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      To Agents, Subscribers, An'b Readies. So...

      attended to . AH communications must , therefore , in future , be addressed as follows : — Orders for the paper and advertisements , to F . O'Connor , Esq ., 17 , Great Windmill-street , Haymarket , London . Communications for the paper , to Mr . Joshua Hobson , Editor Northern Star , Officfij 17 , Great _ Windmill-street , Haymarket , London . -All orders for money must be made pavahle to Air . O Connor , ' at tlk Cltaring-cross Post-office .

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      John Atkoir, -Switns Tows, Is Thanked Fo...

      John AtKoir , -Switns Tows , is thanked for his friendly note . K > n the subject matter-of that note we shall act as wft fcave -ever acted—on our own conviction of what is etostbeseficial to the interest of aU sections of the labour ing classes , and not for -one section of them only . She SbiViern Star , in our hands , is not a thing to be ' used according to the whha or caprice of a mere set of TOncetttrd "politicians , " who have so learned their lessoa of "liberty" as -to deny liberty not only in tlieir own-conduct towards each other , but also to the press , -whidi , without fuil-and cheerfully-accorded freedom , -irone of the bitterest curses that can be inflicted on a ipeople ; but it is an instrument to be used for the exposure of WWng-aad the upholding of ri ; ht , wherever found . Xo espression of opinion , either of fulsome " thanks * or of undeserved orincousidcrate " censure , "

      Shall drive tis from this course . If there are any who are so narrow and contracted in their views—so mouopedizing in spirhV-and so unreasonable in concolt , as to demand the continual insertion in our pages -of the tJjouand-times told tale , of what was done in the sacred name of liberty at the i'ig-and-Whistle—and this too-ts the exclusion of niaMer which intimately aai-imm & iiate ly concerns hundreds of thousands of filing -operatives , whose savings for years are in * an gep ; if there be any of tills sort , who think they can ^ accomplish such an object as this with us by notes such Ssthat Mr . Arnotthas forwarded , they are -strangelj -mistaken . They must fay their attempt at coercion -elsewhere , if they would have it successful . For ourselves , as long as jadgnwat is left us , we shall ever to do

      ^ prefer our utmostto thwarttheumust oppressions -of thousands , andex | K > sethenefariousnoss of those who ^ KOB the workman offtis hard-earned-savings ; we shall l-prefer to do this when occasion calls for it , even to the 'trumpeting forth the " sound and fury" of those whe * " hate aU tyranny "—except their oicnJ : who are " deadly -foes to all oppressHKi "— to which thej may think Oiem seltessubjected : whose " efForts-forliberty "— ^ "denounce , "!—are undying ; and who are filled with such insufferable conceit as to ' imagine that all other considerations must wait on-tteir cenvenience . If there are among the army of " patriots" any who cannot afford to let us do this , why flioy must e ' en mend themselves as tbey -best can . -John Gbunbi . Thest-os , might-know that Mr . O'Connor

      is not in London , nor has been for some weeks past . Mr . Cooper , 134 , Blackfriar ' s-road , begs to acknowledge the receipt of the following sums for the Veteran Patriots'' and Exiles' Widows'and Children ' s Fund : — Mr . Crow , "Leicester ( being a subscription originally Intended forMr . Cooper ' s relief ) , 17 s . 3 d . ; Mr . Rogers , lambeth ,-Ss . fid . ; Mr . Sweetlove . Cd . ; Mr . Miller , 2 d . ; Mr . Bradley , Leicester , one dozen postage stamps . Mr . M'eaiTn will be ia Aberdeen on Monday next ; all localitivs-in the north , desirous of his services , must ioanediately communicate with him ; address Alexander I ) .-Henry , G 5 , West - ^ orta-street , Aberdeen . Edwaed Sotchfpe , -Hoddeksfield . —The rule in walking-is always to take rhetright-hand side , T 7 . Tbawsbi-os , Holme-Mill , did not send pay for his advertisement , nor any reference . Besides , he must

      take on himself the responsibility of his statements , if It appears . T , C , -ofI * oEsi . BT , in Gloucestershire , sends us the foUow ing . nmderthe head *' Doings inllorsley Gaol : "— "A few days ago , ' Jack Ketch' arrived at Horslcy , from " Gloucester , in a beastly state of intoxication , to per-• fonn ' a duty' which the brute says he takes a pleasure -in—via , that of ihiggfag . On this occasion he operated -on a b « y , -who -was tied tip to the iron gate hy the turn-- koy . His cries were heart-rending . Ultimately the boy fainted ; but the hangman kept at his infernal work , till stepped by Mr . Wells , the surgeon to the gaol . ' -The hoy , a fatherless orphan , had been tried and eon-¦ r icted'fiir not giving a eatisfactorv account as to how he = got possession of a bible . The inhabitants of Itorsley arei looking forward to the sessions at Gloucester , to

      > inow what will be -the sentence of Lewis , the watch--man-cf the gaol , he-being fully committed for stealing -coals from the prison ; -while he had IS shillings a week to prevent others from stealing . At Gloucester assizes , not long back , the governor ' s son , who was then-an officer-of the gaol , was tried for administering drugs to one Sarah Gibbs , a prisoner , to procure abortion - hut he . -gct acquitted . Jle iost his-situation , and is now residing in London . " 3 ? iiE Discw Fc > -d < to . inr ? Trj 5 E beg to acknowledge -the -receipt , of 7 s . from Brighton , per Mr . William FJow / r . —Thomas Whittaker , treasurer , 68 , Devonshire-street , Charlton-on-Medlock , Manchester . A ., Makchesteb . —IBs letter was received , and declined . . Thomas TBijicis , Mebthve Tydvil . —We see little cause I ItO COmillain in tile ease lie names . He was referred to

      a party who granted-his request . Thus everything -was done that he required . In answer to his other query , the Poor MacVsl Companion , is in the press , and wiH 5 > e shortly in tbe publisher ' s hands . Jj P . —If he berjtfd to tbapOOl" j Le ., If his name be in the poor-rate book , and he has the right of controui-over the outer door of the house he dwells in , he has a right te be entered « u . the . lis t of voters . MiCTJS Jcde ' s letter next week . JifiEOW i " lT . —The fallowing letter -we extract from -tiie M } rr . birX'lif ! mie le *—Sir , —Such is the dangerous state of JuVrow Pit , froin-vraat of ventilation and by discharges of gas , Uiafcaot more than about twenty miners bare gone to work since the explosion , a great number of the skh -having sought work elsewhere . iherecre still many-In . the houses belonging to the

      Colliery , hut who have gotisotice to quit if they will not proceed , at the certain risk of their lives , to work inVais .. dangerous mine . -One man called Atkinson , -whose-sen was killed at the-csplesion , and whose body -was brought home to him-,. piecemeal—limb by limb , , and almost headless—which was buried at five different tiiaes ,-as-found—he also has had notice to quit his house jif he will not ( immediately proceed to labour , asudst the scene of his son's dreadful death . Callousness and-lieartlessaess such as this , it is seldom a British public is witness to . . The owner , who lives on the spot ,, can scarcely ^ -cognizant of such doings , for I see his name down for a handsome subscription for -the widows and orahans ; and money

      lie fcnows is not everything even to the poor . Ifrepart speaks truly , -this jiitisiia as bad a state as ever , and the convniisiioncrs-seni by the Government Lave gone away for the present ,. & is sa'd . to return again for -further investigation . rIhey have a serious and important duty to perform ; it is hoped they will aetcont « nt , Jl ^ mseIveSH'itha mere visit to the mine , like their predecessors at Haswell , who , consequently , fell into ihe most ridiculous trrors ,. bu ! that Sir Henry Be la Beehe ; and Ur . Playfair will < reake a thorough and searching investigation , such as becomes tht-ir names , honourable to the Government that has appointed them , and useful to the important subject binder tlieir care . I take leave to transmit this

      communication to you rather than to the local press : y our are is long aud strong—theirs , unfortunately , weak and trembling when the cause of the poor and the interest of the rich may be involved . A cealowner is powerful here .

