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wor . li Inre ja-aJaceJ . The s 5 oriJ : ty of LonJoi lasi wivS is ( . ¦; : ! := * t « {• : »» -a . « t H-. -uin : > l : i usus ttI . mi el : ^ n L-i IC'U !! , bul H "W-AWr lilUIi vlr t prei-r ' s in « ' s-iicts v .:. ire more } : ivour : iUi « coii' . l lions cf ln > : i ::: i oxUt . la : Ly prcst-i . t letura tin « lt-.-it !^ : ir hh . ^ from iliiO . lies of t ! -C re- . UUV . tOii ori-. it : ? : i : i : ! .-U ! . l io II : ' , « liile tlic coi nct- . i .. venire oi " o » rri ' - -: wiiJi ] ii . ' wwks is 3 'J . I" tii « zynsutic c : ; i .--the i : u :: ibor of fatal * iis . ; : # es is 2 'l ! i , of ivhL-h 21 b-om- jriviuo ? - ] I ' . v s : j ::. i ! ] ox , 21 iiy jfli . i-l cs , 31 ii ; hcopin ^ -eouj : !' , and vi . ly 0 by : Cirlatn ; a . I : i ihi 3 j = i tiif' -c v . ' t-fki iiiarrhian i . ; -. 5 ! ici-: i l " . it .-il
sucvoasively ; o iX , ^ J . aa-i 01 p . r ^ us , showi : y a sii . iil . ! :. ! incrt : i-.-. Uf ii : <; «' , 4 only 11 were iiiorc ii : au 1 ] A-e : ir . ' of rc <\ Ei <;!; t casts of cholera ivito rc- ^ is ierci i i v .: n > r . is districts . Tl : e biniia of 710 Inys : ni « l' . -- > irui-. in ;;!! l . i ' . 'T ehiUJrcn were red ^ tticd ] nsi wtck . T ; .- ' av . n-Hire ! iU ! ii : » ei' ia six corrujpoin ! - Inis weeks of I-Ij-j ' JS 1 , 2-14 . The in :-: iu iies-jiit of " the ij iio : ; ict rr in iiic v . - « n-k was "iO 040 in . at the jJoyai o :.. crv , u . oiy , Greenwich . The hicmii t-: npr-ruuro -. t :: s - % --l bjio . T ihe nvenge < m i-verv iby of the wi- 'S ., stud oii Tliuri liy full lu 510 ^' - 'g > ur 7 biikr-v it . A MA ? . ! 3 : tr . iTXEn 5 N- a TVcli .. —O : iSatur
avevening l ; iri : i lti <] iie ^ t v . -jis LiU ] h ? Mr . W . Huker , at tlw Lamb \>\ iWc . house , North-street , licihnal Green , on the body of ik-aiT i ' aplt-y , aswl forty- tlirte , who was urowr ^ il in his osr a wjii .- V-rdi"t— " "I hat iIk- ( k-Ceafiril ir .-l-i foUiiJ < : e . ld ill a IVeil , l ) Ut llOiV JiC Ca ! U < l lh ' .-ma thi-y h > ilnoposi ' . ivc proof . " Fatal - \ ccr . iEsr . —OiiSaimway us- rnir , " Jastrili . Carter h-ltl an ir . que . ~ t ;; t the Ship York jm ! i ! io house , L- 'W- r Uoiherliitue , oa the body of Henry Uann « » "H , aged fihc'ii , v . ho-iJed fiom « 5 rjwriing . The jury returned a v .-rdic-: cf " Acci * leat : » . Death . " Fataj . Fall khom a Mastjibad . —On Siturdiy afiernoon last Mr . \ V . liuktr , coroner , h : ! d an in qae-t ar i ! i ? London Hospital , as to thfl death of liicbu'iJ li , i--:- !! : gl {«!! , aged tliirry-fosir , a ship ri ^ ier . The ilrirajj-il tv is engaged on the top of anwstin the Iinpi "< ri doitk . Biaclvwaii , when the laast bro ! i «; ruul threw hi : a on » Le deck . Verdict— " Accidental
lfcaih . - ' FiiH ; :: rri'i . Accinrsr . —A drend'ul accident occurrc < l on tlie lS ^ iiiusi ., at CoastitutiT . Hill , just as her Yajusvy . 1 'rincc Albert , and Ihe Il-jyal Famib were K-avios ; li-icUi- 'giiain l ' a ] aoe to ;; roeeed to die Isle « -i" Wigiit . A respectab " . f-dressed individual , EceiisE a rn ? . ; ! cart coining , ran ta the other side of the road . lm ! as the csrri .-ures of her ilaje ^ ty were procecdittg ; aruUy towards " him in Ihe contrary direction he tumsd hsel :, aiid ran under ths head of the mail cut horse . He -aas knocked down , tra ! ai > led on , and the vrise-1 paisrd over his body .
Attemiteii Sriciu :-:. —A nielanch'j ' y attempt at suicide , : ind which it is fts : ed will prove fain ! , vas made on SsJtmlw last , by a y- 'Ung female liacifd Gotch , in liie pre--e 35 cc of her hi : her , a resp c' .: ible boot and shos maker , keeping a shop in Jun ^ -sireet , Lower Komi , Islington . The unhappy girl was ia couver =: tio : i with her ai 3 iclcJ parent and other mera-Lers of &t * r fa'siSr , ¦ wiieii suddenly wiihoa : any apparent ciu-e , . ' . lie teized a knife usu > l for cutting leather , and inflicted a frightful vrcund in her throat . She was injiiicuiatelv conveyed in a cab to St . i > arthoionv . 'w ' s ll- 'Spital , whsre every kir . dne . --s and requjfite attention was :: ifj ! ded hsr by the hoase fur geon and t ! : t-rs aiiedicd to that excellent institution . Tha poor creature has for some time past exhibited considerable absence of manner , betraying symptoms uf a dhwdered intellect , bat sotbins ilanccroua wrts csp ? ctcd at her hands .
Dj scovekv or Human Skel : ; toX 5 . —Lsst week some workmen who ivero cnznged in forming a new sewer in CJ-sth Fair , West Smithfield , discovered at the depth of almjit ten )> et a great number of human remains . There is no doubt that the sput was formerly the burial . place attached to the monastery in Smiihfielil ; and it is a sinmiur fact , that although some of the bones are ia a most perfect s ? ate—wiio ' . e sets of teeth beiiig found as white as ivory—yet there Is not a vestige of a coffin , but the bodies had been laid with great regularity . A short time since some remains were found under an old house , iseai' the spot which was known to have beea erected severe ! cenfnrie 3 .
