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      ENGLAND . tCMS ' SRiASP . FlS FlRU ABOARD OF SlllP AND LoiS OF LlFE . —At tWO > ViWci « . ck < -n Saturday morning last , a serious tiro atltletidetct < ded with fatal results , broke out on board the « sch «( ech «< mer Zebra , ol London , lying oil the quayside , aat Mat Marvi « rt . It was discovered by one of the town ppidicipMice who was passing by the vessel , when lu & attention tion was drawn to a great light apparently in the ccaijicabin , which as he approached the vessel proved to and inner

      t be tibe the « flection of the fhiiueson themasts 1 bub bulwarks , the after cabin In in ? comp etely on nre . . Ate After the smoke and steam had sukided . some ettfle « crev crew went down to ascertain the extent of «**" £ : « 5 . * , « w , when tVev were shocked at hading the body ot one one of three apprentice , named \ Wr , lying on the ! fivm fivmr of the cabin , burnt completely to a under , iue b . Kl body was recognised by a knife ^ lying beside » . fte fire fire there is no doubt , ongmati d troug h thecarebH tea ' ** of the unfortunate you h anJ ™ « " diestn stirk being fouiid in Ins berth : the cabin was dts dtstroved .

      UVESFCOL . Tub Isvamos or Ikub Poo ^ -The Rev Rector Ca Canp ** l ad . in-- * cdal , tter to Sir George Grey on T ! T ! "V * day on behalf of the Vestry , upon the influx of of till ? Irith pyor into Liverpool ; in which lie reprove « = ei . ** to the Hume Secretary the necessity of some Jcf icfri-Jatire reiief being granted , and that some restricts t'cs shouhi be placed upon the nndue facility of impi' pcr . it ;^ pau ers into Liverpool frw * li eland by the 6 t eteam-boats . 'i ' bc Rev . gentleman says , thai the ni nan . bi'r who Ji * ve a * rived from Ireland since the 13 th

      oi oi January , has amounted t « 10 . S 82 ; but the impi prtssiun now univer-ally prevalent amongst the Irish , it that they can claim relic ! lrota the parish funds n merely by tbe plea of destitution , ko * eYer unit founded ( fiat plea way be . has so increased the namh her ol applicants , chitfly l .-bh from various quarters , I tb ; : t on Saturday , the 33 rd of January , the number a aimmnted to 4 . 4 S 3 men , 4 . 106 women , and 14 . 677 t iliiidn . n , the total number on that day being 23 , 860 , t tbe agan safe of the whole week beiue 130 , 71 ) 5 . Tun " ImsH is Livkkpool . —The daily numbers

      re-) ) ieveil last we * k were as follows : —Monday , 22 , 065 ; ' Tufsdiv , 25 529 ; Wednesday , 23 , 313 ; Taur » day , : 2-i , l" 37 ' ; Friday , 24 . tiGS ; Saturday , about 24 , 000 Tiiecostof relie ? ins : tbisnumbi-r of last week was upwards of £ 220 . SricuK-. —An inquest was held before the Borough CVi-a-. a- , en Saturday , upon the body of Letitia Xe . r . e . a married female , forty-two tears of age , who resided in L ; -rk-hnc , T » xte ; h-park . It appeared , t .-. at the went into an outhouse in tlie yard on Sunday wnvk , aud i hit on a person ' s opening the door S'i ; uctime alter , she was found with her head in a rieiiuhig position . There was a mug Hied with biiKid ivtween her knees , aud there was a wounu ii . n-ssi . er throat . She had a razur in her right b- ; i : tl , and on iai-i ;; g tier up she appeared quite insensible . > o cause could be assigned for tue commiss i ™ of this ra < b act , as the deceased and her imsij ; iiid lived c . mfo . tahiy to , : eth . r . irhe died of the ii jury on Friday .

      manchester . Hokrxele Result * < -f thb Factory Stsism . — lien , in tbe must advanced nation of Europe-in ihe midst ofa population unmatched for its energy , j : ; uust-v , manufacturing skill—in ManchesteriKirUek ThoHsmid Three hundred and Sixty two children pcrisSiid in seven jeats , over and above the Eor ! =: ity natural to mankind . These " little chil-«" Tci :, * ' btought up in unclean dwellings and impure s- . r « v' . « Wife leit alone Ions days by their mothers , to t-reathe the subtle , sickly vapours—soothed by opium , a more '' cursed" distillati-n than " i . eleb re' — and when assailed by mortal diseases , their K . ' .--nri «' ns torn , tkeir bodies convulsed , their brains h : vJJtitred , left to dis witii"ut medical aid , which , lie ilwe , sh' -uld " come to all" — the skilled

      media . l wan never being called in at all , or only suran . u « e ' . to witness tue death , and sanction the fur . rni . —Report oi tfte Registrar-General . FaIAL ACCIDENT OS THB MANCHESTER A . VD SuEFtzzlzi Railway . —A fatal accident ocurred on Mon-< iiiy inorniup , on the Manchester , Sheffield , and Linc ' . nshiie fine . At seven o ' ekek two engines left >" e wioa . Laving different destinations . One of them w . - . > int < -nded to go to Gfossop ; but , after having pr . e ? td-d s .. m ? diswnce , the snow upon the r » ils \ .:. t f »> a :: d to bs s <* deep that it could not proceed W-: h ' -jt the assistance of a second engine . At Dint-5 r . ! T t ! : e engines stopptd , in order th « t a waggon r . 'Lut he attached ; . icd , just as they were moving « ti : 'g ^ in , an empty passenger train , which had left X -ivLn at a quaiter- ' , «; tst seven , and which was going up to IladSeld , to start at 7 45 , came up at quick speed . Tue signal was up at tie station , ana was G-jtibtl ' . ' .-sseeu bvt-he engineer ; bat sn great was Lis in

      si eiiJ , \ hat . lie voul i n < A ^ op the train l ime , and , fi-iiiui 1 . tlsat a coiiision wa- inevitable with the two tr ^ inis . he and ibo fireman leaded off . The fireman € sJa ; L ' d unif jartd ; but the engineer , unfortunately , rr . i . tr tuioygh missing his fnutii-iC , or some other cr- ; se , fell ou the lint , and the second and all the succeeding carriages of the train passed over him , ki : l . t ; s hita in a moment , and wangling his body v-, » niui'h . The collision was rather ii sharp one , c : d ciu-ed some damage to the entiues , but not of : ; v-. ry serious character . Tue unfortunate engineer , v . h' - « r nam-. * ca- James Bvbir . s > u , was the only [> eryj :: w ' . 'O sutTert'd . Exres-iVE Emc zzmir . xr . —Thomas Smith , colkcisirtoMr . Aiderman ahuttleworth , charged with ewbeia * , i : g nion' - 'y jaid iuv > nis hands to the uucount ol . Messrs . Strutt , of De : by , was brought up at the E -Tt -juL Cciirt , ou Tiitsdaj , ft-r further examination . I ; was " shen proved that on the 2 :. d Feb ., 1 S 46 , M ssrs . Yii Jir-e-, merchants , paid him ach' -que : or

      . - CI-5 L 1 I 2 s ; t . at ou the 22 ad . May , Messrs . Gumpell iiu > i C i ; and that on the 3 ! ) tM Oci " ber . Mr . Z-Aus , ia =. -chaiu , j > : ii . i him £ 27 i > n uctoj'nt of 3 itf « rs . atutt ; anj tf , a : he Lad accounted for none nf thee sums . At the conc-iusiyn of th <^ proceedings he was committed for trial , liis att < m-y a-ked if bail wnuid be accepted ? Mr . ila . i'ie intimate . ! that £ 300 w-rAd be accepted ; bat eo bail was forthcoming , a ; . d tiie prisjuer wjs ren ; ovvd iu custody .

