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- Stye iStaropeUft , 1 ISAT . T 11 of Losdos . —The official return for the week ending last Saturday show , that 063 deaths were , registered in ihe meiMjoliian d-s'ricta . If corresponding weeks of the ten years 1841—1850 be taken for comparison , it will be » ee » that the average number of deaths in these weeks was 859 , and that the mortality of last week ha- produced au excess , above the average , equal to 109 . But in an increasing population a greater number of deaths does not necessarily imply au increased ' ra-e «> f mortality . The population of London is now 2 , 363 , 144 . It increased at the rate of 1 * 551 percent , aiiuually in the ten years 1 S 31—41 ; at 1 99 S i * r cent , aunually , in the ten jears 1811—51 : and 1 * 773 uer cent .
annually in the fifty years 1 S 01—51 . If the last percentage ( thatof fifty years ) be . taken to represent the rate of increase during the current d- ccunia ! period , and the average < kaih « of corresponding wefkg be raised in the same proportion , this average ffiil become 945 . on which the 963 drains of last Week show an excess of . 23 . The present return , coinaired with that of the preceding w-ek , exhibits a continued decrease in deaths arisi-. g from disease ? of tiie respiratory < irg * ns , the nuuiber , which was in the ioriner week 139 , having 'alien to 112 . The ttr . ii principal diseases in this class are br-nchi is and pnenmonia or inQamni'mon of the lungs , which were fatal _ respectively in 39 and 55 case .. The fatality of this class of diseas-s ha- ; now declined
to cear the corrected av rage ; tha : of ihe zymotic or epidemic class is not above ; he awrag ** , and does not yet discover a tendency to increase wi h the a « - Tafice of the season . The aggregate « f deaths ase'ibed last week to epidemics is 2 d 5 , and out of this number 20 of young persons an . i 2 of adults wen ; caused by small-pox . 39 by men ales 19 by scarlatina , 48 by hooping-cough , 5 by croup , 2 !> y tbr .-sh , 35 ! . y typhus , 7 by erysipelas , 1 by notna , 1 by purpnra , 16 by diarrhoea , and 1 by ' cholera . Thr following are the particulars of the la > t-inentio' ed case : —In Lambeth , Waterloo-road , sub-district ( secon-J part , ) at 47 , Oakli-y-s < reet . on 19 th June
, thfl w'dow of a wheelwright , ased 59 years , died of " tnalignant cholera ( 18 hour- } " Mr . Da « s , the registrar , states , that " the deceased , who is from the country , retired to rest perfectly «<•]] , and whs attacked about 3 o ' clock in the morning . About threa weeka before , when in the country , and also on a previous occasion , she suff .-red -evere bowel cumplair . t . The medical attendant considered it an andouhted case of Asiatic cholera The house is described as cleanly and well drained . " The birth of 728 i > ojrs , and 754 girls , in all 1 , 482 children , were registered last week . The average' number in the * Six c irrespondinz weeks of 1815-50 . wa « 1 . 2 S 7 .
DisioiiBiKCS us Sibfskj CiitwcH . —On Sunday aftenioon the large and ancient parish church of St . Ounatan , Stepney , was the scene of a xery disgraceful disturbance , arising out of the appointment of an afternoon lecturer , who was upon that occasion to preach for the first time . The parishioners of Stepney claim the ri ght , which has bewi exercised at least for two centuries , of appointing an afternoon lecturer , and have recently e ' ecteu the Rev . Samuel Gower Poole to the office , in Opposition to the views of the U « v . Richard Lee , the rector of the parish . Mr . Poole had for some time officiated as curate , and had become very popular . In consequence of a representation made to tiie Bishop of London his lordship in the first
insutuce refused to license him , and the rector Openly avowed his intention of refusing him the use of the pul pit if he were licensed . - TheobJRctions of the bishop were at length removed , and his lordship licensed Mr . Poole . The Rev . Mr . Lee , however , declined to give way , and persisted in refusing him the use of the pulpit . On Saturday morning a printed circular announced to the nei ghbourhood that Mr . Foole would enter on bis duties next day , and on three o ' clock on Sunday afternoon the church was crowded with a very respectable congregation , every seat being occupied . The Rev . Mr . Foole read prayers in a very impressive manner , without interruption , and the congregasioii was . roost orderly . At the appointed time . ' the Rev .
Jar . Poole left the reading desk , and proceeded into the vestry room for the ~ purpo 3 e of changing his surplice , and about the same time the Rev . air . I « e , who had remained close to the altar during the reading of the prayers , ascended the pulpit , to the great surprise of the congregation . A hymn was given out and sung , and the-last tones of tinpowerful organ had scarcely ceased to vihrate when the rioter rose in the pulpit to give utterance to the ubUiil prayer . The congregation immediately rose , and some gentlemen in the gallery called out to those below , "Out , out , * ' and pointed to the western door . A general movement was made in that direction , and a great portion of the congregation had left amidst a suppressed murmurwhich
, was answered by a " Huah , hush , " fro < a others , until some foolish and wrong-headed individuals near the western end of the church hegan hissing and groaning . The rector attempted to address them , but was met with a perfect storm of hissing and groaning ,- interrupted with cries of « . ' So Puseyism ! " " No Popish beasts 1 " Great confusion ensued , and tho remainder of tho congregation broke np into groups , and began discussing the question at issue , and severely condemned the conduct of the rector , who , finding himself unable to Obtain a . hearing , left the pulpit , and seated himself
on the stairs , where he was immediately surrounded by a number of gentlemen , some remonstrating and others questioning him . The entrance of a funeral procession at four o ' clock restored quiet . While this service was proceeding . tbe Rev . Mr . Lee rose from his seat on , the pulpit stairs and proceeded towards the vestry . The congregation then quietly dispersed . The Rev . Mr . Poole ras standing near the communion table when the disturbance commenced , and finding the pulpit already occupied by the rector , left tlhe church and went into the vestry , ¦ where he remained until the congregation had departed .
Cubious Sckse in a Church . —For some weeks past a series . of discourses has been in course of delivery at the Sunday evening services in St . John ' s Church , Upper Charlotte-street , Fitzroysquare , the subject being the " Message of the Church . " Last Sunday the special topio for the day was the . 'f Message to the Poor , " and the sermon was preached from Luke 16 , by the Rev . C . Sragsley , tbe well known author of Alton Locke . In ha discourse therev . gentleman eloquently enforced tfie pecuUar views which attracted so much attention to . bis published works . He dwelt most emphatically , upon the wrongs and miseries of the poorer classes , attributing their vices to their porertYx . and ,-ignorance , and' those again to the injustice , they Buffered at the hands' of the rich ; while to the latter he assigned , by direot implication , the responsibility of all the social evil that prevailed to so lamentable , an extent . After the
preacher had concluded , the Rev . Mr . Drew , the rector of . tha parish , who ; had occupied a pew beneath the pul pit , rose in hia seat and addressed the audience just as they were about to disperse . A most painful duty , he said , had devolved upon nim m having to condemn tbe discourse just delivered , and whioh ho bad never anticipated hearing from a pulpit . Mr . Drew then , with some emotion , proceeded to administer a brief but stern rebuke onUr . Kingsley , whose sermon he declared contained matter that was questionable in doctrine , peraicious in tendency , and untrue in fact . He regretted that exhortations of so dangerous a oharaoter should have been offered to the members of a Christian church . This interposition caused much excitement among the congregation , and a largo . number- remained round the doors of the ohuroh for some time after they were closed , ex * changing comments upon the singular inoident of the evening . . , .
