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DURHAM . Bask Fatlurk . —Scxderlasd , March S- —A grcat deal of stir has been created today in this town by the suspension of payment of the North of England Joint-Stock Bank , ' the oldest establishment of the kind in this part of the country . The principal office ig at Xewcastlc-on-Tyne . but there are branch offices at Sunderland , Durhini , Shields . & c . 1 He company drew on the London and Westminster Bank . * The cause of the present difficulties Das been severe losses over a * ' of years , and , in short , n succession of had lurk lias accompanied its transactions almost from the first day it commenced hmh
Irosincss . In consequence , H has never stood in commercial circles , though its proprietary are numerous , and manv monied partes are connected with it . The capital was in . £ 10 shares , of which £$ 5 s . was paid np . but the shares were at a serious discount in the market , and have been quoted as low as £ 2 Ss . ( ki .. at which sum they now sfand in the Eharcbrokcrs' quotations . ^ Tho liabilities of the company will be very considerable , and some incon venience will be felt by traders who kept their accounts with the bank , bnt it is not expected to be a'tenrJed with any very disastrous consrqncnces . such sis have often been witnessed by bank failures in this district .
NEWCASTLE . Seriocs Acctdext . —An accident of a serious and alarming character occurred in Newcastle on Saturday last , which hail nearly proved fatal to two toon ? ladies , one of them a daughter of Mr . Geo . Bulman . and the other a daughter of Mrs . Anmdale , both of Leases Terrace . In the middle of the day , as a cask of Mack lead was in process of beine lowered by a crane from the second floor of tha warehouse of Mr . Spencer . ^ chemist , Low Friar-street , it by some to an * slipped from the slings , and fell to the ground just as the young ladies were passing . They were both knocked down by the cask and seriously hurt , particularly Miss Bulman , who had a leg broken , a compound fracture , besides receiving a severe blow on th <» hea-1 . They are both , however , in a fair wav ofrewery .
tiTjRrotu . Fever . —The Liverpool Mercury expresses great alarm at the spread of fever in Liverpool occasioned by the hordes of Irish who are filling the town . " We lave no right . " says the Mercury , " to sit still and let re > tihnee walk in amongst us . At this moment the prijrefs of the fever in the cellars and carrets of Liverpool is most alarming . The first flush of warm weather will spread disease and death into hundreds of streets . Tie filthy state in which the poor people arrive , and the shocking dark , damp , dirty nlaees in which they herd—as many as thirty in a rella- — are the most certain constituents of malignant fever ; and deeply shall we snffer in a few weeks by the loss of many of our valued townsmen and townswomon , if the evil now growing around us be not stayed .
YOBXfBTJB . Fatal Acctdbst ox the llcix axd BRtrjiiKotos Railway . —A dreadful accident occurred fast week on the Hull and Bridlington Uailwav . by which two nnfortnnate men lost their lives . The usual train from Hull at half-past six o ' clock left this place a couple of minutes or so before its time , and proceeded towards Bridlington . It had reached a place called the Snuff Mills , about half-a-mile on this side of the Cottingbara station , when the eneine-drtver fancied he saw something flv off to the roadside from the front of the engine . He immediately shut off his steam and reversed the engine , when on the train being brought to a stand , and examinatfon being made , the body of a man was found jerked into a dit h by the side of the line quite dead , and that of
another lying between the rails also quite dead ; they were immediately conveyed along by the train to the station at Cottinjrh . im , when it was found that the bodies were in a dreadfully mutilated condition . The two men were trespassing on the line returninc from their work at a Mr . Bntterick ' s farm . There was , at the time of the accident , a Iueeage train comintr from Cottingbara , and it is supposed that as at the ime ( about a quarter to seven ) it was quite dark , the noise of the luggage train which the unfortunate men knew to be coming towards and raeeting ' them , drowned the noise cf the passenger train which was coming np behind them . The men , to avoid being run over bv the luggage train , had . it is supposed , stepped to the other line of rails , and so been struck j bv the engine of the passenger train almost immediately .
tOCKWOOD . Diabolical Attempt at Raps . —During the night between Saturday and Sunday last an occurrence of the most atrocious character took place close to the Bath Hotel , Lockwood , and which but for timely assistance might have ended in murder . Between " the hours of twelve and one o ' clock on the above night . Mr . John Ellam . landlord of the Bath Hotel , and his son , Jehn Oxlev Ellam , were in their stables attending to a horse which had been brought in late that night , when they were alirraed by loud shrieks of" Murder , " and cries for help , proceedingf-ova the turnpike-road nearly in front of the hotel . They instantly ran round to the front , and . when within a few yards of the spot from whenre the sound proceeded , they saw three ruffians forcibly holding a
female up against the wall surrounding the quoit ground , and a fourth standing at a short distance , apparently keepmea look-out or watch ; there were also two " navvies" standing hy , but they did not appear to touch the woman . The nieht being fine , and the moon shining brightly . Mr . Ellam and his son had a distinct-view of the villains , and saw one of them ( who was also holding the woman ) kick ler a most tremendous blow on the abdomen , making rise at the same time of the most violent threat * against her for not sufferinr / him to effect his abominable purpose . One of the ruffians also held her by the throat , and the imprints of his finger nails were clearly risible for hours afterward * . On pereeivins succour at hand , the ruffians let go their hold of their victim and fledtaking the road to
Hudders-, field . The poor woman then sank down from sheer exhaustion and frhjht , and was taken into the hotel more dead than alive ; in fact , for some timeaftcrher life was despaired of . More assistance arrivine , the villains were pursued , and young Ellam , ou * stvipr . in 2 the rest'b y at leastoO yards ^ came uo with the hindermost near Spring-garden" ! , with whom Ve fearlessly grappled and secured until the rest of the pursuers came up , when he was given into custody of a constable . In the scuffle young Ellam was severely bit by the miscreant he had captured hut still kept hold oi him with the utmost tenacity . The fellow was con-Tfiyed to the lock-np . and proved to be one James Wood , a notoriously bad character . Ilorsfall , with the assistance of the watchmen , succeeded in capturing the other two fellows before 4 o ' clock the
same morninc , and whose nanvs are Jarae * Parkinson and Booth Sugden , alias " Racey , " both equally notorious bad characters , the latter , in particular , who has been several times in prison at Wakefield , and all three were the most callous-looking ruffians we ever beheld . The woman having been carried into the hotel , had every attention paid to her by Mr . and Mr . Ellam . Mr . Dow , surgeon , was sent for , who , on examining the patient , found she had received a tremendous blow on the face , closing up and blackening an eye . —her neck and breasts severely bruised and scratched by the fintrers and nails of the desperadoes . —her side ranch bruised and lace ~ ated , —and She was otherwise most dreadfully injnred . On Monday Imorning the prisoners wcr « placed at the bar before Messrs . W . W . Battve and J . Sutcliffe
, on tbe charge of violently assaulting with intent . & c . The poor womanwas too much injnred and too ill to walk , and was therefore brought in a cab to the office to give her evidence . She stated her name to be Eliza Mathews , the wife of a miner , and that she came to Huddersfield on the previous Wednesday with her husband , who was in search of work at the Lockwood-tunnel . On Saturday afternoon he went to Lockwood , but not returning at night , she set out to look for him , and after searching most of the public-houses in the town , she went on to Lockwood , about 12 o ' clock , and was followed by the prisoners , who ill-used her as before stated . The prisoners were committed to York Castle for trial at the assiies .
