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TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF FIRE-DAMP AT OLDBURY.
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HOLLOWATS PILLS , lhe Ttsttmtny of a Clergv » au voiding t » listen Cases of Cares fcj tkese w «» 4 erfml Pills . £ straci of a Letter frtoi tt « ike . # e « r $ e Prior , Curate 0 / Jlee a ' LetterKenni ) , CjirrigarLJreUnd , WhJan . lU 5 . ~
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OX THE CONCEALED CAU 3 E OF CONSTITUTIONAL OR ACQUIRED DEBILITIES OF T 11 E GENERATIVE
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^ . reseriansiiffeations are visited ' npam am inmoerrt '™ and fspriiig . from a want ef these simp le > reca « tians . than perhaps half the world is aware ^ f ; fer ; it » ustbe remewbered , where the fountain is pel lnted , tie ^ treams hat flow from it cannot he pure . PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS , Price 2 s . 9 d ., 4 s . 6 d ., and Us . per box , With explicit directions , rendered perfectly intelligible to avery capacitv , nra well known throughout Europe ta he the most certain and effectual remedy ever discovered for 'oaerrhcea , both in it * mild and aggravated forms , by immediately allaying inllammatiom and arresting further progress . Gleets , strictures , irritation of tha bladder , pains » f the loins and kidneys , gravel , and other disarders of the urinary passages , in either sex , are permanently cured in a ahor space of time , witheut confinement or the least exposure .
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ABERNETHY'S PILE OINTMENT . WHAT a painful and noxious Disease is the PILES , and comparatively how few of the afflicted have b : en permanently cured by ordinary appeals t » medical skill . This , no'doubt , arises from the us - of powerful aperients to ¦* frequently administered by the profession ; indeed , strong internal ' medicine should always be avoided in all cases of this complaint . The Proprietor oi tho above Ointment , after years of acute suffering ) placed himself under the treatment of that eminent surgeon , Mr Aberncthy , —wa < by him restored to perfect health , anil has enjsyed it ever since without the slightest return of the disorder , over a period of fifteen years , during which time the same Abernetliian prescription has been the
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BLAIR'S GOUT AMD RHEUMATIC PILLS . A sevc-rc case of Rheumatism , coinmuuicated by Mr . Alleu , Proprietor of the Nottingham JTerctny . Mercury Office , Nottingham , March 17 , 1845 . Sir , —I " nave the pleasure of forwarding you the par-Jituli .-s of a case in which BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS have proved eminently successful . A young woman , named Maiy Wain , accompanied by her parents , who reside at Watnall , » ear this town , called upon me on ? atavday last , being desirous of making her case known for the benefit of the public .
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Terrific Explosion Of Fire-Damp At Oldbury.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF FIRE-DAMP AT OLDBURY .
Birmingham, Wednesday Night. At An Early...
Birmingham , Wednesday Night . At an early hour yesterday morning another of those mining explosion * which have of late been of such frequent occurrence and attended with such fatal results , took place at Bounds'Green New Colliery , situated at Newberry Lane , near Oldlintn . about five miles from this town . The facts connected with this awful calamity may be briefly stated , and will be found afterwards more minutt'ly detailed in the subjoined report of the proceedings it the coroner ' s inquest . It appears that between 3 and 0 o ' clock of the morning in question some of the men at work in the mine descended into the pit , They
were accompanied by the manager and the " doggy , " followed by others—in all 25 men and bnys . A short time nfter the descent of the men , the manager fifr . Holland ) , discovered that some parts of the mine were filled with sulphur and he cautioned his son not to proceed further in the direction in which the mine " rose . " The young man , at that moment , turned into a new gate " road , " apart from the infected atmosphere . In less than three minute * aftt-rwrils he was startled by the report of an explosion , which , according to his own w & rds , deprived hira of his hearing , the canrilehe held in his hand was extinguished , an'l lis was left in total darkness , So
powerful , too , was the effect of the vapour that he with difficulty preserved himself from suffocation . After a few minutes he succeeded in jtroping his w < iy to the shaft of the pit . Assistance was also . rendered from the surface ns spredily as possible , and on examining the mine the fcene which presented itself was appalling . Bodies blackened and burnt were scattered in all directions , 1 G were immediately removed up the shaft dead , three died within an hour afterwards , and another is not expected to survive . An accident so fatal as this may lead to some further inquiry , as to whether the most f-ffectual means are in existence to prevent their recurrence , and whether those means are efficiently carried out .
THE INQUEST . An inquest upon the bodies of four of the unfortunate men was held this day , before Mr . George flinch , cliff-, coroner , at the Talbot Inn , Oldbury . At the commencement of the inquiry this morning , the coroner expressed the difficulty he experienced in oh . tabling evidence relating to the cause of . the sad accident they were met to investigate . The " butty" and " doggy" were both killed . Three-and-twenty men went down the pit ; of that numbers were already dead ; and , of the four surviving , one wai severely burnt . Harriet Latimer —I am a married woman , and live in Oldhury . 1 knew Joseph Troth . He was a miner and worked in Mr . Parker ' s pit in Newbervy-lnne . I saw him brought home yesterday morning . His body was dreadfully burnt . I am sure it was the body of Jostph Troth .
