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      s = _^ -j ,- last _nublishingdavof the month ) the ( _thatbea-S _£ _>* _£ _fa _^ le no _PosMffice orders _ascoun t to _*^™ _, ea by the General Treasurer . _J-, Te been _sMce _sigucu j I _* _£ _ _ttcu 3 _O'Cossos . oi orJers should be made payable to W . P . > ai- « _-- " 1 B -XT _non-obserrauce of this rule has created Bobert _* ' " * ; . _ some being made payable to Mr . pcat _-ow _^ _-J" _* ; _Mn _-vnieeler , and others to Mr . _fyConvor-. J *™ ; _sequence of which is , that when Mr . r . obert 3 * rr . "' _;^ ed a 0 , many are rejected , leaving us to Bober t 5 ll _* V ' _,: , thevhavc beenmadepayable . _ThelMs-J _5 _S IO W 110 . U u . _^^ ; dso state _^ pIain _leKiMe _jjiet _s _^ f _** " in whose name the order has been lactA _*~? A -lie country Post _^> ffice ; the observance of _jjsocor _* " _* _* ' _^ sa e me muc trouble , as well as tins simple _ f advancing money , which I am at tie m _^ _^ _rt _wdly - "WetoaffonL-F . O'C . 5 n 0 st . E _, lcH —Tour letter came to hand too late S ir \ ll' _^ S raVSr ' . pekbt . —Some of the poetical compositions _Vjl Cf _^^^ _snng by the two Miss Praser ' s , have 0 3 _ntparcd in _thii paper : others may appear at _ . _1 _ _. _> riQV _flyr _ ,, . .. _ i , _ . _ tt -ii -1 M iii 3 vii _umi jlcij

      -- *•*— - _^ -j _» e------r- » ' rexLj- wm _verj ___ . j funwe _^ _jgipjupj _^ _ome _jjjj _fcut we canuot say spl _** * " jjr > cooper , in addition to the questions which T , lJ *' ' j - 3 forth the above replies , wishes to know if iST _Thonias Cooper , the Chartist poet , intends to print _**¦*" : _^ . - _s t i his "Lectures . " Mr . Cooper only caa _^ U ' _a-io _^ on . r- _aoiAO , _sHErriEto . —The shilling for the Veteran _G- 'L * yand , will be handed to Mr . Cooper . ,. _tf _CiStiaE _. asks if Mr . O'Connor can recommend J v- to become a member of the United Patriots ' _Sriety ? _l 2 S * ¦ * _^ now of no socie ty whose rales give „ .. T « _it-r satisfaction , or that promise more perfect neuioi cuuuiuuns to iiuers

      " * -ction and iuiu-- . xne me- . _F ' ' pt 0 trE 5 , _BMonTos . —Mr . Hobson ' s Almanack _f-. r iM 5 will IwyaWi-i-ed . n ' cents will please observe , that it is only com-• _tiicat-OK i _" _* P _!** " tl ' at are to be addressed to _Se Editor . AU orders and other matters , not intended f r The " Editor , are still to be addressed as before , l \__ . r < _Tis O'Connor . Esq ., _Abrttern Star OfBce , 16 , Great V ,-amffl- - _« rect , l £ ayniarl . et , London . ' _" cook , _Xswww . —The only Building Society that wz « i' » vc ofis the Chartist _Co-operative Society . . 4 _

      , -farms , " "me _tiave none m numbers . J . Robi asks ns if he is liable to the payment of a bill w-iich he jessed for the accoimnodatiou of a friend . Our best answer is a case in point ; we did the Tery same tiling for two working men to the amount of £ 20 , aud were _serve-3 ou Friday last with a -m-it for £ 2 i is . for bill , cost , _andinterest , which was the first notice we got of its not beins paid , and we paid the amount to save further costs , and we would advise him to do the same ; but he cau recover it from the person for whose accommodation it was given . _Thohas Jones , _Fobe-stheI-T , Cits , will have no difficd ry in reading the will at Doctors Commons , upon paym ent of one shilling , any day in the week . 33 m _Joussox . —AVe would recommend him to consult the Statute Boole before lie commits the rape , or what i 3 Litter sffil , we recommend liim not to commit it alii Such queries would better suit the columns of the -t _ : i

      _ la * . _Blessisgs of Fbee Tbato . —Cbihes of the £ _sgizsb _IMiixociiats . —The Syrian correspondent of ti 0-51 bniui 3 CRronicfc supplies us -witli tho foUowing nadir the * _ead of "Damascus , October 10 th " : —On _accoma of thc desolate state of the country for miles round us , articles of food have risen in price . I fear ¦ ire shall bave a baird winter ibis year . AVe are beginning to hear Gf distress already . A man was found the other day ia the market selling his own daughter . Being a Christian , he was sent to the Patriarch by Mr . _MislC the British dragoman , who prevented it . His _storv was a very simple one : — "lam a wearer . On

      account of the cheap English goods , my trade lias been pat a stop to . I have a wife , a mother , and seven I children to support . "When I sold everything we had , 1 _i _.-. ed to beg ; but no one would give . I could get no Other work . "We have had no bread for tho last three days . J thought of selling one of my children , to _present tke others from starving . I was offered 500 piastres _(_ E 5 ) for tins girl , and I would have sold her had it not heen for ilr . _ _M _ Uh , who sent me here . Isaac Yfttsos . —The matter of his letter is inadmissible . _Ve think there has been far _xoo much of crimination aud recrimination amongst the London

      _cordwaintrs . $ 5 * Mc O'Cosnox . ' _.. I _ _ectc 2 £ avo the Henbt Hum * Scmsss . — Vie received , on Thursday evening , a lengthy report of Mr . O'Connor ' s Lecture on " The land , " delivered on "Wednciday evening , at the South London Chartist Hall . "We also received , yesterday morning , a lengthy report of-the Henry Hunt Sapper , at the Clock House , and a notice of a similar supper held in the Tower Hamlets . When these reports came ta hand onr first edition ( for Scot / and ) was already fully ocenpied , and the subsequent editions have afforded ns but very indifferent room for the general _niws of yesterday and to-day ( Saturday ) . "We have , therefore , been reluctantly compelled to keep over the _' ¦ _reports" until next week , when they wiU appear in fcH .

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      EECEIPTS OP THE CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETY . FEU XS . O ' CONHOB . £ s . d _« _-Eo-. _j . -tHo-fcjft West Linton .. » " _J ? J -Robert _rd-H-ir , ditto - - - — _^ * Dikton , perl . Sowerby .. .. . « .. 200 * ff _ gan , perX . C-- _ nniu 2 - .. " 8 _U Derby , per AY . Crabtrec ? J J OId ! iam , perAVra . _Hamcr .. - ' - » » » Batterley , per « . _Tfarnold -- • - _« - _Kornich , per J . _Hm _* ry .. .. •• _» * * a v __ _T !__ l'i . - _ . __ . r _> .- & _- __><_ l 1 __ w - -. 200 8 C A ¥ ? * " -

      carberough , per . oamey .. .. Stockport , per Thomas AVoodhouse .. .. S « J * B _ _UTisU _* v , p--rJ . _AYard .. .. « - » _" ATarnick , per IL Donaldson .. .. *» - » Teovil , pcrJ . G Abbott .. ? „ n James Coupu , Uttleborough .. .. " ? ? _S John Mascv . ditto J !; Orfhrd , pefJ . Bridgewater „ .. - _s « Eadclilfe , near Manchester , per T . Boukcr .. 2 0 0 Biraiingham , per Ti * . Thorn .. .. « » _» _» _ aochdale , p erE . MitchcU .. .. " , A i _Sowerbv Longroyd , per J . Wilson .. ** a ?? V Bolton * pcr-S . Hodge _ dnson » _" J Manchester , per J . Murray .. . ; .. 20 o o

