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¦ Health op Loxbon Dobiko the Week . —In the week cndinsTa ? t Saturday the deaths registered in the ' metropolitan districts amounted to 1 , 166 . Tha result shows a small increase , on the average _ of corresponding weeks in the ten years 1840-9 , which is 1 , 146 ( without correction for probable increase of Tjopukiioj ); the numbers severally returned in these weeks havinsr been less than 800 in 1841 , and having risen to 1 . 262 in 1 S 46 , and by the force of influenza , to 1 . 916 in 1 S 47 . During the three weeks which have just elapsed , of the current month 1 , 004 , 1 , 090 , and 1 , 166 deaths have been successively recorded ; but it must be observed that the fo " " able increase in the present return is causednot owliisivolv or nrincinallv hv an augmented rate oi
mortalitv . ' butbv an influx o * fcoroner s cases ,, wnica occurred at dutrs antecedent to last woe * though the respiration of them has been P ° P oncd , tV in close of the quarter . Of the *»*«« on -hich in J qu ^ sare held the large , * pro ? ° r" on fall nnd e the cau-gory of » viole ^' ^ $£% ? £ , f ^ rntdJr f » c ures and wounds ( of which U oci Amen bv accidental falls on the street and Wa ! in ^ fromwindows and other heights ) . Two STmS 13 girls , and an aged woman were burnt by Ecfothestaking fire ;; 3 children wereacc . den-Sly suffocated in bed ; 6 children died from want Abreast milk ; a woman was poisoned by an over dose of laudanum , and a child by Godfrey s Cordial Intemperance was fatal to a man and woman * n " urnducinff annoplcxy ; and a miller of 19 years
died from " disease of lungs and knee joint , ( about 4 months ) " whose illness is stated to have ansen from inhalinc the dust of his mill . Amongst the fatal awes of last week , diseases of the lungs and other organs of respiration" are conspicuous on 4 he list ; they amount to 274 , nearh the same as in the previous week , and still slightly exceed the average Bronchitis numbers 102 , pneumonia 117 , and asthma 34 deaths . In the tubercular class thero are tf deaths from scrofula , 16 from tabes mesenteric * 25 from hydrocephalus ( or water on the lead ) ' and 112 from consumption . Amongst
epidemics , small pox carried on ai children ana 4 adults * nearly the same number as in the former week- ' measles 21 ; scarlatina 30 ; hooping cough las risen from 42 to 52 ; croup numbers 10 ; diar-* hos ! i 16 tvphus 43 ; aud erysipelas 11 , A single case of-ehotoa was registered . The births of 729 bovs and 748 girls , in all 1 , 477 children , were registered in theweok . The average of corresponding -weeks in five years ( 1845 9 ) , was 1 , 342 . At the Boyal Ohservatorv , Greenwich , the mean daily leading of the barometer rose to 30 . 027 in . on Fndav and was 30 . 120 in . on Saturday ; the mean of * " the week was 29 . 412 in . The mean daily temperature , - which -was 48 . 9 degs on Sunday , continuously decreased throughout the week and the of the week
• was 33 degs . on Saturday ; mean was 38 . 6 degs ., rather less than the average of the same week in seven years . Having been 8 . 5 degs . above the average of the same day on Sunday , it was 6 degs . below it on Saturday . The wind , -which was generally in the south-west on tbe first three days , afterwards changed to the north-west . ACCIBEST OS THE NORTH KENT RAILWAY . —Between nine and ten o ' clock on Saturday morning last as a train , consisting of fourteen or fifteen carriages , was coming up from Rochester , Gravesend , and "Woolwich , and had arrived near the Londonbridge station , it became necessary to stop until another train , proceeding downwards , had passed . To -enable the down train to go on the right line , it became necessarv to shift one of the switches , and
Vhen the train " had passed the man in charge should iave put the switch back again to the rail on which stood the carriages coming up ; but thw was not done . In ignorance of this omission the . signal was given for the train to advance , and as there was a gap in the communication between the two rails in consequence of the switch not having been moved , a crash was felt , several of the passengers were thrown Yiolently from their seats , and several of them sustained scratches and bruises . 1 he passengers immediately scrambled oat of the carriages and made all the haste they could to get to the platform , as other trains were about to start , which might iave caused the most fatal consequences . Two persons who were brought to the hospital , had every attention paid to them by the medical gentlemen in attendance , and proceeded to their homes
Co—USIONS OX THE EASTERN COUXTIES RAILWAY . —Numerous Persons Injured . —On Monday evening , during the fog , two very eerioas collisions happened on the Eastern Counties ^ Railway , involving serious injury to a number of individuals . In the neighbourhood of Stratford it was impossible , even at mid-day todiscern objects a few yards distant , and although the company adopted every precaution to insure the safety of tbe trains , it was deemed eventually necessary to take off a number of short trains . When dusk set in all the signal lights were obscured , and it was only by an extensiveuse of fog signals that thr traffic could then be carried on . Notwithstanding these precautions two trains were run into , and the serious consequences we append . The first mishap
happened to the half-past four o clock train to Hertford , which Stopsat theurtennediatestationsbetween jBishopsgate and Stratford . A quarter of an hour after its departure from London , viz , at a quarter to five , the express train to Enfield leaves , and . it appears , does not stop between the terminus and Tottenham . It seems that the Hertford train was behind its time at Stratford , through the density of the fog . While the Stratford passengers were alighting , the Enfield express was heard approaching , and was in fact , not seen until it had actually dashed into the rear of the Hertford train , doubling up a second class carriage , and throwing the latter part of the train off the line . The screams of the injured occupants were loud , and as if to add to their suf & riuss , the fog ,
coupled with the steam and _ smoke of the engine , completely obscured the position of the unfortunate parties , and although the numerous staff of officers attached to the works at Stratford were immediately < m the spot , much delay neces-arily transpired ere they could all be extricated . It wa & tfien discovered that the chief portion of the persons ' ™ the carriage were more or less hurt . Having been removed to the waiting rooms of the station , aud several medical gentlemen been sent for , it was found necessary to despatch several to the London Hospital , while others had their injuries attended to on the spot , and removed to neighbouring taverns . Amongst those more seriously hurt , and who were cinveyed to the hospital , were two gentlemen and a female . The second
collision took place shortly before eleven o clock , close to the Brick-lane goods depot . It was the las ' , train up from Colchester , due at Bishnpsgate at halfpast ten . It was proceeding at a very cautious rate , and within a short time after leaving the Mile End station , it was run into by the Norwich express . The last carriage of the Colchester train was a third class , in which were a number of passengers on a Christmas excursion to their friends in London . So great was the concussion , that the end , roof , and sides were demolished ; and how the unfortunate passengers escaped mortal injury , appears most miraculous . Many of them were bleeding from wounds in their
heads , and other parts of their body , and as in the former instance , the density of the atmosphere added to the abirm . Several passengers in other parts of the train sustained contused injuries , and in cue unfortunate instance , a lady who was sitting opposite the writer received severe bruises by coming in contact with each other ' s heads , and to his regret found her bleeding copiously . On the arrival of _ the train at Bishopsgate , many more were seenin a similar predicament . Mr . Hancourn , a surgeon , residing near the terminus , and who had been called by the company to those injured on the previous occasion , -was m the train , and immediately offered his services 5 n alleviating those most hurt .