Fatal Accident . —As Mrs . Howe , the wife of Mr . Ii < nve , auctioneer , Colcni . m-stieot , Cily , was proceeding at fuiir o ' clock on Monday after-coon along the New Ilaad ia a pony phaeton , driven by a serva ' .: i , the animal became restive and unmanageable , ami ultimately rau away ton-arJsEnston-squsre , dririiig from one side of tha road ! o the other . At that moment the c irrjage cf Mr . Caristie , -M . P ., with the Ion . £ t-nt ! e : nan in it , and an omnibus , drove up in an opposite direction , when 31 rs . R-. wc ' s pony ran so furiously again-t . Mr . Christie ' s carriage , thai ihe phaeton and pony were \ rk ? e 2 e
1-atai . Omnibus Accident . —On Monday Mr . Bedford he' . d an inquest at the Charinii-cross Hospital on the bo'iy of James Floyd , aged forty-three , an omnibus driver , who , on Friday last died from injuries received while engaged in driving his vehicle on the previous Tuesday . William Smith , of King ' s-road , Chelsea , stated that en Tuesday last lie was engaged iu conducting a Fulhaoi omnibus , ¦ whi le deceased was driving . As the bos was coming down the llayiuariiet , about five o ' clock in the afternoon , ana ivhile passing over a crossing , it received a violent shock and was thrown over , causing the inside passengers to shout for witness , who drew them oat ttroa = h tlie Triudovrs- "Witness then saw : lie dcceascd .. ] yin » on the ground , and heard a gentleman say his thigh was broken . He was
remnved on a stretcher to Charing-cross Hospital . Oa examining the under part of the velucfe he found the i » ff-hi ' - >; d ax ' . e broken . The crossing , like three or four others in the llaymarket , was a little higher than tiie road , and it was his opinion tiiat either of them would break the best axle-tree . Witness bad been but two days engaged with deceased . —Charles l ' erry , waterman , stated thai at the time of the accident the bus was not crowded . On examining the axle-tree , he found a bad flaw near the saoulder . The . Coroner here remarked on the sileace of the la-i witness as to the Saw , whi . ' e he mentioned the crossing as contributing to the
accident . He did not like to see evidence given in that way , —Mr . Henry Dalton , surgeon to the hospital , Etated that deceased was brought to him with a broken thich , and continued in great pain till Friday , when he died in a fit of ddcrium trantus , inflammation bavin- ? come on about twenty hours before Ms death . During the time he lingered he required the greatest support , and was constantly supplied with wine , &c . —Mr . J . Hartley , propietor of t ' bus , stated , in answer to Mr . Bedford , that such as the axle-tree wis it had been for fifteen years . The jury were of opinion that the occurrence was calirely accidental , and returned their verdict accordingly .
DESTJ 10 CT 1 VE . CoXFLiGBlTIOX OX THE MaeQUIS of Westminster ' s Estate , —On Tuesday night about a quarter past eleven o ' clock , a fire of a very fierce asd alarming character broke out in oae of the newly-erected houses belonging to Mr . Hutchinson , the builder in Morton-place , Pimlieo . An immediate supply of water was procured , but before the flames could be assaaged the premises in which they began were totally gutted , the onl y p ortions le ft being the outer brick walls . The origin of the fireis not precisely known , but the prevailing opinion of the inhabitants was that it was the work of some vile ueendiaiy . . Owing to the great confusion which prevailed , » t ^ s impossible to learn whether the sufferer was insured or not .
Two Children found Murdered . -AJ an earlv f ° ^ K- hn nesd -y . ™«? the mutilated remains et anewb-born male child was discovered bv two boys , in me rums of some old houses in Jambethstreet , W lutecbapeh The deceased was tfed " up i , an apron , bat the headand other parts were battled jnfromexternalviolenc ; . Thebovs cave theVr > , to Police-constable 27 II , who caSd'ft to the ftman-street sta-ion , wane Mr . Meeres , the surceon , made an examination oftbesame . He waaof opinion that the child had been born alive , and its death to the resuit of great violence . Since the discoverv I female living in the neighbourhood has been taker into custody by the police , on suspicion of causing th < death of the infant . Another body o ( a child vra : found by the poBce on Wednesday morning , on thi step of a door in London-wall , City . The child ha < been recently born , a n d marks of vi o lence wen visible on the head and neck . " '
Cauhos to Trabejmbs , —Information has beei received at the General FcfiUiffice of as « ks of rob l » : ies which haire lately been practised upon respect
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; . ; . e tr . u .: » ::. mi WJ- .: C ! , have Leen c-ffocled in the ¦ c . ^ iii- : ir : ::.: ? r . A- r c ; son cur-nged in t' is « -vi ::..- ; k : f ; . ; . isiviionil : wi ! -.. reti reside wiihin the : ¦ ¦ ¦ e i--: r . y . i i-, rr : r , z :: f i ; i ; I . Oiltipn district post- When . .- ; ' - •; y -.-oijiair . z ¦ ¦ -. mr ; nfy orJer to Ihe Mnsnn : of ' ^¦ ] ir \ " !; ' ;! | -s " : » : 2 piyable at cm of tho ¦ 'h- ^ ' » ihe me'V'V . v ' . ij . He then orders poods . < : u-i ii > i : i wooiieii arik-U-s , t : i the amount of £ o and xip-. vpr .: s fft-ni mine iio ; :.-e in London , specifyin , ' at l : 5 t ; s-a'pe t !!< -, e ihat allh ! 3 bcsini : S ^ is conducted on the iirinciple of ira ;;; ediite pr . yment in ca ? h . In till- > inrvp . ji :-r he muluplies orders , altering the amount of ; ne i-hiliing to £ 5 , and from she ne . itway in which liie ri . isurc of the " o ! : e shi : ! iag" is t'Fected , it is aiinost impossible to detect the fraud . It is aini ' -. s : luedkss to state that after the delivery of the ' . ¦(¦ ¦ : < , lut tradesrr . an , upon application to the i '
ostoince li : ids that ho has heen swindled , no such I ; in » : r . i £ as the £ o r , r the £ 10 having been paid to his nco-iiul thpre . It is to be hoped that this caution will sst tradesmen oa tLeir guard , and lead to thee'e-! ec ! i : > n of this arifi : l > wind ! er . who no doubt i « now making-a circuit of the suburbs of London for the purpwe of victimiiin . sr the metropoltian tradesmen . 15 LAcsFKiAi : sl > r . iur . K . —In consequence of a con-( inurd suiisidencc of the pier of this b : idee , it is the ii : tfnt : o : i of the conimittee shortly to stop the enrris ^ t- ' way for a brief period , in order either to lessen fSi- Siwerbrumbi in weight , or afterwards if the pier should continue to move , to load it so as to drive the for . TKiatioa timber ? am ! stonework do-. vn to the bed of elay a short diita :: ce below . The strong wooden centeri : ; .- lately put up under the two arches which s--rJ ! iL- from < hi- jrer , are to nnable it to settle with-. 'mt d : im : ige in the cvtnt of the foundation sinking until iv reaches tl ) 3 clay , upon which no doubt is entertained tisat all further movement will cease .
K"MiE ! : Y AT TIIE G . 'IIUT EXHIBITION . —On Wedpf'sr : r , y information \ n : s c ' : rcu ! ated throughout tba > k- mpoiitan and City Puiice Stations thai a case in the Exhibition ha ( i bfftn plundered of a silver medal <>( the ltnyal Du ' siin Society . 1841 ; a gold medal of the Dublin Sociely , 1 S 53 , with the name of Bradford « n b ?; h — and s . - . iv . o razors marked " Bs-adford Cloii .-nel , cutler loH . K . U . Prince Albert . " A sec-sn . 1 case wa 3 plundered o ! " a silver medal of the same society . Vs < jUAi . irji : D Pkactice of Medicine . —On AVcdnesiiay an inquest wa 3 opened by Jlr . Baker , at the 15-II , Il : Ucl : ff ; -l !! g ! nray , on the body of Henry Steward Davis , aged thirteen . Deceased , whose m « it her was a lanntic , being inclined to idiocy , was plaoft under t ! : e eire o ' * a married woman named
E-izjucth WatistaH . On 3 Ionday last as he com-I'laki ' -I of a p : i ; n in his liowcis , ]\ irs . Wanstall gave fiini a composition powder obtained for one penny , at the sl : op of a Sh : John Stephens , " medical lio ' i . ' . ist , " potato merchant , and a ^ cnt to Dr . C ' offiii . Oa Vv ' odne ?(! . iy eveninff witness saw Mr . Stephens , who prescribed another dos ? . ' of the powder . The same evj'iijn" Mr . Stpphensfldminisrt-ri-il nn am-ina to the ( b-ce . ised . Witness was pre-S ' .-rit . This was about oi ; 'ht o ' clock at nijjht . lie s-.-onvd to be relieved by it , and exhibited ho sytnpt » m < of suffering pain . Tha following morning ho apprarcl lower . " About twelve o ' clock that day he hail tii » rattles - in his throat , shortly after which he died . —Willinra Richard Ooker , shopman to ? . ! r .
