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      INQUESTS . AiiBOBD Murder is STsrm —Before Mr Baker , at the Grave Maurice , Whitechapel-road , respecting the death of William Bridge , a painter , aged sixtyfour years , who died . in the London Hospital , on Sunday , the 11 th inst ., from injuries alleged to have been occasioned by a female named Afary Barns , in the Artichoke beer-shop . Jubilee-atreet , Stepney , on Thursday evening , the 1 st inst . It was Alleged by three witnesses who were present during the a " ray » thatthe woman Burns stamped three times upon tne deceased while he was lying on the ? w , MdUurt she had a pair of wooden clogs , with iron ro «« e soles , at the time she did so . ^ ^ - af ^ wards complained of severe pains ' ? te * " ™ % - „ Y d was removed to the London Hospital , where he ex-T ; -. j «« c , mj « T ihe 11 th inst . Mr John JNasn , & : Z ^ l ^ t ^ Hospital having been examined , the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Mary Burns , and the witnesses

      Scicidb is * House of III Rui * -MrW . Payne and a jury of nineteen inhabitants oi St George ' s , Sonthwark , assembled on Wednesday evening , at the An » el Tavern , Webber-street , BlacKfriars-road , to investigate the death of Louisa Barnard , aged 22 years , who destroyed herself in a house of ill-fame en the morninp of Tuesday last , under the circumstances briefly described in the following evidence : — Mr Bateson , surgeon , of Waterloo-road , proved having been called to see deceased about half-past three o ' clock on the morning oi Tuesday la » t , at 34 , Herr-ert ' s-buildings . She was quite dead , and appeared to have died from suffocation . Mr Henry Cox . of Princes-street , Larobab , was next called . He had knowadeceased twelve months , and was with her on Monday night . They went to bed together about eleven o ' clock . He went to sleep in about ten

      minutes . He awoke about three o ' clock , and missing deceased from his side , looked up , and by the light of a candle which was burning in tbe room , saw her hanging at tbe foot of the bed . He immediately jumped out of bed , cut her down , and then called for medical assistance , which arrived in about ten minutes . Witness could not at all account for the deceased ' s act . They had had no quarrel . On the ccntrary , they were on the be « t terms , and it was perfectly true that he contemplated marrying her , though the day was not yet fixed . It was farther proved by the deceased ' s own mother that she had made frequent previous attempts on her own life , and after a few remarks from the learned coroner on the melancholy nature of the ease , the jury returned a verdict to the following effect : — " That the deceased had destroyed herself while labouring under temporary insanity . "

      ACCIDE 5 T 3 , OFFEKCES , ETC . Ffl / GHma AccioEsr ojr Board ibk Cricket Steiuce . —An accident of a most frightful character occurred on board the Cricket steamer , one of the penny boat * that ply from London Bridge to tbe Foxooder-the-HiU , near Uungerford Market , to John Stevens , aged forty-eight , employed as stoker on board , and who , b y some means , got his hand so dreadfully jammed in the machinery as to cut off two of his fingers , and be sustained other injuries by the occurrence . The poor fell & w was taken to the Charing-cross Hospital , when MrSteghnll , the resident boose-surgeon , considered that the process of amputation must be resorted to , in order to prevent gangrene taking place . The vessel was on its way from London Bridge at the time of the accident .

      Death from Staktatios in St Pascraj . —On Monday morning , between the hours of one and two o ' clock , a woman , name unknown , was admitted into the University College Hospital under the following distressing circumstances : —It appears that at the time alluded to , police-constable 200 , of the S division , while passing along his beat in Seymourstreet , Hampstead-road , had his attention suddenly attracted by the faint groans of a poor creature lying on the pavement , near the Coronation public-house in the above street , and shivering with cold . On approaching her , he found her in a very exhausted sitate , and she appeared as if on tbe brink of death from the want of food and nourishment . She was in the most filthy plight , being literally covered with

      a few dirty rags , and was reduced to such a state of weakness as scarcely to be able to articulate . She said she had had no food for several days , and the policeman , assisted by { another constable , conveyed her to the above institution , when she was attended by Mr Cadge , the night surgeon , who pronounced her to be in a dying stnte . She was so exhausted as to be unable to take any nourishment , and notwithstanding all the care and attention paid to her . she expired in an hour and a quarter after her admission . The deceased appears to have been about 55 years of age , and has all the appearance of having died from want and destitution . Information ef tbe circumstance was in the course of the day forwarded to Mr Wakley , M . P ., coroner .

      Dimxa Robberies . —Information of the following robberies has been received and circulated by the police : —On the 16 th inst ., from the house « f Mrs Evans . N ' . 51 , Sonthwark Bridge-road , £ 33 in told and lis . in silver and copper moneys . On the satmday , from the house of Mrs Jackson , No . 16 , Addison-terrace , Kensington , a plated bread basket , a silver toast rack , a cream jug , a waiter , two sold seals , a silver mustard spoon , a caddy spoon , wine strainer , with other articles . From the shop of Mr Asher , 52 , Mount-street , Westminster-road , about 50 yards of black lace , German , in three lengths , 200 yards of edging , and about 50 vards of satia ribbons , of various colours . On tbe J 8 » b , from the bouse of Mr Jones , 14 . Ebury-street , Pimlico , a silver table spoons , a pebble brooch set in plain gold , a pair of gold earrings , octagon shape ; and a double eased silver watch .

      Suicide op bra H . w . Webster . —This gentleman died at twelve o ' clock on Tuesday morning , fram tbe effects of a wound which be had inflicted on himself the previous da » . Sir Henry had but lately returned from the Continent , where he had been travelling with I-ady Webster , for chance of scene , and that latterly be suffered from indifferent health , since his return to his town residence , No . 31 , Upper Brookstreet , where , as above stated , he committed the melancholy act . It weald appear that the malady increased rather than otherwise , and that he laboured under general debility . He was left in bed on Sun day night , in his usual state , nothing particular being observed in his demeanour ; next morning , at eight o ' clock , he was lying at the f < K > t of the bed on the floor , in a senseless state , there being a severe wound on the left side of his throat , from which

      blood was copiously flowing . No time was lost , and ere rrany minutes had elapsed several medical gentlemen were iu attendance , and rendered all the assistance in their power up to his last breath . It appears that the gash , inflicted by a razor , was not a very large one , but as the jugular vein was injured no hope could be entertained . The unfortunate eentleman , according to the position in which he was discovered , must have got up from his bed to commit tbe rash act . Sir Henry Webster gradually lingered up to 12 o ' clock that day , when he breathed his last . An inquest was held on Wednesday eveuing on the body ot the deceased / when tbe jury returned a verdict , — " That the deceased Sir Henry Webster , died from the effects of wounds inflicted on himself while labouring under temporary insanity . "

      fires . Aubmsg Fire xkab Westminster Abbet . —On Monday morning an alarming fire occurred upon the premises numbered 10 , in Princes- « treet , Westmins ter , in the occupation of Mr £ . Underwood , beer shopkeeper . Forty-nine of the assistants of the brigade force were employed to extinguish the fire , and several engines were engaged upon the occasion . Considerable damage was done to the building and the contents , both of whieh were materially injured The adjoining houses were damaged . The houses were insured in the Sun , Westminster , and Pheenix , offices . Cause unknown . ....

