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      . Stye . &tontncro . The late Murder neAr Leigh . —The adjourned inquest was held on the 23 rd insr . before Mr . Ratter , coroner , at the . Grey hound Inn , Bedford , out , as will be seen by the subjoined evidence , no further facts have as yet been ' obtained to bring the offence home to the real perpetrators . —John Green , beina : sworn , said : 1 reside at Aatley , and keep a beersbop . 1 -was going up the lane last Wednesday night but one , with Thomas Collier , about a quarterpast ten o ' clock . I was smoking my pipe when we met the deceased , George Green . I have often traded with him . I turned back wit h him to see if I could have a bit of trade with him . As we came up to the road I went into Mr . Darlington ' s saw-yard , and he ( the deceased ) went to the houseto get a eill

      , of beer . I came afterwards to the canal bridge with him , with some chips in my hand . The bridge is about twenty orthirty yards from my house . I told him I would sell him some manure , and allow him 3 d . a ton if he would give me 7 s . a ton for it , and he told me to see Kim on the following afternoon . I left him at the bridge , and I never saw him after . We had agreed to meet the next day about the manure . When I left him he went straight down the lane , and I could not see which way he went . He was not drunk , but he bad "had a few gills . He had two ways to so—either along the canal bank or over the fields . If be had gone over the canal bank , he could not have got near the pit where he was found . I then went home , but afterwards went out again , smoking my pipe , and met John Smith , who lives

      close to my house . I stopped talking to Smith a quarter of an hour in the lane . When I parted with Smith , I stopped at the end of the house until Jobn Guest , known by the name of '' Captain , " came up . When I left George Green on the bridge , Idid not see any one abaut . The most . direct road for the deceased to get to bis house would have been past the pit in which he was found . This being the only witness able to give any satisfactory evidence , it was suggested by Captain Shepherd , superintendent of the county police , that if the inquiry was closed at once the police would no doubt he able to pursue their investigations with facility . The coroner and also the jury acquiesced in this suggestion , and a verdict was returned of " Wilful Murder" by some person or persons unknown .

      • Thb Accident on the Midland Railway . —The evidence was resumed . on Monday at Chesterfield , and the court _ was again adjourned until Friday for further testimony by persons unconnected with the company . All the parties wounded , with the exception of Mr . John Todhunter , are improving . As Accident happened to the mail train which left the Waterloo Station at half-past eight on Sunday night . "When tbe train arrived within four miles of Winchfield the tire of the wheel of one of the carriages became damaged , and / the carriage , which

      was filled with passengers , got . of the line . The motion of the train became . unsteady in consequence , and the train ' . was stopped . . Fortunately the carriage that was off the line did not upset . If . it had not been for the ; timely . discbvery and the promptitude with which the train was stopped , a most serious accident might have taken place . The train was delayed an hour in consequence of the accident . On Saturday night the Dorchester train got off the line after it left Southampton . No serious accident happened beyond a two honrs' delay .

      the Late Fatal Accident on the Cheshire Junction Railway . —We understand , that the directors of this line are arranging the claims of the several parties who seek compensation for the injuries they received in the late collision . They deem this the most economical procedure , as it will save them a very large amount in the shape of law costs . Some of the larger claims are still unsettled , and it is possible that some cases , will ultimately be brought to trial . The Railway Collision at Long Eaton . —All

      the passengers bruised and mutilated by tlm terrible collision—two of whom up to Friday were , in great danger—are now in a fair way for recovery . On Friday night lieutenant Galton , the Government Inspector , commenced an inquiry into its causes at the Derby station , . which was adjourned to the termination of the inquest at Chesterfield npon the unfortunate people killed by the accident at Clay Cross . John Robson ,. the driver of . the passenger train , whose carelessness is supposed to have led to the catastrophe , has , it is said , been suspended .

      Awful Sdicidb of Major "W . Wynn , E . I . C ., at BBiGHTON . r-On the 23 rd inst ., a most determined and desperate act of suicide was committed by Major William Wynn , of the Honourable East India Company ' s service , byjumping from the Black Rock Cliff at Kemp Town . Shortly after seven o ' clock ; the revenue - officer at the Black Bock " station was pursuing his beat near the cliff , beyond the'Abersavenny Arms' at Kemp Town , when his attention was drawn to a gentleman who was walking alone the ed ? e of the cliff , at this place more than 100 feet high . He called out to him , " For God ' s sake don ' t get so near the edge , sir . " The gentleman

      made no reply , but went on a little further and sat down on the edee of the cliff , with , his feet hanging over it . The officer immediately went towards him , when he either lost his balance er precipitated himself down the cliff . When taken up life of course was found to be extinct . His body was removed to the Abergavenny Arms , where it was identified . On Saturday an inquest was held at Brighton on the remains of Major Wynne , who committed suicide on the previous day by throwing himself from a cliff near the Abergswenny Inn . The jury returned as their verdict that "Deceased destroyed himself whilst in an unsound state of mind . "

      _ Conversions to Romb . —On Monday morning five persons abjured the protestant faith , and embraced that of the Church of Rome , at the Roman Catholic chapel , Brunswick-place , Bath . The officiating priest was the Very Reverend Michael Francis Crowe , D . D . All of these individuals ( adds our informant ) are very respectably connected . — Bath Gazette . Fatal Accident From Firing a Signal-gun . — On Tuesday an inquest was held before the coroner of Liverpool on the body of John Brown , a seaman belonging to the steamer Shamrock , from Constantinople , who , with a shi pmate named John Fraser , was injured ' while loading the signal-gun on Sunday se ' nnight , and from which iniurieB be died

      on Sunday last . The gun had been fired once , and both men were cautioned to sponge it out previous tore-loading , to which admonition , however , they paid no attention , and the cartridge exploded immediately on being placed in the gun , whether from the heat of the metal or a spark remaining therein tbe mate was unable to give an opinion . The deceased had an arm Wownoff , and was otherwise badly injured . Fraser , who is likely to recover , had also his left arm and thigh badly injured . They were both conveyed to the Northern Hospital . The iriry returned a verdict of Accidental death . Ihcbhdutobm is thk Kbighbourhood of Windsoe . —On Tuesday night last , about eleven o ' clock , a large oat rck on tbe Burnbam estate , ; belonging to Mr . Aldndge , an opulent farmer , of Caippenhamcourt , near Salt-hill , was discovered on fireand

      , lefore tbe progress of tbe devouring element could be got under control , although the most strenuous exertions were made , the following amount of valuable property was consumed : —Two large oat now , a large barn , an extensive granerv ( containing a quantity of beans , ) cart-shed , a ne w waggon , two carts , eight store pigs , a valuable dog , a large quantity of straw , and some valuable machines and implements of husbandry . There is no doubt entertained but that the disastrous occurrence was tbe malicious act of an incendiary . No clue , however , has jet been obtained of the scoundrel , although the greatest exertions are being made to that purpose by a numerous body of gentlemen and farmers of the neighbourhood , by whom Mr . Aidridge is so well known and much respected . The property destroyed is insured in the Norwich Union

