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Health of _Londos _b-jbd-o _^ _^^^ _Jfe _•• sek ending last Saturday , tho deaths registered W tbe inetropf _litan _district were 1 , 034 , aud exhibit a _fccrease of 122 on those of the previous week . A comparison of the same weeks of former years draws that the mortality has not been so low as at the present time since _ISiG ; in the early part of the ¦ fears 1847-9 tbe deaths ranged weekly from 1 , 200 to about 1 , 450 . The average of corresponding weeks ra ten previons years ( 1840-9 ) is 1 , 039 , or , if a correction bo made for increase of population , 1 , 183 , compared with which the present return shows a decrease of 49 deaths . Thc deaths from
consumption were 128 , or rather less than the average . Amongst other fatal diseases , bronchitis is now predominant , and last week carried off 121 persons , a number which , though less than in the week before , exceeds by 51 the corrected average of ten corresponding weeks of former years ! , ' It is worthy of re-Biark that this complaint , which has exceedingly increased during the last six years , has , since 1844 , produced at tins season a weekly mortality more than fourfold its former amount . Pneumonia was fetal to only 78 persons last week ( a great majority of -whom were children ) , whilst the corrected average of ten corresponding weeks is 109 : this disease , though it has fluctuated iu its weekly numbers fionf 64 to 156 , has not shown the same disposition as bronchitis to increase during later years . The
deaths of 7 nonagenarians were registered last -week ; of these , a woman at tbe age of 96 years , and a man at 99 . The deaths of 105 persons were -registered in workhouses ; 57 in hospitals ; and 13 mthe two royal hospitals , amongst whom were 7 pensioners at Greenwich , who died between the 18 th and 24 th of January , at various ages , from 37 to 84 . The mortality from epidemics continues to be _comparativdy low , though measles and _diarrhosa . ( from the former there haying been 28 deaths , and from the latter 14 ) , are abont the average : 11 children died of cronp . The mean daily raiding of the barometer at Greenwich was above 30 in . on the first five days of the week ; the mean of the week was 30-050 . The mean daily temperature rose from 5 Sdeg . on Sunday to 45 deg . on "Friday ; the mean rather less
ofthe week was 35 deg . 5 min ., which is than the average ofthe same week in seven years . Tbe mean temperature was 9 deg . below the average of the same day , oa Monday * , ou Friday it was Sdeg . above it . _ThkWbst London Union again . —Ou the 24 th "sit , Mr . Payne , the city coroner , held an inquest at tiie West London Union Workhouse . Smithfield , spun the body of June Canton , aged sixty . From theevidence of Ann Desmond , of No . 10 , Fox-and-Knot-epnrt , West-Smithfield . it appeared that the deceased , a widow , had been for the last four months redding with her brother , at No . 17 , in the same court . The deceased ' s brother had a wife and five children , and during that period been ont of work , tbe family had had nothing for tbeir support save 2 s . 6 d . from the above workhouse , and two loaves
weekly . Ihe deceased had had allowed her a 21 b . loaf weekly and 61 ., which was all she had to keep _lerfrom starvation , but this allowance was refused to the deceased theweek preceding her death . The deceased informed witness that Mr . Miller , the _Kliimng officer , told her she should have nothing fiutn that house , and to be off abont her business . This was communicated to witness by the deceased eta tbe previous Saturday , and witness saw no more ef her till the following _Wednesday , when a little gM , the daughter of deceased ' s brother , came to . wit-BCS 3 to ask for a drink of water for her lather and mother , who were dying , upon which witness went to the attic of No . 17 , where she found the father , ( Charles Devlin ) , his wife , and four of the children stretched on the bare boards , and quite insensible _.
aad , as witness _thought , dead , they were so chalky in the face . Witness ran off to the workhouse , and when she returned with the _assistance she had procured found that the deceased was quite dead and _tsAA . —Mr . Harris { assistant surgeon to Mr . _Hutchiuson ) said , he was applied to by the brother of the deceased to visit his wife and family on the Saturday preceding death , and when he saw them he was shocked at their emaciated appearance , and at once pen-cited that tbe case was one of starvation , lie asked the wife of Devlin how she felt , and she replied Bt a feeble tone , "Tin hungry—hungry'" He job the same _questior-^ to the deceased , and she answered , " I ' ve a pain in the stomach , from hunger . " There was neither fire , bed , nor anything else to keen out cold , save the few wretched rajs upon
then- bodies . Witness , by the direction of Mr . Hutehinson , gave the man Devlin Is ., and an order upon Mr . Miller , the relieving officer , for immediate _re'ief ofthe whole family . The amount given by the officer *« sls . 6 d ., which , with the Is . given hy witness , made kilf-a-crown , and ont of that Devlin had to pay 2 s . 3 d , rent the same evening . Witness saw no more of the family , as they required nothing but food , which ought to bave been supplied . From that evening , however , the family had bnt three _pennyworth of bread between them up to the Wednesday , when the death of the woman Canton was discovered . Ihey were obliged to pay the rent out of the halfcrown , or they wou"d have been turned out of doors file same night . Dow the ** survived till the Wednesday he could not imagine . —The jury thought the ease a most inhuman one , and they hoped Mr . Miller was present to explain his conduct . —Mr . Thompson ,
master ofthe workhouse , replied that Mr . Miller had left his situation in the Union , and he could not say -where he was to be found . —Dr . Hutchinson , of Farringdon-street , was of opinion that the deceased died ef chronic affection of the chest , no doubt hastened fay want of food . —Tbe man Devlin and his wife were examined , but it was too painfully _apparent that tbeir minds had undergone an unfavourable change from the privations they had endured ; the cadaverous looks of both caused a shudder among the jury . The coroner having informed the jury that , with the surgeon ' s opinion , the verdict must be natural death , for that , however reprehensib'e the conduct of tbe officer might he , that opinion exculpated him in law , the _jny , after a long deliberation , returned the following verdict :- —" 'That the deceased died from chronic affection of the chest , and that death was greatly accelerated by want of the common necessaries of _Efe . - "
Death of a Miser . —Oa Saturday Mr . n . W . "Wakley held an inquest at the Rose of Normandy , High-street , Marylebone , on Sampson Seares , aged asty-three . The' deceased , who had lived for twenty-three years in the garret of the Rose of Normandy , was allowed hy the Servant * ' Royal Oak C 3 nb 3 s . 6 d a week . Although possessed of £ 1 , 800 , in the funds he scarcely allowed himself the necessaries ef life , and his room , as well as his body , presented revolting evidence of voluntary starvation . Two years ago a relative gave him two flinnel shirts , which at his death remained untouched in his box . The coroner expressed it to be his opinion that deceased had starved himself to death . — Verdict ** Natural Death "
_MsiANCHOtr Affair . —On the 25 th . ult , Mr . W . Carter went into a long inquiry at the Smith's Arms , New Park-street , Southwark , respecting the death of Mary Ann Weed , age twen ' y-two years , who came by hor death in the following extraordinary manner : Tbe deceased was the wife of a lighterman _residing at No . 5 , Emerson-place Bankside . On New Year ' s-eve the deceased was confined with a daughter , and progressed Teiy well until the night of the 5 th ult when symptoms of delirium came on . Deceased was frequently seen by Mr . Caudle , the surgeon , of Great Guilford-street , who gave the nurse particular orders not to leave tbe deceased a moment , nor to let her go from her sight . The deceased became so much worse that a relation went for Mr . Candle , who attended , and found the deceased was
so alarmingly altered , and in such a dangerous condition , that he questioned the nurse as to what she had been giving her , when she admitted that she had allowed the deceased to drink a glass of beer . Mr . Candle having remonstrated with the nurse , left the room , and shortly after his departure the deceased got ont of bed and asked the nurse to let her go below to see her husband , who was asleep in the parlour , which was acceded to . Deceased had not been gone more than two minutes , when the nurse went in search of her and , to her astonishment , found the street-door open , and the deceased mi sing with only her night-dress on . An alarm was raised , and every search made for her , and _although every passible effort was made , the deceased was not discovered until the 23 rd ult , when she was found in the
liver , off the centre arch of London-bridge , by a waterman , The jury , in strong terms , condemned the conduct of the nurse , and ultimately a -verdict of ' ' Temporary Insanity * ' was recorded . Melancholy Suicide . —On the 25 th nit , Mr . "Robert Rouse , of Walham Green , surgeon , who had been in prectice _^ nearly thirty years , destroyed himself by swallowing prnssic acid . The _deceased had two assistanti * ~ Mr . "Roland , a visiting assistant , and Mr . Spike , a dispensing assistant This latter gentlemen was in the habit of rising early , and going mto the garden at the rear of the house , to shoot small birds .. On Friday morning between eight and * ahue o ' clock Mr . Spike was in the act of reloading his son whilst at full cock when it went off :, and the _niarod entered the wrist of the left arm , passing up * " ** a * rds . and _obtrndins above the elbow-joint . Mr .