bail being refused . Theip lordships were now at a los » how to disnose of the woman ; from this dilemma they were , however , relieved by Mr . Ellam offering to provide for her at his house for is . a-day . until tee assizes , and , to prevent the husband from going away , he would ( being a surveyor ) employ him upon the roads . The magis'rates thanked Mr . Ellam for the kindness and humanity which he had displayed throughout the entire case ; too much praise could not be given to young Ellam for the persevering courage he exhibited in the capture of Wood ; and but for the accident of he and his father being in the stables , and their prompt assistance at the rescue , the poor woman would in all probability have been left dead on tha road
Barxslbt . — Dreadfcl Colliert Acciorxt . — Several Lives Lost . —A fearful coal-pit accident , attended with the loss of nearly eighty lives , took place on the afternoon of the 6 th instant , at the Great Ardsley Main , or Oaks Colliery , near Barnsley . About thres o ' clock , several persons near the mouth Of the pit were alarmed by a terrific exphwm from the shaft , which was followed by an eruption of smoke , timber , coal , stone , < fcc ., resembling the eruption of a . volcano . Two or three of the men were removing the corves from the pit-month at the time . The parties who ware in the immediate
neighbourhood of this place have perished . tone remain to gire an account of the origin of the accident , which is believed to have been at this spot . The explosion was of so violent a character thatit ^ Wcw up the landing at the mouth of the pit , and shot up stone ? , dw ., to the height of thirty or fortv yardft—Immediately after the explosion , Mr . Georec Wilson , one of tbe managing proprietors , along with several men , went down into tbe pit to ascertain the state of the case , and to render the sufferers such aid as might be withm human reach .- ijnhappilv , ' the time of the explosion was wtaa-ttie full force o ' f men and boTi , to the ntMfter « fl « were workiag m ike
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pir . Mr . Wilson was accompanied by George Armita « e the under-ground steward ; and Joseph Littlewood foreman , and several men . In descending the idt thev h < ard eroans and cries of distress from the sufferer ? in all directions ; and on reaching the bottom some of the men . who had gathered round the shaft , addressed them with exclamations of gratitude . Several of the men still living were found to be severely wounded by the concussions that they had sustained during the explosion . Others were in a state of insensibility . Twenty-three weredrawn out of the pit alive is a short period , and about an hour afterwards three others . The melancholy search was continued , and before twelve at night forty-one
others were taken out dead . Being convinced that all who had not then been tound must be dea I , and the state of the pit being such as to render it very unsafe to continue the srarch , Mr . Wilson and his assistants re . iscmded the shaft . Measures were then taken for ventilating the pit . But this was rendered difficult by the fact , that the explosion had broken down the separating wall between the down-cast and tho up-eastshafts . The pit is the property of Messrs . Frith , Barber , and Co ., and has been worked four or five years . It is 2 S 2 yards deep . The pit which is the scene of this sad calamity , is about two miles from the scene of tho accident , which a few weeks ago caused the loss of six lives .
Later Iktmaigekcr . —The following are the results of the above catastrsphe : —Forty-one men and boys have been got out of the mine , whose bodies present a most awful spectacle . : so awful , that some vet remain unknown , and bodies have been taken te the residence of others in mistake . All appear hnrrorstruck at the calamity . The following are dead in or nut of the pit—their names , residences , and families as near as wc are able to ascertain at present : —James Brown , lloyle Mill , wife and four children ; John Hough , Hoyle Mill , wife pregnant , and three childrfn : John Littlcwood , Hoyle Mill , two children , no wife ; Isaac Lindly , not known ; Matthew Lindly , not known : Samuel Lindly , not known ; James Lees , Hoyle Mill , sinsle man ; Thos . Brown , Hoyle Mill , single man ; James Whitelyand two sons . Hoyle Mill , not known ; George Bedford , Hoyle Mill , single ; Joseph Wroe , and three sons , Arddey . not known : John Denton , Barnsley , a boy :
John Gelder , Barnsley , a boy ; Richard Beardsall , Barnsley . a boy ; Thomas Beardsall , Barnsley , a boy ; John Buckle , Barn'ley , a boy ; Ezra Winter , Ardsley , widower ; Joseph and Thomas Chadwick , B ( rashly , young men ; George Gilderthorpo and brother , Barnsley . single ; George Dyson . Barnsley . wife and child ; Robert H » xle , Hoyle Mill , wife and family ; William Addv . Georpe Parker . Henry Gardener . John Cooke . Barnsley . single : Joseph Turton and son , wife and two children : Joseph Fearnley , Barnsley , single ; John Hitchen , Worsborough Common , single ; Bi'ling ton , Worsborough Common , single ; James Kelly , Chas . Steele , Barnsley , single ; Charles Matthews , Matthews . James Galloway , aged 26 vears , died afterwards , leaving a wife and child . He was one of the 24 who were got out alive the previous day . None have been got out , although about thirty are said to be missing . Men are employed making the air roads good , so as to enable the men to make further search for the
missing bodier . Further Particulars . —On Monday , the coroner of the district opened his inquest on sixty-five bodies , which since the explosion on Friday had been recovered from the pit of the Oaks collitry , at Ardsley . The inquiry was commenced for the purpose of enabling the burial of the bodies to take place , and after the necessary preliminaries had been gone through , it was adjourned to Tuesday , the ICtli instant . Forty , two of the bodies were subsequently interred in one crave , in rows six a-breast , and seven deep . The scene was a most melancholy one . Next day , a further inquest was held on six bodies subsequentl y recovered , and a like adjournment took place . The number of deaths is 72 ; aud one body yet remains undiscovered in the pit .
