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A ^ THE NORTHERN STAR ^^ JuLY 4 >' 18 ^>
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31135 RURDETT COUTTS AND RICHARD DUNN, T...
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SEVERE THUNDER STORM IN GLOUCESTER. On T...
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evening in a nem oi Oelonging to MrItynaston Mr. Green's Nassau Balloon descended on Monday evening in n. fiftld f»f hnrlpvfiotnnn-inn-fn. lUx T7".,*,„„#.„_
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DOUBLE SUICIDE AND SUSPECTED MURDER. NOT...
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[From The Gmtte Of J-Nday, J«V »• • * M....
IBRAHIM PACHA . The Egyptian Prince after visiting Manchester , Liverpool and other places in the manufacturing districts , returned to the metropolis thc l atter end of last week . 'On Saturday at 2 o ' clock * , the Pacha , accompanied by Sami Pacha asd M . Nubert , and attended hy Major Dickson left Mivnri ' s in an open carriage and drove to St . George ' s hospital , for the purpose of _inspecting the interior of that institution . On alighting at thc donrsof the hospital , his _Iliiliness was received by Mr . "Keate , _sereeant surgeon to her M- > j _-sty , and chief surgeon of St . _George ' s hospital , awl Mr . Spitter . tho house surgeon , bv whom his
Highness was conducted over the institution . After pa _* sin 2 through several of the wards , in which the the patients wore _lyinj * . the Paeha visited and inspected the museum , the kitchen , and every other portion ofthe _buildiuE calculated to excite any interest in the mind of the illustrious stranger . After passing nearlv an hour in the institution , his Highness took _Jiis _' depaiture , having previously exprcsscu to Jlr . Keate the _liklieatification he had derived from his visit , and his astonishment at the admirable arrangements wliich appeared to prevail throughout the hospital . _„ , , , .
An incident occurred as thc Paeha was about to leave , whicli , from thc apparent interest it occasioned to his ni « hness , mav not _bs unworthy ol notice . The funeral procession ofa sen-cast _ro the Life Guards was in the act of passing the institution , on its way from _Knii-h _' _sbri'lgc barracks to St . George ' s burial ground , in the lFayswater-road , as the Pacha was entering his _carriage . The corps of men , with trailed arms , and the caparisoned chargers following in the rear of his deceased master , at once caught and fixed tlie aticntion of the Egyptian warrior , and as the cavalcade proceeded , his _Uighncss gave evidence of thc emotion thc scene excited in his breast hy anxiously and repeatedly directing the especial observation of his attendants to the same .
His ni g _hness next proceeded to the Colosseum , where he waa received by Mr . Bradwcll , the artist and designer of that very beautiful exhibition . The Pacha _appi-ared much astonished on entering the _Glyptothcca at the magnificence of the scene it unfolded , and after viewing the Swiss Scenery , ihe conservatory , the Italian ruins , and the stalactite caverns , proceeded to the summit of the building to inspect the panorama of London , his _Highness remained over an hour in the exhibition , and on leaving _, at Mr . Bradwell ' s suggestion , promised to return in the evening for the purpose of inspecting the different effect of gaslig ht on the exhibition generally , and especially on the picture of London . ¦
From the Colosseum the Pacha proceeded to thc General Post Office , where he arrived about five o ' clock , just at the period when the heaviest business ofthe week is about being carried on . His Highness was received by the secretary and superintendant _* ? . nd conducted in detail over the establishment . Before leaving , his Richness , accompanied by two or three members of his suite , enlered the machine used for raising the officials from the ground floor to the summit of the building , where the sorting of the newspapers is carried on . _Havinc made a complete circuit of the establishment and full y satisfied himself of the enormous business transacted _therein , the Pacha re-entered his carriage and returned to Mi-Tart ' s to dinner at G o ' clock .
At half-past . 7 the carriages were again ordered to convey his Highness and suite to the Regent ' s Park . The Paeha alighted in the inner circle and walked across tlie Great Park to the point where the Zoological Gardens are entered . Returning to his carriage his Highness drove to Madame Tussaud ' s exhibition , which he now viewed by gaslight , having , on Thursday last hont-ured the same exhibition with a visit during the day . After half an hour passed among the wax figures the Pacha drove to tbe Colosseum , where he witnessed the different effect of gaslight on that beautiful exhibition . His Highness remained at the Colosseum until nearly eleven o ' clock , _rsiurnins at that hour to his hotel , and shortly aftei retiring to rest . On "M onday there was a grand field day in Hyde Park ; the respective regiments of household troops at present stationed in London assembling therein for the purpose of being inspected by his Highness Ibrahim Pacha .