"Roland succeeded by the application of great force in extracting the ram-rod , and aa Mr . Rouse had not yet made bis appearance , went up to his bed-room io call him , that he might have his opinion ss to -what further should be done . Mr . Roland having inocked several times and received no answer became alarmed , and burst open the door , when he discovered Mr . Rouse lying in bed to ail appearance dead . On a small table , within the reach ofthe deceased , was a two ounce bottle , which had recently contained ' about : that quantity of prussic acid ( Scheele ' s strength , ) and the whole of the powerful poison had evidently been drank by the deceased , who had died ere he could relay his head upon the _•* _-a " ow ; v-The deceased ' s body was cold , ana life * had apparently _ceasedty exist some hours ... No papers were found elucidating the cause of the melancholy Kt , and deemed had goae to bed at twelve o ' cloek
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• on tfte previous night , in an apparently comfortable -state . Of late . hehad _buffered Severely fiom illness ; and was constantly saying he must come-to the workhouse . "During the prevalence of the cholera deceased exerted himself very 1 ' much ,. and on its _substdtned wrote a very , intelligent report . on the sanitary state of Fulham Parish . On Saturday evening last a highly respectable jury were empanelled btfore Mr . M . Wakley , at the George Inn , _Walham-green , to inquire into the circumstances , and a verdict of _«* Temporary insanity" was returned . ¦ ¦ _' ¦ .
The Suicidk of Mr . H . Arteria . — On Monday morning au inquest was held before Mr . Bedford , at So . 33 . George-street , Hanover-square , as to the death of Mr . H . Arteria , an account of which appeared in the \ NortIiern Star ot Saturday last . The jury having viewed the body , Mr . A . L . _Uayter , artist , ef U , Berners-street , Oxford-street _, deposed that the deceased H . Arteria , was related to hira . About fifteen months ago deceased had a severe fit of brain fever , and since tbat he been ma very desponding state of mind . He thought that his cirenms'ances were much more unfavourable than ( hey really were , liis business was that of a picture dealer , and though it had not been as profitable latelv as some year * since , it was anything but unfavourable . Witness could only ascribe the act to
h " s depression of- spirits . Witness bad not seen the deceased for a fortnight before death .- J , Newman , of 3 , Arundel-street . Haymarket , deposed that he was servant to the deceased , at his exhibition gallery , in George-street . Last saw the deceased alive on Thursday , the 24 th ult ., when he asked witness to get him some charcoal , and to be sure to bring large lumps , as he wanted tn air the rooms . Witness brought the charcoal , and at one o'clock he left the deceased to go to dinner , and intended returning at two o ' clock , but was told by his master that he need not come back that day as there was nothing doing . The witness knew of his master having borrowed a brazier , and about three weeks ago he asked witness to get him one , but he failed to get it , On the Fri day morning witness came to the gallery at nine o ' clock , and _nading the door open , his master ' s hat gloves , and keys on the table , he imagined that he
I bad arrived from his house at Kensington earlier than usual . After a short time witness went up to a little lumber room , and finding the door fastened looked through the window , and taw his master lyingon the floor . — . Mr . J . C . Chapped , surgeon , _deposed tbat he was called in , and saw the deceased lying on hig face at full length on the floor , with his arms crossed under his breast . He was quite _dead and cold , and death must have taken p lace about six hours before he was discovered . Witness saw the brazier close by deceased ' s bead ; it was cold , and contained nothing but tbe ashes of charcoal . He at once gave his opinion that death bad been caused by the fumes of charcoal . The room was prepared so that no air conld be admitted . —The jury returned a verdict , " Tbat the deceased committed suicde by inhaling carbonic acid gas , while in a state of temporary insanity . "
Death of a "Wealthy axd Eccentric Lady . — On Tuesday evening Mr . H . M . Wakley held at the York , New-road , Marylebone , a protracted inquiry touching the death of Martha Joachim , an unmarried lady , late of 27 , York-buildings , aged sixtytwo . The jury proceeded to view the body , but had to beat a sudden retreat until a bull dog belonging to deceased , and which savagely attacked them , was secured . It was shown in evidence that on the 1 st of June , 1 S 08 , deceased ' s fa'her , an officer- in the Life Guards , was murdered and robbed in the Regeot ' s-park . A reward oi £ 300 was offered for the murderer , who was apprehended with the property upon him , and executed . In 1825 a suitor of deceased , whom her mother rejected , shot himself whilst sitting on a sofa with deceased , who was
covered mth his brains . From that instant she lost her reason . Since her mother ' s death , eighteen years ago , she had led the life of a recluse , dressed in white , and never going out . A charwoman occasionally brought her what supplied her wants . Her only companions were the bull-dog , which she nursed like a child , and two cats . Her house was filled with images of soldiers in lead , which she called her " body-guards . " When the collectors called for their taxes , they had to cross the gardenwall to gain admission . Last week , a man named Long , who said he was her cousin , vinted her daily , and left at night . On Thursday week he refused to leave , as she appeared dangerously ill . She however insisted upon locking him in a room , from which he disengaged himself the following morning , and
went in search of deceased , whom he found dead on a dirty bed in the parlour . Mr .- Norton surgeon , was instantly called in , who said that she had died of bronchitis , and would probably have recovered had she had proper medical aid . The jury returned a verdict in accordance with Mr . Norton's opinion . After the inquest , tbe jury , accompanied by deceased ' s relatives , examnied the house , every window and door of which was bolted and well secured . That precaution she adopted in consequence of thieves having broken into and robbed the house a year back . Her mother ' s room , which had not been opened since her death , was forced open , and in it was found a strong box , containing bank stock to the value of -62 , 900 , 62 shares of the Hope Assurrance , of £ 50 each , _dttui , \ _easra of _pvoperty , and life
assurrance policies . The room and furniture were in the same state as tbey were at her mother ' s death . Suicide op a City Tradesman . —On Wednesday night Mr . Wm . Payne held an inquest at the White Hart , Abchurch-la _' ne , on the hody of Mr . Joseph Ivon Winstanley , aged fifty-eight , an outfitter , of 3 " o . 54 King William-street , London Bridge , who committed suicide . Mr . W . Buckle , chemist , of Leadenhall-street , said that , on Monday last , the deceased called at his shop and purchased sixpennywoi'th of tho essential oil of almonds , which , ho wanted , to scent pomatum with . It was of the greatest strength , and consisted of thirty drops . — Mr . R . _Wass , of 51 , King William-street , said that he saw deceased about three days before his death . On Tuesday afternoon he was called into deceased ' s house , when he heard that he was dead , and that a
bottle , labelled with the essential oil of almonds ' had been found in his pocket . He had suffered much in mind lately , on account of his business not prospering . A verdict was returned of " Temporary Insanity . " Audit cf Savings Banks . —At a special general meeting of the trustees and managers of the _Provident Institution , St . Martin ' s-place , it was resolved that , in accordance with the suggestion of his Royal Highness Prince Albert ( the president of this institution , ) the Governor of theBank of England , Mr . Masteriran , Baron Lionel Rothschild , and Sir Edmund Antrobus , or other throe or more gentlemen , be requested to appoint an accountant , who shall institute such inquiry into , and examination of , the system and accounts of the institution as shall be to them _satisfactory .
