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      Health Op Losdon During Thb Ware.—In The...

      Health op Losdon during thb Ware . —In the _? eek ending last Saturday , the deaths m the metropolis were only S _96 , a result which indicates a low rate of mortality at the present time as compared with thisseason in formeryears . During the last month , tho numbers returned weekly have been 1 OOL 957 , 938 , 911 , and 896 , exhibiting a continuous decline . In tho week corresponding to last , ofthe vears 1840-9 , they were never lower than 916 ,

      in seven ol the . ten weeks they ranged above 1 , 000 , and last year , when cholera was approaching and -various ep idemics were rife , rose to 1 , 138 . The average of the ten corresponding weeks , is 1 , 043 , which corrected for increase of population , becomes 1 , 133 ; the present decrease on this estimate is therefore 943 . In the eight principal epidemics , with the exception of diarrhoea , there is now a marked decrease ; diarrhoea was fatal to 81 persons ( two-thirds of whom were children ) , which differs little from the number of the same week of the last

      two years , but is more than the average of the corresponding ten weeks . At 3 , Elliott ' s-row , Londonroad , tbe son of a painter and glazier , aged eight years , died of English cholera , affpr seventeen hours' illness . On the 24 th of February , at 7 , Albert-street , the daughter of a gunsmith , aged four years , died from hydrophobia , caused by the bite of a rabid dog on the loth of _November last , according to the verdict ofa jury . Last week consumption was fatal to 93 persons there died on an average in former periods , 130 . Under other diseases of the respiratory organs , exclusive of hooping cough , the aggregate is 176 deaths ; formerly at this season , they have varied from 160 to 259 . The deaths of two persons are referred , ene to disease other to

      _arisinsj from intemperance , the injury during intoxication . One person died of want , and another is also supposed to have sunk from destitution . The former was a porter , of 73 years , in Parson s-court , St . Luke ' s . The latter , a single woman of 51 years , was found dead in bed , at 31 , Elizabethstreet , in the Church sub-district of Bethnal-grtjen . —The mean daily reading ofthe barometer , at the Jloyal Observatory , Greenwich , was above 30 inches thronghont the week ; the mean of the week was 30 * 168 inches . The mean temperature of the week was 42 deg . 8 min ., or 30 deg . 3 min . higher than the average ofthe same week in seven years . Fibe . —At thb "Examinee . " Printing-office . —On Sunday night , between nine and ten o ' clock , a

      fire broke out in the extensive range of premises belongum to Messrs . Reynell and Co .. the printers of the _ISxcuniner newspaper and other publications , situate in Little _Pultency-streetGolden-squa-e . The buildimr , which stretched over Mary and Williamyard , was three floors high , of considerable depth , and containing a vast amount of property . The inhabitants of one of the _hsuses at the rear of the printing-office had their attention directed to the first floor by perceivinij an unusual glare of light shining through the windows , but , as it was generally believed that some of the men were at work on the premises _, no particular notice was taken of the circumstances for some time , when at last the lire told its own tale hy breaking through the windows , and

      rushing np the back of the _bui'dinsr . Messengers -ware then despatched in sundry directions for assistance . Tho fire at length assumed such an alarming aspect that the numerous residents atthe rear of the printing-office commenced removing their furniture to a more distant part for protection . The firemen carried the hose of tbeir engines up tbe stairs , and even mounted tbe roof , by which means tbey were enabled to get the fire out by 12 o ' clock , but not until a serious amount of property deposited in the three upper floors was destroyed , or so injured by the beat as to be comparatively worthless . The -valuable steam engine aad machines , it is understood , have not received any injuiy . owing to being in the floor below rhe one in which tbo fire commence- ] The orisin of the misfortune cfinld not be ascertained .

      Fire sear the Olympic Theatre . *—On Sunday night _^ ahout nine o ' clock , a fire , nearly attended with the loss of two lives , happened atNo . 7 , Cravenhnildings _. Drury-lane , opposite the stage door of the Olympic Theatre . It commenced in the groundfloor , and was discovered by Mrs . Ilatton , the wife of the owner ofthe premises , through hearing one of her children screaming violently . She repaired to the back parlour , when she found the bed in which her two children were on fire . By a desperate effort she pulled one of her children out , but she had not strenght left to rescue the other . Having giving an alarm , assistance came , and the remaining child was taken out . The Royal Society ' s escape and brigade engines were so m on tbe spot , and the fire was happily confined to that part of the premises in -which it began .

      Fikk _ix the Borough asd Loss of Life . — On Sunday night , at a late hour , a fire , unfortunately attended with a loss of life , happened on the premises belonging to Mr . A . Solomons , a farrier , carrying on businessatNo . il , Little _Falcon-court _, Red Crossstreet * , Borough . It was disenveredby a person living nest door , who had his attention directed to a strong smell of something burning . He therefore went into his backyard , to endeavour to ascertain the cause , when he perceived smoke pouring forth from the window . Having raised an alarm , he sent to Southward bridge road Station for the assistance of the firemen . Two engines from tbat depot immediately started for tbe scene , the ground floor was so full of smoke tbat it was with great difficulty any one could en'er . The

      neighbours and firemen , however , succeeded in forcing their way through with buckets of water , which they threw upon tbe flames . As soon as the smoke had in some measure cleared away , ihey beheld a fearful scene . Upon the floor was _lyineMrs . Solomons , completely encrcled with fire . Plenty of water having been thrown into the building , the fire waa eventually extinguished , when it was found that Mrs . Solomons was so frightfully burned that it was feared she would not recover . A medical gentleman was sent for , who arrived immediately , and pronounced life extinct How tbe fire originated could not be ascertained , the unfortunate female being the only party in the house at the time . Neither tiie building nor the contents were insured .

      Fire os Board a Steam-ship . —Saturday night last a fire broke out in tbe Trident steam ship , the property of the General Steam Navigation Company , lying _alongside of St . Katherine ' s Dock Steam "Wharf . Whilst the crew were packing goods in the after hold a box filled with fuzees fell into that compartment ofthe ship , and tbe contents exploded . Two of the ship ' s crew who were in the hold were frightfully burned , and were removed to the hospital , -where they remain ii a precarious state . Thc ship ' s company and wharf labourers succeeded in getting the fire extinguished . -5 * .

      Fire near _Spitalfiei-os . Church . —On Monday morning last a tire , which caused great alarm , and was attended with considerable damage , occurred in the premises belonging to Mr . J . N . Thompson / a wholesale , and export shoe manufacturer , No . 8 , Church-street , Spitalfields , a few doora from the parish church , _information being sent to the proper quarters , ar strong body ef police arrived , and two engi *> e 3 "belongin'i to the parish , with four more of the London fire Establishment . The mains afforded an abundant supply of water , fmm which the parish engineer and London brigademen set to work , but in spite of their most strenuous exertions the flames could not be got out until the lower part of the premises was gutted and the upper part severely injured . Mr . Thompson was insured in the Sun and Anchor fire-offices .