Bscokd Charsk : aomkst thr M abtbb op , St . Piscius iWoHKHOmne . —On Tuesday , at the weekly meet ing of the board of directors of the poor of St . Pancras , Mr . Turner said he -waa anxious to aBk a question or two , and to call the attention of the board to a Ab ject of great importance , ' which appeared tobave escaped the gentlemen ' sTecollection . Bendiug . the inquiry into the late charge of criminal assault .-brought sgainrjc Mr . I Eaton by the girl Smith , there was another charge made againBt the master by . two inmates ofrtbat house , he ; Mr Turner , was anxious to know if any inquiry had been instituted into : this charge ? The reason the second charge waa . not proceeded with at the time it was made was , that it was . thought it might pre .
juawe we matter in the first charge : —A Director : That was all settled by the committee of inquiry appointed : by ihe vestry ^ -Mr . i Tamer said it was ao . saoh : thingj The : matter to ' which he alluded waaanafter charge and oaghtitOj-stand in itsproper position ; . thaioharaeter of thfr . master should " Properly cleared > before any ; money > as paid . £ « £ » > was b «> nght against Mr . Baton by Mr . '¦ 22 Sfti 2 i . ' tbea ' * « 'omani the former had !^ K ^^«» eenthe ma 8 ter in ' an improper S ^ S ^ P'l wlioUTed with'Mr . Bato ^ n SSBXiS ? " * thia ^ te ^ nt was corrobo-«**^ i . ;^ Zi ! r ? . 8 eno' » matter should , b » investigated- in order tw «"""**?* snouia- Da
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B . iker said that Mrs . Edwards had stated that she saw noihiug more than Mr . Eaton put his arm round the nurse girl ' s neck .: She had named it to Mrs . Eaton . Everall had made the charge appear worse than it was . After some further discussion , it was resolved to defer tho matter to the next meeting of the board . On Wednesday a fullyattended and special meeting of the vestry of St . Pancnis took place at the new Vestry-rooms , Camden Town , for the purpose of receiving a communication from tho board of directors , referring to
the vestry a letter from Mr . J . H . Eaton , the master of the workhouse , requesting the payment of the sum of £ 43 10 s . Id ., costs incurred by him m defend ng himself from the recent prosecution on a charge of having violated Eliza Smith , an inmate of the workhouse . On the question being put to a show of bands thero appeared for the morion in favour of the governor , eleven ; against it , forty-two , a , division bsing demanded the numbers wore for the motion , eleven ; against it fortynine ; majority rejecting the payment of the bill , thirt -eight .
Metropolis Water Bha . —On Tuesday evening , a public meeting of the inhabitants of theunited pambts of St . Andrew , Holborn and St . George the Martyr , was held in the workhouse , Gray ' s-inn-lane , to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament against the government Metropolis Water Bill . Mr . i idmanb being calkd to the chair , remarked that an abundant and wholesome supply of water was a netT ' d- ' i ? - ^ ' •?«•• - ! - , andcomfort toevery individual . 1 he Bill introduced by the government was for the purpose of huying up all the property of the old companies at a fictitiuus value , with all their crotchets and experiments , and worn out machinery . Would a man about to commence business go to his neighbours for the purpose of buying m , all their
antiquatrd property , instead of starting with the most approved plans and plant of modern times , as was proposed to be done ? Mr . Lloyd moved the first resolution , expressing an opinion '' That an abundant and wholesome supply of water might be afforded on the principle of a constant supply , at less tban half the present charge , " and contended that the scheme proposed by government wnuld tend greatly to increase the present price of » ater . Mr . Goodhugh seconded the resolution , and stated that from his own knowledge of the locality , the courts and other place ' s were not only much in want of a Rood supply of water but of cisterns .. He found that the interest of the sum to be paid for the property , of the old companies would be £ 450 000 per annum , which would be a h > avy charge upon the inhabitants of the metropolis . There were 70 , 000 bouses in London unprovided with water , and there was no enactment to supply this d- ficiency . Mr . Evans moved a resolution , affirming
" That the Bill , now before iParliament , would not remedy the evils complained of , it being unsound in principle , and defective in its pnmMons ; and if passed , -would impose an enormous burden on the ratepayers , and create an insurmountable obstacle to future legislation on sounder principles . " He was much surprised that government—which professed such a great interest in the welfare of . the people at laree—shouW have proposed to buy up the properties of the nine old Water Companies . That district was sup lied < m more economical ' teims than any other on this side of the Thames , for they paid hid . per 100 , 000 gallons ; while in Marylebone Is . was paid ' or the same quantity . There was no provision in the Bill to enforce a ' constant supply of ' water , nor was tt-. ere any meatm proposed for rendering the cost of it ; less ; but tbe enactments proposed were such as would raise tbe charge ; for fi » e per cent , was to be paid on the fictitious value of the property ; of the old companies , which was afterwards to be raised to six
per cent . They required a pure , abundant , and cheap anpply of water , 'which could be ' only ' . obtained by a free competition , as in the case of gas companies , who in the first instance affirmed that they could not supp ly gas under fc . a thousand feet , but now they found it could be supplied at 4 s . a thousand . In the parish of Marylebone the average charge was 35 s . a house , but on the other side of the water , where there was competition , water it was found , could be supplied at 20 s . a house , and yet pay a good dividend to theshareholders . Mr . Talbpt seconded the resolution . Mr . Grane Horry next addressed the meeting . The resolntion was then put to ' 'the meeting , and carried unanimously . ' Mr : Foble . ' Mr . Taylor , and Mr . Day subsequently addressed the meeting , after which a petition , embodying the spirit of the resolutions was signed , in order to . irs presentation to Parliament ..
Alleged Mcsder op a Police CossrAutB . On Saturday last Mr . ' Whkley , M . P ., held a . lengthened inquiry in the Middlesex Hospital , on Enoch Rasters , a police constable , aged twenty-one , who , it was allegnd , was murdered under thu following circumstances : —John Allaop deposed , that on the 29 th of May he arrested in Salisbnry-street , Lissongrove , a n . an named Bailey , who was rescued by a large mob at the time . That deceased , who had been but ten weeks in the force , was passing to his home . Witness called upon him to assist him , which he did , when the . mob assailed them with scones and every species of missile . A labouring man knocked down deceased with ablowon his mouth . A body of police arrived at this iuncture . when the
deceased and witness attempted to arrest the . labouring man , whom the : mob : defended , striking deceased a blow on the back of hisneck , which Mled him to the ground arid quite stunned him . The police arrested two men , but the party who assaulted the'dece-a ' sed escaped . —Mr . GeorgeCorfe , resident surgeon , said that deceased was brought to the hospital and was treated ! for apoplexy , produced by a blow or ^ a fall . Everything was done for Mm , hut he gradually sank , until .. Thursday , the 19 th inst ., » hen he died . Witness made a post mortem examination . There was no external violence oh the body . There was a large abscess on the lower part of the spine , which was wholly diseased , and had been so for at leastjtwelve months ; The spinal covd was inflamed , and the . diseased state of the spinal marrow caused death , which was
hastened by the violence deceased had endured .. Mr , Wilson , assistant-surgeon to the police , saw deceased the mornim ? after the violence was inflicted . ' His lips were bruised and smashed , and be coinplained of pains in his head . He never before complained of illness . . He was kept on reserved duty until the 5 th of June , when he got so bad that he was released from all duty , and was sent to the hospital . He ( Mr . Wilson ) assisted at the poj * mortem examination , and agreed in opinion with Mr . Corfe as to the cause of death . —Inspector Porter gave deceased the highest character for discipline and humanity . The Coroner" au i med . up , and returned the . ; following verdict— " Deceased died from the nj ' rial effects of inflammation of the spinal marrow , ' hut how the said inflammation was cAused' there is no evidence to prove . '' Deceased wa 8 tobave been married the ' same week .. :
Hbat op ihk'Weather . —On Saturday . last the heat was so excessive throughout the day that several horses dropped down dead ; ' and a gentleman , who was witnessing the inspection of the GnardsinSt . James ' s Park , was carried off to the hospital insensible . It was found that i he was labouringunder a coup de toliel . . SiCIBTY FOB THS PhOPAOATION OF THB GOSFEL . —^ Forty-four , sermons were preached on Sunday at various metropolitan churches in commemoration of the third jubilee of this society . Among the preachers were his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury , the Archbishop of Dublin , and several bishops and eminent clergymen .
