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      Health , Or Losuox.—The Rate Of Mortalit...

      Health , or Losuox . —The rate of mortality in th' - metropolitan districts , which was shown to have be-m augmented in the two previous weeks , has received a great- additional increase in the week ending last Saturday . In the first week of IsV f ember 9 S 9 deaths were registered , in the second 1 , 022 , in the third 1 , 132 , and in the last week of the month 1 , 279 . During the same period the weekly mortality of persona aged 00 years and upwards has increased in the following numbers : — 202 , 207 , 242 , and 277 . —If corresponding weeks ' of the 10 years 18 il-50 be taken for comparison , it will be seen thai the average was only 1 , 044 , and that with , the exception of 1847 , when , in consequence of the commencement of epidemic influenza

      at the end of November in that year , the deaths rose to 1 , 07 * 7 , there is no corresponding week ia which the mortality was so high as in last week . The average as above stated may be corrected for increase of population , and in this case it becomes 1 , 148 , compared with which the 1 , 279 deaths now reoistered show an excess of 131- An might be supposed from the early severity of the weather , the table of fatal causes shows that dueasea which affect the respiratory organs have been mainly instrumental in destroying life . During the last four weeks the deaths from this class of complaints have increased as follows , —148 , 1 G 8 , 256 , and 298 . Phthisis , which stands in the tubercular class , prefaced in the same periods 125 , 123 , 135 , and 101 deaths ; and hooping-cough 17 , 22 , 27 , and 3 i . Phtaisis or consumption now exceeds the ordinary

      amount of mortality . —Last week the births of 772 Iwys and 769 girls , in all 1 , 541 children , were regi . - " : ered . Tbe average number during six corresponding weeks of 1845-30 was 1 , 314 . —At the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , the mean daily reading of th < - barometer was above SO in . on Saturday ; tbe menu of the week vraa 29 * 693 in . The mean temporal ure of the week was 35 * 8 deg ., which is nearly 8 4--g . lower that the average Of the same week in 10 years . On Wednesday , the coldest in tho week , the ' daily mean was 32 * 1 deg-, or 11 deg . below the average of corresponding days ; and on every other day the mean was from 4 deg . to 10 deg . lower than the average . On Wednesday the lowest temperature of the air was 250 deg . ; tho lowest on the grass , 22 deg ., and the lowest on the water of the Thames 368 deg . The wind blew generally from tbe

      north-west . Dis- * raou _ Accident at Krxsixoioji . —On Saturday morning last an accident of a very lamentable nature took place at Kensington , which has already resulted in the death of one man , while two other * and three lads have been seriously injured . Tim accident occurred at some new buildings in that part of Kensington known as the "New Town , " on the south side of the great western road , and close to tbe turnpike-gate . A number of plasterers were employed in putting up a massive projecting cornice , and commenced their work on Siturday morning at the usual hour , when every thing appeared to he in the same state of srcuritv as it was left on the previous evening . The

      nun continued working on the top tier of the scaffolding , a height of between forty and fifty feet from the ground , till about twenty minutes to eight o ' clock , when suddenly tho whole of the cornice work of four of the houses gave way , and falling upon the scaffolding with great force , precipitated the whole to tbe ground , with tha persons at work thereon . The loud crash was heard at a great distance . AU the men employed upon the works immediately hastened to the assistance of tbe unfortunate sufferers , who were buried under the broken scaffolding and portions of the parapet wall , which had also given way . The centre of the cornice was composed of large flit stones , cne end of which was built into the front wall , and all these

      had broken short off , and came down . Three men and thre .. stout lads , who were tewing tho plasterers with cement , xrare found partly covered by the stones and rubbish , five of whom were promptly extricated , and conveyed iu cal >^ to Se . GeorgoV Hospital . The sixth sufferer , who was then carried out appeared to he in a lifeless state , was attended by Mr . Abraham , a surgeon roiidiuselpsoto the spot , but he was found to Vo quite dead , the lower limbs being broken , and there being ji ] g a sewon . « fracture of the skull . The body was shor-. lv afterwards conveyed to the dead house of the * >" ew Kensington Workhouse , where it awaits the coroner ' s inquest . On inspecting tho building from ¦ which the cornice has fallen , the remaining ojr tions of the flat stone . " were found to he still em bedded In the wall , the exterior portion , being xnuch the greater part , and which supported fcV -whole weight of tiie cciijci t . havhii' broken off

      Close to the wail . Tli * scitlold ng , which hasap . p iMBtly fallen otitwnrds . stbl remains suppo :-r-:- < 2 By the firmly bound cords , altliousfh some of the Upright polea have been . napped n > under at different lengths . The names of the sufferers are : — Robert Wooding , about twenty-five years -f am-( killed ); Dennis Hurley , twenty-eight ; Daniel Delany , twenty-eight ; Dennis Enriey , fifteen ; John Calaghan , fourteen ; and Michael Gorman , fourteen . On inquiring at the hospital on Saturday we were informed that all the injured per . < ons were progressing favourably . One of the men has had the breast-bone broken , and ono of the lads h-. e bed his back severely straiu-.-d ; the other injuries SUM principally severe contusions . An inquest was leld ' by Mr . Wakley on Monday , at tho G ouee . « ter Aruis Tavern , Gloucester-road , Kensington , on the body of Bobert Wooding , which , alter the examination of some witnes .-e ? , was adjourned for a ivenk .

      Cobo . vers' Isqcestb . —On Saturday , Narembi-t 29 , Mr . J . W . Payne , held an inquest at St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , respecting the death of Jeremiah Pollard , »_ ed thin . y-eigl-t yf .-trs . It appeared by the evidence that th- d < ceased was in the service of Sir . Shortus , china warehouseman , of Crispin-street , Spitalnelds , and on Monday , the 17 th nit ., while lowering a crane , the handle of the machine slipped from his gr . isp , when he endeavoured to stop the wheel with his left hand , whereby his little finger was cut off . Ho was removed to the hospital , when mortification of tlie arm supervened , causing absorption of putrid matter into the blood , no doubt resulting from the injury to the finger . Verdict , " Accidental Baath . "

      Mr . Beofohd held an inquest at Charing-eross Hospital , on the body of George Redgrave , aged thirty-six , late a porter in the employ of Mr . Thomas , paper-stainer , 63 , Strand . On the previous Tuesday the deceased was called by his employer ' s clerk , and on coming down stairs missed Ms footing , and fell from the top to the bottom , and expired at Charing-cross Hospital about thirtythree hours after the accident had occurred , never once having regained his consciousness . "Verdict , " Accidental Death . "

