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      Hkalth of Lowbos During ' Wbbk . —1 ft the -week ending last Saturday ' ne deaths registered in the metropolitan districts amounted to 1 , 166 , The result shoVs a small , increase on the . average of corr esponding weeks in the ten yeara 1840-9 , which is 1 , 146 ( without correction for probable increase ol population ); the nnmbers severally returned in these weeks having been lesB than 800 in 1841 , and having risen to 1262 in 1846 and bthe force of

      in-, , y fluenn , to 1 . 946 in 1 S 47 . During the three weeks -which have justelapsed , of the current month i , w » . 1 , 090 , and 1 . 165 deaths have been successively recorded ; bat it must be observed that the rorimuable increase in the present return is f used ™ $ exclusively or principally by an a ugmented ratooi mortality , bat by an influx of coroner s cases ,. which CSSttSSAf ^ W ^ ^ JL ^ Z ^ JX ^ S ^

      « te-ow ol " violence "; and of these i arc now 225 * 3 under poison , 11 under burns and scalds , 6 nnSan 2 in ? and suffocation , 2 under drowning , SJ 5 ? 27 under fractures and wounds ( of wliwh 14 oc-^ rr ^ d to men by accidental falls on tbe street and Z « Sli £ from windows and other heights ) . Two bovs and 3 girls , and an aged woman were burnt by theirdothes taking fire ; 3 children were accidentally suffocated in ~ bed ; 6 children died from waiit of breast milk ; a woman was poisoned by an over dose of laudanum , and a child by Godfrey ' s Cordial . Intemperance was fatal to a man and woman by producing appoplexy ; and a miller of 19 years died from " disease of lungs and knee joinr , ( about 4 months ) " whose illness is stated to have arisen from inhaling the dust of his mill . Amongst the fatal cases of last week , diseases of the lungs and

      other organs of respiration are conspicuous on the list ; they amonnt to 274 , nearlr the same as in the previous week , and still slightly exceed the average . Bronchitis numbers 102 , pneumonia 117 , and asthma 34 death ? . In the tubercular class there arc S'deaths from scrofula , 16 from tabes mesenteries , 25 from hydrocepualus ( or water on the bead ) , and 112 from consumption . Amongst epidemics , small pox carried off 21 children and 4 adults nearly the same number as in the former ¦ week ; measles 21 ; scarlatina 30 ; hooping cough las risen from 42 to 52 ; croup numbers 10 ; diarrhea 16 ; typhus 43 ; and erysipelas 11 . A single -case of cholera was registered . The births of 729 toys and 74 S girls , in all 1 , 477 children , were regisof

      tered in the " week . The average corresponding rteeks in fire years ( 1 S 45-9 ) , was 1 , 343 . At the Royal 0 b 3 ervatorr , Greenwich , the mean daily readinc of tho barometer rose to 30 . 027 in . on Friday and was 30 . 120 in . on Saturday ; tho mean of the week was 29 . 412 in . The mean daily temperature , which was 48 . 9 degs on Sunday , continuously decreased throughout the week and was 33 degs * on Saturday ; the mean of the week was 33 . 6 dogs ., r-ther less than the average of the same week in seven years . Having been 8 . 5 degs . above the average of the same day on Sunday , it -was 6 degs . below it on Saturday . The wind , ¦ which was generally in the south-west on the first three days , afterwards chaneed to the north-west .

      Accidbst as the North Kent Railway . —Between nine and ten o ' clock on Saturday morning last as a train , consisting of fourteen or fifteen carriages , was coming up from Rochester , Gravesend , and 'Woolwich , and had arrived near the Londonbridge 8 tanon . it became necessary to stop until another train , proceeding downwards , had passed . To enable the down train to go on the right line , it became necessary to shift one of the . * witches , and -when the 'rain bad passed the man in charge should Late put the switch back again to the rail on which stood the carriages cming up ; but this was not done . la ignorance of this omission the signal was given for the train to advance , and as there was a gap in the communication between the two rails in

      -consequence of the snitch imt having been moved , a crash was felt , several of the pissen ^ ers were thrown -violently from their seats , and several of them sustained scratches and bruises . The passengers immediately scrambled cut of the carriages and made all the haste tbry cmld to get to the platform , as other trains were about to start , which might iave caused the most fatal consequences Two persons who were brought to the hospital , had every Attention paid to them by the medical gentlemen in attendance , and proceeded to their homes CoiMSIOXS OX THB EASTERN CoUXTIES RAILWAY . —Numerous Persons Ixjgred . —On Monday evening , during the fog . two very , serious collisions happened on the Eastern Cour ties Railway , involving

      serious injury to a number of individuals . In the neighbourhood of Stratford n was impossible , even at mid-day to discern objects a fewyard * distant , and although the company adnpted every precaution to insure the safety of the trains it was deemed evntually necessary to take off a number of short trains . When dusk set ' in all the signal lights were obscured , and it was only by an extensiveuse of fog signals that the traffic could then be carried on . Notwithstanding these precautions tw > trains were run into , and the serious consequences we append . The first mishap happened to the balf-P 8 Bt four o ' clock train to Hertford , which stop 8 at the intermediate stations between Bishopseate and Stratford . A quarter of an hour after its departure from London , viz , at a quarter to

      iive , the express train to Enfield leaves , and . it appears , does not stop between the trrminus and Tottenham . It seems that the Hertford train was behind its time at Stratford , through the density of the fo ? . While the Stratford passengers were alighting , the Eofield express was heard approaching , and was in fact , not seen until it had actually dashed into the rear of the Hertford train , doubling np a second class carriage , and throwing the latter part of the train off the line . The screams of the injured occupants were loud , and as if to add to their sufferings , the fog , coupled with the steam and smoke of the engine , completely obscured the position of the unfortunate parties , and although the numerous staff of officers attached to tbe works at Stratford were immediately

      on the spot , much delay necessarily transpired ere they could all be extricated . It was then discovered that the chief portion of the persons in the carriage -were more or less hurt . Having been removed to the waiting rooms of the station , and several medical gentlemen been sent for , it was found necessary to despatclfseveral to the London Hospital , while others had their injuries attended to on the spot , and removed to neighbouring taverns . Amongst those more ser iously hurt , and who were conveyed to the hospital , were two gentlemen and a female . The second collision took place shortly before eleven o ' clock , close to the Brick-lane gocd < depot . It was the last train np from Colchester , due at Bishopsgate at halfpast ten . It was proceeding at a very cautious rate ,

      and within a short time after leaving the Mile End station , it wa * run into by ihe Norwich express The last carriage of the Colchester tiain was a third class , in which were a number of passengers on a Christmas excursion to their friends in London . So great was the concussion , that the end ; roof , and sides were demolished ; and how the un f ortunate passengers escaped mortal injury appears most miraculous . Many of them were bleeding from wounds in their leads , and other parts of their body , and as in the former Instance , the density of the atmosphere added to the alarm . Several passengers in other parts of the train sustained contnsed injuries , and in one unfortunate instance , a lady who was sitting opposite the writer received sever ? bruises by coming

      in contact with each other ' s beads , and to his regret found her bleeding copiously . On the arrival of ^ the train at Bishopsgate , many more were seen in a similar predicament . Mr . Hancourn , a surgeon , residing near the terminus , and who had been called by tbe company to those injured on the previous * occasion , was m the train , and immediately offered his services in alleviating tho 3 e most hurt . The Late Fatal Injury bt an Ox . —On Monday the adjourned inquiry relative to the death of the unfortunate man Fagan , who was killed on Monday evening last , was concluded before Mr . W . Payne . It was stated on this occasion by the constable that he had made every inquiry about the owner of the animal , bnt was unable to find one .

