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      ¦ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "TESSSHMCy ^^^ i ^^^^^ ' "' " ^^ jm ^^ 0 ff ^ ii : 5 j . HE 4 WH < JF Ik )^ S BTOJKO XHB WSBK . —In the vreek ending last-Saturday , the deaths retfstered , the metropolitan districts were 1 , 084 , and exhibit a decrease of 132 oh those of the previous week . A comparison , of the same ' weeks of former years shows that the mortality has not been so low as at the present time since 1846 ; in the early part of the years 1847-9 the deaths ranged weekly from 1 , 200 to abont 1 . 450 . The average of corresponding weeks in ten previous years ( 1840-9 ) is 1 , 089 , or , if a correction be made for increase of population , 1 , 183 , compared with which the present return shows a decrease of 49 deaths . . The deaths from

      consumption were 128 , or rather less than the average . Amongst other fatal diseases , bronchitis is now predominant , and last week carried off 121 persons , a number which , though less than in the week before , exceeds by 51 the corrected average of ten corresponding weeks of former yeara . It is worthy of remark that this complaint , which has exceedingly increased during the last six years , has , since 1844 , produced at this season a weekly mortality more than fourfold its former amount . Pneumonia was fatal to only 78 persons last week ( a great majority of whom were children ) , whilst the corrected average often corresponding weeks is 109 } this disease , though it has fluctuated in its weekly numbers from 64 to 156 has not shown the same disposition

      , as bronchitis to increase duriug'lateryears . - The deaths of 7 nonagenarians were registered last week ; of these , a woman at the age of 96 years , and a man at 99 . The deaths of 105 persons were registered in workhouses ; 57 in hosp itals ; and 13 in the two royal hospitals , amongst whom were 7 pensioners at Greenwich , who died between the 18 th and 34 th of January , at various ages , from 37 to , 84 . The mortalityfrom epidemics continues to be comparatively low , though measles and diarrhoea ( from the former there having been 28 deaths , and from the latter 14 ) , are about the average : 11 children died of croup . The mean "daily reading of the barometer at Greenwich was above 30 in . on the first five day 3 of the week ; the mean of the week was

      30-050 . The mean daily temperature rose from 29 deg . on Sunday to 45 deg . on Friday ; the mean of the week was 35 deg . 5 min ., which is rather less than the average of the same week in seven years . The mean temperature was 9 deg . below the average of the same day , on Monday ; on Friday it was Sdeg . above it . Thb Wksx . Lonbok Uniox agaut . —On the 24 th nit ., Mr . Payne , the citv coroner , held an inquest at the West London Union Workhouse , Smithfield , upon the body of Jane Canton , aged sixty . From the evidence of Aon Desmond , of No . 10 , Fox-and-KnotH 5 OUrt , West-Smithfield , it appeared that the deceased , a widow , had been for the last four months redding wither brother , at No . 17 , in the same court . The deceased ' s brother had a wife and five

      children , and during that period been out of work , the family had had nothing for their support save 2 s . 6 d . from the above workhouse ,, and two loaves -weekly . The deceased had had allowed her a 21 b loaf weekly and 6 d ., which was all she had to keep her from starvation , but this allowance was refused to the deceased the week preceding her death . The deceased informed witness that Mr . Miller , the relieving officer , told her she should have nothing from that house , and to be off about her business This was communicated to witness by . the deceased on the previous Saturday , and witness saw no more of her till the following Wednesday , when a little girl , the daughter of deceased ' s brother , came to witness to ask for a drink of water far her father and

      mother , who were dying , upon which witness went to the atfic of No . 17 , where she found the lather , ( Charle 3 Devlin ) , his wife , and four of the children stretched on the bare boards , and quite insensible , and , as witness thought , dead , they were so chalky in the face , ~ Witness ran off to the workhouse , and ¦ fibsa . she returned with the assistance she had procured found that the deceased was quite dead and cold . —Mr . Harris ( assistant surgeon to Mr . Hutchinson ) said , he was applied to by the brother of the deceased to visit his wife and family on the Saturday preceding -death , and when he saw them he was shocked at their emaciated appearance , and at once nerceived that the case was one of starvation . He asked the wife of Devlin how she felt , and she replied

      in a feeble tone , '' I ' m hungry— hungry 2 He put the same question to the deceased , and she answered , '' I ' ve a pain in the stomach , from hunger . " There was neither fire , bed , nor anything eke to keep out cold , save the few wretched rags upon their bodies . Witness , by the direction of Mr . Hutchiason , gave the man Devlin Is ., and an order npon Mr . Miller , the relieving officer , for immediate relief of the whole family . The amount given by the officer was Is . 6 d :, - which , with the Is . given by witness , made half-a-crown , and out of that Devlin had to pay 2 s . 3 di rent the same evening . Witness saw no more of the family , as they required nothing but food , which ought to have been supplied . From that eveninghowever , the family had but three

      penny-, worth of bread between them up to the Wednesday , when the death , of the woman Canton was discovered . They were obliged to pay the rent ont of the halfcrown , or they , would have been turned out of doors the same night How they survived till the Wednesday he could not imagine . —The jury thought the case a most inhuman one , and they hoped Mr . Miller was present to explain his conduct . —Mr . Thompson , master of the workhouse , replied that Mr . Miller had left his situation in the Union , and he could not say where be was to be found . —Dr . Hutchinson , of Farringdon-street , was of opinion that the deceased died of chronic affection of the chest , no doubt hastened

      bv want of food . —The man Devlin and his wife were examined , bat it was too painfully apparent that their minds had undergone an unfavourable change from the privations they had endured ; the cadaverous looks of both caused a shudder among the jury . The coroner having informed the jury that , with tiie surgeon ' s opinion , the verdict must be natural death , for that , however reprehensible the conduct of the officer might be , that opinion exculpated him in law , the jury , after a long deliberation , returned the following verdict : — " That the deceased died from chronic affection of the chest , and that death was greatly accelerated by want cf the common necessaries of life . " -

      Death of a Miser . —On Saturday Mr . H . W . Wakley held an inqaest at the Rose of Normandy , Hi » h-Stteet , Marylebone , on Sampson Scares , aged sixty-three . The deceased , who had lived for twenty-three years in the garret of the Rose of Normandy , was allowed by the Servants' Royal Oak Clob 3 s . 6 d . a weeV . Although possessed of £ l , S 00 , in the funds he scarcely allowed himself the necessaries ef life , and his room , as well as his body , presented revolting evidence of voluntary starvation . Two years ago a relative gave him two flannel shirts , which at bis death remained untouched in his box . The coroner expressed it to be his opinion that de-Ceased had starved himself to death . — Verdict "Natural Death "

