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Dsath or J . Asrauii . Esq ;—By W . Carter . Esq ., at the Vauxhall Tavern , as to the death of James Aspinall , Esq ., of Liverpool , aged 52 ^ o d 5 ed 8 n ddenly on Taur > day night in Vanxhall- <» ardens . The deceased was Major of Liverpool in 18345 . He w .. s ™ m arriea \ and possessed of hr ^ e fortune . Mr fiKST ' ^ - Jame ^ -street . deposed thatt on Thursday evening he visited thegardeosat * !? 1 Ji ! ^ "Pany with deceased , who was in perlectliealth and spirita . While descending the stairs of the theatre , the deceased , when be had nearly got to the bottom , staggered , put his hand against the wall , and fell forward . Witness and a companion immediately went to his assistance , and untied his seekcloth . A surgeon was Bent for , whs pronounced Mm quite dead : and witness was of opinion that he
was so when he fell , and that it was the result of some disease . Last winter deceased had a derangement of the liver and shortness of breath . —Mr Braddell , of KenniHgton-lane , surgeon * stated that when he saw the deceased he was qnite dead , and only a small quantity of blood came from the arm when the lance was used . He said he had no doubt death was the result of sanguineous apoplexy , arising from some affection of the heart The jury returned a verdict of " Natural death ! arising from apoplexy . " JramsoiSTo a BoiiBB .-By Mr William Pavne , at Bethelehem Hospital , relative to the death of * Smh For . red , aged 45 years , late an inmate , who commit ed suicide onder the most dreadful circum-K ^ fcft ^ . hcadlaundry-maid , proved that she had known the deceased about thrwl months . w being an inmate of the above institution , and an occasional asaatantin the washWroom . On S « tweltf
SSSL ore £ J * wkne 88 Md ' * s » wveral washerwomen saddenly missed the deceased . TOtaM ran into the wash-house and wwthTde . ^ f ^ ^ " ^ . ^ ^ etop of a large copper , which t ^ then fijled with boilmg water . Witness called to her . but before she could reach her the deceased jumped into the ^ ling liquid . Witness obtained flie assistance of another female , but they were S «^ ? a ^ r \ Sewralmenwereimme date y caUed in , and the deceased was taken out in ¦ K £ S ? T ?? a mo 3 fc « ebtful condition and ST ^ i th « i nfira «» F- Henrietta Hunter , the matron , depojed to ein g thedeceased soon after the -nelancholy affair had taken place , and upon quet toning her she admitted that * he had jumjed a . as -shehad a wish to die . Witness had had thedeceased wider her care since the 26 th of January last . The deceased was considered a nroDer rareon to nn * in th *
janndry . as she was sufficientl y collected and rational lne occapation of the mind in anch cases was highly irewpy , and recommended by the medical officers . ThedeoeaMdneTCr betrayed anysymptomsofTioience She must have removed the lid of the copper , as it 'was perfectly safe a few minutes before . The jury returned a verdict of" Temporary Insanity " LilUHIABLE AND FaIU , OcCOBBKSCK AT MlUBiSK .-On Sunday a youth named Tripp , whose ffi ?/ kk ldto - 5 * > Clldie » ' " »* ¦» untimely deathby serm-decapitation , atMessrs Cubitfs where he was employed m the steam-sawine department It appears he was at the time in a position with the works he had noriehfc to nwnur . i , M
xmexpectefly , a part of the machinery that vibrates perpendicularly feU in its descent / gnillotineSke npon the neck of the unfortunate youth , by whic £ the vertebra was cut completely asunder , aid death S ^ S ^^ W ^ - An inquest washeld on the . body by Mr Bedford , at St George ' s Hospital , when a verdiot of " Accidental delth" was returned . SffilOCS AcCTOMt AT VABXHAU GABDBKS . -An Jtccidenthas occurred in the new ball-room at Vaux-JiaU txardens which , was attended with most serious consequences to two men . of th * names of Robert mrsnafl and Robert Cook . It appeared that they , with another man , were on some scaffolding nn
SaW u been f *!*** » making alterations and which they were in the act of removing , when a portion of it gave way . They were precipitated to the ground , a depth of twenty-two feet , and , on feeing assisted up , as they seemed to be suffering fiom severe injuries , a surgeon was sent for , whe advised their immediate removal to * n hospital . They were thencoavejedto Guy ' s Hospital in a cab , where they wereattended tobyMrTooke , who found MufiS * I e ? a i- d 80 me ribs fiaetured , an extensivacut oyertheJefteye ^ andthebodymuchbruised . Cook Hi ^^ nta / ractared , theleft lung being petebated , which renders hiscasedangerouB . Theother man had a scalp wound fle was recommended to * topm the institution , but objected . The KECEsrAcciittsTAM ) Loss op Lips » Bbr-Sf ^! iT \ y iaiIi es of flie P er 80 ns mei ° y tfl e Mil of the bridge over Great R NSW i ! . c . t . » at p »
mondsey , on Friday night , are-.-Frederick Messenger , aged about 00 , leather dresser , living at « 0 . SErf ^ T ** ? sle / d 0 WQ ; and Mw Thistleton . 5 i £ a " £ * "" * «* « c « e ( Bristol ) , residing at M , Bridgehonse-place , Newington-causeway . Suppasm Swans QF A FEHiLE .-The body of a fema e , about eighteen years of age , and five feet five £ n ! L f ? & 'w&fetfeomplexionand darkhair , ias been found floating in the Regent ' s Canal , near CatandMuttonFields . Hackney ? Shewas drS in black . The body , which had annawntlv been in
the water several days , was taken to the Sportsman , SeS Hackney-road , to await a coroner ' s VsiEtaaxED Smcn ) K .-The wife of a man mmed Pasoall , a foreman in the St Katharine Dock , committed suicide under the f allowing circumstances - — The deceased lived with her husband in Holmesstreet , stepney , aad had been for some time past in L ? i" 5 Berro ? 8 tate ; On Tnea ^ y morniBg her husband rose at the usual hour , and went into an adjoining roojnfor ashorttime , leavinghiswife in bed and apparently asleep . On his return a few minuiM afterwards he saw her suspended bv the nenkto a
wpe , wfticliEhehad n » adefasttoa bed-post . He cut her d-. wn immediately , aad called in a surgeon , who pronounced her to be quite dead . MECEttiSBOCS . ft , 3 Lu % ! "f VSMs « = b Socth-Wesiebs aAawAT . —Tfae building materials of upwards of ttmy houses . situate in Homer-street , Carlislesfreet , AUen . street . and Hercules-buUdings , Lambeth , have been sold to clear the ground for the extension of the Sonth western Railway to Waterlootadge . The viaduct on which the trains will run w now complete to the Archbishop of Canterbury ' s 5 ?»^ ' & K £ * m $ ' " ^ the ew ^ » entirely deawdw , thin ^ 0 yards of the propored terminu / . Upwards ol 600 houses have been demolished forftis railway extension in Lambeth . Siis op thb Mkbopolis RoADs .-Emcis of KAttWAm—lhe turnpike tolls north of the metropolis , which were put up to auction on the 18 th of
way last , but which were not sold , have been offered for public competition by the Commissioners of the Metropolis Turnpike Roads , at the office of the commissioners , No . 22 , Whitehall-place . Lord Lineolnin fte chair , at which were present nearly all tfaecniefles&eesinEniland . Thehighest biJaerwas to pay immediately one month in advance of the rent of each lpV as a deposit The first lot consisted of theKensinfton , Brentford , andlsleworth roads . The commissioners offered these at £ 15 , 500 . Mr Levy , thelesseeofalarge portion of the roads , said they *? re n 5 . * ? ortn more than £ 14 , 000 , in consequence
^ , ™ lcnm t ond Rauway- Last year they produced £ 16 , 1 < 0 . There was no bidding for them . The second lot comprised the Harrow roads , which were diBpoaed of Ustjear for £ 1 , 110 . The tolls were reduced one-third , and they were offered at £ 600 . They were purchased for £ 860 , by Mr Jones . The third lot comprised the Stamford-hill road ? , the Green-lane roads , and the Seven Sisters-road , whioh Ka ^ o ^ . ^ r £ 10 ' - Tfle sum now proposed was £ 9 , 210 ; Mr Levy bonghtthem for £ 9 , 210 . The commissioners tten offered the first lot at £ 15 , 000 . v r / . ? S bBver of them for £ 15 , 010 . The whole of the tolls realised £ 63 223 .
