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      giwUttt * DURHAM . Fatal Accident . —On ^ aturday evening last-, Mr . George Whitvlock , nf Cujzlau Hall , on his return from Richmond market , in attempting to cro ? s the river Stale , opposite his dwelling , wns drowneo . T h » bodv was found next day about three milts below . UTEBrOOL . Stjdbek Dkath at tii * Railway Station * . —On

      Suuoay morning last , about a . quarter past seven o'duk , a urram who was sitting upon a bench m the outer IoWjj of the booking-office , conversing with a rentletnan from Chester , ami who appeared to be in good health , suddenly s .: nk dowu and almost instantly expired . Dr . Canon , who was going as a pajscagcr iiv the next train , promptly lent lib assistant e . but said from the first the man was dyine . ArticUs of some small value were (• uud upon the deceased , but not anything by which lie could be identified . He was a stout man , about fifty yearn of

      age . Deaths of P * iu < n Officers by Fcvf . u . —Last week , Mr . Charles S . Rowland died of typhus fever , caught at the parish office . Mr . 'Ikomas Smith , a policeman , employed to keep order at the door of the office , has also died of fever . Mr . Thomns Uobiefon , delheivrof bread at the office , has also died . 2 fr . l ri » om « s Sttele , an old man , who acted as assistant to Mr . Rowland , is dniigeiously ill of Sever : so also are Mr , James Qnaylc and one of the twentyfour policemen employed to distribute relief in the twelve districts of the town . Th " i 3 is a most alarming siate of things . Fever ha ? tallowed closely upon the heels of famine , anl is now raging in those parts of the town inhabited by the lower class of the Irish The fwcrhosyital is Oiled . PREBWS .

      Scrro « ED Poisnsiso of Five Childbics et their Momer , axd Scicidb of hie Latter . —On Saturday morning a report was circulated in Preston that a woman of respectability , named Leadbetter , residing at Walt . in-le-Dalc , about one mile and i , ha'f from this town , had committed suicide by throwing herself into the rjver Kibble , after having administered poison to her five children . In the course of the day circumstances happened which , it is te be feared , confirm the rumour . It appears that Mr ? . Leadbetter , whose husband is a shaft-broker ia Manchester , has , for the last twelve months , been residing at Walton-ledale , with her children , nt the louse of Air . Liresey , her father , a respectable gentleman , who some tim-a ago retired from the

      catton tradft . About eight o clock on Friday evenini last sho left the house of the father , unknown to the family , after having assisted an attendant in puffin ; the children to bed ; previous to which she administered a dose of what she termed medicine « o each , in the presence of the servant . About ten o ' clock all the children began to < omplain of illness , and erch appeared to be affected in a similar manner . This circumstance alarmed the inmates of the bouse , and Mrs . Leadbetter not having returned , information was given to the neighbours , with a view of making inquiry for her . It should be stated that for some days previous Mrs . Leadbetter had been exceeding ) low-spirited , and the factof her leavii g the h « use 0 :-Fri lay evening , and not returning , taken in connection with the children ' s sudden illness , induced the family to suspect that something was wrong . The

      whole of the evening was fpent in the village in » iruitUs * search for Mrs . Leadbctter , and towards morning a fisherman on the river Ribble went in a boat in search of her ; and after some time he discovered the body in that part of the river calllcd the "Walt on Salmon Fishery , lying about a yard deep in the wattr . It was immediately forwarded to the house of Mr . LIvesey , there to await a coroner ' .-inquest . In the meantime the children bad continued to get worse during the evening , and a surgeon was sent for , who applied the usual remedies , ¦ when four of them began to improve . One , however , named Fanny , gradually got worse , and eventually died about four o ' clock on Saturday afternoon . We are glad to gay that the other children are considered out of danger . An inquest was held on the bodies , but adjourned until Monday evenin g for farther evidence .

      KEDS . Extexsiye ITighwat Robbebt . —Last week a nnn , named James Ileald , in the employ of the Rev . R . fl . Brandling , the proprietor of ( he Middleton Collieries , was sent to the works with a ba ? containing £ 117 . 10 s . ia gold ; five £ 10 . provincial notes , and * 5 . Is . lOJd . in silver acd copper . On reaching the road near Belleisle , he was suddenly pounced upon by three men , who knocked him down and beat him till he was nearly insensible , and topic away the ba « with its contents . A reward is offered " for their apprehension .

      SHROPSHIRE . Distressing Scicrne bt a . Girl . —On Saturday last a girl , twelve years of age , named Margaret Roberts , the eldest of eight children , the daughter of a gardener at Rowton Castle , Shmpshire , committed suicide by drowning . The poor gi ? l was in the service of . Miss Uiggins , of the ladies * seminary , at Ford , and for several months pa < t bad suff-red " much horn abscess of the ear , which doubtless affected her brain . On Saturday morning she left her mistress ' s house , without any reason , and came to Shrewsbury with some market girls ; it being her first visit to this town , and there bsing na reason for her visit . On her way home she complained of her head acliins .

      and wished she was in the Severn . About live o clock she was seen going across the fields from Ford towards the Severn , which was much flooded at the time . The ferryman at Montford weir called and asked if she wanted to cross the river . Instead of answering she proceeded to the next field , and in a few minutes was heard a shritk that reached the Tillage of Montford ; but no one that heard it suspected the fatal cause . The girl being missed search was made , and her bonnet and collar were found on the bank ; and when the water subsided her footsteps were traced in the soft soil near the Dink . The body has not yet been found , and it probably will be carried a great distance bv the flood .

      soRwicn Time asd Electricity —Extessive Robbiut of Watches at Norwich . —On Sunday evening last the shop of Mr . Cooper , watchmaker , of Norwich . ¦ wa 3 entered whilst he was at church , by means of a false key , and gold and silver watches and plate were stolen to the value of £ 1 . 500 . Search was instantly made for the thieves , who seem to have been disturbed before they had completed their plunder , but without effect . On Monday , evening , a telegraphical dc « patch was received at the Shoreditch terminus of the Eastern Counties Railway , directing the police to stop a suspicious looking box , supposed to contain the watches stolen from Mr . Cooper ' s . The box was accordingly stopped , and Mr . Co » per came up by the next train to inspect the contents . The box , directed to Birmingham , contained , indeed , watches and watch cases and movements , but they were not ( he property of Mr . Cooier .

