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Health of London During the Week . —In the ¦ week ending last Saturday the deaths registered in the metropolitan districts amounted to 1 , 166 . Tho result shows a small increase , on the , average of ? _aorrfsnonding weeks in the ten years 1840-9 , which is 1 , 146 ( without correction for probable increase of _population ); the numbers severally returned in these weeks having been less than 800 in 1841 , ana laving risen to 1 , 282 in 1 S 40 , and by the force of influenza , to 1 , 946 in 1 S 47 . ' Daring the three weeks -which bave ju * t elapsed , of the current month l , uo _* , 1 , 090 , and " 1 , 108 deaths bave been successively reformid
cordfd ; bat it must be observed that the - able increase in the _present return is caused not exclusively or principally by an _angmente'd rate of mortality , "but by an influx of c » roner * s cases , which ¦ _Occurrc-lnt dates antecedent" to last week _' tho ' ugh the registration of them has been postponed till the elose of the quarter . Of the deaths on which inquests are held the largest proportion fall under tho _category of " violence "; and of these 4 are now _enumerated under poison , 11 under burns and scalds , t > _uixler _hanginj and suffocation , 2 under drowning , and 27 under frACtures and wounds ( of which 14 _occurred to men by accidental falls on the street aud by falling from windows and other heights ) . Two and burnt by
bovs and 3 girls , an _a-jed woman were their clothes taking fire ; 3 children wero accidentally suffocated in bed ; 0 children died from want of breast milk ; a woman was poisoned by an over dose of laudanum , and a child by Godfrey ' s Cordial . Intemperance was fatal to a man and woman by producing appop lexy ; and a miller of 19 years died from " ilisease of lungs and kneejoint , ( about 4 months ) " wh 03 e illness is stated to have arisen from inhaling the dust of his mill . Amongst the fat _* l cases of last week , diseases of the lungs and other organs of respiration" are conspicuous on the list ; they amount to 274 , nearly the same as" in the previous week , and still slightly exceed the average . Bronchitis numbers 102 , pneumonia 117 ,
and asthma 34 deaths . In the tubercular class there are S deaths from scrofula , 16 from tabes . nesenierica . 25 from hydrocephalus ( or water on the heart ) , ' and 112 from consumption . Amongst epidemics , small pox carried off 21 children ' and 4 adults ; nearly the same number as in the former week - / measles 21 ; scarlatina 30 ; hooping cough has risen from 42 to 52 ; croup numbers 10 ; diarjhoea-16 ; _tvphus 43 ; and erysipelas 11 . AsiBgle case of cholera was registered . The births of 729 bbysand 748 girls , in all 1 , 477 children , were registered in the _wet-k . The average of corresponding -weeks in five years ( 1 S 45 9 ) . was 1 , 342 . At the Royal _Observatory , Greenwich , the mean daily reading oi the barometer rose to 30 . 027 in . on
Friday , and was 30 . 120 in . on Saturday ; the mean of "' the week was 29 . 412 in . The mean daily temperature , which was 48 . 9 degs on Sunday , continuously decreased throughout the week and was S 3 degs . on Saturday ; the mean of the week ¦ was 3 S . GIegs . t rather less than the average of the _jsuneweefcin seven years . Having been 8 . 5 ( legs _, above the average of the same day on Sunday , it -was 6 dere . below it oa _Saturday . The wind , -which was generally in the south-west on the first three days , afterwards changed to the north-west . AccidAt os the North-Kent Railway . —Between nint and tea o ' clock . on Saturday morning last as a train , consisting of fourteen or fifteen carriages , w _^ coming up from Rochester , Gravesend ,
and Woblvicb . and had arrived near the _Londonbridge _stetbn _, it became necessary to stop until another train : proceeding downwards , had passed . To enable _, the down train to go on the right line , it became necessary to shift one of the _switches , and when the trail had pa * sed the man in charge should have-put tie switch back again to the rail on whicb stood the carriages _coming up ; but this was not done . In ignorance of this omission the signal was _3 * iven for the train to advance , and as there wa _* a gap in the communication between , the two rails in _coasequence of the switch not having been moved , a crash was felt , several of the _passengers were thrown violently from their seats , and several of them sustained , scratches and bruises . 'Ihe passengers
immediately scrambled ont of the cam _iges and made all tbe haste tbey conld to get to the platform , as other trains were about to start , which might have caused the most fatal _consequences . Two persons who were , brought to the hospital , had every attention paid to them by the medical gentlemen in attendance , and proceeded to their homes _COLIISIOKS ON THE EASTERN CoDVTlES RAILWAY . —NouebousP " _ersons _.-Injcred . —On Monday evening , during the fog , two very serious _collisions happened on the Eastern Cou _< 'ties Railway , involving serious injury to . a number of individuals . In the neighbourhood of Stratford ii was _imws'ble , even at mid-day to discern objects a few yard * distant , and although the company adopted every , precaution to
insure the safety of the trains , it was deemed _eventually necessary to take off a number of short trains . When dusk set in all the signal lights were obscured , and it was only by an extensive U 3 e of fog signals that the traffic could then be carried on Notwithstanding these precautions two trains were run into , and the serious consequences we append . The first mishap happened to the half-past four o'clock train to Herrford , which stops at the _intermediate stations between Bishopsgate and Stratford . A quarter of an hour after its departure from London , viz , at a quarter to five , the express train to Enfield leaves , and . it appears , does not stop between the _terminus and Tottenham . It seems tbat the Hertford train wa 3 behind its time at Stratford , through the density . of the
fog . "While the Stratford _passengers were _alighting , the Enfield express was heard approaching , and was in fact , not seen until it had actually dashed into the rear of the Hertford train , doubling up a second class carriage , and throwing the latter part of the train off the line . The screams of the injured occupants were loud , and as if to add to their _sufferings , the fog , coupled with the steam and smoke ofthe engine , completely obscured the position of the unfortunate parties , and although the numerous staff-of officers attached to the works at Stratford were immediately on the spot j much delay _necessarily transpired ere they could all be extricated . " It was then discovered that tbe chief portion ofthe persons in the carriage were morebr less hurt . Having been removed to the
-waiting rooms of the station , and several medical gen * tletnen been sent for , it was fo » nd necessary to despatch several to the London Hospital , while others had their injuries attended to on the spot , and removed to neighbouring taverns . Amongst those more seriously hurt , and who were _conveyed to the hospital , were two gentlemen and a female . ——The second collision took place shortly before eleven o ' clock , close to the Brick-lane goods depot . It was the las * . train up from Colchester , due at Bishopsgate at-halfj _» 8 st ten . It was proceeding at a very cautious rate , and within a short time after leaving the Mile End station , it was run into by the Norwich express The last carriage of the Colchester tiain was a third class , in which were a number of passengers on a Christmas
excursion to their friends in London . So great was ihe concussion , that the end , roof ; and sides were demolished ; and how the un f ortunate passengers escaped mortal injury appears most miraculous . _lUany of them were bleeding from wounds in their heads , and other parts of their body , and as in the former instance , the density of the atmosphere added to the alarm . Several passengers in other parts ofthe train sustained contused injuries , and in « ne unfortunateinstance , a lady who was sitting opposite the writer received severe bruises by coming in contact with each other ' s beads , and to his regret found her bleeding copiously . On the arrival of the train at Bishopsgate , many more were seen in a similar predicament . Mr . Hanconrn , a surgeon , residing
