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      Hsii . TnoFLosnos .-In the week ending ast Saturday the number of deaths registered in the ¦ Wr * '' trie * was 1 , 111 . In the ten . "ff ^ Jf wjS if ISfiol the average number of deaths «« ± gmi ' t 0 the this be raised by a certain amount m Pr ° ? ° r" 0 ^" ?& increase of population it ^»* aSSS £ ? the corrected average ! , rtweek ^ uf ° ^ a decrease of Ml . P ^^ f ^ f ^ ber of deaths in the on the whole , nc r ! y the . same n d { k d un . present return as in ** <*** £ MJn <* ia observed , luoS'S week the torfj ^ - « «« d ^

      . ^ sn » ifnoxwas 82 . of which 27 occurred anion * children , %£ S ^ £ Whoop ing-cough . 3 by croup , 2 by thrush , IS hv diarrhma . 1 by dy sentery , 2 by cholera , 3 by mfluenz « ' 2 by infaatilo fever , 4 a by typhus , 4 by puerperal fever ( b'sides i oiber cases of women dying after childbirth , ) 3 | > v ' rheumatic fever , 2 of infants by syphilis . The number of deaths ascribed t > erysipelas rose from 7 in the previous -week ti 15 m the List . La ? t week the births of 803 boys and 73 * gir's . ia a - ' 1 , 5 & children , were registered in London . Iu the csrre-n nding wjek of seven previous years the average wis 1 , 38 ? . At the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , the mean daily reading of the barometer was above 34 m . on Monday , and tha mean of the week was 29-012 in .

      Tha mean temperature of the week was 40 deg ., or about 4 degrees above ibe average of corresponding weeks in ten years . Tae mem daily " temperature was highest on TrVdaesday and Thursday , when it was 45 . 4 deg . and 44 deg ., which are respectivelv about 9 degrees and 8 degrees above -the average . It fell to 301 dc ; i . and 34-8 deg . on Friday and Saturlay , which aw both r . vher below the average . Th » wind blew generally from the south-west . THS MUBDEB AT SHAnWtLL .-IXO . UEST OS IBB BODY . — A « inquest was held on Tuesday to investigate the circumstances attending the death of James Almon , « ome particulars of which have alreaiy ap-. eaie . l io our Thames police reports . After the examination of several witnesses , the coroner remarked that there was no doubt sufficient evidence before the jury to make out a case of wilful murder ; but it was necessary that all the parties present when the occurrence took place should be examined , and placed on tbe rrcard , aid be w- ^ uld therefore adjourn the case for the prmlu- 'tion « rf the ofc r witnesses .

      AatMEBAnoss . —On Saturday several very extensive Siizures we . e male by tie Inland Revenue officers of adulterated teas and pepper at different grocer ' s shops in the metropolis , and informations were at once directed by the Commissioners of Excise to enforce penalties . Discovert of a Dead Cuilo . —An inquest has been held on tlie body of a female child , which some hoys had found in L'ttlc Bridge-street , BUcfefriars . Mr . Harper , surgeon , gnxc it as Ka opinion that the child had been born ab ' ve . Verdict— " Found Dead . " Death from Scffocatios at a Brewert . —On Saturday an inquest was held oa the body of James Patterson i ' oakes , a » ed forty-three , a cellarman , in the employ of Afessrs . Elliot and Watney , the brewers , who was suffocated in a vatliv carbonic acid gv , —Yorkist accordingly .

      Fjrs is the Borough , —On Sunday morning a fire broke out iu the bakery of Mr . Urqnhart , 6 , Trinity-street , Trinity-square , Southwark . An alarm having been given , the inmates , among whom was an almost bod-ridden female above seventy years of age . made their escape through the trap-door in the roof . Fortunately no one was injured , but tbe bouse and contents , which were insured , were destroyed . The Grasd Terminus of the Great Northern Railway . —Within the last two or three days considerable apprehension h is been excited amongst the authorities , architects , engineers , and contractors for the construction of tbe stupendous works in progress , at tbe terminus of tbe < Jrcat Northern Railway , at King ' s Cross , that unless some efficient remedy be applied , that portion intended as tbe out-going and incoming station for the trains will fall . With a view to prevent such a catastrophe taking place , shorings have been put up so as to support the large arches , as also to strengthen the stanchions and walls upon which thev re < t . —Otterver .

      Monsier Thiers arrived at tbe St . Katharine ' s Wharf , on Sunday morning by tbe General Steam Navigation Company ' s steam-ship Soho , from Antwerp . VioLExr Death of a Prisoner is the Wakdstorth House of Correction . —On Saturday an inquest was held in the new Surrey County Prison , before Mr . W . Carter , upon the body of John Council , agod twenty-two , a prisoner , committed by Mr . Hardwicse . on November 1 st , 1851 , as a rojne and vagabond for three months with hard labour . The jury proceeded to view the body , which they found mangled in a manner too terrible to bo described . William Marson deposed he was one of the warders of the House of correction . Oa the afternoon of Thursday , the 8 th in ? tent , the chief officer directed him to take charge of the pump from which the water is supplied to the prison .

      Twentyfour male prisoners work the pump . At a quarter to eight o'clock Uo pissed into the gallery , where he had the surveillance oftbo whole twenty-four prisoners working at the cranks , each prisoner being shut , in a separate division . The pump was not in operation , as there were eight to put in before he got in tbe gallery . Tbe chief warder put the prisoner who wss last to liis work . He then gave the signal . "Go to work . " "Hand to your cranks . " " The chief officer is outside , let him sec you work well . " The prisoners commenced very briskly , and had taken three or four turn * , when the nnchinery suddenly stopped . Supposing some of the machinery was goue wrong , ho looked downto see what was amiss ; looked at three or four cranks , which were ri-Jit , and then went to the centre ; there he had a view of the cogwheels , aud , seeing nothing deficient , said , " Pull away , niy lads , there ' s nothing broke , " they began again ; he looked at it seeing nothing wrong , and thea looked at each man . Seeing nothing of the orisoner . who

      ¦ -was ia the last division , he looked more narrowly , and observed the prisoner « n bis back . His head was near the door . Thedoor opened from the yard in front of the crank . The witness then described the appearance . His clothes were very mush torn , there was no mot'on , he appeared to "be hreat ' . iWj ; . Witness lwd hear . l no noise or exclamation If there ha < i been , he must have heard it . He called out to Caleb Lent Alford , another warder , to run immediately for the surgeon , as thtrc was a man killed ; and instantly pulled the chief warder ' s bell . He came almostimnicdialely juid opened the door , and saw the man . His trowsers were torn upwards . He was living afrer that time , lie groaned slightly , and expired in five mmutes . He wastuc last man to go in , and ha-J to bing bisnu . 'isber on a book at the back of the door and turn up the peak of his cap , -which comes to his chin . Bef ire he had accooiplifhed this the crank turned , and trying to lay hold of it , it struck him as he bent down , and the blow would ha upwards . The jurv returned a verdict of "Accidental DaiIIi "

