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' TfeiTfeArai-oT Losaos durvso the fast Wkx . — The o'he on 1 : 5 ? . l report s-ys :- " The decrease in the ccithJC tthstf Loadoit , which w . is- « nnounced m the last reuurn , lira , has been fallowed by an increase to thesaine executant , aud the rate of mortality is again equal to that rlrhichrhich prevailed during the first two weeks of January , lary . The deaths which , in the previous week , were 1355 , 155 , have risen to 1 , 041—a number which nearly !« oinc ! oincides with the average ( namely , 1 , 050 ) as de-Tivedrived from the returns of the ten corresponding weekireeks in 3 S 41-50 ; but they are less by 114 than ; l ; bis jbis average , if it bs corrected on the assumption IMi-it that poi'bl-it'on has increased at . the same rate as it Hid ldid between the censuses of 1 S 31 and 1841 . In the
eeniilenbleniic class , small pox was fatal last week to 1 G Esail-cuiUron and 3 men , whose ages were between 20 aairl And 35 ( the 19 dcitUa from this disease showing a ridccrdccreasa of 13 oa the previous week . ) Measles whs ffat . -iTai . -il to 30 children , being an increase ; scarlatina , tto lto Hi lives , b-wping congh to 51 . Typhus and < liarirhcrrhffia seeai to increase slightly , and the deat ' is i froifrom these in this return are 48 and 25 respective !* -. Thi This diss , which now comprises 2-3 > deaths , is ; ahc above \ b & average , aud seems to make progress Ou Out of tha whole number of cases in which small po 3 pox wns fatal , it is stated only in three that yaccinatio tion lia-l heen performed . The births of 77-3 boy * au-. aud 764 girls , ia sll 1 , 537 children , were registered
in in the week . Tha nv < -ra : re number in six corrcspo ponding weeks of 1 S 45-50 was 1 , 395 . At the R <> yal Oi Observatory , Greenwic h , tbe main height of the ha . barometer iu the week was 29 . 493 in . The mean da dailv temperature was . on every day except Sunday an an *] * . Saturday , above the average of the same day in 10 10 years . It has sbo-wn considerable fluctuations dt duriugtheweek . HavingbccnSG . odeg . on Sunday , it ro ro ^ e to 40 . 2 dcg . on Wednesday , when it was lii highest , and exceeded the average by 10 . S dcg . It tl tbeu contiuued to fall till it was only 37 . 0 dcg . on S ; Saturday . The me ; iu temperature of the week « a- > 41 41 . 1 dejr- The whi-I was generally in tho SOUtll-• e -west till Saturday , when it turned to north .
IsnosaN T « Ei-iHT . sr ot as Isfast . —On Satur-< 3 day last , Mr . H . M . Walfley held an inquest ou the I body of Joseph Broadfiefd , a child three mouths old . 1 The body wasemaciatedandalmostbloodless , and tbe f features re-embled those of an old care-worn man . ' The mother , a wretched girl of eighteen , had been j married but three months to the child ' s father , a cabman , and declared tbat she bad received from 1 Mm no more than 3 d . ot 4 d . a week for the support < of herself and child since her marriage . She had
taken the child to the hospital twice , but on the third attempt fo da so her husband beat her , and compelled her to leave the child to die . The pOi r child ' s body was covered with sores , tbe result of inherited disca-e . The surgeon was of opinion that tbe hereditary malady niight have been eradicated , and that deceased died from want of food and attention . The jury were well disposed to bring in a verdict of manslaughter against tbe parents , but ultimately decided that "Dec-as ' . d died of syphilis , iiavins been crossly neglected by both parents . "
Fatal Accioksi ojj the River . —On Sun-Vafternoon , as some boys , who had eland . suneJy obtained possession of a waterman ' s boat , were rowing near Bagsby * s Hole , the vessel got foul of a tier of shipping , the tide running strong at the time . Being unskilled and afraid tbey rose from their seats in great alarm , and capsized tbe boat . Their cries brought a number of persons to their assistance , and three were saved , but two were unfortunately drowned . Fatal . Accident . —On Saturday afternoon last , as a young woman , wife of a porter employed at the Yausball station of the South Western Railway , was crossing tbe WamUwortb-road , under the railway arch , she was struck by the leader « f a waggon team , lost her footing and fell amongst the horses feet . Htfh . of the off wheels passed over her head , and death touk place instantaneously . The driver of the waggon is said to have been perfectly sober when the accident occurred .
Shocking Suicide . —On Tuesday , Mr . Langbam , ihe deputy coroner for Westminster , held an inquest at St . George ' s Hospital , on view of the body of William Walker , ased thirty-five , late butler and va ei to Captain William Lyon , R . X ., 22 , Parklane , Grosvcnor-square , who committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol belonging to his master . —Joseph Sniith ^ aid that he was footman in the service of Captain Lyon , wbo was at present abroad , and had known the deceased five years . Deceased was a married man , and had latterly seemed Tory depressed in spirits . On the previous Wednesday morning witness went into tbe pantry to see him , it being then about eiglvfc o ' clock , and found Win in bed not very well . Having given him a cup of t « i ii ' - * left tbe bouse for a few minutes , and on returning was told that deceased had shot himself , which , on hastening to his room , he found to be
the fact . Blood was flowing from a wound just above the heart , with a discharged revolving pistol belonging to Captain Lyon , and which was always kept in deceased ' s room for protection , lying across bis breast . Asurgeon was present , at whose desire deceased was conveyed to the hospital , where he died , in witness ' s presence , on Friday afternoon . The deceased bad latterly complained of ill health . Wituo-s subsequently fonnd two letters in deceased ' s room , in his hsndwruing , one addressed to Lis wife and the other to his sister . The former one said— "My dearly beloved wife-Before this reaches you I shall " he no more ; I slwll have passed into the presence of my God uncalled for . I could not live to see you come to poverty . " The one to bis sister began , " My dear sister , " and contained these words , " Give my love to my dearest mother , and avoid , if possible , telling her the death I die . " Thejury returned a verdict of *• Temporary insanitr . "
Suspected Murder . —On Tuesday , Mr . Carttar ieM an inquest at Woolwich , on tbe body of a man found { bating in the mid-channel of the Thames , off Woolwich . The right leg was broken , and there were three wounds on the bend , which reached the bone . The immediate canse of death was drowning , bat it was deposed by a surgeon that the wounds were inflicted before death . The body was not identified , and thejury returned an open verdict . Birth is a Statiox House . — On Saturday morning last , an unknown Irishwoman seated
herself at the door of the Marylebone Police-sfati'm , Harylebone-lane , where her piteous moans quickly attracted the attention of the police , who ascertaining that she was in labour , bad hr carried into the station-house , where they quickly made for her a bed of great coats , and procured the attendance of a doctor and a female . Ere many minutes elapsed the poor creature gave birth to a still-bora child . As soon as she was sufficiently recovered for the exertion the police conveyed her to the infirmary of the workhouse , where she is progressing favourablv .