      CAMBRIDGE . The Phisce and the Earl—On Saturday morning the poll finally closed at twelve . 78 votes having been given for Prince Albert and 50 for Earl Powis . At twelre o ' clcck , Henry Gunning , Esq ., the seni » r Esquire Bedell , said " Cessatum est a scrutino - , " then the Vice-Chancellor unlocked the vote-bos and counted the tctes , when there appeared for Earl Powis 837 Prince Albert 953

      Majority for Prince Albert 116 E 1 HX . A Lure aud a Bailiff . —A sheriff * officer , named Felton , who has been in search of a Mias Crossingham , ot Ongar , during the last four m-. nths , last week succeeded by stratagem in arresting her at her own house . He then left her in charge of his assistant whiJe he went for a chaise , but the lady-prisoner Dating obtained permission of the officer to go to her "J ™ " ! - immediately jumped out of the window , and alighted upon the roof of an outhouse , thence descended upon a waterbutt in the adjoining yard , and made her escape . The officer and otheis gave the Tiew halloo across the garden and fields , but could not succeed in cipturing the fair and fleet fugitive

      I he Game Laws . —On Saturday morning last , two keepers , employed by the Rev . J . B . Stone , of Forest HallI , nigh Ongar , encountered 8 « me poachers in a wood near Norton Hall . A desperate fight ensued A gun was fired , fortunately without effect , but both parties were severely wounded by blows inflicted with the butt end of the guns with which they fought . A dog belonginj to the keepers seized a poacher and nearly tore cut one of his eyes . The delinquents were captured , and were on the samedaj examined and committed for trial , for shooting , with intent to murder . "

      Tag IloHSK-BcnKER . "_ Thetrial and conviction « f the knacker Bently for killing a horse by suffocation has led to some inquiries near the place where ue lived . Many facts h * ve been elicited as to the extent to which the extraordinary crime has been carried , and the suspicions considerably strengthened as to the still more extraordinary purposes to which the carcases of some of the buries slaughtered hare been applied—namely , that of human food in some of the low districts of the metionolis . As many a > 24 horses had been suffocated in this way , there is now no doubt , br the prisoner . A list of the animals is given , and their value is stated to have been , £ 379 . Besides these victims acow belonging to Mr . Tuckwell was strangled , and was sold to Bently for 2 Gi . KEST .

      The Defesces of Dover , Deal , < fcc . —The follow , ing is a n-turn of the guns , mounted at Dover , Deal , and the adjacent fortresses : —Deal castle , four 32 . pound guns , on common carriages ; Walmer Castle and Saluting Battery , eight 36-pounder guns , and r po H nclers » oa common carriages ; Sandown ^ ast . e , five 34-poundere , on common carriages ; juorer castle , four 12-pouuder guns ( one brass ) , oa " mmon cama 6 « U East Drive BaBtion . two 32-Cm . S « ^ 'stog Plat fo rms ; Shoulder of Mutton Field , five thirty . two pounders ; Moat ' s Bol-

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      wark , three 32 « pounder Rims , on common carriages Guildford Battery , three 32-pounder guns , on traversing platforms ; Arehcliff Fort , six 32-pounder uuns , on traversing platforms ; Citadel , two 12-twunder carronndes , on common carriages ; Drop Redoubt , three 24-potmder guns , on traversing platforms ; six 12-pounder guns , on common carriages , : mdsneS-inchmortar : total for Deal , Dover , &c 58 guns . ' '

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      HOSS'SBIRE . Food RiOTS .-At the village of Aroch , in Rosshire very determined opposition was made i ) v the fisher ! 2 ? ill A , attempt > ''>¦ Geor » : e M « w > . fanner and corn dealer , to ship some barley . Mr . More having applied for protection in the shipment , Mr Jjrdine . the sheriff of the county , accompanied by Mr . Cameron , thesheriff * ubstitute . Mr . Mackenzie the procurator-fiscal , and some officers , repaired to Awch upon Friday , and were joined there by Sir James Mackenzie , Mr . Davidson of Tulloeh , and others . Arrangements had heen made for procuring from Fort George the aid of a company of the 76 th Regiment ; but the forenoon was so stormy that they

      could not be brought across the ferry in time to render services available that day . Proceedings wore , in consequence , delayed until Saturday forenoon , when the anthoritiesand their friends re-appemed , supported by _ sixty men and two officers from the Fort . The villagers had , in the meantime , loosened the vessel from her moorings , and it was not until about two o ' clock the state of the tide admitted of herbeiiig afloat ; but several of the fishermen entered their boats in the harbour , with the evident design of drawing her away should she move towards the pier . The people were addressed and reasoned with by the sheriff and othersto no

      -, pur pose . The sheriff read the Riot Act . The people continued determined to resist , saying they might as well die then as starve for want of food ; but a ° s the preparations fora conflict approached maturity , Mr . More consulted his friends , and came forward and declared that , " to prevent , bloodshed , " he had resolved toabandon the intended shipment , and to retain the grain in the country ; upon which the people cheered and chaired him . Three young men considered to have been active in the riot , were apprehended on the spot , and sent away to the prison nf Dingwall . under a military escort , and bo the affair has ended for the present .

      FIRING BY . THE MILITARY UPON" THB PEOPLE—FURTHER r-AKTICUURS . Owing to the feeling evinced by the starving population against the intended export of grain , a detachment , consisting of 104 men of the 7 Cth Regiment , under the command of Captain Evans Gordon , was despatched by the Pharos steamer , and arrived at Wick on Tuesday . After being landed they were quartered in the Temperance Hall . The authorities now made preparations to protect the exportation of the corn , and , on Wednesday , a number of constables were sworn in , but the shipment of grain proceeded so slowly that they were dismissed with an injunction to assemble if necessary .

      Before dusk , on Wednesday evening , a party of the military was marched down the quay , to watch the vessel during the nifiht , and here commenced the most alarming part of the whole proceedings . How a mob was created there are various statements ; one thing is certain , previous to the arrival of the military the streets presented the usual features of ordinary days . About seven o ' clock the whole remaining hedyofthe soldiery were quickly marched to join thtir comrades , on a shot being fired as a signal from their party on the quay . At this time there was a great excitement . An immense fathering of the populace , men , women , and children had assembled , and in other parts of the town deep anxiety was

      depicted on every countenance , and great excitement prevailed . The sheriff and provest were present amoncst the mob , who surrounded the military on all hands . The Riot Act was read by the sheriff , but this had not any effect in inducing the people to disperse in peace . At this time the feelings of the inhabitants were roused up to the highest possible piteh , fora direct collision was anticipated every htur . The soldiers were divided into several parties , and were ordered to disperse the mob at the point of the bayonet . In this attempt several were wounded , but only s ightly . The soldiers continued for some time parading in different directions , which had the effect of scattering the crowd . Three prisoners were taken and lodged in gaol .

