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6 THE NORTHERN STAR. January,18, i§ 51.
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6 The Northern Star. January,18, I§ 51.
6 THE NORTHERN STAR . January , 18 , i § 51 .
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Heai-th of t ^ sbos Dciuxg the Week . —In the week cmlin-2 Lit Saturday , l , ti $ deaths were registered lathe districts of the metropolis . In the corresponding weeks of the ten years ( 1 S 41-50 ) , the avenitro was " l , lC 2 ; compared with which the present return exhibits a favourable result . And if it could \ a safely assumed , notwithstanding the effects of ihe various epidemics , that the population has increased yearly at the rate of 1-53 per cent , ( the annual rate of increase observed in Loudon between the two censuses of 1331 andlSil ) and the above average were proportionally augmented , the comparison would show the public health of tbe week in a still more satisfactory point of view . But it
wiii ba foun 1 on examination that , in five out of fen corrc-p ending weeks , the returns differ little from that of last week , or fall much below it , whilst an excessive mortality presses on other parts of the series the deaths rising to 3 ,-150 , at one period , when ii . rltiMiza was in the-sane , « t another , when Cholera had broken out in Drouet's institution , and thus swelling the account above what an av-r .-igc st : it- ? of hearth would proluce . The last week exhibit * a marked imvrtivcmeut on the first week of tbe ieir , chiefly in the decline of fever and the epidemics to which children are subject , but also in the diminished effects of diseases of the respiratory orpins . In the previous week the deaths trom
epidemics in the ntrTejaie were 239 , in the last they were 173 ; and " to take particular maladies in this clas ? thTcwcrc in the former week , from smallpox , measles , scarlatina , and hooping cough , 2 ? , 29 , 14 , and n $ , respectively ; in the last week there -we ' re Ki , 21 ' 16 ,-1-5 ; scarlatina alone , which , however , is now less fatal than usual , not showing a decrease . Typhus has declined in the two weeks from 4 $ to 35 ; erysipelas from 14 to 2 . Amongst complaints which assume an epidemic character , influenza alone shows any tendency to increase ; it has carried off 9 persons in the week , though it nsunllv reaches less than half that number . In
coivnw . Vm , with three eases of typhus , which proved fatal in three different parts of the metropolis , the Registrars call attention in their notes to the circumstances in which these events occurred , here " . t filthy and overcrowded court , " which had heen repeatedly complained of as the nursery of disease : at another place , " miserable huts , " -which had been constructed without retard to comfort or decency ; and in the third case , a small back-room is described , where six persons had been sleeping , and into which air could not penetrate either bv means of tbe chimney ov other channel .
Fatal cases arLing from affections of the respiratory organs fexclnsiveof lumping cough and phthisis ) arediminishei from 321 in the former week , to 275 in the ' : » t ; and amongst these , laryngitis from 11 to 4 , bronchitis from 152 to 13 G , pneumonia from 101 to ' . «» , ami asthma from 37 to 27 . In the same p < riod , piiihi-is exhibits a decrease from 147 to 323 . On the 7 th of January , in St . Gilcs-in-tke-Fields , at the Union Workhouse , a woman who had heen a servant , died , as mentioned in the medical certificate , from " old age and decay , " aftor havitiff reached the extraordinary age of 105 years . -MrT Faulkner , the Registrar , adds , that " this woman retained full possession of all her faculties till within a fortnight of her death . " It is not stated , as is desirable in such cases , whether so singular a fact rests on the authority of a parish register or o « . h » r sufficient evidence . The b rthof
702 boys nirl 783 girls , in all 1 , 580 children , were rcirisfered in the week . The average of six correspond' tiiff weeks in 1 S 45-50 was 1 , 350 . At the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , the mean daily reading of the barometer , which had fluctuated on the first four days ofthe week , fell to 29 . 385 in . on Wednesday , and then rose gradually to 29 . 99 S in . on Sitm-day . The mean oi the week was 29 . C 35 in . The mean daily temperature was lowest on Monday and Thursday , when it was about 39 dog . 5 min . It was higtiest on Saturday , when it rose to 4 Sdeg . 2 min . The mean ofthe week was 42 dej » . 2 min . On every d . ; y the temperature was higher than theaveraiie of the same day in ten years . On Tuesday and ¦ We dnesday the mean was about 7 deg . above the average ; on Friday 8 de ? . 5 min ., and on Saturday m arly 12 deg . " The wind was S ., and on the last four daTs was in the S . W .
VRRTOCT OP MsSSLATGHTER AGAVX 8 T TflE TRUSTEES or a RoAn . —On Monday Mr . Payne concluded the inquest on the body of William Brent , who met Ids death by an accident alleged to have arisen from the disjiraceful state of the road at Ncwington Causeway . After hearing the evidence , the jury rcturnoda verdict of " Manslaughter against Mr . Poiock . Chairman , and the five trustees of the South District Board ot St . George , Southward" The Coroner took the recognisance of . £ 30 from Mr Focock , for bis appearance at the Ccatral Criminal Court , and stated that he would accept the
recognisances of the o'her trustees in a similar amount . Suspected Child Murber . —On Mond > y morning the body of a male child was discovered in the drain running from the house of a pen on named Donovan , residing in Seven Dials . The clos' -t was Stopped up and Donovan was opening the drain with a pitchfork , when to his horror he disco * e » ed he had stuck it into the neck of an infant . The police were cvled in , and the body conveyed to the St Giles ' s Workhouse , when Mr . Bennett , the surgeon , gave his opinion that tho infant was four or five davs old .
Mcrder or a Wife nr her IIcsbajtd . —On Tuesday evening Mr . II . M . Wakley held an inquest at the Prince of Wales , Sudeley-strect , Islington , on Sarah , aged sixty-three , the wife of Thomas Johnson , an o ' . d soldier , who lately followed the trade of shremaking . The evidence was that of Elizabeth Battv , a schoolmistress , occupying the apartment adjoining the deceased's , who deposed that about twe ' . ve o ' clock on Saturday niabt , she heard a dreadful noise in her room , but ef which she took no notice , as deceased and her husband were always qu .-irrcJlin ? . The noi * e resembled that created hy tlie upsetting of cups and saucer and of the furniture . She h .-ard deceased ' s husband exclaim , " You old I'll do for vou . " After which she
heard a heavy fall on the floor . AH was then silent . In she morning witness was awoke by the police , who a .-ked her if she knew anything of the murder ? She replied in the negative , and then went to see deceased . —Sarah Harris stated that she had frequently hi-ard deceased and her husbunJ quarrelline , and they both were addicted to drunkenness . —The jury deliberated a short time , and returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against the husband , whose committal to Xcwgatu the coroner handed to the police . —Deceased and her husband had been married forty-three years , and lived in tlie nei ghbourhood upwards of twenty years , during whTch time the husband rendered himself notorious for his brutal treatment of deceased .
