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, 6 ,_ THE NORTHERN STAR. Ann, 10, I847.
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, 6 ,_ The Northern Star. Ann, 10, I847.
, , _ THE NORTHERN STAR . Ann , 10 , I 847 .
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_ixqiTKsrs . Potebtt . —By Mr W . Baker , at Rose and Crown , Queen-street , Upper East Smithfield , onC . _M'Geary ( 46 ) . The deceased was formerly in affluent circumstances , and carried on business in Jersey ai a woollen draper . He became reduced in his affairs _, and about three months since left Jersey wiih his wife aud two children . On arriving in Lindon he obtained a lodging in Queen-street , for 2- Gd pfr
week . He was in great distress , and enntd scarcely procureany fond for his family . He subsequently ob tained a scanty subsistence by selling rags to several Irish brokers . He suffered from great privation , and on Fridav morning , after eating some dry bread for his breakfast , he laid _hiro-self down upon a miserable bed , the only article of furniture in the room , where he shortly afterwards expired . Mr . Brown , a surgeon , made a postmortem examination of the body , and attributed death to a diseased heart . Verdict , " Natural death" _ .. _„
_Sdotoskd LvFA _> _-ncnn-.-By Mr Carter at king '* Head , _High-street , Lambeth , on a fanale infu _* -. which had been picked up , on _fhursday last , tied np in an apron , in the Thames , near Lambeth . pier , when a verdict of * ' Found drowned" was rcorded . Sudoe _** Dbath of a _PoticE-SgHGEAsr—By Mr Bedford at the Red Lion , Princes-street , Westminster , on Thomas Powell , a police-sergeant of the A division , whose death occurred while on duty . About halt-past two o ' clock on Monday morning-, deceased was on duty apparently in his usual good health , when a cab drove awav from Wright ' s coffee house , Cnaring-cross , in which were four men and a woman , who were creating a great uproar . Deceased spoke to them to be quiet , bnt they took nn heed
of him ; aod . continuing the _disturbance , the cabman drove off towards Whitehall . _Deceased ran after the cab , calling to the driver to stop , which he did opposite the Horse Guards , and tbe deceased then approached the vehicle for the purpose , as was supposed , « f taking the number , when , without uttering a word , he fell back on to the ground as it shot . Eve , A 47 , who had followed , on coming np , found deceased in a state of total insensibility , and took htei in the cab to Westminster Ho-pital , where he was pronounced to be dead . MrTelay said that there were no external marks of injury on deceased ' s body , but , on making a post mortem examination , he found an enlargement and long-standing disease of the heart , and he had no doubt that the exertion of running had , inconsequence of that disease , occasioned death . Verdict , " Natural death . "
ACCIDKHT AT THB _CaHOE-V-TOWN _RaUWaV STATION . —By Mr Mills , at University College Hospital , on W . Edwards , who was one of the four _wotkmen tbat were buried beneath the ruins of Messrs Pickford ' s vaults that recently fell in . Evidence given at the former inquest respecting the accident' and its supposed cause , having been repeated , the house surgeon stated that the deceased ' s left thigh , fibula and ankle , were fractured , tbat his right thigh was . crushed , that the upper portion ofhis person was bruised , and thathe was doing well until suppuration and erysipelas set in , which resulted in his deatb . Tiie otber two men were recovering . Verdict , " Accidental death . " At the close ofthe inquest the jury contributed a handsome sum towards the relief of the widow and three orphan children of the deceased , who have been reduced io destitution by his death .
Alleged _DuiTH ? rom _Iu-Tiibatmest . —By adjournment before Mr Baker , at the Rochester Castle , Stoke Newington , on view of the body « f Mary Decker , aged i 5 years , who died on Good Friday last , from the alleged ill-treatment of her husband . It appeared tbat the husband ofthe deceased was 22 years old , and they had only been married thtee months . On Friday last the deceased was heard screaming in a most violent manner from her house in Mason-court , Stoke Newington . Several of the neighbours went into the house and saw the deceased lying on the bed in a state _^ of insensibility , and her husband standing by her side . Dr Kenney , a surgeon , was called in , but the deceased expired shortly
afterwards . Several witnesses were examined , who stated that the deceased bad beea paralysed for two years , she was very weak and debilitated , and frequently complained of her side . The husband was in the habit of quarrelling with the deceased , but they never saw him ill-treat her . Dr Kenney said he had made a _posMnortem examination of the body in conjunction with Mr Bend , a surgeon . Tho external appearances ou the right side were discoloured . There was alarge quantity of extra vasated blood on the right side , extending downwards to the hip , which was quite sufficient to cause death . It might havebeen caused bv violence . The jury tben consulted for a short time , and ultimately returned a verdict of " Natural death . "
Determisbd Suicide . —By Mr W . Baker , at the Cherry Tree , public-house , Bromley , on a male person unknown . It appeared from the evidence ofa sailor named Fainfield , that on Monday morning last he was walking along the tewing path ofthe river Lea , towards the East and West India Docks , when he saw the deceased _rnnnins in a very excited state from Lower Bromley . The deceased , on arriving at the New Cut of the river Lea , suddenly plunged into the river . The sailor immediately went to his assistance , and offered him his hand . The deceased refused to accept itf and instantly dived under the water , and disappeared . The drags were procured , and the body of tbe deceased was shortly afterwards recovered , and conveyed to the above public-house . MrGarman _. a surgeon , attended , and applied the usual remedies , but without effect , life was quite extinct . The jury returned a verdict that "The deceased committed suicide , but in what state of mind there was not sufficient evidence to show . "
Suicide bt as Aoed Female . from Dread of a Worbeocss . —By Mr Mills , at the White Swan , _Thornhiil-bridge , Caledonian-road , on Lucy Wilshire . aged 78 . The deceased , who had been partly supported by the weekly allowance of 2 s . 6 d . from tbe workhouse and partly by private benevolence , became lately so enfeebled by a severe dropsical attack that it was deemed _necessary to remove her into the workhouse , in order tbat she might be better attended to . As soon as she was informed tbat it was contemplated to make her an inmate of the workhouse she
became low spirited , and frequently declared that she could not long survive her removal to the workhouse . Last Monday she was found strangled in her bed , at her lodging , 9 , Thornbill-street , with a cord that she tightly fastened round her neck . The coroner observed that the dread of the workhouse frightfully operated upon the minds ofthe poor . lie lately held an inquest on a man who drowned himself upon the out-door relief to bim having been stopped , and his being told that he should enter the workhouse . Verdict—* ' Deceased destroyed herself , bet there was no evidence of her state of mind at the time . "
EXTlUORDISARY Dl _* COVEKT OF A DEAD CHILD IN a Gistleman ' s House . —An inquiry was instituted by Mr Bedford , at the Rising Sun , Charles-street , Groivenor-square , on a male child , found concealed in a portmanteau , at the residence of Thomas Wilson , Esq , a gentleman of fortune , 2 , Upper Eccleston-street , _Belgrave-square . Elizabeth Tuberville , lady ' s maid in the service of Miss Wilson , stated on Saturday last sbe and the housemaid were in a lumber room at the top ofthe house , searching some old bore 3 for a b j thing cape belonging to her mistress , wben on opening a portmanteau , which lay at one extreme end , she saw something in it , which , conjecturing it to be what tbey were looking for , she exclairaed " Here it is . " On bringing the
portmanteau to the light , the housemaid put her hand in , andwithdrawing it again , laughingly said ** I think it s a child , and took out what seemed a parcel , when from the wrapper , which was a large piece of towelling , witness saw the feet of the deceased protrading . She hurried down stairs and told Miss Wilson of the discovery , when on _retursing again to the room with the cook , the housemaid had removed the wrapper , and the child lay exposed to view , and it was _subsequent-y conveyed to tbe work- 1 house in Mount-street . Witness had no suspicion who placed the child where it was found , and the only servant who bad been ill during the last twelve months was Sarah Barker , the cook , who had kept her bed twice . Mr E . S . _Svmes . snreeon . 77 .
