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iVOTJIEU FATAL CONFLAGRATION . — 'TWO ** MORE LIVES LOST . It fe our painful duty to record tbe occun'cacc of a ( jetractive fire within the boundary of the City , ^ ch broke out at half-past one o ' clock on Sunday O i . niins , aniihns , unfortunately , been attended by Ijes of iifc to tuc wife and child of one of the oecup jCis . The fire originated in tliebuilding in the ot-cu-Utioa of Messrs . Sitehell and Robertson , hatters and Stella makers , No . 158 , Fenchurch-street , Ci « y _ -j ^ c premises cxtcn& a great distance backward , and a adjoined en the western side by Fcndrarca-enanv bsSj and on tlie eastern by Mitre-chambers . Not jfstluin fiftmi persons held the apartments formin « fee firstnamed chambers , the majority of which , as
sell as contiguous nuildrass fronting Lime-street are ffiore or less damaged . The house in which the outbreak UH > k place had no means of egress at the jcar , tne back terminating in a wall of solid masonry . The Ere was first perceived by Mrs . Satchell , who rinug in bed half smothered exclaimed to her hus-( acd , "Good God ! the house is on fire . " Tkev tfcre then on the third floor . He immediately roused bissdf , hut was not so collected as Mrs . Satckell , nio instantly urged him to escape by the flight of 5 t « i < leadnijj to the roof . For this purpose they jumped out of bed , and , without staying a moment to put on their clothes , the poor mai seized the little giri , their daughter , a fine c ' uild about four rears old . , while Ms wife snatched np the infant which
was dceptas beside her . In the midst of the dense smoke which filled the room , Sir . Satehell conceived that hs wife had ascended the staircase leading to the leads , upon reaching which he saw a woman Ir a * at the top of tucflightperfeetiy insensible . He lrarnedly caught her np in his arms , and the Ticket 01 the adjoining trapdoor being open , fled with his loau precipitately down stairs , almost exhausted , where he was received l » y Mr . 'league , the acting police inspector , ivno took them over the way to the house of Messrs . Hams , Duplex , and Harris , surgeons , by ¦ whom they were most humanely takcu in . When Mr . Satchell was taken inhe was quite frantic , and apparently unconscious , but shortly afterwards discovered his mistake , in itavin ? rescued his
servant girl , his wife and chil&bsingleft in the burning braiding . Upon becoming folly conscious of this circumstance it was with thegreatest difficulty that he w £ « ui tuesraalicst degree pacified . Mr . Isaacs , housek « -f er of the Fcuchurch-chambers , was awakened bv ! . earing a loud crackling , as of fire . He instantly arose , and upon looking put of the window supposed tbat Mr . Satthtli ' s sleeping room , on the same level a ? Ms own , was in Homes . He immediately hallooed " i'olieeman , where is the fire ? " Hearing no answer L- took his wife , who had been ill for some time , out of bed , and also his child , and having deposited them upon the landing , gave them strict injunctions " not to stir an inch , until he had ascertained the seat of tae fire , lest lacy should die upon the spot . "
Diruiiy alter this , perceiving the rapidity with which ^ caa ^ es were progressing , he seized Both laiswifc sad child , and having carried them down stairs , took uicm to the front door , where thev were received , and afterwards conveyed to Mr . Cape ' s , another surpn , opposite . Isaacs then returned through the honse to the floor he occupied , for the purpose of racing some property . Having secured one drawer to Sames burst into the reran through the partition , and before he could seize anather the fire laid hold open him , severely burning off much of his hair Be then made his escape as quickly as possible , but uit aout being able to save even the most trilling article of wcariug apparel , except a pair of trousers , vviich he clutched as he passed down the stairs . The
fsil ummatioii of the fire to the persons outside the building was given by the volumes of smoke which ascended from the roof , and from the strong glare of light which appeared over the fanlight of the door , tthidi discovery appears to have been made by police constable Heading ( 579 City ) , who was coming up Road-lane at the time , and who gave an instant alsim to the acting inspector . This officer , with the Eest praiseworthy foresight , arranged that one constal'le slioaJd call the turncock , another the fire cngbes , and others rive the ahum to the ncighbouraood by springing their rattles . The result of this m . % that by the time water -was obtained from the earns of the New Ittver Company , which was quickly and rapidly supplied , and the fire engines arrived ,
available assistance to almost any necessary extent ¦* o 3 at hand . Four engines from the surrounding parishes were soon on the spot , and in as short a time as passible Mr . Braidwood , superintendent of the London Fire-engine Establishment , with tbeWatling sircet and five other engines and a corps of engineers and firemen had arrived , closely followed by Mr . Con-Kstcn , with the West of England engine , the men belonging to that company , and the County engine , under iac _ tlireitionof Mr . Garwood , the foreman . Other eajnnes from the more distant stations subsequently srrived . Thehose being atiached , and led through the adjoinins pvmisesof Mr . Chik » t , tailor , Mr . Varley shoemaker , and in Lime-street through a small court over the roof of the counting-house occupied by
ail-, Seymour and Sons , copious streams were poured upon the building , the fire in the lower part of which was raging with the intensity of a furnace , and rapidly extending on every hand . While the firemen were thus most actively employed , and cheered on by their respective leaders to continue unabated their arduous labour , notwithstanding the great danger arising from the falling timbers , a rumour became naiversally prevalent that lira . Satchell and lier inlaut son Iiad perished in the flames . For some considerable time the most melancholy interest was manifested by the assembled throng to ascertain the anth , but all that could be gleaned up to four o ' clock ftas that both were missing . Nothing satisfactory could be obtained until after the rains were cooled ,
before which it was found necessary to stay the progress of the fire in the neighbourhood of Lime-street , ia which vicinity it appeared to be raging most Serce ' y , By prompt measures , however , the fire here yielced ; and most fortunately , for in the cellars of &e building large vats containing several hundred gallons of turpentine were stored , tlie ignition of which muse have led to consequences most fearful to contemplate ; added to -which , not more than fifteen ieet from this side of Lime-street stards St . Dionis Backcnurch . one of the most ancient metropolitan churches , which then would have been in great canger of injury , if not of total destruction . By dint of great perseverance the flames were eventually subuued , but not before the houses of Messrs . Sa ' tchell
aid Robertson were gutted , and flic property conia-ced thereiu totally consumed . "With , this , and the extensive damage by fire and water to the adjoining houses and the valuable stock in them , the property « t must amount to several thousand pounds . Mr . Braidwood gave orders that as soon as it was possible the reins should be searched . Shortly afterwards , while the aien were employed in turning over the nrtibifeh in the several floors , Pierey , one of the brigade awaen , found the body of the unfortunate womaH on ie portion of the floor which was left standing . The naiuius exhibited a most frightful spectacle , the sqid being partially destroyed , the arms burnt off , the ctesfines proinuliLg , and * but a portion of the lower scmbera remaining ! The poor creature was