Thk Latb Fatal Injury bt as Ox . —On Monday the adjourned inquiry relative to the death of the unfortunate man Pagan , who was Killed on Monday evening last , was concluded before Mr . W . Payne . It wag stated on this occasion by the constable that he had made every inquiry about the owner of the animal , but was unable to find one . ¦ The ox was still in Islington pound , and no person had been to claim it . There were the letters "** B . B . " marked upon the offside of the animal , and there were also two clips in the letter B . —Sergeant "White , of the City . Police , said he kept a register of all the marks used by salesmen , bu ' ehers , and others , npon the animals . He should have been able to have'identified the animal if it had been brought to the market upon any other day except the grand day ; but on that day it was impossible—The jury then returned a verdict of " Accidental death . "
The Sewer Accidekt in- Scotland-yard . —On the 20 th inst . a portion of the premises of Messrs . Robins , Aspden , and Co ., the cement manufacturers ia Scotland-yard , fell in , close to the spot where , some days ago , the tide broke through and drowned two men . It seems that the water falling into the sewer had swept away a portion of the foundation on which the wall , which has given way , rested . The accident is , therefore , a natural and unavoidable consequence of the former one . Mr . Gotto , the surveyor of the district , visited the spot in the coarse of the day , and arranged with Messrs . Robins , Aspden , and Co . ' , as to the manner in which the injury to the premises should be repaired . The whole neighbourhood seems to feel deeply alarmed at the amount of boring and tunnelling going on beneath their habitations .
Fatal Swing Accident . —On Saturday last , Mr . Payne held an inquest iu Guy ' s Hospital , on J . Williams , aged nine , whose >; death occurred under the following drcumstances : —A number of children werfiinaBffin 2 bbatjin"the Orchard" Pcckham , when oneotthem ,, alitIegirl , tlirew out her shawl , which deceasedrwho was standing on the ground underneath the swing , caught ,-and attempted to fling it back into the boat , i Jn the attempt a hook in the boa ^ entered deceased ' s skull , just above the ear , and in thatpbsition he was' carried backwards and forwards hythe swing boat' to- a great height , and for some time , till he could -be released . When the swftz . was stopped the little sufferer was released
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from the hook , and carried to the hospital , when death quickly relieved him from his sufferings .-Verdict , '' Accidental death , . " with a recommendation from the jury that the swing should be abolished . Fatal Accident oh tub Hiveb . —On Christmas r Mr Bedford held an inquest at the Charingcross Hospital , on ! tho body of Henry Scarlett , aired 51 years , who lost his life under tho following singular circumstances . It appeared from the evidence of Inspector Woollett , of the . Thames Police force , that on Saturday morning last deceased had the charge of a sailing barge , which was drifting down the river with the tide . Deceased was on tho after-part of the barge , ani his son had the management of the oars . Numerous accidents are
£ constantly occurring at Westminster-bridge , in consequence of so many of the arches being blocked up . The tide sets to the centre of the bridge , and watermen have considerable difficulty in passing through the two channels of tbe bridge on the north and south shore , and often the force of the current carries their vessels against the arches that are blocked up , and they are upset . On this occasion deceased was steering for the north channel , and as he reached the bridge the barge appeared to incline towards the centre arch : upon which he became much excited , and left the rudder in haste , for tho
purpose of assisting his son at the oars . His foot caught the iron bar to which the sails are fastened , and he was thrown violently on the gunwale of the barge . He never moved ; a little blood issued from his nostrils , and he was carried to the hospital , but was found to be quite dead . There was only a small cut upon the nose , and no other marks of violence which could indicate the cause of death . Mr , Tingham , the house-surgoon , had not made a port mortem examination of the body , but he was of opinion that the deceased had received a dislocation of tbe neck , which caused instantaneous death . Verdict , "Accidental death . "
Distressing Suicide in the Serpentine . — On Tuesday evening the body of a young man , named George Barton , was found in the Serpentine , opposite the Exhibition in Hyde Park , by some of the Humane Society ' s dragsmen , who received information of the suicide of the deceased under the following very distressing circumstances . It appears that on Saturday last one of the park-keepers , while walking along the Serpentine , saw a hat and stick lying together near the edge of tbe river . He at once gave information to the superintendent of the Humane Society , who instantly gave directions for the river to be searched . The men dragged the
river , but were unable to discover any body . On Tuesday the deceased ' s father , a groom , called at the receiving house , and said he bad received a letter from his son . It stated that he had thrown himself from the bridge facing the Exhibition into the Serpentine , and that if they wanted to find tho body , they must search for it near the bridge . Tho letter also stated that ho had been unable to get any work as a groom , and that distress led him to do the deed . The father identified the hat and stick as his son ' s property . The deceased was only eighteen years of age , and during the last few weeks he had been very low-spirited , in consequence of his being out of work .
Seizure of Illicit Spirits . —On Tuesday a largo seizure of illicit spirits was made by Mr . Cartwright , supervisor of the excise , in the Old Fordroad , Victoria-park . Having some suspicions of a man whom he observed carrying a sack on his shoulders , he questioned him as to what he was carrying , and he replied that it was varnish that he was going to take to his master ' s . Knowing him to be an old offender , Mr . Cartwright determined upon examining the contents of the sack , which he found to consist of bladders filled with spirits of illicit manufacture . He then took the man into
custody , who gave the name of Taylor , but whose real name is Allen . The officer had scarcely disposed of this seizure , when , passing along Northstreet , Mile-end , he saw two men in the dresses of countrymen , calling at different houses ; he watched their manoeuvres , and eventually went up to them , and found upon them three bladders filled with illicit spirits , four pewter measures , and a bottlo of colouring liquid , to give the spirits the colour of brandy . They were then taken into custody , and the spirits secured . Daring Robbery . —On Tuesday morning , between
seven and eight o clock , a most daring robbery was committed at some houses belonging to Mr . J Croxford . of the firm of Combe , Delafield , and Co ., situate in Union-court , Holborn-hill . It appears that the thieves entered an empty house , broke a hole through the roof , and then stripped the housos of a large quantity of lead . The neighbours opposite saw them in the act , but thought they were the plumbers at work ; and the robbery was not discovered till the brickiay . er went to look over the houses , which were undergoing repair . Another Destructive / Fire in Bermondsey . —
On Wednesday night a fire , attended with a serious destruction of property , broke out in the premises occupied by Mr . Clay , a stick maker and turner , carrying on business at No . 7 , Grange-road , Bermondsey . The whole of Mr . Clay ' s property soon became enveloped in flames , which speedily extended to two spacious timber-buildings belonging to Mr . Jenkinson , the leather dresser . Upwards of three hours elapsed ere the fire could be wholly extinguished , and not until Mr . Clay ' s premises were destroyed , two large buildings on Mr .
