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&ije Metropolis * Health oe Loxdos Dchixo the Week -In the registered m London is 1 , 023 , and shows a further decrease on the returns of previous -weeks . The veejay average of fire previous autumns , corrected lor increase of population , is 1 , 102 ; the decrease on me average , as shown by the present return , amounts therefore to 134 deaths . This reduction Of the mortality is greatest in the districts on the south side of the river ; for the deaths of the -week m this division were 27 G , whereas the average is 334 . The mortality from cholera now rapidly approaches the average , the deaths having fallen from 110 in the previous week to 41 in the last . In the r " ' - Sg ^ r- — '
vest districts they have declined from 15 to 4 ; In the north , from 7 to 1 ; in the central , from 10 to G ; in the east , from 32 to 17 ; and in the south from 40 to 13 . There were five deaths in each of the districts of Sboreditch and J 3 ethnal-grecn ; in all thersthe number of fatal cases of the epidemic vrsstill less . In the vli « lc metropolis the daily number did not , in any instance , exceed 9 ; on Wednesday and Saturday it was only 5 . The deaths from diarrhoea and dysentrv were more numerous , and amounted in the week to C 3 ; in the previous week they were 105 . Of the 14 . 53 S persons -who have died of cholera , in London in 53 weeks , 6 , 657 , or nearly one-half , died after less than one day's illness ( exclusive of the duration of premonitory diarrhoea ); and of the remainder 2406 sank
, , under the disease hefore it had reached the second day . —At present smallpox and measles are much less fatal than usual ; scarlatina was fatal in 41 cases , the average being til ; typhus in ( 53 cases , the average being 56 . —The reading of th e barometer reached 30-04 in . on Thursday at nine o ' clock a . m . ; the mean of the week was 29 S 9 . The meaa daily temperature increased from 40 deg . on Sunday to 53 deg . 7 min . on Thursday , and continued at nearly tins value during the rest of the week . The highest temperature was 09 dee . 7 min . on Friday . On the first three days of the week the mean temperature was below the average of corresponding days in seven years ; in the last three days it was about 12 de » . above the average . The mean of the ¦ week was 52 der , 4 min .
The Alleges Flogging of Femaies ox Board ths Emigrant Ship . —At the meeting of the guardians of Maiylebooe , on Friday week , an answer from the Colonial and Land Emigration Commissioners to the quMes of the guardians respecting the alleged flogging by order of the surgeon on board the Raniil Iies , an emigrant vessd , was read . The answer stated that , as soon as the charge appeared in the public press , they instituted a searching inquiry respecting ks correctness . They had also received the captain ' s and surgeon ' s report , ' which , although it spoke of the Insurbordlnstion of the emigrant ? , never alluded to the flogging . It was , therefore , their opinion and their Lope that it had not occurred . They did not allow the matter to rest there , but requested government to institute the most rigid inquiry respecting it as flogging on board emigrant ships was strictly prohibited . e
Escape of Three Convicts . — On Saturday morning last shor . ly before eleven o ' clock , three prisoners , who were employed in the foundry department of the Royal Arsenal , made their escape from that establishment by scaling the wail that divides that part of the arsenal from Warren-lane . The men were employed in the foundry , and contrived to remove some tiles from the top of a building , from which their escape over the wall was comparatively easy . An immediate alarm was raised , but , though several persons saw them shortly after , they effected tieirfc-cape ; and though they were in their prison dress , nothing had been heard of them up to a late hour on Saturday afternoon . The names of the prisoners are—Joseph Palmer , ajred 26 , 5 feet 7 inches high ; Mark Tuompsan , aged 3 S , 5 fe ^ t 9 inches high ; and John M'Gough , alias Ashworth . aged 20 , 5 feet 5 inc eshkh .
Desperate Conduct oe a Cosvici . —A gang of convicts were employed on the 19 th inst ., in unloading a cargo of coais from the Legatus , collier , lying alongside the wharf wall at the Woo ' . wich Dockyard " when one of the convicts , named llenry Newtoa , conducted himself in such an idle manner that he would neither work himself nor allow other convicts , who were willing to work , to perform their du'y . Mr . Bruton , the guard in cbargo of the gang , remonstrated with Aewton on the impropriety of his conduet ; but , iustead of expressing regret or Setting to work , he commenced throwing coals at Mr . Alien , the mate of the vessel , and on being ordered to desist ly the gnari , he also tbrew coals at him ; and whsn toe guard went up to him be drew hiskutfeand threatened to stabuira , and swore he would net work , nor . should the highest authorities in the kingdom compel him . With the aid of the sentw he was
removed to the ship , and again threatened to stab the guard . When on board the Warrior they attempted to take the luiife from him , but they were not able to do so until lie had stabbed himself in focr places . Ihe wounds are not considered fatal , although one of . them is said to have punctured the lungs . Accident feom : the Isc . vutiotjs use of Piuearms . —An inquest was held oa Saturday , before Mr . Thomas Higgs , at the Black Horn , Enfield-Jughway , on the body of James Winepress , aged 18 . ilie deceased was the son of a respectable market
gardener , residing at Enfield , and on Monday the 8 th inst , was standing at a barn door leaning on the muzzle of a fowling piece , which was loaded , awaiting the approach of some wild pigeons , wh ? n , by some accident , his toe caught the hammer of the gun , which instantly tvent off , the contents lodging inside of the right arm , and shattering the bone to pieces , and set his clothes on fire . Mr . Asbury , surgeon , was called to him , bnt he never in the lea * recovered and died of the injury on Wednesday night last . Verdict— "Accidental death . "
Fatal Carriage Accident . —An inquest was held before Mr . II . M . Wakley , on Saturday , at the 3 D
anerwarus taken from Manning , in Newgate ; and the judgment beinjr entered up , a writ of vtri facias , addressed to the Sheriff of Surrey , was at an early hour m the after , oon lodged with the Under-Sheriffs , Messrs . Abbot , of New Inn . Atabmtsix o ' clock Mr . Seale , one of the sheriffs officers , proceeded to the Southwark police station , and effected a lew upon all the goods and chattels belonging to the Mannings , except those required for the purposes of the pros » - cufron . At eight o ' clock the same officer proceeded to Mr . Bambruke ' s , of Bermondsey-square , and made a seizure of all the effects not actually purchased by Mr . Bainbridgeof the Mannings previous to their departure . The property so seized , and to be seized .