discovered in a sitting position , near to the jamb by the 5 « ic of the fireplace , uot iar fr om the front window , so ^ ai it is most probable that when she found it was impossible to get up the stairs leading to the trapdoor , "alch her husband had ascended , from the heat of tils Saraes and the increasing fury of the five , she siteapted to reach the window in front , but being tvapowered had fallen backwards , and thus perished . ^ Hs supposition is corroborated by some persons , * ¦ no state that they saw her attempting to raise the &sL Upon searching a little farther the mutilated r ^ iaains of tbe infant , burnt almost to a cinder , were frond . Both of them were deposited in shells without delay , and conveyed to the bonehouse of St . Diouis Backchurch , in Lime-strcct , to await the
inquisition of the coroner . Mr . llobertson , one of the siiFerere , makes the following statement : —I was suddenly awoke by hearing a violent knocking at the Siiwt-door , accompanied by the springing of rattles . Ikstantly got out of bed , and on opening the door tf ay room , smoke and flames were ascending the « fc&case . Seeing that iio £ a moment was to be lost , tsbntefi "Fi « A" as loud as I possibly could , and iwicd at the servaut ' s door . Some time , however , fc ^ - scd before I heard Sir . Satchell answer to the f « i . ^ Wher : he did , I made the best of my way to-* -nsthc irap-docr on the top of the house . Whilst a ^ Kidiug the steps the smoke and heat were so intfa » e tint I thought I should be obliged to let go my tfiji , ard unra back on to the stairs . After a deal of
j-tsiMc , I at last- reached the leads on the top of the Uffiiie , \ theie 1 was soon joked by Mr . SatchelL I passed on ( hst , and got through the small door on to ^* roof , ami escaped solely by the facilities afforded j * t' ae adjoining house . " Seeing a woman , whom I j ^ oK for Mrs . S&teLelL I have no doubt that her hus-7 * f lmagbpd she had escaiicd in safety . I am perfT ' u } - oss to aw * ™ f ° ^ origin of the dbas' ^ - yhers tiie shop was closed last night , we left wjtLiug appareutlv safe and the lights properly flushed . —Mr . SatcheH , who was in a dreadful | ' otfc Of soffCTj ^ gjjjd 4 ^ i , e ctmid f the ga idra as t 0 tLe orisjn of ^ disaster . He added t ^ « oe was awoke bv ' his wife shaking him violently \ -r ~ " « awoRe ov nis waesuatiug uuu viuieuuy
l ^^ c shouider , when hb attention was arrested by ftenftf" ^ "e ' 3 rea « JinS ° f S i 825 ? ° & tuc sorimdugof fr-mj z ? ^ rattl e . L pon lifting up his head he 'S ? r pLlce Med witil attokeand tliell ? atiutllc tarn ? t ' " ^ or s 0 was Quite overpoweriug . On tLat ^ ' ^ ? ftue < ioor the deuse masses of smoke rA . *!? 616 ascending the staircase burst thedoor com-Sv ? ? - Uis . wfr . he added , said , " Oh let us g » r the top of the kmse without delay . " She R M , W * an . d junch more cool and collected than he i ^^ tt peeteannder the circumstances . Havm ^ L i ? to gether , he tnonsht she would have laW " , » Imtonreaching the landing he suddenly ^ Z ^ &er , and on looking np the ladder he saw a * s £ ed « ? top » who hfiimagined was his wife , and l ^ uptoovertakeher , whenhesaw herdroponUie t ^ T ^ lble ; Daving aroused her . they escaped Mi ^ i n . Joini' > S noose , and thence over to ** *« rns , Duplex and Harris ' s , when he for
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H ? , fe *^ - ? MrB ? B 4 tliath » ^ e was missing Uis hm opimon u that on finding that thc 3 e SSe ofc' ? ^"" f on 8 "f the rooms Se SSfrt fesc& V % *> and that she afterwards nbhed fit % I t i ? dovr ' , ^ g - omeoie by the W , ™ ba * wards , and peiushed with the child in bLf ' DunDg ^^^ Period the fire was burning no escape was brought to the-spot , Sub-SSSLffc T i ^ ° ^ «* ° rt of tlie damage , ShSndo ^ Bt ^ - A ^ SU ^ «« ? iffl && 3 £ & ^^ & t ; on of Messrs . SatehellandRobW ; umbrella £ - Al f UrerS and Mtf P- ™» eM » of fire unknown . About three paits of the interior of premises co " l fw " x rart . of front floors kit standing , and also ; the . front and back walls . The whole of the Sfi [ trade , fixtures , Ac ., destroyed . Two lives lost Insurance unknown at nresent . *»«» * . mthe firot lima Jt » . J . 1 . 1 .
No . 159 , Fenchurch-street ( termed Feuchurchchambera ) . _ The third-floor . W . lfauy fiS housekeeper . Two rooms on third-floor burnt out aefurmture consumed , andthe window-frames , wS roof , partly destroyed . The stairs seriously burnt and front rooms extensivsly damaged bv fire . The S ^ niS" TS ^ t ™ theWest «> fEnglandoffice s ^ e ^ office . Messrs . Champion and Co ., a similar i " X 2 ; l 5 ? ' Hyam " 5 * Anse 11 ' mercl « uits . A consiUerable damage by fiie and water . Insurance unknown . Mr . W . D . Kiss , solicitor ; contents severely damaged . Insured in the West of England office . n "No . 159 , Fenchurch-street . —Messrs . Picknell Brothers , shipowners ; building and stock severely injured by water . Messrs . Duncan , wine-merchants ' - a similar damage to premises and contents . Unknown if insured . Mr . J . W . G *» vW n « m «^
, , _ to ** ™ toat , and the contents with the window femes destroyed . Not knovu if insured . Mr . S Varley , bootmaker ; stock in trade extessively damaged by water . Uninsured . "So . , 157 , FenchurcU-street ( theMitre Chambers ) . —mi . j . & . uell , barrister ; side windows burnt out , and contents damaged in back room , ground floor . Ihe side wall greatly injured by licat . Uiiknown whether or not insured . "So . 21 , Lime-street ( under 159 ) , Mr . W . Willis , greengrocer and coal-merchant . —Great damage to contents by water . Insured in the Union office .
. No . 22 , Lime-street , Mr . J . Brickmorc . trunk and bedstead maker . —Contents severely injured by water , &c Insured in the Phamix office . No . 23 and 25 , Lime--treet , Messrs . Heating and Oo ., provision shipping merchants . —ltoof of houses damaged , and also the back front . Insured in the l'hojiux ivrc office . , " ^ ° -, 2 i » Lime-street , let out in offices . —Boof slightl y damaged , skylights and window-glass broken . Stock insured in the Kent Fire office . " The fire was extinguished by four parish engines , withax belonging to the London establishment , and the West of England one , with their firemen and TO auxiliaries . "
EilJCEST OX THE BODIES . On Tuesday afternoon , at two o ' clock , an inquest was held before Mr . Payne , the City coroner , and a respectable jury of the inhabitants of Langbourn Ward , on view of the bodies of Mrs . Sarah Satchell , agcd 28 , and her infant son , Timothy , aged 18 months , whose lives were sacrificed in the fire in Fenchurck street on Sunday last . Several witnesses , policemen and others , were examined , but their evidence differed in no respect from
the statement given above . The parish engines were the first to arrive , but they were not effective ; the brigade engines came up in about twenty minutes . One of the policemen said , in reply to questions by a juror , that he knew where the fire-escape in Fenchurch-street was kept , but did not know where the keys were to be had . J ) id not know that there were scaling ladders in the neighbouring church . It was proved that Mrs . Satchell made her appearance at the window with her child in her arms , and that the bodies were found near that window .