Jenkinson ' s estate consumed , and some damage done by fire , water , & c , to Mr . Westwood ' s property ( a basket maker . ) The firemen had several narrow escapes whilst in subduing the flames—one , by the falling of a blazing shed , by which several of them were nearly buried ; and the other by the open tan pits , into which two of , the men fell . The origin of the disaster , like the many others which have happened lately in tho same locality , is enveloped in obscurity . Fortunately Mr . Clay was insured in the Sun Fire office . Mr . Jenkinson was
also insured in the Alliance-office , and Mr . Wcstwoood was protected from loss by a policy in the General Insurance office . Christmas Day . —This welcome and joyful anniversary was ushered in by cheerful peals from the hells of most of the metropolitan churches . The day being bright and beautiful , a great number of persons started by the early trains to visit their country friends and enjoy the Christmas festivities . The Great Western , North Western and South Western , and South Eastern Railway stations were particularly crowded . It was gratifying to observe that very few persons appeared in the streets in a state of intoxication , as unfortunately too frequently happens to be the case . The day was
observed as a strict holiday at all the government and other public offices , the only exception being the Post-office , at which establishment the receipt of letters for , and the delivery of letters from , the provinces and abroad , was in the morning as usual on other week days , and the deliveries in the metropolitan or district post took place until noon , after which business was suspended for the remainder of the day . Steps were taken by the various boards of guardians to admit tho poorest of the London population to a share in the good things of the season . Benevolence was equally active in other directions . Coals were given away by the managers of the City Kitchen , and the Ladies' Association in Southwark , and the St . Marylebone Visiting Society . In the parishes of St . James , St . Martin in the Fields , and St . Clement Danes , 2 , 000 aged men and women received each 41 b . of beef , a quarter of a pound of tea , and
one hundredweight of coal . The unfortunate debtors of White Cross-street , Horsemonger-lane , and the Queen's Bench prisons were not forgotten , but received a substantial allowance of roast beef and plum pudding . At tbe principal hospitals cf the metropolis as many patients as in the discretion of the surgeons could be allowed to do so partook of the fare of the season . The usual gifts of the Duchess of Kent , consisting of coals , meat , bread , ' potatoes , blankets , and warm clothing , were distributed to the deserving poor of Kensington . The Duke of Cambridge had given directions to provide a substantial dinner ot roast beef and plum pudding for every poor family in Kew and its vicinity , as well as a supply of coals , bread , and potatoes ; and the King of Hanover had transmitted fifty pounds to be distributed , by tho Rev . Mr . By am , vicar , and the guardians , amongst the deserving poor of this parish , which was given in beef , bread , and beer .
Cardinal Wiseman held his primary ordination on Saturday morning , at the Roman Catholic Chapel , Spanish-place . The announcement drew together many persons , who seemed anxious to hear the charge which his eminence might deliver to bis newly appointed clergy . In this expectation , however , they were disappointed , the Cardinal dispensing with the usual exhortation . One priest was ordained , and several other persons were admitted to the order of deacon and sub-deacon . Pontifical High Mass was performed , and the Cardinal was assisted in the ceremony by several priests of the newly constituted " Archdiocese of Westminster . "
St . Barnabus Church , Pimlico . —This church was re-opened on Sunday for the performance of divine worship . It was not generally known that the order which had been issued on the preceding Sunday for closing the church would have been so soon withdrawn , and consequently the congregation was almost entirely limited to the inhabitants of tbe dig * trict , and the other regular attendants at the church . There was no crowd assembled at the doors , and the service was conducted without any confusion or infringement of decorum .
Taxes Entailed bt Puseyisw . —The annual vestry meeting of St . Ann ' s , Soho , to elect a vestry clerk and discharge other routine business , was held on Saturday evening last , in tho Yestry-room of tho Church , when the churchwarden , Mr . George , took occasion , in compliance with the request of a considerable number of the parishioners , to make a statement on the financial affairs of the parish . It will be remembered , that the Bishop of London lately called on the churchwardens of this parish to make provision for a third Sunday service in St . Anne ' s . Mr . George n w stated that , apart from any expenditure which such service might involve , the charges
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i ncident to public worship already exceed the income of tha church . When the present rector came to the parish the pew rents realised £ 318 per annum : when i he bishop wrote io Impose an extra service on the pariah , the annus ! income had fallen (? * W 0 per annum ; last Saturday Mr . George stated that it had futher fallen to £ 80 . With two full services on S ^ n * day , which may not be considered too much fora parish of 16 , 000 souls , the expenditure is about £ 340 per annum . The cause of this terrible decline of income is the desertion of the church by the pew renters , who are annoyed by the obs : ruction of ritual innovations , or , in the language of the churchwarden , addressed on the 10 th inst . to the diocesan , by " an attempt to make religion a thing of Bights and sounds . " The bishop has promised an archdeaconal visitation of St . Anne ' s ; meanwhile the parish finds , to its great dissatisfaction , that the innovation in worship leads to utility in finance , and is called upon to make a rate to supply the deficiency left by the falling off of the pew rents .
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Explosion at Hindley . —On the 17 th inst ., a fearful explosion took place at the Springfield Colliery , Hindley , by which two youths , named William Weston , aged 17 , and Thomas Smith , aged 16 , lost their lives . The inquest was held on the 19 th . William Culshaw , the underlooker , deposed that he was standing upon the pit brow , waiting to go down , when he heard a noise whioh he supposed to bean explosion , and immediately descended the shaft , but could not proceed inconsequence of the sulphur . In about a quarter of an hour he went down again in company with another man , and they penetrated about 150 yards from the pit's- eye , when they found Weston . About twenty yards further o « they found Smith quite dead . He ( the underlooker ) had
been in the same place about ten o ' clock in the forenoon with a naked candle , nnd there was no appearance of fire-damp then , and the current of air was so strong that it blew his lamp cut . Three others were burnt at the same time , one of whom had died . The jury returned a unanimous verdict of " Accidental Death . " Sudden Dbatu of an « Official Assignee at Manchester . —On the 20 th inst . Mr . R . P . Hobson , official assignee in the Manchester district Court of Bankruptcy , was seized with the pangs of death while in the discharge of his duties in court . Mr . Hobson had been suffering from illness , and confined to his house , but had returned to his duties . On that day he also attended court , and was transacting business , whon , about one o'clock , he sank down on the floor in a swoon , and died in about two hours afterwards , and before he was removed from the premises .