Fatal Collision ox the Easterx Cocxties Railway . —An inquiry of three days' duration was concluded on Tuesday last at the Railway Inn . adjacent to the Ponders-end station ofthe Eastern Counties Railway , before Mr . Higgs , tbe coroner for the Duchy of Lancaster , concerning the death of Vincent Ladwick , a night inspector at the station , who was killed on the Sth inst . by a special train coming in contact with a goods truck , 'which ie was removing into a siding . Mr . Hawlcy , from the office of the solicitors to the
company , was present to watch the evidence , and Mr . G . Richardson , the superintendent of the line , and other officials attended to afford every information . It may be at once mentioned that the special train was conveying a gentleman named 3 T . -iriland , from London to " Cambridge , to see his father , who was dangerousl y ill , and who is since deceased . In his summing up " , the coroner told the jury that the deceased was doing his best in getting a track over the line ; and as it bad been stated that it would require twenty minates to run and place the fog signal six hundred yards beyond the obstruction and ' to get back , it was obvious that he could not have done it . Then , with reference to the special train , did they
consider that the driver of the engine observed that caution which was expected from him when running under such peculiar circumstances 1 They had evidence as to tbe rate he was going ; they -would judge whether he was going at a reckless speed . If they were satisfied that he was , and that he did not exercise that precaution wbich he ought ander the circumstances , than their verdict would be one that would criminally affect him . —The room was then cleared of strangers , and after three hours ' deliberation , the Foreman announced that they had agreed upon a verdict of manslaughter against Ronald Baxter , the driver of the engine of the special train . They also handed in tr . efollowing as an addenda to their verdict : — " The fury cannot
separate without expressing their unanimous opinion that the duties assi gned to the deceased , who was killed during their proper performance , were more multifarious than a . person in his station of life and with his emolntsons could reasonably be expected to perform , and tnaj greater precautronary measures , by means of the electric telegraph , might have been adopted . They think it right also to add , that tbe regulations of the Eastern Counties Railway Company appear to require modification , and that punctuality should be more strictly enforced . " - — The Coroner then made out the warrant for the commitment of the engine-driver , Baxter , to Seagate , to await his trial at the next sitting of the Central Criminal Court . In the course of the evening he was conveyed in custody to the Old Bailev .
Fatal Accident . at the Traveller ' s Club House . —On Wednesday , au inquest was taken b y Mr . Bedford , at the Charing-cross Hospital , on the body of Michael Flanagan ; aged twenty-two . The deceased had been at the works now going on in the Traveller ' s Club House , Pall-mall , and on Friday afternoon he and four others were going on as usual , when the foreman observing they had been drinking desired them to go home . The deceased had got to the top of tho building and was going down a -very high ladder , but the * foreman suggested a . better way by which he had come up by a laader only twenty feet high . The deceased assented to this , and was missed among the scaf-
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¦ olding , but was soon found lying on the stone flooring iu an insensible state , " ami bk-c . iiiig profusely from tho carp . Ho was taken to the Charingcross Hospital and died the nextuight , never having been able to speak . On a post mo ' rtem examination of the body it , was found th-it the skull was fractured from ear to ear , and there was laceration of the brain by the bone . The foreman thought if the deceased was incapable of work ho ought to have been assisted down the ladder . The jury then returned a verdict of " Accidental death . " Supposed Child Murders . —On Wednesday Mr . M . Wakley , the deputy coroner , held two inquests at the Fountain public-bouse , King-.-trect , Seven Dials , on the bodies of two male infants , supposed to have been murdered . The first case was on the bo-ly of the male child of Julia Malowy , who was charged on WeJncsday at Bow-street , " for concealing f he birth . Tlie body w . is found in the drain of Mr . Donovan ' s house in Qycn-strcit , at which
place Maloney bad heen a servant . She denied all knowledge of the child at the police-court , but it was found that she bad recently been delivered of an infant . —Mr . B * nn «* t , surgeon atthc workhouse of St . Gi ! e- ' s , said he was of opinion that the child had been born some eight or nine days . He had made the cx'iminalion , and believes that the child had breathed . lie believes that if the child had been properly attended to it would have lived . The witness added that the woman ba . l made a confession that the child belonged to her , and that it had been in the watereloset for some days . The jury , in the absence of any positive evidence , returned an open verdict , "That the child was found in a privy , but whether born alive or not there is no evidence to show . " The second case was on the body of a male child found in a drain in Churchlane . Mr . Bennct said a portion of the head was knocked in and he attributed dc ;> tli to violence . Theiurv returned a similar verdict iu the second
case . The CoRoxEr ^ ron Middlesex axd the Guardiaxs of St . P / xcras . —A full attendance of the guardians of St . Paucras was held at the Courtbouse on Tuesday to consider the allegations against the Deputy-Coroner . Mr . Fraser , the senior churchwarden , presided , and opened the business of the meeting by saying he had just received a letter from Mr . James Clarke , who was unable to attend , and who requested that some other gentleman would take the matter up . He ( the chairman ) since their last meeting bad seen Mr . Wakley , jun ., who bad stated to him that his feelings had been much hurt and irritated at different times by remarks which had been made by members of the board . He had
no personal feeling of hostility against the board ; the observations that escaped him bad been made in the heat of the moment ; and he had authorised him ( the chairman ) most fully to retract what ho had said upon that occasion . Mr . Wakley , sen ., having also said he had no ill feeling towards the board , he trusted they would agree with him that it would be injudicious to proceed further with the discussion . Mr . Wakley , jun ., denied having sent communications to the tii $ )> alcli newspaper ; and , with respect to holding unnecessary inquests , declared that the fault lay with tbe beadles and not with him . Mr . Churchwarden Baker thought after what had been said the board would be satisfied . Mr . Healy concurred . Mr . Wakley , M . P ., then said , his son had
authorised him to state that he was labouring under feelings of irritation on the occasion alluded to , and if anyone felt annoyed he was willing to recall the expressions . He ( Mr . "Wakley ) regretted there bad been any misunderstanding between the board and the coroner ; there was the greatest difficulty in giving satisfaction to all parties . If there was a desire to heal the wounds that had been laid open , he ( Mr . Wakley ) should be most anxious to apply the most soothing emollient . ( Hear . ) Mr . Baker then proposed that , after the explanation and apology offered , the board should proceed to the next business of the day . This motion was seconded and carried unanimously . Mr . Wakley then said that ,
in regard to the charge made against the reporter , he had felt it his duty to make inquiries concerning that gentleman , and he found that , with respect to what arose at the inquest on the late Lieutenant Colonel Fawcett , tho reporter bad no connexion with certain articles which were offensive to his ( Mr . Wakley ' s ) feelings . He hoped thenceforward there would be peace between them . ( Hear . ) The reporter having expressed bis acknowledgments to Mr . Wakley , the business terminated ; after which Mr . Wakley , at the invitation of the directors , made an inspection of the house and expressed his satisfaction at the improvements made in it since he went over it some years ago .
