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      2 The Northern Star. January 23, I847

      2 THE NORTHERN STAR . January 23 , i 847

      I Books Publishing By B. D. Cousins, 18, Duke-Street, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, London.

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      F (* *Ik&T L- ' Iiit Ai Glasuow.—Jan. 17.—This City,

      f (* _* ik & t _l- _iiit ai Glasuow . —Jan . 17 . —This city ,

      We Regret To Record, Was Thc Scene Ol Th...

      we regret to record , was thc scene ol the mosdestructive conflagration which has . occurred in it for the last fifteen years . The premises destroyed consisted of _: t handsome ashlar bu lding , four stories in height , situated on the east side of Queen-street , a shirt distance south of lngram-street . The first story contained five shops , occupied respectively by Messrs . J-and W . Steel and Penney , bootmakers ; Mr . William Sharp , glass and china merchant ; Messrs . B rton and Thomson , tea and _coffee'dealers ; Mr . Ritchie , furnishing ironmonger ; and Mr . John

      Robertson , druggist . The second story was occupied by _Me-tsrs . Robertson , Reid , and Co ., men-bant-. ; and the third and fourth stories by Messrs . S . and T . Brown and Co ., thc extensive sewed muslin _manufacturers . Tbe _progress of the fire was so rapid , that the whole- of the north side of the building was in flames before the engines could be _brought into effectual ops ration . At ten ' clock at night , however , the fire could scarcely be said to be completely CAtin <; iiuiied . 1 he dr- _'trttctiou of property is _estimsJcJ at from . £ _S- , uOO to £ 100 , 000 , and all tho parties arc insured . The building is a total wreck . T _^ e origin of the fira is a complete mystery .

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      Tiiutisdm* Afternoon An Irishman Was Broughtto

      _TiiutiSDM * afternoon an Irishman was broughtto

      Tne London Hospital Witti A Compound Tra...

      tne London Hospital witti a compound tractuie ami dislocation of the tarsal bones of the foot . The man after considerable reluctance consented to amputation of the leg , provided the pain was in some way diminished . The vapour of ether was had recourse to , and applied in tbe presence of Dr . Pereira , and a numerous assembly of medical gentlemen . In five minutes the inhalation proved successful , and in less than another the leg waa amputated by Mr . Adams , the patient during tho time giving sly winks and facetious nods to those aurrounding him . During thc intervals of the inhalation his observations were of the most facetious character , forcing from the bystander * involuntary laughter , and converting that which to the poor fellow was a most tragical event

      into a scene little short ofa farce . Upon removing the ether he called out , " Hold hard there a bit , let ' s have another go at the grog , " which he dr ° w in with the greatest avidity . Not f or ono moment during the operation did he exhibit the slightest symptoms of pain , but , on the contrary , his countenance was expressive ofthe greatest hilarity ; and at the conclusion of the operation , after the effects of thc ether had passed off , he could scarcely believe that his leg had been so painlessly removed . His ideas whilst under the influence of the vapour wore similar to those ofa person enjoying a pleasant dream ; he had fancied himself walking inthe streets of Cork , with his sweetheart , and to use his own expressions , " enjoying most pleasurable sensations . " He slept well during tho following night , and is in every respect

      progressing favourably . The Atrocious _SrsTicu of " _Bubkino" Horses .- * Without prejudicing the case of the individual to whom the offence is imputed , of having on the 4 th _iiii-t . wilfully deprived a horse of life at Ilanningtield , with the view of purchasing tbe carcass , sufficient has boen shown to convince a vast number of persons iu tlie neighbourhood , that the system has for some time been carried on in that part of the county . We are credibly informed that within a circle of about three miles from the residence of the party now is custody not fewer than twenty horses , which were to nil appearances in previous gootl health , have died within the last twelve months suddenly , post-mortem examination exhibiting no ostensible cause for their deaths . One of them was a fine animal , valued at forty guineas , belonging to Mr . Chaplin , of Marks

      'fay , who holds a farm also at Rettendon , and which died about Christmas last under these ( before ) mysterious circumstances . Nor has the system been confined to the barbarous destruction of that noble animal thc horse ; a cow in the same vicinity , worth £ 18 , was not long since found dead , and no doubt is entertained , the recently made footmarks of persons being evident around the carcass , that it was suffocated in a similar manner . The discovery has excited the greatest sensation amongst tho owners of the animals , many of whom attended tho _exatnination , and watched the proceedings with a painful interest . It is imagined that the animals thus killed in fine condition have been taken to a more lucrative market than that offered by the kennel or the boiler , and it is even stated tbat joints have been salted down in lirkins , and sold as foreign beef so imported . —Essex herald .

