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      ^——^ MBI ^ BMW ^^^^^^^^^^^^ - \^ e ^ rii * u # . BKttTa op 'iosTOMf-BBBBDra xhb Wkbk . —The aortalityofthemetropolitan districts , whichira the ist jreek of January amounted to 1 , 094 deaths , has dnringHiethreesubBeqaent weeks steadily declined . Hie ^ umber registered ; in the week ending last Saturday was 911 ; in the . corresponding weeks of ten previous years ( 1840-9 ) the deaths ranged from 916 to Ii 253 , and the average was 1 , 068 , which , if corrected for increase of population , becomes 1 , 165 ; the result of the comparison is a decrease in the present return of 254 deaths . The improvement is most conspicuous in that class of diseases which affecttbeorgans , of respiration ; and in connexion with this fact it is worthy of remark , that since the 21 th of January the mean temperature . has been ^ ^ T

      about 8 deg . higher than in the same period of seven jears .. . Last , week the mean temperature was 47 deg . 2 min ., though in the corresponding weeks of ten previous years ( 1840-9 ) it only ranged from 31 deg .. - 7 min . in 1845 , to 45 deg . 4 rain , in 1849 . In the last four weeks the deaths from consumption have been successively 137 , 135 , 113 , and 94 ; from toonchitis , 126 , 14 , 83 , and 79 ; from asthma , 33 , 12 , 22 , and 21 ; from pneumonia , or inflammation of the lungs , 75 , 69 , 76 , and 51 . Last week the deaths from , the four diseases now mentioned were only 245 , whilst the corrected average of the same week is 331 . But though the mortality from particular causes has so much declined , the deaths . in the epidemic class show a small increase on those of the previous week . There were 0 last week from small-pox , 11 from searlatina , 21 from diarrhoea , and 36 from

      24 from measles , 32 from typhus , hooping-cough ; but these are all less fatal than usual , except measle 3 and diarrhoea , of which the latter shows double the average ( as . derived from the corresponding weeks of 1848-9 ) , though not more than In the same week of the lust three years . On the loth and 19 th of February respectively , two infant children of a labourer died of " cynancke parotidaea , " at 27 , Dove-row , Haggerstoae East , one . " after ten days , another after a fortnight s illness . One-person died of intemperance . The mean daily reading of the barometer at the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , was above 30 in ., except on Tuesday and Wednesday . The mean ot the ¦ week was 30070 in . The mean daily temperature ¦ was above 48 deg . on Monday and Friday , and the lowest , which occurred on Saturday , was not less ttan 45 deg . 3 min .

      Fires jjjd Probable Loss of Life . —On Saturday afternoon last a fire of a very serious nature , and nearly attended with fatal consequences to two or three persons , broke out in the extensive range of premises belonging to Messrs . Heathfield and Burgess , the experimental chemists , carrying on business in Princes-square , Finsbury . From the fact of the property in . which the disaster occurred beine contiguous to the congreve factory of Messrs . Hynau and Co ., and the hot-pressing works of Messrs . White , a most fearful conflagration at one period was anticipated . It appears that shortly before three o * clock ,-wbilst three or four of the workmen were engaged in the still house attending to the distillation of some chloroform and naphtha , the . man-hole of the still , from some cause , not clearly

      ascertained , blew off , and in an instant , about ten or twelve gallons of the spirits became ignited , when the whole blazed upwards , and rushed through the roof threatening every thiug around . Two of the -workmen who were nearest the still were burned by the flames coming in contact with their persons , and it was with the greatest difficulty that the other men on the premises were enabled to effect a safe retreat . The Bremen were unable to get the flames extinguished until several gallons of chloroform and naphtha were destroyed , the roof of the still-house partially burned off , and the remainder of the stock in trade , with utensils in that part of the premises considerably damaged by fire and breakage . The two poor fellows who were ' so seriously burned remain in a very precarious condition .- —On the same evening

      afire , which it is feared will be attended , with fatal results occurred at No . 20 , Bell-lane , Spitalfields , in the oecnpancy of Mr- Lewis Symons . It originated in the first floor back room , from a spark flying out of a lighted caudle on to a bed , and a young woman , about seventeen years of age , who was in the place , Became surrounded with flame . With the aid of an abundant supply of wateri the fire in the room and about the female was extinguished ; but so seriously ¦ was she burned , that little hopes are entertained of her recovery . This fire had hardly been subsided , when the firemen were called to another at No . 1 , TJpper Park-place , Dorset-square , in the occupancy ofMr . Ge- > rge Collins ,-which-was not extinguished until considerable damage was done . —About the same time another fire happened at No . 3 , Adelaide-ylace ,

      Whitecross-street , belonging-to Sir . Henry Smith . The firemen and-engines were soon in attendance , and the fire was happily confined to that part of the premises in which it commenced . Another fire happened at No . 173 , Briek-lane , Spitalfields , belonging to Mr . W . S . Stubbs , a surgeon , caused from an escape of gas , which , becomuu ignited , set the shop in flames . The inmates and firemen , however , succeeded in getting the flre out before any considerable amount of damage was done- ' On the same afternoon , shortly before four o ' clock , a fire broke out in the Champion Tavern , Dockhead , the property of Robert Coombes , the champion of , the river . It was caused by a spark flying out of a grate and . setting a quantity of wearing apparel in flames . The inmates and strangers succeeded in extinguishing the fire before much damage was done .

      Os Saturday night last , an inquiry was held at St . John ' s Vestry . Southwark , before the coroner of London , on the body of F- Hyland , aged sixteen months . The child became seriously ill on the previous Monday , and application was made to the parochial surgeon , Mr . Leadam , for advice . An order on the surgeon wss duly obtained from the relieving officer . The cbild died on Wednesday night . Mr . Leadam did not see it at all , but it was prescribed for by his assistant , a lad of eighteen , who had not passed any examination , and seemed not to understand the cause of illness . He asked the mother what she thought of the illness" On Monday medicine was given without seeing the child . On Tuesday the mother took it to the surgeon ' s house , and the assistant promised to call , but he did not do so , though he was twice solicited to do so . The child was supposed to have died from convulsions , caused by pain in teething . — The jury returned a Verdict of " Natural death , accelerated by want of proper medical attention . ' '

      Fire at Isusgton . —On Saturday last a fire broke , out at a marine store dealer's in Upper Queen-Street , Lower-road , belonging to a person named Wood . When the fire was first discovered it was burning furiously in the front shop , and the inmates found some difficulty in effecting their escape . The London Brigade and other engines were quickly on the spot , but the fire was not extinguished until the stock . &c , was consumed . The origin of the fire could not be ascertained . ¦ The LaibFikb ix Lambeth . —Mr . Crake , the carver and gilder , of theTork-road , Lambeth , who has exerted himself in a very praiseworthy manner

      in behalf of the poor men and females who were thrown out of employment by the late disastrous fire in Lambeth , has succeeded in collecting about £ iti to relieve their present necessities . ' Fieb in Camohhs-street . —On Tuesday night , a few minutes after eight o'clock , a fire , attended with the destruction of some thousand pounds worth of property , broke out in Camomile-street , Bishopsgate-street . . The premises in which the disaster occurred werefonnerly used as a dissenting chapel , but at the present time were in the occupancy of Messrs . Hearon , M'Cullock , and Squire , the whole-Bale and export druggists , of 96 , Sishopsgate-street , . ind were used as their store warehouses . The

      contents of the premises were not , as is generally the case in similar trades , explosive ; if they had been , owing to the extreme narrowness of the thoroughfare , the . consequences might have been most disastrous to human life . By half-past ten o ' clock the firemen happily succeeded in getting the mastery over the conflagration , but not until the premises and their valuable contents were nearly destroyed . Not the least information could be gleaned respecting the probable . cause of the fire . None of the workmen , it was ctated , had been in the place for

