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      Ileattn Of Loxdox During Toe Week. — The...

      IlEAtTn OF LOXDOX DURING TOE Week . — The B _e- _^ _stwr-Genenirs report states that the deaths in Xondon during the -week ending Saturday , August Jlth . were 1 , 909 . The mortality is somewhat less than it was in the previous week . The deaths from nil c auses in the six last weeks were 1 , 070 , 1 , 389 , J TO » h > - _*' 0 _* 3 ' ' ant- _W 09 J of _which ms > _G 30 * 1 * 002 , 1 , 17-3 , 1 _. 30 S , and 1 , 185 , were by diseases of the zymotic class . Small-pox , scarlatina , and hoopin < _cousih are comparatively quiescent ; typhus is more _fat-ii than it -was . The excess of 901 deaths ova- the average is due to diarrhoea and cholera , -which were fabd to 173 and S 23 persons . The deaths from cholera _durins the last six weeks were 15 _*> 333 , 673 . 733 , 02 ( 5 , and 823 . Thc decrease is _T-itifvin ' _T ; but it is right to observe that the _improvement is chiefly confined to West London ,

      _Toplar ' _' t . _George , Southwark ' , _Xcwington , _Caniberwe ' i " and Lambeth . ' The deaths from cholera in the two " Last weeks were 20 and 43 in _"Wandsworth 9 _snd 21 in Pancras ; 4 and 14 in Islington ; 3 and 10 in London City ; lti and 35 in Bethnal-green ; lo and 35 in St . Giles . The deaths from all causes on the "north side the Thames ( 1 , 118 ) were -39 more thai : tlie deaths ( 1 , 029 ) of the previous week . The _pirishes which have not yet been visited must be on their o uard . _Those in which the epidemic has partially subsided shonld redouble their precautions . The epidemic of 1832 broke out in three successive eruptions : the first , commencing in February , was al its maximum in Anril and subsided : the second _row _ranidlv from June to July , and sank again

      down to thesecond week of August ; its course was very much like that pursued by the present epidemic . The deaths returned by the parish clerks in the three weeks from . Taly 17 to August 7 . in 1332 , were 963 , 793 , GUI ; which , allowing for the defects in their returns , and for increase of population , are equivalent to 2 , 333 . 1 , 903 , 1 , 586 , or 5 , 812 deaths in 1 _*> 49 , when thc deaths registered in the corresponding weeks were 1 , 931 , 1 , 967 , 1 , 909 , or 5 , 807 in the three weeks July 21 to August 11 . A third eruption in 1 _S 32 broke out at thc end of August , and extended to the first weeks of September . A fourth in 1833 . It is satisfactory to find that the deaths of 819 out of the 823 persons who died last week of cholera are certified . They were seen hy qualified _mc-direil attendants . Hut it is to he feared that the

      advice was not obtained in time . The accounts of the sudden stoppage of the epidemic by prompt medical treatment , and the _housc-to-honse visitation , are perhaps over-coloured . But a mortalily as high now as in 1832 should not take place : it may be prevented by improvements in the treatment , by arresting- the premonitory symptoms , _^ by still earlier attention to thc general health . Medical men are called when the people are dying , but it is then too late . If the families of the middle and j higher classes -were seen at intervals during the epi-1 demic by their medical attendants , and a corps o _<" medical officers employed by the guardians to visit the poor at short intervals , the present epidemic jni"ht verv probably be cut short , and a third

      eruption be averted . The precise locality in which almost every victim of cholera lived is given in the present return under each district : would it not be practicable for the authorities to have all these and the neighbouring localities inspected I If this were done , and proper precautions taken , the tragedies of Albion-terrace , Wandsworth-road , where seventeen persons died in two weeks in ten houses , could scarcely recur . Another case appears this week in the note under Hampstead . In the house , _Xo . 6 , Albion-terrace , fire deaths had been registered—a Wesleyan minister ' s wife , aged 59 ; his mother , 80 ; a widow , 49 ; and two old servants . This is all wc learn from the Clapliam registrar . The registrar

      of Ilampstead adds , that during the week , an aged man came with a friend to Hampstead for change of air—brcakfasied , dined , went to London to transact business at the Bank of England , and after his re turn seemed "pretty well . " At six o ' clock the next -morning hc felt ill , and had medical advice , but- died in eight hours . The old minister was apparently the last of his family , for he had seen his mother , wife , and servants die before him in Albion-terrace , and could not fly from thc poison wliich he carried ia his breast . Such scenes of desolation could scarcely happen without great negligence on the part of the people themselves and on the part of the authorities .

      Distkessixg Death of a Child . —On Saturday an inquest was held before Mr . H . M . Wakley , at * the Drapers' Arms Tavern , Upper Enrnsbury-street , Islington , on the body of Thomas William Messcr , aged two years , who met with his death under the following circumstances . It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was the son of a master bricklayer residing in Henry-street . At the rear of tbe house there was a fish-pond , containing gold and silver fish . The deceased and other children were accustomed to play in the garden , and on Wednesday

      week the deceased wag _missing for some minutes , ¦ when , on instituting a srarch , the father found him lying at tlie bottom ofthe fish-pond , which contained about eig hteen inches of water , _apparently lifeless . Mr . Scott , a surgeon , was called * in immediately , and bc adopted the usual means to resuscitate thc lode , but without avail , as life was quite extinct . There is no doubt the poor little _fe'Jow fell in by accident , and the father stated thai it was his intention to fill up the pond , to prevent a similar occurrence . —Verdict , •'' Accidental death . "

      _Sosnciocs Death of a Female . — On Saturday Jlr . Payne held an inquest at thc Vestry HaU , St . John ' s , Horselydown , on view of the body of a female unknown , between forty and forty-five years of age , who was found drowned that morning off Horselydown , with marks of violence on her hands and arm . Mr . Wallet , summoning " officer , said that the deceased had the appearance of having been in the water three or four days . There were no shoes on her feet . She had on black stockings , the usual under-dress , and a dark gown with blue spots . There was a _wedding-ru _** _- * on the second finger of

      her left hand ; but there was nothmg in her pockets to lead to her identity . Thero were two severe wounds across the back of both her hands . Mr . Phillips , surgeon , Free School-street , stated that the wounds across the hands were inflicted during life . They were probably caused by some blunt instrument , for the purpose of compelling her to leave go of something she had hold of . The right arm -was also bruised . He conld not say whether the skull was fractured . The coroner directed a post _tiwrtemexamination of the body , and the inquiry was adjourned .

