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Health of Losdos . —The official return for the week e nding last Saturday shows tint 903 deaths -were registered in the metropolitan dsricts . If corr esponding weeks of the ten years 1 S 11—1 S 50 be taken ' for comparison , it will be seen that the avelapc number of deaths in these weeks was 859 , and that tbe mortality of last week has produced au excess , above the average , equal to 109 . But in an increasing population a greater numher of deaths does not necessarily imply an increased ra ' e « f mortalitv . The population of London is now 4 < J < i « - It increased at the rate of 1 -551 percent , annually in the tea wis 1831-41 ; at 1993 percent ,
anna-™! eenLgc $$% ' £ *» ^ keu to reprefont the rate of increase during the current Acen-Sd period , and the average deathspf corresponding ™ iKThe r « = edin the snme proportion , tfera average « HI ^ econT e 915 . on which the 9 G 3 deaths of last week show an esceso of 23 . The present return , compared with that of the preceding week , exhibits a continued decrease in deaths arising from diseases of the respiratory organs , the . number , which was in the former week . 139 , having fallea to 112 . The two principal diseases in this class are bronchitis and pneumonia or inflammation of the lungs , whieAi were latot respectively in -39 aud 55 cases .
The fatality of this class of diseases has now declined to near the corrected average ; that of the zymotic cr epidemic class is not above the average , and does not yet discover a tendency to increase wih the ad-Tance of the season . Tlie aggregate of deaths ascribed last week to epidemics is 205 , and out of this number 20 of young persons and 2 of adults were caused by small-pox . 39 by measles . 19 by scarlatina , 48 by hooping-cough , 5 by croup , 2 by thrush , 35 by typhus , 7 by erysipelas , 1 by noma , 1 by purpura , 16 by diarrhoea , and 1 by cholera . The following are the particulars of the lait-mentio ^ ed case : —In Lambeth , Waterloo-road , sub-district ( second part , ) at 47 , Oakley-street , on 19 th June , the widow of a wheelwright , aged 59 years , died of
" malignant cholera ( IS hoars ) . ' Mr . Daws , the registrar , states that " the deceased , who is from the country , retired to rest perfectly well , and was attacked about 3 o ' clock in the morning . About three weeks before , when in the country , and also on a previous occasion , she suffered severe bowel complaint . The medical attendant considered it an undoubted case of Asiatic cholera . The house is described as cleanly and well drained . " The birth of 723 boys , and 754 girls , in all 1 , 482 children , were registered last week . The average number ia the sixc arresponding weeks of 1845-50 , was 1 , 287 . DisiuiiBiSCE ih Siepset Chobch . —On Sunday afternoon the large and ancient parish church of St . Dunstan , Stepney , was the scene of a very
disgraceful disturbance , arising out of the appointment of an afternoon lecturer , who was upon that occasion to preach for the first time . The parishioners of Stepney claim the right , which has been exercised at least for two centuries , of appointing an afternoon lecturer , and have recently elected the Rev . Samuel Gower Poole to the office , iu opposition to the views of the Rev . Richard Lee , the rector of tbe parish . Mr . Poole had for some time officiated as curate , and had become very popular . Ia consequence of a representation made to the Bishop of London bis lordship in the first instance refused to license bim , and the rector openly avowed his intention of refusing him the use of the pulpit if he were licensed . The objections of tbe bishop were at length removed , and his
lordship licensed Mr . Poole . The Rev . llr . Lee , however , declined to give way , and persisted in refusing him the use of the pulpit . On Saturday morning a printed circular announced to the neighbourhood tbat Mr . Poole would enter on his duties next day , and on three o ' clock on Sunday afternoon the church was crowded with a very respectable congregation , every seat being occupied . The Rev . llr . Poole read prayers in a very impressive manner , without interruption , and tbe congregation -was most orderly . At the appointed time , the Rev . Mr . Poole left tbo reading desk , and proceeded into the vestry room for the purpose of changing his surplice , and about the same time the Rev . Mr . Lee , who had remained close to the altar during the
leading of the prayers , ascended the pulpit , to the great surprise of the congregation . A hymn was given out and sung , and the last tones of the powerful organ had scarcely ceased to vibrate when the rector rose iu the pulpit to give utterance to the usual prayer . The congregation immediately rose , and awne gentlemen in the gallery called out to those below , " Oat , oat , '' and pointed to the -western door . A general movement was made in that direction , and a great portion of the congregation had left amidst a suppressed murmur , which was answered by a " Hush , hnsh , " from others , until some foolish aud wrong-headed individuals near the western end of the church began hissing and groaning . The rector attempted to address
them , but was met with a perfect storm of hissing and . groaning , interrupted with cries of "No Pusey ism !* ' " No Popish beasts ! " Great confusion ensued , and the remainder of the congregation broke np into groups , and began discussing the question at issue , and severely condemned the conduct of the rector , who , finding himself nnable to obtain a hearing , left the pulpit , and seated himself on the stairs , where be was immediately surrounded by a number of gentlemen , some remonstrating and others questioning him . The entrance of a funeral procession at four o ' clock restored quiet . While this service was proceeding the Rev . Mr . Lee rose from his seat on the pulpit stairs and proceeded towards the vestry . The congregation then quietly dispersed . The Rev . Mr . Poole , was standing near
the communion table when tbe disturbance commenced , and finding the pulpit already occupied by the rector , left the church and went into the vestry , where he remained until tbe congregation had departed . Curious Scene ih a Chobch . —For some weeks past a series of discourses has been in course of delivery . at the Sunday evening services in St . John ' s Church , Upper Charlotte-street , Fitzroyfquare , the subject- < being the ' ¦ Message of the Ohurch . " La . ' -t Sunday the special topic for the day was the "Message to the Poor , " and the sermon was preached from Luke . 16 , by the Rev . C . Kingsley , the well known author ' of Mton Locke . In his discourse the rev . gentleman eloquently enforced the peculiar views which attracted so much attention to his published works . He dwelt most emphatically upon tbe wrongs and miseries of tbe poorer , clashes , attributing their vices to their
poverty and ignorance , and those again to the injustice they suffered at the bands of the rich ; -while to the latter be assigned , by direct implication , the responsibility of all the social evil that prevailed to so lamentable an extent . After the preacher had concluded , the Rev . Mr .. Drew , the rector of the parish , who had occupied a pew beneath the pulpit , rose in his seat and addressed the audience just as they were about to disperse . A most painful duty , he said , had devolved upon him in having to condemn the discourse just delivered , and which he had never anticipated hearing from a pulpit . Mr . Drew then , with some emotion , proceeded to admiui-ter a brief but stern rebuke on Mr . Kingsley , whose sermon he declared contained matter that was questionable in doctrine , pernicious in tendency , and untrue in fact . He regretted that exhortations of so dangerous a character should have been offered to the members of
