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Health or Losoos During the Week . —The h « health of the inhabitants of London continues as IP good as it usually is . The deaths last week were « K SOS . * bich is more by 31 than were registered in tl ihr previous week , bnt less than the average , after c excludins the corresponding week of 1849 . In that w week 2456 persons die J iu London , 240 of diarrhoea , a tnd 1 , 272 of cholera . The deaths from cholera last w week w-re five , from diarrahcea 118 ; of ihe latter d number 105 were children under the age of 15 , 4 a adults under 60 . and 9 old persons past the age of 6 60 . Thedenhs from cholera in the five preceding * weeks , including the last , were 13 , 11 . 15 . 8 , and o , s so that the disease iu the form it usually vis-tea ths from
1 London in Au » ust is declining . The dea c di . rrhoea in the same weeks were 104 , 138 ,, W . U » * 8 andllS . Although the mortality of London ts now I belo v the average , that ^^«^ Xa ^ l i it appears scarcely to 1 * a natural st . te of things 1 that , in ordinary times 90 a person S *^ lose career ! S ^ i * torrid 3 £ tV 8 t 1 , eh < 60 ; that three Jl ° » f $ Iif * and foar hundred and I ffi ^ 'Wfc £ troug h Childhood to < youth , let the return gives this result . Onehuni dred and twenty-nine of the deaths occurred in ' public insti tutions , namely / 9 m workhouses , 4 in military and naval asylums , 39 in hospitals . 4 in j lunatic asylums , 2 in military and naval hospitals , ; and 1 in prison . Tbe prop-nion of deaths in public i instem-ans ^ less than it has been : for from an of
e ari'or r ^ tam it was shown that about 1 iu ten the inhabitants of London died in the workhouses , 1 in 21 in the h-spitaU , 1 in 531 in prisons , 1 in 102 in luh-iic asylums : and thit 1 in 5 or 6 of the people die in a public institution of some kind or other . By the Greenwich observations the barometer wa < low last week ; tlie wind was west or south-west ; rain fell on Wednesday ; on Saturday there was a thunderstorm ; the mean temperature of the air was 57 deg . through the week , or 3 * 5 deg . bel « w the average . The mean temperature of the Thames was 62 * 5 deg . The air was dry , the dew point having heen 48 deg . « „ ,
Drinking Brasot tor a Wageb . —On Monday morning , about five , a young man on the establishment of Mr . Norcke , marble dealer , o f King William-street , Cbaring-cr <* s , died , under the following circumstances : —It appears that the deceased en Sunday night agreed with some comianioMS , for a trifling wager , to drink a pint of brandy and then walk to Loadon-briilge . It is believed that he accomplished the wager , and was then conveyed home , where he remained in a staie of stupor till the hour above-m-ntioned when he died . On Tuesday an inquest was held on the body , by Mr . Langham , m the board room of the St . Martin ' s Workhouse , when the following verdict was returned : — "Death from apoplexy by drinking an enormous quantity of brandy j" and the coroner reprimanded Dry , hoping the death of his friend would be a caution to him in future .
Death « a Police Station . —On Monday an inquest was held by Mr .-W . Payne , at the Crown Tavern Redcross-street , Cripplegate , on the body of Ambrose Burrows , aged thirty-six , an undertaker , who died in the Moor-lane police-station . The deceased , on Saturday last , was locked up in the Bishopsgate polie * station , on a charge of stealing a piece of mahogany from the vremises of Mr . Windsor . Bishopsgate-street , where he worked He was taken to Mow-lane station in the course of the evening , where be became very no well , and be died on Sunday about eleven o ' clock ! Mr . Simpson , surgeon , said he hid no doubt the deceased died from natural causes , bnt the precise cause he could not undertake to state without an examination of the body . After hearing the police , whose conduct was exemplary , thejarv returned a verdict of " Natural death . "
Ixtemfekance xso Suicide . —On Sunday afternoon , between five and six «" closK , a party of labouring men and their wives , all more or less intoxicated , were returning from Battersea , where they had been spending the afternoon , when , off the Houses of Parliament , a Mrs . Shadbrook , residing at No . 10 , Queen ' s Head-passage , Charles-street . Drury-lane , who had conceived that an improper intimacy had taken place between a female of the pirty aud her husband , in a frenzy of jealousy suddenly threw herself overboard . Mr . Shadbrook , though unable to swim , leaped in to save his wife ; the unfortunate woman , however , who was very drunk , _ was not seen to rise again , and her husband was with difficulty dragged into the boat . The body was not recovered .
Suicide of a Patient in the London Hospital . —On Tuesday an inquest was held at the London Hospital , before Mr . W . Baker , jun ., on the body of Thomas Beckley , aged thirty-nine . The deceased was admitted an in-patient of the above justitntion on the 20 th inst , on account of dyspepia , and he laboured under a delusion that he was about to die . On Friday , while the patients in the ward were having their dinners , the deceased to ;> k the opportunity occasioned by the momentary absence of the nurse , to get out of bed and inflicted an extensive wound in his throat with a common table knife . An alarm was instantly given , and one of the patients succeeded in wresting the knife out of his banc ' s , on which the unfortunate man made an attempt to tear the wound
open with both his hands , but he was prevented accomplishing bis purpose by the timely arrival of the nurse , who threw him on the bed and held his hands until the arrival of the surgeon . Tha wound was , however , so serious that he died from its effee s on the Mowing day . Verdict , "Temporary insanity . " Supposed Death of a Miser from Starvation . —On Tuesday afternoon Mr . W . Baker , jun held an inquest at the Swan Tavern , Upper Clapton , on the body of Benjamin Augustus Wallis , aged fifty , a gentleman of independent property , residing at Stamford-grove , Upper Clapton , who was supposed to have died from starvation . The deceased , who was a single gentleman , and of very eccentric habits , had resided by himself at No . 4 , Stamford-grove , for
upwards of twenty years , and although he was possessed of ample means , he kept no servant , and never allowed any one to enter his house , which was splendidly furnished . He was remarkable forhis parsimonious habits , and sooner than eive a fair price for food , he has been known to go without any for days together . He had not been seen about since last Friday week , and the parties in the adjoining house becoming alarmed at not hearing or seeing anything of him for upwards of a week , on Saturday evening last an entrance was effected into the house , by forcing an upper window . On entering they discovered the deceased on the bed , quite dead . The only food
found in tbe house was a small quantity of pudding , and a dried crust , tied up in a handkerchief . The jury returned a verdict of" Natural death . " Fatal Accident . —On Tuesday morning an accident occurred in High street , Marylebone , by which a yoUng man , named Soames , a blind maker , residing in Butterfield-street , Pimlico , lost his life . Be was engaged in taking down an old sun-blind over the shop window of Mr . Fenn , cheesemonger , when his foot slipped , and he fell backwards , his head coming in contact with the kerbstone , which fractured tho top of his skull . His death was instantaneous , and tbe body was taken to Marylebone Workhouse , where it awaits an inquest .