      Sudden Death . — -On Saturday last , Mr . Cartel ' held an inquest at the Black Horse public-bouse . Thomas-street , Kotherhithe , on the body of Mrs . "Mary Ann Redman , aged forty-eight years , who died under very melancholy circumstances . The deceased was the wife of Mr . Thomas Redman , an outfitter , carrying on business at No . 43 . Russell-street , Rotherhitbe . On the previous Thursday _afternoon a sister ofthe deceased called upon them from Brighton on a visit , having been from London many years . The deceased was in very good health and * spirits , and having sat down in the parlour , they were talking together , when the deceased suddenly fell on the floor in a state of insensibility . An alarm was raised and a medical gentleman sent for , when Mr . Porter ,

      the surgeon , of Rotherhithe . promptly attended , and opened a vein in tbe tbe arm , but all efforts to restore animation were of no avail , as the vital spark bad fled . The cause of death was an attack of apoplexy , brought on by excitement , The _deceased has left a family of nine children . The coroner having _remarked onthe melancholy nature of the case , the jury returned a verdict of "Died by the visitation of God . " Dbath bv _Suffocation . —On Saturday last Mr . "Wakley held an inquest at Hillingdon , ou the body of "William Yost . The deceased had been married on the preceding "Wednesday ; on returning from _chu-ch he called on his son-in-law , a man named _Hopkins ; a quarrel ensued betwen them , and a fight took place ;' they were separated by a man named

      "Pope , at whose bouse the wedding dinner was to take place , and to . which the deceased accompanied Pope . Shortly after having sat down to dinner he arose suddenly from the table and left the room . Pope followed him , when befell and expired before assistance could be obtained . It appeared that "Hopkins had been taken before the magistrates on Thursday , on a charge of manslaughter , and was < ut on bail . The Coroner adjourned the inquest till Monday , in order that a postmortem examination of the body might be made , and on the re assembling of the jury evidence was given that the brain was

      excessively c > nge " ted , and the smaller vessels full of red biood ; the death was attributable to apopl xy . At the suggestion of the coroner , Mr . _Jeuninjrs , the surgeon made a further examination of the " body , the resnlt of which was the finding a large piecs of _iieat comp letely wed ged in ths opening of the . throat _, en .-irely blocking up the aperture . of the air-passage , and caosing suffocation . The jarv , after expressing tueir _t _-atisfaetion at tbe excul pation of Hopkins , rctnrneu a verdict that " Death had been caused _accidental . . " ' ' - by the lpdgmentin the throat of a large piece of un _^ st'cated meat . !' . The pices of meat weighed two o _^ _wa . _and a half .

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      Dktermixed Suicide On Monday a person named Vincent , who lodged in tbe house of Mrs . Wells , a tobacconist , who carries on business at 35 , Regent-street , Westminster ; committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a pistol . ' The barrels of the weapon burst upon the discharge taking place , and inflicted frightful injuries upon thc upper portion of his person . His death was almost instantaneous ; and it is stated that the condition of mind which led him to comm it the rash act , was produced by long-continued suffering from illness . A Fame Alarm . —On Tuesday nig ht about eight o ' clock a quantity of smoke a nd sparks was observed to issue from the roof of the Olympic Theatre , and a cry of "fire " - was at once , raised . Messengers started off for the firemen , and in a few minutes several eng ines were on tho spot , ineir services , however , were not required , as it was previously discovered that the _alarming appearances on the roof wero occasioned by a fire that was used by

      some workmen who were emp loyed [ m soldering a pipe on a roof near the stage of tho theatre . When the cry of " fire ' - ' was raised m the street , the manager immediately ordered the upper windows and ventilators " to be closed , by which means the audience were prevented from hearing the noise . The generally fatal consequences of a panic-stricken rush were thus in all probability avoided . The Cbbmobn e Garden's . —At the annual licensing meeting forthe Kensington division of Middlesex , Mr . Flood , sen ., who was for many years the chairman of the bench , opposed the renewal of the license for the above place of entertainment , on the ground that the proprietors conducted it in a manner which involved a , great desecration of the Sabbath . The license was suspended until the adjournment day , the 30 th March ; the managers being directed on that day to present to the bench a memorial , stating in writing how they would conduct the gardens , and if it was approved of , the opposition to the license would be withdrawn .

      Boiler Explosion . —A most alarming accident occurred on Tuesday morning , between , the hours of seven and eight , at the Albion Brewery , Camdentown , belonging to Messrs . Baker and Son , from the explosion ofa boiler , of six-horse power , which has resulted in the total destruction ofthe interior df the premises , besides causing a great devastation of property to the houses adjacent . So fearful was the explosion , that the neighbourhood of Hampstead and Highgate felt the effects so severely , that they feared at first it proceeded from the shock of an earthquake . The bouses in Caroline-place , to the left of the brewery , have had the whole of the windows completely shattered , and most serious

      alarm was caused to the inhabitants by a tremendous shower of bricks falling into the back gardens . A part of the boiler , 221 bs . in weight , was blown upwards of 300 yards to the rear of the premises of the British Queen public house . There were only five workmen on the premises at the time of the accident , none of whom have received any serious injury . One man , who was in the mashtub close to the engine at the time of tbe explosion , escaped with only bis cap being blown off , whilst another was blown through a door into an inner room , but was not injured . The cause of the accident is not known , nor has the amount of damage caused by it been ascertained .

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      Alleged Murder At Bristol.—A Good Deal O...

      Alleged Murder at Bristol . —A good deal of excitement prevailed on Sunday last in the neighbourhood of St . James ' s Bristol , in consequence of its becoming known that during the night a man named Joseph _Prigg , had been apprehended by the police , and was in custody at the central station , Bridewell-street , upon a charge of " wilfully murdering _Margaret Culley . " As far as can be gathered it would seem that the parties had cohabited together , and that some quarrel having occurred between them in the street , Prise knocked his companion down _.

      She got np and followed him to the corner of St . James ' s Back , where he again struck her down in a savage manner , and while she was upon the ground kicked her with much ferocity about the head , and jumped upon her . She was taken up by some bystanders and carried to the infirmary , but upon her arrival there , at between one and two o ' clock on Sunday morning , she was found to be dead . Information having been given to the police , a search was made for the man Prigg , who was ultimately found in bed at a cook shop in the neighbourhood , and was at once taken to the station house . —Monday . —The

      coroners inquest was commenced at the Dolphin , Marlborough-street , Bristol , before J B . Grindou , Esq . The accused , who is about forty-five years old , was present in enstody . —Mr . H . A . Hore , house surgeon to the Infirmary , deposed that when the deceased was brought to that institution , at about one o ' clock on Sunday morning , she was dead . Witness had made si post mortem examination of the body . Externally there was a small wound on the head , over the left temple , and one over the left eye . Witness examined the cavities , and was of opinion that death was caused by concussion of the brain , the result of violence . —Caroline Davis lived at the house of Mrs . Williams , . Deep street , where deceased lodged . On Saturday deceased was in good health . At about a quarter past one o ' clock on the night of Saturday witnrss was standing . near the butcher ' s shop on St- James ' s Back , and Culley was a few yards from her , The prisoner Prigg went up to the deceased , and calling her by some coarse name , said ,