Suicide at Blackfriahs-Bridge . —Shortly after twelve o ' clock on Sunday , a female , apparently about fifty years of age , who was very meanly attired , entered the first recess on the western side of Blackfriars-bridge , and before any person could reach her , she took off her bonnet and cap , throwing them down on the stone work , and then deliberately leaped into the river . An alarm was raised , and two watermen rowed to the spot where she had fallen , but the deceased never rose to the surface . The drat * s were used for some time , but the deceased could not be found . The bonnet and cap were taken to the policestation in Fleet-street , to be identified .
Fire near the Post-office . — About seven o ' clock on Saturday evening last a fire broke out at a printer ' s and engraver ' s , situate in St . Ann's-place , at the back ofthe Post-office . 'It appears that while Mr . Dix , the proprietor , was in one ofthe rooms he perceived a great quantity of smoke ascending the staircase . He immediately ran across the road , and called the beadle and engine keeper . When he returned he found the whole staircase on fire . Mrs . Dis with her children , together with several other persons , were at the time in the top rooms , and the flames prevented them from descending .- They , however , managed to get upon the roof , and they were immediately afterwards rescued . The various engines quickly arrived , but the fire was not " entirely extinguished till about nine o ' clock . The loss will fall upon the Law Fire-office .
Fihe AS _» Loss of Life in the Borocgh . —On Saturday morning last , between eight and nine o'clock , some persons passing along Princes-street . Union-street , Southwark , observed a quantity , of smoke issuing out of the house No . 5 , Princes-street . They knocked at the door , and found that the person living on the ground floor was not aware of any casualty having occurred on the premises , but on reaching the front attic and opening the door the room was found to be enveloped > in one sheet of flame . Several persons , at the risk . of their own lives , rushed into the room , and found an old man , named Askew , about s ' eventy Tfive years of age , surrounded with fire . He was in his night-dress , which was blazing , together with the bed and the furniture in the room . By a vigorous effort he was dragged out of the room , carried into another apartment , and a surgeon sent for , but before one arrived he had expired . . The fire was confined to Ihe floor on which
it occurred . From a partially smoked pipe being afterwards found at the bedside , itis supposed that the deceased had teen smoking in bed , and by that means caused the terrible disaster . _HoDSEjjuEAKiNCf . —Early . on . Saturday morning last the premises of Mr . F . Reeve Jones , a solicitor ; residing at "Wbodfield-tcrrace , Harrow-road , near the Paddington workhouse , were broken into , and various articles , consisting of plate , wearing apparel . he ., stolen therefrom . A servant , who slept in a room just above where the entrance was effected , heard a noise in the lower part of the house , hut attributing it to the wind , which was very high at the time , _accompatied by rain , she took no further notice of it . A reward has been offered by Mr . Jones for the discovery of the culprits . \ \ ' . Taki . * _* g thb VEH / . —Miss . _Haw-iwpod was on Monday formally received as due bf the sisters in the Convent of Mercy , Bermondsey . _.. The ceremony , whieh _wasj _conducted by Dr . Wiseman , aided by the . _clergyjmen of the ' convent aiid others from metropolitan
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_dfcYrVts , " took place in the , church adjoining the convent ; _aud ' was witnessed and joined iti by several bf . " the lady ' s' friends .- / An ' appropriate , ' sermon was _ntsached by Dr : ' Wiseman . ¦ : ' . '" ; .: = : ¦ High Tide itf _. thb _i _Th _. uibs .- On Tuesday the tide rose bo extraordinarily high as to . overflpw _. the walls of the river and inundate they arib ' us _thoroiighfaresaiong either shore . ' So unexpected' was the high tide , that no ' one had made any preparation to preserve their property , and ; the consequence was that mischief to an incalculable amount was done . The tide on tho previous day was lower than it has been known for some considerable time past , whilst that of Tuesday rose two feet one inch higher than that it did in Ootober , 1844 , when so much
property was destroyed . The various wharves along the river presented immense sheets of water , timber and other articles being forced about with' the strength ofthe tide , whilst the small craft lying on the shores ofthe Thames were either filled with water or forced into the open streets . In Lambeth and the" two adjoining parishes property worth many thousand pounds was destroyed . In the Commercial , Belvidere , and York-roads , a vast deal of damage was done . In the Crescent of Belvidereroad the houses have sustained great injury , and the furniture is destroyed . As late as eight o ' clock in the evening the whole of College-street was under water about four feet , the lower floors of the houses beinir full of water , while the residents were
anxiously looking from the upper windows for the water to recede . Even at that period the residents were obliged to be taken to and from their residences by means of horses and carts . The furniture belonging to nearly fifty persons in this street is either destroyed or extensively damaged by the visitation . So deep did the water rise _m the Commercial-roal that boats were employed during the day in conveying people along . Fore-street , Lambeth , Bishop ' s-walk , as well as the several-wharves on the opposite side ofthe river at Millbank , wero all under water . Along Vauxhall , the Lammas lands at Fulham and Battersea , [ the open country presented broad sheets of water , in many place being several feet deep . At Bankside , Bermondsey , and
Kotherhithe a vast amount or' damage has" been done . It would be impossible to give a list of the whole of the premises . injured , as scarcely . a : building on either side of the river escaped ;' nnd -tlie furniture destroyed must amount to many thousand pounds . The tide completely overflowed the Temple Gardens , and the various piers both ' up and down the river have sustained much damage , Had the tide risen , so high in . the night timo a fearful destruction of life must have followed .--The' high tide' which on Tuesday caused so much damage along the bank of the Thames , produced similar disastrous results on a large portion of the eastern coast . The Medway ,. like the Thames , was much
swollen—the water overflowed the banks , and inundated a large space of country . At Ipswich , it was the highest tide that had been experienced for many years . At Lynn , the tide rose toan alarming height , and the whole of tho lower portion ofthe town near the river was inundated . .. Boston experienced a similar flooding , and a serious damage of property is reported . The Humber had its share of the high tide . It rose to twenty-nine feet seven inches by the Humber dock gates , and before high water the lower part of Hull was inundated . Similar accounts of the disastrous effects ofthe tide have been received from many other places on this part ofthe coast .
