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Health oe Loxdos Dcarxa ihe Week . —In the weekending last Saturday , the number of deaths _regi stered ia London is 1 , 028 , and shows a further decrease on the returns of previous weeks . The _^¦ ee kly average of five previous autumns , corrected for increase of population , is 1 , 102 ; the decrease on the average , as shown bv the present return , amounts therefore to 13 i deaths . This reduction of the mortality is greatest in the districts ou the south side of tlie river ; for the deaths of the week in this division were 27 G , whereas the average is 324 . The mortality from cholera now rapidly approaches thc average , the deaths having fallcnfrom 110 in the previous week to il in thc last . In the
west districts they have declined from 15 to 1 ; In the north , from 7 * to 1 ; in the central , from 10 to 0 ; in the curt , from 32 to 17 ; and in thc south from 46 to 13 . There were fire deaths in each of the districts of Shorcditch and Bethnal . grecn ; in all others the _uuiabw of fatal cases of the epidemic was still less . In the whole metropolis the daily number did not , in any instance , exceed 9 ; on Wednesday and Saturday it was only 5 . The deaths from diarrhoea and dysentry were more numerous , and amounted in the week " to 63 ; in the previous week they were 105 . Of thc 14 , 533 persons wh <> have died _ofeno ' era in London in 55 weeks , 0 , 657 , or nearly one-half , died after less than one day's illness ( exclusive of the duration of premonitory diarrhoea ); and of tbe remainder . 2 M 6 sank
under the disease before it had reached the second day . —At present smallpox aud measles arc _nVttCu less fatal than usual ; scarlatina was fatal in 41 cases , the average being 64 ; typhus in 63 cases , the average being 56 . —The reading of the barometer reached 30 _" 04 in . on Thursday at nine o ' clock a . m . ; the mean ofthe week was 2989 . The mean daily temperature increased from 40 deg . on Sunday to 59 Aeg . 7 min . on Thursday , aud continued at nearly this value during thc rest of thc week . The highest temperature was 69 deg . 7 min . on Friday . On the first three days of thc week the mean temperature was below the average of corresponding days in seven years ; iu the last three days it was about 12 deg . above the average . The mean of the week was 52 deg . 4 min .
The Alleged Flogging of Females ox Board the _Emigrant Ship . —At the _meeting of the guardians of Marylebone , on Friday week , aa answer from the Colonial and land Emigration Commissioners to the _quiries of the guardians respecting the _alleged flogging by order of the surgeon on board the Ramdlies , an emigrant _vessel , was read . The answer stated that , as soon as the charge appeared in the public press , they instituted a searching inquiry respecting its correctness . They had also _received the captain ' s and surgeon ' s report , which , although . it spoke of the _insubordination of the _emigrant ? , never alluded to the _flogging . It was , therefore , their opinion and their hope that it had not occurred . They did not allow the matter to rest there , but requested government to institute the most rigid inquiry respecting it as flogging oa board emigrant ships was strictly prohibited .
Escape of Three Co . wicrs . — Oa Saturday morning last shortly before eleven o ' clock , three prisoners , who were employed in the foundry department ofthe Royal A'senal , made their escape from that establishment by scaling the wall that divides that part of the arsenal from Warren-lane . The men were employed in the foundry , and contrived to remore some tiles from the top of a building , from _, which their escape over the wall was comparatively easy . An immediate alarm was raised , but , though several persons saw them shortly after , they effected their e : capc ; and though they _n ere in their prison dress , nothing had beeu heard of them up to a late hour on Saturday afternoon . The names of the prisoners are—Joseph Palmer , aged 26 , a feet 7 inches
high ; Mark Thompson , aged 33 , 5 _fc-t 9 inches high ; and John _M'Gough , alias Ashwortb , aged 20 , 5 feet 5 inc es high . _DfSPEKATB _CoxnncT of a Coxvicr . —A gang of convicts were employed on thc 19 th inst ., in unloading a cargo of coals from the Legatas , collier , lying alongside the wharf wall at the Woolwich Dockyard , when one of the convicts , named Henry Newton , conducted himself in such an idle manner that he would neither work himself nor allow other convicts , who were willing to work , to perform their _du'y . 31 r . Braton , the guard in charge ofthe gang , remonstrated wi ' ih Newton on the impropriety of his conduct ; bnt , instead of expressing regret or setting to
work , he commenced throwing coals at Mr . Alien , the mate of the vessel , and on being ordered to desist by the guard , he also threw coals at him -, and when the guard went up to him he drew his knife and threatened to _stabiiiin , and swore he would not work , nor - _'hould the highest authorities in the kingdom compel him . With the aid of the sentry he was removed to the ship , and again threatened to stab the guard . "When on boavd the Warrior they attempted to take the knife from him , hut they were not able to do so until he had stabbed himself in focr places . Thc wounds are not considered fatal , although one of them is said to have punctured the lungs .
ACCIDEXT _FCOM THE _ISCACTIOUS DSE OF FIREARMS . —An inquest was held oa Saturday , before . Mr . Thomas Higg _* , at the Black Horn , Enfieldhighway , on the body of James Winepress , aged 18 . The deceased was the son of a respectable market gardener , residing at Euiield , _audou Monday the 8 th inst , was standing at a barn door leaning on the muzzle of a fowling piece , which was loaded , awaiting tbe approach of some wild pigeons , when , by some _accident , his toe caught the hammer of the gnn , which instantly went off , the contents lodging inside ofthe right arm , and shattering the hone to pieces , and set his clothes on fire . Mr . Ashnry , surgeon , was called to him , but he never in the least recovered , and died of the injury on Wednesday night last . Verdict— "Accidental death . "
Fatal Carriage Accident . —An inquest was held before Mr . II . 31 . Wakley , on Saturday , at the _Middlesex Hospital , on the body of William Williams , aged 42 . On the 2 / ih of September the deceased was engaged to drive a carriage with a wedding party , a short distance from town , and on their return about half-past eleven o ' clock at night , whilst crossing _Blackheath , the deceased , who had taken too much liquor , fell from the coach bos into the road , by which he fractured nine of his ribs . He was _convey ed to the above hospital early the following morning , where hs died on Thursday night from the effects ofthe fracture . Verdict— " Accidental death . "
The _Bermoxdset Murdkr . —On Monday a writ was issued from tho Court ot Queen ' s Bench , in the suit of * ' Thomas Binns against G . F . Manning , " the object being to get possession of the property now in the -hands of the police , taken from thc railway station _* . Judgment , by consent , was immediately afterwards taken from _Manning , in _Newgate ; and the judgment being entered up , a writ offieri facias , addressed to the Sheriff of Surrey , was at an early hour in theaften _oou lodged with the Under-Siierifis , 3 fessrs . Ahhat , of JJew Inn . At afoot six o ' clock Mr . Seale , one of the sheriff ' s officers , proceeded to the Southwark police station , and effected a levy upon all the goods and chattels belonging to the Mannings