      Serious Accidbm . —On luestlay afternoon , just as her Majesty ' s carriage passed through Parliamentstreet , on the way to open the Houses of Parliament , the mob , as is usual on these occasions , made a rush to follow in the wake of the precession , when a f orm on which several females and children were standing was thrown down , and a young girl named Ann Kmincrson , Living at 29 , Lilly-place , Regent-street , Vauxhall , was trampled on so _severely _, by thc mob that she is not expected to recover . General Jose Gonznlves cured ofa bad leg by Hoi ,

      loway ' s Ointment and l'ills . _—T . he General some time ago received a gun-shot wound in the leg , wliich , from IIC " . loot aud fatigue , assumed an alarming appearance , there being a sudden outburst of several Ulcers , and for a time mortification was seriously apprehended . In this alarm _, ing state the amputation of thu limb was deemed as absolutely uecessiuy . Tha General , however , unwilling to sacrifice his leg , dismissed his doctors , and set nbout using nothing else but Holloway ' s Ointment and l'ills and with these celebrated remedies lie perfectly cured himself in five weeks , and was . able to leave London last week for thc Continent ,

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      DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND MURDER . Sheffield , Jan 18 . —A most unprovoked and coldbloodedjmurderhasbeen , within the last few days , committed upon Mr . John Riley , a respectable tobacconist of this town , the inquest upon whose remains was _opaned on Saturday night , beforMr . Badger , one of the coroners for the West Riding of Yorkshire . The facts are these . Ur . Riley , after closing his place of business , which is in Waingate , went on Monday evening last to spend an hour or two with Bome friends at the New Market Hotel , in the Cattle Market , which place he left perfectly sober soon after twelve o ' clock , in OTdcr to proceed to bis residence , which is situated a short distance from the town _.

      On the road leading to a village named _Grimcsthorpe , it would appear that he had proceeded iu safety until be reached a somewhat lonely place , about three hundred yards from tbe last line of houses , on what is called _Spital-hill , At this place he was attacked by two or three men , who , after one of them had exclaimed , "D—m htm , bere he is , " struck him so violently on the forehead with a life-preserver or other bludgeon so as to produes instant insensibility ; for , although he so far recovered at a subsequent period as to be enabled to crawl home , a distance of about a quarter of a mile , he was incapable of giving any other accouut of his assailants than that they had taken from him about thirty shillings in money , his silver watch , his hat , and his walking stick .

      After being insensible for upwards of an hour on the ground where he had been knocked down , and in a complete pool of blood , lie reached His house about twenty minutes to two o ' clock . His face at that time was covered with blood and dirt , his right hand pocket was turned out , and his braces were broken . Each eye was fearfully blackened , to the extent of nearly an inch all round ; he had a large lump on the centre of his forehead ; and his nose was smashed , and covered with coagulated blood . His bands also were covered with blood ; and there were severe abrasions and bruises on both bis knees . Tbere were likewise serious bruises on various parts of bis person , all of which sufficiently indicated that be must , although perhaps unconsciously to himself , have struggled violently with bis assailants ,

      On reaching home his first words uttered to his wife were , " Mary , they have nearly killed me . " His wounds and bruises were bathed and poulticed by bis wife , end medical and surgical aid were called ia in a few hours afterwards , but notwithstanding their skill , the unfortunate lingered until two o ' clock on Saturday morning , when he d > ed from the effeots of the barbarous usage to wbich be had bsen subjected .

      Wreck Of The Steam Ship Sirius Off Cork....

      WRECK OF THE STEAM SHIP SIRIUS OFF CORK . —

      NINETEEN LIVES LOST . We regret to announce that intelligence has been received by the owners of tbis fine vessel of herhavin r stranded on the coast , in the neighbourhood of Ballycotton . Thecommander of coast guard at the adjacent station despatched at the hour of seven o ' clock on Saturday morning a hurried note to the Directors of the Cork Steam Ship Company , stating that the Sirius wag ashore about half a mile to the west of the Ball ) cotton station ; that a portion of tbe crew were discernible on board the vessel , and others on a detached rock close 'by , and recommending , for the purpose of protection to the property , that a military force should be at once sent to the spot .

