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      " And I win war , at least yi -vords , ( And—should my chanc-e so happen—deeds , ) With all who war with Thou ^ hi ' . " « ' 1 think I hear a little bird , who sings Tiie people by and by will be the stronger . "—Braes . THE GREAT PRUSSIAN UEVOLUTIOS PROJECTOR . From the articles which hare of late appeared in ilris paper on German affairs , our i- ca&rs will Lave brenprcparedto regard with no ordinal vinterest the p rogress of that struggle in Prussia between the peodes

      p le and potism , which , daily assuming a more tlireatening aspect , evidently is hastening to a crisis in which the democratic principle wiil be b&ucu lacK , or kiugly despotism be overthrown Tie iWiau king seems deteraiinul te brin * on that crisis without turther de . ay , ami , however much we jnav question his wisdom , we must admit his boldness in provoking a combat in whbh it is morally certain k will be vanquished . Bui kinys ave fook-the k « onsof history are written in vain for them and Lis Prussian king-ship is just no * exhibiting another illustration of the " great fact , " that " those whom the gods devote to -destruction they first drive wad .

      Projectors of-various schemes have l ? telv astonfeucdtheworW with their magnificent deshrns as regards railways , balloons , life-assurance societies ami death-assurance inveutkns , but of all thewv * Se ^ rs of the present dny , thegrwa 1 ' nioaan Ifcroluwon Projector bids fair to take the lead . Eveu King IIcdsox will have no cliauee against Kin « tKEDEEicK . Mouth by mouth , week bv week , we have been assured by the German , French , and English papers that the Ultra ! aVy of Queen A ic wria was about to gladden the hesrts of his people and redeem his father ' s liacour . pled-ed iu 181 : 3 by giving to Prussia a constitution which th < - royal wisdom had devised , and which onl y the rovaJ wisdom could have manufactured . One iiewspaperwriter vouched for the fact , that the government elerks were employed day and ni ^ ht in pe rfecting the constitution , and arranging for it- working : another equally veracious journalist declare d tkstthe

      constitution was fullyperfeeted , aad , though locked up in the King ' s writing-desk , would l « Tfortheoniing at the proper time , which proper time was at hand . Europe stood open-mouthed , gating to behold the expected prodigy ; when , lo ! instead of the promised constitution , bursting like Pal ' r as from the head of the Prussian Jove , vre have the birth of an uglv monster , which Sin and Death mi « ht have manufactured between them in the depths of Miltos ' s Hell . In our Summary of * fee week ' s news ( pa e 51 will be ibund a statement often demands which had been made by the Diet cf the . provinces of Prussia to the government ; and the .-. uswers- Amount their other demands the Piet require the " meeting of the states generaland proclamation of

      , a constitution for the whole kingdom . " The Kin " answers : — "The Diet , in their address of . March lit , 1 S 45 , having expressed tlscir confidence iu the promise which we made in 1815 relative to the development of their constitution , we do not see whv they make mention of the petitions addressed to tiiem on this subject . We thauk the minority for haying shown the inutility of such a prcceeuiu < :. " It is difiicult to determine whether foil v or insolenee preponderates in this precious reply . The Itnia TCll says , — "This language evinces such childish ignorance of the first rights of the people , of the very nature of petitions , and of the relative position of a majority and a minority , that we treadle at the idea ihit the men who talk to the provincial { stales of Prussia

      in tuch phrases as tlds , may ere long have to render an account to the rqnresentotiv ** of an intoned mtion " The Diet demanded " publicity of the discussions of the Diet , within certain limits . " The answer of tiie King is , — " IVc refuse to comply with the prayer of tnis petition . " The Diet requests the government "tocoiumnnieate to the Diets at least sis weeks before the openlusof the session the propositions which the government wishes to brine forward / 1 The King answers , " We shall communicate to the Diets smh propositions as we please , and when wetldnk it advisable . " The Diet request the government " to reduce the amount of ten vears of territorial possession , required as one of the conditions of eligibility for the representatives of towns

      in the Diets , and in general to increase the circle o ! eligibility in towns . " The Iun «' s answer is , " JVraaptory refusal . " All these demands are moderate enough in all conscience , and t ' . ie replies to them art choice specimens of monarehica ! insolenee . The Diet next ask fora liitle more liberty for the pressthey do not venture to ask for the real , unfettered , unshackled freedom of the press , the most sacred privilege of civilised and educated nations ; all thev ask for is the " Reform of the legislation relative to tiie press , and less severity in the censorship . " The King answers , the press certainly does need some amelioration , but in a contrary sense to that of the petitioners , the intention of the aovernment being t «; siiii further restrict its rights and crash its jwwer : Jiereis the answer of the Prussian revolution

      projector : — The complaints of the petitioners are anything but wel l ibanded . Tiie press , in fact , neeils an amelioration , bm only to prevent in a more efik-knt manuer the transsression of the limits whitli » Te imposed on it , in tiie interest of public order and of the reputation of private individuals . The Prussian people say to the Kin < r , " Thy father made our yoke grievous ; now , therefore , make thou the grievous service of thy lather , aid the lieav : yoke which he put upon u ? , lighter , and we will serve tliee . " Lut beh'Jd the Prussian Rehoboham answers—* 'Jly father mad e your \<> ke heavy , andl vMaddtoyottruole : my father also chastised you with whips , but 1 will chastise you tvitA scorpion *!" It needs no prophet ' s mantle to enable us to predict the rejoinder ef the Prussian people , which will ere 1 'iig ring throHi : h Eurone— " Wiiatnortion have we

      la the house cf Hokexzolixr i Neither have we in-Irritance in the son of 1 ' eedf . kick , the pledgebroaker . ' To your Tents , 0 Germany . »" The Prussian despot ' s answers above set forth have excited no little sensation iu this country . The Minting Chronicle , the rcprcsvntative of the Whigs and other liberal humbuys , d ^ plcres , we dare say sneerely too , the king ' s answers , and predicts serious consequences therefrom . " Tiie King of Prussia and h ' s advisee , " says the C / nmide , " ar e enganedin a vicious system—heavy loss to themselves , and difo > 1 it amongst the people taust be the result of their p . \ s * nt policy . " The Timer , the great "leading journal" of Europe , still more emphatically denounces the Prussian Kind ' s answers as " rash , " " irritating , " " unwise , " " unjust /* " ridiculous , " and "insolent" The foiling extract from the Tones article will be read with deep interest by our readers , bath in Britain

      and ob the continent : — It signifies little whether Prussia has or has not » constitution at this moment ; Imt it U certain that the people of Prussia form a nation conscious of tUfcir strength , an . l 6 f their rights , and more attached to the throne by the hope of constitutional liberty nndtr the awpices of av . talightenud Trinse , tian by the traditions of passive obedience to his pro ;;« iito : 4 . To rcjilv to such a people in such language as that which we borrow franu the StaU Giz-Me . of Berlin , is to dash that hojie to the ground , and toyiKtltisipi'ilforvtrj ) frferent K&lcs of lO'vler sufiili . GXim or remonstrance . We heartily trust thai the Unij *! and forbearance of the Gtnuans uiaj presrrre them from t-t dreadful calamity of intestine convulsions ; but a

