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      126 The Star Of Freedom. October 2 ,1852...

      126 THE STAR OF FREEDOM . October 2 , 1852 .

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      Great Fire At Newcastle-On-Tyne.—On Sund...

      Great Fire at Newcastle-on-Tyne . —On Sunday morning a fire broke out in the Tyne soap and alkali works of Messrs Christian and Co ., near Newcastle . The works are so extensive as to give employment to nearly one thousand persons , and the damage done is estimated at more than ten thousand pounds .

      Crimes Sub -Mutts

      Crimes sub -Mutts

      Conflict Between A Burglar And A Policem...

      Conflict between a Burglar and a Policemak . — One of the most desperate midnight encounters which has been known for many years , occurred late on Saturday night last , between a police -constable of the S division , at Highgate , and a professional housebreaker , which had well nigh ended fatally , and may yet terminate in the death of the burglar . It appears that about half-past ten o ' clock the constable ( 233 S ) was proceeding quietly along the road , near Highgate , having been only a short time on his beat , when he saw a powerful-looking man approaching him , carrying a bundle , and trying to avoid him , as if in constablewho

      haste . This excited the suspicions of the , stopped him , and required to know what he had , at the same discovering a gun under his arm ; the answer given nofc being satisfactory , the officer desired him to proceed to the police station , which the other demurred to with imprecations , and endeavoured to pass on ; but the officer seized the property and the man , the latter in turn laying hold of the . policeman and swearing that , if not permitted to go on unmolested , the constable ' s days were numbered . A fight commenced , the policeman managing to disarm him of the gun , but being at the same

      time prevented himself from giving an alarm . They fought and wrestled for a considerable time , frequently rolling about the road , without much advantage on either side , until the burglar , getting hold of tbe constable ' s head , made the most determined attempts to gouge out his eyes , by forcing his thumbs into the sockets . Fortunately at this juncture the constable was enabled to get his truncheon into use , and struck his murderous assailant over the arm with such force as to

      paralyze him for the moment , and so to save his own eyes . Following up his advantage , he soon put him liors d & combat , and , some assistance ariving , both men were conveyed to the station-house at Highgate , where , upon examining the property , it was found to consist of wearing apparel , and other articles , while the gun , upon being proved , was found to be charged with heavy shot . It has since been ascertained that the articles were the produce of a robbery which had been committed at a gentleman's bouse in the neighbourhood that very

      evening . Garotte Sobbeeyat Wappenham . —On Tuesday morning , the 21 st instant , as John Giles , a dealer , of Brackley , St . Peter ' s , was on his way to Toweester market , he called at the Chequers , in Wappenham , to inquire the proper direction , and tendered a new sovereign in payment for a glass of ale . A tall , rough , red-whiskered man , dressed as a groom in search of work , was sitting in the room at the time , and offered to show Giles the way . The offer was accepted , and they walked across some fields until they came to the highway leading from Wappenham , to Toweester . A thick high hedge separates the field from the road . Along the inside of this hedge White , the groom , induced Giles to go , on the pretext of a short cut . When they had

      walked a few score yards , and while going down a steep ridge , White tripped his companion up , and threw him on his face . He then seized him by the throat , which he compressed so tightly as soon to deprive him of all consciousness . The fellow then rifled Giles ' s pockets , and took away the new sovereign and 18 s . in silver . When Giles recovered he saw the robber trying to escape on the other side of the field , but the thickness of the hedge made it difficult . Mr . Matthews , of Wappenham , was driving by at the moment , and on learning the circumstances , called two men who were nigh and gave chase . They caught the robber , and took him to Wappenham .

      Fracas between two Watchmen . —On Monday a man named Richard Smith , a watchman at some buildings at present erecting in St . Alban ' s-road , South-end , Kensington , was brought into St . George ' s Hospital under the following circumstances : —He was watching the houses in conjunction with another watchman named Ford , and about half-past two o ' clock in the morning Smith was examining one of the partially unfinished tenements , when he fancied he saw something moving among aheap of shavings on the kitchen floor , which , upon searching , turned out to be Ford . Smith shook him and roused him up ,

      saying that it was not fair to shirk his work in that manner , leaving him ( Smith ) to do it all , and he could not stand it . Upon this Ford rose up and struck Smith several times withaheav y piece of wood , which soon rendered him insensible , and he lay so till morning , when he was brought to the hospital almost in a state of hopeless collapse . The surgeon says that he is suffering from concussion of the brain , and it may terminate fatally any instant . Such being the ease , the police were immediately apprised , and Ford was at once placed in custody to await the result .

