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AT A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Sub . scribers to the Benevolent Institution for the Re-^ * of Aged and Infirm Carpenters , held at Kadley ' s Hotel , ? ilge-street , Blaekfr iarg , - x > r \ Monday , ICth Decein' , 1844 , it was resolved unanimously , that from and aft er this day , any Journeyman Carpenter may enter th e above Society , of any age , for the space of two years . Collectors—John Agates , 2 , Princes-place , AVestminster-road ; George King , SO , Southampton-street , Camberwell ; William Wabe , 11 , Alead ' s-row , Westminsterroad ; William Wood , Hon . Sec , 18 , Wellington-street , Xewington Causeway ; Rose and Crown , Union-street , Borough .
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CHOICE OF A SITUATION Domestic Bazaar , 326 , Oxford Street , corner of Re pent Circus . WANTED , for Large and Smali Families , a number of FEMALE SERVANTS of every description , with straightforward characters . This demand is created through the arrangements being highly approved by the Nobility , Gentry , and the Public generally . Ladies are in attendance to engage Domestics from Ten to Five o ' clock daily . There are Rooms for waiting in to be hired ; not any charge made until engaged if preferred . To those who ¦ will take places of All "Work no charge whatever . Servants from the country are much inquired for . There are always a few vacancies for Footmen and Grooms . N . B . Upon applying do not stand about the doors or ¦ windows unnecessarily .
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A PRACTICAL WORK ON SMALL FARMS » Price Two Shillings and Sixpence . fT ^ HOSE persons desirous of bettering their condition and X of becoming " Independent Labourers , " by entering the " Productive-labour" Market , will do well to read "A Practical Work on Small Farms , " by Fejkocs O * Coni ? o » , Esq . " It contains much useful information , invaluable to the parties for whom it was written ; and Old FarmeH will find many useful lessons in the new system of husbandry , ¦ which they have yet to learn . The worlc displaysgreat practical knowledge , and is written so that any One who reads may understand . Mr . O'Connor seems not to have used either the old or ' new nomenclature' in this work ; he has not buried bis meaning in chemical technicalities , which very few understand , bpt wnieh ¦ most writers on agriculture seem so desirous of using ; Perhapi they do not understand tbe practice of Farming so well as the theory ; and , therefore , mystify that which they cannot explain , by some lODg chemical term , which the plain reader may pass over as a " . hard word , " hard to pronounce , and harder to understand when it fs pronounced ; . The reader will find that Mr . O'Connor has avoided all those hard names , and suited the language to the . ' toiling labourer , whose colUge is generally the workshop , or , at best , the Sunday School . Though thfl . , Woirk J | -written for holders of SmaU Farms , yet no Allotment Tennant ought to be-without it ] the valuable information it contains respecting tilling and cropping is alike usftfol to all- " * " This really useful little volume ought to . be " iathe hands of every on « at all connected' with- » jrri < 5 uituTil pursuit » . " - Xtojf < ft We&ly London 3 Teip «^(| r , ' Vi" ' May be had of all Booksellers , inFpiiif i ? uiinl * er « » jpric * Sixpence each . ; or neatly bound in Cftftith , Two Shillig * andSiipence . ' ' ' . ' ' Also , Price , Fourpence ; , each ,. Kuliibfers I and II of / THJS . S Ti . TEV P £ iEEiAjrfipVBy ^ k ^ O'Co ^ foa . : No itt ^ n (» n . nndeistana , ^ e " positi ^ n : of' I ^ eland ^ " or the ' bearing of Irish queitipnii , who is riot coiiVeriant witii this perfectpiptuxe , of . Ireland's condition , Jhe causes of lUyt ! degrada . t&n ,: ' aii 41 }> eTxem ^ siiesfdr ' neV , m ' anifpia ejnls ; ^ ' All parsons desirous of completing their sets- « f the LAJ ? CASTEB ;^ BrJAiSjrmay . yet do , » o , / as |» few copies £ tm remain on ' hanoV . ; ¦ - - ¦ . • ¦' .- ¦ '< ' • ,-,. ¦ ' •' ' , ¦> '' * . " . > . , IiOn ' doa : -0 leaye > : ; Sboe- ? ane , Tleetisttect t > and'by ill ; Booksellers' and A ^ nts forth * Star in ioira ani OOUOtrjr " »¦ ' ¦ ' ' ' ¦ '" . " ¦ ' . ' " ¦ " " ; it . ' /« I . * w \ V' '
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qxkxt HoiiAM > , BrwniT . — "We Trill see next-week . _ xT 3 ij » tnT TFoxxboeiz ;—A correspondent sends be tie following queer letter , seeminglyrelating to a jre » i Banbury Union Workhouse . "We grre it as ^ Banbury Dec 25 & 44 . 1 sabmit t o y ** Matters of feet the trutii « f -wick I can loncb & « " le *" ? * ° J * ° maie what use of them rou m * J t > Tnfc proper -sre have load A Glorious j-ye np at the union "Wark House -wich brake oat rtsterday morning about 6 o dock SapoBed to origa' bzk inthe Oakham department the full aconut of ^ jjji too ¦ wiH undoubtedly see in the Banbmy Guardian Some " peaple and the trigs and Tories seemed surprised that tie -irarking Gases -whonld nat lend a . rising band to stap the Connagar&tian 0 the apathy of the -irarfing Classes . . Tsr RoTHMHiar Disctrssion . — "We haTe recerred a
lisfftfcy report of a Terr important discmsion between j ^ j . " jFaJt-eT-, the Xeajne . lectnrer , and 3 £ r . "Wesi ^ the Qizriirt , -which tre are * mab ] e to grre this week . It , ^ 11 not "bear to t > e abridged ; and we are therefore co mpelled to keep it otct for onr next . j H no ) Xi » cH , VIft ATcxujrD . — "We shall "be glad to ° ieai from him again . Gioj-gx BatT , Giasso-w . — EeceiTei p If „ Asxxraxs . —[ Respectfully declined . " Sxiphess " .-declined . C-oxstrsiciTiox * rox thx Pxpzs should never be enck *« 5 in the letters ordering papers , or enclosing money ; ¦ hot stooM orders or money he sent to the Editor . The two dfpartments are distinct , and carried on in difierent zzi distant places ; and the sending of the communications of the one to the other necessarily causes-delay rnd sometimes error . Let oxtr friends looli to it . AH matters for the paper shonld l > e addressed to Mr . Bobsoa ; all orders and pairments of mone-r to Mr .
