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      Tnn Deaths is London during the week ending January 20 , numbered 1 , 345 , a " rate of mortality considerably above the average of five previous winter * , the excess being 17 « T But as compared with the return of the preceding week , they show a decrease of 103 , a fact which will be observed in connexion with the mean temperature of the air which rose during the period from 39 deg . to 47 deg . Of men and women at the age of CO and upwards , 307 sunk under disease or the wei g ht of years ; or about 10 'J more than died weekly tiefore the cold weather set in at the beginning of this month . The deaths caused by bronchitis and pneumonia were 24 ? , and exceed the ¦ winter sverasre by 67 . Small avfl

      pox was fetal to oO persons , or 9 more tlian the - raee ; searletina to S 7 , the average being 3- ; typhus to OS , the average beinir 42 ; hooping cough to 58 , the average . being 42 . " The mortality from measles , -which was fataria only 3 cases , is less than one third of the average . The deaths from d » rrha » and dvsentery were 28 , which u more than usual at this season of the year ; from cholera U-, M which twenrv-seven occurred in Mr »««* » »* blfehment ; (( anion-children who had been rcmoted from it , and twentf-nine amongst other inhabitants of the Metropolitan districts . A man died in the Bub-district of Kotl . erh . the of « fever from cold and poor living , " according to medical certificate . > o inquest appears to have been held on the body . Of

      ATTEMPTED SCIGIDE OT A SPAKISH NoBLKM .. At the Marlborough-street Police Office on Friday , Mr . Smith , of 32 , Wardour-strcet , entered the court and stated that on the receipt of a note from a Spanish gentleman , formerly of rank and fortune in Spain , but who had exiled " himself to follow the fortunes of Count Moutemolin , informing him that the writer was about to commit suicide , recommending his wife and family to his care , he bad gone to the house of the writer and had found him weltering in his blood , but not yet dead . The following was the note he had received : — " Friday , 19 , a . iu ., 7 o ' clock . It appears that Socrates' death must not be mine . I took last night a quantity of laudanum , enough to sleep ten men . and the result has been a restless night , and

      vomiting just now . Had I not proof enough that I had reflected , this night ' s trial would he proof enough . My hand shakes , hut my courage does not . I must change from Socrates to Sensca ; but , unluckily , I must dispense with the bath—so be it . Even , in order to ' avoid suspicion on the part of my poor wife , I must seek a retired place for my exit . 1 have directed a letter to the coroner , at the police-office , last night . He kind enough to deliver this note to him also , and let them all he exhibited to the jury . Farewell . Another hour and all will bo over . My poor dear wife , I pity her from the bottom of my heart , but cannot help it . —Yours sincerely . —F . Infantes y Hcrtado . —P . S . For fear of a mistake , the laudanum having failed , I am going- to try if my veins will bleed . " Mr . Smith said he knew the dreadful

      distress which the writer of the note and his wife and children had endured for some time past . lie had occasionally given assistance , but the pride of the Spaniard would not allow him to make his distress know in the proper quarters . —Mr . Hardwick recommended an immediate application for the attendance of the district surgeon , and sent a sovereign as some temporary assistance in case the tale of distress Ehould appear to be true . In a short time Mr . Ilardtrick was assured that the ease was even more deplorable than had been represented ; that there were too many indications of destitution to allow of doubt that it had been severe and protracted . The following letter ^ from the surgeonjwas handed to Mr . Hardwick : — " Sir , —I have returned from visiting F .

      Infantes y Hurtado , who , under the pressure of distress , has last night and this morning very rashly attempted to destroy life both by poison and by opening veins in both feet and both hands . The poison was in sufficient quantity to excite the action oftho stomach , and was rejected , after which he had opened the veins this morning . I believe him to be perfectly sane , and he appeared to feel acutely my representations . He has desired me , in the most grateful manner , to acknowledge the receipt of a sovereign , and I have seen Mr . Matthews , our relieving officer , who will relieve the immediate pressure sis the law allows , and I hope that some means of employment maybe found by which he may obtain support for his familv , as hie feelings are above

      receiving casual relief except from dire necessity . I ¦ will ' continue to attend to his case . I am , < tc , J . Ieonard , District Surgeon . To J . Hardwick , Esq . " "While the case was under the notice of the magistrate , a letter was brought by post , directed to the coroner , which it was presumed had relation to the note sent to Mr . Smith . —Mr . Hardwick opened the letter , Mid found it contained documents to be laid fcefore the jury , explanatory of the writer ' s case , and his motives for committing suicide . —The following is one of the papers : — " lS , Whiteombe-streefc , Pafl Mall . In addressing you this letter I have a twofold reason—first , I wish to make public the reason * why I have determined to commit suicide , and which Tender it justifiable , at least in my opinion . Secondly , I wish to clear from all suspicion mv poor

      " wife—who , on the contrary , has done all that she could to dissuade me from" my determination , and who little dreams at this moment that to-morrow she will be a widow . My two objects being thus shown , I will proceed to state as briefly as possible all that I have suffered—all that I have done—in order to get tread for my children ; and the continued and repeated refusals , which have closed , one after another , all the ways of obtaining a livelihood . Possessed of talents , my object was to obtain employment , cither as tutor , clerk , professor of languages , interpreter , or any situation where my attainments could he available . I went in the first place to several periodicals ; then to several publishers ; afterwards to some foreigners' friends societies—to bankers ,

      merchants , persons of good name ; in fact , I applied everywhere I thought that the least chance existed . Refused , denied in all quarters , what remains to he done ? I have parted with every article I possess ; jay wife and children are confined to a room day and night for want of clothes to go into the street ; and for the last six weeks nothing but bread and coffeb--water has been our diet . In the last fortnight even this has been irregularly got , as sometimes wo haw been thirty-six hours without food . Driven to the last point , " 1 have also applied to the Lord Mayor , but his answer has been a refusal . I enclose here a copy of my application to his Lordship , and also © f one which I presented to at least fifty hankers and merchants . Tney will prove thetruth of mv

      assertion , at the same time that they will account for the manner in which I came to find ^ myself in such a dreadful situation . The natural protector to whom 2 first applied , Count Montemolin and to whose service I nave sacrificed art independent fortune , the welfare of my family , and my rank and country , after repeated letters and interviews declared he had not the means , and not even a shilling did he give io the man whoso blood , fortune , fkmdy , and position , had been given up without regret to the cause of Charles V . May he , on leaning my fate , take some interest in lny desolate family , and prove that Sings have hearts . Return me to my position . Either I must perish with my family through star-Tation , or I must take from " society what is denied

      me . I have not courage enough to follow the two first courses , and jay princi ples will n 0 fc allow me to follow the second . In this dileauna I have adopted the only way which I think may perhaps relievo their misery , though at the expense of my life . British hearts are naturally generous . Business , disappointments , ingratitude " , may render them callous and suspicious ; but show to them a reallv deserving ana destitute family , and they all will hasten to their succour . To them , then , I recommend my unprotected widow and orphan children . A mite from each will ensure bread for those whose Bufferings have almost driven me mad . My exertions , alive , have proved useless—may mv death prove more useful . Many , I doubt not , will call my last action a crime . Let them place themselves

      in my position ; let them weigh the bitterness of my continued anxiety ; let them depict- to themselves the careworn face of a mother , ' looking with pitv now with despair , onfive starving children , of whom four suffer in silence , hut the youngest , thirteen months old , breaks her heart with itr pitiful cries for food ; let them fancy such a picture , and if thoir hearts are not of stone , they will , if not justifv , ' at least excuse my deed . "—The letter ended with " ' statim * that the writer used laudanum to put an end to his life . —Mr . Hardwick directed the suffering family and the hutbahd to be supplied with proper necessaries , and promised when the man was out of danger to consider what further could be done for hii relief . —We observe by the daily papers that several sums of money hava been subscribed for the assistance of thesofferer .

