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Heawh of Losnow dublvg iHE Wbek . —In the week ending last Saturday , the deaths in tbe metro ;»(> : is were only S 96 , a result which indicates a low rate of mortality at the present time as compared with this season in former years . During the last month , the numbers returned weekly have been 1 , 094 , 95 ? , . 938 , 911 , and 896 , exhibiting a continuous decline . In the week corresponding to last , of the years 1840-9 ^ tLey were never lower than 916 , in seven ol tbe ten weeks they ranged above 1 , 000 , and last year , when cholera was approaching and various epidemics were rife , rose to 1 , 133 . The average of tbe tea corresponding weeks , is 1 , 043 . which corrected for increase of population , becomes
1 , 138 ; tbe present decrease on this estimate ia therefore 243 . In the eight principal epidemics , with the exception of diarrhoea , there is now a marked decrease ; diarrhoea was fatal to 81 persons ( two-thirds of whom were children ) , which differs little from tbe number of the same week of the bast Iwo years , but is more than the average of the corresponding ten weeks . At 3 , ElIiott " s-row , Londonroad , the son of a painter and glazier , aged eight years , died of English cholera , after seventeen bOUrs' illness , Ori the 24 th . of February , at 7 , Albert-street , the daughter of a gunsmith , aged fonr years died from ay drophobia , caused by the bite of a rabid dog on the loth of November last , according to the Tcrdict of a jury . Last week consumption was fatal to 93 persons ; there died on an averiiire in former periods 236 . Under other
dis-, eases of the respiratory organs , exclusive of hooping cough , the aggregate is 176 deaths ; formerly at this season , they have varied from 160 to 259 . _ The deaths of two persons are referred , ene to disease arising from intemperance , the other to injury during intoxication . One person died of want , and another is also supposed to have snnkfrom destitution . The former was a porter , of 73 years , fn Parson ' s-conrt , St . Luke ' s . The latter , a single woman of oi years , was found dead in bed , at 37 , Elizabethstreet , in the Church sub-district of Betbnal-grcen . —The mean daily reading ofthe barometer , at the Boy a I Observatory , Greenwich , was above 30 inches throughout the week ; the mean ofthe week was 30-l « S inches . The mean temperature of the week was 42 deg . S rain ., or 30 deg . 3 min . higher than the average of the same week in seven years .
'Fins . — . At this " Examinee" Printing-o tfice . —Oa Sunday night , between nine and ten o ' clock , a fire broke out in the extensive range of premises belonging to Messrs . Reynell and Co ., tbe printers of the Examiner newspaper and other publications , sitnafe in Little Palteney-sb-eetGoldcn-squa e . The DUildin ™ , which stretched over Mary and Vf illiamyard , was three floors high , of considerable depth , and containing a vast amount of property . The inhabitants of one of the hsuses at the rear of the printing-office had their attention directed to the first floor by perceiving an unusual glare of light shining through the windows , but , as it was generally be-EevedTthat soraeof the men were at work on the premises , no particular notice was taken of tbe circumstances for some time , when at last the fire told its
own iale by breaking through the windows , and rushing up the back of the bni'ding . Messengers " Ware then despatched in sundry directions f » r assistance . The fire at length assumed such an alarming aspect that the numerous residents at tberear of the printing office commenced removing their furniture to a more distant part for protection . The firemen carried the hose of tbeir engines up the stairs , and even mounted the roof , by which means they were enabled to get the fire out by 12 o ' clock , but , not until a serious amount of property deposited in ! the three upper floors was destroyed , or so injured by tbe heat as to be comparatively worthless . The valuable steam engine and machines , it is understood , have not received any injury , owing to being in the floor below the one in which the fire commence- ! . Tbe origin of the misfortune could not be ascertained .
Finn near the Olympic Theatre . —On Snnday night about nine o ' clock , a fire , nearly attended -with tbe loss of two lives , happened atNa . 7 , Craven'baildings , Drury-lane , opposite the stage door ofthe Olympic Theatre . It commenced in the groundfloor , and- was discovered by Mrs . Hatton , the wife of tbe owner ofthe premises , through hearing one of her children screaming violentfj' . She repaired tn the back parlour , when she found the bed in which her two children were on fire . By a desperate effort she' pulled one of her children out , but she bad not strenght left to rescue the other . Having giving m alarm , " assistance came , and the remaining child was taken out . The Royal Society ' s escape and brigade engines were so-m on tbe spot , and the fire was happiiy confined to that part of the premises in which it began .
Fire in the Borough axd Loss of Life . — On Sunday night , at a late hour , a fire , unfortunately attended nth a loss of life , happened on the premises helonginnto MrrA . Sol-unons , Ta furrier , carrying on business at No . 11 , Little Falcon-court , Red Crossstreet , Borough . It was discovered by a person living next door , who had bis attention directed to a strong smell ' = ( something burning . He therefore went into his backyard ,, to endeavour to ascertain the cause , when he perceived * smoke pouring forth from the window . Having raised an alarm , he sent to Southward bridge road Station for the assistance of the firemen . Two engines from that depot immediately started for tbe scene , the ground floor was so fall of smoke that It was with great difficulty any one could en * er . The
neighbours and firemen , however , succeeded in forcing their way through with buckets of water , which they threw upon the fames . As soon ss the smoke had in some measure cleared away , they beheld a fearful scene . Upon the floor waslyingMrs . Solomons , completely encircled with fire . Plenty of water having been thrown into the building , the fire was eventually extinguished , when it was found that Mrs . Solom jus was so frightfully burned that it was feared she would not recover . A medical gentleman was sent far , who arrived immediately , and pronounced life extinct . How the fire originated could not be ascertained , the unfortunate female being the only party an the bouse at the time . Neither the building nor the contents were insured .
EiHe os Board a Steam-shif— Saturday night last a fne broke out in the Trident steam ship , the property of the General Steam Navigation Company , lying alongside of St . Katharine ' s Dock Steam "WhKrf . Whilst tbe crew were packing goods in the affcr hold a box filled with fuzees fell into that compartment ofthe ship , and the contents exploded . Two of tne ship ' s crew who . were in the hold were frightfuilv burned , and were removed to the hospital , ¦ where they remain ii a precarious state . Tbe ship ' s company and win rf labourers succeeded in getting the fire extinguished .
Fire xear Spitalfikijis Church . —On Monday morning last a fire , which caused great alarm , an *! was attended with considerable damage , occurred in the premises belonging to Mr . J . JJ . Thompson , a wholesale , and export shoe manufacturer , No . 8 , Church-street , Spitalfields , a few doors from the parish church . Information being sent to the proper quarters , a strong body ef police arrived , and two engines belonging to the parish , with four more of the -London fire Establishment The mains afforded an auu . iiiant supply of wa ' . er , fr-. m which the parish engineer aud Loudon brigademen set to work , but in spite of tbeir most strenuous exertions the flame- * could not be got out until tbe lower part of the premises was gutted aud the upper part severely injured . Mr . Thompson was insured in the Sun and Auchur fire-offices .
