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      fEtje @r 8 M » r * 0 . The Explosiox at Dcdiet Poet ColiierY . — The adjourned inquest on the bodies , of the unfortunate persons killed by this accident , took place at Dudley on Friday the Gth inst . —Mr . John Yardley , mine surveyor of the Moat Colliery , deposed that he had examined the working condition of the pifc in question that ( Friday ) morning . The air was then thrown into three different ways or directions , as before the explosion . Witness examined the spout and diini where the explosion took place , and supposing the dam to be properly stopped , the air-way was sufficient for the safe working of the pit ' , but in case the dam was not properly . stopped , gas niMit have accumulated and exploded , on the other side of the dam , in'the workings . If the last length-of

      air-way had been wider , and the dam not ' sufficiently stopped , it would not have prevented the gas from accumulating , even if the air-way had been three times wider than it was . He was of opinion after a minute examination of all the works , that the pit was in a proper state for working . The air-ways were properly driven to carry off the gas . It was the boy ' s duty to see that the dams of the spouts were properly stopped , and when they discovered any gas in the workings not to let the men commence work until it was cleared . He ought ; not to have used a naked light . There were two perfect safety-lamps in the pit on the morning of the explosion . Witness had seen a safety-lamp which had been found in the pit that morning , with thetop off ; and from tho appearance of it , being covered with dust and ' dirt ; the Limp must have been unscrewed before the explosion took place . On unscrewing a lighted safetylanip , a candle may be lighted by it ; but it is at all

      times improper to unscrew the safety-lamp where there is the least appearance of gas . Mr . Yardley minutely explained the working of the pit , . ahd . his replies to questions as to its working condition were satisfactory !—Mr .- Henry Johnson , mine surveyor , of Dudley , was next called . lie stated that he had examined the pit , and made apian of it . The air-way was , in his opinion , sufficient to carry off any quantity of gas ; in other respects hi 3 evidence was corroborative of that given by Mr . Yardley . The lamp ( he said ) had evidently been unscrewed by hand , and not blown off , —After one or two other witnesses had been called , the Coroner summed up , and the jury returned the following verdict ' : — " That the explosion was caused by the want of : proper precaution onthe part . of tho doggjta PritcKard . "—Edward Brighton , another of the suP ferers , died on Tuesday , and the others are not ex- ' pected to survive .

      AsontBE JIixk Explosion . —On Wednesday , the 4 th inst ., another of these fearful occurrences took place at a colliery belonging to the British Iron Conipany , known as ' The Black Waggon , " and situated at Old Hill , in the parish of llowley Regis . A quantity of inflammable gas was ignited by the exposure of a lamp or candle , " -when an explosion occurred which seriously : scorched four men , slightly injured uuotticv , uim \ , we are informed ,-killed a , sixth . ' . ' .. . As TxcomsJGiBLE Offexder . —At the Dorset Qnarter Sessions , a few days ago , a woman named Caroline Burden was found guilty of stealing a

      quantity of oak bark , the property of John Kendall , at Sixpenny liandley . This woman . had earned for herself the unenviable refutation of being an old and incorrigible oftl'iider , for it appeared from the records of the gaol that on the 2 nd of May , 1842 , she was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour , for leaving her family chargeable to the parish ; on February 5 th , 1840 , to tweiiiy-one days hard labour , for misbehaviour in the union workhouse ; ou August 20 th , I $ i 7 , to one calendarjaionth ' shard labour , for stealing peas ; on December 14 th , in the same year , to twenty-one days' hard labour , for stealing a fence ; a : id oij Dueetuite ? 22 ud , lS 43 , to onecalen'Jar month ' s hard labour . She was now sentenced to oue month ' s

      hard labour . TSiiKTAL Attack upon as Auctioxeeb . —At the county sessions , Manchester , lust wook , John llutcliinson , a collie ] , residing at . Eersloy , was brought up on a charge of maliciously wounding . Mr . George Greenhnlgh , auctioneer , of this town . It appeared'that on Monday week , about noon , Mi . Grecuhalgh went to the prisoner ' s house with a warrant of distress from the landlady , and after speaking with him in the lane the prisoner went into his ' liouse , and , seizing a- " poker , came out and

      struck him six or seven savage olows about the head and are : * , hiflictiiig deep wounds . Ho was conveyed to the police station , where he was attended by Mr . Sharp , surgeon , and every attention paid to him . 7 hough able to attend the court he was not considered out of danger . - A policeman was an eyc-wituess to the affair , but the man was so snv . ijfe : ¦««! outrageous that he dared not interfere with him until he had procured another officer to assist . The prisoner's conduct was very unseemly in court , : md , after a reproof from the bench , lie was committed for trial to tho assiies .

      Djruw Smccolsxc A . -i-jjypr . —On -Friday week , three men belonging to the lloyal Artillery , statiojied at Fort Moncton , observe

      who is an hifivni old man , heaving a noise , got out of bod , when throe men walked up stairs , disguised with a piece of oil-case over their faces , one of whom he knocked down , with a knobstick , cutting a p iece out of his head and tearing his mask . The man retreated down stairs along with another of the villains , leaving one to keep the old man at bay . After washing . bis head in a pancheon of milk , and adjusting bis mask , they again ascended the stairs , and tied the old man ' s legs and arms , also his wife ' s and his daughter ' s , and ransacked the heuse , taking £ i tis . in silver , two silver tablespoons , fire silver teaspoons , and several other articles , with winch thev decaiiiped . leaving behind them a white

      nightcap , and-a- ' black mask . In consequence of information received at tie police-office , Superintendent Jtaynor and Inspector Wilkinson have succeeded in apprehending three notorious burglars , named William Pinder ^ of lladford , who was in bed when taken into custody , a large knife was found laying by his side , and a loaded pistol in his pocket ; William Davis , Union-street , Nottingham , ( a returned convict , ) and a man from Bristol , who had been lodging for several weeks past in Beck-street . They were taken before the magistrates , and after undergoing a private examination , were removed in the custody of the police to Alfieton for further ex / animation . = , , ' . - ¦ " . ' . ;¦ ¦ ..

      A Deserter . —Last ' , week a man , thirty-three vears of age , named Joseph Pennington , was placed before J . Brook , and . G . Armitage , Esqs .,. at the Guildhall , Halifax . He had voluntarily . surrendered himself as a deserter , and said he enlisted into , the 31 st regiment of foot on the 2 nd of January , 183 !) , that he was in the whole of . the Sikh war in . . India , had been in tevenicen- battles , was wounded in the leg at the battle of Souraon on the Sutlej ,. and that he dosevted from the regiment about eighteen monihs since at Deal , in Kent . He had received two silver medals . The magistrates said they were oxtrsinoly sorry for him , but their nowuV Wing . only . j :: i'ii » tfiilii ilicy uonid not help him , and were compelled to eo'Miuit him to "Wakcfield , thorp to await orders from the War Office . lie 13 a native of Halifax . " " ¦ \ . ' . ' ¦ "

      -, ' Semgus Accident at Ipswich . —On , Saturday last , a serious accident oecurcd on the Stoke-roadj Ipswich , betvri-en the railway bridge and . the station . It appears- -that- Mr ,. Ashford ,- jun . - ( son , of Mi * . Asliford , ; of Sproughton , ) with His sister , was , at about six o ' clock in the evening , ; driving , towards Ipswiek in a phaeton , drawn by a powerful but ' gene-Tally quiet horse , "When some little . way past the