      The ox was still in Islington pound , and no person lad been to claim it . : There were the letters "E . B . " marked upon the off side of the animal , and there were also two clips ia the letter B . —Sergeant White , of the City Police , said he kept a register of all the marks used by salesmen , bu ' ehers , and others , upon tbe animals . * He should have been able to have identified the animal if it had been brought to the market upon any other day except the grand day ; lut on that day it was impossible . —The jury then returned a verdict of " Accidental death . " Thb Sewer Accident in Scotland-yahd . —On the 20 th inst . a portion of the premises of Messrs .

      Robins , Aspden , and Co ., the cement manufacturers in Scotland-yard , fell in , close to the spot where , some days ago , the tide broke through and drowned two men . It seems that the water falling into the sewer had swept away a portion of tbe foundation on which the wall , which haB given way , rested . The accident is , therefore , a natural and unavoidable conseqaenc e of the former one . Mr . Gotto , the surveyor of the district , visited the spot in the course of the day , and arranged with Messrs . Robins , Aspden , and Co ., as to the manner in which tbe injury to the premises shou'd be repaired . The whole neighbourhood seems U > feel deeply alarmed at the amount of boring and tunnelling going on beneath their habitations .

      Fatai . Swing Accident . —OnSaturday last , Mr . Payne held an inquest in Guy ¦ Hospital , on J . Williams , aged nine , whose death occurred under the following cirenmstances : —A number of children S in I awing boat , in the Orchard , " Peckham , Sn one of them , a litle girl , threw out her shawl , which deceased , who was standing on the gnmndunderneath the swing , caught , and attempted to fl . ng it back into the boat In the attempt a hook in the boat en ered deceased ' s skull , just above the Mr . and inKoStion hewas carried backwards and forwards by the swing . boat to a f ^^ When the Borne time , till he could be released . When ^ tfle S wW stopped the little Bufferer was . released

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      from tie' hook , ' anfl : curled - to . the hospital , ; when death quicklyrelieve / a him front his sufferings . — ^ Verdict " Accidental death , " - with a recommendation from the jury that the swing should be abolished . Fatal Accidest on the River . —On Christmas Eve Mr . Bedford held an inquest at the Charingcros s Hospital , on " the body of Henry Scarlett , aged 5 i years , who lost his life under the following singular circumstances . It appeared from the evidence of Inspector Woollett , of the Thames Police force , that on Saturday morning last deceased had the cbargo of availing barge , which was drifting down the river with the tide . Deceased was on the after-part of the barge , and his son bad the management' of the oars . Numerous accidents are

      constantly occurring at Westminster-bridge , in consequence of bo many of tho archca being blocked up . The tide sets to the centre of the bridge , and watermen have considerable difficulty in passing through the two channels of the bridge on the north and south shore , and often the fort'e of the current carries their vessels against . the arches that arc blocked up , and they are upset . On this occasion deceased was steering for the north channel , and as ho reached tho bridge the barge appeared to incline towards the centre arch ; upon which ho became much excited , and left the rudder in haste , for the

      purpose of assisting his son at the oars . His foot caught the iron bar to which the sails are fastened , and he was thrown violently on tbe gunwale of the barge , lie never moved ; a little blood issued from his nostrils , ami he was carried to tho hospital , but was found to be quite dead . There was only a small cut upon the nose , and no other marks of violence which could indicate the cause of death . Mr . Tinghim , the house-surgeon , had not made a post mortem examination of the body , but he was of opinion that the deceased had received a dislocation of tbe neck , which caused instantaneous death . Verdict , " Accidental death . "

      Distressing Suicide in the Serpentine . — On Tuesday evening tho body of a young man , named George Barton , was found in the Serpentine , opposite the Exhibition in Hyde Park , by some of the Humane Society ' s dragsmeD , who received information of the suicide of the deceased under the following very distressing circumstances . It appears that on Saturday last one of the park-keopers , while walking along tbe Serpentine , saw a hat and stick lying together near the edge of the river . He at « . mce gave information to the superintendent of the Humana Society , who instantly gave directions for tbe river to be searched . The men dragged the river , but were unable to discover any body . On Tuesday the deceased ' s father , a groom , called at the receiving house , and said he had received a letter from his son . ' It stated that he had thrown

      himself from the bridge facing the Exhibition into the Serpentine , and that if they wanted to find the body , they must search for it near the bridge . The letter also stated that he had been unable to get any work as a groom , and that distress led him to do the deed . The father identified the hat and stick as his son's property . The deceased was only eighteen years « f . ig <» , and during the last few weeks he had been very low-spirited , in consequence of his being out of work . Seizure of Illicit Spirits . —On Tuesday a large

      seizure of illicit spirits was made by Mr . Cartwright , supervisor of the excise , in the Old Fordroad , Victoria-park . Having some suspicions of a man whom he observed carrying a sack on his shoulders , he questioned him as to what he was carrying , and he replied that it was varnish that he was going to take to his master's . Knowing him to be an old offender , Mr . Cartwright determined upon examining the contents of the sack , which he found to consist of bladders filled with spirits of illicit manufacture . He then took the man into

      custody , who gave the name of Taylor ; but whose real name is Allen . The officer had scarcely disposed of this seizure , when , passing along Northstreet , Mile-end , he saw two men in the dresses of countrymen , calling at different houses ; he watched their manoeuvres , and eventually went up to them , and found upon them three bladders filled with illicit spirits , four pewter measures , send a bottle of colouring liquid , to give the spirits the colour of brandy . They were then taken into custody , and the spirits secured . . , Daring Robbery . —On Tuesday morning , between seven and eight o ' clock , a most daring robbery was committed at some houses belonging to Mr . J Croxford , of the firm of Combe , Delafield , and Co .,

      situate in Uuion-court , Holborn-hill . It appears that tbe thieves entered an empty house , broke a hole through the roof , and then stripped the houses of a large quantity of lead . The neighbours opposite saw them in the act , but thought they were the plumbers at work ; and the robbery was not discovered till the bricklayer went to look over the hon 8 es , which were undergoing repair . Another Destructive Firi in Bermondset . — On Wednesday night a fire , attended with a serious destruction of property , broke out in the premises occupied by Mr . Clay , a stick maker and turner , carrying on business at No . 7 , Grange-road , Bermondsey . The whole of Mr . Clay's property soon became enveloped in flames , which Bpeedily

      extended to two spacious timber-buildings belonging to Mr . Jenkinson , the leather dresser . Upwards of three hours elapsed ere the fire could be wholly extinguished , and not until Mr . Clay ' s premises were destroyed , two large buildings on Mr . Jenkinson ' s estate consumed , and some damage done by fire , water , &c , to Mr . Westwood's property ( a basket maker . ) The firemen had several narrow escapes whilst in subduing the flames—one , by the falling of a blazing shed , by which several of them were nearly buried ; and the other by the open tan pits , into which two of the men fell . The origin of the disaster , like tho many others which have happened lately in the samo locality , is enveloped in obscurity . Fortunately Mr . Clay was insured in the Sun Fire office . Mr . Jenkinson was

      also insured in the Alliance-office , and Mr . Westwoood wa 3 protected from loss by a policy in the General Insurance office .

