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      J 50 IREE TO THOMAS COOPER , THE CHAR-¦ -wvi « - TIST POET . iTheftTt anniversary of the liberation from Staf--FrnS mioi fif Thomas Cooper , "the Chartist poet , mator and essayist , " was celebrated on Monday S ^ u ? tbeVartist Hall , . Tnrnagain-lane / Skinner-Street . Abo 'ut two hundred ^ persons of both sexes partook of b . ° -a and coffee , although the company afterwards receded a considerable accession to Esten te the subsequent proceedings . T . Wakley , Eta . M . P . presided . Among those present on the p latform we observed TV ' . Thorn , the 5 oet fof

      lnve-The Secretary read a greaf nonAer ? f ^ "SS distinguished persons who had heen invited , gcnerau / concurring in the propriety ot the , dem » nstratmn , and expreisive of their admiration- % . X , genius ; tat regretting i »^* ^ J ^ Su to attend . Among these r n ™ Sn X Heywortb , Jerrold , Charles Mackay , G . £ » ^ ; fox , EW . * D : Sanl . G . Thorpeon . ^ J . Sturge , n ^ aB - aBee JCOL and William Homtt . A-Mg "" forWarded Of the Daily Mws , m ^*™ S tlW « 'fl »* S ent ! eto Mr . Charles DIckens ann ^ ed tna nectio B ^ manhadlong ceased to gg ^ prevented thatjournaL Mr . l . £ V tog natUre of the pro-& om attending by the mtereswuB " 5 ? ClSSTosed the first sentiment , which _^ '« Ti « . PeoBle . they speedily attain their

      nohtical and social rights , so that they may become ffi ^ nd nataredesignedthem . ahappy . nmted and peaceable race tf human beings ^ He regretted that with all the past exertions which had been made to derate the condition of the people , they were still the toilmg slaves of the idle few . Why -was this ? It was ' because and only because the people as a wholedld not support as they ought the efforts of those who laboured for them , and because the burden thus falling upon the shoulders of a few , they were dispirited and worn ont , and at last driven from the field . K the people had | d © ne their duty after the exertions of many past years , instead of meeting to celebrate the release of Mr . Cooper from prison they

      would have assembled to celebrate his return to parliament . He thought if another friend now on the platform ( Mr . O'Connor ) was in that house he would be able to confer a greater service on the people . ' ( Loud cheers . ) He also regretted that men like the Chartist Executive Committee , who were capable of effecting so much good , were not possessed \ of seats in the legislature . ( Great applause . ) Their chairman had testisfied in his place in the House of Commons to the knowledge and eloquence he had heard from wrteng-clasa speakers at their meetings . Why was 3 t , then , that they only were excluded from participating in the deliberations which exercised so vast an influence over their well-being ? ( Hear . )

      Because they did not use the power they possessed ., Mr . Cleave then related an anecdote , exhibiting great honesty on the part of Mr . Cooper ; and after expressing his happiness to be present to dohim honour , proposed the sentiment , which was ' received with acclamation . Mr . Fbaseb , in an animated and lengthy speech , proposed " The health of Thomas Cooper , the Chartist Poet . " He was proud to stand forward to do honour to a man who wrote not mere namby-pamby rhymes , but whose works at once evinced the highest genius , and inculcated the comprehensive and peaceful doctrines of democracy . ; There was something snblhne in the contemplation of their

      guest ' emerging from his prison , after suffering bodily pain and mental anguish for upwards of two years ; with that gem under his arm , which had given Chartism " a local habitation and a name . " — ( Loud Cheers . ) Until then , journalists , _ preachers , and novelists , D'Israeli among them , with all his genius and good intentions , " . had either presented monsters altogether unlike Chartism , or mock portraits which wantedvitality , but it was reserved for Cooper to diffuse abroad the real essence of Chartism , " clothed in the language of genius . —( Loud their

      Cheers . ) . Yes , the people were now taught" by ownclass . At home , Jerrold , the compositor ; W . J . Fox , the Norwich weaverlboy ; Thorn , the wearer ; and Cooper , the shoemaker , held an honoured place . Across the Channel , Micbelet , the printer , the author of The People , and other similar works , occupied a similar powerful position . . These were men who had participated in the toils and strn gles of their class , and their position and influence now reflected upon it . —( Loud apnlanse . ) Mr . Shaw , the secretary , then read the following address to Mr . Cooper : —

      AN ADDRESS OF THE WORKING-MEN OF LONDON 10 THOMAS COOPER , THE " CHAHTIST POET , " ORATOR , & ESSAYIST , Presented on the First Anniversary of hisLiberation from Stafford Gaol , at the Hall . Turnagain Lane , Snow Hill , on Monday , May 4 th , 1846 . President , - Thomas Wabxbt , Esq ., M . P . «« Brothers , —stifle not the germs of worth That now within ye spring!—With us commove , To usher in the jubilee of Truth and Luve !" Worthy and Respected Brother ,

      in addressing Labour ' s Laureate , the Poet of Chartism , the eloquent advocate of universal justice , and the fervent friend of insulted and suffering humanitv , we would avoid if possible the imputation of man-worship , and eschew the servile language of adulation ; yet we claim the privilege—nay , demand the right—to use that language which will best convey our feelings , and reflect bur sentiments , regardless of the sneer of the cynic , or the taunt of the ignorant and brutalized of whatever class . Upon the Anniversary of the day which opened the prison doors , and released the patriot from the legal grasp of the " . . foes ,

      Ubiquitous, Relentless, That Oppose And ...

      Ubiquitous , relentless , that oppose And trade through life the footsteps of the brave , "Who champion Troth . **¦ - and gave to the world that which it looks for—but at distant intervals—namely , a assmsk post , who u mid' the vapours of a dungeon , " « Dreamt , —for thoughts are dreams , "of . the destiny of man ; and — instead of heaping curses uuon his persecutors , or launching the shafts of hatred at the ingratitude of his class , for whose sake he wore the fetters , —chose for his theme the means of their escape from their present thraldom of hate and antagonism , and revelled in the joyous anticipations of the coming time

      " , — - when earth shall be A garden of joy from sea to sea !" Accept then , honoured friend , upon this gratifying occasion , the grateful homage of your assembled Brothers and Sisters , the sons and daughters of physical toil , who admire your genius , as they ought to admire any other abstract gift of Nature to her children ; bnt which , like frad human beauty when allied with vice , or employed to pander to injustice , inverts Nature ' s design , and has ( we regret to say ) too often «____—— on the few with bounty smiled ,

      Bnt on the many wast jngly hath breathed a pestilence ! That admiration must be increased , much beyond our limited means of expression , to find lofty genius united with stent unbending honesty , great moral courage , disinterestedness to an almost unparalleled degree in this selfish age of mammou . worshi p , a heroic devotion in the cause of human redemption , and a burning " zeal to end man ' s wretchedness , " which has only been augmented by the persecution of our enemies , and stimulated hy the insults and misrepresentations of onr own class . We trust , friend , we can appreciate that singleness of purpose , which , while it makes you thirst << " the healing balm to pour ,

      Of Gentle Goodness, On Jour Brothers Sou...