      Fire Office , and it is supposed that £ 1 , 000 will scarcely cover the damage done . Distressing Accident at Dinmoke . —On Monday last a lengthened inquiry took place at the Oak Inn , Hopc-under-Dinmore ; in this county , before N . Lanwarne , Esq ., coroner , and a respectable jury , respecting the deaths of William Allen and Joseph . Chance , two workmen on the intended Shrewsbury j n i Hereford line of railway at Dinmore Hill . The unfortunate men were , with a large number of ft . e s , in the employ of , a . contractor named Francis Fieldhouse , who had taken a portion of the works on tbe north side of the hill . Whilst engaged in the cutting , a mass of earth fell upon fouro . the men , Allen and Chance being two of tueai , b y which the two latter were killed , the

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      others narrowly escaping . oi . r readers will remember that this is the second melancholy catastrophe at these works within a short space of time ; a man ( in the employ of the same contractor ) hav r . ing met his death under similar circumstances only a few weeks since . At the conclusion of the evidence the coroner summ ed up at great length , animadverting strongly : upon , thu conduct of Fieldhouse in not taking due precaution in protecting his workmen from danger , by whieh , the lives of two industrious and valuable labourers had been sacrificed ; and recommending the jury by their verdict to mark their sense of such negligent COndUOt . The following was the verdict : —" The jury are , of opinion that William Allen and Joseph "jluuwje came to tlieir deaths accidentally , but that groat blame

      is attributable to Francis Fieldhouee , the oontrac-. tor , in not taking ; proper measures to proteob liis workmen from danger after the caution given to him by the inspector ; and are also of opinion that no further work should be done in the cutting without the sides being sloped , and that any further progress towards the tunnel should be done ! by heading or a double giillett . " Fieldhouse was sent for , and severely reprimanded by the coroner , and cautioned that if any . other accident of the kind occurred from a similar cause he should recommend a juvy to find » different verdict ; and unless immediate steps were taken to secure the works properly for the safety of the workmen , he should write to Mr . Brassey on the subject . —Hereford Journal . ¦

      Distressing and Fatal Occurrence . —A good deal of painful excitement has . been caused in the village of Heavitree by the violent death of a boy , named Joseph Golsworth y , about eight years of age , residing in Oakford-place . From all that we can learn he had been out in the fields with another lad , named George Henry Channing , on Monday evening , and was brought home to his parents dead , the top of his skull , it is said , having been completel shot off by some discharge of firearms . How it happened is at present a mystery , the other boy , who isnow in custody of Wopdberry , tho constable , having told contradictory stories . The most probable solution , however , is , that they had got hold of a gun , which was kept loaded in a linhay , for the purpose of destroying rooks ; that it wus discharged , either in play or by accident ; and that the BUrvivoiy being frightened at the fatal result , had hesiiatedto tell the truth . —Exeter Paper . . ' . '" -.

      Serioos Riot at TAMWottTH . —The Protectionists of the Tarawortb district of Staffordshire and War * wickshire dined at the Tqwnhall , on Wednesday . Throughout the day , but especially from the moment the company assembled , the excitement of the multitude assumed an alarming aspect . At nine o ' cle ck in the evening , amidst shouts and tumult , the mob , who had assembled in large numbers without the hall , commenced breaking the . windows . In less than ; a quarter of an hour every pane , and all the chandeliers , were smashed ; to atoms .. Enormous pebbles descended in the hall amongst tbe company , who beat a speedy retreat . As the farmers , armed with every weapon with which they had hastily possessed themselves , sallied from the hall , they encountered the

      mob . A hand-to-hand fight took place , and the Protectionists took possession of the King ' s Arms . In a few minutes every window there was dashed in , and the excited populace surrounded the place . Severe fighting took place between the besieged and besiegers , and at least twenty persons were led into the hotel beaten in the mostserious manner . From nine to eleven o ' clock the town remained in possession of the mob ' , who every moment perpetrated new acts of violence . They beat every person who approached , and . at length took vehicles from the inn yard and threw them into the river . The scene became momentarily more alarming . All the time not more than one or two policemen had been seen . The mob

      threatened to take possession of the hotel , in which were some hundred and fifty people , unable to get away unless in peril of their lives . In this position of affairs , the mayor being absent from town , Capt . Dyott , a county magistrate , wrote a hasty dispatch to Birmingham for . the military , but a difficulty presented itself in getting the message despatched from the hotel , and at the moment a message arrived that the borough magistrates had sent for military aid . Towards one on Thursday morning the town . became quieter , and the aid of the military was countermanded . The pavement is all torn up in the streets , and the farmers have captured about twelve of the assailants , who are in confinement at the Kine ' s Arms . . ... v .. . ° ;

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      plenty . ' So much money never before came from America , and the . peo ' ple all think they make the best use of it ny going away with it while they have the means ., Disease and ignorance no doubtmar the prospects of many" emigrants , ' but that thousands upon thousands do . well we have hourly demonstrations in the remittances sent over . The country will suffer sadly , but we feel assured , to leave it is one ' s best chance of bettering his condition . " , ... , ' ' . The Irish Exiles . —According to . the latest accounts from Y » n Dierten ' s Land , Thoraas ' Meagher , one of the " Irish Exiles , " haa been also subjected tn close confinement for having broken the conditions of his ticket of leave to vintO'Brien . The Nation discredits the . . reports that . Smith O'Brien had accepted a situation in a gentleman ' s ' family , and that Meagher was about getting married to a farmer ' s daughter . . ' '" ¦ •'' ¦ ¦ '

      The Rev . David Ball , the prominent Tenant League advocate ,. was chosen by n very large . majority moderator of the Presbyterian Synod of Armband Monaghan . At the meeting of the Synod presided over by him , a series ' ofresolutions against Papal aggression were adopted . : ' . : A ' man identified as one of the principals in the attempted murder of Mr . Billing , has been committed for-trial . . . . ~ . , ... . : The local magistrates , after a lengthened inquiry , have come to the conclusion that the burning of Downhill House , in the county of Derry , was the work of an incendiary .

      i I . hb Potato Crop . —The Cork Examiner says ;—V Potato plants , which some days ago looked in many places dry and withered , are now shooting iip most vigorously , ' cheering the prospects of the agriculturist , and giving strong hopes that the days of blight are passed . ' This esculent already is beginning to find its way into the market . Mr . Henry Courtayne has grown in the open air potatoes which are now full sized , and to all appearance as good a specimen of the root as could be expected in the early season of the good days of former years . " . . ¦ i . Roman Catholic Movrmbxt . —Preparations are in progress for a monster display of the county of Tipperary , which is to come off at "Cashel of the Kings , " " to denounce the attempt made by Lord