      John Atkoir, -Switns Tows, Is Thanked Fo...

      To THE MEHBEBS Ot THE CHaBTIST Co-orEBATlVE ' Lakd Societi . —Having received numerous inquiries relative to the insertion of the list of Sept . 27 th and October 4 th , in the paver of that date , I have to iufurm you that it was owing to the Money List being omitted from some editions of the paper , dated Sept . liTth . In the balance sheet published iu last week ' s Star , I am sorry to state that mistakes have occurred in the money from Ashton , Karmley , Bo ' . ton , Dewsbury , Lambeth , Lamberhead green , Mottram , Northampton , Nottingham , Old Basford , Oldham , Radclitfe , Kutherham , Sheffield , Soniers Town , Wheeler's list , Whiwington and Cat , and Carrington ; these mistakes have occurred owing to want of due attention on the part of the compositors and readers , but tt . ey will compel me to issue a printed balance sheet , a copy of which will be in the hands of each sub-secretary during the course of the ensuing week : this will also obviate the necessity oi further explanation on matters of detail which space \ vu \ dd not allow to appear in the Star . I also inform the subsecretaries , and other members " of the body , that on and after the date of October 13 th , all letters and communications must be sent to me , at Xo . 7 , Crown-court , Deanstreet . Oxford-street . All i ' osr-ofnet- orders to the Branch Post-office , Old Cuvendieh-street , Oxford-street , Thomas IUbtim Wheeler .

      Jlece1pis Of The C11a11tist Co-0eejl4tiv...

      JLECE 1 PIS OF THE C 11 A 11 TIST CO-0 EEJL 4 TIVE LAND SOCIETY . FEB KS . O ' COSXOS . •^ < s A -J S , " » Ardstey , newBamsley , per 3 Ir . Xorman , -. . S 0 O Charles Ilarjier . Ardsley .. .. .. .. 0 1 i Halifax , per C . W . Smith .. .. * 2 0 Leeds , per Wm . Brook .. .. .. «• jj -0 J > Barnsley , per 3 . Ward r 0 0 EKCter . perJ . Sugg - » -0 O Oldham , per Win . Hamcr .. .. ~ J O -J Treston , perJ Broivn „ ~ J ± * Boulogne , per J . Oram -j lo -0 Salford , per J . Miiltngton ., .. 3 1 , fi A Friend , Buln-cll , Notts , per J . Sweet .. .. 2 12 0 Manchester , per J . Murray .. .. 15 0 . 0 Bradford , per J . Aldersun .. .. .. 4 0 D SSr . Tordoff . Waterloo Pudncy , near Bradford .. 200 Ktwcastle-upon-Tyne . perM . Jude ; ,.. .. 2 o 0 Ashton-uiidss-Lyue , per 2 . Jlohson -, .. 4 15 0 PEE GESERAL SECRETAE tr . INSTALMENTS . £ s . d . £ s , d . Ifcmley .. .. 014 Taos . Knapp .. 0 1 f r-rescot .. ., 080 J . Bagley .. .. 014 Homnoutb , ,. 068 fUABES . " 3 arnsIey , So . 2 , per Mr . Pursell .. 010 Wilkinson .. 120 C . Battison .. 010 Westminster .. 300 35 . Fox .. ,. 100 TVlBttimTton & Cat 1 13 7 G . Fox .. .. 050 Lower Warley .. 2 0 0 E Kobbs .. ... 0 3 0 Brigliton .. .. 2 1 7 J . Goldsmith .. A 1 0 euros AVJ > BOXES . JIaccIesSeld .. 060 Manchester .. 0 £ 4 31 r Dovle-. .. 0 0 S XsKcastlejn-Tyae 0 d o yivmouth ,, .. 000 Sunderland ,, 0 3 S Ur . Dear ., .. 009 South Shields .. 0 20 KecTetary .. .. 006 Thohas JBbtis "Wheeleb , Becretarv .

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      2 JATIOXAI . CHAItTEB . JiSSOCIATIOX . EXECUTIVE , J-ER JIB . O ' CON . NOB . From a Democrat •• .. .. 0 0 8 Brighton , per IV . Plower . 0 3 0 T Smith . Cirencester .. .. .. .. o o o DO'COMBE TESTIHONHI ,. Mr T Coysh . XewtonBuslieil 0 10 PEE CEXEBU SECBETABF . ITerthvr Tvdril .. 5 0 Stockport .. .. 10 0 ? cE andAnchor .. 2 0 T . Sahnon .. .. 0 6 K .- « 0 6 Cityoff ^ ndon .. 6 81 Bradford .. « « 0 Dc , cards .. .. 7 0 - rVestniinste * .. 3 0 , VETEKAX PAT 8 I 0 TS' TUSD . mt—~—W . Salmon .. » J K - - - " * Vrescot " ° XXttgf WIBOWS ' JTCJD . W . Salmon ..: P 3 B ' « •» " " ° *

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      The Late Staobimj Case At Hocnslow Barra...

      The Late Staobimj Case at Hocnslow Barracks . —On Saturday last Lieutenant Kerwan , of the 4 th Light Dragoons , charged wilh having stabbed Quartet master Tarieton , of the same regiment , the particulars of which were given in this paper ol Saturday last , was brought before a bench of magistrates , at Brentford , for further examination . Mr . Edward Smith Graham deposed that he was surgeon in the 4 th Regiment of Light Dragoons . He had in consequence of the infliction of the injury been attending Quartermaster Tarieton , and last saw him that morning at eleven o ' clock . The wound in the abdomen had been inflicted with a sharp instrument . Witness considered him progressing very favourably , considering the nature of the wound he had received , and he entertained hopes of his ultimate recovery .

      lie did not consider there was any danger at present . He should say now- he was out of danger , and that the wound was healing fast . Mr . John Mure deposed that he was assistant-surgeon in the 4 th regiment of Light Dragoons . He now considered the patient quite out of danger . Similar evidence was given bv another medical gentleman , and the chairman said the magistrates had considered the evidence of the medical men , and also that the occurrence had been without any deliberation , and had come to the determination to admit the accused to bail , himself in the sum of £ 500 , and two sureties in £ 250 , for his appearance at that court on that day fortnight , further to answer the charge . The requisite recogr-isances having been gone into , Lieut . Kerwan bowed to the magistrates and left the court , accompanied by his brother officers and friends , and immediately quitted the place on their way to Hounslow Barracks .

      yfuoixsux Bigamy . —A man named John Brooks is now in custody in this city , on a charge of having married five wives , his first spouse being still alive . The lirst marriage was solemnised at Beckington , in this county , hy the late Rev . Mr . Sainsburv , ana after the prisoner had deser ted his bride , which he did within a few short weeks , the lady took to herself another helpmace , and has become the happy mother of eleven children . Of the subsequent Mrs . Brookscs , two arestill living ' and two have departed into the land of spirits . The prisoner stands remanded , to allow of inquiry being made at Beekington , with a view to the proper identification of the parties , prior to his commitment to take his trial for the offence . —Bath Journal .

