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      The Bahnsley Factory "Workers And Tuk Ne...

      DREADFUL ACCIDE"SZ , 0 N THE EASTERN _COUNTIES _RAILWAY _.-NEIE LIVES LOST .

      A very melancholy cocurrence took place on Thursday -morning , about half-a-mile eastward of the Brentwood station , on the Colchester line , by which ten plate-layers , servants of the company , lost their lives . It appears that these men , with about forty of their fellow-workmen , had _} ust unloaded a train of ballast trucks , which was on the down-line , and to ailew the engine and empty trucks to move on stepped aside , some of them between the metals of theup-Hne , probably forgetting- ' that the first

      uppassenger train was at thafc moment due . I . his train arrived quite punctual to its time . Tho moment that the _engine driver perceived the men on the line he _whistled loudly , and the guards and hremen applied their breaks ; but the poor fellows evidently became paralvsed , and before tho tram could be stopped , ten unfortun ate creatures were run over and killed on the spot . The engine of the ballast train was _blowin ? off its steam , which may perhaps have prevented the men from _hearing the approach of the passenger tram . A fog prevailed at th * time . . ......

      The inquest was held at six o ' clock m the evenin" in the Railway Hotel , adjoining the Brentwood Station , before Mr . C . C . Lewis , the coroner for the western division of Esses . Mr , Ellis and Mr . Glvnn , two directors of the Eastern Countfea Company , and other officers , were present . On the jury viewing the bodies , a shocking si ght presented itself , some of tbem being so dreadfully mangled as scarcel y to be recognised . The evidence of two of the passengers and the guards clearly proved that there was no blame attached to the driver as the train was _proceedinff very slowly at the time , on account of the fog which prevailed , and as soon as the men were seen the wLis-tle was sounded , but too late , as almost immediately after It ran over the unfortunate men , and killed them on the spot . The inquest was adjourned to _Monday .

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      Blowisc-Up Tne Cliff At Seaford.-Explosi...

      BLOWISC-UP TnE CLIFF AT SEAFORD _.-EXPLOSIOX OF 12 TONS OF GUNPOWDER . In consequence of the inroads of the sea , Mr Catt , who owns a large tide mill between Seaford and _Newhaven , made a representation to government , who , in order to preserve the coast defences , took the matter in hand , and directed Captain Fro * . e . R . E ., to prepare a plan of operations , which waa approved of and ordered to he carried into execution . The p lan was to throw down by the operation of Wasting a large portion of the cliff , to the eastward of Seaford , whicli being too great a mass for the sea to wash away would form a groin , arrest the movement of shingles continually going on from west to east , and thus form a high bank , and drive back the _waier . The quantity of powder exploded was 25 , 80011 ) 5 . ; and it was calculated the explosion would throw down about 350 . 000 tons of chalk

      rock . Thursday was the day fixed for the explosion , and the anticipation of a rush to Seaford to witness so novel a sight , was fully realised . The place was -visited by thousands . Tnc bay itself also presented a most lirely scene . A posting bill bad been published in tbe town , stating that the explosion would take place at three o ' clock , and persons were requested not to pass the line of sentinels marked out by tho Bandarols , with a small red flag , as within that line there was danger _: that at two o ' clock a union jack would be hoisted on the tower and thc shed ; that at half-past two it would be removed to warn of danger ; and that at three it would be rc . hoistcd , ahd the explosion would take place immediately afterwards . A sapper was seen to go twice to the

      edge of the cliff and inspect the rods over which the wires were conveyed to the powder below , and then at twenty minutes to three , a low and rumbling , but deep boom , was heard , and simultaneously - with the noise the cliff fell like au avalanche . The explosion had taken place , and it had produced the effect expected . The chalk , in falling , had formed a mound about 100 feet high , and measuring 200 feet as the base , as near as we could gues 3 ; it filled isp the space between the base of Ibe _clifi and the sea ( it was low water ) , and , from the discolouration of the water , it appeared as if it had extended into the sea , about a hundred yards . No reverberation was fcit on the beach , but on the cliff an _uprising of the ground was perceived . The explosion was now over , and it had been attended with the wished fov results .

      Middlesex .Sessions. The September Gener...

      MIDDLESEX . SESSIONS . The September General Session of the Peace commenced on Tuesday morning at the Sessionshouse , ClerkcRwell , Mr " . Witham presiding in the absence of the Assistant-Judge , Mr . Serge :. nt Adams . Tae calendar contained the nam ? * ot ninety-one prisoners for trial , ei g hty-live of whom wjre charged with felony , and six with misdemeanour . EHzi A < rn » 3 Sutor , a well-dressed young woman , war indicted for stealing seven yards of ribbon , and other snides , value 10 s ., the property of Chariot te Flattery , and a pencil-case , value 10 s ., three books , two handkerchiefs , a necklace , « fcc , the property of George Samuel James . —Mr . Metcalf appeared for the prisoner . Charlotte Flattery

      deposed that sbe was a single woman , and occupied apartments at No . 1 , Pickering-street , Lowerroad , Islington , and the prisoner , a married woman , witli her husband , occupied the first floor of thc sanie bouse . Some boxes belonging to witness had , with the permission of the landlady , Mrs . James , been placed upon thc first-floor landing , and from these boxes , from time to time , she missed various trifling articles , such as ribbons , gloves , & c . She entertained suspicion that they had been pilftred by the prisoner , and as the latter was about to leave tbe hcu _^ e for the purpose of going into the country at an early bour oa the morning cf the 2 Sth of August , she called in an officer and gave the prisoner into custodv . The officer searched the

      prisoner ' s apartments , and found a quantity of ribbon ( produced ) and some gloves , which witness positively identified ns having been taken from her boxes . When they were found the prisoner said she was very sorry for it . She and prisoner were not on good terms . —Mrs . James , the landlady of the house , stated tiiat she was present when the prisoner ' s apartments were searched , and she saw the officer Sad the articles which were sworn to by Miss Flattery—a silver pencil case , a gold snap , a a necklace , two handkerchiefs , and three books -were also found . ( They were produced . ) She was positive they all belonged to Mr . James , her husband . —The policeman deposed to finding the articles . —Mr . Metcalf , addressing the jury , said he

      should be able to show tbat some of these articles were really the property of the prisoner and the others wbich -were found in her room had not got there by any felonious act . lie should call the sister of Mrs . James , the landlady , who , he was instructed , would prove that the books had been lent by her to the prisoner , and that the Other articles h ; Id been toys for the children , who bad access to her apartments , and might have loft tbem there . The bandfiercbiefs and necklace he should show had long belonged to tlie prisoner . — Harriet Holmswood , Mrs . " James ' s sister , was then called . She had lived with her sister as servant . Had not lent the prisoner either of the books prodneed , and swore that she never gave her any ribbons . Had borrowed money of tho prisoner ,

      and went with her to have her fortune told . Had lent her books more than once . —The prisoner ' s mother swore that tbe handkerchiefs produced _Tvcre her daughters , and she had others at home cut from the same piece . She had brought one for comparison , but could not find it . —Mary Davis , prisoner ' s sister , swore that the necklace hadbeen in her possession for five years , having been promised by her to _witness's daughter ; and a widow named Butler , who had been in the service of the learned chairman , Mr . Witham , proved that the ribbon had been in the prisoner ' s bonnet some time before this charge was made , and gave the prisoner a _lti ? h character . Her friends were highly respectable . —The learned Chairman summed up , and the jury , after deliberating for two hours , acquitted the prisoner ,

