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© $ !> iffctWJJCffc ? Hbalth of London- pprikg the Week . —The official report says : —The return for the weekending last Saturday exhibits a farther impro ? ementm the public health . The deaths in London , which in tha last week of March rose to 1 ' 41 S , and dsclmed in the two subsequent weeks to 1 , 059 and 1 , 043 , have now fallen to 90 S . It appeara from a comparison of the ten corres pondins weeks in 1341—50 , that the deaths of last week were exceeded in only one instance , viz .. in lSiS , when they rose to 1 , 039 . If the average of corresponding week 3 . which was 934 , be increased in the ratio of supposed increase of population , it becomes 1 , 019 ; and , on this estimated amount , the present return shows a decrease of twentv-one .
\ a compared with the results of the preceding reek , both the classes of « ' Diseases of the Respiraory Organs , " and that termed "Tubercular , " of trhich phthuis is the most important , notv exhibit a liminished mortality . The difference h principally iteerved in pneumonia amongst children , this comilaint having carried off 71 young persons in the preous week , and only 35 in the last . The deaths at til ages from pneumonia were 85 in the preceding reek , aud 52 in the last . The decrease in consampian during the last two weeks is also of perceptible imoant ; for this disease was fatal successivel y to 138 md 10 S persons , the latter number being unusually ow . Taking the weeks corresponding to last , in ten rears , it will be seen that the lowest number was 122 ,
the highest 174 , and the average 150 . Hooping-cough , however , does not maintain the same steadiness of decrease , and the registrar of Charing-cross observes that lately it has prevailed more in his district . The numbers of children whohavebeen carried off by this complaint during the last six weeks appear in the following series :-92 , 81 , 63 . 59 , 50 , and 62 . There died aho last week 11 cYtMren from cronp , and 12 persons , of various ages , from influenza . Bat while , concurrently with the proves * of the year to amore healthful season , the seventy of disorders of the above description becomes mitigated , some diseases of the zymotic character discover a tendency to increase . Measles has increasedfrora 28 in the former ¦ week to 35 ; typhus from 25 to 37 ; and small-pox .
which had shown considerable abatement , has been fetal in the last three weeks successively to 9 , 12 , and 18 persons . Five deaths occurred last week in the Small-pox Hospital at Holloway , one that of a girl of 20 months , on the 15 th ; two men aged 37 and 30 years , on the 17 th ; and two men aged respectively 23 and 20 , on the 19 th . Two of the men had beeH ¦ vaccinated when young ; the three other cases are stated to have been " unprotected . " A house is mentioned in St Giles ' s , where nine children have been attaesed with small-pox , and in two cases with fatal effect . None of these patients had been vaccinated . A ' case of destitution , which proved fatal to the sufferer , was registered last week . - A case of lead cholic was reported in the previous return . The deceased was a painter . The death of another man ,. aged 56 ,
who had formerly followed the same profession , is reported this week , from " lead palsy ; phthisis pulmonalis ( for years ) . " The births of 706 boys , and 719 girls , in all 1 , 425 children , were registered last week . The average number in six corresponding weeks of 1845 » 50 , wasl , 364 . At the Royal Observatory ; Greenwich , the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29 * 776 inches . The mean temperatare was 46 deg . 3 min . The wind was in the east or north-east during the first four days , and during this period the mean daily temperature was about 42 degrees , or about 5 degrees below the average of the saine days in ten years . Daring the last three days the wind was in the south and south-west , and the mean temperature rose 10 degrees higher , or from 4 degrees to 6 degrees above the average .
Death from Brutal Viomsce at Chelsea . — The . adjourned inque 3 t at the Prince of Wales , Sifter-street , Che \ sea , upon the body o £ Caroline Jewell , who lost her life in that neighbourhood about a fortnight ago from brutal violence , was further postponed on Monday , until Tuesday week , owing to the absence of one of the jurymen . " The Explosion asb Xoss of Life " is Heb Ma-JESTr ' s TflEATHE . —On Monday afternoon Mr . Bedford , the coroner for Westminster , held an inquest in Charing-cro 3 S Hospital , on the body of Samuel Jrewell , aged twenty-seven , firework maker , who lost his life from an explosion which took place in the above theatre , whilst her Majesty and Prince Albeit were witnessing the performance . —Wm .
Eastbn , of No . 2 , Church street , Waterloo-road , deposed that he was engaged at her Majesty ' s Theatre as a fireman . On Saturday week , during the performance of the' opera of " J&wsaniello , " it -was part of deceased ' s business to discharge several volleys ot cannon . Each volley consisted of seven pieces of cannon , placed in a piece of wooden fratne-Work , which vrere fired b y means of a touchlitfbf ; paper that ran nnder the cannons . The usual practice adopted by the deceased to Btead y the frame "When he fired the instruments , was to place his foot upon it , instead of strapping it down , which he did on the night in question . Witness saw him apply the light to the touch-paper , and the instant lie did so , a loud explosion ensued , which
extinguished the - gas-li ghts on some portions of the etage . The deceased then cried out , ' I can fireno Store guns , for I have hurt my foot , and fell into \ ritness ' s arms . He then perceived that his trou-Eer ' s on one side were in flames . He immediately extinguished the flames , and then found that one of the deceased ' s feet was shattered to pieces . With the assistance of another man , witness carried him oat of the theatre , placed him in a cab , and took him totheabove hospital . In his opinion , the accident occurred from deceased ' s feet having slipped over the mouth of one of the cannons the instant he applied the light to it . He did not know who had loaded the cannons , or whether they were too highly charged . They were generally brought loaded to
he theatre . —Mr . Samuel Drewell , senior , said that he was a firework maker , and resided at JJo . 6 , Westminster-road . The deceased was his son . and was perfectly acquainted with the nature of firing iheguns . lie was on the stage when the explosion happened , and deceased was in the mazzarine floor immediately nnder him . The cannons were charged with nothing more than gunpowder , fastened in by corks . . The deceased had fired the same batteries Cor many years , and he never knew of anything laving happened to him before . —Mr . Hale , one of he house Burgeons , described the injuries deceased bad-received . Amputation was resorted to . but he
never recovered from the shoes , and he died on Irid&y of ' delirium trmenx , brought on by the injurietreceived . Thedeceasedinformed him that hehad placed Ms foot on the frame , and when' he applied thelight , all the guns recoiled . —The Coroner , in ramming up , said it was a most frightful occurrence , but it seemed marvellous to him that similar acoidents had not happened before when they saw Seven guns placed on such a ricketty aSair . —The flryretumed a verdict of " Accidental Death , " ' - - at the same time recommending that the framework of the guns should be strapped down instead of being held by the foot .