Thomns Itoyle — I live at Brown ' s-grcen , and am banksman at Mr . Taker's eoal pit at Newbery-lnne , Oldberry . I was there when the mtn went down into the pit yesterday rooming . The first men went down about half-past five o ' clock . I saw Truth , Windmill , and the two Bodens go down about six o ' clock . I saw Holland , the " butty , " go down the pit * Joseph Smith was the "doggy"of the pit , and under-manager under Holland . He generally went down before Holland in the morning , and ho went down before him about half an hour yester . day morning . Twenty-livo men went down the pit on that occasion . Mr . Thomas Haines was the ground bailiff of the works . Mr . Haines went down several
times afterwards . A little before seven o ' clock I heard a great noise y as if gunpowder had sone on > and the fire showed itself at the top of the pit . In consequence of seeing the flumes , I made an alarm immediately , and several men came from a stone pit adjoining . When they came we got the ropes on as soon as we could , and some men went down . Some of the men wi o went down to assist the sufferers wire brought up insensible . Sixteen men were brought up dead out of the pit ; ~ five others were seriouslj injured , aud four escaped unhurt . . T lirec out of the five seriously injured have died since . I can ' t say whether or not the "doggy" took down the safety lamp yesterday morning . Sometimes he did and sometines he did not .
Mr . John Holland . —I am a miner , and worked in the pit at Newbury-lane . My father , Jo' -. Holland , was the butty , and lost his life by the explosion . He had been manager for the last two years . Joseph Smith was his manager or ' * doggy" for the last two years . About a quarter past C o ' clock yesterday morning land my father went down the pit in ttie same skip . M » st of the men had then gone down . All the men and boys had gone down except Thomas Morris , ami he being too late to go down with the others , the skip was sent up the shaft for him . The " doggy" generally goes down the pit after the men who take c ^ re of the horses . Two men go down for that purpose .
Witness . —Wiien my father and I went down , my father went into the workings and I stopped at the bottom of the shaft . In about ten minutes I went up to the New Gate-road to put down some rails . My father afterwards came to me with his waistcoat off , ivndy for working . He said , " John , don ' : you go up the crop , for there is sulpher in it . " The crop is where the mine rises . After he was gone , in about three or four minutes I heard the explosion . It took my hearing away , and I was all in darkness , I saw no rush of fire . 1 can
give no further account , but I thought I should have been suffocated by the sulphur . The explosion blew my candle out , and I fought , my way in tho dark to within 15 or 20 yards of the bottom of the shaft . Thomas Morris and Thompson came to me and told ran that the skip and th < j rope had been blown out of the pit . The first thing I afterwards saw was a lamp brought down the drawing shaft of the pit . It was then discovered that several of the men and boys were killed , and amongst them my father , the " butty , " end the " doggy , " Joseph Smith .
Coroner . —Now / Holland , is the safety lamp used every m' -iniug in this pit ? Witness . —It is . It is the duty of the "doggy" to use it . There are two lamps in the pit ; but I don't know whether the "do . 'gy" used them yesterday morning or not . Themen were at work in the pit the night before . The Coroner , upon iuquiry , understood that the inquest upon two of the bodies at Dudley had been adjourned , and other inquests having been held the same afUrnoou at various distances , said he should adjourn the present inquiry until to morrow . The bodies of the unfortunate sufferers lie in three counties , so that there will be three separate inquests .
The Famine In Ireland (!!.') The Importa...