DiSAstBOos Ens Am Peobablb Loss ob Lira .-A very destructive fire has taken place in the King ' s Bead Tavern . Brook-street , Ratcliff , the property ot Mr John Waller , which , besides consuming a con-¦ tderable amount of stock and furniture , has been attended with seriom and it is to be feared fatalcon sequences to one of the inmates . From inquiries made it appears that the fire was first discovered by thepohceman onthebaat / atwhich time it had obtained a strong hold of the lower portion of the premises . The constable raised an alarm in the usual ZSkSiL " ^ ? ° me fronWe the inmates were « f . « « theur sIain -kra ; but with such violence ^ llT ^ S ttat TCr y of the resi-* Z * U ?« ^ to descend the staircase One
. peraon wStT , fl Pemb »^ n a l ^ ger in the hoase ^ find-SS . 2 ? £ SSr ? ^ - off aH e 803 ? 6 bv theWirs iZ ^ St& ^ T' ^ ^ ngon to some S ^ SSfiSSfVi ! 8 thigb ' ™* otherwise SfnlffiSi ^ Ja ^ l ^' obliged to be taken to the hospital , where he at present remains in a very precariousstate Another lodger jumped from the same window , bat with the exception of a mere shaking was not much injured . A third party got out of one of the windows and hung by his hands until a ladder could be procured , by means of which the individual was saved . Owingto the timely notice that was spnt to the engine station very few minutea elapsed before the brigade engines reached the scene these were followed by another belonging to the
West of England Company from tha Waterloo-road . By that time , however , the greater portion of Mr Waller ' s premises were wrapped in one immense sheet of flame , and the adjoining houses at first appeared doimed to destruction . Under the direction of the chief officers the firemen worked vigorously , bnt they were unable to get the mastery over the conflagration until the building was nearly destroyed -the furniture , pictures , andatock in trade partially consumed . The total dama-e will amount to several hundred pounds , but fortunately Mr Waller was insnred in die Sun Fire Office for the stock , &e . ; the ouildiug belongs to Mesas Strong and Lurching the fee ™* and it is not known whether or not it was insnted . The origin of the disaster is wrapped in fcwstery . , " j , .,
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IOOK « I » THIf MOTtai , Tot Qcekh at the The-* t « 8 . — The Queen and Hii Rojal Hlgnness Prince Albert honoured Her Majea . ifi Theatre on Monday eTettag with their pr& . sence . Waterloo Ban « det . — The Duke of Wellington has givsn his annual banqaet at Apsley House . The banquet was laid out with its accustomed' splendour
inn tsii ! 7 ™» iBEtAKD .-, BUgo and environs are in a traly aflfol state : Out of aH tbe * hougeg upon ten ; townknds in thedUtrtct of Ransboroagh notfai " « Inglo home is free from infectious distemper . Wo are la a conditiom which people would not credit . We are surrounded upon all sides ¦ "with fever ; it is every , where ; and it is growing
in the Waterloo Gallery . At 8 o ' clock dioner was announced , and the guests immediately patsed from the saloon to the gallery , which presented a most gorgeous appearance , the sideboards being covered with the choicest plate , embracing testimonials to the noble Duke during his memorable career in Spain and Portugal ; while the table , which was richly ornamented with a
• hourly worse ; itis not only increasing , but it is assuming a more malignant character . . We really do not kHow what will become of th <; unfortunate inhabi . tants of this town . Many ¦ of them now in health are doomed to death , for the contagion is running like wildfire , and those free from it to-dny may be delirious to-morrow . The fever hospitals are crowded , so are the fever sheds , and
outprofusion of gold vases and candelabra , . presented a display alibe'imposing and magnificent . Covers were laid for nearly 90 guests . The banquet , as nsnal , was of a sumptuous character . The table was illuminated by the superb marble candelabra presented to the Duke by the Emperor oi Russia , and along th « middle was the unique plateau , the gift of the Portuguese nation to his Grace , with '
side of the walls on the cold earth may be seen a number of fever patients , lying by from 10 to 15 , every d « T and night . The wtstnec is becoming intensely hot , and we have : therefore ; ,: no grounds for hoping that the disease will be mitigated . — Sligopaptr . ¦ . , ¦ Landlords ahd Tb . , N 4 NT 8 . —The SUgo Champion states that a nobleman , possessing an . estate in a part of that county where
its innumerable figures supporting candelabra and scrolls . On the sideboard at the north end of the gallet j . Flaxtnan ' s magnificent gold shield filled the centre , while on either side were the elaborate' candelabra presented to his Grace by the citizens of London . The Ma * o , uis add Max-CBIOBISS OF AltBSBD&T . The Marquis and Ilarcfaioness of Ailesbary eava a princely file to their Royal
, extreme destitution pretails , is " carrying on his eztermiaating system ; he lately levelled several houses ; . —the houses oJ widows , to «—and now he has served several hundred processes of ejectment . " : . Meat foe tub Poob . — At the Borough couit , a butcher named John Lee , was summoned before the magistrates for baring a quantity of beef unfit for human food concealid on
Highnesses the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar onj Monday evening , at their raandon in Growenor-cqu&re . At ten o ' clock the Marchioness ' s saloons were opened for the recepUonof a brilliant circle of the leading nobility , her Ladyship giving a grand ball in compliment to the royal visitors . The grand staircase was tastefully decorated by the most beautiful flowering shrubs and
the top rail of his stall in Smithfield market . It appeared from the evidence , that on the 12 th inst . a pieceof besf , in & state of decemposition , was fouad on the top rail of Lee ' s stall . Noton , clerk of . the market , stated t hat small pieces of bad meat , such as that found , on Lee ' s stall , were kept there for the purpose of being used , to maka weight . This . was the way they disposed of the . bad
rare exotics ; and the three drawing rooms were bril . liantly illuminated , the principal saloon being ap . proprtated for dancing . The AxcuBisHor of Yobs has given a magnificent banquet at his mansion in Grosvenor-square . A D&EOH 1 B . — Lady Howard gave her first dga « . tier at her picturesque villa , Craven Cottage , on the banks of the Tkames , on Monday last . The spot
meat . -: .-Fish vox thb Poofc . — At the same court , a fish dealer , named Pitrick Butler , was summoned for exposing for sale a number . of soles that were unfit for human food . An inspector of nuisances stated that he found Butler offering the fish for sale , and seeing the state they were in , he took , them from him , and brought . -them to the Oldham Road ; police station .
