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      8 ''HOSE persons desirous of bettering their condition and A of becoming " Independent Labourers , " by entering the " Productive-labour" Market , will do well to read " A Practical Work on Small Farms , " by Feakgus O'Comnob , Esq . " It contains much useful information , invaluable to the parties for whom it was written ; and Old Farmers will find many useful lessons in the new system of husbandry , which they have yet to learn . The work displays great practical knowledge , and is written so that any one whe reads may understand . Mr . O'Connor seems not to have used either the old or ' new nomenclature' in this work ; he has not buried his meaning in chemical techni-

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      WA NTED , a first-rate IRON MOULDER , to take the Management of an extensive Iron Foundry . He must be a sober , steady , and active man of middle age ; and it is indispensably necessary that he be not a Member of any Union . As a liberal salary will be given , none need apply but thoseof superior qualifications . References as to character will be required . Address by Letter ( post-paid ) to Box 130 , Post-Offiee , Leeds . V '

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      , AXBIOX PHALANX BENEVOLENT EMIGR \ TI 05 ASSOCIATION . PERSONS are respectfully invited to attend the Meet , inp of tlie Society , held at the Hope Coffee House , Farriugdon Street , every Thursday evening , at Eight o"Clock ; and Lecture and Conversation Meetings on the first' Thursday of the Month . The Second ANNUAL TEA PARTY will he held at the Temperance Hall , Waterloo Road , on New Year ' s Day , when a report of the past year ' s proceedings , and the future prospects of the Association will be given . Tickets : —Gcntleme : i 9 d ., Ladies fid ., Children Half Price . Tea on the Table at Six o'Clock . Tickets to be and at the Xtmpwimce Hail , Waterloo Road .

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      " Mcbd ? bix Lttebpool . —About two o dock on Sunflay morning last , two police-officers , named Fair elough ( 7 S ) , and Rice ( 88 ) , -were on duty in Toxteth Paii- and veirt into a brothel for the purpose of snp-¦ pitssing a . disturbance among the inmates . After fhev had succeeded in their object , and when they were again going on duly on-their respectrre beats , a fellow , jjamed"PTilliain Jones , followed them from the brothel Snto TTMtSeld-street , -where he made a fierce ! attack mx > a both ivitli a large poker which lie brought from thehonse . Fairclongh closed with him and attempted to wrench the poker from his grasp , but in the attempt the ruffian struck "him a blow with that deadly instrument , which fractured his sculL caused the

      trains to protrude through "the opening , and laid him senseless at his feet . Price , in endeavouring to render assistance to his companion ^ also received a bbwoFth . e poker , which knocked off a part of the bone immedlatelv above M 3 right eye-brow but he wss enabled to call ibr-assistance , and to point ont to iheofficers , who speedily arrived , the brothel to which Jones had returned after inflicting the blows . The iloor di the place "was Instantly broken open , and the fellow was arrested and taken off to bridewell . Fair dough was conveyed to the Southern Hospital , where ie died yesterday . Ths prisoner has been brought before l * tr , Rnihton , and mil he committed for trial lo-day , on a < iharge of wilful murder . —liver ]**) ASnoiu Dec 16 .

      Deaiu jj tex hAtkxll LrXATic AsnxM . —On Friday Mr . TFaklev , M . P ., held a lengthened inquiry at the Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum , Hanwell * on Hieoody of Riehard Darling , aged 39 , an inmate of that institution . From the evidence gone into , it appeared that the deceased , wlio was chargeable to the parish of Poplar , was formerly a seaman , and as sack was on board the Kent East Indiaman at the time of the memorable sre by which that unfortunate Tessel was destroyed , the frurhi occasioned bv which calamity operated so strongly on his feelings that he became subject to epileptic- nts , and in the month of April , 1 S 42 , he was aoanitted as a lunatic into the above asylum . Verdict—Natural Death .

      : , X 2 E JiilDLiXD COVSTTES RjUXWAT ACCIDENTTbikd Latest . —The inquest upon Jamr-s Bole Btridge , whose death was described last week , commenced on "Tuesday evpning week , "was resumed oa TTednesday , and was adjourned until ten o ' clock on Thursday morning . The evidence was 3 iearly the same as on the preceding inquests . The inoruW continued all dav , and ai ten minutes past six o ' clock , the jury retired- At a quarter past eleven o ' clock the jury returned the following verdict : — ** ' That . James Bolestridge died in consequence of injuries received in a collision of two trains on the \ fiiTlaT ) f } Railway , on the 21 st of . November last , and that ^ Robert Idgntfoot and Jonathan Raven are guilty of nianslaiHrhter bv causing tbe death of the said James

      Bolestridge . " The Coroner issued his warrant for the apprehension of Haven , who , we understand , is in Leicester . Prior to delivering the verdict to the coroner the following resolutions were -ananhnously agreed to l « y thejiirv : —Moved by ilr . TVisrgrle ^ worih , aid seconded by Mr . AsteH— " That the maiiajement upon the iSdland Raiftray is exceedingly defective , and the jnry cannot too strongly express their disapprobation of the manner in "which the engineers , stokers , and guards are selected , and not being considered a requisite qualification that they should be able to rtad tmd trrite , and that a presentment of these and other facts be made to the Board of Trade , with the sisnatures of the foreman and jurv attached . * ' Proposed by llr . Baldwin ,

      and seconded by Mr . "West— "That a memorial from the jnry be presented to "the directors of the - 'Miiflfl-nfl KaSway Company , in behalf ef the iridow of James Bolestridse . " Proposed by Mr . Carver , and seconded by Mr . "fTebster— " That a petition , azned by the foreman and jury , be presented to Parliament immediately on its assembling , praving for an alteration in the law which prevents the relatives of persons killed by culpable negligence from obtaining compensation . The iurv also recommend that a similar petition be forwarded by the inhabitants of Nottingham . " It appears that several of the suffer ers by this shocking aceident , are yet dangerously TH Fears are entertained that Miss Gratton "will noi survive the shocMus injuries she received o » ihp oc

      caaan . Death or Aabos Wiiiissoii , lux . Stokeb . —The young man , Aaron "Wilkinson , the stoker of the engine whose explosion on the line of the Dover road , on "Wednesday niorning . led to such lamentable results , expired at a late hour on Thursday night in Guy ' s Hospital , Tie unfortunate young man , who was only 20 years of age , ever since his admission lay in a hopeless state , from tie fearful manner in which lie was scalded all over his bodv , besides having his bVtiII fractured . He received the most unremitting attention from the principal medical gentlemen of the establishment . Tie "was in a state of stupor from the time of his admission until his death .