      Street Robbekt . —John Johnson , alias M'Guire , 19 , and James Kennedy , IC , were indicted for having stolen a purse containing five * half-crowns and other monies from tbe person of Mrs . _Elizabeth- Cousins . On Saturday last the prosecutrix was walking in Bedford-row , Barnsbury-road , Islington , and whilst a boy with an apple basket importuned her very earnestly to purchase some of his fruit , the prisoner Johnson got near her aud drew irom her pocket a purse , which he threw upon the . ground , the boy holding his basket so as to prevent her _seeing the movements of Johnson ' s . bands . Kennedy was watching on the opposite side of the way , and as soon as he saw the purse on the ground , he ran across and picked it up , and be- and Johnson ran away together . A person , wholiad accidentally witnessed the transaction ,

      informed an officer what had taken place , and the two p risoners were apprehended . When Kennedy _vn _ asked what money he had about him , he said ie bad but-is . 6 d . ; but , on being searched at the station-house , there was found upon him , in addition to 5 s . « d „ the identical _« im ef money the prosecutrix had been robbed of . The purse bad fern disposed of nu the way to the station-house . Theiurv found the prisoners Guilty . A police officer Morme d the court that Johnson was a regular associate of thieves . In 1844 he was sentenced to - seven years' transportation for steahng a bale . of tobacco , and was liberated about eighteen months . go .. Since his liberation he had been twice _con-^ ted of picking poc & ets . ' -Kennedy had been before . _convicted once . The court rentetced Jotauson to ba transported for ten years , ana Kennedy to ba kept to hard labour for nine months .

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      , i . _«„ = iimpd its sittings On Monday The above court _"f" _^ the Right Hon . the TOOrningat ten _^^ Lord Mayor , The torn _J _^ Mc Gibbs , llunter , * _£ _™ _^ Millard and Wire , L Effs & c The number of prisoners at SE contained in the calendar is 130 _^ which will Drobably be increased by fresh committals to 100 before the grand jury are discharged . Ch arge op Robbery . —William Saunders surrendered to take his trial upon the charge of stealing a purse containing eleven sovereigns , eight half sovereigns , and a foreign gold coin , the property of William Henry _Aldis . Air . Cockle prosecuted , and " -Mr . Ballantine defended the prisoner . The prosecutor deposed that he was an eating-house

      keeper , carrying on business in Fore-street , Cripplegate , and in February last the prisoner and a female came tb his shop , and had some refreshments , and his w : ; iter subsequently told him that the prisoner wanted to speak to him . ' He shortly afterwards bad some conversation with the prisoner who told him that he knew an old gentleman who wanted to take a business of some description for his nephew who was entitled to a fortune of £ 2 , 000 and he asked him if he would be inclined to dispose of hi-3 business . Witness told him that ho should have no objection to do so if he could get money _enough for it , and he said he should require £ 350 . The prisoner said th . it amount would be no object , and he then arranged that he should bring the " old

      gentleman" the next day , to have some further conversation upon the subject of taking the business . Accordingly on the following day the prisoner called agiin , accompanied by a man named Anderson ( who was convicted at a former session , ) and they adjourned to a neighbouring public-house , where Anderson made the most minute inquiries respecting the business , and in thc course of the conversation the prisoner said that , if any arrangement was concluded for taking it , he should expect to have . £ 10 for introducing the old gentleman . Anderson also said that his nephew for whom he wanted the business resided at Dover , and that he was about to be married ; and upon this witness suggested that his nephew should come to town and see thc nature of

      tbe business , and whether he would like it or not ; but Anderson , in reply , said that it all rested with him and his aunt . Another appointment was then made for the . following Monday at the Albion public-house , in the Blackfriars-road , and , after he had been there a short time , the prisoner c . ime in , and he produced a letter from the pretended nephew at Dover , and read from it to the following effect : — " _Ditr Uncle , —I am pleased that you have taken the business for me . I should not like any business so well as that ofan eating-house . I have mentioned the matter to my intended , Miss Watson , and she is quite agreeable also . " The prisoner then said that the nep hew could not get up to town that dav . but it was all risht , and shortly afterwards

      Anderson came in , and lie said that since _re had received the letter from his nephew , his niece had come up for the purpose o f buying the wedding dress , and his nephew would be up by the seven o ' eloefc train . Anderson then said that he could not stop any longer at that time , but he would meet him at the same place at seven o ' clock in the evening . At that time he saw Anderson again , and they conversed together upon the subiect of the business for about half an hour , when Saunders and another man joined them , and in a short time a man came in , who appeared to be very drunk , and a sixth man entered the room at the same time and sat down by him . The seemingly drunken man then began to talk a parcel of nonsense and

      eventually challenged any one in the room to throw a wei g ht with him for a wager , and Saunders said he would do so , and during the conversation - the drunken man pulled from his pocket what appeared to be a number of sovereigns , and he said he had been selling some co ws for his mother . They all then went to a beer shop in Webber-row , where Saunders and the drunken man played at skittles , and the former appeared to win a considerable sum of money . When this had been going on some time Saunders asked him to play with the drunken man , ohserviug at the same time that he might as well havo . £ 5 of his money as not . Witness refused to play , and told the prisoner that if he played with any one , it should be a sober man who knew what he was about , and he would take no advantage ofa drunken man . The play continued for some time , and at length all tlie parties began " larking , " and

      got round him and trod on his toes and hustled hini , and he saw his purse in the prisoner ' s hand , and immediately afterwards he and Anderson and two of tae other men left the skittle ground , and the sixth man stood in front of hini , and hindered him from following their , and told him that he would take him where lie would find tbem , and lie accompanied him to two or three public-houses in the Blackfriars-road for that purpose . He subsequently went to the skittle ground , accompanied by a police sergeant , and upon making a search he found his purse , emptied of its contents , tucked in behind some boards . The Common Serjeant summed up , and ihe jury , after some considerable deliberation , said they thought there was a good deal of suspicion in the case , but as there appeared to be some doubt , they would give the prisoner the benefit of it , and they then returned a verdict of Not Guilty .