O'Connor . Ti-xTHfoxntG 2 Concxs . — The rvHt respecting these descriptions of intelligence is , that they mast be ia Hie oS « on Wednetday to secure insertion , unless the meeting announced has not been arranged for after that day . In no case iriH tre depart from this role . It is one for our oirn convenience , and if those -who avail themselves of onr open columns to get announcements gratis Trill not observe it , they most take the consequence ofnonin ^ errion-
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Dzetbttctitb Tieb XT Hoxtos . — On CflnstmasdaTmornins , at half-past three o'dockj a fire "was dis-• oferrf hj the policfr-constahle on the beat , raging in the eitenare workshops bdongins to Mr . Michael 3 Iah 0 ney , caKnet-mafcer , 31 , HigXHSfcreet , Hoxton Old Town : Information of the occurrence iras ijitlicmt delay fuimshed to the several en ^ ne BtationB , and in a Tery short space of time fire brigade engines and the West of T ^ glan ^ -were on the spot . An ahnndant snpply of ¦ water firom the mains of the 2 ? ew Birer Company being readib- farnished , the fire "was confined to the building in -which it originated . Befort it "vras extinguished , howeTer , the "whole of the jrorkihopB , 40 feet long by 16 broad , with contents and rooij were destroyed . " The origin of the fire i * ¦ nnknoTni .
JlISL ACCWSS T AT THE T 7 I 5 DB 0 B ThKJLTBE . — TfctBsOB , Tcisdat Etesisg . —A lamentable accident ocenrred at the "Windsor Theatre on Tuesday evening , to Mrs ; Sarah Hume , 63 yeaxs of age , the wife of a journeyman cutler , residing at Eton , who met with her death by accidentally falling over the gallery info ike pit . An inquest yrzs held on "Wednesday on the body of the deceased , at the Grown and Cushion Inn , Uxon , before John Parton , Esq ., of Beacraisfield , one of "die deputy coroners for the county of JBucks . Laura Hume , the daughter of the deceased , who had aeeonrosnledier motaer an « l father to the theatre , -was ihen brought into the room by her father in a state of extreme mental a-ngnisTi , and jjave her evidence as follows : —I went into the gallery of the
theatre last evening with my mother . My-mother , in stepping over the benches , with her arms folded , to " et on to the front seat , tipped her hip on the topjaaJ-and fell over . I immediately ran out of tae gallery anrl met my iather on the stairs , whom I told of the dreadful accident my poor mother had met T ^ th . Samuel Southgate , leader of the orchestra , stated that , on going into the orchestra to place the music he heard the sound af . somebody stumbling in the gallerv . and a cry of " 01 " and that on looting up he saw a female fall oxer . In her descent die turned once round , and fell on her back into the pit Her back rested on one seat , and her iead and feet on two otters . The pit tras empty afrthe time . Mr . Heexes , the manager of the theatre , was "then sworn . He sated that there were four rows of seats in the gallery , "with a space of eighteen inches between each feat . " The distance from the front to the back seat was eight feet . The back row of seats -sras five feet
higher than the front row , Tbe heig ht of the railing in front of the gallery was only two reet eight inches . I Here surprise was generally expressed that an accident of a serious nature had not before occurred . ] Afterthe jury had been some time in consultation the public were re-admitted , and informed by the coroner that the jurv and returned a Terdict of "Accidental Death , " and that they wished Mr . Eeeres , the lessee of the theatre , would cause a rail tobe erected in front of the raHery to prevent , for the future , similar accidents . ~ M r . Eeeves "was then sent for , and upon being informed by the eoroner of the recommendation of the jury , be said he would attend to it . ^ Notwitb-Etanding the accident the performances went on : the Oerman dwarfs were as great as ever—a comic song was sung , and the farce of The Tovng Scamp concluded the amutementi of lie night . This is the more reprehenable . as the audience ^ as very thin , and might have been dismissed without nmeh trouble or
ineon-Tenience . Tsj " tYeathis is Glasgow . — Tstxl Accident . —The soft broken weather which prevailed for some days in the besdnning of the week , jrave place on the night betweeiT Thursday and Friday last to a keen wfite frost , which was so intense that in a very few hours the shaSowpools and lochs were entirely frozen over , and some of them were , in the course of the day . suffieientlv strong to permit the skater to enjoy Ms exhilarating exercise . The frost has continued "with equal intensity ever since ; the surface of the whole country is mantled trith cranreuch , and on Snndav , with " xhe exception of a very narrow watery lane , the Clyde was entirdy frozen orer between the Glaiow and Accommodation Bridges . Sunday
night the air was somewhat milder , but still there was very little abatement in the keenness of the frost . The most remarkable cirenmstances consequent ^ upon ilns change of weather was the fog bywhich it was accompanied , and ¦ which exceeded in darkness and density anythins of the kind which has ever been remembered in this ~ cily . It came on on Friday , soon after davbreak , eoverin '' * everythinga 5 withaheavvpall . People tad literally to grope their way along the streets at midday ; in most of the shopsj ^ nd counting-houses artificial lisht was necessary during the entire day , and we have been informed by one ' gentieman—and no doubt macv can tell thesame tale—that , during thirty years of a bnaness life , be has no remembrance ofa Jiniilar necessitv . The cas lamps , not more than one of
trhich could be seen at a time , presented the appearance of-an indistinct glimmer of light seen at a Tas ¦ "stance ; and altogether the aspect of the external * orld on this mirk Friday was the gloomiest of which-we lave anv remembrance . In addition to boas oppressive to thebreathins , the atmosphere - hao a most painful effect on the eyes -, and manv pers ? 1 ^ ieq > erienced the same kind of annoyance which is felt mhen paeine from the open air into a shieling ; darkened with peat smoke . In the afternoon , if entlemen who reside in the suburbs , or a short way ; Pto the country , had , in many cases , to find their way home by tbe aid of torches or lanterns , and some of the coaches which left the city were s preceded bv a man on horseback , bearing afire-- man ' s torch , and even then they only moved on at - » snail ' s pace . We need scarcely add that tie j omnibus drivers , -who usually career through the
J streets with such independence , were ior once cnecjL-1 mated . The business on the river was almost i entirely suspended ; at least only one steamer arrived atthe ' Broomielaw during the day , the Invincible , Captain MTMlar : Captain T 7 yse , of the Londonderry , left Greenock for Glasgotr at eight o clock on Friday morning and arrived at bis desfanation ^ at * even o ' cteek on Satnrday forenoon , an event which 1 * aninds one of the sedatesfstem of voyaging m rogue beforethe motatioiiary trmes of'Henry Bel ^ when % "fly boats " -H-ete wont to Be ill night at Bowling , on their passage from Glasgow" to Greenoek . SeTeral steamers , " both riTer and ^ ea-goinf , left the BroomieliTir , "but it * jnajority ether csme t < 6 anchor or - went aground between the harbour and Renfrew VharfT ^ are happy to learn , however , that the damage * sustained on this respect are perfeetly
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trifling .. The fog , ¦ which did not take off till two o ' clock an Saturday morning ^ was densest at about seVen o ' clock on the preceding evening , when the globm was j > erfectly hideous , and many people who bad occasion to be abroad became quite bewildered in seeking their homes or places of business . Amongst several instances , we have heard of a lady who had been visiting at Monteith-row , and onherwiy homewards lost herseJf on the green , and , until assistance accidentally came , wandered about for honrs as completely bewildered as though she had been roaming without guide or compass on an American prairie : The Clyde police , which were largely reiijibrced , and stationed along the quays , had quite enough to do to prevent people walking into thenver . Indeed , one man stepped over the quay , at the lower
ferry stat ion , near Ivapier a dock ; but he was immediately got out , witout having suffered any other injuryihan that arising from the drenching . This , fortunately , is the only accident which we have heard of in this part of the town , but we lament to say th * at there has been loss of life in other quarters . About six o ' clock , as Alexander Bnntine , master of the Christian , belonging to Dumbarton , was proceeding to his vessel , after having been in the city on business during the day , he unfortunately fell ^ nto the canal directly opposite the Track Boat station , near Port Bundas . Immediately on its becoming known , a vigorous search was made , and in a short period the body was recovered , but life was quite extinct . Tbe deceased has left a widow and
two children to lament his loss . He was long known about the port as a most respectable and industrious man , and his death is much regretted . On the same evening , shortly after six o ' clock , as Robert Maitiantl and Colin Campbell , wno were in the employment of Messrs . M . Macfarlane and Co ., distillers , Port Dundas , were leaving their work , they had not proceeded many yards from the distillery , " when they fell into the canal , and were drowned . It appears that no one saw the accident at the time , and nothing was known of it till after inquiry was made at the distillery by Maitland ' s wife and two other persons . While searching along the canal bank at a late hour in the night after die fog began to clear up , a bonnet was = seen floating on the water , aad the drags being
applied at the place , the bodies of the two unfortunate men were brought up linked together , rather in & stooping posture , showing that they had been cautiouslv walking together , endeavouring to avoid the very danger into which they so suddenly felL Maitland has left a widow and two children . CoHn Campbell was unmarried . We have often heard complaints of the imperfect manner in which this locality is lighted , and earnestly hope that this \ infortunate occurrence may be the means of producing some n-mPTiHTnPTit in this resnect . On the same eTening , a labourer , named William Dorran , residing in William-street , Cowcaddens , when leaving his work , lost his way , and fell over the face oi the Cowcad dens . Quany , to a depth of between forty and fifty feet , from which be was- taken up dang-eronslv hurt .
