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_uaiOkaih of J . _AspisAtt _. _EsQ—By W . Garter , Esq ., _litieTaeYaathall Tarern , as to the death of James iiinaipinaU , E _«? q . of Liverpool _, aged 52 , who died snd-My only on _Tharsday night in _VanAall-jpiKlens . The _uaaeeaaedwas Mayor of Lwerpool in 1834-5 . He was t _^ mamed , and possessed of large fortune . Mr _ddle-Adley Weuner _. of 25 , St _JamesVstreet , dep <* e _* J _^ _oat _| oa Thursday eTeuing he visited the gardens at mhiaxhall in eompany with deceased , who was in _per-^ _heothealfli Md spirite . While descend ing the stairs bhe the theatre , the deceased , when he had nearlj got tithe , the hottora , staggered , tint his hand against the UU , ail , and fell forward . Witness and ft companion _ameomediatel y went to his assistance , and untied his _ikcickcloth . A surgeon was sent for , who pronounced
na qua quite dead ; and witness was of opinion that he as gas so when he fell , and that it was the result { sot some disease . Last winter deceased had a _maeraagement of the liver and shortness of breath BaMr-Mr Braddell , of _Kennington-lane , surgeon , _A & ec & led that when he saw the deceased he _Wa"lS iiteaite dead , and only a small quantity of blood came mm am Uie arm when the lance was used . He said he dd Ed no donbWeath was the molt of sanguineous oopWi ?*< y , _**« suigfrpm some affection of the heart . ae he jury returned a verdict of " Natural death , _rinsing from apoplexy . * * - ' ¦¦ in
j _maixamTOAtioasa . —By Mr William Pavne at _^ _hetehem _UospUal . _wlati / eto _tKSofs-Sah _vL'SL'l ?' _. _„^ v _& re _> •* an inmate , who com-Mated _smcide nnder the most dreadful _circum"fT _? _.- _^ _t ' _i _headlaundrj-S , Sd _IheM _^ an _imnate pf the aboTe in stitution , and an ffi _*! casio _* _-i * la _^_ antia ihe _washing On Mnnri _*« 1 * 6 , 36 , Shortly befOM _twelre _oVlocWtoS and \ thl 52 _&«*?!« " _«* _Wf _"SsedThediS _iitrTitness into
ran the _wash-fao _^ _lnd _^;^ _saseased standing on the top of aJ ™ i _comter wh £ h us as _thenfiUedwith _foffin / wate . . _^ _rt _^\^ * _t _?™ . _™**<* _* " _leased _mwduto the boiling _Uqnid . _Witnesaobtained _•»» " _»*«« _«* another female , but they were " _***&? * - _£ " _* M 8 he ****** 5 _d _wn 2 d _SSffSw ™ _* _^ ., _Sere _»« _menwereinS aatate _^ r called in , and the deceased was taken oat in _SSSS _""^?* mo 8 t | T rig 1 » tful condition and amemoredto the rafinnarv . _HennVita tw « . « ...
labatron , _deposed to _peeing the deceased soon after the ( _eUelancholy affair- had taken place , and npon queacorioning her she _admitted that she had jumped in , as uehehaa a wish to die . Witness had had the deceased mender her care since ihe 2 & ih of January last . _ The _sdeceased was considered a proper person to put in the _Linaucdiy , as she was sufficiently collectedand rational . Ihihe occupation of the mind in such cases , was highly i seece « ary , and recommended by the medical officers . _Jhttedec _^ asediMTer betrayed _anysymptom 3 0 _fTio : ence . _ththemosc have removed tbe lid ofthe copper , as it j _ra-ras perfectly safe a few minutes before . The jury j steturned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity . ** i 1 _Lakkktabls
asd Fatal Occdbbencb ax _Mixv usiss . —On Sunday a youth named Tripp , whose suarents are said to reside in Chelsea , met an nnmimely death by semi-decapitation , at Messrs _Cnbitt'a _rbrhere he was employed in the steat _^ s _^ ffing departanient . It appears he was at the time In a position rririththe works he _itadae right to occupy , when , _ioaneipectiadly _. a part of the machinery that vibrates _neserpeadicularly fell in its descent , guillotine-like , upponthe neck of the unfortunate youth , by which IBhe vertebra was cat completely asunder , and death _ulill bnt simultaneously ensued . An inquest was held man tiie body by Mr Bedford , at St George ' s _Hospital , when a verdict of " Accidental death" was _iftetarned .
Serious _AccmEHi at Vabxhaix _Gabdess—Ad ¦ Accident ha 3 occurred in the new ball-room at Vatuc-Sihall Gardens-which was attended with most serious _inconsequences to two men , of the names of Robert a _flinfarshall and Robert Cook . It appeared that the / , rmitb another man , were on some scaffolding , on ¦ which they had been employed in making alterations rand which they were in the act of removing , when a nmrtion of it gave way . They were precipitated to t * the ground , a depth of twenty-two feet , and , on Boeing assisted np , as they seemed to be suffering fioja _Bavere injuries , a surgeon w & 3 sent for , whe advised _tftheir immediate removal to an hospital . They were rlathea conveyed to Guy's Hospital in a cab , where they Twere attended to fay Mr Tookp , who found Marshall
_lio taTe had some ribs fractured , an _extensive cut < orer the left eye , and the body much bruised . Conk ! li _^ also _ _smeril » f _* factnred , the left lung being _pei _eiirated , which renders his case dangerous . Theother _mannad a scalp wonnd . He was recommended to Step in the institution , bat objected . The Recbst Accmsirr _axo Loss o ? _Lifb w _Beb-MOHusnr . —The names ofthe persons killed by the fill of the bridge over Great _Rnssell-street , Bermondsey , on Friday night , are : —Frederick Messenger , aged about GO , leather dresser , living at 60 . ransh-sfaeet _, _Hotslejdown ; and Mrs _Thist-eton , _we _ of a supervisor of excise ( Bristol ) , residing at 31 , _Bndgehouse-place , _Newington-cansewar . Supp osed Sticms or a _Femaxe . —Tha body of a female , about eighteen years of age , and five feet fixe inches _lnstature , with fair complexion and dark hair .
tos been found floating in the Regent ' s ( heal _, near Cat and Mutton _Fwlds , Hackney . She was dressed in DlacK . The body , which had apparently been in the water _se _^ _eMta * j 5 , _* _satak 6 & tothe Sportsman , f _fej-g- ' _-ret- _'Streef-, _Ilackney-road . to await a coroner ' s inqaest . _AtaERsasED _SuicniB . —The wife of a man mmed Paseall _, a foreman in the St Katharine Dock , committed suicide nnder the fallowing circumstances : — The deceased lived with her husband in Holmesstreet , Stepney , and had been for some time past in a very low and _nerrons state-. On Tuesday morning Iter husband rose at the usual hour , and went into an adjoining roomforashort time , leavinghie wife in bed and _apparently asleep . _Onhisretumafewminu _' _iM afterwards he saw her suspended by the neck to a rope , _whiehshehadniadefasttoa bed-post . He cut her down unmediately , and caUea in a surgeor . wbo pronounced her to be quite dead .
