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      dow to Bay that the harbour is composed of two im - mense arms of atone ronning oat into the sea for the distance ofa mile , and gradually narrowing from the laud to the entrance , while the rising grounds behind are covered withstreets of well-built and handsome houses . The eastern arm was literally blackened with the mass of persons upon it ; the harhour itself was so full of yachts and small craft thatit seemed difficult to imagine where the squad-Ton -would find room ; and the jetty—a space of ground as large as that in the rear of the Horse I Guards—was crowded to suffocation ; while the tops i of the houses commanding a view of the scene were

      % just as densely covered , meir entnusmsm was exf cessive . When the Queen appeared on deck there t -was a burst of cheering , renewed again and again , \ which , as an Irishman would say . " must rave done her heartgood : " and when the Victoria and Albert , amid salutes from yachts and steamers , swun « round at anchor , head to wind , shortly before eight o'clock , there must have been 40 , 000 persons present . The little Kingstown railway station was the scene of most desperate assaults , and happy was the man who could get his ticket either to or from Dublin with an undamaged hat or untorn coat . 2 tfanv of the houses on shore were illuminated .

      The entry ot the Queen into Dublin on Monday , was a grand and heart-stirring spectacle . The royal Tacht , at half-past eight o ' clock , hauled up alongside the jetty from her moorings directly opposite the Dublin and Kingstown terminus , so that a person could step from her deck to the land . From the terminus down to the water's edge was erected a covered way in the form of a lengthened tent , without awnings to the sides , covered at the top with some blue and striped material , and carpeted with crimson cloth , while flowerpots , bearing choice shrubs and exotics , were ranged along from , the steamer to the station . At the terminus , and extendinsr for some distance along the pavilion , ~ werc

      neatly constructed seats , to which the public were ; admitted by tickets , and along the parapet from " which tho carriages start were similar constrnctions . The Loily " of people assembled lere vs-sb enormous , bat thev were permitted to come close up to the sides of thcVavUion , the ground being kept solelv by a few police aud a number of mechanics and tradesmen of the vicinity or engaged on the contractors" -works , attired in blue scarfs—silk or calico it matters aot—each bearing a- wand with gilt top . Close to the royal yacht , at cither side of the pavilion—we call it so for want of a better name—was placed a guard of honour composed of two comcanies-of infantry .

      About " nine «" clock his Excellency , the Lordlicutennnt , accompanied by the Countess of Clartndon , togeifeer with Prince George of Cambridge , tie Primate-of Ireland , the Archbishop of Dublin , the I-ord Chancellor , the Duke of Leinster , the Marquis-of < Jrmonde , the Lords Chief Justices of she Queen ' s Bench and Common Pleas , Sir Edward Blabeney , Commander -of the Forces ; the Master « f the JlcHs , Sir TV . Somerrilte , M . P ., ilr . Remington , Mr . Corry Conellan ( Private Secretary ); \} aptaui 3 ? onsonby ( Aide-de-C-anp ) , and a very

      bwlliant sbiS , proceeded on board the yacht , and shortly afterwards the Marquis of Clanricarde , the Marquis « f Lansdowne , the Marquis of Abeccorn , 3 arl of-Chailemont , the Earl -of llowth , the Mar-• lois of Ilcadfort , 4 i ., fello-wsl at intervals , while the Eariof Mayo , Lord St . Lawrence , Lord Brabazon , Lord -joeelyn , Tisoount Massareene and Ferrard , Sir Philip Crampton , Surgeons-General , and many other gentlemen , were in attendance to pay their respects to her Majesty . On the quarterdeck of-the Victoria , and Albert were also risible

      Sari Fortescue , Sir < J . Grey , Secretary « f State ; liord Adolphus Fitzclarcnce , Sir James Clark , Colonels Fhipps and Gordon , Equerries in Waiting ; Lidy Jocelyn : iEd "Miss 33 awson , Ladies in Waiting " ; » nd at the landing-place were the officers of the Boxed of Woris , and the directors of the railway

      Cinipany . A deputation -of the -county of Dublin , -composed of numerous noblemen -a » d gentlemen was introduced to the ^ Jsioen by -Sir G- Grey , and presented an address , to which her 2 Iafesty gav-e a wi-itten reply . Atten o'clock the nobkmen and gentlemen already named took wp their places at cither side of the landing-place , and her Majesty , Prince Albert , aid tJMMttjpsl children apjjeared upon deck . They wsre instalitly greeted with deafening cheers . The Lord-Lieutenantdhen advanced towards tlic

      < Juccn , and bowing low ., stepped before her on the gimpvay . Her Majesty sfollowed , leaning on Fiioee ¦ ilbcrt ' s arss , : uid ' succeeded by the royal children , Tith a train composed of the Jiobk-s and gentry ia attendance . On the instant her foot pressed the shore the Harbour-Master , Lieut , llutchiason , JLX , loistcd the-royal standard < m the staftj while it eimulfcineou » ly " disappisiredffomthe maintop of ± lse roy . -d-yaclit- The ^ u . ird of honour presen ted arms ; all the colours and nags were hauled dowa as if iy magic ; the yards of every square-rigged vessel in the \ irbour * were manned ? ihc crews cheereddgbt lustily ^ while the heavy US-poundcrs of the ia lloguie-thuizlering through ilie deafening roar of . the j"hter atmaaifnts of the other war-steamers seemed ,

      xo ' shaketSieearth and sea , drowning at onceilie Ic langour-c-t ' ilie bands ; but-Jsad and clear abevcaM those sounds rose the wild . clamorous shouts of her Hajcsty ' d Jissii sulijects . It -vras a sight never tobs forgotten—a sound to be recollected for ^ jvci-Ladies threw aside the old j « rniufa of waving a white pocket-handkerchief , -and cheered for their lives , while < the men , pressing in so closely as Ao throng to Also very edges of the pavilion , wa . ved whatever eaaie first to hand , -bat , stick , wand , -or coat ( for the day was very hct ^ and rent the air with shouts ofsoy , which never decreased in energy till theiv Sovereign was far oat of sight . Prince Albert shared £ & . and acknowledged the plaudits -of I the people , while the royal children were objects of ¦

      I universal attention and admiratiEc " Oh Queea , § -dear '" screamed a stout old lady beside us , I - " make one of iheia Prince Patrick , aud all Ireland I arilldicforyouJ'" Indeed , her Majesty seemed to I £ eel the wariutli cf her reception . She paused at lie end of the platform lor a moment , and again i making her a-k » ovs ! edgmcrits , waslieJlcd with one I aniversal and trciaeadous cheer , as « hs entered the I terminus , ilere bo :- ifojasty was ioeeived by the I directors of the company " , and having 'been gveeted I sritli sitnUar tokcue of loyal attaclaucnt by the I « Hegantly-dreised wrcujss of women wio filled the I station , took her phiaejii a haudsomc carriage built I for the oeeasioii , aui proceeded towswls Dublin I amid repeated and reached cheering , the hissing of

