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Bnrrns asd Deaths _dj Loxdo _*** . —By the returns of thc registrar-general , for the week ending Feb . 17 , it appears that the numbers * were : births , 1 , 497 ; deaths , 1 , 22-5 . The present return is of an unfavourable character . It shows that 1 , 225 deaths were rcj-istered in the -week , while the average is 1 , 169 . T he increase is still the effect of epidemics , to which 333 deaths are ascribed , or 112 more than have occurred on the average at this season . Amongst these scarlatina and hooping cough ( which have doubled thc weekly mortality from these causes of previous years ) , diarrhoea and cholera arc observed to predominate . The mortality from cholera and tvphns was List week thc same , namely iJ deaths—thc latter disease having declined to near tlie averairc . A considerable decrease continues to
be observed of deaths from consumption ; they were 124 , or 24 less than the average . Inflammation ol thc lungs is also less than the average , while bronchitis is considerably above it . thoug h the two diseases _usuallv rise and fall together . From bronchitis thc deaths were 103 , the average being _tBi _& mn pneumonia there were 93 , thoug h 103 is the _average . Some ofthe above facts have probably an infimatc connexion with the unusual state of the atmosphere . Thc reading of the barometer was even * dav abore 30 in . Of mean dady readings , the hurhe-4 . '( which was on Sunday ) was 30 695 ; thc mean of the week was 30 492 . At 9 h . p . m . on Suiidav _, thc reading was 30 715 , which continued fill Monday at 2 h . a . m . Thc hig hest temperature was ol S , ' on Thursday ; the mean of the week was 40 7 .
The lite Robbert at St . Paxchas "Workhouse . —At the parish vestry , held on Wednesday week , the chairman , Francis _Healey , Esq ., related all the circumstances which had come to the knowledge of thc Board of Directors , founded upon the evidence they had obtained , and the rigid investigation they had , wiih the aid of Mr . Inspector _M'Culloch and Mr . Lockerby , of the detective force , pursued in the matter . This statement , like the evidence already given , tends to show that the thief not only well understood the premise . , but also all the business transactions of the board . In addition tothe
£ 20 in gold abstracted , there had also been taken three deposit receipts of the London and Westminster Hank for the sum of £ 1 , 000 each . Thc chairman stated , that the board had felt it their duty to suspend the vestry clerk for one week , and had given Bim six weeks to make up all his accounts . The directors have offered a reward of . £ 50 for such information as shall lead to the apprehension and conviction ofthe offender or offenders . Inquests . —TnE _Fihe nr _WniTE-Sir . EET , _Sourn-WABK . —On Monday before Mr . Payne , at the Constitution , "White-street , Southwark , respecting the fire which occurred upon the premises of Mr . Gregory , in the same street . After several witnesses liad been examined , the jury returned the
following verdict : — "That there was not sufficient evidence to prove how the fire orig inated . " Death from Fibe . —On Monday , before Mr . Baker , at the London Hospital , on the body of Sophia Petet , who was burned to death under " the following circumstances : —The deceased was thc widow of a labourer , and the mother of three children , and she obtained a livelihood by washing . On Tuesday week List the deceased was standing near the fire , when her clothes ignited , and she was immediately enveloped in flames . Several persons went to her assistance , but beforo thc fire was extinguished her body was burnt in a most dreadful manner . She was removed to the hospital , where she died on the following Friday . Verdict— "Accidental death . "
Death _fkom Starvation . —On Monday before Mr . Carter , at the Weymouth Arms , Newington , on the body of Mary Ann Ward , aged five weeks . —Mary "Ward stated that the deceased was her daughter . "Witness her hnsband , and deceased , occupied a small room . Her husband was a travelling tinker . "Witness very seldom had any money from him , for he was a man of drunken habits , and frequently illnsed her . The only means she had of g etting a little food was by shirt making , for which she was paid three-halfpence each ; and all witness could earn , hy working from eig ht in the morning until after midnight , was 41 d . Witness , since her confinement , had suffered great privation , and being unable to afford the deceased anv nourishment
from the breast it was brought np by hand . Witness , when first confined , received Is . Cd . and a loaf from the parish , but , after that , the board of guardians refused assistance . The deceased was therefore placed under the care ofa female named Sarah BelLimy , who lived with them . Witness _bec-une very ill from _vrant of food . On Saturday , the 10 th inst ., thc deceased was entirely without food , but on the two subsequent days she received a little , but at last became very weak , and on the next day expired . —Mr . W . Fairbrother , surgeon , stated that the body ofthe child was very much emaciated , which he attributed to a want of nutritious food . There was tubercular disease , which was very common with children brought up
3 j hand . —Verdict , "Death from tubercular disease arising from the want of proper nourishment . " _Tcespat . —Death from Chloroform . — Before Mr . Bedford , at the Westminster Arms , Market-Street , Westminster , on Samuel Bennett , a labourer , aged 36 , whose death was caused by chloroform while he was nnder a surgical operation . —Julia Bennett , widow ofthe deceased , said that about six weeks ago her husband was employed at the Earl of _Ellesmerc _' s , Bridgewater House , St . James ' s , when he received an injury ofthe rig ht great toe , whieh confined him to his home . He was attended by Mr . Frith , one ofthe surgeons at the Westminster Dispensary , and on Friday night last , four small bones were removed from the toe . The following day
some medical gentlemen came from the dispensary for the purpose " of removing the toe . Previous to the operation they stated that they would apply chloroform if her husband wished to avoid pain . They tried some chloroform , but which had no effect . One of the medical gentlemen then asked the deceased whether he would have the toe taken off without chloroform . When he observei tliat he was suffering great pain , and that he would submit to the operation without chloroform . Some more chloroform was obtained . Witness was not in the room when the second application of thc choloroform took place , In about two hours ' time she was told that her husband was dead . One ofthe _surircons said it was a bad job , but
that they liad done their best . —Mr . T . Cowing-, landlord of the house where the deceased lived , stated that thc deceased made no objection to the use of ehlorofbnn , and that b y the direction of one ofthe surgeons he ( witness ) went to Mr . Hooper , chemist , Pall-mall Bast , and purchased an ounce of chloroform . It waa applied with a handkerchief to thc deceased ' s nostrils . Thc deceased got very restless , and required four persons to hold him . After the " struggling" had ceased and the amputation was performed , deceased went off apparently senseless . The medical gentlemen immediately tried to restore decease to consciousness . Thev
opened the window , inflated his lungs , threw cold water on his face , and poured some brandy into his mouth , hut he never recovered . —Coroner : Are you sure that the deceased was aware that they were going to apply chloroform ?—Witness : I am quite sure , and that he made no objection . —By the Coroner : The operation was performed in about a minute and a quarter , when the deceased ceased to breathe . —Thc widow of the deceased stated that while the last witness was gone for some chloroform , her _liusbandexprcsscdhisobjectiontobavc itapplied . —Mr . W . Brown , assistant " to Mr . _Jfunn , surgeon to the Dispensary , had no doubt that death arose from the action of choloform on the nervous svsteni . Dr .