Stolen Death . —On Saturday last , Mr . Carter held an ir . qaest at the Black Horse public-house . Thomas-street , Rotheihithe , on tbe body of Mrs . Mar An : > Redman , aged forty-eight years , who died under very melancholy cin-umstances . - The deceased "was the wife of Mr . Thomas Redman , an outfitter , carrying on business at No . 43 , Russell-street , Rotiierbithe . On the previous Thursday afternoon a sister of the deceased called upon them from Brighton on a visit , having been from London many years . The < 3 & e «; ised was in veiy good health and spirits ,
andhiivitg tat down in the parlour , they were talking together , when the deceased suddenly fell on the floor in a state of insensibility . An alarm was raised and a in -dical gentleman sent for , when Mr . Porter , the sargeon , of Rtrtherhiihe , promptly attended , and opened a vein in the the arm , but all efforts to restore animation were of no avail , as the vital spark had fled . The cause of death was an attack of apoplexy , broujjbt on by excitement , The deceased bag left a Ihmiiy of nine children . The coroner having remarked on tbe meiani-holy nature of tbe case , the jury returned a verdict of "Died by the visitation « f God . "
Death bv Suffocation . —l ? n Saturday last Mr . "Wak :--y held an inquest at Hillingdori , on the body of "William Yost The deceased had been married on the preceding -Wednesday ; . on returning from chu ea he called on his son-in-law , a man named Ho ; k : ! is ; a quarrel en-ued betwen them , and a fight took place ; they were separated by a man named Pope , at whose house t' . e wedding dinner was to take pi «< : e , and to which the deceased accompanied Pops . Shortly after having sat down to dinner he arose suddenly from the table and left ths room . Pope fallowed him , when he fell and expired before assistance could he obtained . It appeared that Hopkin * had been taken before the magistrates on Thursday , on a charge of manslaughter , and was out on nail . The Coroner adjourned ' the inquest till
MoiuUy , in ur ner that $ post wis examination of the body might be made , and on the reassembling ofthe jury evidence was given that the brain was excessively c nge ted , and ths smaller vessels full of red Ihood ; tbe death was attributable to apoplxy . At the suggestion of the coroner , Mr . Jennings , the surgeon , made a further examination of the body , the result of which was the finding a large piece of meat completel y wedged in the opening of the throat , enare . y blocking up the aperture of the air-passage , and caasiug suffocation Tne jni-v , after expressing their satisfaction at the exculpation of Hopkins , returned a verdict that " Death had been caused acjvientelly ; b y the lodgment in the tbroat of a large pieae of unmasticated meat . " The piece of meat * eigbed two ounces and a half .
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Determined Suicide . — On ^ Monday a person named "Vincent , who lodged in the house of Mrs . "Wells , a tobacconist , who carries on business at 35 , Resent-street , Westminster , committed , suicide by shooting himself through the head with a pistol . The barrels of the weapon burst upon the discharge taking place , and inflicted frightful injuries upon the upper portion of his person . Bis death was almost instantaneous ; and it is stated . thit the condition of mind which led him to commit the rash act , was produced by long-continued suffering from illness . • : ¦ A False Alarm . —On Tuesday night about eigttt o ' clock a quantity of smoke , and sparks was observed to issue from the roof- of the ,, Olympic Theatre , and a cry of " fire" was at once _ raised .
Messengers started off for the firemen , and in a few minutes several engines were on the spot . Their services , however , were not required , as it was previously discovered that the al arming appearances on the roof were occasioned by a fire that was used by some workmen who were employed in spidering a pipe on a . roof new the stage of the theatre . When the cry of " fire" was raised in the street , the manager immediately ordered the upper windows and ventilators to be closed , by which means the audience were prevented from hearing the noise . The generally fatal consequences of a panic-stricken rush werethus in all probability avoided . The Crbmornb Garbexs . — At the annual licensing meeting for the Kensington division of Middlesex , Mi * . Flood , sen ., who was for m any years the
chairman of tbe bench , opposed the renewal ofthe license for the above place of entertainment , on the ground that the proprietors conducted it in a manner which involved a great desecration of the Sabbath . The license-was suspended until the adjournment day , tbe 20 th March ; the managers being directed on that day to present ' to the bench a memorial , stating in writing how they would conduct the gardens , and if it was approved of , the opposition to the license would be withdrawn . Boiler Explosion . —A most alarming accident occurred on Tuesday morning , between the hours of seven and eight , at the Albion Brewery , Camdentown , belonging to Messrs . Baker and Son , from the explosion of a boiler , of six-horse power , which has resulted in the total destruction ofthe interior . of the premises , besides causing a great devastation of property to the houses adjacent . So fearfuXwas the explosion , that the neighbourhood' of
Hampstead and Highjjate felt the effects so severely , that they feared at first it proceeded from the shock of an earthquake . The houses ia Caroline-place , to the left of the brewery , have had the whole ofthe windows completely shattered , and . most serious alarm was caused to the inhabitants b y a tremendous shower of bricks falling into the back gardens . A part of the boiler , 221 bs . in weight , was blown upwards of 300 yards to the rear of the premises of the British Queen public house . There were only five workmen on the premises at the time ofthe accident , none of whom have received any serious injury . One man , who was in the mashtub close to the engine at the time of the explosion , escaped with only his cap being blown off , whilst another was blown through , a door into an inner room , but was not injured . The cause of the accident is not known , nor bas the amount of damage caused by it been ascertained .
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was seized by the dog ,-aud Moody extricated himself from his opponents and was running away , when the younger Hunter shouldered his gun aM struck one of the locks , which missed Are . He then fired the other barrel at Timothy Moody , and shot him in the thigh , and woundedh-Jnm severely . On , Saturday last a person named Cherry , of Barnsley , along with many more , were running after the' Badaworth hounds , which had ran through the above wood , and while Cherry and two companions were in the wood , Josephs Hunter , who was > about . twenty yards from them , without speaking a word to' them deliberately shouldered his gun and shot at Cherry , and wounded him in theleft arm and side , and the jacket which he had on at the time appears as if it had received the whole of the charge of small shot . Our correspon . dent adds—the police appear to take no notice of the matter . But how would it have been . had a gamekeeper been shot 'i—Daily Atws .
Devon and Exktkb Savings . Bank . —At the annual meeting of the trustees and managers of this establishment which was held in Exeter last week , it was stated in the report that the actuary of the concern had mixed up his own accounts with those of the bank , and that practise had continued from 1825 to December , 1849 . In December , 18 J 9 , there was a balance due to the bank of £ 1 , 471 . The committee required that the sum should be immediately paid , which was done , and a detailed statement since 1825 was furnished , by which the averagemonthly amount
due by the actuary to the bank was £ 1 , 586 . ! The loss which , tbe bank has sustained is the interest those sums would have produced , if they had been invested with tbe rest of the capital , and the committee suggest that tbe actuary should be called upon to pay that interest . The report also stated , that the business of the bank was conducted in the most admirable manner , and the concern was placed upon as firm a foundation as any establishment of the kind in the kingdom . The report also censured the auditors for having overlooked the irregularities committed by the actuary . The report , was adopted .
