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Eavs :-ln tlie-econ-l wekrf Fe . rusry , 'Jf ^ J * ^ March , in the metropolis w . re 970 ; in the n . * t wee ^ JaUer ¦ wiiich ended last Saturday , they rose to i . - Ijje n - ne number is the highest tart b » «* " £ ? f it deserves weeks : hat hare rbiwd fcc ' -rd J «*« ry . ^ ^ a ' so to be noticed that the *» f f ^ ? „ the sa « e interval , was lower than in any other «* » f ™ t l fe . mCaa temperature la th * first week of Fehreary , * * * » ^ hat week , when «¦ 47 &*«* ihe ^ I ? " ^ t \ , c return exhibits an the temper . * , * *•* - {**§* - A comparison ofthe reincrcvc of n ^ than l- ^ but persons of advanced turns proves ; that no . the * u ^ ^ yc ^ K , arc ^ sufferers , tor ^^ ^^ ., ( endaS ™ t £ SSto week , being 4 GG . shows an ^^ ^ : at : W arnott persons of middle a e the t 0 25
Anths haveinceascd from i . us to « . w » , an-J amoncst persons H ^ sSESw * , hey , iave r 5 < en from 212 ° - LiSS bik ' jSof STO'boysnnd 826 girls , in all 1 , 008 chi l dren were re ^ fc red in Loudon . In the 7 correspondin " ' weeks of " * " *> t ! , e aver : l ? c comber was 1 , 430 . At the floral Ois-ivatory , Greenwich , the mean daily reading ot the lisromrter was above 30 hushes on Thursday , Friday , and £ asur
Fms at the Weixinctox Barracks . —On Sunday evening some alarm was created in the ne ' s ' ibonrhood of B rdcage-walk , bv the occurrence of an accidental fire at Tv IHngton hanacks . It was found that one ofthe chsmmes had caught thv . and tbe flames extended to the roof . The energetic treatment t > which the tlemtnt was subjected soon rep " af ! Pd the luildim ; in a state of security , the damage done proving incoisiderabie . . A Uamestkr s End . —On Saturday night an inquest was held on the body of William Mimnmk , who committed suicide on Saturday morning last . About seven o ' clock on
tbe previous evening dccwisrd went into a coffee-hnuse in Upper Thames street , and , having engaged a bed for the iu » ht , was shown to his room , and nothing more was heard of hinl until ten o ' clock on Saturday morning , when he was found banging by a rops round bis neck tied to the post of the bedstead . He rras lying flat on the sronnd , from which his bead was not suspended more than from seven , to eight inches . A dec or was sent for , who on his arrival declared that life was exnnct , Mid bad l « u so for some time . During lis absence from home bis family received from him a letter conveying his intention to commit suicide . —A book was found in his pocket in which were the following
entries;—* 'Toaines-str < et , six o ' clock . —I now fly in the face of my friend and -Maker , ilorse-racing has killed me . It would he a good thi . -ig if if was made felon * to betou any of them . " Another was dated " March 5 , 1 S 52 . —Another miserable day , and ycur ' s has been the same . God ' s will be done . I am " a poor wretch . This punishment I deserve . " The last -was a scrap of paper , on which was written the following : — " Mf poor brothers appear so happy , and I am so miserable tbat 1 most join them . The little money is left ia my bureau at home , if I have auy- The Lord have mercy on inc . It is a rash act . Kveryihing is against me—even the elements . " The jury , after a short consultation , returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity . " Supply of Spirits to the Btus Coat Bovs . —Inforip . ation having been given to Alderman Kelly , tbe highly respected head of the ward of Farringdim-within , in which Christ ' s Hospital stair ' s , that certain publicans within his jurisdiction were in the habit of supplying some of the
cbiHren with ardent sprits , and that great evil was likely to result from the practice , immediately consulted his hrethren upon the subject . The alderman immediately directed tint the town clerk shou'd send a copy of the sec ion of the act of parliament to every licensed victualler ia tbe ward , together with the assurance that tbe penalties should be enforced , but tbat any complaints should be particularly attended to en licensing day , with the view to more severe punishment than the law provided for its TioJalion- The following is the part of ihe enactment alluded to : — " 2 nd and 3 rd Victoria , cap . 94 , sec , 27 , entitled ' An Act for farther Improving tbe Police in and near the "Metropolis * —and be it further enacted , tbat every person licensed to deal in exciseable liquors who shall knowingly supply auy sort of distilled exciseable liquors to any boy or girl apparently under the age of sixteen year ? , to be drunk npua the premises , shall be liable to a penalty not more than 40 s ., and upon conviction of a third offence shall be liable toa penally of not more than £ 5 .
Fiee . —Bi ' . ween eleven and twelve o ' clock on Sunday Dijht % fire broke out on the promises of Mr . Millard , eook and confectioner , 10 , Brecknock-place , Camdeu-town , immediately adjoining the . railway . Assistance being promptly at hand , the damage was confined to the destruction of the S « . t and second floors of the dwelling . Tho fire is supposed tn have orjgin- ; trd from the over-heating of ilia £ n < " attached to the bakehouse . SinCTDE OF A FEMiLB at Buckfrubs BninoE . —On Tuesday evening "Mr . W . Paine held an inquest at the Union Inn , Union street , IS ' . ackfriars , on the body of Johanna DriscolL The deceased , w . ' . o was well known in the saloons in the neighbourhood of the Strand , where she had scqaircl the cognomen of " Happy Jsck , " was formerly in very eood circumstance ? , hut had latterly been not very well off , and frrqnently said she would throw herself over Waterloo Bridge , and had , in fact , about four vc-irs since attempted : o destroy herself bv that inr-ans , but
was rescued , having su ? taite < i a fracture of one ot the tbuhsfrom coming in contact with one of the buttresses of the bridge . A » frttemeut of this circumstance had appeared in the daily papers at that time , and the deceased carefully preferred a copy of the paragraph , which she now ami then nmused herself with by reading it to her friends . On Friday last she sse-ned more depressed than usual , and on Saturday morning , about four oVoek , she left her lodging rather iii-• iignautiy , under the ini'ire ^ siou that she had been treated by Iwr laiuihuy with coutumely , aud was not again seen until about nine o ' clock , w ' icii sue was discovered between tbe piles of Blackfriars-bridge Pier , with her hand clasped Toand one of them , as if in the grasp of death . She was then quite dead , and appeared to have been in the water for thn-C or four hours . Several witnes-es baviuf proved tiiu above facts , the Jury returned a verdict— "That the deceased was found dr « . «; ed ; but bow sho got hiio the watvr there was not su 5 u-i « -ut evidence to show . "
FiEEAXD Exrxosiox jit a Tas FAcroRr . —On Tuesday morning an explosion and a serious fire took placa in ihe premises btloiising to Mr . Edward Dorset , usptha and tar manufacturer , situat ? on the brink ofll aren ' s Uond Creek , Bi - ptford- The origin of the disaster could not be clearly ascertained , but shortly after the men had commenced wrk au explosion wss heard resembling the discharge of a piece of artillery . The inhabitants on proceeding to the spot whence the noise proceeded , found the premises , which were something like twenty feet lush , in a blaze , and the stock in trade was of such a Cimibnstihle character tbst it soon became ignited , aid nn like liquid fire over tbe ground , and
having entered the creer : a large sailing barge narrowly eseapt-d bei'ig destroyed : as : t was , one side of the vessel was cxtvnsiveiy scorched . Such was the force of tbe explosion thas a heavy steam bailer , eight feet wide , was lifted from its original posnion and thr-ivn over a wall eight feet high , and 0 . 13 of the workmen wrs so seriously injured by the hot liquid as to be obliged to he removed to the hospital . With a ! : possible expedition lhe _ eu » iues attended , bat by that time tvery ponian ofthe building in which the misfortune commenced was wrapped in flame , consequently not the least chaace remained of saving ai . y of the contents . Unfortunately the suflVrcr wasnotiusured for a tingle penuv .
