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£ | e Utettopoii ?* Health of Lokdon dohing tub Week —In the week ending last Saturday the deaths registered in the metropolitan districts were 800 . Taking the ten Corresponding weeks of 1810 9 , it appears that the deaths were never lower than 750 , which occurred in 1841 , when the population was less than at present ; and that they rose in 1848 to 1 . 000 . The average of the ten weeks is 851 , or , raised in proportion to increase of population , 928 : there was , therefore , a decrease last week on the corrected average amounting to 12 S . In the zymotic or epidemic clas 3 of diseases the deaths enumerated were 16 ?; and of special complaints which it comprises , small-pox was fatal to 9 children , and scarlatina to 19 , both still
considerably under the average ; measles was fatal to 20 , and hooping-cough to 30 . both of which are near the usual amount Typhus , on the other hand , seems to prevail more fatally ; in the last three weeks it carried off successively 26 , 39 . and * 43 persons , and lias now risen rather above the average of the ten corresponding weeks , in which" it varied from 17 to 69 . Ore person died of ague , and 2 of remittent fever ; 2 of influenza , and 1 of purpura- On the 5 th ef June , at 13 , Tysson-street , Bethnal-green , the son of a comb-maker , aged 2 years , died of cholera , after 53 . hours * iilness . Diarrhoea and dysentery were fatal to 18 persons , all except 5 baring been children ; this is not equal to the number registered in the same week of 1847-9 : in the corresponding werk
of last year 3 S deaths occurred from the two complaints , and at the same time 42 were caused by cholera . La 3 t week 10 women died after childbirth , in 6 of which cases puerperal fever was the causeof death . . Diseases of the respiratory organs , exclusive of consumption , was fatal in 92 cases ; their gradual decline as the temperature increases is shown by the numbers returned in the last five weeks , namely , 145 , 138 , 105 . 94 , and 93 . The mortality of consumption is still below the average ; the number of fatal cases last week was 129 . Five women were registered last week who had reached 90 years of age and upwards . On the 10 th of June , at 5 , Britannia-gardens , St . Mary , Marylehone , the widow of a labourer died from " decay of nature , " after having lived , if such
s ' atemeats , without the corroboration of a register of births can be credited , to the extraordinary age of 110 yearsandomrnths . Her name was C . O' Flaherty , she , was a native of Claymorris , in the county of ¦ Mayo , in Ireland , and "continued ( addsMr . Martin , the registrar . ) in full possession of her faculties , and two days before death couM thread a needle without the aid of spectacles . '' Her son , win made tin ' s statement to him is a labourer , and is 67 years o ! d . A woman , aged 40 , died in the London Hospital , to which she had been brought from Bow , of " inflammation of the arm from the sting of a bee . " A young woman was found dead in a dut > t-bin , from suffocation produced by a fall under the influence of what the coroner ' s jury describe as an " alcoholic fl \> id . "
Pour children were suffocated in bed . The reading of the barometer at the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , was abont SO in . on Sunday ; the mean reading of the week was 2972 . The mean temperature of the week was 58 deg ., and rather less than the average of the same week in seven years . On the first three days it was above the average , and the excess on Tuesday-amounted to 7 * 8 deg . ; on the last three days it was below the average , and on Saturday it was less than the average of that day by nearly 13 deg . The wind wa 3 generally in the south-west—Among the notices from the registrars' reports is the following : —la Kensington Town sub-district , at the Potteries ; the daughter of & labourer , aged 1 lear ^ diedof " rebaola ( 7 d&ss , ) pn 6 tttfton \ a ( 6 days . }'' Also a sister of the above , aged 5 months , died of
" pneumonia . " Mr . Frost , the medical attendant , stater , with regard to the former case , that " this is another victim to the non-enforcement of the Nuisances Removal Act . This child came from the country a few weeks ago , and had an attack of measles , followed by pneumonia , which , in consequence of the depressing influence of a pestilential atmosphere , soon assumed a typhoil character . The mother states that the stench in the Pottery is at times so offensive as to make her' vomit , and almost brins her heart op . ' The premature loss of life in the Pottery ( or more properly the pig-feeding district ) has been fr ' ghtfnl during the three yeara endng December 31 . 1848 . The average age of persons at death was 11 years 1 months and 2 weeks . The locality is one of the most filthy in the vicinity of the metropolis . "
Singular Death—On the Wth inst . Mr . H . Wakley ^ held an inquest at the Portman Arms , Broadley-street . Dorset-square , on Mr . Joseph Wattins ; son of Mr . Watkins , surgeon , Strand , aged twenty , and assistant to Mr . Jeyues , chemist and druggist , Broadley-terrace . Mr . Jaynes stated that lie kept two separate establishments , one of which deceased superintended . Be was informed on the previous Wednesday morning that the latter was not open at the usual hour , and he accordingly repaired to it , ard looking through deceased ' s bedroom window , he beheld him at the foot of his bed ,
on his knees , as if praying . Having in -sain endeavoured to arouse Mm * he entered his room , and was horror-stricken at finding him quite dead , his head and face enveloped in the bedclothes , his countenance black and flattened as if by concussion . Mr . HammiU , surgeon , who was instantly called in , performed an " autopsy , " when he found a considerable congestion of the brain , but no trace of poison . In his opinion deceased was smothered by his head and face being closely covered by the bedclothes . A verdict was returned in accordance with the above evidence—namely "That deceased was smothered by the bedclothes . "
¦ Fire and Loss of Life . —On Monday morning , between two and three o ' clock , a fire broke out at 32 , Phoenix-street , a narrow thoroughfare running ont of Crown-street , Soho , which was attended with the less of two Urea . A Mrs . Harding , whooceupied a portion of the second floor , attempted to make her escape by the window , but , after holding on by her hands for some time , was compelled to drop " on the stones benea'h . and her death was almost instantaneous . Her son , who had made the most courageous efforts to save her , was an burnt as to be obliged to be removed to the hospital . A man named Kemble , who lived in the kitchens , at the peril of losing his own life , rushed through ths fire and succeeded in pulling his wife out , where he returned three times and brought through the fames ais three children . When he reached the street with the last one he . wa 3 . nearly suffocated with smoke , iir . Norland , who lived on the second-floor ,
managed to save himself and two of his daughters but one of his children , a girl , about fourteen yeara of age , was burnt to death Having gained the middle of the stairs , the fire rushed upon them , and Knited the night clothes of one of the daughters . Be however impressed upon them the necessity of nglitin ? their way throngh the flames to avoid beine Knit to death . One of his cUldren , on seeing her aster enveloped in flames , rushed to the top of the Souse , hoping by that means to escape , but she fell amidst the fire , and * hen discovered one of her legs was burnt off , and the whole of her body reduced to * blackened and shrivelled mass , so that it was impossible to identify her . Mr . Noland . andhis two other daughters at length reached the street , but one of the latter was frightfully burned . —Mr . Connerton , the principal officer of the West of England firemen nearly lost his life at the fire . One of the leavy . ladders fell off a high wall and tore the shoulder of his coat off . Had it fallen half an inch
nearer it must have broken his head . As soon as the rums were sufficiently cooled the remains of Miss Solanjl were placed in a shell and removed toSt . Giles s workhouse . Every article of furniture and wearing apparel belonging to the different lodgers , for there were six or seven families living in the 6 ouse ,. was consumed , and the premises completely gutted ; before the flames were exfcinguished .-Mr . Jienry Jones , who occupied the ground floor , said , OR Sunday night he returned home from Chelsea , about 10 o clock , and went to bed with his wife inthe-backparlour . Between 2 and 3 o ' clock his wife woke him , . and cried get up , for I think the touse e on . fir . eoHe immediately placed his hand tbeooden