Death bt Fire . —A fatal and distressing accident occurred on Wednesday evening in Baker's-road , Hampstead , to a cripple , aged seventy , of the name of Nash , who had been for three years iii such a hel p less condition as rendered her incapable , of taking care of herself , and who had been advised * io go into the workhouse , which she obstinately refused . While . sitting by the fire in a room ( her only apartment ) , the sleeve of her dress caught in a blaze from her falling against the bars ofthe grate , and before any assistance arrived she was so frightfully burnt that she expired after a few hours in the most excruciating agonies . It was most providential that the fire was discovered by a neighbour
passing at tbo time , who * , smelling it , feared it might proceed from the roo _* n of the old woman , and , after calling assistance , and the door being burst open , she was found lying in the fireplace so frightfully burnt as scarcely to be recognised . . Charge of ' Obtaining Money by Threats . — -H . Harvey Saville , who has been in custody since Saturday week , on a charge of extorting upwards of £ 20 from Mr . John Bright , a gentleman of considerable property residing at Brixton , who is treasurer to St . Ann ' s Society ' s school at Brixton and other charitable societies , and has heen for some years a guardian ofthe parish of Lambeth , was finally examined on Wednesday at Lambeth' Police-office / and fully committed for trial .
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St . Helen ' s Savings Bank . —The sale of all Mr . John-Johnson's private property , including his carriage , horses , plate , greenhouse , plants , he , is advertised . At the last - meeting of the directors , there was found to be at that time a deficiency , amounting in the whole to the total sum of £ 13 , , and 150 pass-books to come in . What will' be the actual amount embezzled remains yet to be seen . But it is said that the various friendly societies , which have neglected enrolment . are holders of the books which have not yet come in , and that this course has been adopted from a fear that they will , by disclosing the fact of their neglect of the law ,
render themselves liable to penalties . On this account an impression seems to be entertained that the amount already discovered may be increased moro largely than the comparatively small number of books now out would at first lead the public to suppose . —The examination of the defaulters , John and William Johnson , was held on Monday before Mr . B .. Neilson , chairman , Mr . W . Pilkington , Mr . W . H . _Branclser _, and Rev , I _.-R . Evans , magistrates . Mr . Aspinall , barrister ,. of Liverpool , appeared on behalf of the prosecution ; and Mi * . Taylor , solicitor , of St . Helen ' s , defended Mr . John Johnson ; Mr . Whitby appearing on behalf of Mr . William Johnson . Three informations had been laid against the prisoners ; two charging them with
embezzlement , and ono with conspiracy . Mr . Aspinall only proceeded upon one charge , namely , against Mr . John Johnson , for receiving £ 200 from a friendly society , and not accounting for it ; and against Mr . William Johnson for being an accessory after the fact . Sufficient evidence having been offered , the Chairman said , that in the caso of John Johnson , the court had come to tho determination to refer the question of bail on the charge of embezzlement to a higher tribunal , to the judge of a superior court ; and , at the same time , should that judge be disposed to take bail for the embezzlement , the court would immediately entertain any application for bail for the conspiracy ,. it being committed on the two counts . With regard to
William Johnson , the court had determined'to require bail to the amount of £ 500 for himself , and two sureties of £ 250 , for being accessory after the fact ; and a further bail , himself in £ 500 , and two others in £ 250 each , for the charge of conspiracy . The court had next taken into consideration the voluntary assignment made of the whole of tho property belonging to the two prisoners—the one in the event of the other not being sufficient to cover the defalcations ; and the bench therefore felt that the'bail mentioned would be sufficient to mark the course of justice , and allay any feeling in the public mind with regard , to the loss of those who were depositors at the bank . —The proceedings were then at an end , and the court rose .
Incendiarism . — Chertsey . — Last week John _Gosden , labourer , of Chobham , was brought up for re-examination at the office of Mr . Grazebrook , before the Itight Hon . Lord Vaux and the Hon . Captain Cavendish , on a charge of having set fire to two ricks of hay and a lewen the property of Mr . James Fladgate , farmer , Chobham , and fully , committed for trial . .: ' : . _>«* The Rochdale Savings Bank . —The unenrolled friendly societies intend sending a memorial to government on . the subject of their claims upon the funds of the savings- bank . During the last year , ending 20 th November , 1849 , the interest' of each depositor had not been ascertained and added to his
urmcipal , as usual . The government have sent an order down for that to be . done , ; and the amount returned to them . The private creditors-of the lato Mr . Haworth have lately had a meeting at the Reed Inn , for the purpose of ascertaining what chance they have of obtaining their share . of the assets of the deceased . The cry . is , for an equitable adjustment amongst what Mr . Tidd Pratt would call legal and illegal claimants , and 'if this should finally be adopted , these creditors will come in for thoir share . There is one creditor in Manchester who has a claim upon : tho late Mr . Haworth ' s effectB for £ 2 , 000 ; those in Rochdale are generally , for small amounts . '' " ¦ - s ¦ ¦
Frightful _Accidknt . —An alarming accident occurred on the 23 rd ult . on abranch , fine connected with the Monmouthshire . and Newport . Railway . The Branch line , it appears , is the property of the Ebbw Iron Company s works . Between three and four o ' clock in the afternoon ; a man iii the employ ofthe company was engaged * in shutting a ' small train of two trucks , ¦ ¦ ¦ heavily laden with iron , into the main line of the branch ; and being unable to move them by manual labour , he requested an engine-driver to remove them forward a little with a
locomotive . ; The engine-driver did so , but unfortunately too greatan impetus was given tothe -train ' , and the break not acting on ; its _reachesa deep decline , it started rapidly down , and gaining speed as it progressed , very great apprehensions wero raised as to . what might follow , should anything beon the other end of the line , which in the" result really happened . A man' ' named- Williams- of Tydes was _lagging along the tramway with : _a-horso ' arida covered . van , containing sixty , barrels of gunpowder . _Hehad . reached -Llan . belleth , when he was startled at _seeing . the approach of ; the . descending . . train _thuriie * mgalo ' njgat " _aTui'ious " speed . ' -With" great pre-
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_sence of mind , he freed the horse , and . jumping on it'galloped away across the _, field . ' His escape was rapst ' _extradrdinafy , as , he ; had ' only _leftthelino _. a few seconds , when the _^ train struck , the , yah with tremendous force , _smashing it to ' atbnis , _and scattering the _powderjbarrelsmevery direction . The collision caused some sparks of fire ,, which falling amongst the matting covering the shattered casks , quickly set them in a blaze , and instantly an explosion of ah awful character occurred , tearing up the permanent way , and shaking the country for several miles round ; in fact , the shock was so great that the inhabitants round supposed it te he an . earthquake . The train of carriages continued its course along the line Borne miles further , but without further damage being done . Fortunately no habitation was near the line , or the loss of life might have been most serious . _. __ . ; _,. - .. _ . „
, Boat Upset and Four Persons Drowned . — On Saturday last a fatal accident occurred at the mouth ofthe Devonport harbour , by which four persons lost their lives . The cutter of her Majesty ' s ship Stromboli , Capt . Lord A . Beauclerk , was proceeding from the vessel in Plymouth Sound to the harbour , and when , at about ten minutes past two o ' clock , she was coming in under a press of canvass , between St . Nicholas Island and the main , the weather being rather boisterous , with a strong northeasterly wind , a large quantity of water was shipped at the lee bow , and the cutter immediately sunk . The crew , _consisting ot fourteen persons , were all immersed . The doctor and two other officers were
among the number . Four persons were drowned , viz , a midshipman and three sailors . The accident was seen frora several quarters , and boats from her Majesty ' s revenue cutter , and a small boat with Colour-Sergeant Wynne , of the 82 nd Regiment , one man , and a boy , and a garrison boat manned with soldiers nf the 82 nd Regiment from St . Nicholas Island . Through the prompt and united efforts of these parties ten persons were rescued from their perilous position , but the midshipman and three of the cutter ' s crew were not recovered .