Arledge , Mr . _^ unn , and Mr . Frith were present at the _ffflft mortem examination . —Dr . Arlcogc stated that he observed the walls of the heart deficient in their muscular fibres . That would weaken the action of the heart , which , in consequence , would be more likely to be influenced by the inhalation of choloform . Thc heart was not in that state that its condition could be observed during life . He was of opinion that every care had been used . Much larger doses of choloform had been given to patients without injury . —Verdict , " That the deceased died from the effects of chloroform , properly administered . "
Eablt _Cjjosixg Movement ix the Crrr . —On Saturday last , the majority of thc most influential mamjiacttirers in the City of _IrfMldon closed their several places of business at one o ' clock in the day , in pursuance of a resolution passed at a numerous meeting of merchants and others on the 31 st of January last . The large warehouses in Fridaystreet , Watling-street , Cheapside , Aldermanbury , and other places in the city , were entirely shut up , a 3 on Sundays . One important effect of " this new system will be that the canyiM" trade , whieh , in consequence of the late closing ofthe manufacturers , has hitherto been conducted after eleven o ' clock on Saturday nights , and during a portion of Sunday , will now be completed at an early hour on
Saturday afternoon . Committal of a Police Constable for Felo . w _—Nicholas Halliday , 109 , K , was finally examined at the Thames PoliceOffice , on 3 Ionday , charged with stealing a £ 5 Bank of England note , number 90 , 609 . The note was posted in " a letter at the Stratford office on the 9 th nit ., hut never reached its destination . It was traced hy Peake , an officer attached to the post-office , to the jossession of the prisoner , who had _^ given it to his landlad y in payment of a debt . Evidence , tracing the progress of the note , but not showing- how it was abstracted from the -post-office , was given , and the prisoner , who said he picked up the note in Hi gh-street , Stratford , was committed for trial , with leave to put in two sureties of £ i _>) each .
Improvements ix the Cut . —On Monday , workmen _commenced removing the buildings standing between Bud ge-row and the old Church-yard of St . _Zaci-ary , for the purpose of forming the new line of street-ii-om WalbrooK to St . Paul ' s . The whole of the _houses between _Turnwheel-laiic aud Dcwgate have been _completely razed .
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Tonbrioge Wells . —Foroeb Bask op Exglaxd _Sotes . —An individual who came from the metropolis by thc South Eastern Railway on Friday week , has inundated this town with forged Bank of England notes . He took up his residence at Mrs . Ames s boarding-house , engag ing apartm ents for a month ccrtain , saving he hadcome down for the benefit oi the waters * . Shortly after he entered the house , he g ot change of a £ 10 note from Mrs . Aines . He afterwards went round the town , and succeeded , chiefly withthe butchers , in passing ei g ht £ 10 and £ 5 notes , lie did not return to his lodgings , which aroused suspicion . Inquiries were instituted the following morning , when it was found that all the notes were forgeries , and that he had left the preceding evening . Thc 410 notes are dated London 4 th of October , 184 S , No . Y K 64 , 504 ; the £ o .
, Xewcastle-upon-Tyne _, 28 th of August , 1847 . The individual who passed them is a man about fortyfive , fair , dressed in black , and apparently afflicted with asthma , A person of this description passed forged notes ofthe same date , to a large amount , at Guildford , on Thursday week last . PETERBOROtron . —The Murder op Major Mahon . —On Wednesday week last , the Peterborough constable , Taylor , succeeded in apprehending Thomas Brennan , " described as of Carroward , in the county of Roscommon , labourer , at the houso of Mr . Spencer , called Woodcraft Castle , near Peterborough , he being charged with the murder of Major Mahou , in Ireland , on the 2 nd November , 1847 . Brennan is supposed to be the man who fired the fatal shot . A true bill having been found against
him by the grand jury at thc last Roscommon assizes , a bench warrant was issued for his apprehension , and placed in the hands of Taylor , who had received information he was somewhere in this neighbourhood . Taylor had been engaged for the last three weeks in devising means for apprehending the prisoner , who had nearly escaped ; for , on searching the prisoner , a letter from his brother was found upon him , stating that his passage was paid to America byhissistcr , and thatthe vessel would vail in a few days for Liverpool . Taylor ultimately succeeded in finding him , in company with five other Irishmen , at Mr . Spencer ' s . He immediately went with two assistants well armed , and , after a struggle succeeded in capturing him . He then lodged lum safely in gaol at Peterborough , where he will remain until orders are received from Ireland .
£ 800 reward has been offered by the family of the major , and £ 209 by government _^ for the apprehension of Brennan and his accomplices . Durham . —The Game Law Tragedy sear Rabt Castle . —A short time since a murder was perpetrated on the game preserves of his Grace the Duke of Cleveland , adjacent to his princely seat , Raby Castle . One of his watchers , George May , after being missing more than three days , was discovered in a remote plantation a corpse , having been shot through the head . Last week three poachers , known by the names of John Nesham , Nicholas Pevcrley , ar id George Smith , were apprehended on suspicion of being concerned in the assassination . Nothing being adduced against Smith , he was discharged . The other two were removed to separate prisons , Bishop Auckland and Staindrop , for
confinement . On Tuesday week a communication was made by Peverley , which led to the immediate apprehension of another man , of the name of Christopher Simpson , also a poacher , living about two miles from Bishop Auckland . Peverley complained of the . injustice done him by his being imprisoned for an offence committed by another man . When questioned more particularly on the subject , he ( Peverley ) said Simpson , with the other prisoner , Neskam , and himself , were on the estate on the Sunday morning , thc 21 st ult . They were shooting at a hare , when the deceased , May , made his appearance . Nesham turned away to make off , but he and Simpson remained , and the latter declared his intention to shoot May . He begged of him not to do so . Simpson replied with an oath , " That he would fire at the , " and levelling his gun , took a deliberate aim at the unfortunate man and shot
him dead , the poor fellow falling on his face . Nesham did not see thc shot fired . He afterwards spoke to Simpson in the plantation , and he advised their leaving by different roads , which they did . The prisoners underwent another examination at Bishop Auckland . Peverley persisted in the truth of his former statement , which was partly confirmed by the other prisoner , Nesham , who admitted he was in thc plantation with them , and that he saw the deceased , as described by Peverly , but ran off , and saw nothing of him afterwards . After a great mass of evidence was adduced of a circumstantial and confirmatory character , the magistrates remanded the prisoners , but at the same time intimated their intention of ultimately sending the case for trial at the assizes .