agams ^ - ^ partition separating the two apartments . ; and-found it so hot that it burned hU hand . , He jumped out of bed instantly , and ran ud stairs shouting "Eire / ' When he came do ™ he found Jhat some one had opened the parlour door and the '; flames were coming out He , therefore pulled it to again , and ran up stairs the second time , and succeeded m arousing the whole of the inmateg ,. and when he ; , returned he found the parlour door lying across the passage , and the flames Usvnoe forth most furiously . Notwithstanding , six or seven persons managed to rush through the fire ; but several others were unable to do so , and were compelled to get on to the parapet and pass on to the next house . How the fire occurred he could ' not form the
remotest idea . The unfortunate young man Hard * ing , who was so dreadfully burnt , on hearing the alarm given , got cp and went oat in his shirt to his brother ' s in Old Compton-street , to request him to come aad help him to save bis mother . He rushed through the fire and at length reached the room his parent- was in . She was then going to jump out , he pulled her back , knowing she must be killed if she threw hereshT out The fire at length progressed go fast , that his mother got out of the window and held on by the sill until the dimes came up and burnt her side , when she let go her hold and fell into the stone-paved yard . It is not a little aingulnr that , although he can tell how his mother got ont he hai
no recollection of the way he got out himself . The unfortunate woman was fifty-six years of age . The totsl number of individuals on the premises when the fire broke out was eighteen , and they have by this misfortune , been bereft of everything they posses 3 ed .--An inquest was held on Wednesday , by Mr . Wak ey m Endell-s treet , St . Giles on the bodies of Charlotte Harding , aged fifiy-four , and Margaret Kolin ; , aged twelve , and" after hearing a number of witnesses , to endeavour to trace the origin of the fire , the jury returned the following verdict : " That Charlotte Harding died from the effects of a fall and i * argjtret Nolin . from the effects of fire ; but ' how that fire occurred there was no evidence to show . "
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room , Coal Market , they were most unexpectedly paid a visit by W . F . Winslow , Esq ., S . I ., with a party of theOity " constabulary , r who , 'having- first placed sentinelB at aft- the averiues from the ^ house , made ; a > search -of'the premises , took a listofthe nam ^ s of the members , and'carried off their liiriutebook and othe . r doouments . After keeping the assembled members in durance in their own room for about an hour , the police retired . ^ It is said the authorities grounded their search on a sworn information that arms and seditious doouments were to be found on ihe premises ; rwe are told , however , that nothing more alarming or treasonable was discovered than the Na tion newspaper ,-which the club-men were at the time engaged in reading . /
Capturk of the Sheriff and' Policb in CLARB .-nTlie 'Clare Journal contains the following startling announcement : — " A rescue of stock ' seized under an execution , at the suit of Synge against Synge took p laceyesterday . ( Wednesday ) at Caherhue , when the sheriff and police aoting under him were attacked by the country . / people and driveninto a sarid-pif , where they were detained until the stock was ' removed . Mr . Synge was from home at tho time . None of the party engaged in the rescue'have yet been arrested . ' . ¦ : ' ¦¦¦ ¦ ' ' ' ¦ >'/¦ ¦ ¦ ' "¦ v Landlordism in Fbrmanagh . —Our Fermanagh correspondent pas furnished us with some startling facts with regard to the doings of certain landlords in that , county . The work of eviction is carried on to a great extent in the neighbourhood of Mon ' ea .
extending , through several townlands on theBbho . — DtrryStandard . •¦'¦ i ¦•''¦ < ¦ -. . ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ - : < . ¦ ' ¦ The Orangemen of the Morieymore district assembled last week in the Protestant Hall of their town , with Mr . William Blair , their district master ; in the chair , and passed the following sensible resolutions : — " TKat inasrauctTas it seems to be the opinionof many eminent menr-men of every shade in politicsthat party . processions should be discontinued , and that the law of the land is inimical to the development and carrying out of the Orange system , and that in the providence of God , the causes which called that society into' existence are fast passing away ; we deem it tobe our duty ; as members of the State and as Christians , to dissolve our connexion with that
association .. '— "That we would humbly tender our advice to the various lodges , instead of ; assembling for political purposes * as heretofore , to establish reading societies throughout the length arid breadtb of the land ,. and devote their money to the diffusion of knowledge , which , in a short time , with the blessing of , God , would raise them to a higher degree in the 8 caleof public opinion than ever they had attained under . the ' old , regime , ' always remembering that ' knowledge is power / " ' > ' '• '" ¦ \ Action for Slander against a Roman Catdolic Clergyman . —The Court of Common Pleas was occupiedthe entire of Friday and Saturday last , with the hearing of an action for slander , in which Mr . Hugh Morrow , sub-sheriff of the county of Longford
, was the plaintiff , and > lhe Rev . Edward M'Gaver , P P . of Granard , defendant . Damages were laid at . £ 2 , 000 ; The language complained of was spoken at a ; Protectionist meeting at Longford , ' in December lust , -and at which" the defendarit 8 ecbrided an amendment to the first resolution of theTrotebtionist party , at the same time observing , "I , of myown knowled ge know a number of well-conducted , honest tenants in my own neighbourhood ; who have been held up to highrents , and have been compelled to give up their land for the purpose of enabling an individual to get it into his own possession ; and one man haying six acreB was driven out of hisi farm to satisfy the wiBhes of this person ; and another'tenant who took compassion on that man andlet him in , -was sent to bv
the agent , and the bailiff told him that if lie sheltered him he would be put out himself : and another most respectable man , although he wore a friezci ' coat , was called upon by the same person to give up his farm at forty-eight hours notice , as he wished further to enlarge his demensb and make gravel walks , and upon his' asking , ' Where am' I to go ? ' he was told , 4 You have been asking ,-your old wife and yourself , and you may go into the byre ( the cow house ) , ' but if you do not give up the land I will put you into the gaol for the rent you now owe me . ' He then said to the agent , ' you came to me three years ago demanding possession , and my son who was then recovering from fever , took a shivering , and you killed himj and you are now going to kill me ? ' It turned but too
true—Andy Egan was the man . He toook to his bed next day . Tattended him in his illness , - and he was dead in one week—inprdered by that agent , the same as his son was a few months before . The ' satne agent told him that another son of his was a Ribbonman , and he was the cause of banishing him from the country ; This is the treatment which may be expected from landlords and their agents . " Some of the gentry on the platform having insisted ou the name of the party alluded to being mentioned , the rev . gentleman named Mr . Morrow , in consequence of which the ' present action was brought . For the prosecution several landed proprietors of the county of Longford , who attended the meeting were examined , and deposed to having heard the words Bpokeh by the defendant . - Mr . Holmes and Mr . Fitzgerald , Q . C , addressed the jury for the defence , but called no witnesses . After a charge from Judge Ball , the jury - . brought iij tf ' . yerdict for the plaintiff for
£ 300 damages , andi sixpence costs . ¦ ; ; Thb Municipal Battle . —^ the Dublin Neivs Letter . sa y * •— " On Saturday , the 15 th inBtant , Mr . Reynolds was served with nine writs of summons for penalties of £ 50 each , for- acts done in his-capacity as Lord . Mayor .- These : proceedings would have been . taken long since ,. but that it was oonsidered advisable . to wait for the passing , . of . the recent Process Act , whick puts members of Parliament upon the- game footing as ordinary ' subjects in relation ^ to . law proceedings . :: ' Mr . Reynolds must , of course , under this act i enter appearances within eight days from service , ¦ and declarations and pleas must follow as if it were term . It is understood that a writ will be served for every act , either by the Lord Mayor de facto or his locum tenens . Deanery of St . Patrick . —The Rev . Ralph Sadleir , prebendary of , Castleknock , has been appointed sub-dean of St Patrick , on the resignation of the Venerable the Archdeacon of Dublin .
