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      Health of London during the Week . —The mbrtilitv of London , which in tho last week of November declined to 861 deaths , and in tbe subsequent week rose to 1 . 004 , now exhibits a farther increase of considerable amount . The deaths registered in the week- ending last Saturday were 1 , 090 —a number which is greater than that of any corresponding week of the 10 years 1840—9 , with four « koeptions- ^ namely , in 1844 , when a week ot unaauaHy low temperature ( the mean not exceeding 88 dog . ) , was fatal to 1 , 201 persons ; in 1846 , when the deaths were 1 , 163 , that week being also marked \ j low temperature ; in 1847 , when the deaths rose tn t . Ate , at . tW . timo inflooxTn hfiinir epidemic ; ana

      in 1848 , when they were 1 , 130 , fever then pn ™«™ S to some extent , and cholera having « W ««* j * % ¦ wee k has carried off an unusual number -of aged persons ( those of 60 years and upwards ); and tie increase over tbe previous return » P » n "Pf * caused hy bronc hitis , pneumonia , or inflammatioD of the lun . es . In the last three weeks the increase of IS spears from the numbers returned as follo ^ Gt SS . Hi ; tbM of pneumonia is shown bv 67 S 6 US , - while tbe mortality from phthisis in the wmepewods has been more uniform-namely , 96 , 113 and 116 deaths . The greatest activity of smallpox latelf has been noticed ; in the present return it numbers 24 fatal cases ( nearly the same as in the preceding ) , of which four occurred to persons above 20 veass of age . Lisson-grove , in Marylebone ,

      IS Still distinguished by its ravages ; five additional cases ( all except one being described as " variola natural" ! were registered in the week . With reference 10 a case in St . Clement Danes , the registrar remarks that , " the father of the deceased objects to vaccination , hut can offer no reason for his opinion . " and reports from other districts prove that tbe person here referred to is not singular in his prejudice . Other important epidemics are measles , which numbers 20 cases ; scarlatina , 20 ; hooping cough , 42 ; cronp , 12 ; and typhus , 37 . From diarrhoea there were . only 10 deaths ; two caused by Cholera , and recorded thus—In St . Giles at 13 , ClarkVbuildings , en the . 6 th of December , the daughter of a costermongeraged 3 years , died of

      , " bilious cholera ( 24 hours ) , convulsions ( 2 hours ) . In West London , at 16 , Dean-street , St . Andrews , to the 9 th of December , the daughter of a lapidary , aged 16 rears , died of English cholera ( 50 hours ) . " Ab described by the registrar , " the street is narrow and not very clean . " " In connexion with various deaths from scarlatina and typhus , the registrars are careful to mention nuisances to which the sufferers have been exposed ; in one instinee , a large cesspool octinff throush the floor , which the inmates of the house find it necessary to cover with sawdust ; in another , " an open sewer behind the bouse ; " in a third , " offensive effluvia from cesspools ; " and in a fourth , a drain " offensive in the extreme , " indeed so bad that the persons who live

      there cannot suffer the door to remain open , and frequently the head of the family is seized with vomiting before leaving for his work in the morning . The mean daily reading of the barometer at the Royal Observatorv , Greenwich , was highest on Sunday , when it " was 30232 inches ; it was also above 30 inches on the two following days ; the mean of the week was 29 * 935 inches . The tempe-Tature was lowest on Tuesday , when the daily mean -was 32 * 8 deg ., which is less by 6 deg . than the ave-Tase of the same day in seven years . It rose on Thursdav . Friday , and Saturday , when the mean was about 46 deg ., or 6 deg . above theaverage . The jmcan of the whole week was 401 deg . The wind was for the most part in the south-east on the first fonr days , and in the south-west for the rest of the "week .

      London Destitution . —Mr . H . M . Wakley held an inquest on Saturday last , at the Globe , New-road , on Jithn James aged seven years . —John James , the father , who was the very personification of misery and despair , stated that his wife died three years ago , leaving five helpless infants , two of whom died soon afterwards . He lived in a room in Charlesstreet , Bolton-street , Purtman-square , where he kept the three surviving children . He had been out of work two years . They lived on anything they could get A kind person , named Williams , occasionally gave them some bread , butter , and tea . They seldom or ever tasted meat . Sometimes he bought twopennyworth , which he divided among the children . He got his living by-cleaning horses and omnibuses ,

      by which he occasionally earned a shilling or a sixpence . He went out at six in the morning and remained out in search of work and food until twelve at night . During that time the . children were left hy themselves , fie went outas usual on the previous Thursday morning , and when he returned he found deceased sitting naked on the floor , crying from the pains of his scalded body . One of the children told witness thaty deceased upset over himself a pot of boiling water . He took deceased as quickly as possible to the workhouse infirmary , where he died , after intense suffering . —A Juror " remarked that the body presented the appearance of starvation . —The coroner deeply regretted the occurrence , hut said that no one In his opinion , "as to blame , as the father could not

      give his children the protect ! ; n and support which they required . Verdict , "Accidental death . "—The woman Willhms . who was so kind to the family , begged of Mr . Boyies , the summoning officer , to bring the survivors some nourishment as soon as possible , which Mr . Boyies promised to do . The jury also subscribed a small sum for " the relief of the family . On Saturday last an inquiry was held before Mr . LiDgham , deputy coroner , at the Feathers , Dean-street , Westminster , touching the death of George Mudie . It appeared that deceased , whose only means of support " was begging , had been for i some time in a very destitute condition , and in the

      beginning of the week he was found in his longings , St . Stephen * 8 ; buildings , Soho , quite dead . The . surgeon who examined the body proved it was in a dreadfully emaciated condition—the whole of tbe viscera were bleached and bloodless , and iu the stomach were . about two quarts of liquid like water . The intestines were perfectly empty , the liver white , and all the large vessels of the heart bloodless ; indeed , he did not think there were two ounces of blood in the wb / -le body- There was considerable effusion of water in the chest , and all these denoted want of food . The cause of death was , undoubtedly , starvation . Verdict , "Thatthe deceased died of

      starvation . " Suicide isr a Church Vault . —About noon on Saturday last , the inhabitants of a court , at the back of Aldgate Church , » ere alarmed by a reporfof fire arms , and the apprentice of Mr . Jackson , a hairdresser , whose house abuts directly upon the church yard , observing smoke issuing from the grating of the western vaults , crossed the yard to look through , and there saw the lifeless body of the sexton , John Smith , aman sixty years of age , lying in the vault , with , the head apparently shattered to pieces . He instantly gave notice to the police , and a most appalling spectacle presented itself on the vault being entered . The unhappy deceased had discharged

      through his mouth a pistol that was found lying by him , blowing off the upper part of the . head , and scattering around the blood , and brains . "U pon the inquest held on Saturday night it was stated , that he had for a considerable time been in a dejected state of mind , in consequence of the loss of his wife , who died about a year tince , leaving him with five children , and within the last day . or two his mind bad been still farther acted upon by the fear of losing bis situation , in consequence of his having , through forgetfuluess . left the church gates open at night . Another reas < m for the desperate act was said to be the falling off in burial fees since the closing of tbe churchyard by the Board of Health . . The jury returned a verdict of "Temporary Insanity . ' '