_Grosvenor-street , stated he had seen the body of the deceased child , which had been full-born , bat the ] "umbilical cord was not tied , lie had not opened the body , as it was in such an advanoed state of decomposition as to render it impossible to state if it was born alive . He should judge it had Veen born about a month or six weeks . Dr . J . C . Cummiog _, i , Dover-street , deposed that he attended the cook in both her illnesses , which were occasioned by varicose , but there was nothing to induce him to suspect pregnancy . Caroline Whyte , the housemaid , having corroborated the first witness ' s evidence , Mr Wilson said that he had the highest opinion of all his servants . He was at a loss to account for the
body as described , and the portmanteau , which was an old one , had not been used by him for two years . The coroner remarked that it was a most mysterious and extraordinary affair , the finding of a dead child in a gentleman ' s house without any clue being obtained as to how it came there . There was a difficulty in the case , not knowing whether the child had or not beea born alive ; the birth , notwithstanding , had been concealed , and the person who concealed it was punishable tor so doing in another court . Bo should advise that the police be instructed to follow up tbe inquiry . Mr Wilson said he certainly should not let the affair rest , and a verdict was then returned of " Found dead . "
_ACCnKltTS AXD 0 FTBNCE 8 . _"LAMwriBK AroMPr at Soicidx . —On Tuesday afternoon a most lamentable attempt at suicide was mad * by Mrs E . Russell , ( 40 , ) i _; highly respectable xoarried female , residing ia Barbican , under the following circumstances : —It appears that the unfortunate creature had latterly been very much depressed ia spirits and would sometimes wander about the place ia th * mostmelaucholy manner . Her despond-« npy was attributed to the recent loss of a beloved twauve ; and between three and four o ' clock she 5 _T ! _S _? Z 2 : * -8 ? * > f oxalic acid in the presence « f _jwrsu-a , Sha was _owveved to Bartholomew ' s
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Hospital , where she was attended by Mr Wood , the head apothecary , who succeeded in expelling the poison by means ofthe stomach-pump . _& o ., but she remains in a very weak condition . Suicide . — On Tuesday afternoon , Christopher Siddons , a shoemaker , committed suicide at his residence , in Chapel-street , Westminster , by taking half an ounce of oxalic acid . Surgical aid was called in , and the maB subsequently conveyed to the hospital , where he died almost immediately , _Sehwi . ' _* * Accident is rat St Katharine ' s Dock . —On Tuesday morning , an accident of a very serious nature occurred in the St Katharine ' s Dock to two labourers , named Hayes and English , under the _following circumstances •—Both the unfortunate
men were engaged , with several others , on board the MaryBarinRton , ft ° m China , lying off A warehouse , in discharging her cargo , while a number of riggers were employed aloft in lowering the yar d-arm . when the tackle gave way and tbe yard-arm fell on to the middle of the deck and struck down the two "J * ** who were rendered insensible . They were ' - _mc'liately conveyed on litters to the London Hospital , where they were placed under the care of Mr Nash house surgeon of the instit ition . Upon examination ' it wan found that English ' s right foot was crushed in a nvist _friphviul manner . Ue remains in the hospital in a very precarious _gtafe . Hayes also sustained serious injuries , and his left leg was fractured _, but he is likely to recover .
The _Misfortosk of Riches . —On Monday a man named Pavfleet . living at 74 , _Lncretia-street , New . cut , Lambeth , while in a state ofiintoxication , reeled down a cellar keep , in Kent-street . Southwark , _austiinin-rseveral severe injuries . On hearing he was about to be conveyed to the hospital , he positively _relused . _rfiyins he was a gentleman , and cowld aff _> rd to pay for his own doctoring . He was _acnordingly carried on men ' s shoulders to his own dwelling . On the 28 th ultimo lie _received a legacy « f £ 119 , and since then he has been continually inebriated , and fined twice t the amount of £ 6 for assaults , and £ 5 to pav for d _amae _* _. committed whilst in that state in a china shop .
_Mkmschoi . v Et * d of Two _Goarbsmsn . —A _melanch'dy accident "ccurred on Monday evening to two privates belongin ? to the Coldstream guards . One _< f'ii-m had been married on the same forenoon at the military dnnel , and proceeded on board one oftlie Greenwich boats in company with his bride and equally unfortunate bnt heroic comrade . It appears that the first-mentioned , on tbe boat passing Rotherhithe , by some unlucky chance , stumbled backwards and fell into the river . He sank almost immediately and was seen no more . The second soldier , perceiving the accident , _plunged into tbe waterbut so far from succeeding in the noble effort to save his comrade ' s life , lest his own .
_RoBB _£ nv . —On Tuesday _afternoon a young man , ot genteel appearance , apparently about _twenty-sevenyears _of-tge , succeeded in obtaining 15 s . for a counterfeit _sovereicn . under the pretence ol hiring apartments f ' _n-iu Mr- nailer , of 9 , Ernest-street , Kenning ton . and _loiiving a deposit of 5 s . During the momentary absence of \' _rs _Haller , to procure the materials for him to write down the address of his _refei-euc-- . he contrived to abstract from a * table-drawer five silver teaspoons , a silver sugar tongs , and a gold watch , getting clear off with his booty . The same party has also succeeded in robbin ; several other people in the *> arae way in that neighbourhood .
Extevsive Rocbert at the _Camdk- * Railway Station . — On Monday morning the employes of Messrs ( Yowley and Co ., the railway carriers , discuvered that no fewer than 26 bales of goads , which dad been transmitted to the firm for conveyance by th « Camden-town rail , had been stolen . The robbery is _supposed to have been effe-ted between three and fonrtlii * * morning , by some of the mo . _* -t expert of their cla _** _* - » Vom the great balk and weight of the property taken- in the conveying away of which it appears they borrowed a horse and cart from some adjacent stable- * , , _tielongicg to Messrs Sutton and Co .