Thb Repeal Association . —The association met on Monday in Concliatien-hall , Mr . Bagnall , T . C ., in the chair . Mr . John O'Conhell addressed the meeting ,, and alluded to the late verdict against the Rev . Mr . M'Gaver , P . P ., at the suit of Mr . Morrow .- He hoped the people of ; Ireland would defray the expenses of the rev . gentleman . The rent for the week was £ 17 5 s . 8 d . " Mubdbr in the- Countt of- Down . —Another murder has been ¦ perpetrated in Ulster ; but it would appear that this crime had no connexion with the land system .,. The Belfast Whig of Tuesday contains the following particulars;— " The victim . ofthis diabolical act is James Nochei " , of Drumaness , " a most inoffenaiye and respectable
farmer , who has resided in that neighbourhood for many years . The . particulars , as far as we . have been able to glean , them , are these : —The unfortunate deceased had lately accepted the office of gamekeeper to the Rev . W . B ; Forde , of Seaforde , from which a man named M'Oartan had been dismissed . He went : out about two o ' clock on the morning inquestion r to-prevent ipoaching on the estate , ' and whenihe was . on his way home . he was shot , at a place called the Eleven Acres , near , the house of a man named . Darby' Morgan . Nocher ,. was found dead at Morgan ' s house , and the aboount . which the inmates give is , that he oame there , stating that he had been shot in the , valley , and got a drink of buttermilk .. The Rev . Mr . I ' orde , with the police , examined the spot , and , from the slugs and wadding found on the road and at the wall nearh facing the
house , they are of opinion that the fatal ehot or shots must have been either-fired from Morgan's house , or frombehind a wall besideit . The unfortunate man ' sbody ; presented , a horrible spectacle , having been almost . riddled with . slugs from , the head to the stomach . The doctor who examined the . body , stated that death must have occurred almost instaiitaneouslyj as the deceased was shot through the heart . A young man named Davy , a nephew to the former , gamekeeper , ! and : several others , ' have been arrested on suspioion . It is right to state ; that the police searched the house of the former gamekeeper , in which they found a gun and pistol which were quite dusty , and had not recently been in use . rAn inquest has been held on tho body , but we have not obtained , particulars . Nocher has left a wife and five children to lament his loss . "
Irish Packet ; Station . —The . Dublin Ntivs Letter contains the' following . announcement : —'• ' The government have at last consented to grant a commission of inquiry into the suitableness of one of the Irish : ports for an : American paokot station . This concession . is one of- tho utmost importance , arid bIiows . what may bo obtained at the hands of any Ministry by united resolve and determined action on the part of the Irish representatives . "
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CnotERA IN Bahbarv . — We learn from Malta , under date of the 9 th of June , that this scourge of the human race had manifested itself at Susa , Sfax , Mohdia , and other parts of Barbary : arid according to . some . accounts , even in , tho military barracks within two hours' distance ; from Tunis ; andsuoh is the panic among tho people that upwards of COO have ifled in boats and small craft , aiid reached Malta , where ,, notwithstanding petitions have been addressed to tho governor , praying him to impose a
quarantine of at least seven days from date of uaparture from the infected port , pratiquo is recklessly given ! to all arrivals ! unless ,. siokness actually . prevails on board , which mcasuro has already been the cause , 0 f » putting Malta into quarantine with Sicily and Naples , ' and when they como to loarn that a fatal base has ocourred in Valletta Havbour ( though before the admission , of the vessel to pratique , as &ho arrived during the night time ) , after . fourteen hours' illness , ho doubt , a sfratto , or tptal rejection of arrivals from Malta will bb enacted ..
TnE Shipping Gazette states , that Mathews , the late defaulter at Dublin Castlo , is a ; natural son of the' late Marquis ' Wellesley , by whom , when his lordship , was Lord-Lieutenart , he was appointed to ' the situation which he held . . . :, . ' '' . ^ - . j " ; . ! ,-. ; : ¦ :. ' .: > :. ' ,:.. ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ . . ¦
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-, Ooitino At ( D . WonNDiNo . i-M , vHagan ; wa 8 indicted for cutting and wounding Elizabeth Egan , with intent to do her ' grievous % dily'harm ' . ~ Mr : Thompson prosecuted , and Mr . 'Tayne defended the priaoner . —If appeared that the prisbnerlouged'iri the same house with the prosecutrix , and on the 11 th inst ., upon her applying , to him for some rent , he abused her arid struck-her . . Not satisfied with this violence , he ' shortly aftetwards went into her room with a candlestick in his hand , 'and' after making use of more bad language , ho ' struck her a violent ' blow oh the lip with the candlestick , the effect of which was to . cutjt open and inflict very severe injury .-. On . behalf of the prisoner an . attempt was made to show that' the ' proBecutrix Herself , was / the first aggressor ; tut the evidence-was riot by . ' any means of i a oharaeter to' warrant' such a conclusion being come . , to . —The jury , found the . prisoner
"Guilty , and ho was sentenced to be imprisoned and keptto hard labour for eighteen . months . ^ Utibriko ' a Fobobd Receipt . —Francis Johnson , 29 , described as a clerk was indicted for feloniously forging and uttering a receipt for money , with intent to defraud . —Mr .-Clarkson and Mr . Robinson prosecuted ; Mr . Ballantine was for . the . deJence . — The ,. prisoner , it appeared , . was ; in the service of Messrs . Warner , -who carry on an extensivo busineas as ironmongers ' in Jewih-Btreet ; arid the evidence left nb doubt that ho had been b « irrying on an extensive system'of fraud and robbery upon his employers , and that heihad resorted to the expedient of falsifying the entries in the books of the firm , in order to cover his . delinquencies . —The jury found the prisoner "Guilty . "—There were other indictments against him , ' arising put of the same transactions , but they were not proceeded with . —The prisoner waa sentenced to DO'transported for seven
years , ' .,-, • :. ¦ . ¦ ¦ -. ¦ .. - ¦ ¦ • ¦ : :- - Chaiiobs of SkittlbShabpino . —Alfred Hawksby , a respectable-looking young man , surrendered to take his trial for ¦ misdemeanour . —The facts of the case were these . The prisoner , who had been sent for trial with another man , ' named John Steadman , but who had not surrendered -at the-time the court sat , is a , butcher , Hying somewhere near Whitecross ^ street , and' at'the time ' the alleged offencef was '" committed the prosecutor' " was a butcher in the New-road , St .- Qeorge's-ih-the-East . As far back as last July it appeared ttiai-. tbeTplarf was laid to entrap the prosecutor , whom it would appear , somewhat prided himself on his skittle playing , and these ' were the means employed . ' . The
prisoner ' Haiwk 8 by and the man Steadman were at that time playing skittles together at the Hope Tavern , ! Banner-street , ¦ St . ' Luke ' si Some of the party said ; that - prosecutor , whose name is Meteynrd , was good for £ 50 , and it was . arranged that they should go into \ the prosecutor ' s shop to buy something , ' arid then preteml to getjlp a running match for a sovereign , asking prosecuto ^ to -hold the stakes—that Hawksby ¦ should : be"there , aauf by accidenf > iandrthat , halving ! drawn prosecutor : out , skittles should be . proposed , andthp prosecutor . be picked .. up . !' . Accordingly , Steadman ; and another man went and met the' prosecutor , and Steadman said , '" Now , fat ' un / are you ready to ' ran forthia match ?" ¦ to whioh the other assented , and prosecutor was prevailed on to hold the : stakes . They proceeded to run the ; match .. . Wine was then .
