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      KSi ANOTHER FATAL CONFLAGRATION . -TWO MORE LIVES LOST . 11 Itisonrpaiiuy duty to record the occurrence of a dest destructive fire within the boundary of the City ; whi which broke out at half-past one o ' clock on Sunday m « morning , and has , unfortunately , been attended by loss loss of hTe to the wife and child of one of the occupies piers . The fire originated inthebuildingintheoccu pat patien of Messrs . Sitchell and Robertson , hatters and nm umbrella makers , So . 158 , Feuennrch-street , City . Th The premises extend a great distance backward , and are are adjoined on the western side by Fenchurch-cham bei bers , and on tide eastern by Mitre-chambers . Not lea leas than fifteen persons held tbe apartments forming thi the first named chambers , the maioritv of which , as

      we veil as contiguous buildings fronting Lime-street , ar are more or less damaged . The house in which the ou outbreak took place had no means of egress at the re rear , the back terminating in a wall of solid masonry . Tl The fire was first perceived by Mrs . Satchell , who rh rising in bed half smothered exclaimed to her busts band ; "Good God ! the bouse is on fire . " They wi were then on the thirdfloor . ELe immediately roused hi himself , bnt was not so collected as Mrs . Satchell , w whoiastantly urged him to escape by the flight of at steps leading to the roof . For this purpose they jt jumped out of bed , and , without staying a molt ment to put on their clothes , the poor man seized tbe li little girl , their daughter , a fine child about four j years old , while his wife snatched up the infantwhich

      ¦ « -was sleeping beside her . In the midst of the dense s smoke which filled the room , Mr . Satchell conceived t that his wife bad ascended tbe staircase leading to t ihe leads , upon reaching which'he saw a woman 1 lyingatthetopoftheflightperfectlyinsensible . Be 1 hurriedly caught her up in bis arms , and the wicket < of the adjoining trapdoor being open , fled with his ] load precipitately down stairs , almost exhausted , -where be was received by Mr . Teague , the acting police inspector , -who took them over the way to tbe house of Messrs . Harris , Duplex , and Harris , surgeons , by whom they were most humanely taken in . When Mr . Satchell was taken inhewasquitefrantic , and apparently unconscious , but shortly afterwards discovered his mistake , in having rescued his

      servant girl , bis wife and child being left in the burning building . Upon becoming fully conscious of this circumstaBt ^ it was with tbegreat ^ t difficulty that he was in tbesmaUest degree pacified . - Mr . Isaacs , house keeper of the Fenchnrch-chambers , was awakened by hearing a loud crackling , as of fire . He instantly arose , and upon looking out of tbe window supposed that Mr . Satchell ' s sleeping room , on tbe same level as bis own , was in flames . He immediately hallooed "Policeman , where is the fire ? " Hearing no answer be took bis wife , who bad been ill for some time , out of bed , and also bis child , and having deposited them upon the landing , gave them strict injunctions " not to stir an inch , until he had ascertained the seat of tte fire , lest they should die upon the spot"

      Directly after this , perceiving tbe rapidity with which tbe flames were progressing , be seized both his wife and child , and having carried them down stairs , took them to the front door , where they were received , and afterwards conveyed to Mr . Cape ' s , another SuT geon , opposite . Isaacs then returned through the bouse to the floor he occupied , for the purpose of rescuing some property . Having secured one drawer the flames burst into the room through the partition , and before he could seize another tbe fire laid bold upon him , severely burning off much of his hair , lie then made his escape as quickly as possible , but without being able to save even the most trifling article of wearing apparel , except a pair of trousers , which he clutched as he passed down the stairs . The

      first intimation of the fire to the persons outside the building was given by tbe volumes of smoke which ascended from the roof , and from the strong glare of light which appeared over the fanlight of the door , which discovery appears to have been made by police constable Reading ( 5 < 9 City ) , who was coming up Rood-lane at tbe time , and who gave an instant alarm to the acting inspector . Tbis officer , with , tbe most praiseworthy foresight , arranged that one constable should call the turncock , another tbe fire engines , and others give the alarm to the neighbour hood by springing their rattles . The result of this was , that by the time water was obtained from the mains ofthe New River Company , which was quickly and rapidly supplied , and the fire engines arrived ,

      available assistance to almost any necessary extent was at hand . Four engines from the surrounding parishes were soon on tbe spot , and in as short a time as possible Mr . Braidwood , superintendent of the London Fire-engine Establishment , with the Watling Btreet and five other engines and a corps of engineers and firemen had arrived , closely followed by Mr . Connorton , with the Westof England engine , the men belonging totkatcompacy , andthe County engine , nnder the direction of Mr . Garwood , the foreman . Other engines from the more distant stations subsequently arrived . Thebosebeingattached , and led through the adjoining premises of Mr . Chilcot , tailor , Mr . Varley , shoemaker , and in Limestreet through a small court over the roof of the counting-house occupied by

      Mr . Seymour and Sons , copious streams were poured upon tiie building , the fire in the lower part of which was raging with the intensity of a furnace , and rapidly extending on every band . While the firemen were thus most actively employed , and cheered on by their respective leaders to continue unabated their arduous labour , notwithstanding tbe great danger arising from the foiling timbers , a rumour became universally prevalent that Mrs . Satchell and her infant son bad perished in the flames . For some considerable time tbe most melancholy interest was manifested by tiie assembled throng to ascertain the truth , bnt all that could be gleaned up to four o'clock was that both were missing . Nothing satisfactory could be obtained until after tbe ruins were cooled .

      before which it was found necessary to stay tbe progress of tiie fire in the neighbourhood of Lime-street , m which vicinity it appeared to be raging most fiercely . By promptmeasures , however , the fire here yielded ; and most fortunately , for in the cellars of tbe building large rats containing several hundred gallons of turpentine were stored , ihe ignition of which must have led to consequences most fearful to contemplate ; added to which , not more than fifteen feet from this side of Lime-street stards St . Dionis Backebureb , one of tbe most ancient metropolitan churches , which then would have been in great danger of injury , if not of total destruction . By dint of great perseverance the flames were eventually subdued , but not before tbe booses of Messrs . Satchell

      and Robertson were gutted , and tbe property contained therein totally consumed . With this , and the extensive damage by fire and water to tbe adjoining bouses and the valuable stock in them , the property lost most amount to several thousand pounds . Mr . Braidwood gave orders that as soon as it was possible the ruins should be searched . Sborfljr afterwards , while the men were employed in turning over the rubbish In the several floors , Piercy , one of the brigade firemen , found the body of the unfortunate womanon the portion of tbe floo / which was left standing . Tbe remains exhibited a most frig htful spectacle , the bead being partially destroyed , the arms burnt o ff , tbe intestines protruding , and but a portion ofthe lower members remaining " ! The poor creature was

