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      Sosgs For The People. No. Xis. ^¦Exl Ral...

      _SOSGS FOR THE PEOPLE . no . xis . _^¦ EXL RALLY AROUND HIM . ( Aa old Song , by Thomas Coopeb the Chartist . ] the lion of Freedom is coma from his den ! Well rally around him again and again ! We'll crownhim with laurel our champion to be—O'Connor the patriot , —for sweet liberty ! Tbe pride of the nation—he ' s noble and brave ! A terror to _tyrantii—a friend to the slave ! The brig ht star of Freedom—tbenoblest of men "We * U rally around him , again aud again ! Thou _gh proud daring tyrants his body confined , _"fhey n _« _-ver could conquer his generous mind ! Well hail our cased lion now freed from his den' Well rally around him , again and again !

      -W ho strove for the patriots , wa 3 up night and day , He saved them fram falling to tyrants a prey ! * T w a * Peargus O'Connor was diligent then ! Well rally around him , again and again ;

      NO . xx . THE CHARTIST EXILES . When _theveice ofthe exiles , whose memory we cherishi A tear from the fount of our sympath y draws , Th ? "beloved of our hearts , are they destined to perish * Thc best and the boldest in liberty ' s cause . No . p ei i-h the powers that hath doom'd them to languish , Whose souls were too pure for the torture t » bend I _>' or shall our ingratitude add to their anguish , Bnt prove to the world we will stai be their friend , _Uespiie the resolves of the despots who rule us , Their lives to embitter , their exile prolong , The _milliosg shall teach them , the heartless , the soulless , To whom doth the title of freeman belong . They remind us of death , ofthe torture , the scaffold , The rack and the gibbet _. _' the dungeon , the care . But away with such threats , their attempts shall be

      baffled , NVi fears can exist io theneflrts ef the brave . Onr voice shall be heard tfll our prayers are complied with . Well pester the powers till the mandate gees forth Tbat shall loosen their chains , that shall ease all their

      paras . And restore them once more to the land of their birth . Each breeze that is passing shall waft them onr blessing , Aad tell them of happier day 3 yet to come . "No power shall withhold them , our arms shall enfold them , Our welcome shall cheer , and our hearts be their home . J . Haxkskss . Edinburgh , 13 th June , 1816 .

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      TIIE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL Part V . London J . Bennett , 69 , Fleet-street . We find ourselves constrained to find fault , so we nil do so at the outset , and have done with the _disagreeable task . We owe ' much to Charles Mackay , a rhymester , who realizes our idea of what a poet should be more folly than any other ofthe tuneful band ofthe present day " ; he may , therefore , "be assurred it is with regret that _wecomnlain , when we would fain praise . In the 2 flth number of this Journal , we find a rhyme under _theliead of" Daily Work" which , penned doubtless with good intentions , nevertheless

      contains ideas against which we mnst enter our zca Jons protest ; witness the second and third verses :-Xo ! Lei us work J "Wo only ask Reward proportioned to our task ;—We have no quarrel with the great ; No fend with rank—With mill , or bank—Ho envy of a lord's estate . If we can earn sufficient store To satisfy our dailyneed ; And can retain , For age andpain , JL fraction , we are rich indeed .

      No dread of toil have we or ours ; We know onr worth , and weigh our powers ; The more we work , the more we win : Success to Trade ! Success to Spade ! And to the Corn that * Scorning in ! And joy to him , who o'er his task Hen-embers toil is nature ' s plan ; Who , working , thinks—And never sinks His independence as a man .

      Now , we . who belong to the working order , represent no inconsiderable number of that class , and certainly have to work , and pretty hard too , beg to protest against this laudation of " work . " Taking the Christian view of the question , _weare given to understand that labour was originally inflicted npon fhe human race as a " curse ; " and certainly we can . sot think that curses demand songs of praise . Taking the common-sense view of the question , we know that excessive labour is a curse , and the sooner that by the aid of machinery , under proper arrangements , which shall make the machines the property ofthe people to work / or and not against them , tin ' s labour can be shortened , and " as far as possible dispensed -with , the better for the human race . We beg

      to say that " we have a quarrel with the Great ;" they are "Great" only by wronging their fellowc-reaturea , and sueh greatness we owe no respect to . We do not envy lords , that is to say , we do not want to be lords ourselves , but neither do we want lords at all ; and a 3 to the " estates" we think the lords We taken the estates from _tbepeople , and the sooner the estates come back to their rightful owners the better . This doctrine of " dailyneed 3 . " ' fractionsforold age , " and so forth , we repudiate ; it is not the crumbs that fall from rich men ' s tables that will satisfy us . Itis not true of the people , that "the more tliey work , the more they win ; " we know the Free-traders sav so , but we "know that the reverse is rather

      the truth ; and tbat generally they who work must get least . If toil be "Nature's plan , " be it so , but let all toil and all share the products of toil fairly , and then perhaps we may be induced to chorus the praises oflabour , bnt not before . We have been induced to offer these remarks mainly _beeau'e amongst several of our friends we have heard no little dissatisfaction expressed atthi 3 production of Charles 3 fackay ' s . Now we desire Charles Mackay to be popular—as we wish all poets to deserve and have the love of the people , and we are very anxious that the Peoplft Journal , should be popnlar , for we earnestly desireits success ; we , therefore , beg to gently hint tbat no more of such poems _-ffill be most advisabV

      Oar disagreeable task is ended , and now to do justice to tbe merits of this part of the "People ' s Journal" would take np far more of onr time and space than vre could possibly devote to it . At tbe head of the contributors to this Journal stands _"WnxiiM Howrrr , with his "Letters on Labour , " Ms " Holidays for the People . " and other contributions . His "Letters on Labour" clearly elucidate and beautifully enforce the soundness and practicability of the co-operative principle , and should be read by every one who " earns his bread in the sweat of his brow . " In his third ' - Letter " ( contained in this part ) he truly

      says—The truth of the matter is , that the labour of the many ] for the few , instead of for themselves , is owing to no order of nature , _^ or ordering of Providence ; it is the simple and natural result of Capital and _Education . In whatever hands these powerful agents come to lie , there will be the mastership . These , at aU times , have "been in the hands of the few ; and , therefore , the few have very much their own way in the world . On this text lie enlarges at great length on "the application of the powers of labour . " We shall most likely have more to say on these letters when the next part is before us . From a beautiful article ( by William Howitt } on * * . May Day" we gire tbe following extract : —