      Mr . W . « L Paysb held an inquest at St . Thomas ' s Hospital , relative to the death of Thomas Watts , aged twenty-two . The deceased was attempting to Cross from the corner of Leadenhall-sfcreet , and Gracechuroh-street , when one of the horses in a waggon became restive , and kicked tho deceased violently against the lamp-post at the corner . lie was removed insensible to the above hospital , where he died . The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death . Ox the 29 th November , Mr . W . J . Payne held an inquest at Guy ' s Hoapitll , tOuCrnii" the death of James Ajres , a child six months old , who died in consequence of burns . On the previous Wednesdny morning , the child had been left by its mother ( who was in the kitchen washing ) In charge of a little girl about ten years of age , when by some accident the child's clothes became ignited , and before they could be extinguished tho child was so

      dreadfully burned that he died in consequence at tbe hospital on the following Friday morning about three o'clock . The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death . " Mb . Baker held an inquest at the London Dospital on the body of Robert Odder , aged eleven yearc- The deceased was in the habit of rolling ovei tad tumbling in the streets for the amusement of his companions , and on Friday week he walked abou - on his hands , with his heels in the air , when he fell heavily on the ground , and injured his right shoulder , anddied on Thursday from consequent in * juries . —Verdict accordingly . JiH . W . Baker held an inquest at the London Hospital on the body of John Gronin , aged ten years , who , on the previous Wednesday , slipped , and fell through a trap-door into a cellar , and sustained such injury that he died on Friday . Verdict— " Accidental death . "

      Mr . Baker held an inquest at the Three Crowns , East-road , Shoreditch , relative to the death of W . Lore , aged forty-seven , a porter , who lived at No . 11 , Sun-street , City-road . Evidence having been adduced that the deceased had been seriously ill above seven weeks , during which time he was not attended by any medical gentleman , Mr . "Watsoni parish surgeon , said he saw deceased on Wednesday , when he was in a dying state from feYCr . He was in a most hel pless state . "Witness was told that no one had seen him since Sunday , and that a few dayi ago he fell out of bed , when , being near the tire , he Bcorehed his face There was not a drop of water * , * JSJ ?™? - X erilct ~ " Katttral death , accelerated Dy want of medical assistance . " < wL AUEGED MOHDEK OF TWO CHILDREN IM ST ^^ T ^ Ei 9 T —On Tuesday afternoon , 3 Wn \ t ? li an ltu l uest at iho Captain Cook ff "' " . Norman-street . St . ( WeeVm-the-East .

      t ™ 7 V , leaUl of Br ' ° > t Murphy , aged two efevcM , ^ ° ^ ' W »« am Murphy , aged lie ^ Th ^ D . ** " **? parent 3 were femandedafc the Thames Police Court on a charge of wilful murder A number of witnesses weri eLmined who fcl ' y confirmei all that had been alWedTthe a- _ r « c _ nf 8 itet-fo children by their parents-but ib * medical evidence was by no means sufficient lega-iy : o establish a criminal charge a-rain ^ t anr person ; a verdict of " Natural death . " msa £ COidlngly returned . c

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      Chaugb against a Herbalist "Doctor . "On Al . mdny an inquest Was taken bv Mr . Baker , at the London Hospital ., on view of ihe body of John Ellum , aged thiny-seven , a .-eauiau , who died shortly after taking a mixture prescribed by a herbalist doctor . —A . Johnson , labourer , said he knew deceased , who had recently arrived from the East Indies . He had been unwell a fortnight . On Wednesday last he Was recommended to go to Mr . Loan , the herb doctor , who he was told would cure him in three or four days . Witness accompanied him to Mr . Loan ' s establishment in Rosemary-lane , when he gave deceased a mixture . The quantity was about a quartern , which was in a phial . Deceased returned to his home , the Blackamoor ' s

      Head , Cartwright-street , and took the dose . He afterwards went to bed . This was about two o ' clock . He slept till ten o ' clock . Witness then went to Mr . Loan , who gave him an emetic , and which he said would take effect in ten minutes . As it did not do so witness went again , upon which he received another emetic which was stated to be stronger . han the first . Thia deceased could not take us he wa ' so drowsy . At half-past eleven he bad an emetic which did him no good . Witness left him at one o ' clock in the morning . A . t nine o ' clock on Friday morning witness called and found him asleep in a state of stupor . Witness , however , succeeded in stirring him up , when deceased observed that he wanted to go out . Witness thought that the doctor should see him first . He proceeded to Mr . Loan ' s , when his assistant came , and said that he might go out , as the air would do him good . Witness and

      another person assisted hira as far as Queen-street , Tower-hill , where he fell . A cab was sent for , in which deceased was taken to the Seamen ' s Registry Office , Tower-hill , as he wanted his registry ticket . He was there seen by one of the clerks , who said he was dying , and who advised his removal to the London Hospital . On their way there they called on Mr . Loan , who on seeing deceased also remarked that he was dying , and gave the same advice . —Mr . Osborne Johnson , house surgeon , stated that when deceased was brought in life was extinct . He had made SLpost mortem examination , and found death the effect of an enlargement of the heart and e-xtenlive disease of the liver , which had led to dr ©; -sy . In answer to the coroner lie observed that he thought an opiate mixture would do neither good nor barm . He could not detect laudanum ; that would he taken up in the system . — Verdict , "Natural Death . "

      Thrmination of ths Strike ov Mb . Myers s Workmen . — On Saturday nieht last a genera ! meeting of the masons and other workmen on strike took place at tbe Temperance Hall , Broadway , Westminster , to consider the latest terms offered by Mr . Myers through the deputation which had waited upon him . These terms were , that the men should be allowed to lose as much as one day , or ten hours per week , without being liable to forfeit the four o ' clock privilege on Saturdays , but not to take any further time to themselves without previously applying to their respective foremen for permission . Mr . Richard Pickercgil ) , who occupied

      the chair , said that the terms above stated had been agreed to by the men in the employ of Mr , Myers , but that the assent of the masons of London at large was necessary to give full validity to the agreement . Mr . Arnott , corresponding secretary of the masons ' society , briefly recommended the acceptance of the terms now offered . A long discussion followed , and finally the resolution was unanimously adopted , that the terms offered should be accepted by the men on strike , and a deputation was appointed to carry the resolve of the workmen to Mr . Myers . The strike , may now , therefore , be regarded as terminated , after having lasted upwards of five weeks

      Jealousy and . Suicide . —Mr . Carter held an inquest at the King ' s Arm ? , Canal bridge , Camberwell , on the body of a young woman , need abou ' twenty-five , nameunknown , who was found drowntd in the Grand Junction Canal , on Thursday last . The facts of the discovery of the body have already been given . The jury found that deceased h _ . i commute . ! suicide , being in au unsound stateof mind . Tim Gkkat Exhibition . —We understand tha .-the buihiing in Hyde Park will Id thrown open : o i ' i .- public ou Monday next , and that arrangements hue been made for maintaining it in its present

      condition until the 1 st of May , FlitK AT Putney . —On Sunday morning , a 6 re - . v-ns discovered on the farm of Mr , Jacob Bell , M . P . for St , Albans . A stack of hay , compuied to contain some sixty loads , was envelooed iu flame .. Two engines were despatched from London immediately on receipt of the intelligence , which Vfascon . veyed by a mounttd policeman , but owing to the insufficient supply of water , their action was for s = rae time retarded . When a great part of thestaek 'iad been consumed , the fire was extinguished . The hay had heeo sold to a neighbourinu faimer , who h * d insured it in the Gountv Fire Office .

