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      s— " A ffFUL CATASTROPHE AT YARMOUTH . jn our later editions of last week we gave a short acc ount of a most heart-rending occurrence , awfully destructive to life , that had taken place at Yarmouth on Friday afternoon last . We now present the readers of the Star with the full particulars of the distressing event , colled from every available source . On the afternoon of Friday last , Nelson , the clown at Mr . Coot ' s circus , had undertaken to swim in a tub , drawn by four geese , from the drawbridge on the quay to the suspension-bridge across the North River . A foolish exhibition—but it was one which , from its novelty in Yarmouth , was calculated to attract the multitude . As early as five o ' clock , when the train arrives from Norwich , although , raining smartW .

      thousands of spectators had already assembled on both sides of the river to witness the feat . The bridge then was comparatively clear . The clown commenced his feat with the flood tide , at the drawbridge , and had entered the North River . There were many per sons on the bridge , and as he drew near the multitude rushed upon it to obtain a full view as be shonW pass underneath . Already had he reached Bcsjey ' sTVharf , not far from the bridge , when one or two of the rods were observed to give way . An instant alarm was given to quit the bridge . " Alas ' the caution came too late . The chains broke , and , aukk as the passing thought s one entire side fell , and \ ic whole mass of human beings , whose numbers are estimated at from 300 to 600 , were swept into the

      river mow . The bridge , which but an instant before was horizontal , had become perpendicular . The children , of whom we hear there were verv nianv , and had naturally gathered to the balustrade , were of course the first to sink ; while the force with which one sidefell caused those who were upon the other side to be hurled with terrific force into the water beneath , crushing and destroying those under them . Oh ! who shall paint the one mighty simultaneous agonizingdeath-screani Avhich burst upon the affrighted multitude around—re-echoing from earth to heaven One instant , and all was hushed . The waters recoiled in the impetus of the fall , and "boiled up " at the back of the bridge , whichhung perpendicularly down to the river ' s surface . Then came a scene

      scarcely less heartrending . With an energy , activity , and stern determination of purpose , twenty-seven children , all girls , were immediately rescued alive on the west side of the river , and as instantly put to bed at the Vauxhall-gardens , who , as soon as revived , were replaced by others equally beneficentl spared , or by sonic never to be recalled . On the east sidenumbers of bodies were taken into the adjoining houses , where all theassistance which medical skill or humane attention could render % vas brought to bear . Alas ! but often in vain . In onu house alone , at nine o ' clock at night , out of 68 bodies carried in , only three were revived . The escape of some was miraculous . One woman of the name of Gillings , the wife of a carpenter , was on the bridjre with her child , when she was hurled into

      the water ; with extraordinary presence of mind she seized her child ' s clothes with her teeth—thus preventing the rush of water , and paddled herself to a place of safety . Several acts of gallantry were performed . Two men , named Smith and Creake , swam about and saved several persons . - The son of Mr . Sloman , the bookseller , was one of those immersed isi the water . A gallant fellow , whose name could not be ascertained , who was also one of those who fell from the bridge , having extricated himself from the sinking throng , took young Sloman under . one arm , and another child under the other , and succeeded in reaching the shore—saving both ! One man , in the act of falling , snatched , at the bridge , and grappling it , hung fast . A woman got hold of Ms feet , and he

      told ier to hold on . She was rescued , and he ultimately fell into the stream , but was saved . Many a touching scene was witnessed as the anxious mother , and the hardly less excited father or friend , recognised some missing one safely emerging from tic crowd . Thousands thronged the North-quay ; messengers were despatched in all directions to procure medical aid , and the communication with the west side of the water being cut off , hundreds were left in painful suspense respecting those who were safe on the opposite shore . Nothing could exceed the promptitude , activity , and attention of the surgeons and medical men of the town , all of whom were iu immediate attendance , doing all they could to afford relief to the sufferers , where the

      slightest chance of resuscitation appeared . The search for the bodies was continued till about half past nine o ' clock , when the boats were compelled to desist , but before the turn of the tide pets were placed on each side of the bridge to prevent , if possible , any of the bodies not yet recovered being carried out to sea by the force of the current , which is very strong . On the Yarmouth side of the bridge the greater number were taken to the Norwich Arms InD , where there were at one time fifty corpses . Others were taken to the Admiral Collingwood and to the Swan , and many to their own houses . Not a few of those who were first got out of the . water went away unnoticed , and their number is unknown . Up to a late hour on Friday night , it was ascertained that seventy-five dead bodies had been taken ouf of the water ; and at midnight , fromtheinquiries made , it was ascertained that forty-five others were missing .

      By far thegreater number of thoselost were women and children . James Marshall , 16 , escaped with a wound in the scalp . Two boys named Ilonorley , aged 12 and 17 , were taken home ; the younger died . last evening , the elder is likely to recover . When the multitudes who lined the banks of the river first heard the shrieks from the bridge , they mistook them for cheers to hail the approach of the aquatic traveller , and turned to look away from the scene of despair to the object that had brought them together , only to be turned suddenly back on the scene of desolation . At the time of the occurrence two gentlemen in a gig came through the toll-gate , and so near were they in being involved in the melancholy catastrophe , that we are credibly informed the horse had actually stepped on the end of the bridge , but beingsuddenly pulled back on the first announcement ( if alarm , they were most providentially saved .

      SiiuBDit Morxixg . — . The scene at the broken bridge is most harrowing . Before the faintest approach of morning , a number of boatmen and others were most actively engaged endeavouring to find the bodies of the missing persons , and their efforts have been in some degree successful , as three more bodies have been discovered . The bank on either side of the stream is crowded with an expectant and anxious throng , who wait in breathless anxiety the efforts of the boatmen , anticipating in everv fresh endeavour to recognise the features of some beloved object . On one side may be seen a group of pale and weeping women with tearful eyes watching the progress of the search , and on the other a group of harcly seamen , their strong frames convulsed with emotion as they

      clasp in their arms the dripping corpse of some favorite child , and carry it just as it had been lifted from the Avator to their homes . Indeed , a more distressing scene than the present , or a catastrophe more horrible in its consequences , it has never been our lot to witness . Every side , wherever the beholder tunui , the same frightful prospect of suffering is apparent . It is geueiall ysupiiosedtiiatmanypersonswhowere standing on tlic edge of the bridge , or on that portion allotted to J ' oci-passeugcrs , when the accident occurred clasped 111 * hand-rails , aud were precipitated , head foremost , into the stream and became entangled among the broken balustrades . The body of a little girl , the daushterofanuuiuamedGcorgeParker . acoalheavcr , ha * just been brought out . The bodies arc so swollen

