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      - """^ SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE . so . xix . ¦ WE-Lt RALLY ABOUND nOL ¦ „ old Song , by Tboxas Coof » the Chartist . ) ne lion of Frteaomis coine from his den ! Weilr * ' * around him again anS again ! w . Tl croimWm with laurel ottr chamjion to ue—O'Connor the patriot—for sweet libertj ! Tbe pri ^ e of the nation—he ' s nohle and brava ! A terror to tyrants—a friend to the dare ! the brig ht star of Freedom—thenoblest of men ! Veil rally aronnd him , again and again ! Tbonsh prond daring tyrants his body confined , Thev never could conquer Ins generous mind » We'll hail oar ca ^ d lion now freed from Ms den-Well rally around nun , again and again !

      Who strove for the patriots , was up night and day , He saved them Gram falling to tyrants a prey I T « ai Frargus O'Connor was diligent then Veil rally around him , again and again ;

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      THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL Part T . London 3 . Bennett , 69 . Fleet-street . We ' find Aursakea constrained to find fault , so we ^ u dnsnat t'ie outset , and have done with thedisjjrecaWe task . We owe much to Charles Uackay , a rhymester , « bo realises our idea of what a poet should be more { ally than any other of ihe tuaefnl band of the present tjij " ; be may , therefore , be assnrred it is with regret thit wecom ;» lain , when \ re would fain praise . In the 20 th number of this Journal , we find a iJf me under the head of " Daily Work" which , penned doubtless with good intentions , nevertheless

      tontains idea * against which we must enter our rea to protest ; witness the second and third Terses :-Ko ! Let U » work I "W » only ask Reward proportioned to our task : — We have no quarrdwith the great ; 3 » o ieudwith rank—WithmOl , or bank—No env ; of a lord ' s estate , If we cvi earn sufficient store To satisfy oar daily need ; And can retain , For ageandpain , A traction , ire are rich indeed .

      No dread of ton have we or ours ; We know our worth , and weigh our powers ; The more we work , tbe more we win ; Success to Trade 1 Success to Spade J And to the Corn thafs coming in ! And joy to him , who o ' er his task Scmcmhers toil is Nature ' s plan ; . Who , worldns , thinks —• And nevar sinks His independence as a man . . Sour , we , who belnngto the working order , reprejest no incnnnder&ble number of that class , and certainly have to work , and pretty hard too , beg to protest against this laudation of " work . " Taking

      the Christian view of the question , we are given to understand that Ja ^ oor was originally inflicted npon the human race as a " enrse ; " and certainly we cannot think that corses demand songs of praise . Taking the common-sense view of the question , we hum that excessive labour is a curse , and the sooner that br the aid of machinery , under proper arrange ments * tfuich shall make the machines the property oFthepPOplP . t'J WOrk ^ br aild not against them , this labour can be shortened , and as far as possible dispensed with , the better forthe human race . We beg ? savtfaat " we Sore a quarrel with the Great ;" they are " Great" only by wronging their fellowereatarcs . and such greatness we owe no respect to . We do not enw lords , that is to say , we do not want

      fo belnrds ourselves but neither do we want lords 1 \ all ; and as to the " estates" we think the lords hare taken the estates from thepeople , and thesooner the estates come back to their rightful owners the better . This doctrine of " dailyneeds . " " fractionsforold * ge , " an < J so forth , we repudiate ; it isuot the crumbs that fall from rich men ' s tables that will satisfy us . Jtis not true of the people , that "the more the ? work , tbe more they win ; " we know the Free-traders say so , but we know that the reverse is rather the troth ; and that generally thej who work must set feast . If toil be "Nature ' s ulaa , " be it so , but

      lrtaM toil and all share the products of toil fairly , and then perhaps we niay be induced to chorus the jirakes of labour , but not before . We have been Induced to offer these remarks rcafnlv iecanve flmonast several of our friends we have heard no little dissatisfaction exjressed at this production of Charles Mackay ' s . Now we desire Charles MacJray to be popular—as we wish all poets to destrrc and have the love of the people , and we are verv anxious that the Peop le * Journal , should be popular , for we earnestly desire its success ; we , therefore , bar to eently hint that no more of such poems Trill fce most advisabV

      Oor disagreeaMe tssk Is ended , and now to do justice to the merits of this part of the "People ' B Journal" wonld take up far more of our time and space than we could possibly devote to it . At the head of the contributors to this Journal stand * WiixuiTHflwiTT , with his "Letters on Labour , " his " Ilolidays for the People , " and other contributions . His "Lettara on Labour" clearly elucidate and beautitnUy enforce the . soundness and practicability of the CT-operative principle , and sbonld be read by every one whs " earns his hread in the sweat of lira brow . " In his third ' Letter " ( contained in this part ) he truly

      says—Tiie iruikofiheia&ller it , that the labour of the manj for the few , instead of for themselves , is owing to no order of nature , or ordering of Providence ; it is the simple end natural result of CAPITAL and EDDCVIIOS . In "whatever hands these powerful agents come to lie , ftere will be the mastership . These , at all times , bave b ? en in the iauds ot " , the few ; and , therefore , the few Lave very much their own way in the world . On this text he enlarges at gr- ~ at length on "the Aoplica'ion of dlu powers of labour . " We shall most likely have more to say on these letters when the next part is liefore vs . Froia a beautiful article ( by William Howitt ) on * ' Mav Dav" xce si vc the following extract : —

      BOLIDATS * 0 B THE PEOPLE . The spirit and the necessities of the present time is , ' TYork , wnrk . work ! " With all our pregiess , we have ait progressed into Ji . tlf the ease and gaiety that our ancestors possessed . "With all our improvements , we | have not improved on their habit of enjoying themselves . "With ail onr triump hs of machinery and of knowLJpe , we have won no leisure , no happiness , not even our daily Oread . We hare lost all that onr ancestors possessed , ana have gained nothing which they had Hot . That is a poor st « irv to tell ; that is a strange jvsult of progress and civilisation . Pro gress ! Is it a progress into poverty , toil , an . i wretchedness that we boast of ? Let those boast V * 0 Win ,. Civilisation ! Is itcmlisation tohavefamine

      and expulsion irom Ji » use and home in Ireland— " worn work ! work !? ' and Brcmhilland Goatacrein England » Oh ! there is stiil Something hugely nrong ! Whichever * av we torn a giant monster meets us . and startles us out of onr dreams of poetry . We call this an enlightened age . In what is k enJigiittatd ! With all ourlightaud knowledge can any man tell us , even on this ques = ion of Mayrfayj how the ptnple , as one universal pei . ple , could turn out for a single day and enjoy themselves £ So ! the mills want up , the sliops want us , the ianks and railroads want ns . V / c want our daily bread , and Mammon ivants his . He opens all his thousand mouths of gaping s-aithies , wurtebops . and offices , to swaUuw us up . We have son mii ' . jims . hut we have not won leisure for a

      single day » AVhf re is the man that dare say we are wiser than our ancestors ? AilUit : tXaiUi » -iuiliheHumanHcartaretlicsanie . The oL-e h'is all IkT fa-unties and fleiigbts sail to offer , the otherhasailiss glori-uscapadtits to enjoy ! Oli ! how 1 . —autiful Is Xa : ur- at tliis laoaient ! How sre-ii is her . iv ! 5 . « , i ?«™ irf , s .-f is her folbge ! The cuvkoo has re tsxneJ fivin far ) -. 2 i ( i * . and fhoutshis g lstdness on < emore . Theni lit 5 , H > k iwuw ltymus of Jure and woi > Wpft-oni . wjta-hswic brautifuJ thanIfndar , or enuDavit war ' vrate The i-ovvslip and the primrose fcaihe » den ; : meadows , anC breathe up incense to the heaven that » cule on them . The whole country is a paradise of