Hobsiblz AcdDEAT . —Buxxavox . —On the 11 th instant Thomas Pritchard , a mason , in the employ of Mr . C . H . Leigh , was working upon the roof of the forge called the Glvnn , when by some mishap he lost his balance , and fell through the roof , directly upon the fly-wheel , which turns round with a resistless velocity . The work of death was soon completed ; he was so mangled , crushed , and torn , that an endeavour to recognize him would have been vain , had not his dress been identified . The day after the funeral his jawbone was found . An inquest was held upon the body , and a verdict of—Accidental Death returned . The poor fellow has left a wife and two children . —Hereford limes .
Fatal Coal Pit Accidest . —A serious and fatal accident occurred at Blaekboy Colliery , near Bishop Auckland , on Monday the 23 rd instant , by which twelve or fourteen men and boys were frightfully injured , one of whom has since died . The deceased' s name was Thomas James . He has left a large family . It appears that a slight explosion took place some little time previously in the game part ot the pit ; but as no person was injured , the superintendent , — the notorious Thomas Forster , of Haswell—took no notice of it , -bnt permitted the xnen to work with naked candles up to the time of the accident , which has again resulted in death .
Fisz at Loed Haheixctox ' s . —Considerable consternation was caused on Monday morning in the household of the Eight Hob . the Earl of Harrington , in Whitehall-eardens , next door to the town residence of Sir R . Pee £ by the discovery of a fire , whieh it appears quite evident had been smouldering for a " considerable time , and had broken out in the dressing-room of his lorship . on the second floor , immediately over the ball-room . About & quarter past five o ' clock the attention of one of the inmates was arrested by a crackling noise , attended by a strong smell of fire " Upon proceeding up stairs and making strict examination in the several lower roams , it was at length discovered that the fire had oririnated underneath the hearth of the dressing
room , passed along by the joists of the flooring , which at that time were all on fire , whence it proceedced to an elaborately finished recess , most richly ornamented with cornices of gold of a most beautiful design , and furnished with a very handsome reclining couch magnificently adorned . These at the time of the discovery were burning rapidly , threatening the destruction of the whole mamion . An immediate attempt to extinguish the flames was made by the servants , but findingthey were unable to do so , amessencer was despatched tothe Chandos-street station of the ire brigade , thence to Mr . Fogo , the foreman of the western station , and to the West of England
establishment , engines from which speedily arrived . A plug in the gardens was drawn , but the supply of water was very scanty , and buckets filled from the cisterns around the edifice were used with much effect in staving the progress of the flames . The fire was burning in solarge a body under the flooring , that it was found necessary to cut away the floor quite into the ball-room , a considerable portion of the ceiling of which is destroyed . In the dressing-room much damage is done . The recess is nearly burned out , the couch is destroyed , a great number of classical ngures , beautifully overlaid with gold , are broken , ard a variety of articles of vertu are spoiled , as is much of the furniture and elaborate appointments .
Highwat Robbxbt os Blackeeath . —On Monday monang information was received by the police , that -between ten and eleven o ' clock on the previous night the following daring highway robbery was committed on Blaekheath . As Mr . Edward Hope was crossing the heath he was met by two men , who stopped him , and robbed him of £ 20 in gold , and a blue cotton handkerchief , with which they made off before Mr . Hope's cries could bring assistance . Extensive Fikb at Leith . —Early on Saturday morning the premises belonging to the Lehh Candle Company were discovered to be xm fire . From the confined situation of these works , it was with some difficulty that the town engines could be ^ brought to bear -on the conflagration ; and , from the inflammable nature of the materials , the work of destruction went jpeedDv on—vats , coolers , and tallow warehouses were About two clock the roof
soon in ' one seneral blaze . o ' of tbe building feE in , when the scene that opened up to the spectators was one of melancholy grandeur . Towering and untamed the lurid flames rose high in the air ^ contrasting beautifully with the wintry appearance of the scenery around . Tbe Fort encines , which are at all times promptly turned out , had now arrived , and assisted eminently in confining the fire to where it had originated , although the main safety of the adjoining property , consisting of wine vaults and grain stores , was chiefly owin £ to the opening up of the fire-plugs , which are now pretty general over the town , andiattaching lengths of hose , which , when available , offer the surest means of subduing flames . The Edinburgh engines were also upon the ground , but were not required . About five o ' clock , the fire was got under ; and we trnderstand the property is msurea . — Edinburgh Journal .
Fibe is the Peshlextial Pexiiextiart . —On Mondav evening , about half-past eleven , a fire broke out in the steward ' s room of the Millbauk prison ; by the prompt and judicious measures of the Governor it was , however , got under and extinguished before one o ' clock in the morning . CorNTEKFEii Names a > t > Tbade Maeks . —A case of some novelty was recently iried in the Circuit Court oi the United States . A person named Daniel Carpenter had , for some time past , manufactured and § oid a certain description of cotton thread , which was marked as , and represented to be , the "Persian thread" manufactured at Leicester , in this country . The article manufactured by Messrs . T . and W .
