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      Susncwus Case. —An Occurrence Which Ha, ...

      Lo lovoox asd Beighkw Railway . —An accident .. hid . hich might have been attended with very serious « ££ uen * es , occurred at the Brighton terminus on SCSv morning , on the arrival ofthe "Par-SXentary train , " at ten o ' clock . Owingtosome XX ertrWdinary neglect , although , this train arrSveiSved with great punctuahfy , a tram ofcoke-wag gons Ss was crossing the down line at the moment the Par-Sua aen * train approached the terminus . . The aptt ^ awmaching collision was seen by the dnver , while , J ^;* ssuht the New England Viaduct , and in conse-! oua nuencetae action of Hie engine wasTcveised , and the , bWfcWfe f ™ - # 1 4 . OT ( Jer ^ - ^ i * ^ - ^ ' The The train , notwithstanding , ran into the middle of ¦ the the coke train , smashing several of the waggons and . core considerably injming the engine . Had tie coke irai train not been seen by tho engine-driver , the collision mil ! jnust have been frightful ; as it was , the passengers * ei - * ere thrown from their seats , and several of them wa were more or less bruised .

      ] BorxoGSE , May 19 . —An alarm took place at the En English chapel here , during the celebration of divine ser <* rrice , which occasioned some personal injury , and wa was very near causing loss of life . While the mi B unister ' was preaching , the cord of one of the sashes ra- rave way , and the lead weight made a noise which 5 a ; 5 ave rise to an impression that the gallery was falln ) , j ^ . A gr eat number of persons rushed for the door , sb am'id screams from the women and children , and some o ( i 20 or SO were thrown down and trampled upon . All fa this was the work of a minute ; no one had sufficient pi presence of mind to attempt to stop the panic by a d \ declaration that there was . no real cause for it . S Several ladies and children were injured , though not se seriously , in the struggles upon the floor ; some fa fainted , and were taken toneighbouringhouses ; and tl the sermon was abruptly terminated . The alarm , ind < deed , was so general that one of the clergymen pi present took refuge under the pulpit .

      Leeds . —SracnjE by Hssgiso . —On Tuesday morn h ing last , a . man named William Howarth , who resi sided in School Close , and was employed at a print Vi works , was found suspended by one of the posts of a I bedstead , in the house of Michael Thwaite , the Olive I Branch beer-house , School Close , quite dead . The i deceased was a married man , and on the previous i night he and niswifelradaoTiarre ! , in consequence of ^ which she refused to sleep with Mm . This circum-! stance led the deceased to the hquse above named , slierc he committed the rash act of taking away his evmlife .

      SlNC-vLAE ASD MELANCHOLY DEATH BV POISON . — On Tuesday last an inquest was held at Staveley , isear Eorougkbridge , before John Wood , Esq ., coroner , on view of the body of Joseph Umpleby , aged two years , whose death had been occasioned under ihe following painful circumstances : —The deceased ' s father , John "Umpleby , is in the employment of Messrs . Oats and Co ., flax spinners , of Staveley , and resides near to the premises . On Thursday last he found some hanks of thread in the warehouse , which had the appearance of having been partly eaten by vermin . He communicated the circumstance to James Robinson , the foreman of the establishment , when it was arranged that some poison should be laid in the warehouse for the purpose of destroying fbe vermin , and Umpleb y purchased a small box of a man who attends Knaresbro' market , and who

      professes , by his hand-bills , to vend a composition to destroy rats . Three pieces of bread were covered Kith the composition and laid in the warehouse on Thursday , after which the father ofthe deceased went to Crimple on business . He returned home about fear o ' clock , when he observed tie deceased walking fowl the steps that lead to the warehouse , but the oreumstanceuidnotat that time excite suspicion . The deceased then went into the house , and was soon afterwards seized with violent sickness , and vomited several times . On inquiry being made , it was ascertained that deceased had been seen , by a litle girl five years of age , to swallow two of the pieces of bread thathadbecn previously covered with poison . He continued very iu , and expired on Monday evening , about six o ' clock . The jury returned a verdict that thedeft-aiedhad "Died from having beenaccidentally poisoned . " '

      Affray is Tipperaby . —We understand , from a ttirrcspondent in Toomavara , that an affray , between lie police and an armed party , took place near Rosrrca , in tne county of Tlpperary , on Saturday last . It arose out of an attack by this party on a Mr . Roc asd his sou , who were on their way to the fair of Templemere . The party consisted of four men , well armed , who fired at Mr . Roe and his son , and wounded them , but not severely . The police of the two next stations fortunately heard the shots , and immediatelv nroceeded in the direction taken by the

      party , whom they overtook . Then commenced a oeperate struggle oeWenboth . One of the police End two of their opponents got into collision immediately , when the policeman shot one of them through ie abdomen , and wounded the other with his bayonet . The police ultimately succeeded in arrest ing the four ; one of them , it is conjectured , is in a eying state , and the others are badly wounded . The YGiinds of tie police were few and light in character ; icy , of course , retaining their arms . Sub-Inspector Morgan , from Roscrea , was on the spot immediately —Corl Examiner .

      Tehhsic Boilee Explosion axd Destruction of Sisal Mills . —On Wednesday morning , about half cast eight , an explosion took place near the bridge , OH Kent-road , atthe steam flourmill of Mr . Walters , on the banks ofthe Surrey CanaL The mill , which " * as seventy feet high , was blown about in all direc-• JBDs , and some ofthe fragments ascended about 200 yards into the air . The boiler , which weighs three iocs and a half , was distinctly seen by a man in the Rent-road blown to the height of 200 feet , "when it feet across the canal at that . elevation , and fell about j 00 yards from the premises , in a stown yard , where , horn the force ofthe fall it was embedded about two feel The mill and part of Mr . Walters' house became a heap of ruins , and the factories in the

      neighbourhood are much damaged by the brick and iron * wrk , which was forced in all directions . The iiouses in the neighbourhood were also much shaken by the explosion . Mr- Walters and his son were fortunately the only "persons in the mill at the time , lie men , " twelve or fourteen in number , hsd gone to lieakfast . andwouldhavebeenbackin a few minutes There were several hairbreadth escapes , but amongst the most fortunate was that of a young lady , ihe daughter of a gentleman in Maismow-sqnare , PeckhaiB , whose house is situate at least 500 yards from the spot where the explosion took place ; the 2 % was in the act of dressing in one of the upper "wans , when a large piece of iron passed through "ie roof and ceiling with the force and velocity of a ffinnoa-halL and dashed to atoms the wash-hand stand , which she had but the moment before retired

      5 rflm , indeed so recently that she had not reached the centre of the room , and could not , therefore , be more * tan a few inches beyond the reach of the destructive tassue . A poor man , in loading a bargeon the tawl , was wounded on the hand b y some brickwork faflingon it , at the instant the boiler and parts of the eagine were flying over his head . But tie greatest sifferer is Mr . Walters , who is severely wounded , while his son , who was also en the prenuses at the "imethe explosion took place , escaped unhurt . A RroDg body of police were in immediate attendance , " ^ rendered every assistance to a number of "work men in securing the premises and render them safe , » as to prevent further mischief . During the day tho scene was viewed by many thousands , and to nany the flight of the boiler to such a distance ap-P ? ared almost mo-edible .

