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1 BISH SONG . THE CHtEETiUT © F ERIN . BT 3 CBS . tTRATTFOBD . Be stood on ihe deck , the lone Chieftain ol Erin , Ana gssad on the beautiful land of lia birth ; 31 are-de&rafc thai Tnomgnt of xozxpw appearing , Than * H the bdght gems of the ocean-asd earth ; - SB Vatehft tQl tte la « t blruitrf day bad deputed , And thought of the friends he had left broken-hearted Then dashed off a tear , that in « adness had started , And sang the -Jrtld measure of "Erin g » Bragh J "Itesriada ofiny iittenj , wnowBeain storyl l « omore BhaHfliy prendharp awaken for me ; A dark dond has swept o ' er the sruurf my glory ,
Tb 4 Ishareiot iheiate of the faithful and free . As exile I go , -where my tongue is unspoken , Bo * my hesri o ' er She -wave sena * tfaee many a token ; Thou shalt lire in that heart , till the last chord has - hroien , Erin suvonxneen , * JSrin go Sragh I ' "My brothers , my bra-re ones ! -what fond Meolleetiona Bring round me , all freshly , the days that * re past—2 be homeland the hearth , and the holy affecSona Weahared in onr boyhood , and loved to the last I Oh 5 dear are tie scenes vrhere together we spotted , r Ihe "wild mossy cromlech where pilgrims resorted , And I > argle ' a deep glen , * -where my Aileen I courted , Hhat gem of thy beauty , sveet 'Erin go Bragh !'
"Snt iheaycathBssA-mjarr around me xs'breaking , DsriahaaovBhavB shrouded the auo ' e fading fires One look —( tSs . my lastl }—of the land Tm forsaking , The lanS « f my first love , the home of my ores . Tet , yet , o ' er thy valleya , now -wasted and . gory ! May the star of thy freedom stone out in its glory , And thy baffle-flag vave -with the proadest in story , Eramavoureen , 'Erin go Bragh I '"
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* The eirt&OM of PoTreraconrfc , in the county of \ 7 id 3 ow , are Highly pictnresana . The Glen ctj > arglea Is beautiful beyond expression , sad may -vie -with the choicest spots in Italy . Dargles la a deep valley , abont a mile long , hounded by steep , sylvan , craggy hllla j and st the bottom inns a small serpentine rrrer , mnraiiujng over innumerable little breaks and falls . Many pleasant -w&Ba intersect tJae trows of tbe lulls , by "Which are erected beaches asd rammer houses , for pleasure and repose . : Neat the Glen of Dirties Is another -ralley , called the
"Glen ox the Mountains , " the scenery of -whichis ¦ gncorajnonTy grand sndxomasQc ; indeed , this part of the ctmntry may justly be termed the Tery garden and Bden of Ireland . By-way of contrast , howeTer , os the other hand , Is an extens ive tract , -wholly composed of tarrcn mountains and bogs—a perfect desert In ihe midst of these savage -wilds are the nuns of seven churches , anil around tower ; [ which proves that this BainTiting spei was once habitable , the abode « f ioHness and industry , and that desolation and sterility lave oTerspread it from £$£ « £ ,: zathex than from its own nature .
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THE STATE TUSKERS . * fh * WbigB and the Tories—the vtds sad the ins , Tulgariyspeaiiag , are both " put to their pina" ; ^ J * hp TOtKfWwil * -b 6 lloWS * ths firrn cannot Blend , ~\ V hifih sngura >*>*»*» tantring must soon have an end . 3 h £ T 8 destin ed the "h ammer to sncV in their tnrn , And over their " rices" mnst speed ' ily mourn . 32 » •* pincers" -whereby they b sve torn vs most sore , Shall angnlah extract from their every pore . "WiSh " Budget" quite empty , each reptile most budge , Be his cognomen I » ord , 3 ) nke , Biahop , or Judge . And true-hearted BiEneaeh State cffica mnst fill ; 3 ien , resolved to comply -with the people ' s own wflL BntBoQmnka to the" league , " «• Rebecca , " or *» 9 b ^» Whose schemes vont restore ihe birth-right of maij ?" Tis the -pacific GharSsts , and they alone , ¦ Who freedom can gain , and bid tyrants be gone . Wai . Bxdxb . ieeds , Anzast 9 th , 1843 .
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BUBT . —The Coort of Holiness , Ho . 25 , of the Ancient Order of Hoyal Foresters held their 18 th ' Anniversary on ^ Satnrdaj , Angost oth , when sixtyjnneof its members sat down to a most excellent dinner at the house of Mr . Thomas Foxcroft , the Bridge Ins , Heap , uesr Bnry . After the doth was d » vrn ,: Mr- James Heap-was called to the presldental chair , and Mr . Thomas IBirdshaL senior , to the vicechair ; and the evening wss soent in the greatest iarmony and glse , natil a late hoar ,-when tie assembly broke up .
IriJ 2 fl > ON . —TKEEMaiisH . —Father Mathew has been working wonders in the East End of the Metropolis . Thousands hare reeeJFed the pledge administered from a platform erected in an open space of grotmd is Commercial Hoat ) East . Sines then snunerons other districts hare been visited . On Monday and Tuesday thousands congregated on Kensington Common , to receive the pledge at the hands of xins extraordinary man and renew tb&ir promises of devotion to the principle of total abstinence .
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Thi cashteb of the Australian Bank has absconded to Ajjxenex-miib £ 25 , 000 . A new daily paper is about to be commenced in New York , to be edited and solely conducted by ladiea . A BEASXL-J fello-w reading in Old Di > ver > road , Canterteory lately swallowed twelve frogs for a -wager . The OKABDKiJk bazaar nfft « m «^ ii . > Mi >»« wi destroyed JySre . - - O 3 E Hitsdsei > dividends in the Brighton BaOws were lately sold at liverpool at 2 s- 6 d . each . Our of HO Bartmsts and JKsigltUst the Queen ' s ball , ej ^ rt liberals only -wejeirjvitfcd . OlTE ~ WXB . steam-ships lorm so Ie 3 s a proportion than ore-fifth of ths BriiiEh navy . The THUS at an eff is siidlo be 3 specific for Sab t » &es sticking in the throat . It is to be svallowedisw , and -wQl carry dbwu a bone very easily and certainly .
ORDERS have bee ? received at Brighton to prepare the PaTinicHi , without delay , for the arrival of the Qaeen and Prince AlberVsrith their childTED . Sib . AcgustCS D'Este sas > we hear , presented a pefition to the Qaeen daiiuing to be entitled to the titles of hia father , the late 3 > aie of Sussex . 5 hb Q ^ rkES . in the name -ol £ h&fnnc 84 > I "Wales , has appointed the Dnke of Northumbetland Constable of the Castle of Idm-xestoa , in Cornwall . Pbice of Bsead . —The bakers of the metropolis have taken sdvsBtage of the rains ef the past week to raise the price of bread a penny the quartern leaf . a ST&xxDTJtsx Magistrate . has , for the first ymB been appointed at Charleville , in the person of Hi Cox . Us . Gaste , of Cam Cottage , county Deny , -was fired at onhbrfetnrahcmeafewnightB since—the ball injnred The dash b ^ rd of his car .
