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Health or _Lejrpox dukisc the Week . —Summer approaches , and brings with it the usual improvements in the public health . The deaths registered in last week , which were 9 SC , aro more than the average estimated for increase of population ; but show a decrease of about 70 on the month of April , ffhich was unusually cold for the season . It continues to be observed , that hooping-cough and bronchitis . ire the most active agents in maintaining the rate of mortality at the present mark—the former increas _' . ng though the latter declines . From hooping-cough the mortality—namely 71 deathsis double the average ; while the 57 deaths from bronchitis are 20 above the average . The deaths from pneumonia are 77 , or 16 more than the aTerage ; those from consumption 139 , or rather less than tho
_average . * There wero 12 from scrofula , or 7 more than the avera ge ; and amongst those enumerated under this head were four deaths of males , chiefly bovs under 15 , _ascribedrto lumbar or psoas abscess . The mortality from _scarlntiaa and measles continues _slifhtly above the average : that from smallpox an 3 typhus is still under it . Twenty-two persons died of diarrhoea and dysentery , but not more than in the same week ofthe last two years ; thirteen of these were children under two years . A girl , two boys , and a man died of cholera , the last m the Dreadnought Hospital , A female of" 34 years diod in St . Clement Danes , and the cause ' of death is reported by the medical man to have been " exhaustion from grief , " after an illness of five months . Fire . —Oh Sunday _mornimr _, between four and five
-o clock , a fire Broke out in the premises belonging to George _Gosaett Hill , Esq ., No . 24 , Portlandplace . The flames commenced in the stabling and coach-house at the rear of the private mansion , and although an alarm was given , and assistance promptly arrived , the whole of thc upper part ofthe buildingbecame enveloped in flames . The coachman ( who lived there with his family ) , succeeded in rescuing his wife and children , when he returned to the stables for the purpose of saving , if possible , his . toaster ' s horses and carriages . He contrived to bring two horses out uninjured , but whilst in the act of leading the third out , tho heat became so great as both to overpower man and horse , and tbey
fell in tbe midst of the flames . The kicking and plunging of the animal caused some of tbe bystanders to enter , when they found tbo horse wrapped in flames and the coachman lying at its Side . A police-Constable -who was on duty there , Succeeded in _pulling thc unfortunate man out , but not until he was seriously burned , and he was afterwards removed to the hospital . The firemen were unable to get the mastery over the flames until the stabling , coachhouse , three valuable carriages , and a horse worth 100 guineas , were destroyed . 2 fos . 5 , 6 , and 7 , Weymouth-street , occupied severally by Mr . R . H . Jone 3 and Mrs . Jephson , also received some damage . The whole of the sufferers wero insured .
EfQUESTS . _^ Suicide . —On Saturday evening last , M ? . Higgs ( coroner for the duchy of Lancaster ) held an inquest at the Spotted Dog , Strand , on the body of Henry Ford , a compositor , who committed self-destruction by precipitating himself over "Waterloo-bridge on the previous morning . "W . R . CooVe , a fellowworkman of tbe deceased , stated that be had known Ford , whom ho believed to be thirty-five years of age , for the last seven or eight years . Met " him at the Bell public-house , Wellington-street , at five o ' clock on Friday moraing , witness bavin" gone there for refreshment , before going home , having been at work all night . ' _^ he de ceased appeared to him to have been drinking , but seemed perfectly sensible of what ho was about . He appeared very depressed in spirits , and had been noticed to have been so for the last five or six weeks . Deceased
had rot been at work on Thursday ni g ht . Witness left the Hell in an hour and a half * with a friend , and the deceased followed , and , after putting down a penny to the gate-keeper at "Waterloo-bridge , he went on a little in advance . Having reached the Second or third recess of tbe brid g e be mounted tbe seat , and ( as witness thought ) must have thrown himself over tbe balustrade ; he bad been suffering mentally for some time , on account of the _embarrassed state of his afihirs . Richard Tidsdall , a waterman , deposed that he did not see tbe man throw himst-lf off the bridge , but noticed him when his body was half way down . His head struck the stone abutment , and he rolled into the river . His head at the left side was smashed in , and he must hare died instantly . Rowed tbe body on shore , and took it to ihe Strand engine house . After some consultation , the jury returned a verdict to the effect " That the deceased died from a fracturo of the
skull , caused by his falling over Waterloo-bridge ; hot whether befell from accident , or by his own act , there was not sufficient evidence to show . " Scjcide . —Before Mr . W . Baker , at tbe Red Lion , Church-street , Stoke _Xewington , on Monday last , on tiie body of Ann Pallet , aged 29 years , who drowned herself in the New Hirer . * It appeared that ibe deceased had been married four years to Mr . J . Pallet , who is connected with the formation ofthe new branch of railway at Hornsey . The deceased was unfortunately addicted to drinking . Od Monday , tbe 30 th nit ., she left home and said , " she was going to a watchmaker ' s in Camden Town , for the purpose of having her watch _repaired . " She placed the watch in her pocket , and also- 'iOs . in money . She stopped out all night and squandered all her money away in drink , and in the
mornhig she found herself _pennyless . She pledged her watch for a sovereign , and she was afterwards seen intoxicated in the streets of Hoiioway . On the following Thursday , Mr . Pallet received a letter from his wife , inclosing the duplicate for the watch . The letter ran as follows : — "Ihave sent you this to let you know where it is , and you will see no more of me . So God bless you—good bye : and when yon hear of me , it will be in the seas . " _Xothuur more was heard of her until about four o ' clock on Sarurday morning last , when her basket was found upon the ground , close tothe street-door of her husband's residence . In the basket were her bonii-ii , shawl , collar , and an empty purse . A _seari-fi was made for her , and about an hour _afterwaitk _lier body was found floating in the _New River , near the reservoir . —Terdict . " Found drowned . "
Fatal Accuiest ox the _Riveh . —Before Mr . Bedford , on Tuesday , at the Feathers , Dean-street , _Wesiuiiuster , on the body of W . Sanderson , aged twenty-two years , a messenger to Messrs . "W . _H . Smirk . , newsagents , Strand . Jt appeared that on Sunday morning last the deceased and his brother Lire la wherry at Mr . Searle _' s ,-boat-builder , near Westminster Bridge . Each took an oar , and they rove . ] up the river . The tide was running up very _strong and the wind was blowing hard . They _approached a number of barges moored together near the _Millbank Prison , and they expected that the
boat « -v < . uld come mto collision with the barge 3 and be upset . In order to prevent it , they instantly droppod the oars into the boat and leaped out . The decea _* _- ' -d caught the gunwale of a barge , and his _brother succeeded in seizing the ropes which kept tbe k- _< rges together . They screamed out for _assista _..- > , " and before any could reach them the _decease ! _« ank into the river from exhaustion . Itwas proved that the Boat never struck the barges , and if the _y- 'Ung men had remained in the boat the nnfoitun _/ . te accident would not haTe happened . Verdict . " Accidental Death . "