The _regiments reviewed consisted of fhe 1 st Regiment of Life Guards , the Royal Horse Guards ( Blue ) _, the 1 st and 2 nd battalions of Grenadier Guards , the 1 st battalion of Coldstream Guards , and the 1 st battalion of the Scots Fusilier Guards . All the above regiment arrived oa the ground from their respective quarters before 10 o ' clock—the cavalry under the command of Major General the Hou . E . Lygon , OS ., and the cavalry under Col . Berkeley Drummond . -At half-past 10 o ' clock the infantry took up their position in continuous column , at quarter distance , facing _Grosvenor-gate , the cavalry occupying the right flank . The morning was delightfully fine , and the park was densely crowded . A large number ol the aristocracy was present , _racluding the " Old Duke . "
At five minutes before eleven o clock a slight stir among the crowd near Grosvcnor-cate , gave notice of the approach of the _Egyptian Pacha , and immediately afterwards his Highness rode into the square , aitended by Sami Pacha , Col . Bonfort , M . " _txubart _, and Major Dickson . His Highness was attired in a superb military costume , androdc a white charger . The usual evolutions took place , a report of which wouid not , however , interest onr readers . In the evening Ibrahim Paeha visited Crcmorne Gardens , a short time before the "Nassau balloon ascended , and had an excellent view of it in its poised state , as it waved to aud fro , anxious , as it were , to shoot upwards to its native element . The masses of
spectators pressed close on each other , all anxious for the _bestsight they could obtain ; butgreat though ihe throng was , the Pacha was fortunate in having excellent accommodation , of which he was manifestly sensible . Mr . Green , accompanied by a Scotch nobleman , and by a Mr . Van _Buren , and eight other aspirants to aeronautic fame , were for some time seated in the car of tiie balloon , before the signal to " let go" was given , and at length , all being right , the word "off" was pronuunccd , and the balloon shot upwards in a most imposing manner . The balloon having cleared ihe trees , went magnificently forward upon its voyage , and was soon lost sight of from the gardens . The Pacha was in an _exstacy , and soon after took his departure .
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31135 Rurdett Coutts And Richard Dunn, T...
31135 RURDETT COUTTS AND RICHARD DUNN , THE BARRISTER . ( Judges' Cliambcrs , Monday _. Jane _20 Ut . ) To-day was appointed for Ur . Bodkin and the other parties engaged in the above prosecution to show cause why a writ certiorari should not _issus to remove the indictment for perjury against Richard Dunn , from the Central Criminal Court to the Queen ' s Bench . Jlr . Sunn appeared in person , and Mr . Bodfein , with Mr . Humphreys , attended the Judge on behalf of _Jliss Burdett Coutts . The Learned Judge inquired if Mr . Bodkin hud any _affidavit to put in ! ilr . Bodkin replied in the negative .
Mr . Dunn , with extreme volubil ty , then argued that he had received letters _purporting to bear the initials of the defendant * thathe had replied to them , and taken the best means of ascertaining their authenticity ; that "by appealing to the bankruptcy laws he had adopted -what he thought was the shortest course to justice ; and if theauthoriry was not genuine , why did not the bankers impound tiie cheque , and adopt such rigid measures as hankers genera' * , ) ' would do , if a false cheque were presented to th « m t On tlie contrary , X ! r . Marioribankshad
only stated , on _seeing ihe authority , that he had no orders to pay t _' -ie £ 100 , 000 demanded , lie ( Mr . Dunn ) believed that the _inflaeuce of the bankers was so great npon the citizens of _London , that if he were tried by an Old . Bailey Jury , he could not expect to receive fair play as an English _subj-. ct who had always borne allegiance to the Queen . He had been watched from house to _haiise by the police—he had had his papers taken from * bi : s— -no attorney or barrister -would act on liis behalfhis very food was interfered with through the agency of this woman .
_3 Ir . Justice Pattison said , that two ofthe judges would preside at the Central Criminal Court , and therefore the defendant would have as substantial justice done him as in the Queen's Bench . Mr . Dunn said , thathe could not obtain the assistance of Queen ' s Counsel without paying a fee of fifty or one hundred guineas . A major iu the army , who was also a witness , was absent from London , and he ( defendant ) required thne to arrange his evidence . Forty-two magistrates had on a former occasion decided against him , and but for the interposition of the Queen ' s Bench he should have been sacrificed to as base and diabolical a conspiracy as the present .
l £ r . Bodkin said , he was instructed to leave the matter entirely in his lordship ' s own hands . The lady , however , who was the object of the defendant ' s persecution , was _entitl-d to some consideration . If the case was removed to the Queen's Bench it would only entail heavier security on the defendant ; and , without going into the pretended authority to draw upon Coutts ' s bank for 100 , 0001 ., he ( Mr . Bodkin ) would state that the indictment for perjury assigned that there was no debt due or owing to the extent of one farthing by Miss Coutts . The Learned Coansel then called the attention of the Learned Judge to the following lines , and which defendant had sworn was his authority for drawing the cheque , and fur non-payment of which he sought to _jnake the firm of Coutts and Co . bankrupts : — " Send to Coutts's your bill , There are lots in the till .
I'll give the clerks orders to do it ; Then got y & ur discharge , Your dear body enlarge , AndinStratton-streetdoletmeviewit , And , by the by , love , my affection to prove , Tor your long cruel incarceration , TeU a good round sum , As I've plenty of tin To make you a fair compensation . —A . B . C . " He ( Mr . Bodkin ) would put it to the Judge , whether any cans man would pretend to rely upon such a poetical
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effusion as the production of a lady , and as authorising him to draw 100 . 0001 . ? »„?„„ ,,, _„ »« The Learned Judge said there were man j ;¦ _££ ««««» in the affidavit quite beside the question . _«« _" _«^ _"g * it would be more satisfactory to all pa * " » » _«™ the writ of _tfc'rtforari to issue , and to increase the _««• Thc _defendant was then ordered to Aid bail , himself in 2001 ., and two sureties of 601 . each , to take his trial on the charge of perjury at the Court of Queen ' s Bench .
Severe Thunder Storm In Gloucester. On T...