Superiupresented a scene of fairy splendour . YlSCOUKT & VlSCODMTJKI Pauiksston have given a sumptuous entertainment to a large circle of the aris . tocracy and members of the Royal family . Similar ban . quets have been given by The £ iu and Couhtess oi Clibssdon , Tac EabIi add Couhtess of Wutow , aad numerous other members oi the landed and mouui ] aristocracy .
tendent Leary Btated the fish were in a state of pu . i trefaction at the time they , were brought to the station , ; Butler was fined 5 s . and , costs . i Soup for . the Poob . — . . Complaints are being made ' from many quarters that ' the Poor Law soup is i being adulterated , and the I money abstracted by the i committees . When Trill L the people bs able to / Md thenudvitl
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Commiial of Two " Fashionable" Raiiwat Tbibtss . —The magistrates at Bristol have been engaged in hearing a charge of felony preferred by the officers of the Great Western Railway Company , against two females of elegant appearance and manners , giving their names Anne Loft and Sarah Smith . It was stated that the prisoners had been for sometime past engaged in pocket picking ; in railway carriages , from which they earned a handsome livelihood . It appeared that a lady named Barnard , from Cheltenham , was ia the Bristol and Exeter Railway booking office , waiting for a down train , by which aheproposed proceeding to Weston-super-Mare . She had arrived too late for one train , and was waiting for another , when , as she was amusing herself by
entering memoranda in her pocket book , sbe feltsome one push against her . Upon looking routd she saw the prisoners , but they appeared to be too respectable for her to suspect anything wrong , an << she accordingly went on with her writing , la a few minutes afterwards she was again pushed against by the prisoners , whs , upon her again looking up , immediately left the office . Their precipitate departure induced her tosuBpect something was wrong , and Mrs Barnard immediately pnt her hand into her pocket and missed a small bag , in which were fire £ 5 notes . She gave an alarm , and the railway police went in search of the prisoners , who were found in the London booking office of the Great Western station , waiting to take their departure for town . They were at once
captured , and while they were in custody one of themwas seea to throw away from her the bag containing the stolen notes . Mrs Barnard at once identified them as her property , and the "ladies" who denied the theft and appealed to their "high respectability , " were conveyed before the magistrates , who , upon hearing the facts , committed them to take their trial for the felony . Maschesikb . —Fatal Actra * . —On Tuesday mornicg last a quarrel occurred between two fiBh dealers at Manchester , which ended in the death of one of tha parties , in consequence of the violence of a third party . The individual killed ia named Bradley , and belongs to Middleton . As a fish hawker he attended the fish market that morning on business . Some conversation took place between him and John
Watson , Watson claiming a shilling from Bradley , which he said was owing to him by the latter . Bradley refused to pay the shilling , on which the parties came to high words , and at length Watson ran at Bradley and struck him . Bradley struck back in self-defence , and a regular fight ensued . - ¦ After two or three rounds some of the bystanders succeeded in separating the combatants , and Watson left the place He came back again , however , in course of a few minutes , and seeing Bradley in the market , assaulted him again , and the battle wa ? renewed . When in contact the parties fell over anumber offish-hampers , which were on the groniid . Seeing Watson down , Peter Swift , a young man in Watson ' s service , who wasstanding dose by . cametohismaster ' sassistance , and as Bradley was rising from the ground , with his clenched fist aimed a terrible blow at his forehead , on receiving which Bradley shrunk backwards as if in a
state oi insensibility . He was assisted to his feet by a porter , named Michael Murray , and Mr Tyas , grocer , who were present , and attempted to make his way towards Ridyard ' s vaults , as if anxious to havea drink of water , but he fell down insensible at the door check of the vaults . Mr Gethen , the druggist ' s shop , being close at hand , Bradley was taken there immediately , but seeing the dangerous nature ot the case , Mr Gethen advised his immediate removal to the Infirmary . Mr Tyas had him taken in that direction , but the poor fellow had not got twenty yards up Market-street when he breathed his last . Mr Superintendent Sawley toek Swift into custody . Watson had ere this disappeared . The prisoner was brought up and the case investigated by the magistrates .. It waB thought proper to adjourn the inquiry until Watson was taken , and a post morum examination oi the deceased was made by the medical men .
Pbcdlatiok in Russia . — " An atmosphere of corruption , " says the Counter Francaii , " presses at present upon all Europe , Our Ministers rejaice at the discovery of a scandal the counterpart of whioh is found ia the French press . The following revelations are conveyed in a letter we have received , dated St Petersburg !] , 2 nd inst .: — ' An unexpected circumstance has placed the government on tie track ol an association of robbers of high rank , who realised immense sums by defrauding the soldiers confined in the hospital or employed in the army of the Caucasus . Two Lieutenant-Generals , commanding divisions , and several officers , are accused of the moat infamous frauds , and have been committed to prihJSfwL ^ wHT ^* ia likewi 8 e a seaator , haabeen detected m frauds .- A president of one of the tribunals , moreover , h accused of having committed a robbery of 1 C 6 . O 0 O roubles '" in
^ Agentleman ^ dvertises the Tost for a wife . What young lady will notsuit ? He only requires sweetness Of disposition , suavity of manners refined tasteand educatien , physical charms , and intellectual attributes . ' ¦ ¦ ' . The Worcester Chronick mentions , as an Unprecedented circumstance ; that not a single bushel of corn wM-sold in the maim during the Jast week . ;'
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- ' :: V-, ' iSwglan ^ i vr , ; ' : ; : ¦' , ¦ ,.-.. „ TORKBHIHH . . , ; Thb Triple MuanER at . MibfuM ) , —The magistrates of this district have resumed the examination of the prisoners M'Cabeand Reid . cliarged with the recent threefold murder at Mirfield . The evidence brought forward was much the same as that adduced before the coroner ; It will be remembered ; that by the coroner ' s inquisition both the prisoners stand committed to York Castle , for trial at the ensuing assizes , on the charge of wilful murder ., " M'Cabe , through his attorney , expressed a desire toraako some statement , but as the magistrates could hold out no promise that his position would be better by bisatating what he knew of the , matter , he kept silence . ' At the close of the examination , the Bench determined on committing only Reid for trial . Of course , M'Cabe , as well as Reid , will be arraigned on the coroner ' s inquisition . ' . , ,
•• .-. ¦ , E 8 SBX . . ... . . . . . , . ¦¦ Fmt Accidbnt xo Mn J . Ross , the Brbwer . — An inquest has been held , before Mr Lewis , the coroner for Essex , at the Coach and Horses , Leytonstone , on the body ot Mr . J . Rose ,, the well-known ale-brewer , of Great llford , who was killed ¦ by being thrown from his gig , under the following melancholy circumstances : —It . appeared from the evidence , that on Thursday afternoon last , the deceased , who had been out collecting his debts , was returning home along the Ley tonstone-road , driving his horse at a gentle pace , when , on passing a waggon laden with timber , the animal suddenly took fright , and started
on at lull gallop . The deceased appeared to have lost all control over himself and the horee ; for , instead of trying to pull him , in , the reins seemed to fall from his hands on to the animal ' s back . Unrestrained , the horse kept on for some distance , when , in trying to avoid a cart , the wheel of : the- gig came in contact with a wall , and the deceased was pitched ont on to his head , a boy who was with , him at . the time being unburt . ; He was picked up in an insensible state , and carried to a neighbouring publichouse . Several surgeons were * in attendance upon him , but he never recovered his sensibility , and died on Friday . Verdict , "Accidental death . '' Thedeceased was possessed of considerable property . ..