      Cuurt which can reply in such a strain as tltis to the juss and united claims of the people it governs , jJc « tit W ^ iwl of a violent Tcaetlon , cn'l l ^ 'lOaghq reform it acedcr-jtee rtcvtoion . The mcetU : " of tha StuUsof l ' ru ^ iu . v . « ,., U have been three or four y tare ago an tvtut of Hule more tlian ordinary importauce : but s . ft « r the res : st = 7 icc whidi has been offered to it by the Court , and tire su 5 ] ncwns now prevailing in the public mind , tie > r . « e > i » i of irch a My iu lit aqnliil of 1 ' rassia ip-juW hi scare-Ay Itss jiorltiifom Viau ttecontoco ( i 3 ii p / Cie £ « afs Oinicawx of France » n 17 ? S > . li must be confessed that the hi = t-. rit : il parallels which an suggestedto the mind bvthe jmcent asp-xt of afiairs in 1 'russia , belong to the gloomiest ptriods of the history oi Kurope , and to the lives nfthemovtrach and unforts :: ait

      jirinces , whose first fault was to have forfeited the cuiii :-cence of theh-subjects hy disappointing the hopes which had shed a brilliant lustre on the comuieacenum of their respective reigns . ^ Lor . isPfliLHTE . wLo was raised to the throne of France by a revolution , and placed at the head ci the French nation a 3 the representative of revolutionary principles , by clever treachery , not only defrauded France out of tie legitimate fruits of the "three dsjs" victory , and placed a ro !; e upon his countrymen more galiins than that which in the July revolution they erst from them ; he also , ty liis successful opposition to democratic principles , made himself the grand conservator of all the thrum s m Europe , and his death , whenever it takes place , * ill cause fear and tremblhig in every cabinet . On Uie other hand , Fkemecick Vullum IV . raised

      , to the Prussian throne as the successor of his father , ' and the natural representative of jegitiiaacy , h , bv I lus insane doings , Hastening the expltsisn which ih ' e ' cftrftiness of Loas Pjuuite alone has stand oil hiUierto . The Prussian Kini ; nuist net sappo > e , tuat because Loiis Pjuuppi : Las liter , successful in co-Tcingthef rencb , that , therefore , lie wWi be equally successful m kcepiiig nown the Germans . FketT ^ J ? " ™ J - TthiD S an ^" "SiES , aud in JSJfS ? l ¥ ^ « - ?'« 5 o : ; aiy principles he is mocn morelikeiy to imitate the fate of the elder than the younger Bourbon-CuELEs X . ^ hau Lo o Tauim :. It is not at all improlable that even before the forth of Lous Ph ' iupk , the S of nations ag : unst tueir tyrants vrij comttence , ai . i if so , it will be the Prussian June who will cive tii « sisnal of conflict .

      We are not at all sorry at the course token bv the Prussian lung , on the contrary , wo are verv « lad and we would nuvLc the friends of deuiocrjicv lk'ougkuui Europe to express to the Revolution i ' n-jeetor their dclijhi at tie erm ?? e he is imreuiii " . lx-t him jic-ifc-vtii-. .-u : « j not oujv wll the Gonuans iHsibt upon bavins a fuil and real rtfoTm—a vcrv dif-

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      « rent sort of reform to that just refused-but all i-urope will speedily be engaged in the struggle—the s t ruggle of the people against class-despotism . No doubt the Prussiaa king relies upon Austrian and Russian help to aid him , if need be , a » sunst w people ; but he will find these but broken S 8 to lean upon 'lne rising of Gummy a « ainst the lWan despotism and the consequent interference of the Austrian and Russian tyrannies , would bethe signal for a general uprisinc Italy , Uuu « arf and ttewottec ^ triest ^ mpWupon &AiS wouldgive that leaden despotism nlentv It t « St iferentsort of reform to fluthrt ^ b ^ ^ . TT

      do lhe Russian Antocac woul ' d not only have idand in arms against him , and ScuAMTLand liis Circass , ansretahatn , the blows struck at them ; even in Russia fecit smothered disaffection would burst out and involve the Russian empire in conflagration . Nor is this all ; if the war of principles Had commenced in Germany , and extended to Italy and Poland , what state would France be in ? and how far would England be off the Chamer—or eome tiling more ?

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      THE JOURNEYS OF THE CZAR . [ From the Charivari . " ] Few men travel—few men have travelled—few men will travel like him . He wishes to run a race against whirlwinds , hurricanes , locomotives , and cabriolets . Ilis greatest happiness is to arrive , so matter where , before—no matter whom . He is the inventor of a new mode of travelling , nave you ever seen a sovereign travelling ? Whata magnificent spectacle ! Carriages drawn by eight steeds ; files of carriages , generals glittering at the coach-doors , lancers before , cuirassiers behind , cara biucrs and chasseurs on each side , andpikemen on all . The cortege stops every minu-ie , sometimes to lounge beneath a triumphal arch , sometimes to chat with a comity mayor , like a worthv cortege as it is .

      If yon are iu want of him to lay here and there two or three first-stones , oh 2 for heaven ' s sake , do not trouble yourself ! The cortege is in no hunv ; it will willingly go outof its way . Coir e , gentlemen , cet ready the mallet and the trowel , look over your speeches , the cortege has quite enough time to listen to you . And theu , if there is any good old woman in the district , the victim of some act ^ f inju stice , or an oid soldier refused a pension , must they not be allowed to come and throw themselves at the feet « 1 the King , by whom they will be graciously received Beneficence brings happiness on a journey .

      This is the way in which Kincs formerly travelled by short stages , alighting to take refreshments before the door of the notabilities ; breakfasting with the seneschal ; accepting ; a basket of fruit from the fair han&s of the bailiff ' s niece ; accepting the offer of supper and a bed beneath the roof of some great lord of the country ; and at length arriving , when they had nothing better to do , at the chief town of the province . Patriarchal manners are beginning to decline most strangely in France and in Europe ; the Czar of Russia has just given them tbe coup de gruee . We would say , however , that it is the Emperor Nicholas who has placed himself at the head of this revolution ! The Autocrat does not travel ; he passes ; he does not stop ; he encamps : he has visited Naples in three days , Rome in twenty-four hours , and one day hassufficed him t » admire the chef shI mures of Florence .

      It is true that the Emperor travels in military fashion . " Ah , my jolly King of Naples , have you prepared for me a palace ? Have yon hung silk * curtains before my windows , and laid down soft carpets upon the floor ? Iamabouttotakeyouinfmely . Orloff ! ord « r three trusses of straw to be prepared ; I mean to make that my bed . To-morrow at my great levee , I shall receive all the grandees of the Neapolitan kingdom . The autocrat leaves for Rome ; the old Pope places at his disposal a superb suite of apartments in the Vatican ; Nicholas is conducted thither . " Orloff . what sort of weather is it ?"