Gloucestershire . —Bank-xote Forgeries . —The prisoners Stevenson and Emma Jackson , who had been remanded upon charges of being concerned in the Bank of England note forgeries at Bristol , underwent final examination before the magistrates of that city , on Friday and Saturday last . In addition to the testimony previously adduced , evidence was called to show that Stevenson and Westwood had been seen constantly in company of each other , not only at the Birmingham Arms Tavern , where they slept , but at different parts of the city . A witness also deposed to their having been together at a public house where Stevenson was very lavish of his cash , spending sovereigns freely and treating the persons present to liquors . The magistrates committed
Stevenson for trial , and determined upon sending Jackson to Walsall , where charge of uttering a forged note can be substantiated against her . Forgery . —At the police-office , Norwich , on Friday week , W . K . Warren , described as a farmer , was charged with having forged and counterfeited the acceptance of Edward Wigg to a bill of exchange , with the intention of defrauding Messrs . Cozens and Son , corn merchants . —Mr . Cozens deposed that the prisoner had dealt with him since June last , and on the 24 th of November he was indebted to him and his son to a considerable amount . The prisoner then paid him on account a bill , dated at two months , for £ 25 , drawn by him on Edward Wigg ,
merchant , of Norwich , and having tho name " Edward Wigg , " to an acceptance thereof , payable to Messrs . Harveys and Hudson . He ( tho prosecutor ) produced that bill , He endorsed it and paid it away , butitwasreturi ; ed dishonoured . —Mr . E . Wigg said that hehad kept the King ' s Head Inn , in St . Gilcs ' -street , for thelast ten or twelve months , and he contracted for the mail carts . He had purchased com from the prisoner , which had been delivered to him from the Messrs . Cozen and Son . The signature "Edward Wigg" to the acceptance was not his handwriting . He never drew a bill of that sort for the prisoner , as he always paid him in cash . — The prisoner declined to say anything in reply to thc charge , and was committed for trial .
Norfolk . —The Assassixatioxs at Stanfield Hall . —The late housekeeper of thc accused murderer Rush , who is known as the widow James , but whose real name is Emily Sandford , a single woman , was on Thursday night week confined of a female child in Wymondham Bridewell , where she has been kept since the committal of Rush , to ensure her attendance at the trial . In thc event of her recovery Rush ' s trial will in all probability take place at * the latter end of next month at the ensuing assizes . Kush occasions considerable uneasiness amongst the authorities at Norwich Castle by his restless conduct and the singular requests ho is constantlv making ? . He has instructed a solicitor
to retain a leading counsel of the Norfolk circuit to assist him in points of law tliat may arise in the course of his trial , but it is understood that he has been unable to obtain one on the conditions imposed , Rush intending to conduct his own case throughout the trial , which , on account of the number ot witnesses , is likely to extend over two or three days . The prosecution will be conducted by Mr . Serjeant Byles and Mr . Prcndergast . Mrs . Jermy has not yet recovered from her wounds . It has been found that portions of the elbow bone were shot away .
Surrey . — Charge Agaixst a Solicitor at Epsom . —Saturday last was appointed for the reexamination at Epsom of Mr . Robert Henry "Bartlett , on a cliarge of having criminally assaulted Maria O ' Grady , a young woman , aged fifteen and a hall years , who formerly filled the situation of a companion to the wife of the accused . Tlie first witness was Marv Ann Norris , a servant , who resided at Mr . Bartlett ' s at the time referred to hy Miss O'Grady . She remembered , on the Thursday night that lady inquired of her what had become ofthe key of her room-door . She could not find it . Saw Miss O'Grady next morning as soon as she was dressed , and she said nothing particular to her that day . By pcrmissioa of Mr . Bartlett , another youn <*
woman , named Emily Hewett , a servant out of place had slept with witness on thc previous ni ght . —Cross-examined by Mr . Borthwick : "When I made Mr . Bartlett ' s bed , on the Friday morning , I observed that the undcr-sheet had been partly washed . I washed it again because it had been imperfectly done . I do not think Miss O'Grady ' s bed was slept in at all that night . "—By Mr . Owen : " I was asked by Mr . Bartlett to wash the sheet I have spoken of . I heard no noise whatever during Thursday night . I did not advise Maria O' Grady to tell her mother of any circumstance . She never named anything to me . The reason for my leaving Mrs . Bartlett ' s service was , that it was her wish
that I should do so . She gave mc a month ' s notice some time before sho left for Fareham . When doing so , , she told me it was Mr . Bartlett ' s wish to have two new servants in the house together . I have never seen Mr . Bartlett since I left his service until now . —Emily Clara Hewett , who slept with the last witness , deposed to hearing her speak of Miss O'Grady having missed the key of her door . About two in the morning , her bedfellow awoke her , and said she had heard a noise , and on looking over th e banisters , saw Mr . Bartlett in his nightshirt , with a glass of spirits and water , in his Mnd crosssmg the passage below . Li the morning , Mr . Lartlett called for four or five jugs of hot water , and whea Miss O'Grad y came ( Am , she ex-
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pressed some wonder what he could want so much water for . Norris replied , " You must know best , " and Miss O'Grady made no reply . She went up with Norris to make thc beds . She could not tell if two persons had slept in her master ' s bed , as it was a mattress ; but the sheet was dimp where it had been washed . Mr . Borthwick admitted Miss O'Grady ' s statement had been shaken by the two witnesses , hut p \ _'aycA time to obtain further evidence . Mr . Owen begged to lay before the bench a letter which Mr . Bartlett had received from the Mayor of Liverpool , in reference to the prosecutrix . The following is a copy of thc letter : — " Liverpool , February 15 , 1849 . —Sir : My attention having been ealled to a paragraph in tho London Times of Monday , relating to yourself and "Miss O'Grady ,
I deem it my duty to address you on thc subject . You are . a perfect stranger to me , and I can know nothing of what may have taken p lace between you and Miss O'Grady , and I doem it a duty incumbent on me to inform you , that all which Miss O' Grady is said to have stated as having taken place between thc Mayor of Liverpool and herself is entirely untrue . There are other important points connected with Miss O'Grady ' s visit to Liverpool , which , if you think it worth while to inquire into to promote the ends of justice , I will afford every facility and information respecting her during her stay here . — I have tho honour to be , & c ., J . Bramlet Moore , Mayor . "—After a short consultation , the bench decided on remanding the accused . Epsom , Wednesday . — Mr . R . II . Bartlett was
brought up for re-examination before the bench this morning . The inquiry lasted nearly eight hours . The prosecutrix stated , that she was taken partly by force into thc bedroom of the accused , and partly induced to go there by promises that he would not repeat the offence , and that while ho had anything she should not want . The two women examined on Saturday were re-examined , and both of them contradicted the evidence g iven on that day in one point—viz ., Emily Hewitt ' s having slept at Mr . Bartlett ' s on tho night the offence was alleged to have been committed . Thc evidence was also contradictory in two or three minor points . Tlie evidence for the defence was then gone into . Mr . Bartlett said , Maria O'Grady was staying at thc union . Her mother stated to me that " she was in
great distress , and on my mentioning that fact to my wife , sho proposed that the prosecutrix should come to our house and stay for a short time . The girl then came to my house to reside , and stayed with us about three or four days , during which time I obtained the situation for her at Mr . Oades ' . She then went to Mr . Oades' from my house , and after being there a short time Mr . Oades came to me on a Sunday morning , and said that , from her general conduct , he wished to get rid of her . I consulted my wife , and she desired that tho girl might return again to our house , until we could procure a situation for her . On the following day Tuesday my wife went to London , and in the
