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      armies , and rather than yield without guarantees of tafiiy . woald RiTC Oporto to tie flame * raid perish word in hand ( Immense applan « \ I „« tbat f& ^ STT desrade 8 England in the eyes of the world , trance and Austria are at this moment threatening to interfere in Switzerland for the S ^ Sf ° I ^^ S the inarch of Damccracy . It M ^ as though B yron * prediction was about to bo "If the free Switzer yet bestrides alone His cbainiess mountains , ' tis but for 8 time ; For Tyranny of late has cunning grown . And in iis own good season tramples dona The spitWes of enr aslies . " If French an 4 Austrian intervention tskcn place ** ' - ***^* M —^ -

      in Swi { Z = rIand , what will the English Rwmracnt - < fo I When Graconr was confiscated , ?» lt&ersi < nf . <) protect was known to be a sham , and tiie despots treated it accordingly ; bat after this intervention in Portugal any " protest" by our government against intervention in Switzerland would be met bv a roar of derision at every court in Europe . This meetiiip i ? a proof that the people ara beginning to think ior themselves , and . to combine for their protection against the conspiracy of tyrants ; The people arc beginning to understand tbat foreign a * well as domestic questions do nffect them ; tint a blsw struck at Libert ? on the TaguB is an iwurv to the friends f reedom

      « I on the Thames ; that the success of Republicanism in France -would be the doom of Tyranny m every other lsnd ; and the triumph of tnglands democratic Charter would be th * salvation of the millions throughout Europe . ( Great applaus--. ) From this spot I appeal to the electors ar . d non-electors of Tircrton against Lord Palmerston ' s policy . ( Cheers . ) I tell that constituency tbat if no better man can be found , and they will ' accept my services , I will meet Lord Palmerstcn , teeth To teeth on the hustings , with the cry of " Poland and Portugal ! The Charter and no Surrender ! " ( Enthusiastic and lons-continuedcheerir . o ' . )

      The resolution was then pat from the chair , and unanimously adopted . Mr Samuel KTos-- ( appIause )—moved the second resolution , aa follows : — That at thousands of Britisb subjects are at the prc tsnt time perishing of want , and djinj ef famine , we deem it to be a most criminal jr . isnppropiiation of our Mtional resources to maintain immense natal and military armaments for the purpose of keeping the people in ubjection at home , and of assisting despotism abroad . TFe , therefore , appeal to the good sense and manliness of our couatrjmea to eff .-ct a sp ; edy alteration iu this tate of things , by demanding and securing their political tights , without which they ftill never bp able to do mor ? than protest against the corrupt practices of our governaent .

      The speaker said—When I listen to such speeches as we have just heard ; whea I hear of the peasant ¦ wa r of Germany ; of the Cromwellian commonwealth of England ; of the history of kings , and tLe fat * of peoples ; the Iibtory of the world rises before me as one vast panorama , exhibiting scenes of wrong , injustice , fraud , oppression , and blood . I imagine I see in one hemisphere inquisitions and oastiles , and on them written " kings and priests ;" on the other hemisphere is observable glimmerings of I 12 U manifested in philosophy , reason , nature , and freedom , on it written " progression , truth , inquire , justiceandright , " bearing tbctnotto of " no kin-s " if opposed tothe-will of man . " ( Cheers . ) Thestruggie of the Portuguese Junta asainst tho nerfitiv .

      treacnery and despotism of Donna Maria is a leat 0 : this history , and the support given to Portugal ' s recreant monarch i 3 the old league of kings against peoplcsrevived—crowned usurpation opposed tosrowingdemocracy . ( Cheers . ) Leave for a moment diplomacy and treatie 9 , and come with me to the royal mews ot Wint ' sor . the staNcs and eoacb-effices of Queen Victoria of England , and there you will discover the true treaty—signs that will indicste the reasons why the Junta is broken up and the Q , ueen of Portugal supported . There stand the light and tasteful carriage presented by Louis Philippe of France , the heavy sieBge of the Emperor of Russia , and tie dirty pauper carriage of a poor Gorman adventuser— thus , lide by side , are represented the trait * r of the

      Barricades , the cold Nero of the North , and the pcor roya beggar-boy . ( Cheers . ) I have pi-zed on them and thought of Poland and Eosciusko ; of sunny * ranee , and the blood of the men of 1 ? S 9 and 1830 . I have remembered that the restoration of the Bourorn family on the thrane of France co 3 t England £ 850 , 000 . 000 sterling ; tbat the French deposed Charles the Tenth ; and that fifteen years' rule of tte Bourbon family , ruling by the right inhuman , of English gold ann man ' s Mood , was bou"ht at the Pjfreof « . « 3 , 513 daily , and the regular n , urder 0 ? 3 bi human beings per day ; acd I have said , Whj is it that Louis Philippe is here represented ? The answer followed—There is a relation , by interest , in King 3 ; and the crowned heads of Europe are in

      league acainstthe people of Europe , and the antidote to the evil is for ths people of tho wcrid to fraternistrt' 0 U ( 1 cheers }—to combine against kings , jc 3 t S ^ conspire against tticm . { Loud applause . ) All inon are brethren , and right is univeisnl . The support row given by the British ' government to Duxtsa , Maria is to prevent a reduction in the ruraber of crowned heads . It was for tils that apartments were fitted up in Windsor for the reception of Donna Maria , if she Lad been compelled to leave Portugal . ( Hear , hear . ) Here let Ee remaik that it is rather strange that tings should rule by the right divine of God , and require ! he suppr . rt cf man , and not less strange that man should sometimes dethrone the divine representative . ( Cheers . l We

      lave heard much of royal blood and ri- ; ht divine . Has Nature , with tho partiality of a stepmother , made adistincticn in the blood of her children ? Docs Wood flaw from tha arm cf ahing when tted different in co-our or qnality from that which flewa from a « ggar ? No . Where , then , is the key to the right divine ? It will appear this week in the park—a grand review of military power-when the right divine apd its effects , gorged Plenty , and squalid Want , will appear in eloquent contrast . ( Applause . ) icu fear the right when th *> cannon rare at Portsmouth , and see it when men fall down in the streets and die of hunger . The resolution which I have the honour to move expresses an opinion that it is tinjust and impolitic to support armies and navies to

      oppress the people at home , and support despotism abroad ; and , I ask , is supporting the crown of Donna Maria in opposition to the -will of the Portuguese people , despotiua ? Reason answers " Yes , " cold , ernel despotism of the - blackest dye ; but it 13 an insecure despotism . Foreign intervention may pnt down an insurrection , bnt it will not destroy the spirit of molt . The Portuguese people will yet rise against the dynastv of Donna Maria , will destioy the power of foreign inter-Tention ; ai > d it is our duty as a people to aid the Portugese in their struggle , ss well as air other popular movements , having for their object freedom for the world , in opposition to the will of the English government ; and to tell kings , if thev

      will war against us , we will war against them , cripple their influence by all the means at oar command , and ask our fellow-coantiymen to Jet them fight tlieir ftwti battles , and -we -wiilfiglit oars . ( Great cheering . ) We will bnild when they destroy—and it ' they sow the storm , they shall reap the whirlwind . { Immense cheering . ) Mr Dnncombe , in his place in the House of Coraniona , had put some parts of this Portuguese question in a very clear light . Mr Durconibe said in the debate reported in to-day ' s limes , "That the 3 nnta very prop ' eily said , that looking at past event ? —looking at the little faith they could place in those about the Queen—they tnust have other guarantees than the mere declaration of tlie parties oppos i ng them ; that the Junta was justified in the course they

      bad taken . They had now laid down their arms , or rather their arms bad been wrested from theu \ but he believed the people of Portugal would have confidence in any declaration made in conjunction with the other two intervening powers , if that declaration was supported by a strong declaration on the part of the House of Commons . " I submit that if tho Junta was justified in taking up arms , that to wresi the said arms from them was unjust and despotic—tfee Qceen was despotic and perfidious , her court treacherous and despotic . Who were the patties to make terms in snen a case ? The opposition to the treachery of the Queen acd craft of the court was centred in the Junta at Oporto , and therefore they weio the legitimate controlling r&rty ; but there has been an