      Di--iRE 8 s —The occupant * . oCtl-e " Night Asylum " aver ; ge nightly one hundred and seventy utterly destitute persons . The quantity of soup distributed m ihe " Soup Kitchen" was , on Saturday , 5 , 600 quarts ; r-n Monday , 4 . 800 quarts ; on Tuesday , 5 , 600 q-:. -. r-s : in addition to which , 1 , 000 loaves wire distiijuttu on Saturday , and abjut 1500 on Tuesday eglio . v . Slkiocs AccincKt . —About half-p ^ st five o ' clock en Moxday evening , a boy named Josejih Bennett , aif ' . i founecn years , son of Mr . Bennett , timer , Wi ; n ' . to his father ' s shop iu Mr . Langiey ' s timberyard , behind the Black Boy beerslmp , Moor-lane , to gci some sawdust . There was no liaht in the shop , and it is supposed that he stumbled over soraetkiiKj , and in consequence fell upon the circular saw , the teeth of which stuck into the back part of his head , afcd injured him frightfully .

      STOCKPORT . Dakixg Robberv- —On Sunday morning last , during the hours of service , snd while the inmates were gun-. - t' j chapel , a man entered the house of Mrs . WiisS , Wellington Road South , by tbe back sittingroom window , rifled all the drawers , and stole twenty-four silver tea-spoon * , and two silver tablesp-ions . The robbery was , of course , committed in open day , and it was not discovered until half-past t . ; o o ' clock , when Mrs . Wild returned home . W 1 CAX . ArrnKHEssios of a Wholesale Thief . —On Saturday i » st , a woman named Elizabeth Burnsthe

      , wste of Wuliam Burns , a cooper , residing in Chape ! L > iie , \\ isan , wag brought before the magistrates of Wi-uu . eharged with stealins seven rolls of ribbon i ' Miii t-ie shop of Mr . Joshua Coop , draper , Wi » an . >> he was also detained on suspicion of having commuted several other robberies , a « , on her house being seaiced , property to a considerable amount , ar . d fourteen tickets for other articlespledged ( nearly aj i . l ihtm quite new ) were discovered . The rihhnns w re tt > . Jeiion the previous day ( Friday ) , the prisoner h-. vin ;; cone ipt « j the . « hop of Mr . Coop with the : ie ;« . i inU'n'im of making some purchases . She was committed for trial .

      OLDHAM . . Sefiol - s Kobbekies . —At the petty sessions on MoudiV . a fj-. iy .. irtiut revcnteen years ot age , named John ; : uideii . the s >;; i oi a hat dyer , residing in Coldhurst Lan-. was hr .-nght up by superintendent Wild , « -. : ir . ed wi ; h st-.-aUnu a £ 10 Bank of England note , tea s- \• - ¦¦ - . •¦!¦!•• > ««! ' half sovereign , and ten shillings in > - : !• . ;! . <•» tii- 1 j : ! i i . f Jljcernberlast . from the house U . \? r . . J .. - U , O . -tti'ii , piiblit-an , High-street , Oldham ; at , ;' . ; i . ' « -uu Kt .-alm- £ 7 }„ sovereigns , and £ 2 10 a in s , v . r . i ,-iii rue sam .. | ! misPt 0 f the 19 th of Jan-< ::. r » ' .- ! . I !<; wsscom .: iitt » d for ktalattheSiMotd sessions . < - !! STtn . i ' lt . v c-s ; r- 'isiianc > - < r { Jsie .-tcr have elected Hugh L " - u-, Ka > ' Grosvenw to n-pivsnit the barough in r .-riiiiiiiwii , iii ihurou ; i < . f Lord Robert Grosvenor , ve-i ;! SA <'' . > taiirS i '^ j- Mi-idle ^ ex .

      « . , £ ; -. IIKLli . i »« . rhTAti \ i . i' . Sci- ' .-m ^ t « r Tw o Lovebs . —A most J . r .-i -. ¦ .-:.- ({»• • J ' lir i .- .-. s ? taken ; druv in IV akeileld , ' •• h ' : h ; ., . -. a d a ^ . •• t « tK :-iis . iti > n it . the lu-i ^ hbour-•' . ' -, .- ,-. ' , ;< . '•> . ' tw * t » fesjwciiib ' i' : iiuiiies hav < - ' - >¦ , i "" . .. v ., i . . ; t . > UtU *« dU . c < t < e , t . ~ i diotivss . A ?'•• - : i iiuu , :.. ! ed George UasnpsWi , aiiOiit tweutv-; ... ¦ v .-.. ; ,. .. . _ , Uul i , ui . { khz-dn «• : S 10 H VOKIle " -. ! i ! : : •» [ : ; . ; i . me uf Su ^ au . Uffiuii for about three jt-a-. s i ' .. ; t ; ; jj pmiies riviiieii i ; i iV : i ); cfie ! d , tbe y •¦!; : ; : ! ' : t : j ' uAn-j a whiws : oitii , and son of Mr . ' •« .- < ¦ „ <¦ ll •! 'ir : * i-: n ) al-, 0 a wlibn ^ mh ' -. < fco ., iu tl « n ' »! . ' . '' . ; : i ; !¦ t-vi-nii "' of Friday . 'ast , ii-iiupson went ; -.- n . ; .. : . , jj .. . i ,, ., -..-shirt : <» wr , : ' -: > u » v thai tisuii -. 7 : > i apju-M- . | , „ j ,. j Wi . s nyt vi-ry wt'U . On the . »! ,: .. -. -. j . " ( . . " i .- , titri : ay ) ni' » rnhiX , two coif 3 and a hat , ki : a L . <;; ntt , thawj , and Lo . t were found on th < is ! t ! . iot the IJanisU-y Canal , neai" ilifc bridge which ( . T-. 55 esit in som ? ( iehls near ll-. r . th Wood , about 2

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      mile and a half from Miss ^ artoti ^ home . The bodies of Ha tnpson an , d hid {&& Susan were found near the vlace . * The suicidal determination must nave bee ! ffiirotiiim «? . 3 ch , for their bodies were Srmh t ' ud together with four handkerchiefs , which must have been fastened by Hampson , as the knola were tied behind the young woman . Wilis pocket was found a pistol loaded with ball , and two bullets sunnpowder , caps , < tc . ; and in her pocket was found a soft substance , like paste , which is supposed to be poison . No reason can be found for the commission ot such a rash act . Thete vetirc no marks of violence on either of tlie bodies . The deceased young woman was about t wenty-one years of age , « fine figure , aud ver v preltv . An inquest was held on the bodies on Saturday , before Thomas Lee , Esq ., coroner , when the jury returned the following verdict : — " Found diowr . ed without any marks of violence ; but how , or by what means , they got into the canal , there is no evidence to show . "