      Fatal _Accidext at me Artesian Wells , ix _Ouasge-stk _* -et . —On Tuesday , before Mr . Bedford , an inquest was held at St . Martin ' s Workhouse , on the body of Joseph Densor , aged 10 years , who was drowned in one of the Artesian Wells , at thc premises _belonging to the engineers , Messrs . Easton and Amos , Orange-street , under the following circumstances . The deceased was the son of the engineer in charge of the works , and resided on the premises . On 3 Ionday ni g ht , shortly before six o ' clock , the deceased was piaying with another boy named Prestcd , in the engine-house , against the regulations of Messrs , Easton and Amos , when the

      deceased said , " The foreman is coming , and we Lad better hide until be is gone . " "He stepped backwards and fell down the well , a distance of about 200 feet . There was sixty feet of water in tbe well at the time . An alarm was immediately raised , but the body of the unfortunate lad was not recovered until two hours afterwards in consequence of the difficulty to reach the water . The father of the deceased said the men had been inspecting the engine during that day , and had withdrawn the stage -from off the well , and left it open . Witness had frequently cautioned the deceased not to go in the engine-house , and he went there without his knowledge . Terdict , "Accidental Death . "

      A Max "Killed _ur a Fall fbom a Scaffold . — On Tuesday , before Mr . Wakley , an inquest was held at the Cock public-bouse , at Highbury , on the body of George Moon , a bricklayer , aged 27 years . It appeared that the deceased was in the employ of -the new Birmingham and West India Dock Itail--n-.-iT Company , On Monday morning the deceased was at work on a temporary scaffold , when suddenly about two tons wei ght of earth gave way , and fell upon the deceased , and hc was buried breast high

      between the earth and the wall . The earth was quickly remove ' d , and the deceased was found to he iu a dying state . lie expired on the road to the above house .- —A brother of the deceased attributed great blame to the superintendent of the works , in causing the bricklayers to work too earl y after the struts had been removed which upheld the earth . — Mr . Rowbotkam ( the superintendent ) said the struts were removed on Saturday last , and before they were so the earth was carefull y examined , to see if it was safe . — -Verdict , "Accidental Death . "

      Child _Mcbdeb axd Suicide of the Mother . — A painful sensation prevailed throughout the _neighbourhood of Peckham Hyo , in consequence of a report being circulated that a female had murdered her infant child and also destroyed her own life . The following particulars connected with the sad afiair were obtained . For some short time a female , named Ann Herbert , has been residing in Peckham Bye ; and about six or seven weeks smce she gave birth to a female child . The young woman was not married , but she lived under the protection of a man . The man and woman , it seems , "were in tlie constant practice of quarrelling ; and on more than one occasion the latter has been heard to say that

      she would before long make a hole in the water . On Sunday ni ght last she quarrelled with the man , and during the temporary absence of the parties from thc house , she took her child out with only its night-gown on ; and on a search being made for the infant and its mother , not the least tidings of either could be ascertained . The next morning , however , about a quarter past four , whilst a police-constable was passing along _^ the banks of the canal , his atteniion was attracted b y a bonnet l ying on the tOVfing p-. - tli . ThU convinced him that some one must be mthe water , and mthe ' course of a few minutes , near the pl-ice where the bonnet "was _lyin" he perceived the body of a child floating on the surface of thewater . Having taken the child out , he sp _* ran"his

      Ileattn Of Loxdox During Toe Week. — The...

      rattle , and as soon as assistance could be obtained , the drags were procured , when , after searching the canal for a few moments , the lifeless body ofthe mother was also found . They were both taken to the dead-house of St . Giles ' s to await a coroner ' s inquest . The unfortunate woman was only twentyfour years of age . On Wednesday evening Mr . Carter held an inquest at the Marlborough-arms , South-street , Camberwell , on the bodies of Maria Lindsay , aged twenty-two , and Charlotte Lindsay , aged seven months , the illegitimate daughter of tlie former and a person ofthe name of Rich , who were found drowned in the basin ofthe Peckham branch ofthe Surrey canal , about four o ' clock on themornin ! r of Monday last . _Theory , after a short consultation , returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against the deceased Maria Lindsay with respect to the deceased Charlotte Lindsay , and that the deceased destroyed herself in a " fit of temporary _insjin _' t . v _**""

      Ihe lath Inquest in Whitechapel . —Death of the _"Femalt * a _* d thb "W itness . —On Wednesday afternoon _, at three o ' clock , an investigation was opened at tlie London Hospital , before Mr . William Baker , the coroner , touching the respective deaths of Sarah Craig , aged 41 years , and Elizabeth Lewis , _a-red S 3 years , the former havinir died in Whitechapei _Workhouse , and the latter at the Britannia Coffeehouse in Hi gh-street . _Whitecliayel . It will be remembered by our readers that on Friday week lest an inquest was held atthe Grave Maurice publichouse , on the body of Mr . John James Watts , one of the parochial _sureeons of St . _George- ' m-thc-East , who died in Whitechapei Workhouse from the effects of po'son . A postmortem examination was made by

      Mr . J . Nash and Dr . Lethebv , and it was found that he had died from the effects _<> f oxalic acid and corrosive sublimate . A packet of powders was found in Mr . Watts ' s clothes , and one of them was marked poison . The deceased , Elizabeth Lewis , gave evidence before the coroner and jury , and appeared in good health . The jury returned a verdict of death from poison , but how administered _the- _* e was no evidence to show . All the witnesses were inclined to believe that Mr . Watts had died from cholera , but Mr . Nash stated positively that he had died from poison . —The Coroner proceeded first with the case of Elizabeth Lewis , the witness at the last inquest , —Sarah Mullins said she was a servant at the Britannia Coffee-house , which belonged to the deceased ' s husband , who was a _ti-le- _**** aiter . —Mr . Cha-les Blackman said , when he was called to Mr . ** . Lewis he found her suffering from a decided attack

      of Asiatic chol- ra , from the effects of which she had died . The hu * b- _* nd was now suffering from cholera . —The witness w > s then examined in Sarah Craig ' s case . He stated tbat he was eal ed to the coffeehouse on Wednesday morning . Witness considered that she was suffering from cholera . — Other witnesses hav ng given similar evidence , the jury unanimously returned a verdict of "Death from Asiatic Cholera " in each case—The friends of Mr . Watts expressed themselves very much dissatisfied at the manner in which the inquiij ** was terminated , and requested that the contents of the stomach of all the bodies should he analysed that the precise cause of death might be ascei _* ta nsd . —Mr . J . Nash , the surgeon who was examined at the last inquest , a ; ain asserted that -Mr . Watts had died from the effects of poison , and that Sarah Craig had also died from poison , which he could prove if he wa 3 allowed to make the necessary

      examination . Fike at LnnsnousE . —A fire broke out on Saturday afternoon last about three o ' clock in the shipbuilding-yard of Mr . John _Brodic , near Limehout pier , caused by the overflowing of the pitch pots when boiling . The yard being well stocked with timber in a dry state , and a very fine vessel in the dock , the John Willes , of London , an express was sent for the aid of the floating engine attached to the Deptford Dockyard , and Mr . Morris ,

      masterattendant , was promptly on board to steer the floating engine , which was soon rowed to the spot . On its arrival , however , the flames were subdued . A considerable quantity of timber has been greatly charred , but fortunately the vessel , which was having her bottom coppered in the dock , was not in the least injured . _Tde Hox . and Kev . Baptist Noel preached on Sunday morningas aBaptist minister , in Mr . Evans ' s chapel , John-street , Bedford-row , the same place in which he was baptised on the previous Thursday evening .

