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      SOKG FOR THE MILLIONS . Our God is good , his -work * are fair , Hib gifts to Elan are rich and rare ; His holy presence everywhere , O ' er land sea , Proclaims that all should eqnal share Sweet liberty . The air ¦ with sounds of Freedom rings , Whene'er the lark bi » carol sings , Whene ' er the bee bestirs bis wings ; From tiny bird And joyful twittering inseet things That sound is heard . Tis first of Nature ' s wise decrees , It floats upon the healthful breexs , It jspeskelh in the rustling trees ,

      Witkont controal ; It rolls o ' er wares of mighty seas , From Pole to Pole-Wherever mortal man hath been , In deserts wild , or pr&iriea green , In storm , or solitude serene , Ob hills , or plains , He hath in Nature ' s Kingdom seen That freedom reigns Dear liberty ! fonl slavery's ban , Destroy thee , tyrants never can , For when the flight of time began , God made all free ; He breathed into the soul of man , Pore love for thee .

      That love ! inspired Great Bruce and Tell ; Before them despots fled and fell ; That love hath often rung the knell Of coward knaves , Whose powerful villanifc 3 compel Hen to be slaves . An& yet that love shall millions bless . Its power will all their wroi ^ gs redress ,. Base tyitnny shall soon confess The rights of all ; Then woe to him that dare oppress With chains and thrall .

      For G-ed is good , his works are fair , His gifts to man are rich and rare , His holy presence everywhere , O'er land and sea , Proclaims that all should equal share Sweet liberty . Be . vjamis StOTT "Manchester .

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      CHINA ASD I > 'DIA . By the overland Mail from India we have received letiers , papers , and advices from Bombay of the 4 th of May , Madras of the J 3 th of April , Calcutta of the 21 st , Canbul of the 12 th , Candahar of the oth , Lahore of the 10 : h , and from Delhi of the SOth of the same mouth ; also from Chusan of the 3 d of March , from Macao of the 6 ; h , and from Barman of the 30 th of that month . Of this mass of intelligence the news from Afghanistan only is of paramount importance . The first and most important is the Eurrender of ifce fortress of Giroznee by Colonel Palmer on the 1 st of March , and the supposed slaughter of the garrison by the Ghazses tribe as soon as they had marched out of the city . The following is from the Bombay Times ¦ —

      The insurrection which broke out at Caubul on the 2 nd of November appears almost simultaneously to have manifested itself at Ghuznee , ninety miles to the south , and thus mu ^ h further from the Peshawur frontier . On that day Captain Woodbnrn and 150 men were cut to pieces forty miles to the north . A few days afier this Lieutenant Crawford , in charge of about 100 prisoners , narrowly escaped ; his baggage fell into the enemy ' s hands , and the greater portion of his men were killed . From the 7 th of November to the 1 st of March , nothing definite or intelligible was heard from Ghuznee . By the beginning of December the country round was completely Ecowed np , and though we from time to time heard of the town being filled with insurgents , and Col .

      Palmer sorely pressed by the enemy , as his commissiariat was believed to be well supplied , a hope was entertained that he might hold out till relieved by General Nott from Candahar ; or that he might , so soon as the country was open , be able to retreat without assistance . About the end of February water began to fail him , the enemy appear to have increased in audacity , and on one occasion they were driven back by a gallant charge made on them by the Sepoys , who bayoneted them in great numbers . A dispatch from him , of ths 1 st of March dispelled the illusion as to his safety . His original force , which consisted of ihe 27 th " Bengal Native Infantry , with some artillery , wa 3 considerably under 1 , 000 strong— latterly

      probably not more than 700 ; of these 137 had fallen in the coarse of the siege , and about 100 were sick or wounded ; 200 men were detached holding an outpost , where water had become so scarce that , within 48 hours of the date of the dispatch , it must have been abandoned . The enemy was under cover in overpowering force within 50 yards of the garrison . The thermometer had , for some time , been 46 degrees below freezing . The garrison were exhausted by the-fat : gue of incessant duty , and disheartened by their total isolation ; and , under these circumstances , taere appeared to be no choice but capitulation left to tne commander . He states that , in con-Kgnence of this deplorable pass , and of having received orders from Sir William M'N / aoghten

      to retire , he had agreed te evacnate about the 6 th of March . The city was at this time filled with Ghazees , the Teligiou 3 Mussulman fanatics who had worked so much woe at Caubul ; and these were here , as they are everywhere , a . nd at all times , wholly beyond the controul of the chiefs . The ground was thickly covered with snow ; and Col . Palmer , at the conclusion of his dispatch , expresses fears for the safety of the force . They were to have proceeded immediately in the direction of Caubal , on their way to JeBalabad , under a safe conduct from the chiefs . Nothing whatever having since this

      period been heard of them , there remains scarcely my reason to hope but that they have all likewise perished . According to a xnmoar lately prevalent in Scinde , three or four of the officers were in tha hands of the enemy as prisoners . Thu 3 have the Ghazees avenged the massacre of the prisoners under our authority when Ghuznee was taken by Sir John Keane . On the 21 st of Jnly , 1839 , it was captured by us , with a sacrifice of five hundred of the enemy . It was surrendered by us about the 6 th of March , 1842 , with a loss , it 13 to be feared , of the whole garrison and camp followers , amounting to awards of 1 , 009 men .

      Another reverse was experienced b y General England al the pass Kojaek , sixty-eight miles from Qnetta , on the march to CaEdahar . Ei 3 force was composed of five companies of her Majesty ' s 41 ~ t Itej £ iment ,. six companies of the light battalion of Native Infantry , one troop of light : cavalry , four guns of Leslie's horse brigade , and fifty Poonah hor ^ e , having in charge a convoy , consisting of trea = nre , medical stores and ammunition , together with 1 , 500 camels , & . C ., destined for the relief of the troops at Candahar . The cobvoy proceeded , without encountering any great obstacles , and without receiving notice from the inhabitants of any contemplated plan of resistance , to the pass , where it , on the 28 : 1 l of March , found that some field-works had been erected . An attempt was made , by seeding 200 men 10 attack those works , to dislodge the enemy , when they showed a strong force of infantry and cavalry . " Capi . Hay , of the 41 st , was

      shot dead , as well as several of his men . Major Abthorp , of the SOth NatiTe Infantry , was cut down ( he died of his wounds on the following cay , ) when the General resolved not to riik the loss of the convoy , and made a skilful retreat to a neighbouring village which he defended , and tnecce withdrew to Q , aerta , where he intrenched himself md waited for more troops , then on the zrarcn from Dadur and Si&kur , to join him . The loss on this occasion , besides the officers mentioned , - was two sergeants , one corporal , and fourteen privates of the 41 st killed , and one sergeant , one corporal and fifty privates wounded of the light Miralion . O / the 20 ih , " 25 : h , and 6 ; h Regiments Bombay Native Infantry , there were nice killed and eighteen wounded . The great dificalty of the position at Qu&tta has been the want of forage for the camels , and the efforts of the Government are directed towards enabling ths troops to proceed onwards as speedily as possible .