      Obtaining Goods bt Fiuod . —William Derbyshire , 19 , upholsterer , and George Derbyshire ; 23 , upholsterer , pleaded guilty to an indictment for obtaining goods by false pretences from several tradesmen , amounting in value to above £ 100 . Mr . Clarkson appeared for thc prisoners . It appeared thatthe prisoners , who had ashop . it Hammersmith , in May last went to a Mr . Bradbcor , of the Curtainroad _, and ; _i Mr . Cutbill _, of _Holywell-treet , Shoreditch , and representing that they had some gentlemen ' s houses to furnish , obtained some tables , chairs , and other articles of furniture to a large amount , for whicli they gave bills , and no sooner had they been obtained than - they were sent to an auction" room and the prisoners left their shop . — Mr . Clarkson , on behalf of the prisoners urged in mitigation of sentence tbe prisoners' previous good character and their distressed circumstances when the offence was committed . —Mr . Gurniev said tbe

      case was a very proper one to prosecute , but as the prisoners had pleaded guilty , and had already been two months iu prison , tho sentence would be comparatively slicht . They were then sentenced to four months' imprisonment . Embezzlement . - Edward Parker Simpson , 23 , 3 genteel looking young man , was indicted for feloniously embezzling £ 25 , the monies of his employer , Robert Woodward . Tiie prosecutor deposed that he was an attorney , and his offices were in _Bouveriestreet . On the 21 st of August he was absent from business , and the prisoner was left in charge , and it was his duty to make an entry of every person who called at the office . On the day in question he had ascertained that a lady had paid a sum of £ 25 on

      his account to the prisoner , but he made no entry ofthe circumstance , and left his service ,. and absconded , and he saw no more of him ' . until he was in custody . Upon being cro _** s _** examined by the prisoner , Mr . "Woodward said that the prisoner was called the common-law and general cleric , and his salary was ten shillings per week , He said he was not aware that the prisoner v _/ _iis a married man . — From the evidence of the police constable , it appeared that at four o ' clock in thc morning ofthe 22 nd of August , he found the prisoner lying upon his back in the road in Wellington-street , in the Strand , and he observed two men in the act of running away from him . Upon an examination of the prisoner ' s person , it was ascertained that his

      _trowsers had been torn nearly off , and his fob and one of the other pockets wrenched violently away , and he complained of having been robbed of some bank notes . At this time nothing was known of tbe money having been stolen from Ml * . Woodward ' s office , and the policeman accompanied the prisoner to several places , for the purpose Of endeavouring to apprehend the persons -who had robbed him bnt at lenght it appered that the prisoner went into the country , and was not heard of until , upon a communication being made to his wife that his attendance was required at the police court to give evidence upon the subject of the robbery , he attended at Bow-street for that purpose , and wns then taken

      into custody . —The prisoner , when called upon for his defence , read a statement to the jury , in which he asserted that he did not take the money from the office of the prosecutor with the intention to deprive bim of it , but solely because he bad no place of safety at the office in which he could have put it . lie said that upon being robbed of the money he could not face his master , and thought the best course for him to take was to go out of the way until the thieves should be taken , which he considered would effectually clear him . —The Common Sergeant having summed up , the jury found the prisoner Guilty , and he was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six months .

      Charge of Robbery and _Hocussinc . — Ann M'Carthy , 2 ( 5 , and Jane nailes , 3 S , wero indicted for stealing five sovereigns and twelve shillings from the person of William Stephenson _M'Intyre . The prosecutor , who is a Scotchman , and who described himself as a commission-agent , and as having formerly been a superintendent upon thc Eastern Counties Railway , deposed thaton the night ofthe 20 th of August , about eleven o ' clock , he was in Whitechapel on his way home , when he met the prisoner M'Carthy j who accosted him , and asked him to treat her . He told her he had no objection to do

      so , but he would not go to a public-house , and she then raid she would take him somewhere else , and he accompanied her to a coffee-shop in Somerset-Street , Aldgate , but she took him up stairs . into a bed-room and shut the doer . She then put her hand into his waistcoat-pocket and took out five . sovereigns and some Bilver . He gave an alarm , aiid the other prisoner and several other persons came up stairs and into , the room , and _Hailep'went close .. to him and put her ' arm round his neck and over his face , and in an instant be became insensible , and did not recovw his recollection until ' tbe following

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      morning between'si * and seven Q ' o ' oqky when he _foundbllT . self _Ijiog Id a p We called- Lady Lake ' B Grove , about a mile from the coffee-shop where t .. C robbery was committed . The prosecutor added that ho disguised himself , and walked about the neighbourhood for several evenings iii the expectation of meeting with the prisoners , but'failed to do so ; ahd at length he was taken to tho coffee-shop by a policeman , and he there saw both the prisoners , and _recognised them as the parties who committed the robbery . —Mr . Parry cross-examined the prosecutor with considerable severity , and elicited from him that he was a married man , and that at the time

      this occurrence took place his wife was lying dangerously ill at homo , in the charge of a nurse . He also said that he did not know that M'Carth y . was a street-walker at the time she accosted him , although , of course , he said that he did not believe she was a virtuous woman , and he'declared that his only object in accompanying her to the coffeehouse was to giveher ' _some refreshment , which he considered she stood in need of iii her unfortunate position , and that he had no improper intention . He likewise said that upon ono occasion he had been charged before a magistrate with being drunk . — The jury , after deliberating a short time , returned a verdict of Not Guilty . '

      Robbery bt a Servant . —Tames Brookman surrendered to take his trial upon a charge of stealing £ 67 Us . 6 d ., the monies of Charles Anderson Pelham , Earl of Yarborough . William Fawkcs , honse Steward to the noble earl , - deposed that the prisoner was hall porter at his town residence , No . 17 , Arlington-street . - On the 31 st of July witness was about to -proceed to the Isle of Wight , when the prisoner told him that a sum of £ 67 14 s . 6 d . was required for the payment of rates and taxes on the following Saturday , and he gave- himtliat amount ; The prisoner went away on tho 7 th , and did not return till thc 9 th of August , and witness then put some questions to him respecting the money , and he said he had been to Brighton races , and that he had been robbed of every shilling of it ; --By Mr . Parry : Prisoner had been eig ht years in the service of the Earl of Yarborough , and he had repeatedly entrusted him with money to a considerable amount . He appeared Yery much distressed when he

      related tlie story of his having been robbed , and said that he had been obliged to state in whose service he was at the railway station at Brighton , and to beg a free pass back to London . Tho money he gave to the prisoner was part of the proceeds of a check for £ 2 , 000 drawn by Mr' Williams , tho Earl of Yarborough s land steward , but he did not know from what source it was derived . —The different rate and tax collectors were then called to prove that the prisoner had not paid' the sum which they were entitled to receive from the noble earl .- —The Common Sergeant then summed up , and the jury deliberated for a short time , when they ¦• inquired whether they were bound to return a verdict of guilty or not guilty . The Common Sergeant said : Certainly . —The jury again turned rOund , and in a few minutes gave a verdict of Guilty , but most strogly recommended the prisoner to mercy ; on account of his previous good character . He was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for

      six months . A Thief and a Receiver . —James Healy , 25 , labourer , was indicted for stealing a quantity of lead , the property of Joseph Riguy and another , and Thomas Hale , 41 , brass-founder , was indicted for receiving the same knowing it to have been stolen . —It appeared that the prisoner had been for some years in the employment of Messrs . Rigby , the contractors , of Westminister , who are engaged by the new gas company to lay down their pipes through the City . On the llth of this month they were employed at St . Andrew ' s-hill , and whilst the men were at work- in the evening , the prisoner , who kept the keys of the cart

      accompanying the operations for containing the metal and tools , was seen , by three boys to go several times to the cart and cut some lead off and tako it to a marine-store shop kept by Hale . The boys found a policeman and told him , upon which he first took Healy , and then went to Hale ' 3 shop and found the lead hidden under the counter ; Hale having first denied that any lead had been brought to him , —The jury found them both Guilty ; In answer to the Court ; it was stated that Hale had been tried in July ' asa receiver , and then acquitted , and that upon his shop being searched aquantity of stolen p roperty was found . Healy was ordered to be imprisoned for six months , and Hale tq twelve .

