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Health or "Losuojf » umxe «» B Week—The mortaltty of London exhibits a small increase . The deaths re < nstered in the two previous weeks were 7 P 4 , 78 i ; those in the week ending last Saturday ¦ were 863 * To compare the corresponding weeks of 1840-8 the lowest number occurred in that of 1842 , and was 744 , the highest in that of 1848 , when it was 1 , 096 ; but in the year following the deaths of the corresponding week rose to 1 , 741 , when cholera Bad extended its ravages . The average-of the ten weeks of 1840-9 is 974 , and raised iu tW : « ttio of inr crease of population 1 . CG 3 ; compared'tilth which latter standard , the return of last" week shows a decrease of 200 . In the last three weeks , the mortality from zymotic or epidemic diseases has mauiincreasethe deaths in
-fested a slight tendency to ; " this class bare been successively 159 , 161 , and 176 . _ J"But five of the diseases which are most import antin ¦ * Hhe category of epidemics remain nearly at : their former amount , or hare perceptibly declined ; for last week oulv 3 children died of smal . pox , lo persons of scarlatina , 16 of measles , 22 of hooping congh , and 31 o typhus , all these complaints being less fatal than usual , especially the first two . The increase , however , is apparent in the diarrhoia ataonn- children , wliich is peculiar to this period of the vear Its progress , not very formidable , is shown in the numbers of the two previous weeks , ¦ which were 40 , 37 , and that of thc last week which was 51 . In the twenty-ninth or corresponding week of 1846 , there were 124 from the same cause ; in 1843 , * therewere 94 : and , last year , 131 . OMieol
last week , 35 occurred under one year of age ; S at 1 , and under 10 ; and the rest at more advanced ages . Five deaths were ascribed last week to cholera ; 20 were registered in the same week of 1846 , 21 in that of 1848 , and 67 S in that of 1 S 49 . The following are the particulars , of last week ' s cases : —At CO , Porchester-terrace , St . John , Faddington , on July IS , a gentleman , aged GS years , died of " malignant cholera ( IS hours )? ' Mr . Holloway , the registrar , makes the following statement : — " It appears from the information of the person who was ; present at the death , that tlie stench from the drains was very great , and that thu deceased had often complained of it . The houses in the terrace are near Kensington Gardens , and appear to be very healthy , being large , unattached ,
and provided with gardens . " At 3 , Litchfield-terrace , Qaeen's-road , HoHoway , oh the 18 th July , the daughter of a domestic' servant , aged 8 months , died " of " diarrhma and sickness ( 4 days ) cholera Anriica . " Mr . Butterfield adds , that [ ' cholera « as most virulent in the immediate neighbourhood at the last visitation . " At SI . Margaret-street , Hago-erstone East , tho daughter of a labourer , aged 5 years , died of " cholers ( 13 honrs ) . " Mr . Ditchmau , the registrar , states that he " inspected the pre mises immediately , and found that they consisted of four small rooms ^ of which the two lower were inhabited by a man , his wife , and five children ; while the two upper were occupied by a man with his wife and three children . The three children , of whom the deceased was one , had hardly recovered from a severe form of scarlatina . Sear the spot is the open sewer which was so often complained of last year , as the source of cholera and all kinds of
disease ; and at present it is in a most filthy state . " Also at 10 , Albert-street , in the same sub-district , on the 14 th July , the son of a shoemaker , aged 1 year , died of " cholera ( 4 days ) . " " This house is ¦ well drained , and remarkably clean . " At S , St . Peter ' s-place , Walworth Common , on loth July , the daughter of a cab proprietor , aged 7 months , died of " dentition , cholera Anglica ( 5 days 1 . " The births during the week numbered 1 , 193 . The mean reading of the barometer for the , week at the Royal Observatory Greenwich , was 29-S 14 inches . The mean temperature was 656 dcg ., which is i degree above the average of the same week in seven years . ¦ On Monday , Tuesday , and Wednesday , it ranged between S dcg . and 12 dcg . higher than the average of the same days . The temperature was highest on . Tuesday ; aud on that day the highest in the shade was 87 deg ., and the highest in the sun 105 deg .
The "Win op the i < ate Duke of Cambridge . — The property is stated to be divided into three portions amongst his three children , viz . —tlie present duke and his two sisters . In addition to other property , thc sum of £ 5 , 080 goes to the duchess . The executors are the Duke of Sutherland , Sir James "Beynett , and Sir Henry Wheatley . The guardians of the Princess Mary are the duchess , the present duke , and the executors already named . The Princess Mary is but sixteen . By the grant of parliament she will have £ 3 , 000 per annum , as well as one-third of the personal estate by will .
ACCIDEST OH THE SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY . — An immense number of persons left tb . 3 Waterloo station on Sunday morning in the excursion trains to Southampton . One of the trains left a quarter of an hour before another , and was overtaken by the latter some distance down the line . As there appeared scarcely sufficient power in the engine of the first train to keep U ahead of the second , the latter assisted in propelling the former aloig . When near Basingstoke the first train shot ahead a little of the second , but was again overtaken by the latter , and although the concussion of their coMigin contact was very slight , it was _ su 25 cient to throw a nan out who was improperly sitting en the outer rail of au open third class carriage , without any roof , which
was the fourth from tbelastcarriageof the first train The man fell across the rait , and the whole of the four last carriages of the first train went over his head and arm . His head was cat to pieces , and his brains scattered over the line . He was of course killed by the first wheel which went over him .. He moaned after be fell out of the carriage . He was respectably dressed , and it was stated that he resided somewhere in the neighbourhood of Ludgate-hill . It is said that no blame was attributable to the driver of the engine of the second train , because the coccusaou of coming in contact with the first train would not have done any damage , if the unfortunate man who met with the fatal accident had not been sitting where he bad no business to sit .
" The Ophuge os Uer Majesty . —Robert Pate , who committed the dastardly assault on her Majesty , has , since his removal to the MUlbank Penitentiary , been an inmate of the infirmary of the prison . In consequence of the medical and other evidence adduced at his trial , Sir George Grey was induced to direct a medical examination of tbe prisoner , and the result has been the recommendation for his confinement in tbe infirmary . Pate is stated to be in a very delicate state of health . tie employs his time by writing letters in different languages . * Shockin g Accrossi fboji Firk-Abms . —On Sunday morning the butler of H . Cooper , Esq ., of Slanor-house , Brixton , who had been out shooting the birds which
destroyed the wall fruit , left his loadid fowling-piece on the hall table whilst answering h « master ' s bell . Mr . Henry Cooper , aged sixteen , entered the halL and taking up the weapon presented it at his sister who was along with him . Mrs . Evans , the houskeeper , who had followed them , was in the act of remonstrating with him on the foolishness of his conduct , when the piece exploded , and both females fell with a 1 > ud shriek . Miss Cooper received the contents of the charge ( No . 6 shot ) in Ler neck and face , aud should she recover will be diffinred for life . The housekeeper is so dangerously injured that no hopes are entertained of her recovery . The occurrence was purely accidental .