consists ol two gold watches , a considerable quantity of jewels , linen , plate , and other valuable effect- " . It is nnderstond that the sheriff will take out a summons under the Interpleader Act . Sergeant Wilkins , Mr . Chameck , and Mr . Saunders have received tbeir briefs and fees for the defence of Manning . The expense attending the prosecution will not be far short of £ 890 . The number of witnesses summoned to attend at the Old Bailey amounts to forty-three , and many of their expenses are very heavy . On Saturday night Mr . Massey . the medical student , arrived in London from Swarkestone , having passed Mr . Lockwood on the railway whilegoing to ascertain his state of bealth .--On Tuesday afternoon the whole of the property found iu the possess-on of Mrs . Manning ( not mdentifitdas belonging to O ' Connor ) was seized issued
by a process from the Sheriffs office , at the suit of Mr . Binns , Manning ' s solicitor . This extraordinary proceeding was taken by the latter gentleman -in consequence of the deficiency of funds afforded to him by the police , who held the property . Mr . Bmns has retained Mr . Sergeant Wilkins , Mr . Charncck . and Mr . Saunders , aud on Monday he delivered them their voluminous briefs with their fees , amounting to nearly 10 GZ . Each brief contains 69 folios , which with ether expenses , will exceed 301 . ; and all the money * allowed him to defend Manning was 33 Z ., which amount was also delivered up to Mr . Solomon , Mra Manning ' s solicitor . The latter has merely retained the usual counsel attending the Old Bailey sessions , which will not cost much more than he has already received . Mr . BinnB submitted to the Commissioners of Police and to the
Secretary of Sfate the names of the eminent counsel be had retained for Manning , and informed them that the sum he had received would not pay . the fees to Mr . Sergeant Wilkin * , let alone the other counsel and expenses for drawing up briefs , &e . He there fore demanded thewholo of the property taken from Mrs . Manning , so that he might dispose of it and raise sufficient money to enable him to do justice to himself and client . Not receiving an answer in the affirmative Mr . Binns became determined to obtain possession of the property , if possible ; consequently be eomd a writ on Manning for 100 Z , expenses paid fo * him , and informed the magistrate at the Southwark police-court , the Commissioners of P « lice and Secretary of Sjate , or his intention to enforce his demand in alawfnl manner . On Monday a judge ' s . «* er was obtained , and on Tuesday evening ° th « ,
fflsnas Had orders t , seK , the prop 8 rtv < ^ hotber Ur-B-nns isrightor wrong in the present case will ¦ S ^ LSft , ^ ¦ iSsT * * fmaie " ysK > unh . rata vmeral 5 oU do £ fii ! iS
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trinkets , two gold watches and chains , the whole of which may be worth 100 ? . Mr . Binn 3 contends that the property in question has nothing to do with the charge against the prisoners , and that it ought to be handed over to Manning for the pint defence of himself and wife ; he therefore considers that the police authorities have no right to detain them . The late Bishop of Llasdafk . —At St . Paul ' s Cathedral on Sunday afternoon a funeral sermon to the mervry of the late Right Rev . Edward Copplestoj , 3 ishop of LUndaff , was delivered by the Rev . l' Dale . The cathedral was hung with black , anditi stall belonging to , and generallv used by , the-1 ; v . jased bishop was covered with black cloth , on which were his mitre and coat of arms .
The Alledged Murder at Chelsea . — The body found off Erith on Tuesday , which was supposed to be that of the mau MGouran , whose robbery and sub equent disappearance have caused much excitement at Chelsea , was identified , upon examination , as the remains of a person named Desmond , who , with his wife , Ellen , were drowned off Alderman Stairs , on the 20 th ult . The inquest was opened , and the identity having been proved , evidence was given proving the occurrence to have been accidental .
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Sfje jUroMncesJ . Dreadful Explosion . —On Saturday morning last at an early hour an alarming accident , arising out of the explosion of a steam boiler , took place at the extensive premises known as the Bevington-bush Brewery , situate vt tiie upper end of Bevington-bush , Liverpool , rented by Messrs . Halsall , Segar , and Co The first indication of the fearful occurrence was shortly after midnight , when the whole of the north end of the town was alarmed by a loud and continued report , resembling a heavy discharge of artillery ^ The police entered the premises , and in a short tune they succeeded in extricating two men employed in the brewery—Thomas Worthing ton and
William Langton , who were dragged from underneath a load of fallen bricks , beams and other materials . Worthington escaped with only a few slight bruises and wounds , bnt Langton had his shoulderblade dislocated . In a short time afterwards Mr . Segar was discovered under a heap of rubbish , but it was with the greatest difficulty he could be extricated , and this was only effected by taking him through a hole in one of the cottages adj-ining the fallen building . His wounds are of a most Serious nature . A large portion of the skull had been left completely bare , the sca ' p having been torn away . He , as well as the other sufferers , are , however , going on favourably , and no doubt is entertained of their ultimate recovery . The explosion has produced the most destructive effecs to the buildintj , the
interior being a complete wreck . A number of the cottages near the spot have been shaken to the very foundation , and many have the roofs blown off . Several harses in the brewery stable were saved , though the stable was blocked up for a time by the fallen rubbish . A labourer named Maxwell , his wife , and six children , slept in an attick , and were completely covered by the roof . Maxwell himself had his shoulder hurt , and his wife was also injured , but not scrloucly ; the children all escaped unhurt , with the exception of one little fellow , who had his leg wounded in descending the staircase . No opinion can yet be formed as to the cause of the accident . The boiler , which was of five horsepower , and bad been in use for about three years , was considered astrone one , and the engine was not at work when the accident took place .