Shocking Death fbom Machinery . —An investig ation took place on Wednesday before Mr . Payne , the City coroner , at Guy ' s Hospital , on the body of William King , aged seventeen , who died of lock jaw under the following melancholy circumstances . The deceased was in the employ of * Messrs . Miller , the extensive horse hair and flock manufacturers , in Lint-street , Borough . On Thursday week he was engaged in rolling some horse hair , but having put too much into the machine , some portion of it got over the cog wheel , which the deceased went to get
hack , when three of his fingers were pulled in between the cogs of the wheel . Having called out loudly , tbe engine was stopped , and the three fingers were apparently banging to the hand by a bit of skin . He was attended by a surgeon until last Saturday , when it was thought desirable to remove Mm to the hospital . On Sunday , however , tetanus , or lock jaw , set in , of which he died the same night . Since the sad occurrence Messrs . Miller have had the cog wheel covered orer to prevent future accidents . The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death . "
Death * eom Lock Jaw . —On Wednesday night Mr . Langham , deputy coroner , held an inquest at the Plough Tavern , Carey-street , Lincoln ' s-innfields , on the body of Richard Wilmot , aged thirtyseven , a stableman , living at 19 , Shire-lane , who died from lock jaw . About a week since the deceased , who was in a good state of health , received a puncture in one of his toes , through a rusty nail penetrating his shoe . The wound festered , and a few days afterwards he went te King ' s College Hospital , where he bad it lanced ; the wound healed , but on Monday be was seized with symptoms of lock jaw , and on the following day he was removed to the hospital , where he expired . Verdict , "Diedfrom tetanus , produced by a puncture from a rusty nail . "
Fires . —On Sunday a fire broke out , at a quarter past six o ' clock , in the patent desiccating works , 10 , Osborne-street , Whitechipel . When discovered , the wood casing in the bolting department , as well as the roof , were found in flames . The engines of the London Brigade promptly attended , and the fire was exinguifhed , bnt not until considerable damage was done . The second fire occurred in the oil , colour , and Italian warehouse , belonging to Mr . A . H . Leather , 229 , High-street , Sbadwell . _ From the fact of the premises being stored with oils , turpentine , gunpowder , and other imnammable articles , a Geri « us conflagration was expected . The engines of the London brigade and West of England Company were remarkably early in arriving , and as soon as taeflames were somewhat got undar , the powder was removed into the street , and the fire shortly afterwards was extinguished , but great damage was done to the stock in trade and presaises .
Fire at Lubhoose . —On Wednesday morning , about six o ' clock , a very alarming fire broke out on be premises belonging to Messrs . Gray aud Son ,
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hydraulic engineers and plumbers , in Markwithterrace , Commercial-road , Limehouse . The moment the discovery was mado messengers were sent for the engines , but they were unable to obtain the mastery o « r the flames until the plumbers' and engineers' workshops and stores were burned out , ann some damage done to tbe counting house . The total loss will amount to some hundred pounds , but the firm was insured . The cause of the disaster cou'd not be traced . Robberies at the Eustox Terminus of the London and Nobth-Western Railway . —On Tuesday , previous to , and during the time occupied in her Majesty ' s departure , the swell mob were busily engaged in levying coutributions on those persons who had assembled to witness the departure of the royal party . The principal scene of their avocations
was on tho outside of the gates , where several complained to the police of being minus their purses and handkerchiefs ; and a poor woman who was going to pay an instalment into the County Court had her pocket entirely cut off , with its contents , amounting to two and twenty shillings ; and three gentlemen lost their watches . But outside the gate ivas not the only place , where these depredations were committed , for , notwithstanding tbe precautions taken by tho railway officials , some of the gang appears to have been extremely active even in immediate proximity with royalty , as one of the clerks belonging to the secretary ' s office was deprived of a . gold watch and chain in the station yard . Two of the gang were captured by the police , who found on one ofthem a purse containing eleven or twelve sovereigns .
New Ragged School at Hollo way . — On Wednesday the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new Ragged School at Holloway was performed by Mr . H . Pownall , the chairman of the Middlesex magistrates , in the presence of a large number of spectators . The site fixed for the school is in Holloway-lane , Hornsey-road , in the centre of a poor and wretched population . City of London Registration of Voters . — Mr . Thomas Young M'Chri ^ tie , the revising barrister , has appointed Mondry , the 16 th of September , on which to commence bis registration of voters for members to serve in parliament for the City of London . Extensive Ehbezzlembrt . —The clearing clerk of an eminent banking-house absented himself from business in Lombard-street on Saturday morning last , when , on examination , his previous day ' s clearing was found to be £ 5 , 000 deficient .