Mr . Satchell was called . —He evinced great distress of mind . He described his own escape and that of the servant . The smoke was suffocating . Till too late he thought his wife and child were escaping with them . Mr . J . Braidwood , the superintendent of the London Fire Brigade , wasnextcalled . —He arrived at the fire with the Watling-street station engine about twenty minutes after the discovery . He was called by the police on duty in Cheapsiac perceiving the light . Had inspected the ruins , and should say the fire originated in the back workshop , probably from the stove heating the adjacent timber . Did not hear
of any person being supposed to have perished until an hour or so afterwards . All his engines carry two lengths of scaling ladders as afire-escape , and several of them also carry escape-sheets . A very animated discussion arose respecting the police not attempting to procure thefire-escapein the vicinity , but it afterwards turned out that they were so cumbersome and difficult to be got at that they were useless . Mr . Inspector Hodgson , the acting superintendent of the City police , remarked that the keys of all fireescapes ought to be left at the several police stations , under the command of the police , as was the case in Farringdon Ward .
At length , after maeh conversation as to the best means to prevent the loss of life that so frequently happens at the fires in the metropolis , The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death . The jury accompanied the verdict by the following special recommendation : — "LangbourrtWard , 3 rd June , 1 S 45 . " Tbe undersigned jurors at the inquest held on Mrs . Satchell and her child , who were burnt at the recent fire in Fenchnrch-street , beg very strongly to draw the attention of the Police Committee to the subject of fire-escapes to be placed under the superintendence of tlie police , and furnished at every station , and other convenient distances throughout the City of London , which the jurors are of opinion wonld tend to save many lives , and would probably have saved those of the individuals now under their notice . ( Signed ) " Thomas Snelling , Foreman , 30 , Pcnchurch-street .
J . S . CutlibiTt , 155 , Fenchurch-street d . P . Bailey , 14 G , Fenchurch-street . II . J . Steners , 8 , Philpot-laue . 3 . BuUvr-inkle , Culimn-street . W . JB . Hills , 24 , Bood-lane . G . Bussell , 72 , Fenchurch-street . J . TV . "Wilinott , Fenchurch-street . K . R . Simpson , 14 , Fenchuvch-strcet V . Wild , Three King-court . H . Fasher , 135 , Fenchurch-street . G . » . Beckett , 41 , Feuehureh-street . S . P . Irish , 15 G , Fenchurch-street . "vr . Keene , 20 , Fencuurcu-strect . J . Fiulay , 29 , Feuchurch-street . "
This Recest Fire ik Dovek-street . —We are enabled to state that the extent of the loss of life at the late calamitous fire at Raggett ' s Hotel , Dover-street , Piccadilly , has now been ascertained to be five individuals , and not seven , as was for the first two or three days supposed , viz ., Mr . Raggett , Miss Raggett , Mrs . Round , Mrs . Jones , and Lord Huntingdon ' s nurse ; all the other persons known to have been on the premises at the time of the outbreak being still alive . During Saturday a crowd as numerous as on any of the previous days congregated in Dover-street , anxious to ascertain if any other bodies were discovered . The search of the ruins was proceeded with during the day , but nothing of much importance was found , the onlv articles ot value being two cold
watches , the owners of which have not yet been ascertained . The search , in consequence of the seizure put in by Mr . Abbot , the original landlord , to whom large arrears of rent are owiug , was to have ceased at six o ' clock on Friday evening ; but we understand that an arrangement has been entered into between the parties , under which the search will be made today ( Monday ) , and continued until the whole of the rains have been examined . In consequence of the doubt existing as to whether the body found on Tuesday or that discovered on Friday was tlie body of Mrs . Round , it was determined by the relations of that lamented lady that both bodies should be buried in the family vault , but that course is now no longer necessary , since bv a yost mortem examination it has
been ascertained that one has bceu a mother and the other has not . The identification is therefore clear . On Saturday afternoon the fragments of several jewels were found in the ruins . Among them were two car-rings , which Lord Huntingdon identified as belonging to his lady . There was also a diamond gold ring , which is supposed to be the property of Mrs . Round , and a brooch , which it is understood she intended to have worn at the Queen ' s drawingroom . The total insurance upon the building and the contents amounted to only £ 2000 . This was effected in the Globe Office , the directors of which had agreed to pay that sum , and , in addition , to go to the expense of " shoring up the building and having the ruin 3 seavched , which will entail 4150 above the loss sustained by them by the fire . Raggett's Hotel is a cruciform structure of great breadth of frontage , and of considerable depth both in flank and base . It contained about fortv rooms , attics , &c . ;
in fact , each floor was so fitted as to furnish a complete suite for a family . The principal defect , however , in the structure was , that there was no escape from the upper rooms to the front door except by the staircase leading to it , nor was it possible that any one could have got out from the midst of the flames had the usual communication by the staircase been cut off , except by a door in the roof . Unfortunately that difficulty was felt in the present instance , and it is owing to this cause that so many persons lost their lives . The house consisted princi pally of timber and lath and plaster ; it wasan old house modernised , and was faced witii stucco and painted , lne combustibility of its materials was but too clearly proved by the shortness of tbe time in which the whole of the upper floors were reduced to a heap ot rains . The ground-floor apartments have almost wholly escaped .
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, ? Z ° ? Co . vson .-The day after Connor ' s conviction ho made a full confession of his guilt , jvhi ci , \ vas iommled to the Secretary of State for the Home Department . He states that his object was xevense for the injury he had received . It was represented to the Slieriils that Connonvas of a weal ' diiwteW " * - Aaenquiry *« . imSK wffift ? I u by t i loso officers' a"d thc result laid betoro the Home Secretary . It appeared that when Connor was in a passion he would throw anv dangerous weapon thai lie could lav his hand unon at those near him-that on one occwum iw floS his mother ' s cat and a&vourite bird , mid other ustancu ot savage conduct , but Sir James Graham was ot opinion that the statement laid before him wasnotsuflicicnt to wan-ant his recommending her Majesty to commute the capital punishment . Eww ____ _______ .