      The Ixqtzst ay Robert Bucxtet , the E > giyrm —On Friday afternoon an inquest was held before Mr . Carter , coroner for Surrey , at the Bricklavers * Arms station , upon the body of Robert Buckley , who met wtth Ms death by the -explosion of the boiler of the engine of the luggage train on Tuesday night , the particulars of which were given in our last number . The evidence is mostly a repetition of the details which will be found in our account of the accident . ^ Ye give the fJUcrsics froni the evidence of Mr . Edwai-d Berry , of the firm of Berry , Curtis , and Kennedy , engineers , Liverpool , where the engine "was built : — " I am an engineer , living at TVoIvenon . and having beard of the accident 1 proceeded up the line andexamined the engine and tento out the of

      der , endeavonrm ^ find cause tic * explosion . I found the engine on the ground very much damaeed . Oce end of the nre-box was driven out , . piece of p late about three feet and ahaif by three feet and a half , extemiing from the fire door to the point where it is iixed to the tubs ? plate . The chimney was broken , and the smoke-box end -was blown out ; the upper part of the dome and the safety val-rc Trere mneh injured , the former having an imprecision of the rail upon it . The front axle "was broken and one wheel off . The tender and engine were lying about Ett vards apart from each other . The connection between the two consists of a screw and two strong links , one on each . The screw was broken , but the irnVs appeared perfect , as did also the chain . When

      the engine is at work the tender is attached by the " screw , but the chains ought to be on , in case of accident . There was an indent on the dome of such a nature that I should conclude that that part of the engine had been on the rails , and I hare no doubt that the bursting of the fire-box {¦ which -was forced out by the pressure *> f the steam ) had driven the bars and ash-box through the boarding of tie viaduct . I should say that the explosion tookpiaee at that immediate spot , and that the engine wa < lifted up and turned over on her front wheels , making a complete summersei , and , falling down tn the platform of the viaduct , had destroyed the chimney , smoke-box , and-dome ; thus explaining the mark of the rail upon the copper dome . 1 think

      that the impetus of the train pushed the engine over the side of the viaduct . I think that Wilkinson was blown backward by the steam , and that the -engine behind had nothing to do with the accident Buckley must have been carried along by the fpree w ' nh which he wa 3 thrown , and accounts for his being so much in advance . I cannot account ibr the explosion in any way but from excessive pressure . 1 am a parrsi-r of the house that built the steam-engine , and it is consta-netcd on the sanie prineip ]/' a < those we are in the habit of making . The boHers are made to bear 5 » lbs . to the square inch ; all our J » ilers are made to bear that weight- 3 Jwve particularly noticed the boiler itself on this occasion The fire-box is made of copper , and the space

      containing the . water is about three inches wide . The boiler ~ is = irpplied -srith -trater by the pumi-s ^ which are always in motion , but the power ot forcing the water Tests with the driver , who can do it ¦ when he pleases . I cannot form any other opinion of the accident than that there was too sreat a pressure of wkarj . I could detect no flaw in-the constrnetion of tLe engine , nor can 1 form any idea of the Dower of steam that was on at tbe _ tiiiie of the accident . There are means for ascertaining how much steam there is in the boiler , lithe train liad been heavier the accident might not have occurred . It may have happened , as it sometimes does , tUat the man nad pnt his hand Dnthe safety valve , in ordtr to accelerate the speed , and thus caused it to burst . 1 have had frequently to cheek the drivers for doing so .-

      It is the first accident that ever occurred to a ni-c-box of that construction , and ] do not consider the fciult is in the make . The copper is the best that can be got-, and weare not in theiiabit of alloying it . "We work it just as it comes to us from the manufacturer . The cus tom of proving the boilers has been left off for some tune , they being considered sufficiently unifoim . Vf hen an enoneisatwork tLereislessdangerihan when standing still . 1 have been superintendent of engines for the last seven vears . * ' The jurv returned the following verdict — " That the deceased died from bodily injurii- * received by tbe sudden explosion of the boiler of a certain locomotive steani-ensme ; but -from what ""^ that explosion arose , by reason of the death of the only persons present at the time , there is no evidence to show . "

      l » jrE 5 T r 2-ox TViiKrs ^ s , the Stoseb , iatimiar , Bee . 14 th—Tins daj Mr . Payne held an mquest at Guys Hospital , on tin- body of Aaron Wilkinson , aged 19 , fireman to tLe ensrine Toreslcr (>» o . £ > 3 ) that caused the doublv fatal accident on tae above line , near the Bricklayers' Arms terminus , on tbe mornin ^ of "Wednesday Vvek . A number of gentlemen connected with the railway were In attendant © during the investigation , and many scientinc persons listened attentively to the evidence . The fiist witness called was Mr . TickeL iiouse-surgeon , tAo stated that the deceased vraa admitted into the uospnal about one o ' clock on "Wednesday morning- He was superfidallv scalded over -thelegs , hands t and more pamcularivoVertl . eiace . Ke Lad a cut over the Jeji * ye conmmni .-atinu with a fmt-ture of theskull where there W ! slidi * depression of the bone . There were eo symptoms of t ou ^ ussion of the brain . Deceased could not answer qumions distinctly : he merely moaa ? d , and

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      complained of pain in the belly . He never made any communication as to the cause of the accident . Witness could not ascertain the precise cause of death , not having made a postmortem examination , as he had not seen any of the deceased ' s relatives since his death to authorise him to open the body . The coroner inquired if any of the relatives of ' the deceased were in attendance , and the summoning officer said he expected Wilkinson ' s brother in a few minutes . iNone had up to that time arrived . Mr . Benjamin Cubitt examined : He had the superintendence of drivers and firemen , and it was his duty to examine the engines . The ongine in question was brought to theteiminus on tbe 28 th ult ., and first worked on the 30 th . It was put together at the

      railway by a man sent by the manufacturers at Liverpool , and he remained with her until witness was satisfied she was perfect . When put together , her steam was got up for the purpose of trying her , and she took a ¦ train of coal waggons , heavier than the Juggage train she took on the night of the accident , to Croydon and Reigate . She took a similar train trip to liover , the engineer that came with her from Liverpeol always accompanying her on those trios . Witness also ' went with her , and ascertained her htness to work publicly . i > he " was a . Inggage engine , not used at oil for the transport of passengers . The boilers oi luggage engines are larger than those of passenger trains , but do not otherwise differ in construction . The Coroner :

      What results from this lanre size of the boiler ? Mr . Cubitt : The generating o ? more steam , and longer strokes of the cylinders ; nothing more . We work them at from fifty to sixty pounds weight per square itich , and I should think this engine would bear a pressure of 200 pounds the square inch . The engine was made of similar materials to those used in tbe construction of engines for passenger trains . The inside of the fire-box was copper , the outside iron , and the boiler tubes brass . ( The witness here produced part of the fire-l » x , and a drawing of the damaged engine for the inspection of the jury . ) The Coroner : What was the chief mis-chief caused to this enirine t Mr .

