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Health op Loxdoh "Oumsg tot _^ eek . —In ; the _Treek ending last Saturday , 1133 . deaths _wenrregistered in the metropolitan districts ; . in the first _* eek of ten previous _^ years ( 1840-9 ) they ranged _fiwn S 3 _» io 1 ,-510 j and the average of tiie ten _corresponding weeks , raised according to increase of population , which is estimated at 1 . 55 per cent annually , is 1 , 253 . As compared with deaths registered weekly in last December , the present return exhibits an increase of neatly 100 . The mortality from brouchitis has increased in two weeks from 78 deaths to 103 , while that from pnemonia has increased from 69 to 95 ; the averages of the two diseases in the same week of ten previous years are 57 and 104 . From phthisis thero were 129 deaths ,
which is slightly under the corrected average "From small-pox there were ouly S ; in the ten corresponding weeks of 1840-9 , this epidemic ranged from 5 to 86 . Hooping-cough , which was fatal to 23 children , is also under the usual number . Measles , scarlatina , and typhus produce nearly the ordinarv amount of mortality ; but all the _fiveepidemics _/ with the exception of measles , are now much less fatal than in the same week of last year . The daughter of . a labourer , aged six years , died at Soott ' s-cottages , Shepherd ' s-bush , oa the 3 l 3 t of December , of " Marasmus after cholera , " after an illness of six months * duration . From diarrhoea there were only eight deaths ; hut six , which is
rather more than usual , occurred from dysentery ; 125 deaths were registered last week as having occurred in the workhouses of London , and 94 in hospitals . Seven old pensioners , whose ages ranged from 62 to 82 years , died at Greenwich , between the 2 Sth of December and the 1 st of January , inclusive . The daily mean reading of the barometer ot Greenwich was above 30 in . on Tuesday , "Wednesday , and Thursdsy . The mean ot the week was 29 _* S 67 in The mean temperature was lower than the average of seven years on every day except Thursday and Friday ; on the latter it rose 7 degrees above the _average of that day . The mean temperature , which was 43 degrees on Friday , fell to 34 degrees on Saturday . The mean of the week was 35 degrees .
The Icsin the Parks . —Accidents and Loss of Life . —On Saturday morning last tbe mercury in the thermometer fell considerably , and during the night was as _lowas twenty-eight degrees , four degrees below freezing point . This sudden change in the weather caused the ice in the various ornamental waters in the royal parks , which during the preceding days had partially broken up , to become again united . The ice , however , was far from being safe , that portion _nader the immediate surface being exceedingly rotten , and boards announcing that feet were stuck up along the several banks in the parks , which it was expected would have deterred any one from venturing npon the same . "However , several thousand persons amused themselves on Sunday upon the frozen watere in spite of
the caution . Onthe Serpentine a respectably attired yonng man , who was skating ou the south side , near the aqueduct , broke in , and became immersed in twelve feet of water . Superintendent Sturphy , and iceman , Deze , immediately proceeded to his assistance . lie was not got out until he had been lor full lour minutes under water , and was quite dead . The body was conveyed to the Royal Humane Society's receiving-house , where prompt remedies were applied by the surgeons , hut without effect . - The body was then removed by the parochial authorities to await the inquest , and also to be owned . From letters found in his pocket , and marks npon his apparel , his name is supposed to be Thomas Drayton . —In the Kegent' s-park the ice was also in a dangerous condition , bnt ,
notwithstanding its surfaceduring the day was attended by nearly 20 , 000 skaters and sliders ; happily but one slight accident from immersion occurred . —In St . James _' s-park , where the ice was equally unsafe , tiie number of skaters and sliders was computed at 1 , 090 in the course ofthe day . There were _aeout six accidents from the breaking ofthe Ice , none of a fatal character ; bnt about half-past three o ' clock in the afternoon three youths broke into sixteen feet of water , and were with considerable difficulty rescued , and eonveyed to the Royal Humane Society ' s marquee , were eventually they recovered so as to be able to proceed home . Shortly after four o'clock , although every endeavour had been made to clear the ice , several again got on , when suddenly the ice at tbe east , end , near the Horse
_Gnards , gave way in several parts . Seven persons broke into a depth of nearly nine feet of water . These cases were ofa very serious nature , and were as follows : —Charles Stratford , of 2 , Old Burlington-street , who , after being under water nearly four minutes , was ' rescued by iceman Martin , and conveyed to the marquee without any apparent signs of life ; after receiving stimulants , hot bath , and the exertions of Mr . Surgeon M'Cann's assistant , he recovered ; but it was not until nearly seven o ' clock in the evening that he was well enough to be removed home . William Carter , of 3 , Cocks-court ; Belvidere-road ; Thomas Clark , of Great : St . Andrew _' s-street , ; T . Brown , of -74 , Mortimer-street , ; Cavindish-square ; and Charles Bobinson , of 34 , Dudley-street ( the latter in attempting to save others , ) were much exhausted and Benumbed from the length of time they were beneath tiie water ; and Mr . Deputy Parsons , by -whom they _Tvere chiefly rescued , was in the water
engaged in such efforts for nearly eight minutes . The whole of these received the same attention as the preceding-, and happily with equal success . —The thermometer-at the Royal Humane Society ' s reeeiving-house , Hyde-park , was during _Sunday night as low . as twenty-six degrees , six degrees below freezing point , and early on Monday morning it was as low as _twenty-five degrees . The sharpness of tiie frost during the night had the effect of giving to the ice a greater degree of solidity than it had previously attained during the present winter . Thousands therefore ventured npon the frozen waters in the various parks . Owing to the admirable arrangements of Mr . Superintendent Williams in distributing the iceman and apparatus over the Serpentine , not a single accident of any importance occurred there during the day . The body of the unfortunate man who perished on Sunday , in the Serpentine , has since been identified as that of Thomas Drayton , who was in the employ of Messrs . Charlton and Easton , teadealers , _Charing-cross .