      Christmas Day . —This welcome and joyful anniversary was ushered in by cheerful poals from the hells of most of the metropolitan churches . The day being bright and beautiful , a great number of persons started by the early trains to visit their country friends and enjoy the Christmas festivities . The Great ' Western , North Western and South Western , and South Eastern Railway stations were particularly crowded . It was gratifying to observe that very few persons appeared in the streets in a state of intoxication , as unfortunately too frequently happens , to be the cage . The day was observed as a strict holiday at all the government and other public offices , the only exception being tbe Post-office , at which establishment the receipt of

      letters for , and the delivery of letters from , the provinces and abroad , was in tho morning as usual on other week day 3 , and the deliveries in the metropolitan or district post took place until noon , after which business was suspended for the remainder of the day . Steps were taken by the various boards of guardians to admit tho poorest of the London population to a share in the good things of the season . Benevolence was equally active in other directions . Coals were given ¦ away by the managers of the City Eitohen , and the Ladies' Association in Southwark , and tbe St . Marylebone Visiting Society . In the parishes of St . James , St . Martin in the Fields , and St . Clement Danes , 2 , 000 aged men and women received each 41 b . of beef , a quarter of a pound of tea , and one hundredweight of coal . The unfortunate debtore of White Cross-street , Horser aonger-lane ,

      and the Queen ' s Bench prisons were not forgotten , bnt received a substantial allowance of roast beef and plum pudding . At the principal hospitals of the metropolis as many patients as in the discretion of the surgeons could be allowed to do so partook of the fare of the season . The usual gifts of the Duchess of Kent , consisting of coals , meat , bread , potatoes , blankets , and warm clothing , were distributed to the deserving poor of Kensington . The Duke of Cambridge had given directions to provide a substantial dinner of roast beef and plum pudding for every poor family in Kew and its vicinity , as well as a supply of coals , bread , and potatoes ; and the King of Hanover had transmitted fifty pounds to be distributed , br the Rev . Mr . Byam , vicar , and the goardiansj amongst the deserving poor of this parish , which was given in beef , bread , and beer .

      Cardinal Wiseman held his primary ordination on Saturday morning , at the Roman Catholic Chapel , Spanish-place . The announcement drew together many persons , who seemed anxious to hear : the charge which his eminence might deliver to his newly appointed clergy . In this expectation , however , they were disappointed , the Cardinal dispensing with the usual exhortation . One priest was ordained , and several other persons were admitted to the order of deacon and sub-deacon . Pontifical High Mass was performed , and the Cardinal was assisted in the ceremony by several priests of the newly constituted "Archdiocese of Westminster . "

      St . Babnabus Church , Pwlico . —This church was re-opened on Sunday for the performance of divine worship . It was not generally known that the order which had been issued on the preceding Sunday for closing the church would have been so soon withdrawn , and consequently the congregation was almost entirely limited to tbe inhabitants of the district , and the other regular attendants at the church . There was no crowd assembled at the doors , and the service was conducted without any confusion or infringement of decorum .

      Taxes Eniailkd by PuSEYiBM .- ~ The annual vestry meeting of St . Ann ' s , Soho , to elect a vestry clerk and discharge other routine business , was held on Saturday evening last , in the Vestry-room of tho Church , whenthechurchwarden , Mr . George , took occasion , in compliance with the request of a considerable number of the parishioners , to make a statement on the financial affairs of the -pariah . It wil 1 "V ^ embered . -tbat the Bishop of London lately « aued onthe ; churchwardens of this parish to make provision for a third Sunday service in St . Anne ' s . ^ fnr » ° fc \ " ^ tated ' that » apart { rom any exPen " diture which such service might involve , - the charges

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      Stye iiroMnceg . Explosion at Hindley . —On the 17 th inst , a fearful explosion to . k place at the Springfield Colliery ,. Hindley , by . which two youths , named William Weston , aged 17 , and Thomas Smith , aged 16 , lost their lives . The inquest was held on the 19 th . William Culshaw , the underlooker , deposed . ¦ hat he was landing upon the pit brow , waiting to go down , when he heard a noise which he supposed to bean explosion , arid immediately descended the shaft , but could not proceed in consequence of the sulphur . In about a quarter of an hour he went down again in company with another man , and they penetrated about 150 yards from the pit'seye , when they fouad Weston , About twenty yards further on they found Smith quite dead . He ( the underlooker ) had

      been in the same place about ten o ' clock in the forenoon with a naked candle , and there was no appearance of fire-damp then , and the current of air was so strong that it blew his lamp cut . Three others were burnt at the same time , one of whom had died . The jury returned a unanimous verdict of " Accidental Death . " ¦ . Sudden Death of an Official Assignee at MA . NCHS 8 TKR .-un the 20 thinst . Mr . R , P . Hobsonj official assignee in the Manchester district , Court of Bankruptcy , was seized with the pangs of death while in the discharge of his duties in court ; ; Mr . ' ' Hobson had been suffering from illness , and confined to his house , but had returned to his duties . On that day he also attended court , and was transacting business , when , about one o ' clock , he sank down on the floor in a swoon , and died in about two hours afterwards , and before he was removed from the premises . :

      . Assault by tub Champion op the Thames . —; At tho Richmond Police-court , on Saturday last , Robert Coombes , the well-known waterman , was charged with assaulting Eliza Horsley . The complainant , who had had twocbildrenby the defendant ; went to Mortlake for the purpose of asking Coombes for some money for their support , when he induced her to accompany him into a . retired lane , aud then offered her 10 s ., which she rejected as insufficient , he struck her several severe blows on the head , and ran away . The bench fined the defendanttwenty five shillings and costs .