near the terminus , and who had been called by tbe company to those injured on the previous occasion , was in the train , and immediately _offered his services in alleviating those most hurt . The Late Fatal Isjury by ax Ox . —On Monday the adjourned inquiry relative to the death of the unfortunate man Fagan , who was killed on Monday evening . last , was concluded before Mr . W . Payne . It was stated on this occasion by the constable that he had made every inquiry about the Owner of the animal , but was unable to find one . The ox was still in Islington pound , and no person bad been to claim it . There were the letters " £ . B . " marked npon tbe off side ofthe animal , and ihere were also two clips in the letter B . —Sergeant
White , of the City Police , said he kept a register of all the marks used by salesmen , butchers , and others , rapon the animals . He should have been able to bave identified the animal if it had been brought to the market upon any other day " except the grand day ; but on that day it was impossible . —The jury then returned a verdict of " Accidental death . " The Sewer Accident is : Scotland-yard . —On the 20 th inst . a portion . of the premises of Messrs . Robins , Aspden , and Co ., the cement manufacturers in Scotland-yard , fell in , close to the spot where , some days ago , the tide broke through and drowned two men . It seems that the water falling into the sewer had swept away a portion of the foundation on _twhich the wall , which has given way , rested . The accident is , therefore , a natural and unavoidable consequence of the former one . Mr . Gotto , the surveyor of the district , visited the spot in the course of the
3 ay , aud arranged with Messrs Robins , Aspden , and Co ., as to the manner in which the injury to the premises should be repaired ; The whole _neighbourhood seems to feel deeply _a'armed at the amount of boring Bind tunnelling _eoing on beneath their habitations . __ Fatal Swing Accident . — -Oh Saturday last , Mr . Eavne held an inquest in Guy's Hospital , on J . _Willliams _, aged nine , whose death occurred under the Sbllowipg cJrcumitances : —A number of children swere in a swing boat ; in " the . Orchard , " Pcckbatn , when brie of them , a litle girf / t 1 fr 5 _m-opt : her _^ ' anwli KVhich deceased ; who was standing on the ground _underneath the swing , caught ,. aud attempted to fling ¦ ft b _* ck into the boat * ln the attempt ahoOk in the Boat entered deceased ' s skull ; just above the ear , and ¦ in that position be was carried backwards _and , _fornrards by the swing boat , to a great height , " and for opine time ,-tiH' he conld _be / _xeJeated . r When the swing was stopped-the ljtUe sufferer was released
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from the ' hook , and earned : to the hospital , when death quickly relieved him from his sufferings . —Verdict " Accidental death , " with a recommendation from the jury that the swing should be abolished . Fatal Accident on . tub River . —On Christmas Eve , Mr . Bedford held ah ' inquest at the Cbaringoross Hospital , on" the body of Henry Scarlett , aged 54 years , who lost his life under the following singular circumstances . It appeared from the evidence of Inspector Woollett , of the Thames Police force , that on Saturday morning last deceased had the chargo of a sailing barge , which was drifting down the river with -the tide . Deceased was on tbe
after-part , of the barge , and his son had the management of the oars . Numerous accidents are constantly occurring at Westminster-bridge , inconsequence of so many of tho arches being blocked up . The tide sets to tho centie of the bridgo , and watermen have considerable difficulty in passing through the two channels of the bridge on the north and south shore , and often the force of the current carries their vessels against the arches that aio blocked up , and they are upset . On this occasion deceased was steering for' the- north channel , and as ho reached the bridge ' the barge appeared to incline towards the centre arch ; UDon which ho became
much excited , and left the rudder in haste , for the purpose of assisting his son at the oars . His foot caught tho iron bar to which the sails aro fastened , and ho was thrown violently on tho gunwale of the barge . He never moved ; a little b ! ood _issued from his nostrils , and be was carried to the hospital , but was found to be quite dead ; There was only a small cut upon the nose , and no other marks of violenco which could indicate the cause of death . Mr ., Tinghiro , tbo house-surgeon , had not made a post mortem examination of the body , but ho was of opinion that the deceased had received a dislocation of tho neck , which caused instantaneous death . Verdict , 'Accidental death . " _.
Distressing Suicide in the Serpentine . — On Tuesday evening the body of a young man , named George Barton / was found in the Serpentine , opposite the Exhibition in Hyde Park , by some of the Humane Society ' s dragsmen _. ' who received information ofthe suicide ofthe deceased under the following very distressing circumstances . It appears that on Saturday last one of the park-keepers , while walking along the Serpentine , saw a hat and stick lying together near the edge of the river . He at once gave information to the superintendent of the Humane Society , who instantly gave directions for the river to be searched . The men dragged tho
river ; but were unable to discover any body . On Tuesday the deceased's father , a groom , called at tbe receiving house ,- and said he bad received a letter from his son . It stated that he had thrown himself from the bridge facing tbe Exhibition into the Serpentine , and that if they wanted to find the body , they must search for it near the bridge . The letter also stated that he had been unable to get any work as a groom , and that distress , led him to do the deed . The father identified the hat and stick _ashis son ' s property . . The deceased was only eighteen years of age , aud during the last few weeks he had been very low-spirited , in consequence of his bping out of work .
Seizure of Illicit Spirits . — On Tuesday a large seizure of illicit spirits was made by Mr . Cartwright , supervisor of the excise , in the Old Fordroad , Victoria-park . Having some suspicions of a man whom he observed carrying a sack on his shoulders , he questioned him as to what he was carrying , and he replied that it was varnish that he was going to take to his master's . Knowing him to be an old offender , Mr . Cartwright determined upon examining the contents of the sack , which ho found to consist of bladders filled with spirits of illicit manufacture . Ho then took the man into
custody , who gave the namo of Taylor , but ; whoso real name is Allen . The officer had scarcely disposed of this seizure , when , passing along Northstreet , Mile-end , he saw two men in the dresses of countrymen , calling at different houses ; he watched their manoeuvres , and eventually went up to themand found upon them three bladders filled with illicit spirits , four pewter measures , and a bottle of colouring liquid , to give the . spirits the colour of brandy . They were then taken into custody , and the spirits secured . '_ ' --,.... ; .: '
Daring Robbbrt . —On _Tuesdaymorning , between seven and eight o ' clock , a most daring robbery was committed at some houses belonging toMr . J . Croxford , of the . firm of Combe , Delafieid , and Co ! , situate in Union-court , Holborn-hill . It appears that the thieves entered an empty house , broke a hole through tho roof , and then stripped the houses of alarge quantity of lead . The neighbours opposite saw them in the act , but thought they were the plumbers at work ; and the robbery was not discovered till the bricklayer went to look over the houses , which were undergoing repair .
Another Destructive Firb in Bbbjiondsby . — On Wednesday night a fire , attended with a serious _destructibn'Of property , broke but in the premises occupied by Mr . Clay , a stick maker and turner , carrying on business at No . 7 , Grange-road , Bermondsey . The whole of Mr . Clay's property soon became enveloped in flames , which speedily extended to two spacious timber-buildings belonging to Mr . Jenkinson , the leather-dresser . Upwards of three hours elapsed ere the firecould be wholly extinguished , and not until : Mr . Clay's premises were _destroyed , two large buildings on Mr . _Jenkinson's estate consumed , and some damage done by
fire , water , & c , to Mr . Westwood ' _s property ( a basket maker . ) Tho firemen had several narrow escapes whilst in subduing the flames—one , by the falling of a blazing shed , by which several of them : were nearly buried ; and the other by tho open tan pits , into which two of tbe men fell . The origin of the disaster , like the many others which have happened lately in the same locality , is enveloped in obscurity . Fortunately Mr . Clay was insured in the Sun Fire . office .- Mr . Jenkinson was also insured in the Alliance-office , and Mr . We . _« twoood was protected from loss by a policy in the General'Insurance office .