middle of that day , between tho hours of twelve and two , I first had connexion with her . At that time there were two servants in the house . The door of my dining-room where this took place , was open—the door of the kitchen was open , and the servants were in that kitchen . During the whole time she spoke in a whisper that the servants might not hear . The accused then continued to assert that she came voluntary to his bedroom on the night of the alleged offence , and was a consenting party ; that she shortly afterwards went to Liverpool , having previously gone to consult Mr . Legge on the subject . On her return she stated that Mr . Legge ' said he thought it was the best thing sho could do . My wife and myself both offered to take her to her mother , but
the said if we sent her there she would run away from her . My wife also wrote to her mother a week , or nearly as long , before we sent her to _Liverpool , stating that she was going there . On hearing from Maria O'Grady , whilst at Liverpool , that she could not find her relations there , I wrote to some gentlemen whom I knew , desiring them to see what she was about . A few . days after that 1 met Mr . Owen in London , and he informed mc that Mrs . O'Grady had been to his office , and had expressed regret that we had sent her daughter to Liverpool . I then consented , by Mr . Owen ' s advice , to pay her expenses back to London , and I wrote to Messrs . Harnden and Co ., the gentlemen 1 have before alluded to , requesting them to pay her
expenses back to London , and to send her to her mother . Soon after the return of the prosecutrix from Liverpool I was informed by Mr . Owen that he had received an application from Mr . Holmes to know if he would accept service of a writ against me for the seduction of Miss O'Grady . By Mr . Owen ' s advice I subsequently called on Mr . Holmes with Mr . Owen , and it was then suggestod —I think I should previously say that , then , feeling that I hadbeen guilty of a great indiscretion , and being anxious to keep the knowlcnge of thc matter from my wife , I suggested , in the presence of Mr . Owen and Mr . Holmes , that if any small pecuniary consideration would satisfy thc parties , I would leave it to Mr / _Holmes and Mr . Owen to say what I
ought to do , and at Mr . Holmes' suggestion I left the room , that Mi ' . Owen and Mr . Holmes might talk the matter over privately . Tliis negotiation lasted for nearly a fortnight . In the moan time Mr . Holmes gave Mr . Owen notice that an application would be made here for a warrant against mo on a charge of rape . Thc negotiation went on until thc llth of the same month , and in the meantime Mr . Holmes , having , as ho stated , consulted Mr . Peter Borthwick , demanded of me £ 700 to compromise this charge of rape . Mr . Owen attended twice for me before the magistrates here to meet the charge , according to then' notice , and mentioned the subject to thc bench on both occasions . From tlie beginning to tlie end of this affair I have suffered under great
hardship , and have been treated in a most cruel and overbearing manner . There arc four or five gentlemen sitting at that table ( here Mr . Bartlett pointed to Mr . P . Borthwick , Mr . Holmes , and Mr . Bicklcy ) , who , with the two women , have been guilty ofa conspiracy to extort from me the sum of £ 700 , and I will indict every one of them at the next session of the Central Criminal Court . One of the gentlemen was convicted of a conspiracy only a fewdays ago . After the examination of Mrs . Gratton , the matron of the Epsom union-house , the bench decided on remanding the accused back to _Horsemonsrer-lane Gaol .
Serious Accident wnn the Electric Light . — A g entleman , near Waltham Abbey , experimenting with the electric li g ht , a few days ago , having an incised wound on his left-hand , touched thc conductor , a copper wire , and shortly afterwards experienced an irritation , which immediately spread in inflammation to the arm . The arm became immensely swollen , and large tumours appeared all over the body and limbs . Eminent surgeons from London have been in attendance ; some of thc tumours were opened , and every means resorted to for the purpose of checking the poison , but without avail . The unfortunate patient lies without tlie lcasthopc of recovery .
Wales . —Emigration to California . —Tire Latter-dat Saints . —On Tuesday last Swansea was quite enlivened in consequence of the arrival of several waggons loaded with luggage , attended b y some scores of the " bold peasantry" of Carmarthenshire , and almost an equal number of tlie inhabitants of Merthyr , and tlie surrounding districts , together w * ith their families . The formidable party were nearly all "Latter-day Saints , " and came to this town for the purpose of proceeding to Liverpool in the Troubadour steamer , where a ship is in readiness to transport them next week to the glittering regions of California . This goodl y company is under the command ofa popular saint , known as Captain Dan Jones , a hardy traveller , and
a brother of the well-known John Jones , Llangollen , the able disputant on the subject of "Baptism . " He arrived in the town on Tuesday evening , and seems to enjoy the respect and confidence of his faithful band . Amongst the group were many substantial farmers from the neighbourhoods of Brechfa and Llanbydder , Carmarthenshire ; and although they were well to do , they disposed of their possessions , to get to California , tlieir New Jerusalem as they deem it , where their fanaticism teaches them to believe they will escape from the general destruction and conflagration that is shortly to envelop this earth . It is thoir intention , we are informed , not to visit the gold regions , but tho agricultural districts , where they intend , they say , by helping one another , tO _VCSldC in peace and harmony , and to exemplify the truth of tt I Al - "I 1 - _•*» > - brotherllove
_*** * " y , " not in name , but in practice . Amongst the number who came here were several aged men , varying from seventy to ninety years ot age , and ¦ " whose hoary locks" not only proclaim their "lengthened years , " but render it very improbable thoy will live to see America : ret so deluded are the poor and simple Saints , that they believe that every one amongst them , however infirm and old they may be , will as surely land in Uililorina safel y , as they started from Wales Their faith is most extraordinary . On Wednesday morning after being addressed by their leader , all repaired on board in admirable order , and with extraordinary resi gnation . Their departure was witnessed by hundreds of spectators , and whilst tlio steamer gaily passed down the river , thc Saints commenced singing a favourite hymn . On entering the piers , however , they abruptly stopped sin _** ing , and lustily responded to the cheering with which they were greeted by the inhabitants .
Lichfield , Mondat . — South Staffordshire Election . —The election ofa member to represent this division ofthe county of Stafford in Parliament , in the room of Lord Iiigestre , took place to-day . Lord Lewishamwas the only candidate . A host ol the noble lord ' s friends Were present . No other candidate being proposed , Lord Lewishain was declared dul y elected , Ham-shire . — Timber Stealing in the . New Forest . —On Saturday last , at thc Queen ' s House _,-Lyudhursfc , before -Captain Compton , Josiah and George Cull , father and son remanded from thc previous Wednesday , were charged with stealing a beech tree from thc 2 fcw Forest , the property of
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. . her Majesty . Thc prisoners were both committed for trial . Mr . Pocock app lied that tlie prisoners mig ht be admitted to bail . Tlio evidence was very slig ht , and the prisoners were then admitted to bail , _thomselYcs in £ 40 each , and two sureties in £ 20 each . Kent . —Poisoning with Sweetmeats . —A case has just occurred at Tenterdcn where the life of a fine boy , four years of age , was sacrificed by partaking of part of one of the green ornaments used to decorate a Christmas cake . Violent- sickness came on shortly after the ornament was eaten , and the lad , after lingering a few days , died from its effects .
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Attempted Murder And Eobbeky— On Wednesd...
