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      8 THE NORTHERN STAR . August 18 , 1849 . ¦ ___ - _________________ _^__ ... MMBa ^^ MWfiMWMWIWM l »» l >_ M _ M __| WM *^ ^ , ,, , ¦* ' . ¦

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      „Sa_U Op Loxuos Durixg Xnb Week. — The R...

      „ sa _ u op Loxuos durixg xnB Week . — The Registrar-General' s report states that the deaths in London during the week ending Saturday , August 11 th , were 1 . 909 . The mortality is somewhat less than it was in the previous week The deaths from all causes in the six last weeks were 1 , 070 . 1 , 309 , 1 , 741 , 1 , 931 , 1 , » 7 . and 1 , 909 ; of -which 393 , 630 , 1 , 002 , 1 , 173 , 1 . 308 , and 1 , 185 , were by diseases of the zymotic class . Small-pox , scarlatina , and hoopuv-cou « di are comparatively quiescent ; typhus is more fatal than it was . The excess of Wl deaths over the average Is due to diarrhaw and cholera , which were fatal to 173 and 833 persons . The deaths from cholera during the last six weeks were 1 » | m 673 783 , 926 . and 823 . The decrease is l ^ r tS ^ r but % is light to observe that the

      immovement is chiefly confined to West umuon , lop-C It Geoi-e , Sonthwark , Newington , Camberwell and Lambeth . The deaths from cholera in the S laf weeks were * and 4 S in Wandsworth ; J and 21 in Pancras ; 4 and 14 in Islington ; 3 and 10 in London Citv ; 16 and 35 in BethnaV-green ; lo and 35 in St . Giles . The deaths from all causes on the north side the Thames ( 1 , 118 ) were 89 more than the deaths { 1 , 02 ft ) of the previous week . Tiie parishes which have not vet been visited must he on their guard . Those in which the epidemic has partially subsided should redouble their precautions . The epidemic of 1832 broke out in three successive eruptions ; the first , commencing in February , was nf . its maximum in Anril and subsided ; the second

      rose rapidly from June to July , and sank again down to the second week of August ; its course was very much like thatpursued by the present epidemic . The deaths returned bv the parish clerks in the three weeks from July 17 to August 7 . in 1832 , were 963 , 793 , 601 ; which , allowing for the defects in their returns , and for increase of population , are equivalent to 2 . 323 , 1 , 903 , 1 ,-586 , or 5 , 812 deaths in 1 S 49 , when the deaths registered in the corresponding weeks were 1 , 931 , 1 , 967 , 1 , 909 , or 5 , 807 in the three weeks July ' 21 to August 11 . A third eruption in 1 S 32 broheoutatthe end of August , and extended to the first weeks of Seotcmber , A fourth in 1 S 33 . It is satisfactory to find that the deaths of 819 out of the 823 persons who died last week of

      cholera are certified . They were seen by qualified medical attendants . ^ But it is to be feared that the advice was not obtained in time . _ The accounts of the sudden stoppage of the epidemic by prompt medical treatment , and the houso-to-hoase visitation , are perhaps over-coloured . But a mortality as high now as in 1832 should not take place : it may be prevented hy improvements in the treatment , by arresting the premonitory symptoms , by still earlierattention to the general health . Medical men are called when the people are dying , but it is then too late . If the families of the middle and hig her classes were seen at Intervals during the epidemic by their medical attendants , and a corps o mediaof officers employed by the guardians to visit

      the poor at short intervals , the present epidemic might very probably he cut short , and a third eruption he averted ^ The precise locality in which almost every victim of cholera lived is given in the present return under each district : would it not he practicable for the authorities to have all these asd the neighbouring localities inspected ? If this were done , and proper precautions taken , the tragedies of Albion-terrace , Wandsworth-road , where seventeen persons died in two weeks in ten houses , could scarcely recur . Another case appears this week in the note under Hampstead . In the house , No . P , Albion-terrace , five deaths had been registered—a Wesleyan minister's wife , aged 59 ; his mother , 80 ; a widow , 40 : and two old servants . This is all we

      learn from the Clapham registrar . The registrar of Hampstead adds , that during the week , an aged man came with a friend to Hampstead for change ot air—breakfasted , dined , went to London to transact business at the Rank of England , and after his re turn seemed * 'pretty welI . " " At six o clock the next morning he felt ill , and bad medical advice , but died in eight hours . The old minister was apparently the last of his family , for he had seen his mother , wife , and servants die before him in Albion-terrace , and could not fly from the poison which he carried in his breast . Such scenes of desolation could scarcely happen without great negligence on the part of the people themselves and on the part of the authorities . - .

      Distressing Death of a Child . —On Saturday an inquest was held before air . H . JI . Wakley , at the Drapers' Anns Tavern , Upper Bnrnsbury-street , Islington , on the body of Thomas William Messer , aged two years , who met with his death under the following circumstances . It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was the son of a master bricklayer residing in Henry-street . At . the rear of tbe house there was a fish-pond , containing gold and silver fish . The deceased and other children were accustomed to play in the j » arden , and on "Wednesday

      week the deceased was missing for some minutes , when , on instituting a spareh , the father found him lying at the bottom of the fish-pond , which contained about eighteen inches of water , apparently lifeless . Ur . Scott , a surgeon , was called in immediately and he adopted the usual means to resuscitate the hody , but without avail , as life was quite extinct . There is no doubt tlte poor little fellow fell in by accident , and the father stated that it was his intention to £ 11 up the pond , to prevent a similar occurrence . —Verdict , "Accidental death . "

      Suspicious Death of a Female . — On Saturday Mr . l'ayne held an inquest at the Vestry Hall , St . John ' s , Horselydown , on view of the body of a female unknown , between forty and forty-five years of age , who was found drowned that morning off Horselydown , with marks of violence on her hands and arm . Mr . "Wallet , summoning officer , said that the deceased had the appearance of having been in the water three or four days . There were no shoes on her feet . She had on black stockings , the usual under-dress , and a dark gown with blue spots . There was a wedding-rins ; oa the second linger ot

      her left hand ; but there was nothing in her pockets to lead to her Identity . There were two severe wounds across the back of both her hands . Mr . Phillips , surgeon , Free School-street , stated that the wounds across the hands were inflicted during life . They were probably caused by some blunt instrument , for the purpose of compelling her to leave go of something she had hold of . The right arm was also bruised . He could not say whether the skuR was fractured . The coroner directed a post mortem examination of the hody , and the inquiry was adjourned .