A Pcblic Meeting w » s held on Mayday-green , to take into consideration the host means ef procuring justice for the wives and families of the murdered dead . Mr . M . jSegrave presidedjon tbe occasion . The meeting was addressed by the' chairman , aud Mr . Swallow from St . Helen ' s , after which a committee was appointed to carry ont tbe object for which they assembled together , namely , —to collect funds to employ a solicitor . The town was divided into districts , and three of the committee waited on tbe shopkeepers , a few behaved liberal , but like angels ' visits few and far between , whilst more than one had the
daring impudence to doubt the honesty of working men , acting in tbe capacity of collectors . It is high time such miserable scraprrs of the people ' s pence w » re brought to their senses ; however , the prevailing opinion amongst them were , that as two Whig lickspittles bad arrived in the shape of government inspectors , tbcj would be suffi . cif nt te get justice done ; but tbe working people are determined not to be fooled by such humbug , and accord , ingly carried out their ' collection ' amongst theirown order , and are determined to have Mr . Roberts here by next Monday , when they expect to hold a public meeting .
LEEDS . Extraordivart Case of Attempted Suicide . — On Tiiurday last a young woman , named Hannah Dawson , cut her throat at her home in Queen-street . A young suraeon was called in immediately alter wards , and on examining her pronounced her dead , and left her . She was then laid upon & bed up -lairs , uncovered in readiness for a coroner ' s jury to view the body . After the lapse ef about an hour , one of the Leeds policemen , who was passing , asked , outofniere curiosity , to see the "deceased . " His wish was complied with by her friends , and the policeman proc-eded up stairs , and found her actually breathing ! Another surgeon was called in , she was then removed to the Infirmary , and was on Tuesday very satisfactorily recovering . '
BLOXWICH . Capture of a Ghost . —For some weeks complaints have been made to the police that several persons had bten sadly frightened at the awful appearance of some supernatural monster in the neighbourhood of Bloxwich , having a huge pair of horns , and enveloped in white . Instructions were given to the police to use all diligence to effect his capture , but somehow or other his ghostship became aware of the attention paid to him by the " men in blue , " and " started like a guilty thing upon a fearful summons . " Nothing more was heard of him , until the night of Monday , the 22 nd ultimo , when he was seen traversing , with " martial stalk , " the neichbourhood of Bloxwichereen , exhibiting , as on former occasions , a huge pair
of horns . After frightening one or two persons , who fled at the top of their speed , he came in contact with a " field carpenter , " a young man , named William Adams . Adams , it appears , was returning from his work , having his tools on his back , and not liking the ways of his ghostly aeqeaintance ( who , by the way , became more pressing than pleasant , ) sought to free himself by means ot a bradawl which he had in his hand , and with which he dealt a severe blow at the left thigh of the ghost , who immediately fell upon his knees , roaring piteously . Adams then proceeded to dismantle him of his masquerade dres ? , when the unfortunate hero nf the ukU ' s adventure turned out
to be a young man named John Perry , a stirrup filer , of Bloxwich , well known to Adams . Se eral persona were promptly on the spot , and conveyed the ghost to his home , where he was put to bed , and a surgeon sent for to dress his wound , which , foitunately for him , though a severe one , was not considered dangerous , but he has been confined to his bed in consequence nearly ever since , as soon as he was sufficiently recovered . Perry procured a warrant against Adams for stabbing him . and had him . apprehended The accused was brought before the magistrates at tf » e Guildhall on Wednesday last , but the complainant did not appear , and Adams was discharged .
BUXTON . Robber 'Killed . —List week a gang of burglars broke at night into Errwnod House , near Buxton , the seat of Samuel Grimshaw , Esq ., and seriously ill-treated the servants , but whil-t they were engaged in ransacking the house , the gamekeeper camo up and fired amongst them , killing one of the patty on the spot ; the rest made their escape . -
Cambridge . A Thief Detected ahd Allowed to Escape . — Between the hours of 11 and 12 o ' clock on Wednesday night last , a man named Elbourn , a labourer , a most notorious thief , w \ s detected by Mr . Newton , a farmer , of Cherryhinton , in the act of robbing him of three bushels of barley . Mr . Newton was walking round his premises ; and on going up to his barn door observed a man crawling out at the bottom of it . It appears that he had , with some strong instrument , raised up the door high enough to admit him in and out . The corn , which he had just set down by the side of the barn , was in a saok . He was then interrupted by Vr . Newton , who made an attempt to take the thief , but ho was knocked down by him , and he then ran away , Mr . Newton
following him . After running a considerable distance in a field , be called to a man to stop , saying , at the same time , that unless he did he would cut him through . He was ultimatelv run down by Mr . Newton , " who collarad him . The thief made every effort he could to escape from the hands of bis pursuer , but was overpowered . He was then brought back by Mr . Newton to his house and placed in the custody of two of hii men , whilst Mr . Newton took possession of the corn and coat which the thief had left behind , and proceeded to the house of a constable for assistance . On their return ( to their great surprise ) , they found the man had escaped , he having threatened to stab tbetworren with a knife , unless they allowed him to depart , to which they consented , and he has not since been seen or heard of .
DOVER . Captobb of a Robbeh . —At Dover , on Sunday morning , at about five o ' clock , a special train arrived at Duver , with a gentleman and one of the city police , in search of a man who it was stated had robbed a merchant at Hamburgh of moro than £ 4 . 000 . After ineffectually searching on baard the packets then about to start for the continent , they p roceeded to Uollyc . r ' s London Hotel , where they discovered the fugitive quietly enjoying hisbreakfast . He arrived at the London Hotel by . the mail train , intending * to eatbark tor the continent , but was corapelledUreir-jceiia ' step jirithhUcapton .
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PORTSMOUTH . MuRDKBOira Attack by a Cosvict . —On Friday morning , at six o ' clock , as the convicts wore employed in stowing away their hammocks , one of tho prisoners , a young man about 20 years of age , who is undergoing sentence of transportation for fifteen years , two of which has expired , made a desperate attack on Mr . Meatyard , the chief mate , by striking him over the head with a broomstick , to which a piece of chain was attached , felling him to the deck by the second blow ; and there appears to be no doubt that the villain would have accomplished the murder of his
victim , if one of the keepers , named Duncannon , at whom the prisoner also threw the broomstick , hud not run to the chief mate ' s assistance . So serious are the injuries inflicted on Mr . Meatyard , that he continued insensible for four hours , and now lies in a dangerous state . Thin atrocious attack has been communicated to Mr . Capper , 'of the Home Office , and the culprit will , ofcourse . be dealt with as he deserves . He has only one arm . Wc understand that his fellow-prisoners looked on in the affair , without attempting to interfere in behalf of tho chief mate , and that some of them had previously threatened "to do for him . "
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CATMMVrHBV . DEFALCATION OF A RELIEVING OFFICER . —Edward Pugh , one of the relieving officers of the Carmarthen Union , last week absconded , taking with him a considerable sum of money , which he had received to pay the paupers in his district . The exact amount , however , cannot be ascertained until inquiry has been made in thedisfrict . From what we have been able to learn it appears that on Saturday , the 2 SUl of February , ho received a cheque from the clerk for £ 28 , the amount necessary to pay the paupers ; this cqeque he got cashed , and it is rumoured that he went to a house of ill-fame in the town , where he became intoxicated , and got robbed of a portion of the money .
