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      ' ¦ " ^ "WIS I ^ - - 25 " r ° f ? c ? § lstercd in London , in the week ending last Saturday n , « JG 2 : the weekly averse of tire autumns is 1 , 162 ; the present re ^ tarn , tnoic-fore , shows sl decrease of 200 deaths On tne rstiinated mortality of tbe season . Thenum-BCTS 5 i > t )« . last weeks , during which the mortality Has coaunaed to fall below the average , have been successive 1 , 075 , 1 . 028 , and 902 . In last week only - ¦ youths from cholera were registered ; the munl' -r re-urned in the first three weeks of October

      we i'e .= ] : ectively 2 SS , 110 , and 41 . Of the 25 deaths i :: the week , 1 occurred in ihesub-distvictof Long-acre . 2 in tee district of Fancras , 1 in Islington , i in -be workhouse at Lower llomcrion , 1 ( aftei- ; . « e ! jicralperitonis ) in Cock-court , Bishopsgate , ¦ -: i : ; ; he district of Shoieditch , 3 in Bethnal Gree : ; ,- ? " hi Wbhechapel , -tin St . Georgc-in-the-East , 1 in ft .-w . vr , 2 in Poplar , and 1 each in the following ii : drifts : —Uermondsey , St . George ( South-Wiirki . i- - ! jn ! : etu , and Cambcrwcll . The deaths from aiankea and dysentery in the last week were 51 ; the average is 27 ; their continuous decliue is showr , by i Ue numbers returned in the first three weeks of October , which were 146 , 105 , and 03 . jjpiies - *; is fatal in 52 cases ; tbe weekly average W oO . from small-pox there were 7 deaths ( about a tnii . ujf the average ); whilst those from measles , scaitena , and hooping-cough , were respectively 20 , d 3 , ant ! H ; , the three epidemics exkibithisr at

      wesentfiiiyahalfoftlie usual mortality . The mortality ,,-o : i , phthisis is also much less than the usual amount . lv * ides a case of cholera , already referred to , the de : ; ihs of 13 women , after childbirth , were registered : « the week . The reading of the barometer was 30 in . on Wednesdav ; the mean reading of th « wec-k was 29-87 . The mean temperature has Deen mu . ^ hout the week hightr than the average of the « as week of 7 years ; on the last five days it was win 9 to 12 degrees higher than the average Of co : i esponding days . The mean of the week was od aeirecs .

      SnicjnE of as American- MERcnAST .-An inquest was held or , Saturday b y Mr . Wakley , at the Ashby i . astk-, tr . jwAshby-street , Clerkeuwell , on-view of the ho . j y of Mr . James Miller , aged 47 . The decease-. i . , vhu was possessed of considerable property had ofecs in tue City , hut resided at 5 , Xortham ptoa-sq ^ r . re . —Miss Bolten , a young lady residing in the same . V . nse , deposed that about twenty minutes past oue ovlock on Thursday afternoon the deceased rung l .- ;« bedroom bell , and requested to see witness . Upon her entering the room he asked her to assist him in opc / iing a oottle , which he held in his hand , containing prussie acid . lie then poured out half a Trine < At , * s of the deadly mixture and drank it off ,

      exclairfiiiiiT .. a few moments previously , "The instant I take this I shall be a dead man . " Witness endeavoare < J to prevent him , hut despite her entreaties lie swallowed the poison and expired in a few ir .:: tHte . < . It appeared from the joint evidence of Dr . Key , oflloxton , who had formerly attended decease *! , Mr . Burroughs , and George Harris , clerk in decease ' s office , that he had suffered from gout and eiysipiias , though when in good health he was a most-cheerful and jocular person . He had comparatively recovered from gout , and his commission of surcuw 53 attributable to a honor lie had of a relapse ., fi : m malady . The jury returned the following v . jr . jjct : — "That the deceased destroyed limsek 1-y taking prussic acid whilst in an unsound state of mind "

      SuicniE from Gbief . —An inquest was held on Saturday - . fOre j ir . n . M . Waklcy , at the Old Rod laon , rft . J « iin-strcet-ioad , Clerkenwell , on Elizabeth Mary Porter , late a respectable shopkeeper , ia Gos ^ ll-ioad , aged 54 . —Henry Porter , deceased ' s son , staicil that three years ago his mother had lost a favourite- sen , and that his death so deeply affected her ttorr she became partially deranged , and it was apprehended she would injure herself . On Monday hearing the servant scream , he rushed into his mother ' s kdroom , and found her weltering in her blood f

      rom a wound in her throat , partly inflicted by his 4 c *? . ised brother ' s razor , and partly by a table liiiife that lay at her side . She lingered until the following Thursday , when death terminated her sufferings . —Mr . Phillips , surgeon , attended the deceased , ¦ .. bodied of suffocation , produced !> y the wound h : h « throac . Before death she sisnified her d «* rr > mrret for the act . Yerdict— " Insanity . " The K : u niFiEH ) Xcisakce . —A lioyal Commission is abOi . ; f ( i be issued to inquire and report as to the most eligible site or sites for a cattle-market , to be held aiiiside of tiie Metropolis .

      A 51 . ui . utY Defaulteb . —An eminent banking and army agency firm in the neighbourhood of Trafalgar-.-HjUan .- obtained a warrant for the apprehension of the j > aymaster of one of Her Majesty ' s infantry iv ^ iiaents , who , it is alleged , has absconded ¦ with If . vge sums of money entrusted to his charge . The g . ; i : ani delinquent is represented as a member of tut . inoy and Uavy Club , and the proprietor of a han-iionie rural seat near one « f our most flourishing stairs towns . —Weekly Chronkk . ATi ^ n'mi Robbert axd CiriunE of the

      Bougies . — On Sunday evening last a daring attempt was Hi-id- ; in rob the house cf "Win . Cory , Esq ., 11 , Comiiij- ^ iiii-road , Lambeth . Part of ibe family had gone- v , church , leaving only Mr . and Miss Cory in xhe liiiiing room , and the * footman below stairs . Tho n ont door was heard gently to open , and so-. i-. < : r'v ; - ; - ' > n entered the house . Jlr . Cory l'OSC fromLi . n ... -ui . t ! ij rushed to the hall , wlwre he encounti--.:-. j .- < rlMow who was already half-way across the pa .-5 . i ^ -j . In an instant the villain was pinioned by Mr . Ctry , ^ rho is seventy years of . n / re , as in the grasp of a vice . Frightened and overcome , he stamn : cicd o- ± "Does Mr . Williams live here ?"

      Gettiiigbt'i v . ivn the burglar and the dour the old gentleii ! S ! i ca ! ied lustily for the polioe , who soon made their ; . ppearance , and upon seaiv ! ii : ig the intrudar Jisc-. n-cred npon him no less than nine skeletal kc-vs , one of -which exactly fiited the door . He Was immediately conveyed to the station-house . The lais Attempted rAumciPE at Cuisvtick . — Althoui : k Mr . Monkhouse , sen ., still continues progressiirsr favourably towards convalesence , it'is not consid « -ve-i thut he will have attained sufficient strength to hn able to attend at the c . urt to « ive his evidence in the case for at lenst tluce wicks . The accused will therefore continue to be weekly xemanded uiii-l that time .

