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      Health Of Loxjjos Numsa Inn Week, — The ...

      Health of Loxjjos numsa inn Week , — The Resistrar-GeueraFs report states that iu the week ending Saturday , August 2-5 , the deaths in London were 2 , 457 ; of which 1 , 276 were by cholera , 238 by diarrhcea . Thc deaths from all causes in each of the last seven weeks were 1 , 070 , 1 , 360 , 1 , 741 , 1 , 931 , 1 , 967 , i , 9 W , 2 ; 22 » , 2 . 457 ; the deaths from cholera 152 , asy , 078 , 7 S 3 , l > 2 Cs SiJ , 1 , 220 , and 1 , 270 . Although the number of deaths last week is greater than any number yet recorded , it is gratifying to learn that active measures arc now in actual operation , or commencing in every district , to combat tiw great epiieuiic which has already destroyed 7 , 470 lives in London , The mortality stands iu * favourable cent nisi to thai which has been felt in

      other cities , where the visitation has recalled thc ravages of the middle ages . But if the general sanatory state aud arrangements are superior to those of xhe other civilised countries of Europe , it is quite certain that , while the present epidemic has excited some talk and terror , thc efforts which have hitherto been employed to combat it look feeble and insignificant , wlicn contrasted with the vast means and agency which are brought to bear by the nation in other fields , for the protection of life and property . Thc energy with which parts of our institutions work makes the defects of tho rest the more evident . On August 9 th last , a man was murdered iu Ijcrmondsey , aud before his death , reported by the coroner , will appear iu these returns ,

      one , ana re w prouable uotn ot the persons charged with the murder will bo in custody . Steam ships , the electric telegraph , the heads of the police , aud professional agents , specially chosen , were all employed to arrest the destroyers of this life ; the columns of the newspapers * were filled with the details of the death . On the same dav ( August 9 th , ) a stockbroker died at No . 12 , Albion-terrace , Wandsworth-road ; a widow lady , and an old domestic servant , at So . G ; in the five preceding days , in the same terrace , the daughter of a grocer , a child of 5 years of age , bad died at Xo . f ; the widow of a coach proprietor , and a commercial clerk , at So . 2 ; a gentleman ' s widow , at No . 3 ; a surgeon ' s daughter , at Xo . 4 ; a spinster , of 41 , at Xo . 5 ; the wife of a dtssentin : ' minister , his mother , a widow

      lady , and a servant , at Xo . C ; a young woman , of 21 , atXo . 10 ; a gentleman , at Xo . 12 , where the stockbroker died ; a commercial clerk , and a young woman of 19 , at Xo . 13 , where a young woman also died on the 2 Sth of July ; a gentleman ' s wife , at Xo . 14 , who had seen her daughter die there tho day before . The nineteen persons died of cholera , many of the inoabitants of thc tcrracn were dispersed , and the deaths of several have been registered elsewhere . " Itappears , " says the registrar , Mr . Frost , " that at Xo . 13 , inhabited by Mr . 13 iddle , where the first death occurred , and where two deaths wese afterwards registered , the refuse of the house had been allowed to accumulate ia one of the vaults ( which is a very large one ) for about two years ;

      and when removed last week , the stench was almost intolerable , there being about two feet of wot soil filled with maggots . The drain also had burst , overflowed into the tank , aud impregnated the water with which the houses were supplied . On the back ground , in the distance , was an open ditch , into which nearly the whole of the soil of CJapham runs . " As turpentine to flames , so is the exhalation of such cellars , tanks , and sewers to cholera ; it diffused itself rapidly , attacked many , and nineteen inhabitants , after some hours of suffering , sickness , and spasms , expired . —Tlie effects of decomposing refuse and water on health were well known—their fatal subsidies to cholera had been heard of evcry day—yet no steps had been taken for their removal

      from Albion-terrace in July—no medical police had interfered to disturb thi contents of Mr . Kiddle ' s cellar—and now tlie nineteen masters , servants , parents , children rest iu their graves , it appears to be taken for granted that blame attaches to nobodyto nothing—neither io the householders themselves , to tbe guardians of the district , nor to the institutions of thc country ! Such mean intangible instruments of death can be invested with no dramatic interest ; but fixing our eyes on the victim , it is well worth considering whether substantially it is net as much a part of the sound policy of the country that tbe lives like those in Albion-terrace should he saved , as that the murderers of the man in Bermond > ey should be hanged .

      A Bohglar ' s Funeral . — Some excitement was occasion d on Saturday last in the parish of St . Paul , Corent-Gard-n , by the refusal of the Rev .- Mr . Jones , one of the curates of thc parish , to read the service for the burial of thc tlead over tlie remains of the unhappy young man who w < s killed from falling from tlis t- 'p of ¦» h use in Oxford-street , a few days since , while engaged in committing a burglary . It appea'S that the deeeas- < 1 was a younger son of a trades-ran who lias lived in the pari h for nearly half a century , and who possesses a faurily-.-rav in the churchyard . The p- « n * father was anxious that his erring son's remains should rest in the same grave with those of his brothers and sbters ; and after the inquest had been holdea , the body was removed from

      where it was lying to an undertaker ' s in Wavdourstreet , who made tbe necessary arrangements for opening the grave , and the iiitermi-at was expected t- - > takeurface at three o'clock ou Saturday . In the coursex > f Friday Mr . Jones ascertained t > ie circumstances under which the d .-ceased met his drain , upon which he at once stated bis objection ro perform the usual service , and , wc understand , had au interview with the Bishop of London en the subject , the result of whic ' i we cannot exactly 'tatc , but haw reason to believe that the Bishop declined advising . Air . Jones persisted in bis refusal , and as the family of the deceased wtre equally determine ¦ to bury their relative iu their own parish churchyard , ' there appeared every i » obaV . diiy of an unpleasant exhibition in tbe churchyard , tlie more so as t * 'e Rev . Mr . Hauon , the rector , was out of town , ar . tl could not be appealed to . The fact ir-ivim ; been courtnunica i d

      to the ehurchwardtu ( Mr . Wilkinson , of Tavistockstreet ] , that gentleman endeavoured to induce Mr Jones to aet , but without effect , and th--. body arrived at the church actually before any cl rgymau was in attendance to receive ir , ihe niou-ness , ol whom there were several , remaining in the most painful suspense . At length Mr . Wilkinson , who in hi * anxiety to obtain a minister , had g"ue lo ? he Clerical C ; ab in S'juthanipfcm-st-eet sue e .-ded in inducing thcllcv . E . O . MoiganofStockw . il . to resdlhessrvice over the corpse . I \ lr . Morgan , we believe , was induced to cons nt purely from an impression that a clergyman , whai duly called upon , had no right to refuse to perform the scrvitv . Tha decascd was only nineteen years of ag . * , and a detective officer present pointed out among thc crowd assembled there two or three weii-known cracksmen . —Sunday Paper .