_Taih . Atfiut ox tue Eastern Counties Railwat . —Hefore Mr . Baker , at the London Hospital , on thr ; -ody of James Carter , aged 35 years , who was .. _- ijk'ged to have died from injuries he received in an _:-nray with a man named David Archer , who stand-- charged at Worship-street police-court with haviiii : onused tbe death of tbo deceased . George Gower , a porter at tbe Shoreditch station of the Easter .: Counties Railway , stated that the deceased and _Ai-t . _-her were plate layers on the same line , and on _Thursday week hist a Quarrel took place between them . At length the deceased threw down his
_shov-.-= and made an attempt to strike Archer with his _fiVi s but failed to do so . Archer returned the blow , - . iid struck the deceased on the breast , and hc _stumMr-. ' backward--, and fell _heavily upon the rails . A sunrp .-ffl waa sent for , and the deceased was _subsequently removed to this hospital . —Mr . Edwards , house _surgeon , said the deceased had received a fracture of the base ofthe skull , about three inches in lengi _:-, from the effects of which he did on Monday _1--5 I . Several witnesses were examined , but tbey were tumble to _staie that the deceased fell from the force ofthe blow . —The Coroner said it would be advisable to g ive Archer the benefit ofthe doubt . —Terdict , " Accidental deatb . "
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Ws- « abb _ _TH-a Rights of a Cukes?—Our rights in society _^ are numerous ; the ri ght of enjoying life and property ; the right of exerting our physical and mental powers in an innocent manner , but , _Uk- . great right of all , nnd -without -n-hich there IS , _ilUaft , no right , is , tho right of taking apart in th * ~ _*> _y-ik _=-vj of thf . laws by which we are governed . This ri ght is founded in that law of nature spoken of above ; it springs out of the very principle of eivil _sc-- _* ety ; for what compact , what agreement , what ¦ - ¦ _r-i _. imoa assent , 'can _pos-ribly" be imagined by which _nu-n would give up all the ri ghts of nature , aH the free enjoyment of their bodies and their mind * , v-t order to subject themselves to rales and law . * , in the making of which thev should have nothing t «» say , and which should be enforced upon them . without then- assent . The great right , therefore , _ui _~~ r ,, _««« , - . the ri ght of rights , isthc-right of . _hav-ng a share . m the making of the laws , to which : bc good of the whole makes it his _datv to submit . _—Onf , hett . - _-..-. -
The T _^ ct Crabbe _, once in a fermenting , mood , _evolve tne following erabhed , crooked , cross , and crusiy cnricism : — ., - _"¦" . '" " _£ _< . vr » -t 8 with g irls- like loaded guns with boys , . Ar . j never valued till they make a noise ; To .- ' _»« -- \ _, ow worthy they their powers display ; To _tb- > u- ho * worthy / they their trust betray ; * Like * . _» ¦ - * .- <> in children ' s pockets secrets lie In _ft-i- _alo bosoms ; they must bum or fly . "
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_Frightfui Suicide os the MnH _^** n > R aiiway . On the 3 rd instant , tho eng ineer of the train Irom Derby , which arrives in Nottingham . al » iit ., tai ' clock , shortly after it passed the _^ nton-gate , observed k man standing by the « _fcrf * _£ } _£ _* £ - } crossimr between _theLenton-gate and the Mansheld RSI _Almostimmodiatety after first _dweovorimr him ' hesaw him throw his hat up mto the air , and then cast himself across the line , and tho train passed over his body . The train was stopped as _™ « mwsible . and on _returning to the spot they
. found him lying on the line with the upper part of his head completely severed from the lower . Thoy placed him on the train , and removed him to the Nottingham station . From the name m the hat it appeared that the deceased ' s name was George Burrows , an exciseman , of Ruddington . Tho only reason assignable for this shocking event , by which a wife and six children have been left in an almost destitute condition , is that ho was about to be removed to Nottingham from " Ruddington , which would be an inferior situation . Tms Mcrder op a Husdasd by ms Wjtb at Bath
_—ExncMATios op another Body . —As the naturo of this horrible affair becomes more fully developed , the painful interest felt by the public increases . It will be recollected that a young man , aged twentyeight years , named Henry Marchant , resided with his wife , a woman of about his own ago , and one child , three years old , in the Lower Bristol-road ; that on a Saturday evening he came home as usual in perfect health , and after having partaken of some tea g iven him by his wife , he was seized with sudden illness consisting of vomiting , acute pain in the stomach , Ac ., of which , on the following Sunday morning , he died , without any suspicions having been awakened in tho mind of the medical man who
attended him that he had boen poisoned . On the succeeding Friday he was buried in the usual course , and all would probably have passed over , but from the facts of his widow having removed on the morning after the funeral to Lark-hall , the other end of Bath , where on the Monday morning she was married by licence to an old man named William Harris , aged seventy-two years , but who was supposed to be possessed of some property . This awakened suspicions , and upon two married females who resided in tbe same house with tho doceased in the Lower Bristol-road going to Lark-hall to ascertain the truth of the marriage , they , there saw the aged husband and also a female named Shaylory who , had assisted on the day after the funeral in removing tho widow ' s "roods , and also
discovered that the husband of thi 3 Shaylorhad been one of the bearers ofthe body at tho funeral , and had been the other person removing the goods . It was also found that the cakes for the new wedding had been made before the poor man . was buried , and that the licence had been applied for before he was dead . Under these circumstances an application waa made to the magistrates " and the coroner , and the body exhumed ; a post mortem examination was made , and the viscera having been delivered to Mr . Herapath , the analytical chemist , that gentleman discovered 31 grains of white arsenic in the contents ofthe stomach , and that there was arsenic in the solid portions ofthe stomach , in the liver , and in tbe intestines , leaving no doubt of
the man s having been poisoned . Under these circumstances the newly-married widow , her husband , and the two Shaylors , man and wife , were apprehended , and evidence was g iven at the inquest , which has boen adjourned from day to day , of Mrs . Marchant having been often seen in the company of Harris before her husband ' s death , and that upon the evening that he was taken ill they were seen together . The police also , upon searching tho houses ofthe prisoners , found in Shaylor ' _a house , two doors from that in which Harris resided , a packet containing S 3 i grains of arsenic , and various other things . It being also shown that Harris had buried three wives previously , the last of whom died as lately as February in the present year , the coronor and authorities came to the determination
to exhume her body , which wa 3 accordingly done in the presence of Mr . Herapath , chemist , Mr . Harris , surgeon , and a largo number of the highest medical and other authorities of Bath . An inquest upon the body was convened , from which we learn the following facts . The deceased woman s maiden name was Louisa Perry , and she was married to the prisoner Harris at the end of July , 1 S 4 S . She , after a few months , died , and was buried on the 1 st of February , in the present year , in tbo bury tog-ground ; attached to Walcot Chapel , Bath . Prior to her death sho had been for some time in ill-health , and had been a patient at the Bath United Hospital , where she was attended by Mr . Harris . For about a fortnight before her death , however , she had been very much better , and had gone about in a state of convalescence . Mr . Harris at this time left Bath for a fow