      Suicide by a Bbadlr . —An inquest was held by Mr , Wakley , on Saturday last , on the body of James [ English , beadle of St . John ' s , Notting-hill . Deceased tos found on the previous Thursday morning lying on Notting-hill Terrace , in a stupor . He was earned to a surgeon ' s , and died in five minutes . On his person were found two : small bottles , containing respectively laudanum and essential oil of almonds . X post mortem , examination showed that those drugs were the means of death . Mr . Barnes , a guardian , explained that deceased had appropriated two cheques , Talne £ 12 , the property of the parish . A letter in the handwriting of the deceased , addressed to the chairman of the board of guardians , and expressive of remorse and shame for bis conduct , was read ; it expressed the resolution of the writer to die by his own hands rather tban become a convicted felon . Verdict , " Temporaryinsanity . "

      Suicide or Mb . G . Spbkcb , Q . C ., of the Chaw-CBRT Bar . —On Monday Mr ; Wakley and a jury assembled at the late residence of Mr . 6 . Spence , Q . C ., 42 , Hyde-park-square , for the purpose of inquiring into the circumstances attending his death , which took place on the previous Thursday . —Henry Payne said he was a footman in the service of the deceased ; Witness was roused about a quarter past two on the morning of the Tuesday previous by the lady ' s maid , who came to the door of his room , and said that something had , happened to . her master . Witness went directly to Mr . Spence ' s bedroom , at the door of which he was met by Mrs . Spence , who desired him to . go immediately for medical assistance . Witness _ went for Dr . Mackenzie , and Mr . fiduibh . the family medical attendant . His master

      ] had suffered from spasms for a long time , " and he ] had not slept well lately . The deceased slept in a : room by himself , Mrs . Spence occupied an adjoining i apartment . The last month the deceased slept i -worse and worse—was constantly low spirited , and i frequently said that he should never get over his cmKmt . Witness had never observed anything See in his master ' s manner except lowness 0 f 3 f Mr ' Spence was sixty-th ree years ofage _ i spirna . . nil . "iv ... maid .. said : On Tnesday ^ AnneLincaster , lad 8 > * £ c ] ock j ^ ,. £ j morning , shortly after two v ^ y » , . r i came i £ to witness ' s room and tola ner iuas air . ge ^^^^^ I lying upon the bed , which * ' ^ ress 5 as , witness .

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      could bear . " Medical asiistance ^ 86 ntfb £ dii reotly , as describe d by the foot ^^ Witness , ha ' d never seen her master « o anything which could induce her to think him < U unsound mind . He had been very low spirited . * tely , and he had complained more than be was Customed to do of internal pain and palpitation of the heart . The deceased had knocked against the wall j which was his usual signal when he wasted Mrs . Spence . —Dr . F . W . iMackenzie said , sburtly after two o ' clock on Tuesday he found the unfortunate gentleman in a state , of collapse , with wounds of an incised character oa

      both sides of the neckj on the thigh , and on both wrists . The chief hemorrhage was from the wounds in the neck . The deceased was rational and collected when witness saw him . He said he had been in a very desponding state previously ; and had < inflicted the wounds upon himself . while in a fit of despondency . He added that , it . was useless to adopt any means to save him , as he . felt his life could not be preserved . " Witness did alt that . was necessary , and remained with the deceased until Mr . Squibb arrived . —Mr . G . J . Squibb said he saw the deceased between three and four , on Tuesday , morning . He was then in a state of extreme

      depression arising from excessive hemorrhage . On seeing witness , the deceased said , "You see what a dreadful thing I have done . I am pleased I have been punished in this world , and I hope I shall escape hereafter . " The deceased never , rallied , and died on Thursday from exhaustion and loss of blood . Witness ' saw the deceased on the Monday , and he then appeared more calm than usual . He had lone been labouring under the delusion that he had a disease ofthe bladder . He had none Whatever ; he had no symptoms of such a disease . , The

      deceased had told witness that bis father had died of such a malady , and he believed such would be his own fate . This delusion had produced great despondency of mind , a feeling which he could not surmount . —The jury , without hesitation , returned a verdict to the following effei t : — " That tho death of the said George Spence was caused by exhaustion , arising from loss of blood from wounds inflicted by himself , while in an unsound state of mind . " ; . The deceased gentleman was very , much respected at the bar and in his private circle . He has left one son and one daughter .

      Fatal Occurbncb on thk Great Northern Railwat . —Falling . of a Portion of , thb Kisg ' s-crosb TrjsuBL . —On Monday afternoon an accident of a fatal character took place at the terminus of the Great Northern Railway at King ' s-cross . It appears that a large body of miners and other work , men have been for some time p ^ st engaged in excavating a tunnel which is to pass from the eastern side of the Maiden-lane bridge , under the Regent ' s Canal , into the permanent station on tbe sites of the late London Fever and Small Pox Hospitals at King ' s cross . These men were in the employ of Mr . Hodge , the sub-contracter to the Messrs . Jay , the contractors for the teminus , and at the time mentioned the miners had returned . from their

      dinner about an hour , and were at work m groups in various parts of the tunnel . One group of miners , headed by a man named Abel Wynne .. were at work in the tunnel about forty yards from its month , and were engaged in making ready for what is technically termed tha " cill , " a portion of timber used in supporting tunnels before the brickwork is introduced , when a large amount of earth gave way and fell upon them and other workmen . An alarm was in stantly raised , and after some delay tbe men were dug out , when it was found that , the poor ; man Wynne had his head crushed in a frightful manner . He was conveyed to Randall ' s Cottages , near Randall ' s tile kilns , in Maiden-lane , but life was quite extinct . The other men were but ' slightly injured . —

      On Wednesday morning Mr . Wakley , jun ., held an inquiry at the City of York , Maiden-lane , into the precise cause of death of Abel Wynne . The jury proceeded to view the body of ihe' unfortunate deceased , which presented an awfully mutilated appearance , tbe bead being completely smashed , and ine brains spattered over the back of the body . - The first witness called was Samuel Edwards , railway labourer , who deposed that he was working with the deceased at the time of the accident . . .. Deceased was engaged in the particular operation of "holding a fall , " and was stooping for his pick when the earth suddenly gave way and fell upon him . It fell upon bis bead , which was so much crushed , that on dragging out the body the brains rah down thebnek .