Assault bt the Champion of the Thames . — At the Richmond Police-court , on Saturday last , Robert Coornbes , the well-known waterman , was charged with assaulting Eliza Horsley . The complainant , who had had two children by the defendant , went to Mortlake for the purpose of asking Coornbes for some money for their support , when he induced her to accompany him into a retired lane , and then offered her 10 s „ which she rejected as insufficient , he struck her several severe blows on the head , and ran away . The bench fined the defendant twentyfive shillings and costs .
Thk Plymouth MuRDBR . —On Saturday last , Bartholomew Harrington and Timothy D » novan , the two Irishmen in charge for being concerned in the wilful murder of William Brown Ambrose , on the morning of the 17 th of November , in Stonehouselane , in Plymouth , were again brought before the borough magistrates . The only new point in the evidence adduced was given by WiHiam Thomas , the man who was in company with Ambrose when he was struck , and who was also knocked down and stunned at the same time . He had , on the several
occasions of making his statement , referred to the fact that immediately before they were struck Ambrose and himself passed two men standing with their backs against the wall , and their faces towards the road , and that on rising from the ground he saw the same two men going up Scurry-lane ( where both the prisoners reside ); that he beard by their speech they were Irishmen , and he now , looking at the prisoners , said they were much the same size ! men as those he then saw , one being bigger , and about a head taller than the other . There was a
good light by the moon and the gas at that time , but he was too much under the influence of liquor to swear the prisoners were the very men . The prisoners were further remanded . The Boiler Explosion at Halifax . —The trial of Samuel Firth , one of the proprietors of the Lilylane mill , Halifax , and Joseph Ilelliwe !! , the enginetenter , for the manslaughter of twelve persons , through the explosion of a steam engine boiler , will not take place until the Spring assizes at York . The two prisoners have been admitted to bail—each in £ 200 , with four sureties of £ 100 each . As tne resu't of the coroner ' s inquest , as well ss the alleged cause of the explosion , is of considerable interest , we append a copy of the verdict of the jury : — We
hnd the explosion to have resulted from the improper and excessive generation of steam in the boiler , which from the imperfect condition of the cotter and lug of one of the cross stays , along with other serious defects , was at the time in a very unsafe state , arising from the culpable negligence and want of attention on the part of Samuel Firth and Joseph Heliiwell ; against both of whom we return a verdict of manslaughter . " The jury appended to their verdict the following very excellent suggestions : — " The jury deprecate the plan of erecting buildings over boilers . Wo also recommend very strongly the general adoption of safety valves on each boiler on a construction which is best suited for the welfare and security of all persons connected with mills
and machinery ?; and to impress upon all millowners the necessity of employing properly qualified persons as engine-tenters . ' * Thk late Riot at BiRKENHEAD . —On Monday the examinations in this case were concluded at Chester , and the magistrates committed the men charged with the riot . Sir George Stephen , for the prisoners , objected to their being committed to take their trial at the sessions , where they would be subject to the jurisdiction of the Cheshire magistrates , who had taken such an active part in connection with tho meeting , After consulting together , Mr . Case , the chairman of tho magistrate ? , said tbey had no objection to comply with the request that the committal should take place to the
assizes ; but they should certainly feel it their duty to have heavier bail . Sir George Stephen objected to this , on the ground that the . bail already was excessive . —Mr . Case : That is a matter for the magistrates to decide . We shall require , in the ease of Mr . Brown , himself in £ 200 , and two sureties of £ 100 each . With regard to Feeban , we have put him down at £ 100 , and two sureties at £ 50 . The other prisoners , themselves in £ 50 each , and two sureties of £ 25 , " an . | twenth-four hours' notice to be given . —Sir George Stephen : Very well , but I shall advise an application to the judges to reduce the amount . After the necessary arrangements relative to receiving the bail had heen made , the court dissolved .
Dangerous Encroachment of the Sea at Sea Ford . —The recent heavy gales and tides , we ( Surrey Standard ) regret to say , have considerably weakened the full of the beach at some places in this bay , and is particularly observable at the boathouses , one of which is in imminent danger , the road in front being completely washed away , and threatening the foundation of the building . For several years past the sea has been found gradually to encroach here ; and those best acquainted with the powerful action of the tides along this coast , have serious apprehensions of the ultimate
consequences to property situated near , unless some effectual steps can be devised before long to form a stronger barrier against the fury of the waves in tempestuous weather , Tho bank of beach east of the martello tower ( where the sea broke through in November , 1824 , and deluged the lower part of the town , _& c , causing much damage , ) is very unequal to resist a similar attack , should such a calamity unfortunately occur here again at the height of spring tides . Tho great fall of chalk under the cliff , thrown down by tho late explosion , is rapidly diminishing .
Supposed Burglar Shot . —A respectable young man giving the name of Tyrell was brought before the magistrates at Manchester , on Monday , charged with shooting a young man , named Joseph Haigh , about seven days ago . The prisoner , who had surrendered voluntarily , said he was sleeping at a lodging-house in Hutton-street , and about three o ' clock in the morning he heard some one attempting to force the back door and the back window shutters alternately . He looked out from the hack bed room window , and saw two men there . He told them to desist , and threatened tofireiftneydidnot . One man still persisted , and Tyrell having a large sum of money in his pocket , and suspecting that these men had some knowledge of it , he in his alarm fired a pistol at the man who was still vicorouslv
attempting to force the door . The man then exclaimed , «« D—n your impudence ! " and went away . The prisoner did not know whether tho charge took effect at the time , but called a policeman , and told him what he had done . Haigh , it appears received the charge in one shoulder , and wontawav Next day he called at a dispensary for something * to dress his shoulder with , not telling that the perforations m-it had been produced by a pistol wound , but stating that he had fallen down some cellar steps . The neglect has now rendered it doubtful whether he will recover , and hence inquiries were made after the gentleman who fired the shots , which induced him to snrrender . Haigh has been once convicted of burglary . The prisoner was admitted to bail in two sureties of £ 50 each .