      HOLIDAYS FOE THE PEOPLE . The spirit and the necessities of the present time is , _** ¦ Work , work , work !* " With all our progress , we have not progressed into half the ease anil gaiety that our ancestors possessed . With all our improvements , we have not improved on their habit of enjoying themselves . With all our triumphs of machinery and of knowledge , we have won no leisure , no happiness , not even our daily tread . We have lost all that our ancestors possessed , and have gained nothing which they had aot . That is a poor story to tell ; that is a strange result of progress and cititisation . Progress ? Is it a progress into poverty , toil , and wretchedness that we boast of * Let those boast "who win , Civilisation ! Is it _civilisation to have famine

      and expulsion from _huuse and home in Ireland— " work ! workl work !? ' and Bremhilland Goatacrein England ! Oh ! there is still something hngely wrong ! Whichever way we turn a g iant monster meets us , _andstartles us out oi our dreams of poetry . We call this an enlightened age . Ia what i 3 it enlig htened ? With all ourlight and knowled g e can any man tell us , even on this qnesiion of Mayday , how the people , as one universal people , could turn < rtit for a angle day and enjoy themselves J No ! the mills want lis , the shops want US , the hanks and railroads want us . We want our daily bread , and Mammon wants his . He opens all his thousand mouths of gaping smithies , workshops , and offices , to swallow us up . We _liave -won -millions , "but we -have not -vcon leisure ior a

      single day ! Where is the man that dare say we are wiser than our ancestors S AudyetKatureandthellumanlleartarethesame . The oiiehas all her bounties and delights Still to offer , thc Other has all its glorious capacities to _ecjoyl Oli ! how "beautiful is Nature at this moment ! How green is her grass , how tender is her foliage ! The cuckoo has re turned from far lands , and shouts his gladness once more . The nightingale pours hymns of lore and worship from _«* ery _l-ous ; b , more beautiful than Pindar , or even David e « _r wrote . The cowslip and the primrose bathe in dewy meadows , and breathe up incense to the heaven that * _mile oa them . The whole country is a paradise of

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      youth , and love , and beauty ; and it should be the holiday of every man , woman , and child , now to break loose from labour and care , and go forth and enjoy it . This should be the festival of May , Without returning to the hobby horse and the more foolish customs of our ancestors , we should al least return to Nature . We should make it the holiday of May—if not on oue day , at least on another—for every soul to go out and abandon itself to the general joy of the season . To breathe the fresh , pure air ; to revel in the feeling of all the delicious _gteenness , and amid the heaven-suggesting flowers ; to let the " work , work , work ! " cease for atleast one day in the weary , whirling brain ; and the heart , opening to the perception of the mighty joy that covers the whole face of the earth , repose for a single day on the sense of God ' s goodness , and feel that it still can sympathise in the pleasure of its fellow man . This _sJiould be the holiday of

      May—and I wonld say , let it be so for all that it can . God never meant tbat all the loveliness of May should be left to the bird upon the bough , and the beast in the field ; and tbat man , the noblest of hi 3 creatures , should be imprisoned in the workshop , and have none of it . Shall tha otter bask in the sedge , the snake on the bank , the very toad in it s hole , and shall not man bask too 1 Let those who can enjoy the feast of Nature , now go forth and enjoy it—but abore all , let them , when they see how glorious May In the country is , and feel howit strengthens and refreshes their hearts , resolve nerer to rest till the whole working population is enabled to enjoy this tooand that the time shall once more come when this may be a holiday for all , and there shall he a dance on the village green , and a dancing heart in every poor man ' s bosom , at the festival of youth and nature—the poetical Mat DAT .

      The following extract speaks for itself . William _Dowitt ' s ideas on " the Irish question , " coupled with what he is doing for the advance ofthe allsaving co-operative principle cannot fail to render him one of the most popular—and being so , one of the most influential and useful—of tho people ' s friends : —

      II 1 ELAXD—THE QUESTION OF QUESTIONS . Ireland has long been the paradox of eur policy , the enigma of our national feeling , the regret of ' our wellwishers , the glory of onr enemies—onr opprobrium before the whole world . But that paradox , tbat enigma , tbat regret , that hostile glory , that opprobrium , will from this hour become magnified to a monstrous degree in the eyes of every people of the earth . We can no longer sleep upon it . The time is come when Ireland must be attended to , and converted into a source of honour instead of shame . The time is come when this unhappy island shall no longer place us in the first rank of ridicule , and lay us open to the charge of the foulest hypocrisy . [ When it shall no longer make us the practical defenders of every injustice on the earth that , as a nation , we are

      spending our strength , our name , our money , and even our blood to yut down . When it shall nolongermakeus the guarantee and justifier of American slavery , and of the atrocities ofthe Autocrat of Russia , of the Emperor of Austria , and the King of Prussia . As it is we are all these , and mnst be so till we do justice to ireland . We have spent three thousand millions , and the blood of more than a million of our feUOw-subjects , to restore the Continent from the anarchy of French domination ; and we have here one whole 8 f > lion of our domestic empire in a state of bloody anarchy , which puts the government on the vain attempt at arbitrary coercion . We have spent twenty millions to free tha negroes of the West ladies from their slavery , and we have * a worse slavery at our own doors . We complain to France of her treatment

      of Otabeite _, and she points to Ireland . We would call I on the three Northern despots to spare the blood and the rights of Poland , and they again point to Ireland . We taunt the Americans with the continuance of negro slavery in their free state , and they again point to Irish wrong and wretchedness in our free state . We spend annually £ 95 , 000 , to send Bibles to the heathen ; 90 , 0001 . our Christain Knowledge Society expends in prercotinjt Cfaristain knowledge ; 90 , 0002 . our Church Missionary-Society expends in diffusing a knowledge of the philosophy of love ; 80 , 8001 . the very Tract Society expends annually in scattering in nearly every direction its _svbilltue leaves of duty , warning , and instruction . In short , we expend every year £ 774 , 000 for the purposes of Christain truth , sound knowledge , and the relief of wrung and

      suffering ; yet , with a strange inconsistency , we have a whole nation , a kindred nation , lying before us in a state of destitution , aad under the horrors of an _exasperating system which has no parallel ; and we treat this great spectacle as if it were no evil , and demanded not a single sympathy . Look through the whole world , and the whole history of the world , and there is no case like it . There is no record of any nation , however stupid and debased , which thus preyed upon its own vitals , martyred its own children , desolated its own fullest territories . Tliethree Northern despots dismembered Poland , but we dismember our own empire . _Thay keep down with cannon and police that wretched country , but they keep it down as a country disowning their lordship , aud struggling to be free . Wekeep down Ireland , which is an integral part of

      our state , which does not seek any separate sovereignty , which calls upon us for help , aud is proud to be part and parcel of the greatest and most glorious empire which ever rose in the world . Nay . if in the annals of nations we conld hare found one nation which at any time had treated a fraction of its own body as we have treated Ireland—which we cannot , for our policy towards Ireland stands the grand solecism of history—how far less could we find this conduct iu a nation like outs , Tbere never was such a nation as Great Britain . There never was a nation which wielded the same power , achieved the same extent of empire , took the same unconquered stand amongst the great nations of the globe—and which , with all this , set _itself at the head of the mighty work of civilisation , liberty , and humanity .

      This is the strangest of all strange things ! Having stood alone in the stupendous contest against the great continental Conqueror ; having stood when all other nations fell ; having put him down on the plain of Waterloo ; having broken the chains of West Indian slavery , and called on America and all European nations to follow onr example ; having pushed the extinction ofthe slave trade to such a pitch that we ran the sharpest hazard of a war with France ; having stood forth as the champions of free government , of pure religion , of the diffusion of principles of peace , justice , and knowledge all the world over—foreigners , who from their despotic homes have gazed on our declarations and our deeds with a generous

      admiration , have visited us , and deepened all their impressions of our magnanimous greatness by a closer inspection ; they have passed over to Ireland , and retreated with a horror of amazement ! Turn to the details of the travels of Yon Raumer _, of Prince _Puckler ilnscau , and of Kohl ; they all express but one shuddering wonder over the unparalleled wretchedness of Ireland . They declare that when they saw her shores receding from 'hem tbey seemed to cast off a terrible nightmare—a deadly oppression of a dream of misery . These are the statements they have sent on the wings of the press to every region of the civilised world ; this is the tale they have told to all nations , tongues and peoples of the great and admired Britain .