a-Christian church . This interposition caused much excitement among the congregation , and a large number remained round tbe doors of the church for some time after they were closed , exchanging comments upon the singular incident of the evening . Skcokd Charge against xhb Mabxkk of St . Pascras Warehouse . —On Tuesday , at the weeklv meeting of the board of directors of the poor of St . Pancraat , Mr . Turner said he was anxious to ask a question or two , and to call the attention of the board to a subject of great importance , which appeared to have escaped the gentlemen ' s recollection . Pending the inquiry into tbe late charge of criminal assault brought against Mr . Raton by the girl
Smith , there was another charge made against the master by two inmates of that house , ' he , Mr . Turner , was anxious to know if any inquiry had been instituted into this charge ? The reason the second char » e was not proceeded with at the time it ; was made was , that it was thought it might prejudice the master in the first charge . —A Director : That was all settled hy the committee of inquiry appointed by the vestry . —Mr . Turner said it . was no such thing .-The matter to which he alluded -was an af ter charge and ought to stand in its proper position the character of the roaster should oe properly cleared before any money was paid . The-charge was brought against Mr-Eaton by'Mr . 2 * 3 iti . ^' t ^ a *" ifinB woman , the former had SriSLS ?^? ? \ - ° lived with Mr * ^ SJ 5 BS 22 S f ^ ttaE ^^ rnent was corroboanKthktTh / . - WOman - H ^ , Mr . Turner , was S !„ J ^ h se ns matter should ba
investif £ Si' £ Jffr ?* master should stand right a * heoughtto do , m the eyes of the parish and * £ ! " * " £ tepa * shonW ¦» satieBed of his fnnooepoe . beforethe money . wa * paid .-Mr s ^ ck ton said that the :-woman had denied having Zt the statement , and that there had been a ^ t d « l of prevanca tion about both the p-wfe-fSJ , Ed made tho ohargevr-Mr . Wellby thought that Mr Turner wasfullyjustified in bringing * this matte ; forwardjaud in doingso , he had by no means hiahly coloured hu statement ; , he might have gone much & ttber . ii , e-8 torekeepecJiad stated that he bad een Mr . Eaton with -his arm round the girl ' s Waist * he might , could , go further as to the statement of the storekeeper ; he -would suggesMhat the maste r » e advised to withdraw . An inquiry was absolutely necessary . He " ( Mr . Wellby ) thought tbat the master had beenill-advised ; it would have been better for him tq . have , sacrificed £ 100 than to have his matter before the board . —Mr . Churchwarden
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B . iker .-aid that M n Awards had stated that she saw noshing me ^ j ] , an Mr . Eaton put his arm round the tturs" ' . gs rps nect . She had named it to Mr * . Eaton . Overall had made the charge appear worse than , » VJU > ^ fter some further discussion , it was re- ^ i ^ ed to defer the matter to the next meeting Ortho board . On Wednesday afullyatiend' . jj and sp-. cial meeting of the vestry of . St . Pancyas xooL place at thenew Yestry-rooms , Camden Town , for the purpose of receiving a communication from the board of directors , referring ; to
tb ^ -vestry a letter irom Mr . J . H . Eaton , the master of the workhouse , requesting the payment of the sum of £ 43 10 s . Id ., costs incurred by him in defend ng himself from the recent prosecution on a charge of having violated Eliza Smith , an inmate of the workhouse . On the question being put to a show of hands there appeared for the motion in favour of the governor , eleven ; against it , forty-two . A division being demanded the numbers were for the motion , eleven ; against it fortynine ; majority rejecting the payment of the bill , thirt--eight .
Metropolis Water . Bill . —On Tuesday evening , a public meeting of the inhabitants of the united jiarighes of St . Andrew , Holborn , and " St . George the Martyr , was held in the workhouse , Gray ' s-inn-lane , to consider the p'o -nety of petitioning * Parliament against the govenment Metropolis Wate r Bill . Mr . lidmarah being called to the chair , remarked that an abundant and wholesome supply « f water was a necessityof life , health andce-mfort to every individual . The Bill introduced by tbe government was fur the purpnse of buying up all the property of the old companies at a fictitious value , with alt their crotchets and experiments , and worn out machinery . Would a man about to commence business no to his
neighbours for the purpose of having up all their antiquated property , instead of starting with the most approved plans and plant of modern times , as was proposed to be done ? Mr . Lloyd moved the first resolution , expressing an opinion '' That an abundant and wholesome supply of water might be afforded on the principle of a constant supply , at less than halt the present charge , " and contended that the scheme proposed by government w » uld tend greatly to increase the present price of « ater . Mr . Gnodhugh seconded the resolution , and stated that from his own knowledge of the locality , the courts and other places were not only much in want of a good supply of water but of cisterns . He found that the interest of the
sum to be paid for the property of the old companies would be £ 450 000 per annum , which would be a heavy charge upon the inhabitants of the metropolis . There were 70 , 000 houses in London unprovided with water , and there was no enactment to supply this deficiency . Mr . Evans moved a resolution , affirming "That the Bill , now before Parliament , ' would not remedy the evils complained of , it being unsound in principle , and defective in its provisions ; ' and if passed , would impose an enormous burden on the ratepayers , and create an insurmountable obstacle to future legislation on sounder principles . " He was much surprised tbat government—which professed such a great interest in tbe welfare of the' people at large—should have proposed to buy np the properties
of the nine old Water Companies . That district was supplied on more economical terms than any other on this side of the Thames , for they paid 5 £ d . per 100 , 000 gallons ; while . in Marylebone Is . was paid for the same quantity . . There was no provision in the Bill to enforce a constant supply of water , nor was there any means proposed for rendering the cost of it less ; but the enactments proposed were such as would raise the charge , for five per cent , was to be paid on the fictitious value of the property of the old companies , which was afterwards to be raised to six per cent . They required a pure , abundant , and cheap supply of water , which could be only obtained by a free competition , as in the case of gas companies , who in the first instance affirmed that they could not
supt » ly gas under 1 * . a thousand feet , but now they found it could be supplied at 4 s . a thousand . Ih the parish of Marylebone the average charge was 35 s . a house , but on the other side of the water , where there was competition , water it was found , could be supplied at 20 s . a house , and yet pay a good dividend to the shareholders , Mr . Talbot seconded the resolution . Mr .. Grane Horry next addressed the meeting . The resolution was then put to the meeting , ' and carried unanimously , Mr . Noble , Mr . Taylor , and Mr . Day subsequently addressed the meeting , after which a petition , embodying the spirit of tbe resolutions was signed , in order to its presentation to Parliament . Alleged Murder or a Police Constable . — On Saturday last Mr . Wakley , M . P ., held a lengthened
inquiry in the Middlesex Hospital , on Enoch Masters , a police constable , aged twenty-one , who , it was alleged , was murdered under the following circumstances " . —John Allsop deposed , that on the 29 th of May he arrested in Salisbury-street , Lissongrove , a man named Bailey , who was rescued by a large mob at the time . That deceased , who had been but ten weeks in the force , was passing to his home . Witness called upon him to assist him , which he did , when tbe mob assailed them with stones and every species of missile . A labouring man knocked down deceased witha blow on hisnioutb . A body of police arrived at this juncture , when the deceased and witness attempted to arrest , the labouring man , whom the mob defended , * striking
