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    £ § e iHettopolw , Health otIoxms bbbxso the Week . - The Sf £ T ^ eral . reportstate 3 that » ttewsek SS ™ f ^ ^\ S «» t 25 , the deaths in London 2 £ J £ " 7 »' , 2 ? **»* ' 27 < J werc ty c ^ cm , 23 S by Qiarrhasa . ihe deaths from all causes in each of i < Ss , t ^ " ffceks were i t 070 ' » 3 ( J 9 » 1 . 741 , 1 , 031 , i ' - ^ < d ' 85 2 ' 229 ' ' 457 J tlle deaths from cholera I * , 3-59 , S 7 S . 7 S 3 , 926 , 823 , 1 , 229 , and 1 , 270 . Although the number of deaths last week is greater than any number yet recorded , it is gratifying to learn that active measures are now in actual operation , or commencing in every district , to combat the ^ great epidemic which has already destroyed 7 , 470 lives in London . The mortality stands in favourable contrast to that , which has lieen felt in

    other cities , where the visitation has recalled the ravages of the middle ages . But if the general sanatory state aud arrangements are superior to those of the other civilised countries of Europe , it is quite certain that , while the present epidemic has excited some talk and terror , the efforts which have hitherto been employed to combat it look feeble and insignificant , when contrasted with the vast means and agency which are brought to bear bv the nation in other fields , for the protection of life and property . The energy with which parts of our institutions work makes the dafects of the rest the more evident . On August 9 th last , a man was murdered in Uermondsey , and before his death , reported by the coroner , will appear in these returns , one , and it is probable both of the persons charged vith the murder will be in custody . Steam ships , the electric telegraph , the heads of the police , and professional agents , specially chosen , were all employed to arrest the destroyers of this lifethe

    ; columns of the newspapers were filled with the details of the death . On the same day ( August 9 th , ) a stockbroker died at Xo . 12 , Albion-terrace , Wands-¦ worth-road ; a widow lady , aud an old domestic servant , at Xo . 6 ; in the five preceding days , in the same terrace , the daughter of a grocer , * a child of 5 years of age , had died at So . 1 ; the widow of a coach proprietor , and a commercial clerk , at No . 2 ; a gentleman ' s widow , at No . 3 ; a surgeon ' s daughter , at Xo . 4 ; a spinster , of 41 , at Xo . 5 ; the wife of a dissenting minister , his mother , a widow lady , and a servant , at Xo . 0 ; a young woman , of 21 , atXo . 10 ; a gentleman , at Xo . 12 , where the stockbroker died ; a commercial clerk , and a young woman of 19 , at Xo . 13 , where a young woman also died on the 28 th of July ; a gentleman ' s wife , at Xo . 14 ^ who had seen her daughter die there the day before . The nineteen persons died of cholera , many of the iunabitants of the terrace were

    dispersed , and the deaths of several have been registered elsewhere . "Itappears , " says the registrar , Mr . Frost , "thatat Xo . 13 , inhabited by Mr . Biddie , where the first death occurred , and where two deaths wese afterwards registered , the refuse of the house had been allowed to accumulate in one of the vaults ( which is a very large one ) for about two years ; and when removed last week , the stench was almost intolerable , there being about two feet of wet soil filled with maggots . The drain also had burst , overflowed into ^ the tank , and impregnated the water with which the houses were supplied . On the back ground , in the distance , was an open ditch , into which nearly the whole of the soil of Clapham runs . " As turpentine to flames , so is the exhalation of such cellars , tanks , and sewers to cholera ; it diffused itself rapidly , attacked many , and nineteen inhabitants , after some hours of sufferinsr , sickness

    , and spasms , expired . —The effects of decomposing refuse and water on health were well known—their fatal subsidies to cholera had been heard of every day—yet no steps had been taken for their removal from Albion-terrace in July—no medical police had interfered to disturb the contents of Mr . Biddle ' s cellar—and now the nineteen masters , servants , parents , children rest in their graves , it appears to be taken for granted that blame attaches to nobodyto nothing—neither to the householders themselves , to the guardians of the district , nor to the institutiens of the country ! Such mean intangible instruments of death can be invested with no dramatic interest ; but fixing our eyes on the victim , it is well ¦ worth considering whether substantially it is net as much a part of the sound policy of the country that the lives like those in Albion-terrace sheuld be saved , as that the murderers of the man in Bermondsey should be hanged .

    ABubglar ' s Funeral . — Some excitement was occasion-d on Saturday last in the parish of St . Paul , Covent-Garden , by the refusal of the Rev . Mr . Jones , one of the curates of the parish , to read the service for the burial of the dead over the remains of the unhappy young man who was killed from falling from the t « p of a h use in Oxford-street , a few days since , while engaged in committing a burglary . It appears that the deceased was a younger son of a tradesman who has lived in the parish for nearly half a century , and who possesses a family-grave in the churchyard . The poor father was anxious that his erring son ' s remains should rest in the same grave with those of his brothers and sisters ; and after the inquest had been holden , the body was removed from

    where it was lying to an undertaker ' s in Wardourstreet , who made the necessary arrangements for opening the grave , atid the interment was expected fci take place at three o ' clock on Saturday . In the course of Friday Mr . Jones ascertained the circumstances under which the deceased met his death , upon which he at once stated his objection to perform the usual service , and , we understand , had an interview with the Bishop of London on the subject-, the result of which we cannot exactly state , but hav « s reason to believe that the Bishop declined advising , llr . Jones persisted in his refusal , and as the family of the deceased were equally determine ! to bury their relative in their own parish churchyard , there appeared every probability of an unpleasant exhibition in the churchyard , the more so as the Rev . Mr . Hatton , the rector , was out of town , and could not lie appealed to . The fact having been communica ed

    to the churchwarden ( Mr . Wilkinson , of Tavistockstreet ) , that gentleman endeavoured to induce Mr Jones to act , but without effect , and the body arrived at the church actually before any clergyman was in attendance to receive it , the mourners , of whom thnre were several , remaining in the most painful suspense . At length Mr . 'Wilkinson , who iu his anxiety to obtain a minister , had gone to the Clerical Ciub in Southampton-street succeeded in inducing the Rev . E . 0 . Morgan of Stockwdl , to read the service over the corpse . Mr . Morgan , we believe , was induced to consent purely from an impression that a clergyman , when duly called upon , had no right to refuse to perform the service . The deceased was only nineteen years of age , and a detective officer present pointed out among the crowd assembled there two or three well-known cracksmen . —Sunday Papar .

