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      [ M 5 Ai . TiEAi . TU of London . — The present return radios soss some improvement in the public health . llt-r tllt-r the mfluence-of more favourable weather the ubs , nits , which in the fir . -t week of February were mis , Mi 9 , have fallen to 1 , 030 ; and this tendency of i i mors mortal it * to decline is perceived both amongst nng amg and old . Iu the tea corresponding viceks of l'll- § 011-50 the average number of deaths was 1 , 050 , iieh , ich , if corrected for comparison with the morntyoity of last week , becomes 1 , 115 . On this latter mult , tult , the 1 , 036 deaths of last week show a demise « . ise of loD , However , an important difference rperccpereeptiblo between the two classes of old and uuni » pa- ' persons , for , while nearly as many of the

      Uer ater are now dying as usual . for the period , the HffUiWtaiitv of the a « edhas fallen considerably below qb cos correctel average . —In the zymotic class ifat-ilfatil diseases , small-pox destroyed ' JG lives ; and < e " : ghe " : gbfc of these cases the sufferers wore between ami ami 50 years of ace . On theSth of February , lti ' lti , Bishop ' s-inews , Paddington , a hbourer , ?;« d ; ed -17 vears , who bad never been vacoutautol , died of confluent small-pox after ff-d ^ -davs' illness ); and on the following day , at on . lfl . l . ' in the same mews , the wife of an ostler "ed - > ed 25 * h 0 had been vaccinated when a child , ' . ' eJ « nI of the disease 19 days afrer the eruption . A nv ajv al * o died ot small-pox at Church-place in the .. mem * sub-district . Four deaths occurred on the

      1 h Sh Stl » , andr 2 th of February ia the Small-pox . ospios ' pitalatHoIloway . at the several ages of 29 , » 3 ' 33 and 39 . A woman , who was brought from ^ estfestb ' ourne-place . and died of ?• small-pox , consentient , unmodified ( li days' illness ) , had Ucea vac matinated youn ? , and had " one very small cicatrix . " in om ostler , who came from Bartholomew-close , and Ibriibricklayerfrom Islington , were not protected by uccuccination ; and a seaman from Sweden also died 11 tin tho hospital of " smnll-pox confluent , unmodified 2 d 2 days * illness ) , " though he had been vaccinated herhenyounsin his native conntry , and had three iicaucatnees . ~ Oat of the 26 fatal cases of this disease , ,, is , is only recorded in 5 that the patients had been ' revreviouslv vaccinated . As regards other epidemics ,

      : jeaieasles carried off 20 children , scarlatina 19 , hoop-[ ig-ag-coush 43 , and croup 10 , these complaints not tot differing materially from their several averages . [ Pyrfyphus numbers 43 victims , the majority being of midniddlc age ; whilst the average number in ten cor-¦• esrespondiiig weeks was 37 . Complaints of the "csrespiratory organs are now less fatal , and havede-:: ti « tiuca to near the average . Consumption , under vhwhich a greater number fall than any other malady , sawas fatal to 1 " 24 persons , of whom 105 had reached ioisome period of life between 15 years and 60 . The ivavcragc of this disease , raised for increase of population ; nearly equals 150 . The births of S 21 boys m < in < l 755 giv ' s , in all 1 , 576 children , were registered in in the wek . The average number in six

      COITesvopondios weeks of 18 J 5-50 was 1 , 373 . At the Royal 3 iObservatory , Greenwich , the barometer was high luiuring the week . The mean daily reading was ibabove 30 inches on every day , except Thursday ; the nenean of the week was 30-1-30 inches . The mean lalaily temperature was steady , and differed little jaeach dav from the average of the same day in ten rerears till Saturday , when it declined to 36 . 7 deg ., ilnfcout 2 deg . below the average . On that day the highest reading ( 4 S . 5 deg . ) was also the highest of th ' the week , and the lowest reading ( or 27 . 6 deg . ) was llalso the lowest of tbe week . The mean temperature ) f ) f the week was 39 . 6 deg . The following selections are made from the Registrars * reports : —In Pfancras , sub-district of Sonicfa Town , at 23 ,

      Drummmond-crescent , on the 9 th of February a cab-driver , spged 32 years , was " founddead . " The coroner ' s rainy a'lds . disease of the heart and mortal effects onf the foul air of the room , where he stent . " Mr . MMathcws states that be died "in a bank kitchen aaboutlO feet ; tlrree . persons slept in one room , nnamely , the cabman , a stonemason , aud a hairbbristler . " In Pancras , sob-district of Camden TTown , at 23 Ashby-street , on 12 th of February , the ddaughter of a labourer , aged 16 months , died of '" bronchitis , laryngitis , pneumonia ( 7 days , ) produced by inhaling the steam of boiling water . " The tchi . 'd had attempted to drink boiling water from the liettle . In the eame sub-district , at 4 , Wood ' s-Iplace , Paradise-row , on the 9 th of February , a

      Ibricklayer , aged 51 years , died of " phthisis , pleuiiitis , dyspnoea { 3 days ) . " Mr . Doll describes this : as " a dirty and crowded locality , inhabited genenrally by costermongers of the poorest class . In JHoIborn district , at 13 , Tindall ' s-buildings , Gray ' s [ Inn-lane , on the 10 th of February , the daughter of : & labourer , aged 2 years , died of " small-pox ( 1 ¦ week ) . " Mr . Homes states , that" this place is , as Usual , overcrowded with Irish families and other strangers . Small-pox is very prevalent among the children . " Bcthnal-grcen , Hackney-road district , at 3 and 20 , Collingwood-street , two children , one of hooping-cough , the other of diarrhoea . The

      gtrect is crowded and partially drained . " Vincentstreet , where a . child died of bronchitis , without medical attendance , is stated by Mr . Murray to be close , crowded and nndraincd . In St . James , Bermondsev , in Edward-street , on the 11 th of February , the son of a labourer , aged 16 months , died of " smalt-pox , natural , no medical attendant . " " Small-pox ( says Mr . Martin ) , is very prevalent in Jacob ' s Island ; the . mother of the above child acknowledged that he bad not been vaccinated owing to negligence . Some persons object to the introduction of what tbey conceive to be the disease of an animal into their children . "

      A Man Found Dead in the Street . —On Saturday morning last , at an early hour , tbe body ot a man , about fifty years of age , was discovered by the police lying in the London-road , Southwark . He was dressed in a black coat and vest , dark trousers , and hlucher boots . The maker's name in the hat was N- 'ke , Windsor . Sine duplicates were found in his pocket relating to wearing apparel , pledged in the name of " Williams . " Tbe body was taken to the workhouse of St . George ' s , Mint-street , Southwark .

