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      COJJFMCr BETWEEN A BURGLAR AND A POLICEMAN . — One of the most desperate midnight encounters "which has been known for many years , occurred late on Saturday night last , between a police-constable of the S division , at Highgate , and a professional housebreaker , which had well nigh ended fatally , and may yet terminate in the death of the burglar . It appears that about half-past ten o ' clock the constable ( 233 S ) was proceeding quietly along the road , near Highgate , having Ibeen only a short time on his beat , when he saw a po werful-lookxa g man approaching him , carrying a bundle , and trying to avoid him , as if in haste . This excited the suspicions of the constable , who stopped him , and required to know what he had , at the same discovering a gun under his arm ; the answer given not being satisfactory , the officer desired him to proceed to the police

      station , which the other demurred to with imprecations , and endeavoured to pass on ; but the officer seized the property and the man , the latter in turn laying hold of tho policeman and swearing that , if not permitted to go on unmolested , the constable ' s days were numbered . A fight commenced , the policeman managing to disarm him of the gun , but btfing at the same time prevented himself from giving an alarm . They fought and wrestled for a considerable time , frequently rolling about the road , without much advantage on either side ; , until the burglar , getting hold of the constable ' s head , Made the most determined attempts to gouge out his eyes , by forcing his thumbs into the sockets . Fortunately at this juncture the

      constable was enabled to get his truncheon into use , and struck his murderous assailant over the arm with such force as to paralyze him for the moment , and so to save his own eyes . Following up his advantage , he soon put him lion de combat , andjsome assistance ariving , both men were conveyed to the station-house at Highgate , where , upon examining the property , it was found to consist of wearing" apparel , " and other articles , while the gun , upon being proved , was found to be charged with heavy shot . It has since been ascertained that the articles were the produce of a robbery which had been committed at a gentleman ' s house in the neighbourh ood that very evening .

      Garotte Robbery at Wappestham . —On Tuesday momm athe 21 st instant , as John Giles , a dealer , of Brackl ey , St . Peter ' s , ¦ was on his way to Toweester market , he called a t the Chequers ) in Wappenham , to inquire the proper direction , and tendered a new sovereign in payment for a glass of ale . A tall , rough , Ted-whiskered man , dressed as a groom in sear ch of work , was sitting in the room at the time , and offered to show Giles the way . The offer was accepted , and they wa \ ked across some iields until they came to the highway leading f roni Wappenham , te Toweester . A thick high hedge separates the field from the read . ^ Along the inside of tins hedge White ,, the groom , induced Giles to the

      go , on pretext of a short cu t . When they had walked a few score yards , and while going down a steep ridge , White tripped his companion up , and threw him on his face . He then seized him by the throat , which he compressed so tightly as soon to deprive him of all conscionsnef js . The fellow then nfled Giles ' s pockets , and took away t he new sovereign and 18 s . in silver . When Giles recovered he saw the robber trying to escape on the other side of the field , I . ut the thickness of the hedge made it difficult . Mr . Matthews , of Wappenham , was dnving by at the moment , and on lean . ins ? the circumstances , ealled two men who were nigh and gaT e chase . They caught the robber , and took him to Wappenhf im .

      Fracas between two Watchmex .- -On Monday amannamed JJichard Smith , a watchman at some I ouildings at present erecting in St . Alban ' s-road , South-end , ' Kensington , vas brought into St . George ' s Hospital under the following circumstances : —• He was watching the houses ir i conjunction with another watchman named Ford , and about b . alf-past two o ' clock in the morning Smith was examining one of the partially unfinished tenements , when he fancied he saw something moving among : a heap of shavings on the kitchen floor , which , upon searching turned out to be Ford . Smith sho ok him and roused him uS

      saying that it was not fair to shir - * his work in that manner , leaving him ( Smith ) to do it all , a nd he could not stand it . Upon this Fordroseup and struck S mithseveral times withaheavy piece of wood , which soon rendered him insensible , and he lay so till morning , when he wa s brought to the hospital almost in a state of hopeless collapse . The surgeon says that he is suffering from concussion of th < 3 brain , and it may terminate fatally any instant . Such bein g the case , the police were immediately apprised , and Ford wa s at once placed in custody to await the result .