      Of gentle goodness , on jour brothers soul . constrains you to tell us what jyou conceive to he on faults , and to scorn to flatter our prejudices for the sake of vulgar and fleeting popularity . Be assured , generous patriot , —man of expanded social sympathies , noble toiler in the -vineyard of truth , —that although you have not yet discovered on the surface Of the soil , great results from your sanguine labours" ; -still the seed has sunk deeply into the hearts of many -of your countrymen , and will , erelong , yield a harvest that will repay yeur generous sacrifices . Yes , even now , there are hundreds of your brothers and sisters in the family circle , teaching their tenderlings to lisp with respect the name of" Thomas-Coopbh . " « " at tqe frame aid loom ,

      At Bench And Forge, Ond In The Bowelled ...

      At bench and forge , ond in the bowelled mine ; And when the scanty hour of rest is come , " Men think and pray that your life may be long , as your career most be brilliant and useful , <« . and when cometh Life ' s farewell day , Thou wilt be able to smile and say' "Welcome life , or welcome death ! - I have loved the truth , and to yield my breath I feel no fear : Truth gladdened my life , —and tbe gloom of death Its glorious light shall cheer !'" and ere you throw off "this ^ mortal coil , " you will have the pleasing consolation in resigning the spirit that animated it to "The Great Life Gher /' to know that yon have not lived in vain , that yon leave the world better than yen found it , " ___——— for what viaticum ,

      Need We If Death Be Unto Life The Path

      Need we if Death be unto life the path

      But truthfulness of heart . " And when dark and gloomy prejudice has expired before the light of knowledge , when gilded folly and cheerless vice have sunk beneath the genial warmth of wisdom and virtue , when triumphant truth shall have -vanquished error , and reason assumes her sway over the human mind , —as the Purgatory of . the Priest becomes shorn of its terrors , your "Purgatory" will be admired and reverenced , its precepts become " Wise Saws" to many " Modernlnstances , " and its lay , which is for all time , will be chauuted

      Need We If Death Be Unto Life The Path

      some " Yule ^^^'^ S ' b ™^ the on , r : Again we say , accept . ; belOYe « London can now mark of esteem the w ? ft * Kcere :, -ifunrefineaV present , thoughhumbeitto » yetmn we wthat . It is at least genuine £ and Ifi ^^ fXiA Man's will be more ; ^ P * ,. the smUe of corruption ' s Boon . "the tyra ^ f * ' ° TaueU ; -andshould the mi ^ ° n 'Iro uS fel » teachiD f ! ook "ft , ? WOrld irSns to make it " a happy « orld , " give 70 nr „! auSat tWs grateful" offering , and you will fcnaw that there are some hearts that respond to , and heat for , the same Glorious Object . Mr . Coopkr was then presented with a poetic crown of laurel , and an olive branch , emblematic of his title to the name of poet , and the peaceful nature of his principles .

      [ . , The Chairman said that as pressing and importtant business would compel him , much against his inclination , to return shortly to his duties in Parliament , he begged permission of the meeting to say a few words before he left . —( Cheers ) He had to express his sincere gratification in participating m their labours that night : they were labours which reflected high honour upon Mr . Cooper , but at the same time , reflected still more honour on themselves for paying public honour to high moral and mental qualities . —( Applause . ) In thus selecting intellect , reeling , and moral qualities of the highest order to do homage to , they were most effectually showing their right and their fitness to participate in political privileges . It was imoossible that a people with

      such feelings — -impossible that an educated people—could long remain slaves . ( Great applause . ) It was the use of such meetings thatthey did not pass away with a passing hour , but read them a constant admonition . What did they see before them ? A man whese breast overflowed with the milk of human kindness—a man without guile , and whose heart yearned to bless mankind . That man was lodged in gaol for two years on the villainous falsehood —( for knowing the man the term was not too strong )—that he had instigated his fellow men to the destruction of life and property . ( Hear , hear . ) Their presence there that night gave the lie to such an allegation . ( Cheers . ) But so it always was whenever a bold , determined , and talented man arose among the working

      classes , with the fixed intent ot emancipating his class from thraldom , the possessors of property and political power immediately set every engine at work to crush him .. His character was calumniated , his principles misrepresented , and his person imprisoned . ( Hear , hear . ) If Mr . Cooper , moved by the wrongs of his class , did say at Stafford certain words , which were called seditious , let it be remembered that , in the words of the old adage , " words break no bones . " But contrast the treatment for the speaking of such words with that accorded to murderers and thieves . His official duty let him into the interior of their gaols . There he found that some drunken brute of a husband , for nearly murdering his wife , received an imprisonment of six weeks or two months . ( Hear . ) The hon . gentleman proceeded to notice two cases of murder , which came under , his own notice , one in

      which a son stabbed his father , the other in which a boy ; deliberately stabbed another . Both were called manslaughter , and punished , the first by one month's imprisonment , and the other by a fortnight ' s . ( Great sensation . ) [ Themost trifling offences against property were punished in the most ferocious manner ; and this led him to the . conclusion that our legislation required the infusion of a larger reverence for man , and less for that which he produced . ( Cheers . ) The Hon . . Member then proceeded to comment upon Mr . Cooper's opinions respecting non-resistance , and after having eloquently ' urged the necessity of toleration and the spread of knowledge , he again expressed the gratification he felt in being present to pay , his tribute of admiration to the worth and ability of Mr . Cooper , and on leavingthe room shortly after , was greeted with three enthusiastic cheers , and one cheer more . Mr . Fbaseb was then called to the chair .

      Mr . Cooper , in rising to return thanks , was received with long-continued applause . He said that it was impossible for hini to receive that address , and hear , the manner in which the Chairman and Mr . Fraser had spoken of him , without being affected to tears , and more especially when he was conscious of nothing but infirmity . The speaker then proceeded to recommend the selection of virtuous men only as their leaders , and the promotion of self-education as the only means of either obtaining or retaining the political power . Did they ever know a nation achieve any amount of political freedom by physical force , and keep it without knowledge ?^( Cheers . ) Mr . Cooper concluded hy saying , that he . felt extreme gratification in receiving this token of what he believed

      to be their heartfelt respect for him , and he should ever be proud to continue his exertions for the elevation of the class to which he belonged . ¦ ' . .., Mr . Fearotjs O'Conhor now rose , rapturously ap . plauded . He said , he had more than ordinary p leasured attending the meeting . " , He most willingly accepted the invitation ; he did so , first , as he was desirous of doing honour to Thomas Cooper ; secondly , because the tongue of scandal had been busy in asserting that he ( Mr . O'Connor ) was opposed to this night's proceedings , than which nothing could be more false . ( Hear , hear . ) He would not now enter into antagonism with a certain doctrine of Mr . Cooper ' s , as ho did not think this was either the time or place . Education had been alluded to , he ( Mr .

