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£ f ) e JWrtropolts ^ Health of Losdok bdbiko ihk Week . —In the ¦ week ending last Saturday , the deaths registered ; in the metropolitan districts wore 1 , 053 ; the weekly average of this season , ( sorrected for increase of population , is 1 , 162 . The mortality of last week is , therefore , less than the estimated amount by 109 deaths , and is nearl v the same as that of the pre" vious week . Of the 1 , 053 persons whose deaths are included in this return , 841 had medical attendance , and written statements of the diseases which proved fatal , distingnishing in many caseB the primary and Secondary forms , are entered in the register books ; IS had no medical attendance ; in 15 cases the cause of death waa not certified , and in these it does not appear whether or not the patients had professional aid . At the end of the quarter an ^— ' _^_^^___ _^ _ _ _ ^ _^^ M ^^^^^^ M ^^^ M ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
inflnx of cases returned by coroners swells the numbers of deaths registered in the week ; but many of these occurred at earlier dates . Inquests w ere held on 176 deaths , jn the present return , considerably more than the fiue proportion ; they fall mosth under fractures , wounds , drowning , hanging , and suffocation , burns , scalds , and poison , making altogether 65 , whilst the weekly average is 30 ; and under apoplexv , from which there were 44 deaths , whilst the average is 26 ; besides 45 in which the cause of death could not be ascertained , or was defectively returned , the average of such being only 12 . 7 children are returned as having died of suffocation in bed ; 5 deaths are ascribed to intemperance , of which one was the ease of a girl of 14 years , who died after 38 hours' illness , of congestion
of the brain and other organs , from drinking gin j a child died of want ; a man of 40 years , in the subdistrict of St . Andrew , East , of " exposure to cold and destitution , " and a pork-butcher of 27 years , on the third dav after admission into the workhouse -of St . Sfartin-ln-therrields , from tho effects of ¦" starvation and neglect . " A woman who had no medical attendance died in Somer ' s-town of " inflammation of the lungs ; " she is stated to have arrived at the advanced age of 100 years . In the last week 42 children died of measles , which is about the average , 24 of scarlatina , and 24 of hooping cough { both diseases now tinder the average ) . Smallpox which was fatal in 7 cases , and typhus in ¦ 31 , are also less prevalent than U 3 ual . There i s a decrease of deaths on the previous week both from
bronchitis and pneumonia ; 8 persons died of influenza . Only 9 deaths occurred from diarrhoea ; none from cholera . Tables accompany this return which show the deaths from cholera in each of the 135 sub-districts of London in each week since October , 1848 . The mean daily reading of the laromeier at Greenwich Observatory ranged from 30-440 in . to 30 * 304 in . on Sunday and Monday ; on Tuesdav ifc was 30-378 in . The mean of the week "Was 29 'STTin , Tho mean temperature of the week "was 33-1 deg ., less by 9 deg . than that of the previous week , and less than the average of the same week la seven veara by 5 deg . The daily mean was throughout less than the average , except on "Wednesday . On Riday , when the mean temperature was only 25 deg ., it was less than the average of the Same day by 13 deg . -
Suicide of a Tailob . —On Saturday evening last Mr . Payne , the City coroner , held an inquest at the Bali tavern , Jfoble-street , St . Martin ' s-le-Grand , on ths body of Bichard Henry Bolton , a master tailor , aged 35 , who committed suicide on the night preceding the inquiry , at his residence , No . 32 , xJohle-street . It appeared from the evidence of E . Crowder , that he called , at eleven o clock , on the night in question , for his wife , at the residence of the deceased , and was asked by Mrs . Bolton to go to her husband ' s bedroom , as 3 he _ dared not go sear him in consequence of his having threatened to injure her just before ho left the sitting-room about an hour prior to witness ' s arrival . TTpon entering £ he bedroom he found deceased hanging by a Tope ~ twisted round the neck and suspended from
the bedpost . He cat Mm down , bat found no signs of life . " Mra . Crowder , wife of the last witness , deposed that she had worked for the deceased for some months past , and until very recently he was most temperate in his habits ; pecuniary embarrassments , however , occasioned by bis customers not being regular in their payments , greatly affected him ; lie for some weeks being unable to pay Ms workpeople more than a small portion of their weekly earnings . He becamegloomy in his manner , and , from beinga teetotaler , nidulged now and then in drink , at which periods he would threaten his " wife , for whom it was well-known he entertained the warmest affection , and she , In consequence , applied twice within the last two months to the Lord Mayor for protection . On the Friday evening he left home at four o clock and returned about nine at night .
He then asked Mrs . Bolton why sh <» , had not gone -home to her father , as he had directed . Upon his ¦ wife attempting to reason with Mm he raised' his hand and threatened that if she spoke one word it would be her last . He was then partly intoxicated , but appeared to witness more like a person delirious , as his gestures were strange and his conversation incoherent . After some nersuasion on the part of witness , the deceased went to his bedroom . —Mr . "Western deposed that the deceased had been a tenant of his , and he always found him most punctual in Ms payments till within a few weeks of Bis death ; bnt , knowing the causes of bis
embarrassments , he had never pressed him . Having had a conversation with the deceased a few days before his death , he informed witness that , in order to pay Us workpeople a little of what was due to them , be was forced to pledge some cloth belonging to some of the warehouses for which he worked , and he knew dot how to redeem it , and that he feared he would be driven to make away with himself , to avoid exposure ; the fact of his having been before the Lord Mayor for his violence towards his wife , seemed to weigh much on his mind . From further evidence it appeared that before the surgeon was sent for , life had for some time been extinct . Verdict— " Temporary Insaniiy . "
Okxkg of the Befuge tor the Houseless . — On Monday the committee of the houseless poor -assembled at their chambers , No . 75 , Broad street , Mr . Charles Hick in the chair , and unanimously ag reed to ihe resolution to throw open the doors of the central asylum in Playhouse-yard , TVhitecrossstreet , for the reception of the houseless immediately , in consequence of the severity of the weather . Death feom "W&ki asd Exposubb to the Coed . —On Tuesday afternoon an inquest was taken before Mr . M . Wafiey , ihe deputy coroner , hi the Board-room of Holborn-workhouse , respecting the death of a male person , apparently about forty years of age , at present unknown , who died from want and exposure to the cold , under the following very shocking circumstances : —The body of the
deceased presented a most frightful appearance , and ¦ was entirely covered with filth and dirfc . It appeared from the evidence of several witnesses , that -shortly after nine o ' clock on Friday morning last , Mrs . Martha Gibbs , a married woman , residing at Uo . 11 , Tyndall-buildings , Gray ' s-inn-lane , was suddenly alarmed by hearing some person moaning in the cellar at the basement of the house . She instantly went to the spot , and found the deceased lying in one corner of the cellar , huddled up hi' a quantity of filth and dirt . The deceased appeared perfectly insensible , and Mrs . Gibbs immediately obtained the assistance of several police constables , ¦ who had the deceased removed to Holborn workhouse . He was literally black from the dirt in rrMcli he had been lying , and his body was
