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vu . vhu . ia or J . Astouil . Esq . —Bj W . Carter , E « q ., me \ he Vauxhall Tavern , as to the death of James iinabinall , "Esq ., of Liverpool , aged 52 , who died andjly only on Tnundsy night in Vauxhall-gardens . The eaweawdwas Major of Liverpool in 18345 . lie was uwranarned , and possessed of law * fortune . Mr Ule ^ dlej Weimer . of 25 , St Jamc ^ s-street , deposed ! *? ^ J- llUrsday eve" » ng he visited thogardensat ™™» company with deceased , who was in per-Urat & eatth and spuita . While descending the stairs bhe the theatre , the deceased , when he had nearly got the the bottom , staggered , put his hand against the U , all , and fell forward . Witness and a companion rneamedhtely wentto his assistance , and untied bis Ikctekcloth . A surgeon was sent for , who pronounced ii am quite dead ; and witness was of opinion that he ss sos so when he fell , and tbat it was the result
isoi some disease . Last winter deceased had a rrasraagement ofthe liver and shortness of breath . air-Mr Braddell , of Kennisgton-lane , surgeon , iterated that when he saw the deceased he was iiteaite dead , and only * small quantity of blood came ira ora tbe arm when the lance was used , lie said ho id nd no doubt death was the result of sanguineous aopboplexy , arising from some affection of the heart . ne he jury returned a verdict of " Natural death , isirising from apoplexy . " Bin JmiPiso nsro a Bon . SB . ~ By Mr William Payne , at tthetheiehem Hospital , relative to the death of Sarah IT tarred , aged 45 years , late an inmate , who combat ea suicide under the most dreadful cireumuncances . Alice Crick , head laundry-maidproved
, st at she had known thedeceased about three months , Ibebeinzaninmateof the above institution , and an aswcasional assistant iu the washing room . On Monday Bt , ist , shortly before twelve o ' clock , witness and the iveeveral washerwomen suddenly missed the deceased fittfitness ran into the wash-hoose and saw the delaseased standing on the top of a large copper , which as as then filled with boiling water . Witness called to ir . er , but before she could reach her the deceased imjimped into the boiling liquid . Witness obtained se ie assistance of another female , but they were iiabableto get her out , as she resisted and crouched srserself down in the water . Several men were imme atiately called in , aud the deceased was taken out in
iMibout two minutes in a most frightful condition and mEmovedto the infirmary , Henrietta Hunter , the lahatroa , deposed to seeing thedeceased soon after the tenelancholy afikir had taken place , and upon queslononing her S 06 admitted that « he had jumped ia , as aehenadawisutodie . Witness had bad the deceased minder her care since the 28 th of January hut . The Bdeceased was considered a proper person to put in the raanndrj , as she was sufficientl y collected and rational , fhrhe occupation of the mind iu such cases was highly Eceeesary , and recommended by the medical officers . fht'fie deoeasEdneTer betrayed anysympfomsofTioience . yhemust have removed the . lid ofthe copper , as it ¦ aras perfectly safe a few minutes before . The jury eteturned a verdict of" Temporary Insanity . *'
J Lucestabm asd Farm , OCCCHBEKC * ax Muxmask . —On Sunday a youth named Tripp , whate aiarenta are said to reside in Chelsea , met an uninCmely death by semi-decapitatioa , at Messrs Cabitt ' a ihrhere he was employed in the steam-sawing department . It appears he wag at the time in a position firi & the works he had no right to oceupy , when , inuuapectedl y . a part of the machinery that vibrates eierpendicalarly fell in its descent , guillotine-like , laponthe neck of the unfortunate youth , by which one vertebra was cut completely asunder , and death 1 W tat simnttaneonsl j ensued . An inquest WW held an toe body b y Mr Bedford , at St George ' s HosuMtal , whea a verdict of " Accidental death" was returned .
SehIocs Accidek it Vauxhau , Gibmhtb . —An accident has occurred in the new ball-room at Vauxiaall Gardens which was attended with most serious jconscquences to two men , of the names of Robert ^ Marshall and Robert Cook . It appeared that they , swith another man , were on some scaffolding , ou which , they bid been employed in making alterations land which they were in the act of removing , when a jportion of it gave way . They were precipitated to Sthe ground , a depth of twenty-two feet , and , on bbeujg assisted up , as they seemed to be suffering fiona severe injuries , a surgeon was seat for , who advised Bieir immediate removal to an hospital . They were tthen conveyed to Guy ' s Hospital in a cab , where they rwere attended to by Mr Tooke , who found Marshall tto have had some rib * fractured , an extensive cut rover the left eye , and the body much bruised . Cook bad also > omerib 8 fractured , the left lung being pei « - Itrated , which renders his case dangerous . The other
ananhad a scalp wound . He wag recorimended to istopin the institution , but objected . The Recesi Accidbst akd Loss of Lips tx Bbr-! SKODSet . —The names of the persons killed by the fall ofthe bridge over Great Russell-street , Bermondsay , on Friday night , are : —Frederick Messenger , aged about 60 , leather dresser , living at CO . Pansh-street , Horsleydown ; and Mrs Thistleton , wife of a supervisor of excise ( Bristol ) , residing at 81 , Bndgehonse-place , Newington-causeway . Sofposkd Suicide of a Feuaie .- —The body of a female , ; about eighteen years of age , and five feet five inches in stature , with fair complexion and dark hair , has been found floating in the Regent ' s Canal , near Cat and Mutton Fields , Hackney . She was dressed in black . The body , which bad apparently been in the water several days , was taken to the Sportsman , Margaret-street , Hackney-road , to await a coroner ' s inonesL
Betebmisbd Suicide . —Tha wife of a man mmed Pascal ! , a foreman in the St Katharine Dock , committed suicide nnder the following circumstances . ;—The deceased lired wfrh her husband in Holmesstreet . Stepney , aud bad been for some time past In a very low and nervous state-. On Tuesday mornwg her husband rose at the usual hour , and went into an adjoining roomfor a short time , leavinghis wife in bed and apparently asleep . On his return a few minuies afterwards he saw her suspended by the neck to a rope , wMchsh 3 hadniadefasttoa bed-post . He cut her down immediately , aad called iu a aurgeoc , who pronounced her to be quite dead .
uecsuaseocs . The Lambbih Exwssios of the South ' -Westbbk Railwat . —The building materials of upwards of thirty houses , situate in Homer-street , Carlifkstreet . Allen-street , and Hercules-buildings , Lambeth , have been sold to clear the ground for the extension of the South western Railway to Waferloobridge . The viaduct on which the trains will run is now complete to the Archbishop of Canterbury ' s Palace , at Lambeth , and the ground is entirely cleared within 400 yards of thepropored terminus . Upwards of 609 houses have been demolished for this railway extension ia Lambeth .
