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Health of Losdos During the Week . —In the w » k ending last Saturday , 1 , 065 deaths were reehiered in the metropolitan districts ; for the le » nd week of wn previous years ( 1840-9 ) the average corrected for increase of population is 1 , 260 , tli- deaths having ranged in that week from 920 in 18 i 4 to 1 , 437 in 1848 , at which latter period the mortality was much increased b y influenza , then on tilt decline . The deaths in the present return are , therefore , less than the average by 195 . The mortality from small-pox , though it shows a tendency to increase , is still less than half the average .
Scarlatina and hooping-cough also cause less than the usual number of deaths , only 11 having occurred last week from the former epidemic , though the corrected average is 37 ; in the corresponding week of last year the deaths from scarlatina rose to 63 . 2 J « - death from cholera occurred during the week . th / . re were 24 from diarrhoea and dyseuten ' . From typans , which ran ^ od in the same week ot 10 previous years from 22 to 83 , the deaths returned last week were 33 , or rather less than the average ; but the mortality from measles is at present rather above it . The only complaint which is now fatal to a consic-jrabb } extent Is bronchitis , from which 21 chfldreis under 15 years , 31 persons between 15 and CO , an-5 61 at 60 years and upwards , died in the . week ;
its increasing fatahiy during the last three weeks , inTrhich the weekl y mean temperature has been successively 33 deg ., 35 deg ., and 30 deg ., is marked by the numbers returned , namely 78 . 103 , and in latr week 120 . Pijcuinonia was fatal to 83 persons , one-half of whom were children . The latter disease is :-ow less" than tb ? average , whilst the former is iu exeoss . Of the 1 , 0 » 5 deaths , 303 were those of persons of 60 years ol-J or upwards . A fevr facts are Belevtedfrom the re-. wrts made by the registrars ;—Arhild died of it-easles followed by dropsy , at "Prr ^ ess-street , Al igate , in a small room whicli is " •\ ry dirty and h ; is two families , composed of 8 pe : - » ns , living and sleeping in it . " Mr . Spencer ad s , that the " deceased had been lately under the
car- of the medical officer for the scald head ; the mczfier afterwards applied for relief , but refused to en :-.. - the workhous * , and neglected to take the ch : i ? ifor further medical advice . " Mr . Bowring 8 tav :-s that" the minw of a grocer , aged 47 , who die ~ : n the workhouse , Kingsland-road , of diarrhoea , wa > 'bund by the medical officer at 14 , Gloucesterstrrc-t , Curtain-road , in a very bad state from the ac ( - imulation of filth in different parts of her room , wbil-j her body , of which the only covering was an eld shirt , swarmed ^ vich Terrain . " Mr . Matthews states that " a child died of hooping-cough , at 1 , Torr s-buildings , Somers-town , in a house consisting of two rooms , one of which contained a privy only separated by a partition , no yard belonging to the premises . Ten persons and sometimes more , occupied the apartments and slept in four beds indiscriminately , and without regard to age or sex . "
A caild at Fulham died of " debility , having been bmn prematurely , in consequence of the father bei : ; g suddenly sent to prison . Lincoln-court , i « St . Giles-iu-tbe-fields is reported as " ill-cleansed anil having much destitution . " A honsc , 21 , Chu .-ch-lane , is described by Mr . Simpson as " overcrowded , ill-cleansed , and badl y ventilated ; " and 12 , J ' respect-place , . Stoke 2 fewington , by Mr . Yardley , as " over-crowded and unhealthy . The mean dai ! . - hei g ht of the barometer , was above 30 in on Tuesday aud "Wednesday ; the mean was 29 * 821 in . The highest temperature was 38 deg ., on Sunday ; the mean was never higher than 31 * 8 deg . The lowest mean temperature occurred on Saturday , whf-r . it was 28-7 deg ., and lower by 7 deg than the average of the same day in seven years . On every day ihe temperature was lower than the average . Tlii mean of the week was 30 * 3 deff
. Death of Mrs . Bartlet . —This lady , who was for r , iany years a brilliant ornament of the tragic stair ? - , died on Monday morning , at her residence , ~ So . 11 , Woburn-square , after a severe and protrai- ^ d illness , which lasted for seven years . Her discp-ier was a general paralysis , hut her consciousness was perfect up to the moment of her dissolu-¦ fioi . The deceased was formerly Miss Smith , who , in 1 : 06 , made her first curtsey to a London audience in Old Covent-garden . During the very first season of L-. r prosperous career , Mrs . Siddons returned to the t ' age , and on the same boards ; and the best procf of Mrs . Bartley ' s genius that can be given is , that they played alternately Alicia and Jane Shore without detriment to the fame of the younger
actress . On the destruction by fire of Covent-garden Theatre , in 1808 , Miss Smith accepted an engagcmei -: on London terms in Dublin . She remained in Ireland for three years , at the end of which perio-i she made her second appearance at Coventgari ; n , in 1811 . Here she remained , first , foremost , and " = ithonfc a livaL until 1814 , when she transfer ! td her services to new Drury-lane . Soon after she became Mrs . Bartley , the wife of the excellent eon-:-Jian . Mrs . Bartley died in the 65 th year of her age . She who numbered Joanna Baillie and Sir "Wa ; t--r Scott among her warmest friends and fondest adm-irers , and who was summoned to "Windsor Castle and Buckingham House to charm the ear of royaiiy by her incomparable elocution , can have been no ordinary woman—no ordinary actress .
MoHiALrrr n ? theBaskrofict Court . —On Friday mglrt Mr . "William Atkinson , the respected messenger in Mr . Commissioner Evans' court , expired at lis residence , " vToodside Lodge , Norwood . The deceased was in Tiis fifty-ninth year , and has left a -wife , but no children , to deplore his loss . He had been a messenger from the time of the court being established , under Lord Brougham ' s Amendment Act . in 1833 , and is said to have amassed considerable property . His successor , pro tern ., is Edmund Dubois , his late clerk . The grim tyrant has thus swept off three official assignees , a messenger , and nearly a dozen messengers' assistants , within a few months .
Extraordinary Case . —Asingularoccurrence took p lace on the 11 th last ., on the Eastern Counties Ea :: ~ ay . "Two gentlemen were travelling in a secon - j-dass carriage , when , at one of the intermediate stamens between Colchester and London , a welldrev--id lady about twenty-six , with an infant appari-ctly about two months old , stepped in . She staved she had been travelling in a first-class carriass . bat being taken ill she did not like remaining jdofk-. One of the gentlemen proved to be a Mr . — a . surgeon , from the nei g hbourhood of Bury St . Edmunds , who intimating his profession , inquired the nature of the lady ' s illness , she replied by attril -aiingit chiefly to the "fatigue of travelling and weakness , " which was borne out by the delicate
and pallid state of the countenance . Of course , every attention was paid to the invalid and her child oy th ? travellers—who little suspected the stratagem their fair and interesting , but deceptive companion -was about to play upon them—the lady several iinus expressing a fear that she might let fall the bat-, which had been nursed b y both the gentlemen , and also laid upon the seat . Upon arriving at the la-minus she begged to have the child taken out . ^ hich was done by Mr . , while she went off ihe platform in quest of a servant ; she expected to meet her with a carnage ^ During this time the oth ? r gentleman of Liverpool , was engaged oth ? r gentleman of Liverpool , was engaged
-wif-i his luggage ; the lady was no more to be seen , and iJursait proved useless . The consternation of the gentleman at being thus burdened may easily be imi . aned . Ultimately the chdd was taken to a frit : i ' s , whose wife discovered about its little persoi - letter , containing two £ 10 Bank of England note-., requesting that the child might receive every care , and expieasing an assurance that it would , if thf rossessor of it could know the anguish and circuuHances of its mother ; and if a certain advertise 3 ent were . inserted in TAe Times , with the address of those who had charge of it , all would uliiniriely be made right . The child was expensively dressed .
