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      ~~~ %% t mww&i ** Health of Lostox dseikg the -WEEK .-Tlie ir . ortalitv of tendon during recent ^ eeks has underaohe unusual flnctuailons . The deaths registered in the four week-1 of November were successively n " 90 S 1016 , 8 G 1 . In the week ending last Saturday , they rose again to 1 , 004 . In the ten weeks corresponding to last , of the yearai ISltw , tbe average was 112 S ; but this number is much increased " by the influenza , which prevailed t 0 , ™ the end of 1 S 47 , when , in a single week , the ; deaths amounted to 2 , 431 . As compared with the P »« " » week ( ending November 30 ) the presenti ieturn wees , leiiumj ; iMjxeiuuer ouj hub r f j : mic class mat

      , shows an increase both in the epide seases and in affections « f the respiratory wgan ., the < le . -. ths from the former rising from ] fj ° -jV and those from the latter class jg ^^ sis ) which were 160 , bein ? now 20 b Amon 1 seat return shows it wo 9 fata , l « t weeK in « . two of which occurred to ^^ J ^ ^ . vlebone , aire . ThesnlHlistnCtof Chnst j ftowft , . lasbeenaJreadvnonced ^ a locaUtyj" ^ . comptams ™ rife , and w ^«^ re gistrar now . ^ gssassjs ; , e n ^ -5 ft : fhe latter c , se being desenbed in

      £ ££ e W & ft carne { off » children in } Lc morions weeK , and oO m tbe last , threefourth of whom had not completed their second ™ r / Influenza was fatal to three personai of s « l-Tanceda ^ c Diarrhoea and dysentery number 2 o typhus , which amon » epidemics presses wiU . more equal severity on old and young , numbers 4 » case * A medical man , who attended a fatal case of typhus in Wink ' s-l . uildinss , Chelsea , ^ escribes the place as six

      " pesti ' ratial in the extreme , " and adds that " Ota-r < a «« oi fever have occurred ) n the same house . " Amonest diseases of the lungs , the weekly mortality l » v bronchitis has arisen within the last fortnight fro ; i > 04 deaths to SS ; by pneumonia , from 07 to SG ; and by consumption , from 96 to 113 . Ainone the deaths of the week were registered one from intemperance ;; nd two from privation . A labourer , a ^ od -IS years , died of " exhausiion from excessive drinking , and abstaining from all kinds of food : " an-i a ear-maker , aged -i 7 , was ,

      according to the verdict of the coroner s jury , starved , " W not allowing hisnsdf sufficient necessaries , in constquer . ee of eccentricity of character and Jja ' jif * . " The births of 7 Sf ) boys and 7 G 9 girls , in all 1 , 558 children , were registered in the week . The avemge of five corresponding weeks in 1815-9 was 1 . 337 . At the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , the barometer was usually high . The mean daily reading was above 3 'J in . on every day except Wednesday , when it was 299 S 2 in . ; on Friday the mean was 30-290 ; and the mean of tbe week was 30-UG . The mean temperature was below the avera ge of the same days in seven years on the first three " days of the week , and above it during the remainder . On Sunday the mean temperature was 36 9 de * ., or C i deg . " below the average ; on Thursday it was 50-1 deg ., or 9-6 deg . above the average , changes which saem to operate ~ unfavourably on the public health . The mean temperature of the week was 42 G de < r . The wind was generally in the

      soutb-easf . Exn . o = ios of Gas at TnE CiuRTERED uas-¦ w obks , lIoRSEFEBET-noAD . Westminster . —On Saturday morning between one and two o ' clock , an alarming' explosion took place at the Chartered Gas-works , in the Uorseferry-road , "Westminster . The cause of the disaster is unknown . The explosion wss terrific , and carried away a portion of the purifyinsr-house . The engines were promptly on the spotTfrom ths different stations , but it was unnecessary for them to be used , as the workmen immediately cut oS all communication with the gasometer , or the damage mi « ht have been exceedingly

      great . Fire axd Loss or Life . —On Saturday last b » tween the hours of one and two o'clock in the afternoon , Richard-street , Liverpool-road , Islington , wa- < thrown into a state of great excitement , in consequence of a cry of fire proceeding from the premises belonging to Mr . Borlinder , in that thoroughfare , la the course of a few minutes the engines of the parish attended , an / J were followed "bv others belonging to the London brigade and "West of England Insurance-office . The parish engineer , upon ascending the first flight of stairs , saw

      flames racing from the back drawing r ,: om , threatening destruction to the building , and in the midst of the fire was a female . "With the assistance of the nei « lil'OBrs and inmates the fire was prevented from extending to the other parts of lie premises , but ii could not be extinguished until the property -was much injured by 5 re and water , and the unfortunate female burnt almost t ' i a cinder . TLe deceased , who was seventy-two years of ago , was named Frances Borlinder , and was the mother of tLe prourietor of the house .

      Discovert of as Extessive Distillery is a Scg » b House . —One of the largest seizure made since the capture of the Giobe-rbad Distillery was effected on Wednesday by a body of the K division of po ice , led by Messrs . Benjamin , J . Eliny , and Trederick Pargeter , of the Inland Revenue department . Ta « building in which the seizure was made stands in George-street , Bethnal-green , and has been used as a sugar-house , and the occupiers professed still to cam on a branch of the sugar refining business . As the entry was unexpected , and ths locality Ind been previously well reconnoitred ,

      the po'ice were alia to escape dangers of a forcible magnitiule , arising from the construction of the premises . The pis = a « e to the interior was by narrow boards over a well of great depth . This was safely crossed , and in the basement , acd first floor the most legitimate processes were being conducted . In the cuiinr , which was without windows or any aperture for the admission of light , they found a brick builiins , to be entered os . ly by u strong iron door . This Laving obstructed the em jers a long time , was finally forced , and a wellconstructed and expensive copper still in full work was discovered . To get rid at once of waste an < i

      oloar a communication with the common sewer -was nude by means of a lead pipe . Some concep' tion of the extent of the concern may be formed ' from ike fact that one iron pan employed werghed several tons and took hvelve men several hours to ' remove it from its fittings . The whole plant of tubs , vats , pans , and other vessels , was then seized and carried to the excise warehouse in Broad-atreet in several waggons . Two Germans found on the premises , named Srliulze and Spracht , were given into custody . This building , it appears , had also been used as a harbour for thieves , and sis notorious burglars were taken out of it only a few

      months ago . It is a carious fact that while the officers were on the premises a noted thief was making his was to the place with a pan of molasses in a truck ; but hearing of t ! ie unwelcome visitors , he Jeft tbe truck and contents arid ran away . Another lot of thieves coming up at the time seized hold of the truck for the purpose of stealing it , but in turning the corner of a street they upset the pan of molasses , -upon which they also took to their leels , leaving the truck to be taken possession of by the police , who had been observing closely how one thief would , if an oppportunity afforded , rob another .