.- . - .- ¦¦ ,.: ¦ SUSSEX ..- .., ..-,. . . ,. . :: , ; . Singular and Fatal Accident . —A melancholy accident . occurred at Ticehuirst last week , to a young married man , named George Miller , a blackaraitb , who formerly , resided at Ringmer . It appears that , after deceased had left work ,, he walked out with his ' shbpmate , and on their way stopped at the bowling-alley of the Bell Inn , which adjoins the turnpike road , there . being only a temporary slab fence for separation ; and the party hearing the rattling of pins , they walked in , but owing to some circumstance the game * was discontinued , and those who were nlaying conceived the idea of exhibiting their muscular powers by seeing who could throw the ball , whioh weighs about six pounds and a half , the
farthest . One William Clarke was in the act of throwing the ball , when his arm became slightly entangled with his round frock , and the ball , taking an oblique direction , struck the said George Miller , who was standing about two yards off talking to another man , ' violently on the head , felling him to the ground , where he lay for gome time in a senseless state , bleeding profusely . A surgeon was soon called , who ordered him to be carried home , and surgical means were immediately applied , but he lingered till about five o ' clock the following morning , when he died , leaving a young widow almost distracted . Aa inquest was held on the body , and a verdict of 'Accidental death " returned . Fatal Accident oh the Souih-Coast Railway . —
Our readers may remember that an acoident happened at the Tillage of Nutbourne , about three weeks ago , when an engine and tender ran off the South-Coast Railway , causing the instant death of Gregory , the driver , and so seriously injuring the stoker Peel that his life was despaired of . We regret toadd that another accident , attended with a fatal result , occurred on Friday , near the same spot . It appears that William Barnard , a man forty-five years of age , was stationed at the Drift-lane level crowing , and about tenminutes before two o ' clock the down train leaving Brighton , at 12 . 85 . was approaching , when Barnard gave the proper sianalof " all rii £ ht . " and
while so engaged , the up-train leaving Portsmouth at 130 also approached the spot . Confused by this double duty , he , instead of stepping back clear of both lines , attempted to run across to the other side , when the up-train struck him , smashing his skull to pieces , and after carrying him forward about thirty yards , levered both his legs from his body . So complete a mutilation of the human form it is difficult to imagine . The trains were both keeping time , and they were in the habit of passing each other , near this spot . The driver of the down-train endeavoured to apprise the deceased of his danger , and at length succeeded , but not in time to prevent the fatal catastrophe .
WILTSHIBR . . Accident on thb Great Wbsibrn RAU . WAT . ~ An accident , attended with great loss of property , has occurred on the Great Western Railway , between the Chippenham and Wootton Bassett stations . It appears that a goods train , consisting of between thirty and forty trucks , containing merchandise and cattle , and propelled by , two powerful engines , one of which was in the rear of the train , left the Chippenham station about one o ' clock in the morning , and proceeded as far as the bottom of the inclined plane near Wootton -Bassett station , when a chain , connecting the two parts of a timber waggon , broke , and the leading engine ran away with a few . trucks and the fore part of that containing the timber . One end of the timber being thus left without support ,
immediately , fell and buried itself in the ground , forming an obstacle to the progress of the train . The driver of the engine behind the train not being aware of what had occurred , and attributing the additional resistance to the inclined plane , left his steam on and drove the waggons one over the other with tremendous force . About a dozen of trucks were more or leas damaged , one being driven completely into a field near the line , and several quite smashed up . Between thirty and forty sheep , and two calves , were also killed . The state of the line covered with broken waggons , and dead and dying animals , may be better conceived than described . We are happy to say that the guards and engine-drivers escaped un * hurt . No passengers are taken by the goods trains on the Great Western Railway .
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w a bitace of magsmen or . sharpers _ ,.. ; ., outdone . ; ' , ; . Theother day as Mr John Harris , a respectable Suffolk farmer , was standing on the north side of St Paul ' s , and silently contemplating the beauty and grandeur of that . splendid edifice , his attention was somewhat arrested by a person of respectable appearance , who stood close to him , and whe , evidently addressing him exolairaed , "Eh Loord , beantit be a fom building ? " Mr Harris replied in the affirmative , and the fellow at once asked him if hehad not come out of Suffolk ? This question was also answered in the affirmative , and the man instantly said that he was a nativeof that county , and talked about different parts of it wifh much apparent freedom . He then proposed a walk as far as Hyde Park-corner . to vi « w
the statue of the Duke of Wellington , which , hesaid he understood frem some of his friends in town , was well worth seeing / and Mr Harris having no particular engagement , and not having previously seen the statue , said he" had no objection to accompany him that far . They accordingly walked together to Hyde Park-corner , and having spent some time in gazin * at the statue , they bent their course along Constitutionhill ; they aexfc . viewed Buckingham Palace , the Horse Guards , Westminster Abbey , and the Houses of Lords and Commons , and ultimately crossed Westmnister Bridge , to go to the Borough . In the Londonroad Mr Harris s acquaintance recommended some refreshments , and took Mr Harris into the Duke of York public house close by : there thev had son ™
a'e . ana were joined b y a third person . The subject of the danger of carrying large sums of money about the person in London , from the great number Of thieves who congregated in its Btreets , was Btarted , and by great ingenuity and tact the sharpers , for such they were succeeded in learning from Mr Harris that he bad upon his person 35 sovereigns and five £ 5 notes . One of the fellows , the person whom he had met in St Paul s , then offered to put a similar amount of money in a bag provided Mr Harris agreed to do the same , and leave all in his care . The proposition appeared so fairand so disinterested on the part of a stranger , that Mr Harris at once consented to comply with it . andacanvasbagwas produced . The stranger counted out those which appeared to be real sovereigns and
fave notes , which seemed to be for £ 5 each , and , having put both into a green silk purse , deposited the latter in the canvas bag . Mr Harris in his' turn did the same , but the instant he placed his purse in the bag he was seized with a strong misgiving that he wasi about to be done , and fortunately seized fast hold of the bag itself . The parties made a great effort to get it away from him , but he kept last hold , and one of them exhibited a second , and exclaimed that it was the one that contained the money . The object of having the second bag was clearly to ring the changes as soon as Mr Harris placed his money in one , and instead of the bag with the money , they would care-IUlIy place in his pocket one containing a few pence , or farthings , perhaps , and pieces of paper . Mr Harris was fortunately not thrown off his guard by the pro . duction of the second bag . He carefully grasped and held the first , and having disengaged himself from his new associates , 'he rushed into the street to look out
for a policeman to give the parties in charge . They , however , were out of the place nearly as quick as himself , and scampered off in different directions . On seeing a policeman Mr Harris made him acquainted with the circumstances , and the officer having ascertained that the thieves had started , took him to the station house , where he gave a most accurate description of them ; they are the same parties who succeeded a few days before in the city tricking a countryman out of a large sura of money . In the present instance , however , they were not only disappointed in their object , but obliged to submit to a loss ; for in the green purse in which the thirty-five counterfeit sovereigns and the five "Bank ot Elegance" notes waro placed , thera wore also eleven good shillings ; so that , instead of losing his £ 80 , which , by the way , he was within an ace of doing , he was a gainer by the attempt of eleven shillings , and sundrv treats in the course of the day . '
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,. the late fatal acoident in the borough .: . ; :. : ' ¦ An inquest was held before Mr William Carter , at the board-room of the Bermondsey workhouse , touching the death of Frederick Messenger , aged 66 years , and Mary , the wife of Mr James Morris Thisleton , agedi 4 , ale , porter , and general provision merchant , of Bristol , and Bridgehouse-place , Newington-oauseway , who were killed by the fall of the railway arch in the Borough . , v The mutilated remains having been viewed by the jury , evidence to prove the identity of deceased and thefinding of the bodies was called .