Anoihkr Plate Robbery . —Nottingham Mnn day .-This town has for several weekT pSceS scene of several robberies of plate , jewellery ? & c and the manner in which an entrance lm been effected into be premises so nearly accords that the police authorities are of opinion that the whole of be burglaries have been committed by one and the same gang . - 'ihe present robbery of jewellery , Stock
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place on the premises , of Mr . Joshua Driver , jeweller , & c- > Long-row , Nottingham , last night jSundsyit ) and the ptaF . oy which the robbery was effected . is extl ° ' jary . -Mr . Driver ' s back premises are conneP « cd with : the Crown Hotel yard , and it appears chat the thieves scaled a very high wall in that yard , broke a pane of glass in Mr . Driver ' s kitchen , and the aperture thus formed was sufficiently large to allow of a boy ' s body being put through . It is supposed that the lad , having thus gained admission , supplied the robbers with all the valuables he could lay nis hands on . Mr . Driver does not sleep on the premises , and the boy had therefore the whole range of the premises without fear of being disturbed . Amongst the property stolen were upwards of sixty valuable brooches , a number of Geneva watches , a quantity of costly chains and watch-guards , < fcc , & c . The value of the property stolen bas not yet heen as-. •* - _ . „ ,- _«_* -. — - — "
certained j but from the quantity of plate and jewellery scattered about the premises , there is every reason to suppose the robbers were disturbed . Similar small apertures , allowing just sufficient room for the body of a boy , were made on the premises of Mr . Sulley and Mr . Travell , at Nottingham . Another daring burglary was effected on the premises of the late Mayor of Nottingham ( W . Roworth , Esq . ) , of Sherwood Hill , near this town . This robbery took place on Sunday morning ! while the family were attending divine worship , and although the property stolen was considerable , comprising a valuable assortment of . plate and £ 2 ? . in gold , the thieves in this case also are supposed to have been disturbed . A burglary was also effected on tbe premises of Mr , Williams , bookseller , < fcc , Carlton-street , Nottingham , on Friday night , the 20 th inst ,, and gold to the amount of £ 15 and other valuable property stolen . The town and neighbourhood were never , at any former period , so infested with thieves .
Serious Affray with Poachers . —On the night of the 20 th inst , a party of poachers went into the preserves , in the parish of Should ham , Norfolk , in the occupation of Sir John Key , of Marham Hall , and fired several shots . The keepers came up , and went into the wood , where they encountered five men , all armed with guns . The keepers surrounded them for the purpose of taking them , when one of the poachers , fired at the head-keeper , named William Goold , the whole of the charge lodging in his left arm , just above the elbow . Another keeper , named George Carter , was fired at , the charge tearing away a piece off the knee of his small clothes , and a small portion of the flesh , luckily without doing him further mischief . One of the poachers , named George llobbs , was also shot in the affray , by one of his comrades . Police-constable Watson , stationed at Shouldham , and Henry Bishop , parish constable of Marham , hearing the reports of guns , ran to the spot , and
arrived there just as the wounded keeper was brought out of the wood . They immediately entered , and assisted the remaining keepers in capturing four of the depredators , one having ran away . Their names are George Hobbs , arid Robert Carter , of Shouldham Thorpe , labourers ; and Robert Mason and William Goddard , of Fincham , labourers . Guns , powder , shot , caps , and pheasants , were found upon them . The following day they were taken before tbe Rev . E . J . Howman , who fully committed them for trial at the next Norwich assizes , and they were conveyed to Swaffham Bridewell . Hobbs the poacher is doing well , but Goold the keeper lies in a very precarious state , little hopes being entertained of his recovery . Aylesbury Election . —Mr . Sergeant Byles has retired from the field , without even explaining to the electors the reason . . A Protectionist address to the electors appeared on Saturday morning last , from a cousin of Mr . Gore L'ington , who married the daughter of the Duke of Buckingham .
Steam Tugging on the Severn . —Some months ago several trials were made on the river of a newly invented steam tug for hauling vessels on rivers or . canals by means of a flexible ) iron band or rail laid in the bed of the stream ; but as on that occasion only a quarter of a mile was laid down , a desire was manifested to have it laid from Worcester Bridge to Diglis Lock , a distance of about a mile , where a sharp curve occurs . This operation was completed last week , and several trips have been made over that distance . On the first occasion the tug was brought slowly up from Diglis to see that the rail was all right , but before she arrived at the bridge she was hailed by a laden boat . A line having been attached , she hauled her through the bridge in gallant style , to the great satisfaction of the boatmen and of crowds of people who witnessed tho experiment . Shortly afterwards another laden boat going down was attached , and now the
major experiment was to be tested . The great poi nt of attraction to the scientific was the sharp curve just below the bridge , it being tbe opinion of some that in going round a curve the iron band or rail would draw to the inner edge . This opinion was refuted in a few moments , for the tug rounded the sharp point of tho curve at full speed , the barge swinging round in her wake with beatiful precision , and without the slightest tendency to the drawing inwards , which had been apprehended . The transit to the look was performed in less than fifteen minutes , over a distance which would otherwise have occupied one hour and a half at the very least , with some very heavy hauling round the points . On the following day a heavy trow , which had been for some time lying at Diglis Lock , laden with atone , was towed up to Worcester-bridge , and proved that neither a counter current not a heavy load made any difference ; the points were rounded , and tho steamer answered her helm with tho most
perfect ease . Fatal Railway Accident . —Leeds , Tuesday . — A very lamentable accident , attended with the loss of three lives , occurred on the Leeds , and Selby Railway last night . The placo where the fatal occurrence happened was not far from the Milford junction , where the Leeds and Selby line joins the York and North Midland line . It appears that a heavily-laden luggage ' train had proceeded from Leeds , and that on arriving at a rather steep ascent on the line called tho Milford Bank , the engine was found incapable of dragging it up , or tho speed at which it would be able to accomplish the ascent was so slow that those in charge of the . train deemed it advisable to divide itihtotwo parts . With theformer half they proceeded beyond the summit of the bank , intending to return with the engine for tho portion
left behind . That portion , however , by its own momentum , or from some other cause , was set in motion , and went back with increasing velocity down the incline , where it came into collision with another luggage train , that was also proceeding from Leeds on the same line of rails . The collision was so violent that the engine and tender were smashed to pieces , and the engineman , the stoker , and another man ( employed as a pointsman ! were all killed , or received such injuries as caused their death the same evening . The-Leeds and Selby Railway belongs to . the York and North Midland Railway Company , who have of late used it much more titan formerly , both for goods and passenger traffic . Two of tho unfortunate men who lost their lives , if not the whole three , were married , and have left widows and children .
Rochdale . —One Hundred Years and more . — An old man , named John Dixon , alias Scotch John , who was born in January , 1738 , being now nearly 113 yean of age , a farmer , resident at Knowl-bill , Spotland-further-side , about five miles from Rochdale , ' on tbe Hasdingdon-road , sent word to the Rochdale board of Guardians on the 20 th inst ., that his wife , who has had a child within the last few months , abused him very much , and he wished to be removed to the workhouse . He had kept the farm above fifty years , and he had seven eows , but during tho last six months he had been confined to his bed ; he had neither been washed nor shaved for above half a year , and his wife exhibited him at two-pence for each person . The relieving officer was directed to go for tbe aged man and place him in the workhouse , and accordingly he has since been removed to Spotland workhouse .