      discovered in a sitting position , near to tie jamb by tbe side of the fireplace , not far from the front window , so that it ismost probable that when she foundit was impossible to get np the stairs leading to the trapdoor , which her husband bad ascended , from tbe heat of the flames and the increasing fury of the fire , she attempted to reach the window in front , bnt being overpowered had fallen backwards , and tkusperished . Tbis supposition is corroborated by some persons , who state that they saw her attempting to raise the sash . Upon searching a little farther tbe mutilated remains of tiie infant , burnt almost to a cinder , were found . Both of them were deposited in shells without delay , and conveyed to the bonebouse of St . Dionis Backcburch , in Lime-street , to await the

      inquisition ofthe coroner . Mr . Robertson , one of the sufferers , makes the following statement : —I was suddenly awoke by hearing a violent knodung at the streefrdoor , accompanied by the springing of rattles . Iinstanflvgotout of bed , and on opening the door of my room , smoke and flames were ascending tiie staircase . Seeing that not a moment was to be lost , I shouted "Fire J" as loud as I possibly could , and knocked at the servant ' s door . Some time , however , elapsed before I heard Mr . Satchell answer to the caCWhen he did , I made the best of my way towards the trap-door on the top of the bouse . Whilst ascending the steps tbe smoke and heat were so intense that I thought I should be obliged to let go my hold , and drop back on to the stairs . After a deal ot tne

      trouble , Iatlast reached the leads on wn > or we bouse , where I was soon joined by Mr . Satchell . I passed on first , and got through tbe small door on to the roof , and escaped solely by the facilities afforded at the adjoining house . Seeing a woman , whom 1 took for Mrs . Satchell , I hare no doubt that her hnsbandimagined she had escaped in safety . I am perfeetlv at a loss to account for the origin ofthe disaster . * When the shop was closed last night , we left everything apparently safe and the lights properly extinguished . —Mr . Satchell , who was in a dreadful state of suffering , said that he could not form the Iftst idea as to tbe origin of tbe disaster . Headded that he was awoke by his wife shaking him violently h the shoulder , when his attention was arrested by hearing the breakiwr of glass and the springing ol

      the policeman's rattle . Upon lifting up nis neao ne found tbe place filled with smoke , and the beat in toe space of a second or so was quite overpowering . Cta turning the lock ofthe door tbe dense masses of smoke fiat were ascending the staircase burst the door completely opon . His , wife , be added , said Oh let us » ak « for the top ofthe bouse without delay . She then appeared much more cool and collected than he could have expected under the eircunistances . flaring left the room together , he thoucM she would have followed him , but on reaching the landing be suddenly ttused her , and on looking up the ladder he saw a * oman at the top , who he imagined was his wife , and rushed np toovertake her , when he saw her drop on the bads insensible . Having aroused her . they escaped thronch the adjoining house , aud thence over to Messrs . Harris , Duplex , and Harris ' s , when be for

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      - tiie first tame discovered that his wife was missmg . Ills nrm opinion is that on finding that the smoke was so dense , she returned to on « of the rooms in the pope of escaping it , and that she afterwards rushed into the room where her body was found , expecting to get out of the window , but being overcome by the beat fell backwards , and perished with the child in ner arms . During tbe whole period the fire was burning no escape was brought to tbe spot . Subjoined is a copy of the official report of the damage , supplied by Mr . Braidwood , the superintendent of the London Brigade : — " June 1 st * half-past one o ' clock a . m . —A fire broke out at No . 158 , Fenchurch-street , City , in the occupation of Messrs . Satchell and Robinson , umbrella manufacturers and batters . The cause of fire unknown . About three parts of tbe interior of premises consumed . Part of front floors left standingand also

      , the front and back walls . The whole of the stock iu trade , fixtures , & e ., destroyed . Two lives lost . Insurance unknown at present . "No . 159 , Fenchurch-street ( termedFenchurch chambers ) .--The third-floor . Mr . Henry Isaacs , housekeeper . Two rooms on third-floor burnt out , the furniture consumed , and the window-frames , with roof , partly destroyed . The stairs seriously burnt , and front rooms extensivel y damaged by fire . The building was insured in the West of England office for £ 2 , 000 , and Mr . Isaacs was also insured in the same office . Messrs . Champion and Co ., a similar damage . _ "No . 159 , Hyam and Ansell , merchants . A considerable damage by fire and water . Insurance unknown . Mr . W . D . Kiss , solicitor ; contents severely damaged . Insured in the West of England office .

      " No . 159 , Fenchurch-street . —Messrs . Picknell , Brothers , shipowners ; building and stock severely injured by water . Messrs . Duncan , wine-merchants * ; a similar damage to premises and contents . Unknown if insured . Air . J . W . Gordon , countinghouse burnt out , and tbe contents with the window frames destroyed . Not known if insured . Mr . S . tarlev , bootmaker ; stock in trade extensively damaged by water . Uninsured . "No . 157 , Fenchurch-street ( the Mitre Chambers ) . —Mr . J . S . Bell , barrister ; side windows burnt out , and contents damased in back room , ground floor .

      The side wall greatly injured by heat . Unknown whether or not insured . "No . 21 , Lime-street ( under 159 ) , Mr . W . Willis , greengrocer and coal-merchant . —Great damage to contents by water . Insured in the Union office . "No . 22 , Lime-street , Mr . J . Brickniore . trunk and bedstead maker . —Contents severely injured by water , 4 e . Insured in the Phoenix office . " No . 23 and 25 , Lime-street , Messrs . Heating and Co ., provision shipping merchants . —Roof of houses damaged , and also the back front . Insured in the Phoenix Fire office .

      "No . 24 , Lime-street , let out in offices . —Roof slightly damaged , skylights and window-glass broken . Stock insured in tbe Kent Fire office . " The fire was extinguished by four parish engines , with six belonging to the London establishment , and tbe West of England one , with their firemen and 79 auxiliaries . "

      isqcEsr ox the bodies . On Tuesday afternoon , at two o'clock , an inquest was held before Mr . Payne , the City coroner , and a respectable jury of the inhabitants of Langbourn Ward , on view ofthe bodies of Mrs . Sarah Satchel ! , aged 28 , and her infantson , Timothy , aged 18 months , whose lives were sacrificed in the fire in Fenchurchstreet on Sunday last . Several witnesses , policemen and others , were examined , but their evidence differed in no respect from the statement given above . The parish engines were the first to arrive , but they were not effective ; the brigade engines came up in about twenty minutes . One ofthe policemen said , in reply to questions by a juror , that be knew where the fire-escape in Fencburcb-street was kept , bnt did not know where the keys were to be bad . Did not know that there were scaling ladders in the neighbouring church . It was proved that Mrs . Satchell made ber appearance at the window with her child in her arms , and that the bodies were found near that window .

      Mr . Satchell was called . —He evinced great distress of mind . He described bis own escape and that of tbe servant . The smoke was suffocating . Till too late he thought bis wife and child were escaping with them . Mr . J . Braidwood , the superintendent of the London Fire Brigade , was next called . —He arrived at the fire with the Watling-street station engine about twenty minutes after the discovery . He was called by the police on duty in Cheapside perceiving the light . Had inspected tbe ruins , and should say the fire originated in the back workshop , probably from tbe stove heating the adjacent timber . Did not hear

      of any person being supposed to have perished until an hour or so afterwards . All his engines carry two lengths of scaling ladders as afire-escape , and several of them also carry escape-sheets . A very animated discussion arose respecting the police not attempting to procure the fire-escape in the vicinity , but it afterwards turned out that they were so cumbersome and difficult to be got at that they were useless . Mr . Inspector Hodgson , tbe acting superintendent ofthe City police , remarked that the keys of all fireescapes ought to be left at the several police stations , under tiie command of the police , as was the case in Farringdon Ward .