' Charles Smith ^ as next called . He stated that hewas a boot and shoemaker , residing at No . 1 , Maltby-street i Bermondsey . He stated that , just previous to the acoident , he saw a horse and oart entangled in a rope which was attached to part of the scaffolding sustaining the arch . The horse was straining at the rope ; Ho saw the ropes attached to the tail , pin of the cart . The whole of the arch at that time was not down ; : Witness tried to remove the rope , but could not . In looking up , witness saw the top of the new arch move up , and a momentary light shone through , and then the crash was tremendous . The crown of the arch at that moment fell in . Witness noticed , just before , a man and a boy under the arcb . There might have been other persons behind the cart , but he did not see them . The hone at that time —that wa 3 , when the opening occurredwas trying his hardest to get away . Witness did
not know by whom the cart was removed afterwards , It could not be more than a minute and a half from the time he heard the rumbling to the time the arch Ml . It was his opinion that the rope was attached to something under the arch , because he could see several yards of it . The rope was on the end of the cart , —that is , it was over both tailpins , and laid on the ground towards the now arch . It was a fixture . The horse could not move with the cart . Me believed that the arch fell because tho cart had caught the framework , and drawn away the wdd-work supporters . That was his opinion . The men in tho morning were working with a windlass . By the Coroner : Ho / irmly believed that the accident was caused by the cart becoming * entangled in some way in the rope , and that this pulled down gome of tho supporters and' brought down * the brickwork . He fancied part of the arch had fallen when he first noticed the smother .
-. A number of other witnesses were called , who corroborated thiB evidence . i ¦ , t The coroner said that , as they had now sat upwards of six hours , ho thought the tvmb had arrived for the adjournment of the investigation . They had Btill many witnesses lo examine ; and others had to beaummoned . •• .- :.. :- ; ¦ ¦ . , Aftersomedesultory conversation , itwaa agreed to pursue the inquiry on Monday morning next , nt ten o ' clock . '
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William Cook was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding Elizabeth , his wife , with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm . It appeared that the prisoner and his wife were living apart , in consequence of his cruel treatment , lie had been in the workhouse for some time previous to the commission of this offence , and he got his liberty on the 20 th _ ef May , when he went to his wife , who was living in Drury-lane , and proceeded to her bed-room , and attacked her with a stick . He struck heron the head , causing a serious wound , from which tho blood flowed copiously , and he was using further violence , when a girl named Phcsbe Morgan rushed into the room , and she and the prosecutrix together , succeeded in wrenching the weapon from his'hands . Medical assistance was procured , and the prisoner taken to Bow-street police-office . A knife was found by the bedside .
Corroborative evidence having been called , the jury found ; the prisoner Guilty . Mr Ballantine , who conducted the prosecution , said , the poor woman , bad been subjected to the grossest cruelty , at the prisoner ' s hands , and bad at that time . no less than eleven scars on her person , left by wounds inflicted by the prisoner . The Recorder ordered the prisoner to be kept to hard labour for one year , at the expiration of which to enter into bis own recognizances in £ 40 to keep the peace to all herMajesty ' R subjects , but especially his wife , for the space of five years , and to be imprisoned until such recognizance be entered into .
AtLHOKD Mur-DRR . —Anne Cleveland , 26 , spinster , and John Hall alias Dolly , 35 , a tall man , wearing large moustaches , were jointly indicted for the murderof a male illegitimate child , born of the female prisoner , as reported in a previous number of the Star . It will not be necessary on the present occasion to ; give the testimony in detail ., The female prisoner was observed to be in the family-way , and on the 19 th of May she was delivered of the infant in question , which , according to the testimony of the medical witnesses , was a healthychild , and did not appear to have anything the matter , with it except a slight cold in the eyes . The child died on the 21 st of May , and the effect of a post-mortem examination was to show that the death arose from suffocation .
but whether accidentally by being overlaid , as it is termed , by its mother , ' or from violence , there was very little evidence to show . The ' evidence tendered on behalf of the prosecution chiefly went tb show , that shortly before the " prisoner Cleveland was delivered , she had made statements to the effect that she was certain the child would not live . ' The principal witness was a woman named Barber , to whom the Child wag given to dry-nurse Immediately , alter it 8 birth , and according to her evidence she left the child with tho female prisoner for a short time on the , day following its birth ; and when she took it away she observed that the child looked ill , and did not appear to breathe so freely as before ; and on the following day the prisoner again sent for the
cniJd , and it was put into her bed , and an hour or two afterwards an alarm was given , and it was found that the child was dead ; and on the wittess announcing the fact , it appeared that the prisoner uttered an exclamation of horror , and immediately fainted . This was the extent of the evidence against the . woman ; and with regard to the other prisoner a l' that was proved was / that a few hours befere the child died he was seen to come down the stairs as though he had left the female prsoner ' s room ; but as it appeared that he had lived in the bouse and was in the habit of cohabiting with her , there was .
of course , nothing extraordinary or suspicious in this proceeding . —Mr Clarkson , for the prisoner Dolly , at the close of the case for the prosecution , submitted to the court that there was no evidence against his client to justify his being called upon to make any defence—Chief Justice Wilde said that he and his learned brother were of that opinion , and he therefore directed the jury to acquit the male prisoner . —Serjeant Allen was then about to address tho jury for the woman , when the jury stopped him and said they thought it was unnecessary for him to do bo , and tbey returned a verdict of Not Guilty with regard to her also .