Taylor -of the town just mentioned , is of a very superior quality ; that of the defendant was not only interior , but deficient in quantity , so that the reputation and business of Messrs . Taylor bad suffered injury . One of the pleas set up by the defendant was , that he was not accountable to an alien and foreigner for using in America the trade marks of such alien . The proceedings have been greatly protracted , but now the case was fully submitted for judgment . The court granted to the complainants a perpetual injunction against the defendants , with costs . The result of the judgment is u > fchw that inthe United States foreigners are fully protected against thiB species of injury .
Attack bt Poachxeb . —Wobcxsteb , Ebjdat Evesxsa . —A most desperateattackwas made this morning , between twelve and one o ' clock , by a- body of armed poachers , tothe number of at least twentv , upon five night-watchers upon the preserves of the Earl of Coventry , at Croome . The keepers were watching a portion of the preserves , when they were suddenly suntrandgi by a gang of some twenty poachers , armed wmi guns and sticks , and having with thenr a number of snares for taking game .
The kee pers fled , and were immediately fired upon bv the gang , who wounded one or two of them , thou gh not seriously , the shots striking them in the face andknoeking off their hats , which ^ e re ^ erforated with the shot . One poor fellow ; however , , did not 'succeed in escaping without receiving such injuries as , it is thoug&V "" 21 bring him to an untimely " erave . Not being able to make his scape with his fellow-watchers , the gang setupon him and beat him about the head in almost inhuman and barbaroes manner , leaving bim senseless on the ground .
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Miss Cuba Webster . —Unfortunately , the death ot this accomplished dancer has not been theonly one attendant- upon the late Bad accident atDmry-kne Theatre . A nurse of the name of Hudd , supplied oh the urgency of the case from the Middlesex Hospital to attend upon Miss Webster /; fell down the stairs , and upon being conveyed back to the hospital-was found to have SHstainea a serious fracture of the knee . She is nwlying m the aceidefltward , whilst a sickly husband and three young children are deprived of the support they obtained from her labour . Bodies Focsd at Gbeejtock . —On Wednesday afternoon , the dead body of a man was found on the bank opposite this town by some fishermen'who were trouling for flounders . The body had evidently been
a considerable time m the water , as the whole flesh of the face had disappeared . On the corpse was a light drab coat , broad at the tail , with plain yellow buttons , grey vest , dark brown trousers , black broehella stoek , striped shirt , with a white linen " dicky" over it , white plaiding drawers , with striped head-band , short boots , with a black horn button at the top . —On Tuesday last , the dead body of a female child was discovered on the edge of the highway between Greenock and Port Glasgow , and about 500 yards west of Devols Glen Bridge . The child seemed to be between nine and twelve , months old ; and had apparently been healthy . It was but partially clothed , and was discovered concealed under a heap of earth
cast up from the ditch . The body has been examined bj surgeons under a remit from the sheriff , and we understand that death is supposed to have been occasioned by suffocation , bnt there are no external marks of injury . Diligent inquiry has been made among the low lodging houses , to trace , if possible , the parent of the child . —Late on Monday night a woman , apparently between fifty and sixty years of age , was found drowned at the Ropework Quay . She seemed to have been but a short time in the water . She had on false ringlets , a net cap , woollen tartan shawl , and three gold rings , two of which are very thin . She was removed to the dead-house of
the Infirmary , where she was recognised to be Mrs . Kerr , a widow residing in Hamilton-street . — Greenock Advcrtixer , Shockiko Occurrence at Ashtord . —The quiet village of Ashford , a short distance from Staines , has been the scene of a shocking affair , which has created very great sensation in the neighbourhood . So far as tbe facts have been ascertained , it appears that a man named William Oliver , asd his wife and family , consisting of several children , occupied a miserable cottage by the road side , near Ashford , for some time past . The woman was in the habit of vending lucifer matches , and the children were sent out to beg , these being the only means by whicfa the family could eke out a subsistence . The family had been in great
distress , and were receiving relief from the parish of Isleworth . On Tuesday morning William Oliver , one of the sons , came to a neighbour ' s house , in a state of alarm , and said that his father and mother were very ill , and the person to whom he applied immediately went for Mr . Richardson , the overseer , and accompanied him to the miserable hut occupied by the family , where a dreadful scene presented itself—the woman lying upon the bed quite dead , and her husband , in the agonies of death , by her side . A messenger was immediately dispatched for Mr . Curtis , the medical ofiicer of the union , and he soon attended , and did all that was possible to alleviate the sufferings of tHe man , bnt without ^ avail , as he expired almost immedlatelv . The wife was
undressed , and lying nearly on her face m bed . The room presented an appearance of the most wretched poverty ; all the covering for the wretched parents and their children was a few Tags ; there was not a chair in the apartment , and the only article in the room was an old saucepan that had apparently contained coke to warm the room . The actual cause of this double death at present remains in ^ mystery , but it is believed to be from the effect of poison . The constable who was called in . found a piece of paper , which contained some white powder , relieved to be arsenic , which has been taken away for medical examination , but the result has not yet transpired
On a further search the constable found one penny and a small quantity of-bread and " bacon , which the little boy ( William ) says his father wished him to eat in the night , and awoke him for that purpose , but he would not do so . There is some reason to believe that there was an intention on the part of one or other of the unhappy deceased persons to destroy the whole family ; for another chDa ( Eliza ) had evidently partaken of some noxious ingredient , as she was very ill when the surgeon was called in , and exhibited all the appearance of having taken poison , although she is now" out of danger , and , with her brother , in the Tmion-house , under the care of the parochial authorities .
The Poachwo Attbat at CBoosre . —Death of Owe of the Keepebs . —Worcester , Tuesdat £ vesixo . —The unfortunate gamekeeper , Thomas Staite , who was so inhumanly beaten by poachers at Croome on the morning of the 31 st inst ., has died from the injuries received . After the operation of trepanning , which was performed with great skill on Saturday , the poor fellow lingered in a hopeless condition until ten o ' clock this morning ( Tuesday ) , when death put an end to his sufferings , > to which it was supposed , however , he could not have been acutely sensible , the unfortunate man ' s brain having received considerable injury . The rumour that one of the poachers had been captured proves correct . His name is Joseph Turvey ; he is a native of Pershore , in which town it is thought a large portion of the gang reside .