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noss-sniRE . Bread Riots . —On Friday an attempt to ship meal at Fowlis , for the West Highlands , was prevented by a resolute and determined mob . Tbe day previous a similar occurrence took place at Invergorden . A portion of grain had been put on board the vessel at Invercorrfon daring the night , but the populace assembled , took out the grain , and marched tbe carts from tho pier , A detachment of military has since been sent to protect the grain and effect its shipment .
Dixgweix , March 1 . —It being the intention of one or two corn-dealers to export grain from this port , the people gave indication of a determination to preveni it . The magistrates , therefore , summoned verbally a number of the inhabitants to a meeting , in order to devise means to keep the peace ; but few attended , so that they had to issue printed circulars to about 150 . The meeting having assembled at 1 o ' clock p . m ., only about 15 or 20 of this number took the oath to act as constables , all the rest declining—some on the ground of age , others of conscience , & c . From the spirit the people manifested , they appear determined at all hazard to accomplish their object .
THURSO . Siakvatiom madk East . —We mentioned in our last , that pieces of ordnance had been carried to the head of the brae , at the mouth of the river , in addition to the planting of two small sloops on the way to the river . These formidable impediments were , however , removed . The people attempted to frighten the horses , while the carts were unloading grain at the vessel , but in this they did not succeed . They then commenced throwing stones , which struck several of the constables . Tho sheriff , upon seeing this , proceeded to expostulate with the people ( who had assembled on the "Brae-head" in great numbers . ) He was immediately greeted with hissing
and showers of shingle , upon which he read the Riot Act , and immediately sent for the military , who were promptly in attendance . They drew up on the " Brae-head , " and forced the crowd back at the point of the bayonet , by means of which the greater part of the crowd dispersed , and the shipping of grain was proceeded with during the day . The soldiers remained about two hours at the scene of action , and were then marched to their quarters , conveying with them one prisoner . This day all remained quiet , though the constables were in attendance te facilitate the shipment of grain . At Castletown , too , the shipment of grain on Thursday had been prosecuted without interruption .
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CORE . In the south devastation is holding its onward course . The following brief abstract from the transactio s of the presentment sessions tells its own awful and astounding tale : — At a presentment sessions at Ballydehob , held on the 2 d instant , for the barony of the west division of West Carberry , tbe following presentment was passed by Lionel J . Fleming , B-q ., chairman . —To plate a layer of earth over the following buryimr grounds , to the depth of three feet , and to dig trenches for future interment , with a view to the prevention of contagion . Granted £ 1 , 500 for Ktlmoe , Crookhaven , & c . At a pressntment sessions held for the barony of East Division of West Carberry , in Skibbereen , on tbe 1 st of March , inst , a similar presentment was passed—Amount , £ 1 , 100 .
Mr . A . V'Driscoll , in a letter to the Corjfc Reporter , says that in Crookhaven , " 25 on an average die every day from want of food " Kilkenny Workhouse . —There were fifty deaths last week , and five hundred and sixty-eight in the hospital—five hundred andjtwenty of the latter being in the Fever Hospital ! . Faixore of tub Whkat Crop . —Wc deeply regret to say that the state ot the wheat crop in this county is most alarming . Indeed , in several eases it is a total failure ! In others its appearance is most unhealthy . Of this we are assured , on the best authority . What , in Heaven ' s name , will become of the people of this unfortunate country , if this failure becomes general ? Government and the landlords should not lose a moment in making extensive inquiries on this subject . Not a moment is to be lost .
CULTIVATION . The provincial journals all complain of the neglect of cultivation ; and , in some cases , the local gentry are calling upon the country to till and crop the lands as well as feed the famishing people ! The Limerick Reporter says : — Go into the rural districts in what direction you will —ask any of the country gentlemen who are attending the assizes what progress has been made in sowing the soil with the staff of life—and you will see for yourself , as they will ooe and all tell you , that nothing has yet been done . Instead of sowing thrice the breadth of land to make np for the quantity of food that was supplied by the lost potato , there is not half the extent of area sown that wns wont to be under oats and other sprinz crops in ordinary . years , when the potato , flourished in alt its prolific abundance ! And what is to become of the country H this state of things continues many days longer !
THE CURSE OF LANDLORDISM , AUD EMIGRATION . No preparations are being made to promise for the future . In Mayo , Galway , Clare , Limerick , Tipperary , Cork , Waterford , & c , & c—including some of the most fertile districts in Europe—the people appear to be completely paralysed ; individual exertion is at an end , and unless the great landed proprietors and gentry come forward at once , and enable the people to till and sow the ground , tho condition of this country next year will be infinitely worse than at present . The truth is , the people—even it they had the means of cropping the land—are under the impression that , so far as their own interests are concerned , it would be only time and money thrown away . They fancy that the moment the crops came to maturity they would be swept away by the
landlords ; and certainly the proceedings at the recent Quarter Sessions , when landlords proceeded in hundreds to recover tho November rent by civil bill process , to some extent justifies such an assumption . Acting on the conviction , the small farmers Generally have permitted the ground to remain unfilled , while the latter class , the men holding from 20 to 30 acres , are emigrating from every port in Ireland . The quays of Dublin are crowded every day with groups of peasants from Meath , Dublin , and Kildare , preparing to start for Liverpool , from thence they take shipping for America , and it is a notorious but melancholy fact , that these are all of the better and more respectable class , men of some mark and substance , who are hastening , while they have yet the means , out of a country which the perverse ingenuity of man has converted into a desert .
ULSTER . Progress op Famine in th * North . — All the letters and provincial journals received since outlast , contain most afflicting accounts of the progress of destitution in the northern parts of Ireland . From various parts of Ulster tho reports are quite as afflicting as most oi those coming fw » the south or west , ANTRIM . The reporter of tho Banner of Ulster , after givin ? several instances of extreme distress under which the people of the north are suffering , states , that in the town of Derrymacash , " lrom the 1 st of January last to the 20 th of February , the number of deaths in thistownland alone exceeded four hundred ; and almost in every instance the illness by which they were swept away could be traced to originate in want of food !"
Armagh . MoRTALiTT IX IHH LuKOAN WORKHOUSE . — It is stated that nearly 400 paupers have died in the Lurgan union workhouse during the last eight weeks .