      As a party were marching from Pulteney-town , back to their quarters , when immediately under the brae where the academy is erected , a volley of atones was thrown by individuals oa the top of the brae and the Sheriff and Provost were both struck . The soldiers were immediately ordered by the sheriff to fire and we deeply regret to say that , two individuals , a man and a girl , were wounded . The man . Willi < m Hougston foreman cooper to Mr . David Davidson , did not form part of the mob , nor was he with them utthe time . According to his own statement , which seems highly probable , he was proceeding quietly home . A bail ment through his right hand , which was so shockingly mutilated , that the fingers had to

      be cut off . and it is even doubtful if a further amputation will not have to be made . The other , a girl named Macgregor , was wounded in the left arm , the bull passing through the fleshy part , but we be lieve that the injury done was not dangerous . About this lime it is impossible to depict the state of excitement which was visible in every direction . Men , women , and children fled , on hearing the report of the musketry , and on learning that damage had been done . Parents were anxiously running in search of their children , while the crowd were giving expression to the most vociferous shouts and yells . A great many were wounded by the bayonets of the soldiers , but no serious injury was done to any by this means .

      fhursday , Four o ' clock p . m . —A public meeting of the electors had just been held , at which resolutions on the subject of the military being brought here have been unanimousl y passed . The Town Hall was crowded to suffocation , and was presided over by the Provost . At the close of the meeting , the wholo assemblage have gone down the quay , and removed the obstructions . The Provost made some explanations te the meeting , which were loudly applauded , and gave universal satisfaction . Few speeches were made at the meeting , but such , of the gentlemen as spake expressed their resolution to support' the authorities , and an earnest desire for the immediate removal of the military .

      Thtoso —A correspondent of the above journal , writing from Thurso , on Tuesday last , says— " We have had lamentable disturbances here , the populace have blocked up the road to the river with two small sloops ; one of them was taken up to-night . They have also planted a ten-pounder on the braehead . About lOOspecial constables have been sworn in , and everything assumes a most threatening aspect . We have too much cause to fear serious consequences , unless by some means or other peaco be restored . We have learned , in addition to the above , that on Wednesday evening another gun was placed on the brae , and that the feeling of the people continue wound up to the greatest pitch . Assemblages at night are frequent , and threatening of violence are persevered in . The peaceable inhabitants are kept in a state of the utmost terror from these manifestations .

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      CORK . Pawsh op Schuix . —Dr . S . Sweetman , dispen-? ary physician at Schull and Ballcydehob , in a letter , dated Schull , Feb . 22 ud , says" This parish is at this moment 9 . charnel-house ; our mortality is fearful , averaging daily from forty to forty-five at least . I could not—east , west , north , south—point to a poor man ' s house where there is not a fever , dysentery , or death . Our grave-yards

      are crowded te excess—bo much bo , that the dogs have rooted upand devoured some bodies . To the west of Schull , at Reenahaning , the creatures are so weak , they are unable to dig graves sufficiently deep . To obviate this , ' , the Rev . Dr . Trail lias added half an acre to the churchyard at Schull , and has a number of deep graves daily dug , which are as soon occu-P'ed 1 solemnly declare , in my very humble opinion , that the majority of those poor people who are crawling about the streets , and trying to work on the roads , are dying unconsciouil yliterally walking in death ; they are now beyond tha roach of food and medicine , save the Great

      Physician . " To give you an idea of our state , for it is not all known , nor can words convey it , what a change a few months have made—I was informed by the national schoolmaster here that this time twelve months he had one hundred and forty school children ; t his day he hat not one . Half , be said , are dead , and the remainder are unable to attend , for want of sufficient food and raiment , and he is himself obliged to get some situation on the roads to support a large family . "

      C 0 . VDUCT OF LANDLORDS . —CULTIVATION OF THB SOIL . The Rev . James Delany , parish priest of BallinakilL ^ Queen ' s County , has published a statement embracing the most minute details of name , subscriptions , &c , from which it appears that" the owners in fee of 3 , 115 acres , yielding at the least an annual rent of £ 4 , 500 , have not contributed one farthing , " whilst government granted £ 110 ; the general central committee , £ 30 ; and " the miserable occupiers themselves , little removed from destitution , and coming in fo 1 h y amo unU& "' " ^ ^ ^

      But a stil ! more extraordinary statement , well deserving the attention of the government and the leeislature , appears in _ the Lublin Evening Post in relation to the district of Sligo . Abicntee proprietors , deriving from £ 3 000 to £ 8 , 000 a year , have not contributed shilling , because there is no legal power to compel them . The largest absentee proprietor in the di « - tnct during a year of famine contributed at the rate of a MrthiDg in the pound of his rental ;

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      The Assizes have commenced , and from the mass of cases we extract the foll « wing : — Trials for Moiidbh . —At Newcastle , on February 26 . James Welch , a young man aeed 23 , of an extremely sullen appearance , was indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Proud , at Warden , near Newbrough , on the 7 th ultimo . Mary Ann Toward : I live at Fourstones , abouta mile from Nenbrough . I knew thedeceased , Thomas Proud . On Sunday , February 7 th , I was at Proud ' s house , where there was a christening party . It was the christening of his yeungest child . We had some tra and spirits . After tea , we went down to Surtees * public house at Ncwbrough . There were Robert Brown William Jehnson , Mary Contes , Mary

      Thompson , Thomas Proud and myself . We had each of us two glasses of peppermint there . We remained three quarters of an hour . We loft about a quarter-past seven . We were in a room by ourselves . I knew the prisoner by eyesight . I knew him then . On leaving the house , we came through a passngo , not through the kitchen . Thomas Proud was with me . We wnre three couple . We went in the direction of Proud ' s house , and alter we had got a few yards , Welch came out of the house and asked Mary Coates to go in again and take a glass with him . She refused to go . He then asked Mavy Thompson to go in ; but she refused also . He then came and pulled me down , without having spoken to me . This would take place about half way between

      the public-houso and V . r . Ridley ' s . I got up again . Thomas Proud asked Welch what he meant by that . I did not hear whether he made any answer . I took hold of Proud ' s arm , and went on again . I did not see anything more till I got above Mr . Ridley ' s ; but I heard some talking , and understood Welch was speaking to Proud . I next saw Welch , at the gate eoing into Mr . Ridley ' s farm-yard , strike and kick Proud both with his hands and feet . Proud then turned and struck Welch , I wtnt forward , and called Robert Brown , the miller , back , for they were killing Proud . Bro « n came back , and took Proud away . I went back also , and met Brown and Proud comins together . I went along to the foot bridge with them , towards Proud ' s house . The next thing we saw was Welch coming up stripped , his coat being

      off . This was soon after we passed the bridge . He was coming up pretty hard . I cannot say he was running . On getting up to us . he threw a stick in among the party , who were all together then . A littlo after he said , "Doyousee that ? " Idid notseeanytliing . He then struck Proud twice with big right hand , on the left side of his head . I saw Proud put up his hand to his face , and run on about seventeen yards , and then he dropped . The blood flew instantly . I ran on with him , and was close by when he dropped . The blood ran from his neck . I fell down the dyke-side , and fainted . When 1 came to myself , I did not see the body . When Welch was coming up , I saw a person coming behind him , apparently carrying a coat ; and I heard him say , " Ilada-way Harry . "

      Several other witnesses were examined , and the learned Judge having summed up . and stated the circumstances which , in such cases , might reduce a prima facie case of murder to one of manslaughter , the jury retired , and after an absence of an hour and ten minutes , returned a verdict of guilty , but recommended the prisoner to mercy on the ground of the provocation he had received from the other party . After a most impressive address , sentence ot death was passed on the prisoner in the usual way . Oh February the 27 th . George Matthews and John Hughes were indicted for the wilful murder of Daniel Hives , at Longbenton , on the 25 th of October last . Mr . Matthews , Mr . Bigg , and Mr . Mainsfcy , for the prosecution ; Mr . James appeared for the prisoners .