      MrsiEHiocs AwAia .-I . At the police office Marl-SWi **?^ ? £ *> Wmkm Simon Lowell was brought before Mr . Hardwick , charged with having killed hi , wife , Maria / Bedford Howelli , by ££ » $ ? ^ » in £ fe \—Waiiam Smith ttf Wells-street , . stated that he lived in the next room io that occupied hy the prisoner and hii late wife . She prisoner occupied the . first floor backroom . About half-past eleven on the previous night witness was woke ^ by hearing the prisoner say to his 7 ? £ U w UyJ ? , ia ^? Iax ? * ' ™ U Tflu put tilt knife 2 r « . f : ? mw 6 r 6 i she * ouId not , " and ^ a ^^ ffle ¥ ^ theparties . a .

      came back , Sh ^ dS ^ ScZ ^ Th ^^ hugged and kissed his wifeTs shfiasMnfX ' bed insensible . The doctor t ^ tS i ^ 0 n th ? which was under the leftbreast X » n ? ™ * t peared to be perfectly sobe ? Th ^&^ ° ner KwardstakJh tot £ StLi ^ Et X ascertained that his wife was d ^ % I „ Was appeared generally verv * ffl ^^ TgJ StSc ™ i « ° ***** 48 - * ary White Jived » . the game fc ^ „ ^ ,.

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      quarrelling between the prisoner and his whV Heard the prisoner's wife call out , "I >» ** . « " « mvsolf ; run for a doctor . " The prisoner ran out to feteh a doctor , and witness went into the loom , and found the deceased lying on th . ^**^ fire . The deceased said , " ^ ' , tH then noticed that her mouth was nearly filled with blood . The deceased wished to be held up ,, and when witness assisted her to »^ ^ n / The in her breast , from which blood was flowing . The misoner afterwards came in wi h some brandy , and Sid he had been to fetch a doctor . Witness placed the deceased on the chair , while tho bed , which was on -the floor , was being made . The deceased said , "I have done it . " To which the

      prwoneranswered , "Yes , you have , Maria . Prisoner ma . de no more allusion to the wound . Witness saw a knife on the tabic , which was bloody . — Mary Clarke , and several other witnesses , deposed to the appearance of fondness for his wife generally displayed by the prisoner , and that when they did quarrel it was always the wife who began it . The prisoner , in reply to the charge , said ho had no defence to make . lie was then remanded , on suspicion of having caused the death of his wife by st : u > bing her with a knife . —The Ixqcest . —On Monday Mr . G . J . Mills , the deputy-coroner , resumed and

      concluded an inquest commenced on Friday night , at the Merlin ' s Cave , Margaret-strcct , Oxford-street , on tho body of Maria Bedford Howells , aged twentysix . The husband oftho deceased , William Simson Howell * , who is in custody , declined asking any of the witnesses questions , or giving any explanation , merely remarking that he could say no more than that the deceased did it herself . The room having been cleared of strangers , the jury , after consulting for some time , returned a verdict , " That the deceased died from the effects of a mortal wound in her left breast , but how or by what means inflicted there was not sufficient evidence to show . " hi

      justice to the man , the whole of the witnesses , including deceased ' s mother , spoke of his . in variable kindness to the deceased . IsquKSIS , Satcrdat , Jan . 20— -Death or a Misbr , —Before T . Wakley , Esq ., at tho Hope , Park-street , Dorset-square , on Jane Cunningham , aged sixtytwo . The body , which was a complete skeleton , lay in a wretched room , atXo . 9 , Parlo-street , which was almost without furniture . Mrs . Kelly stated that on Thursday , deceased , who had lived some years in that house , and had never once allowed any one to enter the room , tapped < at the wall which separated witness ' s room from deceased's , and in a faint voice asked her for a drink . . She brought a glass of water , and save it deceased at the door .

      Witness then went tor tho doctor . She returned with Mr . Robinson , and found deceased speechless and dying . She expired next day . There was nothing in the room but a crust of bread . Twentyone pounds was found secured round her waist . She had a pension of 8 s . Cd . a week , but would not aflow herself the common necessaries of life . Verdict— " Deceased died from destitution , caused by her refusing herself the common necessaries of life . " —Bussed to Death , —Before Mr . Baker , on Saturday last , at the London Hospital , on the body of Mary Cripps , aged eleven . It was shown that deceased ' s father had locked her up in a room by herself , as a punishment , her mother being dead . And she had set fire to a quantity of articles in the room ,

      hoping by that means to procure her liberty . Her clothes ignited , and she received such injuries as ¦ camed her death . Verdict—'' Accidental death . '' Death feom Starvation . —An inquest was held on Monday , at St . Martin ' s Workhouse , before Mr . Bedford , on the bodyof Horatio Millard , a common mendicant . —W . Millard , an inmate of the workhouse of St . George's , Hanover-square , said he had ' often told the deceased , who was his brother , to come into thermion . He did apply to the parish officers , yet was not admitted , in consequence , witness thought , of the irregular form in which that application was made . They both belonged to that parish , their father having for many years paid rent and taxes for a large house in Swallow-place .

      Hanover-square . —Charles Petch , police constable , 13 & C , said that on the previous Wednesday afternoon , whilst on duty in Spur-stroet , Leicester-square , he saw the deceased sitting on a door step in a most deplorable state . He was entirely speechless , and almost insensible . Hia clothes were complete rags , and nearly all fell off him in pieces when witness raised him from the step . He was just able to walk , but so slowly that it . took them three-quarters of an hour to get from there to the station-house in Vinestreet . When they arrived there , tho inspector directed witness to take him to the workhouse , and he accordingly did so with ail possible speed . Tho deceased had some food in his hat . —George Heslop , taskmaster at the workhouse , said he Sad never

      seen any one in such » dreadful condition as the deceased was . He was covered with vermin , and was immediately put into a bath and washed . He had to be assisted in , and was altogether in such a dangerous state that the surgeon was sent for . Deceased was barefoot , and on one of his heels the flesh was worn away to the bone , exhibiting a sore as largo as a crown piece . Notwithstanding his desperate state , witness found on him money to his amount of Is . 5 } d . and some food . He died the same evening . —The coroner said that the authorities of St . George ' s Hanover-square , were concerned in the inquest , and until he heard why the deceased wag not admitted , the inquiry could not be brought to a close . He adjourned the inauest for the

      attendance of the officers of the workhouse . Mcrdkr and ScicmE . ^ On Tuesday morning , at seven o ' clock , considerable alarm prevailed in St . Saviour ' s , Southwark , in consequence of a report being extensively circulated to th * effect that a dreadful murder had been perpetrated at Bankside , as the bodies of a female ahout . 30 years of age , and a child , had been discovered . lying in the mud off the upper side of Barclay ' s brewhouse , under the following circumstances . It appears that at the time named several coal porters were engaged on a platform nearly facing Smyth's Wharf , Bankend , when their attention was directed to something lying in the mud between tho barges , and when they had made further search ,-and the tide had recededthey

