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TfEiXTH or T . 0 SB 0 S . —T !; e official report says : — « Though tlie Mte of mortal tv in Lsiudnn u - « till Isign , the pnsent returns be . ir witness to a considerable i-. iiprov-jniait . Tne deaths , _ wLhs 1 > , after a period os continuous incrc ^ -e uiiiKWlc y ro .-e t- > 3 , 3 lG , drciuu ' -d under the i : if . . < me of milder temjier . uare , an . i in the week ending htsi S tumaj ? the auuilicr vrr . s IjlSL Tie w-et . 1 ) m « u tempera : urv , which duna * tho earlier part" ! Zviveuiuer fell to 40 degrees , or 12 degrees loww t ' mn it had bee ; , < iuri-g Use preYi-m . * month , : uitl afterwards sutfered a fiiniifr reduction to : j 5 < iegree .- {* hich is about 8 degree less : lism the aver -ec of the i-eriod ) . again
rose in the week ending 6 ; h Uecemi'tr to 3 oSdegrees , and last vvetk to 44 S decrees , or about 3 degrees above tho average . Taking for comparison the Corresponding wecils of l $ ll-30 , win . the exception of that iT . rt oi tne .-erics which belongs to ISiT , when i .. fljc-: zx swelled the mortality ol the ¦ wt eK to 2 41 G , it appears mat the averaite number Of deaths W » -1 . 031 . or * ith a correal ' *** ior . ncrease of population . 1 l * t The return of . ass wctk shows an incresise i » f CO mii tlie corrected average . Diseases of the rcsj . Tr lory organs , whuii r-te to 333 in tinpreriou- ' week , ha * e fallen to ' 281 , and phthisis , which in the tiU- - fun . s part <> f the tubercular class , lias decline 4 from ISO to 142 . The uuiuuer of fatal cases ascribed to Mvinchtus last week , was 330 , and to pneumonia or inflammation of the lungs 105 , ofwhic ! i 83 > vere . aiiiO : igetiildren . The increased
bronchitis above theaverase ia w « ithy ot remark . — Last week the births of S 02 boys and 735 girls , in all 1 . 537 children , were registered . Tho average of six corresponding weeks in the years 1345—1850 was 1 , 342 . —At the Itoy : ii Obswvaiory , Greenwich the mean daily height of the barometer in the -week was above 30 hi . on Sunday , Tuesday , Thursday , Friday , and Saturday ; the menu of t- 'e week Was 30140 in . The mean temperature of the week was -44-3 dt-g . -ees . The daily mean was highest on "Wednesday , when it was 51 * 5 d gre > -s , and lowest -on Friday , when it was 83 decrees . On the f- rmer day it was about 10 decreed above the average oi corresponding days , on Ihe litter it was about 9 degrees below it . The mean temperature was above tbe average during the week , except on the last two days . The wind was generally in the >
outnwest . ExTRAOsDisABV Proceemsgs ix a Chcech . —On Snnday tho Lord . Bishop of Oxford , pursuant to publicannouuceuient , attended St- John ' s Church , Waterloo road , and preached a sermon in aid of the fund now raising for the restoration of Lambeth Church . At tue conclusion of his lordship ' s appeal much confusion was er » afced amongst the congregation by the extiaordi . u . ry conduct of a respectably Pressed female , who persisted in addressing them on various religious topics until taken into custody Oy the police . She is supposed w he suffering from mental aberration , and was not detained .
Rkpresbstatiox of Greekwich . —On Monday Mr . Montagu Cuambers , Q . C , addressed a numerous body of the liberal electors at the Lecture Sail , Greenwich , Upon the principles on which he proposes to ask their suffrages at the expected election consequent upon the acceptance by Admiral Dundns of the command of the Mediterranean fleet . He was for abolition of property qualifications of members , the equalisation of electoral districts , . household suffrage , the ballot ,- * nd ? hort parliaments . The meeting resolved that Mr . Chambers was a proper person for election to parliament . Fatal Accidext . —An inquest was held on Monday on the body of Amy Lowe , a widow , who was killed by being run over by a cab in the Vauxhall-bi idgeroad . The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death . "
TitiL ACCIBMIS OCCASIONED BV BoTS . — On Taesd « y Mr . Btkerheld two inquests at the London Hospital , on the bodies ot females who had been pushed down iu the street by children . The first case was relative to the death of Mary Wilson , aged eighty-four years , lately residing at > o . 8 , James ' s-pl > ce , Kateiiffe . The deceased , on the 27 th oi August last , was proceeding ak-ug the Oommercial-road , when two boys ran against her and pushed her down on the p . ivenien 1 , whereby she sustained a compound fracture of the right leg . She was taken to the hospital , where su « died . The
Officer said that the boys referred to could not Le found . —The second inquiry was on the body of Sarah Hnghbanks , aged eighty , whose death occurred under similar circumstances , The deceased ¦ was rery feeble , ami while on her way to Spitalfields Market on the morning of the 22 nd ult . she was pushed down with great violence by two boys while they were rncing . The deceased wa-i taken to the hospital , and lingered until Monday , when she died from the injuries . The coroner remarked on the singularity of the two cases , wi ^ en the jury returned open verdicts for the want of positive
testimony . Exrwsios at the Maldh . v Powder Mills . —On Monday night , at ha $ f-p ist twelve o'clock , the inhabitants of XlaMcn au * i Kingston were awoke from their slec ; i by two loud explosions at short intervals at Mr Taylor ' s gunpowder mills , situate near tbe Plough Tavern at Maiden . It does not appear that any personal injury was sustained , but two orthrep coming mills were totally destroyed , and it was very providential that the disaster occurred at a time when no one was at work in the nails . There have been several explosions at these mills , tbe last being about , a twelvemonth or ei ghteen months since .
The George SiErnEXso . v Tejtimoxial . —A meeting of the comwittvc of the George Stephenson Test monial has just taken place— £ 3 , 000 has been raised . It has been decided that the statue shall he erected in the courtyard of Euston station . This is said to be the place most consonant to tilt feelings of Mr . Robert Stephenson . Coxczut at Uaxoveb Square is aid of the Eexgamax Cause . —Oa Tuesday night a conceit was given by Miss lvate Hicksoii . at tiio Queen ' s
ConcerH'Oonw , Hanover-square , in aid of the funds of the Hungarian committee aud of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland . Tne concert was held under tho patronage of Lord Du-ilcj Siuart , Jl . P . It is satisfactory to be able to state that the concert was extremely well attended ; there being scarcely a single seat in the large room left uuoccupicd . The Misses Pyue , Miss AHain , and Miss Poole , and the other artistes , were well received , and the numerous audience retired highly gratified .
