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      The Murothi In The Rue Vivieknis, Fauis ...

      ^ ' ^ intercourse me , and when I attempted to get up he imme . 2 llv P « t a tar P la st f r 0 ver my face ' and a"empted to slrande me 3 uiK lil fingers . I then screamed , and he beat me violentlyab ut l ? ftce a « d bead , and left me insensible . " The police instanUy % -Ved proceedings to arrest the suspected murderer , and they r « i }» nl at a bo « senear the quay . He was sitting by the fire smot his pip © . dlvested of coat » cravat , and shoes . On beinc in Snied of the reason of their visit , he declared he had not left the e that evening . He was remanded . \ Manslaughter at Old BRENTFORD .-On Saturday an inquest TrasJs held by Mr . Langham , at St . George ' s Hospital , on the body of liimikm Stannett , aged seventeen , who was stabbed with a knife at irtW ori , on the preceding Tuesday , from the effects of which he

      Jo Jed James KaWDone » ot wtgh-street , . Brentford , bootmaker , said 11 deceased was an apprentice to his brother , whom witness also ia ' irtik ed for . He was present when the occurrence happened , at kl half-pas ten on Tuesday morning . He was at work in the lower > k << lioi > with a-young man and the deceased . The young man was Jo John Lewis , who also lived at Brentford . Stannett was joking , and afi after a short time he got np and went towards Lewis , who was sitting on oaaSL > at ' a , ld in a P lavful m { mner * bey caught hold of each other ' s ? . r ? jins , ke P until Lewi s got into a passion . He then told St stannett that unless he loosed his hold he would stick him with his k ; hi He then took up the knife , with which he had been working , Li but as soon as witness saw the knife , he caught hold of his handand

      , In kin it till he promised that he would lay the knife down . They then ]( loosed each other , and as Stannett was going towards his seat he * ^ vc the young man Lewis a slight tap on the face . It was a s s light open-handed slap on the face . Lewis then immediately « tabbed Stannett with his knife at the bottom part of the stomach . " , lie knife was very sharp and was worn to a point . When witness r cot hold of his hand , Lewis was in a rage , but before he loosed him 3 le appeared to have got quite cool . The deceased then cried out 1 "he has done it for me now . " He asked witness to go to Mr .

      Baker's , the chemist , but he was from home . He then went for 3 Iessrs . Rolfe and Richards , surgeons , and by their directions the deceased was brought to this hospital . Lewis said nothing after the blow was struck . Stannett the whole time was playful , but Lewis was much irritated . The deceased , while they had hold of each other , tried to hit Lewis in the face . Mr . Francis Cutler , house surgeon , proved that tlie wound inflicted upon the' deceased by Lewis was the cause of his death . The Coroner having summed « p , the jury , after half an hour ' s consultation , returned a verdict of ' Manslaughter against John Lewis . ' The Coroner then issued his \ rarraut for his committal to prison on that charge . The Murder at Ikvike . —M'Gorrane , the murderer , has been

      apprehended . It appears that he was pursued immediately after committing the dreadful deed , and taken into custody . He was thereafter taken before Bailies M'Laclilan and Gray , and at first denied all knowledge of the deed , trying to account for ihe blood on his arm by saying it was from some hair skins ho had . However , finding that would not avail him , he confessed , declaring it was because of a conspiracy of the M * Quires . He then begged hard for mercy , and wept like a child . The murderer is about thirty years of age , of a most forbidding aspect , his nose being partially broken . In height he is about five feet six inches . He was repeatedly heard to threaten the M'Guires with death , on account of their conduct with his wile : and before committing the foul crime ,

      he was heard to say he would be the death of them ( meaning the M'Guires ) It is forty years since the peace of the ancient burgh tvas broken by a similar occurrence . Exposure of an Infant . —On Sunday last , the 17 th instant , some unfeeling wretch placed a fulLgrown male child at the door of ( he He v . W . Dacre , vicar of Irthington , near Carlisle . Upon the servant coming down to open the shutters and front door , at a quarter before seven in the morning , she observed a bundle lying close to a bush , and taking it up found a fine child contained within it . The morning was very cold , and the child was nearly frozen to death . No clothes were found upon the child , but a very small and dirty shawl , a man ' s cotton neckerchief , and a small piece of flannel . All ' these articles were covered with dirt . After an hour or two ' s