days , and on his return was much surprised to find that his former patient was dead ; he could not help making a remark upon its suddenness , although he had no suspicions at the time of her having come by her death unfairly . Since the inquiry into the death of Henry Marchant had been commented , it was , however , ascertained that this Mrs . Harris , prior to her death , had been seized with retchings , acute pain of the stomach , diarrhoea , < fcc , all of which are symptoms consequent upon tbo administration of irritant poison , and that upon her death Mr . Harris , instead of being affected by her loss , had said , 'Nevermind , I will have another within a month , " and that he even refused to , and did
not , attend her funeral . Under these circumstances it was determined to exhume the body . This determination was communicated to the prisoner , Mr . Harris , and also to the prisoner , Mrs . Shaylor , who thereupon exclaimed , " I hope they will not ! I hope they will not , for if they do I shall die !" Upon tbe body being exhumed a post mortem examination was made by Mr . Harris , and tho viscera were in a good state of preservation , one ofthe characteristics ofthe presence of mineral poisons , such as arsenic or mercury ; the contents were then delivered to Mr . Herapath for analytical examination , and the inquest was adjourned . Mysterious Poisoning of Children . —At
Witchfort , in the Isle of Ely , several persons , more _especially children , have recently died very suddenly after only a few hours' illness , under circumstances giving rise to a strong suspicion of p oisoning . At the present time Mr . W . Marshall , the coroner , is engaged in an inquiry which commenced on the 17 th ult ., and which extends to two cases only , namely John and Susan Bailey , aged respectively about two and four years . They are the children of John Bailey , an agricultural labourer , residing in Witchford . It appears that the children were left in the charge of their mother on Saturday , the 14 th ult ., when at noon the same day they were seized with violent vomitings and purgings , shortly after partaking of their dinners , which consisted of meat , pudding , and bread and butter . These symptoms increased in severity , and in the space of six or eight hours both died . Previous to death they both complained of great thirst and excessive pain in the abdomen , the usual characteristics of
poisoning . Mr . Muriel , the 6 urgeon , had since made a post moriem examination of both bodies , and Mr . Pearson had made an analysis of the contents of both stomachs , the result of which had most satisfactorily _provedthat both had died from the effects of arsenic . The coroner , after several adjournments , remarked that although the cause of death had been satisfactorily established , the labours of the jury couldnot terminate at the present point , as they had to ascertain , if possible , m what manner and by whom tbe poison was administered . Thc inquiry was , therefore , adjourned .
MiiBDEHS and Suicide . —The Welchnan says , — On the 2 d inst . a rumour gained credence that in the neighbourhood of Llanbyther a man had murdered his wife and child , and then committed suicide ; and upon making _investiration into the circumstances , it was unfortunately ascertained that the report was but too true . The name of the perpetrator of these _inhuman deeds is Thomas Davies , a small farmer , residing at _Cefnrhyddlan-issa in the parish of Llanwenog , Cardiganshire , and it appears that early on the 1 st inst ., while in bed with his wifo and child ( the latter only nine months old ) , ho attacked them with a razor , and having first nearly severed the infant ' s head from its body _. ne attempted the destruction of his wife . He first cut her across the wrist , severing the arteries -completely , and
next gashed her throat and face in the most frightful manner . Not content with this , ho cut her across tho abdomen , ripping it completely open , and causing the intestines to protrude . Leaving the house he rushed into the Tivy , for the purpose , it is imagined , of drowning himsolf , but finding the water too shallow for his purpose , lie returned to tho . house and attempted to cut his own throat . Failing , however , to sever the jugular vein , lie ripped open his own abdomen with therazbr , which caused a similar protrusion to that whfch his unfortunate wife experienced- Police-sergeant . Lloyd , stationed at Llanybyther , hearing ofthe occurrence , immediately repaired to the spot , and found the little girl in bed , ' with its throat frig htfully lacerated , quite dead and cold . The wife , Mary . Davies , had escaped from the house , and having , proceeded about a field's breadth on the south side , fell down .
When found she was still alive , but lying exhausted . She could _speak'faintly , and , in reply _^ questions , answered that her husband bad committed the outrage with a razor / She was immediately conveyed to the house wrapped in a blanket , and on a further search being made on the north . side of _theresidence , " at the bottom of a field , the husband was found lying on his left sido , . in his shirt slcc . ves , haying his throat lacerated , and his abdomen cut open from side to side about .-an inch :. below _Ithe na- _^ el , " with his intestines protruding . ' '¦ , He _was still alive , and could , _speak more" distinctly thah _" cbuld hi 8 ill-fated partner . He " acknowledged to tlie police constable that he had killed the . child _^ and _thatfio had _. cu _^ hig own and " wife ' s throat with his razor . The razor was found lying in a brookadjacent to the spot where the man was discovered . Mr . Thomas , sargeon , 0 f Dollan , waa _sjeodily sent lex ,
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who dressed the various wounds , but at once pronounced each case to be mortal . His prediction was verified by the death of Thomas Davies , at eleven o clock that night ; the wife lived till tb » following morning . Atiemttbd MuRDEB . i--At Banbury , on Monday , a desperate attempt was made by a man , named James Lay ton , to murder his wife by shooting her , and afterwards cutting her throat . The partios are both natives of Banbury , though for some time past resident at Leamington , where the husband was a builder , and had accumulated some property , being the owner of nine or ten houses in that p lace . They have a family of six or seven ehildren ; and a son ofthe wife , born previous to her marriage with Layton , reBided with them . There appear to have been some disputes recently about his property , and layton ; accused ; his . wife , her son , and ; one of her
brothers , at Neithrop , with conspiring to defraud him of it . On Monday he sot oft with his wife to walk to Banbury . They were ; seen together upon the road six or seven miles from that town . One man who saw them thought they were " sweethearting , " as Layton had his arm over his wife ' s shoulder . When they reached the spot above referred to , Layton put a pistol close to his . wife ' s forehead , tiie poor woman says he put it quite under her bonnet , and fired it . An oblong pice of lead with which it was loaded struck her on the forehead , and the powder burnt her face ; he then took out a large table knife , with which he cut her throat , and also wounded her hands . She screamed , and several persons being within hearing they ran to her assistance , and several of them went in pursuit of Layton , who ran into the fields .: ' He was captured and taken to Great Bourton , to which place also bis wife . was conveyed . On Tuesday one of the county magistrates took the deposition of tho injured woman , and the accused was remanded .