Serious Fires asd Loss of Life- —On Tuesday morning , a tire broke out in the premises belonging to Mr . James Eady , a shipping butcher , in Emmetstreet , Poplar . The shop was burnt out . The ori gin of the fire could not be ascertained . Fortunately Mr . Eady wasiusurediathe Sun Fire Ofiice . —About an hour after , another fire broke out in Swan-yard , Long Acre , in the premises of Messrs . G . and \ ¥ . Almond , army contractors , Ther succeeded in extinguishing the fire , but not until the roof was partia . ly destroyed , and the lower floors extensively damaged by water . The firm was insured . The ori gin of this fire is likewise unknown . —At a late hoar the previous night a viry alarming fire , and , unfortunately attended with a loss of life , took place at Xo . 4 . Ball-court , High-street , Whitechapel , running into
Osborn-sireet . { strenuous exertions wc-re made to subdue ihe flames and rescue the unfortunate occupant ( Mr . Lacy ) , who cried out , "Oh save , for God ' s sake , save me . " The conductor of the escape and Turner , the engineer , did all they possibly could to rescue the man , but without effect ; and the latter in his endeavours to get the poor fellow out , "Was badly burned over the hands and face . Findia 0 , that it was usele-s to make any further attempts to save the life of Mr . Lacy , ihat pordm of the building where he was known to belying was well scoured with water . The flames were at length got eo far nnder as to allow the brigade-men to enter in search of Mr . Licy ; they soon beheld his lifeless body , -which was lying on the floor of the workshop burned in a shocking manner We understand that the deceased « a . s upwards of seventy years of age .
Gkeat Rusxixg Match . — Tais unprecedented effort came off on Tuesday at Copenhagengrounds : more than 2 , 000 spectators were present . Minks made his start at apparently a very easy pace to himself , going the first mile in five minuses fifty-sixVeconds , " and completing his ten mi ' ei in fifty six minutes fift- -six se on Is . At the " commencement to the twentieth or last mile Mauks had just sis minutes aud three seconds to go over it to ivin the match , or to perform twenty miles in leas time than Maxfield did the same distance on the Staines turnpike-roid in 1814 . This Mauks succeeded in accomplishing , having just forty-two seconds to spare . At the finish Mauks ran or rather fell into the arms of his backer , evidently considerably exhausted from hisdoing this great and never-equalled feat . Betting before starting was six to four on Oid Father Time ; considerable aums were taken at those odds .
A Cow is a Pastrycook ' s . —On TVednesdav much alarm was created in the vicinity of Middie * - s „ x Hospital by the following mischievous career of SS 15 ? ^ ?»» ' 0 f Weil Jrccrwho bts'SSsSSw ^ I ^ F ^^ EHiHS stKrt , when finding in head loose , StllSu scampered off the same way it Und comei bmtinl atevtryone who attempted to stopit tj - S knocked down a boy and a man , who se ™ * h ' - some yards , it went along Jteft , ^ "J 0 *" fajne speed , till coming to Great Portland-street at turned sharply therein . A lady and gwtCn '
" •" , « on the pavement a yard or twn ,. ff ' nought shelter in the shop of Mr . James , pastrv anft ? ° - £ a :: i ^ ed w aftcAhem sSffij S ^ JS - s'aw ; affiK ^ vs ttasrysB
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d-wn the counter , destroying the pastry and glass dishes , when it suddenly " slipped down , falling on its s : de . Some ropes were then thrown over it ? l ) t' : ld , and lwilii . ' fastened , tied to one of the hind lc » s in which position , by the aid of several persons , it was dragged into the street and taken to the slied . Mysterious Death of a Foheioxer . — On Monday morniiu ; the dead body oi' a « ell-attired gentie ; .- an , apparently about thirty-five years of a » e , and supposed by his featurts and appearances
t' he a Foreigner , was found in tha Mornington-road , Hit pstead-road , quite cold . Ue was of a very sallow complexion , nad dark brown hair , and no whiskers ; was dressed in a black dress coat , black satin vest , dark mixture trowsers , dark overcoat whh velvet collar , Wellington boots , and black hat , w ' nh maker snamo , " Pretious , Piccadilly , " On searching him some silver money and a clasp pocket ' knife were found ; the deceased ' s linen was marked ' * C . Knowbeg . " The body was immediately removed to the district dead-house for the inquest and identification .
Skrious Raiiatat Accident . —On Saturday evenimr last , when the train from Waterloo-road to Twickenham arrived at 5 . 1 o , Ml " . Alexander Campbell , the Secretary of the Canadian Land and Railway Assooiatwm , who was a passeuger , stepped on the platform , when the train at that moment moved " a turn ahead , '* and the door of the carriage wheeled him round and threw him close by the huff-rs—his legs were caught between the footboard and the platform , and in this manner he was dragged forward a few yards . Mr . Campbell , after great exertion , extricated himself , but not before his left thigh-bone was broken a little above the knee , and several other severe contusions sustained .
Fatal Accident in Long-acre . —On "Wednesday Mr . Bedford held an inquest , at the Ohavingcross Hospital , on the body of Aaron Ross , a carpenter , aged forty , whose death was caused by his falling through the scaifolding from the roof of the factory of Messrs . Uorne , Long » acre . The deceased was fixing the purlins ibr the rafters Of tllQ roof on S &« turday week , when he stepped on a thin piece of plank , which snapped asunder and in consequence fell through the scaffolding to the ground , lrom a height of about thirty feet , fracturing his spine . He was immediately taken to the above hospital , where he lingered till Monday last , when he expired , leaving a widow and three children to lament his loss . Verdict— "Accidental death , "
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Astra ? witb Poachers . —A serious affray with poacher * took p lace on the RavenswortU estate a few nights since . Two gamekeepers , named Edward Liddell and John Grieves , in the service of Lord Ravensworth , while traversing the grounds , unserved three men , each armed with a gun enter the premises ; one of the men went and began caking up a rabbit which was snared , when Liddell went up and secured him . The two other poachers , however , rushed upon Liddell and beat him in a savage manner about the head , by which means they rescued their companions , who made off and wag followed by Grieves . On finding himself
alone , Liddell ran away , but was pursued by the other two men , who threatened to shoot him , on which Liddell turned suddenly round and Bred upon them with a pistol , which it is thought took effect , as they were deterred from further pursuit . None of the party have yet been apprehended . Poaching is Norfolk . —On Saturday night last a patrol , under the command of Superintendent Parker , encountered in tbe neighbourhood of East Dereham a party of nine poachers , whom they attempted to apprehend . In the affray two of the police were severely wounded by shots , but they succeeded in capturing seven of the gang . The poachers had just madeanoutrageousattackou the house of "W hitear , tho Letton Hall gamekeeper .