Attempted Murder and _Eobbeky— On Wednesday night week , about twelve o clock , an attempt was mlule to assassinate a young man , a cabinet maker , residing in Glasgow , namedRobert _terdner , near Barshaw _, on the Glaagow and Paisley road He was returning from Paisley , and when about half a mile beyond Barshaw was surprised by a man lumping over the hedge and rushing at him . He hastily called out " Who is there ? " but the villain immediately closed with him , and stabbed him with a knife . He prevented him from repeating the
thrust by seizing his wrist , and a deadly struggle ensued , in which Gardner received two or three wounds in the neck and head , but ultimately succeeded in wrenching the knife from the hand bf his assailant , and plunging it into his abdomen . Hearing a whistle , and conjecturing that some of the villain ' s accomplices must be at hand , Gardner made oft" as fast as he could , and returned to Paisley , where he proceeded immediately to the police office , and gave information of the assault . Officers were immediately despatched to thc spotwhere the attack occurred , and tound the ground saturated with blood , but found no appearance of tho defeated assassin ; and it is supposed that his accomplices must have carried him off . Nothing farther has at present been discovered , but no efforts are being spared to discover tho authors of this daring assault . Discovery of Hidden _Tbeasurk near Brechin , —
A few days ago , one ofthe farm servants on the Mains , whilst engaged at work on the hill of Edzell , turned up ajar of coarse earthenware , which , on examination , was found to be filled with coins , amounting in number to seven hundred . They are all composed of copper , with tho exception of nearly a dozen , wliich arc of silver , and about tlie size of a modern sixpence—the coppers are _placks or bodies . The thistle is distinctly impressed on each , and tlie dates range from 1540 to 1572 . From the vicinity ofthe Castle of Edzell ( a stronghold ofthe Lindesays ) , to the situation of tho pose , and tho latest date borne by the coins , it seems not improbable that they had been secreted by some ofthe members or retainers of the family , immediately after tho engagements known as the " TJourdsot Brechin , " fought between the Regent ' s party , headed by Gordon of Auchindown and the families of Ogilvy , Gray , Lyon , and Lindesay , in bohalf of the unfortunate Marv , in which affray the latter
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SIXTY-FIVE LIVES LOST IN A THEATRE AT GLASGOW . Glasgow , Sunday . —We lament to announce one of the most appalling events whicli ever took place in the West of Scotland , and whicli occurred in tho Theatre Royal , Dunlop-street , last nig ht . About eight o ' clock , while the company was
_conciuuing sc urama me ourrenacr oj Calais , the alarm of firo was given from the upper gallery ; and it turned out in reality that a lig hted paper ( believed to have been thrown down by a person after igniting his pipe ) had come in contact with an escape of gas , and produced a small flame ; but so insignificant that it was extinguished by a person in the vicinity . At first there was a slight commotion visible throughout the house , and those in the boxes ,
pit , and lower gallery kept their scats . Many m the gallery did not know , apparently , whether to treat the iilarm of the fire as a real or false one . Several persons from thc stage and other parts of the house came forward and shouted , at the top of their voices , — " Keep your seats , —there is no danger ; " and a round or two of cheering was g iven . But in thc midst of this a frantic panic arose , and there was a general and wild rush from thc upper gallery towards the stair wliich lead to the street , where _' unfortunately thoy wore brought to a halt by some of them stumbling at thc first landing above the flight of stairs from the street door . They crushed upon each other so rapidly that they soon formed a compact mass , and all chance of escape
was gone . Those behind , unaware of the nature of this obstruction , and hearing the shrieks from below , pressed on more furiously than ever , only of course to augment the catastrophe . Independently of tho pressure the staircase soon became a second Black Hole of Calcutta , from thc intensity of the heat and the want of fresh air . Thc weaker were trampled down by others , who were only to be trampled down in turn by the fresh and furious in the rear . The noise of the stifled cries and groans , and ofthe struggle for bare life wliich came from this horrid staircase , was most agonising ; and even those who could not reach it , but were compelled
to remain in the spacious gallery , whereby their lives were saved , set up dreadful _yelta This shocking scene lasted for several minutes , and many gentlemen in other parts of the house made generous and noble efforts to reach thc spot ; but tliey were unsuccessful , for tho lower staircase was jambedhy the dead and the dying , and thc entrance to the upper gallery was crowded by the frantic crowd . The fire brigade was early on the spot , but , being informed that the accident had been slight , and the flames extinguished , they quietly returned with their butts and engines , quite unaware that such an awful tragedy was acting near thorn . They were soon recalled , however , and some time again elapsed , in the confusion , beforo it could be decided where an entrance was to be effected . A kind of
wooden partition , which separated a part of the lower gallery from _tl _* c stair above it , was hewn down by hatchets , and a frightful scene presented itself . ' A mass of bodies were found closely packed together , with the damp sweat of death on many a face . With difficulty some of these bodies were dragged through the hole , and carried along the lower gallery to the apartments behind the scenes , with which there is a communication . At the same time workmen procured ladders , and mounted to tho window with which the stair is lighted from the lane ; but , unfortunately , this was protected or shut in by strong iron stancheons _, and these had to be torn away by crowbars , which smashed away the solid stonework in which
the stancheons rested . When once opened tlie air was admitted , but the aperture was too small to allow of any of thc bodies being removed by it . A third mode of relief was by driving down a kind of bulkhead , which joins the main stairs , leading respectively to the street from the upper and lower galleries . For some time those taken out exhibited onlv a few bruises , and were laid down , and some of them walked out ; but it soon became evident that much moro serious suffering had occurred , for the staircase liad been utterly choked up , and many bodies wore taken out quite ' dead ; and before the place was cleared , the Garriek Hotel opposite , and cevry available room in the largo theatre , were covered with the dead or the dying . Many of thc sufferers had been severely bruised ; but , from tlie appearance of thc bodies , it was _apparent that death , n almost every casehad been
, caused by suffocation . Accommodation for the dead having been procured at the Cl yde-street Hospital , the task of removing them soon commenced . There being upwards of sixty dead , this work was accomplished , first by means of omnibuses , and afterwards by hearses , tho extent of tho calamity not permitting the bodies to be covered or coffined . Tho dead almost all belong to the working classes , and , from appearances , few of them had received any external injuries . In the struggle many of them hail lost their shoes and stockings , and all of them tlieir caps . Inthe course of Sunday , all the bodies atthe hospital—viz ., sixty-one in number , were recognised . There are in all sixty-five persons dead , three of whom cither expired on the way , or immediatel y after being taken to the infirmary on
Saturday evening . A female who was injured and conveyed to thc town ' s hospital on Saturday night , died on Sunday , making the total as above . They _WCl'C all recognised by tlieir friends . List of Persons Killed and Injured . —Catherine Hannigan , aged 16 , Clyde-street . Catherine Buiko , 20 , Castle-street , Blind Asylum . John Emerson , lo , George-street , Mile-end . Peter Ferguson , 13 , Muse-lane . John Hannan , 20 , Broadstreet , Mile-ond . Matthew Maitland , 10 ; 1 , Oxfordlane . John Forbes , 16 , St . Enoch ' s Wind , John _M'Aulley , 12 ; 27 , Clyde-street , Port Dundas . David Cameron , IS ; 31 , Bell-street , Calton . Charles Templeton , Wallace-street , Tradeston , Arthur _Mullin , Warwick-street . Edward O'Neil , 14 , Bridgegate . Malcolm Russell , 12 ; 1 , Oxford-lane . Robert Forrest , 21 , Garscube-lane . John Anderson , 15 ; 76 , Cowcadden-street . John Brodie _, 16 ; 183 , Sew Vennel . John Bruce , 17 ; 73 , Nelson-street .