      Fir :-: . vr ins Model Baths and WAsniiorsHs . — On Monday evening at a few minuttis past mx o ' clock a fire hr-- p l-, ing a serious destruction of property broke » ut h : the extensive range of premises erected by the rcrnHvljiee fnr promoting the establishment of baths ? . ; : u r .:: > bbouse 3 for the labouring classes , situate ' * Gou ^ ton-square , 'Whitechunel . The flames commincd v-. one of the drying houses , a temporary building f roe : til by the comiaitiee with limber , for the purpose of feting its efficacy previous to luiilding a more substantial compaitment . Contiguous to this ertclion was the washing department containing eighty-four wash , tubs , and on one side stood the mangliiig hou ? es , and on the other the ironing corapartmerii . Ti > e whole extended in one direeijon

      about cne li-wired feet , and in the Other seven ty-five feet . At tba time stated above , some of the mhuagingmci ^ ' -ftli > : establishment were greatly nlarincd by perccivi-ig a denss mass of smoke rmir ' ng through . the difiiuent passages leading to tMc various ccmpartme :- ; ¦ £ in the extensive range of premises . Upon gaining -he dr . ing house the who ' e of the horses used foi •• " « . ia ^ t ' ie clothes were , together wi ; h the linen L ; .::-. n : L' thereon , found to be enveloped in Sanies . Over ibis building were several large tanks , Contain : )?; hi : hs whole upwards of 3 , 0 . ' 0 gallons of wafer , :.=:-. l a ; o-iJcr to guard against tii ; ra ' . iges of fire the i ^ unr . i ' . tec bad proper engine h * c attached to these t- > i ; ; : s . .-o that in the event of a : i outbreak a ready s * y \ ny r * water might le brom'ht to bear upon the flan .- j . The first thing attemuled liv lhe parlies

      belosgi .: i : - to tue premises was to fly to itie hose connected v . , rl > t ' .. e tanks and scatter 'he water over the flames . I ' r . fonunately-, althoagh the r * of was formed of iron : ; e ceiling was constructed of timber , and the flames 1 ; > V . U- < 1 along the top of the building almost withthi- :: 'p " : J " . T . y of lightning , and so intense was the heat fro . ' ilaines that the glass windows in the ceiling t .: >\ : kly became broken , when the fire rushed through the ripenings in immense bodies , rising so high as ; , ' threaten with desttuction the wh f -le of the surrouu-. iBg Louses . A number of engines were speedJy in a ; tendance , and tlie lioss of seversl vere conveyed ilv . ougli the front batbs , and were Hr < m » bt to bear i ! poa Uie great seat cfiire , whilst a number of firemrn wen ; at the same tims sent up the scaling

      ladders \ j iiitmnt ; that portion of the roof not oa fire , but in s : ; ite ot every exertion it was not until pa ? t nine oVk-ek that the flimes couhl be conquereJ . The damaw done by this disastrous event is very considerable . The drying house is entirely consumed , and all it ?<>; . tainetl . The mangling and ironing compartmen ' s ar ? also destroyed , but fortunately nearly the wliy .: e of the tuta ia the washhouses have escaped -svit-h rrifiing injury . The engineer ' s dcpirtment has csc ipeil uainjured . The boiler rooms have likewise ; b . " . ij » t ; d any injury except from water . The steaiuei . ^ . r . t - and the machinery have -A * o received no dania ^ - ; txcept by water . The grtatcr portion of the ¦ sivrtc baths have likewise received no injury cf u « y importance , but , notwithstanding the damsre is ccnsiderable , and , what is worse , the

      poor pextyls for whose accommodation the baths were specially vrccted , will be put to groat inconvenience , they having given over the renting of . the premises they fonccriy occupied for that purpose . : Accinxri-r dciuxg the Royal Visit to tite Coal Exc « i \<; L . — Oa Tuesdav , several severe accidents .- „• , ¦ . j jj . L 0 nden _ b r ; j an < j southwarlv or ; .:-.- . atthetimetlie royul procession was passsmjj * . . » -., the river to the new Coal Exchange . Aboutao- ^ rter to one o ' clock , a hrge numbefof persons forf collected on Southwark-brid-e , and there w . ^ - , scarcely any room for any vehicles to pass . A . wi 0 , 0 procession had passe . 1 , a rash was ' i £ fc } f * ™ IHi ndtBd ? J P ^ or . s , to leave the bridge oi ; JK Middlesex side . On reaching the tollgate bou-. - * te 3 were thiown open , for the purpose of awwduig a better egress Irom the briLeT 1 iior * e and sart , vhicli was being driven at a alow

      pacein ^ ft ^ nt-of ^ he-erowd i was suddenly- stopped , while passing between the gate , in consequence of the rush being so great from behind , and by persons attempting to pass on both sides of the cart , which was completely fixed , and could not move one way or the other . Several persons were also jammed against the bars , ami were unable to extricate themselves . A respectably dressed person , named James Ilollis , who had by some means got his right leg between the spokes * of the wheel , and being unable to extricate it , was forced to the ground . His cries for assistance were heard by some persons in front of the crowd , and after considerable difficulty he was dragged into the road and placed in the toll-house , where it was found

      that he was unable to walk . A stretcher was obtained , and the unfortunate young man was conveyed to Bartholomew ' s Ilospital . He was found to have received a compound fracture of the right leg . A lady , named Pearce , residing in Stamfordterrace , Borough , was also knocked down by the crowd while attempting to leave the bridge , and before she could be raised was trampled upon , and received several severe injuries about the body . Numerous other persons received injuries , more or less , during the struggle to leave the bridge ; and afitu the crowd had somewhat spread about , ladies were seen minus their shawls , and their bonnots and dwsses being much disfigured . About the same time a man , named William Butler , living in Redcross-strcet , Borough , met with a severe accident , from which he is now lying dangerously ill at Guy ' s Hospital . Shortly after the

      disembarkation of the royal visitors , Butler , who had been standing upon the pavement on London-bridgo , close to Fenning ' s "Wharf , and not being aware of his proximity to tho kerb stone , was suddenly pushed by the crowd , who were about learing the bridge , with considerable force into the road , lie fell , and an immense body of persons passed over him ; some were thrown down , and shared the same fate , but were not so severely injured as Butler . After several hundred individuals had passed , a circle was made by main force , and the unfortunate man was dragged to the steps of the bridge . He was perfectly insensible , and was bleeding profusely from the nose . He was at once removed to Guy ' s Ilospital , where ho was quickly attended to by the house surgeon . He was stripped and his body was found to be covered with bruises and contusions . His left leg was also fractured . Several minor accidents occurred on the same bridge , but were of no public importance .

      Sudden Death op Mr . T . Morton . On Tuesday morning Mr . Thomas Morton , of No . 7 , Woburnplace , Russell-square , who was one of tho surgeons of University College Hospital , and who , during the illness of the late Mr . liston , discharged the duties of that distinguished professor in the college , arose at his usual hour , apparently in tho enjoyment of excellent health . About nine o ' clock ( just before breakfast time ) he returned to his bedroom , and shortly after eleven o ' clock , his servants being unable to conceive why he had not returned to his breakfast , proceeded to his room , where they found him lyiut ; dead on his bed .