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      | - i ' i li uf > t' * - i « . J ' "L * 4 JM * ' ¦ f l ^ | T " . y ^ -T * - * =- " . , ,... - I ,. *? , " *• V !* * * OstncW'bri . ' . ire' ; they wero-inet by oue oftUbso ' large brash earis , " which , on tho road look like travelling shops . This object the horse mused to pas ? , when Mr . Ashford stepped out ol the plmeton , giving- his sister tho reins , ' and endeavoured to lead the horse by . Theaniai . il piuhged a- good deal , and at length , making a sudden dash , released hnnself from Mr . AshfOKl ' s ffrasp , and started ott towards Ipswich at a sharp canter . Miss Ashford , who is accustomed to driving , avoided several vehicles on the road , and had nearly succeeded in ' stopping ¦ the . horse , when some persons shouted at the top . of their voicos and threw their hats at the . animal ; Wtlv'the view of checking his progress . The horse started off anew , and lad proceeded past the . rail way bridge without doing any mischief , when several vehicles were seen to be approaching . The first one , a gig , was safely passed , but behind this was a van , and as tho pluieit cart ¦ suddenl

      ton approached a dog . y - ' passed the van / and the driver seeing the danger , and unable to avoid it , instantly pulled up . As neither side of the road was clear ,, iliss Ashford endeavoured to pass the dog-cart on one side and the van on the other but in doing so _ the , fore part arid wheel of the phaetoii came into yoilent collision with ' the wheel of the dog-cart , the shock being so great as to throw Miss Ashford from her seat with considerable voilerice . ' Providentially this lady was not seriously injured , although she sustained SOVCrpl abrasions , and fora few seconds . was . insensible . The horse , which did not fall , ' dashed off with the phaeton in the direction of the to \ v ) i , but was stopped without doing " further mischief . " "The phaeton sustained considerable damage , ' the sprinn-s of the fore wheels being broken , the steps bent , and the dashboard carried away . It seems miraculous that no sacrifice of life occurred . " , '

      Suicide op a Bmde near Lbeds . —A sad eveni occurred at Ilolbeck , heir , Leeds , on Mond ; iy afternoon , at the house of Mr . William Walley , of Holbeek , near Leeds . " Mr . Walley , who is awoolstapler in Leeds , was married on . the 21 st .. ult ., at the church of St . Mary the 'Virgin , London , to : Sarah Ann , the daughter of Mr . Joshua Haldren , of Hoxton , the lady being about twenty-seven years of age . Up to Monday last nothing had occurred " to create any dissatisfaction between Mr . Walley and his bride , and on the day named he was about to receive company . When Mr . Walley left home in the morning , his lady appeared in her usual health and spirits , and in the course of the day retired to ' her ' dressingroom , for the purpose of changing , her dress and preparing her toilet , previous to tlio arrival of her friends- ; Tmt as she did not return , the servant proceeded to her room , where the unhappy liidy .-. vas found quite dead . She had committed suicide by

      dividing th 3 jugular vein of the neck , ' On ; Tuesday an inquest was held on the body , and adjourned ..-. ; . Attempt to . Poison . —The parishioners of , Trevalga , Cornwall , have been in a state of great excitement for several d : ' . ys , in consequence of the life of their vicar , the Ilev . ' J . T . Symons , having been greatly endangered by poison . It appears that ; he took some calves' foot broth in the evening r /) f the 2 nd inst ., and was afterwards suddenly , taken ill . It subsequently ' transpired that his servant , a lad about fourteen years of age , had put a quantity of arsenic , which he had before piirchasoji , { nto ; tiie J basin containing the broth . . Report states that the lad ' s intention was not to poison his niastcr , but he had premeditated the destruction of his mistress , by whom he supposed the broth would be . eaten . The rev . gentleman is going on favourably , and it is hoped will recover . The perpetrator of t ! ie crime has absconded . —Cornwall Gazette .

      inE Bishop of Exetku s Butleu cuauged with Stealing , a Portmanteau . —At the Devon county sessions , last week , George . Evans , butler to the Bishop of Exeter , was indicted on a charge of stealing a portmanteau containing clothes . The indictment contained eight counts—thefirst four charging the prisoner with stealing , and the last four with feloniously receiving . The property was laid in the several counts as belonging respectively to the Great Western Bail way Company , the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company , the South Devon Railway Company , and Master Francis DuPro Montagu . The prosecution was instituted by the Great Western Bail way Company . —It appeared , that in May , 1818 , Master Montagu lost his portmanteau on a

      journey from Bristol to Newton , and nothing was heard of it until the month of June last , when the police received information which induced them to search the prisoner ' s apartment in the bishop's residence at Bishopstowo . They thevefound a quantity fef articles marked " ¥ . p . Montagu . " Having taken possession of these things , they [ charged- tho .-p . iHsoner with ' stealing the portmanteau ,. and he-replied that he had brought a portmanteau from London by mistake , and he supposed the things were in it . He was then taken into custody , and it appeared at the trial that in May , 1848 , the bishop travelled by railway from London to Torquay , givirur his

      luffgage in charge to the prisoner . A probability was therefore raised that the portmanteau might by accident have been placed amongst the things belonging ' to the bishop . This being the defence Sfct up by the prisoner , the Chairman of the Sessions left it to the jury to say whether they believed his account , or whether they thought he had stolen the portmanteau . The jury returned a verdict of ? ' Not Guilty . " In the course of the trial several witnesses testified to the good character , of the prisoner , and the Bishop of Exeter said that if he should be acquitted , he would take him into his service again with unimpaired confidence . " ,

      An ILvnatcjrai . Father . —At the Police Court , Hull , on Monday , a labouring man ,-named Thomas Jarvis ' , was charged with the violation of two of his own daughters , the elder seventeen and the younger thirteen years of age .. The oftbnee complained ol by the younger was committed three weeks ago . The elder "irl said that she : ' was made a victim of her fathers brutality three . years . ago at York . They had always been afraid to speak of it before , as their lather had beaten them and threatened " ( o cut them into mince went . " A female named

      Wood gave evidence as to the brutal character which the mnn held in the ncghbourhood where , he lived . —Mr . Dcssor , surgeon , stated that lie had examined the-younger girl ,, and that there was ample evidence of her recent violation . —The prisoner when called upon for his defence said his daughters hud told nothing but lies . —The superintende ' nc of police stated that the prisoner had been before the bench on a previous occasion for an indecent assault upon a female . —The magistrates thought the evidence was not of a nature to warrant a conviction

      lor rape , though there could be no moral doubt ot the fact . They therefore fined tho prisoner £ o for a common ass :: ult , or two months imprisonment , and ordered him to find two sureties of £ 20 each to keep the peace for twelve mouths . —The prisoner being unable either to pay the fine or find the sureties , was sent to # a 61 . Tue Glove Tjiade at Leicester , —The glove hands in Leicester are again on strike , and have been perambulating the town , in a body , preceded by the beating of a drum . Their object , as alleged , is more to equalise prices than to obtain any general advance—some houses giving considerably loss than others . They also state llT . it the fine silk glove

      hands are in Leicester very much under-paid to what the same branches are in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire , and that they intend to raise the price lTerc to thai given in those counties . . DOVBR . . —DlSCOVBBY OF- AN AlfCIBXT . ltEMO . — In making an excavation at the back of the premises lately occupied by Mr . Martin , in the market-place , near the Antwerp Hotel , a considerable quantity of human remains have bci- 'ii found ; and at a depth-of several feet below the surface of the garden a chalk ' coftiu was dug tip . It is of the rudest formation , and evidently one of tho earliest construction used for interment . _ Its age is probably from 800 to 1 , 000 years . The bones which it contained—those of an infant—are many of them perfect .