Committal op a TVomam fob Poisoning her Husband . —Mary Ann H .-iyward , charged last week on suspicion of poisoning her husband , a shoemaker , at Springfield . Essex , has been fully committed to take her trial at the next assizes . The prisoner sobbed aloud , and appeared to be deeply affected while the evidence was proceeded with , which went to show that she had administeredon two separate occasions , white precipitate powder , and calomel in broth and mixed up in an apple dumpling , to the prosecutor , which caused violent vomiting , and created suspicion which led to her apprehensoin . She at first denied all knowledge of the transaction , but afterwards admitted that she had bought the poison at the shop of Mr . Charles Baker , for the children's
heads . She upbraided her husband with inconstancy . The prosecutor is considered out of danger . SmugglixoatPltmouth . —On Saturday two men , named Richard Pepperel and Abraham Lacheur , were , brought up hefore G . W . Soltan , Esq ., and T . W . For , Esq ., at the Guildhall , on a charge of being found in possession of J 9 ? lbs . of tobacco stalks . It appears that on Monday last Lieutenant O'Brien , of the Yealm Coast Guard station , in a six-oared gig gave chase to , and after an hour ' s hard rowing suc ceeded in capturin ? , about two miles off the land , at Stokes Bay , the lug boat W . H . Y ., ot Guernsey . She was manned by the two prisoners , one of whom , Lacheur , belongs to St . Pierre de Bois , Guernsey , and the other , Pepperel , is a smuggler , well known at this port , and in the pursuit the men threw
overboard nine bales of tobacco stalks , which , after the boat was taken , were picked , ui ) by the Preventive men . The tobacco has been lodged in the Custom Honse , and the bout has been condemned and brought round to Sutton Pool , where she will be sold . Pepperel about six months since was convicted at Kinjjsbridge of an offence of smuggling , but eucceeibd in making his escape from tbe authority there , and a reward of £ 20 had been offered for his capture , which sum the boat ' s crew and the lieutenant , who unfortunately dislocated his shoulder in the capture , will be entitled to . The prisoners , on being brought up on Saturday , and having -the information read to them , pleaded guilty , and they were both sentenced to six months' hard labour in Exeter Ga . l , that being the shortest punishment which the law permits .
Lixcoln'siiire . —Ax Eagle is Englasd . —Last week John Borrall , gamekeeper to H . Nevile , Esq ., Walcot-h ill , when in one of the preserves ( Busbywood ) , was surprised at the quantity of game makiug ie greatest haste into the wood , and on looking in the air he o ' o ; £ r e ^ a large bird in pursuit , which he immediately brought to the ground : It turned out to be a fine eagle , measuring seven feet . from tip to tip of wings , leg three inches in circumference , feathered to the foot , talons two inches longy - winsr feathers two feet one inch long , weight eight pounds " Emigration from Ph-mouth . —The fine ship Cornwall , 879 tons registered , Captain Couch , under charter to her Majesty ' s Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners , sailed on Thursday , having on board 31 C souls , equal to 270 statute adults . The
emigrants were selected from various parts of the kingdom , and were generally a fine body of the people . She lwd also a large party of chief cabin passengers in the spacious poop accommodations , among whom was tiie Rev . Dr . Steele , a colonial clergyman , returning to the colony after leave of absence . The Agincourt , 513 tons register , Captain Cumberland , also under charter to the Emigration Commissioners , sailed on Saturday morning last for Adelaide , with a full complement of emigrants , equal to 210 statute adults , a remarkably fine boily of people from various districts of England . The Asia , for Adelaide ; Duke of Bedford , for the Cape and Madras ; Thomas Arbuthnot , for Sydney , and some other ships for the Austsaliau colonies , are hourly expected .
Bristol . —TnE Supposed Case of suspended Animation . —The inquiry into the cause of the death of Mr . Byron Blyth , before the Coroner of Bristol , concluded on the 19 th inst , when the jury returned a verdict of " Died from malignant cholera . " Election of the New Bishop op Norwich . —In pursuance of her Majesty ' s congi d ' elire , directed to the dean and chapter , those dignitaries proceeded to the election of anew bishop on Saturday last , in the room of the late Dr . Stanley . The lion , and very Kev . Dean Peilew opened the proceedings , and after the accustomed formalities had been gone tbroimh , the very Rev . Samuel Ilinds , D . D ., Dean of Carlisle , was by them elected bishop of the said see of Norwich .
The 3 rd Dragoon Guards , Nottingham . —The whole of the refractory men of this regiment were on Saturday last reported to be in the barracks , and about 14 still remained in the guard-house the remaining prisoners having baen summarily disposed of on Friday and Saturday . The Colonel , Earl Oathcart , was busily engaged in reviewing the whole ot the troops , and inquiring into the late disturbances , the result of which is , that applications have been nT ^ " !* 0 * he Commander-in-Chief , his grace the uuke of Wellington , for three general and six district SSJJ ^ X ^ ^ etaltowfor t | y ewnp » ratiTely minor offenders , but a general court is only ordered dVSLTT £ ** * atldhas the P ° wer of condemning to death Late inquires show that not 11 dur
week SCIh T ^*** ^ S « . mttef 9 S el , 0 Kes we out of conditon ffl sr « r ^ s ^ ar becafinedmthin the Irak 3 , KiSm HH ^ ss- ^ S iT ^ aaKKsssa Re order would be rescinded , and that theorSy 88 made f the Lieutenant
cfiteT" ^ - JS , t Ut m °¥ ed torecal ^ order for eonto obSi ? ' £ aid > he had had affl P ' e time hadtpn ^ T P « fn ? inspection that the horses ; i " * attea ( led to . The men instantly t ™ £ verymdignant at this , as they thought , unjust £ ?!!!* ' and conspiracy was entered / ntcC of ft ^' «^ ! i » have "y been made public It . said that if all who felt themselves aggrieved and whe > favoured the rin « of this little r ? be » on do St A A ?««»¦« w « y many promised to u . 0 w ho did aot , the officers would have been left witnout men sufficient to form even a single picket forlaSTM 041111 ? - ? «™** art » l arekoked Jorrard to with great interest ,