      WiKSBOROUGH DAIS . tOAi Fit AccinEsi . —Loss of Six Lives . —On Friday afternoon a fresh sacrifice of life took plaeu atoneeftlieDarley M ; . in Coal Company ' s pits , at Worsborough Dale , about four mihs from B . irnsfoy . About two s ' clock , some men , who were employed in one part » f he pit , fired a blast of gunpowder lor the purpose of bringing down a larRe piece of coal . Shortly after the explosion , an alarm of fire was given from a part of tbe pit two hundred yards from the place where the blast Iwd been fired . A large mass of coal was found on fire , and every txcriioti was used to stop up the driftways , or roads throug ! . which air was admitted , and to put out ihe lire , by throwing water upon it . The men were engaged in

      this manner , from two o ' clock until four , at which time , instead of having checked the flames , it was found that they were gaining up"U theiu , and the pit being filled with smoke rendered it impossible for tbem to continue longer . Those who were at the pit mouth now became alarmed fyr the safety of their companions , and a message was immediately dispatched to the pits uf Messrs . Field and Cooper for assistance . Some of the other men succeeded in reaching the pit mouth in a state of exhaustion . The manager of the works went down into the pit , which was then se full of smoke that he was obliged to return . Joseph Beaumont , the steward of Messrs . Field and Cooper ' s pits , arrived shortly after four o ' clock , and every exertion was then used to reach the place where tbe men were known to be , but without success . It was nit until twelve o ' clock at night that the last of the bodies' ( that of George

      Gomersley , the under-ground steward ) was found , and ihey were each removed to their ho ^ es . The •¦ th r men , eight in number , who had escaped from suffocation , only with great difficulty , were immediately after being removed from the pit , attended by a sumeon who adminstcted such remedies as their cases required , and , though suftering severely , there is every reason to hope that hey will recover . The cause of the accident lias not yet been clearly ascertained , but from the statements made by the tutu who were in the pit at the time , one of them the man who fired the b ast , and who escaped , there does not appear to bave been any light near the place where the fire was discovered , uutil immediately after the blasting of th ? coal . It is supposed that the breaking up of the coal must have opened a crevice in which carburettcd hydrogen gas , or firedamp had accumulated , and this having ignited , had set fire to the coal .

      NOTTINGHAM . A Female Burst to Ashes . — On Monday last , Mrs , Grundy , residing at War .-er-gate , Nottitigisani . was found in her house literally burnt to ashes . The unfortunate woman was at the advanced age of 82 , enjoyed good health , aud lived al . ne . At four o ' clock in the afternoon , a eoal-higgler opened her house door , and inquired if any one would buy a load of coals , when he saw her lying with her feet near the door , and her head towards the opposite side ; her clothes were burnt t-t dust , her body black as a cinder , and in some parts reduced to ashes . Her table stood near the fire with her breakfast things upon it , a cup of tea poured out , and a bit of bread in it , as if she had been taking her breakfast .

      WAnWlCKSHIBE . Murder and AxrEMi-TED Suicide . —Hepios , Saturday . —Last evening an inquest was neld at the White Lion Tavern , en the body of Henry Peter Taylor , aged eleven weeks , the illegitimate offspring of Jane Taylor , aeed 20 years , who had jumped into the Warwick and Xapton Canal , with the child in her arms , on Thuistlayiiinltt list . Hannah Taylor , of Uanniugham , said that her husband was the brother of Jane Taylor . She was at her house on Thursday evening about five o ' clock . She had the deceased with her . When she went away she was crying very much , and witness understood that she was going to Leamiagton . Witness wished her not to g- out , as it was ouite unnecessary , but .-he persisted

      in going . My husband had tuld hec that tide must procure a fre * h home , for he was unable to support her . We had notice to leave our house in consequence of her beins ; there , which notice was up tonight ( Friday ) . We have but one room for myself , husband , and three children , and , therefore , had no room for her awd the baby . Fhineas l ' age said : On the previous evening , aa he was coining from the mill , he saw something floating on the water , on the opposite side . Having procured assistance , and got the female out , she then ejaculated , "Oh , my poor baby . " Her dress having been unpinned , the deceased was found elapsed in her aims quite dead . The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against J . ? ne Taylor , who was ( ally committed for trial at the next assizes .

      BIRMINGHAM . There are now in the Birmingham workhouse 613 persons , 593 of whom are paupers—and this in a season ef no extraordinary distress , for , compared with other large towns , Birmingham nny be considered singularly fortunate in the present condition of the lower class of itsinbabitanls .

      GLOUCKSTEltSIllP . E . Scic'deof a Clergyman . —On Friday the Rev George Ireland , the chaplain of Northleach House of Correction , in this county , was found in his , vwvm with his throat cut , and quite dead , the fatal act having , it is presumed , been committed some hours before its discovery . We have heard that the reverend gentleman had forwarded or left behind him letters addressed to Mr . Rfieves , the "overnor of the prison , and to his own family , in which he expressed his intention to commit suicide . We have not heard a cause assigned for this very rash act , but f ar that straitened circumstances , apJd the great difficulty ot sustaining by small means his position in society , may have operated upon a dispirited man and been the impelling cau-e of this sad catastrophe . lie was beyond the middle ace , a"d has left a widow and a large family of we believe seven children : None of these , at the lime of his death , had joined him at Xortkleach .

      BATH . Elopeukkt or ax Heiress . —An elopement from Bath has given the eossips of that watering place an amusing topic of discussion . The lady is stated to be the" grand-niece of a lateecee ^ tric inhabit-nt of the vicinity of Bath , who , at his decease , bequeathed to her a considerable portion of his enormous fortune , which he placed at her own conditional disposal , after her arrival at the age of twenty-onc . Like her well known kinsman , the young lady was somewhat singular in her iuliits and refined in her tastes , and , as matter of course , iu afovtunc-huntiiig

      place like the " Queen city of the west , " the heiress attracted much attention . The funds at her disposal caused more than one needy Peer , and many a half pay hero to vow eternal fidelity . Like Miss Burnett Coutts , she was pestered with tavers ; but had her face and form been her only dowry , she mi-. -lit have been deemed a noble prize , for in the exclusive circlesof the provincial tonsbewas universally known to be tho belle of Bath . A few days ago she was missed from the house of her guardian . Pursuit was defeated , and on Thursday it became known that she had been married at Exeter — to a tailor ' s assistant 1

      BUCKIXOnAMSHinE . Sufferings of the Peasantut . —A few days ago a meeting « f labourers of Bicester , Launton , Ambrosden , Blackthorn , Arncott Piddintiton , Wendlcbury , Stratum Audley , and other platVa m-oui .- < l lilccster , took l » lace at the Independent Chapel , for the purpose of stating their distress , and bringing their condition before the public . There were from two hundred and fifty to 300 labourers present , ;; nd , in addition , a con-iderable number ol tradesmen and other inhabitants of Bicester . Many of the labourers proceeded to state their condition , and the attention of the meeting was directed for some time to their statements . 'We select a few of their declarations : — Thomas Wallington , of Bicester , has a wife : has not

      since the Ilth of October averaged 2 s . per week ; has to pay Is . 0 d . pet- week rent . Coxhill , of Bicester , said he had not earned Is . per week s ncc Michaelmas ; h ; is a wife and fourchildren ; has a bnv who goes to work and earns 3 s . per week ; his money vent to help to keep them ; paid Is . per week rent ; had managed to live by the kindness of Mr-Ferguson and others . Thomas Justice , of Birester , has a wife and child ; for the last two mouths his earnings have not averaged more than about la . 8 d . per week ; had to pay Is . 8 J . rent . Mr . Ferguson said it would be a query to many as to how people lived under such circumstances . 1 le found out that two or three families lived together ; those that have more assist those that have " Jess ; thus one helped the