Prosecution of Carmsal Wiseuax . —A report has been for some timeiu circulation that some gentlemen residing in Westminster , who objected to the appropriation of their ancient city as the seat of an arcbiepiscopal see of the Roman Church , and did not themselves like to be governed by one of the cardinals of tbe Sovereign Pontiff , had accepted Cardinal Wiseman ' s challenge to test the legality of tbe recent Papal proceedings by an appeal to tbe law . provided he would admit that tbey took place with his consent . It appears that a long correspondence has taken place between the Cardinal ' s
solicitors and Mr . H . W . Vallance , tbesolicitorretainedfor tbe proposed prosecution , and we are given to understand that it is in the press for publication in a pamphlet form . The Cardinal took time to CORSUlt with counsel , and it is understood that , under their advice , takes tbe benefit of the legal axiom , th-t a man is not bound to criminate himself . Diligent endeavours , it is said , have been made by tbe solicitor to obtain from other sources , legal proof tbat tbe Pope ' s letter and the Cardinal ' s manifesto were published by the authority of the latter , but hitherto -without success . —Times .
Searching the Vaults of the House ot Commons . —Oa Monday evening the ceremony of searchfag the vaults beneath tbe booses of parliament , customary since the discovery of tbe Gunpowder Plot , took place previous to the assembly of parliament on Tuesday . The ceremony shorn of much of its official character , the procession consisting merely of the under officers of the Sergeant-at-Aros and the police on duty at the parliament boose . Papal Aggression . —A deputation of the attorneys solicitors , and proctors of England and Wales , consisting of Air . D . S , Brockett , Mr . William Woodroffa , Mr . William Vizard , jun ., Mr . R . Beachcroft , and Mr . J . M . Clabon , had an interview ou Monday with tbe Lord Chancellor , to
reguest his lordship to present to the House of Lords apetiuon signed by upwards of C , 0 » 0 attorneys , solicitors , and proctors against the Papal aggression . JstPBOVEMEsr of Leicester-square . —On Tuesday evening a meeting of the inhabitants of Leicestersquare and its immediate locality , was held at the f aWotiicrc Hotel , to take into consideration Mr . Wyld s proposal for the erection of his great Globe in the centre of tbe square , and for other improvements and ornamental arrangements . Mr Ilod ^ es took the chair . Mr . Wyld , M . P ., who ira * accompanied by the architect of the proposed building eatcrel into » detailed account of his plans for the Itrnctnre , which , he stated was to he composed of iron lasand woodand ori
, g . * , , was ginally intended for the National Exhibition , but , ultimatel y , le had cjme to the determination to seek for a public locality for erecting the edifice , and he knew of no phee better calculated for tbe object than Leiccsteriqmre , than which a more neglected spot was not to found in the metropolis , be proposed to purchase tho site from the present holders for £ 3 , 000 for ten yeirs and the inhabitants were only present as a mark of courtesy , as they bad no legalrightto oppose his applicition . Should the building turn oat a failure le ( Mr- Wyld ) would undertake to restore the square at the end Of lb" term Of ten rears , pre-Tirns i © which ho would place new iron railings ro ^ nl a flower garden , to be established ia the
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centre , and put the whole square into thorough repair . An inhabitant of the square wished to know if it was Mr . Wvld ' s intention to nse the building for any purpose of trade ? Mr . Wy ld stated that he intcnued selling catalogues of the Exhibition an-J geographical publications . Mr . Ridgway was delighted to find that a reformation was about 1 take place , and expressed a hope that in future Leicester-square would become a more reputable locality than it bad been for so many year ' s . Mr . Cochrane supported Mr . Wyld . and pointed out the beauty of the proposed building ; be said that a properly drawn deed should be prepared , and , if not adhered to that the parishioners should have
the power to remove the building . He thought that not only the immediate inhabitants of the locality hut the whole country , were indebted to Mr . Wyld for proposing to erect a building which would be a credit to our ' rceiropolis . The following resolution w : is finally agreed to : " That this meeting expresses its thanks to James Wyld , Esq ., M . P ., for his exertions to rescue Leicester-square from its present dilapidated condition , and expresses its concurrence in the plans of Mr . Wyld , for the erection of his great globe in the centre of the square . " A committee , composed of the following gentleman , Mcssw . Hunter , Child , Ridgway , Parsons , Martle , Xin > l , and Hodges , was appointed to watch the interests of the inlwhitants .
Extensive Fire is the Straxb . —A few minutes before seven o ' clock oa Wednesday morning , the family of Mr . White , of the Temple Divan , St . Clement ' s-churchy . trd , very narrowly escaped suffocation from fire . It appeared that Mr . White , his wife and children , slept on the third floor , over the billiard room , and at seven o ' clock were aroused by a strong smell of smoke . All escaped to the roof , except Mrs . White , whose weight , it appears , broke down a table on which she was standing . Fortunately Robinson , with a Royal Society fire escape , was present , and , being a powerful " man , he ascended his ladder , entered the attic , and , taking . Mr . -- . White in bis arms , brought her down without injury . Water was plentiful , and several engines having speedily arrived , in about an hour the fire was extinguished , but not until the billiard and other rooms , with the whole of their contents , had been destroyed .
Ministerial Visit to the Gaol of Newgate . — On Wednesday , immeaiately after tbe conclusion of the trial of the " Sloanes , " which will be found in another portion of our columns , Lord John Russell , aci-omptinicd by Sir George Grey , and other officials connected with the inspection of prisons , arrived at Newgate , -for the purpose of witnessing and inspecting the various arrangements made therein by the direction of the visinng jostices for the health and care of the prisoners . Lord John Russell and Sir George Grey were received by the Lord Mayor , Sir James Duke , M . P ., Alderman flumphcry , ic , and escorted by them through the prison .
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Fatal Leap from a Raiiavat Thais . —On Saturday evening last John Houghton , sawyer , of Bispam , got in one of the carriages of a late train at Onuskirk , without a ticket , for Rufford . In order to escape detection he leaped out of the carriage when it was about sixty yards from Rufford station , but unfortunately he was thrown forward , and his head came in contact with one of the rails . He died shortly afterwards from the effects of the injuries received . PnoSECCTIOXS FOR THE IlXEGAL MaNCFACTORB OF Malt . ' - At the Shire Hall , Xotiingham , on Saturday last , several malstevs , carrying on business in that county , were fined in penalties amounting to £ 3 , 400 for various infractions of the excise laws .