      Effects of Dissipation * . —W . Seu , a farmer , residing at Watford , who visited London on Friday week , bringin _« r Avith him a sum of £ 308 purely as it would appear for the purpose of indulging his bacchanalian propensities , while labouring under the effects of delirium tremens , fell out of one of the windows of Mr . Sparrow ' s beer-shop , near the Euston Kailway Station , and injured himself fri g htfully . He was conveyed to the University Hospital , where he lay on Saturday _nijsrht not expected to survive . Forged Bank of England Notes . —A few days ago a man of respectable appearance presented to a respectable tradesman in Fleet-street ,, a note purporting to be a Bank of England note for £ 10 , in payment for some articles purchased in his shop .

      The note bore so much the appearance ofa genuine one , that had it been presented by a regular customer it would have been accepted and changed without the slightest hesitation , but the person giving it being . a perfect stranger , the receiver was induced to examine it closely . On this examination , and being himself an ensraver , he discovered that the signature , " J . Cann , _^ ' was , as well as the body of the note , an engraving ; , and this circumstance left no doubt on his mind that it was a forgery . The person offering it said he could not bring himself to think that a note so well executed could be a forgery , . nnd ho therefore thought the shopkeeper must be mistaken . He also said that , having no other money about him , he should go home and

      procure sufficient to enable him to procure his purchases , and added that he had no objection to leave the note as a guarantee for his return . He then left the shop , but it is almost needless to say that he did not return , and the note is at present in the hands of Mr . G . Lees , of 47 , Fleet-street , one of the common eouneilmen for the ward of Farringdon . The note itself is , in the estimation ofall who have seen it , one of the best executed forgeries ever witnessed , and in fact so close is the resemblance to a genuine note , that not one in twenty would discover thc difference , and it is very much feared that a number of them have got into circulation . Its number is Y-K 510 ( 35 , and its date October 4 th , 1848 . Another forged note for £ 5 has been returned within a few days to Mr . Austin , the proprietor of Peel ' s Coffee House , Fleet-street , from his banker ' s with the usaal brand of " Forgery" on it front . This note

      purports to be of the Manchester branch of thc Bank of England , and the signature , "H . Hogben , ' . ' as in the last case , is produced by an engraving ; but so well was the whole executed , that not one in a thousand wonld believe it to be a forgery . Indeed so closely did it resemble a genuine note that the parties taking it , whether Mr . Austin or his servants , did not consider it necessary to subscribe thc name of the person they received it from . Tliere is , however , one certain mode of detecting the forgeries , and that is by examining the reverse side of the note to that where the bank clerk ' s signature appears , when it will be found that scarcely a mark of the ink from tbe engraving will be visible , whereas when the signature is written with a pen , which is always the case on genuine notes , thc ink will pass through , and the formation of the letters will be quite apparent . The number of this note is M-L 65205 , date 16 th February , 1846 .

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      Explosion" And Loss Of Seventy Lives, At...

      EXPLOSION" AND LOSS OF SEVENTY LIVES , ATABERDARE . On Friday week a dreadful explosion of fire damp , that dread and destructive agent , occurred at Mr . William Thomas ' s colliery , situated at about two miles from the village of Aberdare . The shock was felt for miles round . Soon after the fatal event a most melancholy scene took p lace—mothers hurrying in search ol sons , wives m search of their husbands , their cries rending the air as corpse after corpse , blackened and mutilated , was brought to sight . Soon sixty disfigured _co-pses were brought

      from the pit ; and then , it having become fatal to descend the pit , the brave men who had , in such a praiseworthy manner , rescued the few that escaped , gave over , though it was believed that there were a great many others , living or dead . 105 men and boys were in the pit at the time of the explosion , very few of whom have been brought out alive . Seven horses also were killed . It is confidently asserted that the cause of this most awful catastrophe was the negligence of one of the colliers in going to a dangerous heading without a safety lamp . It is scarce three years ago since twenty-eight human Uvea were destroyed by an explosion oi the same nature , and near the same pit .

      We have received a communication , furnished by a correspondent at Merthyr Tydvil , by wliich it appears that the number of lives lost was fifty-four , and not seventy , as stated above . The whole of the unfortunate creatures who were thus suddenly cut off were decently interred on Sunday , at the expense of Air . Thomas , the proprietor of the works , in the various burial-places of the neighbourhood . Thousands of spectators were gathered together , and there was scarcely a dry eye present .

      A preliminary inquiry had taken place before the coroner , and an order was granted by him forthe burial of the bodies , but the inquiry of most importance—as to the cause of so awful a catastrophe — - ffas to commence yesterday ( Friday . )

      Immense Destruction Of Farm Propert* By ...

      IMMENSE DESTRUCTION OF FARM PROPERT * BY FIRE . On Sunday night , shortly after eight o ' clock , a fearful conflagration , wbich continued to rage throughout the whole of the night , occurred - upon the estate of Sir Thomas Lennard , situate at Wennington , near Rainkam , in Esses , about eighteen miles from London . The property ia which the

      Immense Destruction Of Farm Propert* By ...

      disaster commenced was termed Scri ps and Others Firm and was tenanted by Charles Richard Webb , Esq ' of Belmont Castle , Grays . The flames when first discovered wer _« raging in a wheat-rick in the _south-east corner ofthe stack-yard . An immediate ilirm was "iven , and an attempt was made to _extinguish the flames ; but such a hold had tliey obtained that they defied the utmost exertions ofall nresent and very speedily they extended to the barns , a long range of premises filled with wheat from whence the work ot destruction communicated to the bullock-sheds and cow-houses . Mr . Parratt , tlie agent to Sir Thomas Lennard , with a great number of villagers , hastened to the scene , and tried by every possible means , to get tho fire under , but ' without effect , and m tbo course of a few

      minutes the fire had seized upon a number of ricks of wheat , bay , and straw , so that there was property c overin _<** upwards of half an acre in a general blaze . The flames at the same time mounted so high into tho air , as not merely to light up the surrounding country , but they were distinctl y visible from every part of the metropolis . Lieutenant Sinclair and Mr . Grecnsill , with a strong body of the artillery and several engines , instantly started from Purfleet Barracks to the scene , and were called into operation , but , notwithstanding the great body of water scattered over the fl : imes , they continued to progress , and the light being seen in London caused the engine of the Brig « de in _Wnttling-strcet , and also that of the West of England Company , in the Waterloo-road , to start in search of the fire . For