      Further PAsnccLARs . —Thgbsdat . — Yesterday considerable progress was made by the workmen in » he employ of Mr . Hume , the owner of the steam ail ! near the Surrey Canal-bridge , Old Kent-road , an account of the explosion of which has appeared , in removing the rubbish from the wreck of the mill . Duringiheday several scientific men visited the ruins , - md inspected the broken boiler , and amongst them "he general opinion appeared to be , that it had burst from orerTpressnre . Mr . Waller , jnn ., stated to the reporter , that at the time of the awident the pres sure was ' not more than 45 lbs . ; but , considering the & ct that there was no indicator to the safety-valve , sm ! a statement can be regarded only as a matte of opinionwhile the fact remains the

      , * " ?* , that the boiler , upwards of three tons in ? jj & was torn from its bed , and driven into the " ¥ ?•* "Aout one hundred and fifty yards , at a con"f ^ le elevation . The boiler , which is a complete Tt ^ jj jg jipped from end to end ( about sixteen f ^ ^^ as a proof of the soundness of the r « i at a single rivet has started ; the metal ^ exliibiting an appearance of first-rate quality . f has been in wear about seven years . The loss * 'fle o-vneris estimated , at a rough guess , at two . ¦ ^ "acd pounds ; but it is hoped most ofthe value's . machinery will be recovered . An eye-witness ™ t ie accident describes the occurrence as being

      r ^ angalar , as viewed from his dwelling , within jFfiot of the mill . Looking out of his window in r ^ « irection of the mill , just at the instant of the af £ ? :, a . his attention was arrested by the sudden ^ "J gofthe ijnTCuIarbuflo'ing , and ofthe falling , r ? oaui sides , of the walls . Immediately after this J * £ 7 « than toiler Irarstfrom tie midst of the ruin , ff ^ atQiife nimftg wM <& tooke forth Tv \*™ roar as the boiler ascended into the air . ^ . se machine then took an enormous sweep , Sstoth streamsofthe canal andlodgingbeyond S ^ afieJd , where itnowlies , nearly flattened by dtt 2 ?? wn and the fall . It is one ofthe land ^^•• tubi-lar' - boilers .

      nu m ^ . Wis op HtDEOPHOKA . -Twodread mZ- ^ iare been <» inimttfid atBailly-en-Cam ffii * the neighbourhood of NeufchateL under al ^ f ^ rawnni ary drCTinsfances . Some time ance ire OT ^ ongrngtoMlle . Langlor 9 , agedeiglrty-MnVv ^ man servant of that lady on the arm . titter ^ - * # er - man was seized with a sudden l ^^ . and before he could be restrained , he killed " ^ stress and a female neighbour who ran to her ^ r- « nce , withan axe . He was afterwards shot , " < W * " *&&? wounded , by another neighbour ^ he aftenvardsattaeked .

      Susncwus Case. —An Occurrence Which Ha, ...

      Mbb . KembiS ;—This lady , whose death took place last week , at Leamington , was the widow ofthe great tragedian , John Philip Kemhle . Like the widow of Mr . Garrick , she very long survived the celebrated actor to whom she had been united , her life having been prolonged to the age of almost ninety . She was probably the oldest member of the theatrical profession , upon which she had entered in very early youth , while Mr . Garrick was yet at itshead . Shewas first married to Mr . Brereton , an actor of fine person and some talent- Jsot many years after his decease she became the wife of Mr . Kemhle , to whom she remained fondly and proudly attached . lie died about twenty years ago , at Lausanne , and left her in easy circumstances and without family . Returning to England , she took up her abode at Leamington . Until the last year , when her frame began to decay .. .

      her hospitable residence was the resort of all the eminent persons who visited Leamington . The charities and the poor of that place had a libeial friend in her ; and her lively conversation , her long knowledge ofthe world , and her well-stored memory ( which , like her other faculties , remained unimpared by her great age ) , made her , to the last , a highly agreeable and popular member of society . A great part of her income ceased with her life . Of the property which she has left , the larger portion goes to Mr . Charles Kembleand his children , and the residue chiefly to nieces , friends , and servants . The piece of plate which was presented to Mr . Kemble on his retirement from the stage is given to Mr . George Siddons , the only surviving son of the great heroine of the drama : and Sir Thomas Lawrence ' s admired picture of Mr . 'Kemble in plain clothes is a legacy to the Earl of Aberdeen .

      Collision on toe Greenwich Ratlwav . —Late on Monday night a collision of a very fearful character happened on the Greenwich Railway , near the London-bridge terminus . From thestatements made to our informant by the passengers of the eleven o'clock train , which was well loaded with the holiday folksfromDeptfoi-d-fair , it appears that on that train arriving at the points where the engine and tender are attached , for the purpose of allowing the train to pass under the shedding of the terminus , three carriages were discovered to have been left on the same line of rail without the usual signal lights to denote their being there . The guard on the foremost carriage oftheti-ain , perceivmgtheimminentdanger , shouted to his fellow-officers to put down the breaks .

      The engine and tender , unfortunately , had moved on to the adjoining rails , and , as is usually the case , wasdi ^ gmgthetrainalongbyarope . Theengineers noticed the carriages at the same moment that the guard did , but were unable to stay the speed of the train , and the guard , finding a collision inevitable , saved his life b y leaping on to the line . The next moment the train came in contact with the carriages with terrific force , the foremost of the latter being smashed and hurled upside down on to the roofs of the other carriages , besides effecting much damage to them . The shock to the passengers , upwards of 200 in number , was very alarming . The officers of the company rendered every assistance , and it was ascertained that none of them were seriously hurt ,

      the extent of their injury being severe bruises and sundry damage to their wearingapparel . The South-Eastern Company oa Tuesday instituted an inquiry relative to the neglectinleaving carriages on the line without signal lights , and the result was , it was understood , the dismissal of several parties . Sanguinary Dim near Gosport . —Portsmouth , Wednesday . —A duel was fought last m ght , near Gosport , under the following cmxannstances : —The combatants were Mr . Seton , late of the 11 th Hussars , and Second Lieutenant H . C . M . Hawkey , of the Royal Marines ; the former residing at Queen ' sterrace , and the latter at Jung-s-terrace , Southsea . From all we can glean , it appears that at a soiree , held at the King ' s-rooms , on Southsea-beach , on

      Monday evening last , Mr . Seton paid somewhat marked attention to the wife of Lieutenant Hawkey , and was afterwards , in the public room , most grossly insulted by Mr . Hawkey , who called him a black guard and a villain , and told him if he would not hghthim , he would horsewhip him down the Highstreet of Portsmouth . At the time these words were used Mr . Seton was endeavouring to leave the ballroom , when Lieutenant Hawkey , who was sitting upon a sofa , rose , and attempted to kick kirn as he passed . The consequence may be anticipated . A meeting was arranged , and at five o ' clock last evening the combatants met at Stokes-bay , near Fort Monckton , opposite Ryde , on the Gosport shore . Lieut . Byron G . Rowles , R . N ., acted as second to Mr . Seton ; and

