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      J ^^^^^^^^^^ g ^ s ^^ ^ JJnSST INTELLIGENCE . j v STIR OF FREEDOM OFFICE . ™ Saturday , J « I

      CARLISLE . OFFICIAL DECLARATION . At half-past four the Mayor appeared upon the hustings , and declared that he had summed up the poll-books and found the numbers to be—For Sir James Grnharn 525 For Mr . Ferguson 512 For Mr . Hodgson 419 He therefore , amidst tremendous cheering , declared Sir James Graham and Mr . Ferguson to be duly elected . Sir James Graham then proceeded to address the assemblage ; but was met with much interruption , in allusion to which lie said : —There is immediately below me a small knot of men who appear to be resolved that you shall not hear me—it is for you to decide whether they shall have their nay or not . [ At this moment a vigorous rush was made by the majority , which had the effect of sweeping the malcontents clear from the market-place . This wis not accomplished without a struggle , however ; one man in particular , who seemed to be the ringleader , made a desperate resistance , seized one of the opponents by tbe hair of tie head , and dragged him with him out of the crowd , and otherwise inflicted upon him severe punishment . But the movement bad the effect of restoring quiet throughout the rest of the proceedings . ] Sir James Graham then proceeded with his address ,.- which contained the usual amount of parliamentary bosh , for which the ' speeches of Sir . James are so celebrated . A vote of thanks to the mayor closed tbe proceedings . THETFORD . Yesterday the Earl of Euston and the Hon : Francis Baring were elected for this borough without opposition at tbe Town-ball .

      BANBURY . Mr . Tancred was re-elected yesterday without opposition . MIDHURST . The Right Hon . S . H . Walpolo was re-elected yesterday for tbe borough of Midhursfc . Mr . Walpole delivered an address to the electors . COLCHESTER . Fbidat . —The government candidates , Hawkins and Manner ? , Lave been returned by large majorities . An immense crowd collected to hear the official declaration of the poll ; and the excitement , previously very great , was brought to a climax by an attempt of the band of the Blue party to pass down the street . Banners were seized and torn to atoms ,, placards smashed , and blows given and returned . Tbe police ( draughted from different parts of the county to the number of nearly 150 ) were ordered to advance , and for a few minutes a desperate fight engued , in which the blows of the police truncheons could be heard above the almost deafening uproar which prevailed . Eventually the mob gave way , and order being partially restored , the police returned to their former position , and fortunately were not again required ; but so excited was the feeling of the crowd that neither the successful nor the unsuccessful candidates conld obtain a bearing ; and after several attempts to address the assembly , the task was given up as hopeless . At the time onr report left , the mob bad dispersed , bnt 111 the publio housei were filled to overflowing , and the greatest excitement still prevailed .

      SOTJTHWARK . THK OFFICIAL DECLARATIOK . Ibe official declaration of the result of tbe poll for the various candidates for this borough was yesterd y made by Mr . Fritchard , the high bailiff , on the hustings in tbe front of the Town Hall . The numbers announced were , for—Sir W . Molesworth 3 , 941 Apsley Pellatt 3 , 887 G . Scovell 2 , 909 Majority of Sir William Molesworth over Mr . Pellatt 64 , and over Mr . Scovell 1 , 032 ; the majority of Mr . Pellatt over Mr : Scovell being 978 . Tbe result was received with cheers and the usual marks of approbation by the friends and supporters of the respective candidates , who addressed the assembly , and a rote of thanks to the bailiff closed the proceedings . NEWPORT ( ISLE OF WIGHT . ) Tbe election bas been taken up by the Chartists of Newport , who have heretofore held back , so that the whole Liberal force has been brought to bear in favour of Biggi and Massey . They took the lead and kept it the whole day . CLOSE OF IHE POLL . Biggg 302 Mas 3 ey 301 Plowden 252 Martin 252 RIOTING AT WAKEFIELD . At the close of the poll the numbers stood as follows : — Sandars 359 Leatham ... 326 Majority for Sandars 33 The town was in a state of considerable excitement , and teveral street brawls took place : About eleven o ' clock , jwwever , matters became so serious in Kirkgate that a dewcn-iient oftheEuniskillen Dragoons , which had been hijacking in the suburbs of the town , were sent for , and , hLt Ac . ' navin S oeen read i ordered to clear the iireets . This the soldiers accomplished with no more jwstilrty to the niob than they conld possibly avoid , and * v repeatedly caracoling their horsea backwards and forp ^ Y > a& length succeeded in breaking up the mass of T . W 0 L 7 ERHAMPT 0 N . rt nomination and election for this borough took £ . ""* 1 *« terday , and resulted in the return of the old Mem oirs , Messrs . Villiera and Thornley , who have sat for m £ S since 1835 . « r . Tubers delivered a lengthy Free Trade speech which ^ muoh applauded . T . BURY ST . EDMUNDS-4 IW poll commeaeei here on Friday morning at eight