      some considerable time no direct information could be obtained as to where the fire was raging , and the firemen were guided to the spot only by the glare in the atmosphere . Thc London engines at length reached the spot , when a fearful scene presented itself , for tho whole ofthe property except the dwelling-house , and the granary was enveloped in an immense sheet of flame . The whole of tho engines were kept afc work during the night , but at nine o ' clock on Monday morning there still remained a great body of fire , although all danger of its further extension was at an end . No doubt seems to be entertained that the fire was the work of an incendiary . Thc present is the fourth fire that has been raised in tho neighbourhood during the week . Two attempts have been

      made on the premises of Mr . vince , a farmer at Horncnurch , upon the Marquis of Salisbury ' s estate , about two miles from Romford . The first of these was extinguished , when shortly afterwards the second was discovered , which , burned down a great number of ricks , barns , sheds , cow-houses , < fcc . The authorities are determined to have a most searching investigation into the cause of these fires , and a handsome reward will be offered for tho apprehension of the guilty parties . Fortunately , Mr . Webb ' s property was partially insured . During the whole of Monday morning the London firemen , with a bod y of the royal Sappers and Miners , and their engines , were kept at constant work ; but at six o ' clock in the evening the fire was far from being extinguished . Tho property destroyed by this disastrous event is very consider *

      able , and had it not heen for the exertions of Mr Parratt , Sir Thomas Lennard ' s steward , and the military , there is no doubt that the whole of the cattle in the premises would have perished . Owing to tho great number of fires that have been wilfully caused during the past few days , Mv . Superintendant Coulson and Mr . Inspector Bridges , of the Essex constabulary , have been engaged in trying to find out the culprits , and from certain information which thoy received whilst this latter fire was raging , they apprehended a young man on suspicion . The wheat destroyed was the produce of eighteen acres , and was all this year ' s growth . Besides whicli there were three buildings , each about 150 feet long , entirely burned to the ground . A spacious storehouse , filled with wheat , was reduced to ashes , and several ricks of wheat , clover , peas , & c ., were also destroved .

      Murder And Mutilation Of A Clhld.—An Inq...

      MURDER AND MUTILATION OF A ClHLD . —An inquest was gone into at Colchester , on Friday week , before Mr . Churchill , the borough coroner , on the mutilated remains of an infant , found the previous day in the water closet of the residence of Mr . Winter . To such an extent had the body been cut up that it was almost impossible to tell its sex ( a eirl . ) It appeared in evidence that Mr . Winter's cook , named Jane Simmonds , was suspected of being in the family way for some time , and on the previous Wednesday it is supposed , from her appearance , that she had given birth to a child . The surgeon who was examined could not swear whether the child was born alive , and an open verdict was , therefore , returned ; but the mother was handed over to the magistrates , to take her trial for concealing the bir th .

      Defalcation of a Corporation Servant at Oxford . —The defalcation of Joseph Liddell , who for many years held the situation of Mayor ' s-Sergeant , and also collected the borough-rate , city quit-rents , water-rate , and other taxes in that city , is supposed to amount to between £ 300 and £ 400 , and not £ 1 , 300 and £ 1 , 400 , as has been reported . No clue has been obtained as to where he is gone . He has left a wife and six children behind him . The Execution of Mart Ann Geebing . —A number of contradictory announcements have been made on the subject of the execution of this murderess , but we believe the real facts ofthe case are as follows- The learned judge who tried the case intended to consult with Baron Alderson , Baron Parke , Baron Platt , and Baron Rolfe , or such of their lordships as might be immediately accessible on his return to town , and should there appear any doubt on the objection to a part of the evidence

      taken by Mr . Hurst , then the question will be referred to the court lately empowered to deal with appeals on legal points of this sort in criminal cases . Should their loraships , however , be unanimously of opinion that the evidence in question was properly admitted , the law will take its course without further inquiry . The 21 st inst ., the day named , rests on the authority of the usual practice on these occasions . —Essex _' Standard . Fatal Boating Party . —On Friday , August 10 th , between the hours of three and four o ' clock , as Captain Badcock , of Lymington , was out in the Solent in his sailing boat , accompanied hy liis brother , by Mr . Clayton , and his two sons , aged respectively ten and twelve years , they accidentally came in contact with a yacht , by which the boat was upset . Captain Badeoek ' s two sons were unhappily drowned , and that gentleman himself escaped with much difficulty , and is at present very ill from the effects ofthe calamity .

      TnE MuuDEnEn Pulley . —A few days since a man named Howse , in cleaning a Pool at Broughton , belonging to Mr . Checketts , found embedded in the mud thc moleskin breeches which the murderer wore at the time , and made away with after the commission of the murder . They were _tightly rolled up , and contained a brick and a stone . There was a blue and white handkerchief , well known to belong to Pulley , fastened round them . Owing to their advanced state of decay , it is now impossible to discover any stains of blood upon them . This affords the only link that "was required to complete the proof of hu guilt . The pool in which they were found is situate about half a mile from the barn where Pulley was discovered by Superintendent Harris . —Worcester Herald .

      Execution of Mart Ball at Coventrt . —The prisoner made a confession of her guilt to Mr . Stanley , the governor of the gaol , on Sunday week . She said : "I put the arsenic on the shelf , and told him ( her husband ) there were some salts on the shelf ; he might take them , they would do him good , though I knew at the time it was not salts ; but I thought if he took it himself , I should not get into any scrape about it , for the people would think he took it in mistake . My husband was in the habit of going _witlx other women , and using me so ill ; no one knows what I have suffered ; but had I havo known as much as I do now , I would not have done it , for I would rather have left hini and went to the workhouse ; but I hope God will forgive me . " The

      murderess maintained her self-possession and firmness in a remarkable degree to the last . Immediately after ten o ' clock on Thursday morning the 9 th inst ., the officers of die prison appeared on the platform in front , and the prisoner-was led forth , accompanied by the governor , under-sheriff and his officer , and the Rev . Mr . Sandberg , reading the service for the occasion . She proceeded up the steps with little assistance , and , as far as we could observe , uttered no word while thus awaiting her end , but , with closed eyes and saddened countenance , stood motionless whilst the rope was placed round her neck . In an instant afterwards the drop fell , and she passed from this life in the presence of from eighteen to twenty thousand persons . A subdued thrill of horror appeared to pass over this

      immense multitude as the fatal bolt was drawn , but otherwise there was no manifestation of feeling . The victim in this dreadful _if ' cene appeared to die without any perceptible struggles or distortions . It is eighteen years since the hist execution at Coventry—that of Mary Ann Higgins . Charge of torging a Will . —The magistrates of Croydon , on Saturday last were engagedfor a considerable time in investigating a charge against the reputed wife of Jacob King , a man who died at Addiscombe , on the 25 th of July last , of cholera . * It seemed that Mr . King , some hours before his death , asked for his cash box ; but the key could not be

      found , and the brother of the deceased broke it open . One of Mr . King ' s labourers , Amos Gower , was in the room at the time rubbing the unfortunate g entleman with brandy . Deceased asked him whether he could write , and on being answered in the affirmative , Mr . King directed him to sign the will , which was takes out of the cash box , and ho did so , the other witness being " Dick , " his brother . This will could not bo found , and it was suspected that the reputed Mrs . King had concealed or destroyed it . On applying at Doetors' Commons it was found that another will , dated September , 1841 , had been deposited there , the witnesses to it being two persons named Tomlin and Church , and by which the whole of Mr . King ' s property was bequeathed to Emma Church , the defendant , tothe ex-