Amoiheb Dbspbratb Awkat with Poachers . — A terrible encounter took place on Monday morning at Nottingham , between the gameSeepers of Major-General Sir Arthur Clifton , of Barton Lodge , six miles from this town , and a large party of poachers ( numbering it is supposed at least forty . ) The keepers were completely overpow . ered , the poachcra leaving thetn in a dreadfully mutilated state . Rkpbesektation op North Durham . —Mr . R . D . Shafto , one of the members for the northern division of the county of Durham , having intimated his intention to retire from parliament whenever a dissolution takes place , a requisition has been presented to G . H . Russell , Esq ., that he will allow himself to be put in nomination . Mr . Russell is son of the Hon . Hamilton Russell , of Brancepeth , near Durham , and is a Liberal in politics .
Stuikb of Pitmen . — The miners employed at Black . Boy Colliery made an unexpected strike last week . A few of them had waited on Air . Forster , tho viewer , demanding an increase of wages , which was refused , and accordingly they ceased work . The agent , however , obtained warrants against eight men , for leaving their service before giving tbo usual notice , and ismed handbills giving the men notice tbat tbey would be ejected from their bouses . No sooner , however , did the police appear than they agreed to go to work . They complain of not having their wages incrvawi since coals were selling at 14 s ., and now thev are 19 j . —Netvcasdc Journal .
DuBOiicii SIcrdeb . —Recently some person or persons cut the rope of a pit called Will Taughan ' s Pit , at Red Lake , Ketley , and when the overlookers were going down , with a boy , just after they were let down a little way the rope ( which had been cut ) broke , and th ? y were precipitated to the bottom . One of them , named Thomas Hay ward , was killed -iJinost instantaneously . The other man , John Pritchard , was t ken out of the pit alive , but died almost directly after . The poor boy , named Thomas R'g by , was taken home alive , but lingered in pain nit n : gbt , when death put an end to his sufferings . The unfortunate men have left wivj-s and families , and were well respected in the neighbourhood . An inquest has been held to inquire into the cage , and a j . urned . The rojie was cut about eleven yards from the end , and the depth of tho pit being fiftyihree yards , the unfortunate men were precipitated to a depth of forty-two yards . The perpetrators of this diabolical act have not yet been traced .
AIi-vers * asd Seamen ' s Cosfbrb > -cb at LTuix — A meeting of seamen was held recently at Hull , to hear tlie statement of delegates from the northera ports , and the mining districts . Captain Oliver , who presided , opened the meeting by some strictures on tho Mercantile Marine Act , and characterised the Board of Trade and the local marine boards as shipowners' associations established especially for the injury of the poor sailor . Mr . Alexander Hamilton , delegate from Newcastle , illastrated the advantages resulting lo the general body ofs . amen from the adoption of the associative principle , by instances which had occurred during the late strike in the port of the men employed in the northern ports . He moved the following
resolution : — ' That thn meeting , viewing with feelings of regret the recent attempts of the president of the Board of Trade to deceive the seamen of this kingdom , by his promise of introducing a bill to amend the . Mercantile Marine Act of 1850 , which bill has only tended to make tbe measure more offensive and oppressive , hereby pledges itself to more vigorous exertions to obtain a total repeal of the before recited act . " Mr . J . T , Luchett , a delegate from Hartlepool , seconded the resolution , and dwelt on the iniquitous system of levying money under tbe muster roll , to support what were called charitable institutions such as sailors ' homes . A petition to the House of Commons was then carried , praying for the total repeal of the
act complained of . Mr . Fra er , of Aberdeen , it iva-I . nllie . M'Ksazie front Middtesborough and Stockton seconded a resolution , pledging the meeting to endeavour to obtain parliamentary support ; and this , in common with the preceding motions , having been carried unanimously , the meeting adjourned . Proposed Dinner to the Hon . Mr . Waiker , at Southampton . -- The following requisition to the Mayor of Southampton is in course of signature in chat town : — "Vie , the undersigned merchants , traders , and others connected with the port of Southampton , hereby request the favour of your
inviting the Hon . Robert J . Walker , late Secretary of the United States Treasury , to a public dinner on such day as may suit his convenience . We do this , in order to show our- appreciation of the advantages-which have accrued to the port of Southampton by the establishment of a line of American steamers between this port and New York , and which was in a great measure brought about by the support given by the cabinet at Washington , of which Mr . Walker was a -valuable and influential member ; as well as further to evince our most cordial feelings of kindness towards tbat great nation of which he is so distinguished a citizen . "
Ai . armi . vq Gas Explosion . —Bristol , Dec . 17 . — This morning the inhabitants of Temple-street , in this city , were much alarmed by a loud explosion , which sounded like ihe report of a cannon . The shop windows of Mr . William . Qitchman , grocer , were blown into the street , as well as some of the windows of Mr . King , boot and shoemaker , two doors above . In addition to these two premises , the adjoining houses were much shaken . Such was the force of the explosion that the whole , of the flooring in the parlour was torn up , and the door forcibly rent
from its heavy iron hinges . The house was so much shaken tbat Mr . Hitchman was afraid it would have fallen in on him . A portion of the chimneypiece wa knocked off and projected nearly through the ceiling . The windows , „ d a great deal of the flooring of Mr . King ' s house , were also blown up . Tiiere is a lane immediately above , called Water-L . no , and the immediate cause of the explflsion is supposed to be the leakage of a gas or ^ , 1 1 l ^ j lano < The S » ° h » d pen etrated into the wUh tho ^ ,, ^ ^ W * ** emi 8 es - » £ K m sture air of the dl " ' formed an esplosivf
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Wedsesburt . —On Saturday an inquest was held at the Railway Inn , in this town , on tho body of a shoemaker , uumed Henvy Jones , whose death >™ s occasioned by his incautiously attempting to <* et into a train at the South Staffordshire Railway station in this town while it was in motion . Verdict— " Accidental death . " The AcciDBsr on the South Coast ItAUwAT . — We regret to say that Mr . Groves , a clothier , and one of the passengers by the train from Loudon lo Portsmouth which came into collision with a woods train on the South Coast Railway , noiir tho Arundel station , on the night of the 27 th of November , died on Sunday , at his residence , near the Dockyard-gatesPortsea .
