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      £ ne iiifiropoits . HEALTH OF LoxnoN . —The week ending last Saiiirday exhibits a considerable decrease in the mortality , comparetl with the amount in any of lhe { Iiree previous v ? ee&s ot October . Lntely the deaths in Londonhave- never , beou less than 950 , and they Live generally risen much above thai sutn , but last Tveolc they declined , to 81 > 1 . In . the ten eom-spondi . i j weeks of tie years lSil-50 tile average was 956 ; and if this average l > o raised in proportion to the greater amount of population at the present time it - » : ll become 1 , 052 , compared with which the last return shows a decrease of 191 . The zymotic or epidemic class of diseases , though it produces more than a fourth pars , of tlw total mortality , exhibits a decline < n the preceding week , the number having ^^ ^^^^^ " ^^^^^"~^ — ' - -.-i ! i- ^^ - - ' ¦ ¦ " " - > -- ¦

      fallen from 2 Gs io 222 . Tiie corrected average is 24 S . Typhna and scarlatina indicate a slig ht reduction on the previous week ; but they still number considerably more thau any other disease in the eatne class—to the Jornier 60 fatal cases are re feTi&t , to the latter 50 . Small udx wa 9 fatal to 12 childjvu and 5 adults , measles to 13 children , hoopw « vough to 19 , croup io 5 , thrush to 2 , cholera to 1 , pai pura bx ^ rrh ^ ic , «• 2 , ^^ V ' ^ lZm k ivmittent fever to J , infantile fever to 1 , eyphil . is to 2 , and noma , or c = wr »<« oris , to 1 . One per ** nd : ug , tfeeli 6 of ihe last fixe years . One peroon ri < eii of intemperance , one of destitution , and 5 infa . uta from want of breast milk . Ou the 2 'l 5 h

      October , a surgery attendant , a » ed 50 years , died in Westminster ' . Hospital from " a dissection wound , " after 10 days' illness . Erysipelas occurred' three days before dert-fc . Lait week the births of 759 ; bovs and 721 gJrls , in all 1 , 480 childreu were roistered . The average number in six corresponding weeks of 1845-50 was 1 , 337 . At the Royal Ob :-er \ aiory , Greeuwicii . the mean daily reading of the barometer was 3 " 013 in . on Sunday ; the wean . of tue week was 29-633 in . The mean daily temperature was 49 / 9 deg . on Sunday , 51 * 3 deg . on Monday , 4 $ -l deg . on Tuesday , and on these three days it was above the average o < corresponding day * in ten years . On Wednesday it fell to 42 * 8 deg ., and was l » ' -low the average on that and the following three e--. \ s . The menu temperature of the weet was 403 deg ., showing a considerable decrease on that in the preceding week , when it was 5 i * 5 deg . The ¦ wind blew generally from the north-west .

      Dreadful Murder isd Suicide of the Mur-DK « iE 3 s , in Grkek street , Soho . —During the whole Of Sunday and Monday a very sad feeling was exciifd in the immediate neighbourhood of Greekstreet , ' Sobo , arising from the commission of ano-# ;< r . murder , very similar in its character to those t- ? , tentlv perpetrated in Camberwell and Bermondscv -i Tlie following particulars of the dreadful or < - C'ln ence hav . e been obtained from parties in the Louse and of Mr . ' M arshall ,. the surgeon , who was called iu : —The murderess was the ' wife of a young i » » n of thenamo of Blakemore , who has for many jt ^ rs b een in the service of Mr . Level , copperplate printer , of 45 , Greek-street , Soho . For the k -t few days somu difference appears to have existed between Mary Ann Blakemore and her husband ,

      am it i 3 said th * t she bad even gona so far as to fcruid him to enter her room . As she was a young woman ( twenty-six ) of very delicate health , and tbi child a fine strong infant , Mr . Blakemore bad provided for her a nurse ; and Mr . " Marshall , of Greek-Street , surgeon , who was attending her , advised that she should no longer suckle the child , as hi-T siate of health was too weak , but the caution shesuems to h . ve wholly disregarded , for just before she committed the frightful murder and destruction of herself , she bad done that which she ¦ wa . « strictly ordered not to do . —The nurse , who hud bet u attending on her wont out , about half-past eight on Saturday night , to purchase what was wanting for the ensuing day , and left the mother a ' . ! - ) child in the bed-room , Mr . Blakemore being in

      ' 31 r . Leaeh'a counting-house , where the wages were huins paid . During the absence of the nurse , wbich was not tor more that a quarter of an hour , lira - . Blakeinore ' s mother called , and immediately v £ iit up stairs ; but , to her surprise , the door was fastened , and she could get no answer to her calls , although a candle was burning in the room . As She was about to seek for Mr . Blakemore , she met him on the stains , and expressed her belief that something must be wrong . The husband without legation forced open the door , and then an awful Scsae presented itself . The mother was lying at the foot of the bed on the floor , and a large carving knilu resting on htr shoulder , as if she bad dropped it iu the last struggle of death . She was in a pool of iilood , and there was a frightful gash on the

      neck , extending from the left ear nearly to the otlstr . ' The poor child was then sought for , and eh-- waB found in the bed with her throat cut nearly to an equal extent . Mr . Marshall was instantly aei : t for by the mother , for Blakemore was so ex-< 3 U <; d . at the discovery that his reason seemed to iava deserted him , and upon that gentleman ' s arrival he pronounced mother and child to be quite dead . Mrs . Blakemore , he considered , must first Lave p laced the child in bed and then inflicted the wo . uid ; but he thoug ht the mind of tbe mother had been wavering , for the child had probably lived a start time , aa % great deal of mucus was issuing fro . u the trachea , as if it had been struggling after the wouud had been inflicted . 2 ? ot so with the inoiher . Mr . Marshall thought she mu 3 t hare died

      instantly , as she had made a stab in her neck which iaii , no doubt , penetrated the spine , and she had then drawn the knife" round nntil she had separated the carotid artery . Her death must have been instantaneous . —On Tuesday a bigbly-respectable jury - wad empanuelled at Me vestry-rootn , Sotio , before Mr . Bedford , to inquire into the circumstances connected wit ¦ the death of Alary Ann Blakemore , aged twenty-six , and James Blakemore , aged four months , —Harriet Houeego stated she was a nurse , and had attended on Mrs . Blakemore and the child for four daya . At half-past seven on Saturday night she went out to purchase some tbi :. g 3 , and was absent about a quarter of an hour . She left the mother in the room , and the child in tea . On her return she fonnd the door fastened ,

      an-i at first supposed Mrs . Blakemore a mother and father were with her , but on going down stairs she met her mother coming up , and she then exclaimed something was wrong . She ran for Mr . Blakemore , an < i persuaded him to break open the door . The witness here described the state iu which . the bodieB were fonnd . Mr . Marshall , of . Greek-street , surgeon , said that if he had been on the spot directl y the deed had been done , he could not Lave aaved them . The door had been locked inside . Hi-. Jackson , assistant to Mr . Marshall , was nest called , and said he was sent for on Saturday evening . Ha saw the mother lying on the floor , with the handle of a large carving knife resting on the lefc shoulder , and the blade on the ground . She bad a most extensive wound on her throat and was