      and distorted , that iu many cases identification has been extremely difficult . One of the nets has just been drawn , but this contained no bodies . Two or three corpses have becu found lying entangled with some of the ironwork , about the centre of the stream . When our express left they were extricating the bodies , and drawing the other nets . One or two circumstances demand a passing glance—one , the state of the bridge . That structure was erected by the late Mr . Robert Cory , in lieu of the ancient ferry across the Bure , of which he was possessed , and was opened on the 23 d of April , 1820 , and suspended from a chain on either side , attached to four pedestals or piers , also of iron , and fastened to abutment stones . Iu April , 1 SU , in contemplation of increased traffic

      to the railway , in order to afford sufficient width for carriages to pass , a platform for foot passengers was erected oufidde the bars on either side , it being the intention of the proprietors , on completing an arrangement with the railway company , and obtainn »? an Act of Parliament , which had been applied f'Tiliis session , to erect a new arched stone bridge . The immense weight of the thickly congregated mass w-ingjmwn on oue side of the bridge caused the calamity , a gentleman who was present on both occ-i > ioiisst atesthat the crowd assembled on the bridge £ witness the return of Royal , Mapes , and Hall , from Norw ich Assizes , was much greaterthan at this time ; but then the wcMit was distributed more equally « vcr the surface . At an carlv hour this rooming the

      Haven and Tier Commissioners visited the secue , *« h the view of deciding on some means to be adop ted for clearing the navication of the obstruction l' « sented to it by the brokenarch . Means were had ^ ourse to , with the view of raising the fallen end * the structure , by applying a powerful leverage loree by means of ropes and hawsers , making the al 'uonent on the Yarmouth side the fulcrum . These tumours , however , to raise the structure proved " •"" ailing . It was at length determined to cut away t-ic brid ge " at each end ; this was done , and the interf'lthate portion between the abutments , thus cut off , ^ medi atel y sank . Portions hare since been hauled *«« » and comparatively little obstruction is now ° nered to tue navigation . The number of bodies I'Kied np by Saturdav , 12 o clock , exceeds 100 .

      iahjioith , Susdat . —113 bodies have been already jaken out of the river . The number will probably w l « 0 to uo , as manv are under the bridge , as well ^ "lose who have been carried up the river . / . e THE ISQUEST . . , , , «„ **""* * , Mav 3 rd , soon after twelve o clock H » ii COr ° H lield' an inquest , at the Church f ™ . ° n the bodies of Harriet Mary Little , Joseph il , !? | 5 Ul " ' and Matilda Livingstone . Among the waniemen present were—the Mayor , Simon Cobb , TV ? - ' * - Sherrington , Esq ., S . C . Marsh , Esq ., I'l * £ l- - H . CPreston , Esq ., J . H . xh I' F * ' > llle gentlemen of the jury having T ' * eo ^ e bodies , returned to the Church Hall ;

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      3 ^» M ^ £ ? 3 i"aMSS 558 ft 5 » SSA " ^ ^ were aware ofthe extent of the calamit y ; and that it was one calculated to harrow up the teehngsof any man . His course of proceeding would be in accordance with the advice ofthe maeis ! trates ; and , in order at once to enter into the merits of the accident , they would be called upon to rive their attention to the evidence in the three cases which had been selected , as they were deposited at a place which was at no great distance , and mig ht be easily seen . These would be sufficient to inquire into in the first instance . The greater number of oodles found would be the subject of inauirv at a

      iuture time . It was impossible to attend to every case individually . This was an event of no common occurrence ; and it would be their duty to look into these cases , particularly in reference to the causes of the event . It was a matter of more than common consideration—not only in regard to the number of cases—though every ono should be esteemed ofthe utmost importauce , but also in regard to the circumstanees attending it , and these would no doubt lead to a very lengthened investigation , as he should deem it his duty to bring before the jury all the evidence tliat could lie obtained relative to the causes of this calamity . It would be necessary , he considered , to adjourn till Monday , in order that all tlm « -h ™ m

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

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

      n V ^ 0 CTHl M ° s »« EvE 3 nxo . — 'The jury re-assembled this morning , shortly after ten o ' clock , at the Uiurenllall , and proceeded with the investigation oF this melanchol y afiair . The inquiry , like that of Saturday , was of an exceedingly painful character , greatly augmented by the presence of many friends of the deceased persons . The jury proceeded to hear evidence merel y for the purpose of identifying the bodies , that no obstruction nughtstand in tlie way of their burial ; it being understood that three case 3 should be reserved on which to try the general merits of the case . Daniel Cooper " was the first witness called . He identified one of the deceased persons , named Maria Vincent . He saw her on the mdge on Friday . Jane Grimmer identified the bodv

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

      Heard a cracking noise , and observed that one of the connecting links had broken , the ends ofthe severed link being about two inches apart . He did not apprehend any danger from what he saw . There was , however , a sudden rush to the Yarmouth shore ; but several persons laughed , and then ran back to their places . To the best of his belief five or ten minutes elapsed between that time and the time when the bridge fell , when he , with others , was immersed iu the water . —By the Foreman : I had been on the bridge about five minutes before 1 heard the crack . It was crowded with people . There were a great many persons upon it , but they were not so thick as I have seen them . I should " say they were aboutfourdeep . Thebridsewasnothalffull . Sufficient

      tune elapsed between my first observing the link break and the brid ge falling for every one upon it to have gone off . I saw more persons on the bridge by a good many upon the occasion of the prisoners who were lately accused of what was called "the Yarmouth murder" returning from Norwich after their acquittal . The identification of the following persons was then gone through , none but the necessary questions being put to ascertain that the deceased persons were upon the bridge at the time when the accident occurred—viz ., Betty Morgan , aged 62 ; William Lyons , 6 ; Sarah Ann Butterfint , 18 ; Harriet Bussey , 21 ; Sarah Ann Hunn , 14 ; Happy Thorpe , 11 ; Clara May , 20 . Grace Duffield identified the bodies ol Elizabeth Manslip and Eliza Duffield . She corroborated , in nearly the same words , the evidence