¦ Anoihkb Fatal Acctobht at me . National Ex-HlBmos . —A melancholy occurreice , by which an-Oihsr of the workmen , at tha Crystal Palace , lost Ins life , happened on Monday afternoon , making the third fatal accident that his already taken Itocem that establishment . Irom inquiries made Of Mmeof the workmen , it appears that the deoeasedwas engaged with several others on the roof , regulating the canvass that is to cover the glass —whilrt so engaged' his foot sli pped a little , no doobtowing to the rain having saturated the board on which he was standing , and rendering it exceedingly greasy . The poor Jellow endeavoured , but in Vain , to recover himself ; but he had so far Io 3 t his equilibrium that he fell backwards upon the class
roof , the weight of his body being so great as to force in tb . 8 fra » e-work , and the unfortunate man Ml iipbn the floor with such violence as to break ¦ everal of his limbs . He was immediately picked op , ; but life was found to be quite extinct The deceased was a very sober and stead y workman . AccmsHT u BLicKFHiARaBBmaB . —On Tuesday aaotooon ^ awain , - drawn by few ' hones , was de-« ei ^ r BlacBfears-bridge towards the Middlesex Bhote , when , ut consequence , of . the driverhavine negfectad to skid the wheel , the pressure of the TebttleonttelwrBes ' quarteMcattied ' them ' to set
Off-at full-gallop at the moment the bridge was thronged with carriages . Numerous collisiens en-Sued ;' and one of the drivers was so dreadfully injured ftmtle now lie * in the hospital without ' brae ' s Of reooTerr . The career of the vehicle wai stopped by its coming into ( contact with the - massive iron pillar supporting the lamp opposite 26 , JTew Bridgwtreetj which , by the force of itscohcusiion , ' wai snapped in two , the broken portion , in its desoent , rtnking a female on the head , who was taken to tlw hospital" insensible , her : ikull having been awfared bytheblow ^ Twobfthenor iegwerealso loBed . V ; r ;
, ££ * . Accnnnw m RcbiBitLT . -iOn Saturday SJM * gentleman ? named WUkes wm SS 8 ^ 2 ^ 1 ' mtb ' * ' " «« t «« bwHh such-force SSSSffiSSiF *? With ff ^ fTiolenee against torse from the ySSd ?* &- *** 1 ' * wpwatethe fted from fSUStotn & x ""* fla&fc' ««« in which , were « eated " lWA « S ? * owrogB&nv , Bionwis Bieh Kit itiK ??? - The coW tke : ^ rriagefroni tWw * ly w ™ * the ***** and ^ Vmfthe ^ u&on&f , * "?¦*«* aaeannected . Trita thehox *« , broa 1 S » ni totally ccptiug a very ViolLt SakSl ^ hw « - **• « 4 •^ escaped nnu | Sw& l tlemen HiiiiBions DiuiBs—On t ^ .. j ipsf ^ nti ^; ° r ? , ^ , unknown , of respectable ££
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ance ; about thirty-five years of ago , whos e " body was found on Tuesday last off Chamberiain ' s-wharf , '' Kradon Bridge . Deceased was dressed in a- suit of black , and there was on his shirt the name of " J . Parr , 1848 , March , So . 6 . " There was no money in deceased ' s pookefc , nor were there any memoranda to lead to his identification . This is the second body found near the same spot within three weeks . In the latter case , the watoh . was broken from the guard , and when deceased was last seen alive hehad some sovereigns in his possession , and a watch attached to his chain . ; ,
Fires . —Between the hours of one and two o ' clock on Wednesday morning , a fire , which was nearly attended with fearful consequences , broke out in a low lodging house kept by a man named Clarke , No . i , Keate-street , Spitalfields .., The place at the time of the discovery was crowded with persons , as many , it is said , as 150 , all of whom were characters of the lowest description . It originated through the recklessness of a drunken woman named Elizabeth Booth . She came in drunk about half-past twelve , and paying for her lodging twopence , went up stairs to the second floor , and lighting a candle she took it with her in the "stall '' where ; she slept , and left it burning . About the time above-mentioned the other lodgers were awoke by a sense of approaching suffocation ,
and in an instant the stall occupied by the female in question was discovered in flames . A scene of the greatest confusion , immediately followed , and in the rush to escape outbf the apartment many were thrown down the staircase , and were much injured in consequence . Some one more humanel y stopped and contrived to drag the wretched woman ' out of the burning stall . She was dreadfully burned , and was taken away without loss of time to the hospital—apparently there was no hopes of her surviving the effcts of her burns , which were most severe . Several of the brigade engines soon reached the spot , and the fire was eoafined to the floor whereit . commenced . It isneedlesB to add that- the ; occupier was not insured . ~ In the course of Wednesday afternoon two other fires occurred . About one o ' clock the engines were called out to Shereboume-place , Blandford-sqiiare , a fire having broken out on the premises beloneins to Mr .
tsellows , which was not got under until considerable damage hau occurred to the upper portion of the building and its contents . It was occa ? ionea" by the explosion of some lucifer matches . The parties were not insured . —Soon afterwards another fire broke out at the house of Mr . Brooker , No . 2 . Church-lane , Lower Road , Islington . It was fortunately : easily got under before any serious amount of property ' was destroyed . ... . Memorial of Dr . Samuel Johnson . —The churchwardens of St . Clement Danes , having satisfactorily ascertained that a seat in the pew numbered 18 in the north gallery of that church was regularly occupied for many years by the great moralist ; ' have caused a neat brass tablet , recording thefaot , to be affixed in a conspicuous position to the pillar * against which the doctor must often . have reclined . The inscription on the tablet is from the pen of Dr . Croly , rector of St . Stephen ' s , Walbrook . . '
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der of the four p . m . mavi train from Liverpool to Preston , on nearingthia | point ; suddenly went off the hse ,. dragging with them the two foremost carnages , and rolled down an embankment about twenty ; yards U gh . ; - -The train was going at the rate of about thirty miles an hour . The engine-driver ? wT *»»* ' !™ . Iu ' " rt 1 but the guard was thrown across the rails and severely bruised ¦ The only other persons hurt were two passencers ' intlie carnages which pent off the Hue ' , but their nfuS were . not-ten :-tenons . The remaining carrtaSs were fortunately prevented from running off the lie SeSaToLl 1116 Chala breakin ^ icu united
Fatal Accident . —On Tuesday morning an iron suspension bridge Across the Rochdale Canal in Jersey-street ; ¦ Manchester ,- broke down whilst a horseandcart . were passingacrossit . Thehorseand cart were both plunged into the canal , and unfortunately a man named Richard Sharpies , thirty years of age , who was following close behind the cart ( having been employed to fill it with street sweepings ;) was also precipitated into tbe water , and drowned before assistance could be rendered The bridge" was placed over the canal by the Earl of Ulesmere , and has been in a dangerous state for sixteen ov eighteen months , but a dispute existed as to the liability to repair it .
. Attempt- to bribb a Prosecdtor . —At the Liverpool Sessions the Recorder sentenced two men named John and Christopher O'Hare to eight months' imprisonment , with hard labour , for attempting to bribe a cattle-dealer from Ireland , named-Conley , not to prosecute an unfortunate girl named Smith , who had robbed him of twenty sovereigns , no part of which had been restored to him . The prisoners offeredthe prosecutor £ 8 at £ Q not to give his evidence , and they went together to afriend of the prosecutor ' s to deposit the money ^ but he refused to have anything 'to do with it . A sovereign was paid to tbe prosecutor , which he afterwards returned to the prisoners ; and , failing to obtain any more money , he applied to the police .
Serious Robbery ' from a Hotel . —A robbery of a serious nature has been committed at the Swan Hotel , Bridge-street , Bristol , the property carried off amounting in value to between £ 50 nnd £ 100 , The rubbery ig believed to have been effected by a man named John O'Brien , who had formerly lived in the house as boots , and who is now in custody , having been apprehended , by Davis , an officer of . the detective police ! The property , which comprised' a £ 20 note and a £ 5 note of the Bank of England , upwards of £ 20 in gold , and some loose silver , a watch , silver spoons , and some gold shirt studs , brooches , and trinkets , was stolen from' a bureau in the sleeping apartment of Miss Grey , the'landlord ' s daughter . It . was seen quite safe by her on Friday morning , and on the evening of the etmie day'the waiter of the hotel saw a man whom he has since
recognised to be the prisoner O'Brien / come down the stairs , leading to Miss Grey ' s room , which , it should be : stated , is approached by some intricate passages , andv could scarcely be found by- any person unacquainted with the house . The bed-room" ; door was forcibly opened , and the bureau drawers unlocked by means ' of skeleton keys ; and the ' man upon coming into the passage was accosted by the waiter , who asked him where he was going ? to which ; he replied , in a seemingly careless and off-handed manner , "I am going-out for a > little while , " and ' proceeded deliberately to the street door . ' Not quite satisfied , the waiter communicated big suspicions to the boots , and subsequently- to Miss Grey , who , on going to her bed-room , at once discovered that a robbery had been committed . O'Brien has been remanded fof further examination . . : ..