    Extensive Fihes . —Between six and seven o ' clock on Monday morning a fire , attended with great damage , happened on the premises of Mr . Xind , paper-hanger and decorator , nearlv opposite Salisbury-square , Fleet-street , The engines from Farringdou-street were instantly on the spot , and the damage was confined to the ' lower part of the premises . Mr . Xind is not insured . —At twelve o ' clock another fire took place in the shop of Mr . Browning oil and colourman , St . John ' s-strcet , Clerkenwelf Here , also , the Farrinedon-street engines were in very quick attendance , and fortunately little damage was experienced by fire , but some bv temporary removal . *

    tsaiPE of a Prisoner . —It -will be remembered that in the early part of last week two men attempted to commit a burglarv at the residence of Mr . Itahles , Xo . 332 , Oxford-street , and that in their endeavours to escape one of them was killed on the spot by falling from the roof of the house and the other , whose name is Beale , was so severely injured that the police deemed it necessary to convey him to the Middlesex Hospital , where he remained under the surveillance of the police , one of whom was constantly in the ward with the injured man , and slept in the bed adjoining the prisoner ' s . The prisoner , about twelve on Sunday night , contrived to make his escape from the hospital , and has not been heard of since . Singular to relate , the constable , a sleepy-headed fellow , named Shenks ,

    320 Ji , was actually sitting on the next bed at tue time Bealeeffectedhis escape from the ward . Every search was immediately made for him , but in vain , and on the other inmates of the ward being interrogated they all declared they had not witnessed his departure . The prisoner , whose clothes were all Kept from him but his trousers , there is no doubt assisted by some confederates , made his escape over the back garden wall into Charles-street-mews A young man , walking lame , and without a coat , was about twelve o ' clock seen to enter a public-house in Wells-street , where , after drinking a pint of porter , he limped out and was driven off in a cab which at that moment drew up . Everv exertion to trace the retreat of the prisoner has hitherto Deen unsuccessful .

    Cirr or Loxdox Regisiratiox .-Mt . M'Christte has fixed Monday , the 17 th of September , as the dayonwhieh he will commence his registration of the lists of voters for members to serve in Parliament for the eity of London . Love aso Suicide—An inquest was held on Monday before Mr . J . C . Carttar , at the Black Horse , High-street . Deptford , on view tithe body of Sarah Spencer Xeale , aged twenty-five years , who was found -j f m the Grand Snrrev Canal - Tne deceased ^ » t ^ P aren < s - who are highly respectable , at b , Martin s-terrace , Rotherhithe . During the last twelve months she had been courted by a vow man liaised Davis , a constable in Deptford dockyard , and to whom she was much attached . Their intima y at SLT -l / - 5 i ° Wled se of her P ^ ts , who LcT Th / H red , r t 0 «» "ethe acquaintance . The deceased refused to do so ; and after a Short time , her parents , findin-tbat she was ™ £ J

    ledge of Davis , that his intended mo h ' r-in-law had spoken disrespectfully of him to her frieS whkh excteJ him very much , and m a moment of ra 4 he

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    broke off the engagement with the poor girl , who was almost broken-hearted in consequence . On Wednesday last , she stationed herself at the dockyard , and waited until Davis left off duty . She endeavoured to make him recall his previous resolution , but without effect , aud she shortly afterwards complained of fatigue . They entered a public-house , and she partook of some brandy and water . The deceased cried very bitterly , and she took a gold ring from her finder aud placed it upon one of Davis's fingers , and told him to keep it for her sake . They then parted , and the deceased was never seen alive afterwards . On Friday afternoon , the body of the deceased was discovered in the Grand Surrey Canal , under the Greenwich Railway bridge . The jury returned a verdict ot " Found dead , " aud made some strong remarks on Davis ' s conduct .

    Manslaughter against a Foreman on the Great Northern Railway —Mr . H . M . Waldey concluded an adjourned inquest at the K-ng ' s Head , Lower-road , Isling t on , on Richard Gumro , alias Johu Jones , a » ed thirty , who was killed by the falling of a railway arch ou the East and West India Dock Junction Railway , near Copenhagen-fields , over which he was forced to drive some trucks while it was in a dangerous state . The jury , after an hour anda half ' s deliberation , returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against the foreman , and against whom the corouer issued his warrant for his committal to Newgate . As the accused did not appear , the coroner handed the committal to the officer of the court for execution .

    Suicide at a Statiox-Housk . — On Monday an inquest was held by Mr . W . Carter , at the Marquis of Granby , Richmond , on the body of Joseph T . Wheeler , aged 40 . The deceased on Tuesday last was given into custody for stealing a washing-tub and jack towel . On the following morning deceased was discovered suspended by his braces to the bar over his cell , and quite dead . A paper was found in his cell , to the effect that he was in great trouble of mind from want of employment . The jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity . "

    Death of a Miseb . —On Monday an inquest was held by Mr . W . Carter , at the Horseshoe Iun , Stone ' s-end , Borough , on the body of Mr . W . Scate , aged 57 . The deceased was a very eccentric character , and for fourteen months had lodged at the Red Lion Coffee-house , 45 , Blackman-strcet , Borough . On Wednesday night he was very ill , and attacked with cramps , and had also a great sickness " . He declined to say where his friends lived , and at ten o ' clock the next morning he was discovered sitting in a chair and quite dead . Mrs . Howell , the landlady of the house , was during the time attending her husband , who was suffering from cholera , of which he has since died . A number of bank notes were found in his drawers , and some gold and

    jewellery at a house iu Francis-street , Newington , where he had formerly lodged . No medical man was called in , because the deceased had a great objection to it , although he had symptoms of cholera , of which Mrs . Howell , the landlady , believed he died . The deceased had been a merchant in the City , but had long since retired from business . Mr . James Scate , the brother , who is also a merchant , at No . 5 , Nicholas-lane , Lombard-street , was examined , and said that the deceased was so extremely penurious that he believed his death had arisen from extreme abstinence from food , although he had plenty of means . —The jury returned a verdict of "Death from exhaustion . " Melancholy Case of Destitution . —On Tuesday

    evening Mr . W . J . Payne , the deputy-coroner , held an inquest at the Goldsmiths' Arms , Southwark Bridge-road , on the body of a woman named Catherine Brooks , who was found dead in her room , under the following melancholy circumstances : — William Farren , a policeman , 9 tatcd that he was called by a woman at ten o ' clock the previous evening to Xo . 2 , Union-street , Southwark . The person who called him stated that there must be something the matter with the deceased , as she had not been heard about for a considerable time . lie proceeded to the room on the second floor , and found the door fastened , with the key inside . Ilis attempts to break it open being ineffectual , he obtained a ladder and entered by the windowwhich