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      in proKress-iiV ' so ' me parts of the north . 'Under '" cx . isting O cireumstances , anything in tho shape of a revival of old party feuds would be peculiarly unfortunate ; -Ail admirable and well-timed -address' hiis been issued by Dr . Knox , tho . Bishop of Down , Connor , and Dromore , to tho .. members of the Lstaulished Church within the dioceses of Down , Connor , and Pron ; ore . As a precaution against disturbance on the approaching Orange anniversary , a largo police and military force will be concentrated in the north . On their route thither some parties of police and soldiery passed through Dundallc during the present week . ¦ m , r „„ , ] Tue Harvest Prospects . —There are a few and isolated accounts of the re-appearaneo of i » tatp disease , none of them , however , well authenticated , but the ffonoml reports of thoerops , including potatoes arc ° hi <* hlv satisfactory , and everywhere there is a prospect of" abundance . The following-comma-, iiication from 13 antry , county of Cork ,, appenrs iu :

      the Dublin Evening Fod- " Every growing thing presents a- most fresh and healthy , appearance , and both largo" and small farmers agree in anticipating a very abundant cereal produce this year , Notwithstanding the depressing influences of the last few years , considerable efforts have been obviously made to do all that man can db ' with tho land , and Providence has blessed the efforts with the most favournblo weather . There is some drawback , however , to the satisfaction wo foci so fov , and of a grave nature ; during my progress through the county of Cork , I witnessed tens of thousands of acres lying utterly , waste—not land that merely required cultivation , but ' reclaiming , and the most pf it so situated with declines and estuaries , that capital alone is wanted for its redemption / Such patches of those bogs and marshes as . have been drained , have well repaid the labour expended on them—the first year they are drained , the second subsoilcd and manured , the third year they are fit for anything , and turn out rich bevoud conception . "

      . Revival oftiIe Nation Newspaper . — The publication of a ' new series of . the Nation ( suppressed during the state prosecutions last year ) is announced for Saturday , the 25 th of August next , to , be " edited " by Charles _ Gavan Duffy , assisted by a corps of efficient contributors . " TtaroRTED Deatii of Mr . ' It .- Pennefatiier . —The Tlppcranj Vindicator says : — "We deeply regret to state that a rumour was current yesterday and was generally credited , ofthe death of Richard Pennefather , " Esq ., late . Under Secretary . of State , and liighsherift ofthe county , , at tlio residence of his venerable ' father , ' ' Baron Pennofather , Knoekc ' ven . It was stated that Mr . Pennefather was seized with the epidemic on Wednesday , ! 'and that the attendanco of the surgeon-gonpr . il was obtained as speedil yc as possible ; but that medical aid was unable to resist the progress . of the disease . Mr . Pennefathcr ' was ' married to Lady Emily Butler , Lord ' GlcnnvilPs sister . " "

      • . The Iwsh Line . v and Damask Trade . — Tho Banner of . Ulster has tho following further report of the prosperous state of trade in the north : — " Our exports , of . finished linens , to foreign ports and ftcrosn Channel , for the past week , amounted to C 76 packages—invoice value , . abouti ; C 5 , 00 l ) . The flaxspinners continue brisk , and are increasing their machinery . ' Their stocks of . yarns have not been . so low for a long time as at present . We feel much gratification in having to notice preparations for the extension iii this town of the 'damask manufacture—that beautiful branch of industrial art in which Belfast and Lisburn stand unrivalled in the world . , ! : . ' .. ¦ . :.. ¦ ¦ ¦' : ¦¦¦ . The Encumbered Estates Commission . — The Mercantile Advertiser says : — ¦ ' It is stated that Sir Edward Sugdc ' nhas consented to act as head ofthe Commission fur the Sale and Transfer of

      Encumbered Estates in Ireland . We believe that the two other commissioners , and the secretary , have not yet been named . It is stated that a commissicnership was ottered to . Mr . Jonathan Ilenn , Q . C ., but that he declined it , on the ground that the duties would interfere with his professional avocations . " Improvement at Limerick . — -fmating Docks . — A most gratifying " sign of 'the times" was exhibited in the city of Limerick yesterday , on ; the occasion of laying the first stone of the floating docks . The ' Limerick Reporter states , that a procession consisting of tho corporation and other civic bodies , the military and police , the : Protestant and Roman Catholic clergy , and the several guilds , of-trades , marched from the Town-hall

      shortly after eleven o'clock to the intended site for thedocks , the ' military bands and the gay flags and banners floating from , the barges alongside the cjuay adding a most enlivening feature to the proceedings . The lirst stone w . as laid by the Mayor . The Quuen ' s Visit . —The State Pbisoxeus . — Meeting of the Conpon . moN . —A special meeting of the town council of Dublin was held yesterday in tho Royal Exchange , "to take into consideration the letter of Sir George Grey , accompanied with a letter from his Excellency the LordvLieutenantj in relation to the intended visit of her Majesty to this city , and make the necessary arrangements to rccoive her nmjesty on that most hnppy occasion . " At a quarter to two o'clock the chair was taken by

      the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor . —Mr . Ferguson proposed that a committee be appointed to prepare an . address , expressive of the satisfaction with which tho corporation hailed an event so auspicious as the visit of . her M a jesty , and make such preparations as might be best calculated to do honour to her Majesty , and alao enable all classes to participate in the joy and satisfaction which her visit would diffuse throughout ' . her kingdom . of Ireland . ( Hear , hear . )—Alderman Hudson said it was unnecessary for him to declare that ho considered it to ho u high honour " to have the privilege of seconding the resolution . Ho would riot upon such an occasion as that refer to the past . Perhaps so joyous an occasion should not bo dimmed by so gloomy a retrospect ; but this

      ho would sny , th . 'it tho substantial grounds- for complaint of , « nd remonstrance against , tho misrule oi Ireland had frequently bepn converted by interested parties'into ' an imputation of disloyalty against Irishmen . lie believed that such an imputation was a gross libel upon the character of the country , and a gross libul upon the sentiments and feelings of an Irishman ; therefore ho rejoiced that their Queen was about ; coming amongst them , and that an opportunity was at length afforded to the country to express to her Majesty in person the sincerity and depth of its attachment toher . ( Hear , and cheers . )—Mr . Loughnan :-He would like to see her Majesty well received by every Irishman ; but ho would ' take the liberty , of saying that he hoped her" Majesty

      would not leave the country without ordering the release of Mr . Smith O'Brien and the other unfortunate persons who were sentenced to ' undergo the punishment of transportation . —The Lord Alayoi called . the speaker- to-order . He felt as much" sympathy for the state prisoners as any person in the council , but at tho same time ho believed the iutroduction of this topic tended to do more harm than good ' to the parties for whose benefit it had'boon brought forward . ( Koar , hear . )—Mr . Lqughaan observed tlm ; no man would bo more unwilling to injure thn state prisoners than he , but he uid not conceive their interests would , in tho slightest respect , he damaged tiy expressing the hope he entertained that as" soon as the Queen came over to Ireland , the corporation would present an address to her Mivjusty praying for tlio eiilanrement of these unfortunate

      gentlemen , ( lleur , hear . ) Tlio question was not one of a political character , as was proved by the fact that the address recently presented-in behalf of the state prisoners , was numerously signed by men of totally differentpolitics . ( llcnr , hear . )—Mr Martin trusted that , when liuv Mnjcsty visited this country the town council would call upon her to exert almost the only prerogative of which her crown hail not been denuded—the prerogative of mercy ; and aliord l : er an . opportunity of extending an act of grace to n 11 the persons who were concerned in the political troubles of last year . ( Hear , hear . ) He had brought a resolution with him in voforonco to this subject , but , at the suggestion of some gentlemen , he had consented to postpone it until the opiuion of the prisoners' counsel liad been taken upon the matter . ( Hear . )—A sub-committee was appointed'to prepare the address , and tho assembly adjourned .