      The Bishop of Loxdox has directed the Archdeacons of London and Middlesex to visit all tbe churches and chapels in which it is alleged that Eomish ceremonies are practised , and to report to him every case in which any ceremonies or forms are used not authorised by the rubric , nor sanctioned by established custom . Caciios to Gljziep . s . —On Monday Mr . H . M . Wakley held an inquest on Patrick Sullivan , a glazier , who while engaged in cleaning windows at

      15 , Hart-street , was precipitated a distance of twenty feet into the street by the breaking of the ¦ win dow sill , and killed on the spot . Verdict , " Accidental deatb . " The Robbery of Plate asd Jewellery is me Strand . —The seven prisoners who had been rcpsatedly examined for stealing nearly £ 2 , 000 worth of jewellery from the shop of Messrs . Williams and Claphanl , 14 , Strand , were on Wednesday fully committed to Jfewgate for trial , the evidencu being completed against them .

      Rotal Gbsbrai , Dispbjjsjibt . —On Wednesday a quarterly general meeting of the governors of tbis institution took place in Bartholomew-close , when a report was read which stated that the number of patients admitted to the benefits of the dispensary from the 1 st of July last to the 30 th of September , was 4 , 507 . Of these , 1 , 699 had been cured , 1 , 021 relieved , and eighteen died , leaving 1 , 829 under medical treatment at the present time .

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      Wb hate reason to believe that Vice- Chancellor Sir R . M . Rolfe will be raised to the peerage . — Tlie preraiciit rumour , says the Globe , is that the * Tice-Chi < noellor will assume the title of Baron Glenwortby : but we believe that has not leen decided upon . It would be premature to advert to tfie ulterior judicial arrangements to which the der ation of Sir R . M . Rolfe is designed to bo the antecedent . We may state , however , that it will DOt affect bis present judicial position as Vice-Chancellor thou 'h we have reason to believe that , in tfie reformation of the High Court of ultimate ap . neal . the abilities and learning of Vice-chancellor Mfe will be considered with every disposition to render them as conducive as possible to the interests of tba public , and the more satisfactory administration of justice in the House of Lords , —limes .

      Secession to Rome . —On the 28 th ult ., at Rome , the Rev . R . j . Butler , MrA ., formerly chaplain to thsLord High Commissioner of tbe Iooian Jshuds , and tutor of his eon , formally abjured Protestantism , sad entered the Catholic church .

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      «—iwaggnaaBwaaea—fl—»*^ ^ Ba ^^^^ ^^^ © 1 ) 0 iiromiirafc m t- , „„/« at Bradford . —Another person , T » KS " o'Donnell , has died from the Xtf 01 " h& accident , making those killed three in effects <> f »« . . m the DOuieg ot the suf-? !? r 5 ™ s bed on the 9 th inst ., when . after heaving SKEce of several witnesses , the jury returned averd ct to the effect that the death ot the parties Sd had been caused by tbe explosion of a steam " asine boiler , such explosion having been produced hvthRimnrndent opening of the stop-va ve by the

      J ^ deceased eng ineman , John mil ,, he being ignorant the consequences of so doing . The jury exonerated Messrs Waudfmm all blame , and recommended the fixing of a safety valve to each boiler , and tbe adoption of Mr . Wilson ' s boiler protector , as the best-means of preventing similar accidents m lUture . Re-capture of a Convict at WeowiCK . —E . Griffith ? , who escaped from Wo'lwich Dockyard , on the IGtl ) of July iast . it w s supposed by having put on a portion of one of the shipwright , e canvas coverinss when at wnrk near the Royal Albert , and by that moans got out at the snuth-west gate when the workmen went to breakfast , has been apprehended at Liverpool and committed lor trial . No intelliger . ee has yet been received of either of the three convicts « ho escaped from the Warrior in the early « rt of last week .

      p The Charge of Assault against the Junior Proctor of Cambridge University . —The fines imposed by the borough magistrates on the proctor ( the Rev John Fenwick , M . A . ) and bis two attendants , Banimrand Robinson , tor nn assault upon Miss Thonipsnni at the hearing last week , were paid on Saturday last . The matter had remained in abeyance uiitil that day , in consequence of the ah ' serce of Mr . Hyde ( the proctor ' s legal adviser , ) from Cambridge . The rev . gentleman had declined to pay the money until the form of capture was gone through , in order to afford ground for nn action of false imprisonment , which , it is alleged , is to be prosecuted on the part of the university against the borough magistrates . Mr . Fenwick was ,

      accordingly " formally apprehended by the superintendent of police , with whom an arrangement ha < l been made for tbe purpose , in a room in Mr . Hyde ' s office , and would in due course have been conveyed to the borouuh eaol , if the fine and costs had not been discharged . A cheque for the amount was handed over , and the reverend gentleman was released . The same form was then gone through , but in another room , with his subordinates , and the mattf r was concluded . The town council will , of course support the mpsistrates , and so " a very pretty quarrel " may be expected . Robbery of Plate at Stamford , Lincolnshire . —On Sunday morning , shortly after eleven o dock , two men were observed by some servants of an adjoining house to enter the dwelling house . of RutlandterraceStamford

      Miss Bo ' lton , of No . 9 , - , . Tho familv were at church . Information having been given to the police , it was found that the thieves had effected their escape by the back-door , after having broken open the plate-chest , m Miss Bolton ' s bed-room , and stolen fifteen silver forks , ei"ht desert ditto , eight large spoons , < tc , all of the K ? ng ' s pattern ; also one £ 5 note of the bank of Eaton , Cayley , and Co ., and four sovereigns in gold . A box containing jewellery and a sideboard had been broken open , but nothing had been abstractei from either . A reward of twenty guineas has been offered for the discovery of the offenders , one of whom is described as rather tall , stout-made dressed in dark clothes , and wearing a greasy hat , tlic other as also dressed in dark clothes , and

      havinj : a red neckerchief . Fatal Fiout . —On the Gth inst . a fight took place at Newcastle , between two men , and resulted in the death of one of them . R . Johnson , together with his wife , T . Baglee , and R . Oliver , were drinking at Mr . Young ' s , White Swan public bouse , until a late hour in the evening . At a quarter p « st eleven o ' clock they left to go home , and the woman , who it is said was tipsy , quarrelled with her husband . Shortly afterwards Baglee took some liberties with her , upon which her husband iaterfered , and a quarrel ensued between the two men , and blows were struck on b"ih sides , and , afier having two rounds , Johnson fell to the ground . A crowd had by lhi 3 time collected , and Oliver , the man who came out of the public house with them , and several other parties , distinctly saw Baglee kick Johnson several times upon the head whilst laying upon the

      ground . Shouts were then raised for the police , and a constable proceeded to the spot , who on getting through the crowd found Johnson on the ground apparently lifeless . Two other officers then came up , and Johnson was taken to the Infirmary , but before they reached that place he was quite dead . Baglee was after some trouble apprehended on the charge of having lulled Johnson , when he denied it , and said that he had been liimself badly used by Johnson . Thk Recent Affray at Scarcliffi ! Park . — We ( Derhj Chronicle ) are happy to be able to state that Bnotb , the gamekeeper , who was so ferociously beaten by the poachers at Scarcliffe-park , is pronounced by Mr . Ward , his attendant , to be out of imminent danger , so that there is a prospect of his ultimate recovery . Captain Welfit has instituted a very diligent search in the wood for the sword which was used by Chapman in the affray .