, except those required for the purposes of the _prosecution . At eight o ' clock the same officer proceeded to Mr . Bainhridic _' s , of Bermondsey-squarc , and made a seizure of all the effects not actually purchased by Mr . Bainbridgeof the Mannings previous to their departure . The property so seized , and to be seized , consists of two gold watches , a considerable quantity of jewels , linen , plate , and other valuable effect ? . It is understood that the sheriff will take out a summons under the Interpleader Act . Sergeant Wilkins , Mr . Charnoch , and Mr . Saunders have received their briefs and fees for the defence of _Manning . The _expense attending the prosecution will not he far short of £ 800 . The number of witnesses summoned to
attend at the Old Bailey amounts to forty-three , and many of their expenses are very heavy . On Saturday night Mr . Massey . the medical student , arrived in London from Swarkestone , having passed Mr . Lockvood on the railway _whilegoing to ascertain his state of health . —On Tuesday afternoon the whole ofthe property found in the possession of Mrs . Manning ( not indentificd as belonging to O'Connor ) was seized hy a _process issued from the Sheriff ' s office , at the suit of Mr . Binns , Manning ' s solicitor . This extraordinary proceeding was taken by the latter gentleman ia consequence of the deficiency of funds afforded to him by the police , who held the property . Iftr . Binns has retained Mr . Sergeant Wilkins , Mr . Charnock . and Mr . Saunders , aud on Monday he
delivered them their voluminous briefs with their fees , amounting to nearly 1001- Each brief contains 60 folios , which with other expenses , will exceed 301 . ; and all tlie money allowed him to defend Manning was 33 ? ., which amount was also _delivered op to Mr . Solomon , _Slra _^ Manning ' s solicitor . The latter has merely retained the usual counsel attending thc Old Bailey sessions , which will not cost much wore than he has already received . Mr- Binns submitted to the Commissioners of Police and to the Secretary of State the names ofthe eminent counsel he had retained for Manning , and informed them that the sum he had received would not pay the fees to Mr . Sergeant Wilkin ' , let alone the other counsel and expenses for drawing up briefs , & c . He there fore demanded ihe whole ofthe property taken from _3 drs . Manning , so that he might dispose of it and
raise sufficient money to enable him to do justice to nimself and client . "Sat _tcceiMog an answer in the affirmative Mr . Binns hecame determined to obtain possession of the property , if possible ; consequently he served a writ on Manning for 10 ( K , expenses paid for him , and informed the magistrate at the Southwark police-court , the Commissioners of Police , and Secretary of State , o ? his intention to enforce his demand in aiawful manner . On Monday a judge ' s order was obtained , and on Tae = day evening the sheriffs had orders t _) seize the property . Whether Mr . Baas is right or wrong in the present case will no doubt be decided by the judges , but the _psliee authorities are determined to keep the property nntilthey receive distinct orders from the judges or the Crown to deliver it up . The prop erty consists of a large quantify of female wearing apparel of conaderaole value , several gold rings , broches , aud
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trinkets , two gold watches and chains , _thewhola of which may be worth 1002 . Mr . Binns contends that the property in question has nothing to do with the charge against the prisoners , and that it ought to be handed over to Manning for the _j-iint defence of himself and wife ; - he therefore considers that the police authorities hare no right to detain them . The late Bishop of Llakdaff . —At St . Paul's Cathedral on Sunday afternoon a funeral sermon to the mer _* ry of the late Right Rev . Edward Copplestoi _, 3 ishop of LUndaff , was delivered hy the Rev . _T * Dale . The cathedral was hung with black , andio stall belonging to , and generally used by , thel _: _ _jased bishop was covered with black cloth , on which were his mitre and coat of arms .
The Ailedged JIcrder at Chelsea . — The body found off Erith on Tuesday , which was supposed to he that of the man _M'Gouran , whose robbery and sub equent disappearance have caused much excitement at Chelsea , was identified , upon examination , as the remains of a person named Desmond , who , with his wife , Ellen , were drowned off Alderman Stairs , on the 20 th ult . The inquest was opened , and the identity having been proved , evidence was given proving the occurrence to have been accidental .
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Dreadful Explosion . —On Saturday morning last at an early hour an alarming accident , _arising out of the explosion of a steam boiler , took place at the extensive premises known as the _Bevington-mish Brewery , situate at tbe upper end of _Bevinijton-busli , Liverpool , rented by Messrs . _Halsall , Segar , and Co The first indication of the fearful occurrence was shortly after midnight , when the whole of the north end of the town was alarmed by a loud and continued report , _resembling a heavy discharge of artillery . The police entered the premises , and in a short time they succeeded in extricating two men employed in the brewery—Thomas _Worthinston and William Langton , who were dragged from underneath a load ot fallen hricks , beams and other
materials . Worthington escaped with only a few slight bruises and wouuds , but Langton had his shoulderblade dislocated . In a short time afterwards Mr . Segar was discovered under a heap of rubbish , but it was with the greatest difficulty he could be _extricated , and this was only effected by taking him through a hole iu one of the cottages adj im _' ng the fallen building . His wounds are of a most serious nature . A large portion ol the skull had been left completely bare , the sca _' p having been torn away . He , as well as the other sufferers , are , however , going on favourably , and no doubt is entertained ot their ultimate recovery . The explosion has produced the most destructive _eftWs to the building , the interior heing a complete wreck . A number of the
cottages near the spot have been shaken to the very foundation , and many have the roofs blown off . Several hnrses in the brewery stable were saved , though the stable was blocked up for a time hy the fallen rubbish . A labourer named Maxwell , his wife , and six children , slept in an attick , and were completely covered by the roof . Maxwell himself had his shoulder hurt , aud his wife was also injured , but not serioucly ; the children all escaped unhurt , with the exception of one little fellow , who had his leg wounded in descending the staircase . No opinion can yet be formed as to the cause of the accident . The bailer , which was of five horsepower , and had been in use for about three years , was considered a _strouc : oue , and the engine was not at work when the accident took place .