      Tbe Sirius is a splendid vessel of 700 tons , and 320 horse power , and was the first steamer tbat made a voyage ) across the Atlantic . She was timber built , LATEST PABTICCLABs . Southern Reporter Office , Saturday Night . In addition to tha foregoing outline , which appeared in the first edition , we have now fhe _me-lancholy duty of recording the loss of human life and property to a vast amount , by tbe shipwreck of this fine vessel . No accounts from the scene ofthe disaster were received at Cork subsequent to those we have already published , until half * past eight o ' clock this evening , when it was under tood that some of the passengers had arrived in town by tbe Waterford mail _cuach , and by other conveyances . Our reporter at once called upon them atthe Imperial Hotel , and found there a gentlemen from the Steam Company ' s Office , Mr . Quintan , to both of whom the following particulars were kiudly communicated by Captain Gaynor , barrack-ma 3 terof Buttevant , who was ono of the passengers on board : — .

      Between three and four o ' clock this morning , ths vessel , having made an excellent passage from Dublin to the offing of Cork Harbour , struck , in a dense fog , on a reef of rocks in Ballycotton Bay , and instantly a scene of consternation not to be described prevailed among the passengers . Captain _Moffett _, the commander , then deemed it advisable to back the ship off the reef , and by much exertion with the _engines and otherwise , succeeded in doing so ; but they were only a very short time clear ofthe rocks when it became evident the vessel would not much longer remain afloat , as she was making water fast , and had received serious injuries in her bottom and sides . She was aecordingly again turned towards the land , and very soon after began to strike on a ledge called Smith ' s Rocks , about half a mile to the west of Ballycotton , with the certainty of going to pieces in a few hours .

      The total loss ofthe vessel being thus inevitable , the attention of all on board wa * directed to tbe preservation of the crew and passengers ; and amidst the confusion and alarm thnt prevailed , the life-boat , which is usually carried over the paddle-box , was attached to thc davits , and lowered , though , unfortunately , on the wrong side of the ship . This boat , we understand , was not equal to accomodate more than eight , but immediately she was launched , twenty crowded into her , principally deck passengers , and before the was well clear of tho steamer , melancholy to relate , she was swamped , and all in her met a watery grave save Capt . Areby Cameron , of tbe Prince ( river steamer ) who was a passenger from Dublin in the vessel . Retaining bis presence of mind he managed to keep himself afloat , and grasped a rope , by means of which he was hauled on board .

      Meanwhile the steamer continued to thump heavily on the rocks , while the screams of alarm , from tbe affrighted passengers , and tbe hoavy surf breaking on her sides , and on the desk , rendered the scene one of awful danger and intense anxiety . Soon after the coastguard boat from Ballycotton station , under command of Mr . Coghlan , the chief officer , came alongside , and the ship ' s boats having by this time been also launched , the remaining passengers were got into tbem , and safely landed , though witk the loss of every portion of their luggage , 4 c . We are sorry to learn that the country people in that wild and wretched locality , availed themselves of the melancholy occasion to carry off everthing they could lay

      _the-ir hands on . Every article that was washed ashore before the assistance of military or police arrived was in . stantly carried of by the people , who continued to assemble In large numbers . A portion ofthe cabin plate and other portable articles of value were brought on shore in one ofthe boats , but soon became the booty of the country people , as did also such personal luggage belonging ta the passengers as tbey contrived to save from the wreck . One gentleman showed us his carpet bag , ripped open with a knife , and having been plundered of nil its contents , it was thrown on the beach ns useless . In fact the passengers who arrived in town hod barely the clothes on their back , and were obliged to purchase or borrow changes of linen , etc .

      The deck passengers who were drowned were principally policemen ; some who had gone up in the Vanguard in charge of convicts , and some reinforcements from tbe constabulary depot in the Ph « _enix-park _, some soldiers and sailors ; one of tbe latter , a man who was coming as mate to one of Mr . Scott ' s vessels , having been shipwrecked three time * within thc last year . The commander of the vessel , Captain Moffett , who had the reputation of being a skilful and experienced seaman , is described as being almost out of his mind at the occurrence , but of course we cannot at present form any opinion with reference to his proceedings . Up to the last accounts the ship was fast going to pieces , and probably after another tide there will not be a vestige of her left . None of tho bodies are as yet found , but it was thought that in the course of to-morrow ( Sunday ) thoy would bo washed ashore . The number of passengers and erew , on board the Sirius was , as near as can be ascertained , about ninety ; seventy one of whom hare been saved .