Abe Bedskaed 3 Madmen ?—Oa Saturday last * n investigation took place before Mc Wakley , sen ., at the Thatched House , in the Lower-road , Islington , to inquire relative to the death of Edward Wilkinson , aged forty-nine , when the following facts ' were elicited : —According to the evidence of the deceased's wife he had been a drunkard for more than twenty years , and partly supported himself by iawkingfish , relying on her exertions principally for a home and other comforts- In August last he first complained to her of illness , and , notwithstanding every care on her part , he died on Wednesday last Previous to Ms demise be behaved in a very strange and wild manner , and she was desirous of having him nnder controul at tiie workhouse , bat Mr . Pearce , the surgeon of the parish , would not certify thathe was insane . —Mr . Wakley seeing tbat gentleman in court , asked him why he did not give a certificate of the unsoundness of the man ' s ' mind?—Mr . Pearce
replied that he never noticed a deficiency of intellect , although he saw him almost daily daring his illness . —Jlr . Wakley : His wife has sworn that he was a drunkard , and I bold that" all such characters are mad , and ought to be placed iq confinement . No onepossessed of a rational mind win get intoxicated . —Mr ; Pearce :- If 1 were ca'Ied on to certify in such cases there would be a clearance of half the _neighbourtocA—Mr : Wakley : The evil is great , and to be sorely lamented . However , I have no hesitation in saying that sttch ' unfortunate individuals ought to be confined and treated as lunatics . —Mr . Pearce : I don ' t know what sort of a building yon would construct , or where yon wonld find space enough to erect one . —Mr . Wakley : Punish them then for a few days , and diet on salt and water . —Mr . Pearce : You molt bear in mind , sir , that if I were to certify unjustly in a case of insanity I should make myself liable to a penalty ef £ 100 , which I am sore would be enforced were I to do ' as yon wish . — -Mr . Wakley
I contend that yoa would be justified . —Mr . Pearce , in answer to a further question by the coroner , said he had prescribed medicine and food to the deceased until ordered by the relieving overseer to discontinue tbelatter . ~ Mr . Wakley ( astonished : ) Why , you do not mean to say that you ; the medical officer , are dictated to , and told when to give , and . what to give , to the unfortunate pauper under yonr care?— -Mr . pearce said he certainly was to the extent mentioned . —Mr . Wakley remarked that such a system was cruel and monstrous , adding , that in the House of Correction _, and other places for felons , ' the surgeons bad unlimited . power to prescribe to its sick inmates whatever "his patient required . —After some other remarks , the _jniy agreed with the coroner , that the power of parish , surgeons , should be unshackled in ordering for tbe afflicted poor , and in returning a _-rerdiclV " _Nataral ' death , " said that Mr . Pearce had -tendered every assistance that Ins orders from . the guardian hoard wonld allow bim .
A Lady Burned to Death . — On Saturday last Mr . H . M . Wakley held an inques * H "" Kbe Three Johns , Bagnigge-wehs-road , on the body of the _fete Ore . Mary Pewlenan , aged fifty-three , the widow of _g builder , whose death occurred under the following -cnelancholy circumstances : —Thomas _Scotty greengi ' acer , 44 , White Lion-street , stated that he was alarmed by the cries of . fire from No . 41 , the late _readehce of tiie deceased . He went to the house , and _forcing bpen / _deceased ' _sdoor , found her lying in flames _«» n 3 insensible across the fireplace ,, the legs of tiwcli air ' ott which she . had been sitting being burnt also . Inthe same room deceaied ' s daughter lay _inaotsble -rift a « ofa , who , : wl * en she reco */ i » e _& at tem p _^ . t-r _^ _ingmshing the fire ; by throwing pillows aad - blankets Upon ir :: Deceased -was instantly : re-BUJved , " and hail too m _« t prompt surgical aid ; bnt , after emlnjin | r pi "olongen " torture , died . —Miss Maria _Pewlenaa . _ said tii _^ on the night in _questioaher mother lighted a fire _* J » . warm Kdtness , who wag rest-
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ing on the sofa , where she slept until awoke - * the previous , witness . I Her mother wrapped herseil in blanket * , and sat _c'o _* e to the fire . Mr . Moore , surgeon , was called upon to a'tend deceased , when h _* found her on fire and insensible . She was frightfully burned from the legs upwards to the stomach . Her case was hopeless . She died from exhaustion , tut " result of the accident . Verdict—" Accidental deatb . " Suicide from Blackfriars-bridoe . —On Tue ? . < * ay evening , about six o clock , a respectably-dressed woman , apparently about nineteen or twenty years of age , was observed walking across tho bridge , ' when , on Teaching the third recess on the lower side nearest the Surrey shore , she mounted 'ihe seat and
deliberately threw herself into the _v-ater . A cry for assistance having been raised , N ' _orry , the watchman on Blackfriars-pier , togethev with Mr . "Ware , the pier-master , put off in a boat with the Royal Humane Society ' s drags . * _?••• . - although the river was dragged for upwards cf an " hour , they wereunabled to find the _ho-sy . The tide , at the time she threw herself over the bridge , was very low , so that there is no doubt she was Killed instantaneously by her head striking _aj-aiasi the bed of tho river . A black mantle , worn by tha deceased , was picked up in the water , and is lyiag 46 _iiie police station in Fleetstreet , which may probably lead to the identification of the body wben found .
Alabmikg Occukhknce at the _Rotunua , _Blackfmam-hoad . —Late on Sunday night last an alarm of fire was raised in the Rotunda , Blackfriareroad , whilst the amusements were going on , which had well nigh been attended with tbe most _disastrous results to many of the persons present . While the pantomime in one part ofthe house was being represented , and Middleton _' s wax-work exhibition was open in another , and each place filled , with people , an alarm of "Fire , fire , " ran through the _building . In an instant the dense mass of people present left their seats and rushed to the doors in order to gain the street . The passages not being sufficiently wide to allow so great a number to pass , caused the greatest confusion to prevail , and several persons were forced down , and a few trodden upon . A boy was picked up who had been knocked down by the crowd , at the
entrance to the premises , and conveyed to the surgery of Mr . Rose , atthe corner of Stamford-street _, lie was then perfectly insensible , and it was at first feared that he had been fatally wounded ; he however soon recovered , and was able to be removed to his own residence . Two other boys " were knocked down , and although much hurt , were enabled to walk home . The engines of the West of England aud London Brigade , from the Waterloo-road _stations , quickly attended , but their services were not required . Respecting the cause of the accident two versions are given—one is , that some blue fire used for lighting up one of the scenes set the gauze curtains in flames ; and the other , that some wax , whilst being melted , caught fire , and being seen burning in the property room behind the stage , caused the confusion . Happily , no life was sacrificed , although several persons bad narrow escapes .
_BCRNIKG OF THE SHIP GANGES AT PoPlAR . — Between nine and ten o ' clock on Saturday morning last , information was received at the various brigade engine stations that a destructive fire had broken out amongst the shipping in Messrs . Soames' dock , at Poplar . Foggo , thc chief officer ot the _Loidon brigade , started to the scene with several engines , where tbe firemen found that the splendid ship Ganges , upwards of 800 tons bur tben , advertised to sail for China on the 4 th of next month , had taken fire , and that a serious amount of property had been consumed . It appears that the ship carpenters working in the yard perceived dense bodies of smoke pouring from the hatchways , and upon entering the ship they found the main cabin in flames . They instantly gave an alarm , but before assistance could be obtained the fire was rushing from the various openings on the deck , and mounting the mizen mast with such impetuosity that the entire destruction of the
vessel appeared inevitable . The engines were got to work , but in spite of the most strenuous exertions some hours elapsed ere the flames oould be conquered . The fire so weakened the mizen mast that fears were entertained lest it shonld fall and kill some of the persons who _wt re engaged . in extinguishing the fire , and also pull the other masts over . One of the men , therefore , mounted the next mast for the purpose of cutting away the tackle which held the two together . In doing so he nearly lost his life , for the instant he severed the ropes the mizen mast fell with a tremendous crash over the dock gates into the river , at tbe same time the man was swung round with such violence that had he not have held on by an iron ring he mm > t have been dashed to pieces . The whole of the bedding , furniture , fire-arms , & c , in the maincabin were consumed , and the ship so severely burned that it will take some _thousand pounds to repair her . She is reported to be insured .