      Cubitt : The side of the fire-box was blown into the bottom . By the jury : Kngines may be tried by a pressure of water . This engine was not so tried —such trial is dansrerous , as it inay cause invisible injury , which wonlil shew itself afterwards when worked by steam on the public line . By the Coroner : High pressure from some unknown cause produced the accident . If the safety valves had been properly open : the accident would not have occurred . When It did occur the pressure must have been greater than usual , probably higher than 200 lbs . per square inch . The indicator would have told deceased the height ci ' . the pressure , and he might have known the precise state of the safety valves . By a juror : I cannot say whether there was or was not neglect on the part of the driver "with respect to the safetyvalves . Ilowever , a higher rate of steam-pressure than 50 or 60 lbs . per inch was not required for the train on the nieht in question . Mr . Gooeh ,

      engineer of the South Western Railway , corroborated ilr . Cubitt ' s testimony . The Coroner : 1 suppose , if the engine liad been the best that could have been possildv manufactui'ed . and the safety-valves had been shut , the high pressure of the steam would have caused an explosion . Mr . Gooch : 1 have no doubt of it . The Coroner said tnt-re did not appear to be anything in the case more than what would result from an accident . The jury had heard that it was tho -opinion of the witnesses that the explosion could not have taken place if the safety-valves had been open . The parties who had been in contrail of the engine were now dead , and there was no one left to tell the state of the safety-valves . No blame could be attached to nny body ; and it was proved that the manufacture of the engine was safe and proper . It was for the jury to say if they required any further evideace . The foreman said they were satisfied , and returned a verdict , that the deceased died through an accident caused bv excessive pressure of steam .

      . Sisr . vLAB StiiciDE . —Worcester , Wednesday Evening . —The particulars of a singular case of suicide have just transpired befoiv a coroner ' s jury , . summoned to inquire into the cause of the death of Mr . J . Il ~' . j' - " ry . glover , of this city , second son of Mr . T . llanbuiy , one of the sergeants-at-mace of the Woret-ster corporation , who , in the course of Monday night , or early yesterday morning , hanged iiui } - . * eff in a most singular manner , and was found dead by his mother . The unhappy suicide had effected his purpose in the following manner : —He had procured a piece of small rope ( a portion of a clothesline i . one end of which he had secured to the brass

      handle of a door communicating with the parlour and kitchen , and the other end beinj * thrown over the top of the door he had tied round his neck . He must then have made two running loops in his silk-neckerchief , in whii'h he tied his wrists , and two flatirons ( used for ironing linen ) were secured , to tbe same neckerchief , thus adding additional weight to his body . By these means he succeeded in strangling himself , and when found was quite dead and cold . No cause was a vsigned for the act beyond the fact of the deceased being of a melancholy temperament . The jury , after some consideration , found that the deceased destroyed himself while labouring under teniporarv insanity .

      Shockisg Srirmi o * a Railwat . — On bunday night a woman , named Elizabeth Forth , who was of insane mind , and had wandered from Audley , in Staffordshire , committed suicide by placing herself across the rails of the Birmingham and Manchester , RaU-nrav . near the Wibnslow station : where sh *» was itu over by a train , and literally torn to pieces ' . Death at a CorFKE-norst . — On Thursday an in-• ! iii-st was held at the Elephant and Castle , Kentrund , before "W . Carter , E * q .. coroner for Sunvy , on the IxmIt of John Mnyno , aged 30 , who died ou Tuesday rather suddenly , at the Baltic Coffet-house , 4 . Wahvorth-roaQ . The jury returned a verdict of—Natural I ) eath .

      Shocking Dzatu from Bvbxixg . — On Thursday eveaine Mr . Histes held at inquest at the 1 'lough , rarey-street , Lincoln ' s-inn-fields , on the body of Elizabeth Wasford , a < red SO , of So . 5 ^ , Eajrle-street , Ki-d lion-square . William Carrow , residing in the same house , said he knew the deceased , whose name was Wasford , tbe wife of a respectable man . On Saturday nirfit last he heard screams , and on jjoin ? into tbe passage saw the deceased coming towards him enveloped in names . With assistance he got her into t l . eback parlour , and succeeded in putting out the fire .

      The wife of this witness stated that the deceased was ^ renerally a sober woman , but on the night of the accident she had taken two glasses of rum on an empty stomach , which eompletelv overpowered her . Wliilst sitting in front of the fire , nursing her baby , her clothes caught fire . She had the presence of mind to lay the infant on the floor , and called upon another of her children to assist her in getting out the flames . The poor little fellow got the bellows and began blowing with them , and , instead of subduing the SaiDfc , Tfanned them into a greater flame . A verdict of—Accidentallv Burned was returned .

      - Thx LuAXe Fatai . Accldext rs Thbeabsixdisstkest . — On Thursday evening Mr . William Payne , city coroner , held an inquest in St . Bartholomew ' s Hospiu ;! , on the body of Robert I > ean , aged i ~ years , the unfortunate individual who lost his life by the overturning of a carrier ' s car t , in Threadneedlestrect , on tLe evening of Tuesday last . The jury , after consulting , returned a verdict of Accidental Death , with a recommendation that the Commissioners of ik'wers will be pleased to grant a pension to the widow and two children of the deceaseiL Mysieeious Death . —ThursJav evening Mr . Payne iield an kiquest at St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , ou the hotly of "Walter Stiel , of Nassau-street , Middlesex

      Hospital . It appeared that the deceased went into an eating-house in ^ Newgate-street , on Wednesday afternoun , and having been served with some roast beef and potatoes , he commenced eating the same , when he- was seized with violent retelling . He , however , brought nothing off his stomach . He was removed to the above hospital , but he died on the road thitiier . A ]> ust siiurtmi examination showed that the internal p ortions of the stomach were extensively inflamed , apparently tlie effect of some corrosive poison . A witness * stated that as far as three weeks since , the deceased told him that he had taken four pennyworth of arsenic . Vi-rdict—Death from inflammation ; but how , or by what means produced there was sot sufficient evidence to prove .

      Death or the Eccextkic " Buxv Barlow . "DESTiTrTios is SriTALriELDS . —On Thursday Mr . Baker held an inquest at the Queen ' s Head , Fashionstreet , Spitalfields , on view of the body af Benjamin tiarji-ani , olios "Billy Barlow , " aged 30 , the wellknown street representative of the American " Jim Crow , " who died in a miserable attic at No . 53 , Flower and Dean-street , in the same parish , under the follow * ins circumstances of destitution : —It appeared from theevidence that for some years past the deceased had been earning a precarious livelihood by representing the character of Jim Crow in the streets , for which purpose he used to blacken his face . He was of the most harmless manners ; but while playing the part of "Jump Jim Crow" he was frequently

      il ] -usrd by the boys in that neighbourhood . He had been ill for soine time past , but nothing serious occurred till Saturday night last , when , on his return home , he complained of severe internal pains . On Monday , as these got worse , a medical gentleman was sent for , upon application at the workhouse , who , upon seeing the deceased , found him in so weak a state as not to be fit to be removed to the workhouse . He was ordered wine and nourishins diet , but the deceased was unable to take them , and he died the following day . The deceased ' s landlord stated that he often came home with his face

      eov eml with mud and blood , from the stones thrown at him by the boys . The room he lived in was occupied by some other persons , men and women . Mr . Attrell ' said that there were many rooms in the same street which had in them six double beds for a man and his wife with their children , and that as many as twenty-four were huddled together in a room . The stench on going into these houses was dreadful . There rras scarcely a house in the street which was 3 ; &t ; . lodginjr-liuuse . This change had taken place since the " removal of Essex-street , and the other streets for tbo new street at that part of town . A ' erij-jet Natural Deatli . . ' ¦ e -eelerato-d by exposure to the cold .

