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      refused / however , to > prefer any charge * against - the - f n-Boner ; bat he was detained , nevertheless , and brought before the magistrate . The prisoner ^ answer to « the charge was , that the woman with whom he had been living had long been afieoted in her mind , and that in a state of excitement she : got out-of bed and possessed herself of his case of razors . He was in the act of rising from his bed when she drew a razor across his throat , and then ran to a corner of the room , where she drew the

      razor across her own throat . Some other particulars were gone into , and the prisoner called a witness to show that on the previous day , the woman , being required to sign some documents with respect to property , exhibited a derangement of intellect . She walked to and fro in the room for above two hours , and was evidently labouring under a temporary aberration of mind . At the police-court , she again refused to prefer any complaint ; and the magistrate having discharged the prisoner , she left the court in company with him .

      Woman Beating . —A case of savage assault was brought before the magistrate at the Thames Police office on Tuesday . Mary Oldfield , the injured woman , had lived with the accused , a dustman , for nine years , and during the whole of that period had been subjected to perpetual ill-usage . She supported the prisoner by her own earnings as a -sack-maker ; and these amounted on an average to 2 s . a day . On Monday night , the man picked a" quarrel with her on purely imaginary grounds , kicked her about

      stunned her with a blow from his fist , the head and body while on the ground , and finally threw her from the top of the stairs to the bottom . Here she was found ; by a policeman , who was brought to the spot by her cries . She was then insensible , and covered with blood ; and the prisoner was foaming at the mouth , and raging like a madman . The poor woman stated that her person was covered with bruises , and that Bhe had lost a large quantity of blood . Mr . Yardley sentenced the ruffian to six months' imprisonment , with

      hard labour . A Game-law Case . —On theOxford Circuit , — Miller and — Pritchard , labourers , were charged with shooting at David Holt , a gamekeeper , with intent to murder him . It appeared that at about ten o ' clock on the night of the 24 th of August last , Holt was / passing along a lane , w-hen he heard some sheep ¦ rjinning in a field belonging to 'his master , but in the occupation of another person . He got over into the field ,. and there saw Miller , whom he knew . He collared him , and asked what he was doing there . The ii prisoner thereupon raised a stick , and cried , " Stand . off ! " The gamekeeper said he would not , and that the ¦ prisoner should go along with him . Miller refused ± o

      -do this , and tried to get away . A scuffle then ensued , and the prisoner called out , " Come on , mate . " Upon ithis , another man . came up , supposed to be the other prisoner , Pritchard , and struck the gamekeeper a blow on the head with a stick . Both the men struck him several blows ; but the latter kept hold of Miller ' s collar with one hand . The gamekeeper had a double-barrelled gun in his left hand all this time , which the men were endeavouring to get away from him ; and at length he was knocked down , and Miller took the gun from his-hfmd ,. and r according . tothe . gamekeeper ' s statement , pointed it at his body , and iired it . Fortupately , he had still hold of the barrel of the gun , and was able to turn it aside , and thus escaped injury .

      The gun was . then thrown aside , and the parties made off , but not before they had inflicted several additional and severe blows on the gamekeeper with sticks . Miller was the same night taken into custody at his own house , when his shirt-sleeves and other parts of his ' clothes were found to be stained Avith fresh blood ; and the next morning his hat was foitnd near the scene of the struggle . A net , and some sticks for spreading it , were found near the spot , and also a bag containing six dead rabbits ; so that thero was little doubt as to the purpose for which the partios wore there . Thero was no evidence . to identify Pritchard , who was , therefore , acquitted ; but Miller wns found guilty of unlawfully 1 -wounding .