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      - , w « f _«•<• . deceased ' s daughter . Tho mag sr clu s . on . of _" _^ _^ _"JjffioiBnf grounds to justify _tratcs said there were s _™ s he _^ _^ Strike amongst tiie * taf _^ _^^ S ! a ° t _S _SSK _^ _VhU have always 0 _!^ nd _Psoecially hereabouts so harmful to proved ( and WP _«^ V ' _^ _y- _^ _jn _' _the last week a all the parties concerned , _mtnmi _^ pr _' _* ty g 7 _£ _riS on _? wX 35 J _;*•* Bromwich , col hers _» t : Dall _" _^" _Vhe e masters having g iven notice _S _^ erete _^ about _w _^ r _^ _" _^ resume WOrk until

      ration as existed before tho st rike . Taki _ng nto account the reduction now made , the present _wa-es would be about 2 s . 3 d ., upon which , having hi ° view that they do not _. ust now get more than U davs - work per week , tliey declared It wasimpossible for them to subsist , and the geiieral . opinion seemed to be that tho masters have made the present reduction without any just causei for dong so There is a good deal of ill-feeling on the part ot those who have " struck" against those who have remained at their work , and this has been vented ill so many ways that serious disturbances have been approhonded . At West Bromwich on Tuesday evenin " a collier who had been working in a pit belongin _^ to the Heathfield Comp any was attacked by a mSb of somo two or threo hundred _persons-these _lieine- chiefly women and children—and stoned all the wahomo The crowd threatened further

      disy . turbance at the man ' s house , but dispersed on the appearance ofa strong body of police . At Dudley and other places thero have been similar , and even more alarming , outrages . Two men were on Saturday brought before the magistrates at Handsworth , on a charge of lurking inthe neighbourhood of a pit at Tipton , in which were some men who had refused to _ioin thc body of men out on strn _* e . Upon being searched , one was found to be armed with a thiek short stick , having an old bayonet attached to it ; and upon the other a loaded pistol . Various suspicious circumstances having come out respecting those men , they were remanded in custody . There is a good deal of excitement throughout the district , which it is to be hoped will pass over without disturbance , but at present the men are very much discontented . At the collieries of Messrs . Morris , of _Horsely Heath , somo oftho men have resumed their work .

      . _ . The Late Turn-out at Blackbukv . —The hands of Messrs . John Sharp ies and Co . resumed work on Monday morning , having accepted the five per cent _, in fourteen days , and a promise of better raw material . Those of Messrs . Pilkington resumed work on Saturday , at the masters' terms . The advance offive per cent , has been generally adopted by the masters . —Preston Chronicle . The Britannia Bridge . — On Saturday last the operations connected with the lifting of this great fabric to its permanent level , 100 feet above high water mark , were commenced ,. under the superintendence of Mr . Stephenson ' s band of engineers ; and the great tube is now making its way upwards The raising is going on successfully at the rate of six feet a day , and the machinery is said to act admirably .

      Capture of a Murderer . —It " will bo in the recollection ofthe public that in the month of December , 1847 , a person ofthe name of Thomas Kay was most barbarously murdered on the line of railway , then in the course of construction in the parish of South Aston , in the county of York , the particulars of which at the time appeared in nearly all the newspapers in the country . William Watson , the person who committed the murder , made his escape ; although he was advertised in the Hue and Cry , and every other possible means resorted to for his discovery , yet he succeeded in evading the hands of Justice till Saturday last , when he was apprehended

      by Mr . Martindale Scott , the active high constable of Penrith , in the county of Cumberland , who found him working in a lime-stone quarry , near tho secluded village of Arkleby , in a lonel y and remote district in the western division of Cumberland . On Mr . Scott charging him with being the perpetrator of the murder he appeared confounded , and on his being lodged in tho lock-up at Penrith , on Saturday evening last , after great mental suffering , he burst into tears , and wept bitterly for a considerable time , but refrained from _saying anything whereby to criminate himself . On Sunday Watson was removed to York , where hc awaits his trial .

      Fatal Accident on the North Kent Kailway . A shocking accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon on this line of railway at Woolwich , by which one man was crushed to death under a passenger train . About three o ' clock one of the contractor ' s men , named Michael Barry , was observed walking up the line towards , the Woolwich station , apparently examining the condition of the permanent way . Arriving near the entrance of the tunnel , he saw the 2 . 30 down-train emerging from it , and stepped immediately on the up-line , without looking back to see if it was clear , which unhappily was not the case , for the 2 . 0 up-train from Gravesend was also coining up . The engine driver blew the alarm whistle as loud as it was possible , but no notice was

      taken by tho man , who continued between the rails with his eyes fixed on the approaching down-train . In a few * moments the poor fellow was struck down and the entire train passed over his body . When p icked up life was found to be quito extjnet , both legs were severed float the body , which was otherwise shockingly disfigured . The deceased has left a wife and large family destitute . Fire at Manchester . —About twelve o ' cloolc on Saturday night information was received at the police yard , Manchester , that the oil-cloth manufactory attached to the goods station ofthe Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company , in Oldhamroad was on fire : Three engines and firemen were speedily on the spot . It was found that thc build-Inir tn w _?* ii /* * i _A _\ . _'funnfnlir flifl _Ai-anrqcfi /\ nflnAil _... na ¦¦ Vl

      " fe > ¦ "' _••¦«« , . » ' « _"J » "" V " ¦ _" _- _"UOWHIUIGU , HUB only twenty-one yards long by . twelve , situated at the extveme end of the Railway Company ' s yard . The flames were _raging furiously when the engines arrived ; the roof had fallen in , and very combustible materials which filled the building , consisting chiefly of oil-cloths in various stages of completion , some laid upon stretchers for drying , < fec ., together with a quantity of oil , caused the fire to blaze most furiously for some time . The efforts of the firemen were directed to prevent the spread ofthe fire to thc neighbouring buildings . Two engines were stationed at a reservoir at one end of the yard , and a jet was attached from thc water main , and in about an hour the flames were extinguished , so that all was comparatively safe . Tho total loss is estimated at £ 350 .