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Superstition in the Nineteenth Century . — A case came on for hearing last week before the magistrates at the Town-hail , Axbridge , which disclosed ihe existence of a superstition which in these days is really marvellous . A woman named Hester Cooper summoned Ann Jefferies , the wife of a small farmer , forassaul ingher ; and it appeared from the evidence , that the comp ' -aiuant having in the neighbourhood he reputation of being an old witch , the defendant , who was uu'ler the delusion that she had been bewitched by her , forced her way into her house , threw her down , severely maltreated her , and with a sharp instrument punctured her hand till the blond flawed
with sufficient copiousness to enable her to sprinkle her body with it , as a means of dispelling the charm . The defendant insisted that the complainant had " overpowered " and " hag-ridden " her , and that she was justified in the course she took to relieve herself of the " hag-spell . " The magistrates told her if she did not compromise the matter , they would send her to gaol , and an arrangement was come to . Execution of Patrick Forbes at Newcastle . —Patrick Forbes , who was convicted at the last assizes at Newcastle for the brutal murder of his wife , was executed on Saturday morning last . The drop was erected outside the north wall of the gaol , facing Carlisle-street , as there was a greater space there than in front of the prison . It was market-day , and
an immense concourse was assembled . A few minutes after eight the mournful procession was seen emerging from the gaol . Forbes seemed to be suffering ereut agony , and as he ascended the drop a thrill ot horror ran through the crowd . Howard , tbe York hangman , officiated . The convict was allowed a few minutes in prayer . The authorities then withdrew , aud the signal being given , tbe drop fell . After hanging the usual time the body wan cut down , and buried within the walls of the gaol . His statement as to tbe facts preceding the murder » as to tbe effect that he had been many weeks out < f employment , but hdd got a situation iu which be had been one week , and earned 10 < . 6 d . ; that he received that amount , and an additional shilling , which he borrowed from
his employer ; that he gave 9 s . to his wife to lay out in provisions for the family , and kept 2 s 6 d ., with which he proposed buying leather to renal- the children ' s shoes . The wife . h < - stated , went out on the morning of the day the murder was committed to lay out the money , at . d some lime in the afternoon Mrs . Dees , who , it will be remembered , was an important witness on th >; trial came to his house , and said a person wanted him at a public-house in the neighbourhood , lie at first refuted to go . but ultimately did go , and there he found his wife and a Mrs . Wheatley drinking together , Dees being also one of the party ; that the money which he had worked for , and intended fur his family , was thus consumed , and that he himself partook of liquor ( rum ) to such an
extent as to deprive him of ill knowledge of what took place after be got home till be awoke about one o ' clock in the morniii : and found bis wife dead , when he awoke his son , aud gave an alarm . As illustrating his character , it may be stated that a day or two ago be confessed to a brutal act committed against his daughter . She bad been , he said , at a dance at a pubic-house , where be had gone to seek her at a litte hour , and found her iu disreputable company ; he seized her by the neck and shoulders and dragged her home , and on getting her into tue house be threw her down upon < he floor and jumped upon her , with the intention of breaking her legs . She was so much injun d by his violence as to be laid np in the infirmary for several weeks . She now walks
with a halt in consequence of those injmies . — Further Particulars . —About five on Saturday morning the drop and scaffold were fully prepared , the blackness of their hue adding to the gloom of the spectacle . From this time the throng visibly iucreased . and began take up their posiiioi . s against the railings which surrounded the scaffold . Several applications were made to the authorities for the office of hangman . ' Murdock , ot Glasgow , the executioner of Mark Sherwood on the Town Moor , of Welch and Mathews at Morpeth , and of Bennison at Edinburgh , about a fortnight ago , being amongst the number , but the remembrance of Murdoch ' s professional incapacity at Morpeth , wise ! y induced the authorities to reject his offeied services : he has
been several days in this neighbourhood , and only disappeared on Howard , of York , being retained for the occasion . The hangman several times nude his appearance on the plat orm ; and * as received with shouts of derision or di approbation . This individual is about Ii years of age . The throng thickened very fast alter half-t ast six , and in the course of an hour from that time a vast ranss of human beings bad congregated . Males seemed to preponderate considerably over females , bnt we were unable to judge with exactness in what proportion . Jokes , jostling , and loud laughter abounded ; the majority seemed in good hum « ur and high animal spirits , an if they were out for a holiday and a little cheap excitement , which they were determined to enjoy as
much as passible . As eLjht " ' clock drew nigh the noise , excitement , and _ rhoutiug greatly increased . As the clock struck eight , thouts and whistling arose , with cries of " Hats off , " succeeded by a hush of expectation , which , after a minute or two h & d elapsed , again rose into clamour . Silence was then partially restored by the entrance of R . Dodds , Esq ., sheriff ; R . P . Phiiopon , Esq , under sheriff ; and the gaoler . These were immediately followed by the two clergymen , arVr which came Patrick Forbes . On reaching tf . e gallows , the hangman was about to take off the culprit ' s shoes , when the wretched man exclaimed , very emphatically , " You shall have nothi ; g belonging to me . " Re was supported up to the fcaffold . and he was evidently unable to stand
without assistance . His hands were clasped—bis lips were moving in prayer . Mr . Betham read the formularies of the Romish church , concluding by the benediction , and signing the cross ever the culprit . His feet were then shackled , his handkerchief taken off , and he was lifted upon the drop . The hangman then adjusted the rope , Forbes apj arentl y praying all the time . Upon the signal being given , the bolt was withdrawn , and a thrill of horror and a suppressed scream ran through the crowd ; but , unfortunately , from some cause or other , Forbes tell partly upon , and partly under the staffold . At this , the crowd , who had not been entirely quiet during the whole of the awful ceremony , uttered a furious and almost unanimous yell of execration . Be was
then again let down with a jerk , and hastily drawn up , and after a minute , the body of the unfortunate man was lifeless . It remained suspended for the usual time , many of the multitude remaining upon the ground , but the greater portion of them appeared to leave immediately that life became extinct . The awkward manner in which the last penalty of the law was carried out , appears to be accounted for by tbe great age of the hangman , combined with a fit of nervousness with which he was suddenly seized . A Woman Killeh by her HosBANn .-Mr . Prum , coroner for the upper division of
Gloucestershire , held an inquest on Saturday last on the body of Margaret Miller , who was killed by her husband , John Miller , on Friday the 23 rd inst , near Gloucester , by a violent blow inflicted by him upon the woman s breast , over the region of the heart . The jury first viewed the bod y , which presented no exu Tel [ , Ti ° lence except over the breast , where the fatal blow wasatruck . The principal witness was a young man named Edward Sheran , who was lmng with Miller and his wife at the time of the fatal quarrel . Sheran is a fancy basket and cane cbairmakerby trade , and badentered into aneneaeement of partnership with them . They had been at
Worcester and Cheltenham together ,, and came to Gloucester on the 9 th inst . They remained there until Friday , when they agreed to go to Bristol together . They set out for this purpose at twelve o ' clock at noon , and had proceeded with their dogcart about two miles on the road out of Gloucf ster , when the deceased and her husband quarrelled , on account of the latter refusing to carry a basket . Sheran walked on , and says that he heard nothing , but that Miller walked back towards his wife , who was loitering behind , and with an oath said he would " hit her a clout on the bend . ' ? Iu a minute or two after he ( Sheran ) heard Miller call out to him , " Edward , Edward , " and running back he found him stooping over his wife , who was lying in the road apparently in a fit . Some men who saw the transaction ran up , and pronounced the woman dead , but Miller could not believe it , and appeared much
distressed . The men procured a hnndbarrow , and placing the woman upon it , carried her to the Railway Tavern . It was soon perceptible that she was quite dead , and the husband wasthereupon taken into custody . Sheran said he had always observed Miller and his wife to be upon good and even affectionate terms with each other . At the station-house Miller said he should not have hit his wife but that she struck at him with one of the chairs . The inquest was afterwards adjourned , in order to allow time for making a post mortem examination of the body . 4 , n inquest , was held on Tuesday last , when Mr . Hicks , surgeon , who had made npost mortem examination of the body , proved that death bad been caused by disease of the heart , acted upon by the blow inflicted by the prisoner , or by some strong excitement . The jury accordingly returned a verdict of " Manslaughter against John Miller . "
Poisoning at Paulersbury , —Last week Ann Pell was examined before the county b ^ nch at To wcestor , on the cbame of poisoning two of her children , Sarah Ann and Frederick Pell , and committed for trial . Death from falling from a Cliff . —A ( ew days since Mrs . Thomas a widow , residing at Marcross , near Bridgend , South Wales , was walking along the edge of the cliff , when she accidentally fell over and was killed on the spot . The body , when found , presented a dreadfully mangled appearance .