Fire at thb Western Scientific Institution , Lbicesteb SqoARK . —On Saturday iast . ' a fire broke « utat the above , institution , having originated in the theatre , which has sustained : extensive damage , the roof beinL' burned off , and the seat ?) inthe gallery destroyed , and the stairs leading to it . . Fortunately the pr- perty was insured . - ¦ Soicins of a Teachbb or L ' anouaqes . —On Saturday forenoon l ast an inquest was taken by Mr . Henry Memburv Wakley , in the board-rnom of tbe St . Andrew ' s ,, Hoibi > rn , union workhouse , on the body of Mr . John James Irving , a--ed twenty-ninei . a teacher of languages . It appeared that ! the deceased had been traching attbee . tabliBhnieht ' of Di . Brown Esher , which he left a few days ago under tbe
impression that all the boys were' plotting together to poison Mm . He also laboured , under rhe delusion that at the coffee shops in London , which he was in the habit of frequenting , a conspiracy had been entered into for the purpose of poisoning him . ' On the previous Wednesday , morning he was ' found , with his throat cnt , oo the floor of his ' -room . Lifeiwas quite extinct . A razor was clnae ; by his right hand . Verdict— "Temporary insanity . ' . ';/ ,,. ' ., .,., ' Robbebt op-SAttoRsl . —In { brmation has been given of two sailors having been robned at the east end of London , in the conne of last > efk , of Bums of money amounting together to about £ 50 . . One of them ,, named William ; Thwiton ; .-was robbed in the Mile End road of a purse ,. containioe £ 30 : and . the
other , Henry Beckett f i was . robbed of £ 15 in bank notes , and three sovereigns , iby two men , one of whom is described at about forty-ooe ytsrs ofige , and five feet six incheshigh , dressed in a blue jacket and trowBfra ; and-the other dressed in , blaok .. ¦¦ Mbuhcholy ¦ Accident ob ,, the , Thames!—A melancholy occurrence took-place' some few miies down theARiverfJ off Holy Day en . - 'A vessel called the Flora was beating up the river from-Wales , when she went ashore . near tbe Haven , and tlje crew immediately proceeded ( o put a kedge ont . in-order to get heir off . They lowered the boat , and vrae . in tbe act of arranging the kedge , " when a smtic& ' citme ( quI of
them . The boat was instantly . capsized ,- and we regret to announce that two of the poor telidws , named Charles Luihji of Poole , and Charles Thomas , of Southampton , ; weffe drowned . , :-: ; > . j w ,- »; - Fatal Accidknt . at Blackfkiars , BBinGB . — O p . Monday afternouo ,. between three " , . and . four 0 clockVa . portion of , the . scaffold ! nnuef the fourth " arcb ; ; 6 f BlackfiW Bridge , ob which three ' men r ? v , fcmdi i'& ^« w *?« % * ^ xifaheih / niaflagei iS ^ S * £ P T& dHlhed out ^ ™ - f £ KL"f bttt the bo ^ DOt covered . Rrlht i ' ^ ^ " -sanARE-On SuRda y evening a 1 fire broke out wthe premiwaof Mr . GrweB , organ
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builder , No . 11 , Little Malborough-stre ' , Goliiensquare . The flames originated in the ground-floor workshops , and speedily extended to the two upper floors . The fire , havin » rushed out of the bfK , commenced attack ing the premises numbered 10 , 11 , \ t , and 15 in the same street . In a very brief period half a dozen engines were on the spot , but the flames continued to rage fur some time , and before they could be subdued much , damage was done . . Murder of a Child at Ddwich .-Ou Tuesday a long inquiry . was gone into before Mr . W Carter , the coroner , at the Marlborough Arms Tavern , Camberwell , concerning the death of a feraale . chUd , found murdered at the residence of Mr Naile a gentleman of fortune , residing at DulwichV It appeared from the evidence , that a female- named
Theresa Jane Flayer , a housemaid to M- Naile and from appearances she was suspectrd of having given birth to a child . Searoh wag made and tbe body wag discovered underneath h r bedstead . Sergeant Godfrey was called , and on opening the parcel he found the body of a female child recently , born . There was a piece of white ribbon tightly tied round the neck ; the tongue vfaa protruding from the mouth , and was much swollen . The female Flayer was afterwards taken into custody to the workhouse ; where she at present remains . Mr . Flower , surgeon , who had made a . post mortem examination ot the body , said he had no doubt the child had breathed some time , and its death was fromstranRUlation . causedbya ligature round the neck . Ti . e jury unanimously returned a verdiot of " Wilful Murder against Theresa Jane Flayer . "
Frightfui Occurrence is Paiik-lane . — On Tuesday an inquest was taken by Mr . Bedford , the Coroner , and a highly respectable jury , in the board-room at St . George ' s Hospital , as to the death of Edward Burley Clayton , Esq ., a gentleman of fortune , who was killed under the following dreadtul circumstances : —Mr . John Duggan Patterson , of , 186 , Piccadilly , atated that on Saturday atternoon he was on horaebaek , and riding with a friend in Dean-street , Park-lane . The deceased , whom he knew , was also on horseback , and passed them at a gentle canter , their horses being walking . He had got about ten or twelve yards in front , when he arrived at a very abrupt corner in Deanatreet , where vehicles should certainly only walk
round , and met a cab coming in a contrary direction , not at a rapid pace , ibut too fast for such an angle in the street ; and before the driver coulu pull up , the shaft , which was forced up with great violence , struck the unfortunate deceased in the groin , which it' entered , and . he . was forced completely out of his saddle , and thrown on the kerb ot the pavement ' . - 'The shaft was also broken with the concussion . ; As he was bleeding profusely , he ( Mr . Patterson ) was fearful the femoral artery was perforated ; he therefore placed liim in a cab , ar . id brought him to tbe hospital , and it . was discovered the femoral artery was riot injured .. He had every attention paid to him- ¦ In answer to the corom r , Mr . Patterson said the driver did all he could after
themischief had happened , but he seemed more concerned , about his shaft , than the deceased . Mr . Pa tterson observed that drivers went too fast at the present time . The coroner had no hesitation in saying that all carriages' were driven too rapidly round corners . —Mr . C' M'Leon Murray , house surgeon , said that on examining the deceased he found a lacerated wound in the groin , which extended to the abdomen . He was in great pain , which continued to his death at twelvo o ' clock on Monday . A . post-mortem examination of the body had since been made , and the larger vessels were found exposed , but not injured . The peritoneum was not injured , but there was a rupture of tho intestines from concussion , not penetration . lie died of the inflammation of the peritoneum . The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death . "
The New Fishmongers Almshobses at Wandsworth . —On Tuesday these almshouseB erected by the wealthy Company of Fishmongers , in lieu of the old Hospital of St . Peter , near the Elvphent and Castle , Newington , were formally opened iby , the wardens and livery of the company . The building is delightfully situate on East-hill , and have beeD erected at a cost of about £ 25 , 000 , including the purchase of land , ¦¦ . .-.-.... Dwellings for the Poor . —A preliminary , meeting was held at Captain Gladstone ' s , R . N ., in Eaton square , on Saturday last , to take into consideration a scheme proposed by Viscount Ingestrie , for
converting private houses into improved dwellings for the poor . ' The following gentlemen were present- — Captain Gladstone , R . N ., in the chair ; Viscount Ingestrie , Sir Michael Shaw Stewart , Bart ., Rev . H . Howarth . B . D ., Rector of St . George . Hanoversquare ; Rev . Thomas Beames , preacher at St . James ' s Church , Piccadilly , Hamilton Lindsay , Esq . The Marquis of Westminster , Sir Win . Fraser , Alexander B . Hope , Esq ., and Rev . J . JackBon , Rector of St . James ' s , were unavoidably absent , but their concurrence in the objects of the meeting was announced . It is intended to hold another meeting shortly . , ¦ .. '