Spate of JvEwcvsTLE-CiiinvT , Stuasd . — On Tuesday aa inquest was held by Mr . LingUaio , as the Castle Tavern , Porlu ^ al-strest , LincoluVunHields , as to the death of an illegitimate male chi- 'u named Addison , about two months old , which was found dezd ia a house ia " vewcastle-couif , Strand . —Elizabeth Bulb-r said she lived iu the room with tho child ' s mother . On Saturday morning , about six o ' clock , Mrs . Addison , she nio ? h < -r of the child , got up , and said she found it was dead . The iV , her got up too , and expressed a hspe it was not , and then , fiudigg it apparently so , ran with it to the lung ' s C jllege Hospital . —Tht Coroner : Who was the mother of the clii u ? Witness : Caroline Uailes , ray cousin . —The Coroner : Then she was not married . Who did she live with ? Witness : A man named Addison , a sweep . —Tbe Coroner : Tell me no * the whole of tbe persons w so slept in the room . W « ij « s : Ther- ; were Addison and my caufin , two bOTS and mvself . —The Coroner -. Hoc ohl ^ rcre tho-: e two Oiysf "Witness : Oae was seventeen ,
and the oiher twenty-one . —Tj- . c Corcmc-r : ]) , (] you all shop in one bed ? Witness : Addisyii and rav cuu > iu " slept in one bed . th ? two boys in another on the fljor , and myself in asio ' . her 1 W on the floor . —Tnwi altogether there were six persons of both sexe * sleeping i . j ihe room . What were the jinnies of the boys , and who were ther 1 The witness said she did not exasily fcno = r their names . * They were the sons of Mrs- Uailes . —Mr . Baker asked the witness , with the permission of the coroner , whether she had not a child two years old sleeping with her i The witness said she had . ( Grett sensation in court . )—The Curoner : Then why did you : eep that back . Was that iiltsjiima ' . e tike the irsi ? "Witness sai-J it was . —Car . 'ins Uailes , ihe mother , gave nearly a similar account of finding tha child dead in the morning , and wasas « ed hy the coroner if she considered this a tU state of living iu ? She said she believed it was usual with poor persons . She wa- examine : ! at some length , but her answers were < wi ! y a cirmboratioa of the testimony of the IcA witness . —Wm . Addi * oa , tie father , was next
call-d , a ; , d , in addition to the abov ? , stated that the whole six ha " , " m different places , slept ia ihe room for the last tw «» years . ( Great horror was ' expressed . )—The foreman : . iVosr . mind what you swear , "' lira you lired in LitUe " s-nes-iilacs , had-vou n « t an o * < " worn in residing in the sameroam ? Witness replied he hai- ' , hut she was d ^ d — lhcO- > ro ! * fr :-ri ! C 3 that made seven of bi 3 th sexes . —Mr caeatfe , me bonse v hysicianat Iviugs Coilese Hospital , exani : ne . l the i . «„ y of ibe child when it « as " brou 2 ht there , lie attruuted deuh , uot to suffocation , but to a want oi free « r . uafewhwathe di -ld graduallv sank and died .-The ™ - % Tt . Ulata , - ! e ' 'n bHlife had he heard of su : It bf ^ hS « ' ' "fl ^ " ? « ha , l tbatdav been placed ^ 7-14 f w ° r - '"' rh : lt tile Js " ^ die ( i tuv-. u ^ ii . ai :. irom a wau ; hf : roa ., ; . . , ti tant" M , ree air , < jua had gradually Aileced Mcr . ESK . -Ar ; inquest was l . oli » , ir , i at iho Westminster HospiuLVs ^ o IS ? ' 1 ™ ? . " - ^¦ . 1011 , ^ thim-nve , ^ bowas :,:,: ' ;/^ £ ' of **" murJcrcd by hersoa-iu-Uw , George s 5 & J wlS ^ ^™
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named Shelley , at 1 , Vincent-court , Vfcstminster , where , on Sunday afternoon , the deceased asked young Shelley for a penny , which she said he owed her , but which he denied , and she struck him en tbe face . He told her if she did so again , he would hit her with the poker ; and she threw a kn'fe at him , but it fell at his feet . Ho took up the poker , and afterwards admitted be struck her with it . A little girl named Jessop , who was in tho room , was frightened and ran into the yard . Shelley ran out of the house , and the deceased followed him and threw part of a shovel after him . She was afterwards taken to the Westminster Hospital- Mr . Holt and Mr . Alford saw her there , and discovered a scalp wound on the left side of the head , and symptoms came on the next evening as if the brain was affected . She gradually got worse , and died the next morning . Up » o opening the body there was no corresoondinir mark under
the wound on the brain , hut there was a softening of the white matter of the cerebellum . Tha heart and kidneys were greatly diseased , and a very slig-. t blow , Mr . Alford said , if it interfered with the circulation , would be likely to produce fatal consequences . The death , he considered , was the result of concussion of tbe brain , arising from the blow . The jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter against George Shelley . Removal of tue Wood Pavemeht from Holbobx . — Preparations have been commenced for tho removal of the wood pavement from Little Turnstile eastward towards Chancery-lane , to be replaced by Aberdeen granite . The thoroughfare has long betn in a dangerous state , owing to the dilapidated condition of tbe wood pavement ; and several serious , and two fatal , accidents occasioned by it opposite Dean-street .