. The Natioxal Peel Thstimosial . —On Saturday last a very numerous and influential meeting of the committee of the National Peel Testimonial " was held at the Mansion-house , the Right Hon . the l > rd . Mayor in the chair . The committee was attended by the chairman and deputy chairman of the East India Company , Sir Peter Laurie , Mr . Masterraan , M . l ' ., Mr . J . Hume , M . P ., Mr . Bennoch , Mr . Phillip ? , y Mr . Tite . Sir E . N . Buxton , Mr . Sheriff "Nicholl , . and several other gentlemen . Resolutions were past appointing sub-committees ,, and after various letters from country towns offering to get up subscriptions in aid of the object had been read , and other business had been transacted , it was resolved that the general committee should re-assemble on the 20 th of August , to receive a report as to the amount of . the subscriptions , and to determine on the nature of the testimonial .
. . New Experiments in Aerostation . —On Monday evening the Vauxball . Gardens were densely ^ crowded , in consequene of an announcement that Mr . Bell , a medical gentleman , would asctnd from thence in a balloon of new construction , and carrying ^ machinery capable of propelling it in any direction wished by the occupant of the car . At half-past seven the machine was liberated from its fastenings , and it rose slowlyto ( he altitude of about 1 , 000 feet . f . Tb 6 rapid motion of the fan could be distinctly per-^ caved , and presented a very curious appearance . rjTne effect on the balloon wasevidentas the machine
was repeatedly turned , and slightly propelled in ¦ ranoui directions . It didnot appear , however , that they succeeded in moving it against the wind . The ™ , SA - \ ff * such flat' «» balloon remained in sight for some time , apparently never ascending to any considerable altitude Expeeiuests with Shall Arms .-A committee on small arms is at present sitting at "WooS to tet several descriptions of muskets , the exSen ™ being made at the butt in the Royal Areenal The eamenmenis have been carried on for some ' time by artillerymen , and have now commenced with line regiments .
- Eisction fob Sheriff of London . —On Monday , at one o clock , a common hall of the Livery of London , was held at the GuUdball , for the purpose .. of nominating a fit and proper person to serve the pfSceof one of the sheriffs of London and Middlesex , mconjuacb ' on with Alderman Garden , for the year . ^ . tng" in the ' room of Andrew Caldecott , Esq ., fe ^ gesfemaa having been elected on ' Midsummers ' ' 3 P & 5 F *& $ ^ serve , and paid the fine , ^ ine ^^ t ; HoiU ; tue Lord Mayor presided , supported ^ by ^ AiaermeutSir Chapman Marshall . Mu £ rove ' 1-l ^ « Sir PeterXaurie , Garden , sheriff elect ; the ? ifienaj ^ AUcrmaa Lawrence and Nicholl ; under-
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sheriffs , and other civic functionaries . The following gentlemen , returned by the' late I ^ . Ifew ? semaHy putin nomination :-Mes 6 rU . Goodheavt , grocer ; Thomas Wright Lawford , . inn ., draper ; George Meek , cloth worker ; John Hubbert , fJirdler ; Jamil Hartley , spectacle maker ; rhomas Scambler Owden . innholder ; and Edward Poynder plumber . Mr . Deputy Harrison then nominated Mr . George Edmund Hodgkinson , spectacle maker , and said he was sure that gentleman would fill the office with credit to himself , and honour to the city ; he was a partner with Sir J . Pirie , as shipowner and broker . Mr . Thomas Oaken seconded the nomination . . Mr . Thomas Low said the person nominated was comparately unknown . (| ' No , no . " ) _ He said that there was nothing like a little opposition , and he was disposed to test the value of the livery , and proposed Charles Salisbury Butler , citizen and horner . Mr . Wy He seconded the nomination , and complained that
the office had too Ions been suffered to go a begging . On a . show of hands being taken for the several candidates , George Edmund Hodgkinson was declared duly elected . Mr . James Low then demanded a poll on the part of Mr . Butler , which granted by ' the sheriffs , and the court broke up . On Wednesday at the Court of Common Hall , at the conclusion , of the proceedings for the day at three o'clock , the numbers for sheriff were declared as being for Mr . Hodgkinson , 314 ; for Mr . Butler 90 . Mr Secondary James , with Mr . Millard , the under-sheriff , were upon the hustings during the whole of the afternoon . The proceedings with reference to , the election having closed , Mr . Low , who had nominated Mr . Butler , read a letter which appeared in the Times that morning , which stated that he had not given his consent to become a candidate . Mr . Low acquitted himself of all blame , and the proceedings terminated .
Otsthbs . —An immense quantity of oysters , a thing unprecedented at this season of the year , arrived at Billingsgate on Monday , in six large vessels , and at Hungerford in one , forwarded by the various companies , which , together with the u ? ual supply per rail , which is considerable , from Shoreham , Ramsgate , and Rrightliugsea , met with a good and ready sale . Thb American Ships in the Thames , and the Docks , on Monday , had their colours at half-mast , oat of respect to the memory of the late venerable President , General Taylor . Death of Mr . Mustard , the Comedian . — Among the gaps which death has caused in the Theatrical circle , tho blank which " littleMunyard ' ¦ has left at the Adelphi Theatre , will not be readily filled . On Monday night , the 15 th inst ., not more than an hour before the time the veteran actress , Mrs . Glover breathed her last , this clever comedian expired , after a tedious and painfiri illness ,
Important Inquiry . —An inquest was held on Saturday last at tbe Black Swan publio bouse , School House Lane , Ratcliff , on the body of John Walsh , ag ( d fifteen years , the son of poor parents , residing at No . 12 , Harris ' s-court , Brook-street . From the evidence of the surgeon , Mr . Tomlin , it appeared that the immediate cause of death was ulceration of the bowels . The result * witness added , might have been averted if the deceased had been seen some days earlier . The jury returned a verdict " That the deceased , John Walsh , died from ulceration of the bowels , neglected in the earlier stage . " According
to a statement made by the parents , it appeared that the order for medical aid was not attended to for a period of five hours after it was delivered , and that whenTMr . Tomlin arrived , the deceased had breathed bis last . Mr . Tomlin excused himself by stating that his duties as parish surgeon were so severe that he could not give that attention to patients he could wish . He hud hoped to have the assistance of another medical gentleman , but no one had been appointed by the . guardians , and he had sent in his resignation . In excuse for not attending to the patient , Mr . Tomlin said he did not return home till three o ' clock in the
afternoon , when he was wet through , and had to chance his clothes . Moreover , the word " urgent " was not written on the order , if it had been , his servant would have sought him instantly , and he would lave visited the patient without delay . Fire . —On Saturday morning last , between one and t « o o'clock , an alarming fire broke out on the premises of Mr . William Simpson , engineer , Belgrave-road , Pimlico . The policeman on duty , in going his rounds , perceived snarksof fire issuing from the roof , and immediately raised an alarm , but such hold had the fire obtained , that before the arrival of the engines the whole of the shops were destroyed . The fire is supposed to have originated from spontaneous combustion in the pattern and model room . The fire was extinguished , but not until considerable damage was done .