, Fatal Boiler Explosion near Bristol . —Oh the 12 th inst . a boiler explosion occurred at Hie Soundwell Coalworks , near KingAwood , Gloucestershire , by which a " banksman" named Thomas Waller « as killed and three other persons severely injured . The building occupied by the engine to which the boiler was attached was shattered to pieces . Garotte Robbery at Manchester . — A case came before the magistrates on Monday , in which two girls named Mary Ann Walker and Mary
O'Brian , about fifteen or sixteen years old , had accomplished a robbery by this novel , but apparently not difficult process . A girl about fifteen years old , named Mary Ann Much , said on Sunday evening the prisoners and another eirl came to her in Maystreel , and the prisoner Mary O'Brian put her arm round witness's neck , and pressed her throat . till she could not speak , while the two other girls stole two shillings and three halfpence from her pocket , The evidence of Much was corroborated by that of two other girls who witnessed the robbery . The prisoners were committed for trial at the sessions .
Garotte Robbery at Leeds . — Three men were committed by the magistrates on Monday for the following robbery . On Friday night , Dec . 12 th , Mr . James Mann , a beerhouse-keeper , was attacked by three men , one of whom suddenly seized him by the neck , which he squeezed so sisverely as to cause a flow of blood from his mouth , and for a moment to render him insensible . Mr , Mann was then thrown upon the ground , and robbed of 3 s . or 4 s . in silver . As soon as Mr . Mann could speak , he called out " Murder , " and police officer Kay came to his assistance just as the three men were running away . In the course of Saturday , three men were
apprehended on suspicion of having committed this roobery . They gave their names as John Hill , George Williams , and John Cherry New , but these name , are supposed to be fictitious . Kay , the police officers states that he . «« w tlie three prisoners near the place where Mr . Mann was robbed only a few minutes before he was attacked , and he believes they are the same as he saw running away , Mr . Mann says he believes tlie prisoner Williams is one of the three men who attacKed him , and tbe trowsers of Hill when he wis taken were found to be torn on one knee , and dirty , as if done in a struggle ^ on the ground . They were all committed for trial at the present Yorkshire assizes . „ , [ .
Proposed Church at Balsall-heath—The site for this church has been purchased from Thomas Simeox , Esq ., on equitable terms ; and we are glad to say that he has in a most liberal and handsome manner communicated through tlie honorary se cretary to the committee , that he will increase his donation from £ 25 to £ 250 . We are glad to bear testimony to this . another iusWBceof liberality from the legal profession , " who throughout the progress of the subscription lists we observe have been most generous in their donations . We are glad also to see that the Dean and Chapter of Worcester have contributed £ 50 towards the funds . —Birmingham Journal .
BlDEFOBD . —HBMARKABLB PRBSKNTIS . 'ENr . —One of the most extraordinary cases ef this kind took place at the Bideford union house , a short time since . A very aged female , named Thoraazin Champion , has for some time past been an inmate of the house ; she has always been considered healthy , and no signs whatever indicated that she would so soon become a prey to the universal destroyer—death . It appears , however , that in the morning she arose , to all appearance , as well as usual , and nothing whatever transpired to lead any person to conclude that she was so near her end , save the assurance she expressed that she should certainly die tbat day . She would hear or talk of nothing else . Every attention was paid to her by the governor and his wife , who endeavoured to persuade her that it was only a whim she had taken into her head . If such was the case , it was a fatal one . Her repeated declaration that the day of her death was
come induced the governor to send for tbe medical man . Upon his arrival he pronounced her as well as he bad ever seen her , and thought it was only a notion she had taken into her head . She seemed , however , in the full possession of her leisoning faculties , and having in the presence of all thanked her friends ( especially naming the Rev . J . B . Cosset and James Gould , Esq ., of tfortham , ) she proceeded to deliver to the governor the certificate of her birth and baptism , telling him at the same time to put a breast-plate on her coffin . Having completed the last net of her life , namely , the unbosoming of her grateful heart , by blessing the . memory of her benefactors , she removed to another part of the room to lay down her head , and upon the medical gentleman going to arouso her he found her a corpse . It is . certainly one of the most remarkable cases of presentiment of death on record . —Western Flying Post .
Robbery , by Means of Chloroform —Two men , of very blackguard appearance , named Gateuby and Parnell , were last week broughtup at the Manchester Borough Court on the following serious rharge ;—A tall , powerful-looking , middle-aged man , named William Walton , who said he was a joiner , from Colne , deposed that he was passing along Oldham-street looking for a spirit-vault in that street kept by a Mrs . Turner , and being a stranger in the town , he a-ked the prisoners , whom he by chance met , to direct him to the place . They did so , and he invited them to take a glass each , paying for 2 s . worth of turn , which they had among them , and while
drinking with them , he ail at once became insensible , his sight and the use of his limbs utterly failing him . A waiter in the vaults deposed to the facts sworn to by the last witness , and described him as having been seized with sudden giddiness all in a moment . The two prisoners then began to pull and haul him about , when witness , knowing th » t he had money in his possession , said he would take it from him for safely , on which tho prisoners at once ran oft " . He then examined the prosecutor ' s pocket aud found that he had been robbed of .- £ 41 Gs , Jin knew the money he ought to have had , because he had given him change for a £ 5 note . The prosecutor remained in a state of unconsciousness until about six o ' clock
in the evening , and witness was quite certain that it was not from the drink he had taken . A police officer stated he had apprehended the two prisoners from information and a description furnished by a waiter of the vaults ; and he produced three sovereigns which he found in their possession , The prisoners , who were positively sworn to by the prosecutor and the waiter at the vaults , were committed for trial at the assizes . It Is supposed from the symptoms of the prosecutor ' s sudden attack , that tlie prisoners must have put chloroform in the liquour he drank . Alleged Mubdbr . —William Thompson , a mechanic , about thirty years of age , was charged at the Borough Police Court , Manchester , on Monday , wiih the murder of his wife . The prisoner and deceased resided at a cottage in Pownal-street , Hulme , Manchester . Tho prisoner was remanded .
