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CHALLENGE TO CURE BLXK9KESS.
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ADVICE. MB. WILKINSON, SURGEON
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FROST, WILLIAMS , AND JONES.
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HORRIBLE TRAGEDY AT DUN£ERT0N.
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DREADFUL MURDEE IN EDINBURGH. TliDf 4 TtlTTTF. MTm iWO T»r Di\iwnrTn/H¥i
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VAM BUXUUSXiL ON FISTULA , Ae . Fnrth Edition , Just published , tn 8 co ^ cloth Ids ^ enlarged . Price 7 s . 6 d . F ACTS and OBSERVATIONS relative to a snc-. , f ^ mode of Treating Piles , Fistula , Hemorraoidal -Excrescences , Tumours , and Strictures , without cutting or confinement ; . illustrated with numerous cases ; being a familiar exposition of the practice of S . J . Van Batchell , Surgeon Accoucheur . Published by H . Renshaw , No . 356 , Strand : sold ^ 7 Alf KDT fJHKf . T . OV PIKT ! IIiA JLrt
» lso by the Author , at his Residence , No . 16 , Percy-Street , Bedford-square . M It is Tery rarely our practice t © advert to books on professional subjects , but the * Facta and Observations' appear , by their practical and unpretending character , to indicate so easy and prompt a relief from a large clas 3 of most painful and distressing diseases , that we believe this word of commendation m - w ^ ^ £ * "wi ^ Di ^ ch sincerity , will not be" thought misplaced or without its use . — Examiner , September 15 , 1839 .
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M AY BE CONSULTED every Thursday , at Ho . 4 , George-Street , Bradford , opposite Ea 3 t Brook Chapel , from Ten till Five ; and tbe remainder cf the Week at his own House , 13 , Trafalgar-Street . Xe&ds , ( sack Entrance , 67 , Nile-Street ) , from Eight in the Morning till Ten at Jught , and on Sundays till Two . Mr . W . < wn ! imie 3 to eradicate every Specie 3 of Venereal Infection . In recent cases a perfect Cure is completed within a Week , or no Charge made for Medicines after the Expiration of that Period . And in those of the utmost Inveteracy , where other Practitiontr 3 have failed , a proper perseverance in his plan of Treatment insures to the Patient « . safe , well grounded , and lasting re-establishment .
WILKINSON'S PURIFYING DROPS for the Cure of the above Disease , may be had with printed Directions , rendered so plain that Patients of either Sex may care themselves , without even the knowledge of a bedfellow . Sold ae above , ( Price 4 a .-6 d . ) and at the following agents , who have a general supply always on hand : — Mr . J . Heaton , 7 , Bnggaie , Leeds ; Advertiser Offiee , Lowgate , Hull ; Mr . Hargrove , Library , 9 , Coney Street , York ; Mr . Hartley , Bookseller , Halifax ; Mr . W . Dewhirst , 39 , New Street , Huddersfield ; Mr . Harrison , Bookseller , Market-place , Barnsley .
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¦ yiL BAXTER , lite of Hull , ( please to observe JAIL the name , ) who has restored to sight so many hundreds of individuals , many of whom have been blind fgr a number of years , and will pledge himself to cure all external Diseases of the Eye , Dimness of Sight , &c without blisters , bleeding , seton , issues , or any restraint of diet . Cataracts I cannot cure , as I sake no use of an Instrument to any Eye . In cases of Amaurosis , I can tell if there be any hopes the first application that I make to the Eye , and I will not detain any patient longer than one hour .
TESTIMONIALS . Mr . B ., in praise to you , and for the good of the public , I here insert that I was in total uarkness of ay right eye from Amaurosis , and nearly so of my left , and 1 iad given up all hopes of ever being restored to sight again , bat , after having been under your treatment far three months , I can now see to read , wri : e , and work . Thank . God .
ANDREW HURST , Weaver , Wingates , West Houghton , four miles from Bolton . Mr . B . is successor to his father , who practised npon the Eye for forty years . The case last mentioned was the first placed under the present 51 i . B . ' 8 care . A soldier in Hull , who wa 3 blind of an external complaint , - which proceeded from inflammation in the year 1813 , was restored to sight and made perfect in two months , after having been discharged blind from the hospitals of London , York , Leeds , and Hull . This will bear out my experience for twenty-six years .
N . B . Mr . B . may be consulted Daily at his Residence , Bridgeman ' s Place , near to Cocktrhill I -Spring , Bolton , Lancashire , for a few weeks only , \ therefore early Applications must be made . All I Letters will be duly attended to . '
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MEDICAL ADVICE . TO THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM VENEREAL OB bYPHILlTIC DISEASES , NERVOUS OR SEXUAL DEBILITY , RHEUMATISM , SCURVY , SCORBUTIC ERUPTIONS , AND ALL DISEASES ARISING FROM IMPURITY GF THE BLOOD . BXB . LATYTKRT , SUR 6 EOX , Licentiate of the Apothecaries' Hall , London , and Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society , < 3 rc
HI VING devoted his studies for many year * exclusively to toe various diseases of tbe generative organ * , to the successful treatment of the venereal and syphilitic d : sea * e » , anjl to the remova . ! of those distressing nervous sensation and bodiij innrmitieg , arising from sja indulgence in a delu-iVr « id destructive haoit , continues to be eossultcd from nine in the morning till ten at night , and on Sunday * from nine till two , at
SI , FALKNER-STREET , MANCHESTER , ' ( Two doors from York-street , ) Where all persosilabouring under the above diseases mav receive saeh advice and medicines as will enable them to obtain a permanent and effectual care wkeD all other mesas have failed . Mr , La'Merc having acquired a thorough knowledge of the successful mode of treatment of the different varieties of these insidious , often fatal , disease * from a long and sedulous attendance at the various hospital * in London , and in the Universities ol Edinburgh and Dublin , cannot refrain from directing attention to the unhappy eensequences and frequent loss of life which is annuall y occurring , owing to tiie excessive ignorance displayed by a host of unfuaUfied andilliterate men , presumptuously
claiming to have a thorough knowledge of these disorder * , who are totally ignorant of the general prineiplei of medicine , and either by tie unskilful treatment , or by the immoderate use of MERCURY and other inestimable specifics , entirely ruin the ctnistitution , particularl y in venereal diseases by goffering the system to become affected , and the whole mass of Hood tainted tnth venereal poison , prodecieg the Biost direful effects , causing eruptions and ulcers of « most frightful character on the face , neck , and ferfy , which closely resemble , and oites . are treated as , scurvy , and dreadful pains in the limbs and bones , which are commonly mistaken for rheumatism ; the whole frame then becomes affected with the laost alarming symptoms , and a tftelaaeholy death yuta a period to the suffering ! of the patient .