StPj-hvas , s-aid tint he l > a- ! sujiphed Mrs . AVanstall wii-Ii the composition powder . Witness guessed at the quantity he was to give . ITc did not mention oiU .-ev to tho eontt :. bin oi * ilrs . W ; install how it vms to bo adminisiered . Tbe ii ^ oction was made of the composition powtk-r , vith some valoria and sabolia . T ! : e whole i ; h about a quarter of an ounce . It was not weighed . Witness does not know what lie ihided to laake a liqui-. l of it . Mr . Stephens has no diploma , and witness believes he has received no edujniion for medical purpose * . Witness had no othtr knowledge of medicine than what he has j > ickod up from Dr . Cofiiu ' s book . Jf witness found a difficult e : ue lm would consult Mv . Stephens . — \ lr . < i . irrett ? taii = d that in the deceased ' s condition
nothing of an astringent character ousht to have bten . i-jmiiiiswred to tlio deceased . —The Coroner stated that he should acjourn the inquiry , in order to ' ni-Te ihe ami ' iysis cf the contents of Uio stouiach , : n :-i \ : Q dir 5 v . 'te < i ihat Di * . Lotheby should bo apjilk-d to for that purpose . —The inquiry was then ad-] ouri : ed . S-MirnriELi ) iL \ i : ; iET . —The committee on this bill iv-Asscinklcd on Wednesday . After considerable I ' oHueradon witii closed doors , the cornuiittoo came to tli-i ic-llowia" rerolulioi ! : — " That tLe City is entii'ed io compensation to be calculated on an average of five years of the tolls prior to its closing , j-Loiild tbe sire become valuable and built on , the tolls to make up the deficiency , as in claiue fiity of tbc Islington ilarket Bill . " Tli 8 committee rc-ass ? : iibled after : i fortni g ht ' s sitting oh Thursday , to 'ji .-pose cf the remaining clauses , and in a formal manner to declare the preamble proved .
Testimony c ? Respect . —The members of the corps iiramaiique , and the equestrian company attached to Astlev's Amphitheatre and the iiippocireuvijU Kensington , assembled at Mr . Mackintosh ' s iavern , " vVestniJnster Bridge , for the purpose of presenting Mr . Fritchard Eallard with a massive gold fnnfi bos ns a testimony of respect . This gentleman is associated wiih Mr . Bitty in theexien-ive and saccjasfui speculation of the new Hippo . lrome . Tin : Xew Italian Romas Catholic Church . — It is said that the arrangements for the erection of the intended Italian Roman Catholic Church in London are already so far matured , that a much earlier period will be fixed for laying the foundation stone than the public expected . The site will be in the ne v street leading from Farringdon-street to Cler « eaweil .
-M akriagh o ? Ai ! 53 Talbot . —The marriage of ibis vounif lady , whose name has been so prominently before the public , took place on Tuesday morning at the Roman Catholic Chape ! , Warwickbtreat . Shortly after ten the arrival of those who had been invited lo be present . commenced , and continued until the lime appointed for the ceremony , every portion of the chspel being filled wi'h well drassod kdies nnd eentleraQn . Lord Edward Howard arrived with his fair bride , whu was attended by six bridesmaids . They were conducted to seats appropriated for them in front of the altar . After
the usual ceremony of the Roman Catholic Church had been gone through , the llev . Mr . Doyle ( the testamentary guardian of the lady ) officiating , assisted by several priests , low mass was performed , at the conclusion of which the respective parties repaired to the sacristy , when the ceremony was completed and the register signed . The Lord Chancellor , as the legal guardian of the fair brids , gave her away . After leaving the chapel the happy couple took their departure for Arundel L' astle ; the distinguished persons present being entertained at the mansion of the Duke of Norfolk , in St . James ' s-square ,
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a tub in !> tr own houso washing , was struck iic . nl by tin- ! i MPiia : ' Thu rlcdric llmdenterea tr . u romn and killed hu- inaanil } ; aid at the same tune the adj-CSJii hoii-i - s -er . Mi . ] =: jvu . At Lyme the sroi-n , o « -&- «« om : d « uch . ! a .... i o , » w \ at Ji . ne-libouriiii fain as nr . nv « s i : ?\ um ) s oi thirty « eq . vyru killed bv the " electric fluid , luey were aiandi !* under a " tree . On the J ? ih ins ' - fcunilwlai . d wa * viii-t-d bv a destnictivo thusiderstorm . In . m a vessel lviiis in the roads a lurgc ball « ' { hre , havinjj a bins appearance , and being tinged with red , wa * seen to descend and fall upon the lower part of tho town . This was immediately followed by a tremendous peal of thunder , resembling a salvo of artillery , ihii sky for several moments was c « mnle -elv illuminated with sheet lightnins , which was l ¦ -
1 'lbLLt * * nUI » . » . »" w" ' — g * followed immediately by a heavy shower of rani . The electiic ilnid struck the chimney of a _ house in Burleich-street , which was shattered to pieces , anil the bricks stre « n in all directions , ami broke in the roof . The electric fluid passed down the chminev Several pi-ces of wood and iron were thrown about in ths attic ; it passed down to a room m the third storv , and tlirew the plaster oil the wall , ami tore lip the flagstones of the hearth and turned them upside ( lo ^ n , and broke all the windows . In-the second story there was a large cast metal sKiVu around tlie fireplace , which seemed to havs attracted the electric iluid , for a large stone chimney-piece was thrown out of the wall on to the floor , a large quantity of ' crockery ware was broken and a door shattered to iiieces . ' In the lower or basement story
a closet door near to the fireplace was completely shattered to pieces ; the tester of the bed , which was fixed with iron pin ? , was thrown down , and part of the furniture and the windows were broken . At this ' momen t a horse and cart was standing in the street , ami three children were playing at a short < iisiance , the horse suddenly reared in a rampant position on his hind legs f ° r a moment , and the wheels of the cart were completely illuminated with a brHithme electric light . Several persons had h narrow escape from the falling bricks . Two of the children received severe blows from the falling missiles . A boy , named Daily , was severely cut on the toe 3 of the right foot , aud was also struck with lightning . He was taken up in a state of insensibility , and expired the same evening nt nine o ' clock . In a neighbouring house hi the same street , as Mrs . Woodcock , a married woman , was sitting sewjnir
her husband ' s clothes in an upper room , the electric fluid struck the needle and thimble on her finger , and she received a powerful shock and was thrown down on t ] ie floor , and when taken up she was found to have completely lost her speech and hearing . Slie was immediately attended by Mr . Dickson , surgeon , and recourse was had . to galvanism . The apparatus w : is brought * , and a gentle current of the electric fluid was passed through her frame for about a quarter of an hoar , and she again received her speech and hearing , and although extremely weak she is likely to recover . During the whole i-vening the street was crowded by a dense mass of people , and the greatest excitement prevailed among the inhabitants of that part of the town , which is principally occupied by the poorer part of tlie population . This vioient storm was of short duration , and about two hours afterwards the sity became calm , clear ,
and serene . The Scspucted Murder at Norwich . —The excitement caused by the recent discoveries of human remains in this city and neighbourhood , and which bad in some degree become lulled , has been renewed by a discovery which was made ou Saturday last . Ou the afternoon of that day , as a msm n .-. rned Henry Layton , was employed in mowing the grass in the churchyard of St . Potor , of Southgiuo , he found a human foot , the left one , which had been concealed in the long grass . It had evidently , from the ap ; earance of the yrass around and other circumstances , Iain there for some time . It had been cut off at the ankle joint , aud the toes were contracted in the same manner as those of ths foot previously discovered at Lakenham . Tbe feet in size aud general appearance correspond exactly , and they are evidently those of the female whose late appears to be involvi'd in suvh mystery .
