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      . § -L No . 39 , all gone by twelvo o ' clock on publication day . Thrice the quantity could have been sold . Second Edition now ready . Nos . 1 to 39 may be had at 2 d . per No ., instead of 4 d ., as here'jtoforeVA . ll future Nos . same price . Tha MUSICAL 13 EE . is now published twice inthe month , on the 1 st and 15 th . No . ¦ to just out . "My Duett Book" and ' "Piano Brjou" same priced ' ; , ' '" ; ¦'¦¦ ' ' . '" ,. ' ' . ••¦•¦¦;¦¦¦ - Tlie FLUTONICON , every No . from 1 to 143 , at Gd . each , instead of 8 d ., . " , ' ThePiANISTAVfroinl toSfi-every Is . NoVreduceJ to Gd , —every 2 s . No . reduced to Is . The PIANISTA in No . 57 and 59 , is enlarged to full folio size , and contains Overtures and all the airs in "Sonnainbula" and " Fra Diavolo . " Twenty-four large folio pages foy 2 s ., oi evei > y four pages perfect : for 4 d . , Piauista Office , 07 , Paternoster-row . J ' ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ** 7 ^> ^ 5 # WJli

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      s !!*^^^ nder 8 how yon , or any otiier * ^ Sh Khoml do business , can be called ^ rSplain mattera oTer wMcli you can exercise aocantnJ- Iam j : ourobeaientscrTantJ . _ .. _ . _ . ., . D . M'Gowas . C O'Connor , ^ 85- . ^ JjJfr . ^ T ftjy newspaper . - - «< m sneaking cnr , tead tte abore simple t . and then see whether your Tory master , ¦ * td * s tfe men for few ffiey sflonld ^^ ^ T ^ p aid the sum of £ 820 for composition alone ^

      tJ .. / fjij Junes laaouDietaeume uony-* v ^ jiat amount has been paid , for the ffeeks ) _ jiind jour quack medicines and rail ^ " ^^ ' toainless cub , and don't again interfere " **? ^ hiffi ht 3 of tko 3 e whom your grinding master ** " nSrice . Whathaveyougotbythelie ? «** lam , Thefriendof the employedand of the lair employer , Feabgus O'Csxsor .

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      t Agents , Spbscribers , akd Headers . —For * some tlaie after our location in the metropolis , ^ e were inconvenienced by having the paper machine d away from the printing-office where it ffas " set . " This arose from the machines we had alleeds having to be removed and re-erected . Much disappointment to the readers was the consequence , both in had printing and late arrivals . Another cause of delay was in having the printing aBO * publishing office so wide apart . Letters intended for one place were constantly sent to the other : and all the arrangements we could make did

      not prevent mistakes arising from this source . This has determined us to concentrate our operations . The printing machine is now at work in our own office ; and vie have further determined to publish there also . In future , therefore , the " setting , " printing , and publishing of the Star wili be done under one roof . This will involve no change to the agents and subscribers , only in the addressing of their communications , and the g reater punctuality with which their orders can be attended to . All communications must ; therefore , infuture , he addressed as follows : —

      QiiteE fox the paper and advertisements , to F . O'Connor , Esq ., 16 , Great Windmill-street , Haymarket , London . Communications for the paper , to Editor Northern Star , Office , 16 , GreatAVIndinill-street , Haymarket , London . All orders for money must be made payable to Mr . O'Connor , at the Charvig-cross Post-office .

      IMPORTANT NOTICE . Henceforth all communications for the KorUxrn Star must Ik addressed simply thus ;—To the Editor , northern Star Office , 16 , Great Windmill-street , London . I reqnestparticular attention to the above notice . FfiAXGDS O'COSSOB .

      Duo . v Pcxd . —The committee have ^ acknowledge the receipt of the following sums : ' — Mr . "Winstanlej , 13 s . 9 d . ; 3 ir . Hart , 103 . ; Mr . John Anderson , 10 s . Gd . AH communications for the committee must be addressed * , Mr . Thomas TFhittaker , 68 , Devonshire-street , Charltqn-npon-Medlock , Manchester . ISr . T-SDGDES , SlEETOS , SEAR KEIGHLEr . —Mr . IIDl's "rifteeti Lessons" arenotoHt of print , but there arc ray few copies on hand . Can he send the name of theLondon bookseller who says the ; are ! Oldfield , Bolt-court , is publisher of Cobbetfs works . A Scbsolibee , Sewbdet . —The paper is published at

      the usual time , and ought to be delivered on Saturday monmigin Berkshire . The second son of the Queen UDukeofYorkthemementheisbom . - . The 1 ast > Society m Pjlanck . — W . Peddle ,. Aucdiesstr , Capecnie , Boulogne , informs us that there are tnenty-tB-o members in the branch of the Land Society inlhattOTni . They are rapidly advancing towards the completion of their payments . Our , correspondent writes verj enthusiastically on the benefits that must result from the carrying out of Mr . O'Connor ^ ideas as to the Land . - . _ : " :,- : ¦ -- ' ¦ - ¦'¦¦ 8 , Fkdlat , Abebdeeh . —ffis letters reach London on Fridays instead of Thursdays . . *

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      BECEIPTS OP THE CHABTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETY . PER- KB . O ' COKHOH . £ s . o » Mra , p 6 rJ . Hobertson „ - » " ? 5 Halifax , per C . "W . Smith .. .. » ¦ J' J \ Benslmrv . per J . Bouse .. „ « Bsty . pef W . Crabtree .. .. » .. 200 OHham . per W . Earner .. ~ .. -200 Baraslev , per J . Ward .. .. .. .. ¦« 0 0 TFor wsterfperM . Griffiths .. .. .. 2 0 0 Stocinort . TferT . 'Woodhouse .. .. .. 200

      fiadiffle , near Manchester , per Thos . Bouker .. 4 0 0 Gtyoflondon , per J . Dunn .. - ... 3 19 4 Stolevbridee , per J . Durham .. .. .. 4 511 Glasgow , per J . Smith .. « .. 3 19 6 Toamorden , per S . Witham .. .. .. 210 0 Hnll . perJ . 'Vv ' elburn .. " « •• 013 0 Balton , perE . Hodglrinson .. .. 5 12 7 JieBcaBtie . upon-Tyne , per 3 I . Jude » .. 905 Msnchester , "per . J . Murray .. .. .. 10 0 0 Sheffield , per . G . CaviU * 6 9 &elteririam , per"W . JIelson .. ~ .. 200 1 Bradford , per J . AJdcrsoa .. .. .. 500 ¥ r . Tordonj Waterloo , Pudsey , near Bradford .. 2 0 0 TSB . GEKEKAK 8 ECBETABT .

      INSTALMENTS . £ s . d . £ s . d . Campae , .. 094 Todmorden .. .. 020 Trowteiaire .. .. 054

      SHARES . Bacup . 3 0 0 Mountain .. .. 317 S HertnyrTvdvu „ 2 8 0 Cockermouth .. 2 0 0 Lambeth _ _ 312 2 Dudley .. .. 2 6 fi WiitdngioniCat 515 8 CABD 3 AND BULE 8 . 2 « 0 3 8 Arhroath ., .. 0 2 6 Trowbridge .. ' .. 0 o 8 Manchester .. .. 15 0 Aberdeen „ „ 01-3 8 Hanley .. .. .. 050 *> ?}?<* „ ¦ .. o 5 6 V . - The sum of £ 2 Is . 7 d . announced from Brighton inMr-0 Connors list some weeks hack should hare been No . 2 district , per ilr . Fiest , and the sum of £ 3 7 s . lOd . from Arhchoke locality should hare been from the Artichoke locality , Brighton . Thojus Maktin Wheeleb , Secretary . ITVr fCB TB £ tiND C 0 HF £ BEKC £ .