; Accident T 6 an Actor . —On Saturday nighty at the Norwich Theatre ; an accident occurred of a very distressing nature . Mr . F . P hillips was performing the character ot'Rob 'Roy , and in one portion ; of the p ^ ece he has to pass Upon a rock , but the platform was not secure , by some mistake- the men upon whom ttie duty devolved having neglected to affix a certain ladder in its proper '' position . ' . In . ' passing over the fictitious precipice ; : Mr . Phillips ,. " who is ajvery heavy man , fell from a considerable height , and lighted upon his heel , ' producing a compound fracture of the bones of the leg , implicating " ' the ankle joint . He was immediately removed to the hospital , and upon a consultation among the surgeons , it was deemed necessary to amputate the lowerextremity of thehoriei •¦ ¦ ' .
, ; The Britannia Bridor . —The final sale of the macHinery and materials employed 'in ' . this great ' structure was neld last week : Upwardsof l ^ SOlotaj ' at unexpectedly good prices , were disposed ' of infive days . It may not be generally known that-the huge Bydrauliomadhine and cylinder , that lifted tbeentke bridge ; and- of sufficient power almost to ' lift the Crystal Palace itself and its contents , will form-a leading feature in the great ' olla vadvida at Hy ^ ie Park .: ; ¦ . ¦ v . . ¦ . - .. ; . -, ;' .-.- . , - ; Thb Primlbt GANo ;—LEwKs . ~ Sirice the ' committal of James Hamilton ( the magistrates having refused t 6 take his evidence on behalf of the crown , ) lie has made a full confession of all ¦ the" burglaries wben he and the gang bave been engaged in durine
the last twelve months . ; ' The : ; document is of a very extraordinary character , and shows the immense amount-of daring possessed by these men ' . 'He' has also made sorae revelations to the police officers en- gaged in the case , by . which they have been ' - ' enabled to ; discover the receivers of the . stolen property , but frdm ' obviojis was ' ons We ; are prevented at present from-mentioning theif ' names . Hamilton , ' -id tbe ' commencement of his confession , ' statfes ' that the gang consisted of himself , Levi Harwood and Samuel Jones { Hung for the murdef ' of-MrrHelJest ) Samuel Har wood , John and Edward ; Isaacs , William . Brooks , Joseph Carter , John and Janies'Jones ; alias Smith ; Hiram Smith , Thomas Toot ; alias Morgan , William Hilyerj John Brooks , Mary Crowder , Sarah
White , ' and James Jones . John Isaacs was duly elected captain ; and all the others acted under bis directions . They were all sworn to obey the orders of the captain ; and if any one attempted to back out or refused to take partin any robbery or murder ; if necessary , he or she was to be instantly-shot : and if any one left the gang without the consent of ' the captain , he or she were to be followed , and , ' if overtaken ; to be shot . '•¦ He then proceeds to describe'the mode in which several other burglaries in which they were Concerned were ^ effected . The principarof these was in the house of two ladies of the name of Kennard , at Haywara ' B Heath / which was perpBtrated the second day after thejKirdford burglary ' . ' A large quantity ' of ' plate and other nropertywas
amongst thehooty on this occasion ' , and the approver minutely des ' cribesthe ' rriannerin ' which it was ajjportiened . The particulars of the robbery at Miss Parncpmb ' s , in which nearly the whole of the gang were implicated , are also given . In this case also , several watches , trinkets ; plate , and a considerable sum in money were carried off . It ia estimated that the amount of property stolen by these men during thejast two years cannot be less than £ 1 , 500 . When feaacs wag apprehended at Frome , Mr . Morten , the superintendent of the Tunbridge Wells police , succeeded in tracing to the possession of the prisoner a valuable-diamond ririg . ' a goldchain , and a silver hunting watch , which were a portion of the property stolen from the Misses Farncomb in December last . Tbese articles were not on his person , but in the house where he . waB staying .. Mr . Morten
immediately seized themi and the friends of the prisoner forthwith applied td the County Court at Frome ; and procured a summons , which has been served on Mr . Morten , for the amount of £ 1010 a ., the alleged value of the articles . " The band' of burglars known as "the Frimleygang" is now ' completely broken np . . SHEKRMKS 3 Church on Firb .- —On Sunday morning during , service , two men who were walking throngh Minster cburchyard , - discovered the roof of the church to be on fire . They . instdn ' tly made an alarm , and prompt ' aisistance being given by many of the congregation , in a shorttime thefire was extinguished , ' very' little damage being '; done . The cause of thefire it is supposed wasa portion of soot from ' a funnel chimney being blown off and lodging against the lead covering of one of the hips , which resulted in . the ignition of one of the rafters and' a small pbrtion ' of the slating boards .
^ ExEcnnos of Gborgk Carni atBurt . —On Tuesday morning , at nine o ' clook , George Carnt , wttawaa teied and convicted at the last assizes held at -Bury for the murder of Eli 2 abeth B » inbrid Re , underwent . the extreme penalty of the law , on the new drop ; erected on the top of the central archway leading to , the interior of the prison . ; Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather ~ the rain haying never ceased through the night and the whole of the morn-: » fcr-fWwp ; at intervals of respectable-looking and weU-dressea young fcm » lea and men , many of them , it u , to be regretted , being mei-e children , were seen wondwg their way ^ towards the gaol ; The , attendance appeared to come from the surrounding villages , the railway ^ traras not adding a single passenger . Soon after seven themob began to assemble , but vast numbeht availed . themselves of the : nei ghbouring beer ahpps , until nearthe time for takinb , «¦ ., ik « ir .. » n .