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      Fibx at Westaossxjeb . —This morning ( Saturday ) , between the hours of twelve and one , the utmost alarm prevailed in the neighbourhood of Westminster , in consequence of the sudden outbreak of a most rapid fire , in a carpenter ' s workshop belonging to a Mr . Wardle , situate in Chapel-place , immediately opposite the Bluecoat School . The first discovery was made by one of the neighbours seeing sparks and smoke mounting over the roof of . the building . An instant alarm was raised , and the inmates of the adjoining

      nouses were aroused from their slumbers . The premises contained a large quantity of shavings , wood , and other equally inflammable articles ; not many minutes elapsed before the fire had gained possession of every portion of the building . A family who resided in the lower floor had barely time to escape . The Chelsea water-works afforded the firemen an immediate and abundant supply of water , from which they set to work most vigorously , and in the course of half an hour all danger of the further progress of the fire was at an end , and before two o ' clock it was completely extinguished ; not , however , until the building , with its contents , was almost consumed .

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      DREADFUL SHIPWRECKS . Dublin , Dec . 16 . — "Wreck of the Demerara Packet . —About eight o ' clock on Monday evening the Demerara Packet , Cousins master , from Liverpool to Demerara , ran on shore opposite Salt-hill , in the bay of Dublin . The master states that he bore up for . Kingstown harbour , the vessel being on fire off Holyhead , supposed to have originated from spontaneous combustion , —lime , ; coals , and hay forming part of the cargo , which was a general one . Being a stranger , the master mistook the entrance to the harbeur , and passed to leeward , " where the vessel took the ground and became a total wreck . The shore from Black-rock to Salt-hill is strewed with ban-els and boxes from the wreck . The crew were saved . There are reports that another vessel was wrecked near the light ship on Sunday night . The weather continues exceedingly severe .

      W reck or a SwEDisn Ship—The Swedish brig Swea , J . Xeilson , master , from New York to Amsterdam , with the following valuable cargo : —255 square bales of cotton , 100 barrels turpentine , 235 barrels pot and pearl ash , 100 bundles whalebone , 250 barrels ro . sin , 2 , 000 rough pipe stones , was driven on shore at Spiddle , in . this bay , on Wednesday last at one o ' elotk , a . m ., with loss of canvass , but crew all safe ; she has become a total wreck . —Gahvay Vindicator . Wreck op the Hero . —The subjoined is a copy of a letter from the commander of the Scout revenue cutter , giving the particulars of the loss of the Hero , near Harwich : — "Scout revenue-cruiser , Harwich , December 11 , 1 S 44 . Sii "—I beg leave to inform you of the melancholy loss of the schooner Hero of

      London , with a general cargo , from London for Amsterdam , under the following circumstances , viz . : — On Sunday evening last , being at anchor off Landguard Fort for shelter , blowing a gale of wind from tiie eastwiird , and being dark , with squalls of sleet aud snow , at about forty minutes past seven we saw some tiring in the E . S . L . ; we immediately answered the same , noi doubting but that some vessel was in distress . 1 immediately landed the crew of the above cutter to render any assistance that might be required ; and in proceeding to the spot we discovered a vessel on shore outside ot Landguard Fort Beach . We immediately used even- possible means in our power to save the lives of the crew , who we found were still alive by their repeated hallooing for

      assistance ; we , therefore , burnt blue lights and portfires , to let them know assistance was at hand ; but owing to the tremendous sea and darkness of the night it was impossible to send a boat to them . No boat could have lived in that sea , she being so close in to the breakers . We , therefore , succeeded in firing rockets withlines attached to them , over the vessel ; but owing to the darkness of the night and the continual breaking of the sea , they could not , I suppose , find the lines , and in a heavy squall she capsized , whilst a tremendous sea at the same time striking her , washed three of the crew overboard , who were drowned , one man and a boy still remaining alive on her jibboom . We used every means in our power imaginable to save them , but the poor boy was washed overboard and drowned . We then made fast two of mir

      men with ropes fast to them , one with blue lights in his hand and the other with a line , and , watching the drawback of the sea , they ran into the sea as tar as they were able , and succeeded in throwing a line over thejibboom—{ it was a most dangerous attempt , but my brave crew were anxious , if possible , to save the life of a felJow-creature}—where the man was , and he succeeded in catching hold of it , and made himself fast and jumped overboard , and we hauled him on shore through the breakers , but he nearly perished in consequence of the continual breaking of the sea over him . 1 immediately sent him on board the cutter , and gave him even * possible attendance . The captain had previously jumped overboard with a life preserver , to endeavour to ; reach the beach , but perished

      in the attempt , owing to the heavy sea and drawback upon the beach . 'Ihe body was found ; and when the tide ebbed sufficient to enable us to go on board the vessel , we found one of the crew dead in the rigging . The vessel is a complete wreck—gone all to pieces , and the cargo distributed in all diroctiona ; but I amlmppv to say that part of it , together with tbe materials of the vessel , have been saved by the crew of this cutter , and delivered over to the proper officers at this port . 1 ain moreover proud to state that the conduct of my crew on this occasion was most praiseworthy ; thu \ were with me upon the Iwaeh for twenty hours , saving life and pr operty , without rest or refreshiiieiit . / Signed ) Isaac Saxjiv , Commander of Scout K . <\

      Awfct . am > Fatal Collision o \ tiie Thames . — Dkeadjtl rSTEAM-EOAT CoLLisio . x . —On Tuesday afternoon , about half-pnst two o'clock , as the Sylph , belonging to the Old Woolwich btcani-packet Company , was proceeding on her down-passage to Woolwich , having just left the Greenwich stone pier , and when off the esist end of the Royal Hospital , she was run down by the Orwell ( Ipswich steamer ) , proceeding to London-bridge wharf , i A dense fog prevailed at the time , and the shrieks of the passengers on board both vessels were heart-rending in the extreme . In an instant nearly-thirty watermen put off in their boats from Garden-stairs , Ship-dock , and East Greenwichstairs , and arrived just in time to save several persons from the ill-fated Svlph , before she sank in deep

      water , ll appeara that the Orwell struck the Sylph on her starboard-bow , and cut her nearly in two . Immediately on the Orwell receding from the Sylph three of the * cabin-passengers were carried to the surface by the rush of water thus created . They were picked up , and taken ashore by the boats in attendance , as well as . the crew of the Sylph , and numerous deck-passengers , who had been washed overboard . One of the officers of the Orwell rushed on board the sinking vessel , with an axe in his hand , and rescued two persons who were wedged in between the broken timbers and the vessel ' s side . These were also taken on shore . Some children were picked up , and taken on board the Orwell . One person , whose name it is supposed is Shepherd ( from a

      pawnbroker ' s duplicate found in his pocket , aud dated and issued from the Borough ) , was taken to the Union public-house , East Greenwich , with his skull frightfully fractured , one eye knocked out , and a leg and an " arm broken , lie is since dead . Another man and three young women were taken on board the Dreadnought Seamen ' s Hospital Ship , with wounds and severe contusions . The man has since died , but the v omen , having had their wounds dressed , were put on shore , and sent home to their relatives . Several other women and children , more or less hurt ., as well as being immersed in the rivor , were taken to different public-houses ; . and one person lies seriously , though not dangerously , injured at the Chest Tavern , Ship-dock . The Orwell remained with the Sylph till