      Firb is Greek-street , Soho . —On Tuesday night about 10 o clock , a fire broke out ia the buildings occupied by Mr Rogers , a carver and gilder ; Mr Pierson , a cabinet maker ; Mr J . Walby , a boiler and steam apparatus-manufaHurer ; and Mr W . Soelman , a schoolmaster . The Jews' Indigent School was also held on one of the Bo irs . It appears that the fire was first perceived raging in the fourth floor , tenanted by Mr Rogers . An instant alarm was spread , and intelligence was sent to the engine stations , but before a single engine had time to arrive the flames had penetrated the roof . The firemen .

      by dint of great exertions , succeeded in getting the Barnes subdued by half-past eleven o ' clock , but not until a very serious damage was done to Mr Rogers ' s stock in trade by fire and water . The roof is likewise partially burnt off , and the whole of the lower floors are saturated with water . The stock of Mr Pierson is likewise extensively damaged by water , and so are the Jews' School and Mr Soelman ' s academy . It could not be ascertained how the fire © riginated . Tbe workmen all left their employment at nine o ' clock , at whieh hour the bailding was locked u , when it appeared perfectly free from fire . None of the parties , it is believed , ate invared .

      UISCBLUXZOOS . Irish Immigration . — Oa Sunday afternoon two steamers , the Prussian Eazle , from Cork , and tbe Limerick , from Dublin , arrived in the river off Alderman s stairs , Lower East Smithfield , with 1 , 200 Irish paupers , men , women , and children , who appeared in a most wretched state of distress . They were distributed about Wanping ; St . Geor $ e ' s-in-the-East , Whitocbapel , and Shadwell . until the evening , when they repaired to various quarters of the metropolis . Admission or thb Pzbuc io view the New House of Lords . —On Tuesday the New II « us « of Lords was ooened for the inspection of the public generally without tickets ; admission was confined to parties of twelve at one time , who entered by the door at the north of the peers' entrance to the old House of Lords in Palace-yard . The admission is to be continued at certain hours , when their lordships are not sitting .

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      CCMBBRLASD . Exn . " 6 ios or a Powder Mai .. —An explosion and oomp ' ete demolition of extensive powder mills took place at the manufactory of Messrs Wakefield and Bainbridge , at Sedgwick , near Kendal , shortly after ten o ' clock on Monday night last . The shock was felt at Kendal . Near the mansion of J . Wakefield , Esq ., mayor of Kendal , were two powder mills , called Back Mill , worked by a water mill , and a few yards distant were two other mills , used for grinding the raw material , the four mills b ? ing wholly erected of wood . Adjoining to the two latter mills was the

      preparing mill built of stone , to which was attached the composition house . At tbe time above mentioned an explosion occurred , by which tbe entire of these six erections were demolished . The two night watchmen had but a few minutes before retired to the watch house , believing that the manufactory was [ iroceeding in its usual safe course ; consequently no ife WR 6 k » tby the accident . After the explosion a mass of burning timber was scattered about , and at one time the flames from a quantity of ignited saltpetre were very alarming , but by the assistance of the Kendal fire engines were finally extinguished .

      LANCASHIRE . Thb Fevbr ik Liverpool . —Several parish officers have already fallen a prey to the typhus fever , caught in the discharge of their duties , and from the intelligence we have since learned others are doomed to fall a sacrifice to the malignant scourge which the Irish famine was the means of introducing amongst us . Mr James Martindale , for some years clerk of Christ Church , Hunter-street , but now , and for some time past , a relieving-offieer of the parish , is at present labouring under typhus . This is the second time within the last few months that this individual has laboured under the same disease , caught , there can be no doubt , in the discharge of his duties in Lace-street and some others of the streets in the lower parts of the town , to the relief of which his public labours were almost wholly devoted . Very little hope is entertained that he will survive the present . Not only Mr Martindale , but bis

      assistant ah » , is likely to fall a victim to typhus , for the latter is in a very dangerous state , and beyond question he contracted the disease in a similar manner , by frequenting tbe wretched abodes in which the fever is at present rapidly mowing down its unfortunate victims . We regret to be obliged to add , that a poor fellow who was engaged in ventilating the parish-office , where the contagion which proved so fatal to Mr Rowland and other parish officers was first contracted , has been seized with typhus , and is dead , leaving two children suffering under the very disease which produced his demise . Thus it will be been that pestilence and death are doing their work around us ; silently , it may be , but not slowly , or with uncertainty , giving us every day more and more reason to fear that with the warmth of summer it will commit more ranid havoc , and Liverpool will then be reduced to the deplorable condition of anether Skibbereen .

      W 0 BCJ 8 TERSHIBE . Daring Borglart . —Information bas been received of a burglary committed in the house oi Mr G . Warwick , a mercer , at Great Malvern . The burglars were disturbed , and after an encounter with Mr Warwick , wh » was violently assaulted and felled to the ground with some heavy instrument , they made their escape , carrying off only half-crown and a lamp . Thev left behind them a hat , a strong nailed shoe ( which had evidently belonged to a man with a deformed foot , the upper leather being raised to fit the deforraitv ) . a carpenter's chisel , and a screw-driver , marked " with the name of " Morgan . " A reward of £ 20 has been offered by Mr Warwick for the discovery of the villains , and a further reward by the Great Malvern Association .