      Mkianch olt . Affair . —On the 25 th . ult , Mr . "W Carter went into a long inquiry at the Smith's Anra , New Park-street , Southwark , respecting the death of Mary Ann Weed , age twenty-two years , who came by her death in the following extraordinary manner : The deceased was the wife of a lighterman redding-at No . 5 , Emerson-place Bankside . On New : Year s-eve the deceased was confined with adaaghter , and progressed very well until the night of the 5 th nit . when symptoms of delirium came on . Deceased wa 3 frequently seen by Mr . Caudle , the suraon , of Great Guilford-street , who gave the nurse particular orders sot to leave the deceased a moment , nor to letter go from her sight . The deceased became so much worse that a relation went for Mr . Caudle , ' who attended , and found the deceased was so alarmingly altered , and in such a dangerous condit ion , that he questioned the nurse as to what she

      lad been giving her , when she admitted that she had allowed the deceased to drink a glass of beer . Mr . Caudle having remonstrated with the nurse , left the room , and shortlv after his departure the deceased o-ot out of bed and asked the nurse to-let her go Below to see her husband , who was asleep in the parlour , - which was acceded to . Deceased had not been gone more than two minutes , when the nurse went in search of ber and , to her astonishment , found the street-door open , and the deceased mi sing ¦ with only her night-dress on . An alarm was raised , and every search made for her , and although every possible effort was made , the deceased was not discovered until the 23 rd ult , when she was found in the river , off the centre arch ' . of London-bridge , by a waterman , The jury , in strong terms , condemned the connnct of the nurse , and ultimately a verdict of " Temporary Insanity * ' "was recorded ; -

      Mel&schoet / Suicide . —On the 25 th ult , Mr . Robert Rouse , of Walham Green , surgeon , who had been in practice nearly thirty years , destroyed Mmselfhj swallowing prossic acid . The deceased lad two assistants—Mr . Roland , a visitmg assistant and Mr . Spike , a dispensing assistant . This latter gentlemen was in the habit of rising early , and going into the garden at the rear of the house , to shoot small birds . On Friday morning between eight and nine o clock Mr . Spike was in the act of reloading his gun whilst at full cock when it went off , and the ramrod ~ entered the wrist of the left arm , passing up wards , i ' and obtruding above the elbow-joint . Mr . Eolandsncceeded by the application of great force In extracting the ram-rod , and as Mr . R » use had

      not yet made Ms appearance , went up to his bed-room to calf him , that he might have his opinion as . to what further should be done . Mr * Roland having knocked several , times and received no answer became alarmed , and burst open the dior , when he discovered Mr , Rouse lying in bed to all appearance dead . .. On a small table , within the reach of the deceased , " was a two ounce bottle , ' -whichhad recently contained . about that quantity of prussic . acid ( Scheele ' s strength , ) and the whole of thjejpowerful poison , bad evidently .. been 4 rank ^ y ,- tne deceased , who&d d * A W&gM $ 9 & his head upon the pil ' ow ; Q Tjk ? J § £ ^ d s oodyvvras cold , and lifel ^ aa apparently * cessea to exist sqmerhburs . Nojapers were , found elucidating ' the cause of the melancholy act , and deceased had goae to bed at twelve o ' clock

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      on the preTielw " night ? in aniapparchtiy ctfnifortable state . - Of late he had ' suffered , severely' ffonrillnes ?) and was constantly saying , he must come to'tha workhouse . -During the prevalence « f- the cholera deceased , exerted himself very , much , ; and ' -on' its siibsidtncd wrote a very intelligent report on . the sanitary state of Fulham Parish . ; On ¦ Saturday evening last a highly respectable jury were empanelled before Mr . M . Wakley , / at the George Inn , Walham-green , to inquire into the circumstances , and a verdict of "Temporary insanity' ' : was returned . •" . " - ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ - ¦ - The Suicide of Mr . H . Artjsria . —On' Monday morning an inquest was held before Mr . Bedford , at No . 33 . George-street , Hanover-square , as to - the death of Mr . H . Arteria , an -account , of which appeared inthe 'Northern Star of Saturday last .

      The jury having viewed the body , Mr . A . l > . Hayter , artist ef 14 , Berners-street , Oxford-street , deposed that the deceased H . Arteria , was related to him . About fifteen months ago deceased had a savere fit of brain fever , and since that he been in a very desponding state of mind . ; He thought that Ins circumstances were much more unfavourable than they really were . His business was that of a picture dealer , and though it had not been as profitable lately as some yearssince , it was anything but unfavourable . Witness could only ascribe the act to his depression of spirits . Witness had not seen the deceased for a fortnight before death . —J . Newman , of 3 , Arundel-street . Haymarket , deposed that he was servant to the deceased , at his exhibition gallery ,

      in George-street . Last saw the deceased alive on Thursday , the 24 th nit ., when he asked witness : to get him some charcoal , and to be sure to bring large lumps , as he wanted to air . the rooms . Witness brought the charcoal , and at one o'clock he left the deceased to go to dinner , and intended returning at two o ' clock , but was told by his master that he need not come back that day as there was nothing doing . The witness knew of his master having borrowed a brazier , and about three weeks ago he asked witness to get him one , but he failed to get it . On the . Friday morning witness came to the gallery at nine o ' clock , and finding the door open , hi 9 master ' s hat . gloves , and keys on the table , he imagined that he had arrived from his house at Kensington earlier than

      usual . After a short time witness went up to a little lumber room , and finding the door fastened looked through the window , and saw his master lying : on the floor . —Mr . J . C . Ghappell , surgeon , deposed that he was called in , and saw the deceased'lying on his face at full length on the floor , with his arms crossed under his breast . He was quite dead and cold , and death must have taken place about six hours before he was discovered . Witness saw the brazier close by deceased ' s head ; it was cold , and contained nothing but the ashes of charcoal . He at once gave'his opinion that death had been caused by the fumes of charcoal . The room was prepared so that no air could be admitted . —The jury returned a verdict , " That the deceased committed suicde by inhaling carbonic acid gas , while in a state of temporary insanity . " - . -

      • Death of a Wealthy and Eccextric Ladt . — On Tuesday evening Mr . H . M . Wakley held at the York , New-road , Marylebone , a protracted inquiry touching the death of Martha Joachim , an unmarried lady , late of 27 , York-buildings , aged" sixtytwo . The jury proceeded to view the body , but had to beat a sudden retreat until a bull dog belonging to deceased , and which savagely attacked them , was secured . It was shown in evidence that on the 1 st of June , 1808 , deceased ' s father , an officer in the Life Guards , was murdered and robbed in . the Regent's-park . A reward of £ 300 was offered for the murderer , who was apprehended with the property upon him , and executed . In 1 S 25 a suitor of deceased , whom her mother rejected , shot himself

      whilst sitting on a sofa with deceased , who was covered with his brains . From that instant she lost her reason . Since her mother ' s death , eighteen years ago , she had led the life of a recluse , - dressed in white , and never going out . A charwoman occasionally brought her what supplied her wants . Her only companions were the bull-dog , which she nursed like a child , and two cats . Her house was filled with images of soldiers in lead , whioh she called her "body-guards . " When the collectors called for then * taxes , they had to cross the gardenwall to gain admission . Last week , a man named Long , who said he was her cousin , vi . « ited her daily , and left at night . On Thursday week he refused to leave , as she appeared dangerously ill . She however