      At length , after much conversation as to the best means to prevent the loss of life that so frequently happens at the fires in the metropolis , The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death . The jury accompanied the verdict by the following special recommendation : — "Langbourn Ward , 3 rd June , 1615 . " Tbe undersigned jurors at tbe inquest held on Mrs . Satchell and her child , who were burnt at the recent fire in Fenchurch-street , beg very strongly to draw the attention ofthe Police Committee to the subject of fire-escapes to be placed under tbe superintendence of tbe police , and furnished at every station , and other cenrenient distances throughout the City of London , which the jurors are of opinion would tend to save many lives , and would probably have saved those ofthe individuals now under their notice . ( Signed ) " Thomas Snelling , Foreman , 30 , Penchurch-street .

      J . S . Cuthbert , 155 , Fenchurch-street < J . P . Bailey , 146 , Fenchurch-street . H . J . Stenere , 8 , Pnilpot-lane . J . BnUwinfele , Cullum-street . W . B . Hills , 24 , Rood-lane . G . Busseli , 72 , Fenchurch-street . J . W " . Wihnotli Fenchurch-street , B . B . Simpson , , Fenchurch-strefct TJ . WUd , Three King-court . H . Faster , 135 , Fenchurch-street . G . B . Beckett , * 1 , Fenchurch-street , S . V . Irish , 156 , Fencbureb-Btreet . W . Keene . 25 , Fenehureh-stoeet . J . Finlay , 29 , Fenchurch-street . "

      The Rkcest Fire is Dover-street . —We are enabled to state that the extent of the loss of life at the late calamitous fire at Raggett ' s Hotel , Dover-street , Piccadilly , has now been ascertained to be five individuals , and not seven , as was for tbe first two or three days supposed , viz ., Mr . Raggett , Miss Raggett , Mrs . Round , Mrs . Jones , and Lord Huntingdon's nurse ; all the other persons known to have been on the premises at the time of the outbreak being still alive . During Saturday a crowd as numerous as on any of tho previous days congregated in Dover-street , anxious to ascertain if any other bodies were discovered . The search of the ruins was proceeded with during the day , but nothing of much importance was found , the only articles ot value being two gold

      watches , the owners of which have not yet been ascertained . The search , in consequence of the seizure put in by Mr . Abbot , the original landlord , to whom large arrears of rent arc owing , was to have ceased at six o'clock on Friday evening ; bnt we understand that an arrangement has been entered into between the parties , tinder which the search will be made today ( Monday ) , and continued until the whole of the ruins have been examined . In consequence of the doubt existing as to whether tbe body found on Tuesday or that discovered on Friday was the body of Mrs . Round , it was determined by the relations of that lamented lady that both bodies should be buried in tiie family vault , but that course is now no longer necessary , since bv a post morten examination it has

      been ascertained that one has been a mother and the other has not . The identification is therefore clear . On Saturday afternoon the fragments of several jewels were found in the ruins . Among them were two ear-rings , which Lord Huntingdon identified as belonging to his lady . There was also a diamond gold ring , which is supposed to be the property of Mrs . Round , and a brooch , which it is understood she intended to have worn at the Queen ' s drawingroom . The total insurance upon the building and the contents amounted to only £ 2000 . This was effected in the Globe Office , the directors of which had agreed t o pay that sum , and , in addition , to go to the expense of shoring up the building and having the ruins searched , which will entail £ 150 above the loss sustained by them by the fire . Ra ^ e tt s Hotel is a cruciform structure of great breadth of frontage , and of considerable depth both in flank and

      base . It contained about forty rooms , attics , & c . ; in fact , each floor was so fitted as to iurnish a complete suite for a family . The principal defect , however , in tbe structure was , that there was no escape from the upper rooms to the front door excep ; by the staircase leading to it , nor was it possible . ttatany one could havegot out from the ™ W **» » ¥ «» bad the usual communication by the staircase been cut off , except by a door in the roof . Unfortunately that difficulty was felt in the present instance , and itisowiug to this cause that so man ? persons lost their lives . The house consisted principally ot timber and lath and plaster ; it wasan old house modernised , and was faced with stucco and painted . i « e combustibility ol its materials was but too ciear y proved by the shortness of the time in which tue whole of the upper floors were reduced to a heap ot ruin " . The ground-floor apartments have almost wholly escaped .

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      = _ Apw * Ii , to the Behevoibnt in Behalf of the S ^ ° w Asn F amily of the late Mr . Raogett .-1118 . Mowing apnea ! has appeared in the daily papers ; we trust it will be responded to by those who have it in their power to help the unfortunate and succour the distressed : — «' Mr . Raggett , who perished in the calamitous fire , 45 , Dover-street , on the night of the 26 th of May , was burnt to death by returning into the house to endeavour to save others ; his eldest daughter also lost her life on this awful occasion . Mrs . Raggett ( tbe widow ) had by an accident broken her lee a few days before the five took place , and was with difficulty saved , and is now lying in a state of great bodily and mental suffering at the house of a lady in Dover-street , who kindly took her in . The late Mr . Raireett has left three

      sons and three unmarried daughters : he had through a long and laborious life been struggling against adverse circumstances , and for many years rented this furnished hotel in Dover-street . The little property he possessed in the house was not insured . Thus his aged widow and family are left in a state of utter destitution , and have not a farthing for food , clothing , lodging , or even for the interment of their unfortunate relatives . The smallest donation will he most thankfully received by the Hon . Wm . Ashley at Marlborough House , Pall Mall ; and bv the following bankers , viz .- . —Messrs . Coutts and Co ., Strand ; Messrs . Lubbocks and Co ., Mansion-housestreet ; Messrs . Drummonds , Charing Cross ; Messrs . Herries and Farquhar , St . James ' s-street ; and also Messrs . Hatehard and Son , booksellers , 187 , PiccadihV .

      Fike Escapes . —The two following letters appeared in the Morning Herald of Tuesday : — Sir , —Having , during the last twenty-five years , been an eye-witness to many such awful calamities as lately happened in Dover-street—viz ., human beings forced by fire from a three-story window to a stone pavement , induces me to invent a machine for my own safety , by means of which I can let myself down from a sleeping-room ( a fifth story ) without assistance . I also attach to the machine a canvas bag , -which will contain invalids , females , children , or any valuable property that can be passed through a window , so long as time will permit . 1 can then lower myself without assistance . The above may be seen at the shop of Mr . Phillips , saddler , & c , No . 26 , Sherrard-street , Golden-square ( near the County Fire-office , Regent-circus ) , by any gentleman wishing to copy it for his own private or for public use . J . Bead .