extremdy emaciated . He was instantly stripped and placed in hot blankets , and the usual remedies were applied , which consisted of ammonia and brandy ; Irat tic deceased never rallied , and died shortly afterwards . Two penny pieces were found placed -npon two ulcers on the deceased ' s legs , and a , few pieces of stale bread were also discovered hi his pockets . The deceased obtained admission to the cellar by means of the window which looked into the street . The coroner remarked that the cellar appeared to be hi the same bad condition as before the cholera broke out . The parochial authorities ought to have the place thoroughly cleansed every ¦ week . The jury returned a verdict of " Death from exhaustion , caused by exposure to the cold , andth want of the common necessaries of life . "
Destructive Fire . —Shortly before pne o ' clock on Thursday morning a fire broke out hi the Ship in Distress Tavern , sso . 36 , "Wardour-street , Soho . It appeara that after the house was closed for the night die landlord was hi the act of filling one of the vats in ths bar with gin . In so attempting the ladder npon which he was standing suddenly snapped asunder , which caused him to fall , and the gin he was pouring into the vat fell upon the floor , and the vapour coming hi contact with the lighted candle the spirit became ignited , and ran round the bar with the rapidity of lightning , firing simultaneously the other vats filled with brandies and other spirits . Mr . Pearce ( the landlord ) made an attempt to conqner the flames , bnt finding he was unable to do so , he was about to make Ms escape , when recollecting that the barmaid was in the upper floor asleep , he made to that part of the premises and
burst her door open , bnt could not make her sensible of the great danger to wMch she was exposed until he haa polled her out of bed . The fiames by that period were rushing hi huge volumes up the staircase , and in attempting to drag the female down the stairs Mr . Pearce had his whiskers set on fire . By dint of great exertion he fortunately succeeded hi forcing his barmaid out of one of the windows , and by dragging her over the parapet , both parties were enabled to effect a safe retreat . The Barnes at that tune had obtained possession of the bar , parlours , and staircase , threatening destruction to everything around . There being an abundant supply of water the engines were set to work , but the flames were not extinguished until the whole of ihe valuable stock-in-trade , &c ., were totally consumed . The proprietor was fortunately insured hi the Sun Fire Office for £ 1 , 000 . * j _ : * —
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: He who sedulously listens , pointedly asks , calmly speaks , coolly answers , and ceases when he has no more to say to . the point , is the fittest for business , and is sure to succeed .
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Wty promiw ^ y The ILulwat Porters' Strike . — The strike of the porters on- the- Midland- Railway : has ¦ not been confined to the trunk line , but has extended to the branches at Glocester , on the Bristol and Birmingham ( Midland ) line , the men struck also , but about nineteen have resumed work , and some thirteen new men have been taken on to replace a similar number , who stand out . There were no less , than 158 applicants for the vacancies at Glocesten ,: so that ; there was no difficulty in replacing the men , although ,. pf course , the new men are at present not so opmpetent as those who have turned out . It should be borne in mind that the present is the second reduction which has been made by the Midland Company ,- a similar reduction of Is . per week having been niade early in B ^^ P ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ B ^ B ^^^^^ M ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ P ^^ MM ^^ M ^^^^^^ B ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
the Ia 3 t year . There are thirty-two goods porters and train setters atthe Glocester . ..-Midland station . The Midland porters affirm , in a printed statement , that other railway companies in the nor th , pay their porters 20 s . per week . At Leeds , the traffic is said to be quite interrupted , for the porters have struck en masse , and have resorted to threats and violence against new haBds called in . The detention . of parcels has been considerable , and . it . is aflirmed that many claims for compensation have already been sent in . The Great We stern Company pays its . porters from 16 s . to 20 s . per week according to length of servitude and good conduct ; Messrs . - Pickford and Co ., the carriers , give their delivering porters , at Birmingham , 20 s . per week—4 s . more than the Midland tariff . . * ...- ' . ' ' '
SuPEESTinoN and Quackery . —An extratrdinary developement of the existence of superstition and quackery has just taken place in the course of the proceedings of an inquest held on the body of a child at East Dean , Glocestersbire . It seems that the children of a shoemaker , named Haynes , were playing together , when one of them , aged four years , named Louisa , put the tongs into the fire , heated them , and then wantonly seized her jounger sister , Emma , with them by the neck , thereby i ^ Bictihg wo very severe burns . The children were left in the care of an elder brother , who did not perceive the intentions of his mischievous sister until too late to prevenfcthem . Flour , linseed oil , and liraewater were appSed to the burns , and for four days the child ' s wounds were healing hi a satisfactory manner ,
when , by the advice of some old women in the neighbourhood , the parents of the child suffered a Mrs .. Milling , living near , to apply an ointment spread upon cabbage-leaves to the wounds , in lieu of tne previous application of linseed oM , 4 c . This had the effect of creating considerable local inflammation ; and , after two days , the cabbage leaves were removed and another quack doctress was allowed to practise upon the little sufferer . This second woman , whose name is Ann Yeman , and who lives at Oinderford , in the Dean Forest , and who professed to have cured many people by the application of an ointment , and pronouncing a " mysterious charm , " got her sister , Ann Bradley , to prepare the salve , which she ( Yeman } applied , at the same time muttering the following charm , as she called it , in a peculiar
dialect : — ,-1 Three angels come out of the whost ;' " One cries ' Fire ; ' another , Frost ;' '' To Father , Son , and Holy Ghost . ' - ' The poor cMld gradually got worse . The inflammation and" sloughing ofthe wounds increased , but the infatuated parents , believing in the supernatural powers of the woman ( Yeman ) , and pntting implicit faith in the pronounced ctarm , suffered their offspring to linger in torture tor five days longer , when death came to her release . Medical assistance was at hand , and might readily have been obtained at any time , but the ignorant parents refused to call forit . and the child died inconsequence . Of course , when the facts came to the knowledge of the authorities , a coroner s inquest was held , and , after one adjournment of the jury , who hesitated whether it was not then- duty to find a verdict of manslaughter against Yeraan , Bradley , and Mining , returned a special and lengthy verdict , finding . That Ann
Muling had prescribed a dangerous and rasa remedy , and was otherwise guilty of negligence . " They also found " that Yeman was rash in relying on the ointment applied by her , and in her impious and presumptuous charm , " and also in prohibiting the parents calling in medical advice at a tune when the deceased was hi danger , and gradually sinking . Lastly , they found that , " Although the eonduot of Jane Milling and Ann Yeman amounted to great and serious culpability , rashness , and neg ligence , yet the same does not , in our opinion , amount to a legally criminal and felonious culpability , rashness , _ and negligence . " The jury also expressed their opinion that it was the duty of the parents to have had recourse to better assistance , and to the eas . Uy available medical assistance in then * immediate neighbourhood , and they expressed a hope that the result of the investigation would lead to a discontinuance of the system of quackery , which prevailed . to a considerable extent in the neighbourhood of the Forest of Dean .