ASOTUEB IXCBJiDUBV Fire AT EeKDON . — On Wednesday morning about six , tho parish of Hendon was thrown into a state of considerable confusion in consequence of another fire breaking out , making the third that has occurred in the same district within a week . The flames originated in the rick-yard of the premises belonging to Mr . Samuel Nicoll , known as Hyde-farm , and when discovered were raging furiously in a stack of hay containing fifty or sixty loads . The farm servants and labourers of the district , numbering neatly sixty , set to work and eventually succeeded in extinguishing the flames , but not until one-third of the rick was destroyed . From tho part in which the fire commenced , not the least doubt is entertained but that it was the work of an incendiary . Mr . Nicoll was insured in the Royal Exchange Fire-office . Fire ¦ is the City . —Between three and four
o clock on Tuesday afternoon a destructive fire broke out on the premises belonging to Mr . Segar , pianoforte manufacturer , No . 1 , Liverpool-street , Bishopsgate-street Within . It originated in the workshops in the upper part of the premises , and it was not finally arrested until the workshops were gutted , and considerable damage done to the remainder of the building by water , Ac . The precise cause of the fire could not be explained . A Girl Killed by hee Sisters . —On Tuesday an investigation took place before Mr . Bedford , tbe Westminster coroner , in the board-room of St . James ' s Workhouse , respecting tbe death of Elizabeth Coleman , aged thirteen years , who died from the effects of violent ill-usage inflicted by two sisters
of deceased , Margaret "Robinson , aged twenty , aud Johanna Coleman , aged eighteen , who are in custody , and remanded by Mr . Hardwick , at the Marlborough Police-court , to await the result of the * present inquiry . It appeared from the evidence of two respectable females , named Mitchell and Doherty , living in Hopkins-street , Golden-square , that on the afternoon of Saturday , the 29 th of June , the deceased was met in Hopkins-street , by her sister Margaret Robinson , the wife of a sweep , who charged ^ deceased with having stolen one of her dresses . Deceased stoutly denied it , when Robinson seized hold of deceased by the hair of her head , aud , alter striking her repeatedly about the face with her fist , she dashed her head with great violence against the wall , and whilst she lay on the ground in a senseless state she kicked her over the left car , which instantly became swollen . The bystanders rescued tho deceased from her sister ' s
illtreatment ; and in about ten minutes afterwards , whilst she was sitting on the step of a door crying bitterly , Johanna Coleman , the other sister , came up , and without any provocation she struck the deceased a tremendous blow with her closed fist in the eye , which completely blackened it . Deceased continued to complain of that part of her bead where her sister had kicked her , until the following Wednesday , when she became so much worse that Mr . French , the parish surgeon , was called to her , and he had her removed to the Infirmary , where she died on the 22 nd inst . Two abscesses had formed , one over the left temporal muscle , and the other in the middle lobe of the brain , which was the cause of death , and in the opinion of the surgeon was produced by tho violence above described . The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Margaret Robinson and Johanna Coleman , and the witnesses were bound over to prosecute .
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Inckndiarisu ai Willbsden . —On Sunday a most daring attempt was made to destroy the extensive farm premises belongiric to Mr . T « ttersall , known as the Paddocks , at Willesden , about eight or nine miles from London . It appears that , on one of the grooms passing by the stack yard he found-that a rick of hay , containing probably abont fifty or sixty loads , bad been fired by some scoundrel at the southwestern side . Contiguous to this stack stood a number of others equally as large , as well as numerous farm buildings , so that a most-fearful conflagration appeared inevitable . The whole of the grooms and others at work on tbe estate were instantly summoned to render assistance , and : at the same time a mounted express was despatched to London for the engines , but the workmen succeeded in extinguishing the flames .
Fatal Accident at Sheerness . —On the 19 th inst ., an inquest was held at the Fountain Hotel , Sheerness , before Mr . J . Hinde , coroner for West Kent , on the body of Mr . James Anthony Higho , watchmaker , ; of 112 . Bishopsgate-street-without , London , who was accidentally drowned on the preceding day . The deceased , it appeared , accompanied by bis wife and child , ' arrived by the _ Emerald steamer , an excursion boat , on * the previous afternoon , and , landing at the pier about five o ' clock , accompanied by two friends , proceeded along the beach towards Queenborough for the purpose of
bathing . Unfortunately , however , he went into a creek where the water is of great depth , and before assistance could be rendered lost hi ) life . Edward Monk , a waterman , who had witnessed the occurrence , immediately put off in his boat , and succeeded in rescuing the body , * which was taken to the Fountain Hotel , where Dr .- Jardine was quickly in attendance ^ but life was extinct , the opinion being that death had been caused from fright . ' Mrs . Higho , wife of deceased , was present duringtheinquiry . ahd , as may be imagined , was greatly distressed in mind . The jury returned a verdict , "That deceased ' was accidentally drowned while bathing , " accompanied
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by a recommendation to the - authorities to erect a railing at tho spot to prohibit persons from bathing there , auditt wlvtchthe coronet expvesM' his concurrence . Mh Higho , was thirty-seven years of age / and has left a young family . .. ; : Charge against a ¦ Polioe-Officbr at Liverpool . —An important inquiry was held on the 19 th inst ., lefore the borough coroner , in Lord-street , Liverpool , touching the death of James Ellis ; a prisoner in the Borough-gaol ; who died on theVrevious Wednesdav , from injuries supposed to have been in-, flicted by Patrick Walsh , a police-officer . The deceased ; James Ellis , and his wife , resided at No . 8 , Marylebone ; With them lodged a man and his wife named Coulter ; and , on the previous Saturday all
these parties were from home- Coulter returned about eleven o ' clock , and inquired of the servant where his wife was . The girl said she did not know , when he immediately struck her . Directly after , deceased and his ' wife came home , both partly intoxicated , Mrs . Ellis , seeing the servant crying , inquired tho cause , and complained to Coulter of his conduct . After s 6 me recrimination , Coulter also struck Mrs . Ellis . The deceased at this time was lying oa tho sofa in the house , and did not interfere in the quarrel . Mrs . Ellis then ordered Coulter out of the house . She brought his clothes , and he went away quietly . In about a quarter of an hour he returned , and wished . to be admitted , but was refused by Mrs . Ellis , A crowd now being collected about
the door , Walsh and another officer dispersed tiiem , and advised Mrs . Ellis to go into her house . She did so : but directly afterwards weiit out , and w » s proceeding down the steps to the cellar underneath her house , when Walsh came to her and laid held of her by the back of the heck saying , "I have been , watching for you ; you must come with me now , "; and she saw him raise his stick as if to strike her . She said she would go quietly with him , and they ( proceeded towards the Bridewell . Some one , in themeantime , had informed . the husband of what liad occurred , and he immediately followed them . He asked the officer what he was going to bonk hisj wifofor , and just as they gotto the coiner of Vaux-j hall-road , they all three fell to the ground together .