      I the £ t-2 a : n from the eeglue , as it left the station , I beieg-the only sibUlant snd discorJant sound which was liccrd tbrouijhout the day . All the liouees along I the line were filled wiit enthusiastic meltitudcs , 1 who viej vlih each othes- ^ a expressing thek-joy at i the preceuec of their Sojssseigu . At Sandj'iuount , § ( an old jui obsolete statiac on the line ) , the train I stopped . Her Majesty stejvpad out on a p latform £ § eorer-ed iiiih scarlet cloth , cud took I : er place s& one g of the royal carriages , haviig graciously ackuowg ledged tbe , cbecrs of the ladieeaiud gentlemen ascsaig bled . Eveiv' available point hereabouts was seised 1 on as the tjxc of a vcll-fiUed platform . Ev » sy g ledge-row sr : v 3 festooned AviUi &ijjs ; the poorcet g cottage had lis wreath of fioweresr evergreens . The 1 cngiucs on tl » e Jine , and many of ike carriages , wer-e I profusclv deeoj «; ted with laurelsss » bright flowers ; I juottocs ' and devices hung about iu isdistinguisliable I abundance , and ¦* " Koval Tietoria jcatfonns , " aud |

      I - " Queeu ' s rovai iooths , of all sues and prices , I ssere perched in jkjtjIous haste on die surrounding I wails . But how is s& possible to give . an adequate idee of her Majesi ?^ subsequent progress ? let I the reader imagine is ' uic aud spacious Elascts com-I mecelng aniisl green £ ^ ds and terminnijjig in the I Terdasrsvrard around * £ e Tice-rcgal Lodge , as long S as froffi the 3 f : insion-lt ; . ase to ' ( Jxford'Sircet , or E ^ furtiicT i filled fro : » the lowest story to the rsaf , and ^ above it svith tloscly-packed groups of vrell-uVessed fe men , woscn , and children , la the greatest escltc-M' ment and Midit;—letthuniimagincnags , banners , if : and sti'eauisr ^ floating from every house—the spalls K ofa thousand gardens festoonisg mottoes ( and best K among them sJl the old Irish " Caid mille ihiltha " g —" a hundred ihousand welcomes" ) and words of S greeting suspes&d iu niid air—a glittering line of m Jliflemen , UvyJs , Highlanders , Light Infantry , m Jleavy Dragoons , and Uussars , lining those long S nalJcs of strci't—a conirlomerate mass of human

      i | creztmes—wedged hi by their own eagerness so as S i ? sway to and fro likua solid heap;—between these 9 e lines ef glistening bayonets , shining helmets , and ilL gleamicgswords , a briliiant procession advancing , J | Leadedb f the Queen , all smiles and gracious affa-¦« - | bihty—than a throng of her nobles , and of the magm \ nates ofliej-kingdom—then the combining thunder 'Mi of myriads of voices in the shout of" God save the B § Queen / ' rolling away but to bo repeated with inm | creasing intensity—let them imagine all this , and g they wfll have some notion of . the reception of her glMajesty this day . - MS On leaving the platform her Majesty was handed llllioanopen carriage by Prince Albert , who took a jjlfseat beside her , tlie Prince of "Wales and the Princess iliiBoyal beiair swtted in front . The next carriage was ^ occupied by lady Jocelyn , Miss Dawson , and the ilotner royal children : then followed a carriage with

      §|| £ ady Forteseue and Sir George Grey—and smother , ||| ki which were the Lord-Lieutenant and the Mar-Sphioness of Lausdowne . A fifth carriage contained ^ pome persons belonging to the royal suite . W& Tlie chairman , deputy-chairman , treasurer , and Mai ] the nieuibera of the Board of Directors of the ggSingstown Railway came up in the train with the v ISipyal party ., i ^ g * All the preparations being complete , the royal M&orth je . set out . It was preceded by her Majesty ' s ^ leeri-ants in lirery and a troop of Jlussars , and fol-8 fjowed by the other portion of the guard of honour , ®^ R-i th a long line of carriages belonging to the High JlllSberifr' the members of the deputation , and other fltbountrv gentlemen , and at either side of the road i |§ V 3 S drawn up a considerable , number of horsemen , ® The procession iu this order passed through the lOtRoek-road , Pembroke-road , and Upper Uagot-street § fto Bnoofsircct-briJge , where tho city procession litook the lend , nftcr tlie royal ? scort AnU flunages .

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      The royal cortege arrived at the Canal-bridge at twenty minutes to eleven o ' clock , on the city side of which a grand arch and gate were ercoted . This was really a splendid piece of architecture , consisting ofa "reat central arch and wings , 127 feet wide and 92 feet high . The great gate in the centre was twenty feet wide and thirty-five feet high . It was constructed of wrought iron , and bore on the one compartment the letters " Y . H ., " and on the corresponding one" A . C , " the whole exquisitely decorated with roses and floral wreaths , and surmounted by an immense shamrock branch . Over this stood an architrave , ornamented with artificial flowers and laurels , supporting the royal arms , with the arms of the city on either side . Tho whole was

      capped by an Imperial crown of beautiful workmanship , ten feet in diameter , with the usual national emblems , the shamrock , rose , and thistle . On arriving at the gates , which were thrown open by the city marshal , her Majesty desired Earl Yov tescue and Sir George Grey to summon the Lord Mayor of Dublin to her presence . His lordship having done so , he , in company with the Sheriff and Recorder , made the usual obeisances , aud the prineipal officers knelt at the royal carriage , presenting the mace and swovd , while the city keys were placed on a splendid salver by . tho Mayor , and handed to ollows

      the Queen , whom his lordship addressed as f : —" May it please your Majesty : As chief magistrate of this your ancient and loyal city of Dublin , I have , on the part of ir . y fellow-citizens , most humbly and respectfully to congratulate your Majesty on your safe and happy arrival . I beg humbly to deliver the keys to your Majesty , and pray your Mnjesty ' s kind permission to conduct you through the eity . " The Queen having returned the keys , said : "• I am delighted to be in Dublin . I am gratified at the reception I have met with in this , the second city of rov empire

      ;"—Hereupon the corporators , rushing round the royal carriage , cheered so vociferously that her Majesty proceeded no further , and the procession reformed , and -went through the city . - ¦ Fitzwiiliam-street was gained , and , on entering Merrion-squure , the effect of the numerous balconies and countless ornaments and floral emblems of the houses in the fine open space was very picturesque . In ose house a number of fine children , with blue sashes round their waists , and bearing a host of little banners , joined with their tiny voices in the deep shout of t"e people . The Prince of Wales , whose natural gracefulness secured him the applause of every woman , acknowledged these marks of respect with much earnestness and vivacity . At the entrance to Nassau-street a splendid Gothic arch extended across the street , from the top of which the royal standard of England floated . Upon the

      crown of the ajreh . was the word * ' Welcome , " in large letters , formed of laurel and oak leaves , , and over it a gorsoaus narp and crown , with the letters " T . A . " at either side . It was one of the best designed and most elegant structures of the kind ever witnessed . On arriving at the noble area which is surrounded by ihe Sank of Ireland , the front of Trinity College , and Dame-street ' , the cheering became overpowering . This , we may state , is the locality so well known to many of oar readers as Collegepreen . The facade of old Trinity was blocked up to the second story by a huge platform , covered with tlieusands of those who had interest enough with the bod y corporate of that seat of learning to procure admission . The Bank bore on its roof an equally large assemblage . Every house top had numerous occupants . With similar honours the processksn sieved slow ] v on till it entered

      Sackvillestrcct—that extremely wide arid no doubt very noble thoroughfare , with _ whose breadth and length the citizens are wont to silence any comparisons between Dublin and other capitals—where the -ctiseniWc of stately Irouscs , the front of tho Post-offiee , the towering height of Xelsori's Pillar ( with its huge ensign streaming from . its top ) , and the dome of the Rotunda terminating the vistn , presented a magnificent spectacle . Here , again , the enthusiasm was great . In -iike manner the = procession passed on to the arch in -Eccles-strect , "where a dove was lowered from a window into the royal carriage , which her Majesty placed beside hor amid loud cheers from the vast multitude assembled at that point ; after which the terfeje moved on , and , passing along the Circular-recd , reached the Viceregal Lodge at a quarter past twelve o'clock .