Poole Savings Bank . —Circumstances attendant on the decease of the late actuary haying excited suspicions of a defalcation in his accounts , the trustees and managers have instituted a rigorous examination into the state of the affairs generally , ' during the progress of which inquirythf business of the bank is of course suspended . This has naturally produced a considerable panic , particular !? among the depositors ; but we have reason to hope that such alarm , although not without foundation , may prove to have greatly magnified the actual evil . — Poole Herald . !
Charge of Forgery against a Solicitor . — On Monday Mr . H . Blackhurst , solicitor , of Preston , who was remanded on the 21 st inst . uptui a charge of having forged a codicil to the will of his late wife , was brought uu at the Town-hall , Preston , for further examination . —John Thompson , of Hoghton Lane , near Blackburn , deposed to having had a conversation with virs . Blackhurst a short time prcyl us to her death , when she told him that she hud left the interest of her landed estate to her husband ; £ 30 a « ear to her sister , Mrs . Webster ; and 10 s a week to Mary Thompson . ' She also added , that after the payment of a few legacies , her personal estate would go to Glasgow . —Mary Ann Kerr Miller , of Glasgow , said she had beeo introduced to Mrs . Blackhurst a
few weeks previous to her death . Mrs . Blackhurst told her that she had inherited her property through her late husband , who was a Glasgow merchant , and that she intended it to go again to Glasgow , to endow a j chool . She said she had madea will to that effect leaving Mr . Blackhurst £ 2 , 000 . Mrs . Blackhurst wished witness to call upon the Lord Provost of Glasgow and inform him that her ( Mrs . Blackhurst ' s ) will was not altered , and requesting him to write to Mr . Noble , her solicitor in l'restonr respecting the property in case of her death . Witness saw Mr . Forbes , the town clerk of Glasgow , and stated to him
all that she bad been requested to state by Mrs . Blackhurst . This was the whole of the evidence for the prosecution . —Mr . Segar , barrister , addressed the court for the defence , contending that the case was not got up for the purpose of promoting the ends of justice , but to defeat the codicil . —The bench then retired , and after a consultation of about half-an-hour they returned into court , when the mayor stated that the magistrates had decided upon sending the case for trial at the assizes . —Mr . Segar applied for the prisoner to be allowed to be at large upon bail , but the bench refused tbe application , and he was committed for trial at the Liverpool winter assizes .
The Swisscoe Mdbdsr . —Since the conviction of William Chadwick for tbe murder of Tunnicliff , additional evidence has been procured of a nature to confirm his statement , that his wife was the active party in tbe murder , and that Ann Tunnicliff , her mother , was accessory to it . On the 22 nd inst . Ann Chadwick and Ann Tunnicliff were again apprehended at the house of Tunnicliff ' a husband , near Burslem . They were taken before B . P . Broade , Esq ., at Stoke police court , the following day , when Mr . Sweeting , chief police superintendent of the Pottery district , applied for a remand , r- Rail was refused , and the further investigation of the affair will take place at Stafford . . Is the Berkshire County Court , last week , a milliner , mmed Chapman , obtained a verdict against Mr . Stanford , M . P ., for £ 17 lis . 10 d „ for « ' bows " and " rosettes" used during the election for Reading .
Curious Case affecting a Member of a Benefit SociKTY .-At a recent meeting of the Word Petty Sessions , an information was heard at the instance of a pers n named William Mumford , against the stewards of a Friendly Society at Dagenham , for having unlawfully expelled him from such society . It appeared that tbe complainant had been a member of the club fifteen years , but having at tho last annual least been seen to secret a portion of the eatables on his person , he was , at a meeting held on the following quarterly nig ht , expelled . It was urged , on behalf of the complainant , that the club was not justified by the rule in expelling him , as it was only in the case of embezzlement of the property of the society that that power was given ; and although the
complainant might bave acted improperly , it did not amount to embezzlement , as the expense of the feast was not defrayed out of the funds of tbe society , but by the individual subscriptions of the members . On the other band , for the defendants , it was contended that the articles provided for the entertainment must be looked upon as belonging to the society , and as it was not denied that tbe complainant had abstracted a portion of them , he had , within the meaning of the rule , embezz ' ed the property of the club , and they were therefore justified in expelling him . The decision of tbe magistrates was , they did not consider the complainant had , in point of law , been guilty of embezz'ement , and must therefore order the defendants to reinstate him .
The Mannings ano their Victim . —At a sitting of the Gra < esend bench of magistrates last week , Mr . Essex , pawnbroker of the town , applied to them for advice under the following circumstances . Mr . Essex stated that a short time before the murder of Patrick O'Connor by the Mannings , a man who save the name of Brown , pledged to him a gold watch for £ 2 . Some months after the conviction of the Mannings for the murder , he ( Mr . Essex ) received a letter from a solicitor in London claiming the watch so pledged , as the property of the murdered man . Mr . Essex declined giving it up until be should be paid the deposit upon it aud interest thereon , at the same time that he admitted that the person pledging it fully answered the description of Manning . Mr . Essex then proceeded to state that he had that morning received a letter from the same solicitor
demanding , on the part of the administrator to the effects of the late Mr . Patrick O'Connor , an immediate delivery of the article in question , on the payment to him of the £ 2 and the interest . A gentleman present said that the Rev . Mr . O'Connor , brother to the murdered man , had administered as next of kin , and that the solicitor alluded to by Mr . Essex was , as he believed , law scent in the transaction . The magistrates advised Mr . Es <( 'X to give up the watch , on being well assured that the party demanding it was duly authorised by the administrator to ihe late Patrick O'Connor to receive it . In reply to the bei ch , Mr . Essex said that the value of ihe watch mijiht be about £ 7 , and , from what he now knew , he had no doubt that tho man who pled ged it in his shop was Manning . Mr . Essex , being wpaid his deposit and interest , subsequently nave the article up to the solicitor claiming it for the administrator .
v . r ^ c o ][ AKEWBU > - -On Snnday the town of Wakefield was the scene of the utmost excitement , in consequence of that being the day fixed by the Ecclesiastical Court ol Richmond , for the performance of penance in the parish church of Wakefield , by Mr . Joseph Horner , seninr . corn merchant and miller a hi K hly esteemed inhabitant of that town . Some months since Miss Femandes , whose brother is lesee of the Wakefield Stoke Mil )* , was receiving the addresfes of a respectable merchant of the town , but the match was rather abruptly broken off and MissFernandes went to a di « tance to reside for a time . Slanderous reports speedily followed upon the announcement of the match being broken off , and amongst others who repeated these rumours was Mr . Horner Upon being called upon for his authority he could not or would not . give it . Consequently , a suit was iustitnted against h . min the Richmond Ecclesiastical Court , and the jud gment was , that he should ™ s . ! in
WlW 2 ? ^ rt"n Penance the veslry of Wakefield panshchurch , and there read arecantation » £ Kr tS ^ ; a » ffisS nig in a procession , walked to the ^ £ ch , with Mr " otMr C ^ head K *?* " of the '«* w *« S SS ;?^? ° ? ^ g 8 ed the sympathisers , whose beenS ?„ Ti ! ° ? ' " «« "gof hats , bad Men unbounded , to retire , out of respect to the day .