      It is understood that the vessel is insured , though whether to her full value is not known ; but it is thought none ofthe cargo is so protected , and that it will be a complete loss .

      Distress In Ireland And Scotland. —The Q...

      DISTRESS IN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND . —THE QUEEN'S LETTER .

      On Wednesday the Home Secretary , transmitted to ths Lord Primate , and also to the Archbishop of York , the Queen ' s letter in aid of the subscription for the distressed population in Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland . Tbe following is a copy of the document : —> Queen ' s letter to his Grace the Archbishop of Canter - bury , for a collection in aid of the subscriptions entered into for the relief ofa large portion of the population in Ireland , and income districts of Scotland . Victoria , ft . —Most Reverend Father in God , our right

      trusty und right entirely beloved Councillor we greet you well . Whereas a large portion of the population in Ireland , and in soma districts of Scotlaud , is suffering severe distress owing to the failure ofthe ordinary sup . plies of food ; and whereas many of our subjects have en . tered into voluntary _subscriptiors for their relief , and have at the same time humbly prayed us to issue our Royal Letters , directed to the Lord Archbishop of Can . terbury and the Lord Archbishop of York , authorising thorn to promote contributions within their respective provinces , for the same benevolent purpose .

      We , taking the premises into our Royal consideration , and being always ready to give the best _encouragtment anel couutenanco to such humane and charitable undertakings , are graciously pleased to _csndescend to their request ; and we do hereby direct that these our letters be by you communicated to tbe several Suffragan Bishops within yonr province , expressly requiring them to take core that publication be made hereof , on such Sunday in the presen * . or in the ensuing month , and in such places within the respective dioceses as the said Bishops shall appoint ; and that , upon this occasion , the ministers in each parish do effectually excite theiv parishioners to a liberal contribution , which shall bt collected the week following , at their respective dwellings , by the churchwardens or overseers of tho poor is hc _! i parish ; and the ministers of the several parishes are to cause tho sums so collected to be paid immediately into tbe hands of the

      Distress In Ireland And Scotland. —The Q...

      I Bank of England , to be acceunt _. d for by tbem _/^ to the carrying on and promoting the abo _™ d _^ 'i tgood designs . 8 ae 8 Do _* * t _- _* 8 iitio a , _4 And so we bid you very _hesrtily _farewsll Gtven at our Court at St . James ' s th ' m _e . January , 184 _T , in the tenth year of _our rei Kn d _V of By her Majesty ' s command , To the Most Reverend Father in God our rL ?* _' and right entirely beloved Councillor Will' **** ** Archbishop ef Canterbury , Primate of all Pn _„? m L _-rl Metropolitan . bn S' _^ _tl ani The letter to the Archbishop of York is an » script ofthe above . Xlct (" an .

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      Extraordinary Credulity , Astitorf,,.,,....

      EXTRAORDINARY CREDULITY _ASTitOrf _,,.,,. ' aspirations ! _^ _^ _ki At the Thames Police Court , on Monrf singular looking tall man , named Jarres _Parsot * pretends to be deaf and dumb , was brought hef ' ' " _^ Yardley on a charge of obtaining 5 s . frut _^ _» ' _*'> Aaron , a Jewess , and fid . from Margaret U ¦ « . _» _* falsely pretending lie was an astrologer and c . mn , bjr tell future events . Mrs . Aaron , a woman about . _v years of age , who carries on the business of a mill' f No 10 , _Sion-square , _Commercial-road _Enst _stjJSV " she heard ofthe prisoner as a great astrologer _roZ " ago , and that about a month since she _obtained 7 i of introduction to him from a Mrs . Wallace _nrr _Church-lane , _LwdenhalLstreet He called at Ln