      Desperate Conflict with Two Burglars . — On Saturday morning , between the hours of one and two o ' clock , a most desperate attempt was made by j two burglars oo the life of Mr . Bateman , carrier , of King John ' s-conrt , Shnreditch . Mr . Bateman went home at that time , and had entered by his outer gate , when he was pounced on by the ruffians , one of whom felled him by a blow from a life-preserver , while the other snapped at him a pistol , which flashed in the pan . Mr . Bateman , who is a powerful young man , struggled with the vagabonds bravely , and compelled them to make a hasty retreat . Police-constables , who had been drawn to the spot by .. the cries for assistance of Mr . Bateman , found him lying insensible , and bleeding from several wounds on the head . An investigation was afterwards made , when it was discovered that nearly every portable article , consisting of plate , jewellery , and other valuables had been packed up by the thieves in the kitchen , as if ior a speedy removal .

      Extensive Defalcation by a Tax-Collector . —On Saturday , Mr . Stone , an old inhabitant of the parish , of St Mary , Sewington , and who for several years has held the situation-of collector of the property-tax in that parish , was apprehended at his residence , Park-street , Camden-town , by Sergeant Qainnear , 1 P , and lodged in Horsemonger-Iane Gaol on a warrant issued by tbe Commissioners of Income and Property Tax , charging him with being a defaulter of the money collected by him to the amount of £ 1 , 500 . A discovery of the defalcation was made nearly twelve months ago , at which time Mr . Stone absconded . A warrant for his apprehension bad been issued at that time by the commis sioners at Somerset House , and it was placed in the bands of the parish constable for execution . That

      functionary failed to execute his commission ; but information of the defaulter ' s return having reached the commissioners anew warrant was prepared and put in fotce . It is believed that Mr . Stone ' s sureties will not be able to pay a shilling of the deficiency , and the £ 1 , 500 has been a second time raised by the parish . ' Chakge against a Clergyman ' . —At the Marylehone vestry on Saturday last , Mr . Nicholay complained on behalf of Mr . Bauer , of Oxford-street , that the Rev . Mr . Bacon , curate of All Souls church , iad refused to afford religions consolation to a dying woman when asked so to do . In defence of the clergyman it was _ urged that the sick person who wished for Christian concolation lived oat of his district , and that it was contrary to rule and to the orders of tbe Bishop Of London for any clergyman to officiate ont of his own district unless at the

      solicitation of the pastor of such district . Several gentlemen addressed the vestry on the subject . Mr . Ncholay moved for a committee to investigate the matter ; but upon the proposition being put to the vote , it was lost bjr a majority of eight . Mr . Whitmore then gave notice that on this day ( Saturdav ) he would move , " That a committee be appointed to consider the nature and results of the present division of the parish into ecclesiastical districts , and report the same to the vestry , " Murder of a Female at CAMBERTmx .-On Saturday last a protracted investigation was resumed and concluded before Mr . William Carter , the coroner , and a respectab ' e jury , at tbe Marlborough Arms Tavern . South-street , Caumerwell , concerning the death of EleauorDivey aged sixty-three years who , , t was alleged , had bee . brutally murdered

      under the most extraordinary circumstances , her neck being broken , and her body covered with numerous bruises and contusions , shoeing that the deceased most , by some means , have suffered great violence . The deceased and her husband bad b 4 n separated for the last nineteen years , the latter bavins carried on the business of a poulterer itl LeadeuhaH-rnarket for upwards of fifty yeare . Th e deceased was of most singular habits , and occupied a house situated at 1 , Litile Soutb-streer , Camberwell . Her means of support were by an income from her sisier and a weekly allowance from her husband . The deceased was in the habit of calling every week for the cash at the market ; bat not going ou Saturday week he ( the husband ^ proceeded to the house . Afar knocking several times , and not being answered , he wart away . Oafaenext day he went again , aud

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      thinking she had gone out he rai ' sd again on the Monday , when he feared she was either dead , or very ill . He then spoke t' > a next door neighbour , who broke open the back door , and gained an admittance into the house , which was in a state of great confus on hut the deceased could not be ^ found . lhe doors and windows were locked and bolted . On the Tuesday Sergeant Kearney and other officers of the police were called in . when a lighted candle was procured , and after ' a more minute search , toe body of deceased was discovered in a small recess behind a stack of rabbit-hntches . She was m a ^ st-ite of nudity , and when the body was removed she was examined by Mr . Fowler , the surgeon , who found that her neck was dislocated , and her person was

      much bruised on various parts . In the place were discovered fiftren fowls , five being dead from starvation . There were likewise a niunber of rabbits that had * died from want of food , together with some Guinea pigs , Spanish dngs . a cat , & c . The house was lined with cobwebs , and almost choked up with dust , rubbish and other fihh . The room had not been cleaned out for years . —Sergcmt Kearney stated that since the body had been removed to the workhouse a great quantity of valuable property had been discovered in the house by the police . In a drawer was found £ 7 in gold and silver , fourteen tilver spoons , three silver watches , a gold ring , several bracelets , earrings , & c . A book had been

      found which showed that the deceased had £ 14 in the saving bank . There was a quantity of books , furniture , and other articles in the house , which had been under the charge < -f the police since the husband had first been taken into custody . —William Burlington and his wife gave confirmatory evidenc , the latter adding , that the deceased had often said shevJoulubeTOVKdered some night . On Saturday week the deceased was at home , and at about seven in the evening witness heard a rambling noise next door , as if something had fallen . She also heard three knocks at the street-door , but being alone witness was afraid to go to the door . The deceased was a most eccentric female , and would walk about the house almost naked . She had often seen her in the

      yard with a skirt of a petttcoate and a pinafore , which the other neighbours could confirm . Other evidence was taken at considerable length , when the jury returned the following unanimous verdict : — ' * That the deceased was found dead with her neck dislocated , and with marks of violence on various parts of her person ; but how she came by such injuries they had not sufficient proof . " . ' Daring Buiiglakies —On Saturday information wss rece i ved by the police that the residence of Mr . Fredericks , 40 , Albemarle-street , Piccadilly , had been entered and plundered of silks and satins , value £ 120 , a quantity of silver plate , value upwards of £ 200 , and cash and securities amounting to £ 99 9 s ; also that the house 37 . Beaumont-street ,

      Marylehone , had been entered and plundered of £ 50 in Bank of England notes , several sovereigns , and £ 100 worth of jewellery ; also that the mansion of the Hon . Miss Ward , at Hedon . near Holderness , York , had been broken into , and the whole of the costly family plate , value £ 500 , carried off ; also that the residence of T . Suton , Esq ., Hellmorton , Warwick , had been broken into by armed ruffians , who made their way into the room where Mr . and Mrs . Sutton were in bed , whom they fastened together , plundering the place of a £ 20 , a £ 10 , two £ 5 notes of the Bank of Ensland , several £ 10 notes of the Coventry Bank , £ 15 in cash , and a variety of miscellaneous property . The ruffians got clear away .