      Intervention , and the controlling power is changed from the Junta to the intervening power , supported by a strong dec l aration of the House of Commons ! Now this argued at first sight that the guarantee of the intervening powers was bisufilcient , if net supported by the said declaration , therefore the change of power from the Junta must be balanced against til ? declaration ef the Eonae of Commons . I also submit that sach a declaration is wnrthleBS , whether the House of Commons be viewed in its internal relations to ns as a people , or its influence in the government of the people of Portugal . [ The speaker here entered at length on the breach of trust practised by the Hocss of Commons to the English peop ' e . 1 The

      declaration of the IIouss of Commons weald be valueless to the Portuguese people . The principle eet forth in the speech of Mr Duncossle is not a sound one ; it is the English House of Commons comisanding the democracy of Portugal to rest satisfied with a declaration made by men who deny the claims of tfieir own countrymen to regulate " their ewn government . " No man can respect Mr Dui > combe more than Ide , butniy respect would be dishonour , if Ididnot " expres 3 " my dissent , when I conceived such expression necessary . ( Checre . ) Mr Kydd concluded a lengthy and truly eloquentspeecb , by moving the resolution , and sat- down amidst thunders of applause .

      Mr J . ' Skehon in seconding the resolution said 1 have lone had a settled conviction that thg doings of queens a « d courts nave little interest for the working classes , the higher orders , as they are termed , tn atifig the working classes invariably as mere anirndls , that are bought and sold for thc-prcdocticn of uealth ; and it ever will be so , until the people adopt another m 9 de of distributiug wealth . We have been called free men , true we spolce our own words , but « here is the press to echo them forth ? ( Hear , Jear . ) - The resolution Kas carried nneninicvslf , ¦

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      Mr StAiiwoon moved the adoption of the following petition : — To the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled , the petition of a public meeting assembled at the Literary Institute , John-street , London , shctreth That your petitioners have learned with much pain and disgust that a British naval force h « 3 been recently employed to aid the corrupt and perfidious court of lo tugal in restoring the authority of tho Queen of tnat country , justly forfeited ly her disregard and violation of all the duties and obligations ot ner position . '

      ; That your jetitionera exercising almost the only W ? nt wniea the wi « dom cf your hononntble housohaa left la thO possession f . f the working classes of this country , take the liberty of intimating to your honourable house , tbat they are of opinion that tho taxes which are wrung from their sweat and blood , might y and ought to be more profitably employed , « -aa in reaintaininp the causa of a Queen , whose only claims to British interference are that * ba is a Queen , and that she has disregarded the sacred obligation of an oath , by violating a constitution which she was sworn to observe .

      That _ ycur petitiom-ra consider such interference in the affaire of Portugal to be a gross violation of that principle of neutrality which nations are bound to observe towaidseach other in the management of their internal government , and which , if once disturbed , might jeopardize the stability of that dynasty under which your petitioners now live , and which may even render insecure that constitution which guarantees to your petitioners that right of which they now avail themselves , and of which they can so proudly boast—viz ; , the rkht of petition f

      That your petitioners beg to remind your honourable hoiise . ih . it the interference of former governments iii the affairs of other nations , has resulted in the accumulation of an enormous national debt , to pay the interest of which the labour of your petisisntrs , and that of succeeding generations , is deeply mortgaged ; and your petitioners therefore protest atainst tlie further expend iture of the national income tor the purple of upholding foreign despotism , belisving , as your petitioners do , that a domestic oligarchy is ps much as they can be reasonably expected to maintain . < That your petitioners would further remind your honourable house that when , in the year 1832 , the assistance of the British government was solicited on behalf of the Polish people , that , to the eternal dishonour of EngiamVsuch assistance was withheld , and

      Pohiid ^ as therebysacrificcd to the ambitious Just of barbarian poweia ; and that , upon a more recent occasion , when the same Powers trampled upon / and set at naught , the treaty of Vienna , by the confiscation of Cracr-w , and the slaughter ef its inhabitants , that her Majesty ' s government did notliin ? more than "r-rotcit" against such conduct ; " armed interference " against kings and emperora bring , of course , no part of the policy of a government friendly to "ConsUtutloEal Liberty . " That yoar petitioners are of opinion tbat such meddling in the affairs of other nations , and always in aid of governments against the people , is one of the necessary consequences of coi-fiding the management of our national affairs to members of the aristocracy nisi o , who have no sympathy with the feelings of a people struggling against oppression .

      That your petitioners are cf opinion that such interference in the affairs of others ! as they have herein complained of , will make the character of the people of these realms hateful in the eyes ef the civilized worl' ! , and , not beir . c ambitious to share the odium of such conduct with her Majesty ' s government , pray your honourable house to address her Majesty to dismiss her present advisers , and call to her councils statesmen who will give the best ple'Jce of respecting the rights of other nations , by taking measures to seccrc the ri-epor . sibility of your honourable house to tV . e people of thi 3 country , through the admission oftbenule adult populatif n of the empire to tho rights and immunities of citizenship . And your petitioners , 4 c , tec Mr Hcnojr , from Lynn , seconded the adoption of the petition in a brief but clcquent speech , which was warmly applauded . The petition was unanimously adopted . On the motion of Julian flarney and J . Arnott , a vote of thanks was awarded to the chairman . Mr Ccffat acknowledged the compliment and the meeting dissolved .

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      ABEnDEEK . —Simpatbt F-m Portugal . —A public meeting of the inhabitants of Aberdeen was held in the Union Hall , Blackf ; iarsstreet , on Monday evening , the lith in ? t , for the purpose of petitioning Parliament to withdraw the armament sent by this country for the subjugation of the people of Portugal . Hector M'Giu'or , member of the Society of Friends , having been called to the chair , opened the meeting with a few pointed remarks , arid concluded by introduciiig Mr A . B . Henry to more the petition , which he did in a umsterlv speech , and was followed

      b y ArcLd . M'Docald . who seconded the petition in his usual happy style . The chairman next iutrodeced Mr Jan-. es MTherspn , w ] y » suportcd the petftlrrnm an excellent speech , uiTing the WhigB a most dreadful thrashing for their base conduct toward * the Portuguese ]; ecple . It vbs then moved and fec-sr . dtd that the petition be intrusted to . Mr DuEcmabe ior presentation , which was carried by acclamation . —Mr M'Phcrsen moved a vote of thanks to the chairman , which was given with three cheers . TLe meeting was the largest we have had is Aberdeen for a longtime past .