      _CoNsriKAcv to Extout Money . —Joseph Braznell _, 22 , and , John- Wren , 20 ,- were found Guilty of feloniously endeavouring to extort money from Michael Tasburgh , and sentenced to twenty years transportation . Foroetiy . — -William Brown ,. 23 , sailor , was convicted , of uttering a forged instrument , purporting to be a seaman ' s advance note , with intent to . defraud George Cohen . There was reason to believe that the prisoner had been carrying on a systein of fraud , of this description , ' and he was sentenced to be transported for seven years . . _Urruiiixa Forged Securities , —II , A . Styles , 50 , who pleaded Guilty to a charge of uttering a forged bill of exchange for £ 300 , was _brought up for judgment , and sentenced to be transported for life !

      Aggravated Assault . —J . Drisccll , 30 _j labourer , was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding Thomas M'Carthy , " with intent to do him grievous bodily harm . The jury found the prisoner Guilty , and he was sentenced to be imprisoned and 'kept to hard labour for one year . Stabbing nr a " Boy . —Thomas Green , 9 , a boy of stupid , idiotic appearance , was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding Susan Brown , with intent to do her grievously bodily harm : ho was found guilty , and sentenced to be transported for ¦

      seven vears . RonuRUY or _Hai-.-G . Wren , 32 , W . Brace , 3 S _, and II . Davis , 42 , labourers , were indicted foi stealing a load of hay , valued at £ 1 Is ., tho property of Henry Brown :, they were found guilty , and Davis . was sentenced to eighteen months' aiid Wren aud Brace to , twelve months' imprisonment .

      ¦ .Great.Fire-In The.City. ' On.Thursday...

      ¦ . GREAT . FIRE-IN THE . CITY . ' On . Thursday a most : serious conflagration , which was not arrested until it ; had kid in ruins property covering at least an acre of ground , and worth many thousands of pounds , broke out in Mark-lane , near the Corn Exchange . The fire commenced on the premises belonging lo Messrs . Allnut and Arbouin , wine merchants , No . 50 , in Mark-lane . The building was of vast extent , having been formerly used as the town residence of onoof the . foreign ambassadors . Itwas five or six stories high , each floor being let out as offices to corn factors , who carried on business also in the adjoining Exchange . At the time ofthe outbreak the only persons sleeping in Messrs .

      Allnut ' s premises were the porter , his wife and children . The man , who slept in one of the top rooms , was awoke , by hearing a strange noise , apparently proceeding from the adjoining apartment . He immediately got up , when on opening his door he found fire rushing completely across the staircase . Having returned , he managed to save his family , who _niade a hasty retreat down stairs ; but in stopping to save some clothes he nearly perished , for the flames spread so swiftly , that he was ob . liged to rush through them to reach the door . Fortunately he received no personal injury of importance . The engines were soon on the spot ) and placed in a commanding position , but the flames shot through tothe premises of Me 3 ars . Hayter and Co ., army packers , No . 52 , in Mark-lane , and having ignited

      the roof of tho Corn Exchange , they burst through the back of the houses there , and fired several houses in Seetbing-lane . The scene at this period was awful , nothing being seen but huge sheets of flame curling upwards , and then spreading in sundry directions . Fortunately the firemen were enabled to cut off the further spread of the fire in theroof of the Corn Exchange . Some idea of the extent of the conflagration may bo formed when it is stated that Hay tors and Howell ' s premises were 130 feet long , and eighty wide , and nearly ninety feethigh ; the premises in which the disaster commenced were not much smaller ; whilst thoso of Mr Barber were considerably larger . The whole of these immense buildings were on fire at the same time , to say nothing of the smaller ones whicb

      were also in flames . The property destroyed is very considerable , but at present it woul d be impossible to form an opinion of the exact loss , as a great many other persons had goods in the warehouses . The origin of the fire is not known . Notwithstanding the efforts of the firemen a body of fire still remained in the ruins on Friday night On the night of Thursday another fire had very nearly occurred in the immediate neighbourhood of the present disastrous one . The premises threatened were thoso of Messrs . Capel , tho extensive coopers , adjoining tbe warehouses of Mr . Barber , but , happily , a timely discovery of the danger was

      made , and the flames were extinguished before any serious damage was done . During Friday evening the wall at the back of Mr . Barber ' s warehouse fell , but owing to the caution given to the crowd , and to the firemen , no one sustained any injury , From the examination made during the day , it is believed that there will he a valuable salvage found in the ruins , but it is the opinion of the firemen that it will take three months at least before the immense mass of brickwork can be removed to get to the basements . Although the most searching inquiries bave been made , nothing likely to throw the least light as to the origin of the fire has been obtained .

      Loss Op The New Zealand At Sea .—The Ste...

      Loss op the New Zealand at Sea . —The steamer William Joliffe , from Havre , has brought two ships ' boats , three sails , one awning , six pistols ; six oars , two compasses , one lamp , one speaking trumpet ! and a medicine chest , belonging to the vessel New Zealand , of London latel y burnt at sea , and landed by a . French _veBgel at Havre , together with the captain and crew , who were picked up by the same vessel iit ' sea . '•

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      MANSION-HOUSE . —Caution to Cabmen . —A Cabmen , named John Smith , was . brought ; before Alderman ' Gibbs , charged with having refused to _conveyMv-NichoUs , of Bethlehem Hospital ,, under the ' following circumstances " ;— The defendant"baid not paid the slightest attention * to two summonses which'had been served upon him , calling upon : him to appear to answer the complaint , and * was therefore taken into custody ; for the offence . —Mr . Nicholls said , on Tuesday week , I went . to the cab stand in Lower Thames-street , upon landing from a steam vessel , and getting into a disengaged . cab , of . which the defendant was the driver , desired him to drive me to Bethlehem Hospital . " What are you to

      going to give for carrying you ? " said he ; mc . "That you shall know , " said I , " when you arrive at your destination . - '' He then -sa _id if 1 did jot bargain to g ive him _half-crown he wou d not take nie , as he hid been all day without a job . The fare is not more than'a * shilling , or at W , sixteenpence I expostulated with him ; but it was useless . He refused positively to drive me for less than that sum and 1 havo do doubt would have insisted upon receiving the half-crown at once if I had yielded to the extortion . I got out ; of course , and insisted upon seeing his badge , and I asked him three times to let me look' at it beforo he opened the lower part of his waistcoat to show it to me . — Alderman Gibbs : There are two serious charges against you defendant ; what havo you to say , ' ?