* XZB CHASCELLOB OF THE 2 S . CHEOJTEB ££ 13169 . ledged last-week the receipt of £ 70 sent him as ' conaDerce mon ^ . O 2 TB op the 2 fiAiT : EXi . t > To"WKRS , at Dymeehnrch , the erection of -which cost £ 8 , 006 has lately been sold as old materials Xor the sum of ; £ 17 & . THE total amount of the subscriptions in favour of ; ihfc xaggren by the earthquake of Guadaloupe , up to 31 st tOt ., was 3 , 128 414 fr , Bsnrxxa the 21 st and 2 "ih tilt , there entered fiance from England—at Bonlegse , 1314 iraTeUers and five carriages ; and at Calais , € 31 travellers , two horses , and trn carriages . Seixisg "Wbits lasK . —Two ^ whlte men-were sold on the 4 di nit ., at SpartautbuTg , S . C-, nndtr a law of that siaste ^ whether for debt , panperiHm , or erime , "sre are sot iBfornJsd- — : American jxiper .
~ £ L d » MaCKATJ , -tbefrsDcb -Slinlnb ? r of Marine , has lost Ms nephew in a melacboly manner . He was drowned while bathing a Uewfoundlard dog , given Mm lyfts Admiral The yonugman 'was « nly twenty . Gbasb Pbojeci . —It is in contemplation to build an sq-jedric ± o-rer the Irish Channel , for the purpose ef supplying England vrlibJud vxtler . —PtBctih . A report has been current in Lincoln for the last few flays ^ that Edward Ialbuzn , tsbo rwaB transported at the lilt spring a « yy ° < for killing his-wife , has lost his life by «!* - ¦» tuning , haviBg acdd ^ ntaUy faijpn onrexbaard at fiB hulks . ALSXASBKaOsWAiD ^ Esq ., Ttts , on Thursday -week , elected Jficrnbei of Parliament for the connty of Ayr , "Withont opposition . She proceediBgs lasted only a TervEhoritim&
^ a&ici Fam 31 , srresled at the Garlow races for stealing a bridle , "the property ot the Bev . Mr . Gonroy , made eff from the Police , bnt after a chssa of eight miles " overasporting-eenntjy" * ihe delisqueat tras xe-captared . 3 £ i . HEirBT ADI 2 , Snrveyor in ihe Scotch Post-ofiice ; is « gT > tyT » rfid to eighteen zsoatbs * inrpri » eiiiiiei » t in Aberdeen gaol , fox cheating the Post-office of co&siderails sibih of money . 3- 23 . PsEaCH , of the connty ofUoseommon , Is addtd to the list of jrnpExseded magistrates , for attendicga-Bepealmeeting st SoscoBiiiion -on&te fifteenth of Sifly . k ^^ DMxr ^ sHOSlXL . —Kill men of the 39 th party wr eM ^ j ^^ 8 ta 6 oEed % \ " Knaloe have been dls-^^ dty ord er « tf OoL Breretbn lor iaving married TOhontp « rTpt ^ fm tt T > xxB s -trsi . 1 CAH THE 1 UTTKS , SS . l '— 'SO Bicrixge has occurred at Xydd , In Kent , ( which con-« nsa pqpiiajMHi of nearly 1 , 500 ) durfeg the last Wclie mnnfhp " * - , _
Accokdxsg 1 b p «! &nra in a Ml bow before ihe KcaieoICMninags ; ihe ant 7 on marriage cerfificstai mlraaDa . ig jfepe ^ ea and also the stamp doty npon " •¦ Sifra piopsaiy of xmall value . under certain dnannfences . A KWstpomxs , -wife of a man named SaBi-ran , a " 5 ^ » 2 nigsrt St . Jaha ' s-sqnare , ISmericfc , -was a ^ days ago ^ elj delivered of * four children—one »*« , ana ttree Jeaiala , -who , -with the mother , are ddng irEa
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Of THE Gbeat number of Irish labourers who annually went to England to reap the harvest . < averaging 80 , 000 ) not more that a teoth have gone this season . Sib . James OkaHam has refused hia sanction t » Lord CSlements being appomte * Vice-Keutenast of the county of Leitrlm , in the absence of the Eail of Leitrim . ) The Cabmck-ob-Scib Poor I& * Guardians are determined to turn out the paupers and elose ; thehonse if they are pressed for £ 1 , 200 for bnflding by the Commlsstovers . . BT oke op THE clauses of the new bill f J » the regulation of stage coaches , omnibuses , cabs , ] &c ., the drivers and conductor * are forbidden to smoke while on ° A Great U ? e&EASE has taken place in the exports ef linen yarns from Great Britain to France , in 1832 &ey amounted to not more than £ 5 , 900 whereas Jn 1841 and ' 42 they had increased to at least a million sterling annum . , 3
per __ II is said that a small quantity of hellebore powder , dusted over the leaves of gooseberry trees , in the proportion or about an ounce to thirty or forty trees , wi ll prevent the ravages of caterpillars . ) A chmkei is in the course of erection at Woolwich dock-yard , as a Tent for the whole of the smoke from the different flues in the yard j and it is to be thirty feet Iijgher than the Monument . ' I » IBB county of Cornwall there are 370 J . O 0 D inhabitants , 10 , 080 of whom are miners , and 70 ^ 000 teetotallers ; and of this large body there were but five prisoners for trial at the last assizes 1 Thus abstinence lessens crime and abates misery . i Baeon Rothschild has advanced 78 O . ooof . to the municipality of Tienna , at a low rate of Interest , for the purpose of continuing the works on the aqueduct of the Emperor Ferdinand , which had been suspended for want of funds . :
AT The Hertford Assizes , a servant girl , [ who cad put a quantity of oxalic acid in her mistress ' s teapot , was ioand * ' gailty of administering the poison , bnt KOI teUh intent to murder J" ) The AOUone Sentinel says the sudden rise of wheat and flour arises from orders received to provision all iha garrisons In Ireland fora three year ' s selge—& store is sow . being built at Athlone large enough to hold three year ' s prorWon for SOO or 400 man . j No Pbopeb PiACE fob IT . —A law of Virginia allows the retailing of spirituous liquors , at " proper places" in the different counties . In one of the counties , the magistrates have decided that there is so " proper place" within their jurisdiction for that purpose . — Bestmpaper . [
The death of the Poke of Porset , which occurred atHaxley Street , on Saturday last , creates a permanent vacancy in the Peerage . The Dnke was in his 76 th year ; and he succeeded his cousin Charles in 1815 . ITying wUhoniissne , the title becomes extinct THE Edinburgh Weddy Journal records thf death of Mr . Charles Mackintosh , of Campsie and Dunehattan , the inventor of the waterproof cloth that bean his
name . : -The Glasgow underwriters win suffer wry severely by the loss of the Columbia steamer , which was principally insured in that city . We have heard the amount stated at upwards vt £ 40 , 000 , underwritten by several influential brokers . - Maitopactcbx or Steel Pess . —The steel alone employed in this conn try for making pens amounts to one hundred and twenty-five tons annually , which ! is equivalent to about three hundred millions of pens . g THE widow ep Colonel Fawcett , besides paying the expenses incurred on account of the dying man at the C&mden Arms , has presented to Mr . Miles , the landlord , and bis wife , a valuable gold ring each , in acknowledgement of their kindness an j humanity .