      HAiJFiX . —Thk LinEMiEs rp PonirqAi ,. —At a meeting of the Chartists of Halifax , Mr B . Rushton in tho chair , the following resolution was unaui » rconsiy agreed tn : — That it is the opinion of this meeting tliat the intti fer once of tlie -British , French , and Spanish governments in the affairs ofthe Portuguese government is uncalledfor ; and we enter our solemn protest sgaiust such set , believing that the Portuguese , as well at us , ars canpetent to inarage ihtir own affair * . ¦ "' ¦ MaSCJIESTER . —PltOTKST iOAINSI THK COERCION OF Poutcoal . —At a meeting of sixteen hunched Chartists oh SnEday evening last in the People's Institute , a resolution was moved by Mr Rankin , and seconded by Mr Beesley : — That we most narmly protest against tLe armed in . terference ij the British government against the people of Portugal .

      Somebs Town . — Pirsbcgtion pp the Poricobesb . —At a meeting on Sunday evening last the following resolution was moved by Join Arnott , seconded by Thomas Lucas , and unanimously adopted . That we , the CbartictB of Soraera Town , cannot sufficiently riprets our indignation , that tbe taset wrung frem industrioui and « tarving people should bs deroted to tho execrable purpose of destrojing the liberties « f our Poitcgutse brethren .

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      INQUESTS . SmciDR THHorjon Jkaloost . —Before Mr William Payne , the coroner for the city of London and the borough of South wark , touohins the death of Charles Russell , a rug weaver of 28 , Gray ' s-street , Blackfriars-rosd , wbo died from the effects of poison on Sunday last . From the evidence it appeared that tho deceased , who was nineteen years of age only , had some time since qaarrelied with his sweerheart in oonsicqueuce of having heard that the had wnlkcd a few days ago with another young innn . Deceased was occasionally very violent , and the young girl with whom ho associated swore that she was frightened at him . After some consultation the jury found as their verdict , " Temporary insanity . "

      A Cnan Scalhkd to Dbath . —Before Mr W . Carter , upon the body of Emilia Ann Tanner , aired two years and a halt , who was accidentally scalded to death . It appeared that on Thursday last the mother of the deceased left the deceased alone in a room in which there ' was a pan filled with boiling water / The mother was scarcely absent a minute , when she heard hor child scream , ' aud ' on return found that the deceased had by some menns fallen into the scalding water . Medical nssiatance was procured , but the poor child was so severely scalded that she lived but a few hours . The jury concurred in opinion that there was no blame attached to the mother , and returned a verdict of " Accidental death . "

      Death from as Ovbrbohb of Morphia . —Before Mr Wakley , M . P . i on Mary Anne Moody , aged 33 . Mr Corfe , house physician , stated that the deceased was brought to the hospital the previous day , quite insensible from tho effects of morph a . He applied the stomach pump and galvanic battery ineffectually , as she gradually sank , and died in an hour after her admission . He understood that she had taken five grains © f morphia , which were equal to an ounce of laudanum , and sufficient to destroy life . Tho deceased , who had been an out-patient , wnB allowed a

      smull quantity ot laudanum administered in a mixture . Miss Perkins , daughter of the proprietor of the Hope , John-street , Tottenham-court road , deposed that the deceased came into the house early in the morning , and asked tor a glass of water , into which she poured half the contents of the phial produced . Sue then had a class of gin . After which «{ ie suddenly became drowsy , and ultimately insensible , when she was taken to tho hospital Verdict "Deceased killed herself by an overdese of morphia , but whether the act was intentional or otherwise there was no evidence to show . "

      ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES . Serious Steam-boat Accident . — On Saturday afternoon , shortly alter oneo ' clock , whilst the Sylph , a Woolwich and London steam-boat , was on her upward trip , aad shortly after putting In at Blackfriars ' pier , she was in the act of passing under tho brid ge , when , owing to a sudden nip of the tide , the vessel struck one of the arches of the bridge with such violence as to carry away her starboard paddle-box ; at the same time the top of tli » funnel caught the side of the arch , which forced the same down , and it fell on the back of a man named Wills , foreman to Mr Samuels , the tailor of Luclgate-hiN . The boat ,

      beloneingto the pier , with Mr Robert Ware , the master , and another waterman , named Bale , instantly put off to render assistance , buch was the violence of the blow Mr Wills had received that it was at first imagined he was killed . A stretcher was procured and he was taken to St Bartholomew ' s Hospital , where ho remains at present . It is , however , " he , lieved that he is not fatally injured . Every assistance war , remlerro by tho captain and . crew of the steamer ; and it is the opinion of the piermaster that tbe occuvrence was occasioned , not Ironi any carelessness of the captain , but aolelyfrom the " set " of the tide .

      A Lady Thief . —Saturday information was given , with a description of a female representing herself to be a captain's lady , who in the course of the week has victimized several tradesmen in different quarters of tbe town . On Thursday she called at tho shop of Mr Kerry , a draper , in Bishopsgate-street , stating herself to be " Mrs Captain Warren , " and recommended hy Dr Conquest , of Finsbury-square , and ordered a quantity of goods to be sent to the cap . tain ' s residence , but some flannel and other articles she took with her . The goods beine sent as ordered , it was found that she had given a fictitious address . In the same w . y she ordered goods to be sent from

      Messrs Carter anil Co . ' s , of Finsbnry-place , to he eent to "C .- ' ptaiu Fawcett , " in Finsbury-square , and carried off with her part of the property ; and from Mr Ford , a silk-mercer , in Ilolborn , she obtained a black silk mantle , giving an order for other gosdstobe sent to " Captain Warne , " tit 47 , Hatton-garden . She is descrited as a young woman ( if respectnb ' . e appearance , about five feet hiph , with dark hair , and when she called at Mr Kerry ' s , wore a half mourning dres 3 , with black straw ' bonnet and veil , and cariied a black parasol . On the other occasion 3 she wore the half mourning dress , witli varia . tions in tho other portions of her costume .

      Extkxsive Robbbpies . —The shop of Mr Lewis Abraham , watchmaker , in Duke-strcet , Aldgate , has been entered , ' and plundered of about twenty go'd and two hundred silver watches , fifty-one of the latt-: r were what are called " consolar" lever watches , twenty Finall silver hunting watches , numbered from 3 , 241 to 3 . 312 ; forty lever and verge watches , Nos . from 3 , 200 to 3 , 239 , and " the othere various . A reward of £ 100 has been effjred for the discovery of the depredators .