Sir John Baubow ' s Mokdmext Struck by Lightxixq . —During the thunderstorm which raged on the 30 th ult . at Ulverston the monumental tower erected to the memory of the late Sir John Barrow , Bart ., wss struck with lightning . The tower , which has just been completed , is in the form of a lighthouse , 100 feet high . It is erected upon Uoad , a bill near Ulverstone , standing above the level of the sea upwards of 400 feet . Xo conductory rod has yet been pnt up . The electric fluid has struck the dome—but whether inside or outside IS a merO matter of speculation—and dislodged nine huge stones , weighing at least three hundred a piece , five of which have fallen down the inside of the tower , and four down tbe outside . A workman upon the Liverpool and Manchester Railway was killed on Saturday last , at the foot of the Sutton incline . lie was injudiciously crossing the line when an engine came up , knocked him down , and passed over his body .
RePRESEXIATIOS OF XOTTIXGBAMSHVf tF .. ~ -The writ for South yotts has at length been received by the High Sheriff , and Tuesday , the llth inst ., at halfpast ten o ' clock in the morning , has been fixed upon for the nomination to take place at Jfewark . Tbe show of hands will then , no doubt , be greatly in favour of Mr . Barrow ; and if a roll be demanded by the nominator of Lord Newark , as douhtless will be the case , the Friday and Saturday following are to be devoted to recording votes in the several districts . The official declaration will be made on tbe 18 th inst ., at the place of nomination .
CoRious Robbery . —On luesday the magistrates of Bristol were engaged in hearing a charge of felony preferred under somewhat curious circumstances against a man named Grizzle . The prisoner , who had the appearance of a waggoner , was accused of having stolen six cows , and daring tbe examination the magistrates' clerk stated the following , particulars . The cows were stolen from the farm of Mr . 3 . Smith Aldwicfc , in the county of Gloucester , who , upon discording his loss , instituted inquiries , and the result was that he found that Grizzle and his wife , a young woman to whom he had only been married a fortnight , had fled to Bristol for the purpose of embarking to New To > -k in an emigrant , ship called the Marv Anne Peters , which was ready
to sail , and only awaited a wind . Having procured a magistrates' warrant , Smith followed them , and at Bristol got it backed by a justice , having the neces . snry jurisdiction . He also procured the assistance of two constables of the Clifton division of police , and baving engaged a boat and waterman he proceeded down the river , boarded the ship and commenced a search , leaving the waterman alongside to take charge of the boat and await their return with the prisoner . The latter when the boat came alongside took alarm , and hid himself over the bows , and while the constables were searching below he offered the boatmen two sovereigns to row him ashore . The golden bait proved too tempting to be resisted , and two boatmen complied , although the attempt proved nearly fatal to both of them , as tbe boat had a narrow escaped of being swamped off the Dung Ball . 'I"hey got ashore , however , but were soon
pursued by the farmer and the officers in a steamtug boat , who succeeded in apprehending the object of their pursuit in the Porthead Hotel . While on board the police sergeant had learned from some of the emigrants that the prisoner ' s wife had sent a person on shore to carry him a bag of sovereigns , so that he might bare the means of escaping to Liverpool or Plymouth , and taking ship from one of those ports . The officers were , accordingly , on tbe look out , and seeing a boat with some landsmen in it , tbey gave chase to it , and obtained from one of the men , who confessed that be had received it from the prisoner , a bag containing £ 116 8 s . The magistrates' clerk further stated tbat the vessel had sailed with the wives of tbe prisoner and the other man , both of whom bad lost their passage . The prisoner w » s sent for examination , before the Gloucestershire magistrates .
Sdocblvg Railway AccrnExr . —On the 31 st ult . a fatal accident happened at Chesterfield Railway Station to John Bombard , stoker of the Stavely coal train . The train had , it appears , come from Stavely tbat morning , laden with coal , and Bombard was engaged coupling the empty waggons together in the north siding of the station , previous to taking them back ; the train was then set in motion , but Bombard , from some unexplained cause , bad not got ou the engine at the proper time , aud running after it , got upon tbe step , but not having time to net further , he had to stand in that
possession ; almost simultaneously with this circumstance the engine reached a post erected by the side of the railway , and there not being sufficient room for him to pass , be was crushed fearfully in the lower part of his body ; one of bis legs was literally turned round by the force of tbe collision , and in falling he was still further mutilated by being struck by the connecting rods . He was taken to the Swan Inn , and medical attendance procured , but he was so dreadfully injured that he died in about an hour and a half from the time of tbe accident .
TrtxnsoR EtSGitos .- —The new writ moved for on Tuesday night in the House of Commons , for the election of a Member of Parliament for the royal borough , in consequence of Mr . Ifatcbcll baving been appointed Attorney-General of Ireland , hai created very little excitement , in consequence of there not appearing the most remote probability of any attempt being made to oppose that gentleman ' s re-election . Fatal Accidest at Colchester . —On Tuesday morning an accident , resulting in the loss of two lives , occurred in Maidenburgh-strcct , Two
waggons and a tumbrel laden with beans , the property of Mr . Gladficld . of the Wick-farm , St . Osyth , were proceeding down the street , which is a very deep descent , when the waggon acquired such an impetus ( the hiUbavng pavel and there being no skid on tbe wheel ) that the thill-horse was overpowered , and the whole team descended tbe bill at full speed . On arriving at the bottom tho two men who had charge of the waggon , unable to retain their hold of the horses , were knocked down , and the wheels of the waggon passing over them their death was instantaneous . A coroner's inquest was held on the bodies and a verdict of " Accidental death" returned .
Measures are in progress for the establishment of a Female Penitentiary for the whole of tbe West Riding of Yorkshire .
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Heavy Floods . —The long-continuance of wet weather , joined with the late very heavy rains , have bad tbe effect of completely flooding tho lowlands in tbe Aberdare valley . The river Cynose spread over its banks , and completely inundated the country to such an extent that it was feared that the traffic on tbe line of railway would be interrupted , and damage to the line itself ensue . Fortunately , however , no injury was sustained . In the neighbourhood of Dowlais there has been an
immense fa ll of rain which , with the torrents from tbe mountains , have inundated the country , rendering the roads perfectly impassible . The river Towy , in Carmarthenshire , has overflowed its banks and flooded the country to a great extent . The town and neighbourhood of Cardigan have been visited by terrific falls of rain , which have completely flooded the lower parts of the town , floating chairs , tables , beds , ' & c , in the houses , the torrents of water carrying everything before them . Much damage has in consequence been sustained in various parts .