      . some hours before the outbreak happened . Thb Bkbmondsey Mdhder . —It appears their is a dertermmatioh on the part of the government to -dispose of the claims made by the attorneys for . Manning and his wife , Mr . ' Binnsacd Mr . Solomons , for conducting their , defence , to be paid out of the proceeds of the jewels and o her property seised by the police , and now in the bands of Inspector Yates . On Saturday last Mr . Uinns , the attorney for Manning , received from Mr . Maule a letter , requesting him to furnish him with Lis bill of costs for his

      consideration , previou 3 to a settlement , a similar letter being received by Mr . Solomons .. It is understood that none of the property will bs sold by the government , to prevent a revival of the atrocities committed by their exhibition to the morbid curiosity of the . pnblic by the caterers" for socli amusements ; but that the whole will be otherwise disposed of . The lords ofthe : treasury have awarded to Mr . Moxey , . the superintendent of the Edinburgh police , the sum of £ 30 , and to one of bis officers £ 5 , for their active part-in accomplishing . the capture of Mrs . ^ nnin g _ aLthBiousfiin Haddington-pIace , in that CIty . « . Mr . Moxey has veiy generously distributed his portion among ; three charitable Institutions in Edinburgh . " - ¦ - ¦ - ¦ : ¦ : : " . ' ¦¦ . - - ¦ _ ¦ :. ¦ . " .-. . ¦ - -

      Soppjjbssiqn ; of . Gambling . r-rThe eamblinghonses . m- . Ae . ij-yiciDi ^ - of Jermyn-streeC Regentstreet , an dLeicrater-sqaare , have been placed under aciosesurv 4 a | ka Cel , by order of the commissioners of PoUc % - i i . wo « jwtablei » are siationed . ' at the entrance P-SffiMm ®^ ote . d « ra and describe the persons ' «^ fa * f ?^ ^ . eyVWiU-4 , erelieyea , at ; stated J »^^» l ^^ eittBiioB ; a , ' . ij ontiiiue ; ' wifli 6 utin i * fPW ' J ?« htanadiy .: ' It is anticipated thatihis step will nave the ' effect ofieonsiaerably ' diminisnins tbenumbere p fthe frequenleriofthese gdcuSpesfc houses , and that the chances of successful plunder enjoyed bj their owners being correspondingly

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      lessened , it will ultimately lead to their total discomfiture ,, ' ¦ ¦'";¦""' " /''¦"')¦ " :: '""" -. ' ' - ' ^ [ l . . ' Gkxliidvs to Coffee-house Keepers . -In the Court of Inland RevehueMary" Ann ^ Fletcher ; of Queen-street , Srierrard-stre ' fct ; St ; ' ^" mes ' ^ 'cpffeehouae keeper , was charged with retailing spirituous liquors without a licence . Mr . S . Kingston ) , an officer of excise , proved the selling of the liquor , which was consumed oh the premises , and no money a-ked for before it was served . Mr . ; Hayhng , the supervisor , corroborated the evidence , and said tne defendant had no licence for the sale of the spirits . The court gave judgment against the defendant in

      the penalty of £ 10 . - . - ;¦• • .- ¦ . Great Public Cemetery at Abbby ^ vood . —k has been fcnown for Eome time past thata public cemetery was about to be made to the extent ,, ini tne first instance , of 400 acres , at A ° ney-wood , a ^ beautlful spot on the south bank of the river Thames , between Woolwich and Erith . The spot is very near the Abbey-wood station , on the North Kent line of the Sontn-Eastern Railway , and about thirty-five minutes' distance from London-bridge . . When the examination of the ground took place it was considered to be for a private company , but now there is reason to suppose it is the place recommended , although not named in the report of the Board of Health , ' "

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      he iwas looked .. upon M being ,, rather& , AfBW }> witor . espeeiallyastheBaguleyg ' were known to'be ver y poor . The hawker . > d not . been mw sing more than twelve months , ' however ; before their circum-Btahces began to improve , and from the condition of a poverty-stricken labourer Baguley became ' suddenly advanced to that of a comfortable cottager , with a number of pi gf in his . stye . The first Mrs . Baguley died five or six years ago , and said a shor time pteviortBly'that she had something on her mind which she should like to reveal ; but this coming to her husband ' sknowledge / henever afterwards wouh allowa stranger ^ to go to her room . The present Mrs . Baguley was married to him' about three years ago , since which time , : sh , e Fays , his conduct lias b ? eh very strange inhis sleep . " Frequently lie iib'uld jump , up iii a state of great excitement , and exclaim that - * T ! ,-. . e < , J . j r ;>/; 1 * - l- ' - ' * . •} . _ . tf .

      some one was abont to seize him . The day before he died he said to her . " The pick that I did it wiih is buried in the dyke , " and other revelations followed , which have not yet been made public . The whole of the circumstances have been made known to T . B . Charlrod , Esqi / the local magistrate , and will no doubt be fully and efficiently investigated . Attempted Assassination at 'Fremington ; House . —The unfortunate man William Symonsi the servant of Mr . William Arundel Yco , the High Sheriff of Devon , at Fremirigtoh . house , near Barn-Staple , who was shot on Tuesday n i g ht last by an assassin , concinnes in an hopeless condition , and his depth is momentarily expected . The assassin Lilly- ' carp , still remains at large ; an accurate description of , his person has been distributed all over the count * v by the police , with a reward for his apprehension .

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      jEmami . The Tknast Movement . —The Tenant-right Associations , in various parts of Ulster , are meeting to express their ' ., " . decided abhorrence " of the incendiary and other outrages recently perpetrated , and iheir " earnest desire to preserve the security of property , and the peace and social order of the . community , " whi | st they are " determined to seek , by every lawful means , a redress of the grievances under which the tenant-farmers of Ireland are labouring . " Some of these associations - are engaged in local organisations to discover the . persons concerned in the system of , incendiarism . Referring to the recent tenant-right meeting at Donaghadee , the Banner , of Ulster observes , " that . Vr . Sharman Crawford fortunately took the sense of the meeting on the main provisions of Sir William Somerville's Bill , and , when he did so , this iniquitous measure was denounced amidst bursts of universal acclamation . " The Nation denounces the bill as " the destruction of tenant-right . " The " tenant protection movement " is gaining strength in the south .