Singular Discovery . —On Sunday morning last a somewhat curious discovery of silver plate was made in the back yard of the Two Dogs publichouse , Newton-row , Birmingham . It appears that during the absence of Mr . Reynolds , the landlord , at church , one of his sons and another lad resolved on making a search for one or two rats which had escaped from a trap in which they had been caught . For this purpose they began digging near the dusthole , when the spade suddenly came in contact with something hard . In a moment after was brought to light a number of silver forks , four plated egg-cups , and other articles of a similar kind . A person named Hickman also had a turn at the "diggings , " and brought to light six or eight
spoons , four ladles , some forks , and saltspoohs . Mr . "Reynolds , on his return , was made acquainted with the circumstance , and immediately placed the articles in possession , of Inspector Clossop , for identification . The circumstances under which the plate found its way to the spot are not known ; but it is conjectured that as the Two Dogs at one time was frequented by rather indifferent characters , under a former landlord , some of them who had been successful in a robbery , and had been hardly pressed , had hidden the property in the yard , and had either forgotten it or had come under the grasp of the law , and been imprisoned or transported . Daring Street Robbery . — -On Monday night , a gentleman connected with a respectable firm in Manchester turned Out of Market-strt'Ot into Corporation-street in order to go to a stable to fetch his horse and ride home . He had not , however
proceeded further than the corner of Oomfordcourt when a fellow , decently dressed , crossed before him , at the same time striking him a smart blow on the breast with the back of his hand , and exclaiming " Hallo ! old boy ! " The gentleman carried a stick ; and having learned from the newspapers the frequency with which daring attacks were now made upon persons , he struck the fellow with the stck . across the face , causing him to stagger . Seeing a disposition on the part of tho assailant to renew the ntt & ok , the . gentleman was about to follow up the advantage ho had gained , when two women ( evidently accomplices , of . the man ) rushed upoa him , one en each side , and in an instant his purse , '« otitaining fire sovereigns and some silver , was extracted from his trowsers pocket . The thieves instantly ran off And have no't yet been traced . '
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Unprotected Coal-pits . —On Saturday last an inqu est was held at Wolverhampton on ttlC uOfly of William Davis , a- miner , whoso de : > th was consequent upon the inhuman and shameful practice of leaving worked out pits , or pits where the working ia suspended , in an unprotected state . The deconeed was going to work , when lie fell into an unpioteeted con ! pit . Tho poor fellow had Just left a woman named Harris , to whom he said "lam on the cart road ; good morning , Polly ; mind the bottom coal p it , " when he fell into the pit a £ rain « t which he had kindly warned his companion . The nit , it was stated , was worked by Messrs . Yarsley , Turner , and Morrcy , three or four months ago . It
was also stated to be sixty yards deep , and it was added , " there is a cart road within a yard or two of tbe pit mouth , find a foot road within eight or ten yards . There was no protection at all round the pit mouth ; but since this has happened it has been banked round . These roads are used regularly , night and morning , by people going to their work . " The jury returned a verdict to the effect' That the deceased was found dead at the bottom of an old coal pit shaft , remarking upon the unprotected State in which Old coal pits were left , and regretting that there was no power to compel the proprietors or those who worked them to put up some protection , and wished a remark of this nature to appear in the public papers . "
Prize Fight . —Disgraceful Riot and Assault AT Denny . —On Tuesday one of those disgustin » exhibitions , named prize fiifhts , took place in a field near the Cross-o ' th' -Hands public-house , Mugginton . The fight was between two men of some notoriety in tho annals of the prize ring—the one was named Paddock , of Redditch , the other Poulson , from Nottingham . The abominable spectacle lasted for an hour and three quarters , and consisted of eighty-eight rounds ; tho contest terminating in favour of Paddoek . Intimation of the savage transaction having been conveyed to John and Jedediah Stvutt , E * qv-. « ., together with Captain Hopkins , of Ireton Wood , those gentlemen , along with Woi . Wrag £ r , superintendent constable , of Belper , proceeded to the scene of action , where
they found a numerous and riotous assemblage , chiefly from Nottingham and other distant places , who refused to disperse on being summoned to do so by the justices . Finding remonstrances in vain ' , Mr . Jedediah Strutt proceeded to read the Riot Act , after which Wr » j » ir entered the ring , and endeavoured to stop the fight , and to arrest the combatants . On his attempting to do so , he was set upon by the mob in a most outrageous manner , knocked down , and so severely beaten , that his Rkull is reported to have been fractured , and he now lies in a very dangerous condition . Captain Hopkins proceeded to the police station at Derby , where he procured warrants for the apprehension of Paddock and Poulson , who were soon afterwards arrested .
Destructivb Fire is Liverpool . —On Wednesday a fire was discovered in the extensive warehouse of Messrs . Verdun and Cullen , general merchants , St . James's-street , Liverpool , and before any assistance could be rendered the whole of the buildings with their contents , and a considerable portion of the adjacent property , were enveloped in flames Messrs . V . and C . are also extensive cattle salesmen and corn merchants ; and the previous night no less than 1 , 000 barrels of flour were taken into the upper warehouse . The premises and merchandise were only partly insured .
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Tub Muihvku Of Mn. Bateson—Two Men Have ...
Tub Muihvku of Mn . Bateson—Two men have hnen arrested against whom there is strong evidence of their being principals in tbe late horrible murder of Mr . Bateson . " This arrest , " says the "Kewry Telegraph , " " has taken place in consequence of evidence having been laid before the authorities of a very criminatory character . One of the officials of tbe executive derived information , which led him to bring himself into contact with a young lad living in , or convenient to , Castlebianey . This boy ' s statements led to the examination of another youth , the revelations of both corresponding in all essential points . Theboys pubsequently identified the prisoners as being two of the three persons whom
they ( the deponents ) saw in company with Mr . Bateson convenient to the spot where he was ittuf dered , one being on either hand , and the other close behind him . and whom they saw in deadly conflict with him a few moments afterwards . —An Armagh paper gives the following particulars with reference to the arrest and identification of two persons charged with the murder of Mr . Bateson : — " Tho names of the prisoners are Owen Kelly , of Lurganboy , and Francis Kelly , of Tullinagrovc , both in the county of Monaghan . Two witnesses , named Mills and Casey , were also arrested . When the constables arrived at tbe house of the prisoners , thoy were engaged packing up , as
preliminary to their departure for America on the nentday , The men teemed terrified at the approach of the police , and their mother fainted . Mills and Casey are two of the four young men who passed in a cart Mr . Bateson and his alleged murderers . Mills and Casey have identified one of the prisoners , and one of their companions has sworn to the other . The prisoners have been fully committed to Monaghan gaol , on the charge of ' wilful murder . ' The police are , it is stated , close on the track of tho third man suspected of this foul murder . A large body of additional constabulary has been despatched from the Phoenix-park to Castlebianey . "
An additional constabulary force has been dispatched to Tuam to preserve the peace thcrf which the late religious excitement had disturbed . Mn . White ' s Murder , —Patrick Maher , Richard Langton , Richard Grant , William M'Carthy , and Edward Wheland , stand fully committed for trial at the next assizes for Maryborough , charged with conspiracy to murder Mr . Edward White , at Itnhcenabrogue , in the Queen's county ; Patrick Bergan , Patr-ck Corcoran , and Michael Maher , stand out on hail , also charged with being concerned in tho murder .