There is no titoation in life bo full of embarrassment a * when we are obliged to reveal our moral indiscretions to others , and the timidity and anxiety which irritates the minds of those who are snfferirg ttoa nervovs and constitutional debility , arising from early and indiscriminate excesses , caucot be too earsettry deplored ; for in these unhappj cases wbere ' melancholy , distaste , and iacapactty for all pleantres , intense debility , both mental and physical , and all the enervating imbecilities of old age , are m general attendants , the utmost endeavours should fee resorted to on the part of the sufferer to overcome
bus baneful destroyer of hi ? health and hspphiest , in order to avoid the black despair , acd -c-ertdu misery , which invariably accompany these dreadful « ebilitie » , when left to the powers of nature alone to restore , and wbi « h frequently hurries its gictim *• the grave in the very flower of his jouth . To all those who are thus afflicted , Mr . LA'MERT , as a regularly educated member ef the medical profea ¦ ion , can with tbe utmost confidence offer HOPE , ENERGY , VIGOUR , & PERFECT HEALTH ; ad from the peculiar nature of his practice , tbe ¦ eat timid may feel encouragement ia the opportunity thus afforded them .
LA'MEBT'S BESTORATIVE PILLS , price St . 3 d . and U *« P « J box , are well known as a certain and effectual remedy for every state and symptom of the . Venereal disease , vithout confinement , 4 oss a / time , or hindrance of business , they have effected surprising cures , not only in recent gonorrbma , and simpie cases , but when salivation and » il otatr tteaw krre failed . Advice gratis to persons taking the above , or any fcaer of Ms preparations . His medicmei can only be obtained at No 21 , Falkaer-streetj as no bookselltr , druegist , nor an- , o&er medicine vender , is supplkd with thtm .
Country patient * are respectfully informed thai wbere a . Dersonal interview is impracticable , a ititer minutely describing the case , and eneio'iDg a n--mictscce , will answer every purpose , as medicines an be forwarded to any part of the world . 31 , FaLkoerstreet , Manchester ,
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Respite of the Execution . —A deputation from the eomamtee appointed to superintend tbe getUDg-np of the peti : ion « in favour of Jehn Frost , and tbe other prisoner condemned at Moamouth , consisting of Messrs . Swain , Pitketbly , "Westhrop , Hetherisgton , and Cleave , attended at the Hcmeeffice , yesterday afternoon , to inquire of Lord Noimanby when wou'd be the latest time ^ tliat he could receive petitions to her Majesty for a remission of the sentences . The deputation was received by Mr . Pbilli p * , the under-seeretary , who informed them tbat it had been intended that the execution should take place on Saturday next ; but a Tespite had been sent down , which would delay it for a few days , in con ^ quecce of which petitions might be received as kte as Saturday morning .-Morning Chronicle .
"We believe a ghort extension ef time has been given to the prisoners , during which Ministers art to positively determine tbeir fate , and dnring that time we trust public opinion will express itself with an energy and effect ihst will a » ert from the laud the intended sacrifice of blood . —Herald . The following , signed " John Rogers , " forms part of an advertigtment in the morning papers : — "I can now state on tbe very best authority , that " the banging , quartering , and tbe rest of the barbarity of a barbarous time , was positively to have take * place in the Christian country oa Saturday next . Circumstances have now extracted frtim the
Homeoffice " a short respite , " Saort though that respite be , it will give a little more time for bumaui'y to exert i » power . Pour in your petitions toxhe Qaeen for pardon . Let no city , bo town , no man or woman either , be satihfied until tbe universal will is made known—that the nuptials of a yoODg aDd innocent crea ' -ure shall not be stained with blood . " The Attorney and Solicitor-General , aud some of the judges , had an an interview with Lord Normauby at the Home-cfnce last evening ; after which a respite , we understand , was gent ( b y post ) to Maninonti for Frost , "Williams , and Jones . It is expected tbeir fate will be finally se tied at the cabinet council gitting to-day . In the courge of this morniDg as immense number of petitions , praying her Majesty to spare tae live * of tbe > priioners , were received at tfie Home-office from all party of the ceuntry . —Standard .
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Taere is no foreign news of the slightest importance . PaiKCB ALBERT . —Prince Albert of Saxe C ;> - borg , according to a letter of the 22 Dd in ^ t from Go : ha , was to leave that ciiy on Saturday for London . Petition from Birmingham in p atoub of Frost and his Companions . —A petition to the QaejD , in favour of Froat , Williams , and Jones , was brought to town yesterday by deputation . In tbe course of six days 30 , 171 persons signed tbe
document Mmjv revpectible person * , who usually object to sign auy political petition , gave their names to ihis with avidity . There if not an instance ofl record ef apeti 5 ji < u ^ fio . mtki » place having obtained many siga&tures in acchV short gpace ofstime . Tfee petition was . pre «« ted to the ^ Marquis of Nor-Eanby , to be laid before her Majesty , by the new Member for Birminjrbam , G . F . Muntz , E « q ., accompanied by Mr . "W arburton , who was entrusted wi : b the memorial in favour of Frost and others , from the Members of the House of Commons .
A rvle for an attachment against tbe Sheriff * of M . ddksex was made absolute last night . Thi « rule vis obtained on tbe gTound ibat tbe rtseriff * had not paid over tbe money to Stockdale . Being in captivity , the sheriff ) could not per <» o » aMy pay over the money , and they did not wish , by directing iheir under-sheriffo to do it , to place them in the * ame vmp ' easart predicament in which , for rendering obedience to tfee law of tfee land , they are them-- elve * . The Judges of tee Queen ' B Bench , while hey « poke h ghiy of the correct » nd honourable line of conduct pursued by the pherirk , said they had n '> alieiuative but to make the rule absolute . Lord Decman gtated that Stoekdale has ag much light to ihe money as any member of the Hause of Commons to his f state . Tbe sheriffs will mw order the money to be paid , and we shall see what will be the cons' - qsc-r . ces . — Herald .