_Extiiaobdisast Number of _A . _ccioents ra one Dav . _—l-. i the coarse of Easter Tuesday the following extraordinary and fearful accidents occurred in various parts of the metropolis , and several of which , it is _iV-ared _, from the nature of the injuries inflicted , will he attended with fatal consequences . The first happened to a young man named Thomas Thomas , ( 23 . ) residing at 73 , Castle-street , _Leicester-square _, wbo , abmit eleven in the forenoon , in proceeding along Rupert-street , _Havmark-t , in a tipsy state , _slipped off- "he pavement and fell inro the road with such force as to fracture his arm , I . e-Mcs sustaining aseverely lacerated wound of the scalp ; he was taken by police constable * 59 C , to the _Charing-cross Hospital , and placed nvM _* ev the cave of the house-surgeon , of
who gives but little hopes his recovery .- —The second accident occurred to James Jones , ( 19 , ) _livirg at a printer ' s in St Martin ' s-lane , who got his hand so severely jammed in the machinery whilst in operation that two of his fingers on his right hand are completely cut off , and upon being removed to the above hospital it was considered tbat the process of amputation mnst be resorted to in order to prevent gangrenge taking place . —A third accident was taken to the same institution , and happened to a lad about twelve years old , named Orwood , living with his friends at 67 , Han-street . Covent-garden . Ifc appears that the unfortunate ynuth was in the attic , making some squibs and other pyrotechnic artioles , when a quantity of gunpowder suddenly exploded ,
and in a moment his face was completely _disfigured , besides bis hands being shattered in the most frightful manner ; in fact he has received such injuries as to leave no hopes of his recovery . —About three o ' clock a frightful occurrence took place in the Goswell-road t » a female child , about two years old , named Field , living with its friends at 7 , Tyler ' srow , St _John-street-road . The little creature was with two more children at play , on the spot where some new houses are in tbe course of erection , when a heavy piece of timber suddenly fell upon her left leg , and which presented a shocking spectacle , being literally smashed . She was removed at once to St Bartholomew ' s IJospital , when Mr Lloyd , one ofthe principal surgeons of the institution , immediately
performed the _preieesw of amputation . But little or no hopes are entertained of her recovery . —An accident of a distressing character was admitted into the University College Hospital , the patient being a middle-aged roan , named John Sewers , who , in endeavouring to cross Tottenbam-court-road , just by the New-road , came in contact with an omnibus , and was thrown down with such violence as to cause a spinal fracture and other serious injuries . He remains in a dangerous state . —Between five and six the same evening , an elderly female , respectably attired , was in the act of crossing the mad , at the bottom of Chancery-lane , when she was knocked down by a cab horse , driven at aturiouapace . TV unfortunate creature was conveyed into aneighbouring surgeon ' s , and it was found she had broken her arm , and received other injuries . The driver continued his pace , and escaped
Serious Affray » St Giles's . —On Wednesday morning , between the hours of tour and five , a disturbance took phce in the neighbourhood of St Giles ' s , which resulted in an affray tbat has been attended with the most serious , if not fatal consequences to a man named James Burke , aged 40 . who was conveyed in a cab by police-constable D 103 to the Middlesex Hospital , where it _was ascertained by Mr Dickson , the house _surjreon _. that he had sustained a fracture ofthe skull , a broken leg . and a dreadful wound in the right temple , with other serious injuries , so as to render his ultimate recovery extremely dubious . Tbe unfortunate man states that he was knocked down and kicked by another person without the slightest provocation . The surgeon considers Burke to bave been labouring under tbe effects of intoxication when admitted . It is understood that the other has been secured by the police .
Stodbs _Dsath ih 1 AvuTocK- - _* qvAitE . —On Wednesday afternoon , shortly after three o ' clock , as a respectable man named Benjamin Somers , residing at No . 9 , Sandwich-Btreet , Burton-crescent , was passing along Tavistoek-sqoare , he was observed by the passengers suddenly to stagger and fall with great violence on the pavement , whilst at the same moment an immense stream of blond was observed to pour _fromhis mouth . He was conveyed with all possible speed to a surgeon ' s in tbe neighbourhood , but death it appeared had been almost instantaneous , caused it was believed by the sudden breaking ofa bloodvessel of the heart . The deceased being at the time unknown , was conveyed to St Pancras workhouse , where he has been since identified by his friends .
miscellaneous . MoBTALur in the Mbtrofolis . —The number ol deaths , from all causes , registered in London , in the weekending April 3 , is 1 , 004 . The average calculated on deaths in the spring quarter ( which , in the Registrar-General ' s distribution of the seasons , commences in April ) is 914 . The average of the winter months is 1 , 068 . The mortality of young persons is unusually small ; and that the whole deaths from the epidemic class of diseases is not more than 107 , while tbe average is 166 . Deaths from bronchitis , which were 172 in a single week of January , have fallen to 73 , which is still 52 above the average . Among the notes of cases registered in the previous week we find
the death of a man , aged 83 , from "inflammation of ithe stomach , c used by a liniment composed of ammonia , camphor , and laudanum having been inadvertently administered to bim . " Also , of a man , ared 50 , whose "illness was accelerated by the impure air of the room io [ which he lodged . " Under deaths io childbirth a formidable list of cases , which appear in the record of one week , demands the attention of those who are professionally qualified to _investigatelthe cause of so great a mortality . Twenty women died of diseases incidental to the peurperal state ; and of these fourteen are affirmed by medical certificates to have died from peurperal fever or peritonitis , a malady which has been demonstrated to be of a contagious character .
Onimro of thb New Steamboat Pint . —The newpieratHungerford-bridge , forthe convenience of passengers by the steam-boats , has been opened by the directors toll-free . The only access to the boats is now by the pier from the tower on the Middle . sex side , aad the floating pier will be reamed forth with .
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_NQRinCMBEULAND . Newcastle . _—Detkr-miskd Attimpt at Suicide . — A young man , named W . Keen , booking clerk at the railway station , has attempted suicide , and is lying in a dangerotig state . Keen is about 23 years of age He had been for some time in the office of Mr Appleby , an extensive carrier at Longport , and was about six months ago appointed to the management of the railway business at the Newcastle station . He is a single man , and had lodgings at the house of Mr _Thursfield , in Red Lion-square . About eight o ' clock on Wednesday morning , one cf the men from the station made application for the key of an outhouse to get - ome hay for the horses . Mrs Thursfield called to Keen , and Borne time _havins elapsed without his making his appearance . Mrs Thursfield went nn to
his room . There she saw a chamber vessel half filled with blood . Keen was in bed with his throat cut , in a stato of insensibility . An alarm was immediately given , and medical assistance sent for . On examination it was found that the upper part of the windpipe was cut completely through ; the raxor with which the _iiijuty was inflicted seemed to bave been drawn twice across the throat , producing an excised wound of considerable size . Extensive hffiiuorrhage had taken place , and the act must have been committed two or three hours before the young man was discovered . On further examination the reof of liii * mouth was found to be seriously injured , and his clothes were much soiled with dirt of a reddish colour . It was some hours before he spoke , and then he informed his attendants that the injuries had been inflicted by his own hand . He _slso said that he had I
discharged the contents of a pv & tol into his mouth , but the bill not taking effect he spat it out . In the coarse of the morning there were found in St George ' s churchyard , close to the grave ofa young lady lately deceased , a pistol , not far distant a leaden ball , immersed ia a pool of blood . This was the scene of his first attempt at self-destruction , by shoot ' _iBg himself . A note , found in the bed room drawer , shows that the deed was premeditated . In that note he clearly states his intention to destroy himself—he says that the money in the office desk , with the exception of a small balance due to himself , beloHgcd to Mr Appleby ; adding that his accounts would be found to be perfectly correct . Keen was esteemed by his employers and much respected by the publie . Keen ' s medical attendants state that there is a fair prospect of his ultimate recovery .