      PEE KB . O ' COHHOB . XieJRbnrT . p . ^ j . House-. .. .. .. 083 ^ a , perj . Kobertson .. 0 2 . 3 ufy of London , per J . Dunn - .. - .. 0 2 9 BBlton . per E . Hodskinson .. .. .. 0 5 G TSS . GESEBAt 8 EC « EtABy . P adlcy .. .. 0 2 9 M— i . ' .. .. 0 1 C ironta Shields .. 020 Hamilton .. .. 038 Boulogne .. „ o 5 fi KewcasUe-on-Tjne 0 2 0 Ra ^ cfiff e .. ,, 034 Bacup .. .. » 05-3 twannich .. . „ o 3 » lataeborbugli .. 006 Thesub-secTtfaries are requested to hasten the collecnon of the levy , as the districts cannot be arranged until this 13 completed . Mi persons who living in isolated distacts hare paid their Instalments , either to ineorto . the lambeth district , arc xequesteA to remit tiidr levj to me m postage stsmps . " . Mr . Murray , of 102 , Travis-street ; Ancoats , Manchester , « appointed agent for the Co-operative Land Society for laneashire , ana vnU supply aU persons needins them with « rds , rults , bills , 4 c Taoa&s Mastis T ^ heeisb , Secretary .

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      Bbuxai . Octbage asb Dabkg HiGHwiT Eobbeby —On ilonfey information was forwarded to the Tarious metropolitan ^ and ciiy police offices and stations , of a most daring outrage . It appears that at about seren-o ' clock , on the night of the 20 th inst Mr . Wiffiam Gold , of Chardton Mickerel , was prol ceeding on horseback along the high road , at a place called Bailekb . Wotten , when he was suddenly and brutallv attacked by three ruffians , who , after dra g - ging him from-his horse , tied togetner Ms Icza . and

      nearly suffocated Junrwitn mnd and filth , which tiiev forcibly stuffed , into his mouth , in order to . prevent him from calling for help . They then proceeded to rifle Ms poekefs , andsucceeded in getting off with the following property- ^ - ™ ., a cheque for £ 32 , drawn bj Mr . Thomas Eades , of Bristol , and payable by Messrs . Stuckey ' s banking company , ~ fi 7 e £ 6 notes a silver hunting watch , maker , William Tyas , No ' 9 , 6-35 ; a pair of sOrer spectacles , two knives , and a ilver pencil-case . The unfortunate gentleman was subsequently found in an almost exhausted state by

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      some rustics , and still feels the effects of the brutality of his cowardly assailants . A reward is offered for the apprehension and conviction ot the villains ., Melakcholt Oc ' cekrexce . — Two Lives Lost . — On Tuesday forenoon , between ten and eleven o'clock , too men , in the ' employment of Messrs . Taylor , Walker , arid Co ., brewers , limehouse , of the names of ; John Perrin and William Spicer , were : unfortunately suffocated in a rat , the melancholy circumstances connected with which , as they ' were detailed to our informant by a person in the . establishment , were as follows : —Pernn who was one of the cellarmen , was about to clean a vat ,, No . 15 , and for that purpose asked Spicer , who . was a drayman , to assist him . Previous to entering the vat , it is the custom to lower , a candle , in order to prove whether it is

      . free from the gas which , when the porter is drawn off , usually collects from the grounds . Perrin went into the counting-hope for a candle , expecting that the other man would wait till his return , but , instead ol doing so , he put the ladder in vat No . 14 , the cover , of which had only , been removed about nine o ' clock ^ that morniag , when it is supposed that he immediately fell into the vat , being overpowered by the effect of the foul air . When Perrin returned , he immediately proposed to enter the vat , and bring out the unfortunate . man . Against the advice of some of the men who had collected upon hearing the alarm , he went down the ladder without the precaution of having a rope tied round his body . He in An

      conse ^ uencemet with a similar fate . attempt was then niade to extricate them with grappling irons , but without effect , a huge hole was then cut at the bottom of the vat , when they were dragged out , but without any siga of life . Mr . Bailey , a surgeon of the neighbourhood , who had been in attendance some time , tried to restore the vital functions . His efforts , however , were unavailing . ^ The Tat in question was about 16 feet deep , and had contained about 500 gallons of pale ale . The other vat had been two or threedays open , Both were steady men , and had been in the service of the firm many years . Perrin was thirty years of age , and a single man ; and Spicer fifty years , and a widower .

      Determined Suicide . — Late on Monday night , Mr . TV . Payne held an inquest at the Bakers' Hall , Harp-lane , Tower-street , on the body of Thomas Cooper , aged twenty-eight , tide-waiter in " the Customs . It appeared from the evidence , that about a week ago the deceased had been reprimanded by his superior officer for absenting himself from duty without leave . This appeared to have a great effect upon Ms mind . On Saturday last he reported ^ himself " sick , " and on the same day took a lodging at the King ' Head Tavern , Harp-lane . On the following morning , the servant went to call him at ten s'clock , when he replied that he would be down in a few minutes , but not making his appearance at eleven o ' clock , he was again called , and his door was found to be fastened . The police was called in and the room door burst open , when the deceased was found suspended by a piece of rope from the rail of the bedstead . —Verdict . " Temporary Insanity . "

      Corokebs LiQUEsr . — Love and Suicide . — On Tuesday Mr . Baker held an inquest at the three Crowns , East-road , City-road , on view of the body of Mrs . Elizabeth Hounson , aged sixty , widow of the late Mr . Hounson , who was the surveyor of the East India Company ' s navv . It appeared that deceased residedat No . 7 , Wentworth-place , City-road , and that she was in the possession of an independent income , a portion of it being a pension from tue East India Company . She . had been , a widow about twenty years . A short time ago she formed an attachment to a gentleman , a resident at Gravesend , who broke off his engagement with her in consequence of a disagreement about pecuniary matters . Since then

      her manners , which were formerly eccentric , became stOlmore so , and she exhibited a great depression of spirit . On Sunday last she breakfasted with the family of Mr . William Hockley , amedical gentleman , with whom she resided . About two o ' clock , upon his return home , finding her bed room door fastened , he caused it to be burst open , when deceased was discovered suspended by a piece of tape from the bed post She was immediately cut down , but there was no sign of life . Amongst the papers of the deceased was a printed circular from a railway company , which had been addressed to her , and in which she was requested to put down the number of shares she was in want of . Verdict , Temporary insanity . "