Court or Common Couxcil—The SHxmrrs A > D THE PllIVIIXliES OF THE HoU .-E OF CoJIMO . NS —Mr . Wire brot ) jr : ; t up the report of the Sheriff * coiriiiittee upon tne report of the Lord Mayor , that the Sbenff * were prevented from attending in their placei , in coajequence of having been committed to ihs custody of the S .-r ^ eant-at-arms , upon the warrant of ihe Speaker , byorderof the Houaeof Commons , and to co-operate with the committee appointed by th » Court of Aldermen thereon . The report , after detailing at considerable length the prowediags adopted by the Honse of Commons and the CoErt of Queen ' s Beach , and the Corporation with regard to the Shentfs , concluded with the following paragraph : —** Tuat we Were attended by
Mr . Lnder-Sheriff France , who reported that the Sergeant-at-Arms made a return to the Court o ! QneiMi ' a Bench of the writ of habeas corpus , which waj a general re mm ; and the coart con » . dered the return to be good , and consequently re-committed the Sieriffi to the custody of the Strgeant-at-Annp , under whose charge we regret to say that they still remain . That we , your cammitk * , having takeD into our serious consideration tbe steps necessary for the corporation to adopt upon this highly important occasion , recomTrend this honoarabie court to addre ** a remonstrance and petition to the House of Commons , protesting against the incarceration of the sheriff of London and the sheriff oi
Middlesex , for the coascientioua discharge of thsir imperative duty in the execution of the Quee& ' g writ , and praying that these tfficem be forthwith discharged ; and we have , in furtherance of thw recommendation , pr-pared the draft of remongtras . ee and petition accordingly , wnicb . we have caused to be hereunto annexed , and recommend for adoption , all which we submit to the judgment of this hocoarabla court . " Tne draft or the petition and remGnstranca was then lead . Mr . Wells a * ked whether it was necessary to introduce the word •' humble" into the petition , as ha had an objection ti tn .-. use of it ( a lwi |^) . Tue > Recorder her * observed that it was tbe usnal form adopted . The petition was carried by in overwhelming majority .
Cirrus of a Hiohwaymah . —Oa Thursday evening last , as Mr . Warren , a miller , residing at Ardleigb wa * returning home from Manaingtree market on horseback , he wm attacked by a footpad near Shadows Green Pit , who demaudei bis money or nw life . T he villaiD , on stopping bis hor * e , struck Mm a violent blow across the bridge of hu nog « with a large bludgeon , which felled him to the ground . an < 3 Jor a _ shore time rendered him insenrible ; but a * the thief was in the act of extracting the contents of hii pocket ? , Mr . Warren recovered bis » en » ei , aad being a powerful man , sprung upon his legs in spile of his antagonist , and a regular battle ensued betwaen tb . « m , in which Mr . Warren floored the thief several times , and punished him very severely . It
t > eing about eleven o ' clock , the night was very dark , bat Mr . Warren contrived to get a sufficient glimpse at the villain to rocognide his features , and knew bam r > be a moat notorious aad desperate thief named VViLkana ETerett , upwards of sixty years of * g p , from the pariah , of Ardieigh , and who has beeu twice transported . Mr . Warren called © st , "It is you , Everett , ia it ? I know you well . " Upon which the nilain took to bin heel * , sad leaving his hat in the road , made a jump at the hed ge and ran do « n a held . Mr . Warren ' s horse had not left toe spot , and ha instantiy mounted , and soon procared the
atsiitaacs of tka parish constable , when they returned to the spot where the attack was mado , and disc 4 w * rea the prisoner in tse road looking for his hat , and they succeeded in taking him into eustorty . He was taken before the magistrates on Fiiday , and fully committed to take kia trial for the offence at the next assize * at Cheim * - ibrd . Mr . Warren is very seriously iBjured ; the bridge of his no * = ia broken , one side of his face much lacerated from the blow of ihs bludgeon , and he i 3 now confined to his room . Tne neighbourhood are greatly indebted to Mr . Warren for his courageous conduct in tkis affair . —EsiC j Hcra'd
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Thcrsdat . — Business continues dull in the English Stock Market and Exchequer Bills have again receded ,
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In the Foreign House the business has been for the toMt part confined to a preparation of accounts for tbe settlement to-morrow , bat a alight adraace has taken place in Dutch and Colombian Stoelb Spanish Securities were somewhat lower . _ -- ¦ .. Consols for Money closed at 91 f to £ ; ditto for the Account , 9 l £ iof ; Three per Cent . Beduoed , 911 , buyers ; ihree-and-a-Half per Cent Beduoed , 99 | to |; New Three-and-a Half per Cents ., 99 ; Bunk Steck , 179 to 180 ; Exchequer Bills , lfr . to \ 9 i . premium . ; " T-- * . v _ 1 ?__^ : » . _ U . n . a *^« . k .. oi « s « k-- k—* . *»»
Spanish Active , 26 i to |; Deferred , 12 £ to ) £ ; PasHve , 6 ^ to |; Portuguese Five per Cents , 34 to \ ; ditco Three per Cents ., 23 to % ; Dutch Five per Cent * ., 191 | to 2 j ; Ditto Twc-and-a-Balf per Cents , 5 & % to % \ Bdigian , 102 to 3 ; Colombian , 1 iy 3 to »; Mexican , 29 | - to % ; Peruvian , \ & / % to 17 £ ; Brazilian , 76 J 4 to ? . There is no material alteration in Shares . ' Birmingham ( old ) , 66 to 68 prem . ; ditto ( new )/ 19 to 20 prem . ; Ssuth Western , 33 £ to 4 $ pe / share ; Great Western , 2 $ to 3 | prem . ' ; Masi-Chester and Leeds , 10 to 12 prem . ; Maachester and Birmingham , 114 to 10 £ dis . ; Birmingham and Darby , 21 to 39 dis . ; Gosport Junction , par to 1 prem . ; Brighton , 10 to 9 £ dis . j Blaekwall , 2 to 1 £ dis . per BhaTe .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS— Thursday , Jan . SO . Peti . ions were presented for the extension of Church accommodation , against the extension of the pernicious docrrineg of Socialism , &o . Mr . Macaulay laid upon the table of the House the Army Estimates . They were ordered to : be printed . Mr . E . Tenneut deferred till a future day the second readiDg of the Copyright ( Extension ) of Designs Bill . t Lord G . Lennox gave notice that on the 13 th of February he would move for a list of the names ^ onstitatiDK tbe commissioner * of naval and military inquiry , an account of the days on which they bad met , &e . , V \
Lerd Stanley gave notice that en the 13 th . of February be would move for leave to bripg Tn a Bill to amend the law regarding " the registration of voters in Ireland "—a notice that was greeted with considerable cheering by the Opposition members . Mr . E . Tennent said that , on February 6 : b , he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws and regulations respecting stage carriages ( Ireland ) . Mr . Mack inn on postponed his motion for leave to bring in a bill " to alter and amend the law * regarding turnpike trusts , and to allow of unions of
the same . Oa motion of Lord Powerscoart , the adjourned debate on Sir J . Y . Buller ' s resolution , " That her Majesty't Government , as at present constituted , does not possess the confidence of this Hoase , " was again jammed ( third night ); and bis Lordship opened the debate . After several members had addressed tbe House , Mr . Ward attracted mnch attention , by resisting the motion , end by defending the ministers for seeking for Radical support , and inquiring if they did not seek for Radical support , what were they to do ? He was loudly cheered by the Opposition .