deceased a blow on the back of his neck , which felled him to the ground and quite stunned him . The police arrested two men , but the party who assaulted the deceased escaped . —Mr . George Corfe , reddent surgeon , said tbat deceased was brought to the hospital and was treated for apoplexy , produced by . a blow or a fall . Everything was done for him , but he gradually sank , until Thursday , the 19 th inst ., when he died . Witness made a pott mortem examination . There was no external violence on the body . There was a large abscess on the lower part of the spine , which was wholly diseased , and had been so for at least twelvemonths . The spinal cord was inflamed , and the diseased state of the spinal marrow caused death , which -was
hastened by the violence deceased had endured . Mr . Wilson , assistant-surgeon to the police , saw deceased the morning after the violence was . inflicted . His lips were bruised and smashed , and be complained of pains in his head . Be never before complained of illness . He was kept on reserved duty until the 5 th of June , when he got so bad that he was released from all duty , and was sent to the hospital . He ( Mr . Wilson ) assisted at tbe post mortem examination , and agreed in opinion with Mr . Corfe as to the cause of death . —Inspector Porter gave deceased the highest character for discipline and humanity . The Coroner su . med up , and returned the following verdict— "Deceased died from the mortal effects of inflammation of the
spinal marrow , but how the said inflammation was caused there is no evidence to prove . " Deceased was to have been married the same week . Heat of tbs Weather . —On Saturday last the heat was so excessive throughout the day that several horses dropped down dead ; and a gentleman , who was witnessing the inspection of the Guards in St James ' s Park , was carried off to the hospital insensible . It was found that he was labouring under a coup de soliel . Society fob the Propagation of the Gospel . —Forty-four sermons were preached on Sunday at various metropolitan churches in commemoration of the third jubilee of this society . Among the preachers were his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury , the Archbishop of Dublin , and several bishops and eminent clergymen .
Firb at the Western Scientific Institution , Leicester Square . —On Saturday last , a fire broke out at the above institution , having originated in the theatre , which has sustained extensive damage , the roof being burned off , and the seats in the gallery destroyed , and the stairs leading to it . Fortunately the property was insured . Suicide of a Teacher of Languages . —On Saturday forenoon last an inquest was taken by Mr . Henry Membury Wakley , in the board-room of the St . Andrew ' s . Holborn , union workhouse , on the body of Mr . John James Irving , a * ed twenty-nine , a teacher of languages . It appeared tbat the deceased had been teaching at the establishment of Dr . Brown , Esfier , which he left a few days ago under the
impression tbat all the boys were plotting together to poison him . He also laboured under the delusion that at the coffee shops in London , which he was in the habit of frequenting , a conspiracy bad been entered into for the purpose of poisoning him . On the previous Wednesday morning he was found ; with his throat cut , on the floor of his room .- Life was quite extinct . A razor was close by his right hand . Verdict—• 'Temporary insanity . " i ; Robbery of Sailors . —Information . has been given of two sailor * having ; been robbed at the east end of London ,, in the course of last week , of . sums of money amounting together to about £ 50 . One of them , ' named William Thurston , was robbed in the Mile End road of . a parse , containing £ 30 ; ' and the
other , Henry Beckett , was robbed of £ 15 in bank notes , and three sovereigns , by two men , one of whom is described as about forty-one years of age , and five feet six inches high , dressed in a bluejacket and trowsers ; and tbe other dressed in black .. Melancholy Accident on the Thames . —A melancholy occurrence took place some few . miles down the River , off Holy Haven . * A vessel called the Flora was beating up the river from Wales , when she went ashore near the Haven , and the crew immediately proceeded to put a hedge out in order to get ber off . They lowered the boat ; and were in tbe act ef arranging the hedge ,. when a smack came . foul of them . The boat was instantly capsized , and we
regret to announce ( hat two of tbe poor fellows , named Charles . Lush , of Poole , , and . Charles Thomas , of Southampton , were drowned . Fatal Accident at BlackfRiars Bridge . — On Monday afternoon , between three-and four o ' clock , a portion of the scaffold under the fourth arch of Blackfriars Bridge , on which three men were standing gave way . Two of them managed to cling to the timbers till assistance reached them ; but the thud , Phelps , fell . - Is his descent his head struck theabuiment , and dashed out his brains . Boats put off . but the body was not recovered . riREis GoLDES-sciDARE . —On Sunday evening a fiie broke out in the premisesof Mr . Groves , organ
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builder , No . 11 , Little Malborough-street , Goldensquare . The flames originated in the ground-floor workshops , and speedily extended to the two upper floors . The fire , having rushed out of the back , commenced attacking the premises numbered 10 , 11 , 12 , and 13 iu the same street . Ia a very brief period half a dozen engines were on the spot , but the flames continued to rage fur some time , and before they could be subdued much damage was done . Murder of a Child at Dulwich . —On Tuesday a long inquiry was gone into before Air . W , Carter , tbe coroner , at the Marlborough Arms Tavern , Camberweli , concerning the death of a female child , found murdered at the residence of Mr . Naile , a [ gentleman of fortune , ; residing at Dulwich . It appeared fmm the evidence tbat a female named
Theresa Jane Flayer , a housemaid to Mr . Naile , and from appearances she was suspected of having given birth to a child . Search was made and the body was discovered underneath b > r bedstead . Sergeant Godfrey was called , and on opening the parcel he found the body of a female child recently born . There was a piece of white ribbon tightly tied round the neck ; the tongue was protruding from the month , and was much swollen . The female Flayer was afterwards taken into custody to the workhouse , where she at present remains . Mr . Flower , surgeon , who had made a post mortem examination of the body , said he had no doubt the child had breathed some time , and its death was from strangulation , caused by a ligature round the neck . Tne jury unanimously returned a verdiot of " Wilful Murder against Theresa . Jane Flayer . "
Frioutful Occurrence in Park-lane . —On Tuesday an inquest was taken by Mr . Bedford , the Coroner , and a highly respectable jury , in the board-room at St . George ' s Hospital , as to the death of Edward Burley Clayton , Esq ., a gentleman of fortune , who was killed under the following dreadful circumstances : —Mr . John Duggan Patterson , of 186 , Piccadilly , stated that on Saturday afternoon he was on horseback , and riding with a friend in Dean-street , Park-lane . The deceased , whom he knew , was also on horseback , and passed them at a gentle canter , their horses being walking . He had got about ten or twelve yards in front , when he arrived at a very abrupt corner iu Deanstreet , ' where vehicles should certainly only , walk