      , found it to be the body of a female very poorly clad . An alarm was raised , and means were resorted to to secure the deceased , and when they raised it they were horror stricken to find that the woman was firmly clasping an infant , almost naked . The bodies were with considerable difficulty removed on to the wharf , where they were covered over until the arrival of a shell , which was speedily brought to tho spot . They were-placed in it and conveyed to the George public-house and put in a shed , where the landlord took charge of them until the arrival of the police . From inquiries made , it seems that the deceased was seen on the previous night in several of the public-houses begging , with the child in her

      arms , asatngalrns from the visitors of the tap-rooms for her starving offspring . She evidently appeared to he in great destitution , and she expressed- to several persons that she had not tasted food for two days . The police also observed her walking along Bankside as late as two o ' clock in the morning , but no suspicion having been excited of her intentions , she was not interrupted by any one . The bodies were identified as Hannah Kerry and her daughter , of Mint-street , Southwark . The deceased woman had been cohabiting with a young mail , by whom she had the deceased infant . He nad forsaken her , and consequently she was reduced to extreme distress .

      SMirHFiELDMiRKEr . —Mr . J . T . Norris , one of the leading members of the corporation , has given notice of the following motion in the Court of Common Councd ; great interest is excited on its approaching discussion : — . " That a market for the sale of live cattle in the midst of a city is incompatible with the convenience of persons resorting thither for the purposes of business ; that the present market of Smithfield ig insufficient in space , as well as objectionable in situation ;• that the safety and health of the inhabitants command its immediate removal ; and that ,, therefore , a special ward committee be appointed to consider what steps shall be taKcn to remedy tho existing evils by providine a suitablemarket-place , " } y 6 "

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      The McRBER near Exeter . —On Friday week the magistrates heard further evidence against James Landick and James Mills , the two men apprehended on suspicion of baring murdered Mrs . llolman , at Tedburn St . Mary ' s . The chief evidence against the prisoners was that given by their accomplice , a Eerson nicknamed Cockney Harry . He stated that e was engaged by Landick and Mills on the night the murder was committed ; and at nine o ' clock ther all left Moreton , and arrived at Westwater . in

      Tedburn St . Mary , at half-past eleven , when Landick entered the house of the deceased b y means of a prop found in the orchard . He then admitted the others . They entered the deceased ' s bedroom , and were there some time before she awoke and became conscious of their presence . The witnesa further stated that . Mills held the deceased down in the bed while L ; indick , rifled her boxes and drawers of their contents , and that tho latter ultimately threw a heavy box of clothes on her body exekiining , " That will stop the Old woman from howling . " They shared the money of which thej plundered the-deceased . —The prisoner wer « folly committed for trial .

      ' Fatal Acoidbsi and Singular PRBSEnvinoN . — Wales . —Qn ^ Monday week an inquest was held at Crydaco . on view of the body of John Jenkins , collier , aged . 28 . , € t appeared that deceased and a young lad were ernMoyed together at the Garth Colliery , and were working in a . headhhjatsonie distance from the other colliers . About three o ' clock on the previous Friday a gudden dm offal , rubbish , and stones rt i V ' ; oTerin ghotKfie dewased and the lad , tne latter of whom was about two yards nearer tho ™™ ° itne heading than the former . With respectto the boy , it fortunately happened that a large rtone fell partly , on the waggon , in such a way as to K . M ^ ? sufficiently large for the boy ' g body . He said that he breathed freely , was not hurt by pressure , but i ^ jgiuld not move , Jfc twwd d >

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      • cased aik witness if he , could gethut , and whether the pressure upon him was great ,- Tvltness . said that he could hot get out , but that he' wsis ' free from Tiressure . Deceased then said there' was jgr & lt weight off his head . No further . conversation took place , but he heard the deceased pray . , A second ' fall of earth took place , subsequently to . which he did not hear the deceased ' s voice . Witness remained in this position' until about four o ' clock next morning , when Thomas Francjsj . ihe ^ man who worked the "day turn" in the same heading , came to his work . Ho , with the . assistance of other colliers , cleared away the rubbish and released the boy . About two yards further on they found the deceased , who had evidently been dead for some time , probably by suffocation , the only perceptible injury being a slight bruise on the face . Deceased has left a wife , but had ho children . Verdict , " Accidental death . "

      Accident on the Souih-Westekx IUiLWAT .-r-On Thursday night week about , nine o ' clock , as the down train from London was approaching Wareham , an occurrence took place which might have been attended with serious consequences . Itappearedthat a farmer at Kesworth , about a mile from Wareham , had the previous day purchased a cow and heifer at a neighbouring market , and had turned them into the heath adjoining his premises , and through which heath the line passes . The fence being rxther low these two fresh cows were restless , and separated from the rest of the herd , and leaping the fence got upon the rail . The driver did not perceive them till the engine was close to them , and passed over both , mutilatint ? their carcases , and . cutting the heifer

      completely in two . The cow had its legs severed about half-way up , and its horns and part of the skull cut away . The skin appeared sound ; but upon opening / it was found that almost every bone was more or less shivered and broken . The shock was felt by each of the carriages , but nothing further than a passing alarm prevailed . . Dover , Jan . 21 . —Fall at SiUKSPEAKii's Cliff . —This morning , about ten o ' clock , an extensive fall of the chalk rock from Shakspcarc ' s Cliff took place . The fall occurred near No . 4 shaft of the Shakspeare Tunnel , on the South Eastern Railway , and left an indentation in the crown of the classic cliff of something like an acre . The quantity of chalk detached may bo estimated at about 100 , 000

      tons . Drsawi'l Accident and Loss of Life bt the Falling of a Railway Arch . —An accident occurred on Saturday last , at noon , by the fall of an arch , erected by the London and North Western Company , at Manchester . The line of railway known as the South Junction , connecting the London and Man Chester line with that from Manchester to Liverpool , is carried on a viaduct across Oxford Road and Deansgate , chiefly constructed of brick , and between these two points , near the bottom of GloilCftSterstreet , the arches had been completed , and on Saturday the servants of the contractor were striking away the centres from one of these arches , when , from some cause , the north side gave way and fell in . There were ten labourers at work at the

      time , on and under the superstructure , superintended by M' ' - ; Patrick , manager for Mr . Bellhouso , the contractor ; and one of these men , named Ralph Beresford , being underneath , was buried by the falling materials and killed . Two other men , named James Oates and Thomas Davis , were on the top of the arch , and sinking with it to whore two of the disjointed portions , of the arch again camo in contact with each other , were transfixed and held between them for some time , and when released were found to be dreadfully crushed and lifeless . Two other labourers , named Peter Crosby and Phili p Murphy , were found to be badly hurt by the accident , and were removed to the infirmary . An hour and a quarter had elapsed ere the superincumbent materials could be removed , so as to get at the body of Beresford .