The woman then got clear , but the officer caught ; hold of deceased , and , on rising , ' struck him on the back , hut he got away from him . The officer pur sued deceased , and struck him on the back of his : head , when he fell on his face with great force , and lay as if he was dead . He was then conveyed into , the Bridewell , and thence to the Main Bridewell , where , becoming very ill on the Sunday , he was ie . - , moved in a car to the Northern Hospital . On Monday morning , deceased and his wife weie taken before Mr . Rtishton , when the firmer was fined 10 s . for assaulting the police , and his wife Ssforbeing ; drunk and disorderly . ' The fine inflicted on the deceased not being paid , he was sent to gaol , and on arriving there he became worse , and was placed in
the hospital of the prison . He soon after . became insensible and violently delirious , requiring three men to hold him in bed ; and although' lie received every attention from the medical officers . of the prison he died in this state on Wednesday night .: On Thursday a post moiteiri examination of the . body was made by Mr . W . B . ! Wall , KoUse surgeon of the Northern Hospital , and Mr . F . Osborne . From the evidence of these gentlemen it appeared that they detected an external fracture of the . skull underneath a wound near the right eye . ' There was also ' a contusion behind the right ear . On removing'the skull cap , the brain was found very much congested , and there was also an extensive fracture . at , the base of the skull . Congestion of the brain , set up by a fracture produced from external violence , was the cause of of
death . The jury returned ^ v erdict ' 'Excusable homicide . " . ' . /] Colliery Accident . —A ^ serious accident happened , to Edward Boyd , Esq ; , bf TJrpeth , at Haswell Colliery last week . Mr . Boyd was in the pit giving directions , and was jn the act , of walking along one of the passages with . ! some other gentlemen , when a portion of the roof became detached and fell upon him , almost entirely bu | ying him beneath it . When extricated , Mr . Boyd . was found to be very seriously injured . He was removed to a house in the nei g hbourhood , where he still lies in a condition which leaves hope of his ultimate recovery , though only after a long illness and protracted suffering . — Durham Advertiser . The Liverpool Burglar ( Match ) who escaped from prison was re-apprehended last week at Bradford by - one of the Liverpool detectives .
Chester ; Elt-ction . —The nomination took place on Saturday last , ' when Mr . C . E . Egerton was proposed by Mr . John Williams , the mayor of Chester , and seconded by Mr . Dixon , and Mr . H . Brown proposed , and Mr . Robert Turner seconded , tlie Hon . Owen Stanley . Mr . Egerton said he wanted a modification of the Income-tax , and ' a repeal of the window-duty ., To meet the deficiency caused by the reduction , he would withdraw the African squadron , and save the £ 700 , 000 expended on its maintenance ; He should also vote for a safeguard to be placed on all foreign goods imported , by way of protective taxation . If this were not done artisans and their
families would be ruined . The Hon . W . O . Stanley referred to his former parliamentary career , and said he was satisfied the working man would never ' allow the re-imposition ofa penny of duty on his focd . In the very last and memorable speech of that noble man , Sir Robert Peel , and noble he truly was—not by that nobility which was the gift of a monarch , but by that which the people conferred in acknowledgment of services rendered and benefits enjoyed—he stated that the system he had introduced had acted as he expected , and that bis faith in its benefits was unimpaired . Mr . Stanley then reminded the electors that this election for Chester was the first contested one since the death of that lamented statesman and
benefactor of his kind ; would they do anything to reverse what might be called his last benediction and his dyin » belief ? The Sheriff announced that the show of hands was in favour of the lion . W . O Stanley . The anticipations that Mr . Stanley would bo returned have not been disappointed . The confidence of Mr . Egerton ' s party was soon shaken , and at an early ^ hour in the morning it was evident that Mr . Stanley was to be the representative of Chester , in conjunction with Earl Grosvenor ., As . a matter of course considerable excitement prevailed throughout the city 5 the shops , were closed , business entirely suspended , and flags and banners were seen floating in every direction . The polling commenced at eight o ' clock and closed at , foury > The result was a large and overwhelming majority , considerably exceeding 300 , for the Hon . W . 0 . Stanley , the Liberal candidate .
Two Children supposed to have bbes Poisoned by their Parents . —On Snturday last , at Northampton , two persons , named William Pell , a labourer , and Sarah , his wife , were brought up for examination on a charge of having poisoned their two children , aged two and four years , with arsenic . It appears that about a fortnight ago the youngest child died , and was buried on Saturday , the 13 th . The other child was taken ill , and although two medical gentlemen attended , it died the following day . The symptoms having attracted the suspicions of the medical men , the body was examined , and the result was the discovery or a quantity of arsenic in the stomach . The other child was then exhumed by the direction of the coroner , and on examination the body was found to contain arsenic also . Other circumstances of suspicion against the prisoners afterwards transpired , andthey were both apprehended ... After the proceedings , which were conducted , in'private ,
had terminated , the prisoners were remanded . A Hard Case . —At the Bradford Borough Court on the 19 th inst , Holmes Smith was brought up under the following . circumstances : It appears that . the defendant was apprenticed to Messrs . Margerison and Sutulifie as a wool sorter . ! A short ago he became a member of the 2 nd . West- 'Yor ^ Yeomanry Cavalry , and on Wednesday , there beingfa field day of the regiment at Halifax , he asked the consent of his masters to be absent from his work on that day , at the same time expressing his willingness to have reduction made in his wages . His masters , however , refused to allow bim to go , and lie having gone without their consent a warrant was taken outfor his apprehension for having violated his-indentures . When brought before the bench Mr . Margerison , one of the partners in the firm , pressed strongly upon their worships for a committal to Wakefield , and this young , man was committed accordingly to the House of Correction for the space of fourteen days .
Discovert of a Silver Mine at . TyiHEniNGton , Gloucestershire . —The inhabitants . of the parish of Tytheriugton , near Thorhbury , Gloucestershire , arc in a state of high glee , in consequence , of the discovery of a silver mine in that locality , which is said to promise a considerable yield of the precious metals ^ . A surveyor has made a minute examination , and it is stated that on the strength of his recommendation some capitalists from the metropolis propose working the mine . ¦ ¦ - Monument at Leeds to Sir R . Peel . — The requisition to the Mayor of Leeds for a publio meeting on this subject has received between 240 and 260 signatures , including those of many of the principal firnisin thetown .