      Mr . Editor , —Will you introduce into your columns , in your usual powerful and efficacious manner , a recommendation to all parishes to provide the " Safety Jumping Sheets ? " Say half a dozen—in accessible placestwenty or more feet square , of strong canvas and ropebound , with plenty of handles , as there never can be wanting persons to hold them whenever a fire taltos place . They would be far more useful than all the ladders , & c , though the latter may still be used simultaneousl y ; and the sheets would be out of the way of ignition . They may surely be cheaply provided ; and , therefore , the expense can he no hindrance or objection to any parish . A hint from you might effect this very desirable public good . Your obedient servant , Lookeb-on .

      Fibe os Board hie Steam-shif London of Dundee . —On Friday night ( week ) , at nine o ' clock , the Dundee , Perth , and London Shipping Company ' s steam-ship London , 405 tons register , Captain Thomas Ewing , arrived at Bore ' s steam-packet wharf , Wapping , after a miraculous escape from destruction by fire . On Wednesday afternoon the London left the port of Dundee with about thirty first and second cabin pasengers , and an extensive cargo , consisting of 116 live oxen , 165 live sheep , and upwards of 200 boxes of salmon . She bad , besides , a valuable cargo of Dundee manufactured goods , worth at least £ 10 , 000 . The London , the newest of the company ' s ships { built and completed by Mr . Robert Napier , in 1837 ) , proceeded uninterruptedly on her passage to London , until Friday morning , about one o'clock , when crossing the Boston Deeps the watch and others upon deck were not a little alarmed on discovering that the ship was on fire . Captain Ewing observing

      that smoke and flames were issuing from the coal bunkers , ordered all hands upon deck , a mandate which was speedily obeyed , without disturbing the passengers , all of whom were in their berths and evidently sound asleep , as , although the saloon contiguous to them was filled with smoke , not one appeared to be conscious of danger . Captain Ewing was heard to say , " My lads , it ' s all up now , I suppose we must bear for the land , " or words of similar purport . Accordingly , the course of the London was altered ; but by great exertion the flames were got under , and the London resumed her regular course for London . The fire was occasioned by placing the fuel against the furnaces , which being , through inattention , reo hot , the coals ignited . The destruction of this vessel and ber cargo would have entailed a loss of £ 60 , 000 . Some o f her beams are partly burned through , and the inside of her deck planking has suffered from , the action ofthe flames .

      Inquests at Liverpool . —On Monday three inquests were held before the borough coroner . The first was on view of the body of Mrs . Mary Thompson , of Prospect-street , who went to St . Augustine ' s Church on Sunday evening , with a female acquaintance from Knowsley , and during the sermon exclaimed that "her heart was very bad . " She was immediately taken out of the church , and died in about ten minutes after . The second was on Anthony Sumner , a farmer , from Sandy-lane , West Derby , who was accidentally thrown out of his shandry in Lime-street , on Saturday evening , and died shortly after . The third was on Thomas Smith , a child three months old , who died from suffocation in consequence of having been overlain . Verdicts in accordance with the evidence were returned in the several cases .

      The Mtsterious Death at Hampsteab . —The adjourned inquest on the bodies of Caroline UiJlman and her male infant , who recently died at Hanipstead under suspicious circumstances , was resumed on Tuesday , before Mr . Wakley , and was again adjourned . The principal witnesses examined were Mr . Gower , the surgeon , who attended the deceased ; Mr . Lord , who performed the post mortem examination ; and Mr . Taylor aud Mr . Johnstone , of Guy ' s Hospital , who analyzed the contents o f deceased ' s stomach . From the evidence of the two latter

      witnesses , it appeared that the green matter on the stomach consisted ofthe tops of tbe savin plant , which it was stated is frequently given by ignorant persons to procure abortion , but is attended with very great danger to the mother , whom it generally kills if it effect tbe purpose intended , and is often fatal without doing so . The object of the further adjournment was to obtain evidence as to the person by whom the savin bad been administered , and for the iiresen . ee of Mr . Gains , who is alleged to be the ather ofthe deceased child .

      Dreadful Murder d ? Gibraltar . —A most atrocious murder was committed at Gibraltar on the 2 lst May , 1845 . About one o'clock , while a party of convicts were at work in the house that is now building for Sir John Sinclair at the south , one of them , named Thomas Anson , was reprimanded by tbe overseer , Mr . Samual Walter , for neglect of duty , and told that if he was not more attentive he should be reported to the chief superintendent , Mr Armstrong . On hearing this the convictfollowed his victim some yards , with a knife in his hand , and seized asmall crow-bar , with which he struck the overseer a severe blow on the hack part of the head , which extensively fractured the skull , and produced instant death . . The villain then rushed out in an excited state , saying to his fellow prisoners , " I have killed Mr . Walter , and

      would serve any other fellow in the same manner that would dare to scold and collar me like Walter did , " at tbe same time holding up a glazier'sputty knife covered with blood . He was immediately secured and conveyed to the convict-yard , where he was placed in sate custody to await tho coroner ' s inquest , which took place " at four p . m ., and then adjourned to one o ' clock the next day , and terminated in a verdict ef Wilful Murder against Anson . Tlie prisoner is a short , square-built young man , about twenty-two years of age , and is at present undergoing a second transportation for burglary , and firing at a policeman while endeavouring to apprehend him . The unfortunate deceased has left a widow and ten young children , in Devenporfc , to deplore his melancholy fate .

      ALLEGED MuRDBR ON THE HlOH SEAS . —LIVERPOOL , Tuesday . —This afternoon Capt . George Hill , master ofthe brigChallenge , of Liverpool , was taken into custody by that very active officer , Constable Halsall , on a charge of having barbarously murdered a kroo-boy of tbe name o f Benjamin Johnson , on the homeward voyage from tho coast of Africa to Liverpool . We understand the circumstances connected with this cold-blooded and barbarous deed are of the most horrifying description . The kroo-boy , it appears , had been shipped on the African coast as one of the regular hands on board the vessel ; and the high crime ind misdemeanour for which his life has paid the forfeit was that of being found asleep on his watch , most probably from the effects of over- exhaustion on the morning of the 2 nd of May . At an early hour that morning the captain came on deck , and finding him asleep lashed him in a most cruel manner with a rope ' s end . Not considering , however ,

      that the punishment was sufficiently severe , he seized a canoe paddle , almost as sharp as a knife at both edges , and with this dreadful weapon struck him several blows , or rather inflicted several cuts on his head and face . The first cut severed his nose from his face . The second caused a deep gash on his lip ; and the third opened a wound in the side of his cheek , which extended down to the neck . Tins dreadful butchery was perpetrated in presence ofthe second mate and some ofthe hands . The unfortunate kroo-boy only survived the injuries until about eleven o'clock the next day , and his body was then thrown overboard . The Challenge arrived in the Mersey on Monday , and was . docked that night . Yesterday morning one of the hands proceeded to the policeoffice , and informed Mr . Dowling ofthe circumstances ofthecase ; and thatgentleraan . withhisaccu stomco promptness , lost no time in issuing orders for tlie apprehension oftbe prisoner .