Shiiiino thb Blamb . —Thomas Truman , 89 , who has been for a number of years a collector of the pom rate for the liberty of Saffron-hill , surrendered to take his trial for embezzling moneys belonging to the overseers of that liberty . The * indictment upon which the prisoner was arraigned oharged him with embezzling the several sums of £ 2 2 s . 8 d ., £ 16 s . 8 d ., and £ 2 8 s . 8 d ., the . moneys of the overseers of the poor for the liberty in question , to whom he was servant . Mr James , clerk to the board of guardians for the union comprising the liberty of Saffron-bill , having given some preliminary evidence in support of the charge , he was cross-examined by Mr Huddlestone , when he slated that the prisoner was appointed to the office Of collector by the board of guardians
, under the sanction of the Poor Law Commissioners , and that the overseers had nothing to do with the appointment . It also appeared that the prisoner had given a bond to the board of guardians as a security for the proper performance of his duty , and hewas expected to make a report to the boatd every week how the rates stood , and to what extent he had col * lected them . The Common-Sergeant , upon this evidence , expressed his opinion that there was an end of the charge . The prisoner was accused of receiving and embezzling money as the servant of the overseers , whereas the evidence proved that he was the servant of the board of guardians . Mr Robinson submitted tbat although appointed by the board of guardians , fttilUt was only as a servant of the overseers . He
said it was a very important question , and he hoped his lordship would not dispose of it without hearing all the evidence . The Common Sergeant said it ap » peared to him that the prisoner was clearly the servant of the board of guardians . Hewas appointed by them , the overseers were not even present when he was appointed , and he collected the moneys under thstappointment ; nnd , . according to his view of the case , the prisoner ought to have been described as the servant of the guardians , and not of the overseers . Mr Robinson said he entertained quite a different opinion . It was perfectly clear that he had acted as servant to the overseers ; he .. collected the money for them , and paid it to their account at the bankers . The Common rSergeant called the
attention of the learned counsel to the statute , which , he said , provided that . " it any clerk or servant ^ or any person employed in the capacity of such clerk or servant , . to ., did embezzle , " and so on . Now , in this case the indictment alleged that the prisoner was the servant of the overseers , and the evidence proved that hefwas not . He had no doubt himself upon the point , but he would consult Mr Bullock , who was sitting in the other court , and hear hia view of the case . He then left the court and returned in a tew minutes , when he Btated that Mr Bullock quite agreed with him in the rule of law he had laid down . Mr Robinson again urged that the question was one of too great importance to be disposed of in this
snmmary manner . The Common-Sergeant said he might go on with the case if he pleased , but his mind was quite made up . Mr Huddlestone thought thecaso ought to be stopped . It appeared to him quite obviouB that the indictment could not be supported . 1 he Common-Sergeant directed the case to proceed , byidenco was . then adduced by three ratepayers named Hamijton , Baker , and Simpson , proving that they had paid the respective sums named in the indictment to the prisoner , and they produced his receipts for them . Mr Miohener , the auditor for the district , deposed that on the 6 th of May he proceeded in the performance of his duty to audit the accounts of the prisoner , and in conseouence of
some suspicious appearances that were . presented in them , he requested the prisoner to fetch his cheque and receipt boek , and he expected he would have returned immediately . . He did not do bo ,, however , and he saw nothing more of him until the 8 th of May . During that period there had been some communication with the prisoner ' s friends , in consequence of which ho came on the day mentioned , and brought his books with him . He then went over the accounts with him , and ascertained that the three sums in question had never . been accounted for by the prisoner . This was the case for the prosecution . The counsel for . the prisoner' was about to renew his argument in support of the objection he had raised to the indiotment , when he was stopped bv
the Common-Sergeant , who said that his own mind was quite made up that the indictment was bad , but still he should not stop the case . He should ask the jury to say whether they considered the embezzlement had been proved , and if they found that it was he should reserve the point of law for consideration by the judges . Mr Huddlestone complained of this course , because he said it would havo the effect of keeping in prison a man who he believed had not committed any legal offence . The Common-Sergeant said lie wa 3 resolved to take the course he had mentioned . Hr Huddlestone said that , under the circumstances , he should not address the jury . The jury then returned a verdict of Guilty , Mr Huddlestone applied to have the prisoner admitted to bad . . 'He had been bailed , he aaid , by the maeis . trate , and he urged that he ought not now to be detained m custody . Mr Robinson objected to ka 7 e the prisoner admitted to bail . There wero four other indictments against him . The ConniQn . Ser . geant . having consulted Mr Clarksaid that it
, ap . peared contrary to the practice of the court to admit a prisoner to bail after conviction . In this case there was not only a conviction , but there were foar other indictments against the prisoner . Mr Iluddlestonesaid that might be , but in a ease where tho judge had expressed a decided opinion that the inuictment could not be supported , ho considered it hard that the prisoner should bo kept in gaol . The Learned Sergeant did not think the prisoner ov his counsel had anything to complain of 1 he prisoner , was charged with embmlenient to the amount altogether . " of four or five hundred pounds pnd . he would probably not have to remain in prison more than a fortnight , as during that period he should probably have an opportunit y of consulting some of the judges , and if they coincided in the opinion he had given upon the point of law no further sentence or imprisonment would be passed upon this indictment .