Incendiary Destruction op Fabm Pbopertt . —Cambridgeshire . — The inhabitants of Girton were , on the 27 th nit . shortly after eleven o ' clock , aroused from their beds by the cry of "Fire . " It was soon discovered that a fearful conflagration was raging in a barn on the premises of Mr . Elliot Smith , of Cambridge . The fire was first discovered by Mrs . Thompson , the wife of Mr . Smith ' s bailiff , who perceived the light through the bed eurtains , and immediately awoke her husband ; and so rapid was the extension of the flames that they had barely time to escape hi a state of semi-nudity before the house hi which they resided was on fire , and this , it may be stated , with every article of furniture belonging to the occupants , their clothes , and a watch were consumed . The barn hi which the fire
commenced stood at the extreme end of the yard . It contained a quantity of barley ready for dressing , and was immediately in the eye of ths wind , then blowing a hurricane towards the north . The fire extended to the house of the bailiff , and to the other farm buildings , consisting of two large barns , a fine range of new stables , bullock sheds , piggeries , cart lodges , cow lodges , and machine house . Six new carts , drill , chaff cutting machine , weighing machine , rollers , and other implements , together with a quantity of harness , were consumed . The worst part of the affair has yet to be recited—eight fine horses ( for one of which £ 45 was refused a few days back ) , three bullocks , two calves , twelve cows and heifers , twenty-seven pigs , and a large quantity of poultry were consumed . The cries and moans of the poor
animals , which were beyond the reach of human aid , were frightful ; and if the villain who was the cause of this frightful destruction were on the spot , must have excited a feeling of something like compunction even in his bosom . The yard-dog succeeded in saving Mmself by an almost supernatural effort , for he made off with his kennel ( a very heavy one ) at his heels , and was afterwards found at a distance . The valuable stacks on the east side of the yard were fortunately ( for the greater part ) saved ; but a large stack of clover , a stack of hay , and a stack of tares were consumed . From the dwelling-house ofthe bailiff the flames spread to a cottage on the opposite side of the road , and tM 3 was quickly destroyed . Its inmate , an aged woman , named Carter , was with difficulty saved . She was rescued by the intrepidity
of Mr . Cranfield , who carried her in her night dress to a neighbour ' s house . The whole of this poor old lady ' s clothes , and the whole of her furniture were destroyed . Her loss has been temporarily supplied by her neighbours . Mr . Elliot Smith ' s loss may be estimated at £ 2 , 000 , and there is no doubt that it is to be attributed to the vile hand of an incendiary , whose meaning is rendered doubly inscrutable from the fact that Mr . Elliot Smith bears a high character hi the neighbourhood , being regarded by all classes as a liberal , kind , and indulgent master . The feeling entertained by the labouring classes on this question was well exemplified at the fire in their conduct and expressions they worked most indefatigably . It is therefore to be presumed that the incendiary was instigated by a spirit of wanton mischief , and
that alone ; and it is gratifying to know that even if this were not the cause , he had fallen short of his aim , as Mr . Smith's loss is fully covered by insurance in the Norwich Union , for which he is agent for the district . Messengers were despatched to Cambridge for the engines as soon as possible , and the Norwich Union , and Royal Farmers' successively arrived ; but from the strength of the wind they were of comparatively little use beyond preventing the flames from spreading to the stacks . There waa also a few gownsmen present , some of whom proceeded to the fire " as the crow flies . " These , as usual , rendered efficacious service . A reward has been offered for the discovery of the incendiary . Esses . —A Gang op Burglars . —Soon after 12 o'clock on Friday night the 28 th ult . four men went
to the farm-house of Mr . Taverner , who resides between Moreton and Fyfield , and having awoke the occupants of the house , requested an audience with Mr . Taverner , stating that they were members of the constabulary and wanted to speak to him ; Mr , Taverner , however , suspecting them to be in pursuit of a very different object to that represented , fetched his gun and advised them to retire peaceably , or threatened to fire upon them . At first they only ridiculed Mm , and seemed bent upon effecting an entrance : but at the first discharge thought it best to decamp . The same party then proceeded to the house of Mr . Smyth , Moreton , and three of them , having laid an ambush , one aroused the inmates
imploring their assistance , and stating that his horse had fallen down in the road ; the son of Mr . Smyth having opened the door , four men , with their faces covered with black crape , ru « hed in , demanding money . Seeing that he must be overpowered by numbers , Mr . Smyth who is an aged man , offered no resistance , and the burglars ransacked the room , taking from the hutch a £ 5 note of the Essex bank , with about £ 3 in gold and silver ; they also took sway a silver watch , a hat , and some bread and meat , and effected their escape . There is no [ doubt these men form members ofa gang of desperadoes who have been the terror of the neighbourhood for a long time , and who a short tune since attempted a highway robbery upon Mr . Taveraer , but which they
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failed to accomplish in consequence of the lusty cries of that gentleman for assistance . £ . '/ £ vr . . }¦ : . . : Lancashire . —Shooting . —On Christmas-day last a party } ofiyouBg men , " from ' Aahton-upoh-Mersey , went out with a gun , whieh was carried by a younemanV named John ; Bostoclc . After they hadi been out some time , Bostock told his cemrades that if he found nothing to shotft at very scon , he would have a shot at one of them ; and soimv who were alarmed at this remarks left his Company . Inca few minutes afterwards , Bostock pointed the gun at and shot a young man named John Dudley , in the thigh and hand . A'medical man was immediately summorid , and he dressed the wounds , but the shot had entered too far into the soft part of the thigh to be extracted . The youngjaan is going on very welland there is no doubt of his recovery .
