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      MANSION HOUSE . TnrsDAT _.- —A _Desteeaie Ruffian . —Denuis Shine , ay . mug man who liad heen a policeman some time ago , _was brought up for final esamiuati'in , on the charge ol _bavin-j committed sercral most daring assaults in a public-llOUSe called the Bell , in Little Fridaj-streer , on Friday evening . —John Monagban , policeman 511 , stated that he was sent for to the pnldic-honse , in consequence ofa very serious disturbance tfcere _, on the evening in question . "When he arrived , there were five or six policemen round the door , and he saw the prisoner , in a room , on the second floor , through a hole made iu the panel of the door , and ashed him to give himselt up . The prisoner refused , and said be would kill any ptliceman who attempted to enttr . Witness-at once pushed in tlie door , and as he was going into the room wus violently assaulted by tlie prisoner , -who struck at liim with tiie handle of a fire shovrl , which he ( theprisoner ) held with both his hands . Witness

      received the Mow across the arm , aud under thc eye . The prisoner then lewlled another desperate Wow at the witness , whicli \» roke . throug h his hat , aud inflicted a : severe wound on the hack part of his h * ad _' "but witness laid hold of his assailant , and managed to _? et him dowu , aud then thc prisoner said he should _submit . The witness was ohlfeed to leave the room _imme-Kately afterwards , and was for a lime quite blind _, in oasequeace ofthe desperate nature of the assault . It -ppeared from other evidence , that the prisoner had been _previously quarrelling at the bar , where lie knocked down the waiter and jumped upon his face , that wheu the police were called for in consequence 01 tliat violence , ie ran into the tap-room , seized the kitchen poker , Knot-feed a man senseless under the table with a backhanded blow ofit , cleared the room of sXi the customers , and then ran up stairs and fastened himself in the room in _vrlricb he \ _vasatlength apprehended , and in wliich he Tory nearly committed murder . The prisoner was committed for trial for tlie felony .

      MARYLEBONE . Mosdat . —Fikai , Exmuxatiox axd _Committai . of ibe Swisdlee Keixt . —Tc-day having been appointed for tlie re-examination of Will-am Frederick Kelly , tht court was from an early hour thronged with parties who , wwing to the publicity which hadbeen given to the former _proceeduuts _, were anxious to obtain a sight of tlie prisoner . Mrs . Oakey stated that she was a widow , and that _xne day in August last , and while tbe prisoner was her _-Ddser , she missed a gold watch from a trunk in her room , « nd was therefore much alarmed . The pricener coming _lown stairs soon after the discovery of her loss , said to her , "You look very pale ; what ' s the matter ? " She then told him she liad lost her husband ' s watch . IU-. vent away , aud finding tlie next morning that he had * o t returned , she went into his room , when she missed

      the razor she had lent him . Mr . " DriscoU , pawnoroher _, Lower _John-street , Golden-square , produced the gold « ase of a wateh pledged by tbe prisoner on the 1 th of September last , for £ 3 , in the name of John "Wilson , 8 , Boyle-street ; shortly _affar the pawning he ( the prisoner } _catne again to the shop , stating that he had lost the ticket , and upon his applying to witness for a declarauon to that effect , a printed form was handei to hira . _Senreant Gray produced the said declaration whirl : he found amongst othtr property at tho prisoner's apartment in Boyle-street . Mrs . Oukey identified tlie case as being hers , and said that the watch et which it formei ) a _part liad been in herfamily upwards of for ty years . Mr . Rawlinson ( to tlie prisoner ) : I feel it iny duty now to tell you that yoa will be sent to Xewgate f _> _v trial , awl tW . 5 « i are at liberty to say anything that

      ycu thing proper ; whatever you do say will be taken lown , and may be used either for or against yon . You can now do as joa like . _Prisoner : 1 know nothing about the watch . —He had before denied having stolen the razor , and _asserted that the spoon which he took by mistake was pledged by tlie female _wiihoat his authority . Mr . Kawlinson read aletter which was addressed to him , tbe pnrport of wliich was , that a person answering tbe description of Kelly had some years ago obtained two valuable horses from parties living near _Derizes , at wbich period he boarded and lodged with Mr . George Trent , now residing in Albany-street , Itegent ' s-park , and to whom , when he left , he was indebted _several pounds . He ( prisoner ) took one of his lads away with him as far as _Marlborough , pro-iising to make him his livery servant . He had told him ( Mr . Trent ) thai he had a large estate

      near Oxford , and that he was about to cut down from his grounds at least £ 1000 worth of timber ; be represented himself to be . ncapt . iin in thenary , and said that he was well known to Lord Grosvenor . Mr . Bardell , a wine andspirit - ¦ Merchant at Chatham , stepped forward and said that some time ago the prisoner and his so called wife took of Mrs . Richardson , Gadshill , Kent , a furnished cottage for three years ; the parties made their exit without paying any rent ; and on their departure it was discovered that a great portion of the furniture had heen broken up , probably for firewood , and the loss thus sustained was somewhat _seriou _* . Another gentleman said that the prisoner had obtained from Messrs . Storr and Mortimer , a quantitv of plate and jewellery , which

      he took the earliest opportunity of pledging ; the tickets of the greater part thereof were subsequently obtained from him . A number of tradesmen from tiie country _, andwholta _& for the most psrt credited the prisoner fingoods obtained from them bv tbe roost artful representations , were not sworn , inasmuch as it was no doubt considered that they had not _ext-rcised that caution in their dealing- ! with the prisoner which they ought to have -tone . The prisoner was fully committed for trial upon three _charges , and , on his being taken to tbe cell in tbe _ysrd _, by Mitchell , the gaoler , he was saluted by a number of persons with "Now , Kelly , you ' re caught at last : pood hy , we shall see yon no more for at least ten years . " At fire o ' clock he was conveyed to prison in the _governjaent ran .

      CLEEKESWELL . Mosdat . _—Mtmraaors Assirus . —John "Walker , a _tradennan residing in Gray ' s-iEiiJane , was charged nith beating and wounding police-constable 154 G , and Eliza , his wife , and -rith threatening to murder her . The evidence ofthe constable weut to prove that between eleven and twelve oVlock ou Saturday night he heard sties of " murder , " aad screams proceeding from a _bsd-room iu the prisoner ' s dwelling . He went there , and upon forcing open the bed-room door , saw him staading over his wife , who was lying prostrate bleeding from the head ; he swore he would murder her . She had numerous marks of violence on ber _ptrson . There were five wounds on her head and breast . The constable advanced , and the prisoner aimed a _deitpeiateblow _athishead . Fortunately tbe officer _trfued his bead aside , but the weapon descended with such violence on his shoulder , as to make him reel . Seeingtbat

      the prisoner was bent on murder , he _struggled hard to wrest the poker from him , but bef-re he could do so the prisoner jobbed it twice into the back of his _liead , _producinga severe though not a dangerons wouud behind tbe left ear . Assistance came , aud the fellow was secured . ( The poker which was produced in court , was considerably bent from tiie _vialeuce of the blow which he inflicted on the officer . The poor wife who was very weak and depressed in spirits , aid the prisoner hadoften threatened to inurdtr her , aud it was her firm belief he would , if not restrained , carry Ids threat into execution . Mr . Burrell ( who presided ) asked theprisoner what he had to say . The prisoner surlily replied , "Xothing . " Mr . Burrell fined him £ 5 ortw « month's imprisonment for the assault on the officer , < wie month's imprisonment for tbe assault on his wife , _asd to find sureties iu £ 5 « eaeh to keep the peace towards his wile .