Chbistmas Day . —This welcome and . jo . vful anniversary was ushered in by cheerful peals from the bells of most ofthe metropolitan churches . , The day being bright and beautiful , a great number of persons started by the early trains to visit their country friends and enjoy the Christmas festivities . The Great- Western , . North Western : arid South Western ; and South Eastern Railway stations were particularly crowded . It was gratifying to observe that very few persons appeared in the streets in a state' of intoxication , as unfortunately too frequently happens , to be the case . The day was observed as a strict holiday at all the government and other public offices , the only exception being the Post-office , at which establishment the receipt of
letters for , and the delivery of letters from , the provinces and abroad , was in the morning as usual on other week days , and the deliveries in the metropolitan or district post took place until noon , after which business was suspended for the remainder of the day . Steps were taken by the various boards of guardians to admit the poorest of tbe London population to a share in the good things __ ' of the season . Benevolence . was ' equally active in other directions . Coals were given away by the' managers of the City Kitchen , and the Ladies' Association in Southwark , and the St . Marylebone Visiting Society . In the parishes of St ; James , St . Martin in the Fields , and St . Clement Danes , 2 , 000 aged men and women received each 41 b . of beef , a quarter of a pound of tea , and one hundredweight of coal . The unfortunate debtors of White Cross-street , Horseraonger-lane ,
and the Queen's Bench prisons were not forgotten , but received a substantial allowance of roast beef and plum pudding . At the principal hospitals of the metropolis as many patients as in the discretion of the surgeons could be allowed to dp ' so partook of the fare of tho season . The usuaT gifts ofthe Duchess of Kent , consisting of coals , meat , bread , potatoes , blankets , and warm clothing , were distributed-to the deserving poor of Kensington . The Duke of Cambridge haa given directions to provide a substantial dinner of roast beef and plum pudding for every poor family in Kew and its vicinity , as well aa a . supply of coals , bread , and potatoes ; and the King of Hanover had transmitted , fifty pounds to be distributed ; by the Rev . Mr . Byam , vicar , and the guardians , amongst the deserving poor of this parish , which was given in beef , bread , and beer .
Cardinal Wi 6 eman held his primary ordination on Saturday morning , at the Roman Catholic Chapel , Spanish-place . The announcement drew together fiiany persons , who seemed anxious to hear the charge which his eminence might deliver to his newly . appointed clergy . In this expectaYron , however , they were disappointed , the Cardinal dispensing with the usual exhortation . One priest was ordained , and several other persons were admitted to the order of deacon and sub-deacon . Pontifical High Mass was performed , and the Cardinal was assisted in the ceremony : hy several priests of the newly constituted - ' Archdiocese of Westminster . "
. St . Baunabbs Chbhch , Piuiico . —This church was > re-opened on Sunday for the performance of divine worship . It was not generally known that the order which had been issued on the preceding Sunday fnr closing the church would have been so . soon withdrawn , and consequently the congregation was almost entirely limited to the inhabitants _^ the district , and the other regular attendants at the church . There was no crowd assembled at the doors , and the service was conductedwithout any confusion or infringement of decoruml '; Taxes Entailrd by _PtJseyibm . —The annual
vestry' _meolmgljf St : Adns , Soho , to elect a vestry clerk and discharge other routine busirieBS _, was held on Saturday evening last ; iri the-Vesti _^ -foom of the GkuTch i'ivhen the churchwarden , Mr . George , took occasion , ih compliance withtheTequest of' a'considerable number , of the parishioners , to jnalte a statement ' onthe financialaffairs of the _parisTi : ' It will be remembered , _that-Uhe . Bishop ' of London lately <» lled on the churchwardens of ' this parish to make provision for a third Sunday ' service in St . Anne ' s . Mr . George nofr stated _thatfapart from any expenditure which such service might involve , the charges '
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i ncident to ptihlio _worship-already exceed the _mcuma of the church . ; W _) ien'the present rectOr . uaine td the parish the pew rents ' realised £ 318 per annum : when ihe bishop wrote to . impose an extra service onj the parish , the annual income had fallen to £ 180 per annum ; last Saturday Mr . _George stated that it had futher fallen to £ 80 . With two full services on Sanday , _vrhich may not He considered too much for a parish of 18 , 000 souls , the expenditure _isabout' £ 340 per annum . The cause of this terrible decline of income
is the desertion of the church by the pew renters , who are annoyed . _by'tlie . _obsiyuction of . ritual innovations , ' or , in _tbe'languag'i'oi'the chufch ' warden , iaddressed on the : 16 th ' : inst . ' to the diocesan , by '' an attempt to make . religion a thing of ; sights and sounds . " . The bishop has promised an _archdeawnal visitation of St . Anne's ; meanwhile , the parish finds , to its great _dissatisfaction , that the innovation in worship-leads to utility l in finance , and is called upon to make a rate to supply the deficiency left by the falling off of the pew rents ,
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Explosion at Hindley , —On the : 17 th inst . } a fearful explosion took place at the Springfield Colliery , Hindley , by which two youths , hahldd William Weston , aged 17 , and Thomas Smith , aged 16 , losttheir " lives ; The inquest was held on the 19 th . William _Culshaw , the underlooker , deposed that he was standing upon the pit brow , waiting to go down , when he heard a noise which he supposed to be an explosion , and immediately descended the
shaft , but could not proceed inconsequence of the sulphur .- In about a quarter of ah hour he w ' entdojvn again in company with another man , and they penetrated about 150 yards from the pit ' s-eye , when they found Weston . About twenty yards further on they found Smith quite dead . He ( the underlooker ) had been in thei same place about , ten o ' clock in the forenoon -with a naked candle , and there was no appearance of fire-damp then , and the current of air was so strong that it blew his _lamput . Three others were burnt at tbe same time , one of whom had died .- The jury returned a unanimous verdict of •« Accidental Death . " ' .
Sudden _Dbath or an Ofpioial Assignee at Manchester . —On the 20 thinst . Mr . R . P . _Hobson _, official assignee in tbe Manchester district Court 61 _Bankruptcy , was seized with the pangs of deal h while in the discharge of his duties in court . Mn Hobson had been suffering from illness , arid confined to his house , but had returned to ' his duties . On that day he also attended court , and was transacting business , when , about one o ' clock , he sank down- on the floor in a swooib and died in about two hours afterwards , and before he was removed from the premises .
Assault by the Champion opthe Thames . — At the Richmond Police-court , on Saturday last , Robert Coombes , the well-known waterman , was charged with assaulting Eliza Horsley . The complainant , who had had two children . by the defendant , went to Mortiake for ' the purpose of asking Coombes for" some money for their support , when he _induced her to accompany hind into a retired lane , aiid then offered her 10 s ., which she rejected as insufficient , he struck her several severe blow ' s on the head , and ran away . The bench fined , the . defendant twentyfive shillings and costs _., ' . : „ .... : The Plymouth Murder . —On Saturday last , Bartholomew Harrington and Timothy' , D ' - ndvah , the two Irishmen in charge for being concerned in tbe wilful murder of William Brown Ambrose ; on the morning of the 17 th of November , in Stonehouselane , in Plymouth ,, were again _brou « ht before the borough magistrates . "The . only new point in the
_evidence adduced was given by WiHiam" Thomas , the man who was in' company with Ambrose when he was struck , ; and ' who - was : alsd knocked'down and stunned at the same time . He had , on the several occasions of making his statement , referred to the fact that immediately before they were struck Ambrose and himself passed two men' standing with ' their backs against the wall , and their faces towards tbe road , and that on rising from the ground he saw the same two men going up Scurry-lane ( where both the prisoners reside ); that he beard by their speech tbey were Irishmen , and he now , Jooking at the prisoners ,: said they . were _Jiuaoh toe same 1 | izei ' men as those be then '' 8 aw , ' one : 'being big « er . and about a head taller than the "' other . ' There was a good light by the moon and tbo gas at that time , but he was too much under the influence _; of liquor to swear . the' prisoners were the very men . The _pi-jr 8 onereVere further remanded . ! ! ' ¦ ' .