" oiwiiugKMiing that rain was falling heavily , thou-8 » "ho had assembled remained opposite the church until after the penance had been gone through
as required by the court , after which they re-formed in procession , and , returned to Mr .. Hornersresidence . Here a paper was read from a window adjoin ' ing his house , detailing the facts , after , which many cheers were given ; and at the earnest request of Mr ; Horner s family the crowd dispersed . There was a large b ody of police in attendance to keep order , but no disturbance took place . Systematic Method of Robbing Merchants . — An extensive and systematic method of warehousemen plundering the importers of grain , Ac ., has iu ^ t come to ligh t through the instrumentality of the Liverpool police . Tho plan is , that on the corn being delivered from the ship , a plus weight is concea ed in the sack placed in the weighing scale as a
counterweight to the sack in which tne grain is contained . Thus an overweight is obtained in each sack of merchandise weighed , and thus , when the erain is thrown into bulk , the dishonest warehouseman is enabled to abstract by calculation , a given number of sacks , leaving the merchant to whom it was warehoused his full weight . of commodity , but , of course , robbing the shipper to the amount abstracted . During the week two warehousemen , in the service of Covns and Co ., were brought before tho magistrates for this dishonest practice , and also a man named blackburn , who keeps a warehouse in Frederick-street , which , it has transpired , has been a depot for merchandise obtained by this and other dishonest methods .
Dreadful Occurrence . —On Sunday night two young men , named William and Nathaniel Brown , who reside in Gloucester , having spent the day at Stroud , were returning home in the evening in a lig ht spring cart , accompanied by their mother , stepfather , and a female friend , when Nathaniel , wishing to take the reins from his brother , who was driving , a struggle , ensued between them , nnd ; the horso stumbling , both of them jumped out of the cart . The struggle was then renewed-7-blows were struck—both of the brothers fell to the ground , and on their rising ; Willian rushed on Nathaniel with an open' knife and inflicted upon him three dreadful wounds , one of which , in the abdomen , is pronounced to be mortal . With the assistance of
the stepfather the poor fellow was removed to the next toll-house , and surgical aid was speedily procurred , but the case was found to be hopeless . The unfortunate brother who had iiiflicted the blows was immediately taken into custody . A magistrate afterwards ' attended to take the deposition of the dying man , but there appears to be great doubt by which of the brothers the first blow was ' struok . Prstructivb Fire . —On ' Monday afternoon , about three o ' clock , an extensive and alarming fire broke out at the end of St . John ' s Farmyard , adjoining tho town of Wallingford , Berks ; and as there was a strong westerly wind blowing at the time , the whole of the farm buildings and ricks were in an incredibly short tune in a blaze . The place was soon approached by crowds of the inhabitants ) who gazed with consternation on the sad sn « n « . whiln
the flames were raging furiously . By the prompt assistance of three engines the progress of the destructive element was to some extent arrested ; but not till the wholeof the farm-buildings and several ricks of corn and hay were entirely consumed . When the conflagration was extinguished nothing remained in the farmyard but a neap of ruin ? , while the rickyard presented a bare spectacle . St . John ' s-cottage adjoining , the residence of Mr . William Shaw Clarke , ' also caught fire several times , and it was not extinguished until the dwelling had sustained considerable damage . The greenhouse and valuable collection of plants and flowers were destroyed , The cause of the fire , which is attributed by some to be the act of an incendiary .
has not yet been satisfactorily ascertained . The property destroyed is of a heavy amount , but , fortunately , ' most of it was insured . A Pkovident Societt Defaulter , — James ivickaid , late collector to the Maldon branch of tbe Essex Provident Society , who absconded from that town on the 20 th May , owing to a deficiency in his accounts , has given himself up to tho authorities , and is now safely lodged in gaol . He appears to have gone to France , and lived at Boulogne , until his resources became exhausted , when he resolved to return to this country and deliver himself up . He accordingly came over in a packet on Sunday night week , and on the . following morninsr he gave himself into the custody of the police , stating that
he had defrauded the parish of Maldon . He was conveyed thence tho same night , and on Tuesday raoning a telegraphic message was sent to Mr . Bassingwhite , clerk to the Provident Society at Chelmsford , requesting his attendance at the examination of the accused . Rickard was taken before George May , Esq ., one of the borough magistrates , charged with embezzlement , nnd was remanded . Fatal Accident . —An accident of a shocking character occurred on Tuesday in the neighbourhood of Bristol . A man had heen engaged to do some work at ahayrick , at Bedminster , and arriving at the place earlier than the appointed hour , he laid himself down on a limekiln to sleep . A policeman , who found him , aroused him and warned him
of his danger , but the poor fellow , on getting up , becoming giddy , fell back into the pit and received injuries of which he died . Discovert of the Bodies of the -Two Bors browned at Eastham . —The two brothers , John and Thomas Gerard , who were drowned on Sunday week , near Eastham , b y the upsetting of a pleasure boat , particulars of which accident appeared in our columns at the time , bave been found at last . A man named Parr , chief mate of the Rival , Liverpool and Runcorn craft , discovered a body floating off Rock Ferry , while on board his vessel , on Saturday last . The body , which proved to be that of one of the unfortunate lads Gerard , was taken on board , and ultimately deposited in the deadhouse . On the
following day ( Sunday ) the same man picked up the body of the other brother opposite the snuff mills , Garston , An inquest was held on the bodies on Monday , at which William Cooper , a seaman , who was on board the boat when she capsized , was present . It appeared that he had not the management of the boat , and , further , that he was not hired , but had embarked , as all on board seem to hare done , purely for pleasure , consequently there was no ground for investigating the question of the competence of the man to ace as boatman . A verdict of " Accidentally drowned " was recorded , Thk Bishop of Exrtkr and Mr . Gorham . —Although the Bishop of Exeter does not intend taking immediate proceedings against Mr . Gorhiim .
in the Arches C « urt , it is pretty certain that , ' before many weeks shall have elapsed , the contest between the two great theological champions will be revived . The Bishop has urged upon the churchwardens of Brampford Speke , the necessity of informing him of any statement thatmay be made by Mr . Gorham on the subject of baptism : but . as the testimony of village churchwardens might not be of a very weighty character in a court of law , a shorthand writer iu London has been engaged to attend at Brampford Speke church , with a view to supply a verbatim report ot Mr . Gorham ' s sermons , especially those preached by the rev . gentleman on reading himself into the benefice , a ceremony which is expected to take place on the last Sunday in October .