tiling wlucninimamty could suggest has been done bytheShenfts and Under Sheriffs , but it was considered a case to which the Royal mercy ought not to be extended . Immediately after the trial , Connor informed the Governor of Newgate that he had made up his mind , previousl y to being placed at the bar to plead guilty , and he should have done so had not the blioriife kindly engaged counsel to conduct his defence . On being asked if he wished that a Roman Catholic priest should visit him ( he being a Catholic ) he replied that , although he hoped to die in that ft il 5 ° "' ? 1011 « P « est to attend him ; but subsequently , at thc request of his father and mother he assarted , and the Rev . Mr . llolfe , of Moorfields Chapel , has visited him daily . He has « " £ Sv J r , ' gncd , . ! P » tont . Tlie following ainion Fr iday eteWhicU Co " ° r addrCSSed toh 5
Mrs . Lennart , Tindal-buildings , Gray's-inn-lane . From your unfortunate nephew Dennis J . Connor . llydcar Aunt , —I write this letter to you , hoping , my dear aunt , you are in good health ; and , iny deaiC it is my wish of you to come and take a farewell of your unfortunate nephew—a farewell , my dear aunt , for ever in this world , and I hope we shall meet in the next in everlasting happiness . My dear aunt , I should wish to sco my dare cousin Margaret , for her to take a farewell of her unfortunate cousin . I should wish to sec my dear cousin Ellen , hut , unfortunatel y , I understand she is in the country—may God bless and protect her , wherever she , ! UiVy he . My dear aunt , I did not think I should be in this situation on the morning I was a visitor at the execution of James Tapping , that unfortunate young man who was executed on Easter Monday , andl . a ' s a visitorhut
, little did I give it a thought it would come , my dear aunt , to my turn to die on the scaffold a public gaze . I was , my dear aunt , affected in my lwatl at tht > time , ov I would never have committed that dreadful crime of murder ; 1 had , my dear aunt , been very much affected in my head , or I would never , if 1 had been in my senses took a fellow creature's life away , and entailed so much trouble on my parents , and all that belonged to me . I would rather he gibbeted than commit such an awful crime as to murder a fellow-creature . I had , my dear aunt , a petition sent to Sir James Graham , but it was of no avail , but never mind , my dear aunt , I am prepared to meet death when , ever it eomes . I must bid farewell to my younger cousin Daniel . God bless you all , and the children . Farewell , God bless you all . Friends and neighbours , farewell Gud bless yon all ,
In pursuance of the above , the culprit ' s aunt had an interview with him on Saturday , and ke was afterwards Yisitedby tho Roman Catholic priest in attend-X ice upon him , to whom he exhibited much penitence . The prisoners friends ( for the last time ) had an interview with him the same day . The following is a copy of the confession written by Connor on Sunday night , and signed by him in the presence of the Rev . Mr . Rolie on Monday morning about half an hour before the execution . Newgate , June 2 , 1815 .
I tully acknowledge that I was guilty of the murder with which I was charged , and I beg pardon of God and man for the horrid crime I thereby committed , 1 beg tho prayers of all good Christians for my poor soul , and I hope that all Catholic young men will take warning from my sad fate , and not neglect the duties of their holy religion . While I adhered to its pure principles and practices I was virtuous and happy . When I neglected them I fell into bad company , plunged into vice , stained my soul with murder , and am now about to forfeit my life on the scaffold . I resign myself to so shameful a penalty , which I have justly deserved by my crimes , and hope that Almighty God wUl in His boundless mercy , and through the merits of Christ , atcept me and my repentance , however late , as a small atonement for my many of . fences .
Signed , Joseph Connor . The wretched culprit being a Roman Catholic , there vvjis no ( what is called ) " Condemned" sermon preached on Sunday , neither was Connor required to attend service in the chapel . The Rev . Mr . llolfe was with him a great portion of the ( lay . At the several Roman Catholic chapels in tlie " metropolis prayers were on Sunday offered up on behalf of the wretched convict . Execution—On Monday morning tlie last sontence of the law was carried into effect on tbe unfortunate culprit Joseph Connor , in front of rvewgate . The crowd was not so great as is usual , on such , occasions , although a great number of persons had assembled before seven o ' clock . The culprit on . Sunday night was attended by the Rev . Mr . llolle , until near ten o clock . When that gentleman left he laid down , on his bedand fell into a
, sound sleep , from which he did not awake until halfpast five o ' clock on Monday morning . Shortly after , the Rev . Mr . Rolfc arrived at the prison , and remained some time in religious conversation , during which he administered the sacrament to the wretched man . ( The Catholic clergy do not now administer extreme unction hi such cases , unless the convict is unwell , and not likely to survive till the time of execution . ) He was afterwards supplied with breakfast , of which he partook heartily , eating one roll and a half , and drinking three cups of coffee . Shortly before eight o ' clock the executioner arrived . When he entered the room where Connor was sitting conversing with Mr . llolfe , the culprit did not lose the firmness which lie has all aloiur manifested . At . t . lm
tune Calcraft was tying his hands and pinioning him , he repeated , after the rev . gent ., some short prayers . One uoginniusr , " O Lord , I resign myself , " &c . hxactly at eight o ' clock the prison bell commenced tolling , and tho melancholy procession moved through the dreary passages to the scaffold , the Rev . Mr . Kolfe walking by tim tide of thc culprit reading a prayer . The llev . Mr . Davis , ordinary of Newgate , was present , but did not take any part in the proceedings . The culprit ascended the steps leadhv * to the scaffold without assistance , indeed his firmness never for one moment appeared to forsake him . The rope having been adjusted , he repeated several prayers after the priest . At their conclusion the drop fell ; , a lew convulsive straggles ensued , and life was
extinct . After hanging one hour , thc body was cut down , and was buried within thc walls of the prison ui the evening . Application was made by the proprietor Of a celebrated wax exhibition to purchase tlie coat in which Connor was tried , but it was very properly refused by tho shcrifis , and ordered after a time to be given up to his friends . The crowd was very orderly , and soon after the body was cut down ([ iiietly dispersed . It is said that Connor had lately , and only lately , associated with bail women , for , till within a few weeks of his apprehension , he had lived continually with and under the eye of his parents , lie had invariably kept early hours , and had regularly brought home to Ins parents his earnings . Immediately after thc trial he stated to Shcriti
Sidney that all the witnesses had deposed was nearly correct , that thc evidence of the little cirl was particularly accurate , and that he had at the time he purchased the knife a pimple at the side of his nose , as she had described . He also . said that lie must have committed the murder unilcr a delusion , caused by tlie accident before . alluded to . A few days previous to the murder of Mary Brothers , a member of the Missionary Society had procured her admission to a Magdalen asylum , and arrangements were made for her to be taken in , but the ill-fated woman omitted attending at tlie asylum on the appointed dav ; and even within half an hour of her Wing murdered the said missionary had a conversation with her upon her wretched life . '
Axoiher Destructive FmE .-0 n Tuesday nHit , between eleven and twelve o ' clock , a fire , attended witha considerable destruction of property , broke out m Ao , 11 , Mount-street , Westminster-road , a few doors ironi the National Baths . Mr . Todd , with luswiie and child , and a female servant , were in their beds at the upper pavt of the building . There were likewise upon the premises Mr . Brooks a lodger , with his wife and mother , and all had a narrow escape . The brigade , the West of England , and 1 ! Z ? Te \ were * T ^ , , P < a ™* « m abundant anppb oi water was furnished by thc Lambeth Water Works . The result was the destruction of the building , with the greater part , of the furniture , stock in trade , &c . ; four , no injury was done to the surroundimr property . 'J he house was insured ia tho Sun Fiveoitice . . Iw 9 -f ACcl ? , f -SBWOurousD . _ Yesterday week (' nth April , at about S p . m .. a bn : it 1 o » i ! i > rl u-ii-. ii
seals and lumber , sailed from the harbour of Trinity tor bt . John s having on board thc skipper , his son ami Denis Cashman , being tho crew , and , as passen | ers , Mr . Cashman , Mr . Sohn Pilgrim , Mr . £ 1 Burrell , constable of Trinity , and a young man I in » n , together with a pour fellow of the nameSohu Hill , who , beiug insane , was being sent to our lioso tal under cnarge of the coustawS . All oTreffi will remember the fearful gale of Friday „ At struckthe fated boat with all its furv at about > r m It was trotathe north , aw \ so bj gl , m , | ie sea ma uSr \ Z SL *! - T «»« w £ d 5 scud unuer Dare poles , steering direct for St John ' s ffi £ ^^ W /^ to ^* Si r S 2 ™ # Cape St . Francis , when they Tell w rt ? £ ? n : so fiei ' - !«""* eV , was : thegale , that they could not 8 imnp « , l ' , mt ( : , im ,, ' j : ? u ,, iTOfar
^^ i * iiit . « Bsrma 3 str " ? inV * ° / ' aildaln » ostimmediately foundered , engulpmng ; the master and the master ' s son . Mr . Pilgrim , the constable , the constable ' s son , and tne unhappy maniac , making in all a loss of six indiviauate , were hurried in an instant into eternity . as xor w . btonenian and Denis Cashman , thev suc-
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ceeded in getting upon a pan of ice , where they remained from twelve o ' clock on Friday night until 7 a . M . on last Monday . On Sunday , towards night-, ' xT * V ' 10 " ' V tilin Murphy , owned by tlie captain and Mr . Moons of Bay Vert , fell in with them , but owing to the badness ot the ice , and the approaching darkness , they were obliged that night to give up ail idea of assisting them although every effort had been mado to reach them ; butiuotwithstanding this failure , Captain Murphy was determined not to be ( lefCiltCd in his benovounit intentions , and lay by the ice until daylight , when ho and all his crew renewed their efforts , and , as we said above , at about seven o ' clock on Monday morning they were released from their
perilous position and brought on board the Orion , where everything that humanity could sucgest and the means at their disposal supply , were promptly put in requisition by every one on board to assuage their suffering . Indeed the forethought of Captain Murphy , in keeping a Jight all Sunday night at his masthead , had gone far to revive them , for thev felt that heaven had sent them aid , and that there was no danger of their being abandoned . In conclusion , we arc requested here to express the unfeigned thankfulness of both survivors to Captain Murphy and lus crew for thc benevolence and kindness lavished upon them—services which they never can forget , — Newfoundland Indicator ¦ 'Mav 3 rd .