      As a contrast to this reverse , a force from Canoahar , which was sent by General Not : to meet General England , having been at-acked , after two tefs march , by a large body of Afghans , gave the assailants such a reception , as obliged them 1 o take to flight . They are described as fighting with reckless bravery , " and charging np to the bayonet 3 point ; they therefore suffered a great slaughter , particularly as they were charged by the British cavalry during their flight . About three hundred are said to have fallen , including five of their chiefs . The loss on the side of the British was five killed and twenty-five wounded . The Commander of the British force was Col . Wyzner . Candahar is stated of

      to have abnndanfc provisions , but there is want aanmmition . The pass of Kojuck can , aa it is now affirmed , be easily turned . , . The division under General Pollock b e gained fie renown of opening a pass which even Nadir Scan was obliged to purchase . Having taken due precautions , " this diviaon , consisting of her Majesty s S ; h regiment of Infantry , and the 26 th , 30 ih , 33 rd , 53 rd , and 64 th Bengal Native Infantry , and a regiment of Jezailchees , with artillery , in three columns , on the o : h of April , forced the difficult pass of the Shyber , and , notwithstanding the determined reastance of the Afreedees tribe , succeeded in reaching Aii Mnsjeed , with the loss of only one officer ( Lieut . ; CummiDg , of the 9 ihJ and 13 rank and file killed ,

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      and 104 wonnded . On the < hh of April the division was at Lundee Khan , whence to the point of junction with the garrison of Jellalabad , nothing like effectual opposition was to be expected . The Sikh troops , who on the occasion attacked another parfc of the . pass , co-operated cordially with the British , and behaved with great gallantry . During the period of the attack ontheKhyber , Akhbar Khan , who with 6 , 000 Afghans had invested Jellalabad , exhibited great eagerness , as if to aid the tribes around the pass in defending it . On the evening of the 6 th , he caused a feu de joie to be fired in honour , as he said , of the repulse which the British troops had met at the entrance of the pass near Jumrood . But tho gallant and experienced warrior , General Sale , was not to be deceived ; he resolved to anticipate what he

      considered to be an intended retreat of the Sirdar , and on the morning of the 7 th , sallied forth to attack the Affghan camp . Three columns , composed of her Majesty ' s 13 th Infantry , and 35 th Bengal Native Infantry , with a detachment of the Sappers and Miners , supported by a light field battery and a small cavalry force , issued from the " blockaded " town , and completely routed Akhbar Khan and his 6 ^ 00 men , burned their camp , and retook four guns of those seized at the massacre of Khoord Caubul in January last , " the restoration of which is refar ded by the troops with much honest exultation . " 'his victor / , gloriona as it is , has been dearly purchased by the fall of Col . Dennie , whose death , evea upon the field of honour , will be regarded as a great calamity , while his memory will be always held sacred , as a brave and worthy officer .

      Intelligence of a recent date ( not ascertained ) has been received at Jellalabad from Caubul about the 8 th of April . Another revolution was reported to have taken place , and the rumour will most probably turn out well-founded , though not as yet authenticated . The Shah Soojah was said to have been shot in his litter when coming out of the Bala Hissar—a circumstance this also extremely probable . Oar hostages and prisoners , both here and at Futteabad , were safe and well—though Eome of them had , of late , been less kindly treated than formerly . The news from China is unimportant .

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      LEEDS . —Robbery from the Person . —On Monday last a young man of bad character , named John Kaye , who gets his living as best he can , was charged at the Court-house with having stolen eight shillings in silver from the person of an aged man , ' who had on the Friday evening been drinking ai . the Queen ' s Arms Inn , Kiikgate , and who deposed that , as soon as he left the house , after having had several pints of ale , he was met by the prisoner at the corner leading to the White Cloth Hall , who at once thrust his hand'into his side coat pocket , and not being able to get off with the money alone , he tore the pocket out altogether . He was not apprehended until Saturday , when of course it was too late to expect to recover the money . Not being able to rebut the charge to the satisfaction of the bench , be was sent to Wakefield for three months .

      Juvenile Thibf . —On Tuesday last , Wm . Harrison , a lad noi more than twelve years of age , was charged at the Coart House with haying entered a dressing room at the Waterloo Swimming Baths , with * the intention of commiuing a robbery . It wa 3 slated that a gentleman was bathing , and that the prisoner had , unseen , abstracted a purse from his clothes , containing about £ 2 in silver . He wa 3 observed , however , before he could get off , and laid the purse on the seat , where it was found . He was further charged with having , while in company with two other lads , stolen four shillings in copper , from the shop of Mrs . Wood , in Wood-street . The money in this case was not found , but the 1 & 4 having been previously imprisoned , was sent to Wakefield for three months .

      Attempted Robbery . —Oa Monday last , a well- , known character who gave his name Christopher Petler , but who was stated to have an innumerable number of aliases , was charged at the Court Honse with having , on Saturday last , in the Vicar ' s Croft , made several unsuccessful attempts to lighten ihe pockets of her Majesty's lieges . Information was given to the police , and by Mr . Read's orders he was taken into custody , having been first se-n by an officer to try the pockets of several persons . He pleaded innocence , but it would not do , and he was sent to Wakefield for three months .

      Accident . —On Wednesday week , about noon , as Mr . William Marsh , of this iowd , ( clerk to W . T . Smith , Esq ., solicitor , ) and Mr . M . Farrar , of Cawood , farmer , were proceeding in a gig to Keighley , and when within abont six miles from that place , the horse ( a young one ) took friaht , and ran away down the tills until it came to Denham Toll Gate , where a horse and cart were standing between the gates . The horse attempted to jump over the carty and the wheel of the gig caught the back of the cart and threw it and the horse over , damaging the cart , and the gig was thrown over , and Mr . Marsh and Mr . Farrar were thrown out with considerable violence , the former being severely wounded . This ought to be a warning to the tollbar keepers allowing any sort of conveyance to block up the road ; hrough the toll-gates , which is at any time a great nuisance .