tions ;; the . cqntinued ; rain , no deubt , had the effect of K « ping ; many away , ssat-no . time ^ ould the specta : ' toh have exceeded 3 , 00 aori , 0 po persons , , and thoBe diipersed w- . Nowlton'lane aud ia the hi gh road and jnjthe opposite fields . At seven the Rev . Mr . Wells YiSited the wretched culprit in hiscellj when he found , him in earnest prayer ; in fact , as the rev . gentleman says , he appeared absorbed in religious devotion , and wholly to have withdrawnihimself from all worldly consideration ; At a few minutes before ning o ' olock all tho arrangements for the execution , having been completed ,. the culprit was conducted' !© thediopsnpported by two turnkeys . . The hangman having : Derformed h « dreadful duty , the wretched man ceased to existwithputastriiggle . After hanginfi the usual time the booy . was cut down and interred in the gaol . He admitted , to ; the chaplain the justice of the verdict ^ nd sentence , at ; the : same time asserting that' lie had intended to drown himself as well as hia unfor-¦
tunate victim ; - . 1 ¦ .. .. :: ¦' :. {¦¦ . ; ; VoLUNiEBR-HiNOMBK . ^ Seyerai jburnals having s . lated that Calcraft ; was : too muchengaged to be ' able to ' . execiite . Maria 'Clarke , " at ' Ipswich , on the ilay named , ! sundry individuals have sent written applica-
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tions ' tb . the authorities at our ,, cqunty . gaol , offering their services in the capacity of hangmen ! ' One nsks £ 20 for the job , and most of them state their qualifications for the office . < V " e . believe no less than ten offers have been made . —Ipswich Express . Tehmination of the Stbikb of Sir . E . Armitage ' s llAJins . —We tave much pleasure in stating that the prolonged struggle between Sir E , ' Armitage and Sons and their workpeople is now at an end , and the . unhappy differences so long existing between the workpeople and their employers are now amicably 8 ett \ e& . -r'Manchcstcr Courier ., ...... . Fatal Railway Accident . —On Tuesday morning an old man , named 'Henry Leej was crossing the
Lancashire and Yorksliire Railway at Ileatnn , near the junction of the Liverpool and Bury branch with the Botton and Preston line ( about twenty miles from Liverpool ) , when' he was run down by the express train from Liverpool . He appears to have observed a train coming tip in an opposite direction , and to have stepped back on to the down : line out of its way , not perceiving the express . An arm and a leg were torn from the body , and the man was otherwise shockingly mutilated . TherVis a road crosses the line on the level with the rails ' at the spot , ' so that he was not trespassing on the line , but had not observed due caution in looking out for . approaching trains . He was seventy-six years of age . . ¦ ,
A » v Extraordinary Scei ? . b at Gloucester . — Some of the good citizens of Gloucester , perambulating the do ' pKs on Good Friday morning / were alarmed on hearing a terrible noise on board a' Greek ship lying in the middle of the basin , - The captain and others appeared to have one of the crew amongst them , around whose neck a rope was attached , and , before any interference could be offered , the body was run up to the yard-arm , and . after afew apparent struggles , so far as tbe victim was concerned , all was still . The noise had hardly subsided , when a similar scene appeared to be goingforward on board another Greek vessel lying alongside the first mentioned , the body in this case being lowered over the Bide into the water , and then , as if tlie murderous wretches had
changed their intentions ,, it was hauled on deckseveral belaboured amidst shouts ' and execrations , and speedily , . hauled up to the yard-arm . r The excitement on seeing two bodies dangling high in the air was most intense ; some of the crowd assembled were calling out for the police , and two ' or three , more courageous than the rest , got " on board bhe ' of the ships to demand an explanation , and with a determination to take the culprits into custody . The explanation was duly given , and a hearty and general laugh was the result . The seamen were only performing a custom of the Greek Church ' usual ' on Good Friday , by stuffing an ' effigy with' straw , with a bagin its right hand . to represent Judas Iscariot , and hanging it , expressive of their abhorrence of the conduct
of that worthy in betraying our Saviour , The next morning the effigies were hauled down , and treated with grea ^ indignity , amidst renewed shouts and the diEchafgeof muskets . . Death of a Debtor in Shrewsbury Gaol from an Escape of Gas . —An inquest was held on Monday in the county gaol , on the body of Mr . Thomas Menlove , ' at one time an extensive farmer in ' -this county , ; a prisonerfpr / dehfc . —Robbrt ' Crbss ' , 'turh . key , deposedas'foll ' pwa :- ^ -It was part , 6 f my duty to unlock , the dobrs ' last Monday week , and , amongst other doors , that of the deceased , Thomas Menlove . About 'half-past " six : in itheVmorning , I unlocked the'door , . ; hen . therewasastrong ^ smell of gas ; the window was nearly an inch open ; the
smell was very strong , but . nof ao ' . bad as to " make me feel . any . difficulty . in going into the . room . I thought Mr . Menlove vras asleep , as he was anoring ; I called him a ' ncl shook iiimi but it 'w ' asiio uae ; I came down for the nursoj and deceased wa 3 removed ; the -gas' - was not burning , ' arid the cock outside the door was about half turned ; 1 immediately informed the governor , and the surgeon was sent for ; the '' deceased way'ihs ' ensiDre ' . —Edward GqugKsaid , I am . occasionally employed . as a turnkey at the gaol ; a portion of ' my duty was to turn off the gas in the ; debtbrs' cell '; amongst thei cells was that in which . Thomas Menlove slept ' , hijnself ; about nine o ' clock in . the ' . ' evening . ' of the . day in question , when I tufned ' . off the cas and looked un
his cell , deceased was in bed ; . I asked " Is all right ? " and he replied " Ay ;" , I turned the gas off before I locked the doov '; I was certain the gas went out before I shut the door ; I ' tben locked up the gdjoinihg room ; and turned off the gas ; I was not oh the stairs afterwords ' , nor as far as I . know was any one else . ' -r John "Ni gel Heathcbtej Esq ., surgeon , said '• . ' I wasi c ' aUed . to Bee the ¦ deceased at half-past six o ' clock last Monday morning week ; I found him in tlie open air , ' wKere I ordered the man ' whb . caniefornie to place him * as ' soon as 1 was pressed I went down , and got to the gaol at halfpas . tsix ; I , found deceased in a comotose ' state , and I Icould scarcely ' feel his pulse he was in a state of stupor ; I applied . mustard ^ plasters and otheristunu ' r lants , ' hbth ihternilly and externally , for an hour and a half : he : became Bliehtlv imDroved . anil I
tried to . bleed him ; I got . a very ' small quantity of blood , but I got more when I bled hiiri again about ten o ' clock ; though he was ' . still unconscious , he was better ; I continued , my , attendance , ' and was also assisted by Mr . numphreys ; on the . Wednesday be was muoh better , and on" Thursday he was able to . take beef ; tea and wine andV . water ; ' he continued to improve until Saturday ; ho was then worse , and continued to get worse ' until his death on Monday Morning about one o'cloock .: I have made a post mortem examination . I examined trie brain , and found agreiit deal of effusion , quite sufficient to prpducb death ; the statein which I found the . brai ' n would'he ' caused by inhalation of carbonated hydrogen , corninonly called gas , destructive 'to human life ) and I have no doubt was so . —The jury returned a ; verdict accordingly .