Pirns ax _MiLE-EtiD JSbw « toww . — -On Monday morn * ing , a little before three o clock , a fire , - nearly attended with disastrous results , broke out in the premises occupied by Mr . T . J . Peterkeh , a bread and biscuit baker , carrying on business at No ' . 1 , Clarkson-Btreet , Mile-end New-town . In spite of the exertions of the firemen the flames could not be subdued until the premises were burned down , and the stock in trade , fixtures , and wearing apparel of the inmates consumed . Stabbing by a Boy . —On Saturday afternoon last , two lads , named Smith and White , in the employment of Mr .. Robinson , cigar manufacturer , Gross-lane , St . Dunstan _' s-hill , quarrelled , and grappled with each other . After a short struggle White said , ' If you don ' t let me go , I will stab you , "
immediately fulfilled his threat , by stabbing Smith in the abdomen with a knife , which he took up from a bench . The wounded lad was taken to St . Thomas ' s Hospital , where he now lies , and White is in custody . Consecration of a Greek Church . •—On Sunday last the first building erected in England in connexion with the Greek church was consecrated with unu _« ual ceremony . The edifice is situate in London-wall , opposite All Hallows Church , and is designed for the accommodation of the families of the Greek merchants resident in' London , and has been erected at a cost of nearly £ 10 . 000 . The interior Is richly ornamented , and in general appearance is not unlike the chapels of the Roman Catholic body , Itis intended that there shall be . one seiTice every Sunday , commencing at eleven o ' clock .
Extraordinary Explosion . —On Sunday morning , between eleven and twelve o _' cloek ,-an explosion , nearly attended -with fatal consequences " to three persons , happened on the premises belonging to Messrs . C . and D . Hays , the extensive granary keepers of Mill-street , Dockhead . - A vessel laden with flour was lying in the dock alongside of Messrs . Hays ' s drying kilns . The engineer in the employ of the firm invited the men in charge of the cargo to inspect the machinery in bis master ' s kilns , and drew out one of the iron slides under the sifters , wbich caused the dust of the barley accumulated
thereon to fall , and coming in contact with the hot air pipes , it became ignited , when the whole of the remaining dust exploded , blowing the tiles off the roof of the kilns . The engineer and the two men who had accompanied him into the kilns were forced down , and all three were severely burned . A quantity of malting was also-set on fire , but fie workmen immediately commenced pouring . buckets of water upon the flames , and prevented the fire from progressing . The engineer and the other two men were , however , so badly burned that they were obliged to have medical assistance . The firm was insured .
The Child Murder in _Hablet-street . —Sarah Drake has behaved herself with great propriety ever since her committal , and we understand that she is frequently visited by Lad y Pirie , by whom portions of scripture are read to her , and to which she listens with the most devout attention ; she strongly denies having made a confession to the searcher at the station house as to the murder with which she stands charged , and is quite confident of being able to satisfy a jury that the searcher has sworn falsely . None of her relations have called to see her at the prison , but she has received a letter from one of them , in which the writer intimates that it will not he worth her while to do anything for her as she is almost sure to be hanged ; she
complains of misrepresentations which appeared originally in conntry papers , and were subsequently copied from them into the London journals , as to her former dissolute career and her making away with one or mote infants '; It further appears that the prisoner has for some length of time kept up a correspondence with * highly respectable person , a land steward , _and'thal in ? ene of his letters to her , he implores of ber notVo think of quitting England , as an union between tnem was essential to his _future _^ _jaopiness _^ _^ \ . Plough Monbat ' at the _Mansioh-hodsk . —The _lordMayoijand Lad y Mayoress , according toancieBrcju _^ m , entertained tiie gentlemen connected with _theweral official departments of the co ' rno
ration at dinner . Covers were laid for . _Bixty , and the party broke up at about eleven o ' clock . Before leaving each gentleman was presented with a service consisting of cake and sweetmeat , for the younger branches of their several families . Buoff Smuggled as Oa Cake . —A seizure having recently been made . at the port of London of a quantity of compressed snuff , imported from Rotterdam , made up in the ; form of oil seed cake , and packed together mth genuine cakes of that article , the principal officers of the customs atthe several ports have received directions to enjoin the several officers of the department at their respective ports to exereise the utmost vigilance to detect attempts of a similar nature .
Tub London DisPENSABY . r-This old and useful charity , during the year that has just closed , relieved no less tnan 2 , 244 persons who were admitted , only 68 of whom ,. died ., , This _^ charity likewise relieves poor pereotis at K their own homes in one of the _mort'destitute parts of * , the metropolis ,-viz ; , Spftaffieldsr Tlie fuiids : of the charity _^ require , replenishing . The Clothworkers Company have given a donation of £ 10 lfls . and some of the other larger companies , we believe _^ _. are about to follow thei _ttattple . " _*" " "
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« _0 Another Savings Bank . DEFAU 1 TER _.- _| -The _depositors ofthe savings bank in Aylesbury have been _caused tbe greatest anxiety , and consternation in i consequence ofthe absconding of Mr .. IIen r y Strattori , cleric to Mr . James James , ¦ solicitor ,. who is the secretary to the : bank . It is _greatly feared / from circumstances which have just ' transpired ,: that Mr . Stratton , who has sailed for America , is a defaulter to no . small _, amount . In . the Aylesbury , papers of last week appeared a notice , issued by Mr . James , to the effect that depositors in the bank were ' required to bring in their pass-books - for examination , up to the 20 th of November ;! the . trustees having appointed the 14 th of this month for the : commencement of the examination , the depositors were ''
requested to lose no time in leaving their _. pass-books at the _« ffice , where a printed receipt ' will _^ be -given for each book delivered up . " Mr . Stratton , it appears from the circumstance of his being . clerk to Mr . James , had much to do with the business connected with the savings bank ; and , a few days since , lie left Aylesbury for the alleged purpose of visiting an uncle in Gloucestershire , accompanied by his wife and family , arranging with Mr . James when he left to return to Ayleabury in time to resume his duties on the 14 th inst . Circumstances , shortly after his departure , having excited the suspicions ! of Mr . James as to the integrity of his clerk , in whom he had placed the greatest confidence , he was induced to institute certain inquiries , the result of which will be gathered from the following letter , dated Jan . 3 ,
which Mr . James lost ho time in transmitting to each ofthe trustees of the bank — " Sir , —! regret to inform you that during the examination of the savings bank vouchers , delivered yesterday a book , containing items to the amount of £ 30 , in _Vos handwriting of my clerk , Mr . Stratton , and bearing no folio number for the ledger , nor any manager ' s check , was produced by a person of the name of Falkner . My suspicions were immediately , excited thathe had absented himself from my office under a false pretence ; and on obtaining information as to his movements from his brother , and as to his money transactions from Mr . Self , of the Lundon and County Bank , I was forced to the conclusion , that he had absconded with a large sum of money , with which he had been just entrusted by an aged relative .
