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      Heamh of _IiOSBOS "Dubko the Week . —In the vreek ending last Saturday , 1 , 167 death were registered in the metropolis . In the ten corresponding ¦ weeks namely , the thirteenth in each of the years 18 i 0-9 * the average number of death wasl , 05 i , or corrected for increase of population , was 1 , 150 ; there is , therefore , an apparent excess of mortality in last week above the average , but it amounts onl y to 17 . The weekly number of deaths has continuously increased daring the last month , as the returns which follow , commencing with the first week of March will show ; the deaths were successively 875 , 967 , 1 , 026 , and 1 , 157 . Part of the increase in last return is due to the augmented mortality of diseases that affect the organs of respiration , for in this class the deaths registered last week are 252

      { namely from bronchitis , 113 ; from pneumonia , 83 ; from asthma , 29 ; from Laryngitis , pleurisy , and other diseases of the respiratory organs . 2 * 3 ) . This class numbered in the previous week 231 ; and in "both weeks the numbers are much above the avc-Tage , which is not more than 184 . The extraordinary coldness ofthe weather serves to explain this result . From consumption there were in the previous week 135 , in the last 115 ; in both there were Considerabl y less than the corrected average , which isahautloQ . In the _epidemic class , small-pox and scarlatina are still less fatal than usual , especially the latter ; measles , hooping-cough , and typhus , from wliich there were last week 19 , 44 , and S 9 respectively , show about the ordinary amount of fatalitv : 7 persons died of influenza , being an

      increase ; IS of diarrhoea and dysentery , which is less than in the previous week , but more than the average . But the excess in last return over the weeks immediately preceding is only to a small extent caused by an increased rate of mortality ; coroners * cases , many of whieh were not duly registered daring the quarter as they occurred , but were kept in reserve till the end of it , swells the account These chiefly consist of deaths from fractures , wounds , burns , and scalds , _hanging , _drowning , and poison , amounting in the present case to 91 , of which only 10 occurred in the week , aud of 52 " sudden" deaths , of which the causes have not "been sufficiently ascertained , or are improperly returned , and of which only six occurred in the week . Amongst others are five children suffocated in bed

      or on the mother s breast , three persons who died of intemperance , and a man from exposure to cold . The following is an analysis of the week ' s returns : —¦ Deaths certified by written statements of qualified practitioners , 946 ; Deaths not certified by medical attendant ** , or not reported as certified , 23 Deaths not certified because the deceased had no medical at _t endance , 33 ; Deaths returned by coroners , 1 S 5 . —Total , 1 , 167- From this table it appears that deaths registered in London with the signatures of coroners , and fatal diseases registered under the authority of medical certificates , are to the whole number in the proportion of near ' y 97 per cent . At the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , thc mean daily reading of the barometer was above 30 in . on Fridav ;

      the mean of the week was 29 . 746 . The mean temperature of the week was 35 9 degs ., and was ihrougLoufc lower than the average of thG same week in seven years ; from Sunday to Thursday inclusive this decrease onthe average fluctuated between 9 degs . and 13 degs . Taking the corresponding weeks often previous years ( 1 S 40-9 ) , it appears that it was never lower than 40 * 2 degs . ( in 1849 ); that it fluctuated between that and 51 * 2 degs . ( in 184 S ) , and that the mean was 45 * 3 degs ., or about 10 degs . hi g her than-the mean of last week . Tho temperature was lowest on Tuesday , when the mean -was 31 * 2 degs ., and on the same day the highest temperature of the water onthe Thames was 39 * 3 degs ., and the lowest 3-5 * 9 degs . —The births registered during the week numbered 1 , 431 .

      Fatal Accident ox the South-Western "Railway . — An accident of a fatal character oc _enrred on the South-Western Rail-ray , near die Isleworth station , daring the night of Sunday last . On Sunday afternoon a man named Edward Bull , a driver of one of Glover ' s Westminster cabriolets , conveyed a party to Twickenham on a pleasure excursion . _Havi'is agreed to _oring the same party back again , Bull pat np his horse and cab at Mr . Carter ' s yard , Tsleworth , and afterwards went , as was ima giued , to take a walk to pass the time away . Hour after hour , however , elapsed without Bull making liis appearance , and no tidings of him could be gleaned _dorins the whole of Sunday _n'ght . On . Monday morning , howevt-r , his body was found a short _distance from the Isleworth station , dreadfully injured . The unfortunate man had been in the act Ot _crossing tbe line when the train knocked him down , killing him almost instantaneously . None of the _ensine-drivers or guards saw the accident .

      Murder asd Attempted Suicide at IIoxtox . —• On Monday forenoon a _lengthened investigation was entered into before Mr . W . Baker , the coroner , and a highly respectable jury , atthe Shaftesbury Arms , _Shaftesbury-street , New North-road , IIoxton , concerning the death of Matthew Sanderson , aged six weeks , who was murdered by his mother . Emma Sanderson . The culprit was examined before Mr . Hammill , at Worship-street Police-Court , on Saturday , and remanded to await the result of the coroner s inquest—Mary Ann Potterton , 3 , Boundaryrow , Hoxton , deposed that she had attended tbe mother of the deceased in her confinement , and that she had been in a low and desponding state of mind ever since . Her _lowness was caused by marks on the deceased ' s face at his birth , and she was

      constantly harping npon the disfigurement it caused for the last fortnight . Witness noticed a great change in the mother ' s appearance , which caused her to teil tbe servant to keep a watch _n-. ion her actions . On Thursday afternoon last she called on witness on her road from the City . She appeared in a very melancholy state , and asked witness to come to lier in the evening ; and on her going to the house shortly after five o clock , she was informed of the attempt Mrs . Sanderson had made on her life , and found the deceased lying on the bed quite dead and cold . On seeing her , the mother exclaimed , " I have killed my baby , and if Mary ( meaning the servant ) had not come In . I should Lave killed myself ton , and ire should then have been happy together . " Afterwards she pat her band into her pocket , and produced a piece of tape ( shown to thejury ) , saying to witness , " Take this , it ' s what I have done the deed with ; rah it against the marks on tbe necks of theother children , and it will enre _thsin . as it is _nos-charmed . ''

      —By a Juror : The other children were bora with some marks npon them , but very slight , and they are no ** - scarcely observable . — By the Coronor : Mrs . Sanderson ' s father and sister had died while labouring nnder an attack of mental derangement , and I have not the least doubt that her mind was deranged at the time she killed the deceased , and made an attempt on her own life . —The medical evidence -was the game as that whieh has already appeared . — The Coronor summed up , and the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Emma Sanderson , and the witnesses were bound over to prosecute . —Upon the unfortunate woman being removed to the Shoreditch workhouse shortly after her apprehension , and during the _momsntary absence of tbe police-constable who bad her in custody , she succeeded in obtaining possession of a table-knife , with which she was _about to cut her throat , when the constable arrived and prevented her . On afterwards searching her , another knife was found secreted on her _pera- ' _-n .