The Boilbb Explosion-at HALrFAX .- _^ The trial of Samuel Firth , one of the proprietors of the Lilylane mill , Halifax , and . Joseph Helliwell , the enginetenter , for the manslaughter of twelve persons , through the explosion of a ateam engine boiler , will not take place ' _uiitil the Spring assizes at York , The two prisoners have been admitted to bail—each ia £ 200 , with four sureties of £ 100 each . As the _resu't of the coroner's ioqaest _, as well as the alleged cause of the explosion , is of considerable interest , we append a copy of the verdict of the jury _^— " We find the explosion _, to have resulted from the improper and excessive . generation of steam in the boiler , which from the imperfect condition of the cotter and lug of one of the cross stays , along with other serious
defects , _rwas at the time in a very unsafe state , _arising from the culpable negligence and want of attention on the part of Samuel Firth and Joseph _rfelliwell against both of whom we return a verdict of manslaughter . " Tho jury appended to their verdict the following very excellent suggestions :- _^ " The jury deprecate the plan of erecting buildings over boilers . We also recommend very strongly the general adoption of safety valves on each boiler on a construction whioh is best suited for the welfare and security of all persons' connected with mills and machinery * ; and to impress upon all millowners the necessity of employing properly quulified persons as engine-tenters . ' ' The late Riot at Birkenhead . —On Monday the
examinations in this case were concluded at Chester , and the magistrates committed the men charged with the riot . Sir George Stephen , for the prisoners , objected to their being committed to take their trial at the sessions , where they would bo subject to the jurisdiction of the Cheshire magistrates , who had taken such an active part in connection with the meeting . After consulting together , Mr . Case , the chairman of the magistrates _, said they had no objection to cemply with tho request that the committal should take place to the assizes ; but they should certainly feel it their duty to have heavier bail . Sir _Geovee Stephen obiected
to this , on the ground that the bail already was excessive . —Mr . Case : That is a matter for the magistrates to decide . We shall require ,, in the case of Mr . Brown , himself in £ 200 , and two sureties of £ 100 eaoh . Withregard to Feehan ,. we have put him down at £ 100 , and two sureties at £ 50 . The other prisoners , themselves "in £ 50 each , and two _fiureties-ef £ 25 , " anl _twenth-four hours" notice to be given . —Sir George 'Stephen * . Very well , but I shall advise an application to the judges to reduce the amount . After tho necessary arrangements relative to receiving the bail had been made , thecourt dissolved .
Dangerous Encroachment op the Sea at Sea * OBD . —The recent heavy galeB and tides , we ( Surrey Standard ) regret to say ; have considerably weakened the full of the beach at some , places in this , bay , and is particularly observable at the boathouses , one of which is in imminent danger , the road in . front being completely washed away , and threatening the foundation of the building . For several years past the sea has been found gradually to encroach here ; and those best acquainted with thepowerful action of the tides along this coast ; have serious apprehensions of the ultimate consequences to property situated near , unless some effectual Bteps . can bo _devispd before long to form a stronger , barrier against the fury of the waves in
tempestuous weather . The bank of'beach east of the martello tower ( where tlie sea broke through in November , 1824 , and deluged the lower part of the town , < tc ., causing much damage , ) is very unequal ; to resist a similar attaok , should such a calamity unfortunately occur here again at the heightof spring , tides . The great fall of chalk * under "the : cliff , thrown down by the late explosion , is rapidly diminishing . , ' Supposed _Bi / _bolar Shot . —A respectable yqung man giving the name of Tyrell was brought before the magistrates at Manchester , on Monday , charged with shooting a young man , named Joseph Haigh , about seven days ago . The prisoner , who had surrendered ; voluntarily , said he _waB sleeping at a
lodging-house ; in _Hutton-street ,: and about three o ' _clodk in the morning ho heard some one attempting to _foree the back door and the back window shutters alternately . He looked out from the back bed room window , and saw two men there . Hetold them to . d . esis t , and ' threatened to fire if they did not . One man still persisted , and Tyrell having a large sumi - " -of 'money in his pocket , and suspecting that these men had some knowledge of it , he in his alarm fired apistol at tho man who was still vigorously attempting , to force the door . The man then exclaimed ; " D—nyour impudence ! " and went away . The prisoner did not know whether the charge took effect at the ' time , but called a policeman , and . told him what he had done . Haigh , it appears received the chargo in one shoulder _^ and went away . Next day he called at a dispensary for something to dress
his shoulder with , not t elling that the perforations in it had been produced by a pistol wound , but stating that he had fallen down some . cellar : steps . ' Tlio neglect has np w rendered" it doubtful whether he will recover , and hence inquiries were made after the . gentlpian who fii _^ d _^ he shots , which induced him to surrender . _HaiglT has been once , convicted of burglary . / The prisoner _was-ttjlmitted to bail in two sureties of £ 50 each , ' ; _- "Sv . ' , ; _Another Plate Robbery—Nottingham , Mon' day . * - _^ This ' town has for several weeks past been the _iscjhe of _Several robberies of plate ,, jewellery , _ifeo , and'the m _ ahher in which . an _. entrance . has been effected ;" mtd the '' premises so . nearly accords . that the . police ' authorities are of opinion that the whole of the burglaries have been committed _Wone and the same ¦ gang . " The present robbery of jewellery ; Ac , took
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place oft the premises of Mr :- Joshua Driver , jewellort & 6 _< i Long-row , . Nottingham , _^ ast ; night . ( Sunday , ) and _theplan by . which the _robbery was effected is extraordinary . ' Mr . "Driver's' back premises are ' eonnected with the . Crown . Hotel yard , and it appears that the thieves ' scaled a very high wall in that yard , broke a ; pane ' of glass id Mr . Driver ' s kitchen , and tho aperture ; . thus formed _^ was' sufficiently . large to ajlow of . a boy's body being put through . It is supposed that the lad , haying thus gained admission . ' supplied the robbers with all the _^ valuables' he could lay _nis hands oh ; Mr . Driver does " riot sleep on the premises , and the bay : had therefore the whole range of the . premises , without' fear . _» of being disturbed . Amongst the . property stolen we ' re upwards of sixty Valuabl e , brooches , a number of Geneva watches , a quantity of costly chains and watch-guards , <& c , & b . The valu £ of the property Stolen bas not yet been a ' sr certdned _s but from the quantity of plate and jewel' . .. ., _„
lery _scattered about the . premises ,: there is every reason to suppose the robbers were disturbed . Similar small apertures , allowing just sufficient room tor the body of abpy , were made on the premises of Mr . Sulley and' -Mr . Travell ; at'Nottingham .. Another daring " burglary was effected on the premises of the late Mayor of " Nottingham ( W . Roworth , Esq . ) , of Sherwood Hill , near this town . This robbery took _, place on- Sunday morning ; while the family were attending divine worship ; ' and although the property stolen was considerable , comprising a valuable assortment of ' plate and £ 27 in gold , the thieves in this case also are supposed to have , been disturbed . A burglary , was also effected on- the premises of- Mr . Williams , bookseller , - & c , _Carlton-at ' reet , Nottingham , on Friday niglit _. ' the 20 th inst ., and gold to the amount ' of- £ 15 and b ' tlier ; yaluable property stolen . The town arid neighbourhood were never , at any former . periodso infested with thieves .