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ACCIDEST ON THE GREAT NORTHERN BAWITA * . — On the 20 th inst ., one of those railway accidents with which of late years the public have become but too familiar , took place on the Great Northern Railway , about 200 yards from the Saxilby station , which is the first that is reached after leaving Lincoln . It appears that three men employed as plate layers , were returning from their work , a a short distance below Saxilby , aliout six o ' clock on the evening of tho 19 th inst . On reaching within a short distance of the station they observed a luggage train with the usual red lights in front approaching them at full speed ( the luggnge trains do not stop at Saxilby station . ) They wove then walking on what is technically called "the
six foots , " that is , the space between the up and the do wnline of rails , and being intent on observing the coming train , did not hoar the luggage train that was coming behind them ; they still kept walking on , meeting the approaching train , and not being cognisant of the train behind , they deemed themselves secure , when just as the train got up to them , one of the men , named John Mallett , who fortunately escaped , felt something touch his heel , he was then struck by some part of the engine and hurled some distance to the side of the line underneath the connecting wire of the semaphore , where he was discovered free from serious injury , but insensible , shortly after the accident became known ; the other plate-layer was also struck by
the engine and thrown by the side of the line on his back , which was considerably bruised and shaken , but his injuries are only of a sli ght nature , and it is anticipated that he will speedily recover . The third man , Robert Wright , was struck oy the engine and killed on the spot . The injuries he received were of the most frightful character ; the forehead was beaten in , the right arm torn from its socket , the left hand severed at the wrist , the left leg cut into three pieces , andtlie abdomen and chest torn open , exposing to view the whole of the viscera ; the liver was found some twenty yards from the unfortunate man ' s body . From the frightful nature of the injuries received , there is every probability for believing that he must by
some means or other , have become entangled with the machinery of the engine . The driver of the up-train perceiving the body lying by the side of the tail , and instantly gave the alarm to Joseph Jaggers , one of the gate-keepers , who took a light and on proceeding about 200 yards down tho line , found Mallet insensible by the side of the line , and a short distance further on the mangled body of the deceased . The other man managed to reach the station . A wheel-barrow was procured , and the body carried to the Ship Inn , where an inquest was held the next morning by Mr . Ilitchins , the coroner for the district , and a verdict of " Accidental death" rccoraed . The deceased has left a widow and eleven children . The three men , out of
whom met with so fearful an end , had been in the employ of Messrs . Peto and Betts for some time , and had only that day in the aftornnon commenced work as servants of the company , as plate-layer * In the morning they were unemployed , and had been to a public house , where they had a small quantity of ale amongst them . In the afternoon , whils ' t Mallctt , tllO gauger , had gone to Marfcon , the men contrary to orders , obtained three quarts of ale , a great part of which was drunk ; when he came back he reprimanded them , and induced them to defer drinking the remainder whilst morning , and it was on their return home after the termination of the days work that the unfortunate accident occurred . From these facts there is but too much
reason to suppose that tho deceased , as well as his companion , were somewhat under tho influence of drink , and were , therefore , not fit to be in so dangerous a locality as that of the Great Northern line , where trains aro so frequently passing . Net the slightest blame attaches to any of the officials employed , who , as soon as the accident was known , rendered every assistance to the survivors . Attempt at Murder . —On Monday night last , at half-past ten o ' clock , the neighbourhood of Marchstreet , Nottingham , was thrown into the greatest alarm , va consequence of a report that Charlotte Thompson , wife of William Thompson , butcher , ii years of age , had been murdered by her husband . It appears that Thompson and his wife have not been living on very good terms lately , and on the night in question he found his wife at the house of her mother-in-law , and appeared much incensed at
her having left her own residence . On arriving at her own home , ho began to use the most violent language , and commenced an attack upon the unfortunate woman with Iris fists . She strove to make her escape , but he in the greatest fary drew from his pocket a clasp-knife , and with all his force struck it into his wretched victim ' s bowels . Thp poor woman shrieked violently for help , and some of the neighbours coming in / the wretch desisted from his attack , and made his escape out of the house . Mr . II . Taylor , surgeon , being in the neighbourhood at the time , instantly attended and rendered the most prompt medical assistance . Thompson delivered himself up to the civil authorities the same night ; and on Tuesday morning was brought before the Mayor and the Nottingham magistrates . The poor woman is still alive , but there is no hope whatever that she will recover .
Another Dispute at Exeter . — 'For some time past a difference has existed between Mr . John Hooker , who holds the office of secondary in our cathedral , and the chapter . For some reasons , to which rumour gives all sorts of colours , but which we do not judge it needful to detail , Hooker has been desired to give up his office of secondary or choriatcr . Ho says no charge has boon made against him of sufficient weight to induce him to comply with this desire ; his appointment being of the imturc of a freehold , of which he cannot be deprived .
while he is able to attend in this place . Mr . Hooker has taken Di \ Adams ' s opinion upon the case , who thinks the appointment is in the nature of a freehold . The ease has bean going on since Lady-day last , many pros and cow having been exchanged , always ending with the chorister maintaining Hint it is liis right . This day ( Monday ) on Mr . Hooker ' s presenting himself , a bar was placed afcross , so as to prevent his entrance . Tbe * case , we understand , will be carried before the competent tribunals , it being the first of the kind that has arisen since the Reformation .