Ihk Late Duel — PonisMoimi , Juxe 1 . — Mr . hcton yet survives , after a painful and most daBgerous operation . His brother-in-law , who is in London , having expressed a wish that the most eminent surgeon in London should join in the consultations of ais medical attendants , they at once acquiesced , and named Mr . Liston . Accordingly that gentleman , accompanied by Mr . Potter , life demonstrator of anatomy , and Mr . Sampson , surgeon , formerly of Salisbury , and a friend of the family , arrived on ' Friday night , when a consultation between the whole ot the medical gentlemen took place , and which resulted in a detcrminntion to tnke up the external ihae artery . Yesterday morning , after a further consultation had been held , this very difficult operation was performed by Mr . Liston with his usual
great skill and dexterity , in spite of the great obstacles presented to its performance by the patient ' s obesity ; in tact , so serious was the obstacle from this cause that Mr . Listen , at one moment , doubted whether lie would succeed . It is understood the ball fired by Mr . Seton ' s antagonist , Lieutenant Hawkey , entered at the top of thc right thigh , passing over the large vessels , not entering the abdomen , but glancing round it to the opposite quarter , where it effected its exit , in its progress wounding either the trunk ot the femoral artery or a large branch near its origin , causing a hemorrhage very profuse and nearly fatal . On examination by Mr . Liston the wounds had healed up and they were stated to have done so a day or two after the duel , and that to all appearance the patient was proavessimr favourably .
Un luesdaylast , however , dangerous svniptonw set m owmgto the formation of a kind of tumour in the groin , arising from extravasation . These symptoms were acompanied by a severe fevered pulse , and terminating m a circumscribed aneurism , which was found to be increasing rapidly . To prevent this it was deemed necessary that the external iliac artery should be tied , and this Dr . Liston was sent for from London to perform . Immediately after the operation which is described as an exceedingly painful one , ant which Mr . bctpn bore with astonishing fortitude , the results exhibited in his condition were a subsidence oi the pulsation in the tumour and an abatement of all the unfavourable symptoms . Mr . Seton is
described as exhibiting not only ever since this most Painful occurrence the greatest cheerfulness and high flow of spirits , but even did so during Mr . Liston s operation , and which is considered greatly in favour of his ultimate recovery , although considerable doubts are even now entertained with respect to that point . At the conclusion of the operation Mr . Seton shook hands with Mr . Liston , and expressed himself in the following terms : — " Doctor , the moment I get well I will come to London and see you ; if , however , on thc contrary , it shall be my misfortuno to die , I am quite prepared , but , by , I am ignorant of tho cause of my being called out and shot at in the way I havebefin . "
Death or Mr . Seton . —Since the above was in type we have received the following account of the death of Mr . Seton : — Portsmouth , Tuesday . —Mr . Seton , the unfortunate gentleman wounded in the sad affair with Lieut , Hawkey , of thc Royal Marines , has terminated liis earthly career . He died last evening at thirty-five minutes past seven . Early in the day it was ascertained by his surgical attendants that lie was gradually sinking ; and that his wound exhibited the very worst appearance . It was communicated to Mr . Seton that there was no longer hope , and he bore it with resignation . Ho had some days previously settled his worldly affairs , and made his will . The sacrament had also been administered to him by the Rev . Mr . M'Ghie . In . tlfe afternoon of yesterday he took an affectionate
and eternal farewell of his near relatives—viz , his mother , his sisters , and his wife , whose deep grief and affliction it was painful to witness . For an hour and upwards before his decease he was free from pain , and talked tranquilly and resignedly to his attendants , Dr . Stewart was with him in his last moments ; and Mrs . Seton has been indefati gable in her attentions to her husband ever since he has been lying wounded at tlie Quebec Hotel . Mr . Setou has frequently talked over the sad affair with his medical attendants and had to the last persisted that he gave Lieut . Hawkey no real cause for bis very violent conduct , and that he was innocent of any cause for the duelHe ( Mr
. . Seton ) is also said to have stated that when tlie parties met on the field , Mr . Hawkey and his second wished to place the men to fire at a very short distance from each other , to which lie and iiis second , Mr Rowles , objected , and they finally arranged fifteen paces . A post mortem examination of the bod y took place this day , in presence of a number ef the medical men of this neighbourhood—viz ., Drs . Mortimer Stewart , Jinkins , Rudle , Rolp h , Slade , &e . Dr . James Allen , deputy medical inspector of Ilaslav Hospital , was the operator . It was found that a branch of the femoralartery had been wounded . The report will be read to the coroner and jury .
Iiie Case op Stabbing at Bubt . —Friday Aftkksoon , Four o ' Clock . —The inquest on the unfortunate young man who was maliciously stabbed on Monday night last , is now sitting . W . " P . Roberts Lsq ., the solicitor retaiued by the father of the deceased for thc prosecution , has been refused admittance ; and we have every reason to believe that a strong effort will be made ' to hush up the whole affair . The reporters are also excluded , and witnesses selected by thc inspectors of police , who are known to be favourable to the masters , are onlv to be examined . The following letter has been sent in to the coroner by the father of the deceased : — To the Coroner and Gentlemen of the Jxiru astemUcd to hoU an Inquest OH the body of John ' Sngden .