      SrsAiveB Scene at a _CriRrsTEivryo . —At Huddersfield , on Sunday last , between the conclusion of the morning service and the commencement of the service in the afternoon , there were , as is frequently the case , numbers of persons , of both sexes , _congregated round the baptismal font at the parish church , for the purpose of admitting within the pale of Christianity their juvenile offspring . Among others there was one party consisting of father and mother , with their brothers and a sister , all of them apparently decent peoplo , with them a brother of the mother , and consequently uncle to the neophyte about to bo admitted into the church b y the sacramental rite of baptism . The rev . clergyman proceeded through the service till hc came to put the

      usual question to tho sponsors— "Name this child . " To the astonishment of all present , tho uncle ( a rough sailor ) , taking the child , a boy , from the arms of the mother , and placing him in those of the clergyman , distinctly gave the astounding appellation of "Bung your Eye . " The clergyman started , the clerk stared in astonishment , while some score or two of other parties smiled and tittered ; many endeavoured in vain to smother their laughter , but to no purpose . Again , the rev . gentleman ( thinking that the question had been misunderstood ) asked , " Name this child . " " Bung your Eye , " was again the answer . This was too much for human gravit y , and loud laughter followed the reply , when the rev . gentleman was

      forced to turn round to conceal his risible emotions , and recover his suaviter in mode . Turning again to the nautical sponsor , he asked , " Is ifc your wish that tho child should be baptised in this name ?" With the most imperturable gravity the seaman replied with an affirmative bow . "Young man , " said the minister , ' ¦ I wish you would bo a little more solemn on this occasion . " The reply was , "How can I . bo more solemn ? " The minister then turning to the mother , inquired if she was willing for her child to be so baptised ? She replied with much simplicity , " Yes , if it is a right name ; I suppose it must be so . " The clerk then stepped forwardand if

      , inquired tho child had been registered , and in what name ? "Yes ; named James William . " __ On this the clergyman was about to baptise it in the latter name , but the young tar positively interdicted it / and the minister returning the child to its mother very properly refused to baptise it under so strange and unuaual a name , and the christening party left the church amid the laughter ofthe congregation at the font , the clerk advising them to return on the following Wednesday , and have the rite performed in a becomin" _* manner . It was understood that the infant was baptised at another church in the district the same afternoon in thc name registered .

      Fires in Cambridgeshire . —About midnight on Monday last , the extensive farm premises of Mr Simeon Sell , of Bassingbourn , were discovered _= o be on fire , nearly the whole of which were soon levelled tothe ground ; fortunat-Hy there was no grain of any kind in the barns . The horses and other cattle were got out in time to be saved , with the exception ofa calf , which was burnt to a cinder . —On Tuesdav the extensivei premises of Mr . S . _BUt , corn and ' seed T _* S 0 _t S Plac 6 ' _!" e foundto be on fire , and the . whole of them , excepting the house , were de-

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      stroyed , in addition to six fat hogs , about 300 quar ters of seed , and perhaps as much corn ; 300 sacks ot the seed were dressed ready for the London market . The girl ' s British school room and some other premises adjacent were also destroyed . This makes the fifth fire whhin the last few months in the comparatively small village of Bassingbourn . Mr . Blott ; is insured , but considerably below thc amount , the damage being estimated at £ 3 , 000 . **> - "r ¦ I I ¦ MM ! " .-. * .

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      The Queen's Visit. On Wednesday A Levee ...

      THE QUEEN'S VISIT . On Wednesday a levee was held which presented an array of fashion and wealth not equalled since tho visit of King George the Fourth , and from twelve o ' clock until nearl y seven long lines of car riages occupied the leading avenues to the castle . At five minutes before ono thc deputation from the university proceeded on foot from the college , and there wasa * commingling of dresses , from the scarlet robes of the fellows and professors to the more sombre hues of the academic that had a very striking effect . Prom an early hour crowds filled Cork-hill and the quays near to Parliament-street . Every window had its gaily-dressed occupants . With her accustomed punctuality , her Majesty , accompanied by Prince Albert and the members of the suite , arrived at the Castle . Her Majesty was attended by a guard of honour ofthe 7 th Hussars Tho royal cor % _e consisted of two carriages , in the first of which were her Majesty , Prince Albertand the Earl of Clarendon

      , : The several deputations assembled in St . Patrick s Hall previous to the commencement of the leveo . One o clock having been fixed upon for the reception ofthe addresses from the Corporation and the University of Dublin , the Right Honourabl the Lord Mayor and officers , attended by almost all the aldermen and town councillors , occupied one portion ofthe ball . ; . ... , _* The Lord Primate , wearing the order of St . Patrick , and the bishops in their robes , formed a conspicuous group . . - ' The Unitarians , headed by Messrs .. Button , occupied another portion ; and near them were the Rev . Dr . Cooke and the Presbyterian deputation . At the opposite side of the hail were the Roman Catholic bishops , wearing purple stockings , headed by the Most Rev . Dr . Murray . The Society of Friends , who appeared wearing their hats . ....

      The members ofthe University occupied the dais at the end of the hall . The _deputati 6 ns from Belfast , Sligo , and other places were also in attendance . Her Majesty entered the throne-room at half past one , accompanied by II . R . H . Prince Albert , and the officers of state , she was attired in a magnificent green p « plin dress , figured wth gold shamrocks , manufactured in Ireland ! expressly for the purpose . She wore the riband and star of the order of St . Patrick , and a most superb wreath of diamonds on

      her head , necklace and ear-rings of diamonds , her hair in bands as represented in the most admired of herportraits . Her Majesty took her seat on the throne , the splendid band of the 6 th Carabine rs playing the "National Anthem . " H . R . H . Prince Albert stood beside her Majesty on the left . Two ladies in waiting stood on her right hand . Lord Clarendon , Lord Lansdowne . Lo _.-d _Abercow , Sir George Grey _, and the various other high officials stood around the throne .

      Previous to tbe General Levee a court was held for the purpose of receiving the addresses ofthe Corporation and the University . The Lord Mayor and the corporation was the first body conducted to the royal presence . His lordship having been introduced , read the address of the corporation . The Lord Mayor , kneeling , presented the address to her Majesty , who proceeded to read her gracious answer , which she did in a most distinct , earnest , and emphatio manner . She _expressrd her gratification at the reception she _hsd met with from her loyal Irish subjects , trusted that the period of suffering was now about to _terminate , owing to the blessin g s of Divine Providence , and hopkd upon hkr NMM VISIT , WHICH WOULD NOT ***** VERY LONG DEFERRED , THE COUNTRY WOULD BE AS PROSPEROUS AS THE PEOPLE COULD

      DESIREDuring the period of her Majesty s reading this answer , and at one of its most interesting portions , ihe band in the courtyard unexpectedly commenced to play " God _f & _ve the Q , ueen , " which rendered her Majesty's voice inaudible . Her Majesty paused , ordered the music to be stopped : and this having been effected , after some minutes had elapsed the Queen again resumed the reading of her answer , and smiled at the momentary embarras caused by the sudden manifestation of loyalty . The Lord Mayor then introduced Alderman Keshan and William Reynolds as the proposer and seconder of the address .