      Preston , per J . Drown .. ~ •• ' _Ifebdcn _Bridge , per 3 . Snutih _ - -- * - _» _liewc-AStle-on-Tyne , per M . Jude .. .. 119 io T . _Tattersall , of BuruJey _, per _Feairgus O'Connor . Monday , Xovember 3 rd ... -. .. 2 IJ •* 3 > _cd _^ . per » A " . Brook .. .. . 5 0 0 ji " _r- . > :: _cv , per Thomas Shepardsou .. .. 020 _jioi-cn , per John Sidaway - .. .. 10 14 10 Prom thc Independent Cordwaiuers .. _., 13 0 0 Ashton-under-Lyne , per E . Hobson .. .. 6 17 0 Carrington . per John Lcgg 10 0 0 Bradford , Yorkshire , per J . Alderson .. .. 800 _C-ufc > : e _, per J . _Gilbertson .. .. .. 1-5 1-3 6 ISST 4 L 5 IESTS .

      FEB GEKtSAL SECBET 1 _BT . £ s . d . £ s . d . Bra : r . tree , 3 Ir . Mrs . Mary Lunn .. 0 1 4 _Crigg ' ,. .. 0 1 4

      SUABES . arrington .. .. 11 1 0 Lambeth .. .. 11 11 2 Burnley .. .. 424 Lower Harley .. 3 2 0 Sudbury „ M IB O . Monmouth .. .. O 12 0 _"ffcitmiustcr .. 20 610 Somers Town .. 200 Pr _^ o tt .. .. 0 18 6 Hanley .. .. 200 W ' i » fo : i .. .. 200 T . B . C . and Sons .. BOO T . B . C . and Sons .. 3 16 0 Selby IH 9 _Birl-siihead .. .. 0 10 8 C & UD 3 A _5 _D KUX . ES . _ATi _ : ton .. „ 0 0 8 Alva .. .. .. o 3 0 _Drltol ' .. .. 0 38 Cri _* . _* ff 012 _Cj-iUu 4 ugh » n .. 0 1 2 Lambeth .. .. 0 2 2 _lEVX FOJl ME LAND _COXFEBEHCE .

      PES US . O _' CONHOB . _K-Kodge , _AVestLiutoa fl ° ® ¦ J . _Iteddon , Menhyr » » _J David _Morgan , ditto - « .. 0 0 o _-Korivich , per J- Hurry - •• «• 0 » jj Wanrjck , per A . Donaldson .. -. .. O 1 - > Alexandria , per J . _M'Intire 0 2 3 OifyrJ _, per J . Bridgewatcr » - « Sowerby Longroyd , per i . _Afilsou .. .. 040 _Preiton _. perJ . Brown .. ° ? S llebdea Dricbra . per J . Smith .. .. 0 4 - > rershare , per AV . Conn „ ..- - •• 0 jj 3 Carlisle , per J . Cubertson - .. .. 090 Eou * n , per i . Sidaway .. .. .. 063

      ? £ B _GESESAL SECBETABT , Lambeth .. -. 096 Monmouth _~ .. 013 Carrington .. .. 056 Todmorden .. .. 050 Sudbury ~ -040 Barnsley .. .. 17 9 "Westminster .. 059 Worsbro * Common 0 3 C Prescutt .. .. 0 1 fi _Sewark .. .. 029 " _rYigfcm ' . .. .. 036 Burnley .. .. 0 1-3 0 CocUermonlh .. 9 3 3 Leicester .. .. O 2 0 Scarborough -. 039 Sowerby Holm .. 053 Xower _AYarley .. 039 Selbv 043 Bilston .. .. 049 _Tnoais __ Uetis _ATheeieb , _Secrctarj-. _KATIOXAL _cnAIlTEB ASSOCIATION . EXECUTIVE . PSB ica . O ' COSKOB . J . Rodge , AVestLiatoa 0 10 3 i . _llodae , ditto .. o 1 0 Alexandria , per J . M'mt-re .. .. .. 300 _Becston , Notts , per J . Sweet 0 2 0 PER _G-. _V 2 SA 1 S _ . CIETA . ir .

      _SCBSCBUTIOXS . Kewcastle .. .. 059 Lambeth .. .. o 5 0 Carlisle .. .. 0 G 10 Oldham .. .. o 7 7 Bradford .. - 0 C 0 Brighton .. .. o 3 o _Tuouas Mabtih Wheelee , Secretary . Carlisle , November 4 , 1813 . g _^ _g _, —We , the undersigned , having on Monday last taken tiiree fuii shares in the Chartist Go-operative _' Land SocieW particularly request you to insertin your valuable ionrnal our names in lull , not doubting , but in order to show to the million that licensed victuallers and eminent f-r-r _ . _t . < -K _ trill "ive up their lucrative and comfortable * _£ _?* L ta on _£ _»» S et _Possession of the Land under _nor , fi _^ . Yours _oTwdieutl . v . T - _AViU-iAJT Smith , _Innkeeper , ¦ "¦ ' _AVltLUM ATAtl ,, Teacher _, -p _ri-ile the foregoing letter gives ns ine-q > rcssib ! e joy , the _Jftli im 4 _& at ° we caunot announce them as _subsSbers unrHihe amonnt is paid up .

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      "" _DnEADFrnT _-MonxAUir _jbom MEmES .-Upwards _«* _SS « n lave been interred in the churchi or _Mddlesboi-oug b . within the last seven weeks , _JSSrir _dffite _* tnve died from having caught S _* 2 St _su _& rin ? from measles .- urham Chronicle .

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      Iatai Accujest os ml Bristol and Birmingham Railway . —Sioke _, Ihursdat , Nov . 6 . —A dreadful and fatal accident happened near to the Stoke station of the Bristol , and Birmingham Railway this marning , by which a brick-maker , residing in this Tiilase , waa killed . It appears that the unfortunate deceased had been drinking last night at an inn at Stoke Prior , and left that place about eleven o ' clock to go home , tlie railway being between tke inn and his residence . He was last seen alive by a man named Thomas Davis . He was not heard of again until the accident happened , which was at about a quarter to two o ' clock thi 3 morning . At that time , the mail train from Birmingham was due at Stoke , and arrived' very shorlty

      afterwards . This train , however , does not stop at Stoko station , and accordingly passed on towards the Droit wick station . It , however , had but justpassed Stoke when the driver saw something white immediately before liim , and immediately afterwards , before be could stop , it was felt that something wa 3 upon the rail . Accordingly , the breaks were put on , and the train stopped , and the driver and guard walked back to the spot where the obstruction was met with . Here tkey discovered the body of tbe unfortunate man , whose name is Humphry Willis , lying upon the rail quite dead , and mangled in a most horrible manner His head was crushed into a shapeless mass , and liis bowels were actually protruding ; one ofhis feet was completely cut off , an arm was broken , and he had received other shocking injuries , by wliich his life must have been extinguished instantaneously .