Shocking Death of a Mother asd So>\—York .. — On Friday evening great excitement was created in Walmgate , in this" city , in consequence of the awfully sudden death of two persons , a mother and her sonthe son , as it was reported , from laudanum havingbeen admininstered to him by a man named Charles Emmerson , and the mother , from the shock her system experienced on learning the painful intelligence . 'Ihe two deceased persons are John Coultate and his mother , who resided in the Black Bull passage , Walmgate . It appears that John Coultate nadbeen drinking in the company of Emmerson and several other persons in tie Clock public-house . He became seriously indisposed between four and five o ' clock in the afternoon , and having been
conveyed home , medical assistance was obtained , but it was of no avail , as the poor man expired about six o ' clock . Mrs . Coultate also died about half past seven . Information of these circumstance ! havingbeen given to the police , and it having been ascertained that , in the afternoon , Emmerson had purchased a pennyworth of laudanum at the shop of Mr . Thomas Agar , druggist , of Walmgate , inspector BeUerby , about eight o ' clock , went to Emmerson ' B lodgings in Walmgate and found him in bed . He immediately took him into custody , and safely lodged him in the station-house , on suspicion of having , administered the poison to the deceased . Inquests were holden on the bodies , when the evidence of the medical gentlemen" who had made a post mortem examination of the body of the male deceased , shewed that there was no foundation for the suspicion that the deceased had been poisoned . On the contrarv , death had evidently resulted from a hurt of the head , accelerated in all probability by excessive
drunkenness . In the case of the male deceased the jury returned the following verdict : —That the deceased' s death was occasioned by an injury of the head , but how caused does not appear in evidence . And the jury wish to express their approval of the exertions of " the city police , and desire to direct their particular attention to the conduct of the landlord of theClockpubUc-houseandthecompanyfrequentingit . At the inquest held on the bod y of the unfortunate motherthe jury returned a verdict of—Died from the effect of excessive grief and the shock occasioned by the melancholy death of her son , John Coultate . — Emmerson was ' present during the greater part of the inquest . He stated that on Friday he had bought a pennyworth of laudanum at Mr . Agar ' s for the purpose of applying at to his leg , which he had sprained , but he denied having taken any laudanum into the Clock public-house . On Tuesday evening Emmerson was taken before a magistrate , and discharged .
Railwat Accident o . v Chbistmab-pat . —About four o ' clock on Wednesday afternoon the following accident oecurred to one of the , guards engaged on the Dover Railway , which , it is feared , will terminate fatally . It appears that the train had reached the Newcross station , where it stopped for a short period , when the guard , whose name is Thomas Wilson , gave the word to proceed . The next moment he fell forward with his right arm under one of the wheels ; the train was stopped with great promptitude , but not before Ms arm was almost severed from his body . Hewas immediately conveyed to the accident ward of Guy ' s Hospital , where it was found necessary to amputate the limb just above the elbow joint . The operation was successfully performed by Messrs . CaQoway and Cole , the house surgeons , who were assisted by * several of the principal medical gentlemen connected with the hospital .
Coaj ^ tit Exflosio . v . —Radcliffe , Dec . 26 . —This morning , about seven q clock , an explosion of firedamp occurred in the coal mine belonging to Mr . Gnmdy , bv which two persons , named Peter v alentine , and John Lomax ( late the Colliers'lecturer in the Potteries ) , were severely burnt . Death of a Mother andIsfakt from Neglect . — The picturesque little village of Cowley , near Cheltenham , has , during the past week , been the scene of great excitement , in consequence of various reports that a- female ( unmarried ) named Sarah JackBon , had been recently delivered of a child , and that both the infant and the mother had perished the same
morning , shortly after the accouchement , and Jiad afterwards been buried at Cowl ey , without haying notified to the clergyman the cause of death ,, which it was said entirely arose . from the gross neglect ot the midwife . These reports led to ; the disintermenfc of the bodies , on which an inquest / was holden at the parsonage house ; at Cowley . . It appeared that the deceased , who was . twentythree years of age , was unmarried , and lived ; as servant iiiA gentleman ' s family at Orer , near Gloucester , and that she came toBirdlipvfor thejenodof ner confinement , -which took place at witness ' s house , on the 4 th inst . Deceased was attended , by a midwife , namedBetty Redden , who , at the period of the accouchement eot extremely agitated , and sent to
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Cheltenham for the assistance of a medical gentleman , Mr . -Uaiton , who " gave' his imiriediate attendance , i ^^ ramained with his patient above in Bour and a half ^ who , he said was going on exceedingly well . About two hours after Mr . Dalton Jeft-the decease 1 was delivered oi a full-grown fine female child which was alive when born ; butdied within anhourafterthebirth . The nurse shortly after left ; and the mother was dead before Mr . Dalton could be sent for a second tune . Elizabeth Redden was examined at great length ; but the prevaricating manner in which she gave her testimony , and the great reluctance with which she answered the questions of the coroner , induced him to order her to withdraw , and to decline receiving her testimony . The jury , after a lengthened
discussion , returned the following special verdict : — " That they considered the deceased had not received the proper care and attention that a person in her peculiar state required , but , on the contrary , was neglected and ; injudiciously treated by the midwife , Elizabeth Redden—that the infant died from contusion of the brain , but fronvwhat precise cause itarose th ' ere is not sufficient evidence to testify . ^ eJurj r alsd beg to express their opinion that the child had . ' not proper care and attention bestowed upon it , as to afford it an opportunity of living , and that there was great neglect on the part ot the said Elizabeth Redden . " The above verdict will not warrant a committal for manslaughter .
Important from the River Plate . —Seizure of the Argentine Squadron by the Americans . — Buenos Ayres , October 2 , 1844 . —Circumstances of an extraordinary nature took place at Monte Video bn Sunday , the 29 th ult ., being nothing less than the seizure by the American Commodore , commanding the united States frigate ; Congress , of the whole of tl > e Argentine squadron . We recal to your recollection the fact that since the departure of Commodore Purvis , the fishing boats of Monte Video are seized by ihe Argentines whenever they can catch them . On Sunday , one of these boats was pursued by an armed schooner , having the Buenos Ayrean flag , tod the latter having the best of the race , the boat ran tinder the lee © 1 " an American barque for security , upon which the armed schooner , without hailing or other usual notice , : fired shotted guns into the barque ,
doing some damage ; being at the same time , too , within the range of the Congress's guns . The American Commodore immediately sent an armed boat to take possession of the aggressive schooner , and then of the whole Argentine squadron in detail , lowering the flag of each vessel in succession . Commodore Grenfeli , commanding the Brazilian force at Monte Video , sent a message to Captain Pbippin , stating that he considered , the blockade to be void , as the blockading naval force had ceased to exist . Her Britannic Majesty'B brig Philomel arrived here to-day , dispatched by Mr . Turner with letters to Mr . Mandeville—and there the affair stands at present . On the same day a sortie was made from Monte Video , under the command of Flores , who succeeded in surprising a party of Oribe's men , slew about sixty of them ^ and carried off a quantity of cattle and horses , which were driven into the town .
Fire and Loss of Life . *—Shocking Depravity . —On Friday afternoon Mr . W . Payne held an inquest at St . Bartholomew ' s hospital , on the body of Margaret Heath , aged 32 , of No . 5 , White Horsecourt , Clerkenwell , who lost her life under the following circumstances : —Fromthe evidence it appeared that on Thursdayflaat , between twelve and one o'clock , an alarm of fire was raised in the above court , and upon one of the neighbours hastening out , he noticed smoke issuing outtof the apartment occupied by deceased . The door' being locked , he forced the same , but not being able : to see anything for the smoke , he
poured a quantity of water into the place , and then perceived the deceased standing by the fiverplace , dreadfully burned about the person . He laid hold of the deceased , buttheilesh peeled off , and he was forced to relinquish his hold , she was , however ^ promptly removed to the above hospital . It was proved that the deceased had been seen a short timepreviousih a state of intoxication , and to prevent her going into the street anejof her ^ cMldren had locked her in , and it is supposed that she either fell into the fire , or got so near the grate as to set her clothes in a blaze . When she reached the hospital she was found to have expired . Verdict , Accidental Death .