Death of Sir Felix Booth , Bart . —An inquest was held at Brighton on : Saturday last , to inquire into the death of Sir Felix Booth . The deceased arrived at the York Hotel , Brighton , on Thursday afternoon . He went to bed in his usual health at half-past ten . About three o ' clock , in the ' morning he was attacked with a fit of coughing , which disturbed Mr . Laurence , a friend of the deceased , who slept in the adjoining room , Mr , Laurence immediately went to the bedside of the deceased , who died in about three minutes . Mr : Gavin Pocock , Burgeon , cave evidence as to his beirig the usual
medical attendant of , the deceased , and expressed his opinion that Sir Felix had died from disease of the heart . The jury returned a verdict accordingly . Sir Felix was a wealthy distiller , and served the office of sheriff of London in 1828-9 , * he was also distinguished for his munificence , having presented Sir James Ross with £ 20 , 000 to enable him to fit out his polar expedition . . In . 1834 he was created a baronet , with special remainder , in default of male issue , to his brother , Mr . William Booth , of Koyddn Lodge , Essex . The deceased baronet is succeeded by his nephew , John William Booth , born in 1805 .
SnOCKING ACCIDENT : AT . NOTTINGHAM . - — . On Sunday afternoon , about half-past one o ' clock , a , fire broke out on the premises of a Mr . Graham , Harrington-street . It appears that shortly before the time above stated , Mrs _. Graham had fentthree of her youngest _childrenup-stairs to play in the top room , that she might be better enabled to clean the lower apartment . They had , however ,, no . t been there long ere the neighbourhood was . alarmed by he most appalling screams , and immense bodies of flame and " smoke were seen to issue from the windows of the top story . The wretched mother , being aware of the situation of her children , shrieked for
help , and a policeman , more courageous than the rest of the crowd , _nushed up-stairs _, and , _notwitlr standing that the upper part ot the house was in flames , succeeded in rescuing the wretched sufferers frora the burning room ; this , however , he did not effect without considerable injury to _himsi-lf . The poor children were frightfully burnt , but still alive , although there did not appear any hope of their , long remaining so . The town fire-engines were immediately sent for , and by the praiseworthy aiid untiring exertions of the crowd assembled , the fire was ultimately extinguished , after having destroyed only the upper story . The children . were ; afterwards conveyed to the General Hospital , where they still
remain . Apprehension for Murder . — On Saturday week the chief constable of Bradford ( Mr , Leveratt , ) in company with constable John Shuttleworth , apprehended an Irishman , named Thomas _Ccnroy , living in a cellar in White Abbey , for shooting Terence Toran , of Kyletalesha , Queen ' s County , on the 2 nd of December last . The prisoner was immediately taken to Ireland . Aberdare , Jan . 24 . — A correspondent writihe yesterday says : •— " We regret to say that the strike
of the colliers in the Aberdare valley , Cardiff , still continues . This strike has now lasted eight weeks , and it is deeply to be regretted that so serious a difficulty between master and men should remain unsettled . "—A shot was fired through the windows ofa man named Richards , last week : it passed within a few inches of the man ' s head , and lodged in the wall . Richards , it appears , had remained at work , and refused to join the malcontents . Three men are in custody on suspicion of having been concerned in the outrage . —Swansea Herald .
Extensive System of Forgery .-An extensive and serious forgery has been committed on the bank of Messrs . W , H . Lambton and Co ., Newcastle . The delinquent is only twenty years of age , respectably connected , and was a clerk in the firm of Messrs . Griffith and Crighton , solicitors , Arcade . It appears from what has transpired that for months he has careered in a course of profligacy and folly truly astonishing , and that during that period he has squandered between £ 400 and JE 500 which he had drawn at the bank by means of forged cheques '; besides _embezzlm-, ' upwards of £ 50 , the monies of his masters . He has been committed for the assizes .
Collision and Loss of Life . — Avery serious collision , involving the loss of several lives , occurn d early on Saturday week , nearly abreast of Aldborough . About five o ' clock the brig Ann and Maria , of South Shields , was beating off the coast on her way to London , when she came in contact with the barque Ben Nevis , Mr . Liddel , bound for _. some northern port . The weather being extremely boisterous , the vessels were immediately separated , and the brig foundered at twelve o'clock the next day . With the exception of one seamen , every soul on board perished . The barque , sustained but trifling damage , and proceeded on her voyage .
-Representation of South Essex . —From the addves * of Mr . Laurie it seems parties are beginning to anticipate an early election movement in this division , either from some change in the representation or a dissolution of parliament . The hon . gentleman declares himself an " Independent Conservative , " hut we conclude he is not the recognised candidate of the conservative party , as we have always understood that on the next election either Mr . Bowyer Smijthor Mr . W . Cotton , will come forward with Mr . Btaraston in that interest .- — Essex Herald' ¦
The Bkitannia-bridge . —A novel and very interesting process in connexion with this structure has just been brought to a successful termination—that of the joining of one ofthe wrought-iron land tubes on to the main span in the recess of the tower , hy lowering its extremity fourteen inches on to its permanent bed-place , and whereby its weight of 650 tons , acting , as a Counterbalance over the tower , had the effect of raising up the centre of the main tube , of 1 , 600 ' tons wei g , by upwards of two inches , and of course adding materially to its rigidity and strength . A precisely similar operation has to be performed with the land , or terminal , tube on the other side , and by which the centres of each of the grand spans will be raised altogether four inches . The preparations for this are nearly completed , _tji ' e workmen , as usual , being engaged night and day . The rails for the trains through the tube are laid longitudinal timbers , like those on the Great Western Railway .