      Caution to Contractors . —On Monday , in the Southwark Couaiy Court , an action was brought against a sowers * contractor , to recover compensation for injuries received through the negligees of the latter . The plaintiff , an old man , was proceeding on a dark night of August last down a street near Acre-Iaiic , Brixton , when he fell into an excavated pit , before which no lfabt or fence bad been placed . Tbe plaintiff ' s collar-b- 'ine whs dislocated , and Ids right arm broken . Beinga -worKing man , he had lost the power of fiuj-. n- ' irtiiij ; himself by labour during several mouths . The judge awarded him damages £ 35 and costs . Melancholy Diuth of a Ladt . —Mr . Wakley , M . P ., held an inquest on M *> : < diy , in the Chelsea Workhouse , on Mrs . Frances Benn , aged fifty-nine , late ef Cameron-square . Deceased went to pay a visit ia Malcolm-square , when she fell with such violence on the pavement as to fracture her skull , and almost instant death ensued . Yerdiet— " Accidental Death . "

      Attempted Suicide . —On Tuesday afternoon , a young woman , about eighteen years of age , suddenly mounted tbe parapet of Waterloo-bri . ig « , and threw herself into the Thames . Her clothes buoying her up , she floated as far as Strand-lane , wht-n ? h-j was picked up by some men in a police galley , and iinuieiiately conveyed to Charing-cross Hospltai ' in a very exhausted condition . Sacrifice of Children ' s Lives nr Fire . —On Monday an inquest was held by Mr . Bedford , at the Westminster Hospital , on the body of Caroline Morley , aged six years . On the previous Friday morning she was in a room with -two younger children , while her mother had gone out on an errand . Tho father had lefta piece of chalk on the

      mantlepieoe , which the deceased got on a chair to reach , and then commenced drawing above it " a child ' s house . " Her clothes caught fire , and she died at the above hospital of the injuries sustained . The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death . " The coronor observed that the frequency of those deaths was really frightful . It was only one day last week he had held four inquests oa burnt children here , and two in other places . Parents had no more right to leave infants in a room where there was a fire , than they had to put a lighted candle under their own beds . It must be put an end to , and he saw no other means than a legal penalty , which must be adopted , and whijh ho would assuredly recommend .

      Frightful Death of as Excise Driver . —On Wednesday an inquest was taken at St . Thomas ' s Hospital , respecting thedeath of Moses Thompson , twenty-six , an engine driver on the South Western Railway . It appeared that on the previous Thursday night deceased left Southampton in charge of a luggage train . Upon reaching the Woking station deceased got down to oil some portion of the machinery , and in so doing placed his right arm and upper part of his person between the spokes of the hind wheel , when several trucks were by some means forced violently against the end of the tender , which caused the connecting rod to rise and crush the deceased ' s bead and body in some portion of the work ? . Tne deceased called out to the stoker , " Oh , Go d of H ea ven , release me . " The unfortunate man was extricated by his companions , a nd having b een placed in a covered carriage was removed to the above hospital . The immediate cause of death was laceration of 5 » " ? ' Tfle jury returned a verdict of "Accidental ¦ Death /

      Fkuale Emigration Society . —A large bod y of the members and friends of the Feuwlo Emigration Society left ™? ° j \ Tu d » y . hy the Blackwall railway , and thence « w k i ' the Meteor steam vessel , to G r a v esen d , off wn . cu piace tue Euphrates , Captain Monro , S 59 tons , was t £ ri £ « f - ParP 0 Se <» f bidding farewell to the twentieth lmwLTi gPants ? bont to P ™ ceed to Sydney under the St nn ^ pr ° ^ fct !? a of f' ^ bove society , of which the -The n £ tr ^ i i dney Herbert - M P- Present .-Sr orS . f ° « Sn 2 , e" W £ e 3 ent 0 ttt * il * this vessel is other fiJa . L + fift ^ ' ? barked oa Tuesday , and the sta ^ ii are to J ° n » ts arrival at P . ymoutr Tiey 'SXSffiTSS ff ch ? ra . ^ , tKe s ' rangfi ^ J ^ a-j ^ A-Xsps :

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      slaughterman in Newport-market . Ho went into * the poun d , " where the bullocks are tied up , for the purpose of driving eight or nine of them into the slaughter-house to dress for Wednesday's market . He had nearly finished the job , when one of them refusing to go into the killing-house , he proceeded to urge it forcibly , upon which the animal became infuriated , and rushing at him pinned him so firmly against the wall that had he n < t received timely assistance he would undoubtedly have been crushed to death . On being liberated he was carried to Charing-cross Hospital , where Mr . Dalton , the house surgeon , discovered on examination tbat one arm was severely fractured , besides internal injuries of so serious a character , that he now lies in the hospital in a very precarious stale .

      . Fire at Exeter Hall .-Ou Wednesday evening flames were discovered issuing from a small building situated between the windows of the large hall and the porter ' s rooms . Tbe engines soon arrived , and in less than an hour the fire was extinguished . On examination it was found that the vaults in which the fire originated , running under the extensive ball , were occupied by Messrs . D . inks and Bodick , agents to Messrs . Guineas , the bottled stout nurjbanK and that just as the men were leaving off work this place was found enveloped in flames . Fortunately the fl am es were prev e nte d from ext e n d i n g into the vaults , but some damage is done to the walls of the hall by smoke and water .

      Parliamentary Reform . —On Wednesday , at the meeting of the vestry of St . Pancras , J . P . Pierce , Esq , in the chair , a communication from Sir Benjamin Hall , relative to the holding of a meeting on the above subject , was read . Having stated his reasons for wishing a postponement of the projected meeting , he says : " The session will be one of immense importance to the metropolis , and I am glad to think that the vestry of St . Pancras purpose appointing a committee , as I shall thereby receive valuable assistance in case I should require some information in detail , which I may not at present have . " —Mr . P . Healey moved , that in order to meet the' wishes of the worthr member , that the meeting convened by the vestry for the 26 th inst ., b e p o st po ne d till 2 nd February . —Mr . flal ' on seconded the motion , which was carried unanimously . —A motion was afterwards carried , granting the vestry hall for an aggregate reform meeting .