    , he found wide open . On obtaining a light and searching the room he found the deceased sitting on the floor dressed . She had evidently been dead many hours . It appeared that she had sat down in that position and so died . Medieal assistance was procured , and a vein was opened , but without any beneficial results . There was a dreadful smell in the room , but he saw no signs of vomiting or purging , neither did he observe anything to indicate that violence had been used . There was not an atom of food in the room . Dr . Farebrother had made an external examination of the body . There had been no violence , but the body was much emaciated . There were the usual appearances of death

    from cholera . —Mr . William Brooks , the husband of the deceased , said he had been married forty-two years . His wife was a stay-stitcher , and could earn no more than a shilling a week , although she worked day and night . Her employers wished to cut her down to sixpence a week , but she declined , and had had no work since . She had tasted no animal food for twelve months . The jury returned as their verdict , " That deceased died from cholera . " It was stated in the inquest room that Mr . Brooks , the husband of the deceased , had been a Chancery barrister in extensive practice , but misfortune having overtaken him , he lost the whole of his legal connexion . He is now an inmate of St . George ' s workhouse .

    The Body fou . vd in me River Lea . —On Wednesday , Mr . Baker , the coroner for the Eastern division of Middlesex , held an inquest at the Spread Eagle , Homerton , respecting the death of Thomas Wilkinson , aged sixty-five , of Leytonstone , Essex , whose body was found in the river Lea , under circumstances to warrant a supposition that he had been murdered . The body having been viewed by the coroner and the jury , the following witnesses were examined ;—James Harvey , of West-street , Hackney , said that on Sunday morning last , his attention was called to the body of the deceased , which was about four inches below the surface of the water . Having got it out , it was taken to the workhouse . There was a rope tied round the

    deceased s legs , and one of his hands was tied to his knee . He found a hat and handkerchief lying near the place where the bod . t was discovered . He had no knowledge how the deceased got into the water ; but he had carefully . examined the banks since , and could discover nothing to lead him to suppose that the deceased had been struggling bofore he went into the water . Had not the least suspicion that deceased had been murdered by another party ; but ou the contrary , believed that he had tied his own legs together , and then slid into the water . — Mr . James Root said that the deceased , on more than one occasion , had wandered from home into Epping Forest . Another witness said that about three years ago the deceased left his home , and wandered about for three days and nights . The

    jury returned an open verdict , that the deceased was found dead in the river Lea , with his legs tied together , but there was not sufficient evidence to prove how he got therein . A Pleasure Van ox Fire . —As a large pleasure van , returning with a party from Hampton Court , in passing through Hammersmith was discovered to be on fire , it is supposed from one of the smoker * having draped a light amongst the straw strewn at the bottom of the vehie ' e . Some of the female occupants were severely burnt , their dresses igniting before they could make their escape . From the rapidity with which the flames travelled , and the difficulty of procuring water , the van , with the exception of the wheels and axles , was entirely consumed , and the party , some of whom seemed to suffer severely from the burns they had sustained , had to seek another conveyance .

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    for trial at the next Bury assizes for the wilful murder of her child , who was , it is alleged , poisoned by the administration of a quantity of Sir \ Y . Burnett ' s disinfecting fluid . Alleged Murder at the River Lea . —Between seven and eight o ' clock on Sunday morning the attention of tho police of the N division was called to the discovery of the bod y of a man which had just been taken out of the River Lei , and the appearance of which left no doubt that he had been murdered . From the dress it is supposed that the deceased was a navigator . Upon , an examination it was discovered that the arms and lees wore tied

    together , and were fastened to the left thigh in such a manner as to preclude all possibility that the deceased had committed suicide . The following is the description issued by the police for the purpose of ascertaining some particulars of the deceased : — " Found drowned on Sunday mornin « , August 26 , the body of a man about fifty years of use , about five feet nine inches high ; brown hair ; dressed in a white jean round jacket ; dark velveteen waistcoat , with metal buttons ; corduroy trousers ; high shoes , stoutly clumped ; an old hat—maker ' s name , Greenwood . " Information to be given to the stationhouse , N division , Stratford .

    Distressing Accidest at Oxford . On Saturday evening last , about ten o ' clock , the cry of " Fire " was raised at the top of the High-street , when a large number of persons rushed towards a publichouse , known as the Jolly Postboys , the bar of which appeared to be in flames . It turned out , however , that the landlady , Mrs . Galloway , having occasion to fetch some beer from the collar , had placed a candle on the stairs , and on passing by , her clothes caught fire , and she was speedily enveloped in flames . She rushed up-stairs immediately , and was about going into the street , but was stopped and hurried into the bar , when it was found sho had sustained considerable injuries . Medical assistance was soon at hand , but after lingering in great agony through the night , the poor woman exp ired on Sunday morning about seven o ' clock . The husband of this unfortunate woman was away from home at tho time , being at Brighton for the benefit ofhis health .

    Post-office Robbery . —A most extensive robbery has been carried on for some time by the Dowlais messenger , named Thomas Thomas . Suspicions were created last week , by tho non-arrival of a letter from a tradesman in the town , containing four £ 5 notes . Inquiry was made , when .-it was traced to , and out of the Post-office , and no further . This led to decisive steps on the part of the authorities , and the messenger was taken into custody , and search wa 3 made , about 800 letters were found in his possession , of different dates , some opened and others not opened . The prisoner has been brought up for examination and remanded . Attempt to Assassinate a Police Officer . — Birmingham . —Intelligence was communicated on

    Saturday to the police authorities of an attempt having been made to murder a police officer in the neighbourhood of the village of Southam . The officer , Jumes Reed , went , in tho course of Thursday evening , to apprehend a man named Daniel Davotiporfc on a warrant for disobeying a magistrate ' s summons in a bastardy case . Davonport was taken into custody at his residence quietly enough , but , on proceeding to tho lock-up , ho asked the officer what he would have done if he ( the prisoner ) had not come . The constable informed him that he would have fetched a cart , ' and conveyed him by force if it had been necessary . Davenport instantly replied , " Well , suppose I refuse to go with you now , what would you do ? " When the officer

    coolly replied that he would endeavour to carry him . Davenp ort drew back a little , and exclaiming , " Then I have something for you ! " drew a largo revolving pistol from his pocket , and discharged one of tho barrels at Reed . The contents took effect immediately under the left ear , and the unfortunate fellow dropped to the ground , apparently in a lifeless state . Several persons witnessed the murderous attempt , but none of them had the courage to capture the villain , ho havJng threatened to serve in the same way whoever came near him . No time was lost , however , in circulating a full description of him by means of the electric telegraph , and many hours may not elapse ere he is in custody . The wounded officer remains in a most critical state