Patrick Mullen , 10 ; 34 Dale-street , Tradeston . A female child , 4 . Thomas Brady , 16 , Cowcaddens . Alexander Kirkwood , - 17 , Scotland-street . John M'Aulley , 17 , Bishop-street , Port Dundas . Lindsay Tonnach , 17 , North Portland-street . James Jamicson , 13 , * 10 , St . Enoch-square . Robert Galloway , 15 ; 15 , Nicholson-street . William Lee , 14 ; 31 , Nelson-street . James Steven , 11 ; 07 , Stewartstroet , Cowcaddens . James M'Lacldan , 15 ; 35 Catherine-street , Andovston . Elizabeth M'Pherson ' 1 G , Parliamentary-road . Andrew Fleming 17- 46 * New _Wyncl . James Kennedy , 16 ; 106 , Stobc _ross street . Robert Clarke , 16 ; 74 , _Clyile-stfCCt _, _AnfeT-o " ? ° iJ - _^ , . 33 ' _Gotland-street . Robert Rough , 18 , Finnieston-square . Alexander _M-Adai-1 , _15-70 _Stockwell-streci John _cS 12 , o , Saracen-lane . Charles Milarkev , 12 , Now \ cnncl . Andrew , Donaohy , 43 , East Clvde- treet Alexander M'Quigan , 12 ; 9 , _GaUowgate John Cunningham , ; i 7 , _Clyde-sU'ect , Robert Mav / _S "
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15 Sidney-street . John Lindsay , 16 ; 48 , South Coburg-street , Laurieston . William Dawson , 32 , Prince s-street . Angus M'Lean , 16 ; 10 , Nicholsonstreet . Henry M'Ewan , 14 ; 48 , Portland-street . James Kean , 16 ; 119 , Main-street . William _Paterson , 17 ; 01 , Bale-street , Tradeston . Archibald Dovle , 47 ; 03 , Main-street , Gorbals . David _M'Analtv , 22 , Sweet ' s-court , Great Hamiltonstreet . " Duncan Clarke , 13 ; 148 , High-street . James Stewart , 12 , Stewart-street , Cowcaddens . John Watson , 14 , Crown-point , Mile-end . Frederick Fraser , 12 ; 21 , St . Enoch Wynd . James M' Cowan , 16 ; 48 , Portugal-street . Mary Donachie , 17 , East Clyde-street . Thomas Lindsay , 18 ; 25 , Main-street , Anderston . James Wilson , 15 ; 30 , .. _n-, _~ _. „„„ _i _. T _^ lin T , ini-ls- » v li , -43 Smith
Rose-street , Gorbals . — Mitchell , King-street , Glasgow . James M'Donald , 17 ; 72 , Bridge-gate . — [ All claimed . ] Died in or on the way to the Royal infirmary - . —Robert M'Ewan , Alexander Morrison , Name unknown ; a young man . —[ All claimed . ] Persons taken to the Infirmary alive : — If ugh M'Cready , William Kemp , Alexander Strutt , James Gilchrist , James Getting , John M'Laehlan , William Tait , James Hammond , Robert Montgomery , — Livingston , — M'Callum . Of these eleven persons , eight were found te be little injured , and left , leaving three in the Infirmary . —James Smart , Superintendent of Police . Moxda . \ ' . —Sheriff Alison commenced an investigation this morning ; the theatre has been inspected , tlio staircases measured , and several witnesses
examined . In Scotland these inquiries are made in private ; but public opinion will demand that in this case the result shall be given to the world . Many of the sufferers were buried to-day . The funerals were on a humble scale , and almost all of them were conducted at theexpense of the relations . One poor woman named Clark had three sons among the dead , aged respectively 16 , 17 , and 18 . It has been announced that the theatre will open in a few days with two benefits for the relations of the sufferers . The following is the manager s statement : — " The theatre was lighted at the usual time by the servants of the house , without the slightest indication to anything being wrong until the end of the first act of the p lay , when it was observed that a man in the second gallery had lig hted n paper for the purpose of smoking his p ipe—notwithstanding the stringent prohibition against such practices in
the daily " bills—and which paper he threw at his feet , near to a portion of the lining of the gallery , where a small gas pipe communicates with the globe light . The alarm of ' Fire' caused a rush to the staircase , although only a few minutes had elapsed before one of the carpenters of the theatre came from a private door and instantly extinguished it . Mr . Alexander went on the stage and begged ofthe audience to retain their seats , as there dfd not exist the slightest danger . No one , either in boxes , pit , or lower gallery , was in any way injured . Doors were thrown open at each end of both galleries , communicating with private stone stairs , by which the audience could have made their escape , even had there been cause for the great alarm . So much had tranquillity been restored , that preparation was made for proceeding with tho performance , while Mr . Alexander went himself to the front to
ascertain if all was safe , without tho least suspicion of the melancholy scene on the staircase . He made his way in by the gallery door leading from the lane , and found the people , although within a few steps from the street , so crushed together that , notwithstanding every effort , he could not make his way until he rushed to the private door , followed by Messrs . Youngc , Langley , & c , and stage carpenters of the establishment , by whose joint efforts upwards of fifty individuals , in the utmost stato of exhaustion , wore rescued from thoir fearful situation . Notice of fire havin < j reached the police-office , the fire-men were speedily on the spot , broke in the windows , and entered over the heads ofthe sufferers , who became frantic , dashed forward , and trampled one on
another , and those on the lower part of the stair . It is supposed that 300 people were on the stairs at the time . . The gas-pipes through the house are of the best description , those in the audience part of the house being ofthe strongest malleable iron , furnished by Mr . Andrew Liddell , and the whole constantly under the surveillance of an experienced gasfitter . It is only two weeks since the p ipes leading to the globes were examined by a workman in the employment of the old gas company , and who is regularly retained for that purpose . The sufferers were with all possible speed removed to tho dressing-rooms , green-room , & c ., of the theatre , and to
the houses opposite to the theatre , where every effort , dictated by surgical skill , was made to relieve thc distress . " The following narrative is from a gentleman who was present , and exerted himself to rescue the sufferers : — "As I was present during the whole of the awful panic whieh terminated so fatally at the Theatre-Royal , Dunlop-street , on Saturday evening , a short narrative of what came under my own observation may be interesting . The piece was the Surrender of Calais . The precise time I did not think of noticing , but the first act had just closed . Almost at that instant when the curtain had
descended a horrid outcry was raised in the upper gallery . As that part of the audience in this theatre is not usually remarkable for its quietness and order , I imagined that there was no cause , moro than ordinary , for the disturbance . Soon , however , the fearful words , "Fire ! fire ! " were heard above the other noises . I then leaned forward from the box where I was sitting , but could not discover any appearance which could lead me to believe that any portion of the woodwork of the gallery had become ignited . Still the cry of " fire ! " grew louder
and moro m earnest ; and distinct- cries for " water ! " wore fiercely intermingled . There was now no possibility of mistaking , as tlio audience began to push away from the spot where the woodwork of the upper gallery had falcon fire . During this Mr . Alexander came oh the stage for an instant , seemingly to discover the cause ofthe alarm . He spoke some words , which wero very indistinct ! . ; heard in any part ofthe theatre , and from thc noise , I should say not at all in the gallery . What lie said was to the effect that there were men sent up to extinguish the fire . Just at this moment a young man , dressed in a blue jacket and fustian trousers _^ put one of his feet over the front of the gallery , using his heel as a hammer to force out tlie _panncl ,