Accident on mi * London and _Nortu-Wbstern RAiLWAT . —On Monday night the engine of the up-Ncwcastle mail train , upon the London and North-Western railway got off the line , in the road-cuttings about nine miles south of Wolverton , and fell over on its side , directly _. _across the down line . The tender was dragged , off the line , and the empty van , whicli is usually attached behind the tender , mounted upon it , and two or three of the carriages went off the line with the shock of the sudden stoppage , but fortunately none of them were damaged , and the whole of the passengers escaped unhurt . The engineer and the fireman , we believe , sustained ho other injury than a severe shock . _; Of course ,- by this untoward accident , both tho up and down lines
were blocked up ; and when the down mail , train to Manchester and Liverpool and the north arrived at the spot at eleven o'clock , it could not proceed ; The passengers and luggage were taken but of the carriages and conveyed over the boiler ofthe prostrate engine to another train which was brought up from Rugby , in which at last they proceeded , after a delay of about eight hours . The mails , instead of reaching Manchester and Liverpool at 3 . 39 a . m ., did notarrive till 11 . 50 in the forenoon .- - - " .. More Clerical Intolerance . —The wife , of Mr . G . Mumford , an inhabitant of Kemerton , and many years a member of the _Wcsleyan Society , died about
a . fortnight , ago . Mr . Mumford and his family having , a , vault prepared at their expense in the parish church of Kemerton , application-was made with reference to the interment of : Mrs . Mumford . Archdeacon Thorp ; the rectoi'i distinctly refused to have the , bell tolled on the occasion of her death " , or , to read the funeral service at her interment . He would allow . . the , corpse to bo placed in the vault but ' would not read the Service , of the " church of England , and- intimated that of course-hone other could heused . , The ground of his refusal , : he stated to be , thatthe deceased , not . being , a . niember of his c ] } W - " ? . _¥ _< ;• nad , _<> wght to the . _religibus gervice _£$ * _^ H , ch -f _* . death . The _, day bf ; tho' funeral having arrived / it was finally resolved _^ td ' ihter the
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_LbodVijOf j _. the . deceased in ,, a pieco _ of ground . _toibo I'henceforth . used as ; a place , of . burials for members of jithe Wesleyan Society _andjoongregatipn . •„ ¦ .... ji _,- Capture of Highwaymen near _BRisiOL . r-For a [ considerable time -past ; the . nei g hbourhood of this icity . has been infested by a notorious gang . of highwaymen , known to the police under the appellation ofthe * 'Hanham and Cook-road Gang . " To such ¦ a h extent have their depredations been carried , more especially in the rural , districts of Brislington and _Keynsham , that many of the farmers were uni willing to attend , as usual , our corn and other ' markets , several outrages having . recently been _^ committed , attended with a great degree of personal violence . A Mr . Thomas White , farmer , of _* L-J „ _« r AU * _JAJnn-.-l _I « « -ninnn i-it * _rtfAnn / _1 _le \ , ha .
' _i llalcombe , was attacked the other day within afew [ ' hundred yards of a farm-houseon the Frome road , by two armed men , who demanded his money or his life ; they dragged him off his horBe and commenced _Rifling his pockets . He shouted for assistance , upon j whibnthey . stuffed his mouth full of dirt , and robbed him of all his loosecash , his notes , which he had ! placed in a private pocket , fortunately escaping their notice . Mr . Joseph Wyatt , farmer , of Wick , was attacked iii a similar manner near Landsdowne , and robbed of liis watch' and all he had about him ; 'the highwaymen also cut his bridle reins and stirrups to prevent his pursuing them . Mr . Wilkins , of the Bell-inn , Chelwood , Somerset , was , waylaid by five men at the bottom of Knowle-hill ,, who robbed
him , and then made oft in the direction of Koynsham . About ah hour later the same ovening , Mr . Barrow , a blacksmith and farrier , who carries on business at Keynsham ,-was stopped and , although he resisted till he was nearly throttled , the blood gushing from hia mouth and nostrils , ha was robbed of £ 5 . By , the exertions of police-sergeant Hazell No . 70 , five of the gang , named Samuel Bryant , William Powell , Wilbam Gunning , Samuel Rogers , and John Rogers , have been apprehended . One of them has turned approver , and some bludgeons have been found by the police at a spot indicated by him . The prisoners were examined on Saturday , and remanded , and it is stated that a great number of cases will be brought home to them .
Subsequently to their apprehension another man , named Joseph Brittan , has been taken into custody , and also the keeper ofa beershop in the vicinity of Hanham ; named Eli Tremlett , at whose house , the police have received information , the gang used to meet . Great satisfaction was expressed . by a host of farmers , who were present at the examination , at the capture of these debperate villains . Fatal _Pugiusiio . Encounter . —A shocking occurrence happened on' Monday night at _Andoyersford , near Cheltenham , which has ended in the violent death of one man , and the committal bf three others to Gloucester County Gaol oh a charge of manslaughter . The particulars of the case , as summed up from the depositions of the several
witnesses examined on tho coroner ' s inquest , may be briefly stated as follows - —Two farm servants , named William Cook and Joseph Franklin , in the employ of Mr . Handy , farmer , _qiiai-elled while following their _dailywork , and , after a good deal of bickering , came to a mutual agreement to " fight it out . " They fought together in the road near their master ' s farm for a short time , the only looker-on being a boy , named Perrin . After two or three rounds , in the course of which they fell twice or thrice , and kicked each other while upon the ground , a temporary truce : was declared , while each combatant'sent for , a " backer . " Franklin sent for his father , who quickly arrived , and a man named George Fletcher came as Cook ' s backer .