      The illuminations were 'universal . The ? o was scarcely a aouse from theosntre to the furthest suburbs of ihe city , as well as in the adjaoeat villages , which did not exhibit * blaze of light . The public buildings contributed to the effect by rare and elegant devices . Towards midnight the rain came dow . n , ; sut it did not diminish the enthusiasm of the vast and orderly mtilfitadc who filled-every street . At fire o ^ clock her Majesty ^ proceeded in as open carriage , accompanied ' by : ias Eoyal Higsmess Princ ( TAlbert and suite on hcrceback , to Glasnsvin . Her Majesty-was received attths Botanical Gardens by the Dukeof Leinster and other members of the society , and after inspecting : thc grounds . drove round the park . Her Majesty was " frequently recognised during the drive , anil was most wasinly cheered .

      In the "Viceregal Lodge , the -royal boudoir ., ihe drawing-room , " the music salmi , and the ditaagroom , have been entirely re-dacoratcd and ro-fernished for thei'oseption of her Majesty . The dining room was used for the first thite , the apartment having been baite expressly for .-the accommodation ' of the Queen during her contea ^ pl-ated visit before ' the death of Lore IJesborough . A brilliant dinner party concledod the day , which annst have been . of the most gra * ifiy . iag character Us the royal visitor * . On Tuesday the anorning was topj- wet , but thai ¦ did not prevent her itijnsty from visiting several = publicin 3 tifcutio £$ , < to tlie authorities of which pre' . vious intimation cfi the visit had bsen forwarded .

      Ifce first visit was : paid to the Bank of Ireland , forjnerly the Parliament House of IrelfcEd . Leaving this the royal party firoye to Marlboroiigh-street , in which is situated tliCiprincipal and ees& ? al establishmcui of the Irish Jfa ^ onal Schools . The general appearance of the iaetkution may be . doaeribed in a sentence . In a wideiO 5 » en space , green -sward and flowe ? borders in front . lind paved play-yards behind , stand iShrce detached buildings , plain and square , but with some pretensions to a Grecian et $ e , faintly indica&ed in their unpretending facades . The central structure is the seboffi for the " youngei- ^ children —the eiaht is appropriated to the senior gMs—tlic left to the senior boys .

      The 4 gucen first enterediihe central school-room . The pliee is fitted up in the usual infant-school style—the . walls covered with pictures of asimals and simj ^ e s-epresentations of trades . The eliildren rose as the Queen entered , sod sung the national anthem in shrill unison . It was a really pretty . and interesting-sli g ht . Her MajeeSf next visited the girls' school . Hsr « another stanza of the national anthem was susg with great gscd will and energy . The walls ar . e hung with pictures representing £ he different stages of manufactures in which women take a part , and having reference ., direct or induct , to household duties and hous&Lold pleasures . The Queen and the Prince exasuiaeJ with some interest specimens '< of needlework exeeated by the pupils .

      , It was in tho Leys' school , however , that the jjfueen made the losgest stay . Here she took her ecat in a chair of stsis provided for her . at the upper esi of the apartment . A brilliant group of her immediate attendants partly encircled bei \ Before herfiStended to the bcitoin of the apartment the long eross-desks , throngad by their eager and excitod juvenile occupants jjind here the concluding stanza £ the National Ilyjsfl was chanted forth , with as much enerjry as spirit . After this loyally-musical preliminary , some two dozen of the smartest boys in ihe school were ranged in a semi-circle before her Majesty , and examined in arithmetic nnJ generally as to tbeir acquaintance with the elcinentarr books of the Board . One

      of the principal masters officiated upon the occasion , and the pupils acquitted themselves admirably . The eldest was not above twelve years of age . They were sharp-looking , thoroughly Imh boys , with quick twinkling eyes and shrewd , elercr faces . The Queen two or three times whispered her approval to the Lord-Lieutenant , and when the examination was concluded , she requested that the children might hare a week ' s holiday . The announcement that the indulgence had been asked and granted wound up the loyal enthusiasm of Young Ireland to a pitch which was quite uncontrollable . As the Queen was leaving the school , the juveniles , boys and girls , fairly burst their bounds , rushed down the steps of their respective porticos , And flooding Out upon the green , thanked their royal visitor in a succession of cheers , which if not so loud and deep , were certainly as heartfelt as any which she had heard on the banks of the Liffev .

      The College was the next point of interest visited by her Majestv . Afc half-past five , her Majesty and Prince Albert , attended by his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant and a small guite , visited the Royal Hospital . The illustrious visitors were received at the grand entrance by the Right Hon . the Master , Sir Edward Blakeney ; the Deputy-Mastery Colonels Cocliran and Manscl ; the Register , CharlesPengelley , Esq . ; and the Chamberlain , Captain George . On entering the hall , her Majesty and the Prince seemed extremely gratified by its coble appearance—the ancient and modern standards , the portraits of the founder , King Charles II . - , the great Duke of Ormonde , and other worthies celebrated in histovv .

      From the hall her Majesty , the Prince , and suite proceeded to the chapel door , where they were met and conducted by the chaplain , the Itey " . John Connell , formerly a captain in the regiment * of her royal Cither . The " beautiful ceiling , tho great eastern window , aud the unrivalled carved altarpiece , by tho renowned Grinling Gibbons , with . the various coats of arms in stained glnss , attracted particular notice . His Eoyal Highness the Prince inquired bv wliout tlis stained slags ttwK Tyas executed and

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      seemed pleased to hear that it was the work of an Irish artist , named O'Connor . After the visit to the chapel her Majesty and Prince Albert next inspected the faithful veterans of her Irish soldiery , who were drawn out with their respective captains . Her Majesty next signified her desire of visiting the soldiers' rooms , and taking Prince Albert at once by the arm , proceeded to the nearest , attended by ; he adjutant , Captain Hort . Having minutely looked Jfc over , she addressed the following words to the men— " I am glad , indeed , to sec you all so very comfortable . " A brief visit to the Master's apartments , where her Majesty was received by Lady Blaktncy , closed this interesting scene . The weather having somewhat cleared up , the Queen set forth with her party in two open carnages for a drive through the city , and was received with the utmost respect and enthusiasm .

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      l * » THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO GLASGOW . A meeting of delegates from shops and factories , was called last week to take into consideration what should be done b y them on the Queen ' s visit to the city . The ' result of theiv deliberations was the adoption of the following hill , -which was extensivel y posted and circulated iu the city . Citizens of Glasgow , the Queen's visiting Scotland is but an artful and aristocratic contrivance to make the world believe that we are a comfortable and contented people , —well pleased in being compelled to support the rich , making them richer , while we are every day sinking lower and lower in poverty and wretchedness . The rich and fashionable of the city will run riot in rejoicings that day . Grandeur only will be in the stree ' ts , as if we had nothing else in our midst . The black doom of

      thousands ^ -a doom , nailed with despaiv , —a doom caused by oar wicked system ofle ' gislation , will be put farther away from avistocratical and fashionable thoughts than usual . Citizens , —think on the many cheerless homes in the city , on the sufferings endured by the working classes , and then on the idiocy and madness displayed in wastingso much wealth while the Queen passes through our city , and say , Have you any cause to rejoice ? The magistrates have obtained unlimited control of the public purse to spend and waste . Strange that now there should be so much to spare for such a useless purpose , and in past seasons of distress , labour , which has made this city what it is , compelled by necessity to solicit aid , was met with contumely and contempt . Think of this , and if you have hearts to rejoice , then do read the following , and say what great cause you have for gladness .