      Representation of Nottinghamshire . — In addition to the declared vacancy for the South , it is now understood that Mr . T . Ilouldswortb , M . P . for tl : e Northern division of Nottinghamshire , \» ill also -hortly resign , extreme age having latterly rendered him incapable of discharging iifs parliamentary duties so efficiently as his constituents require . CoLi . iERr Explosion . —On the night of the Glh inst ., about ten o ' clock , an explosion of fire-damp , by which four men have been destroyed , took place at the Haydock Rushy-park Colliey , near St . Helens , the property of Messrs . Evans and Co . We are informed by Mr . Squires that the iramedfate cause is not yet known , as the four fsnfferers were the only persons in the pit . Every precaution that could be suggested is taken by llie proprietors to avoid these sail accidents , which are invariably the result of headstrong indifference on the part of the colliers ; o the instructions of their employers . —Liverpool A / htnn .

      The Highway Robbery near Carlisle . —Two of the prisoners , William Mounsey and Robert Pinnick , were further examined on the 4 th inst . before Robert Cowen , Esq ., and George Dixon , Esq . Mr . Palmer , the prosecutor , identified the watch which had been found , at Cleugh Brae Hill , near Dumfries > as the one of which he was robbed on the night of the 10 th of November . Mr . Sabbage remarked that the prisoner Graham said he wished to prove an alibi by a police officer who was then present . Mr , Jackson replied that it would not avail him anything now even if he could do so . as his committal had been signed . He might call the officer at the assizes . It is said that Graham will fail in the attempt .

      Discovert of Coal near Cheltenham . — A discovery has just been made which is likely to be of immense importance to the town of Cheltenham and neighbourhood- Last week some men were sinking for water at Hatherly , on one of the estates recently .. purchased of the Rev . Dr . Ray by Mr . Thomas Pickernell , when they came upon appearances which gave evident indications of the existance of coal . An engineer was called in , who examined the strata , and his report being highly favourable , arrangements are now being made for sinking a shaft

      Accident to a Poacher . —A few nights since a man named M'Gili , belonging to Cree-bridge , Newton-Stewart , while out in search of game on the lands of Kirroughtree , had a narrow escape for life by his gun going off accidentally . He had the barrels out of the gun stock , and was carrying it inside bis coat , the caps being still on the nipple , and while he was leaping a dyke the nipple of the gun came in contact with a large stone and went off . The shot took effect in the fleshy part of the thigh , and ran down in a line with the bone , cleaning off the flesh as accurately as if it had been dose with the surgical knife . Surgical aid was procured , and the patient is now going on favourably . —Ipswich JEqpms ,

      BDHGLAB . T near Gbavhsend . —Atthecountyma ' eistrates' office , Rochester , on Friday , Reuben Parker , alias " Uampstead Fred , " was brought up by Everiat , superintendent of county constabulary , charged with having , on the 1 st of June , 1849 , entered the dwelling house of Mr . Augustus Munyard , at Milliker Farm , Moopham , near Gravesend , and stolen two watches , several rings , wearing apparel , and other articles , valued at £ 80 , and at the sarao time with feloniously striking and beating Mr . iVfunyard . —Mr . Munyard proved tbat between eleven and twelve o ' clock on the night in question , he was aroused by the smashing of his bedroem window , which , by means of a ladder , four or more entered his room , each carrying a lighted candle . They had

      caps or stockings drawn over their faces , wuli boles cut through for eyes , white frocks or shirts over the upper part of their body , and each armed with a bludgeon about two feet long . He was alone at the time , Mrs . Munyard having just left the room with tbe candle to go to one of the children who was ill . One of the burglars had a little jemmy or crowbar , with which he was struck over the head . He had never recovered any of the stolen property . One of the party was about the prisoner ' s height , and strongly built , but he could not swear to him . The men in the room called out to one on the ladder— '' Look out Turpin , and if anybody comes , blow their brains out ,

      or do for them . —Mrs . Munyard said she accompanied one of the men about the hou 3 e . lie demanded the plate , but did not useany threats towards her . She was unable to identify the prisoner , because tney were go disguised , but one of them was about his size . —Several other witnesses were examined , connecting the prisoner with the burglary , and from the evidence of John IW one of the burglars who had been admitted as Quseu ' s evidence , it was proved to have been concerted at the house of a man named Clark , uving in Star-street , Gravesend , who was convicted at the time , and sentenced to transportation jr life , and , according to his wife ' s st&teflieat . left '

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      the country on Friday last . The prisoner—who it appears was closely connected with the burglars ot Holford House , Regent ' s Park—declined putting any questions to the witnesses , saying he was an innocent man . From his determined character , and having threatened the constable , ho was heavily ironed , his hand being-chained to his leg , and in that manner was conveyed to the county gaol , foi trial at the nest assizes . AYLESBUiiTEi . EciioN . ~ Mr . Calvert s canvass has fully realised the good opinion we expressed of the steady consistency of the electors of Aylesbury . His return is now considered certain , and by a triumphant majority , Mr . Houghton retired after the first day ' s canvass ; and at a meeting of Mr . Sergeant Byles' frieuds , some questions were asked relative to Unitarian opinions , the answers to which did not seem to give much satisfaction to his supporters .

      Attempted Suicide a \ 'D Intrkmd CotmuCT OF A Female .- On Monday evening a young man , residing at Bedonnster , near Bristol , attempted , while under the influence of liquor , to drown himself by throwing himself into the new COUi'Se of the Avon , at Bedminster bridge . A young woman who was passing saw hiuj in the act of attempting to get through the iron railings , and , imagining from his agitated manner that he wns meditating suicide , she suized hold of him , gallantly wrestled with him , and for a time succeeded in detaining him ; at length , however , be broke from her grasp , ran down the side of the river and was about to jump in , when the mud adhering to his boots he fell down , and before he could get up again a voting man whom tho cries of the girl had bronght ' to tiie spot , ran down the slope , secured him and gave him into the custody of a policeman . It is only a fortnight ago that the same man jumped into the water , and was rescued by a passer-by .