      Fatal Accident st the Artesian Wells , is Ohaxge-stk «; et . —On Tuesday , before Mr . Bedford , an inquest was held at St . Martin ' s Workhouse , on the body of Joseph Denser , aged 10 years , who was drowned in one of the Artesian Wells , at the premises belonging to the engineers , Messrs . Easton and Amos , Orange-street , under the following circumstances . The deceased was the son of the engineer in charge of the works , and resided on the premises . Oa Monday night , shortly before six o ' clock , the deceased was playing with another boy named Prested , in the engine-house , against the regulations of Messrs . Easton and Amos , when the

      deceased said , - 'The foreman is coming , and we : had better hide until he is gone . " He stepped backwards and feU down the well , a distance of about 200 feet . There was sixty feet of water in the well at the time . An alarm was immediately raised , hut the body of the unfortunate lad was not recovered until two hours afterwards in consequence of the difficulty to reach the water . The father of the ^ deceased said the men h ad been inspecting the enjg ine during that day , and had withdrawn the stage ]_ om off the well , and left it open . "Witness had ^ frequently cautioned the deceased not to go in the « engine-house , and he went there without his know-Hedge . Verdict , "Accidental Death . "

      A JLuj Killed by a Fall from a Scaffold . — < On Tuesday , before Mr . "Wakley , an inquest was Iheld at the Cock public-house , at Highbury , on the lbody of George Moon , a bricklayer , aged 27 years . ] lfc appeared that the deceased was in the employ of 1 the new Birmingham and "West India DockRail--iray Company , On Monday morning the deceased 'was at work on a temporary scaffold , when suddenly ; about two tons wei ght of earth gave way , and fell : upon the deceased , and he was buried breast high

      1 Between the earth and the wall . The earth was i quickly removed , and the deceased was found to be . in a dying state . He expired on the road to the : above house . —A brother of the deceased attributed _ grea £ blame to the superintendent of the works , in « causing the bricklayers to work too early after the i struts had been removed which upheld the earth . — . Sir . Eowbotham ( the superintendent ) said the struts -iwere removed on Saturday last , and before they ¦ were so the earth was carefully examined , to see if i it was safe . —Verdict , " Accidental Death . "

      Child McRDEit ash Suicide of the Mohtee . — j A painful sensation prevailed throughout the nei ghluourhood of Peckham Bye , in consequence of a jreport being circulated that a female had murdered Iher infant child and also destroyed her own life . 'The following particulars connected . with the sad aafiair were obtained . For some short time a female , cnained Ann Herbert , has been residing in Peckham Htye ; and about six or seven weeks since she gave fcbirth to a female child . The young woman was not nnarried , but she lived under the protection of a iman . The man and woman , it seems were in the ( constant practice of quarrelling ; and on more than occasion

      cone the latter has been heard to say that issue would before long make a hole in the water . On J Sunday night , last ske quarrelled with the man , jJltS temporary absence of the parties _ ttraS _! « s « S 2 tsffi SrjacwsJa ^ s S I ft ? ^ > £ * 2 %£ & S i ^ Sitat ^ . cetarf tlie body of _ child ftoS ^ fe ? ' " j ** IhA - Wra tta . cbUd ^ tSS ^

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      rattle and as soon as assistance could be obtained , the drags were procured , when , after searching the canal for a few moments , toe lifeless body ofthe mother was also found . They were both taken to the dead-house of St . Giles ' s to await a coroner ' s inquest . The unfortunate woman was only twentyfour years of age . On "Wednesday evening Mr . Carter held an inquest at the Marlborough-arms , South-street , Camberwell , on the bodies of Maria Lindsay , aged twenty-two , and Charlotte Lindsay , aged seven months , the illegitimate daughter ofthe former and a person ofthe name of Rich , who were found drowned in the basin ofthe Peckham branch ofthe Surrey canal , about four o ' clock on the morning of Monday last . The jury , after a short consultation , returned a verdict of " Wilful murder aspdnst the deceased Maria Lindsay with respect to the deceased Charlotte Lindsay , and that the deceased destroyed herself in a fit of temporary insanity . "

      The lats Inquest in Whitechapel . —Death of the Female and thb "Witness- —On "Wednesday afternoon , at three o ' clock , an investigation was opened at the London Hospital , before Mr . William Baker , the coroner , touching the respective deaths of Sarah Craig , aged 41 years , and Elizabeth Lewis , ajed 53 years , the former having died in Whitechapel Workhou-e , and the latter at the Britannia Coffeehouse , in High-street . Whitechasel . It will be remembered by our readers that on Friday week last an inquest was held , at the Grave Maurice publich-iuse , on the body of Mr . John James Watts , one

      of the parochial surgeons of St . George-in-the-East , who died in Whitechapel Workhouse from the effects of pnignn . A . post mortem examination was made by Vlr . J . Nash and Dr . Letheby , and it was found that he had died from the effects of oxalic acid and corrosive sublimate . A packet of powders was found in Mr . Watts ' s clothes , and one of them was marked poison . The deceased , Elizabeth Lewis , gave evidence before the coroner and jury , and appeared in good health . Tbe jury returned a verdict of death from poison , but how administered the-e was n " evidence to show . All the witnesses were inclined

      to believe that Mr . w atts had died from cholera , but Mr . Nash stated positively that he had died from poison . —The Cor > ner proceeded first with the . ease of Elizabeth Lewis , tbe witness at the last inquest , —Sarah Mullins said she was a servant at the Britannia Coffee-house , which belonged to the deceased's husband , who was a ti > le- * aiter . —Mr . Chales Blackman said , when he was called to Mr ? . Lewis he found her suffering from a decided attack of Asiatic chol < ra , from the effects of which she had died . The husband was now suffering from cholera . —The witness w ? s then examined in Sarah Craig ' s case . He stated that he was cal ed to the coffeehouse on Wednesday morning . Witness considered

      that she was suffering from cholera . — Other witnesses hav ng given similar evidence , the jury unanimously returned a verdict of "Deathfrom As ' iatic Cholera " m each case—The friends of Mr . Watts expressed themselves very much dissatisfied at the manner in which the inquiry was terminated , and requested tbat the contents of the stomach of all the bodies should be analysed that the precise cause of death might be ascerta ned . —Mr . J . Nash , the surgeon who was examined at the last inquest , again asserted that Mr . Watts had died from the effects of poison , and tbat Sarah Craig had also died from poison , which he could prove if he was allowed to make the necessary

      examination . Fire at Ltmehouse . —A fire broke out on Saturday afternoon last about three o ' clock in the shipbuilding-yard of Mr . John Brodie , near Limehou « pier , caused by the overflowing of the pitch pots when boiling . The yard being well stocked with timber in a dry state , and a very fine vessel in the dock , the John Willes , of London , an express was sent for the aid of the floating engine attached to the Deptford Dockyard , and Mr . Morris , masterattendant , was promptly on board to steer the floating engine , which was soon rowed to the spot . On its arrival , however , the flames were subdued . A considerable quantity of timber has been greatly charred , but fortunately the vessel , which was having her bottom coppered in the dock , was not in the least injured .