Saijs o ? thb Mbtbopolis Roads . —Effects o » Kulwats . —The turnpike tolls north of the metropolis , which were put up to auction on the 18 th of my last , but which were not sold , have been offered for public competition by the Commissioners of the Metropolis Turnpike Roads , at the office of the eommissioners , A * o . 22 , WhitehaU-place . Lord Lincoln in the chair , at which were present nearly all thechieflessees in England . Thehighest bidder was to payimmediately on 8 month in advance of thereni
or each Jot , as a deposit . Tha first lot consisted of tneKensimjton , Brentford , and Lie worth roads . Tha commissionere offered these at £ 15 . 500 . Mr Levy , thelesseeofahrge portion of the roads , said they ™^ rt ™ rib > norethan WOO , in consequence ° la t ^ eh aiB d Last year they produced £ 16 . 1 « 0 . There was no bidding for them . The second lot comprised the Harrow roads , which were disposed of hat year for £ 1 , 110 . The tolls were reduced one-third , and they were offered at £ 600 . Ifiey were purchased for £ 800 . bv Mr . Tones . The
tmrd lot wrapped the Stemfcrd-hill road > , the Green-lane roads , and the Seven Sisters-road , which j iW ^ 10 . The . ami nowproposed i was £ 9 , 210 ; Mr Levy bought them for £ 9 , 210 . The ! commissioners then 6 ffered the first lot at £ 15 , 00 t . if i 7 x waa -S * et of tDem { or « 5 , 010 . The whole ofthe tolls realised £ 63 , 223 . DlSA TBOCS FlBB ASD PaOBABtE LOSS OP LlFB . — A very destructive fire luw taken place in the King ' s Head Tavern . Brook-street , Ratcliff , the property orMr John Waller , which , besides consuming a con-¦• derable amount of stock aud furniture , has been attended with serious aad it is to be feared fatal consequences to one of the inmates . From inquiries made itappears that the fire was first discovered by 011 wWca had
Sfr ^ ^ ^ « n » e it ob-, tamed a strong hold of the lower portion of the ET ^ d S eeaD 8 teWe »^ an alam iu the usual S « 3 nLS % -T ? ouble the iwwtes were l ^ t fL ^ lH ^ f W S" rer fe » of the resi-*^ J E ^ £ j * **»™** e- One pers on ? affl *! i ? " a ? emh a * lodger in the hoase , findjumped from the top window , aud falfing on to soma flags lieneattfractaredJus thigh , and was otherwise soseverelyinjured that he was obli ged to be taken to tbe hospital , where he at present temaina in a very precarious state . Another lod ger jumped from the same window , but with the exception of a mere shaking was not much injured . A third party got out of one of the windows and hung by his hands antil a ladder could be procured , by means of which the individual was saved . Owing to the timely notice
that was sr-nt to the engine station very few minutes elapsed before the brigade engines reached the scene ; these were fjJIowed by another belonging to tho West of England Company from the Waterloo-road . By that time , however , the greater portion of Mr Waller ' s premises were wrapped in one immense sheet of flame , and tbe adjoining houses at first appeared doomed to destruction . Under tbe direction ofthe chief oflieera the firemen worked vigorously , but they were unable to get the mastery over the conflagration until the building was nearly destroyed —the furniture , pictures , and stock in trade partially consumed . Tho total dama * e will amount to several hundred pounds , but fortunately Mr Waller was insured in the Sun Fire Office for tho stock , & e . ; . the building belongs to Messrs Strong and Lurckin , the brewers , aud it is not known whether or n » t it was insured . The origia of the disaster is wrapped in misiery .
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RICH A * " rvu * . t *» K « ataasHcrt * B f a *» •» raul THsQCEEKiTTHETHe . FEVW W IlBUKD . _ . 1 Tlt _ . the Queen and Hl » Sligo and environs are in a Rojai Highness Prinw AK traly awful state . Out of b « t honoured Her M * jes- all the houses upon ten tj '« Ttieatre on Moaday townltndi in the district of •» oaln 5 Trith their pre- KansborougU not a tingle teace . - home Is fr # e from infectious Watesloo Bas « obt . — distemper . We are In a The Duke of Wellington condltioa which people hat giwn hit annual ban- would aot credit . We are quel at Apslej Home . The surrounded upon all sides banquet wa » laid out with with fever ; it is
everyits acouttomed splendour where , and it is growing in the Waterloo Gallery , hourly worse ; it is not only At 8 o ' clock dinner was an- increasing , hut His assunonnced , and the guests nung a more malignant immrdiately passed from character . We realty do the saloon tothe gallery , not kaow what will become which presented a most of the unfortunate inhabigorgeous appearance , the- . *» nte of this tows . Uan J sideboards being co- of them now in health are vered with tho choicest doomed to death , for the plate , embracing testlmo . contagion is xunning like nials to the noble Duke wildflre , and those free from daring his memorable -ca- ft to-day may be delirious reer in Spain and Portugal ; to-morrow . The fever while tbe table , which was hospitals are crowded , so
richly ornamented with a are the fever sheds , and outprafosion of gold vasee and » We of the walls ou the cold candelabra , presented a earth may be seen a numdisplay alike imposing and her of fever patients , lying magnificent . Covers were by from 10 to 15 , everyday laid for nearly SO guests , and night . The weather is The banquet , as ssual , was becoming intensely hot , and of a sumptuous character , wo hare therefore no The table was illuminated grennds for hoping that the by the superb marble can- disease will be mitigated . — delabra presented to the Sligopaper . Duke by tbe Emperor of LavsLoMs and Te . Russia , and along the mid- * - «» . —The Sligo Cham die was the unique plateau , Pi ° states that a nobleman tbe gift of the Portuguese Possessing an estate in a
nation to his Grace , with Par * of that county where its innumerable figures sup- extreme destitution preporting candelabra and vails , is " carrying on his scrolls . On the sideboard exterminating system ; he at the north eni ot the gal- lately levelled severalhouses lery . Flaxman's magnificent —the housea of widows , g-old gbfcld fiUed the centre , toe—and now he hasaerved while on either side wera several hundred processes the elaborate , candelabra , of ejectment . " presented to hi * Grace by Meat , ro * thb Pooe . — the citizens of London . At the Borough court , a Thb Mako . ui 8 akd M * k- . butcher named John Lee , cmoMis of Aiusausv . — " *** summoned belore the The MarquU and Marchi- magistrates ., for having a eneas of Aileibury gave a 9 "sntity of beef unfit for
princely fits to their Royal human food concealed , on Highnesses the Grand Duke the top rail , of his stall in end Grand Duchess of Saze Smitbfield market . It apr Weimar ohj Monday even-. P ? , "ed from the evidence , ing , at their man-ion in ^ at on * e ^ 2 th inBM Gro'venor . sqaare . At ten plecepf beef , in o state of o ' clock the Marchioness ' s , decemposltion , was found saloons were opened for the onthetoprail ofLee ' sstall . recestiooof a brilliant circle Noton , clerk of . ; the market , ofthe leading noVdity , htr s ** « a that small pieces of Ladyship - giving a grand b aa meftt « ' . sueh as that ball in compliment t . o the * ° ? ; pace ' s stall , were royal visitors ... The grand kept there for the purpose staircase vsae tastefidly de- <> ' being used to . make corated ay tbe most beau . we fe nt ' This wai the way
tiful flowering shrubs . and- tB ° y dispoged of the bad rare exotics ; and the three Peat « drawing . rooms ! were bri ! ., .. Fua ro * ihk Poob . ~ liantly > illuminated , the , A the same court , a fish principal saloon being sp . ° >* « t named Pitrick propriated for dancing . Butler , was summoned for Thb Axchbisuof or Yobk . ! P 9 K * ale a number has given a magnificent of soles tbat were unfit for banquet at his mansion in human food . Aninspector Grosvenor-sqnare . - of nuisances stated that he A Dejeuhzb . — Lady found Butler offering the Howardga < reher & rstdej « t- fish for sale , and seeing the iut at her picturesque Tilla , state they were in , betook
