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      HEU . TB Of I-aD ^^ Ttoefficial ^ MMjg ^^ The mortality of London , which rose to W ^ T {„ [ £ first weebsof the year , has gradually ^^ JZ ^ « eek ending last Saturday the »™ g ^ f 2 pe £ Taking the & corresponding weefa of ££ MJJJ that last weeks amount was lew than nr f six instances , andjrea teriitaj « d becorrectcd corresponding weeks w ^ l ^ g- ^ " ljl 53 Jompated ^ th for increase of population noecuwco * , » » . , which the present return shows a decrease of !&•—Last week the births of 803 boys , and 798 girls , mall 1 , 601 children , were registered in Louden In seven corresponding weeks of 1 M-51 the average was 1 , 402 At the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , the mean daily reading of the barometer was above 30 in . on Saturday ; the mean of theweekwas 29 ' 645 ui . The mean daily temperature was 106 der . above the average of the same day in ten years on Sunday ; * on Monday the excess was only 1 7 deg . ; and on the rem aining five days the daily mean was below theaveram . On Sunday the mean daily temperature was 49 4

      deg . ; on Monday it fell to 40 ' 6 deg . ; and it continued to fall till Thursday , when it was 34 * 3 deg . ; on the two followi ng days it slightly increased . The mean of the week was 33 8 deg ., which is near the average . The wind blew from tho south-west on the first two days , on tbe next three from the north , and towards the end of the week from S . S . E . Firb it the Houses op PjuuUuent . —On Saturday last much excitement prevailed in the vicinity of the new houses of Parliament in consequence of the sudden outbreak of a fire in No . 8 Committee-room . The buildings are heated by means of hot air pipes , and in the room referred to tbe gas pipe is placed on the top of the one through which the steam is conveyed . On the usher connected with that department entering the room earlier than usual with a lighted candle to applv to tbe gas-burners , an immediate explosion took place , aid the apartment was instantaneously in a blaze . Assistance was promptly rendered , and the flames were extinguished without any serious injury or da . mage having been sustained .

      . . Mischkvous Thick . —On Saturday last great excitement was created in the Court of Common Pleas , Guildhall , through the exercise of a propensity to mischief by some person unknown , who by writing the word "Withdrawn " against several cases induced the witnesses to leave the court , and it became necessary to withdraw the records , at great expense to the parties in the suits . The Lord Chief Justice strongly reprobated Ihe conduct of the offenders , who , if discovered , he would most severely punish . His lordship then directed that glazed frames with locks should be put up to secure the lists on Monday , and to prevent a repetition of the offence .

      Determined Suicide . —Early on Saturday morning Iaa 4 , Mr . HintoX . landlord < f tbe Windmill , corner of Bennettstreet and Upper Ground-street , Blackfriars , went into his skittle-ground to see that all was safe there , when he found his potman , William Shrimpton , aged 31 , suspended by the neck , and life quite extinct . Twice before the unfortunate man had made an attempt on his life . He had been drinking a great deal , and at eleven o ' clock he took off his necktie and threw it on the tap-room fire , saying he wanted it no more . Gondola SteaubBs ox the Thames . —Early in the spring a " fleet of gondola steamers " will be placed on the River , to nm between London Bridge and Richmond . They are ten in number , of a new and novel construction , resembling somewhat in form the gondolas that ply ou the canals of Venice . A splendid ^ saloon occupies the whole of the after part of the vessel , with a promenade above . Most of them are building at Liverpool .

      Retirement of Mr . Greek , the Aerosatjt . — The veteran aerial voyager retires this season from aerostic pursuits . He has now made 489 ascents , and intends completing the number of 500 during the ensuing season . Mr- Warded , the proprietor ofthe Royal Gardens , Vauxball , has arranged with Mr . Green , for his eleven farewell trips . Each ascent is to be marked by various grand demonstrations . Fatal Accident . —On Monday afternoon a waggon , belonging to Messrs . Archer and Co ., Golden-lane , City , was proceeding along the Hampstead-road , when the waggoner was attracted by a scream ; and , upon looking round , saw a boy , about fourteen jean of age , lying on the ground and cut in two by the wheel of the waggon . It appeared that deceased , who is not known , was , with other boys , scraping tbe sugar from the casks with which the vehicle was loaded , when he slipped from the cart under the wheel , and his body wasabsomtely severed .

      • Serious Accident with Detonating Powdeb . — On Tuesday afternoon , a most deplorable accident took place in the City , which was near causing the loss of several lives . One of the unfortunate sufferers is despaired of . A short time since Mr . Jonas Crofts , a mining agent , having offices in King-street , Cheapside , had several charges of detonating powder for blasting purposes left with him . is samples , and subsequently finding them lying about he directed one of his men to put them out of the way , and the man incautiously threw them into a rubbish bin in the cellar . The charges , which were exceedingly powerful , were made up in the form of something like a needle-case , aod when applied to the purpose of blasting were capable of dislodging many tons of same-. During the week a number o painters bad been engaged about Mr . Crofts premises , aud on Tuesday forenoon

      one of them named B ^ rofield was in the cellar mixing some paint , when he eyed one of the charges which was lying in the rubbish . Picking it up , and supposing it to be a iieedle-ca ? e , he put it into his pocket , aud at the time previously mentioned , he went with the rest of the workmen to dinner , at the Fountain and Star public-house , Castle-court , Lawrence-lane , Cheapaide . In the course of the meal , Barefield took the charge out of his pocket , and a discussion arose as to what it really was . One of them cut it in half , and found it to contain a substance which they supposed to be brickdust . Wi ( h a view probably of ascertaining more satisfactorily its character , another of the company , a man named John Caulfeild , a waiter , living in the Canalroad , Gamden-towa , then uok up the pieces of the charge ,

      and commenced robbing them on the tap-room table , when almost immediately they exploded with tremendous force . Six men who were in the room were thrown dos-n by the concussion , and more or less injured . The man in whose hand the charge exploded presented a most shocking spectacle . Both his arms from tbe elbow joint were shattered , and some idea may be formed of tbe poor fellow ' s mutulated condition from iue circumstance that portions of his bauds and fingers were picked up ou the floor . He was atones placed in a cab and conveyed with all haste to St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , and in the course of the evening it was deemed expedient to amputate both limbs above the elbow . He continues in the most distressing state . The police subsequently searched Mr . Croft ' s cellar , aud found the remainder of the charges which had been thrown in the rubbish , and of which they took possession .