      John Russell to revive penal"law ' s , and thereby aggravate the numerous evils under which this country at present labours . " The requisition is headed by the signature of the' . Lord . Archbishop of Cashel ' , " Dr . Slattery , and appended to it are a few Protestant names of respectability , including Mr . John Bagwell , of MarfieU , in olden time ' s a Tory of the first water . In Dublin , too , the . '' Catholic Defence-Committee ' are making arrangements to hold their first public meeting , which is fixed for Tuesday , June the 10 th ( Whitsuntide week ) , so as to enable Roman Catholic Members of Parliament to take part in the inaguration of the association . Their " lordships the bishops' are daily sending in their adhesion to the revived system of agitation . ' ¦ . ¦ -

      A daring outrage which took place on Sunday within a few miles of Lismore is thus described in thejpublin Doily Express : " At half-past one o ' clock , wmle the neighbouring . people were still at prayers , a band of armed ruffians , consisting of six persons , proceeded : across the hills from the direction of Cappnquin , the locality in which the attempt to assassinate Sir Richard Keane ' s son was lately perpetrated , and entered the house of a respectable farmer / named Walsh , who lives between Lismore and Cappoquin ; they . fired through , the windows , and shot two . dogs that were in the yard , after which they decamped , leaving a notice , with the drawing of a coffin on it , on the door , warning Walsh to take care . how he took any land in the neighbourhood . It is to be much regretted that such acts as this are now of such frequent occurrence . "

      In the Court of Exchequer , on Saturday evening , - an action for defamation , which has excited a good deal of local interest , terminated . The plaintiff was a widow , respectably connected , and on terms of intimacy with most of the families of distinction in Carlow , and the defendant , Dr . Rawson , ' a highly respectable physician of that ' . town . The slander complained of consisted of an ' accusation brought by the defendant against the plaintiff , of being the writer of certain anonymous letters of an infamous kind addressed to , herself , and implying gross charges ' against her and other parties . The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for £ 300 damages and costs . . ' '

      The Queen ' s Colleges . —According to the Tablet , the recognised organ in Ireland of the Court of Rome ,, and also of the Cork Reporter , a warm supporter of mixed education , there is no longer a doubt that the decre ' es'of the Synod of Thurles has been ratified by the Sovereign Pontiff , and that the doom of mixed education has been finally sealed . It appears therefore ( says tbe Reporter ) , that , as far as the Roman Catholic clergy are concerned , the " securities for faith and morals" are henceforward to be formally withdrawn , The Tuam Herald , too ( Dr . M'llale ' s own local organ ) , is privileged to announce the . victory achieved by the combined efforts of Thurles and St . Jarlath ' s , adding that after the publjcation ; of the decree no Roman Catholic clergyman will be permitted to have connexion with the ^ Queen ' s , colleges , nor , will the unhappy laity of the same persuasion be allowed . save at tbe risk of certain " ecclesiastical penalties" ( whatever they may be ) , to send their children to these

      institutions . , Assaulting a Magistrate in the Discharge of his Do ty . —At the Ballihasloe ' Petty Sessions on Saturday last , the doors of the court were scarcely thrown open , when every available spot was secured to attend'the hearing of a very painful proceeding which took place the previous evening between Mr . Fortescue , C . E ., and Mr . Fitzgerald , R . M . Mr . Fortescue , who was arrested on a warrant signed bj the Earl of Clancarthy , came in attended by some of his friends . Mr . Fitzgerald took his seat in the box to the right of the bench . Mr . Fitzgerald gave bis testimony to the following effect : —Iwas returning from the fire that took place at Mr . Boyd ' s on Friday , and when about half-way between that

      and the town , I . heard a horse coming after me ; I went quietly along a , nd was shortly after . overtaken by Mr . Fortescue , who addressing me in a calm ,, gentleman-like manner , said— " Mr . Fitzgerald , can I speak with you ? " to which I replied , " Certainly , by all means . " M . Fortescue then alluded to ^ something that took ; place on Tuesday , observing that he felt insulted at some remarks I made , and called on me to withdraw them .. I then asked Mr . Fortescue if he had anything further to add , as I was anxious to hear all he had to say in extenuation of himself . He then went into a long statement , which , not deeming satisfactory , I refused to retract any remark I felt bound to make . Mr . Fortescue then called on me to give him satisfaction . I told him , in reply , I wag not unprepared for what be demanded , lie then called me a . rascal and a coward , and quite unexpected-in fact , \ t came on me as instantaneously as a thunder storm—in a most

      assassiri-like manner , he struck me a violent blow of his whip across "the face ; he then rode off at full speed , but not before I gave him a violent blow of my whip in return . I then gave him chase ,, and on coming up we exchanged some blows . My horse then became restive , and passed him , when thisvaliant hero , who but a few moments before accused » e of cowardice ^ turned round and rode back . On my return home I communicated with Lord Clancarthy , and , , pn . his , suggestion , adopted the present , pro- ' eeedingB ., Afteralengtheneddiscussion the bench rued that , Mr . , Fortescue should be put under a rule of bail , himself in £ 500 , and two sureties in * 4 oO eaohjto keep Ihe peace towards Mr . Fitzgera d and : her Majesty ' s subjects for seven years , and also to appear on a further inquiry into the charge on this day fortnight . Mr . Fortescue was detained m custody . until he and his sureties entered the required recognizances , which was perfected before the rising ; of the court . —Western Star . '

      . Rbligious Animosity —Few days now pass without bringing some account of broils or aggressions arising out of religion animosity in some part of this country ..,. Last week a great portion of the county of Armagh ^ was disturbed by a series of rows between the Protestant and Roman Catholic parties , in which the former appear to have given offence to their op . ponentftby simply indulging in their love for music $ which ,: however , it is to be presumed , was of a partisan character ; the Roman Catholic . party being , in the several cases , the first to have recourse to physical force . The leaders of the belligerents on' both sides appeared before the magistrates on a charge and cross charge , and there is just one redeeming feature in the affair , namely , that they arranged their differences amicably , onbeing recommended to do ao b

      y the magistrates . ' . " ' B , Euqio , u 8 Rioi .-. Kilkenny has again been disturbed by most disgraceful outrages of a sectarian character ,. arising out of the publication of the names attached to local petitions against papal aggression . On Monday evening a disorderly mob , composed chiefl y of . young persons , proceeded through the town oarrying the effigios of some of the protestant inhabitants who signed the petition . Fires were lighted in various directions for the purpose of burning the effigies , and the windows of protestants were broken . Some houses were eonsiderablyin | ured , anditis stated that in one instance an attempt was made to set a house on fire The ringleader of the mob has been arrested and committed to gaol , and a meeting of the resist * .

      ble inhabitants presided over by tho Mayor , was held on Tuesday for the purpose of protesting against the disgraceful proceedings , and takin « some moans to prevent their recurrence ° Prosecution « f Lom > Clarendon fob Libel — On Tuesday ( says the iceman ) the noblo defendant in this cause entered an apperance bv his so honor , Mr . Keith Hallowes / to the writ « 5 v 5 upon him for hbel at the suit of Mr . Bwke - £ plnmtifi a declaration will be filed to-morrow iTd it ! s satd that as soon as , tho pleadings are on reco J a motion wil be made for the issuing of a comSu sion to examine the Earl of Shrewsbury wfaBn tSss&w = » itS ^ ^^ M ^ itiM