      Representation op the Southern Division or Staffordshire . —Simultaneously with the interment of Earl Talbot , an address to the electors has been issued to the electors by Lord Lewisham , eldest son of the Earl of Dartmouth . The noble ¦ lord is a Conservative of the school of the late member . ' South Wales . — A Miner undkr Ground for Seven Days without Pood . —A miner named John Edwards , aged 24 , employed at the Plymouth Works , Merthyr , lately missed his way in coming out of the level and was not heard of for seven days , when a party of his fellow-workmen went in search of him . They found him in some old workings . His feet were blistered by walking to and fro endeavouring to find his way out ; and he was in that dreary and unwholesome ; plac « without having anything to eat or drink for that long period . He is in a fair way of recovery . He lost his light ,- and had no matches with him .

      ' . Charge op Feloxiouslt . TraKSfOSIXG the Goldsmith ' s' Hall Marks . —Bath , Jan . 22 . —The utmost excitement has prevailed in the city of Bath and its neighbourhood , in consequence of the apprehension of two of the largest silversmiths in Bath , Messrs . Warren and Fuller , upon the serious charge of having forged the Goldsniiths ' -hall mark , by transferring the hall-mark from old plate to articles of new plate . Tho . prisoners arc the Rundall and Bridge cf Bath , and keep a large . establishment at the corner of Westgatc-strect and Stall-street . In the course of the past week , in consequence of information given to the Goldsmiths' Company , by a party who had been an apprentice of a Mr . Cosens , tho manufacturinii silversmith' for the firm of

      Warren and Fuller , the present prosecution was instituted ; and , to the surprise of every person in Bath , Messrs . Horatio Warren : and Samuel Fuller were apprehended ; and , having undergone a private examination , before , the magistrates , were remanded until to-day . Their bankers , Messrs . Tugwell and Co ., offeved hail to the amount of £ 10 , 000 for their appearance , which , however ,. the magistrates were obliged to refuse . ' Bail for £ 20 , 000 was also afterwards offered , but declined . At an early hour this morning crowds assembled round the Town Hall , and by ten o ' clock , although the examination was fixed for one o ' clock , so anxious were the public , that the Sessions Court and every other portion of the building were crowded . On the

      application of Mr , Prideaux , solicitor to the Goldsmiths ' Company , who appeared for the prosecution , the magistrates decided on conducting the examination in private , but intimated that the depositions should be placed at the" disposal of the reporters . The prisoners , who appeared very dejected , were then brought into the room , and were defended by Mr . Stone , barrister , of the Western Cu'cuiS and Mr . Physic , solicitor . The first witness called was Mr . Thomas Hough , who deposed that he is a weigher in the Assay-office , of . the Goldsmiths ' . Hall , London . From information ho received he went to Bath on the 30 th of Deeemhor , hy the direction of the wardens of the Goldsmiths' Company , he proceeded to the shop of Messrs . Warren and Fuller , in

      Westgate-street . Witness purchased eleven articles of silver ware , which , bore , no mark or stamp of any description ; they vrere not marked according tolftW . On the 6 tn January witness went again to the shop of Messrs . Warren and Fuller , under the same instructions : he then purchased thirty-four articles , not marked as-required by law . On that occasion he saw a silver soup ladle , now pro . luced , which was pointed out to him , by Mr . Warren . Witness saw at once that the mark on the soup ladle was transposed ; it wag patent and clear upon the face Of it . He also at the same time saw another article , upon which he believed the mark had been transposed . Witness reported these facts to the wardens . On Tuesday , the 9 th of January , went again to the shop of Messrs . Warren and Fuller , under the

      authority of a search , warrant , and on that occasion he took away the silver soup ladle and the silver gilt serving spoon now produced . There was no means at that time of observing where the mark was soldered in , because it was gift . "He took-the ser- ; ving spoon to Goldsmiths ' . HaU , arm had since ascertained that the mark haoTreett transposed and soldered on . The date of the mark upon the serving spoon is 1774 . He first of all scraped off the gilt with a piece of emery paper . Hethcnwarmed . it before a lamp with a blow-pipe , and then discovered that the mark ran the whole length of the handlethat is evident to the eye , but more particularly with a magnifying g lass . An assay was made in his presence , of tho upper part of the bowl , shank , and

      handle . The under part of the shank was notexr aminod , as . it bears tho marj ^ The bowl was four pennyweights worse than the standard j the upper part of the shank was three pennyweights worse tham the standard , and the handle was one pennyweight better than the standard . Tha loss of the duty to the government on tho soup-ladle and the serving spoon is £ 1 7 s . 9 d . The bowl of the soup-ladle is half-a-pennyweight worse than the standard , and the upper part of the ; handl « is a pennyweight and a half better , and the shank next , the howl is a pennyweight barely better than the atandard . The . part which ha * the stamp . I conclude to be standard . John Ralph sworn : Deposed that he is an apprentice to Mr . Cousins , working jeweller , who works for the jewellers jn the town . He worked for Y ?» rT rcn and Fuller . Witness had seen the gilt spoon now produced before . When it was first brought to

      uousins g snop , tho handle and bowl were complete . In the handle , witnos » did not include the figure at the top . Ihe bowl was not joined on to the shank , and the figure was not joined on to the shank , It was the same as it was at prosent . There was a piece put on the shaiik to make it stouter . The shank waVin two pieces when the witness first saw it . There was th » mark on the one piece , and no mark upon the other . There had been a piece joined there in the upper part where the mark i » . The pieces came from . Warren and Fuller ' s . ' It might have been a-twelvemonth . , ago ,. but could not say positiveIy .--Horbert Sawyer Cousins sworn : Had been in his father ' s business , aa a working jeweller , about nine years . His father worked for Messrs . Warren and Fuller . He has worked for them for six or seven years . Witness thought that h ? hadseen the gilt spoon now produced before . Ho ^ fL iv ii W ™ ^ "fectured for Messrs . ST J ullo p - Th P" * e containing the mark , when brought , was a skewer , ft was brought to iwe it male taickor , bo M t « ft *? 3 *