      Alahmixq Fike is Holbors . —On Tuesday night a fire occurred upon the premises in the occupancy of Mr . Alfred Hill , a dentist , carrying on business at Xo . 10 , King-street , Holborn . The flames commenced in the workshop , at the rear of the private residence , from , it was stated , the upsetting of a naptha lamp . The persons in the building , a gentleman and a lad , in their anxiety to get the fire subdued , were severel y burned , more especially the youth who was removed to tho hospital . Several engines were soon at the spot , and the flames were extinguished , but not until the premises in which the outbreak commenced were entirely destroyed . Mr . Hill was not insured . "

      Arrival is Losdos of Huxcarian Refugees . — On Monday morning , at nine o'clock , the steamer John Bull , arrived from Hamburg , bringing with her ihe following distinguished Hungarians : — General Klapka and servant , M . Fornefc , Berauyi , Kamvossy , Uhaze , Bandezza , and Ahednyansky .

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      tbere 8 s- contended- that- 4 ne -prisoner s conduct throughout the proceeding showed that his deficiencies did not arise from dishonesty of intention . The trial occupied several hours . The prisoner was found guilty , and sentenced by the Recorder to be transported ' for seven years . The prisoner wa 3 deeply affected on hearing his sentence . Court-martial at Nottingii am . t-Ob Saturday last a court-martial was held at the barracks , near Nottingham , before Colonel Arthur , of the 3 rd Dragoon Guards , orer Thomas Ball , John Elles , and George Holmes , three of the privates concerned in the late insubordination . After a protracted investi-< m « , in . tiro three men were pronounced cuilty ; but

      sentence was deferred uutil the whole of the delinquents have beeu examined . The mutiny , it is stated , is scarcely yet at an end . On the previous nig ht , one of the offenders succeeded ia escaping from the guard-room . He was instantly pursued ; but , owing to the darkness of the night , he continued to elude the vigilance of the parties sent to apprehend him . and has not yet been recaptured . On Monday morning the district courts-martial were resumed , and continued sitting through the day , with tho exception of about an hour in the forenoon , which interval was caused by the sudden appearance of Earl Cathcart . The noble earl said he had come expressly at the command of the Duke of Wellington , for the purpose of reading to the whele regiment a

      communication by the torainander-in-Chief on the subject of the recent disturbances . Every man within the barricks , including prisoners and officers ' servants , was instantly summoned for foot parade . They were passed through their ordinary evolutions , under the inspection of Earl Cathcart , who is cclonel of the regiment ; after which the noble earl delivered a very energetic and feeling address . He said , he had had the honour to receive an autograph letter from his Grace the Duke of Wellington , which he would rea < J . The letter was addressed to all in the regiment . In it the noble duke referred to the cause of the recent insubordination —confinement of the whole regiment to barracks for nearly a week on account of a few individuals Laving

      neglected their duty—which he describedas an arbitrary act , and contrary to all military law . . His Grace said is wa 3 wrong in every respect , and well calculated to provoke breaches of military discipline , for the lieutenant-colonel of a regiment to act as lieutenant-colonel Arthur had done . That theve might be no mistake in future on this subject , the noble Commander-in-Cuief quoted the regulations of the service relative thereto . But still a deviation from the proper course on the part of the commanding offi-. er did not justify the men in adopting the line of conduct they had done . They should have taken a different course to remedy their grievances ; but hayinc suffered themselves to be betrayed into acts of insubordination , they had become , unfortunately ,

      amenable to military law , and must bo tried and punished for their offences . After having read this letter and delivered his address , Colonel Lord Cathcart dismissed the regiment . Moft ' at , the man who escaped from the guard-house on Saturday morning , a few hours previous to his expected trial , has not yet been heard of . The officers in command of the guard at the time of the prisoner ' s escape have been placed under arrest . This troublesome affair is now taking another turn . About nine o ' clock on Saturday night Private Broker , who was not implicated in any way in the charge of insubordination , went up to policeman Gascoigne whilst on duty at the top of Clumber-street . After looking at the policeman ' s number , he exclaimed , " Oh , you are oue of the ¦¦

      . " ¦'— that assisted in taking our men up a few days ago ; " and having unbuttoned his jacket began to strike right and left at the policeman . The latter defended himself with a stick as well as he could , and , having charged some bystanders to assist , ultimately succeeded in conveying the soldier to the police office , but not until he had received a black eye and had his legs sadiy cut by the prisoner , who kicked backwards at him with his spurs . Ii will be recollected that policeman Gascoigne was the mon who turned his light on the three fugitive soldiers concealed in the passage , when they were pursued by a picket on the night the first outbreak occurred . At the police-office on Monday morning it was stated in evidence that the prisoner had repeatedly

      threatened the police force with vengeance of the whole regiment , and even en that morning be had said to two of the inspectors that the 3 rd Dragoon Guards had determined , before they left Nottingham , to give every policeman they could meet , a , thrashing . He was ordered to pay a line of £ 2 or to suffer a month ' s hard labour at the treadmill . He was , however , saved from the latter well deserved punishment by a serseant-major of the regiment coming forward and paying the fine . The prisonor was then inarched off to the barracks . The citizens anticipate with pleasure the time when the barracks lease will have expired , as itis said to be the intention of the Duke of Newcastle ( the owner of the property ) n"t to renew it ; and it that case the headquarters will be removed to Sheffield .

      A Family nearly . Poisoned . —On Sunday afternoon tho village of Witncsham , near Ipswich , was thrown into a state of great excitement by the discovery that the household of Mr . Amos , a respectable farmer residing in that parish , were suffering acutely from the eilects of poison , which threatened to be attended with fatal consequences . The facts are alleged to be that soon after dinner , the -whole of the family , including tho domestics , numbering altogether seven or eight persons , were seized with nausea and vomiting . It was at first ascribed to the indigestible nature of the meat-ra joint of veal—but upon the inquiry being pursued " a little further , Mr . Amos found out , to his extreme horror , that they had partaken of poison , the joint having been " basted" with arsenic instead oi

      flour . The dripping-pan , it seems , when not in use , is placed underneath a cupboard , in which had boon deposited , some packets of arsenic intended for wheat steeping . One of the packets had buvst , and its deadly contents slipping through a crevice in tho cupboard , had alighted upon the dripping-pan , giving to it the appearance of having been well floured . When the pan , which had been dusted the day before , was put down to the fire , the supposed flour , which a careful and clean cook would have removed , was allowed to remain as a matter of economy , no suspicion being excited ns to how it came there . Upon the truth becoming apparent medical aid was promptly procured , and the symptoms , which at first were very alarming , gradually yielded to the vigorous treatment adopted , and all the sufferers were soon out of danger .