Fhi ghtfui . Accident . —An accidentr * of a most fearful character happened on Saturday last , near th <^ Bow Station of the Eastern Counties Railway , wb : -h terminated fatally to John Rodder , a smith , in fue employ of tho company . It appears that shortly after eight o ' clock , on the morning in questic-. the unfortunate man , who resided at Old Tc-r-i , got upon the line a short distance on the l & frX side of the station at Bow , for the purpose of waging down to the company ' s works at Stratford , wl ^ re he was employed . He was pursuing his way , ap parently on the down side of the line , when the driver of the engine attached to the 8 . 10 down train fro-n Bishopgate station noticed him . The steamwhis : . le was immediately sounded , and the usual urccautions adopted in alarming the unfortunate
fellow of his dangerous position . To bring the train to a halt was impossible , and in a few moments the -whole train passed over him ; the body was found to he shockingly mutilated ; the head was frightfully crushed , and his arms and legs severed , and otherwise injured . A shell being procured , the body was removed to the Fve Bells public-house . —An inquest war held on Monday , before Mr . Baker , the coroner , at theTve Bells , Old Fori Bow . After some deliberation the jury returned a verdict of' * Accidental de' -th , " accompanied by a recommendation that the company would adopt every possible measure in preventing the recurrence of a similar event , by having wanung-baards to trespassers erected on certain parts of the line . Mr . Chadwick said He would lose ' no time inlaying the recommendation of the jury before the proper authorities . ,- " . ;> - - ;"
. A Fatal Slip .- One morning last week a policejnan was found . lying ^ n the pavement in : Harrisons street Gray s-imwosAisurrounded by . a pooUof blood . The unfortunate man was conveyed to the Boyal Free Hospital , where it was discovered . that bis skull was fractured . He-died iu " the courseI . of tie . afternoon ,. Jt is supposed that' / he had been to try thedoor of one of the hbosesi-ahd that inireturn ing his foot slipped , and Ms head coming in " contact with qne . of the steps , he thukinetwlth the injury .- SoDDEt Death of a . Clbboiman js the Sirkbt . — On Saturday morning last , about half-past ten , a gentleman who was passing through New Northstreet , City-road , was observed to stagger and then Jail to the ground , and being raised up by some
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bystanders , was conveyed into No . 76 ,. the house of a respectable tradesman , but appeared then to be dead , having been heard merely to ; groan two or three times after he fell . Mr . CouIton ;; a surgeon , resident in Clifton-street , presently attended , but found life quite extinct . Hay ward , oneofthe warrant officers of the Worship-street Police-court , who happened to be near , examined the pockets of the deceased , in which were a gold watch and appendages , cash , and ; bankers' cheques , besides other valuable property , and cards bearing his name and address , "Rev . Spencer Thornton , Wendover Vicarage , " and various documents from which it was ascertained that he was son-in-law of a gentleman of the name of Dupreewhose town residence ism
, Portland-place . The officer afterwards went to communicate what bad occurred at the residence of Air . Dupree , whose coachman returned with him and identified the body as that of the rev . gentleman above named . It appeared chat he had just come to London from his father ' s at Wood-hill , in Hertfordshire , and he was supposed to have been proceeding from the railway to Portland-place when he died in such an awfully sudden manner , the cause of death being conjectured by the medical gentleman to have been disease of the heart , although his friends in London do not appear to have been aware of his previously suffering from such a disease . The rev . deceased appeared to have been about forty vears ofase . and is stated to have left a large family
to dep lore his loss . —Mr . Baker held an inquest on Monday , at the Blue Last tavern , Shoreditch , on the body of tho Rev . Spencer Thornton . After hearing the evidence the jury returned a verdict of " Died by the visitatunvof God . " Melancholy Death . — An inquest was held on Saturday last by Mr . Bedford , at the Westminster Arms , Market-street . Millbank , on the body of "Edward Rodd , aged 58 , a gentleman of independent fortune , residing at No . 4 ^ , Holywell-Street . Millbank . The deceased left home on Thursday forenoon , well and hearty , and transacted somo private business in the City , and on his return home , about seven o ' clock to dinner , he wa ? noticed to reel about like a drunken man , which appeared the more
extraordinary , as he was a person of very abstemious habits . Shortly afterwards he complained of pains in his head , and fell down and severely cut his I'ea'i . He was picked np in a senseless state , and the parties about him , supposing him to belabouring under the effects of intoxication , allowed the deceased to remain in that state , unassisted ; for two hours , when , becoming alarmed at his continued insensibility ,. daring the whole of which time he was labouring under stertorous breathing , a surgeon was called in , who tried to bleed biro ; but deeersed died in a few minutes from serious apoplexy , which was discovered on a post-mortem examination ; aud the jury returned a verdict accordingly . Sudden Death . — On Saturday last , at ( he Weymouth Arms , "Weymouth-street , New Kentread , Newington , on Mary Ann Egger , aged 19 , a servant in the employ of Mr . Theophilu 1 ' Lewis , a " sur ^ ron . of No . L Brighton-place , New Kent-road .
On Wednesday moraine last , at an early hour , whilst dressing , she was seized with a fainting fit . Mr . Lewis was called np and examined the deceased , but she wa ? then dead , having On the previous day drank a quantity of gin and ate rather too much . The decease ! died of a fit , arising from bronchitis . — On the same day another case was taken at the Lorl Nelson , Trafalgar-street , Newington , as to the death of Jane Lineham . aged 71 , a widow , who was attacked wish a violent fit of coughing , and expired without medical aid . —Another inquest was afterwards held at the Horse and Groom , Walworthroad . Newington , concerning the death of Mary-A : > n Bloomfisld , aged three months , who was found dead in bed on Friday morning , having died in a fit of convulsions . A verdict of * Natural death " was receded in each case . —Several inquesfs have been held lately in Rotherhitbe . Bermondsey , Lambeth , and Camberwell , on the bodies of persons who have died in a similar manner .