A DEXTEROUS SWOBBSMAS . —On Thursday , the 3 rd of July , Sergeant Corey , of the 3 rd regiment , of Dondalk , cat & leg of mutton , suspended by a cord , through with one cut , for a wager of sixty guineas . This is , perhaps , the most extraordincry feat of dexteri ty and swordmanahip on record . < COH 1 TDTATIO 5 OF SesiEKCB . —The sentence of death recorded at our late assizes against Rsfferty , the soldier of the 36 th , for cutting the throat of James Keane , with intent to kill , has been commuted by the Lord Lieutenant to transportation for life . —Xfm « idfc Chrenide
TE 0 HA 2 TRT Cayalbt . —The following corps , formerly serving gratuitously have been placed on permanent pay and allowances under the estimate of the present year : —the Lymlngton Troop , theiAndover Troop , the Long Melford Troops , the Suffolk Borderer ? , the Taplow Troops , and the HmiP « t aT Troop . The Boyal Mid Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry is re-established . Capture of a Shaiik . —A singular capture was made last week , by Bryden Bobert Corbet , LE » q ., of Sundorne Castle , sear Shrewsbury , whilst fishing at Town , Merionethshire . It is a monster of the white shark species , and measures five feet eight inches in length , and the thickest part of the body , near the head , is upwards of two feet in circumference ; the weight Is over 401 be . Mr . Corbet also took at the same cast , asd -with the same line , » grey mullet , weighing nearly lllbs .
Lately , at ESNIS , aman who gave hisnameas Thos . Kean . fromBerryquin , nesrTulla , Bold as butter , a quan tity of lard with a coating of butter about an inch thick . He was held to bail to appear at the petty « eesiena court . On the preceding Saturday , a woman had con ceale 4 in some butter which * be sold , a quantity of salt , weighing at least two pounds , but the fraud was not discovered until she had left the house . : Kilts . — ' I shall be off to the highlands th a fall ; but they haute got no woods there ; nothin * bnt heather , and that's only hieh enongh to tear your ; clothes . That ' s tiie reason the Scotch don't wear no breeches , they dont like to * et em jagged np that for . jeverla ^ t inly , they can't afford it ; so they let ' emscratch and tear their akin , for ih ^ t trill grow again , asd trousers won ' f—^ SinB Slick in England .
At the COURT of Assizes for the Haute Garonne , held a few days ago at Toulouse , aman named Boques was condemned to death , fer the third time , for poisoning bis wife . Be had twice before had the same sentence passed upon him by Use Courts of Asazss for two other departments , but their judgments were gnashed by the Court of Cassation on grounds of irregularity in the proceedings . Swift preached an assize sermon , and in the course of it was severe against the lawyers tan pleading against their consciences . After dinner a young counsel said some severe thrngs about the clergy , and did not donbt were tiie devil to die , a parson might be found to preach his funeral sermon . "Yes , " said Swift , " 1 would , and would give the devil bis due , as I did his children this morninc . ' * :
AxfbicaN POWEB OF Descbiptioh—The Charlestown Mercury thru graphically describes the various stages of the weather , which cut off the writer from a concert and Hie sight of the comet : — "Yesterday afternoon it clouded np with a sonr ^ soppy look , -which towards mgbv degenerated into a fog , which in turn melted into » drizzle , which again rallied into a pouring rain—whereby there was neither comet nor concert" > Fboh the American Papebs—It is suggested by some of the Editor * that now the Croton Works have jziven to K ew York such a command of water , there should be a man stationed at the corners of thorough fares , with a -small hose that would play at his will , and that whenever any one came by with a lighted j eigar in his mouth , be should be authorised to pntit out , and wash the persan of the smoker !
•* THE LEAGUE . "—We understand that one means adopted by the League of furthering the Anti-Com Law agitation is this . They offer to the *• Liberal" journalists of ~ &e district & report prepared by their own reporters , agreeing , at the same time , to purchase 1 , 000 copies of bis paper , of which SOO are t » be sent to the League , and 500 are to be left for distribution with the printer . If »> " » statement be true —» we believe it to be—it throws considerable light on the vaunted " success "—such as U is—wlrfch has attended Mr . Cobden's proceedings . —Cambridge Chromdc . >
By the official account just published we ob-« erVB that on the 5 th instant we had . under' the Queen ' s locks in the United Hnstdom , of Wheat , 279 . 042 qrs . ; Barley . 44 . 463 qrs . ; Oats , 37 , 350 qre ; Beans , 115 . 538 qrs . ; Peas , 24 . 042 qrs ; Flour . 67 * 961 cwts . , Whilst od the -5 th of July , 1842 , there -were in bond—of Wheat , i 87 770 qr » . ; Barley . 22 . 722 qrs . ; Oats , 36 726 qrs . ; Beans , 59 , 246 qrs . ; Peas , 23 , 838 qrs . ; Flour , 268 ^ 81 ewts . j Notice to a Thief . —The following advertisement lately appeared in a Montreal paper : — -The person who by a pardonable absence « f mind , took a new light coloured sQk velvet trimmed Macintosh from the second flat of ihe Ottawa Hotel , is informed that , by calling at the same place , he can have a very food cape , which belongs to the coat , and is now of no use to the owner .
- THE London Mercantile Journal says—The distilled and fermented liquors , manufactured in Great Britain and Ireland , have annually required forty millions of bushels of grain , or the prodnce of one million acres of fertile land . Forty thousand acres of the richest soil in the idDgdom are devoted to the growth of bops . This -quantity alone , with cms-third of tbe million acres alluded to , would produce one million quarters of wheat which would bs sufficient to maintain one million six hundred thousand human beings , including men , women , and children . We have h ^ re a proof that the corn-laws are not the only cause of dear bread , j THE LOSS OP tbePegasos . —The Directors of the Londen , Leith , Edinburgh , and Glasgow Shipping Company have given notice , that the captains of their steam ships are instructed that on no account are they to take their vessels through the inner passage at tbe Fern Islands , either 5 n Ihe day or night time . ¦
- A Wet ? Discovebt . —Away south down there , in Kew Orleans , tbe Ticaytae says it has been discovered Hjftt highway robbery is but » species of mesmerism , and that -when a footpad put * himself in - " eonnmnaSca-HoiP with a traveller , elappinp at the same time a pistol to Ws breast , and telling Jdm to " itand ana de . liver * ' the dismayed traveller , in obeying fljeinjonc fion , is bnt acting in accordance with mesmeric im--pnlse , or in obedience to the will of the operator ^ " ¦ A < ca £ l JotfATBAi ? was patrolling np Broadway a short time since , with a sieet of giBgerlaesa rater tt » arm , and gszing at the signs , when one wdmo was labelled " ^ aneral Finding Store" attracted Mb } attention . He entered , chewing at Hs gingerbread , and after a severe effort at swallowing , like a Sen eating dough ; he exclaimed , " swow ! you must be darnedi lucky chsp » to find all these here things— -I Vpose yon hB nt found my umbrella , are yon" ?
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A Slippers Chabacteb—We understand that the proprietors of the GHaciarium , or Artificial Ice , who ftdvertiss their exhibition as th * only one in the vrorid , " contemplate an engagement with Lord Brougham as " the most slippery person in the universe , " to appear as a skater . —Pwtdh . \ M . PiBIU £ B Simok , who . In 1834 . as King ' s Commissioner , Bustained before the Belgian Chambers the Railroad B 5 U , and presided over its execution , died on May 14 , at sea , on b \> ard the schooner Lsnisa Marie , en bis way to St . Thomas de Guatemala , where he was going to found a Belgian colony .