Lord banley afterwards spoke at considerable length , and with great force , in support of the motion , declaring tbat although .-men . resolution migfrt be defeated , he should feel it to be bis duty to resist a Government constituted like the present one . He a * ked in what part of the House or the country had this Government confidence ?—Nowhere . The debate was thea adjourned , Lord Morpetb having pos « e * 8 ion of tne House .
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( From the Bath Herald of Saturday . ) About nine o ' clock last eight , a frightful tragedy took place in the peaceful village of Dunkerton , near this city , the residence of the Ber . C . Bampfylde , rector of that plaoe . From information collected on the rpot , we learn that about" eigntla * ttrigfet « sjtit * - makeT named Silcox , about thirty-five years of age , and a long resident in the place , called at the Beetory- house upon Thomas Jordan and his wile , who were left in charge of the house , during the temporary absence of the rev . owner , who has Been staying a short time in Bath . The pretence was ostensibly to take the measure of Jordan and his wife , he
( Silcox ) having stated that he had lost their measure . He remained standing for neatly an hour notwithstanding be was repeatedly invited to take a seat . His cuuvernauon with the two aery ' antg abovecamed aud their sou was of the most friendly n-vnsre , until nine o ' clock , when he was asked ta partake of a little elder wine . At this moment , on a sudden , without auy provocat'oa , in a paroxysm of ph-enzy , he Hew upon Jordan , whom he assailed with some heavy iron instrument , supposed to be a hatchet , bat which has not yet been found . The woands inflicted are thirteea in number , and of a frightful description—the jaw is severed in two place !* , aud the back ef the Head smashed and shattered in a most horrible manner . He next attacked
the wife , whsm he dragged into a passage , adjoining the kitcheD , where it appears , from the condition ot the poor woman ' s body when found , a violent struggle most have taken place , her left arm being broken , the thumb of ker right hand nearly severed , a great number of cats upon her head and face , and quantities of the hair of her h « ad being pulled out by main farce , and scattered over the passage . The last , a lad , about thirteen years old , contrived to evade the murderer ' s attack , acd secreted himself in Mr . Bamprylde '? ptudy , beneath a large easy chair . Tbe ruffian entered the room after his late murderous asaault upon the parents of the boy , but > eing without a light , he groped about the room in
search of kia victim , but fortunately for the boy ' * situation , he mimed him . Silcox then procured a lijht , and went over the whole of the upper part of the houge , and on descending tbe staircase near the study , the candle was extinguished by the wind . The lad , hearing him descend , and fearing that he was gone to relight the candle , rusBed out into the yard , and with great presence of mind unbolted the door which , Silcox mu * t- fe ' ave hironeif previously fastened , and had nearly escaped unhurt , whea bis savage assailant followed him , and came sufficiently near to inflict a severe wound with eeme sharp instrument in the back . The poor little fellow was not , however , so much hurt as to impede his flight , and
he escaped , instantly collecting , by hi 9 cries ot "murder , " all the cottagers in the neighbourhood . Silcox , it is reforted , went then to his «>» ter ' r , a resident in the village , and had a conversation ot » ome length with her , in which he told her that he had ju < t committed a most frightful crime , and that she would never see hi en alive again . In the interim tbe inhabitamts had apprised Mr . Wo . Keeling , the high constable for tbe hundred of Wtllow , of the atrocious attempts of this ruffian . Mr . Keeling proceeded now to the hou « e of Sileox , where he resided with bis soother and utepfather . The high constable was attended by several otker men , and was himself armed with one of Mr . Bampflde
y ' s pistols , loaded , however , only - with powiier , one of the at % Dde . &t » having- . th * other , which was loaded with ball . Mr- Kelling with great courage entered the house , and finding ? be riifiHn armed with a ponderous iron instrument wed in the shots-trade , and known by the name ef an iron foot , and prepared to act in tbe offensive , ho fired his pistol . The savage fellow , however , finding no injury from the pistol , aimed a dreadful blow with the above instrument at tbe wnstable , which pawed throu gh his hat . but happily did not injure his head very much . Silcox had junt , prior to this wsault en ihe constable , attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat , but it is supposed that the sudden
entry of the constable prevented him from completing his purpose . In tbe confusion which ensued from the constable ' s being disabled for the mament , and th « necessary attentions which were paid to him , the villain escaped . As soon a <* the constable was sufficiently recovered to pursue , which was in a few minttes , be aud hi * assistants traced the villain ' s steps towards the church , where they * ouad him floating en the water . On being dragged to land , fan was found quite dead , with his throat partly eut , aud bis right ear perforated , in ten places with o * e of his own awl * . The body waa then moved to the ctmrch , wbere it awaits the coroner ' s inquest Mlcox waa & * i Bgle man above the middle stature , and of great mufcular power , and previous to the
perpetration of this diabriica ! deed bore a very fair character . Mr . Budgett , sen of Ashwick , who , with nw lady , was passing by the Swan Inn at the time ih * t the news had reached thitplace , repaired to th £ houge , and paid every attention to the poor boy , who , we are hsppy to say , ii not in any particular danger lrom bis wound . Mr . Bayntun , of Laurapiace , Ba-b , haviug been sent for , pave all the aid 12 Li » power , in conjunction with Mr . Budgett , to the otaer two sufferers ; but from the horrible extent of the iigunes which they Lad sustained , there i 8 no nope whatever ef their recovery ; but they were anil a : i ? e when our reporter left .