      The Lord Mayor then handed the _address to his Royal H _' ghness Price Albert , which he acknowledge ! . The Chamberlain _requested that the members of the corporation who constituted the deputation would consider them-elves as presented , without going through the usual formalities , aud requested the Lord Mayor to send in a list of those who were then present . . The deputation from the University was the next presented , and the add : ess was read by the Lord _Priii-ate . as visitor .

      Her Majesty thanked the deputation for their loyal address . She said that the universit y which they represented occupied a distinguished position amongst the learned institutions upon earth—that its fame was to be found amongst the records ofthe dead , as . well as amongst the works of ihe learned men ofthe present generation ; and she trusted that by tin ? manner in which tbey would continue to administer these high functions , they would promote the course of piety and learning . __ _^ The _L-rd Lieutenant then signified to the deputation that her Majesty requested that the members of the deputation would consider themselves as presented without going through the formal mode of presentation . Dr . Wall and Dr . Sin « er were then presented by the Primate , who kissed her Majesty ' s hand .

      _fh _^ _Vioe-Provost , addressing Prince Albert , said that the university had conferred upon his royal highness the degree of doctor of laws , and at the same _t'tne handed his Royal Highness the parchment conferring it . This was graciously _acknowledged by the Prince , and her _Maje-ty smiled approvingly at the compliment thus paid to her _illustiious consort . After the presentation of the enormous number of addresses , the reception of which might be considered good work for one day , the regular _business of the levee commenced , when _upwards of 2 , 500 nobility and gentry were presented , a ceremony that lasted several hours . Shortly after six o ' clock her Majesty left the Castle . There was a _considerable crowd assembled outside , who cheered lustily as the royal carriages drove off to Phoenix Park . A private concert was given at the Royal Lodge , Phoenix Park , in the evening .

      On 1 hursday a grand review took place in Phoenix Park . Soon after dawn the human tide began to flow towards the Park , swelling as every hour advanced _, till the streets were one compact mass of men on horse and foot , and in every descripti-n of vehicle . Some _^ carriages had remained all night on the ground to secure good positions . From eight to ten o ' clock th _« scene was one which only the most crowded portion of the route to Epsom on a most crowded Derby day could at all equal . Before nine o ' clock the crash of military music resounded in every street , the gleaming of arms , and the waving of standards , were visible in every great thoroughfare as the troops marched to the ground . At ten o ' clock the royal standard was hoistedas

      , the Queen left the lodge . Her Mnjes'y was in an opt n barouche , drawn by four horses , with postilions anil outriders . She . was accompanied by the royal children , and attended by the Countess of Clarendon . Prince Albert was mounted on a magnificent dark chesnut charger , and was dressed in the uniform ofa field-marshal . He wore a star on the left breast . The troops having been marched to the front ofthe royal standard flag-staff , near which the roval carriage was stationed , Prince Albert took tbe command with _Lieutenant-Getieral Sir Edward Blakeney . The field at this moment presented a brilliant _appearance—the extended line of Infantry , with their serried bayonets blazing inthe sun—the dense bodies bf Cavalry statiohed at the wines—whilst at either

      end the Artillery was stationed ; Prince Albert and General Blakeney then advanced to the front of the line ; they .. were accompanied by a brilliant staff . Prince George of Cambrid ge accompanied them . Hi- _> Royal Highness was mounted on a beautiful Arab charger . ¦'¦ His Royal Highness was dressed in a majw-general ' s uniform , and also wore a star on his breast . The Lord Lieutenant wore civilian costume , and kept generally , through the course ot the review _, near her Majesty ' s carriage . Shortly after eleven o ' clock , the review commenced . The affair was a brilliant one , and at its conclusion the royal party was loudly cheered . Shortly , attertwo o ' clock Prince Albert , accompanied by the Earl of Clarendon , the Marquis of

      Lansdowne , Earl Fortescue , and Mr . Corry Con . nellan , private secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant , drove into the city from the Viceregal Lodge , for the purpose of visiting some of the public institutions . The distinguished party first proceeded to the Royal Irish Academy , a most interesting museum of Irish antiquities , where they were received by the Rev . Dr . Todd , the Rev . T . Graves , and Dr . Petrie . His r . _iyal highness was conducted through the building , andhe minutely examined the several curious remains of antiquity collected there . The inspection was strictly , private , but his Royal _Highnessrspent more than , half an hour in the institution , being much interested , and expressed himselfhighly pleased with allhesaw _; -- ;; .. , His Royal Hi ghness , and the _r-oblemen who accom-

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      panied him , next drove to the Royal College of Surgeons , Stephen ' _s-green . Tho Prince -was received at the en'rance of the college by the president , vicepresident , Sir Philip _Grampton , & c , and conducted to the board-room , where he remained some time in conversation with several members of the college . The party having been conducted to the museum , the Prince was occupied for some time in an inspection of the different collections and _specimens it contains ; he then returned to the _board-room , and previous to h s departure expressed himself much pleased with his visit . This being the day appointed for the presentation ofau address tothe Prince by the members of the Roval Dublin Society , the board-room ofthe society

      was filled before three o ' clock with a distinguished company , several I-dies having occupied seats there from eig ht o ' clock in the morning . At half-past four precisely his Royal High-ess arrived in the private carriage o'the Lord-Lieutenant . Mr . L . £ . Foot , the honorary secretary read thc address . Prince Albert , in reply , said :- " I thank you sin * cerelv for vour _congratulations upon the arrival of the Queen and myself in Ir-land . Ihavealways felt a great interest in the proceedings ¦ f this so _.-iety . and hare been anxious for its prosperity ! because I was convinced that in applying thu most recent diecoveries in science and the most fully-tested mechanical improvements , to the naturally fertile soil , yon would not only raise tlie productive powers of this

      country _. and increase its wealth , but _likewise give remunerative employment to its labouring population , and encourage habits of industry . It is impossible not to Feel deeply the marks of enthusiastic attachment which have been displayed to the Queen and my-elf by the warm-hearted inhabitants of this beautiful island ; and I most sincerely hope that the _promise ofa - _-lent"ful harvest , of which your fields be r such hopeful evidence , may be the _harHnger of a termination to those sufferings under which the people have so lamentably , and yet with such exemplary patience , laboured . " Visit to the Cattle Show . —After leaving the board-room of the society-house the Prince , accompanied by the same distinguished _personages who had arrived with him , then proceeded to examine the

      show yards , and from Mr . Archbold , the late member for the county Ochre , and others of the council , _m-ide _min-ite inquiries as to the stock , < fec , his Royal Highness being , as is well known , an excellent judge of such matters . In the evening a drawing-room wai held for the first time in Ireland by the Queen . So early as seven o'clock the carriages began to set down at the Castle , and the populace in the streets interested themselves by looking into the equipages , and observing the brilliant costumes of the several visitors . The police arrangements were excellent , and the carriages all _eoins through Parliament street afterwards took up

      their company in Dame-street , near the lower Castle gate . The scene presented to the eye of the _specta * tor was one ofa peculiar brilliancy . Hour after hour the long lines of equipages succeeded each _oth-r . Ifc literally appeared as if there would be no termination to the arrivals , and the blaze of light from the Castle , the Royal Exchange , and other buildings , wh ' ch were illuminated on thii auspicious occasion , made every object appear almost as discernible as if it were clear day . " There ' s a go _*> d time coming" was heralded forth in brilliant gas at Andre « s and Co . ' s , Dame-street . It formed a leadins _po'nt .