      Cirr Commissioners of Sewers . — On Tuesday the commissioners assembled in the Guildhall , Mr . Deputy Peacock in the chair . The chairman observed that a detailed account ofthe labours of the City Commissioners of Sewers for the whole of the last year had been drawn up by the surveyor . It wonld be seen that whatever might be said against tbe Corporation of the City of London , the sanitary condition and the comforts of their fellow citizens formed an essential object in the minds of the court . The report was ordered to be printed aud distributed amongst the members of the corporation . Ksw Metropolitan Cattle Market . —On Tuesday a meeting was held at the Three Pigeons Inn by adjournment from the Town Hall , to take steps for obtaining tbe adoption of Brentford as the site of the great cattle market to be established in lieu of Smithfield . A memorial to the market committee of the city of London was adopted , after various speakers had addressed the meeting in favour of the scheme .

      Suspec ted Mubdeb op as Englvebb . —On Tuesday morning , Mr . William Carter held an inquest at the Canal House , Old Kent-road , to investigate tho circumstances connected with the death of Alfred Jewell , aged twentythree , an engineer , recently in the employ of Messrs . Amos , of the Grove , Southwark , a workman who had withdrawn from the Amalgamated Society , and signed tho Masters ' Declaration . Deceased was most respectably connected , and the greatest excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood . The jury having been sworn , and viewed the body , the following evidence was adduced ' —William Poeock , " waiter at the above house , deposed that the hat of deceased was found in the Surrey Canal on Friday last , and on the following evening the body of deceased was drawn from beneath the bridge in tbe Old Kent-road . —Job White , one of the

      detectives , was present when the body was found , and searched it . He found in the pockets six sixpences , one halfpenny , two keys , a clasp knife , a silk handkerchief , a pocket-book , some slices of bn ? ad and butter , a book belonging to the Amalgamated Society of Engineers , and other articles . The cravat of deceased , and the strings of his collar , were drawn tightly round his neck . Around the throat was a livid mark as from pressure . —Mr . Charles George Jewell , proprietor of the City of London Luncheon-rooms , Gracechurch-street , said deceased was his brother . He possessed remarkably good health and spirits . In his opinion there was nothing to lead to the belief that he had committed « uicide . —Henry Sash , oastler attheTTurk ' sHead , Old Kentroad , stated that on Friday morning he saw the deceased , and he appeared in remarkably good health and spirits . He left a hamper at the stable-yard , directed to bis brother , Mr . W . A . Jewell—Mr . Jenkins , a solicitor of deceased ' s

      crushed and broken short off above the elbow , th * bones protruding . Being immediatel y conveyed to Middlesex Hospital , his jaws were found to bo extensively fractured , and the injuries to the arm so great as to render amputation of the limb necessary . He was accordin gly placed under chloroform , and in a few seconds the operation was skillfully performed . He is not expected to survive . Fats asd AccroExr . —During Monday night a fire took place in the premises of Mr . John Elliott , Kb . 1 , Erinplace , Thames-bank , Pimlico . It commenced in one of tbe upper rooms , at which time Mrs . Elliott was in the place , and owing to the bedding becoming in a general blaze she was unable to effect a safe retreat from the burning room , and , as the last expedient , the poor creature opened the window and jumped out . She fell with a fearful crash , and when picked up was found to be insensible , and so much injured that she was obliged to be removed to the hospital , where she remains iu a very precarious condition .

      Acctoesi at Messes . Combb and Deuhbid ' s . —A rightful accident occurred on Monday night to a man the ? V ames Wab y » mthe em P 7 of the above firm , at aloifir rewery , King-street , Long-acre . He was passing downtml ? efloors of the establishment when he fell t * o beerhnf t ° P « ig into a vault , descending between injured flS' y taa on hoops of which he was dreadfully being rendered *? 1118 wer ° ^ armui g » and prompt assistance blood , his facebei ^ v fonDd onthe gH > delnged in famii y , here annliSFt ^ "y shed , and his left arm order for a J £ , ^™> » e coroner for an adjournSlint , in tem examination to be made , as the

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      family wished for the fullest investigation . —Mr . Hawkins surgeon , upon being questioned by the coroner , said that some violence might have been committed , although marks were not seen on the surface of tbe body . ' He thought under the circumstances , a post mortem examination was necessary . —The coroner here read the following letterfound in the hamper : — "No . 2 , Taylor ' s cottages , Asylum-road , Feb . 13 , 1852 .-Dear Brother ,- ! was glad to hear you got home dry on Sunday last . We have to thank you for the contents of the hamper . andlhaveleftitin the careofKasn . Sow for a few words about engineering . On Monday l signed the declaration , and sent a letter to Mr . Wane , to erase my name from the society ' s books . The shops are fillingfast . I do not know how thedispute will end , but t hope it may end in the emplovers' behalf . In cue any of us are attacked , we are constantly guarded by the ponce , breakfast , dinner , and going home time . Signed Alvbbd Jewell . —To Mr . W . A . Jewell . " -After some further convernationthe inquiry was adjourned .

      , Failure . —The house in the leather trade of Messrs . C . and B . Hooper , Seething-lane , has failed . The liabilities are understood to be little short of £ 60 , 000 . The sufferers from the suspension are chiefly tanners and curriers in various parts ofthe kingdom . Xothing is known with regard to the probable dividend . New akd Cheap Ousibuses . —On Tuesday a number of new and well-appointed omnibuses commenced running between the Paddington terminus of the Great Western Railway and the Great Northern Station , at Kmg ' s-cross . The fare is 2 d . for the entire distance . Distressing Suicide nt Westmissteb . A discovery has just been made in a house in Dean-street , Westminster , which has given rise toa most painful feeling in thatneighbourbood . About seven years neo an eng ineer named