introduced , . of which the prisoner and prosecutor drank , A game at ' skittlea was then proposed , and betting commenced , and-at last prosecutor wdi induced to go home and fetch £ 50 to : make a / bet with prisonerand Steadman that a certain number of pins could ; not . be got , the party who . was to knock , them , down being apparently drunk . . As soon as , the money was' staked the match wus p layed ,, and prosecutor , of course / lost . Feeling convinced that he had been duped ) he applied to have a portion ( if not the whale ) of his money back , which was refused . —A number of witnesses were called , ' . who gave , the prisoner a high character . —His Lordship , in addressing the iuryl nointed '
out the evidence as being very slight , agairist which previous character ought to weigh ; and , as far as the act of gambling was concerned , the intent was alike blameableto both parties .- —The jury immediately acquitted the prisoner . . . ; . ,. .,. , Theprisprier ' Steadman , whose recognizances had been estreated , then begged his lordship to allow him to surrender for trial . —The Gourt , having satisfied , itself that his not surrendering arose from aii error as to the hour , they ¦ , would be taken , allqwed the trial to proceed . —The evidence , was precisely . the same as in the previous case , and the jury at once . acquitted the prisoner . ' :
. Mock AGEkcT ^ OFEiCES ^—Sydney Robert Sparks , clerk , 27 ; ^ Charles Wm . Stanley , ; 23 , Edward Wright , 23 , agent ; and James Campbell , 37 , agent , were indicted for conspiracy and fraud . —The case occupied the court until considerably beyond the usual hour of sitting , and before it had closed the court was inconvenientl y full with the numerous witnesses in the-case , their friends , and persons who had been duped by the gang . —As far as personal appearance went , the prisoners seemed to be the last that might have been expected to succeed in so many instances of fraud .,. Campbell is a . tall , scampish looking , shabby genteel man , sporting moiistachio ' s , an imperial , and wearing glasses . Sparks , a ^ li ttle , dirty * ' vulgar , - dissipated man .
Stanley , a half smart looking young , man , such . as may invariably be seen hanging , about racecourses and ; horse , fairs . And . Wright-a . small , vulgar , gentish looking young' individual . —Mr . Parnell stated briefly the . manner in which the fraud had been effected ; from-which it ' appeared that somewhere . about Christmas last the prisoners as a gang commenced . operations , and tho first the proseoution could learn , of them was that Campbell , whom they learnt had been a gentleman ' s servant , was traced to have met with the other prisoners at a publicihouse near Holborn , for the purpose of arranging their future plans of operation , and the arrangement -was that as there were many , thousands in the metropolis and . provinces seeking for
situations , they should take offices and open them as estate , arid registry agents , then advertise for clerks to deposit a certain sum of money with them by' way of security , arid then employ them for a week or two . at a salary , getting rid of them as soon as they could pocket , the deposit , and when one of the places so taken became , to use their own term , toOjhot to hold them , they were to shift to another quarter , arid the difficulty about references . was to be removed by the parties , under different names , haying mor o than 1 one ' . office at a . time , by . which means they ¦ could , give , reference , from one to another . Some one at this meeting said they thought the public were' too much on their guard to be taken in ,- when Campbell' said he bad a
scheme that would throw the devil off his guard , and , producing-a well-drawn up and well-printed circular , or : prospectus of the concern , said he thought that would lick them ( meaning the public . ) Shortly after this the firm made its appearance , first in' Upper Wellington-street , as Wright and Co ., loan-office , general registry and investment company , auctioneers , &o . The same party then commenced operations in ; Exeter Arcade , then Brownlow-Btreet , Ilplborn ,. then Adam-street , Adelphi , Great Queen-street , Kingsgate-street , and lastly at Oavendish-squave . At these various places the prisoners were each to be found acting in concert ; and by answering and inserting advertisements , got numbers of young men to place sums varying from £ 0 to £ 60 . with them . They then employed tho parties so engaged for a short time ,
by , sending them long distances from home to inquire after houses and businesses to let , and the end was that they never , got back their money or salary ., ; , The learned . counsel then went on to detail the evidence , which , haying so recently appeared when the prisoners were oxamiued at the police court , only requires the main points to be noticed . — James Bottomley . a servant out of place , coroborated the learned counsel ' s statement as to the particulars of what took place at the public-house . The first he : knewof Campbell was that he was to get u \ m a situation as a servant ; and witnsss having been out of service some time , had no character , and'Campbell proposed to give him a false one , for which he was to receive £ 2 , £ 1 5 s .
of which was paid to him . Not being able to get his money back , they wished him to assist them in the proposed scheme . —Cross examined : I never said 1 would swear anythingfor ten shillings and a good blow out ; that was Campbell ' s favourite word ; when some one said how about directors to the company , - to which their circulars referred , Campbell said V . Qnly letmegetthe tin , and I'll get names . enough / VJHe . was called the Captain . Sparks was introduced ' as his partner . — George Morris proved ' having' seen Stanley and Wright abting'in' concert in 'U pper Wellingtonstreet . Witnessit had been defrauded out of £ 15 by the elder Wright .-rl ^ was / tuen proved that the
office m Exeter . Avoade had been let to Wright and Stanley , who , after a months turned it over to Sparks , who oonverted it into a cigar and betting room . —James Howe , a poor looking old man ,: said he had ^ been engaged at Wellington-street by Stanley and Wright ... He . paid £ 5 deposit , and when he became clamorous to have it baok , they said they must rob some , one . else to pay him . —Alfred Savage , another of the victims , proved the payment of £ 5 , on account to "WrigH and Stanley , in Wellington-street . —John Macdonald , having paid £ ] Q on account . at Kingsgate-street to Campbell , and bnding . l that . ho , could , not get any employment .