A fliNT to Mothers . —On Saturday last a child four years old , son of Mr . Coomb , oilman , Lowernal , Islington , met his death under the following very painful circumstances . At about seven o ' clock on that evening the mother bad occasion to leave the parlour to serve a customer . Whilst alone , the child mnde its way to the fireplace where a teapot was standing , and began to drink from it . The fluid was so hot that in five hours the child was dead . Fire in Lambeth . —On Saturday afternoon last n fire happened in the premises belonging to Mr . Hamlyn . a scale-board cutter and bicifer box maker , carrying on bnsines' at No . 65 . Union-street , Lambeth . The fl « mes commenced in the drying-house , which at the time contained a large quantity of Inciter splints . The whole of the houses in- the immediate vicinity soon became envelooed in smoke ,
whivh was of soch a dense character that some of the neighbours were um > ble to remain in their rooms . Thpre w * s an abundant supply of water , but in spite of tli- utmost exertions the fire was not extinguished until upwards , of three hours had elapsed , and not until about two-thirds of the property in the drying house was consumed , and the building severely damaged . ^ The fire originated from the overheating of the drying stove . Fire . —On Sunday morning last , between one and two o clock , a fire was discovered by the police on duty , on the premises of Mr . Blagg , a fishmonger , in SpitalnVlds-market , supposed to have ori ginated in over heating the room used for drying fish . The engines were promptly on the spot , and their being a j'lentiful supply of water , the fire was extinguished , bit not before considerable damage had been done . The premises are uninsured .
Fma at Blacewall . — On Sunday morning , shortly before three o ' clock , a fire broke out in the property belonging to Messrs . Wigramand Co ., the shipbuilders , of Brunswick-street , Blackwall . It was difcovered b y one of the workmen raging iu a building adjoining the engine house . The workmen and firemen succeeded in getting the flames subdued , but not until they had broken through the roof and considerably damaged the wood-work of the fly wheels . Destructive Fire is SrrrAiT ? iEi . DS . —A fire of a very destructive character broke out at a late hour on Sunday night , upon the premises belonging to Mr . . Mitchell , a furrier , at No . 26 , Great Pearl-street , Spitalfields . The flames , when first discovered , were raging furiously in the warkshops at the top of the premises . An alarm having been given by the
policeman on duty , the inmates of the different surrounding habitations ' succeeded in ranking their escape , many parties with nothing ; on except their night clothes . In a very brief period several engines belonging to the London establishment arrived . By that period , however , the flames had made such progress that they were mountin * through the roof high above the other house tops , threatening destruction to the surrounding property . Fortunatel y the mains of the East London Company yielded an abundant supply of water , which enabled the engines to set to work most vigorously , by which means the fire was prevented reaching Hie adjoining property , but it cou'dnotbe extinguished until the workshops of Mr . Mitchell , and the valuable stock of furs , were entirely consumed , and other damage done by fire , water , and hasty removal . The origin of the disaster could not he accounted for . Mr . Mitchell was
insured for stock . in trade , & c , in the Atlas fire office , and the buildings were insured in the Sun office . The Weather and the Parks . — The thermometer daring Sunday night , in exposed situations , fell as low as 24 degs ., or 8 degs . below freezing point , and during Monday morning it was down to 20 , the highest elevation attained being 28 ; but in the evening the mercury was still decending , showing every probability of another night of severe frost . The barometer stood in the morning at 29 deg . 8 sea ., but towards the evening was gradually rising . The wind veered to _ different quarters in the course of a few hours , but in the evening was nearly due east , and blew exceedingly cold , with strong gales . The
various ornamental waters in the royal park ' s were visited by thousands of persons during Sunday . Every precaution was taken by the officers of the Royal Humane Society to prevent accidents " onjttr ice , and although very few immersions happened , great many parties were seriously injured by falling whilst sliding , and their heads coming in contact with the points of the skates , were cut open . A , very bad accident of this description took place in St . James ' s-park . A young man , wh'lst amusing himself on the ice , was tripped up , and falling with his forehead on the point of another ' s skate , the flesh was laid bare , and the back of the eye exposed . Mr . M'Cann , the surgeon . to the- society , promptly attended , and did . all that was possible ' for the sufferer .
but it is feared that the unfortunate individual will lose his sight . —Several scientific evolutions were performed by the members of the Skating Club , on the Long Water in Kensington-gardens , which were witnessed by some thousand persons , who , despite the extreme cold , lined the bridge over the Serpentine and the several banks along the river . —Break up of the Feost . —The frost has proved of very short duration . There were symptoms of a change in ' the temperature during Tuesday , night , and at ah' early hour on Wednesday morning , the thermometer gave unmistakable evidence of the fact , the mercury
rising even in exposed situations two degrees . above freezing point . As the day advanced ,: 36 and 37 degrees were marked , and the principal thoroughfares , which for two , or three days had been in a very satisfactory condition for travelling , presentl y became almost impassable , from an accumulation ot mud and melted snow . The quantity of floating ice in the Thames . was yesterday so great , that tha navigation of the river was almost entirely stopped . The abovebridge steamers gave up running altogether , and very few barges were out . ' The thaw , which now prevails , will , however , soon set this matter right , and it may be expected that the steamers will soon
commence running . Accident onthb Ice in Victoria Park . —During Sunday the ice on the ornamental ' waters of Victoria Park was crowded by an immense number of persons . Every precaution was adopted to prevent accidents , for , in consequence of the great mm of
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human beings that . sported on the ice , and the rough treatment it received ,, it early ; in the day , became sloppy , and insoine parte dangerous , as far as regards breaking . Notwithstanding , . the repeated .-warnings of the ' park-keepers ,, crowds of boys and young men gathered on ' those parts . most , insecure , and shortly after five o ' clock a large pitce of the , ice gave , way , and immersed a number of persons who were oh it . As may be supposed , the event caused a sudden rush from the spot , and the shock of this rapid movement led to a more extensive failure , of : the ice , dropping
as many more into the water . ; Altogether , there could not have been less than from fifty to sixty persons immersed ; and the scene that took place was one of great , excitement . Fortunatel y the depth of water was not more than three or four feet ; but as a number of children were amongst those who had fallen iu , great fears were entertained Jest they should get under the ice , ; and the thickness of it prevent their breaking through . After s me trouble all were got out , but a boy had a narrow escape of losing his life . On Monday more stringent measures were taken in keeping the crowd from this detective part of the ice .
