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      LAST WOBDS OF EMMETT . I have bat few more worts to » y : I ' m going to the silent gnre : Soon o ' er my tomb lie cypress bough . Its broad and drooping leases win mre My laanp of life is near burnt oat—My race is run—pronounced my doom j One after ere around me falls The cold , damp curtains of the tomb ! On leaving this ungrateful -world , I make bat only one request—I ask its silence ; in the grave Let me and mine together rest , trill other times and other men Can justice to my memory do ; Till ages shall h&Te slumbered by , And reason can my act review .

      Till then so monumental slab May mark tlie place where rests my head , 2 ? 0 lettered marble to the world Tell that he lived—that be is dead . jjjjt when among the powers of earth My country shall assume her stand , proudly erect—her flag nnf nrled , Acknowledged free by every land * — Then may my epitaph be traced Upon the marble * b snow-white faee ; And it may stand aboTe my head , To mark s patriot ' s resting place . Tbe stranger , as he passes by , May pause to ? htnfc of other years , And as he calls to mind my fate , May pay the tribute of his tears .

      And now farewell 3 I am going where My fathers have before me gone ; My deathless spirit takes its flight To regions yet untried , unknewn ; I give my body to tie earth ; Tis all that it can justly rMm And , dearer than the life I yield , Bequeath posterity my fame .

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      A SONNET . 3 V ihe Agents of ihe Xorthem Star throughout England , Wales , and Scotland , or to any other Subscribers io my pr&ected Publication , requesting them to open a List for Subscribers , and transmit them to Mr Hohson , at the Star Ofke , as speedy as possible . JBnd friends , who ' ve seen my thyme sad fain would lend your hand to help me from the thorny road Where unavoidable misfortunes goad And lank sfflkSion does with life contend ; If ye will succour , ere the strife shall end , I mean to publish what I ' ve wrote abroad ,

      For balf-6-crown , and while I thus have sowM , May sweet compassion harvest many a friend . let all subscribers' names be sent with speed To the Star office—all who thus will raise Their purse in my defence would have me freed From the cold chains of palsy ' s dire disease . If you would aid the fallen in utter need , Haste the subscriptio n to my artless lays . James Yessok SouthmOiton , January Sd , 1 S 42 .

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      HAXDY AKDY , Pait 1 . London , F . Glorer , Aldiae Chambers , Paternoster-row ; Groombridge , Panyer Alley ; Dublin , Camming ; Edinburgh , Sutherland ; &c . This is a rattling gay delineation of Irish Rustic life both " gentle" and " simple . " Its hero is a peasani , who throughout the whole piece plays off the drollest pranks imaginable ; with , the best intentions ia the world , getting always himself asd every oae connected whb him into some confounded scrape through his ingenious mode of doin ^ every thing exactly as It should not be done . We know not that ¦ we have laughed more heaxaly this long time , than at the inesisably comic adventures of poor Handywho , by the bye , is admirably supported by other Well drawn and executed characters .

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      ZtONSOZf . —Dissolution of the Poob Law Uxiox . —A public meeting of ratepayers was held at the Crown and Sceptre , Brompton Road , on Wednesday evening week . Mr . W . S . Hanson was called to tie chair , who , in a most business-like manner , opened the proceedings of the evening . John Percival , Esq ., son of the late Spencer Perciva ! , moved a resolution ^ "iH ^ r to the one adopted at Kensingi&n , which was seconded , and carried unanimously . Mr . Balls , churchwarden of Kensington , said a few

      words in support of the establishing an Association in support of ike anti-2 * ew Poor Law principle . Mr . L . H . Leigh , a Chartist lecturer , and a rate payer of the district , then stept forward and delivered a most splendid , luminous , argumentative , and forcible appeal against the continuance of the 2 s ew Poor Law Unions , and clearly tracing their existence to class legislation , andshewed the only remedy to be the Charter . He was most rapturously applauded . A meeting will speedily be held at H amjaersmith fox the same purpose .

      THO&HXJ 37 . —A general meeting of the pitmen was held at this colliery , on Saturday last , whicii was numerously attended . The object of the nsetffig was to consider ihe ryrannical nature of theii bqsds , and to take steps for obtaining the redress of their local grievances . Resolutions were passed , by acclamation , for the reorganization of the Pitmen ' s Trade's Union , and also for embodying in the objects of their association the obtainttent of the People ' s Charter . The meeting was addressed by Messrs- Parker , Embleton and Clough , all pitmen- Mr . George Binns , of Sunderland , being in Thornley at the time , was invited by the men to address them , which he readily obeyed , and produced a powerful impression on all present .

      AS £ 2 I > £ 2 & £ . —A meeting of the gentlemen farmers and rate-payers of the parish of Aberdare was held at the Boot Inn , on Monday , the 3 rd day of January , to take into consideration their present distressing cireumHiaaceB , and the Tsesi means to lecertain in what manner the rates they pay ( which sre advancing erery quarter ) are expended , lad who receives them , as there is less relief paid W the poor at present than at any other period for Bany years" past . After they met , they did not know hew to proceed , and ultimately separated without effecting any good at all .

      BSADFOSP . —High wat Robberies . —On Thursday night last , as Mr . James Lee and Sir . Jcseph . Priestley , of Woodside , near Shelf , were returning home from Bradford Market , they were beset by five highwaymen , at the Junction Roads , Hodsall Moor . They took from the former person twentj-five pounds in cash , and from the latter a silver wsich , and about eighteen shillings in silver , wiih which they got clear bff . On the ? ame evenfc-g , as Mr . John Wright , farmer , of "Wibsey , was reluming home from Bradford , he was robbed of four pounds and some silver . Also , on the same night , * hatter , fromSowerhy Bridge , who had been iiwfciEg hats , having sold all but one , was returning home , when he wa 3 met and robbed of th 3 1 at he had not Eold , and the one he had-on . his head , besides a pound in silver .

      HotsEBKEUKiSG . —On Thursday night , or early on Friday morning last , some villain or villains broke into the house of a widow woman , named Martha Duckit , in Bowling-Ian « , and had got a flitch of bacon , Bo : ne candlesticks , and nearly all tie wearing apparel packed up ready for taking away , but tbey were fortnnately disturbed , and decamped leaving the booty , and a couple of hens which they had no doubt stolen from some other person , £ 3 both their heads were cut off . BEEDBLetoN . —State of Trade . —The silk trade of Middleton and its vicinity is in a very bad stale . Kearly one-third of the -weavers are out of « fflplojmeut , and a great deal more are only parfcaiij employed .