      Foseral of the Rev . Db . PyE Smith . —The funeral of the Rev . J . Pye Smith , D . D ., LL . D ., F . R . S ., & c , took place on Saturday afternoon last . As early as eleven o ' clock a large concourse of persons had gathered round Homerton College , the oldest Dissenting collegiate ins itnlion , of which tbe deceased had been President for fifty years . The crowd continued to increase till a quarter to one o ' clock , when the body was brought forth and borne to the old Gravel-pits Meeting-house , accompanied by eighty gentlemen . The streets through which the mournful procession bad to pass were thickly lined with spectators , and alm- 'St every shop was partially ort-itally cosed . The processbn was greatly

      augmented by the addition of deputations from various public bodies , including the London Missionary Society , Baptist Missionary Society , Peace and Temperance Societies , and proceeded to Abbey Park Cemetery , where the body was deposited in a plain brick vault , in tbe presence of an immense concourse of spectators , most of whom wore some emblem of mourning to dhphy their respect for the venerable and much esteemed deceased . It is worthy of remark that W . J . Fox , Esq ., M . P ., was once a pupil of the doctor , and continued to esteem bim for his personal worth throughout all his subsequent career , and notwithstanding all their differences of religious belief . The hon . gentleman subscribed to the recent public testimonial to Dr . Smith .

      Cosverts to the Chorch of Rome . —The Rev . Mr . Harper , of the Proprietary Chapel , Pimlico , was last week received into the Roman Catholic church by the Rev . Dr . Whitty . The Rev . Henry Bedford , curate to Mr . Scott , of Hoxton , was likewise admitted a member of the same church by the Rev . F . Oakeley , at Islington . It is stated that several members of the congregation of the first-named seceder are about to follow tbe example of their pastor . Consecration of a Jewish Synagogue . —On Saturday the opening of the Jewish Synagogue , situ ^ - ated in Maiden-lane , Strand , adjoining the Adelphi theatre , and which has been considerably enlarged , took place before a numerous and respectable congregation , the consecration of the sacred edifice being performed by tbe Rev . Dr- Alder , the chief rabbi . Several of the first Jewish families were present , including those of Baron Rothschild , Mr . Cohen , Mr . Mocate , drc .

      Opexisq op St . Paul ' s CnuncnTABD . —On Sunday morning the area in front of St . Paul's Churchyard was thrown open to the public . A great number of persons in the course of the day passed through from tbe western entrance on the top of Ludgatehill , from the northern side , and from the southern side from the entrance to Doctor ' s commons . Tbe police were ia attendance , but their presence was scarce ly necessary , except to direct the passers through the new opening . Burglaries .- —On Tuesday information reached the Commissioners of Metropolitan Police of the following fresh outrages in the provinces : —During the night of the 11 th inst . tbe house of Mr . Robert Cudsre , innkeeper , Ashill , Norfolk , was broken into

      by several ruffians , who brutally assaulted both the landlord and landlady , the principal weapon used by thetn being a wheelwright ' s screwdriver , about twenty inches long , which was found under the bed . They were foiled in obtaining a club-box which was known to contain a considerable sum of money , aud being disturbed , decamped with only a few articles of wearing apparel . On the sn me night the residence of Mr . H . Pool Leigh , of Elton-terrace , Cheltenham-road , Bristol , was entered by cutting two holes in the back kitchen door with a centre-bit and pushing back the bolts . A quantity of jew-llery and plate was stolen , consisting of gold seals , a gold-box ring , with hair in the centre in tbe form of a wheatsheaf , set round with brilliants * , a silver sugar basin , tongs , and mustardpot , a silver muffineer , toast-rack , skewers , tops to castors , spoons , a vinagrette , knife , letter stamp ,

      five silver thimbles , a silver snuff-box , and nearly £ 2 in money . On the night of the same date as the above five villains , armed with pistols , and wearing masks , broke into the house of Mr . Thus . Richardson , of Ruowsley , farmer , and although as early as eight o'clock , beat the inmates in a most brutal manner with the butt ends of their pistols , and threatened to shoot them , until they delivered up £ 52 in gold and silver , a silver watcb , and gun . £ 50 reward is offered for the apprehension and conviction of tbe burglars . Burly on the morning of the 13 th the dwelling-house of the Rev . John Hall , Chester-road , Macclesfield , Catholic priest , was broken into , and a silver chalice , ten inches high , with figures of angels and grapes engraved on it , the cup gilt outside and inside , and engraved " Daniel Fetter , priest , 1779 , " was stolen therefrom , as also silver plate , and about £ i in copper .

      Melaxcholt Occukrexces . —About seven o'clock on Saturday evening , a child named Mary Webb , seven years of age , who bad been left in a room in the house Xb . 8 , Arthur-street , Homerton , in charge of two younger children , while in the act of raising her arm above the fire-place , suddenly became enveloped in flames , her clothes having ignited . The poor child , in her agony , rushed under tbe bed , front whence she was taken by an aged man , named Thomas Blinks , who , after placing the child under the care of bis daughter , suddenly complained of a feeling of suffocation . He hastened down stairs .

      followed by parties with the burnt child ; and while the neighbours were in the act of alleviating its sufferings , Blinks fell with great violence , his head going into a cupboard , and immediately expired . Mr . Harris , surgeon , promptly attended . Tbe child was conveyed to the London Ilospita ' , where it died an hour after admission . The father of the deceased child ; abandoned his family tvo years ago . Soon after the excitement consequent npon tbe painful occurrences had subsided , it was discovered that the bed-clothes were on fire , but owing to the exertions of a few labouring men , the flames were arrested before any material injury had been done .

      Acmskoos Fibes . —Tbe metropolis rras visitel on Monday by the outbreak of several alarming and destructive fires . One happened at Ho . 3 i , Marylebone-strcet , St . James's , ' belonging to Messrs . Foster and Snvi ; fi , artists' colourmen , and extended to the property of Mr . Wonia , the stationer , of 5 G , IJuadrant , Regent-street . The firemen were unable to extinguish the flames until the back portion of Alessrs . Foster and Smith ' s premises was totally de stroyed , the roof burned off , and the remainder of the buiidmsr and its contents severely damaged by fire , £ f lJ ? ' ¦ ?* . ^ ia tue same street , belongine to Mr . Wilson , hairdresser , has also received * ome damage . The bsck ^ windows of the premises beongmg . to Mr . Idoma , j n the Quadrant , are demolished , and tbe frames burned . At the same moment

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      as the above fire commenced , ' another broke out in the premises belonging to Mr . - J . Wilbraham , gun manufacturer , carrying on business at- 'No . 280 , Strand . The firemen succeeded , in getting the fire subdued , but not until the valuable stock in trade , together with the fixtures and the building , were seriously burned . A third one happened at tfo . 73 , Newman-street , ' Oxford-street , belonging to Mr . R . Shirvell ( private . ) It was caused from a spark flying from a lighted candle in the basement . The engines

      were soon on the spot , and owing to the exertions of the inmates and firemen , the flames were confined to the lower , part of the premises . Another outbreak took place at 5 o . 1 , Dudleydmildmgs , St . Giles ' s , belonging to Mr . W . Dowle , which , it is feared , will be attended with a loss- of life . ¦ The fu-e commenced in the basement ,, at which time a boy , six years of age , was therein . The engines attended , and the flames were subdued , but not until the child was frightfully burned . He was taken'to the hospital , but no hopes can be entertained of his

      recovery . Destructive Fire . —Ou "Wednesday morning a fire broke out in the extensive premises belonging to Messrs . Wigan and White , hon merchants , situate in Duke-street , Borough . Some flames were discovered in the kitchen , and scarcely had the inmates effected their escape before the bouse was in a general blaze The work of conflagration reached the immense pile of warehouses in Tonley-street , and ,- from the combustible nature oftheir contents a vast destruction of property became evident . The floating engine , with others from the various stations havine arrived they were set to work immediately ; but at half-past four the flames had obtained a firm hold of Edginton s oil and tarpaulin warehouse , and Bolton's coffee house , in Dake-street ; nor were there any symptoms of putting an end to the awful conflagration .