Charge of' Forgery . —On Saturday last a description was circulated of a person named William Henry Barrett , a miller and com merchant , who had absconded from the city of Gloucester , taking with him a considerable amount of money , and who is charged with forgery . A reward of £ 100 is offered for his apprehension . His wife , a short stout woman , with pale care-worn countenance , is stated to be with him . Accident to iln . Roebuck , M . P . —The Sheffield Independent states that Mr . Roebuck , M . P ., has
met with a somewhat serious accident . A few days ai ; o the hon . member was amusing himself with his Newfoundland dog , and was feigning to throw a stick , wheu ^ the dog eagerly springing to sefze the s t ick , caugnt hold of Mr . Ruebuok ' s hand in his mouth , and severely lacerated the muscles of the thumb . This injury , acting upon a highly nervous temperament , produced for some days very unfavourable symptom ? . Mr . Roebuck is still under the necessity * of avoiding excitement as much as possible .
Alternate Grief and Jor . —The distressed relatives , at North Shields , of a part of the crew of the Tyne brig Theodosia , ' the crew of which vessel were su pp ose d to have been buried in a water y grave some time age , were clad reluctantly in the sombre habilments of grief for the memory of supposed departed husband and brother , when on Sunday last the '' rap tap" of the postman brought letters announcing the glad tidings that the missing parr of the crew were not dead , but had all been landed safe at Rio do Janeiro . This is a striking instance of the vicissitudes of alternate joy and sorrow expressed by the families of those whose occupation is on the mighty deep . —Newcastle Journal .
Haivwich Election . —In the event of a new writ being issued for the representation of this borough , Mi-. 11 . Vf ; Crawford having been unseated , it is said that . neither that gentleman , nor Mr . Prinsep , will present himself again for the favour of the electors . It is understood that a gentleman locally connected ¦ witk the district will come forward . Charge of MurtDKit .-On the 17 th hist , information was received at the Plymouth Police-station of a Peruvian , named . Frederick , de Bezon , having murdered an old naval pensioner named Costcllo , a shoemaker . It appeared that the deceased on the previous night had been out drinking , and his own home beinz in DevoDport , he repaired to
Stillman-Btreet , where the prisoner was iesiding . He attempted to get in but was unable . He afterwards went away and returned about one o'clock in the afternoon , when he ajain presented himself at the house in a state of intoxication . He was desired to leave , but refused , and the prisoner , who was sober , went down to him to put him out forcibly . Still refusing to leave , he took hold of him by the shoulders and knocked him down in the middle of the street —his head coming with great violence on the paving stones . He l » y senseless for a few minutes on the ground , and was afterwards taken into the house , when he was found to ho dead . The prisoner was immec'iately taken into custody .
Representation of ScARnonouoH . —The contest between Lord Mulgrave and Mr . G . F . Young resulted , on Saturday last , in the return of the latter gentleman by a majority of tbirty-lhrec . The chairing of the new member look place the same day . Shocking Brutality . —A boatman , named J . "Wick , is in custody , at Manchester , on the charge of kicking a woman to death . Police-constable Aloores was going down Back Irwell-gtreet , about twenty iuinutea to five o ' clock , on Monday morning , when he heard screams from a cellar , and on going there found Wick kicking and beating two women , whom he accused of having robbed him of four half-crowns . One of the women was bleeding about the head and face , and appeared to be djinj . % She was afterwards
conveyed lo the Infirmary , but died on the way . Ths other woman was also carried to the Infirmary , where she lies in a precarious state . —The prisoner was brought up at the Manchester Borough Court on the same morning , but was remanded . ' On Monday afternoon the deposition of the woman whom the policeman found on tho floor of tho cellar , was taken , in consequence of fears being entertained that she would not survive . She said her name was Helen Farrand , and that of deceased was Margaret Firlinsr . They lived together in the cellar in Back IrvTcll-strect . The deceased went out late on Sunday night , and returned with the prisoner about four o ' clock in tho morning . Deceased said Wick was an old acquaintance of hers , and asked him to treat them . AViek promised that he would pay for
breakfast for them all next morning . Witness was in bed when they came in , hut got up and supped with them off some pickled herrings and ' some boe ' r , of which they all had rather too much . Wick afterwards went to bed . He gave each of the women a shilling , and they then wont out for a walk . They returned in about half an hour , when Wick seized and beat them both , B . iying theyhad robbed him . Witness remembered no more ot tho matter . On Tuesday the prisoner was again brought up at the Borough'Court , when Mr . Skinner , house surgeon at tho ltoyal Infirmary , stated that he had made a post mortem examination of deceased ' s bod y .
He found an extensive hcoration of the livor , with effusion of blood on tho abdomen . Tho ribs on both sides were fractured , and one of the lungs lacerated . There were also several contused wounds on different parts of the body , with great appoaranco of internal violence caused by external blows . Those appearances wore quite sufficient to account for sudden death , and might have boon caused from the feefc or knees of a powerful man like the prisoner . Tho prisoner was again remanded for a week . Mr , Herford held an inquest on tho body of Margaret Firling , but no additional evidence was adduced , and it was adjourned .