      Capture of Railway Thieves at Bristol . —Three notorious characters , named George Taylor , Elizabeth Barnes , and Mary Callaway , who have for a lengthened period infested the railway termini in this city of the Great Western , Bristol and Exeter , and Midland Companies , committing extensive depredations on persons travelling by the trains , but who had hitherto by their adroitness succeeded in eluding justice , have just been captured , and fitter a very lengthened inquiry before the magistrates on Monday , they were all three fully committed for trial .

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      Singular Accident At Liverpool.—On Tuesd...

      Singular Accident at Liverpool . —On Tuesday , the screw steam-ship Tiber was steaming down the river , outward-bound for Gibraltar . In passing Prince ' s Pier head she fired a gun , and was so close to the wall that the charge blew off the arm of a poor woman who was witnessing her departure . The sufferer was conveyed to one . of the hospitals , where she still

      remams . Fatal Mistake . —A short time since , there was a sale at Holmgate , near Chesterfield , of the effects of a deceased lady Hardwick ; and Mr . Joseph Taylor of Ashover , bottfe of something which he supposed to be drinkwith which , on Saturday evening , he proceeded friends , when they were all taken seriousl y ill . and

      vomited speedily recovered , but one of them , Marriott , died next day from the effects . On the liquor was found to be an opiate . EATH of Theee Children . —A frightful occurhappened at Neyin , near Pwllheli , North Wales . 1

      Singular Accident At Liverpool.—On Tuesd...

      The wife of a labourer , who lives in a house remotely situated from other dwellings , had occasion to go for milk to a farm at some distance , and during her absence locked her three young children , aged respectively five , three , and one years , in the cottage ; a large quantity of straw in the corner having been previously placed there . ' This by some means became ignited , and on the return of the woman she found the house on fire and her three children burnt to ashes . The mother is in a state of distraction .

      Fatal Accident on the London and Croydon Railway . — On Tuesday , Mr . Carttar held an inquest at the Greyhound Inn , Sydenham , respecting tbe death of Elizabeth Thomas , aged 49 . Deceased was a dressmaker , residing at Sydenham . On Sunday evening last , shortly after 8 o ' clock , she alighted with some other passengers on the platform of the Sydenham station . She was observed to stagger , from some unexplained cause , towards the train , which at that moment was set in motion , and her dress having been caught by the steps of one of the carriages , she was whirled beneath , and before the train could be stopped , no less than four carriages had passed

      over her body . On being extricated , it was found that the poor woman ' s left leg and right thigh were crushed in a most frightful manner ; the shoulder on the same side was also severely injured , with an evident dislocation of the spine , near the nape of the neck . There being signs of life , it was presumed she might be restored , and accordingly she was with all promptitude placed in an up-train , in order to be conveyed to one of the borough hospitals ; but prior to reaching the New-cross station , it was found she had expired , and her body was accordingly returned to Sydenham , and placed in the Grayhound Inn . The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death . ' '

      Fatal Accident at Putney-beidge . —On Sunday last , between the hours of 11 and 12 o ' clock , an out-rigger boat , with four persons in her , was passing through the centre arch of Putney-bridge , when , from some cause unexplained at present , the boat came athwart one of the wooden piers , and was instantly capsized . The four young men were immersed in very deep water , it being nearly high tide , and running very strong .

      Three of the occupants of the boat could swim well , and succeeded in righting the boat and rowing to shore , but one , who could not swim , was drowned instantly . The Fnlham and Putney watermen , by tbe use of drags , recovered the body between nine and ten o ' clock next morning , near the spot where he sank . The deceased ' s name is William Butts , aged 25 , and it is said was the sole support of his father and mother .

      Fall op Two Houses is Seven Dials . —On Monday morning , between the hours of two and three , an occurrence of frightful character happened near the angle of Queen-street and Great St . Andrew-street , Seven Dials . The inhabitants of the various streets near the spot were aroused from their slumbers by a noise resembling a heavy clap of thunder , and so severe was the concussion that several houses were shaken to their foundations , and forthwith men , . women , and children , rushed out in their night clothes , and sought safety in the open streets . It then became apparent that the greater portion of the two

      houses adjoining the public-house in either street had fallen , and from the screams which were proceeding from within the two ruins it was manifest that a large number of persons were buried in the debris . Several persons entered and after some time succeeded in extricating from the lodging-house three persons . These were at first thought to have been killed , and were quickly removed to St . Giles ' s workhouse , when , upon . being examined by the surgeon , they were found to be yet alive , but so seriously hurt that they were at mice removed to tbe infirmary . A few minutes afterwards , three other men were got out of the ruins

      of the lodging-house , most severely wounded , and were taken to Charing-cross Hospital . One man , it is feared , is fatally injured . Several others were likewise extricated , but they were found to be comparatively unhurt , and were removed to some of the other lodging-houses in the neighbourhood . Whilst most of the hands . were engaged in the ruins of the lodging-house , a cry was raised that several other persons were buried in Mr . Levy ' s premises , This unfortunately turned out to be correct , for when the building fell five persons were in the place , most of whom were in the top of the house , and as the floors fell they

      were precipitated to the . base and become embedded in the rubbish . A young man fell with Mr . Levy ' s two children , but the timbers toppled in such a direction as to form something like a tent over them . They were got out without much trouble and without being seriously injured . Mrs . Levy , however , was not so fortunate , for she fell amidst such a heap of rubbish that nearly two hours elapsed before she could be extricated ; when that was accomplished , she was found to be so seriously injured that she was taken to Charing-cross Hospital , where she remains in a very precarious condition .