      insisted upon locking him in a room , from which he disengaged himself the following morning , and went in search of deceased , whom he found dead on a dirty bed in the parlour . Mr . Norton surgeon , was instantly called in , who said that she had died of bronchitis , and would probably have recovered had she had proper medical aid . The jury returned a verdict in accordance with Mr . Norton ' s opinion . After the inquest , the jury , accompanied by deceased ' s relatives , examnied thehouse , every window and door of which was bolted and weir secured . That precaution she adopted in consequence of thieves having broken into and robbed the house a year back . Her mother ' s room , which had not been opened since her death , was forced open , and in it

      was found a strong box , containing bank stock to the v&lue of £ 2 , 900 , 62 shares of the Hope Asaurrance , of £ 50 each , deeds , leases of property , ' and life assnrrance policies . The room and furniture were in the same state as they were at her mother ' s death . Suicide of a Cur Tradesman . —On Wednesday night Mr . Win . Payne held an inquest at the White Hart , Abchurch-lane , on the body of Mr . Joseph Ivon Winstanley , aged fifty-eight , an outfitter , of 2 fo . 54 King William-street , liOndon Bridge , who committed suicide . Mr . W . Buckle , chemist , of Leadenhall-street , said that , on Monday last , the deceased called at his shop and purchased sixpennyworth of the essential oil of almonds , which , he wanted , to scent pomatum with . It was of the greatest strength , and consisted of thirty drops . — Sir . R . Wass , of 51 , King William-street , -Sid that he saw deceased about three days before his death .

      On Tuesday afternoon he was called into deceased's house , when he heard that he was dead , and that a bottle , labelled with tie essential oil of almonds , had been found in hi 3 pocket . He had suffered much in mind lately , on account of his business not prospering . A verdict was returned of "Temporary Insanity . " Audit cv Savings Banks . —At a special general meeting of the trustees and managers of the Provident Institution , St . Martiu ' s-place , it was resolved that , in accordance with the suggestion of his Royal Highness Prince Albert ( the president of this institution , ) the Governor of theBank of England , Mr . Masterman , Baron Lionel Rothschild , and Sir Edmund Antrobus , or other three or more gentlemen , be requested to appoint an accountant , who shall institute such inquiry into , and examination of , the system and accounts of the institution as shall be to them satisfactory . -

      Suicide at Buckfriabs-Bridge . —Shortly after twelve o ' clock on Sunday , a female , apparently about fifty years of age , who was very meanly attired , entered the first recess on the western side of Blackfriars-bridge , and before any person could reach her , she took off her bonnet and cap , throwing them down on the stone work , and thendeliberately leaped into the river . An alarm was raised , and two watermen rowed to the spot where she had fallen , but the deceased never rose to the surface . The drags were used for some time , but the deceased could not be found . The bonnet and cap were taken to the policestation in Fleet-street , to be identified .

      Fire sear the Post-office . — About seven o ' clock on Saturday evening last a fire broke- out at a printer ' s and engraver ' s , situate in St . Ann ' s-place , at the back of the Post-office . It appears that while Mr . Dix , the proprietor , was in one of the rooms he perceived a great quantity of smoke ascending the staircase . He immediately ran across the road , and called the beadle and engine keeper . When he returned he found the whole staircase on fire . Mrs . " Dix with her children , together with several other persons , were at the time in the top rooms , and the flames prevented them from descending . They , however , managed to get upon theroof . and they were immediately afterwards rescued . ~ The various engines quicMy arrived , but the fire was not lentirely extinguished till about nine o ' clock . The loss will fall upon the Law Fire-office . . ¦

      Fire and Loss of Life in the Bobocoh . —On Saturday morning lasf , between eight and nine o ' clock , some persons passing along Princes-street , Union-street , Southwark , observed a quantity of smoke issuing out of the house No . 5 , Princes-street . They knocked at the door , and found that the person living on the ground floor was not aware of any casualty having occurred on the premises ; but on reaching the front attic and opening the door the room was found to be enveloped in one sheet of flame . Several persons , at the risk of their own lives , rushed into the room , and found an old man , named Askew , about seventy-five years of age- ) surrounded with fire . He was in his night-dress , which was blazing , together with the bed and the furniture in the room . By a vigorous effort he was ' dragged' out of the room , carried into another apartment , and a

      surgeon sent for , but before one arrived he' had expired . The fire was confined to the floor oh which it occurred . From a partially smoked pipe being afterwards found at the bedside , it is supposed that the deceased had been smoking in bed , and by ! that means caused the terrible disaster . " - ' ¦ . : ' ' '•¦' ¦¦ "• HousEEREAKiNG . —Early on Saturday ' . morning last the premises of Mr . F . Reeve 3 ones ; a solicitor , residing at Woodfield-terrace , IIarrpw fbau j near the Paddington workhouse , were broken into , and various articles , consisting of plate , wearing apparel ; &c ., stolen therefrom . A servant , who ^ slept in '' a room just above where the entrance-was effected , heard a noise in the lower part of the house , but attributing it to the wind ,, which was "very high at the tiiife ; accompanied-by rain , she took rio" further notice of it . A reward hasbeen offered by Mr . Jones for the discovery of the culprits . " ; * .. •' .-: ' . ' „{ . . '

      Taking the Veil . —Miss Hawkwood ' . was . on Monday ' formallyreceived a 3 one of the ' sisters in the Convent of Mercy , Bermbndsey . The 'ceremony , which was ' conducted brDtfWiseman / aided bythe clergymen of the convent and others from metropolitan

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      aistricisV * took ' place' ta ' f thVfcHttrch ' adjoining * the convenf ' Wndiwas wi tne 8 seiand . wmed mby / severkl o £ the'lady ' s-friends . ^ jAnv * pprBpnate . sermon swas nreacbed by-Dr ; ^ Wiseman .,- * ; .- ;«> ¦ ^ vK-- ; : ¦*< . ¦ ¦ -t : ¦){¦ ¦¦ P TfeN ^ iHE CTh ^ s - , On Tue 8 dw . ; the tide : ' roso so extraor dinarily high _ as to pverflqw the walls of the river arid inundate the various thoroughfares along eithep flhore . So uriexpectefowas the high tide ; that no one had made any , , preparation to preserve their * property ; and the vconsequenco was that mischief to an incalculable amount was done ; The tide on the previous day was lower than if has beeri-knownfor some considerable time past , whilst that of Tuesday rose two feet one . inch higher than that- it did ; in October , 1844 ,, when ; so much property : was destroyed . The various wharves alongtho river " presented immense sheets of water , timber arid other articles being forced ' ' about " with the strength of the tide ,- whilst the small craft lying on the shores of the Thames were either filled with water or forced into the open streets . In Lambeth

      and the two adjoining parishes property worth many thousand pounds was destroyed . In . the Commercial , Belvidere , and York-roads , a vast deal of damage was done . In the Orescent of Belvidereroad the houses have sustained " great injury , and the furniture is destroyed . A 3 late as eight o ' clock in the evening the whole of College-street was under water about four feet , tho lower floors of the hopes being full of water , while the residents ^ ere anxiously looking from the upper , windows for tho water to recede . Evenat that period the residents were obliged to betaken to and from their residences by means of horses and carts . The furniture beloneinff to nearly fifty persons in this street is