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      Horrible Murder ^ near Basbdrt , Oxfordshire . — A murder , attended with circumstances of an unusuil and unnatural character—the neph ew of t be unfortunat e vi c tim being charged with the horrible crime—was committed near Banbury , on Saturday evening . Tbe victim is a jeweller , named John Kalabergo , who for many years has carried on a thriving trade in the High-street of this town . He is an Italian . His business was not confined to the limits of the borough ; and ho possessed a vehicle with which ( laden with his wares ) he maiie frequent and profitable journies through the neighbouring country . He started upon one of these excursions on Saturday , accompanied by his nephew . Returning at night he was murdered near Wilscot-hill , a

      distance of three miles from Banbury . A woman in advance of a carrier ' s cart found the dead body upon the road , between six and seven o ' clock—bis horse and cart being stopped somewhat nearer Banbury about tbe same time . The body was conveyed to a public-house in the village of Wilscot , hard by . It was then discovered that his death had been caused by agun shot wound , the ball entering the back of tbe skull ; there " was also acohtusediwound upon his forehead . The pockets had not been rifled ; a £ 10 note , upwards of £ 3 in coin , and a bank receipt for £ 500 being found . If the object of the murderers was plunder , it had been effectually defeated .-While these events were taking p lace the companion of the murdered man had reached Banbury , where he made known the death of his uncle , stating ( we are told ) that they had been attacked by a party of three

      ruffiins , and seeing the uselessness of resistance , he had fled across the fields to the town . The nephew has been taken into custody . —The deceased was upwards of 70 years of age , and is believed to be possessed of considerable property . His nephew had been living with him for some months . A short time since the young man purchased a pistol of a gunmaker io the town , and this is one of the strongest facts against the prisoner . Up to this time no weapon has been discovered , though a strict search has been instituted . —On Monday an inquest was opened and several witnesses were examined , but it was adjourned uutil Friday , in the hope that in the meanwhile further information will be elicited . The only additional evidence given by the witnesses beyond the particulars already stated was that of the surgeon who had made a post mortem examination of the body , a n d who d e pose d to h a ving f ound near the left ear a bullet , which bad entered by the right , and passing through the brain , had caused the death of the unfortunate victim . The young man charged with tbe

      offence is about twenty-four years of age , and has been in England only two months , during which time he has assisted his uncle in business . He cannot speak English with fluency . At present no evidence has been adduced affecting him . The person charged with the commission of this crime , Giovanni Guillaume Kalabergo , was brought up for examination on Thursday . The prisoner had been confined since Sunday at a public house in Wroxton , having two constables constantly with bim . However , about five o ' clock on Monday , he managed to jump from a casement window , a distance of twenty-five feet from the ground . In the fall he broke the small bone of his right leg , still he contrived to run a quarter of a mile before he was captured by the landlord , who had gone in pursuit . He was then taken beck to his old quarters , where ho was very heavily ironed by Mr . Walker , of Banbury Gaol , who had been sent for . At the examination the prisoner ' s leg was in splints . His left arm ( the wrist of wliich was spramed ) in a sling , Evidence was called , but the inquiry was adjourned until a proper interpreter was present .

      Ahaiemexis of Rents . —At his rent audit Sir John Tyrell , Bart ., made his usual liberal abatement of 10 per cent . Captain Bence , of Kentwell Hall , Melford , has this Christmas , un ? oIicited made a deduction of fifteen per cent , to his tenantry on bis estates . Sir Hyde Parker , Bart ., of the same parish , at his yearly audit , m ad e an a ba tement o f ten per cent , Coxvictios ot k Gasq ob BuRGXMia . —On Saturday George Pearso , James Pearse , Edward Pearso , and James Perry , were tried at the Devonport Borough Sessions , for Burglary committed at Plymouth , under circumstances which have been already stated . They were found Guilty and sentenced . —George Pearse to be transported for seven years on the indictment as to the Rous property , and a further seven years as to that ot Mr . Morcomhey ; James Pearse was sentenced to ten years' transportation ; Edward Pearse to be imprisoned twelve months , with one month solitary confinement ; and James Perry to be imprisoned for nine months , with three weeks' solitary confinement .

      The Railway Robberies . —Coxfession of Hall . —Considerable excitement has prevailed in Hull owing to the circumstances of Hall ( who was sentenced last week to ten years' transportation for robberies committed on the York and North Midland Railway Company ) having confessed and implicated several tradesmen in this town , who he states have for many years with himself been receivers of goods stolen from various railway companies . Further Robberies os the York asd North Midland Railway Company . —No sooner havo the cases against Hall and hia confederates been disposed of than another person , named Charles Johnson , has been apprehended and charged with stealing a quantity of ribbon , the property of the railway company . Johnson was brought up at the police court last week , and committed for trial .

      Child Murder ,. —Two servant girls , one living at Liverpool and the other at Birkenhead , were hst week committed respectively to the castles of Lancaster and Chester , for trial , ou charges of wilful murder of their illegitimate offspring . Infanticide appears to be greatly upon the increase . The Convicts at Dartmoor . —On Saturday afternoon forty-six rank and file , with oflicers , of the I 9 th regiment , were despatched to Dartmoor , after half an hour ' s notice , in consequence of there being 7001 b . of gunpowder found secreted in the neighbourhood of the prisons , which had been bid by the convicts for some purpose , probably for effecting their escape .

      Determined Suicidb by a Girl . —On Saturday afternoon a young girl of sixteen , named Eleanor Vickers , in the service of Mrs . Steel , of Scotch-street , Whitehaven , committed suicide by cutting her throat . She bad nurloined some tea , which was found in her possession , and a threat having been made of mentioning tbe fact to her mother , she proceeded to her bedroom , and with a razor nearly severed her head from her body . An inquest was held , and a verdict of insanity returned . The Suspicious Death at Kisgswood , near Wootonusder-Edge . —The adjourned inquest upon the body of Mrs . Eliza Hart , who during her lifetime was landlady of the King ' s Arms , at Kings vood , near Wooton-under-Edge , was resumed on Monday . The circumstances which induced

      suspicions as to the death of the deceased , and which led tho coroner to issue bis warrant for tbe exhumation of tbe body , have already been stated in the " Northern Star . " Mr . W . Herapatb , analytical chemist , of Bristol , denosed to have examined tbe viscera and its contents , as handed to him by the surgeon , Mr . Hill . He had failed to find any traces of mineral poison , which he should have found had any been exhibited . The only substance found by him consisted of the remains of raspberries , no doubt the remains of some jam of which on the last day of her life the deceased partook . The coro n er h a v i n g summed up the evidence , the jury returned a verdict , lhat the . deceased came to her death by natural causes . " Ihe inquest . room , as on tbe previous day , was very much crowded .