      Fire at Hollowat . —On Monday afternoon , between oneund two o ' clock , a serious fire broke out upon the premises of Mr . Flowers ,-a-builder , residing at Queen's-road , Holloway . The tire was first discovered in the workshop , at the rear of the dwelling house , containing a iargc quantity of building materials , which , in consequence of the flames spreading so quickly , were entirely consumed . Several engines were soon on the spot , and the fire was extinguished , but not before property worth several hundred pounds was consumed . The adjoining buildings , stables , Ac , -were very much damaged . Mr . Flowers is not insured , and the cause of the fire could not be learned .

      J-ire at Sono . —On Tuesday ,-about noon , a fire broke out upon the premises of Messrs . Jvingwall and Weeks , wheelwrights , whose manufactory is -situate in Crown-street , Soho . The flames were first discovered in the workshop raging with great fury , which soon communicated to a large quantity of timber . In the meantime information was forwarded to the West of England , the County and -Brigade firostations , and in a very short space of time the respective engines arrived at the lire with a large body of men . A good supply of water being obtained , the firemen were able , after considerable difficulty , to subdue t :. c llames , which were confined-to the above premises , but not before pro . erty to . a great amount was destroyed . The fire is supposed to have been caused hy a spark falling- fivm a heated iron on some shavings . The parties are insured .

      Smugglers' Rxvexge . —A letter from Harburg ( Hanover ) , dated the 25 th ult ., in the Gazette ties Tribunaux , -says : — " On the night-cf the 23 rd ult . the village of Flehrsberg , situated near Harburg , was the scene of a dreadful act of revenge . A little after twelve o ' clock six men , dressed like Harburg sailors , each carrying on his back a large parcel , landed iu front of the " Custom-house port ,- not far from the conflux of the Seve aud the Elbe . The moment tbey landed t !* ey hastened to Fleshrsbai'g , and entered precipitately the court-yard of a house standing by itself . About a dozen of the Custom-house men followed close at their heels , and they in fact entered the gate together with them . The moment all were inside the walls , tho gate was at o » ee closed , and a

      number of men attacked the ofheers with sticks , beating them most cruelly . They then tore out their eyes , and mutilated them dreadfully , after which they made off . A patrol that happened to pass , hearing their groans , entered the yard , and removed them to the hospital of Harburg , where they had been paid every attention , though no hope is entertained of saving their lives . Two men have been since arrested , and they without hesitation acknowledged that they formed part of a great number of smugglers who determined to entice the Customhouse officers into a snare , and take vengeance on them . They have , however , refused to state the names of their accomplices . The packets were found in the court-yard ; they were filled with saw-dust . "

      Awfullt Sudden Death .- —On Tuesday Mr . Baker held an inquest at the King of Prussia , Dean-street , Gould's-hill , Shadwell , on the body of Richard : Bayley , aged 33 , a seaman . It appeared by the evidence of his landlady , jtfrs . Vcrnan , of Dean-strcct , that he had but recently returned from a long voyage . On Saturday night last he ate a hearty supper and retired to rest in a good state of health . On the following morning he conmlained of being chilly , and said he-would getalittlerumand water ; he went out for the purpose : he returned In about ten minutes ; sat down by the fire , fell back almost instantly ,. and expired without a groan . Mr . Atkins , a surgeon , attributed death to spasms . Verdict accordingly .

      Extensive Seizure of --Goods bv ihe Revebue Officers . —The present time appears rife in the seizure . of goods of the most valuable description , by the officers of the customs , which have by some means been obtained by the parties holding them withoutj ) a )* ment of the proper duties due thereon on importation into this couatry . A day or two since notice was made of an extensive seizure of goods , consisting of cameos , & c . and previous notice has been made of the successful operations of two more of the customs officers in another quarter in the capture of a large quantity of watches . If we be correctly informed , which there is not the slightest reason to doubt , the officers alluded to will , before they have completed their operations , make one of

      the most extraordinary and extensive seizures of the same valuable description of merchandise , and that in the most circuitous manner which has been under notice for a very considerable space of time . TUt first seizure made by them was in London , which gave them a elue to a further quantity at the port Of Liverpool . Their information iu the second instance was so sure and unerring , that they pounced . upon the parties and the goods without the slightest difficulty , and as if they were already to their hands , although they met with desperate ' resistance from the parties concerned—foreigners , wc believe—and it wau ultimately found necessary to obtain the assistance of the police before they were enabled to depart

      with their capture in safety , and to preserve them from being assailed and severely injured . This further seizure at Liverpool led to a variety and Vast amount of information being furnished to the same officers , which caused them to return immediately to London , where they luive since prosecuted their searches and inquiries to a very wide extent , and Lave . succeeded in making several subsequent seizures of the same article . In fact , by some means , these officers have , from what we can understand , evidently got a clue which will ultimately enable them to obtain possession of , and restore to the revenue , the largest amount of contraband goods oftMsveiy valuable ^ description which has hitherto been heard of .

      Melancholy Accident . —An accident of a very melancholy nature , and which has caused a deep A sort of rivalry had been got up between two of the sensation in Perth , happened on Monday forenoon , pleasure-boats belonging to Perth , as to which was the fastest sailer . It was agreed to run a race to Dundee on Saturday , and back on Monday , to test their respective capabilities . They both accordingly set off on Saturday , but one of them had not proceeded any distance below the Friarton , when , finding the wind too heavy , she put in shore and returned . The other continued her course , and reached Dundee in safety . On herreturn on Monday , she was caught inasquallabont three miles below Newburgh , and upset , and two outof the three on board weredrowned . Their names are Matthew Taylor , 40 years employed as a boatman on the river , and Mr . Simpson , some time ago a grocer in the High-street , The one saved isoccA iaoaJJy emplo ^ d as an en gines }? gn board the Ta ? steamers ; " " j

      The Late Staobimj Case At Hocnslow Barra...

      FATA & AeCIBENT At THE TREASURY , WHITEHALL . — On Tuesday afternoon Mr . Bedford held an inquest nt the Chequers , Tothill-street , Westminster , on the body of Charles Wildy , aged 42 , a mason , who on Monday last fell head foremost from a scaffold erected at the back front of the Treasury offices , and fractured his skull . The deceased was a very sober , steady man , and had been upwards of eig hteen years in Mr . Cubitt ' s employ . Verdict , Accidental death . Accident on the Great North of England Railway . —The mail train from London left the Gateshead station of the Newcastle and Darlington Railway as usual , at half-past three o ' clock on Saturday afternoon , awl reached Darlington at twenty * seven minutes past five . After the usual

      detachment and accession of carriages the train left the station at thirty-seven minutes past five , and then consisted of the engine and tender , a luggage-van ( on which the guard who communicated this account was placed ) , two second-class carriages , two carnagetrucks belonging to the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Company , three first-class carriages , the mailvan and sorting carriage , a carriage-truck , and a horse-box . Among those who joined the train at Darlington were Mr . and Mm . Whitehead , of Manchester , who had booked to the Normanton station , and they occupied the compartment next the engine , of the first of the three first-class carriages , the other end being a coiipe . They had a private carriage and horses by the same conveyance , and were returning home after a short excursion among their friends .