      He was quite dead . The body was placed on a skip and drawn up the shaft , whence it was conveyed to one of Randell ' s cottages .. . A surgeon was at onco sent for , but his services were of . no avail .. The quantity of earth which fell in all . did . not exceed half a square yard .. The tunnel was . a regularly formed covered tunnel . It was incorrect to suppose that any part of the tunnel in ' mass had fallen .. It was only a small portion of the interior between the centre and bottom sills ! James Parker , a miner , corroborated the evidence of Edwards . The ' accident appeared to him to have been one which no human prudence could have foreseen , or human skill could have averted . The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death . "

      Loss or Two Lives at thb New Westminster Sewkb . —On Monday morning , about eleven o ' clock , as a number of workroe ? , principally bricklayers ' labourers and shaft sinkers , were employed in a sewer at the back of Great Seotland-yard ,: near the water , at the end of Northumberland-street , the rewer gave way , and submerged the men at the time at work , causing tbe loss of two lives . It appears that the works were carried on for the curpose of connecting two sewers , one coming from Parliamentstreet and the other from Whitehall , through Great Scotland-yard . The object of constructing' those sewers , and making them meet at the river ' s edge at the bottom of Northumberland-street , was to prevent the Westminster se wers , heretofore

      discharged in the vicinity of the New Houses of Parliament ( and so much complained of by members for the last two sessions ;) from contaminating the atmosphere in and around the new Palace ; and to do this it was necessary to reconstruct the sewer coming down Whitehall and Parliament-street , and discharging itself in the Westminster main sewer , and make the junction-at a point ' at the bottom of Northumberland-street , where the new Wesminster sewer was intended to discharge itse'f . For the purpose of accomplishing this double object it was necessary to construct an extensive dam with double gates at the bottom of Northumberland-street , where , by means of a tunnel , the whole would be discharged at low water-mark into the river Thames .

      To effect this , a very intricate main dam and side dams became necessary , with various tunnels , to enable the gates to work satisfactorily . The main dam was sixteen feet deep from the surface of the high water mark , and the adjoining tunnels were of cam-SB to be constructed on a level proportionate to this depth . The dam was to have two gates—one as a trap which would shut when the tide rushed in , and the second as a stop-gate to keep back . the sewer " slosh" in the lime of high tide , and to open by means of a windlass , attendedto , by a person permanently placed at it when the tide receded , to let" tbe slosh " or sewage water but ! In executing these works a great number of persons were engaged , and they had so far completed them that but a small

      wall or partition remained between the two sewers , where they were to discharge , themselves into . the dam . A few minutes before the accident took place , there were no less than sixteen men in the subterraneous works , and several other men about , to descend , when they heard a noise as , of thunder ; and ¦ whilst they were pausing for a moment , ; they heard the screams of a boy below .. Ori ' , the ; north side , that is the side nearest Northumberland-street , planks and piles had been laid down to ' , keep . out the ' water , whilst a wall was being made to permanently keep it out on ' that side ; but the water rushed up with fearful ' velocity , broW through the earth between the wall and canal , and at the ; same time rushed with great violence on . the other side into the dam—so that the workmen were threatened

      with Heath in front , and on their turning towards "the trap " to get up , a rush of . ' water met them from the other aide , breaking through the earthen wall between the two sewers , and' completely filling up the drain . The men ' who were near succeeded in escaping , and tbe last of those saved was a little boy . He had succeeded in ascending the ladder to a certain height , when his father , one of the lost men , got to tbe foot , ' - and byhis . weight ' the ladder , . was displaced , and the ( boy fell , but still struggled and was saved , but his father and another man were lost . The whole ofthe men Were actively engaged during the day in pumping the water out of the sewer , and between four and five o ' clock : they . ' succeejled ; in clearing the subterranean passage ; of the principal

      portion ot its contents , ! when they beheld , the i life ? less bodies of the two poor fellows' who had been engaged during the forenoon in forming the brickwork of the structure . Their names were Edward Gorman and Frederick Country Elliot .. ' , The former was a bricklayer , who resided in Fox-court , Gray ' sinn- ! ane , and the latter . " was " a . labourer . * One has left a widow and three children totally ' unprovided for , and the other , it is understood , has left a widow and four children equally penniless ., The ; two bodies Have been removed to St ; Martin ' s Workhouse , where they await a ' coroner ' s inquest . Respecting the origin ofthe disaster , it has been satisfactorily ascertained that it was owing entirely to the high tide . Every precaution , had , it appeared ,

      been made to guard against such a * catastrophe ; extra banks had been made at the end of the sewer to keep out the water ; but , notwithstanding , the tide rose so high as to flood the entire arch . The contractors to the Works .. Messrs . Humphreys and Thrist , have expressed ., every , anxiety toi see to tho future provisions of the poor families . Notwithstanding the fatal accident on Monday , the men were at work on Tuesday morning in the sewer in which the two men lost their lives . At full tide , shortly before twelve o ' clock , the Thames rose ' very high , but despite the previous terrible warning , the men continued at work without any additional protection from l inundation , ; or any . additional means of escape incase 0 ' ' ? ?! c mg - ntS . % * * # * £ ' Since the commencement of . the w orks ^ contractors hare collected six

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      pence a week from each of themeh engaged / to accumulate a fund for the families , of . those who , might meet with any acbidentyahd ' out of thisifiuid , Which must be considerable " , ' as for someweeks" luOJ to 200 men Were employed , some relief' will . be ' afforded to tbe destitute families of those who were drowned * Mr . Bedford , ' thecoroner for Middlesex , and a ; jury of respectable inhabitants assembled on Wednesday , at two o ' clock , in the Board Room of St . ' Martin's workhouse , for tbopurp ' ose of investigating ! the circumstances . under' which Edward Gorman and William . - Gardner met their deaths . " , ; Th * coroner examined two ^ or three witnesses without making the ; matter , at all intelligible , audit was only iafter the third witness had . been called that some light

      was thrown upon tbe origin ofthe i catastrophe . ' it appears . that two new sewers are in process of formation under the surface of Great Scotland-yard , both of them having one outlet into the river . The first is intended to convey the sewage from the vicinity of Trafalgar-square , and the second runs from Whitehall-place along Parliament-street and Whitehall . In the formation of the former , } it became necessary to cross an inlet called "Blind Dock , " through which the sewage of Regent-street and the surrounding districts descends . It is stated that the design furnished by the engineer to the commissioners , proposed to cross this dock by an open cutting . The contractors , judging from the evidence adduced , attempted to obtain a

      communication . between the works by means of a tunnel underneath the bed of the dock , and to this proceeding on . their part ^ -all knowledge of which is denied by the officers ofthe commission—the fatal occurrence seems to be fairly attributable . —W . B . Scott isaid , he heard for the first time " that the contractors ' men bad made a tunnel underneath the bed-of the dock during Saturday night and Sunday ... Fooling satisfied that such a work must be attended * with great danger , he determined to go down and ; warn the nien to desist . He was . prevented doing so at the moment , and about five minutes before . he was about ' to descend the accident" occurred . The tunnel , or . "heading , " as ! it was technically . ' called , had been carried twenty-five feet under the bed of

      the dock , and the workmen .. had nearly completed the communication between the two sewers , when the water broke in from above , and inundated the whole works . Witness considered that to perform such a work when the dock was ; full of water , was exceedingly , dangerous . The tide on Monday morning was exceedingly high , and the pressure ¦ would be correspondingly greater ., Witness had examined the works since the accident , and satisfied himself that it had occurred in this , way . The inquiry was adjourned untirMonday next . '¦' , " . ' . ,. Fire at . Bkrmondset . —On Wednesday . between

      hve and six o clock , a fire broke out in the Rose and Crown Tavern , Sah ' sbury-lane Bermondsey-trail , which was attended . with a serious destruction' of property . The premises belonged to Mr . Ladd , a licensed victualler , and owing to , tho inflammable character of the stock in trade theflames travelled with such rapidity that the various inmates bad tbe greatest , difficulty in effecting a safe retreari The engines promptly attended , but the flameswOrO not subdued . nntil . nearly everything on the , premises was destroyed , and the building gutted . ! ., Toe total loss , it is believed , will exceed £ 1 , 000 . The ! sufferer , was insured in the Monarch fire office .