Serious Occurrence _ai Cambridge . —On Saturday last some paviours were at work near Trinity College , Cambridge , when some students gave them bottle after bottle of wine to drink , until ono ofthe men became so drunk that he died . Murder in North Lingolnshire . —We last week reported the fact that another case of murder had occurred in Lincolnshire . The victim was Catherine Farrow , aged fifty-two , the wife of John Farrow , who lives at thevillago of Brocklosby , in a cottage near . the road leading to Habro ' rail way station , and about three-quarters ofa mile from _firooklesby Hall , the seat of the Earl of Tarborough , on whose estate tbe husband works as a labourer . The poor woman left horhomeontho forenoonof thc 26 th
ult ., iabout 20 minutes past 10 , to go to Keelby with butter , and to procure shop goods . She had in her pocket two sovereigns , two shillings , a sixpence , and a penny . Her way was across the fields , and she had passed over six closes when she was assailed by her murderer . About half-past twelve a man found her lying on her back dead , near to a gate leading into a field occupied by Mr . Holgate , in the extra parochial p lace of Nun CoUam , about three-quarter of a mile from her own house , and in the direct path to Keolby . An alarm having been g iven ; to a manwho was hedging on theother side or the field , Mr . Jeffrey , surgeon , of Keelby , was sent for , and he pronounced her dead : without much examination , ho stated that he considered death was caused by the breaking of a blood-vessel , and so the affair
rested until Friday , the 27 th , when a coroner ' s jury wag summoned for an inquest , but upon . Mr . Jeffrey ' s making a more particular examination , he discovered wounds upon tne head which proved that she bad not died from natural causes . Mr . _Marria , the coroner , having been apprised of the circumstances , a post mortem examination was ordered to be made , wliich was done accordingly on Sunday morning , and they found three large wounds on thc head , apparently inflicted b y a heavy blunt instrument ; there were extensive fractures ofthe skull . On examining her pocket , it was found to havo been emptied of its contents , and one of the strings attaching it to her person was' broken as if by violence in getting out thc money . Strong suspicion
attached to a man named Charles Overton , aged about 27 ( who was imprisoned not along ago for poaching , and who , five years ago , was convicted of breaking into a house at Habro ' , and imprisoned for some months ) , and he was accordingly apprehended and detained in custody by Mr . R . Potten , superintendent constable of Brigg . The prinoipal cause of suspicion arose from his changing two sovereigns at two different places in Ulceby ( about three miles distant ) on the day ofthe murder , from his not having previously had any money , and his stating to his mother the morning after the murder ( when he gave her some ) that he bad been at work four days , and hid drawn part of his wages , although he had not been at work , and , consequently , had not drawn
any money ; tho way in which he accounted for the possession ofthe money which ho changed , and the employment ofhis time , was also very unsatisfactory . The p lace where tbe murder was committed is very pubbc . It is the footpath from Brocklesby to Keelby , and from Keelby-road to Roxby , Ilmingham being immediately past it : it is also very near to a much-frequented path from Keelby to Habro ' station . There were almost all around the p lace several men engaged in felling trees , repairing fences , Ac . There are also two cottages within a quarter ofa mile of the spot . There can be no doubt the first blow prevented any calling out . ; Mr . Hudson ' s Brother-in-law Duowneu at York . —On Wednesday information was received
that during the previous night the body of Mr . Nichdson had been found in the river Ouse . Deceased was a director and auditor of the York and North M dla ' nd Railway ; he was also brother-in-law to Mr- ilud-on . As may be well imagined , he took a deep interest in everything connected with the York Railways , and it is said had a very large investment in them . He was in the garden * of the Yorkshire Museum during the evening previous to his death , and about half-past ten o ' clock his body was discovered in the waters of the Ouse , near to the esplanade , and not far from his own residence at Clifton . When the body was brought to the shore signs of life were apparent , but he died before nv . di cal assistance could be procured . His remains , were
conveyed to his own house . Mr . Nicholson was formerly the _co-partner of Mr . Hudson , as drapers in York . He was a bachelor , and was an admirer and patron of the Sne arts . His collection of paintinss was valuable , and included many of Etty _' s best productions . Suicide of an Undergraduate at Cambridge . —In & ubst . —On Wednesday morning , a jury was empanneled in the Combinatiou-room of Clare Hall College , Cambridge , to inquire into tbe circumstances _amending the death of Edward Hayman , a sizer of that College . —Elizabeth Barton , bedmaker to the deceased , deposed to finding him , at half-past four on _Tuesday afternoon , lying upon the floor , bleeding from a wound in his throat . He was a very steady , exemplary voung man . —Mr . Hough , surgeon , stated
that the deceased was in his bedroom , quite dead , when he was called in . On a high reading-desk in the > itting-roon > a sheet of writing paper , with blood on it , was found , bearing the words hastily scrawled , " Good by , father . Thank you , dear Henry , for—" Ther < - was a pool of blood near this desk , and a pen gtuined with' blood upon the table . A large pool of bio -d was observed near where the body was found , ns well as on the dressing table , drawers , and looking glass in the bedroiim . The deceased had manifestly made / a first attempt atthe high desk , then wrote the paper , and , going to the bedt oom , accomp lished his purpose before the looking-glass . The incision was , probably , _mxde from left to right , and a portion of it was _jagged on the lift side , when , in all
probability , the first attempt was mnde—John Marshall Hayman , undergraduate of St . John ' s College , stated that he was brother of the deceased . He produced some correspondence between deceased and another brother in London , which went to favour the idea that the unfortunate young man had gone wrong in his mind on religiouB topics . Witness then said : I saw the deceased on the Thursday ' or Friday before he passed his "Little go . ' * He came to my rooms on the Sunday evenint ? before the examination , his object being to satisfy me that it was impossible for him to pass , and that he ought to have a medical certificate to excuse bim . It is clear he was then labouring under a delusion , because he went in , and , as 1 am informed , passf d a most satisfactory
examination , _bein-j well prepared in all the subjects . My brother ' s spirits ' had been very low during the last foitnight . ' and I frequently noticed ah appearance about his eyes as though he had been' crying . — Thomas Mayer _Nixsonsaid—Iwas a friend of the deceased . '• - In the middle of last week he sent his bedmaker to say he wanted to see . me . I went tohis rooms . He was undressed in his bedroom . - lie said he was very unhappy , that be had committed ' a great crime ; and wanted some one to comfort him , He then said he bad been guilty of gluttony the day before , and that he had smoked a cigar overnight in his roomsv for the first time in his _li-e . I tried to laugh the matter off , and deceased said he wanted to bi
coir for ted and hot laugbed at . 1 could not persuade him that be had not committed a serious offence , and by his desire we went into the sitting-room ; and _jthere read the church prayers together , and some passages of Scripture . He seemed bvtter . There was more evidence , but the jury here expressed _tbemelves _satii . fied , and the coroner said he thought there could only be one opinion on the matter . The jury then returned an unanimous verdict of _¦ " Temporary insanity ; " and the remains of the deceased were confided to his brother for interment . :, The late Mr . Hayman was a young man of greatpnniise . " He enterel Clare Hall in 1847 as Grecian- from Christ ' s _Ilospiial . He was the son of a clergyman in Somersetshire , and was about twenty-one years of age ,
. THE-rqiSONING IN SUSSEX ; Theadjourned inquest was resuihed on Saturday last .,. ' ,- ' - '"' _.-.. _\ . < . ' ¦' . ' ; .. ' ,. ¦ '" _: ; ' : ' : " . ' ' ¦ It has already been briefly announced ' that the mysterious _-ilmessofBenj-iniin . Geering gavo riso to the belief that the . deceased husband of the accused Mrs . _JGeering ,. Rnd two . sons , ' wbo 8 e _| symptbms of illness . wero _nll > like , had met with thoir deaths unfairly " . " ' Richard Geering ; _aged'fiftyiix- , the father , died on the 13 th of September , 1848 ; George , one qf the . sons , _agod 81 , oa the 2 ftU of December .