      XiEEDS ^ -Tbibcte of Respect the Rev . ¦ Thomas Walsh , laie Ccbatb cf St . Axx ' s Cashouc Cbcsch . —On Tuesday evening last , a numerous and highly respectable assembly met in the « rge room of the Commercial Building ? , vrho , after leaking cf an excellent tea , provided by Mr . G . wood , Market-street , proceeded " to the gratifying tmrlcess of presenting a splendid and snptrb gold 'Watch of the rarest workmar ship , together with two faits of vestments , to the above revered and respected individual , who had been suddenly ca'led away from the Leeds Mission « t the instance of his superior , but entirely against the wishes of the flock over which it had pleased Providence to appoint him . the shepherd . Alderman James Holdforth , Esq . was called to the chair amid the mort enthnsiatic applause , who , after complimenting the audience for the position in which they had placed him , took a

      retrospective view of the conduct of Mr . Walsn , ia so feeling and touching a manner , as to draw tears from nearly the -whole of his auditory , especially when he alluded to a portion of the vesunents being tho work of two pcor factory &ris , who , after having toiled long and incessantly ^ ihin the walls of the factory , frequently laboured till * fwr midnight at their , whtt might not be mis-« alled , sacred calling . We sincerely regret that want of space precludes a full repon of the excellent * nd pataetio speech of the Chairman , which r « fleeted the greatest honour od his be * d and heart , sad showed he had a mind purely Caiholic . Several other speakers addressed the m&tting in a truly doquest and appropriate strain , when . Mr . Walsh rose to acknowledge the mark of respect conferred upon him , which he did in a masterly manner , and * s became tie Ehepherd of a flock attached to him by tbe strongest ties of affec-

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      tion . His address was one of the most noble aad feeling we have ever heard . We regret that we cannot give insertion thereto , yet we think it worthy of general publication , and would suggest that those more immediately interested would see that it be extensively circulated , as much good to the Catholic cause would doubtless result therefrom . The following is a copy of the address presented to Mr . Walsh . It was read by Mr . Harrole : — DBAB Bev . SrR , —Feelingly convinced of the great obligations under which wa lie to your benevolence and unremitting zeal u oar late pastor , and duly appreciating the many virtoes you displayed in the esemsa of yonr sacerdotal functions when amongst us , we are

      assembled to offer you a tribute of love and esteem in the testimonial of which we now humbly beg your acceptance Words are but an eaptyand a valueless proof of gratitude ; -they are spoken and pass away with the moment at which they fall from tbe lips , they are uttered but to be forgotten . It has been onr wish to present you with a more lasting memorial of our affection , one that more forcibly than words will afsnre you we remember you with toeh sentiments of gratitude as y « ur disinterested seal in the salvation of aoala , yonr sffectionate and consoling administration of the comforts of our holy religion to those who were deprived of almost every worldly comfort , could not fail to produce in our hearts .

      Through your instrumentality , the Lord haatpoken to many , whose feet were wandering from the ways of peace , -and who were sitting in the region of darkness , and in the shadow of death . The terrors of the Gospel migat have been thundered in their ears , yet would they have heard them not ; the awful vengeance of Qod's , wrath might have been denounced against them , in strains of the most magnificent and snblime eloquence , yet would they have passed from the temple of the Lord and heeded not The preaching of the lamb was in meekness and humility ; sflch also has been yours , and the blessed fruits of it we well know .

      By the permission of Providence , the days of your ministry among us were few indeed and soon numbered ; yet were they full days , and replete with blessings to the Catholics of Leeds . During the short three months you were here , you adopted such a method of reclaiming the deluded victims of vice , and of teaching the conseling truths" of Christianity to those who had vainly sought rest and peace of mind in the emptiness of false doctrinea , that ere long would have yielded an abundant harvest of souls : you

      removal , therefore , is to us a causa of deep and unfeigned regret . By your kind and charitable attentions , tb . 6 sorrows of the aged have been soothed , the distresses of the indigent and helpless relieved , the tears of the widow wiped away , aud the cries of the fatherless have been , hashed . Numbers have experienced , in the pursuance of your counsels , a tranquillity of mind to which they htxl long been strangers , and found in you a treasure of infinitely more worth than all the riches of the earth—a faithful friend , and an unerring director of their steps in the ways of

      peace . The testimonial which we now present for your acceptance , we beg of you to regard as a proof of our gratitude , and in presenting it entreat the intercession of your prayers in our behalf . Long as we inhale the breath of life , shall yoar name live enshrined in our -hearts , and the recollection of you be connected with every affectionate association of which we are susceptible . Daily shall the united voice of the thousands * _ Leeds be raised to the throne of the Almighty to implore benedictions upon your head , and to pray that yon may long be a labourer in the vineyard of the Lord , and that when you shall be gathered to your fathers , you may shine like » star to all eternity . ,

      EDINBURGH . —Awtcl Wabsikg . —No less than thre ? men lost their lives in this city , through drunkenness , during the New Year's revels ! One by fighting with a sailor , received a blow which knocked him down , and he never stirred afterwards ; the second was a man employed to light and put out the gas lamps in front of the Theatre Royai ; he had got intoxicated , when he went to put out the ]* mp 3 , and he fell from the ladder upon the pave mentnpon his head , and was killed upon the spot : the third was a young man who had been drinking whiskey until be could drink no longer , and the landlord employed a man to carry him home on his back ; he Qid so ; but he would not suffer the man to take him " up the stairs , so the man left him . In the morning , on his family getting up , he "was found dead by his otto brother at the door !

      BANKOCELBTJS . N . —Trade is in a wretched bad state ; the people have nothing to do , and very many are in' actual starvation . A new tartan has just been started . here , and i 3 called after cur champion— "the O'Connor tartan . " It will be much worn in Scotland by the working classes , and will turn ont a good Epecnlation to the manufacturer . IiOUGHBOEOUGH—Ir consequence of great distress , arising from want of work and the low price of labour , several meetings of the working

      ela > ses have . been held on the subject ; and on Tnesday the wealthy class had one also , at which the distress was recognised , and a subscription entered into for its relief . The town has been divided into districts , to investigate the same , and a Committee is appointed . If its investigation is properly attended to , such a BCtne of misery will present itself that few are aware of—families without fire or food , many ¦ without , covering to their beds , and some with scarce any beds ; and this in a Christian country , and that happy England I

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      . A Sixpence . — " Why are you so melancholy V said the Duke of Marlborongh to a soldier , after the battle of Blenheim . "I am thinking , " replied the man , " how mnch blood I have shed for sixpence . " Pbtkroses have already made their appearance in the hedge-rows in the grounds of Mr . W . Rookes , Heavitree-road , near this « ity ( Exeter ) . —Western Lumnory . What do we Toil Pob . \ — The diver wears not the pearl he risks his life to win : that which he dared all to obtain decks some proud court beauty . The anxious cares of the parent adom the daughter with every grace to bless a stranger ' s home . The soldier gives his life ' s blood , and the chief wears the laurel . Wherever we turn , v ? e see that those who sow are seldom those who reap

      Shocking Occchrexce . —On Friday night last , a woman named Mary Digney , the wife of a small farmer residing at Druiclough , near Rathfriland , Ireland , while labouring under a fit of insanity , took advantage of her husbaud's absence to attempt the destruction of her oira life , and the jives a-so of her two children . Having , it appears , previously provided herself with a quantify of arsenic , she administered some of it to the younger child , seven years of age , at the same time herself swallowing a large portion of the same deadly drug . The elder child , aged ten years , cbst ' mately refused the

      proffered draught j upon which she was laid hold of by her jysretche'd parent , and violently strangled . Shortly afterwards the husband arrived , and tvas by his wife informed of all her proceedings . He instantly alarmed his neighbours , and tent for a doctor . In the meantime , the dose haviDg , it is probable , been larger than ordinary , both the mother and child who had taken the arsenic discharged the contents off their stomachs , and were thereby preserved . The othtr child was discovered entirely bereft of life . On the day following an inquest was held upon the -body , and a verdict of " Wiliul murder " - - reeorded .