I at once sent instructions to London . for a : policeofficer to board the Julindar , bound from London to Adelaide , and which was to touch at Plymouth oh Sunday last ; whilst I , in company with Mr . Self , proceeded by the mail train to Liverpool , in the hope of intercepting him there j but we found , to our mortification , that he had sailed ( under his own name ) for New York , in tlie steam-ship Canada , on Saturday , with his wife and children . I returned by the morning mail , and have since had an interview with the "Under-Secretaries of State ,. in the hope that the government would obtain his arre . » t in America ; but the treaty which exists between the two countries will not authorise any interference , ; unless he shall be found to have been guilty of forgery , in which case officers will be immediately sent to effect his capture . " It is stated that the books ofthe
Aylesbury Building Society havebeen ascertained to be in a state of considerable confusion . —The following letter was found in the drawer of Stratton _; -the clerk , who has absconded :- —" . When thiB iB opened it will be found out that I have done wrong . 1 leave property to double the amount of my defalcation . -1 request that tbe balance be given to my uncle Turner , of Tewkesbury , for himself and uncle Edwards , whose money lam obliged to use to get away . I have taken no moire than _neceBsavy to take me to my far distant destination , and hope my self-inflicted punishment will satisfy all . I go to labour for . my bread j am determined not to De taken alive ; if attempted to be arrested , the act will make my wife a widow . I have only to ask forgiveness now , and hope in a foreign land to learn lessons ., __ by the past . " It is expected that the defalcations will be amply
covered . The _Stabvation case at _Sotjihamptov . — The relieving officer , Simmonds , underwent a further examination before the borough magistrates on the 4 th inst ., and was ultimately committed to Winchester gaol , to take his trial at the next assizes for tbe offence . The court was crowded throughout the day , and on leaving the court the prisoner was hissed and hooted by " the enraged populace . The Fatal Accident on the East Lancashire Railway . —On . the 4 th inst . an inquest was held on the bodies of those who suffered by this accident at the Railway Inn , a short distance from the Maghhull station . After the jury had viewed the bodies , they proceeded , accompanied by the coroner , to that part of the line where the accident occurred : and ,
by the aid of a well-executed plan , provided by the railway authorities , were enabled . thouroughly to understand the positions of fthe different lines , points , sidings , and of the carriages , < 5 * c , when . the melancholy occurrence took place . " The first , witnesses examined were Thomas Spencer , husband of Jemima Spencer , and brother of the other deceased ; ( John Spencer ; and a nephew of the same name . The purport ot their evidence was , that , they ,: with the deceased , left Liverpool on New Year's-day to visit some relations near Ormskirk ., On their return , in the evening , they were all * seated in one compartment of the carriage , and had proceeded as far aa Maidr all , a pleasant family party , when the occurrence took place . From the agitated state they were in from the effects of fright and grief at the
loss of their relative , they were unable to give : any clue to the cause of the accident ,- knowing little of time , distance , fog signals , & c . —Richard Leatherbarrow , who was with his wife in another compartment ofthe carriage , and by jumping from which the latter also was killed , gave similar evidence . — Mr . Garside , the station master at Maghull , i was examined as to the transaction of moving the train from the siding , & c . With respect _, to thfe \ luggage train , he said lie was not aware of one being due ; but upon hearing the whistle , he used every precaution available upon the emergency—the usual danger signal ( a red light ) was shown np and down the line , and he himself went forward with a red signal lantliorn * but nothing appeared to have the slightest effect upon the driver , for he passed the station at a furious rate , carrying before him the empty carriage
about being attached to the Liverpool train , and not stopping till nearly four hundred yards beyond the station . From the evidence of Samuel Robinson , the guard of the passenger train , it appeared that he was at the Maghull station at the proper time , but that the luggage train was an hour and a half before its time , and that it was travelling , at the rate of forty miles an hour , when , by the regulations of the company , eight miles an hour is the speed at which stations should be passed by these , trains ..- At the close of the last witness ' s examination , the coroner adjourned the inquiry , and directed the police offirer in attendance to take into custody the ! driver of the _luggage train , Mason , who had been present during the proceedings , but who refused to interrogate ! the witnesses , and seemed to treat the matter very
lightly . —The adjourned inquest was resumed on Monday . — -Ralph Steel , the driver of the passenger train from Blackburn and Preston to Liverpool , stated that on arriving at Maghull his train was detained some minutes in consequence of the stationmaster going to the wrong points . The luggage train came up in a few minutes afterwards , but he did not hear a whistle . The station-master ought to have run forward with his hand-signal when the luggage-train was seen _approachine * , but be did not do so . If the signal had been made , and the luggage train had been going cautiously , the , accident could not have happened . —Samuel Robinson , guard of the passenger train , said that when the luggage traip passed the Maghull station it was going at the rate of forty miles an hohr . —Robert _Huison ,
stationmaster at lowngreea station , five miles , from Maghull , said that at the time the luggage train came past , it was going at a rate equal to an express train . — -A person named Parkinson , who was waiting for the passenger train , deposed that whilst a carriage was being moved from a siding to : be attached to the train , he heard some one cry out , " Good God ! there is a train coming up ! " and almost immediately the collision took place . —The guard ofthe luggage train , John Morris , was next examined , and said that the luggage train came from Blackburn to Maghull ; a distance of twenty-eight miles and a half , between five minutes past eight , and twenty minutes to nine . The stoker of the luggage train having been examined , gave similcr evidence . —Mr . Wolstenholme _, superintendent of the Liverpool station , stated that when he came up , shortly after the accident , the station-master was certainly " ¦ the worse for liquor . " The coroner , in summing up the evid said it
ence , was clear that the persons in charge of the luggage train were travelling at greater speed than the rules of the company allowed . .. Death of an _olo Woman by Burning . — The coroner for Bristol ( J . B . Grindon _, Esq , ) held an inquest onMonday , on the body' of an old woman named Martha Shute , whose death occurred under circumstances of a painful nature during the night of Saturday . The deceased woman , who was in the 67 th year of her age , resided at a place called Picton-lane , in the district of ; St . James and St . Paul . She was somewhat infirm , and , while sitting in her chair oyer the fire _> accidentally fell forward and ignited her gown . Upon finding herself in flames , she , in the terror of the moment , incautiously ran into the open air , and before assistance could be rendered _Bhe was burnt in a very _^ _severe manner Medical aid was rendered her as promptly as possible ! but she died from the effects of the burning . The jmy returned a verdict of " Accidental death . " ,
Sheffield . —It gives us very great pleasure to record the reports on all sides of the good state of trade in Sheffield , which is of a more healthy nature than has been the case for many years , in consequence ofthe demand being ofa universal character , ?? _.. _?« whohVdependent on orders from the United . States . We trust : that 'the past will have _!^ f c J i , me a , ld , ma 8 ters ¦ _*' _mM -esson ; and that Sheffield wdl . no longer be noted for trade disputes , so fatal to both interests . _^ . G _^ BKEEPEESHOT _^ On the a fte rnoon of Saturday last , about four o ' clock , a labourer in the employ i
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_bf'Mr ' _. _'Heathyfam _^ road ,.: leading - ¦ from the _coal-pitsbelonging to m Chambers _,-: of _Tibshelfi' in < tne county of Derby , when , on reaching a -field adjoining 'Newton-road he observed a man lying on the ground •; he < went up to the spot for the purpose of ascertaining . who it was , wbw he discovered that the _manias , in the _miifst of a ; large - pool of blood and : quite "dead . Ihe labourer , immediately ¦ procured assistance \ and removed the body , which ; turned out to be that ot William Thorp , gamekeeper to the Rev . F . Sharpe , of _Tikbelf , to his house , where , on examination , it was found that he had been shot just above the right knee , the shot having torn the artery open and caused his death from loss of blood . _" It was soon afterwards ascertained that six men . who bad the appearance of poachers , had been seen in the vicinity
only a short time previous to Thorpe s body being found , and he also Having been seen thereabouts after thne o ' clock the same afternoon , it was suspected that they were the parties who had been the cause of the poor fellow ' s death . Information was immediately forwarded to the police at _Marsfield , Notts , and several of the party being known . Superintendent Picker , and police-constables Radford and Page went in search of the suspected persons , and after great exertion succeeding in taking the whole six . before four o ' clock on Sunday morning .- The names of the prisoners who are now in the Mansfield lock-up , are William Beighton . Henry Alsop , _Geome Marshall , Thomas Marshall , Janies Ward , and John Moaks , all of Hucknall-under-Huthwaite _; Notts . Some of them appear to feel the nature of the crime they are charged with and the awful position in which they are placed .