      Eight Lives Lost off the Coast . —Aberystwith , Sept . 24 . — A coroner ' s inquiry has just concluded concerning a most deplorable accident which happened at Aberaeron , near here , which terminated in the loss of eight lives . In the course of Tuesday morning a number of persons were out at sea in a schooner , which was built in the neighbourhood a few weeks ago , on a trial trip ; and on returning to the bay , two boats , one containing nine persons and the other fifteen , left the vessel for the shore . They had not proceeded far before the one

      conveying the nine , in putting about , capsized , and threw the whole of its unfortunate occupants into the water . The other boat endeavoured to reach the poor creatures , but its crowded state prevented its being got near them in time to save their lives . With the exception of one , a little boy , who was an expert swimmer , the whole of them perished . Some of the sufferers were married men , and have left large families to lament their loss . The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death . " The melancholy event created much sensation in the district .

      Dreadful Death by Machinery . —On Monday last an inquest was held by Dr . Davies , at Birmingham , on the body of a lad named Joseph Archer , aged 12 years , who resided in court 16 , Allison-street . On the previous Saturday , the deceased , who worked for Mr . Timmins , fire-iron maker at Messrs . Nicklin ' s mill , in Bradford- street , was playing with the band of a machine , when it caught his arm and drew him round the shaft many times with fearful velocity . The engine was immediately stopped , and the deceased extricated , but life was extinct , as the

      skull was dreadfully crushed , both his legs torn off , and he was shockingly mutilated in other parts of his body . It appeared that the deceased had been repeatedly cautioned against playing with the machinery , even less than a minute before , for just previous to the accident a woman said to him , " Joe , you'll' be caught if you do not let that band alone , " to which he replied , " Ah , you ' re a nice old woman : " scarcely were the words out of his mouth , when he was instantly caught by the machine and was killed on the spot . Verdict , " Accidental death . "

      Fatal Printing-office Accident . —On Wednesday evenin g Mr . W . J . Payne held an inquest at St . Bartholomew Hospit al on the body of Charles Wheeler , aged 15 , a warehouse boy , who lost his life in consequence of an accident at the printingoffice of Mr . Tyler , in Bolt-court , Fleet-street .-Traughton , al-

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      so a warehouse boy in the same establishment , stated that 1 and deceased were engaged in lowering a considerable weto * of type set up in a frame , ready to be printed , from the top n tion of the house into the machine room , by means of a crane * Deceased was at the handle of the crane ( witness was steady " ing the chain connected with it ) , when by some means th handle slipped out of deceased ' s hand , and , going round at ° rapid rate , struck him forcibly in the face , and knocked him down . He was immediately conveyed in a cab to the above ho pital , where it was found that life was extinct . After some con *

      sultation , the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death . " ^ Two Lives Lost in the Ribtjle . —On Tuesday evenm * , the 21 st inst ., two men , named William Greenwood and Ellis Clark were engaged in carting some timber from Preston to Little Town , for a person named Forrest , when at about eight o ' clock they approached the margin of the Kibble , near Ribeliester ' which was considerably swollen at the time , owing to the quantity of rain which had fallen in that part of the country Greenwood and Clark were both forward in liquor , and were

      advised by several parties when the circumstance occurred not by any means to cross the river , as their lives would thus be placed in imminent peril . Disregarding all entreaties , they drove the vehicle , which was a woodon waggon , and had three horses attached to it , into the water , but they had proceeded but a few yards when they found that the current was too strono- to be insisted . The waggon , the three horses , and both the men were speedily washed down the river , the men piteousl y calling for assistance , but none could possibly be rendered , and botlwne u and horses perished .

      Boiler Explosion . —On Tuesday morning a violent boiler explosion took place at Walker-mill , by the side of the Newcastle and Shields Railway , and about three miles from the former town . The mill was working double shifts , and at 6 o ' clock on Tuesday morning the engine was stopped to allow the fire to be cleared . The fireman , James Robinson , had cleared out the " scarles , " and the miller was just about setting the engine away again , when the boiler exploded with great violence . The

      boiler-house , engine-house , and warehouse , are totally destroyed . The fireman and one half of the boiler were thrown over a hedge into an adjoining meadow , and three other men were more or less injured . The fireman was much scalded , and was removed to Newcastle Infirmary , where he lies in a precarious state , and the destruction of property is considerable . The boiler was an old one , but there is nothing to indicate how the explosion originated .