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      was to be-made into a spoon . Witness now saw a Une which ho supposed to be Rep lace where it was Sered on . "Witness believed that the mark had S soldered on , as he saw the figures before he £ S theTakewer-th e bowl he saw separate-the bowl wa f added to it afterwards . Theydl d ^ ot make the bowl . Witness ' s father was directed by Messrs . Warren and Fuller to put the pieces , tocrether Mr . " Fuller , witness thought came . Witness waswnt when his father received those orders-—T Mitchell , working silversmith , said he had worked for the prisoner Warren a considerable time . In the month of October , 1847 , received ; mr structiohsfrom Warren and Fuller to hammer on a piece of silver to a pattern ; it was not stated what h was for . but thought it was for the bowl of a

      spoon , Sent it , when done , to Warren and Fuller s , and was desired by Mr . Fuller to charge it to Mr . Cousins , who is a working jeweller in Bath . The instructions g iven to charge it to Mr . Cousins were out of the usual course of business . Charged it to Cousins , who paid him for it . Afterwards received the service spoon produced , with another , from Warren and Fuller . This wag about a fortnight or three weeks after he made tho bowls , The orders were to gild them , which was done . About three weeks ago Warren came to him ; he seemed rather excited , and asked if Mr . Thompson had been down , and on receiving an answer in the affirmative , said that if he ( witness ) had any of the old patterns about that had been made some years ago , they had better be put away , as the Goldsmiths * Company were

      down . Witness thereupon buried them in the garden . The same dar Warren came back to him , and said tho hidden patterns had better be melted ; there mig ht be some amongst them like those in stock . They were melted accordingly . Warren also ' said it would be well to put away the books , to fold them up and seal them , and give them to a friend , or he Would hold them . Witness sealed £ he books up and gave them to Warren ; he also burnt a good many old boofts which were of no use , and gaveMr . Warren fouYjnodern ones . Was shortly afterwards sent for" to Warren ' s house . Warren then said , respecting the spoons , they were tho only things he cared about . Asked witness if he remembered the spoons he had hammered the bowls for f Told him he did . Warren said they wero the only things there would be any trouble about . Witness replied that if they were shown to him he could not sbut that he hadlseen . thcm before . Warren

      conay tinued that a memorial to tho board was being drawn up to ease " tho fine . —II . S . Cousins , the elder , also gave evidence confirmatory of the . charge against the prisoners . Warren had been to witness to request him to destroy certain patterns that had been used , and also to destroy his account books . — The case for the prosecution ; having been closed , Mr . Stone addressed the bench at considerable length in behalf of the accused ; after which—I ho magistrates held a private consultation , the result of which was a determination to commit both the prisoners for trial at the ensuing assizes . An application to accept bail was refused ; and the warrants of committal having been made out , the accused , both of whom appeared to bo much dejected , were removed to gaol . The examination lasted hearly ¦

      six hours . . _ _ ' . STArFoimsHinB . -AtLBGEr . Bra . ToROT . nm .-A warrant has been obtained ( or the apprehension of a tradesman , at West Brorhwich , named John Hawkins , who has for several years carried on the ^ business of apepperand coffee millmakfer in Gloverstreet , on the charge of having forged a bill to obtain some money . in connexion , with the Catholic chapel . It was found that he ' had absconded , and as there were good grounds for supposing that he had gone to America , sub-inspector Baxter was entrusted with the warrant , and proceeded to that port tne

      along with another constaoie . naxter Knew ship in which it was expected that Hawkins would sail , but nothing was heard of him until Monday , as the vessel was about to start , when he came , on board dressed as a sailor , and disguised in various way * . He was recognised , however , and taken into custody , and it was found that he had effected all the arrangements by mean ' s of an agent , who had engaged his berth and made the necessary provision for his voyage . He was brought to West Bromwich on the following day . It is understood that his defalcations amount to a considerable sum , .

      A CnAROK OP ATTEMPTING TO POISON A WlFK Wa » heard on Wednesday , before tho magistrates at Bristol . The accused , Henry Evans , is a carpenter by trade , but with his wife , and a policeman and hi * wife , had been latterly taking charge of the new poor-house in Clifton Wood . About six weeks ago the wife was confined , since which time she has been repeatedly seized with violent attacks of vomiting and purging . She was confined to her bed , and her husband usually took her her food . On Sunday he cut her some slices of roast pork , hut on looking at them she perceived that they were eprinkled over with a white powder . Upon tasting the meat , she

      did not like the flavour , and left it , and afterwards hearing from a . little girl that the husband had taken the meat to a cupboard , where he appeared to be sprinkling something over it , she mentioned the fact to the policeman ' s wife , who informed her husband , and the remains of the slices were taken for examination to Mr . Herepath , the analytical chemist , who , on applying the proper tests , found that the white powder was . a corrosive salt of mercury , commonly sold as white precipitate . On searching tho prisoner ' s room some sugar of lead was found , and he has been remanded for further examination .

      Mt cuxcholt Accvdext at Hartlepool Docks . — Mr . Yollum , the Mayor of Hartlepool , after enjoying the society of a few select friends at his own house on Thursday evening week , took a ' walk down to the docks where , it is supposed , he fell over the quay within a quariov of an hour of leaving hhVown dwelling , as his hat was picked up floating , in the Victoria , dock about half-past ten o ' clock , half an hour after ; hc had left home . Thc . man who found the hat , not having any idea of any man having fallen into the water , took no particular' notice of the circumstances that night , but on the following day named it to several captains in the harbour , thinking they , were the most likely parties to-. have lost it . but without learning any tidings of the owner

      of it . Tho family of tho mayor did not Say any thing about his ' absence , expecting he Would soon reach his own home , in safety , as he had on some previous occasions , heen from home for a day . However , after six o ' clock on Friday night , their fears were excited , and no means were left untried to * learn what had become of him . In their inquiries , the account of the hat was communicated to them , which led to the discovery of the bodyof the unfortunate gentleman about ten o'clock , near tp tho place where the hat was first seen floating . The deceased was in his thirty-eighth year , a widower himself , and has left a widowed mother to lament his untimely end . Durham . —Fatal Colliery Accidkst . —On ;

      Sunday last , an accident occurred at Pcmberton ' s p it , Monkwearmouth , which resulted in the death , of Mr . J . Elliot , overman . About five o ' clock , "" a . m ., Mr . Elliot and the deputy overman , Mr . J . Henderson , having occasion to descend the shaft , "' entered tho " cage , " or descending apparatus , for that pur .- * pose . Tho machine is worked up and down . by . ; ft steam engine , which was in the charge of a man named Currey . Unfortunately this person let the parties enter without there being sufficient steam to work the engine—indeed , as transpired at 'the inquest , not even enough to raise the valve and lever without the weig hts . In consequence of this , and the rope being 320 fathoms in length and about five tons in ' weight , with a counter-balance wheel ' and

      fourteen tons of chain ( the pit being 1 , 800 feet deep , the deepest shaft in the district ) , the cage was drawn up and down , entirely out of the engineman ' s control , and at last , going upwards , sprang from the grooves . . Elliot was thrown upon the edge of the pit and fell thence down the shaft , at . the bottom of which he was afterwards found literally dashed limb from limb by the fall . Henderson was . more fortunate , having fallen on the bank of the pit .- He ess , caped with some bruises . Currey , frightened at wb , at had happened , ran away ,-but was apprehended , and is now in custody .. An inquest was held on deceased on Monday , and adjourned till Thursday . Dreadful , Accident . —On Saturday last five ' men