      Lieut . Edward L . Pym , of the Royal Marines , was second to Lieutenant Hawkey . Thecombatantshav ingarrived , the ground ( fifteen paces ) was measured , and the principals having been placed , the word was given , when Mr . Seten fired and missed his antagonist . The pistol of Lieutenant Hawkey was placed in his hand by his second at half-cock , and consequently Lieutenant Hawkey did not have his shot . Other pistols were , however , supplied to the combatants , the word was again given , " and both fired . Mr . Seton immediately fell . Lieutenant Hawkey , without wait ing to see the result of his fire , or going up to his antagonist , immediately fled with his second , saying , " I ' m off to France . " Mr . Seton was conveyed on a shutter on board a yacht in waiting , and brought about half-past nine o ' clock last night to the Quebec Hotel , on the water's edge . Surmcal assistance was

      called in , and it was discovered that Mr . Seton had been wounded dangerously on the right side ofthe abdomen , the ball passing through and coming out on the leftside . Whether thewoundis mortal or not , the surgeons ( Messrs . Mortimer and Jenkins , of Gosport ) have not yet given an opinion , but the patient has had a night of agonizing pain , accompanied by frequent vomitings . Mr . Seton is married , and has four children . It appeared that the seconds never interfered after tire first fire to adjust the cause of ouarrel . Mr . Seton is a very fine-looking man , aged 28 ; Lieutenant Hawkey is about 26 . Mr . Setonhas retired from the 11 th Hussars about eight years . At five o ' clock this evening Mr . Seton was pronounced rather easier , although but slight hopes are entertained of his recovery . He was at that time lying in a very dangerous state .

      Death of Mb . Stbickxand , the Actor . —We regret to state that this excellent performer died on Sunday evening , about eleven o ' clock , after an illness of about a week . He has left a widow , but no children . Thus has been cut off in the prime of life ( his age was only forty-eight ) one ofthe few remaining ornaments ofthe British stage . Strickland was the legitimate successor of Dowton and Fawcett , andhisloss atthe present moment will be felt most severely . There is no actor on the boards who can at all supply his place . It is now about ten years since Strickland first came to town . He made his first appearance before a London audience at the Strand Theatre durine the management of

      Hammond . He was soon afterwards engaged by Braham for the St . James ' s , and when that theatre closed his services were secured by Mr . Webster for the Haymarket Theatre , where be has remained ever since , and where we had hoped for years to come to have enjoyed the delight which we always derived from witnessing hisartistical efforts . But " alas ! poor Yorick . " An attack of infhtmmation of the lungs , which , defied the utmost efforts of medical skill , has in one short week removed him from the stage of life , and his friends are left to regret his loss , which they feel to be irreparable .

      Fire at Walworth . —On Wednesday morning , between twelve and one o'clock , a fire broke out upon the Dremises in the ocenpation of Mr . George Buckland , teUow-chandler , 21 , EasUtreet , Walworth . The fire burst forth with ungovernable fury , and from the quantity of tallow upon the premises the flames received a most powerful auxiliary , and inavery short time the whole melting-house with its contents were in a blaze . It is fortunate that the premises were so far detached that the fire was confined to the melting house and its contents , or much surounding propertymust have t > een sacrificed . A considerable quantity of valuable stock in trade is destroyed , and the melting-house is gutted , the flames not being fully extinguished at a quarter before two o ' clock . The proprietor is insured for the stock and building in the Sun and Norwich Union fire offices .

      Suicide ejaBath . —On Thursday evening a person went to the public baths on the Boulevard des Trois Journees , at Marseilles . Having remained an hour and a half without calling , the attendant became alarmed , went in , and found the man lying in a mixture of blood and water . A medical man , who was sent for immediately , came and at once pronounced that the man was dead . He had opened several of his veins with a razor , but finding that death did not come quick enough , he inflicted a more desperate wound on nis throat . From some papers which were found in bis pockets , it was ascertained that he was a tailor , from Turin . — GoUgmni .

      Desperate Suicide . —A most determined persistence in aresolution to commit suicide was m anifested on Wednesday ( week ) at Rouen . A retired commercial broker , named Coiffin , went on TueS ( * ay evening to St . Sever , behind the circus , and there fired a pistol into Ms mouth ; Ms hand being unsteady , the ball passed through Ms cheek , without doing Mm any dangerous injury . A police officer hearing the report , ran to the spot , and finding what had happened took Mm by the arm to lead lum home . On the way . he attempted to throw himself into the

      river , but the officersucceeded in placing nun m tne hands of Ms family . A physician was sent tor , and dressed the wound . Scarcely had he gone , when Coiffin rose from Ms bed , and ascending to the fourth floor , made a third attempt to commrt suicide , by tbrewmgMmself out of thewindow . Being watched , he was again prevented , and then , again going into his bed , giving a solemn promise to abandon Ms sinister intentions , he was left to Ms repose . Early in the morning , however , he stole silently down to the wood-house in the yard and there hange d Mmselt with Ms cravat . When discovered , he was totally

      lifeless . —Galigntmi . Fire at Bexiey , Kent . —A fire broke out on Sunday forenoon at Bexiey , on the premises of Mr . Lucas , a builder , wMch communicated to a neighbouring brew and malt house , and destroyed a considerable quantity of property before it was got under .

      Susncwus Case. —An Occurrence Which Ha, ...

      Pirates in the Mediterraseas . —Messinm , May 6 . —The Rowena , Tregarth , arrived at this port , spoke the brig Garaett , of Hull , off Licata , the master of which reports having been chased and attempted to be boarded 21 st ult ., fifty miles west of Malta , by a schooner under Turkish colours , of about 230 tons , with painted ports , well armed and manned , and a very fast sailer , which , in attempting to board the brig , carried away her jib-boom and bowsprit , and the brig ' s main gaff , mamtopgallant mast , be . A Lamestabi . e Accideht happened a few days ago on board the post-office packet the Bastia . The second lieutenant , in a fit of insanity , of wMch he had previously exhibited symptoms , threw himself into the sea , when the vessel was within a few leagues of Marseilles . The sea was too rough to admit of a boat being launched , but tho packet kept cruising about for a considerable time without seeing again the body of her unfortunate officer . —French Paper . „ „

      The Late Accident at Great Yarmouth — Yarmouth , Saturday , Mat It . —Tliis afternoon the jury were re-summoned in consequence of the body of Louisa fitting , a child C years old , having been found near the Gas-meter , on the evening of the same day . The child ' s head and body were frightfully mutilated . The proceedings occupied but a very short time . The body was identified , and proved to have been on the bridge , by her mother , and a sailor proved the fact of picking it up . Thunder Storm at Wamoh , near Stafford . —On Friday , the 9 th instant , the electric fluid struck the new church at Walton , about three miles from Stafford . The steeple was much injured , apart of the church was unroofed , and two bricks were carried by the lightning through a cottage window , a short distance from the church ; another brick came in contact with the chain belonging to a draw well , wMch it broke . The damage is estimated at £ 200 . — Staffordshire Mercury .