round , and met a cab coming in a contrary direction , not at a rapid pace , but too fast for such an angle in tbe street ; and before the driver could pull up , . the shaft , which was forced up with great violence , struck the unfortunate deceased in the groin , which it entered , and he was forced completely out of his saddle , and thrown on the kerb ot the pavement . The shaft was also broken with the concussion . As he was bleeding profusely , he ( Mr . Patterson ) was fearful the femoral artery was perforated ; he therefore . placed him in a cab , a ,, d brought him to the hospital , and it was discovered the femoral artery was not injured . He had every attention paid to him- In answer to the coroner , Mr . Patterson said the driver did all he could after
tbemischief had happened , but beseemed more concerned about his shaft than the deceased . Mr . Patterson observed that drivers went too fast at tbe present time . Tbe coroner had no hesitation in saying that all carriages were driven too rapidly round corners . —Mr . C . M'Leon Murray , house surgeon , said that on examining the deceased he found a lacerated wound , in the groin , which extended , to tbe abdomen . He was in great pain , which continued to his death at twelve o ' clock on Monday . A post-mortem examination of the body had since been made , and the larger vessels were found exposed , but not injured . The peritoneum was not injured , but there was a rupture of the intestines from concussion , not , penetration . He died of the inflammation of the peritoneum . The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death . " The New Fishmongers Almshouses at
Wandsworth . —On Tuesday these almshouses erected by the wealthy Company of Fishmongers , in lieu of tbe old Hospital of St . Peter , near the Elephent and Castle , Newington , were formally opened by the wardens and livery of the company . The building is delightfully situate on East-hill , and have been erected at a cost of about £ 25 , 000 , including the purchase of land . Dwellings for . the Poor . —A preliminary meeting was held at Captain Gladstone ' s , R . N ., in Eaton square , on Saturday last , to take into consideration a scheme proposed by Viscount Ingestrie , for
converting private houses into improved dwellings for the poor . The following gentlemen were present : — Captain Gladstone , R . N ., in the chair ; Viscount Ingestrie , Sir Michael Shaw Stewart , Bart ., Rev . E . Hpwarth , B . D ., Hector of St . George , Hanoversquare , Rev . Thomas Beames , preacher at St . James ' s Church , Piccadilly , Hamilton Lindsay , Esq . The Marquis of Westminster , Sir Wm . Eraser , Alexander B . Hope , E * q ., and Rev . J . Jackson , Rector of St . James ' s , were unavoidably absent , but their concurrence in the objects of the meeting was announced . It is intended to hold another meeting shortly .
Improved Dwelltnos fob the Pook . —A building has just been completed in New-street , Goldensquare , for the purpose of affording to the poorer inhabitants of the parish of St . James , Westminister , more comfortable quarters than the distressed condition of certain parts of the district has heretofore enabled them to enjoy . It appears that the establishment of these homes for the poor arose from a report published in the year 1848 , b y the Committee of Health and Sanitary Improvement , upon the general state of the dwellings in that part of the parish which stands in immediate proximity Jto Golden-square . The building in question is situated on the estate of Sir Richard Sutton , and the cost of its construction has not
exceeded £ 2 , 120 , the amount being in exact accordance with the estimate furnished by Mr . Lee , the honorary architect . Tho sum , however , received in contributions towards the design is not less than £ 1 . 400 , and exertions are still being made to increase the amount . Amongst those who have taken a warm interest in the matter is Viscount Ingestre , who is actively engaged in endeavouring to form a committee of noblemen and gentlemen in the parish of St . George , Hanover-square , for the purpose of carrying out a similar design in that parish . The building is constructed , in the simplest possible form , but with every regard to the comfort and convenience of the occupants . There are four floors , and two sets of apartments
on every floor , each set comprising three rooms , coal cellar , a shaft for conveying the dust downwards , a meat-safe , sink , cupboard , and various other , conveniences , such as are not often to , be met with in the , dwellings of the humbler classes . There' are , ' moreover , on the basement floor four washhouees , each containing a copper -for the use of two families , and , in addition to the comforts to be derived from all these appurtenances , every care has been taken , to promote complete ventilation throughout the building . The terms upon which it is proposed tbat each suit of rooms shall be let Have been fixed at the rate of 6 s , 6 d . a week for the first and second floors , 5 s . 6 d . for the third floor , and 4 s . 6 d . for the fourth . Every effort has
been made to save the occupants from the necessity of incurring large expenses in furniture , and with this view many " fixtures" have been supplied which are not generally found in unfurnished houses . The manner in which the " dwellings " have been constructed reflects great credit upon the committee of gentlemen to whose exertions the design is mainly attributable ; and the squalid conditions of portions of the immediate neighbourhood sufficiently exhibits the urgent necessity for encouraging so valuable an attempt te improve the condition of tbe abodes of the working classes . Cheap Gas in the Citt of London . —On
Monday the Great Central Gas Consumers' Company Bill passed the Committee of the House of Lords without opposition . After a threeyears ' struggle the old City Company have agreed to amal gamate with the new company , upon terms by which tbeir works and pipes will be taken for shares in theamalgamated company , to be valued at the present price of iron and building materials . aftermaking proper reduction for wear and tear . The bill , a » passed , will secure to the pnblic and the shareholders all the benefits , the new company was established to confer . It is understood that since the reduction of price , the consumption of gasm the City has so greatly , increased that it will be quite sufficient to occupy both lots of works and
pipes . . j The designs for-the Peel statue in the City having been sent in , are now-arranged in the Egyptian Hall at the Mansion . House , where they are artistically grouped . , Tne models are about thirty in number , chiefly by Mr Bailey , R . A ., Mr . Lough , Mr . - M'Dowell , Afr . Thomas Milnes , Mr . Calder Marshall ,- Mr . Behnes , and Mr . Weekes , some of whom have sent three or four designs . ! The committee of University Collage Hospital have received notice of a legacy of 200 guineas free of duty by the late Mr . John Helling , of tbe Hampstead-road . r
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! A Narrow Escape . -Cowss ' June 23 .-The Russian barque jEgir . Davids master , from Havanoah to Cowes for . orders , and the T . and P Woodward ,. Woodward master ,. from ditto , having received their orders for Bristol , on the 18 th proceeded for _ that port , but on the 19 th , when off StJ Catherine ^ the American ran foul of the Russian , carymg away her larboard bulwarks , stanchions , & c „ and . her own-bowsprit , leaving part of her figure-head on board . the iEgir ; she then proceeded to the westward . The iEgir ran for Cowes , and she now lies alongside the Medina commercial wharf ; When ran into she was on the starboard tack and had a light up . „ The T . and P . Woodward took her just abaft the mainmast ,. and had she not been a very powerful vessel she must have been completely struck down .
' Customs Duties . —On Saturday last a return to the House of Commons was issued showing that the . amount of customs dut y received in the year ending 6 th January last , on goods imported , was £ 10 , m 0 . 53 o .