THE FAMINE IN IRELAND (!! . ' ) The importations of provisions into the port of Liverpool , from the Irish ports during the week from the 30 th ult . tj the uth inst . inclusive , comprised of the following list of articles : —10 , 179 firkins , 309 half firkins , 1 , 078 baskets , casks , & c , and 323 boxes of butter ; 312 sacks and 602 barrels of wheat . 1 , 052 sacks of flour ; 196 sacks , 800 qrs . and 2 , 258 barrels of oats j 21 tons weight , 399 sacks , and 43 ( 5 other packages of oatmeal ; 50 barrels e-f barley , 72 sticks of malt , 512 boxes and tierces and 35 other packages of linens and cottons ; 50 tons weight and 317 bags of meal , 11 hags nnd G casks of seed , 317 kegs and S casks of lard , 41 bags of feathers ; 259 barrels , 24 kegs , 42 firkins , and 10 other packages of pork ; 13 pack , ages of general provisions , 11 packages of hams , 142 casks of whisky , and 332 bale * of bacon . The arrivals at the port of Bristol in the same period comprised 110 cwt . and
14 sacks of oatmeal , 4 , 271 and 300 sacks of oats , 175 hampers of bacon , 1 , 024 packages of butter , 24 of pollard , 137 kigs of lard , 04 barrels and 72 other packages of barley , OS of pork and various other articles ; aud , according to a second return from the same port , of the arrivals from Ireland up to the 5 th instant , 640 barrels of barley , 700 firkins of butiur , 445 bales of bacon , 120 kegs of lard , S 5 tierc-s and ? 9 barrels of pork , 50 sucks and 150 barrels of oats , 26 casks of whisky , 31 firkins and and casks of lard , several package * of bams and other ' articles , which do not require to be more particularly specified . The importation of similar articles of supply into the British metropolis from the sister island , up to the latest authentic and current returns , consisted of the subjoined list in a compendious form , which includes the supplies at the port from tin-quarter mentioned , from the 30 th ult . to the 10 th inst ., inclusive : —3 , 457 quarters and 883 barrels of eats , 1 , 000 barrels of barley , 4 . 597
tierces and hampers of bacon , 29 , 526 packages ( of various kinds ) of butter , 703 tiercen and other packages of lard , 148 bales of linens , 49 packages of hams , 1 , 498 packages of pork , 33 of waste , 197 of middles , 229 of paper , 133 of whisky , 1 800 boxes of soap , 737 packages of general provisions , 301 casks of porter , 60 packages of iiihU , 24 of F ; : rina fiour , 1 , 294 boxes and other packages of cgj ? , 24 of tongues , 104 of beef , 40 of lemons , soma of portable soup , 46 p igs , 41 head of horned cattle , 138 sheep , 107 of general merchandise , and a variety of other articles , of too varied and general a character to be more specifically enumerated . In giving this list of arrivals at the ports of London , Liverpool , and Bristol , from Ireland , which are of especial interest , aud of equal importance at the present time , we forbear to advance any concluding remarks , further than that the supply of butter has been of an unusually extensive nature , whilst that of other descriptions of provisions have far exceeded the usual average arrivals from that country—Morniny Paper .
[ Is not this horrible ? The mere p erusal of the above list extorted from a people who are starving for want of the very provisions thty are bereft of by landlord or money-lord made laws is enough to turn one sick . Will anything short of a thorough rerolution do the slightest good for Ireland !]
The Famine In Ireland (!!.') The Importa...
DKUiALU" UL SI UltM Ifl . VVashixoton , October 30 , 7 P . M . —The schooner Sarah Churchman , Captain Baymore , from Philavia Key Wosfc , for Brazos Santiago , . arrived at the north-east pass , Wednesday morning the 21 st inst ., and landed Com . Sloat and Son from the Pacific , and Lieutenant Pease , bearing despatches for Washington . , , , , ,. , The Picayune of the 23 d inst ., says it is indebted to Lieut . Pease for the details of a terrible gale in the Gulf , of a fury which , is unexampled . Tobe ; inat Key West . It commenced blowing from the North-East on the morning of the 11 th , and the tide rose rapidly . The storm increasing in violence raged to an hurricane until midnight , when it abated , lhe next day it blew a moderate gale . But the
hurricane had swept a ( fay every dwelling house save six , in Key West . They were totally destroyed . The Custom House , and the Marine Hospital , were both unroofed . It is supposed that of Government property destroyed the amount is 300 , 000 dollars . The loss of life is very great . A great many persons were drowned , and killed by falling buildings , The light house and dwelling house attached were destroyed , and 41 souls perished in thsse buildings . —The Sand Key lighthouse is gone , and the buildings and people in them . The TJ . S . Brig Perry ran ashore , but it thought she may bo saved . Commander Sloat was on board her ; all the hands were saved . The Perry lies in ? even feet water . The Cutter Morris , Waidron , is
ashore three miles from Key West with loss of masts , anchors , chains , guns , bulwarks , nnd probably a total loss . The brig Colorado , of Boston , was probably dismasted and went ashore , but was got off much injured . The schooner Com . Kearney , is ashore in two feet water . The schooner Gov . Bennett , Warfield , was dismasted , is now uischargin » . and will be condemned . The II . W . Safford of N . Y . for Brazos Santiago came in dismasted , and would probably be condemned . Brig Matamoras from New York for St . Marks was dismasted , but lies high and dry with part of her cargo thrown overboard . The Brig VVaskallow from New York left before the galo ; the schooner Catherine II . Bacon , damaged but not lost ; also the Adelia Waidron , of Rhode Island , the Brig Gen . Wilson of N . Y ., w-. nt
ashore in three feet water . The Brig Napoleon , of Boston , dismasted , was condemned and sold for two hundred dollars . The Bark Frances Watts , from Havana , for' N . Y ., was damaged and two masts gone . The pilot boals , Lafayette and Louisa sunk in the harbour . The ship Eben Preble , of Boston , went ashore on tho north-west hank , and is now high and dry . and cannot be got off . 'There are i or 5 vessels in the vicinity bottom up . About 20 vessels are ashore oh the reef , among them is the barque Iris , from New Orleans , for New York . Their cargoes are mostly lost . The current ran 6 miles an hour throuy . li Key West . As far as ascertained , fifty persons had lost their lives . Stone could not withstand lhe gale , so violent were tho elements . Tho scene was awful in the extreme .