      The ¦* Press" . Newspaper . —The Dublin Press published its last number on the 22 nd ult . The business of the establishment is . to . be wound up . That journal had been established twelve months since , in succession to the Pilot . . Shocking Case of Fratricide . —The Exng ' s County Chronicle contains an account , of - an affray between two brothers named respectively John and Patrick Egan , residing at Ballyduff . in the King ' s county . The brothers , it appears , held a farm in copartnership , and for , some time had been engaged in petty altercations , and on the day named John , the youngest of the two , proceeded to make a ditch ,: for

      the purpose of enclosing a slip of waste , land as an addition to his garden at the rear of his house , when bis lll-f » ted brother opposed him , and a conflict is supposed to have ensued—there , was no person present , but a broken spade was found beside the dead body , which exhibited several bleeding gashes . Both men belonged to a rather comfortable class , were in the prime of life , and , except to ench other , were kind and obliging , and of spotless reputation . Their united families number seventeen individuals , thirteen of whom are children under twelve ^ years of age . A verdict of wilful murder has been returned , and the coroner has issued a warrant ~ for the apprehension of the accused , who has absconded . , " ¦

      Spread of Incendiarism in Ulster . — The Northern Whig of Saturday contains the following : — " On Tuesday morning last three dwelling houses , with their offices , were burned to the ground , in the towhland of Fourscore-acres , Cairncastle , the propevtyof James Agnew , Esq . It appears that the previous occupiers of these houses had been ejected for non-payment of rent , two of them being behind three years ' , and one two years ! rent . In one of the houses , three men sleeping in it had a narrow escape from being burned to death . Mr . Agnew is spoken of as a kind and considerate landlord ; and we are informed that he had not only drained the land of the ejected tenants , but , that finding they , were unable to

      pay him his rent , had ,, also allowed them to take away the last year ' s crops . On "Wednesday night a a house was fired and ( turned at Killead , op the property of General Pakenham . On the morning of that day George Cunningham , who had occupied the premises for many years , and had been struggling for sometime past to pay his rent , was ejected from the house . " . The Belfast Chronicle gives some details of two other incendiary fires . In the one case the inmates had a very narrow escape , having been obliged to make their exit through a window , as the perpetrators of the outrage , had fastened the door on the outside . In the other case , the injury was confined to the burning of two stacks of straw ;

      . The gentry and landowners of the county of Down have offered a reward of £ 500 for the discovery of the persons concerned in . the . recent attempt upon the life of Mr . Anketell , of Ballinahincn , agent to the Ker estates in tbafc county . ' ' In the south the people are beginning to ply the spring with great spirit . It is stated that in Kerry an unusually large breadth of land is being prepared for potato sowing ; and the Limerick Chronicle adds that— "The peasantry of the county of Limerick , like their neighbours of Clare and Kerry , are making a vigorous effort to prepare the ground for seed potatoes hoping , in despite of past failures , for the reward of their labour by increased produce .. They have commenced operations thus early in the year , intending to have the seed down this month . "

      In other , parts of Ireland also very extensive preparations are making for planting early potatoes ; and the improvement which has ' 't aken place in the state of the weather has everywhere revived activity . . . . : ¦ ¦¦ '¦; .-Emigration fiiom Watbrford . —The Waterfoyd Mail , of Friday , says : — " During the last two days our quays have been quite alive with emigrants and their friends , preparing to start for Liverpool , and from thence to America . Yesterday morning , at seven o'clock , upwards of one hundred persons . sailed or rather steamed , on board . the William Fenn ; and at twelve o'clock , about four hundred on board the

      Foyle , Liverpool steamers . Such is the extent of emigration from tin * and the neighbouring counties , that we are credibly informed we shall . shortly have American liners trading between Waterford and New York . " .. The Clifden Union . —The Qalway Mercury contains the following : — " The goods and chattels of the Clifden Workhouse were sold out by some of its creditors last week . Cloth , for female clothing , tbai was purchased in Waterford at 8 id . per yard , and bought by some persons at the sale , was ; offered on Friday to the Galway guardians for sixpence , per yard . " . " ¦ ;

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      INSOLVENT -DBBTOB 8 ' COURT . A Laughable Scene . —A yaung man ,. named Percival , applied . to be admitted to bail . till , his hearing , ahd ^ Alr . Nichols opposed for the 'detaining creditor , on the ground that Mr ; Moon , a furniture dealer , in the New Cut , one of the proposed-sureties , was not in a condition to justify as bail . —Mi * . Moon , in addition to his affidavit filed ,, now swore that he was possessed of property in the . New Cut of sufficient value to be bail for tho insolvent . —The attorney for the detaining creditor ( Mr . Howard ) stated that ho had made inquiries at the house'in the New Cut , and a female servant told him -that Moon lived at Faddington , and had no interest in the place , and advised him . ( the , attorney ) to call when her mtetreas was & home . He called ' again , : when Mrs . Moon '' assured him'that Mobrihad . no !

      interest in the properly , and was a drunken fellow , j —At this stage . of ; the case a-gerieral opinion seemed ; to prevail ; that . Moon ., was '' hired bail , '' and ; the ; attorney was despatched to fetch Mrs . Moon , as . she ; had promised to attend ,, she having . said to Mr . ! Howard , " Only s ' erid for me anil he'dato riot show . " j Moon was requested to remain in court , and he then : informed the court'that the lady- who had given'him such a character was his own wife . A laughable scene was now presented . Moon said his wife ^ was determined that he should not be hail in the court , arid had concocted the story . '' Some of Mr . Moon ' s friends assured the court that he was a respectable man , and that his wife had ' determined to stop - him Vnmbeinir bail . f-Miv ; Commissioner Phillips .: At

      present this seems ; t 6 be all" moonshine . " ( Roars of laughter . )—The attorney afterwards returned and said Mrs . Moon would not come with him . She said- it was all true what she had stated , and she would come on Monday . —Mr . Niohols [ said he- had told the attorney what had occurred , and he was satisfied that the insolvent should be discharged on tho bail as offered . —Mr , Commissioner Phillips told the attorriey :, to be careful how' he in future believed what a woman said . . . ( Laughter . ) Tlie bail were . ac ' oepted and ; tho insolvent-discharged . Moon had waited in court for the appearance ofhis wife , uutjhis ?• careful spouse ' did . not . show , when requested , therefore" the , commissioner said it was «? nKJffi 4 slfin « t " ' ' ¦¦ ' . . ' ¦ ' ' ¦ ¦ 1 . - | : " "V -- ¦" - ' ; : ""[ ¦

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      •' - BBNEi ; iqES in PLURAUTy . ;—By a'bill noyi in . tho House ' of ¦ Commprisj' it isiprdposed ' that" Spiritual persons Bhallinot hold benefifces iriplurality , ^ unless they jare ,. actually contiguous ! toieach otherjjand'the sjopulajtjon .. , of the . ^ wq : 8 ha ll :. no ^ exqeed ^ 60 , 0 . ; The Aet'is riofto affect Herieficesuiider £ 10 * 0 , aud nofc ' to apply to preferments to which persons are admitted . lbs Act is to apply to Ireland as well as to England .

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      ISLINGTON COUNTY COURT . TAttOR v . Sullivan . — Estkaordinarv Case . — This action was brought to recover the sum of £ 4 15 s . The plaintiff ( a poor Irish girl ) stated that she was in respectable service in Hoxton , and met the defendant nine weeks back , when he suddenly pretended to admire her , telling her : she resembled a sister who had died , and asked her to favour him with her company for a walk , as he was a single man ; and anxious to get married . ; Sho believed his representations , and ho continued paying his addresses to her until a fortnight ago , when he induced her to'obtain leave of absence'from her mistress for a'day and ; a night , representing that it was for the purpose of taking her _ to Shoreditch church to be married ; he having previously told her

      that he had published their banns there . Her mistress granted her request , the' plaintiff having led : her to understand that shewas going to be brides-: maid toa ' relative . She met the defendant pursuant to his request ^ when ¦ he took her to-the church' mentioned ,- which , however , was closed , when , on his entreaty , she accompanied" him to a ' beer-shop in Whitecross-street ; - where ho introduced her to several mea and" women , who '; t ho ' said , were his relatives , and by ithemr and the defendant she was induced to jump over a ; broom ; and go : through othermock ceremonies ,, under , an ira-j pression that it was legal , and . she parted ; with the amo ' unt . now ; claimed , . fully believing , that : he was her la > vful husband . ; After ! enjoying . . herself im . his