      Suicide . —On Tuesday morning an inquest w . is held at No . 20 , Grosvenor-square , before Mr . Bedford , to inquire into the circumstances attending the death of E . F . Knowles , Esq ., aged fifty-one , 'late Commissary-General of the forces . in the West Indies , who committed suicide by swallowing a quantity of Prussic acid . —H . Hatchett said he was butler to Mrs . GuUton , who was the sister of Mr . Knowles . Deceased had been staying with his sister on a visit for the last three months . During that time he was frequently low and desponding . Witness last saw him on Sunday night , and he appeared in his usual health . He went to bed about half-past ten o'clock , and shortly after nine o ' clock the next morning

      witness found him lying in his bed quite dead . The deceased ' s daughter was burned to death about three months since , and it appeared to affvef ; his mind- A son of the deceased . also died about five years since , and latterly his only son had left England and had gone to Sierra Leone , where his bio . tlier had died . This so affected his mind that he said , a few nights since , that if any person should inform him that his son had died he should drop down dead . —This evidence having been corroborated ; Mr . Davis , a surgeon , proved that the deceased had died from the effects of prussic acid , and that he must have swallowed a lame quantity . The jury , after a short consultation , returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity . "

      Determined Suicins . —On- Wednesday an inquest was held before Mr . Baker , coroner , and a jury , at the Prince of Wales' Tavern , opposite the Thames police-court , Stepney , on the body of Mr . James Bevan , aged sixty-seven years , lately residing in Fairfield-place , Stepney , who committed suicide . The deceased was formerly in the service of tbe Honourable East India Company , and for many years was in the receipt of a pension of £ 60 a year . He was also an owner of several houses . For some time past the deceased had been in a very desponding state of mind , caused by injuries he received , and he sought consolation in the strict performance of bis religious duties . His depression bad lately increased , and he often complained of pains in the

      head . On Saturday last a noise was heard in his room , and his servant on proceeding there found her master with his throat cut , and a razor with which he had committed the act lying by his side . Verdict— ' * Temporary insanity . " Suicide fbom AsxiEiy . —On Wednesday , Mr William Payne held an inquest at the White Hart Tavern , Abchurch-lano , King William-street , City , on the body of Mr G . Eaton , aged fifty-eight , fishing tackle manufacturer , Nos . 6 and 7 , Crookedlane . George Dyson , late in the service of deceased said , he had known him twenty years . On the previous morning , about half-past nine o ' clock , he saw him in the counting house . Near ten o ' clock he heard his daughter scream . She had found her

      father m bis bedroom suspended by a rope from the bedpost . Witness went there immediately and removed the body . Life was then extinct . —Mr . W . Walters , No . 1 , Arthur-street west , stated that he had known deceased forty years . He saw him on Monday afternoon , when he was very low spirited . He remarked that he had a great deal of trouble , and that he was fearful he . should die in the workhouse . This was a delusion on his part , as there was not the slightest cause for such an apprehension . The deceased was a trustee to somo property , which caused him much anxiety . He was suffering from a severe bilious attack , and was very nervous . Verdict— " Temporary insanity . "

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      A Poaching Trick . —A gentleman while walking the other day in the grounds of a noble family in this neighbourhood , observed a pheasant pecking on the ground , and watching the bird for a minute or two , he saw it tumble over as if shot . The observer walked to the spot and found the bird dead ; there was a sprinkling of peas on the ground , of a rather suspicious appearance . He picked one up , and to his sur prise discovered that it was threaded with bristles , cut short , but still long enough and sharp enough to stick in any bird ' s throat that tried to swallow the bait , and so choak it . —Worcestershire Chronicle .

      The Warrington Murder . —Committal of the PRISONBR . —On tbe 14 th inst . Patrick Lyons , charged with the murder of Margaret Fahey , was brought before the magistrates at Warrington , for examination . The most intense interest was manifested by the inhabitants . The old woman ( Peggy Collins ) , Sergeant Brandwood , Thomas Newcome , and Dr . Davis , were examined , and gave similar evidence to that given by them upon the committal of the prisoner ' s wife . Some additional evidence affecting Lyons exclusively having been taken , the usual caution was read to him , and he was asked if he bad anything to say . He then made a statement to tbe effect that the murder wag committed by his wile , and that on learning what had taken place he immediately absconded . He was fully committed to take his trial at tbe ensuing assizes , for the wilful murder of Margaret Fahey .

      The Kent Burglars . —On the 14 th inst . the six prisoners , Clarke , Thiimas , Weston , Wilson and his wife , and Hannah Summers , were fully committed for trial . Fatal Explosion op Naptha at Salford . —On the 14 th instant an inquest was held upon the body of Mr . J . W . Hodgetts , who was killed on the same day by an explosion of Naptha , which took place at a chemical manufactory in Sprinfield-lane , Salford . Mr . Stephen White , the proprietor of the manufactory , accounted for the occurrence of the accident by stating while the oil , consisting of naptha , paraphene , and other like oils , was in process of distillation , the paraphene , being a hard waxy substance , passing over into the condenser with the naptha , had

      congealed or solidified in the worm , and no vent beint ? given for the other condensed vapours , a very high pressure must have been caused in the body of the boiler , and that ultimately the lead pipe or condenser burst ; at the same time a syphon had been formed by means of the neck of the still , and tbe contents of the boiler must have been syphoned out , and received into the one tub , and have overflowed into the fireplace , thence taking fire , and causing the accident . The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death . "Jonathan Lowe , who was removed to the Manchester Royal Infirmary , died there tbe same evening . An inquest was held upon his body before the borough coroner , on Saturday , and the same witnesses having been examined as were examined before Mr . Rutter , on the inquest upon the body of Mr . Hodgetts , the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death . " William Cliffe , the other man who was burnt Upon the same occasion ; is still lying at the Infirmary in a very

      precarious condition , inflammation having taken place ; and but little hope » entertained of his recovery . Sooth Notts Election . —Final close of the poll Barrow , 1 , 491 ; Newark , 1480 . Majority for Barrow , 11 . On Monday a cnsiderable number of voters and spectators , in vehicles , on horseback , and on foot , met the successful candidate between Newark and Southwell , with music and flags flying , escorting him into the town and on the hustings , to hear the High Sheriff declare the official state of the poll at its close , both partiss cheering—one at the victory , the other at the trifling majority . The newly elected member , and the defeated candidate , severally addressed the assembly , apparently in good humour one for honour conferred , the other for the strenuous efforts made in his behalf , expressing a hope to be more successful at the next contest ; after which tbe meeting broke up , quiet and peaceably as could be expected . A scrutiny and petition against the return of Mr . Barrow is talked of by his lordship ' s friends .