      PART OF THE EXPENSES OP ROYALTY . PEK TEAR . PER DAT . The Queen ' s Privy purse , Salaries of the Household , Tradesmen's Bills , Royal & £ Bounties , Ac . ... ... 392 , 1 ( 33 or 1 , 074 Prince Albert ' s Annuity ... 30 , 000 * 1 Do . do . as Field Marshal Q nM > or I 0 i and Colonel 8 > OOO j The Duke of Cumberland ( King of Hanover ) ... 21 , 000 or 57 The Duchess of Cambridge ... 27 , 000 or 73 The Duchess of Gloucester .., 16 , 000 ov 43 The Princess Sophia ... 16 , 000 or 43 Adelaide , the Queen Dowager 100 , 000 or 273 The Duchess of Kent . „ 30 , 000 or 82 ¦ ' . Leopold , King of the Belgians 50 , 000 or 136 Nurses , Dancing Masters of Koyal Infancy , Ladies of the . Bcd-Chainbci * , Grooms" of ihe Stool , &c , receive the sum of . „ 23 , 193 Maintenance of Roy . il Parks , Palaces , aud Gardens ... 70 , 000

      THE CRQWN . The Jewels in this Bauble arc estimated ^!; £ 111 , 800 . The Coachmen , Postilions , and Footmen 'of the Queen alone , cost £ 12 , 363 , or as rasch as weuld maintain 3 I £ Families at the vateoY&iO per year . Expenditure of the Lord Steward , or Head Cook of the Royal Household , for One Year £ 63 , 967 . A pretty a * ound sum , indeed , for ( Evead , Cheese , Beef , Fruit , Wines , &c . The item paid for bread alone being £ 2 , 050 , or as much as would buy 82 , 000 Quartern Loaves at 6 d . -each !! What frightful capacities we minister to . ! Cjz-izexk , —Do not ooxntenance the idolatrous procedure . If you honour and love roan , . you will have no place in your hearts for the barbarous creations-of jiast ages , whose existence now only enfeebles bath the resources and . the spirit of the people .

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      SCRREY . SESS . IGNS . Daking Highway Robber * . —• John Bray , 22 , was indicted for stealing a purse , containing 18 s- , from the person of a young lady , named Matilda Humphreys . —P-rosecutrix stated that , between twelve and one . at noon , on the Hth ult ., she was proceeding . along Horsemonger-lanc towards the Borough , and , when nearly opposite tbe gaol , " carrying her purse in her right hand , the prisoner suddenly sprang upon her , and seized the end of the purse , and endeavoured to force it from her . She , however , retained hold of the end , although he pulled her downaiy-street , and threatened to do for her unless she gave it up ; but in the struggle the purse parted in the middle , and gome of the silver

      tell on the pavement , and , while she wag stooping to pick it up , the prisoner ran away with the other end ef the purse , aaa the remainder of the money . Although it was in the middle of the day , and in one oi the most frequented thoroughfares in the Borough , not a soul was near when the prisoner attacked her , bat as soon as he ran away a man came up and pursued him , but he escaped ia some of the courts in Kent-street . A policeman shortly came up , to whom ike related tlie circumstance , and gave a desenpti : n oftueprisoner . —John Lynch , a labourer , said he had knowu the prisoner as an associate with thieves for some time . He was passing the end of Horsemonger-lane at the time iu question , when he saw hint stniggtrg with the lady , and on s . ime money dropping he ran away . Witness ran to the spot and

      asked what was the matter , aud being informed of the robbery he ran in pursuit of the prisoner , but he escaped . -Delany , 100 M . proved taking the prisoner into custody on the same evening in the Mint . —In defence , fee said lie never left the latter place all day , and the wii-ness must be mistaken as to his identity . Tho jury , however , found him " Guilty , " and the court sentenced him to six mouths' imprisonment . Robbery by a Patient at St . Thomas's Hospital . —Louisa Hooker , a middle-aged woman , was indicted ior stealing ttro sovereigns . and two haltcrowns , the property of Rebecca Cooper , in St . Thomas ' s Hospkal , who has since died—Grace Curzon , a nurse in the above institution said that on the 22 nd ult , the prisoner was ordered to be discharged alter being cured ofa diseased leg . Before

      she went away witness asked her to stop a few hours and help to make some of the beds , at the same time requesting her to attend Rebecca ' Cooper , an aged patient , who was in a dying state . She left her performing that office , but suddenly returned for something , when she was much surprised at seeing her wi- ] i the old lady's pocket in her hand . She immediately took it away'from her and sent her out of the ward , when witness asUcd the dying woman whether she had anything in her pocket ? She replied that she had two sovereigns and two halfcrowns concealed in a bag there for the purpose of defraying- her funeral expenses . She also told her the prisouer knew the rapnty was there , as she had made the bag for her . '^ She did not tell the old woman anything about her loss , in case it might

      frighten her , ami cause her death , hut she informed the superintendent , who stopped the prisoner as she was hurriedly leaving the hospital . Sh ? was asked whether she knew anything about the patient ' s money , when she replied in the negative , a « 4 declared she never saw it . Being satisfied that she had stolen it , witness gave her into custody , and on searching her the bag and money was fou * d sewed up in her petticoat . The prisoner then declared that the money belonged to her ; but the old lady stated that she saved it to pay for her funeral . Witness informed the bench that during the time the prisoner was iu the ward , tea , sugar , and other little things belonging to the patients , were missed , and the had no doubt the prisoner was the thief . —Tbe jury ; without the least hesitation , found her " Guilty , ' and the court sentenced her to six months' imprisonment .

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      Debtor axd Creditor . —A respectable grocer , living "within one hundred miles of Pontypool , having heard that one of his debtors had that morning started to Liverpool en route for America , immediately - followed the party . When he arrived in L'verpool he lost no time in calling on an attorney , stating that the party owed him £ 16 , and he was determined to have him arrested . He was advised that he could do nothing unless the man owed him £ 20 . This puzzled the grocer , who still vowed vengeance . A thought came into his head , however , that if he could find the delinquent he would ask him in a iriendly way to take a glass of ale , and offer to

      lend him £ 4 , which would make his debt £ 20 . lie had no sooner thought of the ruse than he acted upon it . He soon found out his customer ; the bait toek ; he handed him the £ 4 , and went forthwith to his attorney and made affidavit of his debt , to whom he also paid £ 4 expenses of the -writ , &c . Unfortunately , however , before the writ could be placed in the hands of the sheriff the debtor was on board the vessel , and far enough out of reach of the luckless creditor , who thus paid dearly for his iaunt to Liver pool . ¦" Tigers hare lately destroyed so many Chinese planters-in the island of Singapore that it has become difficult to induce the Chinese to work near be jungles winch glieltev Jhv ajiiiiifijs .