      John Todd , the first witness called , stated that he was agent to Messrs . Rush and Law ton , the railway contractors for the Newcastle and Berwick line , Thedeceased was in their employment as a wagoner in the month of October last . His name wns Daniel Hives . Witncs- had last seen him on the 3 rd of October , which was their pay day . They were paid once a month . In cross-examination the witness stated that in October they had a great many of both English and Irish labourers on the line . Thore are not so many

      Irish at present . They do not agree very well , and there havo been a great many quarrels among them . Could not say that the Irish had left the works in consequence of intimidation . About half were Irish in October . There were about 1 , 800 men in all employed on the works . The men are settled with once a month , but get advances twice a week . Has seen Hughes on the line , but does notknow Matthews . Hives was an Englishman . He was a stout persoH , though short in stature . From the evidence we select the following : — John Potts stated that he waa a magistrate , living at Benton Park . On the 5 th of October , between three and four o clock , was in one of his fields , adjoining the lane called Potts ' -lane . Saw Matthews come over the stile into that field . Hughes followed He had a large stick with him , which he brandished above his head when he got on the stile , and said , " If you follow me any further I'll murder you . " Witness had heard the same words before , in the lane . He came into the field , and passed within four or five yards of witness , Matthews Yfaa by tfoiB time ten yards or thereabouts in front . Witness then beard some one at the other side of the stile , and saw a man looking over it with his face bloody . When he saw witness , he came hastily over the stile

      , and rushed to witness , crying out to the men , " Now we have you . " Witness took hold of him by the breast , to prevent his going Jo the men . He said , " Master , you'll assist me , and aot see an Englishman murdered by two Irishmen . " He was endeavouring to get at the men . Witness prevented him , and called to the men to explain what had happened . Hughes brandished his stick , came a few steps nearer witness , and repeated the wenis he had used before . Witness and deceased followed them across the field , and witness told them to Btop , as ho weuld follow them until they were taken . Had still hold of the deceased , who wished to get at the men . Witness then saw Matthews stoop jlown , as if he were buttoning his braces . He had a bundle under his left arm .

      His right hand was under his blouse . On raising himself up he turned ami came past Hughes , walking slowly towards witness and the deceased . lie pushed passed witness ' s left arm up to the deceased , and wit- , ness saw him take his hand from under his blouse . It was clenched . He bent his knees and struck the deceased somewhere about the upper part of the thigh , pushing at the same time forward with his body against his hand , and raising himself up at the same time , he said , " Take that . " He then turned about and went to Hughes . The deceased cried out , 41 Oh dear ! " and put his hand to the lower part of his bowels . Witness ' s attention wa ^ attracted to th e deceased , and in the mean time the men went out of eight , which , from the turning of the path , they could

      do within a few yards . Witness said to deceased . " Come , my pan , you ' re not much hurt . " Deceased pointed to his shoes , and witness then saw the blood pouring down from his short trowsera in gushes . Witness set him down , and called to two of his men , who were in an adjoining field . He then stepped up on some higher ground , and saw the two men at some little distance . Theyseparated , and Matthews ran over towards the " middle pit . " Witness saw a person coming along the turnpike road , and told him what had occurred . He went off after Matthews . Witness then went back to the place where he had left Hives , and found him dead . Witness saw Hughes in custody the following morning . He told witness he did not strike the deceased , and that it was the little man who shoved the knife into him .

      In cross-examination , the witness stated that both Hughes and the deceased were very much excited . The deceased was making a noise and endeavouring to get at the men . Matthews and Hughes did not speak together after they * crossed the stile . Both the prisoners seemed anxious to getaway from the deceased . It appeared that the man whom Mr . Potts had seen and sent after Matthews followed him until he was taken into custody . Hughes was apprehended at Sunderland the following day . A knife covered with blood was found near the path b y which the two prisoners had left the field . Thedeceased it appeared , had died in consequence of the femoral artery being divided . His death would follow in a few seconds . —Mr . James addressed the jury for tlie prisoners . vSJ f P . 8 urame ? « P . rod the jury returned a S ? LgTt 7 a ? A mSt u Mattlle « 3 ; Hughes not guilty .-Sentence of death was passed ob the prisoner .

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      PiBBMGossiP .-Thereligious world arc all on bSS ^ lhi l ?^™ ! ' ^ ? ™^™ P ^ ding WnSaL . . 1 cce 8 Iastical authority in the Kr /« 'p Sdy ° \ th , ra () St illustrious rank-the Dnr £ t n ""^ i . known in tlii 8 cou ^ y » s the Son nf , h , '• > ^ hil 8 annou n <* d her determinafii ^ eturni"g to Protestantism , from which she So ^^ P ^^^ ^ e years ago . You can form tLhn « ee ? Cltm f x t t 0 w « ich this determination has given risp and I am told that in the church t £ V- - > in the f Faub ° « n ; St . Germain , litanies to the Virgin are put up night and day in her behalf . Her object m again changing her creed is said to he to procure a divorce of herself from her husband , fthO h : \ VinfT iiTOfl lirr affonf ^ r . r , . .. , » ,. , * — HHVH »* Muvvviuua

      , .,. uyuu a youn 1 oiisii gentleman , whom she is about forthwith to marry . Meanwhile the ady ' s family stand aghast , and know not where to call for aid . The fair Duchess accompaniedher unde , the late Prince Talleyrand , in his embaBsy to England , where « he i 8 still remembered with the admiration due to her great genius and romantic beauty . Destitution and SiCKNKss . -The number of destitute sick who throng the doors of the RoyaLFrec Hospital , ia the Gray ' s Iun-road , offer a painful spectacle of misery and destitution . On Tuesday rfi ^ ^ M i !** ! * I « ut-patient 8 , many of whom would hate been admitted into wards did the financial condition pernriftf 8 Uch »«««• .

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      SHAKER FARM . The preient settlement of Shakers or United Brethren , at New Lebanon , was the first spot on which this > ect eTer locat « d . They commenced here about forty year » ago . The society consists , at present , of about six hundred persons , more than half of whom are f emales . From small beginning , [ they hare acquired large possessions , holding at this time not less than 7 , 000 ncres of land , mostly lying contiguously . We spent a few hours examining ; the various objects connected with tbls community .