The Mixie Rifle . —On'Wednesday tbe non-commissioned officers assembled asain in tho marshes , and the practice was carried on by flic firing , first at 200 yards range , second at 100 yards third at 600 yards , and last at S 00 yards ; each non-coaimisloned officer firing five rounds at each of the above ranges , or twenty rounds by each man . It is supposed those experiments will conclude tho practice Tsitbtbc Minie rifle for the present at Woolwich , tbe firing ofthe non-commissioned officers , without rests , at 200 , 400 , 000 , and 800 yards' ranges being all that could be wished , and a proof that they have acquired , under the instruction of Major Brownri gg , a thorough knowledge of the use of tbe new arm .
Suicide is a Water-bdii . —An inquest was held on Wednesday at the Queen Elizabeth Tavern , Mill Pond-row , Bermondsey , on tbe body of Mr . George Letts , aged fiftynine years , a retired licensed vitualler , who was found drowned in a water-butt . John Buckley Brown , a builder , said he bad known the deceased many years as a publican , be having kept the Ship Inn , Marygold-street , Bermondsey . On Sunday last deceased carae to the witness ' s house on a friendly visit , and after some conversation deceased gave witness a gold watch and chain as a mark of respect , and said , " I am goinff to Rochester and cannot tell when I may be back . " Deceased then added , «« If anything should happen to me by being killed on the railway , you must bury me in the same grave as my dew wife . " Witness
remonstrated with him , and told hira he must be mad . Deeetsed replied "Sever mind ; lam quite well , but fear I shall not live long , " They tben went out for a walk , and , having returned , partook of a little weak brandy and water , after which deceased got up from his chair , and said he was going home to bed . —Martha Brown proved that tbe deceased came home quite sober on Sunday erening , {* and while she was up stairs , she heard the splashing of water , aud on going into the back garden , she saw the feet of a man projecting over the top of tho water-butt , which was filled with water . "Witness raised an alarm , when several persons carae in and got the deceased out , but he was quite dead . Deceased had on several occasions exhibited symptoms of insanity since the death of his wife by the cholera . The jury returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity . "
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The Cosdbmsed Coxvicis . —Kalabergo , theyoung Italian who w . is left for execution at the late Oxford assizos , for the murder of his uncle , will , it is stated , suffer death on the 22 ad inst . The wretched woman Pinckard , who was condemned at Northampton for strangling her mother-inlaw , will undergo her sentence on Saturday week . The day for the execution of the two men , John Eyres and John Kemish , who were convicted at Winchester of the murder of John SofTte at Romsey , has not as yet been fixed . A McvrricESi Gift . —The Rev . Dr . Warneford , who has upon various occasions given munificent sums towards the erection of churches , schools , & o ., in tho diocese of Gloucester and Bristol , has sent to the bishop a cheque for £ 30 , 000 , which he directs shall be distributed to various charitable purposes , which ho enumerates , directing the proportions into which his gifts shall be divided .
Tebkidlb Explosiox of Fire-damp , —A very serious explosion of fire-damp occurred on the morning of the 5 th inst ., at Birchwcod Colliery , near Alfreton . At two o ' clock , it appears , the "holers , " according to their general custom , went to work at the pit . Between five and six they were followed by the other workmen ; and there were then forty-five men and boys in the pit , following their accustomed avocations . At six o ' clock a fearful explosion of fire-damp occurred , doing great injury to the works , aud endangering the lives of the whole body of colliers , some ofwhom . it was believed , will not survive the exteasive injuries they have received from the burning gas . At nine o clock four of them only had been got out of the pit , their clothes aud hair being completely burned off their persons ; they were all suffering greatly , and were not expected to survive . The report of tho explosion was heivd a considerable distance from Birchwood , and such was its force , that corfs , pieces of coal , and rubbish were blown out of the pit with great force .
Scicide at Beistol . —On tie 5 th inst . Mr . John M'Lean , the chief engineer of the Rose steamer , which trades between Bristol and Waterford , committed suicide by Wowing his brains out in bis own house . Be has left a wife aid five children to lament his loss . Fire at Carlisle . —On Sunday morning the extensive biscuit manufactory of Mr . William Slater , situate in tho West Walls , Carlisle , was discovered to bo on fiiv ? , and the whole has been destroyed , the walls only being left standing . The manufactory is insured for £ 500 ; but it is understood that its destruction alone involves a loss of at least £ 1 , 000 . The building is also insured . The Patai . Accidext ox the XoRTii-WKSiERS Railway —An inquest was held on Monday at Kilbnrn , on tbe bodies of George Chapman , aged twenty-five , Richard Pinnock , t wenty-seven , and "William Rowley , thirty-five , labourers , who were knocked down and killed by the engine of a mail train on the 5 th inst ., near Kilbnrn-station . A large number of witnesses were examined , from whose evidence it
appeared that about sixty men were at work a quarter of a mile distant from the " opening gang" of five to which the deceased belonged ; and the safety of this body of workmen was insured l > y the attendance of a policeman , in addition to au overlooker , so that they might be duly warned when an engine appeared in view . It did not seem , however , to be usual to use the same precaution in the case of the small " opening gangs : " hut it was proved that in this instance the whistle ' of the engine had been sounded in ample time to allow of the escape of the deceased , bad tbe sonnd not been deadened by the noise of another passing train . The fury , after a short consultation , returned a verdict of " Accidental death , " accompanied with the following recommendation : — " That , in order to prevent tbe recurrence of any catastrophe of the kind , the directors of the company , or " the contractors of any works upon this line of railway , should station a persan or superintendent over every ganir of men to give them sufficient intimation of the approach Of the trains .
Loxo Svjtiox . —A whole family , at Long Sutton , have bean nearly poisoned from partaking of a pudding boiled in a pan which bad been recently used by a relation for boiling arsenic . It had been subsequent l y scalded , and this was deemed sufficient to avert any ill effects , Teomaxrt Cavalry ix Kext . —The late Secretary of State for the Uonie Department , previous to leaving office , issued instructions to all her Alajesty ' s lieutenants of counties , to call out the Yeomanry Cav .- . lrv corps for permanent duty ana inspection , by a field oflWof the Queen ' s forces , in the course of the summer . Orders have consequently been given by the Lord-Licutonaritof Kent to tbe commanding officers ofthe East and West Kent regiments , in compliance with the above instructions from the Home Offlce , who have ordered all the respective troops to bo recruited up to their fall complement , ani to commence their drills , with sword exercise and ball practice , at targets , dismounted .