- Impboved Dwellings for thr Poor . —A , building , has just been completed in New-street , Goldensquare , for the purpose of affording to the poorer inhabitants of the parish of St . James , Westminister , more comfortable quarters than the distressed condition of certain parts of the district has heretofore enabled them to enjoy . Ifcnppeavs that the establishment of ; these homes for the poor arose from a report published in the year 1848 ,. by the Committee of Health , and Sanitary Improvement , upon the general state of the dwellings in that part of the ' parish which stands in immediate proximity ; to Golden-square . The building in question is situated on the estate of Sir Richard Sutton , and the cost of its construction has not
exceeded * 1 , 120 , the amount being in exact accordance with the estimate furnished by Mr . Lee , the honorary architect . The ! sum , however , received in contributions' towards the design ¦ is not less than- £ 1 , 400 , and exertions are still being made to increase the amount .. Amongst' those who have taken a warm interest in the matter is Viscount IngoBtre , who is actively engaged in endeavouring to form a committee of noblomen and . gentlemen in the parish of St . George , Hanover-square , for the purpose of carrying out similar design in that parish . The building is constructed in the Bimplest possible form , . but with every regard , to the comfort and convenience , of the occupants There are four floors , and two sets of apartments
on every floor , each set comprising three rooms , coal cellar , a shaft for conveying the dust downwards , a meat-safe , . sink , cupboard , and various other conveniences , such , as are not often to bo met with in the dwellings' of the humbler clauses . There are , moreover , on' the basement . floor . four waBhhouaes , each containing' a copper ifor the use of two families , and , in addition to the comforts to be derived from all . these appurtenances , every , care has been taken to promote complete ventilation throughout the building .. ' The torms upon which it is proposed that each suit of rooms shall be let have been fixed at ' the rate of 63 . 6 d : a week ^ for the first and second floors , 5 s . 6 d . for the third floor , and 4 a . 6 d . for the fourth . Every effort hae
been made to save the occupants from the necessity of incurring large expenses . in furniture ,, and with this view many "fixtures " , have been supplied which are not generally found in unfurnished houses . The manner in which the " dwellings' ! have been constructed reflects great credits upon the ooramittee of gentlemen to whose exertions the design is mainly . attributable ; and the squalid conditions of portions of the immediate neighbourhood sufficientl y exhibits the urgent necessity for encouraging bo valuable an attempt to improve tbe condition of the abodes of the working classes .. Chrap Gas in thb City of LoNDON .-On . Monday the . Great Central Gas Consumers' Company
Bill passed the Committee , of the : Hou 8 e of Lords ; withoutoppoBition . After a three years ' straff le the old City Company have agreed ! to-amalgamate " : with thenew company , upon terms by irhieh'their works . and pipeswill be taken for shareBin theamalgaitmted company , to bayalued at the present price of iron and w ^ T ^^ J ^ S- ^ W ^ P ^ wsdrictionifor wear and tear . Thebi 1 , as passed * will secure tothe public aad the shareholders all the tawfitoXhieJ company was established to confer . 0 J f l JJg JJJ : gas in the City has so . greatly increased that it will be quue sufficient to occupy , both lots of works 3 'JJipCSft . '' : ' ¦ ¦ ; , i imoBBi ior
gns me « el statuein the Citvhaving . been sent in , are now arraneed in ih « St ? , n Hall at ' the M , n ' ion flwiri ^^ JSBS cally grouped . . The models ! are > ah QUfcSv in number , chiefly , by Mr . Bailrtv k a . \ l i * J . wa ? 4 s 9 SSS whom havesent three or four designs ' - 1 ? ° JSsa ^ - A vs ^ Vgrjgaf i ^ -s ^^ -iSBraas ? ¦;¦ . ¦ •! . ' . ' •¦ ! —»^^» ^ ><¦ - . ¦ ¦ -vi " .
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A Ninaow EscaSpb ;— Cowkb , "' June '' 23-ii T »{ p RuBsia ^ barque ^ gir , Davidk toasteSrolrSivIl nahjo Cowes forvotfer ^ and the' T . 3 P Sward Woodward . master , from aittoti . uinl ^ ceived their orders for Bristol" on H . AisVh ^ n ' deeded for that port ,, but onf he " b SS St ; Catherine ' s the American ffi Wof ffi 6 Eu 2 sian , crying , away her larboard ; buSkt ^ S 10 m , &c , and her own bowsprit , leaving uart nf her figure-head on board the !« X SUSr ! ceeded . to : thewestward . . TheS ' raSoFeffi a ^ dshe now lies alongside the | fiSSmSii . wharf . When ran into she was oii-tho Vt ^ hAnrH SeftK ! v ^ * ^ wSsS took herjust abaft the maintna 8 ti andhadgheiibi been a veryipoVerfultvesael ' shV must' "• h ' a ' ve -bean completely struck down ; :. ' : ^ - ' ¦ : ¦ ¦ ju I . , a : w \ oH
< j&mm 3 toiBa * M * 4 h ^ Y last a return to the House of Commons was issued showing that the amount of customs duty received in the year ending 5 th January laBt , on good s imported , waa £ 10 , 969 . 535 ,
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lEfyt uiDDtncee . Shocking Railtvav Accident . —Oii Saturday last , several hundreds of the scholars , teachers , and friends , connected with the Elt . n Church Sunday School , had a trip by railway to Blackpool . On the same day , 2 ) 000 of the members and friends of the Bury Youths ' Temperance Association took a trip to Fleetwood . One circumstance occurred on the journey , which threw a gloom on the whole proceedings . In consequence of the demand for tickets being so great , the railway company could not provide a sufficient supply of passenger carriages , and a number ol cattle waggons , &c , were fitted up with . seats for cna occasion . On the way a number of persons in
an open carriage formed a card party , and as there were a greater number than could play at once , they adopted the usual means of ascertaining who should be the persons who would engage in play . A young man , named James Entwistle , a mechanic , employed at Mr . Lawrence Openshaw ' s factory , was one that was thrown out of play , and ho remarked to his companions that he would get a little fresh air . - He accordingly mounted upon the carriage until he had gained such an altitude that his head came in contact with a bridge , and he was fotcibly driven into the > u .: ceeding carriage ; he never spoke more , and dird almost immediately . In two hours a coffin was provided , and the body was conveyed to Bury the same day : the accident occurred near Preston .-
Suspected Murder near , Norwich .-On Saturday last , as a young man nami'd Johnson , was passing through a lane about a mile distant from Norwich , called Mrs . Mardneau ' s Lane , a dog which accompanied him , after beating through an adjoining plantation , Returned with what seeraed to be a piece of carrion , with which it ran off . Upon Johnson ' s arrival at home he found that the animal had preceded him , and that the substance which ho carried from the plantation was a human hand , lie immediately communicated the circumstance to the police ; and a minute search was instituted in the locality , which resulted in the discovery of other portions of a dead body , the remains in the opinion of several surgeons who have inspected them being those of a young female . The rumours and opinions
which haveariseii from the occurrence are of the most conflicting nature , some persons insisting that a foul murder has been committed , and others suggesting that the portions of the body discovered have been used for anatomical purposes . The police , however , are busily engaged in the investigation of tlie circumstances , and there is little doubt that they will unravel the mystery in which the matter is at present 6 hrouded . ' . . p Bath Election . —Nomination . —The nomination of candidates to serve the office of member f r this city , in the erisuina parliament , took place in the Orange grove on Monday . There were some thousands of persons present , who behaved themselves in the most creditable manner , no demonstration of any kmd being made , except now and then an
electioneenng cheer ' or groan . No banner of any kind was to be seen ;—Mr . Hunt proposed , and Mr . G . Norman seconded , Captain Scobell as a fit and proper person to represent them inparliament ; —Bailey , Esq ., proposed , and W . T . Gore , Esq ., seconded , Wm . Sutcliffe , Esq . —Captain Scobell then gave a lengthened exposition of his . political views , and expressed himself in favour of Free Trade , an extension of the Suffrage , and other liberal principles . The gallant captain was wavmly cheered . —Mr . Sut . cliffe , in the course of his observations , said it would be presumed that he ( being brought forward by the Conservative party , who , on the lasfelection , placed Lord Ashley at the head of the poll in the most triumphant manner ) held some general conformity of opinion witli that noble lord . ( Hear , hear . ) His view