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Providential Escape . —The members of a certain officious fraternity which nestles on the borders , encountered the other day , in the prosecution of their vocation , a formidable foe . A box of questionable shape arrived at Tweedmouth from a Scottish town in the west , with an address , directing its further conveyance southwards . It was raised bv the officers of the excise , and found heavy ; it was shaken , but gave no satisfactory reply , the outer covering , which was of wool , was removed , but the inner case only excited greater curiosity . It was composed of lead securely soldered round the edges . It was evidently a prize . But how to get at it was the question . One of the searchers suggested that
they should have the railway office poker heated , and with it mel-, the soldering . All agreed to this , but during the heating process , one of the officers , wiser than his fellows , suggested that as they must ultimately have a plumber to renew the fastening , they had better have him at once to undo it . This proceeding , though delaying their gratification , was acceded to . The plumber was procured , and he decided that it would be wiser to cut than to melt the solder , which he presently did ; when an opening was made the contents were discovered to hegunpowder ! Had the heated iron but come in contact with tbis , what would have been the consequences ? With " bated breath " the spectators congratulated each other on their escape , and hesrtily wished the suspected package a safe and speedy conveyance to its destination . —berth British
Mail . Scotch Salmox . —Saturday last was the first day of the salmon season , and , as may be expected , the supply was not inordinate . The quality , however , was of a superior description . We saw salmon in Fyfe Place , caught in the Tay , and selling at so high a figure as 3 s . Gd . the pound , with a very fair demand even at that price . —Qlasgoiu Mail .
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The Irish Pouter Trade . —The Irish porter brewers are now carrying on a most proiperous trade , chiefly on account of the vast amount of the exports to Ensland , where the consumption of " Dublin stout" has become immense . The principal establishment is that of Messrs . Guinness and Co . ; but there are several other extensive breweries iu this city , all of which are at full and constant work . It is stated that the net profits of tbe Messrs . Guinness amount to nearly j 55 Q , 000 per annum . They bare some hundreds of persons in their employment , and their arrangements are conducted upon a most liberal scale , whilst their charities are munificent . One of the partners in another Dublin brewery , which also carries on a large English trade , has just retired , taking £ 100 , 000 out of tbe firm as his proportion .
Operation of the Poor Law . — In the Limerich union , which , since the famine , had been remarkable for the great extent of its pauperism , there had been a material diminution last summer , but latterly the workhouses have become excessively crowded , and the commissioners have found it necessary to remonstrate on the subject . Tbe liabilities of tbe union now amount to £ 21 , 234 . A iarqe and influential meeting was held in the Royal Exchange , on the 31 st ult ., to promote the establishment of a packetstation on the western coast of Ireland , and was in every sense a most important one . Several of the nobility , gentry , and merchants attended . A committee was appointed to carry out the objects of the meeting , and a deputation was also chosen to wait on the Lord Lieutenant to request the exercise of bis influence in accomplishing those objects .
The Irish Tenant League bas published an abstract of its accounts , from which it appears that , up to tbe 31 st of December , the total receipts were £ 5812 s . Id ., and the disbursements , £ 522 7 s 7 R , leaving a balance ia hand of £ 58 14 s . 5 £ d ., which , by further subscriptions was , on tbe 22 nd ult ., swelled to £ 245 4 s . S 2 d . The further disbursements , however , have reduced that amount to £ 188 IS * . 2 d ,, and the liabilities of the League ' at th & tdate was £ 261 10 s . 4 d . The expenses of the Limerick election appear to have exceeded £ 400 , and of this sum £ 200 are still due . The deputations to the counties cost £ 120 .
N ew Irish Municipal Bill . — The Limerick Chronicle says— " Government intend to ' bring forward a general municipal bill for Ireland , assimilating the corporations to the form ia Dublin , thereby concentrating all local boards in the municipal body , and in this event the government of St . Michael ' s parish , in this city , will be transferred to the corporation . " Roman Catholic Friars . —Official Inquiry . — The Cork Examiner says that instructions have been received by parties in that city , " to institute inquiries as to the exact number of tbe friars belonging to the different religious orders established in Cork . " That journal adds , "It is presumed , whether justly or not it is impossible to say , that those inquirieswhich have been also commenced in other placesare with a view to some hostile movement on the part of the government . "
The Nbw Parliamentary Constituencies , — Several of the Irish boroughs will have a smaller constituency under the New Franchise Act , than they had under the old law . Kinsale , of which Mr . Uawes is tbe present representative , has had its qualified electors reduced fully cne half , from 298 to 140 . This was caused mainly by the reduction of the valuation of the borough by the Poor Law Guardians , to the extent of twenty five per cent . The Board of TniNixr College have acquired the identical sword worn by King William at the Battle of the Boyne , and which is now in their museum . This precious relic cost them 300 guineas , — Saunders' News Letter .
The Poob Law Difficulty . —As the winter advances , the embarrassment of some of those unions which hadbeen most deeply involved during the famine , are increasing . The Limerick Reporter states , that the Directors of the National Bank of Ireland have determined not to honour the application of the Board of Guardians for a further advance of £ 2 . 500 , until the outstanding debt shall have been paid , and that the works of an auxiliary workhouse have , in consequence , been suspended . An extraordinary meeting of tbe Guardians bas been convened , to consider tbe course to be adopted under snob difficult and disheartening circumstances .
Re-adjustmekt of Rents . —It is singular that reductions of rent have been more general in the northern province than in other parts of the country , although the farmers in Ulster are in far better circumstances than the same class in the other provinces . The Newry Examiner states that , upon tbe estate of Alexander Henry , Esq ., a permanent reduction of thirty per cent , has been made to the tenantry , after a re-valuation of the lands , in order "to enable the tenants to live and to obtain for himself
satisfactory payments . " The tenantry of Lord Powerscourt , in Tyrone , have obtained an abatement of twenty per cent , on the rents now in course of payment . The 0 'Con . vell Fdkd . —The Limerick Chronicle , of Saturday , contains the following : — "Mr . John O'Connell proceeds on Monday morning for Loudon to attend the opening of Parliament . The sum collected by tbe committee of Mr . John O'Connell ' s fund , in this city , exceeds £ 200 , of which £ 100 will be fowarded to him previous to leaving Dublin to attend his Parliamentary duties . "
Dungaevan Election . —Under the head of " The Representation of Dungarvan , " the Cork Reporter says ;— "Onr Dungarvan correspondent , writingnnder date January 29 . says : ' Long threatening comes at last . Mr Maguire ' s opponent has entered the field . Several open houses are now in full work , and bread and tea are dealt out in profusion to the electors . The new candidate , who is a tVhu , is supported by the Duke of Devonshire , and all the local landlord influence . Dr . Hally , P . P ., also goes with the government roan . To think of raising the wind here bv the cry of ' repeal . ' is all moonshine . ' " The new candidate for this borough , upon the Whig and Liberal in-erest , is Mr . Norton , formerly Chief Justice of Newfoundland , and now a member of the English bar .