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      published , declines giving any information as to the mode in which he became possessed of the ' leiter addreBBed ^ to the-Earlof Shrewsbury ' . Mr . Burke intends taking an action against that journal . ¦• ^ Horrible Crcbmy bv a Snip ' s Cmsw .-On Friday n . ght week , Thomas M'Nally , second mate of the ship Arabian , of Belfast , was arrested in this town by Constable M'Williams , on a charge of having been ; with others , accessory to the death , of an Irishman , whose name we have not learned during the late voyage between Liverpool and New

      Orleans . It appeared that tho unfortunate victim had secreted himself in the ship ' s hold , in order to obtain a passage , which he was unable to pay for and that having been discovered after the ship had been cleared out , be . was subjected to such a course of ill-treatment that he was driven to throw himself overboard , and thus perished . Informations have been takea by order of the Admiralty against all the parties ooncerned in . this oruel outrage . M'Mally , who made considerable resistance to . the . arrest ,. was transmitted to Liverpool on Saturday evening . —Banner of tjlster .

      TntfuTE Suicide of Mr . J . Power—Tho limerich Clironicle says;— "The late much-regretted Mr . John Power , of Gurteen , has left a fine property of £ 9 , 000 a year , " of which £ 3 , 000 a year is but of settlement , and which will pay his engagements . It is now ascertained that the cause of suicide was the receipt of a solicitor ' s letter announcing prompt proceedings against him as se « curity for £ 10 , 000 for a receiver , whose debts , however , did nob exceed £ 2 , 000 . He insured his life for £ 5 , 000 , which he assi gned for a valuable consideration some years ago to a bank , and which will bepaid by the Royal Exchange Insurance Company within three months . Mr . Power ' s amiable widow has £ 1 , 000 a year marriage settlement . He has left seven children .

      Dkath of Cornelius O'LpCHHN , Esq . —Wo have to announce the death . ' of Mr . Cornelius O ' Loghlin , which took place on Tuesday , at his residence , at the very advanced rge of ninety-eight years . For many years , and , indeed , until within a comparatively recent period , Mr . M'loghlin had taken an active part in political movements . —Irish Paper . . ¦ Law Appointment . —The office of her Majesty ' s First Sergeant , vacated by the resignation of Dr . Stock , judge of the Admiralty Court , has been conferred by Lord Clarendon on Mr . Sergeant Howley , chairman of the county of Tipperary .

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      v SURREY ADJOURNED SESSIONS . Robbery on Epsom Race Course . —George Hetclifock , 22 , was indicted for stealing on Epsom Race Course a veil and other articles , the property of Leopold Redpath , Esq . Robert Baker Elwyn , a young man in the employ of the prosecutor , stated that while the "O aks" was being run for he had charge of his master ' s carriage , and at the time when everybody was anxiously looking at the horses , witness saw the prisoner jump on the steps of tbe carriage , and snatch the property mentioned in the indictment , he immediately called out" Stop thief ! " and a minute afterwards a police constable came up and took the prisoner into custody . —A Police constable said he was on duty on the Race Course on the d . ¦ \» ^ u ? stion » when he heard the cry of " Stop thief ! ' and on approaching the spot where the prosecutor s carnage was standing , the prisoner was

      pointed out to him as the thief . He instantly secured him , and as he was conveying him from , the rank of carriages , a number of his companions surrounded witness , and attempted to rescue him . He ( the constable ) took out his staff to protect himself , when some man aeized his arm behind him , while ' another handed the prisoner a large stick , with which , he struck witness a heavy blow on the top of the head , and nearly stunned him . Assistance / however , came up , and secured the prisoner . The stick ( a large one , as thick as a man ' s arm ) , was produced , and created some consternation in the court , from its formidable size . - Mr . Charnock here stated , that he could not struggle against the evidence adduced against the prisoner . He should recommend him . to withdraw his plea of Not Guilty , and plead Guilty , thereby throwing himself on the mercy of tbe courti—The chairman sentenced him to twelve months' imprisonment .

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      WHITECHAPEL COUNTY COURT .-Tubsday . cohbn bxpabte v . slr george grey , bart . The Census Enumerators and the Home Secre-T J ; """ This was an application for a summons out of district under the following circumstances : — The plaintiff is an accountant , residing at So . 10 , Mount-street , Whitechapel-road , and was engaged as an enumerator of the census in the Whitechapel district . The emolument he was to receive for these state services was 18 s . for the first 300 nameF , and Is . for each sixty names he recorded over the

      300 . The Home Secretary now refused to pay them for the fractional part of the sixty names . For instance , he had got ten names short of tbe sixty , . which fifty would amount to tenpence , and that was disallowed . He now applied for a summons against her Majesty ' s Principal Secretary of State for tho Home Department for tenpence , and which would , he imagined , settle the question of his colleagues ' claims . Mr . Cohen then took his summons out . and to insure the defendantB ' s appearance asubi pcena for Sn- Grey Grey , which , ifhe fails appearing to , will entail a fine of £ 10 . v

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      xwwm imi ^ S ^ Sm . Harwich . —BothMr : . Prinsep anri \ , M addressed the elector ' s of thKJ ,, }? - < W I day last : Mr . Prinsep , lathe 2 ? rrf' * ! eomplainedvery severely of tht 7 ^\ ^ his s ! fl ft ponent . -Mr . CrawfordwK > u <* £ * # . porter of the policy of the preSn ^ ° r ( li > M espemlly of their earnest deain t& ^ tt ' integrity the . principles of ; Free SdP P « 4 ' ^ W nation took place at U ^ ich ; ij ^ be M preliminaries , Mr , Fr . mois UaleJLI tlle Ml W CRandfield secotfded , £ •? ttf 'il » W Esq ., as a fit and proper' Por 2 1 » Wii JI & borough in parliament , and Ro te i * ^ H&M ford ,. E 3 q ., wasnominatedby Mr ThI ' l 1 ni 0 t » vlfi seconded by Mr . Matthew JolJso n * \ , * G 5 ff 1 addressed tho assembly at conStfr ^ 8 1 chieflywmplaining oft £ procE ^ Cli cmeny complaining of the prooeS'ff ^ W hibefore k

      m the House of Com , Z : ons Ki i # Mr Crawford said he stoodft *» i ^ declared in his address , as a Free Tr ?*^ cheers and hissesj-preparcd to as , ij ' J ^ f out under any circumstancea , thnL Siffi Which seemed to . him calculate 1 to n . "' ri prosperity of the country , and t ndlE ^ 21 vancementof civil and religious libc ? f , > 3 $ Although prepared to giye ' tho gSJfSv ' dependent ¦ support , lie should by mf * A bound to do so through thick an ! L ' Hf ! question on which he should cer 4 . S' 1 ** £% to them would . be the ballot . ( II 6 J u co % I nCed not te 1 them of what . dva Se t ^ ^ sure would be to places like Ilarifah ^ i at ^ tors were subject to all kindlif Sh . ber * * f ^ Crawford concluded by bAj nf , ft , Sl U early at the poll , and he had J 5 diuhf « ^ would be his return as their t § £££ J }* H House of Commons . ( Loud St ^ M