      I other . —A ienwie next rose to sneak , saying liev I name was Sarah Burt , the » ii " e of Thomas Hurt , ot Bicester ; her husband ' s earning * had oniv been 17 s . 81 . in ten weeks ; there were seven in family they had two children at work , one at 3 s . Oil . afici the other 4 s . ; they had la . ( id . to pav for rent ; hat ! not been without bread , it was true , but it was difficult to get it . Mrs . Timms , of Bicester , snid tiiev had four children ; for the last four months her bus . !> and had only eanit d 17 s . 0 J ., and out of this he had 9 s . topay away for his lodgimrs ; she had jjone about begging with her baby at her breast . Ba » ott of Bicester , said ho had only had six days' wot-Tc in ten weeks ; had eight children at home ; for threi weeks the buy had earned 2 s . per week ; had suffered , 1 great deal ; bad gone without bread for three days

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      eogctUer ; had pledged all their things thnt the thildren should n « t go without victuals ; the whole eight iiad onlv had one pound of bread a-day . — Richard Markham said he had a wife and five children ; had ei » btshillings a week ; a boy wa & this day gone to work ; had topay Is . 3 d . a week reti , ; was very short of v ictuals ; some days only one bit of bread all daytow » rk with ; bad Is . given him last night ; that was to carry them on this day . — A female next add ressed the meeting , saying she wan John Franklin ' s wife ; he was a crivple , and came to Bicester to fetch letters from the post-office they had four children ; she went oat in the fields to work at 6 ( 1 . per day ; their earnings altogether were

      . ib ut Gj . 6 d , ; they were in great distress . —William Jeacock , of Launton , said he had a wife and two children ; in ten weeks he had three days' work ; before that he was ill three weeks ; when in work he had Is . 4 d . a-day ; took h . to his landlord , Mr . Asliby , when lie was down ; it was all he bad ; bad a loaf of bis wile's friends ; left no bread at home when he came away . William Tubby , of Launton , said h .- had been an old soldier ; he had been in battle , and never was frightened ; he had not a pension ; he gave that up to get his dint-barge : since Michaelmas he had had eight days' work ; lived alone , and had 7 d . a week to pay rent ; paid his rent orce a year ; for five days he had only had a penny oake .

      The above cases are but a few of those which came before the meeting . On the following day a meeting was held in the parish church to inquire into the state of the poor . Rumours had cone abroad that the recent statements respecting their condition were exaggerated ; but at this meeting all that was stated above was confirmed ; and a subscription was entered into immediately to alleviate the present distress , A committee was formed to solicit help from the public , and to take other measures likely to meet the crisis . This meeting was well attended , and caused unusual excitement .

      NORFOLK . Cumulative Sentences fob Poaching . —On Saturday , James Barney was brought before tbe magistrates at Norwich for the third time , and charged with poaokini : on the 21 < t of November ilast , at Rorstord , and a witness was called who said he saw him with a bare . Defendant was now out of gaol , win-re he had boon sentenced this day month for four weeks for a similar offence . On that occasion , also , he was then out , having , for another offence , been sentenced to a fortnight ' s imprisonment . Mr . Stracey thought these cumulative sentences highly objectionable , especally as this < . ffence was -aid to have been committed before the one for which the man had been suffering . It was very unlike the prisoner ' s having returned to the practice after his punishment ; and he thought a month ' " imprisonment at most would meet the justice of the case . The Rev . John Uumfrey and Captain Bnidsl . aw thought not , and agreed to give him two months . Mr . Stracey refused to sign the conviction .

      MIDDLESEX . Eluctio . y . —The vacancy in the representation of the county occasioned by the death of the late Geo . B . tng , Ksq ., was filled up yesterday by the election of Lord Kobe : t Grosvemr . Notwttfotindiog the inclemency of the weather , which was the less endurable from the business being cairicd on in the open air , there was a considerable budy of persons asternblr-J at Brentford . Lord Grosvenor was proposed by the Hon . P . Bouverie and Sir E . N . Buxton . No other candidate was proposed , and on a show of hands his lordship was declared to be duly elected . The new member then delivered aspecch full of the usual Whig notbingisms . The ceremony of girding on the sword , and affixing tbe spurs—which would be " more honoured in the breach than the observance "—closed the proceedings .

      ESSEX . Destruction of Euston Lodge , the Seat of Viscous * Mavsard . —This large and beautiful mansion situated a few miles from Storiford , and the residence of Viscount Maynard the Lord Lieutenant of the county , was destroyed by fire , on Monday morning last , nothing being left but the domestic "ffi' -es , and a few other unimportant buildings . His Lordship and the family were at the lodge at the time , and all the parties in tho extensive establishment retired to rest late on Saturday night , when all atmeared perfectly safe ; hut about three or four o ' clock on Sunday morning they were aroused by a cracking noke of flames in the upper part of tbe house , and his lordship was the first to arise from his bed and give the alarm to the other inmates . It was

      tound at this time that the fire was raging in the Noble Lord ' s dressing room . The engine on the premises was got out , but it was soon evident that the fi lines would entirely defy all their efforts . Engines irom the neighbouring towns ot Thasted andDnnuiow were speedily on the spot and got to work ; but the flames at this time had obtained a thorough hold of the mansion , spreading rapidly frum room to room , and bursting cut with terrific violence . Many of those assembled , which included a large number of his Lordship ' s tenantry , seeing that the power that could be brought to bear upon the devouring element would bu futile , set about removing some of the valuable prop . rty from the apartments that yet remained

      untouched ; and iu this way many of the choice pictures and a considerable portion of plate and costly furniture were saved from destruction . The flames went resistlessly onward in their progress , throwing a ulare into the atmosphere which was visible for miles around , and was continually bringing to the scene fresh parties . Tho flames continued to rage unchecked for two or three hours , destroying all the main body of the bouse , the clock tower , and , in fact , all tlw building , except one wing , which was ultimately saved by those present . The mansion was a noble and ancient one , and the damage dune amounts to many thousand pounds . We could uot learn whether it was insured . The origin of the fire has not been explained .

      KBNr , An accident occurred on Tuesday in . 4 bbott ' s Cliff Tunnel , on the Southern Eastern Railway , midway between the terminus and the Folkestone station , by which Joel Rush , the master of the electric telegraph at Dovor , met with a frightful death . The unfortuna'e man was greatly respected , harinjj bc-en in the service of the company since the opening of the line . It appears that the deccaseJ , having experienced some difficulty in the course of the forenoon in transmitting messages per telegraph to

      Folkestone , it is supposed he determined on proceeding along the line to inspect the wires , with a view of ascertaining where the defect existed ; and , on the 1 o ' clock passenger train having Dover for town he got on the engine with the driver and stoker . When the train had advanced about thirty ovfoityyaids in the Abbott ' s Cliff tunnel , the engine driver saw him fall against the wall on tbe left hand side , and disappear beneath the train , The engine was stopped , and tbe body was found frightfully mutilated lying across the rails . An inquest was held on Wednesday last . Verdict—Accidental Death .