Cruelty to a Guild by its Motuer . —A case of this descriptionr but accompanied by circumstances of unusual atrocity , was brought before the Manchester Borough Court , ' on the 19 tb inst ., 'by Iws ^ ectoTlvee nan . from the . Oldham-road police station . " From his statement it appeared , that on the previous day some person residing in that locality had informed him thatan Irishwoman , named . Elitabeth Butterfield , had been inflicting some severe torture upon her daughter , a little girl seven years ' of age . On proceedinc to the woman ' s house they found the renort
correct , and immediately took the girl , and her mother to the Town-hall , and fetched Mr . Walker Golland , ' surgeon , to examine the extent of the injuries which the child bad received . Mr . Golland was then called , and stated that he found that the girl had ' ' re » ceived four cuts upon each buttock , which had been made with a knife . or other sharp instrument . The wounds were riot very deep . We' were informed by another person who had seen them ; that they were about two inches and a half in length ; and one of them , when the plaister was removed , was open a quarter of an inch . The prisoner , who held an infant
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in heFarrmv was of clean and decent appemnce ^ d showed considerable ' remorse . Her husband stated that the isaM-flhy his wife had reaorted to suchv . im : proper treatment was , that the girl was m the . habit of n eglecting to , g 6 to school , when-sent fromji ome . ThShishmenthadbeen ' . inflictedi . jn bis absence , on the preceding Friday ; when his wife had made the discovery that the child had been playing all the week , and had spent the school wages . She was gene ; rally kind to the children , caused them to say their prayers every night , and also sent them to the Sun , SaVLhoblJ 'After making the cuts , which had , been done with a common table knife , she had rubbed the Joundswith salt . Mr . Harding , wh 6 ; a peare « g the prisoner , said she was not , of course , warmted in what she had done ; hut she . did 1 twijh themewot ^ n - . w ™ thP . child and reforming its bad habit , alter
having many times tried in vain the' effect ^ t wwppE but that wasa plan ' which only tended to pro- , §„ " ce hardness . If necessary , he couldca 1 f ^ eral wrfiesse * to show that tho woman was-generally humane , 3 d not intend to hurt the ' chHu beyond -the pain she might give it at the time . -Mf , Maude said the oSewas one of such an atrocious and unusual descSSh that it was difficult tooonceiye how it could have Stored into the . heart of a , mother to commit The Bench had been in some doubt whether they oWnot tbsend herto the assizes ; but ; in the hope , ? K Was unnecessary to do so fprthesakeof exam-, pSoo ~ anfbein |» been Hone only for the sake ^ of punishment , they should deal With ' her ma summary manners Ibe . nrisonor ' was then ordered to pay a penalty of £ 5 , or be committed to prisonfor two months "
The Britannia Bridge , —The third tube at the Britannia Bridge is nowraised to its place and permanen'tlv fixed . The arrangements for floating the fourth and last tube have been completed under the directions of Mr . Edwin Clark , the resident engineer . The bridge will be entirely completed by the month ( , f November ; : ; * ' ' ¦ .. ' . _ . ' ,. . " . : Cotton Sweepings . —At the Liverpool policecourt on Monday Frederick Johnson , the chief mate of the : William Wirt ; Johh Healing , a . sort of dealer in old stores ; and John Talbot , a porter , in the employ of Mr . Jackson , the consigned , of the cargo of the William Wirtj were ' charged with having stolen about eight humlred weight of cotton , part of the cargo referred to . ' The cotton was taken
out of the gates of the Waterloo Dock' on Saturday afternoon in a cart , the owner of which professed ignorance as to the person who called , him from the stand The prisoner Talbot , however , acknowledged to clearing the , cotton ... The mate , who . was charged with having receivi d . £ 5 for the cotton , stated that the consignees had cleared out the whole cargo , and subsequently the custom-house officers had inspected tlie vessel . He waa therefore' under the impression that nothing remained on board in the way of cargo ; he wa « therefore surprised when a man who had asked for ' . permission to look for swepings offered him £ 8 for the loose cotton . Not ' to" appear ignorant of the matter he demanded £ 6 ., and ultimately the man
Healing gave'him * 5 . —Mr . Rushton said it was not for him to say how the ierquers' could visit a vessel and not ' see ' ei « rit ; hundred weight'of cotton . With respect tothe ' mate's alleged innocence , all he could say was , to point to the practice of porters engaged in discharging vessels concealing quantities of such cargo as cotton , and then informing' dealers of the circumstance , lie was determined that the present case should not pass without investigation , and ho would commit all parties charged for trial . - Talbot , who had been employed to superintend ' the discharging of-the cargo , and whohad been the means of getting- the suspected cotton passed through the gates , pretended . ignorance as to , the . ' amount of the cotton , which he also represented as valuless
sweepings . • , . SijiciDE Opa CoNvicT . ^ -Johri 'Blower , ' from Barking'in Essex ; was convicted at the Portsmouth sessions on Monday , of stealing a watch from ft gehtlernan named Cooper . The . recorder , ' in passing sentence , said that if he consulted his own feelings , he shoujd sentence him to corporeal punishment , but as public sentiment appeared auainst such a mode of punishment he bowed * 6 'hat decision , but he was determined to make a severe example of all persons convicted , like the prisoner , of preying on the industry of others , and he sentenced him toseven years' transportation . The prisoner was ihimedi-: ately taken from the dock to . a place under where the cour t was held . In a few moments some shrieks and exclamations were heard in the court . Iand it was ascertained that the prisoner had , the moment he went below , seized a razor which Was kept for the prisoners to shave themselves , and cut his throat from ear to ear .
SiNGunR Blunder . —At the Buckinghamshire assizes ju-t concluded , the grand jury . ignored a bill a jainst Jame ^ Ridgway of Waddesdon , for rape . When this announcement was made in court , by some un ? accountable misunderstanding the sheriff set at large another prisoner named George Lee , charged with stt-alinirtrowsersfrouia shop , instead of the man with committing the rape . Tho discharged , prisoner , no doubt congratulating himself upoii „ h > s lucky escape , quickly made his way out of the town ; and , had it not been ; that the blunder wiis-. alniost immediately d'scovered , he would most probably have . got clear "ff . When the discovery was made , Sergeant Cornaby ' s services were'immediately called into requisition , who quickly got upon the man ' s track , and eventually . overtook him at Wingrave . In reply to the sergeant ' s . explanations , the felkw at first
pretended that he had been rightfully' discharged , ahd refused to return ; but eventually Cornaby sue ceeded in inducing him to come back ; and he was tried and sentenced to six months' imprisonment . The Lancashire Peel , Monument . —It has been determined by the inhabitants of Tollington and . its neighbourhood to erect a column on the summit of the , above hill to the memory of the late Sir Robert Peel . The view , from the top of the column , which will be accessible by means ofa staircase , will command a panoramic scene of 200 miles in circumference , embracing a sight of Yorkshire , over BlackstoneEdgc ; the Derbyshire hills , overlooking Buxton j the-Staffordshire range of hills , Cheshire , the Irish Channel , the Cumberland hills .-and the watering places on tho Lancashire coast . Holcorabe-hill . is within a few miles of the birthplace of the late Sir , Robert Peel . .
The PEEL * MoN » MENT : AT , ButtY , Lancashire . — On Monday evening , at ; a .. meeting of the finance committee connected with the , above object , at Bury , it . was ascertained thaUhe , total amount of the subscriptions for the intended monument at Bury , was £ 2 , 692 , 2 s . 10 dJ . ' . , -,. " Charge against a Sea CaptaiHi . —Tho magis ^ trates of Falmouth assembled on ' Mbh'day evening at the Guildhall , to hear the complaint ' of Bobert Dunipace , the mate of tho Esther Francis , against William Michael , the master , for attempting to poison "Wro . Shaw , a passenger by that vessel from Havannah . Mr . ; Shaw said that lie joined the Esther Frances at Ilavaniiah . ' on May 17 , for ' Falmouth . The captain of the vessel-wAs the
prisoner . She sailed on May 22 , and foHhe following six days the prisoner was always intoxicated . Witness lived in the cabin with the master" and first and second mates .- 'A . water jug was kept * in tlie cabin . On June 13 , and for several days previousy . the master had been drinking very freely , but could walk ; about three o ' clock in tho atternooh witness '• asked the cabin-boy to bring down some clean water ; he did so , and witness drank some ; at five also he drank some ; it was then perfectly clean . About half-past five they had tea , which the captain refused to drink .- hi the evening , while witness was on his bed , he saw the captain go to the medicine ¦ chest , and taking : the water jug , pour something into it . He then went into-the steward ' s pantry . About eight o ' clock witness had somosouo . which
instantly made him ill , and i was then found that what the masto ' rba ' d- put into ' the' water was extract of lead . The' mate ne " xt morning came down into the cabin with aH , tKp crew to put irons on the master , when ho accused-him ' of attempting to poison all those who lived in the cabin . "Witness accused him of the attempt to poison him on tho following day , when prisoner replied , " Well , Mr . Shawiif Idid , I must have been crazy at the time , " and added further , "let all bo forgotten and forgiven , and all will be comfortablo . "—Robert , Dunipace was . tiien examined , but his evidence was to the sauie effect- entirely , and threw no further light on the affair . —Tho bench was of opinion that there existed from the evidence a degree of suspicion , but not sufficient proof . Tho . case was accordingly dismissed .