      MISCEUAXEOrS . Prc p osed Members ron Chelsea and Kkssikotos . —Mr Collett gave notice on Tuesday evening iast that he will move for leave to introduce into tho House of Commons a Bill for the purnose of enabling "the parishes of Chelsea and'Kensington , ' in the county of Middlesex , to ' return two . ' members' to serve in the Commons' House of Parliament , in the room of Sudbury . disfranchised by the Act 7 and 8 Vice . S 3 . " Deatu of . the Elcphast at . tiir Zoolcgicaj , Gardens . —The habitual visitors ' at the Zoological Gardens in the Regent ' s Park will learn with regret that their old friend the Elephant , known by tits ' familiar name of "Jack , " departed this lifo , on

      Sunday morning , June 6 th , after a shortillneas . . During tbe last few weeks preceding his dissolution the poor brute had been rapidly deteriorating . On Friday , the 5 th iost ., the skin under the lower jaw cracked and a copious effusion of b ' . ocd took place . This was the teason which determined the authorities of the garden to keep poor Jack in solitary confinement ; but ho did not long . survive his seclusion . On Sunday morning he sauk back , upon his haunches , with his fore legs extended before him , and remained iu this motionless posture for about two hours , when , at kali ' -past seven o ' clock , his trunk dropped to the ground , audlie expired without making anv further movement . lie did not fall , over , but stiffened in the upright position in which ho lay . not oven his head sinking . Tho probable eause of Jack ' s death was a disease provoked by his great weight , " nnd aggravated by the wantofstfricierit exercise , in that part of his lore legs situated below the knee . This

      was productive of excessive irritation , which affected the nervous system general !; . His sufferings were finally terminated by' a " stroke of apoplexy . A large abscess had formed under the lower jaw , of itself quite sufficient to cause death ' . Thus terminated the career of poor Jack , whhse ^ musing tricks and docile manner had rendered him evcrj bodj ' a favourite . Ilia mangled / remain ' s ' are distributed amongst the medical professors resident in the metropolis , the larger ptrtion having been assigned to tlie Collego of Surgeons , the Veterinary College , and the King ' s College . It is expected tbat the sa ! o of the skin will realise a considerable sum ; and an attempt will be made to recover . the dispersed fragments of the skeleton . The loss of tliis lino specimen of the elephant tribe must prove a ' very serious ono to the Zoological Society , and cars scarcely be replaced lor . a less sum than £ S 00 or £ 1 , 000 . Tlie height of the elephant was between twelve and fourteen feet . '

      , DnEADFBI , CONFIAOBAIION IN THE STBASD;—Otl Thursday morning , a ; few minutes . beforc . onc o ' clock , the neighbourhood of the Strand was . 'thrown into a state , of the greatest , alarm and excitement in cousequenee of the outbreak of a fire of a most destructive character on the . premises of .. Messrs Leighton ami Sons , the extensive bookbinders , of 5 , Angel-court , Strand . The fire was first discovered by a young man named Donald , potman to Mr Maycocfc of the 'Angel and Sun , 2 S 5 , Strand , who states thatho first saw a dense volume of smoke issuing from tho house in question , wliicli was qiiickly followed by a vast . body . of-flame , which coinuletyly lighted the wholo vicinity around . Donald gayp the alarm , and police constable 104 F , division , and others , were toon in

      attendance . ' .. Messengers were at once despatched to the various engine stations , and the first on the spot was the one from Chandos-strectstation , which was brought into play in Surrey-street ; this was acconjjwnied by .-tbe ^ Fanjngdon-strcet engine , which having likewise beeti ' put iuto action , there , being by this time acopiovw supply of % yalcr hoses were laid down thiougli the Strand , and carried down Angelcourt to the immediate ' scene of the fire . At this time much confusion prevailed , the flames having extended to the houses Nos . 6 , 1 , and 8 , fears beinu entertained that the inmates could notmake their escape . In the house No . 7 was an elderly female , acripiile , who was extricated at the utmost risk and

      danger , i'he parties in ; the two last-mentioned houses are said to have lost all their pvopevty , wntl both arc uninsnre'dJ'There were about eightenpines at play . By dint of great perseverance , by about twenty minutes to two the Crowns sufficiently subdued to remove all apprehensions of iurtker danger . ' It is needless to add that the whole of the Rtock'in trade ; furniture , and fixtures in the premises Nos . 5 . and 6 , are entirely destroyed . For a length of time fears were entertained that Urn partially wooden houses in the immediate vicinity would inevitably take tiro from some of the large flakes of burning embers that were carried completely Across the Strand oa to tlwroofe , - ^^^ i ' ;

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      A Fictitious Name . —Mary Anne Smith , aged 23 , was indicted for stealing »;*«*>»> chain , and key , and 10 a . 6 J . in silver money , the property ' pf John Williams . It appeared that . the proBecutor , who described himsel /' as a ( jommerciai traveller , wrf * walking along verr drunk in the borough of South- wark , when he met tho prisoner , and accompanied her to a brothel . He went to bed with his clothes on , and was awoke during the nigUt' by a watchman , when he discovered that the prisoner had decamped , and tlwt his pockets had been turned inside out , and the properly abstracted from them . Upon being crovfi-examined by Mr l ' ayno . the proseoutor admitted that he ' had assumed the name of John Williams in this transaction in order to avoid exposure .

      and that he gave a fictitious address at the policestation , lie said his real name was Douglas . Tlie Recorder said that under these circumstances the indictment could not be supported . If the prosecutor had ever been known by tho name of John Williams it would have done , but here it appeared that the name had only been assumed upon this occasion to prevent his real name from being known . Tho jnry acquitted the prisoner , and the court ordered that the prosecutor should not be paid any expenses . Impudent RoDBF . nY . —William Griffin , ' aged 45 , grocer , was charged with stealing some tea and sugar , and some silver money , the propert y of Samuel Lindsay , his master . This robbery appeared to have been committed in a very inteni ' ous and at the

      same time impudent manner . The prisoner is a tea-dealer and grocer in the New Cut , Lambeth , and i he prisoner , who represented himself to be a single man , was engaged by him as shopman . It was very soon discovered that the money disappeared from the till very rapidly ; and a woman wh o was observed to be a continual customer at the shop turntd out to bo the prisoner ' * wile , and this excited suspicion , and it appeared that on the day named in the indict , ment she came there and asked for somo tea and sugar , the value , of which amounted to 3 s 6 d , and she laid a half-sovereign upon the counter in payment ; upon which the prisoner told out to her from

      the till , and in the prtsence of his master , | wl . o was standing in another part of the shop , ISs 4 d , as the pretended change . Mr Lindsay immediately que slioned the woman , who asserted that it was a sovereign she had laid upon the counter , and she left the shop saying that Bhe would bring some one tn prove tnat it was a sovereign sho had with her , but ahe never returned - , and from subsequen inquiries it appeared pretty clear that her previous visits to the shop were solel y for the purpose of enabling the P'lsoner to plunder his master in the manner above stated . The prisoner was convicted , and sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six raflnths .

      A . IIor 5 e _ Transaction . — Henry Brown , a horse dealer , was indicted for fraud and conspiracy . The facts of the cass are these . The prasecuter , Mr Joseph Box , a retired school-master , residing at 55 , Burton-street , Burton-crescent , was proceeding on the evening of the 5 th of Jan . last through Little Britain , when he was accosted by a person , who said that he had agreed to buy a horse of a man on the other side of tho street for £ 25 , but he wanted to run away from the bargain ; acd wished Mr Box to be a witness to the transaction . Mr Box crossed over , when the prisoner was shown to him as tho owner of the horse . The prisoner said he had agreed to sell the man the horse for £ 25 , but he should not part with it for less than £ 30 . Mr Box said if ho had

      agreed to sell it for £ 25 he ought not to demand more , and the prisoner then said he would take £ 30 , but subsequently again agreed to sell it for £ 25 , and then immediately said : ' The horse belongs to my uncle , a clergyman « t Barnet , and he strictly forbade me to sell it to you" ( alluding to his . accomplicc ) . The accomplice seemed extremely desirous to become tho possessor of the animal , and besought Mr Box to purchase it for Mm , adding that be would remunerate him for his trouble , besides repaying the £ 25 . The prisoner ' s accomplice exhibited about fifty sovereigns , and that lulled suspicion on tho part of Mr Bex , who took a cab , went to his own home with the two men and paid the JE 25 in notes . They returned to Little Britain , thi * horse being in a public house stable .