Gentmsken , —i wish to express my earnest wish that you will permit me and my solicitor , Mr . W , P . Roberts , to be present at the above inquest on the body of my son ! I also wish John Bawlhison , cousin of my son , to be present . And I beg to inform you that I am desirous of prosecuting Frederick Harris , thc person by whom my son whs stabbed on Monday night last ; and I am perfectly willing to bs bound over to prosecute . I am , gentlemen , your obedient servant , ( Signed ) William Scgden . After a discussion of twenty minutes the father was informed that the coroner was perfectly williii" he should be present , but that no one else should be admitted . The father is a poor decrepid old man , broken-hearted at the death of his son , who is not . yet seventeen , and the coroner might think lie had nothing to fear by his presence . We are informed by a person present at the nost mortem , nvnminntinn
that thc point of the dagger was 5 } ineh . s in length , < 5-8 tus ot an inch in breadth , 3-lOths in thickness , was found in the vertebra of the back of the deceased , and that it entered on the left breast about two inches below the heart . The breaking of the dagger was . without doubt , the means of saving several lives , for the ruffian Harris after stabbing , poor Sugdcn through the body endeavoured to stab several others , but the dag » cr being pointless preveuted him . However , James uregson , 10 , had his waistcoat cut on the right side ot his breast , and Richard Aspinall had the skin of his neck cut about five inches in length ; after which the dagger was shivered to pieces by coming in contact with a stone wall , though intended by Harris for another victim . The street in front of * the British Oak , where the inquest is sitting , is thronaed bv thousands , anxiously awaiting the result of the inquest . The jury is still sitting .
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THE BURY STABBING CASE . Adjoubned Isqbest . —The coroner ' s iurv resumed its sitting ta inquire into the death f ' Jofin Sugden ( who was stabbed on Monday , U . c 2 GtU ultimo , by iTodcnek Harris ) , at two o ' clock on Saturday afternoon , May 81 . The investigation was , as before , with closed doors ; and nt a quarter to eight o clock the same night was adjourned to the following Monday , June 2 nd , when it was stated that the jury would sit at the Albion , in coiurqnencc of the prisoner being hooted and yelled at by the crowd—and the execration with winch he was received by all classes was really awful—in passing from the lock-up
to the British Oak , where thejury had hitherto been sitting . At the appointed hour on Monday , the adjourned inquest was held at the Albion ; but as the sitting was , as before , with closed doors , we cannot tell what evidence was given . At eight o clock the jury brought in a verdict of Manslaughter against the prisoner , and he was committed to take his trial accordingly ; and , from information on which we can rely , the undermentioned jurymen gave their verdict as follows . Throughout the * proceedings there had been very strong differences of opinion ; several maintained that the verdict ought to be " wilful murder , " but their opinions were overruled by the majority
FOR MANSLAUGHTER . Mr . Joseph Ray , stationer , Bury , who supplies Messrs . Walker , Smith , and Co ( mastersof the knobsticks ) with stationery ; John Nutall , druggist , of Bury ; John Bridge , provision-dealer , Elton ; Tkos .
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ¦ ¦ ' "' ¦ ' ' Howard , gentleman , Elton ; Joseph Kay , ironnwnger , Bury ; Charles Wabh , Abraham Maiden , and Wm . Owlen , provision-dealers , of Heap ; Robert Roberts , Vvm . Howarth , and John Topping , farmers ; and Joseph Walmeslcy , potter , Birtle-euui-Bamford . FOll JUSTIFJA 11 LE HOMICIDE . Edmund tinindy , Esq ., Park Hills , ( foreman ) , father of Thomas Grundy , Esq ., and who is thc attorney employed on every occasion by the masters ; James Livcsey , of Heap , a coal mastbr ; William liutclunson , Bury ; and James Ball , of Eton .
I'HOUEEDIXOS DEF 011 K THE MAG 1 STUATES . On Tuesday morning , the prisoner Harris , who is said to be of Hertfordshire , and a prize-fighter , but lately working for Messrs . Walker and Co ., wan brought up before thc magistrates , Abraham Wco : l nil ^ mues Ilutchinson , Esqrs ., for examination , ihomas Grundy , Esq ., appeared as the prisoner ' s solicitor , and W . P . Roberts , Esq ., was present for the prosecution . The superintendent of police , Mr . llenshaw , slated
strictl y the proceedings before the coroner , and the result ot the inquest ; and that , as it verdict of manslaughter had been returned , the coroner had bound him ( the superintendent ) to prosecute . he was ready , however , to hand over the prosecution to tlie friends of the deceased , provided they sent him a letter stating their wish that lie should do so , and guaranteed a sum against the costs . He ( the superintendent ) now brought the prisoner forward , that the magistrates might decide what was to be' done with him .
Mr . Rouekts then addressed the bench . He was there on thc part of the relatives of the deceased , John Sugdeu . They were not satisfied with the proceedings in the coroner ' s court , nor with the verdict which had been returned by the jury . Those proceedings had been secret—the ( loci's had been closed , not only against hunsclf and the , advocate for tlie prisoner , but also against the publi : press . No one fiad been allowed to be present . All cheek was removed from the jury , ihey examined such witnesses , and such only , as they thought fit , and as far as they thought advisable , and no further . Under such circumstances it was utterly impossible to suppose that the public would feel satisfied . Ho ( Mr . Roberts ) was prepared to prefer a charge against thc prisoner of wilful murder , and he had no doubt but that he could satisfy the bench that thc circumstances of this
dreadful case were such as to render it proper that thc question should be brought before a jury . Tbafcquestion was whether the crime which li ' ad occa- sioned the death of tho deceased was murder or manslaughter . As the matter now stood , the prisoner must bo tried for the open crime . Now it might happen that the jury at the trial might be convinced by the evidence that thc crime was really murder ; in that ease tho prisoner must be acquitted , as the evidence would have proved an offence more criminal than the charge . There would thus bo a justice altogether ; but on an indictment for murder , it would not be so . In that case the law allowed thc jury to find the prisoner guilty of manslaughter . In all such cases as this , the nroner
way was to commit for the highest offence , which the evidence would allow of . The jury then had the power , by their verdict , to give a iower character to the charge : but - if , on the contrary , thc case proved was greater than the charge laid , the prisoner escaped altogether . Mr . Grundy , in reply , said that tho judge , it he thought tlie depositions justified a charge of murder , could order an indictment accordingly ^ Io this , Mr . Roberts observed , that the only depontions before the judge would be those taken before thc coroner—and thc friends of the deceased were not satisfied with these . Arery long argument ensued , but the magistrates at length determined on acceding to Mr . Roberta ' s proposition . During thc argument , Mr . Roberts
adverted to the fact that the foreman of the coroner ' s jury had not signed the inquisition , and to several other informalities which he thought were fatal to it . The magistrates reminded Mr . Roberts that the case would be in his own hands , as the superintendent had agreed to give up thc prosecution to him . The case then proceeded . Phineas Rothwell , aclogandpatten-inakcr , wasthe first witness . He stated : Yesterday week I was in my shop , situate at the corner of Cliirk-strcet . The shop looks towards Cliapcl-street . About half-past eight at night 1 saw the prisoner coining up Rochdale-road , lie had a strong yellow walking stick in his hand , which he was swinging about . Witness , and a person named Miles ' Crosslcy , went down Chapel-street together . There was a . crowd of women and children , but not a grown person present , except Hams the prisoner , and two others with him . Saw the prisoner striking at some lads with his
stick in front of his house . He was not on the steps . Witness went and took hold of him to prevent him from striking . While doing so witness iclt prisoner strike twice or thrice ovur his shoulder , and heard something fall that sounded like glass . It could hot ' have been iron , it might be steel . Heard some one say that prisoner had stabljed a man , and left hold of the prisoner . When he did so , lie saw that thc prisoner had a part of the stick in his hand , and saw something glisten . The prisoner ran into his house , and . witness went after the man that was stabbed . Did not see any one strike the prisoner . Went up Cloughstreet into Chapel-street , and saw a constable . Went with him to the prisoner ' s house , and gave tlie prisoner into custod y . —On cross-examination by Mr . Grundy , witness said there might have been two or throe score of women and children , but not a hundred . No one kicked the prisoner . He did not look frightened ; did not struggle to get away from the witness .