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      THE CHOLERA . Saturday . —Return of cases of cholera reported to the General Board of Health : —London and vicP nity , —Lambeth , new cases , 56 , deaths , 15 ; Southwark , new cases , 25 , deaths , lo * , Newington , new cases , 8 , deaths , 7 ; other localities in the Metropolis , new cases , 104 , deaths , 38 . England and Wales ; new cases , 243 , deaths , 131 . Scotland ; new cases , 40 , deaths , IS . WooLwicn . —Cholera seems to be on the decline in Woolwich , ' not a single case having been reported to the police during the last three days . Xo fresh cases We been reported on board the convict-ships which are now free from the disease . Rociiford ( Essex ) . —There have been five cases of cholera at Southend , in this union , of which four have been fatal . FAVERsuAjt , _ There have been eleven eases of cholera here—four deaths , five recoveries , and two arc now under treatment .

      Canterbury , —Five cases of cholera have occurred here . ^ Tewkesbury . —There have been five cases of cholera here , three of theni at Boddington ; the first a woman , who died in two days , tho next her sister , who ^ nursed her ; she has recovered . There has also been one case at Kemerton . Ashtojmtndeb-Ltxe . —Several cases of Asiatic cholera have occurred here ; one died , one recovered , and others under treatment . ¦ Manchester ;— Cholera continues to manifest itsell more or less iu Manchester . Tlie number of cases amongst tlie poor has not been so very disproportionate as in some towns , and a peculiarity of its ravages in Manchester and its neisrhuourhood so far

      has been that it has carried off many well-known and highly respectable people—persons who can hardly be supposed to have fallen victims through want of attention to sanitary measures in the neighbourhoods where they reside , or . to have taken it in the way of contagion . Amongst the more respectable poi'Sons-wholiavc fallen victims lately are Mr . Samuel Seed , clerk to . the- Chhlton board of guardians , and who was highly , respected , and Mr . Roger Britt . ain , farmer , * at Patricoft , the former of whom died on . Eriday , anil the latter on Saturday morning . ' in'tUe last fouv days thttc had-been eleven cases in the Manchester union , of which only two had been fetal ; 2 in Salford , not fatal ; and four in Chorlttm union , of which three were fatal .

      Leeds . —In Ilunslefc , one of the out townships of the borough ef Leeds , the disease has broken out with great virulence , and from the reports just obtained it appears that since the 97 th "ult . thoro have been in that locality no fewer than forty cases , fourteen of which have proved fatal . On Friday last four persons * died , and on Saturday several others were pronounced to be in a dying state . The inhabitants arc in a state of great alarm , and arc making bark fires , as in 1932 , in tfee belief that such steps will prevent the spread of the disease . Bristol . —The accounts from the outparish of St . Phillip and Jacob are not so alarming as they were a few days since , and there is reason to hope that the epidemic has received -a check . There have been several more deaths , feint by no means so many as towards the early part of last week . The-state of Bedminster is also much "mare cheering- Tk ; re was only one case received at the Cholera Hosmtal for that

      parish between Friday night and nmm of Saturday . Fourteen remained 4 n . the establishment under treat , ment . Of the new cases received two were seamen from on board the Pollux , the Itussfen ship mentioned as hsmng corrti'ibuted six-patients a few days ago . These make no less than fourteen of the crew of that vessel , iandnt is to be feared 'tot their sesaure may be traced to the disgusting stutbe of the ship than which I am'assured nothing could .-possibly be . more filthy . Theioyeoastle in which thesnen fed and slept ia said to have been so foul anfltoiihave emitted such horrible effluvia that upon emerging from it one of the meeSical men appointed to inspect it declared that though he hadithe strongest desire to do his duty , and asimwbi moral courage Bssmost men assessed , yet no power should again ii- ^ Ece him to encounter the malariaclf'that vilest of heles . The yellow flag is now hoisted upon the ship , . fcer bedding , &c ., -ha been destwjyeil under the oaperjntendeaoe of the Custom-house authorities , ^ assd a chemist has b ? en

      employed and is actively engaged in fumigating , deodorising , and disinfecting her . Saturday the cholera broke unit in a close . court in Redcliff-street , but under 'circumstances wMch hot only accounted for its occurrence , but served in a striking degree to confirm the thousand recorded evidences of the cholera being hastened and fed , if notposi ively caused , by filthy habits and the accumulations of decaying matter . Atihe back of tin ' s court was a hc > p ol aehes and refuse which liad been accumulating for months , and on Saturday morning some persons began to stir it with a view to removal : tlie pent-up gases were immediately disengaged , and the m-st offensive stench prevailed . No c . ise of cholera had previously occurred there , but a workman , upon retiring from his labour , " was" very soon seized , and his

      ease was speedily followed by those of his wife and two children . The poor womnn' has since died , tlie recovery of the oi hers seems most improbable , and as the courfcis densely * crowded , it ia fvared that the evil may spread still further . A . similar case to this occurred a few d : iys since in Bread-street , St . Phillip ' s , where a drain was opened and the offensive matter emptied from it was thrown into the celiar of a house in which were already two or three loatle of disgusting matter . Cases of cholera broke- out in that and the aojncent dwellings almost immediately afterwards , and many deaths ensued . Salisbury . — The number of deaths from ail causes since this frightful disease first broke out here is far more than one hundred . The greatest number

      in one day was nine , and on that day fifty-seven fresh out-patients were supplied wi'h medicines at the Salisbury Infirmary . Puttin | the daily average deaths at five-, with a population of 12 , 000 , would give to a population like London , in proportion , 833 deaths per diem . Again , if 12 , 000 inhabitants gave nine deaths in one day , 2 , 000 , 000 would give 1 , 500 . So that Salisbury has been evidently very severely visited . The medical gentlemen here now are somewhat more' at leisure , and we hope this virulent disease is fast abatii g . ' York . —At the weekly meeting of the York Poorlaw Guardians on Thursday , it was stated that U 0 fresh case of cholera bad occurred , and that there ¦ was only one patient in tlieinfirmary of the workhouse , who , it was expected ! would recover .

      MoJfDAY . —Return of cases to the Board of Health . London and Vicinity—Lambeth , new cases , 104 , deaths , 35 ; Bermondsey , new cases , 43 , deaths , 5 Newington , new cases , " 24 , deaths , 8 ; Southwark , now cases , 93 , deaths , 45 ; Camberwell , new cases , 11 , deaths , 15 ; other localities in London , new cases , Ki 9 , deaths , 74 . England and Wales—Liverpool , new cases , 84 , deaths , > J 1 ' ; Merthyr Tydvil , new cases , 30 , deaths , 14 ; Dowlais , now cases , 71 , deaths , 26 ¦ l'lymoutli , now eases , 90 , ' deaths , 8 ; Other towns , new cases , 170 , deaths , 83 . Scotland —new cases , ? 2 , deaths , 37 . Total—now eases , 001 , deaths , SSI .