Destructive Fire at Woolwich . —On Tuesday morning a fire , involving a serious loss of property broke out iu the premises belonging to Mrs . Burch , known as the Roebuck Tavern , situate at No . 43 . Church-street , Woolwich . The discovery was made by a police-sergeant , who perceived smoke issuing f rom the window shutters . At that time the whole ofthe residents were in their beds , but the officer managed to make them sensible of their darker , and tuev escaped , although nearly stifled with s < nofce . " The flames travelled with surprising
rapidity , and very speedily enveloped the whole of tlie spacious building . The engines were soon on tbe spot , and eventually succeeded in extinguishing the conflagration , but not until the tavern and its contents were reduced to ashes , and the pre mises on either side considerably injured by water . Destructive Fire . —Shortly before one on AVednesd ; iy morning a fire broke out on the premises of Mr . J . Murray , tallow chandler and oilman , 49 , Bridge House-place , Xewington-causeway . The inmates were Airtiinatelv assisted to make their
escape by the window , but the fire could not be stayed until all the b . ick rooms , the shop front and warehouse , and several of the front rooms were burned out . Disxer at the MAxsioxnousE . —The Lord Mayor , pursuant to ancient custom , gave on Plough Mmu 1 ; i . v an elegant entertainment to the various City officers , including the governors of the City piisons , and several of his pi-irate friends . Acciuext ox the River . —On Saturday afternoon
last a most unfortunate and fatal accident happened at Grays Thurroek . A boat containing nine persons—viz ., two watermen , two women , and five children , was being rowed over the river . A coal brig going down the river ran them down , and the whole party met a watery grave . The names are at present unknown . It is supposed to have happened in consequence of the weather laving been so foggy that the brig was upon them before they had the chance of getting out of the way .
Blackfriaus Bridge . —On Monday tbe Corporation Committee appointed to inquire into tho most efficient means for securing Blackfriars Bridge against further subsidence paid an official visit to that structure . It was found that the sinking had been checked by the works lately carried on at the piers and no farther damage is anticipated . The model of an iron stay , which it is proposed to apply to the arches , was inspected and approved . It is expected that the necessary repairs on the road of the bridge may bo completed without closing the bridge . "
Repeal of the Wikdow Tax . —On Monday evening a crowded meeting of the ratepayers of Maryle bone , composed of gentlemen of all shades of political opinion , was held by permission of the vestry , in the spacious court-house , for the purpose of organising final measures with a view to the total and immediate repeal of the window tax . Resolutions deprecatory of the window tax tvere carried unanimously , and a considerable subscription to carry on the agitation having taken place , thanks were voted to the chairman and the meeting separated .
BunoLART at the Lambeth Moset Order Office . —On Monday morning the premises of Messrs . Buck and Wootons , of the money order office , 33 , Mount-street , Westminster Bridge-road , were entered by burglars , who remained unperceived on the premises long enough to pack up considerable property for removal . About half-past three the shopmen were alarmed by an unusual noise , and proceeding to ascertain the cause , disturbed the burglars , who fled over the backs of the houses at the rear of the premises , and effected their escape with about £ 40 value . This is the second time that these premises have been burglariously invaded within these few months .
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Reduction' of the Duty , os Tea . —Reports have reached Newcastle that the Chancellor of the Exchequer is willing to reduce the tea duty "threepence per pound on the 5 th of April next , and threepence each year for the ensuing three years . '' The duty on tea is now 2 s . 2 d . per poun-l , so that by this plan it would be reduced to Is . 2 d . per pound in and after 1 S 54 . Some such reduction as this has long been called for , and will no doubt soon be carried into effect ; but we think the duties might safely be lowered at a more rapid rate . Threepence a pound might favourably affect the retailer ,
but certainly not the small consumer . And wc do not believe that a much larger reduction would operate injuriously upon the revenue . On the contrary , it would so stimulate the consumption of tea , that the annual amount of tax paid by it into the Exchequer would be increased rather than diminished . This is not a question of surplus or no surplus , for , at any time , Sir Charles Wood may be assured that the revenue will not suffer , although the country will be most materially benefited , if he plucks up the courage to make a bold exf eiimeiit with tea .
As Abscess ix the Bbeast ccred bt Houowat ' s Oikt . me-vt asd 1 ' u . is . —About three years since , Mrs . OTlahertj , of Mill-street , Cork , accidentally bruised her breast . For months afterwards the pain increased , and the part became fearfully swollen : various applications were tried without pnijg the least relief ; ultimately an abscess formed , discharging , a great quantity of humour , which debilitated her constitution to an alarming extent ; at this stage , a lady strongly n commended her to try Holloway ' s Ointment and 1 'ills , having witnessed their good effects on former occasions , which advice she foll owed , awl tllCSO fine medicines auiu-ered mostsatistactqiiiy , for the nound was soon healed , and her health is now imite renovated .
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Cruelty to a Servant . —A case having something of the features of that of the unfortunate Jane Wilbred has just been brought before a bench of Worcestershire magistrates . In this case the ill-used domestic was a young girl named Iitumali llinton , aged sixteen years , who at Michaelmas last was hived at a statute fair by Mr . John Lee , a farmer , of Kempsey , near Worcester , who engaged her as nursemaid to his children at the wages of £ 2 petyear . The girl was never healthy or strong , but has become much emaciated since her entry upon her new service . On her appearance before the magistrate she appeared much emaciated , and her features appeared pittched and careworn , her general appearance being that of a person much older . She
deposed to trequent castigations uinicted by her master ami mistress , but especially the latter . Her master had struck her over the head with a pair of leggings , because she had not got tlie ( ire lighted at seven o ' clock in the morning ; and just before Christmas Mrs . Lee called her a " nasty hussey , " and picking her up by the arms threw her down stairs . She added— " I was hurt badly all up my side , and my arms were bruised and as sore as could be . My master and mistress were in the habit ot cm-sing and swearing at me . " She also represented th-. it the food wnich --as given to her was scanty , and when she had meat , or dripping upon her bread , it was stale and offensive to the nose and palate . — Vlrs . Powell , a neighbour to the Lee ' s , deposed to
the ill-treatment of the girl . On a Sunday evening witness heard a ercat noise as of something falling down stairs , and great cursing and swearing from Mr . and Mrs . Lee , and tlie girl Hinton was crying . Next morning the girl toid witness that her mistress had pushed her down stairs from top to the bottom , and had hurt her thiah . Witness saw a large bruise on her thigh , about the size of her hand . llad often heard Mrs . Lee threaten to kill the girl , knock her brains out , & c . She ( the girl ) looked very bad six weeks ago , but looked worse now . She had come to witness many times and begged for a bit of vic . ttiils— " a bit of bread or a cup of coffee . " Last Sunday she sent witness ' s little girl to her to a > k tier for a potato . The potatoes were not quite cooked , and she sent her a bit of pudding-. The girl had told witness many times that she had not haif enough to eat . —nlati'da Munn , a