Accident to the Hon . W . O . Stanlet , M . P . — A serious accident occurred on the 23 rd inst . to the Hon . W . 0 . Stanley . As bis carriage—containing L » dy Surah Hay Williams , of Bodelwyddan , another l- ' dy , and the hon . gentleman—was proceeding down Su mer-hill , the horses suddenly became restive , and the pole broke , so that they became unmanageable , and ran with great force against the gable end of a house at the foot of the hill . Mr . Stanley was thrown out with great violence , and was severely injured by tbe fall . One <> f the horsrs was killed on the spot , and the carriage received much damage . The ladies were both hurt and frightened by the severe shock . Medical aid was at once procured for Stan ' ey , « ho it is now hoped will progress favourably towards recovery .
Conspiracy to Defraud an Insurance Company . —George Smith and Mark Casson , who were remanded by the Liverpool bench on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the Royal Insurance Company , have been committed fur trial . Smith , who carried on busings as a tailor and draper , at 169 , Scotlandroad , hod insured for £ 800 . A fire ocoarred , and in the declaration which he left at the insurance office , he stated the goods destroyed to have been worth £ 1 , 500 . Mr . Thornely and another master tailor examined the stock ( the fire having been speedily extinguished ) , and estimated its value at only £ 96 16 s Casson , tbe other prisoner , was involved in the charge of tbe removal of a box of valuable cloth just previous to the fire .
Comfession of a Convict . — On the 23 d inst . an inquest was held at Woolwich , on view of the bodies of two convicts , named Jeremiah Collins and Alexander Worrall , who died at the convict establishment , the former from consumption , and the latter from inflammation of the lungs . Collins was transported f or seven years at the Central Criminal Court , but in consequence of his continued illness had received a free pardon ; his friends were communicated with , but replied that they were unable ™ r » T f i ' , ^ h ° was the "fore suffered to remain at the estabhshmen t . Worrall , a man named JacKson , and two other men , were sentenced to transportation at the Liverpool Assizes for a burglary ; Jackson was removed to the Hebe hulk , and during the illness of Warrall on board the
nospital ship , he was asked by Mr . Blyth , the surgeon , if he would like Jackson to attend on him . Worrall replied he should like to see him , as he had acted the part of a villain towards him . As the deceased several times expressed a wish to see Jackson , permission was granted , and a meeting took place in the presence of Mr .. Blyth , the surgeon , the chaplain of the establishment , and other officers . The deceased then made a statement—which was taken down in writing—to the effect that he was the only man who committed the . burglary , and that Jackson and the other men were entirely innocent ; he also . stated that after he committed the burglary he went into a public house , where he saw Jackson and the other men , when a conversation took place respecting the robbery , and tbe men stated they should like to have a
share of the stolen property ; this assertion was heard by a person present , who was a witness against them at- the assizes ; The deceased solemnly asserted that these men were entirely innocent . A representation of : the case will be immediately forwarded to the proper authorities . —Rochester Gazette . '• :. The Gunpowder-Magazines at Wallasey!—The commissioners at Wallasey , in their memorial to Sir G . Grey , have made out astronecase for the
removal of . the gunpowder magazines to Hilbre Island , or some other more remote or isolated district .: It appears that the amount of powder kept in deposits by tho various lessees is about 16 , 000 barrels , or between 700 and 800 tons ; and that on an average tlie receipts and deliveries are about 2 , 000 barrels weekly . Traffic in so explosive a commodity has been too lpng permitted on tbe shores of tbe Mersey , and in the immediate , vicinity of & large number of the residences and of the summer resort of the
merchants of Liverpool and their families . If we may judge from the melancholy results of recorded explosions of gunpowder , few persons from Seacombe to the Rook Perch would survive a single accident to tho magazines at Wallasey ; whilst it is more than probable that the shipping and property on tho Liverpool side would suffer materially . Wo trust , therefore , that after the representations which have been made to government , no delay will take place in the removal of this dangerous store from the banks of the river Mersey . Since writing the above , we have ascertained from the best authority that the memorial has been forwarded by Sir G . Grey to the Board of Ordnance , who have ordered a colonel of engineers to proceed to Liverpool , in order to report on the construction of the buildings , and on the probability of danger from storing there large quantities of gunpowder . '
'Another Gas Explosion . —A few nights since a young man in the employ of Messrs . Whettley and Roberts , woollendrapers , of Eastgate-rowj Chester , on going into the parlour at the lack of the shop , discovered that there was an escape of gas in the place ! He ' procured a light , and found the taps were turned off ; but being anxious to know from whence it escaped , he mounted a table andtried ; and in moving the lig ht along the sliding pendant of the candelier , the gas ignited and blew him off the table . ' -As seen as he could recover himsely he ran into the cellar , and turned the ga « off it the njeter . All the injury he received , was in having the skin burnt off one side of his face . and part of
his hair . , By tho force of the explosion the back and one of the side walls of the house are separated about two inches from the building , and the parlour windows shivered to ' atoms . As accidents of this description are of common occurrence , persons should observe the caution , where there is an escape of gas , of not , under any circumstances , taking a light for the purpose of ascertaining from whence it proceeds . Tbe _ only safe course is to turn the gas off at the main , and throw open the windows and doors , so as to create a through current of air , until the gas becomes so diluted as to be harmless . Coal gas , mixed with twelve portions of atmosp heric air only , is one of the most explosive agents known .
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Loss op a Clyde Ship and all her Crew . —On Thursday , the 22 nd inst ., we received intelligence of a vessel , belonging to the Cl y de , having gone to pieces on the west-end of the island of Coll . We have been unable to learn the vessels name , but the particulars brought to town by a person ironr the neig hbourhood of the shipwreck , may be relied on for their accuracy . Early on Monday morning last , the vessel , a barque , was observed by several persons on shore driving under a heavy gale towards land . Tho greatest fears were entertained for hevsafeby , as it appeared that the ship was perfectly unmanageable ¦ in the heavy' sea running at
the time , She ultimately struck on a small island or rook which lies off the farm ; of Crosspoll , occupied by Mr . M'Lean . This rock or island is nearly an acre in extent , and is situated about sixty yards off the mainland , ' a strong current running through the ' narrow channel between them . , It appears that the unfortunate barque had got into this current , as she struck on the end of the rock at right angles with the coast . , The moment she struck , her masts all went overboard with the shock , and tho vessel almost instantly went down . Eight seamen were observed to lower , aud get into a boat , but they were instantly swamped , and they all met a watery crave—not a soul of those on board were
saved . The vessel soon went to pieces , and a large quantity of her cargo and wreck has been washed ashore . Her papers have also come ashore , but our informant could not furnish us with the name of the vessel , nor that of the firm who owned her . Mr . M'Lean , on whose lands the vessel has been cast away , has taken charge of whatever has come ashore . The ship appears to have had on board a large quantity of manufactured goods , as several bales of checked , striped , and plain calicoes have come to hand . Thursday ni g ht—no notice of the disaster had reached the underwriter ' s room here . It is believed she was outward bound . —North British J fail .