      constant attention to the poor little infant , it began to revive , and during the evening was quite recovered . It is to be hoped that the inhuman mother may be brought to justice , and we hear that steps are being taken to find out the guilty person , and that a reward is offered for that purpose . Suockikg Murder at Bristol . —Bristol , Oct . 20—Last night a murder of a very shocking description , which has excited a great dwd of sensation in this city , was perpetrated by a shoemaker named Spear , at the Castle Tavern , Castle-street . It appears from the inquiries we have instituted , that the prisoner , who was taken into custody by the police almost immediately after the commission oi the crime , is a shoemakerand resided in Prince-street , in the parish ot

      , St . Phili p and Jacob . ' His wife , the unfortunate deceased , was a ^ oman about thirty-four years of uge , and was in the habit of assist-MS him in his business as a-binder . For a long time past bpear has indulged to excess in the use of intoxicating liquors , not scrupling at the most reckless course to gratify his vicious propenaties . Yesterday he was out drinking for a great portion ot the ¦ % , and his wife ascertained that he had . taken two gowns of hers with a view of pledging them to obtain liquor . In the evening tlie Prisoner Spear , accompanied by his brother , went to the taproom ot the Castle Tavern , Castle-street , and called for some beer , with winch they sat down at a short distance from the lire . Shortly afterwhereabouts

      wards the deceased came in , having ascertained his , and tried to induce him to return home . She upbraided him with 3 iaving taken away her two gowns and pawned them , and took up a PH e and threw at her husband . This so exasperated him that he u , » pcd off his seat , put his hand against her , and was observed to wake a driving kind of blow at the lower part of her person with lus Js lit hand . She immediately gave ouescream and fell , covered with bl « od , and bent almost double , as if suffering the most excruciating agony . Spear then sat down again on his seat , and his brother picked tlie l'oor creature up , but she died almost immediately , before We sm-Seon . Mr . Leakerwho was instantly sent for , could arrive . Mr .

      , ^ akcr , on examining the body , found that there had been a vevy ** at hemorrhage from a wound in the lower part of the belly or lJle deceased , which must have been inflicted by some sharp ¦ instrument . Underneath the seat where the prisoner had been sitting More the dreadful occurrence , Mr . Leaker picked up a long-bladed sharp . pohned knife . It was a weapon of a most formidable desenp-}«*> and had a spring at the back , to prevent the blade closing , what makes tho circumstance more shocking is , that at the time tte poor creature had an infant in her arms . Information ot the to who

      ^ ent has been forwarded the coroner , Mr . J . B . Grindon , tas directed a post mortem examination of the body to be made , ^ vhich he will hold an inquest upon . We should also acid , that ^» en the prisoner was aoprehended he had marks ot blood on his t humb . The tavern in * Castle-street has been visited to-day by hundreds of persons , and crowds collected round the Guildhall , JJtb the expectation of seeing the prisoner brought up m custody . Jo stands remanded to await the result of the coroner s inquisition 1 ] ie deceased has left four children to lament her loss , and was

      Semite . . Lxqoest ox the Hukdered W 03 U > v-0 n Wednesday an inquest was Held ° « the body of the unfortunate woman , at the Crown and Dove , Bridewdl-street . flie excitemen t was very great . A number of witnesses were examined , mdudln S-flve lttofljw ofthe murderer . He deposed that the deceased commenced

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      abusing her husband , and called liim a scamp for taking away and pledging hex two gowns . Witness had pledged the gowns , at his brother ' s reqnest , ° for 6 s ., which he gave to Iris brother . The deceased , when she came into the public house and "bullied" her husband , threw a piece of tobacco-pipe at him ; but witness did not know whether it struck him or not . Robert Hill deposed ' that he witnessed the prisoner go up to his wife and strike his hand against her bowels . The deceased immediately fell down on her knees , and the servant then went out for some water to bathe her forehead , thinking that she was in hysterics . The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against John Spear , who was accordingly , committed on the coroner ' s warrant to take his trial at Glocester at the next assizes .