      A Smithfield Ox anh its Ravages . —On Mon day a bullock , which was about to be removed from Smithfield Market , broke away , and proceeded into West-street at a furious speed , and sthence into Saffron-hill . Here , at the corner of Church-street , it broke some panes of glass in the shop window of a clothes salesman , and a short distance further , on in the same street it smashed several panes of a public house front . On its way up the hill the beast came in collision with a cab , and slightly injured the horse with its horns . - After passing along Ray-street , Little Warner-street , into Coppice-row , the animal came into . ' collision with a cab , the horse in which wag knocked down . It then went up Bagnigge-wells road , into Margaret street , roundWilmington-square ,

      down Yardley-strert , into - Lower Rosamatt-streeT , having in the course of its passage upset ; several trucks . At the corner of Lower , Rosaman-street and Bowling-green-lane , a cabman whipped the beast across its back , upon which it dashed . at a woman of the name of Hughes , who was in an instant lifted into the air several feet , falling near the walls of the burial ground adjoining . The animal then tttdeavoured again to toss her , but she was fortunately assisted by the barman of the John of Jerusalem public house ) at the corner , who tried to rescue her . The beast was about to gore him , but his attention was drawn to two stalls , which it cleared away , scattering the stores of each , consisting of shell fish and fruit , in all directions . Itthennmsued its course by

      the House of Detention on to Clerkenwell Green ; thence it returned into Lower Rosaman-street , and rot into the open space by the House of ' Detention , where there is no . thorough fare , and lai < l down iu a corner , adjoining the yard of Mr . Johnson , the builder .-After being there a short time , evidently exhausted , a man in the employment of Mr . Johnson put a tub of water before the beast . While drinking it the man incautiously approached tbe animal , who instantly gored him in the abdomen . The poor fellow fell back , and was conveyed in a cab to St . ' Bartholomew ' s Hospital . The animal again started off in

      the midst of the collected crowd , many of whom were knocked down in trying to make their escape , and ran into Rosaman-street / where it knocked' down another female , who was taken up much Injured . It subsequently got into Upper-street , Islington ; where it took possession of the pavement , pursued by an immense crowd . When opposite tbe shop of Messrs . Tolland and Co . ' , dyers , it forced its head through a valuable square of plate glass , and broke the mahogany frame work , to the great terror of a young woman who was sitting at work . It was eventually lodged in the yard of Lay cook ' s dairy , Liverpool road . ¦ . ¦

      A Theatre without an Orchestra . —It is stated that owing to recent neglect by the members of the orchestra of the Lyceum theatre in attending rehearsals , Madame Vestris thought fit to give the whole corps a week's notice on Saturday night week , intending the intimation rather as a salutary warning than a literal dismissal . The musicians , it seems , accepted the notice in its strongest sense , and on last Saturday evening the manageress of the Lyceum found herself unexpectedly without an orchestra . To procure another ou the instant was impossible ; the house was full , and , as a difficulty was to be met , Madame Vestris determined '• to confront in the boldest manner ; thus , without explanation or apology , the curtain was drawn up , and the performance commenced . The audience supported the absence of their accustomed entertainment with good temper , and a slight call for music from the gallery was instantly suppressed . -

      Thk CoKTior Hackeit ;—On Saturday information at the various metropolitan and city police stations that Hackett , who has made himself so notorious of late by his daring escape ^ had been seen in the High-street , Borough , walking coolly along the pave * ment with a sword cane in his hand . He was well dressed , and there is no doubt as to his- identity , because the party who conveyed the information was formerly a fellow prisoner with Hackett in Maidstone Gaol . This person followed him for some distance in Southwark ; watching for a favourable opportunity to secure the man and the reward , when Hackett , seeing he was followed , turned down a narrow alley , and made his escape . M . Sotkr _ has taken Gore House , formerly the residence ofthe late Lady Blessington , for the six months of the Great Exhibition , at a rent of £ 600 for that time . It is to be fitted up as an hotel , and the beautiful grounds are to be laid out for entertainments in the style of those afforded to the public at Cremorne .

      St . Babnabus CnuKOH , Pimlico . —There was no service performed in this church on Sunday ,, and a notice , signed by the churchwardens , and posted outside the door , announced to the large number of persons who had assembled at the hour when the , doors are usually opened , that in consequence . of the difficulties of performing divine service , ' the churcH would remain closed until further notice . ' , The Marble Arch . —It is rumoured that a final determination has been come to that this arch shall be erected at Cumberland Gate , Hyde Park .

      • Borotjoh . of the Towbr Hamlets . —A general conference of deputies from the several branches of the National Reform Association , established in this borough , took place a few days ago , at the Green Dragon Inn , Stepney . , About thirty delegates attended ; and they unanimously elected Mr . Matson their chairman . The object ot the conference iwas , to adopt such steps as might be desirable for protecting , the interests of the parliamentary electors of the borough , and for extending the franchise to those who are at present deprived of it , owing to technical difficulties . . The subject of compounding rates occupied a good deal of the attention of the' meeting , and it was shown that no less than 15 , 000 persons in the Tower Hamlets were deprived of their votes , owing to the poor rate of their , several . houses being paid by composition by the . landlords , whose names alone appeared on the ratebook , and the tenants were . consequently held to be . not rated . It was contended

      that a remedy for this state of things was to be found in a provision ofthe Parochial Assessments Act ; 6 & 7 William IV . j . cap . 96 rwhich prescribed the form of rate , and required that the name of both owner and occupier should appear in separate columns iu the rate book .. The . carrying out of this beneficial provision has been made dependent on the order of the Poor Law Commissioners , who had hitherto failed to carry it out , at least in the metropolis ; thereby inflicting disfranchisement on thousands of the industrious classes . It was stated that "the question'h ' ad been raised before the barrister , ia October last , and after a very full di : Cussion , decided against the claimants . The proper course , therefore , appeared to be , to apply to the Poor Lawv , Qommissioners , urging them to make an order for carrying the provision of this act into effect . A resolution to this purport was unanimously agreed to , and a . deputation was appointed to , wait -on . the Poor LaW Commissioners oa ifce suljcct . " ¦¦ ¦ ' . ¦ .

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      Thb * , Game Preserving Nuisance . —A Man Shot . —Giame'ii tfufficieiitly thihin ' the fens , but the farmers occupying'lanus on the aeacoaatinHolbeach andthe neighbouring iharshes preserve it in sufiicieritquantityto induce lawless characters to resort thither . A ; ' sad affair has taken place this week . The following is as true a statement as can at present be obtained : On Saturday last a labourer , named Daniel Gee , was trespassing on lands occupied by Mr . Henry Elliff , in ¦ Hblbeach Marsh . It appears that Mr . Elliff , at a considerable distance , was watching from behind a hedge . Gee shot a hare in tho directionin which Mr . Elliff was concealed . Mr .