In Armagh , there is some dread that mortality / will spread beyond its usual limits in the workhouse there . Typhus fever has appeared , and the medical attendant is at present ill of the disease . On Wednesday , the remains of fourteen of tho paupers were lying in the deadhouse . TIPPERART . The means of the Relief Committee are becoming exhausted , while the numbers requiring assistance are increasing with fearful rapidity . There are now fifteen hundred paupers in the Nenagh workhouse ; and upwards of a thousand families are daily relieved at the Soup Kitchen ; whilst the cultivation of the soil is , wo lament to say , still almost totally neg lected . Fever and dysentery arc still making dreadful havoc in the rural districts : so numerous are the deaths that it is found quite impossible to find means of sepulchre , and sometimes it is difficult to obtain living men to bury the dead .
SK 1 BRBREBN . The following arc extracts from a letter of the Rev Richard Boyle Townsend , descriptive of an excursion on which he took Lord Dufferin and the lion Mr . Boyle , in the above neighbourhood : — We went from this to the old churchyard . There they saw the mode of sepulture now common , of throwing the bodies out of a shell coffin into a pit , and covering them so slightly that a few scrapes of a shovel soon laid bare the abdomen of one that was the uppermost 1 You maybe amured this sufficed for so far . We passed thence to the place occupied by their m ° «> fortunate
fellow-sufferers from the workhouse . These h ad coffins . They were , however , scarcely cover , and the ends ef two of one tier of coffins ( for there ar <> 'hrea p lacsd one over anothsr in a grave about two fee * deep , and the uPPer one comes level with the surface ) were exposed . There was a pit in progress of being 'filled by . bodies from the same house at the foot of these , and I asked why it was left in that uncovered , unmade state f The men employed in digging a lengthened pit said that tho persons employed by the parish authorities had brought four bodies as yet , and , as they expected six more that evening , they left the pit unfinished .
They had buried six the preceding morning from the workhouse , and four more in the evening : of tbe same day ; and they are in the habit of bringing some days elsven bodies to be thus interred . Wo left this only to be witnesses of a scene which , while it baffles description , shows powerfully ths terrible effect such a state of things as ours is producing on a people net previously brutalized . At the end of what is callad the New-bridge , there is a miserable shed at the gable end of as miserable a cabin . Tho parish coffin arrived just as we reached the end Of the bridge . I begged hie lordship to stand and st » . The men standing by negated we might move off—but web & d come to see . The coffin was taken from the cart—its vary size , to fit all dimensions of persons , is In itself
calculated to strike with horror . It was brought to the door—it was too larjta for this to admit it . One of the fellows began to blaspheme and curse at others , not disposed to do his work . They went in , and after some minutes' rummaging amongst her dying family of four which sho had left , they brought out the naked and emaciated skeleton of an old woman—a mrre little torn remnant of what had once beta a quilt being just thrown over tbe abdomen . One took her by the head and another by the heels , and flung her into the coffin , malting some shocking exclamation ! It was too much—we turned from the sight completely sickened , and his lordship mode up his mind that he "had seen enough—he would not call on tbe doctor , " with whom he was to go round the next day .
ROSCOMMOK . The deaths in every parish aro still greatly increasing , and it has become quite a practice to bury the poor uncoffined . Roscommon suffers much from the famine . 4 \ paupers died in the workhouse during the last week , and several deaths from starvation occurred throughout tho country . Fever is very rife , and unhappily in too many instances the afflicted are left to its ravages uncared tor—a » the uninfected do not care to venture near them .
sligo . The people are dying by hundreds of starvation , and those who do not die of absolute want are carried off by fever and dysentery , chiefly diseases which have been engendered by the scarcity of provisions . Coroners' inquests cannot now be looked upon as affording a correct account of the deaths from starvation . Sir Robert Gore Booth stated before the erand jury that he knew of five persons dying of hunger in his neighbourhood , upon whom no inquests had been held ; indeed , the rule now adopted by the police is not to send for the coroners when they previously know tho victims ef famine , and have no doubt as to the cause of their death . Inquests will now be only held upon the bodies of strangers who perish miserably by the way-side or in ditches . GALWAT .
TrjAM . —Not a day passes over us but tho most afflicting and horrifying occurrences take place in our neighbourhood . Various inquests have been held for the last few days by the coroners . The most thrilling records of suffering were recorded in the evidence of tho witnesses , and the verdict returned by the jury in the majority of instances was "Death f ' om starvation . " But what are these ts > the hundreds that are daily pining away , and of whom no notice can be taken ?
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Punch and Dr . Albert . —The Qubkx ik a Pet . —The court gossips have got hold of a tale about the highest person in the realm having discovered the number of Punch , containing the caricature on the Cambridge election , on board the Fairy , during the late trip to Osborne House , the royal ire beine ; violently aroused thereat , the expression of it , however , being principally confined to her lefthanded relative , Fitrolarence . The prince himself is said to have taken the thing in good part , chiefly , perhaps , because the points of tho quiz are appreciable only by those familiar with Cruikshank ' s original drawing of tho "Election of a Beadle , " which is here parodised . It is added , that his royal highness is terribly alarmed lest the last soubriquet of " Dr . Albert" should stick to him , and wants to know if the eternal repetition of tho title , even
though it be in Latin , can't be left out of the installation ceremonies ? It is now notorious enough that the whole court influence was employed with desperate energy , at the express instance of those who ^ e slightest hint is a command , to secure the return of tbe prince , —the representatives of nearly 1 , 100 livings within the gift of the crown a"d its immediate servants not only voting , but zealously , and in many cases unscrupulously , canvassing fer him , and , on the pretext of loyalty , making converts of several who had declared themselves in favour of Powis The proceedings at the poll were reported at Windsor with "the utmost regularity and despatch , " as the advertisements say . and as much interest was exhibited on the receipt of each instalment of ne « s , as though the prince consort really were a beadle candidate , " with five small children and a wife , " as set forth by the pictorial satirist .
Lola Moxtes Again . —The Silesian Gagette gives another anecdote of Lola Montea . The danseuse suspected a ft ' fterattur of Munich of publishing some details of her adventures . As a revence , she invited the author to tea , and he carae with aome hopes of gathering materials for new feuilletons . When he had taken his first cup of tea , he observed that the lady ' s cup had not been filled . "Sir , " said she , "you have taken liberties with my character , and as a Spaniard . I must bave revenge . Poison in your cup , Sir ! You are a dead man ! " The litterateur rushed to the apothecary ' s for an antidote , and was sometime before he recovered from tho fright occasioned by the practical joke of Lola Monies .
Loan Duhdonald a War Pla * -. —We underttarid that the secret official trial to ascertain the effect of a continuous evolution of intense gas in projecting shells or shot from a tube , resulted on an average in throwing 25 six-pounder shot to the distance of 7 , 000 yards . From this data it is clear that balls of greater diameter would far exceed the range of common artillery . Another important advantage is said to accrue—namely , that the continuous rush during their emission would prove much less injurious to vessels projecting such missiles than the shock or recoil of single discharges . We learn that Lord Dtindonald ' singrpdients produce an elastic emission , like that which would bo evolved by kindling the end of a hawser or cable formed of hard twisted guncotton .