      ^ Capture of Kailway Thiev es at Bristol . —Three notorious fchnracters , named George Ta ; , rlor , Elizabeth Barnes , and Mary CalLaway , who have for a le ngthened period infested the railway termini in this city of tt , e Great Western , Bristol and Exeter , and Midland Companies , committing extensive depredations on pers ons travelling by th e trains , but who had hitherto by their adx oitness succeeded i n eluding justice , lave just been captured , and after a very lengthened inquiry before the magistrates 0 n Monday , th e ;/ were all three fully committed for trial .

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      Singular Accident at Liverpool . -Ou Tuesday , the screw steam-ship Tiber was ste aming down the river , outward-bound -for Gibraltar . In passing Prince's Pierhead she fired a gun , = and was so close to the \ , all that the charge blew off the arm of a poor woman who wai 5 witnessing her departure . The sufferer was conveyed to on e of the hospitals , where she still

      remains . Fatal Mistake . —A si wrt time since , there was a sale at Holmgate , near Chesterfi i eld , of the effects of a deceased lady of the name of Hardwick ; ; and Mr . Joseph Taylor of Ashover purchased a bottle of som j ething which he supposed to be drinkable liquor ,, and with whi ch , on Saturday evening , he proceeded to regale some friends , -0 'hen they were all taken seriously ill . Some of them vomited ai id speedily recovered , but one of them ' of the nome of Marriott , died next day from the effects . On examination , the liquor ? , vas found to be an opiate . Dreadful Death of ' Three Children . —A frightful occurrence has just happened . at Nevin , near Pwllheli , North Wales

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      The wife of a labourer , who lives in a house remotely situated from other dwellings , had occasion to go for milk to a farm at some distance , and during her absence locked her three young children , aged respectively five , three , and one years , in the cottage ; a large quantity of straw in the corner having been previously placed there . This by some means became ignited , and on the return of the woman she found the house on fire and her three children burnt to ashes . The mother is in a state of distraction .

      Fatal Accident on the London and Croydon Railway . — On Tuesday , Mr . Carttar held an inquest at the Greyhound Inn , Sydenham , respecting the death of Elizabeth Thomas , aged 49 . Deceased was a dressmaker , residing at Sydenham . On Sunday evening last , shortly after 8 o ' clock , she alighted with some other passengers on the platform of the Sydenham station . She was observed to stagger , from some unexplained cause , towards the train , which at that moment was set in motion , and her dress having been caught by the steps of one of the carriages , she was whirled beneath , and before the train could be stopped , no less than four carriages had passed

      over her body .. On being extricated , it was found that the poor woman ' s left leg and right thi gh were crushed iu a most frightful manner ; the shoulder on the same side was also severely injured , with an evident dislocation of the spine , near the nape of the neck . There being signs of life , it was presumed she might be restored , and accordingly she was with all promptitude placed in an up-train , in order to be conveyed to one of the borough hospitals ; but prior to reaching the New-cross station , it was found she had expired , and her body was accordingly returned to Sydenham , and placed in the Grayhound Inn . The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death . "

      Fatal Accident at Putney-bridge . —On Sunday last , between the hours of 11 and 12 o ' clock , an out-rigger boat , with four persons in her , was passing through the centre arch of Putney-bridge , when , from some cause unexplained at present , the boat came athwart one of the wooden piers , and was instantly capsized . The four young men were immersed in very deep water , it being nearly high tide , and running very strong .