      JiXTEXsivi ; I ikes . —Between six and seven o ' clock on Monday morning a fire , attended with great damage , happened on the premises of Mr . Sitid , paper-hanger and decorator , nearly opposite Salisbury-square , Fleet-street , The engines from Farringdou-street were instantly on the spot , and the damage was confined to the lower part of the premises . Mr . Xiad is not insured . —At twelve o ^ loek another fire took place in thc shop of -Mr . Browning oil and colourman , St . John ' s-strcct , ClcrkenwelL Here , also , the Farringdon-strcet engines were in very quick attendance , and fortunately little damage ¦ was experienced by fire , but some by temporary removal .

      Lscape of a Prisoner . —It will be remembered that in the early part of last week two men attempted to commit a burglary at the residence of Mr . Rabies , Xo . 332 , Oxford-street , and that in their endeavours to escape one of them was killed on the spot by falling from the roof of the house and the other , whose name is Bealc , was so severely injured that the police deemed it necessary to convey him to the Middlesex Hospital , where he remained under the surveillance of the police , one of whom was constantly in the ward with the injured man , and slept in the bed adjoining the prisoner ' s . The prisoner , about twelve on Sunday night , contrived to make his escape from tbe hospital , and has not been heard of since . Singular to relate , the constable , a sleepy-headed fellow , named Shenks ,

      320 B , was actually sitting on the next bed at the time Beale effected his escape from the ward . Evcry search was immediately made for him , but in vain , and on the other inmates of the ward being interrogated they all declared they had not witnessed his departure . The prisoner , whose clothes were all kept from him but his trousers there is no doubt assisted by some confederates , made his escape over the hack garden wall into Ckarlcs-street-mcws . A young man , walking lame , and without a coat , was about twelve o ' clock seen to enter a public-house in Wells-street , where , after drinking a pint of porter , he limped out and was driven oft * in a cab , which at that moment drew up . Evcry exertion to trace the retreat of the prisoner lias hitherto been unsuccessful .

      Cur of Losses Registration . —Mr . M'Christie has fixed Monday , the 17 th of September , as the day on which he will commence his registration of the lists of voters for members to serve in Parliament for the city of London . Love asb Sdicide—An inquest was held on Monday before Mr . J . C . Carttar , at the Black Horse . High-street . Deptford , on view if the body of Sarah Spencer Xeale , aged twenty-five years , who was found drowned in the Grand Surrey Canal . The deceased resided with her pareu ' s , who are highly respectable , at 0 , Martiri ' s-terrace , Rotherhithe . During the last

      twelve mouths she bad been courted by a young man named Davis , a constable in Deptford dockyard , and to whom su 2 was much attached . Their intima y at last came to the knowledge of her parents , who peremptorily desired her to discontinue the acquaintance . _ The deceased refused to do so ; and after a short tims , her parents , finding that she was resolved to continue the intimacy , relented , aud thc marrir'e wis fixed to tstc place at the latt : r end of tiw present aiojfh . A shoit time since it came to thc knowledge of Davis , that his intended moth- r-in-law had spoken disrespectfully of him to her friends , which exc . tcd him very much , and in a moment of ra"e he

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      broke off the engagement with the poor girl , who was almost broken-hearted in consequence . On Wednesday last , she stationed herself at the dockyard , and waited until Davis left off duty . She endeavoured to make him recall his previous resolution , but without effect , and she shortly afterwards complained of fatigue- They entered a public-bouse , and she partook of some brandy and water . The deceased cried very bitfr .-rly , and she took a gold ring from her fmcer aud placed it upon one of Davis ' s fingers , aud told him to keep it for her sake . They then parted , and the deceased was never seen alive arW . \ -avds . On Friday afternoon , the body of the deceased was discovered in the Grand Surrey Canal , under the Greenwich Railway bridge . The jury returned a verdict of " Found dead , " and made some strong remarks on Davis's conduct .

      Manslaughter , against a Foreman on the Great Northern Railway —Mr . H . M . AVakley concluded an adjourned inquest at the K . ng ' s Head , Lowe-road , Isl ' mg on , ou Richard Gumro , alias John Jones , aged thiriy , who was killed by the falling « f a railway arch ou tho East and West India Dock Junction Railway , near Copenhagen-fields , over which he was forced to drive some trucks while it was in a dangerous state . Tha jury , after an hour anda half's deliberation , returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" again-t the foreman , and against whom the coroner issued his warrant for his committal to Xewgate . As the accused did not appear , the coroner banded the committal to the officer of the court for execution

      . _ ., , Suicide at a Statiox-House . — On Monday an inquest was held by Mr . W . Caner , at the Marquis ofGranby , Richmond , on the body of Joseph i . Wheeler , aged 40 . The deceased on Tuesday last was given into custody for stealing a washing-tub and jack towel . On the following morning deceased was discovered suspended by bis braces to the bar over his cell , and quite dead . A paper « vas found in his cell , to the effect that he was in great trouble of mind from want of employment . Tho jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanty . "

      Death of a Mishb . —On Monday an inquest was held by Mr . W . Carter , at the Horseshoe Inn , Stone ' s-end , Borough , on the body of Mr . W . . Scale , aged 57 . The deceased was a very eccentric character , and for fourteen months bad lodged at the Red Lion Coffee-house , 45 , Blackman -street , Borough . On Wednesday night be was very ill , and attacked with cramps , and had also a great sickness . He declined to sav where his friends lived , and at ten o ' clock the next morning he was discovered sitting in a chair and quite dead . Mrs . Howell , the landlady of the hoase , was during the time attending her husband , who wa 3 suffering from cholera , of

      which he has since died . A number pi bank notes were found in bis drawers , and some gold and jewellery at a house in Francis-street , Newington , where he ' hadformerly lodged . No medical man was called in , because the deceased bad a great objection to it , although he had symptoms of cholera , of which Mrs . Howel ' , the landlady , believed he died . The deceased had been a merchant in the City , but bad long since retired from business . Mr . James Scale , the brother , who is also a merchant , at Xo . 5 , Nicholas lane , Lombard-street , was examined , and said that the deceased was so extremely penurious that he believed his death had arisen from extreme

      abstinence from food , although he had plenty of means . —The jury returned a verdict of "Death from exhaustion . " Melxxcuoly Case of Destitutios . —On Tuesday evening Mr . W . J . Payne , the deputy-coroner , held an inquest at the Goldsmiths' Arms , Southwark Bridge-road , on the body of a woman named Catherine Brooks , who was found dead in her room , under the following melancholy circumstances : — William Farren , a policeman , stated that he was called by a woman at ten o ' clock the previous evening to Xo . 2 , Union-street , Southwark . The person who called him stated that there must be something the matter with thc deceased , as she had not been heard about for a considerable time . He

      prosecded to the room on the second floor , and found the door fastened , with the key inside . His attempts to break it open being ineffectual , he obtained a ladder and entered by the window , wliich he found wide open . On obtaining a light and searching the room he found the deceased sitting on the floor dressed . She had evidently been dead many hours . It appeared that she had sat down in that position and so died . Medical assistance was procured , and a vein was opened , but without any beneficial results . There was a dreadful smell in the room , but be saw no signs of vomiting or purging , neither did he observe anything to indicate that violence had been used . There was not an atom of food in the room . Dr . Farebrother had made an external examination of the body . There

      had been no violence , but the body was much emaciated . There were the usual appearances of death from cholera . —Mr . William Brooks , the husband of the deceased , said he had been married forty-two years . His wife was a stay-stitcher , and could earn no more than a shilling a week , although she worked day and night . Her employers wished to cut her down to sixpence a week , but she declined , and had had no work since . She had tasted no animal food for twelve months . The jury returned as their verdict , " That deceased died from cholera . " It was stated in the inquest room that Mr . Brooks , the husband of the deceased , had been a Chancery barrister in extensive practice , but misfortune having overtaken him , he lost the whole of his legal connexion . He is now an inmate of St . George ' s workhouse .