      Anniversary or the Polish Revolution . — Saturday , the 29 : h ult ., being the twenty-first anniv ^ rstiry of ( he Polish Revolution of 1830-31 , a grant number Of refugees , resident in London , attended ; v funeral service in the Roman Catholic Chapel , Soho sq-iaiv , in commemoration of those of their counti ymen who fell in the war of that national struggle . Liberalism at Hackxey . —At the last meeting of tbe committee o ? the Hackney Literary and Scientific Institution , held in the Mermaid Assembly-rooms , a proposition was made that two lectures upon the " State and Prospects of British India , " by Mr . George Thompson , be accepted ; whereupon it was resolved that the offer be declined on account - >• ' the hon . members " extreme political opinions . '' The institution consists of 050 members ,

      Drkadful Accident at Messrs . Horkk ' s Coach Manufactory , Loxg Ache . —On Saturday morning last , a shocking accident occurred to a man of the name of John Ross , bricklayer , residing in James-sireet , New-cut . The unfortunate man , who was in the employment of Messrs . Jacobs , the extensive builders of Leman-street , Wbitechapel , und was engaged with other men in repairing the premises of Messrs . Home ' s coach manufactory , which was lately burnt down , accidentally stepped back off the scaffold inside the building , and was precipitated to the ground—a depth of thirty feet , lie was insiantly pickedup and conveyed to Charingcross Hospital , when Dr . Dalton , the house surgeon , on examination , found bis skull dreadfully fractured . Little hopes are entertained of his recovery .

      Alarming Fikks and SarroSEO Loss OF LIFE . — On Tuesday morning a policeman , while passing along his beat in Ponsonby ' s-gardens , Bethnalgreen , discovered that the premises of Mr . Thomas , a cabinet-maker , were on Are . lie raised an alarm , and various engines promptly attended , and the firemen set to work in a most praiseworthy manner , but they were unable to get theflames extinguished until the stock in trade of Mr . Thomas was consumed , and the premises gutted . The cause of the fire could not be gleaned . Fortunately Mr . Thomas was insured in the Royal Insurance Company . Late the previous night a fire , which there " is no doubt will be attended with a loss of life , happened on the premises occupied by Mrs . Catherine Uarrison , A ' o . 19 , Snow ' s-fields , Bermondsey-street . It appears that some of the inmates of the adjoining

      houses had their attention directed to tbe premises in question by piercing cries of "fire , " "help , " ifcc . Several persons immediately rushed into tlie building , when on entering one of the apartments they beheld a harrowing scene , for a number of books and a quantity of linen and wearing apparel were in a general blaze , and in the midst of which was the unfortunate occupant , completely encircled in fire . Several of the neighbours , by pouring buckets of water on the flames , succeeded in extinguishing them , but not until considerable damage was done to the property , and theunfortunate female was so frightfully burned that not the least hopes can be entertained of her recovery . She was removed to tbe hospital , where she remains in a dying state . The origin of this fire is likewise unknown .

      Omsibus Pares . —The advantages reaped by the metropolitan public in the matter of omnibus fares continue to be manifested , several further reductions in the fares of the omnibuses on differentlines of road having taken place for the first time ; the most remarkable instance being that the London Conveyance and Paddington Association companies have announced that passengers may travel by any one of . the omnibuses on the Oxford-street line of road for one and twopenny fares be ; ween the Edgware-road and Tarringdon-street , a circumstance entirely unprecedented . DXATH FilOM A EOLIGESCK OF A CABMAN . —On Wednesday evening , Mr . " . Y . Payne held an inquest at St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , on view of

      the body of Thomas Johnson , whose death was occasioned by the negligent driving of Henry Mazey , a cabman . On the 4 th of November last , about twelve o ' clock at night the deceased was in a gig with Mr . Stagg , who was driving the same down the Borough-road , when they suddenly saw a hackney cab rushing towards them at a pace of twelve miles an hour , the cab-driver whipping the horse violently all the time . The gig was about eight feet from the kerbs and was on its right side . The cabman drove the vehicle between the gig aud the kerbstone , and the shaft of the cab ran into the shoulder of the gig-horse ; both shafts were broken off the gig , and its two occupants were

      thrown into the road . Deceased then told some of the bystanders that be bud his leg broken . lie was removed to the hospital , where he gradually sank and expired on the 16 th of November . At the time of the accident Henry Mazey , tlie cabman , was taken to the police-station , and was there considered by the officers to be much the worse for lipAior , but as there was no charge made against him he was set at liberty . However , as there was afterwards considered to be blame attached to him he was apprehended and lodged in Giltspur-street Compter on the 21 th ult . The jury , after fifteen minutes' deliberation , returned a verdict of" Manslaughter " against Henry Mazey ,

      Health , Or Losuox.—The Rate Of Mortalit...

      Early Delivery ot Letters . —We understand that the Postmaster-General has succeeded in effecting arrangements , which will come into operation in a few days , by which tho inhabitants of tbe populous districts of Clapham , Stockwell , and lilixton-hill , will receive their general letters nearly two hours earlier than heretofore ; and that inquiries are making ?? ith a view , if possible , to accelerate the delivery of these letters in other districts near London . Akti-Papal Demokst 3 ation . —On Monday last Greenwich and its environs were the scene of a singular display , which was got up as an effectual reply to certain pretentious statements recently put forward respecting the new Roman Catholic church on Crcom ' s-hili , Greenwich . These

      statements appeared in a print which is recognised as an organ of the Roman Catholic party , and were to the effect that the church was a national concern , and intended for tlie use of the pensioners of G-reenw : eh hospital . Monday was the day named for the formal opening of tho building , hut the ceremony was postponed in consequence of the occurrence of the demonstration already alluded to , ai d which consisted of an anti-popish procession by a number of Ihe ulhubitiUKS of Greenwich and tne adjacent Tillages of Charlton , Lee , and Lewisham . Aft > . r p r . tubulating these districts the prce ssion halted at a bonfire on Rlaokheath , where vffigies of the PopeandCardin . il Wiseman were burned , l / pwards of £ 150 were subscribed to defray the expense of the demonstration .