      Lewes . —The Murdsr of Mr . Griffiths ; - —On Sunday night , about half-past ten o ' clock , Superintendent Iliivper ( E . S . C . ) , proceeded to the beerhouse called the Globe , better known to many as the Traveller ' s Rest , and there apprehended a person , who was in the house as a casual lodger , on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of the late Mr . Griffiths , of Brighton . The man ' s name is Banks , and he is believed to be from Framfield . The prisoner was taken by Mr . Harper to Brighton on Tuesday . The apprehension has Leon made , ire understand , in consequence of some revelations made b y an individual novr undergoing his sentence for poaching .

      Commemoration of the Birth-dat of Alfred tiie Cheat at Birmingham . — The members and friends of the Birmingham Association for tho Dissemination of Political Knowledge , commemorated the thousandth anniversary of tho birth-day of King Alfred the Great by ; i soiree on Jlouday evening . This association originated some month ' s since with a number of young men—clerks , artisans , and others—who assemble weekly for the purposo of mutual instruction . On tlie occasion of this celebration they were joined by a number of ladies and other visitors , and tlie hall being handsomely decorated , an evening , pleasantly diversified by music and the delivery of suitable addresses , was agreeably passed , Amongst the sentiments snoken

      to were the following : — " Alfred ' s memory ;" " The . progress of civil and religious liberty throughout the world ; " " The English peoplemay they form that wise , free , and n ' oblo nation , for the creation of which Alfred lived and laboured ;" "Believing that it is good for a people to hold in veneration the memory of its truly great men , wo hope that gatherings like the pre sent will become more frequent . " Various speeches were delivered eulogistic of the memory and virtues of Alfred amongst the speakers were Mr . Toulmin Smith , of Sergeant ' -inn , Mr . Langford , and Mr . Gill The two former spoke of the advantages of local selfgovcrnment-a privilege which it seemed always to have been the especial care of Alfred to restore and provide for the English people ; Mr . Gill , in the

      course ot a lengthened address , made some useful and amusing remarks . As a proof that true aenius and greatness of soul wore always honoured , he cited tins meeting to commemorate tho birthday of Alfred-the greatest Englishman ~ since whose death " an era of en centuries had clawed ; " but whose sublime deeds t , ti 1 inspired a feeling of gratitude in every heart . They had met there ( he said ) to proclaim the < eternity of the benefits" Jesdting mm Alfreds dceds-to commemorate a miclltv a hope that the heroism , tho courage , and the * lorv y hich shed itself around Alfred ' s nnm wo d So a J incentive to his descendants in this day to follow o illustnous an example . This little festival pals d off in a very rational manner , and a dance concluded the proceedings of the evening

      The Pitmen of several collieries in the covmtip * of »„ , „„ , anJKorttomtehnd mi . t , » 32 by coach fromattendinff a delegate meoE fhev s ^ ^ siittrrl b

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      SBrere '' inju fi ^ carious state . The other , Seargeant Baxter , was a county policeman . He met with no personal violance , but was compelled to give up his prisoner . Warrants were issued for the apprehension of various persons implicated , and upwards of twenty have been taken into custody . —Sundcrland Herald . Murder op a Pitman . —On Saturday night tho 20 th tilt , a brutal and murderous assault was committed upon tho person of George Hunter , a pitman belonging to Cowpcn Colliery , near Blyth , and which , we are sorry to say , resulted in his death the following morning . Deceased had been at his brother ' s house , at CowDen-lane , on the

      above night , and was returning home to Cowpensquaro , between the hturs of nine and ten o ' clock , when two men , each armed with a stick , rushed upon him near to the Cowpen North Pit , and beat him in a most savage and brutal manner ; his cries brought one of tho waggonmen , named Turnbull , from the North Farm to his assistance , when the assassins ran off , tho darkness of the night favouring their escape . Hunter was immediately conveyed home , medical aid was procured , and every attention paid him , but without avail ; he sunk rapidly under tho injuries he had received , and died the following morning , between nine and ten o ' clock . Tho unanimous opinion in the

      neighbourhood is , that the horrid deed has been perpcrtrated by some of the pitmen , to whom deceased had become obnoxious by his refusing to conform to their proposal of restricting themselves to a certain amount of work per day . Wo hope that every effort will be made , and no expense spared , by tho owners of the colliery to find out the guilty parties , and bring them to justice . Hunter , who was a quiet , and steady man , and much respected , has left a widow and three young children to deplore his untimely end . It is said that , previous

      to his death , ho said he knew tho guilty parties , but declined to give their names . An inquest was held on the body at the Ridley Arms Inn , Blyth , on Tuesday week , before S . lteed , Esq ., coroner , and arespeotable jury , but in order to give time for having a postmortem examination , the inquest was adjourned until the 31 st ult . Two brothers , named Gleghorn , belonging to Gowpen square , have been apprehended on suspicion of being concerned in the mui'de * , and after being examined , were remanded to Morpeth gaol . — -Newcastle Guardian .

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      t . . -- — . ^ nw . . n .-t-. -i-j ,. , , . WAi ... . . . ; . _ .. i . . . .. ¦ i » - ¦ - . - • . -i- . . ~ Ereianu . The Dolly ' s Brae Massacre . —Itis expeoted that a conditional order will be obtained , at the opening of the term , for a mandamus to compel the Ca 9 tlewellan magistrates to tako informations against their brother Orangemen for the Maglieramayo massacre . Such a step as this follows , in fact , as a necessary result , on Mr . Berwick ' s report . Government have also resolved on adopting vigorous measures to guard against d isturbances in the North on the approaching 5 th of November . A couple of regiments have already been despatched thither , and instead of her Majesty ' s troops being marshalled with the Orangemen to shoot down the

      "Papists , " and her Majcsty ' sjusticcs of tho peace giving the word of command for that purpose , the prepared party demonstration will be absolutely prohibited . Letter from Lohd Roden to the Ouanoemkn : — v " Tollyniore Park , 29 th Oct ., 1849 . " Brave Orangemen , niy beloved Countrymen , — You cannot doubt the singleness of my object , or the sincerity of my motives , in addressing you . " I have hoard a report , with sorrow , that it is tho intention of some of your lodges to march in procession , with colours , on the 5 th of November next . If this be true , I would entreat you to desist . The circumstances in which you are placed arc most difficult .

      "I know your affection for me—I know what you feel on the dismissal from tho magistracy of three individuals of your loyal association . I am certain your principles will induce you to maintain your character as peaceable and loyal men . I must add , also , my personal and earnest request , that you will make no display whatever on Monday next , but that you will remain quietly at your homesteads , occupied in those several duties to which the season of the year calls for your earnest attention . " I will urge you to remember how many arc

      watching for any opportunity of speaking evil of you . I would remind you of my earnest advice given to you on the 12 th of July . I am confident you will not disappoint my fondest hopes , but show to all around that you seek not to give offence to any one ; and I am convinced that I shall Lave another proof , added to tho many I havo had , for twenty years , of your willingness to pursue a course which must be acknowledged by all unprejudiced mon as worthy of the great name you bear , and of the glorious cause of truth and justice with which you are identified .