      Discovery of Ironstone . — The "Northampton Herald " reports the discovery of ironstone of good quality running through the county from north-west to south-east , over an extensive district . The fact has been known for some time , but it is now publicl y announced , because extended inquiries show the discovery is really valuable . Many persons connected with Staffordshire and the north have been examining quarries and exhibiting an anxiety to purchase estates . Doubtless tbe existence o £ tbe ore was known in former times , but as there was no coal to smelt it the discovery was then useless . Now railways will convey the ore to the coal or the coal to the ore .

      The Boiler Explosion is Staffordshire . —Toll-bsd . — The adjourned inquiry into the cause of this unfortunate occurrence was continued on Wednesday before George Hinchcliffe , Esq ., the coroner for the district . Tbe evidence adduced being still far from satisfactory , and a great deal of excitement existing in the neighbourhood in consequence of there having been an explosion at the samo works ^ only , five years since , the inquest was again adjourned m order that additional evidence as to tho capability of the boiler , and the mode of its management , may D 8 OuI-AIIjOj .

      Cora 6 roKiT . LivBRPooL . -OnTuesday night a Serious collision took place near the mouth of the Mersey , between the steam-ship Clarence and the ship Gladiator , which has produced much injury to property , but , so far ag we have

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      been able , tc ^ l ^ with P ^ injurj ^ Clarence recently bui thy Mr . Laird , « . *{ " ™ J t ' left port Captain Wiseman , and ^ noj mJu « ^ J ^ fh ' e w J her KW' & £$ &&> froS > nt Zig for Liverpool tt ^ -SSSS ?!^ carried awa y K-gfSjSj Our corespondent states , that on visitin g the scene of the explosion , which occurred on Friday H ^ -Jn D lish ' s colliery , Kit Green , n e arN o rbur y Hall , he wtwnn formei [ that two of the persons injuredm > « «^ g of nine others Who were severely burned , two are not uiieiy to recover . —Manchester Guardian . ,. Mr . Roebuck , M . P . for Sheffield , addressed his consUtuents in the CoiJncil Hall of that town , on Tuesday afternnon . The uronnmenti for the meetingjvere not made

      until the arrival of the hon . member in SheiheJd , on nonaay evenioR , to attend the soiree of the Mechanics I ^ ' ^ ion but , notwithstanding the short notice given , the hall was crowded in every part . Mr . I . Ironside was in the chair . Extraordinary DiscovERY .-On Saturday last , as some persons were employed near the works of the new bridge at Rochester , they discovered the body of a man floating in the River . Assistance was immediately obtained . and the body taken out . On examination it appeared to be the body of a sailor , apparently about fifty years of age . and had the appearance of having been in the water at least two months ; and from tbe rapid work of . decomposition it presented a revolting sight . The most extraordinary discovery was that

      it seemed to have been fastened down by a state into tae mud , the stake being still found connected with the corpse . An inouest was held the same day at the Ship Inn , but was adjourned for tbe purpose of identification , and that inquiries may be instituted by the police , which may clear up the mystery attached to this discovery . Fight in a Chapel at BLACKBURN . --On Saturday last a conference teacher in Great Harwood Methodist Chapel , charged Henry Hindle , a "Reform" teacher , with having , on the previous Sunday , assaulted him without provocation . It appeared that the two religious parties occupy different sides of the chapel , a nd that , on the day in question , the complainant left his own party , a n d in s is t ed on teachi ng a cl a ss belonging to the other . A quarrel ensued , and each endeavoured to throwthe other over the pew in which the class was assembled . Mr . \ V . Eccles , the ma g istrate , order e d each of the parties to enter into his own recognisances to keep the peace .

      Committal for Bigamy at Liverpool . —On Tuesday , the magistrates were occupied in investigating a charge of bigamy against Thomas Hargreaves , a painter , who had res i d ed m a n y ye a rs in Liver po ol , and who was married in October last , at St .-Nicholas Church , to Jane Goul d son , a respectable young woman , of Price ' s-street , Birkenh ead , his former wife , Mary , to whom he had been married in 1833 , being still alive . Both wives were present in court . From the evidence adduced , the-magistrates decided upon committing the prisoner to take his trial at the next assizes . It was stated that the prisoner became acquainted with the second wife in May last , and after a few months' courtship they were married , and had lived together ever since , until Hargreaves confidentially told bis second wife that he had been married before , and that his first wife was still living ; upon which information was given to the police , and the prisoner was apprehended .

      Fire on tub Kymin Hill . —This beautiful spot was , on the morning of Tuesday last , the scene of a mischievous instance of incendiarism , perpetrated by some boys , who wilfully set-fire to the gorse , and have thereby made it black and desolated in appearance . The authorities , are determined to use their power in , punishing such a flagrant outrage , and no doubt the authors of it will have to repent their reckless conduct . —Hereford Journal .

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      Garotte Robberies in Edinburgh . —Within the last few days two robberies have taken place , by tig htening a noose round the body and arms , and then rifling the pockets . Both the assaults referred to were committed about mid * night , the one ortthe footpath through Bruntzfield Links , and the other on the ' public road near Alerchiston Castle . In the one case a watch was stolen , and near the other some money . The highwaymen have not been apprehended . Distressing Case . — On Sun da y morn i ng at an earl y hour , tho body of a man , almost in a state of nudity—the only articles of clothing being a shirt and a pair of stockings , was found in a close off Bridgegate-street , On being

      brought to the Central Office , and examined by the surgeon , it was found that death had in all probability resulted from exposure to the severe cold of the night . The unfortunate deceased is quite unknown ; but , from the absence of any marks of violence and other circumstances , it is conjectured that he had , whilst in a state of intoxication , fallen a s leep in the close referred to , and in that condition had been stripped of his clothes by some of tho prowling wretches who are continually on the watch . As the poor man ' s death has resulted from this heartless theft , the police are making active inquiries to detect the porpetrators of the outrage . Deceased appears to have been about forty years of age . — Glasgow Paper .