_WSCBttAKlJOUS . Thb Lambeth _Exwssios of ths South-Wester * _fiiawAT . —The building materials of upwards of tttrty houses , situate in Homer-street , _Carlklestreet , _AUea-street , and _Hercoles-buildings , Lambeth , have been sold to clear the ground for tJie « - _towjon of the _Sonth western Railway to Watarlooimoirt * . _iiie _wadoct on which the trains will run Knowcompfeteto the Archbishop of Canterbury ' s _pa lace , at Lambeth , and the ground is entirely deared withm 400 yards of theproporcd terminus . Upwards of 600 houses have been demolished for this railway extension ia Lambeth .
Sate ob thb _Mutaopotis _RoAns .--ErPECrs _ovj _KAttWATS . —The turnpike tolls north of the metro- polis , which were pnt np to auction on the 18 th of May last , but whieh were not sold , have been offered for public competition by the Commissioners of the "Metropolis Turnpike Roads , at the office of the _eommissioners , No . 22 , Whitehall-place , Lord Lincoln in the . chair , at which were present nearly all the chief lessees in England . Thehighest bidder was to pay immediately one month in advance of ihe rent of each lot , as a deposit . The first let consisted of _theKensington , Brentford , _andlsleworth roads . Tha commissioners offered these at £ 15 , 500 . Mr Levy , _thelesseeofalarge portion of the roadsraid they
, were not worth more than £ 14 . 000 , in consequence t > f tbB Richmond Railway . Last year thev produced £ 10 , 170 . There was no bidding for them . The second lot comprised the Harrow roads , which were disposed of last year for £ 1 , 110 . The toils wore reduced one-third , and they were offered at £ 600 . Ihey were purchased for £ 860 , bv Mr Jones . The third lot comprised the Starof . fd-hill road ? , the Gr een-lane roads , and the Seven Sisters-road , which realised last year £ 10 , 200 . Tho sum now proposed was £ 9 , 210 ; Mr _Lery boughtthem for £ 9 210 . The coznmissioners then offered the first lot at ' £ 15 , 000 . Mr Levy was tiie buyer of them for £ 15 , 010 . The whole ofthe tolls realised £ 63 , 223 .
_DisA-TBocs Finn asd Phobaele Lo 3 S of Life . — A very _destrncave fire has taken place in the King's _Jtejw Tavern . Brook-street , Ratcliff , the property ct Mr John Waller , which , besides consuming a con-¦ iderable amount of stock and furniture , ias been attended with seriom and it is to be feared fatal consequences to one of the inmates . From it _quirics made it appears that the fire was first _disc-vered by the poheeman oa the beat , at which time it had obtained a strong hold of the lower portion of the premises . The constable raised an alarm in the _oaoal way , aad after some tWttMe the inmates were aroused irom their slumbers ; but with such violence was the _hregrogteaing that very few of the residents wereahte to descend the staircase . One _norson _rem
_^ TAl _™ terta , _. a Jodgerk the house , _find-•^ _tiiaUhefiames had cut off all escape by _thestairs jumped from fee top window , aud tailing on to wraie flags beneath firactured his thign , and was otherwise so severely injured that he was obliged to be taken to the hospital , where he at present remains in a very precarious state . Another _ledger jumped from the same window , but with the exception of a mere shaking was not much injured . A third party got out of one of the windows and hung by his hands until a ladder could ba procured , by means of which the individual was _sared . Owingto the timely notice that was sent to the engine station very few minutes elapsed before the brigade engines reached the scene ; thesewere _fyjloired by another belonging to tho
west of tnglaud Company from the Waterloo-road . By that time , however , the greater portion of Mr Waller ' s premises were wrapped in one immense sheet of flame , and the adjoining houses at first appeared _doomed to destruction . Under the direction ofthe chief officers the firemen worked vigorously , bnt they were unable to get the mastery over the eonfiagration until the building was nearly destroy _^ _—tteftrnitnre , pictures , and stock in trade partially consumed . The total _damage will amount to several hundred pounds , but fortunately Mr Waller was inaured _. in the Sun Fire Office for the stock , ate . ; the building belongs to Messrs Strong andLurchin _, the brewers , and it is not known whether or not it was insured . The origin of the disaster is wrapped in mystery . ?
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" Ml * _««» _««•»•" , Thb Qc «» at the Th * . k _* ra * . —The Queen and His Royal Highness Prince Atbert honoured Her Majesty ' s Theatre on Monday _evening witU their pre-SfiiiCG _, _Watebloo Bjm « _det . — Tke Iluke of Wellington uas shun his annual
banquet at _kpsh-. y House . The b . nqu :. was l . 'iid out with Us accnslomed splendour in tiie Waterloo Gallery . At 8 o ' clock _aiiuner was _anncinuced , and the guests imundiately paiaed from the saloon to the gall-ry , Which presented a most |? or _** _eou 8 appearance , the sideboarali being covered with tbe choicest plate , _embracitag testimonials to the noble Duke during his tnem'Tabla *
carter in Spain _« nd Portugal ; while the table , wbich was richly ornurentea ! with a _prefuiiion ot gold vases and candelabra , presented » display alike imposing and _BtM-WteSsxaL . _Covws _«« e laid for nearij 90 guests . The banquet , as usual , was of a sumptuous character . Tbe table was illuminated by the _soperb marble can . delabra presented to the Bake by the Emperor of Russia , and along the
middle v / k . s the unique _jafateju _, the - _{ iftof the _Puriugaiae na * . iou to his Grace , with its innumerable figures supporting candelabra and scrolls . On tbe sideboard at tbe north end ofthe pallery _. Fiaxman _' s _magnificent gold shield filled the centre , nhile on either side were the elaborate candelabra presented to his Grace by the citizens of _laonoon . Tas _Mttaqois and Mix . _CBIOSESS O ? AlLBfBOKT . —
Tbe Marquis and _Marchieness of Aik'Bbury gave a princely fete to their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke _» nd Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar on ; Monday evening , at their man-ion in Gro _<« nor-6 quare . At ten o ' clock the Marchioness ' s saloons were opened for the _receptiooof a brilliant circle ofthe leading nobility , her ladyship giving a grand ball in compliment to the royal visitors . The grand
_itaircasa waB tastefully decorated by the most beautiful flowering shrubs and rare exotics ; and the three drawing rooms were brilliantly illuminated , tbe principal saloon being sp . proprtated for dancing . The Abchbishop or Toss has given a magnificent banquet at his mansion in Grosrenor-sqaare . A _Dejegnt-. ]* .. — Lady Howard gave her first dejeuner at her picturesque villa .
Craven Cottage , on tbe banks of the Thames , on Monday last . The spot presented a scene of fairy splendour . YlSCOONT afe _VlSCOOKIKSS Palmekstoh have given a sumptuous entertainment to a large circle of the aristocracy and members ofthe Royal family . Similar banquets have been given by The Em inn _Counthss of _CiiassDON , Thb Earl and CoraiMSs of WftTos , and numerous other members ol the landed and _nionied aristocracy .