      GtOrjCRSTmBtttB . Si . vgcxar . Death . —On Friday morning , between ten and eleven o'clock , as one of the labourers of Mr E . F . Colston was passing near the newly formed fish-ponds in Roundway-park ( the seat of Mr Colston ) he discovered the body of that gentleman floating in the " water . Prompt assistance was obtained , bnt it was unavailing . Mr Colston was a magistrate for Wilts , and a justice of the peace for Devizes . An inquest was on Monday held on the body , before Mr W . B . Whitmarsh , coroner , and a respectable jury , Mr F . H . Grubbe , foreman . On Friday morning deceased came down stairs at his usual t me , seven o ' clock , when he walked round the grounds , and returned to breakfast a few minutes before nire o ' clock . He then assembled his household , conducted family prayer , and having taken breakfast went into the park to see the labourers at

      their work . Deceased left the spot where he was cleaning the gravel walk , and went on in the direction of the fishponds , beyond which some men had been at work the previous day . In half-an-hour afterwards this witness went to the pond to fetch some tools that had been left there , when be saw something in the water , got a stick , and npon lifting tip the hat , discovered it was a corpse . He ran off immediately to the house , and assistance being obtained deceased was taken cut of tbe water . Deceased was taking the shortest way by the fishponds across a steep bank , upwards of twenty feet high , when , either from apoplexy , to which he was predisposed , or from stumb'ing , he fell down into the water . Deceased was tall and corpulent , and by no means likely to recover feimself under such circumstances . The jury returned the following verdict" Fonnd drowned , but by what means the deceased came into the water there is no evidence before the

      jury to show . "

      OXFORDSHIRE . Death bt Drowning . —An inquest has been held at the Dashwood Arms , Kirtlington , by Mr Brunner , one of the coroners for Oxfordshire , on view of the body of Mr Wm . Paine , stonemason , of Woodstock , * ho was on Sunday afternoon drowned in the river Cherwel ] , under very distressing circumstances . Deceased had been employed in building bridges on the Oxford and Rueby line of railway . On Sunday be went , for a walk with his wife , his sister , and his child , to see the above works . When near Whitallbridse , Taekley , he went on a plank laid across tbe CherweH by the railway workmen ; from tbe plank befell into tbe river , where there is about eighteen feet of water , and was drowned in the presence ot his wife , his sister , and his child , and of several spectators who could not swim . A verdict of accidental death was recorded .

      BERKSHIRE . Borolart at Windsor . —Some London cracksmen , and , evidently , from the nature of the work , accomplished professionals , committed a burglary upon the premises of Messrs Jennings , brewers , Thamesstreet , at an early nour on Saturday last , by taking off the tiles from the roof of the counting-house , and then descending into the interior through the ceiling . When the connting-bouse was opened in the morning , three out of four desks were found wrenched open , apparently by a small "jemmy ; " but not a single thine had been removed . In the drawers of one of

      the desks there was a considerable sum of money in gold and Bank notes , but left untouched by the burglars . It is very clear that the thieves were disturbed almost immediately after they had entered the premises , by two of Messrs . Jennings' men going to their work in the brewbouse as early as one o ' clock that morning . They had to ring a loud-toned bell to bn let in by the watchman , and that , no doubt , alarmed the thieves , who escaped over tbe back of the brewbouse . which abuts on the river , and thence , by means of a boat , to the opposite side of the Thames to Eton .

      ESSEX . Wholesale Incendiarism . —Last week three fires broke out within a quarter of a mile of each other , and nearly simultaneously , in the parish of Burnbam , upon the farms in the several occupations of Mr Paunell , of Burnham Hall ; Mr Rogers , of the Green Farm ; and Mr Henry Croxon , of Cherry Garden Farm . At Mr Pannell ' s , a large barn , four stacks of hay , and several buildings were destroyed . At Mr Rogers ' s , oae wheat and several haulm stacks , two barns , and other outbuildings . At Mr Croxon ' s a . cottage and several buildings . The sheep and other stock in tha yards were rescued from the flame ? . The police have apprehended a man on suspicion .

      KBHT . Loss or Life on the River below Gratesekd . — Shortly before midnight , on Sunday evening , a deplorable accident occurred . abouta milebelowGraves end , to the Frances , of Goole , J . Williamson , master . It appears that the vessel when she left the Metropolitan poiton Sunday night was stowed with a general cargo of grocery , stationery , < fcc , and that after having passed down Gravesend she was run down by one of the Steam Navigation Company ' s steamers , supposed to be the Columbine , as that vessel came into port seriously damaged on Monday

      morning' . From inquiry of Williamson , the master , it appears that he was rescued from the wreck with great difficulty , and taken into a boat just before the Francis went down , and that from the suddenness of the shock it was found impossible to save either of the two men or the boy who belonged to the crew . It seems that tbe ill-fated vessel had left Staunton ' s Wharf the night before , and that she was in every respect seaworthy . The bodies bave not at present been picked up . The poor fellow who is saved states that before he was rescued he endured the most severe suffering .

      WILTS . Mtstemoos Case . —Considerable excitement prevailed throughout Warminster , by a report that one , if not two persons had been savagely murdered in a meadow near the Old Church . On Monday last some persons , as they were passing the bauk of a mill-pond which runs through the meadow near the church , perceived something in the water . Curiosity prompted them to see what it was , when , on turning it over , to their no small amazement , they found that it was the body ofaa aged man with a razor clenched in his hand , bis throat most frightfully cut , and his clothes red with blood . They immediately got the body ont of tbe water , but whilst they were so d 4 ng they were araaied at finding another part ; under the man . The

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      latter ; was a youth about twenty years of . age . Both bodies wero removed , and an inquiry set . on foot to ascertain , if possible , who they were , and how they met with their deaths . After some trouble it was learned that the elder deceaaed was a man named Matthew King , a pensioner , about 50 years of age , who used to work in the meadow aa an agricultural labourer , and the younger person was his son . The coroner having been apprised of the circumstance an inquest was held on the two bodies . The witnesses stated that the father , forsorae time past , had been

      slightly deranged ; that on the day the discovery was made he andCuis son were both at work in the field . Tho witnesses were of opinion that during a fit of insanity , the father had cut his throat with a razor , and the son , seeii g him in the act of so doing , had endeavonred to prevent him , and that during the scuffie he had fallen into the pond , and the other , on accomplishing his object , had fallen into the water upon him . The jury , in the absence of further evidence , returned a verdict— " That the son wbb found drowned , but that the father destroyed his own life during a fit of temporary insanity . "

      SOMERSETSHIRE . An Accident arisinR from carelessness by persons quarrying , occurred on Tuesday morning in the neighbourhood of Berkeley-place , midway between Bristol and Clifton . Men have been engaged working quarries at the back of the new Catholic chapel , and as the spot is surrounded by houses , al '< rm had been felt by tbe inhabitants , who complained of the danger to which they were exposed . The other morning about ten o ' clock , a blast was fired , and without

      anything like proper means being taken to avert accident , or to warn persons to keep out of the way , A large quantity of powder was used , and the broken fragments of the roek were scattered in all directions . Some of them fell into a court , at the back of Lower Berkeley-place , in which some children were at play ; and a little girl named Casey was struck on the head with such force , as to kill her on the spot . A secoi . d received a severe wound on the bead , and is reported to have since died ; several others were more or less injured by fragments of the stone .