      corapanyi and that of i his friends during tho day at the beer-shop , sheaccompaniedhim to ; his lodgings for the night , andwent to her service in the morning , when , she mentioned . to . her-mistress . that she had practised a deception oii-. her . in obtaining ; peiv mission of absence , and she . then detailed the above extraordinary oircumstances , . which reachinff her master ' s oars , he adopted the present , proceedings , and convinced her , . of . , the ,. cruel trick of . which she had . become the » Yictim . T-During the evidence of the plaintiff , the judge ^ Sergeant ¦ JonoB , and . every one present expressed . their . surprlse . iand indigna ; tion , and , at the conclusion , hia honour said it was

      a matter of , surprise to him . that ; her , master had not handed over the . defendant to be , deaH , . wi ' th ^ crimU nally , whioh he ; most ,, richly . deserved ; and he added that , before , giving , jud ^ n ien t , '¦> he should direct Copeland , one of the officer , s of the court , to see her . master and ; mistress , t © ascertain fr ^ bin them certain , matters in ; confirmation of . the pLiintiffi Copeland proceeded at puce to do so , and when the case was again called on , the learned judge . said he had received . sufficient proof , of the accuracy of her eyidenco . ^ ndyhe ordered tlio , aeiTendant tb . pay tho money , and costs ' ini ; a week ; : o . bserv : ing the'law then would punish him , to the fullest ; ' extent if he made any dofault .- ^ -The fellow was then hissed from ' the ? pojt . ' ; . . ' ¦ ; .. ; .. : " . ; .: ;;•; , ; :: : ;;;; . ;;¦;•' . ; ¦ . ; . ? , ;;' ¦ ¦" . " :, ;'• ' i

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      " ¦ ¦ -. . ' ! ' V . 'M iy . ' . > ik ;> 1 , f ; ,. is (^ . ^ j'i .:: :.. ¦' .: A miter from Naples annourioes . the cessation tor'tfi ' e erup tibn' ! bf l'iVesuv , iu 8 . ^ The . 'olavao-ha | l , found an issue'on : the southern sido : of the mountain towai'ds ! Maui'd d'Ottiarro . vahd flowed down inithree direotidnsi the principal ' istreamifollowinij'the / olil bed . Notwithstanding this favouraMe : circumBtancJB a . gbddidearbf damage : ha ( Lheen done to property . ; Of three persons who had approaphed t £ K > near tjo witness the phenomenon more at' iheir ease , one was killed . and the two others severely wounded by red-hot stones .

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      Wreck ov a West Indiaman . —The fate of the Sarah ; West Indiaman , and the whole of her unfortunate crewj . during the recent , fatal storm , is now placed beyond all doubt ; that she was thrown on the Long Sand by the fury of the hurricane and totally destroyed , there is very little reason toquestion . Since herlo 3 s wasrumoured every endeayour has been made to ascertain whether she had been seen after the night of the storm . No satisfactory information' has been gleaned , excepting that of her arrival in the Downs from Jamaica and disappearance the following night . Th& Cinque Port pilot , Mr . James Pascall , ; whose melanclioly , fate has created much , regret at Dover and Deal , was put on board of her by the pilot cutter off Dungeas , ' and on the ship reaching the North

      Foreland , she was taken in tow by the Trinity steam-tug . The circumstance of the to wing * hauser snapping and the Sarah getting adrift ha * already Jbeen noticed . The wind had heightened alarmingly from the S . W ., and the Sarah , after drifting some , distance , was brought up with two anchors , about three-quarters of a mile above the-Tongue light-ship , The Trinity . steam-tug , after considerable knocking about , managed to get alongside the ship , and the master hailed the pilot , Mr . Pascall , to learn what time they should come alongside in the morning to take her in tow ? Mr . Pascall answered , say " Four o ' clock ; if th& weather will permit , we will be ready for you at that time . " The storm that ensued soon afterwards was one of the most terrible known in those

      channels for the last ten years . The ship held oa her anchors until about ten or eleven o clock , when the fury of the hurricane tore her away , and she was seen by the watch on board the Tongue light beacon drifting past , and she exhibited signals of distress , and apparently burning tar barrels on her decks . To send boats off would have probably been to add to the melancholy catastrophe , for it was tooperceptible that none' could outlive the tremendous , seas . The glare from the tar barrels remained visible till one , o ' clock , when all of a sudden they disappeared : and it is conjectured her destruction took place at that period . The exact locality is not precisely known , but the general impression is that it happened on the Long Sand . ' During thepast week a vast quantity of West Indian producehas been picked up in the vicinity , of those sands-The Blue Eyed Maid smack has put into Dover , with

      nine puncheons and forty bags of nutmegs , which she had picked up between the North Foreland and the Gallopper . The schooner Flora reports havingseen the hull of a large vessel , copper bottom , bottom upwards , about sixteen or seventeen miles from the North Foreland , and that a quantity of spices was . seen floating about the wreck . Another vessel , which put into Ramsgate , had picked up several casks of rum near the Foreland , and a fourth vessel has reached Calais with more of the cargo . The stern of the wreck has been discovered in the " Knock" sand , thus setting all doubts at rest of the sad fate of the ship and her hapless crew . Tho Sarah had been some time employed in the trade , and her unfortunate commander , Mr . Bridges , had the character of a very skilful and prudent mariner . The loss of her cargo is said to exceed £ 20 , 000 . Upwards of thirty poor creatures are reported to have perished . ¦

      Coupar Angus Mutual Improvement Society . — The members of this society celebrated their fifteenth anniversary on the evening of "Wednesday , the 20 th ult ., when after partaking of tea , the chairman gave a succinct review of the past history of the institution , and pointed out what he deemed would be some improvements for the future . The meeting was then , addressed by several members and friends on the following subjects , viz .: — " The Absolute Sovereignty of God ;'' " Superstition ;" " Dissipation ; " " Education ; " " Co-operation ;" and : " . Rational Enjoyment . " Song and anecdote beinf liberally interspersed , added greatly to the harmony of the evening .

      Feat under Arms . —Last week a match waa undertaken by a young officer of the Guards ' to walk , accoutred in every respect as a private soldier , in heavy marching order , from London to "Windsor Barracks in seven hours ; five to one was subsequently betted against his doing it in six hours , the distance being twenty-one nules and a half ; the weight about sixty pounds , with grenadier cap , knapsack , havresnok , musket , &c . ; and the difficulty of walking under such equipments , without previous , training , was great . The feat was accomplished in five nours and a half , to the surprise of the natives and the soldiery . Crowds were collected at the entrance of "Windsor—the cheering was immense . The start from Hyde Park corner was at eight a . m . The first ten miles were

      walked in two hours nine minutes , and the remaining eleven miles in about two hours and a half ; the time of halting was forty minutes . The rate of walking ; therefore , with such equipments , without previous training , being about four miles an hour for twenty-one miles . Death by . Spontaneous Coubbstion . —The following extraordinary occurrence is related in the Gazette des Tribunaux : — "A- few days ago , in a tavern near the Barrie " re de l'Etoile , a journeyman painter , named Xavier C—¦> well known for his intemperate habits , while , drinking with some comrades , laid a . wager that " he .-would " eat a lighted candle . ' His bet was' taken ) and scarcely had he

      introduced the naming candle into his mouth when he uttered a slight cry , ' and fell powerless to the ground . ' A blueish flame was seen to flicker about his lips , and , on an attempt being made to offer hint assistance , the bystanders were horrorstruck tofind that he wsis burning internally . At the end of halfan-houi- his head and the upper part of his chest were reduced to charcoal . " Two medical men were called in , and recognised : that Javier had fallen a victim to spontaneous combustion . This conflagration of the human frame is frightfully rapid in its progress ; bones , skinj and muscle , all are devoured , consumed , and reduced to ashes . A bandfull of dust on the spot where the victim fell is all that remains . ¦ .. - , ¦ . <