Darino Burglaries at Longtown . —Upwards of £ C 0 O Stolen . —One of the most daring burglaries which has disgraced Herefordshire was perpetrated in the parish of Longtown , during the night succeeding Saturday last . About twelve o ' clock Mr . Pritchard , a freeholder , living in the above parish , was awakened by a noise which he considered was that of persons attempting to break into his premises . Mr . Pritchard , who had no clothing on but his shirt , immediately proceeded down stairs , and saw three men outside , his house , who said that they wanted bread , and bread they would have . Mr Pritchard told the men that if they would keep quiet he would give them a loaf of broad and some cheese , but he had no sooner told them so than they smashed in one of the windows , the h ™ fen
„ glass falling upon him . They immediately said it was money they wanted , and money they would have . They had with thorn an axe and a shovel , and they immediately commenced a battery upon the door , which tliuy broke open . One of tho burglars then kept guard at tho door , whilst the other two entered tho house and proceeded to search for money . At the commencement of their search a circumstance occurred which showed the quickness of woman s thought even in the midst of dancer . The villains who entered the house observed Mrs Pritchard go to a cupboard , and told her that she had gone there for the purpose of removing money but she assured them she was not , and tho villains ' suspic . ons were lulled . However , whilst at the cupboard , Mrs . Pritchard contrived to remove some gold , which she managed to throw into a sack of
uariuvracai . ine men , however , succeeded in findnig a £ 5 note , a sovereign , 2 s . in silver , and a bank receipt for £ 600 The audacious villains then " at down and regaled themselves with the best fare which Mr Pritchard ' s house afforded , and " ate drank and were , merry . " During the time the * were thus employed , Mr . Pritchard contrived to make his escapofrom the house , and , having on no ^ cloth'ng thanhis ahH . fc , hewent to t £ fl s of Mr Gnfflths , which is about half a mile distant from his own , but which , we believe , is tho neS . qs . denco to it . Soon after he had < £$$£ & house , the villains missed him ; and , no doubt thinking he wasgono to seek ns istanoe , they £ camped with their booty . On his return with
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assistance the villains had fled . At tho time they entered the house there were no other , persons therein , except Mr . and Mrs . Pritchard and a little girl ' : ; Each of the gang had a handkerchief tied round his head so as to conceal his features , the eyes , nose , and mouth being only just distinguishable , They are said to have all worn short round jackets . One is about twenty-three years of age , five feet six inches ' . in height , slight built , and his features a little freckled ; the others are believed to be about the same age , and are rather stouter built than their accomplice . We understand that this most audacious burglary is not the only one which has been lately committed at Longtown , and that , during the nightof Tuesday week , the shopof ft poor widow woman , named Parry , was broken into and a number of things were stolen . It would appear that the parties who perpetrated this burglary were regular practitioners and adepts in their calling , as they effected an entrance through the pannel of a very thick door—Hereford Times . . ., ,
Tremendous Conflagration at the ChAriham Paper Mills . —One of the most destructive conflagrations known for many years in the county of Kent , " broke out on Monday morning , involving the destruction of highly valuable property , and throwing some 130 or 150 workpeople out of employ . The scene of this disaster was the extensive paper mills of Messrs . Weatherby , situate at Chartbam , about three miles from Canterbury . The premises were 260 feet in length , and of proportionate width , and were divided into separate buildings used severally for boiling , drying , rolling , & o . Largo stocks of paper finished , or in various stages of manufacturewere on hand . The fire was first accidentally
, discovered by the workmen who went to get the machines into gear , and it was at first attempted to stifle the flames . It was found necessary to send for the engines from Canterbury , and before these could arrive , the whole range of building was wrapped in flames . The engine houses , machine rooms , drying house , and stores , were more or less consumed , and although a considerable portion of the machinery has been saved , the loss is estimated as greator than the amount of the united insurances effected in the Kent , Sun , and National Mercantile Offices for £ 16 , 000 * Of the origin of the fire nothing is as yet known further than that it was in or near the drying room .
The Fog . —Bkisiol . —During the dense fog with which this city was . visited on Monday , by accident a man drove his horse and cart , into that part of the tidal river which adjoins Cumberland Basin , The man was fortunately rescued from his perilous position , but the horse was drowned . Another person accidentally fell from the roof of a house in Ellbroadstreet . He was taken up with a fractured leg , and conveyed to the Bristol Infirmary . One of the Irish steamers got aground coming up the river , but sustained no injury . Most of the trains were considerably overdue ; but this is hot of unfrequent occurrence at Christmas . The fog partially cleared up on Tuesday , but it remained very dense in the Bristol Channel ) preventing many vessels from coming up .
Burglary at Bristol . —A case was heard on Tuesday at the Bristol police court , from which it appeared that on Friday nitht , or rather on Saturday morning last , a very daring burclary was perpetrated by two boys , named Thomas Vowles and Geo . Jones , at the Saracen ' s Head Inn , near the Great Western Railway terminus , Bristol . It appeared that at twelve o ' clock on Friday night the prisoner Vowles , who had been previously seen lurking about the premises , entered the house with two of the railway policemen . It was supposed at the lime that he was in their company , but it was noticed that he was very officious in going to the bar to fetch what was wanted . At two o'clock the landlady saw the house apparently securely fastened , and retired to rest . About five the servant girl was called up by a policeman , who
informed her the front door was open , and , on examination , it was found that the bar had been broken open , and £ 10 worth of silver , with other portable articles were extracted . The large lock of the outer door was forced open , and the lock of another door . Suspicion fell on Vowles , who was apprehended , and on his way to the station house confessed the facts , and alleged that he had been put up to it by Jones , who had received £ 1 of the money . Jones was apprehended , and with the other prisoner was remanded till Saturday , to complete the depositions against them . On searching Yowles's house , it was found he had laid in a regular stock of good things for Christmas , including 251 oranges , 32 lemons , 16 cocoa nuts , 14 packages of figs , 11 herrings , 15 baskets of figs , a bladder of lard , 14 pickled cabbages , and a large plum pudding .