AWOTHEB SUICIDE AT WATEBXOO BRIDGE—On Friday morning , ahonttwo o'clock , a fine yonng woman was observes ! to' wjjlfcinto the recess of the first arch on tbe Middlesex side of Waterloo bridge , and placing her bonnet and shawl on the coping-stone , leaped over into tbe river . On account of the early hour at which the occurrence took piece , no assistance could be rendered , and the poor creature sank in a few moments . Near hex bonnet -was found one penny-piece , and some duplicates . Another female was only rescued by the merest chance at six o ^ clock on the previous morning by eome men in the Thames Police galley .
John Bbight ' s Election Expekses . —At a dinner given in Manchester on Friday last , to celebrate the triumph of this eminent Leaguer , one of the speakers —a Mr . Hibbert—remarked that he was at Rochdale on Monday ^ and in Rochdale and Manchester he succeeded in obtaining £ 350 , not to bribe , but to pay the necessary expenses at Durham ; for at Durham , as at Nottingham , they were just emerging from , the mothes of corruption to the purity of election . £ 350 for the " necessary expenses ; " pray what are the necessary expenses \ £ 350 is rather a large sum for a pore election to cost amongst a limited constitution such as that of Durham . — Liverpool Standard .
A Dreadful Suicidb was committed on Saturday at the Croydon Infantry Barracks . The victim is Donald M'Guinness , a Bergeant-mrjor in the Soots Fusilier Guards , and who had been employed in tbe recrniting service . The deceased got up at the usual hour in the morning , and nothing was observed in his manner to create a suspicion , that he intended committing suicide . At seven o ' clopk , his servant observed blood oozing throughthe ceiling ; the girl at once called in ; a Bergeantjffijbo entered the bedroom , and there found the deceased , with his head nearly severed from hiB body ;
Lokgevitt . —Old Sergeant Reid , who was in the ranks at the battle of Bunker ' s Hill , and an actor in many other deeds of arms , still survives , although in the 108 th year offhis age ; but he is no longer able to sit at the door ,-tasking himself in the sun , and crooning and lilting song he learned in youth , or at mess table , when lie had become a tall , athletic , powerful man . iA short time ago be was struck with paralysis , which deprived him of the power of locomotion . When visited lately , we fonnd him fast asleep ; his breathing unimpeded hia chest broad and deep , and his arms brawny and muscular as ever . — Dumfries paver . ¦
Sbipwbeck . —The Brothers yacht , Bruce , master , which had left Port Nicholson , on the 16 th of September last , on a trading voyage , round to the southward , having on board Captain Smith , of the Royal Artillery , was wrecked about the middle of November , in attempting to make the harbour of Akaroa . Eleven persons who happened to be on the deck were saved ; but a native woman and her two children , who were below at the time , perished . She was a fine vessel , the property of Capt . Bruce , and had a very vilnable cargo , consisting of oil , seal Bkine , whalebone ! , and a large amount of specie , which is a total loss to the owner , and , what is more painful , Captain Brace is not insured a single farthing . The lossjwill exceed £ 3 , 000 , but it is believed that the New . Zealand Company will mako the unfortunate . man some compensation for his severs loss .
LiBEBAiiTT . —¦ * I know this , if a feller talks very liberal in politics , put him into office , and see what & tyrant he'll make , ; If he talks very liberal in religion , it ' s because he hante got none at all . If he talks very liberal to the poor , talk ie all the poor will ever get out of him . If he talks liberal about Corn Law , it tanto to feed ihe hungry , but to lower wages , and so on in every thing a ' most . None is so liberal' as those as hante got nothin ' . The most liberal feller I know on i s * Old Scratch' himself . If ever the Liberala come in , they should make him Prime Minister . He is very liberal in religion , and would jine them inexoludin' the Bible from common schools , I know . He is very liberal about the criminal code , for he can't bear to see criminals punished . He is very liberal in politics , for he don't approbate restraint , and likes to let every critter' go to ihe devil' his own way . Oh , he should be head spy and Prime Minister , that feller . "—Aim Slick in England .
Ancient Hospitaiity . —It was once the universal custom to place ale , or some strong liquor , in the chamber of an honoured guest , to assuage bis thirst , j-hould he feel any on awakening in the night ; -which , considering that the hospitality of that period often reached excess , was by no means unlikely , it fa a current story in Teyiotdale , that in the house of an ancient family of distinction , much addicted to the Presbyterian cause , a Bible was always put into the sleeping apartment of the guests , along with a bottle of strong ale . OnBome occasion there was a meeting of clergymen in tbe vicinity of the castle , aof whom were jinvited to dinner by the worthy baronet , and several abode all night . According to
the fashion of the times , seven of the reverend guests were allotted to one large barrack-room , which was used on such occasions of extended hospitality . The butler took care that the divines were presented , according to custom , each with a Bible and a bottle of ale . But after a little consultation among themselves , they are said to have recalled the domestic as he was leaving the apartment . * ' My friend , " said one of the venerable guests , " you most know that when we meet together , the youngest minister reads aloud a portion of Scripture to the rest ; only one Bible therefore is necessary ; take away the other six , and in their place bring six more bottles of ale . " —Sir W . Scott .
Total Loss of the Tboop Ship Alert . —Miraculous Pbkebvation of the 64 th Regiment . — Within the last two or three days the authorities at the War-office hate received intelligence of the total loss of the troop ship Alert , Captain Daley , commander , whilst on her passage from Halifax to England , having on board part of her Majesty ' s 64 th Regiment , whose escape is somewhat extraordinary . The 64 ih Regiment , it appears , had been stationed at Nova Scotia since the year 1840 , and in the month of May last an order was received from the Waroffioe for their instant return to England , when two ships were forthwith commissioned for that purpose , viz ., the Corsair and the Alert . The embarkation of the troops took place at Halifax , the staff Officers of
the regiment leaving that port in the early part of Jane last , in her Majesty ' s ship Volage , which has since arrived at Portsmouth . On the 4 th of July another detachment left on hoard the Corsair , and the remainder of the regiment embaTked on board the Alert on the 33 th of last month , both Bhips being bound for Portsmouth . The Alert was quite a , new tbip , having been jbuilt in America last year , and was about 500 tons burthen , barque rigged , with a crew of about twenty-five seamen . In addition to the troops on board , they had their several families with them , altogether amounting to about 200 men and 35 women and | children , the ship having a very valuable cargo of njahogany , together with the chief por tion of the regimental baggage . She sailed from
Halifax with a fair wind , &nd the weather very favonrable for the commencement of the voyage , which continued till nightfall , when the wind freshened up , and in the course of a few hours it blew a gale , rain at the same time' descending in torrents . The master , Captain Daley , who is considered to be an experienced seaman , had the ship made as snug as possible , and aU went on favourably until about two o'clock , when all on board wer « alarmed by the ship striking on a rock , off Conn try Harbour , near Goose Island , about 80 miles distant from Halifax . In an instant the ! deck is described to have been crowded by the troops and their families , v * bo were in the greatest state of alarm ; but , by the cool and determined conduct of tbe captain , assisted by the
officers in charge oftheimen , their fears were soon quieted . The ship ] was shortly got off , and apparently not having received any injnry , was brought on to proceed with her passage , as the pumps were sounded and she wap found to be making no water . On the pumps , however , being sounded a second time , several feet of water ware discovered . Orders were instantly given to work the pumps , which the men did vigorously ^ some of the soldiers taking it in turns . The vessel ' s course was instantly altered for the purpose of running her into the nearest place for shelter , but on the captain finding that the water was increasing in the ship ' s hold , he made known the fact to ihe officers of the regiment , and also his intention of runntog the ship ashore , for the
preservation of the lives on board . Within an hour afterwards she grounded on the shore of Goose I sland , The shock being somewhat violent threw her on her beam ends , but she almost immediately righted . Again all was confusion on board , and the excitement amongst the troops increased to an alarming extent . Three poor creatHres , soldier ' s wives , who had but a few hour a before been confined , were bronght op bnl deck in their beds with their infants , a supposition being entertained amongst the troops that ihe sbipiwas going to pieces , and a rush was made to the boats . There is but little donbt , but for the praiseworthy conduct of the captain and
officers , an immense-sacrifice of life would have taken place . They were addressed by the captain , who begged of them to act under ms orders , and all their lives would be saved . This they did ; the boats were , lowered , and ) after several , hours of toil and exertion , they-were safely landed . The ship has since become a total wreok , and the whole of the baggage belonging to the troops is lost , and the greatest distress prevails amongst the poor creatures ^ they hsvingrlost all their clothing . Her Maje 8 ry * ssbip Rose basieeasenk to their assistance , and a subscription has been commenced at Halifax , to relieve * hcir sufferings . The total loss is&aid to exceed £ 20 , 000 .