      were employed at the foundry of Messrs . Kaye and Hirst , in Leeds-road , Huddersfield , and everything was prepared for casting a large beam , for some railway works , of several tons weight , when suddenly the , cupola burst , scattering the molten matter on all around , and the five poor fellows were most horribly burnt , and scalded . One of them , was in such a dreadful state of agony , that he plunged into a reservoir . to extinguish the fire . No blame appears to attach to any one . The poor sufferers were' immediately conveyed to their homes , and medical aid instantly procured , and , although some of them were at first considered in the greatest danger , at present they appear to be doing well ,, with every prospect of

      recovery . - Railwat Accident . —Oh Monday morning last , about half-past seven o'clock , a ballast-trainarrived at . theR ^ msbottom station of the East Lancashire Railway . A grecu light , which indicated that the tram must stop at the station Was exhibited at the signal-post , but the driver of the engine did not at-« £ -L *? - * J ? ? i S ^ § ivon : the consequence was , that the tram proceeded past the station , untilitcamo in contact with a gate connected with the high road , which crosses the line near to the IUmsbottom station ,, and several waggons were thrown off the line , and dashed to pieces . A nortion of a RhoH

      recently erected , was also knocked down by the violence of the shock . One man had his thigh broken and was conveyed to the Manchester Royal Infirmary , and another man was so severely injured both externally and internally , that faint hopes are entertained of his recovery . He is declaredto be ml ^ . ^ o ^ ^ y the surgeon that attends him . When lnteUigencc concerning the accident reached Bury Mr . Hacking , the company ' s director , immediately went to Ranisbottom , to learn theparticut' f ^ . ^ ^ Boothby , the engine-driver , and James Stimker , the fireman , were brought before » l ^ ^ " at Bury > the same dav , but werere armdeluu Friday in prdCT tortwiimfor" £

      The Mcrber Near Exeter.—On Friday Week T...

      ther investigation , The men were boundI in their own recognisances of £ 20 each , to appear on Friday to answer the charge . ,, . Scotlanp . -Slight Shock of Earth ^ aks-A correspondent of the Dumfries Courier states that a BhVht shock of earthquake was felt in the centre of SfstStry on . Monday last . -He was travelling from Lauriston , and when . about a mile and a half fmm Olenlochar-bridgo , at a quarter to eight a . m ., ' . T . _ i ! on ,,, » r , „ n ii-nwj hnnn < l in t . hniv

      heard a rumbling sound , and felt a slight motion oi the earth , as if a heavy carriage had been rolling past . The noise apparently came from the west , and gradually died away towards the north . It continued , as nearly as could be calculated , for about the fifth part of a minute . Met a gentleman on the road who stated that he observed the , same phenomenon . He must have been two miles from our informant when the shock was felt . Several persons in the neighbourhood felt the same sensation at the same hour .

      Ireland

      Ireland

      Ixcekdunism In Ulbteb.—Government Inqvih...

      IXCEKDUniSM IN UlBTEB . —GOVERNMENT INQVIHT . —Major Brownrigg , Deputy Inspector-General of Constabulary , by direction of tho government , has proceeded to the county of Down , to hold a general Investigation respecting the alarming progress of the system of incendiary fires in parts of Down and Antrim . ; . . . . Incendiary fires are increasing in Down and Antrim , under circumstances calculated to produce ser rious apprehension . Belfast Letter of Fri

      Female IlEROisM . ~ The Nexus - day , contains the following extraordinary narrative , distinguished from all tho preceding accounts of the proceedings of the incendiaries by a signal instance of female gallantry and heroism , for which it would bo difficult to discover a parallel in modern times — " On Wednesday evening , a farmer in respectable circumstances , Mr . Orr M'Vcagh , residing at Ballylena ^ han , in the vicinity of Newtonbreda , rather more than three miles and a half from this town , had seen , about eight o ' clock , two men , respectably dressed , in a field adjoining his stack-yard . His two daughters , Grace . and Margaret , were with their father at the time , these three individuals , with

      the servant , comprising the whole of the family . Tho eldest girl , Grace , a fine , handsome , high-spirited girl , at mice challenged tho men , asking them what they were doing there . Ono of the men' . replied , ' I beg pardon , we are watchmen , and . are going in the direction of Knockbracken . You may go to bed , and feel quite safe , for we will keep watch for you . ' ' We cannot do that , ' said Grace M'Veagh , ' for we , too , are paid for watching , and must remain up . ' Her sister Margaret also said , ' We aro much obliged to'you , and we may probably go to bed by-and-by , since we know that there is a watch out . ' However , suspecting the appearance and intentions of the fcl-) n » a thf fnmiJr AiA nri £ ir /> to'bprl . hilt continued

      maintaining an active and vigilant look-out until midnight , when the father , feeling tired , went to bed , leaving his daughters , who had armed themselves well , to watch the premise * . About one o'clock , the girls distinctly heard the sound of a jaunting-car coming along the Belfast and Saintfieldroad , and stopping nearlyopposite M'Veagh ' si house , which is distant about fifteen perches from the road side . ' - Miss M'Veagh at once remarked the circumstance , and said to her sister , ' What can these people , be about at this time of night V ' I am afraid no good , ' , was Margaret ' s reply , ; and at once the two poor , unprotected females prepared to . face the danger , whatever it might be . In the course of a

      few minutes , they heard a number of persons speaking together in an adjoining field . Breathless with attention and anxiety , they listened to the conversation , and , suddenly , they heard a cry from the party of ' Watch ! watch ! David Catherwood's and David Musgrove ' s stacks are in flames ! ' Miss M'Veagh instantly suspected this -to . be a ruse to withdraw them from their watch , " or to ascertain whether any watch was really being kept ; so the twojjirls never uttered a word , nor stirred a step from the spot where , they stood concealed . Two of the party then approached the stack-yard . One very large stack di hay was so close to the ditch which divided the yard from the field , that it could

      be set on fire easily by . a party standing in the latter , without crossing over into the stackyard . The fellow who was foremost then took out a match-box , and proceeded to strike a light , but he did not succeed . He next tried another , but with no better success . -He then went into the ditch , pulled down an old harrow which was on the top of the hedg » , and stood upon it , and proceeded to strike a number of matches at once . ' All these movements were distinctly visible to the two trembling , but yet courageous , girls , from the place of their concealment ; and just as the ruffian was about to apply the light he ¦ had at last succeeded in striking to the haystack , Grace M'Veagh exclaimed , " What is this ?

      what are you doing ? "' The fellow made no reply , but drew back . Miss . M'Veagh cried out' Stand !' and immediately fired ¦ with the musket with which she was provided , and which was double charged with swan-drops , slugs ,,. and small pebbles . The man instantly feh back without uttering a groan . Hia comrade , who had left the rest or the party with him to fire the stack , then rushed forward , crying , 'If the devil himself was there I would set it on fire ! ' As became pver towards the stack Margaret M'Veagh met him full front , armed with an old yeomanry bayonet fastened at the end of a pole , and made several thrusts at his face , wounding him severely : He too , fell back , exclaiminsr .