      eiamour . ; -xne Mayor tiien took the I ^ hands , which he declared to- bo in favm , v ?« Prinsep ; and Mr . Crawford ' s proposer chif \ poll on behalf of that gentleman , ciiwf i poll . Crawford , ( free trader , ) 133 ; Prin « , & majority for Crawford six . Mr . Crawford , ' j <\ lead of his opponent throughout the day J ! majority at ton o ' clock of twenty , and o , ! , ' decreasing to the number by which he has w * turned . After the declaration of the poll he foiH addressed the electors . Mr . Prinsep . did not his appearance at :, the Town-hall . About , o ' clock a most extraordinary scene took pla ^ S Mayor was presiding at the hustings where polling was . ' goirig on . Immediately under ha the town clerk ( Mr . Chapman , )¦ who was sum , „ on either side by the representatives of theZ ^

      wno were waning reauy to give tne Mayor ' s to ' * tion , and at the back were 200 or 300 of tU w : ' of the candidates , when , without the slightest - mationtoany person , the Mayor and town j '' ' t 2 rose from their seats , and where in tho lfi * leaving the building . This was the signal L % feaiful onslaught upon the hustings . In less 1 ^ half a second nearly 100 persons commenced ;^ molishing the frail erection . The reporters ha * make their escape as they best oould , fi » htin < . «/ f ' way through the mass of people and thefeti * timbers of the hustings .. In less than five mS ^ every timber of the . building , was torn assund 3 the uprights and supports were torn from " = ground , and not a particle of anything was H , indioate the spot where the hustings had stood f 0 , tunately no accident resulted from this brutal J '

      eeedmg . The ringleaders , having armed themseLi with the timbers of the hustings , marched aW the town in triumph . It" is a tirae-honoured rJ tice in tho borough , it appears , for the mob to » i * the hustings aa lawful spoil , and long exporter , enables them , to fly at its -weak points -with unenir , segacity . ™ s Lindsei . —A requisition to Mr . Banks Stank , has been hawked about Stow and neighbourly ] for signatures , to request him to become a n 2 date for the representation of Lindsey at tho ' m election . There is a great , objection to Mr Star hope , on account of his very strong political bi » i in favour of Tovyiam . As Sir Montague Cholm *

      ley ' s Protectionistprinci ples we well-known nmow the constituency , there seems little chanco of it . return of a Tory Protectionist . —Lincoln J / mnw Clackmannan and Kisross . —Sheriff Tait ham ceived tho writ for the election of a member of p » . liament for these united counties , and he lias fis « i Tuesday , tho 8 rd of June , for the nomination which is to take place at Dollar . If a poll bo del manded , of ; which there is every probability in tt > meantime , the polling days will be Thursday at Friday , the 5 th and 6 th of June . There aro it , two candidates in the field , Mr . Adam of Blair-Adam , and Mr . Johnstone of Al ' va . Mr , Johnste . avows himself a supporter of the " great policy V Mr . Huskisson and Sir R ,. Peel , " under which b is convinced that the nation has prospered in nowe

      ana wealth . "At the same time , " he adds , " ! cannot ignore the severe depression of the agricultural interest , so justly referred to in her Majesty speech at the opening of parliament ; and I con * it the immediate duty af the legislature to reli «> that , as well as the shipping interest , of every set oialand peculiar burthen . " Mr . Johnstone ' ore . leases himself the advocate of strict economy t every department of the public expenditure , and wishes the speedy extinction of sinecures . Isle o p Wight . —The nomination of candidatti for the representation of the county of the Isle a Wight , took place in the Marketplace at Newport on the 23 rd inst ., and the vicinity of the GuildM

      was crowded at an early hour . There must Imt been more than 5 , 000 persona present . —The Don A Court Holmos proposed Capt . Andrew llamond , R . N . ( Conservative ) , as a fit and proper person to represent the county of the Isle of . Wight in parliament . —T . W , Fleming , Esq ., seconded the norairation . —John Bouham Carter , Esq ., M . P . for Winchester , nominated Mr . Edward Dawes ( Fret Trader ) . —Sir Claude Wade seconded the uomw * tion . —No other candidate being nominated , tie Deputy Sheriff then called for a show of hands , which he declared to be in favour of lit-. Dawes , when a poll was demanded on behalf of Captais Hamond .-The polling was commenced on Mo *

      morning at the various polling places . Both patties exerted themselves to the utmost . Captain Damond 8 friends , notwithstanding the rough usati reoeived by that gentleman at the nomination , » peared sanguine of success , and Mr . Dawes ' s supporters exhibited equally high spirits . ' Final cloa of the poll : —Dawes , 565 ; Hamond , 519-majoritj , 4 b . — Ihe excitement was very great during Mot day . The police were using their truncheta right and left , seemingly without any other objeti than the breaking of heads . At half-past five « Monday afternoon one man had been taken home « a stretcher , and others bruised , and the police to ! retired to the station-house . Mr . Colea higbl ]

      , respectable solicitor in Hyde , who had leen fci some time under medical treatment , and was estreated b y his medical adviser not to interfere is the election , was employed by the Protectionist party , and he- could not resist tho temptation d interfering . On Monday he left the Town Hall , where the voting was going on , and as it was rumoured that he was going after voters , ho was M ' lowed and pelted with rotten eggs . To avoid tte mob , ho ran into the kitchen of Admiral Christa and upstairs into the drawing-room , where he instantly dropped down dead . The Protectionist immediately circulated a report that he was killed tj the Radical party .

      tower Hamlets . —a correspondent says :- " * oommittee is m the couse of formation for tho purpose of securing the return of W . C . Macreadj , Esq ., for this borough in . the event of an election . the long absence , in America of George Thompson Esq ., one of the present members , being the cause of some anxiety among his constituents . " - ^ ' - ? News . . North Drvon Representation .-Wo are nutborised and requested to state that John Moore Stevens Esq ., on being informed thaUrequi «« f from the electors of North Devon , soliciting thatie would allow himself to be nominated as a candidate at the next election , was In course of signature nas intimated to his friends that he could not a * present accede to their request ; the requisition therefore , will not at present be further proeeeP with . —Extter Paper .

      Wa understand that Sir E . L . B . Lytton , Barthas so far succeeded in winning the approbaUw" ' the freeholders of his native county by the publication of his pamphlet as to become their choice ( i » place of Mr . T . Brand , one of the present member as protectionist candidate at the next general <** ' tion , and will be returned without oppo sition . TW honourable baronet finding by the recent nwn « r at the Guildhall that his supporters in v >\ coin are becoming " smaller by degtc < and beautifully less , " has consented to take »» seat for Henfordshire . It is stated amid t « « various rumours afloat , that Mr . Humfrey f again como forward for the oity , in co njunction with Col . Sibtborp ; and that tho Bulwer par will join the liberals in returning Mr . llobW * and Mr . Seely . —Lincolnshire Timee .