      given by Master Tkorndike , more especially with reference to the tune that elapsed between hearing the bar crack and the falling of the bridge . She spoke , also , to the circumstance of herself feeling no alarm when she heard the cracking noise , and to there being sufficient time between the cracking and the actual falling in for all to have escaped . Elizabeth Brown , in identifying the body of Ann Maria Scotton , spoke in nearly similar terms , having no fear when she heard the bridge crack . The Corone observed , that it was of the greatest importance that some day should be fixed for going into the general merits of the case . All that they had done up to this time was simply f ro forma business , but there was a very important investigation with reference to

      the construction of the bridge , which , as it appeared to him , rendered it absolutely necessary that some engineering evidence should be produced . —The Foreman said , he knew so little of engineering matters that he should certainly like to have some eminent man down , as well to satisfy their own minds as to see that public justice was done . Another thingwas , that they were going to build a new bridge across the river , and he thought it was absolutely necessary that the jury should be enabled to make some recommendations of a useful nature , founded upon the evidence of some eminent engineer . The other gentlemen of the jury concurred in this proposition , and it was decided to continue pro forma business in the meantime , and to enter into the general merits of

      the case on Thursday next . In several instances an order for burial was then given upon the parish in cases where the parents or surviving friends were themselves unable to bear the expense , after which the jury proceeded with the identification evidence . The following were the bodies identified : —Eleanor Detehaui , aged G ± ; Caroline Church , 16 ; James Church ; Sarah Ann Susan Pake , 2 i ; Sarah Gilbert , VI ; Susannah Elizabeth Mears , 8 ; Maria Edwards , 12 ; Hannah Field , 12 ; William Lucas , 12 ; Emily llandworth Borking , 5 ; Benjamin Pattison Burton , 7 ; David Ilabbage , 9 ; Jane Cole , Elizabeth Jane Hanibell , Elizabeth Hatch , George Henry John Beloe , Elizabeth Conyers , Charlotte Packer , and Martha Yallop . The court adjourned at seven o ' clock until nine on Tuesday morning .

      Yahmolth , Tuesday . —The jury reassembled this morning at the Church Hall , shortly after 9 o ' clock , and thence proceeded at once to view the bodies of ' 11 persons , named Henry Dye , aged 9 years , Elizabeth Read 6 , Mary Ann Roberts 19 , Ann Beckett 8 , William Walter Watts 9 , Reeder Hunston Balls 10 , Elizabeth Fulclier 16 , Alice Gott , jun ., 9 , Alice Cott 51 , Emily Young 0 , Susannah Field S . The jury , having completed their view of the bodies , returned to the Church Hall , and recommenced the task of formal identification . The whole of the 11 abovementioued were identified , and the total number that has been viewed by the jury and formally identified amounts now to 75 . At the conclusion of this duty , the Coroner said—We must now consider what is , as far as we are concerned , the most important part of the question . I am sorry to say that 1 have not the power or the means of ordering the payment or the attendance of any individual of a scientific character whom it mav be wished to have

      before you . l our foreman is a member of the towncuuncil , and if be will lay it before the council , it appears to me that that is the only way in which it can be done ; and if their permission be obtained , it will then be for you to say when we shall meet again ; in the meantime 1 think we should adjourn sine die . There arc several reasons why this matter should be reconsidered , and there is , I believe , a gentleman in Norwich who can throw some light upon this matter ; for he states that on Thursday he saw a fracture in that portion of the bridge where the bar broke , and I think it would be well for the council to take this matter into consideration . The foreman said it was certainly a matter of necessity in the consideration of so important a case as this to ascertain in what state the bridee was at the time of the

      accident . He thought it was essentially necessary that some scientific gentleman should be had before them , and he had in his hand a list of questions which had been suggested to him as fit ones to be proposed to such a witness . In the propriety of these questions he fnlly concurred , and he would read them to the jury . They were these : — " By whose orders did yon make the bridge wider ? What was the extra width , aud how many square feet were added ? What was the weight of the cast and wrought iron with the wood placed extra upon the bridge ? Did you offer or give to Mr . Cory any mechanical ideas as to the propriety or impropriety of making the bridge wider , or explain the consequences of adding extra weight and breadth to act as leverage beyond the chains ? Did you know the weight the bridge was calculated to

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      bear by the contractora , or inquire of Mr . Cory the rS , h& * & *»* ?*«* M * you examine the chains , bolts , ban , &c ., before -commencing the alterations , and report the same to Mr . Cory as to their soundness and capability ? Did you calculate the extra weight you weregoing to add to the bridge betore you commenced the alterations , and report the f ® f Mr . Cory ? Did you suppose that if the bridge had been iu its original state , it would have broken with the number of persons then upon it ?" A juror said . that . according to the mechanical rule , he believed , that every square foot of surface should bear a hundred weight , and that the suspending power was generally made exactly in that proportion . It appeared here that one-third additional surface

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

      to the mayor , aldermen , and councillors of this borough , m council assembled , the absolute necessity that exists for the employing some scientific engineer , m order to come to a just consideration of the circumstances in which the bridge was placed , and to enable them to discharge the oaths they have taken . " Mr . bunon-Coble , a magistrate , expressed his readiness to bring this matter forward at the meeting of the town-council , which will take place on Thursday , and hev ' promisedto give it his best support . The Courtthen ^ adjouvned * medie . It is in contemplation to build a stone bridge with two arches over the river at the spot where the accident occurred and another , bridge is also spoken of on the site of the Old larmouth-bridge . which is at present a most miserable structure . The following three persons are all who have been registered , and have not been S 3 ft ^ r ^ iiBedii Lwi " iittaigY '

      Suicide . —About mid-day on Monday , Captain 11 . J . Smith , of the New-walk , Leicester , shot himself through the head , and died in five minutes . He had been the subject of a nervous disease , and forsome time had lost liis sight . A few w eeks since his second daughter , a fine blooming girl , died , and his grief was increased by his not being able , from his blindness , to see her during her illness . Deceased , who had been a town councillor , was sixty-two yeara old , and has left a widow and four children . At tho inquest , the same evening , thejury returned a verdict of Temporary Insanity . —Globe .

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

      two days journey tins side Bogota , at the head of the Magdalena . A part of one of the snowy mountains gave way , and atorrent of snow , mud , gravel , &c , overflowed the plains for six square leagues , burying everything under it . It is said , at its first outbreak , to have topped the highest trees , and that a thousandsoulshave perished . I do not know that this will affect commerce at all ; but I am sadly afraid that the greater part of the tobacco plantations are ruiued pro tem . " The plains of Maraquita , which are near the city , and in the province of that name , are table lands on the middle range ofthe Ande ? , which slope down to the city of Maraquita . The plains are on the western bank of the river Magdalena , and at no great distance from the peak of Tolima , which is 18 , 300 feet above the level ofthe sea .-Manchester Guardian .