Infanticide _ano attempted _SKLF-nESTRUCTioN of the Mother . —On Monday morning , between eight and nine o ' clock , a shocking occurrence took place at a cottage near the Rose and Grown Inn . Chelmsford . Tho . husband of a woman named Pago has been in tho employ ofa farmer at Writtle , as shepherd for some time past , and on Saturday evening last his master told him he should have to reduce his wages to 8 s . per week ; this Page communicated to nis wife , and on the Monday morning he again went to his master to learn if it was _hiB intention to do so immediately , and receiving an answer in tho affirmative , he left his employer in order to find _something better . Having heard there was a probability of his finding work at Billericay ,
he left his house to go there . His wife , it is stated , had been in a low and desponding way for some time , and her husband ' s self-dismissal operting , it is supposed , upon her mind , and creating an impression which she communicated to her neighbours , that she should come to want , she on Monday , in her husband ' s absence ,- nearly severed the head from the body of her infant child , only five weeks old , with a razor , and immediately after told a person next door she had killed her child . . -Her neighbours found this statement to , be too true , and in the midst of their consternation at the . awful occurrence , tho unfortunate woman attempted her own life with the instrument with -which she had destroyed her child . The mother , who is atout forty
years of age , has another child living , and : _she is now closely watched by a policeman , in whose custody , in 'her own house , she has been placed . ¦ _SagrHiEqe at _Bjlndown Church . —On Sunday se ' nnight some . thieves made an entrance into this church , and stole the contents of tbe alms-box and the _bbx of subscriptions . for the repairs of the church . The amount stolen has not been ascertained , but . is believed to be considerable . On Saturday another robbery was perpetrated . " On this occasion the thieves first broke open the toolroom of the workmen that are building a new house for the chaplain , stole from it several tools with which they removed the wire-guard from the beauti fully stained glass window , representing Bt .
Ambrose , and by smashing _^ the bottom part ofthe window containing the inscription under the figure they again entered the church , and by climbing up the pulpit descended by the stairs into tne vestry where they plundered the book chest of its elaborately bound set of church books , , that were presented to the establishment by A . J . B . Hope , Esq ., M . P ., supposed to be worth several hundred pounds . Not content with this , they ! tore down the surplices and trampled them under their feet , as did they also the pulpit cushion . Fibe at _Livebfool . —About eleven o clock on Monday night a fire was discovered to have taken place in the extensive steam and wind corn mills of _Afcssrs . Lunt and Simpson . The premises run _fromBevington-busb _. boundedby Ennerdale-street to ; Limekiln-lane . The fire originated in the screenroom , but as the mill had been ' stopped from
Saturday , for the purpose of cleansing the boilers , no cause has been ascertained to which its commencement can be attributed . Mr . Maxwell and a large body of the fire police " were promptly on the spot , but , water was not obtained until a considerable time had elapsed , From the first there was but little hope of saving either the steam or the windmill , and , consequently , all energies were devoted to somo detached _store-room 9 , and a line of cottage property in Ennerdale-street , which were ultimately saved . The amount of loss on the stock it is thought will be barely covered by the insurances , which are effected to the amount of £ 3 , 000 in the Yorkshire Office , and £ 1 , 000 in the Norwich Union . The premise * are the property of Mr . Whalley , and are , . it is understood , insured also , and with the Norwich ' Union Company . ,. .
Outrage of Poachers . —A most scandalous outrage has been committed on the domain of Sir W . F . Middleton , Shrubland Park . In the middle of tho night a gang of from ten to fifteeen armed poachers proceeded to the gamekeeper ' s lodge . Here they discharged some guns under the window , uttering ferocious threats , after which they entered the preserves , and from the Constant and prolonged succession of the reports no doubt remains that a large quantity of game was killed and stolen . It is supposed , as in the case of stolen poultry , the whole ofthe game was removed in some vehicle provided for . the purpose , and sent off to a distant market . The gamekeepers and watchers were deterred from pursuit of the villains , and very properly so , for had they interfered , tbe probability is that bloodshed would have been the result , as the gang , from their language , appeared to include some of the most determined desperadoes in the neighbourhood . — Bury Post .
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_. . Tne Gale of . Last Wbek . —Fern Islands . —A correspondent of the Caledonian Mercurygives the following details from personal observation;—Oh Thursday week , about 35 - sail had sought' shelter under the Fern Island j but from the fury of the tempest , and many not being able to get hear enough to the Island , also from parting , Blippihg and driving , the fleet had by Friday evening been reduced to fifteen afloat , and four sunk—viz . The Liberty of Leith , Captain Lawson ( having been run into by the Britannia steamer of Leith ) sunk at five a . m . on Friday , alongside of the Arab , crew transferred on board the latter—by eleven a . m . the Arab of Limekilns , Munro , master , having pricked herself on the
mast of the wreck , 6 unk on the top of her ; both crews transferring themselves on board the Mary Key of Dundee . The Nelly of Montrose , Pershaw master , having rolled away her masts in the morning , was found to be in a sinking state , and by ten a . m . the crew were conveyed on board the John of Dundee , Captain Roger , being hauled through the water by a rope thrown from the one ship to theother ; By three p . m . on Friday the dismasted ship swung up under the stern of the John , and in a few minutes stove her , so that they both sunk together _^ The crews of both vessels had then to escape in the utmost haste on-board the . Margaret and Eliza of North Berwick , which vessel ' s chains were then overlaid by the wrecks , and consequently had to ; be slipped on Sunday , when she stood out to sea with windlass broken in two .