      Stone , died , and was buried in the Broadway churchyard . His widow was left unprovided for , and left London to take a situation in Kent , where she was not successful . At the beginning of the present month she took lodgings in Deanstreet , Westminster . She at first objected to the rent , saying her only purpose for coming was to visit the grave of her husband . She went away , but returned and took one ofthe rooms , instead of two , and very little was seen of her afterwards ; the last occasion being when she went to the landlady to borrow a pen and ink saying she wanted to write a letter . After that for a week no more was seen of her , and suspicion being excited , the door was forced open , and she was found lying dead on the carpet . Mr . Heath , the surgeon of Bridge-street , was sent for , who was of opinion that she had been dead seven or eight days . He found on the mantel p iece two bottles labelled "poison , " and upon a poit mortem examination he discovered about an

      ounce of laudanum in the stomach . She had been in the habit for two years of going to tbe churchyard and weeping over the grave of her husband . In her room the following latter was found : c , Tosave trouble , "Mm . Ann Stone came by her death by a draught of laudanum , no one knowing that she did take it , as she is a total stranger in tbe house she is in . Every effort she has made to obtain an honest living failed her . She has tbe presumption to throw her soul into tbe presence of Almighty , and she fervently prays that God will have mercy on her soul . Good Christians , do not allow a number of persons to look on my unfortunate body . I have performed all the offices that are requisite ; the body is ready for the coffin . " She then begs that she may be buried in the same grave with her husband , and expressed a fear that the New Victoria-street might destroy it . She concludes— " If I could have died on mv husband ' s grave stone I would done so . "

      Fibe at the St Jambs ' s Uotbl . — On Wednesday night considerable confusion was caused in the vicinity of Jermyn-street , St . James ' s , in consequence , of .. the sudden outbreak of afire in tbe St . James ' s Hotel , situate in the beforenamed street . The Semes originated in the kitchen through the overheat of the oven , and very rapidly assumed a formidable appearance , spreading from the kitchen into the parlour , and thence into the first floor . The fire was not extinguished until the building was considerably damaged , and the valuable furniture seriously injured . The contents were insured in the Globe Fire-office , and the building was insured in the Royal Exchange and Globe Fireoffices .

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      Fatal Accident at thb Bbiodtox Patjwoh . —Tho inquest on the body of Miss Michelson , of 11 , Grand Parade , Brishton , who was killed by the falling of one of the gates of the Brighton Pavilion , terminated by the jury returning a verdict ofi ? " Accidental Death . " Death of Mb . Alderman Ddnn , of Newcastle . —The " Newcastle Guardian" announces the sudden death of George T . Dunn , Esq ., of Bath House . Fatal Railway Accident . —A melancholy accident

      happened on the night of the 13 th inst . near the railway terminus at Lynn . It appears that the guard of one of the trains in passing through the viaduct felt that something had come in contact with the train ; and upon examining tbe engine a human foot was found adhering to tbe wheel . A p ilot engine was immediately sent down the line , with several officers of the company , when the body of a man was found in a dreadfully mutilated state . The deceased was recognised as Mr . Matthew Dawber , son of a gentleman of that name , who is well known at Lynn . The reason of his bein >! found on the line is unknown .

      Darixg Oothage . —On Saturday a reward of £ 20 was offered for the discovery of two men charged with having , so long as the 2 ' drd of December , committed a murderous assault , and robbery , at Alcester , in Warwickshire . About one o clock that morning they knocked at the toll-house of the Alcester turnpike-gate upon the pretence of wishing to pass through , but when Mr . Lewis , the collector , opened the door , one of the ruffians rushed in upon him , and struck him several blows on the head with a bludgeon , inflicting severe and dangerous wounds , after which he seized and made off with a small box , and other things within reach , his companion remaining outside on the watch while he committed the outrage .

      Explosion ix Birmingham . —An Explosion of detonating powder took place in a court in Cheapside , Birmingham , on Saturday evening last . One man only was killed , hut such was the violence of the shock that his limbs were severed from his body , and hurled in various directions a long distance apart ; a leg being picked up in Bradford-street " at least a hundred and fifty yards from the scene of the disaster . The building was shattered to pieces ; most of the houses were much shaken , and the doors and windows forced open . The cause of the accident has not been

      ascertained . The powder is said to have been undergoing the last stage of preparation—the drying process—and it is supposed had become over-heated . Incbsdiabism . —On Saturday information was received that some diabolical miscreants had fired the extensive plantation and gorse covers belonging to the Earl of Tarborough , Brocklesby Hall , Lincoln , by which property to the amount of several hundred pounds was destroyed , and a great many labourers' cottages injured . A large reward is offered for snch information as will lead to the conviction of the offenders .

      The Amazon . —Brighton , Saturday . —The Coast Guard here were apprised last evening of a fishing-boat having been picked up in tbe channel , about thirty miles off the coast , abreast of Shoreham . Thty took it in tow , and landed it at that port . It appeared to be quite a new boat , about twenty feet long , marked Amazon , of London . There is little doubt but that It is one of the boats that belonged to the unfortunate steam-ship . Attempted Highway Robbery at Liverpool . —On Saturday night , as a young man named Thomas Bland , in the employ of Messrs . Gorman and Co ., provision merchants of Liverpool , was conveying the cash-box of the firm from their office in Temple-court , through Doran ' s-lane , into

      Castle-street , where it is deposited , he was attacked by three men , one of whom struck him with a sharp instrument across the back of the hand , inflicting a serious injury ; a second struck him a violent blow over the temple ; and the third attempted to seize the cash-box . Bland , however , not only retained possession of the cash-box , but kept hold of the man who had attempted to seize it , until his cries brought some passers by to his assistance , and the robber was then secured and handed over to the police . His two companions succeeded in effecting their escape , although immediately pursued . The cash-box contained £ 45 in cash , and securities to the amount of £ 300 On Monday Williams ( the prisoner ) was examined at the Liverpool police ceurt , and fully committed to take his trial at the next Liverpool assizes

      . Threatened Riot at Babham , and Occupation op the Vinos House by thb Police . —The spirit of insubordination , and its consequences , riot and disorder , have again begun to manifest themselves in one or two of the Union Houses of Suffolk . Last Sunday week the inmates of the Stradbroke Union House were riotous , aud broke several windows ; but they were speedily subdued , and seven of them committed to gaol by the magistrates . On Saturday evening the inmates of the Barbara . Union were upon the point of open rebellion . Information was conveyed to the governor tliat the married men intended to force their way into the part of the house occupied by their wives . In consequence of this a strong body of police occupied the house on Sunday , and up to this time open rebellion has been preted

      ven , although much insubordination has been shown , and part ofthe floor in one of the rooms was torn up . " There are upwards of 100 able-bodied men at this time in the Barham Union House . " This is the third year that riots have taken place in this house , and within a week or so ofthe same time . Surely the reason of this ought to be inquired into . It has been unscrupulously stated to have a political origin by the "Times , " but surely the presence together in the confinement of a workhouse of upwards of 100 ablebodied men is sufficient reason for the fact . " If the men have employment they can get on , even with the reduced rate of wages which now obtains in this county , of 6 s 7 s or , at the highest , 8 s . a week ; but without work it is ' ' bard indeed for these poor men to be shut up in a workhouse The inmates of Stow and Hoxue are , I understand , below the average . —Morning Herald .