      the last , when the Witch steam-boat , belouging also to the Old "Woolwich-Company , arrived and towed , or rather dragged , the Sylph towards the south shore , where she now lies , with onlv her funnel above water . It appears , that as the Orwell was coming at a rapid rate towards London , the Sylph had just left the pier at Greenwich for her destination at Woolwich . At that time the fog was verv thick upon that portion of the Thames , and before the necessary alarm could be given , or fully understood , the cutwater of the Orwell causht the smaller vessel and stove her in , literally cutting her to pieces . At the moment this happened there were on board the usual crew , consisting of captain , steersman , engine-driver , stoker and assistants , a few persons on deck , and about twenty

      passengers in the cabin . Their shrieks were most appalling , being heard all alone the shore as far as Greenwich Pier . The vessel which was struck was seen to reel most frightfullv , and it was instantly discovered by the watermen lying off the qnay that she was filling fast . Numerous boats were at once unmoored and pushed on " , andl > y the time they came alongside several persons were struggling in the water . Fortunately , by the praiseworthy exertions of the watermen , tbe crew were saved , as were also live or six other persons , including four women and an infant child . In the case of the mother and her infant , not swen months old , the most piteous scene presented itself—the mother battling with the waves , aud stretching out her arras , as in piteous supplication , towards her child , which had escaped from her arms in the struggle between life and death . Bv an exrraordinarv effort on the part of two men ,

      named William Brown and Joseph Fa cey , belonging to Ship-stairs , in their boats , both were happily saS-ed . In a few moments the body of a man , frightfully mutilated , but to appearance still alive , rose to the surface . Tills being hauled into one of the boats , was immediately eonveved to the Dreadnought Hospitalship , but the poor fellow ceased to breathe in a few minutes after he was received there . Next appeared another man , dreadfully crushed , and apparently quite dead . He was brought ashore , and taken into tne Union public-house , opposite the part of the river where the accident occurred . Three women , who were trsken out of the water , were conveyed to the Crown and Anchor public-house ; and Mr . Appleton , surgeon , being sent for , their contusions were attended to , and warm baths and beds provided without delay by the humane landlord and landlady . From the statement of one of the sufferer * , who w : i ?

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      aittuig by the fire-place in the cabin at the time of the collision , it appears that there were about twenty belo-nr at the time of'the . occurrence , and that severalranup stairs the instant afterwards , the water rushing violently through the aperture made by the force of the concussion . Another Account . — The statement of Captain S . Wrackham , the commander of the Orwell , as connected with this melancholy event is to tho following effect : —The Orwell was due at five o ' clock on Monday eyening , but on coming up the river , and when on the other side of Gravesend , the fog was so heavy that it was found necessary to cast anchor . About nine o ' clock on Tuesday morning she heaved her anchor , but in consequence of the continuance of the fog she came up the river at a very slow rate .

      Between one and two o ' clock she was off Woolwich , and was two hours making the distance from that point to Greenwich . When off the latter place the Sylph was making for the pier , and , it being high tide , she was under the necessity of going at her full speed . In crossing from the north to the south shore the Orwell came in sight of the Sylph , when the pilot , whose name is Wiggeus , being at the wheel of the Orwell , seeing the danger which the smaller boat was in , called out , "Stop her—ease her ; " aud the Orwell was backed three turns astern . Unfortunately , the Sylph was not able to clear herself ; for , although the backing took place , she was struck in the fore-sponson , or in front of the paddle-box on the larboard side , and instantly nJled , the figure-head of the Orwell cominsr across the deek

      of the Sylph . The cries and shrieks ot the unfortunate passengers were truly alarming : but before any aid could be rendered the Sylph pitched head downwards . The crew and passengers of the Orwell rendered every assistance , and dragged several of the illfated passengers through the aperture which had been made ; but for this , the loss of human life must have been much greater . At the time of Writing the account the actual number of persons lost could not be ascertained , but there is no doubt that the number stated—viz ., 17 , is , unfortunately ; ¦ within tjie . mark , for before Captain Wraekham left , nine bodies had been recovered , consisting of men , women , and children , most or all of whom are supposed to belong to Greenwich , Woolwich , and its vicinity . None of the bodies at the time thev were found were identified .

      Captain Wrackham states , that bad he come up at full speed , he must have run completely over the Sylph and sunk her ; had this occurred , not a single life would have escaped to tell the particulars of this deplorable accident . FtitTHER Particulars—Thursday .. rr-I ' t now appears that the reported loss of life , as given in the above account , is greatly exaggerated . It is supposed that two only have lost their lives . The one who appeal's to have been killed instantaneously is named Shepherd , a native of Woolwich , where lie followed the occupation of . a walking carrier , or porter . At the period of the accident he was on his return from town , where he had been to convey a basket of linen for a laundress residing in Woolwich . This

      circumstance led to his identity , a receipted bill in the name of tho laundress boing found in a small memorandum book contained in one of his side coat pockets . The name of the othei'unforfcitnate man hadnot transpired , although the body had been recognized , lie was a seller of oranges on board the Greenwich and Woolwich steam-boats . When taken from the wreck the poor fellow was alive , and although the greatest des-Eatch was used in conveying him to the Dreadnought ospital-ship , he died before reaching it . The damage done to the Sylph is very great . She is neavly cut in two just before the paddle-box , the fore part being only held on by the keel . She is a complete wreck , and it will cost a great sum to put her again afloat . Her machinery has received no further injurv than what would arise from immersion .

      Steam-boat Collision off Ostend . —Information lias reached us that the Princess Mary aud the Princess Alice came in collision on 'Tu esday as the former , in a dense fog , was leaving Ostend with the mail , and the latter entering . No lives have been lost , but much damage lias been done to the vessels , the Princess Mary suffering the most ; a week or two will , however , put her right . Melancholy SmrwiiECK . —By letters received in the city on Saturday afternoon from the Cape of Good Hope , dated September 28 , we were informed of the total loss of an East Indian trader , called the St . Mungo , a fine barque , 355 tons , commanded by Captain Laniond , and , what was -worse , ton of her crew met with- a watery t ; rave . It appears the

      melancholy event occurred on the night of the 20 th of that month ( September ) , on the poiut of t ' npe L'Agullas , during a severe gale of wind from the westward . She was on her homeward p assage from Calcutta to Newcastle-upon-Tyne , to which place she belonged , and had a very large cargo on board , consisting of merchandize of every description . For several days tho weather , it seems , was exceedingly stormy , when on the night in question the wind blew terrifically , in the height of which the ship , to the consternation of the crew , struck on some rocks , which subsequently proved to be those on the extreme point of Cape L'Agullas . In a few seconds afterwards the vessel pitched on her broadside , the mainmast giving way and falling overboard . Whether any of the poor creatures took to the boats or not we are unable to say , hut at davbreak ton of tho crew were

      found to be missing , and in the course of the morning it was ascertained beyond a doubt that they had perished . The remainder of the crew were saved . The names of those who were drowned are as follows : —Mr . Thomas Sbeppard , first mate ; T . W . Milne , second ditto ; 'J . Webster , ship ' s carpenter ; Joseph Harrison , saihnaker ; John Thomson , steward ; — Williams , cook ; Thomas Hose , seaman ; Thomas Ramerro , seaman ; Robert M'Artlior , apprentice ; William Hunter , apprentice . The- names of those wived are—Captain Lamond , master ; Win . Miller . John Truman , James Jackson , James Fisher , John Frolick , and Thomas Shank . All tlie sugar has been washed out of the baps . The ship was built at Glasgow in the year IK'&t , and , with the caryo , was valued at . £ 00 , 000 . The loss , it is stated , will amount to £ 25 , 000 .