      A Lady Charged -with Theft . —Mrs . Mary Kamsbothavn , -wife of the well-known physician of l ' ortmnnsquarc , appeared on Tuesday nt tho Mnrylcbono policecourt , charged with stealing four cambric handkerchiefs from tho shop of Mr . Moulo in Baker-street . She was allowed to sit in tho dock during tho investigation . Dr . Kamsbotham was in court , and aafc close to tho witnessbox . From tho evidence ' of tho shopman it appeared that Mrs . Rnmsbotham took tho handkerchiefs while there wore no other customers in tho shop , and shortly after left ; that , on being followed , she first denied having been at Mr . Moule's , and then admitted it , and said she had tho handkerchiefs in her pocket ; that ftho afterwards stated she took tho handkerchiefs to show to her sister , meaning' to return them if not approved ; and rtteit she was given into custody , notwithstanding her entreaties to bo forgiven . She was remanded until Mon-« & » y ; and-Mr . Brougkton refused to accept bail .

      • A Yoima Man threatening iils Father .- —A ytrang man -wna on Thursday convicted at 'Worshipstreet of having threatened hia father ' s life , and ' mennccdj '« hn -with a « rftwn ( Kvrortl . He-mis intoxicated nt thd tlttie ; itmt'lt would appear thftt 'Ms violence is hnbitunlj Jfts'tils father , according' to the statement of one of thd witno 83 os , is obliged to carry lotfdc'd pistols for'his pro-j

      ^ eetaof c . l * . pri «« e * ' ^ iwswie « l ^ iMea *^« Mx- « a < mthsViB ^ ; p ^(» aA ^ , ^ in < de *« i ]*^ 'to * fl ^* J » e 1 »« s bis , good ^ behaviour . ' AssAXttT i B ¥ A FajehBb <* r his Datjgohtbr . —A dissipated old manwas e © nvitte < L atCJlenkeawell PoJioe-« 6 urt , of a savage assault « n Ms -daughter . Cruelty to A 4 BEMAiia .- » -Jo 8 e ^ h . ' Johnson , Uxbridge carrier , has been &ng& §/ . > md <© os * s for fraying ill-used his horses . Thee Case of JFelonioius 'AsssAiui / r upon a servant girl at the Rev . Mr . Sugden ' s , -near Dorking , by a lad of fifteen , the assault tfoeing assisted by the groom and cook , hasbeen tried- at the Cr © wn Court oa the home circuit , aadtooke * dowe , owing tova probability appearmglhatthe , gfrl- ^ as a consentingiparty . . _ . _

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      fiEAii'TJa : of . "lgshcus . ( From ihe-Segistrar ' General ' s Report . ) Thirteen htendred arid'teighty-ttaee persons , namely 701 males and 682 females , died in London in the week that ended last Saturday . The public health is improving , though the rate of mortality is still high even for March ; for there died last week 123 persons more than the number obtained by calculation from corresponding weeks in previous years ( 1845-54 ) . It does not happen usually till April that more genial weather produces a marked , -effect dn the reduction of the mortality . ¦ .

      Diseases of the respiratory organs have been more fatal than the zymotic , or any class In which the causes of death are arranged . Their decrease in the last five weeks , from the point at < which their mortality was greatest , is shown in the following numbers : — -434 , 433 , 313 , 339 , ¦ ¦ and ( last week ) 285 deaths . The last number is higher than usual , which is owing specially to bronchitis , the deaths from which were 146 , while the estimated number is 108 . The mean temperature ( 38-2 ) degs ., about the same as in- the previous week , was 4 degs . below the average , and the latter part of the week was remarkably cold . Hooping-cough is prevalent , and 75 of deaths from

      children died of it . The total number measles did not exceed 20 ; but about a third of these occurred in the workhouse at Bethnal-green , and 4 on the same day . Scarlatina has become less prevalent than it was inj ; he earTer part of the year ; ( the greatest number of fatal cases- last -week occurred in the North districts , chiefly in Somers Town and Kentish Town . Typhus and common fever do not prevail more than usual ; 17 of the 49 deaths occurred in the South districts . Cancer was fatal in 16 cases ; Hernia in no fewer than-10 cases ; in the first eleven weeks of this year this complaint has averaged 5 . Three persons died of intemperance . Last -week the births of 80 0 boys , and 759 girls , in all 1558 children , were registered in London . In the nine corresponding weeks of the years 1845-54 , the average number was 1535 .