      : quite dead . ' He nest inquired for the child , and was tolJ he was in bed , where , he found him- with bis throat cut also , and quite dead . The mother had divided the left carotid artery in her throat , which was gaping * there was also a large incision in the trachea ^ The child's throat was cut on the right side , and from the mucous is 3 uing from the trachea he thought death had not immediately followed tlie wound . . The injuries had caused the death la both . —The Coroner then summed ^ up in the case of the Child , and observed that the jury had nothing to do with the ' state of the mother ' s" mind , which , would be > rono into when they proceeded with her case . — Tiio jury then returned a verdict of vWilful Murder against Har ; Ann Blakemore . —Mr . Marshall was . examined , and said he bad attended the mother for

      fotic d&ya oefore the occurrence . ' She was very weak from s bowel-complaint . ' An opiate was given , and the nurse told him she said she bad seen spirits in . t ^ enight . . Ifhe had been asked the day before if she was insane he should have said she wae not . She was very fond of the child , and he considered there must nave been temporary insanity to induce lier to destroy it . —Mr . Jackson gave similar testimony . —The Jury immediately returned a verdict" TiiatMary . Ann Blakemore destroyed herself irliiio in a state of temporary insanity . " Tins at BtACKwjiii Bailwat . —On Saturday afternoon last , shortly before four o ' clock , the paseea ^ ere on the Blackball Railway were most painfully excited , for just after a train had started from Fenohurch-streefc terminus a huge sheet of flame

      arose from one of the arches m . Frederiek-street , BacS Caurou-lane , St . George ' s-in-the-East , and for an instant nearly encircled the carriages . It was soon ascertained that the fire had happened io . an arch about thirty feet wide , used as a depository for oa ^ f sad straw , in toe occupancy of Mr . Coeiirane , a corn chandler . The arch extended the entire depth of tb . 8 railway , and owing to , the large quantity of comlroBtible material therein the flames travelled with Such fearful rapidity that the houses- on the opposite side of the carriage road in Frederick-street were expected at one time to jail a prey to . their , fury . Th » firemen « pt to work in a most praiseworthy manner , and soon succeeded in allaying all apprehensions of any further extension of mischief .

      Two ? moh » pi . Stsam Boat Accidents . —On Tuesday , an appalling accident occurred on board " The Sons of the Thames , ' a Gravesend steam boas , whilst on its passage to Long Reach , near WraveBend . It apjjearea that s prize fight had beeu appointed to take ^ lace in the afternoon between Hayes and Joneg , and "The Sons of-the Thames " pgd been specially engaged to convey the pugilists 'SJjSolS ^ ft Mft ^ a . »««« * e fight was « If n P ^' n JES ' S ' fc " 4 nearl y reached *« destination , a man who had hen Bitting near the engine was observed , whilst m the act of raising a bottle containing some spirits TOhis lips , to loslhislootws , aod _ ne , felL backwards through the aperture in tl . s deck Bpoa tbe machinery below . Tn 8 steam W -s immediately turned off and the boat stopped when it was found | b « the TOfoitunate man had

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      been literally ^ nt to pieces . The remain ^ . pfjt . h . e deceased were collected , " and tbei froat put to ^ hore , to await the coroner ' s inquest . ' On inquiry i& was found that the name of the sufferer was George Owen , the proprietor of the Devonshire Coffee and Chop-house , in Bear-street , Leicester-square . Bib ag < - « v ; , s ahout thirty-six , and he has left a wire-and three children to lament his melancholy Mia untimely death . The awful occurrence of course prevented the . fight taking p lace , and the boat conveyed its passengers as soon as possible to London . ——^ Shortly before one o ' clock another accident took place on the river , whereby a roan named Edward Gore a « ed thirty-five , lost his life , and two others were Very seriously injured . It aprears that the Ciiy of Boulogne steam boat amveu oft Nicholson ' s Wharf , London-bridge , with Borne portion of the machinery oat of order , when arrangements were made by the engineer to have the defective , parts rectified . Several men were accordingly ordered to

      repair tbe paddle wheel , among whom was the deceased , who acted as second mate . The man ' . had been eagaatd . for some c < 5 ns \ deT&b \ e time when a sudden motion of the machinery , caused the paddle to turn round . Loud screams were immediately heard , and it was soon ascertained that a frightful accident had taken place . Assistance was instantly rendered by the persona on board , and two of . the men were taken out of the water and directly afterwards tbe unfortunate man Gore was- discovered most fearfully mutilated about tbe head and various parts of the body . Nearly the whole of the scalp was torn off , and the skuii had sustained an extensive injury , and he was suffering from concussion of the brain . Tbe two men were conveyed on board the steamer , where they received every attention , but the poor fellow Gore was placed in a boat and taken across the river to St . Thomas ' s Hospital , where he was at once seni by the senior surgeon , but the injuries be had sustained were of such a complicated nature , that he expired soon after bis

      admission- . . . i Cab Reform and Reduction of Fabes . —A new company ia in the field , who promises to put an » nd to the crying evils of the present cab system . The fare is to be 4 d . per mile , and it appears that at that great reduction from existing charges , a hand * ¦ = om e profit may be realised to the shareholders . Looking at the reduction from 8 d . ( and that 8 d . generally Is . per mile , often with extortion and insult ) to M . with civility and proper decorum , the company cannot fail to meet with general support from the public . It is intended to affix an "indicator " to every cab ,. 60 that the person or persons i-ngaging have only to . see how it stands , arid , on arriving at bis destination , to seethe distance travelled ( the miles being marked on tbe face of the indicator ) . This will be keeping faith with the public and making oabs what they . ought to be , public convenience * , instead of being ( as too often at present ) public nuisances . :.,

      His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge haa forwarded horn Dublin a donation of £ 10 to the Leicester-square Soup-kitchen , the annual report of which has ju . « t . appeared in the public papers , nn < l contains an accuunt of benefits . conferred on the poorer classes peculiarly gratif ying'to hear of . The sudden excessive cold weather augurs a severe winter , when the poor sensibly feel . want of food and shelter ; which , however , with timely aid , this S imaritan establishment will be enabled to afford them . The Statdb op the x , atb Lord Georgb Bentixck . — The statue of the late lamented Lord George Bentinck , was , on Tuosday placed upon the pedestal in Cavendish-square . ' This testimonial of respect will not , however , be open to public view , for a short time , as some slisht alterations . in the work have been deemed desirable , and until they arc completed a temporary covering will surround the statue , whioh is a fine work of art .