TOHKSniRB . IIolbeck . —Board ov _Hiohwats—Workiko Men at thhb Post . —The working men of IIolbeck have again manifested a determination to " amend their ways . " The Highways board was last year carried by the working men . It was not then much con tested . It was thought the " w > rkies" were incapable of managing the business , and they were , therefore , allowed to try their hands , while the middle men looked on to see the mess they would make of it . The middlemen are balked . Never has the business been better done than in the past year . Never were the roads in better order throughout the whole year , nor the books in so good a condition at the close of it . It is confidently expected that for the coming year the rates will bear a reduction , as a
consequence of the excellent administration of the late Board . This was perceived , and the _respecta . bles were very desirous to sweep off the credit of the reduction ; and hence they have this time made a determined effort to carry their men . 'l'he poll has been rigorously contested . It was openly declared that tbey would spend _450 a man rather than lose the poll . But , notwithstanding that some twenty ofthem gave their six votes each , and that placards were issued , signed by the whole of these same millowners , commanding the ratepayers to vote for their men , as being the most eligible on accmnt of thcit respectability !—they lost the battle after all . The meeting was convened on Thursday week , at twelve ' clock at noon-, in the vestry of St Matthew ' s , IIolbeck , and on a show of hands being taken as to who should preside , there appeared a decided majority in favour of Mr Francis Sutcliffe . who accordingly took
the chair . After the chairman had read the notice calling the meeting , a motion for an immediate adjournment to the Town ' s school was made , but an amendment for adjournir / g the meeting until _soven o ' clock in the evening was likewise carried . The evening meeting was a crowded one ; the _millocrais were there , in full expectation of carrying their men , an > l the working men nominated theirs . On tlie votes being taken , the " _intelligents" were again defeated . A poll was demanded , which commenced on Monday and closed on _Wednesday , when , in spite of tbe most desperate efforts on the part of the wealthy millowners , the working men were triumphantly elected . The following are the names of the successful candidates : —Messrs George Dovenor , Joshua Calvert , innkeepers ; Roger Preston , Benj . liargreaves , clothiers ; Francis Sutcliffe , painter ; Benj . Woolley , builder ; and R . G . llorton , surgeon .
Halifax . —Railway Offence . —On Thursday last , William Babington , a plate-layer on the Manchester and Leeds Railway , was brought up at Halifax , tor having omitted to signal an engine on Saturday last . Captain Binstead laid the intormation . It appeared that tbere had been a rail broken , and that by the rules ofthe company , _B'tbington ought to have sent a signal-flag 600 yards back in order to stop any engine or train . No train then appeared to be due , but an engine came up and an accident ensued . Babington acknowledged the offence , but pleaded that he bad done what he could under the circumstances . lie received a good character , and his employer came forward to be answerable for the payment of the fine . The magistrates inflicted a penalty of £ 316 " s . with 5 s . expenses . They allowed him a month to pay it in . If not then paid , Babington to be imprisoned one month . Ir _. ANCAsnmE .
EXTRAORDWART ROOBERIKS BY A SERVANT . —At the Borough Court , Manchester , a young woman named Mary Berry was charged with robbing her employer , Mr Deakin , at the George and Dragon , Water-street . It appeared that the prosecutor , who has a rather extensive business , bas been in the habit of depositing hia cash in an iron safe , which was in his bed-room , and of wbich Mrs Deaking and himself each kept a key . About five week 3 since , Mrs Deakin missed her key , and though particular inquiries were made it could not be found ; the prisoner , who was _uno ' _ernurse in the family , denying all knowledge of it , and appearing as anxious as any one in making search for it . Since then the prosecutor has missed several sums of money from the safe , and amongst the rest one of £ 36 on Tuesday the 30 hult . He took no proceedings ,
however , for the discovery of the thief until Monday last _( £ W more having been stolen from the safe on the previous evening ) , when he gave information at the police station . Inspector Maybury proceeded to the house , and being convinced that the robberies were perpetrated by Borne individual on the premises , he searched the boxes of all the domestics . In that of the prisoner he found a small ba " , containing £ 77 _lOsin ' gold , and £ 615 s in silver , a bottle of wine , and a pot of preserves . She had been in the service of the prosecutor ever since July last . On thed scovery being made , she begged to be forgiven , but was of course taken into custody . When _A'ked by Mr Maude if she had anything to say , she made no answer , but cried very much , and was committed for trial at _thesesswnB . Mblancholt Accident ok the _Merset . —One of
the most melancholy accidents which have taken place on our river for some time past , occurred a few j days ago , by tbe upsetting of a pleasure boat , containing four men aud a boy , of Stodhill , between Bromborough Pool and Eastham Ferry . The particulars , so far as we have been able to ascertain , are these : —On Friday morning , about half-past eleven , several boats started from the Potteries , with the flood tide , on a pleasure excursion to Eastham . After reaching the ferry , which they did in about an hour and a half , they adjourned to the ferry hou ? e , where they had some refreshment . About half-past one , the crews of three of the boats embarked , and a trifling wager was made as to which boat would reach the Potter ? pier first . The boats started with the
ebb tide , and with a strong breeze blowing from the northward . After sailing about for half an hour , one of the boats , which was cutter-rigger * ,, ran tn shore opposite Stodhill , and _wai quickly followed by the other two . When on her _starboart . tack , and between two hundred and three hundred yards from the shore , a violent squall caught the first craft , and at the same moment a heavy sea struck her and passed over her stem , filling her , and sinking her almost instantly , stem foremost . The other boats immediately lowered sail , and went to the assistance of the poor fellows , who were struggling in the water ; but a heavy sea running at the time , and the wind blowing strongly , little aid could be given , and four oi the unfortunate persons on board were drowned .
worcestershire . Powick . —Narrow Escape from _Scvfocation ina Church . —On Sunday last , during the morning service at Powick church , a young lady was observed to be in a fainting condition , and the same symptoms almost immediately afterwards affected others ofthe congregation , to the numberof about twenty . They were conveyed into the open air and to the adjoining houses , and after some time and trouble they all recovered , having apparently suffered severely from incipient suffocation . It was found on investigation that tbo alarming occurrence was caused by the sulphureous vapour evolved inthe processof combustion , from the coke used for the purpose of warming the church .