      _VTedsesbay . _—Exieaobwvaev Case . —Mr . _Georse South , who described liimself as a man of independent property , residing ia _Victoria-road , Peckham , was placed in the fcWs dock , charged with being an accomplice _* iith a female , wit in cartody , in-stealing fam the house of Mr . _VTUSara -femes _i & _iton , -aa engraver , resitting at 85 , Hattej _ . g _ . rden , _slver spoons , wearing apparel , and a half _doasmf -claret , . and _otfeer wines . —Mrs . Bonus , the female al laded to ie thn above _ehatge-, attempted to -commit suicide by swallowing _yxson , -frien which she is still ill . The prosecutor -deposed taat tbe j . risoner _hadbeen for some tsaie _vjotisig witness's housdeeeper _, who-passed -as the prisocerV wife . She declined t * receive his -visits _Satterly , and _&_ id he bad hearten her . She seemed at tfimes in very Urn * -spirits . _-On-Clirisanas-day witnessleft 3 _ ome for hk « _suotrv 4 _ occe , _Jearitur directions that the

      _jtfisouersliuold sot he admitted . Upon hie return , on __ gont ! ay . he ascertained' that the prisoner _liad heen there mrtil that _warmeg ; wheu fee and ii _ e woawc absconded . * T _ aewine , silver spastic , two -cloaks , and other valuable _ ar £ _u-les . were missed immediately after their departure . Tfce _jirisoner acknowledged - & at he liad _tzkea the wine . fhe prisoner indignantly denied being tbe hatband of lire . D .. man ; iu . h . n . been invited tothe house by Mrs . Domau , who , _}«• understood , was an acquaintance' ' ol Mr . Linton ' s . Ke knew her only since April , and he did not so to Mr . Linton ' s until invited , lie then made a rambling inc _. ihem . t stateraavt to the effect that Mrs 1 ) mn : u _ had Irft Mr . Linton ' s house in April last , when lit _ 5 r _* t met htr . Mr . Linton liad sent her money aad a _iyrtimoui-il , but the woman was in distress , and hi ( prisoner ) gave her » ll the aid in ins power . In

      conclusion , he plainly insinuated tbat _\' rs . _iJoioan was _thtprosecutor _* ! . par . imour . Mr . Combe : What are yon?—Prisoner : I l « ne no profession , I live on my own fortune —Mr . Ciiinbe : Where do « ou live?—Prisoner : Hive in my own house , No . 5 . Victoria-road , _Perkham . —Mr . _Coml-e : IVhat have you to say to the _charge ?—I'risoner : J drank _snnieof the wine . —Mr . Combe : What wine did ¦ job drink ?— Prisoner : I drank the claret . Mrs . Doman _preferred sherry . —Mr . Combe : How do you live?—3 *_ !* ontr : 1 * ai « l already that 1 lire on my mesns , and J j __ _yr _ 5 o _sti'l- 1 have l * en _bequeathed a _considerable fortuii _* within the Jast twelve months . The _huufe is my _-oivn . I live nut fue . —Mr . Combe . You an a very lucky snail wlien you can live _rtut tree , _u _. mI drink other iteojile ' s . _ciareMet'C of cost . ( Laughter . )—Frisou _« _.-r : I don ' t thinh

      _shis h jcfeir . g master . —The _Cltrk : I am surelSr . Linton £ h !» ks -wash you . —Prisoner : If you doubt that I am a « : a « of _prspcrty , you can see tbe trill at llOLtors'Coinfr , 6 a _* . — _ tfr _ . £ ombe : Is tbat the best account you can gire?—Prfcoaer : Yes , because it is the true account . — lfr . C « s : _be : Then I must tell you tliat I don ' t believe a wosvl « fit . —Mr . Jinton < _-aid he _« wtd his life to Mrs . lio . n-. il , who came to him from the Fever Institution to nurse hini _.-l'risoi'er : 1 wi « J _ to put toyuua few n , uestious , Mr . Linton . —Mr . Combe : I will remand you , for I think yon are one of those persons who live ujmn women , or _vkocver else vou can . So you can reserve your questions fortheliext vvcusion . —Frisontr : I wish tousU Mr . Union whether or not himself and Mrs . Soman did not usually i cccspy the same _us-d f—Ur . Combe told the prosecutor In i » ras not bound to answer tlit- _oaislion ( and he did not ) . — I

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      - _'risoner : I hope I may be alio wed" to put another _ques-; on . Do you , Mr . Linton , value your oath—in _** ° _*}>™ . ou believe there is any such being as God or the devil . — Mr . Liuton replied in the affirmative . The prisoner was remandtd .

      MARLBOROUGH STREET . _"Wedsesda-s . — B & utal Assblt . — Emanuel Young , ¦ ratler , in the service of Mr . Latham , No . 23 , Norfolk _, street , Park-lane , was summoned before Mr . Hardwick for assaulting Maria Young , his wife . The complainant , a young woman of very genteel appearance , with one of her eyes badly discoloured , said she went on Saturday last to Norfolk-street to ask her husband a question respecting ber little g irl , when , as soon as the hall door was opened , her husband struck her a violent blow on the face , and blackened her eyes . Her husband then seized her and threw her down the steps into the street , she falling on the pavement with the force he used . Complainant was picked up almost in a state of insensibility by a match woman , and conveyed home in a cab . The defendant said his wife had been separated from him for some years , and had been more than once forbidden to _caU ou him at his master ' s house . She came on Saturday

      last , and he ordered her out of the house . She would not go readily , and he opened tlie door and pushed her out , in the struggle she struck ber face against the knocker and caused the bruise wbich her face now exhibited . The complainant began to knock and ring , and defendant was obliged to use more force , and as he was stronger than his wife he compelled her to let go tlic door post , and on so doing both fell down the steps . The complainant told the magistrate that when her husband first saw her he gave her a blow aud said , " B ——• you , I wish eoul J end you altogether . " When he threw her down the steps he said , "B . you , if I had a razor I would cut your throat . " Complainant bad not received a farthing from ber husband for several years past towards her support . The defendant called two witnesses , but they did not disprove the assault . Mr . Hardwick said he wanted no further evidence of the violence used by tbe defendant than the defendant's own account of the transaction ,

      Nothing could havebeen more unmanly and brutal than the defendant ' s conduct . It might have been indiscreet on the part of tbe wife to go in person to make inquiries al _> out ber child , but this indiscretion was no justification for the husband to use the shameful violence he bad evinced . The law did not permit bim to add imprisonment , otherwise _^ in addition to £ 5 penalty which he should inflict , he should certainly have sent the defendant for two months to the House of Correction . Mr . Latham ( the defendant ' s master ) said it was by his desire that tbe wife was prohibited from calling at his house . He should pay the £ 3 penalty for his servant . The defendant said his wife had left him of her own accord , and had led an immoral life . Mr . Latham was proceeding to defend the conduct of his servant , when Mr . Hardwick put an end to further discussion by telling Mr . Latham that , as a man , it was quite impossible to suppose tbat he could justify the use of brutual violence towards a woman , and that woman the assailant ' s wife .

      _Thcbsdat . —Cbdeltt to Cattie . —George Heald , a lad in the service of Mr , Duddy , butcher , Drumtnondstieet , was summoned by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals , for having wantonly and cruelly ill-treated and beaten an ox . John Ditton , constable , in the service of the society , said he saw the defendant , on Monday last , beating au ox over the head nith abludgeon , nith a spike at each end . The defendant struck the animal with all his force over the nose , causuisr the blood to flow _fi-eely . Xext he struck a blow over the eye , which caused a swelling as big as a fist ; and , lastly , he struck the animal on the hock , and brought it in > tantly to the ground . Witness had never seen an animal beaten with greater _crutlty . The defendant denied the charge . He was fined 20 s . and costs .