SEVERE THUNDER STORM IN GLOUCESTER . On Thursday this city and neighbourhood were visited by an appalling thunder storm . Partial showers had fallen early in the day , but about noon a mass of clouds heavy and black , was observed approaching the city , from S . W ., and the portentous vapour apparently gathered densit y as it soiled along . "Vivid Hashes of lightning sprung from it in rapid succession , and one of the peals of thunder was terrific . A herald flash rent the cloud , and the peal which followed it instantaneously was so profound—near—horrible—that tlie stoutest spirit cowered during its _prolonged rear . The very houses vibrated with the shock ofthe warring elements , while a violent and heavy storm of hail that also raged , Increased the confused sounds pervading the atmosphere . "We regret being obliged to add that the storm did not pass over us harmlessly . Thefirst toll-house on the Stroud road
was struck by the lightning , and considerably damaged . One moment it was safely sheltering a number of persons who had sought refuge from the violence of the storm , and the next the front of tlie house was hurst the upper and lower windows being almost converted into one , all the windows were blown out and shivered to atoms ; the crockery on the shelves was broken , the window shutters twisted off the hinges and thrown into the field on the opposite side , while the inmates Were dashed about the floor . Confused , sense and sight reeling amidst the arrowy , resistless fire of heaven , none of them are capable of giving an intelligible account of the catastrophe . As far as we can learn , it would appear that immediately after the thunder crashed , the gable of the house was dashed in , the materials falling in all directions . Three children belonging to Mr . Power , aud a
servant , who were standing near the stairs , escaped unhurt . The toll-keeper , Paish , and his wife , were also untouched , while their baby , only fourteen days old , which was in an old woman ' s lap , was tin-own out of it and fell on the floor , hut was not hurt . One woman , however , had her clothes set on fire , and before the flames could be extinguished she was burnt very badly ; another woman was burnt , ahout the legs , and a third was also hurt . A boy was also burnt , and is now deaffrom the shock , and another boy has lost his hearing . But the severestinjury was sustained by a man named George Johnson , At the time the house was struck he was leaning against the door ; his profile teas actually burnt on tkewoodbytheliffhtnuig . The outline of the head and face is quite perfect , the space within it being charred . Johnson sustained a cut under his eve , his smock-frock
was burnt off his back , and he was completely paralysed by the shock . The sufferers were immediately conveyed to the Gloucester General Infirmary , where their injuries were attended to , and they are all gradually recovering _. The lightning apparently was attracted by an elm tree 30 feet high , which overhangs the house , and it stripped off the bark as it descended , and it is supposed that the stream of the fluid divided , one portion being attracted by the lamp at thc toll house , while thc other shivered the root of an adjoining tree , and was then lost in the earth . Mr . John Knowles , of Wooton , was also struck down by the electric fluid , near Barnwood Turnpike , lie was walking along the road , and it was attracted by a shovel and pick axe which he was carrying on his shoulder ; the handle of the latter was shattered ,
Mr ; Knowles was prostrated in the road , his clothes shivered into ribbons , and besides being severely burnt in the back , his legs were paralysed ; he is , however , recovering . At Minsterworth , near this city , a man and woman sought shelter beneath a cart loaded with hay , belonging to Mr . Barratt , farmer , when the horses startled by the thunder ran away , and the wheels of the waggon went over tlie poor creatures , breaking one of the arms of the man and dislocating the hip ofthe woman in a frightful manner . The sufferers were removed to the Gloucester Infirmary , where they are now lying in a precarious state . A horse was struck dead in an orchard belonging to Mr . George Price , at Thornbury . From every direction we hear of slighter accidents from the effect of the lightning .
Thuxder Storm Is The Highlands, (Prom Th...
THUXDER STORM IS THE HIGHLANDS , ( Prom the Inverness Courier . ) On Friday last , the 13 th inst ., the districts on the southern side ofthe river Spey , extending from _theUetbv to Ballindalloch , was visited by one of the most terrific thunder storms ever witnessed in this country . The morning , like several preceding it lately , was exceedingly hot , with a faint breeze blowing from the S . W . The sky was unclouded and beautifully clear , but towards noon , numerous electric clouds became apparent towards the S . " W ., and by half-past twelve r . M ., seemedin denser masses and of a more lowering and threatening character , at the same time long peals of thunder at a distance were heard now and ' then , followed by slight showers of rain . - By half-past one , however , the dread
artillery of the skies thundered "louder and louder still ; " vivid flashes of lightening shot in every direction around , forming an awful contrast with the deep , dark , frowning aspect of the firmament , fearfully convulsed , as if demons in the air had conspired to exterminate in a second fhe "heavens above and the earth "below . " In this country never was rain observed to pour down in such immense torrents , and with such immense rapidity ; the sides of the surrounding mountains and hills soon became white with hundreds of foaming rills and streams ; where formerly only small rills existed , there were now to be seen boisterous rapid streams ; and at last , the plains and fields below seemed extensive pools and lakes .