STAFFORDSHIRE . LesK _* —Superstitious _Credulitv . —Early in the week , a report was pretty widely circulated in Leek , by a class of people calling themselves " Latter-day Saints , that on Thursday morning the 2 nd inst . an angel-herald would appear in the heavens , and produce by a trumpet the most unearthly sounds , which would boss loud and deep as to waken the slumbering inh abitants from their repose , and which was to furnish _unmistakeable indications that , on that day twelve months , the day of judgment would arrive . Many timid persons wera found , who gave credence to tht _aboye ftbiurt prediction , aud _aUqw « 4 it ft
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alarm them to such a degree that they dared not retire to rest until tbe supposed eventful moment nan passed away .
SUFFOLK . The late Foibomko of a _Itowiw . -Tho conviction and condemnation of Catherine Foster , who is only in her eighteenth year , at the recent assizes for the murder of her husband , John _poster , three weeks after marriage , by mixing arsenic in a dumpling , which he ate for supper , has produced the most painful feeling _throughout the county . The motive that could have induced the unfortunate woman to destroy her husband's life so soon after marriage is not as yet correctly traced out . He is described to have been a well-disposed and intelligent young man , exceedingly attentive to his home , and devotedly attached to his guilty partner , who , by her prepossessing appearance and engaging manners , had the somewhat flattering title of
obtained for herself the " belle " of the village ( Acton ) . A week betore the marriage was arranged to take place she desired to _nav a visit to Bury . Here it seems her admirer evinced some fears lest he should lose his prize , being aware of her having many lovers , and he earnestly urced her to marriage at once , promising her that she might make the _proposed trip as soon as she pleased after the ceremony . Her mother consented to her being immediately united , and the event accordingly took place at the ' village church . A week afterward s he allowed ber to go to Bury ,, where it has been since traced that she lived partly with her aunt , bu t where else cannot be ascertained . It is rumoured she became acquainted with a man whose name at present is unknown . This in some degree
is confirmed by tbo observations she was heard to make after her return to her husband , to the effect , that had she gone to Bury before her _marriaj-e she never would have had him . There was a remarkable piece ot evidence excluded by the Chief Baron at the trial . The convict ' s mother was about detailing an interview she had with her in the gaol . She had the boy who was the principal witness against the convict with ber , who offered his sister a piece of cake which he was eating . She took it trom him , but returned it , at the same time asking him why he had told such stories about her to the gentlemen at the coroner ' s inquest . Here the mother was stopped by the Baron , on the ground that it could not be received as evidence . The convict ' s conduct since
condemnation has been more becoming her awful situation than that which she evinced before trial Confession of the Culprit . —The wretched woman has at length confessed her crime . She stated that she alone had committed the deed ; that the statement which she had previously made , of a person having tempted her to do away with him , was utterly unfounded ; and the rumours of her having been provoked by ber husband giring her any cause of jealousy were equally so ; on the contrary , he had been uniformly kind to her ; but that she had never had any love for him , and had only married him at the wish of her mother , whom Foster was constantly urging to persuade her ; and that after their marriage the feeling of dislike was stronger than ever . She declared , however , tbat the idea of destroying him
did not enter her head until the day on which she committed the deed , when she purchased the poison at a shop in Sudbury , without any difficulty . It was " white arsenic , " and not a dark powder , as stated by the hoy before the _magistrates , and it was not true that the boy ate any of that dumpling .. The execution will probably take place on Saturday , the _17 'h inst ., a _< we understand the hi <> b sheriff humanely desires to give her the utmost time that the law will allow . We understand that there are three memorials—two to the Secretary of State , one of which urgeB the youth and sex oftho culprit , and the other the general ground _i . f opposit ' oi to capital punishments ; and . u from the females to her Majesty—in course of signature in this town , praying that the extreme penalty of the law may not be carried out in the case of this
criminal . KENT . Chatham —Dari . no Bi / _ROLARr . _—Considerable sensation exists in the garrison at Chatham on account ofan audacious burglary having been perpetrated , during the night of Friday , the 3 rd instant , by breaking into the Invalid Depot Pay Office , at the Case mate Barracks , at Gillingham . The entrance was first discovered by the orderly on Saturday morning , on his going to prepare the office for the clerks , when he found it in the utmost disorder . Papers and books were strewed about the floor , as also a quantity of lucifer matches , some of which had been burnt : and it
was evident , from the drops of tallow about , the party had had a candle . The cashier ' s desk was the only one broken open ; and , from the destruction ul the lock , some strong instrument had been used . Tbe whole of its contents were taken out , including a number of Indian remittances , bills belonging to invalids returning from India , amounting to about £ 12 . 000 ; and a large bowl , containing a quantity of copper coin , was gone , as also several coats belonging to the clerks taken away . The thieves , not content , _tonk away the whole ol the keys of the several departments . No clue as yet has been obtained of the offenders , although a strict inquiry is on foot by the police and military authorities .
HANTS . _Attempied'Mi-rder and Suicide . —An attempt at murder has been made at the residence of Mr W Thresher , and the perpetrator attempted suicide . Elizabeth Ayling , the victim of this tragic event , is a native of _llamble , a village near Southampton . She is about 18 years of uge , and was acting in the capacity of nurserymaid in the family ot the above-named gentleman , 'the person charged with attempting thc horrid act U a native of Ilanibledon , by name Charles Wolfe , twenty years of age , and was living as footman in the same establishment . Ayling was alone in tbe nursery up stairs , when Wolie entered with a mallei in bis hand . She , surprised at his appearance , said to him " Charles , what are you doing here ? " He replied What , here ? " and then left the room and went into Mr James Thresher ' s bed-room ; he soon returned to the nursery with a razor . He then struck _Ayling two violent blows on the head with the mallet ,
and in doing so broke the handle ; and while his victim lay on the floor , stunned by the blows , he inflicted several severe wounds on her neck and throat , one of them being 5 inches in length . Roused to consciousness , she struggled with the ruffian , and i i her detence grasped the murderous weapon , and cut ber hands and fingers in a frightful manner . She at last succeeded in escaping ) and ran to the kitchen . The cook alarmed , hastened and informed the family . Some of them rushed up stairs and seised Wolfe , who was in the act of cutting his throat before a lookm * _: glass . A messenger was despatched to the police station for Superint . Gow , who secured Wolfe . On the following morning , the prisoner underwent an examination by Mr John Beardmore , and was remanded to _Gosport Bridewell . The poor girl is pronounced out of danger . Jealousy is said to be the cause of his committing the diabolical outrage . The prisoner was been fully committed fur trial . He was handcuffed and taken to Winchester gaol .
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Swak8ih. Boiler Explosion On Board A Ste...