      . and exhibited before her some _nrin _.-i . _* _ „ " 9 use . and exhibited before her some printed cards n „ ' insc _. ibed « Fortune telling , _0 d . ;••„ another' 'w ruling , 10 s . ; " and upon a third , " Nativities „ ,., ' ' ! future husbands shown to ladies , £ 1 . " { tJl _£ \ told by Mrs . _Wallace thatthe _^ _wTvES ? and if she wa , acquainted » itl . twenty gentlemen _S would be sure to name them all . She ob ] 23 1 \ him what he demanded , a d he called g a „ dm 7 known to her that hi , fee would be 5 ,., and b * wanted 2 s G , l . until be answered her questions S paid htm that sum . , and he wrote down on _pape « you prepared to hear good or bad ? " She _answer _' e , ] v _" -Mr . Yardley : Was all this done on paper _-I'l ' Aaron : Yes , sir . 1 never beard him speak . She ten ue tBet th 6 ad to

      wenton to state that th * _»• . _•„ ,., „ .. - _* ., __ _, , * ti a V _? " _^ prisoner _- »< - «* " «¦ _porX well , and not be hasty , and that he wished a / a J , understood astrology like himself . She wrote dot three questions on paper , and he promised to call in week and give the answers to them . Ho called at th appointed time , and said ho wanted another half . ero * before ho _cxhibtted the answer , , she was very anxious * , see them , and gave him tbe money . Tiiey amounted to nothing particular , only tbat she should be a widow , anj marry again ( Laughter ., Her . errant , from whom he obtained 3 s . and whose son was at sea , had often sail to h . s mother , in joke , tbat he would marrv a black woman , and she wanted to know if that had come to past Ue wrote down that he certainly had married a black

      woman , and that ber servant would have black grand _, children . ( Roars of laughter ., A female who was ii her employ , who was very poor , was anxious to _knon somothmg and he said be would answer three questions for fid . That morning he brought three answers . —Mr , Yardley . - Well , what did he say about your affairs U Mrs . Aaron -. He said my husband was one of the most dissipated and debaunched men that ever lived . ( Laughter . )—Mr . Yardley : Well , You don ' t believe that ! —Mrs . Aaron : I do not , sir ; I am quite satisfied with him ; he is a very good man . I don't want him t ) _kuow how foolish I have been . —Mr . Yardley - . Your bus . band has very good grounds for indicting him for a libls and defumation of character . I suppose you wanted to

      dive into the mysteries of futurity!—Mrs . Aaron : Yet , ir . —Mr . Yardley—And you believed ho could fortel ! very thing that was to happen !—Mrs . Aaron : Yes , sir ; i did . —Mr . Yardley : When is your husband to die » - Mrs . Aaron : This year , sir . ( Laughter . ) — Mr , Yardley : Anything else f * — Mrs . Aaron : _Notliinj particular , sir . Ho said my second husbaal would be n very rich man . ( Tbe simplicity with which this was taid caused very great laughter , in which the magistrate joined heartily . Gilford and Madden , police constable of the li division , who apprehended the prisoner , here handed to the mi . gistrate a quantity of letters and papers , with pencil writing upon thera , and rude drawings of the sulmoon

      _, , and sta _« . The mass of papers contained the pretended nativities of various _persous who had been _coniulie' bj the _arch-inipostor , and a statement of what wns to befit them hereafter . These compositions were of thc most wretched description , badly written , and almost every word was mispelt . There was a lot of nonsense _relating to Mr 9 . Aaron and her affairs . — -Mrs . Aaron said sho be . lieved the prisoner was not deaf , for lie hod written ion much information about her which be could only bars collected from her workpeople during tbeir conversations . —Mr . Yardley said there wa 9 no doubt of it . He

      was surprised tbat any person , arrived at the years of maturity , should put any faith in the pretensions ' of suck ¦ a gross impostor . If people would be so extremely footsh as to listen to such trash , and to believe that au _' _ymw or woman bad the gift of foretelling events whieh wetto happen hereafter the law could UOt prottct tbem . Mrs . Aaron was a very silly woman to part with her money , but he eould not help her . The prisoner had not been guilty af _falso representations within tho mear ' c * of th _« statute ; they were false pretensions . De tnu * . set the prisoner at liberty .

      Margaret Rogers , a married woman , whose _husbaniii at sea then charged the prisoner with deceivin _, ' her _. She was in the employ of Mrs . Aaron , and tho prison **" had represented to her that a great change _was to wis place in her circumstances . She gave him _sixpence , sol a question to answer , and that morning he came to btr and said her planet was an unlucky one—( 1 _lugliter / - that her husband bad married a black woman in a foreign country and would soon die . ( Laujhter . )—Mr . _Yardle-y : Oh , your husband was to marry a black woman , and you was to be a widow . Did he cast your nativity ! —Mrs . Rogers : >* o , Sir . He drew out the reprosecution of a coffin , and wrote down that the p l & r . _ets _ruief my husband was to die . He said it would take tbrrt