afrwER »* a Lunatic . —On the 19 th instant , at Melton lunatic Asylum , Thomas Sones , one of the patients , Suddenly rushed upon William Kidby , another patient a » d , after knocking him down , jumped upon his head so violently , and so frequently , that Ihe bones of Ihopoor fellow ' s Skull were literally smas ! 10 ^ Oa Saturday last an inquest was held at Meit ? n » when a verdict of " Wilful murder" was returned * ; l t ' prisoner was accordingly committed on ' fhe charge . Tiie Attempted MukdeiI at Manchester . —John Barnsley , apprehended on ? unt ^} ri the 14 th inst ., for attempting to murder hH wife , by cutting her throat , was again brought before the magistrates , on Monday , for examination . ; &nn Barnsley , the
wife , was sufficiently recovered' $ ? glvc IlG 1 > evidence , and was brought from the Royal-Manchester Infirmary for that purpose , under the c ? ve of one of the assistant surgeons . She was in ail exceedingly weak and exhausted condition , and , thoug h accommodated with a chair , was at times unabie . to proceed for some moments with her evidence , . from feebleness and emotion . Mr . Maude , the chairTnan of the bench of magistrates , at one time suggested the further adjournment of the case for her evidence but the surgeon advised that it had better be taken at once . —The unfortunate woman ' s statement was that she and her husband and child lived in a house in Kqwe-Streot , Gaythorn . Her husband is a plater to boiler makers , but having been out of work many
months they were reduced to great poverty . On Sunday , the 14 th instant , she and her husband ( the prisoner ) had taken dinner and tea together very comfortably , hut the prisoner had had some drink , and when she suggested , betweenfivo and six o ' clock that as none of them had a change of linen ( having pledged all but ' -what was on their backs for food . ) he should take his shirt off that she inMit wash it , he became greatly excited , seized hold of a table knife and stabbed her at the side of her neck . The knife was not very sharp , and the point glanced downwards towards the throat , inflicting only a flesh wound . They were up stairs at the time , and after exclaiming " Oh , Lord , have mercy upon me !" she made all the haste she could down stairs On her reaching the room below she sank exhausted and faint upon the floor , when tho prisoner , who had followed her down , placed one of his knc 6 s upon her chest , and with another knife—a clasp knife which he usuallcarried
y in his pocket , and which is pointed something like a poignard—made several stabs and cuts at her throat . He inflicted three stabs or cuts on her neck besides the previous one . and would have inflicted more serious wounds , but she placed her hand u the way , and she believed he did not at the time perceive that her hand received one of the most severe of these gashes . In one place the knife had nearly penetrated through her hand . She called on him several times to spare her life for their childs sake . He then returned up stairs , and she heard him sav as he went up : " The job ' s done now . " She had closed her eyes as if dead , but , hearing him coming down stairs again she summoned the romainieg strength she had vccolltcting there was a drop latch to tho staircase door , and succeeded in letting it slip down before the prisoner could get tohev . He was thus Dre-!! ° ted ^ , mattacking I" * again . She then S
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committed him toffirkdale prison for trial at the next Liverpool assizes . Oxford City Sessions .-M these sessions on Monday , a young man , named Ilussell a native of tb » city of Worcester , was sentenced by Mr . Man-K tho Recorder , to ten years' transportation for Sang a person ' s pocket of a purse containing two fourpenny p ieces , at the recent Oxford St . Giles ' s to The prisoner was known to belong to agong of p ickpockets , that usually attend country fairs . ..-ill ., ; f ,.., ii . i . 1 n f rtm
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resist both compulsion and persua sion ; and to show that their cry for a reduction of rents is wellfounded , they refuse to substantiate their claims to the franchise , on the ground of inefficiency of value . The following remarkable facts are put forward by the Press , of Monday evening , as evidence of thu determination on the part of tho people : — " At the last quarter sessions for the county of Meath , there were , in . the division of liunsliuugtfn , 1 SS notices of claims for registration . In that list there appeared the name ot only one Roman catholic . Of the entire number , however , not one claimant appeared , wiBisf . hnth onmnuiainn and nnvsnasion : and to show
all the Protestant and the single Catholic declining to register , on the ground of having no beneficial interest in their farms . In the division of Kells there were eighty-two notices , but not one on the part of a Roman catholic , and of tho eighty-two claimants only six appeared to register . " Co-operating with the systematic extermination , and tho various pauperising agencies at present at work in Ireland , thi 3 anti-registration conspiracy—for it seems to amount to that—will , if persevered in , complete the destruction of the constituencies in this country .
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRES . Stamford-Siueet , Immbeih . —On Monday night a fire broko out in the premises belonging to Mr . Huxtable , a tailor , situate at No . 48 , Stamfordstreefc , Waterloo-road , Lambeth . The flames were extinguished by half-past nine o ' clock , but not before tho lower portion of the house as well as the staircase were completely destroyed , and the furniture in the upper room " , and the rest of the house severely damaged . Owing to the absence of . ill parties concerned with the property it was impossible to learn anything respecting the cause of the outbreak , or whether the sufferer was insured . Hoxios . —Shortly after one o ' clock on Monday morning , a great destruction of property by fire
took place in Hoxton Old-town . The premises consumed were occupied by hat manufacturers , and the fire was discovered by a person passing , who raised the necessary alarm ; hut , by the time the firemen could reach the spot , the entire factory was one burning mass . An abundance of water was procured , and not less than eight of the brigade , West of England , and other engines , poured water on the flames , but nothing could prevent the destruction of the factory , dwclling-houso , and every other valuable attached thereto . The fire also injured some buildings near , and great havoc was experienced by tbe hasty removal of furniture . At half-past two farther danger ceased . Mr . Nelson
and his family , it is understood , succeeded in saving their lives , but two boys who were sleeping in one ofthouMwr rooms could not be awakened , when Mr . Nelson rushed to their room , and , at the risk of losing his own life , managed to pull the two youths from their beds and drop them from the window in safety . Although that was accomplished at half-pasttwo o ' clock , a young female who slept on tho preraiaes , said to be a niece of the proprietor , was missing , and from the inquiries made it was feared that she had perished . It was siscortainod that the young female who was missing at the fire in Hoxton , had succeeded in effecting her escape from the burning premises , and had taken shelter in the house of a neighbour .