      There is but one clear duty , and that for us all . The veil is dragged away from the face of the foulest mystery which ever disgraced any nation ! It cries to God and man for redress , and there is but this for it;—no matter how this state of things came about , it must end ! No matter who is most to blame , ail now . suffer . Tbe landlord suffers in character , temper , and estate ; the _tenant suffers to the death ; _thekingdom at large suffers through all its frame and fame . Eugland the great , the heroic _, the Christian , and the free , cau no longer be what she is , if for one hour longer she tolerates this "Abomination of

      Desolation" The whole civilised world calls to her to put an end to it . We need not pause to accuse and recriminate ; whoever has been to blame , from this hour tbe responsibility lies on us—tbe people and the nation ! The Government must be compelled by the universal voice to set seriously to work ; seriously to inquire into the real onuses of tbis gigantic evil , and seriously to eradicate them . It is no party question ; it is the question for every honest man and every feeling woman . The changrs which are required , are required for the good ol | every Irishman , behe lord or be he cottier .

      It is useless to say that it is a most difficult question . The necessity of redress is more imperative than the difficulty- There is nothing which iB just that is impossible to England , when she rises up in her heroic _mootl , and says—It shall be done ! She who founded America , can adjust the disturbances of Ireland . She wbo put down Napoleon , can put down the little despots of Ireland . She who bent to her yoke a hundred millions of the people of India , can bind to the yoke of harmony the eight millions of Ireland . She who has done a _thousan-l glorious deeisof _noble-heartedness a _» d generous policy on her soil ; who bas _established Magna Cbarta—established the Reformation—given freedom to the citizen , hy jury and hy press ; who has expelled bad kings , and demolished bat ! customs , as those of

      persecution and slavery—" can , when she wills it , expel from Ireland the Demon of Discord , and restore peace , industry , and happiness . It requires but the Government to set aboutit as a sacred duty , and in that spirit of sage and benevolent policy which so eminently distinguishes the rulers of this country , « hen once roused to the godlike mood ofa truly _magnificent transaction . We know the heavy _pressuie of a host of serious measures whicli weigh on tlie Ministry and Parliament , and lead them to put off the arduoushoHr of such an enterprise ; hut the Nation bas nowa great duty also toperfoim * its character , its property , its every principle of religion , justice , nnd humanity are at stake : it must stand forth , and compel the Government to do its will . From eud to end of the country there must be the demand for a solemn , impartial , unflinching , and yet temperate inquiry " nt 0 xbe actual state of Ireland , and a steady procedure to the enactment

      of sueh measures as shall be found thoroughly effectual J The nation , by _uuivtr-al petition , must insist on Ireland j being assimilated in all its laws and _institutions to those t » f England , or henceforth Uie blame will not lie oa the _noon-iuj _assassin , on tbe _hc-artl * cK landlord , or on the temporising Parliament , but on tbepeople of England themselves . Every man , iu every | . _Inee and station , who neglects to yutl . is hand to a petition for a prompt and thorough reform ofthe _present an iiti ., n { Ireland , consents to n _omtinunrice of thu crime , blaod _^ _befl , famine , and misery that exist there , and will still ixist there . Every journal which docs not _i-aise its power nil voice _, to tbis end , will grievously neglect the beneficent power which resides iu every portion of the press . Without this earnest appeal to the People of England on behalf _« 'f the People of Ireland , we _should not have di charged the sacred and obvious duty of the P eoplt ' s Journal . "Winna Howitt .

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      We had intended to have said much more , but extraordinary demands on our space prevents os . Enough that we refer our readers to the work itsetf assured as we are that the poetry of Mary llowits Barry Cornwall , and others , the prose of Joseph _Mazrini ( who adds fo the gallery of Italian martyrs )' and others _''toonumenmsioinention /' and the illustrations every way worthy of the names attached to them , -will do more than we can hope to accomplish , no matter how warm our praise , in extending the circulation ofthe People ' s Journal , _3 _ rThe People ' s Journal , of this day ( June 20 th ) contains Mr . _Iiowitt's fifth letter on Labour , in the course oi which he notices : — The Chabtist Lasd Estate a * h > Mr . O'Connor . — The powertul body of the Chartists , with Mr . Feargus O'Connor at their head , have formed a National haw' i

      and Building Association , te provide any subscriber with good house and several acre * of land on perpetual lease . They have already upwards of £ 7000 subscribed , and seam likely to go on zealousl y and steadily with this plan of raising as many wen as possible above the mere labour of their hands . They have purchased an estate at Herringsgate , near "Oxbrid ge , and are actively engaged in lotting out their land , and in building houses . Mr . _Feargus O'Connor , on the spot , exhibits the utmost enthusiasm in founding this colony . His letters in the _Aorthtrn Star remind us of the writings of Cobbett in past times . They describe him as being up and at work amongst the people at six o ' clock in a morning , and the feeliBg of success , and happiness in that feeling , give a great life and charm to them . To give men something to depend upon besides the mere wages derived from manufacturing under the present distorted arrangements of trade , is certainly to get rid of one of the greatest curses of this country .

      Besides much other interesting matter , this number contains a memoir and portrait of the celebrated Ibrahim Facha .

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      We Received On Saturday The Following Le...

      We received on Saturday the following letter with its enclosure : —

      TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES , Sir , —I feel jsorry that you have deemed it right to parade my name as you have done before the public , as it was not with any idea of improper or dishonourable conduct that I drew checks npon the Windsor , Gloucester or Liverpool banks . I confess I lodged cash at Gloucester by check , which I had reason to believe my agents at Liverpool would have honoured ; as also at Windsor . I have heen advised by my friends to come here and call upon my friends , Messrs . A . Heywood and Co ., which I have done , and feel much pleasure in enclosing a copy ofa letter received from them in vindication of my late trans _, actions with them , which will speak for itself . I request you may be so kind as to insert this letter , as also their certificate in your journal , as I feel certain you will

      be as willing to be the means of redeeming my lost character as you were of " loosing " it ; by so doing you will do justice when it is crying for justice to a wronged persen ; and if you will convey through your paper this information it will he doing more justice—namel y , thatl will and am willing to accept at thirty days' sight for all that I am indebted at Windsor or elsewhere ; and a * I will be here for ten days , the different parties will have an opportunity of sending forward their bills , which will be duly honoured . Perhaps , sir , you are not aware I am heir-apparent to an estate ef a dear and revered uncle , which I cannot be kept out of at his death , of £ 12 , 000 a year , unencumbered . If you will not insert this as addressed to you , will you do so as an advertisement , the cost of which I shall remit on hearing from you S

      J . H . WYNDHAM . Adelphi Hotel , Liverpool , June 11 . Bank , Brunswick street , Liverpool , June 11 . Sir , —It is with feelings of deep regret that any irregularity should have occurred with respect to your checks on us not heing honoured . We are now perfectly satisfled with your explanation and security of your uncle , J . H . Jackson , Esq ., of Jackson Hal ] , in the county of Warwick , and we certify herewith tbat you are at liberty to check to the extent of £ 3 , 900 sterling . You are at liberty to make what use you please of tbis certificate . Yours ,

      A . HEYWOOD , SOK , and CO . J . H . Wyndham , Esq ., Adelphi Hotel . Of course , upon application being made , through our Liverpool correspondent , to " the Messrs . Heywood , it turned out tbat no such letter had been written by them , nor had Wyndham ever bad credit at their house . From his evident acquaintance witk the routine of banking . business , it is conjectured that Wyndham has had some experience as a banh elerk .