      The prisoner said he would deliver up the horse to Mr Box . The prisoner ' s companion , instead of going to take possession of tho animal , and to hand Mr Box the £ 25 , fled , and the prisoner gave Mr Box the horse . Mr Box placed it in a livery stable , where it remained for five weeks , and he eventually sold it for Jill and the cost of its ktep . The man not in custody gave him a sovereign after the purchase wa 3 concluded . Mr Ballatitine addressed the jury on behalf of i he prisoner , and contended that it was a bonajide sale of the horse by the prisoner and his companions to the prosecutor . He ( prosecutor ) \ w \ made a contract , and if he had , got the worst of the bargain , it

      was a bargain , nnd he must abide by it . The learned counsel further urged that if the horse had been found to be worth £ 50 , the present proceedings would not have been instituted . The learned judge briefly summed up , and told the jury that it would not mallei' if the Wse Imd been worth a hundred guinea !) if they were _ satisfied that it came into the prosecutor ' s possession by any trick or manoeuvre of tho prisoner and his associate . The jury feund the prisoner guilty . Serjeant Brennan said he know the pvi . soner ' s companion to be a notorious horse-stealer and swindler , but he had died since the present transaction . The prisoner was sentenced to six months ' hard labour .

      Woumukg i . Wi ? b . —James Loftus Brock , 51 , described in the calendar as a soldier , was indicted for felony , in having unlawfully cut and wounded Anne , his wife , with intent to main / and disable her , or to do her grievous bodily harm , as has been already reported in tho Northern Star . It was proved that tbe prisoner hadunfortiinately addicted himself to bad habits , and in consequence of his having received wounds in the head in the service of his country , the effect was to render him almost , if not entirely , a madman , and utterly unconscious of his nets . The

      prisoner , in his defence , said the whole transaction appeared to him like a dream . He did not know what he was about at the time , ai ; d he hoped tlwt , at all evcntB , the jury would acquit-him of iha felonious part of the charge , as the effect of such a conviction would be to deprive him . ot" his half-pay , which was his only means of subsistence . The juryl after deliberating a short time , returned a verdict of Not Guilty on tho ground of insanity . The prisoner was ordered to be detained durina her Majesty's pleasure . . . ,

      Conspiracy . —Arthur Leary and Thomas Wyatt were iudicted for unlawfully endeavouring to impede the course ot justice , by preventing one Uanslcy from giving evidence at a police court . The jury found both prisoners . ; . Guilty . The Common Sergeant respited judKraent . upon the prisoners . Manslaughter . —Thomas Martin , 42 , carrier , was indicted for the manslaughter of Mary Anne Martin , his wife ,, by casting her down a staircase , end thereby causing mortal injuries , of which , she died ,: Mr Clarkson defended tho prisoner . The description given of tho case by the witnesses was of rather a confused character , but , as well as . it could be Kathered from their testimony , it appeared that the prisoner was a carrier , and lived with the deceased

      and his family at some apartments over hisstablc , in a mewa near Dorsetsquaro . On the 7 th of May . the prisoner and the deceased were together in one of the rooms , and a son and daughter , who were in an adjoining room , heard an altercation between them , and the deceased suddenly rushed along the landing followed by the prisoner , and immediately afterwards a shriek was heard , and ; tho deceased was sren to fall down a steep ladder into the stable , whereby she received such serious injury as caused her death a few days afterwards . Tho only question in the case was whether this falll was accidental , oy whether it was occasioned by any act of violence on the ravt of the / prisoner by striking or pushing the deceased down the ladder . The . evidence in support of the latter alternative was certainly of the most meagre description , nnd mainly consisted ot statements

      alleged to have been made by the prisoner immediately afteivthe . transaction , to the effect that he had knocked , her down the . ladder . These ; statements were alleged to have been uttered in the presence of . Mr Guy , the surgeon who . was called in to the decensed ; but that gentleman in his evidence declared that ne such statements ; were made to his recollection , and he alsosaid ihat after tbo unfortunate occurrence the prisoner expressed tleep regret-at what had happened , and did all he , could to render assistance to the deceased . It also appeared that tho staircase or . ladder in question was very steep and in a most dangerous position , and it seenisd exceedingly probable thai tho deceased in endeavouring to get away from t . he prisoner . had fallen down it accidentally . Mr Clarksbn having addressed the jurv the learned Judge summed up , and they then returned & verdict of Kot Guilty . ,

      Upon the application of Mr Claskson the trial of Mary Ann Hunt for the murder at -Marjlebone was postponed until , next session .. The groun-l MPOn which the trial was postponed was an affidavifcmado by Mr Humphreys , the pvisonei ' s attorney , to the tffee tha he had reason to bglieye that he should bo able to establish the fact of the prisons Suity wiinets ! - ^ " ^ PV 0 CUre **» « 5 # AlAxsui ; oiiiKn .-Edwja-d Thomas , aced 20 wu indicted for the : manslaughter of - Joaju DaUn Mr Clrvrkson , defended , the prisoner T » i ™! n i that Thomas was the ^ $ SWSoSIBS waaupouthe Gvand Junction Canal at BrenttW" 1 tho tune , the occurrence happened' The d \ i of May he had some ciaaa-ol with tl . o . v lld becr-shop , and WSS&'S ^?

      « ouw re usca , ana left the house . A * , a laiwS i ^ ^ Xl ° leased .. . waBfoun . ; , in . upJJ ;; banks ol the c * nalsuffering under ^ ofta&SJunfl us stomao ) V ; but / tbe : cireuuis ' . aS uX \ Z ' acinctbsdeath weroaltoijethvr involved tmyJtcr Mcked by the prisoner . I * , appeared , however , fro the evidence , that the deceased , who was stated u eamuclx more powerful man than the prisoner , ai to was also , described to be a " desperate'' iigiitj . o waylaid , the prisoner on liis . retwa to itisW

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      into a privy , whe ' rcUwatS ^ rTSI appeared for the prosecution . Tho pi , ? SH denuded b y Mr SVnoll , through U > ' ui atruraentality of tlie shH . nlfc . The evlL"" ** JI snprort of this charge was of a naw ^^ J quite unfit for publication . The jurv apn ^ er j prisoner of the murder , but found tTn ki ft 1 concealing the murder of her child , and'L uiil Joii tenccd to bo kept to hard labour for oneyea *«• ¦