Sale of the Autograph or Milton . —On Monday the sale by auction of the library of . the late Mr . John Poynder , one of , the county magistrates for Surrey , which was commenced on Thursday week last , was concluded at the auction room of Messrs . Sotheby and Wilkinson , "Wellington-street , Strand , when among the property disposed of was ths first edition of the p lays of the immortal Shnkspere and an autograph of the illustrious Milton was entitled "Arati Solenses Phoanomona , cum scholiis Gr ., " which had been , in his possession , and which , in itself , was of no particular value . The autograph signature was as follows : — " Jo Milton . Pre 2 s 6 d ; 1031 . " Onthe title-page were the words ,. "Cum sole et luna semp . aratus crit . " There were also numerous , autograph annotations interspersed throughout the book . After an active competition tho lot was sold for ^ 40 10 . The first edition of the plays of Shakspere was knocked down for
£ 35 10 s . Attempted Burglary . —On Tuesday night , between the hours of twelve and one o ' clock , a daring attempt was made by some thieves to enter Mr . Sayers' house , No . 1 , St . Peter ' s-square , Hammersmith . The family had retired to rest , when Mr . Savers ' , nephew , whose bedroom looks into the back garden , distinctly hoard some one endeavouring to effect an entrance by the back door .. He accordingly went down stairs unarmed and cautiousl y withdrew the bolts of the door leading to the garden , when two men dressed as labourers presented themselves—one of whom immediately struck at Mr . Sayers' nephew with a sharp instrument , resembling a knife or dagger ; the blow was partially warded , butthe sleeve of his coat and shirt were
cut throug h and his arm slig htly grazed . The young gentleman then called nis uncle , who hastened at once to his assistance , but tho rogues escaped . Information was - immediately given to the police , but no trace of the men has been discovered . Attempt at Robbery . — On Tuesday evening , abnut a quarter past six o ' clock , two men in a light spring cart were observed to drive up alongside a waggon on the dark or south side of St . Paul ' s Churchyard , and take a bale of goods out and place it in their own conveyance . A cabman , who saw the transaction , jumped off his driving box and seized the horse ' s head , when both the men instantly leaped out of the cart . The cabman courageously collared one of them , but while in conflict with him his horse and cab ran off , and he let the man go to stop and secure his own property . Both the men
then made off , leaving the horse and cart ^ also proceeding along at a rapid pace , until stopped by police constable 36-3 , who although near the spot was unable to arrive in time to tecure either of the men . The horse and cart with the bale of goods were taken to the Fleet-street station , and on opening the latter , it was found to contain 500 pairs of soldiers trowsers , the property of Messrs . Hibbett and Co ., the army clothiers in Pall-mall , which was identified by the carman , who said they were stolen while he was driving his waggon along the dark side of St , Paul ' s-churchyard . The horse is about fourteen hands high , with a white star on the forehend and a sore fetlock . The cart is a li ght spring one , painted green and picked out with white . The horse , cart , and bale were detained , and every inquiry is now being instituted .
Relief op Metropolitan Destitution . —On Tuesday the City Kitchen was opened for the rebel of the distres ? ed poor , to whom bread . ' coals and potatoes were plentifully distributed . At the Leicestersquare Soup Kitchen , Ham-yard , Great Windmidstreet , 1 , 5 'JO poor creatures were relieved . At the Model Soup Kitchen , Bath-street , New-road , upwards of 800 were relieved . At the Westminster Soup Kitchen , Lewisham-street , Broad Sanctuary , upwards of 900 were furnished with food . The Marylebone , Finsbury and Spitalfields Benevolent Associations commenced their distribution of bread , meat and coals . A society of benevolent individuals are about to fit up several of the arches of the South Western Railway in Lambeth , as a shelter for the houseless during the present inclement season . On Monday night no fewer than twelve individuals were found in the streets overpowered by the intense cold .
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Frightful Sceme at Wombwell ' s Menagerie at Chatham . —Death of the " Lion Queen . "—On Saturday evening last an inquest was held at the Golden Lion Inn , Chatham , before J . Hinde , Esq ., coroner for West Kent , touching the death of Ellen Bright , a young girl aged seventeen , who was killed on the previous evening by a tiger in the establishment of Mr . George Wombwell , which had arrived in that town for exhibition on the preceding day . —Stephen King , the first witness examined , said he had been inthe employ of Mr . Wombwell as keeper for the last six years . The deceased was a niece of Mr . Wombwell ' s and
daughter of John Bright , a bugle player in the band . It was the business of the deceased to go Into the dens and perform with the bsasts , which she had been in the habit of doing several times daily for the last twelve months . On Friday evening , shortly after nine o clock , she went into the den in whicli a lion and tiger were kept , for the purpose of performing , as usual ; the tricks played by her being principally with the former animal . She had only been in two or three minutes , but had gone through the main performance , excepting that of making the lion set down in a particular part of the cage , when the tiger being in her way , the deceased struck it slightly with a small whip which she carried in her hand . The beast growled as if in anger , and crouching close to the
bottom of the den , stretched out its paw , as if at herdress , causing the deceased to fall sideways against the cage , ' the animal at the moment springing at her , and seizing her furiously by the neck , inserting the teeth of the upper jaw in her chin , and in closing his mouth , inflicting frightful injury on the throat by his pangs : He then appeared to change his position , making a second gripe across the throat of h's victim . A keeper who was standing on the step of the den , armed with a whip , immediately rushed to her assistance , but the animal did not loose its hold until struck over the nose violently vrith an iron bar , and whilst King held the animal , the unfortunate female was removed from the cage bleeding profusely and life all but extinct .
She was taken into one of the caravans where she was immediately attended by two medical gentlemen who happened to be present at the time of the occurrence . —By the Jury : The animal had never exhibited symptoms of animosity before . All the animals appeared very fond of deceased , and she of them . "Witness had frequently heard Mr . Wombwell say he wished there was no lion queen . Witness thought if she had kept the whi p from the animal it would not have attacked her . Deceased has never exhibited any symptoms of fear , and had frequently gone into the den to the animals when there had been no company present , for practice and pastime . It had been said that perhaps ft happened because . the beast had not been fed , as it was a few
minutes past their time . In answer to that witness could only say he had frequentl y seen her go amongst the animals on Mondays , and they had not been fed on the previous day . —Richard Cooper Todd , surgeon attached to the Royal Artillery , stationed in Brompton Barracks , said he was witnessing the exhibition at the time of the occurrence , and was standing close to the rope in front of the den He saw the deceased enter , and on going in the tiger did not appear to be very friendly with her ; she struck him on going in and he laid down . She then proceeded to her performances with the lion , and afterwards turned round and again struck the tiger . It appeared angry and immediatel y seemed to turn upon the deceased , rearing upon his hind legs and seising her by the neck : she fell on her back and the tiger crouching over her , he saw no more of her until removed from the den , when he
hastened to her assistance . She was perfectly in-1 sensible , and had lost a great deal of blood , and her face and lips wore very pale . She was still alive the heart was beating , but she was perfectly unconscious . Witness placed his hand onthe wound in the neck to stop the bleeding , and administered some brandy to deceased , but she was unable to swallow it , and in a very few minutes her heart ceased to beat , There w ere four wounds on the left side of the heck , a slight wound on the right leg , and another onthe chin , caused by the teeth of the tiger , the under jaw of the animal having caused a very large wound . under the chin , which , aided by the shock her system had . sustained , produced death!—The jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased was . killed by a male tiger whilst exhibiting in its den , " -, and expressed ' a strong opinion against the practice of allowing persons to perform in a den with animals ;! ' -
The . Forgeries on the Monmouthshire Bank . —Respecting the above forgeries , we are enabled to state that'flehry New , " horse-dealer , of Ledbury , one of the parties proved to have uttered the forged notes at Monmouth , has been apprehended in Birmingham , by Police-Superintendent William snead .