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      CORXWALI ,. Chartist Soiree av Camborne . —On Monday a democratic Soiree was held at Camborne , which was attended by Chartist friends from Truro , Penzance and other places . Mr . W . J . Griscott presided , and the assembly was addressed by Mr . O'Brien of Penzance , Mr . Skewes , and others . ) The usual patriotic toasts were given , enlivened by sbngs and recitations . The whole concluded with dancing , which continued to a late hour . All were delighted with the evening ' s entertainment . A Soiree will be held at Mr . O ' Brien ' s large room , Penzance , on Mondav , the 30 th inst . j Dn . M'Douall lectured in Glasgow on Monday and Tuesday evenings last , on the ) subject of "Land , Labour , and Capital . " [ The notice of these lectures only reached us on Friday niorning—far too late . [ Ed . N . S . l [

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      Hull Shoemakers . —The Shoemakers of Hull held a large meeting on Wednesday night last , when a resolution was unanimously adopted , pledging the trade to support the men of Bradford in tlieir present strike .

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      Deo . 19 . —Shoplifting—Leah Mary Roper , who was accused of stealing 40 yards of siitinette , value £ 6 6 s ., from a shop in llolboru , the particulars of which have alruady been laid before our readers , j \ vas found guilty , and sentenced to one year ' s imprisonment with hard labour . The Case op Burgess . —Fokge ^ y on the Bank of England . —William Burgess , njj « id 23 , clerk , was then placed at the bar charged with feloniously forging and uttering a certain paper , for the purpose of effecting the transfer of a certain Government stock and security , standing in tlie'books of tiie Bank of England in the name of William Oxenford , of the v ; ilue : iof £ 8 , 200 , with intent to defraud the said William Oteiiford thereof . In another count the prisoner was charged with feloniously

      aiding and abetting a person ofj the name of Joseph Elder to personate the owner of tiie aforesaid stock . In ano'her count Elder was described as a person unknown . In other counts the persons to be defrauded were laid as the Governor and Comuiuiv of the Hank of England . In I others as George 3 * . Story , John Petty Muspratt , Wm . Cotton , and Matthew Whiting , and in others the charges' were otherwise varied . There were altogether six indictments laid against the prisoner on the transaction . Thejprisoner , who is a tall , red-haired , remarkably vulgar-lopking young man , hobbled to the bar , assisted by thejprincipal turnkey , who asked permission of the ] court to allow the prisoner the accommodation of a chair , as he' was very lame . The request was complied with , and jthe prisoner remained

      . seated during lus trial , holding a handkerchief to his face , which however , when occasionally } raised to look at a witness or around tho court , showed ; no symptom of requiring such an application , otherwise ) than as a pleasanter substance of contract than the bare hand . The Hon . James Stuart'Worthy-stated thevcase , in a remarkably clear and simple manner , observing the order of time and circumstances , precisely as they weire-Mibsuquently detailed in tiie evidence , and with no addition ti > the history of tkc affair , already so generally Known to the public . — Mr . William Smee , who proved Jthat he was the chiei accountant of the Bank of England , produced an attested copy of the account ( from the books of the compaiiy ) of the nionies standing in jthe name of Mr . William Oxenford . From that aecpnnt when read it

      appeared , that on the 3 rd of September last there stood a balance in favour of that gentleman of £ y , 800 , but on that day two sums of £ 0 , 305 3 s . 5 d . and of £ 1 , 894 l « s . 7 d . had been transferred , tlxe former sumjto Messrs . tf . S . Storey , J . P . Muspratt , William Cottou , ahd Matthew Whitehead . Directors of the Pelican Assurance Company ; and the latter to Mr . Mortimer , a stockbroker . In answer to farther questions put by Mr . Adolpjius , the witness stated , that iti September last , and fur about four years previous , the prisoner had been a clerk in the Consul ' s-office , and h : ul access to all the books of the company , and by tlisoo means became ! acquainted with all the particulars of the stock standing in the names of the proprietors . On the 31 st of August , or the- I'd of September , the prisoner applied to the witness for leave of

      absence , which was granted for ] three days , expiring on the 5 th of September . He nevey again returned to his duty . —Mr . William Oxenford , examined bv Mr . . \ d »> lj > hus : In September last 1 liad a sum of Cii , H <)<) standing in my name in the Consols at the Bank of England . That stock 1 never transferred , or consentedjor gave authority to any individual to transfer . ( The transfer-book was here produced tfi the witness . ) The signature , " Willi .-. m Oxenfnitl , " to the two transfers now before me is not my handwriting , and I can pronounce it ; without the aid ' of my spectacles to be a forgery . I never in my life saw the prisoner until he was in custody at the Mansion-house , and I ne \ er . knew any person of the name of Elder . —Mr . Richard Board , examined by Mr . Clarkson : I am one of the clerks in the Consols-office at the Bank of England , and

      on the Hd of September last I received from a fellow clerk of the name of Button , the' two transfer tickets now produced . At the time they were handed to make the transfer I observed the prisoner at the bar iu the Transfer-oftice . He inquired of jme whose duty it was to enter the tickets in the name of Oxenford . I replied that it was my duty . He then asked me if I would oblige him by entering them directly , as Mr . Oxenford was in waiting I then proceeded to enter them - 'directly in tbe transferbook , and while doing so I asked the prisoner if he knew Mr . Oxentui'rt , as 1 had known the name ft > r vi » rv many years . The prisoner replied that he did . and Mr . Oxenford was a ver \ old friend of his . I remarked that ht must now be getting a very old man . The prisoner re spundi-d that he was . Having Completed the entry , I

      inquired where Mr . Oxt nford was . 1 lie prisoner said he vtas outside minding the horse ; that he ( the prisoner ) had just got " an early off" ( an expression indicative of a permission to be early oft'from duty for the day ) , and thatthe \ were truing ( low n to Gi \ i \ esend together , lie then went out to fetch Mr . Oxenford , and in a short time returned with a gentleman anil asked for the transfer-book . He inquired what gentleman would see it ;¦* ' i . e . witness the transfer and the identification of the party making it . The prisoner , on being informed thatjtliis duty would be performed by a clerk of the name of Ingall , took the transfer-Ixiok to that ueittlemsin , sayinir to the person who was his companion , " Conic along , Willie , it is all right . " I did not see the transfer made . Onjthe 18 th of September 1 accompanied John Forrester , the city officer , to America ,