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      jontb , and lore / and beauty ; and it should be the holiday ot every man , woman , and child , now to break loose from labour aud care , and go forth , and enjoy it . .. This shotOdle the festival of May . Without returning to the hobby horse and the more foolish customs of our ancestors , we should at feast return to Nature . We should make it the holiday of M . iy—if not on one day , at least on another—for every soul to go out aud abandon itself to the general joy of the season . To breathe the fresh , pme air ; to revel in the feeling of all the delicioussreenness , and amid the heaven-suggesting flowers ; to lettue "work , work , work ! " cease for at least one day in the weary , whirling brain ; and the heart , opening to the perception of the mighty joy that covers the whole face of the earth , repose for a single day on the sense of God's goodness , aud feel that it still can sympathise in the plnasnre of its fellow man . ThissJioiiWftethe holiday of

      May—and I would sav , let it be so for all that it can . God never meant that all the loveliness of May should be left to the bird upon tbe bough , and the beast In the field ; and that man , the noblest of his creatures , should be imprisoned in the workshop , andhave none of it . Shall the otter bask in the sedge , the snake on the bank , the very toad in its hole , and shall not man bask too ? Let those who can enjoy the feast of Kature , now go forth and enjoy it—bnt abore all , lei them , when thejr see how glorious May inthe country is , and feel howit strengthens and refreshes their hearts , resolve never to rest till the whole working population is enabled to enjoy this tooand that the time shall once more come when this may be a holiday for all , and there shall be a dance on the village green , and a dancing heart in every poor man ' s bosom , at the festival of youth and nature—the poetical &at Bat .

      The following extract speaks for itself . Woium Howm ' a ideas on " the Irish question , coupled with what he is doing for tue advance of the allsaving co-operative principle cannot fail to render him oae of the most popular—and being so , one of tbe most influential and useful — of the people's friends : —

      IRELAND—THE QUESTION OF QUESTIONS . Ireland has long been the paradox of our policj , thu eniguia of our national feeling , the regret of our wllwishere , the glory of oar enemies—our opprobrium before the whole world . But that paradox , that enigma , that regret , that hostile glory , that opprobrium , will from this hour become magnified to a'moustrous degree in the eyes Of ewry people of the earth . We can no longer sleep upon it . The time is come when Ireland mini bo attended to , and converted into a source of honour instead of shame . The time is come when this unluppy island shall no longer place us in the first rank of ridicule , and lay us open to the charge of the foulest hypocrisy . When it shall no longer make us the practical defenders of every injustice on the earth that , as a nation , we . are spending our strength , our name , our money , and even

      onr blood to jut down . When it shall no longer make us the guarantee and justifier of American slavery , and of the atrocities of the Autocrat of Russia , of the Emperor of Aiutria , and the King of Prussia . As it is ire are all these , and must be so till we do justice to irelaud . We hava sp ^ nt three thouscu td millions , and tU Wood of more Hum a million of our ftttoiB-siibjeas , to restore the Continent from the anarchy of French domination ; and we have here one whole se aon of our domestic emp ire in a state of bloody anarchy , which puts tbe government oil iht vain attempt at arbitrary coercion . We have spent twenty millions to free the negroes of the West indies from their slavery , and we have . a worse slavery at our own doors . We complain to France of her treatment of Otaheite / and « he points to . Ireland . We would call on the three Northern despots to spare the blood and the to

      rightsof Poland , and tDeja ^ ain point Ireland . We taunt the Americans with the continuance of negro slavery In their free state , and they again point to Irish wrong and wretchedness in our free state . Wopend annually £ 95 , 000 , to send Bibles to the heathen ; SO . OOOl . onr Ghristain Knowledge Society expends in premotiti ^ Christain knowledge ^ 90 . 0001 . our Church Missionary Society expends in diffusing a knowledge of the philosophy of love ; 80 , 8001 . the very Tract Society expends annually in scattering in nearly every direction itssybilline leaves of duty , wanriBg . and instruction . In short , we expend every year £ 774 , 000 for the purposes of Christain truth , sound knowledge , and the relief of wrong and sufferiug ; yet , with , a strange inconsisteUOy , We have a wholo nation , a kindred nation , lying before us in a state of desti tution , aad . undcr the horrors of an exasperating

      system which has no parallel ; and we treat this great spectacle as if it were no evil , and demanded not a single sympathy . Looi through the whole world , and the whole history of the world , and there is no case like it . There is no record of any nation , however stupid and debased , which thus preyed upon its own vitals , martyred its own children , desolated its own fairest territories . Thethree Northern despots dismembered Poland , but we dismember our own empire . Thsy keep down with cannon and police that wretched country , but they keep it down as a country disowning their lordship , " ana struggling to be free . Wekeep down Ireland , which is an integral part of onr state , which does not seek any . separate sovereignty .

      which calls upon us for help , aud is proud to be part and parcel of the greab-st and most glorious empire which ever rose in the world . 2 fay , ifintUe annals of nations we could have found one nation winch at any time hail treated a fraction of its own body as we have treated Ireland—which we cannot , for onr policy towards Ireland stands the grand solecism of history—how far less could we find this conduct iti a nation like ours , There never was such a nation as Great Britain . There never was a nation which wielded the same power , achieved the same extent of empire , took the same uncouquered stand amongst thsgrear nations of the globe—aud which , with all this , set ifr-elf at the head of the mighty work ' of Civilisationliberty , and humanity . 1

      , This is the strangest of all strange things . ' Having stood alone in the stupendous contest agaiust the great continental Conqueror ; baring stood when all Other nations fell ; having put him down on thepiain of Waterloo ; having broken tbe chains Of West Iudian slavery , and called on America and all European nations to follow our example ; having pushed the extinction of the slave trade to such a pitch that we ran the sharpest hazard of a war with France { having stood forth as the champions of free government , of pure religion , of the diffusion of principles of peace , justice , and knowledge all the world over foreigners , who from their despotic homes have gazed on our declaration * and our deed * with a generous admiration , have visited us , and deepened all their

      impressions of our magnanimous greatness by a closer inspection ; they have passed over to Ireland , and retreated with a horror of amazament ! Turn to the details of the travels of Von Kaumer , of Prince Puckler Muscan , and of Kohl ; they all express but one shuddering wonder over tfce unparalleled wretchedness of Ireland . They declare that when they saw her shores receding from -hem they seemed to east off a terrible nightmare—a deadly oppreSBton of a dream of misery . These are tinstatements they have sent on the wings of the press to every rtgioa of the civilised world ; this is the tale they have told to all nations , tongues and peoples of the great and admired Britain . * * * * * *

      There is bnt one clear duty , and that for us all . The veil is dragged away from the face of the foulest my 3 tery which ever disgraced any nation ! It cries to God and man for redress , and th ere isbutthisforit;—no matter how this state of things came about , it must end ! So matter who is most to blame , all now suffer . The landlord suffers in character , temper , and estate ; the tenant suffers to the death ; thekinstdomatlarge suffers through all its frame and fame . Eugland the great , the heroic , the Christian , and the free , can no longer be what she is , if for one hour longer she tolerates this "Abomination of

      QttolMum" The whole civilised world calls to her to put an end to it . " We Bred noi pause to ateuso and recriminate ; whoever has teen to blame , from this hour the responsibility lies on us—tlie people and the nation ! The Government must be compelled by the universal Toice to set seriously to work ; seriously to isquire into fl ! 6 real Ciuses of tliisg igautie evil , and seri < . US > lj' 10 IT& . dicate them . Jtisnopartj question ; it is ihe question for every honest man and every feeling woman . The Chang's wliielj are required , axe required for the good of evvrv Irishman , behxlord or be he cottier .