      LAMBETH . _TOESDAT . —GBOSS OOTSAGE AND DABISG ROBIERr . — Thomas Smith , William David Eales , ahd Anu Jones alias Smith , who have beeu in custody tot some days past on a charge of being concerned in the daring robbery at the hotsse of Mr . Hamblin , an aged aud infirm gentleman , o , Cvayfotd-road , Coldblow-lane , Camberwell , were brought before Mr . Henry for further examination . Previous to the case being called on , the female prisoner , at her own especial request , was brought before Mr . Henry , and said she had some communication which she wished to make in the absence of ber fellow prisoner Smith . —Mr . Henry gave her the usual caution , that whatever she said would be taken down , and might be used against her elsewhere ; but with tbis caution she

      was at liberty to make any statement she thought proper . —The prisoner observed that what she wished to say was , that the prisoner Smith was _herhusband , and that he had given her the £ 10 note to change . What she had stated on the last examination about her husband being _abricklayer and employed at Uxbridge , she bad been induced to say by her husband ; but having suffered for the last week by going to gaol , she had made up her mind to tel ! the truth , and only wished for the absence of her husband to enable htr to do so . She was married to Smith , who then gave the name of Thomas Jones , on the llth of December , leio , and oneof his sisters was present at the ceremony ; but she had lost or mislaid her certificate , the other prisoners were then put to the bar , and the first wituess called was Mr . Thomas Phillips , who gave his

      address at the Hall of Commerce , Threadneedle-strect . He deposed tliat he had seen the prisoner Smith before , and wus perfectly confident of his identity . When requested by Mr . Henry to state the circumstances under which he bad before seen Smith , Mr . Phillips said that on tiic afternoon of Sunday , the 14 th instant , he went to visit bis sister , Mrs . Hamblin , whose husband had been a long time bed-ridden , at her house in Crayford-road , Camberwell . At about eight o'clock in the evening , while sitting at the bed-side ofhis brother-in-law , his sister , Mrs . Hamblin , came in a state of great agitation and beckoned him to follow her to the next room . He did so , and Mrs . Haktnblin then informed him that there was s strange man in the house , and handed liim a letter which he had given

      her . His sister then commenced reading the letter to him in a low tone of voice , lest her husband should hear it . for , from the state he then was in , the slightest excitement must have produced bis death . After hearing the contents ofthe letter , witness went into the passage , where he saw the prisoner , Smith , and addressing him , said , "Pray , what is your business heret" and while so addressing him , he saw tbat he had a dirk in bis hand . The prisoner replied , " I have come for the money in the house , and if I don't have it in a few minutes I will call in my men , who are outside , and the house will be plundered . " On finishing the sentence , he drew from his left hand coatp _3 cket a horse-pistol , and proceeding towards the hall door , partly opened it , and gave a whistle , when a second man , armed as he was himself , with a pistol nnd

      a dagger , came in . There was some communication between them , when the second man stood up in a corner so shaded from tbe light , that he , witness , could not see his face so as to bc able to identify bim again . He had , however , a perfect view of the features of Smith , and had recognised in them at the time a partial likeness to two friends of his own , with whom he had done business , and this civcuinstance had so strongly impressed bis mind with the whole of the prisoner's countenance , that he could have no difficulty even at a remote period of speaking with perfect certainty to his identity , and was confident he was the man . The prisoner Smith spoke to him , and said , "If you'll let me have £ 10 , I'll leave the house , and take my men away , " and at this time , he ( Mr . Phillips ) thought the second man had left the house .

      Witness told Mrs . Hamblin what the prisoner said about tbe £ 10 , and she went up stairs in great agitation to look for the money , as he supposed . She had not been gone many moments , when Smith called out , " Is that lady coming , I'll only allow two minutes _beforel'll call my men in . " He ( witness ) now recollected that he had a bank note in his pocket for £ 10 , And followed hit sister up stairs to tell her so , and they returned together . Witness then walked up to Smith , and addressing him , said " If I give you tins £ 10 note , will you be off immediately !" and the prisoner replied that he would . Witness then gave Smith the note , upon Which he turned round and proceeded towards tbe door , and he ( witness ) was following him . The prisoner perceiving this , turned round , and when within about three feet of him , presented the pistol to liis breast , and vowed

      he would shoot him if he followed or even looked after him . In about five ¦ or ten minutes after witness went to the _ctatiou house and gave information ef what iad occurred . The inspector came back with Mm to the house , and oa examining the place they discovered _ewne foot-marks in the _gattien atthe back of ti _ _a house , where Smith had been , and where he had presented a _yistol at Mrs . _illamblin . Thcnete he had given the _prisoao- he had _a-eceiKed * t the bafflking . house of Messrs . " _WiiSaia Deacon and t ) o ., in change for a check for £ 11 odd . The female prisoner aad _theacisoner Eales _wercperfect _s-tcaugers to him . After-game farther evidence was _f _ivtn , Inspector Campbell put in the original letter , _pie ; ente £ by the pr isoner _Siniih , to Mrs . Hamblin , on the night of tiie robbery , xmd one _seceived -since the last examination , of which the following is A literal

      copy : — "My Lady—I write these few lines _toinfcrm you that I have been , _seut here by agentlemaufor your money and I must proceed iagcttingitandifyourefusemethe _^ _iens outside ( 15 in number ) will come in and plunder the house , and if you make any noise your lives will be jn danger . " To ihelady ofthe House . " "My Lady—I wish you a Merry Christmas as we are going to enjoy ourselves this week and next week we will call on you agaiu and when we call again send that old chap out of the wav aud then we will stop awhile witli

      jouand enjoy ourselves if you have any wine at the house aud cigars . "Mrs . Hamblin , No . 3 , Craford-road , Cold Blow-lane , Camberwell , Surrey . " The suspicion against the prisoner Eales was , that he had been the writer of both these letters , as tlie writing in both bore a strong similarity to that of a letter signed « itlt his name , and found at the liouse of his fellowpi isoner Smith . —Mr . Henry expressed his determination to send Smith and Jones for trial ; but in order to give the officers further time to procure evidence against Eales , remanded them all to a future day .

      SOUTHWARK . _Wednesday—Isuecest Assault . —Charles Ilallett , the proprietor of a shoe warehouse , in Thornton-street , Dockhead , was brought up charged with indecently assaulting M ; . ry Hatnbleton , a little girl , twelve years of age , the daughttr of respectable parents , living in tliat neighbourhood . From tlie complainant ' s statement , an interesting-looking g irl , it appeared that on the preceding day she went lo the defendant ' s warehouse , for the purpose of purchasing a pair of shoes . At the

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      time she entered the shop there w * _s no one present but the prisoner , and he desired her to sit down , iu order that he might fither with the shoes she required . While she was engaged in trying on a pair of shoes , he availed himself of the opportunity , and acted towards the little girl in such a scandalous and indecent manner that she ran out of the place and went home and directly communicated the facts to her mother . The latter , accompanied by . Mrs . Child , immediately went to the defendant ' s shop , and finding him there , stigmatised his conduct as tbat ofthe most immoral character towards her daughter , mentioning at the same time what had been told to her . The defendant , on seeing her , became very much agitated , and endeavoured to

      palliate his conduct by declaring that what had occurred was by accident in trying on the shoes for her daughter . The _latter was then questioned particularly on this point , and her account was that the acts of indecency alluded to were done purposely , and not by accident , as alleged by the defendant . The magistrate said that the charge ivas , in his estimation , proved against the defendant ; and that , with a . view to spare the feelings of a young girl like the complainant appearing in another court to prosecute , he should deal summarily with the case , and inflict on the defendant tho highest penalty the law allowed , namely £ 5 , and to find two sureties , of £ 20 each , to keep the peace and be of gond behaviour for twelve months .