      CHATHAM . Painless Operation at thb Military Hospital . —A . scries of surgical operations were performed at the General H ' -spital , Fort Pitt , Chatham , a few days aao , in the presence of Dr French and a'd the medical officers of the establishment , the patients , previous to operation , having been each subjected to tbe influence of the vapour of sulphuric ether by inhalation , the effects of which were as satisfactory as they were surprising . —The first operation was the extraction ofa tooth from a s ddier of the 52 d Regiment , dextrously performed by Mr . Peck , dentist , of Chatham , and perfectly successful as regards freedom from pain . —The next was an amputation of the left letr for disease of the ankle , joint , in a soldier ol the 37 th Regiment . This patient , after inhaling

      the ether vapour for two or three minutes , was declared to be in a fit state for the p erformance of the operation , and the ie ; was quickly removed below the knee . During tbe tying of tbe blood vessels the limb was convulsed by strong spasms , and he moaned once or twice , but declared , on his return to consciousness , that he had had little or no pain throughout , though be had been " sensible of the sawing of the bone ; " as to the incisions with the knife , he stated that he had no knowledge or recollection whatever . —The last operation was the removal of the last joint of the great too . Tho subject of this was a tall , spare Irishman private Patrick Foley

      , The ether took effect in less than two minutes ' and he remained under its full influence for about lour minutes , during a brief part of which time the toe was amputated . On awuking from his short j leep , be was asked if he would like to have his toe taken off ? He replied , in a drowsy voice , " Oh I ' m very weak , but 'tis a great bother to me , " and sud denly rousing up , be lilted his leg high into the air cazmg for an instant at the foot in wonder and do ight , and exclaimed , "Oh , by the liokey , but the toe is gone ; well , a ,, ' sure . I had the finest dream in the world , though m throtli it wasn't the toe I was dreaming about at all . "

      SUSSEX The West Spsr . x ELEcritw—The election of a member of Parliament for the Western Division of Sussex , in the room of C . W yndhnm , Esq ., who has accepted the Chiltem Hundreds , took placeion Tue < day , at Chichester . It . Prime , Esq ., of W alburtoni deputy-chatrman of the West Sussex sessions was elected without opposition . The hon . gentleman be onus to the Conservative party , and is astronirPro tectiontst . b °

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      Accident at Covest Garden Theatre On Sunday nitcrnoon , between two and three oVfock tn accident of a very cerious nature happened within the walls of Covent Garden Theatre to a labourer named Busliill Molley , aged 15 . lie was at work at the time , and was amending a ladder , when , after having reached about twenty-six fret from the ground lie missed hia fooling , and was precipitated with such force as to fracture his thigh , besides receiving several other extensive injuries . " Railway Co . vtentip . vs . —We understand that all hopes of the differences between the Loudon and North-Western and Great Western Companies beinij amicably settled are at an eud . —Pmlway Times

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      SCOTLAND . FAMIXK RIOTS IK THB NORTH . Elgin . —The pr . sent high price of proyi-ions , chieflv mc : il , attended with a riotous , disposition in several districts of the counties tjf Aberdeen and Banff , have been marked by similar symptoms in Morayshire . At Elgin , last v ; eek , the youngw portinn of tbe town paraded the streets , and exhibited much turbulence at the residence of a gentleman extensively concerned in the grain trade . Mr . Sheriff Innes ( who arrived iu Elgin in the eoutso of the dayV Mr . Sheriff Cameron , and Provost Wilson , accompanied by a number of respectable inhabitants , were successful in quelling the disturbance , and apprehended a few of the ringleaders , At Burghead ,

      though a proclamation had been issued by the authorities insuring plenty of provisions , the Ceres , Capt , Mason , laden with meal , for Leith , was unloaded by the women of the place . The James and Jessie was also unloaded , but the authorities have been successful in restoring peace . In order to preserve public peace , SherifTInnes , forwarded a despatch to the military head-quarters at Fort George for troops . About forty men of the 70 th regiment , under the command of Captain Gordon , acwdingrv left barracks at five o'clock on Friday morning , and ranrched to Nairn . Special conveyances having been provided , the party arrived at Elgin about two o ' clock ; they are quarttred in the Court House . On Friday evening , the house of Mr . John Allan , corn merchant , was attacked , and oth : r riotous proceedings

      renewed . Lossiemouth . —A few daysaco , several curls laden with oats having arrived , they were immediately surrounded by a mob , who escorted the grain to the storehouse , After seeing the produce safely deposited in a loft , the mob , composed chiefly of women , locked tbe granary , and kept possession of the key . Findhokn . —A few days ago , four carts laden with grain for shipment from Findhorn were stopped by the people , and brought back to Forres . The following day the fishermen , aided by women and children , exhibited the utmost determination to prevent tbe exportation of produce . They seized a considerable quantity of flour and meal , which was freighted from

      the South . Gaumouth —The fishermen of Kingston ( Garmouth ) , Port-Gordon , and Buckie , marcned into Fochabers with flags and banners , and assembled in the square . Their object was to demand from Mr . Balmer , commissioner to the Duke of Richmond , and Mr . Marquis , factor , an unlimited supply of meal at 20 s . per boll . The party at first condu-ted themselves with propriety ; but their demands being troatud with indifference , they threatened to raze the houses of these gentlemen to the ground unless they complied . Whatever were the conditions ultimately entered into , tbey returned to their homes , under the impression that meal would be supplied in accordance with their requests .

      This port has been the scene of much disturbance during the week . The utm » st excitement prevails among the working classes , the usual avocations of the fishermen being suspended . Order and regularity were set at nought , and the holders of grain openly denounced . The people of Keith , animated by the desire of disbursing the peace , and aiding the fishermen , inarched in a body to Port Gordon , Peterhead . —At Peterhead some slight symptoms ef disturbance occurred on the mornings of Friday and Saturday last week .

      EDINBURGH . The Edinburgh and Glasgow committees on Highland destitution bave formed themselves into a centv . il board for the relief of the distressed districts . They have resolved inter alia that no man able to work , and having the means of obtaining it , shall receive any assistance . ' A large number of troops have been despatched to the north to aid in quelling the disturbances occasioned by the scarcity . New Application op the Sulphuric Ether . —Dr-Simpson , of Edinburgh , has applied this new and voadeifuldiscovery to the purposes of midwifery . aud with the most signal sticceas . This is the most

      wonderful of all the applications of this surprising alleviator of the ills that flesh is heir to . If it should be found to succeed on further trials , it will make the discovery one of the greatest blessings ever conferred by science on humanity . High Court of Justiciary—The Court met on Monday , to try Wm . Boyne , farmer , Elgin , who was libelled withseven charges of forgery by bills , to the amount of nearly £ 900 . The prisoner pleaded not guilty , and a great number of witnesses were examined in support of the charges . Mr . Craulurd having addressed the jury for the Crown , and Mr . Inglis in behalf of the prisoner , the Lord Justice Clerk summed up , and the jury returned a verdict of "Not guilty . "

      GLASGOW . Extensive Bank R' . bbrrt . —On Friday afternoon , a clerk of one of the most respectable houses in Glasgow was sent to do batik business . He repaired to the Union Bank , and drew a check of £ 1 , 200 . He then proceeded to the Commercial Bank , in the same street , with the money upon him . He was writing some order at the bank counter , after finishing which he put his hand into the pocket of his outsidecoat to draw out the money , whvre lie , though he had it snugly deposited . The £ 1 , 200 was gone 1 Is is more than probable thath ; was reconnoitied by some expert English thief , several of whom , we learn , ar ^ now prowling about the cit " . Glasgow , formerly , was a rich field for them . But let every man who goes to the bank have his eyes about him , and not trust to his outside pocket . Another bank robbry of £ 247 « as committed the same dav .