Melancholy Case . — -Three Youths : Drowned . — On Christmas-day : morning two young men of Banbury were walking on the banks of the Gherwell , and just at the point where the mill-stream and the back torook join , below Grimsbury mill , and where there is a very deep hole , they Bswa boy ' s cap floating on the water where ]; he ice was broken . They gave an imme diate alarm , and aft era search the bodies of two lads were found quite dead . On inquiry , they proved to be those of Jacob aniGeorge Eaglestone , ofWardington , sons of Br tailor of that place , and about 13 and 15 years of age . They had been , in company with another boy named Green , also of Wardington , to Bee a brother who is living with Mr . Nasebyy of Banbury , and were returning , ) having with them a bundle
containing linen and a bottle of brandy . A little boy saw them get upon the ice from the foot bridge , near to the Orimsbury mil ) , and go sliding down the river ; he was ; about to get on with them , but they drove him back . The bodies were carried to the Boat public-house at Grinisbuvy Wharf . When it was ascertained that there had been three boys seen together , drag » Trere proouvod and were in USD Until dark last night , but without finding tho body of the other missing boy . The bundle was found in a thicket near the foot bridge . A boat has been got upon the spot , and this morning , about half-past nine , the body of the third boy was found . At the first alarm , Mr . Robert Field rode off to Banbury for surgical assistance , but that was unfortunately useless . — Banbury Guardian .
Fibk at Banbuby Union Workhouse . —Sruo enough , and the information contained in the letter which we print in the " Notices to Correspondents , " qtceer as we at first deemed it , turns out to be " ower true . " The Banbury Union-house has been on fire ; it was the oakum that took fire ; the people , who had assembled in thousands , refused to " bear-a-hand" towards extinguishing it ; indeed many even of the " respectable sort flatly refused , ¦ when appealed to b y the mayor . When the cupola fell it was hailed by shouts of joy . All this is duly set forth in the Banbury Guardian , as our correspondent said it would be . The cause of the fire was thus : there were so many bundles of oakum on the premises , that the master was obliged to stow it a ; vay in all corners . He had some on the stairs of his own house , which were indeed so filled as scarcely to leave room to pass . A little girl
had to go to a room at the ton of the house with a light to the schoolmaster , who occupied the room there . In doing so she fell , and set fire to the oakum . She tried to extinguish the flames , but finding herself unable to do so , she gave the alarm . It was with great difficulty that the building was saved from utter destruction . As it is , damage was done to the extent of £ 500 . The number of inmates at the time was 275 ; and some idea may be formed of the screams , and cries , and confusion which prevailed for the first half hour after tho discovery ofthe fire , the greater part , if not the whole of the number , being in their beds , with their room doors locked at the time . The men , of course , very speedily broke theirs open . Then there was calling of men for wives —mothers for children—all in a state of perfect bewlderment . ;
AWFTJL CoiAIERT ACCIDENT . —ElGllT LlVES L 08 T . — One of the most ; alarming accidents , and attended , we are sorry to say , with serious loss of life , oecurred on Monday last , at the colliery of Messrs . Mathews and Dudley , at Corbyn ' s Hall , near Dudley . The circumstances are briefly these : —About six o ' clock on Monday last , as six boys and two men were descending the shaft of the pit in a skip , when a few yards from the top , the chain to which the skip was attached broke , and precipitoted them into the " sump , " and they were all Rilled . —Ten Towns' Messenger . Fatal Accident at the Royal Standard Theatre . ¦ — Coroner ' s Inqxtest . —On Friday last Mi " . Payne held an inquest at St . Bartholemew's . Hospital , on the body of Henry Marsden Miller , aged 22 , who was killed by falling from the roof of the Standard
Theatre , Shoreditch , under the following circumstances : —Mr . John Johnson , Victoria-place , Horsemonger-lane , Borough said that he was the proprietor of the Standard Theatre , now rebuilding . The deceased about a fortnight since , was assisting a Mr . Gibson , to get some spars up , in order to form a stage with a canvass roof . All of a sudden the attention of witness was directed towflrds the deceased , by seeing him hang to a tagle inside > the theatre . Before sufficient time had elapsed to take a ladder to deceased , he let go his hold , and fell into a pile of mortar , a distance of nearly forty feet ; in his tall he struck a stove , used for warming the building , and fractured his left thigh . He was picked up , and
without loss of time removed to the above hospital . Mr . John Gibson , of 15 } Stoney-lane , Tooley-street , said the deceased was his apprentice . On the 10 th inst ., whilst witness was engaged raising the spar ( similar to a ship ^ s mast ) , the deceased , although cautioned , insisted upon sliding down the tagle for the purpose of guiding the ropes round the block . In so doing higJ fingers got crashed with the tackle , and he was obliged to relinquish bis bold . Mr . James Read , house surgeon , said ; that deceased was admitted with a very severe compound fracture of the left thigh . Amputation was performed the same evening , but decease never rallied , and died on Wednesday last r from the effects of the injuries received . Verdict—Accidental Death .