      either . destroyed ' or extensively damaged by tho visitation . So deep did the water Bisemthe Commeroial-roal that boats were employed during-the day in conveying people along . Fore-street , Lambeth , Bishop ' s-yralk , as well as the several wharves on the opposite side of the river at Millbank , were all under , water ; Along Vauxhall ; the Lammas lands at Fulham and Battersea , the open country presented broad sheets of . water , in many place bains ' several feet deep . At Bankside ,. Benaondsey , and Rotherhithe a vast amount or damage has been dons . It would be impossible to give a list of the whole of the premises injured , as scarcely' a building on either side of the river escaped , ! and-the furniture destroyed must amount to many thousand pounds . The tide completely overflowed the Temple Gardens , and the various piers both up and down the river have sustained much damage . Had

      the tide risen ' so high in the ; night time a fearful destruction' of life must have follbwed . ~ Th 6 high tide which oh Tuesday caused so much damage along the ; bank of the . Thames , produced similar disastrous results on a large portion of the eastern coast . ThoMedway , like , the Thames , was much swollen—the water overflowed the banks , and inundated a large space of country . At Ipswich , it was the highest tide that had been experienced for many years . At Lynn , the tide rose to an alarming height , and the whole of the lower portion of the town near the river was inundated . Boston experienced a similar flooding , and a serious damage of property is reported . -The Humber had its share of the high tide . It rose to twenty-nine feet seven inches by the Humber dock gates , and before high water the lower part of Hull was inundated . Similar accounts of the disastrous effects of the tide have

      been received from many other places on this part of the ; coast . : > Death by Fire . —A fatal and distressing accident occurred on Wednesday evening in Baker's-road , Hampstead , to a cripple , aged seventy , of the name of Nash , who had been , for three years in such a helpless condition as rendered her incapable of taking care of herself , and who had been advised to go into the workhouse , which she obstinately refused . While sitting by the fire in a room ( her only apartment ) , the sleeve of her dress caught in a ablaze from her falling against the bars of the grate , and before any assistance arrived she was so frightfully burnt that she expired after a few hours in the most excruciating agonies . It was most

      providential . that the fire was discovered by a neighbour passing at the time , who , smelling it , feared it might proceed from the room of the old woman , and , after calling assistance , and the door being burst open , she was found lying in the fireplace so frightfully burnt as scarcely to be recognised . - Charge of Obtaining Money by Threats . —H . Harvey Saville , who has been in custody eincaSaturday weekj on a charge of extorting upwards of £ 20 from Mr . John Bright . a gentleman p f considerable property residing at Brixton , who is treasurer to St . Ann ' s Society's school at Brixton and other charitable societies , and has been for some years a guardian of the parish of Lambeth , was finally examined on Wednesday at Lambeth Police-office , and fully committed for trial .

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      %%$ $ i'ODtnrc 0 . St . Helen ' s Savings Bank . —The sale of all Mr . John Johnson ' s private property , including his carriage , horses , plate , greenhouse , plants , &c ., is advertised . At the last meeting of the directors , there was found to be at that time a deficiency , amounting in the whole to the total sum of £ 13 , 000 , and 150 pas 3-books to come in . What will be the actual amount embezzled remains yet to be seen . But it is said that the various friendly societiee , which have neglected enrolment are holders of the books which have not yet come in , and that this course has been adopted from a fear that they will , by disclosing tho fact of their neglect of the law , render themselves liable to penalties . On . this account an impression seems to be entertained that

      the amount already discovered may be increased more largely than the comparatively small number of booksmow out would at first lead the public to suppose . —The examination of the defaulters , John and William Johnson , was held on Monday before Mr . R . Neilson , chairman , Mr . W . Pilkington , Mr . W . H . Brancker , and Rev . I . R . Evans , magistrates . Mr ., Aspinall , barrister , of Liverpool , appeared on behalf of the prosecution ; . and Mr . Taylor , ' solicitor , - " of St .: Helen's , defended Mr . John Johnson ; Mr . Whitby . appearing-on : behalf 6 f All ? . William Johnson . Three informations had been laid against tho prisoners ; two charging them with embezzlement , and one with conspiracy . Mr . Aspinall only proceeded upon one charge , namely , against Mr . John Johnson , for receiving £ 200 from

      a friendly society , and hot accounting for it ; and against Mr . William Johnson for being an accessory after the fact . Sufficient evidence having been offered , the Chairman said , that in the case of John Johnson , the court had come to tho determination to refer the- question of bail on the charge of embezzlement to a higher tribunal , to . the judge © f a superior court ; and , at the same time , should that judge be disposed to take bail for the embezzlement , the court would immediately entertain any application for bail for the conspiracy , it being committed on the two counts . With regard to William Johnson ,- the court had determined to

      require bail to the amount of £ 500 for himself , and two sureties of . £ 250 , for being accessory after the fact ; and a further bail , himself in £ 500 , and two others in £ 250 each ; for the charge of conspiracy . The court had next taken into consideration the voluntary assignment made of the whole of the property belonging to the two prisoners—the one in the event of the othernot being sufiicient to cover the defalcations ; and the bench therefore felt that the bail mentioned would be sufficient to mark the course of justice , and allay any feeling in the public mind with regard , to the loss of . those who were depositors at the bank . —The proceedings were then at an end , and the court rose .

      Incendiarism . — Chertset . — Last week John Gosden , labourer , of . Chobham , was brought up for re-examination at the office of Mr . Grazebrook , before the Right Hon . Lord Vaux and the Hon . Captain Cavendish , on a charge of having set fire to two ricks of hay and a lewen , the property , of Mr . James Pladgate , farmer , Chobham , and fully committed for trial . ¦ ' -.: Thb Rochdale Savings Bask . —The wienrolled friendly societies intend sending a memorial to government on tho subject of their claims upon . the fands of the savings bank ., During the last year , ending 20 th November , 1849 , the interest of each depositor' had not been ascertained and added' to his

      principal , as usual . The government have sent an order down for that to be done , and the amouufrreturned to them . The private creditors of the late Mr . Haworth have lately had a meeting at . the Reed Inn , for the purpose of ascertaining what chance they have of obtaining their share of the assets ' , of the deceased . Thecryis for an equitable adjustment amongst what Mr . Tidd Pratt would call legal and illegal claimants , and if this should finally be adopted , these creditors will come in for their share . ¦ There is one = creditor in Manchester who has a claim ; upon the late 'M r . Hawoi'th ' s effects for £ 2 , 000 ; those in Rochdale are generally for small

      amounts . " " ; . . " 1 Frightful Accident . —An alarming accident occurred on the 23 rd ult . on a branch fine connected with / the Monmouthshire and Newport ' "Railway . The Branch 15 no . it appears , is the property of the Ebbw Iron Company s - works . Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon , a man-in tho employ of the company , was engaged in . shutting a small train of two trucks , heavily laden . with iron ^ into the main line of the branch , and being unable to move : them by . manual labour , he re quested an engine-driver to remove them forward a little "with a

      • locomotive . -The engine-driver did so , but unfortunately too great an impetus was given to the train , and tho break not acting on its reaches a deep decline , it started rapidly'doivn , " and gaining speed as it progressed , very great apprehensions were raised as to what might follow , should anything be on the other end ; of tho line ,: which in the result . really happened . A man . named . -Williams , of : Tydcs ,. was jogging . along , tiq , tramway vritli . a . liorso anil a covered van , containing sixty-barrels 6 f gunpowder ; He had reached Llanbelleth , \ yhen he was startled at seeing the approaoh " of tho descending t rain . thundei'ing along at s \ furious speedi Wi ( h gmit pvei