      , Defendant : In the first placo , as to my badge , 'I always wear it as I do now , on tho third button , so that everybody as likes may look at it ; so he's wrong there . Then , as to my refumh g to take him , there was a gentleman called four of us cabs at one moment , and in went the complainant into mine , so I told the gentleman as civil as -could be that I was hired , and I begged him to come out , as I had been without a job all day , and I expected to get better paid by the other party . Well , he did pet out , and then he took the number of my cab . — Mr . Nicholls said that not one word of what had just been stated had been uttered upon the occasion , and that if such an appeal had been made to

      bim it would have undoubtedly succeeded , provided there had been any _foundationfoi * it . —Alderman Gibbs : This is an _increasingwil : ' . The moment a cabman finds that he has but a short way to go he refuses to stir , because his chance of imposing upon his customer is not so tempting as a long fare would-present . The defendant , ' in treating my summons with contempt , meant to . weary out the gentleman whom'he refused to carry , and he concealed his badge with * the view of adding " tb the difficulty of arriving at a satisfactory ' issue . N I must try what . I can do to prevent such outrageous conduct , and fine the defendant 40 s . oi * one month ' s imprisonment in Bridewell . '

      Assault . —Mr . Joseph Parawagna , a foreigner , waB brought up in the custody of a policeman , charged with having thrashed tlio waiter of a public-house in one of the courts in Fenchurchstreet , with a stick in a very violent maimer . The defendant , it appeared , paid no regard to a large lettered notice on the wall , " giving a caution of a delicate nature to passers by , and was in the act of showing his disregard for the hint when the waiter walked up to him , touched him on the shoulder , and informed him civilly of his mistake . ' The rage of the defendant , upon being told that ; _, he must shift his quarters , knew no bounds . H _^' raised his stick and began to lay it with all his might upon the shoulders of the waiter , who ' actually , danced

      with pain , until he got hold of the weapon with whichhe had been punished . - A policeman then made his appearance , and / at the request ofthe waiter , submitted the case to the arbitration of the magistrate . —The defendant said he had exercised very particular judgment and delicacy in the matter , 'for he had selected the place for his act commodation because ,- from ; its neglected condition , itappeared to be adapted for that very ' purpose alone . ' ( Laughter . ) What then 'must , he asked , his astonishment be when he felt a sharp blow across the shoulders , and , found that the person who inflicted it'was ready to give hini another , and perhaps to follow it up by robbing

      hini . Ho admitted that , labouring under the impression that he was himself the aggrieved party , he had raised his stick to retaliate , and he felt the greatest desire for the interference of the policeman and the magistrate . —Alderman Gibbs having made very close inquiries as to : the locus in quo , and learned that the defendant had favoured the spot with 'a _' visit on a foiMiier occasion , . on a similar emergency , fined him twenty shillings , and required him to find securities to keep'the peace for six months . Mr . Parawagna expressed , on paying the penalty , his indignation at the treatment he had received , and said it was his intention to seek satisfaction elsewhere .

      GUILDHALL . — Serious _CiuhOE against a Policeman . —Thomas'Wilkins , No . 117 , of the D division . of metropolitan police , was brought up for re-examination , charged with defrauding the treasurer of Middlesex of 3 s . Cd ., ' arid also with defrauding Mrs . Collins of a similar amount . —The circumstances ofthe case were briefly stated as follows : —The prosecutrix was in attendance at- the last sessions of the Old Bailey , at . the trial of William Collins , her husband , who was convicted of having violently assaulted her , and was sentenced

      to ten years' transportation . ' The prisoner was the officer engaged in the case , and had the paying of the expenses to the witnesses for the time they had beon in attendance . He received the amount of £ 1 ls . to be paid to the prosecutrix _^ arid , - instead of applying it to that purpose ; he paid the prosecutrix only lis ., and appropriated the remainder to his own use . The prisoner was remanded for a week , bail being taken for his appearance in one surety of £ S 0 , and himself in his own recognizance of £ 40 . . ¦¦ _-. ••• . _* ¦ . ¦

      Stealing _fkom _inu Person . — Elizabeth Williams and John Moram wero brought up , charged , the former with stealing a silver watch , ' guard , key , and' seal , value £ < _1 10 s .,- : -fi _* bm the person of James Roberts , and the latter with assaulting the prosecutor , for the purpose of aiding and abetting the female in committing the robbery . — The prosecutor stated that he was walking along "Victoria , _stroot . between eleven and twelve o ' clock on Saturday night Inst , wlien lie met the prisoner Williams ; who asked him to accompany her home . He asked her where she lived . " Before she had time

      to reply a man crossed the road immediately behind , and struck him a violent hldw under the left car . Tha man then ran away in tho direction of _Ssiffi'dnhill . On perceiving the approach ' of two officers in plainclothes , prosecutor retained his hold of the female until : they arrived , ' when he gave her into custody . lie gave a description ofthe man tothe constables , who soon after apprehended the prisoner . On feeling his pockets he missed his watch , with a seal and key attached to tbe guard . The watch was found in the female prisoner ' s _handi—Both prisoners were fully committed for trial .

      WORSHIP-STREET , -i Burglary . — A robust follow named Joseph Saunders was charged with having burglariously broken , into the dwelling-house of a gentleman named Chapman , residing in Victoria-place , Haggerstonc—The prosecutorstatcd that at ten o'clock on the preceding night , after carefully securing tlio lower part of the house , he retired to rest with his family , and shortly after three that morning he was awaked by his wife , who informed him that she felt satisfied there were thieves in the house , as she had just heard' the sound of footsteps in the passage . Witness instantly , hastened down stairs , and upon entering the back kitchen , in which he had previously heard a sort of rumbling noise , ho observed the window open , and a man in the act of making his way through it , and beforo he had time to intercept hini he leaped into tho garden and

      disappeared . On examining the place he found ever j thing perfectly safe , , and that no article had been disturbed , but a candlestick , which was left on the table , the light having " evidently just been extinguished . He then proceeded to the street-door to give information to the police , and in a few minutes two constables arrived with the prisoner ih their custody . —Police-constable No . 56 stated that while on duty at the rear of the premises the prisoner suddenly presented himself on the top of the prosecutor ' s garden wall , from which he dropped into the street , and started off , with his cap and boots in his hands . After a sharp pursuit he was stopped and secured by another officer . On searching him at the station-house a large knifo was found in his possession , —The prisoner declined offering any defence , and was committed for trial .

      BOW-STREET . —An old Trick . —Charles Webb was charged with obtaining a quantity , of tobacco by false represenfa _*; ions . —It appeared from , tho statement of James Shaw , a youth , in tho service of Mr . Clerk , a tobacconist , of 5 , Drury-lane , that the prisoner entered the shop and said he had been sent to give an order for six pounds of tobacco , which was fo bo sent to Mr . Cooper , tho landlord of tho Old Crown , at the coroner of Museum-street , in Oxford-street , and after he left the goods were packed up , and witness took them , but on his way to the Old Crown he was met by the prisoner , who camo up to him in a hurried manner , and said ' that his employer also wanted two pounds of cheroots

      and without proceeding further with the tobacco he had better return and fetch them , which he immediately did , delivering up tho tobacco to the prisoner , who promised to meet him at his master ' s house , but On bringing the cigarsit was discovered that no sucli orders were given , and that Mr . Cooper bad never before seen tho prisoner . A city constable , who had the prisoner in custody , said that severalpersons were present to prefer similar charges against tho prisoner , in addition to which hehad been brought before one of the Aldermen in the city , ' who directed tbat he should be conveyed here , there being several offences committed by the prisoner in the district of this court . '—Mr . Jardine ordered liim to be remanded for a week . Robuery by a Porthh . — "William Christie was charged witli stealing £ 2210 s . in gold , the property of Mr . William Henry Cole , wholesale druggiBt ,