      Juvenile Thiev £ B —On Monday last , two lads named Christopher Clarey and Alfred Baxter , were charged before the Leeds magistrates with having stolen an iron grate from a reservoir in the yard of Mr . Sheepshank ' s mill , Wellington Road . It being " their first offence , they were , with the consent of their parents , ordered to be whipped and discharged . Garden Robbery . —Oa Monday last , a respectable looking man named Cuthbert Gibson , residing in Cavalier-street , Bank , was in custody at the Police-office , on a charge of haying stolen a number of cuenmbers on Sunday morning . On the case being called on , the prosecutor did not make his appearance , and it was statec by the officer into whose charge-the man had been given , that a compromise had been effected . On being called , however , he made his appearance , and then stated that bis name was Thomas Fowler , and that he had a garden in Pontefract-lane , which garden , between

      Saturday night and Sunday morning , had been robbed of some cucumbers , which he could not identify , neither had he seen the prisoner in the neighbourhood . He had previously told a different tale , and the Bench then asked him howmuch hehad got to compromise the affair ? to which he replied teat he had received a sovereign . Thi 3 he was at once ordered to refund , upon which the prisoner ' s wife stepped forward , and said she had paid him 25 s ., which with great reluctance he was made to pay back . Another charge was then preferred againsj Gibson , for having stolen a bird out of the garden , which had been placed there by a young man " to learn some wild notes . ' This was found in his honse , and it being valued at 7 =. 63 ., he was ordered to pay that amount besides a a fine of 20 s . and the costs . This was paid , and the parties left the Court , the gardener gruuibliDgat the loss of both cucumbers and money .

      Rohbeey and Mcb . deb . ocs Attack . —On Tuesday , two men , named James Weatr . erdl and Thomas Crossland , were brought up at thfi Court House , and remanded , under the following circumstances : —Mr . James stated that one of the night police , named Henry Thompson , wa 3 on duty on the York-road , on Sunday morning , about two o ' clock , when he heard the screaming of pigs , and following the sound he saw two men in a _ field , each carrying a young pig under his arm ; he got np to them before he was seen , when the men dropped the pigs and ran away . Thompson pursued them , and seized hold of Weaiherill , who struggled violently ; and Cropland , seeing no one near , went to bis assistance : ths . '

      watchman and Weatherill , in the struggle , fe !] against a rail in the fence , which was broken , ai . d Crcsiland seizing hold of a piece of the rail , about four feet long , struck Thompson several times over the head . To prevent a repetition of the blows , he put up his arm , over which he was struck repeatedly with such violence as to fracture it in two p laces . Ths men then escaped , and Thompson was left in a ditch in a state of insensibility . He was not discovered for three or four hours afterwards . He was immediately taken to the surgery of Mr . Price , where his injuries were fully discovered , and he was removed

      nome- ; we understand that the fractured limb has not yet been set , ou account of the swelling , but that he is likely to do well . The pigs , which were left in the field by the robbers werejaken into the possession of the police , and w « re afterwards identified by Mr Rose , of York Road , as having been stolen from his premises . From subsequent information , the two prisoners were apprehended , and on being taken to Thompson ' s hause , he was able to swear to both , Weatherill as the man he had in custody , and Crossland as the one who struck him with the rail . They were remanded until Thompson is able to appear .

      Assault on the Police . —On Monday , a young man , who gave his name George Lowe , was charged before the magistrates at the Court-House with haviag , at an early hour on Sunday morning , assaulted one of the nightly watch whilst in the execution of his duty . The prisoner had been drinking , and being on his road home , in Primrosestreet , along with some companions , they could not resist the opportunity of serenading those of early retiring habits ; on being remonstrated with for the noise they were making , the prisoner very coolly knocked the watchman down . He was fined 20 s . and costs .

      Stealing Iro !» . —On Monday last , a man named David Illingworth , was charged at the Court House with having stolen a quantity of old and new iron , the property of Mr . Dobsqn , of Neville Hill Colliery , Osmondthorp . The prisoner was apprehended whilst offering the iron for Bale , and on being questioned by the police , refused to give any satisfactory account of ita possession . After being taken into custody an owener was found who was fully able to identify , the property , and he was committed for trial .

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      Afflicting Suicide . —We have the painful duty of this week recording another act of determined suicide by a respectable and respected tradesman of this town , Mr . James Rhode 3 , of the firm of Nickols and Rhodes , tanners , Joppa . The deceased has been for some time labouring under nervous debility and irritation , and has more than once recently manifested symptoms of incipient derangement . Ho had been in his own hous& in North Hall-street , the whole of Sunday , and returned to rest before nine o ' clock in the evening . Mrs . Rhodes went to bed before ten , at which time he made some incoherent remarks , but afterwards seemed to compose himself to rest . He got out of bed a little turned half-past two on Monday morning and after putting on his stockings and flannel

      drawers , entered a water closet , which opened out of his bed-room . He had not besn here above a minute , when an unusual noise attracted the attention of Mrs . Rhodes , and on following him she found that he had cut his throat in a dreadful manner . She alarmed her son , an intelligent youth of twelve years of age , and the servants were soon assembled ; Mr . Flood , surgeon , was at ouce sent for , and arrived in a quarter of an hour , but Mr . Rhodes was dead on his arrival . He had severed the carotid artery , the jugular vein , and the windpipe . An inquest was held on Tuesday morning before John Blackburn , Esq ., and a respectable Jury , at tho Beckett ' s Arms Inn , when sufficient evidence was adduced to show that insanity had usurped the place of reason , and a verdict to that effect was returned . Mr . Rhodes was in the forty-sixth year of his age .

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      THE LEEDS IMPROVEMENT BILL . From notices that have from time to time appeared in the Slar , our readers will know that for sometime a contest has been waged in the Town of Leeds , between the friends of Hight and the lovers of Might , for the Power and PATRONAGE likely to be conferred on the Executive of a certain Bill , called tho Leeds Improvement Bill , now before Parliament . The fr iends of Right have struggled to keep the power in the bands of the ratepayers at large , by having it so ordered that the Act shall be Executed by a Board of Commissioners directly elected by those of the inhabitants of the borough liable to be rated for its purposes and ends ; while the lovers of Might have moved earth and hell to have the powers conferred on themselves i A series of adjourned vestry meetings have been holden in Leeds , from time to time , at which the feelings and wishes of the inhabitants have been unequivocally expressed . It now being convenient for those who in

      days of yore were so fond of the " sweet voices" of the people at vestry meetings , to disregard and despise whatever militates againtt " respectable " ASCENDANCY , those feelings and wishes have been set aside ; aud Parliament appealed to , to declare in express enactment that it cares more for the private interests of wealthy "respectables " than for the well-being of the community . At ono of the adjourned vestry meetings , a committee was chosen jo prepare a petition to Parliament on behalf of the Owners and Occupiers of Property in tho Borough , to put our legislators in possession of the facts of the case , so that if they sinned against the people they might do it with their eyes open . Such petition has been prepared , and forwarded to Mr . Beckett , M . P . for Leeds , for presentation . Here follows a copy of that petition . We commend it to the perusal of all concerned ; and should like to see the hoary old Jesuit of the Mercury try to controvert ita positions : —