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      ^ nceWniihd'he irefltt . # ehorHei arid jumping on iSlSSay ^ ro «^^ W ; "Hs Se ^ most extraor dtaaryi ; ar . he had -only left the- linei a £ w seconds , when the train struck"ttevan . vith SSdousferce ; smashing it -to atomss . and soat c terine thetpovfdor barrels in every . direction .. 1 he collision caused sdme : sparks of fire , whichifalhng amoncat the matting covering the shattered casks , auickly set * em" in a biaZe ; Ond instantly an explosion of an awful character occurred ; -tearing up the permanent way , and shaking the country for several miles round ; in faict , the shock was so ; great that tho inhabitants roiindsupposed it to be an earthduake . ' The train of carriages continued its course along the lino some'miles further , but . without further damage being done . Fortunately no habitation was nearthe line , or the loss of life might have been most serious . - ¦ _ ; .

      '• Boat Upset and Four Pbrsoks Dbowxed . — On Saturday last a fatal accident occurred at the mouth of the Devonport harbour , by which- four persons lost their lives . The cutter . of her , Majesty ' s ship Stromboli , Capt . Lord A . Beauclerk , was proceeding from the vessel in Plymouth Sound to the harbour , and when , at about ten minutes past two o ' clock , she was coming in under a press of canvass , between St . Nicholas Island and the ' main ,-the weather being rather boisterous , with a strong northeasterly wind , a large quantity of water was shipped at the lee bow , and the cutter immediately sunk .

      The crew , consisting of fourteen persons were all immersed . The doctor and two other officers , were among the number . Four persons were drowned , viz ., a midshipman and three sailors . The accident was seen from several quarters ) and boats from her Majesty ' s revenue cutter , and a small boat with Colour-Sergeant Wynne , of the 82 nd Regiment , one man . ' and a boy , and a garrison boat manned with soldiers cf the 82 nd Regiment from St . Nicholas Island . Through the- prompt and united efforts of these parties ten persons were rescued from their perilous position , but the midshipman and three of the cutter ' s crew were not recovered .

      Death of Sir Telix Booth , Bart . —An inquest waa held at Brighton on Saturday last , to inquire into the death of Sir Felix Booth . The deceased arrived at the York Hotel , Brighton , on Thursday afternoon . He went to bed in his usual health at half-past ten . About three o ' clock in the . morning he was attacked with a fit of coughing , which-disturbed Mr . Laurence , a friend of the deceased , who slept in the adjoining room . Mr . Laurence immediately went to the bedside of the deceased , who died in about three minutes . Mr . Gavin Pocock , Burceon . eave evidence aa to his beinir the usual

      medical attendant of the deceased , and expressed his opinion that Sir Felix had died from disease of the heart . The jury returned a verdict accordingly . Sir Felix was a wealthy distiller , and ; served the office of sheriff of London in 1828-9 J he was also distinguished for his munificence , having presented Sir James Ross with £ 20 , 000 to enable him to fit out his polar expedition . In . 1834 he was created a baronet , with special remainder ; in default of male issue , to his brother , Mr , William Booth , of Koydon Lodge , Essex . The deceased baronet is , succeeded by his nephew , John William Booth , born in 180 a .

      ' Shocking Accident at NoiTiNGHAir . — On Sunday afternoon , about half-past one o ' clock , a fire broke out on the premisos of a Mr . Grahanii Harrington-street . It appears that shortly before the time above stated , Mrs . Graham had sent three of her youngest children up-stairs to play in the top room , that she might be better enabled to clean the lowerapartment . They had , howeVer , not been there long ere the neighbourhood was alarmed by the most appalling screams , and immense bodies of name and smoke were seen to issue from the windows of the top story . The wretched mother ,. being aware of the situation of her children , shrieked for

      help * and a policeman , more courageous than the rest of the crowd , rushed up-stairs , and , notwithstanding that the upper part of the house was in flames , succeeded in rescuing the wretched sufferers from the burning room ; this , however , he did not effect without considerable injury to himself . The poor children were frightfully burnt , but still alive , although there did not appear any hope of their long remaining so . . The town fire-engines were immediately sent for , and by the praiseworthy and untiring exertions of tha crowd assembled , the fire was . ultimately extinguished , after having destroyed only the upper story . The children were afterwards conveyed to the General Hospital , where they still

      remain . .-. -..:.. ...:. .. :- ¦ " . Appuehexsion for Murder . — On Saturday week the chief constable of Bradford ( Mr . Leveratt , ) in company with constable John Shuttle worth , apprehended an Irishman , named Thomas C » nroy , living in a cellar in White Abbey , for shooting Terence Toran , of Kyletalesha , Queen ' s County , on the 2 nd of December last . The prisoner was immediately taken to Ireland . AnKRDARB , Jan . 24 . —A correspondent writing yesterday says ;— " We regret to say that the strike

      of the colliers in the Aberdare valley , Cardiff , still continues . This strike has now lasted eight weeks , and it is deeply to be regretted that so serious a difficulty between , master and men should remain unsettled . "—A shot was fired through the _ windows of a man named Richards , last week : it passed within a few inches of the man ' s head , and lodged in the wall . Richards , it appears , had remained at work , and refused to join the malcontents .. .. Three men are in custody on suspicion of having been concerned in the outrage . —Swaiisea Herald .

      Extensive System of Fobgert . -An extensive and serious forgery has been committed on the ? bank of Messrs . W . H . Lambton and Co ., Newcastle . The delinquent is only twenty years of age , respectably connected , and was a clerk in the firm of Messrs . Griffith and Crighton , solicitors , Arcade . It appears from what has transpired that for months he has careered in a course of profligacy and folly truly astonishing , ' and that during that period he has squandered between £ 400 . and £ 500 which he had drawn at the bank by , means of "forged cheques , besides embezzling upwards of £ 50 , the monies of his masters . He has been committed for the assizes .

      Collision and Loss of Life . — A very serious collision , involving the loss of several lives , occurred early c-n Saturday week , nearly abreast of Ald « borough . About five o'clock the brig Ann and Maria , of South Shields , was beating off the coast on her way to London , when she came in contact with the barque Ben Nevis , Mr . Liddel , bound for some northern port . The weather being extremely boisterous , the vessels were immediately separated , and the brig foundered at twelve o ' clock the next day . With the exception of , one seamen , every soulon board perished .. The barque , sustained but trifling damage , and proceeded on her voyage . ;

      Representation of South Essex . —From the address of Mr . Laurie it seems parties are beginning to anticipate an early election movement in this division , either from some change in the representation or a dissolution of parliament . The bon . gentleman declares himself an " Independent C onservative , ' but we conclude he is not the recognised candidate of the conservative party , as we have always understood that on tho next election either Mr . Bowyer Smijthor Mr . W . Cotton , will come forward with Mr . Bramston in that interest . —Essex Herald . . .