      It is . useless to say that it i 3 amost difficult question . The necessity of redress is more imperative tlian the difficulty . There is nothing which ' is just that is impossible to England , when she rises up in hir heroic muDrf , and says—It rfi . ilJ Be done ! She who founded America , can adjust the disturbances of Ireland . _ Shu who putdomi K .-ipnleon , can put down the little despots of Ireland . She who bent to her yoke a bundled millions of the people of India , can bi-nd to the joke of harmonv the eight millions of Ireland . She who has done a thousand glorious dee Jsof noble-Learledness and gen . erous policy on her soil ; who has established Magna Cliarta—es tablished the Ik-formation— -given freedom to thecitizi-n , bvjurvand by press ; wlio has expelled bad kings , and demolished hai customs , as tliose of persecution and slavery—can , when she wills it , ( apel from

      Ireland the Demon of Discord , and restore peace ,, industry , and happiness . It requires but the Government to set aboutit as a sacred duty , and in that spirit of sage and benevolent policy which sc eminently distinguishes the rulers of this country , when ouee roused to the godlike mood of a truly magnificent transaction . "We know the heavy pressure of a host of serious measures which weigh on the Miuirtry and Parliament , and lead them to put off the ardunushour c . f such an enterprise ; but the Aation has nowa great duty also to perform ; its character , its property , its every principle of religion , justice , and humaDity are at stake : it must stand forth , and compel the Government to do its will . From end to end of « he country there must be tbe demand fora solemn , impartial , unfliucbinj :, and jet temperate inquiry into the actual siat « of Ireland , and a steady procedure to the enactment of such measures asfhull . be found thoroughly effectual .

      The nation , by utiivnval petition , must insist « n Ireland bidnir assimilated in alAs laws and institutions to those of England , or henceforth tlie blame will not lie on the noonday assassin , on tlie hcartlcts ' landlord , or on the temporising Parliament , but on tb c people of Euglaud themselves . Every man . hi every vlace -na station , who urgk-ctstoputiishandtoa iiCatiou for a prompt and thorough reform of the presut trillion « f Ireland , conscuts to a continuance « f the f rime , bloodshot , ftunine , and misery that exist tfc * r < > , j wjjj btiil ts ; gt there . "Evwy journal winch does uot raise its powerful voice to tliis end , will sricvous ^ ,, ^ , ^ . 4 , l , J , eilK fi Beil t IlOu'C > which rcfWcs in' ever y portion of the prsss . Without this earnest appeal » « the l ' euple of England on belialf of the People of Ive ) and , we should not have di charged lha satied aM OuV , ous duly of the fcoplc ' s Journal . William Howiti .

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      We had intended to have aaid much more ,- but extraonJinary demands on our space prevents uh . Enough that we refer our readers to the work its ? elf , assured as we are tbat the poetry of iVIarv ilowitt , Barry Cornwall , and other . * , the piose of Jusenb Mazzini { who adds to the gallery « , f Ifci ! jan martyrs ) , andotliers ' t"oiiumertiusiomi'ntion , " : uij tOe \\\ M . . trations every way worthy of the names attached to them , will do more than we can hope to accomplish , no matter how warm our praise , m extending tincirculation of the Peoph ' s Journal , I # 3 ~ The People ' s Journal , at' this day . ( June 20 th ) . contains Mr . Howitt ' s fifth letter on Labour , in the course ot which he notices : —

      The CHiBTUT Lasd Estate and Mb . O'Connob . — The powerful body of the Chartists , with Mr . Feargus O'Connor at their head , have formed a National Lau > and Building Associatien , to provide any subscriber witli a good house and several acre * of land on pcruvtuaJ lC'ASe , They have already upwards of £ 7000 subscribe , and sesm lifcWy to goonzwiouslj and stea < ti ) y % rlih ink plan of raising as many i > en as possible above the mer « labour of their hands . They have purchased an estate at Herringegate , near Uxhridge , and are actively engaged in lotting out their land , and in building houses , ilr .

      Feargus O'Connor , on tbe spot , exhibits the utmost enthusiasm in founding this colony . His letters in the Northern Star remind us of the writings of Cobbett it ; pait times . They describe him as being up arid at work amongst the people at six o ' clock in a morning , and the feeling of success , and happiness in tbat feeling , Kive a . great life and charm to them . To give men something to depend upon besides the mere wages derived from manufacturing under the present distorted arrangements of trade , iscertaitily to get rid of oue of the greatest cursee of this country .

      Besides much other interesting matter , this number contains a memoir and portrait of the celebrated Ibrahim Pa < -b « .

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      We received on Saturday . the following letter with iU enclosure : — TO THE XDITOa OF TBE TIMES . Sir , —I feel ' sorry that you hav « deemed it right to parade my name as you have done before tbe public , as it was not with any idea of improper or dishonourable conduct thatl drew checks upon the Windsor , Gloucester or Liverpool banks . I confess I lodged cash at Gloucester by check , which I had reason to believe my agents at Liverpool would have honoured ; as also at Windsor . I have been advised by my friends to come here and call upon > ny friends , Messrs . A . HeVWOOd and COi , TfMdl 1 have done , andfeel much pleasure in enclosing ; a copy of a letter receired from them in vindication of my late transactions with them , which will speak for itself . I request you ? may be so kind as to insert this letter , lis also their certificate in your journal , as I feel certain you will

      be as willing fo be the means of redeeming' my lost character as you were of " loosing "it ; by so doing you will do justice when it is crying for justice to a wronged persen ; and if you will convey through your paper , this information it will be doing more justice—namely , that I will and am willing to accept at thirty duys' sight for all that lam indebted at Windsor . or elsewhere ; and a * I will be here for ten days , the different parties will hare an opportunity Of seeding forward their bills , which will be dut y honoured . Perhaps , sir , you are not aware I am heir-apparent to an estate of a dear and revered uncle , which I cannot be kept out of at his death , of £ 12 , 000 a year , unencumbered . If you will not insert this as addressed to you , will you Ho so as an advertisement , the cost Of which I shall remit on hearing from you !

      J . H . WYNDHAM . Adelphi Hotel , liverpool , June 12 . Bank , Branswick street , Ivrerpool , June 11 . Sir , — It is with feelings of deep regret that any irregularity shou'd have occurred with respect to your checks on us not being honoured . . We are now perfectly satisfied with your explanation and security of your uncle , J . II . Jackson , Esq ., of Jackson Hall , in the count ; of Warwick , and we certify herewith that you are at liberty to check to the extent of £ 8 . 900 sterling . You are at liberty to make what use you please of this certificate . Yours , A . HBYWOOD , SON , and CO . J . H . Wyndham , Esq :. Adelphi Hotel .