Djsstiiuction of Property at Ratclifp . —A five broke out on , Saturday morning last , between two and three o ' clock , in tho Back-road , Ratcliff , in a range of buildings about 100 feet long , by nearly thirty feet wide , belonging to Mr . Samuel Whiting , tho builder . An instant alarm was given , but , in spite of tho utmost exertions of the brigade , it was nearly five o ' clock before the fire could be conquered , and not until tho whole of the workshops and drying houses were totally consumed . The houses numbered 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , and 18 , in Bath-street , each occupied by several families , arc severely damaged at the back fronts by fire , and the window glass is demolished , and tho furnituro
extensively injured by hasty removal . Quadrant . — Whilst the above five -was raging , another happened at No . 74 , Quadrant , Regentstreet , in the tenure of Mr . B . Benjamins , a tailor and draper . The flames when first ' perceived were burning in the first , second , and third floors back , so that it was with difficulty the inmates could effect a safe retreat . The whole of the back-rooms were extensively burned , and the valuable stock in trade damaged by water . Wood-Street , ClIBAFSIDE . — Another fire happened at So . 8 , Huggin-lane , Wood-street , Cheapsido , the property of Ml * . II . A . Hyde , bootmaker . Tho stock in trade was very seriously injured by fire , and the pictures of Mr . Boffereyin the next
, shop , damaged by fire . Destructive Piue in tiie Cjty . — On Tuesday evening , between the hours of five and six o ' clock , a fireofa very fearful character broko out on the premises in the tenure of Messrs . Baiss , Brothers , and Co ., wholesale druggists . The property had a limje frontage in King ' s Head-court , Fish-Streethill , and extended backwards into Lower Thaniosstreofc , immediately facing St . Magnus ' s Church . The clerks and numerous workpeople employed on the premises , to avoid being burnt to death , were compelled to jump out of tho upper windows . Fortunately , none of them , ns far as could be ascertained , sustained personal iniurv . Owirnr tn tlio
very combustible nature of tho stock in trade in the promises , the flames travelled with unusual rapidity so that in the space of a very few minutes , the tire MM gained possession of the whole rann-e of buildings , and were rafting out of the various windows in King ' s Head-court , as well as through the dittereiit apertures in tho premises in Thamesstreet . Iho flames at that period extended almost as far as St . Magnus ' s Church in one direction , whilst in the other ,- house aftel- hquse in Kind ' s Head-court became ignited , either at the back , tronts , or roofs . Several engines were promptly brought to the spot , but in consequence of the immense body of flame with which they had to contend with , a considerable time elapsed before the
extension of the five was finally arrested . It has been ascertained that several of the public refreshment rooms , including Francis ' s Coffee House , Scully ' s Ham and Ale Stores , although much damaged by rii ' e and water , are not injured to the extent to prevent business being carried on as usual . The church of St . Mangus , at the foot of Londonbridge , has escaped any damage , except what was wSf ! L ft i ° . » nding on the roof and tho watei from tho hose of the engines . The cause of the disaster was owing to a boy taking a candle uio
uuu oascment to draw some spirits of nitre off , when the , fluid ran up * n the ground and instantly Z vn , th SnitC . > ?? tlmt lt was with SWA di « c » lt ' the youth made his escape . It appears , from inquiries made by the Brigade authorities , that at the ITn ° * . . wfortimo there were upwards of 250 gallons of spirits ot vino anu tinctures in the place CO nt ; linme » se entity of naptha , andWS equally inflammable articles , which will , in some measure account for the rapid progress of the flames the premises of Messrs . Baiss and Co in-JffiSnV : tCnding frOm Th ^ s . street ' into lung s Head-court , were nenrlv fiftv f n ^ i , : ~ i . _ . *
comprised six floors , each of whichVas Sdw h oils , spirits , and dru ^ s-the moment the flames reached the carboys filled with spirits of nitreand g ^ nass is Klin PTIS ? S xm ' ° twenty-two , and it ib not a little singular that thev were to have dined £ ^ mJW " ni gU at > the « P « So of SJ tins S hTSt of /* sP ? ct * ° r their unwearied exertions in johalf of their employers . Some of the HS ? , I ° " ; J «^ to the p ? cmiS es and SmJ S th 0 . ™ travel , that none of hem tK ? X ° ?' " le artiol ° <> f weaving apparel , liio loss , at a moderate calculation , wilt reach to boK fi ! f I r ^ ' , utthcwhole of theaSunt books , title deeds , and other valuable documents bo longing to the establishment havn I ™ !!!! , 3 ? £
, LwTf !? orni "S b ^ to haVT boofi unable to learn the number of the parties who how sufteve ^ but it is understood that"S thS ? S' ^ i ' more or less d - ™* ged . The El ^¦ W-usrs-iafa ' sS ^ SZlS'XS SSSffsSg ^ ipz z ^ R ^ A'k
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service in assisting to check the fire on the onnn-T side of the street . Up to ibis time Iosspo t A amount of £ 12 , 000 or £ 13 , 000 can he accn . mfS for , and it is hoped that that is the extent nf ^ damage . * o Bucks . —Incendiary Fiues . —On the ni » ht of tu 19 th inst ., a fire broke out in the rick-vanl nfv . Sheen , farmer , of Wonninghall , and before it conw bo got under nine ricks of corn were entire v ™ sumed From the fact of the firo havin * fivib out in four ricks at the same time , there c-m h a doubt that it was the work of an incendtoS V f n ° natelvforMr . Sheen , he was howove , S ^ that he escaped the rum contemplated bv tiJ ° guilty of the crime . We have heard tlia two Sffi ricks , the property of a neighbouring fan ,, e ,. !„ consumed the following evening ; ami tlnr V ^ ° case , also , the fire is supposed Io ha > - £ J ? , ft by an incendiary . Notwithstanding the moXf * inquiries were immediately set on foot 1 t tlTe not heard that any clue has be en diSerej liS ° to lead to the detection of the crimimls kcly Destruction- op Faiui Property . ~~ c , m nf f 1 l most extensive conflagrations rW w of tIl ° this neighbourhood fb ° r mZ ^ years bSr ? " ?* 1111 earlh ti "' //? S 1 ? ? out at service in assisting to check the fire on thn m ,... .
y our nn , « ™ •<• FV ,. an o » ny now on the morning of tho IS hi ,,, ™ soot « hcro tho fire originated wa " at tlie n ., " * Th ? belonging to Knkney ' slVm , c osc to U i "f ^ Thicket , m tho occupation of S wCp' ^ who farms a considerable tract of 1 J fi f Ot ° ' house is oceunicd bv Afi- iw 7 , rarm " ^ M ^^ ffiras that two large wheat ricks , standing near the S side of the yard , were on five ; he raised an alamf proceeded to the stables , and succeeded in relenstn ' about a dozen valuable carthorses . By this ' tin the fire had gained head so rapidly that several iun oi
largo uarns , an corn , were in a blaze and as the fire spread right and left , the scene wii awfully grand and imposing . All the stablinsr out buildings , and piggeries were destroyed . i ' the latter , six fat hogs were burnt . At daybreak tha farm-yard presented a complete wreck of smoulder , ing ruins . Among the property destroyed , exclusi ve of the above , were no less than ten large ricks principally wheat and barley four large barns full of corn , a largo granary full of thrashed oats all
the thrashing machines and other agricultural implements , and all the buildings , except the dwelling-house , which alone escaped destruction . The loss sustained exceeds £ 2 , 000 , exclusivo of tlia buildings ; the total loss being estimated at £ 3 000 Mr . Peto is insured in the Sun Fire-office . There is but little doubt that the conflagration was caused by an incendiary , as the two ricks close to the public road were first on firo , and the locality in which an incendiary fire occurred onlv on tho ' p ' revious Tuesday , is proverbial for tlic " dark doedj which have been committed on the Thicket .