      TO THE HONOURABLE THE COMMONS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND IN PARLIAMENT AS SF . MBI . ED . The Petition of the Owners and Occupiers of Property in the Borough of Leeds , in Public Vestry assembled , Humbly SheweTH , that there is a && now before your Hon . House , entitled , " a Bill for better lighting , cleansing , sewering , and improving the borougk of Leeds , in the county of York . " That the grounds upon which application was made to your Hon . House to consider upon and pass the B&id BUI , were tbe desire that existed in the minds of the inhabitants of the borough of Leeds to compel the necessary sanatory , regulations indispeneible for public health , and to greatly augment and extend the powers conferred npon the present " Leeds Improvement Conimissiontrs" by an Act now in existence , and which received the Royal Assent on the 17 th June , 1824 .

      That from a variety of causes , the Baid Bill as originally prepared and read a first time in your Hon . House , waa in a most crude and unsatiBdcto . y state , having been hurriedly drawn up , and no time existing for a : evision of tbe draft , advantage was to be taken of tho permission of your Hon . House to " bring in" the B 3 id Bill even after the period fixed by the " standing orderB" of your Honourable House . Tkat under these circumstances , nothing more than the general consent of your Petitioners to the introduction of the said Bill was sought for by its . promoters , ou the distinct understanding in open vestry , that as there

      was rot then time to consider the measure in detail , an opportunity should be given the inhabitants generally to meet and consider upon the Bill after it had been read a first time and printed V » y your Honourable House ; the promoters of the said Bill pledging themselves to the inhabitants in open meeting to use all their power and influence to induce your Honourable House to accede to scch alterations and amendments on the original draft at might be deemed by the Owners and Occupiers of property in tbe borcugh to be needf-ul for the due accomplishment of tbe purposes and ends sought to be attained by the said BUI .

      That , after the * aid Bill hati been read a first time in your Honourable House , and printta , copies of it were circnlated amongst the inLabitants of tbe Borough , and a public veBtry meeting of the Owners and Occupiers of property in the borongh convened ( upon fourteen days ' notice ) to consider its provisions , and to suggest such alterations and amendments as to them , collectivel y , might stem necessary ; and generally to sanction in detail what they had beiore only been able to sanction conditionally . . That , at such meeting of the Owners and Occupiers of property in the borough of Leeds , after careful examination of such Bill in all its details and bearings , and after judicious deliberation , several amendments and alterations were determined upon , particularly one

      affecting the constitution of the Executive body entrusted with the powers conferred by tbe Bill , should it become Jaw ; and one relative to the proportioning of the rates sought to be raised for effecting the purposes ot the Act , between tbe O # ners and Occupiers of property . That the constitution of the Executive body as it stood in the original draft of the Bill , and as read a first time by your Honourable House , was liable to many serious and grave objections ; inasmuch as it was composed of three distinct parties , each elected and chosen in a different and distinct manner ; which weuld have so divided and frittered away RESPONSIBILITY , that tho inhabitants generally would have had lltt e or no control over those who were to have the expending of their money .

      That tbe deliberate opinion of your petitioners upon this point was , that a Board of Commissioners , elected by such of the inhabitants of the borough of Leeds , as were liable to be rated for the purposes of the said Bill ( should it become law ) would be the best Executive that could possibly be formed , inasmuch aa such Commissioners would be elected because of their especial fitness for the duties they would have to perferm ; and would , moreover , be directly and immediately responsiule to those with the expending of whose money they -would be

      entrusted-That the opinion of your petitioners , as to the ' manner in which the payment of the rates sought to be raised by tl ; e Bill should be apportioned between the Owner and Occupier of property , was either tbht the Occupier should pay in an increased ratio according to his rental ; or that the Owner should pay one hilf of the rate imposed , and thr Oicupier the remaining half : the object of your petitioners being to throw the burden ef payment upon the inhabitants generally in the ratio of their means , or income ; and to approximate , in some degree , to the form of that clause in the public bill for effecting " Improvements in certain Boroughs and large Towns , " now beiore your Honourable House ; which directs that tfee Owner , in most cases , shall pay tbe entire of the ralei

      That , when these alterations were determined upon nearly unanimously by the Owners and Occupiers of property in the Borough of Leeds , the parties who had bad the preparation of the Bill , and were promoting it through your Honourable House , and who had , in tbe first instance , obtained a conditional general assent of the inhabitants to the introduction of their confessedly imperfect Bill into your Honourable Houss , broke faith with the inhabitants generally , and refused to iiccede to the alterations determined upon by the O f . 'E < -rs and Occufders of property in public vestry assembitd . That a number of private individuals then took upon themselves to apply to your Honourable House to pass the aforesaid Biil into a law , in a shape conformable to their own private interests and views , and without reference to the interests of the inhabitants generally .

      That , in pursuance of such assumption on the part of such private individuals , the said Bill has been referred to a Seleat Committee of your Honourable House , where evidence has been taken of such nature and value as Buited the purposes of the parties new promoting the Bill to offer . That , in consequence of such evidence , and the pleadings of counsel relative to the constitution of the Executive power under such Bill , ( different claims having been put forth by tke private parties who have sought your Honourable House , ) your Select Committee have determined to entrust the execution of the eaid measure to the Town Council of the Borough of Leeds .

      That your petitioners ate free to admit that the selecting of the Town Council for this purpose is far preferable to the entrustment of the Executive powers to a body of the na * uro originally proposed : inasmuch as the Town Council is but one body , and is , in some degree , responsible to those who will have to pay rates , should the Bill become law . That there are , however , many and serious objections to the placing of such powers in the hands of the Leeds Town Council .

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      That it ia notorious that that Town Council have already more duties imposed upon them than they can decently and creditably perform . That it is equally notorious that . - the Council Chamber cf the Leeds Town Council has been , ever since their first meeting under the Municipal Corporations' Reform Act , an arena for factious and party fights . That exhibitions of a very discreditable character have been made in that place ; that crimination and recrimination have much abounded ; that ose party has designated the other party as " turpins ; " that the compliment has been returned with interest ; and that the time of the Council has been consumed in the utterance of disgraceful personalities and by n » leas diegraceful party contests .