      Of course , npon application being made , through oup Liverpool correspondent , to ( the Messrs . Heywood , it turned out tbat no such letter had been written hy them , nor had Wyndham ever had credit at their house . From his evidentacquaintance witk the routine of banking business , it is conjectured that Wyndham has had some experience as a banh elerk . ¦

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      Fall of a Large Btm . niNo in the Tower , —On Tuesday morning , about ten o ' clock , an accident of a most fri » htful character took place at the Tower of London , whereby five men were so injured that two are not expected to survive . It appears that durinc the last two days a large number of workmen have been engaged in the east end of the Tower in removing the frontage of a large building , termed the " Old Map office , " which was about to be re-built to correspond , with the new barracks , immediately adjoining . At the time above-named there were five men on various parts of the premises , which are fo r stories in height . Their names were William Holmes , aged 45 ; John Chasaon , aged 55 ; William Evans , ased 45 ; Thomas Edwards , aged 31 ; and Michael

      Sheen , aged 32 . They , had removed the front part of the upper story , and lowercdthe bricks and rubbish to the back part of the building . Chasson , Evans , and Edwards were on the third floor . Holmes and Sheen were engaged shorimi up at the basement floor , when all were alarmed by hearing a loud crushing noise ; the next moment the whole structure fell in , and buried the five unfortunate men , who were entirely lost among the ruins . The excitement was of a most painful description among the other workmen , and the soldiers who came to render assistance . An alarm was raised in every partof the tower , which soon brought very efficient aid . All hands were busily and instan t ] y set to work , and after about three minutes they succeeded in finding the man Holmes , who wasljing on his back , with an immense ieam across him . He was released and placed in a

      boat by two of the Guards , and conveyed across the river to St . Thomas ' s Hospital , where he was found to have received fractures of several ribst > a severe lacerated wound of the scalp , and concussion of tbe brain . Shortly afterwards Evans was seen , and soon extricated in « n insensible state , with compound f-acture of the left lee . fractured ribs , and severely contused , The men Chasson and Sheen were next brought out of the ruins , with extensive contusions and lacerations over the body and arms . They were also speedily taken to the same institution . The poor man Edwards was not found for upwards of an iour , apparently dead , and likewise much injured . He was taken to the same hospital , where everything tbat medical skill suggested was promptly rendered to the unfortunate men , who have large families dependent on them for support .

      Ikquest of the nos . Col . Butler , M . P . —On Tuesday , . Mr . Carttar held an inquest at the Ordnance Arms , York-road , Lambeth , on the body of Colonel Butler , aped 72 , M . P . for Kilkenny . Hichard Green , a police constable , deposed that on Saturday nKgbt last , whilst on duty at Astlcy s Theatre , he went , being requested , to the house where the deceased resided , in York-street , and found the door of the back room , on tlie first floor , locked from the inside . Having forced the door , lie discovered the deceased partially sitting upon a chair , and his head reclining upon some linen . He was quite dead , and bad his clothes on . Witness noticed a bottle standing on the mantelpiece , but nobine indicating that he had taken any deleterious

      mixture . Mrs . Eliza Fernadday said that the deceased had regularly resided in her house for several years , during th « period he had to be in town to attend to his parliamentary duties . She saw him lust alive on Saturday afternoon ; he then appeared more composed than he had been during the previous day . An hour prior , lie was seized with a shivering sensation resembling the ague . Witness asked him to let her send for medical assistance , which he at first refused , but afterwards be sent her « o Mr . Farmer , a chemist , of the Westminster-road , who gave him a mixture , of which he took one dose . Witness then left him , and on her return to his bedroom shortly afterwards , shs found the door locked . Ilavine knocked at the door , she said , "It is time ,

      Colonel , to take your medieiue . " He replied , "Aye , " a very common expression or his . At five o ' clock she heard deceased cough ; and at seven o ' clock , on her husband returning home , he went to inquire whether he could be of any service to the deceased , but lie could get no answer . Their apprehensions becoming excited , the door was forced , and the deceased was found in tliG position previously described . Mr . William Culvenyell , licentiate of the Apothecaries' Company , said he was sent for to attend the deceased on Saturday niuht , On his arrival , lie found tbe deceased dead , and he had been so some time , probably three or four houra . Hehadnodoiibtdecrasi ' d died from natural causes . —Verdict , 5 :. tur al death from general decay oi nature . "

      Fatal Accident cr inn Lcvdon axd Dover ExroEES Thais . —On Monday evening , Mr . Wm . Pa-ym-, City Coroner , completed an inquest , at Guy ' s Hospital respecting the death of Thomas Ward Field , aged forty-Sis , a coachbaildcr . employed by the Crojt ! on Company . — -Mr . James Curtis examined ; I am station clerk at tbe Brighton and Dover stalioa , at Croydon . I did not know deceased personally , but 1 understand he was carpenter and coach-painter tn tbe Croydon Railway Company . The fatal occurrence ilwk place on Saturday last , a tew niiuytvt before eleven a . m . I was on the platform whicJi i * on ihe down si < ie , Use itft band side from London . Tin express Dov er train was running through . to tli-it town { Mid my attention was called to it from he .-srinj . ' three sharp whistles , cruised by tlie dm ' tii * of tin train . " Isvw di : eeass < , with Ms bin ;!; to the train , walking siowly be » w « en the rails , on the main dowis line atid im ' mcd ' . ately afterwards he was knocked down , lie Imi uot time to get off the line after tlw

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      whistle had sounded . He fell between thelines , and I « r ; w dragged by the carriages twenty-two or twenty-; three yards from where he fell . He had been warned , J iiave heard , bot ' oic the whistle sounded , but he to . k jio notice ol the caution . He was promptly poked up , ntd seenie . 1 rery much hurt , and hardly breathed , uw right . foot was cut clean off by the wheels ^ of the carriage . The Dover express traiu stogs- nowhere between' London and Tonbridge . — The Coroner ; At what paee does it run' ?— Witness ; It completes the journey in two and a ualf hours , the distance being , I believe , eighty . eight miles , — Mr . VV . F . Cleveland , home surgeon , said deceased was brought to the hoijpiJal on Saturday last , and

      was then quite dead , lie had severe injury to the right toot , fracture-of the . loft ankle ,-and ,-severe contusions about the b < . dy . He had one on tbe right side of the head , but witness could detect no fracture of the skull or spine . It was rather difficult without opening tfce bn \ y to say what was the exact caUSC of death . H : ul seen injuries quite as severe ivjjcn death did not result in so short * time . After a very long ami and anxious deliberation , twelve out of the fourteen jury men thought the rate of twenty miles an lnmr upon lailways not an impr&per one , iindthey returned a verdict of "Accidental death . " ' Tlie D « o di&fentiiigjurynien who were for a verdict of manslaughter , did not , of course , sign the

      requisi-. Dreadful and Fatai Accident at Worcester . — A shocking occurrence happened on Tuesday , within a feiv miles of this eify , whereby one individual was > ent iu a moment into eternity , and a seuond lies in a very dangerous condition . From the information which I have been enabled to glean , ia tie interval which h « s tlapsod between the occurrence of the accident and . tiie departure of the post , it appears that two persons— -nimies not yet ascertained—were driving aspiritid horse in a gig along'the Spetchleyroad , about . three miles from this city , and near to the Sneteliley station of the Bristol and BirmiiKT *

      ham Railwa y , when the' [ horso took fright , and started off . lie h « d not proceeded far along the load before the affrighted animal overthrew the gig , which is terribly shattered , and one of . tlie untbrtunate individuals was thrown with such violence to the ground that he was killed on the spot , iiis companion also has received some very severe injuries , and'was bleeding profusely when the messenger was dispatched for surgical assistance . Immediately on the occurrence of the ' accident , the maimed person and his ill-fated companion were taken to a house adjoining , and a servant of R . Berkeley , Esq , was dispatched , post haste , to this city for surgical help . .

      Fatal Accident at the Nbtt Houbbs op Parliament . — On Wednesday evening between the hours , of live and six , ari elderly man , in the employ of Messrs . Grissel and Peto , was engaged at the New Houses of Parliament , hoisting a block of stone to the top of one of the towers , by means of a travelling crane . The poor fellow was in the act of turning the handle of tbe traveller , when by some accident the same slipped off , and the unfortunate man losing his equiiibiiiim . fell to the ground a distance of upwards of 50 lett . Some of hi 3 fellow-labourers immediately went to his assistance , but he appeared quite insensible , lie was , therefore , removec' to Westminster Hospital , where he w £ u attended to by the house-surgeon , but the injuries he had received were of such a dreadful character that he died shortly after his admission .