      Public Income and , ; Expendiiurb . —The first return of the present , session has . been printed , containing the annual account of the public income and expenditure for the year ending the 5 th ult ., with a statement of the balances in the exchequer , &c . The not income of the year was £ 52 , 951 , 748 18 s . od . and the expenditure , £ 50 , 853 , 022 16 s . 4 d ., leaving an excess of income , over the expenditure of £ 2 , 098 , 126 , 2 s : Id . " The balances in the exchequer on the' 5 th of January in the previous year were £ 8 , 105 , 561 12 s . 9 Jd ., arid at the close of the financial year , the 5 th January , they , amounted to £ 9 , 748 , 539 12 s . 4 fd . There was advanced in the year £ 1 , 989 , 014 4 si , 6 d . fo ^ local . works , &c ., undervarious acts of parliament ! includirig £ i ; 217 , 66710 s . for . 'drairiage , poor law' union ' s , ' arid railways in Ireland . ; The repayments of advances for local works were £ 1 , 170 . 752 . ; 13 s . lid . ; in the year .

      Exclusive Audience to the Bar in Insolvesctt Cases ;—On Saturday last in the County Ceurt of Yorkshire , at York Castle , ' Mr , ; Sergeant Dowling , judge of the court , gave" his decision that members of the bar' had not a right either to exclusiveaudience or to pre-audience in the County Court in cases of .- ; insolvency .. . ? Since , i ; the point was first mooted it has , been much disousseu by the metropolitan and Variousi provincial law ' socibties , and at the court held atvYork , on ' the 26 th January , tho application originally madei by the bar was withdrawn ; but thejudge then intimated that he would further consider , the question , ' and give his . opinion upon it . . . ; Serious Acoident . , xo Spohr , ' . . the ' Composer . — Ia ' Fresse quotes tho , following , passage from a letter , dated Cassel , February 16 : —" . The * celebrated composer , tec- Louis Sgohr , while walking yesterday on . the ice , : had the misfortune to ' fall backwards , and

      received a hurt on his head . M . Spohr was immediately conveyed to his home , where , every care and attention ' were 8 ho \ yn himi but the p rofes 8 i 6 nal attendants' despair of saving his life . " : ' Tire' Sale of the Qubbn DowAQER's'EprBCTS . — The sale of the enects'of the late ^ ueen Dowaget has been at length brought to a ; oloso . ; The amount realised is said to be something ^ nder £ 20 , 000—asum infinitely greater , ; no doubt , than would haVe been secured un'der the hammer . - ¦ ; ' - ' . ' ' ' Fees in ' thk Court op Chancery . —last week some i accounts of the ; Court ; of ^ Chancery were printed byorder of the House , of Commons . It appears that on the Suitor ' s Fee , Fund the fees in the yea ^ ' endin n the 25 th of Koyember . last were £ 150 , 1 * 2 ' 15 s . ' 6 d . ' After all charges th , e excess ' of fees was' £ 13 , 154-15 s ; 3 d . In the ' masters ' -offices the'fees received ir i the year were £ 40 , 605 ' Ss . ifld ., and in the : taxing masters ' , offices £ 31 , 730 , 4 s . ; , 9 d .

      Jn an artip le in one . of the London journals , it . is stated that . ' . ijuririg tho ' last . two jjears , it has been calciulated th ' at . cluoroforrii has' been' used in from 80 , 000 to'lW . ' pOO ' ^ ases ^ iri the ' -jsityibf-Edinburgh , arid without tin accident or ibad '' effect of any / kind whatever [ t ' raceable ^ toIitsuseJii . \ i V / "• :- ¦ •• . , v Sermons ; iN jI Stones . "—! , Scottish . geologist , while , in . the-cpuhtry . ' . hsying ' Kis poc Kot hamnier with . hiin . ' toofc it j out aiid was chi ppingfhe ' rock by tho ; wayside for ' examina'tion ' ' Ilia'lp ' roeeeaiii ' gs did riot e ' s " cape . . the quick ' eye ' andirekdy . torigue 61 an old Scotohwonian ;; :, v 5 l . liyh . at , ave yo . u doing therejiuun ?" . " KDoft' ^ -you , see . I . ' mvGr , eaking astono .. " " . Yo ' re doing mair tffiCn thatVye ' rd ' broaluhgthe' Sabbath . " Another Reduction in the Armt . — i : Two" cbrporals ar id a sergeant were last week reduced to the ranks , - . ^ jsiy-i

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      SieUroBmce ^ Uttebikg Foi ged Notes . —On Friday evening a gang of swindlers , who were engaged in circulating notes , in imitation of those of the Brighton Union Bank , amongst the shopkeepers of Brighton , were detected . and lodged in prison . The forgeries are said to be well executed . — ! he four prisoners were examined this morning ( Feb . 25 ) , before Mr . C . Carpenter , Mr . T . J . Bellamy , Mr . Montagu Scott , Major Allen , and Col . Paine . The court was crowded to excess , scarcely less interest being excited than what waS manifested at the failure of Wigney's bank some years ago . The prisoners gave their names as follows : —Joseph Green , City-road , London ; JosephHadland . Duke-street , Sheffield-park ;

      Robert Stewart , 5 , Devonshire-place , Brighton ; and William Clarkson . The cases occupied the whole day , and the evidence completely substantiated most of the charges . The following is a summary of . this remarkable case : —Mr . T . H . Chase , the chief officer of the Brighton police , received by post a communication from Mr . Stevens , chief officer of the Birminiham police , that a man was in custody in the latter town on a charge of being concerned in passing forged notes of the Birmingham banks ; that when apprehended he threw a bundle of notes into the fire , and that one of the fragments recovered from the flames by the police purported to be a portion of a i" 5 note of the Brighton Union Bank . This fragment was enclosed in the letter . It was the second or right

      hand half of a note , to all appearance a genuine " promise to pay . " The banking firm is that of Messrs . Hall , West , and Borrer , whose notes are en graved in the usual manner , and bear , beneath the name of the bank a miniature delineation of the Pavilion . The signature is that of Mr . West , whose writing bears the impress of nervousness , and is not a . bad imitation of the real signature . Mr . Chase , on receiving thecommunicaiion from Birmingham , immediately placed himself in communication with the bank . He was engaged in conversation with Mr . Pocock , chief clerk of the bank , on the subject , on Saturday evening , when a junior clerk brought in a £ a note , which had been brought to the office for change , and . which .. was thought to be bad . It

      turned out that a man of gentlemanly appearance had , at the shop of Mr . Lashmar , draper , purchased some articles , for which he tendered a £ 5 Union Bank Note , and that Mr . Lashmar , not having enough change sent the no * e to the bank . The bank happens to be very near to Mr . Lashmar ' s shop . Air . Chase r . in to the shop immcdia ' . ely , and walked to the hall with the draper's customer , who was strictly searched . The stockings were removed from the legs , and beneath the garters were found eight notes similar to those alrendy mentioned . The prisoner , on being further interrogated , said he had no residence in Brighton , and that he lived in the City-road , London , but did not know the number . Finding in the prisoner's pocket a piece of paper on

      which was written , " Willy , St . Jamess-street , Mr . Chase inquired whether he had changed any £ 6 notes of the Union Bank , or received any such notes in payment for purchased articles . One of the assistants replied that a man had made a purchase for which he paid with a £ 5 note , subsequently changed at Mr . Tuppen's , who produced it . Mr . Chase returned to the Ttiwn-hall , and on his way passed the shop of Mr . Lashmar , where the first note had been utter ? d , surrounded by a crowd witnessing the removal by Superintendent Crowhurstof a second man who had been offering another of the forced notes at the same shop . Constables in plain clothes were immediately despatched about the town to put the tradesmen ou their guard , and in the course of the evenine UDwards of twenty other £ 5 notes , the

      produce ot the samf forgery , were brought to the hall , as well as two more of the utterers , in consequence of the information . The notes of the bank are numbered by means of printing types , and . the forgeries are well executed resemblances . Economy , however , has been studied for ail the numbers are combinations of the four figures , 6 , 7 , 0 , 4 , differently disposed . The plan has been well digested . The necessity of simultaneous action seems to have been perceived , for all the utterings were between six and eight o'clock . Evidence having been given bringing the charge home to the accused , the prisoners were all formally remanded . On Tuesday the several prisoners were again brought up before the bench and committed for trial , the magistrates declining to take bail in either of the cases .