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» n the same year ; and another son , Jamos , aged 2 o , on the Cth of last March . Tho coronor directed the exhumation of the bodies , which had been interred in Guestling Churchyard , and the contents ofthe stomachs were forwarded to Mr . Tay or , the professor of chemistry , at Guy ' s Hospital . The analysis is not complete in all the cases as yet , arsenic , however in quantities has been found m two instances , and there is little doubt as to similar painful discoveries T _^ omfs _' on a superintendent of tho East Sussex constabulary , said : I apprehended tho prisoner on the 26 th ult ., athor house m Guestling . It is situated on _Guestling-green , and the end of a row of _«« . _r-ottazes under one roof . On tho lowest floor i I
thsro is a bedroom and little wash-house , i lounu on the top of ahest of old shelves , in the corner of a room , the paper produced . It is labelled « _noison , " and contains red powder—red precipitate , I believo . I told the prisonor what she was charged with . She said she had not had arsenic in her house for many months . . . . _Henrt Pitman , a druggist , residing at Creek , in Hastings , was called . On Monday , the 2 nd of April , the prisoner eame to my shop with a six-ounce bottle , and asked for some medicine for her son . It was sweet nitre and osipivi . Sho had had similar before . Sho did not pay for it . On the 24 th June , 1848 , I moved to my present abode . I recollect her coming to my former shop frequently . In the course of last autumn I romember her buying some arsenic at my house She had a pennyworth , at a time , and I
usedtogivo her . ono drachm , or sixty grams ; . Irecollect that ori one occasion sho had two-pennyworth of arsenic , in separate parcels . She desired to he served with it iu two parcels . ; She said one was for herself and the other for another party . I do not remember whether she said it was for , him or her . I labelled the two parcels as if they were for different persons . She said it was to destroy rats . I think I sold her some arsenic at the latter end of tho year . In the month of February I was out of arsenic for a short time—about a week . Oh the 12 th I received' a fresh supply . While I was out of arsenic the prisoner came and asked for some . In the course of tho following week after I had received the supply she oalled at my shop and had a pennyworth . Another occasion after she had two pennyworth .
Benjamin GEERiNoytbesonof the accused , said : I am nineteen years of age , and am a son of the prisoner . I reside at Guestling , and for the la 3 t twelve months I'resided with my mother . ' My father , Richard Geering , died on tho 13 th of September , 1848 . That was at his own house . He was ill from Friday night till tho following Wednesday . My father was sick when he was taken ill . I did not see him from the Sunday until the Wednesday upon which ho died . I did not think he was so ill . I do not know whether he was in great pain . Mr .- ' Pocock , the surgeon , of Winchelsea , attended him . Mr . Pocock only saw him once . I saw my
father after he was dead - there was not much alteration in his faco . I might havo seen , him once or twice after he was dead ; his face was not black . The lid ofthe coffin was screwed down on the Friday . George Geering , my brother , died on the 27 th of December , 1848 . He was twenty-one years of age , He was ill four days . He was very sick when first seized . —Chairman : Did anything particular occur to him after ho was seized ?—Witness ( reluctantly _^ : He kept craving for water , he did not appear to be in very great pain . He drank water . Mybrothor , James Geering , died on the 8 th of last March . He was ill thero weeks and five days . Ho was sick—Clerk : Who laid tho bodies out ?—Witness :
My mother laid my brother but not my father ; Judith , a nurse , did that . ' On Good Friday last I was taken sick ; it was rather late in the day . I had previously been in good health , I dinod at home on that day . The family consisted of my mother , William , Edwin , and my brother William ' s three little children . We had what wc usually had for breakfast—bread and cheese , and bread and butter ; and tea or coffee . Did not always have sugar . I don ' t know who made the tea . My mother mostly poured the tea out when at- the breakfast table . She generally made the bread , itwas made tip in large loaves . She sometimes made pies . I had no pie on Good Friday . At breakfast I ate and drank as others . I drank out of a
tea-cup . I had a cup to myself ; I do not recollect exactly what we had for dinner , but we had pudding . My mother helped me to some . In the afternoon I went to Eaton ' s , on the opposite side of the way , and had three or four glasses of ale . I went home , and between eight and nine o ' clock that nig ht I was taken ill . I retched and felt a sensation in my throat . My mother knew I was sick . She did not do anything for me . I thought the beer made me sick . On the Sundaymorninglgbt up and followed the bulloeks , I returned to breakfast a little after oi g ht . I felt sick after breakfast . My mother was there . Wo had tea . I was not there when it was made . I generally had sugar and milk
ia my tea . My mother had breakfast that morning . The cups were kept in the cupboard place . I was very siek after breakfast . My throat was sore , it was heated , and my belly was sore , I was siek several times . My mother did not do anything for me , for I couldnot take anything . I was sick in the handbason . I noticed what I threw up was ofa greenish colour . I had no medical advice on Sunday . The neighbours sent Mr . Pocock in on tho Monday . My mother told me I had better have advice . On the Monday morning I had some water , but not much . I could not have kept it down if I had . What I threwup had been thrown away when Mr . Pocock came . He gave me some pills he said he did not know what to do with me . Ho wished
me to have Mr . Ticehurst in . I believe my mother went to him on the 11 th . She said she had seen him . Mr . Ticehurst . came on the 13 th and saw me . I told him my symptoms , in the presence of my mother , and on the Sunday I had a bottle of medicine , and somo powders from Mr . Pocock . I took them , and the _Bickness stopped . Saw Mr . Ticehurst on the Friday following . On Saturday , the 21 st of April , I was again taken ill , sick , with heat and pain in my stomach . My mother had her breakfast with me . She baked that morning . Wo had breakfast together , as usual . My mother helped me to what I drank . We had our tea-cups as usual . I was taken sick after dinner , I had a piece of new bread to dinner , with some
butter and cheese . I had cofleo to drink . I drank it from a cup . What I threw up was of a greenish colour . I had tbo same burning sonsa-, tion . . That sickness continued till the Tuesday . Mr . Pocock and Mr . Tioehurst oame on tho Wednesday . —Clerk : I believe you belong'to a benefit club ?—Witness : Yes , I do . —Clerk : Your father belonged to thc club ?—Witness : He did . —Clerk * : And your brothers , George and James ?—Witness : Yes . —Clerk : Now , don ' t you know that upon the respective deaths of your father and brothers your mother had a certain sum of money ? Witness : I don ' t exactly know , but there are more than 100 members in the club . —Clerk : Then she would have
£ 5 on each death . —Witness : Yes , sir , if each member pays his shilling . —Clerk : The society allows to sick members 10 s . a week for the first threo months , and fls . for the nine months ?—Witness : Yes , sir . —Clerk : When you were ill who got your money?—Witness : I had it , and I gave it to my mother . —Mr . F . Ticehurst , surgeon of Hastings , went into a lengthened statement as to the appearance of the lad Benjamin Geering , and the treatment pursued towards him . A portion of what he had discharged immediately after his last attack of sickness had been forwarded to Professor Taylor , of Guy ' s Hospital for arialysation , the result of which was that the presence of a sufficient quantity of arsenic to cause death was discovered .