      The Boot found is the River Lea . —On Wednesday , Mr . Baker , the coroner for the Eastern division of Middlesex , held an inquest at the Spread Ragle , Homerton , respecting the death of Thomas Wilkinson , aged sixty-live , of Leytonstone , Essex , whose body was found in the river Lea , under circumstances to warrant a supposition that he bad been murdered . The body having been viewed by the coroner and the jury , the following witnesses were examined ;—James Harvey , of West-street , Hackney , said that on Sunday morning last , his attention was called to the body of thc deceased , which was about four inches below the surface of ihe water . Having £ 0 t it out , it was taken to the workhouse . There was a rope tied round thc deceased ' s legs , and one of his hands was tied to his knee . He found a hat and handkerchief lying near

      the place where the bodj was discovered . He had no knowledge how the deceased got into the water ; but he had carefully examined tlie banks since , and could discover nothing to lead him to suppose that the deceased had been struggling before he went into the water . Had not the least suspicion that deceased had been murdered by another party ; but ou thc contrary , believed that he had tied his own legs together , and then slid into the water . — Mr . James Hoot said that the deceased , on more than one occasion , had wandered from home into Kpping Forest . Another witness said that about three years ago the deceased left his home , and wandered about for three days and nights . The jury returned an open verdict , that the deceased was found dead in the river Lea , with his legs tied together , but there was not sufficient evidence to prove how he got therein .

      A Pleasure Van ox Fire . —As a large pleasure van , returning with a party from Hampton Court , in passing through Hammersmith was discovered to be ou lire , it is supposed from one of the smokers having droped a iight amongst the straw strewn at the bottom of the vehice . Some of the female occupants were severely burnt , their dresses igniting before th ' . * y could make their escape . From the rapidity with which the flames travelled , and the difficulty of procuring water , tae van , with the exception of the wheels and axles , was entirely consumed , and the party , some of whom seemed to suffer severely from the imvns they bad sustain . d , bad to seek another conveyance .

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      Lvcexdukism at Uex'dox . —During the greater portion of Saturday night and the whole of Sunday the village of Ueudon presented an unusual scene of confusion , iu consequence of a diabolical attempt having been made to destroy the whole of the extensive property belonging to Mr . Jackson , known ae Coventry F . -irm , situate is the before-mentioned village . It appears that at ten o ' clock on Saturday night flames w « re seen to rush forth almost simultai » sously from two places in the stack-yard . One part of the property on fire consisted of seventy waggon loads of hay , and the other contained upwards of sixty loads of the same material . Two parish engines attended ; but in spite of the most strenuous exertions of all present the work of

      devastation continued . The nionaeufc information readied town , Jlr . Staples , chief officer of the C district of the Fire Ift-igade , started to the scene with an cu-jhieaud four horses . It was not until late on Sunday ^ afternoon that the fire could bo in the least got under , and not until a vast quantity of the property was destroyed . Upwards of 369 loads of hay were standing iathc same part of the premises ; and it was owing to the indefatigable exertions of the villagers and firemen from London that tho whole was not consumed . From the inquiries instituted since the outbreak , not the least doubt is entertained that thc fire was caused bv some evildisposed person . The direction the " flames commenced m clearly indicate that the outbreak could not have been caused by accident . Fortunately Mr . Jackson was insured in the Union Fire-office .

      D £ vo . \ poRr ,-F . mL . Iccidknt . -Oii Friday evening August 21 th a very inelaiicliolv accident occurred , which has resulted in the death of the lion . Tfloinas Graves ( son of Lord Graves ) , a naval cadet on board of her Majesty ' s ship impregnable , at present stationed at this port . The deceased , who was an amiable and promi-ing youth , was crossing the harjour in company with some other voun * gentlemen , when tiie boat upset , and they " were " precipitated mto thc water . They were , however soon picked up , and all were saved , with the exception of Mr . Graves . Tho body has siuce been found Poiso . yixg a Child . —A woman named Alary Robinson , aged twenty-four , has been committed

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      for trial at the next Bury assizes for the wilful murder of her child , who was , it is all eged , poisoned by tho administration of a quantity of Sir \ V . Burnett ' s disinfecting fluid . Alleged Murder at the River Lea . —Between seven and eight o ' clock on Sunday morning thc attention of the police of the X division was called to the discovery of the body of a man wliich had just been taken out of the River Le % and the appearance of which left no doubt that he had been murdered . From tho dress it is supposed that the deceased was a navigator . Upon an examination it was discovered that the arms and less were tied

      together , and were fastened to the left thigh in such a manner as to preclude all possibility that the deceased had committed suicide . The following is the description issued by the police for the purpose of ascertaining some particulars of the deceased : — " Found drowned on Sunday morning , August 20 , the body of a man about fifty years of age , about five feet nine inches high ; brown hair ; dressed in a white jean round jacket ; dark velveteen waistcoat , with metal buttons ; corduroy trousers ; high shoos , stoutly clumped ; an old hat—maker ' s name , Greenwood . " Information to bo given to the stationhouse , X division , Stratford .

      Distressing Accident at Oxford , On Saturday evening last , about ten o ' clock , the cry of "Fire " was raised at the top of the High-street , when a large number of persons rushed towards a publichouse , known as the Jolly Postboys , the bar of which appeared to be in flames . It turned out , however , that tho landlady , Mrs . Galloway , having occasion to fetch some beor from the cellar , had placed a candle on the stairs , and on passing by , her clothes caught fire , and she was speedily enveloped in flames . She rushed up-stairs immediately , and was about going into the street , but was stopped and hurried into the bar , when it was found she- had sustained considerable injuries . Medical assistance was soon at hand , but after lingering in great agony through the night , thc poor woman expired on Sunday morning about seven o'clock . The husband of this unfortunate woman was away from home at the time , being at Brighton for the benefit of his health .