      The Hon . and Rav . Baptist Noel preached on Sundaymorningas aBaptistminister , in Mr . Evans ' s chapel , John-street , Bedford-row , the same place in which he was baptised on the previous Thursday evening . Effects of Dissipation . —W . Neil , a farmer , residing at Watford , who visited London on Friday week , bringing with him a sum of £ 309 purely as it would appear for the purpose of indulging his bacchanalian propensities , while labouring under the effects of delirium tremens , fell out of one ofthe windows of Mr . Sparrow ' s beer-shop , near the Euston Railway Station , and injured himself frightfully He was conveyed to the University Hospital , where he lay on Saturday night not expected to survive .

      Forged Bask of England Notes . —A few days ago a man of respectable appearance presented to a respectable tradesman in Fleet-street , a note purporting to be a Bank of England note for £ 10 , in p ayment for some articles purchased in his shop . The note bore so much the appearance of a genuine one , that had it been presented by a regular customer it would have been accepted and changed without the slightest hesitation , but the person g iving it being a perfect stranger , the receiver was induced to examine it closely . On this examination , and being himself an engraver , he discovered that the signature , " J . Cann , " was as well as the body of the note , an engraving , and this circumstance left no doubt on his mind that it was a forgery . The

      person offering it said he could not bring himself to think that a note so well executed could be a forgery , and he therefore thought the shopkeeper must he mistaken . He also said that , having no other money about him , he should go home and procure sufficient to enable him to procure his purchases , and added that he had no objection to leave the note as a guarantee for his return . He then left the shop , hut it is almost needless to say that he did not return , and the note is at present in the hands of Mr . G . Lees , of 47 , Fleet-street , one of the common councilmen for the ward of Farringdon . The note itself is , in the estimation of all who have seen it , one of the best executed forgeries ever witnessed , and in fact so close is tbe resemblance to a genuine

      note , that not one in twenty would discover the difference , and it is very much feared that a number of them have got into circulation . Its number is V-K 54065 , and its date October 4 th , 1848 . Another forged note for £ 5 has been returned within a few days to Mr . Austin , the proprietor of Peel ' s Coffee House , Fleet-street , from his banker ' s with the usual brand of " Forgery" on it front . This note purports to be of tlie Manchester branch of the Bank of England , and the signature , " H , Hogbcn , " as in the last case , is produced by an engraving ; but so well was the whole executed , that not one in a thousand would believe it to be a forger v . Indeed

      so closely did it resemble a genuine note that the parties taking it , whether Mr . Austin or his servants , did not consider it necessary to subscribe the name of the person they received it from . . There is , however , one certain mode of detecting the forgeries , and that is hy examining the reverse side of the note to that where the bank clerk ' s signature appears , when it will be found that scarcely a mark of the ink from the engraving will he visible , whereas when the signature is written with a pen , which is always the case on genuine notes , the ink will pass through , and the formation of the letters will be quite apparent . Tlie number of this note is M-I 65205 , date 16 th February , 1 S 4 S .

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      Explosion And Loss Of Seventy Lives, Ata...

      EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF SEVENTY LIVES , ATABERDARE . On Friday week a dreadful explosion of fire damp , that dread and destructive agent , occurred at Mr . William Thomas ' s colliery , situated at about two miles from tbe village of Aberdare . The shock -was felt for miles round . Soon after the fatal event a most melancholy scene took place—mothers hurrying in search of sons , wives in search of their husbands , their cries rending the air as corpse after corpse , blackened and mutilated , was brought to sight . Soon sixty disfigured co-pses were brought from the pit ; and then , it having become fatal to descend the pit , the brave men who had , in such

      a praiseworthy manner , rescued the few that escaped , gave over , though it was believed that there were a great many others , living or dead . 105 men and boys were in the pit at the time of the explosion , very few of whom have been brought oat alive . Seven horses also were killed . It is confidently asserted that the cause of this most awful catastrophe was the negligence of one of the colliers in going to a dangerous heading without a safety lamp . It is scarce three years ago since twenty-eight human lives were destroyed by an explosion ofthe same nature , and near the same pit .

      We have received a communication , furnished by a correspondent at Merthyr Tydvii , by which it appears that tbe number of lives lost was fifty-four , and not seventy , as stated above . The whole ofthe unfortunate creatures who were thus suddenly cut off were decently interred on Sunday , at the expense of Mr . Thomas , the proprietor of the works , ia the various burial-places of the neighbourhood . Thousands of spectators were gathered together , and there was scarcely a dry eye present .

      A preliminary inquiry had taken place before the coroner , and an order was granted by him for the burial of the bodies , hut the inquiry of most importance—as to the cause of so awful a catastrophe —was to commence yesterday ( Friday . )

      Immense Destruction Of Farm Pro Perty By...

      IMMENSE DESTRUCTION OF FARM PRO PERTY BY FIRE .

      On Sunday night , shortly after eight o ' clock , a fearful conflagration , which continued to . rage throughout the whole of the night , occurred upon the estate of Sir Thomas Leonard , situate at Wennington , near Rainham , in Essex , about eighteen miles from London . The property in which the

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      • li « n < : tpr pommenced was termed Scrips and Others Fam and was tenanted by Charles Richard Webb , Esq V Belmont Castle , Grays . The flamea when first discovered wer . raging in a wheat-rick in the south-east corner of the stack-yard . An immediate alarm was given , and an attempt was made to ex-£ Ssh the tomes ; but sueh a hold had they obtained that they defied the utmost exertions of all Present and very speedily they extended to the barns a long range of premises , filled with wheat , from whence the work of destruction communicated to the bullock-sheds and cow-houses . Mr . Parratt , the aeent to Sir Thomas Leonard , with a great number of villagers , hastened to the scene , and tried bv everv possible means , to get the fire under , but ' without " effect , and in the course of a few

      minutes the fire had seized upon a number of ricks of wheat hay , and straw , so that there was property covering ' upwards of half an acre in a general blaze . The flames at the same time mounted so high into the air , as not merely to light up the surrounding country , but they were distinctly visible from every part of the metropolis . Lieutenant Sinclair and Mr . Grcensill , with a strong body of the artillery and several engines , instantly started from Purfleet Barracks to the scene , and were called into operation , but , notwithstanding the great body of water scattered over the flames , they continued to progress , and the light being seen in London caused the engine of the Brigade in W . altling-street , and also that of the West of England Company , in the Waterloo-road , to start in search of the fire . For

