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      Bimmay 10, 1815. ; ^ The Northern Star. ...

      BImMay 10 , 1815 . ; _^ THE NORTHERN STAR . _ _2 __

      Iwftiwfcl Catastrophe At Yarmouth. Iiln ...

      _iWFtiWFCL CATASTROPHE AT YARMOUTH . Iiln ouln our later editions of last week we gave a short «« rant « rant of a most _heut-rending occurrence , awfully _^ _-drucktructive to life , thathad taken place at Yarmouth rr _FriC Friday afternoon last . We now present the aiadersaders of the Star with the full particulars of tiie _stctress-jtxessing event , enDed from every available source _, nn then the afternoon of Friday last , Nelson , the clown ¦ I- Mr . . Mr . Cook ' s circus , had undertaken to swim in a ilib _, drib , drawn by four geese , _fromthe drawbridge on the mnavtojavtotbe suspension-bridjgeacross the North River 1 fooli foolish exhibition—but it was one which , from its _Biovcltjivclty in Yarmouth , was calculated to attract the uiulfihiulfitude . As earl ** as five o ' clock , when the train nrrivefrrives from Norwich , although raining smartly ,

      _iiliousaiiousands of spectators had already assembled on both _ic'des ( _jdcs ofthe river to witness the * feat . Thc bridge hhen ** hen was comparatively clear . The clown commenced _iiibfcib feat with the flood tide , at the drawbridge , and mad ciiad entered the North River . There were many ><> ersoi rersons on " _&* - * bridge , and as he drew near the _nnuitinuititude rushed upon it to obtain a full view as he JhoulihouM pass underneath . Already had he reached _Blhssfljessey _' s Wharf , not far from the bridge , when onc or ; i wo wo of the rods were observed to give way . An j _nstamstant alarm was given to quit the bridge . Alas ! J She < ihe caution came too late . The chains broke , and , aauicbuickas the passing thought , onc entire side fell , and I _iexjhe whole mass of human beings , whose numbers are _^ stiiEstimatcd at from 300 to 600 , were swept into the

      _r rive-river below . _Thcbridgc , which but aninstautbeiore i was was horiwntal , had liecome perpendicular . The ( chilichildren , of whom wc hear there were very many , ; and and had naturally gathered to the balustrade , were < of oof course the first to sink ; while the force with whicli < onc one side fell caused those who were upon the other side 1 to bio be hurled with terrific force into the water beneath , icracrushing and destroying those under tliem . Oh ! - whrwho shall paint the one mighty simultaneous agoni-; zin _* _zing death-scream wliich burst upon the affrighted : mumultiiude around—re-echoing from earth to heaven I On One instant , and all was hushed . The waters recrecoile-Jintlic impetus of the falL and "boiled up at atthe back of ihe bridge , wBch hung perpendicularly do down to the river ' s surface . Then came a scene

      sea scarcely _lessheartrending . With an energy , activity , an and stern detenninatiou of purpose , twenty-seven ch' children , all girls , were immediately rescued alive on thi the west side of the river , and as instantly put to bed at _attheVauxhall-garfeiis , who , assoonasrevived , were re ] replaced by others equally beneficently spared , or by so somenever to be recalled . On the eastsidenumbers of ix bodies weretaken into the adjoining house ? , where all tl _-jheassislancewhichmedicalskill or humane attention cc could render was brought to bear . Alas ! but often in in vain . In one house alone , at nine o clock at night , oi out of 63 bodies carried in , only three were revived . T The escape of some was miraculous . One woman of 11 the name of Gillings , the wife of a carpenter , was on tl thebridge with her child , when she was hurled into

      13 thewater - . with extraordinary presence of mind she s seized her child ' s clothes with her teeth—thus _1 preventing the rush of water , and paddled herself to 2 a place of safetv . Several acts of gallantry were i performed . Two men , named Smith and Creake , ' > . swam about and saved several persons . The son of : Mr . Sloman , the bookseller , was one of those "immersed i in tie water . A gallant fellow , whose name could not be _asce-ftamed , who was also one of those who fell from the bridge , having extricated himself from the sinking throng , took young Sloman under one arm , and another child under the other , and succeeded in _reaeliinjr the shore—saving both 1 One man , in the act of falling , snatched atthe bridge , and grappling it hun" * fast . A woman got bold of Ms feet , and he

      iold her to hold on . bhe was rescued , and ne altimately fell into the stream , but was saved . Many a touching scene was witnessed as the anxious mother , and the hardly Jess excited father or friend , recooniscd some missing one safely emerging from the crowd . Thousands thronged the North-quay ; messengers were despatched in all directions to proenre medical aid , and the communication with the west side ofthe water being cut off , hundreds were left in painful suspense respecting those who were safe on the opposite shore . Nothing could exceed the promntitude , activity , and attention of the surgeon- ; and medical men of the town , all of whom were in immediate attendance , doing all they « iold to afford relief to the sufferers , where tiie

      slightest chance of resuscitation _appeared . The " -earth for the bodies was continued till about half past mne o clock , when the boats were compelled to desist , but before the turn of the fide nets were _plat-cdoneaeksideofthebridgetoprevent _. _rfpoffiible any ofthe bodies not yet recovered . being carried out io sea by the force of the current , which is very strong . Onthe Yarmouth side of the bridge the greater number were taken to the Norwich Arms Inn , where there were at one time fifty corpses . Others were taken to the Admiral _Collingwoodand to the Swan , and many to their own houses . Not a few of those who were first got out of the water went awav unnoticed , and their number is unknown . Up ioa ' latehour on Friday night , it was ascertained that seventy-five dead todies had been taken out of ihe water ; and at midnight , fromtheinqmriesinade , itwas ascertained that forfy-fiveothers were missing .

      _Byfartlie-T _^ _tffnumbcro fthoselostwerewomenana ' hildren . ° James Marshall , _1 G , escaped with a wound iB thc scalp . Two boys named llonorley , aged 12 and 17 , were taken home ; thc younger died last evening , thc elder is likely to recover . When the multitudes who lined the hanks of the river first heard the shrieks from the bridge , they mistook them for cheers to hail the approach of the aquatic traveller , and turned to look away from the scene of despair to thc object that had brought them together , cnlv to be turned suddenlv back on the scene of _deflation . At the time of the occurrence two gentlemen in a , gig came _throngn . the toll-gate , and - * acar werc they in being involved m themelancuoly catastrophe , that we are credibly informed the horse _iiadartnaliy stepped on the end ofthe bridge , but beinesuddenly pulled back on the first announcement 'f alarmthe v were most providentially saved ,