      Severe Snow Storm in the North . —Detention of the Mails . —Iu consequence of the heavy fall of snow in the north of Scotland , the whole of the mails beyond Perth have been put out of course . On the Highland road the mail-coach could not get beyond Blair Athole ; and after every possible exertion to get through , the guard was compelled to return with the bags on Friday evening to Perth , and up to the present time , although a large number of persons have been employed in clearing tho roads , the passage h as not been made practicable even for a horse , as the continued snow storm and high wind All up the drifts as soon as cleared . On Sunday evening the railway to Aberdeen was open , but kept so with great difficulty , and beyond Aberdeen there was no passage in any direction .

      We understand that on Wednesday there were no less than 160 bags overdue at the post-office , and although some of these have since come in , no mails have arrived Irom Inverness or any place beyond that town for three days . Tbe guards state that they do not remember so severe a storm since 1 S 26 . The post-offiiie hasdes ' patohed extra officers to Aberdeen and Perth , and every possible exertion is used to obviate tho serious inconvenience the public must experience from this groat and unusual detention of the correspondence to and from so large a portion of Scotland . The mails in the Western Highlands have also been obstructed beyond Inverary , and the steam-boats on the Clyde rendered very irregular , by tho continued gales and stormy weather .

      The late Murder at Kinnino Park . —We understand that the Renfrewshire authorities , after carefull y invest igating the circumstances of the lute foul murder at Kinning Park , iu the neighbourhood of Glasgow , have seen it to be their duty to retain the carter , named Stracban , for trial on the capital charge of taking away the life of the girl , Margaret Lyle . The other parties at first thought to be in some way or other implicated in the crime—viz ., Strachan ' s daughter and her sweetheart , the lad Watson , have now b e e n liberated from custody . We are informed that the 'difficulty of accounting for a motive to so brutal and ferocious an assault , or series of assaults , as that which tho poor girl bad evidently been subjected to , is likely to be got over , and that in all probability it will be traced to jealousy of a rival for the affections of Margaret Lyle . —North British Mail .

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      Another Windfall For The Whigs.—A Situat...

      Another Windfall for the Whigs . —A situation worth £ 700 a year has just become vacant by the death of Joseph Denis Mullen , Esq . The vacant situation is that of Marshal of tho Four Courts Marshalsea ; that is , tho governor of a debtors' prison . Mr . Mullen , who was a good fellow in his way , owed his appointment to the late Mr . O'Connell , at the very time that troublesome personage appeared to be giving the government of the day all the trouble which he could command . Therefore we may assume that the situation was placed at his disposal—not so much as a reward for services rendered to the cause of "law and order , " as Lord Clarendon would say , as a sop to sooth his future well-affected agitation .

      Expected General Election . —It is stated by certain members of the Defence Association that a routd dozen and upwards of free and independent representatives of repeal and Popish constituencies in Ireland have signified their intention of retiring from Parliament at the next dissolution , and going into private life . Ribbonism . —The " Evening Packet" has the following statement with reference to the spread of Ribbonism : — " In the county of Meatb , too , the baneful system of Ribbonism is spreading . Towards the close of last , month , in the parish of Clonard , a house on the lands of Cromboy , the property of Lady Rich , wa s malicious l y set on fire , and two bullocks , belonging to Mrs . Magan , which were in the building at the time , were tot a l l y con s ume d . This was the fourth act of incendiarism which recently took place in the same neighbourhood . A local subscription has been entered into which , added to the £ 50 offered by government , will make £ 137 to be paid to the detector of ' . the perpetrator of these outrages .

      Decrease of the Population — The returns of the census for the union of Dundalk show a fearful decline of the population between the years 1841 and 1851 , the result being as follows : —In 1841 the numbers were 65 , 519 ; in 1851 , o 3 , < 16 , being a falling off of nearly 12 , 000 souls . A local paper thus comments upon these startling figures : — "The Catholic clergy wonder why their chapels are deserted on Sundays ; but when one-fifth of the population have died and emigrated is it any wonder that the sacred edifices have become too large for their present congregations ? Ihe revenue of the country has lose at least £ 20 , 000 by their departure , and the strength , the bone aud sinew , of the union have been materially reduced . But , in our opinion , no less than 15 , 000 persons have emigrated from tne union since 1841 , that is , one-fourth of the population , as the births which took place for the last ten years would more than equal the deaths . Looking at the area of the

      union ana the present population , we see that there is one person to every two acres . It lias been said that formerly in England « ever y roo d of ground maintained its man . ' In ion £ D , alkunI ? ' if this wero the caae » we shoul d h a ve 400 , 000 persons instead of 53 , 000 , as at present . In looking oyer the figures , - we observe that Dundalk is the only division which has an increase ; in some of tho others there are fearful defalcations . Carlingford and Rathcor diviaions have lost nearly 3 , 000 inhabitants ; . Killannv showS ft reduction of 1 , 201 ; Louth , 865 ; and Inniskeen ^ Emigration from DuBLiN .-The number of emigrants

      Another Windfall For The Whigs.—A Situat...

      Thb ' Prentice Boys of Derry . — Six of the " apprentice boys of Derry " have been held to bail , charged with a breach of the Processions' Act for aiding in the celebration of the shutting of the gates at Derry at the late anniversary in that , city . A fund is being collected for the defence of the traversers in this small " state prosecution . " . , . . . . ¦ The Decrees and thr Alleged Schism . —After permitting the report of an alleged schism in high qu a rters to circulate , without a word of notice , throughout the length and breadth of the three kingdoms , tho «' Freeman ' s Journal" of Monday is at length instructed to state Von authority" that the Statutes of Thurles were received by Archbishop Slattery in the month of December last , were duly promulgated by that prelate , and hav , e been from that period in full force in the diocese of Cashel .

      Evictions in the West . —Tbe Galway papers of Saturday contain some distressing details of the progress of evictions inthatcounty . Tho " Vindicator ' , ' states that— "At the quarter sessions , held a few days . in Loug h rea , fifty ejectments were entered for hearing . If we take . the ave rage number of e a ch f a mil y at six , the total eveotions for one division of this county would amount to 300 . There were thirty-four ejectments entered for Galway , and a t the same ratio of calculation the number of . exterminat ed individu al s would he 204 , making a total of 504 human beings left destitute—so much labour . taken out of the great field of industry—so many items transferred to the debtor side of the national ledger—so many links struck by one flourish of t h e b arr i st e r ' s pen—from the human chain that binds society together . " The "Galway Mercury" furnishes a list , of seventeen families alleged . to . have . b een evicted in the neighbourhood of MeeJ / ck on the property of the Marquis of Clanricarde . In the same townland , it is

      added , there is an equal number of families "in course ot eviction . " According to this statement , 170 persons are likely to be thrown for support upon the poor rates . Tho " Tuam Herald , " too , announces that the relieving officer of that union has reported to the board of guardians th a t notice has been served upon him of the eviction of twentyth r ee f a mili e s ( each a ver ag ing from four to five persons ) off the estate of Mr . St . George , of the electoral division of Killursaand Headford . "It is ho wonder , " says the «« Herald , " " that the peasant looks with a longing wish to tread the soil of freedom in America . " Mr . Batbson ' s Murder . —The fellow who presented himself to the police as an approver in the case pf the murder ; of Mr . Bateson is an impostor . It is saidthat he will be indicted for perjury . His object was to obtain a portion of the reward offered for the conviction of the murderers . _ The Mars steamer sailed from Waterford on Friday with 110 p assene e r s , for Liver po ol , en ro ut e for America .