Death op a Cuabactkb . —The individual wall known by the soubriquet ot " Turkey Willie , " went the way of all the living a few days ago . His name wrts William Hoss , but wo suppose it is many a long year since he heard it very ^ frequently pronounced . Willie was among the first in this quarter to deal in game or poultry , and for many years supplied the principal families in the town . He had then a good business , butgivin ? himself up to intemperate habits , he lost it , and has of late years become almost destitute , and was often in want . He was sand blind , and of weak intellect , and had a peculiar cast ol countenance , that harmonised very well with the
visage of his constant companion—a turkey cockwhich he almost constantly carried under his arm . Willie , lik » many blind people , in whom tho want of one sense is to some extent compensated by the greater devclnpeto « nt of another , had a very dolieate sense of touch , andc » uld distinguish almost any sort of ordinary bird or fowl by passing his hand over it Willie was a great favourite with the servants about the houses ho frequented , and for a glasi of whiskey would entertain them to his hen ' s march , a «« rot « f of his own , in which he gave excellent imitations of the call of the turkey , and other domestic fowls . — Aberdeen Herald- ^
_ Accident on the Eastern Countihs Railwat . — A man , who is a foreman of tho gaugera oa the line , was found early oa Tuesday morning with his left leg cut off , and otherwise bruisoil . It is supposed that an iip-train knocked him down , but how it occurred is not yet known . Mr . Ilancorn , a surgeon , was quickly in attendance , and after adm ' mwtcving to him some brandy awl water , and beine well assured that hemorrhage had ceased , ho conveyed him t the London Hospital . Tub Turkish Rkfobmbii . —The Sultan has removed some of tho worst grievances of his Curisti ; -a subjects .
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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT . Misfortune of Good Luck . —John Lyons , alias John Mings , was indicted for having stolen and converted to his own use three £ 10 Bank note , the property of Mr . Edward Monckton Jones . It appeared that the prosecutor had received , on the 3 rd of February , at the Bank of England , the notes in question , which ho placed with some cold in a small pocket book , and tho whole was deposited in his waistcoat pocket . He rode in an omnibus , from which he alighted near to Crockford ' s Clubhouse , St . Jamcs ' s-street , after which he missed his pocket book , but in his evidence he said he supposed it had slipped between his coats on returning it to his pocket after he had taken it out to pay the fare . On the 12 th tho prisoner was taken into custody at Greenwich , where hehad been changing thenotesat tho shops of various tradesmen ; Mr . Charnock , for the defence , called several witnesses , who all concurred in giving the
prisoner a most excellent character for honesty and sobriety . From their evidence it appeared that the prisoner had picked up the pocket book on the 3 rd , and had shown it to his employer , whom he bad requested to keep an eye on the advertisements in tho papers . Finding no mark where to find out tho owner , and thinking he had waited long enough , he applied it to his own purposes , by hying in a stock of clothing for his wife and children , which were in his psssession when arrested . The Learned Judge in his direction to the jury , said if the prisoner found the packet book , and it contained no address or name whereby he could restore it to the owner , he was not bound in law to put himself out of the way to restore it ; and if he had not when first possessed of it , any intention of feloniously keeping it , and if the jury thought go , he could not be convicted of larceny . The evidence was certainly rather favourable te this assumption . The jury instantly acquitted the
prisoner . Robbbrt . —Ann Cunningham and William Williams were indicted , the former for stealing two £ 5 notes , 8 sovereigns , some half-sovereigns , and some silver monies , from the person of Jeremiah O'Connor , and the latter for aiding and abetting , and for receiving , with a guilty knowledge , a portion of the property stolen . Jeremiah O'Connor deposed : I keep the Grapes public house . White street , Southwark . On the 19 th inst . I had been to Rotherhitho , and on my return I met with a friend named Bryan , who saw me home . When at the corner of Millpond-street , I heard some one « ay , " There ' s Jerry O'Connor of the Borough , " and ° u looking round I saw the prisoners in company with another woman . Cunningham came
up to me , and I felt her thrust her hand in my pocket , draw out my purse , and she then ran away . I followed , calling police , when the male prisoner came up , and said , " Hollo , Connor , has she robbed you ? " I replied she had . and the next moment he snatched my watch , a gold one , from my pocket , but I laid bold o it , and he then snapped th ? guard , Bryan came up and seized Williams , while I went for apolicemas . When I returned Williams had made his escape . Bryan deposed to the above facts as far as ho was related with them . A policeman said he received a description of the thieves , and in consequence he went to a house in Ann-street , Henrystreet , Kent-road , where the prisoners lodged . He could not get in at the door , as it was barricaded , so he clambered a wall , and got through a window into a room , where the prisoners were in bed . Williams pretended to be asleep , but said on being " hauled "
on to the floor , " You don't mean to take my gal away ? " The female said she had met Williams in Kent-street . They were both taken to the stationhouse , and were instantly identified by the prosecutor and Bryan . Mr . Humphries , a publican in Ken' - street , said the female prisoner came to his house * on the 10 th , and had some gin , in payment for which she tendered a half-sovereicn and produced two sovereigns and another half-soverei » n , which she requested the witness to keep for her until the following morning . The other prisoner joined her , and he ( witness ) heard him say to her , " I don't think he'll know me again , " Was sure it was on the I 9 th , and is positive as to the identity . The jury atoncefound both the prisoners Guilty . A former conviction for felony was proved against Williams . It appeared he was a returned convict . The prisoners were sentenced each to bo transported for seven years .
COUTTS V . DTJXN . Mr . Dunn after having been allowed to remain two or three days in the receiving ward of the Queen ' s Prison , has been removed to a gallery for such misdemeanants , of which he happens to be the sole occupant . His room is furnished with a chair and a comfortable bed and bedstead ; but these are to be removed in ten days , and replaced with an ordinary criminal ' s sleeping accommodation , if he will not provide his own . He has applied to the Attorney General to he admitted to file a writ of error , without the certificate of a barrister that he has probably ground for doing so ; but this indulgence could not be given , as the law required such certificate ; and Mr . Humphreys has lodged a caveat against a revisal of the proceedings , which can only be removed upon argument , and rendering the employment of counsel indispensable .