Alar ^ ix ? Fxres . —On * wday night two alarming firea broke out . at the eastern end of the metropolis . The firiBt . . occurred upon the . extensive range of premisee belonfei ^ g to Mr . L , Woolf , china merchant , aitua ^ E . a ^ Noiv 315 , High-street , ^ Tapping , near King Edw ^ d ^ airB « The discovery Vf&fc jmade by a boy pas | iag ! along the front' of . the premises , who , it appears , had his attention directed to the warehouse by perceiving an ^^ unus ^ i i gh ^ therelp . He instantly raised an ; ^ a ^ ^ c ] j' ) ttrought
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whole premises . The inhabitante exerted themselves to the utmost ; and thereby prevented the -flames from making greater- havoc during the time that necessarily elapsed in forwarding intelligence of the outbreak to the engiile stations . iWith afl possible expedition , strong bodies of firemen , and several engines of the Brigade and Westiof England Company attended ; and by cutting away the ' timbers , &c ,, the fire was ultimately iompleMy extin guished , but not before considerable damage
had been affected . The origin of the outbreak is lin- known . Fortunately Mr . Woolf * as insured in the Sun Fire-office . The second fire took place between ten and eleven o'clock , in the Cooperage of Mr . W . Beal , in Lower Chapman-sti'eet , ] Commercial-road When first discovered a large number of staves and the roof of one of the sheds were in flames . A numbei * of engines and firemen were jearly in arriving , but happily their services were not required , the fire having been subdued in the interim by the inmates and police . The loss will be severely felt by Mr . Beal , as he is not insured . i
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WITU | SATURDAY'S j NEWS , POLICE , LEGAL AND GENERAL . 1 ; m ~__ i MANSION HOU ^ E . Saturday . —A Dibperate Pickpocket . —A wellknown prig , named Joseph Clarke , the tattered state of whose apparel showed that he had recently been in a severe struggle , was charged with having picked the pocket of Mr . Edward Lenn ox Boy d , resident director of the United Kingdom Life Assurance Company . A young man , named Ellis , said-that he was walking down Oheapside that morning ( Saturday ) when he saw the prisoner deliberately put his hand into Mr . Boyd ' s pocket , and take out a silk handkerchief . He . then passed over the road , and was ioined bv
some of his companions . Mr . B | oyd seized the hat of one of his confederates , into which he had previously seen the prisoner transfer the stolen property . The prisoner made a desperate ) resistance to the police , and in the struggle his Mothes were torn . The Lord Mayor inquired of the prisoner how he got his living . —The Prisoner : By ; hard labour , my Lord . —The Lord Mayor ^ : No doubt you do in Cheapside . Well , I shall commit you for trial in the hope that that locality will be free of ; your company for some time . The prisoner beggM hard to be dealt with summarily , but his Lordship was resolute , and he was locked up . (
Christmas Retellings . —Hannah Ileywood , a milliner , was charged by policenien G 46 , with being drunk . The policeman said hei found her on his beat lying against the rails of a house quite drunk , and incapable of taking care of | herself . On being asked what she had to say she blushed , hung down her head , and whispered—nothing . Fined five shillings , or seven day ' s imprisonment . Double Assault . —John Farrdwchild , a man clad in tagged fustian , was charged with assaulting Richard Friinklin , of Catherine-street , Strand . Mr , Franklin proved the assault . —Lord . Mayor to prisoner : What Jiave you to say?—Prisoner : I know no more
about it than a person not born ;| I must have been eitherdi unkor mad tohave committed it . —The Lord Miyor was about to adjudicate , when policeman , Ue | nry J . Macdonald , stepped forward and said , I alsjo charge kirn , your Lordship , With resisting me in the execution of my duly , and with being drunk and disorderly , —Lord Mayor to prisoner : What have yoo to say to that ?—Prisoner : He hit me , and / knocked me about , and I thought I would just give him a butt in return . —Lord Mayor : You recollect that , do you ?—Prisoner : Yes . —Hewas held to bail to take his trial at the sessions—Himself in £ 20 , and , two sureties in £ 10 each . {
Another "Aldebman Cute . ; " —Jane Smith , a miserable looking !* woman , was ] charged by C . T . Marlton with breaking a square of glass , of the value of 16 s . She pleaded great distress . —Lord Mayor ; " Ah , that ' s always the excuse ! set up now . You ard fined 40 a , or two months in Bridewell . " Stealing THROron DisTBESs .-rWilliam LJoyd and William Marshall , two deplorably ragged objects , were charged with stealing a woollen shirt from the
shop front of Mr . Kepple in Cheapside . Mr . Attwood , the shopman , saw the ^ prisoners both together when Lloyd took the shirt . When captured , with the shirt in their possession , they refused to give it up . The men pleaded great distress—having no work or anything to eat orjdrink . The gaoler identified them as having been ] there before under similar circumstances ; and the Lord Mayor sentenced them , to three months' imprisonment in Bridewell , i
UNION HALL . Saturday . — Alleged Perjcky by a . v Inspector of Police . —Mr . J . Harris , the landlord of the Swan Tavern , Camberwell , was summoned before Mr . Traill , the presiding magistrate , by Inspector Giffwd , ofthe P division , lor having on ! Sunday last unlawfully opened his house for the sale ^ of spirituous liquors . The Inspector , on being sworn , stated that on Sunday morning last , between the hours ' of eleven and twelve , his attention was directed to three men standing near tho entrance of tho defendant ' s house . Two were rather the worse for liquor , and the third was so much so that he could scarcely stand . The witness proceeded a little way on the beat , and on his return he
saw the three men whom he had previously noticed leave the defendant ' s house ! He was quite positive that they were all three the worse for liquor . Mr . Traill told the { defendant that the complaint was a very serious one , and that he had rendered himself liable to a penalty of £ /) . The defendant replied that he should be able to prove that the inspector had false-sworn himself , and that he was determined to indict him for perjury . The fact was ( continued the defendant ) , that on the day in question a green-grocer called at his house to deliver some vegetables , and whenithe door was opened to receive them , two of his ( the defendant ' s ) neighbours insisted on forcing their way intohis house , but
he refused them admission . The parties were all sober at the time , and he could produce them on any day except Saturdays . Mr . A'aill inquired why they were not there on the present occasion , to rebut the testimony of the inspector . Defendant : They are all tradesmen , and toi leave their business on Saturday would put them to great inconvenience . —The magistrate said if the defendant thought he could disprove what the inspector had stated , lie would adjourn the case for a jfew days . —The defendant ( with great warmth ) : I shall be able most certainly to do so , and what is more I am determined to prosecute the inspector for jperjury . —Mr . Trail said he would adjourn the further hearing of the case till Tuesday next . !
Mr . John Jones , the proprietor of the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , was summoned at the instance of policeman 28 P , with keeping' his house open on Sunday last after the time allowed by Act of Parliament . The case was fully proved that at one o ' clock on Sunday evening the officer entered the house and saw two persons there , one of whom was drinking in haste . — . Defendant said a society met at his house , and they did not break up before one o ' clock . No liquors , however , were served after twelve at night . Fined—22 s . \ Stealinc . Brass . —John Mahoney , an apprentice to Mi \ Dunkin , the extensive engineer , of the Blue
Anchor-road , Berraondsey , was charged with robbin g his employer of a considerable quantity of brass-work . The discovery of the prisoner ' s dishonesty arose from the circumstance of his jacket being found in the engine-room , with several brass ! articles of considerable value , which were broken for the purpose of being made portable , so as to carry off the premises without observation . When he was called into the counting-house to explain the matter , it was then found that he had several other brass articles concealed in his trousers and beneath his waistcoat . Mr . Traill said he should commit the prisoner for trial , but that he should be brought up again on Monday .