      A Man Burned to Death . —On Saturday evening last , Mr . Kemp , aged ei- _* hty-three , residing in Hoxton Old Town , while sitting before the fire , was seized with a fit ( it is supposed ) , and fell en to the grate . When he was discovered the left side of his face was completely burnt off . There was no one present at the time . FEAWUL OCCURRENCE IN THE _SlRASD ThfATRE , —On Tuesday evening , between the hours of five and six , considerable excitement was caused among the company ofthe New Strand Theatre in consequence of the following occurrence , which will he . attended with very serious—if not fatal—results , to oue of the carpentera employed in the establishment . From

      careful inquiries made it appeared that Joseph Matthews , the stage carpenter , and a man named Lepbridge , were employed in the second tier of private boxes getting the theatre ready for opening for the night ' s performance , when Mr . Matthews desired the other man to do something , which he refused , and a quarrel between the two ensued . Lephridge then flew into a violent pa = sion . and swore that lie would throw Matthew 3 into the pit . He immediatel y rushed towards him end seizing hira round the body , endeavoured to carry his threat into execution . The unfortunate man , Matthews , tried all be conld to prevent his antagonist from throwing him over , but without effect , aud at length he was thrown _frov * i ths second tier of boxes into the orchestra , the man

      Lephridge falling upon him . Assistance having been procured , _L-pbridge it was found was not much hurt , but Matthews was so seriously injured that he conld not stand . A stretcher was therefore procured from the police station , and the unfortunate man was forthwith conveyed to King ' s College Hospital . Mr . Salter , one of the house surgeons , attended uprm the sufferer , and did everything that was necessary for him , but a 3 yet it is impossible to tell to what est * , nt he _isinjujed . Lephridge *** as then taken into custody and locked np at Bow-street police-station . ¦ Fatal _Accidest . - —On-Saturday-last . Mr . W . _i j r h ? hla ** 'nqaest at the Black Horse , Kin <* slamlroad =

      - _. onthebody of a man about ; SO years of Me ; name unknown . " From the evidence of James _Halsey , of 81 . Hoxton Old Town , ironmonger , it _Sirf _^ _V that abo _?? ten o ' clock on Wednesday _™ f _? % ie was near his own residence , when he _ob-SilfuftT- _^'" - _^ mule co , nin S *»* _*& ii ** - * * _S-rl 2 _S f m ? tbe _'?*** * at ths 8 am 8 ***** his feet Slipped from nnder him , and he pitched over the . c _^ wheel mto the road on his he ! _WiS *¦» * 9 P * _TttrT ' Z _?* _««» _Piling , him np from _Slf- _^ _° " _* 2 * erfectly _in-ennbie v _and _Wt-i-dmg _^ _oma _^ _oun-i _atthebackoFhishead . He -was assisted to the shop of Mr . Sherwood , a _soreeon ,

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      where he expired iriafew minutesfrom ' eohcussion ofthe brain , arising frorii ; the fall . Sergeant Sanders , of the N division ,- informed the . coroner that every endeavour had been made to find the deceased ' s friends , but without success . Verdict , " Accidental death . " Bubqlary at a Picture Dealer ' s . —On Sunday morning , about one o ' clock , the premises of Mr . George Corsby , picture dealer , of 56 , Princes-street , Soho , were entered by burglars , it is supposed by means of a picklock key . The robbers succeeded in carrying off a number of paintings by the first masters , including Watteau , Teniers , _Gainsborough ,

      and Wilson . Most of these paintings were on can- ; vas , and the thieves cut the pictures from tne strainers to render them more easy of carriage . They carried off at the same time four paintings on panel . Mr . Hayes , the German _pravwon dealer > who resides next door , heard a considerable noise in the house early in the _morning and he imagined that the s ervants of the proprietor were packing up some of the works of art . Immediately after the noise ceased ' a cab was heard to drive away from the door . The value of thc property lost is estimated bv Mr . Corsby at nearly £ 1 , 000 . No clue has as yet been discovered to lead to the apprehension of the robbers .

      Sacrilege . —It was observed on Friday after * noon that a box , kept in tbe interior of St . James ' s , Piccadilly , and which contained a , large sum collected for the poor , since the commencement of the year , was broken open , and the contents abstracted . No trace was left by the thieves . Admission of thb Public to Chelsea _Hospital Gardens , —Arrangements are at length conclude d for affording to tbe metropolitan public the advantage of much increased facilities of admission to the gardens and the grounds of Chelsea Hospital . At present certain portions of these grounds are accessible at stated seasons of the year , and on Sundays only . It is now arranged to throw them open daily , and without restriction as to season . The Chisbsb Jukk . — On Saturday morning an accident occurred near the steam-boat pier , Essexstreet , Strand , which was nearly attended with a

      melancholy loss of life . During the last few weeks a great many men have been at work on the river driving p iles , and forming an enormous wooden awning for the purpose of exhibiting the Chinese junk . The erection was upwards of 200 feet Ion ? , by about sixty feet wide . The end nearest Essexstreet , as well as the upper and lower sides , were nearly finished , but whilst the men were proceeding with their work a sudden gust of wind blew the whole of the lower side of the building down . The men who were under it and upon the ladders were for seme minutes buried under the piles and boards . The Thames police and a number of watermen instantly pat o ff to render assistance , and the parties were all extricated , one man only being so injured as to require surgical aid . Whilst the men were busily engaged collecting together the timbers , the other side of the building also fell , but fortun-ite y no one on that occasion received any

      injury . Rapid Butter-staking . —On Monday was exhibited before the Lord Mayor , the Lady Mayoress , and several of their friends , In the justice-room , an American churn , which in ten minutes produced four pounds of butter from four quarts of cream . The merits of the invention were palpable . One of its recommendations is its great simplicity . It operates on a beautiful principle , as was acknowledged by all who witnessed the experiment . The mechanical action ofthe air , which is mingled with the cream in such a manner that a through separation of the particles takes place , prevents the cream from frothing on the surface , and does its work with astonishing rapidity , and in the most complete manner . _ The butter was washed in the churn , by pouring off the milk , putting in cold water , and pressing the butter against the sides of the churn , moviogthe dish backwards and forwards , and changin g tho water until it remained clear .

      Fire near the Catholic Cathedral . —On Tuesday night about nine o ' clock , a very alarming fire broke out in the drawing-room of the premises belonging to Mr . Jones , but tenanted by a lady named Murray , 17 , Laurie-terrace , near the Catholic Cathedral , St . George ' s-road . Southwark . After considerable troub _' e t was extinguished , but not before serious damage was done , and £ 60 in banks notes consumed . Unfortunately the numbers ot the notes were not known , consequently they will prove a total loss .