      , Satcbday MoR . N-iKG . -The scene at the broken _i-ridgc is most harrowing . Before the _faintestjipproMh of morning , a number of boatmen and others were most actively engaged endeavonring to find the bodies of the missing persons , and their efforts have been in some degree successful , as three more bodies have been discovered . The bank on either side of the stream is crowded with an expectant and -uraous throng , who wait in breathless anxiety the efforts ot iheboatoien , anticipating in every fresh endeavour to _reco-Tiisc the features of some beloved object . Un one side mav be seen a group of pale and weeping women with tearful eyes watebjng the progress of the search , and on the other a group of hardy seamen , _aeirshomr frames convulsed with emotion as they

      elasp in their arms the dripping corpse of some favorite chili and carry it just as it had been lifted from die water to their homes . Indeed , amore _drsteessing scene than the present , or a catastrophe more horrible in its consequences , it has never beeni onr lot to wit . ness . Everv side , wherever the beholder turns , the _samcfrichtfulpnKpectof sufferingisapparent . it is _gcneirallvsu ppii _^ _tiiatmM-ypersoiiswhowerestandm on the cage of thebridge , or on that portion allotted to foet-passen _^ era , when the accident occurred clasped the hand-rails , and were precipitated , head foremost , into thc stream and became entangled among the broken balustrades . The body of a little girl , the dauditCTofamanmimedGeo _* _fgeP * _irker , aeo ** Jlieaver , has just ' jeen brought out . The bodies are so swollen

      and distorted , that in many cases identification has been extrcmelv difficult . One of the nets bas just been drawn , but this contained no bodies . _Twoor ihrec corpses have been found lying entangled with _aa-erf the ironwork , about the centre of the ' stream . Wht-n our express leit they were extricating the _t-odics , and drawing tho other nets . One or two circumstances demand a passing glance—one , the state of the bridge . That structure was erected by the late Mr . Robert Cory , in lieu of the ancient ferry across thc Bure , of which he was possessed , _andw'is _openri on the 23 d of April , 1889 , and suspended from a chain on either side , attached to fourpedestals or tiers , also of iron , and fastened to abutment stones . h _inril 1 S 44 . in contemplation of mcreased trafhc uuui

      to the fallwav , in order to anoni _sumcicni * . fw carriages to pass , a platform for foot passengers * _as _ereetol outside thc bars on cither side , it being the intention ofthe proprietors , on completing an _an-angement with the railway company , and obtain" _»« -mi Art of _Parliainenty which had been applied ft * ite session , to erect a new arched stone bridge . " _3 ie immense _vreightof the thickly congregated mass _oeinnihrwn on one side of the bridge caused the _•^ anritv . A < _rentlemanwho was present on botn occasion s states Sat the crowdasserabled on the : bridge _to-viiucs stheretuni of Royal , Mapes , and HaU , from _S-swich _As-izes , -was much greater than at this time ; but then th _^ _wou-M was distributed _ more cquaHy _ferthesurfaw . At an early hour tins morning the Haven and Pier Commissioners visited the scene , _* ith the view of decidin _g on some means to oe _Wonted for pl « i « _na-ihP . * navi 2 ation of the obstruction

      Presented to it hv the broken arch . Means were mm _few-urse to , •* jtf the view of raisins the _fellen end _tf the Sttueiure , bv applving a powerful leverage _•*•** hy means of ropes and hawsers , making the abutment cit the Yarmouth side the fulcrum . These * n _* W ., _, however , to raise the structure proved _^ Tailing , it was at length determined to cut away " * Mise at each end ; this was done , and the _intermediate portion between the abutments , thus cuUtt , _•• _a _^ ediatelv sauk . Portions have since been hauled _*«* . and _wmpaiatively little obstruction is now ° ?« ed to the _Nation . The number of bodies Picked nphy SatWay _, 12 o clock , exceeds 100 . t _Yashocth , _Scsdat . —113 bodies have been already fken out of the river The number will probably as those who have been carried up the river .

      On S aturday _y _^ after twelreo _doek _ge _^ _nerbeldL inquest , at the Church ¦ M < m the bodies of Harriet Maiy Iitfle , Joseph r nngsione _, and Matilda Livingstone . Among _tte ¦ _pntlmen present were-the Mayor , Simon _Opto , g * _- * f- B- Sherrington , Esq ., S . C . Marsh , Esq .. fr H _* * - _^ E . H . L / Preston , Esq ., /* _P-^ mcr , Fiq . The gentlemen of _^ _Vwyjnxpng _Yiewed the hodies , returned to the "Church Hall ,

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      and tbe Coroner , addressing them , said , he had the painful duty of summoning them in consequence of a most awful accident that had occurred on the previous evening . He need hardly say anything respecting it , as they all were aware of the extent ot the calamity and that it was one calculated to harrow up the feelings of any man . His course of proceeding would be in accordance with the advice ofthe magistrates ; and , in order at once to enter into the merits of the accident , they would be called upon to give their attention to the evidence in the three cases wliich had been selected , as they were deposited at a place wliich was at no great distance , and might be easily seen . These would be sufficient to inquire into in the first instance . The greater number of

      bodies found would be the subject of inquiry at a future time . It was impossible to attend to _evei-y case individually . This was an event of no common occurrence ; and it would be their duty to look into these cases , particularly in reference to the causes of the event . It was a matter of more than common consideration—not only in regard to the number of cases—though every one should be esteemed ofthe utmost importance , but also in regard to the circumstances attending it , aud these would no doubt lead to a very lengthened investigation , as he should deem it his duty to bring before the juiy aU the evidence that could be obtained relative to the causes of this calamity . It would be necessary , he considered , to adjourn till Monday , in order that all the evidence

      possible might be obtained . He must beg of the jury , during the interval , to dismiss from their minds all statements which they might hear out of doors , that might influence their judgments on the merits ofthe case , and he hoped they would be guided entirely by the evidence _brtught before them . Thc jury then proceeded to view the bodies , and after being absent for about half an hour they returned to the room . A discussion then ensued as to the time and mode in which the remainder ofthe bodies should be viewed . Some gentlemen wished to proceed about the business at once ; but it was ultimately agreed that the inquiry into the case of all

      the _booies , with the exception of one , should be adjourned to Monday , at ten o ' clock . This was the case of the son of Mr . Bradbury , of King-street , Norwich , whose brother appeared in court , and made an application for tbe removal of the body of the deceased . In consideration of thc feelings of the relatives , the Coroner and Jury were disposed to grant this request ; but the Coroner explained that he could not issue an order for the removal of the body . till the Jury "had seen it . They proceeded to the public-house where it was lying ; and subsequently a brief inquiry into the causes of death took place , wliich terminated in a verdict of Accidental Death .

      Yarmouth , Moxdat Evening . —The jury re-assembled this morning , shortly after ten o'clock , at the _ChurchHall , and proceeded with the investigation of this melancholy affair . The inquiry , like that of Saturday , was of an exceedingly painful character , greatly augmented by tbe presence of many friends of the deceased persons . The jury proceeded to hear evidence merely for the piirpose _' of identifying the bodies , that no obstruction mightstand in the way of their burial ; it being understood that three cases should be reserved on which to try the general merits of the case . Daniel Cooper was the first witness called . He identified one of the deceased persons , mimed Maria Vincent . He saw her on the bridge on Friday . Jane Grimmer identified the body

      of her child , William Grimmer , 8 years of age . Elizabeth Blogg identified Charles Die , 2 years old . In the same manner , and by a variety of persons , the following bodies were also identified , viz . —William Tennant , aged 11 ; John Tennant , 10 ; Matilda Livingstone , 6 ; James Livingstone , 9 ; Harriet Mary Little , 13 ; Caroline Augur , 16 ; Caroline Utting , 9 ; James Adams ; and Ann _Phcebe Richardson , 17 ; Richard Powley , 5 ; Elizabeth Powley , 21 ; Marianne Jenkinson , 10 ; Thomas Johnson , 8 ; and Mary Ann King , 8 . —A youth , named J . B . Thorndike , identified the body of Sarah "Utting , and deposed that he was on the Suspension-bridge when the accident took place . He stood in the carriage-way , and in about the centre ofthe bridge . He

      heard acracking noise , and observed that one of the connecting links had broken , the ends of the severed " link being about two inches apart . He did uot apprehend any danger from what he saw . There was , however , a sudden rush to the Yarmouth shore ; butseveral persons laughed , and then ran back to their _placed . To the best ofhis belief five or ten minutes elapsed between that time and the time when the bridge fell , when he , with others , was immersed in the t * _* t _*?!' . —L J the _Fopanaa ; I bad been on the bridge about five minutes before i Mid the crack , lt was crowded with people . There were a great many persons upon it , but they were not so thick as 1 have seen them . I should say they were aboutfourdeen . The bridge was not half full . Sufficient