Craven Cottage , on the them from him , and broaght banks of the Thames , on them to the Oldham Road Monday last . . The spot P ° l'ce station . Superlnprestnted a scene of fairy tendent Leary . stated the splendour . -. ¦ .- - > fisn were in a state of pu-Tucooxr & Tiscodstsss trelactiou at the time they PaLitsaszoa hare given a were brought to the station , sumptuous entertainment Butler whs fined § 5 . and to a large circle of the aris-. coste . . tocracj and members of the Sous voa sni Vae . % . — Soyal family . Similar ban .. Complaints are being made quels have been given by from many quarters that THi £ i * i . J » ConjrTKsso 7 the Poor Law soup is
CLiiiaooif , Thb Eabl akd being adulterated , and the Covkteis or Wiltok , aad money abstracted hj the numerous other members committees . When will ol the landed and monied the people be able to feed aristocracy . themstlvesl
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Coiuoital of Two « ' Fashionable" Railwat Thiiv » s . —Tbe magistrates at Bristol have been engaged in bearing a charge of felony preferred by tbe officers of the . Great Western Railway Company , against two females of elegant appearance , and manners , giving their names Anne Loft and Sarah Smith . It was stated tbat the prisoners had been for some time past engaged in pocket picking in railway carriages , from which they earned a handsome livelihood .. It appeared that a ladv named Barnard , from Cheltenham , was ia the Bristol mi Exeter Railway booking office , waiting for a down train , by which sheproposed proceeding to Weston-super-Mare . She had arrived too late for one train , and was waiting for another , whea , as she was amusing herself by
entering memoranda in her pocket book , she foltsome one push against her . Upon looking rout i she saw the prisoners , but they appeared to be too respectable for her to suspect anything wrong , and she accordingly went on with her writing . In a few minutes afterwards she was again pushed against by the prisoners , wha , upon her again looking up , immediately left the office . Their precipitate departure induced her toEnspectsomecbing was wrong , and Mrs Barnard immediately put her hand into her pocket and missed a email bag , in which were Eve £ 5 notes . She gave an ahum , and the railway polioewentin search of the prisoners , who were found in the London bookingoffice of the Great Western station , waiting to take their departure for town . They were at once
captured , and while they were in custody ono of them was seen to throw aw ^ y from her the bag containing the stolen notes . Mrs Barnard . at once identified them as her property , and the " ladies" who denied the theft and appealed to their " high respectability , " were conveyed before the . magistrates , who , upon hearing the facts , committed them to take their trial for the felony . Manchester . —Fatal Avthat . —On Tuesday morning last a quarrel occurred between two fish dealers at Manchester , which ended in the death of one : of the parties , in consequence of . the violence of a third party . The individual killed is named Bradley , and belongs to Middleton . As a fish hawker he attended the fish market that morning on business . Some
conversation took place between him and John . Watson , Watsoa claiming a shilling from Bradley , which be said was owing to him by the latter . Brad * ley refused to pay the shilling , on which the parties came to high words , and at length Watson ran at Bradley and struck him , Bradley struck back in self-defence , and a regular fight ensued . After two or three rounds some of the bystanders succeeded in separating the combatants , and Watson left the place . He came ) back : again , however , in course of a few minutes , and seeing Bradley in tho market , assaulted him again , and the battle was renewed . When in contact tbe parties fell over a number offish-hampers , which were on the ground . Seeing Wateon down , Peter Swift , a young man in Watson ' s service , who waa standing close by , came to his master ' s assistance , and as Bradley was rising from the ground , with his clenched fist aimed a terrible blow at his forehead , on
receiving which Bradley shrunk backwards as if in a state of insensibility ., Be was assisted to bis feet by a porter , named Michael Murray , and Mr Tyas , grocer , who were present , and attempted to make his way towards Ridy avd ' s vaults , as if anxious to have a drink of water , but he fell down insensible at the door check ofthe vaults . Mr Gethen , the druggist ' s shop , being close at hand , Bradley was taken there immediately , but seeing the dangerous nature of the case , Mr Gethen advised his immediate removal to the Infirmary . Mr Tyas had him taken in that direction , but the poor fellow had not got twenty yards up Market-street when he breathed his last . Mr Superintendent Sawley tosk Swift into custody . Watson had ere this iisappeared . The prisoner was brought up and the case investigated by the magistrates . It waa thought proper to adjourn the inquiry until Watson was taken , and a post mortem examination of ! tha deceased was made by the medical men .
FscuiAiiox in Russia . — "An atmosphere of corraption , " says tho Courtier Francois , " presses at present upoa all Europe , Our Ministers rejoice at tho discovery of a scandal the counterpart of which is focud ia the French press . The following revelations are conveyed in a letter we have received , dated St Petersburgb , 2 nd inst .: — ' An unexpected circamstance has placed the government on tke track ol an association of robbers of high rank , who realized immense sums by defrauding tke soldiers confined in the hospital or employed m the army of tha Can .
casus , a wo liieutenaut-iienerals , commanding divistons , and several officers , are accuwTof tho most ^ TuS ^^ , ^ ^^ tted toTri «« JSiLm ted m frand 3 - A president of one of « m tribunals , moreover , iMeuaXl .. of brio * comnutted 6 robbery of M 6 . 000 roubles . '" A . gentleman advertises in the Post , for a wife . What young lady will notsuit ? He only , requires metnas of disposition , suavity of mahuers , refined taste and education , physical charms , and intellectual attributes . y The Worcester CIrronieh mentions , as an unprecedented circumstance , that aot a single bushel of corn was sold in the market during the lust week .
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TORKStrnus . ' '" ' ' Thb Tmpm Mcrdsr Ar 'M tnrisxD . —The magistrates of this district have " rammed the examination of tha prisoners M'Cabe and Reid , chained with the rewnuhrafolu murder at MirfieW . The wklMico brought forward vras much the same as that adduced before the coroner . It will be remembered that by the coroner ' s inquisition both thb prisoners stand committed to York Castle for trial at the ensuing assises , on the charge of wilful murder . M'Cabe , through his attorney , expressed a'desire tomaka some statement , but as tbe magistrates could hold out no promise that his position would be bettor by hisstating what he knew of the matter , he kept silence . At the close ofthe examination , the Bench determined on committing only Reid for trial . Of course , M'Cabe , as well as Reid , will bo arraigned on the coroner ' s inquisition ;
ESSEX . Fatai AcenresT to Mk J . Rosa ; ihb Baawan . --An inquest has been held before Mr Lewie , the coroner for Essex , at the Coach and Horses , Ley tonstone , onthe body , ot Mr J . Rose , the well-known ale-brewer , of Great llford , who was killed by being thrown from his gig , under the following melancholy circumstances : —It appeared from the evidence , that on Thursday afternoon last the deceased , who had been out collecting his debts , was reiurhing home along the LeytODStone-road , driving his horse at a gentle pace , when , on passing a waggon laden with timber , tbe animal suddenly took fright , and started
off at full gallop , The deceased appeared to have lost all control over himself and the horse ; for , instead of trying to pull him in , the reins seemed to fall from his hands on to the animal's back . Unrestrained , the horse kept on for some distance when , in trying to avoid a cart , the wheel of the gig came in contact with a wall , and the deceased was pitched out on to his head , a boy who was with him at the time being unhurt . He was picked up in an insensible state , and carried to a neighbouring publichouse . Several surgeons were in attendance ' upon him , but be never recovered his sensibility , and died on Friday . Verdict , " Accidental death . " The deceased was possessed of considerable property .