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NEW TRICK . A man has been apprehended in Manchester , who has been preying upon the nobility and gentry of the country for the last five or six years , and duping them of their guineas under a pretence that they have somo time ago put down their names on his subscription list for a new work which he hadnublished , under the title of tho "Beauties of Yorkshire . " Thc " Beauties of Yorkshire" is stated fo be quito an imaginary publication , no such work having cver . _issuedfrom theprese . The impostor _soems to " have trusted to the oblivion whicngreat men have , or arc supposed to have , of such events in their lifetime as having written their names upon subscription lists for new books , ' and the event certainly
appears to have frequently justified Ins knowledge of human nature in that respect . But the cleverest part ' of the trick is the manner in which ho has onnbled himself to furnish proof , or at least what might appear prima facie' evidence , to the _variouB noblemen whom he has applied to of their having subscribed t _« his work . He writes to Lord _D——i , for instance , and reminds his lordship that the guinea for which he was pleased to enter his name on the subscription list for tho " Beautios of Yorkshire , " six year 3 ago , has not yet been paid , and says he shall be glad if his lordship will remit the amount . Tho . answer received says : — " Lord
D- _- - ——does hot roeolh > ct ever having put his name to tho subscription book named b y Mr . Hartley , but if Mr . Hartley can furnish Lord D—— with his autograph from the said subscri ption book , asa proof of * his signature , tho amount shall bo remitted . " The pretended publisher very adroitly cut 3 oiitthe name'" _&¦ ¦ ¦¦ " from his lordship ' s note / sticks it in a letter , addressed to his lordship , and grumbling that he has ; been obliged to deface and render incomplete his-subscri ption book by cutting the autograph out , hopes his lordship will not doubt his : own handwriting , but pay thomonoy without further trouble . -J
-The prisoner s name is John Hartley , and . on Saturday he was 'brought _^ before : 'the magistrates at Manchester for examination ; - :- ; _vi ... ., , , ,, ' Mr , Beswick , chief - ¦ superintendent of tho _detective police at Manchester , said the prisoner had been apprehended on the previous day at a lqdgih « r-ho UBO in Back Piccadilly . The prisoner _hadTbeen in tho habit of writing letters _tojioblemen stating that ho
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was the publisher , of a book called the " Beauties of Yorkshire , " that a copy of the book had _UMn supplied to _themi and that he wished for payment . _Inconsequence of these letters the Commissioners of Police in London , and also tbe London- _Mm-JW Society , had communicated with Captain Willis , the chief constable _> at Manchester ; and he ( Mr . Beswick ) having discovered the prisoner s lodgings , had taken Inspector M _^ Mullin with him to the lodgings and had there , apprehended tho . prisoner and seized his papers and letters . Theso were found in a box , the key of which was in the p risoner a possession when he was taken . Mr . Beswick here produced upwards of a hundred letters from various noblemen and gentlemen , some of whioh showed the success with whieh the prisoner had met ; others were copies of his own i 11 I I 1 Ii 11 11 ' xi "
letters of application . By one of these copies ofhis own letters , dated in 1 S 45 , it appears that he first entitled his work " The Curiosities of Yorkshire , " and charged 10 s . 6 d . per copy . By one of these cop ies of a later date , it would seem that tho "Beauties of Yorkshire" have paid so well that he has brought out" a second part . Letters were produced which had been found in the prisoner ' s possession from Mr . T . M . Gibson , M . P . for Manchester , Mr . E . S . Cayley , M . P . , _* Lord Fitzhardinge , theRight Hon . H . Goulburn ; Lord Dartmouth , Sir Robert H . Inglis , M . P , for Oxford ; the Duke of Leeds , Earl of Than et , _Marquiaof Thomond , Earl Grey , Yiscount Melbourne , Lords Somers , Courtenay , Dacre , Chichester , Clare , Mahon , Delamere , Denbigh , De Ros , Calthorne , and Stair , Sir Charles Wood , Dr . Bowring , and Sir William Somerville , Ac ., ' Ac .
Mr . Beswick also produced . a great number of papers in the prisoner ' s handwriting , on which were memoranda of the parties written to , with tho final result of the application , whether successful or hopeless . The following will g ive an idea : — " Viscount Falkland , paid ; Earl of Winchilsea , paid ; _EarlDalhousio , bad ; Lord ' Kenyon , p . p . ; Marquis of Winchester , bad ; Lord Vane , paid ; Lord _Lausdowne , bad ; Earl of Harrowby , paid ; Earl of Albemarle , bad ; Earl of Eglinton , paid ; Earl of Yarborough , paid ; Duke of Devonshire , paid ; Thomas Milner Gibson , paid ; Duke of Norfolk , paid ; Earl of Mayo , paid ; Earl of Wemyss , paid ; Earl of Tranmere , paid . " Besides these were found _Daracrabhs and advertisements from newspapers ,
including notiees to creditors of deceased persons to send in their accounts ; notices of assignments of property ;¦ notices of sales , of property of deceased persons ; and paragraphs noticing the illness or demise of noblemen . Mr . Beswick said he should on another day bo able to show that the prisoner had scarcely omitted to reply , for some time past ; to every advertisement addressed to creditors of deceasedpersons in Manchester , sending in a claim for debt . The prisoner came from Malham , near Skipton , in Yorkshire , and probably , were his house searched there , other letters and papers would be found showing his impostures . He applied to have the prisoner remanded until answers could bo obtained from parties in London to whom he ( Mr . Beswick ) had written to prove the frauds . llUll'l / VUIIIVI _^ I UUU II 11 VVV _11 VV f / _AV'V VMV . _4 ( IIMUIi-|
The prisoner was remanded . Wednesday . —John Hartley was brought for further examination hefore the magistrates at Manchester ;'—Mr . Beswick , tbo chief superintendent of tbe detective police , handed to the bench some letters which he had received fr _« m London . —Mr . Maude : Do you know anything of him ? Mr . Beswick : I learn that his name is Hartley , or Hurtley ; that he lives at Malham , in Yorkshire , where he has a small estate of his own , which brings him in about - £ 40 a yoar . v ou will perceivo by the letters I have handed up to the bench that the parties written to in London , declino to como down all the way here to piosecutc— Mr . Maude : Well , he must Le discharged . —The prisoner was immediately set at liberty .