      The Plymouth Murder . —On Saturday last . Bartholomew Harrington and Timothy Donovan , the two Irishmen in charge for being concerned in the wilful murder of William Brown Ambrose , on the morning of the 17 th of November , in Stonehouselane , in Plymouth , were again brought before the borough magistrates . The only new point in the evidence adduced was given by WiHiam Thomas , the man who Was in company with Ambrose when he was struck , and who was also knocked down and stunned at' the same time . He had , on the several occasions of making his srateraent , referred to the fact that immediately before they were struck

      Ambrose and himself passed two men standing with their backs against the wall , and their faces towards the road ; and that on rising from the ground he saw the same two men going up Scurry-lane ( where both the prisoners'reside ); that he beard by their speeoh they were Irishmen , and he now , looking at tiie prisoners , said they were much the same sized men as those he then saw , one being bigger , and about a head taller than the other . There was a good light by the moon and the gas at that time , but he was too much under the influ nee of liquor to swear the . prisoner * were the very men . The prisoners were further remanded . <

      The Boiler Explosion at Halifax . —The trial of Samuel Firth , one of tbe proprietors of the Lilylune mill , Halifax , and Joseph llelliwell , the engine * tenter , for the manslaughter of twelve persons , through the explosion of a steam engine boiler , will not take place until the Spring assizes at York , The two prisoners have been admitted to bail—each in £ 200 , with four sureties of £ 100 each . As the resu'fc of the coroner ' s inquest , as well as the alleged cause of the explosion , is of considerable interest , we append a copy of the verdict of the jury : — "We find the explosion to have result * d from the improper

      and excessive generation of steam in the boiler , which from the imperfect condition of the cotter and lug of one of the cross stays , along with other serious defects , was at the time in a very unsafe state , arising from the . culpable negligence and want of attention on the part of Samuel Firth and Joseph Helliwell ; against both of whom we return a verdiot of manslaughter . " The jury appended to their verdict the following very excellent suggestions : — " The jury deprecate the plan of erecting buildings over boilers . We also recommend very strongly the general adoption of safety valves on each boiler

      on a construction which is best suited for the welfare and security of all persons connected with mills and machinery * ; and to impress upon all millowners the necessity of employing properly qualified persons as engine-tenter ? . ' ¦ ¦> \ . Thb late Riot n Birkbnhbad . —On Monday the examinations in this case were concluded at Chester , and the magistrates committed the men charged with the riot . Sir George Stephen , for the prisoners , objected to their being committed to take their trial at the sessions , where they would _ be subject to the jurisdiction of tbe Cheshire magistrates , who had taken suoh an active part in connection with the meeting . After consulting together , Mr . Case , the chairman of the magistrates .

      said they had no objection to cem ply with therequest ; that the committal should take place to the assizes ; but they should certainly feel it their duty to have heavier bail . Sir George Stephen objected to this , on the ground that the bail already was excessive . —Mr . Case : That is a matter for the magistrates to decide . Wo shall require , in the rase of Mr . Brown , himself in £ 200 , and two sureties of £ 100 each . With regard to Feehan , we . have put him down at £ 100 , and two sureties ' at £ 50 . The other prisoners , themselves in £ 60 each , and two sureties of £ 25 , £ n . I twenth-four hours' notice to be given . —Sir George Stephen : Very well , but I shall advise an application to the judges to reduce the amount . After the necessary arrangements relative to receiving the bail had been made , the court dissolved .

      ' Dangerous Encroachment of the Sea k % Sba : ford . —The recent heavy gales and tides , we ( Surrey Standard ) regret to Bay , have considerably weakened the full of the beach at some places in this bay , and is particularly observable at the boathouses , one of which is in imminent "danger , the road in front being completely washed away , . and threatening the foundation of the building ; For several years past the sea has been found gradually to encroach here ; and those best acquainted with ' the powerful action of the tides along this coast , bavo serious apprehensions of the ultimate consequences to property situated near , unless some effectual Bteps can be devised before long to form a stronger barrier against the fury of tho waves in

      tempestuous weather . The bank of beach east of the martello tower ( where the sea broke-through in . November , 1824 , and deluged the lower fart of the ' town , &o ., causing much damage' )) is very ' unequal to resist a similar attack , should such a calamity unfortunately- occur here again at the height of spring tides ; ; The great fall of chalk under ; the cliff , thrown down by the late explosion , is rapidly diminishing . •; : Supposed Burglar Shot . —A respeotable young man giving the name of Tyrell . was brought before the magistrates at Manchester , on Momiay , charged with shooting a young man , named Joseph Haigh , about seven days ago . The prisoner , who had surrendered voluntarily , said he was sleeping ; at a

      lodging-house in Hutton-street , and about three o ' clock in the morning he heard some one attempting to force the back door and the back window shutters alternately . He looked out from the back bed room window , and saw two men there . He told them to desist ; and threatened to fire if they did not . One roan still persisted , and Tyrell having a large sum of monoy in hispooket , and suspecting that these men had some knowledge of it , he in his alarm fired a pistol at the man who was still vigorously attempting to force the door . The man then exclaimed , " D—n your impudence ! " and went away . The prisoner did not know whether the charge took

      etteet at the time , but called a policeman , and told him what he had done . Haighj it appears received the chargo in ono shoulder , ' and went away . . Next day he called at a dispensnry for something * to dress his shoulder with , not telling that the perforations in it had been produced by a pistol wound , but stating that he hud fallen down some cellar steps . Tho neglect has now rendered it doubtfuli whether he will recover , and hence inquiries were made after the gentleman who fired the shots , which induced him to surrender . Ilaigh has been once convicted of burglary . The prisoner was admitted to bail in two sureties of £ 50 eaoh , :

      Anothbb Plate Robbery . ~ Noitingham j Monday . —This town has for several weeks past been the scene of several robberies of : plate , jewellery , &c . and the manner in which an entrance has been effeoted ; into the premises bo nearly accords that ' the police authorities are of opinion that the whole of ' the burglaries have been committed by one and the saml gang .. The preaent robbery of jWry / lc'S

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      place , on the premises' ofjMr . losfiua Drifer ^ Jewellor , « fcc ., Longbow , Nottingham ; last ; night ( Sunday , ) and the plan by which the , robbery was effeeted is extrabrdidary . j Mr . Driver ' s back , premises are connected with ! the Crown Hotel yard ' v arid it appears that the . thieves scaled a very high , wall in that yard , broke a pane of glass in Mr . Driver ' s kitchen , and the ' aperture ' thus formed was sufficiently large to allow of a boy ' s body being put through . . - It is supposed that ; tho lad , having thus gained admission , supplied the robbers with all the valuables he could lay nishahdson . Mr . Driver does not sleep on : the premise . 8 , ' a ' nd the boy had therefore the whole range of the premises without fear of being , disturbed . Amongstthoproperty stolen were upwards of sixty valuable , brooches , a number of Geneva watcheB , a quantity of costly chains and watch-guards , &c , &c . The value of the proper&stolen has not yet been ascertained ; but from the quantity of plate and

      jewellery . scattered , about the premises , there is every reason to suppose : the robbers were disturbed . Similar small apertures , allowing just sufficient room for the body of a boy , were made on the premises of Mr . Sulley and . Mr . Travell , at . Nottingham , Another daring , burglary was effected on tbe premises of the late Mayor of Nottingham ( W . Rowqrth , Esq . )> of Sherwood Hill , near this town . This robbery took place on Sunday morning , ' while the family were attehdiitg divine worship , and although the property stolen was considerable , comprising a valuable assortment of plate . and . £ 27 in gold , the thieves in this case also are supposed to have been disturbed . ; A burglary was also effected on the premises of Mr . Williams , bookseller , &c , Carlton-atreot , Nottingham , on Friday night , the 20 th inst ,, and gold to the amount of £ 15 and other valuable property stolen . The tpwn and neighbourhood were never , at any former . period , so infested wkh thieves . ¦ : -