      DisGusTiNo Outrage . —Arthur M'Gill , a private in the 65 th Regiment ; and servant in the employ of Captain Black paymaster of that corps , was brought before- the county magistrates , at Rochester , on Monday , charged with assaulting and biting Harriet Scartifield , the wife of a fisherman residing at Chatham . ~ She stated that as she was passing through Watts ' -place , having a . child in her arms , she saw the prisoner lying on the pavement with his hands bound , which some men had been compelled to do in consequence of his riotous conduct ; he bit her foot , and then jumping up , he knocked down the . constable and others who ; attempted to . secure him , and then

      also knocked her down ; and seizing her hand thrust it into his mouth , and bit offjfclie top of her forefinger , which he took out of iiis month and threw at . her . Her medical attendant "had told her that he feared she must undergo amputation . Captain Black , who was present during the investigation , described M'Gill as one of the mildest of men , except when he had been drinking . - ' He said he had , when ' at Dublin about four months since , thrown himself , into the Liffey , and being a Catholic had been to his priest and made a promise not to drink again . He was fined £ 5 , which , sum'his master paid for him ; and the magistrate ordered two sovereigns to be given to the poor woman Scartifield .

      | Serious Chaege of Mutiny . —Livekpooi ., Tubsbat Afternoon . —Tho royal mail steamer Cambria , which arrived here last night from Halifax and Boston ; with the North American mails , brought seven seamen in irons , part of the crew of the British barque Champlain , belonging to Cork , who had been given up by the United States authorities , under the treaty with that country , for examination in England , upon a charge of aggravated mutiny , and of attempting to sink the vessel they were navigating ^ On the arrival of the steamer , the prisoners were given into the charge of Captain Bevis , R . N ., who forthwith handed them over-to the civil authorities , and at twelve o ' clock to-day the charges against them were investigated before-Mr . -Rusliton , the" stipendiary

      magistrate . The names of the prisoners are Thomas Sheazel , John Cockleston , Hermann Hincker , Henry Matthews , Thomas Boyle , Job M'Cann , and Henry William Matthews . -The depositions taken before -the British consul for the state of Maine and the authorities of the United States were produced .-They were most voluminous ; but , only . one : witness was examined to-day namely ^ the steward . From what we here , the Hstory istVis : ^ -A few : days after the prisoners had ahipped ' with Captain Peaton , there arose a scarcity of seamen in St . John ' s , and wages advanced considerably . They could not pursuade the cap tain to release them from the terms of their articles , and therefore , it . is saul on good evidence , that they conspired to compel Mm loput them ashore after they had been a few days at sea . The first mutinous symptom was shTown by the prisoners commanding one of their body , Hincker , to put the ship

      about , and steer " a course quite opposite to that directed by the captain . The captain , however , succeeded in causjag the vessel to keep the right course , and then it was suddenly , discovered that , the vessel was making water . " On this the prisoners in a body refused to work . It is said an augur , was'fbund upon one of them , and that with thisangur they kept continually boring holes ; until atf one " time there was eight and a half feet of water in the hold . ' Being in danger , the prisoners just pumped sufficiently to keep the ship afloat , then they "knocked off . " This conductwas repeated for several hours .. At : last a brig hove in sight . ' The captain immediately hoisted signals of distress , which were fortunately q bservedj and boats sent to the relief of the Champlain . The two captains communicated , and the result was , that the seven prisoners ; after along struggle , were placed in irons and conveyed to the first port , which happened to be on the coast of Maine . " ' . ' .. ' ..

      Death Accelerated bt Fora . Am . —On Wednesday evening Mr . Bedford held an adjourned inquest at the King ' s Head , Crown-street , Soho , on the body of Daniel Harrington aged-fifty-four , a mason ' s labourer , who inhabited a miserable cellar in Falconbridge-court , Crown-street .- It appeared from the evidence that about a week since -the deceased fell down a flight of stairs , in a state of intoxication , and was confined to his bed . He never rallied , and died rather suddenly on Sunday morning last—Dr .-Kenny said , from disease ' of the lungs , no ^ doubt , consequent upon the noxious atmosphere of his-misorableabode . The jury returned a . verdict in accordance with the medical testimony . .. .--..-. - - -

      Skghlar Accidext . — On Wednesday morning a loaded coal-waggon was proceeding down Fleet-street towards Cbimcery-lahe , when at suddenly fell over sideways in consequence of the sewer Oust completed ) bursting in , the mortar not being dry enough . The ground fell three feet below the-level -the cost of the repairing damage will be very ^ great . " SuicrDE . —On Monday afternoon Mr . Bedford held an inquest at the Rose arid Crown . Tark-lane Piccadilly , on the body of Mr ; John M'Cabe , ; aged 06 , a veterinary snrgeon . of Park-lane , "It . appeaved fl'Om the evidence , that for some years ' past the , deceased had been laid up with a bad leg , which lately had got quite-ncll , since which the deceased had been ,

      attacked with violent pains in his head , wnicli at times rendered him unconscious of his actions . On the 18 th inst . he swaUowed a quantity of croto ^ oil , but by the timely aid of medical assistance he recovered from its effects , but was left in a very debilitated state -for the last-few days he had been verylow and dejected , and about five o ' clock" on that ( Wedr nesday ) morning he was missing from his'bed , and on search being made for him , he was discovered in the cellar , suspended by a neck-scarf fastened to a beam . He was cuf'dbwn , and Mr . Davies , a surgeon , was called in , who attempted to restore animation , but without effect , life being quite extinct . Verdict , temporary insanity . Melancholy Occurrence . —An awful calamity occurred at a place called Bogside , near Borrisokane ,

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      on Tuesday night last , about ten o ' clock . " A man named Patrick Farrell and hia family , consisting of h js wife and four children , retired to rest at about nine o clock , and they were not in bed more than an hour . when , the eldest son called to his father , arid said there was smoke in the house . The father , and son instantly got up , and thought to get to the door , but were so bewildered that they could hot for some tunemakejt out ; by this , time thehouse was in flames over their , heads , the father , mother , and the two eldest childred succeeded in getting out , but , melancholy to relate , the two youngest children were burned to ashes—one seven , and the other nineyears of age . . It appears that Farrell was scutchirig ' wh ' eat on luesday , and placed the scutched sheafs in such a position . that they came in contact with the firei Poor Farrell . is almost distracted , having lost all . lie possessed in this world , except his" life and that , of his wife aod two children , as above stated . —Nenugh Guardian . . '

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      KAT 10 SAL CHABTEE ASS 0 CUTION . " FEB . QEXEB 4 L aECBETAKT . ECBScaipnoss . Westminster .. 030 Heywooa ^ .. 060 SomersTowB . .. 0 3 o Hulme . perMr 3 Koaerhithe , aBon n Kaghley .. ' „ ' o 3 0 Of Crispin .. ... 0 1 o Arhroath .. .. 046 EXECUTIVE . ilr . J . Cocldn , Staleybridse .. .. 0 0 6 NOTE . —The £ 118 s . acknowledged from Alexandria in the Star of the ISth of September , should harc been £ 118 s . 3 d . The error will he corrected in the secretary's nertbalanee-sheet . ' " " J

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      AWFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRES . boss of litb and pbopehtt . Drbadfui . Fire and Loss op Life at Norwich . —On Sunday morning , about half-paat eleven , a fire broke out m the farm buildings of Mr . Furber , a farmer , at Shipbrooke , about three miles from this town , which ended , we regret to say , in the deaths of three children , and the destruction of the whole of the barns , stables , and other outbuildings on one side of the premisea , with the hay , straw , and grain , the whole of the produce of the late harvest , and implements of husbandry . The fire had evidently been burning in the barn for some time before it was discovered , for on Mr . Furber going to the spot on the first alarm , he found the whole of the contents in a

      blaze ; and , melancholy to relate , lie could hear his children within , but from the intensity of the heat and smoke , was unable to reach them ' . It was some considerable time before search could be made for their bodies , and then nothing but charred remains were discovered . Mrs . Furber , the mother of the children , who has been for some months in a state of ill health , has by this blow lost all her children ; arid it is feared that her own death will speedily follow . It seems that the children , having obtained some lucifer matches , had gone to amuse themselves in the barn , where they set fire to the straw . The premises are about a _ mile from the parish church ( Davenham ) , the service in which was stopped on the alarm being given , and the neighbours hastened out to render assistance . .