      " I'll kill you for not getting my shirt ready . " He then knocked her down , and while on tbe ground kicked her twice . Deceased was tipsy , and so was Prigg . —Maria Williams , wife of Daniel Williams , of Deep-street , examined : Margaret Culley , lodged with me . She had been acquainted with Prigg eleven years , and used to wash his shirts for him . On Saturday deceased was in good health . At half-past nine o clock that morning Prigg came to see her , and asked her if she would wash him a shirt by one o ' clock . She said she would do se , but afterwards took a glass or two of beer and went to sleep . He came for his shirt at between four and five o ' clock in the afternoon , and she was called down stairs to him . He said , ' - Have you got my shirt finished ? " She replied , No , Joseph , I have not . " He then said , making use of very improper language , " I'll be your butcher before I go to bed . " He afterwards said , " I'll do it if I catch hold of her , " and went away . The deceased last left witness ' s house at about nine

      o ' clock that night . ' She was sober , and apparently in good health . —Richard Masters , of Fox ' s-court , Sab orning man , stated that he was passing along St . ' ames ' s Back , at about one o ' clock on Saturday night , and saw the prisoner strike down a woman , but was not near enough to see whether he kicked her or not . After he had knocked her down he ran away . Witness and some others helped up the woman , and finding her insensible and bleeding conveyed herto the infirmary , on her arrival at which the doctors pronounced her to he dead . —A boy named West likewise deposed to seeing Prigg strike the girl at an early part ofthe evening ; she did not then " fall down , but followed the man down St . James ' s Back . —This being the whole of the evidence the coroner summed up , and the jury , after a _f-hoi t consultation , returned a verdict of " Manslaughter against Joseph Prigg , " who was straightway committed on the coroner ' s warrant for trial .

      Extensive Robbery at the Swan Hotel , Bristol . —Early on the 1 st inst . it was discovered that a serious robbery of plate had taken place at the Swan Hotel , Bridge-street , from wbich property had been abstracted to the value of - £ 50 . The thieves having managed during the day to conceal themselves in a cellar of the house cut through the panel of a door leadin g to the tap of tbe hotel , where they regaled themselves with bread and cheese and brandy . After they got into the inn , where they made their way to a bedroom , in which the plate was kept , and possessed themselves of a great number of spoons , ladles , -fee ,

      _Isckhdiaet Fires in Bucks . —The utmost alarm prevails throughout this extensive agricultural county , in consequence of the numerous thrertening letters which have been received during the past month by farmers . In many cases the threats contained in these communications have been carried into effect . Two extensive fires haye just taken place at High Wycombe , destroying a large quantity , of valuable farm produce . On Friday , the 1 st inst , about midnight , the bam on the farm in the occupation of Mr . R . Wheeler , situated about a mile from the town , was discovered _^) be in flames ; and before assistance could be obtained , it was wholly consumed ; its entire contents , consisting of a large quantity of oats ( thrashed and in sheaves ) , a valuable machine , and a quantity of farming implements , being burnt atthe

      same time . By the aid of the labourers and others the fire was prevented from spreading to the outbuildings and stabling , in which were several valuable live cattle , the whole of which were fortunately saved from destruction . On the previous evening , shortly after eight o ' clock , a large stack of wheat , and an oat rick , were fired on the farm of Mr . J . Williams , at Wycombe-heath , and both were entirely consumed . By the timely arrival of the engines from Wycombe the fire was confined tothe two ricks in which it broke out . Had it not been for this circumstance the destruction of several other valuable corn ricks would have been inevitable . It is hoped that a clue has been obtained to the dastardly perpetrators of these agrarian outrages . '' - ' •¦

      The Game Laws .-Two Men SnoT . —Another serious occurrence took place at Barnsley , on the morning of the 27 th ult , arising out of the Game Laws , on an estate belonging to , the Right Hon . Lord Wharncliffe , at Carlton . It appears that a solicitor named Westmorland , residing at WakeGeld preserves the game on thi 3 estate , and employs a person named Joseph Hunter , as a gamekeeper . This man , along with his son and another " person , accompanied with a large bull dog , were out watching in a wood called _Noreyds _, and at three o ' clock a . m . four persons came into the wood , of whom two . ran away on seeing the keeper-and his men , and the other two named Moody and Gibson , were seized , when a regular fight took place .. ' After a severe struggle Gibson

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      was seized by the dog , and Moody extricated himself from his opponents and _yasjrunnjngjawayi _jp hen the younger Hunter shouldere'd his " gun and . struck one of the locks ; which missed fire ; - He then fired the other barrel at Timothy Moody , and shot him in the thigh , and wounded , him severely . On Saturday last a person named Cherry , of Barnsley , along with many , more , were running after the Badsworth hounds , which had ran through the above wood , and while Cherry and two companions were in tho wood , Joseph Hunter , who was ahout twenty yards from them , without speaking a word to -them deliberately shouldered his . gun and shot at Cherry , and wounded hira in the left arm and side , and the jacket which he had on at tho time appears as if it had received the whole of the charge of small shot . ' Our correspondent adds—the police appear to take no notice of the matter . But how would it have been had a gamekeeper been shot ? -Daily Actus . . - - - _ _ . _«*

      Devon and Exeter Savings Bank . —At the annual meeting of the trustees and managers of this establishment which was held ih Exeter last week , it was stated in the report that the " actuary of the concern had mixed up his own accounts with those . of the bank , and that practise had continued from 1825 to December , 1849 . In December , 1849 , there was a balance due to the bank of £ 1 , 471 . The committee required that the sum should be immediately paid , which was done , and a detailed statement since 1826 was furnished , by which the average monthly amount

      due by the actuary to the bank was £ 1 , 586 . The loss which the bank has sustained is the interest those sums would have produced , if they had been invested with the rest of the capital , and the committee suggest that the actuary should becolled upon to pay that interest .. The report also stated , that the business of the bank was conducted in the most admirable manner , and the concern was placed upon as firm a foundation as any establishment of the kind in the kingdom . The report also censured the auditors for having overlooked the irregularitiescommitted b y the actuary . The report was adopted .