, Serious Affray with Poachers ;— On . the night of-the 20 th inst-, a party of poachers went into the preserves , in the ' parish of Shouldham _, Norfolk , in the occupation of Sir John Key , of Marham Hall , and fired several shots . The keepers came _upland went into the wood , where they encountered five men , all ' armed with guns . The keepers surrounded them for the "purpose of taking them , when one of the poachers fired at the head-keeper , named William Goold , " the whole of . the charge lodging in his'left arm , just above the elbow . Another keeper , named _George-Carter , was ' fired at , the charge tearing away ' a piece off the knee of his _smallclothes , and a small portion"of the flesh , ; luckily without doing him further mischief . One . of : the poachers , named George tlobbs ,. was also shot in the affray , by one of'his
comrades . Police-constable Watson , stationed at Shouldham , and Henry Bishop , parishconstable ' of Marham , hearing the reports of guns ' , ' ran to the spot , and arrived there just as the wounded keeper was brought out of _] the wood . ' They immediately entered , and assisted . the remaining keepers in capturing four of the depredators , one having rail away . Their names are George . Hobbs , and Robert Carter , of Shouldham Tbprpe .- ' iabOUr ' er 8 ;' and Robert Mason " and William Goddard , of _Fincharu , labourers . Guns , _ponder , shot , caps , and pheasants , were found upon them . The following day , they were taken before tbe Rev . E J . Howman , who fully committed them for trial _ntihe next Norwich ' _assizes , aud they were conveyed to Swaffham Bridewell . Hobbs the poacher is doing well , biit Goold the . keeper liesiaa very precarious state , little hopes beiog entertained of his * recovery .
; _Aylkshury Election . —Mr . Se ' rgeantByles has retired from the field , " without even explaining to the _elejotors'the reason . " . 'A . Protectionist address to the electors appeared on . Saturday morning last , from a cousin of Mr . Gore Langton , who married the daughter of tlie Duke of Buckingham . • : Steam Tugging on the Sevebn . —Some : months ; ago several trials Were made on the river of a neivly invented steam tug -for hauling vessels on rivers or canals by means of a flexible ; iron band or rail hid . in the bed of the stream ; but as on that occasion only a quarter of-a mile was laid down ; a 'desire was manifested to have it laid from' Worcester Bridge to Diglis Lock , a distance of about a mile , ' where a sharp curve _ocours . This operation
was completed _last week ,- and several trips have been made over that distance . On the first occa _* 8 i 6 _n _^ tlie , tug _^ a 8 ' brought _slowly-up from Diglis to see that the _feiliwasall right , but before Bbe & _rfiiid at the bridge she was hailed . by _^ a laden , boat . A line having been altache'd , " she hauled her through | h _$ bridge in gallant ' _style , to , the great satisfaction _<> f ( the _fcpatmen and . of crowds of-, people who witnessed the experiment . Shortly afterwards another ladfen b ' oat going " down was ' attached ; - and now the major experiment was to be . tested . ' The great point of attraction tb' the scientific was the sharp curve just below the'bridge , it being the opinion of some that in going round a curve the iron band or rail would draw to the inner edge . This opinion
was refuted in a few moments , for the tug rounded the ' sharp point of the curve at full speed , the barge swinging rourid in her ; wake with beatiful precision , and / without the slightest tendenoy to the drawing inwards , r which had been apprehended . The transit to the lock wa 3 performed in less ; than fifteen minutes , over a distance which would otherwise _haveoccupietlohe hour and a " , ha If at the very least , with some very heavy hauling round the . points . " _] On the following day a heavy trow , which _, had been for some time lying at Diglis Look , laden frith stone , was towed up to Worcester-bridge ,: and proved that neither ft counter current not a heavy load made any difference ; the points were rounded , and the " steamer answered her helm with tho most perfect _pase . .. . ¦ : _>
_i Fatal . Railway Accident . —Leeds . Tuesday . — A very lamentable accident , attended with , the iosB of three-lives , _ocourred'on the Leeds arid Selby Railway last night . The place where the fatal occurrence ; happened was not far from the Milford junction ,, where the Leeds and Selby line joins the York and North Midlatid line ; It appears that a heavily-laden' duggage train had proceeded -from Leeds , and that on arriving at a rather steep ascent on the litle called tho'Milford Ban _!? , the engine was found incapable of dragging it up ,, or the speed at which it . would be able to accomplish the ascent was so slow that those in charge of the train deemed it advisable todivide itintotwo parts . With theformer half they proceeded beyond the summit of tho bank , intending to return with the erigine _. for tho portion
left behind . That portion , however , " by its own momentum , or < from some _othercause , was set in motion , and went back with . _increasihg / velocity down the incline , where it came into collision with another luggage train , that was also proceeding from . Leeds on the same lino of rails . ' The collision waa . so violent that the engine arid tender" were smashed to pieces , and tho engineman ,. the stoker , and another inan ( employed as a pointsman ) were all'killed , or received such injuries as causer ] their death the . same-evening , _the . Leeds and Selby Railway , belongs . , to the -York and North Midland Railway Company ,-who have Of late used it much more than formerly , both for goods' arid _passengoitraffic ; Twcrof'the'unfdrtunate ' men ' _whbioit their lives , if not the whole " three / were married , and bave left widows and children ? V ;; ' _-. ' ¦ .. :
Rochdale , —One Hundbed Yeabs and more . — An old man ; h ' ahied John Dixon _. _' qlicM Scotch John , who was born in January , 1738 , being" how nearly 113 years of age , a farmer , resident at . Knowl-hill , Spotland-further-side , about five _miles'from Rochdale , on the _Haslingdon-rbadJ -sent word . to . the Rochdale board of Guardians oh the _£ 0 th inst ., that his wife , who has had a child withiii ' _the'Iast few months , abused him very much , and he wished to . be removed to . the workhouse ; ' ' He had _kept- ' the farm above fifty years , nnd he had seven cows , 'but during the last six months . he bad been confined to his bed ; he had neither been washed nor shaved for above half a ' _yearj and hisi w \ fo / exhibited him at two-pence for each person .., The relieving _, officer was directed to go for the aged man andpnioe him in tHe workhouse , and accordingly he has since been removed tci Spotland workhouse . ' ' . "
_DarIng ' Burglaries at _Longtown . —Upwards op £ 600 ' _Stolex . —One of the most daring burglaries which ' has disgraced Herefordshire was perpetrated in the parish . of _Xongtown ,. during the night succeeding _Saturday'to . ' About twelve o ' clock Mr . Pritohard , a freeholder , living in the _^ above parish , was awakened by a . noise , which , he . ' _consideredv was that of persons ' attempting to break into his premises ' . Mr . Pritohard , who had no olothing on but his shirt ; immediately proceeded down stairs , and saw three men . outside his . house ,-who said that they wanted bread , arid bread they would have , Mr , Pritohard told tho' men that' if they would keep quiet lie would give them a loaf of bread and some cheese , but he had no sopner . told , them so than