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Northampton . —A corespondent who quaintly calls himself " An Act-of-Parliament Vagabond . " writes to us that the clergyman of Waddesden , ( referred to in the Star of October 24 th , ) stands not alone in his good works . An equal shareof praise is due to the following gentlemen for their humane conduct in obtaining allotments for the poor , viz .: Rev . f ' ercival , Calvcrt . on ; Knapp , Shenley ; Long , Buckingham ; S T , Adams , Great Horwood ; F . Clark , E . vdon ; Walters , Woodford ; White , Maidford ; Waffon , Chipping Warden ; Thorpe , Aston Le Walls ; J . Spence , Culworth ; Harding . Sul ^ rave ; Wothcrell , Byficld ; J . M . Jackson , Bow Brickliill ; Dennison , Woburn Sands ; S . Wright . Drayton , Parslow : Turner , Whitchurch ; Latimore , Waddesden ; Gilby , Kilsby ; Swainsun , Crick ; Mosley , Cold , Ashby ; J . A . Poole , Welford .
Foreign * Cattle . —Tho steamship Sirius , which was mentioned as havina made a first voyige from the : Dutch port , Nieu Dlepe , to the British metro polls , with a cargo of cattle , has made a second from the same place , which is especially remarkable on account of havingon board one hundred and eighteen cows , being a full complement of horned beasts , and eight hundred and fifty-eight sheep , the largest number of that description of cattle which has at any one time ijeiiiii brought in one vessel from the continent of Europe to this country . The fact is doubly interesting on thac account , conjointly with the consideration of the port of supply having but just coramencsd a traffic , by means of this steam-ship , for such purpose . A second arrival has likewise taken place from Brouwershawen , by the City of London , arrived at Blackwall , with ninety-seven oxen aud cows , and one hundred and twenty-one sheep on board , which is , on a similar account , of interest and
worthy of remark . The General Steam Company ' s fine steam-ship Trident , which has been placed on the Hamburgh station , has brought , in addition to a general cargo of butter , vegetables , grain , seed , horseradish , pork , & c , ; the largest quantity of live cattle , and also of fresh meat , which has been brought by the steam ships to the port of London from the Ilanseatic port mentioned , having thirty baskets and one barrel of fresh beef , and twelve baskets of other descriptions of meat , in a fresh state , and eighty-four oxen . The importation of oxen from Hamburgh has generally comprised from twenty-five to fifty head of cattle at the most ; the present is , therefore , a large proportionate increase upon the average number supplied , the mention of which , in an esuei'ial manner , cannot fail to be of interest , as it is undoubtedly of importance to the general oublic , as well as to those more immediately concerned in such matters .
I he Emperor op Austria . —He is a little man , of no dignified , or even prepossessing manner , and is said to be almost a cretin , or , in other words , an idiot . He is said , too , often sadly to perplex his ministers . On an occasion , Prince Mettcrnich was reading to him an important nnd somewhat lengthy diplomatic paper ; and when it was finished , he waited for the emperor ' s observations . The latter , who had been looking out of the window the whole time , turned sharply round , and observed luminously . — " What a number of carriages must pass in the street ; I myself have just counted two hundrtd V- —Dolman's Magttxine . —[ Such a thing as this the ruler of millions !]
Tub Pkace Question . —A public meeting waslield in the Licturo-sooni , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , last week , to receive Elihu Burritt , the American champion of peace . The immense theatre was filled with a respectable audience , consisting of both sexes , and on the platform were ministers of various dissenting denominations , besides members of the corporation , and other gentlemen of great local influence ; the Rev . J . Pringle occupied the chair , and introduced Mr . Elihu Burritt , who was welcomed most enthusiastically , the assembly continuing their plaudits for some seconds . When silence was restoredthe
, speaker commenced his address , the delivery of which occpied a considerable time . The Rev . H . Christouherson moved a resolution expressive of gratitude to Mr . Burritt for his exertions , and pledging the meeting to the adoption of tho pacific principles which he had advocated . This was carried by acclamation . Mr . Burritt , in responding to the compliment , introduced tho pledge which forms the basis of the League , or Bond of Universal Brotherhood , which , he said , had already been signed by large numbers , including some of the most eminent men in this country ,
The Amddtbr I . vquiry Btuu Boons . —The printer to the House of Commons has just sent forth the report of the Audover inquiry . It occupies two thick volumes , containing 2 , 034 pages ; 25 , 019 questions ; and 704 pages of appendices ; the whole , weigh within an ounce of fourteen pounds . We are-told by an experienced printer that the mere cost of paper and print cannot be less than from £ 1 , 500 to £ 1 , 600 . This being the lightest item in the expense of the inquiry , it affords some means of estimating what the country has had to pay for the flirtations of Mr . M'DoughaJl with tho Andover paupers ; and for the vagaries of Mr . Assistant-Commissioner Parker during the delegate investigation which they occasioned .