      The following were amongst the inquests held On Monday ;—Before Mr . Payne , at St . John ' s Vestry Hall , Jlbrsleydown , on the body of Evan Evans , who was captain of a ship , and had died of Asiatic cholera . The symptoms in the deceased's c : iso were the same as usual , but as there were two medical gentlemen attending him , it was alleged that his end had been hastened by his following the advice of both , and by the fact of the one medicine counteracting the other . One of the medical men , Mr . Lewis , who was tho first to attend the deceased , said he was astonished to find a . fellow-practitioner give in a c . ise of cholera . a pill composed of 21 grains of chloride of mercury , a thing unheard of before . Another witness ' s testimony went to show that the medicines prescribed by Mr . Vinery , who

      wiis ' the second'inedical' gentleman called , had afforded considerable . relief" to " -his patient . Mr . Lewis was of opinion that apok mortem examination would be very-sait-isthctory , but the jury , thinking it was unnecessary , returned a verdict of " Died from Asiatic cholera . " By Mr . Baker , at the Horn of Plenty , Globe-road , Mile-end , on the body of Jeremiah Loach , aged 77 . Deceased was watchman at the workhouse , and it was part of his duty to assist in taking persons to the workhouse who were suffering from cholera , lie was in good- health till Thursday night last , about ten o ' clock , * when he was attacked with sickness and diarrheca . He ilied in twenty-four hours

      after the symptoms exhibited themselves . —Mr . Story , surgeon to tho union , - stated that this was the first case , which had occurred in the workhouse , and he attributed the attack to the circumstance that the deceased was in the habit of carrying persons to the hospital who were suffering from cholera . — Verdict , •• Death from Asiatic cholera . " " Leeds . —This disease is , we fear , spreading . Tlicve have been several other deaths at Hunslet . In Leeds , also , diarrhoea is very prevalent , and , at the Cast end Of the town of Leeds , several other cases of cholera occurred on Sunday and Monday . Two deaths took place in Cavalier-street yesterday . Nottingham . —Cholera has made its appearance in Nottingham . Throe eases hive occurred .

      Bristol . —The returns for the whole district are favourable compared with what they have been within a very recent period . Tuesday . — -Return of cases - . —London and vicinity , —Lambeth , new cases , 41 , deaths , 13 ; Bermondsey , new-eases , ] U , deaths , 44 ; Soiithwark , new cases , 24 , deaths , 20 ; Camberwell , new cases , 12 , deaths , 2 ; other localities in London , new cases , 141 , deaths , 50 ; England and Wales ; Liverpool , new cases , 169 , deaths , 08 ; Merthyr Tydvil , new cases , 12 , deaths , 9 ; J ) owlais , new cases , 28 , deaths , 13 ; Plymouth , new cases , 18 , deaths , 3 ; Portsmouth , now cases , I "; other towns in England , new cases , 174 , deaths , OS ; Scotland , —Dundee , new . cases , 20 , deaths , l ( i ; Arbroath , new case , 1 , death , 1 . Total—new cases , 777 , deaths , 343 . The cholera has been particularly severe at Keath . The mayor , a medical practitioner , had fallen a victim to it . Throughout Wales the visitation appears to bo very severe . It was reported that of a body OfJW'ty mCE cniplovc . 1 by ihe Jlcirotolitan Com-

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      missioners of Sewer 3 in cleansing in Bermondsey , twenty had been attaokod with cholera and two had died . The Medicines kecommEiVded by tub Boaiid of Health . —An inquest was held before Mr . Carter , at the Queen Elizabeth Tavern , WalwovtU Common , on the body of John Sosloy , aged 62 years , a milkman , lately residing in Lower Doctor-stroet , Walworth , Edward Sesloy , son of the deceased , s : » id his father was taken ill on the morning of Sunday week last , with severe pains and cramps m the limbs . Witness -was present at his death , which took place on Sunday morning . He had no idea of what was the cause of death , but he believed it to have been hastened by a mixture which had been obtained from the workhouse dispensary . Mr . Boddy , s \ irgconoftho Walworth-road , had been called in to see the deceased some time before his death , and ho greatly disapproved of the mixture witness referred to . —Mr . Boddywas called , and he stated that ho

      attributed tbe death to the administration of the chalk mixture . —The Coroner : But is not this very medicine recommended in similar , cases?—Mr . Boddy : It has been recommended by the Board of Health , but I consider it highly improper , and believe that many deaths have been caused by its use . So one would have proscribed chalk mixture who knew tho cause of diarrhoea in the present instance . Any other medicine judiciously given might have saved the deceased ' s life . It was true this remedy was recommended by tho Board of Health , but he ( witness ) believed that board to be medically incompetent . —The Coroner said that as the case certainly assumed a serious aspect , he thought it would be much better to adjourn for a few days , in order to obtain , if possible , the evidence of the deceased ' s widow , who , it appeared , had obtained the mixture from the workhouse , and administered it to the deceased . Tlic jury concurred , and the inquiry was adiourned .

      Wednesday . —Return of cases : —London and vicinity , —Lambeth , now cases , 84 , deaths , 16 ; lkr-• nonu " sey new cases , 33 , deaths , 3 ; Strand Union , new cases , 18 , deaths , 3 ; Whitcchapcl , new cases , 14 , deaths , 4 ; Camber well , new cases , 6 , deaths , 2 ; other localities in London , new cases , 99 ,-deaths , 42 * England and Wales ; Liverpool , new cases , 70 , dcatu 3 , 19 ; Morthyr . Tydvil , new cases , 17 , deaths , 5 ; Dowlais , new cases , 37 , deaths , 14 ; Plymouth , new cases , 13 , deaths , 8 ; Holy well , new cases , 50 , deaths , 10 ; other towns in England , new cases , 155 , deaths , 09 ; Scotland , —Dundee , new cases , 22 , deaths , 10 ; other towns in Scotland , new cases , 7 , deaths , 2 . Total—new cases , 578 , deaths , 243 . ~~ ¦ mnn

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      BRIDGEWA . TER . Murder . —A Junv of Matrons . — The trial of Charlotte Harris , for the wilful murder of her former husband , Henry Mat-chant , by poison , took place before Mr . Justice Crcaswcll . Tlic chargo against the prisoner was suppertcd by the following circumstances : In the month of April last the pn soner was living with her husband in Angel-buildings , Bath , Her age was thirty * two , his-twontyoigUt , and they appeared to live on comfortable and happy terms , he as a stonemason earning very good wages , and she adding to their weekly income by selling oranges in the Bath market . They had two children who lived with them in their house . On the 31 st of March deceased was at work at a quarry with two fellow-workmen .. He was in good health

      and spirits , and after his day ' s work ho spent an hour or two at a public-house , lie returned homo late , and tho prisoner gave him some tea . He went to work as usual next day , but was compelled by illness to return home . Tho symptoms of his illness were those that are usually observable in cases of poisoning , and they continued throughout tho day . The prisoner was advised to send for a surgeon , which she declined to do , asserting that the deceased objected to it , but afterwards she went for a surgeon , aud as he did not come she went a second time . The deceased was attended by Mr . Lloyd , who treated the disease as one arising from natural causes , and after lingering a week ; the man died on the 13 th . He was buried ; but in consequence of suspicious being excited by the conduct of the

      prisoner , the body was disinterred , an inquest was held , the viscera of deceased were sent for examination to Mr . ITcrapath of Bristol , and the presence oi arsenic was indisputably proved . It further appeared that at a short distance from the prisoner ' s house lived an old man named Harris , who was possessed of some little property , and six or sovon weeks before Marchant was taken ill the prisoner told two persons that Harris had offered her marriage , observing what a good thing it would be if she wore a widow . On the very day that the husband was taken ill she went to Harris ' s house , was with him in his room for a considerable time , and took-tea with him . On going away she represented to a woman named Shayler , who lived in tlie same house , that she was about to be married to Harris .