      Manchester , Tuesday . — AkotheR MURDER . — Isabella Pilkington , who lived near Wheat-hill-street , Salford , about ten o ' clock last night was observed to leave home , carrying her infant child in her arms in its night dress . In about half an hour afterwards a young man , who was taking a walk along the bank of the river frwell , below Broughton-bridge , observed some object in the middle of the shallow water . He immediately called out that if she did not come out of her own accord he would send in his dog for her . In the course of a short time Pilkington came out of the river . She was thorougMy drenched with water , having certainly been overhead in the river . Upon being questioned she admitted that she had taken her infant along with her into the river , and had dropped it into the stream . Drags having been

      procured , search was made for the body of the mfant , but without effect . She was brought up this forenoon before C . J . S . Walker , Esq ., at the Salford Town Hall , when the above facts having been stated in evidence , she was remanded till Saturday next . The prisoner , who is a married woman , has only lived in the neighbourhood about five weeks , and is about 35 years of age . Her husband is a mechanic out of employment . He left home in search of work on Sunday morning last , and has not been since seen in the neighbourhood . —The final examination of Brooks , the young man charged with attempting to murder Mary Anne Greene , in this town , on the evening of Friday , took place yesterday . The prisoner was committed to take his trial at the next assizes for the southern division ofthe county .

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      The Late Dreadful Accident At Yarmouth- ...

      THE LATE DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT YARMOUTH- ENGINEER'S REPORT . Yarmouth , Thursday . —The inquest on the bodies of the sufferers was adjourned about a fortnight since , in order that application might be made to the Secretary of State for the assistance of some eminent civil engineer who should inspect the materials of the suspension bridge , and report thereon , in order to guide the jury to a proper verdict as to the cause of the accident . On Tuesday last Mr . Walker , civil engineer , from London , arrived , and made aE due inquiries . Yesterday the adjourned inquest was held at the Town Hall . The mayor and nearly all the

      magistrates of the borough were present , with many other gentlemen interested in the inquiry . Mr . C , Evans appeared for the proprietors of the briage . All the jttroi ** having answered to their names , The Coroner in addressing them observed , tliat at the commencement of this investigation he had stated that he had selected two cases upon which to try the merits of the whole . It appeared , however , from a recent dictum of Baron Alderson , that there had been some little informality in the adjournment . He had , therefore , now taken a case in respect to which there was no informality , as the jury had been summoned upon it for this day . This was the case of Louisa

      Utting , one ofthe sufferers . Charles Warnes was called : he is the writer of the extraordinary narrative first published in the Bury Post . He came forward to the witness-box and appeared to be a good deal confused by the awkward and unenviable position in which he had placed himself . Being sworn , he said , in answer to questions—I am a lawyer ' s clerk residing in this town . I remember the evening of the 2 d of May last . I wrote the letter that appeared in the papers relative to the late aeeident . I wrote it in a very excited state , having been drinking brandy . The Coroner . —Are the statements you made in that letter true ?

      Witness . —Certainly not . Mr . James Walker was then sworn . —He stated , in answer to questions by the Coroner , I am a civil engineer , ana member of the Society of Civil Engineers in London . I have been president of that institution for the last ten years . I resigned that office at the commencement of the present season . Atthe request of the Secretary of State I came to Yarmouth for the purpose of making inquiries as to the causes of the fall of the suspension bridge that was erected over the river Bure , at the north end of this town . I was able to do so , and to come here immediately . The Coroner said , "You , sir , have examined the bridge , and you are , no doubt , prepared to give your own statement in your own way without being interrupted ; after that the jury may have some questions

      to put to you . Mr . Walker then described the materials of which the bridge had been made , the nature of the contracts under wMch it had been constructed , and the alteration by widening it wMch had been effected . He then referred to the mode in wMch the accident had occurred , and said , I have only a few words to add in conclusion . First , that I consider the immediate cause of the accident to have been a defect in the joint or welding of the bar that first gave way . Secondly , that the quality of the iron and of the workmanship , so far as I have been able to examine them , have been defective , and would not have been permitted had the work been properly tested . Thirdl y , the widening of the p latform appears to have been made without sufficient reference to the original

      strength of the bridge and the weight it had to support , and therefore acted as an aggravation of the evil , the strength being barely sufficient as the bridge was at first constructed , supposing the quality ofthe iron to have been good . Fourthly , in the original con struction of the bridge the contingency of a great load being on one side does not appear tohave been contemplated . If it had , I think the link on that side would have consisted of more than two bars , eitherof which was unequal to the load that the brid ge was likely to carry . I have only to add , that in tins investigation I have received every assistance from Mr . Cory , one ofthe proprietors of the bridge , in reference to all the documents in his possession , and that has enabled me to come to the conclusions I have arrived at with

      less loss of time , and with a greater approximation to accuracy than might otherwise have been the case . Perhaps I may add , that the whole weight of tMs bridge has been ascertained with great accuracy by Mr . Scholes , and the weight of the addition made to the width , the latter being comparatively small and unimportant . The whole wei g ht of the bridge , including the suspending chaws , before the addition to the platform , was 17 tons 14 cwt . 3 qrs . 25 lb . With the addition , the whole gross weight , including the railway , was 20 tons 8 cwt . 9 fl > ., the addition being only 2 tons 13 cwt . The great evil was , that additional weight being outside ofthe suspending chains , and , therefore , placing the whole weight ofthe people at the time of the accident outside of this chain , without any part of the weight being on the chain on the north side . I may say , acting under the directions of Sir James Graham , if yon , the coroner , oranygentlemanofthejury . have any questions to put to me , I shall be glad to answer them . The Coroner asked the jury if they had any questions to put , but no gentleman answered . Mr . Evans , on behalf of the proprietors of the bridge , wished to put some questions , and called Mr . Walker ' s attention to the terms ofthe contract , with a view to elicit from him that if the contract had been strictly fulfilled , the accident would not have occurred .

      Mr . Walker , in answer to questions , said if a person had been p laced to watch the welding of every link ofthe chain , the bad quality of part of the iron would have been discovered . Looking to the contract generally , he did not think that eveiy precaution had been taken . He would have given the engineer or inspector the power of having the iron properly tested , in such a way as he might think fit . He did not find that this was done in the contracts . A certain power was given to the surveyor , but in such a way ^ that the contractor would resist the expense of testing the iron , without a clause in the contract to that effect . After some questions put by the jury , not very material , the court was cleared , and the jury having consulted for an hour returned the following verdict : —That the deceased , Louisa TJtting , came to her death by the falling of the suspension-bridge across the river Bure , on the 2 nd May last , and that the falling of the bridge was attributable immediately to the defect in the joint or welding of the bar that first gave way , and to the quality of part of the iron and workmansMp , being inferior to the l-equirements ofthe original contract , wMch had provided that they should be ofthe best qualitv .