      About a mile and a half north of the Cowton station , which is the second from Darlington , the attention oi the guard was drawn to the accident by the breaking of the co-ipling-bar between the lugs ; agc-van and the carriages , which drove if . the end of the van . On turning round and looking back , he observed that they had left a portion of the train behind , and he immediately gave a signal to the engineman to stop , which was done after proceeding about three hundred yards further—the train having been previously going at the rate of about thirty miles an hour . The engine having been detached front the van was sent on to Cowton to step the train expected from the south ; after which the guard returned along the line , nearly a quarter of a mile , where he found the two second-class carriages standing on the rails , not

      much injured ; about 50 yards further , the first of the carriage tracks was standing on its stock on the rails , the wheels and axles having been completely taken from under it . The second truck was about 20 yards further , and about 40 yards past that the three firstclass carriages were thrown together in such a manner that it is surprising the injury to the passengers was not greater than it has been . The lirst carriage was thrown upon its end , the ca «;; c end uppermost , and the lower end embedded in the earth , and in the anterior compartment of the second carriage , which was thrown on its side across the rails . The third was also off the line . The mail van and sorting carriage were upright , but the wheels were off the rail , and deeply embedded in the earth . The rails were much bent , and the ground ploughed

      up for several yards . His attention was first directed to the situation of the passengers , and he found that Mrs . Whitehead , by the assistance of Major Parker , the superintendent of the Hue , in succession to Capt . O'liricn , and who was fortunately travelling with the train , had been ren-oved from the carriage , having sustained very serious injury , it being at first thought that both her legs were broken above the knee . She was placed on the bank , the accident having occurred in a deep cutting , and every aid was rendered by Mr . Parsons of York , and Mr . Boyd , from the firm of Abbott and Co ., of Gateshead , who were passengers bv the train . Mr . Whitehead , who was in the same

      compartment with his wife , sustained no serious per . sonal injury , but his feelings were , of course , much excited by the . situation of the unfortunate lady . The passengers in the second carriage were buried under the coupe of the first one , which was also filled , and some delay took place in extracting them from their perilous position ; but , when that was effected , it was happily found that nono of them had sustained any injury beyond a fewslight . blowsand scratches . Mrs . Whitehead , we are happy to state , is pronounced put of danger . Both her legs are broken , the left leg below the knes , and the right above it ' , but the last accounts state that she is going on favourably .

      Another Account . —We learn , from information that can be relied upon , that on Saturday night last an accident of a very serious kind took place on tho Groat North of England Railway , about four miles on the York side of Darlington . It appears that at the York station on Saturday night considerable surprise was manifested at the arrival of the engine of the mail train , then over due , bearing the letter bags but without the travelling post-office and passenger carriages . Upon inquiry , it was found that at the place above mentioned , owing to the breaking of the wheel of a truck which was attached midway amongst the passenger carriages , a lamentable occurrence had taken place . On the breakage of this wheel the truck was thrown off the line during the time that the engine was proceeding at its usual

      rapid mail speed . This caused a concussion of the passenger carriages , three of which were dashed together , the centre one being literally lifted on its end , bearing upright against another , the rest of the carriages being much shattered . Our informant states , so sudden was the shock thatscarcely a scream was heard , although the carriages were tilled with passengers , many of whom were ladies and children . He understood that no lives were lost , although several ladies and gentlemen were severely cut and bruised . One young married lady , who > e name in the hurry was not . ascct-taincd , but who it was said was well connected in the neighbourhood , received a comnound fracture of one of her thighs , the other leg being also broken . The unfortunate lady , wllOSC husband was with her in the train , was with difficulty

      removed from the shattered timbers of the carriage and borne on one of the doors to a neighbouring { farmhouse , where surgical assistance was of course promptly procured . She now lies therein a dangerous state . Wc have not as yet been enabled to ascertain the extent of the injuries sustained by the passengers , It may be as well to observe that in the-shock one of the carriages was thrown across the rails , and had not the express train from York to the north been rather hit ? , as it fortunately happened , another dreadful accident might have ensued , the night being dark and rainy ; there would not have been time to remove it , and the spot where the accident happened is that where the trains pass each other on the line . . •; . ' # . Melancholy Accident . — Kirkcudbright , Oct . 4 .

      —A melancholy loss of life occurred here on the night of Tuesday , or early on the morning of Wednesday last . Robert Cunninaham , of Linkens , occupying the farm of Nether Eoreland , off the town of Kirkcudbright , having-been in the parish of Bourge in the course of Tuesday , taking sheep to grass parks there , took his seat in Forrest ' s coach from Newton-Stewart , about Barharrow , in Bourge . On the coach crossing the ferry at Kirkcudbright , lie was requested to keep his seat , but he declined , came off the coach , saying— "No no ; I don't wish to he drowned in a eoacli ( alluding to a recent accident which occurred at the ferry ); when I am drowned , I shall be drowned on my feet . " He crossed the ferry , went to the inn at which the coach stopped , paid his fare , and in company with a friend walked out of town as far as the Millburn on his way home , when ^ his friend parted with him , and bade him good night . This might be

      about ten o ' clock . There are reasons for believing that he was seen about an hour later by Robert Hannah , the p ost runner from Tarff-briclge , about half a mile out of town , at eleven o ' clock ; but from this hour no further trace of him can be had till about half-past five on Wednesday morninfr , when his body was found lying in the dock at Kirkcudbright , on its back . on the sand , the tide having . receded from the spot two hours at least before the body was found . From further inquiries it has been ascertained , that cries of a shrill and urgent nature were heard in the direction of the dock , about twenty minutes before two o'clock , at which time it is supposed the gentleman unfortunately , under the impression that he had left his horse at Castlesod , retraced his steps to Kirkcudbright , with the viewof re-crossing the ferry , and the night being very dark , missed his way , and stepped over the quay , which is quite unprotected , and fell into the dock .

      Alleged Murder at Camberwell . — On Monday night , between eleven and twelve o ' clock , Benjamin Booth , a plasterer by trade , died at No . 2 , Alphacottages , Camberwell , from injuries inflicted upon him on Monday morning by a man named John Walsh . It appears that the deceased , Walsh , and a third man slept in the same room , and Walsh being the first up in the morning , Booth accused Mill of taking la . Cd . from his pocket . Walsh / lenied the accusation , and went into the next room , which was occupied by a journeyman tailor named Leeney , and complained to that person of the false accusation that had just been made against him , and seizing a sleeve-board , rushed to the room where Booth still remained in bed . He immediately attacked the unfortunate man while he was in bed , and struck him several severe blows about the head with the sleeve board . Booth , however , managed to get out

      ot bed ; but before lie could grasp his murderous assailant he received several additional blows about the head and upper part of his person . The third man by this time got out of bed , and forcing himself between the parties , separated them , when Walsh made the best of his way out of the houso . ^ oth , though severely injured , was able to get otitol bed , and take one or two cups of tea . Soon alter , however , he was seized with serious illness and stupor , and the symptoms were so alarming that Mr . Morris , the parish doctor , was sent for . lhat gentleman immediately attended , and used every means that medical skill could devise to relieve theuntortunate man , but it was to no purpose ; the poor fellow breathed his last shortly after eleven o clock Information of the occurrence was forwarded to the Camberwell station , and the police are m pursuit of Walsh .