      . . , . —M . ^__^__ lock , and from first to last tbe contest lav entirely beeen Bunbury ( Liberal ) and Stuart ( Ministerialist ) , tho ; urn of Earl Jermyn ( Liberal Conservative ) never fora > ment being matter of doubt . At the close of tho poll the Mayor ( Mr . J . P . Everard ) dared the regult as follows :-. , Jermyn „ 493 J | tu \ ... " ... 328 1 Bunbury 319 ^ ., , CRICKLADE . i Messrs . John Neil and A . L . Lockhart ( Conservatives ) ere yesterday re-elected to represent this borough . MANCHESTER . OFFICIAL DECLARATION . YeBterday at eleven o ' clock , the mayor delivered the fol-) wing declaration : — Milner Gibson 5 , 762 Bright 5 . 475 Loch ... 4 , 364 Denman 3 , 969 Iis worship therefore declared that the Right Hon . Thomas klilner Gibson and Mr . John Bright wers duly elected as nembers to represent tbe borough in the ensuing parlianent . ( Cheering . ) Three hearty cheers were given for his worship . Mr . Gibson returned thanks on bebalf of himself and Mr , Bright , who was at Rochdale . HELSTONE . Sir R . R . Vyvian has been elected . LISKEi ^ . Mr . Crowder bas been r «* urned without opposition . . WAREHAM . Drax returned ; no opposition , RADNOR BOROUGH . Sir F . Lewis returned without oppos . ? " - ., PEMBROKE . Sir" John Owen returned .

      EYE . Mr . E . Kerrison haB been returned , without opposition , KENDAL . The late member , Mr . George Carr Glyn , re-elected . SANDWICH . Lord C . Clinton , one of the late members , and Mr . M'Gregor , have been returned . WALSALL . Mr . Forster returned , Mr . Marshall having retired . INVERNESS BURGHS . The nomination took place on Thursday . The only candidate was the late member , Mr . A . Matheaon , who was therefore again elected . KIRKALDY DISTRICT . Ferguson returned . MONTROSE BURGHS . Mr . Hume was proposed by Provost Potter , seconded by Mr . D . Guthrie , and declared elected . PERTH . Kinn ; iird returned . BANDON Bandok , July 9 . —Lord Bernard , the old member , is returned . COLERAINE . CoiKBAiNK , Friday . —Lord Naas was elected this day , without a contest . LONDONDERRY CITY . Londonderry , ^ Friday . —This day Sir Robert Ferguson was returned without opposition .

      LEITH . STERNAL JUSTICE AT A DISCOUNT . The nomination of this district of burghs took place on Thursday . The three candidates in the field were—Mr . Moncreiff ' the Lord-Advocate under the Whig government ; Mr . Henderson , a London merchant ; and Mr . M . Dickey , an Irishman , who according to hi 3 own account , " represented the principles of eternal justice . " Mr . MoncreiS and Mr . Henderson were escorted to the hustings by large bodies of supporters , but Mr . Dickey appeared alone , amid much laughter , in his division of the huBtings . After the nomination of Mr . Moncrieff and Mr . Henderson , Mr . Dickey presented himself , and said that , as he paid hi 3 share of the hustings and wished to go forward to the poll , he would feel obliged if any elector in the crowd would step up and undertake to nominate him . ( Roars of laughter . ) No one having responded to this appeal , Mr . Dickey shrank back abashed , which led one person in the crowd to cry out that it was " a' dickie with him . " CLOSE OF THE POLL . Moncrieff 640 Henderson 406 GATESHEAD . CLOSE OF TBE POLL . Hntt 270 Liddell < 190 Walters 136 GLASGOW . CLOSE OF THE POLL . ' Hastie ( Liberal ) 3 , 205 M'Gregor ( Liberal ) ... ... ... 3 , 143 Blackburn ( Conservative ) 1 , 683 COCKERMOUTH . CLOSE OF TBE POLL * Aglionby 154 Wyndham 160 Horsman ... 147 PLYMOUTH . ! CLOSE OF THE POLL . ' Mare ( Derbyite ) 1 , 036 Collier ( Liberal ) 1 , 004 Braine ... 906 Escott 372 First two returned ; ROCHDALE : . " - CLOSE OF THE POLL . ' . Miall ... 529 Ramsay 375 LEEDS : Goodman 2 , 344 Baines ... 2 , 311 Hall ... ... 1 , 132 Sidney ... ... 1 , 089 ABERDEEN . CLOSE OF THE POLL . Thompson - 603 Sir A . L . Hay 435 BURY . CLOSE OF THE POLL . Peel 472 Duncan , ... 410 WESTBURY . CLOSE OF THE POLL . Wilson 145 Lopes ... ... 138 CHELTENHAM . CLOSE OF THE POLL . Berkeley 999 Jones ... ... 869