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      MISCELLANEOUS . The Australian Robbery . — Apprkhkxsiox of one of the Culprits . —Henry Beresford Garrett , one of the principals -in the robbery , at-the Yictoria . Bank in October last , has been apprehended in London . He and his wife arrived in England on the 12 th inst ., and sold to a bullion-dealer in Gornhill 409 oz . of gold-dust for 1975 Z . lie was shortly , however , traced by the detective policeofficers , and arrested in ¦ Oxford-street with such suddenness that ho was unable to use the weapons which he carried about with him—tivo loaded revolvers and a dagger . On Friday week lie was examined at Marlborough-strcet , and remanded until tho following Friday .

      Falling rx of a Tunnel ox the Midland Kailway . —A portion of the Long Landstone tunnel , on the Derby side of Ambergate-stfltion , has recently fallen in . About half-past two o ' clock p . m . nearly fifty tons of stone ( solid limestone rock ) fell upon the up-line , and completely blocked up the road . A man who was working upon the rail had the presence of mind to stop an advancing train by motioning with his arms ; the engine was reversed , and , although it was thrown off the line , the concussion with tho debris was so fur lessoned that no one was hurt . Lord Duxdonald and his 1 ' lan . —Lord Dundonald has written to tho daily papers to say , that as his offer to destroy Sebnstopol , Cron . stndt , &c , by means known only to himself , has not been accepted , ho shall mako tho sanio proposal to our " vise and energetic rilly . "

      Explosion of Gah and Loss of Life . —An explosion of gas took place in Portmnouth dockyard about ten o ' clock last Saturday night . Tho constables belonging to tho dockyard police-station hud for some days perceived a smell of gas , and , though they complained of tho matter , no attempt was mnde to remedy it . On Saturday night tho smell wns stronger than usual , nnd one of tho policemen foolishly applied a light to tho crevices of tho boards to nscertuin tho nourca of the escape A loud report followed ; tho flooring was torn up , tho roof . blown into the air , and tho men ( about ton in number ) were buried under the ruins . On being extricated , it was found that tho legs and arms of sonic were broken , nnd that all ¦ were seriously injured . . One of tho mon has since died , arid tho inspector will havo to undergo amputation 6 t both logs .

      America . —Late advices from Hondur ^ mention fjhe prevalence of rumours of 1 ^ bustei * 3 gpe ^] a 6 w " wm" | Jie United States for-the invasion of the ^ Mo | fli 4 to > country , and of the design of General Carrera to subdue and annex the state of ' Honduras to Guatemala . " * It was also expected that another bombardment and destruction of Grey town would take place . These reports b , ad created an unusual excitement among the inhabitants . Adyices from ' Mexico' to February 19 represent fianta Anna-s ^ daily losing and Alvarez gaining ground . 'It was said that Santa Anna held several steamers ready to receive him on the approach of the Revolutionists . Santa Anna had sent what he could of the 7 , 000 , 000 dols . received from the United States out of the country , together with all his valuables , and had sold the 3 , 000 , 000-dols . yet to be paid to Mexico by the United States . » ' ' . t . '¦ -i •_ ¦ _ >_ TTT * - _ j-l— - „ MAM ^ An 4- % * d

      Havannah :. —According to advices from Havannah of the 4 th , matters were all quiet throughout the island , and business appeared to be recovering . The United States steam-frigates San Jacinto and Princeton were at Havannah- The markets had undergone but little change , the blockade of the ports preventing free supplies of sugar . . The Basque Madonna ( St . John ' s built vessel , 569 tons register ) was destroyed by fire on the night of Thursday week at Belfast . . The SEBASToroL Committee . —From the evidence printed for the use of the Committee , it appears that they have put upwards of 5000 questions to the witnesses and have received 5000 answers since the inquiry commenced , or at the rate of between 400 and 500 postulates and lies per day . _

      rep Death of Mr . W . B . GuRNEY .- ^ Mr . William B . Gurnev , the short-hand writer to the Houses of Lords and Commons , died on Monday morning , at his residence , Denmark-hill , Camberwell , in the seventy-eighth year of his age . His death was somewhat unexpected , as the state of his health was such as to encourage the hope that he would be able , on the first Thursday in May , to lay the foundation stone of the Jubilee Building of the Sunday School Union , of which , in 1803 , he was the founder , and of which he held the office of President up to the time of his death . . „ The i