    , and the surgeons having failed in extracting the ball , his death is momentarily expected . Murderous Assault bv Smugglers . ~ Last week we recorded a Beizure mads at Titchfield by a coast-guard man , since which three convictions have taken place of parties concerned in the affair—the last on Thursday , when Attwe 1 ! . the owner of the cart , was convicted , and sent to Winchester Gaol for six months' imprisonment . The two revenue officers , who were the principal witnesses , were told by certain parties on Thursday that they would suffer for what they had done ; and to prove that they were as good as'their word , the Hants Telegraph , of Saturday , contains the following : — " Last evening , about half-past eight - o'clock , a number of smugglers assembled at Havdway , for the purpose of illtreating two coast-guardsmen , and on seeing one ( named Stephen Mountfield ) , James Stallard , John Brown , John Attwell , iun ., John Matthews , and several

    others began illtreatitig him in a most brutal manner , by kicking him and striking him with sticks , and Attwell with a shot in a sling , leaving him for dead , lie is now lying in a most precarious state j his wife also , on interfering , was very much beaten . They then proceeded to the Three Tons , at Elson , where they found Benjamin Mountefield , whom they treated in the same way , and who is in a very dan-Berous state . The police being sent for soon arrived ; they , with some of the coast-guard , went in pursuit of the party , and overtook them at tho Sun publichouse , at Brockhurst , but from which they made their escape . Some time after they went to Stallard ' s house , where they found the party and tried to take them into custody , but found it quite impossible to do so as they had such a strong party , there being nearly twenty in the house and as many outside . We are sorry to state that they remain at large , though we learn one of the party was killed by a pistol shot . "

    Melancholt Dhath . —On Sunday morning last the body of a lady was found on the Smallmouth Sands , Weymouth . The unfortunate lady was the wife of Captain Michell , E . I . C , now living at Rodwell . An inquest was held at the union-house before Mr . J . Wallis , coroner , when it appeared that about six o ' clock she got up and went out . as her husband supposed , for a walk . Not having returned , he felt uneasy , and went in search of her , when he met some men with a corpse , and on looking at the body found it to be that of his wife . Whether she was accidentally drowned or otherwise remains enveloped in mystery . She was thirty-five years of age , anil had bsen married only four months . The verdict was , " Found drowned . "

    The Coventry Gaol Chaplain . —The Secretary of State , Sir George Grey , has signified to the visiting justices of Coventry ga-J his entire concurrence in the course pursued by them in the immediate suspension , with a view to the subsequent removal , of the Rev . Richard Chapman , chaplain to the gaol . Railway Accident . —A collision between a luggage and a passenger train took place on Friday evening , the 24 th ult ., a little after dusk , on the Leicester and Swannington lise . It appears that a train from London was proceeding at a rapid rate along the Leicester line , and when near the Swanningtou branch the usual signal was attempted to be made , but without tffect . A luggage train coming along

    the latter line at this moment , and no signal being heard , and the darkness of the night rendering it impossible for the man at the engine to see the London train , a fearful concussion took place . The utmost alarm prevailed for a time , and it was shortly afterwards discovered that a stoker on the luggage train was shockingly bruised , in addition to which several of his ribs were broken . He was conveyed as quickl as possible to the Leicester Infirmary , where he is slowly recovering . A navigator in the same train jumped out of one of the carriages , and was , as a natural consequence , terribly bruised and shaken . Two of the carriages were completely smashed to atoms . Fortunately no other serious damage was sustained .

    Blackburn . —Advance of Wages . —The whole of the hands employed in the mills last week received the advance of 5 per cent ., with the exception of about three power-loom sheds , of a minor description . Meetings of the hands have been held , with a view to obtain an additional 5 per cent ., so as to restore the price paid before thereduction during the late denression of trade . r FRAMEWOBK . KNHTERS . -AnVANCE OF WaOBS .-About l . OoOnbbedshirthandsfrom Sileby , Wieston , and Mountsorrel waited upon the manufacturers of this town , on Wednesday week , to solicit them for an advance of wages , amounting to 3 d . per dozeu up to 3 s . 6 d . ; Gd . from 3 s . 6 d . to 6 s . ; Od . from 6 s . to Us ., and Is . per dozen for all above 9 s . This being

    the on y branch of framework-knitters who had not obtained an increase in their prices of work , the manufacturers at once acceded to their request , to commence from Saturday last . —Leicester Chronicle . Suicide by Poison . —Last week a distressing case of suicide occurred in Tristan ; the wife of Mr . Wolstenholm , who keep 3 the New Inn public-house , in ^ orth roa d , terminated her existence by taking a quantity of arsenic in a glass of gin . Deceased was mother of three children . No cause appears to have been assigned for the act . An inquest was held , and tbe following special verdict returned : " That the deceased died by taking arsenic , but as to the state

    of her mind there is no evidence to prove that she was msane . Mr . Blackhurst and all other druggists should be very cautious to wlr-in they deliver poison , except they know the purchaser . " Mysterious Discovery op Human Remains . —• Considerable sensation was produced on Tuesday morning , at Bristol , in consequence of its being rumoured that some human skeletons had been found under circumstances of a mysterious and un unaccountable nature , buried at a depth of somo eight or nine feet beneath the floor of a warehouse in Thomasstreet . It appears that the commissioners of pitching and paving are engaged in making new and enlarged sewers through the principal streets of tUc city , and ,

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    mone others , through Thomas-street . A tradesman uaraed Graham , who is the occupant of the warehouse in question , took advantage of the occasion to make an improved dram from his premises into the sewer ; and as the workmen were employed n the act of carrying out this work they were surnrised at coming upon a human skull embedded in he earthwork . In a few minutes they came upon other bones , and in a short time found two other skulls and the remains , in all , of three human bodies . How they came to be in the position in which they were found remains involved in mystery . There is no reason fo r helieving that the spot had ever been the site of any place of sepulture ; and , indeed , from the position in which the skeletons were found , they

    would not appear to have been interred in the usual w « y , but rather to have been huddled in together without regard to order . Informa * ion of the discovery has been conveyed to the coroner and the police , and an inquest will be held upon the remains . Supposkd Homicide near Cambridge . — On Sunday last the village of Conington near Cambridge , was in a state of excitement in consequence of the dead body of a man , dressed in the garb of a drayman , having been found in a corn-field by the roadside witli a deep wound at the back of his head . The body was soon ascertained to be that of a person named Samuel Fordham , who had been residing at Chesterton , and who was missing from his home ; and from certain information which reached the