      and found at a house , 51 , Federal-street , Uoston , a person of the name of Elder , but who was passing under the name of Ellis . This Elder was the same individual who came into the Bank on the 3 rd of September with the prisoner , after the latter went out , saying he would fetch Mr . O . u'iiford , On meeting' tljis person , Forrester took him by the collar of his coat , and said , " Your name is Joseph Elder , and you are latelv from London . " ne said that was the caif . Elder was afterwards committed bv the Americans to prison , where he destroyed himself . The witnesses Ingall , Toki-ly , Smith , Laurence , and Hickman were examined , but their evidence differed in nothing material from that already made public at the Mansion House . Among the witnesses subsequently examined , was Benjamin Caunt , the celebrated pugilist ,

      who proved that he kept tlicfCouch and Horses publichouse , in St . Martin ' s-lane , and had known the prisoner from his having frequented his house for some time previous to the robbery . The witness did not know the man Joseph Elder . The prisoner used to come to his house dressed like a horse-dealer with long boots to the knee , and spurs , and wearing a grey coat . He told witness that he was a horse-denier in Oxford-streed ; but that he hau a larfje farm in the country , with five or six good hay-ricks , but that he meant to sell and make the most of them ,, and go to America , where he intended to buy another farm . On another occasion he asked if he eould be accommodated with a private room for a week or so , as he would pay well for it . He added that he had between £ 8000 and £ 3000 , which he was going

      to dej »> sit in the bank at Newcastle-upon-Tyne , and that he should have six soldiers tojguard it . After this , which transpired before the : ird ofjSoptomber , a portmanteau and three bags were brought by a man in company with the prisoner to the house jof the witness ; and the prisoner asked the witness : for the loan of half-asovereiftn to pay the deposit ; on them required by the dealer , Solomon . Witness refused to leud the money , but saiil he would be responsible for the portmanteau , Ac , and return them in case jthe prisoner did not pay for them ; they were carried up ti ? a bedroom and locked up . Kobert Caunt , the brother aiuj barman to the last witness , stated that ahout four o ' clock : in the afternoon of Tuesday , the 3 rd of September , the prisoner drove up in an open four-wheeled phaeton . . The prisoner was

      accompanied by a soldier ; they hail a carpet bag with them , which appeared to be very heavy , for they carried it between them into the house . ! The prisoner asked to be shown into a private room , and the witness offered him the use of the bar parlour , into which they entered with the carpet hag . In a few minutes after , the man named Joseph Elder came in and joined them , and soon after the witness heard a '' jingling 'iof gold . The witness , on this , looked through the curtains of tbe bar-parlour , and saw the carpet-bag open , with gold loose in it , and two canvas baps , one of which appeared to have burst . The prisoner stated he was going to take the gold to a bank in Edinburgh , and that lie j was to have two soldiers to guard him . The witness jtried to lift the carpet bag and its contents , but failed iii the attempt in consequence

      of the weight . The prisoner then asked for the portmanteau , but was told it was locked up , -and that the landlord aud his wife had the key and were absent . Elder remarked that if money woijld get it they must have it , and he sent for a locksmith who opened the bed-room door , and the portmanteau was brought down . The portmanteau taken in [ Boston by Forrester , in Elder ' s lodgings , was here produced and identified by the witness , who added that the prisoner paid him £ \ 10 s . on the delivery of the portmanteau , and thut after this the contents of the carpet-bag were put into it . The prisoner , Elder , and the soldier , had refreshments of steaks and four bottles of wine , and at seven o ' clock Elder went

      out for a cab , in which they drove away . The soldier alluded to in the above evidence corroborated these facts , and Capt . Hewitt , of the Urirtania steamer , identified the prisoner as being a passenger with Elder to Boston . — John Forrester , examined : jl am chief officer stationed at the Mansion-house , and there received a warrant for the apprehension of Burgess anil Elder , and , iu consequence of tlie instructions I received with that warrant , accompanied by the witness , [ Mr . Board , I proceeded to America , We arrived at Halifax , whence I tractd ! h , e prisoner and Elder from spot to spot , until I found a person iiimwiing the description of Elder living iu Boston under tlii-i . am ¦ < - > f "EMis . " ! When I reached his house .

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      about one o ' clock on the 31 st of October , he was out , but I and Mr . Board waited his return . On his arrival Mr . Board at once recognized him , and I told him I had a warrant against him , and took him into custody . I said to him " Your name is Joseph Elder , and you are lately from , London . " After I had put him in a place of security , I searched his lodgings , and found the portmanteau produced , in which were 400 sovereigns , some clothes , some linen marked " J . E ., " a card-plate and cards with the name of Ellis , spmeletters addressed to Joseph Elder , and a , discharge in that name under the Insolvent Act . After this I went with Mr . Broad and an olficer of American police to a peninsula about fourteen miles from Boston , called Nahant , in search of the prisoner . There is an hotel there , where I found

      the prisoner was staying , but did not see him . The American officer liad shown himself , and the prisoner escaped . I staid that night and part of tlie next day at the place , and" then returned to Boston ; and on Saturday , the 2 nd of November , I proceeded thence to a place called Brewster ' s Island , eleven miles from Boston , up the river . On that island there is only one wooden hut , or cottage , in which I found the prisoner sitting by the fire . The prisoner , who then wore no whiskers , and who knew me from my attending the Bank on dividend days , said , on seeing me , ^ How are you , John ? " I replied that I was very well , but very sorry to see him in such a situation . The prisoner replied , "So ami : b , ut it cannot be helped now , old fellow . " We came away from the island , and in the boat the prisoner said , " Where is

      Elder ? " I told him that Elder had made away with himself , which was the fact ; upon which the prisoner said , " I think he is a fool for that . He might as well have seen it ont . " I searched , but found nothing on the prisoner . On arriving at Uoston I took him before a magistrate , by whom , under the Convention Act , I was entrusted to bring him to England . At Nahant I recovered the earpet-bag now produced , as well as VJO sovereigns . I obtained also from a Mr . Matchford , the prisoner ' 3 agent at Boston , £ <; , 305 , which the prisoner had given him to transfer to the Merchants' Bank at Boston , and which 1 have since handed over to the Bank of England . The prisoner admitted that he had that sum in the Bank , and said he would be glad to assign it over to the Bank <> f England . The money I thus obtained I brought to

      England with me , and paid over to the Bank of England . —The jury , after ten minutes' deliberation , found the prisoner Guilty . — Mr . Baron Kolfe then addressed the prisoner , concluding by passing upon him the sentence of transportation beyond the seas for the tenn of his natural life . The prisoner , who had ' become deadly pale during tiie latter portion of the trial , was then assisted by the turnkeys to retire : his lameness being apparently so severe as to render it difficult for him even to stand . He appeared in no degree affected d \ iring the whole course of the proceedings until tli .- last hour or two , when the . utter hopelessness of escape from the clear and perfect chain of testimony which had been linked around him appeared to have overwhelmed him with terror .

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      R o ' iidale . — William Bell , of Heywood , Lsexpected to lecture next Sunday , at two nnd six o ' clock , in the Association Room , Mill-street . Heywood . —A tea-party and ball will be held in the Chartist Room , on Christinas JJay , to commence at four o ' clock in the afternoon . Merthyr Tiiivil . — -Mr . D . Ellis will lecture at Mrs . Jane Collins ' s , Rmaney , on Sunday , December 22 nd , at two o ' clock . Ashtox-under-Lyxe . — A Chartist dinner will be held in the Hall on Friday eyening , January 3 rd , 1845 . Messrs . Dovle and Leach will attend .

