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      IN the Prospectus whioh the NORTH AMERICAN LA . N ^ D AGENCY has already published their views , it is hoped , have been sufficiently explained as regards the promotion of Emigration to Lands and Estates , purchased through ha intervention in Canada , &o . Tha Agents confidently submit , however , that the same views , more fully developed , may be made essentially useful , not only to the unemployed clauses iu this country , but also to those who are possessed of some capital , though insufficient in amount to secure , of itself , their permanent welfare and prosperity . It wi'l be admitted that Emigration has heretofore been conducted on a system productive , in the aggregate , of much individual hardship and distress—and especially to the Emigrant of the poorer class ; for on arriving at hia port of debarkation , he has found himself , generally speaking , with little or no money , and no friends to assist him in procuring work , or even to point out in what part of the Province he would be moat , lifcely to obtain it , —while he who possessed some little capital has met with similar difficulties , in making choice of a location . Canada , though all things considered , perhaps the most important of our colonies , is virtually a terra incognita—simply because there is no one willing , ff able , to afford the requisite informal ion to those who seek it , and it is this deficiency which it i the aim and objeot of the Agents effectually to remedy . There are hundreds in Great Britain anxious to emigrate , but who , from want of sufficient means are deterred from , or unable to do so . To euch the Agents can ( off t facilities heretofore unthought of , and unattainable ; for example : —A man having no more than £ 100 , would not better his situation by emigrating to Canada as an agriculturist—for the purchase of his , Laud , and the unavoidable preliminary expenditure thereou , the expence of conveyance thither , and his support , however frugal , until bis first crops were gathered in , would absorb more than his entire capital , even under the most' favourable circumstances . Such a capital , on the contrary , would be found not only sufficient on the plan proposed by the Agents , as hereafter explained , but at the same time , immunity from the usual hardships and privations would be secured , and to the prudent and industrious a comfortable and permanent competentcy in the future . : But the great body of our emigrating population is composed' of persons having no capital whatever , generally without eyan the means of paying their passage-money { to a Colony , however approximate to the mother country . The sufferings which too often befal these poor people , are greater than would be generally believed—not on shipboard , for there they are now welUcared for , owins to the strictness with which the wholesome regulations of the " Passengers' Act" are enforced by the Government Emigration Agents here and in Canada . It is on their arrival in the Colony that the struggle really commences , a struggle not confined to the mere labourer , but more or less participated in by tho small capitalist to whom reference was first made . I He must search for his Land in a country , to the localities of which , its soil and seasons , he is a perfect Btranger ; and when selected , however judiciously , ho must live upon his own resources until the ensuing harvest . He must erect his own log house , clear and fence his land , wasting valuable time , and spending much of his already too scanty capital unprofitably , from inexperience in the work he has undertaken . I The former , on landing at hia destined port , applies for work , whioh if unattainable on the spot , he must seek for elsewhere , or starve . If without funds , he is provided by the Emigration Agent appointed by Government , with a free passage in a steam boat to whereVer he chooses to go , and then every resoarce but his own labour ceases . It may not be irrelevent to mention , that the money thus expended in Canada ' in 1842 , wa « £ 18 , 161 ;; and in 1843 , nearly £ 9 , 000 ; Emigration in the latter year having fallen off 51 per ' cent , as compared with the former : a plain proof of the generally helpless condition of our emigrating brethren , and that the diatrobs alluded to is tar from being exaggerated . The Agents will now proceed tp state as briefly as possible , 1 those remedial measures which they ar sanguine enough to hope may remove in a * reat degree , if not altogether , the evils complained ofk ; It has be « n observed in the first prospectus' that the Agent in Londo . i has for sale upwards of 600 , 000 Acres of Land in different parts of Upper and Lower Canada ; and it is in a great decree owing to the , exceedingly low terms on which the Agents are authorised to dispose of some of the best of these properties , ' that they are enabled to < ffer to the consideration of the public tho following scheme : — The statement marked A shows , that with no greater capital than £ 77 . a Single inan , FORMING ONE j of a partv of not xess than ten families , or PRINCIPALS , will acquire in fee simple , or Freehold , Land to tho extent of 100 Acres . That tor a man and hia wife , or two single men . the capital required will bo only £ 87 , or £ 43 10 s . each ; with oue child , £ 92 5 i . or j £ 30 15 a . each ; the amount per" head decreasing as the numbers in a family increase . It has been remarked , that with bo small a sum at command aa £ 100 , the agriculturist would not better his condition by emigra'ing ; and it is presumed that the reasons given are a sufficient evidence of , the fact . The plan now submitted goes , however , to prove that jeven this small stock of money caa be ' made not only ample for all useful purposes , but will leave a fund to meet contingencies . , The statement marked B shows in liko mauner the capital required to entitle the Emigrant to 50 j Acres of Land in Freehold , and this scale is intt-nded to apply to , those who depend upon the assistance j Of others , partially or wholly , to enable them to emigrate . To this table the Agents bespeak the especial attention of ; those who support Emigration from ' benevolent views . Looking at the brightest side of the picture , it has been , to the poor man , merely a j transition from labour in one country , to labour in another , with the prospect , if successful , of saving in the course of years , sufficient to procure those advantages which apo here offered him on setting foot in Canada . Not only will he be exempt from the prospect of want ,: provided of course he be prudent and industrious , but he will bo spared those hardships and privations heretofore inseparable from the change j ot home and country ; and secure to himself a state of comfort aad independence beyond any expectations be could ever have ventured to indulge in . Tho public may fairly require some guarantee beyond tho mere character of the Agents , that tfeey have the power as well as the inclination , faithfully to earry out that which they undertake to perform . Such a guarantee they are prepared to offer , and in a form which they trust will be approved of They propose— : That when the purchase is made , the money contributed by each family or principal shall be placed in tbe hands of tho Bankers of the Agency , in London , in the joint names of the Agent in London , and some one appointed by the Settlers , to be applied in the manner following , viz .: — 1 . To pay the purchase money of the Land so soon as the Title Deeds of the same , legally executed in the Colony , are delivered over to the Purchasers . i 2 . To defray the Passage Money of the Settlers in { he manner usually practised in Emigrant Ships , and j 3 . To repay all other disbursements undertaken by the Agents , so as , but not before , the Settlers i shall have arrived on their location , aud are therefore in aotualjpossession of the settlement prepared for them . North American Land Agency , j RICHARD NORMAN , ISo . 2 , New Broad Street ,. London . I Agent in London . STATEMENT A . Table , shewing the amount required to be paid bv each Family according to the number of its' members , to entiilo them to a Freehold Farm of 100 Acres , a Free Pas <^ ge to Canada ; three Months ' : Provisions after their , arrival at the Settlement ; and a participation in all the advantage offered by the Agency , which are as follows : — | 1 . —A Lor House to be built on each Farm . j 2 . Five Acres of Land to be cleared on each Farm , of which four acres to be cropped with Wheat ,, and one acre with Potatoes and other vegetables . i j 3 . —The sett ' ers to be furnished with tho necessary tools , such as Axes , Hoes , Sickles , &c ; and also 4 . — With one Yoke of Oxen for the general use of the Sdttlement . 5 . —A foreman , and two expprie « ced assistants , to be engaged and paid by the Agents for three months , to work with and instruct the Emigrants in olearing Land and fencing it ; and in the erection of Log Houses , of which five will , for that purpose , be built after the arrival ol the Settlers . 6 . Three Months' Provisions to be supplied to the Emigrants after they have reached the Settlement , thus securing them against the possibility of want while their crops are ripening , and they are engaged in he work referred to iu the foregoing paragraph . TT , ,. xt v Amount to be Paid . Uiioer Above Number Members of each Family . 14 14 in p ¦ Years . Years . Family . r B J . By each ¦; Individual Family . JNo . 1 . " : ~ £ 8 iT ~ £ 8 d ~~ A single roan 1 1 77 0 0 77 0 0 No . 2 . A man and wife 2 2 43 10 0 87 0 0 No . 3 . A man , wife , aud 1 child 1 12 3 30 15 0 92 5 0 No . 4 . ; A man , wife , and 2 children 2 2 4 24 10 0 98 0 0 No . 5 . ; A man , wife , and 3 children 3 2 5 20 15 0 103 15 0 No . 6 . : ¦ A man , wife , and 4 children , 1 child above 14 year- 3 3 6 18 17 6 113 5 0 No . 7 . A man , wife , and 5 children , 1 child above 14 year * 4 3 7 17 0 0 119 0 0 No . 8 . A man , wife , and 6 children , 2 children above 14 yrs 4 4 8 16 2 6 129 0 0 STATEMENT B \ Table shewing the Amount required to be paid by each Family according to the number of its Members , to entitle them to a Freehold Farm of Fifty Acres ; a Free Passage to Canada ; three Months ' Provisions after their arrival at the Settlement ; and a participation in all the advantages ' offered by the Agency , which are as follows , v z .: — ¦ 1 . —A Log House to be built on each Farm . - 2 . —Four and a Half Acres of Land to be cleared on each Farm , of which four acres to be cropped with Wht-at , and Half an Acre with Potatoes and other vegetables . 3 . —The aettlers to be furnished with the necessary tools , such as Axes , Hoea , Sickles , &c ; and also 4 . —With one Yoke of Oxen for the general use of the Settlement . , 5 . —A foreman , and two experienced assistants , to be engaged and paid by the A gent 3 for three mon'ha , to work with and instruct ihe Emigrants in clearing Land and fencing it ; and in the erection of Log Houses , of wliioh five will , for that purpose , be built after the arrival of the Sellers . 6 . —Three Months' Provisions to be supplied to the Emigrants after they have reached the Settlement , \ thus securing them against the possibility of want while their crops are ripening , and they are engaged in the werk referred to in the foregoing paragraph . ' - Undej Above Numbei Am ° *» ° P a'd « Members of Each Family . 14 [ 14 ia " — Years ! Veara . Family . By each By each : Individual- Family . No . 1 . ¦ £ a if £ s < T A single Man 1 1 59 10 0 59 " 10 0 No . 2 . A Man and Wife \ 2 2 34 12 6 69 5 0 No . 3 . ¦ A Man , Wife , and Child , « 1 i 2 3 25 0 0 73 0 0 No . 4 . A Man , Wife , and two Children . 2 2 4 20 2 6 80 10 0 No . 5 . ! A Man , Wife , and three Children , 3 2 5 17 5 0 86 5 0 No . 6 . . ; A Man , Wife , and four Children , one Child above 14 years ... 3 3 6 16 o o 96 o 0 , - 7 . i ' A Man , Wife , and five Children , one Child above 14 years ... 4 3 7 14 10 0 101 10 0 No . 8 . , ' A Man , Wifo , and six Children , two Children above 14 yeart H } 4 8 13 17 6 111 0 0 N . B , _ A party demring to have a larger Farm than above desenbea ,. can obtain Land in aj > y quantity , at the ^ iiere cost ol' such Laud , free from any increase in the other items of expenditure .