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A Hermit . —Singular Cash . A very extraordinary circumstance has recently occurred at Farnham , which has created a very great sensation in that town and neighbourhood . Some brief particulars have already been made public , but the following statement , the particulars of which were on Monday last attained by one of oar correspondents , may be relied upon . It appears that a few days ago & roan in a most miserable and emaciated condition was picked up by some labourers in Moor-park , io an apparently dying state , and he was conveyed to the workhouse at Farnham , where he died ia about twobuurs , without bting able togive any account of hinuelf . From some incoherent exclamations which
escaped him , however , it was considered right tha r . a search should be made in an extensive cave , celebrated in thin part of the country as having been in ancient ticats the residence of Mother Ludlam , a noted witch , and from the appearances exhibited , it seemed ibat that this oave had bsen the unfortunate man ' s residence for a very considerable time . The bottom of the cave was strewed with fern , which constituted the miserable man ' s bed ; and , upon searching the place minutel y , a large leather portmauteau , ' carpet bag , and other articles were discovered ; and tbe portmanteau wan found to contain frock and dress coats , a quantity of beautiful linen , ten pairs of white and black silk stockings and a
, very handsome accordion . A document was also fouad which led to a communication to a person in London , who went down to Farnham and recognised the deceased . Very little satisfactory information could , however , be obtained respecting him , and the following particulars were all that could be collected . The deceased ' s name , it appeared , " was William James Foot , and he was a native of Ashburton , in Devonshire . He had carried on the busi * Begseaof a tailor and a taunt r ia London , and amassed a considerable * um of money , but upon the death of hid wife , which took place about twelve years ago , a very great change was observed in his manners , and a general impression prevailed among his friends that his
mind waa affected . The malady had latterly increased , and he was frequently heard to declare that he was John the Baptist , and Elijah tbe Prophet , and that he was destined by God to live and die in a cave like a wild beast , and that he ^ should do 80 the moment he could find a place suited for his purpose . Almost four years ago his friends lost eight of him , and they had reason to believe that he had been during that period wanderings about the country . An inquest was subse . quently held by Mr . H . Woods , the coroner for the western division of Surrey , but no person connected with the unfortunate deceased came forward to give aay information respecting him , and the following additional fac : * were all that were ascertained . The landlord of the Seven Sum Inn , Farnbara , deposed that about the middle of the
month of September in last year , the deceased came to the house and remained then * several days , during which period ht became rational , and he had no suspicion that he wa * not in his right senses . Just before he left , the deceased told him that he had found a place that he lad been in learoh of for many yearn , aud shortly after this he requested that his luggage Jmight be carried to a spot he directed in Moor Park , near the cave in question , aud he then paid the man who carrid it , and sent him away , and witness saw no more of tbe deceased uatil he was found a ? above described ; and there was no doubt that during that period he had lived in the cave . Alter afull inquiry , and the coroner having remarked upon the extraordinary circumstances ef the case , the jury returned a verdict of died by starvation .
Alarming Fire . —On Thursday lasr , won after nine o ' clock in the morning , an alarm of fire was given , and it was ascertained that several houses at the head of the Barringdon-atreet were in flames The West of England lire-engine was sooa in at tendance , and after aearly half an hour , the parisli engine , kept at tha old church , was brought into play ; a despatch being sent over to Colluwpton , the West Middlesex engine , attended by the firemen in their uniform , arrived about eleven o ' clock , by which time , however , the principal danger was over . In all about twelve or fourteen dwellings are burnt , all thitcbed , and amongst them the residence of Richard Hill , alias Sparway , the first mayor of Tifertoa . —North Devon Journal .
Two Littlb Factory Girls Drownkb . — On Saturday last , as two little girls were returning home from the water-mill , at Hoxne , at which place they were employed by Mr . H . Warne , manfacturer , unfortunately by seme means unknown they were both forctd into the river , and carried down by the stream a considerable distance ; in this way they both perished , there not being a soul near te reacb out a helpi ng hand . One of the bodies was found near the mill on Sunday ; the other has not as yet been di 3 covered , aftar every fcffbrt to find the same . The children were natives of Thorpe , of different parents , one about nine years old , and the othtr about eleven . —Ipswich Chronicle .
Challenge To Cure Blxk9kess.
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HOUSE OF LORDS-Thursday , January 30 . Their Lordships did not assemble to-day .
Horrible Tragedy At Dun£Ert0n.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY AT DUN £ ERT 0 N .
Dreadful Murdee In Edinburgh. Tlidf 4 Ttltttf. Mtm Iwo T»R Di\Iwnrtn/H¥I
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The inhabitants of the Grass-maiket were , on Tuesday morning , thrown into a * tate of graft excitement by the dUwoverjof « pe of the foulest murden tbat 1 ms occurred i * Edinburgh for many years ptsrt . The scene of the terrible deed b a ^ wretched hovel in the second floor of a building in Plainstaneclose , G-ra 88-market , tenanted by an old woman named Kell f , who keeps it « s beggars' lodging . Here the murderer , a man called James Wetnyss , professedly a tinker by trad ? , and his Victim who bad passed off for hw wife , though there is a rumour that she ig the wile of a man who was transported eoove Short time fince , had been lodging for the last ht weeks ¦
eig ; and , from inquiries made upon the spot yesterday , we learn that ever since their arrival they hud seldom been sober , and bad generally been quarrelling and fighting whenever they were together . During the last few days the poor woman bore evident marks of his violence . About thiee li ' clock" on Monday afternoon , Wemyss entered the lodgings drunk , and he and bis wife , who was also drunk , had some words , which ended ia his turning ker down stain . He went out shortly after , and returned again at five o ' clock still more under the influence of liquor ; he and the woman thea went out together to buy some potatoes , when they had another quarrel , upon which the womas left her
husband , and he returned home alone . Soon after eight he went to bed , where be remained until tbe woman came borne—about half-past ten . Upon her return he began to abuse her , calling her by the most opprobrious epithets , and upbraiding her with having been in improper company since she left him : and , the woman retorting ia similar langunge , he sprang from the bed , seized her by the ears and Bhook her , then beat her with a stool , and at last put her oat of the room , and again got into bed . About eleven o ' clock , the woman having come in again , be sot up
a second time , and they sat down together before the fire , appareaijy on pretty good terms . But aoou a fresh cause of disagreement arose about a tobacco pipe , which he maintained she had got : this she denied ; and , enraged at her denial , he again struck her with the stool , and , not content with this , he seised a brick from several loose ones which were lying within the fire-place , and gave her a tremendous blow on the wide of her ntad , which felled her to the ground . He then raised her up , and repeated the blow several times ; after which he he quietly returned to bed .