      Post-office Robdery . —A most extensive robbery has been carried on for some time by the Dowlais messenger , named Thomas Thomas . Suspicions were created last week , by tha non-arrival of a letter from a tradesman in the town , containing four £ o notes . Inquiry was made , when it was traced to , and out of tho Post-office , and no farther . This led to decisive steps on the part of the authorities , and the messenger was taken into custody , and search was made , about 800 letters were found in his possession , of different dates , some opened and others not opened . The prisoner has been brought up for examination and remanded . Attempt to Assassinate a Police Officer . —

      Birmingham . —Intelligence was communicated on Saturday to the police authorities of an attempt having been made to murder a police officer in the neighbourhood of thc village of Southam . The officer , James Reed , went , in the course of Thursday evening , to apprehend a man named Daniel Davonport on a warrant for disobeying a magistrate ' s summons in a bastardy case . Davonport was taken into custody at his residence quietly enough , but , on proceeding to the lock-up , be asked the officer what ho would have done if ho ( the prisoner ) had not come . Tho constable informed him that he would have fetched a cart , and conveyed him by force if it had been necessary . Davenport instantly replied , " Well , suppose I refuse to go with you now , what would you do ? " When the officer

      coolly replied that he would endeavour to carry him . Davenport drew back a little , and exclaiming , " Then I have something for you ! " drew a large revolving pistol from his pocket , and discharged one of the barrels at Reed . The contents took effect immediately under the left ear , and the unfortunate fellow dropped to the ground , apparently in a lifeless state . Several persons witnessed tho murderous attempt , but none of them had tho courage to capture thc villain , he having threatened to serve in the same way whoever came near him , No time was lost , however , in circulating a full description of him by means of the electric telegraph , and many hours may not elapse ere he is in custody . The wounded officer remains in a most critical state ,

      and the surgeons having failed in extracting thc ball , his death is momentarily expected . Murderous Assault nv Smugglers . — Last week we recorded a seizure mads at Titchfield by a coast-guard man , since which three convictions have taken place of parties concerned in tho affair—the last on Thursday , when ittweil . the owner of the cart , was convicted , and sent to Winchester Gaol for six months' imprisonment . The two revenue officers , who were the principal witnesses , were told by certain parties rat Thursday that they wouldsuffer for what they had done ; and to prove that they were as good as'their ^ ord , the Hants Telegraph , of Saturday , contains the following : — " Last evening , about half-past eight o ' clock , a number of smugglers assembled at Hardway , fur the purpose of illtreating two coast-giiardstneii , and on seeing ono ( named Stephen Mountfield ) , James Stallard , John Brown , John Attwell , jun ., John Matthews , and several

      others began illtreating him in a most brutal manner , by kicking him and striking him with sticks , and Attwell with a shot in a sling , leaving him for dead . He is now lying in a most precarious state ; his wife also , on interfering , was very much beaten . They then proceeded to the Three Tons at Elson , where they found Benjamin Mountcfield , whom they treated in the same way , and who is in a very dangerous state . The police beingscnt for soon arrived ; they , with some of the coast-guard , went in pursuit of the party , and overtook tliera at the Sun publichouse , at Brockhurst , but from which they made th' -ir escape . Some time after they went to Stallard ' s house , where they found the party and tried to take them into custody , but found it quite impossible to do so as they had swh a strong party , there being nearly twenty in the house and as many outside . We arc sorry to state that they remain at larae , though wc learn one of the party was killed by a pistol shot . "

      Melancholy Death . —On Sunday morning last the body of a lady was found on the Sraallmoutn Sands , Weymouth . The unfortunate lady was tiie wife of Captain Michell , E . I . C , now living at Rodwell . An inquest was held at the union-hou ? c before ^ -r . J . Wallis , coroner , when it appeared that about six o'clock she got up and wrut out . as her husband supposed , for a walk . Not having returned , he felt uneasy , and went in search of her , when he met some men with a covpso , and on looking at the body found it to be that of his wife . Whether she was accidentally drowned or otherwise remains enveloped in mystery . She was thirty-five years of age , and had brcn married only four months . The verdict was , " Found drowned . "

      The Coventry Gaol Chaplain . —Thc Secretary of State , Sir George Grey , has signified to the visiting justices of Coventry ga .-l his entire concurrence in the course pursued by them in the immediate suspension , with a view to " the subsequent removal , of the Rev . Richard Chapman , chaplain to the gaol . Railway Accident . —A collision between a luggage and a passenger train took place on Friday evening , the 21 th ult ., a little after dusk , on the Leicester and Swannington li : e . It appears that a train from London was proceeding at a rapid rate along the Leicester line , and when near the Swannington branch tbe usual signal was attempted to be made , butwitbout iffect . A luggage train coming along

      the latter line at this moment , and no signal being heard , and the darkness of thc night rendering it impossible for the man at the engine to seethe London train , a fearful concussion took place . The utmost alarm prevailed for a time , and it was shortly afterwards discovered that a stoker on the luggage train was shockingly bruised , in addition to which several of his ribs were broken . He was conveyed as quickly as possible to the Leicester Infirmary , where he is slowly recovering . A navigator in the same train jumped out of one of ihe carriages , and was , as a natural consequence , terribly bruised and shaken . Two of the carriages were completely smashed to atoms . Fortunately no other serious damage was sustained .

      Blackbukn . —Advance of Wages . —The whole of the hands employed in the mills last week received the advance of 5 per cent ., with the exception of about three power-loom sheds , of a minor description . Meetings of tbe bands have been held , with a view to obtain an additional 5 per cent ., so as to restore the price paid before the reduction during the late depression of trade . Framework-knitters . —Advance of Wages . — About 1 , 050 ribbed shirt bandsfrom Sileby , Wigston , and Mountsorrcl waited upon the manufacturers of tliis town , on Wednesday week , to solicit them for anadvance of wages , amounting to 3 d . per dozen up to 3 s . Cd . ; 6 d- from 3 s . 6 d . to 6 s . ; 9 d . from 6 s . to 9 s ., and Is . per dozen for all above 9 s . This being the on ' y branch of framework-knitters who bad not obtained anincreasein their pricesof work , the manufacturers at once acceded to their request , to comttJBnceironi Saturday last . —Leicester Chronicle .

      StiicisE nt Poisok . —Last week a distressing case of aiicide occurred in Preston ; the wife of Mr . Wolstenbobn , who keeps the New Inn public-house , in North road , terminated her existence by taking a quantity of arsenic in a glass of gin ; Deceased was mother of three children . No cause appears to have been assigned for the act . An inquest was held , and the following specia ^ verdict returned : "That the deceased died by taking arseaic , but as to the etate of her mind there is no evidence to prove that she was insane . Mr . Blaekkursfc aud all other druggists should be very cautious to whim they deliver poison , except they know the purchaser . "

      MVSTEUIOUS DlSCOVSBY OF HUifA . Y Resiains , —Consideiable sensation was produced on Tuesday morning , at Bristol , in consequence of its being rumoured that some human skeletons had been found under circumstances of a mysterious ami an unaccountable nature , buried at a depth of some ci ^ ht or nine feet beneath the floor of a wai chouse iu Tiiomasstreet . It appears that the commissioners of pitcHtig and paving are engaged in making new and enlarged sewers through the principal streets of the city , and ,