      Extraordinary Fog at Leeds . —Serious Lose of Lifb . —During the past ten days the most extraordinary fog ever witnessed has prevailed in Leeds and the * neighbourhood , and during Monday night it was so dense , that even in the streets lighted with the usual gas lamps it was impossible to distinguish objects three or four yards distant . In order to avoid confusion and collision it was absolutely necessary , even in the lighted streets , to go about with lighted candles or lanterns , and the cabs usually plying for hire were of necessity withdrawn from the stands , it beinj , ' quite impossible for them to move even at a slow pace with safety . In numerous instances persons lost their way , and we are sorry to add severnl lost their lives also . On Tuesday morning three bodies of persons drowned during the night were taken'frora the river Aire , and information is in the possession of the police which leaves little doubt that at least five others have met the same

      melancholy fate . Fatal Accident bv the Incautious Use of Finn Arms . —Hull , Dec . 9 . —A melancholy and fatal accident from the incautious use of fire arms occurred here , last night , at the March of Intellect Tavern , Waterworks-street . Two or three friend 3 had taken tea with Mrs . Allen ( wife of the landlord of the house ) , and they were all seated afterwards round the iire in the drawingroom , when Mrs . Allen , who hltd left the room for a few moments , returned wilh a pistol in her hand , and said , " Now , we will have a bit of Fun ? " At the same instant she presented the weapon afc the head of a young woman named Ann Freeman , of very respectable connexions , and pulled the trigger , when the pistol immediately went off , and the contents took effect in the forehead of the unfortunate girl , who sank down in a state of insensibility and expired in the course of a few hours . The unwitting cause of the catastrophe , as soon as she

      perceived that her friend was wounded , fainted and had a succession of fits , which prevented her attendance at the inquest held this atternoon before Mr . Thnrney , coroner . From the evidence there given it appeared , ihat Mr . Allen had purchased a brace of pistols a day or two previously , and his wife and he hud amused themselves by snapping percussion caps at each other . O » the day before the ( atal occurrence , however , Mr . Allen had loaded both the pistols with ball , neglecting to inform his wife , and had locked them up in a drawer , of which she on Sunday happened to have the key . All the circumstances of the case pointed to accident as the cause of tlie fatality ; and the jury took this view of it in their verdict . The melancholy character of the whole affair is heightened by the fact , that the poor girl was betrothed to the brother of Mr . Allen , who was in the room at the moment of the accident , together with a married sister of the deceased .

      UionwAT ItoBBEitT at M * xciiester . —On Monday morning three men , of suspicious physiognomy , named Thomas Fletcher , John Barry , and Owen Pepper , were placed in the dock , at the Borough Court , Manchester , on a charge of making a felonious attack upon and robbing Mr . Thomas Nash , tea-dealer , John Dalton-stvcet , but whose residence is in Park-place , Cheetham-hill , —the prosecutor stated that he left his shop a few minutes past ten o ' clock on Saturday night , and about twenty-five minutes past ten arrived nearly at the gate of his house , in Park-place Cheetham-hill , when he saw three men , whom he passed , standing near the railinea : one of them then said ( which he since

      thought was meant as a signal to tho others ) . "It is . no ; use me coming here to-morrow . " And he was immediately seized by two of them , one bolding him firmly from behind , while another took a roll of banfc notes from his waistcoat pocket , consisting of notes of an Irish bank , some English country notes and cheques , to the amount of £ 70 . Thejr nearly choked him , and he became quite insensible . —In answer to a question from Mr . Roberts , who appeared for Barry , Mr . Nash said he saw one of the men take the notes from him , but could not recognise the countenance of any of them , it was vcryfosrgyat the time , and just before he became insensible , he saw a fourth man coming up . When tho attack was made he was within three or

      four yards of bis own gate . —Several witnesses gave corroborative evidence , and the bench remanded the prisoners to Saturday next . Ose Boy Stabbed by anotheb , at the Manchester Casino—On Monday evening last , at halfpast six o ' clock , as a number of boys ware sitting in the Casino , Lower Mosley-street , a quarrel arose respecting the places . A boy , not quite twelve years of age , named George Ormrod , attempted to stand before some others , but they refused to allow him to

      do so ; some words ensued , upon which Ormrod Stabbed one of the lads , named John Drape , inflicting a wound from which much blood flowed . Ormrod was placed in the dock , in the Borough Court , on Tuesday morning , on the charge . He appeared more 6 orry than penitent , and said the knife was not his own , he took it from the boy whom he stabbed , believing he was goin ? to stab him with it . A certificate was produced to show tbat Drape was unfit to leave the infirmary , and the prisoner was remanded to Monday next .

      Fatal Railway Accident . —At the Royal Infirmary , Manchester , on Tuesday , an inquest was held before Mr . Herford , on the body of Robert Varley , railway guard , lately residing in Hulrae . —Daniel Brooks , engine driver on the Lancashire and ¦ Yorkshire line , stated that about half-past ten o ' clock on Sunday night , the deceased was talking to a " pointsman about 150 yards from the place where he was found on Monday morning . He said , " Good night , " and then walked along the railway towards Manchester . Witness told him to mind not to get lost , as it was foggy . When witness got to the Miles Flatting points , the Ashton train was wailing for its signal . It started , and went on the same way that the deceased

      had gone ; and he had no doubt that this train went over him . Deceased was sober when witness saw him , and had been in the company ' s service several years . If any one was to blame for the accident , it would be himself . He would not be aware of tbe train going , as it did not always go . Thomas Paul , a fitter on the line , went with Robert Taylor , at a quarter past seven o'clock on Monday morning , about a quarter of a mile from the Miles Flatting station , where they found the deceased lying on the points across the rails . His head and lega were fractured , and his body was otherwise much mutilated . His mangled remains were conveyed to the Highland Inn . The jury , after hearing this evidence , returned a verdict of " Accidental death . "

      The Foo in Manchester . —There has been a fog in the neighbourhood of Manchester unprecedented for duration , and of great density . It prevailed more or less every day since the 4 th instant , but on Sunday evening and Monday it was very troublesome . It has driven down the smoke from tho factory and other chimnies , so that the atmosphere is almost stifling , and people have had almost to grope their way through the streets by clinging close to the houses on either side , even in the day time . People riding in gigs and other vehicles could not see far enough to find their way out of the main streets into those they might want to drive to , and it has been no uncommon thing to see them getting down to lead the feorse , or to fee some boy

      to lead their horses for them to the turning . On Sunday evening a gentleman going in a cab from the town into Greenheys was driven through the hedge into a field . On the railways fewer accidents have taken place than might be expected , but on Sunday evening a man was killed on tho Lancashire and Yorkshire line , and on Monday morning another man sericus / y hurt on the London and North " Western line . The former was Kobert Varley , a guard , on the Oldham branch . Ho had returned about half-past ten o ' clock with the unattached engine from Oldbam , and left it at Mills Platting , whence he started to walk down the incline to the

      station at Manchester . The engine of another train followed him about ten minutes after he left , and he is supposed not to have seen it owing to the fog . His body was found dreadfully mangled on the line , and he could only be recognised by his clothes . The unfortunate man has left a widow and child . lie had worked on the line ten years . The accident on the London and North Western took place at Ardwick , not far from the entrance ' to the station . A coach cleaner , named Sutton , was coming down with an engine from the engine-shed at Longsight . about seven o ' clock , to the station and jumped off at Ardwick whilst the engine vras . slo . wijr Jr . motion . It is supposed that owing t the

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      scotianu . Destitution in the Hichlas'ds . —On the 3 rd instant , one of the Castle Company ' s steam-boats landed at the Broomielaw three Highland families who had been brought on board by the authorities at Dunoon , and their passage from thence to Glasgow paid in the steamer . Being utterly destitute , they were recommended to apply for shelter to the Night Asylum , where , through the humanity of the superintendent , they were all lodged for the night . On tho following morninjr , they were taken to the Town ' s Hospital , Parliamentary-road , and there the poor creatures , fifteen in number , remain in the f

      meantime ; but as they belong to that unortunate class whom the law terms able-bodied paupers , they have of course no claim whatever for even temporary relief ; and unless somothing is done for them by the efforts of private benevolence , they must be left to shift for themselves . The North British Mail , from which the above is extracted , publishes the statements of several of these unfortunate persons , of which the following is a specimen . It is feared that i , but a sample of thousands of equally distressing cases : — " Roderick M'Neill , 48 years of age—I waa born and bred in the island of Barra . Am a married man , with three children , the oldest ten years of age , and" the youngest six months .