SWAK 8 IH . Boiler Explosion on Board a Steamkr —A dreadful accident , ati ended with loss of life , has occurred on board the Troubadour steamer , which trades between this port , Bristol , and Liverpool . The vessel had just arrived at the Mumbles , and turned off hesteam , when one ofthe principal tubes ofthe boiler * exploded , filling the engine room with scalding steam
which rose out of the companion ladder in a dense cloud , and was seen from the shore . Two poor fellows were below at the moment , and their sufferings wenmost frightful . One of them rushed out of the door which communicated with the engine room where hifell exhausted . The other made for the ladder , with a view of getting on deck , but the scalding steam drove him backwards , and the poor fellow sunk . When extricated their appearance was truly appalling —more resembling subjects actually boiled . They were immediately conveyed to the Infirmary , where one shortly died . The other remains in a dangerous condition ,
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IRISH _LiNDIiOBDS . —SMITH u > wa _u _* NANIEVThe correspondent ofthe Morning Advertiser writes from Cabtlereagh as follows : — Tbe condition of tbis poor small town , standing ia tbe centr _^ oFa wide district of country , witbout any otber towns , may be judged of from a resolution of tbe Board of guardian * Just now passed , aad which , so far _«» 1 know . haB not yet fouud Us way into any newspaper : " Resolved , tbat we do not deem it necessary to usi coffins for tbe paupers who ar « buried at tbe back of tin _workbouse _. _as the _wpeuses of them averages nearly £ 18 per week , which would support about 150 paupers . 3 _ut _ws order twelve coffins to be always kept on band to give to those who come to claim , their dead friends , us decency forbids tha carrying away of dead bodies through the country witbout coffins . " each tbe
Tho price ofthe coffin * is about 0 » . . Prom peculiar veneration paid to the dead by the Irish , anel particularly the Catholics , this resolution of tho guar _, dians is exciting the most alarraini ; discontent . It is well' to _obssrve , however , that the guardians are , in most part , Catholics the mselves . To save their pockets and property from heavy rates , seems to be an instinct ' eaually strong with their Oatholtcit . ni . The chairman of the Guardians is the O'Connor Don , M . P ., and a Lord of thi Treasury ; the vice-chairman is Nicholas Batfe , Esq ., a grazing farmer of great extent , holding several thousands ofthe best land of the union in bis hands for grazing , employing not more than one person to eaoh 200 acres , at _eight-pence per day . Ths rentoftheBoscommon _graslng farms runs from _JElto £ ' * per acre , occasionally to £ 3 ; but 30 s , may he taken as aa average ,
Mr Dominick , corn agent to Lord de Freyne , Ig a guardian , * the agent of Lord _Mountssndferd is another . The O'Connor Son , it is believed , does not know of this resolution to bury the paupers without coffins , as he is engaged in London iu Parliamentary business . But all the landlords in tb « union are parties to it by _tutmselves or their agents . They resisted the _Introduction of the Poor Law for « period , of 4 years , aad were , . at last co »
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pellet ) to introduce it by a _mandamut from the Court of Queen ' s Bench ; their first rate was 5 d . in tbe pound ; their last and present rate ls . In the pound . On farm ( ana wbich pays 30 s . per acre of rent , and only £ 10 8 s , uf wages on 200 acres , or tbat amount of wages to £ 300 of rent , the rate is certainly not one to break a landlord ' s baclt , as he only pays one-half of it . The workhouse was built to hold 1 , 000 persons ; it contains 1 , 100 , and lost week 800 of tbat number were reported sick . The Poor Law commissioners have sent a strong remonstrance to the guardians , giving them ihe choice of provMing medical ossittance in their own locality , or of paying two guineas per day , and travelling expenses , for a me i ' cat gentleman to be sentfrom Dublin , I havi ; recently been on the estate of William Smith O'Brien , Esq ., M . P ., and find the wages paid by himself
in Iiis own (" emetine tobe 46 . less per day than the Wiiges hitherto paid in his neighbourhood , and on his own property by the Board of Works . The average of wages paid on all bis estate is tinder £ 15 per 100 acres , or £ 15 per £ 160 of rent received by him in ordinary _ _times . Recently the wages have not been half as much , " as the grazing farmers bave released their herdsmen and some of _thsir plough boys to go on tbe _public _xverks _, they choosing * to hare the mothers and sister * of those herdsmen and boys to do part of their work , and to leave part f their work unperformed , in order to be saved from continuing to diet tbe herdsrren and boys in the farmhouses ; the mothers and sisters submitting to e *» the work without pay , to allow the father or brother , as the case might b > _-, to go on tbe public works to earn wages for food to them all , or such wretched allowance of food as such wages would procure .
Smith O'Brien ' s estate is nearly all let out in large grazing farms ; the land is of excellent quality ; the population around it wretchedly poor ; this is in the county of Limerick , twenty miles west from Limeiick _OlT ;
nOBUN . Thb Famine creatbd ur Mar * . *—The unexpected reappearance of large supplies of sound potatoes at all , or nearly all , the country markets , as well as in Dublin , has led to considerable speculation , and the general conclusion come to is simply this : —tbat had these stores been thrown into tho market in tbe hard months of December and January , instead of being hoarded up for disposal for seed , when the scarcity , it was presumed , would treble their value , the numbers of victims of starvation would not have been nearly so formidable as tbey have been . Fever still continues to increase to an alarming extent throughout the country . In the union workhouses , especially , the malady prevails , and the mortality in some places is very considerable . As yet Dublin and the surrounding metropolitan districts have escaped , but there is reason to apprehend that with the approach of warm weather the capital will also suffer as well as the provinces .
A Costrast . —On Monday last M . Soyer exhibited an experimental trial of his cooking apparatus , in the Esplanade at the Royal Barracks . The Lord Lieutenant came in state , and numbers ofthe aristocracy of both sexes came to " see the sight . " A contemporary gives us a list ofthe " Ladies Emily and Kathleen , " _« kc , & c ., the earls and generals , the "honourables" and " respectables . " Our contemporary goes into ecstasies at this beauty , and the fact of their having tasted the soup , and liked it much . No doubt . Then " " the signal bell to retire was tolled , and the
great people gave way to an equal numberof paupers , in order tbat tbey might res-ale themselves upon M . So _> er ' s soup . The contrast was sudden and bold . A moment before a great number of lovely faces smiled their approval on everything they saw , and a moment alter decrepid age , upon whose faces it would be hard to say whether time or hunger had made the most havoc , were ranged at the same tables , " taking tbeir wretched pittance of "Steam-engine Soup . " Well may the novelist have written of the " two nat ons , rich and poor !"
SLIGO . Notwithstanding the reduction which has taken place in the price of Indian corn , our _auricultur & l labourers arestill enduring the most dreadful sufferings . The deaths from starvation are multiplying every hour ; and notwithstanding all that has been done by the government , and the generous people ofthe British nation , thousands upon thousands will be swept away by absolute hunger during the present spring and the ensuing summer . The people have given
themselves up to despair . In the remote districts there is nothing whatever doing ; the only soil turned un by the spade is the rank earth of the grave yards . There is not a burial place in the county that is not at present overstocked with dead ; and we do really believe that the mortality is greater now than it was when the cholera raged . At present—it is right the fact should be known—no inquests are held upon the bodies of those who die of starvation . The grand jury , at the last assizes , desired the coroners not to bold inquests in such cases .
Fkver . _*—F ever is rapidly on the increase , and the disease is now turning out to be of a very malignant character . A new fever hospital was established in the above town within the last fortnight , capable of holding ninety-six patients . It was filled in three days . In the country districts typhus fever is raging to a fearful extent . The following is an extract from a letter received from Ballinakill : "Fever is greatly on the inorease here—average of deaths weekly , twenty . " Retribution . —In Gurteen , Ahamlish , and Tireragh , the fever has spread to the higher ranks , and those who were secure from death by famine now find that they are exposed to it by pestilence . Mr Lawlor , the _apent of Mr Cooper , died a few davs ago nf fever . Mr William Ormsby and Mr Luke Hester , both pay clerks , are ill * f the same disease .