      ; Serious Affray with Poachrrs . —On the night of the 20 th inst ., & party of poachers went into the preserves , in the parish of Shouldham , Norfolk , in the occupation of Sir John Key , of Marham Hall , and fired several shots . . The keepers came up , and went into the wood , wherethey encountei-ed five men , all armed with guns .- The keepers surrounded them for the purpose of taking them , ' when one of the poachers fired at the head-keeper , named William Goold , ' the whole o Jf . the charge lodging in his left arm , just above the elbow . Another keeper , named George Carter , " was fired at , the charge tearing away ajpiece- off the knee of his small clothes , and a small portion of the flesh , luckily without doing him further mjechief . One of the poachers , named George llobbsi was also shot in the affray , by one of hia

      comrades . Police-constable Watsonrstationed at Shouldhara , and Henry Bishop , parish constable of Marham , bearing the reports of , gun ? , ran to the spot , and arrived there"jusfc as the wounded keeper was brought out of . the wood . \ [ They immediately entered , and assisted the remaining keepers in capturing four of the depredators , one , having ran away . Their names are George HobbB , and Robert Carter , of Shouldham Thorpe , labourers ; and Robert Mason and William Goddard , " of Fiucham , labourers . Guns , ponder , shot ,. caps , and pheasants , « ere found upon . them . The following day they were taken before the Rev . E . J . Howman . who fully committed them for trial at the next'Norwich assizes , and they were conveyed to Swaffhara Bridewell . Hobbs the poacher is doing well ,. but Goold the keeper lies in a . very precarious state , little hopes being entertained of his recovery .

      AyiiEsburt Election . —Miv Sergeant ^ Byles has retired from the field , without even explaining to the electors the reason ; A Protectionist address to the electors appeared [ on Saturday morning last , from a ousui of Mr . Gore Langton , who married the daughter of . the Duke of Buckingham . ;• ' Steam Tugging on the Severn . —Some months ago several trials" were made on the river of a newly" invented Bteam tug for' hauling 7688013 on rivers ! or canals by moans of a flexible ] iron band or rail laid in the bed of the stream ; but as on that occasion only a quarter of a mile was laid down , a desire was manifested to have it laid from Worcester Bridge to Diglis Lock , a- distance of about a mile , where a sharp curve occurs . This operation

      was , completed last week , and several trips have been made over that-distance . On the first oocasion the tug was brought slowly up from Diglis to see thafc the rail was all right ; but before she arrived at the bridge she was hailed by a laden boat . A line having been attached , she hauled her through the bridge in gallant style , to the great satisfaction of the boatmen and of crowds of people who witnessed the experiment ; . Shortly afterwards another laden boat j ? oing down was attached , ¦ and now the major ' experiment was to be tested , The great point of attraction to the scientific was the sharp curv 6 just below the bridge ,, it being the opinion of gome , that in going ' . round a curve the iron band or rail would draw to the inner edge . This opinion

      was refuted in a few moments , for the tug rounded the sharp point of the curve &b full speed , the parge swinging round in her wake with beatiful precision , and withbut tho slightest tendency to the drawing- inwards ) ' which had been apprehended . The transit to . the lock was performed in less than fifteen minutes , over a distance which would otherwise have occupied-one hour and a half at the very I ( 9 a 8 t "with some very heavy hauling : round the points ' . On the following day a heavy trow , which had been for some time lying at Diglis Lock , laden with . Btone , was towed up to Worcester-bridge , ' and proved that neither a counter- current not a heavy load made any difference ; the points were rounded , and the steamer answered her helm with the mos

      perfect ease . () Fatal Railway . Accident . —Leedb ,. Tuesday . --A very lamentable . accident , attended with the loss of three lives , occurred on the Leeds and Selby Railway last night .- The place . where the fatal occurrence happened w » b not far from the Milford junction , where the Leeds and Selby line joins the York , and North Midland line . It appears that a heavily-laden luggage train had proceeded from Leeds , and that on arriving at a rather steep ascent on tbe line called the Milford Bank , the engine , was found incapable of'dragging iff up , or the speed at which'it would be able to accomplish the ascent was so slow that those in charge of the train deemed it advisable to divide it into two parts . With the former half they proceeded beyond the Burnmit of the bank , intehding to return with the engine for the portion

      left behind . That portion , however , by its own momentum , or from some other cause ; was set in motion , and went back with increasing velocity down the incline , where it came into collision with another luggage train , that ; was . also proceeding from Leeds on the same lino of rails . The collision was so violent that the engine and tender were smashed to pieces , nnd the ongineman , the stoker , and another man ( employed as a pointsman ) were all killed , or received such injuries as causeu their death the same evening . The Leeds and Selby Railway belongs to tho York and North Midland Railway Company , who have of late used it much more than formerly , both for goods and passenger traffic . Two of the unfortunate men who lost their lives if not the whole three , were married , and bare left widows and ohildren .

      RoonDALE . —One Hundhed Years anh more . — An old man , named John Dixon , alias Scotch John , who was born' in January , 1738 , being now nearly 113 years of age , a farmer , resident at Knowl-hill , Spotland-fnrther-side , about . five miles from Rochdale , on the HasHngdon-road , ' Bent word to the Rochdale board of Guardinns on the 20 th inst ., that hia-wife , who has had a child within the last few months , abused him very much , and he wished to be removed to the workhouse . He bad kept the farm-above fifty years , - and he had seven cows , but during the last six months he had been confined to his bed ; he had neither been washed nor shaved for above half a year , and his wife exhibited him at two-pence for ea ' bh person . The relieving officer was directed to go for the aged man and placehim in the workhouse , and accordingly he has since been removed to Scotland workhouse .