      Afjray with the Police at Liverpool—An affray of a rather serious nature took place on Saturday n ^ ht , ia Athol-street , between the police and a large body of navigators , who , about twelve o ' clock , commenced a row of a very serious description . It was reported that three of the police were severely beaten , and unable to appear ; they had , however , succeeded in capturing six of the most active of the rioters , who are now in custody . Repsbsentation of Bedfordshire , —On Friday morning hand-bills were circulated announcing that a public meeting would be held at the Castle Rooms ; Bedford , to receive an independent ; candidate . A great exeftsasent was caused by this antics . and at

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      ei"ht o ' clock in the evening the large room was quite rilled . 'Mr . Gissirig , the-golicitor , took the chair ; and he introduced to the meeting Mr . John Houghton , the late candidate for tbe borough of Aylesbury . He ' made a ldng ' aud powerful speech , touching upon the chief topics o'f the'day , arid avowed himself a determined free trader . ' At the conclusion of his address a resolution was carried unanimously , that Mr . Houghton was a fit and proper person to represent the county in Parliament , and that those present would g ive-him ' their most cordial support . Mr . Houghton thanked-the meeting for the confidence reposed in him , and declared his intention to go to the poll . ; , ' „ ... „„„ .. „„ , „„ ^ -ri . „ of GuMOKGAtrsHrRE— The

      Representation . writ for the election of a member of Parliament for this county in the room of Earl Dunraven—who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds—has been received by'rte High Sheriff , Rowland FothergiU . 'Esq . ' , who has caused a'proclamati'irf'to be issued'fixing the election to take place , on Tuesday , the 25 th inst . ' , at the Town EM , Bridgend . At present the . only candidate in the field is Sir G . Tyler , conservative . North Stapfordshirk Election . —The Staffordshire Aelvertiscrstates , that during the past week Mr . Child visited several towns in the northern division , and explained His political views to their constituencies . Mr . Child described mmsetf as being a Liberal Conservative , and was favourably received by the electors of the above places ; The day of election is fixed for Saturday , the 22 nd inst . "

      ¦ Serious Cask of Stabbing at Bristol . —The magistrates of Bristol were engaged on Tue > day in hearing a charge of attempted homicide , preferred against a ^ lad-named George Hare by Mr ; C . Shackell , tailorand draper , of Bridge-street , in that city . H appeared from the evidence of Mr . Shackell and his assistant , a young man named Butt , that on the previous Saturday the prisoner ca-ne to his shop and asked to look at some low-priced coats . Several were , shown to-bim , and heselected one the price of which was 3 s , Cd ., but not having so much money with him , he paid 2 s . on account , receiving a memorandum for that sum , and agreeing to call in the evening with the balance . When he came at nisht , be said , npon thinking'it ' over , be would not take the coat he had seleetert , hot would have one of another kind , which he liad looked at in the morning ! Unfortunately , the coat had been sold ; the assistant , Butt , told him so , but produced to him

      a great many other coats , telling bim that he might select from them , or from any in the stock . He looked them all ' over , and then , saying that he did not : like any of them , he demanded the tw . <> shillings he had deposited in the day . Mr . Butt told him tla f , it was contrary to his master ' s rule of business to return deposits in that way , but the youth was resolute in his demand , became saucy , and Said he would remain till he had been repaid his . money . After he had remained there a considerable time the shopman told bim if he did not leave tbe premises he must eject him , and , as he would not quit , he placed his hand on his shoulder , intending gently to remove' him . The prisoner' then made use of a threat , stabbed at him with a clasp knife , which he had previously . drewn from his pocket and opened , and wounded him on the fingers . Mr . Shackell rushed forward to assist Mr . Batt , when the prisoner made two determined stabs at hira . The first

      he parried , but by the second a serious wound was inflctedi The prisoner was committed to take his trial for the felony . SKRtovjs Accident . —Chatham . —On Saturday afternoon last , as Major J . C . Kennedy , 18 th Royal Irish , was proceeding on his duty , as the field officer of the day , visiting the several outposts of this garrison , his horse , being a . very spirited animal , started offata . very rapid pace down the Barrackhill , towards the High-street of Chatham . The major having lost all control over the animal , on its turning the corner of a lane loiding ' intO the street it tell with such violence that the gallant officer was thrown . When picked up he was insensible and was removed to the Sun Hotel : from therico

      ho was taken-upon a stretcher to the garrison hospital ; where ho lies in a dangerous state . The cap bone of his knee is split , and ho is seriously injured internally . . . ¦ ' Shocking Death . —An Accident , melancholy in Us nature , and fatal in its termination , happened at Churston Court Farm , near Churston Ferrers , Devonshire , to an aged person , the father of Mr . Rendle , . who is tenant to Sir J . B . Y . Buller , Bart . Deceased , who was very infirm , having numbered eighty-three years , was sometime before his death confined entirely to his bed room , and having on the day mentioned expressed a wish , to sit before the fire , he was wrapped about with some articles of clothing , and placed in the desired position . The

      dinner-hour-having elapsed , his attendants went to his room , and found him still sitting in the chair , but his legs and other parts of his body fearfully scorched . He lingered in intense agony till eleven o ' clock on the following morning . The family heard no cries while seated at dinner ; ' It is probable that excessive fright or impotcnoy prevented the sufferer from making any alarm . He had a stick in his hands , which was much burnt ; and it is more , than likely , that while poking the fire with it , ignition took place . Fatal Railway . Acoidest . —As the seven p . m . train from Rugby was on its way to Leicester , on Sunday last , one of tho tubes of the engine burst . William Wilkinson , the driver , having been before severely scalded from a similar accident , became alarmed ; and made his escape from the foot-plate over the coke to the back of the tender , when he fell between that and the adjoining carrince ; but , holding on , he was dragged sixty yards before he

      loosed his grasp , when the back of his head was beaten in , and one of his hands cut off . Joseph Crowde , the fireman , missing the deceased , after the first gush of steam from the tube had evaporated , shut off the steam , reversed the engine , signalled the guard to apply the brake , and brought tho engine to a stand-still , after proceeding about one mile and a quarter . He then sent the underguard to Ullestorpe , from whence a telegraphic message was sent to Leicester , for the purpose of obtaining another engine , the train and disabled engine remaining on the lino till , its arrival . The deceased was one of the oldest , most Cftrcful , and steadiest drivers in the employ of the company . He has left a widow and six children , but had insured his life for' £ 500 in the Railway Insurance Company ' s office . An inquest was held on Monday morning , 'at the Bull ' s Head Inn , Leicester , before Mr . Gregory , on view of ' the body , when the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death . "

      TheMurder and Attempted Soicide at Lowestoft . —An unfortunate woman , named Sarah Bly , the wife of a labourer residing at Lowestoft , On the 10 th of January last murdered her infant child , aged eight weeks , by cutting its throat with a razor . She also attempted , at the same time , to put a period to her own existence by cutting a frightful gash in her throat ; and although her life was despaired of for some days , she was so far recovered as to warrant her removal , on the coroner ' s warrant , charging her with the wilful murder of her child , to the Ipswich county gaol , on the 14 th inst .