Mormonitish Thicks . —A wretched looking object , named George Wood , a Mormonite preacher , was brought before the Rev . E . F . White , at Stanway , on Saturday last , charged with stealing certain sheets , blankets , and other articles , the property of George Stake , of Gretton , and , worst part of all , with enticing away complainant ' s wife . The complainant , a little old man , scarcely four feet high , stated that some time back his wife left him , taking with her various articles , his property , of which the blankets , dfCtj produced were part ; be succeeded in tracing the faithless woman to Painswick , whore he found her living with the prisoner , the articles in question being in their possession . He at once obtained a policeman , into whose charge he gave the prisoner , who was accordingly removed to this place in a cart , together with the frail fair one , Staite ' s articles , and a bed belonging to the prisoner . The complainant ,
seemed to care more about the recovery of his '' dear Sarah" { as he called his wife ) and his " goods and chattels , " than aught beside , declined to prosecute . The case was , therefore , dismissed , and the prisoner , who had been grumbling sorely throughout , at once "took up his bed and walked ; " in other words , he raised his bed upon his head , and at once trudged off towards his home ( Upon-on-Severn ) sixteen miles distant , through all the rain and dirt . It was most amusing to hear the account given by the driver of the car which brought them from Painswick of the conversation which took place on the road between tbe complainant and his wife and the prisoner . Staite did nothing but "dear Sarah" his wife , and coax her to come back and live with him ; while she on the other hand , continued to threaten how she would serve him if he dared to have her seducer sent to prison .
Scwocation in a Church . — Considerable excitement was produced in Reading , on Monday evening , by the discovery that a man had been suffocated in the stove vault of St . Mary ' s Church . This edifice is warmed by air , heated in an apparatus placed in a vault of the church , For the last two years and upwards , a man , named William Beesley , has been employed in attending the fires , and it was his custom to go to the vault every Saturday evening in the winter to light the fires . He was seen between eleven and twelve o'clock on Saturday night as he was going to the vault . Nothing more was seen of him ; and his absence throughout Sunday and Monday having excited suspicion , the vault was visited , and he was discovered quite dead , lying on his back in front of the stove , the appearances indicating that he had been suffocated by carbonic acid . A jury next day returned a verdict of " Died from suffocation . "
Alleged Embezzlement bt a Parish Officer . — On Wednesday information was received by the metropolitan police that J . Gaches , one of the parochical officers , had absconded from Peterborough with upwards of £ 490 , the money of the rate-payers . The bench of magistrates have issued a warrant for his apprehension , and officers have heen despatched to the outports to prevent him from quitting the kingdom . Murder at Elvedon , Suffolk , by Poachers . — In the night of Friday last an outrage of tho most atrocious character was committed by a party of poachers , on the domain of Wm . Nowton , Esq ., of Elvedon Hall , near Thetford . In consequence ef this locality having heen lately infested by poachers
in unusual numbers , and an intimation given by a person in respectable circumstances of life , that probably on Friday night the Elvedon estate would be visited , the keepers and watchers on the estate were more than usually on tho alert . Tho intimation , however , which had reached them was not given in a sufBoiently grave tone to warrant very strong defensive measures . About eleven o ' clock shots were heard in a plantation about half a mile from the Hall , upon which the head keeper , Mr . Napthan , proceeded to summon his under keepers and watchers . The party of keepers who proceeded in search of tho poachers were Mr . Napthan , Isaac Allen , Thomas Allen , and John Allen , ( under and Jonathan
keepers ) , Jessup , watcher . Isaac Allen was the first to come up with any of the poachers : when ho was entering a plantation known as the George the Fourth Cover , ho saw a man emerge from it iu an opposite direction ; the man had a gun , and was almost immediately joined by two ether men . Allon , though at this time quite alone , pursued them for a considerable distance—ho thinks for at least a mile . At this time his brother Thomas and his father ( John Allen ) Came up with him , and joined in the pursuit . The poachers , seeing the number of tho keepers augmented , endeavoured to mako their escape with more eagerness than before . The keepers , however , kept close upon them for at least a mile , when
. one E of the poachers " turned round and swore that unless the pursuit was abandoned he would shoot them . The keepers , though checked for a moment , resumed their pursuit , which was continued for about another raile , when tlwy crossed near the road from Elvedon into the parish of Eriswell . Here the keepers wero pined by Napthan and Jessup , upon which two or throe of the gang turned round and , levelling their euns at tho keepers , threatened , with oaths , to blow their tei ^ o ^; ,- ? , 1106 ^ ? ' boinS ^ customed o threats of tins kind used by poachers without any intention of carrying them into execution , and having besides the experience of the present it ,-: wm ? hnas had ™ 8 ulteu from the threats , with great coura ge kept up tho pursuit with unabated vigour . When , however , theTwei ' e nearly four miles from th e Hall , in tho pK of Enswell ( about midway between Eldon andMilden-
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hall ) several of the poachers turned round and fired three shots , one of . which took fatal effect upon Napthan , and another severely wounded Isaac Allen , in tho left hand an-1 arm . Joseph and Isaac Allen were , within ten yards of the poachers when the fatal shot was fired , and the former states that Napthan was not more than five yards from the nrnzzls of the murderer ' s gun . The charge entered the left shoulder , and passed directly through the heart and his death was almost instantaneous . Isaac Allen , though very severely wounded , is not n » w considered , m a dangerous state . Immediately after this bloody deed ,. Jessup , Allen , sen ., and Thomas Allen flew at the poachers , and- a fierca scuffle ensued ; but it resulted in the escape of all the gang , amounting , it is believed , to six or seven in number . The body of the murdered man was immediately after the unsuccessful result of the i 11 \ flAiiflfift ] ftf * Via *« An aU ___ 1 J : \ 1 _ i «
scuffle brought to the Cornwallis Arms Inn , Eriswell , to await the coroner ' s inquest , which wag fixed to be held on Monday evening . By the active exertions of the magistrates and the police , fout men were apprehended on Saturday , and two more on Sunday . A seventh has since been taken . On Monday evening the inquest on the body of Napthaa was held . Tho evidence of Isaac Allen ( the man shot in the hand ) , and Thomas Allen , his brother , substantially agreed with the above statement , but neither of them could speak to the persons by whom the shots were fired . Mr . Baily , surgeon , of Thetford , put in his report of the post mortem examina « tion , which showed that death was caused by the contents of the gun wounding the lungs and heart , and causing a great effusion of blood into the cavity of the chest . The jury found a verdict of " Wilful Murder against several persons unknown . "
Incbndiart Fire . —On Tuesday night , says the Bury Post , a very serious destruction of property by tbe besotted hand of an incendiary took place at Truckett ' s Hall Farm , Boxted , near Hartest , in the occupation of Mrs . Henry Cross . About seven o ' clock one of the yardmen heard a quick step along the road , ond almost immediately after the thatch of one of the barns , which came down very low , wag discovered to be on fire . Assistance was rendered as quickly as possible , and the labourers exerted themselves well , and by tho help of the engines from Hartest , Melford , and Sudbury , most of the stacks , with the riding stable and sheds adjoining ,
farm-house , and some cottages , were preserved ; but the rest of the buildings of an extensive homestead , including three barns , granary , cart stables * bulges , _ c , wore destroyed , together with between 400 and 500 coombs of wheat , barley , oats , beans , and peas , a large quantity of straw , a stack of seed clover and some stover , and the greater part of the implements . The live stock , except a few pigs , wore got out in safety . The buildings , the property of Mrs , Osgood Gee , were insured in the Essex office , and the stock in the Suffolk . The loss on the former is probably not less than £ 1 , 000 , and on the latter between £ 700 and £ 800 . No cause can be assigned for this diabolical act .