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      The Murder at Manchester . —apprehension OF THE MC&DRBEB- —Information of the murder was trinsmujed to Liverpool , where Tirana , it was ascertained , arrived about two o ' clock . Here the caBe VU taken up by Mr . Inspector Antlers , one of our most active officers . After strict ir . qniry , tbe porter who carried tbe bias box from the railiroy was found , and Evans was taken Into custody yt-sterday morning at two o ' clock , by Mr . Anders , in a street near the Clarence Dock . The prisoner , on arriving bere , went Kirectly with the perte * to the George ' s Pier-head , with the intention of proceeding i >} either the Mostyn Quay or B-byl boat to "Wales . After some conversation tbe porter ptrsuaded him not to go with the steamer , as the

      weather was likely to be stormy and the water reni ? b . and Evans then accompanied tbe man home . Whilst on the pier-head tbe -strange demeanour of Evans excited the suspicion of one of the officers on duty there , who states that he almost felt inclined to apprehend him without warrant or authority , being persuaoed in his own mind that there was something wrong about him , he conducted himself bo strangely . Mr . Anders took bis prisoner to the Police-office , High-street , where he detained him till tbe following morning . He then left by tbe seven o ' clock train for Manchester , and the case would bo brought before the authorities there . Whilst sitting in the Police-office here , in the middle of the night , the prisoner killed a mouse which was playing about . He then remarked to those near him , with the ntaiost levity , that that was another merrier he had committed . The whole o / the stolen property , Kith the fcXCtpUon of the -watch , was found in the possession of tbe prisoner . It does not amount in value to more than a few pounds .

      Manchester , Thtjesdai . —ThiB morning , Evans , the rr . uiderer of Jane . Millen , was brought up at the Borough Court , at twelve o ' clock , before Mr . Maude , the stipendiary magistrate , where he underwent a long fcX 3 mir : a ; ion , the proceedings occupying upwards of five hi / urs . The whole of the evidence went to substantiate the facts * ent yesterday . Tbe Court was crowded the whole of the time , and the prisoner appeared to treat tbe whole affair with con'WJprable indifference , occasionally interrupting tbe witrtt-ss-s and cross-txamining thtm . It was proved that he was in tbe house about an hour before the murdtr was committed , and that no othtr person had been spen or heard near tbe place . There were several marks of blood upon his person . An instrument ma-ie of iron , something after

      the shape of a life-preserver , was found in the house , ard was tinted with blood . Mr . Sinclair , surgeon , who had examined the body , gave it ss his opinion trial tbe wounds on tbe head and neck caused death , and that itrtj were ii fl ' . cted whilst the unfortunate woman vria alive , and that the iron instrument produced would it-fi-ct &uch wounds as were founi about her head . The hu > band i » f the deceased woman tbus describes her appearance when found : — " When 1 got her out of tbe coa .-claset she was quite dead . Sbe was bleeding at the cose , eaiB , and mouih , and ber t ^ ugne was protruded and greatly swollen ; btr cerk was much discoloured , and also greatly swollen ; her bca \ was cut and bruised and presented an awful spcctac . e . " At the close of tbe cose , the prisoner insisted uu iR-k : n « his statement , %