      That it is equally noterious that thousands of pounds have been expended by the adherents of each of the respective parties who have tbua struggled for aseendancy in the borough , to curtail and cripple the constituency who elect the members of the said Town Council ; their object being to prevent any but known pattizanB being placed on the burgess roll ; in which object they have but top far succeeded . That it is equally notorious that at every election taken for members of the Town Counoil in the Borough of Leeds since the passingI of the ... " Municipal' Corporations * Reform Act , gross bribery , treating , and other corrupt practices have extansivoly prevailed ; so much bo , that it ia -well understood in the town that the present majority of votes , which one of the two contending political parties have in that Council , is PURCHASED by gold and drink !

      That , under these circumstances , your petitioners are of opinion that it vvould be more wise in your Hon , House , and more advantageous to the inhabitants of the borough , to entrust the Execution of the said Bill , ( should it become law ) to a Board of Commissioners , elected by those of the inhabitants liable to be rated for the purposes of the Bill . That your petitioners are strengthened in this opinion by the experience they have had of the working of the present Leeds Improvement . Act , which confers ilspowera upon a Board of Commissioners partly so elected ; that

      none of the factious flghta and paltry personal disagreements which have so of ten disgraced the Leeds Town Council , have interfered with the duties ef ' the ' said Board of Commissioners ; that from the passing of the Ait , in 1824 , up to the present peripa , o # / f o «« contested election for a Board of Commissioners has been hud ; and that during the whole of that period tho respective Boards have given general satisfaction to the ratepayers , attended to tbe inturests of the inhabitants generally , and originated and effected inany and important improvements in the town and neighbourhood of Leeds .

      That , in the Bill as read a first time in your Hon . House , there was a clause restricting the persons entrusted with the Execution ot the said Bill , ( whoever they might be ) from expending more than £ 500 in any one year , on any one improvement , without the sanction of the rate-payers in vestry meeting assembled ; which clause , your petitioners understand , has been withdrawn from the said Bill , witb the concurrence of the select committee of yout Hon . House . That your petitioners would represent to your Hod . House tho absolute necessity there is , if theit intarests are to ba at all cared for , for the re instatemeit of the expunged clause ; inasmuch a * tho Bill seeks to coofsr great and varied powers for many and various purposes , and aa by it property in Leeds will be affected in ' a

      gieat degree . Some of the contemplated . Improvements aro but of doubtful ulility ; others such as would meet with general concurrence . To prevent jobbery , and to make certain that those improvements are first attended to which would be of general benefit ; the clause requiring the consent of the rate-payers in vestry assembled is imperatively" needed . That it is possible that the Executive under the said Bill ( whoever composes it ) may be so constituted as to be worked upon by interested parties , aud the money of the ratepayers expended in purchases and in the improvement of pro-2 > Mfcy where suoh improvement would only be of -individual , or private advantage ; while it is scarcely possible that the whole body . of ' -the- ' ratepayer ' s could be so actuated . Power is given , in the said Bill , to the Executive to purchase the tolls of certain bridges erected over the river Aire ; that to purchase these tolls may or may not be desirable , according

      to circumstances ; but that the purchase of them involves the expenditure of considerable sums of money . That these bridges have been built on speculation by numerous bodies ot shareholders ; that it is possible that those speculations may have been failures ; and it might happen that it would conduee to the interests of these respective Companies to sell ; that these bodies are numerous ; that they may act in concert ; that they may manage to influence the election of a considerable number of the Executive body ; that the purchase of these tolls may be , then determined on , aud the interests of the ratepayers generally sacrificed to cover the losses of private speculators . For these , reasons , and others no less obvious , your petitioners trust your Honeuruble . House will see the necessity of restoring the clause which requires the consent of the ratepayers in vestry assembled , before great sums of their money are expended on objects of doubtful utility .

      That your petitioners would point to the fact that a protection of this so : t exists id tho present Leeds Improvenifcnt Act ; and your petitioners defy the mention of one singly instance in which suck protection has stood in the way of improvements being effected . Whenever trio existing Commissioners have appealed to the vestry for their consent to the purchase of property and the effecting of improvements , they have , Invariably , after detailing their plans , and giving their reasons why such improvements should be mat ' . o , obtained the consent of the ratepayers . That your petitioners hop « that your Honourable House in not disposed to place them in a worse position By the New Bill , aa to the legitimate , controul of the expenditure of their own money , and as to the rights and privileges appertaining to rate-payers , than they occupy under fche present act . And Your petitioners , therefore pray ,

      That if your Honourable House do pass the aforesaid Leeds Improvement Bill , it-. ; may be in such a shape as to be in conformity with the generally expressed wish of Iho Owners aud Occupiers ef property in tho said Borough , so That the Execution of the Act ( should it become such ) may be entrusted to a Board of Comnrisaionera chosen expressly fur the purpose , by those of the inhabitants liable to be rated for the purposes of the said Act , from such of the inhabitant rate-payers as may have resided in the Borough for the space of eighteen months , and shall be considered qualified to perform the duties of the office : and That the rating may be so ordered that the man of slender meanB may not be requireti to pay in like proportion with the man of large means : or that the rutcs be raised in equal proportions from the Owners and the Occupiers of property in the Borough •• and

      Tcafc a coBtroul be given to the rate-payers over tho expenditure of large sums of money , by a restoration of the expunged clause limiting tho Executive from spending moro than £ 500 in any ' one year , on any one improvement ,. without the- sanction of the rate-payera in vestry meeting iissenibled . ' . The passing of tbo Bill in conformity with these requests will give unmixed satisfaction to the inhabitants of the Borough of Leeds ; while the passing of it iu the shape in which it now appears befoie your Hon . House will only had to bad feeling between differe ' . ' t sections of the community ; entail a great txpence upon the inhabitanta for tbe passing of a meaeure they are adverse to in many of its essential points ; and will prolong the party fights « whicn have so lobg disgraced our town . Therefore , if your Hon . House is indisposed to accede to the afore-recited prayers of your petitioners , They then further pray ,

      That your Hon . House will reject the said BiUaUoQether and pa £ s the public Bills now before your Hou , Housa for effecting the Drainage , General Improvement , and Regulation of Buildings , m Boroughs and large towns , as soon aa they can be matured and made effective for their purpose . This course -will save the inhabitants of this Borough many thousands of pounds , and place them upon an equul footing with those o £ all other Boroughs . For your pati tioners are oi opinion , that if they , the inhabitanta of Leeds , are to be exempted from the operation of the public Acts , they ought , at least ,

      to be no worse off than those who may be subjected to those Acts ; the-passing of the Leeds Improve ^ rnent Bill in any other shape than that pointed out in this the petition of your petitioners " -wilt place the Owners and Occupiers of property in a far worse position than they , would be uuder the public Bills , judging of them as they now stand before your Hon . ; House therefore , your ' petitioners respectfully- 'call'the--attention of your Hon . House to the reasons -they . have endeavoured to adduce , with a view to your Hon . Houae doing that which is just and right to all concerned .