      Great Fire at Gravksend and Loss op Life . — On Sunday morning at half-past fire o ' clock , a fire broke out in High-street , Gravesend , at the house of Mr . King , the Black Horse , and that house , together with five others in front and three in the rear , were speedily reduced to a heap of ruins . It appears that the first intimation of the fact of a fire raging upon the premises was given by a man named Calcraft , a lodger , who , while in bed , observed a strong smell of fire . He immediately got up and found the lower part of the house in flames . He then gave the alarm , and heard some of the parties stirring in the rooms overhead . Mrs . King , thewifeof the . occupier of the house , instantly threw up the sash ofher bed . room window , and jumped into the street . The poor

      creature was much bruised by her fall , and was conveyed immediately to the Five Bells Inn , where every attention waa paid her , and we are glad to state that she has sustained no serious injury .. ' . Another man , named James Ford , who was , working at Mr , Sitnraons's , the blockmaker , and who was a lodger at the Black Horse , was so alarmed that hejumped out of the third floor window , and was tajten to the workhouse apparently in a dying sta $ j but upon calling at the union this day ( Monday ) our informant found the poor fellow able to give . him anaccount of the occurrence / which is as follows : He states that lie was awakened by Thomas Mee , a man who is lost in the ruins , who aroused him by calling out— "For God ' s sake get up , as the house is on fire , and I can't tell how

      we are . to get out , as the flames are coming up stairs . " Ford jumped outof bed , arid upon looking down the staircase fie saw the flames mounting with the most frightful rapidity , but thinking it would be better if he could get into the floor below , he and Thomas Mee attempted to descend the stairs , but they could not do so . He begged Mee to follow him into the bedrooin again , and jump after hhri into the street , as there appeared no other chance of escape , j Ford having jumped out , saw no more of Mee , nor has he since been seen or heard of . A servant girl was , saved by being taken . through a side window into an adjoining house , and several other parties escaped over the roof . Cleveland , one of the Gravesend fire police , states that when he arrived the lower Dart of

      the premises were . alight , and the screams of the people m the house \ rere heart-rending . He obtained the engine ladders and climbed into the first floor of the Catherine-wheel public-house , for the purpose of rendering assistance . He ; got upon the landing just in . time to rescue the servant of Mr . ' King ; who waa standing at a window . . He then went on to the gutter of the Catherine-wheel , and after he had had the hose hauled up to him , the heat' became so intense that it melted the , lead , wMch ran in a stream athis feet , jand compelled him to quit the spot ., ; At this moriierit a man named Aldridge came to his assistance , and succeeded in saving another' femjile in a similarmanner . They then ran along the parapet , and Aldridge savedMmself by sliding down ' a .

      piece oi iron nsed aa a stay to tne stack of chimneys , by ' which he was muoh burried , and he how lies at the Five Bells very ill . The engines were worked most effectively , and the police arrangements / under . Superintendent North and Inspector Oxley ; were well carried out . Search was made for ¦ the body of . the unfortunate watchman , Mee , during the whole of Monday , but up to five o ' clock only a small bone of an arm was found , supposed to be a portion of the poor fellow . It is said that ¦ an Italian is also miss , mg who was lodging at the Black Horse at the time of the outbreak . The following is a copy of the ofiicial report of the damage caused ' by this disastrous event , as far as can at present be ascertained : —

      " Sunday , Oct . 2 G , half-past five , a . m ^—A fire broke out upon the premises belonging to Mr . Thos . King , licensed victualler , the Black Horse , 52 , Highstreet , Gravesend . The cause unknown . . Dwelling house , stock in trade , furniture , and other effects entirely consumed . The ball-room , tap , kitchen , and a workshop at the back of front premises also destroyed . ' Insurance unknown at present . " - , . "No . 53 , High-street . —Mr . Tallis , butcher ., Stock in trade , furniture , and building consumed . .. ' :. " No . 54 , High-street .. — Mrs . Smith , grocer . Buildings gutted , front walls pulled down . The furniture and contents of shop destroyed . ' " Insurance unknown . ^ - - ' ¦ ¦" : . . <

      : " No . " 51 } ,: High-street . —Mr . Needham Henry , boot-maker . Contents of building consumed , furniture and'house destroyed . " ' Uninsured . "'¦¦ : ' ¦ """ ., "'" - . " No . 51 , ; High ^ treet .- ^ -Mr . Hollaindell , ; draper . Euilding : burned down : Stock in trade , destroyed , and furniture burned . ' Insurance riot known . ' ; "No . 50 ,: High-street . —Mr . \ Hall , chinardealef . First and second floors burried out . Contents of do . destroyed . ' Stock in front shop extensively damaged by fire and breakage . . . - * ' . No . ' 25 ,- High-street . — Mr . Parsons , perfumer and hair-cutter . Front of house severely burnt . Furniture and stock in trade damaged by water " and removal : ; . ? '

      " No . 26 , ' High-street . —Mr . Taylor , baker . Front of premises destroyed by fire . r : No .- 24 c , High-street . —Mr . M'Dqnald , licensed victualler , the Rose Tavern ( adjoining the Townhall ) . Front of building severely scorched . ^« No . l > Globe-yard . —Mr . Hollandall . . Building burnt down . ' : '• ' ¦ - * - _' - .... "No . . 5 , Globe-yard . —Mrl Blackmari . Building and contents partly consumed . Insurance unknown . "No . 4 , i Globe ^ yard . —Mrs . Murray ., 'Frontsof building and furniture seriously injured by hasty removal . Uninsured . '

      " Back of Globe-yard . —Mr . Talk ' s . -, Slaughterhouse and kitehen burnt down . Mrs . Smith : a large warehouse and contents destroyed . . "No . 55 , High-street . — Mr . \ V . Dawson , the Catherine-wheel Tavern . Roof of the building damaged by fire and water . " Fire at Northtlbbt . —The above fire was pre ceded by one atNorthfleet Green , on the farm of Mr . Smith , an extensive farmer , which broke out at halfpast seven last eyeriirig , when all the stock of grain , outhouses , &c , in fact , everything but the dwellinghouse , and the cattle ( which were driven away ) , were destroyed . - ¦¦• • . . ; ,