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Shoc king Railway Accident—On Saturday last several hundreds of the scholars , teachers , and friends , connected with the Elt n Church Sunday School , had a trip by railway to Blackpool . Ou the same day , 2 , 000 of the members and fiends of the Bury Youths ' Temperance Association took a trip to Fleetwood . One circumstance occurred on the journey which threw a gloom on the whole proceedings . In consequence of the demand for tickets being so great the railway company could not provide a sufficient ' supply of passenger carriages , and a number of cattle waggons , & c , were fitted up with seats for the occasion . On the way a numher of persons in an carriage formed a card party , and as there
open were a greater number than could play at once , tney adopted the usual means of ascertaining who should be the persons who would engage in play . A young man , named James Entwistle , a mechanic , employed at Mr . Lawrence Openshaw ' s factory , was one that was thrown out of play , and he remarKed t ;» his companions that he would get a little fresh air . He ac cording ly mounted upon the carriage until he had gained such an altitude that his head came in contact with a bridge , and he was forcibly driven into the •• uuceeding carriaee ; he never spoke more , and di d almost immediately . In two h » urs a coffin was pmvided , and the body was conveyed to Bury the same day : the accident occurred near Preston .
Suspected Murder near Norwich . On Saturday last , as a young man nam' -d Johnson , was passing through a lane about a mile distant from Norwich , called Mrs . Manineau ' sLane , a dug which accom panied him , after beating through an adjoining plantation , returned with what seemei to be a piece of carrion , with which it ran off . Upon Johnson s arrival at home he found that the animal had preceded him , and that the substance which be carried from the plarita'ion was a human hand , lie immediately communicated the circumstance to the police , and a minute search was instituted in the locality , which resulted in the discovery of other portions of a dead body , the remains in the opinion of several surgeons who have inspected them being those of a young female . The rumours and opinions which have arisen from the occurrence are of the
most conflicting nature , some persons' insisting that a foul murder has been committed , and othets suggesting that the portions of the body discovered have been used for anatomical purposes . The police , however , are busily engaged iu the investigation of the circumstances , and there is little doubt that they will unravel the mystery in which the matter is at present shrouded . t Bath Election;—Nomination . —The nomination of Candida es to serve tbeoffice of member f r this city , in the ensuinu parliament , took [ dace in the Orange-grove on Monday . There were some thousands of persons present , who behaved themselves in the most creditable manner , no demonstration of any kind being made , except now and then an electioneering cheer or groan . No banner of any kind
was to be seen . —Mr . Hunt proposed , and Mr . G . Norman seconded , Captain Scobellas a fit and proper person to represent them in parliament ; — Bailey , Esq ., proposed , and w . T . Gore , Esq ., seconded , Wm . Sutcliffe , Esq . —Captain Scobell then gave a lengthened exposition of his political views , and expressed himself in favour of Free Trade , an extension of the Suffrage , and other liberal principles . The gallant captain was warmly cheered . —Mr . Sutcliffe , in the course of his observations , said it would be presumed that he ( being brought forward by the Conservative party , who ; on the last election , placed Lord Ashley at the head of the poll in ' the most triumphant manner ) held some general conformity of opinion with that noble lord . ( Hear , hear . ) His views
were not quite in accordance with those of the Conservatives , inasmuch as he differed in some respects from them on tlie Protection question . They were , however , willing , he believed , to let him go to parlia ment unpledged on'this question . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Sutcliffe resumed his seat amidst loud cheering . — Immediately on which a show of hands was taken , and the Mayor declared it to be in favour of Captain Scobell . Tho polling commenced with spirit at eight o ' clock on Tuesday morning , and was continued with the same determination till the close of the poll at four o ' clock . The contest , however , though somewhat close , was conducted with the greatest good feeling , and the proceedings throughout the city were almoft entirely devoid of the noise and disturbance usually found at contested
elections . The contest bas terminated in the election of Capt . Scobell , the liberal candidate , by a very respectable majority . Capt . Seobell took tho lead , and kept it throughout the day . At the close of the poll , the numbers were : —Capt . Scobell , 1 , 103 ; Mr . Sutcliffe , 1 , 041 . Several thousand person I having assembled in front of Capt . Scobell's central committee-room , Westgate-buildings , the gallant captain and his committee , in obedience to tbe calls of the multitude , appeared upon a platform erected in front of the building , and were received with several rounds of applause . —Capt . Scobell , in addressing those assembled , said the victory was gained , and the Liberals had obtained a good majority over the Tories of Bath . ( Loud cheers . ) But
whilst they rejoiced in their . own success , they would not exult over the fallen . ( Hear . ) The victory was not his ( Capt . Scobell ' s ) , but theirs—the Liberals of Bath - and they had won it in an independent , straightforward way , that . , he believed would set an example to all England . ( Cheers . ) Capt . Scobell , ih conclusion , proposed three cheers for the independent representation ef Bath , which were given with the greatest zeal . —W . Hunt , Esq ., G . Norman . 'Esq ., T . W . ' Saunders , Esq ., and Sir John Hare , having also congratulated the Liberals upon their success , the . meeting broke up . —The election terminated on Wednesday morning by the official declaration of the . poll by his Worship the Mayor . Captain Scobell and several members of
hia committee having addressed the assembly , the gallant captain was subsequently drawn round the city in a carriage , amidst the firing of cannon and peals , of the abbey bells . , Two Alarming Accidents ok thb North-Western Railway . —A serious accident occurred to the down mail train on the 20 th inst ., near tbe Button Viaduct , between Crewe and Warrington . The line had been for a few days previously under repairs , and on that afternoon the plate-layers had been at work on thespot just before the train referred to was due . Whether any of the rails were left out of their places , or imperfectly secured , cannot as yet be aicertained ; . but . from some cause or other the engine was carried off the line , drawing with it from