      Accident on ibb Sheffield and Maiwhesteb railway . —Owing to a cow having negligently been allowed to stray on to the above line , by a drover from Penistone market , after dark , on Monday night , an accident occurred , y / ai ^ ^ wsll n ;„ b , been the

      The Late Staobimj Case At Hocnslow Barra...

      destruction of a whole train of passengers . Shortly after the train had left Ditiiford-biidge , and while it was dark , a shock was received , which threw both engine and train off the line , very seriously : injuring several ot the carriages , and almost crushing the guard to death . As soon as the passengers could be got out of Ihe carriages , it was ascertained that a cow had got upon the line , and the engine had come in violent contact with it . The poor animal was cut nearly in two , and , of course , killed on the spot . Information was immediately sent to the Sheffield station , and a pilot engine promptly despatched at ten o ' clock at night . It returned at midnight , with a portion of the passengers upon the tender , and immediately on seuing them down , started ag , a ' uv for the remainder , with sufficient carriages , arriving again at Sheffield about two in the morning .

      Fire at Dalston . — On Wednesday morning , shortly after twelve o ' clock , a destructive fire broke out ill a large newly-built house , situate at the corner of Ingeriieid-road , Dalston , the property of Mr . L . England , a builder . The fire commenced in the lower floor , from some cause at present unknown ; it then extended to the upper part of the building , destroying in its progress tiie whole of the interior , 'ihe flames were not ' mastered before the premises were quite . gutted . It is only about two months since that , the same person had a large double house destroyed by a similar disaster . Fortunately in the present instance he was insured .

      Horrors or Suvbhy . —A letter from Martinique ( French colony ) gives the following horrible story : — "A planter , named Iahan , of Champ Flores , about two leagues from St . Pierre , has just committed a crime worthy of none above the savage Anthropophagi , on the person of a slave lad searcoly twelve years old , named Lcandre , alias Jean Bnptiste . This unfortunate boy was the son of an African woman , whose language is more the peculiar ^ cttoi ' s of the plantation negroes than our intelligible French , and who is in a state of pregnancy . For some time the young Loandro had been receiving , by way ol aliment (!) , frequent castigation ? , more or less rigorous , until the term to his sufferings , which w » v reserved to his heartless master , was produced ,

      and his last sigh of anguish was given on the 7 th of July , 181-5 , he being literally scourged to death 1 Previous to this melancholy termination of his exisence , and while subjected to a series of ihe most cruel tortures , his inhuman master cut off the poor boy ' s leti car , and , what is still more horrid , had it iiiinced ' uji with tho excrements of pigs and dogs , and offered in the shape of food to the tortured Leandre , who wasforced to eat it , at the same time receiving on tin head a severe contusion , to which his death has been ascribed by those medical men who examined tut corpse . . After having thus performed the office ol executioner upon his young slave , lahan , on the 8 th , attended the corpse to Uus burial-place , as if nothing extraordinary had happened . But the mother had been witness to the tortures inflicted on her

      childhad seen him murdered—and had been several times tied down to the pickets and Hogged for daring to weep over the sutferingsof her son . Tliiswoman , inastatcol desperation , made her way to the town of St . Pierre , crying about the streets , ' my master has killed niy child ! ' This occasioned her to be called up before the 1 ' rocureur du lloi and interrogated . Without delay the officers of justice repaired to the estate , where they found the various instruments of torture which lahan was in the habit of employing upon his slaves . The body of Lcandre was afterwards disintevred , in presence of tho authorities , and three medical men of the public hospital , who at once saw that the left car had been cut off , the right one remaining perfect . Legal proceedings have been commenced in the matter , and numerous witnesses heard ; but lahan has taken to flight . "

      Suicide in the Seupentine . —Yesterday ( Friday ) morning , as one of the officers of the Royal Humane Society was proceeding along the south bank of the Serpentine , he saw a bonnet lying on the grass . Suspecting the owner hud committed suicide , he procured the drags , with which , after a little time , the body of a female was brought up . She was quite dead , and had evidently been some hours in the water . Her age appeared to be about 18 , and had interesting ; features , but from her tattered and dirty garments she is believed to have been one of the numerous women by which Ilydc Park is nightly thronged . The body was removed to the workhouse in Mountstreet , where it awaits an inquest .

      Fire And Loss Of Life. On Thursday Night...

      FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE . On Thursday night , shortly after seven o'clock , a fire , which , from-its melancholy and distressing circumstances , produced si most painful sensation iu the neighbourhood , broke out ill the Westminster-road , on the premises known as Hengler ' s fiirework manufactory , situate on the south side , fronting the Freemasons' School . The premises , which comprised a dwelling house , three stories high , and adjoined othci manufactories of a similar description , one of which shared a like catastrophe some years since , liadfoi upwards of half a century been occupied by Mrs . Wells , better known as Madame Ilengk-r—the pyrotechnist , and who , unfortunately , lost her life . The alarm was raised at about a quarter past scveii o ' clock , when the workmen heard a cry of fire , followed by slight reports , similar to the explosion oi

      crackers and squibs . Those who were at work in tin upper rooms immediately ran down stairs , and tin noise was found to emanate from the room of Madanu liengler , the apartment over the shou , and looking on to tbe main road . They instantly rushed to tilt door , and on opening it found a large body of fin apparently in the centre , but so powerful were the smoke and heat , that they were unable to make an entrance . It was well known that Madame Hcnglt-i was . in the room ; and in a second or two sins was seen from the outside at the window , which she succeeded in opening and made gestures tt the crowd to save her . The unfortunate creature , who was verging on her ninetieth year , was almost helpless , and using exceedingly corpulent , was unabh . to raise herself to the window to jump . She ,

      however , bont herself , over the sill to prevent being suffocated . Attempts were then again made to get intithe room , and one or two persons succeeded , but were forced to retreat ere they could reach her . In the meantime the excitement in the neighbourhood was of a most painful character ; ladders were brought and placed against the burning premises , but were found to be not long enough to reach tin windows . Others were soon procured , and attempt * were made to drag her out . She was still alive , and her cries were truly of a heart-rending description , but from her corpulency and the suffocating odour of the combustibles , it was rendered impossible , and in a few minutes she was noticed gradually to sink , and eventually disappeared in the burning apartment . The police , finding there was no chance of saving tin unfortunate lady—having at the first very promptly forwarded intelligence of the outbreak to the severa engine stations—immediately commenced , assisted

      by the workpeople of the neighbouring factories , removing the more dangerous portion of the Stock . A great deal , however , they were unable toreach , which , on igniting , exploded with a loud report , and for a considerable time the front of the house presented a very novel appearance , from tiie number of blue lights burning , and other fireworks darting from the several windows . The engines from the Southwark Bridge Road-station were quickly on the spot after the alarm was raised , and were soon got into opevatiun . Till past ten o'clock , however , the firemen were occupied in throwing water on the ruins , so as to safely damp the combustibles . As soon as the fire was somewhat got under , a search was made for the remains of Madame Hengler , and which were found by Mr . Barrow , the acting foreman of tiie West ol England Insurance Company , on the floor of the room in which she was seen to sink . The fire is supposed to have arisen from an explosion of the fireworks in Madame Hengler ' s room .