crying at the same time , "It is the gas , itis the gas ! " Then a very little smoke appeared over the front of the gallery , not more than if a person had been smoking a pipe—then a sli ghtly luminous g lare , and then a few sparks . Ono or two persons , in their shirt sleeves , like carpenters , now appeared , and the boarding was wrenched from the inside of _thebroastwork . of the gallery , and the fire was extinguished . Whilo all this was taking place several '" _people had found a way out of the gallery , and wero seated in the upper boxes . All seemed restored to order . As it appeared from tho boxes , the people had returned to a state of jov and happiness , and hundreds of voices cried out ' " " All ' s right . " The young man I have already mentioned
lifting a piece 01 the wood over his head , gave the time for a hearty and joyous three cheers . The orchestra had commenced to play , and everything looked like a continuance of the performance . Every face was beaming with smiles , when all at once I heard a gentleman in the next box cry out , as if in mortal anguish , " There are people bein « _- murdered on the stairs . " I rushed out , and by a private staircase which leads to the office where the people pay for admission to the galleries I came in sight of . 1 scone of agony sueh as words are powerless to describe . Though the simile may seem harsh , the people , young and old , were lyin < - wedged upon each other like herrings in a barret ! Upwards and downwards on the staircase was ono
continuous mass of human bodies dying and dead . Directions were instantly given to send for as many surgeons as could be found , and cabs to remove the sufferers . At this time there was no want of air ; every aperture that could admit fresh air had been thrown open , and all the nearest windows had been broken open . Fifteen minutes had not elapsed from the first outcry of " Firo . " At this time a number of firemen were in the theatre , but they seemed for a moment to be panic-struck . Those who know tho theatre are , of course , aware that there is at this part of the staircase a low barrier about three feet in height . Tho firemen wero reguested to remove this obstruction and assist some ofthe peoplo from thc fatal crash , as thero is a passage here out by the box lobbies . Immediatley three were removed , one of whom moaned out , " Let mo die where I am . " Ho was laid down on the floor , as were the two others removed at the same time . Only a
moment was left to look at or assist them , and they were past the reach of all human aid . _Seeinothat it was in vain to think of removing more O'f the sufferers by this way , as when one was taken away the superincumbent persons onl y fell with increased weight on thoso beneath them , I left this place to find some peoplo to go with mo to the private staircase which leads from the pit lobbv up past tho end of the stage , and on the _stao-o end of the upper gallery I found Mr . M'Kay of the police , who gave me four of his men They at once followed me to the top of the main stair of tho gal lery where the awful catastrophe was iust t _ $ __ - placc . Here I found Mr . and Mrs . Alexander , _to gether with Mr . F . _\ oungeandMr . Lanrrlev members of the Dunlop-street company , and two other persons who had the appearance of tradesmen actively engaged in lifting those who could nothefn themselves And , I may add , that those who It japed death were mainl y saved by the i 2 Z *\
_So _?&" _« " Th 0 S ° Wh 0 wcl _' taken thus from the top of the mass were carefully removed to tS various _di-cssing-rooms _, where a _voiuS _mcdicai _SSTxhJfr Tt ? not _^ _Stcied all that he could to the suftbrers as Ion-- as life remained . But the most of them who lad _re-SkSi ? ° _^ _* ° " _S-J it thev _hrdn-rl i T _f * a ul rcss of crushed human beings . By this tune the stairs hadbeen cleared ? _inl , " ndcfJ . { -f ad , and dying . Every place _Tkheio bodies could be placed was immediately thrown open . Among these I may mention two houses immediatel y opposite to the theatre , when Dr , _Jiuuhiiy , of Stovkwell-strect , with his , _Mgistant ,
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_^ _IhnA _linnn { . — mi ( _Tpd frnrn tlin _tlmnii . i _,. "~*"" had been engaged from the time that the fw _^ son had been taken out of the stairca se i- ' ' only add , in _conclusion , that every possibio w ' 11 from the upper-gallery had been thrown _onF . *' Mr . Alexander and his company , a _„ L _/*!* ''jr who were in thc gallery taken _advantage tit * * different exits ,-of whicli thero are three , _tlte < -iii e could have boen emptied without accident in ? _* minutes . Uu' » e * * _^ - _^ _- ' - - _* _- _*^ _b _* m _^ _- _^* _-- _~>** - — .
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Dcblix, Saturday.—Trial Ou Mr. Duffy -.T...
Dcblix , Saturday . —Trial ou Mr . Duffy -. Tl proceedings of this day were commenced hvti Attorney-General , who resumed tho ar <* umem the admissibility of the suppressed number of _i ? Nation as evidence . Ultimately the jud _** es _i-escr 1 their decision on the point for the close ° of the M for the Crown , when the various documents are _t be read and handed in as evidence . The e . v ' unin tion of witnesses for the Crown was then _continue It On the adjournment ofthe Court this evenine tl jury were taken to the Shelburne Hotel , where tho will remain until the business opens on _Mond-i morning . One of the jury ( Mr . North ) is _roporteS ill 1 " _*
. Monday . —The case for the Crown closed _sVuv after post hour on Saturday evening , but it _WiJ then too late to enter upon the defence , at the re s quest of Mr . Butt the Court adjourned to thi " morning , when the learned gentleman will _addreq tlie jury on the part of the prisoner . " _** The following appears in Saunders' News Letter of Monday morning : — - " Wc are informed that Mr North , one of the jury , is confined to his bed sinco Saturday evening . Sir Henry Marsh , Bart ., C in attendance on him . The remainder of the jurv were driven out to take the air in carri ages vester . day , accompanied by police-constables . " Tuesdat . —Notwithstanding the indisposition of
one of the jurors ( Mr . _iSortli ) the trial was pro . cecded with at tlie opening of the Court this morn . ing , when Mr . Butt proceeded to address thejury on tlie part of the prisoner . Tho speech ofthe learm . _^ counsel , which occupied nearly seven hours in itdelivery , was not wanting either in ability , e \ 0 . quencej or zeal . At the end of ono passage ho \ va » loudly applauded , and amongst others by one of tl lc jurors in the box ( Mr . Burke ) , who was called to order by Mr . Justice Ball . Mr . Butt ' s _concluding allusion to the Marouis of Lansdowne ' s testimony that Mr . Dairy did not write the articles , cause '
much sensation . At six 0 clock thc court adjourned Weiwesday . —The defence closed yesterday _c-veni ing . The Solicitor-General is to reply , on the * > W t ofthe Crown , at tho sitting of the Court this fore noon ; then Judge Ball is to charge thejury ; but it seems to be the general opinion that there win be no verdict . However , it is likely that all _doulj _* upon this point will be set at rest before tlie ad . journment of the court this evening . Mr . Me agher was brought into court and avowed himself tin ; author of ono ofthe letters mentioned in the indict- ' ment . He was vehemently cheered by the audit-nee in the gallery .