      O'Connor ) had again and again counselled it , and that class to which Mr . Cooper belonged , had just shown the fruits of their " Knowledge , " by establishing the " Working Man ' s own Shop , " as an effectual mode of resisting the oppression of their tyrannical employers , and he trusted the other trades , and the great body of the Working Classes ,: would shew their practical knowledge , by giving their orders for boots and shoes , and taking their cash ( as he intended to do ) to the National Boot and Shoe depot , 151 , Drury Lane . ( Great cheering . ) He dissented from previous speakers , when they said he would be more useful in the House ef Commons . His conviction was , that he was much more useful out of that house , than be could possibly be in it . He did not think with Mr . Cleave , that it would take 1 , 000 years to

      obtain the land , on the contrary , he thought as soon as Sir Robert Peel ' s Corn Bill had passed , great progress would immediately be made in both the Charter and Land questions . ( Hear , hear . ) Americahad taken the tone from ns , and they how lustily shouted , "No land , no rifle . " ( Great applause . ) Hehad seen the propriety of placing the Charter first , and the Land question second . He thought whilst children worked twelve hours a day , it was impossible to educate them ; but obtain the Charter , and ample time would be gained for their instruction , ' ( Loud cheers . ) They badmet to honour the genius of Mr . Cooper ; toshew the tyrants that however much they may imprison our advocates , the people will always be ready with open arms to receive the virtuous victims of oppression , on their release from captivity . ( Great

      applause . ) A Trades Conference would beheld on Whit-Monday in Manchester , over which Mr . Duncombe would preside , and he trusted that they would not let the opportunity slip , hut that they would take care tha-. the democracy of the trades was duly represented ; Shortly after that the Chartist convention would be held in London , which it was their interest to watch over ( hear , hear ) . He expected some good to result from the next dissolution of Parliament , when he hoped to see some such men as Mr . Cooper meet with support . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . O Connor concluded hy giving the following sentiments , and sat down loudly applauded— " The People ' s Charter , may the glorious principles contained therein soon be made the law of these realms . " Mr . A . Campbell , in an excellent speech , gave"The glorious minority of 31 , who voted with the

      patriotic Duncombe , for the liberation of our beloved brethren , Frost , Williams , and Jones . " The next sentiment was— " The democratic press of all nations , may it persevere in its exertions until peace and happiness be extended all over the world . " Responded to by Mr . Washington Wilks . The next sentiment was—" William Thorn , and our literary guests , " responded to in a speech of great eloquence by Mr . Walter Cooper . : Mr . " Thomas ' Cooper then sang a hew version of the Battle of the Nile which was engrossed by the whole assembly ; and received with great applause . Mr . W . W . Broome moved a vote of thanks to the donors of the wreath and olive-branch , and said , although at present out of employ , he would ( as the surplus would go to the' Exiles , Widows , and the aged Patriots Funds ) give la . for a copy of the ' Address , " in hopes that his example might he widely followed . ' : '¦¦ ' ¦ - '

      The motion was seconded and carried , and the example set by Mr . Broome brought a- considerable increase to the funds . Avoteofthankswasgivento Mr . Frazer for his services in the chair , and the meeting dissolved .

      Fatal Ratlwat Accidbnt.—On Friday Evening As The 415 Train From Paddineten Passed Through The Syd-

      Fatal RatlwaT Accidbnt . —On Friday evening as the 415 train from Paddineten passed through the Syd-

      Ney-Gardens Tunnel, Near Bath; A Jolting...

      ney-gardens Tunnel , near Bath ; a jolting of the carriages was perceived by Cosgrave , the conductor On arriving at the Bath station he immediately gave information to the night superintendent , Mr . Henry , who at once despatched a policeman and some labourers to the spot . Having proceeded about 100 yards up the tunnel , they discovered the body of John Sheppard lying outside the off down rails , in a frightfully mutilated condition . The head was entirely severed , the heart torn out , and the left arm completely cut from tke body . Altogether the corpse

      presented a most horrid aspect . The remains were collected and conveyed to the Crown public-house , Bathwick-street , where an inquest was held on Saturday before Mr . A . W . English , the borough coroner . From the evidence adduced , it appeared that the deceased was stationed at the Bath wick tunnel about eight or nine days since , in consequence of a slip which had taken place on the north side . He had nothing whatever to do with signalling the trains , unless in case of danger , of which there was no appearance at the time he met his death . Deceased had been in the service of the company from the formation of the line , and had been selected as watchman at this spot on account of his sober and steady habits . He was a fine powerful man , 37 years of age , and has left a widow and one child . A verdict of "Accidental Death" * was recorded .

      ' Horrible Tragedy. ¦ ¦-•-"-¦ """ - -*-....

      ' HORRIBLE TRAGEDY . ¦ ¦ - - " - ¦ " "" - - * -.-Lr' - ^ . 'r :: '¦ - "——¦ , -

      On Saturday afternoon , about three o ' clock , a mos * dreadful occurrence took plaee on Battersea-bridge , a mother throwing into the river Thames her three children , two of whom were drowned . It appears from inquiries made on the spot , that , about the hour above stated , a young woman , decently cl ? . d , was observed to proceed on to Battersea-bridge , from the Chelsea side , accompanied by three children , one a boy , about seven years of age ; a girl , about four years of age ; and an infant in arms , also a girl , about ten months or a twelvemonth old . When she got to the middle of the bridge

      she walked to and fro a few yards in a hurried manner , and then threw the clildrenone after the other ever the railings into the river , and was getting oyer the balustrades herself , when she was prevented doing so by the passers by , who secured her , and gave her . into the custody of polieemanWoolgar , Y 51 . who opportunely came up and took her to the station bouse , in Milman ' s row . At . the station-house , she stated : her name to be Eliza Clark , her age 24 years ; that she is the wife of James Clark , a journeyman painter , living at No . 7 , Cumberland-street , Marlborough-road , Chelsea , and that the children were her OWn .

      During the time occupied by the above proceedings , attempts were being made on the river to save the unfortunate children , which were successful in one instance , that of the second , child , ( a girl ) , four years old , which was immediately carried to the Swan public-house , at the Surrey side of Battersea-bridge , where it received every attention that its exhausted state demanded , and is recovering . The infant child was also promptly got out , but life was quite extinet , and the body was carried to . : the Adam and Eve publlc-housp , in Duke-street , Chelsea , where it awaits the coroner ' s inquest . : Shortly before , fcur o ! clock the wretched won »« ajwa » removed in a cab to the Westminster police-court , Yhteent-square , for examination .

      EXAMINATION OP THE PRI 90 KEB . ' As the Westminster- police-court was about to close ait five o ' clock on Saturday afternoon , Eliia Clark , agtd twenty-four , residing at , Ko . 1 , Cumberland-street , Marlborough-road , Chelsea , was placed at the bar , before Mr . Burrell , charged with throwing her three infent children into the Thames from Battersea-bridge . The accused , who is stated to be the wife of a journeyman painter , although somewhat meanly dressed , was a pattern of cleanliness and neatness , and had . the appearance of a respuotable quiet woman .

      James Ferryman , pot-bov at the Adam and Eve , Duke * street , Chelsea , said—At about five minutes before three this afternoon I was in the backyard of our houses which looks upon the Thames , and is close to BatteraeaAridge . I was on a sudden startled by hearing something splash in the water , and I looked towards the spot , and saw a second child go fr <» m , fhe . centre . of . fhe bridge , iut » the water , aud then I saw another one go iu from the same place . I immediately went arid told my mistress that I had seen a woman throw her children over the railings ef Battersea-bridge into the water . Mr . Taylor , the chief clerk—Did you . see any person throw the children into the water ? ... .. Witness—Yes , after hearing the first splash , which I suppose must have been caused ' by a child , I saw the prisoner throw the two others into the river ; there did not appear to be much struggling .