      , Dakino Bdrglaries at Longtown . —Upwards of £ 600 Stolen . —One of tho most during burglaries ¦ wh ich has . disgraced . Herefordshire was perpetrated lji the parish of Longtown , during the night bucce ' eding Saturday last . About twelve o ' clock Mr . Pritchard , a" freeholder , living in the above parish , waanwakened by a noise which he considered was that of persons , attempting to break into his premises . Mr . Pritohard , who had no clothing on but hia shirt , immediately proceeded down stair ? , and Baw . three , men outside his house , who said that they wanted bread , and bread they would have . Mr , Pritchard ; told the men that if they would keep quiet he would give them a loaf of bread and some cheese , but he had no sooner told them so than

      they smashed in one of tho , windows , the broken glass falling , upon him . They immediatel y said it was money they . wonted , and money they would have .- They hud with them an axe and a shovel , and they immediately commenced a battery upon 1 the door , which they broke open .. One of the burglars then kept guard at . the door , whilst tho other two entered the house , and proceeded to search for money .. At the commencement of thoic eeareh a circumstance . occurred which showed the quickness of woman ' s thought even iu the midst of danger . . The villains who . entered the house observed Mrs Pi'itohardgotokeupboard , aud . told her that ehe ' had gone , there for the . numose nf mm ™; .,,. ™ „

      but she . assured them she waa not , and tho villainV suspicions jere lulled . However ,, whilst at tbe . cupboard , Mrs , Pntohard contrived to remove some gold , - which she managed to throw into a sack of barleymeal . The men , however ,, succeeded in finding : a ± 5 note , a sovereign , 2 s . in silver , and a bink receipt for £ 000 . -The audacious villa Pa thJ . A > down and *» bd themselves with Z bS " | $ wh . ch Mr . PntohanTa houso afforded , and " ate * drank , ; and . w . ere . merry . " During tho + ; . L * i ' af tg ^ i ^ Sr ^ from Hi * ., ; k » i „ £ * 21 W a mi £ tat mmmim

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      assistancotheVillains'had-tied ; -AVthe ' timo' ^ oy entered * ' the - house there were no other ^ P . e « on 8 therein ; except Mr . and Mrs . Pritohard : and a little girl . / Eaoh . of the gang , had a handherobiw v »* round his head so as to conceal his features , tne eyes , nosb , " and mouth being only just distinguishable ; They are said" to havo all worn ; short round aoketswOhe is about : twenty-three years of age , ive feet six inches in . height , slight built , and his features a little freckled ; the others are believed to be about the same age , and are rather stouter built than their accomplice ; We understand that this most audacious burglary is not the only one which has been latoly committed at Longtown , and that , during thenight of Tuesday week , the shopof a poor widow , woman , named Parry , . was ' broken into and a number of things were stolen ; It would appear that tho parties who perpetrated thi « burglary were regular-practitioners and adepts in their calling , as they effected ari-entrance through the pannel of a very thick door- —Hereford . Times .

      Tbemendous , Conflagration at tub Chartham Paper Mills .-One of the most destructive conflagrations known for many years in the county of Kent , broke out on Monday morning , involving the destruction of highly valuable property , and throwing some 130 or 150 workpeople out of employ . The sceno of this disaster waa the extensive paper mills ' of Messrs . Weatherby , situate at Chartham , about three miles from Canterbury . The premises were 260 feet in-length ; and of proportionate width , and were divided into separate . buildings used severally for boiling ,. drying , ' rolling , &c . . Large stocks of paper finished , or in various stages of manufacture , ' wero on hand . The lire was first accidentally discovered by the workmen who went to get , the

      machines into gear , and it was at first attempted to stifleitho flames .- It was found necessary to send for the engines from Canterbury , and . before these could arrive , the whole range of building was wrapped in flames . The engine houses , machine rooms , drying house , and stores , were more or less COnBUmedy and although a considerable portion of tho machinery has been saved , the loss ia estimated as greater than the amount of the . united insurances effected in the Kent , Sun , and National Mercantile Offices for £ 10 ; 000 . Of the origin of the fire nothing is as yet known further than that it was in or near tbe drying room , The Fog . —Bristol . —During the dense fog with

      which this city was visited on Monday , by accident a man drove his horse and' cart into that part of the tidal river which adjoins Cumberland Basin . The man was fertunntely rescued from , his perilous position , but the horse was dr 6 wned . Another person accidentally fell from the roof of a house in Ellbroadstreefc He wag taken up with a fractured leg , and conveyed to : the BristoLInfirmary . One of the Irish steamers got aground coming up the river , but sustained no injury . Most of . the trains were considerably overdue ; but this is hot of unfrequent occurrence at Christmas . The fog partially cleared up on Tuesday , but it remained very dense ! : in the Bristol Channel , preventing many vessels from coming up .

      BunoxARY AT . BniSTOL . ' -rA ease ivas heard on Tuesday at the Bristol police court , from which it appeared that oif Friday ¦ night ., " or rather oh Saturday morning last , a very daring bnrelary was perpetrated by tw 6 boys , named Thomas Yowles and Geo . Jones , at the Saracen ' s Head Inn , near the Great Western Railway terminus , Bristol . It appeared that at twelve o ' clock on Friday night the prisoner Vowles ; who had been previously seen lurking about the premises , entered the house with two of the railway policemen . It was supposed at the lime that he was in their company , but it was n «> ticed . that he was very officious in going to the , bar to fetch what was wanted At two o ' clock the landlady saw tlie house apparently securely fastened , and retired to rest . ^ About five the servant girl was called up by a policemr . n , who

      informed her the front door was . open , and , on examination , it was found that the bar had been broken open , and £ 10 worth of silver , with other portable articles were extracted . The large lock of the outer door was forced open ' , and the lock of another door . Suspicion fell on Vowjeg , who was apprehended , and on his way to the station - house confessed the facts , and alleged that he had been put up to it by Jones , who had received £ 1 of .. the money Jones was apprehended , andVith the other ptisoner was remanded till Saturday , to complete the depositions against them : On searching Vbwles ' s house , it was found he had laid in . a / regular stock of good things for Christmas , including , 254 oranges , 32 lemons , 16 cocoa nuts , 14 packages of figs , 11 herrings , Id baskets of fig 6 , a bladder of hud , li pickled cabbages , and a large plum pudding .

      Mormonitish Tricks . —A wretched lookins object , named George Wood , aMormonite preacher , was brought before the Rev . E . F . White ,. at Stanway , on Saturday last , charged with stealing ; certain sheets , blankets , and other , articles , the property of George Staite , of . Gretton , and , worst part of all , with enticing away complainant ' s wife . The complainant , a little old man , scarcely four feet high , stated that some time back-his wife left him , taking with her various articles , 'bis property , of which the blankets , &c , produced were part ; be succeeded in tracing ihe faithless woman to Painswick , where he found , her living with the prisoner , the articles in . question' being in their possession . He at once obtained a policeman , into whose charge he gave the prisoner , who was accordingly removed to this place in a cart , together with the frail fair one , Staite ' s articles , and a bed belonging to the prisoner . The complainant .

      seemed to care more about the recovery of his "dear Sarah" ( as he called his wife ) and his " goods . and chattels , " than aught heside , declined to prosecute . The case was , ' therefore , dismissed , and the prisoner , who had been grumbling sorely throughout , at once "took up his bed and walked ; " in other words , he raised his bed upon his head , and at once trudged off towards his home ( Upon-on-Severn ) sixteen miles distant , through all the rain and dirt . It was most amusing to hear the account given by the driver of the car which brought them from Painawiek of the conversation which took place on the road between the complainant and his wife and the prisoner . Staite did nothing but "dear Sarah" his wife , and coax her to come back and live with him ; while she on the other hand , continued to threaten how she would serve him if he dared to have her seducer sent to prison .