.. . t BUSSBX ., SiKOULAB akd" Fatal Aco » BKt . r-A melancholy accident occurred at Ticehurst last week , to a young married matt , ' named George Mil ! er , a blacksmith , who formerly resided at Ringmer . It appears that , after deceased had left work , he walke'd out . with his ' shopmate , and on their way stopped ' at the bowling-alley of the Bell Inn , which adjoins the turnpike road , there being only a temporary slab fence for separation ; and the party bearing the rattling of pins , ' they walked in , but owing to some circumstance the game waa discontinued , and thpsa who were claying conceived the idea of exhibiting their muscular powers by seeing who could throw the ball . which weighs about six nonhds and a half , tho
farthesti 'One William Clarke was in" the act of throwing the ball , when his arm"became slightly entangled with his round frock , and the . ball , ' taking an oblique direction , struck the said George Miller , who was standing about two yards off talking to another man , ' violently on the bead , felling him to the ground , where he lay for some time in a senseless state , bleeding profusely . ' A surgeon was soon called , who ordered him to be carried home , and surgical means were immediately applied , but he lingered till about five o ' clock the following morning , when he died , leaving a young widow almost distracted . An inquest was held on the body , and a verdict of '' Accidental death " returned . '• Fatal Acctdbkt on tub Souih-Coasi Railwat-
—Our readers may remember that an accident happened at the village . of Nutbourne , about three weeks ago , when an engine and , tender raq off the South-Coast Railway , causing the instant death of Gregory , the driver , and so seriously injuring the stoker Peel that his life was despaired of . We regret to add that another accident , attended with a fatal result , occurred on Friday , ' near the same spot . It appears that William Barnatd , a man forty-five years of age , was stationed at the . Drift-lane level , crossing , and about ten minutes before two o ' clock the down train leaving Brighton at 12 . 85 was approaching , when Barnard gave the proper signal of "all right , ' ' and
while so engaged , the up-train leaving Portsmouth at 130 also approached the spot . Confused by this double duty , he , instead of stepping back clear of both lines , attempted to run across to the other side , when the up-train struck him , smashing his skull to pieces , and after carrying him forward about thirty yards , severed both his legs from his body . So complete a mutilation of the human form , it is difficult to imagine . Tbe trains were both keeping time , and they were in the habit of passing each other near this spot . The driver of the . down-train , endeavoured to apprise the deceased of bis danger , and at length succeeded , but not in time to prevent the fatal catastrophe . .
WILTSHIBB . Accident os the Great Wbstbhn Railway . —An accident , attended with great loss of property , has occurred on the Great Western Railway , between tbe Chippenham and Wootton Bassett stations . It appears that a goods train , consisting of between thirty and forty trucks , containing merchandise and cattle , and propelled by . two powerful engines , one of which was in the rear of the train , left the Chippenham station about one o ' clock in the morning , and proceeded os far as the bottom of the inclined plane near Wootton Bassett station , when a chain , connecting the two parte of a timber waggon , broke , aad fcheleading engine ran away with a few trucks and the fore part of that containing- the timber . One end of tbe timber being thus left without support ,
immediately fell and buried itself in the ground , forming an obstacle to the progress of the train . The driver of the engine behind the train not being aware of what bad occurred , and attributing tho additional resistance to tbe inclined plane , left bis steam on and drove tba waggons one over the other with tremendous force . About a dozen ef trucks ? were more or less damaged , one being driven completely into a field near the . line , and several quite smashed up . Between thirty and forty sheen , and two calves , were also killed ; The state of the line covered with broken -waggons , and deadand dying animals , may be better conceived than described . We are happy to say that the guards and engine-drivers escaped unhurt . No passengers are taken by tbe goods trains on the Great Western Railway . .
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Shockik * Ocoobbesce . —a few days ago a farmer named Herbert , residing at the Varteg , near Pontypool , went to a limekiln on his farm , which he had charged in the morning , to see how it progressed , and finding it did not burn so briskly , as he wished , he went down a ladder which : ho had placed for the purpose , with an iron bar , and gave the top vent , when he fell down apparently lifeless , from the effects , it is supposed , ofthe carbonic . acid gas which issued from the . limestone . His son , a lad- about' eleven
years of age , who was standing on tbe top ofthe kiln , called out , when a servant man who was near ran and immediately went down the ladder to assist his master , and met a similar fate . A young man named Lewis , who was at band . lost no time in following the servant to assist the other two ,: when he unfortunately fell lifeless . The son then ran off to Bleanavon to bis mother , who was there attending a funeral , and gave the alarm , when several persona hurried to the kiln , and fouad them all three dead . An inquest was held on Friday , before ff , F , Batt , Esq ., deputy coroner , when a verdict Of " Accidental death " was returned in each case . '
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Emsbuhoh. . , Fever.—The Present Week Ha...
EMSBUHOH . . , Fever . —The present week has been marked by tbe increase of fever in this city . On Wednesday last there were no fewer than 541 fever patients within the Royal Infirmary—an increase of 58 in one . . . week . The number , has increased to 508 . The mortality is by no means so high as might be expected , considering the great number of cases , and the stajeofthe disease at which generally they have arrived before
admission . The door of the house ,. is sometimes literally besieged by the friends of the sick ,, waiting for admission to visit them ; a practice which , how * ever laudable in its origin , demands some restrictions , as infectious diseases may in this way be propagated . We saw . in Infirmary-street , a poor Irishwoman , whose bowlings and cries were most piercing , reaching to a great distance around . It would appear the poor creature ' s husband had died in the house that morning . ,
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Belfast.—During The Present Year A Large...
Belfast . —During the present year a large number of emigrants have left this port for America . Both the number of ships ' and of emigrants exceed , by nearly one-half , those of last year . The people whe have sailed from our quays ^ longed principally to tbe counties of Armagh , Monaghan , and Down , those from Antrim being but . trifling in number . ¦ Since the commencement of the season ; there sailed from this port to Canada 16 ships , with 5 , 401 emigrants ; to tho United States , 22 ships , with 3 , 315 emigrants ;
to Nova Scotia , 1 ship , with 22 emigrants ; and to New Brunswick 1 ship , with 29 emigrants . This makes a total of 40 ships , and 8 , 827 emigrants . During the commencement of next week the Rosalinda will leave this port for Quebec , with 300 passengers , and will be followed in a few days by the Ellen , with about 223 , and tbe Swiss Boy with 110 , This will close the regular season , leaving the entire amount of emigration from this port , up till this period of the year , to be forty-three shipsi and 0 , 000 passengers . Darrt . —The number of emigrants who left hero from the 1 st till the 18 th of June , as returned by Lieutenant Ramsay , the government emigration agent , amounts to no less than 2 , 400 persons .