. The Aylesbury Savings Bank . — By ; the Canada ,, which has arrived at Liverpool on its return voyage from America , information ; has reached . Aylesbury that Stratton , who robbed tbe bank of that town of nearly £ 1 , 000 , has landed at New York with bis wife and family . .. The Canada is the vessel in which he sailed from England . Captain Judkins , the commander , saw him shortly before he left New York for England , driving in a carriage along the Broadway of the city , apparently in high spirits . Mr . James secretary of the savings bank ( in whose employ Stratton was as his clerk , ) bas been defrauded by him of . upwards of £ 90 ., £ 25 , of which he had received from Mr . Thompson , a client of his employer , which , he bad embezzled and never accounted for . Stratton is in debt to nearly every
respectable tradesman in the town — drapers , ironmongers , plumbers , . watchmakers ,. handressers , coachmakers , and upholsteres , being amongst' the sufferers . In order to prevent Mr . James ascertaining the precise amount of his defalcations connected with the business of his office , he either took away with him , or as destroyed . Mr . James ' s cash and disbursement books and other documents . Should he . not surrender to bis bankruptcy , before iMr ' . Commissioner Fane , on the 14 th . inst . / and this , of course , is not to be expected ) he- will be proclaimed to be an outlaw , in tbe usual course ; and steps , it is conjectured , will be taken to cause his apprehension in America and bring him to England . From his extravagant style of living while he resided in this towncompared with the amount of salary and
, pecuniary resources , it is not expected that ; the " purse" he has taken with him to New York j will enable him to lead a life of idleness in the United States for any length , of time . It is supposed ' tbar there will be a shilling in the pound for his creditors under the bankruptcy . ! Thb Stahfield Hall Property . — Since the famil y ofthe late Mr . Jeriny have left their residence at Stanfield-hall , it has remained tenantless , the gatekeeper being left in charge . On Saturday last , however , two men , named Jermy and Earner , who have previously put forward claims to j the estate , contrived to gain an entrance into the hall , and retained possession until the police were sent for , but the intruders prudently withdrew before the arrival of the authorities .
Fire at Loughborough Barracks . —On Sunday night a fire occurred at tho above place . The ; barracks are occupied at present by a troop of the third Dragoon Guards . * At the bottom of the barrack yard is a large' dung pit , sunk below the surface , and walled round , to the height of several feet above it . It has been the custom to throw ashes , as well as manure from tho stables , into this-pit , and sometime on Sunday some hot cinders appear to have been thrown in with a quantity of ashes . These set fire-to the manure , and in-the course ofthe evening the attention of an officer was called to it , but he considered there was no danger . Near to the dung pit is a stable in which one of the officers ( Lieutenant Croker , we believe ) had four horsesthree hunters and a trooper . In the outer wall of
the stable is a small aperture to carry off the drainage , and just opposite is a similar aperture to admit it into the dung pit . ' - ' -The- ' flames appear , to ; have spread through these apertures and set fire to the litter in the stable , and on Monday morning the four horses were found suffocated . It is stated that the horses were valued atfrom £ 300 to £ 400 . The damage done to the building w-ns slight . The Fatal Affrat ax the Dorchester Protection Meeting . —At Dorchester , on Monday , Mr . John Brake , of Sydling , the farmer who has been sworn to as the party who struck down and killed the lad , William Allen , in the affray after the Dorchester protection meeting , was summoned to appear before the borough justices , on the cbargeof having caused the death of the boy . The boy ' s
father was not attended by a legal gentleman , ; as on a former occasion , and it is said that he sought the services of nearly all the attorneys in the town in vain . Mr . Manfield attended for the accused , j Two ofthe witnesses who were examined before the coroner—viz ., Sergeant Fitzsimons and J . " Vincent , and two additional witnesses—viz ., T . Hardy , and I . Hodges , a little deaf and dumb boy , were called by the father , and they distinctly and firmly swore to Brake being the party who knocked down the boy . Hardy : said he saw him knock the lad . dOWU aS . tllGy knock down a-cow , and-the little dumb boy , who was examined through his brother ( acting as an interpreter ) said he w . is standing near to the deceased when he was struck down , On being asked to look round the court to identify the man ( Brake having
just been withdrawn by his solicitor ) he replied he ' was not present . In the midst of his examination Brake returned , and some time afterwards oh his being a ^ ain desired to point out the party , he went over and laid his hand on Mr . Brake . The witnesses were subjected to a severe cross-examination , which produced some discrepancies as to the position of tho parlies at the time the blow was struck , and also as to tho dress worn by the party who struck the blow—some describing the coat as dark , others as light , though they agreed that it was not ablack one , and was an over-coat . After an examination which lasted until four o ' clock in the afternoon , the magistrates decided on sending the case to the assizes , but admitted Mr . Brake to bail . " Plymouth . —On Tuesday morning , at a quarter
after nine o clock , a very serious accident occurred at the Plymouth station of the South Devon Railway . The goods train duo about half-past eight o ' clock , being very heavily-laden , was about half an hour after its time . -. On approaching the station the guards found it impossible , owing to tho slippery state of the rails , to stop the train , it rushed impetuously into the station , and the engine went through the wall and partition-work at the west end . The engine fireman , Jamos Bolt , is dangerously cut about the head ; tbe driver , Tunstall , seeing the danger , jumped off , and ran along the platform . The engine , the Corsair , a new one , lately purchased by the . company at a cost of nearly £ 4 , 000 , is very-much shattered . The accident will cause no interruption to the traffic of the line . ¦ . ; .,
= Port of Folkestone . —The s import business of this newly appointed port has so much increased since tho privilege was accorded to it of importing silks and other valuable goods from the Continent , that it . has been found requisite to strengthen the corps of the revenue department from the headquarters in'London , - in order , to meet the-require- ; montsof tho public service , and afford tho reQu * : site accommodation and dcspatohito : trade . ; I , •""'¦ "
SUICIDE OF A MILITARY OFFICER' IN PAISLEY . —It is our painful duty to record the death of Lieut . Koble , of her Majesty ' s 27 th'regiment of foot , by bis own act , which sad event took place in the Paisley . Barracks , last week . He left the house of a gentleman in town about eleven o ' clock , apparently ih ' : his , usual health and spirits , and was next morning found suspended from the stair-rail in his quarters , by his own sash . The cause of his committing this rash act is not known , but is supposed to liave ' bcch the result of temporary insanity . His remains were interred on Friday , the lstinst ., in the Abbey Churchyard , with lull military honours . —Abrrfc British Mail , .