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of Ledbury , and has beenf taken to Monmouth ; where he has undergone an ' examination . ; It is supposed that New uttered a ten-pound Bankol ^ England note at Winchcmbe , in Gloucestershire , in the early part of last year , and he was advertised in the Police « vye « teof Apriland May last , but till Shead was successful enough to apprehend him a few days ago in Birmingham , he managed to elude the vigilai / ce ot those who have ibeen on the'look-out for him . Several cases of uttering forged notes have been proved against New at Monmouth , ' and he stands remanded for further examination . Nowis a man of notorious
bad character , and has , we believe , been more than once convicted of f ' . iony . We hear that' the t ' org « d notes on Messrs . Bailey and Co . ' s bank alreadj discovered to have heen issued , amount to over £ 1 , 400 . It is stated that the firm have it in contemplation to increase the amount of reward which they have already offered for the apprehensi-. n and cenvictkn of thejutterers ; and we have also heard that they have applied to the Secretary of State to offer an ' additional reward , and a free pardon to any accomplice who will give such information as may lead to the conviction of the rest of the offenders ; ~ Hertford Tim ' . f . ..-, ' . ' '
Distress Warrant against the Lonhon ano North-Western Railway Company , at Barton , near . Manchester . —A few weeku ago a case came on for hearing before the Salford magistrates , at the Now Bailey Court-house , in which the London and North-Western Railway Company were the appellants , against a rate laid upon that portion of the Liverpool and Manchester section of . their lines lyinj ; witnin the township of . Barton-upon-Irwell . The rate levied was £ 1 , 336 9 s . 6 d ., and of this the company bad paid £ 670 . The magistrates on that occasion decided that the company were too late with their appeal , they having allowed three special and three quarter ses-ionx to -pass over without coming forward with their case .. They were ordered , therefore , to pay the remainder of the rate , and the overseers of the poor understood that they would do so ; but upon an application being made to them shortly
afterwards , they again objected , and . accordingly a summons was taken out against them . On the day of hearing , however , it appeared that the magistrates on the bench ( Messrs . Brandt and J . H . Wanklyn ) were shareholders of the company ; and therefore the case was adjourned until the 10 th inst ., when a more impartial bench should be sitting . The case having been , again entered into , Mr . Kent , solicitor , who appeared in order to watch the proceedings on behalf of the company , was asked by Mr . Trafford , the magistrate , whether the company were prepared to pay . Hereplied in the negative , andhe was thenintormed that a warrant of distress would betaken out against the company . This will probably be done in a few days . The company object to pay the full rate , becsuse they contend that their property has much depreciated in value , on account of the diminution of the traffic upon this part of the line , within tlie last fewmonths . .- ¦ - .
Threatened Committal op the Postmaster of Livebpool for Contempt of' Cotjkt . —Inthe Bankruptcy Court at Liverpool , onthe 11 th inst :, Mr . C : B . Banning , the postmaster at the Liverpool Post-office , was summoned-to answer a charge of having refused to " comply with an order , issued by Mr . Commissioner Stevenson , directing him to forward to Mr . Cazenove , the official assignee , all letters which might come to the post-office directed to George Olhey ; who has recently been declared a bankrupt , and who has absconded . In support of his refusal to . cbmply with the order of the court , Mr . Banning exhibited the instructiocsof the Postmaster-Greneral , which he considered himself bound to obey , whether he infringed the law or not . Mr . Evans who appeared on behalf of the official assignees , then intimated his intention of applying for a warrant for
the committal of Mr . Banning to Lancaster Cas'le , in the event of his persisting in his refusal . As Mr . Banning still declined to depart from his instructions , Mr . Evans moved for his committal to prison for contempt ol court , under the 124 th section of the Bankruptcy Consolidation Act . Mr . Commissioner Perry , in giving judgment , said that great delays in bankruptcy proceedings had arisen in consequence of the London Post-office authorities throwing obsta-les in the way of the act being carried out . He should at once order a warrant to be made out for the committal of Mr . Banning to prison for contempt of court in refusing to deliver up the letters . Mr . Banning , then , considering the judgment of the court a sufficient protection for him in delivering up the letters , handed them over to the official assignee . —Liverpool Chronicle .
Charge of Bill Stealing fbom an UitnEBGnAnuATK at Cambridge . —Oh Monday a ca < e was heard at the Cambridge police court . Henry alias ' Baffy" Cornwell was charged with stealing a bill of exchange for £ 12 10 s ., the property of Mr . Charles Heath , an undergraduate of Emmanuel College . The evidence , which wassomewhat lengthy , went to show that on Monday the 7 th of January the prosecutor , with some of his familiars , were at a notorious house known as " Brook's , " or . " Thatched Cottage , " in Barnwell , and that the prisoner was also there . The latter entered , into conversa'ion with Heath , and nskedhim ! whether he wanted to borrow £ 5 or £ 10 . Heath wavered , hesitated , and declined , but finally agreed to mcet-the , prisoner at the same place , and
afterwards at the " Fountain , " a public house in St . Aridrew ' s-street , to talk the matter over . To "The Fountain" the prosecutor was accompanied by two other undergraduates , and it was agreed that £ 10 should be advanced by the prisoner to the prosecutor , upon the latter giving him a ? security a bill at three months , for £ 1210 s . A second arrangement was also made with another undergraduate for an advance on the same terras , and the nrisoner went out and returned with the bills ready drawn . Heath read the one given him to sign , and found that it was drawn at two instead of three months . A more cautious friend who was with the prosecutor advised him not to sign the bill till he got the money , or at any rate to have £ 10 10 s . as consideration if the bill
was allowed t > stand at two months . This Cornwell agreed to , and the bills being signed , he took them away to get " his friend " to discount them , saying the acceptors would not be called on under . three months . He made an appointment to hand the money over that evening but failed , and after sundry evasions , pulled out some oats , and said it was very difficult to obtain money , so he had taken some oafs and some money for the bill . There wac a good deal of laughter in court while the prosecutor was giving his evidence , which was increased hy a suggestion that there was probably some " chaff" with the oats . Prosecutor said he did not know how that mi ^ ht be , but he knew he had had plenty of "chaff" since . In answer to the prisoner ' s attorney , the prosecutor said the oats could not be for his " pony at Brook ' s , " as he did not keep one there . He did n-t lodge there ,
and declined to answer a further question in reference thereto . It further appeared that Cornwell had passed the bill with another to Mr . Francis Eaden , abrewer , in payment of an account he owed him for beer , which he is in the liable of selling in booths , fairs , & a . For neither of the two bills then obtained had the prisoner given one penny consideration . After hearing legal gentlemen on both sides , the bench decided that the property in a bill is vested in the drawer , so long as it is in his possession , and that the charge of felony could not be sustained , the cage was , consequently dismissed . There was a similar charge against the prisoner at the instance of Mr . W . C . llurrell , also an undergraduate , but this was withdrawn on the understanding that an indictment will be pursued at the assize ' s for obtaining the securities under false pretences . The prisoner was then discharged .