      Hebden-bridge . —A tea-party and ball will be held in the Democratic Chapel , Bridge-lanes , on the 25 th of December . Tea on the table at four o ' clock . XoTiKfGHAM-. —Mr . Dorinan will deliver a course of lectures on the 22 nd and 29 th instant , in the chagel , Rice-place , Barker-gate , to commence each evening at » L \ o ' clock . A tea-party will be Jieid at Mr . Dorman ' s on'Christmas eve . . . Halifax . —AbrahamAnson , of Elland , is expected to lecture in the Charti » t-rooiu , Bullclo .-e-laue , Halifax , on Sunday evening , December 22 , to commence at half-past six o ' clock .

      Bradford . —A lecture will be delivered on Sunday evening in the Council-room , by Mr . G . White . Chair to be taken at half-past six o ' clock . Discussion invited at the close of the lecture . The Rev . Mr . Jackson , of Manchester , will preach three sermons in the Philadelphia Chapel on Sunday , the 29 th inst ., and will lecture on Monday ; the 30 th instant , in the chapel . Little Town . —On Thursday evening a tea-party , and soiree , will take place in the Chartist Association Room , when several friends from Bradford will address the meeting . Mr . Doyle ' s Route for the Ensuing Week . — Sunday , the 22 nd instant , Hebden-bridge ; Monday , 2 : 3 d , Todmorden ; Tuesday , 24 th , Oldham ; Thttrsdav , 2 <> th , Failsworth ; and Friday , 27 th , Radcliffe .

      SoiJTn Lancashire Delegate Meeting . —The nert meeting of the South Lancashire Delegates will be lit-kl at ten o ' clock on Sunday , December 22 nd . 1844 . in tiie -Chartist-room , Greaves-street , Oldham ; when it is requested that each locality will have their representatives present , by whom they are to send their quota for the Executive , which will be transmitted by the secretary to that body . Manchester . —A special meeting of members will be lit Id in the Carpenter ' s Hall , on Sunday morning next . Chair to be taken at eleven o ' clock precisely . Or . ruMM . —On Sunday ( to-morrow ) , the South Laiuiwhire Delegate meeting will be held in the Cha-itis . t Room , Greaves-street , at eleven o ' clock in thu forenoon : also a lecture will be delivered in tlie above room at six o ' clock in the evening .

      Cutiieboe . —The North Lancashire Delegate meeting will be held at Mr . | Beesley ' s , Accrington , on Wednesday , December 23 th , 1844 . The chair is to be taken at cloven o ' clock in the forenoon . Mn . Cii ' bistopheji Doyle ' s fii-st fortnight ' s Tour through North i ^ ancashirc : —Bacup , December 30 th ; llaslingden , 31 st ; Blackburn , January 1 st ; Oswaldwistle , ' 2 nd ; Wheatley-lane , 3 rd ; Clitheroej 4 th ; Sawley , 5 th ; Sabden , 6 th ; Bamoldswick , 7 th ; Barrowford , 8 th ; Colne , 9 th ; Marsden , 10 th ; Haggate , 11 th ; Burnley , 12 th .

      Boi . ton . —The Chartist mends of Bolton are informed that a tea party will be held in the Association Room , Mawdsley-street , on New Year ' s Day . Tickets to be had at the Association Room .

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      GREAT FROSTS IN ENGLAND . The fii ^ st great frost of which mention is made in history , occurred a . d . 220 , in the reign of Asclepiadotus , Duke of Cornwall , who was . chosen Kin ;; of Britain . It continued , with great seventy , five months . In 250 , three years before the seventh persecution of the Christians by the Roman Emperor Trajan , another frost set in , when tlie Thames was frozen for nine weeks ; vessels were precluded from entering the river , nnd universal wretchedness and destitution prevailed among the poorer classes .

      In 605 , in the reign of the Saxon Ethelred , the Thames was rendered unnavigable for six weeks ; and in 760 , in the reign of the blind , lame , and deaf Offa , a frost of excessive violence lasted from October to February . In 908 , in the reign of the Anglo-Saxon Edward the elder , a great frost ' occurred , during which most of the rivers of England were completely frozen for two months : and in . ) 25 , the year in which Edward died , a frost , of thirteen weeks' duration , froze the Thames . In the reign of Athelstan , a . d . 987 , a sevei-e frost lasted one hundred and twenty days ; and again in the time of Ethelred 11 ., a . d . 087 , a frost occurred ot five mdnths' duration ; nnd another in 998 , which froze the Thames for five weeks . In the Danish Canute ' s reign , a frost visited England on Midsummer-day , of such severity as to destrov the corn and fruit .

      10 ( i 2 . Edward the Confessor . —A frost of fourteen weeks , which ' completely froze the Thames . 1076 . William the Norman . —A great earthquake was succeeded by an intense frost , which continued from November to April . Henry I . —The plague desolated England in M 12 , and in 1114 a violent frost ensued , which broke down most of the bridges , froze the tributary streams , , and left the bed of the Thames dry for three days . 120 a . John . —A frost from January 14 to March 22 ; and another in 1207 , which continued fifteen weeks . 1434 . Henry VI . —A frost of intense severity , ten weeks ^ in duration .

      1516 . Henry VIII . — -A great frost occurred in this reign . Carts passed over the Thames : and again in the winter of 1525 , so intense was the cold , after violent tempests , that many of the houseless poor lost the use of their limbs and perished . 1684 M Charles II . —About the beginning of December began a hard frost , which continued without intermission * to the 5 th of February . Coaches ran upon the Thames from the Temple to Westminster , in Hilary Term . Am ox was roasted whole , bulls were baited , and multitudes of people assembled on the ice . 1709 . Anne . —A remarkably deep snow was succeeded by three months of dreadfully inclement weather . Bootlis Mere erected on the Thames , and all manner of diversions were carried on upon the ice for many weeks . 1715 . George I . —The Thames frozen , and booths erected on the ice .

      1740 . George II . —As intense a frost as was almost ever known in England occurred this winter , which began on Christmas-day , and continued nearly eight weeks . The Thames was frozen , bootlis were erected , and a vast concourse of people assembled daily upon the ice . 1788 . George III . —A severe frost . The Thames frozen below London Bridge , and a fair held on the ice . 1796 . A season of even greater inclemency than the memorable one of 1740 . Many persons were frozen to death . The thermometer ranged from ( J 4 ( leg . to 35 deg . below freezing .

      Other great frosts have ' subsequently occurred , which are still remembered * by many : that , for instance , of 1819 , when the City of London first opened receptacles for the poor , whom they supplied with shelter and provisions ; and that ' again in 1838 , when in one disastrous and unprecedented night , the mercury iiv Fahrenheit ' s thermometer sank several degrees below zero , and brandy froze into a solid mass . R . II . Allnatt , M . D ., F ' . S . A . Parliament-street . Whitehall . Dei . ! 4

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 21, 1844, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct518/page/5/