      Attempted Assassination is DuirBr-LANB . —On Wednesday night , shortly before ten o ' clock , the vicinity of Drury-lane again became the scene of alarm and consternation , occasioned by a deliberate attempt at assassination . From the particulars collected , it appeals that at the hour above-mentioned loud screams were heard to emanate from thelutehen of { the house No ^ 3 , Fcnthers-court , occupied by a man named Hiinnan , and his wife Margaret Ilannan , and in an instant after a female was seen rush ing from the house into the court , bleeding prohiseJy from a frightful wound in the neck . The poor creature stopped and fell into the arms of some neighbours who , attracted by her screams , had assembled round the house . She was sensible at the time , and

      exclaimed , " Oh , my husband has stabbed me , . and without loss of time the unfortunate woman was carried to the shop of Mr . Walker , the surgeon , at the cornei- of Blackmoor-street , when on examination by that gentleman , a large wound was discovered in her neck , on the right side , in length upwards of three inches , and completely dividing the jugular vein on that side . The blood was flowing 1 opiously from the wound , and it was with some difficulty Mr . Walker succeeded in tyin » the jugular , and in sewing up the gash . Having effected this , hov ever , the woniaH was conveyed in a fainting condition to King's College Hospital , where she was placed under the care of Mr . DuncaD , the house-surgeon , by whom she is pronounced in a very dangerous condition , On the arrival of the accused at the station- house , the

      charge was taken against him b y Mr . Inspector Logan , and in answer to interrogations , he . . said his name was John Hannan , that he was a bricklayer by trade , but got his living by selling play-bills at the Princess ' s Theatre , an J carrying boards . Hedenied the charge against him , and said if anything had happened to his wife she did it herself . Tlie accused was then more minutely examined in the presence of the inspector , but no marks of blood were found on him . He then asked to be admitted to bail , but which was refused . He was locked up . The last accounts 'at the hospital as to the state ol the woman was , that she was in a very dangerous « o » 3 iiioi ) . She persists in the statement that her husband stabbed her with a white-handled knife , but which has not been found .

      Tub Melakcholt Loss of Life off Gbeekock . — The recent sad accidi-nt on the Clyde , by which Mr . E . G . lltjerry , the . suuerintenncnt of the locomotive department of the Gr * enock railway , and his cousin , Mr . Howcl , were rundown by a steamer , and thus lost their lives , created tlie deepest sensation not only at Greenock , but at Glasgow and Paisley , where the unfortunate gentlemen were highly respected . Since the night of the fatal occurrence , the'Lord Provost has been assiduously engaged in investigating the cir eumstances of the Collision , and sufficient lias been adduced to warrant the arrest of the owner of the steamer occasioning the loss of life . The particulars have already appeared . The steamer is a new powt r-I ' ul iron one , not yet named , built by Barr aud M'Kab , of Renfrew ; and on tbe authorities boarding her

      after the lamentable occurrence , they were surprised at finding no pilot , or person acting in the capacity of captain on board .: ¦¦ She was in ¦ charge of Mr M'Nafo , and from the excited condition ot' those on board , and the reckless way the vessel was state' ! to have been travelling , induced the officials to " arrest , the principal , Alr . M'Nab , who was subsequently liberated , on providing satisfactory-sureties . The ehannel where the accident happened is between three and four miles wide , and her track should have been wore in the centre of the channel . The vessel was on au experimental trip , and it is stated that she was at one period of the day at the rate of 18 miles an hour . The Lord ' Provost has forwarded the ininutesof evidence relating to the catastrophe to the Judge Advocate , at Edinburgh , who will determine upon whom prosecution shall be instituted .

      Robberies at the Wkst End . —During the laat eiWtt or ten days the most systematic practice of plundering the residences of medical gentlemen at the west end of the town in the vicinities of Knightsbridge and Brompton has been carried on successfully " and te an extent almost incredible , by a knot of well-dressed swindlers , who collectively devise schemes for effecting their objects , but individually carry them out . They have up to the present moment eluded the vigilance of the police , notwiih standing that active exertions have been made by the most expert officers to deteefc those mid-day depredators . The manner in which the swell mob gentry play off their pranks , and make themselves familiar with the property of mcdieul practitioner * ,

      may easily be gleaned lroin the particulars 01 the follo-wing robbery , which occuired on Saturday , ami iras immediately after the discovery reported at the Rrompton police ' . station . Between , the hours of three and four o'clock a young man , . of rather gentlemanly appearance , middle stature , ( air whiskers , b ' ue eyes , and dressed in dark-coloured clolbes , called at the house of a medical practitioner , res-ioiiu ; in a street ; immediately adjoining Laurie-jquavtyun inquired if Dr . C . was . at home . The servant replied that his master had been out since morning , auu iu ail probability woulil not return-before dinner hoar . " The family , I believe , " said tli . e visitor , " are > lso gone out ? " The servant revised in the affirmative . This intelligence auEavcutiv uernloxusl

      the visitor very niuoh . He declared thjit his father , who , he said , was au intimate friend © f Dr . C , ky dilligewsly iU , requiring immediate prof « s * wiial assistance . Tug servant suggested ! that lie siwuid write his name and address 011 thie slate hanging at back of the hall-door , aiwl that there was n » doubt whatever but tbat tl > . e case wo . uld . be . attended to imnieiiiately on tlu doutor ' s return , Tiie visito . ' pleaded that he hp . d a decided objection to place liii * father ' s name and address among these patients already pencilled down on the si to , but requested permission to walk up to the front drawing room , in order that , lie might write a private and confidential note to Dr ., C , explaining the manner in which

      the " ol'i gentleman " was affected , and requesting that a prescription might be forwarded without delay . Litoj-ty having been givew by the ton credulous and hicautious servant , tlie visitor went up stairs , wrote un the back of ' a card , " Air . Taylor wishes to see Dr . C immediately upon his return home , " and having dime so decamped , taking with him a magnificent tour-inch cornelian stone seal , beautifully carved and vlVAraveil with tho Doctor ' s coat of arms and crest , valued at five guineas , some lmllan silk packet linilli kerchiefs , and several articles of vertu , Jiinoiintiiij ; ; iKo « ether to about SJ . It is almost needless to s ; i } that the Doctor never knew " Mr . Taylor , " and that ho bus not since made his acquaintance .

      The Tea Tpadr , June 15 . —The deliveries of tea last week were 447 , 8901 b . being a decided decrease as compared with the preceding week ,

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      FoosnaBDiy £ ss . —Mr . Kea > « wu after stavtant with one of the traijis on the South Devon , on fine-day of its opening , discovered » man- riding on the engine buffer , aboad the most smashable place on whwh a man could place himself ; for'Supposing he could have held his post till he arrived at the station , unobserved by the engine-driver , it was quite possible that , in pulling up , he might have been squeezed against the next carriage and killed on the spot ; Mr . Rea immediately blew-she guard ' s whistle ,, the breaks were applied , and the train Btopped ; but it required vigorous efforts to displace the gentleman , who stuck like a director to premium , and could only be displaced by main force .