      Three of the occupants of the boat could swim well , and succeeded in righting the boat and rowing to shore , but one , who could not swim , was drowned instantly . The Fnlham and Putney watermen , by the use of drags , recovered the body between nine and ten o ' clock next morning , near the spot where he sank . The deceased ' s name is William Butts , aged 25 , and it is said was the sole support of his father and mother .

      1 all op Two Houses in Seven Dials . —On Monday morning , between the hours of two and three , an occurrence of frightful character happened near the angle of Queen-street and Great St . Andrew-street , Seven Dials . The inhabitants of the various streets near the spot were aroused from their slumbers by a noise resembling a heavy clap of thunder , and so severe was the concussion that several houses were shaken to their foundations , and forthwith men , women , and children , rushed out in their night clothes , and sought safety in the open streets . It then became apparent that the greater portion of the two

      houses adjoining the public-house in either street had fallen , and from the screams which were proceeding from within the two ruins it was manifest that a large number of persons were buried in the debris . Several persons entered and after some time succeeded in extricating from the lodging-house three persons . These were at first thought to have been killed , and were quickly removed to St . Giles ' s workhouse , when , upon being examined by the surgeon , they were found to be yet alive , but so seriously hurt that they were at once removed to the infirmary . A few minutes afterwards , three other men were got out of the ruins

      of the lodging-house , most severely wounded , and were taken to Charing-cross Hospital . One man , it is feared , is fatally injured . Several others were likewise extricated , but they were found to be comparatively unhurt , and were removed to some of the other lodging-houses in the neighbourhood . Whilst most of the hands were engaged in the ruins of the lodging-house , a cry was raised that several other persons were buried in Mr . Levy ' s premises , This unfortunately turned out to be correct , for when the building fell five persons were in the place , most of whom were in the top of the house , and as the floors fell they

      were precipitated to the base and become embedded in the rubbish . A young man fell with Mr . Levy ' s two children , but the timbers toppled in such a direction as to form something like a tent over them . They were got out without much trouble and without being seriously injured . Mrs . Levy , however , was not so fortunate , for she fell amidst such a heap of rubbish that nearly two hours elapsed before she could be extricated ; when that was accomplished , she was found to be so seriously injured that she Wcas taken to Charing-cross Hospital , where she remains in a very precarious condition .

      Eight Lives-Lost off the Coast . —Aberystwith , Sept . 24 . — A coroner ' s inquiry has just concluded concerning a most deplorable accident which happened at Aberaeron , near here , which terminated in the loss of eight lives . In the course of Tuesday morning a number of persons were out at sea in a schooner , which was built in the neighbourhood a few weeks ago , on a trial trip ; and on returning to the bay , two boats , one containing nine persons and the other fifteen , left the vessel for the shore . They had not proceeded far before the one

      conveying the nine , in putting about , capsized , and threw the whole of its unfortunate occupants into the water . The other boat endeavoured to reach the poor creatures , but its crowded state prevented its being got near them in time to save their lives . With the exception of one , a little boy , who was an expert swimmer , the whole of them perished . Some of the sufferers were married men , and have left large families to lament their loss . The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death . " The melancholy event created much sensation in the district

      Dreadful Death by Machinery . —On Monday last an inquest was held by Dr . Davies , at Birmingham , on tho body of a lad named Joseph Archer , aged 12 years , who resided in court 16 , Allison-street . On the previous Saturday , the deceased , who worked for Mr . Timmins , fire-iron maker at Messrs . !\ icklin ' s mill , in Bradford- street , was playing with the band of a machine when it caught his arm and drew him round the shaft many times with fearful velocity . The engine was immediately stopped , and the deceased extricated , but life was extinctas the

      , skull was dreadfully crushed , both his legs torn off , and he was shockingly mutilated in other parts of his body . It appeared that the deceased had been repe atedly cautioned against playing with the machinery , even less than a minute before , for just previous to the accident a wo man said to him , "Joe , vou'H be caught if you do not let that band alone , " to which ' he rep ied , "Ah , you ' re a nice old woman : " scarcely were the words out of his mouth , when he was instantly caught by the r ^ -hine and was killed on the spot . Verdict » Accidental death . " ~