were not quite in accordance with those of the Con-. ' servatives , inasmuch as he differed in some respectB from them , on'the Protection question . They were , however , willing , he believed , to let him go to parlia raent unpledged on this question ' . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Sutcliffe resumed his seat amidst loud cheering . — Immediately on which a show of hands was taken , and the Mayor declared it to be in favour of Captain Scobell . The polling commenced with spirit at eight o ' clock on Tuesday morning , and was continued with the same determination till the close of the poll at four o ' clock . The contest , however , though somewhat close , was conducted with the greatest good feeling , and the proceedings throughout ' the city were almoft entirely devoid of the noise and disturbance usually found at contested
elections . The contest has terminated in the election of Capt , Soobell , tbo liberal candidate , by a very respeotable majority . Capt . Scobell took the lead , nndkoptit throughout the day . At the closo of the poll , the numbers were : —Capt . Scobell , 1 , 103 ; Mr . Sutcliffe , 1 , 041 . Several thousand porsoi l having assembled in front of Capt / ScoboH ' s central committee-room , Westgate-buildings , the gallant captain , and bis ' cornmittee , in obedience to the calls of _ the multitude , appeared upon a' platform erected in front of the building , and were received with several rounds of applause . —Capti Scobell , in addressing those assembled , said the victory ; wai gained , and ^ he Liberals hnd obtained a good majority over the Tories of Bath . ( Loud cheers . ) But whilst they rejoiced in their own success , they
would not exult over the fallen . ( Hear . ) The victory was riot his ( Capt . ScobeU ' s ) , but theirs—the Liberals of Bath j arid they had won , it' in « in independent , straightforward ' way , that he believed would sot an . example to all England : ( Cheers ' . ) Capt . Scobell ,, in conclusion , proposed three cheers for the independent representation of . ' Bath , which were given with the greatest zeal . —W . Hunt , Esq ., Gi Norman . Esq .,, T . W . Saunders , Esq ., and Sir John Hare , having also congratulated the Liberals upon their success , the meeting broke up . —The election terminated on Wednesday morning by the official declaration of the poll by his Worship the Mayor . Captain Scobell and several members of his committee having addressed the assembly , the gallant captain was subsequently drawn , round the
city in a carnage , amidst the firing of oannon and peals of the abbey bells . Two Alarjono AcciDBSia os thb Nohtii- 'VYes-TBns Bailwat;—A serious accident occurred to the down mail train oti the 20 ih inst . ' , near the Button Viaduct , between' Crewe and Wariington ; The line had been for a few days previously under repairs , and on that afternoon . ' the plate-layers , had been at work on the spot just before the train referred to was due . Whether any of the ; rails were . left out of their places , or imperfectly secured , cannot as yet be ascertained ;' but from , some cause or ' other ' the engine was carried off the line , drawing with it from ten . to twelve carriages in the train , with such a degree of force tlmt the further progress of the eniirie was only finally stopped by . the wheels
becoming embedded iu the earth up to their axles . Most providentially the train ! had passed the precipito ' us embankment , or nothing could have saved the (¦ jiiie , carriages , and passengers from being dashed to atoms As it is , however , no great amount of injury ' has ! been sustained . ' A menage was immediately . forwarded to the Warringtpn station , when Mr . Nbrrjs , the manager , promptly . proceeded with a fresh engine and carriages , " and the mails and passengers , after about three hoiivs' delay , were forwarded on to Liverpool . . Had the accident occurred but a minute or two sooner , ' it ' must have been attended with more awful results than any of the numereus similar catastrophes that have been of late so abundant .-7—Another accident happened to the quarter , past-ten o ' clock ' trairi on Saturdalastfrom
y , Eusibn-squaie , when on its way northwards , about two miles beyond . Wolverhampion , fortunately unattended with serious injury to any one , ' . . out which for a moment excited the niostserioug alarm . From some unexplained . cause " the luggage ' on tne top of one of the . carriages caught' tire , and the . flames ' spread with great rapidity . " . In one of ' tbe compartments of the next , carriage behind ! it .. were seated Mr . Paxton , , Mr . Bass ,, M . P ; ,, and Mr . Cochrarie , the . active superintendent -in the building of the . Crystal Palace ; and' Mr . Craraptbn , the engineer of the Submarine Telegraph Company from Dofer to Calais . These gentle ' men while chatting pleasantly , together , were ; suddenly . startled by hearing shrieks and . ' ^ seeing flakes , of ' fire drifted across the' windows . of their' conipartnient . Mr
, Crpmpton guessing what was the inatter , and comprehending at ouqethe ^ an ' ger , with a coolness and during' highly p' raiseftbrthy ; opened the door , and leaping from ' carriage to carriage by ^ he ; aid . ' . of the footbridge ,. made his . way ; pa 8 t rthat , which , was in flames , and was approaching the ; engine , when he wa 8 ' ^ bser , ved , by tijejuaird and' driver , who ' , as soon ' aV possible , stopped jtbe train . I In 1 » he . nie ^ n , tiine his cotriparijo ' ns had a 'harrpw . escape of it , ' for the flames found , therf vrajr into ; the ' c 6 njp ' artmen ! s ' which he had leffr " opdn , and- set | he . cll | tlies of . t | ie inmajtes ' on , fire in several P aces . V . Th ' ey hU ihe greatest aifficuity in ' extinguisliiri ^ the spajrk 8 " arid flakes of fire that Hnd found their WflVih : Kiit " hevnnH crimp sinffeif ami "
a blister or-tyvo no peraonal injury ' was silffer td / . Haa ft ript'b ' peh' for ' : Mr ;" , 'Crpmp ' tori ' s ' presence of niindihpweyfir , ; Very mela ' ticlipJy ' cojnslBquence * might have resulted ; ' , P (? rli 8 jis ^ Ken , the ! ibgenio ' us conceiver of th 6 " CrySt&L Palace . nad lieeii !^ e ! duced tb ashes some m ' easujfes . migbK ^ thV 1 ong'desi'defated mpans ' of / cqmmuhication ^ bfltween Hnv Rr ; lnd g ^ rdj of yrhiohthis is toother-examplei Aslit wiis all the ' pfeengers jwero' greatly fright' ened . ' iutid several had , to' deplore the destruction of their loggagje ' ; j . '* , ] /;{ ' ;^ .. : " r * ; ¦ *¦' ¦ > . ¦ ¦ . : % ¦ .: '¦!' ' , VwLBsf ^ STohU i AT iNQTiriNbnWiori the 20 th Biunu 01 rain
IBM ., a nan ana , or unusual violence broke-immediately over this Jtown ; deluging ' tiie streets , and peeping evervthWg before \ C' A' grea ' t PmtyM&i&&P * $ * b'M % ^ 'Pa ' rH ^ ehV ®^^^» 6- * 9 fe > l » f . iWfA 4 *?^^« CaVtifcto '^ ii&l hiarke ^ -place d own ,, ^ e ^ 4 ah ' e , ' ' iitrir ] g thV W kitchens m its course . ' The lightning was extremelv vivid , and one flash struck a chimney on the southwest corner of Messrs . llodgson , Gregorn , and Co ' s . lace factory , Canal-street , and the electric fluid , passing down the chimney shaft , set fire to a quantity
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I of cotton fibre . The room was instantly in a blaze , bu ' fc « was fortunately discovered by Mr . llodgson and [/ nt ° M > " a few minutes . Some of the hailstones > yere three or f .. Ur inches in dreumfcrsnee and were n ? . sliall 0 something like broadbeans . The storm , whicu wf ) s confined almost exclusively to Nottingham , lasu ° d but ten minutes , and was followed by a brilliant . evening . A large numbt-r ol panes were broken , anu 'lie low kitchens in the streets , where there was the slightest descent , wore filled with water . The Affray at Twinstead . —The fearful encounter between the police and Mr . Cook , and three burglars , at Twinstead , has resulted fatally , Pool ? , one of the wounded robbers , having died in lledinghatn police-station from the effects of his wound . Mr . Cook ' s man is going on favourably , and Junes , tl > e policeman , though severely wounded iu ' the affray , is doing well .