      Melancholy Loss of Lifi :, —On Wednesday an inquest was held by Mr . W . Carter , at the boardroom of tho Wandsworth Union , on the body of Harriet Frances Rennet , aged thirty-two , a milliner , carrying on business , with the aid of several assi tauts , ' in Clarence-plaee Claphanwoad . — Samuel Crowder , a plasterer , deposed that on Monday morning , about half-past seven , he was going along the path by the river side which leads from Che waterworks to Battersea ; and when about h . If way he saw a man , about fifty yards above huu stop , aud when he got to the spot the nvm showed him a fur muff and a lady ' s handkeio . iief lying on the bank . There was a ditch on tlie right side , and about twenty feet higher up lie saw the

      body of a woman lying in the ditch . She laid on her back . All her body was under water , with the exception of part of her head , her face being covered with water tYr < 7 ; en . She had no cap nor bonnet on , and he su , w no part of her dress . He left the other man with the body and went after a policeman . lie had since examined the opposite bank , and found that the deceased had evidently made great and defpenue struggles to reach the top of the bank , vsniou was on that side six feet fiom tbe water . The "iter wasaboufc trfO and a half feet deep , and tfi ? g'ttss and earth of the bank were much disturbed by the poor creatuie ' s efforts to release herself from her dreadful situation . Police-constable Richard "Iayter , deposed to receiving

      information from the last witness , and went to the spot . After scein / 5 to the disposal of the body , he returned to the ditch , and with a rop «» recovered the remainder of the deceased ' s clothing , she having only on her person when taken out of tho water , her boots , a red plaid silk dress , the skirt being torn away , stocking ? , :-rid stuys . He found tho skirt , the bonnet , and ; = c . irtan Scotch pmid petticoat , and a cashme / o » h « vl , embedded in the mud , and in her ears were L * o rings set with stones , and in her pocket were two keys , the one a door key , and a note merely rchiing to business . There were no marks of viols noe ' apparent on her head , face , or neck , and hs considered her dress and other garments , as they had been torn away at the

      gathers , had arisen from her treading whilst endeavouring to save her * ! - )!' . —Maria Wright , the wife of John Wright , U : in ^ at Clifton-villas , Surreylime , dcposed ~ that oha sas returning home about ' illf-past eight O ' clock on Sunday night with h < r husband when they aiei the deceased , who was walking towards BaUn'sea-bridge , and she asked the way to Pig-hill . She did not know such a place by name bcibro , lyut understood it was a neur way to the Glapharn-nwfj . She walked with them to the "Rising Sun , when they pointed out a path to r . ne (' eceased by which she could get inio the WandsWOrtlWOad . Tb . B deceased \ r * s perfectly self-possessed , and xriAitd them good night . She heard nothing of her a . " ain till she heard she was

      found dead in a ditch near the Balloon Gardens , and no doubt , owing to the dense fog , she had , insicad of keeping the straight road , turned down a path at the corner of tha almshouses , which would . ¦ < -. i « i her to the fatal spot ; , Police-constable Outly ( 100 Y . atld PottQl ' , & ' policeman in plain clothes , prove , ! meeting the deceased in the Batterseabridge-road walking v ? iih two young men whom they well knew , their retention was called to her , and she stated that sho had lost licr way , and wanted to go to the Nine Elms , so thatshe mi » htget into the Wandsworth-road . They accompanied her , and the young men as far as Wclkr ' s Farm , Battersea-hYlds , where they went in at a gateway . Potti-r then showed his light , and asked why they were there , and they caid they had lost their way . The shorter man , whoso name he did not know ,

      hut whom the deceased said she perfectly knew , was walking away with deceased ' s muff , when Potter fetched him back and restored it to her . Gatfield , the taller man tbea left , and the shorter man proceeded towards Kino Blms . The deceased said she would soon overtake the man , and he would si .-e her home . They ssw no more of her . —Ann Chandler , widow and inmate of the union , deposed that she had washed deceased's body and found many severe bruises , particularly on her feet . She proved she had not been violated . —The coroner then summed up tho evidence , leaving it to the jury to decide what verdict they should return . — The court was cleared , —Tlie jury were nearly an hour and a half in deliberation , examining fresh evidence , and recalling witnesses , and ultimately returned a verdict of " Accidental drowning . "

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      EjCTRAOBDlNAUl- PE 0 C 3 KDIXCS AT WOLV £ RIIAMI > - rox . —The disputes exiotng between the London and North-Western and the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Companies have begun to assume a serious aspect . Intelligence was received in London on Saturday night to the effect that the Shrewsbury and Birmingham officials had taken forcible possession of the station hitherto occupied by the London and Korth-Wontem Companj ' , whose clerks , fittings , & C , have been turned out .

      Ofesixc of thk Sroua Vallky Railway . — Birmingham , Monday . — -A very serious breach of the peace occurred at Wolverhampton to day . The Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company attempted to force a passage o-er the above railway , The officials of the London : > , ud North Western resisted placing an engine acroas the line for that purpose . Several thousands of persons were on tho spot , and the police were overpowered by the navvies . At one time a serious riot was sipprehended ,. ind some fighting did actually take place . The authorities interfered , and Mr Baker , the engineer , and an engine driver in the service of tl / o Korth Western , were taken before the magistrates , but after a lengthened hearing , tha summons was dismissed . A suspension of hostilities has been agreed to , and at eight o ' clock the town was again comparatively quiet , but much excitement still prevailed . Serious Accident to the Tidal Gams op thb

      New Isser Dock , Southampton . —The additional dock was completed , and arrangements had been made for opening it on the 4 fch inst . with much ceremony . It has bsen constructed during the past year , in a remarkably short space of time , and was much approved by practical men . The walla are on a new construction , stand'well , ami on a most economical plan ; they enclose twelve acres of water . The gates wore very massive , and gained general approval , but the fastenings appear to have been too slight and too few fertile purpose , tho buoyancy ol the wood work lifting and breaking the hinges , so that on Satuday evening one gate was lifted and twisted right over , the other was then merely displaced , but has since floated up also . It ia supposed that the water , or at least a great portion of it , will have to be pumped out before the damage can be remedied . This will entail a very considerable expense , and it will now be aomo time before the dock can be got ready for the rcccntion of vessels . r

      Conviction of Miss Amphlett , tub Lai > t SwiNDLEK .-At the Lewes quarter sessions Miss Eliza Maria Amphlott , the lady who patronised several Brighton tradesmen , under tho assumed name of the Honourable Mrs . Colonel ltipnn md obtained by fraud silks , satins , & c „ of Messrs . llannington , of the value of nearly £ 30 . was brought up for trial and convicted . The prisoner is represented to be worth considerable wronertv She was m _ the habit , of mixin g i „ the most fashionable circles

      , both in London and thedifferent watering places on the coast ; and when captured on the present charge was keeping a first-rate establishment in the neighbourhood of Lowndes-SQuare , Pimlico . She pleaded guilty , and the chairman ( Mr . Darby ) sentenced" her to twelve months' imprisonment , with such hard labour 'is she could undergo , adding that she would pass six weeks of the term in solitary confinement . On hearing the sentence she almost fainted away ' and was led from the dock by the turnkeys .

      Mtsterious Discovehv . —On Saturday last information was received from Tonbridge , K . ; nt , that on Saturday week Mr . Gilbert , superintendent of the Kent constabulary , dug up from a swamp in Park-road , parish of Pembury , a quantity of black silk , apparently portions of a woman ' s dies-, aprou , visite , and drawn bonnet , and also a child ' s dress , and a black silk handkerchief . The alcoves of the dress were of a fashion in vogue ten or twelve years ago . Portions of a female ' s undergarment , in a decomposed state , were also found . Sale of Ansusio ' . —Mr . White , druggist , of Tbu ' rlow , has been convicted in the penalty of £ 5 , for selling arsenic without complying with the forms of the act of last session of parliament .