      Attempts at Suicide . —Esther . Francis , the wife ef a hairdresser in thc Kent-road , was charged with making two very determined attempts upon her life . A policeman stated that between two and three o ' clock that day he was called into the shop of the defendant ' s husband and informed that she was in an inner apy . rtment and had cut her throat . He immediately proceeded to the room , mid fouud the defendant ' s husband there , who was holding her while the blood was streaming from a gash in her throat . The policeman called in a surgeon , who strapped up the wound , but the operation was no sooner performed than the defendant tore oif the dressings , and at the same time exclaimed that she was determined not to live thc day out , and she made an effort to seize another racor oft' a shelf , on which her husband kept a numberof them for the purposes ofhis trade . She was , however , prevented , and being given into custody ,

      was brought to tbis court . The defendant ' s husband , a respectable man , said that he could not account for his wife ' s attempt at suicide in any other way than her propensity for liquor ; that she had a comfortable home , and , in fact , everything to make life desirable ; but she was not contented , and of late had repeatedly expressed her determination to lay violent hands upon herself . The magistrate said the best thing a man could do who had the misfortune of having a wife addicted to liquor was to have her sent to gaol , where , at all events , everything of au intoxicating nature would be kept from her ; that , in tlie present instance , he should commit the defendant for waut of sureties , and strongly advised her husband to let her remain in prison for some time , 'and not pronuce the sureties which would be required before she was liberated _. The defendant was sent off in the van to the county gaol .

      Lynch Law. * Woucester, Tuesday Night.— ...

      LYNCH LAW . * Woucester , Tuesday Night . — An extraordinary charge , involving the principle of the kjx toKont ' _s , lias teen heard to day before the following magistrates sitting in petty sessions at the Shire-hall here : —Kev . J . Pearson , Captain ilastrup , T . G . Curtlcr , J . E . Williams , and R . Temple , Esqs . This was a case in whicli two respectable young men named Frederick and ilenry Kirby ; sons of Mr . Ivirby , a respectable innkeeper , residing at Powick , near this city , were charged with " cutting and wounding" Mr . J . P . Smith , farmer , of Wick , near Powick , " with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm . " The " cutting and wounding" was alleged to have been inflicted witli a heavy blackthorn cudgel , and it was not denied that the _Kirbys had beaten Mi : Smith , but they pleaded gross provocation , as the following brief detail of the circumstances which led to the present charge , will testify : — ¦ ¦ .

      It seems that on the 16 th instant Mr . Smith was hunting on his own farm at Wick , in company with Captain Wall , and his ( Captain Wall ' s ) pack of harriers _. The defendant Henry Kirby was also a spectator of the sports , oh loot , and it happened that the chased hare ran through a gate or stile close to where Kirby was _standing , and he struck at or threw his stick ' at " poor puss . " Mr . Smith , seeing the circumstance , went np to Kirby , and ordered him off the grounds , at the same time applying his whip pretty freely to his back . Kit by struck Smith again with a stick , and sercral blows were exchanged , which ended in Smith riding at Kirby , and knocking him down ; the horse , as the latter aileges , trampling upon him while on the ground . Kirby subsequently left the lield , but resolved , it would seem , to " payout" Smith for . what had happened . Accordingly , abont four o'clock the same evening , he procured the fellowship and assistance of his brother , and met Smith near to tlie latter ' s residence . From

      worde the parties soon proceeded to blows , and Henry Kirby set upon Smith with his blackthorn stick ; and beat htm severely about the back and body . Mr . Smith retaliated ; but , having only a small walkingstick , he made but little impression upon his assailant . At length , however , lie got old of Henry Kirby _' a stick ; and , being a very powerful man , would probably now hare again turned the tables , had not the brother , Frederick Kirby , now come up and attacked him , when Smith receiving a severe blow on tlie head , which inflicted a gash to the skull , and brought the blood trickling dowu his face , he gave up the struggle . The defendants then ran away , other parties coming to the rescue . The above circumstances having been deposed to on oath by Mr . Smith , Captain Flint , John Somers , and Mr . Bishop , surgeon , the parties were called on for their defence , when they pleaded thc provocation ofthe morning .

      The magistrates told them no provocation could be pleaded in justification of so serious an assault They considered the matter far too serious to admit of summary adjudication , and accordingly committed both the young men to take their trial , on the capital charge , at the ensuing Worcestershire Lent assizes . Bail was afterwards accepted for their appearance , and they were released from custody .

      Death Of An Eminent Composer. We Have To...

      DEATH OF AN EMINENT COMPOSER . We have to announce the death of John Simon Mayer , or Mayr , the celebrated composer , who expired on the 2 nd of December , at Bergamo . He was a Bavarian by birth , and was born in 1763 . His father was an organist , who taught him the elements of music , for which at an early age he evinced considerable aptitude . At eight years of age . Simon Mayer entered the choir , and was soon able to sing the most difficult music at sight . At ten years he could execute on the harpsichord the most difficult sonatas of Bach and Schobert . He studied at the university of Ingolstadt , but it was only . after he quitted it that he resumed the cultivation of music , and he soon learnt to perform on several instruments _. Forced by various circumstances , he became a music teacher in Switzerland , in 17 S 6 . In 1788 he went to the _Lombardo-Venetian kingdom , to study harmony under the chapel-master Carlo Lenzi , at Bergamo , and from thence he went to

      Venice , and was the pupil ef Bertoni , chapel-master of St . Mark . After having written some masses , Mayer composed in 1791 the oratorio of Jacab a Labanofugiens , for the Conservatoire of the Mdicante in Venice , which was performed in the presence of the King of Naples , of the Grand Duke of Tuscany , and of the Archduke Viceroy of Milan . He then produced in succession , David , _Tobice matrimonium , and Siscra , the Passion , and Jephthah — ail these sacred works met with great success . Bythe advice of Piccintii , who was then in Venice , Mayer wrote for the stage , and his first opera was Saffo , o sia I ritte d'Apollo Leucadio , represented at the Venice , in 1704 . From that year up to 1814 Mayer ' s operas and dramatic cantatas amounted to seventyseven pieces—the majority of which were favourably received , and his celebrity was European . Mayer ' s career may be stated to have ceased from the advent of Rossini , but the veteran composer had his revenge by the triumph of his pupil , the famous Donizetti .

      Inquest On The Earl Of Portarlington. On...

      INQUEST ON THE EARL OF PORTARLINGTON . On Wednesday an inquiry took place before William Carter , Esq ., in the drawing-room of the residence of the Earl of Portarlington , in the Kenningtonroad , as to the death of that nobleman . The jury having viewed the bedy , which was lying in an adjoining room , Miss S . Ban * was examined , and stated that the deceased earl had resided with lier father for the last two years ; his age was about 63 . On Sunday last lie had been writing in the drawing-room , and observing a boy selling oranges in the street , he made a remark that he thought it ought not ' to 1 ) 8 permitted . He appeared theii in _excellent . health , and afterwards went to his bed-room to wash his hands . While there she thought she heard a £ iirg _ ing noise , which induced her to go to ' the door , and heappeared to liavc fallen down as if in a fit . Mr . Nairne , the

      surgeon , was sent for , and came immediately , "but he said he was quite dead . Mr . Charles Nairne , of S , China-terrace , , K < amington , surgeon , deposed that about two o ' clock on Sandayavery urgent message was sent to him to « r to the deceased ' s residence , as he was in a fit . He did so immediately , but on his arrival found him dead . There was no external mark of violence , and nothing to indicate the cause of death . Witness had since made a post mortem examination in the presence of Mr . ; _Wildbore and Mr . Parrett . On opening the chest he found the large vessels of the heart greatly ossified ; the substance of the heart was quite healthy . Ther e was congestion of the vessels ofthe brain , and considerable effusion of serum in the ventricles . Tlie state of the heart and brain was quite sufficient to cause very sudden death . There were no signs of his lordship having taken anything .

