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      gfje jJHetrapoltet Hkaith of Ldxdd . v . —The h ealth of London was Jail week rattier below tue average- T '! « death * < tf 1 , 097 person . * were registered , of whom only 200 bal attained tiw nge of 60 , 490 -. vere children under 15 vows of age , ~ nd 894 vero in tire wusuta perio . i of life . Tito age of one person was not stated . The deaths o' males ( 569 ) exceeded tbe deaths of jennies ( 528 ) by 43 . Th « hirth-i of 1 , 572 children *• _¦!•« registered , and the ( 785 ) exceeded the boys { 743 ; hy 43 , Chckra . is de-jre-isin ^; is was only fatal to 7 persons , 5 children and 2 . -trjults , in the week ; whereas in the five preceding weeks the deaths from this disease were 23 , 19 , 28 , 17 , 17 . Diarrhoea is teturned as the cause o : ' 97 deaths ; 67 jn cbUd 30 tu adults Sni ! tli- wa 9 fatal in

      .. yen , . pox 23 cases , routes in 13 , hoopin ? -coas h m iJ - h .-irlatiaa is increasing : it was i « the ' *?' ,, « . «* Lbe «» or IS ? 20 , 29 , 27 , »»«! .. t ™"" TU moitaiU ; from typhus hasjfrndunlij mcjea swi ; about . 36 } Wi died of t ^^ S » o " J « ., « and the te « i »» ia « o July ^ ^ mo . c r-j 50 weekly m Anguw . Ju thv , ^ . . s ^ SS-SSkSSs * p l-i p ^ pie ¦«»*» - a ifa epi ^ mio is to be ap ? %£ * « i »« dfei fc chiUterU ,, 4 uf them L , - " r . ; tri » or teiUUirsL fcver ; d . i * iJ , a wera refer **; to barns aud scald * , * : o fr . ngtn&fl druWBin- - 11 to : ract « re 3 , 1 to wounds . 1 * or tne « f ? . iiis in London oscorrei in public ii ^ ti ' . utiona ;

      124 in workhouses , 5 in ajiiiiar ; . --. nl uncal c iums , 42 in hospitals , 8 iu lunatic asj Int o * , 3 in military an A naval hospitals , -we 4 hi julsoiis . The births oi 743 ooys and 735 girl * , iu all 1 , 527 children , M . re rej > ls : <; red iu iht week . T ! w jsverage of 6 corresponding weeks L » . 134550 **>» 1 , 252 . . At the Hoyal Observatory , Grec-nwk'b , the mem reading of thobaioineter in thi weak ^ i-A . az the 20 th of September was 30-190 in . Tue uiesa temperature of the week . ? r . i » 57 * 3 do * ., which is ih-i average of the corresjroutliui ; week for ihe last ter . years . The temperature on Sunday had a ra ^ e of y Z degrees . The maximum of the week was on this day , viz ., 72 * 4 deg ., asul the minimum likewise on the same flay , viz ., 391 deg . Tne horizontal movement of the air was about 70 miles a « Uy , chiefly from the

      liortii-vest ; . Fibk . —A . fire attended with a serious destruction of property , broke out in the extensive manufacturing premises belonging to Mr . Dewnie , carver , gilder , and pictare fiaine maker , 13 , Muunt-fiiwei , within a door or two of the Swimming Baths iu the "Westminster Road , Lsmbetfa , on Saturday night last . In spite of the strenuous exertions of the firemen , it was past one o clock on Sunday nsorning before the flames were wholly extinguished , and not nntil the buildings in which they commenced were entirely destroyed , aud tue 1 rout premises , including the showrooms and dwelling house , partially destroyed . Fo « - tanate < y Mr . Downie was partially insured in the

      London Fire-office . The origin of the tire is unknow it—Two other fires happened on the same evi-uiua , namely , in Culliiigwuod-street , Bethnii Green , and in Oxford-aireet ; the former it is feared will ; erxuiuate ataliy , having criminated in ihe bed room of Mr . He th , 8 » . 13 , where his daughter , a fine little girUen years of aae , was asleep . When extricated from the burning apartment she was found to be shockingly burned all over her body ; the sufferer was immediately taken to the London Hospital , where she remains in s hope ' ess condition . The other fire took place is the shop of Messrs . Collins , at No . 232 , through ane < cape of gaa » It was fortunately quickly BObdued .

      fHlOHMOtAcCiD&NT- — On the 19 th inst . a me lancuoiy accident occurred in the City to Mr . Francis Fieid , a cashier in the iJank i-f England . The unfortunate gentieman was on his way to the Bank , and ¦ whiie crossing Princes-street , towards Threadneedlestreet , he was Knocked down by tue horses attached to a heavily laden waggon , and before the driver couid stop tue vehicle tue near wheels passed over his fight leg , and afterwards across his Ioin 3 . Some of the ' oot passengers raised him up , bnt he was found insensible , and most fearfully injured . The injured gentiemaa was conveyed to St . Thomas's Hospital , when it was ascertained that I lie unfortunate sufferer fcad sustained a compound fracture of the right leg , and severe external contusions . Two ribs were fractured , aud there was no donbt from the symptoms that he had received extensive injury .

      Asotheb Scaffold Accident in Fimlico . —On the 19 ch inst . an accident of a shocking nature occurred at the corner of Tachbrook-street and Belgrave-road , Piralico , from the breaking down of a scaffold upon which some meu were at work . It appears that Mr . Gngfi , a builder , is erecting three iiauses between the end- of cue above-named streets , and immed . ai . ely feeing the entrance to the Equitable Gas Works , near Vauxi . uU Bridge . They are five stories , or orer fifty feet high , nnd ~ nearly eighty leet in lengtn . 1 ' he plasterers , conDibtiDg of three men and two boys , had just finished making the plaster cvrnica which projects from the side of the parapet , and had commenced work a little tower down , « here tbey had not been long engaged when the whole of

      the fresh coruice , extemliag its entire length , fell metantiy in one piece , oirryiag the whole of the staue vpiih it , and , snapping the slight scaffold poles like matchwood , prec > pitut « d ; -il who were standing on it to the gronud aniong thy bricks and rubbish—a labourer who was working underneath narrowly escaping wi ' b a cut finger . Their tall h » ving been ob . erTed , assistance was immediately procured , and fcbe sufferers on being extricated w < rre conveyed to a Surgeon's in the street , who scut them to the hospitals—two to Si . George ' s and one to the Westminster ; the remaining two were takeninto Mr . Smyth's , the Perdevgrauce public house , opposite , when Mr . Moore , surgeon , of Be * ' m-iough Place , was uureiuitlii « in his attention to the worst case—that of one oi

      the boys , naiue'i Carfnil , the son of a poor Irish labourer , residing iu Toibill-street , Westminster , where the lad has since beeu takeu in a very precarious state . Mr . Grigg , the builder , rendered every possible assistauce in . procuring cabs and other conveyances . —On Monday afternoon an inquest was opened before Mr . Bedford , the Coroner tor Westminster , and a respectable jury , at the Westminster Hospital , on the bodies of John Knowles , aged forty-nine , and Patrick Carroll , aged fourteen , who lost tbeir lives by the above accident . After a careful investigation , thejury returned a verdict to the effect , " That the persons met tbeir deaths by accidental causes , but that they considered great blame was attached to the builder , for not taking suffioient precautions to ascertain the weight on the cornice . " Shocking Accident nbak a Railwat . —On Saturday afternoon , shortly after tlitee o ' clock , an

      accident terminated the lite of Air . John Edward Collins , residing in Francis-street , Westminster , in tLe following manner : —The deceased gentleman was driving a gig and pony iu Plough-lane , Battersea , which leads down over the rails of the South-Western Railway , and he there found the gates dosed , as a train was expected to pass . lie . stepped and got out of his gig , leaving his grandson ( a little boy ) sitting upon the seat . The signal man caationed the deceased to look after the pony , as the train would probably frighten the animal as it passed . The unfortunate gentleman was in the act of 6 tepping into the gig when the train passed , the noise of which startled the pony , and it instantly turned round , and he was thrown violently upon bU head . On being raised from the ground he was found to be qnite insensible , ar . d he soon afterwards expired . The body of the deceased waB removed to the Union Workhouse in Eatiersea , to await the inquest .