The thunder storm raged with greater violence at Dalvey than in most of the other places within its sphere . In less than an hour the burn draining this district , though commonly but a small stream rose nearly fifteen feet above its level , Taging fcaifully downwards , unchequed by any obstacle in its flooded career , and carrying with it immense quantities of loose earth , gravel , large stones , trees , and roots , a vast accumulation of which has been left at its mouth where it enters the Spey . So strong indeed was the force with which the flood carried the materials in question along , that they reached within ten feet of the opposite banks of the Spey , stowing its rapid current , from which circumstance , for some time , for upwards of a mile , a silent dead pool was formed up
that stream . Ia fact , this burn was in its full force and majesty . Alooker-on , as I was , might fancy that the Spey wonld have been wholly diverted from this Channel , and obliged to seek refuge for its diminutive stream in the opposite lands of the _Culquoich . At the extreme bounding of the rubbish brought down , or previous to this flood about the centre of Spey , a large tree in full fresh foilage may be seen standing as if it had grown there for several years . It was carried there by this . flood ; hut although obliged to yield to an overpowering force , amid the loud sough of waters and boom of raking stones , it seemed to float in triumph , perfectly exact to its present habitation , which , if Cosmos saw , he would say , a colony or an island studded with the same species , was abont to be established there .
A short distance above the mouth of this burn a very handsome bridge stood over it , of one arch , thirty feet in span , built twenty-one years ago , and bravely stood the flood of 1829 , hut , unfortunately , has now been swept away , much to the loss of the county and inconvenience ofthe travelling public ; the eastern abutment stands still but of the opposite very little remains , consequently , a long gap has heen formed in the public road , twenty yards in length , having precipices at each end of twenty feet in height . The coping and other large stones wliich had entered into the formation of the building , were nearly all carried away and have disappeared in the
Spey . Although I much regretted the destruction of this handsome and useful bridge , I rejoiced in having witnessed a catastrophe over which the power of man could have no control . The falling of this bridge was really a splendid spectacle : I first observed part of the lower corner of the western ahutment giving way , but little imagining the whole fabric was soon to share the same fate . On the arch paling a loud hollow splashing sound was soon perceptible , whilst the foaming waters , in colums of forty feet high , dashed upwards mid an immense cloud of dust . The Hood , as if amazed , paused for a moment , but having gained additional volume and strength , the fallen rubbish was soon carried away , when scarcely its trace was left behind . I have on many occasions witnessed the blowing up o 1 mines and strong works for practice in gunnery , and sapping and mining
in the army , but such operations compared to what I had seen on this occasion were really insignificant . We rejoice sincerely to be able to state that Sir G . Macpherson Grant , of Ballindalloch and hi 3 lady had a most fortunate and miraculous escape , from circumstances connected with this disastrous event . They were returning from the west , and on their way to Ballindalloch , the carriage in which they were seen rapidly but safely passed over the bridge ; but in about ten or fifteen minutes it fell to atoms as described—very fortunately it did so during the day , if in the night it is impossible to calculate on the circumstances which mighthave ensued , as carts , carriages , horses , and men might have fallen over the frightful precipices at both ends . On these having been observed , they were promptly guarded aeainBt by workmen from mains of Dalvey and Milton , by placing strong wooden fences across the road on both sides .
The thrashing-mill of Dalvey was nearly carried away , and only saved by a strong bank of clay on its upper side , which powerfully resisted the action of the water . Considerable damage has been done to corn and grass fields along the course of the burn of Dalvey , particularly on the farms of Rhuinaballoch , Balnallam , and Mains of Dalvey . Potato and turnip fields have also suffered from the heavy rains ; but corn and grass , not near streams , suffered very little .
The Late Tiitjnder Storm. The Late Thund...
THE LATE _TIITJNDER STORM . The late Thunder Storm is referred to in many of the local papers as productive of much mischief in different parts of the country . The _irarwicfc Advertiser cites * a case where life was lost , An aged man , named Uowlett ,
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together with a Mr . Betts , and Mr . Tew , were working in the field garden , Barby Road , Rugby , when the storm of thunder and lightning came on . They took shelter under a tree , the former standing with his back against it , and the two others nearhim , when the electric fluid struck a bough of the tree , ran down the trunk , and prostrated poor old llowlett a living spectacle , tearing nnd burning his hat , coat , and other parts of his clothes into pieces . The poor old man only survived about two hours . Mr . Betts was also struck to the ground , and Mr . Tew had his face scorched ; but neither of them , fortunately , is much injured . llowlett wore a steel truss under his clothes "which might , " says the reporter , " also have attracted' the lightning . " In the same county , near Atherstone , the lightning came in contact with a rick of clover , the property of a Mr . Laldn , wliich ,
owing to the long continuance of sultry weatbcr _. ignitcd immediately , and the flames soon spread , and destroyed a stack of beans , a stack of barley , a stack of oats , a barn , and a threshing-machine , a winnowing machine , andabay of wheat . The whol 6 were ina . blaze at ' one time , and damage to the extent of some hundreds of pounds were done . The island of Guernsey did not escape . The lightning struck a house occupied by Mr . _TorotJc , iu the Vale parish , throwing flown the chimney , with _' great violence through the roof , on to the back part , and scattering the tiles : the mischief did not terminate here j for the electric fluid tore up some of the flooring of thc loft under the roof , descending thc wall into the room below , literally breaking to pieces a cupboard-door adjoining the fire-place , and forced , with great violence , one of the architraves on the bed , where Mr . Torode ' s son-in-law ,
his wife , and infant were sleeping . There were also other two children besides in the same room at the time . The sash-windows on the back and front of the house were broken to atoms ; and the back-wall and gable exhibited " a considerable rent through which the electric fluid had escaped . The bed-curtains and bed-clothes wero greatly torn ; and the chairs in the room were broken , as if by human strength . The _bedroom-door , which , was close to Ithe side of the bed , had the stile , on which the iron lock was placed , fairly wrenched off from top to bottom , —the knob of the lock having been separated from the lock itself , and thrown into the corridor , where it was found in the morning . A loaf of bread was broken in two pieces , and appeared as if it had been scorched over a slow fire . Although there were five persons in the room at the time , none were seriously hurt .