      CORNWALL . Plemtt op Representatives . —In anticipation of the approaching general election movements have already taken place amongst several constituencies ; but in no instance that has yet come under our notice does there appear stronger indications of a severe contest than in the borough of Bodmin . Including the two sitting members , there are no less than aovon candidates announced by the issue of addresses , and two more are confidently spoken of as intending

      candidates . Tbe present members are Sir S . Spry and J . Dunn Gardner , Esq . ; and addresses have been issued by Captain Vivian , the member for Falmouth ; II , C . Lacy , Esq ., a director of the London and South Western Railway ; W . Michell , Esq ., M . D ., of Truro ; and James Wyld , Esq . the celebrated map . seller ; and the expected candidates are Mr Cockburn and Mr Butt , of the westers circuit , as ma ; be supposed , the issue of the candidates' addresses , and the prospect of an animated contest , are subjects of general remark in the town and neighbourhood .

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      Sasitart Condition of Towhs . —The attention of the local . authorities in several towns in North Wales has recently been directed towards the subject of proper drainage , sewerage , and ventilation ; and active remedial measures are about to be taken to supply the deficiencies now existing . In Bangor and Carnarvon medical gentlemen have reported upon the condition of various districts , and the result of their labours proves that a vast number of the houses in the courts and back streets are in a most wretched state , and that , in numerous instances , large heaps of manure and other putrid matters have been suffered to accumulate , from whieh most offensive and deleterious miasma arises . The report ot the sueeons details the ill-ventilated ,

      damp , and dirty condition of the houses generally in the lower parts of the towns ; the lamentable deficiency of water and drains ; the offensive effluvia from dung-heaps and decaying vegetable matters , and stagnant water . It thus concludes : — " These are the places where we may expect to meet with fevers and scrofulas in all their varieties ; and the sickly appearance of the inhabitants is more eloquent than words in proclaiming the unwholesome ness of their abodes . We feel convinced that the removal of the sources of impurity from our courts and streets , by means of drainage and a plentiful supply of water , would amply repay the necessary outlay of money in saving the lives of numbers who perish annually in consequence of them , and in preserving the health of many who now linger out & miserable existence , maintained at the public expense . "

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      Thb Coast . —The late storm has produced disastrous effects in Wick and the more northern districts of Scotland . It raged there with destructive fury for about thirty hours . At Wick , a Glasgow brig was wrecked , and five of the crew perished , the mate having made an extraordinary escape by climbing up an almost perpendicular precipice , nearly 300 feet high . A less fortunate companion was washed down , when the perilous ascent was half accomplished . The Wellesley , of Shields , is said to be lost with all hands , so is also the Leadbetter , and it is suspected with an equally melancholy result . Three vessels are also en shore on the west coast of Sutherland ; crew saved . At Inverness six men have been lost in a fishing-boat ; and as the fragments of wrecks are numerous , the full extent of the casualties cannot yet be ascertained .

      The weather , which has for some time past been cold and bleak , so as to arrest vegetation , changed on Monday night for the better , and we have had since then a soft steady shower . ABERDEENSHIRE . Mela-vcholt Event . —A house in Hadover-lane , Aberdeen , has been burnt down , although every effort was made to overcome the flames . This was not all ; an unfortunate woman , the wife of a ship-master , who occupied a portion of the house , was burnt to death . The fire had originated in her sleeping apartment , and the body , when found , presented a r oost frightful spectacle .

      LAITABSSRTRE . Progress of Fever ih Glasgow . —The disease , is rapidly on the increase in Glasgow ; but no auxiliary hospital has yet been opened by the directors of tbe infirmary . On the morning of the 15 th March last the typhus fever patients on the lines of the district surgeons amounted to 116 . On the morning of the 15 th of April current they amounted to 154 , being an increase of nearly 14 per cent . 1 Glasoow , —Street Robberies in Daylight . — These depredations have revived , and the time chosen for their commission is daylight . While a lady was walking in London-street , a powerful young fellow , about 25 years of age , came up behind her

      and attempted to snatch away her purse . Being unsuccessful in this , the lady having a firm hold of it , the coward struck her a blow on the chest , knocked her down , and succeeded in getting a portion of the purse , containing seven or eight shillings in silver , with which he got clear off . The darimr assault could net have occupied less than ten minutes . The lady was assisted to get up by some passers-by , but no police officer made his appearance . Another lady took refuge in a shop at the corner of Glassford-street , in a breathless and agitated state . A ruffian , answering the description of the one alluded to above , had just made a daring and unsuccessful attempt to carry off her reticule . .

      EDINBURGH . Leith . —Cattle por Sweden . —On Friday last , a number of very fine cattle , chiefly of the pure Ayrshire bred , were shipped here for Gottenburg , ex the Swedish schooner Alexander , for a gentleman in that country . They were selected by Mr Walter Finley , of Glasgow , and from their appearance reflect much credit on his judgment . In the lot was a remarkably fine bull of tbe short horn species , breed , as we are informed , by W . R . Ramsay , Esq ., of Barnton . The novelty of sending Scotch bred cattle to the continent excited a good deal of interest , and the result of the experiment will be looked for by all interested in the breed of oxen . Foreign grain —It is cheering to witness tbe immense importations of wheat , barley , and oats . Within the last four days upwards of 2 , 000 quarters bave been reported ; and during the same short period more than 1 , 000 quarters have come coastwise .

      ROR 8-8 HJRB . Strakge Sounds . —For the last few weeks the quiet and peaceable inhabitants of Glen TJrquhart have bean much bewildered , if not confounded , ; by the bearing for several evenings after the setting of the sun extraordinary sounds descending down the glen , which at times resembled that of the tinkling of military cymbals , at other times , that of an instrumental Jband of music , and sometimes the firing of shote , similar to that of rifle shooting . This strange affair has led to much gossip and conjecture in the glen , for some days back among the peasantry , but the general conclusion is , that it is the precursor of an eventful period . The above clearly shows . 'hat notwithstanding schoolmasters being abroad in the Highland glens and dales , the delusive days of superstition have not yet altogether disappeared trom amongst ns .

      CoLDINGHAM . —LaBOB SHOAL OF FlSH , — DUN ' mj the past and beginning of the present week a rather singular circumstance occurred at Coldington Shore , in the apoearance of a large shoal of fish , very rare in this locality , of the mullet species . An unuMai number of fish were observed swimming abmit for several dnys , going and returning with the tide . bur . no particular notice was taken of them until Monday last , when they pet in very thick , literally crowding the harbour . The entrance was then secured by nets , and a large Quantity of the fish caught and conveveil fresh to Edinburgh market . They have not sir . ee been seen , and it is believed have not appeared on any part of tbe coast . This case is not altogether without a precedent in this quarter , a somewha similar occurrence having taken place about ten vearsago , a little farther to the west .

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      Clans legislation having produced Famine , is now making the second step in its disastrous effects-Pestilence is showing itself throughout the country .