      Melancholy Death op Madame Sotjllier . — The sudden demise of this lady , once the most celebrated iiv her profession—coupled with the serious accsclcnt that occurred at Asttey ' s a few evenings previously to her daughter , Madlle . Clementiua Sonllier , a most talented and fascinating icuyere , by being throws front herhor . se aud dislocating her col * lar bone—has created a painful sensation among the equestrian corps both at the Hippodrome and Astley's . In tbo enjoyment of apparently excellent health , she was suddenly seized with a fit on the evening of Thursday , at half-past six , and at eight o ' clock was a corpse , leaving ten children to mourn

      her loss . The deceased was in her forty-sixth year . SypDBN Death os av Omnibus . —Mr . Wakley keH an inquest on Monday morning at the Workhouse , Gray ' s-inn-lane , on the body of Thoma 9 Hughes , who , it appeared , was taken ill while riding on an omnibus on the 18 th inst . The deceased held a situation in a wholesale tea warehouse in the City . T < = « evidence of Mr . Wren , the surgeon , who had sna'Je a postmortem examination of the body , it appaf-wd , went to prove that death was occasioned by a disease of the heart , under which the subject ut their inquiry had laboured for some time . Verdict * ccordinzly . _

      . Anothir Garotte Robbery . —On Sunday night Mr . Williams , of Gosweil-street , was attacked in OM-etreet farad , Shorcditcb , by some ruffians , who placed some instrument round his neck and squeezed him so tightly that he became insensible , and whilst in that state took front his pockets a £ iO and a £ 30 Bank of England Note , £ 3 10 s . in gold , and 15 s . 6 d . " » silyer , afterwards getting cW asvay with their boa ' . y . Mr , Williams is only able to describe ono of ms assailants , a young man about twenty-five , fair complexion , and wearing black clothes .

      Bedford hi ™ De * — «» M * fmUnit Ml , Strand . Sf * ** ^ i * ™ t he board worn of the fcsSbire ' TT r onian , ' Chester , in £ 3 £ ^ p 32 J 2— ryoun | - Eft was keeping to company and ionr other frSnds il order to view thei Great Exhibition . AftwwdLC about the to * n for several hours they finllly wS to the ? . 5 arqai 8 of Angleseataveru , W-atreeVjXre ) £ ZL- u , decea 8 ed and bimself . In Hie iMOrningabe was found in a perfect state of stupor , fpjin witch she never recovered . The sureeon wh'i had been ealled in to attend her said that he had ope eJ the boify , and was of opinion that she had

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      died from epileptic coma , which might have been caused by excitement . Robert Bridges , a carpenter , of Oirencester , having detailed 'the ^ irins p j . , f , he , in company with deceased , had vwiudontneaaj they arrived n London , added ' d » t they oMnged separate beds . This was flatly f ntradict f M ^ Howard , the landlord of *• K ^ e bed Thew mfiFJi ^ ss rhey did not believe jna distressing case , ^ dtf the maSi solen fahely after being a * prn ewasadS sin to sin . The jury , in the . absence of further evidence , returned a verdict of "Death from Natural Causes . '' ''

      ______ n _ ... ,. .. Sdicidb in BAHEB 9 BA-KKLD 8 . —On Monday afternoon , beUeen the hours of t » o aud three o ' clock , a person who was crowing Battersea-fields , observing ihe body of a man lying as if asleep , he called to the recumbent person , and warned him that his hat would be stolen , but not receiving any answer , he approached , and upon turning over the body , found it quite inanimate , and near it a pool of blood . The unhappy man had laid the tnnzz ' e of a pistol ( which was found near him ) to bis heart , and shot bimself . Death must have been instantaneous . Upon his parson were found half-a-crown and some coppers , u » d a letter without a signature or direction . Deceased is apparently between twenty and tliinv years of age .

      Emigration . —On Monday a meeting of 300 emigrants was held on the deck cf the Athenian , a iiarque-rigged veB 3 ei of 670 tons , now ljing in the East India Docks , for the purpose of hearing addresses from the Earl of Shaftesbury and other friends of emigrants , before leaving their native shores The Athenian is bound for Sydney ; her ' tween decks are seven feet in height , and her sides are lined with cabins , of which each family occupies one , ' proportioned to its size . The proceedings of the day were marked by great cheerfulness and hone .

      Escape of Another Cosvict . —On Monday information was received by the metropolitan police that another convict , named James Ashley , had effected his escape from the Justitia hulk at Woolwich , fie found some means of procuring a disi \\\ i £ , as he left his convict suit of grey behind him . Ashley was convicted of burglary , Oct . 23 , 1 S 48 , at the Gential Criminal Court , and sentenced to ten years' transportation . He is well known in Ham * menmitb , Brompton , and Chiswick . LiABHJir op Railwats . —Shoreditch County Court . —Homes v . the East and West India Dock Junction Company . — On Saturday last an action was brought by the plaintiff against the defendants to recover the sum of £ 1 Is ., as compensation for the

      partial destruction of a Malacca walking cane . The plaintiff said he was travelling to Black nail by the defendant ' s railway . The doar was apparently shut when the train started , but it soon afterwards flew open , and his stick fell out , and was run over by the wheel of . ' tLe carriage . The stick was worth more than £ I . 1 b ., and iuasa favourite companion in bis suninier rambles . The judge said it was evident the door had not been properly fastened , as it had opened shortly after the train had started ; consequently the duty of the railway servants had been negligently performed , and tne plaintiff was entitled to the judgment of the count As , however , the stick had only been partially injured , he would award ihe sum of half a-guinea .