Gosport —Royalty at a Discou . m . —A master tailor , by the name of Walton , in this town , illuminated the front of nis house with crown and P W ., on the anniversary of the birth-day of the Queen ' s eldest boy , because he happened to make him some sailor's suits of clothes . Snip was laughed at for his pains , [ particularly by the working-classes . Royalty is at a very low ebb here . The game will be up long before the young gentlemen comes to the years of maturity . Pii-kmakers' Strike at Norwich . —The journey , men pipemnkers in this city , held a meeting at the London lavcm , St . Andrew ' s , a few evenings since , when they determined to stand out for an advance ol wages , to which the masters have not at present eonseiittd . A strike has , therefore , taken place .
Caution To The Public—No Sooner Is A Med...
Caution to the Public—No sooner is a medicine well established m public favour than a host of imitators sprit . g up , who . for the sake of profit not only wrong tho lroprietor of the Genuine Medicine , but inflict a serious injury on the unwary purchaser of their base counterfeit trash . These remarks apply to the remedy which is so well known as "Abernethy ' s Pile Ointment . " This excellent remedy for Piles has been established by undoubted proofs of its efficacy . Purchasers may he nblo to detect these frauds by asking particularly for " Abernethy ' s Pile Ointment , "in covered pots , prices 4 s . Gd ( which is tho lowest price the proprietor is enabled to sell it , owiug to the great expense of the ingredients , ) and observe the name of C . King , is on tho government stamp , pasted round each pot . Sufferers from Piles will not repent giving tlu Ointment a trial .
A Hand and Arm covered with Wounds , cured by IIol . loffiiy ' a Ointment and Pills .-Thomus Main injured his hand two years ago in the yard at Northfleet , which in a short time began to swell to an alarming extent , and broke out from the fingers up to the elbow into several ulcers . Not only was this poor man incapable of doing anything tor eighteen monSis . hut what was worse , ha had been discharged as incurable from an hospital nfter being there nine weeks . From this hopeless state has this person been radically cured by Holloway ' g Ointment
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Tbsiimosiai . to Mb . Waklet . —A meeting was held at the Angel Inn , Islington , on Monday evening , to consider what steps ought to be taken by the borough of Finsbury , " to mark their approbation of the great services of the Hon . Gentleman , especially in the late investigation at Hounslow , when his firmness and consideration tended so materially to mitigate the horrors of tbefloggingsystem . " Dr . Lynch presided . lie remarked that as the attendance was rather thin , it might be well to decide upon steps to secure a meeting worthy of the object for which they had been convened . He looked upon Mr . Wakley as one of the most useful men of his generation , and as one who had conferred great benefits upon the public and upon tho medical profession . Mr . Curzon , the
Secretary , read letters from Mr . N . II . Collett , M . P ., Mr . T . S . Duncombe , M . P . Dr . Bowring , M . P ., Mr . Douglas Jerrold , Mr . Browne , and several other gentlemen , enclosingsnbscriptions , and expressing their approval of and willingness to co-operate in the object for which the meeting had been convened . Mr . Curzon' also rend a letter from the churchwardens of Kensington , announcing that tho subject had been taken into consideration by the vestry of that parish , and that it was the intention to hold a public meeting there . He also announced that Mr . Walter had subscribed £ 10 to the fund , and had , in conjunction with Mr . Fielden , M . P ., expressed his willingness to become one of the trustees . After some defultory discussion the meeting was
adjourned , Oi'KNixo tub Ports . —A public meeting took place in Hall's Riding-school , Albany-street ,. Regent ' spark , on Monday evening , for the purpose of adopting measures to induce the Lords of the Treasury to open tho ports , or , in the language of tho placards , "to give Lord J , Russell the excuse lie requires for opening the ports and giving the people cheap bread . " Dr . Bird commenced by stating that Sir B . Hall had been written to . and solicited to take the chair , but had not deigned to reply . ( Shame , shnme . ) Sir C . Napier had also been written to , and had written , inrvply , this : — " I very much doubt the policy of holding the present meeting , for Lord John Russell
had said , when the last deputation waited upon him , that agitation would not induce him to open the ports . " ( Oh , oh . ) But Sir Charles Napier was now in office , and so was Lord John Russell , and there was a vast difference between the ins and the outs . A very long memorial addressed to the Lords of the Treasury for opening the ports was about being read by Mr . Ramsey , when Captain Archerley interfered , and produced tremendous uproar . The memorial was ultimately read and proposed by Mr . Ramsey , seconded by Mr . Ellis , and unanimously adopted ; as was subsequently a third resolution , for the formation of an association to be called " The Ar . ti-Food tax Confederation . "
Mb . B . Escott , M . P ., and his Constituents . — Mr . B . Escott called a meeting of his friends and of the electors , last week at Winchester . The Hon . Member addressed them atgreat length . He professed himsolfto bea determined friend to the rights and liberties of the people ; and paid the rrccnt events had solved a great political problem . Whatever man was Minister—whether Lord John Russell , Lord Stanley , Lord George Bentimk , or Sir Robert Peel , he must govern the country , if he governed it at all , in accordance with the opinions and wishes of the people .