    police , five young men named William Asplen , William Bright , Robert Reynolds , Henry Jessop , and Joseph Pike , whose ages varied from sixteen to twenty years , were apprehended , and on Monday were taken before the mayor of Cambridge and a bench of magistrates . The principal evidence against them was given by a youth named Okey , who stated that on Saturday night he and the prisoners ( all of whom are of notoriously bad character ) were in the road near Castle-end , intending to go some distance further to sleep , when the deceased came up , and was passing them , but as he made some observation in doing so , Asplen gave him a push , and he fell . He waa very drunk . Reynolds and Jessup tried to set him on his legs , but he said , " Let me lay . " Okey went on , leaving Asplen , Bright and Jessup with the deceased , but they afterwards came up without him , and they then went and slept in a brick

    kiln . He saw nothing more of the deceased . —A constable named Grundon said , that on Sunday he had examined the body , and as he found Is . Gil . and various other articles in the pockets , he did not . think he had been robbed . There was a deep cut on the back of the head , the nose was flattened , and there was blood on the face and clothes . —John Summers , a brickmaker . stated that on Saturday night , between twelve and one o ' clock , as he was going to some brick-kilns on the Castle-end-road , he heard a whistle , and proceeding to the spot whence it came he saw three men , who said that a man was lying in the road . He went with them to him , and one of them having struck a light , he siw that the man had a wound in the back of hU head . Thinking , howover , that the man had only fallen in a drunken fit , and would soon come to himself , he went away , and saw no more of him . No further evidence was offered , but the prisoners were remanded .

    Fatal Occurrence at Hastings . —On Tuesday morning , as two young men were bathing between Hastings and St . Leonards , one of them was observed to sink , appearently from fright , at being suddenly out ofhis depth . His companion was seen to try to save him , and was unfortunately dragged under water by him . Both were drowned . Their names were George Collins , a mechanic , and John Fowler , a gentleman ' s servant . A boat was soon on the spot , and efforts were made to discover the bodies . After a vigorous search both were brought up , and an inquest was subsequently held on them . Verdict "Accidental death from drowning . "

    RsrRSSENTATION OF WEST &URREY . —RETIREMENT OP ONE OF THE CANDIDATES . —GlHLDFOUD , AlJQ . 28 . — Considerable surprise has been excited throughout tho western division of the county by the sudden retirement of Mr . J . Ivatt Briscoe , the Liberal candidate , who has recently completed one of the most successful canvasses ever known here . A meeting of Mr , Briscoe ' s friends has been held , and Mr Briscoe being present , gave in his formal retirement . He complained that the Reform Club , the source from which he had been led to expect the expenses of the election would he provided , bad attempted to exercise an undue dictation over him , but this charge the honourable gentleman ' s friends distinctly repudiated . —Mr . Briscoe said thatwhen

    , he started , he had been informed that there was great apathy in the minds of the electors as to the choice of a candidate to represent them , but he could assure them that such was not the fact , as ho had met with a hearty reception wherever ho had been .- —Mr . Kicholson assured the meeting that the electors were ready to fight the battle of civil and religious liberty , and would never let a Protectionist walk over the course , llo proposed that Mr . It . W . Ed * ell , a magistrate of the county , should be solicited to stand for the county . This was seconded by Mr . G . Best , and carried nem . rfw . —Mr . Ed « ell said it was impossible to give vent to his feelings , the matter had come upon him so suddenlv . In

    consenting to stand the contest , ho might state that he was for civil and religious liberty in its most extended form ; he was for an extended suffrage , when the vote would be considered , not as a privilege , but as a right , and men might not be tempted to buy and sell it . Ho was a free trader in all respects , yet he meant no mischief to tho agricultural interest . —Several questions , all of which were satisfactorily answered , having been put to Mr . Edgell , a committee was appointed to take the necessary measures for securing his return to parliament for the western division of the county of Surrey , The Speaker ' s warrant has boon issued , and the election is fixed for Monday , September 10 th .

    Representation of Wbst Surrey . —The Protectionists had a meeting , on Wednesday at Epsom , when Mr Evelyn addressed his supporters . He declared . himself , although a decided Conservative , to be an advocate for the admission of Jews into parliament . Mr . Edgell , the liberal candidate , has issued an explanatory address to the electors . Kidderminster Election . The writ for the election of a member for this borough arrived in Kidderminster on Tuesday . The nomination is fixed for Monday , and the palling ( should there be any ) for the following day . Mr . Best ( Protectionist ) and Mr . Gisborne ( Liberal ) are the only candidates in the field . It is expected to be a severe contest . Mr Godson ' s majorities varied from 15 to 25 . His successor , 1 ) 3 lie who he may , is not expected to win by so large a number .

    Incendiarism in Middl-eskx and Capture of the Incendiary . —On Saturday ni ght an attempt was made to destroy by fire two stacks of wheat on the farm of Mr . Thomas Barrow , at Southall , about four miles from Uxbridge . About half-past ten o'clock the larger of the two stacks was found to be in flames , which soon enveloped tho whole of that rick in one body of fire . Fortunately the Hayes engine soon arrived with post horses , and was immediately put into operation . The fire was , however not extinguished until early on Sunday morning by which time the larger stack , valued at about £ 70 was totally destroyed , and the second stack most seriously damaged by fire , water , and removal . Mr Barrow , who estimates his loss at . £ 100 , is insured

    in the County Fire Office . It was from the moment of the outbreak believed to be the act of some vile incendiary , and when the intense alarm had somewhat subsided , it was , to the great satisfaction of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood , ascertained that the perpetrator of the outrage was apprehended and in safe custody at the Hanwell police-station On Monday , the prisoner was brought up for examination at the residence of G . Baillie , Esq a local magistrate , Hanwell-grove . He appeared a young man , about 25 years of age , and gave the name of Thomas Smith . In answer to questions by the magistrates , lie said he was a native of Stratford , Essex , and had been a private in the 28 th Regiment of Foot . lie had not been to Stratford lately . —Policeman Dickman , T 103 , deposed that

    on Saturday night , at ten o ' clock , ho left the Ilanvell station to patrol on horseback the high road to Uxbridge . About half-past ten o ' clock Tie passed the stacks in question , at which time there was not the slightest appearance of any fire ; but just as he had reached the Hayes brid ge over the canal , about a hundred yards further down the road , ho noticed a bright light behind him , and on turning round saw that one of the wheat ricks was in flames He instantly galloped to the spot , and found the gate open ; upon which he entered and galloped right round tho field , without seeing a single person in the field , although the flames illuminated every Ho then immediatelwent

    part . y into the high road and stopped a carter who was passing , to whom he gave his horse , and told him to hold it , and watch and stop any person coming out of the field . He then went on foot round the stacks , and found the prisoner secreted behind tho second stack Tho prisoner , on seeing him , stud " Hero I am . I have done it from want . " Witness then conveyed him to the station-house at Hanwell , where , on searching him , he found on him the box of luoifer matches produced , and nothing else . The prisoner then said he had had nothing to eat for two or three davs The prisoner , who made no other defence , was then remanded for a week .