      Blindness in a Boy caused by Beating . —At the County County of Cornwall last week an action of damages was brought against William Brabyn , a schoolmaster in Withiel , by a boy named Nicholas Robins , nine years old , who , in consequence of a beating inflicted on him by Brabyn had lust his sight . The witnesses proved that the defendant had struck Robins several times on the head with a stick , and that the boy had been ill ever since , his health having been remarkably good previously ^ . The medical gentleman who had attended plaintiff stated , that when called in he found the boy labouring under symptoms which led him to suppose . there was pressure on the brain . These symptoms were succeeded by blindness and deafness . Thejury returned a verdict for the

      plaintiff , damages £ 20 . Incendiary Fire at Reading . —On . Satuiday night last , about half-past ten o'clock ,, the farm prer mises of George Higgs , Esq ., a wealthy gentleman , living at a fine suburban villa on the Oxford road , about one mile from the centre of the borough , but just within its boundaries , were discovered to'be on fire . The building ignited so quickly that it . was impossible even for the most energetic and daring man to do much for the safety of the cattle , and two fine cows , which could not be approached ,, were roasted alive in their stalls . Several pigs were injured to such an extent by the flames , thattbey were instantly obliged to be killed . The fire continued to blaze for hours , and the whole town was brilliantly lighted up

      by the body of flame , / which , covered an area of a quarter of an acre . . The place is a complete mass of ashes , and the loss must amount to a few thousands of pounds . The property consists of barns , . onei or two , ricks of corn , stables , cattle sheds , granaries , agricultural implements , < tc ., horses , the two cows , and three pigs ., The proprietor was fully insured . , Fire at CiaYtKill Hall . —fJriSaturday evening last a very destructive fire happened at / the seat of Mr . Bosanquet , the banker , at Clay-hill , about two miles distant from Enfield , and was not subdued until a serious destruction of property had taken place . The building in which ihe fire originated was detached from the residence , and was being prepared , we understand , for a library . It was of an old-fashioned

      construction , the fronting covered with ivy . Some persons had been engaged during the day in airin ? the place , and about Bix o ' clock in the evening smoke was seen issuing from the windows by some lads who were passing by . , An alarm was instantly raised , and an attempt made to enter the building so as to ascertain the seat of the fire . The . heat and smoke ,. however ) were too overpowering to allow them to proceed far into the interior .-and in a very short time the flames had fnll possession of the building . " Engines were promptly despatched to the scene of the conflagration , but were not , able to save any portion of the place . The exact loss is not known , but it is stated that some very choice books were stored in the building . The dwelling house is not injured . The estate formerly belonged to Mr . Haiman , the eminent merchant .. : ¦ ¦ .

      The Mbndip Mikes . —About ISO of the workmen employed at ^ tie Mendip Mines have struck for wageB _ . Thia determination was made known by them in a body to the chairman of the company , Mr . Child Murder . —On Saturday last information was circulated of the murder of a male child , five or six weeks old , whose body , with a heavy brick tied to it , was found iri a ' pit of waiter at Westoh' Norris . The child which ' appeared to have been in the water three _ or four weeks , was recognised as having about that time been seen in the-possession of ^ a-woman who was stopped and searched by a police-officer , and who then stated'that she was - proceeding to Stoekport . She is described as about forty years old in appearance , arid four feet nine inches high , a very coarse looking ' woman , with '' round face , sandy hair and cdnaplexibnj and flat nose a little crooked , and wore ^ strong shoes : ^ without stockin gs , a short and much worn cloth cloak-, a muslin' cap , but no bonnet . ' .: ' : ' ' ' ' ' ' ' i

      Angling foe A , THiOT . - ^ , ofrthe / nienin '; MrJ Brigg ' s tobacco mahufaetory , ~ ai ' Bn 8 lb £ baying 'discovered on the 22 nd ^ ult . a p ^ rcero i ^ bbut 3 : b '; 'bf snuff secreted' away , under . a chest . in j ^ itjcqtdd . only . haye . beeaplaced for dishonest purposes ; informed the . foreman , , jwho ' told ! "hirii ; to"leave ty ttert » ~ arid " attaca , ; at ' string ; to ; it ^' . wliicHj ^ h ' e ¦ was : to convey ¦ iip behind th ' e * cTiest to irobm" on ' the second floor , and there tie it to a stick which served . as a sort of float , for the person hurriedly removing ithe

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      parcel below'must ^ mVthfe' stiir i gV ' andgiye ^ he stenaUnp stiira . i . As thei . menwere leaving the niairafactory the ^ an . bn wateh ^ the V ; float " / dip , and " running down . at ^ irfsecurett ; the . parcel oa the persori of a man . Mmed . Qeorg ^ Roberta , " and . ^ itti the string still attached to it .. The act was complete ; arid the fine of evidence connected : ' Rbbertai who was one 6 f ; the . workmen in the warehouse , hasibee ' n committed fpr . trial .:,,. ¦ ¦ _ - / :: .. ., .-I ,:- . ' . > . „ . : ;• : . .: . Riot . and Loss of Ljfmta Protectionist ; MBBTiNGi—In an affray that , ensued b etween th ? protectionists and freetraders at the Dorset County

      Protection Meeting , a young man-was struck down by a farmer , and so seriously injured , that he expired tho same night . An adjourned inquest on the body was held at Dorchester on Friday the 22 nd ult . The name of the deceased is William Allen , aged about twenty , who , was in the employ of Mr . Bonifasi tailor of Dorchester . The following was given in evidence : —Mr . W . Tapp , surgeon , attended the deceased when he was brought , to the Dorset county hospital , and found him labouring under co ncussion of the brain . He was much worse at eight o ' clock in the evening , and at about eleven o ' clock'he died , His death was caused from extravasation of blood on

      the brain . On a post mortem examination of the body I found some slight external marks of injury on the head , but only one attended withextravasa'ion of blood ; the skull was unusually , thin , arid there was a slight fracture of the parietal bbrie .- ^ S . Balster heard Mr . J . Brake , butcher ; of Sydling , say to Mr . F , Bennett , landlord of the Royal Oak , that it was he who struck the boy . Happened to hear this conversation in passing . —H . Strickland : I live at Dorchester . I was in the Bridport-road on Wednesday when the meeting broke up . The mob was very thick . The deceased was standing still , with one hand in his pocket , when he was struok by a man who was chasing some boys . The deceased stopped , apparently to let the man pass , but directly he came up with hiui he swung his , stick in the airand