      Moxdat . — The State PnisoifBTta . —At half-past . uinc o ' clock this forenoon an official intimation was received , by the state prisoners , Messrs . Smith O'Brien , Meaghev , M'Manus , and O'Donohuo , that they would be placed on board her Majesty ' s brig Swift this day , for transportation to Van Diemen ' s Land . At ten o ' clock a , largo police force , under , the orders of Mr . O'Ferrall , one of the commissioners ' of police , attended at the prison , and a party of cavalry were also in attendance to escort the prisoners , , . ' . .. Last night , as soon as the intelligence of the arrival of the Swift' was received , Mrs . Smith O'Brien and her children visited the prison , where tho venerable '' La'd y O'Brien also arrived and took farewell-of her son . The parting : scene between Mr . . Smith ; O'Brien and his family is described as one deeply affecting . ¦ - . . " , .

      Tim . JJisiBEss . —A . memorial was adopted at an . influential meeting of the tenantry on the Clothworkers' cstatcj which'was held at : Dunboe on Thursilay , for-the purpose , of memorialising the worshipful company , for a reduction' of rent . ., ; In reference to , the . assizes now being held in th e comity ' of Clare , a local paper remarks - . — " Perhaps on no occasion'have / the acts of landlords . been more pninfully illustvate'd than in tho indescribable misery ; of tlienumbcr . of . wretclLes wbo from time t ( v tirae tilled the dock on this u ; vy . , ' There ' . they-presented -themselves . in l ' . ig . q -and ¦ tatters ) ' before a ' judge pf the laud—before the ... landlords who formed their jury / and \ decided . without' much delay . The greater number of-those w >; etches bcjjgcd for transportation , and fov that pirpose committed larceiiica anahousebuvnings . " . - . » . . , ¦• ' ; . ¦ •• ¦ :

      y \\ oSuam . Jh-ald narrates the following shockins taie :-r-: ' . A yeung man named Murphy , who was in ~ - terred iu . tao , churchyard of ' -Kilmoylan , near this town , was iQvmd half devoured by dogs a'few days ago . £ \ v > . poor man-was carried to the grave by his sister , ii feeble creature , who was unable'to inter mm properly , covering him with only a few-inches

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      of earth . If the vice-guardians : would prevent the unmeaning underbidding of carpenters in- the price of coffins , this h ' wrid act" would' not occur , , -lho few slabs of . thin . boards iiisilod together , and miscalled coffins , often leave tu ' c naked dead body exposed to view . " ' , _ A letter from Ballinrobc , published m the same journal , -contains a similar disgusting narrative ' . — "On Saturday last the churchyardt . of the Neale parish , near this towii , presentca the awful and revolting spectacle of : the remains ' a'human being partly devoured by dogs ' , ' . and"the '' 'head removed from the body . It appeared that tho deceased was a pauper of-that district , for whom a coffin was given by the relieving officer , who also ( as I understand of

      , is the custom in ' such cases ) sent some those people on the out-door , relief list to have ' the remains of the poor man interred ; but those unfeeling wretches did not take the trouble of digging tho grave half the depth of the coffin , and merely threw some loose scraws over it ; , in which' state it was an easy prey to the dogs of the country . Mr . D . O'Connor , of the Ncale , had the remains collected , and re-interred , and reported the circumstance to the proper , quarter . " . / The Queen s Visit . —A considerable body of the well-disciplined constabulary ' will be stationed in ' Dublin during the Royal visit . They aro previously to be reviewed at the ' " depot in . the Phoenix-park . Four sub-inspectors froni the country ' are to be temporarily attached to the corps in Dublin .

      Orange Pn ' ocESSioss . —The Downpatrich Recorder states that the following military movements have been ordered , in aid of . the civil power for the coming 12 th : —A troop of the 1 , 3 th Light Dragoons has been ordered from . Dundalfc to each ofthe following places;—Ballynahinch , Banbridge , and Armagh . The other troop of the 13 th Light Dragoons has boon ordered to Ne wry , where it will be joined by a troop ofthe 6 th Dragoons from Dublin . Duudalk has been reinforced , to allow of these changes , by three troops of tho 6 th Dragoons from Dublin ; one of which arrived there on Thursday . A company of the 9 th Foot , from Nowry , will arrive in . Ballynahinch on Tuesday next , another ' company at Portadown , a third at Banbridge , and a fourth at Rathfriland , all on the same day . . r

      The London Companies and their Tenantry . — For some years the good management of the estates of the London companies , and the comparatively prosperous condition of their tenantry , have been often referred to as a contrast with the mismanagement of southern and western proprietors ; and the praise bestowed upon , these companies has been well merited . Their tenantry , however , have not escaped the terrible pressure produced by the potato blight , the partial failure of the other crops , and the augmentation of local taxation . ¦

      The . Harvest . —The Weather . — The accounts from the south state that rain , so anxiously desired by the farmers , has fallen copiously . In the counties of Cork and Limerick the rains wore preceded by frequent peals of thunder , and briiliant flashes of lightning . During this summer the absence of thunder has been remarked , in connexion with the general Bpread of cholera , probably on account of the speculations that have been published , connecting the increase of that epidemic with the deficiency of electricity in the . atmosphere . The last reports of the crops are even more favourable , than before , and new potatoes are getting rapidly into consumption amongst those who arc able to pay the comparatively high price still charged for them . Uew potatoes , remarkably good , are now selling in Cork at the reduced price of one penny per pound . There arc no authenticated cases of blight ; but there are loose reports of disease , as usual .

      DEPARTURE OF THE STATE PRISONERS . Tuesday . —The state prisoners wore yesterday placed on board the Trident steamer , at the l'igeon-house , and conveyed to her Majesty's brig Swift , which sailed for Van Diemen ' s -Land .- The following account of their departure is given in Sounders ' s News Letter of . this morning : — " Yesterday morning the governor of Richmond Bridewell received a communication from Dublin Castle , directing him to have in readiness by eleven o ' clock , to leave the prison , Messrs . O'Brien , Meagher , M'Manus , and O'Donohoe . The luggage belonging to the state prisoners was forwarded to Kingstown to be placed on board the Swift . The van in which it-was conveyed to the Dublin and

      Kingstown Railway was guarded by mounted policemen with drawn swords , At eleven o ' clock a . m . another van was driven within the yard of the prison , accompanied by an inspector of police and the governor of Smithfield Penitentiary . The prisoners prepared to depart , took leave of their friends , and at half-past eleven o ' clock the van left the gaol , escorted by a squadron of dragoons commanded by three officers , and a strong boily of mounted police . The van was driven to tho Pigeon-house , where the Trident war-steamer , which had come from Kingtown , was in waiting with her steam up , ready , to proceed back to Kingstown , Two boats brought the prisoners on board the Trident , in one of wliich wore seated Mr . O'Erion and ill 1 . Monghor , in tho 1

      other All . M'Manus and'Mr . O'Donohoe . In a few minutes the Trident loft for Kingstown , and the prisoners were" given over to the charce ofthe commander of the Swift , for transportation to Yan Diemen ' s Land . The proceedings were conducted with such secresy and despatch that but few persons were present , and no public commotion took place . The Trident reached Kingstown shortly after twelve o ' clock , and at five minutes to three o ' clock p . m . she towod tho Swift with the state prisoners on board along the coast , and having passed Bray Head , was .. soon out of sight . Her crew consisted

      of thirty-four sailors and ten marines . The brother of Mr . William S . O'JJrien , his sister , and two other ladies , and the llev . Mr . Moaahor , relative of T . F . Meagher , were permitted on board to take leave of their relations .. A number of yachts and small boats surrounded the brig , which lay outside the harbour , a good deal of interest having been felt by those who were iu them ' to see the prisoners depart . In twenty minutes alter the vessel had sailed , ladies and gentlemen promenaded the jetty as quietly , and apparently as UtU « WHKsevvwd , as . if no occurrence of n particular character had taken ¦ place . "