High Court or Justiciary . —This court met on Saturday last—present , the Lord Justice Clerk , and Lords Mackenzie and Wood . —Trial ton Murder of a Gamekeeper!—Andrew Forrest , a blacksmith , was placed at tlie' bar , charged with the crime ; of murder , having on the 5 th of September last , on | or near the road which'leads'from Stoney-meadow toll by Crook edshields toll-bar , in the parish of : _Cambuslang , county of Lanark , at a part of the road situated in the parish of Cambuslang , which is 594 yards to the westward of Stoney-meadow toll , _< and 16 yards to the westward of th « _s western termination of a double row : of trees skirting a portion of the' sldes of
said road , and , commonly called the . Beeches ; attacked and assaulted the now deceased _, Joseph Kirby , a gamekeeper , residing at _Gilbertfield-castle , in the parish of Cambuslang , and . did , with a gun or orther fire-arm , loaded with powder and leaden shot , wickedly and feloniously shoot at the said' Joseph Kirby .. near his left breast , whereby he was mortally wounded and . soon , thereafter died . —The prisoner pleaded "• Guilty . ' " . Several ' . _wUnes » es having been examined , the jury retired , and , after , a brief consultation , they gave in their ! verdict , that , by ! a majority they found the libel Not Proven . —The _^ prisoner accordingly left , evidently much to the satisfaction of a crowded court-room . —North British Mail
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Search for Sir John Franklin . —As it appears there is a pause at tho Admiralty about fitting out an expedition vid Baffin ' s Bay , tosearoh for the missing ships , we suppose intelligence from Dr . Rae is expected , and also a report from Commander Moore , of the Plover , but ; as it is well known that the former had orders , that in . the event of his obtaining any tiding bf Sir , John Franklin ' s expedition , he was to havo sent an express , which , as his operations would end before the middle of September , should . have . reached this , country by the last American mail , _> and as the . report of . the latter should reach England by the next "West Indian mail , the next , ! week will' put an end to both these _expeetations ; and it will be seen what steps their lordshipsimust take , -because wo are convihoed tha > t there _musijje no longer any delay . —Nautical Standard .
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The _prdtectibhnieetings held in various parts of ( the country have riot in all cases ended ! a 3 those ¦ who called them . could have wished . The Free -Traders in-some instances . have carried resolutions condemnatory of ' protection , _; - COUKTI DUBMIf _PHOTECrioNIST MEETING . " * —A meeting ; summoned by the High Sheriff , was held at _Kilmainhami oh Friday . —The High Sheriff began by _stating that hewould not hesitate to convene , a meeting in favour of tenant-right , or onthe subject of poor-laws , if he were requested by tho inhabitants of the county . —The hon . Edward Liwless moved , and A . S . Hussey seconded , a resolution to the effect that free-trade was ruinous to the
agricultural interests of this country . ' In the course of his speech , Mr . Lawless said that the active soil in America Was thirty feet deep , whilst in Ireland it was only from nine to fifteen inches , and required perpetual manuring . The cost of manure was £ 8 an acre . The whole question _hinged upon the question of manure , —Mr . C . Fitszimon moved , and Mr . J . A , Curran seconded , an amendment , which , after a very stormy discussion , was withdrawn , and the original resolution adopted . —Colonel La Touche , in support of the resolution , said that he had visited London , and was asked by the sales-master in Londonwhat are you doing iri Ireland ? English cattle _, not making a sea voyage ] was always a firstrate article in Smithfield ; but Irish "cattle was a
second-rate article , because it had come over 8 ea _* The agriculturists along the Elbe were laying themselves out to rear cattle which would and didequal any Irish cattle that came or . could come into Smithfield , London , thereby extinguishing the hopes of Irish graziers for ever . —The resolution having been carried , the high sheriff declared the meeting ; to be dissolved ; whereupon loudcrieB of ' no , no , ' arose from every part of the hall and galleries ; and several Free Traders , including ! Mr . Nugent , of Kingstown , Mr . Martin Burke , Mr . Lynch , a tenantfarmer , and several others , vainly endeavoured to catch the attention ofthe sheriff , who was determined not to hear them . —Mr . Martin Burke , and some others entertaining similar opinions , '
endeavouring to get upon the bench , were violently thrust down the steps by the gentlemen above them . Meeting in CAVAN . —The High Sheriff did not arrive until the chair had been taken by Robert Burrows , Esq ., of _Stradon-house . -Kesolutions condemnatory of free trade principles were passed , as was also a resolution deprecating the present system of poor laws , and the mode by which funds are at present raised to carry out the law . The two county members ¦ being present , they were called onto state whether or no , in the event of any measure being introduced into Parliament , which would ensure protection to the agricultural interests in this country , they would ' give in their support . In reply Sir John Young rose to address the
• neeting . - He spoke with great effect for an hour . He declined to bea party to any Protectionist agitation , which he denounced as chimerical and mischievous . He maintained that the present distress , though great ,-was gradually decreasing , and that it was not owing to , but , ' on the contrary ,. had been greatly alleviated by free trade ; ¦ He agreed with the opinion expressed by that meeting , with regard to the poor law , though he would not agree with them as to protection , whioh he looked upon not only as detrimental to the interests of the agricultural classes , but as repugnant to the laws of nature , which it was presumptuous to attempt to thwart or subvert : which human laws had never infringed , and never could hope to infringe , with impunity . —Mr . Ellis asked Mr . John Young , on that gentleman stating that he would advocate the most searching inquiry into our public expenditure , would he vote for Mr . Disraeli ' s motion , to be
brought forward at the opening of the session , to make all taxes now levied on land a charge on the Consolidated Fundi—Sir John Young had not seen Mr , Disraeli's motion , and could not gire a decided answer until he had . —The Hon . Capt . Maxwell declared himself a Protectionist . —A petition was agreed on for presentation to both Houses of Parliament , praying for protection to tbe agricultural interests , and also such a modification ofthe poor laws as will take some of the burthen from land , and place it on other interests . The following is a short sketch of the Tyrone meeting : — " Omagh , Jan . 7 . —The Protectionists assembled this day in Omagh , and succeeded in passing their resolutions , one of which , was to- petition Parliament to impose a moderate fixed duty on foreign corn , and the ether to amend the present system of poor laws . There was a great deal of disturbance and opposition . " :
Reduction of Rent . —Lord Hertford s Te-NANTnY . —The Banner of . Uliter contains the following : _^ " On Thursday week a large and respectable meeting of _thetenantry of the Marquis of Hertford , residing in the united parishes of Glenavy , Camlin , and _Tullyrusk , was held in the National schoolroom , Glenavy . The meeting was convened by requisition to take into consideration ! the propriety of appointing , a deputation to wait upon the noble Marquis , " in order to obtain a reduction of rents . Shortly after one o ' clock nearly every townland in the parishes mentioned was largely represented at the meeting . At two o ' clock , James Whitla , Esq _,, J . P ., took the chair . On the second resolution a brief discussion arose as to the truthfulness ofthe