Ssizure or an Tlucit Stih at " Bristol . —The officers Of « Xciso at Bristol succeeded on Sunday in seizing an Illicit still , which was being worked ia the underground cellar of a house in Pipe-lane , Tefflplc-stveet . The still , with several tubs of wash , some spirit colouring matter , & c , were all carried oS and forfeited to the CroTn , and a man named Maden , who confessed to being the owner of the property , was taken before the magistrates , and committed for three months to hard labour . Bcrxuam Beeches . —The fine old forest of Burnham Beeches , a spot so universally known to the lovers of sylvan scenery , was for a long time on Sunday evening last in most eminent danger of destruction by an alarming conflagration , wiiich had its commencement in a very extensive ran ^ e of coverts immediately adjoining the forest boundary " . A
iar ? e tract of woodland , abounding in underwood , gorso , and heath , here lies in almost unbroken continuity , and it was nearly in tho centre of this va t range that the fire had its origin . For two or three hours the devouring element extended with fearful rapidity , spreading itself in all directions , and lighting up the heavens with its lurid glare , attracting thereby hundreds of spectators to the spot , who afforded , atthesametime , much valuableaid in arresting the progress of tha flames , which object was happily attained after great perseverance and labour , hut not until something near twenty acres of tbe lower kinds of underwood h : ul been consumed , and considerable damage done to that of larger growth . Tho fire ere ; . t out into the Beeches at one point , but the damage done to them was verv inconsiderable . The fire is not satisfactoril y known to have arisen bv accident .
Comptos Mauhs . —Fatal Accidext . —On Saturdav la-t as Mr . Watts , farmer was returning from Bristol , lie had to pass a gipsy encampment , where a fire was burnin g Mr Watts , as a precaution , got out of the cart to lead the ani ' - mal past the encampment , when it suddenl y started and broke away from Mr . Watts , who was knocked down-bv the shock , and the wheels of ths vehicle passin * over ' him brotc the bones of both lc ? s . The poor man olilv survived the accident twenty minutes . At the inquest , held on the body on Monday , a verdict of "Accidental Death " was returned . . Mr . Watts has left behind birn a wife and ei"ht children . Mceh commiseration has been excited ia the < e : ab !; ourhood by bis deat " 1 .
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A Brothke Kiiwa by . his Sister at Coleford . —A young man named Edwin Gwyn , who resided with his mother on asmall farm , called Broadwell , near Coleford , and who was twenty-six years of age , had quarrelled witu his sister , who is twenty-three years of age , and h ; id strucs her several times , when she ran out of the house Jo escape from him , and threw a flat iron , with which she had been ironing some clothe ? , at him . He died iu two days from the injuries received . A coroner's jury , after a long ! deliberation , returned a verdict of " Justifiable homicide . Ann Gwyn was , therefore , discharged from custody . MorderWithin the
Discovert qe as Alleged . — past week a statement was made by a woman residing at Pickup Bank , near Blackburn , who supposed that she was on her death-bed at the time , of a nature calculated to implicate a man , whom she stated she knew , in tho murder of a man named Walsh , who resided at that place , and who suddenly and mysteriously was missed from his home about twenty-five years ago . The woman ' s statement was to tbe effect that one night , about the time that Walsh disappeared , a man now living , and known to her , came to her house , and from his depressed and melancholy appearance she asked him what was the matter , when ho stated that he had murdered Walsh , and thrown his body into a coal-pit in the neighbourhood . She added that she
could not bear to leave tha world without divulging her guilty knowledge of the murder of the deceased , and the place where the body had been concealed , with the view of bringing tbe murderer to justice . Since this statement was made the woman has recovered , and denies all knowledge of the matter , and says sho must have been unconscious when sho made the statement . Tho relatives of the deceased have , however , it is said , taken up the matter , and headings have been fixed to the p it mouth into which the body was said to be thrown , with the view of drawing off the water , which is several yards deep , and searching for the body . Should the body be found , identification will in all probability be impossible , from the loug period it has been in the pit , but the presence of any remains of it might lead to a discovery of the mysterious occurrence . — Preston Pilot .
Death from Lock-jaw , caused by ax Injury to the Foot . —On Monday an inquest was held at the Infirmary , Stockport , on tho body of a young man , named Edward Lovett , who came by bis death under tbe following circumstances : —On Sunday , the 22 nd of February , the deceased and some of his friends went for a walk in Bramall Park , and on reaching the brook , the deceased proposed to jump across it , as he had frequently done before . For this purpose he took off his clogs and sprang over , but unfortunately he lumped about a foot short of tho embankment , alighted on a stake driven in at the brook side , and was dreadfully hurt , the stake having in fact passed right through his foot . lie was immediately taken to tho Infirmary , where he died on Saturday from lock-jaw caused by tbe injuries he had sustained . The juryiiretutned a verdict Of " Accidental death . "
Serious Gig Accident . —On Sunday morning last as Mrs . John Whatmore and her son , about seven years old , were proceeding in a gig from Ludlow to Bridgnorth , the horse took fright , and set off at full speed , in spite of the exertions of a powerful man who was driving it . Tho horse came with such violence against the Harpswood turnpikegato , which was locked , as to force it open , breaking the lock and bolt which secured it . Some distance from the gate , the horse shied at two men who were in tho road , and fell , turning over the vehicle . Mrs . Whatmore was thrown out with great force , and lay for sometime insensible ; the driver was stunned , but not seriously hurt , and the little boy was thrown into the hedge unhurt . Mrs . Whatmore was conveyed to the residence of Mr . Green , when as soon as possible she was removed in their carriage to her brother ' s , Mr . John Whatmore , of Bridgnorth . On medical assistance being procured , it was found that Mrs . Whatmore ' s left nrm was broken close to the shoulder , and that she was otherwise bruised . The horse was not in the least hurt .