dr . ssmtiker , living in the same village of Kempsey , deposed to acts uf cruelly exercised by Mrs . Lee towards the girl , who had often complained to witness that she was kept short of food , beaten , and iil-used . Had known Mrs . Lee beat her with a walking stick , and heard the girl scream our . And also heard threats used towards her , both by Mr . and Mrs . Lee . The girl had shown to witness * tlie food that had been given to her . It was bread , with something like lard upon it , and which "smelt very bad . " The magistrates , after hearing the evidence , and receiv ing from the superintendent of the county police , good character ofthe male defendant ' s " humanity , ' came to the determination to convict the defendants of a common nssault . They were accordingly fined £ 2 each nnd cns * s ; and in delivering the judgment of the Court the chairman eharacterized the case as one ol " great and unnecessary cruelty . "
Darixg Escape of Three Highway Robbers from Carlisle Gaol . —Between three and fohr o ' clock on . the morning of Saturday last , J . Thompson , W . Motmsey , and T . Pintiick , three men who , along with another man named William Grah » m , were committed about six weeks ago to take their trial for highway robbery and attempted murder , made their escape from Carlisle gaol by a well planned stratagem . Three of these fellows have been previously convicted more than once . The circumstances attending their escape are briefly as follow : — Ever since their committal to gaol Graham has been subject to epileptic tits , consequently the surgeon ordered that he should sleep in a cell with two other prisoners , whose duty ir . was to take charge of him
during these attacks . He was at first separated from his fellow offenders , but since the sessions , v hich were held last week , there were no other untried prisoners remaining , with ihe exception of one , therefore the governor , who is prevented by law from placing convicted prisoners along with those who have not yet been tried , had no alternative but to placeone of his own party with him , in connexion with the untried prisoner already aliudi-d to On Saturday morning this man objected to remain any longer in the same cell as the two highway robbers , consequently the governor placed another of their companions wil h them , thus making a party of three . Owing to an uproar shortly after two on Saturday morning , the night watchman ( John James ) went to the governor ' s
bed-room window , and stated that there was great shouting and knocking in ward No 4 , and that he thought Graham had taken another fit . The governor therefore gave him the keys and a light to go into the gallery and ascertain the fact ; he accordingly went to the door of the cell in wbich the three robbers were confined , looking through the key hole , and seeing the other two prisoners holding Graham , inquired , " Is there anything amiss ? " One of the party replied , '' For Gtod ' ssake make haste and open the door , the fellow is dying , " Knowing that Graham was subject to fits , he incautiously opened the door , and introducing his light ( though against his instructions , which were , never under any circumstances to enter a cell by himself . ) No sooner had
he opened the door than he was seized by the throat by Graham ( the dying man ) , thrown upen his back , and the keys forcibly taken from him . He made every resistance , but all was of n" avail ; moreover , Mounsey civilly said to him , " If you don ' t be quiet d d sharply it will be the worse for you . " The three robbers than left the cell , having locked the wa ' ehman up in it , who still shouted , hut could not be heard from the governor ' s bed-room . They then liberated their companion , Pinnick , who was locked up in another cell , and the four immediately proneeded to plan means for effecting their escape . Tbey first got a plank , which they fixed upon the spikes of some railings , which border the south wall of the prison ; they next carried off a short ladder , used by the
night watchman for lighting the l : > mps > . This they placed upon the plank , but as their machinery was still defective , they secured a long towel , which proved very u'eful . The towel was banded lo Graham , who , being the tallest man , mounted first , and with difficulty got upon the wall . The other prisoners , assisted by Graham ' with the towel , werethen pulled up one by one , till the whole four were upon the wall . The next business was to descend . They accordimtly drew up the ladder , and let it down on the opposite side of the wall ; the towel was again brought into requisition by Graham , who let the other three down till they reached to the top of the ladder , which they descended with comparative ease . When Mounsey reached the ground ho threw down the ladder M \ d s & witedto Graham ( for whom they all appeared to entertain a great dislike ) , " Stick there ,
you skylark . " The time men then made off as quickly as possible along the Caledonian Railway , and according to Graham ' s statement , ran in the direction of Ravinglass . Graham , not being able to help himself either in one way or another , sat upon the wall for at least an hour , when he called a watchman , telling him that all the prisoners were escaping , and that he believed they had murdered the night watchman . The governer was instantly aroused . He ran out , half naked , anil saw Grabam upon the wall Several watchmen now entered , and Graham was then brought down by a ladder and secured . Every possible means have been resorted to for the re-capture of the escaped prisoners . Police officers and other parties were instantly despatched in all directions , but up to ten o ' clock on Saturday evenimr no intelligence of their re-capture had been received . £ 20 reward has been offered for their apprehension .
Fibe and Loss of Lifk . —A fire , which unfortunately resulted in loss of life , broke out on Saturday morning last at No . 7 , Upper North-street , Brighton . Ihe house is occupied by a laundress , named Fipg . Her husband , it appears , arose at his usual time , six o ' clock , and lkhted a fire in the front parlour , which is used as an ironing room . He then left home , and soon after he had left , the room was discovered to be on fire . In the back parlour Figg ' s daughter was lying dead in her coffin , her funeral being appointed to take place on Sunday . On the alarm being given , Mrs . Figg rushed down stairs , with her infant granddaughter in her arms , and succeeded in escaping into the street , by forcing her way through tbe flames , which bad by that time
communicated from the front parlour to the passage . Both grandmother and grandchild were burnt , but not very seriously . A man named Ilolden with his wife and child occupied the upper floor , and a son of Figg ' s slept in the attic . All these rushed to the top of the house , but the smoke becoming every minute more and more dense and suffocating they determined to attempt an escape by the back attic window . The young man , Figg , succeeded in gaining the roof , passed over to the front of the house , and thence safely descended by means of a ladder into the street Ilolden and his wife and child next made the attempt Holden having an impression that the roof was flat ' It was quite dark at the time . The roof proved to be slanting , and they all three rolled off into the back yard . The houses in this part of Upper North-street
« ere built by the side of an ancient chalk pit , and in consequence , although the front of the houses show only a height of three stories , there are five stories at the back . It was from this height , between thirty and forty feet , that the unfortunate famil y fell into the yard . Eventually the child was found sitting on the mould of a small flower garden , having sustained only a few slight bruises . Mrs . Ilolden was greatly injured , one of her arms being smashed by tfie fall ; sime fractured bones have since been removed from the arm , and she is recovering . Her husbaEd was taken up insensible . He was at once removed to the Sussex County Hospital , in a fly , where he died on Sunday morning . On the alarm of fire , ieing given the neighbours and fireman were quickly in attendance , and tbe fire was soon subdued .