      • SorjocAiioN is a Church . — Considerable excitement was produced in Reading , on Monday evening , by the discovery that a man had been suffocated in the stove vault of St . Mary ' s Church . This edifice is warmed by . air , heated in an apparatus placed in a vault of the church . For the last two years and upwards , a man , named William fieesley , has been employed in attending the fires , and it was his custom to go to the vault every Saturday evening in the winter to light . the fires . He was seen betwedh eleven and twelve o ' clock on Saturday night aa he was going to the vault . Nothing more vtas seen of him ; and his absence throughout Sunday and Monday having excited suspicion , the vault was . visited , and he was discovered quite dead , lying on his back in front of the stove , the appearances indicating that he had been suffocated by carbonic acid . A jury next day returned a verdict of " Died from suffocation . "

      Alleged Embbzzlement by a Parish Officbb . — On Wednesday information was received by tne metropolitan police that J . Gaches , one of tho parochical officers ,. had absconded from Peterborough with upwards of £ 400 , the money of the rate-payers . The bench of magistrates have issued a warrant for his apprehension , and officers have been despatched to the outports to prevent him from quitting the kingdom . Murder at Elvedox , Suffolk , by Poachers . — In the night of Friday last an outrage of tho most atrocious character was committed by a party of poachers , on the domain of Wm . Newton , Esq ., of Elvedon Hall , near Thetford . In consequence of this locality having hcen lately infested by poachers

      in unusual numbers , and an intimation given by a person in respectable circumstaaces of life , that jrbbably on Friday night the Elvedon estate would be visited , the keepers and watchm on . tne estate were more than usually on the alert . The intimation , however , which had readied them was not given in a sufficiently grave tone to . warrant very strong defensive pleasures . About , eleven o ' clock shots were heard in a plantation about half a mile from the Hall , upon which the head keeper , Mr . SJapthan , proceeded to summon his under keepers and watchers . The party of keepers who proceeded m search of the poachers were Mr . Kapthan , Isaac Allen , Thomas Allen , and John Allen , ( under and Jonath

      keopers ) , an Jessup ,-, watcher . Isaao Allen was the first to come up with any of the ) o aohers : when he was entering a plantation known as the George the- Fourth Cover , he saw a man emerge from ic in an opposite direction ; the man ha , d a gun , and was almost immediately ioined by two other men . Allen , though at this time quite alone , pursued them for a considerable dis-, ance—he thinks for at least a mile . At this time bis brother Thomas and hia father ( John Allen ) came up with him , nnd joined in the pursuit . The poachers , seeing tho number of tho keepers augmonted , endeavoured to make their escape wifii more eagerness than before . The keopers , however , kopt close unon them fni- ah loasfca milA . wh *

      one of the poachers turned rouad and swore that unless the pursuit was abandoned ho would shoot them , ^ lhe keepers , though cheoked for a moment resumed , their ,: purauit , which was continued for about another mile , when they crossed near the road from' Elvedon into tho parish Tf Emwell . Here the keepers . were Joined bv Napthanand Jessup , upon which two \ or three of ho gang turned round and , levelling theirTuna'X tt ^ n : ^ hS a fo ^ ritirsiE ^ a SSS ^ z * susst Stbunairiri ^ * Wa g « ^ Pt « P the pursuit wSwfSKS ? ^ - - ^ « however , they wow SwlfwJh i ? the Hall , in the parish of Erwwell ( about midway between Eldon and Milden-

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      hai ]); s 6 " vbral of tbe-pdaoherg 'turned wnni srid&rp . i I three shot ? ,- one . ' ® f which . c . topk n fataLeffedt .-UDn * I ffjiptban , and ' another BeyerelywpundelWsaac Allen in the left hand and arm . '' Joseph ' anci isaac A |] en were within ten yards of the poachers w ' hen thehhl shot was fired , and the . fbraaer states that Ha ' Dlhan wasnofc more , than five yards from tho muzzle of the murderer ' s gun . The ¦ charge entered the left shoulder , and , passed directly through : the heart and his . death was almost ; instantaneous ' Isaao Allen , though very . severely wftunded , is not . ' nw considered , ,. m a . dangerous , state . , ' Immediately after this bloody ' deed , Jesaup , Allen , sen ,, and Thomas Allen flew at the poachers , and . a . fierce scuffle ensued ; but it resulted ; n the escape of all the gah ff , amounting , it 13 believed , to six or seven , in number . " The body , of ihe murdered man was immediatelv after tho unsuccessful result of . tb »

      scuffle brought to the Cornwallis / Arms Inn > Jlrigwell , to await the " coroner ' s inquest , which ' wag fixed to be held on Monday . eyenmg . By the active exertions , of the magistrates , / . and the , police , four men were apprehended on Saturday , and two , . more on Sunday . A seventh has ' since been . taken . On Monday evening the inquest on the body of Napthan was held . The evidence . of Isaac Allen ( the man shot in the hand ) , and . Th ' oraas Allen , hia brother , substantially agreed with the above , statement ) but neither of them could speak to the persons by whom the shots werefired ; Mr . 'Baily ,, surgeon , of , Thetford , put in his report of the post mortem examination , which showed that death was caused by the contents of the gun wounding the lungs and heart , and causing , a great effusion of blood into the cavity of the chest . The jury found a verdict of " Wilful Murder against several persons unknown . "

      Iscendiabt Fibe . —On Tuesday night , says th » Bury Post , a very serious destruction of property by the besotted hnnd of an . incendiary took . place at Truckett'a Hall Farm , Boxted , near Hartest , in the occupation of Mrs . Henry Cross . About s-Wen o'clock one of the yardmen heard a quick step along the road , and . almost immediately after the thatch of ; one of the barna , which c , am © down very loir , was discovered to be on fire . . Assistance , was . rendered us quickly as possible , and the , labourers exerted themselves well , and by the . Hel ' p of thg ' engines from ¦ Hartest , Melford , and Sudbury , most of the stacks , with the riding stable and sheds adjoining .

      farm-house , and some cottages , were preserved ; but the rest of the buildings of an extensive homestead , including three barns , granary , cart stables , lodges , < fcc ., were destroyed , together with between 400 and 500 coombs of wheat , oarley , bats , beans , and peas , a large quantity of straw , a stack of seed clover and some stover , and the , greater part of the implement ! . The lire stock ,, except a few pigs * were got out in safety . The buildings , the property of Mrs . Osgood Gee , were insured in the Essex office ; and the stock in the Suffolk . The loss on the former is probably not less than £ 1 , 000 , and on the ' latter between £ 700 and £ 800 . No cause can be assigned for this . diabolical act . n . ri ii . -i .-r i ¦ r *^—M ( ff rrrf f ni

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      mtietf . The late Fatal C » lliebt Explosion at thb Mobfa Colliery . —The inquest , held before Alexander Cuthbertson , coroner , and a respectable jury , at the Globe Inn , Aberavon , on the body of James Squire , one of tbe unfortunate sufferers by this explosion , has been ; brought to a close , and hag resulted in a verdict which , if ifdoes not as regards criminal consequences amount' to one of manslaughter , yet in its moral censure approaches very closely to it . The verdict returned by the jury was as follow * : — " We find that the evidence is not suf .

      neient to warrant us in bringing in a verdict of manslaughter , but upon the bare evidence of Foster ( one of tire employes of the firm ) himself , he ishighly censurable , and not worthy to hold the important situation he is entrusted with , and that this unanimous opinion of-the-jury be communicated to Messrs . Vivian and Sons , his : employers ,, "trusting that they will deal with him as the" cage . deserves ; and we are further of opinion that if Davy lamps were exclusively used , the unfortunate accident that has occurred would have been avoided . We find , therefore , that the death of James . Squire was accidental . " J . Renyou Blackwell , Esq ., tbe government inspector , attended and assisted in the inquiry , and strongly , recommended the use of safety lamps .