WESTERN CIRCUIT—Sausbubt . Thb Eighth Commandment . —Eliza Hopgond was tried , defended by Mr . Saunders , and prosecuted by Mr . Slade . charged by the Rev . Samuel Coswell , vicar of Chute , in the county of Wilts , with having stolen three boxes and other articles . The prisoner lived as house maid and lady's maid with the Rev . Samuel Coswell from 1 S 41 to 1840 , at wages of £ 8 per year . Itcame out in evidence that Mrs . Coswell has frequently given her maid different articles to compensate for low waees , yet among those given was found a box , of the value of 2 s ., a common watchcase worth Cd ., a print worth 2 el „ and a piece
of printed calico worthed ., and a piece of carpeting of very trifling value . * Those articles sho was accused of purloinintr . A carpenter named Hopgnod , living and working for his'f ather . a carpenter , living in the villace of Chute for more than thirty years past , had paid his attentions to the prisoner , marrying her about three weeks ago . Three days after their marriage both were taken into custody , tho wife for stealing , and the husband charged with receiving the same . Tho grand jury ignored the bill against the husband , the young wife having ^ to stand her trial alone , which she did this morninc , when the jury found her Guilty . Sentence deferred . The decision seemed to surprise many present .
Rick Burning . —James Russell was next placed at the bar , charged with havintr unlawfully and feloniously set fire to a certain rick or stack of straw , on Tuesday , the 2 nd day of February last , the property of Eliza Bell , living at West Harnliam , in this county . Mr . Slade conducted tho prosecution ; the prisoner was undefended . The jury almost immediately returned a verdict of Guilty . Ten years ' transportation . Child Murdkr , —Mary Bcveridge , indicted was for the murder of her son , Thomas Beveridge , months old . Mr . Poulden was counsel for the prosecution . On its appearing that no counsel was retained for the defence , Mr . Missine , at the suggestion of Mr . Justice Williams , undertook to defend the unfortunate woman . The facts of this case were very
simple , but at the same time were of a very painful character , and the interest which the ca « e excited was heiehtened by the fact that the prisoner was totally blind . It appeared that the prisoner was the wife of D . Beveridge , a labouring man now living at Portsea , and was the mother of several children ; she had been blind for the last seven years . The husband had been for some time past a man of very dissolute habits , and had been cohabiting with a woman named Barton for some time past , leaving his wife in a state of destitution , and also treating her with croat brutality when at home . This , it appeared , had much affected her mind , and on many occasions she complained of violent pains in her head . On the 22 nd of January last she was seen by a neighbour
suckling her baby ( which it appeared she had not weanod , fearing that sho should not bo able to find food , for it ) . She then said to the neighbour , " Oh , my head , my poor head . " She then desired her eldest child , a girl of 15 , to fetch her father from a beerhouse , where she had heard hewasdrinkingwith the ws-man Barton . The man did not come , but said he would do so by-andby . The prisoner then desired her child to eo a second time , and „ tell him she must sec him : sho at this time had her child , the infant , at her breast . When tho girl came back from the beer house tho second time , she found her mother with a bonnet on , without the infant ; and on her asking her where her little brother Tommy was , the prisoner replied , " Oh , he ' s asleep . " She then
desired h « r dauahter to lead her to the police office , saying , "She would get a policsman for that brazen Barton . " The girl led her to the station house , where the unhappy woman said to the inspector , " I am come to give myself up as a murderess ; I have murdered my child . " The child said to the policaman , " You must not mind mother , for she ' s out of her mind . " The inspector , however , asked the pri-Mmet toexptavn whataho meant , when she said that she had hung her child , and tlut it was upstairs behind the door . Unon this tho inspector went to the prisoner ' s house , leaving her at the station , and on his reaching the house , and going up stairs , he found
the child lyingon the floor of a room dead , with a handkerchief tied tightly round its neck . A surgeon was called in , but he pronounced lifo to be extinct , and atated that the child had been strangled by the handkerchief having been tied round its throat . The case for the prosecution UaviviK cksed , Mr . Missing addressed the jury for the prisoner , and called witnesses to show that the unfortunate woman had always been a kind mother to her children , but that of late her mind had been much affected , and that since tho birth of the murdered child she had al times been completely insane . Mr . Justice Williams having summed up , the jury acquitted the prisoner on the ground of insanity .
OXFORD CIRCUIT .-Oxfohd . WlNTIBBOUnNB V . WaO . NBB . —LIABILITY OT AlTOB nkts fou Nkouoexck . —The defendant in this cssi is an attorney at Oxford , and in the course of th < summer of last year was employed by the plaintiff t <
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complete the purchase of a & mall property at i-asharo , mtim county . The premises were s » ld lor 4100 , subject to araortgageof £ 200 . In thoconveyance was contained no covenant respecting tha mortgage , but in the recitals mentitm was made thereof . Tiie defendant acted as the attorney f ™ . both vender and purchaser , and in that character attested the execution of both parties to the convey , ance . Some time after the payment of the purchase money , the plaintiff was informed that the proper stamps had not been affixed to the deed , Inquiries were made at the Stamp-office , Somcraet-houee where it was ascertained , upon the production of the conveyance , that the rumour was correct , and iB order to set the matter right an additional 8 um -c
£ 3 was required to be paid , besides a penalty of ^ 5 for affixing the stamp duty after the usual time . — Mr . Keating and Mr . Pigott appeared for the ri | a ' iR . tiff . Mr . Alexander , Q .. C , who was assisted by Mr Gray , appeared for the defendant , and after . qu 6 gl tioning the evidence of retainer , contended that the stamps affixed by the defendant , viz ., a £ 1 and £ 1 ft . were , under the circumstances , the proper duties * inasmuch as tho consideration expressed in tho deed was only £ 100 , and the conveyance was made subject to the mortgage , and in it was contained nt > covenant on the part of the purchaser to pay off the mortgage money ; in fact , the sale in question wag a disposition of the equity of redemption onl y . 'j no
learned counsel further contended , that under the present circumstances no action for negligence could lie against the defendant , because the question was one of reasonable doubt and uncertainty , erassa negligenlia alone would render the defendant liable . After a lengthened discussion between the learned counsel , and a refusal on the part of Mr A ' oatinsr , to be non-suited , the learned judge directed the jury that , in his opinion , a balance was proved . A » attorney who acted for two persons was tho attorney of both , whichever paid him ; but , as to the other part of the case , there was not sufficient shown to render the attorney liable . The jury found for the plaintiff , damages £ 8 .