they smashed in one of the windows , the broken glass falling upon him ., They immediately said it was money they wanted , and money they would have . They had with them ani axe and a shovel , and they immediately' commenced a battery Hpon the _doot- , ' which they broke : open , ' - One ; of _tjhe . burglars then kept guard at the door , whilst the other two entered the . house and proceeded to search -for money . At the commencement of ' . their search a circumstance occurred which , showed the quickness of . woman ' s thought even in the midst of danger . The villains who _entered tlie house . observed Mrs Pritcha ' rd go to . a cupboard , and told . her that she had gone there for the purpose of removing money , b . ut _. she assured them she was not , and tho . villains * suspicions were lulled . _L However , whilst at the
I cupboard ,, _Alrsi Pritohard contrived , to remove some gold ; whicli _ahe _> managed -lo . throw into a sack of _barjoymeal ., "' _, The . men , _However , _Buooeeded in finding a £ 5 note , a sovereign , 2 s . in silver , and a bank receipt for £ 000 . The awdaciouB villains then sat down and regaled , themselves with the best fare whicli Mr . Pritohard ' _s house afforded , and " ate drank , and vera merry . » During : the time _tlioy wero thus employed , Mr . Pritohard-contrived to ma _| ve his escape from . the house , and , having on no other , clothing _thanhis _^ liirt , he wont to the house of Mr _^ . GriffltV ' whWis about half I , miledS l _Smenrat' _4 £ ftfe _^ _fr ' _* th _^* _Sare " _htlj „ . « , ? •; _, _? _W after he had esoaped from the house , the _^ y , _laias _jnissed him ; _nntf , ho , « Eubt thinking he _wtisgdne' to seek . is _istanoV thev do camped with their booty . On his retan _wiS
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_aaaistanoe the villains had fled . ' : > At- the : time . they entered ' ; the : houae ; the , _^ , wer , e _tno " other Ffi rsi > n _! therein , _except-Mr . and , Mrs . Pritchard . and a little girl . Each ; . of the gang had a hanl'kerchief tied round his head so as to conceal his features , the eye ' s , ' nose , ' and mouth "being " ¦ only'justf distinguishable . They are said to have _^ all worn short round jackets ., : One is about . ; twenty-three years ofage , fiye . feet six inches in height , slight built , and his features a little freckled . ; , _thoothers , are believed to . _--.. _ - _«' 4 . u „ _^; _iin _;„ w-j a . _^ _- -.. . _^ i u . ; ' fhov
be ' about the same age , ' and are ' rather _stoiiterbuilt thaii their accomplice : ' We urider 8 tahd that-this most ' audacious burglary is not the' only one which has been lately committed at Longtown , ' and that , during the night of Tuesday week , , the shop _ofa poor wido w , woman , _nanjed . Parry , wasi . i broken in Jo and li number . of things were stolen , It would appear that the parties who perpetrated this burglary were regular _practitioners _' and adepts in their calling , ' as they effected an . entrance , through the _; panncl of a very thick-Aooi ' - _^ Hereford Times , r . ,
. _Tremenbous . _Conplaokation at inE . , CnARinA . M Paper Mills . — One pi the most destructive ; conflagrations known for many years in' the county , of Kehi _" , broke out on Monday morning , involving the destruction of highly valuable property , and throwing some 130 or 150 _workpeople out of employ . The , scene of this disaster wag the extensive paper mills ' of Messrs . Wea ' therby , situate at Charthain , iibout three _mjles from Canterbury . The premises were 260 feet in length , and of proportionate width ; and were divided into separate buildings used severally for boiling , drying , rolling , Ac Large stocks of paper finished , or in various stages of manufacture , wore on hand . The fire was first accidentally
discovered by the workmen who went to get the maohines into gear , and it was- ' at first attempted to stifle : the flames .. ' It was found . necessary to send for the engines from Canterbury , and before these could , arrive , the whole range of building was wrapped in flames . - The engine houses , machine rooms ; drying house , and stores , ' were more or less coriBiim ' ed , and' although a considerable" portion of the machinery has been saved , the loss is estimated as greater than the amount of the united insurances effected in . the . Kent , Sun , and National Mercantile Offices for £ 16 , 000 . Of the origin of the fire nothing is as yet known further than that it was ' in or near the drying room . : ' '
' The Fog , —Bristol . —During the ; dehse fog with which this city was visited on Mondhy , by accidi-nt a man drove his horse and cart into that part of the tidal river which . " adjoins _Cumberland Basin . The man was fortunately rescued from his perilous position _^ but the horse' was drowned ; Another person accidentally fell from the roof of a house in Ellbroad-8 treet ; - He was taken up with _» 'fractured leg , and conveyed to the Bristol Infirmary . _> One pf . tbe Irish steamers " got aground coming up the river , but sustained ho injury . " Most of _. the trains' were xbhsiderably overdue ; ' but this is hot ofunfreqiient occurrence at _bhristmasl The fog partially cleared up on Tuesday i but it remained very dense in the _Bristol Channel , . preventing many vessels from coming up ;
Burglary at Bristol . —A case . was-heard on Tuesday at the Bristol police court , from which it appeared thaton'Friday night , or rather oh Saturday morning _laBt , a very daring burglary was perpetrated by two boys , named Thomas _Vowles and Geo . Jones ; at the Saracen ' s Head ' Inn , near the Great Western Railway terminus , Bristol . Itappeared that at twelve o ' clock oh Friday night the prisoner Vowles , who had been previously seen lurking about the , premises , entered the house with two of the railway policemen .: It was supposed at the lime that he was in their company , but _it'was noticed , that he was very orEcious in going to the barto fetch what was wanted . At two o'clock the landlady saw the house apparently securely fastened , and retired to rest . _^ About five the servant girl was called up by a policeman ; who
informed , her the front door was open , and , on examination , it was found , that the bar had been broken open , and £ 10 worth . of silver , with other portable articles we re extracted , The large lock of the outer door was forced open , and'the lock of another door . Suspicion fell on Vowles ; who was apprehended , and on his way to the station house ; confessed the facts , and alleged . . th _^ thehad . beenput . np to it by Jones , whoj _had received £ 1 of the money ., Jones was apprehended , and with tbe otbeYprisoner was remanded till Saturday ; ' to complete the * depositions against them . On searching Vowles's house ; it was found he had laid in a regular stock of good things for Christmas , including , 254 _orauges , 32 lemons , 16 cocoa nuts , 14 packages of figs , 11 herrings , 15 baskets of figs ,, a bladder of lard , 14 pickled cabbages , and a large-plum pudding !