      Affray with Poachers at BR « i ? EVAnD . —On the night of the 14 th inst . Mr . Self , gamekeeper , encountered some poachers at Bruiseyard Wood , one of whom ! fired at and wounded him . Four persons are in custody for this offence . We believe the keeper shot a poacher ' s deg with a horse pistol immediately after which one of the poachers fired at and wounded him . ' Another keeper , we hear , was illused with a bludgeon . The wood belongs to Lord Stradbroke , and Baddingham Bowling Green , is reported to have been the meeting place of vhepoachers . —Jpsiwd Express . Frightful Accidext . —A most distressing accident occurred at Tiverton on Saturday last . As the groom of the Rev . G . Owen was exercising his

      horses , riding one and leading the other , in passing up Bampton-street , some one upset a small cart of lime just as the horses passed ; and the animals being very spirited , started off at the top of their speed . The groom kept his seat , and endeavoured to atop their mad career , the inhabitants looking on with fear and amazement . The destruction of both man and horses appeared inevitable ; for , on approaching tho Black Horse Inn , ( which projects from Newport-street , ) they attempted a leap , and cftme'm contact with the front of the inn ; and so fearful was the concussion , that one of the horses was killed instantaneously , and the otbor existed only three quarters of an hour . The earthenware was displaced from the shelves in the interior of

      the inn , and the groom hurled to the ground with great violence . At tho same time , a child about six years of age ; second daughter of Mr . Robert Borough , of the Rising Sun Inn , was passing , and was knocked down . She was taken up for dead , and removed to her father ' s residence , where medical assistance was immediately procured , and for many hours was not considered out of danger . The groom was also removed to his residence , and both are doing well . The greatest attention has been paid to the sufferers by the Rev . G . Owen and his family , whose benevolence is greatly esteemed in the locality in which they reside . Tbe police have received instructions in future to summon all parties airing horses in the streets . Mtbtkrious Death . —Tho inquest on the body of Sarah Roberts , who was found dead on the 2 nd

      inst . in a ditch of water by the side of the tram road leading from Hereford to Abergavenny , terminated on Monday last . The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against her husband ; Isaac Roberts , " who was commuted for trial at the ensuing assizes . Roberts most earnestly protested his innocence , and the chief circumstance upon which the coroner ' s jury would seem to have founded their verdict is the occurrence of a quarrel between him and the deceased shortly previous to tho period at which she is supposed to have met her death ; Burglary , and Attempt to Murder at Windsor . —On Wednesday morning , at half-past one o ' clock , the house of Mr . Tucker , the verger of St . George ' s Chapel , Windsor Castle , who resides . at No . 4 , Clareaoe-road , was broken into by two men , who . first raBsaokidthe ' lower rooms of the house , Msi- ^ en

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      proceeded up-stairs ' with lighted candles to the sleeping apartments of Mr ; Tucker and an elderly lady , named Whittaker . Mrs . WllKtaker :. rvns awoke by tbe light and noise and uttered an exclamation , up- n which one of the ruffians ' struck heron the head with an iron instrument , inflietirig . two severe wounds , and with another blow broke her arm , which she held up to protect herself .-Mr . Tucker , on hearing Mrs . Whittaker ! s screams , jumped out of bed and ran to her assistance , but was knocked down several , times , and received four severe wounds on the head ., Mrs . Whittaker's screams alarmed the villains , anil they made off before the police arrived . Mr . Tucker is upwards of ninety years of age , and both he and Mrs . Whittaker are in a most dangerous state .

      Fatal Coal-Pit Accident . —On Monday last an inquest was held at the Waterloo Inn , Bilston , before T . M . Phillips , Esq ., coroner , on the body of Francis Stager , twenty-fiveyoars of age , a miner , who was kiiled'on the previous Friday morning ,-by the fall ot ' about twenty tons of coal , whilst he was in the act of cutting out one of the coal props or pillars in the hollows of a pit at Broad Water Field , in Darlastqn . Charles Kendrick , who was working with the deceased , was also killed upon the spot by the fall of the coal . It was stated at the inquest that there was plenty of timber in the workings , for the purpose of propping . The inquiry was adjourned , for the purpose of forwarding a report of the case to the Secretary of State , in accordance with the recent act .

      iATAL Railway Accident' near Manchester—On Tuesday evening , at a few minutes before six o ' clock , a very disastrous accident occurred on the London arid North-Western line , near Aldericy , about fifteen miles from Manchester , to the Parliamentary train , which leaves London at seven o ' clock in the niorning , and does not reach Manchester till night . The train proceeded safoly till' its arrival at a point about half-a-mile short of ' the Alderley station , when about one half of the tiro of one of the engine-wheels flew off , causing the engine to diverge from the line , and to fall over on one side , nearly at right angles with the . rails , and directly in the way of the advancing carriages . A frightful collision ensued , the tender falling completely over tho

      engine , and the foremost carriages being smashed to pieces . The entire train consisted of about nine carriages ,, some of which were entirely destroyed . The cries of tho passengers , about seventy in number , were so loud as to be heard at the Alderley station , from which a number of persons in the service of the company , and from the Queen ' s hotel , which stands close to the railway , immediately proceeded to the spot to render assistance . Though several of the passengers were severely bruised and otherwise injured , none of them were killed . The only life lost was that of Joseph Chadwick , the engine-driver , wbo ^ was afterwards found lying underneath the tender , and although there

      were very few bruises on . his body , life was quite extinct , . jftot ' the slightest blame attached to tbe deceased , who bore an excellent character for cobriety and skill and care in driving . Several of the passengers were very seriously : injured , while others fortunately escaped with only a . ' few bruises about the face and head . Mrs . Halse , of London , juatained an injury of the spine , and was taken to lhe hotel at Alderley , where she remained all night ; but was sufficiently recovered on Wednesday morning as tp continue her journey . ' Owing to the obstruction of the line caused by the accident—the shattered carriages extending across both lines of rail-some of the first trains from Manchester on

      Tuesday evening were detained a considerable time . Destructive Fire . — Afire took place on Monday , at Binateitd , Isle of Wight , the seat of Major-General Lord Downes , which was totally consumed , Binstead is . one mile from Ryde , whence an engine was despatched but it was of little service , in consequence of the combustible nature .. of the building—part being very old , and covered with "hatch . Very little of tbe furniture was saved . It was stated that her ladyship lost £ 30 , 000 worth of jowels . His lordship and family were crossing from Portsmouth , and saw the conflagration from tho deck of the steamer ; they were coming to Binstead for a short time , the house having been prepared for their reception . The cause of the fire was tbe careless way in which , a stove had been set in the study . The wall between this room and the drawing-room was but half a brick thick ; this had been knocked , away , and the stove thrust

      against the battering , which was canvassed . Firs at Leeds . —About nine o ' clock on Tuesday night , the warehouse of Mr . Flctcher , furnituredealer , Kirkgate , was found to be on fire . ' Information was : quickly conveyed to the police-otnce , and soon afterwards the fire-plug apparatus of the town was in full operation ; but such wasthe combustible nature of tbe property , that notwithstanding a good supply of water , and every exertion , the fire was not subdued , until the building had been completely gutted , and the furniture entirely destroyed . Considerable fear was felt for the safety of the adjoining property , but , from the well-directed exertions of those present the fire . ' was prevented from spreading . Jt is not known yet now the fire originated , but it is suspected that it was not tbe result of accident . . The same premises were on fire a short time ago , and there were then strong suspicion on the part of the five-office of foul play .