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      Execution op Connor . —The day after Connor ' s conviction ho made a full confession of his guilt , which was forwarded to the Secretary of State for the Home Department . He states that his object was revenge for the injury he had received . It was represented to the Sheriffs that Connor was of a weak and imbecile state of mind . An enquirv was immediately instituted by those officers , and the result laid before the Home Secretary . It appeared that when Connor was in a passion he would throw any dangerous we apon that he could lay his hand upon at those near him—that on one occasion he killed his mothers cat and a favourite bird , and other instances of savage conduct , but Sir James Graham was of opinion that the statement laid before him was not sufficient to warrant his recommending her Majesty to commute thecapital punishment .

      Everything which humanity could suggest has been done hy the Sheriffs and Under Sheriffs , but it was considered a ease to which the Royal mercy ought not to be extended . Immediately after the trial , Connor informed the Governor of Newgate that he had made up his mind , previously to being placed at the bar , to plead guilty , and he should have done so had not the Sheriffs kindly engaged counsel to conduct his defence . On being asked if he wished that a Roman Catholic priest should visit him ( he being a Catholic ) he replied that , although he hoped to die in that faith , he had no desire for a priest to attend him ; but subsequently , at the request of his father and mother , he assented , and the Rev . Mr . ltolfe , ol Moorhelds Chapel , has visited him dailv . Ho has long been very resigned and penitent . The following is a copv of a letter which Connor addressed to his aunt on Friday : —

      Mrs . Lennart , Tindal-buildings , Gray ' s-inu-lanc . From your unfortunate nephew Dennis J . Connor . My dear Aunt , —I write this letter to you , hoping , my dear aunt , you are in good health ; and , my dear , it is my wish of you to come and take a farewell of your unfortunate nephew—a farewell , my dear aunt , for ever in this world , and I hope we shall meet in the next in everlasting happiness . My dear aunt , I should wish to see my dare cousin Margaret , for her to take a farewell of her unfortunate cousin . I should wish to see my dear cousin Ellen , but , unfortunately , I understand she is in the country—may God bless and protect her , wherever she maybe . My dear aunt , I did not think I should be in this situation ou the morning I was a visitor at the execution of James Tapping , that unfortunate young man who was executed on Easter Monday , and 1 , as a visitor , but

      little did I give it a thought it would come , my dear aunt , to my turn to die on the scaffold a public gaze . I was , my dear aunt , affected in my head at the time , or I would never have committed that dreadful crime of murder ; I had , my dear aunt , been very much affected in my head , or 1 would never , if I had been in my senses took a fellow creature ' s life away , and entailed so much trouble on my parents , and all that belonged to me . I would rather bo gibbeted than commit such an awful crime as to murder a fellow-creature . I had , my dear aunt , a petition sent to Sir James Graham , but it was of no avail , but never mind , my dear aunt , I am prepared to meet death whenever it comes . I must bid farewell to my younger cousin Daniel . God bless you all , and the children . Farewell . God bless you all . Friends and neighbours , farewell , Gou bless yon all .

      In pursuance ofthe above , the culprit ' s aunt had an interview with him on Saturday , and he was afterwards visited by the Roman Catholic priest in attendance upon him , to whom he exhibited much penitence . The prisoner ' s friends ( for the last time ) had an interview with him the same day . The following is a copy of the confession written by Connor ou Sunday night , and signed by him in the presence oi' the Rev . Mr . Rolfe on Monday morning about half an hour before the execution . Newgate , June 2 , 1815 .

      I fully acknowledge that I was guilty of tUomurder with which I was charged , and I beg pardon of God and man for the horrid crime 1 thereby committed . I beg the prayers of all good Christians for my poor soul , and I hope that all Catholic young men will take warning from my sad fate , and not neglect the duties of their holy religion . While I adhered to its pure principles and practices I was virtuous and happy . When I neglected them 1 fell into bad company , plunged into vice , stained my soul with murder , aud am now about to forfeit my life on the scaffold . I resign myself to to shameful a penalty which I have justly deserved by my crimes , and hope that Almighty God will in His boundless mercy , and through the merits of Christ , accept me and my repentance , however late-, as a small atonement for my many offences .

      Signed , Joseph Connor . The wretched culprit being a Roman Catholic , there was no ( what is called ) "Condemned" sermon preached on Sunday , neither was Connor required to attend service in the chapel . The Rev . Mr . Rolfe was with him a great portion of the day . At the several Roman Catholic chapels in the metropolis prayers were on Sunday offered up on behalf of the wretched convict . Execution . —On Monday morning the last sentence of the law was carried into effect on the unfortunate culprit Joseph Connor , in front of Newgate . The crowd was not so great as is usual on such occasions , although a great number of persons had assembled before seven o'clock . The culpriton ' Suhday night was attended by the Rev . Mr . Rolfe , until near ten o ' clock . When that gentleman left he laid down on his bed , and fell into a

      sound sleep , from wMch lie did not awake until halfpast five o clock on Monday morning . Shortly after , the Iter . Mr . Rolfe arrived at the prison , and remained some time in religious conversation , during which he administered the sacrament to the wretched man . ( Tho Catholic clergy do not now administer extreme unction in such cases , unless the convict is unwell , and not likely to survive till the time of execution . ) He was afterwards supplied with breakfast , of which he partook heartily , eating one roll and a half , and drinking three cups of coffee . Shortly before eight o ' clock the executioner arrived . When he entered the room where Connor was sitting conversing with Mr . Rolfe , the culprit did not lose the firmness which he has all along manifested . Afe . the

      time Calcraft was tying his hands and pinioning him , he repeated , after the rev . gent ., some short prayers . One beginning , "O Lord , I resign myself , " fo . Exactly at eight o ' clock the prison bell commenced tolling , and the melancholy procession moved through the dreary passages to the scaffold , the Rev . Mr . Rolfe walking by the side of the culprit reading a prayer . The Rev . Mr . Davis , ordinary of Newgate , was present , but did not take any part in the proceedings . The culprit ascended the steps leading to the scaffold without assistance , indeed his firmness never for one moment appeared to forsake him . The rope having been adjusted , he repeated several prayers after the priest . At their conclusion the drop fell ; a few convulsive struggles ensued , and life was

      extinct . After hanging one hour , the body was cut down , and was buried within the walls of the prison in the evening . Application Was made by the proprietor of a celebrated wax exhibition to purchase the coat in which Connor was tried , but it was very properly refused by the sheriffs , and ordered after a time to be given up to his friends . The crowd was very orderly , and soon after the body was cut down quietly dispersed . It is said that Connor had lately , and only lately , associated with bad women , for , till within a few weeks of his apprehension , he had lived continually with and under the eye of his parents . He had invariably kept early hours , and had regularly brought home to his parents his earnings . Immediately after tho trial he stated to Sheriff

      Sidney that all the witnesses had deposed was nearly correct , that the evidence of the little girl was particularly accurate , and that he had at the time he purchased the knife a pimple at the side of his nose , as she Iiad ^ described . He also said that he must have committed the murder under a delusion , caused by the accident before alluded to . A few days previous to the murder of Mary Brothers , a member of the Missionary Society had procured her admission to a Magdalen asylum , and arrangements were made for her to be taken in , but the ill-fated woman omitted attending at the asylum on the appointed day ; and even within half an hour of her being murdered , the said missionary had a conversation with her upon her wretched life .