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The late Fatal Cblliert Explosion at the Morfa Colliery . —The inquest , held before Alexander Cuthbertson , coroner , and a respectable jury , at the Globe Inn , Aberavon , on the body of James Squire , one of the unfortunate sufferers by this ex * plosion , has been brought to a close , and has resulted in a verdict which , if it does not as regards criminal consequences amount to one of manslaughter , yet in its moral censure approaches very closely to it . The verdict returned by the jury was as follows : — " We find that the evidence is not sufficient to warrant us in bringing in a verdict of man *
slaughter , but upon the bare evidence of Foster ( one of the employh of the firm ) himself , he is highly censurable , and not worthy to hold the important situation he is entrusted with , and that this unanimous opinion of tho jury be communicated to Messrs . Vi y ian and Sons , his employers , trusting that they will deal with him as the case deserves t and we are further of opinion that if Davy lamps were exclusively used , the unfortunate accident that has occurred would have been avoided . We find , therefore , that the death of James Squire was accidental . " J . Kenyou Blaekwell , Esq ., the government inspector , attended and assisted in the inquiry , and strongly recommended the use of safety lamps .
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Suspected Murder in East Lothian . —About nine or ten months since a woman was found drowned in a quirry in the vicinity of Dunbar , under very suspicious circumstances . On examining the ground around the place , it was found that there bad been some struggling , and the body bore evidence of having sustained violence , which was held to account for its being put into the water . A respectable merchant in Dunbar , who wa * supposed to have been seen in that locality the previous evening , was apprehended on suspicion , and the most rigid investigation into the case , with the view of establishing his guilt in the matter , having failed , he was
discharged by the order of the crown agent . His town's folk were not so ready to exonerate him ; the penalty thevinflicted was the ceasing- to do business with him , and lie has now become a ruined man ia consequence of these suspicions ; but it will be satisfactory for the community to know , and no small consolation to him , that the really guilty persons are in the course of being traced out by the authorities . The relatives of the wot an , who are rather notorious characters , having differed at some of their late carousals , had commenced to accuse one another of the deed , or otherwise let slip something concerning it—information of which reached the ears of the authorities , and the parties have been apprehended , —¦ Caledonian Mercury .
Another Perversion . —We learn that Lord Nigel Kennedy , a brother of the present Marquis of Ailsa , has embraced tbe Roman Catholic faith . His lordship , who resides near Ayr , is quite a youth , and held a pew in the episcopal chapel , but now waits on the ministration of Father Thompson , the Popish priest for that district . — Scottish Guardian . Ingenious Contrivance . — Among the articles seized by the police in connexion with the late robbery of £ 185 from a commercial traveller in a notorious house in East St . James ' s-atreet , was the door of the apartment in which the theft was effected . Its . peculiar construction may serve to explain in some
measure the frequency and success of this species of theft for some time back . In an upper panel a circular hole has been formed , with a movable cover , so as to enable parties in the passage to watch the proceedings of those in the apartment ; while one of the lower panels has been so constructed as to enable a party t ^ nsert his hand from the outside , and unlock the door , or , by its entire removal , to enter by tho orifice , and rifle the clothes of those inside . The success of these robberies , effected in this manner , has lately been remarkable , but it is hoped that the detection of the morfus operandi may operate in future as a check . —Scotsman .
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Lord John Russell ' s Manifesto . —The Freeman ' s Journal states , on authority , that the letter addressed by the Earl of Clarendon to Archbishop Murray , quoted by Lord Rodcn , and embodied by the Earl of Clancarcy in a pamphlet recently published by his Lordship , in reference to the oaths taken by Peers of Parliament , " was never received by his Grace" of Dublin . Elkction of a Romas Catholic Bishop . —On the ISth inst . the priests of the diocese of Killaloe
assembled in Nen » gh for the purpose of electing a bishop in tho room of the late Dr . Kennedy . Archbishop Slattery , Thurles , was in attendance , and , as is usual , presided on the occasion . After some preliminary ceremonies , the spectators and Roman , Catholic curates wero ordered to retire from the precincts of tho chapel , when the parish priests ( of whom there wero about forty ) proceeded to the election . There were three candidates—namely , the Very Rev . Dr . Vaugban , P . P ., Scangh ; the Very Rev . Dr . Blake , P . P ., Roscrea ; and the Very Rev . Dean Kenny , Ennis . Dr . Vaug han was elected Bishop by a small majority of votes . of the
More Secedkrs . — ' The confirmation report of Mr . William Monsell ' s secession to the Romish Church has caused but little surprise among those who were acquainted with the antecedents of tho lion , member for the county of Limerick , and recollected the strong predilection he entertained for the observance of not a few of the religious customs of tho Roman Catholic faith . According to tho limerick Reporter , the Lady Anna Maria Monsell , wife of the hon . " convert" of that name , and sister of the Earl of Dunraven , has followed the example of her husband , and " become reconciled to the . Church , " as the phrase goes . The Reporter also contains a revelation to this effect : — " The conversion to the ancient faith of a nobleman with an historic Irish title , and tho head of tho aristocracy of his native county , whose name , however , we cannot at present , for obvious reasons , publish , IS confidentl y stated within the last few days . "
Encumbered Estates Commission . —In the last hatch of petitions , amounting to seventeen , there is one for the sale of the properties of the Earl of Courtown in the counties of Kilkenny and Kerry , tho annual rent of which is estimated at £ 4 , 798 , and tho encumbrances close upon £ 80 , 000 . The noble Lord is " petitioner " a * well as owner . An application was made beforo the full court last week for an attachment against a » English gentleman named Linden , who had purchased a largo lot of the Waterford estates of Mr . James William Wall . Mr . Commissioner Longfield immediately granted tho conditional order for attachment to bo served upon Mr . Linden by advertisements in the newspapers , " If he do not come in and show the cause , " continued the Commissioner , " we will make tho order absolute on the Sth of January . The attachment can bo executed in England , and even should wo sell tho lands again , wc will , nevertheless , if we can
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 28, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_28121850/page/6/
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