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

      Loss of the Duke op Sussex Steamer . — Boulogne , May 3 . —The Duke of Sussex ( steamer ) , belonging to the New Commercial Steam Packet Company , was wrecked off this port last night . The vessel left London yesterday morning at eight o ' clock , bound for Boulogne , having upwards of twenty passengers on board . Her voyage was successful until she got opposite to CapeGrisnez , about nine miles from here , when the engineer discovered that a leak had sprung . The fact was immediately reported to the captain ( Mr . Wingfield ) , who upon examiuation found that it was attended with considerable danger , and took all the precautionary measures in his power to reach the nearest point on the French coast . At the time ( seven o ' clock ) there was a stiff

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

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

      any assistance that mi g ht be required of them ; and the servants ofthe marine establishment ofthe port were also in attendance to give all the aid in their power . Shortly before eleven Vclock , four gentlemen ( passengers ) were landed in the life-boat ; but as the tide was receding , tho remainder ofthe passengers , chiefly consisting of females and children , remained until the spot where the vessel was driven became nearly dry , and they then walked on shore . Need I say that their appearance was indicative of their having suffered greatly from both alarm and cold . Shortly after the leak was discovered there was three feet of water in every compartment of the vessel , and the engineers and stokers worked till the water reached their arm-pits .

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

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

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      .. _ ' " ——fortunatel y , however , while the assassin was in the act of firing , Jorda » warded off tke muzzle ofthe gun , otherwise he would have been a lifeless corpse . Another of the gang then fired , but without effect owing to the confusion among themselves . Jordan then made a rush on his assailants , knocked one or two of them down , and succeeded in getting into a room whore he had a loaded musket , with which he became the assailant . Seeing Jordan armed the whole ofthe miscreants took to fli ght ; Jordan fired at them , and it is supposed wounded one of them However , before Jordan had time to reload , the can * returned and dreadfully maltreated him , and broke his gun and one of their own on his head . They departed , leaving him for dead . Four men have been arrested , identified , ' and fully committed to Carrickon-Shannon gaol for the outrage . —Longford Journal

      Murder in the County Leitrim . —Dublix , May 5 . —Accounts were received in tow n to-day of another murder in the county Leitrim , committed on Saturday . Dreadful Affair at Lyons . —The Covnier < k L » on of Friday contains u hasty account of a terrible accident that happened on Thursday evening , iinmediatciy on the conclusion of the fireworks on the occasion of the King ' s I ' Ote . It appears that at this moment there were two contending currents of people endeavouring to pass in opposite directions over the pont du Change , and so pressing each other that several persons , particularly women and children , were trampled down and suffocated , and some driven over the sales of the bridge into the Saone , at parts where the balustrade had been taken down for the

      purpose ot repair . Various reports were in circulation as to the origin of the disaster . Some attributed it to a gang of thieves , who raised an alarm by shouting that the bridge was breaking down , and availed themselves ot the ; confusion to commit robberies to a large extent . Others state that it was occasioned by the passage of a detachment of troops which had been engaged on the ( Juai de la Ealeine in executing the fire-works , and who , in their march along the middle of the bridge , had compressed the crowd against the sides . But this version the Courrkr denies the correctness of ; affirming that tiic soldiers had all got dear of the bridge longbefore the accident occurred . 1 he resultshowever thev mav have been

      , caused were very lamentable . About twenty persona were taken up , of whom some were dead , others half siinocated or m tainting fits , and all severely bruised Sixteen were earned into the pharmacy of M Boucliut , m the place du Change , and received every relief their cases required . But eight—viz ., four women , three children , ami one young man—wero dead Four others were taken to ' the phamiacv of M . Macorrs , in the me St . Jean , but those were all in a state in a short time to be conveyed home Another woman , the wife of a tinman in ' the place JNcuve , who was carried directly home from the brake thed on 1-ridny morning , when also the lifeless boilv ot a tcmale was taken out of the river .

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      Losdos Mess ' -Mex Shoemakers . — At a late meeting of the City Meus ' -men , this body almost unanimously agreed to become a part of the New General Association of tliis trade ; and on next Monday week , the 19 th inst ., the West-end Men ' s Society take the matter into consideration , when it is confidently expected they will come to a , similar conclusion . The Bury Turnouts , and the Manchester Kaces , &c , &c—On Saturday , and on Monday and luesdaylast , meetings of delegates and those connected with the iron trade at Bury , who have been , and are yet on strike , were held in the large room of the Hare and Hounds Inn , Bolton-strcct , Bury . The delegates present were from various towns ' in the

      counties of Lancashire , Yorkshire , and Cheshire ; and from their statements it appeared that General Protective Trades Associations ftt all the places were greatly on the increase . . Several of the delegates have , and are , preparing statements of their grievances to be laid before the two Houses of Parliament at as early a period as convenient . Bushfield Ferrand , Esq ., M . P ., and Lord Lilfbrd , were spoken ot as being suitable persons to bring the case before Parliament . It appeared that those in the iron trade are likely to be joined with other branches of operatives . The case of the Bury turnouts was fully gone into , and all were of opinion the conduct of the masters to force hands to submit to " quittance papers' and other such like rules , was contrary to

      the rules and the regulations of Protective Societies , and in reality would have amounted to a reduction ,, of wages . It was stated that not less than ten paid agents were now employed by the masters of Bury , going to various towns * to engage new hands , under the false pretence that there was no turnout at Bury : it was agreed , however , that a statement should be sent to the Nortlitm Star newspaper weekl / , so long as the strike might continue . It was also stated thai tho number of turnouts at Bury was about 350 , and that they had engaged No . 10 booth on Kersal-moor as a hut during the races next week . The mechanics '" flint and steel band of music had volunteered their services tree of expense during the races . Two large silk flags-motto , " Union is Strength , " and " United we . Stand—Divided . we Fall" have already been

      -, pre pared . The hut is to be conducted by Mr . Thomas Dean , Radeliffe Old-cross . Upwards of thirty of the the turnouts are engaged as . waiters . The members of various Protective Trades Societies , at Ashton , Manchester , Salford , Oklham , ,, Boltqn , Rochdale , Hevwood , Stockport , and . other places , have , already proraisedto encourage the Bury turnouts ' in their undertaking at Kcrsal-moor . . The benefits arising from the above are to be appropriated to the wives and Jamihea of those who have been on strike seventeen weeks . „ At , the , meeting , on ! Tuesday last , it was unammously agreed that the above statement of tacts should be sent for insertion in tlie Northern Star with a particular request that the editor would find it a place m his valuable journal , it being the only one in England that is friendl y to the working class —Bury Committee Rooms , May Oth , 1815 .