      The jury returned immediately a verdict of " Died from natural causes . "

      The Suspension Bridge Joining St. Gilles...

      The Suspension Bridge joining St . Gilles to Croixde-Vic , ( Vendee ) , constructed ten years back , fell on the 18 th inst ., under the weight of a heavy waggon .

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      I _' _. . ' i _**** _^ " . ' i . ' — - " i i : ROYAL MARYLEBONE THEATRE . ' _lESSEE _; Mil . I , _BOtGLASS . Most Magnificent Pantomime in London . Costly Chinese . Dresses . Mechanical Changes and Splendid Chinese Scenery . Pronounced to be the Best Pantomime-ever Produced . Tirst Sight of "The Cricket on the _.,, Hearth . " _Tte Wonderful Performances of the - Mori Family Every Evening , ON Monday , to commence with "The Cricket on the Hearth . " Characters by Messrs . Neville , Rayner , Harrington , Lickfold , Marchant , 1 ' otalay , and Mesdames Campbell , Neville , Robberds , Laporte , and Miss Pearce . To be followed by the Mori Family . To conclude with the Comic Christmas Pantomime , entitled , " Harlequin Old Nick in China , or the Railway Prince and thc Fairy Queen of the Golden Pagoda . " Old Nick , Mr . T . Lee ; Clowns , Messrs . Buck aud J . Lewis * , Harlequin , Mv , M . Ellar ; Columbine , Miss Massall ; Pantaloon , Mr . D . Lewis . Stage Manager , Mr . Neville . Boxer , 2 s . ; Pit , Is . ; Gallery , fid .

      Fourth Edition.

      FOURTH EDITION .

      THE MINISTRY . The following are the now Ministers of the Cabinet : —Tlic Earl of _Dalhousie , President of the Board of Trade . the Eavl of _EUenbovc-ugU , First Lord of the Admiralty ; the Earl of St . Germans , _Postmaster-General , and the Right Hon . W . Gladstone , Secretary for the Colonies . The Earl of Haddington has been appointed Lord Privy Seal , in the room of the Duke of Buceleuch , who _BueceedB Lord Wharneliffe as Lord President of the Council . Itis not probable thatthe election for the West Riding of Yorkshire will take place until after the meeting of Parliament . No writ of summons has yet been issued calling Lord Wharneliffe to the House of Peers , and until that be done , no vacancy can be declared .

      Dreadful Shipwrecks And Immense. Loss Of...

      DREADFUL SHIPWRECKS AND IMMENSE . LOSS OF LIFE . Never , _perhaps , has there been known by the oldest mariner such a continuance of tempestuous weather , as has prevailed during the whole of the past month . The acconnts from all quarters detail the most heartrending casualties at sea . Amongst those of thc . _most distressing character are those of the St . David steamer , trading with passengers and goods between Havre , Plymouth , and Liverpool , and the Tom Bowling steam vessel , with the loss of nearly forty lives . The St . David steamer was the joint property of the master , Captain Evans , and Mr . Davidson , a merchant residing at Havre , and waa manned by a crew of twenty hands . It seems that she left Havre in the early part of last week , having

      on board several passengers , the number of whom could not be ascertained , and deeply laden , her decks being , according to reports received , loaded with casks of wine . She was seen by a vessel the afternoon of the day following her departure , and nothing was heard of her afterwards , until a tew days since , when several casks of wine were picked up by a fisherman , about twenty-five miles east of _flavrt harbour , which were identified as having formed a portion of the cargo ofthe ill-fated steamer , which were stored on her deck . It is supposed that sho foundered dming the gale—every soul on board perishing . The Transit steamer , which arrived at Southampton a few days since , brought letters announcing that a large quantity of her cargo had been

      found off the coast oi Fecamp , where a body has also been washed ashore , together with part of a ship ' s wheel , much ornamented with copper . The body lias been recognised as that of the engineer of the St . David . A trunk haB been picked up , containing females' apparel , which is known to have belonged to one of the female passengers . Tlie other lost steamer , the Tom Bowling , is supposed to havo foundered during the gale ofthe 10 th and 17 th ult . with all hands , off the Dutch coast . She was perfectly a new vessel , being only built at North Shields last summer , and was the property of the master Mr . Murray , and engineer Mr . Stewart , both of whom were on board of her , and of course perished . According to the information furnished us , she left

      the river for Bremen oh the llth ultimo , where she was to remain a few months on a trial cruise ; if found to be successful , it was understood that she was to have been purchased . On leaving Gravesend her crew comprised Mr . Murray , master ; John Reed , chief mate ; the second mate , name not known ; Mr . Stuart , engineer ; Paine , Tees , and Stephens , _Btokers ; two seamen , an apprentice , and a pilot . How for she proceeded is a mere matter of conjocture . Nothing has been seen of her since , although the passage is not more than three or four days . The probability is that she encountered the storm off the Dutch coast , as a boat bearing her name and the captain's , has been washed ashore at Norden , where so many fearful shipwrecks have occurred . That she

      is lost there is no doubt _. The Dutch Indiaman , Twee Cernelelenses _, wrecked in Pervensey Bay , near Eastbourne , on Sundav morning last , had a cargo valued at £ 30 , 000 , which was totally lost with the ship . Two other Indiamen were lost more to the westward—one called the Kate Nickleby , belonging to Glasgow , laden with rHtn , su » ar , and other West Indian produce ; and the other named the Ness , from Demerara to Bristol As regards the loss of the former ship , the only particulars received of her disaster are dated Westporfc , Christmas-day , wliich reports that she was totally wrecked on the night of the 23 rd , during a tremendous storm off the western coast of Erris , near _Belwullell , but nothing has been mentioned as to the

      fate of the crew . The other . wreck happened on Tuesday morning , on the coast near Padstow . Within a short distance of the spot where the Ness went ashore , a vessel , which turned out to be the Albion Schooner , 160 tons burthen , belonging to Brixham , and laden with iron rails , was totally lost , and all hands , except one man . , _' . Their names have been ascertained to he Mr . Salisbury Reynolds , master , a native of Ramsgate ; Henry May , William BosJe , Thomas Bennett , and John , _Knowles . The survivor was lashed on the bowsprit , his name is William Viseley . The body of the mate is the only one that has been cast on the beach . The peor fellow has left a wife and five children to mourn his loss .

      To the westward of Dungcness Bay , near Rye , two most fatal wrecks happened during Christmas-day and the succeeding night . The names of the illfated vessels were the Elisabeth , coal-laden , from Sunderland to Rouen ; and the Eliaa , of North Shields , the property of Mr . Fleming , also coal laden , for Honfleur _; and dreadful to relate , every soul belonging to them , amounting to twenty persons , were drowned . SimilarcatastrophesoccurredoffWisbeach , Cromer , Yarmouth , Robin Hood ' s Bay , and Calais . That atthe first-named port was the loss of b brier called

      the Young Adam , of Skegness , and sevenof her crew perished . Off Cromer , the Richard , of Elsineur , foundered , and all on board , nine in number , went down with her . At Yarmouth , some miles out , two vessels were seen to founder , and as their crews have not been seen or heard of , it is supposed that every soul belonging to them were sacrificed . And at Calais , the Montague , of Newcastle , for Honfleur , also foundered . The crew , eight in number , took to the boat just before she went down , and were making for the shore , when the boat _capsised , and the whole of them perished .