A Lady Poisoned By Mistake , at Dover—A feeling of much concern was felt in this town by the following painful . occurrence . For several wepkxp-. ist Mrs . Eliza Prickett , the lady of flenrgn Prioketi , Esq ., of Castle-street , had been sufrVrini ; from ? ome malady which required the application of liniment , the usual caution being given by the medical man who supplied it . On Wednesday the Udy was additionally indisposed , and Mr . Saiikey , surgeon , prescribed an anodyne mixture . He lefr . directions , that on requiring the mixture , nhe should ring a bell which communicated with Mr . Prickett ' s apartment , and that he would then come and administer it . Instead of doing so , however , she r , ose during the night anil took in mistake a lar ^ e portion of the liniment . The stomach pump wasaoulied , and various restoratives , but she died under the effects of the dose The coroner ' s jury rtturned a verdict , " That the deceased was poisoned by inadvertently taking a liniment containing morphine . "
A Runaway Bankrupt . —On Saturday last a warrant was issued by Mr . Commissioner Ilolroyd , for the apprehension of a bankrupt named Martin , late of Lewes , Sussex , draper . It appears Marin carried on business in the High . street , Lewes , and so far back as December last e-tablished a shop ; it Jersey . His practice was to obtain large parcels of goods from the London warehouses on credit ., and as soon as they came into his possession at Lewes he sent them in a collier from Shoreham to Jersey , where they were disposed of by forced sales . Property to the amount of £ 3 , 000 was thus got rid of , and about £ 700 more removed from Lewe 3 to the O d Ship , Brighton , before the bankrupt decamped . The evidence shows that he went to the last Derby , where not being unknown he made heavy bets , which he lost , and the next day proceeded to Liverpool and
Railed for America in the Pacific . The property at Brighton'has been seized . A Runaway Town Clerk . —The greatest excitement prevails in Tunbridge Wells in consequence of Benjamin Sears , the town clerk , having absconded . It appears that he has obtained money to the amount of above £ 2 , 000 by discounting very recently , and that many respectable inhabitant of the town , who placed confidence in him , will be brought to the verge of ruin . He was collector of assessed taxes , town clerk , collector of the gas and water companies , and held other appointments . It is reported he is a defaulter in almost every instance , and a warrant has been issued for his apprehension , and placed in the hands of Mr . Superintendent Moreton . Sears is suspected of being in the metropolis . His income exceeded £ 400 per year .
Melanchol y Accident at Malbon while Batuino ;—On Sunday afternoon , whilst two young gentlemen , Norwegians , were bathing in tho river , onn of them , named Otter Hotter , got out of his depth and called for help ; his companion , ' Mr . Erlatid Kjostende , immediately went to his assistance , when the sinking man instantly caught hold of him round thb body , and he being but a moderate swimmer both sank . It was some little time before any . persons could reach the spot ; on their arrival assis-¦
tance was rendered to Mr . Kjostende , and he was taken out of the water much exhausted , but was soon revived ; and although , every exertion was used , the body of Mr . Holter was not found for three-quarters of an hour . Every means ¦ w .-re then resorted to in endeavouring to restore animation , but without the slightest effect , and the body was removed to await a coroner ' s inquest . Deceased had only that morning come down from London ¦ with his friend , Mr . Kjostende , who was . on a visit at Mr . Dedman ' s .
The Lady Godiva Procession at Coventry . —This ancient triennial celebration to « k place on Tuesday , and was conducted with unusual splendour , a circumstance to which the favourable state of the weather very materially contributed . It was calculated that there were moro than 00 , 000 persons present , there being , it was believed , at least 30 , 000 strangers in the town . ¦ The procession itself was not far short of a mile in length . A large number of persons arrived by the special train from London , and about 8 , 000 left the station at Birmingham for Coventry in the course of the morning . ' Burglary at East Farleigii . —On Tuesday morning last , soon after midnight , the footman of E . Turner , Esq ., was suddenly awoke by the window
of the pantry . in which he slept being violently burst open . A man wearing a maskentered-, on which the servant ,, whose name is David Roberts , a youth of about eighteen , seized a table knife and aimed a blow at the fellow , the force of whioh broke the blade , having probably struok some hard substance . The robber struck him on . the head , and observing another man outside Roberts retreated upstairs and alarmed the family , consisting of Mrs . and Miss Turner and the female servants . The burglars followed him , and entered several rooms , the drawers and boxes in which they opened and ransacked but took nothing . After some time Roberts with great courage descended to the lower part of the house and finding one of the robbers in the act of getting out of the pantry window , struck at him with a
bootjack , on which they made off , leaving behind , just within the window , a quantity of plate , to the value of £ 40 , which was packed up in true " cracksraenV style , ready for carrying off . As soon as it was light Roberts went into Maidstone and gave information to the police . Superintendent Dunne was quickly on the spot , and look active . measures to discover the thieves . Two men named Matuews and Burton , were subsequently taken into custody , and taken before p .. Seratt « n ,. Esq ., but not being identified , iMathewa . was discharged , Burton , whose shoes exactly match marks left on the flower border near the window , being remanded till Friday . It is singular thattho point of the broken . knife was afterwards found in Farleigh-street , at some distance from the . house , apparently unsoiled . "
. . Dbmbekate Suicide at Plymouth . —On Tuesday mqrniug as the up express train which leaves Plymouth at 10 . 20 a . m ., was passing over the battery incline of the South Devon Railway , ahout a mileand a quarter this ; side of Totnes , it cut off . the bead of a man who appears to have deliberately put himself on therail . . The train was in charge of Marlow the guard , and consisted of three carriagss only , drawn by the Slromboli engine . At . the point mentioned there is a considerable turn in the road , and a person liKe the deceased was , on the approach of the train observed in an adjoining field running towards the . line . When first seen on it he was only thirty yards off , stooping over the left band rail , apparently putting somethingon the p ' atesor picking up something
trom the road . The truin was at lull speed , and , the descent being severe , it was impossible for Dickenson , the driver , to stop it at tho moment ; lie , however Bounded the whistle , but the man kept his position , and his head was instantaneously severed from his bpdy . When the train returned it was found that'the . head had been flung sixty feet forward from the point of decapitation ; . the body was in a ditch about forty feet in advance , with a left arm arid left leg broken . , The mutilated remains were delivered . to the ; brother of the deceased . Mr . Bidlake ,- a gentleman farmer , who residesat Wliitley farm , through . which the railroad is constructed . Deceased was about fifty , years of . age . abachelor , possessed of some property ; ' hej was subject to fits , and within the 1 st has
icn ^ ays beeu . afti cted » Una severe seizure . J list before the approach of the 6 50 up > rain in tbe morning , a person resembling him was seen at the surae spot , apparently laying something on the plates , but he suddenly . absconded when delected by the policeman pn . duty .. ;•; . ; ¦ .. . . .. ' Extensivr Conflagration at-Lynk , Norfolk . ~ . Shorl , lyt ! befpre six o ' clock on Tuesday morning one of the most alarming and destructive fires which have taken pjace-in Lynn for a , long series of years , broke put in . the , wqr . k 8 hop . 3 and warehouses of a cabinet maker , in-the cent-re of . the towln . The premises in ques t ! on aresituated between Ein » -street and ' H ' whstreet—two . pf the . mairi . thorougtifareVofthe townand were . pccup ! ed ; by .. Mr ., Giscnfd , ' cabinet maUer : ' !