      Inpluesce cf the Passions on the 5 enses . — Our bensea are rendered strikingly acute in anything tba . t has reference to _ what we love , or fear , or hate . Miss Johanna BaiiHe , in her noble tragedy of De Moutfoit , has giveu powerfal tfftct to the working out of thl 3 idea . De MovtiVrv , "who has twice before etarted and betrayed signs of lisiuning attention , at length , thrown cu his guard , exclaims" Ti 3 Rezenvph ! I heard his well-known foot , From the first staircase , mounting step by step !" Freberg , his f rieadj replies" How quick an ear thou hast for distant sound 1 I heard him uot . "

      Waiter Scott , with due acknowledgment , makes himself debtor io Miss Eaillie in his Kokeby . Oswald ( one of the characters of h : 3 poem ) is impatiently awaiting the arrival of a ruffian whom he has employed * ' to slay his leader in the fight , " when vye are told that— ¦ " Far town-ward sounds a distant tread , And Oswald , starting from his bed , Hath caught ii , though no human ear , " Cnsbarpcned by revenue or fear , Couid e ' er distinguish horse's clank , Until it reached the castle-bank . " Parleys Penny Library .

      Soxtr Milk . —To prevent milk from turning sour and curding , as it is apt to do , especially in tbe heat of summer , the milkmen of Paris add a small quantity of Eubcarbonate of potash or soda , which saturating the acetic acid as it forms , prevents the coagulation or separation of curd ; and some of them practise this "ffith so much success as to gain the reputation of Belling " milk that never turns sour . " Cocghs A 5 D Colds . —The immense chanties of rain almost without in . ermission for maty months , has been productive of coughs and colds to an alarming extent in- the metropolis ; those predisposed to consumption need be particularly careful , and should not be exposed to the nicht air , or damp fogs ; an

      eminent pbysioian recommends that the chest Bhould be protected , asd the fett kept warm and dry ; and a gentlemen , celebrated for his botanical researches , has produced from the well-known Danzic Spruce , a Balsam of a most agreeable character , ¦ which is said to exert a most wonderful influence in arresting the progress of those complaints ; it is even repnted by the inventor , that when consumption has commenced or asthma confirmed , its peculiar properties will stop ihe progress of the former , and certainly relieve the worst symptoms of the latter . It is dow selling' in extraordinary quantities under the name of Holland ' s Bakam of Spruce , at a price that brings it within the means of every one .

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      Sikcitlab Instajccb of Vkgktatiok . —On the 28 th of September , 1813 , a grave was opened in Tockholes churchyard , in which a coffin was taken np which had been buried twenty-two years . The coffin was opened , and in it were discovered some sprigs of box , which appeared to bo quite fresh . One of these was planted in a garden belonging to Peter Catterall , Tockholes , and it now forms a tree about three yards in circumference , after yielding successive supplies of sprigs for the decoration of other corpses . —Bolton paper .

      EXTHAOKDIKABT SCENS Kf WaTBBFOBD CaTHBdbal . —On Sunday , last , a member of tho Society of Friend 8 , named Joshaa Jacob , with a female friend leaning on his ann ^ both of whom were attired la white jrarmecte from head to foot , entered the Cathedral Church during divine service , and took up their position , standing under the organ loft , close by the Btalls cf the dean and chapter . They remained in that position both perfectly mute till the service had concluded , and the congregation were preparing to depart , air . Jacob and his fair friend then advanced in front a few paces , when the former proceeded to address the congregation . He . looked about the church , first at the gorgeous fresco ceiling , and turned up his eyes with a look of pity towards the organ , which waa then pealing in loud

      tones , and anon at the beautiful and fashionably dressed ladies , for which our city is remarkable . He then uttered , with a firm and deliberate voice" Tkia is not the house of the Lord Jesus Christ , this is tho house of Babylon . " The deep-toned voice of the man , his extraordinary dress , and the peculiar manner in which he uttered the sweeping anathema , caused an extraordinary and general sensation among those assembled . The Bev . Mr . Ry land approached , took him by the arm , requested him to leave the church , and gently pushed him towards the door . Mr . Jacob remenBtrated in that quiet manner characteristic of the Society of Friends , and said the Lord had Bent and inspired him to raise his voiceagainst the abominations practised there . On being gently pushed towards the door the two Friends retired from the Church . —WaterJord Chronicle .

      The deodasd of j £ 1 O 0 O , issued against the Great Western Railway Company by the Coroner ' s Jury , on the late dreadful accident , falls to R . Palmer , Esq ., M . ? ., for Berkshire , as the Lord of the Manor . The Hon . Gentleman intends to dispose of it by giving £ 109 to the friends of each of the deceased , and distributing the remainder among the surviving sufferers from the accident . Stiburs . —We regret to have to state that trade in Stirling and the surrounding district still remains in a most depressed and discouraging condition . Not less than three failures of houses connected with the woollen trade have taken place in the town within the last few days , aud but too much reason exists for apprehending that these form but the first link in a series of similar calamities . In the meantime , numbers of working people are thrown out of employment , and gloom and despondency are rapidly extending in all directions . —Stirling Observer .

      A Neighbourly Sheep . —A respectable farmer , resident in Irongray . mentioned in our hearing on Wednesday last a circumstance which we should suppose is exceedingly rare , and on that account interesting from its notability . While lately passing along the public road opposite to the farm of Fourmerkland , he observed a sheep stretched on its back unable to rise , with a neighbour standing over it , endeavouring with its nose to help its unfortunate congener np . In this it was unsuccessful , aud after a time retired , as our informant supposed , to ioin

      the rest of the herd . But in this he was mistaken , for on looking back , previous to sending a servant to the spot , he distinctly observed the neighbourly bleater advancing to the invalid in ram-raee fashion , and pouncing npon it with so much force that it regained its feet in a twinkling . This deliveranoe effected , the twain looked fixedly at one another , probably exchanging thanks and congratulations ; aud anon toddled lovingly away together to join the more unconcerned portion of the hirseL—Dumfries Courier .

      Extbaobdimabt Afpaib at Wexfohd . —We were on Tuesday treated here to a little romance . Some time ago the daughter of a man , named Bolgar , procured a suit of boy's clothes , and went to " seek her fortune" at Liverpool , as a " dashing young Irishman . " She was hired by an English gentleman as groom , and for months rode after him as such . On his leaving the country , he recommended his groom in the strongest terms , and Miss Bolger was next hired as inside servant . One of the maids , however , became attached to her , and to escape her importunity , MissBolger joined a twopenny show , where

      she soon attained the exalted station of tumbling on theBtage , aud of describing figuratively the letters of the alphabet . The show booth arrived last week here , and her b * other , by a singular coincidence , was employed in one of the departments connected with the building , and recognised hia long lost sister in the interesting pcsiure master . Her father , with the assistance of the police , conveyed her to his house , but she is so pleased with the male attire that neither threats nor persuasion can prevail on her to " part with the breeches . " The incidrnt has , of course , caused quite a sensation here . —Wcrford Paper .