      EPRBAD OJ TEVEB . . . There are alarming accounts of the extension ot the malignant typhus fever , which has been so destructive to human Hie in several of the western and southern counties . The pestilence has broken out in some of tho north midland counties and amongst tho middle classes has already found victims . In Cavan , particularly , the fever has appeared in a very virulent form . A few days einco the Rev . P . O'Reilly , curate to the Roman Catholic Bishop , died soon after being attacked . Ballina . —Fever is now rapidly extending the range of its attacks not only in tbe town but in the adjacent villages .

      , The number of deaths which have occurred in the workhouse of this union , from Wednesday 7 th until Wednesday the 14 th inst ., amounts to sixty . Marvdorouoh . — The Fever Hospital of this place is quite crowded , and contagion and destitution are on the increase in that part of the country . Mayo . —The burial-grounds in this country are in a most shocking state—the coffins but partially covered , and the greatest alarm prevailing from the apprehension of infection . Cork . —The distress of the wretched paupers Of Cork is deepening into pestilence . Fever and

      dygentery are moving about the streets—blocking up shopdoors and jostling us as wo walk along in tho shape of men , women , and children , that should be rather lying on tbe beds of an hospital than staggering to the grave in the midst of those to whom , sooner or later , they must bring infection . The country districts have sent in at least 10 , 000 diseased and destitute wretches to bag , starve , and perish in the city . The dismissals on the roads have increased these disastrous arriva l s , and those contemplated on the 24 th instant will multiply them with the deadliest effect .

      Galwat . — Fever ia spreading rapidly amongst the richer classes in the west . Mr Gregory , father of the member for Dublin , is ill of fever . Mr Martin , of Ballinahinca Castle , member for Galway County , who has been -labouring under the disease for some days past , is in a dangerous state . Five attorneys were taken suddenly ill with fever during the sessions at Ballinasloe , and were under the necessity of being assisted out of the court-house . Alarm is becoming very general . Mr S . Jones , the resident magistrate of West Galway , has fallen a victim to the malady * Snoo . — -Fever lis making rapid progress throughout tbe county , it has appeared in tbe gaol . Both the old and the new fever hospitals are full , and there is scarcely a cabin in town free from it .

      Clonmel . — James Burke , Esq ., and Mr John Powell , of Priorstewn , caught fever while attending their duties as poor-law guardians in the workhouse of this union , on Thursday week . The tatter gentleman bas since died . Fever and dysentery are rapidly spreading . Tbalbe . —The report of Dr Alton to the poor-law guardians , with respect to the frightful state of Ratnss cburchyard , surpasses in horror anything that has occurred in our country for centuries . The bodies of the dead are the chief , perhaps the only food of

      great packs of famishing dogs , which nocturnaliy prowl about ourgraveyardii , and scrape up tbe scarceburied dead as their food . In Killamey , Lord Kenmare has , we have reason to believe , granted a new burial ground ; the old ones in that district , as well as in this , and throughout Kerry , proving inadequate ior the immense mortality . Unless new grounds be opened at onee , the heat of next month , acting on the mt ' owma generated in such abundance , may produce a plague , transcending in horror any recorded in history .

      Dingle , —Since the reduction on the public works the mortality has been so great that the obituary of this barony would fill a large portion of our space . Fever and dysentery are attacking all classes . The Rev . Mr Iluolohan , P . P ., of Danurlin , and the Rev . Thadee Hamilton , Protestant curate , are slowly recovering . It is supposed that our population—over 20 , 000 last year—will bo reduced one-half at least . BALLiNROBK .-DrMolloy now lies ill of typhus fever , he was attacked on the eve of departure from Ballinrohe : 700 were ill in the poor-house when he was sent down by the Board of Health , a month since , but his exertions wero most successful . A Contrast . —A correspondent of one of the daily papers adds the following to a long account of Irish misery , which had been given without comment : — "illness op the lord-lieutbnant . "I regret to learn thit our distinguished viceroy is confined at the vice-regal lodge , Phoenix-park , with a severe cold . "

      DESTITUTION . Doblin . —Deaths in the public streets are greatly on the increase . Since the police have ceased to afford lodging to houseless wanderers , from fifteen to twenty of such persons have been found dead in the ¦ ffAAf g Cork . —A gentleman counted 136 beggars in one streit in Cork on last Sunday morning . The Popular Armamext—Last week , a party of armed men attacked the house of Thomas Nowlan , of Parkwater . within a mile of the town of

      Shanagolden , and after breaking the windows succeeded in taking a gun and case of pistols from him . They then proceeded half a mile further , attacked the house of Cornelius Nowlan , brother to the former , and demanded bis arms , which were immediately given up . They thon killed four valuable dogs , when they departed , after having fired several shots . Purchase op Arms . —There is scarcely a peasant in tbe west of the county Limerick that is not well provided with fire-arms , which are purchased openly , and without fear .

      Ehighatiok . —The tide of emigration at Limerick continues to flow with unabated force . Berths are at a premium , and traffic in them is become a profitable calling . Monopolt . —Notwithstanding the immense arrivals of food at Limerick , the dealers still keep up famine prices . And it is for the benefit of such rapacious vultures that the government declines to interfere with the " merchants , " leaving the people to their mercy . ' This may be political economy , but certainly smacks little of common humanity .

      VALUE OF LANDED PROPERTT I » IRELAND . A portion of the residue of the estates ef the late Earl of Blessington was submitted for { sale on Monday , by Master Littnn . in the Court of Chancery , The attendance of bidders and the active competition showed the public had not lost their interest in the result , and that there was still no want of money for well circumstanced landed property . Lot 5 of Mountjoy Forest , East Division , together with part of the townland of Knockmoyle , containing in the whole about 430 statute acres , and producing at-present about £ 185 a year , was first put up . The small rent-roll was accounted for by a great part of the land being laid out in demesne or other planting , and not in tbe hands of tenants . When this lot was offered at the sales in November and December last , the parties refused to take less than £ 7 . 000 , and no person being willing to give so much , the sate was adjourned . After a smart contest it was knocked down to George Munro , Esq ., of Edinburgh , for

      £ 7 , 650 . The next lot was the timber on Mr Mumro ' s purchase , covering about 80 acres of land , and was pur--chased hy Archd . M'Corkell , Esq ., of Londonderry , lor £ 700 . Lot 12 of the demesne was timber on part of the di mesne sold in November last to David White , Esq . and covered about 294 acres of land . It was also sold to Mr M'Corkell for £ 3 , 500 . These were all the lots now offered , the day ' s sale producing £ 11 , 850 , which , with the produce o the sales in November and December , makes about £ 200 , 000 now realised by the creditors » n the estates . It was stated that there could not be any further sales until next November .