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      among others , through Thomas-street . A tradesran named Graham , who w the occupant of tbe warehouse in question , took advantage of the occasion lo make an improved drain from his premises into the sewer ; and as the workmen were employed in the act of carrying out this work they were surprised at coming upon a human skull embedded in the earthwork . In a few minutes they came upon other bones , and in a short time found two other skulls and thc remains , in all , of three human bodies . How they came to be in the position in which they were found remains involved in mystery . There is no reason for believing that the spot had ever been the site of any place of sepulture ; andi indeed , from the nosition in which tbe skeletons were found , they

      would not appear to have been interred in tbe usual wav , but rather to have been hudd . ' ed iu together without regard to order . Information of the discovery has been conveyed to the coroner and the police ' , aud an inquest will be held upon tbe remains . Supposkd Homicide nkab Cambridge . — On Sunday last- the village of Coningt-m near Cambridge , was in a state of excitement in consequence of the dead body of a man , dressed in the garb of a drayman , having been found in a corn-field by the roadside with a deep wound at the back of his head . The body was soon ascertained to be that of a person named Samuel Fordham , who bad been residing at Chesterton , and who was missing ftom his home ; and from certain information which reached the

      police , five young men named William Asplcn , William Bright , Robert Reynolds , Henry Jessop , and Joseph Pike , whose ages varied from sixteen to twenty years , were apprehended , and on Monday were taken before the mayor of Cambridge and a bench of magistrates . The principal evidence against them was given by a youth named Okey , who stated that on Saturday night he and the prisoners ( all of whom are of notoriously bad character ) were iu the road near Castle-end , intending to go some distance further to sleep , when the deceased came up , and was passing them , but as he made some observation in doing ; so , Asplen gave him a push , and he fell , lie was very drunk . Reynolds and Jessup tried to set him on his legs , but he said , "Let me lay . " Okey went on , leaving Asplen , Bright and Jessup with the deceased , but they afterwards came up without him , and they then went and slept in a brick

      kiln . He saw nothing more of the deceased . —A constable named Gvundon said , that on Sunday he had examined the body , and as he found ls . Cd . and various other articles in the pockets , he did not think he had been robbed . There was a deep cut on the back of the head , the nose was flattened , and there was blood on the face and clothes . —John Summers , a brickmaker . stated that on Saturday night , between twelve and one o ' clock , as he was going to some brick-kilns on the Castle-end-road , he heard a whistle , and proceeding to the spot whence it came he saw three men , who said that a man was lying m the road . He went with them to him , and one of them having struck a light , he saw that the man had a wound in the back of his head . Thinking , however , that the man had only fallen in a drunken tit , and would soon come to himstlf , he went away , and saw no more of him . No further evidence was offeredbut the prisoners were remanded .

      , Fatal Occurrence at Hastings . —On Tuesday morning , as two young men were bathing betwe ? n Hastings and St . Leonards , one of them was observed to sink , appearently from fright , at being suddenly out of his tiepth . His companion was seen to try to save him , and was unfortunately dragged under water by him . Both were drowned . Their names were George Collins , a mechanic , and John Fowler , a gentleman ' s servant . A boat was soon on the spot , and efforts were made to discover the bodies . After a vigorous search both were brought up , and an inquest was subsequently held on them . Verdict" Accidental death from drowning . " ltEriiESEXTATIOf ) OP WEST SBBBEY . — RETinEMEJJT ov osb ov iuE Candidates . —Guildford , Aug . 28 . — Considerable surprise has been excited throughout the western division of the county by the sudden retirement of Sir . J . Ivatt Briscoe , the Liberal candidate , who has recently completed one of the most

      successful canvasses ever known here , A meeting of Mr . Briscoe ' s friends has been held , and Mr . Briscoe being present , gave in his formal retirement . Ho complained that the Reform Club , the source from which he had been led to expect thc expenses of the election would bo provided , bad attempted to exercise an undue dictation over him , but this charge the honourable gentleman ' s friends distinctly repudiated . —Mr . Briscoe said that , when he started , he had been informed that there was great apathy in the minds of the electors as to tho choice of a candidate to represent them , but he could assure them that such was not the fact , as he had met with a hearty reception wherever he had been . —Mr , Nicholson assured the meeting that the electors were ready to fight the battle of civil and religious liberty , and would never let a Protectionist walk over thc course . He proposed that Mr . R . W . Edgcll , a magistrate of tho county , should be solicited to stand for the countv . This was seconded

      by Mr . G . Best , and carried nem . dis . —Mr . Edgell said it was impossible to give vent to his feelings , the matter had come upon him so suddenly . In consenting to stand the contest , he might state that he was for civil and religious liberty in its most extended form ; he was for an extended suffrage , when the vote would be considered , not as a privilege , hut as a right , and men might not be tempted to buy and sell it . He was a free trader in all respects , yet ho meant no mischief to the agricultural interest . —Several questions , all of which were satisfactorily answered , having been put to Mr . Edgell , a committee was appointed to take the necessary measures for securing his return to parliament for the western division of the county of Surrey . The Speaker ' s warrant has been issued , and tho election is fixed for Monday , September 10

      th-Rkprksentation of West Surrey . — f he Protectionists had a meeting , on Wednesday at Epsom , when Mr . Evelyn addressed his supporters . He declared himself , although a decided Conservative , to be an advocate for the admission of Jews into parliament . Mr . Edgell , the liberal candidate , has issued an explanatory address to the electors . Kiddebmixsteji Election . — The writ for the election of si member for this borough arrived in Kidderminster on Tuesday , The nomination is fixed for Monday , and the p . Jling ( should there be any ) for the following day . Mr . Best ( Protectionist ) and Mr . Gisborne ( Liberal ) are the only candidates in the field . It is expected to be a severe contest . Mr . Godson ' s majorities varied from 15 to 25 . His successor , hi lie who he may , is not expected to win by so large a number .

      LVCEKDIARISM IX MIDDLESEX AXD CAPTURE OF THE Ixckndiauy . —On Saturday night an attempt was made to destroy by fire two stacks of wheat on the farm of Mr . Thomas Barrow , at Soutliall , about four miles from Uxbridge . About half-past ten o ' clock the larger of the two stacks was found to be inflames , wliich soon enveloped the whole of that rick in one body of fire . Fortunately tho Hayes engine soon arrived with post horses , and was immediately put into operation . Tho fire was , however , not extinguished until early on Sunday morning , by which time tho larger stack , valued at about £ 70 , was totally destroyed , and the second stack most seriously damaged by fire , water , and removal . Mr . Barrow , who estimates his loss at £ 100 , is insured

      in thc County Fire Office , It was from tho moment of the outbreak believed to bo the act of some vile incendiary , and when the intense alarm had somewhat subbided , it was , to the great satisfaction of tho inhabitants of the neighbourhood , ascertained that thc perpetrator of the outrage was apprehended and in safe custody at thc Hanwcll police-station . On Monday , tho prisoner was brought up for examination at thc residence of G . Baillie , Esq ., a local magistrate , HanwcU-grove . He appeared a young man , about 25 years of age , and gave the name of Thomas Smith . In answer to questions by the magistrates , he said he was a native of Stratford , Essex , and had been a private iu the 28 th Regiment of Foot , He had not been to Stratford Regiment ot Foot , He had not been to Stratford