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A «» m _nui _Fxvw ] K _Iasuro . — Sligo and enTirom are in a traly awful state . Oat of all the house * upon ten _townlands in the district of Bansboroagh not a single _houitt is _frcufrom infectious distemper . We are fo a condition whioh poeple would not credit . Wo are
surrounded upon all aides with fever ; it is everywhere , and It is growing hourly worse ; it is not only _iucreasing , but itis assuming a more malignant character . We really do not kaow what will become of th- unfortunate inhabitants of this town . Many of tliem now in health are doomed to death , for ( he contagion is tanning like « ilallire , and those free from it _to-aiuy may be delirious
to-morrow . Ihe ferer hospitals are crowded , so are the fever sheds , and out . _oide of the walls on the cold earth may be seen a num . ber of ferer patients , lying by from 10 to 15 , _exetj daj and iiaght . The woather ii bcvoMng intensely hot , and we liHVt ! therefore no _grounds for hoping tbat the _duettse will be mitigated . — Sligo paper . _liANDLOKDS AMD TBHAST _3 . —the Sligo
Champion siatts that « nobUman possessing an estatu in a par . b ( that county where extreme destitution pre . Tails , is "carrying on his exterminating svstem ; he lately ' trolled _tererslhouses —tbe houses of widows , ton—and now be hasscrred several _launalred processes of ijectment . " Meat ton . * in _» "Poo * . — At the Boiougb court , a butcher unmed John Lee , was summoned before the '
magistrates for having a quantity of btef unfit for human food concealed on the top rait of hit stall in Smithfield market . It appeared from the evidence , that on the 12 th inst . a _jiieceof bet-f , in a state of decomposition , wa * found OQ Ihu lop rail _efLee'sststj , Koton , clerk of the market , stated that small pieces of bad meat , sueh ai that found on Lee ' s stall , were kept there for the purpose
ot being used to make weight . This was the way they di & _pesed ofthe bad meat . Fish fob to t : Pool—At the same court , a fish dealer , named Pilrick Butler , was summoned for exposing for sale a number of soles that were unfit for human food . An inspector of nuisances stated that be found Butler offering tbe fish for sale , and seeing the state they nere in , he took
tbem from bim , end brought them to the Oldham Road police station . Superintendent Leqry stated the fish were iu a state of _pntreiaction at the time they were brought to ths station . Butler was fined 5 s . and costs . Sour FOB TUE POOR . — Complaints are being made from many quarters that the Poor Law soup is being adulterated , and the money abstracted by the committees . When will the _people be able to /« d themselves * .
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_CoioarrAr , of Two _FAsniotUBGB" Raicwat . _Thisvks . —The magistrates at Bristol have been engaged in hearing & charge of felony preferred by the officers of the Great Western Railway Company , against two females of elegant appearance and manners , e , _W-lnis their _namca Anne Loft and Sarah Smith . It was stated that the prisoners had been for sometime past engaged in pocket picking in railway carriages , from which tbey earned a handsome livelihood . It appeared that a lady named Barnard , from Cheltenham , was in the Bristol and Exeter Railway booking office , waiting for a down train , by which sheproposed proceeding to Weston-super-Mare . She had arrived too late for one train , and was waiting for another , when , as she was amusing herself by
entering memoranda in her pocket book , she feltsome one pu 3 h against her . Upon looking rmii 4 she saw the prisoners , bat they appeared to be too respectable for her to suspect anything wrong , an I she accordingly went on with her writing . In a few minutes afterwards she was again pushed against by the prisoners , wh ? , npon her again looking ap , immediately left the office . Their precipitate departure induced her to suspect something was wrong , und Mrs Barnard immediately put her hand into ber pocket and missed a small bag , in which were fire £ 5 notes . She gave an alarm , and the railway police went in search of the prisoners , who wore found in the London bookingoffice of the Great Western station , waiting to take their departure for town . They were at once
captured , and while they were in custody one of them was seen to throw _awsy from her the bag containing the stolen notes . Mrs Barnard at once identiSed them as her property , and the " ladies" who denied the theft and appealed to their "high respectability , " were conveyed before the magistrates , who , upon hearing the facts , committed them to take their trial for the felony . Makohksieb . —Fatal Afvrat . _—OnTuesday morning last a quarrel ocourred between two fish dealers at Manchester , which ended in the death of one of the parties , in consequence of the violence of a third party . The individual killed is named Bradley , and belongs to Middlcton . As a fish hawker he attended ! the fish market that morning on business . Some 1 _conversation took place between him and John
Watson , Watson claiming a shilling from Bradley , which be said was owing tohim by the latter . Bradley refased to pay tho shilling , on which the parties came to high words , _&& d _t & length Wat _«» » n at Bradley and struck him . Bradley struck back in se If-dcfence . and a regular fight ensued . After two or three rounds some ofthe bystanders succeeded in separating the combatants , ana Watson left the place . He came back again , however , in ceurse of a few minutes , and seeing Bradley in the market , assaulted him again , and the battle was renewed . When in contact the parties fell over anumber of fish-hampers , which were on the ground . Seeing Watson down , Peter Swift , a young man in Watson ' s service , who _wsss ' _-andin ? close by , came to his master ' s assistance , and as Bradley was rising from the ground , with his clenched fist aimed a terrible blow at his forehead , on receiving which Bradley shrunk backwards as if in a
state of insensibility , lie was assisted to his feet by a porter , named Michael Murray , and Mr Tyas , grocer , who were present , and attempted to make his way towards Ridyard ' _s vaults , as if anxious to have a drink of water , but he fell down insensible at the door check of tho vaults . Mr Gethen , the druggist ' s shop , being close at hand , Bradley was taken there immediately , bnt seeing the dangerous nature ot the case , Mr Gethen _advised his immediate removal to the Infirmary . Mr Tyas had him taken in that direction , but the poor fellow had not got twenty yards up Market-street when he breathed his last . Mr Superintendent _Satvley tosk Swift into custody , Watson bad ere this disappeared . The prisoner waB brought up and the case investigated by the magistrates . It was thought proper to adjourn the inquiry until Watson was taken , and a post mortem examination of the deceased waB made by the medical men .
Pkcuiatios is Russia . — " Au atmosphere of corruption , " says the Counitr Francois , " presses at present upon all Europe . Our Ministers rejoice at the discovery of a scandal the counterpart of which is found in the French press . The following revelations are conveyed in a letter we have received , dated St Petersburgh , 2 nd inst .: — ' An unexpected circumstance has placed the government on the track oi an associatio n of robbers of high rank , who realised immense sums by defrauding the soldiers confined in the hospital or employed in the army of the Caucasus . Two Li eutenant-Generals , commanding divisions , and several officers , are accused ofthe most infamous frauds , and have been committed to prison . A private councillor , who is likewise a senator _, ha * been detected in frauds . A president of one of the tribunals , moreover , is accused of having committed a robbery of 146 . 000 roubles . ' "
A gentleman advertises in the Po 3 t for a wife What young lady will not suit ? lie only requires sweetness of disposition , suavity of manners , refined taste and edacation _. physicalcharms _. and intellectual attributes . Tho Worcester Chronicle mentions , as an unprecedented circumstance , that not a single bushel of corn was sold in the market during the last week .
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_tobsshirk . TheTbi pib Muboeb at _Mhiiibid . —The magistrates of this district hare resumed the examination ofthe prisoners M'Cabeand Reid , charged with the recent threefold murder at Mirfield . The evidence brought forward was much the same as that adduced before the coroner . It will be remembered that by the coroner s inquisition both the prisoners stand committed to York Castle for trial at the ensuing assizes , on the charge of wilful murder . M'Cabe , through his attorney , expressed a desire to make some statement , but as the magistrates could bold out no promise that his position would be better by his stating what he knew ofthe matter , he kept silence . At the close ofthe examination , the Bench determined on committing only Reid for trial . Of course , M'Cabe , as well as Reid , will be arraigned on the CTronert inquisition .