      FAMINE . The following is an extract from a recent letter from Dr Traill , Skull rectory , county Cork : — " Unless a gracious God sustain me , and a generous public eontimie their aid , I must sink , and those around me perish . I need not > ay how numerous are tbe claims of a starving population of 18 , 000—sow , indeed , awfully thinned by the hand of deathof whom 2 , 000 are Protestants , and whose destitute condition weighs heavily upon my heart . My weekly expenditure has reached the alarming amount of nearly £ 60 ., nor do I see the slightest prospect of its diminution ; my fears lead me to apprehend the contrary . Most gratefully yours . Robert Traill , D . D .

      Kenuare . —In the parish of Tuosist the most fearful misery prevails . There , unknown to the world , tbe famine-stricken poor have starved and died in masses , and they are still perishing unnoticed by the rich or the benevolent , and unfriended by any but the parish clergyman . In the town of Tullamore , one of the most respectable houses of trade has been turned into an auction mart far the sale of all kinds of firearms , and is doing great business .

      Alabmino Firk At Blachpriars-Bridge.— On...

      Alabmino Firk at Blachpriars-Bridge . — On Wednesday evening , between eight and nine o ' clock , a tire that caused great alarm along thewater side , but which did no considerable damage , broke out ¦ in the premises known as Albion Wharf , Holland-street , Blackfriars-road , the property of Mr Crosier , limemcrch ' ant . & c . In commenced in a large wooden alud filled with cement and lime , and very ayeedily the Amies burst through the sides and roof , so that ior some time a most serious conflagration was

      apprenecded . Tho light thrown out was so great thai tin fire was distinctly vis b ' e from tbe several bridges . In tiio course of a few minutes engines of the London Brigade and West of England attended , and also the t'Kcape of the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire . An abundant supply of water was obtained , and the Farringdon-street engine was set to work , and in the space ot half an hour the flames were entirely extinguished . The cause of the fire could not be ascertained , but is supposed , to have originated bom some lime slacking .

      Frightful Murder Of A Wife And Child, An...

      FRIGHTFUL MURDER OF A WIFE AND CHILD , AND SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER . Last Sunday morning , about half-past six o ' clock , the inhabitants of Lower Norwood , Surrey , were thrown into a state of alarming consternation in consequence of a most frightful murder , which had been committed by a man named James Young , aged IU vents , an artificial flower-maker , residing in Highstreet , Lower Norwood who succeeded in taking the lives of his wife and child , and afterwards committed self-destruction with the same instrument , under circumstances of the most awful character . It appears from the subjoined particulars that the

      man Young ^ lived with his wife , Jane Young , aged 22 , and their infant , aged only two months , at a small shop in the High-street , where they exhibited artificial flowers , & c , for sale . Young had been of weak intellect ( or some time past , which had often attracted the notice of the tradespeople in the village , who were often speaking of his peculiar antics . There is no doubt that they had suffered great privation and distress , from the state of the house and the general appearance of the victims and the murderer . Shortly after six o ' clock police constable Armstrong , 278 P , was going off duty to his residence , near the scene of the dreadful tragedy , bat at that time nothing attracted bis attention , but whilst

      undressing himself he was alarmed at the cry of ' Murder" and loud screams . He instantly ran out only partially dressed , and saw another constable , Archer , 202 P , hastening towards Young ' s house . By the time they had reached the placeseveral of the immediate neighbours were running from the front of the premises , and , as Archer proceeded to the doorway to ascertain the cause of the alarm , Young came on to the threshold , with his hands covered with blood , and a table knife in tbe left hand , also smeared with gore . He for a moment stood transfixed to the spot , and the constables , seeing him armed with such a weapon , and fearing what had taken place from their previous knowledge of him , they drew their truncheons and followed him into

      the house . He rushed upstairs to the first floor , and when tbe officer reached the first landing-place a most awful spectacle presented itself . The lifeless body of Mrs Young lay with her head almost severed from her body ; she was lying in a pool of blood , which had streamed from the wound completely down the stairs . Her head was on the top step and her feet were in the bedroom . They pursued him into the front room , and before they could secure him he sharpened the knife by rubbing it up and down the stonework round the fireplace , and stood before the looking-glass , where he drew the knife across his throat , inflicting a most frightful and extensive wound . When the officers had entered the apartment he was standing in a stooping position behind the door and bleeding from a wound he had inflicted on his neck . Whilst he was lying on the floor ,, the

      officers rushed into the adjoining room and there discovered the lifeless body of the infant on the bed with its head cut completely off , only hanging by a small piece of skin at tha back . The scene at this period was one at which the officers felt much alarmed . Several persons by this time came to their aid , who , seeing Young still alive , and the unfortunate victims quite warm , instantly despatched a messenger for Mr Chapman , surgeon , who attended with promptitude , but when he reached the house the mother and child were quite dead . The man was still alive , but the surgeon was of opinion that he could not survive many minutes . He was placed on the bed , but notwithstanding everything medical skill could devise , he died in a quarter of an hour . A knife was found on the bed in the front

      room , and the stone work round the stove was smeared and covered with blood , where he had sharp * ened the deadly weapon . As soon as the officers found tbe man dead , they immediately forwarded information of the awful deed to the Brixton station , and in a very short time Inspector Gilford and a small body of officers repaired to the scene of murder , which , by eight o ' clock , was surrounded by at least 500 persons , who were with great difficulty kept back by tbe police , who took charge of tho bodies and the premises . A constable was also despatched to Scotland-yard with the particulars of the horrible affair , which cast a gloom over the whole village . From subsequent inquiry it appeared that Young had been under tbe care of his friends at Hackney ,

      owing to his mind being somewhat impaired ; but on Saturday afternoon he returned in the care of a relative , who had great trouble with him on the way to Norwood in the omnibus . The whole of Saturday night Mrs Young sat up at work for the purposed completing a smalt order , and the general * upp « ° . itvon is that Young laid down on the bed with part of his clothes on , and at the time of the murder his wife , worn out with labour , went to sleep by his side , when he awoke and committed the dreadful deed . The fire in the grate was still burning , and the few articles on the table which stood in the roova were two raps and an old teapot , which indicated that they had only recently partaken of tea . The bodies were removed into the front room , where they were left in the charge of police-constable 202 P , who first entered the place .