      Sbjzubb of Foun Tons or Soap . —A very extensive seizure of soap , illicitly manufactured , amounting to nearly four tous , has just been made by Air . D . Scott , Supervisor of Inland Revenue , and Mr . J . Bridges , Inspector cf the Thames Police , on the premises of a large soap manufacturer in the neighbourhood of Whitechapel . The proprietor of the premises is a regular licensed soap maker in a veryextensive way of business ! but having been indicted upon two former occasions , he has been subjected to a very careful supervision independently of the officers who are always employed on the premises during the process of manufacturing . It is customary when the revenue officers leave a soap manufactory that all the fires under th : boiling coppers should be extinguished , and the ^ ctipuers locked down in the

      presence of tbe officers , a label being placed inside a hasp covering the keyhole of the lock , to show whether it had been tampered with or attempted to be opened in their absence . Certain appearances visible in the manufactory after the departure of the officers , determined them to make an inspection , and a few days since , at a late hour , they gained admission to the outer yard in the most cautious manner , but , notwithstanding , before they could reaeh the interior of the manufactory an alarm was given , and on their entrance the who ' e of the worKraen had disappeared , but were subsequently found secreted in various places by the officers . They soon found that under the coppers that had for some hours been locked doffu , the fin a were relighted , and all matters were prepared for full operation . The locks of

      the coppers remained undisturbed , and this fact is the most mysterious part of the matter . The proprietor , who was present , was much astounded at their visit , and objected to the officers making any examination without a warrant , but eventually he offered no obstruction . They then commenced a diligent and rigid search which was continued for a long time , but beyond the matter above referred to they could find nothing of an illegal character . They at last turned their attention to a bookcase , which occupied a corner of the room , the upper part of which was open , but the lower half , reaching to the floor , ' was locked . They demanded that ii should be opened , and after some reluctance this was acceded to . The officers then observed a diagonal mark on the flooring , and in a short time ascertained that the boards werelese , and on removing them they found a quantity of bags and other iumber , tvliich were soon taken out , when a hole , sufficiently large to admit a man through , was lotind cut in au adjoining

      wail . Oae of the officers theu with a light explored it , and after passing through a passage he dttco'vered that it led into the cellars of the adjoining house , which was also in the occupation of the same proprietor , ostensibly used as a depository for lumber . In the front cellar three frames were found filled with soap , ready for cutting up into bars , and in the back cellar two other frames containing soap that had been recently made , amounting together to about four tons , the duty upon which would amount to £ 70 . How the soap was obtained from the boilers remains up to the presentjnoment a complete mystery , as all the fastenings were perfectly secure , and the lock itself , even with the proper keys , could not be opened without the knowledge of the surveying officers , who have never discovered any fracture in the label which it ia ^ necessary to make before the key is introduced . It is impossible to say how long these frauds have been carried on , but a twelve-month ' s working would be sufficient to defraud the revenue of several thousand pounds ,

      An Aqbd Siohx-skbb . —On Tuesday , among the visitors at the Mansion House was Mary Callinack , eighty-four years of age , who had travelled on foot from Penzance , carrying a basket on her head , with the object of visiting the Exhibition , and of paying her respects personally to the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress . As soon as the ordinary business was finished , the aged woman entered the justice room , when the Lord Mayor addressing her said , "Well , I understand Mrs . Callinack , you bave come to see me ? " She replied , " Yes , God bless you ; I never was in such a place as this ; I have come up asking for a small sum of money—I am eighty-four . "—The Lord Mayor : ' Where do you come from ? " Mrs . Callinack : "From the Land ' B End . "— The Lord Mayor : " What part ? " Mrs . Callinack : « '

      Penzance . ' She then stated that she left Peiizance five weeks ago , and had been the whole of this time walking to the metropolis . —The Lord Mayor : "What induced you to come to London ? " Mrs . Callinack " I had a little matter to attend to as well as to see the Exhibition . I was there yesterday , and mean to go again to . morrow , " -Tbe Lord Mayor : " What do yoa think of it ? " Mrs . Callinack : " I think it ' s very good . " ( Much laughter ) . She then said that all her money was spent but fivepence . After a little further conversation which caused considerable merriment , the Lord Mayor made her a present of a sovereign , telling her to take care of it , there being a good many thieves in London . The poor creature on receiving the gift burst into tears , and said , " Now 1 shall be able to get back . " She was

      afterwards received by the Lady Mayoress , with whom she remained a long time ; and having par taken of tea in the housekeeper's room , which she preferred to the choicest wine in the kiBgdom , and which latter beverage she had not tasted i ' or sixty years , returned thanks for the hospitality she had received , and left the Mansion House for one more visit to the Exhibition , and then to her native home . Shobbditch New Almshouseb . —On Tuesday afternoon the first stone of the Almshouses opposite St . Mary ' s Church , ilaggerstone , for twenty poor aged femaleB , was laid by the Lord Mayor . Spacious tentg , most tastefully decorated , were erected , and a great concourse of people assembled to witness the ceremony . The proceedings were admirably managed . It is estimated that £ 1 , 520 will be r < quired to pay for the land and build the houses ; £ 804 towards this amount was collected on the 1 st September , leaving

      a deficiency of £ 716 , which His expected will be soon realised , as subscriptions come in fast . The following words are inscribed on the stone : — " The first stone of these Almshouses for twenty poor aged women Of tbe parish of St . Leonard , Shoreditch , was laid by the Right Hon . the Lord Mayor , Sir John Mufigrove , Bart ., on tbe 23 rd of September , 1851 . Blessed is ha that considereth the poor . " Death from Fubiocs Driving . —On Monday evening Mr . W . J . Payne , the deputy coroner , resumed an inquiry at the Crown Tavern , Bl&ckfriarsroad , respecting the death of Jane Susannah Eagle , aged two years , who wasrunoverandMNetlonTimreda week . The deceased was playing with a dog in the carriage way of Wellington-street when a chaise cart , containing two meo , came along at a * aPld speed , and before the deceased could get out Ot the road she was knocked dqtf n and received such wnous mjmicathat ihe expired" in a iW minutes

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      afterwards . ; The driver- was called to by" the fool passengers , ' but kept on-ahd got clear' away . Mr . Allirighamr the ' sumaio'riiffg '' . officer , 'statrd that he had made every inquiry ; that was possible , but had been unable to get the slightest information respecting tbe parties who drove over the deceased . ' A great number of witnesses were examined ; when the jury , after a short consultation , returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against some person unknown . Firks and Mnuoctows Escape . —A fire of a very alarming character , and nearly attended with the loss of two or _ three lives , happened at a late hour on Monday night , in the premises belonging to Mr . L . Doxatt , tbe editor ot the Obseruemem ^ aper , residing at No . 30 , Henrietta-street , Covent-gardeu . The flames commenced in the back attic , at which

      time a servant and a young child were asleep iu the room . Toe moment the discovery wa 3 made ' an alarm was raised , but the fire bad made such pro * gress that it was extremely difficult for any one to get to the room , in question . Mr . and Mrs . Clark , who also lived in the house , rushed through tbe fire in order to save the child and servant ; in bo doing both were severely burned over the hands and face ; fortunately the child and servant succeeded in getting upon the roof , and having passed over the next house , they remained there until the Royal Society's fire escape came up , when both were carried down in safety . The flames were not extinguiabed until the top rooms of the house were burned out , the

      staircase destroyed , part of the roof consumed , and the lower portion of the dwelling much damaged by water . The origin of tbe disaster ia unknown . Fortunately Mr . V- xatt was insured in the Bun Fireoffice . Two other fires happened about the same time . One was in the premises belonging to Mr . J . L . Harvey , linendraper , 50 , Cuicheater-placei King ' s Cross . It w « s caused from the gas light coming in contact with a great quantity of fancy goods in the window , which were totally consumed , The other was at No . 19 , Wycli-street , Strand , in the occupancy of Mr . Beresford , picture-framemaker , which destroyed a great quantity of tbe stock in trade and severely damaged tue building . Fortunately both parties were insured .