ten . to twelve carriages in the train , ' with such a degree of force lliat the further ' progress of " the ehuine was ' . ' only ' finally , stopped by . the wheels becording embedded In the earth up to their . axles . Most providentially the train had passed the ; precipitous embankment , or nothing could have saved the eSiirie , carriages , and passengers from , being dashed to atoms . As it is , however , ho great amount of injury has been sustained . A message was immediately forwarded to the Warrington station , when Mr . Norris , the manager , promptly proceeded with a fresh engine and carriages , and tbe mails and passengers , after about three hours' delay , were forwarded on to Liverpool . Had the accident occurred but a minute or two sooner , it must have been
attended with more , awful results than any of the numerous similar catastrophes that have been of late to abundant —^ -Another accident happened to the quarter past ten o ' clock train on Saturday last , from Boston-square , when on its way northwards , about two miles beyond Wolverhampton , fortunately unattended with serious injury to any one , but which for a moment excited the roost serious alarm . From gome unexplained cause the luggage on tbe top of one or the carriages . caught fire , and the flames spread with great rapidity . In one of the compartments of the , next carriage behind it were seated Mr . Paxton ; Mr . Bass , M . P ., and Mr . Cochrane , the ; active superintendent in the building of the Crystal Palace . ' and Mr . Crampton
, the engineer of the ^ Submarine Telegraph Cnmpany from Dover to Calais . ' These gentlemen while ' chatting pleasantly together were suddenly startled by hearing shrieks and , seeing flakes of fire drifted across the windows of their compartment . Mr Crompton guessing what was the matter , and comprehending at once the . danger , with a coolness and daring highly praiseworthy , opened the door , and leaping from carriage to-. carriage by the aid of the footbridge , made bis way past that which was in flames , and was approaching , the enfiine , when he was observed by the guard and driver , who , as soon as possible , stoppedthe train . In the meantime his companions had a narrow escape of it , for the flames found their way into the compartments which he had
left open , and set the clothes of the inmates on fire in several places ; 'They had the greatest'difficulty in extinguishing the sparks ' and flakes of fire-that had found , their way in , 'but beyond some singes and a blister' or two no personal injury was suffered ; Had it hot been'for Mr . Crompton ' s presence of mind , however , Very melancholy consequences might have resulted ; Perh « ps ; when the ingenious conceiver of the Crystal Palace had been reduced to ashes some measures might have been adopted to secure the long-desiderated means of communication 1 between driver and guard ; of which this is another example . As it . was all the passengers were greatly frightened , and several hud to deplore the destruction of their luggage . ' '
I Violent Stork at Nottingham— On tbe 20 th inst .. a storm of hail arid rain , of unusual violence hrokc immediately over this town , delugihe the streets , and sweeping everything before it . A ereat mass of , water accumulated in Upper Parliamentstreet , and swept .. with overpowering force , down Sheep-Jane into the market-place , at a time when there was the greatest throng of business , pots and pans , fruit , vegetables , and other things , beihe : earned way , , and , a large ; stream . flowed out of the market-pace down Wheeler- gate ,. ' filling the low kitchens in its course . The lightning waXtremelv vivid , and one flash struck a chimney on the s < Sth-Z ? f 7 r * r \ U r * ' m ° ° * ° < Gregl . and Co ' s . lace factory , Canal-street , and the electric fluid , passing down the chimney , shaft , set fire to aquantity
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of cotton fibre . The room was instantly in . a bla ze , but it was fortunately discovered by Mr . Hodgson , and put out in a few mrou . tes . Some of the hailstones were three or four inches in circumference , and were in shape something like broadbeans . The storm , which was confined almost exclusively to Nottincham , lasted but ten minutes , and was followed by a brilliant evening . A large number of panes were broken , and the low kitchens in the streets , where there was the slightest descent , were filled with water . ^ Tub Affrat at TwiRsiBAn . —The fearful encounter between the pohce and Mr , Cook , and three burglars , at Twinstead . bas resulted fatally , Ponle , one of tbe wounded robbers , having died in Hedingham police-station from the effects of his wound . Mr . Cook's man is going on favourably , and Jones , the policeman , though severely wounded in the affray , is doing well . '
. A Lady Poisoned by Mistake , at Dover—A feding «» f much concern was felt in this town by the following painful occurrence . For several weeks past Mrs . E ! iz * Prickett , the lady of George Prickett , Esq ., of Castle-street , had been suffering from some malady which required the application of liniment , the usual caution being given by the medical man who supplied it . On Wednesday the lady was additionally indisposed , and Mr . Sankey , surgeon , prescribed an anodyne mixture . He left directions , that on requirins the mixture , t < b . e should ring a bell which communicated with Mr . Prickett ' s apartment , and that he would then come and administer it . Instead of doingso , however , she rose during the night and took in mistake a large portion of tbe liniment . The stomach pump wasaoplied , and various restoratives , but she died under the effects of the dose . The coroner ' s jury returned a verdict , " That the deceased was poisoned by inadvertently taking a liniment containing morphine . "
A Runaway Bankrupt . —On Saturday last a warrant was issued by Mr . Commissioner Holroyd , fur the apprehension of a bankrupt named Martin , late of Lewe . < , Su-sex , draper . It appears Marin carried on business in the High-street , Lewes , and so far back as December last established a sbop at Jersey . His practice was to obtain large parcels of goods from tbe London warehouses on credit , and as soon as they came into his possession at . Lewes he sent them in a collier from Shoreham to Jersey , where they were disposed of by forced sales . Property to the . amount of £ 3 , 000 was thus got rid of , and about £ 700 more removed from . Lewes to the Old Ship , Brighton , before the bankrupt decamped . The evidence shows that he went to the last Derby , where not being unknown . he made heavy bets , which he lost , and the next day proceeded to Liverpool and nailed for America in the Pacific . The property at Brighton bas been seized .
A Ronaway Town Clerk . —The greatest excitement pr evails in Tunbridge Wells in consequence of Benjamin Sears , the town clerk , having absconded . It appears that be has obtained money to tbe amount of above £ 2 , 000 by . . discounting very recently , and that many respectable inhabitants of the town , who placed confidence in him , will be brought to the verge of ruin . He was collector of assessed taxes , town clerk , collector of the gas and water companies , and held other appointments . It is reported he is a defaulter in almost every instance , and a warrant has been issued for his apprehension , and placed in the hands of Mr . Superin tendent Moreton . Sears is suspected of being in tbe metropolis . His income exceeded £ 400 per year .