The Late Fatal A Accident; At Nutbourne....
THE LATE FATAL a ACCIDENT ; AT NUTBOURNE . ^' Nutbourne . —The inquest on the body of Gregory , the driver of one of Stephenson ' s engines , with outside cylinders , which , by runningoff the line m Nutbournc-coBpice , caused his death , has been resumed . Captain Coddington . the Government Inspector of Railway 8 „ waa present ; and Mr- fetor . -Clarke , the manager of the London , Brighton , » nd „ Sputh-coast Railway ; Mr H . Faithfull , the solicitor ; . Mr Kirtley . the locomotive engineer ; Mr . F . Hitcbms , the resident engineer , were in attendance on the part ot the Company . Mr Masen , tho Mayor of Chichester , Mr Sherwood , and Mr Powell , solicitors of Chichester , were also present on the part of thepublic ; Mr
Miller , the surgeon , stated that the wounded stoker was not able to , give evidence—he was recovering , but a month , at least , must elapse before he would be in a condition to give evidence . A number , of witnesses were then heard , but their testimony showed no new fact , excepting that of Mr John Winter , superintendent of Mr Stephenson's patent engines , who stated that he had seen and examined the engine No . 40 . It had been taken to pieces with the exception of the springs , cylinders , and motion ; he had examined the springs and found that they were not the name as had been delivered to the Company—Stephenson ' s leading . ' springs . . . were . 3 . feet 6 inches long—the springs orig inally placed in the engine had been , since shortened 12 inches , so aa to the effect ofthe altera
make thein much more rigid - - tion would be to increase the jumping motion , and arising from this , to create an oscillating motion . Mr Kirtley had told bim tbat the alteration : baa been made before he came to the line , ^ that he did not approve it ,, and ; that-he intended to alter it back again .. The alteration waa made by Mr Gray , Mr Kirtley ' s predecessor , with a view of steadying the engine , but unfortunately had an oppositeeffect . A similar alteration had been made in one other engine , which he understood was now being altered back again by Mr Kirtley . ' "I do not . " said the witness , " attribute the accident to these altered springs . " Examined by the jury : —I do not attribute the , accident to the peculiar construction oi Stephenson ' s engines . We have them running daily on the London and North-western Railway , at the speed of 45 and SO miles . On Tuesday Iran one of
them myself on that line at the rate of 55 miles an hour ; What is the average speed ? From 40 to 50 miles—I have run one of these engines . at-. tfS' .-miles an hour , ils that a level line ? No a heavy ^ one . t ; many of the gradients are 18 feet > in a mile . . The engines are , of the sanu . construction as . No ., 40 , only with large fire boxes . . Examined , b y . ' Mr Powell ; - ^ The engine No . 40 was in very gdb < d condition , Vas ' .. ' if it had been working a few months ; . the only thing objectionable that I saw was a little lateral motion on one of the journals of the leading wheels . ' I have examined the rails near where the accident happened —on both sides , and could see nothing to give me . an idea of the cause of , the accident . ; Accidents . have occurred with all sorts of engines , without any one being able to assign the cause . The inquest was ' then adjourned till Tuesday , the 3 rd of August , with a view of getting , the evidence of P « el , the stoker .
A Brace Of Magsmen Or Sharpers • Outdone...
A BRACE OF MAGSMEN OR SHARPERS OUTDONE ., ; :- ¦ ¦ .,: ¦ . The other , day as Mr John . Harris , a respectable Suffolk farmer , was standing ; on the north side of St Paul's , and silently contemplating the beauty and grandeur of that splendid edifice , his attention was somewhat , arrested by a person of respectable appearance , who stood close to him , and who , evidently addressing him exclaimed , "Eh Loord , beant it be a foin building V Mr Harris replied in the affirmative , and the fellow at once asked him if be had not come out of Suffolk I This question was also answered in the affirmative , and the man instantly said that he was a native of that county , and talked about different parts of it with much apparent freedom ., He then nronosed a walk as far as Hvde Park-corner . to view
the statue of the Dake of Wellington , which , he said , he understood from some of his friends in town , was well worth seeing , and Mr Harris having no particular engagement ,, and not having previously seen the statue , said be had no objection to accompany him that far . They accordingly walked together to Hyde Park-corner , and haying spent some time iu gazing at the statue , tbey bent their course alonfr Constitutionhill ; they next viewed Buckingham Palace , the Horse Guards , 'Westminster Abbey , and tbe Houses of Lords and Commons , and ultimately crossed WestmiusterBi'tdge , to go to the Borough . In the London- ' road Mr Harris ' s acquaintance recommended some refreshments , and took Mr Harris into tbe Duke ; of York public house close by : there they had some
alo , and were joined by a third person . . The subject of the danger of carrying large sums of money about the person in London , from the great number of thieves who congregated in its streets , was started , and by great ingenuity and tact the sharpers , for such they were , succeeded in learning from Mr Harris tbat ho had upon his person 35 sovereigns and five £ 5 notes . One of tho fellows , the person whom he had met in St Paul ' s , then offered to put a similar amount of money in a bag provided Mr Harris agreed to do the same , and leave all in his care . The proposition appeared so fair and so disinterested on the part of a stranger , that Mr Harris at once consented to comply with it , and a canvas bag was produced . The stranger counted out those which appeared to be real sovereigns and five notes , which seemed to be for £ 5 each , and , having put both into a green silk parse , deposited the
latter in tho canvas bag . Mr Harris in his turn did the same , but the instant he placed his puree in the bag he was seized with a strong misgiving that he was about to be done , and fortunately seized fast hold of the bag itself . The parties made a great effort to get it away from him , but he kept fa * t hold , and one of them exhibited a secondhand exclaimed that it was the one that contained the money : -The object 1 ol having , the second bag was clearlyto ring the changes as soon as Mr Harris placed' his money in one ; and instead . of the bag with the money , they would carefully place in his pocket one containing a few pence , or farthings , perhaps , and pieces of . paper : Mr Harris was fortunately not thrown off his ' guard by the'pro- ' duction of the second bag . -He carefully grasped and held tho first , and having disengaged himselffrom bis new associates , he rushed into the streetto'look " out
for a policeman to give the parties ' inchargei '" 'They , however , were out of the place nearlyas . quiek as himself , and scampered off in different directions . On seeing a policeman Mr Harris made him acquainted with the circumstances , and the officer having ascertained that the thieves had started ; took him to the station house , where he gave a most accurate description of them ; they are the same parties ' who succeeded a few days before in the city tricking a countryman-out of a large'sutnof money .- In the present instance , however , they were not only disappointed in their object , but obliged to submit to a loss { for in tha green purse in which the thirty-five counterfeit sovereigns and the five ' * Bank ot Elegance" notes were placed , there were also eleven good shillings ; so that , instead of losing his £ 50 , which , by . the way , he was within an ace of doing , he was a gainer by the attempt of eleven shillings , aridaundry treats in the bourse of the day . ' f
The Late Fatal Accident In The Borough. ...
THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE BOROUGH . An . inquest was held before Mr William Carter , at the board-room ofthe Bermondsey workhouse , touching the death of Frederick Messenger , aged 5 B years , and Mary , the wife of Mr James Morris ThisletOD , aged 44 , ale , porter , and general provision merchant , of Bristol , and Bridgehouse-place , Newington-causeway , who were killed by the fall of the railway arch in the Borough .. :. ' ) .,:... ; The mutilated remains having been viewed by the jury , evidence to provethe identity / of deceased and the finding ofthe bodies wascalled ; ¦ Charles Smith was next called . He stated that ho was a boot and shoemaker , residing at No . lj Maltby-streot ; Berm ' ondsey . ' 'He stated that , just previous to the accident , ho saw a horso and cart ' entanaled ina rope which was attached to part ofthe
scaffolding sustaining the arch . The horso was straining at the rope . He saw the ropes attached to the toilpin of ' the cart . The whole ofthe arch at that time was not down . Witness tried to remove-the rope , but could not . In lookingup ; witness saw the top ofthe new arch move up , and a momentary light shone through , and then the crash was tremendous . The crown of the arch at that moment fell in . . Witness noticed , just before , a man and a boy under the arch . ' i " There might have been other persons behind the cart ; but he did not seo them . The horso at that tiroe -7- that . was , when the opening occurredwas trying hU ' hardest to get away . Witness did not know by whom the cart was removed afterwards . It could hot be more than a minute and a half from tho time ho heard tho rumbling to the . time the arch fell . It was his opinion that the ropo was attached to something under the arch , because he could sec several yards of it . The rope was on the end of the
cart , —that is , it was over both tailpins , and laid on the ground towards the new arckv It was a fixture . The horse could not move with , the cart . He believed that the arch fell because tba cart had c & ugUt the frame-work , and drawn away the wod-work supporters . That , was his opinion . . The men iu the morning were working with a windlass . : ' By the Coroner ; . He ( irmly believed that tho accident was caused by the . cart becbrainp . entangled in some way . in the rope , and that this pulled down some of the supporters and brought down the brickwork . He fancied part of the arch had fallen IvilGR he first noticed the smother . . ' , " . ' ....- . * A ' number of other witnesses were called , who corroborated this evidence . ' The coroner said that , as they bad now « at upwards of six hours , be thought the time had arrived for the atrjournment of the investigation . Thev had still many witnesses to examine , and others had to beauraraoneu . ••
,..-Alter some desultory conversatioh i it was agreed to pursue the inquiry on Monday inornins ; next , at tenoclock . *
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William Cook Waaindietea For Feloniously...
William Cook waaindietea for feloniously cutting and wounding Eli ? abeth , ihis wife , with , intent , to do her some grievous bodily , harm . : v It appeared that tha prisoner and bis wife were living apart , in consequence ef , his cruel treatment . He had been in'the workhouse for some time " pre-, vioua to the commission of this offence , and he . got his liberty on the 20 th ef May , when he went to his wife , who was living in Drury-lane , and proceeded to her bed-roora , and attacked her with a stick . He struck her on the head , causing a serious wound , from which tbe blood flowed copiously , and he was using further violence , ' when a girl named Phojbe Morgan rushed into the room , and she and the prosecutrix together succeeded in wrenching tbe weipon from his hands . Medical assistance was procured , and the prisoner taken to Bow-street police-office . A knife was found by the bedside .
Corroborative evidence having been called , tbe jury found the prisoner , Guilty . Mr Ballantine , who conducted the prosecution , said ; the poor woman , had been subjected to the grossest cruelty at the prisoner ' s hands , and bad at that time lib less than eleven ' scars on her person , left by wounds inflicted by the prisoner . The Recorder ordered the prisoner to be kept to hard labour for one year , at the expiration of which to enter into his own recognizances in £ 40 to keep the peace to all her Majesty '* subjects , but especially his wife , for the space of fire , years , and to be imprisoned until such recognizance be entered into .
AiiUOBs Murdbb . — Anne Cleveland , 26 , ' spinster , and John Hall . alias Dolly , 35 , a tall man , vtearing large moustaches , were jointly indicted for the murder of a male illegitimate child , born of the female prisoner , as reported in a previous number of the Star . : vlt will not be necessary on tbe present occasion to give , the . testimony in detail . . The female prisoner was observed to be . in the family-way , and on the , 19 th of May she was , delivered ofthe infant in question , which , according to the testimony ofthe medical witnesses , was a healthy child , and did not appear to have anything the matter with it except a slight cold in the eves . The child died on the 21 st of May , and , the effect of a post-mortem examination was to show that the death arose from suffocation ,
but whether accidentally by being overlaid , as it is termed , by its mother , or from violence , there was verv little evidence to show . The evidence tendered ott bel' ^| f « f th > prosecution cniefly went to show , tbaVsbortly before the prisoner Cleveland ; was delivered . she had niade statements tothe effect tbat she waS certain the child would not live . The principal witness was a woman named Barber , to whom the child was g iven to dry-nurse immediately after , its birth , and according to her evidence ' she left the child with the female prisoner for a short time on the day ' following its birth ; and when she took it away she observed that the child looked ill ,- and did not appear ' to breathe so freely as before ; and on the ; following ' day the prisoner again sent for the
child , and . it was put . into , her bed , and an hour or two afterwardsi ah alarm was given , and it was found that the child was dead ; and on the witness announcing the faot , it appeared that the prisoner ut ' tered an ' exclamation of horror , ' and immediately fainted . This was the extent of the evidence against the woman , and with regard to the other prisoner all that was proved was , that a few hours before the child died he was seen to come down the stairs as though he had left the female prisoner ' s room ; but as it'a ' ppeared tbat he had lived in the house and was in the habit of cohabiting with her , there was ,
of course , nothing extraordinary or suspicions in this proceeding . ' — Mr Clarkson , for the prisoner Dolly , at tile close of the case for the prosecution , submitted to the court that there was no evidence against his client to justify his being called upon to make any defence . —Chief Justice Wilde said that he and his learned brother were of tbat opinion , and he therefore directed the jury'to acquit the male prisoner . —Serjeant Allen was then aboiit to ' address the jury for the woman , when ^ the , ' jury stopped him and said they thought it was unnecessary for him to do so , andttey returned a verdict of Not Guilty With regard to her also .