Legal Appointments . —Mr . Geo . Bennett , Q C ., has retired from the Crown prosecutorship of the Munster circuit ; and the government have determined to appoint a member of the bar for each county in the province . Mr . Sergeant O'Brien gets Lime rick ; Mr . O'Hea , Cork ; and Mr . R . Hcub , one of the other counties . Dubux University . —A royal commission of inquiry , similar to those issued for the English Universities , has been determined on by government for tbe University of Dublin , and has been alread y semi-officially announced to the heads of that institution . It is stated that tb ' w announcement was made in tbe course o f an interview with some members of the col-Jgge i ' Piird , by Lord Clarendon himgeif , and as tbe
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rie ^ s was , of course ; as unwelcome as it was unexpected , it is invidiously added , that it was not an nonnced until after the University had published its address to her'Majesty , on the Papal aggression . The Archbishop of Dublin is to be the head of the commission . '¦ • -,, ¦« ., Consecration of the Bishop of Ross . —The Right Rev . Dr . Keane , the New Roman Catholic Bishopof the ne diocese of Ross , was consecrated on Sunday last . The ceremony was performed with great pomp in the parish chapel of Middleton , where Dr . Keahe had been parish priest , the consecrating prelate being the Roman Ca tholic Metropolitan Bishop of Munster , the Most Rov . Dr . Slattery . There were five other Roman Catholic Bishops present on the occasion .
Railway Defaulter . —In the Court of Queen ' s Bench , on Monday , a verdict was obtained by the Wicklow , Wexford , and Waterford Railway Comnanv , against a defaulting shareholder ; and judgment was allowed to go by consent in four other similar cases . , v Puoonuss of EMionATios . —In former years there had been comparatively little emigration , unless during the spring months ; but , since the famine , emigrants have been quilting our shores all the year round . Even in the depth of winter , many of our population have-braved a steerage passage across the Atlantic , in their anxiety to escape tho miseries of their condition hero . Already there are
preparations at some of the ports for tbe opening of the spring emigration , anil large amounts are received by each American mail from persons who had emigrated , to enable their relatives to join them in the " new country . '' At the various banking establishments , but chiefly at the branches of the Provincial and National Banks of Ireland throughout the country , orders varying in amount from £ 3 to £ 12 , are daily paid , to a very considerable amount , amongst the inhabitants of the towns or tho peasantry of tho rural districts . It is stated that no less a sum than £ 44 , 000 was remitted to the city of Limerick alone , within the last year , for emigration purposes .
The Tehant-Rioiit Movement . —A tenant-right meeting was held in Banbridge , county Down , on Monday , which was attended by several Roman Catholic and Presbyterian clergymen , and at which re > olutions similar to those adopted at former tenant-right meetings were agreed to . Illegal Confederacies . —A proclamation from the Lord-Lieutenant appears in the Dublin Gazette of Tuesday night , intimating that it bas been ' represented to his Excellency that" illegal confederacies and combinations have been entered into by divers ill-disposed persons , in the baronies of Upper and Lower Dundalk , and adjoining districts in the county of Louth , and that in consequence thereof ,
several serious outrages have been committed upon persons and property in tho said county , " and offering a reward of one hundred pounds for such information as will lead to the conviction of any of the parties engaged in such confederacies . Abolition of the VicEaoyALTY . —Earl Talbot has addressed a letter to Mr . Long , one of the secretaries of tho late anti-centralisation meeting at the Rotunda , in which ho says : — " I was prepared lust session to have given my vote against the bill for the abolition of the Viceroyalty , if it had come to the vote ; and I shall he still more ready in the approaching contest to resist it , if it should ( which 1 do not at all apprehend ) be again brought forward . " Lord Carew is also opposed to the abolition .
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The February session of the Central Criminal Court commenced on Monday , before the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor , tho Recorder , the Common Sergeant , Alderman Sir . J . Duke , the sheriffs , under-sheriffs , < fcc . Pebjuet Cases . —Charles Hailing surrendered to take his trial for misdemeanour . Mr . Hawkins and Mr . Parhell were for the prosecution , aud Mr . Huddlestone appeared for the defendant . —The misdemeanour imputed to tho defendnnt was , that
upon the trial of a cause , "Marks v . Boulnois , in the Court of Exchequer , ho had , in giving evidence for the defendant in the action , committed wilful and corrupt perjury . —Mr . Hawkins , . after the examination of Marks had been concluded , said he bad ascertained tbat a witness who was to have been called to confirm his testimony was not in attendance , and under these circumstances he felt tbat he had ' no other alternative but to withdraw from the prosecution . —A verdict of Not Guilty was accordingly taken .
There was another indictment against Henry Hailing , tho brother of the defendant , arising out of the same circumstances , but in this case no evidence was offered , and the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty . An elderly female , named Ann Rinckman , surrendered to take her trial for perjury . The prosecutor did not appear , and no counsel was instructed on his behalf . —Mr . Payne , on behalf of the defendant , applied for her acquittal , and put in an affidavit to the effect that the prosecution had been instituted solely for tho purpose of extorting money . The prosecutor , it appeared , had been a tenant to tbe defendant , and she had sued him in the County Court for rent , and to obtain possession of her premises , and upon her obtaining a verdict against
him , it appeared that he had gone before toe grand jury and preferred a bill against her for perjury , alleged to have heen committed by her in her evidence before tho County Court judge . The defendant , upon tho finding of tho grand jury , had been compelled to give bail ; . but it was evidently never intended to go on with the charge . —The Recorder thought it would be better to postpone the case to next session , in order that fresh notice should he given , and if the prosecutor did not then appear , he should certainly estreat his recognisances . Stealing a Coat . —Thomas Cullum , 75 , pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing a coat from the waiting-room of the South Eastern Railway station at London-bridge . —He was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six months .