Mormonitish Tricks . —A wretched looking object , named George Wood , a Mormonite preacher , was brought before the Rev . E . F . White , at Stan ? way , on Saturday last , charged with stealing certain sheets ; blankets , and other articles , - the property of George Staite , of Grettdn _, and , " worst part of all , with enticing away complainant ' s wife . Tile complainant , a little old man ; scarcely four feet high , stated that some time back his wife left him , taking ' with her various aiticles , his . property , of which tbe blankets , Ac , produced were part { be succeeded in tracing ihe faithless woman to " Painswicky' where he found her living with the prisoner ! : the : articles in question being in their possession . He at once obtained a policeman , into whose charge he gave the prisoner , who was accordingly removed to this place in a cart , together ; with the frail fair one , Staite's articles , and a
Bed belonging to the prisoner . ' The complainant , seemed to care more about the recovery of his "dear Sarah" ( as he called his wife ) and his " goods and chattels , " than aught beside , declined to prosecute . The case was , therefore , dismissed , and the prisoner , who had been grumbling sorely throughout , at once ' ¦ too ¥ up hi 8 bed , and walked ; " in other wbrdB , he raised his bed . upon his head , and at once trudged off towards 'his home . ( Upon-on-Sevcrn ) sixteen miles distant , ' through ' alt the rain and dirt . It was most amusing to hear' the account given by the driver of the car which brought them from Painswick of the conversation which took , place on the road-betweeh the ' complainant and his wife and the prisoner . Staite did nothing but "dear Sarah" his wife , and coax her to come back and live with him ; while she on the other hand , continued to threaten how she would serve him if he dared to have her seducer sent
to prison . . 'Sc ' wocATioN in a Church . — Considerable excitement was produced in Reading , ou Monday evening , by the . discovery that a man had been suffocated in the stove vault of . St . Mary ' s Church . This'edifice'is warmed by air , heated in an apparatus placed in a vault of the church . For the last two years and upwards , a man , named William Beesley , has been employed in attending the fires , and it was his custom to go to the vault , every Saturday evening in the winter to light the fires . Ho _fais soeii between eleven and twelve o ' clock on Saturday night as he was going to the vault . Nothing more was ' seen of him ; and his absence _throughout Sunday : and Monday having excited suspicion , the vault was visited , and he was discovered _quite'dead , lying on his baok in front of the stove , the appearances indicating that he bad been suffocated by carbonic acid . A jury next day returned a verdict of " Died from suffocation ;"
¦¦ _AlleObd Embezzlement by a Paribh Officer . — On Wednesday information was received by the metropolitan police that J . Gaches , one of the paroohical officers , had absconded from Peterborough with / upwards of £ 400 , the money of the rate-payers . ' The bench of magistrates have issued a warrant for his apprehension , and officers have been _^ despatched to the outpoits to prevent him from quitting the kingdom . Murder at . Elvedon , Suffolk , bv Poachers . — Iuthenight of Friday last an outrage of the most atrocious character was committed by a party of poachera , oh' the domain of' Wm . _Sowton , Esq ., of Elveddn Hall , hear Thetford . In consequence of this locality-having linen lately infested by poachers
in unusuaLnumbers _. _iand an intimation given by a person _, m . respectable ! circu , _nistanees of life , / that probably , _qu Friday , night the Elve ' don estate would bejiBit ' ed _, the keepers aud watchers oh the _eatato wiere more than usually on the ' alert '; 'The intimation , however , which had readied" them was not given in a sufficiently grave tone : to . warrant very Btrong ; dofensive _meases . . About . eleven o _' olock shots were heard'in a plantation about half a milo ' from-the Hall , upon whioh the head keeper , ' Mr Napthan , proceeded to summon his under keepers and watchers . ' The party of keepers who proceeded in _soarchof the poachers were Mr . Napthan , Isnao Allen ,. Thomas : Allen- and John Allen , ( under keepers ) , , and Jonathan Jessup . watcher . _Isn-tn
Allen was the first to ' coriie . up with ' any of the poachers ; w \\ en he was _entering a : plantation known as tho Goorgothe Fourth Cover , he saw a man emerge from it _in < aii opposite direction - ; the man had a gun , and wa 8 almost immediatel y joined by two othei" piep , Allon , though at this time quito alone , pursued theiri for a considerable ' distance-r-he _tluhks for at least u mile . At . this timo his brother ' _Thonias and his-father . ( John Allen ) came up with him , and joined in the pursuit . Tho poachers , seeing tho number . of the keepers augmented , endeavoured to make their _ospapo with ' more eagerness than . before . The kcopers , however , kept close upon them for at least a mile , when oneof the _poaohers turned round and _swOre that unless the _pursuitwas abandoned lie would ; shoot them . The koopers , though chocked for a moment .
rosumed their , pursuit , which-was continuud , for about another mile , when they crossed ¦ near the road from Elvedoh into the' parish of _Eriswcll . Here tho keepers were _jbined by Napthan and _JossUp , upon which two or three of the gang , turned round and , _lovellinfr their guns at _thejkeepers , threatened , with oaths , to blpw , th , eir brains out . The keepors , being accustomed to threats of , this kindruaed by poacuerB wilhout any intention of carrying _the ' m int 6 execution ; and having besides the experience of the present instance , iu which _' no firing had resulted from the threats , _witlt great iouvage ; , kept . up the pursuit wUh unabated vigour . When , however , they wore Eri _^ _fci ™ _- ? 0111 the _™> m the _VrUh of Enswell ( about midway between Eldon and Milden-
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_hall ) several of ; th &; pqach ' ers . ; tumed _' , r 6 und and 6 roA three shot 3 , one . ofwhich took ' - fatal effeot _un _!* _Napthan , and _another _severely _wtfuude ' d l saac' _^ P ° a in tho" left hand aril arm . _'Jaiepb aud Isaac Allen were within ten yards of th ¥ p 6 i ' oh efs ' wbeh thefatal shot was fired , arid the former states that _jSapthau was not more than five yardsfrom the' _muzzfe 0 f the murderer ' s gun . The charge ' entered the ' left shoulder / and passed directly through'the heart and his vdeath was almoBt instantaneous ; ' _ttana Allen , though very severely ! wounded , js hot _&•* considered , m ,- a dangerous' state . ' Immediately after . _ithis 'bloody deed , _Jessup , Allen , seriv , - -and Thomas Allen flew-at the poachers ,- and a _ferco scuffle ensued -but it resulted in the escape dl all the gan _> r , amounting _^ it is believed , to six or seven . halll _severalof-. the : DOach ' _ei'S'tuiTied . rrmn _i-, _Cj b
in number . Tho body of the murdered man' _> _atf immediately after the unsuccessful result of ' 'tie scuffle brought to the Cor ' _nwallis Arms Inn , _Eliu well , to await the _coroners inquest , which _^ _raj fixed to be held on Monday evening . - By the _acJti yo exertions of the magistrates and the police , _fotu ? men were apprehended on Saturday , and two move on Sunday . A-seventh has since been'taken . " Oh Monday evening , the inquest on the body of Napthan was held . Tho evidence-of Isaac Allen ( the man shot in the hand ) , and Thomas Allen , 'his brother , substantially , agreed , with thei . above statement , but neither of them could speak tb the persons by whom the shots were'fired .. Mr . ' Baily ,. BUrge 6 n , of Tjhetford , put : in his ' report of the post mortem
examination , which showed that death was caused by the contents of the gun _woundinir the lungg and heart , and causing a great effusion of blood into . the ' cajritjr ofthe chest . The jury found a verdict ' of " Wilful Murder against 8 everal persons unknown . " . Incbndiar _* Fire . —On Tuesday night / says "the Bury Poit , a very serious destruction of property by the . _besotted hand of an incendiary took place at Truckett ' s Hall Farm , Boxted , nearHartest , _in : the occupation' of [ Mrs . ' _^ Henry ' _Crossl . About _t-even o'clook one of the _^^ yardmen hearda quick _^ step a _& jig the road , and almost _immediifteiy ' after the thatch of one of the barns , which came down very ' ldw ;' _Tvas discovered to be on-fire . , Assistance was rendered us quickly as possible , and-tho labourer * exerted themselves well , " and by : the help of the _eneines
from' Hartest , Melford ;'" and Sudbury , most of | the stacks , with the riding stable _^ arid : sheds _atdjoinlng , farm-house , and some cottages , _Cwere preserved ; but the rest of the buildings of ; an _extensive homestead , including _jthreebavn . s _. -granary , cart . _stablaB _, lodges , Ac . ' , were destroyed , together-with , between 400 and 500 coombs of wheat ,. ' barley j oats , ' . beans , and peas , a largo quantity of straw , a stack of seed clover and some stover , and tbd ' greater part bfthe implements . The live sfock ,- ; excepfc a few pigs , were got . out in safety . Tho buildings ,. the property of Mrs . Osgood Gee , were , insured in the-Essex office' , and the _' stock in the Suffolk . The loss . on the former is probably hot less than £ 1 , 000 , and on the latter between £ 700 arid £ 800 . No cause can be assigned for this diabolical act . *
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The late Fatal Colliery Explosion at the Morfa Colliery . —Theinquest , held before Alexander Cuthbertson , coroner , and a respectable jury , at the Globe Inn , Aberavon , ' on the body of James Squire ; one of the unfortunate sufferers by this ' explosion , has been brought to a close , and has ' resulted in a verdict : whicb , if : it does not ¦ as regards criminal consequences amount ; to : one . of ~ manslaughter , yet in its moral , censure approaches very closely to it . The verdict returned by _theyjury was as follows : — " We find that the evidence is not
sjafficient to warrant us in bringing in a verdict of manslaughter , but upon the bare evidence of FoBter ( one of the employh ' . of the firm ) himself , he is highly censurable , and not worthy to hold the important situation he is entrusted" with , and that . this unanimous opinion ; 6 f the jury be ' communicated to Messrs . _ViviaiaVand Sons , his employers ,- trusting that they _will'deal with him as tho case deserves * and we are _further of opinion that if Davy lamps were exclusively used , the . unfortunate accident that has occurred would have been avoided . We find , therefore ; that the death of James Squire wag accidental . " J . ; Kenyou Blackwell , Esq ., the govern * ment inspector , attended-and assisted in the inquiry , and strongly recommended the use of safety lamps .