BSBEX . Fatal Accident to Mr J . Rose , tob BnGWBB . — An inquest has been held before Mr Lewis , the coroner for Essex , at the Coach and Horses , _Leytonstone , on the body ot Mr J . Rose , the well-known ale-brewer , of Great llford , who was killed by being thrown from his gig , under the following melancholy circumstances : —It appeared from the evidence , that on Thursday afternoon last the deceased , who had been out collecting his debts , was reluming home along the Ley _tonstone-road , driving his horse at a gentle pace , when , on passing a waggon laden with timber , the animal suddenly took fright , and started
off at full gallop . The deceased appeared to have lost all control over himself and the horso ; for , instead of trying to pull him in , tho reins _Beemed to fall from his hands on to the animal ' s back . Unrestrained , the horse kept on for some distance , when , in trying to avoid a cart , the wheel of tbe gig came in contact with a wall , and the deceased was pitched out on to his bead , a boy who was with him at the time being unhurt . He was picked up in an _insensible state , and carried to a neighbouring publichouse . Several surgeons wero in attendance upon him , but he never recovered his sensibility , and died on Friday . Verdict , "Accidental death . " The deceased was possessed of considerable property .
_scsssx . Sinqdub and Fatal Accident . —A melancholy accident ocourred at _Ticebnrst last week , to a youug married man , named George Miller , a blacksmith , who formerly resided at Ringmer . It appears that , after deceased had left work , he walked out with his _shopmate . and on their wa _; stopped at the _bowling-aHey of the Bell Inn , whioh adjoins the turnpike road , there being only a temporary slab fence for separation ; and the party hearing the rattling of pins , they walked in , but owing to some _oirenmstanoo the game uas discontinued , and those who wero slaying conceived the idea of exhibiting their muscular _powers by seeing who conld throw the
ball , which weighs about six pounds and a half , the farthest . Ono William Clarke was in the act oi throwing the ball , when his arm became slightly entangled with his round frock , and this ball , taking an oblique direction , struck the said George Miller , who was standing about two yards off talking to another man , violently on the head , felling him to the ground , where he lay for . some time iu a senseless state , bleeding profusely . A surgeon was soon called , who ordered him to be carried home , and surgical means were immediately applied , but he lingered till about five o ' clock the following morning , when he died , leaving a young widow almost distracted . An inquest was held on the body , and a vcrdiot of "Accidental death " returned .
Fatal Accident oh ma South-Coast _RiitWATOur readers may remember that an accident happened at the village of Nutbourne , about three weeks ago , when an engine and tender ran off the _South-Ccast Railway , Causing the instant death of Gregory , the driver , and so seriously injuring the stoker Peel tbat his lite was despaired of . We regret to add that another accident , attended with a fatal result , occurred on Friday , near the same spot . It appears that William Barnaid , a r oan forty-five years of age , was stationed at the Drift-lane level crossing , and about ten minutes before two o ' clock the down train leaving Brighton at 12 . _* 35 was approaching , when Barnard gave the proper signal of " all right , ' and
while so engaged , the _up-tram leaving Portsmouth at 1 SO also approached the spot . Confused by this double duty , he , instead of stopping back clear of both lines , attempted to run across to the other side , when the up-train struck him , smashing his skull to pieces , and after carrying him forward about thirty yatds , severed both his legs trom his body . So complete a mutilation of the human form it is difficult to imagine . Ths trains were both keeping time , and they were in the habit of passing each other near this spot . The driver of the down-train endeavoured to apprise the deceased of his danger , and at length succeeded , but not in time to prevent the fatal catastrophe .
WIlTSHlBR . Accident oh thb Great _Wbsterw Railway . —An accident , attended with great loss of property , has occurred on the Great Western Railway , between the Chippenham and Wootton Bassett stations . It appears that a goods train ; consisting of b & tween thirty » nd forty trucks , containing merchandise and cattle , and propelled by two powerful engines , one ol which waB in the rear of the train , left the Chippenham station about one o ' olock in the morning , and proceeded as far as the bottom of the inclined plane
near Wootton Bassett station , when a chain , connecting the two parts of a timber waggon broke , and the leading engine ran away with a few trucks and the fore part of that containing the timber . One end ofthe timber being thus left without support , immediately fell and buried itself in the ground , forming an obstacle to the progress ofthe train . The driver of the engine behind the train not being aware of what had occurred , and attributing the additional resistance to , the inclined plane , left his steam on and drove the waggons one over the other with
tremendous force . About a dozen ef trucks were more oc less damaged , one being driven completely into a field near the line , and several quite smashed up . Between thirty and forty sheep , and two calves , were also killed . The state of the line covered with broken waggons , and dead and dying animals , may be better conceived than described . We are happy to say that the guards and engine-drivers escaped unhurt . No passengers are taken by the goods trains on the Great Western Railway .
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Shockiko Occurrence . —A few days ago a farmer named Herbert , residing at the Varteg , near Pontypool , went to a limekiln on his farm , which he had charged in tho morning , to see how it progressed , and finding it did not burn so briskly as ho wished , he went down a ladder which he had placed for the purpose , with an iron bar , and gave the top vent , when he fell down apparently IifeIess , from the effects , it is supposed , of the carbonic acid gas which issued from the limestone . His son . a lad about eleven
years of age , who was standing on the top ofthe kiln , called out , when a servant man who was near ran and immediately went down the ladder to assist his master , and met a similar fate . A young man named Lewis , wbo was at band , lost no time in following tho servant to assist tbe other two , When he unfortunately fell lifeless . The son then ran off to Bleanavou to his mother , who was there attending a funeral , and gave the alarm , when several persons hurried to the kiln , and found them all three dead . An inquest was held on Friday , before W . F . Batt , Esq ., deputy coroner , whon a verdict of " Accidental death " was returned in each case _.
BEm ? A . ST . --lJttnng tne present year a large number of emigrants have left this port tor America . Both the number of ships and ot emigrants exoeed , by nearly one-half , those of last year . The people who have sailed from our quays belonged principally to the counties of Armagh , Alonaghan , and Down , those from Antrim being but trifling in number . Since the commencement ofthe season there sailed from this port to Canada 10 ships , with 5 , 461 emigrants ;
to the United States , ' _^ _sto ps , wi \ _WS , _ol 5 emigrants ; to Nova Scotia , Iship , with 22 emigrants ; and to New Brunswick 1 ship , with 29 emigrants . This makes a total of 40 ships , and 8 , 827 emigrants . During tbe _coinnienceraciit of next week the Rosalinda will leave this port for Quebec , with 500 passengers , and will be followed in a few days by the Ellon , with about 223 , and tho Swiss Boy with 110 . This will close the regular season , leaving the entire amount of emigratwu . from thk pott * up till this period of the year , to be forty-throe ships , and 9 , 000 paasengets .
Dariiv . —The number of emigrants who left hero from the 1 st till the 13 th of June , as returned by Lieutenant Ramsay , the government emigration agent , amounts to no less than 2 / 100 persona .