      " Too bad , Sire , to turn even a Pole out of doors It snows , it blows , it rains , it whirlwinds , it hurricanes , it waterspouts—it does everythius !" " Very good , I shall pass the night upon the breech ol a cannon ; follow me io the ramparts . " Nicholas sometimes deigns to sleep in a bed , but t ! ien he a ' iw . tyx keep * his boots on . " Where , Sire , will you be pleased to sleep tonight ?" 11 On the battle-field of Pultowa—no ' on second thought * , 1 prefer the bivouac of Austerlilz . "

      Iliatnu-ans , that , instead of stretching himself upon the floor , and sleeping in liis cloak , like the King ol Sweden , Nicholas will sleep astraddle upon a chair before a stove , like Napoleon . One of the manias of this good Czar is to surprise his people . He will always arrive unexpectedly , and fail like an aerolite upon the noses of his friend ' s . He was expected three months ago at Florence tl ; e Grand Duke of Tuscany was apprised , a grand banquet was prepared , and the authorities were mar shallcil at the wites of the citv .

      The amiable Czar—his boots besTimcd with mud , ins heard an inch long , and his hair dishevelledpresents himself to the Grand Duke as he is in the act of curling his old wig . Good morning , dear cousin , how does that do ; not badly ? And you I Did you not expect me ? Eh!—what a surprise ! I do come to ask you to supper withwit an » ceremony : take pot-luck , everything is good to a soldier . " This is how Nicholas arrives . When he departs it is a very different affair . Die fulminates eight or ten carnages along difierent roads ; and clever is he who can guess in which of them the Czar is seated . Frem surprises we fall into mystery , He wants to make his little noise iu Europe , and to imitate the rapidity of Cicsar , Frederick , and Napoleon . Instead of playing the great captain on the high roads , we think it would be far better for the Czar to place himself at the head of his armies , and give Schlamyl and the Circassians a few startling surprises .

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      THE LORD MAYOR AND BABY THIEVES . It has not for some time been our good fortune to be called upon to eulogise a lord mayor . We have now exceeding pleasure in acknowledging the wisdom and philanthropy of his present lordship ( the late never gave us a chance ) . A few days since , three boys—mere children—were brought to the Mansion House , charged with stealing a few peas , whereupon his lordship eloquently bemoaned the condition of the helpless creatures , who , flung in want and idleness upon the streets of London , became , of course the vilest thieves . It is their natural growth . They anas much reared for Newgate as many of the beautiful babies , taken their mornins airines in the Darks , arp

      reared for hereditary legislators . Some are born for the House of Lords , and some for the House of Correction ; and a wL-e , paternal Government , looks placidiy on the infant starveling of the street , seeing it « row into a thief , and then with a most virtuous wr . « th visiting upon the offender imprisonment and liual slavery . We are quite ready to hear all this called Uuixotian—a foolish attempt to make the world better than it is . We only ask , what would sociel v have been , had thore been no men with pens in their hands , to put down the manifold wrongs committed by society—that society mi » ht be shamed into amendment ? Hear the Lord Mayor of London on tliis theme : —

      " Society became responsible for the contamination to which poor children were subjected . There was a total nhier . ee of restraint or » ood example , and the very ingtuuity displayed in the little acts of dishonesty perjietrated by those of tcnaer years , was encouraged hy tlic laughter , and in some cases V > y the ^ probation , of xlm luakt-rs on . There was no cnl-. miity in liis mind comparable to that which sprang from the Dringinjj uj » of youth iu habits and practice * oiidltuess and vice , The Legisistturu spent hours and day * , in discussing the jirh . cijile of education . Could the iniuils of tlit representatives of the people be more admiraWy , more beiutok-ntly employed iivm in decUwg tite menus of correcting the awful evil which was always btfore tlieeyis of the magistrate , and was almost as frequently i-ncouuti > rcd l » y men concerned iu the ittiinary transactions of town life . "

      ( Mite true , your Lordship . The Legislature has talked so long about the principle of education—has so lor . ? debated on the theory—that it lias quite overlooked the practice . To be sure , Parliament has voted money for the seliophm&ter . On one occasion it absolutely gave £ 10 . 000 for the education of the ptople ; yes , the magnificent sum of £ 10 , 000 in the very session , if we remember truly , it voted £ 70 , 000 }<> r Winds-or s ' . ablcs . Ten Thousand versus Seven : y ! People verses Horses ! How much better would ' it have fared with the three destitute children brought ie- ' ore the Lord Mayor , had they only had the good hick to have come into this world as Windsor colts —1 ' imch .

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      tatal Accident is Woolwich Dock-tahd . —On Saturday night Mr . Payne held an inquest at Guy ' s Hospital , on the body of Fitdienry Parsons , aged 22 , whose death Was caused by falling iKto one of the dry docks in Woo ' wich Dockyard . It appeared from the evidence , iLat tie deceased , who was a policeman , was on duty on the morning of Christmas-day in Woolwich Dockyard , and that they were suddenly alarmed by hearing cries for help pVoeetd from one of the dry ducks . They went towards the sound , wheu they found the deceai-ed at the bottom of the dock , a depth of a !* ut ten feet . He was picked up and conveyed to Guy ' s Uositital , where he died on

      Thursday last from the effect of the injuries . Deceased stated that he misled his way , the morning being so fogsy , and when he fell he thought he was goin . 2 in the direction of the bridge . In answer to the Coroner the witnesses said that there were many dangerous places in the dock which were unprotected , and near which there was no light , while the police were not allowed to carry lanterns . The Coroner directed the policeman to inform the superintendent that it was desirable that something should be dune to prevent accidents in future , sts far as was cons istent with the regulations of the dockyard . Tiie jury returned a verdict cf" Accidental l / eatb

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      SIXTEEN PERSONS OF ONE FAMILY BLED TO DEATH . An inquest was held on Wednesday week , at Bil-* ton , before T . M . Phillips , Esq ., coroner on the body ol Joseph Kcvell Pitt , a child about two years and two mouths old , who bad died from loss of blood under the circumstances detailed in the following evidence : —Mary Ann Pitt deposed that she is the wife of Joseph Pitt , a tiu-plate worker , residing in Templesfcreet , in that town , and the mother of the deceased c ' lild , who had been in perfect health up to Saturday last . About one o ' clock on that afternoon he was playing about a chair , and ht-gan to climb up the buck of it ; the chair overbalanced , and fell with the child to the ground . She raised him up , but could notpera'ivc that he was hurt anywhere , except on the lower

      lip and the lower gum , both of which were bruised a little . JIc did not appear to be in much pain , and soon began to play again . About six o ' clock in the evening she had her tea , and g « ve her child some upon which she perceived that the upper gum bled a little . She and her mother took the child to Mr . Dickcnson , surgeon , who dressed the gum , and the bleeding ceased for about an hour ; but about eight o ' clock it commenced again , and continued to bleed a ! l night . About eleven the next mcrning she again took the child to Mr . Dickenson , who applied something to the gum , and then bound it up with tape . Mr . Dfekensou applied something more on Sundnyeveiring , but the bleeding did notecase . Tke gnnicontinucd to bleed till Monday forenoon , about eleven o ' clock , when she took the child to Mr . Haiicox , another surgeon . at whose suggestion she washed the mouth with alum water two or three times a dav . She continued to do

      se until the death of the child , which took place about six o clock on Tuesday morning . The bleeding did not cease from the time itconimenced until the death of the deceased , except for about on hour on the Sunday evening . Hannah Pl . l'lips , grandmother of the deceased , stated that she h : id lost four children from bleeding to death , and in the family twelve other person * , ( making all together sixteen ) * had bled to death , not one of them having been seriously injured ; the injuries were slight cuts or falls . Some of them had bled to death from teeth being drawn . Medical aid had always been procured , but without effect . Mr . T . W . Dickcnson , corroborated the evidence of Mary Ann Pitr , as to his attendance upon the deceased . In his opinion the deceased died from loss of blood , arising from a slight contusion of the upper gum , and from relaxation of the system and the watery state of the blood .