wisnea to nave his money back , when Campbell became insolent , and said that , as witness had left before his time , lie should ' have tho advice of tho legal gentleman of the firm before ho should return tho amount , which ,, was never repaid . —Charles Gage , a draper , said . that , seeing an . advertisement , he went early in March to Kingsgate-street , where he saw Sparks and , 'Stanley ,,, who . said . they must have £ 10 .,,, fle went down to Dorset and got the money from his friends ; and . " all the wages he got was ~ 16 s . —Hob ' er ioter , having deposited £ 10 , was duly engaged as clerk to' the firm in Kingsgater Btreet , acting as legal adviser to the . firm ; as . soon
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as the agreement was si gned and he WT ^ h ^ on . his duties , they gaveliim two days' holi , i ent 6 r to Greenwich-fajr .. ( Laughter . ) Sfigwi money was an 1 . 0 u , f or four weeks' salar ? wl % and the only valuable thing m the place was "H pot . Crosa-examined ; I made a disturbance W *^* gave me in custody ; I made a charge of cdn . n anle but Mr . Hall said an individual case would - n ^ tain the charge .-rMr . Parry said that the cast . SU 8 % so flagrant that . ' on the part of Wrieht h ! l ere withdraw from the charge , ' and let him plead - li -r-The payment of two more sums of iio ' nnt ]}' ^ were then proved , and also"that the pri £ , ? ' gono by various aliases , and that when th < W J a < 1 became clamorous' the parties would doH ^' t 1018 f ° K Ji ffic 1 " other ' ' nndacarpen £ . ^ had fitted the place , having called upon W , i £ ?** some money , Baid he requested him to eteD-. li ^ « - ¦ 6 i iirtu it l
" , «»» « "g .- «» ong customer , anrl »« •? nay him .-Serffeant . Thompson said he took n uld bell and Stanley . at 15 , Blandford-street £ > square where they had just commenced operaHn 6 ' ' under the name of Harvey ; Loan and n ; ng » - Office . He met Sparks in GreaVRusSLS T ^ tookhiin-Mr . Paine contended fflS . 'SS ^ had not been sufficient y proved aeainsf p , » r 1011 -Mr . Horry , atsomo Lngth , alffSwSf ? mere 8 ervant .-TKe learnfd commissCr C ? *? % * & - ? \^ ^ ^ mediately S tfc ° * ¦ " Gu . lty . " -Mr . Parnell said that the Sv ? " ! Edward Wright ,- 57 , father of the prisoner in „ last case , a fellow who has for nearly tSv ' o the been carrying on the same game , and whn& rs office , at Oh ^ ff ^^ JihJff ^^ ia victed i wasindioted with-J ames for Zrll ^? " William Davis of £ 10 . —WriBfcr ™ f ' .-J ^ fr ^ udini ?
the jury convicted Jamc ' .-li fiSST faid jV" had obtained two ^ sumsof £ 10 in one \ S b ? S same practices .-The learned Judce in ml ; 2 he tence , commented upon the gis ' nSfoW charges / and sentenced Wrieht the mX i ™ Campbell ,. and Stanley , to i ^ iS ^^^ 'TTl f d W Jabourh «" cfflSta-TB Sparks had not taken any money and wZL I ) acted under the guidance of a b adfirh g e ht q ha ( i tence on them would be twelve months U * Borolart . —Robert Jamieson , 19 Wiq &r , » j $ " : burglary in the dwdlfaiiLTTSH Relpb , and stealing a large ouiintirv nf ••« money ¦ £ number | f cigarf , - S % ^ Z bacco , three knives , and other articles , his prop « tj Mr . Carkson prosecuted , and Mr . O'Brien defeS iTir J ^ e prosecutor in this case uff ouuiwu
. m ueorgeav . puDUc-house , in Edwardstreot , Regent ' s-park , and it appeared that S robbery in question : was committed on the 27 th « f April At a quarter past two o ' clock in the morn ing of _ that day the house was all properly secured and , the family : retired to bed , and at twenS minutes to six o ' clock ' the same morning it was dis covered that the premises had been entered durb ? the night , and that nearly , a . peck of copper monev which was in a bag in the bar , several bottles of liquor , some knives , a great many screws of to bacco , and some cigars had been stolen . The evi dence against the prisoner was solely circumstan . tial , but at the same time appeared to be quite conclasive of his guilt . It was provedthat the house
, of the prosecutor was entered by a window in the back yard , which abutted upon a house in which the sisierof the prisoner occupied a room , to which he had constant access ; arid it appeared that very soon after the robbery was committed he was seen to go into thisTOpm carrying : two bundles . , It was also BUown that on this same morning the prisoner u *? r shop ofMj ^ # ' Th mPSon , a pawnbroker m the Hamnstead-road , arid redeemed some articles for which he paid with nine shillings in copper money , and ho then ' purchased nine shillings' worth of other things , which he also ! paid for with copper , and he then requested the pawnbrokerjo give him ten shilhnfs in silver for'that ' amount of coDDer
money , in addition to these facts it appeared that upon searching the room occupied by the prisoner ' s sister , and to which he was seen to goon the morning of the robbery , some knives , twenty-seven farthings , and four screws of tobacco were found , several of which articles were identified as formimj a portion ^ the stolen property . It also appeared that when the prisoner was taken into custody a further sum of 2 s . Id . in copper was found in his possession ;—The jury found the prisoner Guilty , and evidence was adduced to show that he had been before convicted of felony . —The prisoner was then charged , upon another indictment , with a buMarv
in the dwelling-house of William Clark , and stealing fifty cigars , a corkscrew , a scarf , and other articles —The prosecutor in , \ his case , it appeared , is thelandlord of the Jew ' s Harp public-house in the samestreet as that in which the former prosecutor re-• A- ' ^ ° j ) l ) er y question took place on thenight of the loth of April , and a considerable portion of the stolen property was found in the possession of the prisoner a very short time ' afterwards . — The jury again returned a verdict of " Guilty . " rhe Recorder , in passiDg sentence , said there could be no _ d " oubt tha ; t the prisoner was a systematic robber of public-houses , and ordered him to be transported for fifteen years .
Robbery . —William Anderson , 50 , hairdresser , plfeided " Guilty ^ 'to an indictment for stealing from RobertCatten thirtysovereigns twerity half-sovereigns , and a Bank-note for £ 10 .-The Court sentenced him to eighteen months' imprisonment . —The prisoner , who evidently expected a much more severe sentence , and did not rightly hear , said , " eighteen years , my Lord ?"—Common-Serjeant ' •> o , eighteen months . —The prisoner , seemingly much pleased , ' made a bow , and got out of the dock as quickly as he could :
. BiOAMr .-Arthur Matthews , 27 , labourer , was indicted for feloniously intermarrying with Susannah Joyce , his wife being still alive . —Mr . W . Cooper prosecuted . —It appeared that the prisoner , who is an Irish dook-labouref , Had married his first wife at St . George ' s-ih-the-East in 1843 , and that being a woman of drunken habits , they separated , and she went to live with some one else , upon which he in May last married his second wife at the office of the district registrar of Stepney-green . —The prisoner was convicted , and sentented to be imprisoned for two months .