      _Mhjetart Riot . —On Wednesday evening , between seven and eight o clock , a serious riot was commenced by a body of the men of the Royal Artillery , ia front of Richardson ' s show at Greenwich fair ; the soldiers throwing nuts at the women entering- the shows , and making use ofthe most disgraceful language . Mr . Nelson Lee , the proprietor , expostulated in vain , and the spectators in thc crowd , taking his part and hooting the soldiers , they became exasperated , made a rush up tho steps ofthe show , attacked the performers and the audience ; they were at this time joined by a party ofthe Royal Marines , and the row became general . Several persons were severely injured , and many were endeavouring to make their escape . The force ofthe police on duty atthe fair was totally inadequate to put a stop to the affray , or contend

      with the soldiers , who amounted to upwards of 100 . The mounted police at length came to the assistance ef their brethren , and behaved with all the prudence which the case required iu endeavouring to restore order . The soldiers , however , continued to knock down and assault both policemen and the civilians , nnd some severe injuries were inflicted . Mr . Mallalieu at this juncture sent a messenger to Woolwich , to procure the aid of a picket . Ultimately , twenty-one soldiers were made prisoners and conveyed to the Greenwich lock-up ,. some of them were very much wounded and covered with blood ; they were immediately attended by the surgeon . Mr . Nelson Lee was much hurt , and his property injured to a considerable extent . The fair in consequence of the affray was completely deserted _.

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      Attempt at Murder and Suicide . —A very painful sensation prevailed at the village of Bacup , near Preston , last week , in consequence of the following tragical occurrence . It appears that a young woman , named Anne Wallworfe , residing at a place called Ball Farm , had been living with a man named William Hill , at Cheetham-hill , Manchester , by whom she had one child . From some cause or another she left Forster / and went to live atthe before-named village with her friends . Forster followed her , and tried to persuade her to return with him , and he would marry her . This she refused , and after the female and the family had partaken of their dinner on the 27 th ult ., she was left alone with Forster and a little girl , - whilst the others went to work in the garden . Between two and three in the afternoon , he sent the girl out to purchase some writing paper , and whilst she was gone , he took a razor from his pocket , and swore that he would cat her head off . He then made a

      most desperate attack upon Wallwork , and tried to cut her throat . The two struggled violentl y together , but the fellow succeeded in inflicting a fearful wound on one side of her neck , when the girl he had sent out returned , and having screamed , attracted Forster ' s attention . He then left off his attack upon the poor creature , but the moment he got to the foot of the stairs he cut his own throat _, lie afterwards ran upstairs , the blood streaming from his wounds , and when he reached the room he threw himself on the bed , and inflicted another gash in his throat . Dr . Taylor was promptly in attendance , and sewed up the wounds . The young woman is expected to recover ; but not the least hopes ave entertained that the man will survive . That Forster intended to murder the woman , and also himself is clear , for before committing the deed he made a memorandum in his pocket book , stating what amount of money he had , and where his furniture was to be found .

      Fire at Dover . —On Satuvday night last , at half-past ten , a message was forwarded to Dover b y the electric telegraph to request that Mr . Braidwood , the superintendent of the London Fire Brigade , would immediately despatch an engine with the requisite number of firemen to assist in extinguishing afire in that town , which was then raging , and threatened an immense destruction of property . Mr . Braidwood at first declined to comply with the request to send an engine and men eighty-ei ght miles off without some certain information respecting the extent of the conflagration . Another message , however , was brought up urging tho serious nature of the fire , and that the railway station was in danger . Upon this . an engine , fully equipped

      with a strong detachment of men , was despatched to the London-bridge terminus , in order to take the special train in waiting , when a message arrived directing a delay of the engine , as it was hoped that the Dover force would be able to overcome the anticipated danger . The flames commenced shortly after eight o ' clock in the premises belonging to Mr . Williamson , a carpenter and joiner , carrying on business at the back of Seven Stars-street , near the terminus of the South Eastern Railway . Owing to the nature of the contents of tho workshops the flames enveloped not merely the property in whioh they originated : but also tho premises occupied'by

      Mr . Street , a tin merchant , and the stores ot Messrs . Coding , the brewers . Several other houses were also in danger . The engines of the town and others from the Castle , with a strong muster of , soldiers belonging to the 50 th Regiment , were quickl y on the spot , and the greatest exertions were made to Btop the flames , which were not entirel y extinguished until two o ' clock on Sunday morning , and not before the above-named , premises wereburned down-and several others more or less . damaged . How the fire occurred is unknown ; Most of . the property destroyed was _nofcinstjred .. Two or . . three ofthe soldiers , in their endeavours . io extinguish the flames , werejinjure 4 by . ythe _falling ; _pf a . wall , ' arid one poor fellow had his leg broken , and was

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      _obliged , to be ; carried _awayio The greatest praise is due to the military for their exertions " ¦ _// _, ; ¦ _- _, . . Sus pected Murder 05 ? two , Wowek , —On tho 29 th ult , information was received b y the Superintendent of Police at Chesham , Bucks . relative to ah alleged murder of two women , which' indvioed him to examine a certain spot at _Maidengrove _Scrubbs , which resulted in the discovery of remains which , on medical inquiry , were ascertained to be those of two females , leaving no doubt that some foul crime has been perpetrated . ... ... . Crime and Suicide . —An inquest was held last week , at Devonport , before : A . B . Bone , Esq :, on the hody of a naval pensioner , named . Thomas Wedlock , * whe committed suicide under very shocking circumstances . The deceased resided with his wife

      in a house in Mount-street , with several other families ; and on Wednesday a woman named Pearn , one ofthe lodgers , _hesring a child cry ont , proceeded to the deceased ' s bed-room . She knocked for ad * mittance but was refused , and on her threatening to break open the door he opened it . A little girl , named Harriett Halls , aged twelve , then came out , with her face dreadfully swollen and blackened , the remit of tying a towel on her mouth . The child was then examined , and from appearances it was evident that the deceased had made a criminal attempt on the child . A policeman was sent for , but before his arrival the deceased had completely severed his windpipe with a razor , and was quite dead . The jury returned a verdict of felo de se , and the deceased was buried between nine and ten o ' clock , p . m .

      Scarcity of Clergymen at Oxford . —So scarce were the clergy in Oxford on the morning of Good Fridav that not one could be found to _officiate in Holy well Church . The living-being vacant , two gentlemen were selected to perform Divine service on Good Friday , one in tbe morning and the other in the afternoon , but from some misunderstanding neither of them appeared at church in the morning , and after the congregation had been kept waiting some time the churchwarden left the sacred edifice and endeavoured to obtain the services of some of the resident clergy , but without success . On his return to the church he stated his ill-lorlune to the congregation , who soon dispersed .