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I AllfcOED MuRDEit at Bristoi .. —A good deal of ! excitement prevailed on Sunday last in tbe neighbourhood of St . James ' s Bristol , in consequence of its becoming known that during the night a man named Joseph Prigg , had been apprehended by the police , and was in custody at the central station . Bridewell-street , upon a charge of " wilfully murdering Marg aret Culley . " As far as can be gathered it would seem that the parties had cohabited together , and that some quarrel having occurred between them in the street , Prigg knocked his companion down . She got up and followed , him to the corner of St . James ' s Back , where he again struck her down ; in a savage manner , and while she was upon the ground kicked her with much ferocity about the head , and jumped upon her . She was taken up by some bystanders and carried to the infirmary , but upon her
arrival there , at between one and two o ' clock on Sunday morning , she was found to be dead . Information having been given to the police , a search ! was made for the man Prigg , who was ultimately found in bed at a cook shop in the neighbourhood , and was at once taken to the station house .-r-MoNDAT , —The coroner ' s inquest was commenced at the Dolphin , Marlborough-street , Bristol , before J . B . Grindou , Esq . The accused , who is about forty-five years old , was present in custody . —Mr . H . A . Hore , house surgeon to the Infirmary , deposed that when the deceased was brought to that institution , at about one o ' clock on Sunday morning , she was dead . Witness hadraadeajwrf mortem examination of the body . Externally there r > as a small wound on the head , over the left temple , and one over the left eye . ¦ Witness examined the cavities , and was of opinion that death was caused by concussion of the brain , the result of violence . —Caroline Davis lived at the house
of Mrs . Williams , Deep street , where deceased lodged . On Saturday deceased was in good health . At » bont a quarter past one o ' clock on the night of Saturday witness was standing hear the butcher ' s shop on St James ' s Back , and Calley was a few yards irom her , The prisoner Prigg went up to the deceased , and calling her by some coarse name , said , " I'll kill you for not getting my sbirt ready . " He then knocked her . down , ' and while on tbe ground kicked her twice . Deceased was tipsy , and so was Prigg . —Maria Williams , wife ot Dannl Williams , of Deep-street , examined : Mnrearet Culley , lodged with me . She had been acquainted with Prigg eleven vears , and used to wash his shirts for him . On
Saturday deceased was in good health . At half-past nine o clock that morning Prigg came to sec her , and asked her if she would wash hihr a shirt by one o ' clck . She said she would do se , but afterwards took a glass or two of beer and went to sleep . " "He came for his shirt at between four and five o ' clock in the afternoon , and she was called down stairs to him . He sai'i , - " Ilav ' e you got my shirt finished V . . She replied , " No . Joseph , I have hot : " He then said ; making use of very improper language , "M be your butcher before I go to bed : " He afterwards said , «• I'll do it if 1 catch hold of her , " , and went away . The deceased last left witness ' s house at about nine o ' clock that night . She was sober , and apparently in good health . —Richard Masters , ofc Fox ' s-court , labouring man , stated that he was passing along St .
James s Back , at about one o clock oh Saturday night , and saw the prisoner strike down a woman , but was not near enough to see whether he kicked her or not . After he ha'l knocked her down he ran away . Witness and some others helped up the woman , and finding her inser . sibte and bleeding conveyed her to the infirmary , oh her arrival at which the doctors pronounced her to h e dead . —A boy pamed West likewise deposed to seeing Prigg strike the girl at an early part of the evening ; she did not then fall down , but followed the man down St . James ' s Back . —This being the whole of the evidence the coroner summed up , and the juryy after a' short consultation , returned a verdict of " Manslaughter against Joseph Prigg , " who was ' straightway committed on the coroner ' s warrant for trial .
Extensive Robbery at the Swan Hotels Bbistoi .. —Early oa the 1 st inst . it was discovered that a serious robbery of p'ate bad taken place at the Swan Hotel , Bridge-street , from which property had been abstracted to the value of £ 50 . The thieves having managed during the day to conceal them * selves in a cellar of the house cut through the panel of a door leading to the tap of the hotel , where they regaled themselves with bread and cheese asd brandy . After they got into the inn , where they made their way to a bedroom , in which the plate was kept , arid possessed themselves of a great number of spoons , ladles , < tc . ;; :. ¦ :
Incknoiary Fires in Bucks—The utmost alarm prevails throughout this extensive agricultural county , in consequence of the numerous i hfertenirig letters which have been received during the past month by farmers . In many cases the threats contained in these communications have been carried into effect ; Two extensive fires have just taken place at High Wycombe , destroying a large quantity of valuable farm produce . On Friday , the'lst inst , about midnight , the barn on the farm in . the occupation of Mr . R . Wheeler , situated about a mile from the town , was discovered to be in flames ; and before assistance conld . be obtained , it was wholly consumed ';; its entire contents , consisting of a large : quantity of bats ( thrashed and in sheaves ) , a ' valuable machine , and a
quantity of farming Implements , being burnt at the same time . By the aid of the ; . labourers and Others the fire was . prevented from-spreading to j tbe outbuildings and stabling , in which were . several vahu abie live cattle , the whole of which were fortunately saved from destruction . Oh , the ' . previoiis , evening , shortly after eight o'clock , a / large ; stack ; of wheat ; and an oat rick , were fired on the . 'farm of Mr . J . Williams , at Wyeombe-beatb ; = and both . were , entirely consumed . By the timely / arrival of theenginesfiom Wycombe the fire was . confined to the two rick s in which it broke out . Had itnotbeen for this circumstance the destruction of several other valuable corn ricks would have been inevit' < b ' c . It is hoped that a clue has been obtained to the dastardly perpetrators of these agrarian
outrages . ' .-.:. . . : . ,., ..: \ The Game Laws . —Two Men Snor . —Another serious occurrence took place at Barnsley , on the morning of the 27 th ult , arising out of the Game Laws , on an estate belonging to the Right Hon : Lord Wharncliffe , at Carlton . i It appears that . a solicitor named Westmorland , residing at Wakefield , preserves thegame on this estate ,-and employs apefson named Joseph Hunter , ns ; a-gamekeeper /; . This man , along . with bis son and another persaiv , accom- ' panied with a large bull dog , were outwatching in a wood called Noreyds , ahdatthfee d ' clocka . m ., four persons came into the wood , of whom two ran away I on seeing the keeper and his men , and the • other' two j named Moody and Gibs ' onj were seized , when a regu > I lar fight took place . After a severe struggle Gibson
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eany sowing ot potatoes is now carried on to such an extent , and such-general preparations for the plantingof that crop aro in progress-throughout . the country , that apprehensions are already felt for the consequences , should ; another' blight unfortunately occur . . Once more tho fate of Ireland will bo risked on . tho potato , ; Sixty-five ' oases of cholera have been ' reported in the ' . Cahirciyeen union , thirty of these-, ' ' having proved fatal . The appearance of tho epidemic in Yalentia is also reported . ^ A : wretohcd : ipoking woman named Bfidgett Mann has been sentenced ' to'death ' at the Ros ' common Assizes , for the . murder of b , ' o > newly-born child . '
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At the Trim'Assize ' s a man named Charles Coyle has been found guilty of the murder of a' woman named Catherine Gaffhey , and sentenced to death . ; Deaths from Starvation . —Deaths from destitution aro still of everyday occurrences in Ireland , and the details which are elicited at-the inquests on . those occasions reveal a fearful amount of suffering and privation amongst the peasantry , - ^ t an inquest held on the body of a labourer , named Patrick Cane , at the slate quarries in Tipperary ; last week , it appeared that tho poor man had . been seeking for work to the last ; that he was returning home , in the evening when he fell from exhaustion , and expired on the spot . His wife deposed that for several days their food consisted of a few turnips , gratuitously