      some considerable time no direct information could be obtained as to where the fire was raging , and the firemen were guided to the spot only by the glare in the atmosphere . The London engines at length reached the spot , when a fearful scene presented itself , for tho whole ofthe property except the dwelling-house , and the granary was enveloped in an immense sheet of flame . Tlie whole of the engines were kept at work during the night , but at nine o ' clock on Monday morning there still remained a great body of fire , although all danger of its further extension was at an end . No doubt seems to be entertained that the fire was the work of an incendiary . The present is the fourth fire that has been raised in the neighbourhood during the week . Two attempts have been

      made on the premises of Mr . Vmce , a farmer at Ilornchurch , upon the Marquis of Salisbury ' s estate , ' about two miles from Romford . The first of these was extinguished , when shortly afterwards the second was discovered , which burned down a great number of ricks , barns , sheds , cow-houses , Ac . The authorities are determined to have a most searching investigation into the cause of these fires , and a handsome reward will be offered for the apprehension of the guilty parties . Fortunately , Mr . Webb's property was partially insured . During the whole of Monday morning the London firemen , with » bod y of the royal Sappers and Miners , and their engines , were kept at constant work ; but at six o clock in the evening the five was far from being extinguished . The property destroyed by this disastrous event is very considerableand had it not been for the exertions of Mr

      , Parratt , Sir Thomas Lennard ' s steward , and the military , there is no doubt that the whole of the cattle in the premises would have perished . Owing to the great number of fires that have been wilfully caused during tbe past few days , Mr . Superintendant Coulson and Mr . Inspector Bridges , of the Essex constabulary , have been engaged in try ing to find out the culprits , and from certain information which they received whilst this latter fire was raging , they apprehended a young man on suspicion . The wheat destroyed was the produce of eighteen acres , and was all this year s growth . Besides which there were three buildings , each about 150 feet long , entirely burned to the ground . A spacious storehouse , filled with wheat , was reduced to ashes , and several ricks of wheat , clover , peas , dec , were also destroyed .

      Murder And Mutilation Of A Child.—An Inq...

      Murder and Mutilation of a Child . —An inquest was gone into at Colchester , on Friday week , before Mi-. Churchill , the borough coroner , on the mutilated remains of an infant , found the previous day in the water closet of the residence of Mr . Winter . To such an extent had the body been cut up that it was almost impossible to tell its S 6 X ( ft flll'l . ) It appeared in evidence that Mr . Winter ' s cook , named Jane Simmonds , was suspected of being in the family way for some time , and on the previous Wednesday it is supposed , from her appearance , that she had given birth to a child . The surgeon who was examined could not swear whether the ch'ld was born alive , and an open verdict was , therefore , returned ; but the mother was handed over to the masistrates , to take her trial for concealing the birth .

      Defalcation of a Corporation Servant at Oxford . —The defalcation of Joseph Liddell , who for many years held the situation of Mayor ' s-Sergeant , and also collected the borough-rate , city quit-rents , water-rate , and other taxes in that city , is supposed to amount to between £ 300 and £ 400 , and not £ 1 , 300 and £ 1 , 400 , as has been reported . No clue has been obtained as to where he is gone . He has left a wife and six children behind him . The Execution of Mary Ann Gekring . —A number of contradictory announcements have been made on the subject of the execution of this murderess , but we beiiove the real facts of the ease are as follows . The learned judge who tried the ease

      intended to consult with Baron Alderson , Baron Parke , Baron Piatt , . and Baron Rolfo , or such of their lordships as might be immediately accessible on his return to town , and should there appear any doubt on the objection to a part of the evidence taken by Mr . Hurst , then the question will be referred to the court lately empowered to deal with appeals on legal points of this sort in criminal eases . Should their loraships , however , be unanimously of opinion that the evidence in question was properly admitted , the law will take its course without further inquiry . The 21 st inst ., the day named , rests on the authority of the usual practice on these occasions . —Essex Standard .

      Fatal Boating Party . —On Friday , August 10 th , between the hours of three and four o ' clock , as Captain Badcock , of Lymington , was out in the Solent in his sailing boat , accompanied by his brother , by Mr . Clayton , and his two sons , aged respectively ten and twelve years , they accidentally came in contact with a yacht , by which the boat was upset . Captain Badcock ' s two sons were unhappily drowned , and that gentleman himself escaped with much difficulty , and is at present very ill from the effects ofthe calamity . The Murderer Pulley . —A few days since a man named Howse , in cleaning a Pool at Broughton ,

      belonging to Mr . Checketts , found embedded in the mud the moleskin breeches which the murderer wore at the time , and m . de away with after the commission of the murder . They were tightly rolled up , and contained a brick and a stone . There was a blue and white handkerchief , well known to belong to Pulley , fastened round them . Owing to their advanced state of decay , it is now impossible to discover any stains of blood upon them . This affords the only link that was required to complete the proof of hid guilt . The pool in which they were found is situate about half a mile from the barn where Pulley was discovered by Superintendent Harris . —Worcester Herald .

      Execution of Mary Bali , at Coventry . —The prisoner made a confession of her guilt to Mr . Stanley , the governor of the gaol , on Sunday week . She said ; " I put the arsenic on the shelf , and told him ( her husband ) there were some salts on the shelf ; he might take them , they would do him good , though I knew at the time it was not salts ; but I thought if he took it himself , I should not get into any scrape about it , for the people would think he took it in mistake . My husband was in the habit of going with other women , and using me so ill ; no one knows what I have suffered ; but had I have known as much as I do now , I would not have done it , for I would rather have left him and went to the workhouse ; but I hope God will forgive me . " The

      murderess maintained her self-possession and firmness in a remarkable degree to the last . Immediately after ten o'clock on Thursday morning the 9 th inst ., the officers of the prison appeared on the platform in front , and the prisoner was led forth , accompanied by the governor , under-sheriff and his officer , and the Rev . Mr . Sandberg , reading the service for the occasion . She proceeded up the steps with little assistance , and , as far as we could observe , uttered no word while thus awaiting her end , but , with closed eyes and saddened countenance , stood motionless whilst the rope was placed round her neck . In an instant afterwards the drop fell , and she passed from this life in the presence of from eighteen to twenty thousand persons . A subdued thrill of horror appeared to pass over this

      immense multitude as tne latal bolt was drawn but otherwise there was no manifestation of feeling . The victim in this dreadful scene appeared to die without any perceptible struggles or distortions . It is eighteen years since the last execution at Coventry— -that of Mary Ann Higgins . Charge of fohgikg a Will . —The magistrates of Croydon , on Saturday last were engaged for a considerable time in investigating a charge against the reputed wife of Jacob King , a man who died at Addiscombe , on the 25 th of July last , of cholera . It seemed that llv . King , some hours before his death , asked for his eash box ; but the key could not be

      found , and the brother of the deceased , broke it open . One of Mr . King ' s labourers , ¦ Amos Gower , was in the room at the time rubbing the unfortunate gentleman- with brandy . Deceased asked him whether he could write , and on being answered in the affirmative , Mr . King directed him to sign the will , which was taken out of the cash box , and he did so , the other witness being " Dick , " his brother . This will could not be found , and it was suspected that the reputed Mrs . King had concealed or destroyed it . On applying at Doctors ' Commons it was found that another will , dated September , 1841 , had been deposited there , the witnesses to it being two persons named Tomlin and Church , and by which the whole of Mr . King ' s property was bequeathed to Emma Cluirch , thcdctQndant , to ihe ex-