      Death from a Fractured Jaw . —On Wednesday Mr . Baker , jun ., proceeded with an inquiry at the Bricklayers' Arms , CoUingwood * street , Bethnal * green , relative to the death of William Barry , aged forty-six , a plumber and glazier . It appeared tbat the deceased had a tooth extracted from the lower jaw , some weeks ago . Shortly after , he went to Mr . Colman , Whitochapel-road , surgeon , who found a considerable swelling and inflammation of the lower jaw , for which he prescribed . Deceased discovered subsequently that his lower jaw was fractured , which he was obliged to tie up , and from the effect of which be was unable to take any solids to eat . On tbe 22 nd of July he became an out patient at tbe Metropolitan Free Hospital , where he continued till tne 5 th of September . A few days before his death he became an inmate of Guy ' s Hospital , where he died on Wednesday last in a state of great exhaustion . Verdict , " Natural Death from Debility . "

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      4 » , CIjp Uromncm Defalcations of Tax Collectors . —The defalcations of Mr . Young , collector of the property and income tax , have given rise to a new and stringent regulation . Until recently the rule has been not tocall upon the collectors to account more than four times in a year . Henceforward they will be required to pay up on the 18 th of every month Mr . Fry , the collector of the income and property tax for the parish of St . Michael ' s , received the formal notice from the commissioners to pay up , on the 16 th inst ., all monies in hand ; but he did not attend to the summons , and on inquiry being instituted , he was duly reported to the board as having absconded . His defalcation amounts , we believe , to about £ 17 ; and the whole sum ho has to collect in the parish , however strange the assertion may appear , is little more than £ 60 . A warrant 18 issued for hia apprehension . —Hants

      Independent . ' - '" n :-Thb American Reaping Machine . —The Challbnok Accepted . —M'Cormick ' s reaping-machine , which has received the unqualified approbation of all the leading agriculturists of the kingdom , has challenged all other machines to meet at Martin Middlesborough , near Stockton-upon-Tees , on the 25 th of September , for trial of capabilities . As the challenge has been accepted , very great interest has been excited , and an immense attendance of continental visitors , as well as of persona

      connected with the agricultural affairs of tbe country , will be expected and provided for in the surrounding neighbourhood . . Romanism . — It is stated that a portion of the parishioners of St Saviour ' s Leeds , who went over to the church of Rome with ^ lessrs . Minster , Ward , « fcc , have returned to the church of England , having found the practice of the ohurch of Home to bo very different from its high professions , and offering nothing to compensate for the abandonment of the church of tbeir fathers .

      • Milking by M achinery . — On Saturday afternoon , at the September meeting of the Newcastle Farmers' OJub , the discussion having closed on the subject of the day , Mr . J . E . Wilkinson amused the mevnbwBby reading a letter of tbe 21 st u \ t ., from Mr . William H ; iigb , of Huddersfield , offering to supply machines for milking oo-n-a . His charge was 10 s . 6 d , per Bet of four—one for each teat . The operation , he asserted , was performed by the machinery in one-half tho usual time ; and no other superintendence was necessary than tbat of a child stout enough to carry the pail . — Sunderland Harold .

      Fatal Fire . —On Sunday morning a fatal fire occurred at tbe village of West Thamer , near Biirking , on an off farm belonging to Mr . Nichols . Tbe farm-house was wholly destroyed , and a man named Green , a labourer , who had charge of it , perished in the names . In th&xourse of the forenoon the remains of the unfortunate man were dug out of the ruins . It was impossible to identify him , the remains were so horribly burned . Mr . Roundell Palmer , Mi P ., has recently visited hia constituents at Plymouth , and it ia understood that tbe honourable gentleman will again contest the borough . * ., •* , Redoction of Rent . —At the recent audit ot W . B . Praed , Esq ., of Tyringham-house , a reduction of ten per cent , was made to the tenantry . And at the audit of Sir E . Throekmorton , a similar reduction was nwde in the rents of his farms » t Weston Underwood .

      The Potato Bucuit . —The reports from East and West Ham , Woodford , Ilford , Barking , and other places , represent the late crops as all more or Jess affected with the disease . The disease is also said to be communicated by mixing diseased with SOUlid potatoes in sacks for stowage . ' Destruction op Spurious Tea and Tobacco at thb Excise Office , Livekpooi . —On Monday wo witnessed . the destruction of several large quantities of tea and tobacco , at the Revenue-buildings , in this town . This is as it ought to be ; and we strongly recommend that a strict examination of all tea now exposed for sale should take place , feeling confident the result would discover the fact that tea is most shamefully adulterated . Some time ago a prosecution took place here for manufacturing British leaves into imitation tea , but we cannot learn that any steps have been taken to

      prevent " lie" tea being imported into this country . What are tbe Customs thinking of by taking the duty for a compound of filth wholly unfit for use ? We think the public have a right to expect protection in this respect , particularly as the laws of excise and customs are sufficiently strong , if carried out < to do ep . We are iuduceU to better that the adulteration of tobacco is not so general as that of tea , but we could not have believed that such rubbish as we saw destroyed , could possibly bare been manufactured into tobacco ; The practice of dyeing tea is now very generally carried on , and were we to mention the articles used , it would destroy many of the comforts of a cup of tea . But we decline this at present , hoping that those who are guilty will take a friendly hint . Rice and other articles are now mixed with pepper ; this is another imposition on tbe public . —Liverpool Standard .

      Shocking Occurrbhcb . —A poov fellow , named Job Lee , met with his death on Saturday last , in a most dreadful manner , He was pursuing his avocation as a lime-burner at Eype , near Sherborne , and having wished to force down some Hmo stones in the kiln , instead of using the usual bar employed for that purpose , he jumped on the stone , which sunk with him into the burning- mass , the kiln having got hollow without his being awaro of it . His legs and thighs to his abdomen were severely burnt , but being immediately extricated by his fion he survived from eight o ' clock until the evening , when death put an end to his sufferings . S . S . Cory , Esq ., held an inquest on the body on Mondny , when a verdict of Accidental Death was returned .