      When Colonel M'Neill was the proprietor of the island , 1 rented a small croft , of which I had no lease , being merely a tenant afc will . At that time I was able to support my family comfortably , and possessed two cows and a hnrso . It is five years since my croft was taken from « ue . After 1 lost my Cfoft , I got : permission to ereefc a mud hut on the edge of a peat moss , where I lived till compelled to leave the island . There was no sort of work , except what was obtained from the relief committe , and a little fishing now and then . What I obtained from these sources was so inadequate for the maintenance of the family , tbat on the Sundays we had to go to tho sea shore , for the purpose of gatheriog

      shellfish to eke out our scanty allowance of meal . We also gathered ' slocken' ( a kind of dulse , ) and boiled it for food . In the spring of the year I sowed half a stone of potato seed , which I received from the Relief Committee , but they completely failed . When this occurred , I was forced to leave the island . To raise the means of doing so , I sold tho mud hut for 2 s . Gd ., a chest for Is . Gd ., and my peats for 2 s ., which was all the money I had in the world . With this I left the island about ' three weeks ago for Dunoon , where we arrived , and endeavoured to find employment ; but the wages

      were so nnserablo , being only fivepence a day , that we could not support ourselves , nor pay fora place of shelter . " A Meteor . —A meteor of some brilliancy was observed in Edinburgh about a quarter before e ' ght o ' clock on Friday night last . It seemed To shoot rapidly downwards from tho neighbourhood of the zenith towards the north west , and to traverse about a fourth part of the distance between the zenith and the horizon , before it disappeared . Tho sky at the time was calm and clear , and the stars shone with great brightness . —¦ iTort /* British

      Mail . The Operative Tailors . —We understand that it is intended by the operative tailors of Scotland to hold a conference in Edinburgh or plasgow , for the purpose of forming a national union to repress the " sweating " system . One of the objects will also be to reduce the hours of labour to ten hours daily . —Glasgow Daily Mail . Foo at Glasgow . — The North British 2 Iail of Monday says : — "For the last two days , a dense fog has hung over the city which , in addition to its inconvenience and discomfort , has , we regret to say . been attended with loss of life . Tho faff settled

      down on Saturday-forenoon , and , with but brief interval ? , has since that time enveloped tho town in an atmosphere so dense , that objects could with difficulty be discerned at a few yards' distance . Yesterday forenoon , in particular , the annoyance experienced by church-goers was excessive . It being impossible to keep a loolcout-a-head , personal collisions were of constant occurrence , and many missed their way . Tho traffic on the river wa 3 almost entirely suspended on Saturday , and those vessels which ventured up had to keep iholr bells constantly sounding . The Belfast steamer , in consequence of this obstruction to the navigation , was detained seven or eight hours beyond her

      time . The accidents resulting from the fog have been numerous , and in two instances fatal . On Saturday night , a man named Alex . M'Corkindale , passing along the quay , missed his footing , and fell into the water . His cries were overheard by the watchman on duty , and ho was got out uninjured . The same evening Robert M'Clure mistook his way , and stumbled into tho river near the Custom-house quay . He also was rescued , but in such an exhausted state that fears were entertained for his recovery . —The same evening , a boy fell into the canal , at a placo near Allan Shade , and was drowned . Tho body of tho youth , whose name is Roborfc Carnegie , was recovered in tho course of

      yesterday . This was not the only fatal casualty . About four o ' clock yesterday morninjr , Daniel Murphy , the private watchman of the Cairn Hill Canal Company , whilo approaching too near the edge of the canal for some coals to replenish his fire , stepped into the water , and lost his life , leaving a widow and family . " Another fatal accident occurred in this town on Monday , making the third which has resulted from the fog . Ilannah M'Neill , aged nineteen , the daughter of a widow , residing in Maitland-street , Cowcaddens , in company with her sister and one or two other persons , was proceeding along tho canal bank , Port-Dundas , near Drumpeller coal depot , when , from the extraordinary thiokness of the night , she missod her footinganil

      , fell into the water . Notwithstanding the accident occurred in tho company of her friends , two of whom were mon , they appear not to have been able to render any assistance to tho poor girl , who was drowned . Her father , about seven years ago . was drowned near the same spot . Tho inconvenience experienced on Monday ( saya tho North British Mail ) , hy parties in trado was very great . At mid-day , in almost every place of business , lights had to be kept constantly burning , while cabs and Other vohicls wore compelled to creep along tho

      streets at a snail ' s pace . Of course the navigation of tho river was completely suspended , not a single vessel venturing to leavo tho harbour , and not ono arriving . In the early part of tho fore , noon several workmen were despatched by a conveyance to Bowling , with the view of towing out the steamer Dolphin , and preparing her for taking the usual Irish mails . s ( - iatfri £ srj 5 i s j ^ Xzjdfd" £ t from the way winch both vessels had on , hey approaohod , and a collision took place . TLe briL which proved to be the lavinla , from the Clydf

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      for Santa Cruz and Matanzas , had her bulwarks and stanchions , from the foremost shroud of the foro-rigging to the jib-sheet stanchion forward , carried away , and part of the covering board and two of the outside sKin planks wero damnged . The bow of the steamer was considerably damaged , but as she is in watertight compartments , the sea only washed into the first diyision , and she floated freely , The utmost consternation prevailed , especially on board the brig , and tho crew immediately scrambled on board , including a passenger who was almost in a state of nudity . A hawser was then made fast to the Lavinia from the starboard bow of th , o Thetis , but as tho wind filled the sails of the brig the hawser broke , and she fell off . As it was observed that the brig did not go down , a boat ^ S anta 0 n » and Matanzas , had her bulwarks

      wiiB sent to examine her condition , and on its being ascertained that the damnge was principally above tho water-line , the crew returned , and when the Thetis left it was understood that the Lavinia wouM bear up for Rothesay Bay or Grecnock for repairs . The steamer had only proceeded onward as far as tho Little Cumbrae when the hazo deepened into a , fog of oxoooding density , and tho men on the lookout could not see half a ship ' s length before them . Tho engines were slowed , till the vessel crept along « t a snail ' s pace ; the bell was rung at intervals ; but uboufc five a . ra . tho ship slit ! gently nslioiv , and , as tho tide was nearly out , she stuck fast , without , however , receiving nny other in jury than that which had been already inflicted on her bows . By and by

      it vras discovered that tho Thetis was aground a little below Kilcrcggan Quay , on the north bank of the Frith , although the proper course of the vessel was on tho south shore—but the nature of the fog easily accounts for the accident . When Mr . Stewart knew his position , he immediately dispatched a boat ' s crew with tho mails , and by tho help of a C 0 inp ; i 88 they groped their way into Greenock . About half-past eleven the ship herself trot off with flood-cide , and proceeded slowly to this place . After lying here some time , Mr . Stewart tried the voyage up the Clyde , but having reached D , tlmuir , and the fog still continuing , he resolved not to proceed any further ; and here a number of the passengers disembarked , and found their way on foot to Glasgow with great difficulty .