• Mmanchoiy Accident at Maldon whilb Batuisg . — on Sunday afternoon , whilst two young gentlemen , Norwegians , were bathing in the river , on * of them , named Otter Holter , got out of his depth and called for help ; his companion , Mr . Erland Kjostende , immediately went to his assistance , when the sinking man instantly caught hold of him round the body , and he being but a moderate swimmer both sank . It was some little time before any persons could reach the spot ; on their arrival assistance was rendered to Mr . Kjostende , and he was taken out of the water much exhausted , but was soon revived ; and although every exertion was used , the body of Mr . Holter was not found for three-quarters of au hour . Every means were then
resorted to in endeavouring to restore animation , but without the slightest effect , and the body was removed to await a coroner ' s inquest . Deceased had only that morning comedown from London with his friend , Mr , Kjostende , who was on a visit at Mr . Dedman ' s . The Lady Godiva Procession at Coventry . —This ancient triennial celebration took place on Tuesday , and was conducted with unusual splendour , a circumstance to which the favourable state of the weather very materially contributed . It was calculated tbat there were more than 60 , 000 persons present , there being , it was believed , at least 30 , 000 strangers in the town . The procession itself was not far short of a mile in length . A large number of
persons arrived by the special train from London , and about 8 , 000 left the station at Birmingham for Coventry in the course of the morning . ' Burglary at East Farlbioh . —On Tuesday morning last , soon after midnight , the footman of E . Turner , Esq ., was suddenly awoke by the window of the pantry in which he slept being violently burst open . A man weating a mask entered , on which the servant , whose name is David Roberts , a youth of about eighteen , seized a table knife and aimed a blow at the fellow , the force of which broke the blade , having probably struck some hard substance . The robber struck bim on the bead , and observing another man outside Roberts retreated upstairs and alarmed the family , consisting of Mrs . and Miss
Turner and the female servants . Ihe burglars followed him , and entered several rooms , the drawers and boxes in which they opened and ransacked but took nothing . After some time Roberts with great courage descended to the lower part of the house and finding one of the robbers in the act of getting out of the pantry window , struck , at him with a bootjack , on which they made off , leaving behind , just within the window , a quantity of plate , to the value of £ 40 , which was packed up in true " cracksmen ' s " style ; ready for carrying off . As soon as it was light Roberts went into Maidstone and gave information to the ' police . Superintendent Dunne was quickly on the spot , and took active measures to discover the thieves . Two men named Mathews and Burton ,
were subsequently taken into custody , and taken before D ; Senitton , Esq ., but not being identified , Mathews was discharged , Burton , whoso shoes exactly match marks left On the flower border near the window , being remanded till Friday . It is singular that the point of the broken knife was afterwards found in Farleigh-street , at some distance from the house , apparently unsoiled . . I Dslibbrate Suioide at Plymouth . —On Tuesday morning as the up express train which leaves Plymouthat 10 20 a . m ., was passing over the battery incline of the South Devon Railway , about a mile and a quarter this side of Totnes , it cut off the head of a man who appears to have deliberately put himself on tbe rail . The train was in charge of Marlow the guard , and consisted of three carriages only , drawn by the Stromboli engine . At the point mentioned there is a considerable turn in the road , and a person
line the defeased was , on the approach of tbe train , observed in an adjoining field running towards the line . When first seen on it he was' only thirty yards off , stooping over the left hand rail , apparently outting soraethingon the plates or picking up something from the road . The train was at full speed , and , the descent being severe , it was impossible for Dickenson , the driver , to stop it at the moment ; be , however sounded the whistle , but the man kept his position , and his head was instantaneously severed from his body . When the train returned it was found that the head had been flung sixty feet forward from tbe point of decapitation ; the body was in a ditch about forty feet in advance , with a left arm and left leg broken . } The mutilated rem-iins were delivered to the brother of the deceased , Mr . Bidlake , a gentleman farmer , who residesat Whitley farm , through which the railroad is constructed . Deceased was
about fifty years of age . a bachelor , possessed of some property : he was subject to fits , and within' the I'St » en days basbeen afflcted ith a severe seizure . Just before the approach of the 6 50 up > rain in the morning , a person resembling him was seen at tbe same spot , apparently laying something on the plates , but he suddenly absconded when detected by the policeman on duty . ' Extensivk Conflagration at Lyiw , Norfolk . —Shortly before six o ' clock on Tuesday morning one of the most alarming and destructive fires which have taken place in Lynn for a long series of years , broke out in the Workshops and warehouses of a cabinet maker m the centre of the town . ' The premises in question are situated between King-street and Hiihstreet—two of the main thoroughfares of the
town—^^^^ . "P'fd by Mr . Giscard , cabinet maker of High-street ; by Messrs . W . & J . Cooper , wholesile ironmongers ; and by Mr . Aikin , bookseller and stationer , and Were occupied ^ workshops and wareft ? nV Th ? , fi e was ? ot 8 ub ^ ed . for . several hours , and not nntil five cottages had been completely gutted , and Mr . Giscard ' s workshops and warehouses burnt to the ground . Mr . Aikin ' s printing office also suttered considerable damage from tbe fire , and at one time it appeared as if mithing short of a miracle could . save the conflagration from extending to the whole of High-street . Messrs- Cooperiand Mr . Aikin are insured , but Mr . Giscard neglected to get his P j reaeweo during the present year , consequently the damage done to his property is a total loss to mm . ..,. ¦• . '
! The . Bishop op ExktkrV Synod . —The diocesan synod-appointed to be held by the Bishop of Exeter commenced its proceedings on Wednesday , by attending Divine Service at tbe Cathedral in the forenoon ; but no more than the ordinary amount of interest was manifested by the public , and the building was not at any time inconveniently crowded . ; . A Poisonous Liiard . —A short time since Mr . Charles Mumford , gunsmith , of Warley , whilst dipping a pail in a pond adjoining his house , felt something prick his hand , which he found to be a lizard ( zooteca vivipara ) . The wounded part swelling very much , it was cut out , and has since been cauterised , Mr . Mumford remaining unable to use it for a fort-
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night . It had been generally supposed that ibis Sne cies of lizard , or swift ( as it is usually called ) , j 8 « £ poisonous . Two instances to the contrary have bow ever , occurred , we are informed , in the p art of thl county above referred to . Some few years since a child at Warley was bitten by one which had crairW up its clothes , as it was sitting near some furze and died in consequence ; and tbe Rev . P . Salter ' for merly rector of Shenfield , when picking some weeds from a flower in his garden , was bitten b y one , in con sequence of which he lost the use of his arm an 1 never recovered it . ' u
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Attempt To Overturn A Train Is Scotland ...
Attempt to Overturn a Train is Scotland The mid-day mail train from London , due in " ou 7 goff on Sunday at 12 . 40 p . m ., had a narrow esoar !» from being overturned . Between tho Buchanan street terminus and the main line , where the sT Rullox branch ( urns off , there is an incline alon » which the down trains come with a consi ' dcvabln velocity . On a portion of this line , about a rail and a half from tho terminus , some miscreant hid placed on ono of the rails a couple of oaken fcevs used for fastening the rails to the sleepers in aueh a position that if the train succeeded in p-iSs i ^ tun it almost 10
„ over one was sure oo intercepted bv the other . The driver was close on the obstr notion before ho perceived it , and could do riothino- to check the speed of the engine ; mid perhaps" an the event showed , it was hetter tha t lie did not ' fiv the weight of tbe locomotive , and its ra pid speed had the effect of crushing the foremost of the kovi into fragments , the wheels at the same time suruvL ing over tbeother impediment without injury . The puard which is attached to the front of the engine is raised between three and four inches fryrn the line , and the deliberate nature of tho attempt to throw the train off the line is manifested by the
fact , that this circumstance must have been well known to the miscreant who placed the keys on the rail , as these are not above two inches thick , and passed consequently underneath tbe guard . A fe * hours after the occurrence of the above , a number of small stones were found on the rails , as if with tbe renewed purpose of accomplishing the destruction of the next passing train . A -watch was set for the remainder of the day , and the officials of the line are making strenuous efforts to discover the offender . Had the tender been running before the engine , the chances are that the train would hare been thrown off tbe line , and with what results it is painful to contemplate .
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Dkcay Of Ihe Ihish Population.—An Abstra...