      Sekious Case of Embezzlement at Glasgow . — We regret to state that one of the tellers in the Glasgow and Ship Bank , named Robert Smith , has been taken inte custody on a charge of breach of trust and embezzlement to a very Beriou 3 extent ; and likewise that another individual , a spirit-dealer in the High-street , has been apprehended for examination , as to Borne connection whioh he is suspected to have had with Smith ' s delinquencies . So fax as we have been able to learn , the circumstances which led to the apprehension of Smith and his supposed accomplice , were these : —On Monday afternoon , on the balancing of the transactions of the bank for the day , it was discovered that there was a deficit of Booat £ 2 , 000 in the amount of cash to be accounted

      for by Smith . This caused seme inquiry , and excited some suspicion that all was not right ; but on looking slightly into the matter again , the defalcation appeared to be a comparatively trifling amount , and Smith 'was allowed to go away as if nothing had occurred . Daring the evening , however , on a strict examination being made , it was discovered that a false entry had been made , which accounted for the difference in the sums which appeared to be deficient on the previous examinations . This having fully confirmed the former suspicions the police were apprised of the matter , and about two o ' clock on

      Tuesday morning Smith was apprehended and lodged in the Police-office . From some documents found in his possession , it was apparent that money transactions , to a large amount , had passed between him and the spirit-dealer referred to , and this led to the subsequent apprehension of the latter . Both prisoners underwent a long examination yesterday , and were ultimately remanded , that the matter might be further investigated . The total sum now known to be deficient is £ 10 , 590 , hut we believe it still remains a complete mystery how the thing has been managed for a length of time without detection . — Glasgow Chronicle .

      The Fbdits of the Earth . —From reason and revelation , it appears that God intended the fruits of the earth for man ' s support ; but as ke did not intend any waste or misapplication of these productions , such acts are , like others more expressly mentioned , wrong , as contrary to God ' s will . Hence the conversion of corn field ? into parks for deer or covers for foxee ; the non-cultivation of lands , by parties in possession , or the refusal to let them to those who will cultivate them ; the destruction or waste of food , with a view to increase the price of stocks on hand ; the expending on dogs and horses the sustenance of man , or tho conversion of grain into ardent spirits ; these , and in short , all acts by which the food of man is diminished , either in quantity or quality , are sinful , aa opposed to God ' s desire for the happiness of bis creatures . —Paley ' s Moral Philosophy .

      Likelihoods . —Is it likely—that the young Prince can lead any other than the life of a soldier , since he is already inarms" ! la it likely—that you can ride in an omnibus , without catching one pane , through the absence of another ? Is it likely—that you can ever get the work you narticularly want , at a Subscription Library ? Is it likely—that you can be riding within half a mile of the theatres , in the evening , without haviDg twenty playbills thrust in at your coach windows ? Is it likely—when attending a meeting of creditors , where time is asked for , that you will ever hear of less than the probability of thirty shillings in the pound ? 2 s it likely—that anybody on the Free List (" the public press exempted ") can gain admittance at a theatre , when there is anything worth seeing or heariDg ?

      Is it likely—that any account of a fire can be inserted in two newspapers , unaccompanied by "further par ticulars ?"' Is it likely—that an unfavourable review of a wort can appear without the author ' s declaring that the writar has been actuated by private malice ? la it likely—that you will find tlie National Gallery , or British Museum , open at the day or hour a country cousin has selected for visiting it ? Is it liiely—that you can receives present of game , from tbe country , without paying , in carriage , more than it is worth , and being expected to send a basket of fish in return ? Is it likely—that your servant will find a coach or cab , on the nearest stand , when you are in a hurry ? ¦ ¦ ' Is it likely—that a friend will remember to return your umbrella UDtil the dry weather sets in ?

      Is it likely—when you get into an omnibus at the Bank , that yon wili arrive at Bond-street in the timtj in which y « n could have pedestrianised the distance twice over ? Is it likely—that the " positively last night" dramatic star will be the end of his performances ? Is it likely—that a publisher will omit to announce a work as "just ready , ' when it is not even written jy the author ?—Comic Almamic

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      Aw immense mass of Eabth fell upon the Croydon Railway on Friday morninRi at Finch ' s Bridge , dose to the epot where the cutting gave way before ; Atram had passed only a few minutes previously The earth covered the rails to the depth of nine feet , and for a distance of 140 . In the course <» f the day , a thousand men were set to work to remove it , but the line cannot be properly cleared for some time . ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ '¦ ;¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦'¦/¦ ' ; "¦ ¦ . ¦ . ' . ' . ' - '¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' - . ' ^ Distress w the Metropolis . —It is a melancholy circumstance that the number of applicants for relief at the principal charitable institutions of the metropolis has been muoh greater this season than the last , notwithstanding its less severity . Up to Sunday night , the number ' . ' of applications from

      per sons who were completely destitute of the Kefuge for the Houseless , in Play house Yard , IVnitecrossstreet , was 1 , 762 , being 475 more than daring the corresponding number of nights that this institution was open last year ; and this number would have been Jnuoh greater , but for the sudden and casual call for employment ot upwards of 100 hands , who were navigators , on account of the last slip on the Croydoni railway . On the first night of last year , tbe number admitted was 40 , whilst on the first of the present season it was 112 . The nightly average number of inmates has been about 360 , and on the last day of the year , they were S 93 . The great majority of the applicants are strangers to London .

      having no claim upon any parish , and each inmate receives a ration of half a . pound of bread night and morning . The accommodation is limited to a bed of straw , whioh is renewed twice a week , and every applicant , before reception is examined by one of the medical men of the institution . At the Western Refuge for the Houseless , in Marget-street , Edgeware Road , where admission is obtained only by tickets from subscribers , whilst in the former it is on mere application , the number of applicants has been much more numerous than in previous years ; and although nightly accommodation is only provided for 100 , on one night , last week no less than 136 were admitted .

      An "Afpbay" in the United States . —A number of theiVew York Morning Herald containsi the ' .-following paragraph , the details of which , as occurring in a civilised country , if ever equalled can seldom have been surpassed : — "A cabinetmaker , named Robert Harris , and a printer , named James M'Dermott , got into a drunken fight ; the foraier stabbed the latter in nearly 100 places , cutting the throat , laying bare the windpipe and carotid artery , through the nose , in the left shoulder , in the chest , in his thighs , and indeed literally slashed him to pieces . M'Dermott fought till he fell , when Harris mounted

      him and hacked his body at his pleasure , during the whole of which five men were looking on , and not interfering at all . Dr . Johnson was called in , and strange to say , the wounded man will probably recover , although the surgeon pronounced it the most perfect piece of butchery he over witnessed . ? A PLEnGE—not op Affection . —A fine chubby boy , about a month old , wrapped in a couple of bedgowns and patched blankets , was found on Wednesday , placed in one of the pledgiug boxes of a pawnbroker in the Mile-End-road , and has not yet been redeemed .