      time elapsed between my first observing thc link break and the bridge falling for every oue upon it to have gone off . I saw more persons on the bridge by a good many upon the occasion of the prisoners who were lately accused of what was called "the Yarmouth murder" returning from Norwich after their acquittal . The identification of the following persons was then gone through , none but the necessaiy questions being put to ascertain that the deceased persons were upon the bridge at the time when the accident occurred—viz ., Betty Morgan , aged 62 ; William Lyoni _* , 6 ; Sarah Ann Butterfint , 18 ; Harriet Bussey , 24 ; Sarah Ann Hunn , 14 ; Happy Thorpe , 11 ; Clara May , 20 . Grace Duffield identified , the bodies ot Elizabeth Manslip and Eliza Duffield . She

      corroborated , in nearly the same words , the evidence given by Master Thorndike , more especially with reference to the time that elapsed between hearing the bar crack and thc falling of the bridge . She spoke , also , to tne circumstance of herself feeling no alarm when she heard the cracking noise , and to there being sufficient time between the cracking and the actual falling in for all to have escaped . Elizabeth . Brown , in identifying the body of Ann Maria Scotton , spoke in nearly similar terms , having no fear when she heard the bridge crack . The Corone observed , that it was of the greatest importance that some dav should be fixed for going into the general merits of the case . All that they liad done up to this time was simply pro formii business , but there

      was a very important investigation with reference to the construction of the bridge , wliich , as it appeared to him , rendered it absolutely necessary that some engineering evidence should be produced . —The Foreman said , he knew so little of engineering matters that he should certainly like to have some eminent man down , as well to satisfy their own minds as to see that public justice wasdone . Anothertliingwas , that they were going to build a new bridge across tbe river , andhe thought it was absolutely necessary that the jury should be enabled to make some recom mendations of a useful nature , founded upon the evidence of some eminent engineer . The other gentlemen of thejury concurred in this proposition , and it was decided to continue pro formA business in the meantime , and to enter into the general merits of

      the case on Thursday next . In several instances an order for burial was then given upon the parish in cases where the parents or surviving friends werc themselves unable to bear the expense , after which thejury proceeded with the identification evidence . The following were the bodies identified . - —Eleanor _Detehain , aged 64 ; Caroline Church , 16 ; James Church ; Sarah Ann Susan Pake , 2 i ; Sarah Gilbert , 12 ; Susannah Elizabeth Mears , 8 ; Maria Edwards , 12 ; Hannah Field , 12 ; William Lucas , 12 ; Emily Handworth Borking , o ; Benjamin Pattison Burton , 7 ; David llabbage , 9 ; Jane Cole , Elizabeth Jane Hanibell , Elizabeth Hatch , George Henry Jolm Beloe , Elizabeth Conyers , Charlotte Packer , and Martha Yallop . The court adjourned at seven o ' clock until nine on Tuesday morning .

      Yarmouth , Tuesday . —The jury reassembled this morning at the Church HaU , shortly after 9 o ' clock , and thence proceeded at once to view the bodies of 11 persons , named Henry Dye , aged 9 years , Elizabetn Read 6 , Marv Ann Roberts 19 , Ann Beckett 8 , William Walter Watts 9 , Reedcr Hunston Balls 16 , Elizabeth Fulcher 16 , Alice Gott , jun ., 9 , Alice Gott 51 , Emily Young 6 , Susannah Field 8 . The jury , having completed their view of the bodies , returned to the Church Hall , and recommenced the task of formal identification . The whole of the 11 abovementioned were identified , and the total number that has been -viewed by the jury and formallv identified amounts now to 75 . -it the conclusion " of this dutv , tbe Coroner said—We must now

      consider what is , as far as we are concerned , the most important part of the question . I am sorry to say that I have not the power or the means of ordering the payment or the attendance of any individual of a scientific character whom it may be wished to have before you . Your foreman is a member of the _towneouncil , and if he will lay it before the council , it appears to me that that is the only way in which it can be done ; and if their permission be obtained , it will then be for you to say when we shall meet again ; in the meantime I tliink we should adjourn «"« e < fic . There are . several reasons why this matter should be reconsidered , and there is , I believe , a gentleman in Norwich who can throw some light upon this matter ; for he states that on Thursday lie saw a fracture iu that portion of the bridge where the bar broke , and I think it would be well for the council to take this matter into consideration . The foreman

      said it was certainly a matter of necessity in the consideration of so important a case as this to ascertain in what state the bridge was at the time of the accident . He thought it was essentially necessaiy that some scientific gentleman should be had before them , and he had in bis hand a list of questions which had been suggested to him as fit ones to be proposed to such a witness . In the propriety of these questions fie fully concurred , and he would read them to the jury . They were these : — " By whose orders did you make the bridge wider ? What was the extra width , and how _roany square feet were added ? w hat was the weight of the cast and wrought iron with the wood placed extra upon the bridge ? Did you offer or give to Mr . Cory any mechanical ideas as to the propriety or impropriety of making the bridge wider , or _^ _Eplain the coiiseonences of adding extra weight and breadth to act as leverage beyond the chains ? Did you know the _wwgbt the bridge waa calculated to

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      bear by the contractors , or inquire of Mr . Cory tlic terms of the specification ? Did you examine _$ _& chains , bolts , bars , & c , before commencing the alterations , and report the same to "Mr . Cory as to their soundness and capability ? Did you calculate the extra weight you were going to add to the bridge before you commenced the alterations , and r eport the same to Mr . Cory ? Did you suppose that if the bridge had been in its original state , it _wouhUiave broken with thc number of persons then upon it ?" A juror said , that according to the mechanical rule , he believed , that every square foot of surface should bear a hundred weight , and that the suspending power was generally made exactly in that proportion . It appeared here that one-third additional surface

      had been added to the bridge by the platforms on each side of it , and that nothing had been added to the suspending power . The coroner observed , that that matter would more properly be discussed when the general merits of the case should come on . They were considering thc question of having engineering evidence . Had they not better make a presentment to the council , asking them whether they were prepared to send for an engineer of skill and reputation to assist them with evidence of a scientific nature ? The foreman said , that that was of course the only question for their consideration now . The room was then cleared of strangers ; and , after a short discussion among * t thejury , the following presentment to the town council was agreed to : — " We , the undersigned , now acting as jurymen upon the inquisition upon the bodies of thc several persons who met their death from the falling of the suspension-bridge on the River Bure , within this borough , bes to represent

      to the mayor , aldermen , and councillors of this borough , in council assembled , the absolute necessity that exists for thc employingsome scientific engineer , in order to come to a just consideration of the circumstances in wiiich the bridge was placed , and to enable them to discharge the oaths they have taken . " Mr . Simon Coble , a magistrate , expressed his readiness to bring this matter forward at the meeting of the town-council , which will take place on Thursday , and he promised to give it his best support . The Court then adjourned sine die . It is in contemplation to build a stone bridge with two archeB over the river at the spot where the accident occurred , and another bridge is also spoken of on the site of the Old Yarmouth-bridge , which is at present a most miserable structure . The following three persons are nil who have been registered , and have not been found , viz .: —James S . Buck , aged 4 , Lotiisa Utting 7 , John Funnell 19 .