      '!>——you , d— -you ; I will not leave a stapple of thateh but I will burn ! ' , The rest of the party , seven in number , then made a rush , towards tho young heroines , who still ' bravcly stood their ground ; and one of the miscreants discharged a pistol at Miss Veagh , just- as , suspecting ( his "intention , she had drawn herself within the temporary cover which she had used for the purpose of keeping wateh , but she was so hear the . shot , notwithstanding , and one of her hands is so deeply-marked with the stain of the ' powder , that she has since been unable to w «« h it out . The party then raised up their fallen comrades , one of . whom must have , been killed by the dischargei of Miss M'Veagh ' s musket , dragging the

      latter to a heap of stones ,, which lay . a fow yards ' distant , where they , laid him down . Meanwhile , Miss M'Veagh , - who still kept her position , cried out , ' Stand , or I will fire again . I have a brace of pistols ! ' Hearing this , the entire party fled from the . field , leaving the dead . or dying man behind them on the heap of stones . At length , dreading the return of the ruffians—but not till this moment—did tho two valiant girls , half fainting with fatigue and excitement , return to their house to rouse their father , who was . still asleep . On getting up and learning the circumstances , Mr . M'Veagh sent a messenger to inform the police at Newtownbreda ; and constable Boyd , who was only lust r « i

      turned from patrolling the neighbourhood of Drumby , at once turned out his party and proceeded tothe scene : Before the arrival of the . police , however , Mr . M'Veagh , and some of the rneighbours , who . had assembled at the place , found a cap on the spot where the man whom his daughter had shot had fallen . It is of a military style , with a high crown and deep peak , of blue cloth . It was perfectly riddled , apparently , with rough pebbles , one of which had passed through the part where the end of the peak was stitched . to the cloth , immediatel y over the left temple . Other slugs or pebbles had passed through the crown . The inside of the cap wa « saturated with blood . Along with the

      cap were also f 6 und a quantity of lucifer matches a number of the . newly , invented ' fire lights '' and airazor m a case , perfectly new . Before , however , Mr . M'Veagh , or any of his family , had gone out of the house a second time the incendiaries had contrived to remove the body of their associate •" State of- me Country . —Tho Limerick papers contain lists of . outrages , in . various parts of that county , chiefly m the houghin g and maiming of eattle , and tho plunder of sheep . J ^^ aa extensive ^ under of provisions

      The LeintUr Express contains the following ;—• rWeunderstandthat the magistrates at Mouhtmelhck were engaged in instigating a conspiracy relatare to Mr Christopher . Bailey , justice of the peace , both on Monday and Tuesday last , and that two persons have bter , fully - committed ; one of them , Malachi Guinan , had been ejected from Lord Sidney Osborne ' s estate towing three years' rent ) , and he solicited a cousm of las own to . subscribe for th * purpose of getting Mr . BaiU y shot ; and John Maughan . -tailor of Mountmellick ( better known to the public- as the 'embellisher of nature'h ^ the agent , either to ^ commit the . deed himself , or to get itperpetrated r for the-latier purpose he unSJbk a journey to Tipperary to getVlban of a « b 0 y ' or ^ iSl * t ? cc v Wa ' conspiracy has caused raic

      wnan asronisnment , as there cannot h * * more justly popular gentleman than M ? . Baihl an M ™ f a ^ h £ 5 Partially indulgent . " - MiatPER . . —On Wednesday last , the 17 th in if . man named John JohnsJ , a ^ E & TJhji employment of the Irish-Soc ety , and alsoTnrL .. vdle , county Donegal , under the following ! £ ' sta nc «^ Johnsten , who ^ residedat Ture iU ^ V w " cwnty Doneg » had gon , to cS ^ Vn ^ r ^ villc , to serve * writ on a man nam » d Vis ? *^ having ) about twelve * on ^' cSinS ' ^ rived within a few feet of IllkinSu se W h " , " at from the inside , and nS + W . V « was fired tered h « body . { £ \ ZLthfrf ¦ „* *** ?* '" *" instantaneousUd an ^ Knl !? l » ™ ^ most ™ j »» . * .. i * t . L ... . aIarm navmebeen o Ton ««

      , „ sfcwrl ^ . P ^ ss * gSS ^ 'W ^^ aiia deS ' S e gher M'Manus , and' O'Donogho . ) have $ S ? er t 0 , take n <> » tep for an appal to the House of Lorde . Mr . Smith O'Brun , if he obtain «™ T !^ ? ? 1 Mnfc of the Crown , will , it is said , prweed ffitli his writof wwr .

      Wivrm ' RMHjniTiow Tho mifrrafion still fionfcl * Winter Emigration . —The emigration still conti * nues . On Saturday the barques Helen an d Frances left Watcrford for New Orleans , with 170 emigrants . From Cork and other parts emigrant ships are still departing for America . The Cholera i > " Belfast . —Tho Banner of Ulster of Friday thus reports : — " By the official report up to 3 p . m . on yesterday , we find that the number of cases , as well as deaths , has sensibly diminished since our last publication . " ¦• .-. " ¦• . " ¦ '' , The Lord Lieutenant , in delivering the prizes tO the successful pupils of the School of Fine Arts , on Saturday last , took occasion to make a lengthy speech , impressing the necessity of developing the agricultural and industrial measures of the country .

      Tixe State Prosecutions . —Tho ¦ proceedings arising out of the state prosecutions still drag their slow length along . In the Queen's Bench , on Tuesday , on the motion of the Attorney-General , tho argument on the application to admit Mr . Duffy to bail was postponed to Thursday , in order to give the learned gentleman time to read over the affidavits put in on behalf of the prisoner . . ¦ Meeting or Irisii Mbmbers . — The meeting of the Irish members of parliament on Tuesday wag a , failure . Mr . Pagan , who took the small trouble to count heads , found only 105 persona present , out of which no more than eleven were , members of parliament , and two of them came into the room alter the resolutions had been passed . These were as

      follows : — " That in order to give effect in parliament to any course of proceedings that may be ) agreed to by this meeting , we are of opinion it is essential the Irish representatives . should , except when prevented by indisposition or by urgen t pri vato business , attend in their places in the House of Commons from the opening of the session to its close . — That we deem it essential for the interests of this country , in its present deplorable condition , that the Irish representatives should , free , from the influence of party connexions , either support or oppose the measures of government , whether the Whig or Tory be in power , according as such support or opposition tends to the advantage of Ireland . " Murderous Attack on a Clkroiman . —The

      Kilkenny Moderator says : — " Between one and two O ' clock On the morning of Friday week , a , party of armed men attacked the residence of the Itev . Charles Hart , rector of Whitcchurch , hear Castletown , in this county . Mr Hart , upon hearing the noise which they made in endeavouring to . force tho doors and windows , proceeded down stairs and demanded what they wanted . They replied that they required arms , and threatened that if he' did no 6 give them , they would burn the house . Finding it impossible to restrain them , the rev . gentleman left the hall , and had ascended a few steps of the stair ? , when a ball was fired through the . door , which

      passed by the very spot in which he had stood a single minute previously . The party attempted to force in the door and windows but without success , and fired nearly a dozen shots . Fortunately the banditti were unable to effect an entrance , the houso being too strong for their efforts , and they retired without doing any serious injury . " Mr . MnciiEL . — It appears that letters have reached the government from Bermuda , describing the health of John Mitchel , the convict , as exceedingly precarious . It has , accordingly , been determined that he shall be removed to another colony , the climate of Bermuda being calculated to aggravate the symptom ' s of the disease ho labours under .