      Examination . continued—The children were alive at the time they were thrown into tho water . I saw one of them kicking as it fellinto the water . I told my master , and we jumped into a boat and put off towards them . I saw a man afterwards bring a child out . I afterwards went on the bridge and saw tbe prisoner standing near thep & rapet . Jesse Hattan , a gardener at Wandsworth—I was passing orer Battersea-bridge , at about three o ' clock , when I observed the prisoner walking backwards and forwards

      in a very hurried manner , and as she seemed to be in the act of jumping over I took her by the arm . I asked her what she was going to do , and she said she had thrown her children over there . I looked over , and seeing two children in the water , inquired what she did it for ? She aald , "Dittoes * . She thought she had better sea her children go before her . " I called a boat , and saw one child picked up and taken to the Swan public-house , on the Surrey side of the bridge . Mr . Burrell—What age aid the child appear to be ? Witness—About two years and a half %

      T Oh the prisoner being asked by Mr . Taylor whether she wished t » put any questions to the witness , she replied with much eagerness but in a subdued tone , "Have you got my baby V John Kinchin , a labourer , was crossing the bridge when the prisoner called out , " Here , here , do you see my children in the water . " She repeated this four or five times . Witness went to the spot and saw the children floating in the water . Witness observed , "I never saw so affecting a sight . " One child appeared to be about two years and a half old ; the other younger . Witness saw but two ; Witness saw one p icked up , apparentl y the eldest ; the other floated a few yards higher up , and disappeared , and , although the witness looked several times , he could not see it . Thomas Fordery , a waterman , who passed by directly after the children bad been thrown into the water , proved picking up one and taking it to the Adam and Eve .

      Police-sergeant 20 V , informed the magistrate that the child was dead which had been taken to the Adam and Eve . Dr . Warisborough had attended her , and had used every means that could suggest themselves to restore her , but iu rain . Robert Woolgar , 31 Y , stated that on hearing that a woman had thrown her three children into the water , he took her into custody . She said that her husband , had ill-used her ; that he would be home again at night to illuse her , and the children should not see it . Mr . Burrell inquired as to tbefate of thepoor children . The police replied that the one at the Swan gave every prospect of recovery ; there was a second'still in the water , and a third dead at the Adam and Eve , as had been stated . Mr . Burrell asked the prisoner whether she wished to say anything !

      Prisoner looked eagerly around her , and ejaculated in a low tone—He said , " Good by , " when he went out this morning ; he has not said so for a long time before . He doubled his fist in my face when he went out , and said , " I'll come home thundering drunk , aud I'll be hung for you . " He broke the panel of the door hy knocking my head against it . _ Mr . Burrell . —Hare you anything- to say as to drowning your children ? Prisoner ( incoherently ) . — "Suppose I bad died my poor children would be starved to death . It's a hard struggle now to get them a bit of bread . I have done all I could . " Mr . Burrell remanded the prisoner until Wednesday .

      The distressing and melancholy affair has created an intense sensation throughout the neighbourhoods of Battersea and Chelsea , and during the remainder of the afternoon the bridge and waterside were crowded by persons anxiously , watching the search making for the body of the missing , child , which was continued until dark , but without success . A large crowd was also collected round the police-station in Milman ' s-row , which is near Battersea-bridge , until the removal of the miserable woman for examination at the Westminster police-court . , From inquiries which have been made by the police since the examination , it appears that the wife , about three-quarters of an hour before she threw her children into the water ; called with them at the house of her uncle ,

      Mr . R . Champ , No . 13 , Wellington-street , Manor-street , King ' s-road , Chelsea , and there complained of the ' illtreatment she alleged she had received from her husband , and remained there about a quarter of an hour , and Mr . Champ seeing her excited state , asked heron her leaving to come back to his house to tea , as by that time his wife would be home . She , however , said she could not promise , as she was going under tbe arch of Battersea-bridge , a remark wbish Mr . Champ unfortunately took no notice of at tbe time , and she then left ; taking the three children with her . That was about half-past two o'clock . About a quarter of an hour after her departure one of Mr . Champ's children found a letter on the bed in one of tbe rooms into which Mrs . Clark had

      been , which she gave to her father . It was addressed to William Clark , her husband , aud on its being opened , the contents were found to be to the following effect : — That her husband had for a long time past continually illused her on coming home drunk ; that he had a night or two before come home and knocked her head through the panel of the door ; that she hoped that he would treat his next wife better than he had her ; that she wished to see the children go before her ; and that before he would receive that letter she and her children would be under Battersea-bridge . William Clark , the husband and father of the children , is by trade a journeyman painter , and up to ten o ' clock at night he had not bean seen since the morning , nor had the police been able to succeed in then : inquiries as to whose employ he is in , or where he is at work .

      The house in which the family lived ^ No . 7 , Cumber , land-street , Marlborough-road , Chelsea is , it appears , let out in tenements . Clark and his wife occupied the front parlour , a room "but scantil y furnished . The former hears the character of a very dissipated man , while his wife is stated to bear a most excellent character , and is a remarkably quiet and meek woman , Clark is stated to have been formerly in the police , it is believed in the 6 division , but was dismissed for misconduct . Mrs . Innwood , a lodger in the house , states that she heard Clark and bis wife quarrelling on Friday night ; but she could not be got to state to what extent the quarrel was carried . Mrs . Clark , she stated , had that ( Saturday ) morning said that she had had quite enough to make her go and drown herself .

      So trace had up to eleven o'clock been discovered of the eldest boy William , seven years of age , whom some people think was not with her at the time that she threw the two younger ones into the water , and in case that should be the fact , the police last night sent a description of the boy throughout the different divisions . He is stated to be of a dark shallow complexion , very dark under the eyes , very thin , and dressed iii a corduroy suit of clothes , without any cap or hat on , a brown holland p inafore over his dress , and a pair of new leather boots on .

      The statement contained in tho letter spoken of , left behind by the wife , is much supported by the examination of tbe room made by the police , as one of the panels of the door , an upper one , is found to be broken , aud the fracture is a very recent one . Late on Saturday night it because known to the police

      ' Horrible Tragedy. ¦ ¦-•-"-¦ """ - -*-....

      thtt James Clark , the husband , hadbeen , , seen Jn . the neighbourhoodiof ^ Battersea-bridge bypersohi ! who were acquainted with ' him , to whom he stated that he was looking fo * the lost child . He appeared to bo in a very excited state , and partially intoxicated , and told his friends that he was at work at Lambeth when the news of tbe death of his children reached him , and that he had since been driving about town in a cab to make known to his relatives the calamity that had befallen him . From that time ( eleven o ' clock ) until three-quarters past two o ' clock yesterday morning , he continued wandering shout tbe neihbourhoodand at the latter hour he was in ... t . ^ 1-. > .. . . ~ . r ' " * . "' : * " '" ' . . - . ' '' :., _ . u .

      g , found by a policeman lying drunk and incapable of taking care of himself in Beaufort-street , Battersea-bridge , and was convoyed to the same station-house as his wife had been on the previous afternoon , and locked up . During yesterday he was visited at the station-house by several persons to whom he was known , to'two ' of whom he applied to bail him , but who took time to consider the propriety of liberating a man iii his excited state of mind ; and up to six o ' clock last evening he was still an inmate of the station-house . To-morrow ( Monday ) he will have to appear at the Westminster police-court , to answer the charge on which he was apprehended