      The Aylesbury Savings Bank . — By the Canada , which has arrived at Liverpool on its re _,-turii voyage from America ; information , has reached Aylesbury that Stratton , who robbed the bank of that town of nearly £ 1 , 000 , has landed , at New York with his wife and family . The Canada is the vessel in which he sailed from England . Captain Judkins , the commander , saw him shortly before he left New York for England , driving in a carriage along the Broadway of the city , apparently in'high spirits . Mr . James secretary of the savings bank ( in whose employ Stratton was as his clerk , ) has been defrauded by him of upwards of £ 90 . £ 25 , of which he had received from Mr . Thompson , a client of his employer , which he had embezzled aiid never

      accounted for . Stratton is in debt to nearly every respectable tradesman in the town — drapers , ironmongers , plumbers , watchmakers , hairdressers , coachmakers _, and _upholsteres , being amongst the sufferers . In order to prevent Mr . James ascertaining , the precise amount of his defalcations connected with the business of his office , he either took away with him , or as destroyed , Mr . James ' s cash and disbursement books and other , documents . Should he not surrender to his bankruptcy , before Mr . Commissioner Fane , on the 14 th inst . find this , of course , is not to be expected ) he will be proclaimed to be an outlaw , in the usual course ; and steps , it is conjectured , willbe taken to cause hit-apprehension in America , and bring him to England . From his extravagant style of living while he resided in

      this town , compared with the amount of salary and pecuniary resources , it is not expected that the " purse" he has taken with him to New York will enable him to lead a life bf idleness in the United States for any length of time . It is supposed that there will be a shilling in the pound for his creditors under the bankruptcy . The Stanfield Hall _Propertt . — Since thc family ofthe late Mr . Jermy have left their residence at Stanfield-hall , it has remained tenantless , the gatekeeper being left in charge . On Saturday last , however , two men , named Jermy and Lamer , who have previously put forward claims to the estate , contrived to gain an entrance into the hall , and retained possession until tho police were sent for , but the intruders prudently withdrew before the arrival of the authorities .

      Firs at Loughborough Barracks . —On Sunday night a fire occurred at the above place . The barracks are occupied at present by a troop of the third Dragoon Guards . At the bottom . of the barrack yard is a large dung pit , sunk below the surface , and walled round , to the height of several feet above it . It has been thc custom to thro w ashes , as well as manure from the stables , into this pit , and sometime on Sunday , some hot cinders appear to have been thrown in with a quantity of ashes . These set five to the manure , and iu the course ofthe evening the attention of an officer was called to it ,

      but he considered there was no danger . Near to the dung pit is a stable in which one of the officers ( Lieutenant Croker , we believe ) had four horsesthree hunters and a trooper . In the outer wall of the stable is a small aperture to carry off the drainage , and just opposite is a similar aperture to admit it into the dung pit . Tho flames appear to have spread through these apertures and set fire to the litter in the stable , and on Monday morning the four horses were found suffocated . It is stated that the horses wero valued at from £ 300 to £ 400 . The damage done to the building was slight .

      The Fatal Affray at the Dorchester Protection Meeting . —At Dorchester , on Monday , Mr . John Brake , of Sydling , the farmer who baB heen sworn to as the party who struck down and killed the lad , William Allen , in tho affray after the Dorchester protection meeting , was summonod to appear before the borough justices , on the charge of having caused the death of the boy . The boy ' s father was not attended by a legal gentleman , as on a former occasion , and it is said that he sought the services of nearly all the attorneys in the town in vain . Mr . Manfield attended for the accused . Two of the witnesses who were examined before the coroner—viz ., Sergeant Fitzsimons and J . Vincent ,

      and two additional witnesses—viz ., T . Hardy , and I . Hodges , a little deaf and dumb boy , were called by the father , and they distinctly and firmly swore to Brake being the party who knocked down the boy . Hardy said ho saw him knock the lad down as they knock down a cow , and the little dumb boy , who was examined through bis brother ( acting as an interpreter ) said he was standing near to the deceased when he was struck down . On being asked to look round the court to identify the man . ( Brake having just been withdrawn by his solicitor ) he replied he was not present . In the midst of his examination Brake returned , and some time afterwards on his being again desired to point out the party , he went over and laid his hand on Mr . Brake . The witnesses

      were subjected to a severe cross-examination , which produced some discrepancies as to the position ofthe parties at the time the blow wa g struck , and also as to the dress worn by tie party who struck the blow—some describing the coat as dark , others as light , though they agreed that it was not a black one , and was an over-coat . After an examination which lasted until four o ' clock in the afternoon , the magistrates decided on sending the case to the assizes , but admitted Mr . Brake to bail . PLTMouin . —On Tuesday morning , at a quarter after nine o clock , a very serious accident occurred at the Plymouth station of the South Devon

      Railway . The goods train due about half-past eight o ' clock , being very heavily laden , was about half an hour after its time . On approaching the _etatioR the guards found it impossible , owing to the : slippery state of the rails , to stop the train , it rushed impetuously into the station , and the engine went through the wall and partition-work at the west end . The engine fireman , James Bolt , is dangerously cut about the head ; the driver , Tunstall , seeing the danger , jumped off , and ran along the platform . The engine , the Corsair , a new one , lately purchased by the company at a cost of nearly £ 4 , 000 , is very much shattered . The accident will cause no interruption to the traffic of the line .

      Port of Folkestone . —Tho import business of this newly appointed port has so much increased since the privdego was accorded to it of importing silks and other valuable goods from the Continent , that it has been found requisite to strengthen the corps of the revenue department from the'headquarters in London , in order to meet the requirements of the public service , arid afford tho requisite accommodation and despatch toxrade ,

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      Suicide Op A Military Officer In Paisley...

      Suicide op a Military Officer in Paisley . —It is our painful duty to record the death of Lieut . Kohle _. of her Majesty ' s 27 th regiment of foot , by his own act , which sad event took placo in thc Paisloy Barracks , last week . Be left the houso of agentleman in town about eleven o ' clock , apparently in his usual health and spirits , and was next morning found suspended from the stair-rail in his quarters , by his . own sash . Tho cause of his committiii' - this rash act is not known , but is supposed to havc _^ heen the result of temporary insanity . His remains were interred on Friday ; Ihelst inst ., in the Abbey Churchyard , - with lull military honours . —North British Mail .

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      The Early Sowing Of Potatoes.Is Now Carr...

      The early sowing of potatoes . is now carried on to such an extent , and such general preparations for the planting of that crop are in progress throughout the'country , that apprehensions are already felt for the consequences , should' another _'blifht unfortunately occur . -Once more the fate of Ireland " will ho risked on thc potato 1 , : ¦ , Sixty-five cases ofcholeva have been reported in the Cahirciyeen union , thirty _ofythesi having proved fatal . ; ; The appearance of tho epidemic"hi Valcntia is also reported . _ : A wretched-looking woman named Bridgctt Mann has been sentenced to ' death at the ' _'Boscommon Assizes , for the murder - of her nejvJj-jwrn

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      At the Tjrim Assizes a man named Charles Coyle has been found guilty of the murder of a woman named Catherine Gaffney , . andj , e _^ ' ' Deaths from Starvation . —Deaths from destitution are still of everyday occurrences in-Ireland , and the details which ' are elicited at . the inquests on those occasions reveal a fearful amount of suffering and privation amongst the peasantry . At an inquest hold onthe body of a labourer , named Patrick pane , at the slate quarries in Tipperary , last week , it appeared that tho poor man had been seeking for work to tho last ; that ho was returning home in . the evening when he fell from . exhaustion , and expired on the spot . Bis wife deposed that for several days their food consisted'of a few turnips , gratuitously a a aI . _* _rp _. _in-. _AooiTOti _-n _wr > n * n _TtfXTf \(* A OnaiMGS _OavIa

      given by . the neighbours , with a little Indian meal mixed in water . They had often only a meal a day of such food . It was with great reluctance she acknowledged the destitute manner in which she and her husband lived , and she said she would not tell it but for being on her oath . Another inquest of the same kind is reported along with the preceding one in the Nenagh Guardian , " The house in which tho body lay , " , says that journal in describing , the second case , " was almost . roofless , one end of it being dilapidated . There was no appearance of fire , food , or covering in it . Although the deceased was only twenty-three years of age , yet from her palid appearance , and the hueless and _fleshloss state of her body , sho appeared to bo as old as sixty . "