      uoVwitb . 8 . ending repeated cxntioLJ" of the magistrate . A great deal of his staUmeut ^ as quite irrelevant to the charge . Speakir ^ of -he >) ay of the lunrder , be said , " 1 got up on Wednesday n ) or » icg , about ei&bt o ' clock , as near as I can recollect ; 1 went into tbe back raid , und washed mystlf . I put on my cap , and j-ist as 1 wsb going to the lobLy to ge \ my jacket to go out . this woman iodb of ribe witness ** ) came with tbe water to th-- door , and Mrs Mil ^ a atked me to take in this water , as bhe was not i » eii . I just tipped' one of them in , and that was all . I pat on my jacket , and went out . I was going to tb » - same public-house I was at in Oldbam-road on the rvrevjuus day . I missed my tohaceo-box , and I returned for it . I went up stairs , and found it on the table . Tberfc was no persou

      it , the house . I went into the k ' atbtn and lighted my pipe , and smoked it- No person came , and so I went up-stairs , and got what I wa-it < A . 1 took whatever 1 tfeougbt proper , for the dratrera were not locked . 1 then put them all in tbe lobby , aDd went for tbe cab to * drive me to the station . " The prisoner , after accounting ' . for ibe blood upon his person in L : 8 own way , said , " I know no more ot the death of . Mis Millen than any human being u -. der the sun . ' He was committed to , take bib trial at the prestnt Liverpool Assizes on the ; charges of murder and robbery . ; The I >" QT 3 £ ST . —An icqneet -wns held on the body of ] the deceased , Jane Millen , on Thursday evening , at tbe j Prince of Wales , Silver-street , Hulnie , before Mr . Chap- !

      man , borough coroner , and a jury "I" sixteen gentlemen , oT whom Mr . GtOTge Hodc » cn was the foreman . At ¦ six o ' clock tbe jury viewtcj the boiy ; and shortly after ( tDeir retnrn , the prisontr arrived in a cab , in the cus-: tody oi Superintendent Taylor . The witnesses being , the same , of course the evidence contained little more i than was elicited at tbe Borough Cuurt in the morning . ' , At twelve o ' clock on Thursday night , the inqniry was i adjourned to ten o ' clock tbe following morning , when the examination of tbe witnesses was again resumed- i Tbe prisoner expressed a wibh to view the body of tbe ¦ deceased ; and , on being taken to see it , he exclaimed , " Well , as conscience stvikeB me , I am not guiity of tVia woman ' s death . " He then kissed the body , and \ in doing bo exhibited . ittle change of featnrts . At tbe :

      conclusion of tbe examination Mr . Chapman addressed the jury , remarkirg upon Vhe strength of the evidence ( against the prisoner . The ro < -m was then cleared for , the jnry ; and in about a quarter of an hour tbe coroner and the prisoner were re-admi ' . ted . Mr . Chapman , ! having received the verdict from the foreman , said be had now to inform tbe prisoner that ibe jury had come ' to the unanimous opinion that be was guilty of tbe murder of Jane , tbe wife of Robert Millen , for whicn i vff = nce be would have to take his tiial at tbe Liverpool asrzes . Prisoner : Vtry well . sir . Ths verdict set fortb that the prisoner made an assault upon tbe doeeased , lay strangling and suffocation ; and that he also , vpiih a certain iron instrument which he had in his right

      b ^ nd , b&at the deceased on the ironth , the right temple , the eyes , and the head , from the tffeefs of which strangulation , suffocation , and wounds , the deceased died . While the verdict was being lit iivered , the prisoner maintained the same caTelef * appaaracca he had exhibited throughout , and was eating some bread und cheese With which he bad been provided a few minutes previously . The witnesses having been bound over , tfce prisoner was conveyed to the Town Hall iaa cab , amid the hoistings of a large crowd which bad been assembled there during the whole of the time the inquest t&sb being brld ; and he is to be taken to Liverpool this iS 3 turday ) morning , to await tis trial at the assess now holding .

      Svicidb is tbe Millbank Pitisos . —On Thnrsday week , Mr . Higgs held an irqnest in the Millbank prison , on the body of Thomas Banttey , aged thirtytwo , an inmate . Mr . Hatchard , the deputy-governor , stated that deceased was admitted on Monday last from S . sfford gaol , having been convicted at the last July Stafford sessions of stealing rabbits , and sentenced to seven years transportation . The certificate of the previous character of deceased was good , and it stated that he had been a blacksmith , and worksd for ten yeaia under the same master . : When rrceived into the prison he did not seem depressed in spirits , and exhibited no symptoms of insanity . Thomas Higgins , a prisoner , said that tke deceased had told him ( they were both tried for different offences at Stafford ) that he was innocent of the crime for which he -was convicted , and that iswftfl committed by another msn , who had been only

      sentenced to six months' imprisonment . Previous to the robbery of the rabbits , the man in question bad asked deceased , he Baid , to participate in it with him , but he refused . Deceased first appeared as & witness against tbe man , but something came out during the trial which caused the chairman of the sessions to tell deceased that he was the more guilty of the two , and he was placed at the bar , tried , and sentenced to seven years' transportation . Deceased also said the principal evidence against him was a little blood and seme rabbits' fur found in tbe pocket of . his j acket . He likewise stated that be bad been married cut two HonVhs , and that circumstance , coupled with tbe seventy of his sentence , -was enough to make him cut his throat William Trevelt , a night-guard of the prison , proved rinding deceased eatly on Wednesday morning in bis cell , suspended by the seek from b clothes peg in tbe wall by

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      nitans of ms handkbrchuf . He was cut down , and MrJ Sanman , tbe resident surgeon , was called , who said he had been dead some hours . Verdict " Temporary insanity . "' Fatal Accident . —Thbee Litbs Lost . —A most melancholy accident , attended with the loss of three lives , occurred on tho river Tay , about one o ' clock on the afternoon of Tnureday last A brewer named John Smith , belonging to Ferryport-on-Craig , was returning to that place in a coble laden with cindera which he had procured at the gas work . Two of his sons , William and Alexander , and a nephew , also of the :

      name of John Smith , all young boys , were likewise on baard the boat On h « being about the middle of the river , they perceived the schooner , Enigheden , a Norwegian vessel , coming down the river , about a gunshot off , with a fair wind and ber sails Bet . Suddenly She sheered round a little to the south , over tot * and struck the boat right amidships , stove in her starboard side , and upset her . The parties oa board the boat were immediately thrown into the river , and , with the excep-Hon of Wil'iam , one of the sons , who was picked up by the pilot ' s boat , were all drowned . Smith has left a wife and a large family to lament Mb loss . —Caledonian Mercury .