      "Murder will Out . ' —A retired jeweller , named Van der Kreutz , but called Lacroix , aged 78 , lived about fourteen years ago at No . 5 , flue de Make . Although very rich , he carefully shunned all association with respectable people , and was accustomed to dine almost daily with his housekeeper , a woman named Madeline , in the low pubhe-houses and restaurants of the barriers . After dinner he used to sit drinking and talking all the evening with persons he met , though they were for the most part professional thieves and liberated convicts . Strange to say , too , he always wore ostensibly several valuable rings , chains , pins , and other articles of jewellery . On Sunday , 12 th of August , 1838 , he dined as usual at a restaurant at

      La Courtille with his servant , and they returned home together late at night . ^ The next morning they did not appear , and the apartment having been entered , they were both found lying with their throats cut in the dining-room . By their side were two shoemakers ' knives , with which it was evident they had been murdered . The police and the magistrates made extraordinary exertions to discover the murderer , but without success . Some time after , a man named Barenne was found lying in his apartment with his throat cut , and near him was a shoemaker ' s knife . Circumstances caused it to be supposed that this crime had been committed by the person who had murdered the old jeweller and his servant , " and there was reason

      to believe that this person was a woman who lived with a liberated convict named Auguste . To capture this woman was , however , an impossibility , notwithstanding all the activity and ingenuity of the police . Neither could any clue be obtained to the articles stolen in both places . At Van der Kreutz's these articles consisted of a valuable gold watch and chain , and of a ring which the old man always wore . It appears that the murderer had not taken the trouble to look after other booty , as a quantity of plate and a considerable sum of money in an upper room were left untouched . The police from time to time arrested different persons on suspicion ; but they all had to he released for want of proof . At length , the discovery of the criminals appearing hopeless , the pursuit of them was

      given up , and the affair was almost forgotten . A few days ago one of the commissaries of police of Paris was called in to record the death of an Italian woman , who had killed herself by means of the fumes of charcoal . On a table by her bedside was a letter addressed by her to the examining magistrates . In that letter she said , that being about to appear before God , and being tormented by remorse , she deemed it her duty to make known that the murderers of old Van der Kreutz and his servant were four men , with one of whom she had lived . She gave the names and addresses of these men . At first it was thought that the letter might simply be an act of vengeance , but some inquiries having been made it was deemed necessary to arrest the men indicated , and yesterday they were all taken . — Galignani .

      A Fatal Quarrel look place on board her Majesty ' s ship Retribution at Lisbon on the 5 th instant . It appears that two stokers , named John Brown and William Jeffries , while taking their suppers , had a violent quarrel ; the latter struck Brown across tne table with his open hand , when Brown retaliated with a sharp-pointed knife , which passed through one of the ribs and into the stomach of Jeffries , who was immediately taken to the Naval Hospital , but he died in great suffering the next day . It is supposed the Retribution will come to Spithead to have Brown tried by court-martial , his crime having been committed on the high seas . She also lias au extensive leak , which needs dockyard assistance .

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      f- ^ TT'r . ' i " *" . JI It'll " ' " ~¦ " ' I "' - ' " Tr * ^ T AWFUL SHIPWRECKS , AND LOSS 01 ' LIFE . Loss the Hector , on the Coast of Natal . —The following narrative of this disastrous ship wreck is contained in a letter addressed to the editor ot the Natal Times , and dated July 31 , 1852 : — " On Wednesday last , July 27 th , the barque Hector , Captain Brooks , from Batavia , bound to Bremen , laden with rice and sugar , ran ashore between the Umtwalumi and Umzumbi rivers , on the * coast of Natal , it being- nearly calm at the time ; however , a sea

      breeze sprung up soon after , which caused the surf to roll in . ror several days previously the vessel had made much water , all hands were greatly exhausted , having been much occup ied in working the pumps continually , and three of the crew were sick . After tin barque bad struck , and the chain cable parted , the captain sent a boat ashore , containing the mate and four hands , one of whom belonged to Mr . John Bailie , of Durban ( who had left his own boat and gone on board to aid them on the Tuesday preceding ) , this man was despatched to the port with a native guide to vive information regarding the condition of the vessel , and to solicit immediate assistance . The boat then returned to the Hector , and soon afterwards left again for the shore , having on board first and second