KitFRKK . —Nothing can be more deplorable than tb" condition of this parish ; on last Sunday tbere were eleven people lying dead . Of this number , John Fahy , of Mulroe , Andrew Ferrall , of _Drunbushiind , and John Orady , of _Amasjhmore ( tho father of the boy who some time since was carried in a basket from the public works , who died the same night ) , died of absolute starvation .
LONOFOBD . The Workhouse . —The number of deaths in this workhouse , and the fever hospital attached , from tbe 1 st to thc 31 st of March inclusive , were Hi ; in February , 176 ; in January , 116—making a total of 466 for tbe quarter , exclusive of the many deaths throughout the union , and this town and neighbourhood , from fever and destitution .
_I _. ONDONDSRRV . Frver in ins Union . — During last week . 80 patients are reported to be ill in fever , and 80 _convalescent ; in hospital from other disease , 108 ; making in all 268 patients under medical treatment . The clerk and four ofthe resident officers have been attacked with fever , and are at present incapacitati d from performing their duty . The Distress—The following is frem the local papers : — " CriANtiSTn . —Our prospects are becoming more frightful ; seme of the best of oar tenants are going off with three years' rent . Our committee have 12 men every day , and a horse and cart occasionally , _buryiner the dead in this half parish ; yet , they are not sufficient to perform this sad work . Murder i 9 _s-oitigonforthe benefit of Manchester and Liverpool . " The same paper also contains the following : —
" The passengers by the midday Bandon coach yesterday were horrified by _observing , as they passed , the exposure of a corpse at Priest ' s bridge , near _Ballinhnsaig . In reply to a hurried inquiry _. they were told by the police that the disgraceful exhibition was part _<*? ' a series that had continued some days ; that they li . iel no funds to provide burial j and that a relative or relatives of tho deceased had refused , when offered , i im ii- mission to tho workhouse . " Tin * Cork Constitution gives the annexed letter : — - * ' DKOM . u . KiauE , March 23 . —At six o ' clock this morning I met a man and woman on the road , each with a small coffin in a bag , I then went to
Skibb .-reen , and on the way met a man with aooffin wrapned in a cloth , and laid before him on his horse . U skihbereen , of course , there were coffins in all elirsctions , but so common are they now become that they nre scarcely observed . On the road coming home I met a car with a body on it , covered with a sheet , and no coffin . You might see pieces of coffins lying in the churchyards here , the bodies having been torn up and devoured by dogs . The _head-con-• itable told me that on last Sunday , just before we went to church , a body was found half eaten , dragged across the walk . The bodies are hardly buried at all .
"I believe it was on last Sunday week , as we were coming out of church , that we saw a woman with her son on her baok ; she brought him to be buried without a coffin , and wben that was done she went home for another . Last Sunday we saw her again there ; she had just buried her seventh and last . "A mother and two children were buried together the other day . The rest of the family are in fever _, without any oue to go near them . The police dug a large nit in the churchyard—it will soon be full . They say that at least twelve funerals pass the barrack every day—some days thirty—and there are _threa or four ways leading to the churchyard without passing tho barrack . "Feeling seems to have left the people . A man died on one of the roads here lately , and his wife _managed to procure a coffin * , but a relation of hxt own died in the meantime , and she lent it for his . use , and hr-r husband lay untuned for a fortnight .
" I wight continue to relate such iaetacces until to-morrow , but 1 must now conclude . "
CURE . The Clor * _Journal says that " a . tithe of _tJ _3 land in that county will not be under _tiilage , and yet there is sufficient seed corn in the country to till all the land . The labourers have been discharged from the publio works , but they have not found employment from the farmers . Such of thera as have small portions of land are without seed , and therefore is tV ground undug , as well as untitled .
Fihi At Mar!*Eiues.^An Alarming Lire Bro...
Fihi at MAR !* EiUES . _^ An alarming lire broke out in thia city , at about midnight , on the 30 th to 3 _lsk ult . One person waa buret to death , an old tody , aied _fi'ty-eight . Sever . il - persons were mow or less seriously injured ft thai * - endeavours to esoape . The loss of property ia _Estimated at from 85 Q , Q {> Of , to 300 , 00 Qf ,
Alarming And Destructive Firest^ On Mond...
ALARMING AND DESTRUCTIVE _FIREsT _^ On Monday morning , between the hours of flyfl and six , considerable alarm was created in Wellin ? ton-street North , Strand , by the sudden outbreak of another fire , the third since November , 1845 , uDOn the premises belonging to Mr J . Pitt , hatter and tobacconist , carrying on business at No . 10 in thu above-named thoroughfare . An instant alarm - *•« raised , and plenty of water bring immediately pro cured , the police and the inhabitants got thc flames extinguished , not , however , until the whole ef the stock of hats was damaged by fire and smoke , and the partition , the flooriig , and fixtures on one side ofthe shop partially burned . —About half-past one
o ' clock the same morning , a fire , which , had it not been so opportunely discovered , would have been attended with very _disa * _-trous consequences , broke o ut upon the premises known as the Temperance Hall in Milton-street , Cripplegate . It was caused from the overheat of the copper flue , which set the borid . tiraber in the back kitchen in flames . The firemen from Whitecross-strcet station succeeded in getting the fire _extinsuished , before any considerable _damas-o was d « ne . —Ahout ftalfan hour later , a fire was dis . eovered btirnintr on the _premises situate at 52 , _Rono . _mon-street , Clerkenwell , in the occu pation of Mr J . D . Cole , butcher . The engines attended very early , but owing to the exertions ofthe inmates and police , the flames were sdon subdued , but not beforo considerable damage was done . —Between twelve and oneo ' _elock , a fire , nearly attended with fatal
consequences , broke out at 42 . Cbapelstreet , Islington , in the occupancy of Mr J . Cresswell , general dealer The flames originated from some unknown cause in the back parlour , and were first discovered by the proprietor , who hearing a strange noise in tho lower part of the house at the moment he was going to bed wentto ascertain the cause , when to his astonish . ment he found flumes ascending the staircase with such violence that the inmates , in order to effect a safe retreat , were obliged to get eut of the several windows . Th _« re being an abundant supply of water obtained from the mains of the New R ver Company , the firemen worked incessantly until a little after oneo ' elock , when they got the flames extinguished . By that period the fire had either burnt or damaged the whole ofthe stock-in-trade , furniture , Ac , in the lower portion ofthe house .