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      Darino Highway RoBBBRY .-On the night of Saturday last as Mr . S . JParfcer . ' a highly respectable yeoman of the county of Somerset , who for some voars has occupied Lodge Farm , near Iveynsham , Aslant about five miles from Bristol , was rcturnine- home , when he had reached within about 100 varda of his own residence , he was suddenly at » tacked by three ruffians armed with stout cudgels . [ Ie resisted as much as ho could but he was knocked to tho ground , and the fellows beat him about the head and various parts of his body till be was rendered insensible . They then rifled his Dockets , and took from him three sovereigns and a half with a quantity of loose silver and other

      article * with which they made ott . As soon as Mr . Parker recovered himself , and could manage to crawl ' home , he gave the alarm ; vigilant measures were adopted , and three men , named John Jseal alias Godfrey , William Merrick , and Stephen Wiltshire , who , thoiw i * little reason to doubt , were the parties concerned in this murderous attack , were promptly tak ^ n into custody . They hare since been carried kforo Mr . Mynors , one ot the county magistrates , and stand remanded , as it is expected other highway robberies , accompanied with violence , will be brought home to them . Last year the vicinity of this town , and of the high road from Bristol to Wells , were much infested by a £ fan » of desperadoes known as the " llanham and

      Cock-road gang . " Hv the exertions ot the police this gang was broken up , and most of them are now undergoing their allotted punishments at home and abroad ; but as winter is setting in , violent robberies on these roads ( from which there are a number of by-turnings , which enable the parties successfully to evado pursuit ) are again becoming rife . Only a short time ago , a gentleman going from Bristol , on the Wells road , was attacked at the bottom of Knowle-hill by three fellows , one of whom beat him about the head with a poker . Fortunately his cries were answered by some persons on the top of the hill , when the ruffians made off , or , so savage was the attack , there can be little doubt he would turn been murdered . A reward was offered , but as yet without leading to the discovery of tho offenders . It is believed , however ,

      that a clue to the newly-formed gang has been acquired , and the police are now actively engaged in making the necessary inquiries . The Collision on the South-Coast Railway . —James Martin , the stoker , who was so seriously injured at the collision of a passenger and goods train on the Soulh Coast Railway , near Arundel , died from his wounds at Chichester , late on Sunday evening . The engine driver , James Pemberton , who attempted suicide immediately after the collision , is considered now to be out of danger , but he has several times expressed his determination to destroy himsetf . should " bis mate , " the stoker , as he terms him , not recover . The fact of Martin ' s death it is endeavoured to keep a secret from him , but when it becomes known to him , it is feared he will make another attempt at suicide as he threatens .

      Robberies at Cambridge m A Medical Stt > dent . —On Monday at the Police Court . Cambridge , Henry Padwiek Butler , of Newmarket , a surgeon's assistant , was brought up under the following circumstances ;—On the evening of Friday , the 21 at ult ., he met a Mr . Brown , a student of Emmanuel , just coming from that college , and asked him if he could tell him where he could obtain a UuiversUy Calendar . Mr , Brown , finding him to be apparcaOy a gentleman and a stranger , invited him to his r <> .- >) fls , left him a moment while he obtained a cakmUr , and then returned . Butler said that he had s t ' riead at the university , but did not know his college .: the name of his friend was St'atton . So plcacd did Mr . Brown become of his

      new acquaintance that he invited him to dine , and afterwards to supper ; and eventually they both went to Magdalen Collei-fl , where Mr . Butler found his friend Mr . Strattou , with whom he stayed till the following Monday , and then left for Newmarket , where he resided in the capacity of assistant to Mr . Peck , a surgeon , ff wag , however , discovered that the rooms Of Mr , EDiOt , of Magdalen , were robbed of a dressing case , containing a prayer book , razors . & c . ; and it was sUc ttiscoveved that the rooms of the llev , Vincent Raven , tutor of the same college , were plundered of a gold watch , and also that a gold watch had been rtstracted from the room of Mr . Brown , of EmuiiuuifA . Inquiries were instituted , -md it was discovered that Mr . Brown's watch had

      been pawned in th * name of Brown , of Emmanuel , for £ 2 10 s . ; and 'h > -. i Mr . Raven ' s watch had been exchanged at a rmr . limaker ' s in the town for tw .. gold rings and » . si'l of gold studs . On Saturday last the superintendent of police , accompanied by iir . Stratton and iir . Elliot , went to Newmarket , and in Mr . Peak ' s surgery they found Mr . Butler , wearing a gold pin which Mr . Elliot at once identified ; and in his bedroom was found the remainder of Mr . Elliot ' s proper ' . ' / . Mr . Butler stated that lie bought the dressing < : a ; e of a boy as he was cominu out of the cellegc . Trie bench committed him upon three separate cli M ^ ee , and it was understood that there were other ease ? against the prisoner , but the ) were not pressed . The inquiry occasioned a great deal of interest .

      The Cab Nuisance at Nottingham . —Great astonishment pervaded the different districts of the town on Monday morning , in consequence of the non-appearance of the cabs at the usual time . Upon inquiry we learned that a resolution was come to at a late meeting of the iown council to lessen the rate of charge from is , to 3 d . per mile . This the cabmen petitioned against , and resolved to vacate their stands until the *> lil wices were paid . A number of cabs were sen ! i ! i ? iame morning on to the stands by an extensive GWi . ? r , but the drivers were greeted with such hearty iirosas and hisses , that they were obliged tom : ikep . idroat . %

      2 itK Livkri'coi . County Court . —Instaiaatjo . v of thk Nkw du 1 ) 1 . 1 ' . —At the last sitting Mr . Ramshay adjonrsici this court until Monday the 1 st inst . Since tho litsf ; sitting , as our readers are doubtless aware , ili « . sharges brought against Mr . Hamshay have )«¦ ' ! n > that gentleman ' s dismissal , by the Chancellor » i ; he Duchy of Lancaster , from the office of ju-Jgr ¦•; ' the Liverpool County Court , and tho appointment , in his stead , of Mr . Pollock , Judge of the Court o : ' Records , at Saiford . Ac cording to adjournment , the Liverpool County Court was opened on Monday by the' new jud ^ e ' i Mr . Pollock enterci the court-room shortly after ten o ' clock , and bowing to the court took his seal- on the bench . He made no remark , gave no

      indication that no wvs taking his seat for the first time , but immediately proceeded with the usual business of the court . —The following letter , addressed lo " W , Statham , Esq .. County Court , Liverpool . " was received by that gent- ' eman , through the post , oil Monday morning ' - — " Temple , Saturday , November 21 . —Sir , —I hereby adjourn the County Court until Monday , December 29 , 1851 . You will also adjourn it to the same day for the whole business now ' standing undisposed of .-1 am Sir , your obedient servant , WM . Ramsmay . — Judge of the Couaty Court of Lancashire , holden at Liverpool . —To W . Statham , Esq ., the Clerk of the County Court of Liverpool . " —This letter was not rend iu court , nor , so far as we could see , was any notice taken of if .