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PENANCE IN A PARISH CHURCH . Cambridge , May 6 . — -The parish of Fen Ditton , about two miles from this place , has been the scene of most extraordinary and disgraceful doings this morning . In conformity with a sentence lately passed m the Arches Court by Sir Herbert Jenner Fust , a man named Edward Smith , a gardener and the village fiddler , was to stand and do penance in the parish church for the offence below recited . The suit was a cause of defamation promoted by Mrs . Martha James , the wife of the Rev . William Brown James , rector of Fen Ditton , against Edward Smith , ofthe same parish , for that he , in the months of April and May , 1848 , in a reproachful and
insidious manner , charged MrB . James with the crime of _adulteryi The writ was brought into the Arches Court by request from the Vicar-general of the Bishop of Ely ; and no appearance being given for the defendant , the proceedings were conducted in pamam . It was proved that Smith had , at a public house in the village of Ditton , when "half drunk and half foolish , " used the defamatory words imputed , and the averments in the libel having been proved , judgment was prayed and granted , to the effect that the usual penance should be performed in the parish church of Fen Ditton , on Sunday , May 6 ; Smith was also condemned in coats , which amount to £ 42 17 s . 6 d .
Thc subject has been the matter of talk in the country round since the passing of the sentenco , and between the hours of nine and eleven o ' clock ( the time fixed for the commencement of the service ) , the thoroughfares loading to Ditton from Cambridge and other adjacent places were crowded with passengers , and thero were not less than three thousand persons in the village before the bolls had done chiming . The majority of these were of course members of the lower orders , though some anxiety was evinced amongst the most respectable lamilies in the neighbourhood to have pews " secured , " wherefrom they might have a glimpse of tho novel
proceeding . The churchyard was crowded , and as soon as the doors were open a rush took place into the edifico that would nave disgraced the upper gallery of a theatre in ; Londonona boxin g night , and every available spot wa 3 occupied in less than fivo minutes . The screen was covered by men ( bargees ) sitting astride ; the capitals of the p illars had each their human occupant , and Ditton Church , which is computed to be capable of seating 1 , 000 persons , was crowded to suffocation , the majority of the audience standing upon the seats anoV eagerly fi hting for the spot which would command the best view of the place whero it was supposed Smith would stand .
The Rev . A . H . ' _Smill , of Emmanuel College , Cambridge , who had undertaken to do duty for the rector on the occasion , entered the church exactly at eleven o ' clock , followed by Mr . James and his wife , the promoter of the suit . Mr . and Mrs . James took up their position in the rector ' s pew , and the service commenced . All eyes were strained to get a glimpse of Mrs . James , and the officiating minister had no sooner commenced than he was saluted with a shout of " Speak up , old boy , " anda chorus of laughter and similar interruptions were continued throughout . The hymns were omitted by the special request of tbe rector , made to Mr . Small at an interval in the service . Mr . Small having concluded the prayers , entered the
pulpit , and taking his text from the seventh chapter of Matthew , verse 1 , " Judge not , lest yo be judged , " proceeded to the delivery of an impressive discourse , interrupted by tho breaking of windows by the mob outside , cat-calls , whistles , laughter , and other unseemly noises , which increased as he proceeded , until his voice was finally drowned , partly by the noise inside , and partly by that outside , consequent upon a dogfi ght , which had been got up in the churchyard . The interest excited bv this gave way , in its turn , to that excited by a crv , "Smith is coming , " several times reiterated ; aiid the struggle that ensued for places commanding a view of the aisle up which he was to proceed to liis appointed position opposite tho reading-dosk baffles all description .
At last his veritable appearance was announced by a shout from the parties outsido that almost shook tho edifice , and a complete stop was put to the sermon . It was clear that at this time there were several parties smoking in tho body of tho church , as the smoke was seen rising towards tho roof , and a smell of tobacco was evident to all . The shout outside subsided as Smith entered the church , but was taken . up by its occupants with three hearty cheers , clapping of hands , whoops , and other discordant sounds . On his reaching the reading-desk , the press was so great that he had to be lifted into the pew of one ofthe churchwardens on men ' s arms , and when there he was mountod on a hassock , placed on a seat immediately facing the pew of the
llev . Mr . James . Nothing but this would satisf y the audience , and qniet was in some degree restored by Smith waving over' his head the paper from which he was to read his recantation , supplied to him by Mr . Cooper , attorney of-Cambridge , the legal adviser of Mr . Jnmes . Mr . ; Small , essayed a continuance of his discourse repeatedl y , but was as often met by cries , of "Smith , Smith , one cheer more for Smith , " the said cheer being most heartil y given , and Smith as often calling "Silence for the minister : '' TWb uproar oontinued , and then Smith beckoned to Mr . Kent , one of the churchwardens and asked him what was to be done , saying , " You sqe what a stato the church ' is in . vou know what iR
best , I am your prisoner , and will do as you think proper . _"; While this observation was making , ! a broom which had been found in one . corner of the church , flew across ic , and fell within a-yard of the pulpit ,,- Ihen came a hassock-then another ; then the pews were broken , and the pieces flew in _' aS tl _rections . The hassocks " cnine' thiiik " _ni w _»; iTi evidently aimed- ' at Mr _^ sSl S _W-A , r' ' _^ ts this timo were _standing _^ close _tlJKH _? readingand tho other _SsteS _tS ' _° Mr Sm--. ll win « ¦ „ i _7 _/™ 8 t » the recantation . _tbVo . lv « _£ P K _*^ _PWose of hearing it , as _'SnSiSSv flt r 'ff ofthe edifice-which , it one Mr e _™ n 4 T _% 8 ajd _.-and 'H is _doubtful whether tl ; w I \ ' _* _k tbe reP ° _rt _» r of this narrative was not half a y » vd from the pah ; ,
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Mr . Small had no sooner left the pulpit than it was occupied by spectators , who maintained their position there to the end of the proceedings . At last a hassock struck Mr . Small , ana at the same moment Smith concluded reading his recantation and moved out of the pew to leave the church . On his setting his feet on tho stones of the aislo he was taken up by the mob " amid shouts . of . "Bravo Smith—well done , Smith , " and the most hearty cheers , and carried out-on men ' s shoulders . On his way to the Plough , to which he repaired , he was called upon for a speech , and in reply said to the immense crowd which was besetting him , " I am sorry I cannot ask tho whole of you to dinner , but I am a poor man . " On his way through the Mr . Small had no sooner left the pulpit than
village the inhabitants rushed out to shako hands with him , and on his entering the Plough the house became , immediately filled with his admirers , who consumed the remainder of the afternoon in smoking and drinking on the green . Smith , however , with good taste , retired to his domicile , saying that he was desirous there should be no disturbance . Mr . and Mrs . James , on the other hand , were hooted on their exit from the church , and were followed to the rectory house by a mob , some of the members of it breaking tho windows with stones . Smith made a speech at the Plough , to the effect that ho had formerly been under-gardener at the rectory , and that during tho the time he was there the body of a child had boon found buried in thc garden , and tlie head , wliich bad been severed therefrom , in another part . Mrs . James had ) he said , accused him of bringing this body from the churchyard for scandalous purposes , and the
consequence was , that he had been out of work ever since . The observation he had made with regard to Mrs . James , was , he said , made in a tap-room when he was half drunk and the other half foolish , and was conveyed by a meddling constable to one of tho churchwardens , who refused to entertain the complaint , and that then the constable sent a note to Mr . James . He said that if the rector had " put him" in a minor court , he could havo fought him . He thought , however , the rector was sick of meddling with the fiddler . Throughout the day a collection was going on through tho village by mon carrying boxes , Mayday fashion , the supplication being , "Please to remember . Smith , " and the proceeds being intended to be appropriated towards the payment of Smith ' s costs . It is doubtful if the house of God was ever the theatre for the enactment of a similar scene , and the whole affair haa only tended to ineroase the original scandal _.