statement , thatthe rents on fined lands on the Hertford estates were 30 per cent , above their value . Several tenants expressed their opinion that 25 per cent , would be about the average , and one or two that 20 per cent , would be more correct . On a vote there appeared one for 20 per cent ., and a vast majority for 30 per cent . Before passing the fourth resolution an observation was dropped to the effect that no statement should be made which could not bo fully borne out by faets . : The following is the substance of the resolutions , which were adopted unanimously _;—¦ ' _- . _«• That for several years past the condition ofthe farming class has been found gradually to deteriorate ; and- the tenantry-of the Marquis ot Hertford
, once the most flourishing in Ulster , are now reduced to a state bordering on destitution , and totally unable to meet the demands of rents , poorrates , county cess , < fec . " "That the rents on the Hertford estate , even in those instances where large fines had been paid , and . a nominal reduction thus made at the expense ofthe tenant—have been fully thirty per cent , above their value ; and we are confident that , in order to secure their equitablo adjustment , there should be observed , as in other counties , a'due proportion corresponding to depressed prices . " . "That among the higher , as also the lower class of farmers , who have paid their rents for some
time _paat , this meeting do attest the fact , that agricultural produce alone was insufficient for the purpose . " 7 ' " " That alhongall classes of farmers many are in arrears of rent of several years' standing , oppressed by burdens too heavy to be borne , but to whom , were a liberalreduction of rent to be extended , new strength . would be imparted , and a successful effort made to discharge a debt . which must otherwise remain wholly unpaid ; and thus the alternative would be avoided of ejecting families from their houses , of laying waste the lands on which they have expended their capital and labour ,, and crowding them at last into the workhouse , which would result in heaping additional taxation on landlord andtenant . " ¦ ' ' ¦ ¦
" That a memorial , embodying the foregoing ! resolutions , be drawn , signed , and presentedby a deputation , to the Marquis of Hertford . " The memorial was drawn up and unanimously adopted . _valuation qp _Charcbry"EsTATEb . —The Court of Chancery has taken a very important step towards the general adjustment of rents , by directing now valuations of lands . The Tyrone Constitution says : —" Mr . Robert Wilson , of Behburb , the experienced engineer arid surveyor , has been occupied for the last'few weeks in valuing the several portions of
the Belmore property , now in the Court of Chancery , with a view , as wo understand , to a general abatement of rent . Such systematic reductions , we need scarcely observe , are the only effectual means to remedy the depression in the present prices of produce ; . and preserve the existence of the agricultural ; classes . " A man named Ryan ¦ has been committed to Nenagh gaol for the murder of his child about ten months old . The remains were discovered on New Year ' s Day , near Finnoe , by the dogs of some persons who were amusing themselves hunting . ement of
" Postpon ; the-Queen ' s next Visit to Ireland . —A correspondent informs us that it has been finally arranged , if no unforseen cause arises to prevent it , _r that her ; Majesty is to make a yacht voyage during the ensuing summer up the Mediterranean ; instead of , as was originally intended again visiting _Ireland Her Majesty ' s second visit tolreland , we understand , is merely postponed . —Even ing _^ Lighton the . Island of _Rithlin .- For the two months past , men have been busily engaged in constructing a lighthouse upon Rathlin , which will be lound ot great . use to the navigation of the difficult sea _which _^ surrounds the island . —Belfast News
C _Emioration . —The number of emigrants who embarked from Galway during the vear ending : 31 st of December , 1849 , amounted to * 1 , 958 males , 1 , 832 females , with 144 cabin passengers : in all 3 , 934 ; From Belfast the numbers have been : —Total ! in 1849 , ; 9 . 650 ; ditto , 1848 , 8 , 730 ; increase in 1848 , 320 . . Emigrants who have embarked from Dublin for the United States in the quarter ending 31 st December , 1849 : —Cabin passengers 19 : steerage , 724 ; children , 284 ; total , -1 , 027 . ; ' 7 ... ' IIotjohing Cattle . —Oh the night of Friday last , two-fine cows , the propertyof the reverend gentlemen I of _Clongbwes "Wood College , were houghed and destroyed . Annutrage of this kind , was never commivt ' ed' in this neighbourhood before . The only cause that can be assigned for the commission of this heinous outrage , is the refusal of the college to dis-
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charge their stewards ,, Messrs . SuUivan and R « y « nelds , vvhosedismissalwas demanded by a" threat ening Ietter / _'fsom ' e weeks ajoi-J _*^ Express The Linen _TbAdk- —Though there has recently been a slight depression in . this _traded and a consequent loweringof the wages , we still are inclined to think that the prospects of- tho new - year are of an encouraging kind ., Though the exports of linens and yarns from this place last week were not nearly the one half of thrse of -the week previous , 'they were considerable—viz ., linens 594 boxes 22 bales ; yarn , 25 bales 11 skips ; muslin , 6 boxes ; thread . Sl boxes . The prices of linen yarn- remained unchanged _ ; the domand _Btill continues dull , but this was anticipated
at the present season , and an increased demand is anticipated . —Belfast News Letter . Scariff Union . — A strange scene occurred at _Sca-iff workhouse on Wednesday , after the sale ended . When some of the articles purchased were placed on cars for removal , the paupers rushed out to prevent them being taken away , armed with all kinds of weapons , yelling and shouting in the most frightful manner . One young gentleman , brother-in-law of one ofthe plaintiffs , was struck with a stick en the head by one of the paupers , and had it not been for the timely arrival of head constable Taylor , and a few men under his command , there is no telling what the _consequences might have been .: We understand the sheriff purposes bringing the matter
under the notice of the commissioners . — Clan Journal . _, Fire at the _Louohbea Union "Workhouse . — On Thursday morning , at a very early hour , a most destructive fire broke out in the ! main building of our workhouse , which continued to burn for a considerable time before assistance could be obtained to stay its progress . About two o ' clock , a . party of police , under George _M'Cullagh , Esq ., S . I , and a company of . the 89 thRegiment , commanded by the Hon . Captain Daly , arrived with the barrack fire-engine . Were it not for the timely exertions of the party , the building would have been totally consumed / The highest credit is due not only to the military but police for their exertions . The _building is fully covered by insurance , as also the furniture , bedding , and clothing . The origin ofthe fire is quite a mystery . All the books and documents connected with the union are fortunately rescued .
The Registry . — The registries continue to be sadly neglected , ' and will remain so . until a large extension ofthe franchise is made . Even in the county of Louth , one of the most prosperous parts of Ireland , the Aewry Examiner thus describes the state of theconstituency : — " The present state of the registry for this county must be anything but satisfactory to the friends of liberal opinions , Ai the present Quarter Sessions only one liberal was registered for the county ; while three conservatives had their names placed oh the roll of parliamentary voters . Nor is this a solitary instance of the apathy ofthe liberal party of late ; they " save allowed the political opponents to obtain so great an ascendancy , as regards numbers , that in the event of an immediate election a liberal candidate would have little or no chance of success .