Alarming Riot on the Oxford , ^ Wokckstkr , and WoLVBRiiAMProN Railway . —For some time past an extraordinary degree of excitement has j > rcvailed in a little village named Camdon , a place where tbe bead offices of the contractors fw tbe for-
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inatian of a line « f road through tlie Muck « ' <« J " " tic ! arc situated , in consi-quence ot . i party * a 1- o b , inu - carried on beiweia ^ " ^ ol thc Oi ' Worc .-.-ur , r . vA \ V ylv ::.-hampio : i . Conipa :. v , _ and . 1 . onimci .,.- of > ho iiama uf Marcliaiit . During I he past month Mr . Mar . * . -.:. ' . «•« l"en requeued to desist fnnn kecpinsnii « " »} ' wo ; l > mei > , and the agemsor . U < --r « IVto and Betts , ivho were employee to comj . lete Marchai . t ' 8 work , were ordered to collect about li" 0 men , ami innrrii then on this buturday ni' -ht to Mueklelon runnel , to P'evcnc o . r . Ai-adiaiits men from uursuins their work on the Monday . On reachin- the Worcester end of the . lunne . Mr . Cowdery , with his .--uv of 200 men from Evesham and Wyre ,
, « ith their p ickaxes and shovels , was met by Mr . MHrchant , who dared any of Messrs . _ Peto and Ileus ' s ni' -n to pass tlie bridge , ou the pain i . t oemg shut , Mr . Mareliant himself being well supplied with pistols . Mr . Brunei , engineer of the line , finding expiistHialim ) unavailing , gave peremptory orders for Messrs . Peto and Betta ' s men to proceed and take evi'i-yi ' hinic on the line . A rush was then made by the men , which for a few seconds was repelled with great fo .-co by Marclinn-: and hU men , aud the consequence was that several heads were broken , and three men had their shoulders dislocated . A man in tbe emplov of Marchiint having drawn pistols , ho was seized
upon , and his skull nearly severed in two . Mai chant then left Messrs . l ' eto and Belts ' s men for an hour in undisputed possession of tho ground ; hut at the expiration of that time he ve- ' umed with some three tiiiZ'ii policemen from the Gloucester constabulary , and some privates of the Gloucester Artillery , accompanied by tlie two magistrates of that place , who imlUBdiatt'ly commenced reading the Riot Act . At this juncture ' a mcki had taken place on a hi gh embankment , and here several broken limbs were tlie result ill' the c iiiilict , Mr . John M . Grant i'eing wiihin an ites of beiu » trampled to death , having been hurled into a diich . About four o ' clock Mr . Charles
Watson , of Warwick , arrived with upwards of 200 men , and the Great Westers Company also sent a similar number , in ortlur to expel Marchant . The magistrates here told Marchant ' s men to commence their work , but no sooner was the order given than Messrs . Peto and Betts ' s ' agents were directed to stop the work , even by force , if necessary . Mai-chant now finding resistance useless gave iu , and he and Mr . Brunei adjourned in order to come to some amicable arrangement . In their absence a small batch of navvies again met , and one of' them hail his lictle finaer bitten oil ' , and another his head severely wounded . Ultimately it was arranged that Messrs . Cubitt and Stephenson were to act as arbitrator ? , and that the works wore to bs suspended for a iortii it ; lit .
A Singular tatality to Two Gentlkmen ix a Coal Mink , and to two other persons , at Chorlay , near 1 ' restun , Lancashire , has caused great exeitemeat ami gloom in the neighbourhood . On Monday afternoon , it appears that Air . Henry Uoredoii Fiizakerley , of London , a young gentleman who had come in possession of extensive landed properly at Chorley , and Mr . James Green , of Bryanslouesquare , London , descended one of the mines of Messrs . Blundell and Sims , Chorley , in company with two workmen , and whi ' st they were at the bottom of the shaft sin explosion of choice-damp occurred through their having carried an unprotected light
with them . It was near midnight before theirbndies could be recovered , when they were quite dead . They were raueh burnt , and . at the time assistance was scut their bodies were under water , in what is called the " sump hole , " at the bottom of the shaft . The names of the other suiievers were William Taylor ami Mr . Bitlingc , thc ' uiiderlobkerof the mine . Mr . Fazakorley had come down with his mother and sister , who returned to London on Saturday last . Mr . Green was a friend of his who had descended the mine very unwillingly , and not ; till after repeated assurances from the miners that ho would be a 3 sa ' ein the shaft as at the ton .
• Another Intensive Fip . e at Bristol—Another extensive fire took place during Monday night on Ihe premises occupied by Afr . George Payne , timber merchant , lath render . : wd dealer in rope nnd oakum , Temple Backs , The fire was first observed by the police constable on the beat , at a little after eleven o ' clock on Monday night . At that time it appeared to be confined to the department of the premises in which the lath making business was carried on . As soon as he discovered it the policeman gave an alarm , and this being spread through the city , the engines of the police force and the respective Fire Insurance Companies hastened to the spot , and used the utmost efforts to arreat the progress of the lire , but the materials were of a very combustible nature , consisting of t imber , much oi it impregnated with creosote , and the flames spread with such rapidity and burnt with such vehemence , that for some hours all the
surrounding properties were placed in the greatest danger , and considerable injury wasdnnetothepre . misea occupied by Messrs . Crowley , csniers . The flames broke through the roof of their sheds , and it was with very great , difficulty that a valuable lot of horseseighteen in number—were git out of the stables . Three of those animals were , so much terrified , and kicked and plunged so violently , that for some time nothing could be done with them , but , at length , the carter hit on the expedient of harnessing them as if they were required tor use , and this being done , they came out pretty quietly , and were thus saved . A
hoisc belonging to Mr . Payne perished in the flames . The fire burnt furiously until about two o'clock , when , having destroyed the premises and the greater portion of the stock , it began to die away . During its height the flames rose to a great altitude and illuminated the city , the elevated points of which were for hours crowded with citizens watching its progress . The extent of the loss has not been ascertained , but it must be considerable , as about £ 150 in bank notes were destroyed . Mr . Payne was insured , but to too small an extent to cover anything like his loss . The premises are also understood to have heen insured .
Effects of Railway Competition . —A striking instance of the results of competition in Railways has just occurred at Leeds , where the Midland and Groat Northern are struggling in a most extraordinary manner for the Exhibition traffic . The consequence is , that on Tuesday the third-class fares from Leeds to London and back were only four shillings and sixpence by the Great Northern , and five shillings by the Midland , vrith a prospect of a still further reduction , each corapauy having announced its determination to be sixpence lower than its competitor .
Muhder of a Wipe ey . urn Hcsbaxd . —On Tuesday night one of those terrible consequences of giving way to violent passion that have been of late so prevalent occurred in Liverpool . It appears that between nine and ten o ' clock tha ; evening a man named Thomas llogarth , who has hitherto been considered steady and industrious , came home to his residence , IS , Gomcr-street , Liverpool ; when some words ensued between him and his wife , originating in a disagreement regarding supper . The quarrel rose to " such a height that the neighbours soon heard a scuffle , as if blows were being inflicted , and those next door proceeded to interpose ; but before they could effect an entrance , the woman was felled to the earth by a blow from
her husband ; and on Dr . Turner , of Soho-street , being called in , he found life quite extinct . The son of the unfortunate deceased , a youth sixteen yunrs of age , rather than stay to witness the quarrclbeiwecu his parents , had left the houso immediately on the commencement of the altoreation . Hogarth was immediately taken into custody , and conveyed to the Rose-hill station , where he was locked up , but he had not been more than five minutes in tho cell when it was discovered that he had suspended himself from one of the iron bars of the window by his neclt-handk . ereb . ief . He was all but dead at tho time he was cut down , but he subsequently recovered . Both parties were sober when the transaction occurred .
Sudden Death . — -On Wednesday morning , between three and four o ' clock , Peter Miller , who resided at 85 , Russell-street , Liverpool , was found dead in the area of 101 , London-road , i n t h at town , by a sergeant of police , lie had been seen . in apparently good'health but a short time previously . The body presented no external marks of violence . Livfiii'oor-. —The inquest on the bodies of two children supposed to be murdered by their mother and who afterwards attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Mersey , from the landing Bteps , has been again adjourned , owing to the illness of one of the furors . A report vras circulated on authority upon which rolianoo may be placed ^ that another case of stabbing has occurred in the London-road , Liverpool , where a man walked up to a police constable and etnbbcd him in tho back . Though immediately pursued the assassin effected his escape .