Sjealino a Watch . —Henry Kverett , 23 , a priyafein the Royal Artillery ; pleaded guilty to two indictments , ono of which charged him with stealing a watch and chain , the property of a comrade named Johnston , and the other with obtaining a quantity of flour by means of false pretences . —He was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six months . A Lawyer Swindled . —Joseph Armstrong , 39 , labourer , a shabby looking man , was indicted for a misdemeanour . —The facts of the case were these . The prosecutor , a Mr . Walter Justice , is a solicitor , living at No , 0 , Bernard-street , Russell-square , and has a client named Rowe , a blind gentleman , whom he ( prosecutor ) had never seen , but transacted
whatever business had passed between them by correspondence . On the 18 th of last November a cab drew , up to his office , and a blind man , assisted by a boy , got out and came in . The man introduced himself to him as Mr . Charles Rowe , and then requested his ( prosecutor ' s ) opinion about some business , and he , thinking him to he his client , at once entered into details , without asking him any further questions , the circumstance of the man ' s being blind quite throwing him off bis guard . The soidisant Mr . Rowe then stated tbat he had a person named James Armstrong , who occupied a house of his at Nine Elms-road , and that he owed to him ( Rowe ) the sum of £ 08 moneys lent , and besides the recovery of that sum he wanted to consult him
about another matter , which was that Armstrong , having received notice to quit tho house at Bine Elms at Michaelmas , had requested the favour of staying a few days until he was suited , but that he had not gone out . The prosecutor told him that his remedy would be to apply for the whole quarter , upon which the self-styled Mr . Rowe instructed him to write for it , and also for the £ 08 . He further added that he bad found a tenant for the house that the man Armstrong occupied , and that he should want a pair of leases drawn up , and would get prosecutor to do it . He then left , and in pursuance of these directions prosecutor wrote as directed- ; but before the blind man left , he having heard that ; his client had moved from where he had been
accustomed to correspond with him , asked for the new address . The blind man pulled from his pocket a letter , tbe envelope of which had been through the post , and bore the address , " Chas . Rowe , 3 , Warwick-street , Vauxhall-road , " and this further tended to throw prosecutor off his guard , as he understood it was somewhere in that direction his client Mr . Rowe had moved to . The letter having been sent through the post to Mr . Armstrong , on the 20 th prisoner came to prosecutor ' s office shortly after ten , and seeing prosecutor expressed his surprise that Mr . Rowe should have written to him about the £ 08 , as he had not any other intention but to pay it , and that with regard to the rent , he would pay a half-quarter , and tbat be would be
round that day at four with the whole amount , the money lent and the two quarters , making in the whole between £ 80 and £ 90 , and further desired that prosecutor should get from his client , Mr . Rowe , some deeds , the property of his ( Arm . strong ' s ) wife , which had been deposited when the loan was made . Shortly after ho was gone the blind man came as before , and expressed his gratification at the manner in which the matter had been settled . Prosecutor then mentioned to him about the deeds , and Rowe said he had deposited thorn with a friend and should require some money to
release them ; and eventually borrowed £ G 8 from prosecutor by cheque , promising to ho back by three with the deeds , when the prosecutor could pay himself out of the money Armstrong brought . Neither Rowe nor Armstrong coming at the appointed time , prosecutor sent fo the bankers and found tbat the cheque had been paid , lie then discovered that Rowe did not live at Vaushall , nor Armstrong at Nine-elm ^ and tllO following artful method had been adopted . ' . —Armstrong had got a lady , keeping ^ cigar shop in Warwick-street , yauxhall , from wliom bo bought some trifling article , to allow a letter addressed cio him , as Mr . Charles Rowo , to be left there , . and & i the sanie maBner . did . he get the
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letter addressed . to him from the prosecutor , requesting some one atNinc Elms to ask the postman for the district if it letter for him 'bad been sont , and if so , to take it . A reward of £ 10 was then offered for their apprehension ; and a bill falling into the bands of the cabman who had driven prisoner and the blind man to prosecutor ' s offices , led to the apprehension of Armstrong , but the other had not been found . " It further appeared that the blind man and prisoner had been well known to each other for years , and had passed by a variety of names . —Tho jury found him Guilty , and he was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment .
Forging a Military Pass , —James Lawes , 21 , a private in one of the regiments of Foot Guards , pleaded guilty to a charge of uttering a forged travelling pass upon the Eastern Counties Railway , with intent to cheat tho directors of that company . —Mr . Ballantine , who was instructed on behalf of tho prosecution , said it appeared that by some arrangement between the government and the directors of the different railways , soldiers , when on duty , were permitted to travel on the several lines at a very reduced scale of charge , and the usual course was for the commanding officer of the regiment to sign a sort of order , upon which tho soldier was permitted to travel at the reduced fare . In the instance now in question , the defendant had
presented a pass , which purported to bo signed by Lieutenant-Colonel Hay , who was his commanding officer , and upon this pass he was permitted to travel to Norwich . It subsequently turned out that the document was forged , and inquiries were made , which led to the present prosecution . —Tho prisoner put in a written paper , in which it was stated that upon tho day in question ho had obtained a furlough to enable him to go and see his father , who lived at Norwich , and who was on the point of death , and having missed the parliamentary train , and not having sufficient money to pay the fare by the ordinary trains , ho was induced to commit the offence in order that he might get to Norwich in time tosoehis father before he died . —LieutenantrColonel
Hay said the prisoner had been in his regiment tor two years , and was a very good young man , and ho would have been promoted but for this transaction . He also said that he thought the prisoner had been led into the scrape by some of tho older soldiers . — The Pay-Sergeant of the prisoner ' s regiment also gave him a good character ; and , in answer to a question put by the court , he said that a furlough had been granted to the prisoner to enable him to go to Norwich to see his father , who was dangerously ill . —Mr . Ballantine said that on this same day five other forged passes were used upon the railway . —The Recorder , in passing sentence , said
there was no doubt that- tho prisoner had committed a very serious offence , and the company had acted very properly in bringing the matter forward as a caution to others . At the same time there were some favourable circumstances in bis case , and ho should , therefore , not feel himself called upon to subject him to a fevoro or degrading punishment ; but it must be perfectly well understood by the prisoner and all others in his position , that if the offence was repeated , a punishment of that description would most certainly be inflicted . Ho then ordered the prisoner to be confined in Newgate for one week . . '
The Robeeht in Cornuill . —Joseph Bassctt , 42 , watchmaker , p leaded Guilty to stealing a quantity of musical boxes and clocks , valued at £ 100 , the property of Joseph Savory , bis master . He was sentenced to seven years' transportation . The Forgery at the Crystal Palace . —John Watson , a respectable looking young man , not described in the calendar , was indicted for forging and uttering an order for the payment of money , with intent to defraud Messrs . Fox and Henderson , the contractors for the erection of the glass palace .
The prisoner had forged a time ticket , purporting to be for a man named Lovell , who , he alleged , was discharged , and had obtained the sum of lis . 7 d ., but at the end of the week Lovell , who bad not left the works , applied for his wages , when the fraud was discovered , the prisoner having by that timo quitted his employment . The jury found the prisoner Guilty . —It was proved that , in 1849 , prisoner had been convicted at this court of a burglary , and imprisoned for one year . He was ordered to bo transported for seven years .