      On inquiry on Sunday at Mr , Gosling ' s Swan Tavern , Battersea , as to the state of tlie little girl which was fortunately restored to consciousness , our reporter was informed that she had so far recovered as to be able to be removed , and that she had yesterday forenoon been fetched away by Mrs . Clark , step-mother ' to James Clark , the father , who had taken her to her own rer sidence , No . 43 , Jacob-street , Dockhead , Bermondsey . The child at its removal appeared quite lively , and fast recovering ! ,

      INQUEST ON THE CHILDREN . On Monday afternoon Mr . T . Wakley , M . P ., held an inquest at the Adam and Eve Tavern , Duke Street , Chelsea , on view of the body of Jane Clark , aged only 13 months / one of the unfortunate children thrown over Battersea-bridge on Saturday last . The Coroner arrived at 2 o ' clock , at which time a great number of persons had assembled outside the house , and the inquiry seemed to-be looked forward to with considerable interest , whieh was subsequently increased by a knowledge of tho fact that the husband of the unfortunate woman would be present as a witness . . The jrory having been sworn and a foreman chosen , The Coroner directed Hawkings , the summoning sfficer , to- produce the deceased child . The officer returned in the caui'se of a few minutes with the body , whkfa he laid on the table , and uncovered it for tbe inspection « rf the jury r A mere beautifully formed and finer-grown child for its- age ' there could scarcely be seen . " ' ¦""' !

      ' The Coroner remarked , that tbe nppoarame of the < Aild indicated that there bad been no immediate want of food ; and inquired whether there was any witness- present to identify the deceased , whsn , The summoning officer said , that the father of the chiiM was in attendance . This person * was then brought in , and he appeared to engage general attention . His age waa apparently 28- or 30 , and he was evidently suffering from great mental excitement , The witness having been sworn , said , my naxse is Jame * Richard Clark , I am a painter , residing » t No . 7 , Cumberland-street , Chelsea . The body of the child on the table is that of my daughter . She was just turned 12 months . The last time I saw her alive was on Saturday morning , at from a quarter to half-past 5 . She was

      then in bed along with me . There was no ose else sleeping in it . Her mother was up . I left the child there , and quitted the house at half-past 5 o ' clock . I went to work at the Constitution public house , Churton-street , YauxbaU-bridge-road , leaving the three children at home . ' Their names were William Matthew , aged 7 years last January ; Emma , turned 2 years ; and the deceased . They were all well . My wife was there at the same time . She appeared very well when I left . I told her I should not be at home so early that night as , being Saturday , I should stop and have a pint along with my mates . She mads no remark , and was apparently in her usual state of mind : We have been married about four years . I

      have had two children by her , but the eldest is by my first wife . She is a sober well conducted woman , and attended to her duties as a mother . She had not complained to me of a pain in her head . She was up all the previous night , I did not know the reason , and I did not ask her why she sat up . When I got heme ou Friday night , about halfpast 11 o ' clock , I had had about two or three pints of beer , I was not sober , nor yet drunk . I knew perfectly well what I was about . Nothing particular passed , but we had some words about the boy . I said I suppose he has been nursing all day , when she replied , " D—— and b the boy , " and I then gave her a slap in the face , and never spoke to her afterwards . A juror . —Did you strike her more than once ?

      The Coroner . —He is not obliged to say that he struck her at all . He is not bound to say anything to criminate himself . I dare say , gentlemen , ' you will not have an opportunity of seeing the person charged with the murder of this child . Her husband may say what he likes about her . All manner of statements may be made against her in her absence , and she has no means of hearing and rebutting these statements . I really cannot go ou with the evidence . When you are here to discharge a solemn duty you cannot enter into it properly without the presence of the accused party . The coroner then ordered tho body to be removed . The Coroner . —Have you ever known your wife to make an attempt on her own life ! Witness . —About a month after I married her I was told that she tried to poison herself . I don't know it from my own knowledge—I was informed so . No medical man was then called in .

      The Coroner . —You have not as yet stated what your wife was doing the night she was up 1 Witness . —I do ' nt know , I was asleep , and I do ' nt know whether she had lain down at all . She had never been up all night before . When I went out in the morning she was not crying , A Juror , —Did you ever hear her speak disrespectfully of the boy before ? The Coroner . —I have already stopped that question . James Ferryman , pot-boy at the Adam and Eve , said ,

      that in the afternoon of Saturday last , about five minutes before 3 o ' clock , he heard a splash in the water , and on looking ; up the river he saw a child thrown over the bridge . Witness at that time was in the garden at the back of the house . He went and informed his mistress of what had happened , and she told his master , who was in the cellar . He went and got a pair of skulls and pushed a boat off . Mr . Reeves and a stranger got into the boat , but he did not see the children got out . ¦ When he got to the bridge he saw a man carrying the deceased up the steps . . ' ¦ ¦ -

      ¦ Thomas Fordrey , a waterman , of Wandsworth , said that he got the deceased child out of the water . He knew of its being in from hearing an alarm on the bridge . Witness saw the deceased floating on the surface of the river , about 40 yards above the bridge . There were no marks of blood on the child ' s cheeks . Deceased was brought to the above house , a medical gentleman was sent for , and everything done to restore it , but without success . The Coroner inquired if there was any evidence to bring forward that would identify , the woman as being the party who threw the children into the water . Mr . Superintendent Bicknell , of the Y division , said that there were two persons , one named Hindi in , aud the other Jesse Hammond , gardener to the Earl of Bes . borough , at Wandsworth .

      Jesse Hammond , the witness alluded to , was then sworn , and stated that on the afternebn in question , he was passing over Batteriea-briuge in his lordship ' s cart , when he observed' a woman cross hurriedly from the lower to the upper side of bridge . He saw no children with her , but her actions were so extraordinary that he got out of the cart , and said , " My good woman , what are you going to do V She replied , J' Why , you look there ; you will see my children . " He looked in the direction she pointed , and saw the children in the water . There were two of them . He called for a boat directly . His reason for calling to the woman was because he thought she was going to make away with herself . She had her hands and one foot on the railing of the bridge . She did not call for assistance . He did not know the woman or her name . He had no doubt that it was tho same who threw the children into the water . Should know her again . She was not intoxicated . By a juror—She said she threw the children hw

      The Coroner , addressiag the jury , said—If it is your desire , gentlemen , that au application should be made for the production of the' accused woman at the adjourned inqueit , it shall be made . A juror ^— -Do you think the application wiU be successful ! ¦ The coroner—No , indeed , I do not ; but it is nothing more than right that the accused should be present to hear what is stated against her ; and , as a proof of how important it is . to the interest of a prisoner , he would mention a case that occurred the other day . An Inquest was held upon a woman who was alleged to have been murdered by her husband ; aud a woman who came

      forward to give evidence perjured herself the first word she spoke . She was not aware that the accused was lit the time In the room . He rose , and through the court put several questions to the witness . She commuted such gross perjury that she was ordered to leave the room . He would only remark , that bad that man not been present , the woman ' s statement would have been received in evidence—probably would have remained uncontradicted—and the accused party committed to take his trial mainly from her testimony . ^ The worth y ceroner then made some remarks relative to the conduct of the Commissioner of Police and magistrates in throwing obstacles in the way of justice , instead of assisting , as he thought they ought , all coroners'juries .