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    prison in Nenagh , by the watchfulness and activity of Mr . Rock , the governor of that establishment It was concocted among the convicts , seventy of whom , under sentence of transportation for various periods , are now confined in the prison , and , m the cases of many of them , periods of eighteen and nineteen months have elapsed since their sentences were pronounced . Many of these persons are desperate characters ; some have broken out of gaols in Casllebar and Galway , while under sentence of transportation . The circumstances that led to the discovery of the conspiracy , and the prevention , perhaps , of considerable loss of life , are the following : —A convict , named Hoganwas an inmate of the gaol hospital .

    , and although not recovered , l : e got himself removed to the prison , after a conversation which he obtained with another convict . The hospital nurse overheard part of the conference , and instantly told her fears to Mr . Rock , the governor , that the convicts meditated an outbreak , and that it was in order to be along with the others at the time arranged tint Ilogan left the hospital . This piece of information induced Mr . Rock to make further inquiries , the issue of which was a conviction that some plot was brewing . The day after Hogan's friends left a bottle at the nurse ' s house , which they said was medicine ; and which they requested she would convey to Ilogan . The bottle contained aquafortis . During the night of Tuesday

    the turnkey of the section in which the majority of of the convicts were lodged heard what led to the certainty that the outbreak was to take place on Wednesday at breakfast hour . On Wednesday morning Mr . Rock obtained the aid of some police , whom he stationed between the entrance gates , while he went through the prison accompanied by a few of i he turnkeys , and arrested the persons who were stated to be the heads of the conspiracy . Their naniD 3 are Timothy Silk , Thomas Hogan . Thomas Kelly , Join M'Loughlin , alias Gaffney ( this person while under transportation for seven years , broke out of Castlebar gaol ) , Daniel Tierney , Michael Fennelly , William Glasgow , and John Flanagan .

    All these were separated and put in close confinement . The breakfast then passed off qu ' etly , and no attempt has since been made to carry the design into execution . Kelly and Flanagan have since confessed all . They state that all the convicts within the walis had entered into a compact to make a general attack when called t ) breakfast on Wednesday . The turnkey ( Robinson ) who was over thit section , was to be seized , his keys taken from him , and if he resisted to be killed . Having got out of the convict ward by means of Robinson ' s key , they were to run down to the entrance gates , and Jordan , a convict , who was kept between the entrance gate ? , was to overpower the turnkey Whittaker , and , if possible , deprive him of his keys , and let out the rest . A letter written by Kelly was sent to some of the convicts' friends , requiring them to collect outside

    the walls on Wednesday morning , and prevent any officer of the gaol from leaving or giving the alarm to the police , and , if possible , that one of them should proeure admission , on some pretence , and assist Jordan in overpowering the turnkey . The books and records of the gaol , which are kept in Mr . Beatty ' s ( the deputy-governor ) office , near the gate , were to be seized and destroyed , in order that their descriptions could not be had when a pursuit would be instituted . From inquiries since made , it appears that Ryan ( Molly ) , to whom the letter was entrusted , did not succeed in conveying it outside the walls , but when Mr . Rock arrested the leaders , and the men were convinced that the whole thing was blown . Ryan threw it into the privy . Kelly , however , admits the contents of the letter to be as stated . —Tippcraru Vindicator .

    Great "Strike" on the Newry Canal . —The following appears in the Newry Telegraph of this morning : — " On Thursday morning , at ten o ' clock , the infatuated men employed at tho works on the canal struck for higher wages ; and thus 2 , 000 persons , v ) ho were each of them earning 9 s . a week are now wandering about the town in idleness . This is truly lamentable , but the wretched , missjuided men have ho one to blame but themselves . " Probably a more disgraceful attempt never was made , in the United kingdom , to coerce a liberal and generous employer , by a combination of brute forco , than this . Up till the time that Mr . Dargan took tho contract , the construction of the new ship canal had ade alow

    m very progress . Tho Navigation Company , desirous of having it finished without any more delay , entered into an agreement with this eminent contractor , by which he was bound to have the canal ready for opening at a fixed period—we understand the 1 st of October . "With his accustomed energy , Mr . Dargan in a few days had 2 , 000 men at work ; and it was an interesting spectacle , and one suggestive of pleasing reflections , to see such a arge number of poor fellows wor king away briskly like a , hive of bees , earning good wages , and furthering the completion of a great reproductive enterprise . As might he expected , a considerable number ot these men were parties who had not previously been in Mr . Dargan ' s employment ; and , trom almost the commencement of the undertaking

    the men evinced an unruly , turbulent , and quarrelsome disposition . Though they were in tho receipt of considerably higher wages than those usually paid to labourers , in this country — and though many of them , from never having been employed at such work before , were not very competent workmen—they were discontented , and threatened to leave their work , and go to England to reap the harvest , unless they got increased remuneration rheirwagesave 9 s . a week , and thoy demanded 12 s ., thinking doubtless that Mr . Dargan would be compelled to yield to them in order to avoid violating h is contract . After various throats , and repeatedly disturbing the quiet and peaceable inhabitants of the town , by marching through the streets armed with shovels , pickaxes , and crowbars thov

    stopped work on Thursday morning , after breakfast . Some of the number , more peaceably inclined tnan the rest , had resumed their employment but the majority of them , proceeding along the ' line compelled them to cease by threats and violence ' btones wore thrown at those who did not at once leave off , and the poor fools cheered as if they were accomplishing some great triumph . Mr . Edwards who is manager for Mr . Dargan here , went amoa-i them , and entreated them to go back to their work " so did Mr . Isaac Corry , and other gentlemen ; but their words were flung to the winds — the mob

    cursed and swore frightfully they would not « o to work unless they got 12 s . a week - and the gentlemen named were handled rather roughly b y them iwo ot the mob wore made prisoners—the rest purl sued their career , and are now out of employment Wo understand that none of those who took anyl thing like a leading part in the strike on Tliursd'iv morning will be received back to work again ; and we feel pleasure in adding that the Navigation Company are determined to aid Mr . Darran in putting down this lawless and determined combina-Lion .