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      CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT . Friday , Mav 16 . THE CHILD MURDER AT GREENWICH . ( Before Lord Chief Justice Denman , Mr . Baron Alderson , and Mr . Justice Coltman . J It being generall y known that Martha Brixey , aged eighteen , would be tried to-day for the wilful murder of Robert . Barry Ffinch , at Greenwich , an infant , eight months old , the COurt was much crowded at an early hour , and great interest was manifested to hear the proceedings . The learned judges took theirseats on the bench at ten o ' clock . Immediately afterwards the miserable young woman was led to the bar by one ofthe officers of the prison and a female attendant . She was most dreadfully agitated , and wept bitterlv . The court

      directed that she should be accommodated with a chair , and , one having been provided , she appeared unconsciously to fall into it , and never once during the trial held up her head . The indictment was then read . It charged the prisoner , Martha Brixey , with having , on the ith of May inst ., in the parish of Greenwich , made an assault on Robert Barry Ffinch , aged eight months , and inflicted wounds on his body , of wMch mortal wounds he then and there died . The prisoner was also charged on the coroner ' s inquisition with the murder of the said Robert Barry Ffinch , She pleaded not guilty . Mr . Bodkin , M . P . ( with whom was Mr . Wilde ) , stated the case for the prosecution , and called the following witnesses : —

      Mr . John D . Ffinch , the father of the murdered child , was the first witness . —He said , the prisoner lived in my service . On the ith of May I saw her in the drawing-room . My wife and Mr . Trail , the magistrate , were present . Prisoner entered the room very excited , and , addressing me , said , " O , sir I O , sir . ' What have I done ? What have I done 1 Will you forgive mc V We all rose . She continued , i am a murderer ; I have cut the baby ' s throat . " I immediately proceeded to the nursery , and saw my child in the cot with its head nearly off . There was an ordinary table knife lying across the infant , who was weltering in its blood . I met Mr . Trail on the stall's , and I shortly afterwards saw the prisoner in what is called my private room , when she again said ,

      " O , sir , what will become of me ? I have murdered your child . " I said , " Yes , you wretch , you have murdered an infant that never could have offended you , and you will be hanged for it . " She then fell on her knees and prayed God to forgive her . I then forced her from my presence , and gave her into the charge of a policeman . After changing some part of her dress she was taken -to the stationhouse . [ The witness was deeply affected during the time of giving his evidence . ] By Mr . Clarkson . —Tho prisoner ' s conduct during the three years she was in my service was kind and well-behaved in the extreme . " She was exceedingly fond ofthe children , and I had never any reason to find fault with her until very lately .

      Byjthe Court . — Prisoner has been in my service three years . The children were all very fond of her , and she of them . She always appeared to try to amuse them in every possible way . Mr . Trail , magistrate of Southward police office , examined . —I was at the house of the last witness on Sunday , the 4 th of May , and heard what the prisoner said . I followed Mi \ Ffinch up stairs , and there saw the infant l y ing in a cot , weltering in blood ; it was a sight too dreadful for a mother to sec , and I persuaded Mrs . Ffinch not to go up stairs . I saw the prisoner afterwards in Mr . I finch ' s room . She said to me— " Mr . Trail , I am a murderer ! I am a murderer ! O , what have I done ? what have I done ? What will become of me ? " After repeating these

      and similar expressions several times , I said to her , " O , poor miserable wretch !" By Mr . Clarkson . —The prisoner was greatly agitated , and I thought at first it arose from some act of negligence , such as dropping the child from the window and causing its death , might have been the reason of her accusing herself withmurder . I am confident that I heard her say , " What could have made me do it V I have frequently seen her with the children since she has been in Mr , Ffinch ' s service ; she always appeared exceedingly kind to them . I could not give any opinion as to her state of mind . Mi * . John Sutton examined . —I am a surgeon at Greenwich . I was called into Mr . Ffinch ' s on the ith of May . I saw the infant in the cot , in the

      nursery , with its head nearly severed from the body . It was quite dead at the time I saw it ; in fact the child had been regularly guillotined . There was no doubt as to the cause of death . Sarah May examined . —I am upper nurse in Mr . Ffinch ' s family . I remember Sunday , the 4 th of May . I dressed the murdered child on that morning , and afterwards gave it to the prisoner . She always appeared kind towards all the children . She afterwards assisted me in making a bed . She then asked me if I thought Mrs . Ffinch would forgive her , and allow her to stop . I told her I was sure she would not , and that she ( the prisoner ) had better remain quiet . She did not make any reply , but stood by the oed biting her nails . Prisoner then proceeded

      to the nursery and I went down stairs . Shortly afterwards I heard a scream . The prisoner was the only person left up stairs when I went down . Since the time I Live known the prisoner , I always considered her of a kind and benevolent disposition . About a month before this dreadful transaction Mr . Ffinch ' s family and servants went into mourning ; the prisoner repeatedly complained of her gown , and several times had italtered , although it fitted her very well . On one occasion she cut the body off the skirt and burnt it . I told Mrs . Ffinch of what she had done , after she came from Dover . My mistress was very angry , and told the prisoner she must leave her service . Her mother , in consequence of what prisoner had done , was sent for ; the result was , that Mrs . Ffinch

      said she would forgive her tMs time , if she would behave better in future . After this , prisoner seemed to have a wish to leave . On the following day prisoner was sent to fetch the cMldren from school ; she took the dress with her , and was gone a long time . She brought it back with her , and met Mrs . Ffinch at the door , who said , " Martha , you know I told you that if I heard anything more about the dress you should leave my service , and now you must go . " Prisoner cried and begged to be allowed to stay . She repeatedly said , that she did not know what would become of her if she was obliged to go . On Saturday , my mistress told her she was about engaging another servant ; she was cheerful on that afternoon : but on the Sunday moring she said that she would not leave ,

      and was dull . I am aware that the prisoner had for some weeks been taking medicine and complaining of pains in her head . She was very much liked b y the family . I do not recollect any conversation with the prisoner on the Saturday night . In the course of the day , when we were in the nursery together , she said , '' I need not make myself so unhappy as I do . Any one might tliink I had committed murder , but I have not done so . " I said , " Martha , do not talk so . I hope you will never commit murder . " She then asked me , " If I ever knew that any woman was hung for murder . " I said , " If found guilty they hung women as well as men . " Prisoner added that she had rather be hung than transported or put in a madhouse . She was continually talking about leaving her situation . Elizabeth Middleditch examined . —I am housemaid to Mr . Flinch . I have been in his service two years . I remember opening the door for Mr . Trail on

      Sunday morning , the 4 th of May , about . ten o ' clock , and then went into the kitchen . The prisoner was there . She shortly afterwards went into the pantry . I followed her , and saw her take up a large carving knife . I asked her what she was going to do with it ; she said , "To cut a pencil for Miss Mary . " I told her a smaller knife would do , when she replied she could use the large one for cutting bread and butter in the afternoon . She then took a smaller knife , and went up stairs with the knives in her hand . I shortly afterwards heard Mr . Ffinch say , " Oil . my baby , my poor baby ! " I ran to the hall and saw the prisoner . I said , " Martha , what have you done ? " She replied , " I have cut the dear baby ' s throat , what shall I do ? " About nine o ' clock on that morning she appeared very low-spirited , and said she wished she was gone . I told her that her master and mistress had always behaved well to her , and I had no doubt she would soon get another place . Prisoner always behaved kind to the children .