      Towards noon the High-street was almost impassable , and hundreds of persons poured in from tbe surrounding districts . The relatives of the murdet « d woman are very respectable , and , it is stated , reside in Brunswick-square . It seems rather strange that the friends of Young should have allowed him to go at large when they were aware that he was labouring under aberration of intellect , and it was suggested by his relations to get him into some lunatic asylum . Upon further search of the bodies the fingers on the left hand of Mrs Young were much cut , no doubt in

      endeavouring to save herself from his grasp , and in the struggle . Her death must have been instantaneous , and the poor little infant must have died in a few seconds . There is little doubt but that he meant to make his escape ; but when he saw the police so near he retreated back iato the house , where he committed suicide , At ten o ' clock in the evening , large crowds of per " sons were round the house , and tho greatest sym pathy seems to prevail for the murdered female , who bore a most exemplary character for cleanliness and industry .

      further particulars . Young married the unfortunate victim of his violence upwards of two years ago -, she has had three children by him , two of whom died shortly after their birth . For some time past be had behaved in an eccentric manner , but nothing dangerous was apprehended in his conduct until last Christmas , when he showed evident signs of mental aberration . Mr Chapman was consulted , and prescribed for him , and advised that he should be looked after , as he considered he might inflict injury on those around bim , His wife , who was greatly attached to him , objected to his being placed under restraint , and expressed her conviction that he would neither hurt her nor himself . It appears a young man lodged in the

      house with him , and slept there every night but Saturday night ; had he been at home , he might probably have rescued the victims from the unhappy maniac . When Young returned borne on Saturday night , he was so unwell that a medical gentleman was called in to see him , who gave it as his opinion that he ought to be closely watched . About three o ' clock on Sunday morning , Young and his wife were heard quarrelling by their servant girl ; he asked his wife for something which she said she had net got . lie then ftew into & passion , saying he knew she had got what he asked tor , and he was determined to have it . He at the same time struck her , and she exclaimed , " Ah ! James , you know you ought not to have done this . " The quarrel then ceased . J .

      Pope , a journeyman shoemaker , in the employment of Mr Quy , of 7 , High-street , Norwood , next door to the house in which the murder was committed , was awakened about ten minutes past six o ' clock on Sunday morning by the screams of a woman . He immediately got up , and , with Mr Manahe , who lives at No 5 , knocked at the door of Young , which was opened by the servant girl , who , in answer to their question , " What is the matter ? " replied , she did not know , but thought her master was killing Mrs Young . They saw blood dripping down the stairs , and Mrs Young lying with her feet on the stairs and her head on the landing-place , bleeding from a wound in the throat ; there was a cut on the throat , and another at the back of the neck . His ( Pope ' s ) impression is , that Young first cut his wife ' s throat in the bedroom ; that she crawled to the top of the stairs , and screamed for help until she became

      exhausted ; he recollects the scream growing fainter until it died away . Upwards of two minutes elapsed after he heard the first screams before he got into the house . Whilst Pope and Manshe were on the landing-place , Young came out of the bedroom ; they then ran down stairs and went for a policeman and a doctor . No person saw Young cut his throat , as he did it before any one returned to the house . It further appears that shortly before six o ' clock on Sunday morning , Mrs Young called the servant-girl up and told her to get breakfast ready ; whilst the girl was lighting the fire , she heard Mr Young ask for something , to which his wife replied , " My dear , I have not got any . " He said , " You have ; " a scuffle ensued , and her mistress endeavoured to call her by name , but could not ; fearing that he was ill-using her , she ran out and called at Mr Q , uy ' g house . This scuffle was the fatal repetition of the quarrel which the girl heard at three o ' clock the

      same morning . Throughout the whole of Monday the utmost excitement continued to prevail among the inhabitants of Norwood . more especially in the immediate vicinity of the scene of the murder , which is situated about 200 yards from Norwood Cemetery . The three bodies were , at an early hour , washed and laid out by two persons appointed for that purpose by the parochial authorities , and a more fearful sight scarcely ever presented itself . The two rooms and the landing-place were completely saturated and covered with blood . The banisters of tho staircase were likewise smeared with blond and broken away , which leaves no deubt whatever that the murdered woman and her husband must have struggled most

      Frightful Murder Of A Wife And Child, An...

      violently before the foul deed was completed tT roan Young appears to have walked about both roni * with only one of his shoes on , as the Z !& were coveredL in numerous places with foot-mark ! from thebloodof his victims , and oneof hisstocki ^ r Wly substantiated that fact . KlD & Young was formerly in very decent circumstance * and before his marriage kept a pony and chaise -Q for some timo past a visible change had taken xZl in his pecuniary affairs , which occasionally seeZ , ? to affect his mind . The deceased was very inS ous , and employed herself in bonaet-making wlnVi !' together with artificial flowers , were exposed in th window for sale . Young occupied nearly the whr l of his time in travelling about the metropolis Z 1 the suburban districts , with two or three pasteboar . 1 boxes at his back , containing artificial flowers whi ^ k tne

      ne aawKea aoous to iancyinendrapers and oth 7 for sale , sometimes producing very profitable return He usually walked on an average thirty miles dai ^ and was to be seen every evening proceeding to w residence completely worn out . About seven ?«»« since he waaemployed as warehouse lad at a printer ' in Peterborough-court , Fleet-street , where his m culiar manner attracted the attention of every neril in the office , who were at a loss to account for hS extraordinary way ef conducting himself Arrangements have already been , made by tbo friends of the murdered woman and child for' trmir burial in the Norwood Cemetery , but nothing has at present been done respecting the bodvof Ynm . »

      whose relations seem to decline interfering in tbo matter , therefore he may probably be buried by tha parish authorities . B A few mouths since Young made a most desperate attempt to strangle the deceased woman while in bed one night , but an alarm being raised assistance providentially prevented him in his object . He was a very sober and kind man when his mind was right but some days his appearance indicated that he laboured under a lowness of spirits , and appeared to be suffering from despondency . Up to eight o ' clock on Monday evening crowds of persons flocked round the house where the dreadful affair took place , and many tried to get in , but the police have orders only to admit the relatives .

      On Tuesday evening an inquest was held before Mr Carter on the bodies . The evidence adduced fully corroborated that already given , and the jury returned the following verdict— " That Jane young and Sarah Jane Young were wilfully murdered by James Young , who afterwards destroyed his own life , he being at the time of unsound mind . "

      Execution Of Catherine Foster . Btjbt St...