Melancholt Suicides at Manchester . —On Tuesday , at the Eagle Inn , Tuer-street , Greenhoys , Manchester , an inquest was held on the body of Mr . Joseph D'Antoino , merchant , , aged forty-one years , whohad been lodging with his cousin , Lazarus do Maria , at the house of Elizabeth Iteilly , 30 , Burlington-street , , Creenheys . Deceased had come to England four months ago , and had never enjoyed good health since ; and was much depressed in spirits . On Sunday evening he and his cousin returned from a visit at Altrincham . He appeared , to be in a very depressed state of mind , and his cousin observed that lie looked exceedingly wild about the eyes ! Next morning deceased did not leave his room , and about eleven o'clock the door , which was ; found locked insWe , was forced open . Deceased was found suspended'by a handkerchief round his lieck to one
of the bedposts . His body was-quite cold On the same day an inquest was . held at' the Royal In firmary , on the body of Sarah Ann Itidway , the wife of Richard Bidway ,-joiner , living in Lonffworthstreet . On Saturday deceased ' s husband * awoke about four o ' clock in the , morning , and found she hadlefthor bed He made search for her and fouud her in the scullery , bleeding profusely . f rom « wound in her throat , which she had inflicted Si ? razor , which was found on the kitchen tabic She was taken to the Royal Infirmary , where ahe died on Monday morn ng . Sho w ™ «? . „ 7 ,. „ V from the effects <&* M ^ ClSS £ & halbeen ? n nn ° Unt f 0 » J" */" conducfc ' exce Pt » 'at » M » time Zk S £ "I " ^ State of min d ' for some oZof * 'lW W - r 0 tUrned a verdicfc itt both cases 01 Temporary insanity . "
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' AllegedTioLENOB oj ? Turn'ot'IS At Manohbsmh . --Five cotton spinners ( Hargreaves , Bullis ; - 'Winter , Lowe , and another , ) lately in the employ , . of Messrs .: RichardBirleyancl Brothers , spinnersand manufacturers ' at Manchester , ' were oh ' Tueadav brought before the magistrates , on " a charge of intimidation ;' ' Messrs . Budey / have been making an experiment with a-view to economising labour in their establishment . It has been the . custom to employ a great number of spinners ,,. each spinner having a piecer to assist him , , whose duty itris to pieoo broken threads ; but Messrs . Birley' having made ah experiment in in room where ' seren piecers were ' employed , by which they found' that these piecera might he dispensed with , gave them notice ; to leave the establishment . It was understood that the notice , would bo afterwards extended to the ' .-. ,...., _ - ^ . r ^ .--.. ^ .......-. . 'T . « . w- ;~^^
wholoof the other piecers employed m the establishment , and the spinners feeling aggrieved at tho course which was taken , gave notice also , and •' turned out" about seven weeks ago . The consequence has been that other men have been employed who submit to the now order of things , and the prisoners waylaid these new hands as they loft the works several ' nights'last week , and ' entered into a remonstrance with them on the impropriety Of" taking the bread out of their mouths ( to use their own homely expression ;) . According , to one witness the prisoners called theiiew : hands " knobsticks , " and . threatened 'if they ' did not leave Messrs . ' Birley ' s' employ , to " kill , " '' make them so that they could not work '; " ¦ but this
-evidence was not borne out by tho statements of the other witnesses . Mr . ; S .., Heelis , attorney , conducted the case ' for the prosecution ^ and Mr . W . P . Roberts addressed tho court for the ' prisoners , appealing to the peaceable conduct of the turn-outs for soven . weoks as evidence that they-did not wish to resort to violeaco . He did not deny , that the prisoners had endeavoured to persuade the "knobsticks , " from lowering wages by taking work at Messrs . ' Birley ' s . ' The alteration at . Messrs . Birley ' s would - have the' effect of turning put ot employ ninety-one women and children , throwing
extra labour upon tho men retained without increaseJofBalary ^ and a saving would , bo . effected of £ 2 , 000 per annum . , It was not wonderful if in such a case a hard word or two fell from some of the parties . aggrieved , but he thought the fact that no actual violence had been used bythe old hands ; towards the new . ones ought to . plead very powerfully , in . their favour . The magistrates , after a long consultation , committed the prisoners to hard labour for seven days , ' cautioning them that a much heavier punishment would follow any future interference with the hands , now working for Messrs . Birley .. ; .. ! -
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Wreck of a Steamer on-Lo ' ch Lomotsd-. —An unfortunate accident occurred on Loch Lomond on the 19 th inst . to the Pilot , one of the steamers carrying excursioh ' ' ssangers up the Loch . - " While making a , trip , she suddenly struck on a sunken rock within a short distance of the shore . 'near Ross Point , south of Rowardenman . The : shock was so violent that many of-the . passengers were . upset on deck , and
the greatest alarm and excitement prevailed .: The first shock was so sudden that the machinery was not stopped , and ho sooner Bad , it been felt than another succeeded . ' . The Pilot immediately afterwards reached deep water , and the captain , with great ' presence of mind , ; steered the vessel direct for the shore , which he succeeded Jn reaching without danger , bringing the steamer . aground in the bay , between Ross'Point arid Rowardenman . No lives were lost . The Pilot is the property of Messrs . Burns , the owners of the ill-fated Orion , which was lately wrecked on the rocks of Portpatrick . - ¦¦ - --
-A FjsmmiB . NA"vTiB , —Abou . t six weeks ago there cam ^ to Druralanrig Tunnel a young man about se . venteeh or eighteen years of age , of the name of William'M'Ddug ' all , who asked for and obtained work as a labourer , and was employed in the tunnel at the bottom of one of the shafts , which is much inundated with water , and about 150 feet from the surface of the ground . While at workhisclothes were scarcely ever dry , butnotwithstandingthis he wrought ten hours a day alongside the best navvies on the shaft , and soon became , by his kind and obliging disposition , a great favourite with his fellow-workmen . A few days ago , from various circumstances , suspicions arose in the minds of some of tbe managers that be was other than he appeared to be ; in short , they
suspected him to belong to the " better half of creation . " The house in which he lodged was discovered , and on inquiry of the landlady as to the description of her lodgers , she answered they we ' re all miners except one labourer named "Willie . '" M'Dougall , a quiet , bien , well-doing lad , who had a good stock of clothes of his own , besides some of his sister ' s , which he had brought away from her by mistake ; and as this latter information increased preceding suspicion , "Willie" was immediately sent for and taken roundly to task , when he stoutly denied being other t * ian a man . However , on being strongly questioned , and seeing she could keep her secret no longer , she at length acknowledged herself to belong to the fair
sex , and gave as reasons for her strange proceedings that she wished to raise , by honest industry , " the needful" to carry her to America .- By the kind assistance of the lady of one of tho . managers , she was soon attired in habiliments becoming her sex and position in life . A subscription has been commenced at the-works and in the neighbourhood for the purpose of raising a sufficient sum to enable this spirited , enterprising , and dauntless girl to accomplish the object she had in view , and which promises fair , from the spirit . in which her " brother" workmen aud others are entering into the scheme , to provide hei with ample funds for her laudable object . We may add ; that our heroine is a native of the " sister isle . " —Dumfries Courier .