      Dreadful Firb at Dabtfobd Papbb asd Oil Mills — On Saturday night , about seven o ' clock , the extensive Phoenix paper , and also the oil mills , of Messrs . Saunders and Harrison , of Dartford , Kent , near the Creek , were discovered in flames . So instantl y had the fire communicated to different floors of the establishments , that those persons residing near the spot were quite unacquainted with the cause of alarm , till messengers were dispatcheu for the fire engines from every available source . The paper mills oi a \? 1 J ' aper were entirel destroyed . The flames spread with the utmost rapidity , and by one o ' clock verv

      iwie cnanco remained of saving the oil mills adjoining , belonging to the same firm . However doubtful the caso was at that time , the firemen would not relax in their efforts , * w ?» « " *« eTery obstacle they had t 0 oontend with they finall y succeeded in saving the majority of this part of the property . At three o ' clock on Sunday morning allfurtber danger ceased . The damage is estimated to at

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      least £ 10 , 000 . We understand that the paper mill was inlured . The cause of the fire is not known . —The firemen of the London brigade , with-a , strong number of hired auxiliaries , have , been actively emp loyed from Saturday night in endeavouring to get the fire at the Phmnix Paper Mill entirel y extinguis h ed , but up to Tuesday evening have been unsuccessful , and a mass of fire still remains beneath the ruins . 200 women were employed in the mill , all of wUom have been thrown out of work . Licensing Second-hand Booksellers . —The magistrates at Manchester Borough Court on Tuesday , were called upon to decide as to tbe liability of second-band booksellers to be included in tbe provisions of the local Police Act , which

      places it within the power of the town council to compel all professing dealers in second-hand articles to take out a license , and to keep a register , for the inspection of the police , ofthe names and residences of all parties with whom they deal in the way of trade . The penalty is £ 5 for each day , in the event of non-compliance with the enactment . The license is 2 s , 6 d ., from which the old booksellers have hitherto been exempt , but the police have resolved to enforce the act with regard to them , in order to avoid the charge of partiality . Two dealers in old books were accordingly proceeded against , and the mag istrates holding that their commodity came within tbe meaning of the term " second-hand . " the defendants were each convicted in a penalty of £ 5 .

      Escape op Two Pbisohbbs prom thb Borough Gaol , Colchester . —On Sunday evening last , about six o clock , two prisoners—viz .. George Jones , who was under remand upon a charge of having a large amount of counterfeit coin in his possession , and James Keeble , charged with obtaining goods under false pretences , effected their escape from the borough gaol , by cutting away part of a door , with some instrument they had secreted , which enabled them to enter a passage , at the end of which they effected an aperture through a brick wall into the vegetable market place , from whence they effected their escape ; and although their exit was discovered by Mr ; Harvey , the gaoler , about half-past six o ' clock , and tbe police despatched in all directions in pursuit of thorn , no olue has at present been discovered as to their route , or whereabouts . —Ipswich Express .

      Suspec ted Smuggling at Southampton . —A short time since it was stated that the officers belonging toa Southampton and Havre passage steamer had been subjected to a rig id search on their arrival at the former port by a metropolitan custom-house officer , on suspicion of being con « cerned in smuggling . The captain of the steamer complained to the Board of Cutsoms of . the treatment he had received . The board have acknowledged to him that their officer had acted with too much severity ; that there was no complaint against him ( the captain ) or his officers personally ; and that the investigation at Southampton was only the completion of a general search for smuggle ! goods at all ports which had a communication with France . It appears that the officers of some ofthe English and French passage steamers have been detected smuggling watohes to a considerable extent into this country from France , by means of a belt round their waist inside their clothes . Hence the reason of the rigid search alluded to above .

      The Dbbapful Mubdeb at Albuby . —On Tuesday morning an adjourned inquest was held to further investigate tbe ease of tbe child whose remains were found in the Warren Well of Attmry , the particulars of which have already appeared in our columns . After hearing some additional evidence the inquiry was further adjourned until the 2 nd of March . —On Wednesday the prisoners John Keen and his wife , Jane , accused of the horrible murder of Charles Broomer , otherwise Keen , a boy three years of age , were brought up before the Guildford magistrates , who had

      previousl y heard the charge , for final examination . Evidence having been given as to the identity o f the child by some portion of the clothing , which was found with the body at the bottom of the well , the prisoners were called upon for their defence . Keen reserved any statement he might make for a future occasion , aod bis wife persisted in the truth of the statement she had already made . The magistrates then briefly informed them that " they were both fully committed for trial at the next assizes on the charge of wilful murder , and in the course of the evening they were removed to Horsemonger-Iane Gaol .

      Fratricide at Leeds . —Mr . Alexander Crawford , described as a gentleman in the police-sheets , is in custody in Leeds , charged with having murdered his brother , Mr . Samuel Crawford , a solicitor , whose offices are in Bankstreet , Leeds . Samuel , at the time , was intoxicated and quarrelsome . The prisoner knocked the deceased down . The injuries sustained were so serious that he died shortly afterwards . —The coroner ' s inquest relative to the death of Mr . Samuel Crawford was brought to a close on Monday afternoon . It appeared from the evidence that death was caused by erysipelas arising from the injuries . In defence the prisoner ( Alexander Crawford ) alleged that his brother had been in such bad health for a long time that be might have been regarded as virtually dead for some years past . In this instance a quarrel had ensued between them , and the deceased kicked him , which was the cause of his turning again upon his brother . The jury returned a verdict of "Manslaughter" against Alexander Crawford , and the coroner issued bis warrant for his committal to gaol , to await his trial at the next assizes for tbe county .

      Extessive Robbebt and Discovert of thb Plunder , — At the Liverpool Police-court , on Tuesday , two men named Thomas Clarke and Isaac Foulkes were charged with being concerned in the robbery of Mr . Healing , pawnbroker , of Scotland-road , Liverpool , of a considerable amount of property , consisting of watches , 400 or 500 rings , and a variety of plate , to the value of more than £ 200 . From information of the robbery received by Inspector Carpenter , of the Manchester police , he apprehended Clarke on Friday last with a quantity of plate in his possession , and subsequently the other prisoner and two women were also taken into custody . There not being sufficient evidence against the females they were discharged , but both men were committed to take their trial at the next assizes .