      And your petitioners will ever pray . Signed on behalf of the Owners and Occupiers of Property in the Borough of Leeds , in public Vestry assembled , William Roberts , Chairman .

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      SUNDERLAND . —Ou Thursday evening another meeting of the unemployed working men was held on the towa moor . The local Whig and Tory preas have stated that the iramber present waa upwards of 2 , 000 , and therefore we cannot be accused of exaggeration when we adopt ' . their statements . Mr . John Burnett one of these who are receiving what ia called parish relief , was called to the chair . In a feeling and sensible manner , he briefly addressed the meeting . He described his sufferings and the sufferings of his family , but he had now got some relief as it was called , namelyj he was permitted to break Btones three days in the week , at one shilling a-day . This was all that he bad . Hitherto from seven to five was considered sufficiently

      long for half starved men to he employed , but now th « authorities had determined to extend the hours of labour from six till six—two hours additional without , howeTer , any addition to the remuneration . Mr . Pierce was next called oh , He addressed ^ the meeting at great length and with much ability . He described the reception he and a deputation had met with from the rninisters of the town and others upon whom they were appointed to wait The report waa very cheering . ; The miniaters of the church had displayed . great sympath y for them , and he believed would be found active in their behalf . He had also been on 0 of a deputation t obtain signatures to a requisition to . the mayor anjj magistrates for a publio meeting of the inhabitant o

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      respecting the existing distress . They had not been successful in procuring signatures ( The ' petition has since been numerously and respectably signed . ) But some of the ministers assured him , thai if tha wealthy would'not sign the rEqutsitien , nor the magiatrateo call the meeting , they would undertake it themselves . Mr . Willama then came forward and addressed the meeting . After suggesting to them varlousr means of obtaining some amelioration of their present wretched condition he wound up . nta address by urging them to seek for justice rather than charity , and to look only to the possession of political power and ita right exercise , to effect fnil emancipation from their present oppression and suffering . At the close cf the proceedings it was announced that another meeting would take place on Monday evening .

      Adjourned Meeting of the Unemployed . — On Monday evening , another very large meeting of the unemployed was held on the Town Moor , for the purpose of receiving the report of the deputation appointed to wait upon the magistrates with a requisition for a public meeting cf the inhabitants . The deputation who were originally appointe'V for the purpose not Laving been able to attend on the magistrates , Mr . Bruce , grocer , aud Mr . Williams waited upon them . Mr . Bruce being called to tho caavr , proceeded to state the result of the interview , which had taken place . The magistrates treated the deputation with the utmost respect , and held a long conversation with theni respecting the extent of tho distress , and the various plans

      that might be adopted to alleviate it They finally determined to call a public meeting on Monday next , at which they promised their personal attendance and assistance , and thty txpressed a hopt * that all possible information should then be produced respecting the distress of the town , and that in tbB meantime parties would be considering some plan or plans for the relief of the poor , Sir . Bruce then made some further judicious observations upon this subjectj after which he called upon Mr . Pieree . Mr . Pierce then addressed the meeting in a good and useful speech ; Mr . Williams then , being called upon , came forward and wound up the proceedings in a brief but energetic speech , which was extremely wellreccivtd .

      EARSTSLEV " . State of Trade . — -The unemployed operatives of BaniBley held a meeting on M » y . aay Gfeen on Monday noon , to adopt means to alleviate their distress . After a Committee of five had been appointed to draw up an address to be presented to the magistrates on Wudneaday , tho meeting waa adjourned to Tuesday evening , when the address waa read and adopted . LONDON " . —Trades' Delegate Meeting . —At an adjourned meeting of delegates from the Building Trades , held on June 2 nd , at the Royal Qeorgo , George Street , Chelsea , Mr . GopSeld in the chair , the following buBiness was transacted . The delegates from the Carpenter's Arms , Catharine Street ,

      Pimlico , and the Royal George , George Street , Chelsea , stated that their societies had adopted the measures proposed by the BuildiKtf Trades Committee , and had appointed a committee"to . carry them into effect . Tho delegate from the Artillery Arms , Rochester Row , stated that they bad called a general meeting ; for tho purpose of discussing the subject on the 7 th of June , aad they would giv © in their return on the 30 th of June- A delegate from the King ' s Arias stated , that they had called a general meeting for the 13 ih Juno , and would report on the 30 th . Afier . transacting ; other business , the committee acU jounied until the 16 th of . J . uno , to receive or give information to any of the Buildinj ? Trade Societies .

      SHEFFIELD . —State of tiie Town . —There is no improvement in trade ; things get worse and worse . The payments to the " regular ticket poor , " for the week ending May 28 th , amount in money , bread , &c . to £ 94 . 0 s . 6 d . Tho paymeuts to the "casual poor , " in money , bread , &o . for tho week ending as above , amounts to £ 363 . 83 . 6 d ., being a sum total of £ -i . VT . 9 s . for cuo week only . The suffering of the working classes is by no means confined to the pauperized hundreds moreiy existing on the poorrates , some thousands but half employed or hardly employed at all aro living God only knows how ; indeed it may bo safely asserted that more than half of the distress of the working classes is caused by the want of sufficient nourishment . It ia too often our painful task to denounce the heartlessness and tyranny of the wealthy ; we gladly embrace the opportunity of recording the kindness of

      one of the so-called " better orders . " We had strolled to the pleasant village of Heeley , on Monday last , and on our return toward the " town of tho cloud" overtook a poor fellow who had been taken suddenly ill and was writhing with pain ; fortunately Mis 3 Spurr , a lady residing at Heeley , whoso benevoleuoo is too well known to need trumpeting here , was passing atthe moment , and hastened to administer medicinal refreshment to the sufferer . The lady requested the writer of this to procure a conveyance from the town , totake the poor fellow homo . This was done , and tho expence- paid by Miss Spurr , whose kindness to the sufferer and his family we have reason to believe will not rest here . Would to Heaven that the coaduot of this good Samaritan was imitated by the many who have it in their power to alleviate the sorrows of suffering humauity ! this earth would not then be the hell that tyranny and guilt has made it .

      Sudden Deaths . —Several cases of sudden death have lately occurred in this town . On Tuesday evening , May 31 st , Henry Parramore , a chimneysweeper , residing in Pinstone-street , twenty-nine years of age , when seated in Lindley's beer-house , Holly Lane , suddenly foil back in the chair and expired . The deceased was not intoxicated . Apoplexy was the cause of death . —The next day ( Wednesday ) , Ann Phelps , aged twenty-eight , residing ia liaiii-street , was found doad in bed . Her husband had gone out to work , leaving her in bed with their two children . On his return to breakfast he found her laid with her head hanging over the side of the bed , and quite dead : the two children were playing about her . It appeared that she had died in a fit of apoplexy .