      Death from Exposure . —An inquest was held on Saturday last by Mr . Carter , at th © Crcv .-a Inn , Nutiield , Surrey , on the body of a child , supposed to hare died from exposure to the weather . The father , mother , and five children were' without a home , and were refused assistance at the Blotchingley workhouse , on the plea of rtie man not belonging to that parish . Ku w ; would t » ke them in , and while the mother was nursing the deceased it suddenly expired . The jury animadverted in strong terms on the conduct of the officers of the Blatchin < rley union , and ultimately returned a verdict of " Natural Death , " which -they considered had been accelerated by exposure to the weather . Lord Mayor ' s DAY .. ~ Tlie most extensive

      preparations are making for the ensuing civic pageant , whioh will take place on Monday , the 10 th inst ., the 9 th falling on Sunday . The procession will be arranged by Mr , Fen con , the ecenic artist , in a style similar to what touk place last year . Tbe whole of Mr . Batty's stud of horses , &c , will a ^ ain be employed , aa well as the equestrian corps attached to the amphitheatre , all vt whom will appear in splendid costumes aud suits of armour of the period of Francis I . and Henry VIII ., which are being made expressly , after designs sketched from the best authorities . It is said there will be the unusual number of eighteen knights , armed " capo , pie , " with their attendants , . esquires , banner bearers , & , c .

      On SATORnAt last Mr . Wakley , M . P ., held an inquest at the E ing ' s Arms , Woodstock-street , Mary , lebone , on the newly-born infant' of Mary Fraser , an unmarried woman . —Elizabeth Oosten stated that on Friday week deceased's mother , a servant , called upon her , and beggeii she would allow ,. her to lodge with witness , as illness compelled her to give up her situation . Tho next . lay , ' perceiving that she was encicnte , fihe accused her of it , hut she Btoutly denied theaccuiiiiUm . . \ i five o ' clock on Sunday morning witness v ; a ? . awoke by her groans , when she found that she had iriveh birth to an iufanr . which wag duad : it ' . he loot of the bed where

      th « parent was ''» : ttiii £ . > o preparation had apparently been made for the child ' s birth . —Dr . Joseph performed a post mortem examination . The child was full grown , its orgsius were perfectly healthy , and if it bad had proper attention it would have lived . —After some further evidence , and a lucid charge from , the learned coroner , ' the jury returned the following verdict : — " Found dead , but the cause of death is unknown . " O » SATtJRDAT last Mr . "Wakley , M . P ., held an inquest at the Wallace ' s Head , Blandford-street . Manchester-square , on Charlotte Mawbey , the widow of a coachman , aged sixty-nine . Deceased went to visit her daughter , and as she ascended the stairs she complained to her son-in-law , saying " I am so sick . " when she droDDed dead from

      congestion of the brain . Verdict— " Natural Death . " Os Saiurdat afternoon last Mr . W , Payne , the coroner , held an inquest at ffq . 40 , Lime-street , ou the body of John Anton late'in the service of Mr . Barber , the East India broker , of No . 36 , Fenchurch-street . The deceased for some time past had suffered from nervous excitement , and on Friday morning be succeeded in hanging himself in his master ' s sale-room . The jury returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity . " AtARMiso Fibb at M . Robin ' s . —This popular p ? affe of public amusement had a narrow escape of being totally destroyed by fire on Sunday evening . Shortly after seven o ' clock some persons at work in the stables in the rear of the premises in Tichborne-street , Piccadilly , had their attention directed to the third floor of the establishment , whioh extends into Windmill-street , by perceiving an immense sheeb of flame curling round the kitchen

      windows . Not a moment was therefore lost in sounding the necessary alarm and sending for proper assistance . Before however many minutes had elapsed' tho fire ran like lightning over that portion of the building , causing every room on the ileor to become ignited . Several engines' arrived in rapid succession , ' when the firemen found the flames issuing through tho roof , and threatening the most disastrous results to this closely-packed neighbourhood . ' Fortunately an abundant supply of water was immediately obtained , and ' the engines were aet , to work , when tbe firemen , by conveying the hose up the staircase ; were enabled to pour torrents of water Upon the flames , by which means they were enabled to prevent their further ' extension , but they were unable to get them extinguished until the various rooms on the third floor were burnt out , the contents consumed , and part of the roof destroyed . The establishment was undergoing a perfect eleauing preparatory to its re-opening .

      Firs is the West End . —About three o ' clock on Monday morning the residence of Colonel Mitchell , No . 5 , Langham-place , Portland-place , was discovered to be on fire . An alarm was immediately given , and the engines of the London Fire Brigade , West of England Company , and parish , were soon in play . The fire broke out in the first floor , the rooms of which were completely burned out , and the upper part of the house considerably damaged . The houseB adjoining ( No . 4 , in the . occupation of Mrs . II . Rainsden , and Ho . 6 , the residence of Mr . Percival Robins ) also received considerable injury from fire and water . ¦ . i ' . '

      • A fibb attended with a serious destruction of valuable property broke out shortly after twelve o ' clock on Saturday morning last in the immense range of premises , formerly . Aldgate Workhouse , but at the present time in ? the tenure of Messrs . Ritchie and M'Call , household provision manufacturers , situate iu Cock and Hoop-yard , Houndsditch . Tbe flames originated from some unknown cause in tbe staircase of the north wing , and very speedily three of the floors became fired almost simultaneously , and for some time nothing short

      of the complete destruction of the premises could be apprehended . Numerous engines of the London Brigade and West of England Office , with the lloyal Society ' s fire escapes , were remarkably early in arriving , and no time was lost in setting the machines at work , but in spite of the most strenuous exertions of the firemen , it was nearly three o ' clock before the fire could be extinguished . The damage is thus officially reported : — "Three floors of warehouse ; uaed as store-rooms , burned out ; greater part of roof burned off one half of north wing . The floors adjoining , together with their coatenw ,

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      considejablyj J ^ nia ^ iy ^^ er ^^ nj lJu . rAit ^ t ^ in dwelling-house by-water aiidTemovalr"Th 6 : build : ing ^ was insured in the Sun , and ' tbe ' confeiitsin the sEhosnixoffides . " ' ¦>¦¦ - «{' > . ¦ . ; . >^ jj , - ..- > i > - *!'; . ^| , ; s ; j . . Explosion of Fireworks . —On Sunday ; afte&-noon the inhiibitanta - of Northatnptoh-square , Olerkenwell , were thrown into a state of tbe greatest excitement , in consequence of a fearful explosion , by whioh three-persons ' were so seriously injured as to be obliged to be conveyed to the hospital , and whioh occurred on the premises belonging to Mr . F . Bull , a grocer and oilman , carrying on business at No . 7 , " Lower "Smith-street . Mr . Bull was in the habit of preparing a quantity of fireworks for the 6 th of November , principallfor . ; y _

      y the amusement of his immediate friends . On Sunday he procured the aid of two men , ' named respectively Philips and Prickett , who hftd beori engaged for some time filling oase 3 for squibs , Catharine-wheels , serpents , &c- Mr . Bull , who had been superintending the manufacture of the various pyrotechnics , was standing at the ¦ aide of the other men , when some one proposed that a squib which had just been refilled with composition , should be ignited for the purpose of trying the effect of the chaige . This was accordingly done , but almost immediately after doing so the sparks came in contact with a tub of gunpowder , and prepared composition , when an explosion followed , which shook the bouses in the immediate locality to their very