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„ «!! ^ water , involving the destruction o * property to $ ho valuo of fifty ] thousand pounds , and A ? J 2 t P j a * <> n of employment to several himiSmLZ * £ ** f ° & ° * tofik P * tost week , at the colliery of Mr . J . Fitzgerald , situate in the township « r en ' near Manchester , which supplied nearly 1000 tons of coal a day to the Manchester market . | Pkbsewe of Mind .-A few days ago , a fire broke ?? , '• 'V £ e hoId of the ship of the line , the rein Zaffary at Constantinople , and was rapidly approaching the powder magazine . The alarm was immediately communioated to the crew , ana tne ' j men , without making an attempt to
save thej vessel , began to throw themselves from k ° ••?*? i y * *» WE- take * ° the boats , mmikPacha , who chanced to be near , immediateiy embarked for the ship , and with his drawn sword succeeded m restoring order and restraining a part of the crew . Then , descending with great courage into the hold , he checked the flames which were already rapidly advancing towards the magazine . Having extinguished the fire , with the assistance of his own servants and a few men who followed him , he returned upou deck and upbraided the officers for their cowardice . The presence of mind and trepidity of Namik Pacha , in these trying circumstances , have excited general admiration .
Affratt at BRiGHTON . * -On Friday afternoon week , as soon as theraces had concluded , an affray took place between a number of soldiers belongiag to the 7 th Drajroon Guards ^ the thimble-rig men , and the Brighton ] pqlioe > It appearsimat on the previous dav a / ew of the soldiers were on the course , when one of them , a corporal , in a ' state of intoxication , was playing at one of the thixnble-rig tables , and lost about 253 . He then bet without the means of paying . This enraged the thimble-riggers , who mustered roand him , some holding his arms whilst Others cutoff hia stripes and ! otherwise defaced his Jacket . On returning to barracks , he , of course , got into trouble , and was ordered into confinement . His comrades ; determined to have revenge , and
accordingly , on Friday afternoon , met on the course , armed with sticks , about 100 strong ; the offender being , identified , he and hid gang were immediately knocked idown , arid their tables broken to pieces . The soldiers then commenced an attack on every gambling table on the course , smashing them , and the umbrellas that covered them , to pieces . Toe soldiers , having completely cleared the course , were going home , when the police mustered all their strength and attacked the soldiers . I A furious conflict ensued , and the battle lasted till dusk , when the parties appeared to separate ] by mutual consent , each carrying off their wounded . Sergeant-Major Nutt , who was on the course at the time , went up to thejeombatants and endeavoured to stop any
collision , ( but was himself struck moat violently , and fell senseless with a severe wound in his skull , of which he is still suffering . When news of this affray had reached the barracks , a strong guard was despatched to the course , but did not arrive till the affray was completely finished ; the soldiers who had been taken into custody by the police were then given up to the : captain of the guard , and were taken back to the barracks . On Friday , at the Brighton Police Court , Frank North , a private in the 7 th Dragoons , was charged before Major Allen aad Major Willand , the sitting magistrates , with having assaulted Inspector Crowhurat in the mob which took place on the race-course . Mr . Solomon , the chief
officer of police , deposed that he received information that the soldiers intended a general attack on the tables . About seven o ' clock a number of soldiers passed down the course armed ; with sticks , and completely demolished the gambling tables . He saw the prisoner strike Inspector Crowhurat with a thick stick . Cfowhurst was sent to the Sussex County Hospital , ; but was too weak to attend the Court . The adjutant said he could prove , at the proper time , that if the police had not interfered , there would not have been ! a blow struck , or any riot . The magistrates expressed their disapprobation of the conduct of the polioe in not informing them of the riot , for they were ; the responsible person ? , and no disturbance would have taken place . The prisoner was remanded . ,
Fatal Affray with Poachers . — -A Constable Killed . —A desperate conflict between a gamekeeper and constable , and a gang of poachers , took place on Friday morning week , in the grounds near Anedale Hall , the residence of R . E . Heathcote , Esq . James Beech , one of the parish constables of Audley * lost his life in the rencontre , and John Vaughan , the gamekeeper , was dreadfully , itis feared mortally , wounded . The savage and brutal nature of the attack , and its consequent results , have caused a great sensation in the neighbourhood . The following are the leading particulars of this atrocious outrage . The visits of poachers in the locality of Apedale Hall being of frequent occurrence , it has been ] necessary to keep a strict watch on their movements . On Thursday
night , a little after ten , James Beech , the deceased , went to the house occupied by John Vaughan , the gamekeeper , which is situate on the estate , for th » purpose of going out with him to assist in watching tbe game , j The men both left the house together about half-past ten , Vaughan armed with a loaded double-barrelled gun , and Beech with a policeman ' s sabre , or cutlass , which he had in a scabbard attached to » belt fastened round him . Nothing can at present be traced i relative to their movements nntil near one o ' clock , when a man named James Boston , a collier , living at Alsager ' s Bank , who was returning from work up the carriage road , near Apedale Hall , eaw two very suspicious looking men near the hedge , and from a rustling noiso which ho heard in
a field of oats , he believed they had a dog with tbom . Boston passed without speaking to them , and a little further up tho road be saw two oth « r men , who came up to him , one of them beiog Vaughan , the keeper , and the other Beech , the constable . Boston told themjof the men he had seen lurking in the grounds , when Vaughan immediately proposed , after inquiring how many men he bad seen , to go after them ; and Beech and the keeper moved in that direction . ! Boston went on his way towards home , and neither heard nor saw anything more of them . About two ; o ' clock , John Lightioot and a person named Penlington , servants at the ha ll , being up brewing , distinctly heard the criea of Murder " proceeding from the direction of the carriage-road .