      lately . —Policeman Dickman , T 103 , deposed that on Saturday night , at ten o ' clock , he left the Hanwcll station to patrol on horseback the high road to Uxbridge . About half-past ten o ' clock ho passed the stacks in question , at which time there was not thc slightest appearance of any fire ; but just as he bad reached the Hayes bridge over tho canal , about a hundred yards further down the road , he noticed a bright light behind him , and on turning round saw that one of the wheat ricks was in flames . He instantly galloped to the spot , and found the gate open ; upon which he entered and galloped right round the field , without seeing a single person in the field , although the flames illuminated every

      part . He then immediately went into thc high road and stopped a carter who was passing , to whom lie gave his horse , and told him to hold it , and watch and stop any person coining out of the field . He then went on foot round the stacks , and found the prisoner secreted behind tho second stack . The prisoner , on seeing him , said " Here I am . I have done it from want . " Witness then conveyed him to the station-house at Hanwcll , where , on searching him , he found on him the box of lucifcr matches produced , and nothing else . Thc prisoner then said he had had nothing to eat for two or three days . The prisoner , who made no other defence , was then remanded for a week .

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      Dublin , Saturday . —The State Prisoxeus . — The Cork Examiner contains the following : — " Rumours are rife that the Queen was so well pleased with i ' . * er reception by the Irish people , that it is her Majesty ' s expressed intention to remit the punishment of the state prisoners , and to bring them back from exik- in the course of a year , or even a shorter time . Sohie will say thatthe father of one " of Ihe prisoners ha « had aniufcimation to that effect from a by h quarter .

      UoNsi'uucY . i-iwsG the Convicts u Uex \ gu Gaol . —Fnojuc . ^ p Mutw ek of oxk of the Tursmys . —A deep-l w \ and dangerous conspiracy has just most provideu Wty been delected in the c ' . uihty

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      prison in Nenagh , by the watchfulness and activity of Mr . Rock , the governor of that establishment . It was concocted among the convicts , seventy of whom , under sentence of transportation lor various periods , are now confined in the prison , and , m the cases of many of them , periods of eighteen and nineteen months have elapsed since their sentences were prononnced . Many of these persons are desperate : chn , meter *} some have br-ken out of gaols m Cm Jebar and Galway , while under sentence of transportation .. thc of the

      The circumstances that led to discovery conspiracy , and the prevention , perhaps , o considerable W of life , are the following :-A conyic , named Hogan , was an inmate of the gaol hospital , and although not recovered , be got himself removed to the prison , after a conversation which he obtained with another convict . Tlie hospital nurse overheard part of the conference , and instantly told her fears to Mr . Rock , the governor , thai the convicts meditated an outbreak , and that it was in order to be along with the others at the time arranged th it Ilogan left

      the hospital . This niece of information induced Mr . Rock to make further inquiries , the issue ot winch was a conviction tt » at some p lot was brewing . Ihe day after Hogan ' s friends left a bottle at the nurse s house , wliich they said was medicine ; and which they requested she would convey to Hogan . The bottle contained aquafortis . During the night of Tuesday the turnkey of thc section in which the majority of of thc convicts were lodged heard what led to the certainty that tbe outbreak was to take place on Wednesday at breakfast hour . On Wednesday morning Mr , Rock obtained the aid of seme police , whom be stationed between the entrance gates , while h « went through tho prison accompanied by a few of > he turnkeys , and arrested the persons who

      were stated to be the heads of the conspiracy , i heir names are Timothy Silk , Thomas Hogan , Thomas Kelly , John M'I . o » ghHn , alias Gafthey ( this person while under transportation for seven years , broke nut of Castlebar gaol ) , Daniel Tierney , Michael Fennelly , William Glasgow , and John Flanagan . All these were separated and put in close confinement . The breakfast then passed off qu etly , and no attempt has since been made to carry the design into execuiion . Kelly and Flanagan have since confessed all . Thev state that all the convicts within the walls had entered into a compact to make a general attack when called ti breakfast on Wednesday . The turnkey ( Robinson ) who was over tint section , was to be seized , his keys taken fmm him , and if be resisted to be killed . Having got out of thc convict ward by means of Robinson ' s key , they were to run down to the entrance gates , and Jordan , a convict , who was kept between the entrance gates , was to

      overpower tho turnkey wlnttaker , and , it possible , deprive him of his keys , and let out thc rest . A letter written by Kelly was sent to some of the convicts ' friends , requiring them to collect outside the walls on Wednesday morning , and prevent any officer of the gaol from leaving or giving thc alarm to the police , and , if possible , that one of them should procure admission , on some pretence , aud assist Jordan in overpowering the turnkey . The books and records of the gaol , which are kept in Mr . Beatty ' s ( the deputy-governor ) office , near the gate , were to be seized and destroyed , in order that their descriptions could not be had when a pursuit would be instituted . From inquiries since made , it appears that Ryan ( Molly ) , to whom the letter was entrusted , did not succeed in conveying it outside the walls , but when Mr . Rock arrested the leaders , and the men were convinced that the whole thing was blown . Ryan threw it into the privy . Kelly , however , admits ihe contents of tbe letter" to be as stated . —Tippcmnj

      Vindicator . Great " Strike" on the Xewry Caxal . — The following appears in tho Neivry Telegraph of this morning : — " On Thursday moniing , at ten o ' clock , tho infatuated men employed at tho works on the canal struck for higher wages ; and thus 2 , 000 persons , who were each of them earning 9 s . a week are now wandering about thc town in idleness . This is truly lamentable , but the wretched , misguided men have no one to blame but themselves , Probably a moro disgraceful attempt never was made , in the United Kingdom , to coerco a liberal and generous employer , by a combination of brute force , than this . Up till the time that Mr . Dargan took the contract , the construction of the new ship canal had

      made very slow progress . The Navigation Company , desirous of having it finished without any more delay , entered into an agreement with this eminent contractor , by which no was bound to have the canal ready for opening at a fixed period—we understand the 1 st of October . With his accustomed energy , Mr . Dargan in a few days had 2 , 000 men at work ; and it was an interesting spectacle , and one suggestive of pleasing reflections , to see such a large number of poor fellows working away briskly , like a hive of bees , earning good wages , and furthering the completion of a great reproductive enterprise . As might bo expected , a considerable number of these men were parties who had not previously been in Mr . Dargan ' s emplovmcnt ; and ,

      from almost the commencement of the undertaking , the men evinced an unruly , turbulent , and quarrelsome disposition . Though they were in the receipt of considerably higher wages than those usually paid to labourers , in this country — and though many of them , from never having been employed at such work before , were not very competent workmen—they were discontented , and threatened to leave their work , and go to England to reap the harvest , unless they got increased remuneration . Their wages are 9 s . a week , and thny demanded 12 s ., thinking doubtless that Mr . Dargan would be compelled to yield to them in order to avoid violating his contract . After various threats , and repeatedly disturbing the quiet and peaceable inhabitants of the town , by marching through the streets armed with shovels , pickaxes , and crowbars , thev stopped work on Thursday morning , after breakfast-. Some of the number , moro peaceably inclined than the rest , had resumed their emnlovnient ; but

      tho majority of them , proceeding along the line , compelled them to cease by threats and violence . Stones were thrown at those who did not at once leave off , and thc poor fools cheered as if they were accomplishing some great triumph . Mr . Edwards , who is manager for Mr . Dargan here , went aniovg them , ami entreated them to go back to their work ' ; so did Mr . Isaac Corry , aud other ger . tlcmen ; but their words were Hung to the winds — the mob cursed and swore frightfully they would not « o to work unless they got 12 s . a week — and the gentlemen named were handled rather roughly by them . Two of the mob were made prisoners—the rest pursued their career , and are now out of employment . We understand that none of those who took anything like a leading part in the strike on Thursday morning will bo received back to work again ; and we feel pleasure in adding that the Navigation Company arc determined to aid Mr . Dargan in putting down this lawless and determined combination , "