      , ^/^^^^ "Tf ^ A ^^ NT .-On Wednesday evening , Mr -L ^ r ^ i n w . quest at Si Bartholomew Hospital on the body of Charles Wheeler , aged 15 , a warehouse boy W i ° lo ? i m fe . * l uence of an accident at the printing ' office of Mr . Tyler , in Bolt-court , Fleet-street .-TraugUn , al-

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      so a warehouse boy m the same establishment , stated tl and deceased were engaged in lowering a considerable lle pf type set up in & frame , ready to be printed , from ' the iT ^] xi tion of the house into the machine room , by means of a ^ " Deceased was at the handle of the crane ( witness was \? &T ing the chain connected with it ) , when by some mp V ~ handle slipped out of deceased ' s hand , and , goine- J tile rapid rate , struck him forcibly in the lace , and knocked ?• down . He was immediately conveyed in a cab to the abovp 1 pital , where it was found that life was extinct . After som > sultation , the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death ? " Two Lives Lost in the Eibble . —On Tuesday evenine tP 21 st inst ., two men , named William Greenwood and Ellis 01 1 were engaged in carting some timber from Preston to Vh ] 1 Town , for a person named Forrest , when at about ei ^ ht o ' cl t 01 iUDDie

      moy upproacnea me margin me , near Kibchesl which was considerably sw . ollen at the time , owing- to h ' quantity of rain which had fallen in that part of the coir t Greenwood and Clark were both forward in liquor , and . advised by several parties when the circumstance occurred ^ t by any means to cross the river , as their lives would thu K placed in imminent peril . Disregarding all entreaties , they draw the vehicle , which was a woodon waggon , and had three hors attached to it , into the water , but they had proceeded but a 1 yards when they found that the current was too strong to herT sisted . The waggon , the three horses , and both the men werp speedily washed down the river , the men piteousl y calling f < assistance , but none could possibly be rendered , and both m and horses perished .

      Boilee Explosion . —On Tuesday morning a violent boiler ev plosion took place at Walker-mill , by the side of the Newcastip and Shields Railway , and about three miles from the former town . The mill was working double shifts , and at 6 o ' clock on Tuesday morning the engine was stopped to allow the fire to be cleared . The fireman , James Robinson , had cleared out the " scarles " and the miller was just about setting the engine away again , when the boiler exploded with great violence . The

      boiler-house , engine-house , and warehouse , are totally destroyed The fireman and one half of the boiler were thrown over a hedge into an adjoining meadow , and three other men were more or less injured . The fireman was much scalded , and was removed to Newcastle Infirmary , where he lies in a precarious state , and the destruction of property is considerable . The boiler was an old one but there is nothing to indicate how the explosion originated .

      Fatal Occurrence . —On Tuesday , Mr . Payne held an inquest at Bartholomew ' s on . the body of Margaret Ann Jones , a » ed 58 on account of whose death a woman named Susan Keale is now under remand , from the Clerkenwell police court . Ellen Williams said that at the request of the deceased , she accompanied her on Wednesday evening to the house of Mrs . Kealc 23 , Culford-road , De Beauvoir Town , Kinssland . Mrs . Keale ' who the door

      opened , had a bundle containing two coarse aprons ' and a pair of clogs in her left hand . Witness asked why she had discharged her daughter , upon which she threw the bundle at witness , and with her right hand struck deceased on her stomach . Deceased fell backwardss , and then into the area winch was eight or nine feet deep . Mrs . Keale shut the door , and witness found the deceased lying insensible in apool of blood . &he was taken to the doctor ' s , and from thence she was removed