      Hyde . —A public meeting of the Trades of Hyde was held m the large room of the Albion Inn / on Monday evening last , May 5 th , to take into consideration the propriety of the Hyde Trades joining in the National Union of Trades ; and likewise to take into consideration the claims of the Dukinficld Coalrainers now on strike . The meeting whs called for eight o clock , but before that hour arrived the spacious room was crowded . Mr . Samuel Livesey was unanimously called on to preside , and he opened the busmcES by reading the placard calling the meeting . After which the' meeting was ably addressed bv

      iviessrs . Pariunson ,. Wild , and others , and the following resolution unanimously agreed to : — " That this meeting having heard the cause of the strike at Dukmfield plainly laid before them , and also the challenge of the men . to . tho masters to-. meet them before the public in tlie Manchester Guardian of Wednesday last are of opirijon . that the men were justified m resisting the encroachments attempted on labour ; and we hereby p ledge ourselves to assist them , both pecuniarily and otherwise , to the utmost of our power . " The thanks of the meeting were given to the chairman , and the assembled Fustians retired to their homes .

      Strike at Mr . Rand ' s Mill , Bradford .-Oh Monday an adjourned meeting of the Woolcoinbcrs was held on a piece of waste ground near the Temperance Hall Mr . Raistriok took the chair , who observed that a resolution had been carried at the last meeting ; heId in front of the Odd Fellows' Hall , to the effect thatadeputation , consistingofthowholeoftho woolcombers , should wait on the employers with a list ot prices , being an advance on the present wa * es although not an equivalent for the reductions made during the last six months . " However desirable this course might bo , the committee had considered the matter , and had come to the conclusion , that it would bo better to postpone such visit until the strugdo with Mr . Rand had concluded . lie would , however take the

      opinion of the meeting on the question , and would abide by their decision . If the meefm- were oi a difteront opinion to that of the committee , he would not shrink from the duty imposed on him . lhe mooting were unanimousl y in favour of terminating the struggle with Mr . Rand before further proceedings should be adopted . Robert Mullen then moved the following resolution : — " That this meeting regard the paltry attempt to frustrate its objects by ejectments with feelings of contempt ; anil we herebv resolve to commence the erection of a building to meet in , on the earliest possible opportunity . " 2 nd . 1 mt such building be denominated the Trades ' Hall ; and the means of erection raised bv shares of os . each , available to all who mav h * iliannwl ^

      become shareholders . " He observed that a new mode ol warfare had commenced-a system ofextermination was contemplated by their oppressors . Not content with the attempt to pauperise their workmen , they must try to annihilate their society , to prevent any obstruction to the attempt to make the Woolconib ' er starve without a murmur . The sympathising gentry with . whom , they were contending had resorted to acts moat pitiful and mean . They had induced the landlord of the property where the children ' s school was held , to give notice pf ejeotment : and at the house where the Woolcombers' Committee met , a notice of ejectment had likewise been served . But . this was not all . To leave nothing undone , a notice had been posted in the Mill of the Messrs . Kami and

      Ramsbottom , calling on the Woolcombers to sign a declaration that they would not belong to the Protective Society . Well , how did this act ? Not one signature could be obtained ! On the contrary , finding . the men were determined , and had commenced bringing in their combs , tlie notice paper had been taken down arid thrown into the fire . Mr , George Flynn seconded the resolution in an eloquent speech , detailing the advantages ' , to be derived by having a place of their own to meet in , without being subject to the caprice of every petty tyrant . Mr . G . White supported the motion , which was unanimously carried . ' Mr . Roberts moved the next resolution , " That a committee be appointed to take steps to procure the erection of a Working-man ' s Hall : and likewise promote the establishment of local Boards of Trade . "

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      : — ¦¦ ' •¦ - —5 | ¦ '¦ ' , ! ¦ '" ¦ ¦¦ —«¦ Mr . Flynn seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously . The following were then elected on the committee : George White , George Flynn ; John Carr , John Howe , William Dawson , . Thomas Spurr , and John Den-hirst . Tho next resolution was moved by Robert Cutler , and seconded by Mr . Hirst : " That it is the opinion of this meeting that the present struggle aggainst agression is perfectly justifiable and deserving the approbation and cordial support of tlie members of tlie society . " Mr . Spurr moved , and Mr . Miller seconded the following resolution— " That this meeting deprecate the conduct of persons who send their children , or allow them to go to take the . place of those who have voluntarily left the mill , to ! assist the Woolcombors : and we pledge ourselves to discounteuauce such practices bv all legitimate means

      m our power . " Mr . Mullen said the system pursued by some unprinci pled persons against their fellow workmen was highly reprehensible . Tlie object of tic Umbers wus to continue working , and draw the children out of the mill : theivbv stopping the machinery and thus compelling the master to give the required wages . )\ ere they i 0 stop the Combers , the end would not be obtained , because tlic mill-master could purchase " tops" ready for vise : therefore they must stop the fly-wheel , by sending the children tu school and paying them the same amount of wa » es ivceived by them at the mill . Hut he was sorrv * to say , some thought that this opportunity ought not to pass without their lending ; i hand to assist the master in crushing their fellow workmen , and in the end to ruin themselves . For this purpose children had been taken from mills where they had full employment , by their parents , and sent to Rand ' s mill : and this , teo , when victory was just in reach . The

      best prooff he could offer of success , was , that an advance of . wages from 0 s . ( Jd . to 9 s . hud been offered for hands to work in Kami ' s mill . Let them go on quietly as they hitherto had done , and their efforts would I'o crowned with victory . The meeting was then adjourned to nine o ' clock on Monday morning next . A procession was formed , and the operatives went four a-breast through the principal streets of the town . On passing by the mill of Messrs . Rand and Ramsbottom there wero above 3 , 000 Wqolcohibers present . Not the slightest attempt at disturbance was manifest during their progress through the town ; and they finally eaded the day ' s proceedings in front of the Odd fellows' Hall , where Messrs . \ Vhitc , Mullen , and others exhorted them to a continuance of the spirit manifested in the day ' s proceedings , and ere three months had passed every Woolcomber in Bradford would have the wages demanded . A vote of thanks to the chairman was earned by acclamation , and the meeting separated .