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EDIMDUKOlt . Fkvkb . —The present week has been marked by tho increase of fever in _tbiseity . On Wednesday last there were no fewer than 541 fever patients within the Royal Infirmary—an increase of 58 in one week . The number has increased _toSGS . The mortality is by no means so high as might be expected , considering the great number of cases , and the stage of the
disease at which generally they have arrived before admission . The door of the house is sometimes literally besieged by tbe friends o £ tbe sick , waiting for admission to visit them ; a practice which , however laudable in its origin , demands some restrictions , as infectious diseases may in this wa ; be propa-gated . We saw in Infirmary-street , a _poor Irishwoman , whose howlings and cries were most piercing , reaching to a great distance around . It would appear the poor creature ' s husband had died in the house that morning .
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The Late Fatal Accident At Nutbourne. Nc...
THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT NUTBOURNE . Nctbourkb . —Theiiiqueston the body of Gregory , the driver of one of Stephenson ' s engines , with outside cylinders , which , by running off the line in Nutbourne-coppice , caused his death , bus been resumed . Captain Coddington , the _Governmen t Inspector of Railways , was present ; and Mr Peter . Clarke , the manager ofthe London , Brighton , and South-coast Railway ; Mr H . Faithfull , the solicitor ; Mr Kirtley , tho locomotive engineer ; Mr F . _Hitchins , tho resident engineer , were in _altenilsnce on the part of the Company . Mr Masfin , the Mayor of Chichester , Mr Sherwood , and Mr Powell , solicitors of Chichester , were also present on the part of the public . Mr Miller , the surgeon , stated that ( he _wa-mnded stoker
was not able to give evidence—he was recovering , but a month , at least , must elapse before he would be in a condition to give evidence . A number of witnesses were then heard , but their testimony showed no _wevf _fwrt _, _mapting that of Mv John Winter , superintendent of Mr _Stephenson ' s patent engines , who _stated that ho hnd seen and examined the engine No . 40 . It had been taken to pieces with the exception of the springs , cylinders , and motion ; he had examined the springs and found that they were not the * ameas had been delivered to tli « Company— StcphenBon ' alendins ? springs were 3 feet 6 inches long—the springs originally placed in the engine had been _siiaco . shortened 12 inches , so as to make them much more rigid - the effect ol the
alteration would be to increase tho jumping motion , and arising from this , to create on oscillating motion . Mr Kirtley had told liim that tlie alteration had been made before lie came tothe line , that he did hot approve it . and that be intciuleil to alter it back _ai _ ain . The alteration was made by Mr Gray , MrKirtley ' s _predecessor , with a via _^ w of _sieaHyiu _* _. the engine , but unfortunately h ; id an _oopi-siteeffect . A similar alteration had been made in one other engine , which he understood was now being altered back again by Mr Kirtley . "I do not , " ' said the witness , " attribute the accident to thes « . altered springs . " Examined by the jury : —I do not attribute the accident to the peculiar construction ol Stephenson ' s engines . We have them _runnini * daily on the London and North-western Railway , at the speed of 45 and 50 miles . On Tuesday 1 ran one of
them myself on that line at the rate of 55 miles an hour . What is the average speed ? From 40 to 60 miles—I havo run one of i hese _emjines at 15 mHe 8 an hour . Is that a level line ? No ; a heavy ' one : many of the gradients are 16 feet in a mile . The engines are ofthe saint construction as No . 40 , only with large fire _Iwxes . Examined by Mr Powell : — The engine No . 40 was in very good condition , as if it had heen _working a few _xaontVaB . the only thing objectionable that 1 saw was a little lateral motion on one of the journals of the _leading wheels . I bave examined the rails near where theaccident happened —on both sides , and could sec nothing to give me an idea of the cause of the accident . Accidents have occurred with all sorts of engines , without any one being able to assign the cause . The inquest was then adjourned till Tuesday , the 3 rd of August , with a view of getting tho evidence of _Pael , the _atgW .
A Brace Of Magsmen Or Sharpers Outdone. ...
A BRACE OF MAGSMEN OR SHARPERS OUTDONE . The other day as Mr John Harris , a respectable Suffolk farmer , was standing on the north sido of St Paul ' s , and silently contemplating the beauty and grandeur of that splendid edifice , his attention was somewhat arrested by a person of respectable appearance , who stood close to him , and whe , evidently addressing him exclaimed , " Eh Loord . beant it be a foin building 1 " Mr Harris replied in the affirmative , and the fellow at once asked him if he had not come out of Suffolk ? This question was also answered in the affirmative , and the man instantly said tbat he was a native of that county , and talked about different parts of it with much apparent freeilom . He then proposed a walk as far as Hydo Park-corner , to view
the statue of the Duke of Wellington , which , he said , he understood frem some of his frieBds in town , was well worth seeing , and Mr Harris having no particular engagement , and not having previously seen the statue , said he bad no objection to accompany him that liar . They accordingly walked together to Hyde Park-corner , and having spent some time in _gazing at the statue , they bent their course _alons ; Constitutionhill ; they next viewed Buckingham Palace , the Horse Guards , Westminster Abbey , and the Houses of Lords and Commons , and ultimately crossed Westmiuster Bridge , to go to the Borough . In the Londonroad Mr Harris ' s acquaintance recommended some refreshments , and took Mr Harris into the Duke of York publio house close by ; there they had some
ale , and were joined by a third person . The subject ofthe danger of carrying large Bums of money about the person in London , from the great number of thieves who congregated in its streets , was started , and by great ingenuity and tact the sharpers , for such they were , succeeded in learning from Mr Harris tbat he had upon his person 35 sovereigns and five £ 5 notes . Ono of tho fellows , the person whom he had met in St Paul ' s , then offered to put a similar amount of money in a bag provided Mr Harris agreed to do tbe same , and leave al ] in bis care . Tha proposition appeared so fair and so disinterested on the part of a stranger , that Mr Harris at once consented to comply with it . _andacanva-i bag was produced . The stranger counted out those which appeared to be real sovereigns and
five notes , which seemed to be for £ 5 each , and , haying put both into a green silk purse , deposited the latter in the canvas bag . Mr Harris iu his turn did the same , but the instant he placed his purse in the bag he was seized with a strong misgiving that he was about to be done , and fortunately seized fast hold of tbe bag itself . The parties made a great effort to got it away from him , but ho kept fast hold , and ono of them exhibited a second , and exclaimed that it was the one ihat contained the money . The object of haviBg the second bag was clearly to ring the changes as soon as Mr Harris placed his money in one , and instead of the bag with the money , they would carefully place in his pocket one containing a few pence , or _larthlngs , perhaps , and pieces of paper . Mr Harris was fortunately not thrown off his guard by the pro . duction of the _seoond bag . He carefully grasped and held the first , and having disengaged himself IroiU his new associates , he _ruddied into the street to look out
for a policeman to give tho parties in charge . They , however , were out of tho place nearly as quick as himself , and scampered off in different directions . On seeing a policeman Mr Harris made him acquainted with the circumstances , and . the officer having ascertained that the thieves had started , took him to the station house , where , he gave a most accurate description of them ; they are the same parties who succeeded a few days before in the city tricking a countryman out of a large sum of money . In tho present instance , however , they were not only disappointed in their object , but obliged to submit to a loss ; for in ths green purse in whioh the _thirty-five counterfeit sovereigns and tho five ' * Bank of Elegance' ' notes were placed , there were also eleven _good shillings ; so that , instead of losing his £ 50 , which , by the way , he was within an ace of doing , he was a gainer by the attempt of eleven shillings , and sundry treats in the course of the day .