The Btrangest part of the affair is , that while all this outrage was going on , there was no less than thirteen persona in the apartment , and ia a bed closet adjoining to it , not one of whom interfered . The first notioe that wa * taken of it was by the old woman Kelly getting out of her bed and going to the body of tbe woman ; she called to Wemy * s that his wife did not breathe , upon which he got ap , took tbe body ia hw arms , and carried it to the bed where he had been lying . By this time some other persons ia the room began to stir , but being quite dark , it
was almost impossible for them to judge whether the woman was alive or not ; and Weruytw having volunteered to procure a light , left the place for that purpose . Some of the others also went out to bring a doctor , but meeting with a watchman , they told him " there had beta & fight , " and he returned with them : they then fell in with Wemyss earning with a the light , who , seeing the watchman , thought it right to look after his own safery , and thrusting the oandle into the bandi of one of the men , be took to his heelg , and escaped over some ruias of old houses whiflh lie at the back of tbe Close .
The woman was found to be quite dead . The body was shockingly mutilated ; there was a deep cat « aar one of the eyes , and blood was streaming through the ears . The watchman immediately procured assistance , and conveyed the body to the police-office . Great anxiety bow prevailed for the apprehension of tbe murderer . Having left his den without bis hat , coat , or waistcoat , it was hoptd that the description of him given to tht watchmen ia all
directions would rtpeedily lead to hi * apprehwaaion , which soen proved to be the case ; for about five o ' clock he was detected lurking on a common stair at Lockrin distillery , and wan at once secured and brought to the police-office . He made no resistance —confessed he had bten very drunk , hut affected to know nothing whatever of the barbarous deed of which he was aooused . In the course of the day be was brought up before the magistrates , but remanded for further examination . — Edinburgh Paper .
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_ _ ¦ £ ¦?;/ K-. ^ : >" > v > - ^ Thb Sheriffs aSb thb Hbusx o » Com-M ® N 8 .- Cjfcxi . itB *™**© Wa * S .-Q * , Saturday » eetin C 5 >» beMibefore Aldeff ^ n Wilson , the Alderman # « hej % art ot CastfebayaM , at toe H . 5 ? 2 P » . D fC toip ^ CommoBi , toeonmder the subject of »^ qtu « i ^ oo ^ nmeroMly dgned by the inDatotante of tbe . Ward ; addressi tothe Aide ? man , requestiBg that fee wdald call an early meeting to take into consideration the case of the Sheriff * fiX —J """~ » "w «» U 1 V UUCJIA 19 of London ~ . ~ ' v" ' ' . ¦ i ' - ^^ AV " ' '• •! i
. , now m custody of the Serjeant-at-Arnw , on 4 er a ^ warrant signed by the Speaker of the House of Commons . It was , after some observanoM- strongly expressed by tbe inhabitants , unanimou » ly agreed that ihe meeting should exprew to William Eran « and John Wheelton , Esqrs ., Sheriff , of London and Sheriffs of Middlewx , its warmest approbation of the firmness , dignity / and modera . tion with which they have conscientiously and nprightly discharged tfce important duties of their high office , m accordance with their solemn oaths , and Jto deep sympath y in the suffering to which they have been exposed in pursuing that honourable and meritori
ous line of conduct ; and that the meeting ardently hoped tbat they would be speedily restored to their personal liberty , and to the enjoyment of that high esteem and gratitude which they have deserved , not only from tbeir fellow-eitzens , hue from all classes of the community . The meeting also w « ol » ed that , a deputation , consisting of Alderman Wilson , Deputy Hioks , Mr , James Toplis , Mr . W . Creokes , Mr . George Powell , and Mr . William Pritehard , be requested to wait noon the Sheriffs , with a copy of the resolution . On Saturday , at the Kensington Petty Sessions , Mr . George Webb , a . pawnbroker , in High-sfxeet , Kensington , was charged by Inspector Smith with violating the New Police Act , in having taken in a pledge from a boy under sixteen years of age , by which he bad incurred a penalty of £ 5 . Jas . Collins , a boy who is not Bixteen umil March next , stole two handkerchiefs from Holland-house farm , aud
pawned them at the defendant ' s shop . The defendant proved that the boy had many times before pawned articles for his parents , which were redeemed , and he declared that he could not tell from the boy ' s appearance that he wag under the prsscribed ace . Collinswas brongbi up from ClerkeaweUprisonto give evidence , and stated that no question was asked him as to his age . It was contended that this was not a case for the interference of the Bench . Tne magistrate said this clause was intended to prevent children from disposing of stolen property , and they felt called up » n to convict in this case , and fined the defendant 5 i . and costs . Astonishing Increase of Shippiko ok
THB WfiAR . In 1838 . tho nnmW nt afcino « .. thr w bar . —In 1838 , the number of ships was 767—tonnage , 152 , 722 , or , on an average , 199 tons each . In 1839 , 836 ships—tonnage 170 , 057 , or , on an average , 203 tons each ; The difference in number and tonnage on the two years is 69 ships at 17 , 540 tons , on an average 254 tons per snip . The number of sailors in 1838 was 6 , 434 ; in 1939 , 7 , 258 . What port can compete with this in ship building P And the manufacture of ships is still in full vigour and activity . —Sunderland Herald . "
Totnbb . — Shipwreck with Loss of Lifk . —We are sorry to announce the total loss of the Permie , Captain Alfred Bentall , in the Adriatic , near Venice , on the 30 th nit . It appears that this fine vessel got on a sand-bank , in a fog , and before going to pieces the crew were enabled , by indefatigable exertions , to save a considerable portion of the materials . The intrepid commander , with the ship carpenter and three seamen , were on their last intended trip to the wreck , when , unfortunatel y , the boat wan swamped , and the captain and carpenter were drowned before a boat could reach the spot to rescue them . —North Devon Journal .
A few days ago , a young lady , named Shaw , the daughter of an opulent farmer , residing within a short distance of Northampton , was suddenly unseed from her home ; and in consequence of various rumours which had been circulated , it was strongly suspected that she had eloped with Mr . Lave Hall , a solicitor in the above-named town , and who is a married man , with a family of three children . The guardian ef Miss Shaw , who , on attaining her majority , will be entitled to a considerable deal of property , bequeathed to her by a relation , accompanied by Ball , an officer , hastened to London on Wednesday week ; and on the evening of the same day Mr . Hall , who had come up by the railway , was observed to enter into No . 14 , Nottmgham-street , aear Marylebone Police-court .