      Dublin-, Moxday . —The weather since Saturdav has been extremely favourable ; and there are no longer any fears for the fate of the harvest , which , it is admitted on all hands , will be abundant bevond all former seasons . A gentleman who has made a minute inspection of the crops in the south , gives it as his opinion that there will be more food in the country on the 1 st of January , 1850 , than there has been for thc last quarter of a century . Emigration . —Tho Western Star states that a great many of the tenants on the Crown lands of Ballinni and Brouglull have been sent out to Canada at the expense of government . This , if true , would be a stop in tho right direction .

      Tub Cholera . —The epidemic is still very fatal amongst all classes in various parts of this cotmtrv Amongst the deaths announced in the Cork journals is that o Lieut . Robert Morgan , R . N ., who died at Ballincollig on Thursday last , after receiving from tho Admiralty , tho evening before , a medal and clasps for lus services . Cholera is also very fatal among the upper and middle classes in the countv of Shgo . Amongst the deaths are those of Mrs . iSorcott , daughter of Sir James Crofton , Bart ., Mr Montgomery Blair , Mr . Archibald Montgomery , ' and Dr . White , surgeon in the Roval Navy Effects of Cholera

      on Trade . —Since the awful visitation of the Asiatic cholera had appeared in ingJaml and Ireland this year , the caution in respect to the use of certain descriptions of food by the public generally , has seriously injured large classes of people , who heretofore derived considerable profit by the sale of fish and vegetables . For years past the export of salmon to England was a trade of vast importance , tho demand in that country being so large , the market so certain , and the price so remunerative , that salmon at the table ottlic middle class of people was a luxury , even in the localities where caught in most abundance However , at present , and for some months past , the demand for thisfishm tho London market has become so depressed that it is not exported to anv amount , and even where taken from its element , tear prevents its general use as food . But the value

      oi salmon has not alone been deteriorated , for the use of all other fish has considerably declined , and particularl y those of the lobster tribe . Tho market gardeners and vegetable vendors have also been serious sufferers by the visitation , for avoidance o the use of vegetables having become all but general the consequence to these industrious classes must be ruinous . —Cork Constitution . The Qu-een ' s Charities is Cork .-Hcv Maiestv the Queen having left the sum of £ 300 for the chanties of Cork and Qnccustown , at the disposal ot tho Lord-Lieutenant , his Excellency has directed tic following distribution to be made- — lite Cork Dispensary . £ -10 : tho TWm- lWnW ., 1

      £ o 0 ; the Lying-in-IWital , £ 5 ; Indigent Roo m l Keepers' Society , £ 40 ; Brothers of St . Vincent de Paul , £ 40- Blind Asylum , £ 10 ; Femal Em broidery School , £ 20 ; Society for the Relief of Distressed Weavers , Blackpool , £ 20 ; Fever Hospital , Queenstown , £ 15 ; Dispensarr , Queens town , £ lo . l Dgxxvukook Faih . - Yostcrdav ( Sundav \ was what is termed the « walking" ( j ^ ting would bo a phrase mopp gcrmaw Sunday , previous t J the far . famed fairof Donnybvook , but tho " green" bore uo mwoj-werolilance to ihe green of the bv-o- ne

      Dublin, Saturday.—The State Prisoxeus. —...

      times , than docs Nelson ' s Pillar to a China tea cup Many circumstances have contributed to the change , and p ersons who recollect Donnybrook some twenty years back , could not now recognise the ghost of former years' fairs . There are a good many tents being erected , but they are of an inferior class compared with those of past times ; the shows too are of a meagre description , and altogether the appearance of the place betokens thc wretchedness of the times . Still large numbers of tho citizens visited "do brook , " but there was a total lack of the bustle and activity which used whilomo to prevail . —Freeman's Journal .

      The fair commenced on Sunday , and , as tiie charter-day fell upon Sunday , the cattle and horse fair was observed , as usual in such cases , on Monday . The fair was a discouraging one . Black store cattle were neither numerous nor well-conditioned . The beasts at fair were the most meagre-looking things we have observed for some time , and , from inquiry in the best informed quarters , we believe thathardly a single heifer or bullock changed owners . Milch cows and springers were rather good-looking , and a fair supply present , but there were hardly any inquiry for either , and wc did not hear of a single sale having bepn effected . We observed a few sheep , but , with the exception of the person in charge of them , no further notice was taken of the flock . Ihe horse

      fair was well stocked in every particular , from the " bit o' blood" down to the worn-out " jarvey , " and although we have witnessed large horse Uirs , we have seldom observed a better stock of the noble animal , " capering over the green . However , there were few persons " in want" of a nag , as the game seemed all the oth ? r way—namely , disposal ( could a buyer be had ); but tho buyers were like the visits of the angels , and with the exception of a few minor sales , nothing more was done . The general fairthat is , "the fun and frolic" part of the business , was a dead failure . To be sure a great number of persons drove out on cars and other vehicles , in order to afford the juvenile portion of their families

      a treat by looking at ( not in ) the shows , the merrygo-rounds , and other " ingenious devices ; " but it would be a matter of considerable difficulty to distinguish between the disappointment of either party—the juvenile , for not finding what he or she led to believe " would be seen , ' ' or the showman , who expected that his "theatre was the first in the world ; " but tbe external appearance at once showed the internal of the " pavilion , " and this put the " young idea ' ' to " shoot" in some other quarter . Tho fair green was admirably kept by the police , and the " tents "—if they deserve the name—were all closed at six o'clock . For the last twenty years , the present is , perhaps , the most wretched fair of Donnvbrook during that period .