Opknino the Poms . —A public meeting was held in the Crown and Anchor Tavern , on Tuesday , for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety ot memorializing Lord John Russell for the immediate abolition of all taxes upon human food . The Rev . Mr . Stoddart took the chair . The meeting was adddressed by Messrs . Cochrane , Ilellis , Hamilton , Savage , Henley , Ellis , Hughes , Campbell , & e . Resolutions and memorial were agreed to , and a deputation appointed to wait on the Premier with it .
Suruky Protestant Alliance . —On Tuesday even- ] ing a meeting of this Society took place at the Horns Tf , vern , Kennington , for the purpose of forming a branch society for Surrey , in connexion with the National Club , established "to maintain the Protestant Church free from Romish corruption ; to refuse power and money to the priesthood of the Church of Rome : to resist a endless , to preserve a Christian education in our schools . " Sir Digby Mackworth took the chair , and several clergymen addressed the meeting in a style anything but calculated to promote brotherly love , besides indulging in the usual misstatements and exaggerations on such occasions .
The Peace Societt . —The third lecture on the evils and immorality of war was delivered ) on Tuesday evening , at the Hall of Commerce , Threadneedlestreet , by Mr . John Stock , Baptist Minister at Cliatham , to a numerous audience . The subject to b « discusssed was , that the New Testament is in every case the standard of appeal as regarded the lawfulness of every war , and upon this theme the lecturer delivered a long address . It was announced that the fourth and last lecture would be delivered on Monday evening next , by Elihu Burritt . Public Baths and Wash-houses . —At the adjourned annual meeting of tho Worcester Corporation on Monday , the Council unanimously agreed to the proposal for establishing baths and wash-houses for Worcester , and _ a committee was appointed to carry out the resolution .
Public BATns . —Three large establishments of public baths are about to be formed in St . Marylebone ; one , on a large scale , at St . Mary's , Paddington ; ground has been already secured in Orangestreet , Leicester-square , near the Artesian Wells , for the baths , in St . Martin ' s ; while the works of the great model establishment in Goulston-square , in the eastern metropolis , now completed , will shortly be thrown open for general inspection and public consideration . Health of London . —On Msndav a deputation
from the Health of London Association waited on the Lord Mayor , at the Mansion-house , with a resolution passed at a meeting of the Association . The resolution was , in effect , to invite his Lordship to become President of the Institution . The Lord Mayor received the deputation very courteously , but expressed his regret that the numerous engagements to which he was bound by his office precluded the possibility of his complying with the request of the Association . His Lordship stated that he woild be happy to assist the Association in any other way .
Lynn . —Anti-Malt Tax As ? ociation . —Extiuordi . nary Scene . —This day ( Tuesday ) has witnessed such a scone in Lvnn as probably never occurred here before . According to public advertisement , the leading men in Lynn , including most of the gentry and the chief of the most opulent fanners residing in ; the neighbourhood , assembled together for the purpose of receiving a deputation of four gentlemen from the total Repeal of the Malt Tax Association , amongst which was a Mr . Latimore , who seemed to be their great gun . As the hour arrived , numbers of persons of all shades of opinions were wending their way to the market room ( a public building granted by the mayor , who was present ) to hear the great benefit that would accure to the working roan
as stated in the great posters emblazoned on the walls of the town . Precisely at twelve o ' clock the deputation entered the room ; a tenant farmer was called to tho chair , and Mr . Smith , Treasurer to the Society , addressed the meeting , after which Mr , Latimore spoke for upwards of an hour , wearying the patcuce of the audience quite out , and then the other two had their turn . At this stage of the proceedings a working man by tlie name of Bolmand addressed the meeting . ' expressing his surprise and astonishment at the ajdacity of the Association , in soliciting the aid of the working classes to carry a measure which if it would put a farthing into his pocket would put a wound into theirs , and proved that their pretended object — the benefitting of the working man , was all a delusion . He urged upon the audience to stand aloof , and not to be made the stalkins
horse of faction any longer , and concluded a praiseworthy address , with a powerful appeal to the working classes to hope for nothing from such men as had addressed them , but to rely wholly on themselves for a jurt restitution of those rights of which they had been unjustly deprived . The deputation attempted to answer him , but stood completely aghast when the Chairman put the first resolution , being negatived by a majority of two to ono in favour of Balmond . The Chairman then threw down his papers and his pens , and left his colleagues to fight the battle themselves , when the meeting put a working man by the name of Newhound in the chair , and after two or three working men had expressed their sentiments upon the question , the meeting separated , g iving three cheers for the cause of labour .