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      "" ^——¦—^———Ml THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NORFOLK RAILWAY . Theifoed , Tuesday Night . —The coroner ' s investigation respecting the death of William Pickering , engine-driver , and Richard IleJger , stoker , who were killed by the recent accident on the Norfolk Rnilway , was resumed this morning , for the fourth time , at the Guildhall , before Mr . Robert Eagle Clarke , tiie borough coroner , and the jury previously empan-It having been known that General Paslcy would attend Uie inquiry , in order to give the result of his omcial examination into the cause of the catastrophe , more than usual interest was excited by the proceedings . It was remarked as somewhat strange tliat none of the officials of the Norfolk Railway Company attended to watch the investigation . Major-General Cliarles William Paslev was then sworn .

      Coroner : The jury have been informed , sir , that tic accident , the subject of the inquiry , was caused bv the excessive speed of the train , and the sudden shutting off the stcum . Will you have the goodness to give us your opinion ?—General Pasley : My opinion is that the shutting off the steam suddenly cannot possibly produce an accident to an engine . Coroner : Would it cause it to jump?—General I uley : 3 \ o , I do not think it would cause ittojump , providing the road was in good order . Coroner : Then to what do you attribute the accident ?—General Pasley : To the engine driver proceeuing at an imprudent and excessive speed on a descending gradient . Coroner : Did you examine the engine ?—General 1 asley : 1 did , and I could not find any apparent injury that could have caused the accident . From what I saw of it , it appeared to lie of the best workmanship , and in a perfect stale of repair .

      Coroner : I am told that these large enginos are not geucvaHy adapted , to the narrow gauge-General Pasley : My opinion is , that owing to the peculiar construction of the engines , like the one that met with the accident on the Norfolk line , they arc not the most suitable to the narrow gauge , as they do not admit of great speed without danger . Coroner : But the engines on the Norfolk Railway —do they incur any danger at the rate described in the time-bills ? ' General Pasley : Oh , no , they are perfectly secure on the narrow gauge at a certain rate . For instance , the distance from the Ilarling-road station to Thetford is eight miles , and 2 G minutes is allowed to accomplish that distance . Coroner : Then the distance and time noted in the Norfolk Railway Company ' s time-bill can be travelled without any excessive speed?—General Pasley : Certainlv .

      Coroner : Can you account for the broken chair ?—General Pasley : I should say that the chair was broken by the motion of the engine . If it was defective before , the motion might contribute to its breaking entirely . Coroner : What description of engine was it that met with the accident ?—General Pasley : One of the most extraordinaay length—of such a length as was never used on the narrow or any other gauge before . I wiil mention a circumstance respecting this peculiar

      class of engines . Some months ago there existed doubts as to the safety of express trains , and knowing that the oscillation of the carriages was a measure of danger , I determined toridcupon the engines , with a view of more easily detecting their unsteadiness . The only engine 1 found having such an oscillation , was one of the South Eastern Railway , of . the same peculiar construction as the one that run off the rails on the Norfolk line . I went on that engine at the rate of foiiy-four or forty-live miies an hour , and at that speed she rolled something like a ship

      at sea . Coroner : And what does the oscillating movement indicate ?—General Pasley : The oscillation when the train is going at such a rate , implies running off the rail . 1 told the engine-drivers and other authorities that if they ran fifty miles an hour , like the express trains on the Great Western Railway , there was great likelihood of the engine rolling over . I have repeated that opinion to the gauge comiuis

      sionevs . Coroner : What is the differencee between the en-Kinea you have alluded to and those employed on the Great Woatevn I Genera ! Pasley : The narrow guage not offering so great a diameter of boiler as those ou the broad . Mr . Stcphenson constructed the long boiler engines to uqual them in power , being four or five feet longer than th'sse of original construction . The smoke Iwx overhangs the fore wheels , and the lire box and dome the hind wheels , which will cause them to oscillate . Coroner : Dn you think it safe for such an engine to travel at thirty or thirty-five miles an hour ?

      General Pasley : I think such an engine as the one in question can go at thirty or thirty-five miles an liOKr , and 1 think I have gone at ibrty-five miles upon them ; but when they approach fil ' iy I think they art ! unsafe , and that is an opinion not hastily formed . ^ , . Coroner : Then you think these long boiler engines if they are going at a rate exceeding forty miles an hour , arc Habit ; to oscillate , and run over the line ?—General Pasley : Yes , 1 do think so . Coroner : And what is the cause , the defect in the formation ?—General P . isley : It is the wheels huddled together , or the axles under the boiler that give so much overhanging dead-weight at each end , which 1 have not found with any other engines .

      Coroner : Did you ever mention your opinion to Mr . Stcphenson relative to his long boiler engines ? General Pasley : No , I dou't thiuk I have . I have not seen him , but I have mentioned it to several persons employed by him , as well as his pupils . Coroner : And to the Board of Trade ?—General Pasley : Yes and to the Board of Trade . Coroner : Did you ever anticipate an engine of this description meeting with such an accident {—General Pasley : The fact is that I did not expect such an accident could have taken place . I did not thiuk that . such an engine could have gone at the speed it did in

      running off the line . It is a rule with engine drivers to shut off the steam on a descending gradient , and in all my journeys in railway travelling I never found them neglect doing so . 1 have frequently informed the engine drivers of these engines of the daug . / r they were incurring when driving them at a rate verging upon fifty miles per hour . In the north of England , however , 1 remember being on one of Mr . Stephenson ' s long-boiler engines , and two pair of the wheels were coupled together , and in riding upon it 1 felt more setuvc thaw 1 would upon the otlier ones , as the coupling produces steadiness , and consequently safety .