      At twelve minutes after nine o'clock the Queen and Prince Albert , the Lord-L ; eute * ant and Countess of Clarendon , entered the Castle gates , the three sta _* e carriages being preceded aiid f-Mowed by a squadron ofthe 6 th or _Innisl-illing Dragoon--. Cheers _, long , fervent , and earnest , burst forth on every side , arid tho _* -e who occupied the _carriages on the line which was formed by the royal cortege joined in the < laudits , one common feeling of loyalty actuating all _classes . Shortly afterwards her Majesty , accompanied by liis Royal Highness Prince Albert and the officers of state , entered ihe presence chamber . Her Majesty was attired in a superb pink poplin dress , elaborately _fiijurad with gold shamrocks ; ornaments , diamonds of the most splendid brilliancy . Her Majesty most condescendingly delayed her departure more than an hour , in order to meet the wishes of her lo __ < _-al Irish female subjects to obtain the high honour of presentation—the number present altogether exceeded

      seventeen hundred . . The fine bands of the 2 nd Regiment and the 60 th Rifles performed a variety of splendid music during the evening . At a few minutes after twelve o ' clock her Majesty and the royal suite took their departure , and the cheers were loud and long-continued as they proceeded to the Viceregal Lodge . The peo ; . le were more than usually peaceable , and the streets orderly in a _remarkable degree , _dispite the dense masses wbich thronged every available space that could be occupied . The Queen , after lunching at Carton with the Duke of Leinster , left thc Viceregal Lodge , at five o ' clock on Friday , for the term nus ofthe rail , Westland-row , and proceeded to Kingstown , where her Majesty and suite embavked for Belfast .

      The voyage from Kingstown to Belfast was a stormy one . At two o ' clock on Sa urday , the Fairy , into which the royal visitors had been transferred , arrived atthe landing plnceand were received by the _nobili- _'y and local authorities . Tlie usual addresses and ceremonies took place , and the Queen , having knighied Mr . Johnson , the Mayor , pro _* _-eeded on a tour through the town , and also to visit its _leading public institutions and notabilities . Among them was an exhibition of the manufacture of linen , the s'aplc prod * ct _nf the town , in all its stages , with which tbe Queen and Prince Consort were much _ititere-ted . The royal party returned at six o ' clock to the pavilion where they landed , having _oci-upied about two hours and a half in the visit and

      immediately afterwards procepded on board the Albert and Victoria , tbe night however was siormy , and the royal squadron did not leave Belfast until Sunday aftemoon on its way to _Scotbmd , and , after a very rouuh ami stormy passage acras _<* the Mull of Galloway , put into Loch Ryan , on the Scotch coast , at a quarter past five in the evening , where they anchored for the night . At half-past four on Monday morning the squadron got under weigh , and proceeded to tbe Clyde , where tbey arrived at half-past eight . The royal vachts Fairy and Vivid went up some miles through the splendid scenery of Loch Long .

      The Prince proceeded to L > ch Lomond , alone , the wet and stormy weather bavins prevented the Queen from accompanying him . _Embarking at larbet , he proceeded down the loch to Bal _' och , and then through the vain of Alexandria to Dumbarton . Great _preparations had been made for the reception of the sovereign , and h pr absence caused much disappointmene . The Prince embarked at Dumbarton and joined bis family at " the tail of the bank , " where thty spent the night , and on Tuesday proceeded to Glasgow , where they arrived at twelve o ' clock , having been received in their passage up the Clyde with " the warmest demonstrations of hearty good feeling . The Lord Provost , having presented an address from the corporation , received on board the _honour of knighthood .

      The deputations from the Lord-Lieutenant , Dpputy _* Lieutenant , and magistrates ofthe county ; from the Presbytery of Glasgow , of the Established Church , and from the Free Kirk of Scotland , were severally introduced , and pre tented addresses to her Majesty , who immediately afterwards , in company with Prince Albert and the royal children , proceeded to visit the Cathedral and the College , receiving on her _progren through the vast and orderly assemblage the most enthusiastic plaudits . Shortly after two o ' clock tbe royal party arrived at the turminus of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway , where they partook of refreshment , and then started for Balmoral by special train via Perth . They arrived at Perth at _half-past three o ' clock , after a pleasant journey , _whe-e after taking a hasty drive _thivrngh the towh . they dined and slept , and started for their own quiet home at Balmoral on Wednesday morning . '

      Cauti05? To Working-Mem* .-A Political Q...

      CAUTI 05 ? TO WORKING-MEM _* .-A POLITICAL QUACK EXPOSED , [ We take tlie following from an excellent journal published in New South Wales , entitled the People '* - Advocate . ] _Emigratio _** , ' . —LloyiVs Weekly London Newspaper , October 22 d , in answer to a correspondent , says " A labourer with no capital , but stout arms and a stout heart—not burdened with any ridiculous fears about blacks . and bushrangers , cannot do . better than emigrate . If he can get landed in any Australian port—Sydney , for . choice , as the London ofthe colony , he is quite sure of good wages and plenty of food , with no expense for fuel , aiid venj little for clothes ! " What a delightful prospect 1 but our

      _ijonaon contemporary has not stated sufficient *• everybody hero knows well enough that sirloins of beef and legs of mutton run after the labourers begging to be eaten ; that sovereigns grow upon every bush ; that wood and coal always walk into the grate ; and light themselves every morning before the labourer or his wife gets out of bed ; and that the climate is so delightfully warm that the people can do without any clothes at all . This is the reason why money is so plentiful , why labourers get lots of "food , and fuel for nothing ; and clothes for a mere song . The next time our contemporary hold « forth upon the advantages of Australia , we trust he will not forget to place those we have above enumerated in his catalogue , for they are just as near the truth as half the tales told to . the deluded labourers of England , to induce them to come out here .

      Association Of Natio.Vs.—-An Association...

      Association of _Natio . _vs . — -An association of * men of all nations resident in America , is about to be formed _iritfew York city , in order to advance , propagate , and aid republican struggles in every part of the world . *

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 18, 1849, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_18081849/page/6/