The Wreck of me Orion . —Our correspondent at the scene of the late fatal shipwreck off Portpatrick sends us the following information : — " A body was found at Barncorkrie Bay , near Portlogan yesterday , and was brought to Portpatriek early this morning , when it was interred in the churchyard . The body was dressed in dark green and blue tartan trousers , with a pair of moleskin trousers underneath , flannel shirt , and stripped cotton shirt . ' supposed to be the carpenter of the
Orion . The parties who purchased the Orion are , when the weather . permits , busily employed recovering by means of divers as much of her hull , cargo , and passengers' luggage as possible , and have been pretty successful . The drivers from Portsmouth , who have been at Portpatriek examining the rock on which it is supposed the Orion struck , & c , are still there ; but we understand that their operations have been completed , or nearly ao . —August 20 th , 1860 . " -North British Mail .
Salmon Fishings . —We have had the Lammas floods , hut they don ' t bring up salmon , for salmon there are few or none to bring . The season has been a most unproductive one to our tacksmen . From whatever cause , there seems to be a general decay of red fish in our western Scottish rivers . The Glasgow Courier says : — " A few weeks will terminate the present salmon fishing season . On the Clyde—once famous for the extent and richness of its takes—it has been the most unsuccessful one upon record . Since the month of March , when the fishing begins , we believe there have not been forty salmon killed betwixt Glasgow and the mouth of the river . " Such a fact as that is quite extraordinary . —Dumfries Herald ,
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Rfpreskntation Of Clare. — According To ...
Rfpreskntation of Clare . — According to the Limerick Examiner , Mr . John D . Fitzgerald , Queen ' s Cuunsel , is canvassing the electors of the county of Clare , in anticipation of the resignation of Major Macuamara . Symptoms of Improvement . —The Ennistjmon board of guardians , at their last meeting , came 10 a resolution to the effect that half the number at present receiving relief should be struck off , and that out-door relief be totally discontinued .
The Svnod . —The Freeman of Friday morning devotes four mortal columns of small type to the inaugural proceedings of the Synod , which went off at 1 buries the previous day with great pomp and eclat , ' there is , however , nothing noticeable in the whole affair ; aud it may be assumed from the fact ot the special reporters having returned to their respective quarters that the public will be left in the dark for some time to come with regard to the real business in hand . Indeed , it is now surmiseu that JrffiS mucn » V he 8 ub ^ ance of a ^ ngle resolution will be suffered to transpire until the result of the deliberations shall be laid before the Court of Borne / or the sanction o f the Holy Father !
Death or Mr . Comhissionkr rARRELL . -By the death on Tuursday of Mr . R . Parrel , Q . C ., another lucrative appointment , that of Commissioner of the Insolvent Court , is placed at the disposal of government The saaryw £ 1 , 500 per annum . 'Ae deceased was in his 72 d year , and was most painstaking and impartial in the discharge of his heavy and onerous duties . Mr . Farrell wasoneof the benchers of the Queen ' s Inns , to which office he was elected are or six years ago . The Marquis oiWaterford has liberally made a considerable reduction of the rents on his estates a . JNewtuwn Ljreevady , in Ulster . The Tenant Leaqu * , —The council of the Tenant League have published the weekly report of their proceedings , including a public address on the subject , organising the movement . The address alludes
to the caution which the council has adopted as to the legality of their proceedings , and states that , after mature deliberation , they have resolved to take steps "tor systematically extending the principles and influence of ihe Teiiant Ltague , by holding sittings of the council successively and at short intervals in various parts of the country , and , if the friends of tenant right in each district approve it , by holding public county meetings at the same time and place . The Harvest . —The uncertain and unseasonable state of the weather is a source of much anxiety at a moment when so much depends even unon ii
ew uays oisunsnine . Btill , however , there has been no previous impediment to harvestOperations and immense progress has been made in tho slS of the props which taken in the aggreSe 2 mise abundance of food . We shall n . V , !?' wo are 1 key to have a verv 1 «„! tent « ^ splendid oa / crop for eSS ^ 0 f ? ' of butter are novf very exSe ? L w V export 8 of the potato , fi « ffBS-5 f . JSJS ^ to some other northern districts ? Si ^ KS
favourable as they had been . It is stated tnatJ the blight is extending , although slowly , and as yet to no serious amount amongst the tubers ; and apprehensions are expressed that the disease might become formidable with any continuance of cold and dam p weather . There are some few bad ; accounts amongst the reports received to-day , but even still I can see no ground whatever for apprehension as to the safety of the bulk of the crop . . It is a very good sign that Indian corn is not much looked after in the markets . The potatoes now in
consumption are . as fine in quality as m any year , within my recollection . , '' : The Lord Lieutenant . — It is now generall y understood that the Lord Lieutenant will leave Dublin for the north on Monday the 9 th of the ensuing month , for Crom Castle , the seat of the Earl of Erne , when it is expected that he will pro . ceed to tlie Giant's Causeway , and to the residence of the Marquis of Londonderry , near Glenarm . His arrival in Belfast is expected to take place on the 12 tb .