The Late Fatal Accident In The Borough. ...
THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE BOROUGH . An inquest was held before Mr William Carter , at the board-room of tho Bermondsey workhouse , touching the death of Frederick Messenger , aged 56 years , and Mary , tho wife of Mr James Morris Thisieton , aged 44 , ale , porter , and general provision merchant , of Bristol , and _Bridgchouae-place , _Newington-causeway , who were killed by the fall of tho railway arch in the Borough . The mutilated remains having been viewed by the jury , evidence to prove the identity of deceased and the finding of the bodies was called .
Charles Smith was next called . lie stated that he was a boot and shoemaker , residing at No . 1 , _Maltby-atreet , Bermondsey . He stated that , just previousto tho accident , he saw a horso and cart entangled in a rope which was attached to part of tbe scaffolding sustaining thearch . The horse was straining at the rope . He saw the ropes attached to the tailpin of the cart . The whole of the arch at that time was not down . Witness tried to remove the rope , bnt could not . In looking up , witness SAW the top of tho new arch more up , and a momentary light shone through , and then the crash was tremendous . The crown of the arch at that moment fell in . "Witness noticed , just before , a man and a boy under the arch . There might have been other persons behind the cart , but he did not see them . The horse at that time—that was , when tho opening occurredwas trying his hardest to get away . Witness did
not know by whom the cart was removed afterwards . It could not be more than a minute and a half from the time he hoard the rumbling to the time the arch fell . Jt was his opinion that the rope was attached to something under the arch , because ho could sec several yards of it . The rope was on the end of the cart , —that is , it was over both _tailpins , and laid on the ground towards the new arch . It was a fixture . The horse could not move with the cart , lie believed tbatthe arch fell because the cart had caught the frame-work , and drawn away tho wod-work supporters . That was his opinion . The men in the morning were working witha windlass . "By the Coroner : He firmly believed that the accident was caused'by the cart becoming entangled in somo way in the rope , and that this pulled down some of the supporters and brought down the brickwork . Ho fancied part of the arch had fallen when he first noticed tho smother .
A number of other witnesses were called , who corroborated this evidence . The coroner said that , as they had now sat upwards of six hours , he thought the time had arrived for the adjournment of tlio investigation . They had still many witnesses to examine , and others had to be summoned . Aftor somo desultory conversation , it -was agreed to pursue the inquiry on Monday morning next , at ten oclock ,
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William Cook Was Indicted For Feloniousl...
William Cook was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding _Elizsbetb , his wife , with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm . It appeared that the prisoner and his wife were living apart , in consequence of his cruel treatment . He had been in the workhouse for some time previous to the commission of thid offence , and he got his liberty on the 20 th ef May , when he went to his wife , who was living in Drury-lane , and proceeded to her bed-room , and attacked her with a stick , Ho struck heron the head , causing a serious wound , fr _» m which the blood flowed copiously , and he wns using further violence , when a girl nailed _Phcobei Morgan rushed into the room , and she and the _pro-, secutrix together succeeded _intrenching the wo i pon from his hands . Medical assistance was procured , and the prisoner taken to Bow-street police-office . A knife was found by the bedside .
Corroborative evidence having been called , the jury found the prisoner Guilty . Mr Ballantine , who conducted tbo prosecution , said , the poor woman , had been subjected to the _s-rossest cruelty at the prisoner's hands , and had at that time no less than eleven scars on her person , left by wounds inflicted by the prisoner . The Recorder ordered the prisoner to be kept to hard labour for one year , at the expiration of which to enter into bis own recognizances in £ 40 to keep the peace to all her Majesty '* - , subjects , but _especially his wife , for the space of five years , and to be imprisoned until such recognizance be entered into .
Ambobd Murder , —Anne _Cfeveland , 26 , spinster , and John Hall alias Dolly , 35 , a tall man , n earing large moustaches , were jointly indicted for tho murder of a male illegitimate child , born of the female prisoner , as reported in a previous number of the Star . lb . will not bo necessary on the present occasion to give the testimony in detail . The female prisoner was observed to be in the family-way , and t > n the 19 th of May she was delivered of the infant in question , which , according to the testimony of the medical witnesses , was a healthy child , and did not appear to have anything the matter with it except a slight cold in the eyes . The child died on the 31 st of May , and the effect of a post-mortem examination was to show that tbe death arose from suffocation ,
hut whether accidentally by being overlaid , as it is termed , by its mother , or from violence , there was very little evidence to show . The evidence tendered on behalf cf the prosecution cuiefly went to show , that shortly before the prisoner Cleveland was delivered , she had made statements tothe effect that she was certain the child would not live . The principal witness was a woman named Barber , to whom the child was given to dry-nurse immediately alter its birth , and according to her evidence she left the child with tho female prisoner for a short time on the day following its birth ; and when she took it away she observed that the child looked ill , and did not appear to breathe so freely as before ; and on the following day the prisoner again sent for the
child , and it was put into her bed , and an hour or two afterwards an alarm wag siren , and it was found that the child was dead ; and on the' witness announcing the fact , it appeared that the prisoner uttered an exclamation of horror , and immediately f ainted . This was the extent of the evidence against the woman , and with regard to the other prisoner all that was proved was , that a few hours before the child died he was seen to come down the stairs as though be had left the female prsoner ' s room ; but a 9 _^ appeared that he bad lived in the house and was in the habit of _cohabitlnE with her , there was ,
of course , nothing extraordinary or suspicious in this proceeding . — Mr Clarkson , for the prisoner Dolly , at the close of the oase for the prosecution , submitted to the court that there was no evidence asainst his client to justify his being called upon to make any defence—Chief Justice Wilde said that he and his learned brother were of that opinion , and he therefore directed the jury to acquit the male prisoner . —Serjeant Allen was then about to address the jury for the woman , when the jury stopped him and said they thought-it was unnecessary for him to do so . and _ttey returned a verdict of Not Guilty with _regard to her also .