The father received a cut on the right cheek-bone ; and a little boy , about four years oh ) , had one of his ears cut , probably , by a splinter from the broken door , All thc others escaped unhurt , From this room the fluid passed through the floor , immediately iii front of the flue of the chimney , into the kitchen below , starting the arch ofthe fireplace , and separating it from the pillars , so that it must be pulled down and rebuilt . It also came down along the back wall , in which it made a considerable rent , and forced a passage for itself on the outside of the building . The skirting of the kitchen floor was forced from the wall , and many panes of glass were broken in the front window . A brass candlestick , which had been left tho preceding night on the mantle-piece in the kitchen , was found in the morning broken in two pieces . In short , that part of the house which was struck by the electric
fluid , presented to the eye the appearance of a complete wreck . In Wales considerable damage was done . Kb loss of human life is reported , but Jlr . Philipps , of Civingwilly , had two fine horses killed by the liglilning . They had been in a cart with flour , and were _retui-niner . The occurrence took place at the entrance to the avenue leading up to the house : the driver it appears had hold of the rope , the other end of which was attached to the leading horses . A large tree was shivered by the deadly fluid , and horses and man were thrown to the earth ; the poor animals were killed , but providentially the man was not materially hurt , though foisome time senseless . A farmer at Cwinceir , parish of _Llanllawdog , also was unfortunate enough to have six sheep killed by the lightning . In Scotland ' the storm raged with great force . Prom accounts dated Strathspey , wc learn that eigli t _bridges , together with as many drains , were completely carried away , amongst which is the
splendid bridge of Cromdale and that at Dolvey . Both cost £ 700 , and stood the flood of 1829 . The violenco of the storm was principally from the neighbourhood of Advie to the bridge of Nethy , above Grantown . The cloud broke principally on the rage of mountains south ofthe Spey , called Cromdale Hills . Itwas not ruin , hut actually came down in spouts of water , so thatthe face ofthe _mouutaias were like a complete sheet of water , so much so , that those at a distance actually thought itwas snow . But tbey were soon undeceived when torrents came rolling down with fearful impetuosity in the beds of rivulets which wero apparently dry a few hours before . There were some cattle killed and a number of trees shattered to atoms . The lightning set fire to the Eavl of Seafield's plantation beside the march of Ballindalloch , and had it not been that the rain came so soon after , would , beyond a doubt , have destroyed the whole of that fine plantation .
Rural Affairs. The Long-Continued Drough...
RURAL AFFAIRS . The long-continued drought and tropical heat which prevailed during the first three weeks of June , were brought to a close on the night of yesterday week by a storm of thunder and lighting , accompanied by heavy rain . The clouds had been gathering blackness during the whole day , and , in the evening and the early part of the night , occasional claps of thunder were heard , and showers fell . It was not , however , until about midnight that the storm commenced in all its grandeur ; but , from that time until morning , the roar of the thunder and ' thc flashing of the lightning wero incessant , and the rain poured in torrents . This great storm seems to have entirely changed the character of the weather , for , since it occurred , a mild and sometimes cold temperature bas taken ( he place ofthe tropical heat which prevailed previous to it , and scarcely a day has passed without several showers . IVe have again got back to the climate of England from that of the tropics .
The effect of this great change in the weather has been to restore freshness to vegetation , and to renew the year ; —the birds are again singing as cheerfully as in springthe leaves ofthe forest trees have recovered tlieir bright and glossy hue , and fresh herbage is springing up in the pastures andmeadows . Thecrops which were considered in the greatest danger are now quite safe . The spring corn , which threatened to ripen prematurely , is beginning to grow again , and , even if it should not be very long in the straw , will be heavy in the ear ; the root crops are throwing out fresh leaves and branches , and will soon cover the ground with a coat of verdure thick enough to protect them , even should the heat return ; the meadows , which were becoming brown after the removal ofthe hay , are throwing up a second crop of clover and after-grasses ,
and tbe pastures are also sending up a plcntifnl green herbage amidst the withered stems ofthe earlier grasses . From present appearances , we trust that there will be no failure in any single crop . Even the potatoes and turnips , which were looking very drooping ten days ago , are beginning to grow vigorously . The latter of these crops , which is the foundation of English and Scottish husbandry , and which will , we hope , become tho foundation of Irish husbandry also , has not yet made any great progress , bu' there is still abundance of time for the growth of a heavy crop , as the heat and moisture together are producing a most rapid vegetation . The same observation also applies to the potato crop , which is somewhat backward , owing to the drought , but not injured to any _exttnt .