      The Chinese Ransom . —On Monday a portion of the ransom paid by the Chinese for the evacuation of Canton arrived in London , and wa , 3 transferred to the Royal Mint , in which establishment it was deposited at two o ' clock . The treasure was landed at Portsmouth from her Majesty's frigate Conway , and thence conveyed to Gosport . A special train was engaged to bring tho treasure by the Southampton Railway to London , under an escort of the 32 ad Regiment . On the arrival of the train at tho VauxhaU terminus , the boxes of silver , about one hundred in number , were transferred to thirteen vans and carts , each drawn by two horses , and guarded by the soldiers of the 32 nd , in command of an officer ... -. '¦¦ : • •• " - ¦ ¦ ' ' ¦¦ . '¦ - ; ' , ¦ .:. " ' . ' "

      Hoax on Lord Stanley . —Lord Stanley baa been made the subject of a hoax , by an ingenious and impudent rogue , who has not , however , been able to escape detection . A few days ago , a respectablelooking and plausible individual called at tho Colonial Office and inquired for the Colonial Secretary . He was told what he probably knew before-hahd , that Lord and Lady Stanley were out of town on a visit to her Majesty , at Windsor . He had with him a heavy package , which he said he had been commissioned by the Custom-house officers to deliver to the noble Colonial Secretary , and intimated that it contained a magnificent oliandel er , a Christmas present , which had arrived from one of the foreign courts for Lady Stanley . He was also

      instructed to say that there were thirty-live cases of wine awaiting his Lordship , whioh would be delivered the next morning . After giving particular directions for the safe custody of the box , lie pulled out some papers , which appeared to be regular Custom-house certificates , and upon giving his receipt for the sum , received from the office-keeper , £ 5 . Si ' . 4 d ., as the amount of the regular dues . The costly present was removed with due care to Lord Stanley ' 6 mansion in St . Janies's-square , and upon his Lordship's arrival in town was as carefully opened , aud found to contain a few brick-bats , packed bo as to prevent their rolling in the box . Information was of course given to the police of the affair , and the suspected individual was

      discovered in tho neighbourhood of the Custom-house , and taken into custody . It is , perhaps , heedless to add , that the thirty-five cases of wine have hot yet been heard of . Qa Wednesday , tbe rogue , whose name is Dodsworth , was committed for trial by the Bow-street magistrates . Strange if True . —A ^ Belgian paper , ^ theGazette d ' Ath , states that a poor old couple , who resided at Meslin Levegue , have just died under extraordinary circumstances . Shortly before Christmas the wife said to her husband , " We have been married 40 years . " To which the husband replied , " Yes ; and we have endured great misery . If God Would call us both away , it would not be a misfortune . " A few days afterwards they were both taken ill , and on Christmas-day , whilst the priest of the village was with them , they both died so nearly together , that the priest could not say which had died first .

      Fbacas in CounT— Whilo an appeal was in pro-, gress of trial on Thursday , in the West Riding Sessions Court , at Wakefield , in which Sir Gregory Lewin appeared as counsel , a point of law , raised by Sir Gregory , was over-ruled by Ihe chairman . Notwithstanding this , Sir Gregory persisted in proceeding with his argument ; this , being in defiance of the chairman ' s orders , eventually produced a rupture between the learned knight and the bench . Sir Gregory was preremptorily ordered to ; sit down . This he flatly refused to do , and the chairman J . B . Greenwood , Esq ., in great excitement vacated the chair , but immediately returned and called upon Sir Gregory again to take his seat . Again meeting with a denial , the chairman ordered Mr . Senior , the crier of the court , to "do his duty , " when Sir Gregory finding affairs assuming a serious aspect , obe 3 ed the order by sitting down .

      Mr Toilette in India . —I aweke about seven o ' clock on the morning after my arrival , and , for an instant , scarcely recollected Where I was . I was lying on a hard bed , enclosed in a tightly drawn yellow gauza veil , Daylight was forcing its rays through the closed Venetian blinds . A feverish unrefreshed sensation shed a disagreeable lassitude through my frame ; 1 recalled my present situation , and soon alter happened to cough . In an instant , a dusky form stood beside me . The watchful Eidtmutgar bad been listening for hours , to catch a single loud-drawn breath to announce my waking . He had remained in silence , ealaming his respects to me . " What hour is it {" demanded I . The poor fellow seemed terror-struck , at finding I could not

      speak Hmdostanee . He placed his two hanas together , as we do , in an attitude of prayer , apparently beseechir g me not to punish him for not being able to understand me . In another instant , a sudden thought seemed to strike him . He glided noiseless y away . Presently he returned , accompanied by another servant , who professed to speak English . " Massa , make ready , for make shabee . " I scarcely understood what he meant ; but as I considered it the safest way , I nodded . In the next moment his companion raised the musquito curtain ; and before I was aware of his intention , he had lathered my chin all over ; then se . ' zing me by the nose , with a finger and t ^ umb of icy coldness , began to shaveme . This operation he performed , seemingly , in tho

      most expert manner , as I lay on my back , I say seemingly , because the real truth was that I could be no judge , having as yet no beard requiring tonsorial skill . The man , however , went meohanically through the job , wiping the suds on his naked arm , and looking as grave as if he was mowing down the bristling stubble of a hairy veteran . Hxb operation , completed , he salamed , and withdrew ; Another servant now entered , bearing my linen , & ' o . I could scarcely believe that his black paws would not sully the bright whiteness of the objects he carried . I afterwards , however , became thoroughly convinced that no human being on earth is so scrupulously clean as the dingy Indian . This fancy was a mere passing idea ; but as I am determined to set down each thought that shot across my brain during iny first morning in Bengal , I have accordingly noted it . Tho new comer unclosed the curtains at my bed ' s foot , and without saying a word , put on my

      stockings ; then coming to the side of the bed , he held open a pair of silk pigamahs ( loosei drawers made of the finest material , extremely / large , ; ^ nd drawn round the waist with a silken cord and tassel , ) for me to jump into . This I did ; and approached the dressing-: able with an intent to finish my toilette . But all this trouble , all this exertion was spared me . Officious servants surrouuded ine , and hot only handed me , but actually put on me every part of my habiiunen ts , seemingly rather annoyed that : I even took the trouble of washing my own hands ; Which , however , they dried for me . " Well , " thought I , •' this is the most lazy proceeding I ever yet met v / ith . No wonder old Indians ' on their return to "Europe fancy themselves sadly neglected by their domestics . I shall , however , 6 hut my door to-morrow morning , and insist on dressing myself . ' ? With this noble resolution , I strutted into the breakfast parlour . —* 'My First Morning in Calcutta" in Bentley ' t Miscellany for January *

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      MURDER AT TliORNK , TR YORKSHIRE . —MONDAY Afternoon . —Another dreadi * ul murder , induoed by drunkenness , was committee ' on Sunday evening last , at the above place , a ib * tket town , about ten miles to the north-east of Donca ster . on an unoffending lad about thirteen years o .. " S ° » and of deficit intellect . About a quarter pa 9 ti ) ix o ' clock , aJourneyman Bhoemaker , a stranger to * h e town , rushed out of a house in King-street , and c inducted himself very violently , ( and attempted $ o att ack several girls and-boy " a walking by , but they all elu d 0 d him except a boyof the name of Paahley , the ^^ bod c f P ° or parents , whom the intoxicated ruffian desperateV T- and sudden-IV stabbed ia the baok between the si oulder-blade

      bones . The poor child fell immediatel T » bathed m blood , and a constable : secured the prk oner . Mr . Mir ^ in and Dr . Guy were in prompt attenv ' ance upon the sufferer , who was removed to a how 3 near at hand ; As soon as these gentlemen in » p * 'oted the wound , they expected little hope of Pashk y'a recor very , and notwithstanding every attention r ras paic to him , he died in about three hours of . internal hemorrhage . The murderer's name is Thos . Timms , but he gave his name as William Abbots a , * first . He is about twenty-nine years of age , and slena er in person , married , but abandoned his wife a'Jew f ears axo . fiincewhich time he has been tramping about the country . — -Standard .