Ly Mr . Pioksrts . —The prisoner took the piece of stick with him into the houso that he held . The prisoner said lie had left the stick out of doors , he was m such ii hurry-, George Sharrocks is a smith , and lives in Butcher-Jane . Oil Monday night , about half-past eight , saw prisoner leading a crowd of children up the street . He had a walking-stick , beckoning them to follow . H lien at Ins lodgings he threw his stick about , and a part of it flew off into the street . Saw him stab the deceased with the dagger . Picked up two pieces of the dagger , and gave them to Mr . Henshaw . The prisoner would have struck any one . He was striking at another lad when the dagger struck against tlie wall , and broke in pieces .
By Mr . Grundy . —There were no rows in Butcher-Jane , except those made by the knobsticks . The prisoner gave halfpennies and pennies to the children to shout : Policemen had been lidme with the men !> vho were working ; There was no occasion for it . [ There might' be one . hundred people present ; ' but hone above eighteen yeare of age . The deceased was doing nothing . The prisoner ran at the crowd with the dagger until it was broken , and then went into his house .
Mary Ann Meadows proved that she saw the prisoner stab the deceased ; that deceased did not do anything to the prisoner ; that he did not'shout , On . cross-examination by Mr . Grundy she stated that her father ' s house was two doors from tlie corner of t'liapcl-streefc , and that thc prisoner ' s lodging was the corner house in Chapel-street . The prisoner Harris was coming down the street shaking his stick aboui The crowd was hehind him . Did not sec the prisoner pulled off the steps . The deceased was sixteen years and ten months old .
By Mr . Roberts . —Was so flurried at thc time of the stabbing , that she could not speak as to numbers . Sarah Randle gave witness a piece of thc dagger just baiore the police took prisoner into custody . Witness gave it to her father and he gave it to Mr . Ilensliaw , superintendent of police . John Wolstcnholme saw thc prisoner stub Sugden with the dagger . Went with deceased to Dr . Wardleworth ' s . Took off his jacket and handkerchief there . Saw the wound , and Wood running down his breast . Witness afterwards went home with the deceased . By Mr . Grundy . —No one ill-used ttie prisoner . James Isherwood , who lived next door to the prisoner , saw him stab Sugden . Cross-examined . —Heard the crowd say that the prisoner had a dagger , and that thev were to take it from him . _ Did not see any one get hold of the stick . Saw the prisoner draw tho da ? e « r and stab Sugden . Did not see any one " click" aVthe stick . [ The conclusion of tho examination had not arrived when we wevc ibveed to go to press . ]
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^ Appkai , to me Besbtouox is Beiuut of the Widow axd Family of hie late Mr . Raoomt .-lhe following appeal has appeared in thc dailv papers ; we trust it will be responded to bv those who have it m their power to help the unfortunate and succour the distressed : — " Mr . Raggett , who perished m the calamitous fire , 45 , DovVstreet , cm the night of the 26 th of May , was burnt to death by returning into thc house to endeavour to save others ; his eldest ^ daughter also lost her life on this awful occasion . Mrs . Raggett ( the widow ) had bv an accident broken he ; - leg a few days before the fill t'opk place , and was with difficulty saved , and is now lying in a state of great bodily and mental suffering at the house ot a lad y in Dover-street , who kindly took her in . The late Mr . Raggett has left three
sons ana three unmarried daughters : he had through a long and laborious life been struggling against adverse circumstances , and for many years rented this furnished hotel in Dover-street . The little propertv he possessed in the house was not insured . Thus his aged widow and family are left in a state of utter destitution , and have not a farthing for food , clothing , lodging , or even for the interment of their unfortunate relatives . The smallest donation will be most thankfully received by the Hon . Wm . Ashley , at Manborough House , Pall Mall ; and bv the following bankers , viz . :-Messrs . Coutts and Co ., Mrand ; Messrs . Lubbocks and Co ., Mansion-housestreet ; Messrs . Drummonds , Charing Cross ; Messrs . llcmes mid iarquhar , St . James ' s-street ; and also Messrs . Hatcbard and Son , booksellers , 187 , Picca-J * 11 1 — — — --vw ** w * Wj AV || X JVLU
Fire Escapes . —The two following letters appeared in the Morning Herald of Tuesday : S 5 r »—Having , during the last twenty-five years , heen an eye-witness to many such awful calamities as lately happened in Dover-street—viz ., human beings forced by fire from a three-story window to a stone pavement , induces me to invent a machine for my own safety , by means of which I can let myself down from a sleeping-room ( a fifth Story ) without assistance . I also attach to the machine a canvas bag , which will contain invalids , females , children , or any valuable property that can btt passed through a window , so long as time will permit . 1 can then lower myself without assistance . The above may be seen at the shop of Mr . Phillips , sadaier , &c . Xo . 26 , Sherrard-strect , Goldcn-sguare ( near the County Fire-office , Regent-circus ) , by any genttcmau wishing to copy it for his own private or for puhlic use .
J . Read . Mr . Editor , —Will you introduce iuto your columns , in your usual powerful and efficacious manner , a recommendation to all parishes to provide the "Safety Jumping Sheets V Say half a dozen—in accessible placestwenty or more feet square , of strong canvas and ropebound , with plenty of handles , as there never can be wantins persons to hold them whenever a fire takes place . They would be far more useful than all the ladders , &c , though the latter may still be used simultaneously ; and the sheets would he out of the way of ignition . They may surely be cheaply provided ; and , therefore , the expense can be no hindrance or objection to any parish . A hint from you might eftect this very desirable public good . Your obedient servant , Lookeb-on
Fire on Board the Steam-sihp Loxdox of Dundee . —On Friday night ( week ) , at nine o ' clock tne Dundee , Perth , and London Shipping Company ' s steam-ship London , 405 tons register , Captain Thomas ivwing , arrived at Hore ' s steam-packet wharf , W apping , after a miraculous escape from destruction by fire . On Wednesday afternoon the London left the port of Dundee with about thirty first and second cabin pasengcrs , and an extensive cargo , consistin " ot 116 live oxen , 165 live sheep , and upwards of 200 boxes of salmon . She had , besides , a valuable cargo of Dundee manufactured goods , worth at least £ 10 , 000 . The London , the newest of the coinpauy ' s ships ( built and completed by Mr . Robert Napier , in lsot ) , proceeded uninterruptedly ou her passage to London , until Friday morning about one o ' clock , when crossing the Boston Deeps the watch and others upon deck we not a little alarmed on discoverim ; that the ship was on fire . Captain Ewine olKi-wi ™
that smoke and flames were issuing from the coal bunkers , ordered all hands upon deck , a mandate which was speedily obeyed , without disturbing tlie passengers , all of whom were in their berths and evidently soundasleep , as , although the saloon contiguous to tliem was filled with smoke , not one appeared to be conscious of danger . Captain Ewing was heard to say , " My lads , it ' s all up now , I suppose we must bear for the land , " or words of similar purport . Accordingly , the course of the London was altered ; but by great exertion the flames were got under , and the London resumed her regular course for London . The fire was occasioned by placing the fuel against the furnaces , which being , through inattention , rei . hot , the coals ignited . The destruction of this vessel and her cargo woidd have entailed a loss of £ 60 , 000 borne of her beams are partly burned through , anil the inside of her deck planking has suffered from the action of the flames .