      Charge of Vhkathw . —At Hammersmith policecourt on Monday , Mr . Hardy Bislop , of Lanadown Villas , JMuam-roau > was again charged with violatmg the person of Caroline Matlock ,. his servant , who was left alone with him in the house during hor mistress's absence in the country . The complainant greatly prevaricated en cross-examination , and the surgeon said there were no appearances to justify the charge , the magistrate therefore dismissed the complaint . ; . _ , " . ¦ . Discovery of the Bead Body op a > Man iu a Wood . —On Sunday morning last , a » a shipwright and his son , from Chatham , were walking through the Bridge-woods , Maidstone-road , in searcti of blackbirds' nests , they discovered , near the spot where the boy Tayior was murdered by two other boys , named Bell , in the year 1831 , the body of a well , dressed man , near a tree , lying on his face , with his hat on his back , vrith both his arms extended , his

      left hand firmly grasped to a bit ofyoung growing ash . They immediately proceeded for assistance , and an express was sent to the Coroner ' s office , Mr . George Braddy , at Rochester , who , on his arrival , discovered the remains to be those of Mr . James Clark , a mamed man , living at 14 , Ordnance-place , Chatham , and who has been missing from hia home for the last fortnight ; . It is supposed that he mu 8 t have fallen in a fit against one of the ash stumps in the ground . The man has been flighty iu his Kind for Some time . He is about SO yearo of age . The body is in a state of decomposition , and was kepi from falling to pieces by his clothing . . ' A Rum 'Un . —Martha Fuller was ordered to find sureties to keep the peace for twelve months , at llford petty sessions , for being drunk , and threatening " to do" for James Gibson , Esq ., one of tbe magistrates . She had a . great penchant for assaulting a magistrate , and she was registered as having been 4 . 00 times committed for various offences .

      Death from Incautiously taking Shelter under A TREK DURING a TuWDER-stobm . —An inquest haa been held at Bake well on the body of George Bown , aged thirty-five years . It appeared from the evidence that he was milking some cows , when a storm of thunder and lightning came on , and the deceased took shelter underneath a tree . iWhilst there- lie was struck with lightning on his left side , and when found was lying upon a hedge quite dead , Verdict : " Killed by lighting . " Novel Modb of Intebmbnt . —Mr . T . Brookhouse , Roman cement manufacturer , of Derby , having

      died , was interred in All Saints' Churchyard , on Tuesday week . A thick layer of cement was spread at tkebottom of the grave , just before the coffin was lowered ; the sides and ends were * then filled , and another layer of the same material at the top completely hid the coffin from view , and rendered it air tight . Ere it hardened , which the cement did in a ( ew minutes , to the consistency of the hardest stone , the deceased ' s name was traced in the yielding mass , so that , if at some future age , the deposit should be disturbed , the name of the occupier of the interior may beread .

      Dreadful Colhbht Avcn > s « T . ~ An accident occurred near Cheadle on Monday morning by which three unfortunate individuals lost their lives , and two others were most seriously , if not fatally , inj tired . The catastrophe took place at the Deepmoor pit It seems that live colliers were descending to their work , in a corfe , and had gone a short ^ way down when the rope broke , and they were all instantly precipitated to the bottom . The shaft is about forty-five yards deep , and it is supposed the distance they fell was upwards of one hundred feet . Castor Oil . —The following was related to us by a friend of ours a day or two since . A gentleman in thu neighbourhood who had a pint anil bait bottle of castor oil , asked his servant to bring it to him , when he toldlhim it had all been used for salads , he having

      from time to time filled the dinner castors vrtih it , believing it . from the label , to be intended for that purpose . — Yarmouth Advertwr . _ A Floating Church at Glasgow has jurt been launched . The vessel is built of iron , perfectly flat underneath , the one end formed after the fashion of a bow , and the other , or stern * part , quite square . The extreme length is 73 feet , breadth 23 , and depth of iron 4 J feet ; The area of the church has a fine , roomy , and most comfortable , appearance . . The height from the floor , which is level with the base ot the boat , to the top of the church is 17 feet , and in the middle of the roof there are three cupola windows which light the whole house , and these huve their centre pieces moveable to act as ventilators , There are as yet no seats formed in either area 01

      galleries , and it is doubtful if any will oe p laced till , the ' church arrives at its destination , which is not , we understand , yet definitely fixed . It la intended to accommodate about 700 persons . Two Msy Picked up at Sea . —On Monday , as the Princess Royal was proceeding down St . George's Channel , on her way to Glasgow , the eaptain oh . served something strange in the distance , and on approaohing nearer , discovered that it was a niitn clinging to an oar . On being taken on board , he slated that himself and two others were boatmen from Liverpool , ' and tbat'the boat bad been , upset in a squall . His comrades , he feared , had been drowned . At a short distance , however , a man was seen floating- by means of a inast , and he proved to be another of the inori . The third was drowned , lie left a wife and family unprovided for .

      The Colossal Statue 6 p the Duke 09 Welling , ion . —Mr . Wyatt ' s colossjll equestrian statue of the Duke , after somewhat like ten years' labour is at length arrived at completion , and , as our readers are awaie from the late conversation in Parltnmeut ,- will in a few days be raised upon tlie top of the arch at Constitution-hiil . Some idea of . the nature of the work which has yet to be done , may be gatlwed from the fact that the horse and its 1 Mer have- consumed between forty and fifty tons of metal , a » d that Messrs . Grissel and r * eto ' s contract for removing and fixing

      them amounts to £ 2 , 000 . Such are its dimensions that a man on horseback may ride brfween . the linrsfifs legs . Its capacious stomach forms n compartment , in which some fifty men migrht be ' packed aw ; iy . and in which thirteen persons have actually ( lined . The head is six feet in length , which may enable tbe reader to judge of the other proportions . The . hotve is standing on its four legs , and the duke is also in an attitude of repose , with the exception of the right liand , which is extended , holding a telescope , as in the act of giving the word of command 011 » hc field of battle .

      The Success of thk D . w . wip Tmbb * . who have .-recently been exhibited in London , appears likely ta afford another illustration of the political axioso ,. that "demand induces increased supplies . " r 2 he good'fortune . 0 $ the Lnohoarron piggies , says .. tljto Inverness Courier , seem to-have givt > a an impulse to that species ' of ' exhibition . There are at ' ur ^ aeut , we understand , about thirty specimaus of the- 3 ; uy > t > ' lass fireparifli , ' to JeaKe . '&Saeir JJighland glens fovEaglaiid ! " . Artesian Wells , soa London ... — The cldk beds of London nrecuiisidfeml to !> ea » tinfitilingsoarceof supply of pure soil ; water . TJ » roctvopoLje-sfcmth 01 from lM \

      the Thames is afaprweht sup ^ ied i-iver , and ii need scarcely be said that the qusJity of that supply is not 30 , pure as mighs . be desired ; Spcculatioa ' thwarted : in railway * hns , it appears , now been ( liwettd tosinkiB ! : artesian ; wells for the metropolis , ; mxI last evening a ineetin&df the inhabitants of the borough of SoiMjinvark was . held at tlja Bridge-house-Tavern , for the jiHrposo-qf bearing a » explanation e £ the j-lajis-oftUo new company , the nominal capital q . £ whieliis . no less-than 42 ' , 000 , 000 . The explanation , appealed to nffmd ca ^ isiaction to the auditory , but wl'dhev tho plan will ever be carried into dfaftti or not ,, time alone can show .

      Disease AMONost- GATiLB .- ^ Tlie ravages of . pfe « ropneumonia amongst cattle ar , e fearfully prevalent at the present titufj .. The fatal cases are so numerous — frequently to ibe extent of one-half or two-thirds of a herd—tbat the premium of insurauce for stock amongst which it has prevailed has been necessarily increased . The caprica of this disease is extraordinary , and as little to bs accounted for as tbe potatoo . murrain ; » t frequently breaks out on a farm where it bad urn hol ' oro been heard of , or even known yi the locality , and when once it has appeared , not onty extends amongst the stock , but alsa in the neighbouring farms .