      The Coroner then inquired of the superintendent of the police if his request for the production of the prisoner had been made known to the magistrate . The superintendent replied that one of the sergeants had attended at the Westminster police court that moruio & Sergeant Brien ( 20 V ) said he had seen the sitting ma . gistrate , and that he stated ho had no power to send her there . The coroner then said , it would be necessary to adjourn the inquest , ns there was no proof before them of the cause ef the child ' s death . It mi ght have arisen from a blow , but to bo satisfied on that point it was absolutel j necessary that the body should be opened . The inquiry was adjourned for a week , and , the wit esses and jwjf bound QvwtQuppeav , «_ ^^ '

      Be-Examinatign And Committal Of The " Pr...

      BE-EXAMINATIGN AND COMMITTAL OF THE " PRISONER . On Wednesday , at the Westminster Police-office , Eliza Clark , who has been before described as a person , although poorly ; clad , of exceedingly neat and cleanly appearance , was immediately after the disposal of the night charges , ' brought into court , Her husband , who was fined at this coiirt ' on Monday for drunkenness , was standing at the end of the dock , and as she ascendsd the steps leading to it she caught a glimpse of him , and her countenance , before serene ,, assumed an expression of horror , and she sank on the seat . Her husband covered his face with his right hand to hide his features , and immediately moved to another part of the court . We are not aware whether the magistrate noticed this , but he immediately ordered that her husband --wiumimTnn »> tt \ n / vo-i . Tni ™ ... «„ . ~ -r . T .

      should leave the court , yrhe evidence of the witnesses before taken was then read ever , and they were severally asked whether they wished to add anything to their former statements , and replied in the negative . Richard Champ , of 13 , Wellington-street , Chelsea , uncle to the accused , was then put into the witness-hex , and said—The child I saw dead on Saturday , ' at the Adam and Eve , was my niece , but I don't know her name . The piiBonerhadthreechildren residing with her at home ; two ofthese were her own , the third was a child of her husband ' s by a former wife . I saw them between 2 and 3 o'clock on Saturday . The prisoner called at my house at that time with the children , and remained until nearly 3 o'clock . Mr . 'Taylor , —Did she say anything about her husband ? Witness . —She spoke about her husband ' s having illtreated her .. The witness produced the following letter which had been written by the prisoner : — .

      " Eliaa Clark , wife of James Richard Clark . —Now , my Jemmy , you heed not trouble nie with any more ot your threats , because I don't mind , and hope that the next wife you get you'll know bow to use them , and not acta brute to them , as you have to me , and bid me good bye in the morning , and come liomeat night and knock my head through the panel of the door , and break my rest the ' whole , of the night , and swear in the morning thot you would come home drunk at night and kill me ; and I'd rather prefer seeing my children go before me , and then I shall know they did not starve-. " 0 tt the back of the letter was written > - " And if jou go to Batterseatbridge , you will find the children there ;" and it was addressed to her uncle Champ-. The prisoner ' s former statement , having been read over , she was asked whether she wished to- add to it , and replied in the affirmative .

      Prisoner then saidin a low , subdued tone of voice , —We were married in 18 il , - and my husband has been fre . quently out of work , and we have seen a great deal of distress . In the first year he was I & weeks out of work at onetime , and where my Emma was a baby we were so badly off that I was obliged te go to service , andhadhalfa-crown a week , but when he got work I went home again . In the next year he was oui of work four months , and I hare on many a night wrapped my poor child under my shawl and gone out into "' the streets- and begged to support os . Ho has been out of work for two months this year , and last week I took off my flannel petticoat and pledged It . to support my family , and was obliged to sell the litile remaining rags of clothing belonging te myself and children on Saturday morning to buy the poor little creatures bread , and then we had'nothing left but the things we stood upright in . Mr . Tayler . —Have you anything to say in answer to the charge brought against you !

      prisoner ( calmly ) . —He was a good husband when sober , but , like other men , when- drunk was- violent . He was a good husband and a good father when sober . The prisoner was then fully committed to Hewgate for trial , and the : witnesses bound over to prosecute . The prisoner then quietly walked out of the dock , looking vacantly around her .

      Horrible Outrage. The Residents Of Westm...

      HORRIBLE OUTRAGE . The residents of Westminster and its vicinity were on Tuesday evening thrown into a state of the greatest excitement , in consequence of itshaving become generally reported that a * woman had been killed by her husband , he having thrown her out of a three pair of stairs window , after inflicting . several wounds upon her . W « regret to say that there was too much truth in the report , and that an outrage had been committed of the most atrocious character ; and one which will , in all . probability , subject the perpetrator of it , to a condign punishment . The following is the substance of the statement made by the witnesses at the polico-station ^ in

      Rochester-row . A brickmaker , named William Luff , has for upwards of a twelvemonth been cohabiting with a young woman who has passed as his wife , but whose name is unknown even , as he alleges , to the roan who has been living with her . They took up their quarters a week ago at No , 4 , Pear-street , a low house let out to persons of very indifferent character , where the atrocious violence we are about to record was committed . At about seven o'clock , Luff returned home , and a violent quarrel was heard in their room by other residents in the house , but as matters of the sort are ef nightly occunrence « in low places of this description , it was perfectly unheeded . After it had been for some , time evident by her cries that he was beating her most unmercifully , he

      seized her by the waist and threw her out of the window , and the poor creature , after falling with ker head upon tho wall which divides the yard from another , dropped into the yard . The thieves and prostitutes of the immediate vicinity , whose attention had been drawn to the room by the poor woman ' s criesto their credit be it spoken—hemmed the fellow in his room , and took the senseless victim of his brutality to Westminster Hospital , whilst others went in quest of a policeman . Robert White , 100 B , on being acquainted with the circumstances , hastened to the spot , and entering a back room on tbe second floor , found Luff with a knife in his hand . He

      immediately struck him on the wrist . ' with bis truncheon , and having induced him to lose , his hold of the weapon , took him into . custqdy , and conveyed him to the police-station in Rochester-row , followed by hundreds of persons . Mr . Taylor , the inspector on dut y , examined a host of persons who had something to say on the subject , and ultimately entered the names of three on the sheet , who are in a condition to establish the above facts . White produced a brick covered with blood and hair , as a ' so several broken articles oi crockery-waie , with a poker in a similar eonditlon , and informed the inspector that there- was a pail in the room in which the poor woman had bled copiously .