      mates , Samuef Harris , William , Nicholson , Thomas Bowles , and Hermanns Loho , seamen . On nearing ihe shore , the boat was capsized in the surf , and rendered incapable of again returning to the vessel ; with great difficulty , and the assistance of some natives who were on the beach at the time , all six were landed with little hurt . Between 3 and 4 o ' clock p . m ., a coloured boy reached the shore on a spar , with a line from the ship , having been about an hour and a half in the water . As no one would follow the boy , Captain Brooks swam on shore on a plank attached to the line , winch unfortunately became detached through the carelessness of

      those on board , and thus cutting off all hope of assistance from the shore . Shortly after , four of the crew left the ship on a raft , but the receding of the breakers was too powerful to admit of their landing , and they were hauled back to the barque by means of a rope made fast to the raft . After a night of most anxious suspense . Captain Brooks obtained a horse from a chief in the neighbourhood , and rode to the Umtvvalumi station , to solicit assistance from the Rev 11 . A . Wilder , the resident missionary , which was most kindly and promptly afforded . Dr . Taylor ( who was providentiall " at the station * attending Mr . and Mrs . Wilder , who were

      y sick ) and myself , as soon as the captain had received some food ( which was necessary from his exhausted state ) , hastened to the sad scene accompanied ' by Kaffirs laden with the necesiary nourishment , ' blankets , & c , for the crew . Up on our arrival , we found tlie vessel firmly embedded in . the sand , and shortly afterwards her stern was swept away ; but , up to the evening of that day , all her masts were standing , althoug h , the crew had been compelled to quit the deck * . The vessel was then about 200 yards from the shore . The individuals still in the barque were Mr . John Bailie , of Durban , and Benjamin Hoar , a West Indian , sou of one of the

      owners of the ship , ami about 15 ytars of age ; these two were m the mizen-top . Ray , a coloured man , with one English , and one coloured boy , were in the main top . Lamb , the cook , and Jones , a Welchman , were in the galley . About 9 , p . m ., the mizen-mast

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      began to give way , when Mr . Bailie and Mr . Benjamin Hoar abandoned it and reached the main-top . About U p . m . it being perceived that the main-mast would soon fall , two shrouds only being left standing , all . except Jones , retreated to the fore top . In a short time the main-mast went , carrying Jones with it . About half-past 11 , p . m ., the fore-mast went also ; in its fall the foretop was carried away , which compelled the six who were in it to join Jones in the main-top as it lay in the breakers . The fall of the masts was distinctly seen by those on the beach , who had kindled a fire opposite the wreck , to encourage those , who were on it with the assurance that their filends were at hand to render assistance as

      soon as it could be available . Between two and three o ' clock , a . m ., Friday , Mr . Bailie lost his hold , sunk , and was seen no more . Throughout he . had . evinced the greatest coolness , firmness , and presence of mind . About three o ' clock , a . m ., Lamb disappeared from the wreck . During the whole night there was a heavy surf rolling in . Ray , the coloured man , led the main-top about ei ght , a . m ., and took to a plank , with the intention of swimming to the shore , but he soon disappeared near tlie wreck , 'ihe English boy Pearson quilted his hold on the main-top about , the same time , and took to a plank , but soon went down . The coloured boy lost his hold from the effects of cold , and sunk soon after . None of those

      on the wreck had tasted any food since Thursday morning , when it was early , and the . u only a small quantity . Towards noon ' Jones , in attempting to reach the mizen , lost his hold , and disappeared in the breakers . Six of the seven who had remained on the wreck had now perished ; ihe youngest only was left , the West Indian boy , holding on firmly to the main-top , which was now about 140 yards from the shove , and , and still attached to the foremast , and the remaining portion of the wreck in the midst of the breakers . It would be difficult to describe the feelings of those who beheld from the shore his most perilous position , and who

      could render him no assistance . At intervals through the past night heart-rending cries of distress had reached the shore from some who were on the wreck . Yet although this boy had seen most of his fellow sufferers engulphed , one by one , in the foaming breakers , and was now holding , on . alone-io " ihe only portion of the wreck standing above the water , he uttered no cry , manifested no dismay , but quietly held on . Hour after hour he was seen in the midst of the raging surf , nor was it until the sun was fast declining , that he appeared to be sensibly nearing tlie shore , and the point o " f greatest peril ; for in the event of the wreck reaching the beach , it seemed