      Spurious Sovereigns . —Information has been conveyed tothe government of the discovery of an illicit manufacture of sovereigns in the town of Birmingham . It was first ascertained in one of the government departments , where some suspicion being entertained as to a coin tendered , it was severed , which resulted inthe discovery that the centre was entirely composed of inferior metal , enclosed within a shell of standard gold , These coins are sold to theutterers at the rate of 16 s . each . The Poisoning at Castle Camps . —Ellas Lucas and Mary Ann Reeder , who were sentenced to death by Mr . Justice Wightman , at the late assizes , for poisoning Susan Lucas , wife of the / former culprit , and sister to the latter , at Castle Camps , have been informed by the authorities of the gaol that their execution is fixed for the 13 th of April . Some efforts are being made with a view of relieving the town from the scenes that will take place consequent on

      the painful ceremory . Itis thought however , that they will be of little avail in saving the lives of the wretched couple ; indeed , that is almost rendered impossible from the fact tbat the female , convict has confessed to having mixed the arsenic ia the mess which her unfortunate relative partook of , an admission which , to a great extent , establishes the guilt of Lucas . On the day following their condemnation the convict , Mary Reeder , evinced some desire to unburden her mind , and she expressed a hope to see her aged father . Her wish was allowed , and on Wednesday the parent had an interview with her , the rev . chaplain and the matron being present ; the rev . gentleman appearing to act as some restraint upon her freedom of speech , he withdrew .-The miserable woman then acknowledged that it was her hand that put the arsenic in her sister ' s mess , and added that her reason for destroying her was the illicit connexion that existed between herself and the man Lucas . She

      informed her father that the connexion had taken place since Christmas , and she strongly denied that she was in the family way . She has not in terms accused Lucas of inviting her to the commission of the deed , but she has done so by implication . The male convict continues to deny that he was aware of . Reeder ' s intention to destroy his wife . He admits that an improper intercourse existed between them , but he had become so disgusted with her that he had determined to get rid of her , and that if he had effected that he should have lived happier with Iiir wife . Some time before her death , Reeder asked Irim for some arsenic to put into the water in which

      she said she was about to wash her feet . She added that she < ho ight it would cure her chilblains , and he gave _hei gone accordingly . The extraordinary cool demeam ur which marked their conduct at their trial has in some measure given way to a more proper spirit of resignation . They have paid considerable attention to the spiritual advice of the chaplain , and at the chapel on Good Friday the girl , Reeder , fainted away twice . ! Lucas is a stoutly-built young man , twenty four years of age , aud his wretched partner in guilt is of a short , plump figure , her features being rather pleasing . She is described as twenty years of age , but they both look much younger than they reallv are . —Cambridge paper .

      Fatal Accident on the Mersey . — -We regret to announce the death of Mr . Lowndes , judge of tbe Liverpool County Court , by an unfortunate casualty which occurred on Sunday night on the river . Shortly after ten o ' clock , as the Seacombe steamer neared the landing stage to l _» nd her _passengers , a gentleman was observed to step towards the gangway , imagining , apparently , tbat the usual bar was stretched across the gap in the bulwark . A person present hastened forward to arrest the gentleman ' s progress , but too late . Another individual , almost at the same moment , sprang forward , with the intention cf jumping forward after the unfortunate ger tieman , who was then being carried away by the

      incoming tide . The same person above alluded to grasped his coat to prevent this attempt , and fbr a few seconds succeeded in restraining him , but at length the cloth tore away in his hands , and Mr . Lowndes' son plunged into the river in a brave—but , uhappily , futile— -attempt to save his father ' s life . Intense anxiety prevailed on board amidst tbe darkness , but boats immediatel y put off from the landing-stage , and , after some time , succeeded in picking tip the son . Mr ! Lowndes , sen ., we regret to say , was lost , and , so far as we can ascertain , his body has not yet been recovered . Mr . Lowndes , jun ., was conveyed tothe receiving houBe , and received every attention .

      Emigration from Gloucester . —On the 29 th ult . an unusual spectacle attracted the attention of thousands of spectators upon Gloucester quay . This was the departure for New York of the barque Solway , E . Shadwick commander , with about 130 emigrants . The vessel left the docks about half-past six o ' clock , amidst the cheers of a very numerous body of spectators . The vessel , which is a handsome one of the class , was gaily decorated ' withflags from her bowsprit to her stern . The ' people accompanied the vessel for a considerable distance down the canal . She belongs to Messrs . Price and Co ., of Gloucester , and is about 900 tons burden . She is fitted up conveniently , but plainly , for the accommodation of the voyagers , and the passage money was as low a £ 5 to

      New York . A second vessel—the Corsair—belonging to the same firm , is announced to sail from Gloucester in a few days , with emigrants to Montreal and Quebec . This vessel takes out about 200 paupers from Cheltenham Union , the guardians paying their passage under the new regulation which those authorities are permitted to make . This is quite a new feature in the history of the port of Gloucester . Verdict of Manslaughter against an Attorney . —On Monday a long investigation took place before the Liverpool borough coroner into the circumstances connected with the death of an old lad y , named Elizabeth Simpson , whose death resulted from injuries sustained by being run over by Mr . C . Pemberton ' s carriage . The inquest was

      adjourned last week , in order to afford time for Mr . Pemberton to produce evidence with tho view of showing that he was free from blame in the matter . On Sunday week , about one o clock , the deceased was crossing London-road > at the end of Seymour-street , when Mr . " Pemberton ' s vehicle , which ho himself was driving at the time , came in contact with her . She was knocked down , and two of the wheels went over her body . She was taken to the Infirmary , but only survived until the following Thursday , the immediate cause of death being a fracture of the base of the skull , the result of external violence . Evidence in support of the charge having been taken , the coroner went over the feets of the case , calling the' attention of the

      jury to tho various points as they affected Mr . Pemberton , and the state of the law as regarded the crime of manslaughter . The jury , after a deliberation , in court , of half an hour , being unable to agree , retired to the private room . . After the lapse of an hour they returned , giving as their verdict that the deceased ' s death was caused by Mr . Pemberton ' s negligent and furious driving . The coroner explained that such a verdict involved a charge of manslaughter ; upon hearing this the jury entered into a conversation , at the close of ¦ which they intimated _^ to 'the court . that they -. were not agreed . They then retired a second , time , and returned in about an hour , bringing in a verdict of manslaughter against . Mr . . Pemberton . ' Mr . Atkinson applied to the coroner to allow time for

      Mr . Pemberton to surrender beforo the judges , now sitting at the assizes , in '¦ order to get bail , without the necessity of . going up to * London ; Tho coroner having received a promise from Mr . Atkinson that his client would surrender , said he would retain his warrant until a reasonable time had been allowed for arrangement with _. tbe judges : r A DESIRABLE CLERICAL INVESTMENT . - —An announcement has been made that the Mayor and Corporation of Boston are about _jto sell ( throug h , the agency of the Ecclesiastical . Commissioners ) the ri ght of teaching religion on the principles ' of * the -Established . Churchy ' tothe _ihignest ( bidder . - There are , - it appears , ' 8 ome strong ; inducements heldv . out * to purchasers .. , . '• The Vicarage . " of , ' the , PWish' and parish church " of- St . '' BotolphV Boston , * is

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      estimated to be worth ( exclusive of the V icarage houseand garden ) about € 370 per annum . -Thero Isageod . vieavage _honsenear _. the church , and - aaioining the house is a garden containing about . 450 square , yards . The church is -a noblo . ancient edifice / of a great ; architectural ' beauty and celebrity . ' Itcohtains a fine 6 rgari , and a choir and organist are kept free of expense to the incumbent . ' The y ioarfor theitime being has the ; ri ght to nominate and choose , on any future vacancies , the lecturer in the said church , who is-the other . presbyter , under an old charter , witK an annual stipend of - £ 2 ( 50 . The vicar has also the rig ht to nominate , on any future vacancies , a chaplain or curate , on the foundation of Henry Fox , to assist in the parochial duties , whoso stipend , derived from land under such foundation , is about £ 120 per annum . The present incumbent is in his 7 lst year . The above aro the particulars of this eli gible family living-, as set forth in the official announcement of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners .

      Murder at _Warmlet , Gloucestershire . — On Monday last an inquest was held at the Tennis Court Inn , Wafraley , Gloucestershire , to inquire into the death of Joseph Jefferies , a labourer , who was killed in a quarrel on the evening of Good Friday . It appeared in evidence that on the evening of his death the deceased , with a number of his companions , had . been drinking at a beer shop , kept by a man named Humphreys . The whole party left the house , and about seveu o ' clock a quarrel arose , the companions ofthe deceased accused him of hav' nt * sot a shilling whioh belonged to them . A fight

      ensued , and shortly after the deceased was seen lying on the ground , and bleeding from a wound inflicted with a knife . A man named Bigwood , who wentto hia assistance , was badly wounded with the same knife , and the life of a woman who gave the alarm was threatened . A post mortem examination of the body showed that the arteries of the neck had been divided , and death to have ensued from the wound . Tho jury , after a long investigation , returned a verdict of wilful murder against Moses Gray , as principal , and against George Colo , Giles Shepherd , and Charles Lewis , as . abettors .

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      . Fibb At Thk Neath Abbevworks.—On The 2...

      . Fibb at thk Neath _AbbevWorks . —On the 29 th ult ., an alarming fire was discovered to have broken outin these _extensiveirdn-works , whicharesituate adjoining the ruins of Neath Abbey , Glamorganshire . Thc fire was first discovered in the fittihg-up shop , which , with the carpenters' and pattern shops , were entirely destroyed , and some of the valuable machinery much injured , notwithstanding the utmost exertions to subdue the flames by the inhabitants of the district , who were speedily on the spot . The _damajfe is estimated at about £ 3 , 000 , but it is covered by insurances effeoted by Mr . J . Price , the proprietor . The orign ofthe fire has not been ascertained .

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      Assault Bv Sm J. Dick Latroe.Ii.~~At The...

      Assault bv Sm J . Dick LATroE . ii . ~~ At the Edinburgh Sheriff Criminal Court , on the 28 th ult ., Sir J . Dick Lauder was tried' for assaulting a railway guard in the _employmeut of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company . The chief witness , Basaet , who complained of the assault upon him , said , that on examining a railway carriage from which the defendant had alighted at Edinburgh , he found the green curtains torn away ; the foot rug taken away t the cushions cut ; and the ¦ , glass lamps-broken . While looking at the carriage Sir J . D . Lauder , who , with the others , had gone away , came back , asking for his hat . Basset told him that owing to the damage done to the carriage he would require to detain him till receiving instruction from witness ' s superiors . Mr . Stewart , the railway company ' s agent , being sent for , returned word to get the

      gentleman s card , and let him away . While the messenger was away to Mr . Stewart , Sir John struck Basset on the breast , and on the lower part of the belly . The complainant was sick for two hours after the blow , and felt unwell next day , The police then took Sir John in charge till the message came from Mr . Stewart . On getting Mr . Stewart ' s instructions Sir John was let away . " Sir John Dick Lauder , Grange-house , " was on the card . On the Saturday following Basset went to Sir John , at the Grange , and related his case . Sir John _expressed sorrow , but said he was not conscious of having done what Basset averred . Atthe same time , however , he gave the complainant £ 5 , which was accented . After hearing counsel on both sides , the sheriff summed up the caso and tbe jury returned a verdict of simile assault against Sir J . D . Lauder . The sentence ol the court was , tbat Sir John Dick Lauder pay a fine of-610 , or be imprisoned thirty days .

      The Strike on the North British Railway . — We ( Caledonian Mercury ) regret to state that no amicable arrangements has been made with the enginemen and stokers on this line , who a fortnight ago gave in notice of resignation . ' As before stated , the directors about a week ago dismissed forty of the men on strike , who altogether numbered ninetyeight , while the remainder having strenuously resisted to the last the proposed reductions , and the directors having refused to accede to the demands of the men , affairs are brought to a rather critical dangerous position . Thc notice has expired , and though deputations ofthe men have repeatedly had _interviewfrwith the secretary and members of the hoard , they have as yet , we believe , had no satisfactory result .

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      Resistance To The Countv Cess.—Loss Of L...

      Resistance to the Countv Cess . —Loss of Life . —The Londonderry Standard says : — •* We have to record an occurrence which bas stained this hitherto peaceable county with crime , and stamped the brand of disgrace on the townland wherein it took place . The particulars of this outrage , which hurried a human being into eternity , took place , on Tuesday last , at Gortnaghy , within one mile of Dungiven , on the road leading from that town to _Newtownlimavady . On the morning of Tuesday , Mr . William Stevenson , a collector of county cess arid poor rates in that district , proceeded to the townland in question , accompanied by some five or six assistants , for the purpose of seizing upon the

      goods of defaulters who had not paid tticir county cess . After calling at the houses of several persons , who , although they exhibited symptoms of hostility , nevertheless did not proceed to open violence , he at last seized upon , and was driving off the ground , three cows belonging to a man named Robert Guinn ; but before he had proceeded witli themahove 200 yards , the people rose indiscriminately , rushed forward , armed with stones , spades , and other deadly weapons , and closed in upon the party who were taking away tho cattle , attacking them with as much fury as if they had heen beasts of prey whom they had met to surround and destroy . Mr . Stevenson himself , and some of his assistants , narrowly escaped , after being pelted with stones ; but one of them , named Thomas Andrews , who

      happened to be nearest to the cows , was struck with a spade , and severely injured , and , in addition , was cut in the back of the head with a stone , and received another heavy blow from a missile in the back . Bis assailants having thus maltreated their unhappy victim , quietly withdrew , and his own party returned , and succeeded in conveying him to Dungiven . Doctor Moor was promptly in attendance , for the purpose of examining and dressing his wounds , but _befoTC the operation was performed he had breathed his last , having only survived about an hour from the time the attack was made . A warrant has been issued by Mr . Ogilby , for the apprehension of Robert Guinn , his wife Margaret , and

      his son Robert , who have all absconded . The Weather . —Snow has fallen in large quantities in the wost of Ireland , and tho frost has been general and sovere . The Limerick Chronicle states that the early wheat crop is reported to havo suffered from the harsh dry weather . Emigration . —A considerable number of pauper girls were shipped on the 28 th ult ., from the Dublin workhouses for Australia . They were marched through the streets to the north wall before six o ' clock in the morning , apparently to escape observation , as the recent revelations before parliament have rendered this mode of disposing of the paupers somewhat unpopular .