The heavy rain on Monday night beat down the wheat very much in this neighbourhood , but it has since risen again wherever the fields are large enough to allow scope for the action of the wind . In small fields , under hedges and trees , and in places where the crop was excessively heavy , it is still down , but even there it may rise if thc brisk winds of the last two days should continue . Little hay was made during the last week , but Sunday and yesterday were fine drying days , and much would be carried yesterday . In the course of last week we had the opportunity of visiting a considerable part of Cheshire , and of seeing
still more of it from the high grounds about Alderlcy . From different spots on the hills in that neighbourhood the whole plain of Cheshire may be seen , streching from the foot ofthe hills of Derbyshire to the mountains of Wales , and from the banks ofthe Mersey to the borders of Staffordshire . There are few spots in England from which so great an extent of fertile land can be seen at ono time , and we are glad to say tbat the general appearance of the country was very favourable , tbe drought having produced much less effect than we anticipated , and tho effects ofthe recent rain being already very perceptible , — Liverpool Tunes , Tuesday .
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evening in a nem oi Oelonging to MrItynaston Mr . Green ' s Nassau Balloon descended on Monday _evening in n . _fiftld f » f _hnrlpvfiotnnn-inn-fn . _lUx _T 7 _" ., * , _„„ _# . „_
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_oaney . , _m the parish of Stanford Rivers , Essex , li miles from _Ongar , and 21 miles irom London , having travelled this distance , besides the entire length of London from east to west , and the further distance that Cremorne-gardens are from the capital , in the short space of half-an-hour . The strong wind that was blowing throughout the afternoon obliaed Mr . Green to use the heaviest of liis grapnels and ropes " weighing together close upon 5 cwt ., the difference between them and his mild weather apparatus bein « equivalent to tho ordinary weight of three persons ' . The balloon took a direction perhaps the beat possible for a perfect view of London and all the adjacent places . It traversed the great and main lines of St . James ' s Park , Trafalgar Square , the Strand , & e .
and left London by crossing St . Martiu's-le-Gnind , Finsbury , Shoreditch , dsc , whence it continued its course over Hainault Forest , and thc intervening places , till it was made to descend as stated , after having had Chemlsford in close view , and the Nore , and an immense range of country of corresponding distance in the prospect . While over thc grounds of Buckingham Palace , Her Majesty ' s health was drunk , and tlie National" Anthem was sung in a style that showed some of the party to be no mean vocalists . The next round of champagne was quailed in respect to Ibrahim Pacha , who had done the aeronauts the honour cf his company ut starting . After landing , the balloon su-tained some damage * from the boisterous state of the wcai Iter ; but Mr ' Green and his party reached London in safety without any accident to detract from the enjoyment of tL \ e trip .
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FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY . On Monday afternoon , " ju 7 t before the two o ' clock dowXin to Brighton had reached the Balcombe Son , a lady named _Burtenshaw niece to Mr . wWn , ofCuckfielil , _wascross og-ihetag to the station house , and hearing _tliei whistle she fell across the rails with fright , and could not get up . Ihe sta tion clerk perceiving her dangerous situation _rusJW forward to save her , and whilst dragging her awa ffi came up , and the clerk whose . namej Stroud , was struck on the head by the buttei ami knocked down , and his head was completely cut off . Thohdv was also lulled on the spot and what _^ renders the circumstance still more _distressing hw 1 ¦» bind witnessed the accident . No blame is attached to the engine driver .
CORONER'S INQUEST . On Tuesday evening a Coroner ' s Jury assembled atthe Garden r ' _s Arms Tavern , Balcombe , for _th-J purpose of _t _^ _ine _iutothccircumstances _coiinectedwithhedeaths of Mrs . Louisa Murphy , aged thirty-two and Pa nek Shaw , agcdsixty . fivc , thc two persons who lost heir lives on the London and Brig hton Railway on the afternoon oi 1 goOI'KO Frederick Merchant said , that on the afternoon in question he was on the bank ofthe railway , near the Balcombe station , when he saw the deceased female attempt to pass over the line . In so doing she fell over the
metal upon ber back . The male deceased was standing against tie station , and he immediately rushed forward , and grasped her by the shoulders . Whilst he was attempting to lift her off the line , the down train came aloDg , and having knocked them both down , it passed over them . Witness did not stop , but he went on to Balcombe , and returned wi _thMessrs . Turner and Gadd . By a Juror—I heard the whistle of the engine sounded a minute or so before the train approached . The man Shaw at that time called to the female to go off the line . The Coroner—Can you form an opinion whether any part of the engine struck the deceased ? both at
Witness—Yes . It was the buffer , struck them the same time , and all the carriages , I think , passed over tlieir bodies . James Stoner , a lad living at "Wilcman ' s Green , having corroborated the evidence ofthe previous witness as to the occurrence ofthe accident , snidhehadbeen employed by Mrs . Murphy to carry her luggage to the station , and that he saw her attempting to cross the line in a hurried manner , when she fell . "Witness was of opinion that after the whistle was blown there _ivas not time for the woman toget off the line . She resided at Woolwich , but she had been on a visit to Mr . Mileman , and was about to return home when the accident happened ,
George Armstrong , an engine driver , in the employ of the London and Brighton Railway Company , said that he bad been in the employment of the company since August last , Previous to that time he had filled a similar situation on the Hull and Selby line for upwards of four years . On Monday afternoon he had charge of the two o ' clock train frou London bridge . It was a passenger train , and does not stop at Balcombe station . About two hundred yards from the station witness observed four ladies come out and cross the line . He also saw the deceased female attempt to cross the line , when he blew Hie whistle . She then turned round and looked towards the engine , and fell on her knees , holding up her hands . She did not stumble , but fell on her knees , with her hands extended . The man Shaw ran out of the station , and having lifted her up , was in the act of pulling her off the metal when the buffer of the engine knocked them both down .