      months to rule my planet , and he wanted 5 s . fordiunt to keep the planets warm . ( G reat laughter . —Mr . _YarJley : Did you give ft him '—Mrs . Rogers - . No , Sir . I _dvi not believe that . —Mr , Yardley : Well , this is most _eitraordinary . You are not quite so silly as your mUtre'i _. but you are credulous enough . Let this impostor be _&• charged . The prisoner no sooner reached tho _outsul-i of the Court than a fierce attack was made upon him by a number of women whom he had defrauded of tlieir ment ; and their happiness by bis lies . He fought his ffij through them , but not before he had been well P "" ' melled and scratched , and he then made off , and oi * :-stripped his pursuers . He bas realised _Isvga sum * cf money by his artful _thicks . Among tbe document ! found upon bim wns a printed certificate , decorated wit- '

      the royal arms and the initials V . R . in large capital " It was to the following effect : — " This is to certify , that the bearer has been an inmate of the Loudon Deaf ml T > umb Institution for the period of eight years , dune * which time he went under a long and severe stud ) of astrology . Finding himself perfect in _tboso rules , according to the different ages , time , and birth , if a " - ? individual may wish to know past events as well as tlio !" to come , he will endeavour to give correct answers M every inquiry . The bearer calls the attention to any _lailj or gentleman who may think proper to ask an ? < l * i «! _-- - " relating to future events as above stated , aud _P- _* _- | himself to give every satisfaction , and moreover , to re - move nil superstitious doubts which may have beeu _herttofore on their minds . He also gives advice to the af ' _riicted , rules the planets and consults the stars , and - _* understands the nature of herbs of every d « serii > tion . "

      _Fnionn-ut , Acoidk . vt dy tub _Falliso or seven "* Toss of Earth at Randall ' s T : le Kilxs , Maim- *' lane . —On Monday forenoon , an accident , * will probably be attended with fatal consequencesit one poor fellow , happened at the ; bick of' KanoaUS tile kilas , in Maiden-lane , King ' a-cross . For severs weeks past a tinmher of men have been employee ! is " _tumms- over" the clay used for making tiles , » order that the frost shall penetrate through ita ? make it more suited to the purpose . In one part . ' " the ground there has existed for some time au _W raense mound of clay , which has been brought f ' ro _* the various excavations for buildings in the nei # bourhood , consisting of many hundred tons . _«"

      Monday morning , about eleven o ' clock , as the ni <» were at work beneath this mound digging on * s 0 j of it for use , the whole of the upper portion fell . _" ! for several minutes it was supposed that five _sr ' of the men were buried beneath . Upon the _^ f _^ Z coming up and calling over the names , he _f 01 - ' *!] _. ' _^ tunately , that but one poor fellow , named m _* ' Noma , who had been but recently _empire" ° _-j . the work , was missing . A search was mimeui « » commenced amongst the fallen clay , and the P fellow's head was observed protruding tn ™ _? Uf mass of earth , the remaining portion of h « _^ being completely hid from _fiew . Mr . Wood , _t _""' _*^ seer of the work , immediately ordered thc men to -

      ne time in getting the man out , but so firmly «' _^ embedded , that thoy were compelled to use if pickaxes before they could rolease him . ' * _'•« J occupied m doing this was near twenty minutes , . _^ when Norris was got out , he presented a _P- » _° spectacle , both legs being broken , one in three p - " _* besides being injured in other parts of the WV Uo was removed with all possible speed to the _yf _vei-sity Collego Hospital , where he was attendw _k Mr . Quainand other medical gentlemen , but intho serious character of his injuries he is " 0 pected to recover .

      An Invalid Bcbst to Death . —On Monday _evT ing Mr . William Payne held an inquest at the , Hart , Shoe-lane , on tho body of Jane Wright , _* . 78 , the widow ofa market gardener : from tne _« j dence of tho witnesses it appeared that the ueC £ _* _- ? had for a length of time past been confined * ° J room , at No . 00 , Shoe-lane , through ill health , * was in particular subject to epileptic fits : m ° Jto secure her from accident when suddenly at . " ( _-. _{ _-, with these Jits , a guard was always placed on the i ( J the care with which she was watched , _appe- _* rc % annoy her , and on Monday night durim * the _a »* j of her daughter-in-law she took the _hre-susr * , •< tew minutes afterwards she had , wcasioa v >

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 23, 1847, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_23011847/page/2/