The late Gale is the West of Exglaxd , —The gale which on the Sill inst . swept over Bristol and t ' ie Bristol Channel , did a great deal of mischief along the western coast , and particularly at the
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fashionable little town of Weston-super Mare , almost every house or' building of which was more or less attVcfed by it . At Emmasual church two pinnacles , weighing over three tons each , were thrown down , and one of them falling backwards to the church carried in the roof of the nave , smashing the pews beneath and doing injury to a considerable amount . Several vessels off the shore were placed in imminent peri !; a schooner was prevented soing on a rock by the intrepidity of some boatmen who went off to her assistance , and a sloop drove from her anchorage under Bream Down went in Among the fishing nets , doing a great deal of damage both to herself and them . At Clevedon , Burnham , & C , the gale also raged furiously . At the former place
several pieces of wreck and a small boat have come iislmre , as also a West India sugar hogshead ( supposed to have belonged to some outward bound ship ) with linseed meal and branded M in a diamond . The gale lias not been unattended with accidents on the Welsh coast , as we find tlie Maria , a French vessel , sank in Penartb Roads when the elements were in their highest fury ; and it is surmised that the crew are lost . She was taking a cargo of coal from Ken-port to France . The Wreck of the late Emigraxt Snip Edmom ) . —The committee of the Royal X & tinnal Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck , have
presented respective ly to the live Coast-guard boatmen who so laudably exerted themselves at the late lamentable wreck of tbe ship Edmond , at Kilkee , on the 19 ch of November , the silver medal of tbe institution and an award of £ 2 each . The committee have also offered their best thanks to Mr . Richard Russell , J . l \ , of Limerick , for his prompt and very efficient services on that painful occasion , with a request that be will accept the silver medal of the institution , and an award of £ 2 to his butler , who courageously aided the exertions of his master and the Coast guardsmen during that dreadful night .
Case of Child Murder at Bristol . —The coroner for Bristol , J . B . Grimlon , Esq ., on Tuesday , held an inquest at the Old Cider House Tavern , Lower Maudlin-street , in that city , on the body of a fine female infant , w hich had been found dead under circumstances which induced a suspicion that she had been murdered soon after birth , by her mother . From the evidence taken the following facts transpired . —A young woman , named Sarah llickards , who resided with her grandmother , in apartments at No . 9 , Harford-street , had been observed by the neighbours to assumean unusual rotundity of person , and suspicions were entertained that she was likely to become a mother . The . grandmother , however , with whom she lived , and who slept with her nightly ,
protests that she never observed anything to induce her to suspect such a thing . On the Sth inst . the grandmother , upon the suggestion of the girl , went out for a walk with some nurse children , and on her return in about two or three hours afterwards she found the girl , who in her absence made the bed and put the room in order . The grandmother states that even at ibis time she suspected nothing , although a man who knew the young woman and who saw her that day , declares that her appearance was very much altered , as she was ranch paler in the face than lie had seen her before , and was not so stout as she had heen . On the following morning the wife of the person who rents the house , discovered that the water closet was stopped up . She informed her husband of it , who in endeavouring to ascertain thecause hooked up a cloth , and also disturbed something which he thought was the body of a child . He did not at once
remove it , but raised an alarm which brought all the inmates ofthe house down to see it , among those who came and who expressed surprise at the circumstance , was the young woman herself . Thepolice werccalled in and the body taken up , and suspicion falling on the girl she was apprehended , and submitted to a surgical examination . The medical gentleman , Mr . Bernard , being of opinion that she had been recently confined , a search of her apartment was made , and appearances were discovered which bore out the meoical opinion . Mr . Bernard , surgeon to the police force , wiisexamined , andgaveitas his decided opinion that the child was born alive , and that its death was occasioned not by natural causes but from suffocation . The jury , after a short deliberation , returned a verdict of" Wilful Murder " against the mother , Sarah l . ickard " , who was committed by the coroner to take her trial for the offence .
A Charge of Intimidation against Factory Worked . —On Tuesday morning a case which excited a good deal of interest was brought before the Lancashire county magistrates , at the New Bailey Court House , arising out of a strike at the cotton mill of Sir Elkanah Armituge and Sons , Pendleton . The factory hands of Sir Elkanah Armitage and Sons loft their work , in consequence of a dispute about wages , on the 12 th of September last . A small portion of them bave since returned , but the greater portion are still out of employment , their places having been filled up to a considerable extent by other workpeople . The new hands have been allowed to pursue their employment up to last week very peaceably , but on Tuesday , as some children were going from the factory to dinner , they were attacked hv a crowd of girls—mere children like
themselves—were nearly covered with mud , and hence the present proceedings before the magistrates . There were seven defendants altogether appearing to summonses charging them with assaults and intimidation , two girls and a boy being very young—one about eleven years of age , and the others about thirteen years old , and the only adult was an elderly woman who was the mother to one of tho other defendants . Tlie court presented a curious appearance , the galleries being crowded with young girls and boys , to the number of 700 or 800 , all turnouts . The magistrates—Mr . J . L . Trafford , Capt . Whittakcr , Mr . J . Brotherton , M . l \ , and Mr . C . J . S . Walker—heard tho case with a good deal of patience , and decided to call upon the woman and two of the oldest of the girls to find sureties lo keep the peace for three months . The oihw defendants vi-ere discharged .
Fatal Accmavr to a Solicitor . —On Monnay at Abingdon , an inquest was held , to inquire into the death of Mr . Thomas Frankum , solicitor , and for many years clerk to tho magistrates in that town . It seemed , that on Friday tlic 20 thu . lt ., the deceased , with a Mr . A'ichoIIs , went in a dog cart to Lechlade , Gloucestershire , accompanied on the way by Mr . E . Harris , draper , and his servant , who were in another vehicle . When the business which took the parties to Lechlade was concluded , they dined and drank moderately , and returned from there about seven o ' clock in the evening . On their way home they stopped at Farringdon , and Pusey Furze , at both of which places they had
refreshments , not sufficient however , it was alleged to produce intoxicatton . It was about ten o ' clock when they left Pusey Furze , when a race took place between the horses belonging to Mr . Harris and Mr . Nicholls ; and on coming to a part of the road where some heaps of stone were placed at the side for repairs , the vehicle of Mr . SichoU ' s came in contact with them , and threw both him and Mr . Frankum out violently , and it was subsequently found that the thigh of the deceased was fractured by the fall . The coroner ordered a . post mortem examination to be made , and the medical evidence showed that the death ensued directly from congesticn of the brain . The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death . "
The Liverpool Cotton Brokers . —A meeting of the Association of Cotton-brokers in Liverpool , took place on Tuesday , for the purpose of endeavouring to adopt some plan to prevent a repetition of the errors in the amount of stock at the termination of the year . After a very animated discussion regarding the various modes suggested , it was agreed to , upon the motion of Mr . George Holt , that a committee should be appointed to examine evidence , with a view of ascertaining the practicability of taking the stock more frequently than once a year : arid , in the course of their investigations , to discover , if possible , the cause of the dis crepancy , in order to prevent its recurrence .