The Burning of Downhill Howe . —Application was made last week for the sum of £ 12 , 000 for compensation for the malicious burning of Downbill House . An objection was made to the presentment on the ground that ihe notice had not been lod « ed ten days before the sitting of the sessions , ' as required by the act- After some discussion , the votes of the magistrates were taken , when a majority were for dismissing the case , on hearing which the cheering in the court was immense . The application was refused .
Conflagration in Watkrfokd . —Mr , Carlton ' s store in Waterford , containing some hundred tons of flax , was owned last week . The Decrees of tub Synod . —At some ' of the Roman Catholic churches in Dublin on Sunday a portion of the statutes of the Synod of Thurles was read from the altars . It related merely to m . tters of church discipline , tbe purport being , that from the 1 st of January next no mass should bo celebrated after midday , and that all the sacraments should be administered within the church , gave only extreme unction . The Exodus . —The " mania" has , it appears , extended to " the model county" of Wexford . Fifty emigrants of the better class of farmers , sailed from tbe port of Wexford on Friday for Liverpool , there to take shipping for Rio Grande , South America . Altogether " 400 industrious and substantial farmers havo left this rarfc of t , ao province of Loinster during the year fast drawing to a close .
Decline of the Population . —At the last meeting of the Gal way board of guardians , Mr . James Blake , of Tully , made a rather startling statement with reference to the decline of the population since taking the census in 1841 . Previous to that period , according to this gentlemen ' s words the number of souls in the electoral district of Kilcummin counted over 2 , 000 ; at present it is only 461 . What has become of tho difference . Trinity College . —His Grace the Lord Primate , has appointed Lord Chief Justice Blackbourne Vice Chanceller of Trinity College , vacant byhis grace ' s own elevation to the Chancellorship .
The " World" and the Castle . —The proprietor of tho ' ? World" threatens to bring bis case for compensation against the Irish government into Wea minster Hall , and that he will likewise seek satisfaction in the House of Commons . HiB action in one and his motion in the other place will be supported by the autograph letters of the Earl of CUrendon . So says tho " World . " ARRKST 05 A ruaCHASHlloy an Encumbered Estate . —Captain Colingridge , a gentleman who purchased largely in the Kingston estates has been arrested under an attachment issued by Dr . Longfield , and conducted to prison , where he now lies , he having tailed in completing bis purchase by the lodgment of the money within fourteen days after the sale prescribed by the statute under which the commission was instituted .
Tho ofllce of Provost of Trinit y College , Dublin , is vacated jby the death of the Rev . F . Sadlier , D . D ., which took place very suddenly on Sunday night . 'Tun Galway Railway . — Loud Clarekdon and the Libbkty OF thb Pbess . —On Tuesday evening the directors of the Midland Great Western Railway entertained the Earl of Clarendon and a distinguished party to celebrate the completion of their line from Dublin to Galway . The proceedings , after the removal of the cloth , were marked by a neat speech from his Excellency the Lord Lieutenanton the advantages of railways in general , and he MidlMid ot Ireland ™ parucular . In due course he Liberty ot the Press" was honoured-but to this his Excellency did not reply , alllnnah in sober seriousness he drank it from a full bumper
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Middlesex Sessions. The December Adjourn...
MIDDLESEX SESSIONS . The December adjourned general session commenced on Monday at Clerkenweli , before . Mr . Sergeant Adams . Gnoss Imposition . —Edward White , 20 , was indieted for havine stolen sixteen yards of woollen cloth , value £ 113 s ., the . property of Henry Barber . —This c . ise was remanded from the Inst session . The prosecutor was a tailor in GoswelUtwet , and the evidence of hi » two sons clearly proved ( ho case against tho prisoner , lie was seen to attempt to carry off tho cloth , and when ho found he was discovered be threw it at the head of one of the witnesses . His identity was proved beyond question , and the learned counsel said he could make no answer to the case . —The jury found the prisoner Guilty . —It was proved that he was an old offender , and he was sentenced to be transported for seven years .
Sackilkoe . — W . Bentley , 21 , and John Warden , 18 , were indicted charged with having feloniously broken into and entered the parish church of Fryern-Barnet , with intent to steal certain monies from the poor-box , —It appeared that on the afternoon of Sunday , the 30 th ult ., the Rev . Robert Morris , the rector of Fryern-Bavnet , quitted tbe church , after the conclusion of the service , for the purpose of giving instruction to a class of elder boys in the vestry . He locked the
door . At this period ( 5 o'clock ) the poor-box was safe in its usual place , screwed to one of the pews , butonthe following morning , it being discovered that tho church had been broken into during the night , the poor-box was found to have been forced open , and its contents , if any , had been stolen , Subsequently , in consequence of some information received by the police , the two prisoners were apprehended . —The jury found the prisoners Guilty , and they were sentenced each to one year's imprisonment with hard labour .
Robbkrt is a Brothel . — Catharine Willis , 27 , was indicted , charged with having stolen a gold watch and a gold chain of the value of £ 10 , tbe property of Peter Wilkins . —It appeared that this robbery was committed on tho night of the 20 th of August last , in a brothel to which the prosecutor had gone with the prisoner , in Vinegar-yard , St . Lukes . Tho watch having been put by the former under his pillow , in the course of the night the prisoner possessed herself of it , and , while her companion was asleep , Jumped out of the first-floor window into the street , and made her escape . She evaded apprehension till the 3 rd of the present month , —Verdict , Guilty . Sentenco , transportation for ten years :
William Atkins , 23 , was convicted of having eleven yards of baize , the property of Robert Pbilps and another . Three former convictions were proved against the prisoner . The deputy Judge sentenced this prisoner to transportation for ten years . Mawciousm " yTobsdino . —Emily Green , 33 , was indicted for having unlawfully and maliciously wounded John Gothard . The prosecutor and the prisoner lodged in the same house in Devonshirestreet , Commercial-road . On the night of the 7 th inst ., tbe prisoner , and the landlady had a
quarrel , in the course of which the prisoner knocked her down by a blow on the breast , Upon this the prosecutor interposed , and laid hold of the prisoner and desired her to desist , when she seized him by the hand , placed one of bis fingers in her mouth , and bit it so severely that the bone protruded , and amputation was rendered necessary . The fitieev yras taken off in tbe London Hospital . The jury found the prisoner Guilty , and sho was sentenced to be imprisoned for twelve months , aud hard labour .