This morning Mrs . James was waitod upon by the churchwardens and other gentlemen of influence in the village , who implored her ( seeing the storm that was brewing ) to absolve Smith . It is stated that Mr . James would have acceded , but tho lady was not agreeable . Mrs . James was formerly housekeeper to tho reverend the rector , and they were privately married about two years ago .
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Cheat Finn in Glasgow . —On Sunday last , a fire broke out in the sugar refining premises of Messrs . Wainwright and Co ., Washington-street , Glasgow . Tho fire , soon destroyed the premises of Messrs . "Wainwri ght _, afterwards communicated with various buildings adjacent , which were all destroyed . The flames then seized the Anderston Chapel-of-ease in Clyde-street , which was burned to the _ground . They afterwards communicated with tho large soap and candle works of Messrs . C . Boyd and Son , then crossed the street , and attacked the boiler manufactory of Mr . Barr , the wood-yard of Mr . Marshall , and the stable-yard of Mr . Hutchison . Theso premises wero all completely destroyed . Tho valuo
of the property destroyed cannot bo estimated at much under £ 50 , 000 , but thewhole was insured . Apprehension' ok a Chauob or Murder ,-In October last , the body of a woman , named Euphemia Bourhill , was found in the Union Canal , near Falkirk . The body bore the most unequivocal evidence that death had been caused by violence . There were several deep gashes about tho head , and one or two severe wounds in other parts of the body . From some hint * dropped by a lud who is omployod in connexion with some of the boats on the Union Canal , the police have apprehended three men on suspicion of being concerned in the murder . Their names are James xurnbull , Mungo Duff , and James Gray . They are all boatmen or carters connected with the canal .
Birth Extraordinary . —On Friday , tho 4 th inst ., a lady who had taken her seat in the train which left Edinburgh for Glasgow at four o ' clock p . m ., was delivered of a child in the carriage . Her husband , a corn merchant in Leith , was present at tho time ,
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STATE OF THE SOUTH AND WEST . ( Prom thc Times . ) Dunujf , Saturday . —This post brings the usual mnss of intelligence with respect to the rapid progress of Irish destitution . There is no variation in the details , which are of a piece with the gloomy accounts that day after day ring upon the public ear , until hopoat length begins to vanish as the "difficulty " seems to be hourly becoming moro insurmountable . The Peel project and Sir John Romilly ' s bill are , rio doubt , steps m the right direction ; but time presses , and before the latter shall become law it is greatly to he feared that the words " too late " will have to be written on the records of imperial legislation . _Agentlpman connected officially with
the Poor Law department states it as his positive belief , that the doaths from privation within the last month , outnumber those ofthe whole winter ofthe year 1846-7 , and that a more fatal season has yet to come , inasmuch as he apprehends that what , in April and May is no worse than a scarcity will amount before Midsummer to a positive famine . Fortunately , however , these dismal anticipations may not be realised , as a glorious run of fine weather has given new life to those who almost hope against hope , and should the country bo blessed with even an average harvest , the temporary relief thus afforded would give statesmen an opportunity to mature their plans undisturbed by the voioo of lamentation on tht ono hand , nnd , on the ether , freed from those incessant demands on tlie national rc _>
sources which , while exhausting the _patienco and energy of ono country , are wholl y insufficient to satisfy the wants of tho other . In tho meantime , while famine and disease are doing fatal execution in the ranks of the population , evictions are adding their contingent to tho overcrowded pool-houses ; that is , for such of them as are capablo of affording accommodation to the hordes of miserable beings who otherwise must perish on the roadside or in' the ditches . A special reporter , from tho Cork Examiner , is now traversing tho county of Kerry , and the accounts lie furnishes to that journal of villages depopulated and cabins levelled , are really appalling . Subjoined is an extract from a communication dated Tralee , Monday evening : — " The farms of Knuckavuhig , Biendhuffe _, and Ballinavuhicr , with others ,
are a portion of the property of Trinity College . They were held up to a very recent period by Mr . Staughton . That gentleman ' s term having expired , andhe not wishing to pay the renewal fine , the lands were advertised for sale ; and after somo competition , were knocked down to Mr . Pope and Mr . Rice , of tho locality . Mr . Pope held a large farm in the townland of Knuckavub _jg , from Mr . Staughton , on which resided a number of small holders and thenlabourers , previous to his becoming actual lessee , in conjunction with Mr . Rice , of this college property . I , in the first place , then visited Mr . Pope and Mr . Rice , both of whom I saw : and they spoke as if they wore completely irresponsible for the ejectments which had taken _ulane on th «> _nrnnertv which
was then theirs—how far they may prove correct 1 will endenvour to show . Having left Messrs . Pope and Rice , I proceeded towards Knuckavuhig , where I was unable to perceive aught but a number—a large number indeed—of unroofed cottages . I , in yain , inquired for those who once inhabited them , and in this dilemma proceeded a little further on , when , to my surprise , I . perceived a couple of sheds erected on the open highway , thoir existence being principally indicated by the smoke that issued from then- many apertures . I approached them , ' and shall not soon _forget the appalling picture of destitution and misery which hero presented itself . About tour feet apart , on the public road _, wero crectod two sheds , about five , feet long and in
ree met mgn . _xuey were constructed of _pieses of old timber , which were covered with largo sods of grass . I called to the inmates , one of whom , after a groat deal of hesitation , - and not till I had assured him that I was rio legal officer or landlord ' s deputy , came lorth . His name was John Leahy _, lie was living in that shed , which was built by himself about three weeks ago ; thero were two other families besides his ' own living in it ; they Were Patrick Halloran and Mary Leahy , Halloran bad three ihfamily , Mary Leahy had four in family , and he himself had five . Tho shed was built of part of the rafters of what was once his own hou se ; ha had lived at Knockavuhi gu for the last twenty ye- " " where he held a cabin and four acres of land at the
rate of- £ 4 a year he was ' tonant to Mr . PoP ° - 7 ™? held under Mr . Staughton ; he got notice of eW " ment from Mr . Mum , the solicitor of Trinity _^ _>" lege , on tho title , not for non-payment of rcnt , . _w was ejected and his house lovelled two or tnr three weeks ago ; he built a little shed on the _i-uu " of _hiafhouso _, where heslept for three or four nig" ?* but that was thrown down , by Mr . Rice s man . * _r turned himself and his family adrift on tke woru » i _¦' a cold rainy-ni ght . He owed ono year ' s rent at _v time of his ejectment , and always paid regularly now in . receipt 6 f 1 Jstone of meal per week n > r support of fivo ihfamily . , _„ c „ -Dozens of similar j cases are mentionod by uip > * porter ,, who , also furnishes returns of the townian _^ and number of families evicted on tho college P _^ v perty ; from which it appears , that witfu « w » lastt
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 12, 1849, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_12051849/page/6/
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