      Mysterious Fires at _Eaki ' s Court . —At the Hammersmith police-court , on Monday , after the night charges had been disposed of , Mr . Pummell , one ofthe beadles of the parish of Kensington , who is also keeper of the town engine , reported to ilr . G . Clive , the sitting magistrate , the foUowing case of mysterious fires at _Eari ' a-court . Pumincli stated that on Saturday night , just before twelve o ' clock , he was called by a gentleman , living in Rich-terrace , E-arl ' s-court , to attend a fire whiciihc said Imd broken out for the third time at the house , No . 3 , on that terrace . He ( Pummell ) instantly horsed the town engine , and proceeded with ail speed to thc liouse , roHnd which he found a number of thc neighbours standing . On entering the premises he found several

      policemen inside , one of whom showed him a bundle of ra £ s , which were still smouldering , and which the policeman bad found burning in a cupboard on the kitchen stairs . He then went into the back garden , where lie saw a feather bed that had been removed trom the front parlour , one side of the ticking of which had been burned oif , and the feathers strewed about . It appeared to him as if some spirit had been poured on it and then set fire to ; but on smelling it he could detect no spirituous smell . He next went up into tho front drawing-room , and there found one of tlie flooring boards had been removed , and on lifting it up saw that it was burned in three places . From that place he went to the front room on the second floor , where he found there had also

      been a lire , and on examining thc room he found a chest of _draiyers , which bad been removed from thc wall , tho back of which was burned , as was also the wall against which it had stood . The back of the drawers also looked as if some spirits had been poured down it , and then set fire to . The furniture in tho _liouae was not nt all unpacked , and on enquiry-be ascertained that tbe premises were in thc occupation ofa lady named Davis , the family , who had been there only a fortnight , consisting of Mrs . Davis , her son , two daughters , and a female servant . He saw Mr . Davis juu ., and asked him if be could account for the origin of so many iircs , but he said he . could in no ways do so , anJ that they must have been accidental ; and on questioning the servant on tlie

      subject she treated the matter very indifferently , only saying tbat she Lad burned lior hands in putting tiiemout . Cooper , a policeman of tbe T division , said he accompanied the engine to the fire , and saw the same as Pummell had observed . Duunett , T 198 , found the fire in the cupboard , but he was not in _atr tendance . The first fire took place at eleven o ' clock on Saturday forenoon ; the second about two o ' clock in the afternoon ; and the third between eleven and twelve o ' clock at night . The neighbourhood had since been in a 6 tate of excitement , the adjoining inhabitants not considering themselves safe . Mr . dive said it was certainly a very mysterious affair , but he did not see how he could interfere in the matter . The fire-offices concerned were the proper

      persons to see if there were any grounds for talcing proceedings in the case . Shockixo Deaths bt Fire . —On Tuesday eA'ening Mr . Bedford held an inquest at St . George ' s Hospital , on the body of John Quin , aged three years . It appeal ed from the evidence of the mother of the deceased , a poor hardworking woman , residing in Pool's-buildings , Kensington , who has been left a widow with lour young children , that on Monday night last , between six and seven o ' clock , she left the deceased and her other children in the room , without any light or fir ing , for a few minutes , whilst she _weiit to sell a bottle for the purpose of procuring a , halfpenny candle to do a little needle work . On her return , in about three minutes , she found the poor

      little fellow in flames . She immediately wrapped her gown aronndbim : and after some difficulty succeeded in _extinguishing the flames , but not before he was dreadfully burnt over nearly the whole surface ofhis body . He was conveyed to St . George ' s Hospital , when death terminated his sufferings a few hours after his admission . The mother stated that his twin brother had told her since , that after she had left the room thc deceased struck alight withalucifer-match , and in lighting a piece of paper his pinafore caught lire . The coroner and jury finding tliat the family was in great distress , subscribed twenty-one shillings , which was given to the poor woman , who expressed hergratitude for the seasonable gift . —Verdict" Accidental death . " _TLesas : c evening Mi * . W . Payne ,

      city coroner , held an inquest at St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , on the body of Mary Ann Cliipp , aged five years , whose parents reside at No . 7 , Benjaminstreet , Cow-cross . Mr . Samuel Lloyd , of No . 4 , Benjamin-street , said , that on Saturday afternoon , between the hours of two and three o ' clock , whilst in his workshop , he heard an alarm of fire raised , and upon going into the street he saw smoke issuing from the first floor front window ofthe house occupied by the parents ofthe deceased . On reaching the place bs saw a gentleman bring the deceased down stairs itwas shockingly burned . Witness immediately took deceased to " thc hospital . Two other children in the room were also burnt , but not so badly as thc deceased . The mother of the child said that she left

      the deceased and two other children in the room , whilst she went to the hospital to procure a few leeches for herself . She was not absent many _minatc-i , but during that brief period one of them got a light and put into a box , which set the deceased ' s clothes on fire . There was only a small fire in the stove at the time . Collision at Sea asd Narrow Kscaim _ . —On Saturday night one of the Bri hton herring boats , containing two men , was run foul of by a Dutch sloop , and nearly upset . One of the fishermen , named Salvage , was thrown overboard by the concussion , and

      the night being very dark his companion could not see liim to render him any assistance , and he returned to shore with a heavy heart , fully expecting that Salvage was drowned . He related the circumstance on hi 3 arrival , and the friends of Salvage were in great distress . In the course of Sunday morning Salvage was brought on shore by another fishing-boat , to the great joy of his friends . He states _^ that when he was thrown overboard he succeeded iii catching hold of and climbing up the sides of the Dutch vessel , and the orcw of that vessel shortly afterwards put him on board another herring-boat .

      Liverpool Imjcests . — On Monday last four inquests were held before the borough coroner . Thc first was on Margaret Murray , who lodged in tho house ofa man named _Richardion , in Gilbert-street . Between the hours of seven and eight o ' clock on Friday night last the deceased was found lying on her bed , with a bottlo marked " laudanum" beside her . Her face ivas quite black at the time . Upon the stomach pump being applied , she rallied a little , and said she had swallowed a pennyworth of laudanum . She died in the Southern Hospital on Saturday ; and upon a post mortem examination it appeared that the cause of death wa 3 the effusion of blood and serum on the brain , arising from congestion , which was set np by some narcotic . No trace of the laudanum was discoverable . Thejury found a verdict to the effect that the deceased , who it appeared was much addicted to drinking , committed the act . while labouring under a fit of insanity . The second

      was on William Yates , the master of the flat Sarah , at present lying at Brassey ' a quay , Cheshire . On Friday ii 3 t a flat was lying in the Glarcnce deck , taking in a quautity of machinery from a steampacket . The deceased and two other men were at the winch , and while tl _* ey were in the act of lowering a quantity of the machinery into the hold the rope by which it was fastened gave way , the block flew mast high , and in its fall struck the deceased on the head and produced a compousd fracture ofthe skull , from the effects of whien lie died the following day at the Northern Hospital . The tliird wa 3 on James Burton , one ofthe hands belonging to the flat Albert , who , while pushing the flat out from the new wall at the north docks with a boat-hook , over-balanced himself , and was drowned . The fourth was on Mary Adams , a chiid eight weeks old , who had . been overlain in bed by her parents , iu _Ciayton-strect . In'thc tliree latter cases verdicts in accordance Avith the evidence wore returned :

      Shipwrecks _axo Loss of Life . —On Wednesday , the 29 th ult ., the Flora of _Kirkcudbright , a coasting vessel , _coal-laden , Johu Jollv , master , and the Akaster of Whitehaven , also * _coal-Lii-en , William Atkinson , master , left the latter port for the Scotch eoast . _ A storm quickly came on—there was a strong wind from the south-south-west , and a very heavy rain ; and , towards evening , the light on thc Little Ross being obscured by the tempest , the vessels were driven forward , and soon after six o ' clock they struck on the rugged and dangerous Borgue coast about eight miles west-south-west of Kirkcudbright . They were driven on and over some perilous reel ' s of rocks , and in a little time went to pieces . The Flora had two men and a female passenger . The master got