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fUE LATE CATASTROPHE IN PIMUCO . The inquiry into the lamentable catastrophe in the sewer in Kenlworth-street , Pimlico , was resumed and concuded on Monday , at the Clarendon Arm " , before Mr Bedford , the coroner . The jury , afte ™ a most lengthy investigation retired , tuulhavin » been . S ? wuhth ° n . - "y . ™>* ^ nSsi jS com t with the following verdict : — " We iind tint tic deceased men , Daniel Pert Thomas Gee a ,, « l ohn & $ ^» £ m FSfMtt mm to Z , ll ? ™ "i' » iWr laudable
endo-5 SSS # or the Grosvenor canaf fm ' he local nation the sewers in Ilb ? $ ^ P * JgW ™ of «« f "" 5 to record the latter ' nart nfA i- Uroncr declined that it wa Ton" ; £ e « 2 sff ?' - . B r 01 lild Foremansaid the jury hSnimol . 0 pImon r and they hoped it w ouWbevecoS ^ T& t 0 if > 1 cannot make a record of Z L . JnT ISS
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Steianu . The Lord-Lieutenant opened the railway from Dublin to Cork with great ceremony on the 17 th insfc ., when he was accompanied by tho leading government officials in Ireland . A dinner to celebrate the occasion was given at tho Imperial Hotel , Cork , at which tho local notabilities were presont , and his lordship , after eulogising railways in general , and the Great Southern and Western Railway in particular , concluded by exercising , for the first time , his privilege of conferring Knighthood , the gentleman selected being Mr . Edward M'Donnell , the chairman of the railway , aftd governor of the Bank of Ireland . The Vice-regal party returned to Dublin on Friday morning .
Great Western Fisheries Company op Ireland . —A company of London merchants , under the above title , was formed and incorporated , according to act of Parliament , in June last , having for its object tho working of the fisheries of Ireland , which when properly managed , and with sufficient capital , WOUld afford such a mine of wealth , not only to the company itself , but would be tho means of giving profitable employment to thousands of our ablebodied and hardy countrymen , who are at this moment , with their families , in a state of destitution . We understand that some eminent members of the company have arrived in Ireland during the last few days , in order to make the necessary preliminary arrangements , and from the importance of
the question , and the utility of the undertaking , tho project must he hailed by all with universal satisfaction . — -Freeman ' s Journal . Winter Emigration . —The tido of emigration flows on steadily , and a winter voyage across the Atlantic has no terror for the myriads still seeking a home and the means of existence in America . On the contrary , the emigrants are now much more numerous than during tho spring or summer months . All who can provide the means of transport , either by bargains -yith their landlords for the surrender of land , or by making away with the crops , or by converting the remnant of their property into cash , are leaving the country . In some instances ,, also , boards of guardians are availinn
themselves of the emigration clauses of the last Poor Relief Amendment Act , to send off ablebodied paupcrji . A committee of the Limerick board have recommended the expediency of equipping and sending out to Canada three hundred ablebodied paupers from , the workhouse of that union . However , the great bulk of the emigration from Ireland is still directed to the United States . A little colony of female pauper emigrants , from the workhouses of Listowel , Ennis , Dkigle , and Ennistynion unions , have embarked for Australia , in a government transport . All those poor girls—upwards of one hundred—were comfortably attired and well equipped for the voyage . Tub Clearance System . —In the county of Clare the clearance system is still in vigorous operation .
notwithstanding the vast numbers evicted dUrin < r tho last three years . The limerick and Clan Examiner , of Saturday , states that " seventy families , amounting to probably three hundred and seventy souls , have been evicted from the property of Col . Wyndham , in the parish of Clondegad . " The iournal adds : — "Their dwellingstavo been loft—with few exceptions—in the words of our correspondenthideous heaps of ruins . There were no notices of eviction received in duo time by the relieving ! officer . There is no room for the crowd in tlu Ennis union workhouse . They are denied out-door relief , on some pretext or other . Women , with infants m their arms , slept out under the freezing cold of the past week ; and the floor of the chapel is now tiie only home of the exterminated people Their last sanctuary on earth is the house of God . "
Agricultural Mission op Mr . Caird in Connaught . —Tho Freeman ' s Journal lias the following announcement : — "Mr . Caird , the author of the pamphlet describing the system of husbandry practised on the farm of Auclvness , in \ Yistons . hiro Scotland , and published under tho attractive title of'High Farming the True Substitute for Protection , is at present on a tour through Connaught commissioned by government . What the precise nature of Mr . Caird ' s commission is we are not able to state , save that it is connected with the general subject of agriculture , and tho tenure of land in Ireland . Ministers have despatched Mr . Caird on his present tour at the suggestion of Sir Robert Peel whose attention was attracted by Mr . Caird ' s pamplllet . We have heard that Mr . Oaird has insnoctort
many vacant farms in the neighbourhood of Ballinrobe and Hollymount , in the county of Mayo , and lias made offers for some of them on behalf of friends m Scotland . We also learn , that the rents which lie has offered for those favms , and which in the present totally unimproved condition ho avers are the utmost a Scotch or English farmer could aitord to pay for them , have sadly disappointed the Unnaught land agents , who declare that if the Irish landlords are to benefit by the much longedtor importation of English farming capital into Ireland only in the proportion indicated by ' the value Air . Caird sets upon their lands , they had hotter g ' e w ,, S ll 03 fc at onco > and abandon the ettort to hold their breath till the arrival of tho Jiriffhsh tenants . "
The Encumbered Estates Commission . — The commissioners made a formal opening of their proceedings on Wednesday , and it is the general opinion among the legal profession , that the rules () j ; onmlg ( ited by the commissioners , although considered objectionable on some points , do not contain anytB . 'ng calculated to place serious or expensive impediments in the way of the sale or transfer of encumbered properties . Tho commissioners , as if anticipating important sales and heavy pecuniary amingemciits , appointed no less than three members of the \ old Dublin Stock Exchange as their stock-brokers , Tjamely , Mr . James Pirn , Mr Corbctt , and Messrs ^ Curtis and Woodlock .