Death of a Pauper at IIkvwoop . — -An adjourned inquest was held last week at Ileywood , on the body of Edmund Wild , aged 71 , who died in the Bury workhouse . On the 10 th ult . deceased fractured his thigh and was attended by Mr . Hinxman , one of the medical officers of tho union . He died the day following . The surgeons who made the ^ o ^ mortem examination gave it as their opinion that the deceased had died of a bed sore . Mr , Woodcock , clerk to the board of guardians , " attended , and from a letter he had sent to Mr ! Hinxman , it appeared he intended to show " that the deceased died , not for want of a water-bed , or Hooper ' s water cushion , but from injudicious treatment of the medical officer . Several skilful surgeons were examined , and it was admitted that a water cushion might have assisted in deceased ' s recoverv , but it appeared there had been great nclect in
not carrying out the orders of the surgeon . The jury returned the following verdict : It " is the opinion of the jury that Edmund Wild died from bedsores ; but must accompany that verdict with the censure ofthe jury upon the guardians for want of proper attention to the deceased , in not forwarding such means as in opinion ofthe medical officer were considered essential for obviaiing , or endeavouring to make his d ' uease less painful or fatal . " Representation op Bedfordshire . —On Saturday last a meeting took place at the George Hotel Bedford , ; . nd it was agreed that Colonel Gilpin should receive tho support of all then present \ requisition was prepared , and on Mondav morninnit was in course of signature . Colonel * Gilpin is the present high sheriff of the county , but it . is expected he will have completed his term of office before the election takes place . Other candidates are talked of , but no address is out at present
North Durham .-lord Seaham , tho youthful protectionist member for North Durham , who received severe injuries from a gun accident , which hindered him from attending the house la * t sessiou has been visiting his constituents in the seaport towns in that division . On the 10 th inst . his lordship and a numerous party of conservatives were entertained at a banquet , given by Mr . Joseph John Wright , the Maiouis of Londonderry ' s elec-
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tioneoring agent , in Sunderland , From the remarks that fell from his lordship at the meetings hold in those towns it would appear that he and his p arty are prepared , when tlw house meet * , to g ive the recent Papal aggression their determined opposition . His lordship did not givo his shipowner friends even the forlorn hope of a resumption of the navigation laws . Dreadful Shipwreck and Loss oe Life . — Kingston . —The mail steamer , St . Columbia , which arrived from Holvhead on Monday , states that on Saturday night last , during a violent gale from the westward , a large American ship , from Boston , ran
ashore to the south o f tho Stack Light , and in a very short time went to piece , and what is melancholy to state , eleven of her crew met with watery graves . ' Her cargo , a valuable one , principally tobacco in leaf , is strewed along the shore in that locality ; men , women , and children supplied themselves plentifully with it , i'he night was very thick , which may have been the cause ol their not sig hting the above light . The commander ot the Scotia ( since arrived ) states that the name ofthe shipwrecked vessel was the Francisco . It is stated that her commander and clival mate were lost also in addition to those already mentioned . Sho is 700 tons , heavily laden with
cotton and tobacco . Elections in Bedfordshire and Jsottinghamshirk . — Tuesday night ' s Gazette contains the Speaker ' s notice that at the end of a fortnig ht from the 13 tl \ inst ; a writ will be issued for the election of members of parliament in place of Viscount Alford and of . Robert Bromley , Esq ., both deceased . BitforrroiY . —Accident to a Smuggler . — At six o'clock on Monday morning last a man was found lying on a ledge of the cliff , about sixty feet above tho level ofthe boach , a short distance to the cast ofthe Ecclcsbourne coast guard station . On the ledge were fifteen tubs of spirits , and on the beach below were a quantity more , making fifty-eight in all Two of the tubs oh the ledge were broken , one
being quite empty , and the other standing upright ahout half full . The man , whose name ia John Tiklen , lay helpless on the ground , being evidently much injured by falling from the cliff above . Hu head was severely wounded , and it was afterwards found that hisbo ' dy was much bruised , especially on one of the thighs . It is supposed that he had laid there from two in tho morning . The upper part of his dress was soaked in blood , and he was saturated with water from-the rain which had fallen . Ho was unable to move , and was benumbed with cold , but ' not insensible . The horrors of his situation during tlie night were aggravated by fears as to tbe falling of the overhanging cliffs , a fragment of which fell as lie lay and struck him on the stomach . Close- by him w » s the half tub of brandy , from which ho would have refreshed himself , but ho was unable to reach it owing to the injuries he bad
received . O ' n being discovered he was removed to the Preventive Station , where he remained a short time , after which he was conveyed to the Hastings Infirmary . On examination it was found that ho had broken no bones , though he was severely bruised and shaken . The coast guard knew nothing ofthe occurrence . He was very reserved , showing no disposition ' to commit himself . On the morning of the occurrence a boat , containing two men , landed on the beach at Hastings , its occupants stating that they were come ashore for beef . Having landed they forthwith decamped . The coast guard took possession of the craft , which is a French punt without any name on her . Rumour states that two tubs of spirits were ' run" over the cliff . The locality selected for this daring enterprise was a most dangerous spot , tiro cliff rising to a great altitude . Of course the tubs are . in safe custody . jVeitlier the spirits nor the boat « re very likely to be claimed .
Discovery or- a Deijot tor Stoles PnoPERTT . — A beer-house keeper , named George Hirst , has been taken into custody at Leeds , under circumstances which induce the belief that the prisoner has been in the habit of receiving stolen property . The prisoner keeps the Angel Inn , in MarKetstreet , in the centre of the town , and in his house the police found a large quantity of property , consisting of woollen cloth , silks , new umbrellas , and a variety of articles ; some of which have a ' ready been identified .. He at present stands remanded till next Tuesday , the magistrates refusing bail for his
appearance . Embezzlement . —Henry Fordham , an innkeeper , residing at Brotherten , near Pontefract , is at present in custody at Leeds , on tho charge of having embezzled various sums of money belonging to Messrs . Tetley , common brewers , of Leeds . The prisoner keeps the Punchbowl Inn at Brotherton , and , while acting as agent to the prosecutors ,, he appropriated money belonging to his employers . He has not yet been examined by the macistrates , but stands remanded till the latter end ofthe present week . Another Fatal Accident occurred on Tuesday
morning at the railway station , IngfltestOiil 1 , whereby John Wilson , an engine driver of the COnv pany , unfortunatelv lost his life . The driver of the goods trains got off his engine , it is supposed , to expedite the passing of the train , when , by some extraordinary oversight he got between tlie two trains , lie was giving some directions to tlie driver of the passenger train , when the engine of the trooda train caught him and jammed him between the trains , and , unfortunately , crushed him to death .