      A Woman Killed by her Husband . — On Monday night a woman was killed at- Bath by her husband , under the following melancholy circumstances . On that evening a carpenter . named Joseph Clark , about thirty-eiuht years of age , who had been at work at Brisllng ' ton , near Bristol , returned homo to his residence , No . 5 , Lampavd ' sbuildings , when he found his wife in a state of intoxication . Exasperated by her conduct , he struck her , and a violent quarrel and blows ensued , which were heard by the lodgers in the house , who , however , unfortunately did not interfere until Clark was heard calling for assistance to a Mrs . Langley , who lived in the parlours . Mr . Langloy , accompanied by another man named Wilcox , immediately

      ran up . stairs ; upon entering Clark 8 room thoy found him in a sitting posture against the wall , supporting his wife and shaking her , apparently for the purpose of bringing her to a state of consciousness , Her person presented marks of great violence and the room was in confusion . Clark , on seeing the men enter , immediately exclaimed " I am afraid I have done a bad job . '' They then removed the unfortunate woman from bim , upon which she gave a convulsive gasp and immediately expired . On the floor was found a stick broken into three pieces , and clotted with blood . Clark was given at once into the custody of the police . On Wednesday the prisoner was brought before the magistrates at the Guildliall , and charged with the wilful murder of his wife . A' police constable who was called into

      the house immediately after tbe occurrence , stated that he took Clark into custody , and charged htm with killing his . wife , and . he replied , " lam the cause of her death . " He said , " I first pushed her down ( pointing to tbe toot of the bed , where there was a large pool of blood ) , I then helped her up , and sat her in the window ledge . I afterwards beat her with a stick . " The stick was found on the floor , broken in three or four pieces . On one of the pieces was a quantity of hair wound round it , and blood . He also found a woman ' s cap thrust into tho firegrate . There was no fire in the grate . There was a quantity of hair in the cap . Tho prisoner said , " That was there before I came home , and the hair on the floor was there when I came home . " This was the only evidence taken , and the prisoner was remanded for a week .

      The Thurqoland MuRDER . —This most atrocious murder still remains shrouded in mystery . John Firth , the brother of the murdered man , who is in custody on the charge , was brought before the Barnsley magistrates for the second time , and again remanded . The only fresh facts that have trans-• tired since the termination of the coroner ' s inquest have reference to the movements of the prisoner prior to the meeting with his brother on the night of the murder . On that evening he left his work about half-past six o ' clock , but it was near nine o ' clock before he met with his brother George ( the deceased ) . ] S o account has been given , nor any mention made of the movements of the accused between these periods of time . Since the inquest ,

      however , it has transpired that at about eight o ' clock on the night in question he was seen at the Gate public-house on the road to Dodworth ( where he afterwards called in company with his brother and a man named Twigger , ) by two men who accompanied Firth , sen ., from Penistone to Barnsley . The prisoner , it appears , then refused to allow : bis father to remain at the public-house , and they proceeded together to Barnsley , Ho there met with his brother , ¦ with whom bo returned to the Gate . It is thought that the prisoner , contemplating the diabolical deed , went towards Dodworth ( which was in the direction of the deceased ' s residence ) for the purpose of secreting the gun , which be most probably bid about the premises of the public-house . On his return with his brother , an hour afterwards , the prisoner delayed his departure from the house until tho rest of tho company had gone , notwithstanding a portion of them resided in

      the ocaltty of the murdered man ' s habitation , It is further thought that the prisoner , when left alono with his brother , who was then overpowered with liquor , watched the opportunity to recover the gun , and then , with the murderous weapon in his W sesston , proceeded with the decased in the direction ot his home . According to the prisoner ' s previous statement , ho only accompanied his brother » s far as Dodworth , when they separated . A rumour has , however , been extensively circulated in the neighbourhood for some days that such is not the fact , out that the prisoner was seen , at an advanced hour , m the vicinity of the spot where the murdered man . was found . The police , who have been actively engaged in endeavouring to unravel this mysterious affair , have as yet obtained no clue to tho truth of this rumour ,. nor has any . trace of the missing gun been discovered . Tho government have offered a reward of £ 50 for the discovery of the murderers . ' •• .. •¦¦• - ; . Finding of a Bodt . —A great sensation was created at : Pyrford on-Saturday last by tuefiuduig in

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      the Wey the dead , body of a man unkho ^ T ^ Tt had the appearance of having laid for a consilwT , time in the water , presenting tho appoaraZf man about fifty . 'He had neither hatnorE .. ^ chief on , and his loft arm was broken On «» r * ing his pocket no clue was obtained as ff ^* identity , the only contents being four btiUeZ ' Maidstone Chronicle . reuco , ^ . Affecting Dbath of a Child . —On V ?^ « i as Mr . Kirk , dealer in oranges . &> ., GrZ ??*?> Derby , was leaving his residence , his little ¦ ' ( whom ho . was in the habit of frequently t-, i ^' rJ with him ) ran after him to givo him a kiss R ^ in a hurry ho did not stori , and ' the child " be ^ n" ! 5 cry . She was " observed to suddenly tam ^ . \ head back , and immediately died . ' htf Mbeti . vo of- Roman Catholic Lathes ai TJmsTnr —A public meeting of the Roman Catholic lm » h Bristol was held on Tuesday nightin the School

      , room of the new Roman Catholic Chapel u Clif * ton , for the purpose of agreeing to a petition t the legislature tn reference to the m ' misten-il m « sure against the establishment of a Papal hiwiH . in this kingdom-such petition being deemed i ' icdm sary by tho statements of Lord Beaumont ni 1 ( J other leading members of the body . Tlmmi Markland , Esq ., of Pemberton House , C ! iW occupied the chair , and many of the principal R 0 ' man Catholics of tho district , including most of the recent converts , were on the platform , A on tition to the legislature was agreed to , "

      The Latb Svsod or Tmurles . —The following " . official" statement has been put forward by tho secretaries to the late Synod of Thurles : — statement , ascribed to the Prime Minister , to the effect that the address of the Synod of Thurles was adopted by a bare majority of one „ having appeared in the published reports of the proceedings in parliament , we , tho secretaries of the Synod , feel it our duty to declare that such statement is wholly devoid of foundation , the said address having , as

      already described , boon read in full Synod , and unanimously adopt ' - 'd in our presence by the fathers , and by them ordered to be published . —Patrick Leahy , D . D ., President of the College of Thurles ; Peter Cooper , DD ., Canon of the Chapter , Dublin ; D . O'Brien , Vicar-General of Waterford , and President of St . John ' s College . " Election Movements . —The Hon . Shapland Carew , son of Lord Carew , and late M P . for the counnty of Waterford , will , it is . now stated , be tho Whig candidate at the approaching election for Dungarvan . It is said that the eldest son of Baron Lefroy will , at the next general election , start for the representation of Dublin .