      Fatal Occurrence . —On Tuesday , Mr . Payne held an inquest at Bartholomew ' s on the body of Margaret Ann Jones , aged 58 , on account of whose death a woman named Susan Keale is now under remand , from tho Cierkenwell police court , Ellen Williams said that at the request of the deceased , she accompanied her on Wednesday evening to the house of Mrs . Keale , 23 , Culford-road , De Beauvoir Town , Kingsland . Mrs . Keale , who opened the door , had a bundle containing two coarse aprons

      and a pair of clogs in her left hand . Witness asked why she had discharged her daughter , upon which she threw tho bundle at witness , and with her right hand struck deceased on lieu stomach . Deceased fell backwardss , and then into the area which was eight or nine feet deep . Mrs . Keale shut the door , and witness found the deceased lying insensible in a pool of blood . She was taken to the doctor ' s , and from thence she was removed to the hospital , where she died on Sunday last . '

      AShipaxd Chew destroyed by Lightning—On Saturday , intelligence was received at Lloyd's of the total destruction of the ship Maise , of Queenstown , Pearson , master , by lightning , on the 3 rd of August last , when off the island of IVIalta . The ship , being on her passage from Ibrail to Queenstown , was overtaken by a violent thunderstorm . At half-past 10 p . m ., the vessel was struck by lightning , which passed down her

      mainmast , and striking the bull , separated it in two pieces , fore and aft . The ship instantly went down with the crew , fourteen in number , and two passengers . Captain Pearson , on rising , caught a floating spar from the wreck , on which he continued to buoy himself up , and for seventeen hours afterwards he kept himself above water , when he was happily descried by a Maltese coasting vessel , and landed at Queenstown , Ireland , the whole of the crew and passengers having perished .

      Encounter in the Congo River . —St . Helena , Aug . 14 . — On the 19 th of June , while her Majesty ' s brigantine Dolpliine was lying in the river Congo , an American brig , the Mary Adeline , attempted the passage up the river , but on reaching Shark's Point ( a position of great danger , owing to the strong currents sweeping round it ) , she touched the ground , and in a few minutes the stream and surf imbedded her fast ashore .

      The danger of the brig was instantly observed by the Dolphin , which at once made preparations for her assistance ; but while : doing so , the master of the vessel in distress , seeing ( so for as i himself and crew were concerned ) that nothing effectual could I he done to get the vessel afloat , made the distress signal , by hoisting the American ensign reversed . Within half an hour r of the disaster , the brigantine ' s boats , with anchors , hawsers ,, & c , were alongside the stranded brig ; but the tide falling at t the time rendered merely preparatory measures necessary forr heaving off the following day . To the surprise of all , on thee

      following morning the river was crowded with canoes , from 100 to 40 natives in each , all armed , and at least two-thirds wiilih muskets . Their movements left no doubt as to their predatoryy and hostile intentions . A boat ' s gun , with ammunition , ivasis sent on board , and fitted in the brig . The Dolphin , as soon asis circumstances could admit , took up a position within gun range ; e for her protection . The natives appeared determined not toto lose their prey , and poured a fire of musketry into the straiuletkl vessel , and brought their scaling ladders in front , evidently de-etermined on boarding . Under these circumstances the Dolp hnuu

      opened a fire of shot and shell , and in a little time cleared tlicic beach of the assailants , whose numbers must have exceeded ^ 3 , 000 . This being done , the next object was to get the bng ' ig ' off , and , accordingly , every endeavour was made to do so . 0 »)» the evening of this day ( the 20 th ) , Her Majesty ' s steamfiW Firefly arrived , and sent her boats to assist . During the mg htht the natives , who had merely retired to the bush , again returnedet to the beach , and fired a lew muskets on the brig , but without oi ol

      injury . On the morning < .. f the 21 st a movement on the part the natives again took place . They appeared to concentre and meditate a second boarding attack ; but a shot from thttht Dolphin fortunately again dispersed them . The surf rolled m . a heavily during the day , increasing the difficulties and dangler ; of the necessary operations ; so much so that the Dolp hins cut-utter and crew were capsized by the rollers , and one man seriousljslj injured . Pindiliff it necessary , on the 22 d , to completely hgutcuci

      the brig , the cargo was transferred to the Dolphin , and , W ^ f industry and exertion , the brigantine succeeded in heaving iu iii Mary Adeline off at 6 . 80 p . m . Destructive Flood . —A letter from Chamounix gives « « account of a dreadful inundation which has taken place tiieii ei The Arve has overflown its banks and destroyed all " M ° of every description that the villagers possessed .

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 2, 1852, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_02101852/page/4/