      Suicide . —About mid-day on Monday , Captain R . J . Smith , of thc New-walk , Leicester , shot himself through the head , and died in five minutes . He had _Ikjcii the , subject of a nervous disease , and for some time had lost his sight . A few weeks since his second daughter , a fine blooming girl , died , and his grief was increased by his not being able , from his blindness , to see her during her illness . Deceased , who had been a town councillor , was sixty-two years old , and has left a widow and four children . At the inquest , the same evening , thejury returned a verdict of Temporary Insanity . —Globe .

      _Awfvl Laxd-slh * . —New Granada . —We have been favoured with the following extract from a letter received b y a mercantile house in this town , dated Barramquilla ( a town at no great distance from Carthagena _) , March 15 , which is probably the latest intelligence in this country from the republic of New Granada . The avalanche , or land-slip , which it describes , appears to have been one of the most extensively fatal , as well as most destructive to produce and property of whicli we have any record : — " The election of president took place on the opening of Congress on the 1 st inst . It is generally thought _Mosjuera will be elected , the best of the lot in the opinion of foreigners . The countiy remains quiet up to this date ; but who knows if something may not be brooding under this apparent apathy ? An awful catastrophe occurred on the plains of Maraquita ,

      two days journey this side Bogota , at the head of the Magdalena . A part of one of the snowy mountains gave way , and a torrent of snow , mud , gravel , Ste ., overflowed the plains for six square leagues , burying everything under it . It is said , at its first outbreak , to have topped the highest trees , and that a thousand souls have perished , I do not know that this will affect commerce at all ; but I am sadly afraid that the greater part of the tobacco plantations are ruined pro tern" The plains of Maraquita , which are near the city , and in the province of that name , are tablelands on the middle range ofthe Andes , which slope down to the city of Maraquita . The plains are on the western bank of the river Magdalena , and at no great distance from tbe peak of Tolima , which is IS , 300 feet above the level of the sea . —Manchester Guardian .

      Case or Assault at Htm :. — It will be remembered by the readers of the " Star , " that last week we reported a rather novel case of arresting a man , named Bullock , when he entered thc court at Hyde , to have a case of summons heard ; and likewise that thc case was postponed until Monday the 5 th inst ., in order that Mr . Roberts might be enabled to attend on Bullock's behalf . On Monday Mr . Roberts was present , when Mr . Brooks , the coal-masters' attorney , again contended for the priority of the "warrant case" over that of the summons . Mr . Roberts , iu an eloquent and masterly manner , overthrew the flimsy arguments of his opponent . He spoke for a long time , and was listened to with breathless attention by a crowded court . The magistrates decided that the case of _summoiv-j should be heard first . "No sooner did the Bench give this decision , than Mr . _llrook withdrew the warrant . Mr . Roberts held a consultation with his client , and then withdrew the summons : and thus the matter ended .

      LOSS OP THE DOKE 01 ? _SUSSEX _SlEAMEn . — Boulogne , May 3 . —The Duke of Sussex ( steamer ) , belonging to the New Commercial Steam Packet Company , was wrecked off this port last night . The vessel left London yesterday morning at eight o ' clock , bound for Boulogne , having upwards of twenty passengers onboard . Her voyage was successful until she got opposite to Cape Grisnez , about nine miles from here , when the engineer discovered that a leak had sprang . The fact was immediately reported to the captain ( Mr . Wingfield ) , who upon examination found that it was attended with considerable danger , and took all the precautionary measures in his power to reach the nearest point on the French

      coast . At the time ( seven o ' clock ) there was a stiff breeze blowing from the W . S . W ., and a heavy sea rolling , which rendered the captain ' s object more difficult to attain . The leak became so extensive that in about ten minutes after it was discovered the fires were extingushed . The captain , as well as the crew , behaved with great coolness , and used every effort befitting sueh an occasion . The male passengers assisted at the pumps , and the sails were hoisted with the view of drifting the vessel as near as possible to this port . These exertions succeeded until she got within about 150 yards ofthe eastern pier , when , the captain finding that it was impossible she could make the harbour , directed the helm to be shifted , so as to rli-ive her on the sands . She struck at about nine

      o ' clock , when there was a heavy sun on the bar , whicli continued to break over her for some time . The pilots ofthe port had previously perceived the dangerous position ofthe ship , and no sooner had she struck than -several of them pushed off in their boats to render assistance . Intelligence of the unfortunate circumstance soon reached the ears ofthe inhabitants of the town , who immediately began to crowd the beach and the pier , from which points thc scene presented to them was truly distressing , —the waves _dashing over the vessel and the pilot and life-boats , manned by stout and fearless seamen , endeavouring to reach the ill-fated vessel , the cries from which were truly awful . ( It is nearly the same spot as where the Amphitrite was lost in 1833 . ) The officers of the

      Humane Society made every preparation to render anv assistance that might be requu _* ed of them ; and the servants of the marine establishment of the port were also in attendance to give all the aid in their power . Shortly before eleven o ' clock , four gentlemen ( passengere ) were landed in the life-boat ; but as the tide was . receding , the remainder ofthe passengers , chiefly consisting of females and children , remained until the spot where the vessel was driven becanie nearly _diy , and they then walked on shore . Need I say that their appearance was indicative of their having suffered greatly from both alarm and cold . Shortly after the leak' was _di-sce-vered there was three feet of water in evei-y compartment of the vessel , and the engineers and stokers worked till the water reached their arm-pits .

      Loss of the Benlew . —The steamer Benledij on her passage from Rhyl to Liverpool , on Thursday , ran on East Hoyle , near the mouth ofthe River Dee , and remains there , exposed to the strong westerly winds which at present prevaD . The crew and _passengers were saved . Itis remarked as strange that this disaster should have occurred on a bank so well known in the clear mid-day . Fire near Temple-Bar . —About two o ' clock on Wednesday morning , a gentleman , named Finch , observed smoke issuing from the shop windows of the _liouse of Mr . Martin , tailor , 3 , Bell-yard , Temple-bar . A cry of " fire ' . " was instantly raised , and after considerable trouble the inmates were aroused . By that period theflameshad obtained the complete possession of the shop , and were ascending the staircase . Several persons quickly made their annearance at the

      upper windows , bewailing their distressed condition . A blanket was instantly procured from Air . Sergeant , of the adjoining house , and the same being held by some of the neighbours , one or two children were thrown from the second floor , and escaped without personal injury . The fire-escape from the Blackhorse-court police-station was brought up soon after , when three or four other parties effected their escape by jumping from the upper windows into it . Not many minutes elapsed before Mr . Braidwood , superintendent of the London Fire Establishment , reached the spot , with five engines and a strong muster of firemen . The New River Waterworks yielded an instant and abundant suppl y of water , but they were nimble to extinguish the flames before the shop and its contents were destroyed , and the staircase and upper part ofthe building seriously damaged by

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      Extensive Fire near Siiiinguourne , Kent . — Great _Desircctioj * of Farm _Pkoperti _* . —About ten _oclosk on Sunday night a disastrous fire , which llluininated the surrounding country for manv miles , broke out in the stabling belonging to Mr . Liidgater , _c- * mer i _« Lower Halston _, about four miles from _Sittmgbourne . The premises , which form an extensive range , consisting of substantial barns and granaries , stacks of corn stables for several horses , sheds lor agricultural implements , and waggon lodges , are , with their contentscompletelconsumedand the

      , y , total loss is not less than £ 2000 . For some time it was thought that the fire originated through thc act of some incendiary , as during the last fortnight two other fires have taken place , involving avastdeatruc tion of agricultural produce arising from such cause We are happy , however , in being able to state , that in this case such is not the fact , tlic outbreak having been accidental . About 300 quarters of grain are destroyed , besides 150 quarters of beans and other produce , most of wliich , however , is insured jn the Norwich Union Fire-office .