      The weather was exceedingly boisterous last week , and considerable damage was done to the shipping on the coast , and to houses and other property on land . " On Friday , however , " says a Clonmel paper , " the weather was fine , when two companies of our poor countrymen wereseenwend ing their way , in despite of wind , rain , fro s t , and snow at this inclement season of the year , an d w i t h shi p wrecks o n out coast , and the horrors of the Atlantic staring them in the face , towards Waterford , there to embark with their wives and little ones for that land where tbey hope to procure labour , and realise a competence , neither of which tbey can obtain in the land of their birth . On Wednesday night seven dray loads of emigrants passed through the town , en route to Waterford , and were followed on Thursday evening b y f our lo a ds more , pursuing the same route , and for the

      same destination . After this who willthink of stopping emigration , when th e l a ws of nature are set a t d e fia nc e by th os e who brave all dangers and suffer every privation to escape from , a land from whence even hope seems to have flown ? The' ' Daily Express" has the following announcement : — " We understand that a special commission will forthwith issue for the counties of Louth and Monaghnn , and that the presiding judges will be the Right Hon . Chief Justice Blackbume and Chief Justice Moriahan . We are happy to perceive the government adopting such prompt me as ures f or the re p re s s i on of a consp iracy which reflected so much disgrace upon the country , and inflicted so much suffering upon individuals . On Monday the grand jury of the city of Dublin found

      true bills for libel against Mr . James Birch , proprietor of the defunct " World " for a series of libels inserted in the last three publications of that paper , conveying the most horrible imputations on the character of Mrs . French , relict of the late highly respected Mr . French , high sheriff of the city of Dublin in 1848 , at which disturbed period the energy and ability displayed hy him won the approbation of all loyal citizens . Mrs . French is the daughter of Mr . Brewster , whose successful defence of Sir Wm . Somerviile at the late extraordinary trial , no d ou b t elicite d the cruel retaliation of which Mrs . French so justly complains . Mr . Eastwood .- —This gentleman is reported to be considerably better . Dr . Cu ? sick has returned to Dublin and he expresses his belief that Mr . Eastwood is now in the fair way to recovery .

      Electric Telegraph in Ireland . —The firm of Fox , Henderson , and Co ., have entered into contract with the direct ors of t h e Mi d l a nd Great W e st e rn Railw a y Company to lay down the telegraph between Dublin and Galway . The same firm are in negotiations with the Great Southern aad Western Railway Company to lay down the telegraph between Dublin and Cork . A meeting of the gentry and ratepayers of Mayo , presided over by the Earl of Luoan was held in the Court-house of Castlebar on Monday , for the purpose of protesting , for the last time prior to the assembling of parliament , against the payment of the annuities , without previous inquiry by a committee of tbe House of Commons . Lord Lucan and several others spoke on the occasion . A petition was adopted , which is to be entrusted for presentation in tbe House of Lords to the Earl of Lucan , and in the House of Commons to Mr . G . H . Moore , who was present at the meeting ; Tie Thurles Synod . —The statutes of Thurles have been promulgated this week in the dioceses of Cork and Cloyne .

      Loss Op The Columbus.-Further Particular...

      Loss op the Columbus .-Further Particulars . — Tbis ill-fated vessel struck on a lee shore full of p ointe d rocks at Doornoge Bay , County Waterford , on the 7 th inst . She was from New Orleans with 1 , 400 tons cargo of cotton and Indian corn . Shortly after striking a boat with four men put off from t h e vessel , contrary to the earnest remonstrance of the people on shore , several of whom lined the beach , attracted to the place by the lights exhibited and other signals made by the ship in progress from the Waterford side . Of these four seamen three survived—the fourth reached the shore alive , but perished immediately after being rescued from the raging surf . Tho vessel struck about nine o ' clock . The soa raged throughout the night most frightfully ; between that and five o ' clock nineteen others of the crew were

      rescued ( total saved twenty-two ) . But unfortunately eight others of the crew perished , with three female passengers an d one male p assenger : tot a l lost , thirteen . Most of the persons saved owed their deliverance to floating in on bales of cotton . The people exerted themselves during the night to save life—and when life ( or death ) was decidedlhey began to save property . About 1 , 0 00 ba le s of cotton were p icked ua during this day , an d t a ken ch a rge of by L l oyd ' s agent . Tivo of the females were cabin passengers—the third is stated to be a County Wexford woman returning to her native land and meeting a fri ghtful death on its threshold , ' Escape op Prisoners . —On Saturday a description was

      circulated of Thomns Williams , alias Brown , w h o h a d been committed for trial upon a charge of felony , but who effected his escape on Monday evening last from ' one o f the Ashford constables , who had him in custody at tho Canterbury Railway Terminus . On Sunday last David M'Goo ' ch a beggingimpostor , who had been committed for five months for forgery , fraud , and imposition , effected his escape from the prison of Kirkcudbright . On the afternoon of Friday last , a young woman , named Elizabeth Berry , who had been committed for breaking into and robbing a house at Luston-neld , Herefordshire , made her escape from the lock-up at Ludlow . v