      OLDHAM . . CLOSE OF THE POLL . Cobhett 957 Duncufe 86 S Fox 777 SIOCKPORT . Cershaw ... ... ... 725 Smith ... ... 622 Heald ... : ... ... 549 RIOTS AT WI 3 AN . On Thursday night a riot took place between tbe Orangemen aud Catholics . The magistrates immediately swore in a large number of special constables , and the Moot-hall , with the cells underneath , and the cells at the police-office , .. are now crowded witb prisoners . Many of the men taken into custody were armed with hammers , adzes , and other dangerous weapons . A special engine was despatched to Preston for military assistance . NORWICH . On Thursday morning the polling commenced at eight o'clook , and continued briskly at twenty places . The following is the final result : — Peto 2 , 180 Warner ... 2 , 138 ' Douro 1 , 588 Diokson 1 , 464 The leaders of the Conservative party have published a handbill denying the validity of the election , on the ground of systematic bribery and intimidation . ANDOVER . Cobitt and Coles ( Conservatives ) have been returned by largo majorities . There are ten newspapers in ^ Austria , fourteen in Africa , "twenty-four in Spain , twenty in Portugal , thirty in Asia , sixty-five in Belgium , eighty-five in Denmark , ninety in Russia and Poland , three hundred in Prussia , three hundred and twenty in other Germanic states , fire hundred in Great Britain and Ireland , and ono thousand eight hundred iu the United States . - 1 I f , i r ) ' |

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      THE BRADFORD . NOMINATION . ! ~ TO THE READERS OP THE STAR OF FREEDOM . jg Friends , —Althougb it is not true , as Betforth in the I Bradford report , that the Tory candidate , Wickham , had a show of hands larger than that exhibited for , me it is true that I lost tho show of hands . It may be well to give a few . words of explanation . Some weeks ago I received a letter inviting me to M stand' for Bradford . It was at tbe time tbe ' Star of Freedom' was commencing , and not Beeing that I could leave London without great inconvenience , I i declined the honour . . * Weeks passed away , when about the latter , end of last week I received another letter from Brad- ' ford , soliciting my attendance at the Nomination . I , would rather have declined . But as IhadformouthB past been urgiqg the Democratic party to assert its principles on the Hustings , I felt it would ill-become T ^ e to shrink from a duty 1 had urged upon others . Additional letters decided compliance with the wishes of my friends . Those letters reached my hands only on Monday , July ofcli , at half . past nine o ' clock in tho morning . At half-past ten I left Buston-square Terminus for Bradford ; and arrived at my destina-• tion at eight o ' clock in the evening . An open air meeting had been called , but at an ' out-of-the-way place , in apart of Bradford nofccalu . lated to have the least effect upon the population at I fn By * unanimous vote of that meeting I was committed to take my ptand the following day M ' Chat'ttst candidate . ' I was . nominated by Mb Hudson , Town Councillor , and Mr . < Vok » bookseller . It was eviu ' enti that two-thirds of the assemblage had- had no prVvi ° U 8 knowledge of my candidature , and were altogethb . r taken bv surprise . I spoke at length . l was wel 1 received by the great body of the peoplt > "» au ; d was respectfull y listened to by both parties—t » ^ eral an (* Tory—on the hustings . I acted neither on t ^ t smashing' nor the compromise' policy , but on that o / democratic independence of both parties .