      foundations , and at the same time hurled every article in the various premises contagious to the ground , and prostrated Mr . Bull and his two assistants . They were immediately encircled with flame , and atone time their destruction seemed inevitable . The neighbours rushed into the building , and , with tbe » id of the police , succeeded in rescuing Mr . Bull and the other two men . A child , about two years of age , who was standing at the side Of \ ti father , although knocked down , Btrauge as it may seem , escaped without the least injury . The three . men , viz ., Mr . Bull , and Messrs . Philips and Prickett , upon being rescued from the burning property , were found to be most terribly injured A medical gentleman having been sent for . he at

      once recommended that the three sufferers should be removed to St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , which was accordingly done . Mr . Philips was not expected to survive the ni ght out . The various engines of the London Brigade and West of England office were soon on the spot , but by the time they arrived all danger of any further extension of mischief was at an end . Unfortunately , Mr . Bull was not insured . On Wednesday , Mr . Payne held an inquest on the bodies of Thos . Philips and Jas . Prickett . . The Coroner observed that the manufacture of fireworks was prohibited by law , and that , being an illegal act , any one who should be accessory to the death of another ,. by an explosion of . the composition for making them , would be guilty of manslaughter . ' Some time ago , on the

      occasion of a death from the explosion of gunpowder , which occurred in Southwark , > he felt it his duty to state to the jury that it . nas a case of manslaughter , and when the indictment came before the Recorder at the Central Criminal Court the learned judge supported his view of the law . In this ouse it has unfortunately : happened that all the parties conoerned were the sufferers , and in all probability Mr . Bull would not live loBg . Had another party been the cause of this , melancholy event he would have been answerable for the violation of the law , The jury , porbaps , under the present circumstances , would not press the law to its extremity . Verdict , " That the decased men came to their deaths by an explosion of fireworks , which they were making . " Fatat . Accident at the Westminster House of

      Correction . —On Wednesday an inquest wag held by Mr . . Bedford , the coroner , in the House of Correction , Westminster , on the body of Mary Brown , aged 36 , whose death took place under the following circumstances : —She had not long been in confinement in the prison , and on Friday night gave the usual signal to tho , female warder in attendance that she wished ; to go into the yard , and that officer let her out of the cell and-accompanied her . To get into the yurd there is a sort of ladder about seven feet high , similar to those seen at stable lofts , and without any sort of railing ; while descending the place the prisoner slipped , fractured > one of the bones of the arm ,, and was injured over the eye . The warder went quickly to her assistance , and she

      was taken to the infirmary , where Mr . Lavies , tho surgeon , was promptly In attendance and set the fracture . The woman went on well until erysipelas set in , of which she died on Tuesday . The coroner and jury remarked in strong terms upon such a system existing in a metropolitan prison . The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death , " at tbo same time expressing their opinion that the ladder should no longer be used . Mr . Crae , the deputjgoverhor of the prison , said he would take care their recommendation should be attended to . CniLD MuBDER .--0 n Wednesday evening Mr .

      Payne held an inqueBt . at the Fountain TaverD , Red-cross-streefc ,. upon the body of a new born infant , proved to have been the offspring of Mary Ann Thompson , an unmarried young womnn , aged 19 , and resident at 5 , Butler ' s-alley , Miltonwreet . The body . of the child was found cold at the feet of the mother , who had retired to a closet to give it birth , and the medical evidence showed that haying been born healthy , it had died from pressure on tbe windpipe . A verdict . . of wilful murder again at the young woman was found ; she lies , however , in a condition too dangerous to bB removed , but is in charge of the police .

      The Fifth op November . —The time-worn custom of . chairing Guy Fawkea on this memorable anniversary was better observed on , Wednesday than it has been for many years past , and those who have Vong sighed at the decay of our old customs h . 'id some cause . to congratulate themselves on the revivification of this . The gunpowder plot ' appeared to have been wi-11 remembered in all parts of London , and there was no lack of Guys to divert the young by day and feed the evening fire . The artists entrusted with the construction of the

      effigies appeared to have revelled in the wildest imaginative freedom in choosing their - originals . While many had wrought out rudely the semblance of a pope , others took Cardinal Wiseman as a model . Some , ' carried away by the enthusiasm of the hour , dressed up the young Emperor of Austria , who was chaired with a copy of a celebrated morning journal attached to his coat . Marshal Ilaynau , with his lash , as if seeking another Madame MaderBbach , and Nicholas the Czar , with his knout , were also seen among these specimens of our rising art . To complete the confusion of all characters , a monster Bloomer paraded , doubtless in the belief that a greater , guy ' could not be found thau this strsinge crenter . As an appropriate termination to the eventful day , a grand display of fireworks took place on the grounds of

      the Merchant Seamen ' s Orphan Asylum , Bowroad , in aid of the funds of the institution . The grounds were illuminated somewhat after the fashion adopted at Vuuxhall ; and , in order to give full effect to the entertainment , a band of music wa g engaged . The fireworks , were , upon , the most " liberal 6 cale , " consisting of every variety of the pyrotechnic art , the rockets being decidedly in the ascendant . In the rear of the premises was a gibbet , to which was suspended an effigy of the Pope , and around it were several barrels ^ of tar , which at the proper time were consumed in a most formidable blaze , and his Holiness was soon duly reduced . to tinder , much to the amusement of the spectators . The grounds were attended by a large concourse of people , and the result of the exhibition promised to he of considerable benefit to the charity .

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      ^ J QWTBnOW ! W , W-:: ^ GWCUMVBA& ^?^ S 5-,. ^ 1 m £ k 8 DIAMSM :-Bingkam . Oot .-8 t : « -0 n « - of the riost destructive conflagrations of agricultural produce ttia ' tVever occurred in South Nottinghamshire has this day occupied the attention of the Binghain bench of magistrates , there being every reason to believe that it has been occasioned by an . incendiary . The particulars , of this calamity are a 9 follow : — Peter Kirkham states that lie has charge , bf and resides upon afafm of " 300 acres ; in ' the parish of Ratcliff on-Trenti the property of Earl Manors , and . in the occupatiohof Mr . Thomas Butler . He retired to rest last evening at nine o ' clock , and his wife followed him in about three quarters of an hour . At about ; ten o ' clock he awoKe , thinking there was a . r »_ .. «« .

      lHit in the room , and exclaimed , "You have not pSt out the csnaie . " She replied that she was sure she hadi when he lumped out of bed , and said "The curtains must be on fire . then . Upon examination , however . he soon discovered that the unusual li « ht proceeded from the stack yard , which closely adiuined the house , and that the stacks 'were on fire , which had attained bo firm a hold as to threaten the total destruction of ; the house and farm buildings . Having hastily dressed himself , he gallopped off to Rutcliff , a distance of a mile and a half , where his employer , Mr . Batler , and others , had already been alarmed , and were about setting out to the scene of the conflagration . A man on a swift horse was sent off to Nottingham lor the fire brigade , which is distant about six miles . Mr . Butler & andBm

      farm isabout half way between Ratcliffe gham ; on the right hand side of the road leading from Ra tclitfe , being about a mile and a half from either place . Nothing could be done with any effect until die engines arrived , at five minutes past twelve The stacks destroyed were nine in number , nveoi wheat , eacluthe produce of six and a half acres ; three of barley , severally the produce of thirteen , eleven , and five acreB , and one of clover , the growth of fourteen acres . The only other thing of value burn t was , a drilling machine , left standing in the acuc k yard on the evening of the fire , the property of Mr . William Parr , of Ratcliffe , which had been hired for use on the farm . Mr . Butler was insured to the extent of J ? 700 in the Royal Farmer ' s Office ; but this , it is aaid , will not cover anything like the whole of the loss . . .