      Desthuction of thk North Shiedls Theatre by Firb . —Within the space of two hours , on Tuesday morning , the JJovlh Shields Theatre was entirely destroyed by fire . The fire was discovered shortly after midnight , and by two o ' clock the building and " properties" were one mass of ruins . But for the exertions of t . ' ie fire brigade and the military , a large block ... V buildings in the same street would have met a similar fate . Tho loss to Mr . Roxby , the maiiairw and the proprietor of the building , Vsill exese . i JUl . OOO .

      Suicide of a Liverpool Merchant We regret to announce that r > oe of our most respectable merchants on 'Change ha ? put an end to his existence by committing amelh . The gentleman to whom we allude is Mr . John Taylor Crook , long and extensively engaged in \ ae American passenger trade , am ! consignee to a hi'je fleet of ships known as the Black Star lino of Xew York packets . In the spring of tho past year he visited New York for the purpose of extending his business arrangements ,

      but returned some few months after , experiencing during his sojourn in tho United States several severe attacks of illness . Since his retnrn his health was but tittle improved , and during the last month he was evidentl y labouring under the influence of severe and trying indisposition , aided , perhaps , by the unsatisfactory state of his private affairs , occasioned by extensive speculations in America . At nine o ' clock on Wednesday morning , at his lodgings in Mount-pleasant , ho was discovered hanging , and life extinct . —Liverpool Standard .

      The ToiLEsnusr Murder .. —The inquest relative to the death of tho unfortunate woman Mrs . Cobb , was resumed at Tollesbury , before Mr . W . Codd , on Tuesday and Wednesday . A post mortem examination of the deceased had taken placo , and it appeared on exposing the hones of the head that tho temple was found broken into several pieces , none of which had entered the brain , or oven penetrated the membranes . The upper bones of the face wero completely smashed . The wounds at the back of the ear did not penetrate to the bone , and the general condition of the brain was stated to be such as might have been produced by concussion only , without fracture , while an idea of the state of the

      bone Was conveyed by comparing it to a crushed egg shell . The result of this examination caused some doubt in the minds of the medical gentlemen as to whether the injuries on the head wore really occasioned by a hammer , as at first supposed or whether some other instrument had not been used ' Tina latter supposition was strengthened bv th , ' * fact that the external dcprestionrwhlS IwinS to correspond w . th the head of a hammer , wai actually produced b y the temporal bono " wim , separated from the adjoining Jones of S toe i . ite out only one had gone through the skin werTf . aml , T ?\ * J ^ ™ mb < " « * ^ were examined , but few new facts elicited . Th !

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      former evidence , however , had been very materially strengthened , and the result was that the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the prisoner , Henry Harrington , was guilty of the wilful murder of Elizabeth Cobb . The coroner immediately issued bis warrant for the committal of the prisoner for trial at the next Essex assises . The St . A _ ban ' s Bbibery Commission . —On Monday the commissioners , Messrs . Slade , Forsyth , and Phinn , re-assembled in the Town-hall , at ten o ' clock , with a view to closing tho inquiry . A letter was read from Mr . Wilfes , one of the former candidates , stating his inability from indisposition to attend on the commissioners . —The Hon . Mr . Craven , who was an unsuccessful candidate in 1847 , and Mr . Repton , the present Conservative sitting member for the borough , were examined , and both admitted they believed that at their re-- ...

      spective elections , though not personally cognizant of it at the time , bribery , on a scale similar to that practised at the last election , had been committed . The Hon , Mr . Craven said he had a suspicion because having at tho time advanced from £ 000 to £ 1 , 000 for the purpose of carrying out his election , of that amount £ 300 was not duiy accounted for . —Mr . Repton said , he suspected that improper expenses had been incurred for his election ; but he did not know precisely the way in which the transactions wero carried on * nor was he aware that Edwards had lent Blagg £ -500 to conduct his ( Mr . Repton ' s ) election until lie read a statement to that effect in the newspapers a short time ago . He was never asked to repay the £ 500 so alleged to be lent , because he said ho would not give any large sums of money for election purposes any more . He admitted that at the election in 1841 , when Lord Listowel and Mr . Muskett were his

      opponents , a demand was made upon him after the election for between £ 2 . 000 and £ 3 , 000 , and this was paid by members of his family ; and the exorbitant nature of this demand had induced him not to have anything to do with such demands in future . The matter was transacted between hi * friends and Edwards and Blagtr , to the ktter of whom he personally advanced £ 470 for what he supposed to bo tbe legitimate expenses of conducting thelelection . —The rest of the proceedings in the examination consisted of those individual voters who had received bribes , and who were not forthcoming at the last election . The inquiry stands further adjourned , for any supplementary or subsidiary purpose , to 25 th January next .

      Terrible Explosion and Loss of Life at Dabtfobd . —In addition to the manufacture of gunpowder , the fabrication of rockets for signals , and a detonating mixture for blasting purposes , has , within the last three months , been added to the manufactories ! n the parish of Dart-ford by Mr . Edward Callow . The place selected for this new branch of trade was a lone farm house , called Joyce ' s , on the banks of the river Darent , and , although in the parish , considerabl y more than a mile { cm the town . On Tuesday afternoon , about a quarter-past four , the town was suddenl y alarmed by a terrific explosion , which shook every house to its foundation . Ik was some little time before it was ascertained what damage had been done ,

      hecause the first thoughts of the inhabitants had been directed to the powder mills , and the works now destroyed were to the majority of the people unknown . It was learned , however , that it was the new works at" Joyce ' s" that were blown up , - and , also , that seven lives were lost , and that two other persons were so desperately injured that life was despaired of , The effect of the explosive material was precisely similar to that of gunpowder . One man , Figgett , had his head blown off . A woman ' s legs have been found . The fragments of the bodies are now lying at the Union House , awaiting the coroner's inquest , One of the sufferers , a female , was only married last Sunday . The foreman , who is also killed , had only moved his goods from

      Clapham a few hours before the accident ; and it is reported in the town that the proprietor had been compelled by tho inhabitants to remove his manufactory from that neighbourhood , on account of its extreme dangerouaness . Four men , strangers to Dartford , are dead ; so also are two women , one named Brown , and the other Kempton ; a youth , named Goldsmith , is since dead . Various rumours are afloat as to the precise cause of the calamity . One person who was . ftt WWK in tueplaofe attributes it to the carelessness of one of the female sufferers , who he states was married on Sunday last , and Tuesday being ; her birthday she promised the men half » gallon of beer if they would allow her to fill one of the cases , They acceded to her request , and

      whilst filling the tube he imagined that she must have driven the charge in too tight , for it exploded whilst the case was in her hand , and hence the catastrophe . Whether such was tha fact or not it is , of course , impossible to tell ; but one thing is quite certain , that in the hand of this unfortunate creature , notwithstanding that the body is blown into sundry portions , is to be seen firmly clenched one of the rockets , to which is attached three or four inches of gulta percha . The whole of the windows in his dwelling house , some distance from the factory , are demolished ; and many articles of furniture are much injured , as well as the windows of several houses and small cottages near . It ia to be regretted that most of the sufferers have left large families tot . illy unprovided for .