Shivtiso _iub Blamb . —Thomas Traraan . 89 , who has been for a number of years a collector ofthe pom rate for the liberty of Saffron-hill , surrendered to take his trial for embezzling moneys belonging to the overseers of that liberty . The indictment upon which the prisoner was arraigned charged him with embezzling the several sums of £ 2 2 s . 8 d ., £ l 6 s . 8 d ., and £ 2 6 s . 8 d ., the _' _Tmoneys of the overseers of the poor for the liberty in question , to whom he was servant . Mr James , clerk to the board of guardians for the union comprising the liberty if Saffron-hill , having given some preliminary evidence in support of the charge , he was cross-examined by Mr Huddlestone , when be stated that the prisoner was appointed to the office of collector by the board of guardians ,
under the sanction of the Poor Law Commissioners , and that the overseers had nothing to do with the appointment . It also appeared tbat the prisoner had given a bond to tbe hoard of guardians as a security for the proper performance of his duty , and ho was expected to make a report to the board every week how the rates stood , and to what extent he bad collected thera . The Common-Sergeant , upon this evidence , expressed his opinion that there was' an end of the charge . The prisoner was accused of receiving and embezzling money as the _sv-rvant of the overseers , whereas the evidence proved that he was the servant oi the board of guardians . Mr Robinson submitted tbat although appointed by the board of guardians , still it was only as a _servint of the" overseers . He
said it was a very important question , and he hsped bis lordship would not dispose of it without hearing all the evidence . Tho Common Sergeant said it appeared to him that the prisoner was clearly tho servant of the board of guardians . He was appointed by thera , the overseers were not even present when he was appointed , and he collected the moneys under that appointment ; and , _according to his view of the case ,-the prisoner _oui _* ht to have been _described as the servant ofthe guardians , and not of the overseers . Mr Robinson said he entertained quitea different opinion . It was perfectly clear that he had acted as servant to the overseers ; he collected the money for thorn , and paid it to their account at the bankers . The Common-Sergeant called the
attention ofthe learned counsel to ' _tho statute , which , he said , provided that " it any clerk ov servant , or any person employed in the capacity of such clerk or servant , & o ., did embezzle , " and so on . Now , in this case the indictment alleged that the prisoner was the servant of the overseers , and tho evidence proved that'he ' _was not . He had no doubt himself upon the point , but he would consult Mr Bullock , who was sitting in the other court , and bear his view of the case . He then left the court and returned in a lew minute 8 , when he stated tbat Mr Bullock quite agreed with him in tho rule of law ho had laid down . Mr Robinson again urged that the question was one of too great importance to be disposed of in this summary manner . The Common-Sergeant said he might
goon with the cose if he pleased , but his mind was quite made up . Mr _Iluddlsstone _thou _. ht the case ought to be stopped . It appeared to him quite obvious that the indictment could not be supported . The Common-Sergeant directed the case to proceed . Evidence was then adduced by three ratepayers , named Hamilton . Baker , and Slmpaon , proving tbat they had paid the respective sums named in the indictment to tho prisoner , and tbey produced his receipts for them . Mr Miobenev , the auditor for the district , deposed that on the 6 th of May he proceeded in the performance of his duty to audit the accounts of the prisoner , and in consequence , of some suspiciouB appearances that were presented in them , he requested the prisoner to fetch his cheque
and receipt boek , and he expected he would have returned immediately . He did not do so , however , and he saw nothing more of him until the Sth of May . During _^ that period there had been somo communication with the prisoner ' s friends , in consequence of which he came on the day mentioned , and brought his books with him . He then went over the accounts with him , and ascertained that the three sums in question had never been accounted for by the prisoner . This was the case for the prosecution . Tbe counsel for tbe prisoner was about to renew his argument in support of tbe objection he had raised to the indictment , when he was " stopped by tho Common-Sergeant , who said that his own mind was quite made up that tbe indictment was bad , but
still he should not 9 top the case . He should ask the jury to say whether they considered the embezzlement had been proved , and if they found that it was ho should reserve the point of law for consideration by the judges , Mr Huddles tone complained of _ihis course , because he said it would have the effect of keeping in prison a man who he believed had not committed any legal offence . The Common-Sergeant said he was resolved to take the courso he had mentioned . Hr _Huddlestone said that , under the circumstances , he should not address the jury . The jury then returned a verdict of Guilty . Mr Huddlestone applied to bave the prisoner admitted to bail . He had been bailed , he said , by the magistrate , and he urged that he ought not now to be detained in custody . Mr Robinson objected to ha 7 e the prisoner admitted to bail . There were four other indictments against him . The Common-Sergeant , having consulted Mr Clark , said that it apto tho of
peared contrary practice the court to admit a prisoner to bail after conviction . In this case there was not only a conviction , but there were tour other indictments against the prisoner . Mr Huddlestone said that might be , but in a case where tho judge had expressed a decided opinion that the indictment could not be supported , he considered it hard that the prisoner should be kept in gaol . Tho Learned Sergeant did not think the prisoner or his counsel had anything to complain _e > f . The prisoner was charged with embezzlement to the amount altogether of four or fivo hundred pounds , and he would probably not have to remain in prison move than a fortnight , as during that period he should probably have an opportunity of _consulting some of the judges , and if they coincided in the i opinion ho had given upon the point of law no further sentence of _imprisonment would _^ o passed , upon this indictment . _-w
| Middlesex Sessions. ^ The June Adjourn...
| MIDDLESEX SESSIONS . _^ The June adjourned _sessions for the _cann _Middlesex was opened on Tuesday _morning \ 7 l * County Court-house , _Clerkenwell- _gree /' " « i » amount of prisoners for trial at the present _sessi _^ _^ double the number tried at the last sitting' rt !' are no fewer than 150 names on _theprinte-l _' _eaia . ? of whom 127 stand charged with felonv , and 23 3 assaults and other misdemeanours ; 09 * are descaA' _* as imperfectly instructed in the common rudirnrr nf _orlatnnflnn ( I „ r > _., 1 , l _M . J _„„! .. A An _"" - _""Iienf _. _—« it
. _„„_ _., „ ..,,. ... „ _„„ ,,, are stated _&» be unable to read or write . w Tarns . —George Jefferies , convicted of _stealing a tub and a coat at the last session , was _brought __ for judgment on Tuesday morning .- The pri . oia . rj _ an old man , and on the _ocension of his trial m-ide a long rom bling statement of his previous rcspcctabil lity , the effect of which wa 3 that a respite of _seateuM was granted , in order to _mako inquiry as to th _ truth of his story , and that the prisoner might brine forward witnesses to character . The assistant jad »« said that inquiry did not prove satisfactory , and sentenced the prisoner to six months' im prison ment .
Joseph Squires , who was found guilty at the W session of stealing a pocket-book from Captain Arohdall , at the _Hungeriord-pier , was brought _uo _fo judgment . An officer of the detective force stated that he had tne prisoner m custody on suspicion of stealing a gentleman ' s watoh , at Liverpool , on the occasion of Pnnco Albert ' s visit to that town , but he i * as acquitted ofthe charge . Tbo court sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprisonment . fhomasRetlord , 14 . Andrew Scott , 13 , and James _Malarbi , 15 , were mdicted _charsedwfth stealing three handkerchiefs , value Is . gd ., the _oronert ? several _* r of Ann Blades and Margaret _iffnE / from their persons . Retford pleaded guilty . Tne evidence the
against other prisoners established the fact that they were in company with the prisoner Retford at the fair in _Copenhagen-iields ; and that the handkerchiefs were found upon Scott when taken into custody upon another charge , having been seen by an officer to receive the plunder from Retford . Malarbi was not seen to take an active part in the robbery , but it was _distinctly proved that he was in company with the other prisoners . Mr Parry defended Malarbi , and called witnesses in his behalf , who gave him an excellent character . Thejury found Scott guilty , and acquitted Malarbi . The assistant judge then called Malarbi ' s father ( who is an Italian , and a composition figure maker ) , forward , and said i hat there , was another charge against the prisoner : Thejury had taken a merciful view ot the case ; He would , however , caution the father against
_allowing tbe prisoner to associate with bad characters , tor he had no doubt the boy had been honestly edncated , but he had fallen into bad company , and would eventually be ruined if the father did not take care of him . The prisoners were then arraigned under a second indictment , but the assistant _judqe said the charges would not be entered into , and directed tha jury to find a verdict ef notguilty . A juryman said that it was the wish of himself and fellows to try tbe other indictment , as they were of opinion that the verdict would be different . The judge said he Dad no doubt it would , but tbat was the- very reason why it sliould not be tried , because the jury were in possession of what they had no right to know , aad it would be unjust to enter into the second charge against Malarbi , and consequently the other prisoners were entitled to the same privilege .