      Tub Anti-Agorkssive Bill ,- The Dublin parishes have commenced a course of agitation against Lord John Russell ' s anti-aggressivo bill . On Friday evening the parish of St . Catharine—Sir John Power , Bart ., in the chair—held a meeting , in pursuance of a published requisition , when a series of resolutions of a very remarkable character was adopted . Among the resolutions was one to the effect , that in consequence of tho unmerited insult attempted to bo east upon the prelates of the Church , Lord John Russell had lost their confidence , and should the bill become law , they pledged themselves never to vote for any representative who would not declare himself the antagonist of the noble lord ; and , further , to adopt every means within their power to render the bill nugatory and inoperative .

      Tub Vicerotaltt . —The Guardians of the South Dublin Union held a special meeting on Saturday for the purpose of petitioning ber Majesty and both houses against the projected abolition of the Lord-Lieutenancy . The meeting was fully attended , and if additional proof were required of the state of the public mind , it may be found in the fact of nearly all the ex-officio guardians having been - present On the occasion . The Papal Aggression . —Tho Catholic archlrishops and bishops are to meet in Dublin on Tuesday , the 2 oth inst ., to consider what steps should be taken in reference to the ministerial measure for the suppression of the Papal pretensions . Tho Freeman ' s Journal states , that on this subject thero is the most entire and hearty unanimity among all the members of the Irish hierarchy .

      A Verdict of manslaughter has been returned against an engine driver and breaksman of the Ulster Railway by a coroner ' s jury , empannelled to inquire into a fatal accident which occurred a few weeks since on that line . Bondbd Spirits is Ireland . —An important decision has been made this week in the case of the assigns , "Purdy v . Murdock , " in reference to . tho right claimed by distillers to hold as security whiskey sold by them , but remaining in store in their own name . It was decided that they could not do so , but that , in fact , tho holder of tho delivery order was the owner of the whiskey , and although the settlement he had given was not paid , and the

      whiskey stood in the Excise stores in the name of the distiller , the latter could not have recourse to it , even against the . assignees of the . bankrupt . This principle may now be considered so well established as to be , in fact , settled . The decision is , of conrse , disadvantageous to tho distillers , who have , heretofore exercised a right of lien on tho whiskey so long as it remained in their name , and which it was contended , in the case in question , was merely a stoppage in transitu . The chief Baron , however , ruled that they could not do so . Mr . Anstey and mis Constituents . —Mr . Anstey has declared his readiness to obey the call of his Roman Catholic constituents , and resign his seat .

      In reply to the requisition of certain electors of Youghal , he writes as follows : — " You forget , gentlemen , that my proposer was a Protestant , and that I was favoured with the indirect support of a large number of the Protestant electors of ibughal . I do not consider myself either as a tool or puppet of any body of men in tbe pursuit of a course I deem consistent and straightforward , I have sedulously given my attention to the furtherance of your local interests , but I have resisted , and will ever resist , what I deem to be private exaction . 1 have , however , determined to redeem tho pledge you force upon my attention , and shall forthwith accept the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds ;

      and whether I shall again successfully solicit your suffrages or not , I snail take with me into public or private life the honest conviction of having faithfully performed my duty to my Queen and to my country . " The local Roman Catholic journal , tho CorJc Examiner , expresses its delight at Mr . Anstey ' s determination , and compliments him on the head ot it . " We will say this of Mr . Anstey , " says that journal , " because we are in a position to know it , there is not a man in tbe House of Commons w ho is more advanced in his views on the rights of labour , or who is a more decided friend to the interests of the tenant . However , his extraordinary crotchets

      on the great question of civil and religious liberty render hira an unsafe representative for an Irish liberal constituency , and make-his intended resignation rather a matter to bo desired than the contrary . " Afr . Chisholm Anstey has contradicted tho statement of his intended resignation of his seat in parliament . —Daily News . Government Patronage . —In reply to Mr . Napier ' s allegation , that" ever since the Act of 1829 , the government patronage has been , conferred more on tho Roman Catholic than on tbe Protestant community , " and that "in Ireland it is a disqualification to bo a Protestant , " the . Freeman ' s Journal adduces the fact , that while tho judicial and official

      establishments of the Court of Chancery and the law courts in Ireland comprise 172 offices , yielding to their occupants a gross annual income of £ 102 , 076 , only thirty-iitno offices are held by Roman Catholics , whose total salaries amount to about £ 23 , 500 , of which more than £ 15 , 000 is paid amongst the Roman Catholic judges , " whom , " says the iceman , " the Whigs take care to present to the public eye in the largest capitals . " Following up tho same statistics , the Freeman states that in the Encumbered Estates Court the three commissioners and ten officers are protestants , with salaries amounting to £ 8 , 4000 , while only a master and ono clerk aro catholics , with salaries amounting to £ 1 , 200 .

      Results ot the Clearance SrsrEXf , —The Cork Examiner gives a fearful account of the effects of the clearance system in Clare , and more espec ially in the unfortunate and notorious union of Eunisty mon : — " It appears that in the workhouses of that union there were four thousand persons congregated at tho end of last week , nnd the number is still increasing . Deaths from destitution also have contvfi'ued in tho locality , when they have ceased throughout the country . Affairs seem to be mending however slowly , elsewhere , but a death-like torpor hangs upon Clare , the result of that cruel system of

      clearance . The change which made the people paupers has also made them more expensive , as its authors have now found out . A great many have been killed , and vast multitudes made miserable , at ticost involving tbe confiscation of property ; for great as arc the powers of destruction wielded by . landlords , they aye not able suddenly to extirpate the whole population , and they have mode at best a slovenly and ineffective job of it . They talk of communism . Why where is an instance of communism to bo met like this , of four thousand paupers eating into the vitals ot industry ; all tbe inhabitants of a district gathered together in one spot , and -consuming in idleness- the public rcsour *

      Scotianu,

      Scotianu ,

      Aimcir-Atbd Resignation Of Tor Lord Advo...

      Aimcir-ATBD Resignation of tor Lord Advocate . —We understand that since the Lord Advo * eate ' s removal to Edinburgh , the dangerous symptoms of bis malady have not in any degree di . minished , and an immediate resignation of his important office is exceedingly probable . —Daily Mail

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 22, 1851, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_22021851/page/6/