      . An . attempt was made last week to dislodge the poor people who , since the famous wholesale eviction at Toomavara , have been seeking shelter in earth hovels about the ruins of that village . The land bailiff of the Bev , Massy Dawson , the landlord , was assisted by thirty men on the occasion , and they went to work levelling . Tbe Incumbered Estates Commission have , at length , encountered a difficulty which obliges them to have recourse to a court of law . It occurs in the construction of a will in the matter of the estate of Charles Denroche Purcell , and Baron Richards , the chief commissioner , announced on Saturday last that a ease should be prepared for tho opinion of a court of law , at the same time that they ( the

      commisioners ) might : feel it their duty to aet independently of that opinion . . ' _, ' . _' . ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : . Tenant-Right Movement in Ulster . —In general , the proceedings of the tenant-farmers in the northern province have been characterised by moderation , whilst the claim of tenant-right , founded upon long usage and the custom ofthe country , has been advocated with the utmost zeal and energy . Tho exceptions , when , violent and inflammatory appeals were uttered , have been comparatively few . A Scene in Court . —The Judge at Fault . — Judg e Meore opened the commission at Carrick-on-Shannon , on Friday . His Lordship , in addressing the grand jury , said it was unnecessary for him to give any direction . : upon the duties they had to

      discharge , for seldom , perhaps , in any county m Ireland did a calendar disclose a less amount of crime , both as to its quantity and quality , than the one now before him . . The number of cases was small , and , with . one exception , the quality ofthe offences were such as wouldnecessarily exist in any county , however peaceable and well-disposed ., Be hoped that the state of the calendar presented riot only an improvement in the moral condition of the inhabitants , but that it afforded a proof the county itself was in a state of prosperity . —Lord Clements and three or four ofthe grand jurors here said "No , no . "—Judge Moore regretted that such was not . the case , and that the country was riot improving in the absence of crime . — -Lord Clements stated the calendar did

      not contain upon the face the amount of crime that was committed in their county . Upon it should appear a list of servants , of the government whohad plundered them . The county was in the position of one that had fallen amongst thieves ; they were plundered by those officers , who behaved in a manner highly reprehensible . The grand , jury were highly : indignant at the conduct tho government had shown towards them . —Judge Moore interrupted his lordship , and said : My Lord Clements , I have nothing to do with that . If there was any impropriety or misconduct on the part of any public officer , you must tako tho proper steps to remedy it . —Mr . _M'Ternan : Lord Clements alluded to the paid guardians , my lord . ( Laughter . )—The matter here dropped _. Emigration to Buenos Atres . —The Irish Poor

      Law Commissioners recommend Buenos Ayres as a field for emigration from Ireland , the price of labour being excessive , and an especial demand for that work which the Irishman is peculiarly adapted to supply , such as hedging , ditching , and other agricultural work , cattle keeping , farming , and the driving of flocks from district to district . A clerical preferment has becomo vacant by the death of the very Rev . the Dean of Leighlin , which took place on Saturday last . State . of Crime . —There is this remarkable feature in the assize intelligence , that the bulk of the oases for trial in most ofthe counties are connected with the distress and disorganisation resulting from the famine . In the south , crimes of an agrarian

      character , which , m former years , used to render the circuits so protracted , and send many unhappy wretches to the gibbet or to a penal colony , are now comparatively rare , whilst highway robberies and plunder of provisions contribute to swell the calendars . Even in Tipperary the murder cases are few , whilst thero are upwards of one hundred persons charged with larceny , "in the majority of instances superinduced by the distress prevailing , in the country . The most serious cases tried at the assizes of Clare were those of some females convicted of setting fire to houses ; and it appeared that they adopted this mode of qualifying themselves for a prison , after they bad vainl y endeavoured to obtain admission to thc workhouses . ¦

      Last week , the Sub-sheriff of the Queen s County , accompanied by a body of police , tinder Robert C . Reade , Esq ., S . I ., of Abbeyleix ; took possession under an habere ot the " Grennan * ' house and ; _domain belonging to the Earl of Orkney , which had been deserted by the late tenant , Mr . Lalor : The house had been previously occupied illegally , and it is stated that there were nearly- £ 000 rent due on it , besides poors' rate and county cess . TnE Queen ' s Colleges . —The Right -Rev . Dr . Murphy , Roman Catholic Bishop of Cloyne and Ross , has issued an address to the clergy of the diocese , in which he " echoes the emphatic pronouncement ofthe highest authority in the Catholic

      Church , that tho Queen ' s Colleges in Ireland are dangerous to faith and morals . " The Repeal Association . —The Association met on Monday at Conciliation Hall , Alderman Moran in the chair . A petition to parliament praying that the grant to the public hospitals in the city should not be withdrawn was adopted , Mr , O'Conneil gave notice of motion to prepare a petition praying that the Lord-Lieutenancy of Ireland should not be abolished . He next referred to the debate in the House of Commons relative to the franchise , and 6 tated that the bill destroyed the franchise of occupation , in which the popular strength lay . The rent was £ 1114 s . 3 d .

      The Charge against Mr . Kknealt . —Mr . Kenealy , the barrister , who has been committed foi * trial , on a chargo of cruelty to his child , has addressed a letter to the Cork Examiner , in which he ascribes the interference of the law in his case to a conspiracy on the part of the Whigs . He says , * ' My cV fence of the Irish repealers m 1848 still rankles in the hearts of those parties ; my recent exposures of Lord Clarendon and the Whigs in Cork , have filled their cup of bitterness to the brim , and they are now spilling some of their venom upon me , taking advantage of an accident trivial in itself , and which might have happened to tho best and wisest man on earth . "

      REPUDIATION . The subjoined resolutions , drawn up by Mr . D . J . Wilson ; ot Belvoir , have heen received and adopted by . a majority of . the grand jury ofthe county of Clare , now assembled for the despatch of business at the Spring Assizes : — "We , the grand jury ofthe county of Clare , assembled atthe Spring Assizes , 1850 , feel compelled to enter our solemn protest against the expressions of approbation and gratitude conveyed by some of the Irish members to the Premier on the occasion

      of his spopch relating to the state- of Ireland , and his intentions with regard to government advances . " 1 . Because we consider tho statement reported to have been mado by him , that our deplorable situation is _attributable to successive years of famine , and not to legislation , is not correct . Providence inflicted a blow upon us under which we reeled—legislation , framed with the express intention of relieving us , waa of so mischievous a nature as nearly to lay us prostrate : each day aro our resources being diminished ; each day are our liabilities being increased . while in

      " 2 . Because tho statement that ono fifteen was receiving relief off the poor-rates in _England , only one in twenty-seven was receiving in freland , was most disingenuous , and calculated to mislead—first , in roforenco to the immense disproportion of property available to the support of the poor . in England as compared with that of Ireland applicable to the same purpose ; secondly , as taking an _average of the . four provinces of Ireland , when it was au indisputable fact that the great distress was confined to the south and west . Inmany of these , districts the proportion receiving was as one to four , taking thc census of . 1841 , even though , in the . opimon of the most ' practical men , that census has in several cases , been reduced at least one-fifth . _¦"'¦' ' . ' . .