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      clusion of the deceased ' s daughter . The magistrates said there were sufficient grounds to justify them in remanding the defendant ; but he allowed Ko depart on entering up bail herself m £ 100 , and two sureties in the like amount . ______ SrniKE AMONGST TUB STAFF ORDSHIRE COLLIERS .-bSnguam , August U . -Tl * « ftrtrftk jrcjMt fill in the price of iron and coal , and consequent ieductL of the workmen ' s wages , has resulted in one of those trades-strikes which have . always Sved ( a d especially hereabouts ) so harmfu 1 to ? 1 the parties concerned . Within the last . week a nrLJ v ffeneral turn out has taken place amongst the ?« TlM ? DarIaston , Wednesbury , West Bromwich , of a reduction iu wages of ed , per d ^ ^ n _ fS Ameetincrof those who have struck was held on & 5 Cock Ue ^

      BK r ^ jy ^^ , ^ boat 300 were present / thereat it was unanimously esolvcdthat they should not resume yrkuntj the masters granted them the same rate > o ^ Remuneration as existed before the strike . Taking into account the reduction now made , their pi esent wa « es would be about 2 s . 3 d ., upon which , having in view that they do not just now get more than two days * work per week , they declared it was impossible for them to subsist , and the general opinion seemed to be that the masters have made tne present reduction without any just cause for doing so There is a good deal of ill-feeling on the part of those who have " struck" against those who have remained at their work , and this has been vented in so many ways that serious disturbances have been

      apprehended . At West Bromwich on Tuesday evenjn £ a collier who had been working in a pit belongin " to the Ileathfield Company was attacked by a mob of some two or three hundred persons—these being chiefly women and children—and stoned all the way homo . The crowd threatened further disturbance at the man ' s house , but dispersed on the appearance of a strong body of police . At Dudley and other places there have been similar , and even more alarming , outrages . Two men were on Saturday brought before the magistrates at Handsworth , on a charge of lurking in the neighbourhood of a pit at Tipton , in which were some men who had refused to foin the body of men out on strike . Upon hnincr searchedone was found to be armed with a

      , thick short stick , having an old bayonet attached to it ; and upon the other a loaded pistol , various suspicious circumstances having come out respecting those men , they were remanded in custody . There is a good deal of excitement throughout the district , which it is to be hoped will pass over without disturbance , but at present the men are very much discontented . At the collieries of Messrs . Morris , of HorseVy Heath , some ofthe men have resumed their work . The Late Turn-out at Blackburn . —The hands of Messrs . John Sharpies and Co . resumed work on Monday morning , having accepted the five per cent , in fourteen daysand a promise of better raw

      , material . Those of Messrs . Pilkington resumed work on Saturday , at the masters' terms . The advance of five percent , has been generally adopted by the masters . —Preston Chronicle . The Britannia Bridof .. — On Saturday last the operations connected with the lifting of this great fabric to its permanent level , 100 feet above hi g h watermark , were commenced , under the supenn * tendence of Mr . Stephenson's band of engineers ; and the great tube is now making its way upwards The raising is going on successfully at the rate oi six feet a day , and the machinery is said to act admirably .

      Capture of a Murderer . —It will be in the recollection of the public that in the month of December , 1847 , a person of the name of Thomas Kay was most barbarously murdered on the line of railway , then in the course of construction in the parish of South Aston , in the county of York , the particulars of which at the time appeared in nearly all the newspapers in the country . William Watson , the person who committed the murder , made his escape ; although he was advertised in the Hue and Cry , and every other possible means resorted to for hfs discovery , yet he succeeded in evading the hands of justice till Saturday last , when he was apprehended

      by Mr . Martindale Scott , the active high constable of Penrith , in the county of Cumberland , who found him working in a lime-stone quarry , near the secluded village of Arkleby , in a lonely and remote district in the western division of Cumberland . On Mr . Scott charging him with being the perpetrator of the murder he appeared confounded , and on his being lodged in the lock-up at Penrith , on Saturday evening last , after great , mental suffering , he burst into tears , and wept bitterly for a considerable time , but refrained from saying anything whereby to criminate himself . On Sunday Watson was removed to York , where he awaits his trial .

      Fatal Accident on the jSortii Kent Railway . A shocking accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon on this line of railway at Woolwich , by which one man was crushed to death under a passenger train . About three o ' clock one of the contractor ' s men , named Michael Barry , was observed walking up the line towards the Woolwich station , apparently examining the condition of the permanent way . Arriving near the entrance of the tunnel , he saw the 2 . 30 down-train emerging from it , apd stepped immediately on the up-lino , without looking back to sec if it was clear , which unhappily was not the case , for the 2 . 0 up-train from Gravesend was also coming up . The engine driver blew the alarm whistle as loud as it was possible , but no notice was

      taken by the man , who continued between the rails with his eyes fixed on the approaching down-train . In a few moments the poor fellow was struck down and the entire train passed over his body . When picked up life was found to bo quite extinct , both legs were severed from the body , which was otherwise shockingly disfigured . The deceased has left a wife and large family destitute . Firk at Manchester . —About twelve o ' clock on Saturday night information was received at the police yard , Manchester , that the oil-cloth manufactory attached to the goods station of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company , in Oldhamroad was on fire . Three engines and firemen were speedily on the spot . It was found that the

      building , to which , fortunately , tho hre was confined , was only twenty-one yards long by twelve , situated at the extreme end of tlie Railway Company ' s yard . The flames were raging furiously when the engines arrived : the roof had fallen in , and very combustible materials which filled the building , consisting chiefly of oil-cloths in various stages of completion , some laid upon stretchers for drying , & c ., together with a quantity of oil , caused the fire to blaze most furiously for some time . The efforts of the firemen were directed to prevent the spread ofthe fire to the neighbouring buildings . Two engines were sta tioned at a reservoir at one end of the yard , and a jet was attached from the water main , and in about an hour the flames were extinguished , so that all was comparatively safe . The total loss is estimated at £ 350 .