      The Lord-Lieutenant has commuted to transportation for lifo the sentence of death passed on O'Grady at Limerick Assizes for the murder of his wife and servant-girl . , ... Evictions are as numerous as ever throughout the countrv . It is stated that two-thirds of the land in the North Riding of Tipperary , held by tenant farmers , will change occupiers this year , and the Tipperary Vindicator adds " never were such shoals of ejectment notices levelled against the unfortunate tenants as the landlords aro issuing for the coming Quarter Sessions in Thurles and Nenagh . " The Newry Examiner says : — " Wo received a letter from a Drogheda correspondent , stating that between twenty and thirty families ( numbering about one hundred individuals ) were recently ejectedfrom their holding on the Mornington property , situate on the sea- shore , three miles irom Drogheda , in

      Meath . . . ; . - -.. ' - . ¦ ¦ ¦ On Fridaiy morning twenty cottages were burnt down in tbo village of Crinkle , near _Parsonstown , and but for the efforts to extinguish the fire , made bytbe soldiers ofthe 89 th Regiment , stationed in tho neighbouring barracks , it is probable tho whole village would have fallen a prey to the flames ., . . Lord Londonderry . and , . his Tenantry . — A correspondence between tbe " Marquis of Londonderry and the tenantry of his estate in the county of Down , has been closed , by the following ' final reply from the noblo lord , who states his intention of paying them a , visit during the . present year : •—

      ' ¦' ¦ ' - ' _.- . "• . _-., Holderness House . March C . My ,. FmENns , _—i _. do not think any i \ dvautage ' can nri 8 e iri continuing the controversy between U 3 . I am gratified by many kind . sentitnents _,: and ,, l-hope , just _acknowledg . ments tome ,, in your , communication . of , the 4 th inst . ( just received . ) - It would -be _vei » j ' consoling to my feelings if

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      other reports from ., the county of _Dowhcdrt-oborated . _; the expressions of good understiuiclihg ' and itiarmoiiy between us which , undoubtedly , is our mutual interest , But how can 1 reconcile your address with' the meetings at Kilmood _, where not only : a large body , of tenants refused to sign , at tho urgent entreaty of niy agent , a document offering a _regard for . the discovery of the incendiaries at _Lisbarnet , on the estate , declining , also , all _^ subscription to the same ; but proceeded afterwards to a resolution , " that such vi . llan . 0 U 8 proceedings were occasioned by my refusal to malce reductions of my . rents ,: according / to ' theiridemands ? 1 must also observe , in reply , to one or two of your recent remarks , that although 1 reprobate exceedingly the disputes and 'differences , between landlord and tenant becoming the subject of discussion for' the press and the public—and although T hold the doctrine that neither one nor the other have anything to say to the

      bargains I make with my own farmers—still , when , the Kilmood people were instigated by had advice to publish my correspondence , they brought mo on my defence before the country . Again , the application to hold a public meeting , to my agent , Toy a certain number of tenants , and to have the _Court-houso for the assemblage , at a moment when agitation was generally prevalent in Ulster , to frighten and press landlords into reduction , proved to me my hitherto peaceable and excellent farmer _^ had , unhappily , caught the insidious-mania , of the discontented , and _Resigning _distui'bei'S : Of the tranquillity of Down * . and , if . I searched for proof , I discovered it still further in Presbyterian ministers lending their places of worship for declamations ; on temporal discontent , which should only be dedicated to religious purposes ; and when the speeches of the Hev . Messrs , Moore and M'Cullogh dilated on many other points than the value of my lands and the amount of

      your holdings , 1 did not then hnd any spirited tenant-tarmer who got up in that meeting-house and uttered one observa tion on behalf of their landlord , similar to many you have now thought right and just to bring forward in the letters now before me . Attempts have been made , you must allow , to make me yield to remonstrances , leaving me no unfettered opinions . This I never can nor will subscribe to , I have directed my agent to issue such aid and assistance to those tenants who are willing and desirous , to cultivate and improve the soil on the new system of farming , and abolishing the exploded doctrines of agriculture , as lie shall think at present judicious , and , if prices become lower , I shall then attend to what is just between us ; but , as all interests of the empire , except only land , are flourishing and prosperous , I cannot believe the land will be long depressed . At any rate , it is impossible at present to define the exact position

      in which tho agricultural lands of the empire will be placed when free trade and . protection have been fully and fairly tested . There are hardly in England two great authorities who coalesce as to what ought to lie the new and fair average value of land , according to its produce , wiih reasonably good farming . A little time may develope this problem ; and you may rest satisfied if you zealously and industriously do your part , making all reasonable efforts to pay up your rentand arrears , and wilttrust the future to the paternal care ofrhyself _. _-and the knowledge you ought to have of the ability and probity of mv excellent agent , Mr , Andrews , you will not' be disappointed . One word more—you are right in the firm determination 1 have hitherto made to uphold the so-called tenant-right ; on my estates . But , if

      you observe what passes in the Imperial Legislature , this tenant-right is never likely to be legalised b y any Act of Parliament . If I cannot conceal from you this fact , it follows you must receive this tenant-right as a boon , and God forbid that any circumstances should ever arise between us to make me withhold it from any of you ; hut the late violent language and proceedings in Ulster , render it absolutely necessary that there should be no mistake between us on this ' most important subject . In conclusion , 1 feel I could reply very fully and satisfactorily ; to many Other points in your letter ; but , as 1 shall be amongst you this year , and I have already written much at length , I may _onlj add ,- that you may depend upon my being _alwaj-B your true and sincere friend , ' Vanjb _LoHDONDEflBV . To Mr . John Patterson , and my tenant farmerB ,

      Another attempt is Said to have been made on the life of a soldier ofthe Athlone garrison , on Wednesday night , the 27 th ulfc . Cholera . —Tne cholera has been committing ravages in the remote part of Kerry , without attracting much attention elsewhere . The following return in the Cork Reporter , frora Cahirciveen , shows the extent to whicli the epidemic bas provailed there ;— " The total number of cases of cholera treated in hospital in Valencia , up to tho 26 th , 42 ; new cases one . Discharged cured , 15 ; died , 22 ; remaining under , treatment , 5 . Cahirciveen—total number treated for cholera in hospital since the 16 th January , 168 : - Discharged cured , 7 A ; died , 77 ; under treatment , 17 .

      At the Cork assizes , on the 28 th ult ,,- . Mr . P . Fitzgerald applied on behalf of James Hall , against whom informations had been sworn for high treason . The informations were taken early in last year , and at Summer Assizes application was made to have thoprisoner admitted to bail . The application was referred to the Court of Queen ' s Bench , and bail was granted—two sureties in £ 20 each . No bill had been issued against the prisoner during this assizes , and it was believed that it was " not intended to prosecute . The application was made to withdraw the bail , and not to keep the affair hanging over the prisoner any longer , but to accept liis own recognizance . Ho hoped the court would consent to this appeal when they looked over tho informations . The learned judge replied that he wou'd see what could be done .