      Their buildings are built in the most substantial manner , and are constructed with particular regard to convenience . One of their burns is considered ia all respects the best contrived and most perfect of any we have seen . It is one hundred and forty-one feet long , fifty feet wide , and twenty-five feet high . in the walls . It consists of three stories . The basement ia devoted te the stock and tho storage of vegetables in winter , and the second and third to liny and grain . The main entrance for . produce is in tlie third Btory , which , from the bnrn being on the sido of n hill , is nearly level with the ground . A floor runs lengthwise through the barn on this story , and the hay and other nrticlcsare pitched downward into the bays on each side . The barn is capable of containing two hundred tons of liny , find It is so disposed that scarcely any of it has to be raised higher than the wagon from which it is thrown . Only two hands are necessary to unload one to pitch off , and one to keep the mow leTel , thus saving a great amount of labour compared with what is required in barns of common construction .

      The apartments for the cattle are complete . The walls , which are of verj solid stone-wort , are plastered , and , though cool in summer , we should suppose they would be ro warm in winter that no frost would be found there ; windows in each side permit free rcntiiution . The fodder is thrown into racks fur the stock from the " feeding floor" in the second story . In front of the racks , are mangers to catch any straws that drop from the racks , as the fodder is pulled out by the animals . An op . 11 space is left between the racks and mangers , which allows the animals ready access to fresh air , pre . vents the hoy in the racks from being made unpnlatablo by their breath , and gives room also to slip in boxes when it is wished to feed them with slops and roots . The man who had charge of the stock said he could feed and tuko care of a hundred animals in this born with less labour

      than te could manage twenty in any other barn he ever * aw . The cattle stand on a platform with a gentle slope , which renders it easier to keep tbem clean and irj . The cows are tied with chains around the neck , and are always milked In their stalls , summer and winter . Tlity are milked exactly at Axed times . So punctual Are th « attendants to this , that a clock is kept in the apartment , and the herdsman told us at what moment tho cows would be in their places . The barn . yard is so contrived that none of the manure is wasted . It is kept littered with straw and su * h waste matters as can be procured , and the manure from the stalls is made into compost with that in the yard , mixed with muck , And is not used vrctiV it hat become fine b y decomposition .

      Daibtino . —The manufacture of butter and cheese is only carried on to the extent demanded by home con * sumption . ' Cheeee was formerly produced for rale , aud of such quality that it commanded ( wben old ) from twenty to twenty-five cents per pound . The same system of manufacture is still pursued . Th « different dairy apartments were shown to us , and all information in regard to the various processes and management cheerfully given . The buildings appropriated to this branch of business ate rather small . They were erected soon after the commencement of the society , and are lees convenient than most of their modern structures are—it is therefore designed to supply

      their place by a now edifice , to be constructed on the most approved plan . The several rooms for milk , butter and cheese , are kept with most scrupulous neatness . Not a fly or any other insect , not even the least speck of dirt could be discovered . The cheese room was cool and airy ; the windows of which were protected b y gauze screens , and the temperature kept low , wetting the floor with cold water . After the cheese is properly cured in this room ' , and before the weather has become so cold as to make it liable to freeze , it is removed to a room in the cellar or basement of the house . Ilerc tha tern , pcrature is nearly tha same , about forty . five degree * at all times . It is kept here for any length of time , and improves with age .

      Economical Ahban « ihent . —The cellar just mentioned , ( which , by the way , is so cold that no ice-house is ever needed , ) briongs to the house of the principal or senior family . On signifying our wish to see the ar . rangeraents for culinary purposes , two of the femalas accompanied us to the kitchen and kindly showed u ? tbe admirable fixtures , and explained their uses . It would be useless to attempt a minute description of all tho labour-saving contrivances which are here secured , We have examined similar departments belonging to various large establishments , but never have seen such perfect conveniences as there are here , and we know not which most to admire the skill and ingenuity evinced in the original design , displayed in their use . A view of this beautifully elenn kitchtn , and the systematic and quiet manner in which operations are here conducted , is a sight worth seeing . The cooking for a family of some three hundred persons is here doue with less labour than is usually required for thirty .

      Sales . —A large portion of the sales of the Society consists of dried herbs , extracts , and the seeds of vege . tables , Some fifty or sixty acres of land are devoted to the production of these articles . The' amount of sales , or the nettprofits of the business , we did not learn . The cultivation of their herbs and vegetable gardens , as well as their fieldsgenerall y , is very neat . The herbs and other preparations are put up in the beBt manner , and are sold by established agents in the larfe cities , and also travelling agents over a large portion of tbe country . We noticed apress used for pressing herbs , which appears to posstss snme important improvements . 1 was invented by a young man belouging to tho society , and we believe he has a patent for it .

      We are all aware that many of the improvements ot which we have spoken cannot be so readily or advantageously carried out on common farms or individual estates , and we cannot bring them forward as deserving universal adoption ; but we do think that something ol the system which is here observed in conducting business , might be profitably imitured by many of our farmers . Ab » vo all , we do not hesitate to recommend , both to husbandmen and houaewives , the Shakers' examples of neatness and cleanliness , the imitation of which we are sure would result in the increase of comfort and happiness . —Aibuny Cultivator .

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      PORTRAITS OF AMERICAN STATESMEN . We take thefollowing sketches from the Washington National Era : — Caleb Cusuino . —Since my last date , the proposition of Caleb Cushing in the Legislature , to commit the State of Massachusetts to the support of tli * Mexican invasion , has been rewarded by the choice of that gentleman as colonel of tho new regiment . Of his peculiar qualifications fir such a post , no one can doubt . During his late Oriental embassy , he had ample opportunity to study the military tactic * of the Chinese , and will doubtlm be prepared t « oppose Snnta Anna , after the manner of that

      redoubtable people , by turning upon him the niuxzleB of pickle jars and gallipots , setting up scarcecrows . and issuing Inch-sounding proclamations . As there 13 no chance of his raising the 20 , 000 dollari outfit from Massachusetts , and as it is understood that the General Government , in supplying its soldiers with food and clothing , has actually outdone the economy of a Yankee slave-owner , it will scarcely be necessary to look beyond his own regiment for scarecrows . As to the matter of proclamations , and the flying artillery of words , our now military chiettain might bo very fairly matched against Grand Commissioner Lin himself .