, Convictions- fob - Concealing Goods raou : A Wreck , —At the Cups Hotel , Colchester , last week , William Barnes , a mariner from Brightlragsea , was charged before the magistrate , under an information at the instance of Robert Raggett , Esq ., comptroller of oustoms for the port of Colchester , with having in his possession on the 15 th of October last ono bottle called a " demi-john , " containing two gallons of foreign spirits , called gin , of the value of 30 s ., and net duly reporting the same : to the proper . recttvin" officer of customs , whereby defendant had rendered himself liable to a penalty not exceeding £ 100 and double the value of the spirits . — Mr . Beck , in stating the case for tho prosecution , obseived that about the 14 th October last a vessel
called the Conqueror , bound from Bremen to Kio Janeiro ; laden with a valuable general cargo , was unfortunately wrecked upon one of the sands on ¦ the Essex coast , by which the captain and the whole of the crew perished , so that no one was left to tell the melancholy tale , consequently he was left without evidence of that descrip tion . Part of the cargo of the unfortunate vessel consisted of a great number —he was told about nine hundred-of bottles , called " demijohns , " containing two gallons each ; of foreign spirits , nearly all of which were saved from the wreck by the different smacks which ^ went to her , but no more than 300 of tho bottles had been taken to the : Cinque Ports warehouses , and-duly reported by the salvors to the proper officers of
custom * : In the present case , the defendant was discovered in bis boat , with one of these bottles of spirits in his possession , and was rowing his boat along the creek , in the direction of . Brightlingsea , instead of going to the coast-guard boat , which was lying about a mile off , to which the duty _ of- defendant was to take the spirits , and report . the game to the officer of customs on board , which he had failed to do . It might be urged on the part of the ^ defendant that he intended to report-the goodB , but he had not sufficient time 'allowed him to do so : but it was clear he mighthave done so it he had thought proper to have taken the goods to the guard-boat , the duty of the offieere of which waa to receive it . —The chairman said , the bench would inflict a very
moderate penalty—viz ., 40 s . and double tnevahie of the spirits ( £ 3 , ) making in all £ 5 . In default of a distress warrant realising sufficient , defendant would be committed to the houBe of correction for one month , and to bo kept to hard labour . —The second case was against Daniel Pittick ,. a manner , from Brightlinssea , for having in his possession one detDi-john of the same kind , and a , quantity of spirits—viz ., two gallons . The benoh inflicted the same fine in this case . —William Richardson , . a mariner , was convicted of having two iemi-johira in his posseBsion , containing four gallons of toreign gin . of the value of £ 3 , on the 15 th of October last . Defendant was fined 40 s , and £ 6 ., double value , or six weeks imprisonment . —Samual Barber , manner ,
was charged with having in his possession eight demi-johns of foreign gin , containing sixteen gallons , of the value of £ 12 , on the 15 th day of October last . Defendant was fined iOi . and double the value , J 624 . In default of a warrant of distress , to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two months . None of the defendants paid the penalties . Pbtty Persecution of Poor Children . — The Rev . Joseph Theophihw Toye , is rector of St . Stephens , Exeter , and hon . secretary ot the Exrter Episcopal Charity Schools ; Lay churchmen chiefly support the schoals / which , however , have been subjected pretty much to'Tractarian control . A nwnthiy court of the trustees , and twelve elected subscribers , is held , at which children are admitted on the
recommendation of subscribers . Among the boys in this school was one , the son of extremely poor parents , who yet have not only some blood of an ancient patrician family in their veins , but the higher honour of unblemished character and honest „ industry . The boy , who , according to the testimony of the schoolmaster , has always behaved very well , was engaged by Mr . Pike , newsman of South-street , to carry a bag of papers round the streets for sale . Mr . Pike deals in such periodical literature as he finds most acceptable to the public ; and thus"it happened that whentheRev . Mr . Toye met the boy in the street , and asked what he had got there , the little fellow very artlessly replied , " The Western Times , sir !"naming also a popular London journal , of Radical
opinions . The reverend gentleman who might have reflected that the poor boy was no more blameable for any demerits of The Western Times , thanihe sack he carried , was hotly indignant , and frowned darkly . When the court of committee men assembled ,, and the boy ' s name wa 3 proposed , Mr . Toye rose and said : " Oh , ah , this is the boy who carries about the detestable Western Times , and Weekly Dispatch !' The obsequious committee , of whom Dr . Pennell was chairman , echoed , " Indeed' -Shocking!—Abominable!—How very sad !"—aliround the table ; and they told the boy ' s mother , who was waiting their decision , that she was " bringing her child to mm . She replied , that as her husband had but half work , and she had seven children to feed , she was glad to find any employment for her boy ; but if he might not serve Mr . Pike , would any of the gentlemen find him a better place ? Mr . Toye , she says , " was in
disdain , and threw himself about every way ; and so they discharged the poor boy . Mr . Toye also kept back the two shillings which it is customary for a boy to receive , when discharged with a good character . But the vengeance of the reverend gentleman ended not here ; two sisters of this boy , g irls aged eleven and nine , were immediately turned out of the school , and compelled to restore the school clothe 3 they had worn ; no fault being ever found with them , as far as we know , but that the younger ofthe girls once came too late for prayers , and we are not informed that this was even-made the pretext frr expelling her . All this does seem very mean and unworthy . The poor mother , who is willing not only to have her own but other children share the blessings of education , has opened a little school for infants , in order to educate her own children thus deprived , aud eke out her scanty subsistence . —Western Times . _
Representation or Sooth Nottinghamshire . —Another vacancy is likely to occur in the representation of the southern division of the countyof Nottingham , inconsequence , it is said , of the intended resignation of Mr . Bromley , the recentlyelected successor to Colonel Rolleston . Mr . Bromley is suffering from confirmed bad health , which is the reason of his contemplated retirement . The electors are already en the alert , and Mr . W . 11 . Barrow , of Southwell ; Mr . E . V . P . . Bromell , of Winkbourne ; and Lord John Manners , have been
severally mentioned as likely to be ' nominated to succeed Mr . Bromley . Mr . Barrow , however , is the leading favourite , especially among the ; tenant farmers , because , in addition to being a Protectionist , he has declared himself in favour of a material reducT tion of the national expenditure . . With the view of aiding this election , and furthering the re-actionary movement , two county meetings have been called , to be he'd towards the latter end of the ensuing month—one at Bingham , and the other at EastRetford .