      Thirteen coasting vessels wern driven aishore during the gales off different parts of the Welsh , and the moro distant parts of the Western coast , and in some instances , in consequence of the continuance of tlie gales , the greater part of them it is feared will become total losses . Eight out of the thirteen were attended by Joss af life , each vessel varying from two to three of their crew . Along the Dutch coast the sacrifice of property has been equally as great as off the English . The total number of vessels reported to have been lost amounts to sixteen . The Belgian and French coast _Jiave been visited with similar disasters , also occasioning a deplorable loss of life .

      Tm Approaching Executions.—-This Morning...

      Tm Approaching Executions . — -This morning ( Saturday ) the workmen commenced putting up the barriers at the end of Skinner-street and Ludgatehill entrances to the Old Bailey , preparatory to erecting the scaffold for the execution of the unfortunate young woman , Martha Browning , which takes place on Monday morning . From the circumstance ofit being the first woman that has suffered the extreme penalty ofthe law ibr tho last fourteen years , the crowd , it is anticipated , will be great . The convict Q . uennell , will also suffer on Monday morning ; at ten o ' clock , at the top ofthe county gaol , Ilorsemonger-lane , it being ( arranged tliat Calcraft , the executioner , is to proceed over there as soon as he has performed the last office to his unfortunate _victim at the former place .

      Pov bti amdCmme . —Two lads named James Owen and John Wiltshire wevg brought before Alderman Fail-brother ( who sat for the Lord Mayor ) , on Saturday . They had undergone a short imprisonment in the City Bridewell for a misdemeanour , from which prison they were this morning liberated . Thoy appeared _perfectly penitent , and desirous of leading a new life . Wilt _, _sb . ire had procured a letter of recommendation to the _Hox _* . ton Refuge , but to which asylum ho could not obtain _admission until Wednesday next , and he imploringly hesough t the magistrate to find him an asylum till that day . , Q \ ven _aaid he had friends at Whitby , Yorkshire , hut that _i ' e was perfectly destitute , and did not know

      how to g _*' _tbere . The worth y Alderman said to the Chief Clei- k ( Mr . Coodman ) , "Here is another strong proof of the necessity of my hill . ( Alderman Fan-brother has drawn up * » uiu » whieh we understand will be submitted to Par ) , " _'""lentiii the ensuing session , for the purpose of erecting asylums for the reception , reformation , and restitution t _° society of penitent criminals , also for the reception and employ of destitute persons . ) What can I do for these . •* oot * penitent lads ! They will per . chance bc again drh en t 0 c " - from their utter destitution . The only thing ' r have now the power of doing is , to recommend them to tl , e officers of the Poor Law U iiion , in _Caimon-street . " Th ° i ' , vere ultimatel y conveyed to the office of the Union b y Go < , uJ ' ta > gaoler .

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      Chartls'fco ' Operative Land Society. Me...

      CHARTlS'fco _' oPERATIVE LAND SOCIETY . Meetings for the purpose of enrolling members and transacting other business connected therewith are held every week on the following days and places : —

      _flUNUAY EVENING . South London Chartist Hall , 115 , Blackfriars-road , at hall-past six o ' clock . —City Chartist Ilall , 1 , Turnagain-lane , at six o ' clock . — Wcstminsttr : at the Pavthenium Club Rooms , 72 , St . Martin's-lane , at halfpast seven . —Somers Town : at Mr . Duddrege's , Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-strcct _, New-road , at half-past seven—Tower Hamlets : at the Whittington and Cat , Church-row , Bethnal-green , at six o'clock precisely . _—Emmctt's -Brigade : at the Rock Tavern , Lissongrove , at eight o ' clock precisely—Marylebone : at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , at half-past

      seven . MONDAY EVENING . Camberwell : attheMontpelicrTavern , Walworth , at eight o ' clock precisely . ' _TIJESUAY EVENING . _ffr a « _tMVi : atthe GeorgcandDragon , Blackheathhill , ateight o ' clock . Newcastle-upon-Tyne : This branch ofthe Chartis Co-operative Land " Society meet in the house of Martin Jude , Sun Inn , Side , every Monday evening , from seven until nine o ' clock , for the purpose of receiving subscriptions and enrolling members .

      City Chartist Hall, 1, Turnagain-Lane, F...

      City Chartist Hall , 1 , Turnagain-lane , Farringdon-street . —A general meeting ot * the shareholders will be held in the committee room of . the Institution , at ten o ' clock precisely , on Sunday morning next , Jan . 4 th .- The public discussion will be resumed in the Hall at half-past ten precisely . In the evening , at five o'clock precisely , a special general meeting of the City district of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society will be held , to make arrangements tot the future _vaaaagcraent of their local affairs . The attendance of evory member is particularly requested . In the evening ,. at seven o ' clock precisely , Mr . Thomas Cooper ( author of the Purgatory of Suicides ) , will deliver the first of his third course of lectures . Subject—" The Wrongs of Ireland ; Conquest by Henry II ; Oppressions of Sue ceeding Monarchs , * Atrocities of Cromwell , & c , to commence at seven precisely .

      South Lonoon _Caartist Hall , 115 , Blackfriarsroad . —Mr . P . M'Grath , president ofthe Executive , will deliver a public lecture on Sunday evening next , Jan . 4 th , to commence at seven o ' clock precisely . Westminster . —A public meeting will be held at the Parthenium , 72 , St ., Martin ' s-lane , on Sunday evening next , Jan . 4 th , to commence at hall-past seven precisely . Messrs . T . M . Wheeler and others , will be present and address the meeting . The _Trahes anu the _Lanh . —Mr . Robson , the vice-president of the board of directors of the

      National United Trades'for the Employment of Labour , ; will attend at the Bell Inn , Old Bailey , on Sunday evening next , January ith , at seven o'clock precisely , to illustrate the advantages to be derived from a junction of trades for the above objects . Mr . Gimblett , carpenter , will attend at the King ' s Arms , Upper Ebury-street , Pimlico . On the same day and hour , for a like purpose , Mr . John Storey , " shoemaker , will attend at the King and Queen , corner of Cleveland-street , opposite St . Paul ' s Workhouse . Members of trade societies arc especially requested to attend .

      _Camrerwell and Walworth . —A public meeting will be held at tlie Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , on Monday evening next , January Sth , at eight o ' clock precisely . Hammersmith . —A meeting will be held at the Dun Cow , Brook Green-lane , on Tuesday evening next , January 6 th , at eight o ' clock . Mr . Bolwell will address the Chartist friends of Walcot , at Mr . Cottles , No . 8 , Chelsea-buildings , on Sunday evening January 4 th , at seven o ' clock . Tower Hamlets . —A general meeting ofthe members of the White Horse locality , will be held on Sunday evening , 4 th of January , at the Brass Founders Arms . Chairtaken at eight o'clock . A meeting of the general councillors will be held at the above place , on Tuesday evening , 6 th of January . Chair taken at eight o ' clock .

      Marylebone Locality . —A lecture will be delivered by Mr . Hunniball on Sunday evening , January 4 th , at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , New-road , at half-past seven o'clock ; subject on " Trades' Unions . " A member ' s meeting will take place after the lecture . An harmonic meeting will take place on Monday evening , January 5 th , at the above place , to commence at eight o ' clock . N . B . all Tickets issued out for Monday , December 28 th , will be admitted on the above night .