      The victim of the wretch's atrocious violence is about twenty years of age . Not a feature of her face could be distinguished , from the violence she had received ; and the following is the certificate given by Mr . F . VViidbore , the house surgeon at the Westminster Hospital : — "I certify that a woman , —7- —— , has been brought to the hospital by 100 13 , and is now in a state of insensibility , and it is difficult to say what may be the consequences . " It is needless to add that the ruffian , who is a strong powerful fellow , was detained . He appeared to be perfectly sober ,

      ' EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER . At the Westminster Police-court on Wednesday Wm . Luffi alias Wm . Munfield , was placed in the dock . He is a fellow of herculean statute and of most ferocious and forbidding aspect . Margaset il'Lean , examined by Mr . Tajlor , the chief-clerk . —I live at 3 , Pear-street , Westminster , audam an unfortunate girl . Last night at eight o ' clock I heard a woman who lives in the nextroom to me screaming violently . I immediately went to her door , and saw the prisoner with a poker in his hand , he had hold of her by the hair of the head , and I saw him strike her on the head with ) he poker , aud her head bleA verj much , I ran away . I was very much frightened . 1 heard the woman coll for a policeman several times as

      loud as she coula . Sarah Green , sworn . —I am . a obaa-. woman and live in the same house as the injured woman * At eight o ' clock \ heard violent screams from ttie two , pair back , which induced me to g » te her room . 1 saw t > ' prisoner beatiag the woman with his fists , and I , tssip < 2 r to get her out oi the room . She was covered w ! £ iv hi on The prisoner struck me In the face , and , finding ; \ . coul ( not got her out of the room , I went dawn , gta- As I was going down 1 heard the prisouQn .. sa $ « y u ¦ , I'll throw you out of window ; " anrd \ uau scarcely enturee . my own room , when isamt' the peor woman , fell past the window . iuto the jajju ,, jjy y 0 mg man Aud I went down and picked her ug ,. S ' ne was quite senseless ; and he , with two others , tookbfifl-tor , hospital She had a poker wound on the face ^ and » ' aother wound on the back of tho head . Thomas Hanker ' i cohabits with the last witness ) swonu—1 haarA- a noise upstairs ,

      and saw a woman fall past my wmoetv into the yard 1 then ran inta the yard and foujul ) ] ying near the waterbutt on her back . She wa * W » ' eding from the nose She never spoke , and I thougbfc shf e was dead > T witi , assistance , conveyed her to tie-bw jpitai . Poike constable Robert White , 100 B , swonfcj-J took tUe prisoner into custody at a quarter-past & of « HW ' Hehadheendriiikin but knew what he was abwtl .. de was sitting with a knife iu his hand , and said he weaie rua it through the first who s came into the room . I « w , k him on the wrigt witn truncheon , and lie let tt * V |& fall . 1 then with the as- sistanco of another coast , ele got nim d h He was very nolenuj -W d , " You had better go quietly ¦ " buthesaidhewoHidi , . ot With the assistL ' e of 4 o '• civilians I got t ^ to the station . Witness produced a brick covered with , the unfortunate woman ' s hair and blood , which ho for lnd in the yard ; also some croekerv covered with WOQ ^ , which he found in the room .

      Prisoner , in 1 a » . vell-measur 6 dtovie , and evidently considering his words before he uttered them , said : Icamehome fromworkatfb e House of Lords athalf-past six o ' clock but could net got in . I went out again and returned at eight o ' clock . Finding Icould not gat in I then burst the door open , and In five or ten minutes afterwards she came iu 1 said , « These are fine goings on , Lizzy , " and she said—( Hero the prisoner repeated a coarse and vulgar expression , ) I then hit her beside the head , when she began blackguarding me , and I struck her again . She then m hold of mj finger aud bit it , 1 then sat on the bed , via she made , a bolt towards the window , and I fetched her back . The knife was at that time lying by my side . I next went to the cupboard to get some victuals i turned round , and she was gone out of the window . 1 ( was going down stairs , when a person . knocked me down

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      and I-became senseless . ; I knqw . nothing more about » I deny throwing her . out of the window . , .- "« ; Mr . Tayldr , an inspector of ' poiice , ' intimated ft ¦ H , magistrates that an Important witness , who had seen th ° prisoner take the woman round the waist and thfow h out of the window , was not in attendance , and asksd f ' a remand . The prisoner was remanded until-We ' dnet day next . ' ' "' ' . Thfi unfortunate victim of fh * prisoner ' s brutali ty wag at a late hour on Wednesday evening , in a most hopeless condition . There is scarcel y a feature in her face dig . tinguishable , from the violence with which she has been treated . Her eyes are shut , her right jaw is fearfully lacerated , and she is altogetherin a most deplorable con dition . - . . . . . :

      Massacres In-The-South Seas. The Austral...

      MASSACRES IN-THE-SOUTH SEAS . The Australian papers just received bring details ol the Joss of English vessels and massacre of their crews by the savages inhabiting the NewHebridean f ™ uP- rhe Particulars were brought by tj , j ohn Williams missionary brig , which had been visiting the out-stations of * the London Missionary Society at JSew Hebrides and New California , and had made special inquiries into several massacres said to have taken place at Mare and the Isle of Pines , and gaining the following mournful confirmation ef the reports . The first alanghterwasthat of a boat ' s crew , supposed to belong to the Martha , of Sydney , and ' suspected to have happened about the end of 1841 . The boat was about to return to the ship when a chief was accidentally struck on the head by one of the oars . Thinking this to have been done

      intentionally , the natives rushed forward , killed the whole party , and broke the boat te pieces . Being cannibals , the savages cooked the bodies of the sutferers . Next came , the missionaries learnt , the massacre of the captain and crew of the brig Star , at the Isle of Pines . Jn this affair the captain seems to have passed some insult on Matuka , the king of the island . Matuka sent off thirty men in a large canoe with a quantity of sandal-wood for sale . The wood was bought , and the men allowed on deck to grind their adzes-, used in dressing the sandal-wdod . One ef the crew was turning the handle of the grindstone , a native grinding bis adze , and the captain ( Ebrill ) standing close , by . Watching his opportunity , the savage swung his adze and hit the captainon the face , between his eyes . In a few minutes 17 oi the crew

      were killed—10 white men , including the captain , and % natives in . the various islands of the Pacific . Four of the crew goibelow , but eame up neat day on promise of their lives ) , if they would take the vessel further in shore . They did so , and were immediately killed . Some of the bodies were cooked , tort not all . The vessel was plundered , stripped of her sails and rigging , and then set fire to . This was on the 1 st of November , 1842 , Then came the attack on the Brigand , another sandalrwood vessel at Mare . There were two native teachers , belonging to the London Missionary Society , on ihe island , who saved some of the crew by their interference and warning , particularly a young gentleman named R . M . Sutton and another , who had gone ashore to spend the Sunday with the teachers . Nine of the crew , however ,

      weremurdered on the shore , an attack being made on the vessel at the same time , where a . white man waa killed and two natives ; The next slaughter was that of the entire crew of the Sisters , a ' cotter from Sydney in search of sandal-wood . This arose out of a disputed barter traasactioB , the eaptain giving tbe chief a rope ' s-ending . The > ayage » formed a plot , each to lay hold and disposeof one of the crew . On the signal being given , all on board , numbering My were overpowered and murdered . Four were cookecL the others thrown iato the sea . The- vessel was set fire to . While turning over theplunderon shore , somegunpowder exploded , and many of the natives werewounded and four killed . They thought this wa & the effect of white men ' s magic , and vowed further / revenge . The last attack of the Mare people upon white men ,, was soon after the tafcing of the Sisters ,

      A large open boat with seven men in her landed at at place on the south-west side of the' Island , thought to be a party of convicts escaped from Norfolk Island . Two of the seven had gone in ; search of food , when the natives discovered the other five . Actuated b y revenge for the disaster they had suffered from the gunpowder , they immediately rushed on the whites and killed them . The other two were saved by the missionary teachers , whose kindness they repaid by making off one night with hatchets , other tools ,, and muskets , invaluable wealth in such a place . They were pursued and recaptured , and permitted to remain on the island unpunished , until they were taken off by the Brigand . . It is said that there are white deserters on the island , who urge the natives to these cruelties . Others say that the fault is principally Matuka ' s , who is described as m bloodthirsty tyrant .