      EXECUTION OF CATHERINE FOSTER . Btjbt St . Epmunds , April 17 . —The execution of this wretched girl , condemned to death by Chief Baron Pollock at the late Suffolk assizes , for poisoning her husband , took place here this . day . Those persons who have perused the evidence adduced at the . trial , have doubtless been at a loss to conceivo tbe motive that could bave induced her to destroy her husband , whom she had apparently loved from a child ; and now that her life bas been forfeited to tbe law , and her confession is published to the world , it will be found that it contains nothing that can * bo construed into a motive . Although she made a frank avowal of her guilt , she studiously avoided alludine

      to any circumstance which might exolain why she perpetrated the horrid deed . The following is a copy of her confession ;—Bury Gaol , April 12 . —To the Governor : First ot all I mutt confess that I am guilty , and very guilty of this awful crime , and well deserre the death I am condemned to die ; and as I am soon to stand before my Heavenly Judge , I wish to speak the truth . I am sorry to say that I bought the poiton at the shop of Mr If . Ely , chemiit , Sudbury , three days before I mixed it in tbo dumpling which I gave to my husband . It was served to me by a young man in the shop , lit Ely was not present ; bad he been present be would hare known m t , as I had been frequently at bis shop on errands for my mistress when I was at service . Tbe act was entirely my own . No person persuaded me to it , and my motbe r had no knowledge or suspicion of it . I had no cause for complaint against my husband . Be wag Sihrays good and kind to me , but I never had any affection for

      bim , and wished to go back to strrice , I do not uish to live , for I never could bo happy in this world , and I hope , through tbe merits and blood of my Saviour , and a sincere repentance of this and aU mysini , to obtain forgiveness of God , and to be received into Heaven . I die at peace with ail , having no complaint to make of any witness that appeared against me on my trial , and full of remorse for the crime which brings me to this premature death , I with to express my grateful thanks to the Rev . W \ West , the chaplain of the gaol ; the lUv . Mr Ottley , my parish minister ; and the Rev . Mr Eyre , for their great atteutiou to my eternal intemt , and for the spiritual hope and consolation I have received from their inetroctious and admonitions , I should with Mr Eyre to attend me in my last moments , and earnestly requeit that he will do so . ( Signed ) Citbbjune Foster . — Witnessed by J . M'Intyre ; governor , Thomas West .

      On Thursday she took her final leave of her aged mother , and on Friday the condemned sermon ii % & preached by the Rev . Mr Eyre , from Numbers xxxii . 23 . On Saturday morning the crowd assembled to witness the execution was very great , at nine o ' clock the number of persons could not have been less than 10 , 000 , most of whom were decently-clad women , and many had children in their arms . A few minutes before nine the officials proceeded to the cell in which she was confined . On being pinioned she made a slight shudder , but soon recovered herself . The procession was then formed to the drop , the unhappy female walking with a firm step , and unsupported . On reaching the steps at the foot of the gallows o & e of the turnkeys made an attempt to assist her ia

      ascending . She passed him , however , unheeded , and walked up to the drop with the most extraordinary deliberation . Her youthful appearance ereated a great sensation among the multitude . The sun shone brilliantly during this horrible period , acd the wretched woman stood unmoved . She scanned the mass of human beings with a firmness most astonishing . The governor inquired of her if she had anything to say , she appearing from her manner to be desirous ot speaking , and in a choking tone she replied , "No , I can't speak . " The executioner ' having completed the preliminary arrangements , tbe t signal was given , and the drop fell . Her struggles i ¦ " ¦©"•*• ¦»•»« 6 « ivn | »•»*« * uw u * wf iwu - * jci a * . au £ giC 9 »

      were painful in the extreme , and a thrill of horror r ran through the crowd , voices being heard in many r places to exclaim , " Shame , shame ! murder , mur- - der ! " it must have been a couple of minutes ere a life had ceased . The drop was not erected , as in a other county gaols , on the summits , but in a large Q meadow on the London side of the prison , access is being obtained by a door in the boundary-wall of tho o giol , which was made on the last execution f > r mur-rder at that gaol—that of the notorious Corder , fonr tbe murder of Maria Martin . The last cxecutiOQiQ of a female in the town was 47 years ago , for settingig fire to her master ' s house .

      [ How much longer are these horrible public gtran-Dgulations to continue to disgrace the fair fume ofoi this country , which vauateth so much of civilization h ? And what can be thought of the thousands of womenen who assembled ( o gloat over the untimely fate of onenc of their own sex ? Shame ! shame ! upon such mororbid curiosity . ]

      Emigration. — Persons Driven From Irelan...

      Emigration . — Persons driven from Ireland fronsni want are arriving in considerable numbers in Engiistist seaports . No less than 11 , 000 had arrived in Livener pool in fourteen days , and Glasgow , Greenock anoni Bristol are full , waiting opportunities to reach ounur shores . The people , tired of supporting the poonor will have to ship them , and the greatest portion wilivil land here . There are , it is said , 40 , 000 in Bristoltol 112 , 000 in Glasgow , 100 , 000 in Liverpool , now supsup ported by soup societies . We shall have them herder in the summer months , at the rate of 3 . 000 a monthath besides thousands from Holland , Germany , Fvauwae and Italy . What are we to do with tbem when thethe arrive ? We must look at the subject in timeuH One of the difficulties in this large emigration is thi tb

      reduction of American labour to the present prices CS c European countries . Already the mechanics residindini here , native , and adopted citizens , complain of th ' thi competition . The complaint is principally againflinii the poor German emigrants . But they are not tt t : blame . They must live , and to do that they are wilwil . ing to work for very little more , if anything , than an mere living . When the number is farther aojaoii raented by emigration in the summer , we appreberM : the , raost serious consequences in this city . — Loss or thb Gbaha Uiib . —Inquest . —Dr Kirwarwat coroner for Dublin , has held an inquest on the body > dy Thomas Rawden , captain of the above vessel . Tl Til evidence given did not offer anything particular whiwhii i has not already appeared , with the exception of tloftl !

      evidence of Captain Pullen , who acted so nobly , ay , an the mate of the Grana UHe , who both stated th thi when the Betsy first approached the steamer the thee was another smack , the Frederick , who could had hai reached her much sooner , but who took no noticeitices her . The coroner having addressed the jury , tby , th ) returned the following verdict : — " We find the Biie m Captain Thomas Rawden ' a death was caused by aoy ac : dental drowning , iu his attempt to escape from torn U fire which had taken place on board tbo steanteam Grana Uile , or . 14 th April , 1847 , off l . ambay . ibay , ' , which vessel he was captain . From the evidemdeii which has come before us we have as yet no meanaeanss ascertaining how this melancholy fire originated , Ited , 11

      we do not attribute blame or want of proper prec . prec .:. tion to either the owners , captain , or crew of this this i fated steamer . The jury desire to express their heir hi admiration of the truly noble and praiseworthy tfhy j i spirited conduct of Captain William Pullen , and and I crrwof the Bessy smack , by whose cxemons . ions ,:, sisted also by the crew of the steamer , sixty-nine nine man beings were rescued from an untimely desy den We strongly rocommend Captain Pullen and and crew to the favourable consideration of the ovvneijivneni the steamer , also to the Humane Society . We We beg to express our unanimous disapprobation tion censuMof the conduct of the captain and ere ? crew the smack Frederick , for the heartless and unfeeunfeee conduct exhibited by them in not affording the v the v < ferera any assistance within their power . "

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 24, 1847, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_24041847/page/6/