: RBPRRSBNTATioN op TrNEuouTir . —The friends of Mr ; Hugh Taylor , of thei . Coal Exchange , London , who is also / connected with ^ somoof the coal owners of thedisttictb y blrthl fiaye brought -himforward to contest ' , this . borough with Mx \ Bil ph William Grey ,- the . Bitting , memb ^ er ajf the next election . Mr .. Greyi ' as our ,. readers are .. aware , is connected with " , the ,, : gpyprnment , ' and is - also connected by faniily .: relati ons'Lwith tKe . " borougli ; The contest will - be ; a pretty " " closej . bne , ; as ? the , coal . owners have ' a considerableirifliieiiceari'theout districts . '
_ FBioniPDL Dbatd . —On ¦ Monday , last ; , a fatal aceideht j OcpuMed . to , two . workmen , in the . ejnploym ' ent ot MeBsip . t llavvks , Crawjshay , and Sons , theextensiye irpri ' . founaers at Gateshead . ^ It appears that on the evening , of . that . day a ladle ' , \ containing nearly two tons of molten ' metal , " was placed about , a yard and a half from the ' edsie of a . pit , ' aWut ' aikteen feet deep , wijen the earth suddenly gave way , and the ladle and its contents , together wi ' th , a ; man named Edward Kelly , were precipitated down . the pit . Another . workman , earned Robert DaVie ' , W 88 down the pit at the time . preparing to make a casting , He wasseverelyscalcledi Kelly . ^ who , was immersed in liquid metal , was taken out dead . < Davie was taken to the Newcastle Infirmary , but He died on the
following ; day . Hei was > single man , but Kelly has left a widow andthjr ^ B children . ....- ' ExTUAOUDiNAfty Cask . —On Monday ' night a fatal accident occurred to a young woman , residing at the village of isoVGreeri , near Nottingham . ; The circumstanoea wei-ejof , a . Very , singular nature . Six weeks ago the deceased ' s brother ( Joseph Rensbaw ) died , leaving a will , which placed his property in the posseBBionof his . brother . Jpnas . Several months before Joseph Renshaw ' B demise a will had , been drawn out , leavingthe whole of his . properly to his wife ; but a few days prior to his deatli this document had .. been cancelled , and a will ' substituted , which left the property to his , brother . Shortly after , liisdeatb ,. proceedings were instituted , striving t ' b ! disprove , the legality of : the last will . While
these matters ; were .. pending , tlie : brother ' s , wife came on Monday afternoon , to the White Horse , " to strive . to , arrange , , ; all ; disagreements , and'to put a stop to all judicial proceedings . After having stayed in the i house an hour , she mas passing from the bar to the parlour , , ; when , owing to some cause which is . at present unexplained ,. her foot Blipned , and she , fell down ;¦ the cellar . steps ... The , unfor * ttinate woman ' s head , came in , contact with the cellar floor , bruising it ; in a mpstirigbtful manner . Medical assistance , , was , speedily procured , but proved of npavail ; the poor woman was soon 110 more . , The , deceased was named Wightman abeut thirty-three years ; pf age , and : was . landlady of the Lumlay Castle , at Isob Green , a village about ' a mile from jSottingham . , [ rwu xiutMiiguum * ,
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Census o ? IlALmx . -In round numbers , the popu at . on of the townshi p of Halifax , as ascertained ilw - ^ f « s « s , is 25 , 180 . : lnl 841 , it jnu 10 . 881 : ;; : S O : that in . the ton yeftvs ,, the . population h » sjnoreased . 5 , 290 . .. In 1841 ; thepopulation of the aclj . icent . townshi p .. of . Slurcoat numbered 5 201 ; * t W - « ' founil ' to numUer 0 , 041 , an increase ot lJW , ' Ihts is after the i-ate ' ofthirty-thrpo pur cent . ; . wheroas , in the tosrnship of Halifax , the increase has only been after the rate of twenty-six percent . . . , ,. ZtwMuvm , —Among o ther applicntions made of the photographic processes , ' . some very satislac . tory aijtompts have'been made in this country to impress designs upon wood for the purposes of the engraver ,: BytViis . meanstheobjectwill . becopied at . once , on ,, the . block , and the labour . ot , drawing . aybidedj as the ' wood engraver can at .-once proceed witlfhis ' work .. ' ' . " " ''" .. ''" ' ' „ " ' '
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SUSPECTED MURDER BY POISOX On Wednesday Mr . II . M . Wakley . resume i theBe ^ -Ilire , Graf , Inn-road , an adjoSSf quest on . Miinon Bartlett , aged fort y-six , tbe » £ of the proprietor of the houso . ° Mr . F . Bmsioaaid , thafc ho resided in the Bee . Hive , of which he had . been the proprietor , but ^ two monthsago to deceased ' s husband . Athalf . ni eleven o clock , Sunday week night , witness and hi family returned home / and as they were coin ? ud Btaira , they were called by deceased into theV lour at the back of the bar , where they found h sitting very ill and ^ vomiting . She said thatsk was in that state all'day , - and ' that she had been poisoned , for her throat and stomach Were bumin ? He asked her what she had taken ? She replied that she had taken nothing but the medicine which hor husband gave her , and which Bhe took tk whole week . Witness left her , expressing A in
a ^ aero was notmng wrong , when she repeated her belief tnat she was poisoned . He did not ' ea her aftenmdauntil Thursday morning , the duv of her death , when Mr . Bartlett called him Up at lialf past nine when she was insensible , and apparently dying . Sbe died at a quarter to nine that ni » ht in the presence of her husband , Mrs . Fosset " , and witness ' s wife . She was never seen bv any friend after Sunday , although witness requested the husband to allow him to see her , which he refused saying ' she wished to bo to herself . " Deceased who was very ill tempered , lived on very bad terms with her husband , whom she accused with bavins squandered in two years £ 300 , her property M husbandliad been in the Coldstream . Guards 0 a the' Sunday that : she . was taken ill , and the following day , John Randell , a comrade ot Mr Bartlett , who served with him in America was in the house .
Dr . James Daviss attended deceased on the day of her death . He only saw her onco , and she was then dying . lie made a post mortem examination . Tua stomach was considerably inflamed , and covered with . red patches . Tbe iuflamraation caused death , There were in the stomach , four ounces of dark brown fluid , which ho tested for poison , awl to tected arsenic , which produced the inflammation . and thaf . resulted in death . ; ' Dr . William Daviss corroborated the aooTe ovi « dence , having assisted at the autopsy .. - Mr . William Bartlbit , deceased ' s husband , a fine , soldierly-looking man , said that on Sunday week , deceased was so violently attacked with the gout that aha had ito &to-bedfrom which sha
, never rose . She wan very ill , and vomited con . stantly . She had boon many years ill . For the last four months she . vomited very much oft and m . On Sunday week she complained of great thirst . lie did not keep arsenic in the house , nor did he use it . in his business . Deceased never threatened suicide , norhadshelatel y quarrelled with anyone in tho house ., The last thing she said to hinv-wss . •' "William , I am poisoned . " lie replied < iYon sense . / She siiid " I have read in boolis ariS ' newspapers about persons who were poisoned , ' and I have the same symptoms ; my throat nnd stomach are burning ' . On Monday , he called in Dr . Poarse , who said there was no danger , and that she would
get better . On Tuesday . Bhe got worse , and only had her senses off and on . Thursday morning Mr . Bristo advised him to cull in another medical man , and he sent for Dr : Daviss . But she died that night . On the morning of her death her face was red and much swollen , and her lips were sticky . De < ceased was very irritable , and had been with him in Amenca , where he servea in the Coldstream Guards , and had not long returned . He had been eleven years married . Ranaelllwd been a comradoof his in the Guards . He was in the house when deceassd was taken ill , and recommended witness to apply hot flannels to her stomach . He had no reason to suspect-that deceased and ltandcll quar > relied .
Mrs . Brhto , who corroborated her husband ' s («• timony , added that after Sunday week she was not allowed to see deceased until the day of her death She was told every day , that deceased was better . When she saw her on Thursday she was delirious and speechless . She ' looked up at witness imp loringly , as if anxious to speak . Witness nas 3 stranger to deceaaod and her husband , Mr . Baiitlbti recalled : Deceased irns out « B Saturday . He called in no one to see her , as sb » wished to be alone . She had no property , nor Lad she any when he married her . Ho belonged to no burial club . This ( producing a broken medicine bottle ) was the bottle out of which he gave de * ceased her medicine .
The Coroner ordered the summoning officer lo search the premises very minutely ,- and to inquiff at all the surgeons and chemists in' the neighbourhood respecting the purchaso of the arsenic , and ad ' journed the inquest .
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&te ptmnmeg . Destructive Fibe at Emionton . —Early on Sunday morning a fire broke out at the well-known tavern the "Augel , " at Edmonton ( celebrated as the halting-place of " Johnny Gilpin " ) , which has caused the total destruction of the spacious assembly rooms . From inquiries made on the premisea , it appears that shortly after three in the morning a neighbour saw flames issuing from the parlour of the house , which spread with such rapidity that ' in less than three hours the roof fell in , and the entire property was consumed . The building wa 3 insured in the Sun , and the contents in the Phoenix Insurance Offices . - . ¦ . .
Sibike of Colliers . —The colliers at Eadstock coal works , situate about four miles from ' Bath , to the number of between 800 and 1 , 000 , have struck for higher wages , alleging that therr present remu . ^ neration -will not allow them to subsist ' even upon dry bread . They had a meeting last week at Kings wood-field , ' when some money which had been collected in their behalf was divided amongst them . Notwithstanding the large numbers in' which they bad congregated ,, their behaviour was : perfectly peaceable and orderly , but they continue firm in their determination not to resume work at present prices . One man , with his wife and five children ) it was stated , had only earned for many weeks 53 . 9 d . a week , and many others were'in a like condition . .. •' .