      Elliff believed , it is said , that the shot was aimed at him , ' anil immediately shot at the poacher ; which not taking effect , he fired again , and , ' taking more deliberate aim , dreadfully shattered one of the pour man s arms and hands . . The sufferer was conveyed to Holbeach , and was considered for some days in great danger . When somewhat revived he Was conveyed to Spalding gaol for trespassing in pursuit of game in the occupation of Mr . H . Elliff . Thereure several versions of the affair . . It is hoped that , when the poor fellow has lingered otat his term of imprisonment , he will face his prosecutor in an open court of justice , and that the facts of the case may be elicited . —Lincoln Mercury .

      Fond * of Conscience . — A letter bearing the Devonport post mark , and containing 4 s 6 d in post » ge stampst-was received on Saturday by an artisan in the dockyard , stating that the writer picked the pocket of his son eleven years since , when employed as a weeding boy , of half-a-crown , his week ' s wages ; and that it rested so heavily on his mind , that he returned the above as an atohenieht . I BuaNisa thb Popb ' s Efwov . —A popish procession to demonstrate the feelings of the inhabitants of Loughborough took place in that town on the

      13 th inst . - The' procession started from the Schoolyard in . Church-gate , led off by the Loughborough band-playingthe " Rogue ' s March , " and' followed by a number of young men , bearing torch lights , lighting the path for a horse to pass through , bearing a representation of his Holiness the Pope of Rome . Passing through the principal streets , they arrived in the Market-place , where a large pile of wood was reared and a gallows erected . When they came to the fatal spot , the band struck , up , " Rule Britannia , " and the pope was elevated , mid earth and heaven , amid the shouts of thousands and a good display of fireworks " .

      Thb Murderous Attack ih Devonport . — Phillip Rasser , the pensioner in custody for . a violent attack upon his wife with a shoemaker ' s knife , and wounding her in the abdomen and ; neck so seriously that doubts are entertained a < to , her recovery , was on Saturday last again brought before the magistrates ; and the medical attendant , having given evidence that the poor . woman was , still in a dangerous state , he was further remanded . The Fatal Boiler Explosionat Halifax . — The inquest on the twelve bodies of the persons killed by the boiler explosion at the ' mill of Messrs . Firth , at Halifax , terminated on . Friday night , after three days inquiry . The jury returned a verdict of "Manslaughter against Mr . ' SamuerFirth , ' oneof

      the partners ^ and Joseph Hel | iwell , the engineman . " The evidence favoured the conclusion that the boiler was a defective one , and ought to ! have been discontinued from use . The prisoners were committed to York Castle for triaU ... ;'¦! The Recent Murder is Pltuouth . — On Saturdaylast "' the' mayor and other sitting magistrates at , ; the Guiidhallj ply mouth ... had , brought before them-five Irishmen , charged with having been concerned in the Iwilful murder of ' . WiUiam Brown Ambrose , on the 14 th'of November last . Th © : names of the parties are Timothy Donovan , Benjamin Harrington , ' James Mahoney , John Macdonalu , and Patrick Cassey ; In order to understahd the circumstances ' under , which these persons were

      apprehended , it will ; be necessary ; to recapitulate the leading features' of the murder . •—William Brown Ambrose , who was very respectably connected in Plymouth , Was brought up as a builder , but was a carpenter , arid fie had been living for some months in Gentral- streetj with a girl named Stevens . On the night of Saturday , the 15 th of Kovember , Ambrose was disturbed after he ' was in bed by ' some due knocking at the door , and on ascerUining who it was , Ambrose got out and bpeneel it . !! Their , unseasonable visitor was William Thomas , the owner of some ofthe river barges at the port of Plymouth , and the captain of one of them , and who had : been on friendly terms with Ambrose for fifteen or , sixteeh months ' . Thomas had been drinking freely ,

      but spoke most affectionately to both parties ^ Alter a vain effort to get drink , he induced Ambrose to go but with , him to accompany him a part ' of'the way to his home . ' . Thojmas ^ resided at Morice Town , Devonport , nearly two . miles off . After leaving the house , as if it were their intention to go towards Devonport , through Union-street , and by the principal thoroughfare , they turned back and went to Stonehouse-lane in Plymouth , which is occupied by all sorts of persons , including alarge migratory population . Here they found admission , although " it ' was ^ t . heh ^ ast midnight , to a " public-house , and had gin , i'iim , ' andwine to drink . .. It . is . supposed that it must have been nearly two on the Sunday mornine when they left this house . They left

      apparently good friends , and walked . down Stonehouselane ! arni in . arm . Thomas was very drunk and Ambrose sober . When they came to the junction of Ply mouth , with Storehouse , and were about to turn up'Stoke-lane towards Thomas ' s house , they were both knocked down by ( according . to both ) one tall an'd one short man , both of whom spoke Irish . When Thomas ' recovered from the effects of the blow , he found his friend gone , as well as the parties by whom they had been attacked ; He got up and went ; back to the house of Ambrose , anu found that he had been much more seriously injured than himself . ' . Thomas , laid down and went to sleep , ' while Ambrose and the girl Stevens went to the doctor , and had his head dressed . His skull was

      fractured in the forehead to the extent of about two inches ; and , as it was found out on the post mortem examination of the body , his brain pierced to the depjh ! of two inches by some sharp idstriiment about the size of a large quill . He continued iii a hopeful . condition . "for a short time , when ho died . . '" yVhilo he continued in , a hopeful state he wouldlnot ' allow the police to be informed of what had happened , from a desire to prevent the pain which it must occasion to his family , and after : he became worse he . was not in a condition to give evidence . ! Before he became worse , he had been visited kindly by Thomas . After the case became hopeless ; the girl Stevens informed' the police , and it being supposed that Thomas had some jealousy towards

      Ambrose , he was apprehended , as were also two bargemen named Wyatt and Hurd , who were in the employ of Thomas . . Wyattt and Hurd , however , proved that it could , not be them by a most satisfactory ' alibi before the magistrates , and a patient inquiry before the jcoroner and jury , Thomas j was liberated , giving personal security , by lodging £ 200 in the hands of the borough treasurer , for his appearance to give . evidence when called for . . ! Tue coroner's jury found a verdict of " Wilful murder against . some . person or persons unknown . " From inquiries made by the police , the five Irishmen named were at different times taken into custody , and before Saturday bad undergone several remands . On Saturday Mahoney , Macdonald ,: and Cassey were discharged , after evidence had been given satisfying the bench that the attack could not have been made by them . The evidence against Harrington arid Donovan is that they were at the

      place , or . near the place where Ambrose and Thomaswere attacked , from twelve to two , bra quarter past two o ' clock on the night when the fatal blow , was struck , and that they molested within that period several other parties who had occasion to . pass that way . . And they agree with the !| descriptions , of , the deceased as to size and features . . So far ! as Harrington is concerned , he and another man named John Harrington said , to Patrick ; Casey , about two o clock on the morning of the attack , that , they had knocked down two Englishmen , and they believed killed one of them . The John Harrington referred to is known to have gone to ! Ireland since the death of Ambrose . The two , prisoners were remanded .