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      No . lOi _^ Hig _tliolljdVh .- _^ 'rha prisoner ' had been in the service of Mr . Cole ' _fwupwaVds of ten years as li ht porter , and implicit confidence was p laced in him ' : fin _, 'Octbb ' erflast , . while the clerks and other servants were ' , lipi " stairsfat tea , ' , the prisoner , who had . beenleft ' in chargeof the _warehouse , went into the coun ting-house and _^ okf from the desk , thb key of which , was accidentally , left in the lock , by . _^ the cashier ,. g 61 d , tothe amount of . ' £ 22 10 s . ' Tbere , was a . large sum . " of . money in tbe desk , " biit ' . ho ohly " ajjr propr . iated . ' the . above sum . " The prispiier absconded from his . employment the . . saihe day , and ' nothing was heardf ' of . him , " although ' a strict search was made , , until Tuesday , the 3 rd inst ., when ho was annrehehded ih New Bartholomew Fair , held in the I II II I II _yisoner' had _be-en in

      Chalk r road , by a police sergeant of . theD division . Heat first denied that'his name was Christie , but be afterwards admitted that it was , and . that he had been in the . employ of Mr . Cole . Tho prisoner ' s , wife was heardon one occasion ! to say that her husband had stolen £ 22 10 s . from . his emp loyer ' s shop , and that ho . had absconded with the money . The prisoner was fully committed for _trial . " Robberies by a Drapkr _' s , Assistant . —Thomas Heywood' one of the assistants in the wholesale department of Messrs . Shoolbrod . and Co ., liriendrapers , of Totteriham ' _-court-road _, was charged . with ' stealing a large quantity of satin damask , and variousothe ' r . valuable articles . —Sergeant Shaw ap-: prchended the prisoner on Monday evening , and | . vhen he took him into custody lie fell down . jn a

      swoon , exclaiming "Oh , my God , my God , what will become of my children ? " ' He was obliged . to be conveyed to the station iii .-a cab . ' The , prisoner sobbed violentl y . throughout ' ' the examination' _^ Richard Buniiey deposed that / he ' was one .. of , ' the as- ; sistants in , the employ of Messi'si' _^ Shoqlbredfand Co ., and , the prisoner was in the same department asi himself . 7 ' Witness was iriduced _^ froiri information he received from Mr . Shbolbred ,, to measure a piece of valuable satin-. damask , valued at 17 s Od . per yard , whenhe found that five , yards ; were wanting , and seven having been cub , off' before , there were twelve yards which had been ' stolen by some one in the _warehoused The last'five yards cut off were found in the prisoner ' s house ,

      Clarendonstreet , _Spmers-town ' . On the constable , . going to the prisoner ' s residence , in addition to the damask satin he found , several' other valuable ornamental furniture fittings , and also window and door fittings , the whole of which w . is identified as the property of : Messrs . ' Shoolbred . —The , prisoner , in answer to the charge , stated that he was guilty of stealing tbe damask satin 7 He was fully committed to take his trial . : _MARLBOROUGH-STREETi — A Disorderly Paupbr . — Henry Butterfield a young man , was brought before Mr . B ingham , charged with creating a'disturbanceat . St ., George ' s Workhouse , Mountstreet , Grosyeribr : s . quare . r _^ _-Mi _* . James Smith , relieving officer at tho workhouse , stated that oh Tuesday morning the prisoner came to him , and in an impudent manner demanded relief . , He refused to grant ' him oiit-dopr relief , but offeredf hira" the

      shelter of the workhouse , whichf he , refused to accept . The prisoner subsequently became so violent that witness was obliged to send for a constable and give him in charge . The overseer added that the prisoner for two years had' been a source of great trouble and expense to the parish , ; A short time ago he was apprenticed to the sea , which cost the parish more than £ 7 , but he had not . been away more than a week when he ' made his appearance . it the workhouse with hardly a rag to cover him . The board of guardians were now determined not to allow him anything niore out of the House . —Police constable C 105 said he was called to take the . prisoner into custody ; ori his way '' to ' . the station the prisoner kicked him ; with great force , and bit his hand nearly through , - _^ The prisoner , who denied the charge _^ was committed to the House of Correction for twenty-one days , with hard . labour . ' ' 1

      A Dishonest Servant . '¦ — ' Mary ' - Crawley . was chaged with stealing two blankets and two sheets , the property of her master . Mr . William Martin , hotel- 'keeper , 12 , 'Queen-street , Soho . —The prosecutor stated that on Saturday night ,, about eight o ' clock , Mrs . Martin rang the bell for . the prisoner , and on the latter making her ' appearance , witness observed that ' _ she . looked rather stouter than she did an hour before , . _and-mentioned the circumstance _to'his . wife , ' ' who . asked the ' prisoner if there was anything the matter with her , as she looked as if shehad the dropsy . ' ' Prisoner cooll y replied that she was quite well , and that she was

      not a bit-stouter than she always was . Mrs . Martin , however , did not believe her , and On ber lifting lip lier 7 gbwn , ' found the two blankets produced suspended by a cord round her waist . The prisoner iwas then taken up stairs , and" on being further searched a couple of sheets were found wrapped round her body ; ' Witness then sent foi * a constable unnd gave th _^ prisoner in ch _arge- —The prisoner , in defence , sn idShe was ' entrusted by the waiter with ' some money tofpay a bill , but having spent the money ¦ in drinking . with the waiter ' s wife , she took the blankets in' order to raise the money to give to the \ vaiter . Mr . ' Bingham committed her for trial . " ' ¦ - _- _•* ¦ .

      As Undutipol Son . —B . Spraig was charged with threatening to do some grievous bodily harm to bis father , Mr ; G ; Spraig ; " . upholsterer , ' Brook-street , Grosvenor-square . —Mr . Spraig said he . was informed that his _^ _son had . a pair " of pistols . andfa sword concealed in'his bed-rodm , _atid'fi'om his spn ' s piist conduct fearing sonie mischief was contemplated he wont into his room and requested to have the _weapoas given iip , to him . ; His' son refused , and drew the sword iipon hini when he tried to open the pistol drawer , swearing that had the pistols been loaded he would haye shot him . The complainant added that his son * was idle and would do nothing . He had already' shop two ' of his sisters and a boy—The _' _son ' said they were three accidents .

      The piftols arid sword ho onl y kept for his own amusement . —Mr . Hardwick ordered him to find two ' sureties to keep the peace for six moritl s . MARYLEBONE ' . —Fatal Occurence .-John Edwards , an omnibus driver was placed at the bar before Mr . Long , on the charge of having caused the death of alittlegirl , ' . named Jane Abbott , aged six years . —Mr . James Seymour , M , Richniond-street , _Soiithwarki'deposcd that on the previous afternoon , at fdurfo ' clock , he waspassing along Carlisle-street , _Tfoi'tmari-market , when , just as an omnibus , driven by the prisoner , - had turned the corner of the street , the child ran off the pavement _^ directly under tho horses' leg ' s ; she was' knocked * down , arid the two near wheels of the vehicle went over her head , thereby' depriving her almost instantaneously of life . —Mr' Long : At what rate was the prisoner ? Witness

      going • At a very moderate rate , sir * and it was quite impossible for him to have prevented the lamentable occurrence , as there was no time for him to pull up .- ; Witness was quite satisfied that the death was entirely _accidental , und that no blame whatever was attributable to the prisoner . —Anbther witness , named Page , corroborated the above evidence . He lifted the little girl from the road , and conveyed her to the house of a surgeon , but before he arrived there ; she was dead . — -Mr ; Long felt _' satisfie'd , from ill that he had heard , that the death was purely accidental ; but as an inquest must be held upon the body of "tho deceased , it was his duty to require , security for his ( prisoner ' s ) being forthcoming on a future day . He was bailed , himself in £ 50 , and his employer in the like amount , for his re-appearance . _...-. < . ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦• . ¦

      Violent Assaults on the Police . —Charles James Ashman was charged with assaults of a most violent nature on the . police . —The evidence went to show that at two on Friday ' ' morning the prisoner was lying drunk on the doorway of a house in Montague-square , and that on his being taken into custody ho kicked arid struck two constables of the D division . He offered a most determined resistance , as it required the united efforts ' of five officers to convey him to the station-house . —lie was convicted in the penalty of 40 s ., and in default of payment , one month ' s imprisonment .