      " 3 . "Wo protest against-what we have ever denounced as a most unjust demand . arising ou t ofthe Labour Hate Act—a . measure which tended to demoralise the peoplo , throw qui * hind . out of cultivation , vendor many ofom ;~ highways iip . ' to this hour impa ssablc—of the expenditure of which' no account has been rendered , being Wended . with debts which we admit to bo . fairly and justly duo ; in order to the ¦ enforcing ; of the . payment , of the . larger . unjust demand , by coupling it with the smaller , which we admit . " ' ' .- ¦ .. . . .

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      _^• _¦^ , : _ri _^^ _, _^ A'MN < _jM _^ Unaut horised :.. Gamekeepers . —William Woods , £ 6 , and . Thomas Beasley , 29 , were indioted for night Joaching at Remenham , _> nd with having assaulted _iiS maS _? f ? _d nd Thomas Nevillc- _^ -It appeared in n _«!™ ° 2 _^ f ' _^ _-P * F"emari ,. Esq ., of Itemenham onJ _? l : had ' 1 ftt _*» ngl- tof shootin gin certainwoods _fha'SJ _± m enn and _^ ll _^ ere employed by _Ihti _^ _i r entle _* nanas gamekeepers . Soon after three o clock , on tho morning of the 3 rd of Ndvem : ber the keepers heard _^ he report of a gun £ ¦ £ . _menham-park . wood and as they went in that _directionJhey saw the two prisoners come out of the wood . Neville inquired what they _hadbopn _ahni f and took hold of Beasley , " but / ndinfhe h _^ _^

      gamo , ne let Him go , and then seized Woods who had got a pheasant in . his pocket . Immediately on his . collaring him , Woods drew a knife from his pocket , and pointed it at him , upon seeing which Penn struck him across the arm with a large and heavy stick . Beasley now seized the gun by the barrel , and aimed a blow with the butt end at Penn , but Neville ran iri at the moment , and putting , up a stick warded it off . A scuffle took place , -which resulted in Neville heing struck to the ground and rendered insensible for several minutes , the'injuries altogether being rather severe . —Tho . learned counsel for the prisoriers cross-examined the witnesses , and it was shown that there was a public

      path through the wood , and that the prisoners were standing in it when Penn wont up and caught Beasley by the collar , and that they had no deputation from the lord of the manor . —Mr . Baron Piatt said , as the witnesses had no deputation from the lord of tho manor to exercise tho rights of gamekeepers , they acted illegally in making an _attackon the two prisoners , and tho caso was not one coming within the meaning of the act of parliament . The blows given bv the prisoners were only those that would naturally arise in self-defence when a person was attacked on a public road . —The jury concurred in his lordship ' s view , ' and the two prisoners were acquitted . -

      NEWCASTLE . _Poachinu—George Richardson , 23 , and Thomas Orange , 36 , were charged with having on the 24 th _December ( with other persons ) entered upon a certain enclosed land for the purpose of taking game , armed with a gun . —Mr . Matthews stated the case . The property on which' the affray took place was that of Addison Baker Cresswell , who was lord of the manor of Lilburn . John Smith , his gamekeeper , and two assistants , heard the report of guns , and saw four men , two . of whom were the prisoners at the bar . r Three of the men had guns , and the fourth had a stick . On the watchers approaching them the men bid them stand back , and .-iriiong other

      things said , " Stand back , or we will make your wives widows ; " the inen , at the same time placing their guns to their shoulders . They , however , did not fire , but retreated a short distance . The keepers followed , upon which Richardson levelled his . gun at Smith , but it . missed fire . ' One of the men , who had escaped , then fired at Smith , who was so near that his face was blackened , his eyes bloodshot , and part of his cap taken off . The men then ran away , but eventually the two at the bar were captured , but not before . Orange had discharged his gun in the scuffle wliich ensued . —The prisoners were found "Guilty , " aud sentenced to ten years' transportation .

      BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE . —NICHOLSON V . " X ' " TURNBULL AND WIFE . This was an action for breach of promise oi marriage , brought by Mr . James Nicholson , of Newcastle , against Mrs . Mary Turnbull , of Whitby , her husband being joined for conformity . The defendants pleaded the general issue . —Mr . Granger , Q . C ,,. and Mr . Udall conducted the plaintiff ' s case and . Mr . Serjeant , Wilkins appeared for the defendants . —Mr . Udatl ( in the absence of Mr . Granger ) stated , that tho plaintiff was a respectable tradesman at Newcastle , carrying on business as an organ builder . In 1848 he beoame acquainted with the wife of the present defendant , then a Miss Parluu Hie uitoi ix _UiHUiu iriiues

      , > vuo was _uuu- ' -r a 'MjJL' _- man living at Etherby , near Bishop ' s Auckland , who had amassed a respectable property . The plaintiff was about thirty years of age , and the lady about twenty-two , there being no great disparity of age between them . The lady was an orphan , and possessed of her late father ' s property in her own ri g ht . The result of the intimacy between them was that the plaintiff proposed to marry her , and was accepted , and letters had passed between the parties showing that . the marriage was on the eve of _taklag place , when Miss Parkin suddenly broke off the match and married Mr . Turnbull , the present defendant , who is . a master mariner at Whitby . In consequence of , his engagement to marry Miss Parkin , the plaintiff had incurred considerable expense in taking a large house in Newcastle , and furnishing it for his intended wife , and had _purchaseed tbe license for their marriage .

      When the match was broken off by Miss Parkin the plaintiff eould scarcely believe it , and went over to Etherby to see her , and there ho saw her and Captain Turnbull , and was assured of the fact and told that he would be paid the expenses he had been put to . ( Laughter . ) Thus he had not only been tricked out ofnis wife , but was coolly told to send in his bill afterwards . ( Laughter . ) On his return to Newcastle he instructed his attorney to take proceedings for the breach of promise , to recover compensation for the injury to his feelings , and to the expenses to which he had been put in anticipation of the marriage . To avoid bringing the matter into court , his attorney had proposed a reference to arbitrators , in order tb come to an amicable adjustment as to , the plaintiff ' s claims . . ( Laughter . ) That , however , had been refused , and Captain Turnbull had written the following letter to the plaintiff : — Etherby , April 21 , 1849 .