Mrs . Whatmorois progressing favourably under the attention of Dr . Hodges of Ludlow . Highway Robbery and Attempt at Murder . —Mr . Balls , a cattle dealer , from Birmingham , haying purchased a quantity of cattle in the nei ghbourhood of Cheltenham , sent William Williams , to collect and drive the beasts to Birmingham , and upon his arrival at Moreton lie accidentally met a strange man in the street , who inquired of him where he could obtain a night ' s lodging . Williams , in reply , informed him that he did not know , being himself a stranger in the place , and that he intended proceeding as far as Stow that nig ht . The stranger immediately replied that he was going to Witney , and would accompany him to Stow . They then went to Mr . C . Phipps ' s house , and had two or three pints of beer , for which Williams paid , and about half-past nine o ' clock , it then being beautifully
moonlight , they started together towards Stow . According to the wounded man ' s version , when they had reached the before mentioned spot , he stopped for the purpose of light ' ing his pipe , and the villain that he had been treating asked him to allow him to hold his stick . Immediately he bad received it , he dealt Williams a dreadful blow on the head ( which felled him to the ground ) , exclaiming at the same time , and likewise brandishing a knife , that unless he delivered up his money , he would rip his body open . He stabbed Williams two or three times in the face , and otherwise maltreated him . A cart at the time was coming towards Moreton from Stow-market , and its approach doubtless disturbed the wretch in this most fiendish act , for he immediately decamped across the fields , Will ' swas had about 25 s . in his possession when ho left Moreton , but none of it has been found . He is lying at tbe station bouse in a very precarious state .
The Convict Pinckard . —Mr . Latcbroore , Mr . Parker , and a deputation from Northampton , waited on the Ri ght Hon . Spencer Walpole at the Home-office on Wednesday , on behalf of the condemned criminal Elizabeth Pinckard , who was left for execution at tho Northampton Assizes , having been found guilty of the murder of her husband ' s mother . On tbe trial , one of the medical witnesses expressed a strong opinion that the deceased had committed suicide . Disturbance at Folham Union-house . — On Sunday morning considerable dissatisfaction began to manifest itself amongst theabled bodied men in this house , so much so that it was thought advisable to send for a body of police to preserve order , and Mr . Superintendent Witherford promptly attended with six constables . About two o ' clock
it was found that some of the men were pulling some bricks down , when the officers interfered , whereupon a general melee ensued , some of the men pulled off tho handle of the pump , with which the stools were broken . Police-constable Furzey , while attempting to use his staff , was pinioned behind , and struck a severe blow on the chock with the pump handle . Mr . Mainey . the governor , exerted himself manfully , and with tho officers dealt some telling blows upon some of the ringleaders , and many of them , after being put down once , preferred lying on tho floor to running the risk of a second encounter ; and after a short time order was restored . On Monday they were brought before the Revs . A . W . M . Hopper aud George France , when three of the worst were sent to the Castle for two months , and two others for six weeks , all with hard labour ; aud seven others were discharged after a severe reprimand .
The Amazon . —The Reverend William Blood , one of the few who survived on tbe occasion of the recent loss of the Amazon , h . is been presented to the incumbency of Temple Grafton , near Alcestor , in the diocess of Worcester . Mr , Blood was for some years curato of St . Patrick ' s , Berbice .
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The New Lord Lieutenant . —According to official announcement the Earl of Ellington will hold a levee at the Castle on tlie lCtb . Ttie following evening their Excellencies the Earl and Countess of E glington will hold a drawing-room , and on the 24 th they will give a ball at the Castle , in celebration of St . Patrick ' s-day . Waterford . —Capital Conviction-. —John Ahearne was indicted at Waterford for conspiracy , with others , to murder James Troy . The substance of the evidence was , that tho prisoner has used threats against tho deceased—tbat those who appeared friendly to tho ill-fated man induced him to drink with them—and induced him into a lonely way at night , when all fell upon him , and murdered him . " The jury convicted the prisoner . The sentence was that he should on the 22 nd of April be brought to the common place of execution and hanged by the neck until he was dead .
Progress of Ribbandism . —The following alarming statement appeared in the " Belfast News Letter " : — " It seems incredible , yet it is nevertheless true , that in that district especially which has been made lamentably notorious by tho outrage upon Mr . Chambre , the leading gentry are obliged , for the protection of their lives , not only to go out armed themselves , hut to bo accompanied by a strongly-armed force of constabulary . Travel in what direction you please along the roads in this district , or at whatever hour , and you will be sure to meet theso indications of a fearful struggle between civilisation and swage barbarism . The excellent Lord Clermont—a nobleman of liberal politics as well as of a liberal heart , whose whole time is occupied in doing good , and striving , to ameliorate the moral and physical condition of the peasantry , as he goes to , or returns from , the meetings of the Poor Law board , or on any other
business which calls him beyond the circle of his domestic hearth , is never seen without an escort of policemen , armed to the teeth , and horsemen provided with loaded blunderbusses , before and behind his carriage . Few men of mark in the neighbourhood have escaped tbe alarm and . innojv ance of being served with threatening notices , warning them of sure and speedy vengeance if they do not comply with tho most extravagant and insolent demands . Will it be believed that poor Mr . Chambre , who has just been rescued from the jaws of death , and who still totters under tho savage injuries inflicted upon him by his dastardly enediies , has received a freshnotico , intimating that he mi"ht as well save himself the trouble of going to Dublin , as he is still a doomed man , and will yet undergo the fatc-which was originally intended for him ? Will it further be believed that
Dr btronge , the medical practitioner who attended tho untortunuto gentleman during his painful and critical illness has also received a threatening notice , to the effect that he is marked for assassination because he contributed to the recovery of Mr . Chambre ? The Ribband reign of terror is extending in every direction and penetrating every rank of society . If a gentleman dismisses a servant on suspicion of his being tainted with the Ribband poison , forthwith the master receives the ' notice' of the conspirators ; and , if he refuses compliant with the demand therein contained , he is one of the proscribed , and literally may ' prepare his coffin . ' This has already happened in some instances , and may happen iH many more ; for tho truth is , no servant m the nei ghbourhood can be trusted , unless his attachment to the famil y has stood the test of long trial and faithful service . "
The grand jury of Tyrone have adopted a petition to parliament , praying for the Scotch system of jury trial to be brought into effect in £ his aountry .
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Crusade Aoawst tmBannmnw Church . The clergy ofthe diocese of Dr . M'Hale , assembled last week in full conclave at Tuauf , have issued a series of resolutions , the 5 ofwhichih the following :- " That tho established Phiifph i « such a monstrous nuisance in Ireland , amid a Catnolic Donulation , that no candidate offering himself for thkImmtv sha Save any chance ofthe votes ofthe Catholic £ S 3 who will not uniformally oppose every S / trv that will not consent to make the annihilation of th See o Irferons oppression a Cabinet measure . " A wVoocSbfe farmer named Colgan was convicted at tbe MarvborouS assizes , on Saturday , of administering arsenic hat jXeTovrens was taken suddenly HI ; but his lord-SS wSsableto proceed wMet ^ nextday . 8 Saturd docket of bank-, .