      The MunnER in Jersby . —James Fotiquet , who was condemned to death in Jersey for'tho murder of a maw named Derbyshire , lias hnd his sentence commuted to transportation for life . It appears that tho verdict of the Jersey jury was that he was more guilty than vunoccnt—pirn eoupabhs que innocent—which in the practice of Channel Island law \ b BomwUftt equivalent to the French finding of murder under extenuating oircumstances , which was the verdict in the celebrated case of Madame

      Laffnrge . It appeared further tbat the deceased ( Derbyshire ) had come to Fouquot ' s house for tl ) C purpose of annoyance frequently , and on the occasion of his death had used threats of violence against Fouqnet , and also against his own wife , who had been separated from him for some time ' ~" uh niB consent , and bad latterly livod with Pouqtiefc as his housekeeper . A very general feeling in favour of the accused in the island led to the investigation of his case , and the numerous pctitiona presented in his favour . FMiiwn . Traoedt .-A Shocking case of homicide occurred on Saturday night last in gtretford 2 Jcw-

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      road , - Manchester , under somewhat peculiar circumstances . It appeaveB tbat a master bnilder named Younghusband , ' twenty-three years of ajre ; and-some of his men , were drinking : in the : Sir Robert Peel , a small beer-shop at tho corner of Dunham-street , when-some dispute occurred between him and Thomas Gleeson , a young man , one of his workmen . The quarrel assumed so disagreeable a shape that Younghusband left the beerhouse , and crossing the road , fled down Leaf street a few yards until he came to the butcher ' s shop of Michael Goddard , in Clarendon-street , where be took shelter from tbe fury of his antagonist , who fiercely pursued him . Unfortunately , the latter was too close upon him , and entering the shop

      immediately after , without a moment ' s hesitation seized a knife which lay on a blook , and stabbed his master in the left breast cIobb upon the heart , inflicting a wound whioh proved fatal in a few minotes . He was immediately appio \ ended . —The prisoner was brought up for examination on Monday , at the Manchester Borough Court , when the followingevidencewasadduced : —A woman who keeps a public house in Stretford New-road , Hulme , f& d the prisoner and deceased were drinking at lev house on Saturday evening last , when they had a dispute , as to whether Younghusband or another man in tbeir company had been furthest from land . At last the prisoner got up and struck deceased . This was the first blow struck . The prisoner

      wanted to bet a sovereign tbat the other man had been further from land than Younghuaband had , but witness picked up the money , and would not ' allow , them to bet . The men then went out and commenced fighting . 8 he savr ^ the prisoner throw a stone at a man named Kean when he got outside . Witness did not see anything that took plaae fur * ther , but about a quarter of an hour afterwards she was told that Younghusband had beeff stabbed . The prisoner was sober , but deceased was drunk . —Wm . Kean , a joiner , said he was present when the dispute took place . When they went outside the public house to fight , witness told the prisoner be had better fight him than Younghusband , who was a little man . The prisoner then struck witness on

      the head with a stone . The prisoner then ran into a butcher ' s ahop which was close by , and witnos ? heard him say , " I'll be that b 's death . " He could not see what took place further , except th'it the police came up and took the prisoner away . —A man named John Holding said he saw the prisoner run into the butcher ' s shop , followed by twenty or thirty people . Witness went to see what was the matter , and saw the prisoner on the floor , under tlio chopping block . Deceased was pulling him by the bair , and the last witness was kicking him . Witness then-saw tbe prisoner make a thrust with a pocket knife at deceased , who was leaning over him . —Kean , on being interrogated by the magistrate , denied that he had kicked tbe prisoner , as

      described by the last witness . 'Witness was not quite Bober at the time . —A person named Moses Brown said he was standing in the butcher ' s shop when the prisoner run into it . He had an open knife in his hand . He was followed by a crowd of people , and Younghusband ( the deceased ) tried to take the knife from him . He afterwards saw the prisoner on the floor against tbe chopping block and Kean was kicking him . Witness saw the prisoner at the same time strike twice at tbe deceased with his knife . Deceased was sitting on the end of the block , and fell off it when the prisoner stabbed him . Witness then called in a policeman , whotookthe prisoner into custody . —The constable who apprehended the prisoner said -he found the deceased lying on the floor in the butcher's shop , and an open knife was lying beside him . —Dr . James Wilkinson

      aaid tho deceased was brought to his surgery at nine o ' olook on Saturday evening . Life was then nearly extinct , but not quite . He found a wound , about an inch long , penetrating the left side of the heart . He had not the slightest doubt that ; death was caused by this wound . —The prisoner was committed for trial at the next Liverpool Assizes . Mad Dogs . —During the late sultry weather the distriofc of the Tyne , to the west of Hexham , has been in a state of great excitement , owing to the ravages of mad dogs . A ease of hydrophobia occurred a few days ago at Ridley Ball , near Halt * whistle . The victim was a little girl , a daughter of the gardener of that plaoe , and aa several dogs are supposed to have been bitten , a handbill gives notice that any dogs found going at large unmuzzled will be destroyed .

      Ship on Fire at Shields . —On the 19 th inst ., a fire broke out in the cabin of the collier brig Harriet Most , lying in the harbour . The fire-engine was speedily alongside tho vessel , when by great exertions on the part of the superintendents of the river police , and several other hands , the fire was got under , but not until considerable damage had been done to the cabin and deck of the vessel : but for the energetic exertions used to extinguish the fire the damage would have been very extensive . The Mayor op Bbadfobd , who is a manufacturer , entertained sixteen of his fellow justices to dinner one day last week , who collectively employ 30 , 000 hands at their various works of

      manufactures . Wb jiavk pleasure in announcing that at a meeting of the creditors , of Messrs . Campbell , Arnott , and Co ., of this town , whose suspension of payment we announced in our last , an offer of composition , amounting to 188 . 4 d . in the pound upon the entire debts and liabilities of the firm , was unanimously accepted . Messrs . Campbell , Arnott , and Co ., we understand , will immediately resume business . — Liverpool Chronicle . Manchester is to bb a City , —We believe we may announce that , at the private meeting of the nmin Atl \ 11 ? « . . 1 ^ « JH * .. !• t ± . « n m . JAi * H » ad * v % ¦•* r \ r \ i \> iuimin

      *** _ uuunuu uu rreuiiesuuy ween , was uuiuj that Manchester should be a city , and the mayor was authorised to take tbo requisite steps for making application for the grant of her Majesty ' s lioyal letters patent , authorising and declaring that honeefortu the incorporated borough and town of Manchester should take the name , style , or title of " the City of Manchester . " We understand that the mayor has already made tho requisite formal application , and that in a short time we may legally and correctly congratulate our " fellow citizens " on the civic dignity conferred upon Manchester . — Manches ' . er Qttardian .

      Brbad Bakkd by Steam . —The Plymouth papers contain an account of a new method of baking bread whioh is in operation at Stonehouse , under the patent of Mr . Lee . The bread is pronounced to be excellent , and superior to that baked on the old principle . A description of the process will not be found uninteresting . When tho loaves are moulded they are placed on carriages and conveyed on railways into the ovens , which are made of cast iron , and placed one abovo another . The doors being OlOSed , tho Steam is then " turned on" from tho boiler , and passing tbrough a singularly-formed

      coil of pipes , heated to a high degree in a tuvnace of remarkable construction , i 3 by opening the valves , admitted to the ovens , the baking process , from tho time of running in the carriages to drawing them out again , occupying from half an hour to an hour and a half , according as the loaves vary in size . There are perforated pipes placed at equal distances inside the ovens , by which means all parts arc-alike heated . The heat is kept within determinate thermometric limits by the adjustment of the valves , and the degree ascertained by an indicator , tho "bulb" being soarcely thicker than a cobweb , yet ranging from 120 to 800 Fab .