Inquests at Liverpool . —On Monday three inquests were held before the borough coroner . The first was on view of the body of Mrs . Mary Thompson , of Prospect-street , who went to St . Augustine ' s Church on Sunday evening , with a female acquaintance from Knowsley , and during the sermon exclaimed that " her heart was very bad . " She wasimmediately taken out of the church , and died in about ten minutes after . The second was on Authony Sunnier , a farmer , from Sandy-lane , "West Derby , who was accidentally thrown out of his shandry in Lime-street , on Saturday evening , and died shortly after . The third was on Thomas Smith , : i child three months old , who died from suffocation in consequence of having been overlain . Verdicts in accordance with the evidence were returned in the several cases .
InE Mysterious Diutu at Hampstead . —The adjourned inquest on the bodies of Caroline Hillman and her male infant , who recently died at Hampstcad under suspicious circumstances , was ressmed on Tuesday , before Mr . Wakley , and was again adjourned . The principal witnesses examined were Mr . Gower , the surgeon , who attended the deceased ; Mr . Lord , who performed the post mortem examination ; and Mr . Taylor and Mr . Jolmstone , of Guy ' s Hospital , who analyzed the contents of deceased ' s steiuach . From thc evidence of the two latter
witnesses , it appeared that the greea matter on the stomach consisted of the tops of the savin plant , which it was stated is frequently given by ignorant persons to procure abortion , but is attended with very great danger to the mother , whom it generally kills if it effect the purpose intended , and is often fatal without doiug so . The object of tUe further adjournment was to obtain evidence as to the person by whom the savin had been administered , and for this presence of Mr . Gains , who is alleged to be the father of the deceased child .
Dreadful Murder ix Gibualtah .. —A most atrocious murder was committed at Gibraltar on the 21 st May , 1845 . About one o ' clock , while a party of convicts were at work in the house that is now building for Sir John Sinclairat thesouth , one of them , named Thomas Anson , was reprimanded by the overseer , Mr . Samual Walter , for neglect of duty , aud told that if he was not more attentive he should be roportcd to the chief superintendent , Mr Armstrong . On liearingthis the convict followed his victim some yards , with a knife in his hand , and seized a small crow-bar , with which he struck the overseer a severe blow on the back part of the head , which extensively fractured the skull , and produced instant death . The villain then rushed out in an excited state , saying to his fellow prisoners , " I have killed Mr . Walter , and
would serve any other fellow in the same manner that would dare to scold and collar me like Walter did , " ; J tne same time holding up a glazier ' s putty knife cevercd with blood . He was immediately secured and conveyed to the convict-yard , where he was placed in safe custody to await the coroner ' s inquest , which took place at four p . m ., and then adjourned to one o ' clock the next day _ , and terminated in a verdict of Wilful Murder against Anson . Tlie prisoner is a short , square-built young man , about twenty-two years of age , aud is at present undergoing a second transportation for burglar }' , and firing at a , policeman while endeavouring to apprehend him . The unfortunate deceased has left a widow and ten young children , in Devenport , to deplore his melancholy fate .
Alleged Murdeu ox the IIigh Seas . —Liverpool , Tuesday . —This afternoon Capt . George Hill , master of the brig Challenge , of Liverpool , was taken into custody by that very active officer , Constable Halsall . ona charge of having barbarousl y murdered a kroo-boy oi the name of Benjamin Johnson , on the homeward voyage from the coast of Africa to Liverpool . We understand the circumstances connected with this cold-blooded and barbarous deed arc of thc most horrifying description . The kroo-boy , it appears , had been shipped on the African coast as one of the regular hands on board tlie vessel ; and the high crime uid misdemeanour for which his life has paid the iorfeit was that of being found asleep on his watch , most probably from the effects of over-exhaustion on the uiovniugof the 2 nd of May . At an early hour that morning the captain came " on deck , anil finding him asleep lasheii him iu a most cruel manner with a rope ' s end . Not considerinhowever
g , Ali « A Al . . * V ¦ ***** - £ ? ' * * that the punishment wassufficiently severe , he seized a canoe paddle , almost as sharp as a knife at both edges , and with this dreadful weapon struck him several blows , or rather inflicted several cuts on his head and face . The first cut severed his nose from his face . The second caused a deen <» aali on his lip ; andthe third opened a wound in tlic side of his cheek , which extended down to the neck . This dreadf ul butchery was perpetrated in presence of the second mate and some of the hands . The unfortunate kroo-boy only survived the injuries until about eleven o clock thc next aay , and his body was then thrown overboard . The Challenge arrived in the Mersey on Monday , and was docked that night . Yesterday morning one of the hands proceeded to the policeothce , and informed Mr . Dowling of the circumstahccs ofthecase ; and that gentleman . wita his accustomed promptness , lost no time in issuing orders for the apprehension of the prisoner .
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Trial , of the Mossier Gcs . —On Friday , and again on Saturday , the monster ruh , recently ' nianutaetured at Messrs . Pancett , Preston , and Co . ' s foundry , in this town , for tho American war-steamer I ' riuceton , was repeatedly tested on the sands about three miles beyond Waterloo . The gun was conveyed from thc foundry to the place selected for . the trial at about four o clock on Friday morning , when very few of the inhabitants were astir in thc streets . About half-past five o ' clock it passed through Bootle , almost unobserved , most of tlic good people of that locality being in the cujeymout of their , morning dreams at the time . It was drawn bv nine horses . On
arriving at its temporary destination it was firmly imbedded in the sand , and the muzzle , which was pointed out to sea , was slightly elevated in a line above the surface of the water . The first ball , weighing 2191 b ., was then " driven home ; " 301 b . of powder was poured into the touch-hole , andthe first shot was fired at ten o ' clock , in the presence of about 500 spectators . The result was most satisfactory ' . . The report was deafening ami was distinctly heard , nine miles off . At the distance of about three . miles , as nearly as could be judged , the ball was seen bounding on the surface of the water occasionally dipping aha and springing up again , until at length it became
wholly lost to view . The second was thc trial-shot . Two balls , each weighing 2191 b ., were then " driven home ; " and 451 b . of powder was put in . This shot was equally satisfactory . The report , of course , was terrific , but the gun withstood the shock , ancl thereuy proved that it had been manufactured on a principle and with a material , which render "bursting" almost ! if not altogether , an impossibility . A great number of single shots , with balls of 2191 b . each , were fived during theafternoon of Friday and the whole of Saturday , with the like successful result . We understand the gun will be shortly shipped b y a vessel for America there to be taken on board the war-steamer forwhicliit was manufactured . —Liverpool AMon . ¦
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 7, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1318/page/5/
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