      Fatal CoAtrrT Accident . —A most distreaamg and singular accident occurred on the 6 th inst ., at tho Nt ' theiton Quarry coal-pit , situate near Maryhill , about two miles from Glasgow , the property of Mr . Barclay , of Paisley . It appears that there are two shafts to the workings , and tbe mon were in the habit of descending tho newer shaft , through the smoke and vapour from the engine furnace , when going down to their work . On that day , it appears , Mr . Davidson , tho manager , saw some cause to divide the air eoursg , by which tho ventilation of tho pit was carried on , the unexpected result of which

      was that the direction of the air current was reversed , the engine furnace attracted the current towards the old from tho now pit , thus making tlio up-cast the down-cast . The consequence was , that tiie smoke , which ought to have escaped by the upcast shaft , was driven back into tho new workings , which it completely filled , and five of the unfortunatc mint'M ther « employed were speedily suffocated . A signal was given from below that something was wrong , when the water that was being pumped out of the pit was again thrown back , which so far ie « versed the current of air as to allow the miners in

      the old workings to escape by the old or down-cast shaft . Only two escaped by tho Ordinary means cf c iininunication with the pit , namely , the new or up cast shaft . We have no doubt but the wholo matter will be thoroughly investigated by the proper authorities , and the blame , if tnere be any , fixed en the proper parties . Tho singular casualty seems to have bi ; un one that , with requisite caution , need not have occurred . —North British Mail .

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      irnanD . The Ccffb-street Savings Bank . —The Attorney-General has withdrawn the further prosecution of Mr . Hughes , of the Cuffe-street savings bank . The Duke of Devonshire has made a reduction of twenty-five per cent , to his agricultural tenants in Dung&rvan , on their half-year's rent . Thjs Loss of the Edmond . —The mayor of Limerick received £ 20 from his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant for the shipwrecked passengers at Kilkee . Richard Russell , Esq ., to whom all the survivors , under Providence , owe their lives , received for the same benevolent purpose £ 5 from Colonel Vandeleur , Kili u * h , and £ 5 from the Rev . Godolphin Osborne , per Mr . Francis O'Donnell . The charitable fund raised in this city for the survivors of the wreck _ of the emigrant ship Edmond , at Kilkee , numbering 118 , was on Saturday distributed by the mayor , at the

      Town Hall , in the presence of Captain Ellis and Mr . John M'Donnell , the charterer . The amount received by each person was £ 2 5 s . Magisterial investigations are being hold at Kilkee , ill connexion with tho plunder by the villagers of the effects of the passengers and shii > Edmond , wrecked there . Last week Mr . Martin Hynes was fined £ 2 o by the justices , for concealing property saved from the wreck : and others were convicted in penalties of from £ 10 to £ 5 each , while several were committed to prison for six months for participating in the disgraceful robberif b perpetrated on that sad occasion . Crop Lifting . —Some nights aro , a person named Malloiij a tenant to Thomas J . Tenison , Esq ., in Balteagh , parish of Tynan , surreptitiously carried away nnd concealed the entire crop , consisting of oats , straw , turnips , &c , ( having previously sold two cows ) , and next day had the audacity to demand a sum of money for denuded premises .

      Arrest of the Alleged Mdbderer of Mb . North , J . P . —A man named Walsh , the alleged murderer of Mr . North some few weeks since , and who absconded from that period , was arrested by the Wolf-hill police , near Timahoe , Queen ' s County , on the morning of the 4 th inst ., after a sharp chase . The prisoner was transmitted to Maryborough gaol , preparatory to his removal to the county in which the crime was committed . Bursting of a Porter Vat . —On the Stk inst . one of the large vats at Messrs . Beamish and Crawford ' s brewery burst with a loud crash , throwing down a large portion of the adjacent wall . The porter which it contained rushed in a torrent through the vat room , and thence escaped to the river , with whose waters it mingled . The vat is said to have contained 500 hogsheads , and the damage done is estimated at nearlv £ 2 , 000 .

      Lord John Russell ' s Letteb . — A number of the Roman Catholic clergy and laity of Limerick have published a requisition convening a meeting of the citizens , " to express their reprobation of the intolerant spirit put forth in the letter addressed by Lord John Russell to , the Bishop of Durham , in which he designates the religion of the vast majority of the people of this country 'a superstitious mummery : ' and to commence the strongest and most energetic resistance to the re-enactment of the penal laws , and the violation of the principles of civil and religious liberty , now threatened by the bijroted fanaticism of the Queen ' s government and the English people .

      In pursuance of the abovetnentioneJ requisition , a large and influential meeting v&s held on Friday ever . ia £ . The chair was taken by John Thomas Sheehy , Esq ., and several resolutions were passed denouncing the intolerance exhibited by the Premier , and pledging themselves to resist the threatened revival of the penal laws . Pastoral from the Roman Catholic Phimatk o » Mixed Eductiom . —The Tablet has given the following resumb of a pamphlet preparing for publication , in the shape of " A Letter of his Grace the Lord Primate to the Clergy of the Archdiocese of Armagh . " The subjects discussed in this manifesto are mixed education , the Queen ' s Colleges , the projected Uoman Catholic University , and the letter of Lord John

      Russell on the' Papal aggressions . '" According to the version of the Tablet , which is the only one yet available , no reference is made by Archbishop Cullen to the expected decision of the Pope on tbe question of the Queen ' s Colleges , regarding which so serious a difference of opinion prevailed among tho bishops' at the Synod of ThurleB , in September last . And the belief is gaining ground , on account of the long delay , that no unqualified condemnation of those institutions , amounting to a positive interdict as regards the attendance of the laity , is likely to emanate from Rome . Dr . Cullen is most earnest and energetio in his advocacy of a Roman Catholic University , which , up to this time , has not received anything like the extent of support , in the form of contributions , ivhich had been calculated upon .