      Coroner : Then you perfectly attribute the accident to the sped' of the engine ?—General Pasley : Yes ; to the rate of descending a gwUcnt at forty miles per hour , being such a rate that no prudent engine-driver would travel down an incline . I never contemplated stioh an accident occurring . Coroner : Have you got anything further to add , sir?—General Pasley : Yes . I wish to explain why I consider that the sudden shutting off the steam could not have led to the accident ; the grounds upon which I differ with other opinions . When a railway train is in motion the engine always exceeds the weight of the tender , and double that of the carriages . When the steam is shut off suddenly , more espcciallv on a descending gradient , its movement

      will drag the tender and carriages for a considerable distance , and presuming that the engine should become dntachu from the tender , its impetus would carry it far in advance , so much so that the train would fail in overtaking it . The engine , having a greater momentum , would proceed faster than the carriages . In order to Jsliow you the effect of suddenly shutting off the tilc-im—1 was lately on an engine on the Bristol anil Gloucester Railway with Mr . Council , the locomotive superintendent , the gauge eommUsioncrs being in the train , when I desired a great speed tu be put on , and then requested the steam to bo turned off suddenly . It was done so , and

      not the slightest eflect was produced . Again , on the Great Western Railway 1 was on an engine with Mr . Brunei , two tenders attached , and agoods train of two huiulrcil tuns , with a speed of thirty miles an hour . I desired Mr . Brunei , when they had to stop at si station , to siiut oft" the steam suddenly a minute before the breaks were applied . It was done frequently , and not the least effect felt . The tender did not crowd upon the engine , and neither did the waggons crowd upon the tender . In short , shutting off the steam produces no effect , unless the breaks are applied , more especially in descending an incline of one iu two hundred .

      Coroner : Do you t ' . ink it probable that the accident could have resulted from some other cause to that you have mentioned . General Pasley : If there had not been any cxccssive ppe t'l lo have caused the engine to have left the rail , it would not have produced such fearful dLcts . The foreman : Then , sir , can you attribute the accident to lite engine driver or engine ? General Pasley : 1 attribute it to the engine driver de . 'midinjr sn inclination at an unnecessary rate , and particularly to the peculiar construction of the engine . Uonsu ' xrU vety doubtful whether a similar accident would have happened to an engine of any other construction .

      There bein ? no other witnesses to examine , the learned Coroner proceeded to sum up Uie evidence . The court was then cleared of strangers , and the jmyaftcv liuing Fomc time in consultation , sent for the coroner , when the foreman informed him thai tlu-y had not unanimously arrived at a verdict , and he icared there were little hopes of their agreeing . The ccrnner ther . inquired how many of the jury we re unanimous ? The foreman answered , twelve . The coroner said , if the twelve jurors were unanimous , he could , receive their verdict , and as , k « l the foreman what was their return , Tho foreman observed , that their verdict was " Accident ? . ! Death , caused by the impru dent conduct ot die eujriue-drivel ' , in uoiii " at an excessive spued . "

      ^ The- diss-iuiu" jury ( tlirou iu ' number ) remarked i ! t ? . t tins verdict they were desirous of agrcuiu-j to was . " Accidental Death , caused i > y iliu misuondue-tof the

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      engine driver , ami the defective construction of thv 1 engine , " and inflicted a deodand of £ 500 on the engine . The coroner accordingly took tho verdict of the twelve . The foreman then rose , and said that the jury earnestly recommended the Board of Trade to adopt immediate steps for discontinuing the running ot the engines , similar to the one the subject of inquiry on the Norfolk Railway , until such measures were adopted as would render them Bale for the con " veyance of passenger trains . 1 he court was then dissolved

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      _ . , . . FIRES . On Sunday morning , between the hours of three and four , a fire broke out in the Castle Tavern , Bull £ H ; ° nT '• ? T' r e nP P ? of Mr . Thos . Parker , licensed victualler . The premises , which were three stories high , were flanked on either side by numerous dwcl ing-liouaes , and were adjoined at the rear by the Adelphi lheatre . An alarm having been raised a considerable period elapsed before the proprietor and the different lodgers could be aroused , by which time the whole of the back of the building , composed principally of timber , ' were completely wrapped in names . With such impetuosity was the fire then burning , that it was with the greatest difficulty the inmates could effect a safe retreat . As it was , the

      waiter , a man named James Crancr , together with a lodger , were obliged to leap from one of the upper windows into the court , with nothing on but their night-clothes . The waiter , upon jumping out of window , started off in the state he was to the Chandos-street Brigade Station , to civeintelligence . The engines from that depot were quickly got out and taken to the scene ; these were followed by others of the London establishment , with Mr-. ' Braidwood , tho superintendent , and also those-bolonpring to the West of England and County Insurance Companies . By the time , however , that they arrived , the flames had broken through the roof , and ascended so high into the air , as to illuminate a great portion of the metropolis . There being only a lath-and-plaster

      tiavtition between the burning premises and the house No . 7 in the same court , a few seconds only elapsed before the latter also became ignited . The hose of the engines having been attached , the branches were taken down the court , but no water could at that time be obtained from the plugs . For some time it was feared that the Adelphi theatre would have been consumed , the sky-light and trap-doors on the roof being several times in flames . A number of persons , however , having mounted tho roof , a quantity of water , kept there in a tank provided in case of such a disaster , was scattered about , and by that means the theatre was preserved . As soon as water could be procured from the mains , the engines were set at w . irk . under the direction of Mr . Praidwood . After

      labouring for some time , the firemen at length got the fire completely extinguished . The damage done is very considerable , the whole of the stock belonging to Mr . Parker , together with his furniture ami wearing apparel , is totally lost . The furniture of the lodgers in the building , and that belonging to five families in the adjoining house , is likewise destroyed . Tho scene at one period was truly distressing ; ' the residents of at Iea 9 t twenty houses in the court were to be seen running to and fro almost in a stato of frenzy , carrying along their children , and what ; little property they could lay hold of . The origin ot the fire could not be accounted for . The only party out of the number of sufferers who was insured was Mr . Parker ; eight or nine families are therefore

      deprived of everything they once possessed . Destructive Fire is the WALwoRin . noAD . --On Sunday afternoon , the premises belonging to Mr . Aldous , a corn chandler and seed merchant , situate at No . 0 , Crown-row , Walworth-road , were discovered to be on fire . The flames , it is presumed , originated at the back , of the shop amongst the stock , and passed from thence up the staircase , and communicated to the first , and second floors . The intelligence was without delay furnished to the engine stations , and forthwith the brigade engines , from Southwark and Waterloo Bridge-roads , arrived on the spot . By the period , however , that the firemen

      could get to work , the flames had obtained so strong a hold as to threaten with destruction the numerous contiguous buildings . Fortunately the mains of-the Lambeth works afforded a plentiful supply of water , and after labouring for nearly an hour , the firemen succeeded in subduing the flames , not , however , until the back part of the shop , together ' with the stock in tivule therein , and the staircase with the first and second floors , were nearly destroyed . The adioininp premises of Mr . Alarshal ' , No . 10 , are also damaged by water and fire . The origin of the fire is unknown . The building was insured in the Alliance-office , but Mrs . Aldous was uninsured .