      The Britannia-bridge . —A novel and very interesting process in connexion with this structure . has just been brought to a successful termination—that of the joining of one of the wrought-iron land tubes on to the mam span in tho recess of the tower , by lowering its extremity fourteen inches on to its permanent bed-place , and whereby its weight of C 50 tons , acting as a counterbalance over the tower , had the effect of raising up the centre of the main tube , of 1 , 000 tons weight , by upwards of two inches , and of course adding materially to its rigidity and strength . A precisely similar operation has to be performed with the land , or terminal , tube on the other side , and by which the centres of each of . the . grand spans will be raised altogether four inches . The preparations for this are nearly completed , the workmen , as usual , being engaged night and day . The rails for the trains through the tubo are Md longitudinal timbers , like those on the Great Western Railway . - - ,

      Accident on the London and Sfoimr-Western Raiiwat . —On Monday night the engine of the up-New castle mail train , upon the ; London and North-Western railway got off the lino , in the road-cuttings about nine miles south of Wolverton , and fell over on its side , directly across tho down lino , The tender was dragged off the line , and the empty van , which is usually attached behind the , tender , mounted upon it , and two or three of the carriages went off the line with the shock of the sudden stoppage , but fortunately none of them were damaged , and the whole of the passengers escaped . unhurt . The engineer and the fireman , wo beliove , sustained no other injury than a severe shock . Of co ursp , by this untoward accidentboth the up and down lines

      , were blocked up ; and -when the down mail train to Manchester and Liverpool and the novth arrived at the spot at eleven o ' clock , it could not proceed . . The passengers and luggage wore taken out of the carriages and conveyed over the boiler of the prostrate engine to another train which was brought up from Rugby , in which at last they proceeded , after a delay of about eight hours . The mails , instead of reaching Manchester ; and Liverpool at 3 . 39 . a . m ., didi not arrive till 11 . 50 in the forenoon ..... More .- Clerical Intolerance . —The wife of Mr . G . Mumford , an inhabitant of Kcmerton , and many years 6 membei of the Wesloyan Society * died about a fortnight ago .: Mr . Mumford and his family

      having ¦ ¦ a vault prepared at their expense in the parish church of Komerton ,, application was made with reference to the interment of Mrs . Mumford . Archdeacon Thorp , tho rector , distinctly refused to have the bell tolled on the occasion ' of her death , or to read tlie funeral somcjeat'lier interment . Ho would allow tho corpse to . bo placed in-the- vault , but . would , not read tb ;' q service ; of the ; church of England ., and . intimated that of . course none other could . bo used . Tho ' grounii of his refusal , h « stated to , be , 'that ; tho deceased , riot beiriganiembei ' of his ohurcli in life , b ; ad no right to tho religious service of his . church in . death . J Thcdayrof tho funeral having arw . ved , it was finally resolved to inter tlic

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      body ^ bf-- .-the' deceased iri ; - a ^ piepe ; Qf-grotind tO'te henceforth used as a place ' o . f ^ . b . unalvfo . r m ; em ] b < a [ ff'Of the * Wesleyan ' Society ' andicongregafcion ' . ^ i' ^ . ; ^ .. ^ - . OaPIUBBOF HWHWATMEI ? « EAB ' . BRISIOIi . ' --For a ' cdnsiderabie 'time past-the ^ nei g hbou " rhopd < of -this city-has-be en irifes . tedby a- notorious ¦ gang-ofvhighwaymen ^ known to the police under t he appellation of the ^' Hanham and Cock-road . Gang . " - To such ah extent have their ( depredations been ' carried , more especially in the rural districts of Brislington and Koynsham , that many of the farmers were unwilling to attend ^ as : usual / our corn and other markets ,- several ' . ' outrages -having- recently been eomniitted ; attended with a great degree of personal violence . ' A 'Mr , ' Thomas White , farmer , of

      Balcorabe , was attacked the other day within a few hundred yards of a farm-hou 3 e on the ' Frome road , by two armed men , who demanded his money or his life ' they dragged him off his horse and commenced riflin" his pockets . He shouted for . ' assistance , upon which they stuffed his mouth full of dirt , and robbed him of all his loose cash , his notes , which he had placed in a private pockety fortunately escaping their notice . . Mr . Joseph Wyatfc , farmer , of Wick , was attacked in a similar manner near Landsdowno , and robbed of his watch and all ho had about him ; the highwaymen also cut his bridle reins and stirrups to prevent his pursuing them . Mr . Wilkins , of theBell-inn , Chelwood , Somerset , was waylaid by five men at the bottom of Knowle-hill , who robbed

      him , and then made oft in the direction of Keyasham . ¦ About an heur later the same evening , Mr . Barrow , a blacksmith and farrier , who carries on business at Keynsham , was stopped and , although he resisted till he was . nearly throttled , the blood gushing from his mouth and nostrils , ho was robbed of £ 5 ; By the exertions of police-sergeant Hazell No . 70 , five , of the gang ; named Samuel Bryant , William Powell , William Gunning , Samuel Rogers , and John Rogers , have been apprehended . One of them , haslturned approver , and some bludgeons have been found by the police at a spot indicated by him . The prisoners were examined on Saturday , and remanded , and it is stated that a great number of eases will bo broughfc home to tnem .

      Subsequently to their apprehension another man , named Joseph Brittany has been .. taken into custody , and , also the keeper of a beershop in the vicinity of Hanham , named Eli Tremlett , at : whose house , the police have received information , the gang used to meet ; Great satisfaction . was expressed , by a host of farmers , who were present at the examination , at the capture of these ^ desperate villains . •' ..,.: ,-Fatal Pugilistic , Escounier . —A . shocking occurrence happened on Monday night at Andoversford , near Cheltenham , which ha 3 ended in the violent death of ono man , and the committal of three others to Gloucester County Gaol on a charge of manslaughter . The particulars of the case , as summed up from the , depositions of the several

      witnesses examined on the coroner ' s inquest , may be briefly stated as follows : —Two farm servants , named William Cook and Joseph Franklin , in the employ of Mr . Handy , farmer , quarelled while following their daily work ,: and , after a good deal of bickering , came to ' a mutual agreement to "fight it out . " , They fought together in . the road near , their master ' s farm for a short time , the only looker-on being , a boy , named Perrin . After two or three rounds , in the course of which they fell twice or thrice , and . kicked each other while upon the ground , a temporary . truce was declared , . while each combatant sent for a " backer . " Franklin sent for his father , who quickly arrived , and a man named George Fletcher came as Cook ' s backer .