      Destructive Fire .- ^ -Clevedon , Oct . 27 . —Yesterday ( Sunday ) afternoon , about three o ' clock , afire broke out in the thickly studded rick yard of R . S . Grab urn , Esq ., Waltori ' Tark Farm , Clevedon ., The fire originated with a rick ' of hay which was put together too early , ' and the boDsequence ; was that ignition took place . Notwithstanding the exertions of the neighbours the fire , spread to the next rick , and so on , till six were in flames ; At this juncture ( mne o ' clock ) the West . of England fife-engine : arrived from Bristol ; arid by the exertions then made , the fire , was" prevented spreadins . " The damage done is

      estimated ? atfrom £ 600 to £ 700 . . ..:... Fire at ' Barrow . —On Sunday morning , between nine and ten o ' clock , a barley stack belonging to Mr . John Place , of Barrow-hill Farm , standing in the fields , with a pea stack only near it , was discovered to be on fire . The Suffolk and Norfolk engines being fetched from Bury , with . the active assistance of all present , extinguished tie flames , and the pea stack was preserved , though within fifteenfeet of the other , but the barley , r the produce of about seven acres , was nearly all consumed . Major Griffith attended in the course of the day to inquire into the origin of thefire . i , • : ¦ - . , s

      Alarming Fire at Nottingham . —A fire of a very fearful- character broke out ; about two o ' clock on Friday morning , October 24 th , upon the premises occupied as a warehouse and chandlery , in the Robin Hood yard , Nottingham ; B y Mr . WilliamBaldock , grocer and tallow chandler , Hoeldey , which terminated in the destruction of a large portion of stock and other property . A female living as neighbour first perceived the fire , and gave an alarm to a workman employed in the manufacture of candles , and he instantly ran to alarm the family of Mr . Baldock .

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      : : i RAILWAY ACCIDENTS , v ;' . V ' -. ' , ' The Late ; Fatal Accidbnt on THB . MiDijkHDRAiLWAT . — Inquest on the . Body of Mr . Boteler , — The death of Mr . Bptelerj whicli occurred on Thursday ' morningathalf-pasteighto ' clock , ' when it became publicly : known , threw , a gloom over the populous neighbourhood of Doncaster , Leeds , and other towns in which the learned . gentleman had a large circle of friends . Immediately on the fatal event takingplace an expresswas sent toMr . ' Bell , ^ ^ . the secretary of the Midland ! Railway , who" lost , no time in apprising GeneraliPasley •; of the ; melancholy , fact . . Thomas , Wheatley , ° the engirie-driver ' at the time } of the fatal accident ; who had on Wednesday last appeared before the magistrates at Sheffield to answer the charge of negligence , but discharged on bail , was forthwith

      brought trom Leeds by a special tram to Derby , and underwent a long examination before the General in the board-room in . the . presence of some of the directors : ; the result has not become known . Notice ^ wasT immediate ly given to the coroner , who directed the inquest to beheld on Friday afternoon last ;¦' on ' tihe '' M&j , , of William Fuller Boteler , Esq ., late of Oulton-green , near Leeds . Sir . Isaac . Morley and James Murgatroyd , Esq ., two of the directors of the compariy , accompanied by their solicitor , witnesses , VSsc .,. proceeded to .. Woodlesford- ' by special train to attend at the inquest . After the jury had returned from . the painful . task , the coroner said the most searching investigation . would be gone into , and for th ' at , purpose , to afford time for the necessary witnesses lie should adjourn the inquest until Monday morning at . nine o ' clock . ¦ ., - ¦¦ - :

      The Adjourned Inquest . "— Oulton , near Leeds , Mondat , iTwelvk'o'Clock at Noon . —The inquest on Mr . Boteler was resumed - at nine o ' clock this morning , j Mr . Sangster , solicitor of Leeds , attended on behalf iof the family : of the deceased ; Mr . J . A . Ikiri , towh-. clerk of Leeds ; - on behalf of Police Sergeant Stubb 8 , whose leg , it will be remembered , was ) roken byj the accident ; and Mr . Palfreyman , solicitor of Sheffield , ori ^ behalf of Thomas Wheatly , the driverof . theiassistant engine , " which ran intothe train , '' arid : whose , conduct was'fikely to' be'inculpated by the inquiry . John Porter was the first witness called . .. He said : I am a railway guard . ' I reside at . Derby . 1 hiave been about , two years employed by the Midland Company as a railway ' guard . Jt was

      engaged in that . capacity on the mail-train which left ) erby . for iLeeds at ten minutes past ten o ' clock on Monday morning last . Betwixt Wath and D / irfield the piston broke , s - After : that occurred ; we stepped for twerityrtwo ; minutes . We stopped a luggage ' train which was going up , and told the guard to send a pilofr « nginc from Masbrough to asaiatuai After we had uncou pled one side of the engine , we proceeded towards Barnsley . When we arrived at Barnsley station , we told the watehman there , whose name , wa 3 Haslon , that -the Masbrough' pilot was coming , and to tell him , when he arrived , to keep a good look out . J . toldhim I was not sure we could get up . the bank . After we had got about half-way up the bankabout a mile-and-a-half from the station , the

      , occurrence took place . ' At the time when it occurred I was in the " break carriage , " next to the tender . [ jumped out of the carriage . I found thaf the Masbrough pilot-engine had run into our' train . There were nine . carriages in the train . The next carriage to the tender was my" break . " The second one was a parcels' van ; the third was a second clas 8 carriage ; the fourth a first class ; the fifth a first class ; , the sixth was the travelling post-office ; the seventh was the post-office van , or tender ; the eighth a first class , and the ninth a second class . After the accident occurred , ^ the first th ing that I did was to look for my companion , the other guard , whose name is Blackmoor . I found him picking up Thomas Wheatley , the driver of the pilot engine . Wheatley

      appeared to be much stunned ; but I did not go up to them . Blackmoor was holding him up . I then went to look after the passengers . As soon as Blackmoor came up , I sent him forward with a signal to stop the in-coming train from Leeds ; and I ssnt a passenger , whom I knew , with auother signalto stop the trains from Derby .. After the concussion , I found the buffers , oftlie last carriage in . the train on the top of the engine buffers . ' \ One , of the second-class carriage buffers—the off buffer—was driven . through the back pannel of the first-class carriage , which : was ; in > advance of it , and which was the eighth carriage in the train ; The first-class carriage referred to was the one in whichMr . Boteler was seated . The next carriage was the mail vi ^ n , which was broken . A window was also , broken in a toupee . , . Thelast carriage oh the train—the second-elass— -was also damaged , especially at tke end which struck aeainsfc the

      first-class . ;; carriage ., ; On opening the door of the eighth carriago . 1 found Mr . Botelei- sitting on the right-hand ; side of the carriage going from Derby ; to Leeds , with his back towards the engine . The buffer had jammed his legs against the . seat . We were a long time before we could get him out . I cannot say , exactly how long we V'erc , but we should be more than Half an hour . We had to v . emove the damaged parts of the carriage from the inside . Both Mi-. Boteler ' s legs were broken below the knee . . He spoke to us .. Ile said a gqod ^ deal about his luggage , and desired us to take care of it ,. ,. That . was after we had placed him ori the bank upon some cushions . He lost a deal of blood .. We had a surgeon in the train , who attended , to-him .: I , think it was Mr . Chbrley , of Leeds . We placed cushions in a van , and put Mr . Boteler on them . I asked the surgeon to ride with him , and he did so . It was about five o ' clock when we were at the Barnsley station . We went very slow from thence to the place where the accident occurred . When the pilot engine ran into