      The Chinese in California . — Tung-NgaSan-Lul ; a weekly Chinese newspaper , published in California , in the Chinese language , and edited by Lee Kau , appears to have been chiefly established to reply to the aspersions cast upon the Chinese in California by the United States governor of that state . According to the Tung-Ngai , there are five Chinese clubs flourishing- in San-Francisco . These clubs furnish beds , fuel , and water to Chinese guests who remain for a short time ; also lodging plffSes and medicines for the aged and sick . The Americans say that the members of these clubs are slaves , but this is denied . According to Lee Kaus journal , the Chinese in California do not number more than 40 , 000 ; the governor has stated that the number with not

      is much greater . The Chinese are charged bringing their wives with them . They acknowledge that there are only 2000 Chinese women in California , but they say their wives have compressed feet , and are unfit to encounter the winds and waves during an ocean voyage . They complain of the violence and extortion to which they are subjected in California . The Americans haveatlength * decidedtharthe'Chineseshtill-be-treated like Indians and negroes , and not allowed to give evidence in a court of justice . At this Leo Kau is indignant , and remarks in an editorial— " When we reflect upon the honourable position that China has maintained for many thousands of years , upon the wisdom transmitted by her philosophers , upon her array of civil and military- powers , upon the fame of her civilisation , upon and then

      the wealth and populousness of her possessions , behold the people of other nations heap ridicule upon ua as if we were the same as Indians , who wear neither clothes nor shoes , and who live in wild places and in caves , we ask—is it possible that this can be in accordance with the will of Heaven ?" . —Daily JVeics . Superiority of an Expanding Iron Shot over the present service for large cannon . on Thursday , tho 22 nd March , an experiment was made at Shoeburyncss , with a new cannon shot , the invention of The

      Mr . Worssoin , Oaklcy-crcscent , City-road . charge usod for the government round shot of 9 lbs . against whioh it wns tried , was 3 lhs . powder , while Mr . Worssam s , weighing 10 lbs . ( nearly double the woltfiit , but for the sumo bore ) was tried with 2 * and fi - only . Mr . Worssmn ' s shot , with tho former of these charges , ranged 273 , and with tho latter 744 feet beyond that of the service ! It is , therefore , a natural inference that , if Mr . Worasnm ' s shot were i . red from . a gun whoso weight of metal would allow of tl e full charge of powder , it would obtain a riingo « of at least from 1200 to 1500 foot beyond tho shot in present use . 11 ( 1111 UUU IU J . OIIU «< - > - > . " > v . ^~»» n »« VM " 1

      . THK "MANl'FAi'JHriU-. KH DEFENCE ASSOCIATION . - ~ A meeting of cotton manufacturer * was held at Mani : Ztut wo-k , at which i »» . ^' " i ^ £ S to thu Homo Secretary ww read . It wns stated tnat sVowr « o W had joftmxl W « answer for a few days , a d H w « h determined meantime to go on orpnwiriffj a National Defence Association and that ^ J » d ° f o 00 ( £ be r « i «* l (»> addition to the subHonnt on of U . . EnJTpmveV from each member ) with a vie \ v- of ^ Jg funds for resisting , should Government bo detertniricd to ncTMOVcro In subjecting factory ow ners to the . p « d 6 At prosecutions for not fencing machinery Sufficiently , anU

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    • Leader (1850-1860), March 31, 1855, page 299, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2084/page/11/