      It is not true that that which I aaid- / e 8 Pec l 1111 * Free Trade , machinery , and unregulated coi . ? weti tion , was ' at once and spontaneously contradicted by thegreat mass of people present . ' To certain of my remarks some over zealous Free Traders cried ' No ! No ! ' To which n large , number of Woolcombers and others in the body of the assembly answerfedj ; 1 Yes ! yes ! ' This is the simple truth . / ' S I lost the show of hands , a fact ea 9 y to account for . I had issued no address to the electors . My friends had not announced me as a candidate . Entering the town only ;; the evening previously , there was no time to arouse the people . no time to enlighten them , no time to prepare them to take a

      worthy part at the Nomination . The people were already exhausted when I commenced to address them . I' therefore had no fair chance of thoroughly enlightening and arousing them there and then . Nevertheless , I had the suffrages of all those who remained faithful to pure JDemocracy . Before the show of hands could be taken for me the ' great mass of the People had . voted for Colonel Thompson , and the majority for . Mi \ Milligan ; and to make matters worse , on coming to my name the Mayor—who otherwise acted with the most perfect propriety and courtesy—observed that he understood Mr . Harney was not going to the poll ; still , as he had been nominated , it was his { the Mayor ' s ) duty to call for a show of hands . ' The effect of these words will be understood . Numbers , within the hearing of my friends , immediately remarked , 'There ' s no use holding up hands for him , as he ' s not going to the poll . ' Accordingly , they did not hold up their hands . If I had done as every man should do so situated : issued an Address to the Electors and Non-Electora , spent at least a week in Bradford addressing meetings in various parts of the town , elucidating questions in principle aud detail , which it is not possible to adequately treat of on the day of Nomination ; if I had had a well-organised committee , and acted as though I fully intended to go to the poll , it is certain I would have carried , j ; he show of hands . As it is , I regret not > my visit to . Bradford . At ^ some sacrifice I did my duty ; and failing , T 'failed - with honour . Infinitely preferable to gaining a victory by dishonourable means , or being guilty of a sneaking desertion of Duty . " The rejection of Colonel Thompson by the electors will do good . Although I have nothing in common with the Colonel , I feel bouud to say that his rejection is the triumph of bigotry ,, and local influence , over intellect and life-long consistency . I purpose to be in Bradford again within two or three weeks , and I do not despair that I shall be able to lay the foundation of such a democratic power in that town , as will restore its ancient reputation , and enable the democracy at the next election—come when it may—to command supremacy at the hustings , and contest victory at the poll . Our motto being : — No union—no compromise with either faction —But Labour ' s Rights , Democratic and Social . ' G . JULIAN HARNEY . London , July 9 , 1852 .

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      jr The Secretaries , of Trades' Unions and othei bodies associated to protect and advance the interests of Labour , will oblige by . forwarding reportB 6 f . Trades' Meetings , Strikes , and other information affecting the . sooial position of the Working Classes . A lOETHUMBBBlA ^^ ro gnMAM MINERS' &ELE - j The Minors of Northumberland mid Durham held their I isual Delegate meeting at the house of M . Jude , Ducrow . > ar , High-bridge , Newcastle « on-Tyne , ou Saturday , July ] he 3 rd . On the motion of Mr . . James Kawling , Mr . John Hall ] was elected to preside . He onefly , but energeticall y , laid ] iown the precise business of tho delegates . The various collieries woro then called over by the Secretary ( M . Jude ) , and tho monies for the general fund : being paid in , it was agreed that-tho Secretary read the (¦ nrrfisnnndence whioh had . taken place since the dele < rat . pa