Assabm . —William Plant , 29 , shoemaker , was indicted for unlawfully assaulting Elizabeth Harbud , with intent , Ac—Mr ; Parnell prosecuted , and Mr . 0 Bnen defended . The prosecutrix , an interesting , modest-mannered girl , who seemed still to bo suffering from - the effects of the prisoner ' s violence , and the drugs it was supposed he had administered to her , stated that on the evening of Friday , the 17 th of May , a man whom she believed to be the prisoner met her , and having forced himself into conversation , prevailed on her to accompany him to the Cock public-house ; at the corner of Margaretstreet , - Great Portland-street , where he called for a glass of brown brand v-arid-watfir n smnli mmnfifv
of which she partook of , and almost immediately felt sick and giddy , and then lost all power of recollection until- ten o ' clock tbo next morning , when shefound herself in the Middlesex Hospital , where she . was compelled to remain for a fortnight before she had entirely recovered . —The barmaid at the Cock public-house proVed the prisoner io be the man that had given the prosecutrix the brandy-andwatev ; they were Btaridmg by a wall . Prosecutrix forced herself from the prisoner , and immediately fell headlong into the road . Water was obtained , but she not recovering , was taken by the police and three gentlemen to the hospital . —Police-constable Hodges , of the E division corroborated their
statement , adding that from the position he saw them in there could not be any doubt but that the prisoner had criminally assaulted her . He heard her say- " Get away , you beastly fellow . " Upon picking her up he found her clothes much disordered , and she was quite insensible . Prisoner begged of him not to take her to the hospital , at the same time stating that a policeman in Bakerstreet had requested him to see her home , and at the station-house he said he'first saw her in Oxfordstreet , with a crowd of men round her , and that . he took charge of her from motives of humanity ^—Mr . Corfe , the resident surgeon at the hospital , said that when she was brought in they applied the stomach pump , but could not detect the presence of liquor , or any narootic . Her breath smelt , of
sherry , and although there was no positive evidence ol the fact , he , from all circumstances , felt convinced that she was suffering from the effeots of chloroform ., She was very ill upon recovering her sensibility the following morning , and' reri ' iairied in a critical state for a fortnight afterwards before she was well enough to leave the hospital . —The jury immediately fouud him ' « Guilty . "—The prisoner said , as there was a God in heaven he had only seen the girl a few minutes before the policeman came up , and was innocent . —Mr . " Gurney said his protestations were only an aggravation of his guilt ; there could not bo any doubt , and , further , that he met the prosecutrix prepared with means to effect his purpose . —lie was then sentenced to two years ' imprisonment and hard labour .
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Clergy sold for Sims-. —> Walker , -hrhis " Sufferings of the Clergy , " says , « , ' There . was a project on foot to sell some of tho most eminent ( of the masters of colleges , doctors in divinity , , &c . ) to the Turks for slaves , and a considerable progress was made in that horrid ' , purpose . " . And , writing of Dr . Edward Layfiold , under the , head of "London Cathedrals , " Walker again says . fhat " at . last , in the company of others , ho was clapfc on shipboard , under hatches ;\ and that " they , were threatened to be sold slaves to the Al gerinds ,, orto . some of our own , plantations . " , Again , it is recorded , in Bishop Cosin ' a hfe , that b y his will " ho gave- towards the redemption of Christian captives at Algiers £ 500 ; towards the relief of tho distressed loyal party in England , £ 800 ; " upcn . whichl should be glad to put , a query—vie ., is there sufficient ground for supposing that any of the loyal party , were really sold for slaves during the rebellion?—Ndftt-and Querict ,
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azalea . Strike at the Welsh CpLiiBaiBs . —We regret to announce that a very general strike has taken place in the collieries of Monmouthshire and Glaiimorganshire ; and that at this moment lib less than twenty-fire coal works of great extent , and requiring 1 vast number of hands , are at a standstill , as the lamentable result . —Monmutiuhire Merlin . '
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Srotlauu . The Miners' Strike . —The Glasgow Daily Mail says : — " The propriety of . making a relaxation in the terms propounded as those oh which alone they would resume employment , has been much canvassed during the past week among the miners who are out on strike . Hitherto only a very few employers have acceded to the ; demands preferred , and the number does not seem likely to receive a speedy augmentation , though there are several parties who have expressed a willingness to approximateltowards them . A wage of 3 s . Od . daily ' has been offered in many cases . It appeared as if ; some of the claimants for 4 s ., hopeless of obtaining that sum , were not indisposed to accept , the smaller , amount . They could
not act , however , on their individual feelings — they were not at liberty to abandon or break up the union —and the important question was made the subject of consideration bF the collective- body .- .- 'An aggregate meeting was held on the 13 th inst ., to determine the point , which was debated at . great length and with considerable vehemence , arid the meeting was adjourned before coming to any . resolution . ' . Next day there was another large assemblage . 'The discussion was resumed , and ; finally , by an immense majority , the original terms were carried . Whatever private views and feelings may have ; existed
favourable to the taking up of lower ground , they were not expressed . Under a dozen pf hands ' were held up for that proposition . It was then agreed to hold aggregate meetings in the various districts and the preliminary for a conference of delegates from all the mining districts of Scotland , to be held , here , were an anged . It is understood that the disputes amongst the colliers , and the influence ' of the . monthly pay night , caused gome disturbance in the' eastern division late on Saturday night and Sunday morning . Six or eight colliers were taken to the police-office ; and two of the policemen were considerably beaten before their prisoners were secured . " .