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. ' ¦' MIDDLESEX SESSIois ^ ^ m" 5 « ^ ad i ° urne < * Mwionfc for th * „ . Middlesex was opened on Tuesday moS ! n ftMl »« l « County f Court-hougB , OlerkfflS ^' % amountpfprisoneKfortrial atthepregenf % ¦ doubleihe number tried at the UsFKr ^ ! T ? ° ^ E than 16 I ) nam « 8 on thepSXL ril ( 5 of whoc 12 J stand charged with felony , atS < assaults and other misdemeanours 99 i « 3 3 M as imperfectly instructed in the common rn ? 'W of education , 9 could read only , and 42 are &' » be unable to read or write . sta Nto TnBFT 8 .-George Jefferies , convicted ofsu ,,. a tub and acoat at the last session , was hSS forjudgment on Tuesday morning . The ff V an old man , and on the occasion of his trialfi ?? long rambling statement of his previous remSJr ? . hty , theeffect of which waa thatarespfce JfK * was granted , in order to make inquiry nT ? truth ; of his story , and that the prisoner miX hT forward witnesses to character .. The aubtaii iS * said-that inquiry did not prove satisf actr-rv "„*? sentenced the prisoner to six months' jn / ij * ment . . . ¦ ¦ ui r « son «
Joseph Squires , who was found guilty at the i . v session of stealing a pocket-book from Captain ! ' ? dalUtthe Ilungerford-pier , was brought u { t judgment . An officer of- the detective force lZ that he had tne prisoner in custody on suspicion „* stealing a gentleman ' s watch , at Liverpool , on thl occasion of Prince Albert ' s visit to that town , bntS > vas acquitted of the charge . ThV court sentS the prisoner to six months ' imprisonment ^ Thomasi Retfb . nl , 14 Andrew Scott , 13 , and h na Malarbi , 15 , were indicted charged with stP » i ; B . three handkerchiefs , value Is . fld ., thepropS several ^ of Ann Blades and Margaret ManninY from their persons . Retford pleaded guilty tK evidenoe against the other prisoners estab lished thl fact that in
they were company with the prisoner Retford at the fair in Copenhagen-fields ; andTJk the handkerchiefs were found upon Scott when taken into custody upon another charge , having been aeen by an officer to receive the plunder from Retford . Malarbiwasnotseento take an active part in the robbery , but it was distinctly proved that he was ia cempany with the other prisoners . Mr Parry de . tended Malarbi , and called witnesses in his behalf , who gave him an excellent character . The jury found Scott guilty , acquitted Malarbi . ' The assistant judge then called Malawi ' s father ( who is an Italian , and a composition figure maker ) , forward , and sail mat there was another charge against the prisoner : lne jury had taken a merciful view of the case . lie would , however , caution the father against
allowing the prisoner to associate with bad characters , for he had no doubt the boy had been honestly educated , but he had fallen into bad company , and would eventually be ruined if the father did not take care olnim . The prisoners were then arraigned under * second indictment , but the assistant judge said the charges would not beentered into , and directed the jury to find averdict of notguilty . A juryman said that it was the wish of himself and fellows to try the other indictment , as they were of opinion thatthi verdict would be different . The judge said he Had no doubt itwonld , but tbat was the very reason why it should not be tried , because the jury were inpoi session of what they had no right to know , and it would be unjust to enter into the second chargo against Malarbi , and consequentl y theother priion . ers were entitled to the Bame privilege .
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City op Wksiminster Mentai , Improvement Society , Temperance Hall , Broadway , Saturday evening , June 19 , Mr William Bowler in the chair . —The question " The merits of the several candidates aspiring . to represent the city of Westminster " ' was resumed by Mr D . Walford , who stoutly denied f , he qualification ofMrLushington for a representative , especially as he had asserted that the people were not intelligent enough for the franchise . He could see nothing in Mr Lushington to fit him / or a representative of the people . Charles Cocbranewas the only candidate in the field that he regarded as ata ! l calculated for a representative of a civilised people . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr Cathie said , that he 50 fav differed with Mr Walford that he could not see the
great merits of Mr Cochrane . It would appear that Mr Cochranehad only discovered the merits of lodger suffrage within the last fourteen days . Mr Lushington would advocate the separation of church from state , and what he had done was a guarantee for what he might do . Mr Sherman said , it was the first time he ever heard Chartism objected to because it was not destructive enough . ( Laughter . ) However , he was right glad to learn that Chartism had at last attained it proper position , for most true it was that the Chartists wished to build up , not to pull down . ( Loud cheers . ) The great demerit in Mr Lufihineton was his leaning to the Whigs . ( Hear , hear . ) On all great questions when something like equal divisions might arise , and the people would moat require the service of their member , they would find Mr Lushington would go into the lobby with his friends the
Whigs . ( Cheers . ) What we wanted was a man who would act independent of party , like Thernas SlingsbyDuflcombe—such a man was Charles Cochrane . ( Loud cheers . ) Look to Mr Lushington ' s committee : there was Admiral Dundas , who veted against the Repeal of the Ratepaying Clauses , and Fpx Maule , the persecutor of Feargus O'Connor . What , he should like to know , was to be expected from a man who had suoh associates and such supporteis ! ( Loud cheers . ) Mr Ashe also followed on the same side , stout y contending for the merits of Mr Cochrane . Mr Kitchener followed and poured forth vials of vituperation on the head of Mr Coonrane for writing " The Tour of Juan De Vega" aome nineteen years ago . A motion for adjournment having been put and lost , MrStallwood rose , and replied to the several objections made against the principles he had laid down on opening this debate . Mr Trumble had said humanity was not a
recommendation , but he thought had the Emperor of RuBsia been proposed as a candidate / that none would thunder louder against the inhuman monster than his friend Trumble . ( Loud cheers . ) 'Twas the death , dealing blows of inhuman class legislation that made us cry aloud for the frauchise in order that we might protect ourselves . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr Broome fiS ™ i K ' T ' * T anity and « * benevolence were things of everyday occurrence , would to God they were , , then there wouldn't be thousands of ^ a- ^ spga- eftt ' a
SMS « " *¦ "rtkx p-. kk : h 7 m Sit ; Eft&MruSS S ^ f riw / aaH wood , ) how easy it is to damn a nWs character , by wflr £ L $ r ^ a ? tlllse constructions ; I know , ttWS" Mr , <* ener to go unrefuted , lm twit / ft ^ ld be ° a ! c « lated to do ; I bMtteMuSft ? ^ em by readin & from llie nZilJ l ^ y . 'Wyaod « ftd amongst others the K £ m ?« ! Ch * Juan De Veg *" had redeemed Sf *? & " $ " for a , P ° or * nd honest couple at £ wii- } a passa " l Lowin g h <> w " Juan" found « lS iltrad SU T ™ S under difficulties , and 5 i ?™ te \ y a cheque to the amount of £ 80 , and showed that the gross immodeatv and . immorain
nL ? lip ? 'D - Of ' mc consisted a youth of nineteen kisamg two 2 irl 8 of seventeen and eighteen a ? ^! , at r « ets « f » town . ] Now , 8 aid Mr Stallwood , I think I have maintained my position , and shall leave the matter in your hands . Mr Stallwood resumed his seat amid loud cheers The subject SSJbSM *"" 11111 ' ' June 27 » is" Monw ^ The Kragof Truttia has chafed the celebrated f ^ n ' m ' 0 rK 1 t 0 P" ^ ' 6 ^ «™ B « * monument to be erected at Berlin , to perpetuate tho remembrance of his decrees of the 3 rd of February , or the constitution of a genoraldiet .