Death from Destitution . through Negiect of the Parish Officers at Manchester . —Last week a poor woman named Mary Hunter , died through great privation , and apparent negleot by the parish authorities . An inquest has been held by Mr . E . Herford , the coroner for the borough , and the jury threw blame for neglect both upon tho relievingofficer and the medical man .. The following are the depositions made by the-witnesses in : this painful case : —Catherine M'Donough , of 8 , Ludgate-streefc , Manchester , said :. I go out selling herrings , and keep lodgers . I have only two rooms a Kitchen and a sleeping room . I have known deceased about twelve months . She has lodged . with me fourteen weeks last Saturday . She paid me eightpence a
week , and found her ewn food . I usually charge one shilling and sixponce , but I took her for this for the sake of her company , because , she was religious , and Hiked her for what she said to me . She went out every day selling apples and oranges , and seemed in very good Health . She was a very easy woman , and when she was hurried at all she beoame very nervous . On Friday last , she complained of ear-aohe before she went out . She applied an onion , but bad tho pain still when she came home , and also the next morning . In other respects she seemed as well as usual when she went out on Saturday morning . On Saturday night she said the ear-ache was well when she came home aoout five . She had tea , but soon afterwards vomited it . Then she complained of a pain in the left shoulder , down to the left breast . , Before she went to bed I made her two meal poultices , and
put the second on when the first was cold . She did not find any relief , bub was still in agony . I sat up with her during the night in the Jiitchen , where she slept . She was very restless , moaned frequently / and drank a good deal of tea . Next morning she said I mast get her a doctor , and I went to Mr . M'Gill ' s ; but the young man in the shop said he was not tho town ' s doctor . I then went to another doctor in Oldham-road , but no one came to the door when I knocked . There was a plate on the door which said it would not open till two o ' clock . ; 'I then went to the Tib-street workhouse , and asked if there was any doctor there that attended to the town . The person I saw said "No , " and that I must get an order from ; the overseer , who he thought was Mr-. Pierce . He said he- lived in Red-bank , and I went there immediately , but he had removed , they could net tell mo whoro to . I
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then camerbackand told deceased I could not find any doctor . ; I then got her . some tea , and she ,, went to sleep . I went to Mr . M'Gill a ^ gain , and he gave me a draught , for which I . paidhim . and he said I mustapply a poultice of mustard ' and ineal . She found no relief from these . ' ond aj nine o crock at nig ht I went to Mr . Noble ' s and saw Mr . Brown . I told him that deceased , was dangerously . ill , and lying on the flags of my kitchen floor ,, and that I understood that he was a town ' s doctor . He said , "You must take her to the : infirmary . " I said , " I cannot remove her to the infirmary , - sho , is so heavy . " I ; He then , said he ; could do nothing for me . I then came home . Deceased had > not been up since Saturday night . She was no better when I ^ ^ ^ __ - _•— # ^ m «
got back .: " Mr . Brown attends , the poor for Mr . Noblei She was still very ill on Monday morning , and I said I would apply to have her taken into the workhouse . She said she . did-notlike it . I said I could do nothing for her , and ho doctor could as long as she lay on the cold flags . She consented that I should " apply to -get her "feto the workhouse , and I went there between twelve and one o ' clock . I saw Mr .. Pierce , and told him I wanted a note to remoye ; Mary Hunter into the workhouse . I said she had been dangerously ill , and wanted nourishment ; and that she was lyiag on the flags . He < raveincra note , and said , " Take this to Dr . Noble * and if he says she ought to be removed ; sho should be removed / ' I ; took this note to Mr . Noblo ' s , and
gave it to his servant . This was before one o clock . Noone came that day ; she lay in tho same place still very ill . She did Hot say that she was worse . I gave her oranges and a little bit of dry toast , which was all sne eat . On Tuesday morning : at nine o clock Mr . Brown came , and after ask ^ jg her questions told me to apply a mustard poultice , and come to him at two fo ? some medicine .. Ho did not mention anything about a bottle , and I took none , but when I calleahe said I must get one . Iaaid I had none , and could not afford to buy _ one . He said I must borrow one , and come to him at nine o ' clock in the morning , he could not give me any medicine . before . I got the . bottle and went to him at nine o clock , and lie said I must apply a mustard
poultice . I did what he directed , and when she topk the medicine she said the pain was removed to her hips , and that she had no . use of her right arm . 1 was up with her all night . Next , morning she still had the pain in her back and hips . Her breath was better . I went in the forenoon to Mr . Pierce , but could not sea him . I remained till four o ' clock , and then saw him . I told him in what state she then was , and that I wanted her removal to the workhouBe . He , said , "Imust go to Dr . Noble , and tell him to alter the medicine . " He said he would come the first thing in the morning ta visit her . I said she might be dead by then . I went to Mr . Brown , and he called to see deceased again . Mr . Pierce came previously , between fire and six
o ' clock in the evening . Deceased told him she bad been relieved goingon six years ago , I . called , by his direction , at bis offlco in half an hour , and . ho gave me 2 s . ; Mr . Brown came in my absence . On Wednesday night her breath began to be short , and sho died about five o ' olock on Thursday morning . As Mr . Brown had left word he would come in the morning ; I did not go for another doctor . She had no bed , but some flocks and a piece of carpet over them . She had no blankets or sheets . She said she never had any more bed since she began to bo . ' . ' lusty . " She did not apply for any relief . She told me that some years ago the overseers had given her a trifle and a basket to sell fruit . She had a bit of carpet over her at night . , She seemed sensible to the last moment . On Thursday morning I told Mr . Pierce she was dead , and he said it was Mr . Rowe ' s case . On Saturday night she had ho
money but 3 d . She had no clotheB except those upon her . Ipaid for what she required out of my own pocket . She had enjoyed good health generally , and did not complain . All that I ever saw her bat was a little brown breads and sometinies butter , ' and a little tea . She had no meat . — George Morley Harrison , of Oldham-street , Manchester , surgeon , said : I made 2 . post mortem examination of deceased this afternoon . I found her lying on the floor , which is flagged , near the fireplace , with some clothes between her and the ground .. They-seemed to be somo old quilts and nocks . The body was extremely corpulent , and the face was discoloured . On opening the cavity of the chest , I found marks of recent inflammation of the lining membrane of the chest , as well as a large quantity of fluid in the cavity , which had compressed the lung on that side , This was the evidence of acute inflammation , There wero also
marks of similar previous disease from which she had recovered . The stomach was nearly empty , containing a small quantity of fluid , probably tea , with some orange pulp and orange pips . The cause of death was acute inflammation of the lungs , and its investing membrane on the left sido . The complaint described by the last witness , of pam in the deceased ' s leftside , would be the first prominent symptom of such a complaint . Such an attack would in the first instance , be produced by exposure to cold , and would subsequently be aggravated by the want of proper nourishment and other comforts . Much food since the attack would not have
been desirable . Such an attack is not generally fatal , if properly attended to ; but is more likely to be so in a person of her years . There was no evidence of previous deficiency of food . With great care and attention she might have struggled through , but I should say the probabilities were against Her recovery . I'think the disease commenced before Saturday night , when the pain was felt , and was aggravated by exposure to cold in her occupation , and by lying in such a place as above stated . I should think it was of great importance to have such a patient removed to a proper place . It would have been still better to have have had arrangements made for her comfort , in the place where sho was . —James Greaves , of 128 . Oldham-road ,