Committal of a Womaji for Poisoning her Husband . —Mary Ann Hayward , charged last week on suspicion of poisoning her husband , a shoemaker , at Springfield , Essex , has been fully committed to take her trial at the next assizes . The prisoner sobbed aloud , and appeared to be deeply affected while the evidence was proceeded with , which went to show that she hadadministeredontwo separate occasions , while precipitate powder , and calomel in broth and mixed up in an apple dumpling , to the prosecutor , which caused violent vomiting , and preated suspicion which led to her _apprehensoin . She at first denied all knowledge of the transaction , hut afterwards admitted that she had bou & ht the poison at the shop of Mr . Charles Baker , for the children's
heads . She upbraided her husband with inconstancy . The prosecutor is considered out of danger . SmooglixgatPltmouth . —On Saturday two men , named Richard Pepperel and Abraham Lachenr , were brought up before G . W . Soltan , Esq ., and T . W , Fox , Esq ., at the Guildhall , on a charge of being found in possession of 797 lbs . of tobacco stalks . It appears that on Monday last Lieutenant O'Brien , of the Yealm Coast Guard station , in a six-oared gig gave chase to , aud after au hour ' s hard _vawisg succeeded in capturing , about two miles off the land , at Stokes Bay , the lug boat W . H . Y ., ol Guernsey . She wasmanned hy the two prisoners , one of whom . Lacheur , belongs to St . Pierre de Bois , Guernsey _, and tbe other , Pepperel , is a smuggler , well known at this port , and in the pursuit the men threw
overboard nine bales of tobacco stalks , which , after the boat was taken , were picked up by the Preventive men . The tobacco has been lodged in the Custom House , and the boat has been condemned and brought round to Sutton Pool , where she will be sold . Pepperel about six months since was convicted at Kin _^ sbridge of an offence of _smuggling , but _succeeded in making his escape from the _authorises there , and a reward of £ 20 had been offered for his capture ,, which sum the boat ' s crew and the _lieutenant who unfortunately dislocated his shoulder in the capture , will be entitled to . The prisoners , on being brought up on Saturday , and having the information read to them , pleaded guilty , and tbey were both sentenced to sis months' hard labour in Exeter Gfajl , that being the shortest punishment which the law permits .
Lincolnshire . _—Ax Eagle is England . —Last week John Borrall , gamekeeper toli . _Nevile _, Esq ., _Walcor-hdl , when in one of the preserves ( Bushywood ) , was surprised at the quantity of game making the greatest haste into the wood , aud on looking in the air he observed a large bird in pursuit , which he immediately brought to the ground . It turned out to be a fine eagle , measuring seven feet from tip to tip of wings , leg three inche 3 in circumference , feathered to the foot , talons two inches long , wing feathers two feet one inch long , weight eight pounds . _Emigration from _PtrMOprH . —The fine ship Cornwall , _StO tons registered , Captain Coach , under charter to her Majesty ' s Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners , sailed on Thursday , having on hoard 316 souls , equal to 270 statute adults . The
emigrants were se ' ected from various parts of the kingdom , and were generally a fine body of the people . She hid also a large " party of chief cabin passengers in the spacious poop accommodations , among whom was tlie Rev . Dr . Steele , a colonial clergyman , returningto the colony after leave of absence . The Agincourt , 513 tons register , Captain Cumberland , also under charter to the Emigration Commissioners , sailed on Saturday morning last for Adelaide , with a full complement of emigrants , equal to 210 statute adults , a remarkably fine body of people from various districts of England . The Asia , for Adelaide ; Duke of Bedford , for the Cape and Madras ; Thomas Arbuthuot , for Sydney , and some other ships for the Austsalian colonies , are hourly expected .
Bristol . —The Supposed Case of suspended Animation . —The inquiry into the cause of the death of Mr . Byron Blyth , before the Coroner of Bristol , concluded on the 19 th inst , when the jury returned a verdict of " Died from malignant cholera . " _EiEcnox ofthe New _Brsnop OF JfORiTrCH " . —In _pursuance of her Majesty ' s confe , d ' cJirc , directed to the dean and chapter , those dignitaries proceeded to the election of a new bishop on Saturday last , in the room of the late Dr . Stanley . The hon . and very Rev . Dean . Pellew opened the proceedings , and after ( he accustomed formalities had been gone through , the very Rev . Samuel Hinds , D . D ., Dean of Carlisle , was by them elected bishop of the said see of Norwich .
_The 3 hd Dragoox Guards , Nottingham . —The whole of the refractory men of this regiment were on Saturday last reported to be in the barracks , and about 14 still remained in the guard-house , the remaining prisoners having teen summarily disposed of on Friday and Saturday . The Colonel , Earl Cathcart , was busily engaged in reviewing the whole of the troops , and inquiring into the late disturbances , the result of which is , that _applications have been forwarded to the Commander-in-Chief , his grace the Duke of Wellington , for three general and six district courts-martial . The latterareibr tryingcomparatively minor offenders , but a general court is only ordered in very serious cases , and has the power " of condemning to death Late inquires show that not
only tho 5 e men who transgressed during the fair week , and those whose horces were out of couditon —a considerable minority of the whole regimentbut that every other man , no matter how good his conduct or previous character , or whether he had anything to do with the stable work , was ordered to be confined withm the barrack , watts during Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur s pleasure . This punishment , which was felt to be of a degrading nature , was for the most part borne with quietness from Tuesday the 9 th , uutill Sunday the 14 inst , when it was expected the order would be rescinded , aud that the orderly men at least would be allowed the usual privilege . Application was _accordingly made to the Lieur « ns « r
, Colonel , but he refused torecal his order for confinement , until , as he said , he had had ample time to observe from personal inspection that the horses had been better atteuded to . The men instantly became very indignant at this , as they thought , unjust treatment , and a conspiracy was entered into , of which the results hare already been made public . It is said that if all who felt themselves aggrieved , aud who favoured the rising of this little rebellion , had taken part therein , as very many promised to do who did not , the officers would have been left without men sufficient to form even a single picket . The coming inquires in court-martial are looked fonvard to with great interest ,
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Accident ok tee Great Northbrn' Railwat . — On the 20 th inst ., one of those railway accidents with which of late years the public have become but too familiar , took place on the Great Nort hern _fliilwav about 200 yards from the Saxilby station , which is the first that is reached after leaving Lincoln . It appears that three men , employed as plate layers , were returning from their work , » a short distance below Saxilby , about six o clock on the evening of the 19 th inst . On reaching within a short distance of the station they observed a lugg age train with the usual red lig hts in front approaching them at full speed ( the luggage trains do not stop at Saxilby station . ) They were tn ° n walking on what is technically called "the
sixfoots , " that is , the space between the up and the down line of rails , and being intent on observing the coming train , did not hear the luggage train that was coming behind them ; they still kept walking on , meeting the approaching train , and not being cognisant of the train behind , they deemed themselves secure , when just as the train got up to them , one of the men , named John Mallett , who fortunately escaped , felt something touch his heel , he was then struck by some part of the engine and hurled some distance to the side ofthe line underneath the connecting wive of the semaphore , where he was discovered free from serious injury , but insensible , shortly after the accident became known ; the other plate-layer was also struck by
the engine and thrown by tho side of the line on his back , which was considerably bruised and shaken , but his injuries are only of a slight nature , and it is anticipated that he will speedily recover . The third man , Robert "Wright , was struck hy the engine and killed on the spot . The injuries ho received were of the most frightful character ; the forehead was beaten in , the right arm torn from its socket , the left hand severed at the wrist , the left leg cut into three pieces , and the abdomen and chest torn open , exposing to view the whole of the viscera ; the liver was found some twenty yards from the unfortunate man ' s body . Trom the frightful nature of the injuries received , there is every probability for believing that he must by