      , Extensive Plate Robbery , at Nottingham . —On ! Friday , mo ' rning the 13 th inst . at six o ' clock , ' Mr . J . Sulley , of Albert-street * in Nottingham , discovered , on proceeding down ; stairs , that his shop had been broken into the previous night , arid property removed , consisting of gold and silver watches , gold , brooches , gold signet and other rings ; Albert gold jand silver , watch-guards , silver spoons of all descriptions , i , a great number of ancient coins , and other valuable articles .. The back premises connected with the shop enter into the burial-ground ofthe Castlegate meeting-house , and the-thieves entered through a window looking into the graveyard . It is not known , at precisely what time the robbery occurred . Everything . was safe at twelve o clock , and-no noise was heard during the ni » ht The vajue . o | the property stolen ; was estimated at more than . £ 300 ., Nothing has transpired to itead to the apprehension of any of the robbers !

      Attempted MuRnER near Rothbury .-, A serious quarre lately took place in Rothbury Forest , between two half brothers , named Andrew Wood and John Aakle , occupying a farm called Crook , in the same Pr ftrls . ¦ y ^ , °° * , t ' burning from a place'called lossw MiUj with a cart and horse , and when bet ween Hollin-hill and Crook-farm amari rushed from behind the hedge , and knocked him from the cart ori which he was sitting to the . ground with part of a thrashiriV instrument called a flail . WbbdVose , and was again knocked down several times ; he then discovered that his assailant was Arkle , and struggled hard for his li e ! They both fell ; . and Wood bein ^ uppermost k , S ' v Wo e ^\ 2 Uowed his asga 'la « t to . is ? but he h , mSelf fainted from loss of blood . Arkle it would appear , by : this . time relented , ^ dVhavirig put ins weapon away , lifted Wood into ' the ca and drove it about two hundred yards ; he theu lef ' , and

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      wentalongafence . Theinjuredman , whohadpart ajy » ecoreredi'u 6 Uced : bismovementKand ^ aW' bJm . i ^» lomething out of the fence , which he supposed was anotherweapon ; he' refurned , " however , ana arove thecart home , on the wayVasking . Wopd to torgiye him . Onreacbing home ,, it , was . found necessary to send for medical assistance , and on the arnvaMot Mr . William Farrage , ; surgeon of Ruthbury , he fpund W , ood in bed in . a pitiable condition , his head having ndfewer' than twelve wounds ^ some about twn inches in length , and the : bone laid bare ; Arkle was brought before the justices of Rothbury , and remanded . ^ : - f

      'Sbizckk op Oxford Colleob"Tlats-reo'Voon Rates-. —In consequence ' of a distress ' warrant having been issued' against the Rev . Dr . / Wellesley , principal of Kew Inn Hall , Oxford , by the . city magistrates , for a poor rate for the parish of St . 1 eterle-Bailey , amounting to JE 3 19 s .-, and 7 s expenses , the inspector of the Oxford police , on Saturday last , 'flai-rie . d the same into effect by seizing half a dozen silver forks from the . lodgings of the . principal . The question respecting the liability of the . different colleges to contribute , towards the Relief ofthe poor of Oxford has long been in agitation , It will be remembered that some few' years ago a similar seizure of plate for poor rates was made by . the officers of St . Michael ' s parish at ' Exeter ;

      College ,. ' vhich led to . a trial before . Sergeant Acherley , when the parish officers , ' who employed Sergeant ( nowMr . Justice ) Talfourd , were beaten , owing to a technical point ; the college , who . had for counsel , Mr . ErIe ]( now Mr . Justice Erie ); proving that 'they were part and -parcel of the . parish of St . Mildred , which parish , it appeared , ; bad ; for ecclesiastical purposes , been merged In to" that of St . Michael ' s and All Saints ; but not for parochial matters . The principal of the' New Inn Hall ; has redeemed the plate by paying the . amount of the poor rate and expenses . An action will * we understand ,, be brought . against the parish officers foran illegal seizure , when the question as to the liability of the colleges and halls topay poor ! rates ' Will be

      tried ' upori its merits . Similar , proceedings will shortly be taken against " Pembroke College , for the payment of poor rates to the parish of St . Aldgate . ; PopisH . AiTAOK upon a Ragged School . —A rough Irish lad was brought up ; at the Liverpool Policecourt-on Monday ; under the fdllowmg circum ; stances . On Sunday morning , a large mob , chiefly Irish , waSiasserabled opposite the : entrance to the ragged school in Hodson-street , creating a violent uproar ,. and pelting with stones and other missiles the teachers and children asY they entered 1 the school . An officer observed the prisoner throw a ' stone , which was warded off by the umbrella of one

      of the teachers ; and having got 'the assistance of two other officers , took him : into custody . ' The prisoner was defended by Mr . '; John Yates ' , - jiln . j who called three witnesses , two of whom , swore that they had never seen prisoner throw a stone , and that they were close to him during the whole of the disturbance , Athird witness could not' swear to the- prisoner , but saw something thrown ^ which struck an umbrella , but thought it was a piece of cabbaae stalk . The officer , however , swore directly to the fact , and stated that such had been the fear excited jn the minds of the , children attending the schools that the teachers had-to escort them into

      the school , they themselves not daring to , proceed further than the ends of the street . —Mr . Rushton remarked that such proceedings- must be ! promptly put down , and inflicted a fine of : twenty shillings and costs , or twenty-one days . : The prisoner and his friends in court seemed a little staggered by the sentenced- ' ¦" — " - '";" , !! : ' . . ' "' , ;| ' : " ¦ ' ; - , SMnporiNO in . the-Port , op ; Bristol . —Ori Monday the ' ouatom-house officers at Bristol succeeded in apprehending three seamen : belonging to the crew . of a Pomeranian vessel upon a charge of smuggling spirits and . tobacco . ¦ ' The men ; upon

      being conveyed before the justices , set up a iplea that'they bad been ill-used by the bfiicers , and said they " wished to complain " to the Prussian consul , and the magistrates remanded them , to give them > an opportunity of doing so . Ori Tuesday they wer » again'brought before the justices ,. when H , Yiger , Esq . ; the vice-consul of the port , attended to ihear theircomplairit ; biit as it turned out that they had nothing to allege . except that while locked up for three bours , by the revenue officers , no food was given to them , the magistrates convicted them in penalties , under the Customs laws ; arid in default committed them to gaol . ¦ ' ! . ¦ . •;