      On the day after the death of her husband she was seen in Harris ' s company , and about a week afterwards she was actually married to Harris , having given the information necessary to enable th . it ceremony to take place on the very day of the burial . In addition to this evidence it was sought to show that auout the time of tlie deceased ' s illness tk > prisoner actually purchased poison at the shop of Air . Bright , chemist , of Bath . After a trial of two days the case was brought . to a conclusion , and the jury retired . After an absence of an hour the jury returned into court with a verdict of " Guilty . "His lordship then passed sentence of death upon the prisoner , observing that he fully concurred with the jury intheir verdict . —Mr . gaumlcrs , who conducted the defence , then put in a a plea in sirrcst of execution that the prisoner was pregnant . — His lordship ordered the doors of tho court to ho closed , and addressing the high sheriff commanded him at once to empanel a jury of matrons from females

      within the court , for tho purpose of trying the prisoner ' s plea . —A dozen ladies who had outcrcd tho court as spectators were then ( much against the inclinations of some of them ) compelled to enter a box , and were sworn in by the crier—His lordship said they had heard from the oath that had just been administered to them tho natiu'c of tho duties upon which they . had been empaneled . They would at once retire and . perform those duties , and they might be assisted in thorn by a inedical num . — The jury of matrons were then escorted by the high sliGl'ltf to the voav of tlie court , and in a few minutes they returned . —Tho Clerk of Assize : Ladies ot the jury , arc you agreed upon your verdict ? Do you say the prisoner is with child of a quick child or not ?—Several ladies : We any she k . —Tho Judge : Let the sentence be respited . —The prisoner ,. who appeared to bo weak from hoi * situation , but to be little affected by her awful position , was then assisted from the bar .

      MONMOUTIF . Robbery . —William Lundbcrg , who was marked on tlie calendar a 3 being able to read and write well , and being forty-six years of age , and had the appearance of a respectable working tradesman , was indicted for having on the ISili day of May last , at Chcpstow , feloniously broken into the dwclling-housu of Benjamin Greening , and stolen therein three gold watches of the value of £ 20 , and eighty silver watches of the value of £ 100 ; and also for having received them knowing them to have been stolen . —Mr . Cooke appeared for the prosecution , , and Ml . Skinner for the defence . —On Sunday , the -lStli of March last , Mr . Greening , an old and respectable watchmaker at Chepstow , went with his family , about eleven o ' clock to clwptl ,

      having first loukod and scoured his house . When ho returned lie found that the shop door . bad been opened by a false key , and a quantity of watches and other articles , above tbe value of . £ 200 ; stolen . No trace whatever could be found of the robbers till tlie hosiooing of Al .-iy , when suspicion fell upon the prisoner and another man , named Thomas , who carried on business in parttiefsliip as working juwoller , 3 and watchmakers , in Tucker-street , Bristol . They sent to a watchcase-maker in Bristol , ami also to another in London , a quantity of watches , off which the numbers and makers' names hud been erased , with orders to repolish and put on names and numbers . These tradesmen , suspecting that thevo was something wrong , communicated with the

      police , and they , hi a short time , found out the true state of things . It appeared , that tho prisoner and his partner had , in addition tothim- workshop below stairs , another rooiii at the top of the house , where they broke up sto . leu watches , and erased all the marks which would lead to their identification , and then sent them to other ' tradesmento fit again for sale . The system they Jmd carried on for several years , and were only detected in consequence of being emboldened by success to send the large orders which excited suspicion . Thomas contrived to make his escape . The prisoner was caught , and being now convicted , after' a protracted trial , was ' sentenced to eighteen months ' imprisonment , with ' lard labour .

      FoncEnr . —Thomas Edward Turberville was indieted for forging , on the 2 d of February last , an order for the payment of £ 3 12 s . Cd ., with intent to defraud Jacob "Chattcrly and others . There were twcnty . four counts , some describing the instrument as nn order and some as a warrant for tho payment of nioney , some charging only an uttering , ' some laying the intent to defraud Kees only ; in short , it was laid in every possiole mode in . which it was thought tho . evidence would support it . —Mr . Cooke appeared for the prosecution , and Mr . lliiddlestonc

      for the defence . —The prisoner had been a member and the paid actuary of tho Temple of Peace Lodge Of the Society Of Odd Follows , at Newport ; ' Jacob Cn ltterly was " the hoblo grand " of the society ; and tVilliam Rees was the treasurer . Both were also members of the society . The practice of the society was for the . treasurer to pay cheques iu tavour of sick members when presented to him signed by the noble grand and the actuary . On the day above named , the noble grand , on the representation of the prisoner that a member , wlioin tiwt was not ill , auu never applied for anv r

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      was ill , and wanted a cheque for 12 s ., countersignel ouo already signed by the prisoner , and humled it to him . Ihe latter altered it to £ 3 12 s . t ) d ., and it was afterwards " paid without any suspicion of-fraud .. There was no evidence that it was present •¦ ni'" 0 d tho intent to defraud Jacob Chattcrlcy and otliera , or Rees and others , as iu both classes of counts " otlievs" slmukl l > e taken . to include the prisoner himself , as he w- * is a member of the society and part owner of ( hu funds , nnd thiu'ofbius . . Mmm-ifc-l to a ch . i ) ' / ro U-.-il the defendant intended to . defraud himself . His lordship , however , held tbn . t . " others " must be wken to include all the other members except tlie prisoner , and , therefore , was . sufficient , within tha ¦ ¦ rovUious of the 7 tli Georgv J V ,, c . ¦ 04 ; but that if necessary he" would reserve the point . It was ik-xi objected that the counts whicSi charged the intent to be to defraud the treasurer could not

      bo sustained , as the property belonged « ol to him alone , buc to him 'jointly-with the prisoner and the othnvs members of the society . But his lordship heldthat , as the same law that applies to bankers applied to other agents , and the treasurer had a duty to pay only on genuine orders , and this order ; if valid , wouhl protect him , and if not valid would noc protect him , he was defrauded by p ;» ying it ; and , therefore , tho intent was wsrhtly " laid to defraud him . ' On this point his lordship h ; ul no doubt , and he was not requested toroservaSt ; and the prisoner having been convicted of tin- forgery was sentciiucil to seven vcars' transportation .

      BRECON . The Murikjr by Poisoning at nn : Usaitort Iro . v Works , —Margaret Michael , dcscrik-il in the calendar as thirty-two yoavs of age , was anwgned upon three separate charges of murder : firsr-. that she muriJereil her son , "William Michael , bj- administering to him a quantity of arsenw ; secondly , that she killed her husband , John Michael , by the same means ; and lastly , she was charge ' , with destroying her ( iiiughtcr , Martha Michael . "To these several imlicunents she pleaded " Kot Guiity . " —Evidence having been given , the jury vutuMiod a vevdiet oi' " Xot Guilty upon each charge .

      IPSWICII . Assault and Robbkut . —A village schoolmaster , named Woods , and a man named Lewis , were indicted for the following assault and robbeiy . —It appeared that on the 27 th of March , a pig-dealer , named John Mannings , of Capel St . Mary , Suffolk , met by appointment at the Swan Inn , Ipswich , to receive payment for some pigs that had feecu sold in London . He there took £ 12 2 s . GU , mid had beside five sovereigns in his purse . Mannings afterwards left , and went to the Ploug h Inn at Oapel St . Mary . At this inn was the prisoner ^ Yoo ¦ (! s , who was the master of the village echoo ) , and a little after nine o'clock Woods left , Mannings , the prosecutor , following shortly afterwards . When the

      latter had come to a narrow part of the path , on ono side of which was a hedge eight foot in height , Mannings observed Woods and another man , and . said , " Good night , Woods . " . Woods then rushed upon Mannings , nnd felled him to the ground with , a heavy stick . The blow cut a hole through the prosecutors hat , and otherwise injured him . When down ho called " Murder , " when Woods , the schoolmaster , thrust a handkerchief into ius mouth . Prosecutor contrived to remove this , when Yfood £ grasped him round the throat , and nearly strangled him . He then called his companion to ' come and help , which Lewis instantly did , and while ( . he latter held his head close down to the ground , Woods thrust his hands into his breeches pocket snd