GUILDHALL . Saturday . —Breaking a Policeman ' s Arm . —Robert Clifford , a carpenter , residing at No . 4 , Dudleycourt , was charged with breaking a policeman ' s arm . The prisoner has been several times remanded for the offence . City police constable Coveney , No . 36 , said that on the morning of the 8 th ; instant , between one and two o ' clock , he was on duty in St . Martbi ' s-le-Grand , when he saw the prisoner standing at the top of Newgate-street . The prisoner seeing witness , called out , " Where isJNewgate-street ? " 4 Witness told him that he was in Newgate-street . Prisoner replied " You are a b— liar . " Witness crossed over and asked him what he meant by such language , but he still persisted in abusing witness . Seeing he was
slightly intoxicated , witness told him it he did not immediately go away he would lock him up , when he ( the prisoner ) pushed his feet from under him , and he fell upon his elbow and broke his arm . The prisoner was then taken to the station-house , and witness was removed to St . Bartholomew ' s Hospitalj where he had ever since been laid up . j The prisoner said he hadbeendi-inking . at a house ( in Clerkenwellon the night in question , and was returning home when the accident occurred . He asked ] the complainant the way to Newgate-street , when ce pushed him about , an < 3 in the scuftle that ensued the policeman must haVe accidentally dipped down . « ^ Mri Alderman Hooper , after condemning in severe terms the conduct ofthe defendant , committed him to take his trial at the next London sessions . I
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Attempted JIurdkr . and Suicide . —On Saturday the nei g hbourhood of 0 ripplegate was thrown into a most painful state of excitementj in consequence of the discoyery of a fathejf having tried to niurder his own oftspring—a Uttle girl ; and afterwards attempted to ; take away hit owh life . The particulars v cdniiec | ed with this distressing hffair areiaa follow ,:, It appears that between eleven and twelve o ' clock the attention < of some of the rieignbours residing i ^ Ltowe ' rTyjiitccrDss-fltreet ,. was attracted to No / 50 , occupied By a bookseller and newsvender ; pf thd ' nlamiJof Flop'd , through hearing a violent screaming proceeding from
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upper part of the house . One qf ||| ie . parties immediately went and knocked at the door ] but receiving no answer , it was deemed advisable to force the door , which being done , another maa'brHnWtiame of J ) alfihin , an Italian warehouseman , rushed up stairs , and upon , opening one of the room doors , a most distressmgspectacle presented itself . Coon the floor was found tying Mr ; -tflood , apparently dying , antedai « hter Ka % elittlegirl , dose by ; otototinw * with allh » might , andsttflfa>he mostexcraciat ingagony ^ . It was at onee fepparentthat both feffier and daughter were suffering 4 $ t » n ; 3 iie effect of gome deadly poison , Mesaengepr , Trete * h » reforesdespatched tor medical assistance . Ipra very , brief period two surgeons arrited , and adsmustered the i stomach pump , and the usual antidotes . They were , howunable
ever , toeradicate the whole of the poison from the man ' s stomach , it having such a strong hold ot the whohvof the system , ar id , as the last'ftsouroe to save his life he was removed to St . Barftalomew ' a Hospital , where , at seven o ' clock last ew&ag , the reporter , upon calling , ascertained that there was little hopesrof the unfortunate man ' s recovery . The remedies ^ admin&teTedto the girl had a better effect , and it is hoped that she may ulOmately recover . The probable cause of the unfortunate man making such a desperate attempt to destroy his own life , and that Of his daughter , is the following i—A few days since ms wile died , which so preyed upon hismind that ever since he has beeu noticed tobe man exceedingly low and desponding state , and he has more than once been heard to say , that he feared he should one day die by his own hand .
Deathby Burning —On Thursday morning a pohce-constable , named Ayliffe , on his beat in Greenman-lane , Poplar , heard the screams of a woman , and cries of " Murder , " " Fire , " proceed from the house , No .. 3 , inhabited by a person named Ellen Walsh . He endeavoured to obtain admission , but was unable to do so until he broke open the door , when the unfortunate creature ( Walsh ) fell into his aims with her garments blazing around her . Ayliffe , with great presence of mind , threw his great coat about her person , flung her on the ground , and rolled her over and over until he extinguished the flames . She was removed to the London hospital , and death has since relieved her of her sufferings . The woman was of the class called "unfortunate , " and went home intoxicated on Christmas-night , leaving a candle burning , on a chair by her bed-side , and the light communicated to her clothes .
Manchester . —Determined Suicide . —On Tuesday mofnujg Mr . Charles Swengley , landlord ofthe Waterloo Tavern , Cockpit-bill , put an end to his existence by shooting himself through the head . It appears that on Monday evening he went to the shop of Mr . Conway , gunmaker , Blackfriars , to purchase a pistol , saying it was for a little boy to shoot sparraws . He procured one , which " he afterwards thought . too small , and eame back for a larger one . The next morning he was found by the servants lying near the fire-place of the bed-room with his head blown
to pieces . It is conjectured that he placed himself before a large glass , which stood over the chimneypiece , and discharged the pistol into his mouth . The pistol was found laying by his side . Some powder and shot were on the table , together with a piece of paper on which the unfortunate man had written a lew lines , in a rather trembbne hand , declaring himself to be " broken , " and wishing to be pardoned for all his feultfli An inquest was held on the body on Tuesday , when the jury returned a verdict of—Suicide under temporary insanity .
The Latte Mubdehobs Attack on the Earl op Coventry ' s- Keepers , at Croomh . —Yesterday , Superintendent Harris , ofthe Pershore station , accompanied by Superintendent Petford , apprehended three men in Pershore , suspected ef having been concerned in the latal fatal aflray . They are severally named Francis DiHgley , Samuel Turvey , and William Brimfield . We understand that Turvey and the three other prisoners have alread y been convicted of poaching , and strong suspicion exists that all participated in the deplorable outrage . The inquest on Staite was commenced yesterday , and after the examination of several witnesses , was adjourned to the 7 th of January . —Worcester Herald of Saturday .
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE . More Shipwrecks . — Late on Sunday night a schooner , the . Minerva , belonging to St . Ives , foundered off St . Eval ' s Head . She was laden with copper ore from Wales , and a heavy gale springing up on the night previous , she sprung a leak , and although the pumps were worked ,- the water , so rapidly gained upon them in the hold that the crew , for the preservation of life , took to the boat , and within a quarter of an' hour afterwards she sunk into deep water . On Sunday a shipwreck , very nearly attended with the most lamentable results , happened on the coast of Ennismore , Ireland , to the Lady Grace , a schooner , balonging to Kilrush . She was from Glasgow ,
running to that port , when , by some unlucky chance , she was driven by a north-easterly gale up ' on a reef of rocks , north of Uinehead , afewmileslroin Ennismore . The crew were lashed to the rigging , and after great difficultyweresaved , andgotashore . EarlyonMonday morning a fine new barque , called the Taegar , Captain Reddington master , belonging to Liverpool , was xvreched on the Blackwater Bank . There being much wind from the eastward , and much surf among the breakers , the crew took to the boats , and succeeded in reaching the shore in safety . The wreck lies in a most dangerous position , and there is no doubt will shortly go to pieces . A large Prussian steamer , named the Prince , is announced to be wrecked
near Mongeaok . She is valued at £ 17 , 000 , but there is no knowing as yet whether any lives are lost . In the course of Christmas-day a small vessel , supposed to be named the Joseph , is reported to have been lost , with all hands , at the back of Pendennis Castle , a large quantity of wreck having been found washed up on the beach . Other two vessels are lost , the Helen ( William Miles ) , of London , andthe Nimrod , of Aberdeen , both wrecked on the northern coast . The ship Francis , of Liverpool , Captain fehap , sunk in Mumble Bay in October last , having a valuable cargo of copper ore from Valparaiso , bound to Swansea . The crew of the American liner , Elizabeth , wrecked a few weeks since , and who were supposed to have perished , it is now ascertained were picked up and all saved .
To The Carpenters Of London.
TO THE CARPENTERS OF LONDON .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 28, 1844, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct688/page/5/
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