      DRBAnFoi . Murder in Somersetshire A shocking murder , accompanied with robbery , was perpetrated on Monday nisht last , in the parish of Priston , a village about five miles from the city of Bath . The victim is a quiet , inoffensive man , about thirty six years of aire , named George Bush , whose occupation was that of a milkman ^ and who resided at Timsbury , a village about two miles from Priston , and situated in the midst of an extensive coal district , The deceased , who was unmarried , lodged with a family named Flower , at Timsbury , and between one and two o ' clock on Monday he left his home for the purpose of attending an auction sale at Priston , having at the time , it is supposed , between £ 4 and £ 5 in his possession . He told his

      landlady , when he left , that he should return early in the evening , but he did not come home all night . It seems that , after attending the sale he went into tho Ring of Bells beer house , in tlie village of Priston , where he remained drinking with several persons . A dispute arose between eight and nine in the evening with tho deceased and his companions , respecting the payment for a pint of beer , in tbe midst of which Bush left the house to return home . His way , which was extremelv lonely , led through a field called *• Cow Lees , " by adescending pathway , Into a dell skirting Priston Wood . As the unfortunate man did not return home during the night , Mrs . Flower became very uneasy , and early on Tuesday morning soattwo of her children

      to look after him , giving them instructions to go along tho road by which be usually came when returning from Priston . The children arrived at the Cow Lees about eight O ' clock , when thev vere horrified and frightened at beholding poor Bush lying near the footpath in the middle of tho field with his throat cut in the most shocking manner . The intelligence of the murder rapidl y spread through all the adioinmg villages , and the excitement became intense . The appearance of the poor fellow was frightful . The wound had evidently been inflicted by a large sharp instrument , which had entered immediately under the chin , laying open the interior of the mouth , and extending round to each ear ; the collar of the shirt being also completely severed in two . The wound in tho throat had been filled up with grass either by his murderers or by himself in attempting to s : op the hemorrhage , and his trowsers Dockets ' had

      been turned inside-out and rifled of their contents . His bat lay at a short distance in a pool of blood , and the ground underneath his head and body was also saturated . The immediate space botween the hat and body was also sprinkled with blood , leading to the supposition that the wound was inflicted some distance from the spot where the body was discovered . Two sixpences wero found amongst the grass under the body , and a shilling was found sticking to the back of the unfotunate man ' s left hand by tho blood . The assistance of the Bath police has been secured , and Mr . Hughes , tho lately appointed chief , and Inspectors Brown and Drake , aro engaged in investigating the case , and there is every reason to hope that the vile perpetrators of the murder will shortly be in the hands of justice , a . Uphill , Esq ., coroner for the eastern division of Somerset , held an inquest upon the body on Wednesday , when the above particulars were deposed to .

      The IiAihWAT ACCIDENT AT Fohh . —Cnicnester , Dec . 2 . —The inquest on the body of James Martin , stoker of the passenger train which caused the the accident at Ford on Thursday week commenced on Tuesday rnwnwg at the East Sussex , West Hampshire , and Chichester Infirmary , before James Powell , E * q „ tho city coroner—Charles Burgess guard to the down passen . er train on Thursday ! said he was in a carriage next to the engine and tender ; he did not see the signal lamp , the steam from the engine prevented his seeing it—Michael Hickey , signal and switchman at the bridge , said hDmvagreen light exhibited toindicatecaiuion . At this tune the red light was on the semaphore to stop the down train

      . He took a red hand-light , and rh « i « 7 i 25 ° y < F > ™* «« ng a red glare which the thought was emitted from the coming down train , lie turned round , waved the white light to hasten on the goods train , then on the bridge , and he then turned round again and waved his red light to the down tram , as an additional danger signal . The signal , however , was disregarded , and the collision took place . The steam was not shut off at tho time . As a general rule the pace was slackened when crossing the bridge . Witness afterwards heard Pemberton say , " The signals were all right ; it was all my fault , and that made me do it , " alluding to his throat . Mr . Balchin asked how tlie

      accident happened , and Pemberton replied , " My mate was not with me ; the man who cleans the carriages put fresh coal on at Littlehampton , and nearly smothered the fire ; having looked into the fire- the fumes affected my eyes , ? . nd after a short

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      time I rubbed my eyes , and the first fhi , ^ ^ was three red lights . It is no fault of u If ' ^ He added he was confused , and had h , H -. n ' *•" —After some further evidence , the i UJT , ' . ' im , ' er , verdict of Manslaughter against Pemberi , H » recommendation to the company to give n i *" ' * engine drivers to pass slowly over Avundel ' ** — --- . — "' ' *• " * ' ¦ ¦ _ -

      ltiiPRESKNtATios or Drogheda . —Tim ' ( Vfc P aminer" says : _ ' « We understand that a mee , W the electors of Drogbeda * ill take place ifS days , for the purpose of selecting an honest m-n ? ^ esentthc town in the place 0 B f Sir WilS ^

      Roial Dublin Socir . TY .-At a meeting of Hi , „ ceiy , on Lr . day ev in ., Dr . Bigot exhibit d * £ plate forwarded by Lord Talbot de ilalabide ^ J nufacturedfrom a sdiceous clay , found at RostelC in the county of Cork The . plate was of a vtZ ,. ' penoi-description , and furRished an instance of 1 department of . the many undeveloped resourced this country . r ra 01 Outrage by a PWBSi .-The Iter . E . O'Mnliev Roman Cathohc curate , was fined ... 0 « Wednewiav at Itoundstone petty sessions , Calway , for an assault on a Scripture reader . ENSISKILLES .-HOMICIDE .-The awful effects of giving way to passion were mart lamentably exemplified m the neighbourhood of thia town a few ' & m ago m the case of a poor widoiv , named LY een whose * earnings were the only support of herself and

      five children . It appears the mother sent one of her daughters , aged about ten years , out to bring into their miserable dwelling a vessel of water . When Ihe child returned , some angry words took place between the mother and the daughter ; the former , enraged at the answer the child gave her , hastily took the tongs and struck the poor child on the head . She lingered for a day or two , and died . An inquest was held on the body by Charles Fawcett , Esq ., and the unhappy mother has been committed to prison , Nothing could exceed the miserable picture 0 f the four remaining children at the inquest , with their little dead sister and their unfortunate mother , removing from their wretched dwelling .