FoniusE-TEtLiso and B . 0 BBBRT . —On Saturday last , an old man , named George Patfield , was brought before the magistrates at Bristol , charged with having obtained money under false pretences . —The complainants , Mary Bryant and Anno Hastings , two very respectably attired ladies , stated that they had been induced to go to the house of the prisoner , in Gravel-street , to have their fortunes told ; that he placed them in chairsj and sat between them himself . Having made' use of some cabalistic words , he gave them a . tea-cup , and told them to shake the grounds and he would cast if
and upon their doing so he first said that they would have great trouble , and almost immediately afterwards that they would be very prosperous , and have everything their hearts could desire . Not being satisfied they took up their money which they bad placed on the table for his reward , and we re leaving the room , when he sbized them and compelled them to give him . the money . He then followed them into the street abusing them , and was takenUinto custody by a passing policeman . One of-the Jadies in the scuffle lost a gold brooch valued at £ i . The magistrates committed him for three months with hard labour . . -.
The Confession of Bartholomew Harrington , who was convicted at the last Devon assizes of the manslaughter of W . Brown -Ambrose ; was maae before W . Mile ? , Esq ., one of the county magistrates . Throughout hia statement he implioates Donovan , who was one of the persons in custody for several days , on suspicion of being concerned , in the murder ; but , after repeated examinations , he was discharged on his own recognisance not to leave Plymouth before the holding of the assize . This he has done ; but on Monday last he left , and the local pelice have no clue to the direction he took . In the course of hia statement , Harrington said he was out on the night of the fatal occurrence in company with Donovan . They insulted several persons and at length met with two men—Ambrose , the deoeased , and a friend—walking arm-in-arm . One of them wasdruhk . Donovan went behind the men , and gave one of them a blow on the head
, which caused him to faU forward . They then made off together , and thbughttfbthing further of the matter until the next-morning , when they as- ' certained that the man had received a mortal blow , and was lying in a most precarious Btate . The convict moreover said that ; on the following afternoon "T went - with . Michael Crennin , and says he , ' What ' sthat Timothy Donovan did last night !' He came in and went nnder my bed ; with that Donovan came forward and said , I Btruck that man , and am afraid I have hurt him , ' . and if the police find it out , I am sure to be punished for it , and don't either of you have anything to say about it . I was drunK , or I should not have done it . ' A few days afterwards Donovan sent for- ine and said , ¦ I hear thafc that man is dead I struck the other night ; if . you are brought np for it , stand out till death before you tell it , for I did not mean to Trill the man at all . '" . .
ACCIDBNIATTHB LMK-SIBMI RiffiWAT STATION , IrreBPOot . —On Sunday nighfi in consequenoe of the break being out of order , one of the railway trains into Liverpool came down tbe tunnel into the Lime-street Station at a fearful pace . The train ran against the permanent resisting buffers calculated to bear a pressure of ei ght tons , which was completely smashed , and the carriage damaged , to some extent . There were onl y a limited number of people in the train , who were Blightly bruised . - . Pussms Pbaciioes at BnuoNGH&u . —A > circumstance which occurred in one of the- churches' here on Sunday , has produced feelings of irritation and regret in theminds of all sinc « B : ehurohmen . The congregation assemblingat the church of St . ' Paul
for the celebration of the solemn festival of Easter , were destined to have '" their ! devotional feelings sorely disturbed by- th& introduction of a pair of enormous candlesticks , aa decorators to the altart The novelty" war adverted : to in a circular ,-of which a large number was distributed about the pew « , aiid in which Mr ; Latimer endeavoured to show that lights olrrthealtar ^ are enjoined by a rubric in the Prayer-book , . and also sanctioned by convocation , and by ; act of Parliament . Many member * of the congregation are highly indignant at the insult wbM has been offered to them , and it is feared that not a few of them will withdraw from thje . « hurch if the UBe of / these " novelties" is' per-8 iited in by the minister ; v . . . _ .. •¦ ^ :: ¦ ¦ - , ; , * -, «•
. Bbpbievb o * Mubdbrkrs . —Maria 5 Clarkej whtf was convicted . at the ' last Suffolk aBaizes ' for the murder of her infant child ,- by burying it alive ; has bad her sentence commuted . to transportation for life . Very strong recommendations ^ ere forwarded to'the HomeH ) ffice ,. through Mr . Dasent , the counsel who defended this unhappy woman , to the effect that she had only , been confined a very short ' , time , that she had ^ pent the night wandering ' about in the inclemency of the wenther , and that she-was
obviously , and from various causes , quite incapable of knowing what she : was about , or of being aooolBntable for her action 9 . ~ Bridg 6 t Lyons is also reprieved .: Her conviction was : chiefl y obtained through the accusations of her husband ; Patrick Lyons , who . has , since the sentence passed'on him , revealed the truth—that his wife , although present , : not only had no part uvthe murder for which , they had been condemned , but , On ihe , contrary , ; did all sue conld to dissuade him from , the commission of thei brutal and acfc : ¦ :. . . - ^ . ¦ : ' ' . •;; ,::
aavage .. niTQ !? ! 11 ° N ' TMi'N 9 MH . Uhiox Railway . — un Saturday e ? eniiur . hut an accident took place on forh , rSf « i ftuc «« n % e , near Euxton , which was Mu 5 caSiwS ^ i ^ ^^^ « ome cause bitheAunexplainejl tie engine and ten ^
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; ¦ . ; rl ( .., ** " <¦ " « " ^—^|^« "ss ^ s- ^ w , ; Scotlaifiif AiiEUPTEn MiiBtai . —Onr Monday ' mgWtm atteW ^ was made in Mitchell-street , Glasgow , ' tb ' cut the throatsof two ; female ' s who live 'in ' that ' street . Information having'beeri despatchbd to' the central police ' -dffice ; officers repaired to the place ;; and the fol l owing facts resulted from their investigation :- * Mrs . Douglas ; a widow-rents the tehemeiit ' in . ques tion'j ahdletB-oufc ' xiiie of the aparfmehts for lodgers . 'A short time-since a yoiing mari ; named Jphn Purdon , a . baker by'trade , occup ed- the ' room , biit his ( lisstpated habita ' wero such tlfat his landlad y had to girehim nbticetoquit / and'for a ' day'br ' twtf previous to ' tho ' occurrerico , ' he had 'lodged elspVhere Mrs . 'Dbuglas ^ h ' o ' weveri'h ad missed a plaid " which belonged'to hpr , ' and ' suspecting that' Purdon had pledged it ; 8 h ' e rcqupsteil an interview ' with him :