      Fatal Experiment with Poison . —On Snnday evening , Mr . Joseph Payne held an inquest at Gay ' s Hospital , on the body of Charles Colwell , aged nineteen , recently employed in the laboratory of Mr . Free- man , chemist , of Blackfriar ' s-road . From the evidence : of bis master it appeared that on Friday night last he went into his laboratory to see how the deceased got on with his work , when he found him lying asleep , and Upon being aroused be fell and struck his head against thB floor . He then left him , and at nine o ' clock ' rung the bell for him to shut up the shop , and receiving no \

      answer he went to see what detained him . Deceased ] was then lying very ill , and understanding from himl that he had taken arsenic , his master offered him some sulphate of zinc to counteract the effects of tbe poison , but for some time , and until he bad threatened to use tbe stomach pump , be refused to take it . Mr . John Ash , house-sur . eon , said that deceased was brought to the hospital tbe same night , and died a few hours after bis admission . The coroner said it was probable that deceased had taksn the poison merely as an experiment , not knowing what tbe effect would be . Verdict—Died from the effects of an irritant poison .

      Execution op the Cci . pr . tt , Beards , at Staf-FOKD . ^ On Saturday morning , at ei « ht o ' clock , the extreme sentence of the law was carried inti > effect at the Stafford County gaol , on William Beards , who wag found guilty at the late assists , of the murder ol Ehzibetb Griffiths , at the village of Wednesbury , on Saturday , the 26 : h of last March . Lite on Friday evening , the doomed culp it exptessod himself as being at peace with tbe world , and prepared to die- He , retired to rest , apparently much composed , and at an early hour rose . He was immediately joined by the Reverend Ordinary , who remained in earnest prayer until the arrival of the Sheriffs and other official

      authorities . He repeatedly thanked them for the extreme kindness they bad shown to him , and again acknowledged the justice of hlB sentence . He was conducted to the scaffold , erected on the summit of the front of the gaol , the open space beneath containing an immense multitude . The executioner having adjusted tbe rope , the Rav . Gentleman commenced reading the prayer in the burial service , " In tbe midst of life , " at tbe conclusion of which the fatal bolt was withdrawn , and " after & few seconds , the wretched murderer ceased to exist . His body having bung the usual time , it was cut down , and interred within tbe products of the prison .

      Suicide fuoji Conjugal Differences . —An inquest was held at Gay ' s Hospital on Saturday , before iir . J . Payne , on the body of George Revell . aged 45 . Richard Hill , a police-constable , said that on'the Sad inBtant be wag on duty in Rutherhithe-street . when he heard that a man had committed suicide at No . 202 in that street . He went there and found tbe deceased in bed with his throat cut , and upon looki g about tbe room he found the r » z > r with which the wound bad been inflicted He asked deceased what was the matter , and deceased answered , " 1 have murdered myself ; I did it because

      my wife ran away from me . " Witness Bent for a surgeon to dress the wound , and then took him to the hospital . Wm . Revell , aged fourteen , said that his mother ran away tb > ut a week before his father attempted his life . Deceased was much affected at the loss of his wife , but when she heard what bad happened she returned and Baw him in the hospital . He was then dying . Mr Seeley , the house surgeon , said that deceased died from the effects of tbe wound in the throat on Saturday morning . Verdict , " Temporary insanity . "

      A . nother Case of Piracy and supposed &Iur-DEK . — Within the last day or two lett-. ra have been received from Dandeu , communicaUne to the underwriters information respecting tbe brig Hannah , belong , ing to that port , from which strong suspicions are apprehended that the captain , Mr . Lowther , was mnrdered by the crew , for the purpose of p ssesaing themselves of the vessel and cargo , but afterwards their pbrns were frustrated by the ship becoming leaky . The particulars , it appears , were brought ever by the Hibernia , steamer , from the Lloyd's agent at Qiebec , and are asfolloWB-. —Ou tbe morning of Monday , the 8 th of last month , when the barque Scotland , William Hamilton , bound to Quebec , was within ten hours' sail of tbnt port , two baats were discovered several mileB to

      the leeward . The captain , suspecting they belonged to some shipwrecked vessel , immediately bore down and picked them up , when he ascertained that they belonged to the brig Hannah , of Dundee . Tbe boats contained seveu men , and tbe statement made to Cap-Uin Hamilton was to this effect : —They stated that on the eight of the 5 th the Hannah encountered a heavy gale of wind , and on the following day it wub found she had spmng a leak , for there was upwards of two fert of water > n ber hold . They all turned to the pumps , and finding , after twenty-four hours pumping , that the water , instead of diminishing had increased eeveral feet , they urged Capt . Lowther to take to the boats , which he refused , BayiDg there was a chance of saving the vessel , and thut he should not leave her . There

      being nine feet of * ater in tbe hold then , thoy determined to leave the vessel , and launching tbe two boats , which was all the ship possessed , they jumped in and left her , leaving the captain , without any possible means of escape , on board . It was then twelve o'clock at n-ght , and at daybreak the fol . owing morning they looked round , in the hopes of seeing the Bhip , but she was nowhere to be seen . Captain Humilton , suspecting the truth of th 6 ae statements , resolved , the moment he reached Qiebec , to acquaint the magisterial authorities , upon which a brief inquiry was instituted , which resulted in the committal of the whole of the ship's crew of the Hannah to the Penitentiary , the magistrates having a strong belief that some foul play

      had been perpetrated on board . A few days after their commitul , a vessel tfeat had pat into Quebec reported that the wreck of tbe Hannah had been discovered oa the bankB of the Auticosti , and that it had , he oe . ieved , bees taken in tow by another veBsel , to bring her into tUat port . Her arrival naturally was l « oked for with intense interest , and on the 28 < h tbe Hannah was brought safely into Quebec , with very litre damage . It is ntealess to say that the unfortunate master , Captain Lowt&er , was not to be found , nor any of the siiip ' s papers . The prisoners were to undergo » second examination on the 12 th instant , and in the meanwhile every possible inquiry was to be made . The Hannah waa heavily laden , but the nature of her cargo

      it not mentioned . Death of a > ' EccE . tTRic Character—An inquest was held on Monday evening at the workhouse of the Weat London Union , W-st-street , Smithfield , before Mr . Joseph Payne , the deputy coroner , on the body of Michael Wright , aged 54 , a law writer . Dr . Juraan Lynch , medical officer of tbe abova Duion , said that on Friday afternoon last he received an order to attend upon the deceased at his lodging in Star-court , Ch . mcery-Iane . He proceeded up to his room on the Srst floor , but upon opening the door the stench which issued from tbe apartment waa so overpowering that he was compelled to step back again . He , however , entered , and * aw deceased with his body bent forward , and his heid upon a pillow on the table . Deceased