    Dlbujt , MoNDAY .-The weather since Saturday has been extremely favourable ; and there are nb longer any fears for the fate of the harvest , which it is admitted on all hands , will be abundant bovonil all former seasons . A gentleman who has made a minute inspection of the crops in the south « ives i \ as his opinion that there will bo more fomfin tl * ft ° " «}» 1 st of January , 1850 ; than there has been for the last quarter of a century EMioRATioN .-The U ' estera Star states that a ereat many of the tenants on the Crown lands of BaE and Broughill have been sent out to Canada at the expense of government . This , if true , would bo a step m the right direction . a The CHOLERi .-The epidemic is still vcrv fatal amongst all classes in various parts of thi IZt v *

    amongst tne deaths announced in the Cork journals » t ^ t of Li eut Robert Morgan , R . N ., who d ed it aft ; T ^ rsday laft , after recrivin ^ Lt the Admiralty , the evening before , a medal and clasps for his services . Cholera is also very fa al among tho upper and middle classes in the county of Shgo . Amongst tho deaths are those of S . Norcott , daughter of Sir James Crofton , Bart Mr Montgomery Blair , Mr . Archibald Montgomery ; and Dr . White , surgeon in the Royal Navy Effects op Cholera on Trade . —Since the awful ESS ° T ? * f $° Ch 0 lci ' a had Reared ^ andlwkndtomfto caution in res-. pect to the use of certain descriptions nf fnmi k ,.

    tno public generally , has seriously injured large c asses of people , who heretofore derived considerable profit by tho sale of fish and vegetables F 01 years past the export of salmon to fflJdVis i trade of vast importance , the demand in Jlnt country being so large , the market so certain and ofS mUn r 7 V hafc slI «™ a" StabS ot the middle class of people was a luxurv even in the locaht . es where caught in most abuSJSe ? However , at present , and for some mon ha 5 he demand for this fish in the London Set S become so depressed that it is not ex JoS to iS amount , and even where taken from its element fear prevents its general use as food . But tho value of salmon has not alone been deteriorated , for the use of all other fish has considerably declined SS particularl y those of the lobster tvibo . The mit gardeners . and vegetable vendors hnvfi nL ) I ° ,

    serious sunerers by the visitation , for avo dance o ho use of vegetables having become all bu ?» encv , l he consequence to those industrious claTses must be ranous—Corife Constitution . USt 1 he Queen ' s Chanties in CouK . -Her Maiestv the Queen having left tho sum of £ 300 fo ? the chanties of Cork and Queenstown , at the dUwSK of tho Lord-lieutoiiant , his Excel encv hTS noted the following distribution oS made - lho Cork Dispensary , £ 40 ; tho Fovor KhT £ S 0 ; the Win-Hospital , £ 5 ; IndSent S ' ft » l ISTfcSMS . - £ S K , I , ?!"' ™ ' ¦ t 15 ; Di 5 " «^ V » « &"SdtL "" v 7 iH ?^ ' ™ pSG& ^ B » omore ro 3 cmblunWto the green of Yhfb y-t :

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    , _ . - . ¦ " —¦—s »«^ s » times , than does Nelson ' s Pillar to a China tea cup Many circumstances have contributed to the change and persons who recollect Donnybrook some twenty years back , could not now recogniso the ghost of former years' faira . There are a good many tents being erected , but they are of an inferior class compared with those of p ast times ; the shows too aro of a meagre description , and altogether the appearance of the place betokens the wretchedness of the times . Still large numbers of the citizens visited "de brook , " but there was a total lack of the bustle and activity which used whilomc to prevail . —Freeman ' s Journal .

    The fair commenced on Sunday , and , as the charter-day fell upon Sunday , the cattle aud horse fair was observed , as usual in such cases , on Monday . The fair was a discouraging one . Black store cattle were neither numerous nor well-conditioned . The beasts at fair were the most ^ meagre-looking things we have observed for some time , and , from inquiry in the best informed quarters , we believe that hardly a single heifer or bullock changed owners . Milch cows and springers were rather good-looking , and a fair supply present , but there were hardly any inquiry for either , and we did not hear of a single sale having been effected . We observed a few sheep , but , with the exception of the person in charge of them , no further notice was taken of the Hock . The horse

    fair was well stocked in every particular , from the "bit o' blood" down to the worn-out "jarvey , " and although we have witnessed large horse fairs , we have seldom observed a better stock of the " noble animal , " capering over the green . However , there were few persons "in want" of a nag , as the game seemed all the other way—namely , disposal ( could a buyer be had ); but the buyers were like the visits of the angels , and with the exception of a few minor sales , nothing more was done . The general fairthat is , " the fun and frolic" part of the business , was a dead failure . To be sure a great number of persons drove out on cars and other vehicles , ia order to afford the juvenile portion of their families

    a treat by looking at ( not in ) the shows , the merrygo-rounds , and other "ingenious devices ; " but it would be a matter of considerable difficulty to distinguish between the disappointment of either party—the juvenile , for not finding what he or she led to believe' ' would be seen , " or the showman , who expected that his " theatre was the first in the world ; " but the external appearance at once showed the internal of the " pavilion , " and this put the " young idea" to " shoot" in some other quarter . The fair green was admirably kept by the police , and the " tents "—if they deserve the name—were all closed at bjx o ' clock , For the last twenty years , the present is , perhaps , the most wretched fair of Donnybrook during that period .

    Dublin , August 2 S . —The accounts from tho country still continue to be favourable . The weather seemed set fair yesterday , but it has again become moist . The Potato Crop . —A variety of communications received in the course of yesterday lead to the belief that there still exist some grounds for apprehension of at least a partial return of the blight of the three last years . It is , however , satisfactory to learn , upon the concurrent authority of a number of witnesses , that although symptoms of the disease have manifested themselves towards the close of the last week , the mischief has not extended beyond the stalks and leaves of the plant , the roots being quite free from all appearance of taint . Nevertheless , it must be borne in mind that it was in this manner

    and precisely at the same period , that the disease showed itself last year , and that it was not until the 4 th or 5 th of September that the painful fact became generally known that for a third time the bulk of the staple food of the poor was doomed to partial destruction . It would be premature , therefore , to consider the crop as perfectly safe until the lapse of another fortnight shall have revealed the progress of decay ; but , under any circumstance ? , it is now beyond the range of possibility that the result can be as disastrous as that of the past three seasons , for there is already a sufficient quantity saved to banish all idea of downright scarcity , and should anymaterial portion of the remainder escape the ravages of the threatened blight , there is no reason to doubt the prospect of the year 1 S 50 being one of surpassing cheapness and abundance .