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      Public Income and Expenditure . —A return »*; been printed at the instance of Mr . Hume , show * the amount of the public revenue and expend ^ . for each year from 1822 to 1850 . The total ann ^ receipts during this period have ranged f ( P £ 59 , 829 , 691 in 1824 , to £ 50 , 408 , 579 in ^ & Tho total expenditure was highest m *¦' -viz ., £ 56 , 330 , 820 , and lowest in 1635 , vf ° it was £ 48 , 787 , 538 . Tbe tollowing years sW * an excess of public expenditure over tn e .. ^ 'Pts : ~ 182 G , 1827 , 1831 , 1837 , 1838 . 1330 . W 1841 , 1842 , 1847 , 1848 . The amount of the dd * KJ *? L . 8 Cd from JE 346 . 226 in 1835 , ' £ 3 , 979 , 539 m 1842 . The highest an ount of surpj ¦ l 6 ^ " ^ during tho period under review *» £ 4 744 , 518 m 1822 and the lowest £ 014 , 759 in W " Aeabw 4 , 000 persons arrived in Liverpool WJ * Ireland in the course of last week , and the clwivi «' of one of the public boards asserted that twenty-n per cent , of them were paupers and beggavs .

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      ^ Mb ^ hmbmvm ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ h ^^^^^^^^ jBSMIWVIHBHMH ® % z fftmapott * . Heaith of Losbos bcrisg the Week . —Tbe fcffiml report says : —A thousand deaths were registered in the metropolitan districts in the weekending last Saturday , being a mortality of almost the same anwunt as was recorded in the previous week . A re-Tiew of returns maite at the same period , ia former years , will show that the present rate of mortality is rather great for tbe sess'm ; for in the ten corresponding weeks of 1811-50 the deaths were under 900 in all except two cases , and the average was 872 . This average , witb . a certain addition in proportion to the supposed rate of increase in ihe population . Is 951 ; compared with which the 1 , 000 deaths of last week exhibit an excess of 49 . The identity or close

      approximation of some of the results in the present return to those of the preceding week , is worthy of lemark . Last week the zymotic or epidemic class of diseases numbered 197 fatal cases , in the previous ¦ w eek 195 ; tbe class which includes diseases of the Twain , spinal marrow , &c-, numbered 121 last week , and 120 ia the previous ; diseases of the heart and ¦ fclood vessels were fatal to 39 persons in either of the last two weeks , and also the deaths from diseases bf the respiratory organs amounted both times exactly to 176 . Phthisis , bronchitis , and pneumonia number respectively 143 , 71 . and 80 ia the prefent return ; and 153 . 72 , and 77 in that of the preceding week Of persons whose age was 60 or upwards , and whose deaths are attributed to old age or natural decav , the

      fatal disease not being better defined , 40 and 42 are the numbers recorded in the two weeks ; but with regard to infants who died from " debility , " or prematurity of birth , the discrepancy is great , for while 42 are enumerated this week , in the previous there were only 21 . Last week 15 deaths of young persons from small pox , and 3 of persons above 20 , were registered . These last occurred ia the Small Pox HoBpital at Holloway . and the particulars are as follow : —On the 16 th May , a seaman from the United State ? , aged 31 years , " small pox , confluent , unprotected , gonor-T « hoea and gangrene ( 38 day *} . " On 19 th May , a seaman from llull , aged 36 years , " small pox , malignant , unmodified ( vaccinated , two cicatrices ) , 9 days . " On 22 nd May , a baker from Bartholomew Close , aged . 23 years , " small pox , confluent , unmodified ( vaccinated , w > cicatrix ) , 11 days . " Measles ¦ was fatal in 42 cases , scarlatina in 17 , hooping congh in 59 , diarrhoea id 12 , influenza iu 9 , and typhus in

      18 . Measles considerably exceed the average , but epidemic diseases in the aggregate do not differ much from , the usual amount . The increased rate of mortality that now prevails arises chiefly from bronchitis , pneumonia , and hooping cough . At Crown Square , Camberwell , thedaughter of a labourer , aged 3 years , died of '' mortification of tbe bowels by metallic poison , from swallowing a farthing accidentally . " Posi mortem . ( Inquest . ) Last week the birth of 748 boys and 686 girls , in all 1 , 434 children , were registered . The average of six corresponding weeks in 1845-50 ¦ w as 1 , 314 . At the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , the mean reading of the barometer was above 30 in : © a every day of the week after Monday . It rose continnouslvon the last five days . The mean of the week ¦ was 30 " 026 in . The meaudaily temperature was below the average of the same day in lOyears , on every day except Thursday . The mean temperature of the week was 53 deg The wind was variable , but on four days was much in the north-nest .

      Desperate Leap jbou Biackfbiabs Bbidgb . — On Saturday morning last , about a quarter to three o ' clock , a youns man , named Henry Brooks , having no place of abode , mounted the seats of Blackfriarsbridge , and threw himself from the north-west side Into the river . Marshall and Butcher , two watermes , witb Jobn Ware , the man at the Blackfriars steam-boat pier , immediately put off in their boats , and eventually succeeded in laying hold of the unfortunate man as he was sinking for the third time . They promptly conveyed MmSto tbe Glazier ' s Arms , ¦ where he w * 3 placed in a warm bath , and , under the -direction of Mr . Hutcbinson , the surgeon , he recovered sufficiently to be removed to the unionlouse , where he reaiains in a dangerous condition . Distress , itia believed , was the cause of the unfortunate man making such a desperate attempt upon his life .

      Determined Suicide . —About two o clock on Saturday afternoon last , as one of the Iron Steamboat Company ' s boats was on its way up the river , and when off the pier near Westminster , a man of gentlemanl y appearance , who was on board , threw Jnmselfhead foremost into the river . Every exertion was made by the captain of the vessel to save the unfortunate man , but unsuccessfully ; and it is supposed that in consequence of his having thrown himself immediately before the paddle wheel that ^ he must have been struck by it , as he did not rise to the inrface .

      Uorbible Suicide . —On Saturday afternoon last ^ apainful degree of excitement prevailed amon * the occupants of the Saracen ' s Head Hotel , Skinnerstreet , Snow Hill , in consequence of the suicide of Mr . James Bristow , a gentleman very highly connec ted , and supposed to be latel y residing at Henley , in the county of Middlesex . The deceased gentleman had taken apartments for a few days at the hotel , and appeared in very excellent health and spirits . Deceased went out on Friday , returning alone , and a er tai £ * some refreshment got into conversation

      • with several of the gentlemen , who had been visiting the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park , and when he had taken supper he retired to rest about one o ' clock in the morning , quite cheerful . Nothing morewasheard of him until one of the ostlers had hisattention drawn to a' pool of blood which lav on the floor of a coach * house , underneath tbe deceased ' s bed room . One of the female servants went np , but found the door closed . She , however , raised an alarm , and when she entered the apartment the deceased was lying on the floor with his head nearly shattered to pieces . The deceased had been dead some time , and hv his mA * .