      Strange Scene at a Christening . —At Huddersfiold , on Sunday last , between the conclusion ofthe morning service and the commencement of the service in the afternoon , there were , as is frequently the case , numbers of persons , of both sexes , congregated round the baptismal font at the parish church , for the purpose of admitting within the pale of Christianity their juvenile offspring . Among others there was one party consisting of lather and mother ; with their brothers and a sister , all of them apparently decent people , with them a brother of tho mother , and consequently uncle to the neophyte about to be admitted into the church by the sacramental rite of baptism . The rev . clergyman proceeded through the service till he came to put the usual

      question to the sponsors— " Name this child . " To the astonishment of all present , the uncle ( a rough sailor ) , taking the child , a boy , from the arms oftho mother , and placing him in those of the clergyman , distinctly gave the astounding appellation of " Bung your Eye . " The clergyman started , the clerk stared in astonishment , while some score or two of other parties smiled and tittered ; many endeavoured in vain to smother their laughter , but to no purpose . Again , the rev . gentleman ( thinking that the question had been misunderstood ) asked , " Name this child . " " Bung your Eye , " was again the answer . This was too much for human gravity , and loud laughter followed the reply , when the rev . gentleman was forced to turn round to conceal his risible

      emotions , and recover his suaviter in modo . Turning again to the nautical sponsor , he asked , "Is it your wish that the child should be baptised in this name ?" With the most imperturable gravity the seaman replied with an affirmative bow . " Young man , " said the minister , " I wish you would be a little more solemn on this occasion . " The reply was , " IIow can I be more solemn ? " The minister then turning to the mother , inquired if she was willing for her child to be so baptised ? She replied with much simplicity , " Yes , if it is a right name ; I suppose it must be so . " The clerk then stepped forward , and inquired if tho child had been registered , and in what nanie ? "Yes ; named James William . " On this the clergyman was about to baptise it in the latter name , but tho young tar positively interdicted it , and the minister returning

      the child to its mother very properly refused to baptise it under : so strange and unusual a name , and the christening party left the church amid the laughter of the congregation at the font , the clerk advising them to return on the following Wednesday , and have the rite performed in a becoming manner . It was understood that the infant was baptised at another church in the district the same afternoon in tho name registered . Tires in Cambridgeshire . —About midnight on Monday fast , the exiensivc farm premises of Mr . Simeon sell , of Bassmgbourn , were discovered > o be on fire , nearly the whole of which ' were soon levelled to the ground ; fortunatel y there was no grain of any kind in the barns . The horses and other cattle were got out in time o be saved , with the exception of a calf , which was burnt to a cinder . -On Tuesdav the extensive premises of Mr . S . Bl „ tt , corn and seed merchant of that place , were found to boon fire , 3 the whole of them , excepting the houBe . were de-

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      t _ . _ . __ . ... « ... * % e \ t \ siroyed , in addition to six fat hogs , about 300 quar - ters nf seed , ami perhaps as much corn ; 300 tacks of the seed were dressed ready for the London market . The girl ' s British school room and some other premises adjaeentwere also destroyed . This makes the fifth fire wi'hin the last few months in the comparatively small village of Bassingbour-i . Mr . Blott is insured , but considerably below the amount , the damage being estimated at £ 3 , 000 . ' < IMP" i ' »

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      ^ The Queen's Visit. On Wednesday A Leve...

      ^ THE QUEEN'S VISIT . On Wednesday a levee was held which presented an array of fashion and wealth not equalled since the visit of King George the Fourth , and from twelve o ' clock until nearly seven long lines of car riages occupied the leading avenues to the castle . At five minutes before one the deputation from the university proceeded on foot from the college , and there was a commingling of dresses , from the scarlet robes of the fellows and professors to the more

      sombre hues of the academic that had a very striking effect . From an early hour crowds filled Cork-hill and tho quays near to Parliament-street . Every window had its gaily-dressed occupants . With her accustomed punctuality , her Majesty , accompanied by Prince Albert and the members of tho suite , arrived at the Castle . Her Majesty was attended by a guard of honour ofthe Yth Hussars . 1 he royal cortege consisted of two carriages , in the first of whicli were her Majesty , Prince Albert , and the Earl of Clarendon .

      The several deputations assembled in St . Patrick ' s Hall , previous to the commencement of the levee . One o ' clock having been fixed upon for the reception of the addresses from the Corporation and the University of Dublin , the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and officers , attended by almost all the aldermen and town councillors , occupied one portion of the hall . The Lord Primate , wearing the order of St . Patrick , and the bishops in their robes , formed a conspicuous group . ¦ ¦ _ ' The Unitarians , headed by Messrs . Button , occupied another portion ; and near . them were the Rev Dr . Cooke and the Presbyterian deputation . At the opposite side of tho hall were the Roman Catholic bishops , wearing purple stockings , headed by the Most Rev . Dr . Murray . The Society of Friends , who appeared wearing their hats .

      The members of the University occupied the dais at the end of the hall . The deputations from Belfast , Sligo , and other places were also in attendance . Her Majesty entered the throne-room at half past one , accompanied by II . R . II . Prince Albert , and the officers of state , she was attired in a magnificent green p'plin dress , figured wth gold shamrocks , manufactured in Ireland , expressly for the purpose . She wore the riband and star of ihe order of St .

      Patrick , and a most superb wreath of diamonds on her head , necklace and ear-rings of diamonds , her hair in bands as represented in the most admired of her portraits . Her Majesty took her seat on the throne , the splendid band of the 6 th Carabinei-rs playing the " National Anthem . " H . R . H . Prince Albert stood beside her Majesty on the left . Two ladies in waiting stood on her right han < l . Lord Clarendon , Lord Lansdowne . Loid Abercom , Sir George Grey , and the various other high officials stoud around the throne .

      Previous to the General Levee a court was held for the purpose of receiving the addresses ofthe Corporation and the University . The Lord Mayor and the corporation was the first body conducted to the royal presence . His lordship having been introduced , read the address of the corporation . The Lord Mayor , kneeling , presented the address to her Majesty , who proceeded to read her gracious answer , which she did in a most distinct , earnest , and emphatic manner . She expressed her gratification at the reception she had met with from her loyal Irish subjects , trusted that the period of suffering was now about to tcminate , owing to the blessings of Divine Providence , and HOPED UPON HHB NF . XT VISIT , WHICH WOULD NOT BE VKRY LONG DEFERRED , THE COUNTRV WOULD BE AS PROSPEROUS AS THE PEOPLE COULD DESIRR .

      During the period of her Majesty ' s reading this answer , and at one of its most interesting portions , ihe band in the courtyard unexpectedly commenced to play " God save the Queen , " which rendered her Majesty ' s vice inaudible . Her Majesty paused , ordered the music lo be stopped « . and this having been effected , after soma minutes had elapsed the Queen again resumed the reading of her answer , and smiled at the momentary embarras caused by the sudden manifestation of loyally . The Lord Mayor then introduced Alderman Keshan and William Reynolds as the proposer and seconder of the address .