      Carohne M . Priest examined . —I have kun cook in Mr . Ffinch ' s family four months . On the morning of the baby being murdered I saw the prisoner in the kitchen ; she had then a carving-knife in her hand , and was feeling its edge with her thumb . Mr . John Burton examined . —I am a surgeon , residing at Greenwich . I attend the family of Mr . Ffinch ; on the 31 st of March last , I sent the prisoner sonic medicine , at the request of Mrs . Ffinch , who told me that she ( prisoner ) had been constitutionally indisposed for two months . By Air . Clarkson . —I should say the prisoner ' s indisposition was calculated to derange the general constitution . The disease which she laboured under generally caused great excitement , and gave rise to violent fits of passion . There were many cases on record where , under similar diseases , the brain had become deranged . I did not often see the prisoner . Mrs . Ffinch consulted me , and I at once advised fiat

      she should be sent from Mrs . Ffinch ' s service I considered , from the manner in which she burnt the dress , that she was not a proper person to be with young children . The prisoner was taking medicine up to the veiy day of the melancholy occurrence . She always appeared a well-conducted girl . John Booth , policeman , and Elizabeth Garrauld , were next examined , but their evidence was not imp 0 «« , l cloaed the case for t « e prosecution . Mr . Clarkson then addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner , contending that she was not of sane mind ; he concluded a most able address by calling on the jury not to shed the blood of the unhappy girl at the tar upon a public scaffold , but , by a verdict of insanity , spare her life , and consign her , for the continuance of that life , to perpetual confinement . Lord Denman having summed up , 1 he j ury , after an absence of half an hour , returned the following verdict : — " That , from the derangement of the system , which led to the great excitement in the prisoner at the time she committed the

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      act , we are of opinion that she was not responsible for her actions . " The Learned Judge . —That is , in fact , a verdict of Not Guilty on the ground of insanity . Let it be so entered . The prisoner was then removed , and was ordered b y the Court to be detained during her Majesty ' s pleasure . Saturday . —Fobgino Cheques , —Q , Matthews , 18 , was Indicted for feloniousl y forging and uttering five cheques , in the name of King and Son , of £ 5 each , with the intention of defrauding Messrs . Cocks , Biddulph , and Co . It appeared that Messrs . King and Son , brewers , of Brentford , kept an account at the bank of Messrs , Cocks and Co . They were in the habit of obtaining cash for small cheques from Mr . Pirier . a miblican at Brentford , and that the nrisoncr .

      who was m . thair employ as an errand boy , was frequently employed to take them to him . Five cheques signed "King and Son , " but the signatures to which were forged , were paid to the prisoner in this way , but he could only swear to the payment of two of them . The cheques were paid by Mr . Piper to a Mr , Baker , the collecting clerk "io his brewers ' , and were presented at the bank , and paid in the course of business . There was no evidence to show that the prisoner forged the cheques , and the question the jury had to consider was , whether the prisoner , at the time of uttering them , knew them to be counterfeits . The jury found the prisoner guilty of uttering one cheque on the 24 th of January . The other charges were not entered into . Mr . Baron Alderson sentenced him to be transported for ten

      years . Monday , May 19 . —Robbery . —Richard Freeman , aged 23 , carpenter , and Eliza Mitchell , aged 2 ? , were placed at the bar , the male prisoner for stealing one coat , one pair of trousers , three waistcoats , and other articles , value £ 5 , the property Of Johll Ragell , in his dwelling-house , and Mitchell , for feloniously receiving the said property , well knowing it to have been stolen . It appeared in evidence that the prosecutor ' s house was broken open on Easter Monday , and the articles above-named stolen therefrom . The police , upon inouiry . discovered that

      part of the property had been pawned by the female prisoner . The lodgings occupied by the prisoners , as man and wife , were searched , and there the remainder ofthe property was found , together with the key of the prosecutor ' s hall door , and a number of skeleton keys . The jury returned a verdict of Guilty against both prisoners . There was a second indictment against the prisoners of a similar nature , but it was not gone into . The sentence of the Court upon the prisoner Freeman was , that he be transported for the term often years , and upon the female prisoner that she be transported for seven years .

      Manslaughter . —John Downey , aged 39 , was indieted that he , on the 23 rd of April , did upon William Bates commit an assault and inflict divers wounds , whereof the said William Bates did die , and the prisoner in manner aforesaid did lull and slay . Mr . Clarkson stated the case on behalf of the prosecution . It appeared in evidence that the deceased , a respectable person , by trade a patent stringmakcr , was returning from Romford market on the 23 rd of April last , and on his way to London , called in at the Rabbits , public-house , at llford . Whilst there the prisoner , who was a stranger , entered the apartment somewhat in liquor , and , as it appeared from

      the witnesses , with a desire to pick a quarrel with any one . The details of the case were in no way instructive ; sufficient to say that after very abusive language on the part of the prisoner , a struggle ensued , in which the table and glasses were upset and broken . The deceased was knocked down , and by the fall his ancle was broken . He was carried home to his residence in Wlutechapel , and on the Monday following died . The jury returned a verdict of Guilty , with a strong recommendation to mercy , owing to his former good conduct . The Recorder sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for the term of three calendar months .

      Extensive Plusder and Guij-ty REcurvc- *" . — John Ell , aged 41 , and Henry Corduroy , 30 , warehouseman and carman to the prosecutors , were indicted for stealing on the 15 th of April last five reams of paper of the value of six guineas , the property of Sir Wm . Magnay , Bart ., and partner ; ana J . Dodge , a . stationer in the City-road , was charged with feloniously receiving the same , well knowing the same to have been stolen by the beforenamed prisoners or some other evil-disposed person . Several witnesses having been examined and crossexamined at great length , Mr . Wilkius then addressed the j my in favour of his client , and several witnesses gave the latter a good character . The j ury returned a verdict of Guilty against Ell and Dodge , and Acquitted Corduroy . The trial occupied the whole time from nine to four . The Common Serjeant

      asked whether there was not another case in which Dodge and Corduroy were implicated ? Mr . Bodkin said they were charged in the third ofthe five indictments ; that just disposed of being the second . The prosecutors intended to pursue it . The learned Judge said that if that was proceeded with , it would bedesh-able to have it tried by another jury ; but as this had occupied seven horn's it would not come on to-day . A long discussion ensued between the bar and the bench , which terminated in its being arranged that the remaining cases should be put oft until the next session , and that a jury be specially summoned for Monday morning , the 16 th of June , on which day the Common Seaijeant said he would come down and preside in this court . The prisoner Ell ( against whom are four other indictments ) was sentenced to seven years' transportation .