      Thunderstorm and i Destruction op Pbopkrtt by IiiGHTNiNG . —On Sunday morning , about , three o ' clock , the inhabitants of Abingdon were , suddenly roused from their slumbers by a thunderstorm which burst immediately over the town . The alarm it produced was considerable , there being no indication during the previous evening of so unseasonable a visitation . The thunder completely shook the houses , while the lightning was of the most vivid intenseness , and the bail , snow , arid rain , completely deluged the streets . Scarcely a quarter of an hoiir had elapsed from the first terrific peal when a messenger on horseback rode at full speed into the town with the alarm of fire , the electric fluid having struck a lone barn on Wick Farm , in the occupation of Mr . Badcock ,. about a mile off . Many ofthe townspeople immediately hastened with the

      engines to the scene'of conflagration , despite the pelting of tbe storm , but on arriving there they at once saw . that an attempt to . save any portion of the property would be perfectly useless . - The roof of the . barn had already fallen in , and its valuable contents were one burning mass ; and the wind , which had hee n blowing almost a hurricane , had communicated the fire to a . large wheat and bean rick a short distance from the barn , both of which ^ oon'fell a prey . to the destroying element . The building was insured in the County Fire Office ; and the farming stock , which consisted of upwards of 150 quarters of barley , the produce , of- twenty-four acres of beans , ten acres of wheat , a variety , of agricultural impleinents and utensils , the whole of which ! were destroyed , were fully insured in the Royal . Exchange . . The total damage is estimated at £ l , 000 . ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ -.

      Absconding of a Superintendent op Police . — The town of Burnley has , Within the last fortnight , been the scene of much-. . excitement from the circumstance of a person holding a high and responsible . situation in the county constabulary , and resident in that town , having been absent from his duties , - without leave , for upwards of a fortnight . It appears that Mr . M'Cabe , tho superintendent of the police force for the higher division of the hundred of Blackburn , had applied for , and obtained / a few days' leave of absence , for the avowed . purpose of visiting ' Londori . ; This privilege expired on the 30 th ult „< but , up to the , present time nothing has been heard of him , and his . return is not now expected . On it being known at head-ouarters that

      the superintendent had not returned at the time Le was due , the assistant chief-constable , Capt . Sheppard , visited Burri'ley , and Captain Woodford afterwards went over to invisstigate . tue circumstances of the case , i Wo regi-et to learn that a sum of money , amounting to about 4100 , given to him to pay the rent ot various station-houses , has not been handed over ; also above £ 100 for the wages of the constables .. About £ 20 were in his hands belonging to the Police Force , Superannuation Fund , and £ 70 received by him in his office as Inspector of Weights and Measures , and which he ought to have paid over to Mr . Moore Wilson , the county treasurer . It is also-said that some tradesmen in Burnley and the neighbourhood who have supplied the . force with goods have granted hira receipts to their accounts

      without having obtained the money . On the circumstances of the case becoming known , T ; B . Addison , Esq ., immediately gave orders for the wages of the men to be paid . Mr . M' Cabe has left a , v » ife and six children at Burnley . Such an occurrence has caused much surprise , as Mr . M'Cabe had jbeen , upwards ofien ' years in the office , was receiving an , addition , to his salary on account of length of service , ^ arnd was much respected as an effioientoffiper . He formerly held a commission in the British army , was afterwards an officer in ! the service of the Queen of Portugal , where he attained the rank , of liieut .-Colonel , and more recentlv served m ^ Spam m Qenerat Evans ' s brigade ; A meeting of the magistrates of the division has been summoned to take the circumstances ofthe case into consideration . ;

      w c . CNN » i 8 . lRAui > .--At the Bristol police-courfc on W ednesday , two men , named William Rowlands and iiobert Andrews , were committed to gaol with hard labour attached , for periods of two morris and ™ lun mont j respectively ; for frauda upon the public , ; and ; breaches of the . revenue laws The K ? f rtl 0 wei ; a uro . « ght before the justices by . the . collector , of excise and his officers , had been practising , upon the public b y pretending ! to be smugglers and , selling , a common description wiJ . ^ 'V . colo ! lrea it 0 resemble cognac , : as the veritable French , spirit .. When apprehended thoy bad in their possession three large bladders ofthe spurious stuff and a bottle of the colouring stuff , ; s * them to darken the spirit . . . Finding op ! One op tiik Bodies of the Seamen Drownxd off Worthing . —On Tuesday afternoon , fl 9 someof the'Bri ghton fishermen were pacing the 0 " , Jn the brief intervals of fair weather , they observed ' a ' dark object floutinff in the surce . of

      this proved to ^ be the body a fisherman , and no doubt . was entertained of its being the . remains of one of the ! unfortunate men drowned a fortnicrht since off Worthing . Which of them it was . it was difficult to say- as the face and hands were en-. tir ^' y ' . . , , ! away , and ;' there remained onlv a muUlated ;( trunk . It had on a Guernsey , a naii of drawers and socks . ' . TKo bodv Was „ Ct „ f Towri ; Hall , where it awaits an ^ S ^ mSre bod es are reported to have been wasl . o . r «!? * between Lancing and Worthing Thffi ^? hore those bodies is WuneiS ? betrig rough and the wind ' W ? S w ' SaJ ' llif her directl y in the direction fere fnA * , * irY ^ T Pened / it : waB ' « mS iae 5 SlJo St % ^ " would float rip . ¦¦¦ ' ;¦ ' P rooaDi 0 that , the bodies r £ j ^^ f AKD ^! CuArgbd : ; witii Arson _ Son % £% \ h "S- ^ ^ > w "Oso dwelling and 8 nop , m . which tlwy carried ! 0 n the busings of

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      dealers'in ' ouriosifiea , waa bunied down on the 22 nd ult . jf . woreiobargedj ; on tife _ : pro 8 ecution . ofthe West of England Fire-office ,. and also again by the 'laridlo % , ' with " wilfully setting fire to the same . ' - The furniture and stock were insured for £ 1 , 110 , 'add the claimwas made for £ 830 .

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      : ' Fatal Comiebt Explosions . —On the afternoon of the 12 th inst . the inhabitants of that portion of the Aberdaire Valley , South VTales , m which is situate the new ' Duffryn colliery , the property of Thomas Powell , Esq .,, of the Gaer , - were thrown into a state of the utmost alarm and consternation in consequence of a ' dreadful explosion of fire-aamp having ' : taken place , by ; which-several Jives were lost . In the first moments of confusion the shrieks

      of the wives arid other feriiale relatives congregated round the pit were terrific , &> a large number of men' were known to be in the pit at the' time " . By dint of great exertions they were all , with the exception of five , got out alive . —Another coal pit explosion occurred i the same day at Morfa Works , Taibach , near Neath , by which two of the workmen were killed , arid upwards of thirty wounded . The cause of neither of these accidents has yet transpired . . ! . ^ ;' .- ><; v

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      Collision on thb North British Railway . —On the 13 th inst . a collision between the ten a . m . express train' to London and a train " of waggon g loaded with coak occurred'at St .- Margaret ' s , about a mila froni Edinburgh . Notwithstanding their knowledge of-the hour of starting of the express train , certain parties at St . ; Margaret ' s proceeded to shift the train of Waggons across the down line ; but before that could be effected the express train arrived at full speed , no obstacle being expected by the driver , and ran into the crossing train , smashed two of the waggons and scattering their fragments and contents in all directions . -The engine of the express was by the collision so much damaged as to be unfit for proceeding further with the train , and between it and

      the broken waggons a complete obstruction of tho line was occasioned . The express train was immediately shifted on to the up line of . rails and conveyed past the obstruction , after which it was replaced upon-the downline , and another engine having been attached it proceeded towards London . No personal injury Was inflicted upon any of the passengers . . ; ' Thb Danger of Deck Loads . —Within a few days two . fine . steamers have been nearly lost between Scotland and Ireland , in consequence of the number of cattle carried on deck , which , from stress of weather ^ or accident , were unable to maintain their position on the deck , and were huddled to one side , when their weight threw ; the vessels on their beamends , and a total loss , in each case , was only averted by something little short of a miracle . —AfcrtA British MM : ' . - - ; : ¦ .