Sergeant Seal , of the D division , who . was passing at the time , was made acquamtefFwitEthe particnlare of the affair , and he , together with the guardian and officer , obtained admittance into the dwelling ; after somo little conversation with the landlady , they opened the parlour door , and beheld the conple sitting on a sola . As may be imagined , the utmost surprise and consternation were evinced at the unexpected appearance of the visitors , and , before Seal had time to prevent it , Misa Shaw took from her reticule a number of letters , and threw £ T £ ?*•**• They w < ™ * *™
en-_ , «<> er , tirely destroyed , and are now in the possession of the guardian , who took tho fair fniitive away with mm in ' - a coach , aud on the following morning she was taken back to her friends . Mr . Hall , who , on being surprised with the lady , said his intentions were of a strictly honourable nature , discharged all demands mad © by the landlady instanter , and then took his departure . He had engaged tho apartments upon the representation that they were for himself and hi » wife ; and the arrival of Mia * ^ . t ? ' ^ . "' noa « etook place two days prior to his ( Mr . Hall ' s ) joining her .
Climbing Bors—Another Fatai Accident . — On Friday , a fatal accident , arising o » t of the inhuman practice of employing climbing boys in the cleaning of chimneys , occurred on the Paisley-road near to the first toll from Glasgow . A chimneysweep in Cahon had agreed to clean tho ventj forty-two in number , of a large newly-built tenement in that vicinity , of the lime , stones , aad other rubbish , left iu thvm bjr the masons . A little climbing boy was accordingly set to work , and , in the coursa of the mornisg , h « accomplished the Herculean labour of cleaning nearly thirty of them , < join « cp one vent and down another in rotation The little fellow ultimately began to sink under the incredible amount of labonr he had undergone ; his feet , legs , and arms were dreadfull y lacerated , and ran with blood ; but goaded on by the unsparing
seventy of a journeyman who directed his movements , he persevered in his merciless task . At length , in going doing down one of the vents , he stock fast at a point in the lower story , and was unable , by the most desperate efforts , to disens&ga himself . After a considerable time had elapfiw , the journeyman , balked in his efforts to rescue him , proceeded all tha way to Calton , and informed the master chimney-sweep of the circumstance . Measures were then taken for the boy ' B release , which it was found could only be effected by breaking down part of tha wall , and sending up another boy to draw him out . This was done with great difficulty ; but the relief came too late—the poor boy was taken ont dead , having perished by suffocation . The matter is nndc rgoing investigation by the authorities —• Glasgow Paper .
Longevity . —There is now living at Ranskill , in the parish of Blyth , a person of the name of John Drabwell , in his 100 th year . " He haa five neighbours that oft joke him , aad say , if they survive him , and are well , they will be his bearers at bin funeral : their ages are as follow : —Mr . William Denmao , 80 ; James Jackson , 82 ; Jo » . Norttage , 82 ; JohnCooley , 80 ; and George Shillito , 76 . _ i Lincoln Gixette . - Mr . Catlin ' s Indian Gam . kry A very curious exhibition is about to b » opened to the public
in the Egyytian-ball , Piccadilly . A private view was afforded fey the proprietor teTns friends and a few favoured individuals yesterday . The exhibition conBi 3 ts of several hundreds of portraits , landscapes views of combats , religions ceremonies , costumes ' aud many other things illustrative of the manners and customs , and modes of living and of battle &o of the different tribes of North American Indians ' Some of these picture j are exceedingl y interesting ' and forma vast field for the researches of the antil quary , the naturalist , a n * the philosopher . The
nnraerous portraits are full of character ; they exhibit an almost endless variety of feature , though all bearing a generical resemblance to each other . The views of combats are very fall of spirit , and exhibit modes of war / are and destruction horribly illustrative of savage hfe . The method of attacking buffaloes and other monsters of the . plain * and forests are all interesting ; tha puny process of a fox chase sinks into insignificance when compared with the tremendous » xcitement occasioned by the grappling of a bear or the bntting of a bison . The scenes are all acenrately depicted , not in the finished style of modern arr , bat with a vigour and fidelity of outline which arises from the painter having actually beheld what he transmits to the canvass . The most curioue portion of this exhibition is , however , the representations ot
the horrible religious ceremonies of several of the Indian tribes , and the probationary trial * of those who aspire to be the leaders amongst them These representations disclose the most abhorrent and execrable crueltie j . They show to what atrod . ties human nature can arrive where the presence of religiousjtnowled ga is not interposed to prevent its career . The exhibition also contains tents , weapons dres « s , &c , of the various tribes visited by Mr Catlin . These are curious , but of secondary import ance . The catalogue , which is to be had at the exhibition room , is a very interesting brochure , and wnl afford the visitors a great deal of novel but important information .