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      Fall of a Large Building in the Towek . —On Tuesday morning , about ten o ' clock , an accident of a most frightful character took place at the Tower of London , whereby five _. men were so injured that two are not expected to survive , lt appears that during the last two days a large number of workmen have been engaged in the east end of the Tower in removing the frontage of a large building , termed the " Old Map oflice , " which was about to be re-built to correspond with the new barracks , immediately adjoining . At the time above-named there were five men on various parts ofthe premises , which are fo : r stories in height . Their names were William Holmes , aged 45 ; John Cbasson , aged 55 ; William Evans , a » ed 45 ; Thomas Edwards , aged 31 ; and Michael

      Sheen , aged 32 . They had removed the front part of the upper story , and lowered the bricks and rubbish to the back part of the building . Ghasson , Evans , and Edwards were on the third floor . Holmes and Sheen were engaged shoring up at the basement floor , when all were alarmed by hearing a loud crushing noise ; the next moment the whole structure fell in , and buried the five unfortunate men , who were entirely lost among the ruins . The excitement was of a most painful description among the other workmen , and the soldiers who came to render assistance . An alarm was raised in every part of the tower ,

      which soon brought very efficient aid . All bands were busily and instantly set to work , and after about three minutes they succeeded in finding the man Holmes , who was lying on his back , with an immense beam across bim . He was released and placed in a boat by two of the Guards , and conveyed across the river to St . Thomas ' s Ilospital , where he was tounil to have received fractures of several ribs , a severe lacerated wound of the scalp , and concussion of the brain . Shortly afterwards Evans was seen , and soon extricated in an insensible state , with compound fracture of the left leg . fractured ribs , and _eeverely contused . The men _Chasson and Sheen were next

      brought out of the ruins , with extensive contusions and lacerations over the body and arms . Tbey were also speedily taken to the same institution . The poor man Edwards was not found for upwards of an hour , apparently dead , and likewise much injured . He was taken to the same hospital , where everything tbat medical skill suggested was promptly rendered to the unfortunate men , who have large families dependent on them for support . Inquest of the _Ho . v . Col . Butler , M . P . —On Tuesday , Mr . Carttar held an inquest at the Ordnance Arms , York-road , Lambeth , on the body of Colonel Butler , aged 72 , M . P . for Kilkenny . Richard Green , a police constable , deposed tbat on _S aturday night last , whilst on duty at Astley ' s

      Theatre , he went , being requested , to the house where the deceased resided , in York-street , and found the door of _tlm back room , on the first floor , _loi-ked from the inside . Having forced the door , he discovered the deceased partially sitting upon a chair , and his head reclining upon some linen . He was quite dead , and bad his clothes on . Witness noticed a bottle standing on the mantelpiece , but nothing indicating that he had taken any deleterious mixture . Mrs . Eliza Fernadday said that the deceased had regularly resided in ber house for several years , during the period he had to be in town to attend to his parliamentary duties . She saw him list alive on Saturday afternoon ; he then appeared more composed than he had been during the

      previous day . An hour prior , he was seized with a shivering sensation resembling the ague . Witness asked him to let her send for medical assistance , which he at first refused , but afterwards lie sent her to Mr . Farmer , a chemist , ofthe Westminster-road , who gave him a mixture , of which he took one dose . Witness then left bim , and on her return to his bedroom shortly afterwards , she found the door locked . Having , knocked atthe door , she said , " It iatime , Colonel , to take your medicine . " ne replied , "Aye , " a very common expression of his . At five o ' clock she . heard deceased cough ; and at seven

      o ' clock , on her husband returning home , he went to inquire whether he could be of any service to thc deceased , but he cauld get no answer . Their apprehensions becoming excited , tbe door was forced , and the deceased was found in the position previously described . Mr . William Culverwell , licen-l tiate of the Apothecaries' Company , said he wa ? sent for to attend the deceased on Saturday night _. On bis arrival , he found the deceased dead , and he had been so some time , probably three or four bonis . He had no doubt deceased died from natural causes . —Yerdiet , ' * _Natural death from general decay of nature . "

      Fatal Accident bt the _Losnos axd Dover ExriiEss Teain . —On Monday evening , Mr . Wm . Pavno , ] City Coroner , C' _-mp leted an inquest , at Guy ' s Hospital , respecting tlie death of Thomas Ward Field , audi forty-six , a cachbaibler , employed by the Croydon Company . —Mr . James Curtis examined ; I am _statii-n clerk at the Brighton and Dover station , at _Cl'OV'don . I did n » t ku » w deceased personall y , but 1 understand hi- was carpenter nnd roach-painter to the Croydon Railway Company . The fatal occurrence took place on Saturday last , a few _miiiuri-. < l ,. f .. re eleven a . m . 1 was on the platform which _is _> oithe down xi << e , liie left band side , from London . Thexpress Dover train was _running through tu th . d towi ' , and my attention was called to it from _heiirin- - tlnee sharp whistles , _cai-. _sed by the driver of tin _tiviin . I saw deceased _with his hack to the train , walking slowly _between the rails , on tho main dowi line , and immediately afterwards he was knocked down , lie had net time to get off the line after the

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      whistle had _abounded . He fell between _thelines , and was dragged bv the earoages twenty-two or twentyshree _yarde-frovn where he fell . He had been warned , 1 have heatid , before the whistle sounded , but he to > . k no notice of the eaotion . He was promptly ipickcd up , stid seemexl very much hurt , and hardly 'breathed . His right foot was cut clean off by the wheels of the-carriage ; The Dover express train stops nowhere between Loadon and Tonbridge . _~ tho Coroner _^ At what pace does ifc run ?—Witness : it completes- the journey in two and a half hours , the distance being , I believe , eighty-eight miles—Mr . W . h . _Gleveland , home surgeon , said deceased was brought to the hospital on Satu / dav last , and

      was then quite _fiead . He had severe injury to the right foot , fraeture of the left ankle , and severe contusions about the body . He had . one on the right side ofthe head * bat witness could detect no fracture of the-skull or spine . It was rather difficult without o pening thc body to say what was the exact cause of death . Had seen injuries quite as severe when death did not result in so sbort a time . After a very long and anti anxious deliberation , twelve out of the fourteen jurymen thought the rate of twenty miles an hour upon railways not an improper one , and they returned a verdict of "Accidental death . ' *" The two dissentingjurymen who were for a verdict of manslaughter-, did not , of course , sign the

      requisition . Dbbadful asd Fatal Accident at Worcester . — A shocking occurrence happened on Tuesday , within a few miles of this city , whereby one individual was , went m a moment into eternity , and a second lies in a very dangerous condition . From the information which I have been enabled to glean , in the interval which has elapsed . between the _occurrence of the accident and the departure ofthe post , it appears that two persons—names net yet ascertained—were driving a spirited horse in a . gig along the _Spetchleyroad , about three miles from this city , and near to thc Spetchley station of the Bristol and