      Mr . / Ulkn of Ohio , followed in a thunder-andlightninc speech . The Senate is truly a deliberate body . Declamation is not in voguo there . The members , generally , are subdued in manner , nnd refrain cavelully from boisterous tones . They deliver themselves with remarkable cnlmncss and deliberation . But there are exceptions , and , anioni : these , none more remarkable than Mr . Allen . We are told , that in the debate on the Oregon question , ho struck his desk so fiercely and frequently as ro abrade the skin of his ham ' s ; which , dripping with blood , gave occasion for the saying , that this was the first and only blood shed in the Oregon war . Today , ho was stunning . His voice was still for war . lie would t ; lve the President not only tho 10 , 000 regulars asked for , but make provision also for

      10 , 000 volunteers not asked for . He knew the American heart , and he knew that members of the Senate , who were delaying , halting , hesitating , would be jet called to a reckoning . lie was for marching onwards , without stopping , to garrison every petty town or village . Never would there be peace till our arms were stacked in the halls ef the Monteiumas . This was the substance of his speech ; but lie stormed like a northeaster . You would have imaeined that he was addressing an immeuse crowd of his constituents , rather than a few gentlemen assembled to deliberate with calmness upon the affairs of the republic Besides , his vehemence , it is easy to see , is not the offspring of real enthusiasm —it is all in the manner , not in the heart . You are tempted to think that ho relies more upon volume of voice than of ideas .

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      Influx of SmrpiNo . —The change of wind at the commencement of tho past week , and tlie thaw which followed the lengthened and continued fro » t of the past winter , had conjointly the effect of causing a v . 'ist influx of vessels from all parts , including , in addition to a great number from the Dutch and German ports of Europe , very many from tho East Indies , China , and other distant parts of the world . Dbkadful Accident in thr Strand . —On Tuesday night , shortly before eleven o ' clock , a youth named Watkins , while crossing the carriageway of the Strand , opposite Exeter Hall , was run over by an omnibus proceeding towards Charing cross The poor fellow was picked up in an insensible state , when it was found that inj . iries of the most frightful description had been sustained .

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      CONFISCATION OF CRACOF . IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEETING . A public meeting was held on Tuesday , March 2 , at the Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen-street , for the purpose of petitioning the Crown with respect to the annexation of the free city of Cracow to tlie Austrian empire . The meeting wa 9 numerously attended . Tho Marquis of Northampton occupied the chair , and the following is a list of some of the leadinggentlemen present : —Tho Marquis of SligO , Earl FttzwilHam , Earl of Arurdel and Surrey . M . P ., Viscount Sandon , M . P ., Lord Wnarncliffe , Lord Beaumont , Lord Edwd . Russell , M . P ., Lord Charles Fitzroy , M . P ., Lord Dudley Stuart , the Right . Flon . the Lord Mayor , the Hon . John Forte » cue , Admiral Sir Edward Codrington , Rear Admiral Sir Chorle « JNapier , Sir Denham J . Norreys , Bart ., M . P ., Sir Andrew Leith Hay , Bart ., M . P ., R . Monckton

      Milnes , M . P ., Smith O'Brien , Esq ., M . P ., Dr . Bowrins , M . P ., W . A . Mackinnon , E « q ., M . P ., John Abel Smith , Esq ., M . P ., Viliiers Stuart . Esq ., M . P ., David Barclay , Esq ., M . P . . Sir Harry Verney , Bart ., Sir Robert Price , Bart ., M . P ., IV . Williams , Esq ., M . P .. Wynn Ellis , Esq ., M . P ., Alexander fo'Oarthy , Efq ., M . P ., Captain Townshend , R . N ., Mr . Sheriff Kennard , Rev . Dr . Worthinston , Rev . Hamilton Grey , T . Slingsby Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., Robert Monteith , Esq ., R . G . Macdonnell , E * q ., L . L . D .. Mathew Devonport Dill , ( J . C ., David Urqulmrt , Esq ., John Ashley Warre , Esq ., Samuel Rogers , Esq ., George Thompson , E ? q ., Lieutenant Sxulezewski , secretary of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland , Captain JablonsUi , Colonel Szyrma , Chevalier Weireinski , Mr . Knczynski , Mr . Jackowski , Mr Ferlecki , Count Valerian Krasinski , Major Gielgud , &c . A large number of ladies were present .

      Lord Dud 1 / T . y Stuart read letters of apology from the Duke of Bedford , the Duke of Sutherland , Ear ! Lovelace , Lord Ashley , Sir Edward Bulwcr Lytton , M . P ., Mr . Hume , M . P ., Mr . Wyse . M . P ., Mr . Denison , M . P ., Colonel Angerstein , the author of The Revelations of Russia , Mr . T . Hankey , and a number of others . The Chairman then opened the business , statin ? that he had that day deviated from a rule which he had laid down for himself , not to take the chair in anypublic assembly , both on account of his health and the situation which he occupied as President of the Royal Society . But he considered that tho present occasion wbb one which called fora departure from any rule of tho kind , from the necessity which existed for tho respect of treaties and for the maintennncc of peace . Earl Fitzwilliam proposed the fint resolution : —

      That , in the opinion of thu meeting , tho military occu . potion of the town and territory of Cracow , and their annexation to tho empire of Austria , are manifest and flaRrant violations of the general act of congress or treaty of Vienna , concluded between England , France , Austria , Russia , Prussia , and other powers , by which it was stipulated withoutrestriction or proviso , "That Cracow should not bo occupied by a military forte on any pretext whatever , and should for ever remain a free and independent city . " t It appeared to him that if ever there was a violation of the public law of Europe-that law sanctioned and explained most clearly by existing and acknowledged treaties—( he occupation of the state of Cracow afforded one of the greatest exemplifications of that violation . There was not only the unwritten law which should govern every man , but also the written one entered into by the congress of Vienna

      to support that opinion ; in the latter it was affirmed without restriction or proviso , that Cracow should not be occupied by a military forco on any pretext whatever , but Bhould for ever remain a free and independent state ; and the violation of that treaty was not only an injury to Cracow , but a breach of faith with all the powers of Europe . ( Cheers . ) It had been asked what was the use of an expression of opinion on the subject ? but he knew well that the opinions of the people of England , of which he trusted the present meeting was the exemplification , had its effect on even the most despotic governments of the continent . ( Hear , hear . ) If such practices were permitted to take place , hi asked what security there was for Geneva , for Hamburgh , for Frankfort ? Nay , he would go further , and ask what security there w « s for many crowned heads—for Wurtenibuvg , for Saxony , and for other small states—if the independence of Cracow was destroyed ?

      < Lord Whabncuffe seconded thereaolution , avowing that the present was no party question , but one for all parties and all countries . Neither did the question rest upon any provocation which might have been given by Cracow . In such an event the course to have been taken would have been an appeal to the other parties to the treaty of Vienna , who would have secured those aggrieved from any infringement of their rights . They might truly say , in the words of a more exalted person in another place , that if this treaty was to be violated with impunity , such engagements would be found not more sacred on the banks of the Rhine and tho Po than on the banks ot the Vistula . ( Hear . )

      The resolution having been carried with acclamation , Lord Dudley Stuart read a letter which he had just received from Sir S . Canning , the British representative at the Ottoman court ; whereiu heexpressed the strongest sympathy with the prtseitt proceedings , and regretted that the nature of the office which he held would not admit of his presence on that occasion . Sir E ; Codrinoiox proposed the second resolution : — That , even if the existence and independence of Cracow

      had not been guaranteed by treaty , the aggressions of Russia , Austria , nnd Prussia on that city weuld have constituted a glaring infraction of the principles of justice and international law ; but that being so guaranteed , the conduct of those states in abolishing th » independent existence of Cracow , notwithstanding their repeated nssuroDco that no such step was In contemplation , and without the consent of the other powers , parties to the treaty of Tienna , must be farther considered as involving an affront to those powers , and to England as one of them .