      had his clothes on , but they were very ragged , and his flesh being black with < lirt , he could hardly distinguish his legs from tbe cloth of his trowsers . Filtb was under bis chair . Sjine papers and pieces of furniture were sire wed hbout , and the whole place appeared to witness a mass of filth and squalid wretchedness . Witness endeavoured to raise him into a more erect position , but deceased was quite insensible , and an old man , who seemed to be an attendant , said that he fdeceaeso ) had rested in that position for tbe last three years . Witness told the old man that his neglect of the deceased was shameful ; and asked whether the deceased fas iu want of money or food . Tbe man replied that deceased was not in want , and that he could earn money as a scrivener ' s clerk . Deceased was then utterly unable to swallow , and witness lost no time in having him conveyed to the workhouse . All

      pessible care was taken of blm , but he died at three o ' clock the next morning . From the appearance of tbe body , witness judged that deceased died from disease of the lungs , probably accelerated by bad diet He lived entirely upon bread and milk . Thomas Edwards Baid , that he was the deceased ' s landlord . He ( deceased ) was a man of singalar habits , and would never speak to a woman . Witness did not know that he was dangerously ill until Friday morning . He was a law writer , performing his business at home , and witness believed that he had not left his room for the last three years . He had no bed to lie on , and do change of linen . Mary Ana Wheatley said thatfor three years she bad lived in the next room to tbe deceased , and she nevtt Baw him during the whole of that time . Several other witnesses having been examined , tbe inquiry was adjourned for the evidence of the man who attended upon tbe deceased .

      Dbowmed . —We are sorry to bear , by advices from tbe Cape of Good Hope to tbe 2 d of June , that Mr . Radcliffe , a midshipman , and two of the crew of ber Majesty ' s ship BittBin , had unfoitunately boen drowned by the c psfzing of a boat at Pott Natal—Hampshire Telegraph The Mt 3 Bdeb ax High Eighton Adjourned Inquest . —Tho investigation was resumed on Friday at the appointed time , and after a very protracted inquity into very minute particulars , waB adjourned \ f ) Friday , tbe 23 tb of September ,

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      Dreadful Coach accident . —On Saturday afternoon last , a mosc serious aocident occurred to the passengers by tbe mail-coach which runs between Whitehaven and Carlisle . It appears that when tbe coach was going through the streets of Carlisle from Whitehaven , Saturday being market day and tbe streets crowded with people , the coachman was desired by one or more of tbe passengers to drive gently through the town . Regardless , however , of the warning , we understand that he increased bis suved , and , lamentable to relate , in turning the corner of the old building , called the Malngnard , which is situate in Che Marketplace , the coach came , in a most violent manner , into coUlaon with the building , and one gentleman , who was

      on the outside , bad the bones of one of his thighs so dreadfully broken , that on the immediate attendance of a merik-al man , the limb was instantly amputated considerably above the middle of the tbigb , and bis sufferings at the time were so great , that little or no hopes were entertained of his recovery . This gentleman and his lady ( who was an inBide passenger ) came from Brighton , had lately been married , and had been spending the honeymoon among the romantic scenes of the Cumberland and Westmoreland lakes . The lady continues in a frantic state , and refuses every consolation . Mr . Wm . Halleock , of the village of Carleton , near Penrith , and his wife , were also outside passengers , and Mr .

      Hallock ' s escape from a dreadful injury , or perhaps death , was of a most miraculous nature , he at the time the coach came in contact with the building having seizsd hold of tbe bottom stone of a window in the second story , where be hung by bis hands for some time , and then swung himself into the street Mrs . Hallock's escape was also equally providential . In the act of railing she cuught bold of another gentleman , an outside passenger , round the neck , neither of whom sustained so much injury as might have been expected from their perilous situation . The inside passengers received little injury , although that side of the coach which struck against tke building was smashed to pieces .

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      A Surprise . —On Wednesday last Mr . Chalk , hi ? h constable of York , arrived in Edinburgh , and had an interview wjith Captain Haining previous to proceeding to Dundee ( accompanied by M'Levie , the criminal officer ) , in pursuance of a warrant issued issued by Mr . T . Price , one of the magistrates of York , for the apprehension of Joseph Stadman Madison , superintendent of police in' Dundee , on a charge of felony . Mr . Madison , who ytoB appointed on the 5 th current , and had only commenced the duties of bis new office on Wednesday , was taken into custody the same" night , conveyed to Edinburgh the n 6 xt day , and proceeded en route for Yprk . The Dundee Advertiser Bays— " This event has thrown the town into great amazement . We

      have not sufficient information to enable us to give our readers [ any particulars , but the leading facts are beyond dispute . Mr , Madison came here an i produced testimonials from a meeting at which were the Lord Lieutenant for the East Biding of Yorkshire , and a number of other highly respectable magistrates and country gentlemen ; also from many officers in the army , and from official gentlemen in different parts of the country . Oat of thirty or thirty-one candidates Mr . | Madison was placed at the top of the short Ieet , and was ultimately unanimously elected to the office of superintendent . His persons ! appearance , bis tact , and the weight of his testimonials ,

      seemed sufficient to bear down all opposition , and to put the other candidates entirely out of tbe field . His election went off with great eclat , and we never heard any question made as to the judiciousness of tbe appointment . | So far all appeared satisfactory ; but yesterday morning things were completely altered . An officer arrived with s warrant to apprehend Mr . Madison on a charge of embezzlement , as we understand . He was apprehended accordingly , and is now on his / Seay to York , in custody as a criminal . AltogethegPbis is a most extraordinary affair . Tho conduct of Mr Mr . dison is unaccountable ; and we cannot conceive how he could expect to escape detection , when be threw himself into tho very g&za of the public by

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      standing as a candidate for one of tbe moct irom ' neo ) offices in a large town . One lesson may be learned from what has happened . We have often beard of the little faith which should be given to testimonial , but we never knew of a stronger instance than the one we have just recorded . Mr . MadiBon formerly held tbe situation of superintendent of an association ^ Yorkshire for the prosecution of felons ; he is about twenty-eight years of age , and has a wife and three children . We understand there are several chargea against him . "

      Daring Abduction—On Thursday evening between five and six o ' clock , while a young lady of this cily . Miss Cussen , of Clare-street , was walking in company with her aunt , Mrs . O'Leary , on the Roatboronghroad , to the rear of tbe lunatic asylum , they "Wire met by four men , unknown , one of whom was armed , who aelzAd on Miss Cussen , and dragged her down the avenue leading to the Cork-road , where two covered ears were in waiting , in one of which a respectable young man in appearance was observed * The victim of this outrage screamed violently waen tern from tbe grasp of her aunt , aad with violent exertion was thrust into the car in which the gentleman was , when another struggle ensued , and the succeeded

      in getting out , but was again dragged into the vehicle , and the assistants having mounted the second car , the party drove * ff rapidly on tbe Cork-road with their pr za . There were a few persons attracted to the Boot , one of whom seized the horse ' s bead , bat was obliged to let go when a pistol was presented at him . The aunt of the young lady went at once in a state of mind almost frantic to the police-office , and gave information of the outrage . Sub-Inspector Williams lost no time in directing a pursuit , by mounted policemen , but to no effect . Miss Cnssen ' s mother left this yeiterday even * ing with a policeman , having procured aome private information ef their route . Miss Cussen is supposed to have a handseme fortune , which may account for tha abbuction . —Limerick Chronicle .