      last met . Theooi-rospondenoe—whion was very extensive—consisted clrieflj of letters from other mining districts—Lancashire , Yorkshire , and Scotland—and from various gentlemen , relative to the present parliamentary inquiry into tho oause of explosions and other accidents in coal mines , some 0 which detailed the exertions now being made , to adopt - lio . il measures for preventing suoil di » 8 ti *' a 8 anrf . ^ JJJ " sive loss of life , notably tho communications of Mr J Mather , of South Suliw'iS , and Mr . William Cooper of London . . ' The delegates then took up the case of Benjamin Embleton , a Veteran , who has fought for the Miners moro than forty years , and who is now nearly destitute of any means of . subsistence . A resolution was adopted to lay his case before the various collieries , with the view of obtaining a subscription to enable him to publish a record of his life , whioh he is now writing , and to otherwise assist so worthy a character . All subscriptions and donations to be sent to M . Jude ,. Newoastle , or paid over to Benjamin Embleton himself , where convenient . The Haswell Colliery delegate then called attention to tlie infamous conduct of J . Aaiour , who had been attempting to sow discord among the men of that colliery . Tho Secretary was instructed to write to Amour and apprise him of the unfounded nature of the statements he had made : The case of the workmen , charged with rioting at the Borrington Colliery , was then entered into , and the Secretary having given a detailed account of the great and important question raised by the defendants counsel and solicitor , W . P . Roberts , at the trial s regarding the right of the masters to eject the workmen from the nouses on so short a notice , und which , in tbis instance , was the cause of the riot , it was agreed that the Secretary writo to each colliery on the necessity of a collection being made to repay the debt due upon the extra exertions made to save the parties from going to prison . . It , was resolved : — " That the subject of holding a public general meeting of Miners on Shadows ( famed ) Hill , on Saturday , July 31 st , be laid before the colliers , and that the votes for and against the same be sent to tho Seoretary ou or before the 17 th inst . " " That the contributions to the general fund bo thre < i halfpence per month , and that the same stand forthr » P monthsj unless altered by a general delegate meeting " The whole of the busicesa before the delegates havim * « one through , the Chairman dissolved the meeHnJ * thBdHfeV ' ^ Pi ^ glDS i selves to use their best endea ' vouW to «^ ° , th ? r'ghtS ° Wpwtgrinrt the encroach , merits of capita . / M ' Jui ) B ' Sectary .

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      NATI 0 NAu ^ R 0 ^ PERITYIO THB BDIIOR 02 " THE STAR I » j 7 . FREED 0 1 M ' Sir , —In all ages of tfis world the " > v ? h * ve > to a greater or less extent , been oppressed i > 7 * " ® strong ; and perhaps nothing short of the practical adoption , and a life guided by the noble and generous principles of Christianity , can destroy the causes of oppression . Oppression , whatever form it assumes , is the natural offspring of injustice . It will be found as a rule that those who complain of the tyranny of others are , in their own sphere of life , when they can exercise any power , as tyrannical to those dependent . upon them—nay , infinitely more so —than those of whom they publicly complain . The follies of this class of men minister to the aggrandisement of others . They build those gaudy palaces , or hells of infamy , which rear their deceptive heads , and strike the eye with their superficial splendour . The internal and external attractions of those splendid gin palaces , found in every town in the kingdom , are the places where the foolish among the working classes deposit their liberty , and leave them the veriest slaves . They are buffeted and insulted by others , and deservedly so ; for what a man sows he shall also reap . Follow such men home , and there , instead of finding them the fostering parents of happy families , you find them absolute tyrants over dependent weakness . Tyranny will always exist so long as men brutally barter their liberty , for a draught of fire-water , instead of making use of it for the ' proper education and development of those interesting beings , who may live either to bless or curse the author of their existence , according as the precept and example of their parents have formed their ; characters . So long as these practices are tolerated i Dy Democrats , their principles will continually be r scandalised . Democracy being an universal principle opens its portal 84 o all ; and , as a ~ consequence , the difficulty to prevent bad . and vicious agents from taking prominent positions in the movement is so much the greater ; where vice is there you see an agent of tyranny , whether in the person-of a Democrat or an AristnnrAfc .