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      on to the rocks , and by-and-bye to the _iand ; , and by great exertions the other two reached the land , though at the time they did not know but their companion had perished . After wandering for a while , the man and woman , perceiving a light , got to the farm-house of Roberton _, where tliey were kindly and humanely treated by ilr . and Mrs . Smith . The alarm was given , and several persons with lights went in search of the wrecks , and , if possible , to rescue the unfortunate seamen . After a considerable time , the master ofthe Whitehaven vessol was found on the rocks ,: 80 feeble , benumbed , ahd exhausted , that without assistance he must have perished . After the vessel got over a reef , she fell on one side , with the mast on high rocks . The master crept en his hands and knees on the mast , and called on his companions to follow him ; and though they spoke and named him , ho his of opinion that they did not make the

      attempt . Several of thc persons who went to render assistance heard the mournful cries of thc distressed ; but , owing to the darkness ofthe night , the severity ofthe storm , and the _ruggedncss of the shore , they could not find them , and no doubt is entertained that they have perished . Captain Atkinson , who was much cut and bruised , was conveyed to Roberton , where he aiso was humanely sheltered and attended to . Captain Jolly , who hadbeen in great danger , after wandering for some time , knew where he was , and reached the house of his brother , when the alarm was given , and a party went in search ofthe sufferers . The female passenger was much cut and bruised ; her name is Cait . . She had been at service in Whitehaven , was returning to her widowed mother in Kirkcudbright , ' aud the reticule which contained her money is lost .

      Suddex Death while T « ave- __ li . «_ . —On Tuesday morning last , when _the'ten o ' clock train from Gateshead reached the Felling Station , one of thc passengers named Crawford , was found to be dangerously ill , and expired a few minutes after being taken out of the train . The deceased , it appears , had been running to Gatestead to be in time for the ' train , and thu 3 caused palpitation of the heart , of which he died . Another Sudden Death . —On Monday last , the Rev . Mr . Greenside , who resided near Darlington , died under sudden and somewhat curious circumstances . On Friday he hail been working in his garden , and having pricked one of his fingers , it mortified and caused death ou Monday morning .

      Murder of _O'Rourke , the Pugilist . —The following account of the circumstances attending the murder ofthe late Mr . O'Rourke , at Grenville , was narrated to us by a person who yesterday arrived in town , in charge ol Brady , the party accused of the murder . It appears that immediately after O'Rourke was missed , a party proceeded in search of him . After traversing the country in various directions , they discovered a place about half a mile from Brady ' s dwelling , which had the appearance of having been lately dug or disturbed ; on examination , drops of blood were found , wliich were traced for a further distance , where O'Rourke appeal's to have fallen . At this spot , a tree had been recently cut down ; the part about fourfeet from the ground had

      been removed , and the remainder left . It is supposed some of the shot had lodged in that part , and that it had been carried off to prevent suspicion . The horse which O'Rourke rode was also there found killed in a most brutal manner . From this spot the parties searched , and found drops of blood along the road and on the bushes over which the body had been dragged towards tke River Rouge , into which , apparently , it had been thrown . Near the river , on a large stone , where itis supposed the body was stripped , were found larae clots of blood , which appeared to have been washed , as pieces of cotton was still visible on the stone . The body was discovered on a sandbank , four miles from this place , where it is believed

      it had been thrown in , as there is a strong current . On examination it was found that four buck-shot had passed through his bjdy _, five entered his _backhand one lodged between the skin and flesh . About fourteen or fifteen of tlie same description of shot lodged in his arm . His head had been split open with an axe or some other such weapon in the most brutal manner .:. After the body had been examined , several ofthe party visited the bouse of Brady , the supposed murderer , and found _inv a , cavity , . in the stump of a tree near his house , money aud a gold ring belonging to O'Bourko . Brady lias been brought to town , and will stand his trial at the next coming term . —Montreal Herald , -Sept . 20 .

      Fire in Pentomviile . —On the night of Thursday , shortly before eleven o ' clock , a fire , whicli was at first of an alarming character , broke out in the premises of Mr . Barnes , timber merchant , Pentonville-road . The Clerkenwell parish engine was the first at . _thesnot , which was speedily followed by the Holborn engine of the Fire Brigade establishment , and several others . Owing to the violence of tbe flumes , which were fed by the' great piles of timber there collected , ' they forced themselves iuto the houses adjoining on the north side . Fortunately the wind changed in a direc tion where tliere was nothing to impede its progress ; if this had been in an opposite direction , there would

      have been an immense destruction of property : Tho houses whicli caught fire were those of Mr . Petty and Mr . Phillip , whicli were greatly damaged . It was not till twelve o ' clock that the fears of . the inhabitants ofthe neighbourhood were ' allayed , as then the progress pf thc devouring element was completely arested . _^ How the fire originated is not known . The following is a copy of Air . Superintendent Braidwood's official report of the extent of damage done —No . 15 , Lower Queen-row , Fentonville—Mr . J . Barnes , builder , the workshops , & c ., ' with their contents , nearly consumed . ' The cause of fire unknown . Insured in tbe Sun Fire-office for stock in trade and

      premises . —No . 15 , Lower Queen-row . Mr . Joseph Barnes . Dwelling house and most part destroyed The furnitureandother contents nearly _consnmsd . Uninsured . —No 14 , Lower _Qu- 'en-iw . Mr . Salter , confectionor . Building and contents damaged by fire , water , and hasty removal . Insurance unknown —No . 13 , Lower Queen-row . Mrs . Barnesstatiorier . Furniture severely injured by wafer and reinova ., Uninsured . —No . 12 , Lower Queen-row . Mr . J . Mason , music-seller . Contents of stock in trade and furniture greatly damaged by removal . Insurance unknown . —No . 16 , Lower Queen-row . Mr . Petty , hair-dresser and perfumer . Building considerably damaged by fire . The stock and furniture extensively injured . Insured in the Phranix Fire-office — No .-20 , Penton-place . Mr . Barnes , jun . Furniture damaged by water , & c—No . 1 , Western-place . Mr .

      Hodgkins . Roof of one house damaged . _COXIXAGUATIOX OX _BOAUD THE StEAM-SuIP MaRmora . —We have received from the Cove of Cork , the following important particulars : — " Cove of Cork , Nov . 2 nd , 1 30 p . m . Thc American screw steamer Marmora , Captain Page , thirty-six hours from Liverpool for Constantinople , has just arrived here , her coals having ignited ten hours after she left the former port . She has this moment brought up at the ' Flag Ship , ' from which vessel marines ana sailors have been sent to assist in extinguishing the flames , whieh , owing to the hatches having beeu closely battened down , have not yet broken through the deck . Signals have been made from H . M . S . Crocodile , and a gun fired for tlie immediate attendance of firemen , engines , ( fee . Admiral Sir _H . Pigot is now going on board the Marmora , and it is reported she will bo hauled alongside the Dock-yard Quay at high water ( now young flood ) , when she will be scuttled . ' '

      " Cove , Nov . 3 , Wind E . S . E . —The fire on board the Marmora was got completely under atone o'clock last night , but the discharging continued , as she must discharge all before she proceeds on her intended voyage . It is supposed she will haul alongside Messrs . Scott ' s wharf to-day to discharge the remainder of her cargo into their stores , and repair damages . " Ship bus Down . —An accident occurred on the rivei on Saturday evening , which was very near being attended with tha loss of life . As ttie Cork Steam Packet Companv ' ssteam-vesselSirius _. _-CantainSpenccr , was proceeding to Liverpool , she came in contact with the Lurius , Captain Cox , which was coming up the river laden Avith coals . The immediate effect was , that the Sirius stove in the larboard bow of tha Luvius , whicli shortly after sank , the crew having merely time to take to the boat . They got ashore at Haiilbowline . —Cork Examiner .