      Suicide—Nobthfleet , near Gratesend , Abg . 18 At half-past eight o ' clock this morning some children , who were amusing themselves in a field of Mr . Pitcher , of Nortfcflsefc , close by the mail-coach road , discovered on the edge of a chalk cliff , at th « verge of tbe field , a man tied by the neck to a small thorn tree , and leaning back quite dead . An alarm being given , several persons came to the spot , and the body was taken to the bone-boose in Nortbfleet churchyard , where it lies awaiting & coroner's inquest As yet the body has not been identified . Tbe deceased it about fifty-five years of age , of middle size , hair inclining to grey , and apparently s broken down trades , man . In bis pockets there was nothing whatever but a flit tin mutch-box , with a little tobacco in it . and some pieces of . torn paper , with a part of a written advertisement for a dog , which had been supposed in the advertisement to have been stolen .

      Alarming Explosion of Foul Air . —On Mon « day morning , shortly after eight o ' clock , aloudexploaioa took place in the sewer in White-strest , St . George ' s , Southwark , which has been nnder repair for some days past . It appears that tbe men , abant fifteen in number , descended into the sewer for the purpose of steaming it out , taking with them a lighted candle ia a lantern , and having proceeded some distance along the drain , the fonl air suddenly took fire , and ex * plorted with a loud report , forcing up several iron gratings , and injuring five of the workmen to such an extent about tbe face aVnd body , that they were obliged to be removed to Guy ' s Hospital . Four of tbe men , whose injuries were not so great , were able to proceed borne , but one man named James Stewart , was so nroch injured , apprehenBionB are entertained that ha will not recover .

      Child murder . —Devizes Aug . 7 . —Mary Reeves was indicted for the wilful murder of her illegitimate child . It appeared by the evidence on the part of tha prosecution that the prisoner was living with her father in the parish of Long Newton . In tbe early part of tha month of April last a man found the body of a new-born child in some water near to where tbe prisoner was living . Upon this body being examined it appeared to present marks of violence , and an opinion waa expressed that it had been born alive , and had come unfairly by its death . Suspicion fell npon the prisoner , and Bhe Wd 8 apprehended . When in custody she said to the

      constable that she would tell him ail about it if he would not tell her father , which he promised not to do . She then said that she had been delivered at her father ' s bouse when she was alone , and that fearing the child would make a noise , she bad tied a piece of rope round the child ' s neck , and had so destroyed it . She first pat tbe body under a bed , where she kept it for several days , and then took it and flang it into the river . The jury , after a short consultation , returnnd a verdiet of " Not guilty to the charge of murder , but guilty of concealing the birth . " The Learned Jadge , aft er an impressive address to the prisoner , sentenced hex to two years' imprisonment and hard labour .

      North American Land Agency.

      NORTH AMERICAN LAND AGENCY .

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      ZTHE AL 1 EGED MUSDEB OP THE AMERICA * CAP- j TA 15 . —ThB examination of John Kent , the cook of the i rinp Thomas BeBnstt , charged with the murder of ] Captain Halsey , master of tbe said ship , took place at : the Police-office , Liverpool , on Thursday at noon . The magistrates on the bench were Edward BushtoD , Esq ., j B- Honghton , Eiq ., ^ ThomM Booth . E ^ q ., and William j DIxod , Esq . The investigation occupied tha attention J of tf > e court for tiree hours . Tbe following is the evi-: deuce siven : — j

      William Gibbon examined—I am first mate of the ' Iboinas Bennett She is aa American ship , and belongs I to Charleston . The Captain was E . L . Halsey . We j sailed from Liverpool on Sitnrday , the 3 rd of August , ' bound for Charleston . We put back , and arrived in j liverpool on tbe 14 tL The prisoner waa employed as cook on board , and sailed with us from llverpooL Tbe 1 reason we put back was the mnrder of the captain , - which occurred on Thursday , tba 8 : h instant We { Were in lat 46 56 , long . 9 57 . I produce the log , in Which I made an entry at tbe time . At three o ' clock in the afternoon the captain went forward to the galley te see after iome cooking . I wss standing behind the J mainmast . In about a minute , or two minutes at j farthest , I beard a noise on deck- One of the boys i came to me , and , in consequence of what he said , I ran [ forward , and found the captain lying on his back on the : deck . I saw a mark of blood on his left jaw . In less ; than one minute he was dead . I had hold of him when ,

      he died . He never spoke . 1 did not Fee the wonnd given . When I want up , the cook was Blinding by , < pne £ iy Jeoldng on . l cassot say tbat he had anything in his hand . Tbe cvok did xuA , speak to me . I & ? ked him how be came to do bo horrid a deed ? his reply was , " Had I not done so the Captain would have kilifcd me . " The reason I asked the question was , that ao one but he waa near to the capUin . I am sot aware tfcere had been any previous quarrel between tbe captain and the cook . The cook ws » sober . The captain appeared to he nader the excitement of l ? qnor . There tad been a previeui dispute about the dinner .

      € h » n ; e Honghton ilonio examined—I asi Bteward on botrd tbe Thomas Bamett . 1 renumber the morning the captain was killed . It was the 8 th of August . In tte morning , between eight and nine o ' clock , the captain ordered oinner to be on the table at half-past twelve o ' clock . At a qnarter past twelve o ' clock the captain Bent the cook to assist to hoist a studding sail . I then ¦ went afs to Bet the table , and the captain said " TMb is one o ' clock ; I toid jon to get it ready at half-psst twelve * I tfeen brought the kettle with the soup . The day before he had ordered that I -was to bring the Bonpseparate . I told him the soup was then ready , and be said , " Bring the dinner on the table . ** J then fetched the dinner , and put it on the table , and told him it -was Tesdy . He walked into the cabin and looked

      sosad , and saw that t&e dinner was on the table , and iben ordered me to call the mates . The second mate Alfred ( JrinHell , refused to Come . The captain went to him , and asked him ^ the reason he did not come to dinEtr . The second ^ mte said he did not know that it WaB his ( the captain ' s ) orders that he should come . The captain then came and said , "God , d—n yon , you have cooked for the matea ; go and cook for me . '' I was going , and he tailed me back . He said , " You pay a d—4 sight of attention to the mates , but cannot cook anythiag for me . " I said 1 am willing to do anything ; I can cook whatever it wasted . J thea began to clear the table , and put the things into the pastry . The captain came into the pantry , and told me to go out of that—I had no bnainess xhera . I told him the things