Desperate Affray with Poachers at Hornbt . —Abeut three o ' clock on Saturday morning last , a savage encounter took place between a gang of poachers and three of the keepers in the service of Pudsey Dawson , Esq ., of Hornby Castle . For some time past the preserves of this gentleman have suffered from the nig htly attacks of these uncertificated gentry , and he had resolved on the adoption of effectual measures for their suppression . With this view , Mr . Richard Sutton , the head camokeeper , received instructions to procure additional assistance in order that the grounds might be more thoroughly watched . On the morning previously mentioned , the keeper , with two other men , named Enoch Knowles and John Herat , proceeded towards the preserves . On entering the Great Park , which is about a mile from the castle , they found that the
poachers were at work in the immediate vicinity . The keepers immediately rushed towards thu place , and discovered four men with cunt , by whom they were instantly attacked . A very savage affray commenced , the poachers using the butt-ends of their guns , resulting in the complete discomfiture of their watchers , who were left in a senseless state by . their assailants . Herstwasthe first to regain sensibility , and found his companions unable to proceed home lie gave an , alarm , and assistance being procured , his companions were removed home . At first the lives of Sutton and Knowles were considered in danger , but an improvement is manifested , and hopes are entertained of their recovery . The . remains of three gun-stocks were found at the scene of the struggle , and a cloth cap belonging to one of the poachers , the inside ot which , from the marks of blood , testified that the owner has not escaped scathless .
Poaching in the Rotal Preserves . — Mr
Collktt ano the Game Laws . — A short- time since two labouring men nam-d Steers and Cane , residing at Sunning-hill , were convicted before two of the county magistrates , P . 11 . Crutchley , and Henry Seymour , Esqs . j at'Windsor , upoa the evident * of Henry Dadley , gamekeeper to her Majesty , of tires passing on the royal prese ; ves atWinkfield , ui search of game . They wereordered to pay the full penally of 20 s . each ; and 8 s . costs : and in default of immediate payment they were sentenced to ' two months ' imprisonment and hard labour in the count y gaol at Reading ^ The particulars of this case having been communicated to Mr . John Collett , the late member for Athlbne , a check for the amount of the penalties and costs was forwarded by that gentleman from Lake-house , Cheltenham , to Lieut . Hackett , the governor of tho county prison , and thajmen were > liberated after a few doy 8 Incarceration ,
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Enthusiasm for P ' lior ' giijnoNV '—Mr .. - : 'JehHiii Thomas ' bookseller , and Mr / 'Rbger litdstbri ^ ditto ; bothof theml as young Mr . ' Rashleishrbf Menabilly , used to say ' . i" Stanclrbut not bigoted conservatives , " : have had two ; copies of theExeter Protectionpeiitio ' n lying on . their ' cpuiiters for sitnature for the last 15 days at ' least . That in Mr . Thorow ' s bouti que hid received on ' Friday afternoon actually 18 signatures : and that in Mr : Lidstones ' s shop , where the clergy most do congregate , had 11 autograpes—that is 29 signatures for the ; two ! petitions , or nearly one a day for each . —Pl ymouth Journal , . "» . * - t- - ' i : « t , ii . ; ; H * ; '•" .. ' : » \ : * i . . . ' - ' . ' A i ' ' 1 _ i"
Merthtr— At tempted Murder .- Late on'the nig ht of the : 10 inst ., a diabolicitl attempt at murder was made at Aberdare . It appears that , for some time past , the greater number of the sea-coal men , at Cadlys and other works , have struck for an advance of wages ., Some continued to work , despite the threats of the others . Owing t- > these threats , ' which the colliers so often receive as they leave work , th > re isa ' va-t amount ol"ill feeling exi ting , between the two parties . ' On the night in question the house of Wm . Jenhins , Mill-street , was visited by , it is supposed , a gang of the " strikers . " ! The . first notice given of there being any one outside , was a stone thrown with considerable violence at the door , evidently for the purpose of attracting the attention of JenkinSj Who was'then ; ln bed , ' and getting him to the window . Immediately after a shot was fired through the window , luckilv escaping the intended
victim . The miscreants , thinking by the silence maintained in the house , that their deed was accomplished , decaniped ; and though every exertion has since been made by oiir police force to find out the ^ guilty ; parties , no clue has yet heen obtained of them . On examination of the premises , some slugs with which the gun must have been loaded , were found in the bed-post , and within a few inches of the ' head of . Jenkins . Three colliers are now under examination for having threatened other colliers , as they were leaving work , with severe punishment , if they continued working . Unless some agreement is made between masters and . men , we are afraid f hi * occurrence will be but the prelude to others . £ 20 has been offered for the apprehension of the misguided men who committed this outrage , but up to the present time , no arrest has taken place . —Cixmbrian .: ' ¦' ' ¦ . •¦ . [¦ : ¦ ' . ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ I
Improved . State of the , Fkn Villages itr Lincolnshire . —Inthe parish of . Mpultbn , i in the Pens , which , contains upwardsof two thousand inhabitants , the number of deaths during the past year hai not reached thirty ; in the last century , when the population was not halt' what it now is , the deaths , in each year would ; . frequently be about eighty , and the average fifty : thus , according to . the average mortality , of fifty years ago , the number of deaths annually at this time ' would exceed 100 , . whilst it appears the average nf the last tw ' entv years has been only thirty-nine deaths . This truly gratifying result is probably owing in a great measure to the drainage of the Fens ;; to which may be added the improvements of medical science , good roads , and the general spread of knowledge . ~
A Mysterious Parcel . —Last week a carrier named Stewart was desired by Mr . and Mrs . Smith , of the Unicorn Inn , Farnbam , to call at the Reading station of the Great Western Railway , and inquire if there , was a parcel for a lady staying at their house , and Dixon , one of . the railway porters , stated that there was a parcel directed " Mrs . Smith , to be left at the Reading station till called for , carriage paid , Paddington . " It was a round-shaped package , covered with canvas , and sewn round the address . It was given to the carrier , who took it to tlie Unicorn , but it not being the parcel expe 6 ted by the landlord or lady , they declined to receive it . Stewart then conveyed it to another Mrs . Smith , who lives in East-street , who opened it in the presence
of himself and two other persons . On the canvas being removed , a light chip box , covered with paper , was found . The box was forced open , and in it was found the body of a female child , wrapped up in a coarse-cloth . Mr . Newell , the constable , was called to take charge of it , and on Mr . Knowles , a surgeon attending , he pronounced it to be tho body of a newly born infant . A po it , mortem examination showed that it had been born alive , and from the traces of violence on the face and head , he had a a strong suspicion that it had met its , death by unfair means . The railway porter stated that the parcel- reached the Reading station on the 24 th of December ,, by the seven o ' clock train from Paddington . It remained in his custody till fetched by
Stewart . He noticed that it had an offensive smell , but he thought it contained dead game . In order that the police might have an opportunity of solving tho mystery connected with the fate of the deceased child , the inquiry was adjourned for a fortni ght . Robber y from a Solicitor ' s Clrrk . — The office of Messrs . Bagshaw ana Sons , solicitors , Manchester , was entered last week , during the night , and upwards of £ 80 in gold and notes stolen from the safe , Suspicion having attached itself to a discharged copying clerk , named Hughe 8 , he was apprehended , and £ 40 in gold found in his possession The rest of the money was discovered concealed in a ditch on the Stretford-mad , where Hughes confessed to have hidden it . It appears that he had entered Mr . Bagshaw ' s premises during the day , and
concealed himself with , the view of effecting the robbery after the closing of the office . He was examined before the magistrates on Saturday last , and committed for trial . -. ¦ . . ' Supposed Murder of Three Men at Lynn . —For some time since , the greatest excitement has prevailed in the town of L ynn , in consequence of the sudden > and mysterious disappearance of two male persons , and from the . inquiries made by the magistrates and police , no doubt is entertained of the missing persons having been murdered . A reward of £ 220 has been offered by the government for the apprehension of the murderers , and a pardon to any accomplice , not being the actual perpetrator of the murder , in either , case , who shall give such evidence as will lead to the same result . One of the mining
persons is named John Bell , eighty-one years of age , live feet seven inches hi < h , missing since the 13 th of November last : the second , John Kirk , was fifty years of age , five feet six inches high , missinu since tbe 12 th of October last , when he had a silver watch and £ 15 in his possession . Within the last few days another man , about twenty years old , has been missing . It seems that he took a lodging for a night at an inn at Purfleet-bridge , Lynn , and , after taking off his boots and putting on a pair of slippers , he went into the street , and has not since been heard of . —A RewardofTwo Hundred Guineas , with her Majesty ' s free pardon to an accomplice , has been offered for such information as will lead to the discovery of the murderers , of either of the three men whose recent sudden disappearance has excited such intense interest at Lynn .