      The following details as to the demeanour of the state prisoners appear in tha Freeman's Journal ; " Shortly before cloven o ' clock tho prison-van tv . is driven into the yard , escorted by a dozen mounted and twenty foot police , under the command of Inspector Stokes . By that time the prisoners were ready to depart , but the formal order for their removal had not arrived . In the meantime the prisoners walked about the yard conversing with their friends , and were apparently the most unconcerned of all who wore present . Their thoughts were still about the country , and the ' good old cause , ' not what their own destiny or sufferings might be . 'My last words on leaving the country ( saidthe brilliant and devoted young patriot , 'Thomas Francis

      Moaghcr ) shall be , Don ' t give up thegood old cause ' At about half-past eleven o ' clock , a squadron of the Carbineers , under the command of Captain distance and Lieutenants Shcrston and Philninore , arrived at the prison , and shortly afterwards a ' gentleman from the Castle , hearing the order for tho dopovtation of the foui- state prisoners . Tho van was then driven up to the door , and the governor called Out the names of William Smith O'JJricn , Thoirw . s Francis Moaglior , Terence Bellow M'Mauiis , and Patrick O'Donohoo from the order , and ' -requested them to take their places in the vehicle . Mr . O'Brien had previously expressed to Inspector Stokes a hope that no detectives would bo placed in flic van with himself and the fellow-prisoners , to

      which the inspector replied that there should not . Tho last moment previous to departure having arrived , the prisoners were once more surrounded by their friends—many of them ladies—of whom they took a tender and affectionate farewell . Mr . O'Brien ' s lady , his sister , and the Rev . Mr . O'Brien , his brother , weve with him from as early hour in tho morning . The llcv . Mr . Meagher , S ' . J ., uncle to Mr . T . I . Meagher , and several fen-ale relations , wercprcsent ; as wore the wife , sister , and other relatives of Mr . O'Donohoe , and several ladies and others , relations of Mi \ M'Manus . Wo shall not attempt to describe the most painful scene that presented itself at this moment . Tho friend * of-the * coavicts , ' as tho law calls them , betrayed the most

      intense grief ; but their own demeanour was marked by the manliness and fortitude that distinguished them all through , and even at a" time , when their enemies menaced them with the ' traitor ' s doom . ' Having taken an affectionate leave of . their friends , and cordially shakon hands with several gentlemen who wore present , and with the governor , the deputy-governor - , and other officers o ? the prison , they entered the van ,, accompanied by Inspector Iloveii-. den and Mr . Lamb , the governor of Smithfield mison , On taking his place in tho ¦ van , Mr . Moaglior said in a firm , tone , I feoi a pvoudev-man leaving the country even thus , than many who ' remain in it . ' ' And so do I , ' responded Mv . O'Donohoe . . The other gentlemen made no observation ; but no man " who saw them could doubt that , if it had been tiicir fate , ' they would say dnlce estpropatrm mori' with as much fortitude and resignation as they now bid

      farewell to their friends and native land . They were dressed as usual—certainly not with less care , and . Mr . Meagher had in his hand' Ossian ' s Poems , ' as he said , 'to remind him of the old country , of winch lie still did noi ' despair , ¦ : All being rea . 'd y , ai a quartor to twelvo o ' clock the order for - departure ' wasV given , and tho van "' " ' driven " 6 ft' 3 recc'ded by the mounted ' police' arid a portion of itic Carbineers . The remainder of tho latter ro'do beside ' and followed it , all carrying - loaded ^ carbines in their hands , except the . rear guard , who carried their swords drawn . . The whole , wore .-under " thc com-; iuand and direction . of ' Cplonol Maunsoi ; It is a curious fact , that , the same boat , in which John Mitchel was carried to . tho Shearwater , was that which conybywl Mr . O'Brien ami his companions in ¦ exilo ; to-. thp / , Ttidc ' ut .. ^ Mr . Moagher , he observed . ' I promised to follow in the footsteps of John Mitchel . , Tho boat belonged to the Dragon steam-frigate , ooinmanded ' by Captain-Hall , Owing to tho rapid pace / at which the

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      ran was driven , and the ignorance which prcvailec as to the point to which it was proceediiiff , butyerj few persons were at the Tige ' on-hon ' se when it arrived . Of those few were remarked Ayoiinjjlady who , ' though all'others were excluded hy tho closing of the gates , contrived to be present at the embarkation , despite of all obstacles . -We understand that she WilS the . sister of Mr . M'Manus , who thus , with true feminine devotedncss and affection , strove successfully to accompany her bi'othcrto the very moment of his departure ' from the shores of his native soil . " ' .

      " At twenty minutes aftov one o ' clock the Tridonfc bore up nearly alongside the Swift , and the boats of the steamer having been lowered the state prisoners were immediatel placed in them , and conveyed on board tho Swift . At this moment a large number of persons had assembled on the- point of the eastern pier , anxious to catch a last -sight of tho exiled patriots . A number of boats , containing friends of the prisoners , put out from tho harbour , and bore up to the Swift where they lay until she got under weigh , eager to catch even a glimpse of . the ' devoted ' . men on board . The only friends of the prisoners permitted , to be on board the Swift

      were the Rev . Henry O'Brien ( brother , to Mr . Smith O'Brien ) , his lady , Miss O'Brien , that gentleman's sister , and the Hov . Mr . Moaghcr . uncle to Mr . Thomas F , Meagher . The preparations for departure on board the Swift occupied a ' considerable time , during which the boats remained as close to her as possible , and the crowds also remained on the pier , all desirous of ' obtaining a parting view of the prisoners . None of them - appeared on deck , however , but Mr . M'Manus , who remained there while the vessel lay at her moorings , and was occasionally able to exchange some words with his friends in the * boats . At ton ' minutes before three

      o'clock the Rev . Mr . Mengher , the Rev . Mr . O'Ui'ion , and tho ladies who accompanied them , left the vessel , and in five minutes after ( cables having been attached to the Swift from tiic steamer ) the paddles of the stcamor began to revolve , and the first motion having been communicated to the Swift the exiles commenced their voyage to that distant land where they aro doomed to expiate tho offence of having loved their country ¦ • not wisely but too well . ' ' "We understand that the accommodation prepared for the prisoners' on board the Sjyiftis . very good ; that they have a common room , fourteen lect square , and * comfortable separate berths . " Kibakimsm ix Armagh . —Two northern papers

      which reached tnis morning bring accounts ot a . riband gathering' in the county of Armagh . The following is the version furnished by the Annagfc ' Guardian : —' , 'Afew . days ago Ilr . Thomas Armstrong , inspector of police at Newtownhamilton , received information that an assemblage of ribandnien was to ' take ' place in the neighbourhood of Kcady . Mr . Armstrong , acting . ori his information repaired to the towiiliind of Carrickabolic , in the parish of Dorrynooso , in this county , adjoining the county of Monaghau , and soon discovered the intelligence to be correct , as on every hill for miles around were to bo soon torches and bonfires . This ' officer and . lifs party approached one of the bonfires , and wore immediately opposed by a largo party of upwards of COO men , all well armed with pikes , guns , swords , and bayonets on poles ! The instant the police approached they were desired to leave the ground ,

      or their lives would be taken , and the most violent imprecations were applied to them . Notwithstanding , Mr . ' Armstrong refused to' retreat , and gave orders to his small party to prepare for' battle , directing all persons unarmed to ' votive at once , as he was determined to keep his ground so long as a single policeman remained . This gallant party remained in a most perilous situation from the evening until daylight appeared , expecting every moment to be attaclicd ; and during the . night several shots were fired , to the terror of the few Protestants in the neighbourhood , who , in all probability , would have been injured bad it not been for the spirited conduct of Mr . Armstrong and his party , who at tho risk of their lives remained in view , and watched tho movements ofthe rebels . There were at least 4 . 00 pikes amongst tho party , ofthe most approved form , and in excellent order . " TllK ENCUMliERED ESTATES COMMISSION . — The