iTiiB Cuffe-street Savings Bank . —On Saturday the Lord Mayor presided at a meeting of the depositors of the Cuffee street Savings Bank , when it was resolved that such p ? rties as had speculatedon the wants of the poor depositors ; by purchasing their bank books at a low rate , should only be paid in proportion to the sums which they had thus given . The Lord Mayor ' said he knew an instance where a pass-book representing £ 60 was purchased for £ 2 . ( Hear . ) Now , he would give notice to the purchaser of that pass-book . that all he should receive from the fund would be £ 1 , with legai interest thereon , to be computed from the t'uie . pf the purchase . ( " Hear , hear , " and cheers . ) -The balance would be given to the orig inal depositor ; if alive , or to his heirs , in the event of his having ceased to exist . . : ; ;
Another Eviction . —The Nenagh Guardian states that the ' sub-sheriff proceeded with a party of police , on the 15 th ' inst ., to the lands . of Clonoulty . in Tipperary , and evicted forty persons for non-payment of rent . A Barbarous Murbbr was committed last week in Clare , the victim . being the wife of a labouring man of the most wretched class . During ' her husband ' s abs-ence" in search of work she was brutally murdered with a hatchet by a man named Quinhrian , whom she recovered sufficient strength to identify in the . presence of several persons before expiring . , . Tns Hbrring Fishery . —The Galway fishermen have been favoured with several abundant takes of herrings of late . On Saturday morning last the boats returned so laden with fish after the night , that the herrings were sold for five shillings a thousand ¦ - '
, ...... Progress of Emigration . —At do period did the tide of emigration run higher than at the present moment . Considering the vast decrease of the population from that and other causes during the last five years , it is really wonderful to see such numbers departing day by , day from all parts of the country * Waterford is the chief port lesorted to by the emigrants from the counties of Vfaterford , Limerick , Wexford , and Tipperary . The steamers betweenthat city and Liverpool are almost daily crowded , and a considerable portion of . the emigrants , are of the better class of farmers from the county of Wexford , where the rural population have been remarkable for their peaceable and : industrious habits . From Dublin' great numbers are still taking their departure for America , chiefly farmers from tho midland counties . From King ' s County , and Westmeath . many farmers having abandoned
their holdings and sold off their crops and effects , have left the country , in order to avoid eviction or legal proceedings for the enforcement of rent . In the northern counties , also , emigration proceeds upon a large scale . Last week , a vessel , bound for Philadelphia , sailed from Londonderry , fully freighted with passengers chiefly of the farming class . In that p art of the north there are numerous instances of comfortable farmers disposing of the tenant-right in their holdings and proceeding to America . One remarkable case was mentioned , where two persons holding a farm on a Joint lease , being allowed by their landlord to sell out to the best advantage obtained £ 350 / or tbeir interest , besides the amount of a fair valuation for their crops . Many of the northern emigrants have determined to settle as farmers in Canada , but the greater portion of the Irish emigrants direct their course tO > the United States .
Chof-plcnder in the South . —The Cork Constitution of Saturday thus reports progress : — " The crop-carriers are taking advantage of the legislative license . The first case of the kind we bave as yet heard of in this county occurred on Sunday last near Macroom . The tenunt of the lands of Drouniharra took it into his head ( tenants now-a-days are prone to that way of thinking ) that the price of bis hay would fit better in his pocket than in that of the man who hud unwisely trusted him with his land . Accordingly he set to , and with tbe assistance of right ready auxiliaries , who probably worked the harder inasmuch as they might themselves stand in
need of a reciprocation of the favour , cleared the fields of the crop , wheeled it away and sold it . For the carrying it off a considerable number of cars were willingly furbished by obliging friends , who , we dare say , were thus learning a lebsim which they will put in practice for their own special benefit byand-bye . On the same day on which he carried and s Id his hay ; he cut some of his oats , which he housed and holds against the landlord . To morrow he proposes , we understand , to cut and house tbe remainder . A convenient opportunity will of course be seized for turning it into cash as well as the hay . "
The question of rents as compared with usury in money is thus pithly' expounded in the Freeman ' s Journal . Land ( says the Freeman ) is the landlords ' capital , just as bullion , or its representative , is the capital of the " aristocrat" of Lombard-street ; and when the law prohibits the Lombard-street aristocrats from receiving more than a given per centage rent for the use of his bullion lest a higher " rent " would bring social injury on the land aristocrats who hire it , it certainly is most reasonable to extend that principle of law , and say to the land aristocrats , " We have protected you from the usurious gripings of the Lombard-street Jews , and we will protect the lives and fortunes of the occupiers from usury , in turn . " There is , besides ; this difference in faveur of the interference with land usury—that land usury brings death on thousands : md tens of thousands , and misery on millions , while money usury could only bring penury on a few thriftless vagabonds .
Repeal Association . —The usual weekly meeting of this body was held on Monday in Conciliation Hall . Mr . James O . White presided . The attendance was miserably small . Mr . John O'Connell announced tbe rent for the week to by £ 6 6 a . 2 d . Donntbroor Fair . —This celebrated fair commenced on Monday , and on no occasion , for many years , did the green of Donnybrook exhibit such a display of tents , standings , and show booths . A most gratifying feature was observable in the show of sheep , which greatly excelled anything of the kind exhibited at former fairs—the greater part being remarkable for decided improvement in breeding , and cleanliness of condition . Mountain sheep from Wicklow formed the principal portion of the stock .
The Catholic Synod . —It is expected that if the Synod now sitting at Thurles comes to any decision on questions of much general interest , the result will be intimated to the public . This is , however , by no means certain , and , as yet , conjecture is perfectly silent on the course of the proceedings . Out-door relief has been discontinued in all the unions of the County of Clare . Three " flash" members of the London swell mob , calling themselves William Saunders , John Johnston , and George Edwards , have been committed for trial for some depredations committed immediately after their arrival here , on the usual autumn excursion to Ireland . The complaint of a want of sufficient labourers to save the harvest , is now ' becoming very general throughout Ireland . Labourers cannot be procured in some districts of the country for any wages .
Dublin , August 28 . —A scene was enacted on Tuesday at the meeting of the Dublin Corporation which exceeded in violence and excitement even the extraordinary exhibitions made by that body a few months ago . It appears that one of those who then took a leading part in the election of a pseudo lord mayor in opposition to Mr . Reynolds was Alderman Rooney , who has since that time occupied a very unenviable position in point of popularity . At some recent ward meetings the Lord Mayor ( Mr . Reynolds ) took occasion to comment in severe termivon the conduct of Alderman Rooney , on the occasion referred to ; and , as far as the public could judge , the worth y alderman intended by his conduct on Tuesday to show how much he resented the language directed against him by the Lord Mayor . In the course of the proceedings he accordingly addressed the chair offensively , and refused to retract his expressions until he was entreated to do so by
» junior member in the name of the council . During the confusion that took place the adjournment of the meeting was moved , and the following scene then ensued : —Lord Mayor : I give him noti ce " v \ , that when - P » do next over a meeting oi tins body 1 shall take good care to assert my authority by all the power that my position can exercise , and by throwing myself on the support of the council ; and if Alderman Rooney , or any other member of the council , on my declaring him to be ( in reason ) out of order , shall refuse to submit to the chair , I shall be compelled to have recourse to » proceeding which I should much rather avoid . 1 never in the course of my life received from a » f member of this couneil , a more gratuitous , and , " » my judgment , unprovoked insult than I receive d May . I . thank . the majority of the ceuncu for not countenancing it , and I trust that for tW future order will be preserved here , and that the Lord Mayor will not be insulted in his chatf with impunity . The council is now dissolved . —
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 31, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_31081850/page/6/
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