Escape of a MuRnERKR from a Lunatic Asylum—During ^ the whole of the . present week there has been a police officer from Lancaster in this town , in quest of a criminal lunatic , named Joseph Green , who on Sunday last contrived to effect his escape from the county Lunatic Asylum at Lancaster , and has not since been heard of . Many of our readers , no doubt , recollect the murder which led to Green ' s incarceration , as it was committed in Manchester some thirteen or fourteen years ago . At the time of its commission . Green , who . was then working as a factory operative , lived in Factory-court , Blakeleystreet , Shudehill ; and suspecting that his wife had formed a criminal intimacy with a sawyer , he got up early one morning , as if going to his work , and as his
wife lay . sleeping in bed cut her throat with a razor , and nearly severed her head from her body . At the next ensuing assizes he was tried for the murder , when the evidence of his guilt , was most conclusive , but as it was proved that he had previously sustained some injury on his head , which at times induced symptoms of insanity , the jury found a verdict of " Guilty" under insanity . In consequence of this verdict the sentence upon Green was that he should be imprisoned during the pleasure of the Crown , and he . was accordingly incarcerated in Kirkdale . Whilst there he kept a sort of diary or logbook , in thepages of which he recorded several charges against the
governor , the result of which was . the cause of a great deal of unpleasantness , which led to his removal to the Lancaster Asylum . There his good conduct obtained him many indulgences , and being of aningenious turn he Was furnished with a box of tools , and allowed to make many little articles , such as ladies ' workboxes , Ac , which he sold to parties visiting the asylum . Recentl y his continued orderly behaviour led to still further kindness on the part of the governor , and he was all but suffered to go at large about the grounds , and on Sunday last he bade a final farewell to the place . A reward is offered for his apprehension . —Mawhtster Courier .
Extensive Manufcturk op Base Coi . v . —There seems to be at present one or more mints of base com at _ work upou ; an extensive scale in London , bromtime to time within the last few weeks the Manchester police have received notice from the metropoli & to be on the alert , as parcels of base halfcrowns and five shilling pieces were being despatched to trusty agents here . Accordin gly Mr . Beswick , the superintendent of police , set two detective officers to watch , the London-road railway statwn . A brown parcel ,. evidently of coin , arrived from London da I huvsday night at thestation . The direction , " Joha ihompson ^ at Mrs . . Heron ' s Temperance Hotel , Uver-street , ' was copied , and Mr . Beswickv with Messrs . Buckley Gee , and Porter , went to the , hotel
learlyinthe mosaing . In the upper room the-y found a man in bed , who gave his name W . Browne . In a room adjoining they found two persona sitting at «» fire , who called themselves John and Louisa Thompson . In the lop , of the woman was a bundle of base half-crowns , and , a large quantity more wrapped up in parcels of eight each , lying on the bed . The brown cover of the parcel ( which had just before been delivered from the : railway ) , was also found . They were taken into custody . Altogether the amount of base money found was £ 14 10 s ., which Thompson assured Mr . Beswick was . the entire quantity rece ' ived . The coin is one of the best imitations ever executed , and it is difficult to see the difference between it and the well-worn good half-crown . So ar 0 / r ted G ^ J £ - ' 'i Gew S " 1 ., / 1819 ; and George IV ., 183 Q < The principal ingre-
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dient in theircomposidon is bismuth ; and they are highly ^ finished off by electro-piating . Vte " ring is identicalwi ' th the genuine silver , which makes it all the more necessary for the public to be on their Kuard . We believe that the steps taken to watch these desperate rogues will have the effect of check , ing'th ir operations in this quarter . Similar parcels of base money have been d ropped recently at various station * on , the railway line between London and Manchester . , , « . , , , Trade of Sheffield—It affords us much plea , sure to be able fcd state that the general revival of the staple trades of Sheffield , to which we have of late occasionally referred , continues steadily to progress and that men of extensive observation and experience regard it as the commencement of a period of unequivocal commercial prosperity . The spring-knife ^ i .. ' ** iL ** "L— . 4 . U - —« J * . U- _
trade , which has suffered from the lite depression with almost unmitigated i-evcrity , his at length re . sained a fair measure of activity . The operatives in that branch of industry , alive to this fact , have issued a plac-ird calling a public meeting of their body , with a view to an organisation , having for its obj « cf an advance of price . 4 . " The object of the meeting ( says the placard , ) will he to take into consideration the best means of improving our condition . It isa well kn > wn fact , that from great depression of trade , and for want of proper thought and action , we have not been able to maintain . a proper position in society . ... We also fully believe that from the increasing demand for our goods , an effort only need be made on our part , to obtain that remuneration for our labour which we so justly deserve . ' '—Sheffield Times ,
Murder in Devonshire . —A sad affair has occurred at Buckland , which has created a great sensation in the neig hbourhood . About four months ago a farmer named Bird , heing in want of a servant , applied to the union , and took therefrom , the daughter Of iV man named Parsons , who was transported some years since from Exeter . She was well recommended by tho governor . On Saturday last the girl died , and an inquest was held on her body , the result of which proves her death was the result of illtreatment . A verdict of * Wilful Murder " was returned against the farmer and his wife , and they have been committed to the county gaol to await their trial at the assizes . The treatment of tho deceased , as deposed to by the various witnesses , was brutal in the extreme , and the description of her body , as given by the surgeon , Mr ., Gunner , and othershorrified the assembly in the court . It is
, sufficient to say that her body was a mass of wounds , bruises , and abscesses , and cuts from whips , sticks , & c . ; and the deceased was reduced to this frightful condition by , the pri oners . Their conduct excited thedoepest indignation , and it was with difficulty that the perpetrators of this crime were kept by the police-officers from the hands of the infuriated mob on their being conveyed from the court to the prison . So much excitement has not been witnessed in this place since the unfortunate omnibus accident three years ago . On the morning of their departure for Exeter , the bridge , which they had to cross , was thronged by hundreds of people ; but the authorities judiciously ordered a car at the gaol door , in which the prisoners were conveyed two miles out of town , to await the arrival of the Exeter mail . No doubt , if this step had not been taken , the prisoners would have been torn to pieces .