      Evening Of A Glue Factort.—Shortly After...

      Evening of a Glue Factort . —Shortly after daybreak on Tuesday morning , a destructive fire was discovered raging in the glue factory of Mr , Young , situate Spa-road , Bermondsey . which unfortunatelyproved the most tearful that has occurred in that district for a considerable time . The premises corn-pros * ing the factory were of great extent , and owing ; te , their peculiar construction , the upper stories bein g entirely built of wood , their destruction was- exes ? q . ingly rapid . The fire is believed to have original ec

      by a girder in the turnace Hue having become igui' j which communicated with the floors . ifcc . ia the b 0 jier house . Before assistance coulc be obtained the fl an ] e 3 had extended to the interior of the manufactory ( gy half-past five o ' clock , no fewer than eight of r n ' hri , gade engines had been brought to play on the' ourning mass , notwithstanding which , the fire r , for above an hour alterwards with uncontveJls' 0 ] e furv > Before it was checked a great part o £ the i > - , ctory and its valuable machinery were destroyed . T fce damage is estimated at upwards of < £ 2 , oG 0 t

      EXIRAORDINAT SUICIDE IN TUE . ReGB XT » fjANAI . —On Tuesday an inquest was heldbefor e ^ jr > Baker at tho Black Horse , Kingsland-road , o ? a the body of Elizabeth Adams , aged S 3 , whoaosami' t ' ] sujcide by throwing herself off Ilaggerstone-brid „ into the Re « gent ^ s Canal . The . deceased resided w ith her husband , wh » is a plumber , in 14 , Iung-stref t Hacknev-road . About seventeen months a ^ o . she r S ™ VS ° , l WrSlTK- ? W luent confinement , and her brain was affecteq \ . SI J received the ve * best medical advice , butdjd . Mt recoy and sbe WJ kept in her room under rasters " : „ f r „ L ^„ w «„„ fi , v DuVing that time shefrequ ^ f , f aUedl ^ f wav to the Regents Canal . She got , W , 1 „ 71 „„ % & !?„„„ On Saturday she wemVtp . be &* £ ? " r ^ feE } ™ Wo < i i , o » » v , K « f * x ... I ' h ? 7 " as usual . Her husband E . fH LSfen ' ? ¦«& ' on the following morn-, ; f ; * TbS ^ nf « w ?/ tairs f 8 Und the street door ajar . The womanXoiw , k waa fmind on the hrifl „ _

      d " Z 7 ™ 2 T out ° f ^ w ^ ter just below ™ At » Ti , attfiJ v - Tlie i ™* * eturned a ^ SSL nf fife ? -easedcommitted suicide while in a state of meofelit . erangement . " nlSl ? JIDB AT B " ° K FEURS Bridoe .-2 n \ SdeternS * s ' - ^ haltl P ast seven ° ' clock ' m $ ftmMS 9 uicide was committed by a poorly £ f sS oA , fc forty y ™™ *&> '**» ™»^ td SSn A Je north 8 ide of Blackfriars Bridge , auffiSi jadforemostint 0 theriver - Evera"l ani aftarth 7 ' , ' ^ mediately went after the woman , ^ ifln ^ bBB ' ' Pse three minutes he succeeded in ¦ rf 1 JHOVIWi

      1 ) j ' hll * flilQlW »_ t - « v u HVU - m ' , tX lthout t ° ss of time she was removed to the Mr Bh Arm 8 ' in Water Laue > Blackfriars , where it ^ niS tchmson , surgeen , of Farringdon Street , SS ? ' * fter an hour and a half ' exertion to ™> fcT J animation i she was pronounced dead . In her . paw j ts were found a number of pawnbroker's duplU i ^ s for articles pledged in the name of Ann | j ™ , more , at various pawnbrokers in the neighbour ly jodof Clerkenwell . The poor creature was seen 1 ' shortly before the occurrence on the bridge by policeman 319 , of whom she inquired if he had seen the body of the child drowned , no doubt alluding to the B recent case of murder at Battersea Bridge . " Determined Suicide by . " a Queen ' s Messenger . — ' On Saturday afternoon Mr . Hillier , one of the Queen ' s messengers , who resided in Princes-street

      * P c a t ( f " Pimiico , committed suicide , at his residence , by cutting his throat .. During the day the deceased had been in attendance at tbe Palace , where he dined with theother messengers , and remained there until Her Majesty and her Royal Oonsert departed for Olaremont ; he then left the palace and proceeded to his residence , when he went into his bedroom and took one of his razors , wich which he committed the act . A heavy fall alarmed his family , who , on entering the room , discovered the unfortunate man weltering in his blood . Medical aid was' instantly procured , but life was extinct , the deceased having cut his throat from ear to ear . No ireason can hi assigned for the act . The deceased ^ duri ng ( his attendance at the Palace appeared to be in the full enjoyment of health and spirits . The deceased , has left a wife and family .

      ^ & Hollowat's Ointment And Pills—Extkaordinae Curk—.4 Never Failing Re Medy For All Cases Of Scurvy Scorbutic Humours, And Scrofula.—Henry Hill , Now A

      ^ & Hollowat ' s Ointment and Pills—Extkaordinae Curk— . 4 never failing re medy for all cases of Scurvy Scorbutic Humours , and Scrofula . —Henry Hill , now a

      I S B " * Tootman To J.Oru U., Was Latel...

      I S b " * tootman to J . oru u ., was lately clisclinrgeu from the 1 'llko of D . ' s service , in consequence . of his having large scorbutic blotches all over his hands and face , to his great disfigurement For twelve months he was treated by his muster ' s medical attendants , but to no purpose : and the case was at last declared incurable , and he was discharged , The poor fellow then , as a forlorn hope , commenced using- Uolloway ' s Tills and Ointment , which effectually eradicated the disease from his blood in less than three weeks .

      Blaiii ' s Gout asd Rheumatic Pills effectuallv cure very description of Gout , Rheumatic Gout , Rheumatism , . uinbago , Tic Doloreux , Pains in the Head or l " aco ic nicy arc recommended to the afflicted , with a confidence , irismg from experience , as one of the valuable results it the improved state of Modicul Science , and the only ifficient remedy ever discovered for these disorders . Tho lontinued authenticated proofs of decided approbation sent unsolicited to the proprietor , from all parts of the kingdom , and from till classes of society , with u rapidly increasing sale , and demand for them ut ' liome and abroad unparalleled , fully warrants the assurance that no person subject to these disorders will , after a trial , ever be with . out them . Sold by all medjeine venders . Trice 2 s . 9 d . per box . Observe the name of " Thomas Prout , 2 * 29 , Strand , London , " ou the Government Stamp .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 9, 1846, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_09051846/page/6/