given by til © neighbours , with a little Indian meal mixed in water . They had often only a meal a day of such food . It was with great reluctance she acknowledged the destitute manner in which she and her husband lived , and she said she would not tell it but for being on her oath ; Another inquest of the same kind is reported along with the preceding one in the Nenagh Guardian . " The house in which the body lay , " says that journal in describing the second case , " was almost roofless , one end of it being dilapidated . There was no appearance of firo , food , or covering in it . Although the deceased was only twenty-three years of age , yet from her palid appearance , and the hueless and fleshless state of her body , she appeared to be as old as sixty ' . " ;
An attempt was made last week to dislodge the poor people who , since the famous wholesale eviction at Toomavara , have been seeking shelter in earth hovels about the ruins of that village . The land bailiff . of the , Bev . Massy Dawson , the landlord , was assisted by thirty men on the occasion , and they went to work levelling . The Incumbered Estates Commission have , at length , encountered a difficulty which obliges them to have recourse to a court of law . It occurs in the construction of" a will in . the matter of the estate of Charles Denrodhe Purcell , and Baron Richards , the chief commissioner , announced on Saturday last that a case should be prepared for the opinion of a : court of law , at the same time that they . ( the
commisioners ) might feel it their duty to act lndependen tty Of that opinion . Tenant-right Movement in Ulster . —In general , the proceedings of the tenant-farmers hv the northern province have been characterised by ; moderation , whilst the claim of tenant-right , founded upon lung usage and the custom ofthe country , has been advocated , with the utmost zeal and energy . The exceptions , when violent and inflammatory appeals were uttered , have been comparatively [ few ; A Scene in Court . —The ; Judge at Fault ;—Judge Mdore opened tho commission at Carrick-on-Shannon on Friday . His Lordship ,, in addressing the grand jury , said it was unnecessary for him to give any direction upon the duties they had to
discharge , for seldom , perhaps , in any county in ; Ireland did a calendar disclose a less amount of crime , both as to its quantity and quality , than tho one now before him . The number of cases was small , and , with one exception , the < mality of the offences were such as would necessarily exist in any county , however peaceable and well-disposed . He hoped that the state of the calendar presented- not only an improvement in the moral condition of the inhabitants , but that it afforded a proof the county itself was in a State Of prosperity . —Lord Clements and three or four ofthe grand jurors here said " JTo , no . "—Judge Moore regretted that such was not the case , and that the country was not improving in the absence of crime . —Lord Clements stated the calendar did
not contain upon the face the amount of crime that was committed in their county . Upon it should appear a list of servants of the government who had plundered them . The county was in the position of one that had fallen amongst thieves ; they were plundered by those officers , who . behaved in . a manner highly reprehensible . . The grand jury were highly indignant at the conduct the government had shown towards them . —Judge Moore interrupted his lordship , and said : My Lord Clements , I nave nothing to do with that . If there was any impropriety , or misconduct on the part of any public officer , you must tako the proper steps to remedy it . —Mr . M'Ternan : Lord Clements alluded to the paid guardians , my lord . ( Laughter . )—The matter here dropped . Emigration to . Buenos AvReS . —The Irish Poor
Law Commissioners recommend Buenos Ayres as a field for emigration from Ireland , the price of labour being excessive , ; and an especial demand for that work which the Irishman is peculiarly adapted to supply , such as hedging , ditching , and other agricultural work , cattle keeping , farming , and the driving of flocks from district to district . A clerical preferment has become vacant by the death of the very Rev . the Dean of Leighlin , which took place on Saturday last . State of Crime . —There is this remarkable feature in tho assize intelligence , that the bulk of tbe cases for trial in most of the counties aro connected with the distress and disorganisation resulting from the , famine . In the south , crimes of an agrarian
character , which ,, in former years , used to render the circuits so protracted , nnd send many unhappy wretches to the gibbet or to a penal colony , are now comparatively rare , whilst highway robberies and plunder of provisions contribute to swell the calendars . Even in Tipperary the murder leases are few ,-whilst there are upwards of one hundred persons charged with larceny , in the majority of instances superinduced by tho . distress prevailing in the country . The niost ' serious ' cases tried at the assizes of Clare were those of some females convicted of setting fire to houses ; and it appeared that they adopted this mode of qualifying themselves for a prison , after they had vainly endeavoured to obtain admission to the workhouses .
Last week , the Sub-sheriff of the Queen ' s County , accompanied by a body of police , under Robert C . Reade , Esq ., S . I ., of Abbeyleix , took possession under , an habere otthe " Grennan" house and domain belonging to the Earl of Orkney , which had been deserted by the late tenant , Mr . Lalor . The house had been previously occupied illegally ,: and it is stated that there were nearly £ 600 rent due on it , besides poors' rate and county cess . The Queen ' s Colleges . —Tho Right Rev . Dr . Murphy , Roman Catholic Bishop of Cloyne and Ross , has issued an address to the clergy of the diocese , in which he " echoes tho emphatic pronouncement ofthe hi g hest authority in the Catholic Church ,-that the . Queen ' s Colleges in Ireland are dangerous to faith and morals . "
The Repeal Association . —The Association met on . Monday at Conciliation Hall , Alderman Morari in the chair . A petition to parliament praying that the grant to the public hospitals in the city should not be withdrawn was adopted . Mr . O'Cohnell gave notice of motion to prepare a petition praying that the Lord-Lieutenancy of Ireland should not be abolished . lie next referred to the debate in the House of Commons relative to the franchise , and stated that tho bill destroyed the franchise of occupation , in which the popular strength lay . The rent was £ 11 Ms . 3 d .
The Charge aoainst Mb . Kenealy . —Mr . Kcnealy , the hamster , who has been committed for trial , on a charge of cruelly to his child , has addressed a letter to the Cork Examiner , in which he ascribes the interference ol the law in his ease to a conspiracy on the part of the "Whi gs . He says , " My dafence of tho Irish repealers in 1848 still rankles in the hearts of those parties ; my recent exposures of Lord Clarendon and the Whigs in Cork , nave filled their cup of bitterness to the brim , arid they are now spilling some of their venom upon me , taking advantage of an accident trivial in itself , and which might have happened to tho host and wisest man on earth . "
REPUDIATION . The subjoined resolutions , drawn up by Mr . D . J . Wilson , of Belvoir , have been received and adopted by a majority of tho grand jury of the county of Clare , now assembled for the despatch of business at the Spring Assizes : — ' _ "We , the grand jury ofthe county of Clave , assembled at the Spring Assizes , 1850 , feel compelled to enter our solemn protest against the expressions Of approbation and gratitude conveyed by some of the Irish members to the Premier on the occasion of his spe' -ch relating-to the state' of Ireland , and
His intentions with regard to governmen t advances . " 1 . Because WO consider the statement reported to haro been made by him , that our deplorable situation is . attributable to successive years , of famine , and not to legislation , is not correct . Providence inflicted . a Iblow upon us under which we reeled—legislation , framed with the express intention of relieving us , was of so mischievous a nature as nearly to lay Us prostrate ; each day arc our , resources being diminished ; each ; day are our liabilities being increased , . ' : , ., ; ¦ ... .... .