some means or other , have become entangled with the machinery of the engine . The driver of the up-train perceiving the body lying by tiie side of the rail , and instantly gave the alarm to Joseph Jaggers , one of tho gate-keepers , who took a light and on proceeding about 200 yards down tho hue , found Mallet insensible by the side ofthe line , and a short distance further on the mangled body of the deceased . The other man managed to reach the station . A wheel-barrow was procured , and the body carried to the Ship Inn , where an inquest was held thc next morning by Mr . Hitchins , the coroner for the district , and a verdict of " Accidental death" recorded . Thc deceased has left a widow and eleven children . The three men , out of
whom met with so fearful an end , had been in the employ of Messrs . Peto and Betts for some time , and had only that day in the afternnon commenced work as servants of the company , as plate-layer * In the morning they were unemployed , and had been to a public house , where they had a small quantity of ale amongst them . In the afternoon , whilst Mallett , the gaugev , had _gone to Marton , tho men contrary to orders , obtained three quarts of ale , a great part of which was drunk ; when he came back he reprimanded them , and induced them to defer drinking the remainder whilst morning , and it was on their return home after the termination of the days work that the unfortunate accident occurred . Prom these facts there is but too much
reason to suppose that the deceased , as well as his companion , were somewhat under the influence of drink , and were , therefore , not fit to be in so dangerous a locality as that of the Great Northern line , where trains are so frequently passing . Net the slightest blame attaches to any of the officials employed , who , as soon as the accident was known , rendered every assistance to the survivors . Attempt at _Murder . —On Monday night last , at half-past ten o ' clock , tho neighbourhood of Marchstreet , Nottingham , was thrown into tho greatest alarm , m consequence of a report that Charlotte Thompson , wife of William Thompson , butcher , 44 years of age , had been murdered hy her husband . It appears that Thompson and his wife have not been living on very good terms lately , and on the night in question he found his wife at the house of hoi- mother-in-law , and appeared much incensed at
her having left her own residence . On arriving at her own home , ho began to use the most violent language , and commenced an attack upon tho unfortunate woman with his fists . She strove to make her escape , but he iu thc greatest fury drew from his pocket a clasp-knife , and with all his force struck it into his wretched victim ' s bowels . The poor woman shrieked violently for help , and some of tho neighbours coming in , the wretch desisted from his attack , and made his escape out of the house . Mr . II . Taylor , surgeon , being in thc neighbourhood at thc time , instantly attended and rendered the most prompt medical assistance , Thompson delivered himself up to the civil authorities the same night ; and on Tuesday morning was brought before tlie Mayor and the Nottingham magistrates . Thc poor woman is still alive , but there is no hope whatever that she will recover .
Another Dispute at Exeter . —For some time past a difference has existed between Mr . John Hooker , who holds the office of secondary in our cathedral , and the chapter . For some . reasons , to which rumour gives all sorts of colouvs , but which we do not judge it needful to detail , Hooker has been desired to give up his office of secondary or chorister . He says no charge has been made against him of sufficient weight to induce him to comply with this desire ; his appointment being of the nature of a freehold , of which ho cannot be deprived ,
while he is able to attend in this place . Mr . Hooker has taken Dr . Adams ' s opinion upon the case , who thinks thc appointment is in the nature of a freehold . Thc case has been going on since lady-day last , many pros and cons having been exchanged , always ending with the chorister maintaining that it is his right . This day ( Monday ) on Mr . Hooker ' s presenting himself , a bar was placed across , so as to prevent his entrance . The * case , wc understand , will be carried before the competent tribunals , it being tho first of the kind that has arisen since the Reformation .
Murder by A Lunatic—On the 10 th instant , at Melton Lunatic Asylum , Thomas Sones , one of the patients , suddenly rushed upon William Kidby , another patient , and , after knocking him down , jumped upon his head so violently , and so frequently , that the bones of the poor fellow's skull were literally smashed . On Saturday last an inquest was held at Melton , when a verdict of " Wilful murder" was returned , and the prisoner was accordingly committed on the charge . The Attempted Murder at Manchester . —John Barnsley , apprehended on Sunday , thc 14 th inst ., for attempting to murder his wife , by cutting her throat , was again brought before thc magistrates , on Monday , for examination . Ann Barnsley , the
wife , was sufficiently recovered to give her evidence , and was brought from the Royal Manchester Infirmary for that purpose , under the care of one of the assistant surgeons . She was in an exceedingly weak and exhausted condition , aud , though accommodated with a chair , was at times unable to proceed for some moments with her evidence , from feebleness and emotion . Mr . Maude , the chairman ofthe bench of magistrates , at one time suggested the further adjournment ofthe case for her evidence but the surgeon advised that it had better be taken at once . — -The unfortunate woman ' s statement was that she and her husband and child lived in a house in itowe-street , Gaythorn . Her husband is a platorto boiler makers , but having been out of work many
months they were _l-educed to great poverty . On Sunday , the 14 th instant , she and her husband ( the prisoner ) had taken dinner and tea together very comfortably , but the prisoner had had some drink , and when she suggested , between five and six o' clock that as none of them had a change of linen ( having pledged all but ' what was on their backs for food , ) he should take his shirt off that she might wash it , he became greatly excited , seized hold of a table knife and stabbed her at the side of her neck . Thc knife was not very sharp , and the point glanced downwards towards thc throat , inflicting only a flesh wound . They were up stairs at the time , and after exclaiming " Oh , Lord , have mercy upon me ' . " she made all the haste she could down stairs . On
her reaching the room below she sank exhausted and faint upon the floor , when the prisoner , who had followed her down , placed one of his knees upon her chest , and with another knife—a clasp knife which he usually carried in his pocket , and which is pointed something like a poignavd—made several stabs and cuts at lier throat . Ho inflicted three stabs or cuts on her nock besides the previous one , and would have inflicted more serious wounds , but she placed her hand h the way , and she believed he did not at thc time perceive that her hand received one of the most severe of these gashes . In one place the knife had nearly penetrated through her hand . She called on him several times to spare her life for their childs sake . He then returned \ ip stairs , and she heard him say as he went up : " The job ' s done now . " She had closed her eyes as if dead , hut , heaving him coming down stairs airain .
she summoned ihercmainieg strength she had , recollecting there was a drop latch to thc staircase door , and succeeded in letting it slip down before the prisoner could get to her . lie was thus prevented from attacking her again , Sho then heard some neighbours at the hack door , alarmed , as they told her afterwards , hy her cries , and she succeeded in finding her way to the door and in opening it . She was removed to the _houjse next door , where a surgeon dressed her _woundd , and she was then removed to the Royal Infirmary . —A surgeon , who was called as the next witness , said he had examined the wounds upon Aim Barnsley ' s neck and throat . The most serious one was an incision which had separated the principal muscle of tho neck , and which , had it extended a little further , would have severed also the jugular rein . —Tho prisoner , in defence , stated that he was drunk at ' the time , and did not know what he _wooing . —The magistrates
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The Condemned Orimisais Wilson And Brady...