      Tuesday , Mat 20 . —Robbery of Piate . — George Bracey , aged 31 , servant , and James Fisher , aged 32 , servant , were indicted for stealing in the dwellinghouse of John Rivett , Carnac , in the parish of Marylebone , on the 17 th of April , fifty-three silver forks , eighty-one silver spoons , a silver coffee-pot and stand , a gold pencil-case , a coat , a hat , knives , two £ 10 notes , five sovereigns , and articles of plate and wearingapparel to the value of £ 400 , the property oi the said John Rivett Carnac , and with afterwards breaking out ofthe said dwelling-house ; and William Tomlin , aged 18 , cheesemonger , was indicted for receiving part ofthe said property , well knowing it to have been stolen . The prisoner Bracey pleaded guilty , and the other two prisoners were given in

      charge to the jury upon this indictment . The prosecutor , John Rivett Carnac , proved that he was a captain in the Royal Navy , and that ho resided at No . 40 , Devonshire-street , Marylebone . The prisoner Bracey , had been in his service as butler for three months prior to the 17 th of April last . About six o ' clock on the morning of that day , the prosecutor was aroused by hearing a noise in his house , and on proceeding down stairs he found that the prisoner Bracey , who had the care of the plate , and wearing apparel had gone away . The witness examined the lower part of the house , and found the plate-chest open , and that plate and the other property mentioned in the indictment , amounting m value to about £ 400 , had been carried away . In the house

      he found a strange coat and hat which did not belong either to the witness or to any member of his family . John Harrison , a police constable of the S division , proved that he was called to the house of the prosecutor on the morning in question , and that he found there , in the butler ' s pantry , the hat and coat he now Sreduced . In the pocket of the coat were found some uplicates and a letter which disclosed the address of the prisoner Fisher . When taken in custody the prisoner Fisher admitted that the coat , the duplicates , and the letter belonged to him , but said that he knew nothing about the hat . The prisoner Fisher also stated at the station-house that he had lent the coat to the prisoner Bracey two days before the robbery . — Several other policemen were examined , who deposed

      to the facts of the arrest of the prisoners . —Thomas Richardson proved that he lived at 74 , George-street , Chelsea , and was acquainted with the prisoner Tomlin . The witness nad been a shop-boy , but had not had any regular employment since November last . He had made an appointment to meet the prisoner Tomlin on the evening ofthe 21 st of April , at D'Oyley-strcet , King's-road , Chelsea ; but when he went there Tomlin said he could not see him , as his cousin was there . They , however , met on the following morning , when the prisoner Tomlin told him ( the witness ) that he had been drinking the evening before with the prisoner Fisher , and asked the witness to sell a pencil-case and a ring for him . He then broke the two articles up , and they went together in

      the direction of Kmghtsbndgc . When they arrived at Knightsbridge the prisoner Tomlin said he would not sell them there , as he was known , and they proceeded to the neighbourhood of Soho-square , where they sold the broken-up articles to a man named Fry , for half a crown , As they were walking away , Tomlin told the witness that there had been a robbery at Captain Carnac ' s , and that the pencil-case they had sold was part of the property which had been stolen . He added that he had been watched by an officer , and at length they separated . The witness afterwards found m his pocket a piece of the pencil-case which had been broken up . The witness took it the next morning to the station-house , and gave it to the officer on duty there , to whom he communicated the whole ofthe circumstances to which he now deposed . —Thomas Cheetham , a young lad , proved that his father was a hatter at Chelsea , and that on the 25 th of April the prisoner Tomlin brought the hat . produced to be new lined , and to have the brim altered .

      This was done , and the hat given back to Tomlm on the following morning . ( TMs was the hat found on Fisher , and identified oy Capt . CamacasMsproperty . ) —Thomas Harvey , a policeman , proved that he took Tomlin into custody on the 6 th of May , and told him he was charged with being concerned in the robbery at Captain Carnac ' s . The prisoner said he knew nothing aboutit . The witness took theprwoner to his ( the prisoner's ) lodgings , No . 22 , D'Oy leystreet , where he left Mm in custody of another oiheer , while he ( the witness ) went to search the residence of the prisoner ' s cousin , a Mrs , Sallmarsh , who was since dead . There her husband delivered up to him a bundle containing two purse-slides , a pin , a scarf , two shirts , a pair of boots , and some white-handled knives . ( These were produced . ) The witness afterwavds . wcnt back to the prisoner ' s lodging , and in a back room there found a small telescope and " a

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      jemmy' » or small chisel . This witness also produced the part of the pencil-case which had been delivered to him by the witness Richardson . Several other witnesses were examined , after which the jury , with out a moment ' s hesitation , returned a verdict ot Guilty . The Recorder then address-id the prisoner ^ and sentenced Tomlin to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in theHouseof CWrect ' onforthespaceof six calendar months , with the warning , that it He appeared again and was convicted of felony , he woulcl be sent out of the country for the term , probably , or his natural life , Bracey and Fisher were sentenced to be transported for the term of fifteen years . The prisoner Bracey wished to say aword . He stated thr . t he . should never have committed the robbery , if lie had .

      not on that night taken too much drink , lie assured the court that the robbery was not premeditated , and that he never should have committed so rash an act if he had not been in a state of excitement from drink . He therefore hoped some mercy would be sliown to him . The Recorder observed , t ; at the crime of which the prisoner had been convicted , was ,, only a few years ago , a capital offence , and according to the manner in which justice was then administered , the prisoner , in all probability , would , for tliis offence of robbing his master of property to the amount of £ 400 , liave been made a public example of , and have suffered death upon a scaffold . The prisoner , who attempted again to address the court was then , with the two other convicts , removed from the bar .

      Stealing a Bank-note . —Robert Bearcroft , ayoune man of highly respectable appearance , was indicteafor stealing on the 1 st of April at the parish of St-Andrew Undershaft , within the city of London , a Bank of England note for the payment of £ 20 , the property of the East and West India-dock Company , , his masters and employers . The prisoner had surrendered in discharge of his bail on the previous day to answer the charge . Mr . Clarkson conducted theprosecution , and the prisoner was defended by Mr .. Bodkin , with whom was Mr . Ballantine . The jury , after a moment's consultation , returned a verdict of Guilty , but recommended the prisoner to mercy . In that recommendation , Mr . Clarkson , on behalf of theprosecutor , joined . The Recorder sentenced the prisoner to be kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for the city of London for the term of six calendar months .