      . Snt , —In consequence of not having heard from you , I am desired by if iss Parkin to write to you , requesting to know the nature and amount of your claim for expenses which you have incurred on her account , as she is wishful to reimburse _jou , as soon as she knows what . are the expenses you have been at on her account . Yours respectfully , Mr . Kicholson , . \ Thomas Turnbull . ( Loud laugtter . ) The plaintiff had been put to considerable expense ,, and it was for the jury to say what damages they would award hini on that

      account , for the injury done him , and for the loss of an advantageous marriage . He called Mr . Heney Brotherion , of Bishop ' s Auckland , who stated that he knew Mrs . Turnbull , formerly Miss Parkin , and ' Mr . James Nicholson , the plaintiff . In the early part of 1848 he saw the plaintiff at Miss Parkin ' s father ' s . She was an only child , and her father was a man of property . The plaintiff was an organ builder . An intimacy sprang up between the plaintiff and Miss Parkin . He had heard Miss Parkin frequently say she was going to be married to Mr . Nicholson . In IS 49 he heard her

      say she would make a waistcoat for Mr . Nicholson , and she wanted witness to get studs for the waistcoat . He believed the _lettera put in were in Mrs . Turnbull _' s handwriting . Last Easter he got a license from the plaintiff . for the plaintiff and Miss Parkin to be married , which he gave to Miss Parkin —Cross-examined by Mr . Serjeant Wilkins : I am a grocer .. Do you deal in other sweets besides groceries?—Yes , music . ( Laughter . ) He taught music . Did not recommend his friend to his pupils . The plaintiff was about thirty years of age . The defendant ( Miss Parkin ) was then about twenty , The plaintiff was a widower . He had three children when the acquaintance was first

      commenced . Mr . Turnbull was a little in the way of seafaring . He was a printer . —Mr . Baron Aiderson : I thought you said he was a seafaring man ? —Witness : Yes . —His Lordship : Oh ! you meant the letter C —( Laughter . )—Witness : He went to sea sometimes with his uncle , who was master of a ship * . but he was a printer . —His Lordship : I suppose he was at sea when the plaintiff's courtship began . —( Laughter . )—Witness : Did not first tell Mr . Nicholson of this young lady . Did not tell him there was a nice sugar-sop at his house for him . ( Laughter . ) The plaintiff first saw Miss Parkin as sho was taking a lesson in music from hira ( witness . )

      Miss Jane Jackson , the cousin of Mrs . Turnbull , proved Mrs . Turnbull ' s marriage . The letter put in was in Mr . Turnbull ' s handwriting , —Cross-examined ; Mr . Turnbull had courted her cousin three years ago . The defendant ( Mr . Turnbull ) was ahout fcwenty-eigbt years of age . Several letters having beeen put in and read , which caused much merriment in court , Mr . Serjeant Wilkins then addressed the jury for . the defendants : His learned friend said that this was his case . Certainly he could boast of the most _extraordinary case ever presented to a jury , look at it from whatever point they might . They had had letters put in to convince thorn ofthe amount , ' if . S . _* 101 " - which Mfss Parkin had felt for the plaintiff . ; but when they compared the affection in them with the studs , with the buttons , and the waistcoats , it bore as much proportion to them as

      _"• alstntt s bit of bread with lus vast quantity of sack . In the first place , what did they think of a manone of their own sex—placing himself in such a position ? ' One could imagine a poor ; lone , unprotected woman , not having , thb privilege of our sex ot . wandering from flower to flower , seeking compensation from the man who betrayed her , and on whom sho had placed her . affection ; but oh ¦ what ground did tho plaintiff seek for damages ? Was his heart broken ? He never Heard but of one man . who broke . his _heavt ,-and he . was the blacksmith whom Sam Slick described . A Yankee and an English blacksmith-competed together which could lift an anvil- in a blacksmith ' s shop ; tho Englishman could nor stir it ; tho Yankee did lift it , but said tliat it broke his heart , for -ho never went to work afterwards without a . pain in his back . ( Laughter . ) But his friend Mr . Udall , in his zeal for his client , had let out the real truth ; lor lie hail

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      told them it : was ; a seriousigrievan . ee to the plaintiff to be deprived of this youVlady ' s " property J ? , perMh ' : he " - ; did * net caretwoperice-for .- _^ ' _ShorniX live with Mr . Turnbull ; asaong : as _tahc lived but if was her property he complained about . - Lord ho » it would set him iip in his " organ building i ( j _^ laughter . ) -How it would ' set him up in his shoni and ; how it-would gild his organs . ( Continued laughter . ) One might imagine the sort of arranee ment that had been come to between Mr . _Brothel ton and tho plaintiff , and conceive , the latter gentu ' manaskihg the plaintiff , wlienhe saw Miss Parkin at his . house . '" What do you think of her ?" Plaintiff— " She is a nice girl "< 'Mr . _Brothertoru _. "Ah , sho is : her father is : an industrious tailm . , . _—^

      and has saved a bit of money ; . why don't you _atici up to her ? " Plaintiff— "Oh " what * chance hau I ? " Mr . Brotherton—Oh ! leave that to me .. And accordingly they did stick to her . ; for in one f the letters read the poor girl said , " Mr . and ifo _, Brotherton do teaze me so , _*' , ' . and it appeared thai in consequence of some such arrangement , i * Brotherton and his wife wero . constantl */ teazing f 1 I 1 ' tormenting her . If ever letters showed little affection on a woman ' s part these did . But when the _engage me" }' " ia them , such as it was , was broken off , % plaintiff said the matter was to be referred .: In \ name of all that was amorous , -who was to be tL £ ' ' 6 - _? _™[ Lau "" _*) what powers was he I nave _r What documents was he to inspect ? And aiter all , was his award to be made a rule of court f " "" _luc _" — _" " »« . !

      ( Laughter . ) laughter 0 DSHIP ' - nrting' _^^ _W _^ _H Mr . Serjeant Wilkins : How any man nearly f 0 m _- years of age , as this man must be , for he had _eal child nearl y seven years old —( _aliouts of laughterL luvwas not so far wrong . ; at any ratenewa _£ middle-aged man—how any : such men could brin _, such an action as this into court he could not con ceive . This middle-aged man met with a _nto between nineteen and twenty , without father or mother , and with no one to direct her , and he anrf Mr . Brotherton contrived between them to chei ? and jilt poor Turnbull . Did . they not think that what had happened to the plaintiff was to quote tha Welch verdict—'' It sarved him ri ght ? " Did thev tnniK

      _nou that when a man tried to jilt another is his absence , and to cause a girl to break her faith he was rightly served in being treated as the plain ! tiff had been ? And did they not think that Turn _, bull had done more than he was called on to do in offering to pay any expenses this man had been put to when he married Miss Parkin " She had not sent for the license : it was the _plaint tiff who had sent the license unbidden to her . Tha p laintiff first of all poaches behind the defendant ' s back : Mr . Turnbull comes home , and turns tho poacher out of his grounds . Then as to the ring sent . She complained it was too large ; as they say in the Scottish song : — '