Two Brothers Drowned . —On Sunday afternoon about two o ' clock , two brothers of thentaae of Gibb , were drowned in the Dee , close by the Inches , Aberdeen . It appears that one of the lads went in to bathe , while the other took astroll along the bank ; that having been seized'with the cramp , or being unable to swim , he felt himself m danger , and calling for help , his brother went into the water , but in attempting to save him both sank to rise no more . A third party , who witnessed tbe accident , made a vigyiirous effort to save tho drowning youths , but , although he had hold of one of them by the hair " ol the head , he ' was obliged , to save his own life , to let go his hold . The youngest was eleven years of age , and the other twelve .
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The Tenant Right Conference in Dublin . —The period fixed for the approaching tenant right conference ibeing now near at hand , the public interest being attached to it is becoming more earnest than before . It is ' hoped' that its proceedings will at least have the effect of organising the scattered opinions of the country upon the subject of a new system of landlord and tenant relatioss for Ireland , and that the result of its deliberations will be such a code or charter of rational and just tenant rights as tho people may rally for with unanimity , " Notices of meetings to be held immediately throughout the country to promote tho eKpression of opinion on the tenant right question , and to supporl tbe : confcrence in Dublin , appear . in several of the
provincial papers ; and there'is scarcely a town of any note / at least in tho province of Ulster , in which those preparations are not going forward . At 3 meeting of the Strabane Tenant Defence Association , thc . following ' resolution was unanimously adopted : — " That from tho general depression o ' f the tenant farmers' interest , we consider that it has become absolutely necessary to . claim an immediate , reduction of . rents , for otherwise it will become , a matter of serious consideration , whether in equity , the farmer should pay any > sum which the land is ineapiiblo of producing with justice to himself , his family , and labourers , and to the general interest of tho country . . The Harvest . —Prospects of Improvement . —
Under the influence of fine ripening weather' the prospect of an abundant harvest is daily increasing , and all the accounts state , that confidence as tothe future is gradually reviving . ; The' alarm about tho potatoe crop has nearl y ceased ; and little is said about a blight in wheat . All the provincial accounts are to the same effect , with ono remarkable f ^ f ^ i ! " ii - \ ^ f " * ?* ^ o »*^ r , which states that tho old potato blight had shown itself in a virulent form in some localities in the rich soils of the counties of Limerick and Tipnevarv th ^ nim , * from the fields already infectediB g ^ st oftS sive and theleaves of the plant beinl throuS oi
acheneq . That journal , remarks- '' The disease did not appear to any extent before the niS of Monday ; hut on Tuesday morning , in severaf inrts honS » 'Y bUg- ht ^ i r ! i who ha ' d hoped for the best previously . . Meantime , we trust howSef ?& S 1 ) artmL ' *' mustbe recollected , however , that thc present is one of . the most extenw 3 l 7 ' f ? T * years W Irel ™ : and tliat eyenif a fourth part were blighted there would stil be an immense supply for food , and a stoppage of the dram for foreign corn , which for four years past has so greatly exhausted the resources of the country .
Donkey Stealing . —At tho trial of a man for stealingan , ass , ¦ which took place at ; the : Sli go Assizes last week , the follow . ing . dialogUQ took place : — Chief Baron ( to the . prosecutor ) :: jlow did . you know tlie , ass wag yours . ? - . . Witness :, ' Well , Lknew him ; there was no mistaking . his legs . ( Laughter . ) -Chief Baron : Had you . any marks upon hint ? / Witness " . Ityix . I hadn't , mit"he had marks upon himself . ' ( Laughter .. ) "He had lumps on his knees and on his . back .,, and- ; -ono , on his nose . ( Loud laughter . )— : U . lerk of the , Crown : Had you any other reason . forlHnosYing ., the animal was yours . ? - Witness : I ' . esj , 1 hnawhis woke , ( Loud laughter I—.. Oluof Baron : . *\ y . hQao . voice ? Witness ; Tfio woice of my ass , my lord . ( Roars of laughter . ) The minute ho saw me , ho threw up his tail and roared
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( Loud' laughter . ) -i-Chief Baron : Roared ! . who roared f ; JWitness : My ass , mv rlord ; . ' he roared with joy , / We were together for the last five years . ; he knew mo well ; and , I would know his voice twenty miles off . ( Loud laughter . ' . in which the Chief Baron heartily joined . ) . The prisoner was cod * vioted . ' } ' ' " ? ; '" - - ' < •''• ¦ ¦¦ " ¦ ' - . •' ¦ - ' ¦ '• • - = • ¦ ' >• Thb ; Repeal AJSO 0 iATio . v . -r . It would appear that tho association is not yet dead . The -Freeman ' s Journal of Saturday last contains a list of ' « resolutions of the Committee of the Loyal National Repeal Association of Ireland , " amongst which is one oaiiitfg a meeting for tho 5 th of August , "for the purpose of finally deciding whether it may not be possible to save Conciliation | HaU from passing into other . hands , and being lost to the Repeal party the party of Ireland . " . Another resolution calls on the friends of the Association to " assist our efforts
to prove Oh the , said Monday , the 5 th day of August , 1850 , that the . insolent ahd scbrnfuL : " rejoicings of the enemies of Ireland at home and abroad at the supposed extinction of all constitutional and rational agitation in this country were premature . " The meetingfat which these resolutions were passed was held on Saturday , and at tho same time subscriptions were handed in tothe amount of £ 12 10 s . " Representation of Thalbe . —The' reported appointment of Mr' Maurice O'Connell to a lucrative situation in Dublin , and his consequent retirement from , parliament , has caused considerable , excitement amongst the politicians of this , town . Already are two candidates mentioned : and we are authorised to state , that in case of a vacancy , caused by the retirement of Mr . O'Connell , Sir Thomas Herbert , R .-N ., will offer himself as a candidate for the suffrages of the electors of Tralee . Mr . Thomas FitzgeraldQ . C . is the other candidate named . ' '
, , Re-appearance op ^ the Potato Blight . —Dark and depressing rumours are abroad about the reappearance of the potato blightiriamalighantforra , but as yet they have . only come from one quarter , namely , the south-west portion of the island . The Freeman ' s Journal of Monday morning publishes the following extracts from some letters received op . this deeply painful subject : — ! ¦ ¦ ' ' Ballard , Tralee , 19 th July . '—I am extremely sorry to tell you that tho potato blighthas , within the last three or four days , appeared in a formidable character . ,-Ifc is a heavy blow to us all . The visitation has run through the entire of tho north of the country , and I suppose the south also . "
" Banna , Ardfert , 18 th July . —Unfortunately the potatoes are all gone in this part , of the country . When I came home on Monday , they were all looking quite green and well ; but . for . the last three days they are woefully changed . - All ' the gardens are now black , and you can smell tho ' rotting stalks all along the roads , I don't know what will become of the country . " " Castleisland , July 11 th . —The potato crop is again going fast—the air stinks around the rotting gardens . I saw , on Monday evening , broad acres teeming with most luxuriant and rich crops , which yesterday evening had become black and drooping . It was indeed a melancholy prospect—one which will decide the fate of thousands of human beings . !* The Limerick and Clare Examiner publishes a cor >
respondent ' s letter , dated Limerick , July 19 th , in which the . writer says : —' . ' I have gone over a great deal of the district , and in all cases ! have no hesitation whatever in pronouncingthe crop irrevocably gone . It had a beautiful appearance ; up to Tuesday last . ; On that day there , was a most oppressive , unhealthy kind of fog , and next morning the potatoes presented unmistakable symptoms of disease in its most virulent ' forms . The fields looked as if a shower of burning lava , brimstone , or vitriol had fallen during tho night . The stench from some of the fields since then isalmost intolerable . " Mato Election . —Last week a' troop of . the 5 th Dragoons passed through Castlerea for Castlebar ; a company of infantry and forty police also left Roscommon for the same destination ..