      Murder by Convicts .-A few days ago some of the convicts in the prison of Neisse , in Silesi a , made an attempt to escape by a plan , remarkable both for cunniiw aud ferocity . The inmates of ono sell , four in number , when the turnkey , a man n a med K a hl , came h is rou nd s on the evening of tho 29 th , fell on him , tied and gagged him . took the keys from his person and then strangled him with a cloth . The leader of the band stripped the bodv and put on the uniform of the officer . Ho then walked at the head of three others to tho entrance , as if ho were escortic * them , and demanded to be let out to fetch a coffin for 5 dead prisoner , which is generally done by night . The porter , however , suspected something wrong , and , instead of opening the gate , gave an alarm . One of the convicts

      tnen tneu with tne gaoler s Keys to release the other prisoner ' s , to obtain their help , but all four were overpowered before this could be effected , though not without a desnerate resistance . The body of the murdered turnkev was found under a heap of straw mattrasaes . The criminals who made the attempt were under sentences , wun , na » 8 WD 0 On the 8 th inst . the brig Caroline of Malta fnn w , n „ . ford , struck at St . Patrick ' s Bay , and became I \ Z * 5 , 1 had touched at Quee & etown for orders and II f" , overran this harbour , her port of St £ tS . " F ° o uS ° e v no lives were lost . -coi innately Official On dit . —The speech from th * Ti .,. „ n „ * understood , will be seconded by Sir RiSLtS wV * Bulkelcy . The principal to ptolX gS . w 'Tf course , be a Parliamentary Reform Bill » na ih » % ^ ' i f ^ T ^ TT" a"V th ^ " rts of C mmllTaw FebX k ° ParUamentaCy ££ ?* " % &

      Lord Clanricarde has declared his intention to leave the Cabinetas soon as a successor can be procured Tlienon ! lord has been solicited to take tbe French ^ 11 f Lord Normanby'become a member of Z Cabin ' ^ Sir Harry Smith Superseded . ' il ? r , n . I oik George Cathcart , ^ ^^^^ Ti ^ of Wellington at QuatreBras and » ttui !* f T „ V loo , and late-Deputy Lieutenant of thi-r attle ° 1 Watei " appointed to supersede Sk Ha ? ry SmiS .. r ° ' c befn Ca p e of Good H o pe y milh aB 6 overnor of the ciLSr . StferiSi ™ " ™ -- ^ a ^ WfflislSft-F ^ sis ^^ iffiS pss ** - S 5 S ! ^ , t ^ 2 ft mifeV SirH ^ total di 3 tance out and home 0 , 000 SomfiftJA ;^ ^ ° PPageB , will bo performed in Soi y * e g h , tt 0 Slxly d * y » . Thespeed of the vessels . isto average eieht . knots , and their size will be about 700 tons . JX u satisfactory to add also that they are to be constructed Ot iron , "

      Effects Of The Late Gales. (From The Shi...

      EFFECTS OF THE LATE GALES . ( From the Shipping Gazette . ) Aldbokouoh , Jan . ll . «~ A brig was discovered this morn , ing at daylight , on Sizewell Bank . The boat Aldo put off from the shore to save the crew , but before tbey could reach the vessel they were taken off by the life-boat of a Scotch steamer ; name of the brig unknown . Tbe William C o ok , of Gro a t Yarmouth , from Hartlepool for Ramsgate , came on slioro this morning , at Southwold , at seven a . m . during a strong gale of wind at S . S . W . ; she is a total wreck . The captain was saved by the Hfe-bqat , and the crew by the life gun , ' except one , RichatfdNewing Miller , who was drowned . A schooner was also discovered at day . liahton the Whiting , which proved to be the London , of Whitby . The mast of tho brig John , Burton , of New . castle , which vessel lately ' sun k on Thorpe Po i nt , was washed out of her on Friday night , and the wreck now lies dangerously in the track of smack vessels . Lowestoft , Jan . 11 . —A vessel has sunk in the roads , and severalbaye parted from their anchors . A schooner is on shore near here .

      Yarmouth , Norfolk , Jan . 11 . —A vessel got on tho Scroby Sand on the morning of tbe 10 th ; no tidings have been he a r d from the crew , and it is feared they are all lost . The vessel broke up . Kelson brig , of Shoreh a m , in towin g into the harbour , got on the shore on the North Beach . It is hoped she will be hove off on the flood . The schooner Humility , Ship s ton , of and for S e lb y from London , drove on shore about two miles to the north of Gorton , at midnight , where she now lies , full of water . Preparations are being made to save as much of the cargo , & o „ as possible .

      Spurn Point , Jan . 10 . —During the gale the sea rose tremendously hi gh , and threatened to sweep away the Point ; at 7 . 30 it washed away the Low Light tower and rampart at tho sea side , also thirty feet of the bents and grass . On Saturday , the sea and tide were still high ; washed away many of the heavy piles , sweeping everything away in its course , rendering immediate protection necessary to the High Light s Life Boat . Hotel , and cottages belonging to the life-boat ' s crew ; the tide was from two to three feet in the cottages . Scarborough , Jan . 11 . —The French brig Sylph , of Havre , was wrecked this morning on the rocks in Filey Bay—crew saved . WAiNixm , Jan . U . —The Venilia , Smith , from Seaham for L y nn , was totally wrecked off Skegness this morning at four o'clock—master aud two of the crew drowned .

      Sunderland , Jan ; 11 . —The late spring tides have been both high and boisterous ; yesterday morning the sea broke over the embankment at the works of the dock south outlet , and a great body of water washed into the new basin . T h e eng ine double pumps are incessantly at work pump ing out the water . On the east side of the dock the new raise d ground has shrunk in several places . A new brickwork shop near the dock-office has received considerable damage . The walls are cracked in several places , and the north-east end has entirely fallen . The stonework of an out-building adjoining the dock office on tbe east side is cracked in several places ; some of the fissures are several inches wide . Shielbs , Jan . 10 . —The tide here this morning was unusually strong and high . At about four a . m . upwards of 10 f > feet of the garrison wall at Clifford ' s Fort , at the entrance to our h a rb o ur , was completely demolished by the heavy tide which set into the harbour .

      North Shields , Jan . IL—During last night it blew a gale from the S . E . This morning several vessels in thetiei-s in our harbours broke from their moorings , and considerable damage was done to several vessels , m o re or leaf . The bottom of a vessel was perceived to-day on th & e d ge of the Her d San d , and some small pieces of wreck arereported to have been seen by the coast guard among tho rooks . Ardrossan , Jan . 10 . —Mr . Shearer , of the firm of Barr and Shearer , shipbuil d ers her e , left this morning about four

      a . m ., with the steam-ship , G l o w worm , for the Craig , to render assistance to the vessel reported on shore there yesterday , and on bis . return reports the ship to be the Lord Warriston , Hamlin , of Greenock , for Mobile . Left Liverpool on the 1 st inst ., had been baffled in the Channel , and bore up Clyde , as far as Cumbrae , seeking shelter from tho souther ly gales ; and was again running out , under closereefed topsails , when she struck , about half-past one a . m . on Friday morning . It was snowing at the time , an d so thick that the end of the jibboom could not bo seen from the forecastle head .