      " I shall say no more , but to assure you that lam your obliged and affectionate friend , Roden . ' To trie Orangemen of the county of Down . " Mr . John O'Coxnell ash the Young Irelandeus . —The following letter has been addressed by Mr . John O'Conncllto the secretaries of tho rival association , called the " National Conference : "" TO JOHN ILOYD FITZGERALD , ESQ ., M . 11 . LEYNE , ESQ ., AND A . K . STKITCH , ESQ . *| Gentlemen , —Without tho least intention of any disrespect to you , I must remark , in answer to your circular ( dated the 20 th inst ., biit which has only reached me to day ) , that tho Conference of which

      you speak having been convoked by private circular in the Nation office , should rather be called the ' Nation' Conference than the ' National . ' I have only further to say , that I am already doing my utmost to promote the peaceful , entirely legal , and constitutional combination of all Irishmen ; : not only . for our inalienable birth-right of legislative independence , but also for the purpose of endeayouring to arouse our rulers to a sense of their duties to our suffering people , and of taking all such measures as may best serve and help the latter , and forward the interests of the country . And of course I shall persevere in so acting . —I have the honour to be , gentlemen , your obedient servant ,

      " Jons 0 'Cossf . ll . " Corn Exchange Rooms , Oct . 27 , 1 S 49 , " Agricultural Movement . —The landed proprietors of the county of Limerick have commenced a movement , preparatory to operations in the approaching session of Parliament , with a view to measures for the relief of the agricultural classes in this country . As yet there appears to be no very defined object in this movement , some being for changes in the poor law , others foi' a general revision of local taxation ; but generally the demand is for a revival of protection to the extent of a moderate fixed duty on foreign corn , such as had been proposed by the Whig government in 1811 , and contemptuously rejected by the Protectionists .

      A preparatory meeting of tho gentry was held on Saturday last , in the county court-house of Limerick , Lord Monteaglo presiding . The Earl of Clave , Mr . Monsell , M . P ., Sir David Roche , and other proprietors were in attendance . The meeting was private , but it appears from tho local papers . that " poor rate was the monster grievance of discusion , " and arrangements were made " to collect facts from every district in the county , in connexion with taxation and valuation of property . " Workhouse Riot . —Turn-out of the Pauper * . —The Cork Constitution has the following account of a formidable emcutc of the paupers of Fermoy Union against the discharge of the master of the workhouse : — " A serious riot occurred in the Fermoy

      Workhouse on Wednesday , which had its origin in the master , Mr . John Curtin , having been discharged by tho guardians . The paupeis rose en masse as he was leaving the house , fovcibly dragging him back , and declaring they would havo no oilier master . ' As it was likely thot disastrous consequences would ensue , it was deemed expedient to ootain lhe aid of the constabulary . Sub-Inspector Somevville and a large party of police were in immediate attendance , and Captain Lucas , J . P ., instantly followed , expecting that his presence would restore tranquillity . Captain Lucas proceeded to escort Curtin from the building , and while doing so he was violently assaulted by the

      paupers . Tlie police , too , who were with thnt gentleman did not escape , for three of them were rather severely injured from blows of stones and other missiles . Having escorted Ourtin out of tlic v-orkhonse , the next object of Captain Lucas was tt , restore order , and to effect this it was necessaTy for the constabulary to arrest thirteen women and seven boys who were the most active of the rioters ; but it was not un-il the arrival ol a company of soldiers to aid the constabulary that the riot was perfectly subdued , To prevent « 1 similar occurrence , a companv of the 59 th regiment , with two or three police , had to veirmin in the workhouse for the day and during the following night . "

      Agrarian Murders is Clare . —The Limerick Chronicle contains the following : — " Hoiuiid Mundkrnear O'BRiEN ' s-imiDGE . —On Wednesdnv evening hist , whilst John Kelly , a young man , was at supper in a cottage on the lands of Ibis , near 0 Bnen ' s-bridge , ashotwas fired through the window at the unsuspecting victim , wlucli entered his neck and head , end he died in less than an hour of the fatal wounds , three bullets having pierced him , one * entered the eye socket , and sprinkling his brother , who sat at the , same table , with the bloo . lofhis nearest relative . It is believed that the object of the masked assassin was poor Kelly ' s elder brother , who has been

      care'aking for Ralph Evans , Esq ., of Carker , county Cork , and thus a young man , thoroughly innocent of offence , lias been sacrificed to _ the wild justice of revenge . ' Mr . Evans recentlv seized and sold the crops of James Molony . a farmer on the lands of Ross , for rent duo to Mrs . ' Westropp . Moiony ' s son , and a man named Skehan , are taken up by the police , on suspicion , of being concerned in the murder . At an inquest held upon the body by Mr Molony , coroner , a verdict of' wilf ul murder was re turned against some person or persons unknown . ' " AsoTHKn Revolting Murder in Clare . —One of those barbarous acts of premeditated murder , which lias hitherto so often disgraced our countrv . w .-is

      perpetrated on the ni ght of Tuesday last . Tho victim of the assassin on this occasion was an old man , sixty-six years of age ; his name was Tom I ™ ' or Prendcrgast , of Boloughra , in the parish ot Clondigad , and one of the few independent farmers in the parish , lie was returning on the above night from Lanesborough , the scat of W Coppinger , Esq ., where itis supposed he was stipulating for . a farm , from which a family named Uughlan had . been lately evicted ; ho was met bv some persons unknown , and so inhumanly assaulted V-i + i ^ 7 ivod . until Thursday morning , liom the time of the outrage until his . death ltc was un ^ c to articulate a woft . As yet there ' s To ffiitfrt ™» dereM , nor indeed is it likely that there will , as the next in kin to the deceased spurn the thought of prosecuting any neighbour tor the loss of so old a man ! Daniel 0 Grady , J . P ., and the Chief of Polin * nti « M »«; J

      Z- l ™? Wto *» tb , but he wa 3 SLT ?? - - , ? sons and familyiiftected t « know nothing oUhe murderous assailants , and indeed it was manifest that they caved as little . Continued - Excitement amongst tm , Roman CAxnoucs IN Bbm . -The Ti m rary F / nJS Ot baturday contains the following : — " The excitp . l state of Catholic fooling in Kon « h still remains unaltered , either in intensity or determinaC On Wednesday , at an early hour , tho pealing of the chapel bell collected a large crowd of the vnv \ Z loners around the chapel , among whom were several masons and a number of labourers , the former provided with trowels , and the latter with shovels , Ac It was stated that tho doors of tho chapel were about to be built up , as the Rev . Mr , Power had Ueoili sent away , and as it wag necessarv tn slin ™

      tne Bishop that the people are determined to have justice done , and let who would have the parish that the Rev . Mr . Kenny should not have it . This intelligence waa received with loud cheers ,- horses and cars were put in immediate requisition , and large barrels of water were conveyed , with which the people on tho spot mixed up the heaps of lime and sand which had been lying in the chapel-yard tor the last few weeks . Alargo quantity of stones lad been also procured some weeks since , and were lying outside the walls ready for use . The masons then proceeded to build walls asrainst thtuWa nf

      tlie chapel ; against tho two large doors of the BiJf "" int 0 * ? aide ,-walls ot' fourteen ureiios thick of strong rubble masonry were erected-