Malicious Amur * . —Edward Buckland , 40 , wag indicted for having unlawfully and maliciously assaulted and wounded his wife , Mary Buckland , with a knife . The prisoner was a brushmaker , and lived with the prosecutrix , at No . 7 , Norton-street , Somers-town . On Tuesday last they had a quarrel , and while she was standing at the door of their house he rushed out and knocked her down . He had in his hand a table knife which had been sharpened to a point , and drawing his hand back , he declared , in languacetoo disgustincr and filthy to be repeated , he would use it , and would cut her gullet out , At the same time he struck her o » the hand with it , and cut open the ^ middle finger of her left hand . The poor woman appeared to have been subjected to shocking brutality , both her eyes being fri g htfully blackened . The jury found the prisoner Guilty , and he was sentenced to one year ' s impri sonment , with hard labour .
Chaiior os Robbery . —Esther Wyatt , a lady respectably connected , was indicted charged with baring- stolen two pieces of soap . It appeared that the prosecutor is an oil and colourraau , carrying on his business at Hoxton , and that shortly after twelve o'clock on the 22 d ult . the prisoner came into the shop and asked for a small quantity of " blue . " She stood against a tray upon which a number of pieces of soap had been arranged for tho inspection of customers who might come in . The boy in the employ of the prosecutor saw the prisoner take up two of these p eces of soap and put them into her pocket . The boy told his master , who at once sent for a policeman , into whose custody he gave her . The prisoner begged for mercv ,
urging that she had a baby at home . The prosecutor , however , was inexorable , and persisted in pressing the charge , which in due course was brought under the consideration of the magistrate at tho police court of the district , by whom she was committed for trial , but was eventually admitted to bail . Thosfi facts having been now given v \ evidence , MY . Parry addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner . The lady was the wife of a gentleman of high and indisputable respectability , who was in good circumstances , and therefore it could not have been from want or distress that she had taken the soap . It appeared that in October , about a month before tho act , she had been confined , and that event , the jury would hear
from a medical gentleman whom he should call upon the present occasion , had very considerably affected her mind . That witness would also prove that the prisoner was a lady of a highly nervous temperament , very excitable , nnn had sinee her confinement been " subject to frequent hallucinations . In this state of matters , then , he should ash of the jury that thoy would not acquit the prisoner on the ground of insanity , but . that they should find that she was in so feeble yet so excitable a state of mind , the result of extreme nervousness , as that she was not perfectly aware of what she was doing at the time , and that she was not at the particular moment capable of controlling her aetiona . A medical gentleman was then called , when he stated that not only from his own
experience , but from tho authority of medical records , he considered it to ho an established fact that some women after childbirth , as well as during the latter stages of pregnancy , oftentimes became the subjects of hallucinations . From what he had heard of the present case be considered that it was one falling within that class of diseases . — Tito learned Judge saM that several cases had coma within his notice of the same kind as this , in reference to women both before and after childbirth . It was a well-known fact that women , not merely during " ' pregnancy hut after their confinement , wero subject to impulses of the most extraordinary character , and yet thpy were utterly uncontrollable . The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guiltv .
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Curious Arrest . —An arrest was made one day last week at the Orleans terminus , under rathp ' r curious circumstances . A communication by telegraph had made known to the cendnrmes at tbat place of the probable arrival there of a womnn named Rosine , -who had fled from Tours afterjeommitting a robbery . A gendarme on duty at tho terminus saw a rather suspicious-looking woman alight from one of the cavmges . He addressed himself to her saying , " Where do vou come from ? " "From near Blois . " " Vfhat is your name ? " " Marie Faucheuy . " She then walked on , but the gendarme following her , in a few minutes called out in a low voice , " Rosine ! " The woman , thrown off her guard , immediately turned round , when the officer said , "Ah ! ah ! ft is vou
I am in search of , and , arresting her , took her to prison . Drsign for the Great Exhibition at Nkw York , —A desif n , by Sir Joseph Paxton , for the intended Exhibition of tbe Industry of a ] l Nations at New Tor ); , was on view on Tuesday , in Clargcsstreet , Piccadilly . Tho plan is upon a similar principle to that of the Crystal Palace in Hvdc park , and the materials consist of gins ? , iron , ' and S ?' i ^ W , tne hui ! din £ tended to be Gno feet and the breadth 2 M feet ! There are two entrances
, one at each end , and the construction ? .... 7 ' ; wars , s somewhat similar to ihat of the traneept-entrance to the Exhibition in Hyde-park , lhe roof is to be of slato , in order to resist the S l " t ( Lr ° fc it ™» y be exposed in the tJS f , 4 s u Th ? , »^« * - *» he built upon Z , J \ "'\ A ?««< " ¦ ' « ' will be sunported bv brackets , which will add materially to the strength npvm !« 5 V ren ( , er ifc bctter ^ apted for permanent use than the " great original . The design is on the whole remarkable for its simplicitv T «« W ° ? . U r and is anothcr P ^ of of Sir Joseph Paxton s great skill in this department of
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YORK . The commission for the winfpr p ^ i (; ,. tho county of York was opened l ) 0 ) . n ] 1 ' o ' ^ h Mr . Justice Maulc and Mr . Ravon Plr . tt Ve ' " , '' ? judges named in tho commission . The rav " r '' extremely heavy , there being 113 l » i » oicX i gar-1 and sixteen out on bail . *** tl " Bi'tior-ARv .-Philip Rynn , 21 , was hmVn , i f bnralary at Xnwbureli , and stealini' from tL i ' lins-houso of Sir George Wombwell , Bart ? - ' plated drinking cups , a ham , and other artiX the -ith of Juno la « t . ~ It appeared that on < C ¦ ' ' of the 4 th of last June the house of sir r § li Wnmhwell , B . 'trfc ., at New burgh , was brokev ^ by cutting through , the . lattice of the rtajry win ^ and the servants next morning missed four iil ! ° *
uriUMiiguups . a nam , ana some otbcvtbiiii / g vr | : . bad boon stolen . A reward of £ 5 was one ' red" ^ tho discovery of the offenders , but nothiV « heird further of tho property or of Hip bur . )?' until the 10 th of June , when tbe prisoner went ? tho constable , and after some conversation * -i him about the reward , offered to show where r property was " planted . " The constable aect ditisrly went with him and the prisons showed v where the ham was hidden in a stable , and in af ther place whf-re tbe four plated mips were cnnceaU in a bundle on the top of a low building . The copj stab'e then asked the prisoner where he could « j him , and if he could find out the burglars , fw prisoner promised 10 try and was allowed to co . ? j week afterwards ho wns taken into custody on ' n * oharge of being Iiitn ? elf the burplav . These hi having been proved and thn property identified , tfc 9 prisoner in his defence said ho met * on the road t , the ni ^ ht of tho robbery three men , whom u named , who SWaed him to share the spoil whh them