The Condemned Orimisais Wilson and Brady . — The Provost of Jedburgh has received a communication from the Secretory of State in reference to the prisoners Wilson and Brady , now under sentence of death for the murder of William Lauder at St . Boswell _' s Fair on t he 18 th of July last . Brady has been reprieved . _Kevenub and Trade op _Leitu . — The general abstract of duties received at the Custom-house at Leith , during the quarter ended the 10 th October , 1840 , shows a total of £ 150 , 284 . Tho amount received in the corresponding period of 1848 was £ 159 , 898 , showing a decrease of £ 9 , 614 on the _nnnvtfir _iusfc ended . When it is considered that
corn is the most important article of import into Leith , it must ho evident that this decrease is to be attributed to the abolition of the duties on corn , and not to a general decrease in the trade of the port . Had these duties still been levied , there would undoubtedly have been a large increase , as the number of vessels entered inwards in the nine months of this year exceeds that ofthe corresponding period of 1848 by about one hundred and seventy ships and the importation of grain likewise shows an excess of fully one hundred thousand _quavtevs in tho like period ; while the daily warehouse reports exhibit a decided and satisfactory increase on almost all articles of general trade . —Leith Commercial List .
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The Lord-Lieutenant Opened The Railway F...
The Lord-Lieutenant opened the railway from Dublin to Cork with gveat ceremony on the 17 th inst ., when he was accompanied by the leading government officials in Ireland , A dinner to celebrate the occasion was given at tho Imperial Hotel , Cork , at which tho local notabilities were present , and his lordship , after eulogising railways in general , and the Great Southern and Western Railway in particular , concluded by exercising , for the first time , his privilege of conferring Knighthood , the gentleman selected being Mr . Edward M'Donnell _, the chairman of the railway , and governor of tho Bank of Ireland . The Yice-regal party returned to Dublin on Friday morning .
Great Western Fisheries Company op _Ikelaxp . —A company of London merchants , under the above title , was formed and incorporated , according to act of Parliament , in June last , having for its object tbe working of the fisheries of Ireland , which when properly managed , and with sufficient capital , would afford such a mine of wealth , not only to the company itself , but would be the means of giving profitable employment to thousands of our ablebodied and hardy countrymen , who are at this moment , with their families , in a state of destitution . We understand that some eminent members of the company have arrived in Ireland during the last few days , in order to make the necessary preliminarv arrangements , and from the importance of
the question , and the utility ofthe undertaking , the project must be hailed by all with universal satisfaction . — Freeman's Journal . Winter Emigration . —The tide of emigration flows on steadily , and a winter voyage across the Atlantic has no terror for thc myriads still seeking a home and the means of existence in America . On the contrary , the emigrants are now much more numerous than during tho spring or summer months . All who can provide the means of transport , either by bargains with their landlords for the surrender of land , or by making away with tlie crops , or by converting the _i-emnant of their property into cash , are leaving the country . In some instances , also , boards of guardians are availing
themselves of the emigration clauses of thc last Poor Relief Amendment Act , to send off ablebodied paupers . A committee of the Limerick board have recommended the expediency of equipping and sending out to Canada thrco hundred ablebodied paupers from the workhouse of that union . However , the great bulk of the emigration from Ireland is still directed to the United States . A little colony of female pauper emigrants , from the workhouses of Listowel , Ennis , Dingle , and Ennistymon unions , have embarked for Australia , in a government transport . All these poor girls—upwards of one hundred—were comfortably attired and well equipped for the voyage . The _Clearance System . —In the county of Clave
the clearance system is still in vigorous operation , notwithstanding the vast numbers evicted during the last three years . The Limerick and Clare Examiner , of Saturday , states that " seventy families , amounting to probably three hundred and seventy souls , have been evicted from tho property of Col . Wyndham _. in the parish of Clondegad . " The journal adds : — " Their dwellings have been left—with few exceptions—in the words of our correspondenthideous heaps of ruii _. s . There were no notices of eviction received iu due time by the relieving officer . There is no room for the crowd in the Ennis union workhouse . They are denied out-door relief , on somo pretext or other . Women , with h _> fants in their arms , slept out under tho freezing
cold of the past week ; and the floor ofthe chapel is now the only home of the exterminated people . Their last sanctuary on earth is the house of God . " Agricultural Mission of Mr . _Caird in Coxnaugiit . —Thc Freeman ' s Journal has the following announcement : — " Mr . Caird , thc author of the pamphlet describing tho system of husbandry practised on the farm of Auchness , in Wigtonshire , Scotland , and published under the attractive title of' High Farming the True Substitute for Protection , ' is at present on a tour through Connaught , commissioned by government-. What the precise nature of Mr . Cairo commission is we are notable to state , save that it is connected with the general subject of agriculture , and tho tenure of land in Ireland . Ministers have despatched Mr . Caird on his present tour at the suggestion of Sir Bobort Peel , whose attention was attracted by Mr . Caird ' s
pamphlet . We have heard that Mv . Caird has inspected many vacant farms in the neighbourhood of Ballinrobo and IloUymount , in the county of Mayo , and has made offers for some of them on behalf of friends in Scotland . We also learn , that the vents which he has offered for these farms , and which _< _ip the present totally unimproved condition he avers are the utmost a Scotch or English farmer could afford to pay for them , bave sadly disappointed the Connaught land agents , who declare that if the Irish landlords are to benefit by the much longedfor importation of English farming capital into Ireland only in the proportion indicated by the value Mr . Caird sets upon their lands , they had better give up the ghost at once , and abandon the effort to hold their breath till tho arrival of tbe English tenants . "
The Encumbered Estates Commission . —The commissioners made a formal opening of tlieir proceedings on Wednesday , and it is tho general opinion among the legal profession , that the rules promulgated by the commissionevs , although considered objectionable on some points , do not contain anything calculated to place _SCViOUS Or expensive impediments in the way of the sale or transfer of encumbered properties . The _commissiotieYS , aa VI anticipating important sales and heavy pecuniary arrangements , appointed no less than three members of the old Dublin Stock Exchange as tlieir stock-brokers , namely , Mr . James Pirn , Mr . Covbett , and Messrs . Curtis and Woodlock .
Sympathy with the Dismissed . —The dismissal of Lord Roden , it seems , is to lead to another " demonstration "—the fourth in ' the programme for tho season—the object of which , according to thc Evening Mail , is— "To afford every magistrate in Ireland an opportunity to express an opinion , irrespective of party considerations , as to thc policy of allowing the government of the day to do that which would not be tolerated for one moment by the independent gentlemen of England—namely , to dictate to the magistracy the course which they arc to take in . any _mattev within their jurisdiction , and to visit disobedience with dismissal . "
Decrease of Population . —It appears by a statistical account ofthe present population of the new union of Skull , published in the Cork Examiner . \{\ _is since thc period of the census of 1841 there has been a decrease of no less than two-fifths ofthe people In 1841 , the numbers were 26 , 887 ; in 1849 , 10 049 decrease , 10 , 23 S . ' Signs op the Times -Mitchelstown Castle , one of tho most splendid baronial residences in the south of Ireland , is just now , it appears , _consigned to the keeping ofthe sheriff ' s officers , together with all the fuvnituve , & c .