The Irish Linen and Tabs Trades . —The Belfast report announces a continuance of briskness , espe i cially for linen yarns , but prices are unaltered . The export houses are beginning to operate largely for full trade in America , and other foreign markets , and a very good autumn trade is anticipated . General trade continues very active in Belfast . The Viceroy Steamer . —The Freeman ' s Journal says : — " The loss of the Viceroy steamer has caused a very general feeling of regret , especially as re * gards its discouraging effect on the new experiment , although no loss of life has ensued . The owners ( tho Glasgow Steam-Packet Company ) are fully insured— £ 17 , 000 at the Underwriters' Association in Dublin , and £ 3 , 000 in Glasgow . This is the second loss tho Underwriters' Company have sustained this year , the first being the Royal Adelaide ^ insured for £ 8 , 000 . The Railway Company will also be losers by tho non-performance of the voyage , but to a very trifling extent . "
The Romas Catholic Stnod and ihe Queen s Colleges . —A o reply has yet been received from Rome to the representations made'by the Bishops of Cork and Galway respecting the interdict against any connexion of tbe Roman Catholic clergy with the Queen ' s Colleges . Tho . recent rescript from the Propaganda strictl y prohibits the prelacy and clergy from interfering in any way with those institutions , and . requires them to use all their influence , in dissuading the laity from allowing their children to attend as pupils . In consequence of this mandate , the Rev . Dr . O'Toole , vice-president of Galway College , and the Roman Catholic deans of residence in-Cork and Galway , merely hold their offices pending the Synod , which commences- its sittings at the
Roman Catholic College of Thurles , on the loth of August next . If some arrangement be not adopted at the Synod , or some sanction be not granted by tho Hol y See , in the meantime , all the clergymen now connected with the Queen ' s Colleges are to send . in their resignations . The preparations for the accommodation of the bishops and many other clergymen , secular and regular , who are to attend the Synod , are now carried on with activity at Thurles , under the superintendence of Dr . Slattery , the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel . The proceedings of this Synod—the first that has been held in Ireland for centuries—are looked to by the Roman Catholic public with the deepest solicitude . Evictions in Tipper art , —The Xenagh Guardian , the organ of the North Ti pperary landlords , contains the subjoined communication , dated Roscrea
Jiuy iy : — " Yesterday Mr . Pigott , agent to the Earl of l'ortarlington , accompanied by Mr . Samuel M . Going , sub-sheriff , and a party of constabulary under command of Head Constable Shanahan , proceeded to a street , in the suburbs of this town , called 'Bolicen Glass , ' alias Green-street , and levelled thirty houses , in which were located at least three hundred human beings , who were in a most abject and impoverished state . It was a truly appalling sight to see thosowretched heinss erecting sheds and huts against the walls and ditches to try and guard themselves and families against the inclemency of the weather for one night , it being supposed the greater number of them will seek for and obtain admission to the workhouse this day . No rent has been received from those premises for the last ten or fifteen years ; in fact , they held out in defiance of nil law till the last . "
The Weather . —On Sunday and Monday thero was a constant succession of slight showers ; but in the course of Monday night the rain began to fall in torrents , which continued up to Tuesday evening . The effects of such a superabundance of moisture on the ripening crops may bo very serious ; but taking all the circumstances of the weather , and nf the reports from the country into consideration , the general impression seems to be-that there is not vet much cause for alarm in our harvest prospects . " Tii ^ Hauvkst . - ' ' . Every field , of potatoes , " sars the Uare . Journal of Monday ,- "Is now almost totally withered and . shrivelled up , presenting a most deplorable view to the . spectator 5 but thoush the stalks have been thus consumed , we believe the esculent
itself has as yet escaped iniury , and tho greater portion of the crop is in a very forward state ,, iu consequence of having been planted unusua ly early this year . The bean crop : is also partially affected by ; the blight . " ; Further south ' , happily , the ' pro spect is still cheering , and it may be hoped that after ' all the failure will be spared m some quarters to cover the deficiencies elsewhere . Mr . Justice Jackson , in opening the commission for tho city of Cork , took occasion to congratulate the Grand Jury on the appearance ot the crops ; his Lordship having minutely examined their condition in the progress of his circuit He thought they had a very -fine prospect before them ; he thought they , had great cause of gratitude
TOMlO Uwerot . all good , and , with regard to tho potato , which was so important an article of consumption amongst the people , the prospect was very fine , and ; for tho harvest generally , ho himself never saw it . looking so promising and abundant , ihe business had been so light in the other counties that they were only fivo days in Limorick , instead of the usual period often or twelve days ; and in tho county of Kerry they , had scarcely two days work , instead of a week . With -regard to those districts , he certainly never , saw the harvest look so jvoll , " both as regarded the potato and grain crops . There was not a symptom of disease in the potato crop , except in one small region in the neighbourhood of Kohmave , anditwa's a source of very ereat
gratitude—it ought to be a source of thankfulnesson tho part of all persons ' , that , with the absence of tho potato disease , they had . the . prospect of being blessed by an abundant harvest . -If it should be so ! ho trusted they had seen the worst of the severe times thoy had been passing through " ' inJl L r \ Ch ^ f J ^ t } cc ^ la 6 kbui , n ) i ^ ^ dress . wJl hoyoihat the prospect of pknty which 1 , Sri "„ ¦ C ' hlb , t ( ^ ,- wWch h ° » ad witnessed durmg ins p 1 : ogl . through the South , would les-2 LVJ ^ ^ VAnd pretext for the invasion of proffi' T ° ? J . he wgvetted - to see , had become so namtual m this and other parts of Ireland . " f ., nV . 0 m * j orth » t ? ' tho "ports continue satis-MMory , and as yet there is no positive instance of oftJiT ^ 1100 ° te l ! l ' sllti tbro ' n « hont tho 1 Yhol °
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 27, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_27071850/page/6/
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