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The Protection Movement . —Lord Downshire and the gentry , who were defeated at the meeting convened by themselves in Downpatrick on Wednesday , subsequently assembled at a private meet * ing , at which the Hig h-Sheriff presided , and adopted a series of resolutions , urging a moderate duty on the agricultural products of foreign countries , " or , at least ,, upon the products of such countries as declined to reciprocate the principles of free trade . " A petition , with this prayer , is to be forwarded to Lord Castlereagh , for . presentation in the House of Commons .
' The Monagan Standard ^ the local Protectionist journal , attributes the failure of the I'ecent county meeting to the cowardice of many of the gentry ana the repugnance of the tenant-farmers to join in the demand for food taxation .. Tenant Movement . —The Banner of Ulster describes the progress of the tenant protection movement in the northern provinces , as distinguished from rack-renting protection . A working central body is to be formed in Belfast . A tenant-right association has been established in Holy wood , county Down , and on Tuesday a meeting is to be held at Saintfield , in the same county . Reductions of Rent . —Further reductions have
been made by the Court of Chancery . On the Evans estate , county Monaghan , the receiver has been directed to remit an entire year ' s rent , and to make a permanent abatement of twenty per cent ., from May , 1848 , together with the remission of the tithe rent-charge . Although slow to act , the Court of Chancery is taking this bold and effectual course for the relief and sustainment of the tenantry . A second meeting of the tenantry on the estates of the Marquis of Hertford , in the county of Antrim , was held at Maragall on Saturday last , when a deputation was appointed to wait upon the noble marquis with a memorial , for a reduction of rent suitable to the exigencies of the times .
Law of Landlord and Tenant . —A paragraph in the Limerick Examiner announces that Mr . Major , the assistant-barrister at Clare , in addressing the quarter sessions grand jury on Friday , intimated to them that he had high authority for stating that a bill would be introduced in the coming session of Parliament which would preclude landlords from recovering by any process of law rent that was not in keeping with the Poor Law valuation . Another Limerick paper ( the Chromcle ) gives currency to the following rumour;—* 'The report in the law circles last , term was that tho Irish Court of Chancery and Equity Exchequer would be dispensed with ; but the contrary is the fact , as there is a bill prepared for Parliament to appoint a Tice-Chancolfor in Dublin , and who is to take charge of the Encumbered Estates Bill . The salary will he £ 5 , 000 a-yoar , and Mr . Monahan , the Attorney-General , is nominated for the office . "
Election Rumours . —Sir Thomas Herbert , it is said , is canvassing the borough of Tralee , on the assumption that Mr . Maurice O'Connell is about to retire from the representation—an event , it is added , on which there is no certain announcement . The report of the retirement of Mr . John O'Brien from the representation of the city of Limerick , which was mentioned several days since in-the Times , was current in Limerick and Ennis on Saturday . As previously stated , Mr . O'Brien and his constituents are said to hold adverse opinions on the question of free trade .
The Ulster Roman Catholics and , Lord Clarendon . —The Roman Catholics of Ulster have drawn up a long memorial to the Earl of Clarendon , setting forth j ' h extenso the facts connected with the affray at Dolly ' s Brae , together with the subsequent proceedings adopted by the Executive , and praying that his Excellency would take further measures to bring to justice all the parties , implicated in the transaction . The memorial , which , according to the Northern Whig , has received tho signatures of 60 , 000 persons , concludes as follows : — " Your memorialists believe that they have , truly detailed facts ; and , in approaching your Excellency now , they are anxious , most respectfull y , to lay before you their views and wishes . They can most
solemnly assert that they are alone influenced b y a hope to preserve the purity of the law , by removing that factious and intolerant spirit which has obsructcd its administration in this province , refusing to take ita interpretation from the known and responsible advisers of the Crown in this country , and declining to assist your Excellency in your endeavours to put down party , and invest justice with an appearance that would welcome the confidence of the poor , and sot excite their- resentment oe fears . _ Your memorialists further believe that tho law will not be respected , nor its administration supported , in the-province of Ulster , as long as magistrates act as , partisans , and . zealously mark out as victims for political vengeance the Catholi &
peopie oi tne norta , whilst they shield against tho inst power of the law tho Orange- aggressor . - Influenced by these considerations , anxious that in a free-state the social privileges , the lives , and the property of all classes of her Majesty ' s ; subjects should be respected by , the magistrate * and protected bjt the law under his . administration , they most earnestly and respectfull entreat jouc Excellency to consider tha facts thay have submitted to you , and ha the pure and exalted use of than power with which you are invested , to givo stabilaty to constitutional authc « rity ^ aad its Ires- and impartial oxereiso—to prova to the Catholic- people of this empire that creed is no , distinction whoro justice is concerned , by superseding in the commission of the-peace those
maeisfcjsates who , at a petty session ; held in Castleweflaa | oa the 0 th ef October last , refusedto tako informajtions against persons proved to hare formed a portion of an avowedly illegal assembly ; Your memorialists might ' entreat your Excellency to instruct the resident magistrates in that district to take the informations thus refused , but they believe that such a course would screen from a merited punishment those magistrates whose contumacy , or disregard of their duty , should necessitate , its adoption , and in the spirit of justice , and with avowed animo * sity to faction , they submit , that the officer of a
government who will not yield to its instruction or advice should be removed . from his situation , aud not supported in his opposition , by placing his responsibility on another ' s shoulders . Your memorialists hope that they do not approach your Excel-Vi % f— "V Believin that you cannot be intimidated from doing justice , and thereby creating confluence , your memorialists expect that the law will be sustained by your Excellency ' s government , irrespective of the reli gious or political opinions hold by the delinquent parties . " " - Borotjqh of Tralee . —The Kerry Post has tho following ; -, « ft was . confidentially asserted in toffa
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 19, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_19011850/page/6/
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