Conciliation Hall . —The Repeal Association held its weekly meeting on Saturday , the hall being nearly quite deserted , but the funds collected amounting to some £ 30 . This amount included a subscription from Dean Burke , of Wcsfcport , and another from thc Romaa Catholic clergy of the deanery of Tuam , An address to the Queen was voted , calling on her Majesty to convoke parliament immediately , that thc legislature may . enact somo measure for the relief of this country .
Voluntary Disfranchisement . —A new movement , arising out of the general disorganisation of this country , has just given indication of its existence—an _Anti-ltegistration movement . It should be remarked that notices of claims to _roster , in the _Sl « fIf ? ! . _T _USMlly Bepved on the _Frt of nJtiin 1 / ° , _fc _^/ . in tho absence of any Fn _mnftf"f en f 01 * tlie P P ° (? _^ a P « ° lic body _c Sll iu T _$ dl ' ivcn t 0 _*»<> _registry _Xil _*?¦ ? _^ JoWmg booth .. More _recont _iSffi _^ _SPP _^ _^^^ y Mtivor stimulus to lead them there ; hut now _thejaseme _Unsolved to
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resist both compulsion and persuasioi il ; andio show that their cry for a reduction of reus _» _** u founded , they refuse to _substantiate their ™ the franchise , on the ground of inefficiency ot > aluc The following remarkable facts are put _& i ward oy the Prm , of Monday evening , as evidence ol w » determination on the part of the people : — At iae last quarter sessions for the county of Meato , tneit were , in the division of Dunshauglin , 188 notices o claims for registration . In that list there appeared the name ot only one Roman catholic . Of the entire number , however , not one claimant appeared , nil thA Protestant and the single Catholic declining —— r ~ _T ....: _— . _nn _^ tn w
to register , on thc ground of having , no henehcal interest in their farms . In thc division of Kells there were eighty-two notices , but not one on the part of a Roman catholic , and of the eighty-two claimants only six appeared to register . " Co-operating with the systematic extermination , and the various pauperising agencies at present at work m Ireland , this anti-registration conspiracy-for it seems to amount to that—will , if persevered in , complete the destruction of the constituencies in this country . .
Destructive Fires. Stamford-Street, Lamb...
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES . Stamford-Street , Lambeth . —Ou Monday night _« fire broke out in the premises belonging , to Mr . iTiixtablc . a tailor , situate at No . 48 , btamfoids reet , Waterloo-road , Lambeth . The flames were _eUiguished by half-past nine o ' clock , but not before tho lower portion ofthe house as well as the staircase were completely destroyed , and the furniture in the upper room ? , and the rest of tho house severely damaged . Owing to tho absence of all parties concerned with the property it was impossible to iearn anything respecting the cause of the outbreak , or whether the sufferer was insured . IIoxton _. —Shortly after one o ' clock on Monday morninga great destruction of property by fire
, took place in IIoxton Old-town . The premises consumed were occupied by hat manufacturers , and the firo was discovered by a person passing , who raised the necessary alarm ; but , by tbe time the firemen could reach the spot , tlie entire factory was one burning mass . An abundance of water was procured , and not less than eight of the brigade , West of England , and other engines , poured water on the flames , but nothing could prevent tho destruction of the factory , dwelling-house , and every other valuable attached thereto . Tho fire also injured some buildings near , and great havoc was experienced by the hasty removal of furniture . At half-past two farther danger ceased . Mr . Kelson and his family , it is understood , succeeded in saving
tlieir lives , _biifc two boys who were sleeping in one ofthe upper rooms could not be awakened , when _Mv . Nelson rushed to their room , and , at the risk of losing his own life , managed to pull the two youths from their beds and drop them from the window in safety . _Althouch that was accomplished at half-past two o ' clock , a young female who slept on the premises , said to be a niece of the proprietor , was missing , and from the inquiries made it was feared that she had perished . It was ascertained that the young female who was missing at tho fire in IIoxton , had succeeded in effecting hev escape from the burning premises , and had taken shelter in the house of a neighbour . Destruction of _Phoperty at _Rajcuff . —A fire broke out on Saturday morning last , between two and three o ' clock , in the Back-road , Ratcliff , in a range of buildings about 100 feet long , by nearly thirty feet wide , belonging to Mr . Samuel Whiting ,
the builder . An instant alarm was given , but , in spite ofthe utmost exertions . of thc brigade , it was nearly five o ' clock before the fire could bo _conquered , and not until the whole of tho workshops and drying houses wero totally consumed . The houses numbered 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , and 18 , in Bath-street , each occupied by several families , are severely damaged at the back fronts by fire , and the window glass is demolished , and the furniture extensively injured by hasty removal . Quadrant . — Whilst the above five was raging , another happened at No . 74 , Quadrant , Regentstreet , in the tenure of Mr , B . Benjamins , a tailor and draper . The flames Avhen first perceived were burning in the first , second , and third floors back , so that it was with difficulty the inmates could effect a safe retreat . The whole of the back-rooms were extensively burned , and the valuable stock in trade damaged by water .