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HreianB . Lbttkr from Mb . M'Manus . —The following H an extract from a letter received by a gentleman in Liverpool from Mr . M ^ Manus , one of the Irish state convjets . ' It' confirms the statements that have been published of the harsh treatment which Mr . Smith O'Brien has received : — " - ' ' . * The Police District of New Norfolk , "Van Piemen ' s Land , February 18 th , 1850 . " My . Dear . ** # —I intended , writing , vou from the cape ' ; but as you will , no doubt , long since have heard of the summary mode in which we wereejected from it ; you will be at no loss in conjecturing the cause ofmynbtdoing 8 o . We fully expected three days there , but only got a few hours ^ rrieither oflicers nor men being allowed to land ; nor could , we get
any fresh provisions . . The only thing we got was water , of which wewere much in need ; having 'be ' eri on short allowance for a considerable time before . From the Cape . I wrote to * * * and you , doubtless , . will have Been some one of the letters , so I need not refer , to : the first partof my voyage . . From the Capewehadasix ' and a half weeks of as dreary a sailas could well be imagined . The' Indian Ocean is a bleak , inhospitable seai It was bitter cold . ! We felt this the more after just leaving the ' coast of Africa ; but , notwithstanding , we weathered it out right well , and arrived here on Saturday , October 27 th . We expected , on our arrival , to be all ! put in prison together for some time ; but , to Our surprise and mortification , an order came on board that we
must all be separated , and scattered over various ; police districts of this island prison .- I need : not tell you what our feelings were , after : all we had gone through together ; " after all we had . suffered , and after having come over eighteen thousand miles for the same cause , to be thus separated on a foreign land , without a human being that we knew of to ? P"ak to us . However , so it was ; and one by one we have been scattered over the face of the country , " under a very strict police surveillance . Here are the conditions : —1 st Not to proceed out > of the police district ; 2 nd , to report your residence , and every change thereof , to the police magistrate ; 3 rd . to report yourself personally once a month to the said magistrate ; 4 tb , not to be absent from your
registered place of residence after ten o ' clock at ri'gnt ; and , 5 th , not to enter any theatre or billiard room . I stood out three days before'I accepted these terms , as the district assigned me was a very small rural one , where I could not get the slightest chance of emp loy-, ment ; but I was compelled ultimately , to yield or else to goto Port Arthur , one of the most beastly penal settlements they have here , and where none but the most abandoned characters are kept . I took my ticket Of leave , therefore , on the 1 st , of November , with a . view of remaining , comparer tively Bpeaking , at liberty , until my letters would arrive from home , and which , I am sorryto say , is not the case yet . I have not got a single line from one of my friends , nor even an old newspaper ,
although it is now over seven months since we left , and over three since we landed . Surely it cannot be possible that the government are holding them back ! It is a very cruel state of suspense to be in , as , with the exception of an odd extract from some of the English or Irish papers , we are in a total ignorance of anything that is occurring at home .. It cannot be for want of opportunity , as we had eight vessels from London , . and one ( the Marine Plant ) from Liverpool , since our arrival All the others , are in the sime predicament with myself in this regard , exceptMr . O'Brien , who . 1 believe , had one short letter . Bj the : by , T should have mentioned that Mr . O'Brien held out , ondwould not give his parole unless he got the freedom of the island . This would
not be granted , and he is undergoing a very close . jmpriBonme ' ni in Maria Island , arid , I regret to say , is suffering very severely in health in consequence . * * , We have the privilege of corresponding with each other through the post-office .. » Martin stood the voyage well ,, and is in exceedingly good health , ¦ considering his enfeebled state on leaving Ireland . Airthe ' others are quite well , and I never was in more robust health in my life ; In fadt * I ' m ten years younger than when last you saw- me . I take great exercise , and kill my time in fishing and shooting . , The district lam in is . a sterile , [ barren one , with . nothing but hills covered with stunted trees , and with about twenty acreB of tolerably good land to 1 , 000 of bad . Ic is twenty miles from Hobart Town , the prinoipal town of the colony , and
has certainly a most magnificent river running through it , called the Derwent , in which I catch ; as much fish as I can eat , and occasionally kill a splendid kangaroo , the hind quarters of whioh are very excellent eating . Although we did riot expect it , we have an immense number of sympathisers 'here , and who , strange to say , seem to Jtnow all about our proceedings , even to the smaljest minutiae . They are friendly to us , and even the English and Scotch ettlers are nearly all very civil arid respectful . The colony is at present in a very d > . pressed Btate ; and all who can leave it are . off , for California , There are ten vesselB now in Hobart Town , for it . It is about ten weeks' sail from here ! " We / have a rumour that John Mitchel has been permitted to go anywhere he pleases but , back to the old country . Can this be true ?—Believeme , yours , &o ., T . B . M'Manus .
Tenant Right : Meetings . — Crowded tenant right meetings have been held at Tuam and Ennis corthy . ¦ ... ¦ - . ' .-. . . . ' ,.,,.:. Thb Potato Cbop . —The accounts received from all parts on Sunday and Monday , contradict the assertion that the potato disease has reappeared . On the contrary , all the reports describe that crop as progressing most satisfactorily . Encumbered Estates . —Some of the Irish repeal journals refuse to fraternise with the Earl of Glengall , on . the ground that the noble lord has been quite too late-in entering the field . . It is a remarkable circumstance that an ultra-Protectionist journal , the Cork Constitution , pronounces an unqualified condemnation upon the Marquis of Westmeivth ' s Bill , the object of which is to better the discretion of the Encumbered Commissioners in the future sales of estates . That journal remarks : —?¦ ' The n » ces 3 ity for the compulsory sale of a single acre we regret as much as others ; but , when debts are contracted , they must be paid . "
Movement against " the Democrats . " — For some months past Democratic associations in the South have been holdine occasional . riweting 9 and establishing clubs . . In Kilkenny their proceedings nave been denounced as mischievous' arid dangerous by the Roman Catholic Bishop , Dr . Walsh . It aptw y tbe f ° llowm S ^ otn the Kilkenny Moderator , that the government begins to look sharply after them ; Ori Wednesday evening , whilst the Kilkenny democrats were sitting in conclave in their club-:. - ¦ ¦ ¦ •!¦ .. ' . v 1 -. : 1 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ I ' - " ¦ - : ; '
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&f ) e Prouince * . Suicide of Colonel Craigie —An appalling act of suicide was committed on the 14 th inst ., by Col . Cragie , at his own bouse in Victoria Terrace , Mount Radford , Exeter . At breakfast-time one of the servants _ was sent up to call her master , who was in his dressing room . The servant went up and knocked at the door , bntnot receiying ' ariy answer , she repaired down and informed her rnis ' tress . The latter having also knocked several times , arid not being answered by her husband , she procured the aid of the coachman and butler , who forced . open the door , ' when they found the unfortunate Colonel extended on the
floor in a pool of blood , and most frightfully mutilated over various parts of the body . His throat was completely cut from' ear to ear , and there were wounds on his legs . Besides these injuries there were three wounds in his abdomen , which had evidently been inflicted with a knife . A razor and knife , both covered with blood , were found in the room . The unfortunate Colonel was alive , , but speechless from the excessive loss of blood , and it was quite apparent that he could not survive many hoursT Several medical men were soon in attendance , and they did all that was possible to . save his life , but he died in less than an hour after he was discovered . A rumour was in circulation that the deceased had been murdered , but from the inquiries made since , there is no
doubt that deceased destroyed his own life . The unfortunate gentleman was a retired Lieut .-Col . in the Bengal army . Fibe at the Leeds and Thirsk Station . —On Saturday evening last a wooden building , used as a temporary goods station or warehouse , by the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Company , in Wellington-street , Leeds , accidentally got on fire , and in less than half an hour was burnt to the ground . Five goods' trucks partly laden with' leather , stationery , < fcc . were veiy much damaged . Rkprksektation op Salisbury . —It is generally reported that Charles Penruddocke , Esq ., of Campton Chamberlayne , intends to come forward as a candidate for this city , on the Protection interest , ™» nBver an election may occur . It is fully understood that F . W . SladeEsqwill bs a candidate on