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      This gentleman being seriously ill , having been connned to his bed several days , was uuable to get up , and one of his . suopmen , Haslano , instantly went to the warehouse , where . he found that the flames were burating put ot . anmpper room window . Some estimate may be iormed of theimrainent danger of the hre trom the circumstances of all the rooms on the upper and ground-floor ,. to an extent of fiftj yards in length being filled with tallow , cotton ; and . candles of every size and description , ready for sale , and at an early hour \ yhen no one was near to lend a helpin " hand . The young maii on seeing the mischief likely to arisen instantly , ran " . to' the , watchhouse , arid with incredible ' s ^ eed f in'less"than ; twenty minutes from

      the alarm being given / an engine and two pipes from fire-plugs were got' into full play , pouring torrents of water in the heart and seat of the fire . Whilst this course was . being pursued / the firemen , police , ; and such inhabitants as had collected together , entered the premises , arid in the most hurried manner threw hundrecbof dozens of candles , many hundred weight in hogsneads of tallow ; arid all combustible and portable materials , out of the windows , forming heaps in the yard of many tons weight . Fortunately , this proceeding proved successful , and was tho means of preserving the building and many houses adjoining from entire destruction ; for had the fire once been fed byjhese articles , no exertion could have saved property to the extent of many thousands of pounds , from the ravages of the devouring element . As it was , ; the fire was confined ' to the room where it onginated . and consumed onlv the nrnnsrhv in that .

      room , consisting of an' immense nuriiber of bags of cotton , which lay piled upon each other . F ! ! L M . —Between three and four o ' clock on Saturday morning , last a fire broke out at the warehouse pt . Messrs . Stocks and Sons , wool merchants and Spanish leather manufacturer , situate in . Trinity-street , . Commercial-street , Leeds , which proved very , destructive in its consequences . Immediately after the . discovery of the fire an alarm was spread , and several engines were quickly on the spot ; they were got to play on the devouring element withpuUossqf time , but , the conflagration baflled all attempts to stay it , until the roof and every floor in the building ( which was four stories high ) , except the lower one , had been destroyed , with the whole of the contents , consisting of wool , leather , < fcc . ' The origin of the fire has not Been ascertained . The damage is estimated at about £ 400 ..

      Fire at Batik-bridge . ~ On Tuesday night , a few minutes past eight , an alarming fire broke out in the varnish and colour manufactory belonging to Mr . Walk ' s , in Belle-isle , Maiden-lane , Baltle-bridge . It appears that a large copperof varnish suddenly boiled over , and flowing into the stoke hole , communicated to the copper fire . The premises soon broke into flames , messengers were despatched to the nearest stations , and the engines promptly arrived ; but on account of the combustible nature of the stock the flames had gained such ascendancy , that all attempts to save any of the valuable stock or premises were unavailing . , The workmen on the premises had considerable difficulty in effecting their escape . The stock and premises are uninsured .

      Sbrious Fire . —A disastrous fire has just happened at Severn Stoke , Worcestershire , through theignition of a beam of wood in a chimney , which has resulted in the total demolition of four houses . It is supposed that , the beam had been smouldering for some time in the chimney , but it broke out into active flames on Friday night-or early on Saturday morning , and spread so rapidly as in a short time entirely to destroy the house in which it originated , as well as three others adjoining , and which were under the same roof . ; Oh the first outbreak of the flames despatches were sent to Worcester and Upton ( about four miles ) for the engines / and in about an hour" arid'a half the Upton engine , and the Phoenix and Birmingham engines from Worcester , were ori the spot , but the flames had in the interim entirely gained the

      ascendancy ; - There was great scarcity ot water , lnasniuch as the only engine which could be used to pump upon the flames was the Upton , the Phoenix and Birmingham being employed in bringing water from a distance , j -Very little of the furniture was saved . One of the sufferers is a hard working tradesmen named Fowler , a tailor ; who , in addition to the' loss ' of his goods , has had his cash-box , containing a £ 5 note and some loose money in a box , destroyed . The burning houses were opposite to the Boar ' s Head , the principal inn in the place , and at one time it was rumoured that this house had ignited . This however , proved to be a false alarm . The exertions of the inhabitants in endeavouring to subdue the flames we ' reT very praiseworthy , but the four houses were burnt to the ground . There was no injury occasioned to life or limb . ¦ ¦' : " ' '¦'¦' ' '¦ "¦ '¦' ' ¦ ¦ ¦ . '' : ' ¦ ' '¦

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      SHIPWRECK . OF A HULL A . ND HAMBURG STEAMER-TWENTY LIVES LOST . By the General Steam Navigation Company ' s steam-ship , Neptune , Captain Whittingham , commander , which arrived at Blackball , yesterday afternoon , from Hamburg , intelligence was received in the city of fclie shipwreck and loss of one of the Hull and Hamburg steamers , called the "Margaret , " commanded by Captain Rawlinson , accompanied by an awful loss of life . From the few particulars that have been brought over , it appears that during the whole of last week the coast has been visited by % most fearful storm , the wind blowing a continual gale from the north to the north-west since the 20 th , and the destruction among the coasting trade and human life is stated to be very great . Tho Margaret

      steamer left Hamburg for the port of Hull on Friday , the 19 th instant , having her usual number of pas * sengers , and a full cargo of merchandize ; the weather , at the time of her departure , being what is termed moderate . By the period , however , she had arrived off Cuxhaven , near the mouth of the Elbe , a breeza had sprung up from the N . W ., bnt the Captain thinking it would not be of any duration , thepilot left the vessel at that port and she proceeded on lier passage , and was last seen from Heligoland , passing througa the usual track , Nothing lurther was heard of her until Sunday morning last , when the General Steam Navigation Company ' s steamer , Neptune , on the point of starting , on the receipt of the mails from Norben , learned that the unfortunate steamer had

      been wrecked off that coast , and that sixteen of the ) passengers and three of the crew perished with her . i ' From . another source it has been ascertained that the ill-fated vessel , after leaving Heligoland , on aecount . of the gale , could have only made lee-way , and eventually it is supposed she was driven on " a dangerous sand , called the Mewmeth , near Juist ^ at the > eastern entrance of the River Menim . According to the accounts she struck before daybreak on the morning of the 22 nd , consequently she must have been encountering the gale for three days . It appears the moment she took the shoal , the sea , which was running terrificall y high , swept several overboard . ; The longboat being launched , attempts were made to reach the shore ; but owing to its crowded state and the boisterous state of the surf it was capsized , and every soul in it met a watery grave . Those who remained on board the vessel , being exposed to > the most severe privation for a number of hours , were saved . The steamer , however , became a

      complete wreck , but as the tide receded , considerable quantities of her cargo were got out of tho hold . The Margaret was the property of Mr . Prince , of Hull , by whom she was built some years ago . She was about 250 tons burthen , rigged as atuvee-niasteA schooner , and " was worked by a screw propeller , being the first vessel of the description that lias been , engaged in the passenger' traffic trom that port . She had a very rakish appearance , and owing to the quantity , of canvass she carried , she was considered a perfect clipper . ; Within a few miles of the spot where the Margaret was lost , viz ., off Norderney , a ship foundered aboutthesame time , and every soul belonging to her -was drowned . Another vessel belonging to St . Petersburg , named the Mehala , was lost on the preceding day on the same sands , and the captain arid one of his crew perished . In addition to these deplorable disasters , 'the Hamburgh mail announces the loss of no fewer than nine ' other vessels on the Dutch coast during the storm . . ¦