      abstracted the purse , wnen both took , to their heels . Woods hftd false jnoustaclies on , wh ' uih , iiowcver , were not torn off , but the prosecutor contrived to scratch him very severely across the face , and to leave the impression of his finger marks on tho lower li p of the prisoner Woods . Mannings iustantly gave the alarm , and by daybreak in the morning Woods was in custody , he being clearly identified by the many scratches left on his face . Subsequently Lewis was apprehended ,, and on l \ s bous © being searched £ 2 10 s . in gold was found concealed under some lumber . He stated that be ' had borrowed part of this money of different i ' utiviiluals , but the persons referred to denied it . Several witnosso !* swoi'u to having seen the prisoni .- * -.-, together

      on the night of the robbery , and clearly [• rovci ! that Woods , at all events , was the ruffian v . ! i ;> wis the principal in the assault . Tho ease was afterwards brought homo to Lewis by a variety of circumstances , —Mr . D . ise * 't (* vho defended Woods ) and Mi * . J ' nlwer ( who defended Lewis ) severally-addressed ihc jury , who returned a verdict of "Guilty" airninst ' hota prisoners , —Woods mis sentenced to ten ; yuars ' transportation , ami Lewis to two years' imprisonment . Bun . Qj . ARY . —Joseph Baldwin , aged 47 , a man of Herculean proportions , was charged with breaking into Uio house of John Barnes , sit RcUlingfidd , on . the Gth of May , and stealing therein five shillings ' worth of penny pieces , six buns , ft piece-of linen , ami half a pounJ of pickled pork . Mr . l ' ahner

      conducted this prosecution . On Sunday , ti-. c Gih of May , Mr . and Mrs . Barnes quitted their house for the purpose of going to church , leaving tli « windows and doors all secured . On their return thev opened the dooi' and wove aui'pmed to find the / uarks of two or tluve very large footprints on the linnwett in the keeping-room . Satisfied that some ont must have gained access to their house in their absence , they searched about the room and so ascertained that a cupboard had been forced open , in winch waa kept the key of another cupboard . This Jit-,- still hung on its accustomed nail , and nothing was missing from that cupboard . The other , however , when opened with the key showed that the intruder had visited its shelves , ior the various trifles mentioned

      in tlie indictment were missed from them . Tho next question was ,, how to account for tho imtrance and exit of the thief , and a minute inspection of the window , which was found bolted as usual , ? atisticd Mr . Barnes that a pane had been taken out of the load close tu the hasp . Thvough tins .- ^ wture a hand could easily open tho fastening , and then the window afforded an aperture of thirteen inches bythirty . The pane , however , had been carefully replaced and the lead knocked together apin , thus showing that tho robbery had been effected with , considerable precaution , nnii most probably through the agency of a boy or small man , who li ;» i afterwards admitted a , larger man through the door . Information having been given of this outrao-o . H waa

      discovered that the prisoner had boon seen < roin < r , at twelve o ' clock on the day in question , in a tiirection from the house of the prosecutor towards his own house . The police accordingly soavehed iSit- latteron Tuesday , but they found nothing in it . Afterwards , however , it was ascertained that the prisoner had paid an arrear of Is . Od . for poor-rates lo the overseer , in penny pieces , and his hovkc * was searched again , when a piece of linen was found , which exactly corresponded with that lest by Mrs . Barnes , who recognised it as a piece of her husband ' s shirt sleeve , which she had onl y removed from that garment on the Saturday night , and then placed in tlic cupboard . —Theprisonerinhis defence contended that it was physically impossible thai he should have committed the robbery , as he could not have got through the window , " if ' hc hail tried ever so ; " and , as for payment to the overseer , ho-had

      paid him with coppers received from his deceased master on Saturday . IIo also accounted for the possession of the linon by saying that he bad picked it up in a ditch while at work , between tbe first and second search . —The jury having found the prisoner "Guilty , " his lordship proceeded to pass sentence on tho prisoner , who had aggravated his case by a . false account as to the possession of the copper pieces ; tho fact bein / r as lie well knew , that hia master , though now dead , had boon examined before tlie magistrates , when ho had sworn to hrving paid the prisoner hi 3 wages in silver , and not in halfpence . lb was clear that the prisoner was ii very dangerous olsaractei * , awl there having been ; i previous conviction , the only sentence vrhieh c 6 n \ d be passed on him , in justice to the public , was that of tnuispurtauon for ten years .

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      —^ i ^ C . uxTLAme an- Avehaoe . —During the festival of the eve of St . John , at , Madrid , not fewer than nlnoteoii persons were stabbed in night quurrels , avid the journal -which records this fact quietly observes that this number is three more than the average . . _ Gambm . vg . —This vice has been juvictta <> d by tlic most civilised a \ ul enlightened people , as will as liv tlic most barbnrous and ignorant . The coronetttd KgUlalov of the furcinost nation in refinement has been Iiriowu to sacrifice a princely income to this passion . S « st « tj ..-ii is free from its degrading influence . Tho brutal buM-aiter , and the most profound thinkerlinvo alike met min in its vortex . An instance of tlie latter occuvred iu the cr . se of an author of Kuropeaii celebrity , whp , in one of his works , said , " The gamester , if he dies a martyr to his pursuit , is doubly iu-ned : lit- adds liis soul to every otJier lnss , iimNw the act of suicide renounces earth to furfvit h * awn ! " The mall who wrote that sentence was himself a gambler , uiid ultimately a suicide ' . Such is the result of thn ? demoralising habit , commenced perhaps in a stato of ilusiputeii ennui , and continue" ! through a-vitiated . state of tho digestive organs , entailing a morose , peevish , aud dUeontcnted state of mind , the whole of which might have been prevented by the occasional use of that mild aperient , " Franipton ' s Pifi oi HoaUli . "

      IIeadachk , Bile , Avoruxv , and IWlaikts akising I'KOM Imi'i-iutv or Dlood CTBED nv Hoixohav's Tills . The regenerating properties of ihis wondor-wovkinor medicine are so powerful that all who sufitn from Disordered Stomachs , Indigestion , Bile , Sick Headaches , ov Dimness of Sight , which oi-ighiate from the impurity Of the blooS , should have immediate recourse to Ilolloway ' s Pills which act so directly on the system that : i few doses will remove every unpleasant symptom , thus preventing the danjjer of apoplexy and the overflow of blood to ( lie head . They ma * lie taken by females of all ages yrirti perfect safety , their invigorating qualities aoou restoic persons of the most nervous and debilitated constitutions to the enjoyment of good health . _ ll _ l > COHNS -VXD BOXtOXS . —Pedestrian . Wc 4 s 4 ^ s-- « bsofitf < Jy necessary for tlw enjoyment of he 8 ) t ) i ; fci $ W-dep rived from walking with case : ind eoinftSt ' iivAVus ¦ ¦ w ' Bunions are confidently recommended to mare . JMw ! vfttfw C" }" f . l'laistcr known as 'iraulI sl * Jvery- ^ W -tt > f ^ - l' ^« 'i " . '« ' ! Ju ^ can ho procured of any respectable W'iiifcV iu -any town-ii ) -, j boxes at Is . I id . fwtvrns . nwlii-J ^ Jf ^ 'liww ' . ^ C ^ v , or Bunions at 2 s , M . ' * - : '"" ' : &i r ^\ J

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 11, 1849, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1534/page/7/