      Montrose , Jan . 10 . —Since Wednesday evening it has blown , a complete hurricane with rain , sleet , an d snow alternately , and a tremendous sea breaking on the bar and along the coast . In consequence of the run , occasioned by the , heavy sea outside , several vessels lying at the old shore broke from their moorings Jast night j and the Adah , of Arbroath , got bowsprit carried away by the Brenda , of this port , coming in contact with it ; and had the damage sustained ended here [ there would have been little room for complaint , but we regret to state that while the dock gates were being opened tho run made them fly backwards and forwards so violently , as to pitch two of the hands—viz .,

      George Dickson and Thomas Collison' -mto the water , who were with some difficulty got out . Scarcely had Dickson got o n the quay a g a in , before another run threw open the gates and made the captain fly round at such a rate as to jerk on e of t h e spo kes o ut , and throw it to a considerable distance . In its course it struck Dickson on the back of the l egs , clo s e b y the ankl e s and broke both limbs , besides injuring his body , especially about the head . He was immediately conveyed to the watch house , and shortly afterwards to the infirmary , wh e re he still l i es in a h opeless state . We believe amputation has been recommended as the only means of saving his life , but this Dickson will not submit to on any account .

      Stranraer , Jan . 10 . —Yesterday twelve small vessels , sloops , and schooners , mostly belonging to tbe place , and some put in for shelter , were driven out of the harbour and dashed upon the shore , many after fouling each other ; some ir r eparab l y injure d , and others much shattered about . About eight or ten small houses along the shore have been washed down , an d a goo d dea l of t h e road along the shore completely destroyed ; the Steam Company ' s store shed en t h e q uay blown down , and the quay itself very seriously injured . The Briton steamer , which had made her passage from Ayr , arriving late on Fri da y night , and which was to have sailed again on Saturday afternoon for the same destination , was driven from the quay high up on the beach , and sustained some injury by striking against the quay wall The loss of many boats , and other minor damagehavo

      , been the consequence of the gale . Accounts reached Stran raer that the Leander , o f Whit e h a ven , from Dublin fo Port William ( Bay of Luce ) , bad been driven in at tho Sandhead , but with the change of wind was driven out to sea again . Intelligence also reached town on Saturday from the coast guard station at Drumore that a bri gantino p ut into Drumore Bay for shelter on Wednesday , the 7 th , but no communic a tion cou ld be hel d with her f rom t h e s t a te of the weather . On Saturday morning she was seen with both masts gone and a signal of distress flying . She bad drifted considerably to the N . E . during the night . Tbe weather still prevented any boat going off to her , but the coast guard are to do

      watching an opportunity so . She proves to be the Garland , How , from Runcorn , for Newcastle ( with salt ) . The steamers from the Clyde , due on Friday evening , reached here at a late hour last night , but could not get to land their passengers . Towards the morning the gale completely subsided . It will take £ 2 , 000 or £ 3 , 000 to make good the injury done here to vessels and buildings by the gale . B Whitkhaven , Jan . 10 . —The schooner Lord Algernon , Nichol , o f Gl a sgow , from Liverpool to Dublin , came off t h is port yesterday evening dismasted , with a si gnal of distress fastened to a pole ; but the soa was so heavy at the time that no boat dare venture out , and the night coming on she was lost sight of , but she subsequently stranded between

      tins port and & t . Bee ' s Head , and , by the assistance of tho rocket throwing a line on board , th e crew , five in number , succeeded in getting on shore . The vessel had become a total wreck . Londonderry , Jan . 10 . —A very heavy gale was experienced hereon the night of the 8 th , with snow " showers . - The Anna , Willis , of Rigi , came into tbe Lough , and was driven by the gale on to tho Tons Bank—five of the crew saved . I he master and two boys left in a boat , and have not since been heard of . The vessel still holds together . Tbe Puti * galliot Arcndina , Dick , is on shore on the banks off Rod Custle , in th'S Lough , very high up , with stern much injured , and with four fret water in her hold—crew saved .

      Religious Toleration Is Turkey.—There Ar...

      Religious Toleration is Turkey . —There are few Governments at present more tolerant in religions matters than the Sublime Porte . The chief representatives ol Turkey at foreign Courts are now Christians , and the Su l tan himse l f , the head of the Mahomedan church , has btely gi ven a very remarkabl e proof of how entirel y His Majesty is a stranger to anything like religious prejudice . On the 14 th of December last the palace of Prince Vogorides , a d ist i ngui s he d primate of the Greek community , and father-in-law to Muslims Bey , the Ottoman Minister iff London , was tho scene of gay festivities on the occasion of the marriage of his youngest daughter with M . Fotiadi , & Roman Catholic . The Sultan would not allow this oppor ' tunity to pass by without offering to so old and so faithful a servant of the empire a public testimony of the high estimation in which he holds his services , and , notwithstanding the pouring rain and the unfavourable state of tbe weather ,

      proceeded , accompanied by a numerous retinue , to the 1 alace of the Prince , and assisted at tho religious ceremony , celebrated by the Patriarch of Constantinop le , that of Jerusalem , a number of bishops and all the members of the S ynod . During the performance of these imp » " £ rites the Sultan persisted in remaining standing , andoo served that this was the posture to maintain rrbeoewrm name of the Almighty is invoked . He avaiJed Inmselt ° ^ this opportunity to express to the Patriarch of WW "" nople bis unremitting solicitude and paternal afiecUon „„ ri . his Greek subjects , and after partaking of a ^ P " " ? repast prepared for him , took hia departure , leaving uenmu him unmistakable marks of his munificence . . Coal-pit Accidents . —The following is a return ot t « ° colliery accidents which have been recorded for tho lasitwo years : —1850 : Deaths from all causes , 632 ; injuries ! 273-905 . Half-vear to June 30 th , 1851 : Deaths from alt causes . 310 : injuries . 110-420 . Half-year to Deccmbf

      31 st , 1851 : Deaths from explosions , 160 ; deaths from i »" of roof , 12 ; deaths from fall in shaft , 30 -, d e a ths from ro p e brfaking , 38 ; various causes , 12 ; injuries from all causes , 130-508 . For the year : Deaths from all causes , 682 ; i »' juries , 2 IG—928 . Being fifty-seven per month killed , at " twenty-three injured . TnsNe w Speaker .-It is . confidently asserted in tJ ' best informed political circles , thai upon the assembling ol a new parliament , which must take place within a fe « months at . the farthest , Sir F . Thesiger will , by the consent of both parties , be elected Speaker of the House oi Commons . —Sunday Times ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 17, 1852, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_17011852/page/6/