      Birmingham Railway , when the horse took fright , and Started off . He had not proceeded far along the road before the affrighted animal overthrew tbe gig , whicli is terribly shattered , and one of the unfortunate individuals was thrown with such violence to the ground that he was killed on the spot . Hig companion also has received some very severe injuries , and was bleeding profusely when the messenger was dispatched for surgical assistance . Immed _' ately on the . occurrence of the accident , the maimed person and his ill-fated companion were taken to a nouse adjoining , and a servant of R . Berkeley , Esq , was dispatched , post haste , to this city for surgical help .

      Fatal Accident atthe New Houses of _Pabiiamejjt . —On Wednesday evening between the hours of five and six , an elderly man , in tbe employ of Messrs . Grissel and Peto , was engaged at the New Houses of Parliament , hoisting a block of stone to the top of one ofthe towers , by means of a travelling crane . The poor fellow was in the act of turning the ; handle ofthe traveller , when by some accident the same slipped off , and the unfortunate man losing his equilibrium , fell to the ground a distance of upwards of 50 feet . Some of his fellow-labourers immediately went to his assistance , but he appeared quite insensible _, lie was ; therefore , removed to Westminster Ilospital , where he was attended to by the house-surgeon , but the injuries he had received were of such a dreadful character tbat he died shortly after his admission .

      Attempted Assassination in Drubt-Lanb . —On Wednesday night , shortly before ten o'clock , the vicinity of Drury-lane again became the scene of alarm and consternation , occasioned by a deliberate attempt at assassination .. ' From the particulars collected , _itappearsthatatthe hour above-mentioned loud screams were heard to emanate from the'kitchen of _| the house No . 3 , Feathers-court , occupied by a man named Hannan , and his wife Margaret Hannan , and in an instant after a female was seen rush ing from the house into the court , bleeding profusely from a frightful wound in the neck . The poor creature stopped and fell into the arms of some neighbours who , attracted by her screams , had assembled round the house . She was sensible at the time , and

      exclaimed , " Oh , my husband has stabbed me , " and without loss of time the unfortunate woman was carried to the shop of Mr . Walker , the surgeon , at the corner of Blackraoor-street , when on examination by tliatgentleniaji , a large wound waa discovered in her neck , on the right side , in length upwards ot three inches , and completely dividing the jugular vein on that side . The blood was flowing copiously from the wound , and it was with some _difni ulty Mr . Walker succeeded in tying the jugular , and in sewing up the gash . Having effected this , however , the woman was conveyed in a fainting condition to King ' s College Hospital , where she was plaeed under the care of Mr . Duncan , the house-surgeon , by whom she is pronounced in a very dangerous condition . On the arrival of the accused at the station-house , the

      charge was taken against him by Mr . _Inspector Logan , and in _answer to interrogations , he said liis name was John Hannan , that he was a bricklayer by trade , but got his living by selling play-bills at the Princess ' s Theatre , and carrying boards . He denied the charge against him , and said if anything had happened to his wife she did it herself . Tlie accused was then more minutely examined in the presence of the inspector , but no marks of blood were found on him . He then asked to be admitted to bail , but which was refused . He was locked up . The last accounts at the hospital as to the state of the woman was , that she was in a very dangerous condition . She persists in the statement that her husband stabbed her with a white-handled knife , but which has not been found .

      The Melancholy Loss op Life off Greenock . — The recent sad accident on the Clyde , by which-Mr . E . G . llberry , the superintennent of the locomotive department of the Greenock railway , and his cousin , Mr . Howcl , were run down by a steamer , and thus lost their lives , created the deepest sensation not only at Greenock , but at Glasgow and Paisley , where the unfortunate gentlemen were highly respected . Since the night of the fatal occurrence , the Lord Provost lias been assiduously engaged in investigating the ' eircumstances of the collision , and sufficient has been adduced to warrant the arrest of the owner of the steamer occasioning the loss of life . The particulars have already appeared . The steamer is a new powerful iron one , not yet named , built by Barr and _M'iSab , of Renfrew ; and on the authorities boarding her

      after the lamentable occurrence , they were surprised at finding no pilot , or person acting in tlie capacity of captain on board . She was in charge of Mr . M'Nab , aud from the excited condition of those on hoard , and the reckless way the vessel was state . 1 to have been travelling , induced the officials to arresi the principal , Mr . M'Nab , who waa subsequently liberated , on providing satisfactory sureties . The channel where the accident happened is between three and four miles wide , and her track should have been more iu the centre of the channel . The vessel was on an experimental trip , and it is stated that she was at one period of the day at the rate of 18 miles an hour . Tlie Lord Provost has forwarded the minutes of evidence relatin ? to the catastrophe to the Judge Advoeale , at Edinburgh , who will determine upon whom prosecution shall be instituted .

      Robberies ax the West End . —During the last eight or ten days the most systematic practice of plundering the residences of medical gentlemen at the west end ofthe town in the vicinities of Knightsbridge aud Brompton has been carried on _successfully , and te an extent almost incredible , by a knot of well-dressed swindlers , who collectively devise schemes for effecting their objects , bat individually carry them out . They have up to the present moment eluded the vigilance of the police , notwith standing that active exertions hare been made by the most expert officers to detect those mid-day depredators . The manner in which the swell mob gentry play off their pranks , ?* nd make themselves familiar with the property of medical practitioners ,

      may easily be gleaned from , the particulars , of the following robbery , which ocearrcd on Saturday , and was immediately after the discovery reported at thc Brompton police ' station . Between the " hours of three aud four o ' clock a young man , of _yatber gentlemanly _appea-rance , _raaddle stature , fair whiskers , b ! ue eyes , aad dressed in dark-coloured clothes , called at the house of amcdicalpractitioner , _residai' - in a street _immediately adjoining _Laurie-square and inquired if Dr , C , was at home . The servant replied thut his master had beeu out since morning , and in ali probability would not return before dinner hour . "Tho family , I believe , " said the visitor , " " ako . gone out ? " The servant replied in the affirmative , 'ibis intelligence apparently perplexed

      the visitor very much . He declared that his father , who , he said was an intimate friend of Dr . C , lay dangerously ill , requiring immediate professional assistance . The servant suggested that he _should write his name and address on the slate hanging at back of ihe halj-door , and that there was no doubt whatever bub that the case would , be attended to immediately on tha doctor ' s return . The visitor pleaded that he had a decided objection to place his father ' s * , ianie and address among those patients already pencilled down on the shite , but requested permission to walk up to the front drawing room , in oider . that he might write a private and confidential note to Dj . _\ C , explaining tlio manner in which

      the " old gentleman " " was affected , and requesting I that a _prescription might be forwarded withoutdelay . Libe «'* y having been givea by the too credulous and iuctratious servant , the visitor went up stairs , wrote on 'the back of a card , " Mr . Taylor wishes to see Dr , O —immediately upon his return home , " and having done so decamped , taking _wi ' ch him a magnificent four-inch cornelian stone seal , beautifully carved and mi-raved with tho Doctor ' s coat of arms and crest , valued at five guineas , some Indian silk pocket _liandkercliiefs , and several articles of vertu , amounting altogether to about 8 _i . It is almost needless to say hat thc Doctor never knew " Mr . Taylor , " and that lie has nut since made Ids acquaintance .