Wood-Street , _Cheapside , — Another fire happened at No . S , Huggin-lane , Wood-street , Cheapside , tho property of Mr . II . A . Hyde , bootmaker . The stock in trade was very seriously injured by fire , and the pictures of Mr . Bofferey , ' in . tho next shop , damaged by fire . Destructive Fire ix the Cm ' . — On Tuesday evening , between thc hours of five and six o ' clock , a fire of a very fearful character broke out on the premises in the tenure of Messrs . Baiss , Brothers , and Co ., wholesale druggists . The property had a largo frontage in King's Head-court , Fish-streethill , and extended backwards into Lower Thamesstreet , immediately facing St . Magnus's Church . The clerks and numerous workpeople employed on
thc premises , to avoid being burnt to death , were compelled to jump out of the upper windows . Fortunately , none of them , as far as could be ascertained , sustained personal injury . Owing to thc very combustible nature of the stock in trade in the premises , tho flames travelled with unusual rapidity , so that in the space of a very few minutes , thc fire had gained possession of thc whole range of buildings , and wero rushing out of the various windows in King ' s Head-court , as well as through the different apertures in thc premises in Thamesstreet . The flames « it that period extended almost as far as St . Magnus ' s Church in one direction , whilst in the other , house after house in King ' s Head-court hecame ignited , either at the back ,
fronts , or roofs . Several engines were promptly brought to the spot , but in consequence of thc immense body of flame with which they had to contend witb , a considerable time elapsed before the extension of tho fire was finally arrested . It has been ascertained that several of the public refreshment rooms , including Francis ' s Coffee House , Scully ' s Ham and Ale Stoves , although much damaged hy fire and water , are not injured to the extent to prevent business being carried on . as _vvottivl . Thc church of St . Mangus , at the foot of Londonbridge , has escaped any damage , except what was occasioned by thc men standing on the roof and the water from the hose of tho engines . Thc cause of the disaster was owing to a boy _takinst a candle
into the basement to draw some spirits of nitre off , when the fluid ran upon the ground and instantly became ignited , so that it was with great difficulty thc youth made his escape . It appears , from inquiries made by the Brigade authorities , that at thc time of the misfortune there were upwards of 250 gallons of spirits of wine and tinctures in thc place , besides an immense quantity of naptha , and other equally inflammable articles , which will , in some measure , account for the rapid progress of the flames , the premises of Messrs . Baiss and Co ., independently of extending from Thames-street into King ' s Head-court , were nearlv fiftv feet hi < rh _, and comprised six floors , each of which was stored with oils , spirits , and drugs—the moment the flames
_vcaciuxi the carboys tilled with spirits of nitveand naptha , they exploded with a fearful noise , and then the fire extended both upwards aud downwards with thc greatest impetuosity . The total number of men employed on the premises were twenty-two , and it is not a little singular that they were to have dined together on Tuesday ni ght at tllO expense of the mm , as a mark ot respect for their unwearied exertions in behalf of their employers . Some of thc uviw _bYougM , their host clothes to the premises , and so fiercely did tho fire travel , that none of them were able to save a single article of wearing apparel . The lossat
, a moderate calculation , will reach to some thousand pounds , but the whole of the account books , title deeds , and other valuable documents belonging to the establishment have been saved . Up to " Wednesday morning tho brigade have been unable to learn the number ofthe parties who have suffered , but it is understood that nearly thirty buildings aro more or less damaged . The Royal Society ' s fire-escape has proved of great use to the firemen , by enabling them to ascend with their branches to those parts of the building otherwise inaccessible to them on account of its great height . The spot where this fire began was within a few feet of where thc great fire of London in 1 CC 6
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LATEST PARTICULARS . Wednesday . - This evening , whilst tho firemen wore engaged extinguishing a small portion of fire burning m the basement another explosion occurred winch at first was feared had been attended with a loss ot life , it appears that some of the mon had entered the coller with the branch of an engine when all of a sudden an explosion occurred , from ' it is supposed , the ignition of either a largo quantity ot saltpetre or some of the carboys filled with spirits . In an instant the flooring in the shoo which had hitherto withstood the action of the flames was forced upwards , but fortunately nono of tfco hrcmen received any personal injury , _although they had very hair-breadth escapes . Up to _thepresent time it has been ascertained that the insurances ° _" _%° . P _vcn"ses of Messrs . Baiss will not oL _^ l
* b , wo or _£ 9 , 000 . The damage done to Messrs i Meholson s warehouses in Budding-lane by water alone will ho about £ 500 ; those premises were saved eirarely through the exertions ofthe men employed by the firm . They kept thc ceiling cool bv pouring buckets of water on them . Messrs . Adams ' & _S ?!? T ™ ? nvcdin a _simila * . manner , tliewlolp ofthe brigade engines being obliged to _havetheivhvanches on the roofs of the houses on inc . At one time there wero twelve or thirteen roofs on five aud had it not been for these iudic o directions there is no doubt that the whole oS great number of houses wonld have heZ hfvllfe with the ground . As it is , tho damage done o tl em wil exceed £ 2 , 000 The engines _whfch wc _? c woS from the roof of the churel ? did not belonV S _tK br . pdc but were those conneeteditit _^ _i » _££ _andT ad joining wharfs , which proved of S
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service in assisting to check the fire on tho . _« ~~ _^ side of the street . Up to this time W ?? _^ amount of £ 12 , 000 or £ 13 , 000 can beTon t 0 the for , and it is hoped that that is the cxtenf _W damage . " oi m _Supw-isoMMm Fji ? BS . -0 n the nU t ftf H 1011 , mat ., a fire broke out in the rickS j Sheen , farmer , of _Worminghsdl _, and hJoZu k ' bo got under nine ricks of ° corn were S ° U , ( 1 sumed From the fact of the fire _lrn-i _, _t _? ' out m four ricks at thc same time f , W ? , kcn doubt that it was the work of an £ « nuh _£ > « ° natelyforMr . Sheen , he was howSi ? ' Iortu _« that he escaped the ruin _wtoS _!??^ * guilty ofthe crime . We haveBd S _f b _' tho ricks , the property of a neigl , bmi _Xni ? other consumed the _foUowin _* _evening „ , ? . _, mcr w « ro ease , also , the fire is Vp _^ _iS _ft' * "' " ' byan incendiary . _TSot _& _ZoleZ „ _° Z _? _ui mm _c riminals . _Destructiox of service m assisting check the fi ™ «„ _« ... .
Farm _Provikty . — Oho of the most extensive conflagrations that lias o ccurred in this neighbourhood for many years broke out at an early hour on the morning of the 13 th inst . The spot where tlie fire ori ginated was at the homestead belonging to Pinkney ' s Farm , close to Maidenhead Thicket , in the occupation of Mr . William Peto , who farms a considerable tract of land . Tlie farm ' _, house is occupied by Mr . Pcto _' s steward , who retired to rest about his usual time the previous evening , and between twelve and one o ' clock in the night was awakened by the cracking of burning straw . He _htvslened down stairs , and di scov ered that two large wheat ricks , standing near the roaij side of the yard , were on fire ; he raised an alarm proceeded to the stables , and succeeded in _releasing about a dozen valuable carthorses . By tln 3 time the fire had gained head so rapidly tha t se veral large barns , all full of corn were in a blaze , and , as the fire spread right and left , thc scene was awfully grand and imposing . All tho _stabling outbuildings , and piggeries were destroyed . [ n th 0 latter , six fat hogs were burnt . At daybreak tha farm-yard presented a complete wreck ol smoulder
. ing ruins . Among thc property destroyed , cxclusivn of tho above , were no less than ten lar « e ricks principally wheat and barley ; four largo barns full of corn , _; i large granary full of thrashed oats a the thrashing machines and other agricultural implements , and all the buildings , except the dM ling-house , which alone escaped destruction , _yj _, ' loss sustained exceeds £ 2 , 000 , exclusive of _ju buildings ; the total loss being estimated at £ > ooo Mr . Peto is insured in the Sun Fire-office . There is but little doubt that thc conflagration was _, Cj by an incendiary , as the two ricks close to tlm public road were first on fire , and thc localitv in which an incendiary fire occurred only on thc ' _ilre vious Tuesday , is proverbial for tho dark _dewis * which have been committed on tlie Thicket .
How To Escape From I Ire. The Kent Mutua...