; f' 2 . Because tho statement that while one' in fifteen was receiving relief off the poor-rates hi England , only , one in twenty-seven wasreceiving ^ Ireland , was most disingenuous , and calculated to mislead—first , in reference to the immense disproportion of property ; available to the support of the poor . in England as compared with that of Il'f > l » nd applicable to tho same purpose j secondly , as taking an average- of tho four provinces of Ireland , when it was an indisputable tact : that the great distress was confined to the south ; and west . In many of . these districts / thc -proportion receiving wiis as one to four , taking . the census of 1841 ; oven though , in the opinion of the most practical sherij that census has in several cases been reduced at ' least one-fifth .
" 3 . Wo protest against what we have ever denounced a ' a a most unjust demand arising out of the Labour Rate Act—a measure which tended to demoralise , the people , throw our ' land out of cultivation , render many of our hi ghways up to -this ' 'hour impassable—of the expenditure of which no account has been-reridered ; -being blended with debts which wa admit to be fairly and justly due , in order to the enforcing of the payment' of the larger unjust demand , by coupling it with the-smaller , which we admit . " '
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abi ^ odon . Unavthobisbd G-ambkbepebs . —William Woods , 23 , and Thomas Bcasley , 20 , were indicted for night poaching at Remenham , and with having assaulted Thomas ; Penn and Thomas Neville . ~ Ii ! appeared in evidence that W . . P . Freeman , Esq ., of Remenham House , had let the right of shooting in certain woods and over certain land in that parish to a Mr . Jack-, son , and that Penn and Neville were employed by the latter gentleman as gamekeepers . Soon after three o clock , on themorning of the 3 rd : of November , the keepers heard the report of a gun in Remenham-paf k wood , and as they went in that direc- ; . tion they saw the two prisoners come out of the
wood . Neville inquired what they had been about , and took hold of Beasley , but finding he had no game , he let him go , and then seized Woods who had got a pheasant in his pocket . - Immediately on his collaring him , Woods drew a knife from his pocket , and pointed it at him , upon seeing which Penn struck him across the arm with a large and heavy stick . Beasley now seized the gun by the barrel , and aimed a blow with the butt end at Penn , but Neville ran in at the moment , and putting up a stick warded it off . A scuffle took place , which resulted in Neville being struck to the ground and rendered insensible for several minutes , the injuries altogether being rather severe . —The learned counsel for tho prisoners cross-examined the
witnesses , and it was shown that there , was a public path through the wood , and that the prisoners were standing in it when Penn went up and caught Beasley by the collar , and that they had no deputation from the lord of the manor . —Mr . Rarori Piatt said , as the witnesses had no deputation from the lord of the manor to exercise the rights of gamekeepers , they acted illegally in making an attack on the two prisoners , and the case was not one coming within tne meaning of the act of parliament . The blows ; given by the prisoners were only those that would naturally arise in self-defence when a person was attacked on a public road . —The jury iconcurred in his lordshi p ' s view , and the two prisoners were acquitted .
NEWCASTLE . Poaching , —George Richardson , 23 , and Thomas Orange , 36 , were charged with having on the ; 24 th December ( with other persons ) entered upon a ' certain enclosed land for the purpose of taking game , nrmed . with a gun . —Mr , Matthews stated the case . The property on which the affray took place' was that of Addison Baker Cresswell , who was lord of the manor of Lilburn . John Smith , his gamekeeper , ' and two assistants , heard the report of guns , and saw four men , two of whom were the prisoners at the bar .. Three of the men . had guns , and the fourth had a stick . On the watchers approaching them the men bid them stand back , and among other
things said , " Stand back , or we will make your wives widows ; " the menf at the same time placing their guns to their shoulders . They , however , did not fire , but retreated a short distance . The keepers followed , upon which Richardson levelled his gun at Smith , but it missed fire , One of the men , : who had escaped , then fired at Smith , who was so near that his face was blackened , his eyes bloodshot , and part of his cap taken off . The men then ran away , but eventually the two at . the bar were captured , but not before Orange bad discharged his gun in the scuffle which ensued . —The prisoners were found "Guilty , " and sentenced to ten years' transportation .
BREACH OF PROMISE OP MABBIAOE . —NICHOLSON V . . TURNBULL AND WIFE . This was an action for breach of promise of marriage , brought by Mr . James Nicholson , of Newcastle , : against Mrs . Mary Turnbull , of Whitby , her husband being joined for conformity . , The defendants pleaded the general issue . —Mr . Granger , Q ; C . i and Mr . TJdall conducted the plaintiff ' s case , and Mr . Serjeant Wilkins appeared for the defendants . —Mr . TJdall ( in the absence of Mr . Granger ) stated , that tho plaintiff was a respectable tradesman at Newcastle , carrying on business as an organ builder . In 1848 he became acquainted with the wife ofthe present defendant , then a Miss Parkin , who was the daughter of a respectable
tradesman living at Etherby , near Bishop ' s Auckland , who had amassed a respectable property . The plaintiff was about thirty years of age , and the lady about twenty-two , there being no great disparityof age between them . The lady was an orphan , and possessed : of her late father ' s property in her own right . The result of the intimacy between them was that the plaintiff proposed to marry her , and was accepted , arid letters had passed between the parties showing that the : marriage was on the eve of takiag place , when Miss Parlun suddenly broke off the match and married Mr . Turnbull , the present defendant , who is a master mariner at Whitby . In consequence of his engagement to marry Miss Parkin , the plaintiff had incurred considerable expense in taking a large house in Newcastle , and furnishing it for his intended wife , and had purchaseed the license for , their marriage .
Whenthe match was broken offby Miss Parkin the plaintiff could scarcely believe it , and went OV 6 V to Etherby to see her , and ( here he saw her and Captain Turnbull , and was assured of the fact and told that he would be paid the expenses he had been put to . ( Laughter . ) Thus he had not only been tricked out of his wife , but : was cooll y told to send in his bill afterwards . ' ( Laughter . ) On his return to Newcastle be instructed his attorney to take proceedings for the breach of promise , to recover compensation for the injury to his feelings , and to the expenses to which ' he had been put in anticipation ofthe marriage . To avoid bringing the matter into court , his . attorney-bad proposed a reference to arbitrators , in order tb ' come to an amicable adjustment as to the plaintiff ' s claims , ( Laughter . ) That , however , had been refused , and Captain Turnbull had written the following letter to the plaintiff : — . . Etherby . April 21 , 1849 .