      Were dirty and must be cleaned . We were using white plates nsd dishes , and he told me he had given me orders i ever to put them on the table again . I said there were not sufficient of the others . He said he did not care a d—n ; they Bbould sot go on tbe table any more . Aliei this he called me irto the catin to draw t-fLEonie brandy into a pint decanter . I mixed liim some brandy and water and nutmeg . He then appeared to be milder , and I asked him vhat I should cook for his dinner . He walked up and down the cabin , and then took another glass of brandy . He then said ** ( to get my dinner . " I then went inte the galley ; there was soup ready , and I went back end told the captain , and ke Baid , " Go and get my dinner ; you have cooked / or the mates . " I asked him what 1 should

      get , and he appeared much excited . I went and killed a f *» L In a-most two minutes after hef came again for his dinner ; drove me from the galley , and said tba cook should do it . I went to the pantry , and he drove me "back again . I then went again to the galley , and a ? ke 6 the cook what I should do , and whilst talking to the cook the captain came . I had oneiool in the gaHey . The ^ ook * as in the galley ; he had brotgbt in potato es . The csptsin said , " Give me my dinner . " I told him everything was ready . I had a large black-handled carving knife in my hand . The captain s * . - ; Z ? d tfeb kLifa from my hand , and made a spriiig with one foot on the gallty , ana tolfi Vhe cook , to come out of tha gaUey . Ee aeized the cook , either by the shirt os neck on tbe left side . The captain , on sows into ibe galley , pushed me

      bo that one of my legs got between the spar and the water cast . The captain said ,, " G > d d—n y- > n , c- ' -me out of the galley . " The cook , said , " Let me go C&ptai i Ealsey , and 1 will come ant . " The captain had bold of the cook with tlie right hand . In pu ' iling him out of the galley , the cook , I thought , struck him . 1 cannot say with which h 3 nd the coot struck , from the position In which I stood . The cipfcdn look tfce knife with hi 3 left hand from me . They both caiae out of tbe gall-y together . The captain began first pulling the cook . I then b » w blood on the captain's rigLi jrw , but I was fast with the spar . They got on deck , ana I liberated myself , and ran round the galley fur the second mate . I did cot return to Its galley . I saw the captain dead as thay were briczing him int « tbe csbin . At the time of the aSray 1 think there were men at woik near to the galley . The boy was there , [ Mr . Rushtoa here ordered thai the boy Thumas Ewens , wio was on board the

      Thomas Bennett , lying in tbe river , Eear"Woodside , should be sent for 2 I cave the captain , en that morning , before breakfast , a wine-glass of brandy and bitters . After breakfast he had a good deal of brandy—filled over and over . He was noi sober that morning . He was intoxicated . He bad nvt been sober from the Monday before . 1 had sailed with the captain twenty years ago , when he was second mate , and also when be ¦ Was master of the William Gibson . I had not Bailed before with him in the Thomas Bennett . I shipped with him in Charl&sten , and was proceeding with the Tessel on her return . Coming this way we had not so much 1 'qnor , I am an American cit zan , and belong to New Yoik . The quantity of hrandyhe had drunk that day was over a pint . Tha captain , ¦ on going from Xiverpool , appeared Silhty each day . He appeared quite a diff = itnt man after leaving Liverpool . I did sot see the captain make any blow with the carving knife after taking it from me ,

      Albert Grinnbll produced the knives . [ The cne with Which the cook had stabbed the captain is a sailor ' s ordinary fcafe , and apparently tut in poor order . The one which the captain totfc from the steward ¦ was a long carving knife , but exceedingly slender , being nearly won iway . j ilonro cross-sxsmined—The cook had sailed with the captain before . The captain has told me he wonld rather have that man ( meaning tie cotk > than any one else , and Baid he gave him ten shilliEgs extra pay . The captain snatched theknives violently from ma . The TeasoB 1 ran away way , I was frightened'of being killed . The captain bad the man in one hand , and the knife : in the other . I had heard the -cook sev « -ral times that day expre £ 3 & wish to be able to ple&ss the captain . 1 heard the captain in the morning say if we ( tbe cook and

      myself ) did not do as be wished , he won : d find a way to make ns do so . From my knowledge of tke cook be is ~ & good man , and the captain always spoke well of hiin . The captain , every day after leaving Liverpool , was jDore or less nnder the iiflaence of l otior . One night Ijb was completely crazy , and broke the trumpet , by smashing it against the cabin doer . From Monday he waa very much intoxicated . He w&s not in his senstJ irom that time . He broke Ms chronometer the day before , by throwing the stool at it . J am sure he was not in his senses jndging irom his actions . The cook appeared to be much frightened , and turned very paie . The captain "was about forty-five years old . On the Tuesday or Wednesday I Eaw the captain take oulhis pistols . He did not threaten ; bnt from his manner , I feared hs would do some mischief , and 1 therefore took away the powder , and informed the cook .

      Mr . Rashton called thB mate i Gibbon ) , -and Baid a p&ptr had been placed in bis bso 6 , stating it waa supposed there had beeii a mntinone disposition evinced by the crew after leaving Liverpool . Was this so or not ? The mate—Xo such thing ; nothing of the sort If there had been I should have made an entry in thB log . Mr . BuBhton—Had there , m point of fact , been any gnarrel between the captain and hia crew , or any of his officers ? The mate—Only with the steward .

      George Woods—I am a Eur ^ eon ; I hs . Te examined the body now lying in the deadhouse . There were twelve external ir juries of a severe character—three on tbe npper portion of tbe sternnm , three on the left side of tha back , one on tha outside of the left shoulder , one over the lower part of the sternum , one over the left lower jaw , one on the left side of the lower region cf the spine , one on the posterior part of the right ahonlder , and one in the upper part of the right breast I conceive they have aQ been stab , wounds j bat I im not quite certain as to the one orer the left shoulder . [ The knife was shown } . This is just such a weapon as would have inflicted Buch wonnda . The character of tha woua&B -was safiiBient to have produced death- Tbe principal wounds were on the right shoulder , and the other over the breast ; both penetrated thB Inn ?* . J

      consider that either of the last described wounds would have caused death . I have no doubt in the world that file woBnda on the body were the cause of death . The whole of theevidence having been gone through , Mr . BuBhton said—Prisoner , it is my dnty to inform yon that whatever you say will be written down , and if JOE fihoold be tried here , in this country , will be read against you when jou are tried ; thereto : e , you seed not « ay anything unless yen choose . It is my doty , also , to tell youikst this case having &ceurred at » e » , under the American flag , leave some doubt whethfif y * a « an be tried here ei not ; fcowtTer , supposing you can—that tbe authorities here will try you—or , that the American authorities whe have a representa tive here , wmdsia jurisdiction ; 1 etal ! take care , if you . are tried here , that you shall have the advantage « f « tdsl u speedily u poalfele , for I will remand 70 a

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      till Slondsy , when th- Gran . 1 Jury will ba sitting , if thty tbould hand you over to the American authorities , all these depositions will be forwarded t 9 the tribunal before which yon are tried . If you have anything now to say you can do ao . The prisoner was abont to sp » ak , to give , as we understood , acme statement or explanation of the case , but being advised by hiB solicitor , be said he should decline to say anything . He stood remanded tili Monday . The I j ; quest — Verdict op Jtjstipiable Homicide . —LiT £ BPOOI ,, Fbjda y Etxnisg —The Coroner ' s inquiry into this case took place to-day . Tbe American Tice-Consnl was present The same witnesses who gave evidence at the Police Couit on Thursday were examined ; bnt there were no new features in their testimony .