      " Dublij-t , August 2 S . —The accounts from tho country still continue to be favourable . The weather seemed set fair yesterday , but it has aj-ain become moist . The Potato Crop . — -A variety of communications received in the course of yesterday lead to thc belief that there still exist some grounds for apprehension of at least a partial return of thc blight of the three last years . It is , however , satisfactory to learn , upon the concurrent authority of a number of witnesses , that although symptoms of the disease have manifested themselves towards the close of the last week , the mischief has not extended beyond the stalks and leaves of the plant , tho roots being quite free from all appearance of taint . Nevertheless , it must be borne in mind that it was in this manner ,

      and precisely at the same period , that the disease showed itself last jvar , at : d that it wis not until the 4 th or 5 th of September that the painful fact became generally known that for a third time the bulk of thc staple food of the poor was doomed to partial destruction . It would be premature ^ therefore , to consider the cro ^ as perfectly safe until the lapse of another fortnight shall have reveafed the progress of decay ; but , under any circumstances , it is now beyond the range of possibility that the result can be as disastrous as that of the past three seasons , for there is already a sufficient quantity saved to banish all idea of downright scarcity , and should any material portion of the remainder escape the ravages of the threatened blight , there is no reasr . u to doubt the prospect of the year 1850 being one of surpassing cheapness and abundance .

      Dublin , Wednesoay . —The Chops . —Potatoes are so extremely abundant in the Dublin market that large quantities of the inferior kinds , free from disrase , are purchased by the starch-manufacturers . I his demand prevents the prices from descending still lower , but poiatoes of very superior quality can be purch-ised at from 5 d . to Gd . uer stone . In tbe country markets they are much lower . At the Dublin cum exchange yesterday there was a considerable supply of new wheat , various in quality , which ranged from ISs . to 24 s . per barrel of 2 S 01 bs . Tub Queen's Charities in- Belfast . —The Lord-Lieutenant has handed over her Majesty ' s bounty ( £ 300 ) for Belfast to tho funds of ihe ' General Hospital .

      Excumberkd Estates Commission . —The three Commissioners , Baron Richards , Professor Long . field , and Charles Jas . Hargreaves , Esq ., have now been duly installed . Mr . Hargreaves took the oath of office oil Munday last , before Child' Baron Pigot . The i : <> mmi-sioners will commence their ditties early iu tbe ensuing month . Tenant-right Organisation . —It appears , by a printed circular transmitted to the Colcrainc Tenantright Association , that an organisation is in progress amongst the tenant-fanners of the south and west to promote the establishment of legal security for the occupiers . Irish Reapers , —The Banner of Utter says : — " Immense numbers of the poorer rl » s « rs of the lab ' . 'uriog population of this province have for some time past'eft ( his and other parts fur Scotland and

      England to assist in cutting down tin- harvest . We have rarely witnessed so many of tb-.-s « : u » ibrtunate poor kaviug ia our s'eamevs . Day ; . fu- d-. vv thc vessels for Scotland and England are p , i :: ked " with them almost from stem to stern , biraimt ; to say , they , gem-rally speaking , present a htitb hit rand more comfoita ' i ' e appearance ( h n ihe roper of former years . Fran Deny the number .. ; ic-iving are immense . _ Some of the Scotch papers complain , and certainly with good jvas n , linn sd many as 1 700 human beings have been bnni .-iit over to Glasgow atone trip , and lha - . in mi .- ( vso the extraordinary number of 1 , 900 deck pasM' ^ ci-s were disembark * d from cue steamer at tli- P . < M . ; u ! d ;; w . It must be evident that the crowding .. f -l . omivrs in such a manner exposes th ; passi-u-. -ers io serious danger . "

      Search fou Arms . -On Friday lasi a party ot the city constabulary proceeded to tin : ! im , tout ' ulry of Mr . John Doyle , IrislitOMi , and e . vliiritc u warrant authorising ihem to search tln-iv t \ .-. aim-. The search was made acordngly . Imt m > anr . sof any kind were discovered . It is paid that information had been laid bef » re the authorities ih : u p-kes were being made in tho foundry ; it appears , h-. H t \ vr . that there wore no grounds for such a suucir . eut . —Kilkenny Moderator , Smi'i'ixQ Lntklligf . nce . - A vt-Fsrl , watcr-logced and bottom up . was fallen in with on ; in \* . [ -, y last , by l \ ev Majesty ' s revenue cutter Baifctv . cif : he Dursey Island , which remained by her nn- Iwuiv without being able to take her in tow , frwn tin : heavy then

      sea running . She was asjain sew > on Wednesday drifting near the Dursey Sound , in tow of country boats , which , from inability , k-tt her in the evening . At four a , m . on Thursday moniiiu : t . he was taken in tow by the Badger , and , with the assistance of a broker belonging to Air . Euceuc U ' Suilivan and the Liverpool , It . C , which joined empany was safely towed into Berehaven at seven tint night A waterlogged vessel is at all times most difficult to manage or tow , even with tho as * is »» ficc of « rudder , but Una vessel appears to be coated * ith barnacles , and was towed through the water , bottom up and stern foremost , which g : eatlv enlmncd the service . She is timber laden , am \ at present , no clue can be gained as to her identity .- Cork Vonstiiu-

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      . $ - > T IUIH 80 sRaxi ' « s . —AtaMiwbilmfirf . - mg o the shareholders of the Edinburgh £ - - gow ltailway , held on Tuesday week , " he question m of running trains on Sundays was disced \ i con- - considerame length -M . It . Cox , W . S .. uuncdi- - That a morning and evening passeii » ei info cop - from Edinburgh and Glasgow on Sumi ,, * , illiS I at the intermediate stations ; and , " a , U ,, . ran" ? t mentsrdaUvo . to tho Sunday trails , previ < , I > to to ^ 1 * T * " ™ i » MM , appear ' ,, ! n . lili ? table for tho and did

      . public , not interli . re w-th the Be hours of divnio service , that similar arr .-. n-t-n en 5 tl be now adopted as nearly as can eomx , it-n ? J be be done Ihe question to bo decided , he ,:. d " was as simply , whether the running of a meruit , * and even- Z ing tram for passengers upon that line on Sundays m was required by the exigencies of 60 eietv- wi ffi or in short , such an arrangement was iiidisp ^ , 1 $ f £ J | enable the pubbe duly to perform tho works of n 2 a £ cessrty and mercy That trains were needed foi-forthis purpose was the deliberate opinion of ,, «—„»«„» « .

      whose lcquisition the meeting was Cidld -j tiifitiifi , commit ce with whom thc requisite , oriiStS ) S ? ment of the evidence which they flight showcdivcdl that public opinion was decided ! v with thZ ia ina ncnt ,- that the meeting refuse the motion aril artli having entire confidence Iu tho present boar , olo management , resolve to leave Uni , „; uter I Lw reul mtl . ebands oftaodirectorS . " -AftUrSU u i ralsPcech ? ch f ou each subi of the question , the closii ^ n Je ^ SS ' ^! . r „!! - , Ciirriod b > ti'i' »' o ! lowii , | wii , o £ \ otcs .-iov the amendment not to run trains , TClbWJb tor the motion to run trains , f

      rested on nvoxws . u the O . itv . tyrs bud ' used liii thin l , to J proxy votes left to their discrutimi , Urn sur sur . r porters of Sunday trains , instead of bavins been hch ur a minority of 241 , would , it apprnrs , have bet bw : t m a majorit y of at least five times that amount , t ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 1, 1849, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_01091849/page/6/