      Atrocious Case of Stadbiso . —On Tuesday James Morgan and John Cokum , two powerfullvbuiit fellows , were charged at the Bristol policecourt with feloniousl y cutting and wounding Puter Dean and Catherine Dean , his wife . The case was one of a most atrocious description . It appeared from the statement of the male complainant , who had evidently received a sovor-e crash in his head and had his ami bound up , tliiit the previous evening he went to the King ' s Arms public house to fetch some beer for hia wife , . and on his return home met the two prisoners near his own house , ono of whom made a grasp at the can . Witness resisted , when one of tho men struck him in the head with some sharp weapon ; the other prisoner aho

      staobed him with a , knife in the arm , Jiig cries brought out his wife to his nsaisunee , and ho saw one of the prisoners sub at he :- . He then fell to the ground senseless , and when he recovered found himself all covered with blood , and his wife senseless beside him , bleeding profusely . They were both taken to the Bristol Infirmary imraodiatoly , where their wounds were dressed . Mrs . Dean , it appears , was even moro seriously injured than her husband , and a certificate from Mr . Morgan , ono of the surgeons at tho infirmary , was put in , statin . ' that she would be unable , without danger to her life , to attend before the magistrates and » ive evidence . Under these circumstances both prisoners were remanded to await the reault of their ferocious

      v ; oienco . DEsinucTivsj FIRE AT Cu . vruAM . ~ Another fire , resulting m the destruction of two houses and injury of others , oeourred »( Chatham on Wednesday morning . It was discovered shortly before one o clock raging m the rear of the premises , No 2 !) Gibra tar-place , Kew-road , a liou ^ o mentW ncoupied by Airs . Strong . A strong body of Royal Marines wero dcspatQlicd'from the bari ' acks and under the comnun . l of Colonel Pdobor and Colonel Powell , rendered very efficient service ; but owino to a short supply of water , the principal p , rt beinS supplied from a brewery in the neighbourhood the fire did censurable damage to fho "S Mr . Wcstooot , otthe toan-offiee , sustaining much injury in the rear of tbo promL ™ . as ataVL » o m occupied S by Mrs . Wardlo , Tho property do oB " ) SUred ln ' SUU a ! l < 1 PhffiJwS

      lr . KSKNT . mos to tub Mayor of Makciws » b A dinner and tea Sftvice , or th « vnlne of " 0 W J » T m » , was on MOT | tajewnta * iMi p ^ S ?^ ' John Potter , tho Major of 'Manchester , by a la ? ' body of h . S leiluv ofto « M , * token i csS

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      and respect for the manner in which he had discharged the arduous duties of the mayoralty . ' MEtANcHOLT . Death . —It . is with great-regret that we are rcalled upon to .. announce the death of I > r . Badetey , of Chelmaford ., This sad , event took plane ' on Monday afternoon . The causo is stated to be this—Oa'Sunday afternoon the deceased was nfflicted with a severe attack of the toothache , and it continued without intermission all . the following night . About four o ' clock on Monday morning he went down into his surgery for the purpose of taking something to alleviate the pain , nnd unfortunately he inadvertently partook of some morphia , and his untimely decease was the result . Mr . Branaby Cooper was sent for by a telegraphic des . patch , and all the members of his profession , in the town were in attendance , but their aomtoeielftffftYts to save hie valuable life proved abortive . ; Dri Badeley leaves behind him a family of , we believe , ten children . :

      Fatal Accident whims Bathing . —On Monday seven young men went on the Mansion House Q , uay to bathe , and the whole reached the jetty of the bridge , where they remained a short time . They then leaped into the water again , and had only been a minute or two in tne water when one of them , named John Fox , aged twenty-two , belonging to the Butcher Bank , was caught by the eddy caused by th © tide , cried out he was drowning , and im > plored help . The others instead of rendering him assistance , Bwam to the shore for safety , and left him in his perilous situation , and after struggling mneh . for some time he was drowned in the presence of a large number of persons . Six boata were soon , in attendance with drags , but his body has not been found . '

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      Hxxauo . Thk Catholic University . —Dr . M'Hale has written to the editor of tbe Freeman , acknowledging a contribution of £ 50 to tho funds of the Catholic University , from tuo proprietors of tbat journal . Representation of Galwat Cohntt . —It is pretty well understood that at the next general election Mr . W . II . Gregory , for a short time the intelligent representative for the city of Dublin , will offer his services to tho constituency of his native county ( Galway . ) Mr . Gregory ' s politics are of the Liberal or advanced Conservative school .

      PuncHASK of LiSDs is Ireland . —Saunder ' s Newsletter has an important announcement , to the effect that n very influential company has been formed in England , at the head of which ia repreaented to he Prtnca Albert , for tWe buying up of lands in this country . Their purchases are expected to be on a most extensive scale , and persons in their employment are now busied in obtaining information on the spot aa to the position and value of various estates .

      Emigration . —The Waterford- Chronicle of Saturday thus reports progress : —" The tide still flows onward . At five o ' clock on Wednesday afternoon the well-known fast sailing bark Anne Kenny , Captain Thomas Hayes commander , the property of John Sparrow and Co ., slipped from her mooringfl , and was towed down to Passage by the Duncaiinon steamer Maid of Erin . The Anne Kenny had on board over 100 passengers for Kew York , whom , trom personal inquiries , wo found to consist wholly of a respectable and intelligent class of agriculturists . The Mars steamer left for

      Liverpool yesterday with , as usual , a large cargo , and 5 U 0 passengers . It was painful to notioe the comparatively happy aspect ot these people , considering the utter despair they feel for the improvement of their country . We may anticipate a great increase of this traffic now that the harvest 13 saved . The mighty aud living stream still flows westward ; and , when we compare the returns of this port with those of Cork , of Limerick , of Galway , and Dublin , we do not feel surprised that Ireland misses 3 , 000 , 000 of her population . " Upwards of 130 emigrants sailed from the port of Sligo for New York on Saturday , and in th « oe

      nerally correct weekly commercuil report of the Freeman ' s Journal there is the following remarkable statement ; - " It may give some faint idea ot the extensive depopulation going on in this country to mention that we have bosn informed by a highly respectable passenger-broker in this city that lie was lately ( within : i lew d ; iy .- <) applied to by ono gentleman , whose name was mentioned to us to contract with him for the deportation of 2 , 000 emigrants from one estate , and tbat no loss than 1 , 500 of those had bsen actually contracted for . Such wholesale clearances could hardly be credited , but that we have the facts from those engaged in the mero mercantile operation of finding Bhiproom . We were informed by the sarne ~ n . teman , who is well qualified to offer an opinion mat he estimates

      tuo emigration now g 0 W o . i from this port alone at not less than from 5 WO to (> , 000 per week . " ' The Tjpperary Vindicator , alluding to the evicons and house levelling * iu that df 9 ttiet t c that . labourers cannot fii . d house room in any part of the country , adding :- <• There are districts in ripperary at this moment whftro levellinXdiorS weep over tho destruction of the hoi «« as thJv want them sadly M residences foi u ' nanu-v ££ n Tiupon v £ ° y mWl 0 « Ktt- »«> u «) warfare mW" amounted to upwards of

      tt ^ S ^^ EKsffi ~ i ; ST ™ sr « sj : ub K "' iN £ , V ° of ! ls "«» important * ^ ^^ ? S ^«^^ as til CorT 7 ST <~ Th ° "grioultural v ^ orb , so far Hie TW ?* 8 " C 0 Ilceri > cd . « ro most fevourve tin , of ~ 8 not a sil 1 - ^ complaint , and harvesting operations are now acariv completed in thewjJroH « T » ° e' 1 CUt Uomi ™ Ui shut for ,, S «» d « i « wine districts , especially of the noSn a WealWU C ° UiltieS - T ' aCCMims IJUt / I > ar * . t * impi-ovinp . In parts of hlfi i ^ ' 8 etllw 8 from bad to worse ; and the vet th v f eari ? 1 lm stl 0 wn il ? olf . altl ! 01 'S " <>* - * Ti f ?„ V , * extei ) t ' ' » Kilkenny * nd son . c Ol the midland counties . Mr . Abbott Lawrence , the American ambassador .