HOW TO ESCAPE FROM I IRE . The Kent Mutual Fire-office has just issued the following instructions to assist persons to escape from premises when on fire . They say : — " 'fi _,,, want of presence of mind at the time " of an alarm 6 f fire is by far the greatest hindrance to an escape and for this no regulation can be laid down ; but _^ few simple directions to be observed by i ! ic bv . standcrs and inmates , well considered and acted upon in a time of safety , will , in a great measure , tend to discreet and successful efforts in the hour of danger . " FOR l . VMATES .
1 . Every householder should make each person in his house well acquainted with the parts thereof which afford tlie best means of escape , whether the fire breaks out at the top or at the bottom ; and in securing the street door and lower windows for the night , cave should be taken that an easy outlet for every member ofthe house is not thus prevented in case of fire . There are many excellent _fire-cseapes invented for keeping in dwelling houses , amongst which may be mentioned Thompson ' s , DayhYs , Butler ' s , and Lee ' s .
2 . Inmates at the first alarm should endeavour calmly to reflect what mean 3 of escape there are in the house ; if in bed at the time wrap themselves in a blanket ov bedside carpet , and open neither windows nor doors more than necessary , and shut every door after them . 3 . It must be borne in mind that in the midst of smoke it is comparatively clear towards the ground , consequently progress through the smoke " can be made on the hands and knees ; if there is much smoke , a wet silk handkerchief , or worsted stocking or other flannel substance , drawn over the fuce , without being folded , permits free breathing , and excludes the smoke from the lungs .
4 . In the event of being unable to escape ehhet by the street door or roof , tho persons in danger should immediately make their way to a front room window , taking care to close the door after them ; and those who have thc . charge ofthe household should ascertain that every individual is there assembled . 5 . All persons thus circumstanced are earnestly entreated not to precipitate themselves from the window while there remains the least probability of assistance ; and even in the last extremity , recourse may generally be had to joining sheets : or blankets together , fastening one end round a bed-post or other piece of furniture in tho room . This will enable one person to lower all tho others separately , and the last may let himself down with compavatwelv little risk .
In all such cases it is advisable , if possible , to select a window over a doorway rather than over an area .
FOR _BtSTAXDERS . G . On an alarm of fire , it should be the object of all persons to direct their efforts to save the inmates , and see that instant notice is forwarded to tho engines and escape stations , also ladders and ropes should be sought for . All these should be of ready procurement . 7 . Two well qualified persons ( constables or others ) should ascend to thc roof , through tlie adjoining houses ; it is often the case that most efficient assistance con from thence he rendered the inmates by an entrance to the upper part of the house on fire , either hy the attic windows , the loft door , or by removing the tiles .
S . When a fire occurs in a narrow street or court assistance can be given efficiently from the windows ofthe opposite house , particularly by means of a ladder placed across the street from window to window . 9 . When no other means present themselves the bystanders had better collect all the blankets , bedding , < _Sjc , at hand , and thus be prepared for the inmates throwing themselves from the windows ; if there ho a scarcity of bedding a blanket or carpet held stretched out by several persons will serve the purpose At each of the City police stations a jumping sheet is always at hand , and has frequently proved of great use .
Tiie Late Catastrophe In Pimlico, The In...
TIIE LATE CATASTROPHE IN PIMLICO , The inquiry into the lamentable catastrophe in the sewer in Kenliworth-street , Pimlico , was resumed and concluded on Monday , at the Clarendon Arms , , before Mr . Bedford , the coroner . The jury , after a i most lengthy investigation retired , and having been i absent one hour uiul forty minutes , returned into _o court with the following verdict : — " We find that tlie e deceased men , Daniel Pert Thomas Gee , and John a Attwood , died from the inhalation of noxious gas s _generated in a neglected and unventilatcd sewer : r situate in Kenilworth-street . And we find that the ie deceased Henry Wells and John Walsh met their ir denths from the same cause , in their laudable endea- avours to save the lives of the three fir _.-t sufferers . The jury unanimously consider the Commissioners' i' 3 and officers of thc Metropolitan Sewers are much to to
blame tor having neglected to avail themselves of thehe unusal advantages ottered , from the local sruationon 01 the Grosvenor canal , for the purposes of _flushingna the sewers in this district . "—The Coroner declinedied to record thc latter part ofthe verdict , on the groundnd tuat it was only an expression of opinion .-The'he boremansaid the jury had unanimously agreed to it , it , and they hoped it wouldbe recordcd .-Tlte Coroner _* v : l cannot make a record of your blame of personson ; unless you find them guilty of manslaughter . _Anjinj rmng short of criminal neglect cannot be recordciklci as a cause of death .-Several _oftbejurv _esvressedse .
some _^ appointment at this decision ; biitatiengthgtl _hpw ' _n'f _^^' _" ,. _" Coroner ' s reason , m ( m _Ihenrst part of tlie verdict only waB recorded .
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n _™ ° 0 mv _^> TIIE _F _^ iST .-Thc Frcncfcnc FhfiVr ! 1 T _A ? tl _; f ve _- " _^ s havinS _nnPIwned o . d o tho 17 th ins . Mr . Frederic Chopin died of a _disease or the chest , at the comparatively early age oc < thirty-nine . ° i , Ji r _\ IUTUE , 0 F _HERV . s .-Xicliolas Ciilpcper , : ) ie ol « o _S _; " •? .. _*> * « jr that a physician without' _artiste was like a p _uddui" without fat . The fact is , ( he _cxtraofnu to , " ? v eusedt 0 n , ! , ue hc _"t'ttutttl as much SuR planetory bodies as to his herbs , for ho would cortcnd _^ Mft every herb should ba gathered in its _nrniicv _nl-. J .- ! \ *\
tiee in tl , e _pre-ent V . v V Tn , ? , ti i , _*} im _™ the pne _y dercd _, then _^ kcoct o _^ il _m-uk _W _. < , ricd amI ' _m'yncss , next _s , S _, _^ _ft £ _? I uil 15 Z _** _* _^ one iiovtion « f ir _™ , i ...... o 't is tuiucd to _iireeiiiiti-iir _iXrato _' _rlnf I K \ ' _chcmfcalagurt to prod pit ** V new a second t . ' . _"l" t , le _^ _' _^ _c is evaporated tod to esseuceXi \ Z ' ? m ' < ' . * SU ) l | , 0 Sed tl ,: it { , ie vtI , e herl _^ are dtlrZl' l fT- ' lh _° n , cdfcal _Forties of re o fit to throw t tVS " tl , e "' ? S 8 encc is " _» _n'ost cases uses Ont _& _£ I c Utt S lwiv V- Can it foertfore be _suryrisrvt i n ralch ? t _& . _*?* , _# Vy ? _POhom have _attained _sutd from Hi ! V iy ' _" ( , . Woo <( «» d clearing the lithe _ikZi-rS - ? m ? ana * _TOrl »«« _^ tions , when ° it is t » ho , _h < vi at ) , 00 i < V l _* _«™ composed of the iuiees of « s i _, herb without any _ck-mical preparation whatever » . '
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 27, 1849, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_27101849/page/6/
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