Dreadfcl Shipwreck. Destruction Op A Pac...
DREADFCL SHIPWRECK . Destruction op a Packet-ship bv ai * Icbbero . _Twxsry _Livjbs Lcsr .--The packet-ship Eulalia , belonging te St Sebastian , while on a passage from Havana to Galway , was overwhelmed by an icebetg _. She had 37 passengers ( a great many of whom were females ) on board , with a crew of sixteen , including the master . Sho was a fine looking vessel , barque rigged , 300 tons burthen , and was laden with a cargo of miscellaneous articles . Her voyage was favourable till she made lat . 42 18 N- long . 52 , when she met with a heavy field of ice . This oecurred on the morning of Friday , the 21 st of May . The master , observing the perilous state of the ice , bore the ship round , and attempted to clear it , but this was found
impossible , and about nine o ' clock a tremendous iceberg struck the ship amidships , cutting her down to the water ' s edge . The shock was fearful , and the terror and dismay of the _passengers was painfully great . Not a moment was lost ia lowering the boats , and placing the passengers in them , for , on the pumps being sounded , the ship was found to be fast filling . The crew lingered on board at the pumps , in the hopes of keeping ber afloat , but were compelled to make a hasty retreat , the ship reeling over on her beam-ends and instantly sinking . Two boats , containing the captain , 14 of the crew , and 14 passengers , succeeded in getting clear ofthe wreck , but the
third , with 20 persons in it , most of whom were women , was drawn down with the _vessel , and every soul _perished . The boat , it appeared , was fastened to the wreck by a rope , which the crew , in their fright , fearing the ship waa sinking , bad forgotten to unship , and it was impossible to cut it , tbe _passengers having no proper implement . On tbe following day , at five o ' clock in the evening , the remaining _boatswere-pickedupby the schooner Newport , belonging to Stockton , and their crew taken on board , which vessel reached Galway on Monday last . The loss of the Eulalia and cargo is estimated at ¦ 623 , 000 .
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Citt op Wbstmissteb _Mehtah Improvbus » _t Society , Temperivnce Hall , Broadway , Saturday evening , June 19 , Mr William Bowler in the chair . —The question- " The merits of the several candidates aspiring to represent the city of Westminster" was resumed by Mr D . Walford , who stoutly denied the qualification _ofMrLushingtonfor a representative , especially as he had assorted that the people were not intelligent enough for the franchise . He could see nothing in Mr Lushington to fit him for a representative ofthe people . Charles Cochrane was the only candidate in the field that he regarded as at all calculated for a representative of a civilised people , ( Loudclieera . ) Mr Cathie said , that he so far differed with Mr Walford that he could not see the
great merits of Mr Cochrane . It would appear that Mr Cochrane had only discovered the merits of lodger suffrage within the last fourteen days . Mr Lushington would advocate the separation of church from state , and what ho bad done was a guarantee for what he might do . Mr Sherman said , it was tbe first time lie ever heard Chartism objected to because it was not destructive enough . ( Laughter . ) However , he was right glad to learn that Chartism had at last attained it proper position , for most true it was that the Chartists wished to build up , not to pull down . ( Loud cheers . ) Tho great demerit in Mr Lushington was his leaning to the Whigs . ( Hear , hear . ) On all great questions when something like equal divisions might arise , and the peoplo would most require the
service of their member , they would find Mr Lushington would go into the lobby with his friends tbe Whigs . ( Cheers . ) What we wanted was a man who would act independent of party , like _Theinas Slingsby _Piiiieombe—such a man was Charles Cochrane . ( Loud ckeri . ) Look to Mi * _LushingWs committee - . there was Admiral _Dandaos , who veted against tbe Repeal of the Ratepaying Clauses , and Fox Maule , the persecutor of Feargus O'Connor . What , he shonld like to know , was to be expeoted from a man who had such associates and such _supported ! ( Loud cheers . ) Mr Ashe also followed oa tho same side , stoutly contending for the merits of Mr Cochrane . Air Kitchener followed and pouted forth vials of vituperation on the head of Mr
Cochrane for writing " Tho . Tour of Juan De Vega" some nineteen years ago . A motion for adjournment having been put and lost , Mr Stallwood rose , and replied to tbo sot oral objections made against the > principles ho had laid down on opening this debate . Mr Trumble had said humanity was not a _recommen- dation , but lie thought bad the Emperor of Russia k been proposed as a candidate , that none would thun- > der louder against the inhuman monster than his i friend Trumble . ( Loud cheers . ) 'Twas the death . . dealing blows of inhuman class legislation that made o us cry aloud for the franchise in order that we might * " t protect ourselves . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr Broome had i said Mr Cochrane ' s humanity and great benevolence 0 were things of everyday occurrence , would to God id
they were , then there wouldn't be thousands ot r > t Irishmen driven from tbeir homes by _heartitssand id brutal landlords , simply because they had not a good ) dl poor Jaw to compel them to support them in the day ayi 0 _*^ _" _, _I- _¦ _e _r _• Hl 8 f « end Cathie had ad I said Mr Cochrane had only discovered the virtues of ofi « Lodger Suffrage ; ' fourteen days ago ; alaB ! for the heintelligence pf their worthy president , it was in the ihefirst placard issued by Mr Cochrane to tha electors of i oi Westminster , now six jn & nths ago . ( ioud cheers . ) rs . l _im-SI ™ . J 8 aidbv Messrs Kitchener , Broome me and Tilt , _tclativo to the Tour of Juan De _Vega'V ' written nineteen _years-ago . I know , ( said Mr StalUallJ wood , ) how easy itis to damn a man ' s character , by , by means of prejudice and _falso constructions ; I know , iowi were the deductions of Mr Kitchener to go unref ated » te (! i
what mischief they would ba calculated to do ; " &¦• ,. will therefore refute them by reading from the thi bouk itself —[ Mr Stallwood read amongst others tha thi passage in _whici Juan De Vega" had _redeeraedraei the wedding riag for a poor ivnd honest couple aHe i Bath , also the _passage showing how " Juan" founrour . ] in Wales a tradesman suffering under _dUBculties , am , an relieved his wan ts by a cheque to the amount of _£ S ( J £ _& and showed that the gross immodesty and immoranom lity complained of , merely consisted in a youth oith l nineteen kissing two sirls of seventeen and eighteeihte < _, in tho publicstreeta of a town . ] Now , said Mr _StalStai wood , I think I have maintained my position , an , ai shall leave the matter in your hands . Mr _Stallwoollwtr resumed his seat amid loud cheers . The _subjorabjij for Saturday ( this evening ) , June 27 , is _•• Mon' _& _cMittcb venue Republics . "
The King of Prussia has charged the _celebratdiran painter , Cornelius , to prepare the drawings for , foe m muuieut to bo erected at Berlin , to perpetuate tlato 3 _teivaombrance of his decrees of the 3 rd of FcbntiiWiitil or the constitution of a general diet ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 26, 1847, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_26061847/page/6/
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