in ordev to flscevtain if siich' was the case , 'Pui'don came , but'l ) efot-e he -wbuW ' answer any . questions , insisted : on . beingf supplied w | th some' tobacco , whicVrtfce woman- , anxious tog ' etsoin ' e information aliout lier ' inissihg * property , went but ' and : procured it'for liirh ; ' , After lib ha'U gbt'it . 'ho jeerin » ly told hfer thnt-he knew nothing' about tho' plaid : and immediately afterwards added , " You , have been ti-oub'liii > me ; Iiott ' would you / feel if I trouble you . " He had'no'goonei ' uttered' tnq ¦ words ¦ than lie ro ' so frbm'theseat-where'heha'd / btfen ' sirfinj-ln ' ndWzin ^ hil 1 of her , threw heraerosa a chest ' that stood in tho room . Thb unfortunate ' woman rec ' ollect ed nothing further till she felt herself wounded in" the . tnroa t and fingersj ' on 'which ' * ? lie / ' 8 criiitned ' fdr as'i aist ' iincei " A young ' wom an ' / . a .. tiie ' ce . er ' the ' fOrvnef i '• ' - ¦ ¦ ¦'; •'• ; ' ) I'jl ' ' \ 1 . !'¦ •' , J » vI . :. i '
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' irnairo . - ' LoKGFORn Election , —The sham-battle was renewed on Saturday morning , but the affair , as may be surmised , passed off without interest or excitoment , in consequence of the overwhelming majority obtained on' the firat day by Mr . More O ' Ferrall , The grO 93 poll at the close stood as follows;—O'Ferrall , 038 ; Slcator , 80 : majority , 858 . Meeting of Roman ; Cathoucs ;—The following is the requisition issued for the approaching meeting of Roman Catholics : —• 'Wo , the undersigned , request ; an aggregate meeting of the Catholics in Ireland , in the city of Dublin , on Tuesday , tho 29 th instant , for thepurpose of petitioning the Imperial Parliament against the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill , and the Religious Houses Billand
, to adopt such other measures as may be best calculated to protect the religious ri ghts and liberties of the ' Catholics of the United Kingdom , " ' i THRBAiEwifa . Notice , —A Bockite notice was served on two labourers named . Gleeson and Flanagan , ; threatening them with deathif they continued to dig or work upon the land which a farmer of . the name of Maher had lately taken . To the notice there were appended a pictorial representation of three guns discharging bullets , a coffin , and stars , to show that the bloody deed would : be perpetrated not by the light of the day . , : Thb Siiaue Minks , , Tipperaby . —A ' Limerick paper gives the following sample of what this productive' country is capable of contributing to the
wealth and wants of man , if he * would only let her do so .: — " A striking instance of the vast resources of this ill-fated country will readily present itself to the eye of a casual observer in the vicinity of Shallee , within four miles of Neriagh . This mountairioua district of country , which a' short time ago bore the appearance of barrenness and waste , is now . the sc ' ene of busy industry . and remunerative labour . Silver , copper , and lead ore , are being daily extracted in considerable quantities frOm the mine , and signal success seems to attend the ' progress of the undertaking . ¦ The spiritedand enterprising company that are engaged in the works are setting a praiseworthy . example to the capitalists of ; the . country . ' They give employment ti > 1 , 100
individuals , irom tno immedi « ate locality , which grcatlv alleviates tho pressure of taxation in the neighbour hbpa , and cau 8 ei numerous blanks ' in the books of the relieving officer . " ' . , ; The Emigration Movement . —The countrypapers , from the four quarters of the kingdom , continuo to report tho progress ofthe fli ght of farmers across the Atlantic . A'Dundalk journal compares the movement to that of an army retreating before the enemy ; At every port , it Bays , the best portion of the inhabitants are hurrying away , and if there be no checkj there must be in . a few . years a fearful blank in the population . . Dundalk was crowded on Tuesday with hordes of emigrants , mo . « t of them of the better class of small farm ' ei ; s , undoubtedly the rriost valuable portion ofthe Irish population . On Saturday ^ additional forco from the interior of
tho country , arrived there for the purpose of taking shipping for Liverpool . At the . port of Waterford upwards of 400 emigrants embarked last week for Quebec and' the States , ' and' a vessel with 141 passengers on board is waitingfor a fair wind to convey her . human ; cargo to the Bame destination . The town of Drogheda presents a " , similar scene . For nearly , the last month large box-carts have been observed pa ssing through the town , each containing ten or ^ twelve persons , composed of men , women and ohildren , most of * them comfortably dressed , and apparently in good spirits . Sometimes as many as a dozen of these carts ? would arrive in a single day .. The parties ,, who are . understood to be a portion ' of the Marquis of Bath ' s Monaohan tenantry ; , proceeded b y train to Dublin en TOixti to Quebee . Und might already be reokohed at about 400 souls . * - . .- , ¦ - .
: CosvKBT 3 To Pboibstaktism . —Tho Dublin Evening Herald has the following announcement of conversions tb ' . the ' Protestaht church ., One of the persons mentioned was for some years connected with the Irish pres ? , and was well known as an orator of the Corn Exchange'in the late Mr . O'Connell ' s time : — 11 . Sunday , four persons renounced and abiured the errors of Popery , under the spiritual direction of tho Rev . Thomas Scott , and received the holy communion in St . Thomas ' s church—the Venerable Archdeacon Magee , &c . ; &o ., ofneiating . ' It is remarkable that one of these : converts is a Mr . John Daniel , who had been a student in the Roman Catholic college , of ; , Carlowi-and , Bel faet ; and another , a j Mr . Michael ' George Coiway , a law student of Trinity College , Dublin , ' of whom the late Mr . Daniel'O'Coiinell , M . P ., had the highest opinion . In an autograph letter ; of the Liberator to
mm uo says— as to you personally , I do unfeionedly assure you I admire your splendid talents , and entertain great confidence in your patriotism . " Mb . Sharhan Crawjord . —It was not supposed that . Mr . Sharman Crawford , in announcing his intention riot to stand for Rochdale at the next election , had formed , the design of retiring altogether . frem parliament , and it was generally thought that ho would accept a seat for an Irish county . ' Thecounty of Meath , as represented by theloc . al liberal club , accordingl y - Bent an intimation to the-hon . ' gentleman a few week ' s sineej that his hamo had been inserted on a list of candidates from whom , tho members to represent thb county in the next parliament , would be selected . Mr Sharman Crawford , however , has stated , in reply , that it is not bis intention to offer himself , to any ' constituenoyatthenext election .