K ^ rFAiLUREs .-On ay a ruotcv was lodged by certain English creditors against the Em of James ' Foxhall and Co . In addi ion to the floral he ! vv foilum in the grocery trade already reported , there are grounds for apprehending others amongst the smaller tr AsSiZKS .- The grand jury have found a true bill against John M'Ginness for having conspired , along- with Francis Berry and others , to murder Meredith Chambre , E 8 Illjiess of Judge Torrens . —Mr . Justice Torrens has been compelle d by ill health to return to town from circuit , leaving the other judge of the home circuit , Mr . Sergeant O'Brien , to get through the business in the best w af ne can Before leaving the bench on Monday the learned judge recorded two sentences of death , to be transmuted to transportation for life ; one in the case of Colgan , a man fa a respectable station of life , for administering poison to his wife , and the other in that of a man named Fahy , for the murder of his fellow-servant . Ia the latter case tbe leniency of the learned judge caused soma surprise ,
Tenant Right . — A meeting was held at Banbridge on Monday , to support Mr . Sharman Crawford ' s Tenant-right Bill , now before parliament . The Musstbr Exhibition . —A meeting was held on Tues * day at the Mansion-house , convened by the Lord Mayor at the request of a deputation from the committee of the Munster Exhibition , with a view of bringing before the manufacturing interests of Dublin the utility of the undertaking , and to consider the best means of promoting its success . Sir Robert Kane , President ot the Cork College , addressed the meeting at some length , as did also tho Hon . P . J . Vereker , and the Dublin manufacturers present seemed to take a warm interest in the object of their proceedings . A local committee was formed , and a large subscription list was opened .
Conviction op a Monk for Bible-Burning . —Brother John Bridgman , a monk of the order of St . Francis , was tried and convicted of a riot , at the Mayo assizes , on Saturday last , before Baron Lefroy . In fact , the offence of the monk was for scandalously burning a Bible , and thereby creating a riot . The jury found a verdict of Guilty , when Mr . Blake , Q . C ., said to his lordship that the Crown did not wish to press for any punishment in this case , the object of tho prosecutors being to put a stoo to such acts . The prisoner was sentenced " To give bail , himself in £ 20 , and two sureties in £ 10 each , to keep the peace and good b e haviour to all her Majesty ' s subjects for seven years , and to come up for judgment when called upon , getting ten « days' notice . "
Death op Sir Harcourt Lees . — " Protestant ascendancy " has lost one of its oldest and most ardent champions by the death of the eccentric but kind hearted Sir Harcourt Lees . The rev . baronet expired on Sunday at Blackrock-house at the ripe age of Seventy-fivo years . Hois succeeded in his titles and estates by his eldest son , Mr . John Lees , who married the daughter of General Sir James Coldwell , K . C . B ., of Beechlands , Isle of Wight . Arrival of the LoRD-LiEUiBNANi . —The Earl and Countess of Eglinlon arrived at Dublin on Wednesday . The reception throughout their progress was enthusiastic in the extreme . Lord Eglinton rode on horseback , wearing a large shamrock on nis breast , and surrounded by a brilliant staff . Lady Eslinton followed in a chariot drawn by four horses . On tbe arrival of the cortege at the Castle , the ceremony of swearing in was at once proceeded with , and at its conclusion three volleys of musketry were fired by the troops stationed at College-green . Their Excellencies subsequently held an undress levee , which was verynume . rously attended .
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Daring Housebreaking . —One of the most daring acts of housebreaking that has for some time come under our notice , was perpetrated between Sunday night and Monday morning , at the mansion of W . M'Ewon , Esq ., near Cambuslang . The thieves appear to have conducted their operations in a very skilful manner . With a brace and bit they cut out a hole in the panel of tho front door , sufficiently large to admit of their withdrawing tho bolt from the inside . This done ,, tbey had to pass a vestibule door , which was also locked from the inside , but by removing a pane of glass from the upper portion ofthe sash , they appear to have opened It without difficulty . Those obstacles surmounted , tho depredators had the whole houSS at tbfiiv command , but appear to have concentrated their attention to the silver plate , a large portion of which tbey contrived to discover and appropriate to themselves . We believe the family were at home at tho time this nocturnal visit Was paid to the house , —North British Mail .
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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS . The March general session was continued on Monday at Westminster by adjournment from Clerkenwell . Stealing Ale . —George Ludlow , 28 , and Michael Mann , 35 , were indicted for stealing a barrel of ale , the property of John Letsome Elliot and others , tbeir masters The Court sentenced them to twelve months'imprisonment with hard labour . An Old OFFENDER . —John "Williams , 20 , was convicted on a charge of stealing a handkerchief from the person of a man whose name was not known . The - Assistant-Judge read a list , from which it appeared that be had been almost constantly in prison since 1846—having undergone no less than nine terms of imprisonment , varying from One to nine months each . He was sentenced to ten years ' transportation .
Extensive Robbery . —Charles Cox , 43 , pleaded Guilty to a charge of stealing a cashbox containing six £ 10 notes , two £ 5 notes , thirty-seven half-sovereigns , a check for £ 16 , another for £ 14 2 * . 6 u \ , and some other articles , the properly of William Harris , in his dwellinghouse . He was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment with bard labour . Throwing Stones at a Railway Carriage . —William Hay and John Whitnell , two country lads of 13 and
12 , were indicted for feloniously casting stones at a railway carriage used on the London and North-Western Railway , with intent to endanger tbe safety of Charles Skelton and other persons , being on the same carriage . The jury returned a verdict of Guilty , ' with a recommendation to mercy . The learned judge said , if they had been grown up men be certainly should have imprisoned them for two years . He tben sentenced them to one month's imprisonment and hard labour , and directed that they should be kept apart from the other felons .