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      the two smaller doors at the ' soutlreW ^ TT ^ ing into tho body of the snored w ? iR . ' IeatI " similar walls built - upaga nst Em fc >? entering on the front gSUery , two doon K galleries , the sacristy door , and that entering f' ° tho oi-fflin loft , were all closed up bj ^ Si * * strong Wt walls . The masonry i ? close I- '' ? the timber of the doors ; it projects S { TT ches beyond the face of the chapel wall ^ reaches a foot above the lintel stone of e ' , iS way . lhe work was completed bv two nVi \ ssff » S&r 3 rSs s ^^ Jrt ^ Tt- aarssS the appearances the walls before tho AooS which a living tide of human bein « s iero in 7 f pass in and out to and from devotion wm » i to choly , and in the extreme sadden I " ' TW lanof Prayer shut up-the House of Gofcui ° - use his worshippers ! Many cxpresS ll d ? SiUnst sorrow at tho circumstances which l . ' . i IT c ? ost choly an occurrence asJho buiWin * lnJZ't ^

      ways oi tne temple . During the day in i Saturday , the greatest anxiety „ , & „ & !!? , every person to contribute to tho toatimonS StS ltcv . Air . Power . Persons of the poorest ni , followed tho secretaries and treasurer who ¦» deputed to receive contributions throu'h T streets , and offered their mites to swell thc % nei" ! i fund . Many persons havo entered into , ?«! monts with the owners of cars and jingles to convfv their families to country chapels on Suiuh « during the wet months of winter . A deputation i ! to be appointed to proceed with the testinionhl contributed up to Saturday night , viz ., £ lG 20 s 6 d which they will present with a purse in gold to tli Rev . Nicholas Power , with a suitable address " Condition of Tir-rERART .-Famine and ' cxter . mination are still thinning the number of the once oi tins

      naray sons sou . tireenane House is no longer tlie residence of a Mansergh ; its splondind drawin » . rooms and extended corridors are new in the occupancy of the outcasts for whom the poor law makes a provision . The baronial walls ofl / sheen House mouldering to decay , scarcely afford a shelter to the owner again ; ttha storms of adversity . ClunuHuusc , Banslia , no longer recognises the claims of a M Urtny : it has passed from change to change untill its doors at last have opened to rceeiv * the p aupers of the union , as an auxiliary workhouse . Lastte Lloyds has lost all its ancestral dignities , and has been turned to a similar purpose . Moore ' s Forth

      tne residence of the late Crosby Moore , it is thought will , ere long , become a workhouse . Goldenvillc the residence of Henry White , no longer receives the elite of the country ; itis now in the possession of the lipperary vice-guardians , and the re / mium peeatorum ot the extermination of Golden ' The extensive stores of the late Maurice O'Brien in the mam-street , in the vicinity of the aristocracy , are also occupied by tlie wretched and the outcasts ; and Nelsonstreet the

      - presents appearance of one monster poorhouse . The Bradshaws and tlie Baker * have sought the situation of poor-rate collectors and obtained it . So progresses the ruin of the gentrv Extermination , too , is progressing at a frarful rate ! lhe landlords are employed at Marble Hill in demolishing the liomes of the peasantry , while hundreds come into the town from the rural districts to claim protection from Mr . llichards , the humane vioe-Siiardian of the union .

      Grkat Fallwg-off ly ihk Vai . uk of Laxp .-OnthelStn ult , at Athenry , Mr Thomas Connell , auctioneer , put up for sale by auction several , ' ots of and , the property of Lord Oronmore , in that neighbourhood , but now under the courts . We would here observe those lands wore hold by the lats tenants at from 20 s . to 34 s . per acre , for the greater part oi winch a single bid could not be got . The following is the order in which they were put up Si acres , knocked down for £ 3 per annum ; 10 acres no bidders ; 10 acres , knocked down £ i per annum ' 9 acres , do . do . do . £ 3 Os . do . ; 10 acres , no bidders ; 5 acres , no bidders ; 10 I acres , knocked down for £ 2 per annum ; 20 acre-- , no bidders ; 20 acres , no bidders ; 7 i acres , knocked down for £ S per annum ; 54 acres , no bidders ; 35 acres , do . do . ; 341 acres , do . do .

      The Yousc Iuelaxd Movement —The secretaries Of the " National Conference" havo published a long list of adhesions to the proposed movement , to bo commenced by an aggregate meetinu , including a large number of the Roman Catholic clere \ , aldermen , town councillors , and others classes \ vlio used to take part in the Repeal Association when under the leadership of the late Mr . O' Council . In fact , the great hulk of the middle class , who had been Repealers , have declared for the "National Conference , " instead of " Conciliation Hall . " Tlie following letter from Lord Cloncurry has been received by the secretaries : -

      " Gentlemen , —I am really inclined to hope that much wood may come from the National Conference , and I { col that something is much needed to relieve our people , but I am so circumstanced at present , that I could not attend any meeting , and , consequently , will not request any one else to do so . — Your faithful servant , Cloxcurkt . " To the Secretaries of the National Conference . " Repeal Association .-The weekly mooting of tins association was held on Monday , in Conciliation Hall . The audience was meagre in the extreme , and the proceedings , which were whollv destitute of interest , were calculated only to excite ennui . The number on the platform was even smaller than at the previous meeting . Rent , £ 29 Ss . Id ,

      Tiik LAXDionns axd the Farmers . —The Dmdulk Democrat has opened a fierce battery against what it terms a system of puffery pursued by the Irish press , of all parties , with l'CSUCCt to certain landlords who have made reductions of rent to their tenants , llevo is a sample ;—" Really the newspapers of Ireland have much to answer for . They have in one way deceived and cheated the rack-renting landlords in tlie country respecting public opinion , and by their slavish putting have made tho same landlords believe that for reducing poor half-fed tenants' rents one or two shillings in the pound they can purchase universal npplause . It is full time to put an end to this

      delusion , we have got enough of it , and we Mievo it will oe for the good of the landlords themselves to put a stop to this sort of ' blarney '—a commodity which ivo are ashamed to own is relied upon in Ireland as capable of working miracles . Tho landlords must be told 'the truth , the whole truth , and nothing but the truth ; ' and , if that frightens then-, we promise them that they must know no peace till they act justly . Tho first of November is approaching , when the unfortunate tenant-farmers are expected to pay their rents . Now , we appeal to all readers of

      Irish newspapers , if what we state relative to the public press and the landlords ho not the fact . The landlord may be robbing and stavvrWtA S ten ™ > h ( J ma y be clmnjins : them £ 2 , £ 2 10 s ., oi- ko an acre for land for which the tenant may not be able to pay 20 s . per acre ; but the editor of those landlord-puffing papers never inquire about all this , hut give the ' blarney' to the rackrenter , while , perhaps , the poor tenants are goinc headlong to ruin throush tho means of high rents and taxation . "