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      Crim . Con . in Paris . —A case of crim . con . has just been tried before tho Correctional Tribunal of Paris , in -which tho defendenfc was M . Boucher de Monthuel , a gentleman worth , it is said , 300 , 000 f . a-year . From the evidence it appeared that the plaintiff , M . P—— , had resided for some years in the country struggling to gsiablish a journal . After many efforts he failed in his attempt , and was reduced considerably in circumstances . In fact , poverty began to glare hideously at him , when assistance came through his wife , who was a fine woinan of 35 years ot ago , and apparently attached to her husband . She informed him that a friend and former school mate , who was richly married ,

      had sent her a present , and the present Bhe handed over to him . By degrees other supplies came , which wcro ascribed to . the same quarter , eo that the condition of M . P ^ — -, was soon altogether improved . At last a letter , purporting to be from the same generous friend , arrived , praying Madame P—— ... to ; pay hor a visit . She went , and returned with a present of i 0 , 000 f ., which , as usual , she gave to her husband . Other sums of ^ OOOf ., 6 , ( t ( l 0 f ., and lO . COOf . were sent from time to time , and the lucky couple were soon able to set up their carriage . M . P- — again tried to start a journal , but wanted the caution money . The evcrlasung friend supplied it . The journal failed ; but the devotedness of the generous friend redoubled , and M . P—— had every luxury maa could desire . One day , however , chance presented him with a packet of letters , which proved to

      him that the female friend was an imaginary being invented by his wjfo to deceive him , and that all the benefits he received came from M . Boucher de Mcnthvie ] , an old man of sixty , who had been for a length of time the lover of his wife , and : with whom she had passed tho vi > it which brought back the 10 , 3001 " , fcach letter concluded with the phrase " Je ? e ) iibrasse jusqu * a la fin de ? ues jours" and all wer 3 ttvideutly written by the tremulous hand of age . The husband sought reparation for the loss of his wife ' s society , and the seduced and the seducer were both subjected to criminal prosecution . The defendant ' s counsel contended that he was not entitled to damages as he must have known of the connexion between his wife and the defendent . The tribunal condemned the wife and M . Boucher de Monthuel to six months imprisonment , and the latter , to 2 , 000 / . fine , and lO . OOOf . damages .

      Scene-with the UNE . Mri . oYED . —This forenoon a novel scene wa 3 witnessed in the vicinity of the Royal Exchange , and the top of Maxwell-street , iu connexion with feeding the starving operatives . About eleven o ' clock , nearly 150 of these ragged and emaciated creatures assembled at the Royal Exchange , with the intention of sending a deputation of their number to solicit subscriptions from the attenders of the reading-room . With the view of withdrawius ; the crowd from that quarter , or from an impulse of benevolent feeling , Mr . Copper , a wellknown frequenter of the Exchange , resolved to spend the sum of 3 fe upon ttvopenny loaves at the nearest baker ' s shop , and to hand them out to the sufferers . Accordingly , the assemblage , headed by Mr . Cooper , proceeded 4 ov ? n to Argyle-sireet , to the baker's shop at the corner of Maxwell-street , where that gentleman purchased a supply of loaves , and commenced to distribute them to the gtatefal

      operatives ; It would have affected the heart of the most careless to behold the eagerness with which the impoverished crowd pressed forward their withered hands to seizeon the welcome donation . Mr . Cooper , ¦ who siood within the snop , and who bad got the front of his coat and trousers almost as white as the baker from whom he purchased , continued to throw out the bread , until the police arrived to stop-the proceedings . Tin officersr considered it their ^ duty to bring Mr . Cooper to the office , not beoauseof his well-meant charity , but in case he might get himself injured by the pressure of the crowd . Of course the lieutenant on duty dismissed the case , with a request that Mi-. Cooper would take an opportunity of uestowing hia charity at a time and place where he might not interrupt the thoroughfare . Mr . Cooper had only spent about 10 s . in this way when he was so inopportunely interrupted . —Glasgow Chronicle .

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      Dram-drinkers Look Out!—On examination of the contents of the stomach of a woman , named Norreyv M'Donnell , who , died from the effects of drinking ardent spirits to excess , a considerable quantity of arsenic was deteoted , owing to the deleterioug nature of the -spirits ,- - in which a large proportion of vitriol must have predominated . — Derry Examiner . ¦ ^ : - Improved Method of Managing Pigs . —In Hampshire , the condition of pigs has . been much improved by cleanliness ; it is the custom there frequently to wash- and rub the skin with a hard bruslu It is well known that the bacon of the above county will fetch 2 d . par lb . more than any other , which arises from good management , and the practice now alluded to , as well as burning the pig , which gives the peculiar flavour . The plan of letting the pigs run about the streets and feed upon offal fish , and filth , as is the case in sea-port towns , is unknown in the counties : of Wilts and Hants . —Gardeners ' Chronicle ,

      Frightful Accident . —An accident of the most melancholy description took place on Monday morning in the Jane leading into Topsham from the Exmouth Road . The omnibus , belonging to a person named Hine . whioh riinB between Budleigh Saiterton and Exeter , had just turned into the lane , " where there is a very awkward turning , and in order to avoid a can which was in front , was keeping as near as possible to the side of the road , but driving with /< reat care . The wheel of the omnibus came in contact with one of those obstructions called " spur stones ; ' ? ' and the effect of the concussion was to "tilt up" the vehicle and upset it . So violent was the . shock , that a lady who waB seated inside was thrown forward , and her head came in contact with a stone wall-which bounds the road . Mr . Tucker , surgeon , happened to be near in his gig at the time , and , hearing the crash , hastened to the spot . The

      unfortunate lady was removed to the Lord Nelson Inn , but in the course of a few minutes she expired . It appeared from a letter found in her possession , that she was a maiden lady named Langford , residing at Bristol , who had been staying at Budleigh Salterton for the benefit of her health , and was to proceed on to Bristol , where she had appointed to meet her sister that evening . Her dress and appearance betokened great respectability , and care was taken to secure the valuables found ou her person . Another female passenger , Mrs . Row , of St . George ' s Clist turnpike , who had but just entered the vehicle , received severe injuries on the head , and is suffering from concussion of the brain . A male passenger who was riding on the outside had several ribs broken , and a person in the employ of Lady RolJe as a coachman received a severe blow on the head . The driver , and three other persons , escaped unhurt . —Western Times .