Charge of Stealing Broken Victuals . —Ann Preston , a most respectable-looking elderly woman , was indicted for stealingSlbs . weight of bread , 2 oz . of cheese , 11 oz . of mutton , and 3 lbs . of artichokes , the property of Henry Dixon ; and Mary Rednap , a decent , but very poor-looking woman , with an infant in her arms , was indicted for having received the same , knowing them to have been stolen . Mr . Robinson prosecuted , and Mr . Woollett defended . —A policeman said that on the 10 th of January , he was set to watch the house , when he saw Rednap enter with her basket , and when she came out a « ain he asked what sfie had got in it . She said a bit of bread and cheese , \ vitness looked and found some mutton , bread , a piece of cheese , and some
artichokes . —The articles were produced in court , and consisted of the broken half of a 21 b . loaf , about a fourth part of another , and a few broken pieces , all very mouldy , a small piece of cheese , some small and very withered potatoes and artichokes , two or three scaps of mutton fat , and the hone of a leg of mutton , with a small portion of meat about tho knuckle . —The Common Sergeant told the jury the question they had to decide was whether Preston might not think she had a right to giro what she had . —The jury , having been locked up some time , acquitted the prisoners . Stealing Chaff . —Samuel Watson , 41 , labourer , was indicted for stealing two bushels and a half of chaff , value Ws ., the property of William Reeve
Mine )!; and Samuel Saxby , who surrendered to take his trial , was charged with feloniously receiving the property , knowing it to have been stolen — It appeared that the prosecutor is a farmer at Dagcnham , in Essex , and the prisoner Watson was a carter in his service . On the day mentioned in the indictment he was sent to London with a waggon and four horses to fetch a load ^ of dung , and it appeared that he was permitted to take any quantity of chaff he considered necessary to feed his horses during the journey upon such an occasion . He started late at night , and about four o ' clock in tho morning he was observed to stop at the White Hart public-house , in the Green-lane , Barking , which was kept by the prisoner Saxby . and a policeman saw him take a full sack out of tho waggon and carry it into a shed in the yard , whore he was
joined by Saxby . The policeman went up to the parties , and upon putting some questions to them the prisoner Saxby at first denied that anything had been brought upon his premises by the other prisoner , but upon the constable making a search be found the sack of chaff in the shed , and Saxby then requested him to say nothing about the matter . — Mr . Parnell , on behalf of tho prisoners , said tho defence he was instructed to offer was that there was no intention on the part of either of the prisoners to commit any offence , and that tbe fact wa « tbat the chaff had been deposited by Watson in the shed in order that he might be able to feed his horses with it on his return journey . —Evidence was adduced to make out this defence , and several witnesses gave the prisoner Saxby an excellent character . —The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty .
TRIAL AND SENTENCE OF MR . AND MRS . SLOANE . At ten o ' clock on Wednesday , the learned judges , Mr . Justice Coleridge and Mr . Justice Cresswell took their seats on the bench , and the defendants , George Sloane and his wife Theresa Sloane , were placed at the bar . The male defendant did not appear to exhibit much emotion , but his wife was very much affected , and she appeared hardly able to stand . She wore a thick veil over her face , and her features could not bo discerned without difficulty . A chair was placed for her , and she remained seated during the proceedings . Tbe counsel for the prosecution were Mr . Montagu Chambers , Q . C ., and Mr . Huddlejtono . Mr . Clarkson and Mr . Bodkin were counsel for the defendants . Tho prisoners
nere indicted for misdemeanour , nnd they both pleaded Not Guilty to the first two counts of the indictmeut , and Guilty to all the others . —Mr , Chambers baving addressed the jury , Mr , Justice Coleridge said that the case had been opened vary fairly by the learned counsel for tho prosecution , and it appeared to him that , upon the facts as stated , the two first counts in the indictment could not bo supported . According to tho opening , at the time she first wtnt into the service she was between fourteen and fifteen years of age , and at the time this offence was alleged to have beon committed she was between sixteen and seventeen ; and it appeared to him perfectly clear , that a person of that age could not corae within tho definition of a
person of tender years . The duty of a master and mistress to supply a servant with food arose from an implied contract between fhem ; and it was unnecessary for him to say that they did not sit there to decide upon breaches of contract ; and tho only question tbey had to consider was , whether a criminal offence had been committed . —Mr . Justice Cresswell was of the same opinion , and the jury found the defendants Not Guilty upon the counts referred to . —Mr . Clarkson then made an application to the Court to he permitted to put in affidavit * in mitigation of punishment . Mr . Chambers said that if the application wore granted ,-he should
apply to be allowed to put in affidavits hi answer to those mado by the defendant * . —In consequence of an observation that fell from the Court Mr . Clarkson withdrew his application . The defendants were then removed from the bar . Atalntcv perioil of tho day they were brought up for judgment . Mr . Justice Coleridge addressed them in the following terms : — George Sloane awl Theresa Sloane , you have pleaded guilty to several counts of .-m indictment which charged yon with having , in various ways , and upon various occasions , assaulted and ill-treated a girl , name Jane Wilbrcd , who was n servant in your employ . We have read with great eare .. the depositions that were taken * . in your presence , . before the magistrate , and we did not Ibink
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it advisable to grant . the application made by yourcounsel that you should be permitted to put j » affidavits in answer to them and . in miti g ation partly trom the circumstance mentioned by him * namely , your poverty , and a , desire therefore to avoid putting you to an unnecessary expense , and partly because there are certain facts and certain ntatements in ' those depositions which seem to speak for themselves and to defy contradiction , it seems that this young person—almost a child—an orphan , with no natural protector , came into your service , and it would seem that she was selected partly from tho circumstance of her being an . orphan , and having apparently a better constitu . tion than soma of the other girls , and therefore
more likely to do you good service in the capacity in which you engaged her . For some timo it ap . pears that there was . no reason for complaint on her' part , but at length your course of treatment towards her appears to have entirely changed . Taking into considoration , however , tho age of the girl and her opportunities of obtaining redress , tha court does not considerth . it you Are legall y re . sponsible upon that portion of the indictment , " and your punishment will not be increased on aceovnfc of it , but , at the same time , there is very little doubt tbat your conduct towards this poor girl has heen most cruel in withholding from her proper Christian food . I say this because you know that the indictment not only chargesyou with
withholding proper food , but also with forcing upon her matter at which nature revolts , and which I will not offend the ears of the court by further alluding to , it will be sufficient to say that you are charged with baring forced upon her that which wag nauseous , unwholesome , disgusting , and' unnatural . One would have thought that the situation of that poor girl when she came into your service would have demanded especial protection at your hands , and that while she conducted herself well you would have assumed tho position of her natural guardians It is impossible not to take into consideration the position of the parties charged with such an offence . One of you , a gentleman devoted to iho study and practice of the law , who must be taken to be
thoroughly will versed in a matter so simple as this , aud who must have known what was his . duty . Tho other , I regret to say , a female and a wife—one who , it mig ht have been thought , would . have been the first to protect a young helpless girl who wai placed in her power , hut wbo , 1 regret to say , appears by tbe depositons to have taken an equal if not a greater part in all the indignities that were practised . When , after several-months had elapsed , the condition of this unfortunate young girl became known through the kind and humane interference of a gentleman connected with your own profession , what was her condition ? Emaciated , almost at the point of death , and so desperate her condition that she could not even bo sent back to ths
union workhouse , but tbe only place she could be sent to was a hospital . The extreme state of emaciation to which she was reduced was evinced by tbe almost incredible reduction in her weight , and the cause of that emaciation appeared to be also clearly shown by the circumstance that the administration ' of proper wholesome food speedily resorted her to health and to original bulk . It also appears by the depositions that , upon the person of this unfortunate girl being examined , marks of violence , some of recent and some of older date , were discovered—those marks of violence . extended all over her person , and evidently shewing , that she bad been subjected to a long and severe course of ill treatment . I do not state these circumstances with any view of giving unnecessary pain ; I trust that reflection has already
caused you more pam than any remarks or punishment the court can inflict . I have thought fit to make thorn , because it is quite right that the public should know that in every case , where it is satisfactorily shown that a master or mistress has acted with cruelty towards a servant , that the court is determined to institute a strict inquiry into all tha circumstances , and to award severe punishment , lfc now only remains for mo to pass upon you the sentence which has been decided upon for your offence , which is that you' be severally imprisoned for two years . —The defendants heard the sentence without betraying any emotion , and at tho close of the learned judge s address they retired hastily from tho dock . —The Court was exceedingly crowded during the whole of the day .