Salus of Irish Estates . —The extensive estate * of the Earl of Courtown , in the county of _Kilkeum- _, containing upwards of nine thousand acres , _,-i ' r ,. advertised to be sold , " in such lots as purchasermay desire . " Four lots of thc Chandos estate , in the county of Westmeath , comprising more than four thousand acres , are also offered for sale . A sale of one hundred and seventy-five acres oi an estate in a midland county is _aiso announced , with an intimation that " thc proprietor is by no means influenced with . immoderate expectation .: , but is ready to go with the temporary depression oi the times . ' * ' Landlords and Texaxts . —The Tipperary I ' m . /;
cator states that Lord Portarlington has arran _^ d with the trustees of his estates to give ninety-nine years' leases to enterprising tenants , as a means if encouraging employment , and the investment oi capital on the improvement of the land . In various quarters—even in some parts of Ulster—landlords are reducing their rents , in _consequence of the pressure of distress , and the low price of agricultural produce . Mr . Eugexe O'Reillt , the young gentleman who figured rather prominently in the councils of the late Irish Confederation , has entered the service oi His Majesty the Ring of Sardinia as a lieutenant of Lancers , w " ith pav at the rate of 180 fr . a month . *
The _Pai"al Fuxd . —The poverty-stricken pecplt - of the diocese of Mcath have , through Bishop Cant _, well's exertions , subscribed £ 1 , 000 in aid of the Irish fund for the support of his Holiness Pope I ' m the Ninth . _Repa-ymunt op Treasury Advances . —In reply to a memorial from tbe county of Galway , 011 the subject of the repayment of loans obtained under the Labour-Rate Act , the Lords of tho Treasury have made a concession , by giving thc fullest latitude to the law as it at present stands . LAXD lMrROVE . ME . VT AXD EMPLOYMENT . —In _SulllC districts of the county of Carlow the landed proprietors are working with energy to extend cm _* _iiw- _- mciit , and thus lighten' poor rates . The lluiTin
drainage works aro to be renewed with great activity . The Earl of Besborough , Captain Bunbury , M . P ., Messrs . Clayton , BrowiT , Eochfort , and otlw proprietors , have considcrable numbers employed _, and many able-bodied labourers arc thus taken or the relief lists . Several of the farmers , also , are giving _increased employment . Bankrupt Unions . — The vice-guardians of ihi Galway union have , it is stated , intimated to iho government that their resources are entirely exhausted , and that if some funds aro not supplied , thoy must shut the doors ofthe workhouse . _TIm are 1 , 500 paupers in the house , and S 00 _receiving out-door relief . Other unions in the south and v , _t ; i are making most pressing demands for relief .
Foreign _" Imports . —Vessels are still constamiv arriving with foreign grain at the various outpwt .-. Fifteen vessels reached Limerick on Friday _weeii with breadstuff ' s , making ihe number during the la-: week twenty-three . Brutal Murder . —The Limerick Examiner says :-" Our Bruft * correspondent informs us that ou Sueday night last a poor man named Ilanly , who _ve ; . to steal turnips , was brutally murdered " at _Kilfriwi , by two watchmen , who were in chargo of tho property . Conciliation Hall . —T . M . Ray , in a letter ta the Freeman ' s Journal , contradicts the reported aw of Conciliation Hall , but adds , that it " _nnia soei :
pass away from the people , unless funds be coiia * _- buted to defray tho rent and taxes . " High Treason Trials at Clonmel . —It bas I'M " arranged that the Attorney-General is to conJuot the trials for hi gh treason at the Clonmel assizes which are to commence on the 10 th of March . ' " - '• fore Judges Perrin and Jackson . Twenty _pc- ) ' _* are to be tried for high treason . Amongst tlic-m arc Mr . M . Leyne , who had been arrested w " Thurles , in company with Messrs . Meagher _m-a O'Donohoe . Thirty other persons arc aineiia _^ for this assizo , charged with being implicated in tlsecond outbreak at Glenbower and the police--. *' - rack at the Slate-quarry .
A Lunatic Murderer . —There are twenty-toar murderers for trial at the March assizes at p _' n _* ' _- in Clonmel Gaol , and amongst them is onc folio * who , it is believed , has had a hand in many u the murders whieh have from time to time di $ iM *'" the count y of Tipperary . His name is _Quinltfnicknamed " The Cud , " and stands charged _i'i : 2 the murder of three bailiffs at Bansha , ami « _i--with the murder of Hennossy , at Dundrum . a & days after , The evidence in " both cases is saM _ibe conclusive ; but latterly ho has put ou tlie _i"" _- ' nor and language of a lunatic . The authorities is ' ' - communicated with the regiment to whieh he _l _"'* longed , and have received information that he
_wldischarged the service some time since for insiii _' _-iJJ ; Opposition to the National Rate in Aid . — ' * feelinir of hostility to the proposed rate in aid ' •; the relief of the ' bankrupt western and _souths * unions is extending in Ulster . Mr . George W ' eartnoy , an extensive northern proprietor , has ¦»' dressed a letter " to the ratepayers and landed _!'' _- ' _prlctors of Ulster , " urging them to meet fortln _^ - m their respective unions and counties , "tore *' - ' by every legitimate means , the imposition of so 11 ' just a system of taxation . " Thero can bo no tloubt that the appeal of Mr . Macartney will be promi ' responded to . Manslaughter at a Marriack . —At a coronM ' inquest , held on Tuesday week , at Whitehouse , _«'
tore d . h . Jackson , Esq ., coroner and a jury , "f following painful occurrence was detailed :-A " _*' lV ding between Cunningham Greg Robinson and _J' :, ! _gju-et Lewis , took plaoo on Monday week . liotwc fU six and seven o ' clock in tho ovonin - * a number «' boys and girls assembled ( as had been the eus ' -f on similar occasions ) about the door where t _¦*• newl y-married couple and friends met to pas _^ evening , commenced cheering , throwing st- *?' and kicking at the door . The bridegroom and ' ' -j two brothers feeling irritated at the conduct <¦ the party outside , sallied forth on several _occa - sions , and dispersed the crowd . Two shots _Iw " '" *; been fired outside the door , and some of the wiud »\ broken . Ounninn-linn- _fitv-r- _ttnUiuenn _tnak 9 . bay 1 ' ' .
from a chest in the house , and attempted to get ; . - at the front door , but was prevented by the pa 1 ' ' inside , whereupon he rushed out of the bacK _* and , after being absent a few minutes , return' - * ' ? the front door , iu companv with his two broti"'j with blood on his forehead , " and the bayonet sta " deeply with blood , and stated , "he hail ? ' ' something to somebod y that-would keep _h- i _,-. his work for some days . " A few min utes a « j wards , William Lindsay came into the house . _J said that a man had been found murdered ; a" ! „ examination the dead body of George _C- _' - _' _- 'f ' ; i _- < was found with a wound on his person , _?« _>«*•• _j through the hip into tho abdomen , which occ _a- _* ; almost instantaneous death . ' The jury return % i , verdict of manslaughter against Cuiimng lia - _? _j Robinson , and against Alexander Robinson h _!^ ing and abetting therein . The coroner _"" - _••^ _'Ui committed them to Carrickfergus , gaol , to _^ their trial at the ensuing assizes . __ _j « r \ _'**"
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 24, 1849, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_24021849/page/6/
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