      Fall of a Granary at Port Dundas . — A large granary at Port Dundas . belonging to the heirs of tlio late Miss Kidd , suddenly gave way ; the south wall , fronting Clyde-street , falling out towards the street , and the beams , joisting , and flooring precipitated , to " theground . At the time the building fell it contained about ft . 000 bolls of the finest English wheat , a eon siderable portion of which will be destroyed . Considerable danger was apprehended to the adjoining properties , but workmen were speedily set to take down such parts of the building as were dangerous . Fortunately there was no life lost , although two of the storekeepers were in the upper floor when the building gave way , but they escaped by tho staircase without suffering any injury . The total value of the srrain in this buildine is estimated at £ 16 , 000

      Atthmpt to Poison . —On Sunday morning information was conveyed to the police office that a family residing at No . 37 , High-street , consisting of a mother aud four children , had been poisoned . On the case being promptly inquired into , it was found that the parties referred to were evidently suffering from the effects of arsenic , or some other deleterious matter ; and on further inquiry it was elicited that it was after having partaken of some oat cake that they all exhibited symptoms of having been poisoned . It was likewise elicited that when the mother w &> preparing the cake , her husband , who is a coal carrier , named James Dacherty , gave her a small quantity of meal out of a hand kerchief , and as he declined to state distinctly where he got the meal , he was taken into custody for examination , and lodged in the police office . The poisoned family are likely to

      recover . ARGYLE 8 HIRE . Mrlascholy Circumstance . —A boat belonging to Kenmore , on Lochfine , which had been wind-bound in Tarbert sailed from the latter place a few days ago , laden with birch brooms from the Clyde , and when rounding Ardlamout point , there being a heavy sea at the time , was overtaken in a squall , when , sad to relate , the boat swamped , and two fine young men , of the names of Ferguson and Campbell , the only individuals on board , met with a watery grave .

      AYRSHIRE . Robkri Burns . —On the anniversary of the poet's birthday , tho foundation stone of a large hall to bo attached to the cottage at Alloway , where the poet was born , was laid with Masonic honours , by M . Dick , E « q ., Irvine , in presence of a great numbi-r of spectators . In the afternoon about thirty gentlemen—M . Dick , Esq ., in the chair—dined in the large room of the cottage .

      the borders . Aoitatios of Faum-Skrvasts . —The favra- ? ewants or hinds in the southern districts are following the extmple of their brethren in Haddington , by holding public meetings to discuss their grievances . _ This is the first time that this class of the c & ranmnity bave c ome forward as agitators , and the appearance in that capacity of parties so much dissevered by location , and hitherto regarded as so illiterate , is a marked symptom of the co-operative spirit of tbe age .

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      Desperate Suicide by Prussic Acid . —On Wednesday , whilst Mr . Mills , the Deputy Coroner , was hold ing an inquest in Marylebone , he received informa ti on of the following determined act of self-destruction by a young gentleman , named 11 . B . Fisher , assistant to Mr . Farmer , chemist , Duke Street , Manchester Square . It appears that Mr . Fisher has for some time past been paying his addivsses to a young lady residing in Robert Street , Paddington . On Tuesday morning , at eight o ' clock , he went out , and was seen walking with the young lady in question , in the neighbourhood , and engaged with her in earnest conversation , lie returned home shortly after nine o ' clock , and in a few minutes went up stairs to bin

      bedroom . About ten the youth left in charge of the shop ran up to the deceased ' s bedroom , and having called Mr . Fisher several times without receiving any answer , lie opened the door , and thore discovered the deceased lying on the floor struggling , and apparently in tlie agonies of death . He raised an alarm , ami two or three medical gentlemen were f ent for , and promptly arrived . Antidotes were administered , but Mr . Fisher died in two or three minutes after . A cup was on the table , which was found to liavo contained a strong doso of prussic acid , mixed with brandy . Two letters were also found , one addressed by flic deceased to his relatives , and the ether to the young lady in question , in both of which he declared bis intention to commit the act .

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      ireund ; PROGRESS OF FAMINB AXD DEATH . Dcblin Jan . 30 . —In the language of Reproductive Employment Committee , " it is impossible to exaggerate the extent of the famine . From the county of Donegal , the Ballyshannon Herald gives the following : — "Distress is here on the increase , and deaths are more numerous in this county than in the fatal year of tbe cholera-all owing to want of food . Since the news of the ports being about to be opened the markets have fallen about ten per cent . —but what relief is that to the poor-they are about fifty per cent , too high yet . "

      The Northern Standard reports as follows from the county of Monaghan : —• " The state of distress is becoming frightful in this county . The poor-houses , with the exception of Mo nagban , are extremely crammed . In Clones the guardians have taken tenements in the town , where the miserable victims are stowed away in hundreds , and of course , in such masses of misery , death ami disease are rife . " " Baui . va Jan . 23 , —BeATsa from Starvation . — Not a single day passes without being marked by the holding of inquests on the bodies of persons who have been starved to death . Since our last list of sueh casualties , Mr . Atkinson , coroner , held five inquests , and in each case a verdict of 'Died from starvation ' was returned . " From Kerry , tho accounts are of the same melancholy character : —

      • ' Dbaths from Starvation . — The Rev . C . M'Carthy , P . P ., in a letter to the ^ iirr ^ Examiner , dated Tuosist , January 17 . says , — 'Though our deaths are not reported , having no police , or anyother persons in the district who may feel it tlieiv duty to forward the fatal list to a coroner , our parochial obituary is not , alas 1 the less crowded j every day furnishes a new and increased catalogue ; the grave-yard is filled with those human victims , receiving five at an average each day , and in many cases the bodies become nearly decomposed before they are interred , for want of coffins . " "State of the Poor in Maryborough , —It was stated at the meeting of the La lies' Relief Committee , held on Wednesday last , that out of one hundred cabins of tlie poor , visited by two of the committee , at one end of the town , forty-three were without a bed of any kind , and of the remainder only four had blankets .

      Tub Cork Eiarniner of yesterday contains most appalling accounts of destitution and death in various parts of that extensive county . The Rev . J . Beechinor , R . C ., curate , describes the great increase of fever at a place called Gurtecrasing . and mentions several deaths from starvation , some of them by the hedgeside . The Rev . J . Mulcahy , P . P . of Castletosnsend , says : — "My poor parishioners are dying in multitudes in every quarter of those parishes from downright starvation . "

      The Rev . J . Molony , P . P . of llosscarberry , alsn in the County of Cork , says - . —'• Several have died of want since I last wrote , and thousands are at this moment in the last stage of existence , ar . d will inevitably perish if something be not speediW done for them . " A requisition , rather numerously signed , has been sent up for presentation to Mr . Monaghan , i-olicitorgeneral , requesting himself as a candidate for Galway . Mr . A . O'Flaherty has been put forward by the Old Ireland party , and Mr . Comyn has addressed the electors ou the Young Ireland interest . WILFUL MtfRDKB—IMPORTANT JUDGMENT . —O ' BRIEN' IN ERROR V . THB qUEKN .