      He considered that the violation of the treaty in question afforded a warning not only to England , but to the world ; for he asked where were such aggressive measures to stop , if the present was not made a subject of protest ? The Earl of Arunhel and Surmt briefly seconded tho resolution , which was carried unanimously . Lord Beaumont moved the third resolution : — That as the tranquillity and prosperity of Ml commanitiet , whether of nations or of individuals , depend on > he maintenance of justice , the repression of violence , and the fulfilment of engagements ; and as , en tho con

      trary , tranquillity and prosperity are endangered when the weak are abandoned to the mercy of the strong , when sacred rights and duties are permit ted to be violated , and solemn obligations to . be disregarded ;; therefore this meating views with no leas alarm than indignation the mea . sures adopted by the governments of Russia , Austria , and Prussia towards Cracow , and the other provinces of ancient Poland , believing such measures are not only in the highest degree unjust and impolitic , but that they directly tend to weaken respect for treaties , to retard the progress of civilisation , to encourage the projects of ambition , to strengthen the enemies of order , and to endanger the peace of Europe .

      After commenting on the motion , his lordship went ont 08 aythattheaggres 8 ion committed on Cracow was but one of many similar outrages on Poland . Already four monstrous aggressions had been perpetrated , since the first great one , when , in spite of every right of man and law of God , three great nations divided Poland , like robbers after they had made their plunder . ( Cheering . ) That nation and that people , to whem Europe and Christianity were more indebkd than any other , waa thus divided . ( Hear . ) He should want words indeed , to paint the gross ingratitude with which one Power above all joined in that aggression . Why , but for Poland Austria would not bo Austria , and a Turkish pacha would be ruling in Vienna . ( Cheers . )

      He could react to them how , for many ages , and in many bloody battles , the people of Poland had stood the bulwark of Europe and Christianity against the Mahometan nations and the barbarism of the East . ( Cheers . ) There was not an European nation which was not indebted to Poland for the advancement of civilisation and the spread of letters . ( Hear , hear . ) But now , in spite of nil these the strongest obligations which could exist , these powers slightin " them us nothing , deluding the other powers , mislead " mg—profossingtodoonethingand doini : anothernot boldly in the mode , but meanly —( cheers ) -not openly , but behind the backs < of the other powors pounced upon Cracow , and destroyed not oidy the republic , but with that republic the bonds hntwppn

      the nations of Europe . ( Great cheering . ) The last treaty of Vienna fixed the balance of power—it was a treaty to which all Europe wero parties' it bound all parties—it was to protect the weak , to repress the strong . That treaty . ' ashad been shown , had been broken , and wkat might bo the consequence ? He would not weaken the words of the gallant admiral ' ( Sir Edward Codrington ) who had spoken before him , but attempt to quote them , as they opened up the possible consequences which might ensue to Europe . The gallant admiral said : — " Now was tho time come for every nation to Bnatch . what it liked—for every ' . people that was strong to seize on every power that was weak . Now might France i she liked tho Rhine

      , pass to Belgium—now m ' wht she cross the Alps and pass the Po . ( Cheers . ) Now was the time when Austria might with justice again be driven from tlie plains of Lombardy , and when tie discontented people of Hungary micht claim for themselves a constitution and their independence " ( Loud cheers . ) The noble lord continued—Wh ' v Austria is composed of the most heterogeneous mass of people , speaking different tongues , and professiii " different principles . A mere breath miuht shake Austria to pieces , nas Bhe the hearts of the Italinn * ? -is sue loved in llungaty ? -ia she adored in Ga-Iicia ?—is she bo strong in the hearts of her people that she , forBopth , dare set at defiance the rights of nations , and invade the liberties of the people ? ( Applause . ) Let a storm arise in Europe and that imtant Austria falls to piecea—nay , I know not now

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      lf . V n conduct those three Powers in n , affairs of Cracow may not lead eventually to » cW in the policy of the whole of Europe , and to » rea 5 justment sf the balance of power . ( Vehement cheering . ) That is the point wo must look t « Having destroyed the present balance of power w « must look to the establishment of a new one and wf will take their principle as a just one—we will nit respect tho treaty of Vienna-we will treat it ul dead letter—we will look at the map as thev did and we will ftsk what are the natural frontiers of Aug ' triaf what does she south of the Alps ? what right Ii » i she with the guttural sounds amidst the soft tones of sunny Italy ? ( Great cheering . ) Then , again , *» will look at Russia . What right has she in \ Val lachiaand Moldavia ? She shakes the baianco of power there . She has no right there . What dnei

      she on the banks of the Mediterranean from the steppes and glaciers of Russia , blowing with ]\ e cold breath on tho western coast ? Then , in f ) i 0 north again , what right has she to approach the capital of Stockholm ? What right has she in Fin . land ? Finland must be restored to Sweden . and * Russia shall be shut np in St . Petersburg . ( j ni . mcnsoc ' ieering . ) Neither the strops ; nor the weak can thrive with crime , and I maintain if we sit tamely looking on at _ deeds and scenes like these we are participators in the crime . I say we are ( ruilty after the fact , if we sit looking on without taking means either to correct the evil done , or to punish the offenders . The noble- lord resumed his p eat amidst enthusiastic applause .

      Mr . M . D . Hill . Q . C ., seconded the resolution . They had received a notification from the three * northern Powers that they hold the treaty of Vienna in contempt . England must take her stand now , or must for ever be silent ( Cheers . ) They must all know the position in which Europe stood at tho clsse of the late war , and at the treaty of Vienna . Swoflen was weak and chose to forego her claim upon Finland in favour of Russia ; but there was a woukor than Sweden , and Sweden must be recompensed for reMgning Finland . TI 10 Crown of Denmark held Norway , and as Denmark was weaker than Sweden , she must let Norway go to Sweden aa a recompense for Finland . But the people of Norway themselves held the extraordinary idea that Norway belonged to

      the Norwegians . ( Cheers and laughter . ) True they met with a little sympathy ; but they were too weak to resist , and King Bernadotte was left to conquer Norway at his leisure . But there was nothing so difficult aa to satisfy those who had already nnuch . more than they oueht to have , and consequently Russia , goreed with prey , was still insatiable . ( Cheers . ) To satisfy RuRsia this most ingenioiw plan was struck out . Russia had borrowed a large sum of money in Holland . Holland was weak , and it was thoueht quite right that Holland should pay a portion of the exponsf s of the war , by which it wa « said , and perhaps with some truth , that she had gained her independence . But she was not aWft to take the whole of that upon her shoulders , therefore