      Murders In Ireland. Murder In Tiwerary.—...

      MURDERS IN IRELAND . Murder in Tiwerary . —On Tuesday evening , the 30 th ult ., between the hours of eight and nineo ' clock , four fellows , all of whom were armed willi bludgeons , entered the house of a man named Sheetly , oi" Garrenherg , about seven miles IVom Nenagh . Michael Hill , the victim in this case , and others , were sitting round the fire at the time . On the party enterinthey threw something on the fire which completely darkened the house . They then commenced belabouring unfortunate Hill , till they left him , as they conceived , dead . On the first blow being given the persons who were sitting round the fire ran away The deceased was afterwards removed to his own house , which is next door to the one in which he had been beaten , and where he expired the foilowinmorning The cause assigned for this daring act is ° that the deceased refused to allowhis brother to marry a young woma n , with whom an intimacy had existed

      y n iimisuay an inquest was field on the body . The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against some ? aT 0 ° n , , n pres ? i t unkn own . Four fellows were taken up on suspicion , and were under examination the greater portion of the day , at the police barrack tl T ' ^ ° - i , utea and Captain S i & a bMSfiSH * they were comMltted and nl « fc «?« * AnMAG " - -0 n Tuesday night week , an Mr I I *' if ™ of Byan » - ( in ' ver Mongto ff ^ Mi . Hughes , the car-owner , in Armagh , was barbarously murdered by three persons , who jumped upon » b iPi e , ras drm ? s ' in 5 istC ( 1 u P » n being carriod . Ihere-was a female m the car who was crosslv insulted by those persons , and upon Ryan remonstrating and attcmptingto protect the woman , the fellows beat him to death . While they were perpetrating the murder the woman escaped , and ran to the n « t police station , where in a few minutes the body ol Ryan was brought in bv three men wi , „ „„ m fu "

      found him dead on the road , and that they thought he ell off his car , and was accidentally killed ; but , much ^ 33 ^& SaJ ? BfflW thera 88 tk W ^^ ' & S * SE & Sff ^ - ^*^^ * name of the unfortunate deceased was Thomas tennay ste $ ? ra * d to phe P * ey , Mr , Sutson , vector pf OJon-

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      fert . The circumstances of the lamentable case , as I have collected from autlienticsourccs , are as follow —Some short time back Mr . Butson discharged a steward of his of the name of Coates , and engaged deceased as his successor . In the interval between that and the murder , Mr . Butson received uevenil threatening letters to dismiss Lenney front his situation , or the worst consequences would follow . The notice taken of these threats was that about ten days back the father of Coates , the former steward—a man in rather comfortable circumstances—was apprehended and committed to Galway gaol , as being concerned in the sending of notices in question . Matters remained so until Tuesday last ; on that day tho agricultural show here was attended by Lennev . He returned to his employer ' s house in the evening , and

      there took his dinner anil tea as usual . Ishould have stated that on the previous night , Mondnv , another notice was found iu Mr . Butson ' s hall , threatening that if Lcnncy was not discharged from his place within a given time he would certainly be shot . Deceased left the house at ten o ' ch-ckto proceed to his sleeping apartment in the farm-yard , situate a very short distance from the dwelling-house ; but he was fated never to reach it , as he had scarcely reached mid-way to it , when he fell by the hand of the ' assassin . In passing through a gateway he was fired at , and with so sure an aim , that the ball passed right through his heart , and death must have been instantaneous . The shot was heard in the stable-yard , but it appeared that no immediate attention was paid to the circumstance . In about twenty minutes , however ,

      after the fatal occurrence , the lifeless body was discovered hy one of the domestics extended in the gateway . Yesterday an inquest was -held before Mr . Kenncy , the coroner for tho county ; Mr . Douglas , R . M . ; Mr . Lewis , county inspector of police ; and Messrs . Sweeney and Abbot , sub-inspectors . The result of the investigation was the finding a verdict of wilful murder agaiiistsome parties unknown . Three persons have been since arrested on suspicion , They are Christopher Coates , coachman to Mr . Button " ; John Coates , also in Mr . Butson ' s employment as an agricultural servant : both arc brothers " of the dismissed steward . The name of the third prisoner is Joseph Bcrgir , groom to the reverend gentleman . The prisoners were brought in here to-ilay , guarded by a strong police force , and lodged in the ' Bridewell , for further examination by the bench of magistrates .

      The Doomed Ship. We Understand That A Re...

      THE DOOMED SHIP . We understand that a report , of which the following is an outline , was made to the Lords of her Ma jesty ' s Privy Council , on Friday week , by Sir William I ' ym , superintendent-general of quarantine , and Mr , Arnott , of the Middlesex Hospital . These gentlemen proceeded to Portsmouth on Tuesday week . The Eclair , it will be remembered , reached the Motherbank on Sunday evening . She had been immediately reported to the " Custom-house authorities , which arc always the first informed of such matters , and the channel of communication with the Privy Council , as having on board a most malignant fever . That circumstance was , in due course , communicated to the Privy Council , and in consequence of its order Sir William I ' vm and Mr . Arnott proceeded on Tuesday

      morning vieek to Portsmouth . They immediately repaired alongside the Eclair , accompanied by the quarantine officers , and made the most minute inquiries into the condition of the ship and the crew . From them it resulted that the crew had been suffering from a most malignant fever , with black vomit , since the 23 rd of July , when the steamer sailed from Sierra Leone . On leaving that place she proceeded both to Gambia and Goree , but the French authorities of the latter place would not even allow any communication to be had with her , and she left immediately for Uuona Vista , one of the Cape de Verd Islands . Here the whole ship ' s company waslanded , all the stores taken out , as well as the water tanks , and the ship was thoroughly cleansed , fumigated , and whitewashed . But tln ' rty-onc of the olliccrg and

      crew having died on shore in little less than three weeks , it was determined , after an investigation by the medical officers of the Eclair and the Growler , which was at Buona Vista , that she should proceed immediately to England . Before leaving ; Buona Vista , Mr . M'Clure , a . surgeon of the navy , who was passenger on board the Growler , with seven seamen of that vessel , nobly volunteered their services on board the Eclair ; and Mr . M'Clure , it is to be regretted , fell a victim to his devotion to the public service . After leaving Buona Vista the fever did not abate , as might have been expected , when the vessel approached a more temperate climate . On the contrary , before she reached Madeira Captain Estcourt and Mr . M'Clure both died , and one of the seamen who had volunteered from the Growler was attacked with the disease . At Madeira the authorities would

      allow ot no communication from the Eclair , though they permitted Mr . Bernard , a naval surgeon , and two seamen , who volunteered tlieir services , to embark on board of her . Mr . Bernard and the assistantsurgeon of the Eclair , Mr . Colly , still remain on board the vessel at Stangatc Creek . After leaving Madeira the disease continued as bad as ever . From the time of her leaving iiuona Vista till she arrived in England , she lost at tho rate of almost one man per day . Two deaths occurred after her arrival at the Mother-bank within tho space of thirty-sis hours , which elapsed before sdie was visited by the medical gentlemen men ioncd above , and one fresh case of fever appeared on the 20 th . Considering these circumstances , and particularly the fact that the fever still prevailed on hoard , it was thought necessary that

      the ship should be kejit in quarantine , but that every means should be taken to provide for the wants anil recovery of the men . She was accordingly immediately ordered to Stangate Creek , the usual quarantine Station , and two hulks were placed at the service of the crew . Into one of them those who had not had the fever were removed , and on board the other those who had been attacked and had recovered were placed . Fresh bedding and fresh provisions , and everything which it was supposed could contribute to the recovery or the comfort of the crew , were immediately supplied . Indeed , everything of that kind which was needed was sent to them at