V . m&SSSX * > y M « 9 r 8 . w . > & J . Cooper , ' wholesileupnmongers ; and byMr . AikiW , bookseller ' and ? i » % 'K dJer 6 " OCCU P ^ ^ ° f ^ ^ d ware ^ ff ^;/ . f ? . !« ^ not Bubduedfpr . several hours , and not nntil ? bve . cottages hpd been completely & ™ t a " d M * discard ' s worksbb ps and warehbusVn Sff Jf' ?* ¦ PM'lJ Mr . Aikin ' s printing office also 8 uff « redx 6 H 8 i ( lerable ; damage from ' the fire , and at ojne . time jt appeared ' as if nothing ' sliorr of a . miracle oould . Bave . th * . conflagration from " extendingto th ' e whole Of High street .= M ssrar Cooper and Mr . Aik ' iri are insured , but : Mr . Giscard ! neglected to' get his policy renewed during the present year / consequently thedamagedorieto his property ii a total loss to him . '"¦ ' ! . ;• - . . ' . . ' ¦ :..- ¦•;! '¦ '• - ' •¦¦> ¦ ¦ ¦ '¦ :. ::
,.. ^ Rj . PisB op ' dp Ekkter ' s Synod . —The diocesan syhOQ * appointed tdbe ' Held by tiie Bishop , of Exeter Cbmrilen ' ced its proceVdingsW Wedhesday . 'by attendlng Pjyjne , , Ser vice . at the' Cathedral in tlie fnrpnooti , ; bu . rnb ' aiore _ than the ' ordinary ampunit ; of interest was panijfested ' . . ^ tfie publicj and tliebuildiug was . notat auy ' time inconveiupnily crowded . " '' "' , ' i ' . ' j '" , , i ; A Pois . ofjpus , L . iZARD . r-A ^ or ^ ti me ^^ nQe .-Mr , ' CltarU'S Mumtord / gu ' nsmitlv , ofl VY " arley , ' . whilat ! . dip « ping a p « il in a pond adjoining his house ' , fi-lt gornethipg prick his hand , « hich he found to be a lizard ( xootoca vivipara ) . The wounded part swelling very much , it was cut out , and has since been cauterised , Mr . Mumford remaining unable to use it for a fort *
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night . It had been generallv „ "~^! ^^ ^ te » n c > e 8 of lizard , or swiff ^ as u ^ 2 P ? , sei 1 ^ i «» l po . sonous . Twoins lanoeVto t £ ? IIy ^ d | S Wfaim ever , occurred , we are informed ?^ £ < ifr the conmy above referred to Tom . , e par \ ' S . W& * ' chi d at Warley was b 5 tt e ' ^ few ye U , ; g ^ ftttf « P us clothes , as it was sitting ne Jhl ° h "JrM W . died in consequence ; and the £ ^ fl > W ® f meti s rector of Shonfield , when & - ^ Si M ^ t ffom a flower in his garden , wa " E F CV - fe sequence of Which he lost the >> one > , » e f never recovered it . 30 of his »;>« . W " Br | 0 i { .. m » Du - ? - — ... J l MiZ
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scotiann . ffitcd Attempt to Ovhrturk a Tm ™ Sadcnl Tbe mid-day mail train from L , i (! 'V ,, ffieeii ' Wff on Sunday at 12 . 40 p . m had . " ' ** i «> m eir - trom bi-ing overturned . Bctml . ? »*» u " W street terminus and the ma , ^ « hd& M offi tt-llox branch turns off ! there i ' - ^ t 1 > ^ c which the down train * 'S H' lnoli « A ' ? M thi ! velocity . On a portion of u . 5 L S > 5 ll ' ' and a half from the terminm n , ' ° "t a , 5 lii e ex P laced on one of tbe iX c ' o ^ 0 ?^ t ! if used for fastening the rails to the all ° ^* k ? H ? h p ? a position that if the train ^ I ? ? - in f «? ° over the one it was almostwr ! W in vS » - tho other . The driver WM ^^ fi'p ta ifc before he perceived it , and conlj Jf ? '"" 4 IK « check tho speed of the en « ine , „ 1 " ° llli n » W B » the event showed , it was be ? £ & ^ M <\ fflffi the weight of the locomotive , t Clll ( M K had the effect of crushing && *!* & £ ¦ ¦ j " into fragments tho wheels at ftSSJJj ^ ! Iffi e , ing over the other impediment without in H { itftunc guard winch is attached to the front 0 ' " i ' ' % jloi is raised between three and four incbts ft er 'St- -IffiChf line , and the deliberate nature of the , > i Im f a throw the train off the lino is manifeS ^ ' H en ; fict , that this circumstance mus t have W Jt - ?; HB | IU ^ known to the miscreant who placed the kev 5 * - S rail , as these aro not above two inches tte' - ' ^ ? W ^ passed consequentl y underneatli the guard i ^\ ? W m > liours after tho occurrence of the above , 3 | j § P of small stones were found . on the rails , Ui J \ i \ | iffi )( Jl the renewed purpose of accomplishing tlm , | n % a «^ tion of tho next passing train . A wa ' tcli B , "•> i l 8 P ha the remainder of tho day , and the official . ^ Mf&F '' line are making strenuous Efforts toduJ ] ^ WEBt offender . Had the tender heen runnintr SH 1 | M c 1 engine , the chances are that the trainCu ' mW been thrown off the line , and with «! ,., ? " V . f fflsl ° is painful to contemplate . reiuiti j ; 1 ^ u 0
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___ ^ aeci jreianii . mL * . ¦ ¦ — fl fr tl Decay of tiik Ibisu Population —in ,. i Sose of the census returns of Ireland , shoCti " I'P * 1 " number of its inhabitants on the 1 st Jim , ^ m # dl is now in the hands of tho Lord LieuCm" ^ 'llf ^ cheerless document , by all account * itt t ' iM tLt Clarendon may take credit for di plomatic h ' 5 ^ S ' he may look back with stntesmnn-liko r , t& W clever things he has done in this counrrT , ? 18 Wtl as in Spain ; how he was cwm » iin » by { urr / W ' all P :. rttes-and how he weil nigh sucw ? 8 tis-yins : the Irish nation with the Si i' » Viceregal Court , in the hope 3 £ ? ffi Clarendon himself . But Loril CtatJSSfH S IW seek a subject for congratulation in the ' , ' » blue books addressed to himself bv nnnr I ' Wk cenmemmissioners . Under his \ Wot » R ! W *! , hnd has endured an amount of suftering , t ft unparaHoled m the history of Eu . r , pef 0 . C" : IK , i past . . Talk not of tho horrorsof wr 5 R 'K m » er » es of Ireland , during the reiim of Lorf , ? flffij ! rondon at Dublin Castle , are the subjects ofw ^© . adding the rate of increase which had m ^ l jfi J ™ iffi ^ u ^* ? . p ^ - » j ! t « m
. years , there must have been at the verv 1 o « h 2 1 hfl culation at least eight and three-quarter milfe' i £ c It the former vate of pvogresa had continued mt , ' M Shi terrapted to the present time , the poi » uhr 6 a Iffle would be nine . and a quarter millions , in ^ f « which there are but six and a quarter ! ^ WL hve years of modern war caused such vo * v lM $ s a population as the past unhappy five years of m Wrj&v misrule in unhappy Ireland ? ' it is now avm-i M& \ on good authority that the recent census return llfirs show a population of only six and u quartern ? . WMlk lions of people in Ireland ! What a dreadful u '« Sfiis doe 3 this return relate ! The loss by famine , te wMk ) titutiqn , emiaration , and misgovcrnment , of 5 I feSn least two and half millions of people within apcrij \ Wjk of less than five years . This is not a mere syecui i ^ u tive estimate , but figures based upon admitt-i Mm . ' - facts . The census of 1811 showed a populations ^ M ! 8 , 175 , 238 ; now in consequence of the imperfectia ' ffiMti in the system of enumeration employed at tbattia fjff Bthis return was known to be below the tG Wm total . So much for tho destruction of the poptfi iS tion under a benignant government ; as to there Iig $ of property we have only to refer to tho date » i- ^ fflf ceedingsin the Court for the Sale of Encum ' brc W& Estates . — Times . -, ^