      The Lord Mayor then handed the ad ' ress to his Royal H'ghness Price Albert , which he acknowledge ! . The Chamberlain requested that the members of the corporation who constituted the deputation would consider themelvesaspresetited , without going through the usual formalities , and requested the Lord Mayor to send in a list of those who were then present . The deputation from the University was the next presented , and the address was read by the Lord Prin-ate , as visitor .

      Her Majesty thanked the deputation for their loyal address . She said that the university which they represented occupied a distinguished position amongst the learned institutions upon earth—that its fame was to be found amongst the records of tlie dead , as well as amongst the works of 'he learned men of the present generation ; and she trusted that by tta manner in which they would continue tn administer these high functions , they would promote the course of piety and learning . Thp L-rd Lieutenant then signified to the deputation that her Majesty requested that the members of the deputation would consider themselves as presented without going through the formal mode of presentation . Dr . Wall and Dr . Singer ivere thi'n presented by the Primate , who kissed her Majesty's hand .

      Th- Vice-Provost , addressing Prince Albert , said that the university had conferred upon his royal highness the degree of doctor of laws , and at the same time handed his Royai Highness the parchim-nt conferring it . This was graciously acknowledv ed by the Prince , and her Majesty smiled approvingly at the compliment thus paid to her illustrious consort . After the presentation of the enormous number of addresses , the reception of which m'ght be considered good work for one day , the regular business of the levee commenced , when upwards of 2 , 500 nobility and gentry were presented , a ceremony that lasted several hours . Shortly after six o ' clock her Majesty left the Castle . There was a considerable crowd assembled outside , who cheered lustil y as the royal carriages drove off to Phoenix Park .

      A private concert was given at the Royal Lodge , Phojnix Park , in the evening . On Thursday a grand review took place in Phoenix Park . Soon after dawn the human , tide began to flow towards the Park , swelling as every hour advanced , till the streets were one compact mass of men on horse and foot , and in every descripti . n of vehicle . Some carriages had remained all night on the ground to secure good positions . From eight to ten o clock the scene was one which only the most crowded portion ofthe route to Epsom on a most crowded Derb y day could at all equal . Before nine o ' clock the crash of military music resounded m every street , tho gleaming of arms , and the waving of standards , were visible in everv m-ear

      thoroughfare as the troops marched to the ground . At ten o ' clock the royal standard was hoisted , as the Queen left the lodge . Her Majes y was in an op-n barouche , drawn by four horses , with postilions and outriders . She was accompanied by the royal children , and attended by the Countess of Clarendon . Prince Albert was mounted on a magnificent dark chesnut charger , and wasdressed in the uniform of a field-marshal . He wore a star on the left breast . The troops having been marched to the front ofthe royal standard flag-staff , near which the roval carriage was stationed . Prince Albert took the cornmind with Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Blakeney . I he field at this moment presented a brilliant ap earar . ce-the extended line of Infantrv . with their

      serried bayonets blazing in the sun-the dense bodies of Cavalry stationed at the wings-whilst at either end the Artillery was station ' , d ; Prince Albert and General Blakeney then advanced to the front of tbe line ; they were accompanied by a brilliant staff . Prince taorge of Cambrid ge accompanied them . Hi-Royal Highness was mounted on a beautiful Arab charger , tlis Royal Highness was dressed in a majir-general s uniform , and also wore a star on his breast . The Lord Lieutenant wore civilian costume and kept generally , through the course of the review ' near her Majesty ' s carriage . Shortly after eleven o clock , the review commenced . The affair was a brilliant one , and at its conclusion the royal partv was loudly chewed .

      Shortly atter two o'clock Prince Albert , accompanied by the Earl of Clarendon , the Marquis of Lansdowne , Earl Fortescue , and Mr . Corry Connellan , private secretary to tlie Lord-Lieutenant , drove into the city from the Viceregal Lodge , for the purpose of visiting some of the public institutions . The distinguished party first proceeded to the Royal Irish Academy , a most interesting muaeurn of Irish antiquities , where they were received by the Rev Dr . Todd the Rev . T . Graves , and Dr . Petrie . His royal highness was condu-. tcd through the building , and he minutely examined the several curious remains of antiquity collected there . The inspection was strictly private , but his Royal Highness spent more than half an hour in the institution , being much interested , and expressed himself highly pleased with allhesaw . . His Roy . il Highness , and the noblemen who accom-

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      panied him , next drove to the Royal College of Surgeons , Stephen ' s-green . The Prince was received at the en * ranee of the college by the president , vicepresident , Sir Philip Crampton , & 0 ., and conducted to the board-room , where he remained some time in conversation with several members of the college . The party having been conducted to the museum , tlie Prince was occupied for some time in an inspection of the different collections and specimens it contains ; he then returned to the board-room , and previous to h s departure expressed himself much pleased with his visit . Th'S being the day appointed for the presentation of an address to the Prince by the members of the Royal Dublin Society , the board-room of the- society was filled before three o'clock with a distinguished - _ r __ . .. -a J- — .- *— * k _ -i !>««¦< . 1 / "l / Ol _ - »» . ___ « . _? C *™__

      company , several 1 dies having occupied seals there from eight o ' clock in the morning . At half-past four precisely his Royal Highness arrived in the private carriage of the Lord-Lieutenant . Mr . L . £ . Fooi , tbe honorary secretary read the address . Prince Albert , in reply , said : — " I thank you sincere ! v for your congratulations upon the arrival of the Q , ueen and myself in Ireland . I have always felt a great interest in the proceedings < f this so-iety . and have been anxious for its prosperity , because I was convinced that in applying the most recent discoveries in science and the most fully-tested mechanical improvements , to the naturally fertile soil , you

      would not only raise the productive powers of this country , and increase its wealth , but liewise give remunerative employment to its labouring population , and encourage habits of industry . It is impossible not to feel deeply the marks of enthusiastic attachment which have been displayed to the Queen and my > elf by the warm-hearted inhabitants of this beautiful island ; and I most sincerely hope that the promise of a plentiful harvest , of which your fields be t such hopeful evidence , may be the hariinger of a termination to those sufferings under which the people have so lamentably , and yet with such exemplary patience , laboured . "