Ltme . —On the 2 nd inst . about two o ' clock in the morning , during a tremendous gale of wind , with the wind blowing strongly from the south-west , the coast guard man on duty at Whitlands , about one mile and a half westward of Lyme , observed a vessel in distress near the dangerous reef of rocks m that locality , when he fired a pistol , and showed a blue light , which was answered by cheers from the crew of the vessel . The man then hastened for assistance , but on his return found the vessel a total wreck , and the crew drowned . Fragments of
the vessel have since been washed ashore , together with a tin case , with the name "Angelina" marked thereon , and that of tbe London agent , Mr . Frederick La Mark . Three of the bodies ( two men and a boy ) have since been picked up in Lyme Cobb , and one other body has been found near the spot of the catastrophe , and various articles of wearing apparel have also been washed ashore . An inquest was held on the bodies found . at Lyme on Saturday lest , before Mr . S . Cory , coroner when a verdict ot "Accidentally drowned" was returned .
Another Colliery Explosion in Durham . —On Tuesday morning last an explosion occurred in the Black Boy Colliery , about two miles from Bishop Auckland , which unfortunately resulted in the loss of two lives . About two o ' clock in the morniag somo ofthe men had proceeded to work , when the overman and a boy entered a drift recently opened ; they had proceeded upwards of a mile with naked candles , when it is supposed they had come in contact with a "blower , " or pent-up quantity of gas , which instantly exploded , and both were instantly killed by the blast . Happily no other men were in the neighbourhood , otherwise the consequences must have been very disastrous . Tho bodies were taken out during the day without further accident . Mr . Dunn , ono of tho Government Inspectors , visited the colliery last week , and pronounced Black Boy pit one of tho best ventilated mines ho had visited .
A mrrow Escape . —On Saturday last a man named Elijah Whittakcr , when crossing tho railway on his way from the union house to Writtlo , at miu - night , to procure tlie attendance of a surgeon for a sick inmate , observed something which he supposed to be a parcel l ying across the rails . On stooping to pick it up he discovered it to be a man asleep . He immediatel y awoke him from his bed of danger , when he stated his name to be Turner , from Roxwell . But for the timely intimation of his dangerous position his life would , there is little doubt , have been sacrificed , several luggage trains passing over the spot during the night .
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Destructive Fire at Edinburgh . —On Saturday evening one ofthe most de .-tructive fires which has occurred in the city for a considerable period broke out in the printing establishment at Gilford-park of Mr . Thomas Nelson , the well known publisher . The premises , which were only erected three or four years ago , consist of a handsome range of twostory buildings , the eastern extremity of which is occupied , the ground floor as an engine-house , and the upper story as a store for printed works , paper , & c . The fire originated in the engine-house referred to , but what was the immediate cause cannot at present be ascertained , the men having all left , and the place being shut up some time previousl y . It was first discovered about nine o ' clock , when a dense volume < f finmo was observed by a woman
residing in the neighbourhood issuing with o reai violence from one of tbe windows on the ground floor . The alarm was immediately given , and four engines were as soon as possible on the spot , but the flames had reached the windows of tho second story , in which , from tbe hi ghly combustible nature of its contents , they were making fearful maces It was at once apparent that the total destruction of this portion of tlie building was inevitable , ami the firemen therefore directed their efforts to the preserv ^ on of the rest of the premises , and the J . Zf nS S ° TT P ?*^ . comprising Itov ' s court , Giffovd-park , fo > . In this they We hnpvUv ^ ° rfl !} , - ? , t W , the fire r « S « l * » lw « * unabated intensit y till nearl y on © a . ni ., four hours aitei its first discovery , ita destructive effects were confined to tho portion of the b ' uildi" 2 in which ifc oiigiuated . The damace sustained in foods and , ! , . ¦
property is , as nearly as can be at present estimated , between £ 2 , 000 and £ 3 , 000 ., there having been probabl y not less than £ 2 , 000 worth of sheets , I * ;' . ™ . hv publication in tho store in question at the time of the occurrence . It is reported , however , that Mr . Ifelfon is insured in the Norwich Offico to an extent which will fully cover all the loss which has been occasioned ,
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Fatal Railway Accident at Cowjm .., ^ High Court of Justiciary ; of Scotland s-u " " " ^ e 10 th inst ., for the trial of James CaiV ' e ii " , tl't > Galletly , John Fnlton , and James Brown '•" men and guards in the employ of the Edi , ?" ' ' - and Glasgow Railway Company . The iiiiji ! , ' & set out tho specific charge against each of " if ""^ verscrs respectively , and conclude d with ave " ' - ^' that by reason of misconduct and culp , ibie . ; ' « , of the accused , John Morrison , Joan Leiil 0 . ect net M'Arthur , Walter Lennox , jun ., ami V * " * Middleton , passengers by said railway tra . m ' S mortally injured , and afterwards died . Tii ) . ^ ' 1 ' a large attendance of witnesses , most of y ] ,, ^ posed to . the facts , with which the public hare" } ^' made already acquainted by the reports of ji . a cident , as published in tho newspapers , a ! " , ' close of tho evidence , which did not appear ' , •« . ently strong to warrant a verdict of guilty i » - the prisoners , the jury returned a verdic t of ' 'i ? ' Guilty" in the case of all the panels , wl 10 , ot thereupon discharged from the bar . , T t ' o Lord Paxmure . —The Montrose Standard snv " We arc sorry to state that this noblem an ij 1 ' , ' sent in a very pr . carious state of health , ji' ? * been almost constantly confined to his Led r „ S week past , and has taken scarcely any susje , 4 during that period , having sunk " into a Vh ^ ^ great weakness , and unable to sec anv ono , 'I ° ' his medical attendant , " ° Pt
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The Weather .--Complaints are h eard fr « various parts of the country of the injurious cJiVct f the protractB > l rainy weather , upon agriciiiiij r ; jj () fl rations . A Limerick paper says : — " The country in a deplorably wretched state from the Mir , § ^' : $ for the last month have swamped the fields , g ,,, ! ' dered the ground entirely unfit for tillage ' or fn * " " 9 ork of any kind . Ploughing and seed sowing i ™ been , generally speaking , impracticable , and * , !* sort of husbandry is in deep arrear of the Jjf Farmers appear very despondent , and with VJj cause , for bad weather , free trade , poor r » t » county cess , and rents , are enough to baffle " thL labour and skill of the very best agriculturist i ! Ireland . " n
Approaching Visit of Hf . r Majesty . —We are informed , on what we conceive good authority ty it is the intention of her Majesty to visit Limerick in or about June next . The Lakes of Killarnev « i || of course be honourtil by the royal notice . —n ;(; . ] ford Mail . Prosperous State of Manufacturesvx UlsTKR —The Belfast Mercantile Pegister has the followL cheering account of the condition and prospec ts of the cotton , as well as the linen and yarn trade i « that part of the Northern Province . — "Every Im . d i n full employment . Factories , as by magic , risj on every side . The cotton manufacture in its diligent branches , particularly the sewed muslin branch hag