      . Mad Doos . —On Saturday , the Gomimssionsra of the Metropolitan Police cjiutionedall persons ta keep their do ^ s chained or muzzled , and reminded them that the act 2 and S Vic , 6 . 47 ; sec . 61 , enaets that it shall be lawful for any constable of the metropoli-{ an police force to destroy any do £ or other animal reasonably suspected to be in a rabid state , or which has been bitten by any de « or animal reasonably susnected to he in a rabid state ; and tlie owner of any such dog or animal , who shall permit the sam « to po at large , may be liable to a penalty not excee&ng £ 5

      Public Kkchption to Mb . Smith 0 Bm ^ b , M . P . — The people of Limerick . Clare , and some iii'Tippevary , joined in givins a public reception to Mr . Smith O'Brien upon Thursday week . The him . gentleman was afterwards entertained at a . soiree , at which * 2 . ' persons , wore prevent . In the course of his flddrosN , M . v . O'Biien , in reference to the alleged rivalry between hiniself and Mr . O'Comieli , said—Gentlemen , —I am mo 8 t happy to have this opportunity •>( assuring you Hint , between me and the other indiv-. duals who tire prominent in tha Repeal movement—imo especially between uie and our illustrious leader— tliert is not the slightest separation , ( Tremendous cheers

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      G-entlemen , Mr . O'Coiwell stands at this moment as h always stood , the undoubted leader of the Irish people / ( Cheers . ) I believe not ihose--l was goinjj to say fal »« frienuVof Mr"i O'Conncll— -but twill say his over-Bnalong friends—trho wish to persuade you that ^ araougst th > Repeal party , or any section thereof ; there is any disponition to overthrow his leadersliip . ( Henr , hear . ) 1 know not any individual , and I need not say on my own behalf that I am the last man in the community who would lend himself to such an attempt . ( Cheers . ) No , gentlemen , as long as Mr . O'Conuell lives he shall have the guidance of the Irish nation—so long he shall be the . leader and iruide of the Irish people , ( Cheers , )

      Sup » e » Death of Mb . Peteb GnjLLidrr . —On Monday afternoon Mr . Peter Grillion , the . weli-knowa proprietor 0 / Grilhon ' s Hotel , Albemarle Street , : PiccadiU ' r ^ 'et' under the following awful circumstances : ¦ Between nine and ten o ' eloek he was standing in his rick yard on' his extensive farm at East Aeton , Middlesex-, superintending the erectknrof a stack of new hay , when bo was suddenly observed to StofiSer and fairto-the ground . . was immediately picked up , and convened nib Ins rGgidenee , and Mr . Gtabbe , surgeon of Acton , sent for , but Mr . Gnlljon never rallied , and expired just after the arrival of tue su « . •' " ¦ V . . :

      geon _ . _ .. . . A Rabid Doff . —On ' Monday between twelve andone o'clock , a terrier dog , seemingly in a rabid state , was observed running along the Vauxhall Koad , bitiiig and snapping at everything that came in b' 9 way . On reaching MillbanR . lie seized a man named Julia Phipps , a towttlayerTs labourer , by the calf of the kg , and inflicted a severe wound . Phipps , who hadashovelin his hand , immediately attacked the dog ,, and fortunately by a well-directed blow stunned the animal , whom he immediately despatched . The wound was at once incised and cauterised by a neighbouring sureeon .

      <; Ghil& Killed Br Fallisg troh a Winpow . —On Thursday night , about nine o ' clock , a fine interesting child , thesan of a man named Stirling , a tailor ,, residing in Sydney Court , Argyll Street , Glasgow , fell from- a > window two stories high , and WflS killed Upon the spot . The unfortunate had been amusing himself at the window , and in leaning against a flower box it gave way , and he was precipitated to the ground . Bbjwh p rom a Nut . —On Tuesday an inquest wa » held before Mr . Baker , ljun . i » t ;« ie wiute Horse , Poplar ; en tlie body of John Thomas Norris , aged two years , whoBe mother , " on Sunday , gave him a nut kernel , which lodged in the deceased's windpipe , and he died shortly afterwards of suffocation . Verdiet " Accidentaldeath . "; . : J >? - :

      , _ „ _ Death by Suffocation . —On Tuesday , Mr . Wm . Baker , Deputy Coroner , held an inquest at the Black Bull , Brook Street , Ratoliff ,. on .. William Martin , aged three months . On Monday evening deceased . was very fretful , and , ini order to appease it , the mother tied up , in a small piece of muslin , some sugar and butter , with a piece of tape , for it to suck , when it slipped down its throat , by which the infimfc was suffocated . Verdict , " Accidentally choked . " . ' Stkam-Boats . — In lSlMhere was but one steamboat belonging to the British empire . During thirty years the number lias increased to about l ^ OG" ? British steam-boats , wbiob are now navigating to >

      and from all parts ol the wflrld . American Ice . —A .. vessel , called the . Hannah Sprague , has arrived in the St . Katharine's dock from Boston , United States , having a cargo consisting entirely" of ice ; and comprising the largo quantity of COO Ions of that article . Since the arrivals of ice whick recently took place from Norway and other parts of tlie north of . Europe , which have ceased from ihe time they were last noticed , this is the first importation of the article which baB tnlcen place from any foreign cowitry , and it will no doubt , if the present sultry weather should continue , be in very general request .

      A Weli-Siocked Larber . —Mr . Thomas Pearson , of Pool Bank , Cnwtlmaite . shot in L-v Park , the other day , near WitiiersJack , a bustard Lawk , orasit is locally termed , a buzzard . In the nest of the voracious bird were found three rabbits , one hare , one pheasant , three mice , one rat , two hag worms , and a- blackbird . Both wornia had their heads off . — Kendal Merniry . . Another ' White Wualk Captured is . tiie Medway . —On Saturdav morning another Beluga , was caught by some Strood fishermen , off the Garrison-Point at Sheerness , and brought to Rochester . It was about half grown , ami , as described by naturalists , bad not yet attained the generally pure whiteness of a full-grownfisfi . . Mws'MinTiSEAU ' os the Approaching ; . Choleha ..

      —Another fact of the time i 8 , that the cholera isagain approaching iis . It is spreading from Asia , and has already crossed the Russian boundary : There i » time to consider what we can do to make it as littlomischievous as possible , if it should visit us—pro- , liably in a few . nionrhs . It will be wiser tobcain nowto keep our persons and houses clean-, to preserve mir general health by . wholesome and temperate food and ' exercise , and by encouraging in our homis o cheerfultranquillifyof niind , tlian by making ft fuss when tiretime comes with , white-wash and ifcvnne ! pet-icoats , and drus ' s and new diet , all , tried in hurry and panic . The ' Colossaj ; "Bronze equestrian ^ statue ¦ f t ^ o of the Duke of Wellington , by Mr . . Wvatt . which was expected to be placed on the nvt'li by tho lS . ili of this month ,, will not be . ready , it is stated , for some months . _

      Five Pkrsons- Drowsed whilst- . Bathing .: —On Tuesday inqnosts were held on the bodies < f five . persons who were drowned whilst bathing . Two of the inquests were he-id by Mr . Baker on the bodies of a boy eleven years old , named Henry Peywood , and of a young man named Charles Harper , aged nineteen , who were drowned in tbe riVer Lee . MivW . ikley h / dd inquests on the bodies of Philip Picta , aj : ed twenty-six , awV Frederick Blown , aged fen , wliowere drowned in the Regents Cnnnl ; and Mr . Bedford held an inquest on the biidy of James Kelly , aj . ' € d tlvrty .-twOi who was . drow « ed in the Serpentine , whilst bathing , on Sunday evening . bz