Sanitary Improvements . —A public meeting of the parishonersofMarylebone , was held on Wednesday evening , in the Literary and Scientific Institution , Ed ward-street , Portman-square , to consider the measures necessary to be adopted to promote the better sanitary state of the parish . Mr . Bond Cabbell , M . P ., presided . An association was formed to aid in carrying out the views expressed in the following resolution ;— "That the parochial authorities of the parish of Marylebone be respectfully requcsed to remedy the foregoing evils at the expense of the parish , particularly with regard to imperfect cleansing and sewage ; that public cabinets d ' aisance and
urinals be formed in the poorer neighbourhoods that water be turned on from the mains at proper periods lor the purpose of cleansing out the gully holes and sewers ; that the gully holes be tapped in order to prevent noxious exhalations ; that lime be given to the indigent poor for the purpose of whitewashing tlioir rooms ; that the water companies bo ur"entlv requested to give daily and abundant supplies of water ; that a medical officer of inspection be appointed in the parish for the protection of public health ; and that the whole of the streets , courts , and places , be cleansed daily , and men employed during the day in cleansing the leading thoroughfares , op the system so sucees sfully adopted in the City ( f London . -
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Suicide . —Mr . Alsager , an official assignee , " 1 city correspondent of the Times , died on Sur , i morning at his residence , Queen-square Blnnm bury , from the effects of the injuries inflicted on h" *" self by his own hand , on the 16 th instan t . in * $ ' tion to a dreadful wound in the throat , tho unW nategentleman severed one of the arteries of th ' arm . For two or three days after the dreadful at * tempt on life , Mr . Alsager was considered by h medical attendants to be going on favourably - even sanguine hopes were entertained that he might re cover . During the early part of the week , however * and up to Thursday last , Mr . Alsager continued in a composed state of mind ; so much so , indeed that on Wednesday he executed a will , and affixed li ' iggiff nature to the document in a firm hand . On Fridav unfavourable symptoms first appeared , inflammation presenting itself around the principal wound . Even effort was made to arrest its progress , unhappily in vam , and after lingering in a state of great torture tor many hours , during the greater portion of whit *
time he was in a state of high delirium , expired , lie had attained his 07 th year . He has left a family of eight daughters ( one of whom is married to a clergyman in the colonies ) , and one son . An inquest was held on the body by Mr . Mill * , the deputy-coroncr , on Monday , when evidence as to thepreceding facts was given by _ the domestic servants of tho deceased , the parties in attendance upon him and the medical gentleman . His daughter stated , ' that " he strongly condemned suicide when he heard of tho death of Mr . Hnydon , but seldom alluded to 5 t . " When leaving his country seat at Kingston , on the morning previous to his committing the fatal act he
looked depressed , as he had done for a fortnight previous , but said he would most likely return " the following night . The only evidence as to the cause of the act was that given by Mr . Olenford , relative to and also connected with , the Times , from which it appeared that that gentleman attributed it to Mr . Alsager having ceased to be connected with that paper , and also to the recurrence of the first anniversary of his wife's death , to whom he was ten . derly attached . The Jury came to the unanimous conclusion that Mr . Alsager died from the effects of a wound inflicted in tho throat by himself , but that no evidence was adduced as to his state of . mind
when he committed the act . The result of the verdict will be in every respect harmless , as far as the will of the deceased is concerned . Suicide or a Medical Assistant . —On Monday an inquest on the body of Mr . Harley , aged 32 years , was concluded . Tbo deceased poisoned himself witrl prussic ncid , on the 6 th inst ., and the delay in brin » ing the inquest to a conclusion , arose from the necessity of a pott mortem examination . The Jury re . turned as their verdict , •'• That the deceased committed suicide while under the influence of temporary- insanity . "
Extraordinart Cask op Forgery . — Between twelve and one o ' clock on Friday last week , a stylishly dressed young man drove up in a hors e and gig to the door of Messrs . Early , drapers , in Holborn . On alighting he entered the shop , and de-ired to be shown some cambric handkerchiefs . After in * specting several , he selected half a dozen , and desired that they might be helmed , and he would call for them on the following morning at the same time paying 10 s . as a deposit . lie then addressed Mr . Early and asked him if he coidd oblige him with a check upon his bankers for £ 8 , in exchange for the same number of sovereigns , which he placed on the counter , remai'kintr that he wished to send that amount to a friend in Whitechapel , and that he could easily forward it in a letter . The gentlemanly demeanour of the applicant induced Mr . Early to comply with his request , and he wrote a cheque for £ 8 on hia
bankers , Rogers and Co ., Clement ' s-lane . The swindler , of course , acknowledged Mr . Early's kind , ness , and hoped that he would not be disappointed with his handkerchiefs ; he then entered his gig and drove off . According to subsequent inquiries , the checque . shortly after two o ' clock , was presented at the bankers , a " 0 " having been added to the 8 , and the letter " y" to the word eight , and the correctness ot the document not being doubted , one of the principal clerks paid the whole amount , £ 80 in gold . Sudden Death during a Hearty Laugh . —On Monday , an inquest was taken on the body of Elizabeth Walker . a » ed 40 . a married woman . The deceased , on Saturday afternoon , was in the company of a few friends , when she gave way to a hearty laugh . In a minute after a quantity of blood gushed from her mouth . A surgeon of the neighbourhood was sent for , but on his arrival life was extinct . Verdict , " Visitation of God . "
Ingerious Smuggling . —On Monday a seizure of an extraordinary description took place at St . Katherine ' s Dock . A case of live geese , brought over from Harlingen in the Magnet steamer , had been landed from the vessel and was being examined by the officer , when ho thought the geese ap . peared unusully tall . He made a more careful scrutiny , and ascertained that a quantity of hay , forming a false bottom , had been made , on which the geese were standin . tr , nnd on removing that he discovered beneath a quantity of very thin deal boards . These were also removed , and a quantity of cigars , weighing ii lbs ., were exposed to view . The case , geese , twenty-eight in number , and the cigars were im « mediately seized and conveyed to the Queen ' s Warehouse .