, of late increased to a wonderful extent , but l * yondall in importance and above all iu utility , the linen ^ manufacture seems to have chosen Ireland as its favourite seat ; and a l « e want is peace and coufider . ee at home , to insure its permanent settlement with usfor whether we consider ( lie superior adaptation 0 ( the soil and climate for the Growth of the raw male , rial , the unequalled quality of our water for ( draining purposes , the enormous water power that Ireland affords , or the cheapness of labour , there is no country so well adapted to tlie seat of tlie linen manufacture . " The Londonderry Journal mentions , that the imports of flax seed at that port are the largest that hav-been known for a ( treat many yeais
, observing that this increase is explained , hy the very reasonable cspectat Jons that have been fori ' . fd of a lartre demand for ihe article , owing to the flax movement throughout , the country . Representation of Limkrick . —Atneettn ? nf the O'Connell committee n as held last week at the Limerick Town Iliill , " for the purpose of ori . anis ' mg a co / fr-ction to enable Mr . John O'Connell , AM ' ., to continue in tlie representation of the city . " The Rev . John Brahan , 1 \ 1 \ , presided . Several Romau Cutholic cler » ymen and some members of the corpo . ration attended , and addressed the meeting , tiftet which a subscription list was opened , and contiibuvions amounting to £ S 0 were handed in . A
committee was appointed to collect further subscriptions , after which the meeting adjourned . Mr . J . O'Connell has addressed the following communication to the Secreta > y of the Society of Congregated Trades in Limerick : — " Dublin , January 7 , 1851 . Dear Sir , —I beg to acknowledge the copy of the resolutions of your body , that yon have forwarded , calling ou mo to do my duty again-1 Lord John Russell in the approaching ression . In answer 1 beg to say that 1 will earnestly , and to the utmost of my power , labour so to do ; and J am , dear sir , vour most obedient servant , John O'Coxneh ,. To Mr . Timothy O'Suliivan , Secretary to the Congregated Trades of Lim < rkk . "
Compbtitios for Land , and Agrarian Crime , —The Carlow . Sentinel has an account of an attack , by an armed party , on the house of a fanner named LafFan , in that county ; they fired shots through Ihe windows and posted a threatening notice , cautioning him , on the penalty tf death , against taking a / arm in an adjoining towulaiul , from which some persons had been ejected four years since . The farm is si » Urate in the biuony of St , Mullins , where 100 acres arc untenanted . Duncan Chisholme —Mr . O'Connor , ex-insnfO tor of the detective force , has been sent by government to America , in search of George Mathews , aftcts Duncan Chisholme , of Dublin Castle . —Winner Express .
Oreat Will Case . —The Court of Delegates gave judgment on Saturday evening in the will case of "'fhewles i / . Kelly , " involving property to the extent of £ 300 , 000 . Judgment was unanimous in favour of the appellant , tbe Court thus reversin ; ' the decision of tl-e Court below , and refusing letters of administration to the will propounded by the respondent , who was also condemned to all the costs of tho ) proceedings , amounting to £ 15 , 000 .
IlonitiBLK Axn Mvsturious Death of a Fe--walk—The neighbourhood of Westland-row was in i a state of the greatest excitement on Sunday , arising ! ? from the circumstance of the body of a female being g found suspended from the railings in the front of thee Railway Hotel , opposite the terminus of the Dublin a and Kingstown Railway . Her head was fixed he-etween two of the spikes , and one side of tlie tee was slightly bruised , and some blood flowed from theie back of the body . When discovered she had on a a
cotton wrapper , a plain cloak and slippers , but acac cap or bonnet . The police had the body removal tctc Mercer ' s Hospital , but life was totally extinct , anmt she was then taken to an outer building attached t ( t < tlie hotel to await an inquest . It appears thataboumi six o ' clock on Saturday evening , a man who gave hihi name as John Fivey , of Union Lodge , county Dowavn about fifty years of age , with a female , sta-. ed to liih his wife , anil another female , named Margaret Annnn Minuis , who is said to be cousin to Fivey , and a nnlin boy , ased about nine or ten years , applied tor nc nc commodation at tho Railway Hotel , and obtaineded double-bedded room with a fire , but had no re ' -reslesl ment . The parties retired to bed , and nothing wiwi
heard of them until the discovery of the ill-fated p w man in the morning . The men appeared to 1 I greatly excited and affected with grief . The poliolii took him and his cousin into custody , where thithi remain for the present . In the room a sum of ir u wards of £ 21 ) 0 in Bank of Ireland and Northehe ; Hanking Company ' s Notes were found lying in in i open desk , one of the articles of furniture belonghgi to the establishment . It is stated that Fivey and I d I deceased were living for some years as man and wil wil ! and had several children , but that they had resolvolv upon being married this day in Monkstown Chuiturt the necessary license for the purpose being lodged wil wii the clerk of the church . Tbe deceased- was tnenieni I eight years of ago , and must have been of prenossbssr ing appearance . The boots of the hotel states tes heard a considerable crash about five o ' clock , wl wl preparing to meet the first train from Kingstown , wn . is stated that they lodged in a respectable house use IJalkey lor some time , and that the deceased had bed bit suformg from illness , and attended by Dr . HasHasli Ihe whole affair is wrapped up in gre » . t mvstemerv present . An inquest was held on Monday nit win resulted in showing that the unfortunate deceaeceat had committed suicide by throwing herself ftf hi the window of Gilbert ' s Hole ] , while in a sin sll of insanity .
The Popb and the Queen ' s Cou . ugks .- ' s .- ' - Cork Reporter , of Saturday last , has the U \ m \\ m important announcement : — " We are in a posiposii to state , on what we consider perfectly good anl am rity , that the decrees ofthe Thurles Synod will will be confirmed by the Sovereign Pontiff , and will , rill , < sequently , not take effect . " The Irish Tenant League were burnt out of t of tt council room by a conflagration , which took plac placi Monday morning , on the nremises of Mr . Le Feb Fell a hatter at K- « . 38 , Westmoreland-street . The Thee was discovered soon after midnight , and in a few hew In the entire house was completely gutted , The'f eie'f e : League occupied the drawing room . Retirfmext of Mr . He . vn , Q . C . —The Zi »» Zibm Chronicle says :- " It is stated that Mr . JonsJonM Henn , Q . C ., will not accept any briefs . His retis retit from the bar v > vil be severely felt bv the public . ) lic . was the first lawyer on this circuit . ' '
1 Diockse of oork . —A numerous meeting olng oh i united dioceses of Coik , Cloyne , and Ross , conv conn by the Archdeac on of Cork , Vicar-General , was , wns 5 at the Cathedral of Cork , on the 9 th inst ., win , whu 1 was resolved to present art address to the Qiieeniueem 1 both Houses of Parliament , on the subject of th of tliii ; Papal aggression . Dreadful Catastrophe . —Accounts from Bom B 2 , bring the following particulars of the falling of llg of I accompanied by a melancholy loss of life .- " A- " Ar " cident , the most melanchol y in its consequencenencee ; has happened in the neighbourhood of BelfaiBelfaa many years occurred on Saturday morning , riiing (; Beer s-bndge , and within a short distance mice o < town . We allude to the falling in of a new ptiew pp ing mill , the property of Mr . Robert Boyd auyd am
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