      The Nenagh Guardian mentions several cases of incendiarism as having occurred within the last few days in the county of Tipperary . The subject of flax cultivation oontinues to absorb a . great deal of attention in almost every part of Ireland . In the Limerick papers a second letter from the Messrs . Russell appears , reiterating their encouraging proposals on the subject , and stating the progress they have made in carrying out their designs . They have engaged one of the most experienced and skilful agriculturists employed by

      the Royal Flax Society of Belfast , to give instructions in the culture of flax , and superintend the operations for that purpose which the Messrs . Russell are about to undertake : Efforts _; of a similar nature have been for some time in progress in Cork , and Waterford is also directing its attention to the same branch of industry .. In fact , people are beginning to look about them for various modes of turning their capital and labour to account , and any improvement or new direction to industry that might be suggested would not fail at this moment to attract attention .

      Ministers Money . —According to previous ar _« rangement the question of ministers' money was discussed on Monday at almost all the Easter vestry meetings held in Dublin , and in every case , either a resolution was passed for the abolition of the impost , or arrangements were made for holding special meetings to discuss the subject . At several ofthe vestries the motion was evaded onthe ground that , not being a specific object of the meeting , it would be informal to introduce it into their proceedings . " In almost every instance , " observes the Freeman , " the _protectant minister ofthe parish professed his readiness to co-operato in any effort that would be made at a meeting called for ' the special purpose of abolishing this tax upon religious liberty . And in no case was any attempt made to defend tho tax , which all : appear to agree in considering as doomed to abolition . It is but just

      to the citizens of . Cork to observe that the present agitation against ministers' money originates with tbem , and is urged on "by their suggestions . It is hoped that this time it will be successful , and that the government will be sufficientl y armed with tbo force of popular opinion to enable them to remove the grievance in the present _sossion . The Repeal Association . —The association met on Monday , in Conciliation Hall , Mr . Nugent , of Kingstown , presiding . ' There was a very scanty attendance . Mr . John 0 'Connell , who spoke at some , length , referred to the bill for the abolition of the Viceroyalty , which he said ought to be entitled a bill further to degrade and ruin the city of Dublin , after which he moved the adoption of a petition , which had received 0 , 000 signatures at the door against the measure . The rent was announced to be £ 12 5 s . lid .

      Wreck Of The Royal Adelaide ' Steamer. W...

      WRECK OF THE ROYAL ADELAIDE ' STEAMER . We regret exceedingly to . announce one of the most melancholy casualties at sea which has occurred upon our coast for somo years . The City of Dublin Steam-packet Company ' s ship Royal Adelaide , Captain John Batty , plying between the ports of Cork and London , left the former city on , Wednesday afternoon , the 27 th ult ., with a full cargo of goods and it is said about 250 passengers , touched off Plymouth on Thursday evening , left that ' port for London on Friday morning at three o ' clock , and was totally lost on the Tongue Sand , off Margate , at eleven . o ' clock on , Saturday night last , when there is too much reason to fear every soul on board

      perished . The Royal Adelaide was due at the Dublin , Belfast , and Cork . steam-whart , Lower East-Smithfield , on Saturday evening , but , as a strong headwind prevailed against all vessels coming up channel , her absence , up to midnight , caused very little anxiety . When morning came , and there were still no tidings of the missing vessel , Mr . Davidson , the company s manager at the wharf , felt some uneasiness , but , as it was supposed that an-accident to her machinery . might have partl y disabled her , and thus caused the delay , she was confidently looked for every hour during the day up to four o ' clock ; when the first intimation of tho terrible catastrophe reached London . The bearer of the melanchol y intelligence was William Coo , a river pilot , in the service of , the company ,, who was in waiting at Gravesend to take charge of the Royal Adelaide from that place to the Pool . : About two o clock on

      Sunday , one Charles Qillman , a Deal pilot , who had that morning brought a large bark up Channel , which was then lying at anchor off Gravesend , saw Cop on- the pier-head , and asked him wliat ship he _IVUS waiting for ? Coe replied that he had been expecting the Royal Adelaide since the previous evening , and was very anxious on the subject of her non-arrival . Gillmanthen informed him that on Saturday ovening _. shortly after lie had taken charge Of the barque , a large block steamer without figurehead , and having a great many passengers on deck , passed his shi p _Bteaining up Channel : Tho sea was running very nigh , and'ho could not make out the name of the steamer , but . _sheibore every , resemblance to the boats , of the Dublin ; Company . lf At _eleven o ' clock the samo night , shortly after haying passed the- Tongue lightship , when _abobt "fifteen miles' frorii . , the " coast off Margate , as Gillmaii informed Coe , his barque pas ' sed ' a large steamer about _thTee-ouarteraof . a m \ le * _iisUtttifxoia-y * liw " _i . S 5 gnals

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      , of distress were fired iii * rapid ' -suceession . Th , _» steamer , from her position / was ' ; evidentl y < m tha , sand , but , as the wind blew aperfect gale , Gillman said it was quite impossible to render any _assistance They tlirew up rockets ? In repl y to the signals m the hope that the _^ might'bo observed from \ u shore , but , as the night was very dark and hazy if believed there was too much reason to fear tha ? they had never been seen ; The descri ption of tlm vessel given by Qillman . _corresponding exactly with that ofthe Royal _Adelaide—especiall y the absen _ts of any figurehead to the ship , a peculiarity _whinh marks nearly the whole fleet of steamers belonrrimr to this company , Coe . felt satisfied that his wor _«? anticipations wero realised , and that the _unfortfi nate ship wrecked on the sand was no other th-m * that for which he had been so anxiousl y _looking De immediately came on to London with _GiUm-i and communicated the sad intelli gence to the com * pany ' s manager , Mr . Davidson . m *

      ine precise spot where the vessel was wrecked about two or three cables ' length south-west from the Lower Tongue buoy near the entrance of tT Prince s and Queen s Channels . As fav as can l ascertained from a comparison of tho spot wW _? the wreck lies and the Channel chart , it nxmZa that had the Royal Adelaide been about a E > length from the place where she struck she S have been in deep water . The Tongue sandsi _w several . miles long , running E . b y S . and W \ w A very heavy sea always exists during gales in _tv portion ofthe Channel , and its navigation atti _, n times is exceedingly difficult . The Royal _a-IpS was between 400 and 500 tons burden , and had t * engines of _140-horBe power each , supplied by _tbrw boilers . Her breadth of main-beam was _twentf eight feet , and over all forty-seven feet with a _loftj poop on deck . Her paddle-wheels were _twentv-fonr fecfc m diameter . She had a " gammon and kne & stem" ( no figurehead ) , and was rigged _asafiwf

      class steamer , at which rate she was ranked at Lloyd ' s . She was built about fourteen years at _* _a by Messrs . Thomas and William Wilson , of Liver pool . The Royal Adelaide was commanded by Can ' tain John Batty , of Cork , who has been in the ser * vice of the Dublin Steam-packet Company upwards of twenty years * during a great portion of which time he has commanded ships on the London and Dublin and London and Cork stations . }* e wa considered one of the most experienced sailors in the service , and was besides a man of no ordinary attainments . The sole command of his shi p de _» volved upon him until he arrived off Gravesend when the river pilot took charge . Captain Batty was universally beloved and respected , and his fate is deeply regretted . . He has left a family of voung children . His wife died suddenly about six months ago .