      Dkstrl'ctivb Fire is Clkhkesttelt ,. —Saturday morning a fire broke outupon the premises belonging to Mr . W . Farmer , an engineer , carrying on business at 33 , Great Sutton-street , Clerkenwell . It originated from some unknown cause in the factory at the rear of the dwelling . Fortunately the building , a large one , about forty or fifty feet long , was detached , or the most disastrous consequences might have been expected . The engines of the London Brigade , parish , West of England , and Comity companies promptly attended , and there beinp an abundant stream of water supplied by tho New River Company , the engines were set to work , and the firemen , after labouring for some time , at length succeeded in extinguishing the flames , not , however , until the premises iu which the fire began were , tog ether with the contents , nearly consumed . Air . Freeman is insured in the Sun Fire-office .

      Firk ' o . n Board a Smr . —On Saturday morning about twelve o ' clock , the barque Thomas Henry , of Exeter , Captain Jewry , lying in Messrs . Curling and Young ' s dock , Liinchoimc , was discovered to be on fire . The issue of a dense mass of smoke from the after- deck made the watchman aware of the fact . An instant alarm was spread , and intelligence was dispatched to the different engine stations . Upon entering the after cabin the flooring was found to be on lire , and was blazing most furiously , threatening destruction to the entire ship . The crews of

      several vessels instantly set to work , but so firm a hold had the flames obtained , that they defied the utmost exertions of the parties present . The parish engine was the first to arrive , and was speedily set to work . This was followed by the brigade nnginca from Schooliiousc-lane , Jeffrey nndWellclose-squaves , Watling-street , and the West of England stations . Owing to the combined exertions of all parties the fire was eventually extinguished , but nut before considerable damage was done . The origin of the fire has been traced to a defect in the stove .

      Fire at the London' and Birmingham Railway Storks . —A fire , caused by the explosion of some fog signal lights , occurred in the above stores , situate near Chalk Farm . There being a quantity of cotton wipings in the place , the same became ignited , and for some time considerable alarm prevailed lest the entire building should fall a prey tb the fury of the flames The fire-engine belonging to the company was quickly got out and soon at work , and by judiciously distributing tho wafer the flames were ' extinguished , but not until the floor of the building was much burned and the contents damaged by fire and water .

      Dkstruciiox of a CoTTON-srinmo Mill nv Finu . —The most destructive fire which has occurred in this city or its vicinity for several years past , with the exception of that which , consumed the city Theatre about two months-ago , took place ou Friday morning in Savoy-street , Bridgcton . The alleged cause of the conflagration is , that a quantity of loose cotton ignited in the arms of a girl , as sho was passing one of the gas li g hts . The mill , that of Messrs . Genuuell and Co ., is four stories high , and 230 feet in length , and it is estimated that tiie loss on the building and machinery will amount to upwards of £ 5 , 000 . FinE in Bkiimoxdsey . —A lire broke out on

      Monday evening in the ropo works of Mr . G . Baker , originating iii the accidental fall of a lighted caudlo into a vessel of boiling tar . Tho conflagration extended rapidly , and was not got under without much difficulty ; an& after having consumed the greater portion of the tar house , and a considerable part of the rigging house . Fiub at Woolwich . —About halt-past one on Monday morning , a fire broke out on the premises of Mr . Williams , bootmaker , Wellington-street , Weolwich , and an alarm being given , the drums were beat and strong panics of the military and police constables from the dock-yard were promptly on the spot with engines . Great difficulty was experienced at first from want of water ; but , fortunately , the tanks at the rtar of the Star public-house were made nvailiible . The house in which the fire originated was

      completely gutted . The property saved was placed under tlrc charge of a guard of eoldiers . A marino was oonveyed to the hospital , haying had both his legs run over by one of the fire engines . Destructive Conflaghation an Taklooie , near Tain . —On Monday night last , the corn-yard of Mr . Fergus Ferguson , farmer , Tarlogic , was discovered lo be on fire , Mr . Ferguson was at the time absent , and no less than twenty-six sacks of corn and a large stack of hay were totally consumed . No trace of the cause of this lamentable affair has been found ; but from tho circumstance that the corn-yard was a little distant from tlic square , and near ne house whevo tUere was any tire , and tho wind blowing from tho west and the fire having commenced in tho west part of oiic yaril , there is fear the fire has been the act of ail incendiary .- —Hot - shin Mvirtiwr ,

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      The Goveusok-Genekalsiiii' of Canada . — It is said that the governor-generalship of Canada has been offered to Sir Henry I'ottinger and refused by him . IIolloway ' s Pills axd Ointment . —St . George ' s Hospital . —Mvs . Sullivan , residing at No 2 , Thompson ' s-buildings , llainmcrsmith-cross , Hammersmith , had an ulcer on the instep , one on tiie shin , and another on tho ankle , for wliieli sho was admitted as outdoor patient , for three months , at tho above hospital , but , obtained no relief . She also consulted several eminent surgeons , but . to no purpose : at times ! ior sufferings were so great as to prevent her putting her foot to the ground for several days together . Shu has , however , just bten cureU by the usu alone i . r these invaluable medicines .

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      *» FEMALE CONVICTS IN VAN DIEMAN'S LAND . The circumstances under which Van Dicman ' s Land is now placed have attracted the attention of the press , but scarcely any one is aware of the- intensity of the evil . The numbers of convicts which are poured forth upon that unhappy land ave rapidly destroying all sound public opinion , ami substituting a code of convict morals in its place . A few years ago Lord Stanley felt the mischief thus produced , and strongly expressed in a despatch hw sense of it , more especially bis attention was drawn to the wretched state of female transports when they arrive in that island .

      Their first home and their place of return when outof service was and is a barrack called the Brickfield Factory , an abode of horrors not to be described . As much more dreadful than the Black llolo at Calcutta , as moval depravity is worse than physical suffering . It was determined to make u . change , and five hundred female convicts wens sent out in tUe ship Alison , under Uie conduct of Airs . Bowden , tho intelligent and exemplary matron of the lunatic asylum at Ilanwell . Another vessel was to be despatched before the Anson , with male convicts , who , according to the intention of Lord Stanley , would have arrived in Van Dicman ' s Land and bewi cleared from the vessel by the time tiie Anson had made the island .

      ' 1 his second vessel was not . However , despatched until long after the Ansou had sailed , and matters were se thoroughly mismanaged , that when the lastaccounts came away , viz ., three years after the convicts had been put on board ' the Anson , Mrs . Bowden and such of the females as had not been placed out to service were still remaining in that vessel . With regard to those who hail obtained a service , if for any reason or accident they could not remain with tiie particular employers with whom they had been placed , they were- , sent , not to the Anson , to bo again under the superintendence of Mrs . Bowden , but to this pandemonium , the Brickfield Factory , to mingle with the most abaiuUriu-u of their sex .