      Thk Burglary at Ravbley . —At the bench of magistrates at St . Ives , on Monday , John Titman , of Yoxley , and James Stokes , of Ramsey > were brought up charged with participation in the late burglary ou the premises of Mr . Fairley , with sho .. ting at the said Mr . Fairley with intent , &c , and carrying off a quantity of plate , two watches , sundry wearing apparel , and other articles , his property . Evidence having been adduced , P . G . Benson produced a confession made by Stokes on Sunday , October 2 Gth , and written down by himself . Stokes said , " This is a rum mess to get into , " and witness then told him that if be had anything to say , he should take it down iu writing , and produce it to > the : magistrates . The statement to which Stokes had attached bis mark was read . It

      was to the effect that he and Titman went together to Peterborough to look for work , but could get none , and left to go to Yoxiey and Wood Walton . A man named Hall and another joined them at Peterborough , and accompanied them to Ramsey . When they were near Mr . Fairley ' s , Hall proposed to go and rob it , but he ( Stokes ) refused , saying he should go home ; upon , that , Hall and the other seized him and presenting pistols at his headBWore they would shoot him if he did not go , for he meant telling . When at Fairley ' s they made him hold a pistol as though he would shoot Fairley , but it was not loaded . They took his gun and fired it off in the house . The reason he had his gun with him wag , that be expected to go to a pigeon match ; They , made him hold up the latch while Hall and his

      companion burst open the door . He did not think they meant to shoot Fairley , bni only to frighten him and make him come down so ¦ that they might go . up in search of some money . The prisoners .-aid nothing in their defence , and were fully committed for trial at the assizes . . ' ¦ Incbndiabism in Essix . —Brentwoob , Nov . 1 ; —Several fires have taken place in this county within the last five or six days . A labourer named Austin has been taken into custody . He had been discharged from the union , house , and on being charged with causing one of tlie fires he confessed that he did so ; lie was sick he said of the union house , and liked the gaol better , and should be glad to be transported . He wasexamiued on Monday by the magistrates of the hundred , and was fully committed for trial .

      Accident at the Holyhjad Haubour Worm . —A shucking accident occurred on Saturday afternoon last at the Holyhead Harbour works , by which two men lost their lives . It appears that a train of four waggons , filled with stone from the mountain , got off the rails , and they were precipitated beneath , the woodwork of the temporary pier . One man was crushed to death , and the other was drowned . Sxbikb of Colliers . —The miners employed at the Marquis of Londonderry ' s collieries , at Old Durham ,, Pittington , Broomside , and Pensher , have beeu "on strike" since Monday week last , and from present appearances there does not seDm much probability of their early resuming work . The cause of the strike , we understand , arose from the

      introduction of a new mode of working the coal , which haa recent ^ been brought , forward ia Lord Londonderry's collieries : — Hitherto , it seems , ttoa men , after partly undermining the coal , have been in the habit of blasting it with gunpowder , but this system having beeti found to break tlie coal too much , and thus deteriorate its quality , it has been superseded by a new system , technically termed by ihe miners working Y > y *• p \ ug and feather . " The coal is undermined in the same manner as before , but instead of Wasting , a wedge is driven in at the top of < the seam , and & " fall u thus occasioned . The time occupied in the new mode of working is much longer than that under the old system , and

      the hewers consequently object to its introduction , as it will effect a considerable diminution in their earnings . The men have held meetings at Pensher , Pittington , and Broomside , to discuss their grievances , but we have hot heard of any violence being used , and so far we believe they have conducted themselves peaceably enough . It is not expected that any satisfactory adjustment of differences will be effected until the return of Lord Londonderry , who is at present in . Ireland , but whose arrival at Wynyard is expected to-morrow ( Saturday ) evening . The men , we understand , have appointed a deputation to wait on his lordship , and in the meantime we believe the determination among them is universal not to return to work . —Durham Advertiser . <

      Assault and . Robbery ire Soldiers at Chatham . —At the county magistrates' office at Rochester , on Friday , the 31 st Oct ., Stephen Wheatley , Donald Livingstone , and John Dover , privates in tbe Chatham division of Royal Marines , were brought up in custody , severally charged with a brutal assault on the person of George Brown , and robbing , him of three half-crown !) , two shillings , a knife ,. and tobacco-box . The prisoners , who have only been in the corps for a few months , being recruits from , the mining districts , were committed to the count ; gaol for trial at the next assizes . The Latb Poisoning . ax Bath . — Mr . Crosby :

      solicitor , of Bristol , one of the parties committed for trial on the serious charge of wilful murder at the recent coroner ' s inquisition held at Bath , the particulars of which hare been fully detailed in the "Northern Star , " has been admitted to bail , he himself being bound over in the sum of £ 500 , and two sureties of £ 250 each , Mr , Baron Martin , in granting tbe application for bail , said he had carefullyireadover the depositions , and could not see anything which affected Mr . Crosby . The sureties for Mr . Crosby ' s appearance to take his trial were Mr . R . II . Hellings , solicitor , of Bath , and Mr . Ji . Miller , of Frome . .. ' . '• .

      Tub Fromb Muhdkr . —At the opening of the police . court on Tuesday morning , M « # gs , Ilurd , Satgeant , and Sparrow , the four prisoners charged with the violation and murder of Sarah Watts , at West Woodlands , on the 24 th September last , were placed at the bar , The magistrates at onco procecded with the examination of witnesses in addition to those who have been already produced . The principal witness was Sergeant Smith , of the London detective force , who added much to tho evidence hitherto obtaiued against Ilurd , Sparrow , and Maggs . . The former evidence having been read and confirmed , the prisoners were brought in and duly cautioned , but as neither . of them saia anything of importance , the magistrates after a short consultation , said they fuNy committed tbe prisoners Hurd , Sparrow , and Maggs , to take their trial at the next assizes for the wilful murder of Sarah Watts , and that they discharged Sargeant . ¦ . :

      Capture of Pickpockets at Babxihg Pair . —The detective police succeeded in apprehending not fever than seven of the above class of offenders , for attempting to pick pockets at the above fair ; they gave their names James Newland , Charles White , George Smith , Daniel Blake , Henry Wiseman , William Smith , and Wflliam Jones . They were examined at Iifordjgaol before John Francis , Esq ., and Beatenced to terras of imprisonment , varying from six weeks to fourteen days , with hard labour . They came from London , and some were recognised by Mr . Anderson , the governor of the gaol , as old offenders . Representation of Lewes . —It was announced at tlie constables' dinnor on Monday last , by the legal agent of B . Perfect , Esq . ; that ' it was not tbe intencion of that gentleman to offer himself at the next , election as a candidate for the representation of this town . No reason . whatever was given for this determination .