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      CIIBSTBR , Wednesday , Mat 7 . This being the . all-important day of tho week on which the " Tradesmen ' s Plate" or " Cui > " was to be decided—a race which for months has occupied the attention of tha betting circles in all parts of the kingdom , it led , to the customary excitement in ana about Chester , and although tiro morning was . unfavourable , from slight but refreshing showers , tlie multitude who poured into the ancient , city exceeded all calculation , and when congregated on the course presented . a coup d ' eett of extraordinary interest . The stands were all filled , while the principal stand wai graced by the preseaceof a , long list of fashionables who had been assembled in the vicinity . Anxious inquiries were made , not . only as to the state of the betting , but also as to the number of starters , which it was finally discorered bad been reduced to twenty , several of those nags that had previously stood high in public favour having been

      withdrawn , to the great mortification of those who had pinned their faith on their presumed merits . The first race was appointed to come off at half-past two , aud the race ofthe day , that iu the result of which all interest was absorbed , was fixed for four o'clock—due time being allowed to carry out arrangements suggested , with his accustomed tact . by Lord Georgelientinck . who again under took the troublesome office of marshalling thejockcys arid superintending the start . It was provided that tho competitors should form a double line , tlie position of each jockey , as last year , to be determined by ballot , and , in order to prevent confusion , it was also provided that <¦ all vicious , kicking , ill-tempered , and unmanageable hones should fall out of the place * assigned them by lot , proceed to the rear ofthe second rank , and take up rtieir positions on tho extreme right of the line , or most unfiiTourablo part of the course . The betting upon the cup just previous to the start was as follows : — ;

      Betting . —2 to 1 agst Fitzallen ; 11 to 2 agst Semiseria ; 8 to 1 agst Ould Ireland ; 12 to 1 against Trueboy ; 12 to I agst Sorella ; 12 to 1 agst Cataract ; 25 to 1 agst Milton ; ¦ 10 to 1 agst St . Lawrence ; 40 to 1 agst Counsellor ( taken ); 40 to 1 agst Queen of Tvnc ; and 40 to I agat Intrepid . Shortly before four o ' clock , all tho starters were drawn up by Lord George Ucntinck at the back of the course on the Dee side , and from thence were inarched in ordinary time to the starting post . Unfortunately a heavy shower came on , during which the flags droppud , aud all were off amidst a universal shout of excitement . The rain increased in violence as the race was run , and to the astonishment of all ended by the favourites being beaten , and an uuthought-of outsider proclaimed the winner after a severe race from end to end . There was a long tail , and the jockeys thoroughly soaked . Tlie race was over at half-past four , up to which time the " decisions" were aa follows : —

      The Two-year-old Sweepstakes of 23 sovs each ; colts 8 st 51 b ; fillies , Ac , Sst L'lb . Five furlongs . Seventeen , subs . r . ord G . Dcntinuk ' d Princess Alice ( Vlntchousu ) 1 Mr . J . O'Brien ' s The Travcrser 2 Lord Chesterfield ' s Curiosity ' . 3 The following also started but were not placed : —Mr . S . Stanuish ' s Amelia , Mr . ¦\ Vorthington ' s ' c by Stockpor : out of Manilla , Lord EgHntoun ' s Sotades , Mr . Mostyn ' s ch c by Hetman PlatotY out of Miss Thomasina , Mr . W . It . Ramsay ' s Queen Mary , Mr . Thompson's f by Tory Boj out of Miss Fitz , and Sir J . Gerard ' s Brutus . Setting . —5 to 2 agst Princess Alice , 4 to 1 agst Manilla colt , 5 to 1 agst Sotades , 4 to 1 agst Curiosity , C to 1 iigBt Tho Travcrser , and 7 to 1 agst Miss Thomasina colt . Princess Alice made nearly all the running , and won easy by a length , Traverser beating Curiosity for second place bv a neck , Sotades fourth .

      The Tradesmen ' s Plate of 200 sovs . added to a Handicap of 25 S 8 vs . each , 13 ft , and 5 only if declared . Twice round , from the Grosveuor Post to tha coming-in chair . One hundred and twenty-three subs , 52 « f whom paid five sovs . each . : Mr . Skerratfs Intrepid ( li b ) , 4 yrs , list ulb ... ( Arthur ) 1 Mr . Gully's St . Lawrence , aged , Sst 91 b % Mr . Mostyn ' s Milton , 4 vvs , GstSlb 5 Mr . Hesseltine ' s Fitzallen , 4 yrs , Sst i The following also started , hut were not placed : — Mr . Meiklam ' s Trucbey , 3 yrs , 8 st 51 b 0 Mr . Wcstley ' s Counsellor , G yrs , Sst 21 b 0 Mr . Osbaldestoii ' s Sorella , 4 yr 6 , 7 st 121 b 0 Mr . Jaqnes ' s Scmiseria , 5 yrs , 7 st 81 b 0

      Mr . Cuthberfs Queen of Tyne , 6 yrs , 7 st 51 b 0 Mr . Armstrong's Beatrice , C yrs , 7 st 2 Ib Q Mr . Scott ' s Cataract , 5 yrs , Ost 101 b 0 Mr . S . Standish's Little Hampton , fi yrs , 6 st 91 b 0 Mr . R . W . Uulkeley ' s Hemp , 4 yrs , Ost 91 b 0 Mr . Oisborne ' s The Old Maid , 5 yrs , Cst ; ,, '„ 0 Lovd March ' s Strathspey , 4 yrs , Cst . „' ., 0 Mr . A . Johnson ' s Obscurity , 4 yrs , 5 st 121 b 0 Mr . Heap ' s Staiey , 4 yrs , Sst 71 b '' .. fr ;"' . ' . Mr . Robinson ' s April Noddy , 4 yrs , 5 st -.... iS . ; 0 " - ¦ ' ' 7 ' Mr . Irwin ' s Ould Ireland , 3 yrs , 51 b , < x , [ , Q- '•• , ' ' Mr . Shafto ' s Porto Hello , 5 yrs , 7 st 51 b . '; ; . ^ . V | , : a- > i ¦ ' } . Won in a canter . ^ j r v-- ' -:. ' ; Chester , Wednesday ' KiohtTwelve 6 'C&cf ^> - ^ i " ' . . 'V ^