      Asother Destructive Fire . —On Tuesday night , between eleven and twelve o ' clock , a fire , attended with a considerable destruction of property , broke out in No . 11 , Mount-street , Westminster-road , a few . doors from the National Baths . Mr . Todd , with his wife and child , and a f emale servant , were in their beds at the upper part of the building . There were likewise upon the premises Mr . Brooks , a lodger , with his wife and mother , and all had a narrow escape . The brigade , the West of England , and other engines were soon on the spot , and an abundant supply of water was furnished by the Lambeth Water Works . The result was the destruction ofthe building , with the greater part of the furniture , stock in trade , & c , ; but no injury was done to the surroundlneproperty . The bouse was insured in the Sun Fireoffice .

      Fatal Accident . —Newfoundland . — Yesterday week ( 25 th April ) , at about 3 p . m ., a boat loaded with seals and lumber , sailed from the harbour of Trinity for St . John's , having on board the skipper , his son and Denis Cashman , beingthe crew , and , as passengers , Mr . Cashman , Mr . John Pilgrim , Mr . Henry Bun-ell , constable of Trinity , and a young man his son , together with a poor fellow ofthe name of John UiU , who , being insane , was being sent to our hospitalunder charge of the constable . All our readers will remember the fearful gale of Friday night . It struckthe fated boat with all its furv at about 9 p . m . om the

      I ^ nortn i and so high ran the sea in a short time that the frail boat was obliged to scud under bare poles , steering direct for St . John's . About midnight they had reached to about a league to the southward of Cape St . Francis , when they fell ' u . " 8 0 I * ice ; so fierce , however , was , the gale , that they could not succeed in coasting around it , but were driven madly into it , and in a few minutes she struck apan of ice , and almost immediately foundered , engulphtng the master and the master ' s son , Mr . Pilgrim , the constable , the constable ' s son , and tne unhappy maniac , making in all a loss of six individuals , were hurried in an instant into eternity . As for W . Stoneman and Denis Cashman , they suc-

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      ceeded in getting upon a pan of ice , where they remained from twelve o ' clock on Friday night until 7 a . m . on last Monday . On Sunday , towards nightfall , the Orion , Captain Murphy , owned by the captain and Mr . Moores of Bay Verd , fell in with them , but owing to the badness ofthe ice , and the approaching darkness , they were obliged that nirit to give up nil idea of assisting them although every effort had been made to reach them ; biuVnotwithstnnding this failure , Captain Murphy was determined not to be defeated in his benevolent intentions , and lay by tlie ice until daylight , when he and all his crew renewed their efforts , and , as we said above , at about seven o'clock on Monday morning they were released from their perilous position and brought on board the Orion .

      where everything that humanity could suggest ami the means at their disposal supply , were promptlv put in requisition by every one on board to assuage their suffering . Indeed the forethought of Captain ' Murphy , in keeping a light all Sunday night at his masthead , had gone far to revive them , for they felt that heaven had senf them . aid , and that there was no danger of their being abandoned . In conclusion , we are requested here to express the unfeigned thankfulness of both survivors to Captain Murphy and his crow for tho benevolence and kindness lavished upon them—services which they never c : in forget . —iYewfoundiand Indieator , \} Aay 3 rd . The Late Duel . — roiiTSMOcni , June 1 . — Mr . Seton yet survives , after a painful and most

      dangerous operation . His brother-in-law , who is in London , having expressed a wish that the most eminent surgeon in London should join in the consultations of his medical attendants , they at once acquiesced , and named Mr . Liston . Accordingly that gentleman , accompanied by Mr . Totter , bis demonstrator of anatomy , and Mr . Sampson , surgeon , formerly of Salisbury , and a friend ofthe family , arrived on Friday night , when a consultation between the whole of the medical gentlemen took place , and which resulted in a determination to take up tlie external iliac artery . Yesterday morning , after a further consultation had been held , this very difficult operation was performed by Mr . Liston with his usual great skill and dexterity , in snite of the event

      obstacles presented to its performance by the patient ' s obesity ; m fact , so serious was the obstacle from this cause that Mr . Listen , at ono moment , doubted whether he would succeed . It is understood the ball fired by Mr . Seton ' s antagonist , Lieutenant Hawkey , entered at the top of the right thigh , passing over the large vessels , not entering the abdomen , but glancing round it to the opposite quarter , where it effected its exit , in its progress wounding cither the trunk of the femoral artery or a large branch near its origin , causing a hemorrhage very profuse and nearly fatal . On examination by Mr . Liston the wounds had heaM up awl tbey were stated to have done so a day or two after the duel , and that to all appearance the patient was nroffressine favourablv .

      On Tuesday last , however , dangerous svmptoms set in owingto the formation of a kind of tumour in the groin , arising from extravasation . These symptoms were acompanied by a severe fevered pulse , and terminating in a circumscribed aneurism , which was found to bo increasing rapidly . To prevent this it was deemed necessary that the external iliac artery should bo tied , and this Dr . Liston was scut for from London to perform . Immediately after the operation , which is described as an exceedingly painful one , and which Mr . Seton bore with astonishing fortitude , the results exhibited in his condition were a subsidence of the pulsation in the tumour and an . abatement of

      all the unfavourable symptoms . Mr . Seton is described as exhibiting not only ever since this most painful occurrence the greatest cheerfulness and high How of spirits , but even did so during Mr . Listen's operation , and which is considered greatly in favour of his ultimate recovery , although considerable doubts are even now entertained with respect to that point . At the conclusion of the operation Mr . Seton shook hands with Mr . Liston , and expressed himself in the following terms : — " Doctor , the moment I get well I will come to London and see you ; if , however , on the contrary , it shall be my mis f ortune to die , I am quite prepared , but , by , I am ignorant of the cause of my being called out and shot at in the way I have been . "

      Death op Mb . Seton . —Since the above was in type we have received the foUowing account ofthe death of Mr . Seton : — Portsmouth , Tuesday . —Mr . Seton , tho unfortunate gentleman wounded in the sad affair with Lieut , Hawkey , ofthe Royal Marines , has terminated his earthly career . He died last evening at thirty-fire minutes past seven . Early in the day it was ascertained by his surgical attendants that he was gradually sinking , and that his wound exhibited the very worst appearance . It was communicated to Mr . Seton that there was no longer hope , and he bore it with resignation . He had some days previously settled his worldly affairs , and made his will . The sacrament had also been administered to him by the Rev . Mr . M'Ghic .