      Fatal . Affray in tub County of Durham . — Mr . Favill opened ah inquest' on Monday forenoon at Crawcrook , a village on the western edge of that county , upon the body of Mr . Nicholas Codling , a tradesman belonging to that village . At a hamlet called Bedwell Hills , near Leadgate , a public-house , called the Jolly Drovers Arms , is occupied by a person of the name of William Teasdale . In tbe early part of last year this person made an assignment , and passed through the Insolvent Debtors' Court at Durham . Before passing , however , he offered to give up his interest in the public-bouse , and in August last it was sold by auction to Mr . Codling . Teasdale got the usual notice to quit , but at the expiration of the notice he refused to relinquish the premises . On Monday week , Mr . Codling , his father , and Mr . Bruvis , a solicitor , attempted an ejectment , but meeting a powerful resistance from Teasdale and his friends

      they were obliged to retreat . Next morning , reinforced by half a dozen labouring men , they again attempted to force their way on the premises vi et armis , but on approaching them they found them strongly barricaded . After some conversation with those within , the besiegers made a desperate effort to force their way in by tbe back part of the premises , when a dreadful conflict ensued . The besiegers broke open the back door , those from within rushing out upon them . A young man by the name of Wailes , son-inlaw to Teasdale , was amongst them armed with a gun , and taking an aim at those forcing an entrance , firod , the charge grazed the breast of the foremost man , and then lodged in the legs of Nicholas Codling who fell , and this put an end to the fray . He was taken to a neighbouring house , and a surgeon sent for ; some slugs were taken out of the wounds , but he never rallied , aud expired on Friday night last . The inquest was adjourned .

      £ atal Collision . —Bury . — A shocking collision on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway , which resulted in the loss of two lives , was the subject of a lengthened investigation on Monday before Mr . T . F . Deardon , the coroner for the district . It appears that between one and two o ' clock on Saturday morning a goods train was in the act of being shifted from the siding or branch line connected with the goods warehouses of this station , when the Normanton luggage-train arrived from Bolton , and came in fearful collision with the one which was being moved on to the main line . The engine was thrown on its broadside , and the driver , Robert Dunkerley , had one of his legs cut off , and was otherwise much hurt . He died shortly afterwards . The stoker , Benjamin Hewley , was killed on the spot . He was thrown under tlie tender , and his body was not extricated until between six and seven o ' clock . It would appear that the Bolton train had not to stop at Bury

      , and that it had been going at the rate of twenty miles an hour , but on approaching the station and descending the incline its speed was reduced . There seemed to be some difficulty in ascertaining whether the red signal was on or not , and it would seem that tho watchman on duty at the station charg ed the guard with having knocked it off . Tho guard stated that he did not do so , and that indeed he could not tell whether it was on or not . The watchman informed the Court that he put the red light on towards Bolton at ahout ten minutes past twelve o ' clock—that he had not altered it afterwards . Immediately after the collision , however , he found it off , as did the guard of the train which was run into . The signal was moved by a lever , and the watchman stated that he had never known it to go off on its own accord . In order that other important information might be gleaned respecting the signal , the proceedings were adjourned . 6

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      Determined Murdbr . —A very determined murder , arising out of a quarrel , was committed on Saturday evenin ? , in Dunfermline , one of the principal towns in the county of Fife . The parties implica ted in the quarrel were an hmglishman and an Irishman , both of whom were employed in the Malleable Iron Works , in the neighbourhood of Dunfermline . During the week they had quarrelled several times , and on Saturday last , which was pay day , the quarrel resulted in a fight , in which , according to report , the Englishman had the worst of it . This fight took place at an early period m theevening , and the Englishman , thirsting for vengeance went into a butcher ' s shop at a subsequent period ot the evening , and on the pretence of requiring to cut some meat that he had previously nurchased . bnrmwpd

      a knife from the butcher . Armed with this formidable weapon he walked about the streets for several hours in quest ofthe Irishman , whom he unfortunately discovered in the High-stieet of Dunfermline at about eleven o ' clock , when he ran up to him and thrust the knife into his side ! ine irishman , who was a very young man , immediately fell and was carried into a shop close at band , where be expired in the course of twenty minutes . The murderer made his escape put of the town without delay , but was apprehended inawood aboutfourmilesfrom Dunfermline inX SJS of the following day , and lod ged in gaol .

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      Government Prosecution Op The Press.—The...

      Government Prosecution op the Press . —The " Dundalk Democrat" gives adong and . circumstantial account ef the arrest , on Thursday night-last , -:, of . the proprietor of that journal , on aoharge" of having published a wicked and malicious libel on her Majesty ' s government in November last , & c Among the writings of a libellous tendency was an article headed , " How the landlords get on , " besides extracts from a letter addressed to Lord Roden , on the 22 nd of November last . Mr ; French , the stipendiary magistrate , after cautioning Mr . Carton in the usual terms , asked him whefw he wished to say anything to the charge . In reply

      Mr Carton stated , that he had merely . to state tnat , in writine on the land question , his great object was to assist inamendine the relations between landlord and tenan t , as he considered its present unsatisfactory condition injurious to Sittl ^ interests of the country . . With regard to the extraets from the letter to Lord Rouen , relative to democratic freeTom and democratic rule , he had no idea to upsel ; the p ' esenuystem of government , but merely desired that the Jeop le should possess greater power than they do in the management ofthe country . Mr ; Carton was then bound , Keif in a penalty of £ 200 , and two sureties of £ 100 each , to appear at the coming assizes for the county of Louth .