      Portsmouth . Between the 30 th ult ., when rise was visited at Portsmouth , and Friday , the date of the report , three more deaths had taken place ; but as no fresh case of fever had occurred subsequent to the 29 th , and there were only two patients confined to their hanimoi kg , it was hoped that the progress of the disease was arrested . Besides these two , there were eleven of the crow convalescent , the remainder having either wholly escaped tho fever , or had the disease and recovered . It is singular that of the forty-three Kroomcn , taken on board at different periods , and still on board the Eclair , not one was ever affected by the disease .

      Floods In Tiie North. ¦ C Continued From...

      FLOODS IN TIIE NORTH . ¦ C Continued from page 1 , ) T " > Fonrn . —There has not been such a heavy spate in the Forth for some years as that wc have experienced this week . On Tuesday morning week , at low water , the Highland flood increased the depth of the river by eight feet , and before night' U was stili deeper , though not measured . The Tcith , at Ochtertyre and Blackdub , has overflowed its hanks , and spread itself over some fields of turnips and other crops , but wc have heard of little other damage having been done . Spkat at Leitii . —In consequence of the heavy and continued rains of Thursday night , and the whole of Friday and Saturday , tho water of Leith was on botli of these days more swollen that it has been for some years . On Friday several vessels

      drifted from their moorings , and at tide . timc the confusion threatening destruction was so great that some of the smaller craft found it necessary , for safety , owing to the great run in the old harbour , to take shelter in the wet docks . The old wooden bridge over Leith Mills was on that morning completely swept away , and one or ' two ship ' s boats were capsized and sunk in the stream , which " roared from bank to brae , " presenting as wild and wintry an aspect as we have witnessed for many a del }' . A 8 an extraordinary contrast to this , and as a proof of our variable climate , we may state that on the Tuesday previous , it was remarked by a pedestrian that in the Water of Leith , for more than a mile above the harbour , there wae no running Current to be seen—nothing but alternate shingle and stagnant pool . ;—Caledonian Mercury ,

      Dumfries—Between tbe ni ght of Thursday and Friday morning more rain fell than we ever remember Within tho same brief period . Nor was the succeeding behind ti , e preceding day in the influences Inseparable from even down pours , " with intermissions so few and far between , that streets , roads , and fields , not only saturated , but running o ' , were never for a single moment dry . The tiniest summer rills wore swollen to the size of brooks , burns to second class pastoral streams , and rivers to little seas . Lammas floods or spates have long been familiar to the people of Scotland ; but rarel y manifesting the same magnitude of volume of irresistibility of current . And in consequence of accumulating , thus multiplied and concentrated , lavish l'USllhlgS from the bills , and tributaries gorged , the Nitll rose to a greater height than we had supposed possible , in consequence of the improvements in our river navigation , which , by giving a freer egress to surplus water , have averted for several years periodical flooding

      in the lower parts of the town—more especially the dwellings of the poor . By ten o ' clock in the morning the Nith became an object of interest , rolling as it did majestically from bank to brae , however inferior to the rivers of America ; aud continued rising as the day advanced , until the broad stream above and below the Caul obliterated every trace of the artificial falla circumstance of very rare occurrence . During the forenoon and afternoon of Friday a great deal of grain , swept from level holms , was floated down the Nith , sometimes to the extent of twenty or more sheaves closely abutting on one another . And the same scene was re-witnessed on Saturday morning , although probably on a smaller scale . " The quantity of oats and barley , and in one case of wheat , thus lost , would have piled , we should suppose several stacks ; and but rarely has the oldest indweller witnessed more animated fishing , not by rod or net and coble , but by cleeks affixed to long poles , sticks , ropes with a stone attached , and other appli . anees in n ? arlng to the side , The waif-men at the town mills

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      were moil industrious , and tad collected among thern an ordinary rick of corn ; but many sheaves escaped tlieir apparatus on detouring over the Caul , portions of which were secured lower down by at least thirty men and boys stationed on tbe Mill green . Nov is this all , for by noon ouSaturdov , after the river had fallen » i , *™ f el ™ i quantities of grain were secured wilh case at Kelton , nnu all round the shore of Carlaveroolt . Tho chief portion of the grain was , we understand , brought down by the Xiih , but it is reported that live acres < . f crop wtro swept away by the the Clouden , on the farm of Ha-hilL At one o'clock on Saturday morning the Nith attained its greatest height ; and by that time had flooded Hrewcrystreet , the White Sr . nds . Friar ' s Vennel , and Uanlc-strect ,

      to a considerable distance . Many one-story dwellings were iu this way invaded to the discomfort of the inmates , now that winter is again approaching . The premises occupied by Mr . Campbell , coaeluuaker , were deeply ttoo-lcu , to say nothing of the inconveniences experienced nt the Three Wells and Mill Hole ; and apart altogether from crop submerged and drawn in , the damage done to the barrier erections on the Duel ; , punts drifted or sunk , loose timber carried to sea , » tc , will amount to a considerable sum of money , T wo drowned bullocks appeared in the stream , one of which was landed on the ilaxwcltown side , and the other got out at Gonheath pier . Several of the show caravans had been placed near the edge of the river at the foot of Hank-street , aud the owners

      were advised to remove them , as the river rose on Friday . This they refused to do from ignorance of tins nature of the stream , and in consequence they were speedily surrounded nith water , which not only prevented the ingress of all visitors , but placed the eouceinsgin some danger . In the evening the sight was really picturesque , lights g leaming from the rniavaiis on the turbid river ; . and men up to the knees in water , busy anchoring tho travelling houses to the solid land . By means of a ship anchor and ropes , they were pretty well , secured , but as the water at last rose above the level of the wheels , and entered she doors , other measures were takotl ' , fluil about eleven o ' clock " the fullest woman In the world" reached terra firma by mcausof a boat ; and considering her prbc-buUoeU weight , it is fortunate tho distance was not great enough to call fur much vowing

      Around Newton-Stewart rain fell incessantly for the unusual period of twenty-foiu- hours , accompanied by a tremendous gale of wind from the east and north-east . What with its roaring and tumbling masses of waters ; which burst its banks at every little distance , the Crce presented a spcewcle altogether unequalled for a number of years . Considerable damage was done by flooding , as may be judged from the statement that the bridge at Olauehancasy , about eight miles above Nen-ton-Stcwnrr , was swept away . This was an entirely new structure , which the trustees intended to take oft' the contractor's- hands on the very day it fell—a casualty which may generate a knotty point for lawyers . The l ' cnkiln burn rose with extraordinary rapidity , and has not been seen so tempestuously flooded for thirty years , when it carried the bridge at Old Minnigaif away *

      In n-ference to the wind and rain of Friday , a veteran farmer says , that no such disastrous day has occurred since 1 S 10 , when the weather was precisely similar about the middle of harvest . From the neighbourhood of Kii-keudbrij-ht Ave learn as follows : —There was a strong wind ( rum the e ; isf , on the al ' tt'i-iiowi from ihe north-easti and the rain frequently fell in torrents . The rivulets were much swollen , the low lying grounds much flooded , tbe water-tables running over so much in various places , that the parish roads were here aud there almost impassable . I have not see " , at least I do not remember , so great a spate these several years past . The Clyde , we understand , was tremendously flooded , and cite the Annan , Milk , Ksk ; but wlmt is strange , neither the Kinnel , Di-yl ' e , nor Tweed , to any extent worth naming , although the wind blew from the east . —Dumfries Courier .