      , brought it down on the back of Allen ' s head as hard as he could . Allen staggered and fell backwards . After he struck Allen the man ran away towards the rest of the farmers .: Stones were flying about . I went up to Allen and took him by the hand , but he appeared quite dead . I did not know the person who struck deceased . He struck him with a dark stout stick , and fell down himself from the violence with which he struck the blow . —M . Devanisb , juti ., saw the farmers pursuing the mob , arid went ir i the same direction . I saw a young man , of eighteen or twenty , running away from a farmer . I saw him strike Him on the head . The . boy dropped directly he received the blow , which was given with such violence that the fariner fell too . "I did not see' his face . He had on a . brown over-coat , and appeared to be

      a tall , middle aged man . I should not know him again if I were to see him . — -F . Bennett : I am landlord of the Royal Oak . I had . no conversation with Mr ; Brake yesterday . I herer heard him own that he had sttuck the boy . — Susan Balster : Iwas passing down the street with my husband after the meeting was over , and , on passing the Royal Oak , I saw several persons and Mr . Brake . 1 heard Mr . Brake any to one of the persons , "I have done for him . " One of the persons said , " Was it you I" and Mr . Brake replied , "Yes . " —C . Cox : I saw the man . strike down Allen , and I went across the field to him and said , "You are no man ; you are a coward . ' . He turned round to a blacksmith , who was . standing by , and said , "I'll serve you the same , and half a dozen like you . "

      The blacksmith offered to fight him . 1 knew that the man who struck Allen was a butcher living at or near Sydling . I had . seen him frequently in the market . I was one of Allen's shop-mates . I did not see him do anything before he was struck down . I went to Sydling this morning to the house of Mr . Brake , and saw him , I am sure he is the person who struck down Allen—H . Lock , solicitor : I saw one of the farmers running after a young man , and'hit him a blow with a large stick .: The young man fell down ; arid the farmer himself stumbled . I looked particularly at the man , but did not recognise him I am partially acquainted with Mr . Brake , but cannot say . whether he was or wa 3 not the " man . I was fully one hundred yards from the spot , and heard the blow . distinctly . —J . Filz-Simmons gave similar

      evidence , adding , I knew the man from seeing him frequently iri the town . Mr . Brake is the man . ' I went over to his house this morning to identify him , and told him he waa the man who had struck the boy down . He said he was confident he was not . To the best of my belief he struck the lad with a . whitehandled , whip , with a hammer at the end of it , with the hammer end' I undertake to swear positively he is the nian .- ^ fj . Cooper : I live at Weym ' oath' . I was present at the meeting . The farmer who struck the boy . was walkin ' g along quietly , when the young man aimed a stone at him deliberately and hit him , I believe , under the ear . He staggered two or three paces back , and then followed the lad . He had a stick—a common walking stick . lie made a cut at the boy , and I said , " That ' s a dead ' un . " The boy

      fell down as a rabbit does when he is shot . I was within ten yards of him . I could not identify the man . —Mr . Joseph Stone , town clerk of Dorchester , said he saw the beginning of the row , when the rush was made from the riding school . Stones were flung , and windows were broken . He went amongst the people and tried . to pacify them , and he asked a boy for his stick , which he gave up readily . —A juror Did you ask the farmers to give up their sticks ? —Mr . ' Stone : I did not . —The inquest was then adjourned . —Adjourned iNawBST . —On Monday the inquiry into the death of the lad Allen , who was killed in the affray after the protection meeting held at Dorchester on Wednesday last , was resumed at the Shire . Hall , before Mr . JVallis , the coroner .., On Tuesday morning , the jury having been locked up

      from four p . m . till half-past eight a . m ., announced that they could not agree , and were bourj dover to appear at the assizes on the 14 th March . - 1 Awful Pbath . —Ap inquest . was held oil Saturday last at the Liicker station of tlie York ^ Newcastle , and Berwick Railway , b ' efofe Mr . T . A Jlussell , one of the coronersfor the county of Northumberland , and a respectable jury ; on the body of Mr . ^ Richard Hobson , aged 12 , of Greenhill , near Bamburgh ; who was killed on the previous day by the mail train from the south running him down whilst he was imprudently crossing the line . The deceased was formerly upwards-of twerity six years in the service of the Duke of Northumberland , at A In wick Castle , as home bailiff , and ' auditor of accounts in the Commwioners ' -oflise . On his resignation of those appointments , in 1832 , he made a tour through tlie agricultural districts of England and Scotland , and

      subsequently became principal agent to the late Earl Grey , remaining at' Howick , as manager of his estates , up to the period of that nobleman ' s death in 1845 , when ho retired to Greenhill , where he has since resided , much respected by a large circle of acquaintances for . the genuine hospitality which he practised , and the unostentatious warmth of friendshi p T ) y which he was . strikingly characterised . lie was unmarried ; and it is lamentable to think that his awful death was the result of his own rash-and impudent conduct , of which he had been repeatedly warned by his own servant as well as the stationkeeper . , The jury , on the conclusion of the evidence ; immediately returned a verdict of " Accidental death , " the jury expressing that while they quite exonerated all the parties from any blame whatever , they thought that it would be well if the gatekeeper , ir i future , looked after thefoot passengers' little gate when a train is coming up , so as to Btop any one from

      trying to cross . , : XJlBTUBBANCB AMONGST THE FARM LABOURERS IN Wilts . —Last week considerable excitement prevailed in that ' portibii '! of the county adjacent to Vest Lavinton , in consequence of a numerous body of agricultural labourers haying " struck" from work and threatening serious disturbances . A reduction of wages appears to have been the cause of the outbreak . On the ' previous Saturday most of the principal farmers inj the neighbourhood intimated ; heir intention of reducing the wages of their labourers from 7 s . to 6 s . a week . The men had fpreviously got a hint of the comtemplated reduction , arid a number of therii waited upon the steward' of Lord Churchill ( the owner of the principal farms in the parish . ) with a viewot inducing him to intercede in their behalf . This led to no beneficial result !; and

      the nien' finding that their masters were determined : on reducing them to 6 s ., about 150 of them assembled ! early on Monday mprnihg in ^ front of the house of Mr . Spencer , ' a ' , large farmer , and " stopped ' ¦ men , hdrees ' , and agricultural iraplements proceeding to ! work by that road . Having persuaded others labour- ' ers to ' join them ; they went round to all the farms , and ' cbriipletely Btopped all' operations . They took , horses' from" plbughs , opened' sheep peris , arid ' prevented all labour being ; proceeded with ; ; No opposi-: tion being offered them , . 'they pursued the 8 ame | course throughout the dayj visiting every farm iri the : vicinity , arid forcing off the ^ labourers who were at ' work . ' On the following day some of them returned to work , butit being reported that warrants were but for the ringleaders ; more than one ' hundred of the

      meii formed themSelves ' . iritp a band and paraded '' the streets with'stavesl The assistance of the constabulary wa 3 ' then sought , and Captain Meredith , with a strong force arrived ; and remained on duty ' in the village during the nignt . The men had returned to their homei , and something like order was - restored on ; Wednesday . On Thursday , howeve ' rj there was a renewal of the ' excit ' ement . A niari named ' Kite , who had taken' an actiye' part in the' affair ; was brought before , the ' magistratesxf this town , arid coriVeyed' to . prison .. He had . not been , 'long ; iri cust : bdy > before a large" body of his fellow-labourers ; armed : with' sticksi' came into the tbwn' . 'fnp tho * niir .