ShipiinotubBluib . —Thomas Truman , 39 , who . has been for a number of years a collector ofthe near rate for the liberty , of , Saffron-hill ,- surrendered . to take his trial for embezzling moneys belonging to the overseers of , that , liberty . . The . indictment upon which tbe prisoner , was arraigned charged him with embexzling . the several sum 8 of . JE 2 2 s . 8 d ., £ l , 6 s . 8 d ., and 42 Os , 8 d .,: the , moneys of the overseers ofthe poor for tbe liberty in question , to whom he was servant . . Mr James , clerk to the board of guardians for tbe union comprising the liberty <> f Saffron-hill , having given same preliminary evidence . in support of the charge , he was cross-examined by Mr Huddlestone , when heiteted that . the prisoner , was appointed to the office of collector by the board' of guardians .
under the sanction of the Poor Law Commissioners , and that the overseers had nothing to do with the appointment . It also appeared that the prisoner had given a bond to the board of guardians as a security for the propnr performance of his duty , and be was expected to make a report ' ¦ to the board every week how the rates stood , and to what extent he had collected them . The Common-Sergeant , upon this evidence , expressed his opinion that there was an end ef the charge . The prisoner was accused of receiving and embezzling money as the , servant ofthe overseers , whereas the evidence proved that be was tbe servant ofthe board of guardians . Mr Robinson submitted that although appointed by the board of guardians , stllUt was only as a servant of the overseers . He
said it was a very important question , and he hoped his lordship would not dispose of it without hearing all the evidence . The Common Sergeant said it ap < peared to him that the prisoner was clearly the per yan t of the board of guardians . He was appointed by ' thein , the overseers were not even present when he was appointed , and he collected tbe moneys under that appointment ; and , according to his view of the case ,, the . prisoner ought to have been described as the servant ofthe guardians ; and not of the overseerso Mr Robinson " said he entertained quite a different opinion . It was perfectly clear that he had actedas servant to the overseers ; he collected the money for them ; and paid it to their account at the bankers . Tlie Common-Sergeant called the
attention of . the learned counsel to tbe statute , which , he said , provided that " it any clerk or servant , or any person : eraployed in the capacity of such clerk or servant , Ac , did . embezzle ; " and so on . Now , in this case the indictment alleged that the prisoner was the servant of the overseers , and the evidence proved that he was hot . He had no doubt himself upon the point / but be would consult Mr Bullock , who was sitting in the other . court , and hear bis view of the case . He then left the court and returned in a tew minutes , when he stated that Mr Bullock quite agreed with him in the rule of law he had laid down . Mr Robinson again urged that the question was one , of too great importance to be disposed of in this summary manner . The Common-Sergeant said he might
go on with the case if be pleased , but < his mind was quite made up . Mr Huddiestone thought the case ought to be stopped . It appeared to him quite . obvious that the indictment could ' not be supported . The Common-Sergeant directed the case to proceed . Evidence A was then adduced by three ratepayers , named Hamilton , Baker , and Simpson , proving that thev had paid the respective sums named in the indictment to the prisoner , and they produced his receipts for them . Mr Miohener . the auditor for the district ; deposed that on the fith of May he proceeded in tbe performance of his duty to audit the accounts of the prisoner , and in consequence of some suspicious appearancea that were presented in them , he requested the prisoner to fetch his cheque
and receipt book , and he expected he would have returned immediately . He did not do-so , however , and be saw nothing more of him until the 8 tb of May . During that period there had been some communication with tbe prisoner ' s friends , in consequence of which be came on the day mentioned , and brought his books with him . He then went over the accounts with him , and ascertained that the three sums in question had never been accounted for by tho prisoner . This was the case for the prosecution . The counsel for the prisoner was about to renew his argument in support of the objection he had raised to the indictment , when he was * stopped by tho Common-Sergeant , who said that his own mind was quite made up that the indictment was bad , but
still he should not stop the case . He should ask the jury to say whether they considered the embezzlement had been proved , and if they found that it was ho should reserve the point of Jaw for consideration by the judges . Mr II uddlestone complained of this course , because he said it would have the effect of keeping in prison a man who he believed had not committed any legal offence . The Common-Sergeant said he was resolved to take the course he had mentioned . Hr Huddlestone said that , under the circumstances , he should not address the jury . The jury then returned a verdict of Guilty . Mr Huddlestone applied to have tho prisoner admitted to bail . He had been bailed , he said , by the magistrate , and he urged thatho . ought not now to be detained in custody . Mr . Robinson objected to ha ? e tho prisoner admitted to bail . There wore four other indictments against him . The Common-Sor-K * Mit , b & vlug consulted Mr Clark , said that it
appeared contrary to the practice of the court to admit a prisoner to bail after conviction . In this case there was not only a conviction , but there were lour other indictments against the prisoner . Mr Huddlestone said that might be , but in a case whore the judge had expressed a decided opinion that tho indictment could not bo supported , he considered it hard that the prisoner should bo kept in gaol . The Learned Sei-gennfc did not think the prisoner or his counsel had anything to complain of . The prisoner was charged with etnbtzzlenieut lo the amount altogether of tour or five hundred pounds , mid he would probably not have to remain in prison more than "a-fortnight , as during that period he should probably have aiu opportunity of consultim ; some of the judges , and if they coincided in the opinion he had ( jiven upon the point of law no further sentence ot imprisonment would be passed upon i this indictment .
Middlesex Sessions. ^ The June Adjourned...
MIDDLESEX SESSIONS . ^ The June adjourned-sessio n * for the aoimt Middlesex . was opened on Tuesday morhW zF $ County Court-house , Clerkenwell-gr---, ' $ > amount of prisoners for trial at , the present .-. -ssion double the number tried at the last sitting , n *• are no fewer than 150 names on the printed caw * of whom 137 stand charged with felony , and 28 3 assaults and other misdemeanours ; 99 are descriW as imperfectly instructed in tho common rmiiiaarrt of education , 9 could read only , and 42 aro slated f be unable to read or write . " * Thbfts . —George Jnfferies , convicted of sf e ^ v , a tub and a coat at the last session , was brought ll for judgment on Tuesday morning . The prisone r f an old man , and on the occasion of his ¦ trial ' ioad e * long rambling statement of his previous rcspac tahf lity , the effect of which was that a respite of seiitan ^ was granted , in order to make inquiry u \» a truth of his story , and that the prisoner oii ^ htbriB * forward witnesses to character . ' The ' assistant !«< & said that inquiry did not prove satisfactory , a » d sentenced the prisoner to six months' im-idson ment . u *
Joseph Squires , who was found guilty at the last session of stealing a pocket-book from CaptainArcbdalJ , at the flungerford-pier , was brought u \» fw judament . An officer of the detective force sttted that he had the prisoner in custody on siis }!' . ci \ n oC stealing a gentleman ' s wucu , at Liverpool , an in * eccasion of Prince Albert ' s visit to that town , but he « as acquitted of tbe charge . The court scutenooi the prisoner to six months' imprisonment , Thomas Retford , 14 , Andrew Scott , 13 , and James Malarbi , 15 , were indicted charged with stealing three handkerchiefs , value Is . 6 d ., the oropcrty severally oi Ann Blades' and Margaret Manning , from their persons . Retford pleaded guikv . The evidence against the other prisoners establish ^ tba the , n
n L l ^ ? were c » mpany with the prisoner . Retford at the fair , tu Copenhagen-fields ; and that the handkerchiefs were found upon Scott whou taken into custody Upon another charge , having been eeca by an officer to receive the plunder from Retford . Malarbi was not seen to take an active part in the robbery , but it was distinctly proved that he w . - . h in company with the other prisoners . ' Mr Parry dafended Malarbi , and called witnesses in hislK-half , who gave bim an excellent character . The jury found Scott guilty , and acquitted Malarbi . ; The . assistant judge then called Malarbi ' a father ( who is an lisllan , and a composition usiweimakerh . forward , 9 tu \ said that there wiff l another charge against the' prisoner ; The jury . "' had " taken a' merciful t view of the ease ; He would , however , caution the father against ftllow
ing tbe prisoner to ' associate with'bad ch . ir . ' » clerg , for hebad no doubt the . boy . had ; been'honestly educated , but he had fallen Into bad company , atul wuuld eventually beruiried ' if the / ather did not t ;; ko care ofhim . The prisoners were then arraigned uwltra second indictment , but the assistant judge yiid the charges would not be entered into , and' directed the jury to find a verdict efnotguilty . A juryman said that it was the wish of himself and fellows to try the other indictment ! as they were of opinion thai the verdict would be ' different . The judge said ho had no doubt it would , but that was tho very reason why it should not be tried , because the jury were in possession of what they , had no right to . know , andifc would be unjust to enter ; into the second charge against Malarbi , and consequently the other . prisoners wcro entitied to the same privilege .