      On a visit of inspection made by Mrs . Bowden to this wretched place , the poor creatures who had been under her care implored her , with tears and passionate entreaties , to take tiiem again to the Ansou ; but this was beyond her power . Mrs . Bowden ' s difficulties with regard to the females who remained with her were very great , and would have paralyzed the i fi ' orts of any person of inferior zeal and fewer resources . Like ' all others who have effected any good in their attempts at reformins prisoners , Mrs . Bowden depends very much on being able to command a supply of useful labour for them . She desired to employ tiiem in making their clothes , but the local government chose to supply her with clothes already made . She then made application to the shopkeepers in the island who sell

      readymade linen to employ her prisoners in making shirts , which they were willing to do , but could only afford to pay sevonpence per shirt . This price she gladly accepted , but the regulations of the government aga * n presented an obstacle . Local wisdom had determined that thn true price for making a shirt was balf-a-erown , and that Mrs . Bowdeu was responsible for as many half-crowns as the Anson produced shirts , and she was actually surcharged for the difference between seven pence and lialf-a-cron-n as to every shirt made under her superintendence . It is true that after many protocols , much diplomacy , and great misgivings on the part of the local government , Mrs . Bowden obtained forgiveniss for the past , out she was obliged to turn her attention to some other pursuit for the future .

      In this perplexity it omirrcd to her that the island furnished plenty of straw of an appropriate species for the manufacture of haU and bonnete , and there being no makers of those articles on the island , the luciil Solons had left the regulation of the manufacture out of their code . It is true neither Mrs . Bowden nor her prisoners had over learned to plait straw , but the difficulty of acquiring this art was little or nothing compared with thai of a conflict against the legislation of the southern hemisnueve , so they set about their work and soon accomplished a hat , which was presented to the governor .

      Since . that time they have made hats and bonneta in considerable quantities ; nevertheless , as this task is not suited to all , Mrs . Bowden is st ill suffering under want of employment for many of her prisoners . We 'oL-lievc thia slight sketch of convtci management , as regards one pai'ticulai' class , will furnish no unf ' aiv specimen of the state of our convict population in Australia . —Moruimi Chronicle .

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      "W * Accidext at Messrs . Cubitt ' s . —Mr . Wakley held an inquest on Monday , at the Royal Free Hospital , Grjiy ' s-inn-roail , on the body ot' Michael Cusick , aged fifty-four . Deceased was a labourer in the employ of Messrs . Cuuitt , ami ou Friday last was engaged in removing some timber , when a beam , supported by what is onlkii "silver legs , " giving way , it foil upon liis neck , injuring him so much that ho died on the following morning . Verdict—Accidental Death . To Youkg Lames . —Some lime ago wo published a caution against certain advertisers who offered great inducements to young ladies desirous of some employment . Wo now repeat mir caution , and if such udvertisitmeiits seem to demand any inquiry , we advise ladies not to inquire personally or alone . — Thai's .

      Middle-Class Uosf . sty . ~ -At the Clerkenwell Police office on Monday , Aifred Leonard was charged with stealing a saucepan , value 4 | d ., the property of iHv . James Biugloy , an ironmonger , residing at . 3 , Pleasant-row , Pentonville . Tho offence was fuliy proved , the prisoner himself admitting his guilt . The article had been exhibited tor sale at the prosecutor ' s door , with the label on it . The saucepan and label were found on the prisoner . Mr . Greenwood ( to the proaocutor )—Head that labisl . The prosecutor did so aloud . Mr . Greenwood—You have not read it all . Go on . Tiie prosecutor read a part of the label describing ihu uiiiole ; k made of bloek tin . Mr . Greenwood—That is untrue and you know \ it l ' roseeutor—Yos , thai is uutrue . Mr .

      Greenwood—Then why do you represent an article to be what it is not ? Prosecutor— We are obliged to tell the public so . Mr . Greenwood—Indeed you are not obliged to do anything of tho boh , and i t is not the part of a respectable tradesman , Prosecutor—We tell our customers so , but if they : uk us whether the article really is what it is lubsllwl as . we tell them the truth . Mr . Greenwood observed that it was not surprising tradesmen were plundered , wlion they exposed their property for sale in Mii-h a manner outside their shops . The prisoner was commitied for trial . —[ Which most deserved to bs committed fort rial , the poor wretch who stole a ftmrpenfe-lialfjienny saucepan , or tho " respectable" swindler , who . in all probability , has been cl-ur : ili : i ^ the prWif- for yea rs , l » y selling his nibiiish uii ' -ier take weu-iieu-- ; 'i

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      DREADFUL MURDER IN JERSEY . Another dreadful murder was perpetrated atSewardsco / e , Royal-tquare , on Friday morning , at a quarter past two . the victim of this fearful Seed is Mr . Abraham , optician , known for many years in theChanuel Islands , which he visited occasionally In the course of Thursday night , Mr . Nicolle hatter of Kins-street , visited Mr . Seward ' s cafe , and shortly after a dispute arose between them respecting two bottles of wine charged to Mr . Nicolle , but which he refused to pay , using very high language towards Seward , andI challenged to fi ght him then in the square ; but Mr . Scward returned and joined the company in doors , which consisted of Mr . Jeflcrv Mr Bowdidge , jun ., Mr . C . Du Tout , and Miss Cook Mr . Scward s housekeeper . ~ * ....-.. — ¦

      Only a few rainutes had elapsed when a report of fire-anus was heard , the contents of which had en tercd the cafe and in another moment its effect was visible by the almost instant death of Mr . Abraham he having been struck in the back by three pistol bullets one of winch passed through his bodr , coming out about the centre of his breast . Miss Cook who stood near the table , was shot through the left hand and hip , the ball having passed between Mr . Sevvards breast and Mr . Bowdidge ' s head ; fortunately tho young lady ' s life is uot considered in danger . Mr . Seward and Bowdi'lge , on hearing the report , instantly ran out as far as Nicollc ' s house , when they heard a door slam ; they then tried the door , but found it fastened on the inside .

      lho police were immediately on the alert , « inu made diligent search for tiie assassin , but to no purpose , not considering it prudent to search his house till dayli . aht . Several of the police keot a strict guard around the house til ! half-past scve ' n , when a watcliman entered Air . Nicolle ' s room , and found liim with Ins child in his arms ; he immediately surrendered himself . In the room was found a short piece , which had evidently ntt long been discharged . A j ? oft mortem examination took place , when it was ascertained tint one of the bullets had penetrated the heast , and the other two had entered the right side ofthc back , and fractured two ribs . ,. T ! ie name of % unhappy gentleman deprived of life is Samuel Levi , he having assumed the name of Abraham from a firm with which he was connected at Liverpool .