They then _resumed the battle , Franklin , the father , encouraging his son . Cook knocked Franklin down first , but in the next " round" Cook was down , and was picked up by Fletcher . After two or three more rounds Cook fell . Fletcher lifted him up , and endeavoured to replace him on his legs , but Cook could not stand , and appeared , insensible , while blood flowed from his ears * . He was then put in a cart , and taken home . Before he was taken away , however , Franklin went up . to him , and asked him " if he had enough , or whether he wanted any more ? " Cook did not reply , and never spoke again ; in fact , there can be little doubt that he was actually dead at that moment , and his antagonist was talking to a corpse . While the fight was going
on Franklin's wife came up , and entreated her husband , with tears in her eyes , to desist . Franklin ' s father , however , told her to be off home , and while the men were fighting he called upon his son to "put it into him " ( the deceased man ) . A married woman named Agg , who said she went ' , 'to see the fight , " deposed at , the inquest that she- saw Mrs . Franklin endeavour to separate Cook and her husband . The deceased was considered a match for his antagonist , being thirty-nine years of age , while the other was twenty-three . The deceased has left a widow and . four : children unprovided fori Mr . Gabb , surgeon , ot Charlton Kings , who made a post , mortem examination ofthe deceased , showed upon the inquest that death had been occasioned by
a blow or blows on the head , wLich had . ruptured a bloodvessel in tho brain . Death was not occasioned hy a fall , but a blow . The coroner ' s verdict was , ¦ ' That Cook came by his death from the effect of blows received _whikt fighting with Franklin , and that William Franklin ( his father ) and George Fletcher were aiding and abetting Joseph Franklin , and were principals in the second degree . " Poaching and Impbisonment . —At the Castle , Colchester , on Saturlay last , a railway labourer , from the parish of Chappel _, named Samuel Nay'lor , was charged with trespassing upon the lands of Mr . Z . Pettitt , of Fordham , on the 11 th ult ., and shooting a partridge , he not having a game certificate nor leave of the said Zachariah Pettitt . —James
Grant , a labourer , of West _Bergholt , stated that he saw the defendant in prosecutor ' s meadow about ten o clock of the 12 th ult ., with a gun , and saw him shoot a partridge and put it in his pocket . He was not more than six rods off at the time , but said nothing to defendant . —Mr . Goody appeared for defendant , and rigidly cross _- examined the witness , and attempted to show that the bird killed was a fieldfare , arid not a' partridge ; but the witness strictly adhered to his former statement . —Mr . Smythies observed , that as a labouring man the defendant had no business out shooting upon another person ' s land at all , No doubt he was out of work at the time , and , like many others , went out poaching , as it was unfortunately their practice to
do . —Defendant said , he had been out of work for six weeks , and had a wife and three small children to support ; therefore , he hoped the bench would be as favourable to him as they possibly , could , as he had no parish to go to for support . ~ Mr . Ewen told the defendant that he had not at all improved his condition by going out shooting game' in that way ; but owing to the circumstance of his being out of work , and having a wife and family , the bench were inclined to impose a much less penalty than it was in their power to inflict , as he had rendered himself liable to a penalty of 40 s . and costs . He was therefore fined 20 s ., and expenses 10 s : Gd ., to be paid in three weeks ; or be imprisoned ahd kept to hard labour for
twenty-one days , " Escape of Prisoners . — Four convicts , under sentence in the gaol at Newcastle-upon-Tyne , on Tuesday ,- availed themselves of a ladder and ropes which had been introduced by some workmen into the prison-yard to effect certain repairs , and thereby succeeded in scaling : the lofty wall by which the prison is surrounded , and got clear off . Information was given to the police , and in the course / of- - the day three of them were apprehended and brought back to gaol , but the fourth has hitherto eluded detection . One of the captured prisoners , . of the name of Dunn , was tried on a charge of murdering a child ; and acquitted on the ground of insanity .
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; Dbatii of Lord Jeffrey . —Lord Jeffrey , one ofthe judges ofthe Court of Session but better known by his share in the establishment of the Edinburgh Review ; and his long connexion with that celebrated publication , died on Saturday evening last ; ! Tub Condemned / Murderess Hamilton . — -The official ; announcement that Sir George Grey had declined to interpose on behalf of this . unfortunate woman' has not been accepted as necessarily decisive of her fate " . "Far from leading to the abandonment as hopeless of all effort , on her behalf , fit ' has operated as a stimulus to increased exertion . A widespread and lively feelirigof commissera tion on her account exists ; together with a _stromr desire to
rescue her from her impending doom , and thus save the ' eity from bein ' ginade the- scene of a most revolting exhibition . . ¦ _" ., This feeliiigis participated in not only by those , who , oh general grounds , are averse . to capital ; punishments , ; , but also , by many _whooase then-opinion on the special circumstances of the case , as disclosed inthe evidence upon which the culprit ; wasconvioted : ' These were insisted on in the . original , memorial / despatched' by the Lord . 1 rovost and the Magistrates , and have been referred to m the other petitions . Since the receipt' of the communication from the Home-office , two additional memorials ; crayingfthe exercise of the , royal clemency , have been forwarded ,, with the request that they may be presented to her Majesty-one from the _sherifts and . other official gentlemen connected both withthecount
. y and the municipality , and another to which the signatures of above 300 ofthe ladios of the city are attached . . From : Edinburgh ,, also , we observe , . it stated that a petition-for the commutation of the sentence , subscribed by 7 , 071 individuals has been , sent up ; while similar steps ' have been adopted m'Lanark , Perth ,. Dundee , Hawick , and _Prostbnpans . . It irdiffieult' -to see' how a -request thus earnestl y urged can be refused . Though consbibu ' sof . her . situatiohVahd . to ' _- ' _^ engaged in preparation for . the fate prononnced , iipcin her , she has not , we learn ' , ' - / ' made : ' a ' ny : explicit ' and perfectly '"' open-declaration , as regards her _^ . crime _, but seems desirous 'rather to sliun . the subject . — Glasgow-. Mail ; X 7 ,, ' !' . ''! . ! 7 " i ' f . ''" _y- ' . ! , "' ' ¦ ''; ' _"' - ' ¦¦ ' v - ' ¦ ' ¦ :.,, .. _' , . A , ;' "Woman . . Perishing ; . in , ¦ _., a ' , _jSnowtsiOrm ;" _- _" -A ; wonianv ) _frmed : Rachel ' .: _Rla . ch'Vwh ' _oJliVe'd id- _" Qleri Congiass , and gone to Tomantoul « Jn the afternoon
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of Saturday ) the 19 th ult ., for meal and other household necessaries . She . left . Tbumantoul in the twi . light on her way home ,.. which she never reached . The night was _stormy-r-the . sky -was , obscured by dense masses of stormy clouds—and the falling snow , ' and frequent gusts ' of wind , drifting the mow added much to the darkness of then i _^ ht . Thehap . less ; woman had soon ; lost her way , and wandered for hours among the moors and . mosses that intervene between Toumantoul and Glen _Conglass , About ten o ' clock p . m . her cries for help were heard by two lads , who , it is said , followed the calls , but could not discover the perishing woman . They <\ f _Qof iil _*/ l-iTrt _ffc-a IQfr . h ll ! f .. _'i fill * mAn . 1 _Ithfl nf har limian
gave no alarm , and the woman was not missed till Sabbath afternoon , as , her family thought , froni the badness ofthe night , sho might have remained in Tomantoul . Not returning with those who had gone to attend the places of worship in Tomantoul , alarm for her safety was instantly raised amongthe neighbours . . Search ' was niade in the village , and the result left little doubt of the unfortunate woman's fate . On Monday morning the bod y was found frozen and lifeless , only a few hundred yards from a house . The bag with the meal , and a pail containing groceries , were lying near her . - The deceased was the only nurse of an aged and : bed-ridden father , and has left two orphan children .
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I ; State or Trade . —The Freeman in its commericial review of tbe past week , says : — "The improvement noticed last week has not been progressive , ' matters having-been rather ot a stand this week , although there has been a fair amount of business _idone . " ' : Incendiarism in Ulster , —The Northern ; Whig reports another case of incendiarism in the county of Antrim , and . in the immediate vicinity of Belfast , evidently of an agrarian character . It occurred on a farm from which a tenant , whose family held it for generations , had been ejected after disposing of his crop to pay off arrears , leaving only £ 10 due ; the
farm having been let to another tenant , who was to enter into possession r : n the day after that on which the fire took place . This is . the -second incendiary fire of the same character in that neighbourhood within the week ; the other case being one in : which the ejected tenant was treated with apparently still greater harshness ; but it should be recollected that where any organisation exists , as is but too likely to be the case in these instances ,, the parties immediately aggrieved by harsh landlord proceedings may be entirely ignorant of the projected outrage . Crops in Connaught . —The Idmerick and Clare
Examiner states that not more than 400 acres of land are sown witb wheat inthe whole county of Clare this season . The same paper mentions that thewages paid on certain drainage works carried on under , the Property Improvement Act in the county of Limerick do not exceed 2 * d . per perch , a rate equal to about " 3 d . per day . " , This is not , after all , a matter of surprise , as it is well known that in parts of Connaught the labourer ' s wage has been , in the palmiest days of protection , 3 d . a day ; and that they have been compelled to pay the exorbitant rent of their eon-acre by working for their " masters" at that wretched rate of wages .