Occident on tub North-Westerx Railway . —On Monday evening the inquest terminated on the body of a porter who was killed last week at Camden Town . The Jury returned the following verdict : — " That Enos Lea was crushed to death between the buffers of two of the trucks on the London and North-Western Railway , impelled by a certain locomotive engine which had brought the train of fiftyfour carriages on the previous night from Birmingham , that such train baing four hoursand three-quarters behind its time , coupled with the " fact , that there was a disregard of signals , was the main cause of the _ occurrence ; and the Jury cannot but express tlioir sensG of the danger which must alwavs result from such neglect of time signals . "
Horrible Brutality . —A correspondent of the Times , under the signature of " an Old Ilnrse Master , " gives the following sickening details of tho brutal and disgusting practices carried on in the Veterinary School at Alfort , in France . " A short time ago 1 happened to be at Alfort on a " dissecting day , " and being in the " salle de dissection , " about two o ' clock in the afternoon , I there saw one of the most horrible sights that it was possible to witness . The professor told me that the horses for dissection are brought into the " salle" at five o'clock in the morning , and remain there to have operations performed on them until they die . There were three out of eight alive when I was there ; and the professor told mo that he had seen horses which had
actually lived out the whole day , It is true that they are bled at the commencement of the day , for each of the six pupils ( which is the number allowed to each horse ) bleeds him in turn in each jugular vein ; but no blood is allowed to flow , as the great object is to keep tho poor beast alive , in order , as M . lo Professeur told me , " to accustom the pupil's hand to the motions of the animal . " The routine of the day is for the pupils to practise the following operations and others of a more delicate nature :-bleeding , firing , ( which they r " o almost all over the body , ) tying the carotid arteries , opening the windpipe , cutting out sand-cracks , removing portions of the coffin-bone , and others too horrible to mention . 1 am not more chicken-hearted than my nei gh bours , haying been pretty w-Jl hardened by war and bloodshed ; but I defy the boldest man to watch the dissections at Alfort without feelings of the deepest If
disgust . , the argument holds good , "that it is necessary to accustom the operator to the motions of the animal" in veterinary practice , ought it not to hold good in the much more important operations on the human subject , for I fancy most men would prefer to lose their horse's life by a slip of the knife than their own ?—[ Here is a specimen of the way in which , on pretence of advancing science , students are trained to the infliction of the most cold-blooded cruelties , and to witness unmoved the agony of other animated beings . Such a hardening of human nature of these persons cannot take placo without affecting their whole moral being in the most injurious manner . Tho merciful man has been truly described to be merciful to his beast , what then can be expected from men who , under the guise of necessary practice , coolly commit such disgusting and abominable outrages upon poor dumb animals as those described above ?]
Incendiary Fire . — An incendiarv fire broke out in friar-lane Chapel , Nottingham , on Sunday night , In an hour the flumes were subdued , and the interior of the chapel bsing entered by means of breaking open the large front door , the puln was found to be entirel y destroyed , the gallery and organ extensively burnt , and the wood floor on which the pulpit stood , the reading desk , and several pews altogether destroyed and reduced to ashes . Tbe firemen remained in the chapel inspecting all its parts , to discover , if possible , tho cause of this iaaster , supposing all to be safe , when at a quarter before 3 a . m . a second fire broke out in a pew i fl the north west comer of the chapel , which ha 4 evidently been smoldering for hours , the arti cles burning not being of a verv combustible nature .
lhis second fire , however was discovered , and P" « out before much mischief had been done in this pat £ of the building . A most searching inquiry tooK place as to the cause of this work of destruction . « was discovered that the vestry had been ransacked , nearly a bottle of wine in the cupboard had be 6 *} drunk , a cash-box broken open , and the vestry uW left wide open . Against an outer door leadinK W tho street , which was locked , a chair ua , 1 ? : ! : placed , avid feet marks upon the wall and on the wf f the door were seen , proving the way taken by to party doing the mischief to make his escape ; 1 " short , the whole of the circumstances proved tn « file firo had heen die work of an incendiary . *» building is very handsome , erected at great cost , aiw had a fine toned organ in it , which is «« injured . What amount of damage has been doa « cannot yet be properly estimated .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 21, 1846, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_21111846/page/2/
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