Dreadful Shipwreck. Dksircctiom O? X- Pa...
DREADFUL SHIPWRECK . Dksircctiom o ? x- Paosbtship by aw Icfinsao . TwEitir Livsa Lost . —The packet-ship Eulaiia , be « longing te St Sebastian , while on a passage from Havana to Galway ,, was overwhelmed by an iceberg . She had 37 passengers ( a great many of whom were females ) on board , with a crewof sixteen , including the master . She was a fine -looking vessel , bavque rigged , 300 tons burthen , and was laden with a cu-go of miscellaneous articles .- Her voyage was favourable till she made ilat . 42 18 N . long . 52 , when . "he met with a heavy field of ice . This oscurred on the morning of Friday , the 21 st of May . The master
, observing the perilous state of the ice , bore the ship round , and attempted to clear it , but this was found impossible , and about nine o ' clock a tremendous iceberg struck the ship amidships , cutting her down to the water ' s edge . The shock was fearful , and Ihe terror anddismay of the pa ? senners was painfully great . Not a moment was lost in lowering the twits , and placing the passengers in them , for , on the pumps being sounded , the ship was found to be fast filling . The crew , lingered on board at the pumps , in the hopes of keeping her afloat , but were compelled to make a hasty retreat , tbe ship reeling over on her beam-ends and instantly sinking . Two boats ,
containing the captain ,. 14 of the crew , and 14 passengers , succeeded in getting clear ofthe wreck , but the third , with 20 persons in it , most of whom were women , was drawn down with the vessel , and overy soul perished . The boat , it appeared , was fWtued to tho wreck by a ropo , which the crew , in their fright , fearing the ship was sinking , had forgotten to unship , and it was impossible to cut it , the passengers having no proper implement . On the follow . ing day , at fire o ' clock in the evening , the remaining boats were picked up by the schooner Newport , belonging to Stockton , and their crew taken on board ,. which vessel reached Galway on Monday last . The loss of the Eulaiia and cargo is estimated at £ 25 , 000 .
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Cut op Wbstmwstbr Mmjml iMPBOVBUKMr SociEir , Temperance flail , Broadway , Saturday ironing , June 19 , Mr William Bnwler in the chair . —The question " The merite of the several candidates aspiring ; to represent the city of Westminster " ' was resumed by Mr D . Walford , who stoutly'denied ' the qualification of Mr Lushingfon for a representative , especially as he had asserted that the people were not intelligent enough for the franchise . He could see nothing in Mr Lushinston to fit him for : i representative ofthe people . Charles Cochrane was the only candidate in the field that he regarded as at all calculated for a representative of a civilised people . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr Cathie said , that be 50 l ( tr differed with Mr Walford that he could not see tho
great merits of Mr Cochrane . It would appear that Mr Cochranehad only discovered themerits . of lodger suffrage within the last fourteen day si Mr Lushi ngton would advocate tho separation of church from state , and what he bad done was a guaranteo for what he might do . Mr Sherman said , it was the first time he ever heard Chartism objected to because it was not destructive enough , ( Laughter . ) However , he was right glad to learn that Chartism had at last attained it proper position , for most true it was that the Chartists wished to build up , not to pull down . ( Loud cheers . ) Tho great demerit in Mr Lushingfon was his leaning to the Whigs . ( Hear , hear . ) On all great questions when something like equal divisions might arise , and the people would most require tho
service of their member , they would find Mr Lushingfon would go into tbe lobby with his friends the Whigs . ( Cheers . ) What we wanted was a man who would act independent of party , like Thomas SlingsbyPuflcombc ^ uchaman w as Charles Cochrane . ( Loud cheers . ) Look to Mr Lushington ' s committee : there was Admiral Dundas , who Voted against the Repeal of the Ratepaying Clauses , and Fox Maule , the persecutor of Feargus O'Connor . What , he should , like to know , was to be expected from a man who had such associates and such supported ! ( Loud cheers . ) Mr Ashe also followed on tbe same side , stoutly contending for the merits Of Mr Cochrane . # Mr Kitchener followed and poured forth vials of vituperation on the head of Mr
Cochrane for Writing "The Tour of Ju » n De Vega" some nineteen years ago . A motion for adjournment having been , put and lost , Mr Stall wood rose , and replied to the several objections made against the principles he had laid down on opening this debate . Mr Trumble had said humanity was not a recommendation , but he thought had tho Emperor of Russia been proposed as a candidate , that none would thunder louder asainst the inhuman . ' monster than . his friend Trumble . ( Loud cheers . ) 'Twas the death , dealing blows of inhuman class legislation that maite us ' cry aloud for the franchise in order that we might protect ourselves . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Brooine had said Mr Cochrane ' s humanity and great benevolence were things of everyday occurrence , would to God
they were , then there wouldn ' t be thousands of Irishmen driven from their homes bv heartl ss and brutal landlords , simpl y because tbey had not a good poor law to compel them to support them in the ( lav of need . ( Loud cheers . ) Hi 3 friend Cathie hall said Mr Cochrane . had only discovered the virtses of Lodger Suffrage ? fourteen days ago ; alas I forthe Intelligence of their worth y president , it was in the first placard issued by Mr Cochrane to the electors of Westawiater , now six months ago . ( I oud cheers . ) Much had been said by Messrs Kitchener , Broome and filt , relative to the "Tour of Juan Do Vega " written nineteen years ago . I know , ( said Mr Stallwood , ) how easy it is to damn a man ' s character , by means of prejudice and false constructions ; I know , were the deductions of Mr Kitchener to go unrefuted ,
what mischief they would be calculated to do ; I will therefore refute them by reading from Ihe book itself— [ Mr Stalhvoud read amongst others the passage in which " Juan De Vega" had redeemed the wedding ring for a poor and honest couple at Bath , also tbe passage showing how " Juan" found in Wales a tradesman suffering under difficulties , and relieveil his wants by a cheque to the amount of jE 80 , and showed tbat the gross immodesty and immorality complained ' of , merely consisted , in a youth of nineteen kissing two sirls of seventeen and eighteen in the public streels of a iown . J Now , said Mr Siallsvood , I think I have maintained niy position , anil shall leave Uie . miilierin ' your bauds . Mr Stallweoil resumed his sent amid loud cheers .. The subject for Saturday ( thisevening ) , June 27 , is " -MonaMliK * mrm Republics . "
The King of Prussia has ' charged the celebrated painter , Cornelius , to prepare the drawings for a monument to be ereoted at Berlin , to perpetuate the remembrance of his decrees of the 3 rd of February , or the constitution of a general diet .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 26, 1847, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_26061847/page/6/
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