      The Tea Tpade , Juno 15 . —Thc deliveries of t ' ea last week were 447 , 99 _GBi , being a decided _decrease as compared with the preceding week ,

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      _Foolhardiness . —Mr . Rea , soon aft « ' 8 tartrD ? with one ofthe trains on the South Devon , on the day _^ of its opening , discovered a man _ridinj ; on the engine buffer , about the most smashable ' _piaes on which a man could place _himstlf * for supposing ho could have held his post till he arrived at the station , un _« observed by the engine-driver , it was q » 5 te possible that , in pulling up , he might have been squeezed _against the next carriage and killed on the spot . Mr . Rea immediately blew the guard ' s whistle , the breaks were applied , and theirain stopped ; . but it requited vigorous efforts to displace the _Kentleman _,

      wbo stuck like a director to premium , and could only be displaced by main force . Charoe op _Vioutiom . —Al Hammersmith policecourt on Monday . Mr . Hardy Htclop ,, of Lansdown Villas , Fulham-road , was again charged with violating tbe person of Caroline Matlock , his servant , who was left alone with hira in the house during her mistress's absence in the country . The complainant greatly prevaricated on cross-examination , and the surgeon said there were no appearances to justify the charge , the magistrate therefore dismissed the complaint _, i

      _Dssvorsnj or the Dead Boor or a Man at * Wood . —On Sunday morning last , asa shipwright and his son , from Chatham , were walking through the Bridge-woods , _Maidstone-road , in search of blackbirds' nests , they discovered , near the spot where the boy Taylor was murdered by two other boys , named Bell , in the year 1831 , the body of a welldressed man , near a tree , lying on his face , with his hat on his back , with both his arms extended , his lett hand firmly grasped te a bit ofyoung growing ash . They immediately proceeded for _as-su-tance , and an express was sent to the Coroner ' s office , Mr . George Braddy , at Rochester , who , on bis arrival , discovered the remains to be those of Mr . James Clark

      , a married man , living at 14 , Ordnance-place , Chatham , and who has been missing from his home for the last _fortnight . It is supposed that he must have fallen in a fit against one of the ash stumps in tbe ground . The man has been flighty in his wind for some time . He is about 50 years of age . The body is in a state of decomposition , and was kept from falling to pieces by his clothing . A Rum 'Un . —Martha Fuller was ordered to find sureties to keep the peace for twelve months , at llford petty sessions , for being drunk , and threatening "to do" for James Gibson , Esq ., one of the magistrates . She had & great penchant for assaulting a magistrate , and she was registered as having been 400 times committed for various offences .

      Death _pbom Jkcai _/ _twuslt taking _Shem-er under A Tree during a Thunder-storm . —An inquest has been held at Bakewell on the body of George Bown , aged thirty-five years . It appeared from tbe evidence that he was milking some cows , when a storm of thunder and lightning came on , and the deceased took shelter underneath a tree . Whilst there lie was struck with lightning on his left side , and when found was lying upon a hedge quite dead , "Verdict : "Killed by lighting . " . Novel Mode of Interment . —Mr . T . _Brookhouse , Roman cement manufacturer , of Derbyhaving

      , died , was interred in All Saints' Churchyard , on Tuesday week . A thick _iayerofcement was spread at tke bottom ofthe grave , just before the coffin was lowered ; the sides and ends were then filled , and another layer of the same material at the top completely hid the coffin from view , and rendered it air tight . Ere it hardened , which the cement did in a few minutes , to the consistency of the hardest stone , the deceased ' s name was traced in the yielding mass , so that , if at some future age , the deposit should be disturbed , the name of the occupier of the interior may be read .

      Dreadful _Collieri Accident . —An accident occurred near Cheadle on Monday morning . by which three unfortunate individuals lost their lives , and two others were most seriously , if not fatally , injured . The catastrophe took place at the Deepmoor pit . __ It seems that five colliers were descending to their work , in a corfe , and had gone a _shorty way down when the rope broke , and they were all instantly precipitated to the bottom . The shaft i ' b about forty-five yards deep , and it is supposed the distance they fell was upwards of one hundred feet . Castor Oil . —The following was related to us by a friend of ours a day or two since . A gentleman in the neighbourhood who had a pint and half bottle of castor oil , asked his servant to bring it to him , when he told'him it had all been used for salads , he having from time to time filled the dinner castors with it , believing it , from the label , to be _intended for that _purpose . —Yarmouth Advertiser .

      A Floatino Church at Glasgow has just been launched . The vessel is built of iron , perfectly flat underneath , the one end formed after the fashion of a bow , and the other , or stern part , quite square . The extreme length is 78 feet , breadth 23 , and depth of iron A _ feet . The area of the church has a fine , roomy , and most comfortable appearance . The height from the floor , which is level with the base of the boat , to the top of the church is 1 ? feet , and in the middle of the roof there are three cupola windows which light the whole house , and these have tiieir centre pieces moveable to act as ventilators . There are as yet no seats formed in either area or galleries , and it is doubtful if any will be placed till the ' church arrives at its destination , which is not , we understand , yet definitely fixed . It is intended to accommodate about 700 pe ' rsons .

      Two Men Picked vp at Sea . —On Monday , as the Princess Royal was proceeding down St . George's Channel , on her way to Glasgow , the captain observed something strange in the distance , and on approaohing nearer , discovered that it was a man clinging to an oar . On being taken on board , he stated that himself and two others were boatmen from Liverpool , and that the boat had been upset in a squall . His comrades , he feared , had been drowned . At a short distance , however , a man was seen floating by means of a mast , and he proved to be another of the men . The third was drowned . He left a wife and family unprovided for .

      The Colossal Statue of the Duke of Welli . notox . —Mr . Wyatt ' s colossal equestrian statue of the Duke , after somewhat like ten years ' , labour is at length arrived at completion , and , as our readers are aware from the late conversation in Parliament , will in a few daye be raised upon thc top ofthe arch at Constitution-hill . Some idea of the nature of the work which has yet to be done , may be gathered from the fact tbat the horse and its rider bave consumed between forty and fifty tons of metal , and that Messrs . Grissel and Peto _' s contract for removing and fixing

      them amounts to £ 2 , 000 . Such are its dimensions that a man on horseback may ride between the h _» rse ' s legs . Its capacious stomach forms a cum part _reent _, in whicli some fifty meu might be packed away , and in which thirteen persons have actually dined . The head is six feet in length , whicli may enabSe the reader to judge of the other proportions . The horse is standing on its four legs , and the duke is also in an attitude of repose , with the exception of tbe right hand , which is extended , holding a telescope , as in the act of giving the word of command on th * field of battle .