      , Mr . Gully has objected to Intrepid , on the grqund ^ fKiifr . ' ' iffi , * /• - is not thorough-bred , and the stakes are withheije ' 4 hft' ¦ £ ' £ P ~' proofrestswithMr . Gullv . £ ,- 0 , £££ I . / •*• ( & « < tW' % )• « HM ^ y

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      " *»^ o - iyry .. —¦ . . . .. _ .-. _ ........... „ ftp ^ r n FlRE NEin SiimonouRXE , Run . — £ n ^' nlnT 8 TRU o CII < W 0 F FAKM PHOPEHW .-About £ m £ P , l ° H Sundayn j ? ** " «««» fiw . which bS o « t 1 \ ™ , § , cou . ntry for manymiles ; fanner Jf t ^ Sty belongitl S Ml > - Ludgater sScbonrni ° ^ HalSt 0 . ' ° Ut four » H « f ™ n 5 KSS ™ " - ^ Pr emises . which form an extenr « S ' om " SIStl " g"f y totoiitfoltarnsandgrana-KSuli - B rVtableS for 8 evcral hones , sheds Ktt&ffiT } 1 ? plemen ^ wa » S ° n lodScs ' « " » . ofiloTif . n > S omplotely consumed , and the vaftWM th h I ' ^ - Fov > SOI » C ti ™ " was thought that the fire or gmated throuch the apt fiSGiissftT ' " duri i thc ^ ass £ otliei tires have taken place , involving a vast destruc tion of agricultural produce arising from such canse Wearehappy , however , in being aUo to stateTfft in this case such is not the fact , the outbreak havS been accidental About 300 quarters of gra 2 are destroyed , besides 150 quarters of beans and other produce , most of which , however , is insured in the Norwich Union Fire-office . ..

      Fatal Accident nr Machinery at Manchester - On l- riday a most melancholy and fatal accident oc-TWIif M-tf ' r - YatcS > S mil 1 ' commonl > - «« S the Bee Hive Mill , Jersey-street , in this town ! It appears tliat on tlw morning of Friday , a female , about 23 Snfin ° » S i' ? ? Wwhrth Elliot , went into the nil ^ reU employment , which she had been pro-Z ™ , L i ent 7 ng t lc toom in wllich sllD Wlls t 0 have ' f unemployed her clothes were caught bv an unrMit ?« t ? r V tira ? at the ratc of 100 WoIutio ns SwP ,, i C was instantly "lapped" round the sliatt , and several minutes elapsed before the engine within a few inches of the wall , so that with each rcvohition she was dashed against the wal 1 She wa dreadfulIymutUatedand quitedead whcntakendown In the evening , an inquest was held before Mr Chapman and a respectable jury , when a verdict of Accidental Death was returned .

      Accident to the Royal Consort Steam-Ship A \ e regret to learn that this fine iron steam-shin struck on a rock off the Mull of Galloway , about three o clock on Wednesday morning week , while on her voyage from Fleetwood to Ardrossan . Cant M'Arthur , we are informed , was on deck at the time , and the accident is attributed to the dense fo < * which prevailed , and which obscured the li ght from the Mull . The captain having taken the precaution of examining the nature and extent ot the damage the ship had sustained , resolved on backing her off the rock with the view of proceeding to Ardrossan . In tins he succseded , but after having made a short way ltwasfound that the water gained on the pumps , when the captam wisely determined torun the ship ashore on the sands in Luce Bay , where he landed all the

      passengers , between fifty and sixty in number , in safety , and the most of them reached Glasgow on Thursday morning by land . One of the passengers ( Mr . Holmes ) , in the agitation of the moment , when the vessel struck , in attempting to leap upon the rock , tell overboard , but was immediately picked up ; and though a good deal hurt and exhausted , he soon rail hed , and is now considered out of danger . On receipt of the intelligence in Glasgow , a steamer was immediately dispatched by the agents to render assistance if required , and with tradesmen on board to repair the damage temporarily , and enable the Consort to proceed with safety to Glasgow for the necessary overhaul . The Royal Consort steam-ship arrived sate in Ardrossan yesterday afternoon at four o ' clock . —Glasgoiv Paper , May 3 .

      LXTRAORDINARY CASK OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE . —On Saturday last Mr . Sly , landlord of the William the Fourth , Flagon-row , Deptford ; discovered that lie had been robbed of certain monies ; &c ' ., and mentioned the facts to his family and sen-ants . Amongst the latter is a- young woman , named Mary Ann Wiggins , who , on hearing the circumstances , became greatly excited and went away . Shortly afterwards a customertp the house went to the water-closot and found the door fastened within . After waiting a short time the door was forced open , and a noise was distinctly heard of some person straggling in the night soil . On examining the spot tho poor creature was discovered immersed over head , scarcely a vestige of her person or dress beine discernible . Less tlmn

      half a minute ' sdelay and suffocation would have been complete . Assistance was immediately afforded , and with much difficulty she was drawn out of her awful predicament by means of an iron rake which was placed under her arm-pits . This , however , was not effected without braising and lacerating her person . Mr . Downie , who saved the woman ' s life , says her head was completely under the soil , and it appeared that when he had drawn her partly out she struggled hard to- effect her purpose . Mr . Downing , police surgeon , who attended her , states that it was with much time and difficulty that suspended animation could be restoredand that her was much

      , person bruised in getting through the seat ofthe closet , rhe place where she was discovered is at least ten feet deep . On getting out she was stripped by two women in the . back yard , and with a large tub of hot water and abundance of soft soap and brushes she was ultimately brought round . Her mouth , nose , and eyes wero filled with the night soil , ' aiid but for the means so promptly afforded by the surgeon arid others her lite must have been sacrificed . After bathhi " herfora couple of hours by the kitchen fire she was removed to tlvc infirmary of the Greenwich union until convalescent , when she will be taken beforfe tho sitting magistrate .- .

      Daring Burolaiiy in Great Windmill-street , Haymarket . —On Saturday morning , between the hours of two and six , a daring burglary and robbery was committed at Mrs . Caroline Ford ' s , a widow keeping the Red Lion Tavern , No . 20 , Great Windmill-street , Haymarket . It appears that the thieves eftected an entrance at the back ofthe house , and succeeded in plundering the bar and bar-parlour ofthe whole of their contents , taldne from the till and cash-box a considerable sum in onlil- ' anH ail ™*

      several valuable articles of plate , agold repeater , &c . They also regaled themselves with fowl and roast beef from the larder , drinking several bottles pf wine and rum , and apparently perused'tho newspaper , it being spread on the table where they had been feasting . It is supposed they must have been some time in the place , from the great quantity of liquor they consumed .. Neither Mrs . Ford nor her servants heard tho slightest noise , and the robbery was only discovered when the house had to be opened in the morning .