Heartless Robbery . —Mary Ann Vaughau , 19 , and Sarah Pritchard , 23 , were charged with stealing , and George Holmes , 27 , with stealing and receiving , a great quantity of clothing and linen , the property of James Rouston . This appeared to be a most heartless robbery . The prosecutor was a poor man , living at Alfred-cottage , Kensalgreen . His wife was taken ill , and eventually died on the 23 d of last month , leaving him with four children . Pritchard went some days before her death to assist in the house , and the other woman , Vaughan , came after that occurrence to help to clean up . They were observed from time to time taking bundles away , and continued this till the place was completely stripped . The policeman who searched Pritchard ' s lodgings found her there with Holmes , who
was living with her , and found on him a shirt , pair of boots , and drawers , which were immediately identified by Ihe prosecutor ; and in the other room a whole heap of things , also his property . At Vaughan's lodejngs a number of other things were found . Both the female prisoners , ill tbeir defence , declared the things had been giver , them , Vaughan declaring that she was going to make clothes from them for one of the children ; but the prosecutor denied this , and said tbat , if anything had been given to ra & kke up for the children , it was only a piece of black for mourning . Holmes protested his innocence . He said Pritchard told him they were given her , and he believed her ; and then turning to her said , " Am I innocent or
guilty ? " Pritchard : You are innocent , and so am I . They were given to me , and I gave them to you . The jury found Pritchard and Vaughau Guilty of stealing , and Holmes of receiving , ho !™^ still vehemently protested his innocence , and the learned Judge said , he only wished he could give him twice as much as the other prisoners . He ought to be ashamed of himself . Here he was liviu " ' with this woman , and appealing to her whether be was innocent or guilty . ' She would not betray bim , but be was pretty sure that he would lave betrayed her if he could have gained anything by if . No doubt he would have been tooglad if his companion bad got twelve months so lone as he escaped . He then sentenced all of them to six months ' imprisonment and bard labour .
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A DB » oRunn > Policb .-TIio "Liverpool Chronicle " states that it is notorious tbat the police . forop of tint town is in a state , of total demomlisSoS ! Sent ng an example of ferocity , duplicity ,-and corruption ! of party likes and hatreds , such as is wholly unparalleled in any 'L r STf , ? decl f f tha t h , ° wi ! 1 continue his efforts to reform the character of the force , many of whom wcorl ing to the local paper referred to arc " hUl ^ iSSd t ho pickings " of someof them amounting tomoro that double their weekly wages , and tho moral sei , se be ng de-W ^ Sta ^ TffiiT * - ! . ^ stenl of oollSS ; the Ohronwlo states , has long since passed in ahv-word , conveying an equal amount of scorn and rcproicb The Stockton Temperance Society is saidj by the Shields Gazette , to consist of one thousand members , or a tithe of the population of the town ! The inhabitants may well be on the look out for a better " supply of water I" ™'
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ALLEGED MUTINY ON BOARrT AN EMIGRANT SHIP . tARD A desperate affray took place on Saturday af ' erncon 0 n board the packet ship Queen of tho West , bound for Nei ! Yotk , and lying in the river ready for sea . The particular ., are asfollow . —The Queen of the West had cleared out o ? the Wellington Dock aad lay near the Cheshire side of the river , between Element and Seacomb . About one o ' clock the captain went on board in a steam tug , and Commenced mustering the crew . Some disagreement took place between him and a few of the men with regard to the proper com . plementfor the ship , George Freeman , one of the crew , in . sisting that she ought to have thirty seamen , while the ' canl tain had only given directions for twenty-six being enrolled . Freeman and the captain came to high words , and the latter ,
taking hold of Freeman by the breast told him to be qujefc and do bis duty . Tho seaman , irritated , struck Captain Mors , who was knocked down and severely handled by the crew , who armed themselves with belaying pins and marlinespikes . The mate , Mr . Risk , came to the rescue , and attacked the crew wiih a cutlas . The captain seized a revolving pistol , and aimed it at the head of one of the men , but it snapped without doing any execution . He then armed himself with a cutlass , and aided by . tbe mate , made an onslaught on the crew , who were driven below , after a tough encounter , in which many of them were sadly gashed and mutilated . One man , Drones , was flogged , and the ringleaders were put in irons . Another had his hand nearly cut off ; most of them were slashed about the head nnd face in a dreadful way , and one had his shoulder deeply cut . In .
telligence ot the affray having been communicated to th & police , a posse of officers , under the command of Superintendent Ride , was sent on board , and the insurgent portion of the crew , twelve ui ' number , were brought ashore handcuffed , accompanied by Captain Mors and the mate . One of the sailors was found so badly hurt that he was removed at once to the hospital . The others were taken to the Central Police station , where Captain Mors formally charged them with mutiny , and gave an account of what had taken place to Mr . Superintendent Clough . The names of the men are—Thomas Brown , CSorwegian ) , James Black , James Fowler , George Freeman , William Perry Easton , Alexander Jack , John Drones , John Morton , and James Francis .. The men appeared terribly cut and bruised , and tho back of Drones , who had been tied up aud lashed immediately
after the affray , was fjuite raw from tho lacerations . The disturbance having taken place on the Cheshire side of the river , the men , with the exception of three , whom it was deemed advisable to remove to the hospital , have been transferred to the police authorities at Birkenhead . Oil Monday the magistrates assembled to hear the charge . Tea of the sailors were placed in the dock , upon which Mr . Aspinall , barrister , stated that he appeared for the crew j that he had a cross charge against the captain on the part of the men ; and that he intended to move for a warrant against the captain . Captain Mors on being examined made a similar statement to the above , which was corroborated by the three mates and a boy . —John Murphy , a passenger , deposed to the general features of the captain ' s evidence , and stated in addition : —I heard tbe pistol click twice , and
then saw it flying into the water . The captain came out of the scuffle , and got a man down and kicked him , while the man ' s hands wero tied . This man tried to get oo board the steamer , but was driven back . Saw him taken into the wheel-house , where he was put in irons . Saw Drones seize the ladder leading from the main to ther quarter-deck , and call for help from the passengers . He was seized by the hair of his head , and pulled up by the first and third mates . Then saw the captain flog him unto eighteen lashes , when tho mates wished him to stop ,, but he refused , and gave him two or three more . Whea tbe officers were securing the men , saw one man with bis arm nearly cut off to the elbow . A Liverpool police officer deposed to taking the men into custody . A number of mea were very severely cut ; some of them wounded all over