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SftHflSSD . Tub AuonKGAT ! -: Catholic Mm- ' . 'i > t ; . —The loii-rproHiispd requisition . '" or an •' . ^ 'uv'j ' . v . t" mci-tin , ' ol tim Culholics of Irdriti , " to bo neM in Uu . ' . lin , has lit lenath nwdo its nnpearanu . ' . ' . It comprises tlio sis-natures of twi'iily-ono Roman Csitholic prelates , about 1 , 000 of the Roman Catholic ciorfry , and between two and three thousand names of the laity . . , Puui , Aggiiessiox . — The Tabh'C intimates that Cardinal Wiseman and the other Roman Catholic bishopj have determined to petition tbe Lonls lor permission to be heard by counsel at the bar ot
their lordships' house . Messrs . Hope , Sergeant Shoo , and lkddeloy avo spoken of as tho counsel likely to bs employed " on tho occasion . The same journal , with its usual lone of defiance , adds : " Ihe law is still being beautifully broken . The rescripts empowering the immediate consecration of tlie bishops cloct in England havo already arrived , and will , of couroc , be put in force without delay . One of tho vacancies has already benn tilled up m Rome , as wo learn from a paragraph in tho Roman Observer of the 7 th test ., " ( alluding to the mention made in that journal of tho consecration nt Rome of a Catholic bishop of Southw . irlc . ) . .
TniALFon Murdkrat DfSDAi . lv . —Patrick Kicran and Michael llamill were on the 17 th hut . tried at DunflalU for the murder of Bernard M'lntagqart , on 10 th of June last , at Louth . The facts of this atrocious crime were published at the time it was committed . The jury could not agree to a verdict , and were discharged . ' The assizes were adjourned to the 7 th August , when the prisoners will he tried again . For this purpose a special commission will be required . Tub Murder of Mr . Coulter . —The six persons in custody charged with being concerned in the murder of Mr . Coulter , in the county Louth , were admitted to bail , the Crown not having preferred any bill of indictment against them , and Sir Thos . Staples , the Crown prosecutor , consenting to their onlai-cement . ¦
Harvest Prospects . —The weather is very unfavourable , nnd a change ia looked for with anxiety . So far , the only complaints heard from the farmers relate to the injury to tho hay crop , which has been lying on the ground for some days . It is satisfactory " to find the " journals which a week au'o spoke of the potatoes being blighted , ' now announce their restoration , or the disappearance of the suspicious marks upon the tubers . Decrease or Crime ix tub South . —The commission lor the county of Limerick was opened on the ISthinsfc ., by Mr . ' Sergcnnt Ilowley , who is acting as one of tiio judges of assize . His lordship , in his charge to tho grand jury , referred at considerable length to the marked decrease of crimes arising out ' of the old confederacy for the possession of land , that fruitful source of Irish misery , which has made this country a byword among the nations of the civilised world .
Bkprkskstatios of Limerick . — Lord Arnndul and Surrey has accepted tho invitation of tho Limerick , doctors to represent their borough . In his address he refers them to his fourteen years of public life for his political principles , and says : — "The name of Limerick has bet-n long distinguished in the annals of Ireland for her sufferings and exertions in the cause of religious freedom . To represent such a city nfc such a time as tho present will necessarily demand nil the efforts and all tho powers of which I am possessed . I trust the day will come when perfect equality of religious rights will be ' permitted throughout the United'Kingdom ;
when religious obudieneo will be no longer- branded as inconsistent with tho duty of a patriot ; ' and every portion of her Majesty's subjects will possess full liberty of serving Go . i according to their conscif'iitious ' convietionS f undisturbed by the officious inteferonco of the state- in then system of church government . But while tho struggle lasts , I should consider myself a deserter if 1 did not accept an honourable ' opportunity of Incurring my share of duty and of labour . Waiving , therefore , my own wishes , which would induce me at present to remain out of parliament , I respond with sincere gratitude to tho call which you have made upon me . "
Tiik Conspiracy to Murder . — Mr . Smith , the Clare inngistmto charged with conspiring to procure the murder of his mother , w as acqu it te d by the jury lato on Saturday evening last . The case has excited extraordinary interest . By the evidence produced for the defenco it appeared that during the very time when it v . -jis alleged 'that Mr . Smith was concocting the conspiracy , he wa s actuall y en g a g e d in proceedings to evict some of the persons who havo sworn that he instigated them to commit the crime . The learned judge , in charging the jury , said thnt he never know or hoard of a charge supported by witnesses of so bad a character , Tiik last rail on the Mullinjiur and Gal way Kailro \ d was laid late on Saturday evening last . The line is thus now complete from Dublin to Gal way , tho work having been finished nearly -i fortnight before the appointed time . T h e pu b lic opening takes place on the 1 st of August .
The Limerick Election . —Lord Arundel , it seems , will not have a . walk over in Limeriok : Mr . P . W . llusscll , the wealthy merchant of that town , is resolved to contest the representation with him , and has already addressed tha electors , offering himself , as an " Irishman and fellowcitizen , " in preference to " an Englishman and a stranger ; " and claiming their suffrages as a " friend of civil and religious liberty , without distinction of class or creed . Mr . ltussell ia a Protestant , but he and his f . tmily arc very popular in Limerick . Irish Manufacture . —An amalgamation of the two bodies into which tho Society originally established for the Promotion of Irish Manufacture was split is about to take place , t h e s ec retary o f the original board , to whom the fault of the division is attributed , being , by a resolution adopted on Tuesday , dismissed from his office . Encumbered Estates Court . —The Earl
Fitzwilliam appears as a petitioner m the Encumbered Estates Court for tho purposo of selling a property in the King ' s County . Papal Aggression . —The synod of the " Itoformeu Presbyterian Church in Ireland , " which has just closed its sittings in Belfast , has adopted a series of very strong resolutions against the late proceedings of " the Court of Homo , and more especially against that " audacious act of tho Pope , appointing arid investing with supreme spiritual authority over England-a Romish . Cardinal Archbishop , and , under him , twelve bishops , with territorial titles , to give a distinct utterance on that subject . "
Transatlantic Packet Station . —The Lord Mayor presided on Tuesday at a meeting of citizens convened by one of the societies recently established here for tbe promotion of native manufacture ; the principal object of the meeting being that Of co-operating in tbe efforts now made to obtain the establishment of a transatlantic pneket station in Ireland . Several highly respectable mercantile men expressed their opinions on the subject under consideration , and it was agreed that an aggregate mooting of the citizens should take place to discuss tho question .