Repeal Association . —At the gathering of his lieges on Monday , Mr . John O'Conneil took the opportunity to reiterate his determination to retire from English parliamentary life ; at the same time he would not have them despair ; there was still hope for the country . And as soon as the native Legislature re-assembled in College-green Mr . O'Conneil might , perhaps , take his seat in that august body ' as one of the twelve metropolitan members . The rent for the week was £ 14 4 s . od . _Resionation of Mr . J . O'Connell . — The Limerick Chronicle says : — « ' Mr . John ¦ O' Connell , M _. P ., iri a letter to Joseph Murphy , Esq ., secretary ofthe committee which assembled lastweelt , has intimated that he will not . vacate his seat in parliament until the liberal party in the city have selected a candidate of their own choice to succeed him . "
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THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT . ( From Tuesday ' s Gazette . ) Proclamation . —Victoria R . — "Whereas our Parliament stands prorogued to Wednesday , the sixteenth day of this instant January , we , with the advice of our Privy Council , do hereby publish and declare , that the said Parliament shall be further prorogued , on the said sixteenth of January instant , to Thursday , tho thirty-first day of January instant ; and we have given order to our Chancellor of that part of our United Kingdom called - Great Britain , to prepare a Commission for proroguing the same accordingly : and we do hereby further , with the advice aforesaid , declare our royal will and
pleasure , tbat the said Parliament shall , on the said Thursday , the thirty-first day of January . instant , assemble and be hofdoh for the despatch of divers urgent and important affairs : and the lords spiritual and temporal , and the knights , citizens , and burgesses , and the commissioners for shires and burghs ofthe House of Commons , are hereby required and commanded to give their attendance accordingly at Westminster , on the said Thursday , the thirty-first day of January instant . —Given at our court at Windsor , this eighth day of January , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty , and in the thirteenth year of our reign . — God save the Queen .
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Disasters at Sea . —The journals of the Channel ports contain accounts of further disasters at sea during the recent , storms . The English sloop Mercy , from Yarmouth to London , was picked up at sea on the night of the 31 st ult . by a pilot boat belonging to Dunkirk , and towed into that port ; she had lost her sails , chains , and anchor . An English sloop , the Vivid , from Newhaven to Dunkirk , struck on the coast , near Marydick , but it was supposed would be got off . The Lydia , " from Seahani , entered Dunkirk with the loss of chains and anchors . The bri « Jane , of North Shields , bound to Constantinople with coals , went down near Zudycoote , but the crew , consisting of twelve men , succeeded in escaping in the boats . The Dutch vessel Vrow Maartte , lost her mast , arid had to be towed into Dunkirk . A vessel , supposed to be
English , freighted with slates , struck on the coast at Vedettes , near Fecamp , and would , it was supposed , be lost ; the crew , however , were saved . The Benjamin , pf Moriaix _, from Bordeaux _toBrest _* went down at some leagues from Benodet , on the coast of Finisterro ; the crew succeeded in reaching land . The Marie , of St . Vaast , was driven ashore near Cherbourg , but was towed off by a steamer sent out for tbat purpose' On the coast , near Havre , pieces of wreck have been picked up , and the rigging , of _aithree-masted vessel has been found near Locquirec . The sea continued violently- agitated for-upwards of twenty-four hours after the gale of wind had gained its greatest height . Lola Monies and her Husbaxd . —Extract- op a _ltsttbh from Cadiz , Dec . 27 . —Lola" Montes and Mr .
Heald havo been here for the last ten days . They came from Barcelona . She is much altered and aged , not so goodlooking as when .: here in 1842 . Her temper is not at all improved ; and her delight seems to be to keep Heald in the ! greatest terror and dread of her . Heald made his escape with his English servant from the hotel Ismenez ( where they were staying on Christmas morning , ) and is supposed to have gone to Gibralter . Lola was furious _. She went in a French steamer , that- evening with her two friends , foreigners , who are in her party , to Algesiras , and sent Ismenez and another man by land ; so that if Heald does not succeed in getting on board the Pacha , she hopes to catch Him-It Jis reported on good authority to-day that Heald has embarked this morning on board the Pacha ; aud
he will now be enabled to reach England in safety , and no doubt feel grateful to his aunt for all she has done for him . The Observer states that Mr . Heald has arrived in London and put up at an hotel in Cork-street , Burlington-gardens . LnERATunE and Chbesb . —The Florentines havo better than tho inhabitants of the other Tuscan provinces , widely spread their idiom by means of commerce . ... . . And to this purpose I remember to have read ( but , from the treachery of my memory , for the moment I know not where ) that , for the propagation of Florentine _writings , tho cheese merchants of Lueardo kept in their pay many writers to copy the best authors of the best age , and with these enveloped their' buttery bantlings , in order that in the ports of the east and tho
north , whenever such merchandise was marketable , the milk ; of the Florentine cows and that of the Florentine muses might gain credit together : And this is so time , that at Oxford , in the celebrated Bodleian Library , is still preserved a Dante , correctly copied from the first MS . text , which had been used carefully to envelope a consignment of cheese at the time when the Berdi were merchants in England . It was known as the " Lucardian Dante . The keepers of the great library kept always beside it two mouse-traps , on account of the persecution of this cheesy codex ; by the mice , SO that at length it-was called in English , the . " Book
of the Mouse-traps . " - " Notes and _Qjitritt , Physical versus Moral . — Whether the physical wants should be remedied ; . through the moral , or the moral through the physical , has been a question which' has occupied the attention of philosophers and philanthropists for centuries . Without attempting to decide the question , there can be no doubt that when the physical condition is impaired it demands the first attention . For instance a person whilst suffering from an acute attack- of gout would be , unable to appreciate the sublimest lessons of _philosouhv even though enunciated by . the divine Plato . How much move welcome to the sufferer would he a box of Blair ' s _toSSalaT ? PU ' ' ° efficaci 0 _« 8 ineradicatingthi 5
. A _SrEEDV ANO EFFECOTAL CURE OF A SEVERELY Br 1 ) 1 SH > _xr _Hou-owA-i ' s OLNTMENT . -Extract of a letter from _&^ _Ima l , / t tl , e Spalding . ' Free . Press , ' dated Feb . 19 th , 1848 , to Professor HoUoway .- _^ Sir ; -Aijo * uth' iu our employment , knocked . his ankle so severely , thatfte most dangerous symptoms were _broughton , thereby rendering hira totally unable to walk br attend to his dutie ? _t Many preparaiions were applied ,- but _all - 1 _« no effeit / at last . lie Had recourse to your invaluable ointment , when _fcy tlie use of a single pot , his ankle was perfectly cured , and the boy became as active in walking and _workup as he was before the disaster . ( Signed ) H . Watkwsos
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 12, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_12011850/page/6/
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