      The Success of the Dwarf Tribe , who have recently been exhibited in London , appears likely tc afford another illustration of the political axiom , that " demand induces increased supplies . " The eood fortune of the Loelicarron pigmies , says tis Inverness Courier , seems to have given an impulse \ o that species of exhibition . There are . at present , we understand , about thirty specimens of the _sa * me class prepasiBg to leave their Highland glens for England ! _Autessan Wells for London . — The chalk beds of Lendon are considered to be an unfailing sousce of supply of pure soft water . The _metropolis south of

      the Thames is at present supplied Srom that river , and k need scarcely be said that tbe quality of that supply is not so pure as might be desired . Speculation thwarted in railways has , _iiappears , naw been directed to sinking artesian wells Ior the _motropolis , and last evening a meeting of the _inhabitants of the borough of Southwark was held at the Bridge-house Tavern , for the _pnrpesc of heamng an explanation of the plans ofthe new company , the nominal capital of which is no less than £ 2 , 000 , 000 . The explanation appeared to afford satisfaction to the _aiuditory , but whether the plan will evec be carriediinto effect or not , time alone ean show .

      Disease amongst Cattle . —The ravages of phuro pneumonia amongst battle are _fearf-ally prevalent at the present time . The fatal cases are so numerous —frequently to the extent of one-half or two-thirds of a herd—that the premium of insurance for stock amongst which it'has p revailed has been _^ necessaril y increased . The _caprsoe of this disease is extraordi nary , and as little to be accounted for as the _potaioe murrain ; it frequently breaks out on a fsaim where it had never before been heard of , or even known in the locality , aud when once it has appeased , not only extends amongst the stock , but also in the neighbouring farms .

      Mad _Doos . —On Saturday , the _Ceramissioners of the Metropolitan Police cautioned aVi persons to keep their dogs chained or muzzled ,, and reminded them that the act 2 and 3 Vic , c . 47 , sec . 61 , enacts that it shall be lawful for any corjst . able of the metropolitan police force to destroy any dog or other animal reasonably suspected to r _, e in a rabid state , or which has been bitten by any deg or animal reasonably suspected to be in a rabvd state ; and the owner of any such dog or animal ., who shall permit the same to go at large , may be lanble to a penalty not exceeding £ 5 . Public _Rec- _^ hon to Mb . Smith O'BniEN , M . P . — The people of Limerick , Clare , and some of Tipperary joined in _jffojag a public reception to Mr . Smith O'Brien _uv-on Thursday week . The hon . gentleman was aftevwards entertained at a soiree , at which 2 , 000 persons were present . In the course of his address * , Mr , O'Brien , in reference to the alleged _rivalry _between himself and Mr . O'Connell ,

      said—Gentlemen , —! am most happy tohave this _opportunity of assuring you that , between me and the other individuals who are prominent in the Repeal movement—and especially between mc and our illustrious _lender—tl-. _ei-c is not the slightest separation . ( Tremendous cllOOrs . j

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      [ Gentlemen , Mr . _O'Ccuni-ll stands at this moment as H always stwx _*! , the undoubted leader of the Irish people ( Cheers . . ) I believe not those—I was going to say false friends of Mr . O'Connell—but I will say his over-zealou _** friends—who wish to persuade you that amongst the Repeal party , or any section thereof , there is any disposition to overthrow his _leadership . ( Hear , hear . ) I know not any _indiridaal , and I need not gay on my own behalf that I am the last man in the community who would lend himself to eaeh an attempt , ( Cheers . ) No , gentlemen , as long as Mr . O'Connell lives he shall have the guidance of the Irish nation—so long he shall be the leader and guide of tbe Irish people . ( Cheers . )

      Sudden Death op Mr . Peter Grillion . —On Monday afternoon Mr . Peter Grillion , the well-known proprietor of _Grillion ' s Hotel , Albemarle Street , Piccadilly , died under the following awful circumstances : - Between nine and ten o ' clock he was standing in his rick yard on his extensive farm at East Acton r Middlesex , superintending the erection of astack of new hay , when he was suddenly observed to staeger and fall to the ground . He was immediately picked np , and conveyed into his residence , and Mr , Ciubbe , surgeon of Acton , sent for , but Mr . Grillion never rallied , and expired just after the arrival of the surgeon . ¦ '

      . . A Rabid Do * . —On Monday between twelve and ono o ' clock , a terrier dog , seemingly in a rabid state , was observed- running along the Vauxhall Road , biting and snapping at everything that came in his way . On reaching Millbank . he seized a man named John Phipps _, a bricklayer ' s labourer , by the calf of the leg , and inflicted a severe wound . Phipps , who had ' a shovel in his hand , immediately attacked the deg ,. and fortunately by a ' well-directed blow stunned the animal , whom he immediately despatched . The wound was at once ineisedand _eauterised by a _neighbemrins _sureeoni

      _Chu-d Killed by _Faixino from a Window . —On Thursday night , about nine o ' clock , a fine interesting chird , the son of a roan named Stirling , a tailor , residing in Sydney Court , Argyll Street , Glasgow , fell from a > window two stories high , and was hilled . upon the spot .. The unfortunate had been amusing himsel £ at tbe window , and in leaning against a flower box it gave way , and he was precipitated to the ground . -Death-pkom a- Nbj . —On Tuesday an inquest was held before Mr . Baker , ! jun ., at " the White Horse , Poplar , on the body of John Thomas Norris , aged two years , whoBe mother , on Sunday , gave him a nut kernel , which lodged in the deceased's windpipe , and he died shortly afterwards of suffocation . Verdict , " Accidental death . " Death bt Suffocation . —On Tuesday , Mr . Wm .

      Baker , Deputy Coroner , held an inquest at the Black Bull , Brook Street , Rateliff . on - . William Martin , aged three months . On Monday evening deceased was very fretful , and , in order to appease it , the mother tied up , in a small piece of muslin , some _sugar and butter , with a pieee of tape , for it to suck , when it slipped down its throat , by which the infant was suffoeated . Verdict , " Accidentally choked . " : Stkam-Boats . —In 1814 there was but one steamboat belonging to the British empire . During thirty years the number has increased to about 1 , 000 British steam-boats , which are now navigating to

      and from all parts of the world . American Ice —A ¦ vessel , called the Hannah Sprague , has arrived in the St . Katharine ' s dock from Boston , United States , _having a cargo consisting entirely of ice , and comprising the large quantity of 600 tons of that article . Since the arrivals of " ice which recently took place from Norway and other parts of the north of Europe , which have ceased from the time they were last noticed , this is the first importation of the article which has taken place from any foreign country , and it will no doubt , if the present sultry weather should continue , be in very general request .