      The democrat then instances the case of one landloi-O in the county of Louth , part of whose estate 13 lot at the high figure of 55 s . per acre ; but that at tho time the tenant engaged to pay this rent and even subsequently , wheat sold at ' COs . the barrel whereas last week in the town of Dundalk good realised but ISs . Thus the price of corn has been reduced more than 200 per cent ., and , consequently , t is argued , rent should be reduced in proportion A \ c have got rents , " adds the Democrat , " as thev were when we had protection from competition , but our price arc those produced by free trade . " , &tatk of RoscOMMON ' .-The Rotcwmm Messenger gives an account of the increasing embarrassments m that county ; the flight of defaulting poor rate collectors , the occasional plunder of crops , and the g cat difficulty in enforcing rents . ind lnn . il t » v « c

      H is asserted that , in one electoral division of the Ustlorea Union , " there is not a single rate-paver entitled , by having paid tlie required rate , to vote at an election of guardians . " The same journal eoinnlainsthnt there have been only afe * and trivial reductions of rent in Roscommon , whilst so many landlords , m far better circumstanced coun-& i \ de 8 p , ? - lly J ? Ulster ' havc conceded considerable reductions in their rentals u . T * KE , : -According to tho Train Mermnj , there are abundant crops in this countv :-• ihe quantity ot potatoes lost by the rot ' will hardly exceed one-eighth of the produce ; and there is no appearance of that unaccountable decav of apparently good potatoes which went on sn ranfd at

      tins period of 1840 . " It i 5 added , that « the grain craps m Kerry show a much higher acreablc value than they did last year , even at the very low open ing price of this year ; " and that " wo liave got ar auxiliary mainstay against starvation in the turni ] crop of this year , which is as good as can be de sired . " Tiie Case of Mn . Retxolds , M . r . —The Burgesi Revision Court of Dublin , has been occupied % vitl an argument on an objection' to the qualification c Mr . Reynolds as a burgess , which , if decided ulti

      mately against him , although on technical grounds would havedisqualifledhim from filling the offic of Lord Mayor for the ensuing year , to which li has been ' elected by the corporation . The assessoi in giving their decision took opposite views bi the Lord Mayor ( Alderman Sir Timothy O'Briei ¦ MiP . ) gave his casting vote in favour of tl cliiim of Mr . lleynoli » 3 . The party who raised tl objection threaten to appeal to the Court of Q . ifcen Bench .

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      Latino op inK Fins ? Stoke op tiie New B : lisosgate Market . —The first stone of the n < Billingsgate market was laid in the presence of great multitude , by Mr . Pead , the chairman oft Markets Committee , and a very popular member the court of Common Council , with tho usual ec monies .

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      %$ t Vvetoivm , A Lady ' s Pocket Picked of £ 400 . —The wife of Mr . Hill , architect , put into her pnrse Bank of England notes to the amount of £ -100 for the purpose of taking them to her husband ' s office In order that they might be ultimately placed to hi 3 credit at the bank . On her way to "N ew-street , however , accompanied by her little boy , she had occasion to go through the Market-hail , and shortly after quitting the vicinity of the Bull-ring , she found that her purse with its £ 100 had vanished . Nothing had occurred to make Mrs . Hill suspect sli 3 had been robbed , but there can be no boubt that one of those little rogues who swarm in our streets found himself the unexpected possessor of a fortune , who , a moment before , had not a farthing in the world . Information was at once given to Superintendent Stephens , and the detective force weresooii on the alert , but nothing has been heard of the money . A reward of £ 20 has been offered for the recovery of the notes , the numbers of almost all of which are known .

      A WosfAN Shot at Ore , in Sussex . —An inquest was held on the 21 th ult ., by 1 ST . P . Kell , Esq . coroner for the rape of Hastings , at the King ' s Head Ian , on tbe body of Ann Elizabeth Harman , who « as killed by her lodger , by the accidental discharge of a gun , he not knowing at the time that the gun was loaded . George Harman , the husband of the deceased loaded the gun to shoot at a starling , but did not Sre it off , and he then desired his wife to tell his lodger G > orge Stone that the gun was loaded ; this it appears she had neglected to do , for Stone , after having had his tea , took up the gun , when it came in contact with the nob of a chair , was instantly discharged , and the poor woman fell to the ground a corpse . —The ju » y returned a verdict that deceased was " Accidentally killed . "

      Collision and Lo « s of Life . —On Sunday a fatal collision happened about nine miles north-east of Beachy Head . The unfortunate occurrence took place between the barque Mary , a large American vessel , and the brig Greyhound from Stockton to Exeter , heavily laden . It appears they slighted each other about three o ' clock , the weather somewhat hazy , wh- 'n shortlv after , by some mismanagement , they came in contact « ith fearful force , the American barque cutting the brig down to tbe water ' s edge , and sweeping away fcoib . masts . She sank almost immediately , on ' y a portion of the crew having time to escape on board of the barque , the remainder were either killed below , or were carried down Ly the sinking vessel and perMied .

      Riots at Wheat-ley , Oxox . —This parish for some time past has literally been in the hands of a set of drunken and disorderly individuals , whose conduct has been such as to compel the clergyman and his wif « to leave the place and to live in an hotel in Osford . Dr . Harrington , one of the bench of magistrates , said , that this desperate and disreputab ' e state of things at Wheatley is owing to the constables not doing their duty , one of whom is a maltster , and supplies the houses which tlw delinquents frequent with beer . Mr . Marsham and Major "Weyland suggested that Mr . Garrett , the curate of Wheatley , should make a deposition , showins the necessity for a special constable , and that document the magistrates would transmit to the Secretary of State , and if he sanctioned H , all the difficulties of the case wouM be surmounted .

      Sodoen Death . —The Rev . Dr . Byrth reator of Wallascy , ( lied suddenly in his library on Sunday last , after concluding the afternoon service . ' Fatal Collision * ix thb Victoria Tonsel os THE LoNDOX AXD NoETH-WliSTERN RAILWAY . — Aa inquest was held before Mr . Statham , the deputy coroner on the body of a man named William Jones , who died on Thursday week from the effects of tbe injuries he received through having been in a train of wggons on Tuesday evening , coming down the Victoria tunnel , which came into collision with another goods train , standing at the mouth of the tunnel . Verdict "Accidentaldeath . "

      The Embezzlement by tiik SecrbtAUT of the Leehs IxFiKMAitr . —Mr . 'William Beckwith , late secretary to the Leeds Infirmary , wm on Saturday last placed npon his trial at the Leeds Borough Sessions , before Thomas Flower Ellis , Esq ., the recorder . The prisoner was charged with embezzlinj f certain sums of mouey ( in all upwards of £ 1 , 000 ) belonging to the infirmary . This institution is governed by trustees—all benefactors of 20 guineas and upwards and annual subscribers of two guineas and upwards being the trustees . The prisoner was appointed secretary as far back as Feb ., 1837 , and had continued in that office without interruption down to the month of August in the present year . One of his duties was to collect

      annual subscriptions and to pay them over to the treasurer , Ilenry Hall , Esq . Prior to the month of August last the large amouut of subscriptions entered by the prisoner as in arrear attracted the attention of those interested in the welfare of the charity , and after the sitting of the weekly board on the 17 th of August he admitted to Mr . Tennant , the chairman , that he was a defaulter to a large amount . On the same occasion he produced to Mr . Tennant a book in which he was accustomed to enter subscriptions received by him , and in a separate part of which wa 3 entered a list of subscriptions received by him , but which he represented to the treasurer as still in arrear . This list consisted of three pages of entriesand included the