      Accident to the Royal Co . vsobt Steam-Ship . — We regret to learn that this fine iron steani-ship struck on a rock off the Mull of Galloway , about three o ' clock on Wednesday morning week , while on her voyage from Fleetwood to Ardrossan . Capt . _M'Arthiir _, we are informed , was ou deck at the time , and the accident is attributed to the dense fog whieh prevailed , and which obscured the light from the Mulh The captain liaving taken the precaution of examining the nature and extent ot the damage the ship had sustained , resolved on backing her off the rock with the view of proceeding to Ardrossan . in this he succscded , but after having made a short way it wasfound that the water gained on the pumps , when the captaiH wisely determined to runtheship ashoreon the sands in Luce Bay , where he landed all the passengers , between fifty and sixty in number , in safety ,

      and thc most ot them reached Glasgow on Thursday morning by land . One of thc passengers ( Mr . Holmes ) , in the agitation of the moment , when the vessel struck , in attempting to leap upon the rock , fell overboard , but was immediately picked up ; and , though a good deal hurt and exhausted , he soon rallied , and is now considered out of danger . On receipt ofthe intelligence in Glasgow , a steamer was immediately dispatched by the agents to render assistance if required , and with tradesmen on board to repair the damage temporarily , and enable the Consort to proceed with safety to Glasgow for the necessary overhaul . The Royal Consort steam-ship arrived

      safe in Ardrossan yesterday afternoon at four o ' clock . —Glasgow Paper , May 3 . Shocking Accident . —On Tuesday morning , about a quarter to nine , a serious aceident happened to a youth iu the employment of Mr . Cooper , news agent , residing in Poppin _' s court , Fleet-street . It appears that the unfortunate youth was in the act of saving post with his master ' s papers by running up Ludgatehill , and on arriving at the comer of the Old Bailey lie slipped down , when onc of Piekford ' s vans passed over both hislegs . He M' _-w immediately conveyed on a shutter to St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , where lie now lieB in a "very _pvecavious state .

      Dreaoful Affair at Lyoss . —The Courrier de Lyon of Friday contains a hasty account of a terrible accident that happened on Thursday evening , immediately on the conclusion ofthe fireworks on the occasion of the King ' s \ % te . It appears that at this moment there were two contending currents of people endeavouring to pass in opposite directions over the pont du Change , and so pressing each other that several persons , particularly women and children , were trampled down and suffocated , and some driven over the sides of the bridge into the Saone , at parts where the balustrade had been taken down for the purpose of repair . Various reports were in circulation as to the origin ofthe disaster . Some attributed it to a gang of thieves , who raised an alarm by shout ing tliat the bridge was breaking down , and availed themselves of the - . confusion to commit robberies to a large extent . Others state that it was occasioned by the passage of a detachment of troops wliich liad been engaged on the Quai de la Ealeine in executing

      the hrc-works , and who , in their march along the middle of the bridge , had compressed the crowd against the sides . But this version the Courrier denies the correctness of ; affirming that the soldiers had all got clear of the bridge long before the accident occurred . The results , however they may have been caused , werc very lamentable . About twenty persons were tnken up , of whom some were dead , others half suffocated or in fainting fits , and all severely bruised . Sixteen were carried into the pharmacy of M . Bouchut , in the place du Change , and received every relief their cases required . But eight—viz ., four women , three children , and one young man—were dead . Four others were taken to the pharmacy of M . Macorre , in the rue St . Jean , but those werc all in a state in a short time to be conveyed home . Another woman , the wife of a tinman in the p lace Neuve , who was earned directly home from thebridge , died on Friday morning , when also the lifeless body of a female was taken out of the river .

      _HOBBERSFIELD . —IIOHIUD CATASTROPHE . — DREADFUL Murder and Suicide—On Tuesday morning last the inhabitants of this town were horrified by the report that a woman had murdered her infant , and had afterwards committed self-destruction . On making inquiries in the locality of tliis tragic affair , Castle-gate , thc report proved to be too true . The unfortunate woman , whose name is Betty , the wife of John Rushworfeh , a mason , had been of late in a low desponding mood , induced , probably , by the following circumstances . —A week or two since , Rushworth was between two and three pounds in arrears of rent , and was compelled to _sellhis wife ' s drawers ; they brought about two pounds , which he handed to the landlord ; but not being able to raise thc remainder , the bailiffs were put in possession of thc

      house . Their demands , with expenses , werc soon after satisfied , But since that time the poor woman never regained her former spirits , and this tragedy is the result of her despondency . On thc morning in question her husband left her in bed , and proceeded to his work , where he remained till after eight o ' clock , about wliich time the unhappy woman must have committed the dead , as when found , shortly afterwards , she was quite warm and weltering in her blood . She was found laid straight on her back , with her throat cut nearly from ear to ear , with a large quantity of blood , which had flowed from the wound , settled on her breast , and which had the appearance ( in all but colour ) ofthe froth of ale . The bed around

      her was quite deluged with blood . The child , a fine one , about six months old , waa fouud _neavly sfiampe *! in the blood of its mother , with a gash in its throat full two inches in length , thc windpipe being completely severed . There was a large pool of blood under the bed . A large black-handled razor , with which the dreadful deed had been committed , was found in the bed , and handed to Mr . Leach , the constable , who was promptly on the spot . An inquest was held before George Dyson , Esq ., and a respectable jury , the same evening , at the Globe Inn , when a verdict of Temporary Insanity was returned . Such a horrid transaction has not been known in this town within our memory , and the sensation created by it was

      immense . Sudbury . — -Death by Drowning . —A person named EUiston , who was formerly _x \ respectable tradesman in this town , was found drowned near the Lady ' s Bridge , near Sudbury , ou Tuesday last . The deceased had been for some time previous in a very desponding state of mind , and had previously attempted self-destruction .

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      _LosDO _. N Mens ' -Men Shoemakers , — At a late meeting of the City Mcns ' -mcn , this body almost unanimously agreed to become a part of the New General Association of this trade ; and on next Monday week , thc 10 th inst ., the West-end Men ' s Society take the matter into consideration , when itis confidently expected they will come to a similar conclusion . The Bury Turnouts , and the Manchester Races , & c , & c—On Saturday , and on Monday and Tuesday last , meetings of delegates and those connected with the iron trade at Bury , who have been , and are yet on strike , were held in the large room of the Hare and Hounds Inn , Bolton-street _, Bury . The delegates present were from various towns in the

      counties of Lancashire , Yorkshire , and Cheshire ; and from their statements it appeared that General Protective Trades Associations at all the places were greatly on the increase . Several of the delegates have , and are , preparing statements of their grievances to be laid before the two Houses of Parliament at as earl y a period as convenient . _Bnslifield Ferrand , Esq ., M . P ., and Lord Lilford , were spoken of as being suitable persons to bring the case uefore Parliament . It appeared that those in the iron trade are . likely to be joined with other branches of operatives . The case of the Bury turnouts was fully gone into , and all were of opinion the conduct of the masters to force hands to submit to " quittance papers" and other such like rules , was contrary to the roles and the regulations of Protective Societies , and in reality would have amounted to a reduction of wages . It was stated tliat not less than ten paid agents were now employcil by the masters of Bury , going to various towns to

      engage new hands , under the false pretence that there was no turnout at Bury * . it was agreed , however , that a statement should be sent to the Northern Star newspaper weekl y , so long as the strike might continue . It was also stated that the number of turnouts at Bury was about 360 , and that they had engaged No . 19 booth on Kersal-moor as a hut during _w _^^ f _? ext week . The mechanics '" flint and _eteel band of music had volunteered tlieir services free of expense during the races . Two large silk flags-motto , " Union is Strength , " and " United we Stand-Divided we Fall , " have already been prepared , ihe hut is tobe _cwducted by Mr . Thomas Dean , Kadchffe Old-cross . Upwards of thirty of the the turnouts are engaged as waiters . The members of various Protective Trades Societies , at Auhton , Manchester , Salford , Oldham , Bolton , Rochdale , Heywood . Stockport , and other places , have already promised to encourage the Bury turnouts in their undertaking at Kersal-moor . The benefits arising from