      Tranquil State of Tipper art . —The Tipperary Free Press declares that that county never was so tranquil as at present , because competition for land , the source of agrarian crime , no longer exists . Tub Winter Emigration . —It is a most remarkable sign of tho times that , even up to the approach of Christmas , emigration continues almost upon as great a scale as during the spring or summer from some of the southern ports . In Dublin , duringthc last week , there has been a visible diminution iii tho numbers proceeding direct to America , or by steamers to Liverpool to take shipping there . Waterford ia the chief port selected by emigrants from tho counties of Waterford , Tipporary , and Kilkenny . The Clohmel Chronicle states that the streets of that town are crowded with the rural population , on their way to America , whilst in

      Waterford the influx of people from the adjacent counties is very great . In the western counties the emigration mania has , for the present , abated , but ft is likely to be renewed in the spring . The lioscommon Journal , referring to the reduced prices a t the fair of that town on Thursday last , says •— " Farmers have not much reason to be satisfied ' with the puces they obtained ; and , with high rents with enormous taxes , wo fear it will bo impossible for them to hold on much longer . It is said a eroat portion of this class contemplate eajwrntinir nex spring ; and we perceive that xhey aro almost altogether neglecting to till tho land which they had prepared for wheat . If our anticipations should be realised , we know not , under . Ileaven . what is to jKKsomoof our landlord olasa , -for ruin . would ino \' . v ) ;* b % follow a continued extensive emigva-

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      . __— . — ^^^^^ g ^* tion , suoh . as is likely to occur next year . " TW i 3 not sufficient ground for this alarm , but there can be no doubt that the very extensive emi gration of the better and moresolyent class of farmers hag already produced a pernicious effect in various parts of tho country , Latterly , how ever , tho pretty general readjustment of rents has given a decided , check to the emigration of tenant-farmers « and it is certain that there ia a better demand fop farms at moderate rents in aome parts of Uoscom . mon , Westmeath , and other counties . In Ulster generally , especially in the north-eastern count ies thore appears to be a decided tendency to improygl ment . The Armagh Gazette , in an account of the fair of Moyon Friday last , says : — " Tho demand , for ffirm-houseg was greater than tho 8 upp | y which shows that there is an improvement j n tjji times and tho condition of the agriculturists in thi « part of tho country . " ' _ ^ tion ; guoh as . 18 l . kdyjo oconir nwt j . m . " IU

      The Irish Flax MovEMBjfr . ~ Furt h . or satisfy tory accounts have bsen received of tlio oxeniow of tho gentry in tho soutL to extend tho cu ! tiva tion of flax . Even in Kerry some progress h-m been mado by tho nowly . formod Farming Society atListowol , where subscriptions are increasing inrf arrangements will be made to procure from' th * Ulster Sowety an instructor qualified to teach ihl formers , in the north of Kerry the boat mode 5 cultivating and preparing flax . ° * Reduction op Poor-hates . —Unless in som « western and a few routbern unions a decided r < C auction has occurred in the rates for the sunnort of cue poor . Wexford , which had suffered durin- » the - famine , but to a less extent than most other counties , 13 atoadily recovering ; and the noor ™*? u &&L ^} ° . of tbat county are now P not much higher than

      they had been before the potato crop failure . IH the Union of Enniscortliy . em . bracing twelve electoral divisions , there is only one charged with a rate of 2 a . CU , in the pound ; the average is not more than half that amount ; whilst the rate m the division of Castletalbot is only 10 < f ., and in lfallyvaldon it is as low as 8 d . in the pound . In the union of Gorey , also in the county of Wexford , and embracing twenty-three electoral divisions , the reduction generall y ii still more considerable . In one division the new rate is 2 s 10 d in another it is 2 s . 8 d . ; but the average on the entire union is remarkabl y low . Several of the electoral divisions are r » ted at from sixpence to one shilling in the pound , two are rated at fivepence , two at fourpence , two at threepence , and in the electoral division of Wells the rate ig reduced to the exceedingly Iott amount of

      twopence in . the pound on the poor-law valuation , This is really an encouraging symptom of agricultural recovery . Tnu Rei > e 4 l Association . —The weekly meeting of this association was held on Monday at Conciliation Ilall , Mr . Richard Nolan presiding . Mr . John O Connoll alluded , at considerable length , to tho recent address of tho Most Rev . Dr . Cullen ' Roman Catholic Primate , and- to Lord John Russell ' s letter to the Bishop of Durham , and concluded by reading a " Report of tho Committee of tho Loyal National Catholic and Repeal As-Bociation of Ireland upon the Church

      Establishment grievance , " in which it is stated that , " afc this moment , when rival political leaders in England , for party purposes , are seeking to pr-r Buade the ignorant people that their liberty is ia peril from the assumption of spiritual titles by Catholic bishops , without claim or pretence to territorial possession , monied wealth , or ten > poral power , it deeply behoves Catholic Ireland to protest against the real grievance , the real robbery , the real oppression of having to support a Church to which the people do not belonir . " The report wa 3 carried . The rent for the week was £ 9 12 s . 6 d .

      Lord Jons Russell ' s Letter . —The Mayo meeting , to denounce Lord Jchn Russell ' s " no Popery manifesto , " as it is called , came off on Tuesday . Mr . Moore , M . P ,, presided , and amongst those present wero Mr . Ouscloy Higgins , the other Mayo representative , Mr . Valentine O'Connor Blako , D . L ., Mr . Mark Blake , D . L ., Mr . P . Higgins , J . P ., Bome others of the local gentry , and a great number of Roman Catholic clergymen . Mr . Ouseley Higgins , M . P ., proposed the first resolution , viz . : — " That this meeting , representing the feelings of

      upwards ot SJW . OOl / Catholics in this country , view with surprise and indignation a late letter from Lord John Russell to the Bishop of Durham , in which he abuses his high station as first minister of the Crown , fomenting religious animosities among her Majesty ' s subjects , nnd exciting against ono portion of the inhabitants of the country the sectarian hate , and fanaticism , and the fury of the other . " Among the other resolutions which were adopted on ths occasion was the following : — " That a memorial to her Majesty the Queen be prepared from her fi . ithful and loyal subjects in this countrv , praying her

      to remove from her councils a minister in whom tho people of Ireland have no confidence , and whom they no longer can support with honour . " Libel . —The case of Captain Wynn , against to the Marquis of Westmeath , for libel , terminated on Tuesday in tho discharge of . the jury , withouc agreeing to a verdict . The jury , however , several times came into court , and declared that they were agreed on finding for the plaintiff , but could not agree as to the amount of damages , one juror holding out for only nominal damages , and the other eleven being , as it would appear , for substantial

      damages . The evidence on the whole has been of , such a nature as to be unfit for publication ; bufe the rebutting case of tbe plaintiff was greatly strengthened by a fact brought out in the crossexamination of a witness by the defendant ' s counsel , Mr . Butt , namely , that the husband of the woman , Mary Connell , was offered £ 20 by the defendant ' s attorney , Mr . Kelly , to criminate his wife ; _ and on Mi * . Kelly being called on the table ift explain tho circumstance , he admitted that the Marquis of Westmeath was cognisant of the circumstance that monev was offered to the man .