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      has been ^ visiting Galway , Limerick ^ f ^ I places m-. the . Weat ,.. with a view of proiuiH < % I communication with the United States ?" Vt I up . the Lower Shannon to Mount Trench , J °% I he was entertained by lord ¦ MontcS V-C 8 several speeches he has had occasion 7 ; }* , % f Mr . Lawrence expressed himself in A ™ , delW 1 was warmly respond to . At some 2 ^ tW § journey the ambassador was greeted H SI royal honours . W 1111 tiaiZ # Baron Liebig is also making a ton * !„ irp , -, 1 comply with Mr . Samuel fiver , and 25 " 1 tlemen . aer gen , i M The manifesto by Archbishop Cullen a * ,,- , ! 2 ® National Education Byfltem haa be en tffiT ^ ' % much discussion in tho Irish papera K ^ ' M found to-go with the Primate in reouiH ^ = H I

      ration ot the children of Protestanw a ^ VZ > - 1 The guardians of tbeNewry Poor Law iSV decided by twenty-three to thirteen Sffil S * & their Bchools under the Board ; but the m P - ^ ;? constated almost exclusively of Protesting Wt r i BmsR to x « Members for TimulS La ; ^ ho dinner- wai given at Cashel on Monday ' nii f 4 Messrs . Masher and Scully , the member * & ^ county of Tipperary . The affair J 2 ^ , Sr thj ' ¦ marftable for the number and character o ? > 1 who Kt . avari amnn * Knn t * - it ... V" WOuf

      Lord Arundel and Surrey , in his apolopy said ^ - am very sorry that the state of my health ^ f eludes me frera availing myself of your kinlPr ^ Should otherwise have had grm pE ^ j , | Another Dihhbb . —Bisnop Can twell Drom' % to honour tbe intended dinner to Mr . Kcooh ^? M his presence . sn '"Si M Michakl Haslet was executed on TupsiU . I ^§ Limerick for the murder of his wife . y 1 § The Lord Primate ' s Chakor . —On Tuesdivivl'l Lord Primate held bia triennial visitation for HI diocese of Armagh in the cathedral of thatci ? rl There was a very large attendance of tho ci JI' II

      ana alter the morning service was ended his Graa proceeded to deliver a charge which was listened with deep attention . A great portion of the J dress was devoted to matters connected * k church government and discipline throughout fc diocese under the jurisdiction of the Primate , i , well as to matters affecting the temporal intere ? of tho clergy . He directed their attention tp tt very useful measures which received the sanction of the Legislature in the last session of parlia ment in reference to tho building and improvniont acf glebes , erection and endowment of Chiirolios , 4 C lor all of which they were manly indebted to tl'J exertions of Mr . Napier , one of the Univehf . members . su *

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      HonmnLE if Tnus . — 'i'he " Broit" has the folia , ing rather incredible story ; -- A commercial t » veller , whose busineos frequently called him kZ Orleans to Paris , M . Edmund D was ' 1 customed to go to an hotel with the landlord oi which he was acquainted . Liking , like ahJ all persons of bis profession , to talk and joke j » was the favourite of everybody in the hotel , I few days ago he arrived , and was received Ttiit pleasure by all ; but it was obaervod that hewi much less gay than usual . The stories that he told instead of being interesting as formerly , were of s lugubrious character , On Thursday evening , afo , supper , he invited the people of the hotel to go to his chamber to take coffee

      , and he promised to tell them a tale of dramatic incident . On entering tta room his guests saw on the bed , near which t 6 seated himself , a pair of pistols . ' My story , said he , ' has a sad denouement , and Ircquire the pistols to mi > ke it clearly understood . ' As he had always been accustomed , in telling his tales , to indulge in expressive puntomine , and to take of any . thing which was handy , calculated to add to tbe effect no surprise was felt at his having prepared pistols . lie began by narrating the loves of a young girl and a young man . They had both , he said , promised , under the most solemn oath ? , inviolable fidelity . The young man , whose profession obliged him to travel , once made a long absence . Whilst he was away he received a

      legacy , and on his return hastened to place it at her feet . But on presenting himseif before her he learned that in compliance with tia wishes of her family she had just married a wealth ; merchant , ' The young man then purchased a pair of pistols like these , ' he continued , taking one in each hand ; ' then he assembled hia friends in a chamber , and after some conversation placed m under his chin , in this way as I do , saving in joke that it would be real pleasure to blow out his brains ; and at the same moment he pulled tha trigger . ' Here the man dischraged the pistol , and his head was shattered to pieces . Pieces of ibe bone and portions of the brain full on the horrified spectators . The unfortunate man hud told his on story . "

      The Mormons . —The Mormons have re-occupied their old station in Carson Valley , and in much larger numbers , and intend making a permanent settlement there . It is their desire to occupy tbe whole of it , and in their hands it will become extremely valuable , as it is the only place fii fora settlement between their possessions in the Greit Salt Lake Valley and California . The whole valley is well watered and covered with the most lullriant grass . By the term " valley" ia meant thai portion which is susceptible of cultivation , lying » t the bas eof the mountain , and is about twenty-Ira miles long , by five to fifteen in breadth . The Mormons have extended their settlements among the base of the mountains , northward , and faoin"tha Great Salt Lake , ninety miles , nearly to Beat River Fei-ry . They are fast taking np all the good

      land in the valley . Each one claims and om whatever he is ; il > lc to inclose and improve . Tfcf ; are generally satisfied with a small tract each , say from forty to 100 acres . They are a very industrious people , and their improvements are ^ oodand substantial . Their houses are small -and neat , being built of adobes , made of blue clay . Tlef have mills in the mountain cannons , and make to lumber , which is sold in the city at fifty dollars jet 1 , 000 feet . Tbe Mormons are engaged building railway to tho mountain , some seven or eig « t miles , on which to transport their materials for their great temple . The city covots a great oal of ground , and is probably the most rural city in the world , each man allowed one-and-a-quarter acre for his residence and garden . A late census taken by themselves makes the population of ti >? t > ity and adjoining settlements 18 , 000 . —'' Xew l ' ori Tribune . "

      Military Surgeons . —What Next \—To tht Editor of the Times . —Sir , in a " Circular Memorandum , " emanating from the office of the Adjutant * General , I find « a order which for atrocity is , I will venture to say , unequalled in any document of any service in the world . I copy it verbatim from your columns of to-day : — " Military Diis ' . rters .-llorsc Guards , August ' IS . —In cons ' equenco of tto diversity of practice , and inefficiency of the Misting methods of niarkititr the deserter with the let ; ter D : arid it being found in many instances tha ; the mark has become obliterated in a short K nnd oven been removed by aruficial menus , itt « heen decided ( By whom ?) that from the first of