      The crew , in addition to the captain , consisted of three mates , one carpenter , two engineers , two coal-trimmers , six firemen , six men before the mast , a steward and stewardess , and a cook , The name of the first engineer was William Reilly , Ha was the son of an engineer of some celebrity , formerly attached to the firm of Messrs . Fawcett and Co ., of Liverpool . He was himself an exceedingl y ingenious and clever man , in proof of which it may be mentioned that he himself constructed a divingbell , which he always carried on board his ship , and mado use of as occasion required . The name of the carpenter was Handy Turner . The names of therest of the crew are not know , no record of them being kept in London .

      _FDETHER PARTICULARS . The signals of distress fired from on board the unfortunate ship were observed by the coast-guard men attached to the Westgate station , about one mile westward from this town on the cliffs . As they were repeated only two or three times , however , the men did not give any alarm to the pilotboats , and the signals not being observed from the port head or harbour , no boats put off during the night . On Monday morning , about half-past seven O ' clock , a signal gun was fired from the Tongue lightship , and the crew of the tugger called the Nelson , under the command of William Parker , put off with the view of ascertaining what was

      required . On nearing the lightship they signalled her crew . Tbe captain of the lightship said they feared a large steamboat had gone ashore on the Tongue Sand , abOKt three miles off . Parker asked what time this had happened . The captain said the steamer passed the lightship about a quarter to eleven o ' clock on the previous night , and in about twenty minutes afterwards they observed signals of distress fired from a vessel on the track siie had taken . Parker asked the captain why they had not fired before . The captain replied that they only observed the signals two or three times , and , as they heard and saw no more , they were under the impression that the ship had merely grounded and

      got off again . Shortly after daybreak , however , at low water , they saw the hull of a large paddle-box steamer on the sands , and they then fired the signal gun which had attracted attention on shore . —The Nelson , with her gallant crew , bore down in the direction pointed out , and in the course of the afternoon picked up the bodies of two persons which were found floating . The identitj of the ill-fated vessel has been proved beyond doubt , one of the boat s crew having picked up a signal lantern bearing the name of the "Royal Adelaide , of Dublin . " Not a vestige of any of the boats belonging to the Royal Adelaide has been discovered , from which it is inferred that they were launched , but not being able to live in the terrible sea thai

      prevailed at the time , have all foundered . —The twobodies picked up by the Nelson _lugger , on being brought ashore , were conveyed to the house of Mr . Gore , an undertaker of this town . Neither of these poor fellows appear to have died from drowning . Both of them were provided with life preservers in the shape of large corks tied round the chest and back , the one having ten and the other five , each about as large as a brick . There wa & nothing found on either of their persons leading to positive identification , but from some letters found upon the one , and a name written inside the boot of the other , there does not appear to be much doubt on the subject . The one , from his dress ,

      would appear to have beeen the mate of the vessel-He wore blue trowsers , black frock coat , a pilots overcoat , and a south-wester . In . his pockets were found three letters and a memorandum , but no money or other property of any description . One of tho letters is . written by a gentleman named Roberts , who dates from Great Horner-street , Liverpool . It is addressed to Mr . William Gowler , chief mate of the Leeds steamer ( thia vessel belongs tothe Dublin company , ) and communicates the death of Gowlcr ' s wife . It is dated as far back as February last . Another letter is written by Mr . P . Iloweli , and dated from tbe . Dublin Steam

      Packet Company ' s Offices , Eden Quay , Dublin . It complains of some irregularities on board the company s boats , and especially the Leeds steamer , and would appear to have been handed to the deceased by a Mr . Lane , to whom it is addressed . From this it might be inferred that the unfortunate man was an officer on board the Leeds steamer , but a memorandum found in his waistcoat pocket seems to show that , at any rate , on the present voyage , he was one of the crew of the Royal Adelaide . This memorandum runs : — " Wilson and wife lost their ticket . To be allowed to pass free in tho Royal Adelaide to London . J . _Lefebubb . —27 th March , 1830 .

      The name of Coe is written in the boot of the other deceased . Two shillings and a farthing piece were found upon him , and his pockets were comp letely full of sand , showing tliat ho must havo been driven about bn tbe bank in a frightful manner . It may be mentioned , also , that when found his neck was dislocated . From his dress tho poor fellow appeared to have been a stoker , or fireman . The letters and memorandum have been handed over to Mr . Marchiint , the superintendent of the Margate police , who wrote by last night ' s post to Mr . Roberts , to ascertain his wishes respecting the body of the deceased . , There will be no inquest held on the bodies , for the one reason that no evidence can be adduced .

      _Pltmouti * , _TuuaDAT . —Intelli gence of tho melan " choly loss of the Royal Adelaide , steamer arrived here this morning , and has caused the deepest anxiety amengst all classes of tho inhabitants of this town . The ill-fated ship left Plymouth ai 3 . 30 a . m . on the morning of Friday last , having embarked fourteen passengers from this place bound for London . Of these seven were cabin passengers and seven deck passengers . The names of tho former wero Mr . and Mrs . Payne and two children ; Miss Hurst and Miss Witters , two respectable young women ; and Mr . Tucker , a young sailor , who was going to London to ioina _sliio bound for

      New Zealand . The deck passengers from Plymouth _, were a woman named Welsh and three children , a young man named Squires , about 25 years of ageand two other passengers named _respectively Munro and Thompson . —As to the number of _passeneei'B from Cork thero is some doubt , no list having bepn forwarded from Ireland ; but , on the _anthority ot those who are best able to judge from their connexion with the vessel , it maybe taken for granted that the _Reyal Adelaide had rather more than 150 passengers of all grades on hoard when she left Plymouth .

      : The List Op Cipuia Cook's Comr-Asms.-*...

      : The list op CiPUia Cook ' s _CoMr-AsMS _.- _* There is at present residing in Southampton an old man , named Wade , the last survivor of Cap tain Cook ' s companions in . his ' voyages roun _^ . the world . He is ninety-nine years of age , and is in possession of all his faculties . He was present at Cap taiB Cook ' s death , and himself received a spear-wound irom one of the islanders . i Rbduciions at Bkrmuda . —Mr . Triseoll , the agent-victualler , is appointed agent ofthe Royai Naval Hospital at Plymouth , and the duties of bit department aro to be performed b y the naval storekeeper . ; Dr . Gum , surgeon and medical storekeeper , returns home ,, so that tho establishment : will lmv _» in future but a deputyiihspeotor and two _assistantauTgeons ... - ., ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦; . ¦ ¦ .-. ¦ -.. : _:.- ¦ , ,. . . _T .- ¦ _- ¦

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 6, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_06041850/page/6/