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HORRIBLE MURDER IN PARIS . At tho end of last month M . Desfontaines , manufacturer of bronzes , Rue St . Ilonore , 422 , was obliged to dismiss his man-servant for misconduct , and be applied to one of tho -bureaux de placement ( register-offices for servants ) for another . Tho bureau sent a young man of about twenty-four , who produced excellent certificates , and was at once admitted . Early in the morning of the 13 th tho new servant , who had then been about a fortnight in the place , went to the corner of tho Rue Royale and bargained with two porters to convey three trunks , containing , he said , goods and patterns , to the Centre Railway , Boulevard de l'HOpital . Ho then took the men to the house , and having told
cne converge that his master had already left for the railway station , that be was about to join biro , and that they should be absent several days , he helped the comiu & sionatres to put the trunks , which wero very heavy , into a handScart , and saw them leave . Ho afterwards went . away himself . Tho neighbours wero greatly surprised to see tho shop of M . Desfontaines closed on the next and following days ; but , to their inquiries , the concierge said that ho had gone with his servant on a journey which was to last several days . As , however , hehad not spoken of this journey either to his relations or most intimate friends , nnd as , moreover , bis business required his presence , some alarm was felt , and a communication was made to tho
commissary of police . An application was even mado to the prefect to cause an investigation .. Things were in this state when , . three or four days ago , the prefect of the department of tho Indre informed tho Minister of the Interior that a horribly-mutilated corpse had been found in tho railway station at Chateauroux , in a trunk which had been sent from Paris . This trunk bore the address . "Moreau , watchmaker , at Chfiteuroux , ; " but no watchmaker Of that name resided , o ? ever bad resided , in the town . The trunk had been opened in consequence of a strong smell which issued from it . As soon as this intelligence reached tho Prefecture of Police , the recent declaration respecting the disappearance of Monsieur Desfontaines was
called to mind , and orders were given to send up the trunk and the body to Paris . Inquiries having been made as to when and by whom the box was sent from Paris , it was ascertained that on the 13 th three trunks had been taken to the station by two coinmissionoim ; that one , resembling a lady ' s travelling trunk , covered with oil cloth , and weighing 190 killogrammcs , had been sent separately to Chateauroux , . whilst the other two , which wero more solid , larger , and heavier , had been taken bv the owner to Bourges , and he had paid extra for them , as they exceeded the wei ght of luggage allowed to each passenger . The trunk arrived in Paris yesterday morning by the five o ' clock train ; it so happened that the two commissionaires who
had conveyed it to the station arrived at the same timo with the luggage of a person about to leave . They and the trunk were sent to the Prefecture Of Police , and a judicial investigation was forthwith commenced . The trunk , or rather box , was fastened with a lock , and bound round with cords . The judicial authorities of the Indre had placed their seals on these cords . Tbe address , « ' M . Moreau , watchmaKer at Cha eauroux , " was written in a bad hand , on a common piece of paper , and stuck on the box with wafers . As the box was rather small , tho murderer had cut tbe body into pieces , and had deposited first the trunk , and then the legs , and then the arms and head . M .
Desfontaines was a strong and courageous man , and-the e murderer must have killed him as he was asleep . > . It is supposed that , after the commission of the © crime , the murderer possessed himself of everything- g of value in the shop and apartment , and packed the 10 property in the two trunks . The apartment and id shop have not yet been entered by tho authorities , s . Yesterday telegraphic despatches were sent to tbe ie frontier to arrest the domestic , but from the length fch ot time he has been away ( seventeen days ) there is is every reason to believe that he has alreadv got out ut ot the country . It is supposed , from tho ' direction on he took , that be has gone to Spain . —Qalianani ' s i's Messenger ,
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SURREY ADJOURNED SESSIONS . The February sessions , for tbe county of Stirrev , ev , commenced on Monday morning at the Court-house , isle , I * ewington-causeway before Thomas Puckle , Esq . ! sq . ( chairman , ) and a full bench of magistrates . _ Robbery by a Lodger . —Win . ' Andrews , 21 , was was i indicted for stealing two gold rincs , a watch , two two > brooches , and other articles of jewellery the pro-pro- > perty of Henry Thomas Proctor , a beer shop keeper , per ,, M , Lambeth walk . Margaret Proctor , the wife ofe off the prosecutor , sta ' cd , that on Wednesday evening . iing ,, the lbtb ult ., the prisoner came to her house and andl asked whether she could let him a bedroom for abr ai month or two , and that he wanted to come in that thatt
night . Jielieving , from his appearance , that he was wass a respectable man , she told him she hud one to sparqianvj and a little alter twelve he retired to bed . On the thee following morning be came down and asked n-heihaeihtti he could bs supplied with breakfast , and being told toltld that he could , he requested her to boil him two eggs ( eggs , i , ailU that he was going cut to be shaved , and wouldvouldd soon return to break fast . As soon as he was goisego » e , s . ie went mto the bedroom where bo had slept amt amn tound that the jewellery and watch bad been stokstokei from the chest of drawers standing there . Thei Therm was no key in the drawers baving lost , them som somo . time previousl y . The prisoner , who declared hbd hid innocence , was found Guilty , and tho court sent sear , tenced lum to six months bard labour at Brixton . ; on .
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