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Suspected Murder in East LoTHiAM .-fAbput nine or ten months since a woman was- found drowned in a'quarry in the vicinity of Duhbar , ; uh _5 er very _suBpicious circumstances . " On _examining the ground around the place , it Was found that there had been some struggling , and the . body bore evidence of having sustained violence , which was-held . ; to account for its being put into the water . A respectable merchant in Dunbar ; who was supposed . to have been seen in that locality the previous evening _, was apprehended on . suspicion , and the most rigid investigation into the case , with the view of establishing his guilt in the matter , having failed , he was discharged by the order of the crown agent . Bis
town s folk were not so ready to exonerate him ' ; ' the penalty they inflicted was the ceasing to do business with him , and he has now become a ruined mainn consequence of these suspicions ; but it will be satisfactory for the community to know , and no small consolation to him , that the really guilty persons are in the course of being traced out by the authorities . The relatives of the _wotran , who are rather notorious characters ; having differed at some of their' late carousals , had commenced to accuse one another ' -of the deed , or otherwise let slip snmetbing concerning it—information of which reached the ears ofthe authorities , and the parties have been apprehended . — Caledonian Mercury . ' "
Another Perversion . —We learn that Lord Nigel Kennedy , a brother of- the present Marquie of _' Ailsa ; has-embraced'tbe Roman Catholic faith . His lordship , who _resides near Ayr , is quite a youth , and held a pew in the episcopal chapel , but now waits on the ministration of Father Thompson , the Popish priest for that district . —Scottish Ouardian ' . Ingenious . Contrivance . ~ Among the articles seized by the police in connexion with the late robbery of £ 185 . from a commercial traveller in a notorious house in East St . James _' s-street , was the door ofthe apartment in which the theft was effected Its peculiar construction may serve to explain in some
measure tne frequency and success of this species of theft for some time . back . Irt an upper ; panel a circular hole has been formed , with a movable cover , seas to enable parties in the passage to watch the proceedings of those in the apartment ; while one ofthe lower panels has been so constructed as to enable ' a party to insert his hand froin the . outside , and unlook the door , or , by its . entire removal , to enter by the orifice , and rifle the clothes of those inside ; The success of these robberies , effected in , this manner , has lately been remarkable , but it is hoped that the detection of the modus operandi may operate id future as a check . _—^ Scotsman .
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Lord John Russktt's Manifk8ip. *—The Fre...
Lord John RussKtt ' s MANiFK 8 ip . _*—The Freeman ' s Journal states ' , on authority , that the letter addressed by , tho Earl- of Clarendon to Archbishop Murray , quoted by Lord Roden _> and embodied by the Earl of Ciancarty in a pamphlet recentl y published by . his _Lordslii p , in reference to . the oaths taken by Peers of Parliament , " was never received by his Grace " of Dublin . • _Election of a' Roman 'Catholic Bishop . " —On the 18 th inst . the priests of the diocesp of _Killaloe assembled in Nchagh for the purpose . of electing _, a bishop' hi'the room of th _« laite Dr . Kennedy . _Archoisno
p Slattery , _Thurles , was in attendance , and , as is usual , preside d on the occasion . After : _somfc preliminary ceremonies , tbe spectators and Roman _vatnoUo curates were ordered to retire from , the precincts of the chapel , when the parish priests ( of whom there were about forty ) proceeded to tho election . There wero three candidates—namely _, the . Very Rev . Dr . Vaughnn , ' P . P ., Nenagh ; the _Xery Hey . Dr . Bliike , T . P ., lloscrea ; ani the Tery U ? t" _M Kenny , - _Ennis . Dr . Vaughan was elected B > _ishpp by a small majority of votes . . More S . kceders . — ' The confirmation of the report of Mrv William Morisell ' _s aecossion to the Romish Church has" caused but little' surprise amonjr those who were acquainted with the antecedents of the hop . member lor the county of Limerick , and _reelected the . strong predifection . he entertained foV
tne ooservanco oi not a few of the religious customs of the Roman Catholic ' faith . According to tho Limerick Reporter , ' the Lad y Anna Maria _Monaell , wife of the hon _, J _' oonvert" of that name , , and sister of the . Earl of Dunraven , has followed , the example of . her husband , and " become reconciled to the Church , " as the phrase goes ., The Reporter also -contains a revelation to ' this effect : _^ - _- ' * The conversion to the anoient faith of a nobleman with an historic Irish title , and the head ofthe aristocracy of his ; _nqtivo . _oountyj whoso name , . however , we , cannot at present , for obvious reasons , publish j _iaConfidently . stated _; within the last few days . " Enccmbrred Estates Commission . — -In the last hatch of petitions , amounting to seventeen , there is one for tha sale ofthe propertiea of the Earl of Courtb . wn _. in tho : counties . of _JCilkennyand Kerry , _il _^ e anuual rent of which i _s _estimated at £ 4 J 9 S , and the encumbrances close upon £ 80 lnnf » * tk — - - - - ¦ j
ora . is " petitioner" as woll as owner . Ahappliciitioh was made before tlie full'court last week Co ?* an attachment against an _Eoglishgentleman named Linden , who had _. 'puro . haseu a largo lot of the Waterford _estatos of Mv . ; James William Wall . Mr , Commi ssioner Lohgfiold imn- iodiately . . granted the conditioifol order for atthenment to bd served _ugda Mr . ' Linden by ' advoVt ' _uiementa in the newspapers ; _¦ _If-he do not cdmo ioand show _^ the . cause , " continued the _Commtasioner , *< we \ _yill make . ; _thp . order absolute on the Sth of January . The attachment can bo executed in "England , and "oven should we sell tho lands again , we will , _nevertheleas , if we can
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 28, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_28121850/page/6/
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