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      Rbpresektation op Dungannon . —Lord Northland biis finally determined to resign hia seat for the borough of Dungannon . On the 12 th inst . an address , to . tbe electors was issued , in which the noble lord thanks them for having re-elected him in August last , when his resignation had _ been tendered , but ; announces his resolution to retire at the commencement of the next session . It is stated that the Hon . Stuart Knox , brother of the present member , will appear as a candidate . The Hon . Stuart Knox hag issued his address to the electors of this borough . Upon the great question which now agitates tha public mind Mr . Knox states that he has ever

      viewed with regret the religious dissensions which exercised such a pernicious influence over the destinies of the country . -A Protestant by conviction , he would extend toleration to all ; at the same time he should consider it his duty to oppose a firm resistance to any attack on the Protestant faith and the supremacy ofthe Crown . With reference tofree trade , all he looks forissuoh are-adjustment of taxation as shall tend to place the agricultural interests on a more equitable footing . And as for tenant right , he is impressed with the natural belief that the true interests of both landlord and tenant are indissolubly united , and he will therefore warmly advocate any measures calculated to regulate and improve the relation between them , to elevate the social condition of the people , and develope the resources of the country .

      Sales in thb Encumbered Court . —The aspect of affairs in the Encumbered Court has improved . On Friday , the 13 th inst ., eight estates : were offered , in thirty-two lots , twenty-nine of which were sold and three adjourned . The sales realised £ 51 , 835 ; and as those of the previous Tuesday produced £ 52 , 800 . the amount for the single week ' s sales in this court was £ 104 , 635 , all paid by Irish capitalists . In the new batch of petitions lodged last week , thirteen in number , the properties are generally small , and most of them heavily encumbered . There is one remarkable exception , in tho case of Lord Blayney , whose estate , yielding an annual rent of £ 8 , 157 , is one of the best circumstanced in the county of Monaghau , and there are

      few in that or any other county so lightly encumbered . -The noble lord is the petitioner for the sale of his own estate , Tbe encumbrances charged on theinheritance amount to £ 38 , 945 ; and the charges on the life-estate of tbe petitioner to £ 6 , 589 , making a total of £ 45 , 534 , less than six years' purchase on the rental ; The jointure of Lady Blayney , the ' mother of the noble lord , charged upon the estate , ia £ 1 , 384 per annum . It is likely that thia fine estate will yield about £ 200 , 000 . When the first Encumb & red Estates Act had been pasqed , three years since , it " was understood that -Lord Blayney had taken steps to sell his estate ; but some impediments then arose from the construction

      of the act , which , it appears , have been removed by the amended act now in operation . The total number of-petitions filed in the Encumbered Court , up to the 12 th inst ., amounts to 1 , 442 . l Lor » 7 J . Russell ' si Manifesto . —The Roman Catholic clergy of thedieceseof Cork , headed by their bishop , assembled at the Cathedral on the 10 th inst ., when several resolutions , in reference to the presenb anti-Papal movement in England , were " received with acclamation , " arid , of course , ' unanimously adopted ; Bishop Delany , it should be stated , ia believed to be friendly to the system of mixe * education , and was one of the dissenters to tbe bigoted decrees ( in their full integrity ) of the Synod of Thurles .

      County of Limerick Election . —This keenlycontested election was brought to a close on Saturday evening , by the return of Mr . Wyndham Gcoid , who had a majority of forty over Captain Dickson , and of 111 over Mr . Michael . Ryan , the Tenantleague candidate , The gross poll stood thus : — Goold , 239 ; Dickson , 199 ; Ryan , 128 . There was considerable excitement , and some danger of personal violence from the mob to Counsellor Fitzgerald , at the final declaration ofthe poll . Mr , Goold , the successful candidate , who is described as a Wbig , is brother-in-law to Mr . Monsell , one of the present representatives for the county . On the first'two days of the polling , there had been a heckand-neck race between Captain Dickson and Mr . Goold ; but on Friday and Saturday the scale was turned

      entirely in favour of the latter by the tenantry of Lord Southwell , the largest electoral interest "J thei county , all of whom came in ! and voted for Mr . Goold . This is one of the most remarkable features connected with the election . Lord Southwell is a Roman Catholic , and his tenantry are all Protestants . They are tho descendants © f German farmers , who settled more than a century ago . upon the estate of an ancestor ot the present Lord Southwell , who afforded them shelter and encouragement . The total number of electors polled was 580—considerably more than any estimate of the actual constituency before the commencement of the election . The new Franchise Act , which comes into operation in . March next , will vastly extend the constituency , and produce a very decided change in the representative system .

      The Flax Movement , —Upon all sides , the attention of the agriculturists continues to be directed to the cultivation of flax . On the I 2 th inst . Sir Robert . Kane , president of the Queen ' s College , in Cork , delivered a valuable lecture on this subject , at the theatre of the Scientific and Literary Society in that city . The topics referred to in the lectuio were the peculiar position which flax held ; -in a scientific point of view , with regard to its composition-the peculiar position it held as to constitution—as to compensation—the relation it stood in with the soil , and the peculiar position it held as furnishing one of the most important arid remunerating raw materials for subsequent manufac-2 ??' u - 'A ' -Mie «{ o « e of theleeture Sir Robert Kane was loudl y applauded .

      Emigration . —The people are still emigrating in numbers , even at this extraordinary season ofthe year . From Clonown there Lave this week departed several families , and their mournful lamentations as thoy bid farewell to tho land of-their birthi and friends , to brave the dangers of tho broad Atlantic , wore truly heart-rending . — ' Athlon * Independent . . { The Army in Ireland . — This month the forces iu Ireland consist of nine regiments of calvalry , twenty . four of infantry , aud five infantry depots , or 24 , 000 men . - Abduction and Gross Outrage in the Parish ot DoNBOB , Derry . —On Thursday evening , the oth inst ; , tliis hitherto peaceful parish was the scene of an act of violence and lawlessness not exceeded cveU

      In Tipperary itself . Alexander Hutchinson , formerly a servant to Mr . Samuel Glon , late of Blakes , with nn armed party , amounting to forty persons forcibly entered tho dwelling-house of Mr . Le ^ ia M'Lane , Knocktopher , and succeeded in carrying off Miss Mary Glen , who had been on a visit at Air . M'Lane ' s . . The inmates of the house remonstrated in . vuin . The . girl scieamed for mercy , aud he-

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 21, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_21121850/page/6/