      Fatal Affray . —Kikgwood , _JSov . 5 . —Oh Saturday last a quarrel took place between some parties assembled at the Victoria beer-house , kept by George Hcs , in this village , which resulted in the death of a man named James Brain . An inquest has been lield upon thc body , at which it appeared that on the above mentioned night the members of a friendly society , or benefit club , met to transact business . Some of them wished to remove the society to another house , which gave rise to a quarrel . In the scuffle a man named Henry Bryant caught up the box containing tho payments of the members , and was about going down stairs with it , _Avhen the deceased man Brain , kicked him . Bryant , thereupon , pulled Brain by the legs , and precipitated him headlong down stairs , causing injuries , from the effects of which he died in about four hours afterwards . Bryant has been committed upon the coroner ' s warrantto Gloucester gaol to take his trial for the offence .

      Supposed Child Mctder . —Cn Friday afternoon an inqu : ry took place before Mr . Bedford , at the Crown and Cushion Tavern , _Litsie _Russell-street , _Covcnt-jarden , on view of the bodv of a newly-born female child , which was found under very singular and suspicious circumstances . The bodv when viewed by thejury presented a shocking spectacle , the back part ol the head being completely forced in . Goold , the summoning officer , informed tho coroner that the principal _witness . had been token into custody at an

      early hour that morning , on a charge of feloniously entering a lmendraper ' _s shop in _Bkckmoor-stroet , _prury-hne . _^ Hc had uudergone an examination before the sitting magistrate at Bow-street , and had been committed to Newgate to take his trial ; but he was present to be examined bv the coroner and jury prior to his removal to gaol . Paul Cooper , the young man referred to , was then called in , and said Le had no regular abode , but was in the habit of sleeping in the vanou 3 cheap lod ging-houses . On Thursday morning , about half-past six o ' clo' _-k , whilst he was

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      nalkins . across . Little Russell-court , Drmy-fane _, he _wfmL n le - P in tbe _ctntr _^ of tie pathway . ) n _- nP _^ _M _^ bont _' and discovered that it conamed the body of - child . He went to tlio end of the court aad called a police constable , James Clarke , I _* V . _i- , c , M « Se of the bodv , and conveyed it to the station-house in _Bow-street . The b iter porlio i of the bundle consisted of black stuff and a course towel . . Other evidence having been adduced , the coroner remarked on the mysterious nature of the case , after which , the jury " returned a verdict—' ' That the deceased had died from injuries to the scalp and brain , but how , or by whom inflicted , there was no evidemce to show . "

      I * atal Accident . —A coroner s inquest was held < n Thursday evening , at the Shakspeare Tavern , Powisstieet , AVoolwich , before Mr . J . C . Carttar , on the body of Mr . William Dakiii , a medical practitioner . It appeared from the evidence of Mr . Hair , an assistant to the deceased , that on that day fortnight he was returning from town in company with the deceased at a late ; hour at " night . When between the Sun in the Sands and the Earl Moira _, on the Shooter ' s Hillroad , the deceased alighted from his gig , and in attempting , to ascend , the horse made a sudden start .

      aud the deceased , who was in good health , was thrown backward on the ground . He was assisted into his gig , and at the time did not complain of any injury tolas head , but only to lis hip . On the following morning he complained ofhis head , and within twenty-six hours of the accident he was seized with a fit , and from that time was unconscious . A series of fits rapidly succeeded ; until between that time - and thc period of his death he had about 220 fits . Ihe cause ofhis death was concussion of the brain . Verdict , " Accidental death . "

      _FiuouTFUL Death of two Men * . —About eleven o ' clock oh Tuesday aight , owing to a rope giving way , which is used for drawing buckets up , at the colliery between Woodiiouse and Dronfield , an unfortunate man named _Hoidsiield was precipitated down the pit , a distance of forty yards , falling teet foremost on to tlie head of his master , Air . Joseph Corner , who was on the landing below . The weignt of the fall forced both men _through the landing into the water , ten yards in depth , from whence , they were got out dead

      in about twelve hours afterwards . About three yards below the above-named landing was another , upon which stood a man named George Hobson , who states that owing to the lights being put out by the falling mau , he saw nothing of the accident , although he heard _something wlui past liim witli great rapicity , and part ofthe lauding upon which he stood was carried away , aiid himself left in his perilous position in total darkness . Poor . Hoidsiield has left a wife , and several children , to deplore the untimely end of their ill-fated relatives .

      Death Caused by a _Fish-boxe . —On Friday Mi * . Wakley , M . P ., held an inquest at the King ' s Arms , Frederick-street , Regent ' s Park , on the body of Mary Ann Powell , aged fifty . The deceased was at breakfast , when the bone of a fish stuck in her throat , and brought on a violent fit of coughing , which terminated by blood flowing copiously from her nostrils and mouth . A surgeon was sent , for , who pronounced her to have broken a blood-vessel , and being unable to stay the bleeding , deceased expired in half an hour , perfectly sensible , and only articulated , " Pray for me . "—Verdict , Natural death from the bursting of a . blood-vessel . ¦

      Suicide ; in a Water Bun , —On _Frittey forenoon an inquest was held by Mr . . Yukiey , M . P ., ac the Britannia j Britannia-street , Gray ' s-in-roau , on the body of Elizabeth Haley , aged 46 , who committed suicide by drowning ¦ herselt in a water-butt . From the evidence it appeared that the deceased , with her busband , a man in the employ of Mr . Staples , the dust contractor , of Whitciriais , resided at No . 9 , Charlotte-street , in the above neighbourhood . About live weeks ago deceased lost her only child , a daughter , who died while giving birth to twins , and since thai time she had been in a very desponding state , frequently hoping that she should not belong before she iollowed her , but never giving utterance to any expression which could lead to a conjecture that she meditated self-destruction . Ou Tuesday afternoon last , about four o'clock , , a female lodger in

      the house named Ellis , seeing deceased looking about her , asked what she was looking for , when she replied , " What I shall find presently . " Shortly afterwards , the same person having occasion to go into the wash-house , found the door fastened within , and receiving no answer to her knocking , assistance was procured , and It was forced open , when deceased w as found with her heeis upwards aud head foremost in the Avater-butt , which was three parts tilled with water . She was immediately extricated and a surgeon sent for ,, who pronounced life to be quite extinct . Mr . Wakley having remarked that there had been nothing stated which tended to show that deceased Avas insane beyond the act of suicide itseif , the jury returned a verdict , " That the deceased drowned herself in a water-butt , but in what state of mind she was at the time there was no evidence to prove . "

      FlRELi ' AT . THE NORWOOD INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS . — About two o'clock on Wednesday morning , tliis establishment was thrown into the greatest consternation by the alarm of fire being given in different parts ol the building . It appears that upon the members ol the establishment retiring to rest . every thing seemed perfectly safe , and about two o'clock several of the _boysj- who were in bed , awoke , and found themselves _surfobnded Avith smoke and almost suffocated . They immediately left their beds , and began to ' search for the cause of th © annoyance , when they found that it

      proceeded from the gallery in the boys' school , which was enveloped in flames , and that they were fast approaching the ceiling of the dormitory room , where the boys were sleeping . The alarm was immediately given , every member of the establishment' _avus called up , and eA'ery means employed to extricate tbe chil drcn from then * beds , where many of them lay in ii state of stupor . A good supply of water being on the premises , the fire was' soon extinguished . Fortunately there is not one lifo lost , nor any one seriously hurt ' . _Seycral of tlie children received _slight burns in passing from their rooms to the yards , out nothing of importance .