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      ^ cotlanrr . Suspected Mdbder in East Lothian . —About nine or ten months since a woman was found drowned in a quarry in the vicinity of Dunbar , under very suspicious circumstances . On examining tho ground around the place , it was found that there bad been some struggling , and the body bore evidence •>( , having , sustained violence , which was held to account for its being put into the water . A respectable merchant in Dunbar , who was supposed to have been Been in that locality the previous evening , was apprehended on suspicion , and the most rigid investigation into the case , with the view of establishing his guilt in the matter , having failed , he was discharged by the order of the crown agent . Hig

      town s folk were not so ready to exonerate him '; the penalty they inflicted was the ceasing to do business with him , and he has now become a ruined man in consequence of these suspicions ; but it will besatisfaotory for the community to know , and ho small consolation to him , that the really guilty persons are in the course of being traced out by the authorities . The relatives of the woman , whoarerather notorious characters , haying differed at some , of their late carousals , had commenced to accuse one another of the deed , or otherwise let slip something concerning it—¦ information of which reached the ears of the authorities , and the parties have been apprehended . r-Caledonian Mercury .

      Another Perversion , —We learn that Xord Nigel Kennedy ,. a brother of the present Marquis of Ailsa , has embraced the Roman Catholic faith . His lordship , who resides near Ayr , is quite a youth , and held a pew in the episcopal chapel , but now waits on the ministration of Father Thompson , the Popish priest for . thafc district ., —ScottwA Guardian . Ingenious Contrivance . — . Among , the articles seized by the police in connexion with . { helate robbery of £ 185 from a commercial traveller in a notorious house in East St . James ' s-street , was the - door of the apartment in which the theft was effected . Its

      peculiar construction may serve to explain in some ' measure the frequency and success of-this species of theft for some time back . In an upper : panel a circular hole has been formed , with a movable cbv ^ r , so as to enable parties in the passage to watch the proceedings of those in the apartment ; while one of the lower panela . has been so constructed as to . enable a party to insert his hand from the outside ,, and unlock the door , or , by its entire . removal , . { o enter by the orifice , and rifle the clothes of those inside . The success of these . rbbberies , effected in this manner , has lately been remarkable , but it is hoped that the detection , of ; the modus opsrandi may operate in future as a check . ~ Scotsman .

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      i ncident torpubliQ ^ brship : already , exceed the income of the churcH ; ' Wb ' en the present' rector came to thfe parish the pew rents ' realised £ 318 per annum : when the bishop wrote to impose ah extra service on the parigb , the annual income had fallen to £ 180 per annum ; last Saturday Mr . George stated that it had fuiher fallen to £ 80 . With two full services on Sunday , vrhich may not be considered too much fora parish of 16 , 000 souls , the expenditure is about £ 310 rer annum . The cause of this terrible decline of income is the desertion of the church by the pew renters , who are annoyed by the obstruction of ritual innovations , or , in the language of the churchwarden , addressed on the 16 th inst . to the diocesan , by "an attempt to make religion a . thing of sights ' and sounds . " The bishop has promised an archdeaconal visitation of St . . Anne ' s ; meanwhile the parish finds , to its great dissatisfaction , that tho innovation in worship leads to utility in finance , and is called upon to make a rate to supply the deficiency left by ithe falling off of the pew repts . . '

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      JtcianD . Lord John Russbia ' s Manifesto . —The Freeman ' s Journal states , on authority , that the letter addressed by , the Earl of Clarendon to . Archbishop Murray , quoted by Lord . Roden ,. and embodied by the Earl of Clancarcy in a pamphlet recently published by his Lordship , in reference' to the baths taken by Peers of Parliament , " waa never received by his Grace " of Dublin . Election of a Roman Catholic Bishop . —On the 18 th inst . . the priests of the diocese of -Killaloo

      assembled m Nenagh for tfie purpose of electing a bishop in the room of tho * late Dr . Kennedy . Archbishop . Slattery , Thurles , was in attendance , and , as is usual , presided on the occasion .: After . some preliminary ceremonies , the spectators and Roman Catholic curates were ordered to retire"froip . tho precincts of the chapel , when tbe parish priests ( of whom ; there were about forty ) proceeded to tho election . There wore three candidates— -namely , the Very Rev . Dr . Vaughan , P . P .,-Xenagh ; tho Very Rev . Dr . Blako , P . P ., Roscrea ; and the Very Rev . Dean Kenny , Ennis . Dr . Vaughan was elected Bishop by a small majority of votes .

      Mors Skcedkrs . — The confirmation of the report of Mr . William Monsell ' s secession to the Romish Church has caused but little surprise among thoso who wero acquainted with the i ) ntece . dents of tho hon . member for the county . pf Limerick , aud recollected the strong predilection ho eutertained for tho observance of not a few of the religious customs of the Roman Catholic ; faith ; According to tlio Limerick Reporter , the Lady Anna Maria Monaell , wife of the hon . " oonvert " . of that name , and sister of the Earl of Dunraven , has followed tho p ^ P" ! of her husband , and " become reconciled to the Church , " as tho phrasagoes . The Reporter also contains a revelation to" this efl ' ect : —" Tho conversion to the ancient faith of a nobleman with an historio Irish title , and the head of the aristocracy Of his native county , whose name , hdwevfll ' , we cannot at ' presont , for obvious reasons , publish , is confidently stated within the last few days . "

      Encumbered Estates Commission . —In the last batch' of petitions , amounting to seventeen , there is one for the salo of the . properties of the , Earl of Courtown in the counties of Kilkenny and Kerry , tho annual rent of which is estimated at £ 4 , 79 S , and tho encumbrances close upoir £ 80 , 000 . Tho noblo Lord is "petitioner " . a * well as owner . An application was made before tho full court last . week for an attachment against an English gentleman named Linden , who hud purchased . a larga lot of the Waterford estates of Mr . James William , Wall . ' Mr . Commissioner Longfield immediately granted tho conditional order for nttaotiment to be served upon Mr . Linden by advertisements in tho newspapers . " Ii ho do not come in and shows tho cause , " , continued tho Commissioner , " we will make the order absolute . oo [ t , hs 8 th of January . The attachment can be . executed in -England , and even should wo sell the lands again j we will , npverthel « B » , if we can

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 28, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1606/page/6/