      Cork Examiner states , " on reliable authority , " that it is not improbable that the provisions of the Irish Em-umbered Estates Act will be carried into effect by : —Sir Edward Sugdcn , Chief Commissioner ; Sir Edward llyan" and Mr . Coulson ,. Com- , missioners . — - " -Should . Mr . Coulson not obtain-a cominissioucrship , he is likely to be the secretary .-His services iu drawing up the bill were adverted to in flattering terms by Sir John ltomilly . Sir Edward Sugden will receive a salarv of £ 3 , 000 per

      annum , in addition to the pension of * 4 , 000 per annum which he enjoys as retired Chancellor . Sir Eilward Ryan held for years high judicial offices in in the East Indies . Ho has latterly filled the post of Commissioner of Railways , and in his capacity of l ' rivy Councillor is : t constant- attendant : it tho sittings of the Judicial ConiinittcCr ThujMW court will hold its sittings in the Custom-house . ' whfch will then be jointly tenanted by the Board of Works , the Poor Law Commission , and the Encumbered Estates Commission . "

      The ; Queen s Visit . —The Directors of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway are preparing a splendid state carriage for the use of her Majesty during her sojourn in the metropolis , The carriage , which will be completed iu a week or two , is double tho size of the largest first-class carriages , ami will be fitted up in a really magnificent style , with every regard to the comfort and accommodation of the voyiil -party . Death of James Oreex , Esq . —Among the latest victims to that dread disease , 'Asiatic cholera , we lament to have - to number Mr . James Green , formerly of Keady , 'i'hclai : icnc ; iblc e-rcnt occurred at his Into residence , L ; ir ; t » h-housc , Carriekinacross ,

      on irnliiy . Mr . Green ' s loss will he severely ielfc by those to whom his capital mid skill gave " remunerative employment , lie w ; i « a nu \ n of bland Manners and philanthropic disposition , beloved W the hundreds to whom he gavo" emyloymeut in ids extensive flax-spinning mills , ¦ which he conducted prosperously through the Into commercial crisis , lie was an Englishman by birth , Irish from choice , and possessed the prudence of the one with the ardour of the other . His remains were interred on Sunday , - in Ready churchyard . His funeral covlegs was the most numerous and respectable ever , perhaps , witnessed in the neighbourhood . —Neuinj ' Mcqrupli .

      Wednesday . —Commission roi : the Sale of Excnrberew . Estates . —Ic is now stated very confidently that Sir Edvviird Sugden has declined " to act -upon the commission for the sale of encumbered estates . The Jioscommon Messenger remarks ' that "laud valued very lately by the poor-law valuators as worth £ 1 ( 50 , lias been proved , to the satisfaction of an intelligent assistant barrister ,, to be now worth onlv £ 100 , " a ' dodiuo of sixty per cent . * ' Oba . voe Processions ' — Id appears from a statement in the Banner of Ulster , published in Belfast , that considerable excitement prevails in that town ,

      in consequence ot apprehended disturbances on the " Twelfth" ( to-morrow . ) Every precaution io preserve the peace has been taken by the authorities ! . The sumo paper says that : — " The leaders of tlio Orangemen have received a communication from the Irish Executive ,-informing them if any disturbance takes place , and the Uraisireaicn be in any way connected with it , that the oiiieers of the district will be linble to ho apprehended , and will be * held responsible for the acts of their party . A meeting of district masters takes place in Xewry to-day ( Monday , ) to tako the , communication from , the Castlo into consideration . " '

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      LonD JoiOJ Mi . NNEKS AND " OUU OLD jSoCILITY . " —Lord John is a " poet , a Puseyite , and a younn-Englandev "—j \ gontlmnan ignorant of mankind , an 3 ignorant of the world—unacquainted with public feeling or business—a gentleman who ha 3 in public print declared that ho does not care though towns and cities , arts and learning , were swept altogether oft' tho face of the earth , provided tho aneiunt nobilitjv to which he belongs , was preserved—a declaration borrowed from the wisdom of ;« i Irish gentle * man , who confessed that he did not care ttiouffh

      there weve no such thing as water ia the world , as he could always , haycr his . tea , in the-morning and his punch , at night , which was all he wanted . ' ,. ., , ' . " A-Hormon Oraxof , while haranguing a crowd ' at Montrose , alleged that the blq 3 sings of his weed , were so great that a true believer might swallowpoison with impunity . The aiob took him at his word ^ or , _ rather , . resolved * o test it ; , and some iprussic acid having been produced , he w , as strongly pressed to swallow a little . A policpman ' rescued the disconcerted boaster from his persecutors .

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      ' ' : I FaBL ' s Eveks Mam ' s Fmes » ( Com Vluister , ) m ' av 1 ^ relied on , us a speedy and certain cure for those painfut ana stubborn annoyances , Corns and Bunions , causing the lame and afflicted to walk . with- comfort . A luvgo and increa » uig demand living proved its - efficacy , lias induced several persons to put up a spurious preparation , therefore be-sure to ask for " Paul's Every Man ' s- 'Frier \ cf . ' --Mid do n&tbe persuudeg to purchase anything else . A" single tvhl will convince you of its immeasurable . superiority over all other plaisters , liquids ,-&c , ' . The Tooto-Ache . —This pain seems designed " to call « , n attention . to the decay-going on in the teeth , and warns us to see to their preservation , When teeth arc nai'tiallv dec « ycd to > touch thenV'vrith food often causes intense iiain Unmasticated substances are , therefore , ' passca into the stomach , anil indigestion ; and its nttenfiunt . ivhis- econ eijsnc . l ? j- iiiiiug liwaycd tSe « i , wiili UhaWs Esamji . which-lvardims tnovtly aftov if has been placed in tre cavity , the decay may be cheeked , ' the teeth rendered pair , less , and mastication be dulperformed with comfort

      y . Jlow seldom do xye tcel , perceive , or : think of the small beginnings ot disease ayMcIi suvrouttu and opevato miou us in our enjoyments ami intercoursii witU the wovl <' . ihc young disease , which must subdue at length , wrows . with our growtli , and strengthens with our strength . d i . n lmpvoper . vegimeii acting upon a iiarticular U . iml of cou-Sutution , late hours , . hotlrot ' rotiringto rest and rising in UWTnovnm ' ij , . lay tne-iou ' naution of intestinal as well ? . s s , au diseases . To all such we recommend , ' first , , a chanf o ot system ; and , secondly , as a powerful assistant for tie vecovevy of health , . . that efficacious Family Medicine , i UASiPTWi ' s Viu , of Health , which has procured tU" 3 ^ F " hu'Obatiou of persons in every station in society ,

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      ian ii ^^ BT ' i"f ri ml ir ^ ifiiiiD . Dudlix , FniDAT . —TnE State Phisoxers . —The Cork Reporter says : — " " We have just seen : i lottoi to a friend from one of the stato prisoners , rocoiveJ in town , this morning , in which he states that the j had learned the Swift was to arrive in Kiugstowli ion Saturday or Sunday next , and . they expected tc be sent on board a few hours aftcv lwv . avviy ' al . " , TnE MouxTSTEWAnr ELruixsToxE Convici Ship , —The Evening Post says : — " AVe have seen a lcttei from an officer on board this vesscl .-dntc'd Thursdai

      last , subsequent to her departure ' from Cove , in which ho says , ' We are . all quite , healthy on hoard . '" Messrs . John Martin and 'Kevin Izod O'Doherty have been sent out to Australia by this ship . ' TnE Assizes . —So far the Judges of Assize have given very gratifying accounts of the stato of the country , as exhibited by the calendars . At the Clare Assizes , on Wednesday , Mi \ Justice Ball congratulated the grand jury on the , small amount of crime , notwithstanding the deplorable condition ofthe peasantry . ' ..-,