On _Sundaymorning . a very serious fire broke out in the extensive range of nremises belonging to Mr Simpson , bread and biscuit baker , situate at the corner of Old Bond-street and Piccadilly . The flames were first discovered by one ofthe passers-by at a few minutes before eight o ' clock , at which time they had obtained a firm hold of the lower portion of the house . The inmates , consisting of several persons , were immediately apprised of the great danger to which they were exposed , but such a powerful ascendancy had the flamrs then obtained that it was with the utmost difficulty the residents could effect a safe retreat ; as it was , two of the journeymen were obliged to ' make a precipitate retreat from their beds with nothing on more than their night clothes . The fireplugs in the district yielded an abundant supply of water , from which the engines were worked , and copious streams of the antagonistic element were scattered over the flames , notwithstanding they
conturned to progress most fearfully , enteringevery room in the capacious building , and eventually they penetrated the roof and communicated to the adjoimV house in the occupation of Mr Alabaster , No . 58 ? Piccadilly . To this property the firemen directed their ex rtions _, and they happilv succeeded in stopping the further progress of the fire in that direction The damage done , however , to Mr Alabaster ' s premises by fire and water is very extensive . The fire was safely extinguished by ten o ' clock , but not until the whole of Mr Simpson ' s stock in trade was consumed , hisfurnitnrfeand other effects partially destroyed , and tbe building severely injured by fire . Unfortunately the occupier was uninsured . The house numbered 45 , Old Bond-street , in the tenure of Messrs Judd and Son , is likewise damaged by water , but , fortunately , the parties were insured . A few minutes before the discovery was made , when one ofthe workmen passed through the shop , the place appeared perfectly safe and free from fire .
Shortly after three o ' clock on Monday morning , one ofthe most extensive waterside fires , since the conflagration at _Topping's-wharf , broke out upon the premises known as the Kent and _Sua-ex-wharf . on the Southwark side of London-bridge , the property of Mr Alderman Humphery . The fire made _itsappearancein tlte first instance in the front facing the water ' s edge , through the windows in wh ' di the policeman on duty upon the bridge observed a strong glare of light . lie had scarcely made this discovery before a huee body of flame burst from the lower part of the wharf , and in a few moments the fire rushed upward with fearful violence . Information was instantly despatch * d to the several engine stations , the police stationed in Montague-place
exerting _tnemseives most judiciously in preventing any persons from forcing in the doors before the arrival of the engines . At the time oftho arrival of the earliest engines , owing to the inauspicious state of the weather , and the hour at which the outbreak occurred , but two or three persons had assembled and considerable difficulty was experienced in obtaining assistance . And indeed this difficulty continued for some time , a sufficiency of hands not being found until the several policemen _scoured the neighbouring beats , and knocked up parties known by them ti belong to the labourivg population . Upwards of half an hour elapsed , however , before a sufficiency of men could be obtained , during which time the flames were progressing with a rapidity
truly frightful . As soon as was poaaible the engines on shore were got into full play , t « o ofthem beine stationed on London-bridge , the _hnse being led over the Hibernia wharf while vast _badies of water were poured upon the fire from engines stationed in Montague close , and the floating engine moored immediately in front of the wharf . For some time but little impression was made upon the fire , but by a judicious management the flames were confined to the wharf , and the _adjoinint : property and party-walls were kept as con } as possible . Upon inspecting the walls at _thiscrisi _*) , it was 'burn ] that there is , between the Kent and Sussex and Hibernia wharfs , a passage or waterway , about six feet , in width , and that the side walls are of great thicknesswhile the
party-, wall on the west side is also an excellent one / The fire , consequently , was kept within the area of the wharf in which it originated , which , on account of the great quantity of combustible materials with which it was stored , and the timber used in its con * struction , it was found almost impossible to save . By six o ' clock , however , the flames were got under , and by seven nothing could be seen of the fire except tbe smouldering embers , and the bodies of steam which arose from them . The supposition ia that the disaster arose from the spontaneous combustion ofsbme of the goods contained in the warehouses . It i 3 impossible to estimate the precise loss , as very little of
the property belonged to Alderman Humphery ; ifc was consigned to various houses in town and country . The most valuable portion of the stock consisted of grain and hops . Subsequently an inquiry was entered into , before tie city coroner , at the Bridge House Hotel . Several witnesses were examined , whose opinions were of a conflicting nature , and the jury returned the following verdict : — " That there is not sufficient evidence to enable them ( the _juiors ) t » decide how the fire originated , but , in their opinion , there is every probability that it arose from tbe spontaneous combustion of somo bales of waste or shoddy . "
Tnu General Election. —We Believe We May...
Tnu General Election . —We believe we may confidently announce , that every effort will be mado by the government to bring the business of the session of Parliament t _» a speedy termination , with a view to a general election . We hear that it is considered not unlikely thatthe prorogation will take place some time in June , and the dissolution will immediately follow . The legislature mu 3 t , of course , assemble soon after the election has terminated , but it is ve 7 doubtful whether any other than the necessary business , such as the election of a speaker , ifcc , will be entered upon . —Jfanchestcr Guardian , Wednesday .
Dsath of _Lkmaw Rbdb . —This gentleman , so well known to the public as the writer of many successful dramatic nieces , and equally admired as a contributor ' tothe weehly and monthly literature of the day , ex- ¦ pired , after a brief illness , on Saturday , at his house , _, 32 , Southampton-street , Strand . The immediate i cause of death was an attack of apoplexy , wliich i struck him on his arrival at home on . Thursday even * ing , and after 30 hours' suffering he quitted this 3 mortal scene . Unexpected as was the calamitous s event , his health had _lieen seriously undermined for a 3 considerable period . Three sura-teat operations were e performed on him by Liston , which , with an attack , k of goat , had completelybroken up aonoe robust frame . . . ? .. Mr Rede was born in the year 1802 in the city of of
, Hamburgh . His father was Thomas Lenian _lted' _* - «> . Esq ., _Barrister-at-law , the author of various _wnj-ka ks of merit . It is scarcely possible-to overrate the extant fit of his varied knowledge ; _enddwed with a _predigioul ul memory and _extraordinaty conversational _pftwevs , he ht was the admired associate of a large circle oi Friends ; ls ; indeed , it may be truly said of him , thath _* rarely el ] spoke but to _instruat , and scarcely touched a subject cc he did not adorn . His dramatic compo 3 iti < _ms for his hi : years ace very numetous , and the principal minor no : lessees , past and present , have greatly benefited by 1 b ; his / aciw and graceful pen . Asawriterof pieces da-. _dt « _Vcrmseane- « he was most _felicitous toa performer , _aei
he was _kuawn to the public from his ardent friend- _; i slnp for professors of tuo seek and buskin . byplaytoSp for every benefit that his name and exerttonscotild _a'd all serve . How painful is it to state that , with the most commanding talent in various departments oft * literature , his own interest should bave weigh * " * _•* _% . dust in tho balance ; hut such is the truth in 1 * --1 ' he was united to Miss Sarah Oooke . daughter of _M'f Cooke , Hass singer , ol Drury-lane Theatre , and cousitjt _ofMruttaylettand Mrs W . West . Bv his _uuioi'ti with that lady he has left a son ten years of age , D , Roberts and Dr Richards _attended Vim molt sedu « lousl y in his last illnaM , but he t * , , snoke duNBiUi I the thirty hours it lasted , ' _™ * p 0 iW
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 10, 1847, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_10041847/page/6/
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