      In the afternoon ot yesterday he took an affectionate and eternal farewell of his near relatives—viz , his mother , his sisters , and his wife , whose deep grief and affliction it was painful to witness . For an hour and upwards before his decease he was free from pain , and talked tranquilly and resignedly to his attendants , Dr . Stewart was with him in his last moments ; and Mrs . Seton has been indefatigable in her attentions to her husband ever since he has been lying wounded at the Quebec Hotel . Mr . Seton has frequently talked over thesadaffairwithhismedical attendants and had to the last persisted that he gave Lieut . Hawkey no real cause for his very violent conduct , and that he

      was innocent of any cause for the duel . He ( Mr . Seton ) is also said to have stated that when the parties met on the field , Mr . Hawkey and his second wished to place the men to fire at a very short distance from each other , to which he and his second , Mr . Rowles , objected , and they finally arranged fifteen paces . A post mortem examination of the body took place this day , in presence of a number e f the medical men of this neighbourhood—viz ., Drs . Mortimer Stewart , Jinkins , Rudle , Rolnli , Slade , < fec . Dr . James Allen , deputy medical inspector of Haslar Hospital , was the operator . It was found that a branch of the femoral artery had been wounded . The report will be read to the coroner and jury .

      Inquest on the Body ov Mr . Seton . —On Tuesday a jury was impanelled by John William Cooper , Esq ., Coroner for the borough of Portsmouth , at the Guildhall ,- for the purpose of inquiring into the death of Mr . Seton . A great number of witnesses were examined ; the evidence of the medical witnesses went to show that the primary cause of death was the effect of a ball passing through the body ; the secondary cause was , from peritoneal inflammation , which set in after the operation .

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      THE BURY STABBING CASE . Adjourned Inquest . —The coroner ' s jury resumed itssittin ? tO inquire into the death nf John Sugden ( who was stabbed on Monday , tho 26 th ultimo , by Frederick Harris ) , at two o ' clock on Saturday afternoon , May 31 . The investigation was , as before , with closed doors ; and at a quarter to eight o ' clock the same night was adjourned to the following Monday , June 2 nd , when it was stated that the jury would sit at the Albion , in consequence of the prisoner being hooted and yelled at by the crowd—and the execration with which he was received by all classes was really awful—in passing from the lock-up to the British Oak , where theiury had hitherto been

      sitting . At the appointed hour on Monday , the adjourned inquest was held at the Albion ; but as the sitting was , as before , with closed doors , we cannot tell what evidence was given . At eight o ' clock the jury brought in a verdict of Manslaughter against the prisoner , and he was committed to take his trial accordingly ; and , from information on which we can rely , the undermentioned jurymen gave their verdict as follows . Throughout the proceedings there had been very strong differences of opinion ; several maintained that the verdict ought to be " wilful murder , " but their opinions were overruled by the majority

      FOB MANSLAUGHTER . Mr . Joseph Ray , stationer , Bury , who supplies Messrs ; Walker , Smith , and Co . ( mastersof the knobsticks ) with stationery ; John Nutall , druggist , of Bury ; John Bridge , provision-dealer , Elton ; Thos . Howard , gentleman , Elton ; Joseph Kay , ironmonger , Bury ; Charles Walsh , Abraham Maiden , and Wm . Ogden , provision-dealers , of Heap ; Robert Roberts , Wm . flowarth , and John Topping , f armers ; and Joseph Walmesley , potter , Birtle-cum-Bamford .

      FOB JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE . Edmund Grundy , Esq ., Park Hills , ( foreman ) , father of Thomas Grundy , Esq ., and who is the attorney employed on every cccasion by the masters ; James Livesey , of Heap , a coal master ; William Hutchinson , Bury ; and James Ball , of Eton . PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES . On Tuesday morning , the prisoner Harris , who is said to be of Hertfordshire , and a prize-fighter , but lately working for Messrs . Walker and Co ., was brought up before the magistrates , Abraham Wood and James Hutchinson , Esqrs ., for examination . Thomas Grundy , Esq ., appeared as the prisoner ' s

      solicitor , and W . P . Roberts , Esq ., was present for the prosecution . , The superintendent of police , Mr . Henshaw , stated strictly the proceedings before the coroner , and the result of the inquest ; and that , as a verdict of manslaughter had been returned , the coroner had bound him ( the superintendent ) to prosecute : he was ready , however , to hand over the prosecution to the friends of the deceased , provided they sent him a letter stating their wish that he should do so , and guaranteed a sum against the costs . He ( the superintendent ) now brought the prisoner forward , that the magistrates might decide what was to be done with him .

      Mr . Roberts then addressed the bench . He was there on the part of the relatives of the deceased , John Sugden . They were not satisfied with the proceedings in the coroner's court , nor with the verdict which had been returned by the jury . Those proceedings had been « e « ret—the doors had been closed , not only against himself and the advocate for the prisoner , but also against the publi : press . No one liad been allowed to be present . All check was removed Irom the jury , . 'hey examined such witnesses , and such only , as tky thought fit , and as far as they

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      thought advisable , and no further . Lndersuch c & . cumstances it was utterly . impossible to suppose that the public would feel satisfied , He ( Mr . Roberts ) wasprepared to prefer a charge against the prisoner of wilful murder , and he had no doubt but that he could satisfy the bench that thecn-cumstences of thia dreadful case were such as to render it proper tbat the question should be brought before a jury , lbat question was whether the crime which had occa . sioncd the death of the deceased was murder or manslaughter . As the matter now stood , the prisoner must be tried for the open crime . Now it might happen that the jury at the trial might be convinced by the evidence that the crime was really murder ; ' in that case the prisoner must bi acquitted , as tho evidence would have proved an

      offence more criminal than the charge . There would thus be a justice altogether ; but on an muictment for murder , it would ' not ho so . In that case the law allowed the jury to find the prisoner guilty of manslaughter . In all such cases as this , the proper way was to commit for the highest offence which the evidence would allow of . The jury then had the power , by their verdict , to give a lower character to the charge : but if , on the contrary , the case proved was greater than Hid charge laid , the prisoner escaped altogether . Mr . Grundy , in reply , said that the judge , if ho thought the depositions justified a charge of murder , could order an indictment accordingly . To this , Mr . Roberts observed , tluit Ihe only deporitions before the judge would be those taken before the coroner—and the friends of the deceased

      were not satisnodwith these . A very long argument ensued , but the macistrates at length determined on acceding to Mr . Roberts ' s proposition . During the argument , Mr . Roberts adverted to the fact that the foreman of the coroner ' s jury had not signed the inquisition , and to several other informalities which he thought were fatal to it . The magistrates reminded Mr . Roberts that the case would be in his own hands , as the superintendent bad agreed to give up the prosecution to him . The case then proceeded . Phineas Roth well , a clogand patten-maker , was tho first witness . He stated : Yesterday week I was in my shop , situate at the comer of Clark-street . The shop looks towards Chapel-street . About half-past j eight at night I saw the prisoner coming up

      Rochdale-road . He had a strong yellow walking stick in his hand , which he was swinging about . Witness , and a person named Miles Crosslcy , went down Chapel-street together . There was a crowd of women and children , but not a grown person present , except Harris the prisoner , and two others with him . Saw the prisoner striking at some lads with his stick in front of his house . He was not on the step ? Witness went and took hold of him to prevent him from striking . While doing so witness felt prisoner strike twice or thrice over his shoulder , and heard something fall that sounded-likc glass . It could not have been iron , it might be steel . Heard some one say

      that prisoner had stabbed a man , and left hold ofthe prisoner . When he did so , he saw that the prisoner had a part of the stick in his hand , an . l saw something glisten . The prisoner ran into his house , and witness went after the man that was stabbed . Did not see any one strike the prisoner . Went np Cloughstrcet into Chapel-street , and saw a constable . Went with him to the prisoner ' s house , and gave the prisoner into custody . —On cross-examination by Mr . Grundy , witness said there might have been two or three score of women and children , but not a hundred . No one kicked the prisoner . He did not look frightened ; did not struggle to get away f rom the witness .