      Felonious Assault . —William Rayner , was indicted for feloniously assaulting on fclie 5 th of May , in the pavishof St . Margaret , Westminster , Thomas Hickey , a police-constable in the execution of Ms duty , with intent to do him somc grievous bodily harm . Tie Facts of the case have already appeared under the head of our police reports . It will be remembered that the prosecutor , aided by Archibald M ' C ' leane , a private in the Scotch Fusilier Guards , interfered to prevent the prisoner , a green-grocer , residing in York-street , Westminster , from ill-using his wife in a most brutal manner . The prosecutor separated them , upon which the prisoner rushed tea room behind the shop , and seizing a heavy poker , inflicted three serious blows on the head of the policeman

      while he was in the act of raising the wife from the ground . The prisoner afterwards attempted to stab the prosecutor with a knife , and violently assaulted with the poker the soldier and the other police constables who came to the prosecutor ' s assistance . Thewounds inflicted upon the prosecutor were proved by the surgeon to be of a most dangerous character , and tliat from their effects he had not yet recovered . The jury found the prisoner Guiltv of an aggravated assault upon the prosecutor while in the execution of his duty . The Recorder , in passing sentence , told the prisoner , that had he been convicted of the felony he should have felt it his duty to have transported

      him . I he jury had , however , with great humanity , acquitted him of the more serious charge , and pronounced him guilty of one which rendered him liable to three years' imprisonment . The Court would not however go that length , but still the prisoner must undergo a lengthened incarceration , as a warning to others that they would not with impunity be permitted to indulge in violent passions and excesses , to the danger of others of her Majesty ' s subjects . The sentence of the Court was , that the prisoner be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House oi Correction for the term of one year . The prisoner , on retiring from the dock , was obliged to be assisted by the turnkeys .

      Bigamy . —Mary Anne Wire , aged sixty , a woman of respectable appearance , was indicted for feloniously intermarrying with J . G . Ilallyer , her husband David William Wire , being then and now alive . A verdict of—Acquittal was recorded . Bigamy . —John Bowling , a sailor , aged thirty , wasindicted for feloniously intermarrying Jane Davis , in the year 1845 , his wife Harriet , to whom he was married in 1834 , being then and now alive . William , Hunter , a constable , proved tliat he took the prisoner into custody . When he was informed why he was taken , he said that he did not know that his first wife was alive when he married the second time . Witness produced two certificates , one of which proved that the prisoner was married ou the 2 nd of June , 1834 , to Harriet Hunt , at St . George ' s , Hanovcr-squarc . The other certificate proved the

      prisoner s marriage with Jane Davis , at St . John ' s the Evangelist , Westminster , on the 9 th of last March-He found the certificates in the prisoner's pocket . Has been to the churches and compared them with the entries in the parish books . They are quite correct . The jury returned a verdict of—Guilty . The learned Judge , in passing sentence , remarked tba $ no cases presented so many varieties as those of bigamy , lie had tried many of them , and Ms opinion was that he had always dealt with them too lightl y * It was clear that the object of marrying these young , women was to obtain their money , and when that design was frustrated he used them brutally and deserted them . The case was one that called for heavy punishment , in order to show an example to such , persons as the prisoner . The sentence was , that he be transported Tbeyond the seas for the term of

      sevenyears . Wednesday , May 21 . — The Robbery at Sir W . Magnay ' s . —John Ell , aged 41 , and John Nicholson , aged 43 , a stationer and bookbinder , in Little St . Thomas Apostle , wero put to the bar—the first , charged with stealing 10 quives of paper , value 10 s ,, the property of Sir Wm . Magnay and Co ., his employers ; and the latter for feloniously receiving the same , he well knowing it to have been stolen . Mr . Clarkson ( with whom were Messrs . Bodkin and Bal-Icntine ) stated the case to the jury . Evidence was beard at great length , and the witnesses were subjected to a severe cross-examination . Mr . Doane ably addressed the jury in behalf of Ell , and expressed himself confidently that they would acquit

      his client . Mr . Huddlestone , in a speech wMch ' occupied an hour , submitted to the jury that there was no proof that Nicholson had got the paper from EU ,. or with a guilty knowledge from any other person . Thcevidcncejgiven \ vasnotdirect , butinferential . The prosecutor had dragged in the fact that Ell and his client were acquainted , but no proof of dealing had been proved between them . Several witnesses iyho have known Mr . Nicholson many years , described him . as arespectable man , who bought large quantities of paper , job lots , « fcc , for the purpose of making up ledgers , account , and other books . The jury consulted for 15 minutes ( having first inspected the different quires of paper produced ) and intimated that they wished to retire ; and they left the court attended by a sworn officer , and after being absent ten minutes , they returned and delivered the verdict ot

      Acquittal in favour of both prisoners . On thereturn of the verdict there were symptoms of applause , and Mr . Nicholson actually "jumped with joy" on hearing the verdict . The prisoner EH was again indicted , separately , for stealing , on the 15 th of April , four reams of paper , the property of Sir W . Magnay and Co . As it was impossible , owing to the late hour , to proceed with the trial to-day , and the prisoner having been convicted and sentenced already upon one charge , it was considered that he would not be prejudiced by delay , therefore it was arranged that the matter should stand over to Tuesday , the 17 th of June , to which day the two cases in which Dodge and Button are charged as receivers stand adjourned . There being no other charge against Mr . Nicholson , he was ordered to be discharged forthwith .

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      A Certais Remedy vor Ill-health , by Holloway ' s Pills . —Mrs . Long , residing in Merrowstreet , Walworth , had been for three years in a very declining state of health , owing to her having arrived at that period termed * ' the turn of life . " Her constitution appeared to be . almost broken up , and was considered by many as fast approaching to a consumptive state . She is now restored to a very Mgh state of health by these invaluable Pills . All females ,, who by their age may be near to that critical period , would find these Pills the only effectual remedy that such a dangerous time requires . This medicine is likewise invaluable to all young persons approaching the term of womanhood .

      Vale of Neath . —The heavy thunder storm of Saturday afternoon has left a terrible record of its progress in the destruction of the lives of four cows , the property of a small farmer , whose whole cattle stock consisted of only five . In the field where the cows were killed , the electric current had made a furrow of several yards long , and thrown heavy clods to the distance of twenty and tMrty yards . First Vessel from Cn-cinsATi . —By the Muskinguim , Captain Wells , which arrived m the Mersey

      on Thursday last , direct from Cincinnati ( OMo ) and ' New Orleans , being the first vessel from the former place , where she was built and loaded , 1635 mines above the mouth of the Mississippi , we nave received Cincinnati papers to the end of March . Our readers , on referring to the map of the UMted States , will mark with surprise the vast inland route passed by the Muskinguim on her passage down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers towards New Orleans and the ' Gulf of Mexico ., Her course lay through the very heart of the vast continent . —Liverpool Paper .

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      DEATH . ' Died , on Saturday , May 17 th , at Aahtoa-un ^ Lyne , Mr . Edward " Moody , eldest son of Mr . John Moody , grocer , & c , agedtwenty-two years . Hewas rclatonr * * ^ ** "ends S

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 24, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_24051845/page/5/