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      EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF MURjte I On Saturday an inquest , adjourned from it B was concluded by William Carter , E . , I lni K H for East Surrey , at the Hover and Sun n Olle tH street , Ber « iondaey , and a jury of tiling , el |< H most respectable inhabitants of ' tho parUl . « . "" ¦ death of a fine child that had btcn murricrni tl « B most unusual circumstances . Rebecca Gr-ii Un ' t intelligent girl , of ten years of age , waa fljl , > a S »» H and she stnttd that on Thursday week 2 ^ M in the evening , she and some other chi ' ldZ n ] li M looking at some boys who were playing" >¦ motions" in Upper RusselUtrcct ; whilo therB Ut ? I saw a well-dressed woman come up the sltZl 9 endeavour to pass through the eatts of tho , „ . ' i " B but they had been closed at eight o ' clock- \ ufr > 1 bundle under her arm , and B 8 " she came ba k ^ Vl dropped it , Witness , thinking it mi-ht be Jj' ^ I onn , i » n ™ In'I *! „ L , l ,, > r . r .... i ° . ol COD . lau

      , m » . Uw > wU . u uuuiauj ., auur lltT , and Clll / pil « , i she kad dropped something .. The lidy i , J hearing this , ran away , and she waa fa , $ Z ' } They then went back to the hundle and * S 1 picked it up , but it began moving about ami tl were frightened : she ran off to the Fleece , at tCi , trance of the gates of the market , when a man of thi name of Bates , and others , went to the spot and torv up the bundle . —Bates , a tanner , deposed that £ was in the Fleece on that evening , and hs wa 3 caC out by the last witness . At twenty yards from ft , house he saw , the bundle on the pavement awl ; was then moving about , lie took it up , tliinkir a live rabbit was in it , and conveyed it to thel-W i

      ue parcel was toumi to be a bag , which had hZ sown up , and on opening it something was seeni ! move which he thought was a rabbit ; he 8 aw . it ever , that a towel had been tied round the i ' Me ! something , and he removed a portion of it ; the resui <»! it was that he saw tho face ol a livin * cwff J poa this discovery he ran off aa fast as he could h the workhouse with the body , where the child -2 instantly put into a warm bath , and Dr ftofc assistant endeavoured for half an hour to reato ' animation , but unsuccessfully . Dr Paul was of opinion that tho towel having been placed over th face had produced its death by suffocation , n

      omid nad , no doubt , been born alive , and thou « h there was but an imperfect inflation of the ] un « s tiii . was accounted for br the towel over the face andth ! bag in which the child was found . The child wa 31 line tull grown one . The coroner at some len » th summed up the evidence , and the jury returned j verdict of ' Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown . "

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      TIIE FATAL COLLISION ON THE LONDON I AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY 1 Wolverton , Tuesday Evenin ? . —The coroner ' s in . vestigation ( adjourned from Friday last ) wasresum&l B this forenoon at eleven o ' clock , before Mr J . \ y Cowlgy , the coroner frr Buckinghamshire , concern * . ing the death of the seven unfortunate persons who I lost their Jives by the collision which took place on B the line of the London and North-Western Railwnv B near Wolverton , on the night of Saturday , the otk B instant .

      _ Fossev , the police-constable , was again bronsjlit U !> in custody of the local police , and was , duriii" the in . quiry , aceoramodated with a chair by the sido of his professional adviser . Evidence was given of a nearly similar character to tint already tendered . The coroner proceeded at considerable lcnclli to sum up the case to the jury-he said the inquiry trora the many thousands of persons whn were in the habit ot railway travellinsr , was one of national im . pnrtance , and it would be for the jury to indue from

      tno evidence whether any person was wilfully responsible for the deaths of these seven unfortunate persons . It they found the sad calamity hat reunited trom the conduct of any individual , they would have to satisty themselves tbat there was malice either expressed or implied , to sustain a charge of wilful murder against such party . Malice expressed Or implied was , l ^ verer , not requisite to be proved te constitute a charge of manslaughter . Alter explaining the law of the case , in the " course of which the coroneradverted to the opinion of Justice Patteson . in the Nottingham case , as one in point

      , At two o clock tho court wa . s cleared of strangers , and after a discussion lasting neavly four hours , the court was again opened . The foreman then said , "We find a verdict of manslaughter against Bernard Fossey . " lie then read the following as the appendage of the iuryto their verdict :- " That the jury feel it tfwk i \ uty to express that the comnany ought to be more particular in the selection of officers for posts of such importance to the safety ot the public as the one lately oc

      cupied by Bernard Fojsey ; that Bernard Possey , having turned a train oh the saras siding on MoudiT , May 31 , contrary to rule , ought to have been dhmissed immediately ; and , hstly , that every train should havo a number of breaks and giiar / Is pronor . tiouedto the size and weklit of the train , it appearing quite evident to the jury that "had that precau . tion been taken , the train flight have been stopped , ami thus have avoided the recent awful and melancholy catastrophe . " The inquisition having been sigr . cd , ' Bernard 1 ! ossey , the constable , was conveyed last night , on the coroner s warrant , to Aylesbury , there to await his trial at the next Bucks assizes

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      Casualties of Whale CiTcniso . —The Factor has on board 2 , 150 barrels black and 35 barrels sperm , having taken about ISO barrels since leavin * Sydney on : the 10 th of September last . The following vessels have been reported by her . At Stewart ' s Island , December 7 , 1816 , the Fortitude , barque , cf Jlobart town , Captain Bailey , one month out . c lean ; lowered after a largo sperm whale « ff Solander ' s Island onthe evening of the 5 th , and killed him , but-lost sight of the barque , so remained bv tbo Whale all night ( the three boats ) . At daylight the weather was very bad ; they saw the ship to leeward , distance three leagues . Captain Bailey left the whale with the t * vo boat ? , with the intention of going on board . When within 300 yards of the vessel a sea broke into the boat and capsucd her . They saw tins accident from the ship , but lost their presence of mind , and were consequently unab ' . o to render any assistance . As soon as the mates arrived

      alongside with the whale , the people on board intonaed them of the accident . When at last they did nnd the boat , the captain was delirious and nearly dead , - and dreadfully bruised , aavin ^ been inthfr water three hours . All the rest had perished ; singular to say , the captain was the only mas in tha boat who could not swim . The mate left the whale , and took the barque into Faterson'a River , Stewart ' s Island . Sho was spoken off the Solander 8 , Dcc . 2 » , Captain Bailey much better , able togo on deck ; . and again , Jan . 1817 , the captain able to go in his boat .- * Sydney Horning Herald .

      • Vau-e of Uxbhd Prgpbsot . —On Friday last , at Chclmsiord , Messrs Laker and Son sold the following trcohold estates : —Hoe Mill Bain's Farm , WoudhaW Walter , comprising a newly-erected residence , wtn lawn and carriage drive , ' stabling and ofh ' Ms , v . itb barn aud requisite buildings , and 80 acres el" tr . rnip and pasture land , of the . first quality , in ten , inclcsurss , all freehold , lyisg in a ring fence , lielG under a lease containing the usual covenants , &v a , term which expires at Michaelmas , 1853 , wi& lot two , at £ Uo per annum , and : no outgoings whoever Apportioned rent of thi 3 lot , £ ilo . T . fee pwctertt paytorthotimber teuto lST > er sni ! . Us