      By Mr . Roberts . —The prisoner took the piece of stick with him into the house that he held . The prisoner said he had left the stick out of doors , he was in such a hurry . George Sharrocks is a smith , and lives in Butcherlane . On Monday night , about half-past eight , saw prisoner leading a crowd of children up tho street . He had a walking-stick , beckoning them to follow When at his lodgings he threw his stick about , and a part of it fiew off into the street . Saw him stab the deceased with the dagger . Picked up two pieces ot the dagger , and gave them to Mr . Henshaw . The prisoner would have struck any one . He was striking at another lad when the dagger struck against the wall , and broke in pieces .

      By Mr . Grundy . —There were no rows in Butcher lane , except those made by the knobsticks ^ The prisoner gave halfpennies anu pennies to the children to shout . Policemen had been home with tlie men who were working . There was no occasion for it . There might be one hundred people present ; but none above eighteen years of age . The deceased was doing nothing . The prisoner ran at the crowd with the dagger until it was broken , and then went into his house . Mary Ann Meadows proved that she saw ; the pri soner stab the deceased ; that deceased did not do anything to the prisoner ; that he did not shout . On cross-examination by Mr . Grundy she stated that her father ' s house was two doors from the corner of Chanel-street , and that the prisoner ' s lodging was

      the corner house in Chapel-street . The prisoner Harris was coming down the street shaking his stick about . The crowd was behind him . Did not see the prisoner pulled off the steps . The deceased was sixteen years and ten months old . By Mr . Roberts . —Was so flurried at tlie time of the stabbing , that she could not speak as to numbers . Sarah Ranale gave witness a piece of the dagger just before the police took prisoner into custody . Witness gave it to her father and he gave it to Mr . Henshaw , superintendent of police . John Wolstenholme saw the prisoner stab Sugden with the dagger . Went with deceased to Dr . Wardleworth ' s . Took off his jacket and handkerchief there Saw the wound , and blood running down his breast . Witness afterwards went home with the deceased . By Mr . Grundy . —No one ill-used the prisoner .

      James Isberwood , who lived next door to the pri soner , saw him stab Sugden . Cross-examined . —Heard the crowd say that tha prisoner had a dagger , and that they were to take it from him . Did not see any one get hold of the stick . Saw the prisoner draw the dagger and stab Sugden , Did not see any ono " click" at the stick . James Gregson . —Is a powerloom weaver . Was in Chapel-street on Monday ni ght , the 26 th , saw the fri soner and three others coming down Chapel-street , risoner had a large yellow stick with him . He went up two steps towards his lodgings , and came down again , and struck a * the people with the stick . Witness saw tbe dagger , but docs not know whether the prisoner drew it out , or whether it flew out while he was striking at the crowd : saw him stab Sugden . Saw him draw out the blade of the dagger from Sugden's body . He struck at two after he had stabbed Sugden . I was one . He cut my waistcoat That is my waistcoat ( here the waistcoat was

      produced ; it had a rent on the right side in the form of a half square , about two inches wide . ) Thatistliopfoce s that the dagger cut . After this the dagger broke in i E ieces . Tlie prisoner went into his house with the i andle of the stick in his hand . He struck at ; another after he struck at me . I saw the wall struck , , and the dagger break in pieces . By Mr . Grundy . —Was coming by the Independent i Chapel ; did not say "Ba ! " to him . Pr mhcr came s down the steps ; saw him stab the deceased . Cannot fc say whether the dagger was whole after prisoner had I stabbed Sugden . Did not touch prisoner . Did not it see any one else do so . Did not see any one take hold i of his coat or legs . There was nothing to prevent t him from going into his house . Gave his waistcoat t to Mr , Henshaw , inspector of police . George Ellison , George Corrct , Richard Aspinall , I , aud John Tagg corroborated the evidence of the le former witnesses .

      Richard Ashworth Ratcliffc . —Is a tailor . Recol-1-lects Monday night . Was near Charlson ' s ( beer- rhouse ) door , about a quarter past eight on Monday iy night , 26 th of May . Saw the prisoner Harris at the le back door , with a stick in his hand : as prisoner was as going from Charlson ' s , he said ho should like to run in the b ~ -. rs through . He said lie would tako some ae one ' s life before he slept that night . Saw him draw iw something like a dagger out of the stick at Charlson ' s i ' s back door . ' Followed him to his lodgings . Saw bimim stab deceased . Saw a piece of the dagger fall . Mary Booth . —Is fourteen years of age . Lives withith her parents in Livesay-row . Went an errand on on Monday night , 26 th May , for her mother . Was in in Chapel-street , and saw the prisoner . Ran into Tur « ur « ton ' s house , where the prisoner lodges . While thereere i

      the prisoner came in . He had a broken dagger ur mi his hand . He said " be had run that in one of thethei b r's guts , and lost the other part . " Cross-cxamincd . -Prisoner laughed when he saidaid he had run the b r through tne guts . He did notnot appear alarmed . Mr . John Parkes , surgeon , deposed as follows >¦>¦ i Was called in on Monday night last , to attend Johnohm Sugden , in North-street ; found him in bed laid on oni hisbaftk , Uft complained of great pain at the pit oi oil his stomach . On examimht' the wound found iti ill about one inch long , and nearly as wide ; the woundundj was much swollen . In the course of several hoursmrs i i , when reaction took place , he began to vomit bloodloodl complaining of great pain during vomiting . Was cen cer ? tain then that the inward wound was serious . As the tk <

      : stomach repeatedly filled with blood he as frequenthntl vomited . He lingered until half-paat four on WedWedl ! nesday , May 28 th . There was not the least chanctanosi of his life . Made a post mortem examination of thf thi ( deceased . Thecauseofdeathwasapenetratihgwoun «> unu < through the stomach , injuring the great blood vessefcsseli : —deceased died from loss of blood . Found thi thii steel at the post mortem examination * in the car call tilagesbeween two of the bones ofthe spine —( here tire thi point ofthe dagger was produced , about five ihchmchtt in length ) . There was no mortification . Theilheii ' was no time for it . There were no witnesscaeBSM called for the defence ; and after a short consultwute tion , the magistrates " saw no grounds for nreferrirerrir a greater charge against the prisoner than Mai Maw slaughter ! " The court-room was crowded at the eihe e : s animation , and the greatest interest was maidfeate & atej

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      DEATHS . _ Suddenly , on Sunday last , the 1 st inst ., Mr . Dav . Dav « France , publisher , bide , Newcastle-upon-Tyne . j .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 7, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_07061845/page/5/