      Capture of the Celebrated Slave Felucca , which Engaged tue Growler ' s Pinnack . —Extract of a letter , dated Sierra Leone March 30 , 1845 : — " The two celebrated fast-sailing armed Spanish Feluccas ( the Hurican and Pepita)—which had so frequently escaped from the fleetest cruisers on tho coast , carry , ing away annually more than 3000 slaves—have at length been captured by her Majesty ' s steam-vessel Hydra , in the Bight of Benin ; the former is the vessel that engaged the Growler ' s pinnace in the west bay , near the Sherbordugli River , about the middle of January ; this was an infamous act , for they hove to for the boat , which could not otherwise have overtaken them , and allowed her to approach within thirty yards , when a fierce fire was onened unon her

      from some swivel pieces , carrying one-pound balls and from more than 50 muskets . It was quite a miracle that one man in the pinnace escaped . The mizen ofthe Felucca shows the effect of the boat ' s fire , for it is thoroughly perforated , and the mainsail is also much cut up , besides which five men who were named in the Felucca ' s papers were not in her when she was captured ; they , no doubt , fell in the enga gement . The Felucca ' s crew consisted of upwards of sixty men , and these a desperate , determined set of villains . There were 700 slaves ready for this vessel at the Gallinas , but only 70 , which she had picked up in the Bights , were found on board . The Hydra ' s second prize , the Pepita , was taken eight days after the first capture .. This was a night chase , and a verv

      interesting one ; the Felucca persisting in her endeavours to getaway , after she had been several times struck by the steamer ' s 68-pounders , most of which went through her sails , as tlie firing was purposely high , but one tore up her bulwarks , She earned on , however , until the steamer came up with her , when she was boarded and taken possession of by the first lieutenant , who found a long 18-pounder gun , loaded with round shot and grape , pointed over her quarter , several swivel pieces for lib . balls , loaded , and four large chests of arms , all loaded , most of them doubly ; even the pistols were double shotted . The deck was strewed with round and grape shot , and there was a cask full of cartrid ges for the gun close at hand , besides 200 rounds in the magazine . The crew are desperate rascals , and do not hesitate to commit

      acts ot piracy whenever it suits their purpose to do so . Tlie Pepita had 312 slaves on board , and would have comp eted her cargo to 550 in less than two ho . u-s , as tour arge canoes were on their wav off to her from the shore when she made the Hydra ' out ( some hours after dark ) , and stood out to sea to run for it in a most'surprising manner . The African squadron , owing to Commodore Jones ' s admirable arrangements , has been remarkabl y successful ? of late , and fifteen prizes have arrived here since the 1 st of January nearly half of thehiare very small and unimportant ana there lms only been one vessel with slaves besides the Hydra ' s ; but muck has evidently been done tending to-check this iniquitous traffic , and there is a good prospect of the principal means of its continuance being destroyed . —Hampshire Telegraph :

      SnooKi . NuAcoiDEST . -On Tuesday morning about a quarter to-nine , a serious accident happened to a youth m-the employment of Mr . Cooper , nSSSSt residingmPoppin ' s court , Fleet-street I appears that theunortunato youth was in the act ofKg K ? i 81 I 1 ^ tcl !? W eBl ) 5 rtunnin P « Pl'Udg » tfr ffiw ? i mV 1 " , g at tho -comer ; of ttie Old Bailey MSSu r T ' V ? of ^ Word ' s vans passed ISr ° Stl Bartholomew ' s Hospital , where he now lies in a very precarious state . o-Sif . - . -ATIEMp , i at AssAssiNATioff .-Oh the 2 i > th ult ., between the hours of ttve and six o ' clock m LIt " \ a Par 7 of'Molly Maguire ' s brigade 5 ? £ ? i rn house offciTid Jordan ( on the estate of the Earl o Granard ) , and demanded arms . On being retusert they advanced into a room where Jordan was sitting , and discharged a loaded gun at him ;

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      GLASGOW . Ma . O'Cosxon ash the Glasgow Chartists . — To the Editor . —I have been instructed to forward you the following resolution , which we hope you will have thc kindness to insert in the Star of Saturday : — Resolved— " It is with mingled feelings of regret and joy , that we reflect on tlie many attempts that interested men have made to injure thc character oi Mr . F . O'Connor , and thereby destroy his usefulness as the public advocate ofthe pVinciplesof the People ' s Charter . We ' regret that men so base should have attached themselves to principles so holy , and that

      others more ignorant should have followed in their wake ; and we rejoice that Mr . O'Connor , by a singleness of purpose seldom equalled , and by a devotion to principles never surpassed , has been fully able to establish his innocence in spite of the hideous calumnies circulated against him . We tender Mr . O'Connor our sincere ttianks for his unwearied exertions in behalf of pure democracy , and we assure him , that notwithstanding the calumnies of disappointed speculators , ho shall enjoy our confidence and thanks so long as he continues , as hitherto , ( the honest advocate of our rights . On behalf of the Glasgow members oi the General Council of thc National Chartist Association , James Smitit , Sub-Secretary .

      OLDIIAM . _ Lecture . —On Sunday last Mr . F . A . Taylor delivered a very instructive lecture in thc Working Man ' s Hall , Horsedge-strect , on " The injustice of legislating for future generations . " In the course of his address he showed in a clear manner the right of a people to investigate , alter , and amend , at any period , existing institutions , when deemed detrimental to the interests and happiness of the peopleand he concluded by exhorting his hearers to examine and make themselves well acquainted with the nature and operation of our own institutions .

      BRADFORD . _ Ox Sunday , the Chartists of Bradford held a meeting in the Council Room , Butterworth-buildings , to nominate a council for the ensuing quarter , when the following persons were fixed oh : —Jolin . Gole , William Jackson , Thomas Wells , John Leadly , John Rogers : Thomas Cole , Treasurer / , Jour Smith , Secretary . It was unanimously resolved , "That the council meet at nine o ' clock on Sunday morning next , to audit the accounts , and make arrangements for the holding of out-door meetings during tho summer months '

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 10, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1314/page/5/