By a Juror . —The train was proceeding atthe time at the rate of twenty . five to thirty miles an hour . It was the usual speed at which he passed the station , and about the right time . The Coroner . —Did you not stop the engine when you saw tliose parties on tlie line ? Witness . —I immediately shut off the steam , but it wns impossible to stop the train in time to avoid the accident . If the deceased had only had the presence of mind , she might have escaped after the whistle was sounded . All passengers nre obliged to cross the line to go by the trains . The up train on that day was due In about three minutes . Witness knew that the deceased Shaw was very particular in cautioning passengers from crossing when thc trains were due .
Mr . P . Clarke , one of the managers ofthe line , stated that every precaution was taken by the company to prevent accidents . They had two policeman stationed there . One ought to havo been watching outside whilst the other issued the tickets . The fact was that Shaw h & d given the other man leave of absence without any order from the directors . When leave of absence was given by the company to any of tho servants ' ' his place was always filled by another party . Several other witnesses wero examined , but their evi . dence differed in no degree from what has been previouslj stated , and the Jury _retui'ued a verdict of ' Accidental death" in each case , with a nominal deodand of 2 s , on the engine .
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Embezzlement and Flight of a Clerk of Money Clubs . —A scries of frauds , hy wliich a number of respectable parties in Sheffield will sustain cveat loss , has just come to light b y thc sudden flight to America of James Charles Simpson , of that plaee , pawn _, broker . The accused was clerk to a number _, of money clubs , and he enjoyed sucha high _degreeofconh'denci that the committees of the clubs were " lulled into se curity , and he seems to have managed them almosl as he pleased . Previous to his leaving home on tlio 23 rd * of May , he disposed of a valuable collection o ) p ictures ( of which he was a great connoisseur , ) and liis stock of goods , transferring the pledges to Mr .
Eaton , who paid him the money lent upon them , and his household furniture . Lie sot sail for America on tho 28 th ult ., on board the John R . Skiddy packet , accompanied by one daughter , leaving his " wife and another daughter in England to shift for themselves On Monday week a fiat in bankruptcy was opened at the Sheffield Court , and we understand it is in contemplation to send out a messenger by the next steamer to arrest thc delinquent , and recover the property in his possession . Tlie extent of the fraud ? he has committed has not yet been ascertained . There is no doubt that they amount to £ 3 , 000 or £ 4 , 000 and probably a much larger sum .
Death in the Strket . —On Tuesday , Mr . G . I . Mills , held an inquest at the Duke of York , Kensington Gravel Pits , on the body of Mary Arslin , aged forty _yearis , who was found in the street , in a dying state , on thc night of Saturday last . It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was the wife of a labouring man , working in Clutterbuck ' s brick fields , Kensington Gravel Pits . For some time past she had been suffering from disease of the heart and chest , but had not latterly been attended by any medical gentleman , being aware of what she
required , which she procured at the shop ofa chemist and druggist . On Saturday last she appeared in her usual state of health , and at night came down into the town of Kensington to market , and was on her way home , about half-past eleven o ' clock , when she was found in a state of insensibility , close to the Vicarage , in Church-lane * . She was immediately carried into the George public house , nearly opposite , and from thence to her own home , but although medical aid was promptly given , she expired in about ten minutes . —Verdict , "Natural death . "
Fearful Accident os the _Bibminoham Railway . —On Tuesday evening , Mr . G . I . Mills , the Deputy Coroner for West Middlesex , held an inquest in the board-room of London University College Hospital , respecting the death of Charles Jones , aged twenty , a porter , late in the employ of Messrs . Plcki ' ord , at the Camden-town station . Mr . Joseph Elmore , clerk to the company , stated that about twenty minutes before eight on the morning of Sunday last , he was standing on the platform at the the Camden
station , and saw the deceased crawling in great agony , and on witness advancing towards him , he said that he had been pinched between the buffers of two of tho luggage trucks , and that the said trucks had been pushed against him by some of the labourers employed to remove the goods . Deceased was at the time engaged in tying down the sheets . The Jury unanimously recorded a verdict , " Tliat the deceased met his death from injuries caused by some trucks at tho Camden Railway station , and which injuries were accidental . "
Alarming Accident to TnE Express Train on the Bristol and _Birmu-gkua "Railway , —Bristol , Juse 28 . —Information was received in this city last night , that an accident of an alarming kind , but which I am happy to state , was not attended with loss of life , had occurred to the express train which left this station for Birmingham , at thirty minutes past four , p . m . The accident occurred at a few miles beyond the Wickwar station , and was occasioned by an injury to the engine , one of the principal wheels of which broke at one end of the axle , and was thrown off while the train _wao proceeding at full speed . So violent was the shock sustained by tho train , that the engiue is said literally to have jumped a distance of twenty yards , doing great injury to itself and tender , and breaking the first carriage almost to pieces .
The other carriages were injurod but not to the same extent . The wheel on coming off ran across to tbe down-rail , which it struck with such force as to cut its way into the embankment to a depth of more than a foot . The engine-driver and stoker were thrown off , but luckily not with such force aa to kill them . One of them received a severe cut on the left leg , and both were much bruised . Some cf the passengers were also bruised , by boing thrown violently into collision with each other , and all were terribly alarmed . As soon as intelligence could be conveyed to the company ' s superintendant at Bristol , that officer sent off a special train to carry on tlie passengers . The up-rail was got clear as soon as possible , and is now being used both ways , but little delay is occasioned in the working ol the trains .