the body . Two of them , Peter Ryan , and Thomas Morton ,, were at present in the hospital , and he had a certificate which stated that they were unable to be removed . Byan has his arm nearly cut off , and complains sadly of his wound . Morton is also wounded in the arm , but not sr > severely , and he has also a scalp wound . —Another passenger , named Thomas Moray , deposed to tho captain , striking Freeman first , and to seeing him afterwards run after the men with a cutlass . —Mr . Aspinall , tho barrister , addressed tho Birkenhead magistrates against their expressed determination to deal with the case summarily .. The bench , however , adhered to their resolution , and the learned gentleman then entered upon the defence of the accused . He commented in very severe terms on what hetermed tho brutal and tyrannical conduct of the captain ,
and staked his character as a lawyer on the assertion that even if the men had been guilty of the grossest mutiny ,, and the captain , after he had once escaped from the crew , the mutiny being over , had shot at any one , he would most unquestionably have been guilty of murder . Having again urged that the charge should be sent to the assizes , and determined under the superintendence of one of the judges , Mr . Aspinall called Thomas Murray , a witness whom Mr . Snowball had declined to examine , who attributed the blame to the captain . —William York , a seaman Ou board the vessel , thus described the affray : —I joined the Queen ofthe West on Saturday morning last , and after the ship had been brought to a n anchor the captain came on board and asked how many men were mustered . Tho shipping master said twenty , and was then ordered to go ashorand him
e bring six more . Freeman then observed to the crew he thought there were to be thirty men , and he should like to see them on board before they set to ; adding , " Now is tho time to speak about it , while the ship ia ia port , and not when the ship has gone to sea . " Several of the crew replied , "Yes , now is the time . " After some further remarks the crew went forward to the forecastle and the captain followed them . The mate gave some orders to Freeman , who said he should like to have breakfast before he turned to , on which the captain went up to him , seized him by the throat , threw him on tbe deck , and kicked bim when down . The crew pulled the captain , who appeared to be a bit frightened , away , and ho then took up a belaying pin , and struck at the men on all sides , at the same time calling them names . The mates then came and assisted the captain , using handspikes . The captain was eot down opsin
by the crew , and begged a second time to be let up . Ho was let up and went aft . none of the crew following hira abaft the foremast . He then returned with a revolving pistol , collared Freeman , and ordered him aft , but he would not go , pointing the pistol to his head all the time . 1 ho rest of the crew were standing round all tbe time to protect Freeman , and made a rush at the captain seeing the dangerous weapon in his hand . Tho captain * pulled the trigger , tho cock went down , and the men took the pistol and threw it overboard . I heard the report of a pistol , however , before it was wrested from the captain The chief mate then save the captain a cutlass and had another himself , and they at once cut about among the crew , part of whom made their escape into tho sfcoam .
Hmand the others ran away . One man was trying to get awav by the gangway , when the chief mate cut him bolow the elbow , and nearly severed his arm , after which both the captain and mate kicked him , handcuffed him , dragged him aft , and ill-used him until he fainted . The name , of this man is John Moreton , and he is now in the hospital . Droneawas dragged violently aft , and kicked and cuffed by thl captain and mates . The captain then ordered him to be seizodinthem . zen rigging ; his shirt was stripped up n far as it could be , he captain took a new ropef an inch iu diameter , commonly called a three inch rope , andlout him fi'VLT * ' * ' ^ y th 0 U Sh ! t ™ » faMSi tiger S had a spite against , the second and third mates standing over him with cutlasses lest tho crew might interfere . Thepolice came alongside just as they were looking for another Soyzfa ' cf / 1 ^" , creiv th T - 'r 8 eI ? es ° flSSE tectum , alraid of their lives , and wishing to get awav from he ship .-James Darling , another
aeaLnfAvXZtestimony to that of the preceding witness as to the captain having been the first to commence tho assault .-Tho magistrates , after a short consultation , said they were satisfied an assault had been committed bv the prisoners ; and in accordance with the wish of the captain , they would give summary jurisdiction . Freeman must pay a line of £ 5 or be imprisoned two months ; Jack , Trainer , and Fowler ' £ 3 each , or six weeks in default ; Brown , Drouer , Thompson , Penny , and Drones , to pay costs only , or be imprisoned fourteen days in dcfatilt .-Mr . Aspinall then wished to adduce evidence against the captain and mate for maliciously wounding , but the magistrates refused to entertain the ap . plication ; and the proceedings then terminated , having occupied upwards of six hours .
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Abw Modi : of Operating in ScnoERY .-Ifc is known to the professors of natural , philosophy that a platina wire can be heated instantaneously to a red heat b y means of a powerful electric battery , and that in that state it will cat through the skin and flesh of tho human body with more ease than the sharpest instrument . The surgeons of the Santa Theresa Hospital , in Vienna , have made tho experiment of substituting such a wire for the usual surgical instruments in some ot then- operations , and it is said , with perfect success . They have laid a memoir on tho subject bolero the Imperial Academy of Science in that capital — Lancet . r SwrosED Loss ov Life at Ska . —A few weeks ago a small sloop , tho John and Mary , sailed from tlie nort of
Swansea , laden with a cargo of culm , for Bideford , on the opposite side of ihe Bristol Channel , and there is ovorv reison to fear that during tho course of the night she foundered , as she must have encountered a heavy eale which sprang up soon after she left the harbour . She has never been hoard of since , and there is only too much ground to apprehend jthe loss of eight lives , as firo pasmgen had embarked in her . Of those , consisting of a man three women , and a child , with a crew of three men , nothing has been heard , and doubtless all have foundered with the VCS « sol . Tns Pedlar and his Doo jx Sx . Main ' s Church , Lambeth-It is sated that a pWOa unknown left to tbe parish of Lamhcth a piece oi land , formerly tbe Church Hope ( now Pedlar s Acre ) , on condition that ' they kept in repair representation of
a a pedlar and his dog , in stained fc lni ie , f ' " Mr ^ ons thought it srebus on the donor s name . There was a Mr . Walker , who was a bent-factor to the parish , but whether or not t belonss to him is ««< wr-tam . " i „ i . 5 n 4 tho CnUPob IIope produced only 2 s 8 tl . per annum . It Wns let on lease in 1 , 9 ., at tho yearly vont o £ 110 , and was oapnbleof further improvements . A tine of £ & i 0 w * receive I bv the parish , K . E n , f T im ' " tthafc-is . itVorthnow ? ? , vor - in ^ f 5 V L 4 , l ' ° « lw" we learnt from Mr . ; , ' ; ° ne ^ eohoreh-wr dens , that the glass is in sate CB'todj , and that « t has been kept out in order that they best talent of tho day can furnish . " Tfcero is , of court * . ?™ J ? 7 w ? -n ' the - n «« s P' "* hacK the old Petthv wo , —me builder .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 13, 1852, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_13031852/page/6/
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