      Discovhry of a MtrnDEn ;_ A caso of child murdorwas accidentally brought to li ght at Sheffield on Saturday . last A gnnnkeeper'in tlie service of W . K B'xon . Esq was ranging . about in the old P . uk wood , when his attention w drawn to what « x » ot- ^ etl ItmvfH bj a ! etUn of curtosity ; £ m » n % M

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      tempted to make an examination into the contents of the-my 8 tePious-bundle rwhen he discovered that it contained the dead , body of an- infant , in an advanced stage of decomposition . The keeper immediately ' gave information .. to . the police , by whom the body was ' conveyed from its hiding-place to the Sheffield workhouse . , It there underwent a-more minute examination by a medical man , the result of which established beyond all doubt the fact , that the death of the child had been caused by strangulation . tamnfor ) fn mn . lrA nn oraminatirtn flAntant . B

      Smguub Charge of BicuMr .- —The magistrates at the police court , Bristol , were engaged for some hours on Tuesday in hearing a charge of bigamy preferred against a man of the name of John Dorey , a sergeant in the police force of that city , for intermarrying with Mary Ann Pallin , his first wife being Still alive . 'Tlie case excited a pood deal of interest , partly from the circumstance of the prisoner being a police officer , but more particularly from the novel character of the defence which it was understood would be set up on his behalf by his solicitor , Mr . John Ayre . Mr Ayre , aa soon as the case was called on , admitted both marriages , and that the first wife of the prisoner was alive at the time . when the second marriaee took plaoe ; but h « contended

      that by the provisions of the 4 th Geo . IV ., cap . To " , sect . 22 , the second marriage was to all intents and purp 88 es null and void . The 22 tid section provides , ' • • That if any person shall knowingly and wilfully intermarry in any other place than a church , or such public chapel wherein banns may be lawfully published . < Stc , or shall knowingly and wilfully intermarry without due publication of the banns or without a licence from some person legally authorised to grant the same j ' the ' marriage of such person shall be null and void" to all intents and purposes whatsoever . " Now as to the facts of the presene case Dorey , who had before refused marriage in the parish church of Tiverton , near Batb , on account of his not being a parishioner , being desirous

      .. that the ceremony should be performed in Bath , took apartments in that city in order to qualify himself as a resident in a parish there . Rewrote a letter to ft Mr . Hall , in whose house he took the apartments , desiring him to publish the banns . That person copied the names , and in bo doing he , not being acquainted with the prisoner ' s handwriting , made a mistake , and , instead of writing ' * Dorey , '' he mistook the " o" for an " a" and the "r"fora " v , " and wrote "Davey . " The paper in this state was handed to the parish clerk , nnd tor three successive Sundays the name of Davey was called over in church . No suspicion of tbe mistake arose until the parties presented themselves to be married , when , upon the clerk asking their names , and the prisoner giving his as Dorey , the . clerk said it was wrong , as the publication had been in tbe

      name of '' Davey . " This was said in the presence of , the female "; and , the prisoner alluding to his former disappointment , said , " I suppose we shall be done again now . ' A conversation ensued , and the minister was sent for , who said as it was Mr . Hall ' s mistake he would alter the name in the banns book , which ho did' by altering the a and v into o and r . The marriage then took place , but he ( Mr . Ayre ) contended ihat it was invalid , inasmuch as there had ' . been no proper publication of the banns which the Act of Parliament required . Mr . Ayre called witnesses to prove the accident in epppying the name , and the subsequont alteration at the church . —The mgistrates adjourned their decision , to give time to procure the attendance ; of the clerk and minister of the church , but in the meantime they discharged the acoused upon

      recognisances . . Extensive Forgbbies on the Old Bank , ATiisa * BURr . —Considerable excitement has been occasioned in this town , owing to the discovery of an extensive ' system of forgery having been committed on the bank of Z , D . Hunt , 'kuown as the Old Bank , Aylesbury . From what has already transpired , it appears that on Saturday last a young man , of very respectable appearance , arrived in the town , and engaged apartments at the house-of Mr . > Blood , aud in the course of the evening , after tue bank was closed , he made a visit to the shops of the various tradesmen in the town , and making . small . purchases ' of articles , and paying for the same either with a £ 5 or £ 10 note drawn on the above bank , received the change and took his departure , leaving the articles to be sent to his lodgings . This was successfully practised at the shops of

      no . leas than thirteen tradesmen , none of whom had the least suspicion as to the genuineness of the notes , so exceedingly well were ' they executed , and it was not until Monday , when Mr . Quelcb , a draper Of thi 9 town , who always pays his money into the bank on tbe Mond / iy , went there for that purpose , that the forgery was detected . The news spread like wildfire immediately afterwards , when it was discovered that a regular system of plunder had been carried on . The police were soon on the alert , and on Tuesday eveDing a telegraphic message was received that a man answering the description of the person alluded to , and who had been attempting to pass one of the forged notes , had . been stopped by a tradesmen at Oxford , who formerly carried on business ' at Aylesbury , whither the police and Mr . Blood , of whom the apartments were taken , ; liave gone to identity him . ¦ ¦

      Accident , on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway . —The express train whioh left Preston for Manchester oy this line on . Tuesday morning , at niue o'clock , ' met with-a serious accident near Bolton , ' ¦ A coal train had come to a stand , owing to the rails bein g slippery after a fall of snow sue-, ceeded by frost , and the driver of the expreSB , owing to a curve in the line , did not see a signal hoisted to warn him till within about 400 yards of the spot . He took the proper Bteps to prevent a collision by reversing the engine and putting on the breaks , but the slipperiness of tho rails caused the train to glide onwards notwithstanding all bis efforts , and a rather severe shock resulted on the trains coming together . ' The express was a heavy train , of which merchants and manufacturers attending the Manchester Tuesday's market largely

      aviiii themselves , and there were in it a . Jarge proportion of first-class ; carriages and highly respectable people , - who were thrown against each other violently ., The women screamed loudly , and great alarni and confusion succeeded , but it was ultimately found that no lives were lost . A lady had one-thigh broken , and a gentleman one knee dislocated ; the rest of the injuries were limited to cuts and bruises not of a serioua nature . The engine and several of the carriages were a good deal shattered And broken . Surgical aid was procured for the severely injured passengers , but most of the othevs were unwilling to stay for it , and several of them . were after wards , seen on the Manchester Exchange , limping from sprains of the limbs , and bearing markB on their faces ' and foreheads from the collision . '

      Portsmouth . — . Corporal punishment was inflicted on board the iron steam troop-ship Birkenlu-ad , Master-Commander Salmond , on Tuesday morning , in harbour , on one of her seamen , for attempting to stab-the sergeant of marines , ' and others of . the same ship , who were ordered to place him in i ' rona for breaking his leave and drunkenness . He was sentenced . to receive "foHr dozen , " and then be turned'out of the service with a blank discharge . PABBicinK . —At an inquest held on Tuesday , before Mr . Green , coroner for the upper division of Gloucestershire , upon ' the body of Mr . George Hambridge , farmer , of Stow-ou-the-Wold , a verdict of Wilful Murder ' was found by the jury against John Hambridge , alias Freeman ( an illegitimate son of the deceased ) , who . on Saturday last , shot his father dead in his own kitchen . He was lodged in Gloucester county prison , to take his trial at the next March assizes .