      The Coroner summed up tbe case , pointing out to the Jnry that there were three verdictOj any one of which they might return—mnrder , manslaughter , or justifiable homicide ; and he explained tbe nature of the circumstances which wonld bring & case of homicide within these particular classes . ' The Jnry retired to consider their verdict , and after an absence ot about twenty minutes , they retnrned , the foreman delivering a verdict of " Justifiable homicide . " The tffect of this verdict will be to involve the case in some degree of perplexity . The American

      authorities in this port have claimed to have K « nt delivered np to them under the treaty , to be tried in the United States , the offence having betn committed upon an American cifzsu nnder an American flag . The Home S-.-cretary has been written to for instructions ; bnt in tbe meantime tbe Coroner ' a Jury have returned their verdict upon the evidence that the case ia one of justifiable homicide , npon which the pris&ner would in ordinary eases be entitled to his liberty . The question then arises whether the American authorities will persist ia their claim , or under the circumstances wave it If they persist , we apprehend the H >* me Secretary will again be appealed to .

      The remains ef the nnhappy G-ptain Halsey were interred yesterday afternoon in i 5 t . James ' s Cemetery ; and as a mark of respect they were attended to their last abode by the commanders of most of the American vessels now in port .

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      1 * 0 * it » * ^ ^^ M ^^^^* "' ¦ ' 1 » » 1 ^ * Pauperism . —By a return made juat before the breaking-up of Parliament , it appears that since last year there has been an increase in the number of out-door paupers of 3 708 , and of out-door paupers 16 837 , or a total of 20 , 545 . The Polkas . —A Mr . Polk is talked of as being likely to be elected President of America . Is this gentleman any relative to the celebrated Polkas of Europe \ Cats . —Mahomet was fond of cats . " It is related of him , that , being called away on pressing business , he chose rather to cut off the sleeve of his robe than disturb a cat which lay asleep upon it . —Sonnini' $ Travels in Egypt .

      Railway Traffic—The receipts of twenty Railway Companies for the last four weeks are , in the aggregate , greater by upwards of £ 50 , 000 than those of the corresponding period of last year . —Railway Record . The Speaker of the House of Commons . —We really think , now that the session is over , that a testimonial ought to be presented to the Speaker of the House of Commons , as an expression of public sympathy fur ] his unprecedented sufferings this year ; for , if it be true that there is nothing so fatiguing as having nothing to do , what must it be to wateE 600 people , night after night , doing nothing for sis months in the year 1 We propose that the testimonial consist of a handsome night-cap , with aa air cushion and pillow ; a warming-pan , and a copj of " Sleep at Will , " to enable the Speaker to pass future sessions in greater oomfoit and repose .- * Punch .

      The low ay Indians . —On Friday , the Iovpjj Indians , accompanied by Mr . GeorgeCatlin a&d Ml . Melody , waited on Mr . and Mrs . D'Israel , at their residence , Grosvenor-gate , Park-lane , where a larga party of the haul ton had been invited to meet tEfl M illustrious strangers . " The immediate objeot tt the visit was to give these children of the forest as idea of an English gentleman ' s residence , and cf the style ot living of our aristocracy . After inspecting the suite of apartments , they Were takes to the top of the mansion , which commands a nobls view of Hyde Park , and which the Indians pronounced 10 be a beautiful prairie ( taum-tehay-peertcha kay ) , at the same time expressing their surprise that they could sot seo the extremity of tt 8 city . On descending the staircase they were shown

      the bath-room , with which they were much strnck . Se-non-ty yah , the " Mystery" or "Medicine Man " of the party , pronouncing it the best thing he bad seen in the house , and remarked that he cared most of his patients by immersion in cold water and by vapour-baths . They then partook of an elegant dejeuner , and were joined by the other guests . After singing a "Medicine song , " Neu-monya ( Walking Rain ) third chief , the orator of the party , in an appropriate speech , returned thanks to tho lady of the house , expressive of the gratitude of tho iquaws to Mrs , IVIsraeli and to the assembled £ mst& for their courtesy and kindness . Aftsr shaking hands ail round , they retired , apparently highly pleased with the gifts they had received and the hospitality they had experienced .

      Death of a " Phenomenon" in St . Geobge ' s Hsopital . —On Wednesday moruiDg , the 14 ' - ' " instant , a mau named William Sampson , aged 41 who might , in every acceptance of the word , to termed a " phenomenon , " expired in St . George * Hospital , relating to whom the following factsniaT not be uninteresting : —The deceased was admitte * into the institution on the 22 nd of March , 1843 , sup ferine from diabetes , or morbid decease of < & » kidneys , whioh converts all food or nourishment » whatever kind taken into water . He was place * under the care of Dr . Wilson , by whom he w « allowed meat as often as he wished , and whatever nourishment he liked up to January last , when bis appetite forsook him , and he was seized with an

      inordinate thirst . Since then he had subsisted on brandy , eggs , stout : in fact , almost entirely on finite ; and his appearance , which had before been perceptibly wasting , rapidly decreased till he was reduced tp » complete flcshleas skeleton , every bone protruding through the skin , which was quito glossy . He v » &s t notwithstanding , able to occasionally walk about , although by placing the finger on his stomach , his infaide was so far gone as to allow the bac * bone to be felt . He would not believe that he was likely to die . He was possessed of an unusual flow of animal spirits , and frequently , while conversing with his nurse , would jokingly observe that if n | should die there , she need only have him varn-isftea over , and then place him in a corner , and po «" him oat as one who had lived and died a skeleton ;

      Abont ten o'clock , on Tuesday night , the decea 9 ** seemed struok for death , and remained motiowes » till three o ' clock on Wednesdy morning , when . » became very violent , and struggled till half-past iowi when he died . After death , on measuring d "" round the body he was found to be 131 wone * } round the thick part . of the thigh 7 £ inohes , . »»« round the large part of the avm 3 i inches , and a » appearance altogether is truly wonderful . Tne aeceased eip . oe he has been in the hospital bas neyw been visited by friend or relation , and , acc ording " his pwn statement , he was a domestic , and form « w liv ' jd with Beveral noblemen and families of dis ^ ' jon , at which time he was a 14 Btone man . ¦*» . __„ . , n p AanaaeaA haa VToU *> H thft astonishment # ' * i

      the medical officers of the establishment , as new ? outlived by many months the time that persons ^" ferine under the same disease usually do .

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      THE NORTHERN STAB : ! Atjgtst 24 , 1844

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 24, 1844, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1277/page/6/