      ) ; ; { From the Manchester- Guardian . ) We have received ; from a friend at Hull , intelligence of a tremendous hurricane on Monday afternoon and Tuesday in last week , which seems to have been more violent and of greater duration than any experienced in the German Ocean for the last twentyyears .. We give : the following from our correspondent's letter : — " The Transit , Hamburg steamer , arrived at Hull on Sunday morning last , after enduring one of the heaviest gales perhaps ever cxprp rienced ; having been obliged to . throw . overboard all the cattle she was . bringing to Hull , thirtyrsix ia number .: The hurricane continued from Monday afternoon to Tuesday ; but the ' gale was of much . onger duration . It also appears that the Transit , iaving proceeded to sea the second time , the weather became so tempestuous that the ship was obliged to face the storm , there being on this occasion no possibility of returning . " I canHOt , however , do better than send you a copy of the letter transmitted home by the very intelligent engineer of this steamer : —

      ., - ;• : " Cuxhaven , Oct . 22 , 1845 . " Dear - — -, —It is with feelings of thankfulness I am enabled to send you a line . to ease the suspense that I know you will be : in , with us being so ; late . I scarcelj thought' I should ever see you again ; but , thank God , wa arc all safe ; and-well . - But , oh ! we have passed through an ordeal indeed . Never did any one imagine there could be such a sea running . , When we left here on Friday we had a very heavy gale , and had to bear , up on Saturday night ,, and got . coaled on Sunday night ; and , as the weather was more moderate , we proceeded to sea on Monday forenoon ; then in the afternoon came on the hurricane , ' such as has not been known'here for above twenty years . We ! kept her head to the sea , as it was impossible ) to turn back ; but when the storm-sail gave way , thea

      commenced : the work ; of destruction . The poor beasts we had on board ( ihirtj ' -aix in number ) we were obliged to throw overboard to save ourselves : and fortunate we were in ; accomplishing ,. this work when we did , or none would have been left to tell the tale . ; The poor animal seemed to have a foretaste of what we were obliged to do . Some , went away like lambs to the slaughter , with a pitiful look as they went over the side ; others resisted with all their might , clinging to us till the following sea smothered the ship and all . VVe passed a fearful night . We lost our best boat , and everything off the deck . Wo could nottell where ue were , but the following day we were obliged to > run , when fortunately , God be thanked , we found the island . Had we got near the lee shore , we could not have escaped , the sea running so high that we . could not see the length of the ship . ' There is a fearful number of wrecks even in the river . Cuxhaven is nearly washed away .

      ' ' . ' Yours affectionately , ¦ . . ' » Such is the description given of this most destructive gale , tho results of which may be anticipated . LosseSi perhaps the most numerous for a long period , may be certainly looked tor . The ( iueen of Scotland steamer , from Hamburg , ' arrived here on the 23 rd inst ., having thrown eighteen'beasts overboard . The Margaret , Archimedean screw steamer , which left Hamburg on tho 9 th inst ., has not been hoard of . It is feared that , unless she has succeeded in making the coast of Norway , she has foundered . .

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      Opekixg of the New Hall , Lincoln ' s lNN . —0 a Thursday , last the New Ilajl erected'by the Benchers of Lincoln ' s Inn was opened by tho Queen in person , accompanied by Prince Albert , the Duke of Wellington , the Lord Chancellor , Lord Cottenham , the Earl of Aberdeen , Lord Campbeli ; , Siv ; James Graham , and other notables . The usual crowds assembled to see the Queen pass through the streets , and the usual loyal fuss was made at the ceremony of the opening of the hall .

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      and made some observations ( is he proceeded . The jury were then locked up for half an , hour , after which they returned a verdict of " Manslaughter against Thomas Wheatley . Wheatley had been present during the inquiry , but when theverdicfc was delivered it was found that'he had decamped ; ' ¦ ' . : Fatal Ac 6 ioesi ' ov tue Croxdoh ( Atmospheric ) RAii , wir . _ 0 n Sunday morning an accidenfcoccurrea on the Croydori Atmospheric Railway , which'has unfortunately , been attended with ; the loss of life : Ifc appears that between twelve and one o ' clock in the morning , a , train of ballast waggons , propeljed by a locomotive \ engine , were pmploj-ed in removing loose earth from one part of the line to the other , and for that purpose _ were running upon the / atmospheric

      hue , and when the engineer had proceeded nearly to ' Sydenham he felt a sudden shock , as ; if the engine had run over some obstacle . As soon as he had deposited his loads of ballast , ho returned to the spot to ascertain the cause , when he discovered the body of a man lying across the rails in such a position that , if he had not observed him in time , arid reversed the engine , the wheels must inevitably have passed over his head . . He found the poor fellow in a shockingly mutilated state , covered with blood , wluclr flowed profusely from his back and right leg . He was alive , but quite insensible . The sufferer was conveyed , without loss of ¦ time , to-tho terminus at

      Londonbridge , and from thence to Guy ' s Hospital , when , upon examination , it was found that his right leg and foot were completely smashed , and that his back had been severely lacerated by the buffer of the engine , with which it was evident he had been struck and knocked down . The unfortunate man died in about an hour after his admission to the hospital . His nameis at present unknown . He was dressed in the garb of a labourer , and a pparently about thirty-eight years of ago . His face was rather disfigured by" a broken nose , and he wore a green shade over his left eye . It is not known how he came upon the railway , but it is supposed he had either strayed , or had treapasaed to make a shortcut to Svdenham .

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      us we were proceeding at the rate of about eight or ten miles an hour . It was a fine morning , but there was a strong wind blowing from one side , which retarded our progress'considerably . I do not . know whether the moon was shining or not . I cannot say whether it was twilight or not . It did not rain . It was a very fine morning . We had three lights to our ¦ last , carriage , forming the points of a triangle , attached to the rear of the last carriage . They were red lights . We had no permanent lights besides tliOse three . .. We . have . hand-lamps as signals , ' which we use to stop any train . These 'lights are" red ; green , " arid white . ; The red . light ' means " to stop ; ' the green ,, " caution ;! ' and-the white , " to' show , all ' s clear—to go on . " •¦ We had used these hand' lamps , before the : accident occurred , to stop the goods train , which was eoiner towards

      Masbrough . I did not use , one of these lamps after leaving the Barnsley station , and before the collision took place , nor did I see any other person use one . I neither heard nor saw ttte pilot engine till it came upon us . , 1 was inside the break carriage . By the light of themoming , without the aid of the lamps , aperson might have ^ seen a train a hundred yards distant , or more . I have known Wheatley , the driver of the pilot engine , for some time by sight . —By the Jury : I suppose we , should be going about eight or ten miles an hour when the accident took place . It is usual for one guard to be inside . The engine had varied very much in its speed , after leaving the Barn 9 ley station—Mr . Sangster , solicitor , here stated that he appeared on behalf of the family of the deceased , ' and with the consent of the

      coroner , and those who appeared-for other parties , he would put a few , questions to . the witnesses . The consent asked for was immediately accorded ; but Mr . Sangster ' s questions elicited ; nothing of importance . By Mr . Palfreyman : I have my . book of rules with ine ; ( Witness produced the book ) . I-cannot say howlongit was exactly ' from our leaving Barnsley station to the time when the accident occurred . We had gone a mile and three furlongs from Barnsley station . I have been on the Midland line ever since it was one . Mr . Palfreyman here read the fifth rule , which is as follow : — " When an engine . is stopped from any cause upon the main line ( except at stations ) , the guard , or in his absence the foreman , or some other competent person , shall immediately proceed half a mile back , with a red signal to stop any