    Dublin , Wednesday . —The Crops . —Potatoes are so extremely abundant in the Dublin market that large quantities of the inferior kinds , free from disease , are purchased by the starch-manufacturers . 1 his demand prevents the prices from descending still lower , but potatoes of very superior quality can be purchased at from 5 d . to 6 d . per stone . In the country markets they are much lower . At the Dublin coin exchange yesterday there was ' a considerable supply of new wheat , various in quality , which ranged from ISs . to 24 s . per barrel of 2801 bs The Queen ' s Charities in Belfast . —The Lord-Lieutenant has handed over her Majesty ' s bounty ( £ 300 ) for Belfast to the funds of the General Hospital .

    Encumbered Estates Commission . —The three Commissioners , Baron Richards , Professor Longfield , and Charles Jas . Hargreaves , Esq ., have nowbeen duly installed . Mr . Hargreaves took the oath of office on Monday last ; before Chief Baron Pigot . The commissioners will commence their duties early m the ensuing month . Tenant-right Organisation . —It appears , by a printed circular transmitted to the Coleraine Tenantright Association , that an organisation is in progress amongst the tenant-farmers of the south and west to promote the establishment of legal security for the occupiers . Irish Reapers . —The Banner of lister says — Immense numbers of the poorer classes of the labouring population of this province have for some time past left this and other parts for Scotland ami

    ii-ngland to assist in cutting down the harvest . We have rarely witnessed so many of these unfortunate poor leaving in our steamers . Day after day the vessels for Scotland and England ave packed with them almost from stem to stern . Strange to say , they , generally speaking , present a healthier and more comfortable appearance tlnn the reaper of lormer years . From Derry the numbers leaving are immense . Some of tbe Scotch papers complain , andI certainly with good reas-ni , that so nianv as 1 . / 00 human beings have been brought over to Wasgow at one trip , and that in one case tho extraordinary number of 1 , 900 deck passengers were disembarked from one steamer at the Bvoomielaw . It must be evident that the crowding of steamers in dange ? . ™ " ° ° SeS tha passen 8 ers to serious Search for Arms . -On Friday last a partv of the city constabulary nvoceeded h » « , « ; ,. „„ » v .,, \ , i ,.

    of Mr . John Doyle , " Irishtown , and exhibit ^ a w ^ V rant authorising them to search there for arms . The S ^ " * accordingly , but no arms of alj W iJnT ; , Jt is saU tl ) at information bSJ ™ / 5 f T t ! \ authorit *«« «> at Pikes were being made m the foundry ; it appears , however , that : fcsr unds for such a stat « - ^ - Shippisg Intelligence . -A vessel , water-logeed hvL M ?'» WaS fallen in with otl Tuesday last , 5 vT I ^? > : l reven ? , Uer Bad S er ' " « Durl sei Island , which remained by her nine hours without being able to take her hi tow , from the heavy sea then running . She was again seen on Wednesday An ting near the Dursey Sound , in tow of counry boats , which , from inability , left her in the evenng . At four a . m . on Thursday morninc sIi p wn = lawn

    m tow by the Badger , and , with the assistance i \« q : re trsSM-s * KSSffliaftSRKls-iS manage or tow , even with the assistance of rodder , but this vessel appears to be coated with barnacles , and was towed through the water LnfL = SS& ^ r 5 sffi 3 can be gamed a , to her identity .- Cork cWfru-

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    fcSSKSSfs ? fflSfe # « 5 SSs at the intermediate fiK ^ "Jj * ' callin S ments relative to the SuEv trainf ^ ^ ^ their discontinuance in ml tlT'JTT ^ ' - able for the public , and did nffi f t 0 be SUlthours of divine service , t £ S , ? 'fere with the be n o * adopted as ^\ ^ *»™ S ™ entS

    none , me quest on to be decided fcJi y ue simply , Aether the running of JL . S > 1 vas mg train for passengers upon tha ? K W T " was required by the ^ xigeSs 5 society iW ^ ^ TiaBrsa ^^ »* asss 52 p ??? committee with whom the ronnUir ; - the bad put into the hS o l ^ Z 2 oS T ^ ment of the evidence whinh M . m ? P , statcthat public o ^ wi ^ to ^^^

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    Efje ifrcWitw * . Ixcexdiakism at Hexdox . —During the greater portion of Saturday night and the whole of Sunday the village of llendon presented an unusual scene of confusion , in consequence of a diabolical attempt having been made to destroy the whole of the extensive property belonging to Mr . Jackson , known as Coventry Farm , situate in the before-mentioned village . It appears that at ten o ' clock on Saturday night flames were seen to rush forth almost simultaneously from two places in the stack-yard . One part of the prop erty on fire consisted of seventy waggon loads of hay , and the other contained upwards of sixty loads of the same material . Two parish engines attended ; but in spite of the most strenuous exertions of all present the work of devastation continued . The moment information

    reached town , Mr . Staples , chief officer of the C district of the Fire Brigade , started to the scene with an engine and four horses . It was not until late on Sunday ^ afternoon that the fire could be in the least got under , and not until a vast quantity of the property was destroyed . Upwards of 3 G 0 loads of hay were standing in the same part of the premises ; a ? lT . lfc - was owmS to the indefatigable exertions of the villagers and firemen from London that the wliole was not consumed . From tho inquiries instituted since the outbreak , not the least doubt is entertauied that the fire was caused bv some evildisposed person . The direction the " flames commenced ia clearl y indicate that the outbreak could not have been caused by accident . Fortunately Ali \ Jackson was insured in the Union Fire-office

    . Devosport , —Fatal Accident . —On Friday evening August 24 th a very melancholy accident occurred , which has resulted in the death of the lion . Thomas Graves ( son of Lord Graves ) , a naval cadet on board of her Majesty ' s ship Impregnable , at present stationed at this port . The deceased , who was an amiable and promising youth , was crossing the harbour in company with some other young gentlemen , when the boat upset , and they ' were precipitated into the water . They were , however , soon picked up , and all were saved , with the exception of Mr . Graves . The body has since been found . Poisoning a Cihj . d . —A woman named Mary llobinson , aged twenty-four , has been committed

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    iteiann , Dublin , Satur » ay . -The Stats Pawowaw .-The Cork Examiner contains the following — " li » mours are rife that ; the Queen was so well pleased with her reception by the Irish people , that it is her Majesty's expnssed intention to remit the punishment of tho stole prisoners , and to bring them back from exile in the course of a year , or even a shorter time . Some will say that the father of one of " hi iShqSter ! aU - lutlmation t 0 that fleet from a WlIUc ' v AMONG tub CONVICTS I . V KB » AOn G ^ -P UWKCTBD MunDSR w 0 N ] i Qp ^ Turj > , kias .-A deep-laid and dangerous coiunira'cy luv just most providentially been detected in iWwtty

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    ¦ 6 THE NORT-H-B RN-S-TAIL September 1 , 1849 .

• Citation
  • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 1, 1849, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1537/page/6/