      Serious Accident bv Fireworks . —During the night of Wednesday ( Guy Fawkes ' s Day ) several ver _* , serious accidents and explosions took place through the incautious use of fireworks . About half-past suveri o ' clock an accident occurred which was attended with very serious consequences in the family of Mr . William Cooper , of Mary ' s-place , Isabella-street , Lambeth . It appears that two of the elder boys were amusing themselves by making squibs , for which purpose they obtained a mortar to mix up tlie combustibles _; and , while engaged in the act , thc whole contents suddenly exploded , disfigured the lads ' , faces ,. and caused considerable damage to the apartment . The same night , between the hours of

      ninc ' and ten o clock , an alarming explosion occurred ou the premises of Mr . Page , residing in Lion-street , Westmizister-i'oad , a dealer iu fireworks . It seem a that a large quantity of fireworks of various descriptions Avas arranged round the front room and in the window for sale , and while the proprietor Avas attending to one . of his customers , a spark , fell upon one of the Roman candles , which instantly exploded , and sst fire to those in the top window , whicli was shattered to pieces by the shock . Fortunately no one was seriouslyinjured , but the lower part of the house was much burnt . The flames were extinguished by the aid of the neighbours and the police ol the L division .

      _ACCIDE-M AT THE GexERAL PoST .-OFl . ICE . —Oil Thursday morning a youth named Alexander Briskell , 15 yeara of age , fell from one of the third flour windows ofthe General Post-office , St . Martin ' s-le-Grand _, on to thc stone pavement below . The unfortunate lad , it appears , had been working by the side of his father , who is a plasterer , upon some scaffolding erected at the roar of the above building . He lies at St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital in a deplorable state ol suffering . The height frumwhiciike fell was between thirty aud forty feet .

      _Accident os tub Great _Wbsieen Railway . — _Bmsipi ,. TuAS » Ar . —Considerable apprehension was manifested this morning , in consequence of the nonarrival of tlie 0 a . ji . train from London for some time after the appointed hour , it being twelve o ' clock instead of ten before it reached this city . On inquiry at the station I learnt that the delay was occasioned at West Drayton . The down goods " train , which was upwards of an bom * behind its time , was backing on to the up lme , to make way for the down passenger train , which was then due , and expected to pass every

      minute , lhe transit ofthe good . ? train was beinu made , when the passenger train coming up atthe moment ran into a horse box , containing pigs . Very fortunate y the engiue driver , in consequence of being a Short time previously surrounded by . a thick fog , had shut off his steam , and therefore tlic speed at which the train was going was but slow . However , the horse box was shattered , and vet , whicli is most extraordinary , only one ofthe pigs ' was killed . Tiie engine of the passengers' train also sustained considerable injury , and tlie delay was occasioned by tlie necessity which arose for sending for a fresh engine .

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      COLLERY EXPLOSION . NINE LIVES LOST AND TEN OTHERS DREADFULLY BURNT . Warrixgtox _. Nov . 5 . —This morning at fivco ' _clock _, the No . 3 coal-pit , belonging to Messrs . Turner and Evans , at Ilitydock , _ncarKewton , Lancashire , caught fire , ( by some means at present not known , ) and a most tremendous explosion took _piacc , which uplifted and carried to a considerable distance tlie planks fastened at the mouth of the pit . These- collieries arc at work both night and day ; the night-men had just returneu trom the pit , and the dav men in tbe act of _desccuamg , nineteen of whom , had gone clown when the explosion occurred ; had it hap pened a few minutes later about twenty more would have shared thc same fate as their uiifo _' rtuuute companions . ; Some were . actually hanging bv the rope when ic took place . As soon as safety would pei _* mit , their leliowmeu went down to explore the full extent of the mischief , and nine dead bodies were found , amongst whom was that of a bov , who was so dreadfully mutilated that they were under the necessity cf putting hiia in a sack in order to get liim up .

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      _'ien men _weregabup alive , but all so seriously burnt ; that not the least hopes are entertained of their recovery ,-except one , who seems to have been ' * more fortunate . than the rest ; Theso most unfortunate men areuearly all married , and have left ) most oj them , large families to lament , and , it is to be fearedf grievously suffer , this their sudden , unexpected , and to them irretrievable loss . The inquest will take place at Haydock to-morrow . Since writing the above I have been informed of an accident b y gunpowder to a boy in this town , who , having some in bis hand , it ignited , and he is so seriously burnt that his life is despaired of .

      MYSTERIOUS AND MELANCHOLY SUICIDE . ( From the Jersey Times , Oct . 28 . ) It is our melancholy duty to-day to record one oi the most distressing occurrences which it has ever been our lot to bring under public observation . Miss Emily Bond , a young lady of considerable personal attractions , residing in St . Mark ' s-terracc , died on Saturday by her omi hand , under circumstances ofa peculiarly painful nature . A tale of mystery seems darkly to enshroud tin ' s melancholy affair , 0 A _* er which , perhaps , it were as well to draw a veil . It were needless for us on tho present occasion to disclose " every circumstance connected with the doleful act which has happened to fall undor our knowledge : it is Sufficient for us at the present moment to aver that _.

      from some cause or other , having either a proximate or remote connection with what in common parlance is designated " love , " the young lady in question had for some considerable period been labouring under a state of mind bordering upon insanity . The unhappy woman seems to have gone through the act with the most cool and deliberate premeditation . On the morning of thc day on which she perished , she spoke to the _landlady of the house in wliich she resided , in her usual manner , not betraying any symptoms of excitement beyond those generally incident to her character . She was last seen alive about" twelve o ' clock in the forenoon , about v . hioh period she retired to her bed-room , with the intention of again speedily coming down stairs for the purpose

      of making the usual preparations for dinner . Two hours passed away , and still thc unfortunate lady did not make her appearance , and the clock had already struck two , when it was considered necessary to arouse her from the slumber into which it was supposed she must have fallen . No answer being returned to the repeated knocks by the servant at the door of her chamber , a dread was inspired inthe minds not only of the landlady of the house and lier husband , but also of the young lady ' s father , that something unusual must have happened . To break open the door wns now the onlyalternativc left to put an cud to their suspense , and the old gentleman at this juncture is saicl to have expressed himself to the effect that he was prepared for the worst which might

      happen , thereby implying the general uncertainty connected with the state of mind of bis daughter . An entrance haA'ing been thus effected , the fears previously conceived now stood before them in dread reality , for , horrid to relate , thc first object wliich caught the eye was the lifeless body of tlie unfortunate woman suspended by the nock from the iron rod which stretches between the lower posts of tbe bedstead . Medical assistance being promptly called , no means which could be resorted to wei e able to restore animation , death having taken place at least two hours previously . Wc have proceeded thus far in our account of this melancholy affair , and we can anticipate tlio observations which wo imagine will be uttered in regard to ourselves . It has been stated that the tragical

      occurrence which has just taken place was attributable to an article published in this paper on Friday last ; and if tiie allegation be correct , wc beg thus publicly to express our most sincere sorrow and commiseration . The observations therein implied Avere grounded upon information with respect to the truth of which no doubt could be entertained . Here was a young woman plunged inthe most profound depths of that peculiar feeling which is said sometimes . to attach _universally to tlie human character . She had seen an individual for whom she luid cherished a warm affection ; letters , according to her own account , were said to have passed between the parlies , and the gentleman hinted at in her statement ofthe affair was stated to have professed towards her a

      warmth ot love almost equal to her own . She said that she had received letters from him , that atthe hour of night _whea no human eye beheld and no human ear heard , the lady and her sweetheart met together ; that circumstances happened whicli it were ncedies 9 that we should here ; detail , but which , if true , must ever cause the memory of tho deed to rankle in the breast of him who was its perpetrator . The day on whicli the last and final interview took place , the mind of the unhappy woman became agitated to an extreme degree . Her formercalm and innocent behaviour was now converted into frequent and incoherent reprehentions of him who she alleged was her deceiver . She offered up a fervent wish to God

      that her brother was on the spot , and that to him she might confide the terrible burden which pressed upon her hoart . The information Avas com'cyed to tlie individual who now pens these lines , and the article was written , not that it should affect thehcartor feelings of the unhappy woman , but that in might either strike to the core tho individual whoso _future peace of mind was so terribly at stake , or _C-VOsq _Jum to come forward and vindicate his _innoij _^ _uci _* Thus far and no farther will , we at present- proceed in this pur melancholy duty . It will _<* _s . be sufficient for ' us in addition to state that die unhappy woman had been previously confined ui a wad-house na a lunatic , and is said on . a former occasion to have attempted the crime of self-destruction .

      EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF LUNACY . One of the most extraordinary cases which has ever been recorded resulted from a commission of lunacy held on Saturday at the court-house in Wellolese-square , St . George ' _s-iii-the-East , before E , Winslow , Esq ., master in lunacy , and sixteen special Jurors , chiefly magistrates of the count )' , of whom George Tindall , Esq ., was foreman , to inquire as to the state of mind of H ' m § 8 r « h Qmy , a maiden lady of the advanced age of 83 , described in the commission as of " No , 8 . Cannon-street , St . George ' s , Middlesex , spinster . " The commission , which was unopposed , ivas taken out by the next of kin , S . J . B . Stunter , Esq ., of Hendon , Mrs . Page , wife of a city merchant , and a Mrs . Verrall , of Brinloy , the nephew and nieces of tho unfortunate lady , who possesses funded property to the amount of about £ 15 , 000 , and house property worth nearly Ao , 000 more .

      . Mr . Warren addressed the jury to the iullowjug effect : —Miss Carey was a maiden , lady upwards of eighty-three _yeais of age , and had resided in Cannonstreet-road for the last forty years , chiefly by herself , which would in some degree account for the development of her insanity . Sho had considerable property ; and as it was believed that large sums were concealed in thc house , that circumstance , and her singular modo of life , had attracted much attention . She lived in the most desolate condition , closely shut up , and the windows barricaded , many of which were broken by mischievous boys , « S _ c . She was attended by a female named Hammond . It had been found necessary fer the police to keep a vigilant watch for her protection , as whenever she ivas seen boys would

      assemble round the hou 38 , aud call out , " You old witch of Cannon-street , come out . " Several attempts had been made to break in . About three years since _herdelu-iions began , when her mLd appeared to have quite given way . She considers she has no money , and buys neither victuals nor clothes . In fact , she lived like a wild _. awma ! , and was jn a most _hoi-rible loathsome condition , insensible to tlie calls of nature , and altogether of most disgustingly filthy habits . Her house might , indeed , be compared to a pigstye . She kept her food till nearly rotten before she ate it , and was in the habit of hiding food and othor articles . A dead cat , nearly putrid , thrown into her area in August , she fancied was a rabbit , and said she would have it cooked . One delusion was that the French

      had landed and taken England , and were marching down tlie street . She imagined some were enamoured of her , and had sat at her window for six hours with an old cloth round her head for a turban . She fancied that a publican in the neighbourhood had murdered his wife , buried her in the house , and afterwards married a _beautiful girl , whom he had served in the same way ; also tliat other people had been murdered in Ratcliffe Highway , whose bodies were to bc brought and laid out In lier liouse . She mistook the seasons , fancying that snow was on thc ground in June , and that morning Avas evening , Ac . She would pick up pieces of glass and dirt in front of lier house , and hoard thorn up . She did not use either knife , fork , or spoon to eat her food , but tore

      it with her hands , and ate like a wild beast . She had a notion that a gentleman had offered her £ 4 , 000 to marry him . She did not appear to know what property she had . As safety was the object of the commission , which , but from motives of delicacy , would have been issued long before , if the facts he had detailed were proved in evidence , thejury , he would submit , could come to no other conclusion than that the poor creature was of unsound mind , and would have the satisfaction of knowing that they had been instrumental in shielding her person and property from injury . Elizabeth Hammond , the attendant , Dr . A . J . Sutherland , Mr . ' Queckett , surgeon , and other witnesses _, gave evidence bearing out the statements of the learned counsel , adding tliat she had not clothes

      necessary to cover lier , aud these were literally foiling off . She obiected to dress , and would not wash herself for fear of wasting soap . She luid not changed her under-linen twice iu twelve months , and her hair had not had a comb pass tlirough it for years , and it was a perfect mat . She . occasional ! y kept lier bed for three or four days without taking a morsel of food , and during that time no one had been allowed in her house . '" , ¦¦ _- . _- ¦ . - ' Thejury expressed a desire to go to Miss Carey ' s house , but on their arrival they could not at first gain admission at the street door . This object was at length effected by means of ladders at the back of the house , some men entering a back window , and opening the door . A mob of at least one thousand persons hsid by this time assembled in front of the house . So great was the effluvia emitted , that the windows were

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      directed ' to be all thrown ; open for _.-yentilation fir some time _Lelorethe jury . Ac , could be . induced to enter - _-. ' ¦ ' : ¦¦ ¦ - ¦ V" i \' . : >' _¦ ' ¦ : ¦ ' On ' proceedin ' g up stairs , her bedroom _^ _dc-oriwa _* found fastened , wliich she did . not attempt to open , notwithstanding loud and repeated knockings . : _-liie door was at length forced , and she was _found'by the . bedside in the most wretched state . The .. room and furniture were most filthy , particularly the bedding , . & c , which was very ragged , and her flesh literally begrimed with dirt . _a ¦ ., The j ury appeared satisfied , certainly glad to escape . from this wretched place , and on their return to the Court-house found a verdict— "That Sarah Carey was of unsound . mind , and had been so from 1 st October , 1842 . " . _,- ; : Thejury expressed a _desiro that immediate steps _, should be taken to protect the poor creature , which it was intimated would be promptly carried into effect .

      DREADFUL EXPLOSION AT LIVERPOOL . A dreadful explosion of gunpowder took place on Saturday evening , at a few minutes after seven o ' clock , in tiie" shop of Jlr . Richard Jones , ironmonger , No . 53 , Dale-street , by which Mr . Jones and his shop-boy were seriously injured , and severalother persons were hurt . Mr . Jones sold gunpowder by retail , and on Saturday evening a boy went into the shop to purchase a pennyworth . The shop-lad , John Buckstone , fur the purpose o ' f serving liim , went with a candle , to the rear of thc shop , where a canister was kept , having threo divisions for thc different qualities of gunpowder , and which , Avhon full , would contain , from 10 to lolbs . At the time , however , it was not full ; . it

      probably contained about S or lOlbs . ' " Buckstone has . not related , or is . ignorant of , the cause of the accident ; but there is little doubt that cither a spark from the candle , or the candle itself , fell into the canister and caused the explosion . In the shop window there was another parcel of powder , of from 15 to 20 ibs ., which was speedily ignited ; and the two explosions are said to have resembled , at a distance ot 50 paces , two distinct thunder-claps . The ' force of the explosions was so great as seriously to damage , not only the premises of Mr . Jones , but others adjoining them ; the shop window was completely _shattered—most of the articles exhibited therein wei _» thrown out , and Mr . Jones himself was literally blown into the street . Mr . Davies , the shopman ,