      wtne polardB nnd underwocd . It realized £ 3 400 . A freehold meadow in' Ulting , -4 " & $ » unto c with lot 1 . ¦ ¦ Apportioned Vent £ 10 & 0 A ceK WTtt i Af 2 pTtaU fine S '" ? * " > Walter , called llairkun , in S 5 irft n | C oTlstiAg of toine , farm home i £ r \ f '' p " anallpart wood , and the 2 S « rt : m occupation of a tenant who lZ nj >«» ta « uit at Michaelmas next , at £ 110 per JIRiS'i ^ i . ' " . 11 ' * 0 " * 8 ' cxcc P tinsa smflli ««„ ' , ° '* ° ' A P ° o ^ ' l » nd in Hoe Mill wo-S v "ITfr ^ ' 'P " : *!»• Another piece , n koacl Mmjd , « . it . ' . . £ 105 > Two ficli , ot "eeholdarabl . - a . land . at Ulmlk-end , Roxwell , eon . ? pn ? r $ ' ••' yr ' l' - ; let t 0 a yenrly tenant at £ l 8 i ! * WJ . , Ineuext property offered was the extensive ' W / pyhoid-- estate , kuewn as the Crown Inn , at Bil-¦ ionc'iy , with the brewins Dlant . This lot also in ;

      cluiicd seveii acres of pasture land , copyhoWi » ua UKowise the lease of premises adjoining the CroffOf which will expire in 1920 , nt A' 30 per annum , w , ottec made .- 'A treebW brick fronted tlwelfe ! house , situate at the top of Writtle-green ; and i » f I second lot , an inclosiue of freehold pasture Iswi i containing about an acre , " adjoining the house . 'I 1 " properly did not iind & purchaser . The sale w * numerously , attended . ! Boat A cciukst .- A sm all sailing boat , containing ' four persons , ¦ was upset eft Wandswortli -mcadoffSi supposed from larrjiag toohuavv a press of sail , aim « a youth , namcii John Cowderoy , residing in L » viw »' ; terrace , Hercule s-buildings , Lambeth , was drow ^ d , ths other-three persona being ' saved by Gowver . the waterman , they having contrived to k « f themselves . afloat by cliugiug to the 08 K until m 1 readied them .

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      Leith . —The shipyrrightB of tbiB place , emulons to advance with the spirit of tte times ; have joined tlie National Trades'Aesociation . and in order to enlighten theinsolves , and to enjoy & few hours with one another , held the first of a series of meetings for their mutual improvement on tho evening of Thursday , tlie 3 rd insf . in the large room of the Tower coffee-house . One of their hue her presided . The chairman congratulated the meeting upon the step they had taken in uniting with their fellow-tradesmen for the protection of labour . He was glad so many of their number hadunited . and it became them notto relax in theireadcavours until every shipwright in Leith went along with them—Mr YY . Urquhart , currier , Edinburgh , , said , Mr Chairman and Friends- —Labour , the workinginan ' s portion . has too long been prevented flowing in its legitimate course . The master dags have absorbed its blessings , while the labourer has had a scanty pittance instead of a just participation in tbe

      fruits of his industry ; There is toil on the one hand , there is oppression on the other . Man has too long submitted to bs tbe tool of his fellow-man ; but a new era * bag dawned , the working classes of this country have begnn to throw off their lethargy and are beginninglo have confidence in one another . ' Union is now their watchword , association their tower of strength , love of man their weapon , and a just share of the gocd things of this life their coveted reward . The speaker then explained the objects ef the A » 6 Ociation , and after commenting on the dcing 3 of the late Conference , sat down much , applauded Tbo rest . the evening was spent in Bingitig and reciting appro , prfatcpoetical compositions ; including some choice sanga by Mr A . Burt , from Edinburgh . The chairman then dissolved , the meeting . ' The happy countenances of all present told that this would not be the last time they would meet to enjoy themselves . — A Fbieks ofthb National THiDEs' Asscciatios .

      State < p Tradeis P / isiet . —Ihe state of trade in this place is niost alarming . Never were the people in a more deplorable condition . Men , women , and children are actually on the brink of starvation . Pawnshops are full , ( some actually have stopped payments , ) provisions bo enormously high ; that it is almost impossible even with eiuploj ment to get that little which keeps soul and body together . Fever rages iu all quarters of . the tovfn , v « ith agiesvt amount of mortality . Within these few . weeks two medical practitioners Lave fallen victims . A Catholic clergyman died a short time before . Tho fever hospital is full , and a new cue is being filled .. . The poor Irish are suffering ; dreadfully in this place . Ilundredsand hundreds of the unemployed are walking the streets , pot * emaciated beings . Numerous meetings have

      been held for the purpose of memorialising the provost , magistrates , and Town Council , but to little or no purpose . On Monday night week the unemployed n « recd to walk the town in precession—accordingly about eight o ' clock tho precession formed , headed by a cart drawn by a number of men , in which' was a large placard , bearing the words— " Starvation Starvation ! Money or bread for the unemployed . " The procession went thrCugb . the principal streets in tbe town , stopped . at all the shops on the way , and solicited assistance . They , received-a quantity ol bread and money , which they afterwards divided , Such is the stato of Scotland ; and y et there are men who talk of "Scottish bravery , " "A country nevei conquered , " acd that Scotchmen "never shall be I slaves . " - -A CoBKBSfpwpMt

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      . , \ : Z ' ¦¦' : : ; ' . i « wii ( 8 .- ¦ " ; ' . ' , •„ STATE OF THE COUNTKY . TnE Potato Diskase . —In a letter from Clonakilty of the 9 tii inataut , signed ' George Donaldson , " the writer says— . ¦ I have lately come from the north of Ireland , ana in myjQurnejfiiigB-I havo'had many opportunitica of conversing with intelligent individuals from different parts of tlie country on Urn state of tlie potato crep , as woll as ef exnniinh > g it myself , and I find Micro are symptoms not to bc ' niistnken all over tho country ; and in . this ntighbouvliood I have Betn the ( lisease in a veryndvnneeo sthgc—lorg ' e patches on tho stalk ' s , so much , deenyed th « t tho plants fero already beginning to droop . Such being the wise , is it well to seek to lull the people into u i ' also Bicui ity , out of whicli they may only be awakened to liucl that tlieir crop is lost , as well aa theseasuu for sulietituiiiiKnuotlierinits . stcad ! " . . - ¦ .

      Iiusn CoKSTABULART FoRCB .-Tlie effeotivo strength of the constabulary force in the counties , cities , and towns of Ireland , on the first day of the present year , uonsiatcd of 10 , 639 men in the seiicialforce , and 372 in the reserve force ; the former having 2 G 6 lioraen for its use and the latter 32 horses . The total expense of this force was ¦ £ 492 , 881 , the proportion thereof on the Consolidated Fund being about x . 340 , 833 , and tho amount borne b y . the . counties ) cities , and towns , about £ 152 , 018 . Two Mctbers . —The t ^ THEK ' and hie Son . —On Tuesday night a most barbarous and fatal outrage was perpetrated near Heathfield , in this county . Between seven and eight o ' clock , a party of armed men surrounded the house of a farmer named John