      , names of Mr . J . Mawson for £ 2 2 s ., paid to him onthe 23 d Feb ., 1843 ; Mr . J . llardwick , for £ 2 2 s ., paid to him on the lGth March , 1818 ; and Mr . Henry Ludolph , for £ 2 2 a ., also paid to the prisoner on the 14 th of August , 1 S 4 S ; and for embezzling these sums the prisoner was now indicted . Mr . Blnnshard and Mr . Hardy prosecuted , and Mr . Overcnd and Mr . Bootbby defended the prisoner . The appropriation of the money was proved in evidence , and it was even admitted in the defence that owing to the loose way in which the accounts were kept , errors to the extent of his . defalcations during so long a period as he had been secretary to the institution , might have occurred through inadvertency ; but it was never-

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      » itfe $ . Attempt to Murder a Child at Merthyr . — Great excitement has prevailed throughout this district since the 18 th ult ., in consequence of the following diabolical attempt to murder a child having been made by a single woman , named Ann Williams , the mother of the infant . It appears on the ] 7 th ult ., Daniel Davies , one of the gamekeepers to Wm . Crawshay , Esq ., whilst going his rounds at a place called . Gomos , on his master ' s estate , had his attention attracted by a noiso which he at first imagined proceeded from a hare in a trap , but on paying more attention , he found it to be the voice of a child . He

      hoked round , ami , after some search , he discovered a portion of a child ' s dress protruding from a rabbithole , which was covered up with mould and leaves . On removing the rubbish , he found , placed in the hole , headforemost , a fine infant child , about six weeks old . It was crying strongly , and its limbs were black with cold . He immediately took the poor child out , and handed it over to Mrs . Harvard , tho wise of the head-rkeeper , who took it home , gave it a warm bath , and , by other kind treatment , saved its life . Information having been given to tbe police , they ascertained that a young female had left Dowlais on the Tuesday niornin ? , having a child with her . The child found haying been shown to her late landlady , she identified it as being the one the female left with . Search having been my . de in all directions for this party , she was at length apprehended by

      policeconstable Kces , at Glyti Cwyr , ncat Bridgend . Upon the constable informing her of the nature of the charge against her she pretended to know nothing about the affair , but on her way back to Merthyr she admitted that she placed the child in the rabbit warren , and said her reason for so doing was , that she had no means to support it . The prisoner was taken before H . A . Brue , Esq ., at the police-court , when her landlady identified , the child as belonging to um , P nsonev ' ani - - 8 a ^ " naiQB ""as Ann \) llliams , and that she had lodged with her f » r some tune past . It further appeared , from what the prisoner stated , that the child . must have been left exposed m the hole the whole of one night , and the greater portion of two days . The prisoner was fully committed to take hertrialat lhe next assizes for attempting to murder her child .

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      acotlantr ; Execution ai jEnnimom . —On the 25 th ult John Wilson , one of the two railway labourers convicted at the recent Justiciary Court at Jedburgh for the murder ot William Lauder at last St . Boswell ' s lair , underwent the utmost penalty of the law in tront ot the county gaol ; the other man Brady , who was also found guilty of the same crime , obtained a respite for three weeks , but respecting the course that tho law will ultimately pursue regarding him nothing is definitively known , though it is generally believed that his sentence will be commuted to transportation for life . At an early hour the town presented an unusual and bustling

      appear ance . Notwithstanding the heavy rain large numbers of country people flocked into the town , and congregated in the neighbourhood of the Council-house where a burgher guard , numbering upwards of 200 armed . with batons only , were drawn up . About 7 , they proceeded in regular marching order , nuder their respective officers , up Castle-street , and defiled in front of the gaol , and on both sidos of the inclosed ground within tho outer gate they took up i heir station . About half an hour after a-detachment of upwards of sixty soldiers of the 21 st regiment of mfantvy nvwehed up to the prison , and lined the space immediately around the scaffold Exactly at S a . m . Wilson ascended the stens Wai ™

      to tho scaffold , accompanied by a Roman catholic priest and the magistrates , with a firm step , but a paleface . Ho joined in the reading of tho Lord ' s Prayer , the Creed , and a portion of the 15 th . chapter of 1 st Corinthians . Tie appeared extremely fervent in his devotions . Justus ho was about to ascend the drop he was asked if ho had any declaration to make , on which he spoke nearly as follows;— " I am going to be launched into eternity to face mv God ; !" v / " v * " ? ' $° l with a lie in ™ y « - ««* . i neither lifted stick nor stone on the fair dav I am about to sutler for another man . " He then pardoned the judgo , jury , and witnesses who had condemned him

      ; he also freely forgave all Uia enemies . Tho executioner , Murdock , of Glasgow , a feeble man , and said to be upwards of SO years old , the same luuctionary who officiated at the previous execution in JodburgU 18 years ago , then adjusted tho rope around his neck , after which he handed the napkin to ¦ -Wilson to give the signal whej lie wished the tatal bolt to be drawn . This was done almost immediately after it had been handed to him , and in an instant he was suspended in mid air . Death must have been almost instantaneous , considering the depth he fell , and as he scarcelv gave a stru < Mc lie was about 20 years of ago . and was a natit-e of

      ttic county ot Down , in Ireland . The crowd which Had assembled to wit-naas the execution was not numerous ; we are of opinion that it did not exceed AUOO , amongst which number were a few females a great number xf whom loft the ground when Wi sonnsccnued the scattbhl . Allappeared tobemore or less affected by the scene ; a feV of tho burgher guards fainted , and many shed tears . The dead body , was cut down about nine o ' clock , and interred within the precints of tho prison . Itis now eighteen years since any one lias been executed at Jcuburgh . _ Bkrwick . —Embezzlement bv a p Office OLBRK—Dor a , considerable period numerous complaints have almost constantly been making to the post-office authori ties by parties residing in this outer

      ana towns of the loss of letters containnv money ; and , - from the local arrangements of the post-offire , suspicion was almost invariably cast upon the Berwick post-office . These los . es have latterly attained such an height that it was necessary to endeavour at least to discover the delinquent , and accotdmgly atvap-vaslaid , into which it was thought probable the guilty party would fall . Letters from North umberland to Edinburgh and the north are sorted in the post-office in this town , and here only are the bags for these places made up . ThisbS the arrangement , two letters were despatched from Ahnviclc by one of tho inspectors of the London Post-office , addressed , one to a party in EdbbuiS and the other to Cupar , the one containing » S !

      reign ana nine postage stamps , all marked , the other ssMasts&S « rs « rjR £ Si msai rival here , a warrant was obtained frnmG Gilchnst , Esq ., one of the magi strates , to Zvci the persons and houses of the post-office clcrkV mid , accompanied by Mr Proudfont * L v ' otticor , ho proceeded Lmediat ly to p [ &S iisfggfsi

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 3, 1849, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1546/page/6/