      Dbath on Boakd a Dubmn Steamer . —Liverpool , —The coroner for the borough and a jury were engaged in an inquiry touching the death of a child onboard the Dublin and Liverpool screw-steamer Times , on the passage between Dublin and this port , on Thursday last . The mother stated that she was a deck passenger , of whom there were a great many ; that the hold was full of cattle , and that there was no place whatever to shelter , the passengers . The wind blew hard , the rain fell heavily ; and all on deck were saturated with wet from' the sea and the rain . Her child got very ill and cold from such exposure , and » he asked one of the engine men to let her take the infant to the ( ire , but she

      was refused , because she could not Batisfy the man ' s demand of a 6 d . She was therefore' compelled to remain on deck all night , with the sea continually washing over the vessel . She wrapped her infant in her clo » k as well as she could , and on arriving in the Trafalgar Duck begged one of ihe crew to warm the child . The man took it to the fire , but found St dead . It had been , hi , fact , smothered on its mother ' s breast . The jury , in returning their verdict , made a presentiment that it was a most abo minablethiBg that there was no shelter in these boats for passengers , particularly for those who had infants and children ; and that the loss of the child ' s life was in a great measure owing to the want-of a place where ahe could have taken the child to wHrttx ic «

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      y J ? - ? - ^ - »^ -TJ »« . / . ^ . SHgo ' Jonrnar ? followmg curMuf sla ' femetit in reference All ' k gration drain - : . « 'Althougb forthis year L ! e ei ? ifronrlhis locality , is substantially over v V gral i < m evc ? y day reminded of . it by the extreme & 'e labourers ; and it is literally a fact thnt « y * not a single domestic servant to be bad insr *» this moment acquainted with the cnmn , n ? ° t household duties In a year or two Se S < little doubt the wages of the country will l , " ! ^ J siderably increased . " ' ' have co . The Catholic Univebsity . —It was an ™ ou Saturday evening that the Rev . Dr c . Z ^ received a letter from the Earl of Shrewsbii ^ closing the munificent subscription of £ 150 t eu " the funds of the Catholic University , £ ifin . f a d 3 amount being in the name of the ( Jimm at Shrewsbury , and the remaining £ 50 in tint 1 , o £ lordship himself . It is rumoured that thp S Earl has also for warded a subscription V ^ towards the funds of the Defence Association °° . Th * Emigration MevKUKNi . -AUhou . rh \\ n > has now fairly set in , and thus early there ! " , ter pect of its being a severe season , the fljont nf ' ti ' people proceeds almost as generally „ lt L S ' H » the months of spring and summer . The arriWi I emigrants in Dublin do not appear to be nut tv " ra ' ' » .:. ¦ - \ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ , ' " ^^^ ^^

      numerous , yet tne leading ship-brokers find it , Tim cult enough fo provide accommodation for the i- ' cants for passage who swarm the offices alon'tt quays and docks here . A respectable medica ° r titioiier in the metropolis and his numerous ' fimn were among last -week ' s departure for e * Yn Lj and , if report speaks truly , next year will JZJ * the exodus of no inconsiderable body oftli / . mom bers of another profession , that of the law . the b ' " ness of which has declined , and must still furtlf' * decline to a point at which it would he ho « el /« tl expect that provision could be made for one . fourtl , of the persons who had heretofore derived a nnm petence from this fast fading branch of high ip " sources . Speaking of the flight from the M ) uth th , ' " Tipperary Free Press " says : — " The emigration of the people has progressed , and is pro » ressin » u

      an awtul extent . On Thursday over sixty car-loads of peasants from the counties of Tipperary and Ki [ , kenny arrived in Waterford , to take shipping for Live / pool en route to America . In most instances they appeared of the better class , and were well and comfortably clothed . A singular fact among them were several old men and women , who were going doubtless to join their children in the laud of freedom . " Erom the north riding of the same county , if appears by a local paper , that the guardians ot the Nenagh Union have cbroe to a unanimous deter * mination to further thin the population by promo . ting the emigration of paupers to the Auattaiiaa colonies . It is in contemplation ' to send 1 , 000 at least of tho able-bodied and youthful paupers the majority of wlmm are to be females . '

      The Londohdkriit Masifbsto . —At a meetm * of the Committee of the D ^ rby Tenant-right Association last week , the followin g resolutions wero adopted;— " Resolved , ThaY vre regard the conduct of the Marquis of Londonderry , in threatening to deprive his . tenantry of : their property fur the exercise of their civil rights , as a violation of the constitution , aggravated by his position as a peer of the realm ; and that , in our judgment , auch a gross abuse of landlord power should excite universal indignation against the system that generates it and

      tbe laws by which it is maintained . " " That we tender the tribute of our admiration and our cordial thanks to the people of Newtownards and the Londonderry tenantry for repelling , with so noble a feeling of independence and BUch manly determination , this insolent aggression on their rights , interests and liberties ; and we trust they will . continue , by all legal means and by the moral power of a firm union and co-operation , the tenant-right which they inherit by virtue of an unwritten law that should be as binding upon landlords as any statute . " Similar resolutions have been adopted by the Strabana

      Association . „ . ' Reduotiox of Rkot . —Mrs . Smith visited het estate at Ardcroney , in the county Tipperary , a few days ago . She visited the houses of her tenantry , and announced her / intention of reducing their rents 20 per cent , together with forgiving all arrears , amounting to £ 800 , due at last May . Election Rkpohts , —A Wexford paper announces on authority , that the only son of tlie Hon . -Mr . Fellowes , the agent of the Portsmouth estates in that county , will contest Wexford against all coiners at the next election . Tbe former representatire , John James Bodkin , Esq ., Itilconer , has deter * mined to offer himself as a candidate for the count ; of Galway . Lord M'Hale has decided that -Mr . St . George must retire .

      Pauper Emigration . —The guardians of the Neuagh Union have resolved to promote pauper emigration to the utmost of their means . They propose , if they can succeed in obtaining a loan from rlie Exchequer , to send 1 , 000 youthful paupers , cluetty females , to Australia . This could be done for £ 0 , 000 . The support of the same number of paupers in the workhouse for a year is £ 4 , 000 , bo that for eighteen montbs' maintenance the iVenaga board would get

      rid of this heavy annual charge . DisiKKsa among TiiBFAnMERS . —Fourteen farmers of tbe comity of Tipperary applied for the benefit ol the Insolvent Act on Monday last . The great majority of them easily satisfied Mr . Commissioner Baldwin that it wag utterly impossible for them to keep out of debt , considering lhe highmes , refits , ami charges , to which they had been . for some time subjected , and the uaremunerating prices of agricultural produce . They were accordingly discharged .