      almost impossible he could escape destruction . The main-mast was coming in on end , and should he ., by swimming , attempt to reach the shore , or any plunge in to rescue him , to all appearance they would be drawn into the ocean , and perish in the attempt . About sunset the wreck drove closely in , the main-mast was swung round by a breaker , several of ibe crew who throughout the day had been most anxiously waicbing his position , and waiting an opportunity to aid him , rushed into the sea , with Dr . Taylor ; providently they were preserved from destruction . b y the wreck , which for a few moments formed a kind of breakwater ; in a moment he

      was rescued . He was borne towards a tent erected on the beach by those who had escaped , and under the direction of the doctor he was stripped of his wet garments , wrapped in warm blankets , placed near a good fire , restoratives were administered , his pulse throbbed , warmth gradually returned , the boy was saved . It was a most happy circumstance that Dr . Taylor was on the spot to render his valuable assistance . Posicripi . —Thursday , 4 p . m . The different parlies who proceeded to the wreck last Saturday have now all returned . They report that whilst the greatest praise is due to the hospitable missionaries , the conduct of the Kaffirs was disgraceful , even to barbarians . "

      Loss of the Brig Amelia . — -A letter in the Singapore Free Press from the Captain of this fated vessel reports her loss while on ids way to Labuan . The vessel was laden chiefly on account of Chinese merchants belonging io Singapore , and the total value of the cargo is stated at 25 , 000 dols ., only about 10 , 000 dois . nf which was covered by insurance . The Europeans drowned were miners proceeding to Labuan under engagement with the Eastern Archipelago Company . Narrating the particulars of the wreck the Captain , says : — "The li ghtning and the rain were tremendous , and the sea ail white with foam . The hri « went off to S . W . by VV . ihe wind veering with her , and still keeping about six points on the starboard bow , and increasing in violence , when the brig went over on her beam-ends , filled and went down in about five

      minutes . When she capsized I was to windward by the wheel , and was thrown overboard to leeward . When I got hold of ihe ship again , the hatches and companion were all under water . I found the mate and Tmdal cutting the falls of the quarter boat . I then saw Mr . and Mrs . Brodie in the main rigging , and assisted Mr . Brodie into the boat . The boat ' s tails were " hardly cleared away when the brig sunk under our feet . I found that we were then 12 persons in the boat , which was only 16 feet in length , with one plank stove in , with only two oars , out of sight of land , without

      water , provisions or compass , and loaded within a few inches of the gunwale . We pulled in for the land all day and at sun-down sighted Tanjong Sirik . Next day at five p . m . we got ashore at Bruit and were wry kindly treated by the natives , who provided a prahu for our use to proceed to Sarawak , at which place we arrived on the 3 lst tilt , and thence to Singapore by the schooner Sultan . Lost . —Mr . Ley shorn , Mr . Evans , Mr . ' Williams , 10 Lascars , 7 servants , 45 Chinese , the Jaragan , the Jurutulis , a Bengalee and his wife . Saved . —Mr . and Mrs . Brodie , Mr . Thomas , Mr . Smart , Mr . Howe , chief officer , myself , 1 servant , Serang , Tmdal , and 3 Lascars . "

      Jmiipwreck and Loss of Life in Sundk Strait .- —The Admiral commanding her Majesty ' s sea force in the East Indies and Inspector of Marines has received the following report : — After intelligence had been received in the afternoon of the 23 rd June by the flag officer , from the Dutch ship Banka , concerning the stranding of a ship on the western reef of Prinsen Island ( entrance of Sunda Strait ) , on the following morning her Majesty ' s steamer Merapi , Commander H . I . Van Maldeghem , was despatched there to give the necessary assistance . The report of the commander of the Merapi contains principally what follows : — " The sea was

      very rough outside of the straits ; the surf on the reef heavy , and broke with great force over the wreck , of which only a small part of the bows and stern were visible . As we approached within a quaner of a mile of the reef , a wavering flag was seen , which left no doubt that human beings were to be rescued there . I sent a boat with two officers with orders to take up a favourable position , as it was evident that the wreck could not be approached in a direct line without the greatest risk . The boat neared the reef until the remainder of the crew perceiving that assistance was approaching , directed the raft upon which they were , along the inner side of the reef to the strand of the island . The boat now steered outside of the breakers of the uif , which I followed in the s * me

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 23, 1852, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_23101852/page/5/