Piracy . —The limerick Chronicle states that a piratic attack was made on Tuesday last , on a small vessel in the Shannon ; the smack , » Castl * Troy laden with barley and butter , from Kilrush , having been boarded and plundered by the crew of a boat off Foyne _' s island . A large , body of people demolished a bridge on th » public road leading to the collieries near Massford ia the county Carlow last week . The Galway papers state that their bay is at present teeming with fish , and that the Claddagh fishermen are taking advantage of the abundance . Mr . Scully , M . P . for Tipperary , as well as his colleague , Mr . N . Maher , has declined to vote for the revival of protection in any shape , or to resign his seat on the call of a small minority , of his constituents . Mr . Scully , however , describes "the ruinous effects of the present poor-law upon all classes . " .
Extensive Ahmy Reductions . —Three of the regiments now in Ireland—two of infantry and one of calvalry—are to be removed at once , in consequence of the arrangements in progress for a reduction in the ; military force . The military establishment at Athloneis to be given up , and considerable reductions are to be effected . in the army medical and other departments . In the estimationfor past years the district was under the command of a Major General , who had one Aide-de-Camp and an Assistant Adjutant-General . These appointments were kept up at an annual expense of £ 1 , 100 . j suouiu _tnis
. uus , reuueuon in tne stall actually tako place , this item of expense will be saved to the public . Encumbered Estates Commission . —Twenty-seven additional petitions for the sale of encumbered estates have been filled during the week from tbe 16 th to the 23 rd ult . A considerable number of these relate to properties in Connaught . The most curious feature in this new list is the appearance of Archbishop M'Hale as a petitioner in one case , in which Mr . J . Browne is the inheritor . Sir Joseph Burke , Bart ., and the Hon . T . Frenoh are amongst the inheritors in this list .
Thk Case of Mr . John Reynolds . —The long deferred judgment in the case of'' Wauchob v . Reynolds" was pronounced on Tuesday at the sitting of the Court of Queen ' s Bench , and there being a difference " " of ' opinion , their Lordships delivered judgment seriatim—the Chief Justice and Justice Crampton and Moore deciding against Mr . Reynolds and Mr . Justice Perrin takiDg the contrary view . The town-clerk , who was in attendance , was then ordered to erase the name of Mr . Reynolds from the municipal burgess roll , which being done witb seemingly great unction , the hon . member for Dublin virtually ceases to be its chief magistrate . The decision came like a thunder-clap on all parties , friends and foes alike of thejx-Mayorwho is likely
, to be a heavy pecuniary sufferer from the Court ' s interpretation of the meaning of a clause i > i the Irish Mumcpal Reform Act—one , by the way , wliich especially demands such legislative amendment as would render it intelligible to less comprehensive minds than those of the four Judges of the Queen ' s Bench . __ Mr . Justice Moore was absent from indisposition : and upon Judge Perrin , the next junior , devolved the duty of delivering jud gment before his seniors . From the whole tenour ot his remarks , the bar and the public were led to believe that his absent brother coincided in his views ; and when his Lordship had concluded a relative of Mr .
Reynolds despatched a hasty note to that gentleman , who was at the time presiding at a savings-bank meeitng imfoi'ming him that all was right , as two of ther Court had already . decided in his favour ; nor was the delusion made apparent until the very close of the Chief Justice ' s observation , when that high functionary coolly produced a note from Mr . Justice Moore , regretting his inability to attend owing to indisposition , adding , however , that he had already stated his opinions on the case , which , were altogether in accordance with those entertained by him ( the Chief Justice ) and his _brother Crampton . — Times .
Repeal Association . —A day ' s delay appears to have been favourable to Mr . John O'Conneil . The rent on Monday went up to -82315 s . lOd . . Thb Great Free-tiude Meeting—The meeting of Free-traders was held at the Rotunda on Monday . The seats were cramed to suffocation . —A large body of Protectionists , headed by Mr . Butt and the Rev . Mr . Grogg , were in attendance , but their opinions appear to have been outnumbered in the proportion of two to one . The Lord Mayor took the chair at half-past one , and the proceedings terminated at a quarter to eight o ' clock .
Another Landlord Repudiating Protection....
Another Landlord Repudiating _Protection .- — Mr . Lloyd Taughan . Watkins ! M . P ., has issued an address to his constituents , in which he says : — " Observing an advertisement . announcing that a county meeting was to be convened by the High Sheriff , I think it my duty , as your representative , to state my reason for not attending . Had you , gentlemen , intimated a wish that I should be present , I should have deemed it incumbent on me to be there ; but , from a knowledge of the sentiments entertained by a very largo majority of niy constituents on the subject of 'free trade , ' so perfectly consonant with ray own , I have thought it better to absent myself from such a meeting . Neither do I think it justifiable in' thus fostering discontent in
tne minds of the people , at a time , tod , when our manufacturing districts are in a flourishin _g and improving condition . ' We cannot be blind to the conviction that the interests of agriculturist and manufacturer are so intimately amalgamated , as to form an indissoluble link ; and if so ' , surely it would , bo desirable to ' allow sufflcint time for free trade principles to develope their advantages . Notwithstanding the rumour that has been so freely promulgated , proclaiming me a convert to : f Protectionist principles ' I beg to assure you' that' I am decidedly favourable to free trade—more especially iii' the staple commodity of life ; ' and though , ' when I before had the honour of representing you in 1832 , I advocated a fixed duty of 8 s ., r . now perceive the expediency of conforming to . the _' _- _' march of time . ' !
Be assured the prosent price of corhis not attributable to such measures . It is" well known , as an indisputable fact , : ¦ ' that during ' the operation of tho last ' sliding scale ; of duties ; corn was ' lower than at the present moment . " Tcoh'fessl could have _. wished this meeting postponed for . '" _»; few „ weeks . that t he country might have been' able to have ascertained the measures about . to be proposed by her Maicstv ' _s ministers .. . Without arrogatmg _. too much to my seiV l am bold to say there does not exist a member in . the : Houso . of . Commons more . earnestly desirous ot retr . enchment ; in . every brahoh of the state , consistent . _withithe .. dignity and _Bafety . ofthe' coimtry _^ . _thanihe ; who is so :-pfou " d of , ; the houour of re-. presenting ; . you _.- ., _j-You : may . depend upom niy ¦ warm support of ) all . measures that , may . _'have-a-tendeney to tho furtherance ; of suQh _. _objects . 'V ;• : y ,. .:. - -
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 2, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_02021850/page/6/
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