butcher : Ho said I have known deceased six years . I saw her on Sunday week . I heard she was dead yesterday , and went over to see her . She was lying on a sort of bed on the nagged floor . An officer came in whilst I was there , and I told him the case ought to be investigated . Sue was extremely poor , but for . integrity and honesty , I never heard anything against her . She had done her best to earn a livelihood . She had no relations that I am aware of . I was not aware that she absolutely wanted food . She attended the same place of worship as I did . I did not know where she lived . She never asked for anything ; but I sometimes gave her a trifle , such as flannels , for which she soemed very grateful . —The jury returned a verdict of " Died from inflammation of tho lungs , aggravated by
exposure and lying m the place deserted ; and expressed their unanimous opinion that there had been . negleet on the part oi the overseers and the medical man who visited the deceased ; recommend ' ing that a copy of the depositions be forwarded to the poor law board . Desperate Affray with Poachers . —On Christmas-day , three poachers named John Jones , John Price , and John Morris , colliersi all resident at Maesteg , were brought to the police-stationi at Bridend , having been found on the night of the 21 th ult . in the Margam preserves , armed with loaded guns for the purpose of killing game . It appears that on the above night the gamekeepers were watching the game , 'when they heard the report of guns ; they went in the direction of the sound , and saw the
three above named persons , each carrying a gun . The poachers then attempted to run , when the keepers followed . John Jones turned round , and said to the keeper William Stubbs , "Stand - back , or I will shoot you . " The keeper still' pressed towards him and he then turned round and ran away : finding the keeper was gaining upon him he turned round —placed his gun to his shoulder and fired , being within five yards of his pursuer—the charge lodged in a stick which the keeper held in his hand—grazed his fingers , and some of the powder and shot struck him in his face , causing blood to flow freely from his mouth . The keeper then knocked the fellow down with a stick , took his gun from him , and took him into custody , Upon examining him he found the
poacher ' s arm had been broken in the affray . At the same time one of the watchers advanced towards John Morris , who finding himself about to be taken , rose liis gun over his head for the purpose of striking the watcher , who thereupon immediately struck him to the ground . They closed and fought desperately up and down for some time ; at last the keeper overpowered , his man and took him into custody . Qn examining his gun the lock was found to have been recently blown off , and on searching tho prisoner it was found in his pocket . The other man , Price , was taken without any resistance , and his gun got from him . They were all plentiful furnished , with powder , shot , caps , and Jones had in his possession a stone marble and a' leaden bullet . Oh the 26 th ult .. they
were brought before the Rev . R . Knight . Rev . H . L . Blosse , and Richsrd Franklen , Esq ., at Bridgend . Joues' and Morris were committed to the Swansea House of Correction for three months , with hard labour . Price was committed for six weeks , with hard labour—the whole of them to find sureties , at the expiration of their imprisonment , not to be guilty of the same offence for twelve month ?; in default to be imprisoned for six months . John Jones was again charged with feloniously ' shooting at William Stubbs with intent to do him a grievous bodily harm , and fully committed to take his trial at the nezt assizes to be holden at Swansea , A pheasant was found dead the following morning near the spot on
which the affray had taken place .- — Cardiff ( ktardim . Attempted Murder at Dudley . — On Friday evening Sarah Evans , who stands charged with attempting to murder two of her children by cutting their throats , underwent a final examination before the magistrates at this place . The particulars published previously in some of the papers are incorrect . The evidence of Saraa Evans , one ofthe prisoner ' s daughters , a girl of thirteen , who was examined yesterday , went to prove that , hearing her younger sister , ttosaunah , crying , she went up stairs to her , and found her lying on a bed with her mother : standing by the bedside , Rosannah ' s throat waa cut and bleeding fast , and a ' bloody knife was lying by her , Her mother ' s right hand
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also was bloody ^ - When her mother , saw .. her ( wik ne ^ 8 ) ,. she ; s ^ and approached her ; on which sho ran down stairs , followed part of ihe way by her mother . However , she escaped from her , and ran to iher father , who was at work / iieafrand , told him ^ what ; she had seen , on which hev rushed . into ; the house and wraated the knife ( which she had taken up ' again ) from her . When the prisoner-was-taken into custody by constable Shore , she , on ; being told the ' oharge against her , said , " 1 am . sorry 1 did npfc do for , ' em all , and myself too . " Oh the hushand handing the knife «> ' An a r ~ " - « " - _« w tf * a
to the constable he pointed out that it had been sharpened ; on which-the prisoner exclaimed , I"I did keen it . The devil told me to cut thelohild's thSoat ; " and , turning to he * husband , she added , "It ' 11 be your turn next . " Two surgeons deposed as to the nature of the weferid , which was an inch deep and three inches : long .: Afc flVst it iyas feared it would be fatallvbut . the child is . now progressing favourably .. At tho ( Jose of the inquiry the prisoner was fully committed for trial at the assizes . She is said to be of a disturbed state of mind . '¦ ¦ " ' . - - ¦ ¦'¦ \ ¦ ,
¦ Alleged Deaih from Want of Nourishment . — At the weekly meeOing of the Hereford Board of Guardians , held on Saturday Ia 3 t , J . G . Freeman , Esq ., in ' the chair , an inquiry aook- place respecting the death of Thomas Whitney , a pauper , on yhose body an inquest was held on the 18 th ult ., and a verdict returned of " Died Jjrom exhaustion from insufficient nourishment . " : Evidence was given that deceased had received from the relieving officer an allowance of Is . 6 d . in money , and six pounds of broad each week ; but it further appeared that he had paid the whole of the money as rent for hi * lodging , leaving the bread as his sole : means of sustenance -vrbilst labouring under diarrhoea . . The board came to a resolution- that no blame is attributable to the relieving officer , Charles Lucy , but
that the pauper had been for some weeks labouring under diarrhoea , and was under the care of Mr . Barnard , surgeon to the union , who omitted aicertaining the fact of the deceased disposing of the allowance ordered him by the board for hia lodgings , and , consequently , did . not give any order upon the relieving officer for " nourishing diet , " and also that Mr . Barnard , under the circumstances of not having seen the deceased for a fortnight before his death , was not justified in giving his opinion at the inquest to the effect of the verdict , without requiring a post mortem examination . The board was also of opinion that irenf blame is attributable to Mrs . Cheese , who kept the house in which the pauper lodged , in appropriating the whole of the
money allowed the pauper by the beard , without informing the medical attendant or relieving officer . The surgeon , Mr . Barnard , said he believed he could cure the complaint by medicine , and he succeeded . He wrote a certificate ¦ representing the deceased to be ill and perfectly unable to work , and it was discretionary on the guardians to allow him more if . they thought proper . Ho had frequently been oomplamed of because he gavo too many ; certificates , and , the relieving officer had invariably refused te givo the orders unless the word " urgent" was written upon them . He did not consider this an
urgent case , and consequently left it to the boned to grant more if they , thought proper . The chairman said the duty ofthe surgeon had been explained to him over and over again . If a person was taken sick and required extras immediately , the surgeon was empowered to order anything he mi ght deem necessary ; but where the case was not urgent it was the duty of the , surgeon to send a- certificate to the board recommending what he considered requisite , and it was then for the board to exercise their discretion . In the present instance this had not been done the certificate merely stating that deceased was ill and unable to work .