      October next t . his part of the sentence ot the Couri-martial shall be inflicted , in all c : ise 3 where practicable , in th > . military prisons , by tbe medical offioer ( J . ' . ' ) attached to each of these esublw rnents , and under spvcial instructions ttom tbe-. fcretary-at-War . —O . Brown , Adjutant-Gene ral . "J Are iho medical officers of tho liritish army Lountt to obey this , order ? Will they obey it ? Will t » e officers of health of any army in the world , at twj bidding of any authority under Heaven , conilcscew to become executioners ? If they do—but it » ' <* an infamy even for a moment to suppose tint tbere will be found one who would not sooner throw »» commission to tho winds Hum d < w ; ulc hi * li'i ' ' .

      holy calling by an act 80 despicable and degra'iiijS Who has counselled this order ? Enala "" - ' ] world ought to bo madoacquainted wirl * tiic-nanie u the wretch who would convert the surgeon '" . " . [ service into hangmen !—1 am . .-ir , joui- mostoiiiv ent servant , J . DicksoH , M . D ., an old army "" - " cnl officer . , > Tuk Afhican Slaveu ' s DoDOE . -A ccrre . 'PP" ^ from the coast of Africa narrates the follo wing *' . ^ cessful trick of a sbvtr in escaping fr *» ' c , '' t Uh cruber : — " It is said two full slaves lave iait ' .

      escaped , one from La <> os , n Sardinian : and » no w a Spaniard , from Porto h- gino , with 8 W al ; v respectively . The Lngoa fellow escaped \) ' clever trick ; he suw the Prometheus , * t 6 ! ll" ' ,: J B ' Commander Foote , standing in , and was iw the act of hoisting his water casks in . ' lllC , nBa ' however , bolted off to a merchant ^ il'Pl > r . , "" of known to bo lejjititr . atelv taking in a JsO' ™ . ' \ ac ( $ palm Oil , uhd for a matter of COO dollars »« him to exchange boats fur a few hours ; two - ' . CiinU in . hnni-ftitil him n > . i < « pi > im' Ilil" " " . la

      g .-iged in taking in palm oil , stood ° n S ' . ; cn then finished Ms proccedinga i got l ' v * s t ' i ||) 0 hoard , and bolted in the night . l roin «»" , ^ in next day » r . < i found him non cit ' » " ' ' ,. jIv tf accounts be true from Brazil , lie will .. l l vt 4 iii much tact to pot th « m lamicd ns he ul = l" ship | . ins- them , " '— United Service 6 o : cHC > ^ Goou Digestion . —A few days ssnee S { - ' . , fa engaged in outs ' ulo palatine on tlw l ircllU L ,-iiire , Mr . Bennett , near Lochdale , CloucC ' ' ^^ h : ivili { j left work for a short time , ° " . "' "' ( t . j tfc « found that ! "om piiiB running luoso had ^' rcJ i barn which they had occupied , ami I ' " , iM ciii . ful of lead colour , « co »> i > ou » d ot Bl 1 ] ^ nei lamp black , umi oil . Much fe . r *** ^'"' . feu ' ih .- . t the ( iKletwiouJj n . ixiUIC HOllM P j . | f ftCt 5 n . si . le coating , but , strange to say , ti 0 . y , ef were apparent , except ! O Olte ot the a V " ' . jutfj ' cures , who suffered from an attack "i r ¦ $ \ f cliolic , which a -drastic drench , howovci , l ie : 0 VC { !< . . . ,,: n ! M ¦•

      uts liATtf ain . Thomas tMMtts .-- * „»» has been erected in ihe chancel of "'''k , ^' Church , to the memcry of Mr . Tboni »» rtfltfl tho eminent agriculturist . It is ot with 'f uscau columns of black mavble .

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      : Emigration . —Emigration to Australia proceeds steadily from the Frith of Forth , under the Superintendence of Mr . William Bowie , the agent at Edinburgh to her Majesty's Land and Colonial Eraigrat on Commissioners . Since the beginning of last month the following embarkations have been made : —Thirty-four emigrants on the 20 th Aug ; , on board the Trident , to join the William and Mary for Sydney ; 132 emigrants on the 23 rd Aug ., on b « ard the Clarence , to join tbe Stenbonheath , for Victoria ; seven emigrants on the 6 th instant , by the Neptune , from Leith to Sydney ; and sixty-three emigrants , on the 13 th irmt ., on board the Clarence , to join the Charlotte Jane , for Adelaide .

      samiuffl . DisfranchisementopFbeb Church Ministers —Important DucisioN . —The Sheriff of Ayrshire , the Sheriff of Wigtownshire , and Sheriff Robertson ( acting for Sheriff-Substitute Robinson ) , hare decided an appeal to the effect of disfranchising all the Ministers of the Free Church . The claim was that of the Rev . Matthew Dickie , Free Church , Beitb , who claimed to be enrolled a county elector on the Free Church manse . The claim , after due deliberation , was rejected on the ground that the title in favour of the trustee * of the congregation , was defeasible at the will and pleasure of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland . — Ayr Advertiser .

      Emigration from South Uist and Barra . — There has been a very extensive emigration going on from these islands , no less than 1 , 700 having been forwarded this season to Cannda , by Colonel Gordon , the proprietor , through Messrs . Reid and Murray , of Glasgow . This week advice has been received of the safe arrival of the first cargo of 285 at Quebec , on the 28 th Aueuat , after & ' . passage of twenty-four days , although fourteen days intervened in sailing up the St . Lawrence , in consequence of the westerly winds . Only one death had occuned during the voyage—an old infirm woman . The passengers spoke highly of tbe treatment they had received on b » ard , and presented the Captain with a Complimentary address , A second vessel , the Montezama , containing 440 passengers , had also arrived just a 3 the post was leaving , which will be bo far satisfactory to the relatives of those on board . There are three other vessels on the voyage , of which it is expected accounts will be received in a few iaya . —Scotsman .

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      HP enaii * . Thb Welsh Eisteddfods . — The Welsh people are reviving with spirit tho practice of holding eisteddfods or congresses of bards . The one got up a few days ago at Liverpool , by the natives of the principality rosidont there , is to be followed by one at Povt Matloc , in Carnarvonshire , whieh will take place at the commencement of next month . The Marquis of Anglesea has accepted tbe presidency , and Lieutenant-General Sir Love Parry will

      be the president of the meeting . The Lord High Chamberlain of England . Lord Mostyn , the Bishop of Bangor and St . D . ivid's , the Hon . E . M . LI . Mostyn , Sir John Guest , M . P ., Sir B . Hull , M . P ., nnd other eminent Welshmen are among the patrons . Next year a grand eisteddfod is to be held atDolgelly , on a scale similar to the one held at Rhyddlun during the present summer , when no expense will be spared t © render it worthy of the principality . The inhabitants of Denbigh are likewise desirous that an eisteddfod of magnificence be held there in the autumn of the next year ; the proclamation to be made by a obaired bard .

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      THE NORTHERN STAR . ¦ September 27 , ig 51 5

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 27, 1851, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1645/page/6/