      This case ( which came before the judges of the Court of Q , uecn ' s Bench on friday . npon a writ of error ) having been called on for judgment , the prisoner was placed at the side bar in the custody of the goalef of Newgate . The Lord Chief Justice , whose judgment was acquiesced in by the full court , pronounced the decision of the bench . The case , he said , had come before them upon the application of the prisoner , Patrick O'Brien , who was tried and convicted at the last summer assizes for the county of Clare for the wilful murder of his wife , Johanna O'Brien , and sentenced to be hanaed , which sentence was respited until the 8 th of February by the Crown , when the writ of error was sued out . The point raised in his favour was , that the verdict

      returned against him was bad , because it was a general verdict ; on the ground that the indictment charging him with the crime of murder , charged it by three counts , in three distinct ways—by drowning , by a fracture of the skull , and by kicking and beating ; and it was impossible that death could have ensued in three different ways ; consequently , it was relied on that the proper Verdict would have been to have found the prisoner guilty upon one count , and to have acqaitted him on the others . Now , after fully investigating all the authorities referred to on both sides of the case , the Court felt that there was no real weight in the objection , and that , in tact , if y were to be decided in the prisoners favour , that it would be impossible ever to bring home guilt to any culprit . It was argued that the decision of the Lords in the "O ueen v . O'Connell , " and the other

      cases cited by Mr Coppinger , the prisoner s counsel , went to the extent that judgment should be reversed if a prisoner was sentenced to punishment upon an indictment , part of which was proved , and part of which had failed ; and that as the prisoner could not , be guilty of murder in three ways , he should have been acquitted on two counts . Now , the Court was of opinion , that the case iu question was not at all applicable , as it was merely a misdemeanor case , in which the punishment was discretionary , and might b ? affected by a general verdict ; whereas in a case of murder the judgment was not discretionary , and could only be the same whether a prisoner was convicted on one er on twenty counts . For these reasons they were of opinion that the judgment below should be a . ffictti « l . The pvisoner was then handed over to the goaler of Ennis to be executed on Monday

      next . AWFUL REFLATIONS OK THE FAMINE . We are enabled to lay before our readers the following extract from a letter addressed to the committee in Lundon , by a gentleman whom the British Association for the relief of distress in Ireland and Scotland has recently sent to the north-west coast of Ireland . The statement bears obvious marks of unexaggerated truth , whilst it presents tlie most vivid picture of the horrors of famine , and ot the actual misery under which a large portion of the Irish population is now suffering . " At Carrick-on-Shannon I found the poor-house and hospital crowded with half-naked and emaciated nun , women , and children , prey to dysentery and fever , which terminated fatally . The number of daily deaths exceeded the supply of coffins which the place could furnish ,

      " Between Carrie and Sligo numberless straggling and ragged families had been observed , some craiv ] . ing , some squatted on the road side through utter exhaustion , all bearing downcast , broken , and wornout countenances—fearful results of starvation , sickness , and the exposure to the inclemency of the weather , which alternated with rai » and snow . " At Sligo I have found the streets swarming with the distressed , clamerous through hunger , although orderly , respectful to persons , and respecting their property . The poor-house presented an awful number of cases of fcv . rand dysentry , which coninionaUy terminated fatally . " In the poor-house , or properly speaking , workhouse , 'there are 500 persons sick , aud the master and under master in fever !'

      " Between Sligo and Westport , m the locality of Ballina , Foxfovd , Swinfovd , Castlebar . the desolating aspect of the country grows more fearful still . The population seems as if paralizcd and helpless , more raged , squalid—here fearfully dejected , there stoically resigned to death ; then again , as it conscious of stun- , greater forthcoming evil , they aie deserting their hearths and families . "I fear that this unfortunate country has not yet reached the climax of its misfortunes—the fearful increase of fever s . i \ d . dywntevy will i apprehend take a malignant and epidemic character and spread contagiously—indeed several persons in comfortable circumstances , who devoted themselves to the visitation of the sick and the burial of the dead , have caught the fever , and fallen victims to their benevolent exertions . "

      PROGRESS OF DISTRESS . Dublin , Fkb 1 . —A return of extremely severe weather forbids the expectation of any improvement for some further time in the accounts from the distressed districts . Yesterday wss intensely cold , and towards evening there was a fall of snow , followed by a sharp frost , which continued up to this afternoon . The reports of to-day from the counties of Galway , Mayo , and part of Wexford , are very unfavourable . The Tuaiu paper states , that in the neighbourhood of Kilcouly eighteen persona have within a few days perished from starvation , and that from every

      quarter of the county the intelligence is of the most gloomy character . The Rev . E . Moore , rector of Cony / in the most destitute part of Mayo , announces the number of deaths by famine to be fearfully on the increase . In part of his parish , out of a population of 5 , 000 souls , there are as yet only 7-50 at work ; some of those persons receiving wa ^ es at the low rate of ; 3 d . per diem , with meal at Gd . a quart . In the neantime , it is satisfactory to find that th prices of all kinds ot grain continue to decline in the provincial markets , the fall in wheat ranging from 5 » , to 2 s . ( id . per barrel , with a proportionate reduction in oats , barley , and meal .

      State of Kerry . —Mr . Richard Orpcn , 1111 eiui . nent solicitor in Kerry , gives the following extract ofa letter received from a friend , near Kenraare : — "No language can give you an ad-quale ideaol the state of the people . The first thing , I assure you , I heard in the morning , and the last at night , were the 1 : roans of the aged , and the crying of chil ' dren , famishing for want . The men working on the road are perfect spectres . Their hire is not more than sufficent for two or three at most , and when di vided between five or six it is not half sufficient , and the consequence is , that in trying to work without sufficient food , they are run down iu the most frightful way ; and 1 am satisfied that if food be not sent UewspeciiUv . ami sold at a reduced price , hall tla-

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      populstion of the country will cease to exist before I two months . Shipwreck . —The Wexford Independent states that the ship Niobe , of New xork , laden with Indian corn and meal for Cork , struck on a reef during the gale of tli <; 26 th ulc . The creir was saved , but the vessel will become a wreck . THE " ROYAL LOTALB . " The farce is stili kept up . As miserable a gather . ing of the moral force repeal party as ever took place within the walls either of Conciliation Hall or the Corn Exchange , was held te-day at the usual hour ; the attendance was wretched , both as regards numbers and the political standing of the orators , Mr . O'Fiaherty , of Knock bane , the candidate for Galway , in opposition (?) to the Solicitor-General , was admitted a mi raber on payment of the usual

      qualification fee of £ 5 ., which appears to be the maximum sum exacted from aspirants for Pailiamentary honours . It having been bruited about that this gentleman had not become a convert to " tho cause" until within the last few days and then » nly for a very obvious consideration , Mr . Steele took oc « casion to state that such was not the fact , for that Mr . O'Flaberty was a full fledged Repealer for a whole rosntb . He is , of course , to receive the support of the association , although it was pretty plainly intimated that the Whig law-officer would not be se * " dangerous" an opponent as Mr . Comyn , of Woodstock , who is to fight the battle ( at tbe cost of £ 5 , 000 , if necessary . ) 0 ; young Ireland and no compromise . The average quantity of small-talk having teen expended , the week's rent was announced to be £ 27 7 s . lid .

      MORE UORRORS . Dublin , Feb . 2 . —Most lamentable accounts of the progress ef famine have been received from Cork and other counties . The awful state of destitution , and the revolting effects of the demoralisation produced amongst the peasantry , are thus described by the CVjfc Examintr . Referring to the district of Youghal , that journal saya : — " Inquests have been here held , and the verdict ia each of three melancholy cases was ' death by

      starvation . ' A family of the Cronins , consisting of fa * ther , mother , and son , lived at a place called the Windmill , about a mile from thf > tawn of youghal . On the ai s ht uC Tuesday last , the mother , Margaret , and her son , Patrick , died in the same bed with the father , Michael , whom hunger had rendered so help less that he could give them no assistance in their last struggle , nor even make their case known to the neighbours . The verdict was ' death by starvation . ' In the past week there was revealed another case of a still more horrible nature .