Having told the circumstance to other partief , a lantern and candle wero procured , and several persona proceeded up the road . They were led , by groans which they heard , to the spot in the carriageroad , where a man lay covered with blood . He was soon recognised as Vaughan , the keeper . The man showed no other signs of consciousness than that of a slight rolling of the eye . It was immediately apparent from the state of the ground , that a long and severe struggle must have taken place , in which Vaughan had received from hisantagonists very severe injuries , particularly over the head , and had lost a considerable quantity of blood . He was carried in a chair toi the hail , and subsequently to his own house . The eiscovery of the body of Beech did not
take place until about half an hour after Vaughan was found . ! He lay on his side in a field adjoining the carriage road , and about thirteen yards from the place where Vaughan was discovered . The poor fellow lay in a Btato of complete insensibility , having received from his assailants the ; most savage treatment . It was clear from the dreadful wounds on bis head , and other parts of the body , that in the conflict theoutlaas with which he had armed himself had been ( wrested from him ! and used by the poachers against him . With a view , no doubt , of makinfc sure of their victim , they had actually plunged the cutlass into his head at tbe Bide , to the depth of seven and a half inches ! In this position the weapon remained when the body was found , and
it actually required great rorce to withdraw it . The unfortunate man exhibited but little appearance of life , and hej was removed without delay to the hall . Mr . Astle , surgeon , of Newcastle , having been sent tor , arrived shortly after thre 9 o ' clock , and rendered all the assistance in his power , but iu the case of the constable Beech without avail—the unfortunate man breathed his last in about a quarter of an hour afterwards , having remained in a state of entire unconsciousness . I Vaufthan , the keeper , at a late hour on FriOay , was still alive , but iu a very precarious state . It is conjectured that the gang of poachers consisted of three or four men . f That they carried fire-arms isiproved by the fact that the butt end of a gun which was broken from the barrel , and a gun
lock lay near the keeper , and bore evident marks of having been used and broken in the deadly conflict . It is somewhat extraordinary that the keeper ' s gun , loaded , was afterwards found reared against a tree , a short dis * ance from the so ne of the contest . Information of the murderous affray was conveyed io : the constabulary oflao '« , at Stoke , and Major Mactnight , with a body of the constabulary force , weut in immediate search of the offenders , and by nboa' had captured three men in Tuustail , who are strongly suspected . The unfortunate keeper , it k said , several rimes during the day , in incoherent sentences , mentioned the name ; of an individual whom he had previously summoned for trespassing on the estate , and who it is also said had threatened to do the keeper some injury by way of revenge , This man isjone of those taken ! into custody . The inquest on James Beech was held on Friday . Several witnesses were examined , amongst whom was
the wife of the keeper , who on coming into the room where the jury were assembled , { and where one of the prisoners was also sitting , pointed to him in a very agitated state * and said ** that ia the man who murdered my husband ; " and exolaimed , wringing her hands , f Oh , you wretch , ¦ you wretch ! " ^ hioh she repeated several times . The prisoner replied , that his conscience was as clear as any one ' s in that room , and that he knew nothing at all abont it . The Coroner cautioned him against making any state * ment , as that was not the properi time , upon which he desisted . I The leading features of the evidence of the witnesses are . embodied in the above details . The investigation was continued the whole of tke afternoon , and the Coroner , finding it impossible satisfactorily to conclude the case , adjourned the inquest , to allow time for the production of any other evidence respecting the melancholy transaction . — Stafford Advertiser *
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Mysterious Djsappeabancb of a Respectable Pabmek—The following occurrence has excited a most painful sensation in the neighbourhood of Woodham Ferris , Essex , Mr . John Beard , a fanner of that place , occupying 200 acres , was on Tuesday week married to Miss King , grand-daughter , of Mr . Robert F . E . King , of Groat Leigh , at whose house the wedding party afterwards dined . They returned home late the same night , Mr . Beard being in his usual eood state of health ; early in the morning he complained of illness ^ and having dressed himself
went aown siairs , andjwas seen at his back door , by the horsekaeper . He did not , however , return to Mrs . Beard , and from that time he has not been heard of , though the moat diligent search has been made for him . His bride is , of course , in the deepest affliction Mr . J . Beard , when he left home early on Wednesday last , was dressed in his brown great coat , with velvet collar , black hat , dark coloured trousers , and lace-boots . He is about twenty-seven years of age , five feet sir inches high , dark complexion , and dark whiskers . !
Healthful Longevity—A long life without the accompaniment of health ( which is sometimes to be be met with ) , is not very desirable : but a healthful old age is attended with a thousand blessings . According to the present duration of existence , families are continually exposed to the most painful separa- ; tions . No sooner does' a child attain the years of maturity and wisdom , then he begins to look for the melancholy decay and decease of his parents—and no sooner does a parent behold his family entered upon the world , than he is stung by the poignant reflection of bidding them afinal farewell . No sooner does the tuau of science and [ learning become in some way acquainted with the objects of his pleasurable research , than he is moved by the chilling thought that
his Knowledge in this World is of little or no avail , for the want of opportunity to carry it into practice . If the term of human life , however , be extended to a period of greater length , how happily mitigated are these painful incidents of human existence ! The man of research 4 s enabled to pursue practically that knowledge which has cost him years to attain . The parent may anticipate a ' time when he will be surrounded not only by his immediate offspring but by his children ' s children , in one long and successive retinue . The child has not to mourn orer the untimely departure of his parents , butjhaa an opportunity of beholding the authors of his existence for many successive seasons— " Till worn by slow decay .
While resignation gently slopes their way . " Such are a few of jthe numberless blessings of " healthful longevity "~ and such are a few of the numberless blessings which the vegetable remedy of the immortal Parr confers on those who avail themselves of its remedial powers , Life is termed " a boon , " " a treasare , " 'fa pearl , " &c , and if life be deserving of these distinguished appellations * rarely that which ensures its health , happiness and prolongation deserves to be equally valued , and honourably designated . The Life Pills of Old Parr will confer on the community such benefits as will render this discovery the most valuable acquisition which has yet graced the discoveries of medical research .
Extensive Robbebv . o » Plate at Jescs College , Oxford . —On Friday week , information was received at the chief office of the Commissioners of Police , Great Scotland-yard , and was forwa rded from thence to all the Ration-houses of the Metropolitan and City police ,, that between the hours of nine o ' elook on the evening of Tuesday last , and half-past seven o ' clock ; on Wednesday morning , the butlery belonging to Jesus College , Oxford , was burglariously entered | by means of skeleton keys , and robbed of silver plate valued at nearly £ 300 . The articles chiefly consisted of silver stoups , ( with handles and without ) for drinking , silver tea-pots , salts , mustard pots , j silver waiters , dishes and covers , pepper and sugar castors , sauce tureens and boats , forks , gravy , table , dessert , and salt spoons , sauce ladles , sugar tongs , ei ght dozen tea-spoons , &c . &c . The robbery ] is supposed to have been effected by experienced London thieves , who have returned to town with their booty .