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      the above arc to be appropriated to the wives and families of _tliosc who have been on strike seventeen weeks . At tlic meeting on Tuesday last , it was unanimously agreed that thc above statement oi ' facts should be sent for insertion in thc _iVorf Ami Star , with a particular request that the editor would find it a place in his valuable journal , it being the only one in England that is friendl y to the working class . —Bury Committee Rooms , May Gth , 1845 . Bradford Wooicomders—A public meeting of thc Woolcombers will be held on Monday , near the Temperance Hall , at nine o ' clock in the morning .

      Duncombe Testimonial . —Central Commmittee of Trades , & c . —Parthenium Club , 72 , St . Martin ' slane , Wednesday Evening , May 7 th ; Mr . Grassby in the chair . —The following sums were received : —per Mr . J . Ridge , on behalf of tiie Exeter Loeal Committee , £ 2 Ss . 5 d . * , Mv . _GraiVsvcll , Tailor , ls . da . ; Friends , per Mr . Bennett ( the Triumph , Somers Town ) , 7 s . Gd ; thc Morocco Leather Dressers ( thirtynine members ) , per * Mr . J . Hodges , £ 1 IDs . ; Bath Loeal Committee , per Mr . S . Furze ( second subscription ") , . £ 2 ; Dundee Mechanics' Friendly Society , per Mr . Duncan Forbes , I " s . Id . ; Bristol Local Committee ( second subscription ) , perW . Herapath , Esq .,

      £ 7 13 s . Gd . ; Bristol ( a few Friends ) , per Mr . H . Dobson , 3 s . ( 3 d , ; Hammersmith Local Committee , per E . Stallwood ( third subscription ") , , £ 1 12 s . 6 ( 1 . —Thc committee earnestly call attention to the fact , that its labours will cease on the 4 th day of June next ensuing , and hereby request all officers of loeal and district committees , and any other persons holding books ov money , to transmit the same forthwith to the General Secretary or Treasurer . Thc Central Committee will continue its sittings every Wednesday evening until the time abovementioned , at the PArthenium Club , 72 , St . Martin's-lane . A balance sheet will be published for thc satisfaction of thc subscribers .

      Tower Hamlets . —Duncombe Testimonial ,- —All persons holding collecting books of this committee are required to forward them to the committee , at the Bricklayers' Arms , Gloucester-street , Commercialroad , by Thursday evening next , May IGth , pursuant to a resolution passed last nieetin < r .

      The Colosseum.

      THE COLOSSEUM .

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      1 stood within the Colosseum ' s wall , 'Midst tbe chief relies of-almighty Rome ; The trees ivhieh grew alonp the broken arches "Waved dark in the blue midnight , and the stars Shone through tiie vents of ruin . _llmoN's Maxxfred . On Tuesday we were favoured with a private view of the new arrangements , improvements , and creations which have been effected at the Colosseum , in the Regent ' s Park , now opened to the public under a new and spirited management . We shall endeavour to impart to our readers some idea of the wonders and thc beauties that abound in the exhibition , in the hope of inciting in tliem a desire to " go , and see" for themselves .

      ihe structure itself—a vast polygon of sixteen sides , with a cupola and a massive Doric porticois too well known to require a line ef description . Originally the leading feature of its interior was a grand panoramic view of London , covering no less than 46 , 000 square feet of canvas . It is now about tliree-and-twenty years ago that T . Horner , Esq ., the projector of the Colosseum , _fiist mounted to the summit of the cross of St . Paul ' s Cathedral , where , in un observatory erected upon scaffolding several t ' cet above the top of the cross he took up his residence for many months ( sometimes remaining all night ) for the purpose of making accurate sketches of every visible object . In this pursuit he covered many hundred sheets of paper , the drawings upon wliich constituted thc material for the great picture .

      ihe painting was produced partly by Mr . Horner , but chiefly by E . T . Parris _, Esq . By thc latter gentleman it has just been almost entirely repainted , * and , embracing all the modern improvements of thc metropolis , it will now possess a higher interest than ever . Through a variety of unforeseen circumstances , the original speculation proved less successful than might have been expected . Amongst other failures , there was evidently a deficiency of judgment , in limine , in the general character of the exhibition , and ofthe entertainments introduced . Mr . Braham , the vocalist , who purchased the establishment some years since , andgaveconcerts , theatrical pcvlbraiunccs , Ac , was not more happy in his ideas as to the great desideratum . Something of afar hi g her order , at once more splendid , more imposing ,

      moreintellectual-sometliing tliat should be felt to keep pace with thc progress of the human mind in our day- —was wanting . The want is now supplied . The Colosseum has passed into thc hands of a new proprietary— -a proprietary likely to be honoured with the highest patronage of the realm , * and , if artistic judgment , taste , and skill , sustained by an unlimited pecuniary outlay , may command success , will not fail to realise for its possessors both fame and fortune . To Mr . W . Bradwell , formerly of Covent-garden Theatre—a gentleman whose genius in decorative art , and in the production of wonderful scenic effects , is well known —was confided the task of modelling and renovating the whole of the establishment . With the aid of competent artists under his control , he has literally wrought wonders—wonders which , in ancient times ,

      would have been , with an air of feasibility , ascribed to magic . In addition to the original entrance from the park , there is a new ono of a most imposing character , from Albany-street . It is a vast corridor , with spacious flights of stairs , easy of descent , and with several landings . On each side are numerous busts , groups of statuary , and colossal candelabra ; and at the entrance end is a stained-glass doorway , imparting warmth and mellowness to every object around . Ascending a few steps , we find ourselves in the rotunda , or museum of sculpture ; the interior of which—a lofty dome of several thousand feet of richly-cut glass—has been entirely reconstructed from designs by Mr . Bradwell . The frieze of the dome is enriched with the entire Parthenaic procession from the Elgin marbles ; over wliich , in panels- arc twenty

      allegorical subjects painted in fresco . The mountings , cornices , & c , are in gold , modelled by Mr . Henning , jun ., and painted by Mr . Absolon . In the centre of the rotunda , concealed by tasteful draperies resembling a tent , is the Elizabethan " ascendingroom , " for the conveyance of visitors , by means of machinery , to tlic point fbr viewing the panoramic picture of London . For those by whom it may be preferred tliere is a spiral staircase for the same purpose . At night a painting , illuminated in a peculiar manner , and with astonishing effect , takes place of Parris ' s picture . This is , in fact , a panoramic view of London by moonlight ; iu which are beheld the flitting of tlic clouds , the glittering ofthe stai * s , with other atmospheric changes—the lighting of the streets , squares , bridges , & c . The effect is

      heightened by snatches ot street music , the striking and chiming of church clocks , and other sounds of night . For day visitors there is a station above the panoramic pictures , with a camera obscura , commanding the beautiful scenery of the Regent ' s-park . But we must return to the rotunda . This is onc of the most classical and most cxqiiisitely-beautifnl apartments in the whole establishment . Justice could not be done to it in a whole page of description . Around the entire circuit arc recesses occupied by equestrian and other groups of sculpture , colossal figures , historical and allegorical subjects , busts , < fcc , all of them the production of contemporary artists , Daily , Carcw , the Wyatts , Ternoutli , and others . Many of these productions ave in marble . Thc rich velvet couches in the rotunda are resplendent in gold