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Suici ©! . —Towards the clow of the afterapou of Friday last , as two p « reoni , of the names of Wolla oot and Wilson , were standing at the door of aoott * ge adjoining Peep-lanty 8 t . David ' s-hilJ , in : thft city , they saw a young , wosaan come to the edge of the river ^ a hank on the Ex wick aide , opposite tha Withy-fekJ , and jnr ^ er foot into the water * ih » then retreated' a few steps , and appeared to pause for a minute or two , when she threw her cloak over her face , advanced again- to the « dge of the bank and leaped into the river . An alarm was instantly given , but from the swollen state of the Exe from the coniinual rain and rapidity of the current , all efforts to reeover tbe body were unavailing . It w said a servant is missing from the family of a tradesman in this city , under serious charges , Md it is thong * this may be the person . — Western limes . /»; i ¦ "" - '¦ - ¦ . ' ¦' ..- - ¦ ' ' ^^^™ ' ™^ TTT ^? T ™ ' ? f ^ r ^^'! R
Common Road Steam Conveyances . —Oa Wednesday week , at a dinner of the committee , shareholders , and fnends of the Common Boai X « f r van . « " ? P * ny , in London , Mr . Concanen , one of the sobcitors to the Company read the first report of the Committee , which stated SS in the year 1831 , a Committee of the HoWrf Commons reported that i « ieam-carriages could- aacend hills of considerable inclination with facility and safety , that they would become a speedier and cheaper mode of conveyance than carriages drawa by horses , tbat with the slightest exertion they might be stopped , and turned under circumstances where horses were totally unmanaeeable s that th « -
would not act so injuriously on common roads as th * feet of horses ; that the substitution of inanimate for animal -power in draught npon common road * ia one of the most important improvements in the means of internal communication ever yet introduced , and that its practicability had been folly established . In a Committee of the House of Conv raons , in the year 1839 , a mos : minute examina tion of the question had taken place , and evidence in favour of the plan which this Company is formed to carry ont had been received , whereupon Me . Mackinnon , the Chairman of that Committee , ob > herved that "the evidence respecting Colonel Mace . roBi ' * invention , wa » most satisfactory and conclu sive
. He was very glad that evidence had been received , as it would greatly asHat the Committee in recommending a means of f savins the main roads , and thei interests ' - *» nn » oX ted with them , from the ruin with which they were threatened . " It was in accordance with those views , the Company had undertaken to introduce steam conveyance on the common turnpike roads ; and it was with no small pride the Committee had to announce that a carriage constructed on the principle of Col . Macaroni ' s invention wa » about to start , which would at once satisfy the shareholders and the public , and lay the foandation for its general adoption by every coaching e ^ ablisbment throughout the kingdom . But to facilitate a speedy
uniform , and general adoption of steam conveyance upon common roads , a large and liberal aid on the part of those whose interest would be advanced thereby , was necessary . Of such aid the Committee had the most positive assarances , for the road interests had by this time discovered tbat it was only by the common road steam carriage their property conld be preserved , and their traffic maintained . Throughout the country the coach proprietors , innkeeper * , and the very large body of persons who are interested in turnpike trusts , as well as the inhabitants and proprietors of every species of property upon and contiguous to the public lines of road , are at this moment looking forward with anxious hope
to tbe 0 ucce 8 s of this Company , asthe means whereby their activity shall be revived , and their interest * preserved from ruin . A patent bad been obtained for CoL Maceroni ' a invention , aud a carriage is in course of completion at Mr . Beale ' s factory , at East Greenwich ; and the Committee are convinced that they will shortly be able to make arrangements for bringing tbe steam-carriages into general use—( hear , hear , bear )—withost calling for the full amount of capital suggested in the prospectus . They had been enabled to do their work thus far without contracting any debt which their funds in
hand ( without resorting to further ealls > are not adequate to meet —( applause )—and they rest assured that when the carriage is once in operation before the public , ample resources will be at hand . ( Hear hear ) Such care it taken in the construction of the first carriages , under the superintendence of Mr . Alexander Gordon , the emizent engineer , and in one ef the most celebrated manufacturing establishments in this country , tbat the Committee fearlessly assert that they will excel all others hitherto brought before the public in material and manufacture , as well as in principle .
Thundbb-Storms . —Thunder-storms have partially prevailed , and on Tuesday , one of great severity was experienced i * Hereford . At Much Cowarn it raged with awful violenee , and wa * attended with the destruction of the pariBil church . It seems the electric fluid first struck the spire , which being wood , became almost instantaneously in flame ? , and which extending to the body if the edifiee , the entire fabric waB speedily laid * in ruins . The spire , we underitaad , contained six bells , the whole of which were melted into a shapeless mass . Calamitous Case—Distressing Suicide . —On Tnesday afternoon , a man named Jamas Buraet . v- ? j rewde , . ^ Pl eagaace , with his wife andftwo children , died , there is great reason to fear , from the consequences of novertv and want . H . uj
been a lettw-carrier , and having had his leg broken while in that service , had a small monthly aliment paid him by the Post-office ; but it would appear tnat he had no other source of income , and that this was insufficient to support him and his family . Hi * poor wife had been in dreadful state of distrewi from the hour of her hnsbandV death , and batweenfour and nve o clock yesterday morning , according to the account of her eldest son , aboyahout eight ornine ye u"l v ' he feli ™ » fit , on r . covering from which she ran to somecorner of hermiserable house . and finding a knife , in desperation madea deep and extensive cut in her neck . The boy ? as unaoi * S ¦^ W ^ taUr yfw hel p . The neighbours ha ™ S ^ Jte £ *??*«? ' «^ Wntfor
- •• , wuo sew * d up the wonna , and the wretched woman 3 ^ f 'l e 4 4 ^ 1 Dfi [ ^ where *« ssfferingi were closed by death inthe course of the same forenoon . On examining th * house it was found ina state denoting the most abiect and squalid poverty . There was not amorsal offoodof anykmcUS the walls . The ^ whole family appeaf also tohavS had only a slender covering or r ^ s / aud may beiaid to have been all but literally llaked . A UtUeold Thf m" 5 t M tbey ™ to lie do * £ nponl The wretched orphans were conveyed to the poK office , where , alter havbg had warm nuSTt administered to them , they were washed andPlaced ^ . ^'"^ M : Now that the w'ffigSS itoiBw win
wo « m excite the sympathy of the humane . ~ C&fc 4 fo / lia » Mercury , P 7 . Luckt Discoveries . —Not many days aim the masters of ant extensive establishment , BUuatod ma large manufacturing town not fifty milerwS from Graagow aQ d engaged in the mtiuSrTof harder materials than cotton twist , g » ve a spfcndM ball and supper to the whole of their varkaenS their wives and sweethearts . As im ^ haVifaaen expected , 8 lmo * fc every man was present w ? th ? S partner . There was one poor feUa *? hJmere ? whose better half had taWW whin , ^ . gaiusT boih ' balls and suppers that night , whichTeS ^ L rfoqu ^ nce n « r . ins kindest wBi ^ rs ot ^ vTc ? uWove £ Sffkife * , he «> o ? ow "tor , 5 ** d he wSL the bli alonerbuCafter
» - ^ Tew CfflS Bpeuiin an attempt to amnse himself like fce « 2 he got bo disgusted and tired of hU solitary aituaUon aatoresolve gat j Bince his wife would not ke ^ hk ! ««» P «» y » t the Lak he would go- home and * W her company in bed . On arrivm-Tat hisowndooT and after a little knocking he got SnSunw ? bS i ^ Sg ^ tte cause-of so mnmdLa complainU OS ? Jf di
w » spose or nimaelt . He had found little Dle * mm asm h&to ^ t ^ me « * Ppin § to ¦ *•^^ doorf requertbg neielt a parcel of papers : he tmll » A « , «» m * -Jl
Spaa-. tlfe : £ . t ^ S -li 1 " m ^~ he fo « ad bimself dressed in tie » m 31 "es of a 8 trM » ger . This explained the whole business , and uj > he got vowing vengeance . hw friends , however , advised him rather to pocket the money and the affront , which he did , and now fie is on his way across the Atlantic , leaving hi * imprudent helpmate and her paramour both to regret their losa . Tb-is lucky fellow may be eaidL to have got damages without the verdict of a Jurv .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 8, 1840, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2670/page/2/
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