      DEAD BODIES OFFERED FOR SALE TO BUY FOOD FOB THE LIVING—EJECTMENT OF TENANTRY ! " A person named Thomas Millar , from Ring , a place on the extreme coast , opposite Cable Island , came with his wife to Yougluil , where they both offered for sale at an apothecary ' s shop , the dead body of a male child , aged seven years . The authorities wereinfiirmedofthe circuma'ance , and the parties were arrested . Upon being interrogated , they coully acknowled ed that this child wa ^ a nephew of theirs , who had died in their house , and they brought him to the doctor ' s to get something for the body that would keep the life in themselves and their children , ftio description they gave of their sufferings was

      frightful in the extreme . On more than oneocca-. •* ion they had determined to kill , and eat the cat , only they feared it would poison them . The verdict in the case of this child , too , was ' death by starvation . ' Such is the state of things ia that locality ; and while death isdoing its work , about 200 of the wretched tenants of Lord Ponsonby in that neighbourhood have been just served with notices of ejectment . What will become of the frame of society ?" Tue equally dreadful calamity of pestilenceexeitea the mjst painful alarm in the county . In six days —from Monday last to Saturday—the deaths were one hundred and two—just double the worst average .

      The Adventures And Perils Of The City Pl...

      The Adventures and Perils of the City Plate . —It is known that the Corporation of London possesses a quantity of valuable plate , the accumulated wealth of ages ; and which rivals that of royalty in costliness and splendour . A singular discovery has lately been made with respect to that treasure , which has caused a vivid sensation among the corporate authorities . A worthy alderman , a namesake ot t ! te founder of a northern empire , and scarcely inferior in genius and sagacity to that renowned autocrat , with his customary sociability and love of good cheer , obligingly accepted an invitation to grace with his presence a Hebrew festival in the neighbourhood of St . Margaret . Having long been a close observer of the peculiarities of the various classes

      with which he was associated , the sagacious Knight was fully aware 01 the absorbing passion for display which distinguishes the '• chosen people ; " he was not , therefore , surprised at the bounty and liberality with which his comparativel y humble Hebrew friends had welcomed the honour of his company : when , however , the supper room was thrown open , and the Knight with other guests entered , they were positively startled at the profusion and magnificence of the argentcric . On a little closer inspection , what was the worthy Alderman ' s astonishment to recognise his old acquaintances of tho Mansion-house—as-> oei » ted in his mind with so many pleasing and melancholy recollections of departed glory and revellings never to return ! Of course the distinguished visitor was deeply moved at this discovery , and lost no time iu comniunicatin ; , ' information at head-quarters . Upon inquiry as to how the treasure could have left its resting-place , the mystery was solved by the

      Davus of the Mansion House , who had the custody of it , admitting that he had been iu the habit for some time previ'ius of leitivg it out when solictited so to do ; and defended the practice by stating that as his lute master had done so , he saw no harm in earning no honest penny by folio iving his example . Thus at present ends the str ; nge eventual history . Numerous meetings , conferences , and profound deliberations have been held on the subject . It is expected , however , that some string & nt and energetic measures will be adopted to prevent a recurrence of this singular and amusing escapade . It is rumoured that the City Remembrancer will be instructed to add as a rider to the Bill for the periodical election ot aldermen , that the corporation plate shall never hencetarward be lot out to a ball or rout , without being accompanied by the Lord Mayor , or at least two aldermen , and shall proceed to and from its destination under a military escort , consisting of the men in armour , headed by the City Marshal .

      A Coachman is Trouble . —The coachman of Lord Hastings , a few days ago , was directed to drive a gentleman from his lordship ' s residence at Melton Constable to the railway terminus at Norwich , a distance ol about twenty miles . He arrived at Norwich perfectly sate , and the gentleman proceeded by the next tram to London . The coachman , whose name is Haylett , is a married man , aud has a wife and young family living at Lenwade , a villagnabout midway from Melton to Norwich . Having no one to drive back , instead of ' staying at Norwich all night with bw carriage and horses , he determined to go as faras bis wife ' s cottage and stay there , putting up his horses at Lenwadc-brid ge Inn . Unfortunately tor him be did

      not keep himielf sober in Norwich , aud started from the Norfolk Hotel , in a somewhat unquestionable state , about eleven o ' clock at night . After he passed the Drayton toll-gate about five miles on the road , he appears to havo fallen asleep , and the horses turned into a by-lane , which ultimately led into a field . Here they seem to have wan . dered about , with Haylett asleep on the box , the i track of the wheels tho next morning showing that ; the carriage , on one occasion , passed within a few in- ciies of the edge of a deep marl-pit , into which it i st-emed almost miraculous that thev did not all tall , , However , they found their way out " of the field again , , the coachman probably awaking . Thence thov took t

      a direction for Ringland , and attempted to ford a \ wide watering of the Wiiisutn , but the immensely y flooded state ol the lowlands had given a great im- tpetuusity to the stream , and they ware carried away y by it . At this time also Haylett appears to have e been asleep upon the driving-box , and when he awoke , } , about four o ' clock in the morning , he found himself If in the midst of these extensive waters , both the horses as being drowned , and the carriage severed the fore e from the hind wlwels . We need , hardly say he was 18 dreadfully frightened ; Ins screams brought up in a a of

      short time , some the watch from the » amc nr-. •<¦ - serves of Mr . N . Micklcthwaite , who rendered ail ill the asststanoe they could . In the course ofthe moS- nnlw , ! f e 8 Wer - ^ oui ftnd ) carriage also . * . ftW 'V ' **» tcrt distress , and would ild piobablyhave done himself some mischief , but for for tX rV 1 m stnct , - , 8 uard bim . He was taken ; en Stft t M l ^ , de the » ce '' riven / en ho ne to Melton to tell his tale . The horses were very ery valuable , his Lordship having a few days before b <* n «« a ottered £ 150 for one .

      Darino Carriage Robbery . —On Wednesday in- information was given to the police that on the pr ^ n- ^ yious evening , as the carriage of Mrs . Lawrence , tbe tbe lady of the surgeon of that mime , was proceeding ling from Ealing Park to Whitehall-place , Ann Luugdale lale 1 one of the servants who was sitting in the rumble , ble ,, was robbed of a given purse containing twenty-one one > sovereigns and a half sovereign , by . gome thiei' who who > must navo got up behind ami aOs-vacted the pur * eursej by cutting both the sown and uoeket . _ Death in a Police Cki . l .-Ou Wednesday informs-rmstion was forwarded to Mr . Wakley , M . P ., the Corj- ^ orj--ner , ot the death of Thomas Lhrvcv , under the iol-t io !«

      lowing circumstance * : —The deceased wa- an itine-tine- > i " . \ nt begaar , and , from his peculiar deformity , wa * wait >> ell known about the streets of Loudon . He ! ad ! add lost both of his legs , and used to proceed a ' onu tnu ; tiiuu -treets 011 a piece of board , with ; i couole of whcelehcelfita attached to it , propelling himself with his hand . On . Owi Tuesday iiight he was found by the police in a uti-. tt « ti-. tc « of inebriation , and taken to tho station huise iise inn Lieorge-street , St . Gik-s ' s . and placed in a cell with witM two others . At eight o ' clock the Next roorn ' ng ieig !<( was visited b y the constable to get his n : ime , and inritl iiii Mali an hour afterwards was found dean in l ^ n h ^ cell .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 6, 1847, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_06021847/page/6/