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      HULL . n Li : cTi : nE . —On Sunday , October 5 th , Mr . It . Peddie delivered an address , at half-past two in the alternoon , on the west side of the Dock-basin , to a largo and attentive audk-uc-2 , on vhe evils of a State Church . Ills address was listened to with the greatest attention . The spiritual police ( the pai'sonft ^ jia well aa the temporal , received a , severe castigation . Tho meeting adjourned , till half-past six in the evening , to the large room of the White Hart Inn , when Mr . P . again spoke for two hours and a half .

      NEWCASTLE-UPOr-TME . Fuiinc Lkctukks . —On Tuesda < and Wednesday evening meetings were held in the kirkerite Chapel to consider the ' important subjects , the Charter and the Land . The meetings were well attended , and were effectively addressed by Mr . M'Gratll . Tiie audience seemed fully to appreciate the truth of our political creed , as well as the excellence of the plan for obtaining possession of the land . A large number of the rules of the society were disposed of , as a consequence of which we expect a considerable increase in our numbers . The Land Society will in future hold its meeting at Mr . Jude ' s , Sun Inn , Side , every Monday evening , where and when the attendance ot persons desirous of enrolling is requested .

      OLDHAM . Ok Svjsdw last Mv . D & v ' id iloss deJivcvcA a most energetic address on Sanatory Reform , in the Working-Man ' s Hal ) , Horsedge-strect . The lecturer gave srrcat satisfaction .

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      Llackbubn . —A meeting of the members of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society will be hc-lo here , at Mr . George Nurton ' s , Temperance Hotel , King-Street , on Wednesday next , October 15 th . SiiKiTiiaD . —The shareholders of the Co-operalLvo Land Society arc informed that a meeting will he held at Mr . Cavill's Democratic Reading-rooms , on Monday , October 20 th , to take into consideration the address of the directors , and likewise to consider the propriety of holding a meeting at Iluxhi'l prior to the Conference . IIkbdex-Iikidce . —A grand ball will be held in the Democratic Chapel , IIcbdcn-Bridgc-lane , on Fridajr , the ltth . iust ., at scvcn ' o ' clcek .

      As AiwouKXEn Mei-ti . vo of the shareholders of the City of London Hall will be held on Sunday ( to-iucrrow ) morning , at eleven o ' clock . Mn . Sew ell will lecture on Sunday ( to-morrow ) evening , at the Parthenium , St . Mai-tiu ' s-kiue . Mr . Wheeler will also attend . Chair to be taken nt eight o'clock . Mr . Doyle's Route tor the Ensuing Week . : — Sunday , Oct . 12 th , Ashton-under-Linc ; Monday 13 th , Mossley ; Tuesday , Hth , Staley Bridge ; Wednesday , loth , licywood ; and Thursday , IGth , Bolton . Ti / e West-Riding Delegate Meeting will beheld on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , in the Working Man ' s Hall , Bullclosc-lane , Halifax , at twelve o ' clock in the forenoon . Halifax . —The Cliartists of this locality arc re , quested to meet in their room , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) at six o'clock in the evening .

      Manchester . —A Tea Party , Concert , and Ball will be held on Tuesday , October 14 th , in the Carpenters ' Hall , in honour of the land Plan . Tea on the table at seven o ' clock p . m . —Mr . James Leach will lecture on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , in the above hall , at halfpast six p . m . —Mr . J . R . Cooper wilt lecture in the above hall , on Sunday , October 10 th , at half-past si : ; in the evening . Subject : — "The Moral andlntciectual Advancement of the People . "—The adjourned members' meeting will take place on Sunday ( tomorrow ) , at two o ' clock p . m ., in the ante-room of the hall .

      Liverpool . — -Mr . Thomas Jones will lecture in the Association room , 52 , Rose-place , on Monday evening , Oct . 13 th , on the " Past History , Present State , and Prosperity of Chartism . " In the course of the lecture Mr . Jones will take a review of the political and social condition of tho working classes of this country from the earliest period to the present time . Chair to bo taken at eight o ' clock . Rochdale . —Mr . James Mclburn will lecture in the Chartist Association Room , on Sunday the J 2 tb . BAn . NSLEv Weavers . —l ' l'imc MEETING ' . — To fCSISu

      the unjust and wicked attempt now being made by Mr . Richardson , to further reduce the miserable wages of the linen weavers , a public meeting will be held on Monday , October 13 th , at ten o'clock in the forenoon , in Mr . J . Pickering ' s Yard . Every weaver and working man in Barnslcy is expected to attend . Staffordshire Miners . —Tbe next delegate meeting of the South Staffordshire Miners will he held on Monday , October 20 th , at Joseph Linncy ' s , White IIoi'SC , High-street , Mston . The chair to be taken at ten o ' clock a . m . Each colliery is requested to send a delegate .

      Lancashire Mixims . —The next general delegate meeting of Lancashire Miners will be held at the house of l ^ lr . Wm . Walker , the sign of the Unicorninn , Little Lever , near liolton , on Monday , October 20 th ; the chair to be tal ; on at eleven o ' clock in tho fecenoon . The levy for the fortnight , including general contribution , is Is . -id . per member . —W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and several other gentlemen , will address the Minors of the Lever district on the same day , at the same place * The Tailors of Ashtox-bxder-Ly . ve . —Public Mebtixo . —About two months ago , the tailors of Ashton presented Mr . Benjamin Smith with two lists Ot prices paid by every respectable employer connected with the sale trade in this town , whichhe complied with at the time , signing his name to the ists of pnecs as a bond for his future mmctuiility :

      but when his hurry was over , he refused to pay any longer , f he men accordingly were compelled to quit his employment , Another employer , Mr . G . Bernard , has rendered him ? elf obnoxious to the trade , by having his work done in Poor law Bastiles , to the great injury of the workmen , and the great loss of the public . On Monday last a public meeting was held in the Charleston Chapel , which meeting wag composed of different trades , together with a number of factory hands , called for the purpose of hearine the statements of the operative tailors , with r eference to the above unprincipled employers . Mr William M'Grath presided , and the meeting W 3 S addrwwwl ho-Messrs Nowlan , Woodruf , and Lack & Tv uef ^ solutions were passed denunciatory of the conduct i i . nion'TJ amCd T ° ' P 4 fal ftJESK , unl , f ?? a " ^ "PP ^ K' to the traSes generally to support them in thc-ir struggle ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 11, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_11101845/page/5/