      BiKMiK&HAM , Jan . 9 . —A . Wife Shot by hvr Husband . —A dreadful occurrence took place i . i Birmingham on the evening of Friday iaat . A man named Ewa Steapenhill , ; who is either beadle or sexton as St . Matthew ' s Church , about a month ago , found a gun , as he stated , aud a few days after he was showing Ha friend , stating that it was unloaded ; his wife , Bassilesa Steapehhill , Was then present , and , in joke , pulled the triggsr over his shoulder , and it \ yent off , shattering ' the ^ clock case to atoms , On Friday evening he was cleaning the 8 ame gun , and , most unfortunately , did bo whilst it was neayily loaded and capped . Hia wife was sitting at the end of the table on which the gun rested , and , whea in the act of rubbing the lock , it went off i and the contents , unhappily , entered the chest of the unfortunate creature , and shV dropped

      down a lifeless corpse ; she was about thirty years of age , and was by birth an Hanoveriani A great sensation exists in the neighbourhood where the tragedy took place . The husband is under the surveillance of the police . Hasting * TJnion . — 'At the last sitting of Hastings magistrates , V-a ' . : man named James Cloake , late relieving officer of the No . 2 District of the Hastings Union , was charged with defrauding the Guardians of several sums of money , by withholding it from the paupers , and charging it in his account as paid . He had nothing to eay in answer to the charges , and the magistrates , after censuring him severely 1 ' or his conduct , convicted him in the full penalty . ' of £ 20 on each charge , or three months' hard labour . The defendant , who said he had no means of paying the fine , was then committed to Lewes House of Correction for twelve months .

      Railway Accidents . —A correspondent informs us , that in consequence of the agitation , alarm , and horror excited in the public mind by the late most disastrous occurrenco on the Western Railway , and the avowed impossibility : of preventing such destructive accidents , it is very probable that several of the coach proprietors of this city and Bristol will resume their late daily public conveyances to London . — Bath Journal . :

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      CASE OP THE WIDOWS OF ZEPHANIAH WIGWAMS and WILLIAM JONES . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR , Dear Sir , — -It appears , from letters in tbe receipt of the Birmingham General Committee for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones , that both Mra . Williams and Mrs . Jonea are in a very distressed state , and quite dependent upon their own limited exertions for support . A letter from Mrs . Jonea says , " Bhe considera herself ' deserted by her huaband ' a pretended friends . She has nothing to depend upon , only -what Bhe can get through her own industry ; but her health is in such a delicate state that she is unable to follow her daily occupation : her delicate frame has received such a shock that she believes she trill never recover fromit" - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' - , ' ' ¦ ¦ - " " ¦¦¦ ' ' ¦ : ¦ "¦ .: ' :- :

      The widows of the victims , and more especially of the ' three Welsh ones , are entitled by the bravery , the self-devotion , and the sufferings of their husbands in the canse of . tho people , to th 8 :. support of that peppls for wliom they suffered—and when we consider to what an amount even a halfpenny subscription would come , the wonder ia , that it is not gvvtih ; but the fact is , that it has not been set before the public so freciuently as the necessity of the case demanded and though there is preat distress and niany to relieve in tbe country , yet a small subscription from a number of individuals though scarcely missed by the givor , yet , would form a means of relieving the distress of the parties' to whom it was giveni If a generous public should think proper to respond to this call any donation that they may send , willbe thankfully received , and duly acknowledged in tbe Star . ¦"¦' ¦' ¦ ' ¦ ¦ "¦ - , ¦ ' : ,.-- '¦ ¦ - ''• . - . '; ¦ . ' - ¦ •''¦ ¦ ' :

      N . B . The money may bo transmitted to the Treasurer Of th ? r Birmingham Committee for the Itestoration of Frost , Williains , and Jones , Mr . James Guest , booksellfcr , SteeJhouse-lane , Birmingham . I am , dear Sir , : : : Your most obedient Servt , John Wilkinson .

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      THE STONE MASONS ON STRIKE FR © M TnE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT , AND NELSONS MOKDMENT , LONDON , AND THE WOOLWICH DOCKTARD , To the Public and ( he Trdies of Great Britain and Ireland . " Accordingly as mankind exert themselves for the benefit of each other , accordingly will they be enabled to enjoy individual coihfoii and happineast " BRETiiRENj- ^ -The power and application by our late employers of the ^ ealth with which existing usageia of societies have compelled us to'furnish them , makes it necessary for us to address you ia the seventeenth week of our struig )? le against their cruelty .

      Since the issuing of last sheet , every effort has been made by them to procure granite , but without success , Johnson , the acti » £ wanager of the Hajior Granite Company , has advertised for a number of granite masons to Bcapple stone for Qrissell and Peto , but as yet has been unable to procure any . The trio have gent agents through Dffjon and Cornwall for ; that purpose , but where , to their no small astonishment ^ they were met by delegates from us , and through whose vigilance the exertions of the enemy in that ditection have been rendered fruitless . We have also received letters frdrn Dublin , promising as the fiupport from the trades of that city , and declaring that every effort shall be made in that lobality to frustrate the designs of Grissell and Peto , sbonld they apply there for granite . We receive similar encoursgement from all other quarters where thero is a probability of their applying for stone .

      A quarry master in Cornwall informs us , by letter , * ' That had he been so disposed , he might be preparing stone for Grissell and Peto , but that he possessed too much Chrittian feeling to become a party to the perpetuation of such a system of cruelty as that practised byAllen . " The first fruits of these movements on our part were made manifest on Saturday evening last , when a number of the " black diamonds" were discharged from th « Monument for want of material : some have also been diBmissed froni the Parliament Houses , Allen having , according to their own confession , damned them up and down , swearing that ho could not put up with " such

      masons" any longer . At Woolwich the device of lowering the wages has been adopted , the most of them being now leductsd to 3 a . 6 d . per day .. A general meeitng of the •« black diamonds" haa in consequence been held , and strongly worded resolutions adopted by them , but what the result will be is yet enveloped in mystery—at least to ua . We are , however , prone to believe that Grissell and Peto , seriously sensitive of the drain they have suffered from their breeches ' -pockets , are adopting these steps as preliminaries to a general disbanding of the incongruous and heteregeneous corps they have taken so much pains to collect The turnouts at Plymouth and rartmojor are in excellent spirits ; and we are as determined as ever not to relinquish one

      iota of otm position . " We will be free—we register that vow In every heart that fepls a freeman ' s love . " And in proof that we are detei-mined , we call your attention to . the great . number of us who : struck- — 'the length of time we have been out- ^—and to . the more pleasing part of the business , the few who have turned traitors—only five traitors ^ in a turn-out of above three hundred men , during the long period of seventeen weekfl , which , we believe , ia unprecedented M tJje biatory of atrikes . A few of the turn-ontahaTe this week obtained other employment , and a few more expect to do bo shortly . We now feel assured that the worat is past ; at all events , the time we jnost fearid is gone by , and we feel persuaded that our prospects are considerably more cheering n « w than when we loat-addteased you .:

      From the necessary extensivenese of our operations , our expenditure continues heavy ; and partly in consequence of the Christmas holy days , and partly from the too general depression of trade , our income has been considerably less during the last fortnight than it previously-bad been , bat by the timely aid of our Scottish brethren , from whom , since the issuing of last address , we nave received £ 100 , we nave been enabled to press foiVard with coafldence and vigour . : While thanking all who have so nobly and generously supported us , we feel it our duty to state that we still look to them with considerable hope and confidence for its undiniinished continuance , tiat we may be enabled ' to , pursue the contest until might 1 b compelled to jield to n ^ , —till

      «• Tbe victims of labour and care » Shall reap for reward what is labour ' s full share . " We remain , gratefully yours . Toe Masona'Society . Thomas Suortt , Sec e , Agnes-street , Waterloo-road , Lambeth , January 6 tb , 1843 .

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      From the London Gazette of Friday , Dec 31 . ' baNKHVpts ; William Barmfield , jun ., Mark Lane , City , winemerchant , to Burrender Jan . 14 , at two , and Feb . 18 , at twelve o ' clock , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Basinjjhall 8 treet . Solicitor , Mr . Wadeson , Austin Friars ; ofliciai assignee , Mr . Pennell . - ¦ Mary Parkes , Golden Square , print-seller , Jan . 22 , at half-past one , and Feb . 18 , at eleven , at the Coutt of Bankruptcy , BasinKhaH-street . Solicitor , Mr . Parker , St . Paul ' fl Churchyard ; official assignee , Mr . Groom , Aocburch Lane , Lombard-street . ; :- George Swift , Macchester , taller , Jan . 21 and Feb . 18 , at ten , at the Commissionera' Booms , Manchester Solicitors , MeBsr 3 . Vincent and Sherwood , King ' s Bench Walk , Temple ; and Mr . Simpson , Manchester . ¦ ¦ ¦

      . " '" . Wiiliani Williams , Bristol , builder , Jan . 18 and Feb 18 , at two , at the Coniiiiercial Rooms , Bristol . Solicitors , Messrs . Clarke and Medcalf , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields j aad Mr , Smith , Bristol . Thoiiias Wood > ^ uii-, Heathfields , Yorkshire , merchant , Jan . 13 and Feb : 18 , at tweive , at the Commissioners' BoOms , leeds . Solicitors , Mr . Fiddey , Paper Buildings , Temple ; and Messrs . Barr , Lofthouse , and Nelson , Leeds . ' ' ¦; ¦; - . . ' '¦ .: : - . ¦ : ¦ : ¦;_ :: - ¦¦¦ ' ¦' , ¦ Samuel Tarbotton , Leeds , chemist , Jan . 1 Z and Feb 18 , at ^^ ten ^ at the Commissioners' Rooms , Leeds . Solieitorsi Mr . Fiddey ,. Inner Temple ; and Messrs . Baw liOftbouse , and Neison . Leeds .

      WilJiara Durrant , Southwlok , Sussex , wfiftrfinger , Jan . 8 . at twoj and [ Feb . 18 , at eleven , at the Town Hall , Brighton . SoHcitora , M r . Bennett , Brighton ; and Messrs . Bickards and Walker , Lincoln ' s Inn ¦ Fields .. -:- ' -- ' -, ; ' . ¦'¦ . ' ¦ r : -. ; . - ¦¦ ¦;; . /¦ '• ¦; V . - ; ¦ - , , ¦ - ' : ¦ . ¦ . John Shand , Liverpool , victualler , Jan . 19 , and Fab 18 , at one , at the Clarendon Rooms , Liverpool . Solicitors , Messrs . Norria , Allen , and Simpson , BarUefcFa Buildings , Holborn ; « ud Mr . Toulmin , Liverpool .

      PARTNEBSHIPS DISSOLVED . T . Clark and J . Fabertj Kingston-upon-HulI , ebipchandlers . p . Clayton , J . CJayton , L . Clayton , and ' € t Chiyton , Manchester , cotton-spinnera . E . CJegg and IX Percival , Manchester , commission-Bgenta . F . Hollina and T . Turner , Liverpool , cotton-brokers . J . M . -Wells ' and J . Fildes , Manchester . W . Andrews and J . Bridson , Liverpool , shipsmiths . H . Duckworth , J . B . Maraden , and N . Dnckwoitb , Liverpool , cotton-brokers ) «* far as regards H . Duckworth . R . Harriaoii , A ; Harrison , and H . Harrison , Liverpool , merchants ; as far a 3 regards R . Harrison . G . P . Kennan and A . Samson , Manches

      ter , calico-printers . B . Jones and J . Rowlands , Roeadale , Lancashire , linen-drapers . E . Bitketfc and C . Taylor , Manchester , cpal-merchants . S . Berry and T . W . Berry , Manchester , ha ^ ma&ufactu rers . P . J . Edwards and E . Catherall , Wigan , Lsncaibire , coaoh-maSers . R . Harknesa and R ; Thompson , Lancashiro , linen-drapers . J . Greenwbqdarid D /( 3 reenwood , Bury , Lanca shire , joiners . T . Bradford aad T . Forrest , Bradford , yorkshire , cdach-proprietqis . W . Bird , C . A . Prcller , and G . Gabaih , Liverpool , tin-plate merchants ; as far as regards C . A . Preller . J . Barker , W . Barratt , and W . Henshaw , Manchester , merchants ; as far as regards W . Barratt

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      From ihe Gazette of Tuesday , Jan . 11 . BANKRUPTS . David Stevenson , sen ., wholesale stationer , Comptonstreeti Brunswick Square , to surrender Jan . 20 , at halfpast tweive o ' clock-, and Feb . 23 , at , twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Basinghall-streeh Mr . Gibson , ' official assignee ; Messrs . Burrell ismd Paterson , Wbite Hart Court , Lombard-street . Samuel Moore , draper , King William-street , London Bridge , Jan . 20 and Febf . 22 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Bafiinghall-ttrect . Mr . Green , official assignee , Aldenrianbury ; Mr . Billing , King-street , Cbeapside . . . •_ ¦ -.-,. ¦ . John Francis Buisson , merchant , Brabant Court , PhUpot Lane , Jan . 21 and Feb . 22 , at eleven , at tho Court of Bankruptcy , Basinghall-street . Mr . Groom , ofliciai assignee , Abchurch Lane , Lombardsbtreet ; Messrs , Hino and Robinson , Charter House Square .:

      Arthur Strachan . warebpuseman , Friday-street , Cheapside , Jan . 19 , at twelve , and Feb . 22 , at eleven , at tta Court of Bankruptcy , Ba 3 inghaUstreet . Mr . Johuson , official assignee , Basinghall-Etreet ; Mr . Gole , Lima street . ¦ ' ¦ - . " . '' - ¦ - '¦ ¦ ¦ : '¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : '' .. - •/ '¦ ¦' . - ; . ' " - . ¦ - ¦ . ' . ; ' . v " . "¦ ¦' " ¦ . ' ¦• James Godwin , innkeeper , Bishop ' s Stortford , Jan 21 ^ at half-past eleven ^ and Feb . 22 , at the Conrt of Bankruptcy , Basingball-stieet Mr . Alsager , official assignee , Birchin Lane ; Jfessrs . Fry , Loxley , and Fry Cbeapside .. - • .. - . ' ¦¦ . "¦ ' ¦ - . - . ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦/¦ . '¦ ¦ , Thomas Bartram , linen-draper , Sevenoaks , Kent , Jan . 20 , at one , and Frib . 22 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy , BasinghRll-street Mr . Turquand , efficial ossignee , CopthaU BuildingB ; Messrs , Sole and Co ., Aldermanbury . Thomas Kitchener , engraver , Arundet-street , Coventry-street , Jan . 18 anid Feb . 32 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Basiai ; hall-str « et . Mr . Belcher , official assisnee ; Mr . Pike , ' <) T ^ Burlbgton-8 treet

      David Davies , juit , flannel manufacturer , Glanchywedog , SJanidlots , Montgomeryshire , Jan . 24 nnd Feb . 22 , at eleven , at the Wynnstay Arms Inn , Machynlletn , Mont ^ omeryehire . Solicitors , Mr . Smith , Southampton Buildings , London ; Mr . Hayward . Llaaidloes . George Howaitb > corn-dealer , Todmordea , Lancaster , Feb . 3 and 22 , at ten ,, at the Golden Lion Inn , Todmorden . Solicitors , Mr . Hall , Moorgate-street , London ; Mr , Leadbeatter , Mirfleld . \ : ' Dyer Berry Smith and Joseph Wheeler Smith , paper manufacturers , Alton , Staffordshire , Jjui . 31 and Feb . 22 . at twelve , at the Cast'e Hotel , Newcsstle-under-Lyne Solicitors , Mr . Chaplin , 3 , Gray ' s Inn Square , London ; Mr . Hanison , Birmingham . Richard Turner , shoe-manufacturer , Northampton , Jan . 18 , at eleven , and Feb . 22 , » t two , at the Cross Keys Inn , Northampton . Solicitors , Messrs . Turner and Hensman , Basing Lane , London ; Mr . Hensmaa , Northampton .- ^ ' ..: : / " ¦' ¦¦'¦¦¦' : ' ¦[';¦ '¦¦" .: "¦ ¦ ¦ : . . ¦ } ¦ ' ' : -

      William Roberts , grcoer , Rawmaish , Yorkshire , Jan . 26 and Feb . 22 , ot twelve , at the Town Hall , Sheffield-Solicitors , Meeaf s . Wigleaworth . Ridadale , and Craddock , Gray ' s Inn Square , Middlesex ; Mr . Nichnhron j ^ Wato , near Kotherham . " : ; ^ yJ ^ XjAr ^ S- . John Stephens , Iron-fbnaders , MenhmgSj ^ OTw ^^ iV Jan . 20 arid Fek 22 , at eleven , at theSJififfiwel . s ^ r ^ v mouth . Soiicitors , Mr . Surr , XombwJHF ^^^ t ^^ ni ^ X MeastB . Iiockyer andSoltee ] , ^ vMOjC ^^ yfJ : ^ tyj ; -s ¦ ¦ . ; -mimm

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      SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT SHEFFIELD ^ The ; town <> f Sheffieid ^ has been the scene of a very shocking occurrence , the result of intemperance . ; A young man , aged twenty-five , named Henry Vaughan , a table-knife manufaor urer , living ia Whitecroft , had , it appears , paid attentions to Sarah Poole , who , with her two sisters , lived at Pye B ? . nk Bridgehouses , and obtained a respectable livelihood by dressmaking ; but about eighteen months ago , in consequence of his dissolute conduct and intemperate habitSj she refused any longer 16 keep company with him . Soon after t&a period , he called upon her , and endeavoured to induce ^ her to revoke her determination to disc&rd him as a lover . But finding his persuasions in vainhe drew out a raaorand attempted .. "' .. ^—~~— -r .- ** .

      , . tier life . She , however , with great promptitude and spirit , threw him down , and got hia razor from hia hand . In October he had fired a pistol at the house , and on Monday last he visited her and uttered such alarming threats that she applied to the Magistrates for protectioD , and obtained a peace warrant . Vjtughan was summoned to appear before tbe bench on Friday . The sisters had , in consequence of hia wplence , been Jatterly in the habit of fastening tho door and window-shuttera in tho evening ; but © a Friday night unfortunately forgoi or neglected to do so . At about a quarter before eight o ' clock they were sitting at their work , when Vaughsn suddenly rushed in at the outer doorj oloang it after him as h « entered , and cried , *• Revenge ! revenge this night ,, if I no Out a corpse I" He then drew- hw hand *

      Tom hijg pockete with a pistol in each ; Sao-ah Pool © immedfetely rushed to the door , follow ** by her sister Haarriet , who , perceiving that he wa » admin ? at ^ Sarafr , shut the door , but he fired om pistol before it was closed . Sarah escaped down the stairs , but Harriet , by closing the door , shat hersdlf n with tbe infuriated mas , while the third sister , lannah , escaped oufc at the front door , and raa over to give alarn at the public-hoase opposite . Vaaghaa essayed to '' . follow Sarah , but Harriot , with great presence of mind and wonderfal intrepidity , pushed him backwards and he fell . At this moment shesnatched from him what she supposed to be the other loaded pistol , threw it down , aitd escaping into th » next room , made for the window . She threw open the sash , and pushing open the unfastened shutterSi . was in the act of jumping out , wh * a the villain fired ; at . her . ; ¦ •'¦• ' ¦ : ¦ . ¦' . . - •¦ ... ¦ ¦ , ¦• .:. ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ :. - . . - ¦ ' .. ¦

      Theball struck her upon tho shoulder , inflicting » superficial wound ,- and passed by her cheek . At this moment the landlord of the Barrel public ^ house , and Mr . Palfrey man , a commercial traveller ^ came oveiy upon which the desperate fellow fired » third pistol through thffpannelef the door , the ball from which enttred the front of Mr . Palfreyman-8 trowsers and tore bis anirt , but , wonderful to say , passed over his thigh without wounding him . The door still remained fastened , and they were afraid to make any further attempt at entering until

      thepohce should ajnrive . In the interval three other shots were heard in the room , and when they at length entered they found the miserable man in bis last agony . He hid discharged one of tho pistols at his own breast . Near him lay three pocket pistols , one discharged , one loaded , and the third with tha barrel partially unscrewed , as if an attempt had been made a second time to reload it . Two or three buIlets w-cre found on the floor , and that fired at Sarah Pople , which had touched her left temple and raised a small lump , had flattened against the wall , and fallen down the cellar steps .

      An inquest wasJield on tke body . of the suicide on Saturday afternooff , and a verdict of Felo deser « r turned , after the facts above related had been doposed to before the jury by the witnesses to tho dreadful transaction . The Coroner accordingly gavis tho usual directions for the iaterinent of the body at midnight , without Christian burial . —Abridged from t \\ Q Sheffield Independent .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 15, 1842, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct413/page/3/