      Visit to the Cattle Show . —After leaving tbe boa'd-room of the society-house the Prince , accompanied by the sam & distinguished personages who had arrived with him , then proceeded to examine the show yards , and from Mr . Archbold , the late member for the county Kildare , and others of the council , nwde mhi'ite inquiries as to the stock , & c . j his Royal Highness being , as is well known , an excellent judge of such matters . In the evening a drawing-room was held for the first time in Ireland by the Quean . So early as seven o ' clock the carriages began to set down at the Castle , and the populace in the streets interested themselves by looking into the equipages , and observing tho

      b'illiant costumes of the several visitors . The police arrangements were excellent , and the carriages all aoine through Parliament street afterwards took up their company in Dame-street , near the lower Castle gate . The scene presented to the eye of the specta * tor was one of a peculiar brilliancy . Hour after hour the long lines of equipages succeeded each . oth- r . It literally appeared as if there would be no termination to the arrivals , and the blaze of li g ht from the Castle , the Royal Exchange , and other buildings , which were illuminated on this auspicious occasbin , made every object appear almost as discernible as if it were clear day . " There's a good time coming" was heralded forth in brilliant gas at Andrews and Co . 's , Dame-street . It formed a

      leading po'nt . At twelve minutes after nine o ' clock the Queen and Prince Albert , the Lord-L eutei ant and Countess of Clarendon , entered the Castle gates , the three sta e carriages being preceded and fllowed by a squadron ofthe fithorlnnishilling Dragoons . Cheers , long , fervent , and earnest , burst forth on every side , and those who occupied the carriages on the line which was formed by the royal cortege joined in the i laudits , one common feeling of loyalty actuating all cla-ses .

      Shortly afterwards her Majesty , accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert and the officers of state , entered the presence chamber . Her Majesty was attired in a superb pink poplin dress , elaborately figured with gold shamrocks ; ornaments , diamonds of the most splendid brilliancy . Her Majesty most condescendingly delayed her departure more tban an hour , in order to meet the wishes of her lo al Irish female subjects to obtain the high honour of presentation—the number present altogether exceeded seventeen hundred . The fine bands of the 2 nd Regiment and the GOth Rifles performed a variety of splendid music during the evening . At a few minutes after twelve o ' clock her Majesty and the royal suite took their departure , and the cheers were loud and long-continued as they proceeded to the Viceregal Lodge .

      The peoide were more than usually peaceable , and the streets orderly in a remarkable d ° gree . d » . spite the dense masses which thronged every available space that could be occupied . The Queen , after lunching at Carton with the Duke of Leinster , left the Viceregal Lodge , at five o ' clock on Friday , for the terrnnus ofthe rail . West-Jand-row , and proceeded to Kingstown , where her Majesty and suite embarked for Belfast . The voyage from Kingstown to Belfast was a stormy one . At two o'clock on Sa urday , the Fairy , into which the royal visitors had been transferred , arrived at the landing place and were received by the nobili'y and local authorities . The usual addresses and ceremonies took place , and the Queen , having knigh'ed Mr . Johnson , the Mayor , proceeded

      on a tour tlrough the town , and also to visit its leading public institutions and notabilities . Among them was an exhibition of the manufacture of linen , the s'aple prodict > f the town , in all its stages , with which the Queen and Prince Consort were much interested . The royal party returned at six o ' clock to the pavilion where they landed , having occupied about two hours and a half in the visit and immediately afterwards proceeded on board the Albert and Victoria , the night however was stormy , and the royal squadron did not leave Belfast until Sunday afternoon on its way to Scotland , and , after a very rounh and stormy passage across the Mull of Galloway , put into Loch Ryan , on the Scotch coast , at a quarter past five in the evening , where they anchored for the night .

      At halt-past four on Monday morning the squadron got under weigh , and proceeded to the Clyde , where they arrived at half-past eight . The royal yachts Fairy and Vivid went up some miles through the splendid scenery of Loch Long . The Prince proceeded to Li . ch Lomond , alone , the wet and stormy weather having prevented the Queen from accompanying him . Embarkh-g at Tarbet , he proceeded down the loch to Baloch , and then through the vale of Alexandria to Dumbarton . Great preparations had been made for the reception of the sovereign , and her absence caused much disappointment The Prince embarked at Dumbarton and joined his family at " the tail of the bank , " where tlif-y spent the night , and on Tuesday proceeded to Glasgow , where they arrived at twelve o ' clock , having been received in their passage up the Clyde with the warmest demonstrations of heartv good feeling .

      e ¦^ 1 f ^ Pr ° vost , having presented an address from the corporation , received on board the honour of knighthood . The deputations from the Lord-Lieutenant , Deputy Lieutenant , and magistrates ofthe county ; from the Presbytery of Glasgow , of the Established Church , and from the Free Kirk of Scotland , were severally introduced , and presented addresses to her Majesty , who immediately afterwards , in company with Prince Albert and the royal children , proceeded to visit the and the

      ^ athedral College , receiving on her progress through the vast and orderly assemblage the most enthusiastic plaudits . Shortly after two o ' clockthe royal partv arrived at the terminus of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway , where they partook of refreshment , and then started for Balmoral by special train viet , Perth . They arrived at Perth at half-past three o ' clock , after a pleasant journey , wbe-e after taking a hasty drive through the town , they dined and slept , ana" started for their own quiet home at Balmoral , on Wednesday morning .

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      W ^ JVAiiAi- A ^^_^^__ , ^__ . _ . _ ., _ .-, _ -... _ , ___ CAUTION TO WORKING-MEN . —A POLITICAL QUACK EXPOSED . iV 1 JilM ' ' [ We take the following from an excellent journal published in New South Wales , entitled the ' People ' s Advocate . ] Emigration . —Lloyd ' s Weekly IZndon Newst ) aper October 22 d , in answer to a correspondent , says ! "A labourer with no capital , but stout arms and a stout heart—not burdened with any ridiculous fears about blacks and bushrangers , cannot do better than emigrate . If he can get landed in any Australian port—Sydney , for choice , as the London ofthecolony , he is quite sure of good wages and plenty of food , with no expense for fuel , and very little for clothes ! " What a delightful wosnect ! hut our

      London contemporary has not stated sufficient : everybody hero knows well enough that sirloins of beef and legs of mutton run after the labourers beg > . gmg to be eaten ; that sovereigns grow upon every bush ; that wood and coal always walk into the grate ; and light themselves every morning before the labourer or his wife gets out of bed ; and that the climate is so delightfully warm that the people can do without any clothes at all . This is the reason why money is so plentiful , why labourers get lots of food , and fuel for nothing ; and clothes for a . mere song . The next time our contemporary holds forth upon the advantages of Australia , we trust ho will not forget to place those we have above enumerated m his catalogue , for thev arc just as near the truth as half tho tales told to the deluded labourers of England , to induce them to come out here .

      Association Of Nations.—An Association O...

      Association of Nations . —An association of men of all nations resident in America , is about to be formed in New York city , in order to advance , propagate , and aid republican struggles in every part ofthe world .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 18, 1849, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_18081849/page/6/