      CLERKENWELL . — Charge of Rape . —Mr . Andrew Soott , paper manufacturer , residing at 29 , _Hemingford-terrace , Islington , was placed at the bar , before Mr . ' Combe , charged with having violated Mary Ann Kimber , aged twenty-four , servant to Mr . Bunnay , of 30 , Hemingford-terrace — Mr . John Wakeling attended on the part ofthe prisoner . —A surgeon ' s certificate was produced , stating tbat the prosecutrix was ' ur iablo to attend in consequence of injuries she had received . The prisoner , it appeared , occupied apartments in the house , No . 29 , Hemingford-terrace , and had been in the abit

      n of getting over the garden wall and conversing with her Oh the Gth inst ., whilst sho was in the kitchen of her master ' s house , the prisoner got over the wall , entered the kitchen , there being no one in the house but herself , and although she made a resistance , and screamed , he accomplished his purpose . She subsequently became afrlicted with a foul disease , when she' commimicatod to her mother what had happened , and the prisoner was apprehended by Collins , 50 N . —Mr . Wakeling said his client was highly respectable , and denied the charge . —A medical man said that the prosecutrix would not bo able to attend in less than a week to

      give her evidence . — Mr . Combe ordered the prisoner to put in bis own recognizances to appear on Tuesday week to answer the charge . A Gang oi ? Swindlers . —Rebecca Hawes , alias Rebecca Keene , alias Brown , alias Philips alias Allen , aged about thirty , and of respectable appearance was charged b y Mr . J . sawyer , attorney , of No . 0 Gray _s-inn-sijuare ,- with having been _concernedintlio following robbery _:-, The prosecutor haying been sworn , said that in the month _ofXn tember , 1849 , his wife's , aunt was _indSsed 3 advised to have change of air , _whei _^^ vSeScS after some apartments'in which her proper y St be deposited ' and taken care of durinV _^ _L _atBrigtton , _^ Bawabill _^ _aa _^ aS but she _was-authorised to _negSte wirt _^ any party agreeable to take the _apartmentl wSs _^

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      plained , to her that ho merely required _thegood _stis be protectedduring the absence of his relation in the , country . . Terms were arranged , and entered into , and the goods , with" _valiiablo late , Wro con . yevea _\ to the house , be > itne " ss , _ Having satisfied him self through . a reference given by the prisoner ' m * relation remained . at Bri ghton for two months ' an ! on her return to London they proceeded to the ' house forthe purpose of redeeming , the , property , when they , found th _chouse . _'deBerted and empty . _VYitn _ess immediately gave information with a descri ption _. ef the . prisoner . 8 person to the police , who at once recognised her as being connected with , a notorious gang of swindlers , called the Bennett , Keene , Hansford , and Stacey ' s gang , many of whom had been _plaifiM _herMt ' Ho merely required iiYtu _^^

      transported , and others aro now suffering imprisonment , for swindling Mr . Richards , linen draper , of Goswell-street , St . . Luke ' s , to a , , considerable amount . An officer immediately instituted inquiries , and at length he traced the prisoner . to No : . 22 , Tash-street , _Gray- ' s-inn-lane , where , she was living with the man Kcerie ; iri the . name of Harris , and she . was identified ; by . ' witness . On , searching ithe place numerous' duplicates were feund for ; property belonging to the prosecutor ' s relation , together with some of the articles which had been placed under ' the care of the prisoner . ; She . was ,

      immediately given into custody and brought to this court . —Serjeant _Ilarvey / l'l G _, said the prisoner -was connected , with ; a " n ' est ' , oi _^ swindlers , and . he had sought after tho man Keene ' without effect . '' The gaiiir wero in the habit of taking houses , and setting-up 7 n , the retail beer business , and they referred to each other for characters ; , when they would bolt in debt , and without paying , their rent , and in many instances taking away the fixtures . — The prisoner said nothing , _. and . _sho was remanded until Monday next , with ' . a . view ' to ' , recover and produce the stolen property , " arid to trace and apprehend the man Keeiie . ' "' . ' . '

      LAMBETH . —Furious Dnivi . vo . —Mri ' _. ' _"N _' ottage , cab proprietor , was summoned to produce the driver of the cab No ' . 1 , 439 , to answer a . charge of furiou 3 driving ; arid endangering the Jives of severa l of het Majesty ' s subjects , and accordingl y produced John Allen , _badge . _*^ . —Samuel Capping , 97 P , deposed that , on "the , 4 th instant , at about half-past nine o ' clock , he was on duty at the Surrey Gardens , and observed a cabman drive out of the rank , and proceed along Peri ton-place at so furious a rate as to endanger the lives of several persons who were _leaying ithe gardens . W'tness followed him ,-and overtaking him in _Uewingtoh- 'crescerit , took down tlie number both of his cab and his badge . —Thc defendant declared he knew nothing whatever . of the

      circumstance related by ; the constable , and that . he had not been to the Surrey Gardens , or near them , oh'th ' e evening in question ; and , that , at the time spoken of his cab was on the rank in . King-street , Cheapside . —Capping admitted that Alien was not the person in charge of the cab at the time ,, biit a different mari ; and that the number , of his badge was 7 , 703 , while that of Allen was 393 . —Mr . Xottage said that Allen had been in his . employment for fourteen years arid was an exceedingly steady and well-conducted man , arid he was perfectly certain the officer must have made some hiistake in taking downftbe num'ber . f-Capping repeated that he had

      been most careful in taking down the number , and could make no mistake , about it , as the cab waa standing ' still at the time . —Mr . ' E ! liot 6 ¦ rem _.- irked that the circumstance , would appear inexplicable to bim if he had riot heard ofthe practice recently adopted amongst the cabmen of changing their numbers . In this case , however , it was fortunate the constable had taken the number of the driver ' s badge as well as that of the cab , and he hoped that the matter would be followed up , and strictly investigated . With , this view he ' should adjourn , the summons for a-week , but feeling satisfied that the present defendant was not the aggressor he should not trouble him to attend again .

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      From the Gazette of Tuesday , September 17 th . BANKRUPTS . James Bensley Larke , Norwich , _draper—Elias "Marcus , Vincent-street , limehouse , and Stepney , builder—John Savill , St . Neot ' s , Huntingdonshire , draper— "Edward Palfrey Simmocds ,- Highgate , -Warwickshire , commercial traveller—Abraham Solomons , Basinghall-street , City merchant—Joseph Turner , Eastbourne , Sussex , grocer .

      SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS . David Clark , Elgin , merchant—Francis Pleten Denovan _, junr ., 7 Grangemouth , ship-broker—Robert Ilope , _Edinburgh , baker—William Marshall , Edinburgh , artist—Alexander llobertson _, Dundee , salmon-fisher . From the Gazette of Friday , September 20 . BANKRUPTS . Richard Wilson Jewison and Edward Atkinson of Charlotte-terrace , _Jfew-cut , Lambeth , linen drapers—George Walker , of 3 , rhilpot . lane , merchant —Henry U _' nrd rarrer _, of 23 , old Fish-street , wine merchant—Frederick Vines and Thomas _Kitelee , bf the Steam Mills , East Greenwich , millers—James Bennett , of Hay-hill , Berkeleysquare , builder—William Pike , of Reading , Berkshire , tobacconist—William Huntley , of 29 , Hart-street , _Coventgai'dcn , licpnsed victualler—Samuel Prance , of Bradford , grocer—Beiijamin _Ilopkinson Bates , of Liverpool ,: merchant-James Atkinson , of _Xewcastle-uiWii-Ti-ce , victualler .

      ;' . _'' - _' . BANKRUPTCY _ANNULLED . 7 / ' 'William Ash , of _Henry-strect , Hampstead-road , plumber . ; ' ; _';¦ SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS . ¦ : Alexander Hector , pf Kirksidc , near Montrose , saliaon fisher—Alexander Green , of Aberdeen , saddler— James Smith , _late : of Deanston , Esquire—John Hood , of Paisley , brazier—Robert Harris , of Glasgow , shawl warehouseman —George _SI'Kemmie , of Glasgow , miller—James _Paterson , of Edinburgh , printer .

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      Fire at Pestoxville . — -On Friday night , shortly before ten o ' clock , a fire broke out in the promises belonging to Messrs . John ,. Thomas , and William Barns , carpenters and builders , carrying on _business ¦ in Queen _' s-row , Pentonville , immediately facing , tho chapel ; "Numerous engines ol the Loudon Brigade , Parish , and West ol England Company , attended as quickly as possible . _^ Before , however , any impression eould bo made upon the flames , the roof fell in , and tho fire was forcing its way into the offioesand stores . The carpenters' workshops were gutted , tho storehouse considerabl y burned , the windows in ' the offices-demolished , ' rind-some damage done to the painters' Avorkshops .

      Siiockixg Accident at _"N ' ottino-iiiu / . —On Friday a coroner ' s inquest was held bv Mr . Wakley , jun ., at- No . -4 , Chepstow Villas West , Notting-bill , to inquire into the death of Mrs . Ada Koogb _. _' aged 20 , the . wife ' of Mr . Keogh , provision merchant , of _Thauies-street . Ou-Tuesday morning last ,-about cloven o ' clock , tho unfortunate lady was playing with her infant upon the hearth rug , in the front parlour of the house , when her dress , which was of a . very light material , caught tire , and although her servants and some of the passers by came To bei _* assistance almost immediately , the burns - which she received wero so severe and extensive that she gradually sunk and- expired the same evening . The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death . "

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      _COltiN " . ; Mark lane , Wednesday , Sept . IS . —The supply oi _English wheat to-day wns nearl y all of' the new crop , and generally in better condition . It , therefore , met a free sale at about ls advance on our last quotations . Foreign wheat was in good supply , hut held for higher prices , which checked business , as we had not many buyers . We had a ' large arrival of French flour in the last week , and the bestqmilities have gone off readily sit full prices ; mfovior sorts likewise were move inquired after . New barley was more plentiful , and sold less freely at barely former prices . Old Foreign for grinding was rather , cheaper . In malt but little doing . New boiling peas were scarce , and ' iu demand at iis advance . Fine beans ready sale . We have had further arrivals of Hussian oats , nnd a good many irom nearer ports during the week . The market for good qualities was fully maintained to day , but inferior sorts were very ( lull snip .

      , Richmond ( Yokksihre ) September 14 . — We had a fair supply of grain this morning . The samples of new wheat were excellent : —New wheat sold from 4 s Ud to as ( idold ditto us 0 d tofisOd ; oats 2 s 4 dto 3 s 4 d ; barley 3 s 0 d to 4 s ; beans 4 s 3 d to 4 s Gil per bushel .

      CATTLE . Smithfield , Monday , Sept . Id , —We were again heavily supplied with home-fed beasts , and ; there was a slight improvement iii their general condition . _JTotwitlistandlng that tho attendance of both town and country buyers was extensive , the beef trade ruled excessively heavy ,: and last week ' s prices were with difficulty supported . The general top figure for beef was 3 s Gd , but a few very superior Soot *; went at as Sd per 8 lb . Nearly 500 bea 6 ts were driven _awav unsold . There was ail increase in the numbers of Sheep , and the English breeds continue to arrive of full _avera- ' e weight . In tins description of stock a very moderate busitransactedat barel

      ness was , y late rates . The extreme value of tlie best old Downs was 4 s per Slbs . The supply _«?« n _\ , _rM ° ? . i Vl , ilc tUe veal _t' _- _^ e ruled very inactive at barel y stationary prices . Prime small uorkers rin » s _al _ffif „ ! P " J _teSWi _LidperSibs ° le , gn P _' Were selU _"S at from 2 s 2 d to beef _9 _s _2 _d _to _' _. _e _^ _EADE _M _t _' Moi , a _^> _P _** _^ . -Interior _S "t ? m i' _fM '" -doling ditto , 2 s Gd to 2 s Sd : prime col £ nn f t 0 _v _^ ' * _' iui _? * « _" »« . - ¦ * t 0 3 s id ' " _= _SSkmiM _* J ° 3 s Cd * iuferiOT mutton * *• 8 d , 0 3 s 2 ( 1 ; _™„ i l"g tl J _, , * 3 s 4 d t 0 3 _« M ; _!«»>« ditte , 3 s Sd to 3 s 10 . 1 ; _^ _Liu _! . , 10 3 s _M ; small pork . 3 s 6 d to 4 s 0 . 1 , per Slbs . by the carcase .

      * WOOL . City , Monday , September IC—The imports of wool into umdem last week were small , comprising enly 215 bales trom Germany , The public sales are going very high , and within tlie last two days extraordinary prices have beon realised fyv very _supeiwi * shmples , Australian 1 ms sul ( l frpmls 2 dtolslls clean ; Is to Is Sid damaged ; I ' ort Phillip-1 _» _ajd to _lsSJd ; Van DiemeiVs Land Is Ts to Is 8 { . d clean sheep ; Cape _lljd to Is Gd , & e . LivEiiroot _, September 14 . —Scotch!—The demand for Laid Highland Woe-Vis by tio means so good as might haw been expected , considering the _eagerness to get into stoCK at the fairs . White is rather more in request . For Crossed and Chcvoit the demand is anything but good .-.

      Frinnns Printed By William Rider, Of No. 5, Macclesfiow-Sueet,

      _Frinnns Printed by WILLIAM RIDER , of No . 5 , MacclesfioW-sueet _,

      In The Parish Of St, Aniie,' Westminster...

      in the parish of St , Aniie , ' Westminster , at the _- . effice , 16 , Great Windmill-street , ' _llnym . irket , in the City of Westminster , forthel ' _raprietor _. _FUAKGUS 0 _'CbK _> 'i > K _; Esq . M . P ., ; and published by the said William Kidm , ' _* ¦ ' * the . Office , in th » tome street « uri parish . — "inn . i _>**>> . September 21 st , 1850 . •* .- ¦••

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 21, 1850, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_21091850/page/8/