      All these facts were deposed to at the inquest which was held the same day , and on Saturday the jury re-assembled to consider their verdict , which was unanimously " Wilful Murder . "

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      ALARMING FIRE—ATTEMPT TO BURN FOUR HOUSES . OnTuesday evening , shortly after nine o ' clock , the immediate vi .-inity of Camden-town was thrown into a state of excitement by the simultaneous outbreak ot no fewer than tour separate fires , which , there is every around to conclude , were the work of some vile incendiary . From inquiries instituted on the spot , the reporter learned that , at the time just stated , three polioeeonstables of tUe S division were go ' insr their rounds past IIaw ] ey-field « , Camden-town , when one of them had his attention suddenly directed towards the western corner of a pile of fiiiir newl y-erected houses , situate in the fields , by an unusiial lielit therein . At

      first the officer imagined that the li ght was caused by some of the workmen d ; yiu < , ' tlw building , but the same increasing in strength he hastened across the fields to examine tc place , when he found immense bodies of smoke pouring forth from the roof anil windows . Without delay the alarm was raised in the usual way-, and au attempt was made to extinguish the fiames by pouring buckets of water upon them . Whilst the constables , however , were passing the three other houses , they discovered to their no small amazement that the otlier corner house was also on fire at the back , and in the course of a few seconds afterwards they found that the remaining two houses were likewise in flames . A messenger was despatched in a cab to the several stations of the fire brigade , and also to the West of England office , with intelligence of the circumstance . In the meantime the police exerted themselves most manfully in endeavouring to stop thfurther

      e ravages of the flames . The flames , however , travelled with such fury as speedily to brine down the roof of the house in which the fire was first observed . Mr . Staples , the foreman of the London brigade , arrived with several engines of the establishment , aud to their exertions may beattribiited tho saving of a deal of property . The West of England engine , from Waterloo-road , with Uie comyany ' s firemen , and Mr . Connorton , were brought to the scene withal ] possible expedition . The firemen upon arriving had to encounter great difficulties totetan engine near the burning houses . They having plenty of fire buckets at hand , a line was formed by the men , and by passing the water from one another , a vast stream was discharged at the buildings , which had the desired effect of getting the flames extinguished . Ihat however was notaccomplished until the fire had travelled through the first named Iioufc , and severely burnt the remaining three , more especially the staircases and parlour floorings .

      From the fact of the Tour houses being on fir « at the same time , not the less , t doubt remains that the fire was wilfully caused , but by whom is at present wrapped in mystery . Tho firemen , upon examining the premises after the fire was got out , found that the flames could not by any possibility have reached from one house to the other without the aid of someone . They also found that the fire had commenced in every place about the staircases . The houses ave said to be the property of Mr ! Marshall , of Hentwick-place , and it is at present unknown whether or not thev are insured .

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      The Cosfessios of Joji . vTaweil . —At the last quarter sessions for the comity of Bucks , the confession of this criminal wa = ? for the third time brought before the consideration of the bench , presided over hy Sir T . D . Aubrey , Cart ., and it w . is hoped would have been finally settled one way or the other . Dr . Lee , the magistrate who gave notice of the motion , did not attend ; and on thequestioH being brought forward , J . P . Decring , Esq ., said he had been desired by Dr . Leo to withdraw the motion , and give notice for him , " That the chaplain be required to lay on the table of the next quarter sessions the coufes * sion made by John Tawell . " Upon tliis , a length-. ened discussion ensued , and Mr . Carrington moved , "That the magistrates dis-ipprove of the qiiestioi being any longer agitated . " This wan seconded b \

      the Rev . Mr . Harrison . Another long discussion ensued , several of the magistrates contending that , nothiug could be gained by the production of the confession , and that the proceeding was most unjust to the Rev . Mr . Cyx , the chaplain . Sir II . Verncv moved , "That the notice on the paper be withdrawn ; " which having been seconded , Lord Nugent moved an amendment to the effect , " That it appeared to the court that John Tawell was convicted at the Spring assizes of 18-15 , by a jury of liis countrymen , of murder , and suffered tne punishment of death accordingly , and that nothing can be gaiued for the ends of public justice by any confession made bv Tawfll for the relief of his conscience to tlic chaplain bciug made public ; " which was carried , and the subject diopped .

      liiE Dead Alive . —On Friday evening a woman uanted Kinnate , occupying a kitchen at No . 23 , Great Barlow-street , who had been out for a short time , returned home , and found her husband , a nun eiglitytwo years of age , and who bad been for some time " in ill-health , in bed , apparently asleep . She approached and spoke to him , but on his not moving after she had vainly endeavoured to arouse him for several minute .- ! , she came to the conclusion that he hail , during her brief absence , expired . Iu a state ol great anguish of mind she called down other funali

      lodgers , vho were of the same opinion as herself with regard to dissolution having taken place . The ceremony of "laying out" was then commenced , when , immediately after the jaws were tied up , the supposed defunct suddenly raised his right arm , and , opening his eyes , demanded to know what was the matter . Ilis "better half" and the rest of the women , terrified almost to death , rushed out of the apartment , calling loudly for assistance , and in tiieir hurry to get into the street , ran violently against Mr . Ncwson , an undertaker , who had been sent for to take measure of the coffin .

      Petiy Ivkaxxiks . — In this countiy , ignorant purse-proud nu'ii , who have risen themselves from the lowest rauk ^ j , are frequently great tyrants over their meu : shouting , swearing , bawling at them ; treating them with contempt , and degrading them in the sight of others . The tyranny exercised bv " shop-walkers" over the " young men" in drapers ' shops , particularly in London , is well known . Tlieio are houses in which , if a " youni ; man" fail to sell something to a customer , and tins latter leaves without purchasing some article , the " young man" is instantly " slopped "—that is , discharged ! It may be that the nou-salc is no fault of the " young man ;" he may do his utmost to yell ; but ho has got hold ol an " awkward customer , " who , not acprovim : of tlic

      articles she or he may have seen , or thinking tinprice too high , or the quality not good enough , has made up his or her mind not to purchase anything . No matter : if the party leave the shop without purchasing , the " young man" who attended on him inoRs iiis own doom the moment the back of tie customer is turned , lie is " slopped" .-uid turned on the wide world . This is not so much the practice in country towns , tlu > u « h it is sometimes done even in tLem ; but in a country town the petty tyranny is apt to be noised about ; the employer may iuid h ' i ? trade aiiecktl b y it ; and this makes him isorc cautious . In domestic affairs , there is much petty tyranny exercised over servants , not so much by persons of education , knowledge , aud experience , ' as bv

      upstarts . A lad y , in the best scr . se oi the word , never rates or scolds her servants ; she treats them with mildness and kindi ; e « = , but . she does not cxptci to have to repeat her orders . But women who have perhaps been servants themselves , hiivinj : married a small tradesman , or perhaps a mechanic , keeps !' oi the first time in her life a " Kirl " -. -i servant , at a shilling : i week ami her board . There ave no greater tyrants ill a uiuall way than these wimtifcs ; nor is there a greater slave upon earth than these poor servants ot ail work . " Shut up in an undcrarour . d kitchen ; begrimed with dirt from the soles ef their

      feet to the crown of their head ; constantly scolded , and constantly at work from or before daylight till late at night ; first up in the morning and the last to bed at night , they an- , of all classes in England , perhaps tbe most miserable . A kind word is often never spoken to them ; ( hey are Ireited in every respect as an interior nice of beings ; they become degraded iu their own cstimatiov ; * aiid in desperation they often quit their service and swell the ranks of those unhappy beings who sw ami in our streets . Their petty tyrants have much' to answer for , aud perhaps the tyranny they have exercised over f la-is- miseraUe link slaves will fall on tlwir own children , and , we believe , often does . — -ISrightou Jhndd .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 17, 1846, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1350/page/7/