      • was discovered a six barrel pistol , which , " from the position of the deceased had been discharged in his mouth . The police were called , and when his pockets were searched two letters werefound—one addressed to Mr .- Mackenzie , of Half Moon-street , Piccadilly , in which the deceased mentions something relative to the late Derby , and other matters . On Monday Mr . Tayne held an inquest at the hotel , on the body From papers found it appeared that deceased was a gentleman of independent property , lived at Heudon , Middlesex , and had been a breeder of borses , bat within these last nine months he had sold off his

      stock . A memorandum was found in his pocket , of which the following is a copy : — " No one would think I have been mad for a long time , but now I iam it . " I have tried to hide it from my dear wife , and I have succeeded , but my race is ran . Back Ternbill for St . Leger . and Canezou for the Derby . — J . B —Friday . " Another memorandum was as follows : — " The great error of my life has been that I ¦ nave never made my darling wife acquainted with my affaire . I have been driven to do many rash things . . Who will lore and cherish my dear wife , whose aim has always been to conduce to mv hannineBs ! Mv

      brain is on fire ! My poor relations ! Alas , alas , what is to become of my darling wife ! " Verdict" Temporary insanity . " Destructive Fibb ur St . James ' s—On Saturday morning last , the immediate neighbourhood of King-street , St . James ' s , was thrown into a state of great alarm owing to a fire , which atone period threatened the destruction of a number of buildings , including Willis ' s Rooms , breaking out to the premises belonging to Messrs . M . audW . ' . Fleming , carpenters and upholsterers , situate in . Base and Crown-yard . a narrow thoroughfare run-, mng at the side of Willis ' s Rooms . Fortunately seTeral engines were speedil y on the spot , and tbe lire was subdued , but not until Messrs . Fleming ' s workshop was gutted and the stock in trade de stroyed . The premises were insured in the Globe . Fire-office . *

      DBSTRtJCTIVE EKE OS THB SOUTH EASTERN R&ILWAT . —On Sunday afternoon , shortly before two e clock , a fire broke out on the line , near the viaduct over Mercer 8 Fields , and within a short distance of the Green Man Turnpike , in tbe Old Kent Road , me f lames originated , from some cause not clearly ascertained , in a large heap of sleepers ( blocks of wood ) , rather wider than tbe two lines of metal , bat vhico had been previously used , and afterwards removed to the scene where the conflagration com ~ ,. Th umber comprised about 15 , 000 or lb . OUO cubic feet . By . working for nearly four hours the itimes were got under . The amount of property destroyed is comparativel y trifling . Tbe whole of the wires of the electric telegraph have , however , been melted in that vicinity , and some of the posts burned down , which will stop all communications by that means from the Bricklayers' Arms Station to New Cross , nntil the same can be repaired .

      Poseyisuinthe Wobkhoosk . —On Monday at the vestry meeting of the parishioners of St . James ' s , Westminster , Mr . Miller stated that the chaplain of the workhouse had practised a mode of worship which , was repugnant to the feelings of theattendants at the chapel , the result of which was that two out of three of the inmates refused to be present when be was the minister of the day . He was spoken to on tte subject , when , as he declined to alter the practise , T « i ? "" npd'ed to order his dismissal , tion ^ f s tJ " so H ° s" ^ " open to the inspec-MonJa ' Ber " ' and tne Pttbi ; c JseneraUy , every SSSf « Z £° ° foar ° ' ' - 1 ° orieis for adto r «* 3 " £ ? ' ™ T are *• servants permitted tl " ^ . 1 ohrid " f ° - ~ Tbe c <™ t ™ tion of Cheba' to iVS uHT White 1 Iouse at "P fcly proofing ? S ^ L ?**?* ™? principaltowers -afe ' fixed Sdrt *™ ° r the two approach ^^^^ tic 4 llrlu

      « " > a iiunge rlord Britlm n T c " issued from ihe Woods anTL / T have been down forthwith ofihe'JBLvW tlie' ^ ying Park , and L remov ^ lS S t "** ? » e ™* erected therein . In I short tim , ? *"" booths JW-IW Tavern will &NSS >? * ratw » g » ***** * %£ &A ££ : Mb CHRKropHEB Fwon , vestry c w k nf f . parish of St . Marylebone , died on Sund ? - morL ^

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      about cleten o ' clock . Mr . Flood held the office o f deputy vestry clerk and vestry , clerk upwards of thirty years . Two Lives Lost . —On Tuesday afternoon a number otlads were playing on a timber raft lying off Milbank , waiting for the tide , when one of them slipped through , the logs and disappeared , TWO gentlemen who were passing hastened to render assistance . It is supposed that , in his eagerness , the foremost gentleman did not take sufficient precaution , as the lo * s separated , and he fell in also . Every effort was used , but neither of the bodies were recovered . The sufferers were ascertained to be Mv . R . Attwood , of the Lower-marsh , Lambeth , and John Cliff * , son of Mr . Cliffe , comb-maker , Re ? ent-strcet , Vauxhall-road . ;

      Chcbch REFOKM .-On Wednesday a meeting of clergymen and laymen from all parts of England was held at Freemasons' Tavern , to concert measures for the establishmen t of a . metropolitan association , haying for its object some alteration of the Prayer-book and a reform of the National Church , deputations to the meeting were sent from Liverpool , Birmingham , Carlisle , Plymouth , Reading , Bristol , Bath , Leicester , Colchester , Gosport , Brighton , the Isle of Wight , Bedford , Sheffield , Aotttngham , Buckingham , and from other quarters of the country , j . Sullivan , Esq ., of Brighton , presided ; and a series of resolutions were adopted after some discussion . -

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      pervious to the rain . Upwards of 7 , 000 yards of this prepared cloth are required to accomplish the undertaking , which , haa been taken by contract . The large hotel which it has been determined to erect closely adjacent to the bridge will contain no fewer than 500 bedsi aniwill be connected with the tubes by a covered walk , and surrounded with appropriate gardens and pleasure grounds . The works for the erection of this hotel are in full Ope . ration ; large bodies of labourers are employed levelling the ground and forming the foundation , and no time will be lost in the completion of this adjunct to the Chester and Holyhead and Carnarvan lines .