      How my auld shoon fitted her shaucled feet ! It was suggested to him that this was very likely the ring of his other wife . ( Laughter . ) Then , as to his loss of her affections , he never heard such ex-Eres 3 ion 3 of coldness : in such a correspondence efore . In one of the letters Miss Parkin spoke of making him a waistcoat—a strait one would have beem the fittest ono . ( A laugh . ) Then she wrote , "You had better not come on Saturday ; it would be quite as comfortable for me one way as another , " and signed "Yours , aff ., M . Parkin . " ( Laughter . ) "Don ' t come . Keep away . I don't want your company . Mr . Brown , you are unpleasant . " ( Loud laughter . ) She was constantl y urging this plea , whilst she was being teazed b y the Brothertons . . There was a mixture in Yorkshire of treacle and flour called " parkin . " He must say

      there was very little of the treacle in this Parkin . Did ever any one read such love letters ? They reminded him of a scene very graphically described to him at Manchester by a gentleman , which Lad occurred between his maid and the man servant _. They met and they did not speak one to another . At last one said to the other , "Aye , Nanny , I do love thee ; and if I talked all day till dark night , 1 could not tell thee any more , though I feel a deal more . " ( Laughter . ) She said she was as anxious to be settled as he could be—not to fly to his arms and to his conjugal embraces ; but she complained that she was teazed and tormented hy Mr . Brotherton . All this showed an absence of affection for the plaintiff , and she had married tbe defendant , her old lover , who was more suited to her taste and age than the plaintiff : —

      Old men beware , Ifyou marr _*/ young wires they will make you remember , They'll bring you to trouble and care , Like poor old Mr . December . What expenses had the plaintiff been at on her account ? He had persuaded hor to let him get the license , and he had sent her his former wife ' s cast-off ring . He hoped they would give the plaintiff a new Farthing . True nffeetion was not to be settled by a reference ; the attempt to submit it to one covered this case with that contempt which legitimately belonged to it . Lot them give the plaintiff a farthing , as they could not deny that the promise was made , nnd let them not encourage actions of this kind , which were disgraceful to our sex .

      His LoRDsnip said to the jury that there was no doubt that the plaintiff was entitled to their verdict , nnd they must give him , under all the _circumstanof the case , as much as they thought he was entitled to . The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff-Damages , one farthing .

      DURHAM . Cuinse and Wounding . —Francis Smith , Michael Cheetham , Daniel Gill , Richard Hall , James Manderell , and William Hobart , were charged with cut * ting and wounding John Zachariah Connell , with intent to do him grievous bodily harm . —Mr . "Matthews and Mr . Bigge prosecuted , Mr . Otter defended the prisoners . It appeared that the prisoners were in the employ of the Derwent Iron Company , and the prosecutor was superintendent of a body of police employed by tbat company , under the pvovi < sions contained in the 1 st and 2 nd William 1 v ., chap . 41 . Inthe autumn of last year a spirit of disaffection prevailing in the mining districts , " strikes" took place in the various mines , and

      amongst others at the pits of the Derwent Com pany , and the bound miners ceased to work ; the company , therefore , took out a warrant for the ap prehension of the prisoner Francis Smith , who was one of their bound workmen , for refusing to wori , he being a delegate arid ringleader . The warrant was placed in the hands of the prosecutor Connell , who , having procured the assistance of Sergeant Baxter , of the Durham constabulary force , proceeded to Bed wells Hills , where they learnt that Smith would arrive about six o ' clock , by the coach from Newcastle , and upon his arrival took him into custody , and having placed him in a gig , drove on to the nearest magistrate . At the same ' time " meeting of workmen was being held at "Leadgate , who , being informed of the arrest of Smith , ran ( a number about 200 ) and intercepted the g ig . Some one cried out , "Is that thou , Frank 1 " and Snutn answered , " Yes , thev have taken me with a warshalt

      rant * , " upon which the mob said , " Thou no _. go ! " The horse and gig were then immediately seized , and the officer Baxter knocked out of if * Connell was then struck with a large stone ; ana Smith , who had got out of the gig , came back an » aimed a blow at his forehead , which knocked fl's cap off . Cheetham then struck Connell on tne head , which cut him to the bone , and caused m to bleed very copiously . The other prisoners toos an active part in the violence which was on e « _- Cheetham and Gill cried out several times , ' »»] , are you not getting him down ! Kill the _h _***" _" """' Connell was rendered insensible for a short _tiBf » but soon came to himself again , and on _domg . _"> heard some of the men who were going off "" - _* _- _„ i « The b is not dead yet . " -Mr . Otter addressee the jury for the prisoners , contending that , " "Oils it was true an assault had been committed by * ° prisoners , the grave charge bf cutting and _woW ' inor _nifh tho infant , inii * in ¦ 1 ho _iniiiotmfint . C 0 UIU

      not be sustained . —Bis Lordship having summed « Pi the jury returned a verdict of Guilty . —His I ' ""? ship then sentenced Smith to be imprisoned sj months ; Cheetham , four months ; Gill and Da « i six months : Madderell , four months ; and _Ilohar ' seven months .

      OXFORD . Robbing College-Rooms . —Lewis Troliorne j "; acquitted of the charge of stealing a watch and W ) belonging to . Mr . Hamilton , of IMerton _CoU- "S _?' _^ was convicted of stealing a . watch , seal , a " * t | ' from the rooms of Mr . Craven , of Lincoln Col c _o and ordered to he imprisoned and kept to _"" a labour for six calendar months . , 6 b 8 _ERtakcb'Of thb Lobd _' s DAY . -Tho oriy e - of any interest tried this day was a special jury ' ' Barton v . Bricknell . This was an action for _n - j pass brought by Robert Barton , shop-keepe r , Ensham , Oxfordshire , against , the Rov . »• _^ Bricknell , vicar of that parish . The fact s 01 { case were those :-In Novemacr _ISiS _. the dden « ; _of .. ni ( o _o _« _-,-rt-rt-, _ftr-, D _r \ r \ * 1 ia iiifhrmntioil 01 - * _ i ' i

      Jordan , constable , against . p lainhft for _h- _*^ = * _f _" a pennyworth of fruit on . a Sunday to a boy ' ' _,,,, Aslmcld . The proceedings were taken unai net of Charles II ., for tho better observance 01 _^ Lord ' s dav . The case was tried before tjw * _^ _- _- _! . fendant himself , at an inn-in Ensham , and t lio 1 s tiff was fined 5 s . with costs—the lino mid co * being , paid , a-distress warrant was execut Q _^ plaintilfs . goods , rinintiii took the case uy * i _« . _^ certiorari into thb Court of Queen ' s Bcnoit , _ftifl 3 quashed the . conviction , and . the present " _* * " _''" diet brought in consequence *—Thc jury ¦ g ' l _- ' „ ir ( , at ' forthe plaintiff , £ _' 24 _ot"d , assessing the d * i "" £ rC : 3 sum which covered the expenses of the « - „ warrant and proceedings before the nwg ' sl ' j in the , first instance , as also tho expense inc _« vC t the Court , of Queen ' s Bench , with ono swim ' s for damages . ' :: - - ..-

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 9, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_09031850/page/6/