      Arson . —Government has offered a reward of £ . % for the discovery of the incendiaries who lately attempted to burn the Killarney workhouse . The Flax Move . me . vt . —The Belfast papers of Sitnrday report at great length the proceedings at the annual meeting of the Royal Society for the Promotion and Improvement of the Growth of Flax in Ireland . The Marquis of Downshire presided , and the report read by the secretary gave a most gratifr . lug account of the progress and prospects of this excellent association .

      Mojvb Evictions is Cosseuara . —The '' Galway Vindicator" contains the following statement :-" In our last number we called attention to the wholesale evictions which are now carried on by the Law Life Assurance Company in Con Honiara ; and we regret to find that we have this day to add sixty-nine to tbe other Yictims of depopulation , On the 2 'ith of November Mr . John Robertson , with his party of bailiffs , proceeded to the tovrnlanj

      ot Balllrafad , evicted two touiuS , consisting of eight persons , and levelled their hOUSL'S . 0 ( 1 tha 25 th the same party visited the townlands of Berry , viekrecne , Gleneoashan , and Letty , evicted tea families , consisting of sixty one individuals , and levelled their houses . When the people are hunted from Conneinani , and no labour remaining to till the healthy mountain side , the Law Life Assurance Company will hare a most valuable property ia their possession !"

      EiiioflATio . v . —The "Ballinasloo Star" states that " out of a number of about 200 men , engaged in drainage works not far from this town , ' between forty and fifty of them have received remittances from tbeir friends in America , and before the 1 st of February next will have bid ' a long farewell' to Ireland . Within tho past two years not less than 200 strong able-bodied men have left the district we allude to for America , who have been enabled to earn sufficient means to send for and bring a * aj their families . We are greatly mistaken , iialeed , from the exodus which has taken-place , and the dearth of people , that labourers' wages—for even middling hands—will be ls . Gd . per day . "

      Sudden death of Mb . C . Sioddkut .- On Thursday last , at his office in Camden-street , Dublin , as Charles Studdert , E : q ., of Newmarket House , Sewmarkot-on-Fergus , was conversing with Major R . Hedges Maun sell , he dropped suddenly on the floor at the leet of that gentleman and expired . The deceased had only one minute before walked into his office from the next room , where the medical adviser pronounced him better , and he had just told it to Major Maunsell , saying , " 1 never

      felt better , " when tlie band of death arrested his mortal career . Mr . Studdert was for several years an eminent solicitor In very respectable practice , also an extensive and very influential landed pre prietor in the County Clare . Ribbonisbi . —The " Meath Herald , '' speaking of the state of the district under the spiritual superintendence Of Drs . Cullen and Cantwtll , says : — " We fear Ribbonism is spreading to a considerable extent in this and the adjoining counties , nursed by thos « StilUCes of iniquity , shebeen houses . "

      Ihe " Slijjo Gazette" has the following : — " Out Mohill correspondent has favoured us with the following : —* I heard yesterday that three of Colonel Madden ' s tenants had been served with notices , threatening tht-m with the fate of Brock ( whom our readers will recollect was murdered near Drumlish some time since ) , if they did not immediately return to the county Cavan , from whence tliej came . The only reason that can be assigned lor these outrages is that the parties threatened are members of the Established Church . " George West , E ? q ., of DrumJarkln House , received a threatening letter through the Post-ohS ' ce , stating that if he did not immediately part with the person who is in charge of his house ' in Goon , he Should be punished , and no further notwe g ^ enof their intention .

      Good Prospects . —English and Scotch farmers are gradually creeping into Ireland i 67 « 1 ia TiP " perary , the terror of strangers , several have taken lands . Mr , Richardson Frazer , a Northumberland gentleman , has lately taken a farm of o 00 seres from Sir Thomas Dancer in that county , The corporation of Cork has received the folhiwing r < 'ply from Ko ? suth to their address : — " Sin , — Iliive the goodness to convey to tbo mayor , aldermen , and town councillors of the City Of Cork , my thanks for the address with which tli » l seii

      body have honoured me . No ono can bo more - > ible than myself of the value of those muncijwi institutions to which you allude . It was the independence of spiritinspired by these that prompted my countrymen to resist oppression , and nervca their arms for the needful struggle . The benefits of such institutions had been extended ti > them ail . and but for unjuslitiable foreign interfere mie ,- " ' would now be enjoying them . The time is not far distant when the spirit that lately animated raf nation will assert it > elf again , and Hungary wm determine for itself the rulu under which its WW

      shall live . " I have the honour to he , Sir , " Your obedient servant , "Louis Koastr" - " The Town Clerk of Cork , " „ . _ , The long-expected Thurles Statutes are fw announced by the " Nation" as printed and « course of distribution among the Roman CutHO' ^ clersry . " They form a thin octavo volume « between 200 and 300 pages , and are , oi tiouwi written in the language of the Latin Church- » the in

      greater number of tlic statutes deal with - ner of administerim : the sacraments in accorua with the Roman ritual . They prescribe the P ^ and time , wherever it was found neces * 11 ? ' order to restore the practice to a strict < "c , n , cr " i g with the custom of Catholic countries . But b jcn statute most anxiously expected is that * deals with tho provincial colleges . It ° } L immeilinte withdrawal of ecclesiastics from *»' nexion with them , and punishes disobedient ^ suspension from all ecclesiastical functions . ^ ^ niihlirvifinn of flin . statutes in eanll ( li 0 Ce I-i ,

      understand , imperative : and hence thD i-eftup < ^ other clerics holding office in any of the ct t will forthwith come under their opcrahoh- ^ ^ is no direct prohibition against lay CathoJla- ' . ^ tending them , beyond that implied in thee „ withdrawal of ecclesiastical guidance or sa " ^ ' ; A 11 edition of tho statutes in English was m c « ^ of preparation , but within a day or two n "'• ^ has gone forth suspending the publieatioi

      further orders . •¦ . <•!' ft The "Freeman" mentio n * ™ '" ° ^ 'TGr « V London correspondent , the rumour oi l "' resignation .

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      Prkskntawo-v of the Fiveedom or Tw Loan Duncan , M . P . —Agreeably to a r ^ , T ° unanimously passed at a recent meetim , , ° " - magistrates and council of Dundee the eoL l M met in the Thistle Hall , Union-stree TZ i a ,, ° of November , and presented 1 £ 1 ]' \^ for Bath , with the freedom of the city . 3 I , ' ' - "their approval of his public eond cr ^ ,, » cularly of his exertions in hfinein- about tha ^ of the window tax . " ° ° Moat the Repeal

      The Scottish Distillers „ tiir n , „ Lxcisk . -a correspondent mates that the i ? s . on granted last year by the Commbit' ?' and Revenue to the distillers of ^ rt , » , 1 ' liberty ¦ to import spirits into England eaenrl 7 the differential duty of is . Sd . Vr „ ,, [ , " ? tfft »» special application to the board , has been " ^ drawn , owing to the fact , that some Scowls have taken advantage of it to establish-. „' , 1 mD » trade south of the Tweed . 0 e 3 taWlsh * P « um

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 6, 1851, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_06121851/page/6/