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EXTRAORDINARY AND FATAL OUTRAGE . An outrage of an extraordinary and daring character was committed near Manchester at an early hour on Saturday morning , which , to some extent , met with immediate punishment from the fatal results which ensued to ita lawless perpetrators . On the southerly side of Manchester , and scarcely n mile from tho borough , is a brick field in the occupation of Mr . James Farr . It stands in tho rural little village of Birch , in the township of Rusliholme . Crossing , a Tew fields from the fashionable precincts of Victoria-park , a field-path on the right bank of a rather wide brook which skirts the grave and church yard , you cross tho stream by a foot bridge at the west front of the church , : < nd are within a hundred yards of the premises of Mr . Farr . Mr . Farr has had tho misfortune for these
two years past to contend with the uncompromising hostility of a . brickmakers' trade's union , and at frequent intervals he has been liable to invasions of his premises by armed bands of men in the night time , wlio have discharged fire-arms to intimidate hia watchers , havo destroyed his property by tramp * ling down his new madq bricks , and otherwiso annoyed him . Last year ho sustained losses from incursions of this kind to the extent of £ 250 , and the county police when co-operating to afford him protection were surprised and beaten , Ho hus been " compelled to keep constant watches upon his premises night and day ; and whilst his watchmon were on duty , no longer ago than Sunday morning week , three unionists suddenly rushed upon them
armed with ; i rude kind ot lifo-prosorv ' cr and assaultod them with groat violence . It was in eotiseqiR'iico ol this last attack that Mr . Fay * determined to arm his watchmen , and on Friday night tlicv n-ero ouch of thorn provided with an old blunderbuss or fowling piece , loaded with bullets and small round shot , They had in roscrvo at Mr Fair ' s own collage , at the south-cast corner of tho croft a small cannon , about a foot long and of three-oiiarcrs of an inch boro . This formidable pieco of artillery was charged with three or four musket-balls and about : ia nmiiy marbles . Soon after midnight "li ^ ! !" . " ! - " 0 . " ! ' ? " ?^ , by tlio barking " of their dogsbdistant si
, y gnal whistles , tho low murmur of voicw , and trampling of many foot , on tho iiorlh sido ,, 1 tho brook , that an attack was incdi uiW ' tf . 1 hoy were not kopt long in suspense , for by a quarter p . jst twelve o ' clock about a hundred men had eromiod Iho brhl-o and wcro upon tho flats or I'liltft OU whl « h aro spread out to dry tho nowly WMU ) mid soft bricks , trampling thorn down and mmtroying tlunn . There wpro four watchmen in ml . niiU Uio niuon being overcast , they opuld proba-> ly . only bo voi-y indistinctly seen as tlioy awaited Urn nltnok under tlio kilns ; but , ljowevor , they wore fired jit by tho attacking partyi and uomo
random shots whi ^ th-il alxmh thorn . ¦!!)¦! sirse !; tho kii ; i- \ iiiL-ri'iy chipping olt ' r ^ 'ni : pi ^ cs of da ; bricks .-iiiil 1 'Mviiii ; li'aco .- <•! ' ihr ' . r ic-cS-iu ' i ' . Tv .-n of tho \ r . xii : i ; C ! " = diai- ' iiiiTi ' . i ilu-ir i > ' n .-t ! es at the li-siiilair . s , .-iiiiither fmiiid :. ! i .-ir . ins ju-:: nin '_ ' whs i .-mliy a-ni had ii : i .- > . ; : ( i fire , .- 'in ! tin ) i ' . Hilil ! i . ewivi ;; £ f ' i : ; : the : rj-. s . tii Hits were r ;!|) i . f ' y jippiv . - iC'liiiiir , mi-I hewing thuiu loudly d » 'riile th . effuris of iii ; s cornp : iiiions , saying r ! nt chefriiuns ! . ad been ciiseharifcd and there wsis nothing more l : > ha lV-ared , r . m to ivn out tiio eaunon . it was j > l . -iocd on one- of thu wiills of dried bricks .-o as to uweo |> tr . 'i .-isverst'ly the Hats of bricks which tho unionists wore destroying . The unionists were now busy throwinu down the walls of dried but uiiburnt bricks , as well r . s trampling uuon tho soft ones . The voice of one of their
luarlcrs was heard encouraging them , and saying , ' Go it , my lads , they ' ve only a gun ; go it , and smash everything before you . " InnnciiiiUe'y after tho cannon w .-, s discharged , io seems to havo spread consternation ami panic in their- ranks . VYImd injury resulted from it is nut known , but it wus followinl by cries of p .-iiji ; iikJ groans , amidst ; which an instantaneous and rapid retreat was made . The county police at tlie ui ' iuhbourin ^ stations of Cliorlton , Diiisbury , L . 'iigsigiit , and Lovensbulme were alarmed by the report of the fire-arms , and judging correctly enough what hnd happened , concentrated upon the spot , but not in time to apprehend any of tho ruffian : ; in their retreat . When daylight broke , or soon after three o ' clock , it was found , however , th . 'rt the comes- ; had not been bloodless . Tho lifeless body of a unionist was found lying in a pool of blood under a wall of unburnt bricks which ho hud apparently been
destroying , a charge of shot cither from . i gun or pistol having entered hi ;; head a little below tlio left ear . lie iippaars to have come to the attack well prepared , for a cavalry pistol was found under him , he . ivily loaded with bullet ami swan-shot ; and in his pockets ivero found tivo other bullets , a quantity of caps and powder , and a tobaeuo-box full of swan-shot . Tiiis ' unhappy man does not appear to have been the only sufferer among the unionists , for upon the soft bricks destroyed , and which amount to about 0 , 000 , there were found numerous traces of blood ; and a private watchman having care of some new ami unfinished houses belonging to Air . Duve , in tJu direction tfee unionists retreated , states ihat a party of them brought a man on their shoulders , who was n )> pr . i-enf ! y suffering great agony from a wound , ami . wanted to leave him in one of thoso houses ; he , however , induced them to take the man away by threatening to call the police in the Victoria Park .
As may readily be inviginyd , the intelligence ol what had taken placo as day advanced caused considerably excitement , and tho body of the deceased unionist hiving been carried to tho Birch-villa Hotel ,
that he found a charge of slugs at the back of tho neck , or . the right side . It hats entered under the left year , carrying with it a piece of thin wadding paper , and had traversed the biise of the brain , and another largo piece of tho wadding-paper had entered as far as iho cavity of the- brain , lie was of opinion that tlio gun or pistol producing this wound must have bmi fired at a distance not ex ° eeeiiit ' . g five or six yards , and that it had produced instantaneous death . From other evidence it appeared that the watchers never fired slugs , nor discharged their guns within fifty yards of the spot , and the jury , under these circumstances , were of opinion that tlie wound must have resulted from some accident by one of deceased ' s companions , and who , from the direction in which tiie bill ] had come , was following him in tho attack . Ultimately they returned a " verdict l-i " Wilful jlurder" against some person unknown . —Times .