      New Workhouses jn Ireland . —Some now unions arc about being constructed , as recommended in the report of . the boundary commissioners . ' - ' . The Clare Journal states , that the . Poor Law , . Commissioners are in . treatywith Mr . Scott for the ^ purchase of . Welve acres of land at Kiklysart , \ vhercon to erect a . nevr workliousp , arid tliat a « temiwry building is to be vented , to be used / as a Sypi'khouse until the contemplated ; ufiion workhouse is finished . : ' .. : ' . ''¦' - ' :. ' . ¦;!¦/ V ! ' .. ' = ¦ ''' ; '' ' SATunDiY . ^ Tni ? . QLT . E : ; ' s- ' \ isiT . ~ 0 ii cuhii' 9 litivo

      boon issued to the iiobiiity andgeiitry " of the ' : cifc > 'i and county of Dublin , ' voquostiiig their .. attendance ' ii t the Mansiori-lijju ' , to ' niakc' arranaenient ' s "for a Suitable reccptiiiu . of hcVilaicsty , " on fe iivrivsil in the Ivisn " . nietropolis . ' The 'Hiwli Sli ' orifl' of the county of Dublin , Mr . Johu . ! Emiis , is about to / convene his bailiwick to vote a loyal aiidcohgratulatory address to her Mujesty , and take steps to enable tlic inhabitants of the nietropoiitHiicouutj' to isliavo in the welcomo to their beloved Sovereign . ... ¦!¦"' , ; . 'Obasob Processioss . —It is known thafctpvoparatwns foi' pvocessiona ou tlie 12 th . of July have been

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      » CTaf ^ mj .. ! J 4 I . ^ Jji » L » i ^ . iwJ .-J i-j » -- «—» J--m M-amUA ; . r _ --. _ -p ^ r ^ sli ^; - . Health or Losdox bukkq the TVjiEk . —Tlie nuailjir ; . f u-AiUis registered in tlic- week was 1 , 070 ; th ' e . wt't'i : ly aiera « t | for the summer quarter ( which comsii-aces with ' tlic present month ) of five previous years , i * 3 , 903 ; tills return , tliorefora , shows an 6 sce ss of CJ . The whole mortality is also rather high asicoiniiareilI with the numbers returned from week toweeJi during the last two months . There is an obvious increase in deaths caused by zymotic or epidemvv tliseases , -vritli a decrease , though not to an cqn : ti extent , in those produced by affections of the respiratory organs . In the former class , during the last three weeks , the deaths have been progressively 277 , 310 , an : ! 393 ; in t « e latter , the numbers in tb «> sune wseks were respec-tivclv 119 , 105 , and

      S 7 . Hooping comrh numbers 47 , « r double the tisual amount of . fatal caaus . I >; nrrl : ro : i increases a little ; Liu the deaths from it , which lasi week -were 4 . 6 , Jmve not reached the avcra ^ o of the seiuioii , ¦ whi ch is 76 ; for in previous years , chieny in a anore adranced part ofthe quarter , this complaint lias carried off many children of tender are . In the corresponding week of 1316 the deathsiTrom diarrhasi were 70 . Two cases are reported of children who died , one of diarrhoea , another of hydrocephalus , at So . 3 , Iiinncy-court , 3 Inseuni-strcet , "wliere the luck of the house has no windows , an J the smell froirt drains and ' other nuisances iu front is

      extremely offensive . The average at this season from -eLoleivi is only S ; its recent progress is slioivu by the J .-nths iu tho last sis weeks , which were sutieessireiy 9 , 22 , 43 , 49 , 124 and in Lust week 153—viz ., 9 iofniule 3 and 5 S of females . Ofthe 152 victims of tills disease , 19 wore under 5 years of age ; 30 at 5 at ; J uii . Jer 15 years of age ; 83 between 15 and GO ; and IS : ; t GO and upwards . Tlie ages of two are not returned . It is worthy of observation , that lsot more than li deaths fi-om cholera last week occurred i : i the west and northern districts , though the population which they comprise is about a third of the whole . On the south side of the Thames

      there were 93 , and vu this region the districts of Eotherliirhe , Lambeth , and Ucrmondsey are fatally distinguished . Other epidemics difier , at present , not inucli from the average . A young man died of " want" in Camden Town , and an iniani of " exposure to tlie night air , and purpura hicinorrhagiea " in . the Borough-road sub-distiiet . Anian of 43 died of " p : HrJysislrom workino in a lead factory , after an illness of 13 weeks . " Sir . Buttei-field , the lle-^ strar of Islington East , Las recorded what he de-Scribes as " a curious fact , " but without stating his authoriry , thatwomen employed iu this iuauufiicture last much longer than men . The mean lieight of tne oarenett-r in tho week was 29 . 79 D . On Saturday , -ffheji the tempeRtmrc was highest , the thermometer reached 82 deg . 1 mm . in the shade , and 103 deg . 5 min . in the sun . The lnean temperature , "wMch fur ; he week was 62 deg . 7 rein ., was higher than tl& average on five days , and on Saturday ex-Ceedc-J iho average Ly 9 deg . 2 min .

      ArrKiiprBii McRDEB . ^ On Friday week , about sis o ' clock , a diabolical attempt was made to destroy the life or Jives of two ladies , the daughters of Dr . Stokes , t * f Portland-place , Islington . They were sitting ia the drawing-room , whan they were fired at . by zoum ruffian residing iu Xorthaiaptbn-street , whiea is « s the back of Mr . Stokcs ' s grounds . Police officers Collino and "VVithers , of the " S division , ¦ who were « n the spot watching some thieves , were instantly called into the doctor's house , and after the alarm had somewhat subsided , they found a bullet eiiiledded in the wall , it haying passed over the ladies" heads and then through a carved cornice . Every eSbrtwas immediately made to detect the dasiardlr . scoundrel , but up to Saturday afternoon

      no clue lu ,-i been obtained of hini . l ) £ STr ; ucTivE Fiee in * Lambeiii . —On Sunday between ttai ajiti eleven o ' clock , a are of a very aSanain » chansctvr broke out in a long range of premises ^ elong ui i' to Me ssrs . Bilker awl Sonsjthe builders , Of Pa&ce Stw-road , Lambetl * ., in tUat portion ofthe ¦ Works tPHinul the "fitting shop . " Sevti"il en £ ? ines of the lA *» -Uin Catahlislimcnt were nrouiptly iu attendance , but the firemen were unable to get the flames esiinguished until the Siting and blacksmith ' s shops were almost consumed and the store ropmlKinu . The total loss is very considerable , and unfor-asately Messrs . -Baker were uninsured . From the examination made there is no doubt but that the £ re was caused by the spo-uaneous ignition of syHie old rope stowed away i : i the basement floor of the building .

      Pure j >; a Hallway Tkhx . —A serums accident happened in the parliamentary tmi .-i , which left the Waterloo-l-rldsc station on Si ' itcrtiai- morning , at twenty ln- ^ utes past eight . It mutvir . -i " that one ef the csjtlu ^ iro signals which the . guard had with him in the passengers' luggage van caught fii'e , ex plpded , ; U 3 < 1 caused the other signals to explode . The lujrg . i <* e was set fire to , and a considerable porticn _ - > f it was completely destroyed . Portunately ^ the train was near th

      morning , about fire o ' clock , a fire , xtteaded with nearly fatal results to the inmates , broke out upon thepreuii-sfs belonging to Mr . C . C « i-hi-inc , a corn nndsced mei-chant , in the Xew Cut , L-iaibeth . The inmates , on being- aroused , fouihi the ll ; iines asceudin-r the staircase so fiercely as to prevent their descoiiding , and they weic : ' . t length obliged to jump £ pw ! a leaden roof over one of the stores filled with La v .-ma straw . Two police oinews having got a shost ti-itler , they held it out at ni-sn ' s length in theforui «•! " a bridge , over whicli tho parties passed into the housu adjoining . Tho fire was not extinguished liiitil the whole of Sir . Cochranc's furniture and stock-iu-trade were desti'oyei ! , : md the premises nearly sunvd .