Sin , —In consequence of not having heard from you , lam desired by Aliss l ' arkin to write to you , requesting to know the nature and amount of your claim for expenses which you have incurr ' ed ; 6 n her account , as she is wishful to reimburse you as soon as she knows what are the expenses you have been at on her account . Yours respectfully , Mr . ' Nicholson . Thomas Tbbnboh .. ( Loud laughter . ) The plaintiff had been put to considerable expense , and it was for the jury to sayiwhat damages they would award him on that account , for tho injury done him , and for the loss of an advantageous marriage . He called Mr . Henrv Bkothertox , of Bishop ' s Auckland , who stated that he knew' Mrs . Turnbull ,
formerly Miss Parkin , and Mr . James Nicholson , the plaintiff , dirthe early part of 184 S he saw the plaintiff at Miss Parkin ' s father ' s . She was an only child , and her father was a man of property . Tbe plaintiff was an organ builder . Ah intimacy sprang up between ' the plaintiff and Miss Parkin . He had heard Miss Parkin frequentl y say she was going to be married to Mr . Nicholson . In 1849 he heard her say she would make a waistcoat-for Mr . Nicholson , and she wanted witness to get studs'for the waistcoat . He believed tho letters put in were in Mrs . TurnbulPs handwriting . Last Easter he got a license from the plaintiff for the plaintiff and Miss Parkin to be married , which ho gave to Miss Parkin —Cross-examined by Mr . Serjeant Wilkins : I am a grocer . Do you deal in other sweets besides ^ groceries?— Yes , music . ( Laughter . ) He tau « ht music . Did not recommend his friend to iiis
pupils . The plaintiff was about thirty years of age . ' The defendant ( Miss Parkin ) was then about twenty . The plaintiff was a widower . He had three children when the acquaintance was first commenced . Mr . Turnbull was a little in the way of seafaring . Ho ' was a printer . —Mr . Baron Alderson : I thought you said he was a seafaring man ? - —Witness : Yes . —His Lordship : Oh ! you meant the letter C . —( Laughter . )—Witness : He went to sea sometimes with his uncle , who was master of a ship : but he was a printer . — -His Lordship : I suppose he was at sea when tho plaintiff ' s courtship began . —( Laughter . )—Witness : Did'not first tell Mr . Nicholson of this young lady . Did not toll him there was a nice sugar-sop at his house for him . ( Laughter . ) The plain tiff first saw Miss Parkin as she was taking a lesson in music from him ( witness . ) ;
. Miss Jams Jackson , the cousin of Mrs . Turnbull , proved Mrs . Turnbull ' s marriage . The letter put in was in Mr . TurabuU ' s handwriting . — -Cross-examined : Mi-. Turnbull had courted her cousin three years ago . The defendant ( Mr . Turnbull ) wasabout twenty-eight years of age ; Several-letters having beeon put in and read , which caused much mernmsnt in . court , . ; Mr . 'Serjeant Wilkins then addressed the jury for the , defendants : His learned friend - said' that this , was ' . bisca ^ e . Certainl y be could boast of the most extraordinary case ever presented to a jury , look at it froai whatever point they might . Thev had had letters put in to convince them of tho amount of affection which Miss Parkin had felt for the plaialiff ; but when they compared the affectleu in them with , the studs , with the buttons , and the waistcoats ,-it bore as much proportion to them as
. fralstatt S bit of bread with his vast quantity of sack . In the first place , what did they think of " a manone of ,- their : own sex—placing , himself in such a position ? ,, One could imagine a poor , lone , unprotected woman , not having the privilege of our sex of wandering from flower to flower , seeking ¦ compensation : from the man who betrayed her , and on whom she had placed her affection ; but on what "round did the . plaintiff seek for damages ? Was his heartbroken ? . He never heard but ot ' oiie ' maii who . brokohis heart , and ho was tiie blacksmith wliom ' . SanY Slick described . A Yankee aiid ' an Eng lish ' blacksmith compete'd'togcthor which- could lift ' an-anvil in- a blacksmith's shop ; tho Englishman could nor stir it ; -tho . Yankee did lift it , but said that it broke his . heart , for lie never , went to work afterwards- without a pain in . his baclC ( Laughter . ) " But his friend Mr . TJdall , in his zeal for his client , had let out the veal truth j lor Iiq had
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told ; them it was a serious grievance to the nlaintiw to bo deprived of this young lady ' s property tt person he did riot care twopence for . She ' mi \\ . l live with Mr : Turnbull as long as she lived biif > was her property he complained about . Lord ho it would set him up inbis organ building i ' i ^!^ laughter . ) ? How it would set him up in his shonl and how it would , gild : bis organs . ( ContinnE ? laughter . ) One might imagine the sort of aM . ^ Jr ment that had been come to between Mr . Brothii " ton and the plaintiff , arid conceive the latter g ' entlp " man asking the plaintiff , when he saw Miss Pa ' rki at his house . "What do you think of her $ Plaintiff— "She is a nice girl . " Mr , BrotheiW "Ah , she is ; her father is an industrious tailoT and has saved a . V > ih nf mnnov vthv < l „„> t , . r » and has saved a bit of why don ' t fV
money ; vou «;„ up to : her ? " Plaintiff- " Oh ! what chance' ? 2 I ? " Mr . Brotherton-Oh ! leave that to ft And accordingly they did stick to her ; for in one kf the letters read the poor girl said , " Mr . and Mm Brothertondo ' teazemeso ; " and it appeared that in consequence of some such arrangement Mr Brotherton . and his wife were constantly teazine iml tormenting her . If ever letters showed little affection on a -voman ' s part these did . But when the engage , ment in them , such as it was , was broken off thl plaintiff said the matter was to be referred . Li the name of all that was amorous , who was to be tho referee ? ( Laughter . ) What powers was he to have ? What documents was he to inspect i And after all , was his award to he made a rule of court i ( Laughter . ) Ui
lau hteM DSI'IP ! ° f coul'ting' brother ( Continued Mr . Serjeant Wilkins : How any man nearly fortv years of age , as this man must be , for he had got a child nearl y seven years old- ( shouts of laughterU he was not bo far wrong ; at any rate he was a middle-aged man—how any . such men could ; bring such an action as this into court he could not conceive . This middle-aged man met with a girf between nineteen and twenty , without father or mother , and with no one to direct her , and he and Mr . Brotherton contrived between them to cheat and jilt poor Turnbull . Did they not think that what had happened to the plaintiff was to quote the Welch verdict— "It sarved him right ? " Did thpv
not think that when a man tried to jilt another in his absence , and to cause a girl to break her faith he was rightly served in being treated as the plaintiff had been ? Arid did they not think that Turnbull had done more than he was called on to do in offering to pay any expenses this man had been put to when he married Miss Parkin ? She had not sent for the license : it was the plaintiff who had sent the license unbidden to her . " The plaintiff first of all poaches behind the defendant ' s back : Mr . Turnbull comes home , and turns the poacher out of his grounds . Then as to the ring sent . She complained it was too large ; as thoy say in the Scottish song : —