Dkcay of ihe Ihish Population . —An abstract of the census returns of Ireland , showing the total number of its inhabitants on the 1 st January last is now in the hands of the Lord Lieutenant , and a cheerless document , by all accounts , it is . Lord Clarendon may take credit for diplomatic talentshe may look back with statesman-like pride on the clever things he has done in this country , as well as in Spain ; how he was everything hy turns with all parties—and how he well nigh succeeded in sa * tis f ying the Irish nation with the abolition of its Viceregal Court , in the hope of abolishing Lord
Clarendon himself . But Lord Clarendon will never seek a subject for congratulation in tho numerous blue books addressed to himself by poor law or census commissioners . Under his Viceroyalty Ire . land bas endured an amount of suffering positivel y unparalleled in the history of Europe for centuries past . Talk not of the horrors of war , when the miseries of Ireland , during the reign of Lord Clarendon at Dublin Castle , are the subjects of conversation . But adopting it , notwithstanding , and adding tbe rate of increase -which had marked the Irish population during the preceding twenty years , there must have been at the very lowest calculation at least eight and three-quarter millions '
If the former rate of progress had continued uninterrupted to tbe present time , the population would be nine and a quarter millions , instead of which there are but six and a quarter 1 Has fivo years of modern war caused such ruin to a ' population as the past unhappy five years of Whig misrule in unhappy Ireland ? It is now averred on good authority that the recent census returns show a population of only six and a quarter millions of people in Ireland 1 What , a dreadful tale does this return relate ! The loss by famine , destitution , emigration , and misgovernment , of at
I least two and half millions of people within a period of less than five years . This is not a mere speculative estimate , but figures based upon admitted facts . The census of 1841 showed a population of 8 , 175 , 238 ; now in consequence of tbe imperfections in tbe system of enumeration employed at that time this return was known to bo below the true total . So much for tbo destruction of tbe population under a benignant government ; as to tbe ruin of property we hare only to refer to the daily proceedings in the Court for tho Sale of Encumbered Estates . —Times .
At a meeting of the Tenant League held on Tuesday night , Mr . Lucas , of the Tablet , descanted in the following terms upon the astounding report ! promulgated here respecting the falling off in the Irish population : — " It had been stated in several newspapers ( said Mr . Lucas ) and bad not been contradicted in the government organ , published that evening , which had a long article on the subjectthe census of 1851 . In 1841 the population ( if Ireland was 8 , 000 , 000 . Between 1841 and 1845 tho population must have increased to at least 8 , 500 , 000 . If the population had gone on increasing to the present day , the total in 1851 , according to the ratio of increase in tbe forsier ten yean * , would be
9 , 500 , 000 . What was the number by the returns just made up—an actual enumeration , and t . ot an estimate ? Uncontradicted . Wax it 8 , 000 , 000 or 7 , 000 , 000 ? No , it was only 6 , 500 , 000 . Givieioui God ! there had been a diminution of 3 , 000 , 000 of people in five years- —a diminution , partly owing to the misery of tho country , presenting an avcragJ number of births , partly owing to the driving of the people out of the country , who had been com . pellod to quit it in consequence of the ruin coming upon . them , and partly from positive and actual starvation . ( Hear , hear . ) In what proportion did they distribute this diminution . He defied any maa to say it was not an enormous uronortion considered
with reference to . the whole . Let them support one million put down to the deficiency of births ; suppose one million gone to America ; tbey had , then , the third million of human beings sent into eternity by actual andpositive starvation , owing 10 the accursed system pursued under the government of the Whigs . ( Hear . ) When tho Irish peop le ten years ago heard of a petty paltry measure of coercion against them , what were the names n \* eiJ uP 0 , i the government of the day by a man now no more . - ' The base , the bloody , and tho brutal Whigs-What names should be given to them now in tne year of grace , 1851 , when , after live years of famine , literally nothine substantial or rational M «
been done to prevent this destruction . One million of deaths from starvation lay at the door of W Whigs . Murdered or not , exiled , or dead in tne ditches , no one could deny that the popula tion J the country was three millions less than it ought to be . Who were these three millions ? They *« j the customers of the towns . ( Hear , hear . ) « J one million of murdered men Lord John Jloa sollnao to answer at the bar of the Almig hty Goo . ( Cheers . ) He had killed them , or at ^[' system of which he was the head , and ho snouw answer for them . Ho had beggared the inhabit !" !' of the towns , and bad deprived them of three *»»' lions of customersand they should take care w
, he did not deprive them of three millions m < w * Would they allow a system that had worked sip destruction to continue in operation for firo S ® . longer ? " ( "No . " ) Tes , Mr . Lucas , nHi «* legislation has murdered one million of Iriikmffl ; '' Morning Herald . „ Tub Irish Political Convicts . —The fott ° * communication , dated .. * 'Ilobart Town , Fell \" i , brings the latest news that has been rec eived oft " , Irish political convicts . It is pubiisned in &« ' % " News Lttttr , with the signature " Wm . C . Gra ) : . " Since I wrote last I have seen Messrs . M ««' and Martin ; they are living together at a P " called Bothwell . about fnrf . v milp « from hero , w .
Mitchel and children are soon expected , as bom the Irish exiles expect a speedy return to , country and home . Mr . Meagher was ^ "V Mi » B -Bennet , on Saturday , the 22 ml inst . lieutenant-governor ' s ( Sir William Doms "'' >) t der , sending M'Manus , O Doberty , 0 w' " , to Port Arthur for : three months at nar . A , tlie for going out of their district , was o verrui * / ^ Judges in the Supreme Court on Friday , r * niwhere M'Manus appeared in his grey P \ j , 0 r form , in which ho had been workin g al r ° . i jn since the 1 st of January . After bis acqu y )| had to walk from the court house to a » j , amidst tbe public gaze , where bo had ?* " / lot ^' to meet him . He had to borrow a 8 " ' ° . cei ' in order that he could at once proceed to * , M ton . I heard Sir William Deniaon state , ^ monster dinner given on the arrival pi j { o $ that his stay in the colony was not llKe ' . hJT '
rndro than a ' year or two at the farthest- jslf , se en !; Frost , Williams , and Jones , ^ V . iLis " Frost is book-keeper to a grocer hero ; "' „ e » f sinking shafts , making coal exper «** Ji ' ! Ilobart Town ; and Jones keeps a ^ ° Coi ^ shop near Launceston . You will see by t « tvt 0 id which I send , the Vieilant sails in a day » 0 London with timber ; it is ( I bel ' ? 7 h , reK building purposes . Many colonial snip 8 . ' # built in Hobart Town with such timber , '^ j . Cluegum , and , found to answer wel . »" : this & 1 and fiis shipmates at Port Arthur lo « H » . „ ff Vigilant . ' N . B .-Since writing the here' , M'Manus is again arrested at W * < express command of Sir William 1 )« Ce » S order is , that M'Manus is not to com . ^ ubut to walk all the way by road , a dial * r ^ miles , in the custody of policemen , wnt <
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 28, 1851, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_28061851/page/6/
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