      coming train . " In answer to Mr . Palfreyman ' s questions , after reading this rule , the witness said : Before j tb . 6 concussion we did not send any person back , according to the 5 th rule . I had sent word for ; the pilot-engine to come cautiously . We did not use the whistle after leaving Barnsley . The second witness was Mr . Williom Hey : He said , I am a surgeon , residing at Leeds . I was sent for on Monday morning last to the residence of the deceased . I arrived at Oulton between ten and eleven o ' clock . I found the deceased there in bed . lie was in a state of great exhaustion . He had received a severe injury on both his legs . They were both very badly fractured . The injury extended from three or four inches above the ancle to the knee joint . The fleshy part was very much bruised and lacerated .. The right leg was

      amputated the same day , ' immediately below the knee . He was too much exhausted then to bear a second operation , although that was thought necessary . He never rallied sufficiently to be able to undergo a second amputation . From that time he gradually sunkjand expired on Thursday morning . He died from exhaustion brought on by those injuries . He did not lose a great deal of blood after I saw him . The exhaustion was caused by the shock to the system , and not so much by tho hemorrhage . Isacc Blackmoor was then called , and said : I am a guard on the North Midland Railway , and reside at Derby . I was put on as regular guard on the Uthof last January . I was . engaged with the mail train on Monday morning last ,, and started from Derby at ten minutes past two o ' clock . Our engine broke down between Wath

      and Darfield about ten minutes past four o ' clock . The place is from six to seven miles from Barnsley . We stopped there twenty-two minutes , and then went on . While we stopped 1 went out with a signal about half a ; mile , and when the engineer whistled I returned to the train . We got to Barnsley about five o ' clock ' . It was a beautiful light morning , and very windy . ; The light proceeded from the moon ; at least I should think so . - I thought the moon was up . It was a good clear mornings The wind , I should say , retarded our speed up the embankment We saw the watchman named Haslem , and a boy , at the Barnsley . station . We pulled' up there , and took in water ; and I got my lamp trimmed with oil . I told the watchman to keep a | look out . We expected the Masbrough pilot up , and we told him to look out for us . I

      told the watchman to tell , the engineer of-the ^ pilot to be cautious . We then went on . We had two side light arid a tail light . They were red lights . There were ntf other lights to be seen from the tail end of the train . I was outside the last carriage . My back was towards our engine , and my face towards the Eilot . I perceived tne pilot coming . Ijudgcditwas alf a mile off when I first saw it . I ' saw the light from the fire-box . ' We were then going up the embankment at the rate of : eight to ten' miles an hour . From this time of first seeing the pilot engine I continued to see it until it ran into us . Thepilot was not long in overtaking us . When about forty yards off I perceived he was coming , and I showed him a green signal ^ ta . come . steady ; - The same -lamp will show other signals—the red one and the white one .

      My lamp was in my box when I -first , saw the pilot engine coming . , I took it out immediately on first seeing th'e pilot , and turned a green : light on . This wasa very short time before he overtook us . The time was ^ so short I cannot speak to it . I cannot tell whether it wasone minute . I could get my lamp out of my box , and turn the green light on in a moment . ( The box and lamp in question were here produced ) , I have never had the lamp in my hand since . Before I showed the light I looked to see that I was correct . I could not have made a mistake and shown a white light . When a green-light is shown the others are blinded . —JBlackmoor ' s examination continued : He had the signal before him from , the half mile | end . He was coming so quick I judged he was forty yards off when I showed the liekt . I heard

      the engine beating , and saw the steam coming from the ehimncy . I expected from that the steam was on ; and then I jumped on the top of the carriage on my hands and knees .. The collision then took place . When on my hands : and knees , I turned round , and he bounced right into us , and' sent me into the air . I fell on the same carriage . I was cut on the face , but riot seriously hurt . I did not see Wheatleyias the engine was coming upbn us . The right-hand gear was clear . I could see into the tender . I did not see him at his post . I did not see him whenjthe engine wasforty yards off . I didnotsee eitherhiniiOr the stoker at all . I looked both to the right harid ^ and the left hand of their engine . After tho collision , I saw Wheatley lying on the ballast betwixt the rails , from fifteen to twenty yards . from the 1

      engine . T descended from , the carriage on , which I was , and went to him arid lifted him up ; He could not stand ; Wheatley mightbebnthe engine . I cannot say wherehe was . He might be there for what I kriow : Mr . John ; Lee , of London , gentleman , foririerly a solicitor of , Leeds , was then called . ' He said the deceased came down with me as far as Derby in a second-class carnage . He took a carpet bag out of a carriage with him at Derby « The next time Isawhim was after the . accident , in a first-class carriage , with a buffer against his legs . ; I was laid all- ' mylength on the seat , arid . asleep , when the collision took' place . The same moment as the collision took place I heard a dreadful scream . . 1 think I must have turned a summerset , ; for :.-I was thrown between the seats , arid was slightly bruised . I ; thought the engine had

      burst ; but on looking out I saw it close to the carriage in which I was . . I got out , and then swooned away . On recovering , ! went to the next first-class carriage , and saw Mr . Boteler , the deceased , sitting with his face to the pilot engine . He was jammed in . Some persons were trying to extricate him . I then asked a man to go into my carriage for my carpet bag , cap , and umbrella . , When they got Mr . Boteler out , they carried him on to the bank . I saw something sticking outof one of his legs , which I thought was a splinter , but I . was told it wasa bone of his leg . The man who had got me my luggage then came up , and he turned out to be the driver of the pilot engine . I said to him , " You scoundrel , do you see what injury you have caused that unfortunate old old man ; you must have seen our lights . " He answered "You had

      none . I then went forward to the train , and while talking with ' Sir J . II . Lowfcher , Bart ., I saw the driver of the pilot again and said , "You rascal , there ; were lights ; " and he replied , "They were very dim . " iI said , "If . there had been no lights you might have seen us ; a sailor would see any object on the water half a mile before him . " Joseph Sunter deposed : lam an engine driver , and resided at Derby . I drove the engine of the mail train from Derby to Leeds , on Monday morning last . Between Wath and Darfield the left-hand piston broke off the rod , and burst off the cj Under cover . After uncoupling that side of the engine , we proceeded , to Barnsley station . We had ' 8 entword , by a luggage train , for a pilot engine to be sent from Masbrough . It ran with our train about a mile and a half from the Barnsley station . I Baw little of the coiisequences of the accident at that time . I know Thomas Wheatly . I have known him four or five

      months , during which time he has boon an engine driver in the employ of the Midland Company . I consider that he was capable of managing an engine . I have heard him well , spoken of . He has frequently assistcdme with a pilot engine ; and his conduct was always satisfactory to me . The morning was cloudy and dark , but free from fog . It was what we call a clear morning , on the railway . I could have seen a train of carriages half , a mile from me . 1 here = was a little moon . After . some = further unimportant evidence , Mr ! Palfreyman stated that Wheatly was ready to answer , any question that might be put to him , or to make a statement , if desired . Wheatly then described that he saw a white light ,-and then a red one . That on finding he was approaching them , he told his stoker to put on the break . He immediately reversed the engine , but it was too late , and just as he was preparing to jump off , the collision took place . He was thrown on the ground . The Coroner then read over the whole of the evidence ,

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 1, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1339/page/5/