      They then resumed the battle , Franklin , the father , encouraging his son . Cook knocked Franklin down first , but in the next " round " Cook was down , and was picked up by ; Fletcher . After two or three more rounds Cook fell . > Fletcher lifted him up , and endeavoured to replace him on his legs , but Cook could : not stand , - and appeared insensible , while blood flowed from his ears * . He was then put in a cart , and taken home . Before he was taken away , however , Franklin went up to him , and aBked him "if he had enough , or whether he wanted any more ? " Cook did . not reply , and never spoke again ; in fact , there can be little doubt that he was actually dead at that moment , and his antagonist was talking to a corpse . While the fight was going

      on Franklin s wife came up , and entreated her husband , with tears in her eyes , to desist . Franklin ' s father , however , told her to be off home , and while the . menwere fighting he called upon his son to " put it into him " ( the deceased man ) . A married woman named Agg , who said she went "to see the fight , " deposed at the inquest that she aaw Mrs . Franklin endeavour to separate Cook and her husband . The deceased was considered a match for his antagonist , being thirty-nine years of age , while the other was twenty-three . The deceased has left a widow and four children unprovided for . Mr . Gabb , surgeon , ot Charlton Kings , who made a post mortem examination of the deceased , showed upon the inquest that death had been occasioned by

      a blow or blows on the head , which had ruptured a bloodvessel in the brain . Death was not occasioned by a fall , but a blow . The coroner ' s , verdict was , " That Cook came by his death , from the effect of " blows received whihfc fighting with Franklin , and that William Franklin ( his father ) and George Fletcher were aiding and abetting Joseph Franklin , and were principals in the second degree . " Poaching and Imprisonment . —At the Castle , Colchester , on Saturlay last , a railway labourer , from the parish of Chappel , named Samuel Naylor , was charged with trespassing upon the lands of Mr . Z . Pettitt , of Fordham , on the 11 th ult ., and shooting a partridge , he not : having a game certificate nor leave of the said Zachariah Pettitt . —James

      Grant , a labourer , of West Borgholt , stated that he saw the defendant in prosecutor ' s meadow about ten o ' clock of the 11 th ult ., with a gun , and saw him shoot a partridge and put it in his pocket . He ¦ was not more than six rods off at the time , but said nothing to defendant . —Mr . Goody appeared for defendant , and rigidly cross-examined the witness , and attempted to show that the bird killed was a fieldfare , and not a partridge ; but the witness strictly adhered to his former statement . —Mr . Smythies observed , that as a labouring man the defendant had no business out shooting upon another person ' s land at . all . No doubt he was out of work at the time , and , like many others , went out poaching , as it was unfortunately their Drantica in

      do ^—Defendant said . be had been out of work for six weeks , and had a wife and three small children to support ; therefore , he hoped the bench would be as favourable to him as they possibly could , as he had no parish to go to for support . —Mr . JEwen told the defendant that he had not at all improved his condition by- going- out shooting game in that way ; but owing to the circumstance of his being out of work , and having a wife and family , the bench were inclined to impose a much less penalty than it was in their power to inflict , ashe had rendered himself liable to a penalty of 40 s . and costs . * Hems therefore fined 20 s ., and expenses 10 s . Od ., to be paid in three weeks , or . be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twenty-one days . '

      Escape of Prisoners . — Four convicts , under sentence in tho gaol at Ne-wcastle-upon-Tyne , on Tuesday , availed themselves of a ladder and ropes which had been introduced by some workmen into the prison-yard to effect certain repairs , and thereby succeeded in scaling the lofty wall by which the prison ; is surrounded , and got clear off . Information was given to tho police , and in the OOUVSe Of the day three of them were apprehended and brought back to gaol , but tho fourth has hitherto eluded detection . One of the captured prisoners , of the name of Dunn , was tried on a charge of murdering a child and acquitted on the ground of insanity .

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      Another Landlord Repudiating Protection . — Mr . Lloyd Vaughan Watkins , M . P ., has issued an address to his constituents , in which he says : — " Observing an advertisement announcing that a county meeting -was to be convened by the High Sheriff , I think it my duty , as your representative , to state my reason for not attending . Had vou , gentlemen , intimated a wish that I should bo present , I should have deemed it incumbent on me to be there ; but , from a knowledge of the sentiments entertained by a very largo majority of my constituents on the subject of' free trade / . so perfectly consonant with my own , I have thought it better to absent myself from such a meeting . Neither do I think it justifiable in thus fostering discontent in

      tho minds of the people , at a time , too , when our mamiiactiimnsr districts are in a flourishing and improving condition . We cannot be blind to the conviction that the interests ' of agriculturist and manufacturer are ¦ so intimately amalgamated , as to form an indissoluble link : ; and if so , surely it would bo desirable to allow sufficint time for free trade principles to develope their advantages . Notwithstanding tlie rumour that has been so freely promulgated , proclaiming me a convert to ' Protectionist principles , ' , I beg to assure you that I am decidedly favoiu'ablo to free trade—more especially in ' tha . Staple commodity of life } ' and though , when I before had the honour of representing you in 1832 , I advocated a fixed duty of 8 s . ; I now perceive the expediency of conforming to the ' march of time . '

      Be assured the present price of corn is not attributable to such measures . It is well known , as an indisputable fact , that during the operation of the last sliding scale of duties , corn was lower than at the present moment . ' loonfess I could have wished this meeting postponed for a few weeks , that the country mighP bavo been able to have ascertained the measures about to be proposed by her Maiesty's ministers . Without arrogating too : much to mvself , I am bold to say there does not exist a member , m the House . of Commons more earnestly de « sivous of retrenchment in . every brancli of the state , consistent with tlip dignity and safety of the country , . than he : who is so , proud of th § hououv of representing you . You may depend upon my warm support of all measures that may haye ateadencj to tue furtherance tack objects . "

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      Scotland Death of Lohd JfiPPREt . —Lord Jeffrey , one of tho judges of the Court of Session , but better known by his share in the establishment of the Edinburgh Review , and his long connexion with that celebrated publication , died on Saturday evening last . Tins . Cowejwed Murderess Hamilton . —The official announcement that Sir , -George Grey had declined to interpose on behalf of this unfortunate woman has not been accepted as necessarily decisive of her fate . Far from leading to the abandonment as hopeless of all effort oh Ler behalf , it Las operated as a stimulus to increased exertion .. A widespread and lively feeling of commisa ' eratibn on her account exists , together with a ' strong desire to

      rescue her from her impending doom , and thus save the city from being niaae the scene of a most revolting exhibition . This feeling ia participated in not only by those who , on general grounds , are averse to capital punishments , but also by many who base , their opinion on the special circumstances of the case , as disclosed in the evidenceiipon ¦ whicb . tho culprit ivas convicted . These were insisted on in the original memorial despatched by the Lord Provost and the Magistrates , and have been referred to in the other petitions . Since the receipt of : the communication from the Home-office , two additional memorials , craving the exorcise of the royal clemency , have been fovwavded , with the request that they may bo presented to her Majesty—one from the shenfts and other official gentlemen connected both

      with tho county and the municipality ,- and another to which the signatures of above 300 of the ladies of tho city are attached ; From Edinburgh , also , we observe it stated that a petition for the commutftT tion of tho sentence , subscribed by 7 , 071 individuals lias been sent up ;> while similar steps have been adopted in Lanark , Perth , Dundee , Hiiwicki arid Prestonpans ., It is difficult to see how a request thus earnestly urged can bo refused . Though con-, scious of her situation , and to appearance engaged in preparation for tho- fate prononnced up _ on her , slio has not , we : learn , made any explicit -and perfectly opeii declaration , as regards her -crime , but seems dGsirous . rathdr to shun . the ; subject . — Glasgow Mail . . ¦• > -. > ¦ , . : . ¦ , . :. . ..- " . A Woman : PjERisniNG in amSnow-siobm .:, —A woman named ' Rachel' Riach ,, who lived in .,. Glen Conglass , and gone to TokuuHqu ' I w tho afternoon ,