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the " late ' fatal Occident at nut-• fcjkK'B ' OURNEi' ^ - ¦ NoiB 0 UBi » B . —The inquest on the body of Gregory , the driver of one of Stephenson ' s engines , with outside cylinders , which , by runningoff the line in . Nutbqurne-oopplce , caused his death , has been resumed , jOaotain Coddington , " the Government Inspector of Railways , was present ; and Mr '' . Peter Clarke , the manager of the London , Brighton , and South-coast Railway ; Mr H ; - Faithfull , tke solicitor ¦; " MY Kirtley , the locomotive engineer ; Mr F . Hitchins , the resident engineer , were in attendance on the part of the Company . Mr Masen , the Mayor of Chichester , Mr . Sherwood , and Mr Powell , solicitors of Chichestor , were also present on the part of the public . Mr Miller , the surgeon , stated that vhe wounded stoker
was not abje to give evidence—lie , was recovering , but a month , at least , must elapse before he would be in a condition t « give evidence . ' A . number of witnesses were then heard ; but their testimony showed no new fact , excepting that of Mr John Winter , superintendent , of Mr Stephenson ' s patent engines , who stated that he had seen and examined the engine No . 40 . : It had been taken tb pieces with the exception of the springs , cylinders , and motion ; hehad examined the springs and found that they were not the same as had been delivered to the Company—Stephenson ' s leading springs were 3 feet 6 inches long—the springs originally placed in the engine had been since shortened 12 inches , so as to make them much more rigid--the effect of the
alteration would be to increase the jumping motion , and arising from this , to create an oscillating motion . Mr Kirtley had told him that the alteration had been made before he came to the line , that ho did not approve it , and that he intended to alter it back again . The alteration was made by Mr Gray , Mr Kirtley ' s predecessor , with a view of ' Sjeadying the engine , but unfortunately had an oppositeeffect . A similar alteration had been . made in one , other engine , which he understood was now being altered back again by Mr Kirtleyl !' . I , do . ' . nipt / , ' said the witness , '' attribute tho accident 1 to these altered springs . " ' Examined by the jury : —I do ' not attribute the accident to the peculiar construction ot Stephenson ' s engines . We have them running daily on the London and North-western Railway , at the speed of 45 and 50 miles . On Tuesday I ran one of
them myself , on that line at the rate of 55 miles an hour .. What IB the average speed , ? From 40 to 60 miles— -I have run one of these eq ' cines . at 15 miles an hour . Is that a level line ? ' No ; a heavy one many of the gradients are 16 ' feet ina mile : The e&gines are of the same , construction as No ' ;' ' 40 ,-only with large fire boxes . Examined by Mr Powell : — The engine No . 40 was in very good condition , as if it hadbeen working a few months ; the . only thing objectionable that I saw was a little lateral motion on one of the journals ef the leading wheels . I . have examined the rails near where the accident happened ;~ on both aides , and could see nothing to give me an idea of the cause of the accident . Aceidents have occurred with all sorts of engines , without- any one being able to assign the cause . The inquest was then adjourned till Tuesday , the 3 rd of August , with a view of getting the evidence of P « ei : the stoker . :
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2 ®* ie * . SnocKisa Occohrbncb . —A few days ago a farmer named Herbert , residing at the Yarteg , near Pontypool , went to a limekiln on his farm , which he had cbargedin the-morning , to see how it progressed , and finding it did not burn so briskly as he wished , he went down a ladder which he had placed for the purpose , with an iron bar , and gave the top vent , when be fell down apparently lifeless . from the effects , it is supposed , of the carbonic acid gas which issued
from the limestone .. His son , a lad about eleven years of age , who was standing on the top of the kiln , called ont , when a servant man who was near ran and immediately went down theladder to assist his . master , and met a similar fate , A young man named Lewis , who was at hand , lost no time in . following tht servant to assist the other two , when he unfortunately fell lifelesB . . The son then ran off to Bleanavon to his mother , who was there attending a funeral , and gave the alarm , xhe n several persons hurried to the kiln , and found them all three dead . An inquest was held on Friday , before W . F . Batt , Esq ., deputy coroner , when averdict of " Accidental death" was returned in each caso .
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ScotlanH . EDmBUROn . Fever . —The present week has been marked by the increase of fever in this city . On Wednesday last there were no fewer than 541 fever patients within the Royal Infirmary—an increase of 58 in one week . The number has increased to 563 . The mortality is by no means so high as might be expected , considering the great number of cases , and the stage of the
disease at which generally they have arrived before admission . The door of the house is sometimes literally besieged by the friends of the siok , waiting for admission to visit them ; a practice which , however laudable in its origin , demands some restrictions , ' as infectious diseases may in this way be propagated . We saw in Infirmary-street , a poor Irishwoman , whose bowlings and cries were most piercing , reaching to a great distance around . It would appear the poor creature ' s husband had died in the house that morning .
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SveianUu Belfast . —During the present year a large number of emigrants have left this port tor America . Both the number of ships and of emigrants ¦ exceed , by nearly one-half , those of last year . The people who have sailed from our quays belonged principally to the counties of Armagh , Monaghan , and Down . ) those from Antrim being but trifling in number . Since the commencement of the season * thero sailed from this port to Canada 16 ships , with 5 , 461 emigrants ; to the United States , 22 ships , with 3 , 315 emigrants ;
to Nova Scotia , 1 ship , with 22 emigrants ; and to New Brunswick 1 ship , with 29 emigrants . This makes a total of 40 ships , and 8 , 827 ' emigrants . During the commencement of next week tho Rosalinda will leave this port for Quebec , with 500 passengers , and will be followed in a few days by . the Ellen , with about 223 ; and the Swiss Boy with 110 . This will close the regular season , leaving the entire amount of emigration from this port , up till this period of the year , to be forty-three Ships , and 9 , 060 passengers . . ¦! - ¦ : ¦ Darrt . —The number of emigrants who left here from the . 1 st till the 18 th of June , as returned by Lieutenant Ramsay ,: the government-emigration agent , amounts to no less than 2 , 400 persons .
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DREADFUL SHIPWRECK . Destruction of a Packet-bhip b ? a » Iceberg . TwKMr lives Losi—The packef-sliip Eulalia , be . longing t « st Sebastian , while on a passage from Havana to Galway , was overwhelmed by an iceberg . She had 37 passengers ( a great many of whom were Females ) on board , with a crew of sixteen , including the master . She was a fine looking vessel , barque rigged , 300 tons burthen , and was laden with a cargo of miscellaneous articles-. Her voyage was favourable till she made lat . 42 18 N . long . 52 , when she met with a heavy field of ice . This oacurred on the
morning of Friday , the 21 st of May . The master , observing the perilous state of the ice , bore the ship round , and attempted to clear it , but this was found impossible , and about nine o ' clock a tremendous iceberg struck the ship amidshi ps , cutting her down to the water ' s edge . The shock was fearful , and the terror and dismay of the passengers was painfully great . Not a moment was lost in lowering the boats , and placing the passengers in them , for , on the pumps being sounded , the ship was found to be fast filling . The crew lingered on board at the pumps , in the hopes of keeping her afloat , but were compelled to make a hasty retreat , the Bhip reeling over on her beam-enda and instantly sinking . Two boats ,
containing the captain , 14 of the crew , and 14 passengers , succeeded in getting clear of the wreck , but the third , with 20 persons in it , most of whom were women , was drawn down with the vessel , and every soul perished . The boat , it appeared , was fastened to the wreck by a rope , which the crew , in their fright , fearing the ship was sinking , had forgotten to unship , and it wag impossible to cut it , the passengers having no proper implement . On the follow , ing day , at five o ' clock in the evening , the remaining boats were picked up by the schooner Newport , belonging to Stockton , and their crew taken on board , which vessel reached Galway on Monday last . The loss of the Eulalia and oargo is estimated at £ 25 , 000 .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 26, 1847, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1424/page/6/
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