      Great Britain , though , of course , she had had no expenses during that war —( a laugh)—took upon her . coif to refund to tlie Dutch creditors tho loan of 25 000 , 000 florins borrowed by the Emperor of Rug . sia , at a former period , from the Dutch , and that was to be done by paying annually five per cent , interest , and one per cent , sinking fund . These 25 , 000 , 000 florins amounted to £ 2 . 272 , 000 , and the consequence was that Encland began to pay at that time , and has been paying ever since , something like £ 120 , 000 a year . It was part of that arrangement that that payment should only remain in force so long as the Bflcian provinces continued to be a part of Holland . The separation of Belgium and Holland took place , however , in 1830 , and

      thrn it was thought by a very large party that England was relieved from that payment of £ 120 000 a year . But her Majesty ' s Ministers took a different view of the matter , and in 1831 a new convention was entered into between England and Russia , still continuing the payment , o « the ground that it was considered there was a general arrangement , of peace , to which Russia had acceded in tho treaty of Vienna , amfalso that Russia had given way to the wishes of England in consenting to the separation of Belgium and Holland . Where were those arrangements now by the very authority , by tho act , by the violence of Russia her ? elf ? ( Cheers . ) Cracow was no more . ^ That which was considered so important :, that it formed the prominent feature in the

      ceneral Treaty of Vienna , was altogether destroyed . Cracow was blotted out from the map of Europe , and was never more to be known but as part of the Aus * trUn dominions . ( Loud cheers . ) lie trusted that the men of England were prepared heart and hand to support the voice of their Sovereign from the Throne , who had issued a protest aeainst the infraction of the Treaty of Vienna . But was that protest to be a truth or a fiction ? That depended on the conduct of the people 0 ' England—upon thecondnctof the Mini , stersof Eneland , and of the Sovereign of England . ( Cheers . ) Those words bad Rone forth—a protest had been issued . Let them look to the consequences of that step which had been taken—the claim of

      £ 120 , 000 a year was no more . ( Cheers . ) Itwasnot 10 much in these days the saving o " £ 120 , 000 a year , but the first payment of that sum would bo t ; Il ; en , and he said very properly taken , as a proof that the utterance of those words which had gone for h was not made in that spirit of perfect , of undoubted sincerity which he in his conscience firmly believed that it was . ( Loud and prolowced cheers . ) The resolution was carried unanimously , Mr . D . Urquhart proposed : That this meeting has learned with profound satisfaction that the government of the Ottoman Empire has on the present , as en former occasions , lignaliied its condemnatiou of the injustica of which Poland has been tha

      victm . Mr . Urqnhart dwelt atsomelength on the probable effect * ot the violation of the treaty upon the countries of Europe , and particularly with reference to tho Turkish empire . He proceeded at some length ( 0 show foe how lone a period of time the interests of . Turkey and Poland had been identical . Ilia speech wadtnii ' h applauded . Sir H . Vbrxetseconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously . The LonD Mayor of London proposed the fifth resolution : —

      That this meetin ? gladly avails itself of this opportunity to pzpress its admiration of the generoun burst nf indlg . nant fcelinp with which tlie press and the people of Franco received the tidings of the annihilation of the independence of Cracow , and to declare its oincere pleasure a % nnd cordial sympathy with . ' thc opinion « t the fame time generally and warmly expressed in France , of the value nnd necessity of a closer and undisturbed alliance with Great Britain , and its strong conviction that such a union 8 essential to the presprvatinn and further penceful deve . opement of the liberty of Europe , and of vital importance to tho beat interests of the whole human rare .

      Mr . Bkalbs seconded tho resolution , wjoicinff to see the interests of France and Kngland united upon the present question . Although there might be intrigues of northern countries to set the two countries at variance , he hoped that the blood of Poland would be the mean * of ecm ^ nting them in * permanent alliance . This , ho considered , might be achieved for Poland ' s good , and witheut tho horrors of war ; for ie saw no reason why there should not be an Ang ' . o-French League for the liberation of Poland , and the emancipation of Europe from the despotism of the no-th . ( Cheers ) This resolution having been also unanimously carried . Sir CrrmLKs Napier came forward to propose the ast resolution : —

      That a humble address be presented to her Majesty tho Queen , humbly thanking her Majesty for the distinct exprepsion of her sentiments in reforence to Cracow , contained in her Majesty ' s speech on opening the session of Parliament , and humbly prating her Majesty to adopt any measures which may appear calculated to avert the evils which must otherwise inevitably accrue to all the states of Europe from tho continued acts of violoncc exercis-d by Russia , Austria , and Prussia , towards Poland , nnd for ameliorating the condition of that oppressed imtirtn .

      He had supported liberty at home , and he had fousjht for it too often abroad —( loud cheer *)— not to feel that the conduct of the three great powers of Europo had been atrocious . ( Hear , hear . ) Ho thoueht their atrocity had only been equalled by tho impudence with which they had effected their object : ( Hear hear . ) Protests were very well , but protests should be followed up by something stronger ; » nd he would ask what would these three powors have done it they had seen Enclish , French , and Turkiib fleets in the Mediterranean , on tho Adriatic , on the Rhino , and in the Baltic ? ( Cheers . ) Mr . J . S . BucKixcnAM seconded tho resolution , which wa& earned . Captain Jadlokski , a Polish officer , then moved a vote of thanks to the chairman , making an eloquent address on behalf of his countrymen , who , ho Mid . tronld never relax in their efforts until tho attainment of their independence .

      Lord Dudley Stium seconded the resolution . < -oing into the peneral question at considerable length . The Chairman briefly returned thanks , aud the meeting separated . At the conclusion nf tho meeting , an assault was committed upon Mr . Urquhart by Major Beniowski , the particulars of which will bo found in our police repott .

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      Destitution anr Death . —Inqukst . —An inquest was held on the same day , by Mr . Wakley M . I' ., on the body ot Catherine Flynn , aged fifty Last Saturday deceased applied at tbe lodging-house 2 » Gee ' s-court , Oxford-street , for a bed for the day , and for which sin . puid 3 d . At scveu o ' clock p . m ., she was found dead in bed . In her pocket wero three farthings , thirteen duplicates , and a key . Verdict , " Natural death . " Paul ' s Kveby Man ' s Vriend , ( Corn Plaster , ) may he relied on in a spcrdy and certain euro for those painful and stubborn annoyances Corns and riunwiw , emuing the lame and afflicted to walk with comfort A large and inrrcaMns demand having proved its ftu .-acv , has inoncecl several persons to put up a spurious preparation , therefore bo sure to ask for " Paul ' s Wy Man ' s Friend , " and do not be pevsuiided to purchase anyibine else . A . single trial will convince of its immeasurSo superiority over all other piasters , liquid , 4 c . T

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      * THE N ORTHERN STAR . March 6 , 1347 ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 6, 1847, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1408/page/6/