      who was standing near to and talking with his employer at thc time , is unable to give any satisfactory explanation of the disaster , for , as he was standing close to the counter , with his face in the direction of the street , it was , of course , impossible for him to see what Buckstone was doing in the rear of ths shop . But he describes the circumstances -which followed with-great minuteness . He say * that on hearing the explosion which was terrifically loud , lie felt that lie _ayus suddenly struck with something on the back part ofthe head , which has left a mark that lie will , probably , take with him to his grave , and which stretched him almost senseless on the floor . -Recovering himself as well as he was able , he made toward tbe spot Avherc he heard Buckstone

      groaning , and , in doing so , he stumbled over the lad who liad como in for the pennyworth of powder , and wlio was then lying on the floor . He immediately picked him up and threw him into the street ,, where he was caught by one of the by-stamlers and removed cut of the reach of danger . ' We believe he was 'vers * slightly injured . Mr . _tlavies was then pursuing his way towards Buckstone , _Avhcn the second expldsion took place . Then the whole of the shelves suddenly gave way , the partition-tvall which divided the office from the shop fell , and the whole of the shop from back to front was in flames . Tho . fearfully excited state of the young man ' s feelin » s at this moment it is impossible to describe , His first impulse was to rush up the

      staircase which led from the shop to the first flo _' or , but the burning timbers in that direction forbade thc attempt . He then placed his hands over his face and was darting through a dense mass of smoke and flame between hinr and the shep-door , when by some accident his coat caught against , a row of fenders , which lie pulled down , and this retarded his movements fora moment . How he got into the street we can scarcely tell , but , on reaching it , somo persons inthe crowd whicli had assembled extinguished theflamos , which Avereextending all over him , and conveyed him to the shop of Mr . Howell , surgeon , Dale-street , where the proper remedies were applied to his face , head , and body , which , to some extent , were rather seriously burned . The conduct of Mr . Davies is deserving of great

      praise . Though , fortunately , kis injuries are trifling compared with those received by Mr . Jones and Buckstone , yet he might have escaped almost unhurt if it had not been for liis laudable _endeavours'to savotlie lives of tlie two lads ; because , on recovering himself from the fall on the floor , _Iiq might easily have made his escape into the sti ; eet . The death of the lad who went in to buy tl » _£ 'powder would , in all probability , have onsucd ' _^ for lusj time lv interference . And tliis- -lads us to mention another instance of Yery prn _^ _worthy conduct which was evinced on this occ _^ ion by Mr . Westmor ? , a brazier , in Stanl _ey-street , for he it was who rescued Buckstone _, _» rom his perilous situation , At the risk of his own ! life he dashed through the thickest ofthe flames , awL

      inotwithstanding ihe injury _liisliandsand _facesiiS _" - i tained by bcin | ; exnosed to" the action' of fireVhe , succeeded in bringing the , lad into the street . Almost " all fhe ' _houses fo' a' ' considerable distance round Mr . Jones ' s were shakeii by the explosion , and even the premises bf Mr . " Daly , baker oh the opposite side of Dale-street , were injured . His shop windows was smashed by a coal-sciittle which was carried across the street from Mr . Jones ' s , and driven throught the sash . Eight large panes of glass were also broken in the Royal Hotel ,, and several panes were , also broken in the ' window ef Mr . Kearney , booksoller and stationer , next door . The Grecian Hotel , and also the spirit-vaults occupied by Mr . Selby , at the corner of Stanley-street , and nexi _flwr to Mr . Joiios ' s oh the right / escaped without iniurv .

      J \ ot so , however , the houses on the left and at the rear . Tiie liouse occupied by Mr . _Mathias , ' chandler , and _tli ? _PiiiBaii boot ml _$ m warehouse ab ? _vs that , were greatly shaken , and had a number of panes of glass smashed . The liouse in Avhich the explosion took place sustained , of course , the greatest damage . The lorce ofthe explosion not only burst the shop window , frame ar . d gldES , in pieces , but almost entirely gutted the first floor , forced the beams and joists under the first floor and also under the . shon from their holdings , and broke nearly every pane of glass in the upper part of thc house . The signboard in front of the premises it dislodged ; and , in fact , so completely sliook every part of the building from top to bottom as to render it uninhabitable , if not dangerous to pedestrians .

      Mr . JonesandBuckstouewereimmediatelyconvoyod to the shop . of Mr . Potter , surgeon , 76 , _Dale-street . where they were examined , and tlieir injuries found to be of an alarming nature . Mr . Jones ' s face presented a very black appearance . The hair of his head was completely burned off , and there was blood issuing from his mouth . His hands were partially denuded of skin , and the skin which , had not been burned away might be peeled off without any difficulty . One of his eyes had been closed by the effect of the fire , and on thc following day a portion of one

      of his fingers was picked up by Mr . Hewitt from amongst the rubbish in front of tb « _»] . op . Buckstone was ver . * .- much burned over thc hands , head ; and face . His head . was greatly swollen . He had _SCVfiYdl injuries on the abdomen , and the ignited state of his clothes liad burned 1 _^ patches of skin from ' various parts of liis body , All thc remedies which surgical skill could suggest were promptly applied , and then , as thc lives of both were considered to be in danger , they were removed to the Northern Hospital ; Veryfaint hopes were entertained of their recovery _.

      Besides the injuries to the four persons who were in the shop , several parties who were passing in front of Mr . Jones ' s , at the moment of the explosion , did not escape the effects . A doek-gateman , for instance " , received two or three slight cuts about the face and neck from thc broken glass whicli was . flying about in all directions . His coat-tails were also set on fire and partially burned . Mr . Hewitt , with two fire-engines and the watercarts , was at thc scene in a few minutes after the explosion took place ; so , also was Mr . Dowling and a strong detachment of . police . The engines , were vigorously worked from tlie water , in the carts , and in the course of an hour the fire was complcteiy . subdued . During this time , however , that the flames

      were at then * height a circumstance occurred which might have caused the destruction of many human beings . Mr . Hewitt entered tbe shop , and found a cask , covered with a piece of canvas , within about two feet of the doorway . The canvas at the time was on fire . Fearing that it might contain some combustible article , he ordered one of his men to remove it out of the way , and put it in one of . the watertubs from which the engines were supplied . The man carried it in its , ignited state through the street , which was very much crowded at tlie time , aiid threw it into the tub . Afterwards , when it' eame to be

      examined , it was . found to contain about 20 lbs . of gunpowder . _ On Sunday Mr . Hewitt went over the entire building , audi in the back room of tlie second story , found eight or nine casks , partially filled ¦ with the siime combustible material . . Iii a closet in the sanie _. ' room . he found a large quantity of the same , article packed in small cases . The whole , on being niixe _^ _ogetlier , filled eighteen ' casks . '" .. averaging between sixteen pounds ond eighteen pounds each . Li all about two and a half . hundred weight of gunpowder was found , and , by ' directions of Mr . Dowling , it was _immediately sent off to the _magazines .. ... „ .: _.-.... -.-,, .

      Had this immense mass of gunpowder been ignited , - the results would have been , in all probability , . extensively disastrous both to life and property .- " _.- ¦ / _, _; " " DEATn OF OXE OF -THE _StTFERERS . _—Ll _VERPOOI- Tuesday . —The boy Buckstone died early oriMonday morning . He is-a native of I . iverp ' ool _^ a ' nd a _^ ed fourteen years . Mr . Jones himself , we learn is going on as favourably as could be expected . He has partially recovered his sight , and is in other respects better . We cannot , however , as vet state that he is out ot danger .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 8, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_08111845/page/5/