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      5 reianD » State of Trade . —^ The Freeman in its commercial review of the past week , says : — "The improvement noticed last week has not been progressive , matters having , been rather at a stand this week , although there has been a fair amount of business done . " Incendiarism in Ulster . —The Northern Whig reports another case of incendiarism in the county of Antrim , and in the immediate vicinity of Belfast , evidently of an agrarian character . It occurred on a farm from which a tenant , whose family held it for generations , had been ejected after disposing of his crop to pay off arrears , leaving only £ 10 due ; the farm having been let to another tenant , who was to enter , into possession on the day after that on which the fire took place . This is the aecond incendiary fire of the same character in thwt neighbourhood within the week ; the other case being one in which the ejected tenant was treated with apparently still greater harshness ; but it should be recollected that where any organisation exists , as is but too likely to be the cage in these instances , the parties immediately aggrieved by harsh landlord proceedings may be entirely ignorant of the projected outrage . Chops IN Connauoht . —The Limerick and Clare Examiner states that not more than 400 acres of land are sown with wheat in the whole county of Clare this season . The same paper mentions that the wages paid on certain drainage works carried on under the Property Improvement Act in the county of Limerick do not exceed 2 } i . per percb , a rate equal to about " 3 d . per day . " This is not , after all , a matter of surprise , as it is well known that in parts of Connaught the labourer ' s wage has been , in the palmiest days of protection , 3 d . a day ; and that they have been compelled to pay the exorbitant rent of their con-acre by working for their " masters" at that wretched rate of wages .

      Piracy . —The limerick ChrmitU states that a piratic attack was made on Tuesday last , on a small vessel in the Shannon : the smack , Castle Troy laden with barley and butter , from Kilrush , having been boarded and plundered by the crew of % boat off Foyne's island . A large body of people demolished a bridge on the public road leading to the collieries near Massford ia the county Carlow last week . The Galway papers state that their bay is at present teeming with fish , and that the Claddagh fishermen are taking advantage of the abundance . Mr . Scully , M . P . for Tipperary , as well as his colleague , Mr . N . Maher , has declined to vote for the revival of protection in any shape , or to resign his seat on the call of a small minority of his constituents .: Mr . Scully , however , describes " the ruinous effects of the present poor-law upon all classes . " .

      Extensive Armt Eeddciions . —Three of the regiments now in Ireland—two of infantry and one of calvalry—are to be removed at once , in consequence of the arrangements in progress for a reduction in the military ; force . The military establishment at Athlone is to be given up , and considerable reductions are to be effected in the army medical and other departments . In the estimation for past years the district was under the command of a Major Generaj , who had one Aide-de-Oamp and an Assistant Adjutant-General . These appointments were kept up at an annual expense of £ 1 , 100 . Thus , should this reduction in the staff actually take place , this item of expense will be saved to the public . Encumbered Estates Commission . —Twenty-seven additional petitions for the sale of encumbered estates have been filled during the week from the 16 th to the 23 rd ult . A considerable number of these relate to properties in Connaught . The most curious feature in this new list is the appearance of Archbishop M'Hale as a petitioner in one case , in which Mr . J . Browne is the inheritor . Sir Joseph Burke , Bart ., and the Hon . T . French are amongst the inheritors in this list .

      The Case of Mb . John Rbtnolds . —The long deferred judgment in the case of " Wauchob v . Reynolds" was pronounced on Tuesday at the sitting of the Court of Queen ' s Bench , and there being a difference ^ of ^ opinion , their Lordships delivered judgment seriatim—the Chief Justice and Justice Crampton and Moore deciding against Mr . Reynolds and Mr . Justice Perrin taking the contrary view . The town-clerk , who was in attendance , was then ordered to erase the name of Mr . Reynolds from the municipal burgess roll , which being done with seemingly great unction , the hon . member for Dublin virtually ceases to be its chief magistrate The decision came like a thunder-clap on all parties , friends and foes alike of the ex-Mayor , who is likely to be a heavy pecuniary sufferer from the Court ' s interpretation of the meaning of a clause ia the Irish Municpal Reform Act—one , by the way , which e » pecially demands sucb . legislative amendment ag would render it intelligible to less comprehensive minds than those of the four JuJges of the Queen ' s Bench . Mr . Justice Moore was absent from indisposition ; and upon Judge Perrin , the nest junior , devolved the duty of delivering judgment before his seniors . From the whole tenour of his remarks , the bar and the public were led to believe that his absent brother coincided in his views ; and whea his Lordship had concluded a relative of Mr .

      Reynolds despatched a hasty note to that gentleman , who was at the time presiding at a savings-bank meeitng imforming him that all was right , as two of the Court had already decided in his favour ; nor was the delusion made apparent until the very close of the Chief Justice's observation , when that high functionary coolly produced a note from Mr . Justice Moore , regretting his inability to attend owing to indisposition , adding , however , that he had already stated his opinions on the case , which were altogether in accordance with those entertained by him ( the Chief Justice ) and his brother Crampton . — Times . Repeal Association . —A day ' s delay appears to have been favourable to Mr . John O'Connell . The rent on Menday went up to £ 23 15 s . lOd . Thb Great Free-trade Mesting—The ( meeting of ; Free-traders was held at the Rotunda on Monday . The seats were cramed to suffocation . —A large body of Protectionists , headed by Air . Butt and the Rev . Mr . Gregg , were hi attendance , but their opinions appear to have been outnumbered in the proportion of two to one . The Lord Mayor took the chair at half-past one , and the proceedings terminated at a quarter to eight o ' clock .

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      of Saturdayi'thffl 9 th « l ' t . ^ form ' eaVan'd 6 . ther householdnecessaries .. She left Toumantoul in the twi light on her way home , ' whioh ihe-never poachodi The -hi ^ htv > as istormy ^ thefsky ^ waB' obscured _ by dense masses , of stormy ' clouds ^ -ana the , / ailing snow , * andifroquent grists' £ f wind , driftin £ the snow , added much to the'darknesVof the night ; The hapless woman had soonilo 8 fc"her t way , and ; wandered fbr'h ' ours among themoora and mos 8 e 3 that inter * vene between- ; Toumantoul ; and Glen } Conglasv About ten o ' clock p . m . her cries for help were heard by two lads ; who , it is , said , followed the calls , but could not discover the perishing woman . They cave no alarmahd the woman was not missed tiu

      , Sabbath afternoon , as her family , thought , from the badness of the night , she mi g ht ( have remained in Tomantoul . Not returning , with those whe had gone toattend the places oi worship in Tomantoul , alarm for her safety waa instantly raised ^ mong tho neighbours . Search was made in the village , and the result left little doubt of the unfortunate woman's fate . On Monday morning the body was found frozen and lifeless , only a few . hundred yards from a house . Tho bag with the meal , and a pail containing groceries , were lying near her . The deceased was the only nurse of an aged and bed-ridden father , and has left two orphan children .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 2, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1559/page/6/