      A season of prosperity is dawning upon these realms ; but it will be no prosperity to fools . Though they may realise increased resources with less labour , their vicious appetites will absorb all . Prosperity to such is a cuwe instead of a blessing ; yet , all opposing principles to prosperity should be removed , in order that the evil generated by vicious habits should become so intolerable that all the good and wise might be induced to unite for tbe destruction of those institutions which generate vice . The sober thinking and experienced Democrats will take advantage of tbe coming prosperity , and turn it to good account . They will increase both their material and intellectual strength , and thus establish a position as a party respectable in its character , and not to be coolly slighted by their opponents . The principles of Democracy being the principles of self-government , and wherever , or by whomsoever expressed , if the exponent have them not in himself , so as wisely to govern himself and his own family , hit profession is vain , and can do no good to tbe cause of freedoo . There are Borne parties who contend , and from statistics endeavour to prove , that we « re sinking as a n » . tion . I have no faith in such reasoning , believing that statistics can be made to say anything . On general grounds it may be safely affirmed that never , in the history of our country , were the elements of prosperity in greater abundance than at present . Our agricultural prospects art splendid , tbe fruits of tbe earth are likely to be abundant and their price moderate . The effects of a repeal of thai odious tax on the people ' s food are visible on every band Tike a view of the people when promiscuously assembled in large numbers , and a degree of contentment is observable on their countenancerjjwhicb ft striking , when contrasted with th « years of political agitation created by empty stomachs The improvement caused by free trade in corn is evident to all , and this state of things will continue to improve . Tne lethargy ever the result of protection , is being destroyed amongst the farmers ; they are . stimulated to increased exertion and a more abundant application of capital in the cultivation of the soil , which will enable them to sell their productions in their own market et a cheaper rate than the foreigners can afford , so that ultimately we shall not import corn inte this country but what may be required to supply any deficiency of home produce arising from unfavourable seasons . While , at the same time , the farmers are compelled to do this , they will also be under tbe necessity of becoming more intelligent in relation to laws which really govern the value of their productions ;¦ they will find that restrictions , produced by the system of indirect taxation , prevent tbe full development of . the consuming powers of their own customers—they will see that the duty on tea is so outrageously large that it interferes to a very considerable extent with our trade with China ; and were the duty repealed the trade with that country might probably be quadrdplefl iwhich-would produce a great improvement to all engaged in commercial pursuits . And thesa being his customers , would be placed in a much more favourable position to pay higher prices . In fact , tbe farmers will become hoancial Reformers , which is important , as all our politics are based on the principle of finance , both in relation to governors and governed . There is another element of prosparity which maybe considered as purely accidental , but will probably produce great changes in the civilised worldviz ., the gold deposits of Australia and California . On some future occasion , I may . ^ Hh your permission , furnish your readers witb my thoughts on tbis subject . U n S on u' , o c lifaXj John Culpan , Jun . June 29 ib , 1852 .

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      IRELAND . .. .. Dublin , Friday Morning . THE ELECTIONS . Everything indicates the advent of a fierce sectarian struggle at this side of the Channel . The two great rival parties are arrayed against each other , and animated by the Bame deadly hostility , which characterized the agitation that preceded and immediately followed the concession of the " Catholic claims . "

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      Destructive Fires and Loss of Life . — -Yesterday morning , about two o ' clock , a fire , attended with a considerable loss of properly , and unfortunately with the loss of one life , happened on the premises belonging io Mr . W . Johnson , St . George ' s Tavern , Sh George ' s-street , Commercial-8 treet-in-the-Ea 8 t . The fire ' originated in tbe second floor from some , cause not clearly ascertained , Mr . Johnstone at tbe time being asleep . The light of the fire having been perceived by some persons { Musing , they immediately raised an alarm , and no time was lost' in endeavouring to arouse the inmates , but unfortunately tbe fire had obtained too strong a hold to be easily extinguished Mr . Johnsea was unable to effect his escape . The escapes of the Royal Society , and numerous engines of tbe London Fire Brigade , and those of the parish , were quickly on the spot , and plenty . of water having been procured from thfr East Londofi ' . Wofks , the firemen set to work in a most praiseworthy manner , but before the flames could be sub . dued , that portion of tbe premises in which the disaster commenced was burnt out , and unfortunately Mr . Johnson was bo severely burnt that be died shortly after being removed to the hospital . About fire o'clock another very destructive fire broke out , in one of tbe newly-erected and spacious premises , situate in Princess-row , near Primrosehill . Such was the fury of the fire that in the brief space of ten minutes the entire building presented a sheet of flame . ' ¦ MtranER and RoBBERY .--Considerabla consternation was created on Sunday morning at Birkenhead , by a report that an English sailor had been murdered by a band of desperadoes who Most the neighbourhood of Oak-street , at the north end of tho town . On inquiry , it was ascertained that , at a little after midnight , a party of women near Oak-street were alarmed at seeing five or six men attack a man in the garb of a sailor , who waa heard to cry out for assistance . They knooked him down and kicked him about the head and stomach , while some of the party rifled hiB pockets . He was heard to ory out , " Don't kill me , and you shall have what I have got ; " but the villains continued to abuse him till be wai insensible , and they then decamped . Bradshaw , one of the police , attracted by the women ' s cries , went to the Boot and found the man dead . The women had notioed that the sailor was quite sober , and had not done anything to provoke a quarrel with the men . The deceased was one of the crew of tbe George , which arrived at Birkenhead a few days ago with a cargo of timber , and is now in dock for the purpose of discharging . Ho left the ship about 8 o ' clock on Saturday evening , witn the permission of the matte , whj lent him half-a-orown . — ¦ Liverpool Albion ,

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 10, 1852, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1686/page/5/