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      Death in the Teapot . —By the help of Mr . Slivers , we were enabled , in a recent number to expose to an injured public some of the ingredients of metropolitan milk— "London Genuine Particular . " A correspondent now makes a further revelation of how our teapots are defiled when it is innocently supposed a pure beverage 15 in course of concoction , "A short time since , " ho says , " a friend ot mine a chemist in Manchester , was applied to for a quan-. tity of French chalk , a specios of talc in fine powder ; the party who purchased it used , regularly , several pounds a week . Not being an article of usual sale in such quantity my , friend became curious to know to what use it could be applied : on asking the wholesale dealer who supplied him , he siateii his belief that it was used in facing' tea ( the last

      process of converting black tea into green ) , and that , within the last month or tn-o , he had sold in Manchester upwards of a thousand pounds of it . My friend , the chemist , then instituted a series of experiments , and the result proved that a great deal , if not all , the common green teas used in this country is coloured artificially . Tho very first experiment demonstrated fraud . The plan adopted was as follows : —A few spoonfuls of green tea afc 5 s a pouud , were placed on a small sieve and held under a gontle stream of cold water flowing from a tap for the space of four or five minutes . Tho tea quickly changed its colour from green to a dull yellow , and upon drying with a very geutle heat , gradually assumad the appearance of ordinary black tea . On making a minute microscopic examination of the colouring matter washed from the leaf , and which was caught in a vessel below , it appeared to be composed of tlireo substancesparticles of yellow

      , , blue , and white . The blue was proved to be Prussian blue—the yellow thought to be the turmeric , and the white , French chalk . If the two former bo mixed together in very fine powder , they will give a green of any required shade . It is made to adhero to the tea leaf by some adhesive matter , and then it is 'faced' by the French chalk to give it tho poarly appearance so much liked . This Bimple experiment any one can perform . A gentleman assured me that a friend of his , a short time since , happened—though quite unintentionally on hia part —to walk into a private room connected with tlio establishment of a wholesale tea-dealer , and theva he saw people actually at work converting black tea into griion : the proprietor aoon discovered his proaence in tho room , and , beforo him , in no measured terms , severely reprimanded the workmen for hav- ' ing permitted a stranger to enter . " — Lichen ' s Household Words

      The trial of tbe Abb 6 Gothland and Madame do Sablons , for tho murder by poison of the servant of the former , has been brought to a termination . The Abbe Gothland has been found Guilty , with attenuating circumstances , and condemned to imprisonment and havd labour for life . Madame de Sablona has been acquitted . After the passing of the sentence the Abb 6 Gothland reiterated his assertions ot innocence , whilo Madame de gabions fainted iu the dock . ' It behoves us always to be on our guard , when alone we should watch our thoughts , when in society our tongues , ana when m our families our tempers . Indeed , upon ouv properly guarding the lust depends much of our social hap . uness and domestic comfort , taking care to counteract that , continued irritability of mind which is the precursor to ebullition s of passion . But out mental disposition is so intimatel y couuectud with our physical condition , that what is frequently considered ilUemper , or ueerishnessi

      is m reality but the result of 11 derangement of the diges . tlvo or other organs of the body , and requires medicinal not raentnl remedie ? . To sucli we recommend with cuiifidence Franipton ' s-i'iH of Health , as being certain in its effects , and gentle in its operation . The high estimation in \ yiuch Holiowatt ' s Pills abi held tor tub cuke w Isdigestiok , < fcc . — In u letter written by Mr . J . 11 . Htll , ot'Geeloug , to the Agent for the e ; ile of Ilolloway ' s Tills ami Oiutment at Melbourne , Port Phillip , he says : — 'Gratitude obliges mo to-publish tho great benefit my witWuis recciredfroni tho use of tliese unpurallcled Tills ; We arrived in Melbourne about nine years ago , when' she was attacked with indigestion and constipation of the bowels ; after going to considerable expense for other medicine ,, without relief , she tried IIolowuv' 8 Fills , and by continuing to take them for a short time she is perfectly cured , aud is now enjoying ; the beat of health . '

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      Tub Chuiich . —Some startling disclosures ( says the Carnarvon / Iera ! d ) hnve recently been mado with regard to educational and other charitable funds , as ( veil as to the mode in which official cleric > 1 duties had of late been discharged in the parish of Llanducjno . The result of these disclosures has been the resignation of the then officiating clergyman . This parish is just midway between the episcopal palaces

      or' Bangor and St . Asaph , and tho rectorial tithes belong to the Archdeacon of Merioneth , in whom the patronage of the church is invested . We are not informed whether any officiating clergyman has befin appointed by either bishop or patron , but we have it upon unquestionable authority , though it was sacrament day , that on Sunday morning last no clergyman attended to perform divine service , to the great scandal of the church , and to the great disgust of the church-going portion of the parishioners .

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      T ~^ f t he foe he miscalculated the distance he deBTriM , ave to A and fell under the after-wheels TlJSe from that cause . Both his logs were nearly severed below the knees , aud it is hardly lik if " oZl \ PUBLIO . HOUSE .-On thO 6 th inrt SnSon , Mrs . Halliwell , landlady of the Rose indhorownTpu blic-houBe , Chapel-street , SolIM , was in the act of going into her bedroom , when she met a man , apparently a German , coming out . She Seamed , an 3 the man attempted to strike her , but XVrln down stairs . A man named Buxton , who w-fsSking with her husband in the vault on hear-E ^ her scream , ran to her assistance , lie saw the ~ ~ T 7777 ^ . I ..

      thTofstaiMHng on the top of tfte stairs mm seven ,, sable victories in his hands ; and ho wont up stain 0 him , seized him , and brought him down into tho oar parlour . The man there made a rush with the ? n « r of owiipinft but finding that he could not eff& hto S 3 K , he , in broken English bogged Bux-Ion to I't hi '" go and he would give him a pound . Immediately afterwards a ailver verge watch , and a ScontnW a small sum of money were found Kerne ; tha sofa on which he had been thrown by 11 Son Ho was t ! lkcn t 0 th 0 v ° ™ and linked up . On Saturday morninjr tho prisoner , who called himself Julius von Radotricy , was wuo " . i » n >« ,, » k Gom-i . The watch nnd umnrfit at the lioroug h Court . The watch nnd

      up K wero then identified by Mrs . Halliwell ; but fho viotorines wero not owned . Tho prisoner , t rou"h tho medium of an interpreter , stated tbnt he found the furs in the lobby of tho Itoso and rrown and not seeing the mistress below ho wont nu stairs to look for her . The depositions were or-¦ rcd t 0 be takon against him for attempting to steal tho watch and purso , and ho was remanded to Monday in order that inquirios might be made with a view Of finding the owner of the furs . On Mon-• Iav when tlio prisoner waa again brought up , it waVstated that the owner of the furs ha < l not ncen found . The prisoner was then committed to tho sessions .

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      December 14 , 1850 . THE NORTHERN STAR . , - _ 6 '

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 14, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1604/page/6/