      Death op thb Roman Catholic Bishop op Achonry .-Dr . ' M'Nicholas , the titular Bishop of Aehonry , died on Thursday last , at Ballsghaderreen , in the county Mayo . Evictions in CoNSBMABA . —According to the balway vindicator" the Law Life Assurance Company are resolved to show the peasantry on the ' Martin estates that they have not been much thegainers by a change of masters . * our townlands are specified , from which seventeen families , comprisin g sixty-eight persons , have recently been evicted ; in addition to which it is stated that the managers ot the estates have ordered 3 , 000 notices to be printed , for service on the union relieving officers , preparatory to the " sweeping depopulation contemplated at the next quarter-sessions in April . " More Failures . —The " Freeman s Journal" gives the following naTticularsresnectinB "tbe failure of the house of

      JamesFoxali and Co : — " Theirliabilities , which have been rediculously exaggerated , so large a sum as £ 200 , 000 having been named , are moderate , considering the magni tude of the house , and the amount has been greatly reduced by tbe continuous pressure which has been made upon tbem for the last two months . The entire direct debts do not exceed £ 18 , 000 , to which insy be added about £ 10 , 000 of doubtful endorsements . The assets , we fear , are not great , probacy from £ 4 , 000 to £ 5 , 000 ; but the amount isgreatly dependant on the realisation of produce to the extent of £ 25 , 000 , in the hands of third parties , who hare made advances , and upon which there is ; of course , a frightful depreciation . Several failures have , of course , followed upon this leading one . Messrs . Foxali and Barrin gton have stopped with liabilities

      to the extent of about £ 12 , 000 , and the result will be very unfavourable . Messrs . Thomas Barrington and Co . about £ 5 , 000 . These parties have had a meeting of their creditors , and met with a very favourable reception , a settlement of 12 s . in the pound , at three , six , nine , and twelve months , being agreed to . Mr . John Lyons , for about £ 5 , 000 , has also met his creditors , and his statement being considered satisfactory , a composition of 13 s . id . in the pound has been agreed to at three , six , and nine months . Messrs . Evans , Cennedy , and , Co ., about £ 3 , 000 , dividend expected small ; Messrs . Francis Johnson and Co ., about £ 4 , 000 , dividend expected small ; Air . J . Edmed , £ 3 , 800 , a dividend of 2 s . 6 d . agreed to ; Mr . George Mark , about £ 8 , 000 and Mr . William Pattison , about £ 10 , 000 , have both been made bankrupts , and the dividend in both cases will be a fractional one . "

      More RibbONIsm . —Another Attempt to Murder . —A few ni ghts ago an attempt was made to murder an inoffensive man , named Little , within a short distance of the town of Newry . A gang often or twelve conspirators fired at him without effect . They then rushed upon him , indicted a wound on bis forehead with a dagger or knife , and were proceeding , to complete their atrocious design , when a gentleman made his appearance on the road , and tbe villains decamped . ' Murder in Rosscommon . —A man named Adams was killed at Culliagh in an affray in which he was engaged with two brothers , named Conolly , who have absconded . The Eabl op Belfast . —The Earl of Belfast purposes giving a series of lectures in the town of Belfast , * early in March , on behalf of the Working Classes Association on the subject of " The Poets of the Last Half Century . "

      State of the Country . —The " Boyle Gazette " says : — " We are concerned to state that the county of Leitrim appears to be in a serious state of disorganisation . Parties are out every night in the neighbourhood of Cleone , Ballinamore and particularly in the direction of Cavan . The police detected , a few evenings since , a national-schoolmaster , on whose person was found a number of passwords used nightly by his brethen . " An affray took place , on Saturday ni g h ^ at Culliagh , uea Ballinasloe , between two parties , whenja man named Adam was killed by a blow on the back . Clbrical Agitation . — The "Nenagh Vindicator" has the following : — " The Catholic clergy , at the different masses celebrated in Nenagh on Sunday last , urged the people in eloquent terms to lose no time in forwarding petitions to parliament in favour of tenant-right—now the last and only hope for Ireland ; and petitions to the legislature , in support of Mr . Crawford ' s Bill , and which will be presented to the House of Commons by Mr . Scully , were numerously signed on the occasion . "

      Signou Gavazzi . — This celebrated orator had two crowded audiences at his lectures on Tuesday . Mr . Chambre . — This gentleman may now be considered as nearly recovered from his recent dreadful wounds . He arrived in Dublin on Tuesday by train from Dundalk . Abduction prom Kilkenny . —On Monday evening , at eight o clock , the house of a widow named Butler , residing at Drakeland , near Kilkenny , was visited by three men , armed , with their faces blackened , who forcibly seized on one of the widow ' s three daughters , Ellen Butler , and carried her away in despite of all the opposition of her family . It appeared that the Butlers were a " comfortable "

      family , and it was believed in the neighbourhood that each of the girls would have a fortune of £ 100 . Patrick Egan , a small farmer , residing at Castleblunden , was a rejected suitor of Ellen ' s , and suspicion naturally fell upon him as principal in the outrage . Constable Macnamara imniedi-Statb of the Nobth . —The " Newry Examiner" contains the following : — " On Monday morning , " as three men entered upon a field at a place near Roche , within two miles of Dundalk , for the purpose of ploughing it , they were met by five persons , one of whom pulled out a pistol , and , presenting it towards them , handed a threatening notice , which was to the effect that they should not have anything to do with the field , at the same time informing them tbat if they bad their brains would be blown out . The three men then

      went away , and told the tenant in whose possession the field is of what had taken place . Information was immediately given to the police at the Skyehill-station , and five men found crossing the country , were soon after arrested on suspicion by Constable M'Cue . of that station , and his party , and brought into Dundalk Gael ; they were , however , liberated oa Tuesday after an examination by the local magistracy . The occupier of the farm is a respectable person named Quigley , who entered upon possession after the former tenant had been evicted for nonpayment of rent . It is rather remarkable tbat Quigley was in company with the late Mr . Coulter when fired at in a cart on his return home some time previous to his brutal assassination . "

      ately proceeded to Egan ' s house , and found him absent . He discovered a dish , containing culm and water , and a brush with which the mixture had been recently applied . Upon examining the servant boy , who was at the house , it was ascer ; ained that he had recently washed his face , and the remains of the colouring matter was found behind his ears and in his hair . Upon taking him to Butler ' s he was identified as one of the > rty , and further his hat was discovered in the house , where it had fallen off . No trace of Egan or the girl has yet ^ been obtained . SaiPWUEC K ^ The Mary Jane , of New Ross , was run into on Sunday morning off the coast of Waterford , by a large vessel , and sunk . The crew escaped .

      The Holmfirth Calamity. A New-Born Child...