Dbeadful Murder at Maidstone . —On Wednesday week , a murder was committed within a hundred yards of the old church , and close by the Palace at Maidstone . It appears that some men were in custody on a charge of , stealing a hat , and that a young woman named Ann Young , living at Linton , about two miles from Maidstone , was to be a principal witness against them . The comrades of these men having , by some means not known , brought the young woman to the place above-mentioned , stunned
her by two blows on the head , and then filled her mouth With grass from the adjoining bank , and threw her into the riveri This horrid deed was committed by two men in the presence of a woman , who was providentially so much frightened that she cried out" murder . " Her cries were heard by a man residing near , and the murderers were in custody iu a few minutes . They wore heard to say that they " had done for her , and she would not appear again ; " they are workmen . The occurrence has caused a great sensation in Maidstone . !
Another Murder in ( Tipperary . —The fipverary Free Press of Wednesday week , contains the following : —On Sunday morning last , the body of an unfortunate man wa 3 discovered in a most mutilated state in thearchwayof Kiibreedybridgv , near theroad leading to the avenue gate of the Rev . Mr . Latouche . The head was completely battered , and the body presented a most appalling appearance . Two large stones were placed on j the head aud neck . The deceased was a stranger , and supposed to be a cattle dealer from either Cork f or Kerry . An inquest was held on the body before Mr . Cormack , coroner , assisted by John Langley , Esq ., J . P ., and a verdict of "Wilful Murder" returned against some person or persons unknown . A jobber who was in company with deceased has absconded .
Execution of Sarah Dazeley . —Bedfobd , Saturday , August 5 : h .-j-This day being appointed for carrying the sentence of tbe law into execution on the body of Sarah Dazeley , who was convicted at the late Bedford Assizes of the murder of her husband , by administering a quantity of arsenic to him , and which was discovered in the most extraordinary manner , the town from an early hour presented a scene of great excitement , hundreds having come from various par t * of ihe couaty , and made the best of their way to the county gaol , in order to obtain the best position so as to witness the death of the unhappy culprit . jThe wretched woman , from the enormity of her wicked deeds , has been designated throughout the county of Bedfordshire by the
name of the " Female Blue Beard . " She was the daughter of a hairdresser named Reynolds , and passed her early days in ] the village of Polton , Bedfordshire . Her father died 6 ome years ago , and her mother is still ] living in the above village , and gains a living by dress making . Her prospects wero then very favourable , and at the early age of eighteen she married a | young man two years older than herself , named Mead , at Tadlow , who , at the time was in the service of the ' . olcrgymanof that parish . They lived happy tor sometime and were blessed with a daughter . Suddenly ] a disagreement took place between them , and Mead subsequently became ill ; he was confined but a few days to his bed , when he was seized with most violent pains iu the
stomach , and almost as soon died , and the daughter a short time afterwards died under simitar circumstances } this took place in the year 1840 . Within five months after she married Dazsley , the ceremony beiDg performed . at Wrestliugworth parish church . They led a life of extreme profligacy . In about two years after the marriage ^ in the month of October , last year , he was taken ill , and expired under the most acute sufferings . Although much suspicion Was felt in the neighbourhood at the time , no judicial proceeding was adopted until the month of February in the present year , when it was reported that she waa about to marry a third huBband . This was found to be correct , as the banns bad been published in a neighbouring parish church . All the
other circumstances appeared at the trial . Since her condemnation she maintained , till within a few hours previous to her death , the sam <* fortitude as she evinced on the day of jher trial . Within the last ten days of her life she was troubled with a severe sore throat , and received ( the greatest attention from the tned'cal officers of the prison . She was never allowed to be alone , two female turnkeys being placed in the same cell with her . She has been every day visited by the Rev . Ordinary of the gaol , to whom it fs understood she has made some confession of her guilt , but from the secresy maintained by the authorities at the goal , this fact could not be elicited . During yesterday the ehaplaiu remained wi ' h her in deep devotion lor upwards of nine hours ;
and it is believed she became somewhat resigned to the just sentence which would , in a few hours , be carried into effect . Beforje day-break this morning the drop bad been erected over the entrance to the gaol , and at an early hour crowds were filling up every avenue leading tot the spot . The unhappy woman had had a favourable night ' s rest , and on rising this morning gave vent to some paroxysm of grief . She was boou visited by the chaplain , who remained with her in earnest prayer . At a quarter before twelve the Underj-Sheriffs , attended by the Governor and javelin men , entered the cell , and her arms having been pinioned by the executioner , who , if we mistake not , is the same functionary who officiated on Conrvoieier and Greenacre , the cavalcade moved to the fatal Bpot , the prison bell tolline
all tbe tune , Sue appeared in a dreadful condition and was obliged to be supported . At this moment the crowd was immense , ] full 10 , 000 persons being assembled round the walla of the prison . Afl near twelve o ' clock as possible she appeared on the scaffold ; at the same instant there was » tarrifio shrielt fitom the crowd . The cewtaonjirfa ^ jnstiM the we . round the neck having been quicUyperformed , tta clergyman withdrew to / a mow distant part , and having commenced the Funeral Service , M th& midst of life we are in death , " &c ,, the BignarwaB given , and the next moment the drop fell , and the unhappy wretchi after a few convulsive struggles * ceased to exist jin this worW . The body , fe&iSS ? * S ? * 8 Ual - time ' waa out d 0 WB « t » be interred within the precincts of the prison .
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A Novel-Remedy . — A chemist nob many miles from ¦ street , Plymouth , inquired of a patient ' s wife how her hu&baud was . "O , sir , wo ' ve had a terrible night with him , poor man V " Why , did you apply the leeches as I ordered I" lk Yes , sir but oh 1 my poor husband ! I thought he would have died a-taking of ' em . You see , sir , we couldfl ' c get 'em down . He did try , and try , aad try , bnt : they did stick all across his throat , and made sure he would be strangled . At last , ho did manage to swallow one ; but will you believe me , sir , we couldn ' t get down another . 'Twas all of no use to go on in that way ; but I knew he must take ' em , as you ordered , sir ; and so I chopped up t ' other five into nico small pieces—and then ' twas a terrible job again : I was with him nearly all the night , and at
last he got ' em all down but one ; and , so I fried that there last one , and he took that one too . Ah , sir , but he had a terrible night of it , poor man . " Extbaobdinaby Occurrence . —Oa Saturday last , Clogher market-day , a boy was leading a horse up the street , and just as he was a few perches above the Lord Bishop ' s-gate , the earth opened in the spot he was then standing on , and the horse was swallowed t The opening , it is said , is 96 feet in depth , and about six feet in breadth . By means of ropes and windlasses , the horse was got up , but wag injured a little by the fall . The hole remains yet to bo seen . Some people may think this is absard ; but they may rely on it as a fact . There can be no cause assigned for the chasm , as the street round it is hard aud firm . —A Correspondent of the Newry Telegraph .