S \ -. \ irATu \ - vvmiviuE Dismissed . —The dismissal of Lord Ilodcn , it sed ms , is to lead to another « demonstration "—the fourth in tho programme for the season—the object \ ° f which , according to the Evening Mail , is— " ' x ° afford every magistrate in Ireland an opportunity , ^ express an opinion , irrespective of party considerations , as to the policy of allowing the governme nt of tho day to do that which would not be tolerated for one moment by the independent gentlemSU of England—namel y , to dictate to tho magistracy the course which they are to take in any matter witlfiu their jurisdiction , and to visit disobedienco with c lismissal . " . Decruase op Population ') - ^ appears by a statistical account of the preset population of the new union of Skull , published in the Cork ExaminerMnt since the period of the census * of 1841 there has been a decrease of no less tbntwP-fifths of tho nennl «
in 1841 , the numbers were 2 & 8 S 7 ; in 1849 , 10 619 decrease , 10 , 238 . ' ' Sioss or the TiMES—Mitchelstown Castle , one ot the most splendid baronial residences in the souui ot Ireland , is just now , it appears , consigned oil ! ° T u of the Bhwiff > * officers > together with all the furniture , &c . ¦ Concilia tion IlAU .-The Repeal Association held its weekly meeting on Saturday , tho hall being , Z ^ deserted > but the Junds collected s 22 / - g tV ° U ' ° T 30 - Tllis ™* mt inclu < Ied a d !! no ^ 5 ° S ° Romaa Gatholic clovgy of the JW >; A » address to tho Queen * as mme ' dhte W ^^ W C ( mvoke l ^ ^ nt min . iT " »« s » w * Mffira . -i ^ v ^ o ^
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irtotunu . The Condemned Cmminals Wilson and Brady . The Provost of Jcdburgh has received a communication from the Secretary of State in reference to the prisoners Wilson and Brady , now under sentence of death for the murder of William Lauder at bfc . Bos well ' s Fair on the 18 th of July last . Brady has been reprieved . Revenue and Trade op LEira . —The general abstract of duties received at tho Custom-house at Leith , during the quarter ended the 10 th October , 1849 , shows a total of £ 150 , 284 . The amount received in the corresponding period of 1848 was £ 159 , 898 , showing a decrease of £ 9 , 614 on the auarter iusfc ended . When it is considered that
corn is tho most important article ot import into Leith , it must he evident that this decrease is tp be attributed to the abolition of the duties on corn , and not to a general decrease in the trade of the port . Had these duties still been levied , there would undoubtedly have been a large increase , as the number of vessels entered inwards in the nine months of this year exceeds that of the corresponding period of 1848 by about one hundred and seventy ships and the importation of grain likewise shows an excess of fully one hundred thousand quarters in the like period : while the daily warehouse reports exhibit a , decided and satisfactory increase on almost all articles of general trade . —Leith Commercial List .
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HOW TO ESCAPE FROM FIRE . Tho Kent Mutual Fire-office has just issued the following instructions to assist persons to escape from premises when on fire . They say : — " The want of presence of mind at the time of an alarm of fire is by far the greatest hindrance to an escape and for this no regulation can be laid down ; but a few simple directions to bo observed by the bystanders and inmates , well considered and acted upon in a time of safety , will , in a great measure , tend to discreet and successful efforts iu the hour of danger . "
FOR INMATES . 1 . Every householder should make each person in his house well acquainted with the parts the reof which afford the best means of escape , whether tho fire breaks out at the top or at the bottom ; and in securing the street door and lower windows for the night , care should be taken that an easy outlet for every member of the house is not thus prevented in case of fire . There are many excellent fire-escapes invented for keeping in dwelling houses , amongst which may bo mentioned Thompson ' s . Baylis ' s Butler ' s , and Lee's .
2 . Inmates at the first alarm should endeavour calmly to reflect what means of escape there are in the house ; if in bed at the time wrap themselves in a blanket or bedside carpet , and open neither windows nor doors more than necessary , and shut ovorv door after them . ' 3 . It must be home in mind that in the midst of smoke it is comparatively clear towards the around , consequently progress through the smoke can be made on the hands ami knees ; if there is nnieh
smoke , a wet silk handkerchief , or worsted stocking or Qtlier flannel substance , drawn over the face , without being folded , permits free breathing , and excludes the smoke irom the lungs . 4 . In the event of being unable to escape either by the street door or roof , the persons in dannei ' should immediately make their way to a front room window , taking care to close tho door after them ; and those who have the charge of the household should ascertain that every individual is there assembled .
o . All persons thus circumstanced are earnestly entreated not to precipitate themselves from the window while there remains the least probability of assistance ; and even in the last extremity , recourse may generally be had to joining sheets or blankets together , tastcniugpneond round abed-post or other piece of furniture in the room . This will enable too person to lower all tho others separately , aud little risl "'^ himSelf d 0 W " With coin P aratiTCly In all such cases it is advisable , if possible , to select a window over a doorway rather than over iX 11 it 1 \ 11 \ m
FOH BYSTANDERS . 0 . On an alarm of fire , it should be the obiecfc of all persons to direct their efforts to save the inmates , and see that instant notice is forwarded to the engines and escape stations , also ladders and i opes should be sought for . All these should be of ready procurement . « f ! " i i T . ( l ! ified Persons ( constables or others ) should ascend to the roof , through the adjoining houses ; it is often the case tlmt most efficient assistance can from thence be relieved the inmates b y an entrance to the upper part of the dnni * ° n ° H , » » ' " ^ ^ ° attlc WUlllow " ' tl 10 loft a 'S , - V lom ° vmg tho tiles . 8 Wh
. en a firo occurs in a narrow street or court istance c ; m be given efficiently from the windo ! [ ; P ° S 1 C h ° »«> . particularly by means of a Sow aCr ° th ° Stl > eet ^" " wimlow t 0 hv ^ nmte I i ° wT meMS'Present themselves the ZJ t M f tei > C 0 llcct a 11 thc Wnnkets , bedm fo ^ f ' at - hand , ' antl thus be PNPaw- " fa t «» c in-« iw lll 8 nlienlscivcs from the windows ; if &MM City , otydin S a blankct w ca-T" * Iu inn o U 0 Ut ^' < ? Vf 111 * imons 'viU s «™ Snld J- , U of thc City VoWcb stations a KB f fc ! ' akays at Uani i and has frequently proved of great use .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 27, 1849, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1545/page/6/
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