      THE HOLMFIRTH CALAMITY . A new-born child has been found in tbe river opposite Hinchcliffe mill dam ; but it is supposed to have been purposely placed there since the accident at the reservoir bv some unnatural mother to conceal her shame ? k hT ™? " " i ntial meeting was held at Bradford on the ldth Mat . for the purpose of originating a subscription for the relief of the sufferers by tho late calamity at Holmfirtb , A subscription list was opened in the room , and upwards of £ 1 , 000 was contributed before the meeting broke up . & The bodies of three more ofthe unfortunate people who were swept away by the bursting of one of the Holmfirth

      reservoirs , have been recovered . Oneof them , the remains of Samuel Metteriok , aged twenty , son of James Metterick , of Water-street , Hinchcliffe Mill , was found in Mr Farm ' s mill goit ; and Mrs . Metterick , the vouth ' mother , was also found at Arrnitage Mill , several miles { IT 7 £ l t teet ' I " ' ^ course of Saturday the body of A fred Ashall , son of John and Margaret Ashall fboth of whom perished by the flood ) , was pffid up at Stanley neceSy ^ S ^ ^ AKitfJlft ? n tne s cene of the tliolSr ^ S ^ flT £ » to increase than to ^ ShVn ^ S ?^^ ' •* # " the vale of the Holmf ' and the Z ¦ rf 11 ? ° ^™^ ^^«^* m » % Tawt voir ° On Monday a public meeting of bnnvZT ' m ^ i . ,

      ocners was held at the London Tavan 7 ™ 7 £ « ™ * , promoting a subscription for fherelLf i ° *^ S Se £ the late awful calamity at Holmfab Thaljfif ™ *}? Lord Mayor , occupied th ohaiV ? nd \ i Ju g ' f / ° n- the of the Bank of England and IVvS ^ -Hankey , governor were present A 3 s eral ln Au « ntial gentlemen / l ! oOO P co £ cdf ° mmmee Wa 8 a PP ^ , and nearl y respecting the " strengthm [ l E ^ h " * ? , Stweek the Koiffhly reservoir B ,- ? . , j lof tno embankment of Keighl yf on S edJ *\ * Tt ° five raile 8 abov ° foil Lancashn ? . lg 4 res rvoSKep ? rat ! nS Yorkshire the one at Holmflrtf wh ? oh K ^ ' . r 6 ^ as Kei ghly is much more con racterand | hVh S ° ^ ° 00 ^ 3 ^ 1 ^^ htf " S * ' / « ° ^^ change-hall , for the \\ Z 1 * h d " ? the Leeds Stock Exwhich hasbeLlen Holmfirth ST * ? , " ** » toAit the meeting , and at ite clr , « V ) ,. T al- gentlemen « MreBsed to £ 1 , 198 lis . 4 0 M ihe subs c « Ptioa list amounted

      Another Brutal Murder In- Maryl Jg^ The ...

      ANOTHER BRUTAL MURDER IN- MARYl jg ^ The neighbourhood of Marylebone has again i , scene of a most brutal murder of a wife by her \ % scarcely less revolting in its character than that 8 b * nd committed by Thomas Bare . In this instance il " " * ' * ' posed murderer is named William Stiles , a hoi-sok V the service of Mr . William Blore , an omnibus 0 Vn ^' ' » belonging to tbe Paddington Conveyance AssocL , tli \ who resided with his wife at No . 16 , Victoria-mew ? Vn i ""bury-street , Edgeware-road , adjacent to tbe stabU ' ^ 'toemp loyer . The first intimation that was receiv ed « ^ horrible event was from Stiles himself , who , about i . o ' clock on Sunday morning , accosted police con ** Hainson , who was on duty in Salisbury-street , tellin l ^ that he was a horsekeener . and that he had inot . 8 . Ma

      and found his wife had been violently treated and th ^ feared that she was dead . Upon this intelli gence the l ^ constable at once said he would go with him to wW ' lived . On their way towards the place , they met fo sergeant Chester , and they all went to the house tofMiT Stiles appearing all the time in a state of great excit On gaining admission to the p lace , they proceeded t nt l room over the stable which the man pointed out binP no sooner entered it than a most horrible sight vJi sented . The floor was in several places marked with lii " as was also a pail that stood in the centre of the r ' which was marked and smeared in several places q ^' bed lay his wife undressed , with blood dischar gingV *!! from her mouth and ears , from which the linen and ? dress were saturated in such a manner as evidently nrn a that some violent and deadly injuries had been mLi j They saw no signs of life , but deemed it necessary J . ' to send for medical assistance , and in the course of ? short period , Dr . Pavey , of Lion-terrace , Maid-thin * attended , who examined the woman , but declared thiY ?'

      «« . t . oonn . 4 nil TV , n , li „ nl drill nnil l . n . 1 ; . . '" I StlQ was beyond all medical skill , and he also gave it as his o nion tbat she had been dead for some time . Stiles apne-w ' ing much excited during this time , the sergeant had a » porfcunity of watching bim very narrowly , when he observ ed marks of blood on his jacket , trowsers , and shirt from which strong suspicion was excited in his mind that ' hewa > the murderer , and he accordingly took him into ouatodv and conveyed him to the station-house in John-street Edgeware-road , where he denied all knowled ge how his wife had come to her death . lie gave the name of William Stiles , and said his age was fifty , and tbat his wife \? as named Emma , and was aged forty-nine . The charge bavin ? been duly entered , he was requested to strip off his clothes which he did , and others were given to him . Hi 8 owr clothes being now found to be extensively marked with

      blood , they were tied up together , and were produced before the magistrate . The only articles found upon him were 2 s . 6 d . in silver , 2 § d . in copper , and a knife . It appeared tbat Stiles and his wife called at the Csrpett . ters ' Arms , Carlisle-street , at about nine o ' clock , ^ cn . they bad a pint ot porter together , and appeared to be oa very good terms ; and it has also been ascertained that ho was close to bis house , and took the horses from the omni . bus shortly before twelve o ' clock , putting them into tha s able close to bis own house ; so that there is bero a com . plete contradiction to his statement that he only reached home just before three o'olock in the morning . On a later examination of the body of the deceased

      woman , it appeared to be one mass of wounds and bruises from head to foot , and especially the legs—the blows appearing as the result of repeated kicks from a heavily . nailed boot , such as worn by Stiles himself . A hay loft adjoins the room in which Stiles and his wife lived ; and , from the appearance the place presented , it was supposed that the first part of the murderous attack was commenced there , the whole place appearing as if there bad recentl y been a struggle , as a pail of water was upset , and the wo . man ' s , bonnet was found lying amongst the hay . The poor woman was seen by a neighbour , shortly after nine o ' clock , to return to her house with her marketing for Sunday , but no cries or noise whatever were heard

      afterwards . The prisoner was brought up at the Marylebone Police , court for examination on Monday , when the above accoun was given in evidence . It appeared that the deceased was a quiet , sober woman , and that she has frequently complained of her husband ' s brutal conduct . One witness deposed that at nine o ' clock on Saturday night he was with the prisoner and his wife at the Carpenters' Arms , corner of Princes-street , Portman-market , and all that they bad to drink was a pint of porter . Prisoner and deceased left , and to all appearance were good friends . The prisoner , however , denied being at the Carpenters' Arms , and adhered to his former statement . He was remanded for further examination on Monday next .