, . tbe same interest . n ^ f ^^ JW to hear that the nail-masters around Dudley and its nei ghbourhood have been enabled to ^ ShT £ ^ "" S" « Ba » , and that in con-, Pfl ^™ ai - lers 8 tril « isnow at an end . Orders P ^ £ uTrn » Te free » y . and a considerable accumulation has taken place during the month nassed without work , bo that at the prlsent time all hands are fully employed .- Birming ham Gazette * Singular and Fatal Accident on Br ohion BEACH .-OU Tuesday morning the children of Mr . PTi ^ * l * f ^ ' ' t ^ en to the beach to bathe . Two 0 ? them , a girl about nine of
years age , and a boy about seven years having been bathed , were dressed , and released from the machine , to play on the beaeh while tb . e rem amin brothers and sisters went through the process . It appears that they commenced climbing on " the wheels of the machine , unobserved either b y those within or those without , when the machine-driver received the usual signal to draw thr > machine , by the aid of his horse , further into the sea . Being on the opposite side of the machine at the time the notice was given , he did not observe the children , nor in attaching thehorse . At the first movement of the wheel by which he held' the boy quitted his
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The Baptism of Mormonites . —Sunday evening , at dusk , tbe inhabitants of Pentonville-hill were somewhat astQcrished at seeing two carriages . drive up to the PenUHmlle Swimming Baths , containing ladies , attired in the most fashionable manner . The ladies were observed to £ 0 into the boxes , and began to undress themselves . In the mean time the Rev . Mr . Cook , of the Pickering-street Mormonite or Latter-day Saints' place of worship , had addressed the auditory . lie plunged into the water , h's dress lieing made of Macintosh ' s waterproof cloth , and there awaited the arrival of the ladies about to be baptised . He gave out a hymn , in the . singing of which all present joined . After a short interval the ladies made their appearance in bathing dresses , and
after having plunged about the water ior some minutes , they were immersed three times , after which the rev . gentleman blessed them , and the ceremony of baptism , according to the rites of the Latter-day Saints' religion , was terminated . The singing of a hymn closed the proceedings . It was stated that the ladies were suddenly struck with the ideas of the Mormonites relative to baptism , and at once consented to become followers of them . Their names did not transpire , though theirequipages proved that they belonged to the higher orders of society . Loss of Life on the Brighton Railway . — For some months past a large number of workmen have been employed in making alterations at tho Brighton Railway terminus , mote particularly that
portion situated on one side of Webb-street , and which is nearly completed . During the last few days the men io the service of Messrs . Piper and Son Bi&hopsgate-street , City ( who had the conti act for that part , ) have been engaged in laying down what are called the " turn-tables , " weighing about five tons each , and made of cast iron . To raise the immense mass of iron , it was necessary to have a quantity of tackle , which was placed upon the top of some scaffold-poles . On Monday , when one of the inn tubes was being raised a few feet above the carriage-way of the brick-work , immediately over the crown of one of tbe arches , one of the thick ropes suddenly snapped assunder , and the whole body of iron fell with an awful crash . The men rushed
from their several places ; ' but one poor fellow , named George Rowe , aged twenty-nine yrars , a gauger , was buried beneath the immense weight of iron and brick-work . Two other men , named John Hackett , and George Ilowison , in the same employ , were also greately injured , the former having sustained a fracture of the leg , dislocation of the right shoulder joint , and numerous severe contusions on the face and body . Tbe unfortunate mm Rowe was found in a shocking condition , his head and the upper portion of his body being fearfully mutilated . tie was carried , without loss of time , to Guy ' s Hospital , but life was quite extinct . His death must
have been instantaneous . The man Hackett was removed home , by his own wish , but no hopes , are entertained of his recovery . The other man , Howison . is going on favoarably . —An inquest was held on Tuesday evening before Mr : Payne , at the Dyers ' -Arms , West-street , on the body of the unfortunate man , whose real name was found to be George William Stuberafield , aged twenty-nine years , but who was mure familiarly known as George Rowe . _ George Martin , a carpenter , particularised the accident , which was a confirmation of the above facts . The jury returned a verdict " Accidental death . "
Fbightfcl Occurrence at Messrs . Whitdbbad ' s Bkeweht . — Yesterday evening Mr . W . Baker , jun ., held an inquest at the Civit Cat . Chiswell street , Finsbury , on the body of William Jones , aged 43 , a labourer , in the employment of Messrs . Whitbread and Co ., the brewers . —William Cox , a labourer , in tie service of the firm , stated that on Monday afternoon List , about four o ' clock , witness and deceased received directions to clean the bottom of aa ale vat , which contained a quantity of grounds , and which had been in that state for some months . The vat was about eight feet in depth , and was capable of holding about eighty barrels of ale .: A ladder was procured and lowered into the vat . Deceased descended , without
having first tried the state of the atmosphere in it b y means of a lighted candle . In a few seconds witness , who . had ali ght , saw him returning up the ladder . He staggered and fell into the grounds ; upon which witness gave an alarm , and went to the deceased ' s assistance . He had , however , scarcely reached the last step of tho ladder , when he be came nearly insensible from the effects of the gas in the vat . On the arrival of some of the labourers , witness was taken out , and in about five minutes after deceased was got out , life , being extinct . A surgeon was called in , but he was unable to restore the vital functions . In answer to the coroner , the witness stated , that general directions were always given not to clean out any vat without first having
tried with a lighted candle to ascertain if it contained foul air . —Mr . David Slater , master brewer , stated that be had frequently cautioned the deceased against entering any vats for the purpose of cleaning them of the grounds , without first opening the hatch and turning the tap for a few minutes previously , to allow the escape of the carbonio acid gas generated from the grounds , which would collect in a short time . The vat in question contained about two barrels of grounds , and had been closed since February last . The deceased and the witness Cox , who had been in the service of the firm nearly sixteen years , were well acquainted with the practice , but had neglected to adopt the usual precautions . Verdict , " Accidental death from carbonic acid gas , and that no blame was attached to the firm . " _
Fatal Accident . —On Wednesday an inquest was held at the North Briton , New North-road , Hoxton , on view of the body of Emma Mary Lemington , aged eleven years , the daughter of the late Mr . Lemington , civil engineer , No . 1 , Granthatnterrace , adjoining , it appeared that on Saturday evening last , the mother of the deceased returned home with a parasol , which she had bought for her . Deceased , delighted with her present , being in the drawing-room , ran from there to tbe balcony , for the purpose of showing it to a playmate in the next house . She had no sooner put her wei
ght upon it than it gave way , and she . was precipitated on to the spikes of the railing attached to the burial ground of St . John ' s Church , Hoxton . Some of the spikes entered her left side , and upon being removed blood flowed profusely from tbe wounds . She was taken indoors by the servant , and attended by Mr . Amsden , surgeon , but she died in four hours , in great agony , from the injuries received . Verdict , " Accidental death , " ana » t the request of the jury , the landlord , who was present , consented to have the balconies of the several houses in the terrace removed , as they were found to be in an insecure state .
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hold , and fell to the . beach , receiving sprae slight injuries by the fall . " His sister , ' on tbe contrary ; instead of . quitting , her hold , only clung the tighter , and as the wheel revolved she rose , waB carried over with it , and descended , Jiead foremost , on the other side . The wheel then passed over the side of her head ; the blood gushed iroin her ears j and the poor , child was taken up insensible ., . A surgeon was instantly sent for , but before he arrived she was , a corpse . The body was instantly conveyed to the large room on the Esplanade , where a number of medical men inspected it , but all hopes of restoring life were speedily given over . The . accident occurred immediately opposite , the Duke of Devonshire ' s residence , the noble duko being considerabl y pained when informed of the result . Mrs . Lewen , the mother , only gave birth to her seventh child two days previously , and the father was in town at the time of the accident . The family : had recently arrived from India .
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6 ^^^^^^ THE NORTHERN STAR . June 22 , 1850 .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 22, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1579/page/6/
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