      Destructive Fires. Three Fires Ik Onb Ho...

      DESTRUCTIVE FIRES . Three Fires ik onb House . —On Saturday night last , shortly before ten o ' clock , the inhabitants of Park-road , Brixton , . near London , were alarmed by loud cries of " fire , " proceeding from the private residence of Mr . G . Augustini , No . 1 , Loughborough Cottages . Hi tho course of a few minutes a number of the neighbours , with the police ,. hastened to tha premises , when they found the front parlour wrapped in flames . With the aid of plenty of water the flames were extinguished in that portion of tha house , when , to the surprise of the persons present , thoir attention was called to another fire burning in the kitchen , and before it could be subdued , they found that a third fire was raging , in a cupboard under tho stairs . The brigade authorities , in

      returning these fires to the insurance offices , report the cause a * being "doubtful , " a term -well understood by the companies . Mr . Augustini was insured in the Phoenix Fire Office for the furniture and building . Tun Fire ix Nbw-square , Lixcols ' s Ins . — During Saturday week the work of clearing the ruins was continued , and towards the evening the firemen , under the direction of head engineer Loder , succeeded in turning up » parchment package , not in the least degree injured , which upon examination proved to be the title deeds of an estate , left in Messrs . Jones , Bennett , and Bateman ' s care , amounting to £ 27 , 000 . A mortgage deed of £ 10 , 000 has also been recoveredouitc uninjured , and another

      of £ 12 , 000 , has been found in the ruins , together with a vast number of smaller amounts . Ihe whole of the original wills , also left with the same firm , have likewise been recovered from the rubbish , and eeuritics involving some thousand pounds' worth of property hare been taken from tho basement aud ground floors , where they had fallen front the upper part of the house . A great deal of plate , and other articles of value , have been " found by' the parties while searching tho ruins . " Extensive Fire w the Bonoroii . —About two o ' clock on Wednesday morninjra fire , attended with

      great loss ; happened on the premises of Mr . Hogg , hat manufacturer , Latham-place , near St . George s Church . It ori g inated iri . the factory , over which was a slceping-rpom and Mrs . Hogg-having been awoke by the bed-rooni being Riled with tmokei alarmed her husband . Escape at the * bottom of the house was impossible , and they dropped from the first-floor window . At the back of the factojey was a quantity of gunpowder , and the inhabitants Of Latham-place , fearing an explosion , left their homes for safetv , but a plentiful supply of water was obtained , which enabled the firemen to confine-the loss to the hat factory . The premises were insured ; . -

      Fata , Fire at Corsham , , Wiltshire . —A htd which destroyed a large amount of property , and , what is of far niore consequence , the' life of the owner , occurred at Corsham on Wednesday week . At about five o ' clock in the morning of that dar , the premises of Mr . Spackinan , who carried on ' * large business in the town , were found to be on fire , and the neighbours were first apprised of their danger by the cries of Mr . Spackman himself , who ran out of the house and gave : thealarm ; -Having done so , he went in doors ,. forthe : puvpose ( iti 8 supposed ) ot saving his papers or other property . The promises were , however , by this , time in flames , and the unfortunate man . in s'trivinV tn flsv » a « v > «•! , « «» f-

      focatedin the" passage .- The flre' now raged with fury , and many people' we ' re afraid to approach tha burning' mass from the -dread . of thof gunpowder which was ; known , to , bo kept under the roof ; this was soon reached by . the fire , and exploded , the report being heard for many . miles ' . ' The destruction ol the house was now : complete , nothing but the b « e walls being left standing . - When-the quantity ot water poured on tlw ruins had in some measure cooled them , the body otMr . Spackman was brouph . out from the midsfc-in ;» Ar »< . Af „\\~ K .. w «« , l tt < i /> . _ . ... « ,,, . ,,,, „ ,, , , vircaaiuuy siaw

      , . ournea . a a 51 omin g premises occupied by the Misses Shell and Burman were considerably . damaged . Not * particle ofMr . Spackman ' s stock , which is estimated to have beCh worth upward * of . £ 4 , 000 ^ was saved . An inquest has been hold onthehody ; and a verdict returned , "That , the deceased died from suffocation arising from tho smoke of an accidental fire on his premises . - .: LiscoLN-sninE . —A fire , * believed to have been caused by an-mcendiary , occurred on Sunday last it , If J « k . a , "Ff ampton-fen , which destroyed . nearly £ 1 , 000 worthy property .

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      .: "' .. ' .. smrwREcJKs ; - ' . ••? xW ^^ - ^^ ' i , rreck « i ' on the 11 th Klw hlls i JfcwaTOaririg . 'td / enie * -the Port of Granville , and six out of . nine , ofwhichhor cre w wb composed , nnfortunat » lT _ periihed .- The captain of ^ Rwie ^ rtout , ottho ^ public an steam navy , 8 W the danger to . which" the" British sloop * as exposed , dispatched a boat vtfith seven picked men to her assistance , hut unfortunately tho boat waa upset , and five out of "the seven were drowned . , ' inn Goodwin Sands : — Vast quantities of wreck f tavmg been seen en the 'Goodwin ,, it is expected wiere ha * been a groat'loss oh these terrible shoals . borne fishing nets haVealso-heen-discovered , packed in . & similar manner to those used by-the Yarmouth hshermen , and . it is feared that one of these vessels , which generally . carry a , meat number of hands , must have been lost in proceeding to the fisheries offth » Land ' s End . ' '

      Elopemen T" In Ht©H Life;—A Paragrap H H...

      Elopemen t" in Ht © h Life ;—A paragrap h hi * gone tho . round of the . paper * lately detailing the particulars of the elopement » nd marriage 01 * young nobleman—a . resident , it " . is said , of this neighbourhood '( Enrille)—r <> ' ^ 'young wom an of great personal attractions , but of humble rank in Fife . -whoie parent * reside at Cambridge , where the intimacy was formed some . twelve or eighteen months Since , while his lordship wa » pursuing hia studies at that university . " We believe that till

      nobleman referred to is the Earl of Stamford and Warrington , and that the youthful pair , after their marriage , proceeded to pass the honeymoon in Italy ? The affair , as may bo supposed , has been the occar tion of much surmise and not a little animadversion ; but we believe that the young lady "is very amiable and accomplished , and that her parents are respectable inhabitants of Cambridge , but lacking the giftg of rank and fortune , both of which ' have hecn now acquired by the distinguished allianca of one of th « wealthiest of the nobility of . this cowatrv , —Birmim tomJwrMl , ¦¦ '

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 27, 1849, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_27011849/page/6/