      pose bf rescuing him , 'but we re unable tci carry their interitioris into effect . 7 " , ' / : ' . ' ! )' ' : ¦ . ; ' ¦ ' - --- ; " CjjNFKSsioN , OF . MifR ' nER ,.--It has within ^ jje ' .-last twbjor th ^ e'daysj , beeri j made known that ' Jphn Baguley , a ^ ed ' sexentyi ^ rno . died at JChllweff , fo'iir miles ipijffi pfil ^ pttingjiamr . o . n theICtli ult . Vcpnfeased . on hjs i 3 e ^ h \ 7 bed ' thitjw . en , ty tliree ^ d ?^ t ^| J # ^^ iW ' : bWnkeisiy ^ and ;^ ppwed ; p f flie bodjr . ^ . Ai ; the period of bis sudd ^ disj appearance , the murdered man ' professed to b ec 6 u ' rt 7 ing one of Baguley ' s daughters , and as he was known to be in possession of a considerable sum of money ,

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      - ; - <¦ ^ ' ^ , ; CAIlLISLB .:- ' ' - « " ^ l ^ i ; ' ^^"' UiiERoio fiASE .: C , oi ^ Joh ^ : !^ a ^ . ^ ged 28 , wa 8 , oh . argedwith . ! h » Yingr ' utWfedItffen ^ BhUIings , . The Jury found the prisoners "Guilty . " Sentence , six months' imprisonment . 'with hard labour ;; '" ; ¦ * " ¦ - ;/¦ - : '¦ - '¦; - ¦ f . ' '; - / yii - ) - " "•'• ¦ ., Thomas ; . Byne ,. afiod 20 , pleaded guilty , toi iai / siriiilnr offence , but of » wore ' a ^ grayajte'dk ' naiuro , Sentence , twelve months' imprisonment , with hard labour .. ' ¦ ' ; ' : ' •¦ ¦¦' " ' . -- ' : ' - - ¦ ¦ . ¦ -- . ¦"• ' . ^¦ ¦ ¦¦^

      ; . Catchino a . Tartar—John Grierson , aged 16 , was charged with having , at Brampton , assaulted Jas . Freeman ; with intent to robi /; iprisoner ple « , ded not guilty ;—On the night of the , 6 tn Mlt ' ., ' , the . prisdrier and another man had . agreed to waylay ., and " rob a person named Warncop , saddler , Brampton , and for that purpose they concealed r themselves in a hedge leading from Brampton . Hearing what they thought to be tHe footsteps of their intended victim , they sprang out from their hiding place , and seized the prosecutor , James ; Freeman , a soldier , well armed with a thick stick . Startled for a moment the man of war fell under their gripe , and speedily shaking off ' his antagonists , he belaboured them most unmercifully , and they weretoo . glad to take

      to their heels . Both fellows escaped , for a time , but the prisoner , who had not the sense to keep his own counsel , told the adventure , to a faithless friend , who aftorward 3 " peached , " and brought him into his present ' predicament . —Though the counsel for the prosecution strove hard to convict , no proof could be given of the intent . Murder op Sir James Graham ' s Gamkkbepeb . — Joseph Hogg and / John Nichol were indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Davidson on the , 8 th of November last . —Mr . Sergeant ' : Murphy' having opened the case , in the course of which his lordship announced that he should admit the depositions of a man named AndrewTurnbull ,. charged , alongwith the prisoners before the coroner , ^ v'th the murder , the following evidence was given : —Margaret Da-1

      vidson , thewidow of the Jate Thomas uavioson , who lived at Kirtle Hall , stated that on Thursdav morning ,-the 8 th November last , her husband left home to attend to his duties aa a game-watcher for Sir J . Graham .- He had received £ 7 in money on the ' Sth , three Scotch iiotes , two sovereigns , and £ 2 in silver ; '' of this hegave her son two Scotch notes , and paid away £ 1 8 s . He had his stick and plaid with him , no gun . , She never after saw him again alive . . Her husband ' s body was brought home on the Saturday , following . —John Armstrong , the gamekeeper of Sir J . Graham , stated that the deceased was one of his watchers . Ho called on him on the 8 th of November , and he was out watching . He called next morning andfound he had not got

      home , and he went in search of him on the south of Skelton-pike . . He . did . not find him that day ; and the day after about a score of personis went in search of him , and an alarm was given that his body was found . He saw it in a cart at the deceased's own door . Doe Craig is a fayonrite place for poachers . He made an examination there on the 15 th , and traced some footmarks on thewest of Doo Craig . There were , some about a mile from Wire's Fold , where the body had been found . Those foot- marks ' were compared with some shoes the policeman ; afterwards had . On Thursday , the 8 th , he heard a gun-shot about ten o ' clock . After the body was brought home he searched it , and found a purse , and in it a . £ 1 note , a pocket-piece

      resembling a shilling , six crooked sixpences , and two farthings and' a half-farthing . He undre ' ssed the body , andfound it black about the neck , and the shirt-neck was torn . —Matthew Patterson , surgeon , stated that on Sunday ; the 11 th of November , he examined ihe body of the deceased at Kirtle Hall , his residence . In , his judgment deceased had died from strangulation . Had his neckcloth been twisted tight round it would have produced all those effects . —Joseph Gallagher , turnkey , proved .. that Andrew Turnbuli committed suicide in the gaol on the 28 th of November , the day after he was committed , and a coroner ' s inquest was Held upon hirii . —Cross-examined by Mr . James : The same morning that , he committed suicide he was told that he was

      committed on tho coroner ' s inquisition for the wilful murder of Davidson . —William Carrick , the coroner for the district , produced two examinations before him of the deceased Andrew Turn bull , on . the inquisition ori the deceased , Davidson : He was sworn on each occasion , and the depositions made was in answer to questions . He was told he was not bound to answer anything that would criminate himself . On the second examination neither of the prisoners were present . On the first occasion Jos . Hog was present . The depositions of Andrew Turnbull were then put in and read . The second deposition stated that on theSth of November last the two prisoners called at hi ? house between seven and eight o'clock ,-whilst he was in bed , and asked him

      to go out shooting with them to Doe Craig ; it was a very misty morning , and Davidson would not be out watching , He got up and went with them . On their way the prisoner Hogjj aaid to him , "If wo light , on Davidson we will just put an end to him ; thou . wilfc help us . " He said he would not stain his hands in another man ' s blood , but that he would hot tell if they did . They fired at some birds and as they were turning down to Wire's Fold , he looked back . and said / " Ah , here is Jem coming . " Nichol said , " Curse him , he is . " They then all ran , till Nichol cried , "Stop , I will shoot him . " Deponent said , he would sot stop , and Joseph Uogg then threw down his gun and took off his jacket and made a rush at Davidson . Davidson said , "Be quiet Joe , you know the worst on it . " . Hogg got hold of Ms stick and twisted it out of his hands , and Davidson again told him to . be quiet . Hogg then seized him by the neck arid threw him down , and

      Davidson cried out ; " Thou won't murder me , wilt thou ? " Hogg said ; " he deserved it , he was only a bad thief at best . " ' Hogg then gripped him by the neckcloth and called on Nichol to help him , and they did it between them , ; and turned him over on his face . . Theythen said it was aH ' one now ; he might have riioriey on him , arid they might as well have it , and they took his purse out of his inside waistcoat pocket , and took but of it three sovereigns and three half-crowns , and put back the purse with a Scotch note in it and some silver . " —The depositions of Nichol andjlogg , before the coroner , was then put'iri arid read , and they denied knowing anything of the murder . —The evidence having been gone through , his lordship asked the jury if they required Mr . Janies to address them for ' the prisoners ? The jury were of opinion that the evidence was not conclusive against the prisoners , and Acquitted them .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 2, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1563/page/6/