      A Well-Stocked Larder . —Mr . Thomas Pearson , of Pool Bank , Cro _* thwaite , shot in L " Park , the other day , near Witherslack , a bustard hawk , or a 9 it is locally termed , a buzzard . In the nest of the voracious bird were found three rabbits , one hare , one pheasant , three mice , one rat , two hag worms , and a blackbird . Both worms had their heads off . — -Kendal" Mtrewry . Another White Whale Captured ix tub Medway . —On _Saturdav . niorniiig another Beiuen , was caught by some Strood fishermen , off thc Garrison Point at Sheerness , and brought to Rochester . It was about half grown , and , as described by naturalists , had not yet attained the generally pure whiteness of a full-grown fish . AJiss Ma & tinkau'on the Approaching Cholera .

      —Another fact of the time is , that the cholera is again approaching us . It is spreading from Asia , and has already crossed the Russian boundary . There is time to consider what we can do to make it as little mischievous as possible , if it should visit us—probably in a few months . It will be wiser to begin now to keep our persons and houses clean , to preserve our general health by wholesome and temperate food and exercise , and by encouraging in our homes a cheerful tranquillity of mind , than by making a fuss when the time comes with white-wash and flannel pet icoats , and dings aiid new diet , all tried in hurry and panic . The Colossal Bronze equestrian , _statae < f tfce of the Duke of Wellington , by Mr . Wjatt , which was expected to be placed on the arch by the 18 th of this month , will not be ready , it is stated , for some months .

      Five _Pkjisons Drowsed _wnnsr Bathing . — On Tuesday inquests were held on the bodies of tive persons who were drowned whilst bathing . Two of the inquests wore held by Mr . Baker on thc bodies of a boy eleven years old , named Henry Ueywond , and of a young man named Charles Harper , aged nineteen , who were drowned in the river Lee . Mr . Wakley held inquests on the bodies of Philip Picta , aged twenty-six , and Frederick Brown , aged ten , who were drowned in the Regent ' s Canal ; and Mr . Bedford held an inquest on the b « dy of James Kelly , a « ed thirty-two , who was drowned in the Serpentine , whilst bathing , on Sunday evening . Dkatii from a _Co-iBDK _Soi : EiL . — On Tue .-day , Mr . Iliggs , coroner for the Duchy of Lancaster , received information that a child , four years and a half old , residing with its parents , at Glaphani , waa killed by a sun stroke . The inquest on the body

      will be held at the Union Arms . Union-road , Clapham . The League . —We understand that the members ofthe Anti-Corn-law League » ill assemble in a day or two after the Corn Bill has received the royal assent , and will declare that the object for _whii-h they united has-been accomplished . They will then it is said , announce that no further 3 ubstripbkms are required , and will adjourn the & ittin » s of the League sine die . A committee will be appointed to see that no attempt is made to repeal tho bill , or to re-establish protection . Tf no such attempt is made , the League will never assemble again , bub if Jt is ,, it will iii'iui'di ately be called _together to _di-fendtwhat ifc has already won . Its life or death will _therefore depend on the conduct of the Protectionists themselves . A fter the League has-been dissolved , the ' " r ' ends of free trade will be called together , and steps will be tnken to acknowledge the unexampled services of Mr . Gohden to the cause oFcommercial freedom .

      The NotoxiOus Pcseyite Monastery at Littlemore , near Oxford , is announced for sale . The Gebman Rkfobuer Czbrski , is expected in this country in the course of a few weeks . The Queen- is now the mother of five children _, viz ., _Princass Boval , born "Nov . 21 : , TSW ; , _Priai-e uf Wales , Nov . 10 , 1841 : ; Princess Alice , April 23-, ISIS ; Prince Allied , Aug . 6 , 1 S 44 ; Infant Print-ess , May 25 , 1846 . Death oh a Matabor . — The art of ( auromaisey has just sustained , an irreparable loss , by the death of _Months , the Spanish matador , who * wns mortally wounded by the _homg-of a-ferocious bull , nt "Sties , a short _tiiTne ago .

      Murder in _IsJKErhooii .. —On _Monday evening , a woman was kilhdihy her husband . Kit-hard Hfr'ignall , in _Goio-strcet , Tosteth-park . _Wisinall was at once taken into eu _^ ody . He is a joiner ; and ! is is said , that ) being reproved by his wife fbv being absent all _tlr-Mlay , and neglecting to do a job which hi-promised a _nsijihbour . his anger was _roused , and he struck and kicked her , ending b > y a heavy blow upon her head with a piece of wood , which killed _liev-upow the spot . Jenny Lund , the Swedish sons-stress , is _i-ngaued at the Imperial Theatre of St . Petersburg , at tho rate of £ 2 , 24 % per : month , exclusive of presents . Bathes . — The 13 th ai * June ,. i & the aiiBiverfary of three memorable bat tics : —The battle , oi _Nuzi-by , in 1645 ; the baUle of Marengo , in 1800 - . and the battle ofFriedland _. inlSOT .

      _Szavj * _lasunni-CTtos . —A Pensacnla _( Flerida ) _coi--respondent Ol' the Cincinnati Citizen writes , under da _* ie of May v , as follows : — " Last night ivas an anxious one with us ; a woman had told her . mistress that the servants were determined ihst . as soon as asufficient number of white men went eff to the Mexican war , they should rise , burn the town , _.-inddt- ' _j-troy all the white women and children . Tne' _cltlaens were out all night patrolling ; they have . put ; one of the negroes in gaol . There is gief . t exc ' _ilcn-wit , and every exertion is made to find out the tiu ' _-h id' iho story . Everybody is armed , and some ot" the ladies are so frightened that they keep pistols loaded . As a great many negroes are employed nt the navy yard _. Commodore Latimer has kept it under martial law . If it had not bpen found out , God knows what- _woo'd have become of us here , a ? / _m-rc 5 a not a ship in port . " the

      Scotcii-i . ike . —After a warm _discussion , General Assembly ofthe Kico Church oV _Si-i . thnul _bosiietermined mot to send back tlie momey t ' _orwimk-d to it by the slave-holding _i-hiuchts ot" ihe _Unin-d States . The Great Bbitain . —This i » ityniui ' rnt _Sll'ianship arrived at New "York on the 29 th May _» bavins * been considerably retarded by an _iiiilWtunato an i * dent , which deprived her of the use of her sliiun power after tlio fourth dav of Iht vovage . A Body-Foumi in the Thames .-On _"IVi'iiu-Hiiiy morning ihr My <• ' a kiMv . _wU-K-vn , and w ' _. _iiuft _ii » e _iiimean-d to bo about _1 T > . . _aslmuid floatme _ai-i-ei _* ' . _uw ol the _i'veln * if _WnterlmMiridi-i' -A" _¦»;< l" » _- _« _WiiMH'i'iHMl hist . _rv < _-. - . _iueat _il' «> Ks _> ex lien " . _K- _'seXsti-cet . Strand . W Mv . lligBS , who w lj _* . _»* n _* n' _l-l' < - ' »¦ Miirv _to-iffM-d ail opportunity For deeit _. _vtu . s _Irirnils in ideiiiH _' _v thohndv , vhich urn- ) l _' _SZZ _^ _t _, re r _^ i e _^ _Noi-thamntoiwhire li ;; t _w- ek , \

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 20, 1846, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_20061846/page/3/