      Atlullamove Quarter Session , last week , Thoniss Maughban , sentenced to teu years' transportation for having stolen property , dashed his cap at tlie assistant barrister , Mr . Barren , with an exclamation of contempt and defiance . He was brought up , and sentenced to 15 year' transportation , at the request of the magistrates in court . The barrister from Dublin , who came to attend the quarter sessions at Limerick , returned wulmut receiving a brief . - Sals of encumbered Estates . — The extensive estates of Hercules llobinsou , Esq ., situate in the counties of Meath and Westmeath , were offered for sale on Tuesday in the court at H ei'rietU-street . They were subdivided into eight lots , but owing to tbe utter inadequacy of the ofiers made , only une trifling lot was sold , to an English gentleman , for £ 800 . It is clear the land market is even lower now thau it was at any time since this court came into operation .

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      ^ & ~ COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAR NEWCASTLE . SEVEN LIVES LOST . Newcastle , Nov . 1 . —On Friday morning another of those disastrous ucciilents which , unfortunately , are of such frequent occurrence in the coal-mining districts , touk place at AVest Moor Pit , near Killing ' worth , a colliery village on the York , Newcastle , and Berwick Railway , and about six railes from Newcastle-upon-Tyne . The colliery formerly belonged to Lord Ravensworth , but is now die property of Messrs . John Bowes and Co . About one o ' clock in the afternoon , the pit being in full operation , and upwards of 100 men at work , an explosion occurred in the metnl coal drift in tbe soutti diacrict

      of the pit . Fourteen men were working in t " part of the pit where the explosion took place . Mr . VV . Hunter , the undervicwer ; Mr . Robert The * . the overman ; and J ^ r , UoOm Armstrong , ^ wasfceinan , imrnedhitiJly , ^ descended thu pit , and found that in consequence of a breakage in tlie bank , the fire had been completely uut out . Attempts were immediately m , » do to rescue tbemeu , and in a short time eight , who were very severely buvnt , were brought to bank alive , and conv ejea to their homes , Six others wore still missinj ;; «»

      ao half past two o ' ulouk the first dead body vras brought up , and subsequently five others , all « which were very much blackened and disfigured . « was ten o clock in the evening before the i ^ b 0 ^ was brought , to bank . At seven o ' clock in ilic ev ening a boy of the name of Mason died from tne injuries he had received , making a total of seven deaths . All the men , we regret to say , I " " ! CIt widow 3 , an . ! mnny ot them children . The follows are itue names of the sufferers who still survive , out most of them lie in a dangerous state :-Josepn .

      Ellison , Robert Nicholson , Musgrove ClarK , aw Christo pher Young-all of whom are married w * —and George Ellison , Robert H arding , a » " »'' liam Jordon , unmarried . The following are t »« names of the deceased :-Geori » o Gray , wilV , but "I family ; William Hay , wife , and two children . Georgo C . nnpbel ) , wif-, and two children ; ¦>»*» Hedley , wife , and three children ; William I c »« ' wife , but iio family dependent upon him ; K 0 ^ Carr , wife , and three clildren ; William IIkm , boy . Since the explosion , Mr . Dunn , the Oovcri ment inspector , has been down the pit , accompany by three of the workman , aud inspected the nw > and mode of ventilation . Ho , of course , win ^ report untilthe adjourned inquest . With tue i- . _ ception of a little boy , of the mime of George son , who is sadly burnt , there ia a strong P ^ ' bility that the other persons who were mjurtu . the tire will -recover . Mr . Dunn ngui" rupe- " what he said at Washington , that if he ju ( = a fiom appearances , there was not a colliurj ¦' had condition iu the district , for . thoug h i ' '

      appointed for the especial purpose of attoi > ji . i the complaints of the -workmen regarding t »« ^ tilatiou of Uiu mines in which they Motti y ' instance had lie been requested by any body j , y or by one individual , to inaku an inspection o ' of those mines .

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      Tub Pale Packs .--Fredtiku Bwmer , tlie rig day in Wisconsin , was invited to sit near tu . where some other ladies were seated f but m " No , no ; you American Indies are very han *® of but you are t > o white . You hit down by j " ^ your own makinji , and neglect the great tire tl )» yOll has placed in the Heavens , which would give . health and colour . "

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      & $ * Prownw * . Body Fodhb—Warkworth Habboor . —On the 30 th , of October at Amble , near Acklington , a man , apparently from five feet nine to five feet ten inches in height , stout made , was picked up north of this harbour . Had on dark trousers and waistcoat , striped shirt , and a pair of new sea boots j and on him . was found a bunch of key 8 ) knifei and watch , maker ' s name "Wm . Ward , Brainpton , No . 600 , " small curb-chain ( Germansilver , ) two papers . Inside of one is written " Feb ! 6 th , 2 s . ; " on the other on one side a flower is worked on muslin with silk ; an « j on' the other the following lines : — "When far from home we be removed , and distant far from thee , " '

      Receive this token in remembrance of me ;" and on the other side ia a picture ; representing an angel holding a aerpent up , the tail of which is coiled round his leg , and a globe is near Sv . iu ; an inscription above all of" Tempus inaperator rerum . " An inquest was held on the bodyonthe 3 l 9 tult ., wben a verdict of " Found drowned" was returned , The body wasinterred in Warkworth church-yard . The Bishop op Exetbb ' s Ssntbnce ' on the Rev . R . Antram . —Tlie Right" Rev . the Lord Bishop of Exeter , by consent of the defendant , pronoiinced sentence on the Rev . Richard Antram , incumbent of the parish of Siapton , Devon , on Monday at the Chapter Bouse . There had been a previous inquiry under the Church Discipline Act , and the commissioners reported there \ iereprima facie ground for further proceedings . The offences charged were

      that he bad . not performed Divine Service on the morning and evening of Good Friday , nor on the the evening of Easter-day ; that he had not resorted , upon noiice , to the house of a parishioner on Slst of January last to baptise an infant , then dangerously ill , by which neglect tbe child died unbaptised ; and that on the 3 rd of March he had refused or delayed to bury a corpse of a child , brought to the churchyard after due notice given . His Lordship , in pronouncing judgment , said , in reference te the refusal of baptism , he was bound to pronounce the full sentence proscribed by the 69 th Canon , that the defendant be , and was thereby by him ( the bishop ) suspended for three months , and further that before bis restitution he should acknowledge his fault ) and promise before him , bis ordinary , that he would not wilfully incur the like Bgain .

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      ? 5 vii aim . Rkprhskmta tion of KiNSALE .-Another-being already { he fourth-candidate-has started for the much coveted honour of representing the borough of Kmsale , m the peisou of Me . Hamilton Geale , oi Dublin . . ,

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 8, 1851, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1651/page/6/