How my auld shoon fitted her shaucled feet ! It was suggested to him that this was very likel y the ring of his other wife . ( Laughter . ) Then , as to his loss of her affections , he never heard such expressions of coldness in such a correspondence before . In one of the letters Miss Parkin spoke of making him a waistcoat—a strait one would have beem the fittest one . ( A laugh . ) Then she wrote , "You had better not come on Saturday ; jfc would be quite as comfortable for me one Way as another , " and signed "Yours , aff ., M . Parkin . ( Laughter . ) "Don'tcome . Keep away . I . don't want your company . Mr . Brown , you are unpleasant . " ( Loud laughter . ) She was constantly urging this plea , whilst she was being teazed by the Brothertons .: There was a mixture in Yorkshire of treacle and flour called " parkin . " He must say
there was yery little of the treacle in this Parkin . Did ever any one read such love letters ? They reminded him of a scene very graphically described to him at Manchester by a gentleman , which had occurred between his maid nnd the man servant . They met and they did not speak one to another . At last one said to the other , "Aye , Nanny , I do lore thee ; and if I talked all day till dark night , I could not tell thee any more , though I feel a deal more . " ( Laughter . ) She said she was as anxions to be settled as he could be—not to fly to his arms and to his conjugal embraces ; but she complained that she was teazed and tormented by Mr . Brotherton . All this showed an absence of affection for the plaintiff , and she had married tbe defendant , her old lover , who was more suited to her taste and age than the plaintiff : —
Old men beware , If you marry young wives they will make you remember , They'll bring you to trouble and care , Like poor old Mr . December . What expenses had the plaintiff been at on her ac « count ? He had persuaded her to let him get the license , and he had sent her his former wife ' s cast-off rin ^ r . He hoped they would give the plaintiff a new farthing . True affection was not to be settled by a reference ; the . atteinpt to submit it to one covered this case with that contempt which legitimately belonged to it . Let them give tbe plaintiff a farthing , as they could not deny that the promise was made , and let them not encourage actions of this kind , which were disgraceful to our sex .
His LoKDsmp said to the jury that there was no doubt that tbe plaintiff was entitled to their verdict , nnd they must give him , under all the circumstanof the case , as much as they " thought he was entitled to . \ The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff-Damages , one farthing .
DURHAM . Cutting and Woundino . —Francis Smith , Michael Cheetham , Daniel Gill , Richard Hall , James Manderell , and William Hobart , were charged with cut « ting and wounding John Zachariah Connell , with intent to do him grievous bodily harm . —Mr . Matthews and Mr . Bigge prosecuted , Mr . Otter defended the prisoners . It appeared that the prisoners were in the employ of the Derwent Iron Company , and the prosecutor was superintendent of a body of police employed by that company , under the provi « sions contained in the 1 st and 2 nd William IV , chap . 41 . In tho autumn of last year a sp irit of disaffection prevailing in the mining districts , " strikes" took place in the various mines , and
amongst others at the pits ofthe Derwent Company , and the bound miners ceased to work ; the company , therefore , took out a warrant for the apprehension of the prisoner Francis Smith , who was one of their bound workmen , for refusing to work , he being a delegate and ringleader . The warranf was placed in the . hands of the prosecutor GonneJf , who , having procured the assistance of Sergeant Baxter , of the Durham constabulary force , proceeded to Redwells Hills , where they learnt that Smith would arrive about six o ' clock , by the coacl from Newcastle , and upon his arrival took him into custody , and having placed him in a gig ,-ul' 0 ye Ou to tbe nearest magistrate . At the same time a meeting of workmen was being held at Leadgate ,
who , being informed of the arrest of Smith , ran ( in number about 200 ) and intercepted the gig . Some one cried out , " Is that thou , Frank ?' . ' and Smim answered , " Yes , thev have taken me with a warrant ; " upon which the mob said , " Thou sludt not go ! " ¦ Tho horse and gig were then immediate ? seized , and the officer Baxter knocked out oi it-Connell was then struck with a large stone ; aw Smith , who had got out of the gig , came back ana aimed a blow at his forehead , which knocked w cap off . Cheetham then struck Connell on tW head , which cut him to the bone , and caused bini to bleed very copiously . Tbe other prisoners too * an active part in the violence which was o ™""' .... l . VW . T ^ J .. »» V ... V . W . . W . W .. WW •¦ -. ^ - ( . Wilt
Cheetham and Gill cried out severa l times , " ^ are you not getting him down 1 Kill the u ~ r-Connell was rendered insensible for a short taw but soon came to himself again , and on doing ¦> heard some of the men who were going off Pxcm " rj «¦ ' he b is not dead yet . "—Mr . Otter addrcSJ tJ the jury for the prisoners , contending that , tnoijit was true an assault had been committed by W prisoners , the grave charge of cutting and won" * , ing , with tbe intent laid in the indictment , e ° * not be sustained . —His Lordsbiphaving . summed »| the jury returned a verdict of Guilty . —His In * ship then sentenced Smith to be imprisoned . months ; Cheetham , four months ; Gill andH »" j six months ; Maddevell , four months \ and H ' seven inoatns .
OXFORD . Bobbing College-Booms . —Lewis Treherne iW acquitted of the charge of stealing a wal ch a » *\ belonging to Mr . Hamilton , of Merton ^ ° ]] eSe , 'L was eonvicted of stealing a watch , ' seal ,- ana from ' tbe rooms of Mr . Craven , of Lincoln w ^ and ordered to be imprisoned and kept to labour for six calendar months . , j . Observance o p tub Lohd ' s Day . — The only yft : of anv interest tried this day was a special ju' } ' , Barton v . Byioknell . This was an action tot l } t pass brought by Iiobert Barton , sliop-Koe pu , Ensham , Oxfordshire , against the Kev . < Jm Bricknell , vicar of that parish . Tho facts oi ^ case were these : —In Novemaer 1848 , tho UCtt" % iodiinil a summons on the information : ot J 1 . i
Jordan , constable , against plaintiff for . having a pennyworth of fruit on a Sunday to a hoy »• jfL Ashfield . The proceedings were taken u "Ue act-of Charles II ., for the better observance 0 ' ^ Lord ' s day . The onso was tried before tl » e re iy fondant himself , at an inn in Ensham , and the > p . tiff was fined 5 s ; with costs—the fine and cos- ^ being paid , a distress warrant was execiit , { p laintiff ' s goads . Plaintiff took the ca se by « y certiorari into the Court of Queen's 1 JellC }' *' quashed the conviction , and the present a « w ^ brought in consequence . —The jury g ^ e a , } for the plaintiff , £ 94 odd , assessing the A ^ Ltf siim which covered ' the expenses of tnc l ti in warrant and proceedings before the mag '' ' ^ p tlio first instance , as also the expense nw " ^ I the Court of ( Jueen ' g Bench , with one s hum ' a for damages ;
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