      Benms , steward to property in that quarter , belonging to Mr Suanjan . The unfortunate . 'victim of their ' vengeance wus at the time ' surrounded by his wife nnd children , but reckless of this . affectionate family circle , they assailed him without hesitation , felled him to tho' ground , ami while prostrate , one of the miscreants levelled a gun close to his hcad ' arid shot him dead . Eennis ' s son and daughter endeavoured to save their persecuted father from his assailants , bul . rcccivrd . no meroy at . the hands , of tbJc bloodthirsty ruffians , . who dragged the unoffending female out sido tho tlonv , tjaslieu" ,, her , to tbe . gijound , and

      with a reh ' nement of barbarity , violently stvetching hoi" hands , rolled a'hc&vy'ladcn cav across lier arms breaking both' -wrists . Not content with , this savage * ontrago , the demons ' again-entered th ' elvouse whero Beunis ' awife . was lamenting ovei- thodead ' boily 0 hev murdered hwbanu ..., Thoy struek liei witlv guns on tho head , irii icting . senous w » uu 1 b , and kit the son almost all cleis corpse by % father ' s aide ; From £ d f lT " SUSta - " * $$ * y ° ^ s . sihco ' l c ? ml ? $ ? ? Y evvedlatltats for foon-pny

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      ? £ nglawtr » CARtlSLB . . . : . Muiider hy ADMiNisTiiitiNG Poison . —The greatest excitement prevails in this city consequent upon the discovery of a murder committed under soraewhai revolting circumstances—the unhappy victim being sacrificed by moans of arsenio being mixed in her food . The particulars are thus described : —On tho 29 th of lust month , Mrs Mary Thompson , the wife of a millwright and engineer , in Union-street , Botchergate , died , after several'days' intense suffer ing . Her death being attended by some suspicion , notice itns sent to the coroner , who summoned a jury ,

      ami on their meeting , the inquiry was adjourned te enable Dr Elliott and Mr Mortimer , surgeons , to make a chemical analysis of tho contents of tho unfortunate woman's stomach . Dr Elliott nnd Mr Mortiider , surgeons , deposed to having ' detected fifty-one grains of arsenic in the stomacl fc of tho deceased , which was the cause of death . Thcj also analysed a white powder found by the police in the dtccased ' s husband ' s pocket . It was arsenic . The husband is in custody . They also found arsenic mixed in , the oatmeal in . the house . Several witnesses spoke of having . heard thu deceased complain of the conduct of the prisoner , inconsequence of his cohabiting with another woman . Thoirquest was adjourned .

      : I / ASCASniRE . Livrhpocl . —Another relieving officer , Mr Norton , has fallen a victim to the malignant disease introduced amon » 8 t us by tho Irish , famino ; he died on Wednesday , and has left a widow and five young children . Another , . officer , " named . " Cornets is also laid up by fever . * CHKSniRlB . A verdict of " Wilful Murder against some person or persons unknown , " has been returned by the jury impiinnellcd to investigate the circumstances attend ing the death of Thomas Finnigan , at Birkenhend , onthe 24 tuof May .

      YORKSHIRE . . Lebds . —Prcohess of Fever . —The reports of the fever in the Leeds township , show that it is progressing . The medical ' officers' of the township report an increase in all the districts , and we regret to add that two of the medical officers themselves have caught the infooiion . Tho Board of Guardians are taking prompt measures to meet the emergency . On the vacant ground in the vicinity of the Convalescent Hospital they are proceeding with the erection . of large sheds , according to a plan which has received the sanction of the Poor Law Commissioners .

      OLOUCESTEHSmnE . Bristol—Typhus Fevkr . —Bristol , wo regrtt to say , is , in common with Newport , and other place * on thu western consit , now severely suifering from the ravages of the typlnw fever , imported from Ireland , owing to the great influx of Irish paupei s . Upwards of forty eases of typhus fever , chiefly affecting the Irish paupeiB , are nuw in Sfc Peter ' s Hospital , which is being used as one of the poor houses .

      SUSSEX . Railwat Accident . — An accident occurred on Monday morning on the embankment near the Cockshut , which , however , most providentially , was attended by no very serious results . It appears that the 8 . 15 express train from Hastings , consisting of nine carriages , arrived and w . 13 despatched at its usual time . In consequence , however , of the length of the train , and , of the slippery state of tbe rails , arising from the rain , it was observed that the engine waa unable to proceed at its proper pace , and a second engine was therefore dispatched about four minutes alter the departure of ths train , to assist it up the ascent to Falmer . On nearing the carriages

      , the driver slackened his speed , regulating it , as he Biipposcd , to , the pace . of the train before him . Whether it was that , he miscalculated the speed of liis own engine or that of the train , or whether the latter became suddenly stationary from the lack of power of the frontensine , is not known , bnt theresuit was , that the hindermost engine came ' suddenly in contact with the buffers of the last carriage , causing a violent concussion . One or two gentlemen received some bruises , aud considerable alarm and inconvenience were caused by the shock , but we rejoice to add that beyond this no injury was sustained—thu hindermos > t carriage not even showing the slightest evidence of the concussion .

      somersetshire . Bath . —Alarming Fike , and Threatened Danokii to TiiuAunKY Cnuucn !—The utmost consternatien has been produced throughout thiscity , by the occurrence of a lire of a most extensive and threatening character in the . shop and . dwelling house of Mr Lon ' . ' , siik mercer and linen draper , who carries , on business close to the Abbey churchyard ; and wIiofu premises are situated at a short distance from the Abbey itself , as to have occasioned apprehension * lest any of the- burning cinbcis , which were UyiBp about in all directions , should'have fallen iipon tinroof and endangered the safety of-that truly handsome and sacred edifice . The fire first broke out iri tllO shop , and must , it is supposed , hare been caused

      by the gas , allhoi )» h nothing upon this head is positively known . It spread with ths utmost rapidity , and burnt with such fierceness as to render the exertions of the firemen entirely useless , excepting so fai as tbey were directed to the prevention of an extension of the conflagration to the neighbouring shops and buildings , whicli were in : imminent peril . Indeed , so powerfully did the flames operate upon some ol them , that the shutters of a warehouse opposite , occupied by Messrs ShKwaiid Field , and in which b contained a stock of great extent and conBWcvi \ Wv value , were blistered and charred . all ' over . The

      efforts of . tb ' c firemen and polioa were most perseveringly excited , nnd a large quantity of water w . i !> thrown upon the burning building , bnt tho conlliijjraturn could not be pot under until the whole of ' the house and shop , with the greater part of the slocV and furniture , had beenco « npleU-ly destroyed . 1 being the night before market day , and the city full of persons , an unusual concourse of spectators assembled to witness the occurrence ; indeed , there wensome thousands , of persons present . It is understock 1 lint the house and sliop are insured , but we have not heard to what extent , nor in what ' offices . Tho loss cannot fail to have boen very considerable .

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      Seotlflnfc , ABERDEEN . . " ¦ Twa'Suxs 1 ' the Lifi . "—Robert Burns hail long since settled the tact , that " twa meens" are occasionally to be seen' in the lift , especially by the son * of John Barleycorn who are out at e ' en ; but a couple of suns is a phenomenon that was observed . we should think for tho first time here since the days when oui

      forefathers used to see the armies in the heavens , and propiosticatc therefrom the coining events by shadows tkus cast , before . . Tbo ]> lienonienon wnicb was seen on Saturday evening , however , ' was singularly beautiful . There was fiistthesun , in all the quiet beauty of a summer eve , ' sinking in the west ; then a golden ring appeared around him , and then the oppearar . ee of another sun in the north , with a sickly aspect and of smaller diameter .. The phenomenon continued for about an hour , ; and was an object of much interest to those who witnessed it .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 19, 1847, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1423/page/6/