      The Natal Day of the Immortal Tmomas Paine will be commemorated by a public democratic supper at the George and Dragon , Blackheath-hill , on Monday evening , January 2 Gth . The following democrat ' _, have accepted invitations and will be present : —The members ot the Chartist Executive committee , Mr . G . J . Harney , and Edmund Stallwood . Tickets ls . 6 d . each , to be obtained of Mr . Morgan , Butcherrow , Deptford ; Mr . T . M . Wheeler , Crown-court , Dean-street ; Mr . G . J . Harney , Northern Star Office ; and at the bar of the George and Dragon .

      Fatal Accidenr.—On Thursday Evening, Mr....

      Fatal AcciDENr . —On Thursday evening , Mr . J . Payne held an inquest at St . Thomas ' s Hospital , on the body of William Marjarcm , aged forty years , a police coustable belonging to the South Western Railway Company . It appeared by the evidence , that on Monday morning , about half-past ten o ' clock the deceased was _» n duty at the gateway ofthe entrance to the tennmns at Nine Elms , "Vauxhall , when a post-chaise , containing two ladies , passengers for the train , drove through at the time the deceased was in the middle of the carriage road . Tne post-boy called out and endeavoured to stop the horses , but before he could do so deceased v . as knocked down by the near horse , and the wheels of the vehicle passed over his chest . He was placed in a cab and conveyed to the above hospital , where he died on Tuesday night about twelve o '« lock . The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death .

      Horrible _Scehes at an American Execution . — The Chicago News gives an account of the execution of the murderers of Colonel Davenport , of Rock Island , last month , through a correspondent , who goes into full detail of the proceedings on the occasion . A strong guard , with music , escorted them to the scaffold , and formed a hollow square around the place of execution , which was densely crowded . John Long , Aaron Long , and Granville Young , then addressed the crowd , the two latter protesting that they were innocent . The prisoners now severally shook hands with those on the scaffold and with each other—Aaron Long and Young nearly overcome with emotion , John quite calm and collected . The sheriff bound their arms , put the rope round their necks .

      drew the caps over their faces , and led them forward upon the drop . Taking the axe , he severed the rope at one blow , and down went the drop , letting them fall a distance of four feet . But now remained a scene most revolting to behold , and moit horrible t _« describe . Thc middle rope broke , letting Aaron Long fall , striking his back upon the beam below , and lying insensible from the strangling caused by the rope before it broke . Fer * moment not a human being moved , all were horrified , and seemed _rivetted to their p laces . Soon , however , the officer descended and raised him up , when he recovered his senses , and was again led upon the gallows , Buffering intensely , raising his hands and crying out , '' The Lord have mercy on me ! the Lord have mercv on

      nie : lou are hanging an innocent man . And ( pointing to his brother ) there hangs my poor brother , there hangs my poor brother . " But , alas ! he heeded him not . He was already gone beyond his sympathy—he was left alone to endure the dreadful , sight of his brother ' s last agony , and once more to pass through the dreadful scene—the rope—the platform—the axe ! I shall never forget the appearance of that , man , as he sat upon the bench , a large bloody streak about his neck , his body trembling all over , while preparations were making for his final fall . But _thare was another act in this drama . As he was ascending the gallows , signs of an outbreak among the crowd was evident . Some cried , " That ' * enough—let liim so ; " while others gave expression to their horror . Just at this moraent some cry was raised in & te

      a rem part of the crowd ; ho one knew what it was , _tsome wero frightened ; one wing of the guard retreated towards the gallows ; the tumult increased ; a sudden panic seized the immense crowd , and they all fled precipitately from the place . The guards were with some difficulty kept in their places ; the crowd soon returned ,-and all was quiet . The wretched victim ofthe law was at length despatched ? _ iii crowd dlsPersed * Cu" a human being be found who does not think such scenes as injurious to soeiety as they are disgraceful to humanity * The _MiLiiiA .-Owing to the expected calling out ot the mihtia , ballot clubs are being formed in various parts of thc country . One is commenced , wc believe in tlie house ot Mr . Barron , Cattle Market Inn , Newcastle , aud meets every Saturday _evening 1 Tune Mercury . ° * "

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      S i .,-I have great pleasure in making known to the pubhe the _extraoriuiiu , benefits I have _revived by using the Piqua Plant as a _heverag _,,. I have been severely afflicted with oppression of the lungs , aud acute pains m thc head , caused by retention of urine . For this I have taken many of the popular medicines of thc dav without receiving any benefit . I hereb y declare that * 1 have received wore good by taking a strong i „ fUB _* n of he Pinna Plant before going to bed , than from _, tang that I have tried . I can now sleep and _ei be er than Ihave done fer a long time , caused , I _beUev b voiding my urine freely . Y « are at liberty to make what use you think proper of the above , an I uu wSng _togive any person doubting thu the full « t satisfaction ! _t JTiw . road . end , _llarker-eml , Bradford . * , _Yn . _OuS

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      Fatal Accident On The Railroad.-On Monda...

      Fatal Accident on the RAiLROAD .-On Monday _cvenhi an aged labourer , who had been _indu g . ngm drink for several hours , unfortunately met a dread ul two counties , by being-run over by tne own express SnTom London . The deceased ' name is Ilenry StabE and he was seen by a railway _potaan Xut one o ' clock in the afternoon going into the Roebuck at Tinslev Green . There it appeals he fell m with some boon companions , with whom he remained _drinSftill near five o ' clock . About that time deceased and another labourer , named Twley , took S _dZrture _: and being both in liquor , and the

      night being dark , thc landlady of the KoebucK _lenC _r _tipm Stern Vf hen they reached the railway at t _eTpSt Sled « ' _Tinsley Crossing , " they took coun-SeHSt £ and instead of crossing the way there , US should have done , _^ _detr ; ned 0 d 7 . S down the line to the next crossing , which would take them less circuitously to their homes . This second _cSngthenPPea _^ have mis ? ' / pr _Tft the exmess train was heard coming down . Tmley managed to get out of its way , but his _companioa _iSS fortunate . As soon as the tram had passed , Slercalledfor his partner , but could nowhere find the unfortunate Constable was found on the _baiting completely smashed . On the arrival of the tram in Brighton , the engine-driver suspecting that he had run over a sheep at the spot in question , had his engine examined . The crown ol a mans hat crumpled up was found in the gear ; _. and adhering to the tender were the pocket and waistband of a pair of _trowsere with a halfcrown piece in the pocket .

      _SvMOBS _DlBTURRANCE AND ATTACK . UPON THE PolS-About two on Tuesday morning _adisturbanccofa serious nature took place in Blackfriars ' Wvnd ( Edinburgh , ) between a party of railway SoureAror " _nEvigators" as they are called and th _» police force , in the course o which a number of the latter were severely injured in their persons by the brutal conduct of then * assailants . It appears that a party of labourers , all Irishmen , were _disturbin « - the neighbourhood by kicking and knocking afc the doors of different houses , apparently with the view of obtaining liquor . On the policeman on the beat , named Miller , interfering _torepress their ! riotoiw and disorderly conduct , he was set upon by the party , knocked down , kicked and struck in a most

      savage manner . Four or five other policemen being attracted to the spot , used their exertions to quell the disturbance , upon which the labourers ran into the house of a man named Nicholas Berry , where they lodged , and armed themselves with a hatchet , shovel , and poker , with which they commenced an attack upon the policemen , severely wounding several of tlicm in the head , face , and otlier parts of their persons . The injuries which Miller , in particular , lias received from blows and cuts on his head , are supposed notto be unattended with danger to his life , and several others of tlie force are badly wounded . Additional reinforcements of police having reached the spot , the _offenders , nine in number , were at length overpowered , and , after a severe struggle , lodged in the cells . —Caledonian Mercury .