      Treatment of Mepway Paupers . —A special meeting of the guardians of the union was held last week' at the Committe-room of the union house , Chatham , in consequence of a letter from the Poor Law ; Commissioners having been received by Mr Friend Hoar , the clerk to the board , requesting the Poor Law Guardians to furnish tho commissioners with the number of inmates the house will contain consistent with health and comfort The Board , upon a former application of the Poor Law Commissioners , refused to comply with the request , but forwarded a description of their building , and the measurement of the . different wards , and loft it to the commissioners to form their own opinion as to how many such a building would

      contain . This Second application appears to arise from what has recently taken place in the Seyenoaks Union . After some discussion and great diversity of opinion , the Poor Law Commissioners' letter was left to the discretion of their clerk , to do as he liked ia the matter ; and the subject of the treatment of tbe casual poor came under consideration , as several complaints had been made to ihe board relative to their diet . ' .- It was proved that several paupers were taken into a lodging-house belonging to the union , and kept there , some for twenty weeks , others for forty days , and their only diet had been bread and water . A soldier ' s wife , with a child at her breast , whose hasband had gone out to India with his regiment , was kept in this lodging-house for forty days , and nothing but bread and water was allowed her to exist upon and afford nourishment to her infant .

      Several other similar cases of hardship were brought under the consideration of the toard . The lodginghouse is a small one , and contains about forty inmates . Men , women , boys , and girls , are all huddled together indiscriminately , without any regard to sex ; and instead of the lodging-house being under the superintendence of the master of the union , the guardians were surprised to find that the building , and the regulation of the paupers and their diet , were under the sole controul of the relieving officer ; and that each person was only allowed by that functionary to have , per day , one pound of bread and two ounces of cheese , with some water . The board ordered that the master- ' should take charge of the lodging-house , and administer the same treatment to the casual poor as to the inmates of the other parts of the establishment ,.-.. ; v ;

      Calamitous Accident at ApothecariesVHaxl . — On Saturday morning , about five minutes after ten o'clock , a most distressing accident took place in the aboVe establishment ^ whereby the life of a very clever man , and an invaluable servant of the Apothecaries' Company , has been sacrificed in a most frightful manner , and serious injury resulted to the building itself . It appears that an order had been recently received from the East India Company for an unusually large quantity of fulminating mercury , a substance used in the manufacture of percussioncaps , and the process of making which / was attended with peculiar danger . Unable to procure by the time specified a sufficient quantity , of the mineral from the ordinary manufacturers , it was arranged

      by Mr . Hennell , the chief chemical operator , that the parcel required ( 5 ibs . ) should be made under his own superintendence , on the premises , and the managers-, placing the fullest reliance on his care and ability , allowed him to undertake it , though , on no former occasion had the process ; been ¦ carried on there . The mercury in question was to have been shipped on Sunday , and had undergone all but the final mixture , in the act of doing which the deceased met his death . The accident occurred in a large paved court yard , situated at the back of the publio laboratory , which is surrounded by warehouses , used in storing away the drugs , and containing the steam engine and chemical apparatus used in the various processes carried on . From one of those

      the unfortunate man was seen to come out a few moments before the explosion took place , bearing in his hand a paper containing a portion of mercury with which . ho advanced towards a block of wood , situated in one corner of the yard , and used for chopping sarsapanlla upon , which , at this time , had a small round basin upon ity- also centaining a quantity of mercury . Scarcely a moment had elapsed after reaching the block before the accident occurred , and , from the statement of Mr . Hirers , the assistant to Mr . Hennell , who was the first person to discover the deceased , we learn that on hearing the explosion , which perceptibly shook the whole building , he was at once impressed with the dreadful certainty that the mercury had exploded : andj hastening

      down stairs , he discovered mangled portions of the deceased ' s body lying in various direct' . ons about the yard . Four of the workmen who happened to be employed within the building in the vicinity of the deceased , were struck down by the force of the concussion , but on being properly ' attended to edon recovered . " The scene at this time was one of the moat heartrending that can possibly be imagined . Around the whole court the windows were entirely de 8 troyed , and portions of the mangled remains were seen attached to the . wall in various places . The upper portion of the deceased ' s skull was entirely blown away , and was afterwards picked up at some yards distance in the engine-room , while the brains were found nearly entire in quite another direction .

      The lower extremities of" the body were scarcely injured , but from the waist upwards not a vestige of form remained , the clothes and flesh being converted into one' horribly confused mass . The heart was fully exposed to view , and had not eeased to pulsate when Mr : Rivers reached the spot . Assistance . was immediately procured , and the scattered remains of the deceased gathered together and placed in a shell . The exact cause of the disaster can only be surmised , but the prevailing opinion seems to be , that although Mr . Hennell ' s perfect knowledge of chemistry entirely disallows the supposition that he woald have carelessly combined the substances when in too dry a state to bear friction , some small particles of the mineral contained

      in the basin must have been free from moisture , and subjected to the action of deceased ' s finger or thumb in the process of admixture , thus caused the whole to explode . The force of the concussion could scarcely be imagined ; the spot on which the deceased stood is close to a . wall eighteen inches in thickness . This is completely perforated and driven in to a considerable extent , while the pavement oa which he stood is shattered into a thousand pieces , and shrunk severaJ inches into the earth . Oa the opposite sides of : the yard the window frames are completely driven out , and , in an angle of the court , at distance of 60 feet from the spot where deceaeed stood , a water-pipe was bent completely flat by a portion of one of the arms , which remained imbedded in the lead for sometime after . A finger -with the long sinews attached was also picked up in Union-street ,

      Blackfriars , by a hairdresser , who residesi at least 250 yards from the spot . One feeling of gloom pervades the whole of the establishment at the melancholy accident , the deceased being highly esteemed by all who knew him . He had been from childhood in theService of the company , and though only forty-five years of age , had been a practical chemist nearly thirty years . He waB remarkable for hisattoutionandcare , aiidenjoSft 44 i ** OB ^ jie « c *»* of the highest medical men in tttolaffiiwaAjftiM ** caution in not allowing any ofytfjSjjutiyiJ HSKT ^ establishment to take part in thefJnaaJb ^^ jej ^^ K mineral , which has caused bis qti &&feMVnsBip \* Y ficiently admired , while his fm ^ Sfer ^ J ^^ universally deplored . The d <* £ i > 2 ^ 1 ! $ * 5 iFT dren . The explosion was pla ^ M ^ jgtlfg £ j ^| M distance , but produced a muoh di « w «^^*^ j ^ .- ^ a powder . ' ¦ Y < £ * S ^| allWl 4 uvxs

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 11, 1842, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct892/page/3/