. Tiib .-Rowl-DoBflK Society ' s annual exhibition of blaok . cattle , sheep , swine , &c . ; . was opened on Tuesday , and presented the largest and finest display . of stock in the several departments remembered ' on any similar occasion in Dublin . It is generally agreed that it is the best show of farm stock which the Society has had since its foundation . In the evening a meeting was held in the Board-room , at which his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant , who was attended by one of his aidesde-camp , presided , when the prizes . were awarded and in this avduoua duty the Judges must have had a most difficult ( ask , from the great number and excellence of materials on which they had to decide After a short address from Professor Harrison to
1 ) 13 Excellency , complimentary of the interest which his Excellency hai taken , in the Sooiety , Lord Talbot de Malahide m oved the thanks of the Society to . his Excellency , which having been enthusiastically responded to , his Excellency . made a suitable eloquentreply : The Society then adjourned to the Library to partake of refreshment ^ and soon after separated . ., ¦ •> ; . .. . ' Tna Anti-Papal- Bill .-A general meeting of the citizens of Dublin , of all . reli gious denominations was held on . Tuesday at Conciliation Hall-John Reynolds , Esq ., M . P . vin thechair-and a petition agreed upon to be presented- to Parliament against the'Ecclesiastical Titles bill . Tub Banner . o f Ulster .. * :- " A correspondent
. any , in the correctness of whoseWormation we have the utmost Confidence , writes to us stating that the celebrated '_ Duncan Chisholm' is at length taken , and is now on his way back from America . ' This , in some' quarters , will he no very ; agreeable intet ligence . " , , , , . ; Emiokation . —Our quays are daily thronged with person ' s belonging to the agricultural classes - leaving for Arrieric .-u Within tbe last eight d . ay . s . the following , vessels ha vo departed from our quays :- ^ Tho Dbminua , ' for Quebec , ' 150 paaBengers ; the Don , for New . York ,, 160- passengers ; the ¦ Marchioness of Bute , for Quebec , 120 passengers , ; the Lockwoodf , for New- York , 280 passengers ; tbe . Sarah , for Boston ; 104 passengers ; the Solway , for New York
iuo passengers ; me Try Again , - for Quebec , 130 passengers ; -the' Favourite / for-Boston : 120 passengerB ; tho . Glavinda . -. for New : York . 100 Ls-Se " / p- ^ i ! ie ? "l l for Boston , 120 pa 388 ngers ; and Field Marshal Radetzky , for New York , eilhtyeight pagsengers .. Making in all eleven vessel ! ' and 1 , 568 pasHengers , independent ' of-the crowds who eave for Lwerpool b y the steamers . ^ In' addition to the above , J 00 paupers , comfor . tably . clnd , arrived in- this city , from the Kenmare -. workhouse , and were puton board tue Hotspur , which ' js proceed o Quebec . .: Th , s is the second-batch that Sa boen sentjoutw . thin the last tnor , ta brSe > S dians rot the above union :-Cork ' Importer °
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was in ; tho kitchen at the time , and hearing the ones , ran into the room , andwas caught by Purdon , wh 0 » J" *!> }™ t weapon / which he liad previously used , inflicted two deep gashes oh her throat and cheek . An Old . man , tbe fathor-in-law of Mrs . Douglas , who was sitting by tho kitchen fire ,. endeavoured to give the alarm , and with some difficulty tottered down stairs to call assistance . In the meantime the miscreant , leaving both his intended victims lying bleeding on the floor , coolly returned to tho kitchen and commenoea smoking his pipe in which position he was found b y spmo of the neighbours . He made no attempfc . to escape , and quietly allowed . himself to be taken ' to the police-office . With proper care and management it is hoped that both the injured women may recover . '
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THE NEMPJSET . MURDER -fyp ^ T ^ . John -mm act Ions SSSjJ * o ^ ^ These convicts were executed at t ) , » « Gaol Taunton , on Wednesday moLll C Unty o ? clock , for the murder of William & at "' Ha man who kept a small shop for the Zu " , ' an 8 . 0 ns at Nempnet , SomorWhff on ^ ° Pr <> vi , February . The chief evidence Ji \ Z m ° of was the aged wife of Wilkins , whfS' ' ° , Clll P £ beaten ^ y them , and left f w del } tf ? ' % ° aS d 8 UffiCleDtIy tOapPear " •• -iS . i jf Both prisoners , in confessing thoi , -, " ' acknowledging that hntv . « .. ^ : ? : ° . guilt ^ u ^ uo ^ eugmg mat both 7
_ , participated S « H lence , to the last moment declared &S ? tlle % their intention to commit murder » 1 a not to the house .. Their object was oni . 1 ^ went the formidable character of ho wi ? n pluD ( ier ; bl ployed evinced a hardened £ * £%£ i S sonera , ; over s . neo their condemnX The tremey patient and attentive to thfi . ' .- ^ ex . sections ofthe chaplain , tho Itev j Ajp «"« , The time of execution had been fiv ^ ^' for oloven o ' c ock , but it was Senueiw ? % to nine o ' clock , which prevented otS ^ A b age as has generall y congregated T *\^< sions . Still there was a numerous L ? SUoh occa . of those present belonged to 2 ? W - iJ % life , andtheirdemeanour Z « u ¦ " ?»* " « ^\ uZ
sion ; but there were not wanting th ^ J T . «•* very gaze of death indul ged in exbS h S tha ribald jests and profane % ath ? W £ ff levi ^ too , there were spectators beyond thon tf ' « . Saol , as all the convicted felons wJk ? parad ^ T ° fficia l 'S execution . paraded ^ 8 « $ ¦ At daybreak in tho raornin ? thr » n »* the execution were commenced bv Z aratioil ! i f « thedrop-a work which occu nied h ,, f r . ro cti nof than an hour . Calcrnft , th / execStLi ^ ^ rived the previous night . At n 2 T er ' * ar . oi , « . mff nrfa Ati , « B f , r ^» V . _ . ! mn ? o clock th «»» j ...
IIVVVM V * ( VtUllJ I two prisoners walked with «„„ 5 f ar » ved tb 8 ward of the hospital , and thence 7 S ° , the Un signal being given , the bolt 4 dra "'' J ^ ^ died apparently without a str u < r e antl tJl ° ^ eu After hanging , the required tim ' n » i ^ were taken down and buried mS" bodie 3 the gaol . ' ' wltnm the prccint SOf Tho prisoner Smith asserted . duYin » w ment , that he had given his wron ^ 5 L " f ^ ' fused to the last to discloso hiaffl Z' ^ that he was respectably connected and didV ? - ? to expose his family to the reproiioh wMnV ? "' follow the knowledge of their liKta ift " ** a murderer . Will ! has long beenffii ^ character , having abandoned his wife ind { J , * indulge in a loose life , and having ^ been be £ victed of felony . ' ' b n Ueforo «« fc
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Siupwbbck . asd Loss qf Lip « . ~ 0 n Sunday w $ last , the cutter Peggy , Kettle , which left liar * on the 10 th instant with a load of cement for W ' aey , struck on the Grandes Grunes rocks , into St . Brelade ' s Bay , and immediately sank . Tlw cre * eacaped . 'to ' jthe shore ; but the catastrophe caused » melancholy loss of life on Tuesday morning , w * it appears , six hands went off in a boat to ^ wreck ; They had made fast to the must o < f Peggy ; and while one of them , George M » thews , was on ( the cross-trees , trying to si \ part of . her apars and ringing , tbe vessel aliPF and suddenlv sank in HpbW wafoi- Hi-aw-inff the W »
down with her . In about a quarter of an hourw ' boat ' s painter broke , and she rose bottom upWJf ' Tho hands in the meantime were cliugwg to spar . One of them , Brajamto ¦ Pound * . sttW ^ in getting on tho . keel of tlie boat , and ha d w him one oar ., In this distressing situation i"j endeavoured to attract the attencion of the w ^ packet , which was passing by at the time , i > m not succeed . Before the boat drifted cut « V | the imfortuate men were seen to drop one "J ^ from '; the ; spar ; and sank to rise n « more . . boat struck against a rock , when Found « ' ^ out , puUed ; hpr , on tho rock , and then li » l clj " , u with ; his cap , arid , aided by his siiigle oar , re »> Corey ; after three , hours' exertion and expj' jB vprv miifh prhanc + Dil . Wo « r « o hrnncht to tO .
a cart , by a brewor in the employ of Mr . v , ^ Taste . -He has since recovered . The names * men lost . were—Joseph George , Ma tthews , « ¦ . Taylor , Joseph Vvtavh , Richard ' Richmond , J ' ^ Curl / The first two woi-o pavt of tho cre ff l ' j P «» gy at tho tinie of her wreck ; nnd han g ° ^ . in the hope of recovering their effects . " " fy lor was a iyidower , and has left two clnldren . others' iscro Binglo mon . —Irsey Times . , ^ 1 . Proposed . Niuv Naiionai . Gallkry . — » e " at . wo are not re \ e ; ijinjr a ' state secret w " [ ¦ , & noiinco that Her -Majesty has boun y lcascd c «^ acommissionfor . the purpose of subnut tinfc r ^ j distinct estimates and plans for a new ** ' ^ Gallery . Tho commission includes Sir ' ^ EaMtlake , Sir P . icliard 'VVostmacott , and » ll # 1 n ,. ai 9 and the Queen has olfe ' red a p iece of gro , j Konsingtou Gardens . -ndrth of' the palacs , » j the commissioners be ofoniaiori that k ens , = { r the . best , locality for ihe due exhibition an" f j »» tion ofthe national p . «« awfc—^ ' ** B £ BM Irt *
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 26, 1851, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1623/page/6/
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