      On Wednesday Mr . Wakley , M . P ., opened an inquest upon tho body of Emma Styles . Mr . Pavey , surgeon , who had dissected the bod y , said tbat it was one mass of wounds , contusions , and bruises . There was a cut along the right hand , as if by a triangular instrument . The ear appeared to have been torn down with violence . On the spine there was a large wound , as if inflicted by a kick . Upon opening the body he' found all the ribs broken into fragments of two and three pieces each , and he also found the liver and spleen ruptured , which caused a flow of blood into the cavity of the stomach , in which was some undigested food . Death was caused by suffocation produced by a compression

      of the windpipe , and by the fracture of the ribs , together with the shock whwb . the whole system sustained , In his opinion tbe poor creature was dragged to the floor , and then jumped upon by her murderer until he broke her ribs , and then he completed his murderous object by stangulation . lie had examined prisoner ' s dress , which was stained with blood , but without subjecting the blood to a proper test could not say whether it was human or horse ' s blood . Tbe coroner adjourned the inquest for a fortnight that the blood on the prisoner ' s clothes and the contents of deceased ' s stomach might be analysed .

      European Freedom And Our National Defenc...

      EUROPEAN FREEDOM AND OUR NATIONAL DEFENCES . A public meeting was held on Monday evening at the Literary Institution , John-street , Tottenhain-court-road , on the above subjects . The meeting was called by the Fraternal Democratic Society . Mr . D . W . Rutfy was called to the chair , and in an energetic address supported . the views propounded by tbe society . Mr . Pettie moved the following resolution : — _ That this meeting , sympathising with the cruelly oppressed na . tions of continental Eurepe . feeJs called on to repudiate the policy and conduct ofthe British government , in relation to the European deapots . and appeals to the British people to make common cause with their continental brethren in the coming struggle for the csta . blishment of democratic institutions .

      Mr . O . J . Harney seconded the resolution . The liberty and welfare of England was inseparably connected with that of other countries , and the great leaders of the democratic cause in Europe were objects of special interest to them . He had from hasty conclusions come to the opinion on Kossuth ' s first arrival in this country that he was only apartizanof the Cobden school ; but the longer he resided among them the more he knew them as a peop le , and the more democratic his ideas became . At any rate , no man could deny that he was the chosen champion oi Hungarian liberty . His recent speeches in America had shown that his ideas bad become more enlarged , and that his exertions would henceforth be cosmopolitan , and not national . Englishmen should be the last to complain or

      become the censors of the great Hungarian leader . Hungary had endured the brunt of freedom ' s battle . England had been completely quiescent . Instead of affording tlicm active support , she had been content with mere lip sympathy . If they could not give them physical aid thoy could at least have assisted them with a great moral morement , which would have been backed by the united moral feelings of the people of all Europe . Lord Palmerston , with mock sympath y on his lips , had quietly abandoned them to their fate . The British nation had followed in the wake of the notorious Castlereagh , who rep resented the mad king of the day . Tho people of this land were not bound by his mad treaties ; and when tbe peop le of Franc e , Poland , Austria , and Venice , protested against the tie- 't-y Lord

      of 1315 , the voice of Britain , and not the voice of Palmerston , should have been listened to . He did » ot blame the people of those nations for the infractions of the treaty of 1815 , but the despotic rulers who governed them . Tho people of this country having partial freedom of expression were equally to blame with their government . If they had spoken out on the subject , without doubt their sentiments would have been responded to by at least the Democratic portion ot the press . Mr . Harney concluded by imploring tho peop le of England to wash their hands from the policy of tlici ' government , and to give their sympathy—their whole heart and soul—to men who , like Mazzini , Kossuth , and other ! ) struggled for the solidarity of the peoples of Europe . The resolution was then put , and carried unanimously . Mr . J . Bezer moved the following resolution : —

      That in view of the intended militia levy , under the pretext ot providing for the better defence of the country , this meeting appeals to the unrepresented classes to protect , and , by all legal nwa » s » oppos ^ their enrolment for the defence of institutions which do uot recognise the political existence of the great body oi the peop le . Aw this meeting expresses its conviction that the svstem of defence best calculated to ensure the welfare and safety of Britons is for tbe Legislature to enact a real reform bill , establishing universal ano general representation , and for the government to renounce complicity with the dospots and substitute alliance with our friends aW brothers—the people . The speaker showed that the government were drilling the policemen , the Coast Guard , & c . They * er also increasing tho army . The aristocrats knew W to hunt and shoot . The Democrats were not allow " to do either , lost they should learn the use of at " ; : Those who received benefits from the institutions « cr " those who had a ri ght to detend them—not those who w" " treated by them as aliens

      . ,,. „ Mr . Wood seconded the resolution , and insisted that tl first duty ofthe people was to defend themselves froi a ^ mestic tyrants , and when they had done that they *» % have but little to fear from foreign invaders . Be dbih » the intention of . the . government was to coerce the pw of England , more than to oppose tho despot of Fra e ;' „^ Mr . O ' Brien-who arrived as the meeting was clo »» s briefly addressed the audience , and ridiculed the idea ° ' aI British nation sheltering and protecting the liberty flI 1 na t ions , when they had not an iota of liberty to lies » ,. themselves or their own brethren . The peop le wouin ^ terly dead bo their own interests , if they did not spea » on the present Reform Bill now before tho House . The resolution was then carried . j the A vote of thanks , was given to the Chairman . a « meeting adjourned .

      ; ¦- Fhc Dlscohtlnuanck Op Inquests At P...

      ; ¦ - fhc DlSCOHTlNUANCK OP INQUESTS AT PUBLIC-HOUS * ^ . parochial trustees of Poplar have recently co ^ e to a ^ ruination that , all ooroners' inquests shall in future at the Town-hall instead of . tit public-houses .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 21, 1852, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_21021852/page/6/