Will of James Wood , Esq .. — After several years' litigation , the will and codicils of James Wood , Esq ., the late Wealthy banker and draper of Gloucester , have been proved in Doctors' Commons . He gives to the Corporation of Gloucester £ 60 ffl 0 i to Mr . Phillpots , £ 50 , 000 ; to Mr . Connoil , . £ 16 , 000 to Mr . Helps , £ 30 , 000 ; to Mrs . Goodlake , £ 20 , 000 t » Mr , Smith , £ 20 , 000 ; to Mr . Cleveland , £ 14 , 000 and to ths family of the latter gentleman , £ 6 , 000 ; aud the residue of his property , estimated at about £ 500 , 000 , to his executors . The property has been , sworn under £ 900 . 000 , and the probate bears a stamp of £ 12 , 000 . Tbe executors named are Alderman Wood , . John Chadborn , Esq ., ( who committed suicide eome time back under Very extraordiHaTJ circumstances ) , Jacob Gsborne , Esq ., and John Surnam , Esq . The charges of three proctors eagaged in the suit relative to the will , amount to £ 17 , 536 33 . 2 d .
A Petrified Hpman Head . — -An interesting geological discovery has recently been bronchi to light , viz ., a petrified human head , which shelled out of the Lincoln stone-brash bed , which comprises from No . 2 to No . 10 , of the uppermost layers of the rock beneath the alluvial soil . The layers of rock thus denominated are those used for the formation of lime , and the petrified head was discovered and laid aside by one of the labourers of the quarry as he waa engaged in breaking up stones for the kiln . The petri fication comprises the whole of the head except the face , where it is evident it has coneolidated Witb the common rook , and being rendered incapable of shelling . Beneath , there is in a perfect state the cavity for the vertebra of the neck , &c . The identity of the human head is beyond a doubt . The petrification is at present in the posession of Mr . Skill , maltste ^ in the Bail , Lincoln , —Stamford Mercury .
Gltphoorapht . —In this process , on ordinary p late of copper , prepared as usual for engravers' use , is taken , and blackened with sulphuret of potassium . It is then warmed and coated with a very thin layer of » white composition resembling wax in nature and appearance . By means of various tools , which need not be described here , this composition is cleanly cut through by the artist , who sees at once the effect he produces , in consequence of his obtaining , as in thp case of a lead pencil , a black drawing upon a white ground . After careful inspection through a powerful lens , the plate is submitted to the action of a galvanic battery , by means of which , the required deposition of copper is effected , and a new electrotype plate is obtained .
Puussic Acid . —Death caused by prussio acid , saya a German paper , is only apparent ; life is immediately restored by pouring acetate of potash and common salt , dissolved in water ,. on the head and spine . Same time since , Mr . Rogeram , chemist , of this town , instituted a series of experiments on animala for the purpose of observing the effects of prussio acid , and of discovering the means to be pursued in ease of poisoning by that fluid . He then , if we mistake not , in viied the attention of the medical profession of this town to the fact , that rabbUa poisoned with prussio acid could be at once reoamed from apparent death by merely pouring colffwater over the head and spine . Hops . —The accounts received in town from the hop districts of Kent are favourable , and there is every prospect of a good average crop .
The Weather and the Crops . —In the Midland and Western counties the weather has of late been changeable , with sudden and frequent changes of temperature ; in some places heavy thunder-storms and deluging showers of rain , with oppressive heat , succeeded in eome places by cold blasts and heavy showers of hail . On the whole , however , the weather has not been unfavourable , for the rain proved highly beneficial to the turnips and aftermath , while it did not injure the corn , which is rapidly coming forward for the sickle . In Scotland and Ireland the elements have been less propitious . There , during the last . seven or eight days , somewhat too much rain has fallen , accompanied by a temperature unusually low for tbe Beason of the year . All our correspondents agree in stating that they scarcely remember a season in , which such frequent changes have occurred as in thef present . They are equally agreed that the a pproaching harvest , taken as a whole , promises to be a bountiful one .
Tbemendous Fibb in Sandwich Woods . —Cape Cod has had enough of disaster by fire the present summer . We have to record another conflagration more destructive by far than any with which we have yet been visited . It broke out on Sunday morning last in Sandwich woods , between the north and doutb Falmouth roads , and raged with fearful violence until yesterday , all efforts to stop it proving unavailing . The lire , we learn , commenced nearly abreast of "Snake Pond Village , " and about three miles distant from it , and extended in a southerly direction to within about two miles of Sandwich , town . It then shifted its course to the south , and burned within a mile of Falmouth line , when it again took a northerly direction . After traversing a distance of ten miles in a easterly direction , passing to the nonhwatd of where it had been before , it crossed the South Falmouth road and extended towards West Barnstable . Some of the woodland
which the fire traversed was valuable , but a considerable portion , we understand , was worth but little , as the wood had been cut off to supply the Glass Factory . Nevertheless , the amount of property destroyed must be immense for Cape Cod , and we have heard of instances where the loss has fallen hardly upon individuals whose entire capital was invested . The fire originated from a stroke of lightning . Of this we believe there is no longer any doubt in the minds of those who have visited the spot where it commenced . The fluid struck a large pine tree , shattering it much , and entered the ground .
tearing up the earth at its base . We learn that the fire was subdued yesterday about noon , by the aid of a copious shower ot rain . It has extended over to Hamblin'a Plains , West Barnstable , before its ravages were arrested , passing within half a mile of Spring Hill in its course . It is believed that much valnable wood was destroyed in the latter part of its progress . It is impossible to tell with any certainty how much property has been lost by this conflagration , but it must be immense . Independent ef the growing wood , there were immense quantities of . cord wood bxutaU—Yarmouth Register 6 lh ;( American Paper . /
Terrific Explosion of Gas . —About ten o ' clock on the night of Thurfiday week , an explosion of gas took * place in a public house , kept by a man of the name of Stevenson , in Upper Dawson-BtreeV , Liverpool , contiguous to the Theatre Royal , which : caused the utmost alarm and very considerable destruction to the rear of the building . The precise cause of the explosion has been differentl y stated , but the most probable appears to be , that the person Who extinguished the gas-light in . the shop , about nine o ' clock , aocidently turned the cock backwards at the time , and thus allowed the gas to escape . All the doors and windows been fastened , an exceedingly strong smell of foul air was soon discovered mall parts of the house , but particularly so in the whither
drawing-room , Stevenson , the landlord , repaired with a lighted candle in his hand . After having opened the windows , be approached the bedroom on the same floor , and while he was in the act of entering it , the explosion took place . The report was heard all over the aeighbourhood * and SO load aid it appear to the inspector on dirty in the adjacent square , that he compared it to the firing of a sixpounder . The roof over the bed-room waa entirely blown away by the force of the explosion , and the walls were considerably shattered , and in many plaoea thrown down ; almost all the windows were more or less forced , from their positions , some Of them to the extent of a foot and a half , and the woodwork to ? ^ ? - ^ * ° ar * wing * room were blistered and charred in the same manner as if an extensive
fire had taken place within the bnilding . Stevenson was much injured ; his Cace was very much scorched , and his flair and whiskers have undergone a general singing . He states that when the explosion took place , and the room was in * blaze , hei threw himself on his ; baok , and endeavoured to preaerve his face , with bis hands , from being injured ; and this accounts for the shocking manner in which the unfortunate man ' s hands , and particularly the top s of his fingers , hate been burnt and otherwise much lacerated . The damage done has been roughly estimated at £ 150 : and by many it is supposed that the building will have to be taken down altogether , as the walla-are so very much shattered , that to guard against further damage they are now supported with iMgetpJMTja The scene of this disaster has been visited by crowds of persons of all classes , . v
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 12, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct494/page/7/
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