      and embroidery ; thc most refined and luxurious taste everywhere presiding . And then , from the park vestibule , passing thc fountain to the south of the lodge , we wander through a maze of conservatories , abounding in rare plants , trees , and choice exotics ; with birds of song in cages , gold and silver iish in globes and vases and innumerable other objects to charm the eye , Thc decorations arc in the richest style of arabesque—thc whole vividly recalling to our imagination the enchanted gardens oi * Arniida , or those not less fascinating of the Alhambra . Another of the wonders of the scene , setting at defiance all powers of description , is the " Aviary , " with its magical mirrors , its birds , its fish , and a thousand other charms . Hence we proceed to notice the ruins , the awful grandeur of which

      constitutes a scene of romantic sublimity such as Byron alone could adequately describe . Amongst the ruins may be particularly mentioned those of the Temple of Venus , the Parthenon , a Roman Fountain , the Arch of Titus , the Temple of Vesta , the Temple of Theseus , some portions of thc Parthenon , and the Temple of the Sibyls at Term ' . There is an air of antiquity , a semblance of truth , about these ruins wiiich cannot be imagined without ocular demonstration . Thc remains of the fresco paintings on tlic walls , in their delicate though faded colours , are wonderful . We have yet to mention our old acquaintance , thc Swiss Cottage , all the appointments of which are surprisingly improved . And here are the lake , the distant mill , the cottage , the bridge , and the mountain firs . Beyond the lake , to the left , is thc Mcr de Glace , in tiie centre the towering Mont Blanc , with huge piles of rocks and glaciers below , all admirably painted by Damson . Down

      the rock rushes a cataract discharging water at the rate of eight hundred gallons in a minute . Intended , we believe , for a separate or extra exhibition is thc " Stalactite Cavern" at the village of Adelsburgh , in the duchy of Carniola . This cavern is described at length by John Russell _. Esq ., in his German tour . It is said to be six miles in extent . In one part it is intersected by the dark waters of tho river Poicte . " Throughout this cavern , observes Mr . Russell , " not a sound is heard , except the occasional plashing of the dew-drop from a fialffbrmed pillar . No living thing , no trace of vegetation , enlivens the cold walls , or the pole-freezing stalactites . Yet . " he adds , " these abodes are not always so still and deserted ; once a year , on the festival of their patron saint , the peasantry of Aklesburgh and the neighbourhood assemble in this cavern to a ball . Here , many hundred feet beneath the surface of the earth _. and a mile from the light of day , the rude music of the Carniolan resounds through more magnificent halls than werc eves built for

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      monarchs . Tlicflamc of chandeliers is reflected from the stalactite walls in a blaze o f _ever-ehmxgmgkght , and amid _teda-oeiue refulgence the village _swams . indv 2 il . _"igehwiiities " > vl ,. _' (! round in the waltz , _aat f the dreams of thc _Rosicviisians had at length touna their fulfilment , ami snomes and kobolds really uvea and revelled in the bowels of our globe . LWi » only a slight portion of Mr . Russell ' s dcscripUOB . It is marvellous , however , to observe the effects produced by Mr . Bradwell in this place of gems : _W 0 seemingly interminable distances , illuminated by the miners' fires and rude chandeliers , the lights from whichare reflected from thedropp ing crystals , guttering and trembling as they fall ; the mingled , rich , and ever-varying hues of what appear to be myriads ot thc most precious stones paling tiie lustre ot all that we have _reader heard of in eastern lore .

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      _KovAt 1 'ot . ytechkic IssTiTimoN .-llr . Ryan is at present going through a course of most interesting ami instructive lectures on Domestic Chemistry . Having dwelt upon the importance of ventilation , aud taught the doctrines of heat and light as applicable to the common con . ceras of life , tlic talented levtuver has . In ids wore recent lectures , considered the chemistry of the table . On a recent occasion he gave thc chemistry of the breakfast-table , witli much eflect . Br . Ryan commenced hy stating that Bean Swift remarked , " that so great was the extent of modern epicurism , that the _world hail to be encompassed before a washer-woman could set down to ttvciik . fast . " Nor is this _exaggerated ; for as tlic learnedlecturer proved , the furniture of this , onr most simple and economical meal , requires 110 ordinary preparation . To use his own words;— " Upon a taV . o _fonrmii of the rare wood 6 of lion _, dtiras is spread the snow-w lute damask of our own land . " Before us ave placed thc beautiful wares of China < . r of Stattowlshirc , and thelnstrons silver , dug from thc bowels of some distant land . To _gratifv our palates we havo . tho fragrant tea-leaf from the Celestial Empire , and the aromatic coftce-berrv from Mocha , Ceylon , Bcrbice , and St . Pomiugo : nor is to he forgotten the luscious produce of the sugar-cane of the West Indian colonies . Thus , to supply the breakfast tabic , art and ingenuity must he taxedthe labour of man must be exercised , and perils by land and sea must be encountered . On each of these topics the Doctor dwelt with much effect—from the bleaching of the damask table-cloth to the laws of heat developed during the maceration of a cupof tea . Thc audience , who , at the commencement , seemed to expect merely the common _, place topics of the breakfast-table , were delighted to find that so simple a meal was made the vehicle of scientific nstruction in its most delightful and entertaining form .

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      CIlESTElt , WEDKESDAr , _JUr 7 . This being the all-important day of the week on which the " Tradesmen ' s Plate" or "Cup" was to bo decided—a race irliicli for months has oeeupied the attention of the betting circles in all parts of thc kingdom , it led to the customary excitement in and about Chester , and although the morning was unfavourable , from slight hut refreshing showers , the multitude who _jiouu-d into the ancient city exceeded all calculation , and when congregated on the course presented a _cohjj d ' anX of extraordinary interest . The stands were all filled , while thc principal stand was graced by the presence of u long list of fashionables who had heen assembled in the vicinity . Anxious inquiries were made , not only as to Gie state of thebetting _, but also as to the number of starters , which it was finally discovered had been reduced to twenty , several of those nags that had previously stood high in publie favour having been

      withdrawn , to the great mortification of those ivlio had pinned their faith on their presumed merits . The first race was appointed to come off at half-piist two , and the race ofthe day , that in tho result of which all interest was absorbed , was fixed for four o ' clock—due time being allowed to carry out arrangements suggested , with his accustomed tact , by Lord _OcorgcUeiitinck , who again under took the troublesome office of marshalling the jockeys and superintending thc start . It was provided thatthe competitors should form a double line , the position of each jockey , as last year , to he determined by ballot , and , in order to prevent confusion , it was also provided tliat " all vicious , kicking , ill . tem' _-ei'ed , und unmanageable horses should fall out of the places assigned them by lot , proceed to thc rear ofthe second rank , and take up their positions on the extreme right ol' the line , or most unfarourahle partof thc course . The betting upon the cup just previous to the stai't _u-. _is as follows : —