      Death fr ^ m a Com * Soluh .. — On luesdny ,. Mr . lliegs . coroner for the . Duchy of Lancaster , re-¦ jeived'inforHintion that ax-nild , four years and a half ; old . residing with its parents , at Glnphxm , waskilled , bv . & son stroke .. The inquest on . the boily < will behoMat the Union Arms , Union-toed , Claphnm .,. Tnis Lb . \ ol'e . — We understand that the ^ members- , of the Aiici-Corn-lawLaague will asssmble in a day or two after the Corn 3111 has rcceiwd . tlie . royal .-aa-.. seiiti and ? will declare tiuvt the object . for . whWi . t-bey . Hnited iiasbeen accohigj ^ shed . They will then it is said , . announce that no fin&aer subscriptMjps are requited , andwiltadjourn the 5 tttin ;; s of tbc League sintfdie . ted to 3 te

      > A cominittee wi ! l be '^ poin lliatno . attem . pt ia made to repeal tUe bill , or to ve-esralilish protection .. If no such attempt is made , the Lesiine will neveisassemble agiilp , but if it is , it . will inunrdi " - atoljviw called tOi'Sther to defend ; what it has already won * . Its life or death will thsrcfme depond on the , eonsiteetof the Prateetionists thsmselves ., ' After the League has been dissolved , tha- ? lvends , o ? free . trade : wi-Uf be called toggtber , and stapa will-be inken to aerknowledge the ' . mexampled services of Mr . Colder ^ tft-thc cause oJeoinmereial frQ « doni . The NoTOBifiss Pl'setitb Mojjasx 3 « y . at . littlerasore . near OxJ ' ard , is announced for Gale .

      TheGbbk ^ S Rkfobmeb , Czbksk ^ 3 « j , espi . > etefun .. this country an * the course <* $ * few wscks .: ' Tub Qukw is « ow tha : mother of five children , viz Prinespa Boyal , bo » n Nov . 2 iV 18 . 40 . ; Pvinro up Wales , No * . 19 , 1841 ; L ' riuccss Alice , AprilSo , l& 13 . t . Prince Ali'ted , Aug . « i 1344 . ; lir ^ nt . PrinttBS , May 25 . 184 G . Deai ^ V a Matador . —The ; urlof . tanreniamcyhas . lost siistsiined an ureparable . loss , by tJlf t . desitn of , ' Montos , ¦ ' the Spanish maiad . cat , who . ^ as . rqortallyy wountb& by the ho «» s of a feiscjoiis ^ bulj ; a , t Xercs , ii . shortftirae aeo . ...

      MuftDKR in LijKnpooL .-iOfl Mondfty , . eve , njn ? ,, a , wonWiB was killediby herlr ^ band , Ukbard V . 'ignall ,, in © pw-streeb . TftXteth-liajflc . , Wigitall was at . 01 ! C % takc-a into custody . He is a joiner ; and it is , s » . id > . tijiifi being regroved by hh wife hr , bcinj ? aimnl alt bye day , and sj'fileotin . " todoajobiivhif . h h ? proniis&di aiBeiglibour . Jiis an <> e ^> a . s . roused , aiicllifi ' stJuckiinsS ijiJcked her , sliding by . a . heavy blow , upon her hci-. «! with a piece of wood ., which kiUed her upon thcRiiui . ¦ Jenny LJND , the S-wedish so ^ stvess , ia enyaucd « t the 'Imperial Theah > e of St . Petersburg , uttne Ksto Of £ 2 , 24 Q ? pe »* « ioK * i , exclusive of preseats .. Baiii ^ s . — The i 3 jh oi ' J \)» e , is . tlie&nn ) ver . 'a ! sj of three nsemorable buttles .: —The battle ot Nnzeb-y , in 1 G 45 ; the battb of Mareago , in 1800- ; and the lait-Ue ofFi-i « dland , mlS 07 ; ¦ . .

      Sl # "B Insuus ^ CTIos .- ~ -A PesiSacolq , ( . Flocida ) coirespsndent ot the Qiwmwtii Gitism writes , under date of May % as folbws : — "Last-night y \ vs an aij ~ X 19 US one with us ; . % woman had told hen mistiv » that tbe sesvaiits wer-c doterniiBoi ! ' . lint , as soon v . m saffieient number of wliitftmen ^ vcHt ( iff ta Uw M < 'iiean war , tlu-y should rise , burn the town , wml destroy all the white women and cWWren . 'V ' pe cit > sena were oti * all nigiit patrolling ; they hav » put « it = of the negrof- 'p in gaol . There is gvc £ . t « swteinci ) t , and every exftvtUvn is made to fiml out t-fee truth of tho story . Everybody is armed , and some of ibelatliw are so frightened that they keep pistols loailwl . As ^ great many negroes are employed at the Baxv ' yar « Commodore Latimer has kept it wader rasnial lav- ; . . f it had not bren found ont-, GoA know a vMt wmv . it . have become of us here , a ? " More is , not ashi ^ iu port . " . Scotcu-uke . —After a warm discussion , the Ggne--ral Assembly <> f the Fife Clmu-li ot Scrjclaiicl hos-e ' etennined not to send bade iht * woutv forwarded-- to it by theslave-lioKVnij ) churches of t \ ie "United State-

      Tux GnKAT BuiTAiN . —Una mauuifironfi sH'rfvnshiji arrived at New York on UieSvih May , hii-vmsf been considerably retarded by : \ n unfurt-cpHtc » r « -iilent , which dcprivi-d her of the . use yi her s-team power after tlujfiuirih dnyofhyrvoys ^ e , . A BouyToum ) is t « e TiiA > jHS .- _ On ' "Wpdiu-Hljiy worr-iug the beri y cif a l "« m » h \ -u » j [ known , . "J . 'i ! wb ^ o iiue iivjicm'ecl . tolifti . lioKt 25 . »'{ t ^ follni | flo : ; tilii ; KJKi ' . l * i » ii' ! ol ( ho sii'fln-a i . f ^ V { i iiT ' i / . . | jn ( ice At' 'vq « - ' ^ t wasojK'iwd insjl ivcuiiiuat , ( n > Ess-ex Ucad , K "' \ ~ sU-ci ' t , Strand , hv Mr . J Jii \ cs . who adjoi-vi ;' . < - r ' ^ ' " ' ' ¦ j ' uiry to nft ' ovil nn i '! P ' , ( i !! ity for tfeec-aM ' -fi ' s Irif t-ds to ido ' . iritv tho boi ' sv , " v . - ) , ioJi \ v .-is dressed respecti- ' niy

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      so . xx . THE GHARTIST EXILE 5 , ^ , en thevaice of the exiles , wiiose memory we cherish , A tear irem the fount of our sympathy draws , jj , » beloved of out hearts , are they destined to perish * The test ana the boldest in liberty's cause . v& p ? rV > h &e poweis that hath doom'd them to languish , * tfhrte souls were too pure for the torture te bend ! Sorsnall onr ingratitude add to their anguish , ' Sat prore to the world we trill still be their friend , IKfP ' ^ es o' * of iLedespots who rule us .

      TbMr lives to embltier , Hieir exile prdlonj , Xbe millioHsshal ] teach them , the heartless , the soulless , To whom doth the title of freeman belong . They remind us of death , of the torture , the scaffold , Theraek sad the gibbet . ' tbe dungeon , the cave . jat « way with aneh threats , lhar attempts shall Ve baffled , 3 T <> fear 6 can esistin thehearts of the brave . Our voice shall be heard till our prayer ! are complied ¦ with .

      ffeii pester the powers BO the mandate " goes forth TbntsfealUoosen their ehains , that shall ease all their paint , - . ¦¦ .-And reftore them once more to the land of their birth , ftrh breexe that isnasslns shall waft them onr blessing . * ad tell them of happier d&SS jet tO COtne . \ o power shall withhold them , our arms shall enfold them , { tsr welcome shall cheer , end oar hearts be their home . J . Hasknesi . Edinburgh , 15 th June , ists , - -

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 20, 1846, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1371/page/3/