      A Female Poacher . —Atthe Leek Petty Sessions , held last week , Mrs . Elizabeth Moss , the wife of a respectable cattle-dealer , who lives at Heaton , appeared to answer a charge of using an engine calleda snare , for thc purpose of taking and killing game . It appeared by the evidence that the attention of tho keepers on Lord Macclesfield ' s property , near Leek , was aroused by a dog , belonging to a party of gentlemen who were sporting , having become entangled in a snare in a plantation sometime previously . The keepers consequently maintained a sharp lookout , and in a few days afterwards the defendant was observed ostensibly picking up sticks in the wood ,

      and by the merest chance walking straight to where the snare was placed , and in which there happened to be a hare . The lady then went past , still picking up sticks , but after getting over a feuco , returned to where poor puss lay , and picking up her and the snare , both of which she consigned to her apron . Mrs . Moss had the benefit of a legal adviser , who , as a last resource with their worships , appealed to them on behalf of his fair client on the score of gallantry . Mrs . Moss was , however , fined £ 4 , including expenses ; the chairman observing , that to prove the days of chivalry were not altogether obsolete , he hoped that the further punishment of £ 20 fine for sporting without license , would not be levied in this case against her .

      Theatre Royal Marylebone. We Visited Thi...

      THEATRE ROYAL MARYLEBONE . We visited this elegant temple of the drama en Monday last , when we found the enterprising manager had provided amply for his holiday friends . First we had Charles Kemble ' s popular play of the " Point of Honour , or the Deserter , " which was well put on the stage , and its chief characters ably sustained by Messrs . J , Rayner , Neville , Harrington , and Mesdames Campbell and Robberds . Their efforts were rewarded , as they richly merited , with loud and long-continued bursts of applause . Next in order came the very clever performance of the Mori family , three in number , who went through a great variety of evolutions , & la Risley . Their feats were equally astonishing , but not quite 60 graceful ; they ,

      nevertheless , drew down the rapturous applause of the whole house . Next was _seived up with great taste the Christmas dish , entitled " Harlequin Old Nick in China , or the Railway Prince and the Fairy Queen of the Golden Pagoda . " The dresses of pie male characters are by Messrs . Goodwin and Smithers , and those of tbe female characters by Misses Clare aud "Westj and truly splendid dresses they are . The scenery , justly described in the Wite _a * magnificent , is designed and executed by N . G . Neville , J . Fenhoullt , H . Pit , Morris , and assistants , and we are most happy to accord our humble meed of praise to those excellent artiste , "We btwe generally _attended at the metropolitan theatres for the last eighteen yean , and have not seen their able efforts surpassed , not even in the palmy days of Stanfield and Greaves . The panto .

      mime is inrented by "Mr . John Douglass , the indefatigable lessee and manager , aud reflects infinite credit on Ida genius and taste . The pantomime may be divided into two parts , the first part constituting a grand burlesque burletta , in which our old friend , Mr . T . Lee , ably sustained the Great _Atmospheri * _Loemotivt Railway King , ia a manner in which himself is " his only parallel ; " Mr . Marchant , a Stag in Boots ; Mr . Lickfold , Prince Yelloio Ochre ; Mr . Philips , a Crier ; Miss L . Pearce , BHUanta the Fairy Queen ; Mrs . Lickfold , the _Doicager- Queen Poofoofoozlefat ; and Miss Laporte , Chingsing . This burlesque abounds with amusing parodies on popular songs , and burlesque dances , which were admirably executed by Messrs . T . Lee and Marchant , Mesdames Pearce Laporte , Lickfold , Massall , and the eor _^ s de ballet . "With the transformations commences the second part of the pantomime . The part of Harlequin was very ably

      sustained by Mr . M . Ellar , who bids fair tobe a worthy successor of his late father , the "Prince of Harlequins * , " Columbine by Miss Massall , who is a very graceful and accomplished dancer ; _Clou * n » by Messrs . Buck and J . Lewis , the former one of the best Clowns on the stage , the latter an excellent burleso . u « dancer . Mr . D . Lewis sustained Pantaloon very creditably . The bumps , thumps , falls , tumbles , and fun of all descriptions now set in , and _coutihuei to the end right merrily , keeping the house in one continued roar of laughter . No expence seems to have been spared by the _eutuptfetag manager in t _* ne getting up of this truly gorgeous spectacle , which was " one blaze of triumph " from beginning to end . There cannot exist a shade of doubt that this pantomiue will have a long and successful run ; it is decidedly one of the best of the season . The house was densely _packed from orchestra to ceiling .

      Itotii, Poira_ Cn.Vic Insrtrottotf:—One ...

      _ItOTii , Poira _ cn . vic _iNsrtroTtotf : —One of the mos elegant adaptations of pneumatic science we had the gratification of seeing a few days since , which was exhibited to his Rojal Highness Prince Albert , and upon iu ingenuity his Rojal Highness was pleased to pay a high compliment . It consists of a miniature _steam-eDgins playing a fountain , the whole forming an elegant article of vertu . The steam is generated by spirits of wine , and earnes out the whole process of a stationary steam-engine , having a cylinder of _five-ei ghths of an inch diameter , with pumps , cranks , & c ., complete . The fountain is attached , and plays in a globe of glass , in which may be placed gold fish , and presents one ofthe proofs that the useful and elegant may be so combined as to produce sensations of extreme gratification . This berutiful Httlo piece of mect . _avism was designed and manufactured b

      y Mr . T . Smith , and is now deposited in tl . e Royal Polytechnic Institution for _puhlic inspection _, this delightful specimen of mechanical art will ni > _floubt _, become highly attractive during the _ensuimr Christmas holidays , both to our young friends and those _afriper years , it being of that class to call forth admira-Hon from all Doctors R yan and Backhoffner w llbon omnience quite new lectures iu their spec fie d pa ments of chemistry and natural philosop hy ; 2 a SS ? £ t ~ C , t ( 1 . W 5 , hthiS _« h . nent " _Wigent in their vocations . The directors are _dcterdeMiung of the patronage tliey bave hitherto had , and 1 « „ r"Tl ° « the future provin the intellectual pleasure which all persons must derive from _witneising what _u not to be f . und in ony other exhibition iu the metropolis-amusement aud instruction combined .

      Bankrupts. [From The Gazette A/Bridai,, ...

      _BANKRUPTS . [ From the Gazette _a _/ _Bridai ,, January 2 > irf . _l James Coe , of 12 , _Sise-lane . _Bucklersbury ; City , _monoy scrivener-Edward _Eedle , of 8 ** , Ohancery _^ ne-Geo . _ve _beagrave _^ eaU , of 1 ' ortsea , innkeeper-Daniel William Lucas , of Si , _Mark-lane , City , hemp and flax dealerenry Lc _Jeuno _, of St . Albans , Hertfordshire , maltster-Robert _Headingten , of Bath and Liverpool _lacemnn calico printer-Thomas Carey Willnvd Pierce of mLh ' Chester , merchant . ' 0 I iu _*~

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      I»^^ Umcern The Samo Street And Parish F...

      _umcern the samo Street and Parish for the fro . pnetor , FEARGUS O'CONNOR , Es _^ _dpuhlTshec by WttLUHH __ wiTT , ofNo . _l 8 , Charles-street , Brandon . Street , _Walwerth , in the Parish of St . Marv , Newing . ton , in the County of Sura % y . at the Office , Vc . le , limit _Windmill-street , _Hayiuarket , in the _Civv ol _., Westminster , _Saturday , January 3 , 1146 ' .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 3, 1846, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_03011846/page/8/