Accident phom breaking ; a Bottle . —On Christ ' mas-day , as S . Tillefc , Esq ., of Hill House , Lexden , Colchester , was in the act of drawing a cork from a bottle , the neck broke , and his left hand was so much lacerated , that ho became quite exhausted from loss of blood . Mr . Morris , surgeon , succeeded in stopping tho blood , but Mr . Tillett has been since confined to his bed . The wound 13 going on favourably , although the complete restoration of his hand cannot be expected for a considerable time . A Stone-barge , name not known , sunk in the river at Bristol , on Tuesday . She was very deeply laden , and went down in the swell caused by the Osprey steam-packet . Fatal Tisit to tiie Ice . — Two Brothers
Drowtod , —An accident on the ice occurred near Cirencester on Saturday last , by which two of the sons of Mr . Thomas Bowly , draper , lost their lives . On the sheet of water in the park belonging to Earl Bathurst , the younger portion of the inhabitants of the town arc in the habit of skating and sliding , after sufficient frost to make the ice bear . On Saturday last thero had been two days' severe frost , and it was thought that the ice was of sufficient consistency to bear the weight of skaters . Accordingly many people repaired thither to recreate themselves . All went on well till about four o ' clock in the afternoon , when Daniel Bowly , aged about twelve years , was passing the middle of the pond , where the ice , it is presumed from tho high wind ,
had not been so frozen as elswhere , as it broke , and the youth sank into the water . Anelder brother , named Thomas , aged fourteen , who had a few daya previously returned home from school at Weston , near Bath , seeing bis brother fall into the water , courageously rushed in after him , and in a fruitless effort to save his brother he also sunk . Perceiving his danger , he endeavoured to catch at the edge ofthe ice nearest him , but it broke in his grasp . A ladder and some ropes were speedily procured , but the spar- ofthe ladder to which the rope was fastened broke , and after several ineffectual efforts to seize the rope , which he could not hold , it is conjectured from the benumbed state of his hands , the poor youth uttered a cry of agony and sank to a watery
grave . It is supposed that the cry was occasioned By the seizure of cramp . Drags were speedily procured , but some time elapsed before the bodies could be secured . In the meantime Messrs . Thos . Warner and Cripps , surgeons , had arrived , and had caused the necessary appliances—hot water and a fire—to be provided at tho nearest house , that of Mr . Bolton , at the Lodge gates . In about three quarters of an hour thepodies were recovered , and immediately taken to the house above named , where they were rubbod , and every means which human art could suggest was used , but all was of no avail . A fly was then optained , and the bodies were taken to the residence _ of the grandfather , Mr . Richard Bowly , draper , in the Market Place , there to await
the coroner s inquest . The inhabitants of the town expressed deep and heartfelt sympathy for the grief necessarily felt by the numerous members ofa highly-respected family . Mr'Thomas Bowly , the father of the deceased , was at the time in London , but was expected to return that night . We hear that the eldest brother , Richard , who had also returned from school for the Christmas holidays , was kept back by force , or he would have rushed into the water , in an attempt to save his brothers , and probably have shared their fate . APbison Breaker . —Frederick Grim wood , some time since , when under sentence of transportation fur seven years , quietly walked off from Ipswich f aol , to the utter consternation of the authorities , to then indulged in a plundering expedition throughout Norfolk , Huntingdon , and Cambridge , and ultimately found his way into the Bury Assize
Court for robbery . Here he was convicted , and was also recognised by Superintendent Mason , who happened to be in court at the time . Grimwood , who had adopted the name of Smith , was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for the offence of which he Stood convicted , and it was arranged that , at'the expiry of that term , he should be transferred to the Ipswich gaol , preliminary to undergoing his farmer sentence . On Wednesday afternoon liowever , he took a distaste to her Majesty ' s gaol at Bury , and accordingly marched off on his own account , without in any measure studying the feelings ofthe governor , who had been quite unaccustomed to lose his prisoners . We learn that his escape was
effected by the negligence ofthe plumber , in leaving a ladder which he had been using in the well , The prisoner could see the ladder from his yard , and he immediately climbed over the iron railings , seized the ladder , mounted the wall , and dragged the ladder over the wall to descend by . But it appears the ladder slipped sideways out of his reach , and he had to drop from the top of the wall , a distance of twenty feet , as a deep indenture was made in the sod by his feet in the fall . The officer having had ocoasieh to leave the yard for about a minute , it appears that he took immediate advantage of his absence . Officers are scouring the country , but nothing has been heard of the prisoner since .
.. ^ Accident on the North Kent Railway . —An occurrence , occasioned by the dense fog of Tuesday on parts of this line , and which mi ght have been attended with fatal consequences , fortunately passed off without any injury to life or limb . A special engine and carriage were in the act of crossing from the down to the up line , at the ] unction of the two lines , near the old Gravesend ' station , when they were run into by a ballast train , the driver of which , in consequence of the density ofthe fog , did not perceive any objeetin advance of him . Tha carriage ( which fortunately was empty ) was smashed by the ballast trucks , and tho driver of the engine , dreading the ofiect of the collision ,
unfortunately sprang from his engine to the groand , whea M , affected by the accelerated impetus , received from the concussion with the other train , set off at fall speed ia the direction ; of the Gravesend station ,, whore the up-train to London , just ahout to start , was standing at the platform siding . * The switchman , unable to account for the approach of an engine at this speed , turned the points to send it forward on the main-line , and it pvooeedod at a rapid plaoe through the station . * The : moment it had passed , the information was telegraphed up the line and to the London-bridge station , where tho information was immediately , communicated te the chairman and superintendent of the railway . Th « latter instantly proceeded on an express , ' engine
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down ; the ^ line , -and-soon after , his , departure thj telegraph brought the acoounl of ltshajing passed the ^ Voolwich Station . 'Under the personal directions of the . chairnian '" ahd other officials at the London-bridge station ; -preparations were instantly madeforits receptiWat'tho station , if it should arrive there , at . speed ,, so ; as ; to prevent . any . ill-= consequences ensuing beyond ^ injury to , the : engine itself . Sleepers were p laced upon the road , and ahfeHgine was fixed thero as a buttress to receive K "" TJie special engine , carrymgi the superintendent met the runaway engine < between tho Bricklayer * , Arms junction ' station and the New-crdss-bridge ; then backed to follow it , crossing at tho , junction onto the same line as the runaway , which it pursued and overtook , " running into it at speed . Thd driver of his engine gallantly sprung from the pursuing engine on to tho runaway , and immediately bbtained control ' over it , ' and tho two engines tints * ** . *¦ - ¦ ^ ^^ m * % ^ t L 4 b ba »»* # ¦ . nnnAVIFII f 4 & ¦ ^ P w ^ &t
arrived in perfect control at the London-bridge to * r minus . We cannot record this transaction without remarking . on the providential ' circumstance . of thai up-train at Gravesend station , having been on tha . sidine at the platform at the time the engine passed , for which many have abundant cause to be thankful ; and , there , perhaps , never was an occasion when the use of the electric telegraph was mofe signally beneficial in enabling measures to be taken to prevent a catastrophe , or to concert measures to meet the difficulty in the most judicious manner . The telegrap hic news from station to station enabled . ' every station to be kept clear , and the ^ information received at London-bridge caused every energy there to bo at once brought into play to meettflO necessities of the case . The gallantry of the enginedriver who was ready to spring from engine t # etujioe ' at the moment of contact , and at the risk of being shaken from hia hold to the ground , canno * be passed unnoticed . l
, Accidents prom Fire-abms . —An accident front the kfcautious placing and playing with fire-arms , by which Mary Ann Dines , a girl about 12 years of age , lost her life , occurred at Hatfield Peverelj oxt the 27 th ulfc . The £ [ un had been left at the corner of a room , and was taken up by a youth , the cousin ofthe deceased , who amused himself by exploding caps on the nipple , and had done so more than onco before it wejit off . On the 29 th ult . an inquest was held on the body before W . Codd , Esq ., and to the surprise of the coroner and jury , on going to view the body they found a gun in the aame corner of itne room , which on an examination proved to . , be loaded ; the coroner ordered the charge to be drawn . The following evidence was adduced : —
W . Dines , tho father of the deceased , saia aoous three o clock in the afternoon , while in the barn near tho house , he was informed of the accident , and on going into the sitting-room he found the deceased in the chair with her head on the table thero was a large wound on the right side of tlus mftuth , her face was blackened , and she was' apparently dead ; when he left the room about ten minutes before a long gun was standing up in a corner near the clock , but he had not the slightest idea it was loaded , as he had not used it for eighteen months : he left in the room his three little boys , the deceased , and their cousin , John Jelfs , but they were not meddling with the gdh ; he was not aware that there was a cap on the nipple
of this gun , but before ha left he took the c ^ p off another gun to see if if was a good one , and there appearing to be . no composition in ithe , Iai 4 it on the table , as also another taken from a box , which appeared to be defective ; his little boy Charles asked if he might have the caps , and ho told him yes , and he left the house with the other gun ; he never allowed his . children to , touch the gun , and had no idea that the eaps would be used upon it . The coroner , after noticing the reprehensible practice of taking fire-arms loaded into a house , tpld Mr . Dines that both the jury and himself were reluctant to aggravate his feelings upon such an occasion , as they must necessarily be very acute , but he could not but express their surprise at finding another gun standing loaded in the same place—a fact which he presumed had , from his distress of mind , escaped his recollection . Mr .