      . 'Dsstbccx'Ivj : Tire at Hzthtcxl-Ozsks . —Oil Wednesday evviiing , sibout five o ' cli'ck , a lire broke out upon the premises , in Anne-sfieer , Ik-tiiji . -d Greeii-Toad , in ihu joint occupation of Mr . i > i ! rertoii , a fancy cahiHCi-uinkcr , and Jir . Taylor , :: iiimwirig inanufaciuirr . Several ennmes ] iroi »| : tl > atteiuled , but tho fir * - was not got under until ]» io ]> wty roughly estimnrcu .-it £ S 0 U liad lieen des » ri » y « -iJ . -TIswnoLKSi'ME Meat is Xkwgate ili-. iKET . —At the- Iionuon , Sessions , on Saturday last , Thomas Hol ) U 3 , of Newmarket , was sraiiciuvd to pay a fine of five pounds for sending for saie in . Newgate Market a beast that had uie < l , and W . T ? unJit for human food , 'wing putrid inside . The defendant's statement was , that the beast was " lilo '« vi :, " . by overfeeding on turnips , and was killed , and sent up to London . SERIOIW ACCII > 32 CTOXEOAHD A BaX'SCATE STrAMEE . —On liidnv inorniu < c week , as the Little Western

      Steam-packvt , now running between It-imsgate and London , vrns rounding the Uess Euoy , the forujjwst , with the f ^ u ' s set , snapped clean asmidcr , the yard filling ou deck , killing a wouiau of t ! ie luime of LavctelmeiJ , l » elonging . to ' Bethel Asylam , Gamberwell , ifcieiuiaiijr the head of a young < & , of the name ot C : di , living-in Augusti-ttii- ;! c » . J { : uasg ; ito , besides weuuaing several other ' passciigcrs . TJie TVcstem inaiediately bcre up for . M ; us . ite , wlwrc medical assii . i . ince was immediatL'ly }< i oiured . The body of ilie uafortmiutc woman , ; L-iveicimell , was taken asVore , and the young g irl , uiA ' . 'r the c ;\ i'e . of Drs . Uniicrr and Thornton , wiss co : » wy « l ' wick t <> her iric-K-J . < at Eainsgale . Tue otiit-r { . asscngors who hail received injury prtfen-ed leiuaining ^ on board tc proceeding licme , having medical assistance on !» - » : ird . It appears That a sudden breeze catcluBeThc foresail on rounding the laud was the entire cause of the accident . 1

      Allugld lsFA : ; iicn ) 2 . —On Tvesoay ill . Wenbury Tvakii'y h ' Ad au inquest at the Elephant and Castle , iiiiig ' s-road , St . Paucras , on view of the body of a new-born female child , whose death is alleged to h ; ive taken place in consequence of violence on the part of Elizabeth "Wardk-, her mother , a ed W , a single woman . It appeared from the evidence tlint theraothc-r of the dsc- « . - ; ii . ' .-i 3 -. vas iu the service of Afrs . Griffin , of 2 i , Church way , Diummond-street . last Wednesday sue was accused by her mistress of being in the family way . She denied that ' she w : w , and said ^ thut people only wanted a > mething to talk about . The same evening , between seven and eight o ' clock , slie \ rcat iuto the TOrd , ha-srias previously heen suffering from severe mis

      Toains . She was follovred mto . tuc yaiu ^ y ner - tress who observed the pavement in a state that induced her io remark . that she had given birth to an infant . The wateMiloset was " searched , when the deceased infant was observed lying on the soil . The mother was given into the custody of policeconstable Donoyan , S 297 , and the infaut was promptly taken out of the soil . It was then alive , voxL having been washed , was . removed to the workhouse , where the mother was also taken . Every care was bestowed on the child 1 > y ilie nurses ofthe workhouse , aad Jlr . Kobinson , the parish surgeon , but it gradually sank and died cm Friday , ilr . Robinson said that deceased was full ^ rown . There

      -were several bruises about the bouy , and upon a post roonem , examination lie found an indentation 2 nd fracture of the parietal bone . There were also . effusion into the cavities of the chest and congestion « f tiie lungs . Death arose from co »« estion of the lungs and the injury to thol > raih by the fracture of the pai-ieuil bone , which he had no doubt was . the -eSbct of a fr . H cither on the pavement of the yard . or thetrausH . of the a-ody down the closet . Evitdeoce was riven that the accused had made prcpa-. ratiou of sVitao baby linen , wliloli was at her mo-. ther ' s . . ' .. Verdict : " That the deceased died from - the effect of conifcstion of the braiu and lungs , but there was not sufficient evidence to show how the injuries were caused . "

      Scirps . TRfiM B-tt ^ e ' ot piircTUSi :. —Au inquest -irasiibid \ . viwc 3 Ir . Walton , atthe-JfortliuiuberL-ind Ilead , Fort-sli-ect , on \ iew of the lio : ! y of "\ ViUiaui "Warmisham , aged 49 yeavs ,-Y ? ho « iawrr . vc-d liiniself by swallowing a quantity of- lauJ : u : um " under the following , verj- sabeking ciroitnst .-u ^ es . It appem ed fidm' the evidence that the deceased was a ' tailor , andforiiicrly carried on very extensive business at the West-ead ,- . but ¦ he became -oj ; ib : ! ri-assed in his aSaira , and was reduced to very great distress . In consequence of the loss of Ms jjusiucss aad fortune ,

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      tlie deceased and " his wife repoatPilly said the 3 .- ^ honki be voihpc-licd to cuter a workhouse , the eii - cuiustance of which- so operated upon the inind ol - ? . rrs . Warmisham that , about three years since , she destroyed herscli by hanging .- Sinee thence the deceased had been in a desponding state , and a . few ¦ months since he attempted his life by swallowing a quantity of laudanum . He was closely watched since , and on Thursday week he was discovered lying upon the floor in hJ 3 room in a state of insensibility . Mi . Hodgson , a surgeon , was called in , and prononnced him to be suffering under the influence of laudanum , lie applied the usual remedies , but the deceased died shortly afterwards . The clothes of the deceased were searched , and niije bottles , which 'liad all . contained laudanum , were found in his different pockets : Verdict , '"Temporary Insanity . "'

      Aeolitiox of " King - Ebwaku ' s Status . ' . '—Saturday last a special session was hold hi the Courthouse , Osborue-street , Whitcchapel , pursuant to a notice issued by Sir . Thomas Reynolds , the high -unstable of tha Tower Hamlets , " for the purpose of considering the propriety of discontinuing and stopping up a certain court , alley , or place called King Edward ' s Stairs , on the south side of Wapping High-street , leading out of a certain highway called "Wapping Hijjh-sirect into a certain highway culled the River . Tlmnics , and . being wholly situate within the said parish of St . John ' s , Wapping . " After some consultation , the magistrates being satisfied that the stairs were a nuisance , ordered them to be StO 1 » I > Bii . . :

      AliRITJl . OP LEDIi'J llOLLIS ASD SEVERAL OF 1119 Compatriots . — Loiiru Rollin ,. Martin Bernard , Etienne Arago , Sergeant Boichot , Colonel Hcsp and family , Colonel Slack and family , were among tho passengers that landed on Wednesday afternoon at the St . EatherineVWhiirf . from . the General Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Sir Edward Banks , wliich left Osfeiid the same morning .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 14, 1849, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1530/page/6/