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EXECUTION OF THE BELGIAN COUNT BOCARME . The execution of Count Hippolyto Yisarfc do Bqcarmu . condemned for poisoning ihe brother of hia wife with essential oil of tobacco , took placo at Mons , on Friday week . Ic was not till tho previous ¦ lay that either the condemned or tho public of Mons was muda aware of tho time fixed for the event . About six in the morning , M . Godding , governor of the prison , repaired to the cell of the unhappy count , ;; nd informed him that his appeal to the Court of Cassation had been rejected . Tho first effect of this infceJli ^ uiice on the convict was a profound stupefaction . " A moment afterwards ha exclaimed—" Impossible ! " His face , ordinarily pale , became imtnediatcly suffused with blood , and his limbs trembled violently . Presently he began to speak of tlie possibilities of yet receiving a
pardon , ihe governor toid him that , ho had little to hope for from that extreme resource . He was then left in his coll , under tho guardianship of tho three keepers , who had never , left him since his sentence , lie shortly asked to see the procurcur , who visited him in company with the officer of the court at eight o ' clock . The procureur read to him the jud gm e nt of t h e Court of C a ss a tion , and tho rejection of hi 3 appeal , and told him the day and hour iiscd for his execution . This terrible announcement was received with the most perfect tranquillity . " I have but one more request to make , " said tho Count , " be kind enough to take care that the blade of tho guillotine is welJ sharpened . I have read of executions where much suffering has followed the neglect of this
precaution , and the thought of that makes me tremble . " The procureur told him he would observo his request as the last wish of a dying man . The magistrate on leaving- said , " You have now no affairs to occupy you but those of your soul . " " That is tha priest ' s affair , " was the count ' s response . M . Abbe Audi-6 , chaplain of the prison , and M . Descamps , dean of St . Wandru , were sent for ; tho latter brought with him the Archbishop of Cincinnati , distinctly related to the Bocavino family . Tho condemned was left- alone with the archbishop ; but notwithstanding the most urgent entreaties , ho refused . to confess . It was then about noon , and the clergyman thought it better to leave him to hia own reflections for a few hours before making another appeal to his conscience . At one o ' clock
ho requested dinner—soiepe au hut , a pullet , and som e caul if lower , and a pound of cherries were b roug h t , of all which ho ate readily . At a later hour he betrayed a real emotion . At intervals ho wept , and at last consented to listen to the consola » lion ' s of tho pritst . At four o'clock he confessed , A few minutes before , ho ha d seen t h rou g h the grating M . Mathys , the ' surgeon of the military hospital , who was passing by the prison . He called this gentleman in a supplicating voice , and appealed to him by his former kindness to come to him now that lie so much needed his support . AL Mathys replied that the rules of the prison fcrb ; d the interview , but he vvould apply to the governor , lie questioned him further through the grating respecting the sharpness of the knife , and begged him
to eee to it himself . The surgeon left , promising to come on t h e morrow . From this moment the condemned manifested no sign of emotion novi ' ear . From time to time , however , he inquired respecting the h our , and went like a child , and sat on tho knee of one of his keepers , for whom he had conceived an affection . In the evening , without ; any preparation , and as if suddenly struck with the thought , ho exclaimed , " I will give each of you 100 , 000 francs , if you will lot me escape . " A t tea o ' clock the procurcuv again visited him in his cell . After their departure he asked for some refreshments . One of the keepers offered him eorae gauifrcttes and biscuits with a glass of wine . These he refused , saying that he felt unwell , and would prefer a capon with more cherries . From this moment until the hour when the executioner was to prepare birr , for the scaffold he sat in hia
cell talking , and maintaining all the coolness and resignation of manner which had characterised lus demeanour on the trial . At midnight the erection of tho scaffold began , and by six in the morning the sun ' s rays were reflected from the polished blade Of the engine of death . Prom a commendable feeling ot the solemnity of the occasion all the proprietors of cafes , hotels , and shops , closed their establishments , and the blinds of private houses were likewise drawn down . An immenso crowd assembled to witness ¦ the execution , and waitod in profound silence in front of the prison . Alittle after sis tbe executioner entered the count ' s cell , and the preparations were completed without tlic Jeast departure on the part of the condemned from the 4- «) i <; froid which he had hitherto main * tained . " Are you my executioner ? " said be , "Yes , M . lo Comte . " " Ah . " This was his last
word bcloro ascending the scaffold . He was accompanied , to the place of execution by the Archbishop of Cincinnatti and tho dean of St . VfondrVj and walked unsupported , with a firm step , and carrying hia head erect . His face was pule but calm . Ho wore the bosom of his shirt opePj aud had on black pantaloons , silk stockings of tbe same colour , and new enamelled pumps , llis hands were secured behind his back . Having inhaled for a moment the scent of a bottje of tOitette vinegar offered him by the dean of St . Wandru , he embra « ced him and the archbishop , kissed the crucifix foS tho last time , walked steadily up the steps , and placed himself on a board : to which the assistants of the executioner were waitin <* to fasten him with straps . Daring this operation , which lasted five minutes , he turned his head several timefl and looked at the erow-i . Then to one of the » w n >
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Et ) t . WtiQitim * FiTAL TucXDEKSTonM . —On Friday afternoon , the ISth inst ,, the neighbourhood of Rochester was visited by a Etarai which , altuoughof short duration , was of an alarming character , and it is feared may ha 7 e done considerable injury in its course , as in its progress over our ancient city it struck the Cathedral and set fire to the church at Frindsbury , situated on an eminence abws the railway station . Clouds had for some time been gathering to the northward , and at a quarter past four o ' clock in the afternjon , after some distant thunder , a dense mass of clouds approached , when a flash of lightning , accompanied simultaneously by a loud clap of thunder , occurred , the electric Said striking the north pinnacle of the tower ot the cathedral , from which the point was detached , and hurled upon the
roof beJosr , breaking : through the stares . The portion of the pinnacle detached was broken into fragments , the largess piece weighing nearly a quarter of a hundredweight . To those near the spot the sound , when the pinnacle was struck , resembled the report of a gun , and , although the thunder and lightning might be said to be instantaneous , yet tbe report of the explosion wan distinctly perceptible before the roll of the thunder commenced . Persons on the bridge , and other open spaces , who witnessed tbe phenomenon , describe it in each instance , both at the Cathedral and Frindsbury , as a bali of fire falling on the edifices , and persons in conversation at the time , though distant from these buildings , as being suddenly impressed with fear for the safety ol thoss with whom thev were conversing , a 3 each a ; i-
peared to the other at tho moment as if enveloped in flame . Fortunately the Cathedral has sustained no injury beyond that we have described . At Frinrisbury church the electric fluid appears to have run down the spire acd set fire to the sbingie at its bsse . Prompt measures were taken to extinguish the flames by persons who witnessed the occurrence , and by the active and judicious exertions of a few individuals the church wag saved from destruction . A stack at Br edgar , between Rochester and Sittingbourne , was also struck by the electric fluid « nd entirely destroyed . A violent thunderstorm also broke over tbe western suburbs of Worcester on Thursday evening , which proved fatal to a labouring man named Joseph Fowler . The deceased was trussing hay oa the Crow ' s-nest Farm , about two miles from Worcester ; wjjh bis brother and a young lad , when the storm came on , and they took bhelter under a
tree . The boy had left the tree for a fe . v minutes , and was returning , when a tremendous clap of thunder burst over him . and he wes thrown insensible to ths ground . When he was able to rise again he found his brother ljing upon the giound , with a portion of his clothes on fire . Two persuns came up at this juncture , who found the man quite dead , and the hay on which he was sitting , together with a hedge close at hand , burning . The boy -was still suffering much from the effects of the Shook , and had not recovered on Saturday . An illquest wa 3 held on Friday , when a verdict of Accidental death was recorded . He has left a wife , and bore an excellent character . A terrific storm passed over a part of Essex on Friday , and in some P isces the heavy rain and wind aid considerable ( Jamage in bettiEg down the wheat crops . At ColfieMer aLpoor woman named Pettitt , who stood at
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Music by Sieam . —Hard work has hitherto be On the lot of steam ; now it is going to have a little holiday amusement . An ingenious little apparatus , it is said , has been exhibited at the foundry of Mr , Vingoe , at Alvei'ton , constructed b y two wcrkiii ^ engineers of St . Just , named'Nicholas James and Thomas Bottrell . It consists of a series of bell ? , having a compass of two octaves , struck by covered hammers , poised on levers , and worked by a barrel similar to that of a hand organ , this barrel being kept in motion by a small steam-engine . It jdnys the " CopeuhaRcri Waltz , " " National Anthem , " " Tyrolesc Waltz , " "Swiss Hoy , ' with changes on the bells , and others , amounting lo ten in all . H was intended for the Exhibition , but was too Jnte for admission .
The r . xcxMiiuttuo hSTAtus Commission . — -On Tuesday a return was printed by order of tho llou . se of Lords of uotnc importance in r eference to the J- 'iiciimlicruU Ksiatea Commission . It : i ] i ] icnrs 1 hat tho iimount of cncumlirnnees , uu sot forth in iho p etition s , which havo km left , unpaid in uaaos where tho IsiiuIk have been tM nnd tlio product ) of tho sales distributed by tho commissioner !* , was net forth at XSOy . USO 5 s . SM ., and the amount , imid over to the owners by tlic commiHbiOiicrs out of Uio procoedH of tho salM after the ( lisehiaijo d' thu 011-cuinbranceB wns X 7 . 01 I 7 JOb . JOd .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 26, 1851, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1636/page/6/
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