Dines assured the coroner and jury he would never take a loaded gun into the house again . —John Jelfs , aged 14 , who had been living with Mr . Dines , said , as soon as his uncle had gone out of the room , he took the long gun from near the clock , put one of the caps on , and pulled the trigger ; the cap snapped , but he did not smell anything , nor did he see any smoke . His cousin Charles then put the other cap on , and held it about a foot from the floor , and pulled the trigger , and the cap snapped . Witness immediately took the broken cap off , and threw it upon the floor , and as he was in the act of taking the gun to put it back in the corner of the room , it went off and shot the deceased , who was sitting on a chair by the window , the charge entering the- right side of the mouth and cheek , and making a hole about the size of Imlf-a-crown ; her head immediately fell upon the table , and she fetched her breath only two or three times . The
jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death . "On the same day another accident from firearms occurred in the neighbourhood , A boy named Pritchard Langley was standing by looking at some parties firing at a mark , when some shot lodged in one of his eyes . The boy has suffered great pain , and it is doubtful whether the sight is not destroyed . Midland Railway . —Some of the men who had been employed on the Midland Railway , and who
recently " struck , returned on Tuesday to their work at the reduced rate of wages ; the great bulk of the porters continue to insist on the higher rates oi payment . There have been some accidents among the new men ; one of their number at Huuslet suffered injuries from the fall of two heavy doors ; another man from the removal of trucks ; and it ia said that on the whole the carrying trade has been much impeded , and considerable losses sustained by the damage which delay has occasioned to perishable t ; oods , hence many and loud complaints prevail against the course pursued by the directors . ... «^ ~>~~ . ~ .
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Sttfflanfc / Madamk Sontao "f A Snow Drift . —On the morning of Friday , the 128 th ult ., Madame Sontag and party left Glasgow for Aberdeen , to attend the morning concert on the following day . All went well till the train reached Glammis , when a greater depth o £ snow was experienced , and from thence to Laurencekirk , the speed was materially retarded . At Middleton Bridge , about a mile or a mile and a half farther on , the engine ran into a cutting filled with snow to the depth of six feet , and then became completely immovable . At this time , five in the afternoon , the blast was most fierce and cutting , carrying the drift from the fields into the hollow of the railway , aud rapidly burying the carriages . The situation , as may be imagined , was anything bufc
agreeable for the passengers . A consultation having been held with the guard and driver , Mr . Wood determined to leave the train , and endeavour to reach Laurencekirk on foot . This , with the assistance of two guides , he happily accomplished , although the strength of the wind and depth of the snow brought them several times to a standstill . Aid having been procured , and a basket of provisions got ready , the party again started for the embedded train . The wind being now in their faces , the task became more difficult , as well as dangerous , but by avoiding the road and taking through the fields , from which the snow had been partially dislodged , the train was once more reached at half-past seven . The question was now whether it waa possible to remove the ladies from the carriages , and gain the summit of the cutting . Madame Sontag , with undaunted
energy , at once determined to attempt it , and descended from the carriage . The men were sent on before to make a track , when Madam Sontag , after great exertion , and several falls , reached the level ground . There the blast became quite blinding ; but Madame Sontag having covered her head with a cloak , was soon supported through the fields and over the fences , to the house of Mr . Wilson , a most hospitable farmer , where along with Count Rosse » Mr . P . Lablache , Signor Calzolavi , and Signor . Piatti ,. she remained all night . Mr . Wood , with some others of the party , again faced the blast ,, and reached Laurencekirk in safety , although much worn out . Between Srunilithie and Middleton Bridge , there were five engines and four trains all fast . Next morning the snow had so completely filled the ! cutting as to bury the carriages .
Explosion at Glasgow . —A few minutes after seven o ' olook on Monday morning , the inhabitants residing at Bath-street , and the streets in the vicinity , wore thrown into a state of the utmost consternation by a tremendous explosion , followed by 9 , rumbling noise as of an earthquake . In many of . the houses the glass in every apartment was smashed , and in some instances the window-frames forced but . This , it appeared , had been occasioned , from an accidental explosion of gas , which is suqposea to have been accumulating for the last fewdays , and had latterly become so offensive as to excite the serious apprehensions of many of the res '* dents . To give our readers an idea of the nature a , na magnitude of the explosion , we may state that
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2123 ale 0 . Accident at Britannia-bridge . —Carnauvow , Monday . —Owing to some inadvertence correct information had not been conveyed to Liverpool , on Saturday , as to the postponement of a " six foot lifting" of the second tube , now daily progressing towards its final resting place , the consequence of which , was that the smack , Robust , Captain Edwards , of Aberystwyth ; on returning from Liverpool , with a general cargo , whilst passing the S willies under canvass , as was necessary at the time , struck her masts against the tube , and received serious damage . She succeeded , however , in reaching this town , where a great number of hands were employed during the whole of Sunday night repairing , as far as possible , the effects of the casualty , that the vessel might proceed on her voyage without delay .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 5, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1555/page/6/
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