Makslauohthb—W . Cave was indicted for the wilful murder of Hannah Treadwell . Both thd prisoner and the deceased , on the 4 th day of August in the last year , were resident in the parish of Hornton , in this county , where the prisoner kept a beershop , and farmed a small quantity of land . The deceased was a widow , and it was said that an illicit connexion had tor some years existed between her and the prisoner . On the day in question , the pri-HOficr was seen by some villagers at an earl y hour of the morningf . armed with bis gun . The deceased was seen with him by several parties , and she waa heard , while walking and conversing with him , to make use of offensive and indecent language . Between seven and eight o ' clock on th same day ,
the report of a gun was heard , and shortly afterward * the prisoner was seen coming from the direction ia which the report was heard , towards his owa house , carrying his gun . The deceased was found lying on a footpath , in the place from which the prisoner had come . A wound was found in her neck , and she was qyite dead . Near the body one of the witnesses picked up a piece of burnt paper-wadding . When the prisoner was searched , in the pocket of the coat worn by him in the morning was found a piece of newspaper , which corresponded with the wadding picked up . Tho two pieces had plainly formed part of one newspaper . Soon after the prisoner was apprehended he made many and various statements , to different persons : to the constable he said , "I have done it , and must suffer for it . I hope it will be a warning toothers . " When his house was searched
, where two loaded guns were found , he said they were loaded to shoot himself , but that he had had a second thought , and wished for time to repent . She ( thw deceased ) was always aggravating him . lie said he had tried to seize hold of her , and could not , and somehow in the scuffle he drew the trigger , and shot her . _ She had been pelting him with stone * , and cut his lip . Tbe latter part of this statement was supported by the fact that within an inch or two of the right hand of tho body were observed several stones lying on the footpath . The surgeon who was called in to examine the body stated that the death of the deceased was caused by effusion of blood from a
gunshot wound . —Mr . lveating addressed the jury for tbe prisoner , contending that from the evidence it must be clear that the prisoner acted under strong excitement produced from the language and blows inflicted upon him by tho deceased . Mr . Justice Maule summed np , explaining the distinction betweea murd' -r and manslaughter , when » he jury , after some consideration , found tho prisoner "Guiltyof manslaughter . " His lordship , in passing sentence , said that tho case was one of very aggravated manslaughter ; that it was difficult to say that the prisoner did not intend to take away the life of the woman . The prisoner was then sentenced to be transported for life .
MIDLAND CIRCUIT . Bbooi . no . —James Brunt , described as a common beggar , was indicted for assaulting James Ely with intent to kill and rourderhim . Mr , Wildman pro * scouted . The prisoner was undefended . James lily , an intelligent looking boy , deposed that he was returning to his muster ' s house from a visit to big mother , on Sunday evening , the 1 st of November last , about five o ' clock . On going by a close he thought he saw a beast getting from under a thorn bush ; but soon saw it was a man , who subsequently turned out to be the prisoner . As the witness wa » getting ahead the man called out to him to stop , and when Brunt reached him he laid his hand upon hi » shoulder , and said , " You are just the lad I want . " Witness replied , "Am li you won ' t catch ra « thiu « h . " Prisoner instantly pulled out a knife from his pocket and struck h ' nt over the hat and head ; the hat fell off . Prisoner exclaimed" Those b—¦
, people at tho house yonder ( pointing to a farm-house ) would not give me anything—have you got anything ? " Witness sjtid "if he had got a halfpenny he would give it him . " Prisoner then said he would murder him , and he passed his knife round witness ' s throat , who felt the sharp edge of tho knife . Witness succeeded in jumping up and escaping to hismaster ' s house , crying murder all the way . The prisoner denied being the pvty , and requested to be sworn . The judge declined to accede to his request . The gaoler of Louth stated his belief to bo that the prisoner was insane , and it being intimated to the judge that one of the juryman could speak to the prisoner ' s state of mind , the judge stated he saw no objection in a case like the present to his being sworn . Upon being sworn he deposed to certain facts , clearly showing insanity , and the jury acquitted the prisoner on that ground , and he was ordered to bo confined during her Majesty ' s pleasure .
NORTHERN CIRCUIT .-York . James Waddington , aged 30 , was indicted for highway robbery at Leeds , on the 31 st of i uly last . Mr . Sudden , the prosecutor , said he was a commercial traveller , residing in London . He was in Leeds on the night in question , near to Merrionplace , walking along the street , when two women came up to him , one of whom threw her amis round him , with the pleasant salutation . " Well , my love !" Instantly his heels were tripped up , and he was thrown upon his back . She thrust her hand * into his posket , and took out four sovereigns anil two
half-crowns She then went up Merrion-placc , but the prosecutor darted after her , and causht her when she had got about fifteen yarda . At that moment the prisoner came out of a passage close by ( the prosecutor , as he swore , thinking he was coming to his assistance ) , seized the prosecutor ' s stick , and gave him a thwack with it , which knocked him down , and not satisfied with that , added two kicks , which completely saved the woman and the prisoner too from pursuit . Mr . Baron Rolfe summed up , and the jury found a verdict of Guilty . He then sentenced the prisoner to be transported for ten years .
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Mutiny at Sba . — Tho barque Clydesdale , commanded by Captain Murchin , b . mnd ' from Dervy to New Orleans , had proceeded on her voyage as i ' ;* r as Morille , where , on the 24 th ttlt ., eight ' of the crow , headed by tho carpenter , refused to go out further on the voyage , alleging that the ship was not seaworthy and ietiky . The owners Messrs . Osborne Allen , and Co ., of having been duly informed of the circumstances , requested Capt . Ramsey , R . N ., and Capt . Mason , of the Superior , now lying here to survey tho vessel , and to report whether any ronairs were necessary . Both of these gentlemen havinjr inspected the vessel the day after . agreed in declarine that the ship was seaworthy and readv to dm ** . ) ««
ncr voyage tor hwith , she not making mi . ro water than was usual with vossels at sea . 7 flie seamen , coatinuing relractory , were taken before the Rev . J M . S aples J . p . , Morille , on Friday last , who findthpm t fi » v rK 63 , pr * V thcm sentenced tliem to fifteen days' imprisonment . Tho sailors were afterwards conveyed to LitTovd gaol . The Clydesdale remains at Morille until the complement ot her crew can arrive from Liverpool , who are expected by the Maiden City steamer on Wednesday . HoRtuBLK Death . —On Thursday weok , as two hove were wheeling each other in a harrow near the edge of 0110 of tho blasts at Bowling Iron Works one of them , named Levi Watson , 11 years old , was turned over out of the barrow into the flamins blast .
seven teet deep . Although the damper was up at the time , yet the olace was red hot . Immediately on his falling in , the other boy made an alarm ; and a man who worked at an adjoining stack , ran to the blast and saw the lad alive at the bottom . He held down to him a long coal-rake , and with which he pulled the lad up nearly to the top ; when , un ' ortunately tho poor fellow let go hishold and fell down again ! lie lay there nearly half an hour , until he was burned literally to a cinder . 'Ihe small remains of the body were pulled up , and presented a shocking speetaclc
St . Leonard ' s , March 8 . —Mr . 0 'Council arrived at Hastings on Saturday sveaing ; , aud immediately sent lor Dr . Duk <\ The doitor does not think hfri in the dangerous slato which the papers represent but reduced by influenza and very nervous aud de ' pressed .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 13, 1847, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_13031847/page/6/
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