lie refused to hare anything to do with it , but % ^ them hide it . Ho afterwards , when a reword svjjj offered , went and told the constable what ho M seen and what he knew . —The jury found the prisoj ner Not Guilty . I PEnjnnr . —Samuel Cooper , 29 , was indicted f ^ j wilful and corrupt perjury at the last York Spring Assizes . —It appeared thai a man named Crabtrce living at . Burley-wnod-head . near Bingley , was in ! dieted under the Worsted Act , for having had founfl in his possession a quantity of worsted tops of a suspicious character , for the possession of which he Cfiuld not properly account . These turned ow
to have been stolon . The prosecutor , who Ui \ wool-combor , at Bingley , on going to Cnhtrce ' s house for some wool-combs went upstairs for them and saw there seven wool-tops . This ho told to an officer , named Cheseborough , an inspector umiet the Worsted Act , who said that ho bad a warrant out ag-iinst Crabtree , and advised Smith to watci the house . This Smith did , and he saw the pri , soncr , Cooper , about two o ' clock on the morning of the 25 th of September last year , go to Burley . wood-head to Crabtree's house , carrying a bundle large enough to contain wool-tops , Crabtrcg looked Ollt , nnd soon after Cooper came out witfc . out the bundle . Smith then met Cheseborough and constable Shtittleworth . and they went to
Crabtree s house and found there a quantity of tons . At the trial of Crabtree the prisoner wag called as his witness , and swore that on tho night in question he took nothing to Crabtree ' s house , and was not there at all . Crabtree was then acquitted , and Smith , the present prosecutor , was in . dieted for perjury . That case , however , broke down , and now the prisoner , Cooper , was indicted for pcrjiiry at the first trial . In was given in evidence , as an admission , that after the trial of Smith , the prisoner on the 25 th of November last said to Mrs . Smith , " God d—n you ; I would not have taken a false oath against your Joe if you had not said I stole the wool . " Mrs , Smith said " , " You did steal it , and f hmi knows thou did . "—The Juty
found the prisoner Guilty . —He was sentenced to be transported for seven years . Charge op Bobbery . — Richard Reynolds , 25 , and James Calderbank , 35 , were indicted for tho robbery of James Harrison , at Leeds , on the IGthoi ' August last , and stealing from him a irun and a powderfiask . —It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor ( who is an old man ) was a gunmaker at Leeds , and that on the 16 th of last August , be stopped at the Trafalgar public house . There he had some drink , and appeared , according to the evidence of the landlord , to be "fresh . ' ' When he left the public house , about twelve o ' clock at night , the landlord looked out of the door after : him , and saw the two prisoners follow him , and the
prisoner Reynolds put his arm round his neck , They all appeared " fresh , " and he shouted to the prisoners to let the old man alone . He thought they wero in fun . Afterwards , according to tho testimony of the prosecutor , he was pulled backwards , and a gun which he was carrying and a powderfiask were taken from him by the prisoner ? , who ran off . A woman named Gaunt , who appeared not to be of very reputahlo character , was afterwards spoken to by Calderbank , and she accompanied him down Meadow-lane into " Waterlane , and the prisoner there , in the bank of tbe river , buried a gun which he had with him in the sand . She was quite sure it was Calderbank , aa she knew him as " Wigan Jem . " There the gun
was afterwards found , and waa identified by tho prosecutor . —The Jury found Reynolds Not Guilty , and Calderbank Guilty of concealing the gun . —Tho Deputy Clerk of Arraigns : You find the prisoner Calderbank guilty ?—Foreman of the Jury : Yes . — His Lordship : Do you mean of concealing the mm only . —Foreman ; Yes . —His Lordship . Then , that is not guilty of tho felony charged . —The prisonera were then ordered to be discharged . Post Office Robbery . —John Gainforth , SO , was indicted for stealing on tbe 4 th of November last from a post-letter a banker's check for £ Sir , and gixty . oue promissory-notes of £ 5 each , the
property of the Yorkshire Banking Company . — The Jury found the prisoner Guilty . —The prisoner then charged Mr , Brook with inciting him to steal the letter in order to relieve himself from his pecuniary embarrassments . —His Lordship , in passing sentence , said , the prisoner ' s attempt to cast upon Mr . Brook the guilt of having tempted him to commit this crime would , if true , be no excuse to a man in his position , placed as ho was in a situation of trust y It was necessary , for the protection of the public , that the laws should severely punish such offences as this , and the sentence of the Court ; waa thsit he should be transported for the term of ten rears .
Violent Highway Robbery at Lkeos . — Adam Carr , 31 , and Georso Hawkins , 40 , were charged with having < H \ thfc 6 th of Angnst last , at Leeds , violently assaulted Henry M'Gregor , and stolen from his person a purse containing about £ G 0 . — Tho Jury returned a verdict of Gttiltv against Gavr , and Acquitted Hawkins , The latter was immediately discharged , and the sentence upon Carr was transportation for fifteen years .
Lord Paimersto.V Asd The Late Iiusgabian...
Lord Paimersto . v asd the late IIusgabian Demonstration . —On Saturday last a deputation from tho . borough of Maiylebonc waited upon the Right Hon . Lord Palmerston , to present to his lordship the resolution passed unanimously at tho preat public meeting held at thn Princess ' s Concert Rooms , in favour of tho illustrious Kossuth , Mr , Nich « lay briefly explained tho character of tho meptinij . and presented lo his lordship the resolution which had been adopted . Viscount Palmerston roi-eived the deputation with the greatest courtesy , but simply tendered his acknowledgments for tho good opinion which tho borough of Marylebone had been ple- 'sed to express on his conduct with regard to tho late affairs of Hungary . The deputation then retired .
TtSE "Natal Tares . —A weekly newspaper under this name has been printed in the town of D' Urban , tho port of the colony of Natal . Tho rapid increase of the town , and the numbers , intelligence , and peculiarly British character of its inhabitants have , it seems , created a desire for a local organ of public opinion , and the "Natal Times" has been established bv a pvonvietavv of the leading inhabitants in the town to supply " tho demand . Our Natal contemporary has , it seems , appointed agents throu » hout all the important pl-. icea in the eolonv , the sovereignty , and tho frontiers , and the " Natal Times" may be found alike useful to tho residents in the colony and their friends at home . The advices from New York by the Africa mention the failure of the house of Cornell and Co ., large dealers in lead .
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