      Betting . —2 to 1 agst _Fil-uiHon ; 11 to 2 agst Semisena ; 8 to 1 agst Ould Ireland ; 12 to 1 against Trueboy ; 12 to 1 agst Sorella ; 12 to 1 agst Cataract ; 25 to 1 agst Hilton 10 to 1 agst St . Lawrence ; 10 to 1 agst Counsellor ( taken ); 40 to 1 agst Queen cf 5 ' ync ; and 10 to 1 agst Intrepid . Shortly before four o ' cloek , all the starters were drawn up hy Lord George Bcntinck at the hack of the course on the Dec side , and from thence were marched in ordinary time to the starting post . Unfortunately a heavy shower camo on , during which tiie flags dropped , and all were off amidst a universal shout of excitement . The rain increased in violence as the race was run , and to the astonishment of all ended by the favourites boing beaten , and an unthought-of outsider proclaimed the winner after a severe race from end to end . There was a long tail , and the jockeys thoroughly soaked , The race was over at half-past four , up to which time the " decisions" were as follows : —

      The Two . year-old . Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each * , colts 8 st 51 b ; fillies , Sic , 8 st 21 b . Five furlongs . Seventeen subs . Lord 6 . Bcntinck ' s Princess Alice _Cffhitehouse ) Mr . J . O'Brien ' s The Traverser 2 Lord Chesterfield's Curiosity 3 The following also started but were not placed : — Mr , S . _Standish's Amelia , Mr . Worthington's c by Stockport out of Manilla , Lord Bglintoun ' s Sotades , Mr . Mostyn ' _s ch c by lletman Platoff out of Miss Thoinasiua , Mr . W . R , Ramsay ' s Queen Mary , Mr . Thompson ' s f by Tory Boy out of Mies Fitz , and Sir J . Gerard ' s Brutus . Belting . —5 to 2 agst Princess Alice , 4 to 1 agst Manilla colt , 5 to 1 agst Sotades , 4 to 1 agst Curiosity , 6 to 1 agst The Traverser , and 7 to 1 agst Miss _Thomasina colt . ' Princess Alice made nearly all the running , and won easy by a length , Traverser beating Curiosity for second place to _niieck , Sotades fourth _.

      The Tradesmen ' s Plate of 200 sovs . added to a _Ilandiwip of 25 sevs . each , 15 ft , and 5 only if declared . Twice round , from the Grosvenor Post to thc coming-in chair . One hundred and twenty-three subs , 52 ef whom paid five sovs . eaeh . Mr . Sl-erratt ' s Intrepid ( h b ) , 4 yrs , fist ( Mb ... ( Arthur ) 1 Mr . Gully ' s St , Lawrence , aged , 8 st 91 b ... „ 2 Mr . Mostyn ' s Milton , 4 yrs , fist 81 b 8 Mr . HesscHine's _Vitznllen , 4 yrs , 5 st , 4 The foVowiwj also started , b * t were not placed : — Mr . Meiklam ' s Trueboy , 0 yrs , 8 st 51 b 0 Mr . _IVestlcy ' s Counsellor , 6 yrs , Sst 21 b 0 Mr . _Osbaldcsto'i ' s Sorella , 4 yrs , 1 st 121 b 0 Mr . Jaques ' _s Seiniseria , 5 yrs , 7 st 81 b 0

      Mr . Cuthbert ' s Queen of Tync , Cyrs , 7 st 51 b 0 Mr . Armstrong ' s Beatrice , C yrs , " st 21 b 0 Mr . Scott ' s Cataract , 5 yrs , Cst 101 b 0 Mr . S . Standish ' s Little Hampton , ( i yrs , fist 91 b 0 Mr . II . W . Bulkeley ' s Hemp , 4 yrs , fist ( lib 0 Mr . Osborne ' s The Old Maid , 5 yrs , Gst 0 Lord March ' s Strathspey , 4 yrs , est 0 Mr . A . Johnson ' s Obscurity , 4 yrs , _estllifo 0 Mr . Heap ' s Staler , 4 yrs , 5 st "lb .... „„„ 0 Mr . Robinson ' s April Noddy , 4 yrs , Sst 0 Mr . Irwin ' s Ould Ireland , 3 yrs , 51 b „ .,. 0 Mr . Shal ' to ' s Porto Bcllo _, 5 yrs , _Tst nib 0

      Won in a canter , Chester , Wednesday Night , Twelve O'Olock . — Mr . Gully has objected to Intrepid , on the ground that he is not thorough-bred , and the staftes are withheld , The proof rests with Mr , Gully .

      Thprsdat , Mat 8 , The Marquis of _Irai ' _tiuiistcr ' _s Plate . Mr . Mostyn's Milton 1 Mr . Salvia ' s Marian Ilnmsny 2 Mr . W . Scott ' s Cataract 3 Three others started . Won _clevi-rly . ne Dec Stand Cup . Mr . _Cohett's Cornnna I Mr , Osbaldcston ' _s Sorella 2 Three others started , A good race . The Chester > % Legtr . Mr . A . * W . Hill ' s Thc Libel 1 Mr . Bennett ' s Hope .,... „ .,... i Lord G , Bentinck ' s Miss F _. lis S

      Several others ran . Won by a length , The !> Wli * _Cvp , Lord O . Bentinck ' s _Niuvoith ; .... ; .. 1 Mr . Shafto's I'orto _Bello 2 Six ran .

      TIIE CUP . Thc objection against Intrepid is withdrawn . Fbidat , Mat 9 , Thc Free Handicap of 10 sovs each , with 50 added , Threequarters of a mile . Twenty acceptance * . Mr . Irwin ' s Ould Ireland , 3 yrs , Sst 4 lb ( Pigot ) 1 Mr . Jaques ' s Semiseria , 5 yrs , Sst 21 b ,,, „ .. 2 The following also ran : —Mr . Collett ' s _Coranna , 6 yrs , 9 st 21 b—Mr . Thompson's lludibras , aged , _GstStb—Mr . S . Standish ' s Susan , 4 yrs , fist lib—Mr . Robinson ' s April ' Noddy , 4 yrs , Sst 81 b—Mr , Dawson ' s ( Mm . Con ., 3 yrs , Sst —Lord G . Bentinck ' s My Mary , 3 yrs , 6 st—Mr . Halford ' _s Outcast , 3 yrs , 1 st 111 b—Mr . _Pettitjean ' s Yarrow , 4 yrs , _? _stlUt _*—and lord Stanley ' s Psalm . Singer , 3 yrs , _4 « t 51 b ( carried 4 _st 81 b . ) Betting . —S to 4 agst Semiseria , 7 to 2 agst My Mary , and 5 to 1 agst Ould Ireland .

      The race was entirely between the two horses placed , and > vas won only by a head . Coranna _, My Mary , Crim Con ., and Yarrow , ran in close together about two lengths from the winner .

      Match . —200 sovs , h ft , Cup Course . Captain Pcyton ' s Extempore , 5 yrs , _» st ... ( Templcman ) _r Mr . Langshairt British Tar , 4 yrs , 8 _st ....... „„„ , „„ . „ J Betting . —2 to 1 on British Tar , Won by a length . " The Cheshire Stakes of 25 sots each , 15 ft , and 5 only if declared , with 50 added ; the second to Bave his stake ,. and the winner to pay 10 sevs to the fund . " From the Two-year old Post , once round and in . Thirty-two subs , 18 of whom declared , Mr . Skerrat ' _s Intrepid , 4 yrs , Cst 121 b ( 71 b extra ) Arthur 1 Mr . Meiklam _' s Trueboy , 5 yrs , 8 st 81 b . „ . „ 2 Mr . Hcsseltine ' s Fitzallen , 4 yrs , 1 st 121 b 3 Lord Eglinton's Bretwalda , 3 yrs , 4 st 71 b " * _r fet _^ _e- -E _'? e _* <" _Fitzahen , and II to 8 ant Intrepid . Intrepid made all the running , and won by three parts of a length , * r The other races were not run when our express left .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 10, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_10051845/page/5/