At a meeting of the Tenant League held on I 09 WR day night , Mr . Lucas , of the Tablet , deacutfds ifij the following terms upon the astoundirn'reprJ MM promulgated here respecting tho falling off it tti Wi Irish population : — " It had been stated in swii I * newspapers ( said Mr . Lucas ) and had not boencor- # tvadicted in the government organ , published to 'M evening , which had a long article on the subject- Is the census « f 1851 . . In 1841 the-population nfte M hnd was 8 , 000 , 000 . Between 1841 and 1 S 45 th ^ , , population must have increased to at least 8 . 509 M M ir tne
population had gonn on increasing to ih \ f | present day ,, tho total in 1851 , according to tti ' m ratio of increase in the former ten years , would h jM 9 , 500 , 000 . What was the number by the return Ml just made up—an actual enumeration , and m k % S estimfUe ? Uncontradictod . Was it S . OOO . OOOk 1 M 7 , 000 , 000 ? No , it was only 6 , 500 , 000 . Gncioa 'M God ! there had been a diminution of 3 , 000 . 000 rf 11 people in five years—a diminution , partly own >? H M the misery of tho country , presenting an awwe \ : M number of births , partly owing to tlio driving « m the people out of the country , who had been cor * J | polled to quit it in consequence of the ruin comic- | | j upon them , and partly from positive and mi W
starvation . ( Hear , hear . ) In what proportion i& af they distribute this diuiiuution . He defied anymi : WM to say it was not an enormous proportion co » s * e : i fi | : with reference to the whole . Lft thorn snppcs W $ one million put down to the deficiency of liirtk- ; ' M suppose one million gone to America ; they W % f then , the third million of human beings sent ii * M eternity by actual and positive starvation , owing : ) wm the accursed system pursued under the govern * ' | a Of the . Wiling . ( Hrar . ) When the Irish people to W mi
years ago heard of a petty paltry measure of coer- cion against them , what wero the names fixed « i > ? the eovernment of tho day by . 1 man now no more te — ' The base , the bloody , and the brutal Wlnt ' -j- 3 What names should be given to them now in W | year of grace , 1851 , when , after five years oft * ¦ : % mine , literally nothing substantial or rational l » } been done to prevent this destruction . One wilw 1 !| of deaths from starvation lay at the door of » J fo Whigs . Murdered or not , exiled , or dead in w i ditches , no one could deny that tbe populntion « w the country was three millions less tlwn it ought 1 * h be . Who were these three millions ? They «« . % the customers of tho towns . ( Hear , hoar . ) « J | one million of murdered men lord John Russell »• ^ to answer at the bar nf , t . lio Almighty G ™ h
( Cheers . ) Ee had killed them , or at least & t system of which . he was the head , and he shou . answer for them . He had beggared the inhabits ^ of the towns , and had deprived them of three ro ' - ; i Hons . of customers , and they should take euro W" ho did not deprivo thorn of-three millions me ? - 1 ' ^ Would they allow a system that had worked *^ ' destruction to continue in operation for five . " * longer ?; , '' ( "No . " ) . Yes , Mr . Lucas , Wf legislation has murdered one million of Jrisi . ^ ' - '' Morning Herald . ' , . |
, Tub Irisu Political Cosvict 8 . —The folli'Ji communication ,, dated ' . MIobart Town Fi'l ) - ' - ' brings the latest , news , that has been received of'j Irish political convicts . It is published in & ««*" News Letter , with the si gnature " Wm C , Gray ' - ' . " Since I wrote last , I , have seen Messrs . MKf * and . Martin ; they , are living together at a P , called Bothw . ell , about forty miles from here . » H . MHchel and children are soo . n expeoted , as none « ; the Irish exiles . expect a speedy return to tj-. country and b > nie ., Mr . Meagher was m » rr ii . Miss , Bennet , . on ; Saturdav .,. the 22 nd inst-., ' "
lieutenant-governor ' s . ( Sir . William Den ison *) " dsr , sending M'Manus , O'Doherty , and O ' M ^ to ]? ort Arthur ; for . three months at " : ird '' S to . r . gpingout . of . thejr district , was oveiruk a oj j ; Judges in the Supreme Court on Friday , t he -y r . j where M'Manus appeared . in , ' his grey P ° . . mi : ; form , in which he had been wprkine al Port * % since , the . 1 st . of January .. After hia acquits ; had . to . walk from the court house . to « ' d ! f amidst the public gazo , where he had man / "L ?( " to meet ^ im . He had ! to bprrow a suit of em in order , that he could at once proceed to w" (] t : ton . L heard- Sir .- ' -lYUliam . Denison state , » ^ . , monstev , dinner .. given " on thp arrival ot j " ^ tliat his . Btayj-in -. the ' colonyiVas not W ^ K ^ t : more . than a year or two at the furthest . 1 . , 5 , ; seen . Frost . WilH : im « i and JoneH . the 0 " ? ' .. ;« -j ¦ j i
., , , -----.-.-. „ ... » av < -- > r It ' ll I I'll " Frost is book-keeper , to a grocer here ; "'"'' neJf sinking , shafts , making coal experiment- ' . , Uobart . Town ; :. ana Jones keeps a «» f " } Lsr , shop near . Launcoston . You will see by H > ; ' / or which , I : send , the Vigilant sails in » «» y f ,. $ ? London .. with , timber ; it is ; ( I believel w bcB a . building purposes . Many colonial ships ?¦ « $ huilt . iii Uobar ' t . iTpwn with such timber ;» ' ^ P . lu 9 gumi and-found to answer well . Mr . > s ! l ip nnd bis shipmates at Port' Arthur loadea v pPf Want . , i NllUSlnce writing the here * Jn , » w M' ^ Ianus ' ia again arrested at Launceston ^ express command of Sir William Dent : i ^ oa h ! order is , that M ' Manus is not to come . f « but to rntlk all the way by road , » il ^ L W miles , in the custody of policemen , * &o
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 28, 1851, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1632/page/6/
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