      ~ . ? ' mum . RooFisa the Bkitao ta . Tcbciar Bridgb . —A : singular and novel process is at present being carried on with respect to the Britannia tubular bridge , m consequence of the upper surface of the tubes receiving and being acted on by the wet and atmospheric action , it has been deemed advisable to roof tbe top of the tubes- ; and for this purpose a complete ridge has keen placed over both the tubes , having a walk down the centre and the framework has been completely covered over with cloth im-

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      lira . Whole famUie « are moving ^ 0 ^ under the desperate incantation of No hODe here ' What will become of the country VrtwKhX aSl 10 stay are gomg ^ the otrengthand hopeof the land departing , and those remaining , so many of them burdens on the country . And when this wSfly ^ asswaw ^ ssrJssKm'saffA—•• ¦«• J u P ™™* ^ porter states , that a deficiency of able-bodied labourers is felt in swerd wrto «? the country-so much so that in some placesCcuit Jg cannot be proceeded w . tb , and the result isan aS hended scarcity of fuel . It U furtker stated Ll * ' In the neighbourhood of Gort there are no labourers . In one night , about three weeks aeo no less than 120 persons left the e 8 tate of Loughcooter 3 proceeded to Limerick , Galway , and olh ° n 1 ^ ¦

      ' " smatiD . Emigration . —The Castlebar Constitution Bays :-" Upwards of 600 families have already left the neighbourhood of Westport for the 'Far West , ' and tne numbers have been greatly increased of late ra F J ? . f e < £% . Morrison having been compelled , by altar . intimidation , to cease employing : SoSS ftechief 8 upportoffamiiies - ^ Ui . STBR .-i . The ? Fermanagh foporter thus refers to the progress of emigration " in the riortt ^ of lSd : "From every part of . the country the people are flying , as if before the surging sweep SfStK deluge . Every day the different conveyanceXt pass through Eriniskillen nhJS ^ SSS hose whoare break ng their hearts to save their

      aKe snipping tor America . In the once populous vilage of Toomevara , levelled to the ground this time two years , under the superintendence of a njrsnn nf the name of Wilson , it is stated by the reliev n , o £ be fo ! md ^ VeiS 7 an able - ' ^ labourer To The Sligo Journal , alluding to the emigration drain from that quarter , says :- « There is scarcely a family in this county which has not sent one or more of its members in search of independence and

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      National Reform AssociAnoN . —On Tuesday evening , a public meeting , in support of the principles of this association , took place at the New Veatry-reom , Albert-terrace , Bow , with a view to enforce at the present crisis a wide and immediate extension of the suffrage , as the only means to ensure economical government , and remove the evils of the existing system . Mr . Ebenezev Clarke presided , and addressed the meeting in explanation of the objects of the society . A resolution waB passed to the effect that the present aspect of tho political horizon , rendered necessary a vi gorous and comprehensive agitation and a friendl y co-operation on the part of all classes of reformers , to enforce an extension of

      the suffrage , as the only means of securing a good and economical government . Other resolutions were agreed to , having in view the promotion of the objects of this association , and the meeting was addressed by several reformers , who expressed a confident hope that the people would ere long ocoupy that position in . the state to which they were fairl y entitled . , - n ^ f h « T n ^ ESTIO . - -On Tuesday a meeting of booksellers and music publishers in London and the provinces took place at the residence of Mr . Charles Jefferys , in Soho-square , to consider the propriety of appealing to the House of Lords for a final decision , respecting the coDvritrhfc in

      angiana ot loreigners residing abroad , the conflicting judgments oUbe law courts , as exemplified in the cause of " Boosey y . Jefferys , " having left the matter in questton still open to doubt . After some conversation of a desultory nature , absolution was passed , to the effect that it was expedient to appea to the House of Lords for their decision on the ^ abject of copyrights said to be vested in foreigners and thatBubaonptions be entered into for the purpose of carry ing out that object . The meeting wL Enir ^ Bohn ' messed hfsde termination to use every means in his power to make the public acquainted with the natuVe of the late decision of the court of error whichhe said

      , , , granted to foreigners a privilege such as they were not likely to reciprocate with the authors or con > posers of this country . A subscri ption was openeri , and several gentlemen entered their names on the list . ine total amount required , it was stated , for prosecuting the appeal to the House of Lords , was * 6 UU ; and there appeared to be a general impression amongst those present that the course proposed to bo adopted would avoid future legal proceedings , and bring the long-disputed copyright question to a final termination .

      Newcastle . —Liberation of Kossuih . —A . great public meeting was held in the lecture room—Sir . John Pyfein'thechair—for the purpose of obtaining the immediate release of Ko ' ssuth , and for providing for the twelve Polish and Hungarian Refugees now m Newcastle .. 'After making arran gements for supporting the , RefugeeS , Mr . Watson read the memorial . to Lord Palmerston , which was enthusiastically approved of , andmade a very impressive speech , in whioh he impressed on the people thenecesBity of a great pressure from without -M ? Chart on , in a speech of ¦ eonsidJhl « i ™^ '

      seconded the memorial . Having paid alast tribute « xast £ ^ i" 3 that , if liberated , he would vioif * u ;» v SSSS . KOMOTB AND us COURT OF COMMON S CODNCIT HHM "S ? TI

      STSJyrlJSLacmnloS ? add i ? Ilal weight . The man ami his Zl t fn ser . ted fchat the birds' necks had first oomid « * i b . Aldemen Clialli 8 ^ Wilson oS ^ eredthe cliarges proved , and inflicted a fine 01 im . and costs . _ The County Anti-Papal Pbtition . —The general Kentish petitions against the Papal aggression received upwards of 10 , 000 signatures . e The petition w tne Commons was recently presented by Mr . Deedes , that to the Lords will shortly be by the Mi'l of Romney . '

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      SfOtlrtMH , The Scspecte 0 Murder at Leito . —The examination of the parties auspected of being concerned m the death of Alexander Loughtori , confectioner ,, Leith , on the morning of Sunday , the 11 th instari ^ is stulin progress by the authorities , and a consider vablebod y of evidence has been collectedj which is understood implicate two if not four persons in the atrocious deed . The names of the prisoners are Janiea Conolly , and Hugh Galvin , labourers , botli lately employed in the New Docks at Lsith ; WiU ham Perrier , shore porter , and James Newburghi labourer , GasworksLeith .

      , Thb - Weather and Chops in the Nortii . ^ During the past week tbe weather has been all thai could be desired , alternate sunshine and showers with general warmth being the prevailing characteristics . The country around the city has ' assumed a summer appearance , and the brairds seem strong and healthy . We observe from the agricultural reports throughout the country generally , that the progress of the crops is most satisfactory at the season . —North British Mail . . Extinction of the " BurningWaste of Clackmannan . "—A simple . and inexpensive experiment has just been tried iinder the superintendence of Mr . Goldsworthy Gurney , the object of which was to extinguish a fire in the South Saucbie Colliery .

      near Alloa , about seven miles from Stirling , which has raged for about thirty years over an area of twenty-six acres , in the waste of the nine foot seam of coal . Mr . Gurney ' 8 method of effecting his object was to force a stream of choke , damp through the mine , by meanB of a high-pressure steam jet , at such a temperature as would , after putting out the ' fire , cool down the mine below any degree of heat that would permit it to re-ignite on the admission ' of atmospheric air ; and at such a pressure as to make all-the leakages of the ' waste outward s of choke damp , so that every inlet might ' become an outcast , by means of which the atmosphere ' was perfectly excluded from all contact with the fire . < The . experiment was ' proved decidedly BucceBsful .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 31, 1851, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1628/page/6/