      to the hospital , where she died on Sunday last . A Ship and Crew destroyed by Lightning . —On Saturday , intelligence was received at Lloyd ' s of the total destruction of the ship Maise , of Queenstown , Pearson , master , by lightning , ° ? - \ ° S ust last > whei ) off the island of Malta . The ship , being on her passage from Ibrail to Queenstown , was overtaken by a violent thunderstorm . At half-past 10 p . m ., the vessel was struck by lightning , which passed down her

      mainmast , and striking the hull , separated it in two pieces , fore and aft . The ship instantly went down with the crew , fourteen in number , and two passengers . Captain Pearson , on rising , caught a floating spar from the wreck , on which he continued to buoy himself up , and for seventeen hours afterwards he kept himself above water , when he was happily descried by a Maltese coasting vessel , and landed at Queenstown , Ireland , the whole of the crew and passengers having perished

      , Encounter in the Congo River . —St . Helena , Aug . 14 . — On the 19 th of June , while her Majesty ' s brigantme Dolphine was lying in the river Congo , an American brig , the Mary Adeline , attempted the passage up the river , but on reaching Shark ' s Point ( a position of great danger , owing to the strong currents sweeping round it ) , she touched the ground , and in a few minutes the stream and surf imbedded her fast ashore .

      The danger of the brig was instantly observed by the Dolphin , which at once made preparations for her assistance ; but while doing so , the master of the vessel in distress , seeing ( so far as himself and crew were concerned ) that nothing effectual could be done to get the vessel afloat , made the distress signal , by hoisting the American ensign reversed . Within half an hour of the disaster , the brigantine ' s boats , with anchors , hawsers , &C , were alongside the stranded brig ; but the tide falling at the time rendered merely preparatory measures necessary for heaving off the following day . To the surprise of all , on the following morning the river was crowded with canoes , from 10

      to 40 natives in each , all armed , and at least two-thirds with muskets . ^ Their movements left no doubt as to their pr edatory and hostile intentions . A boat ' s gun , with ammunition , w « w sent on board , and fitted in the brig . The Dolp hin , as soou as circumstances could admit , took up a position within gun range for her protection . The natives appeared determined not to lose their prey , and poured a fire of musketry into tie stranded vessel , and brought their scaling ladders in front , evidently determined on boarding . Under these circumstances the Dolp hin

      opened a fire of shot and shell , and in a little time cleared the beach of the assailants , whose numbers must have exceeded 3 ^ 000 . This being done , the next object was to get the brig off , and , accordingly , every endeavour was made to do so . On the evening of this day ( the 20 th ) , Her Majesty ' s steam-s hip Firefly arrived , and sent her boats to assist . During the mgnt the natives , who had merely retired to the bush , again returned to the beach , and fired a few muskets on the brig , tut without oi

      injury . On the morning of the 21 st a movement on the part rue natives again took place . They appeared to concentra te raid meditate a second hoarding attack ; but a shot from the Dolphin fortunatel y again dispersed them . The surf rolled in heavily during the day , increasing the difficulties and d angers of the necessary operations ; so much so that the Dolphin ' s cutter and crew were capsized by the rollers , and one man s enousn injured . Finding it necessaryon the 22 dto com pletely ligh ten

      , , the brig , the cargo was transferred to the Dolphin , and , by &w industry and exertion , the brigantine succeeded in heaving w Mary Adeline off at 6 . 30 p . m . nn Destructive Flood .-A letter from Chamounix gi * J »> account of a . dreadful inundation which has taken p lace tneic . The Arve has overflown its banks and destroyed all the iou of every description that the villagers possessed .

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      Great Fike at Newcastle-on-Tyne . —On Sunday morning a fire broke out in the Tyne soap and alkali works of Messrs . Christian and Co ., near Newcastle . The works are so extensive as to give employment to nearly one thousand persons , and the damage done is estimated at more than ten thousand pounds .

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      116 THE STAE OF FEEEDOM . October 2 , 1852

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 2, 1852, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1698/page/4/