Suspicious Case . —Yesterday ( Monday ) , an inquest was held by adjournment before Mr . W . Baker , jun ., at the Mulberry Tree , Mile-end Old Town , on the body of James Pcrryman , aged fortytwo , late foreman to a fish salesman in Billingsgate market , The wife ofthe deceased was a very profligate _wom-in _, and on several occasions , when the
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deceased returned home , he generally found some strange man sitting there . About two years ago she was tried at the Old Bailey for robbing a man of eight sovereigns , and on that occasion a quantity of arsenic was found in a cup in her house . She had been heard to wish that her husband was dead , and to say that a fortune-teller had told her that he was to die in the course of next year . Various alarming rumours had gone abroad that the _decea-sed had been poisoned , and suspicion was directed against the wife . The deceased's relatives applied to the Coroner to hold an inquest , and a post mortem examination was ordered to bo made . Evidence was given as to the
bad character of the wife . The suspicion which rested on the wife , was , however , cleared away by the evidence of Dr . Lcathby , lecturer on chemistry to the London Ilospital , who deposed that he analysed the contents of the stomach , and found that thc abdomen contained Uuid indicating a previous state of inflammation . The liver was very much decayed , and a very large abscess had formed , witness also said tliat he had carefully analysed the stomach , but could not detect any trace of poison , and he was of opinion that death was caused by the bursting of the abscess . Tho Jury , after a short consultation , returned a verdict in accordance with the medical
testimony . Patal Railwat _Accidbntb . —Tnnm * . Men _Killt-d . —Between two and three o ' clock on Saturday afternoon last , Jackson Wilkinson , of Penrith , labourer , aged twenty-six years , and Bernard , aged fifteen years , were killed in a most allocking manner on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway , near Plumpton Hall , about three miles nortli of Penrith . It appears that Wilkinson was the breaksman of tlio waggons which were taken down by the steam engine from the ballast-pit near Kettlcside , to thc filling up of a boggy place in Plumpton Back-street , and he was conducting a train of loaded waggons down the incline to the tip end , the engine having just before been disconnected from them , when two of the foremost waggons ran off the rail , and upset with a most
dreadful crash , and the two men were thrown off with great violence . The waggons run over them , and literally smashed them to atoms . Wilkinson ' s head was nearly split in two , and he was otherwise most dreadfully crushed , Dean was sitting on one ofthe foremost waggons when the accident happened , and was killed in a most shocking manner , his head being all but severed from his body , and his arms and legs smashed to pieces . The brains of tbese two unfortunate individuals were scattered on the spot . The bodies were soon afterwards removed to Mr . James Heskett ' s , Plumpton Hall , and afterwards tliey were conveyed in a cart to their respective homes at Penrith , to await the Coroner ' s inquest . Another man , it was rumoured , the same afternoon , was killed on the same line , between Hesket and Carlisle .
Suicide by _PorsoN-isa . —Om Tuesday an inquest was held by Mr . C . J . Carttar , at thc White Hart Tavern , Greenwich , upon the body of Mary Orchard , aged 31 years , who was found dead on Saturday night , under the following circumstances : —Mary Frieze , a respectable looking widow , deposed that she liad been on a visit at the deceased ' s father's in Church-street , Greenwich . "Witness saw deceased alive about eight o ' clock on Saturday night . She was lying on her bed , andsaidshe was much fatigued , and wanted rest—had seen her so several times during the three weeks' visit . Witness went up again in _half-an-hour to call her to supper , when she found her lying on her side—the body was warm , but had no doubt she was dead at that time . Witness ran down stairs and told her father , who said she was not dead , but only in a fit . ' Mr . Sherwin , surgeon , Greenwich , deposed that he attends Mr . Orchard's family—was called at nine on Saturday to attend the
deceased—found her lj'ing on the bed quite dead—Witness at request of deceased's mother , used the stomach-pump , and discovered that she had taken a quantity of the essential oil of bitter almonds . The Jury returned a verdict of Temporary Derangement . Fearful Drat Accident . —On Tuesday morning , between eight and nine o ' _clock an accident of a most fearful nature occurred to a young man named Blackie , aged twenty-nine , living at No . 4 , Summer _' s-court , Gray ' s Inn-lane . He was running along _QAieen's-street , Lincoln's Inn , when in turning into ' lolborn he suddenly came in contact with a brewer ' s dray , was knocked down with great force , and the wheels passed over his leg . The poor fellow was at once taken to the King ' s College Hospital , with not _'infy a fractured leg but a broken arm , and other ' extensive injuries . It was considered that amputation must be resorted to , although but very slight hopes are entertained of his recovery .
Mutinous Conduct at Chatham Bamiacks . —On Saturday night , between eleven and twelve o ' clock , Chatham barracks became a scene of riot , which , for a time , appeared likely to lead to serious results . Detachments of various corps , it appears , were , at tbe time , held in readiness to march to Gravesend on Monday , to embark for India , and some of their comrades being placed in confinement for breaches of military disoiiiline , a number of mon of the 98 th Regiment united for the avowed purpose of liberating them , to effect which they first commenced by an attack on tlie guard , removing the soldiers from their posts ,
overturning the sentry-boxes , bursting open the doors , und wrenching off the iron bars ofthe black hole , aud liberating the prisoners . At this stage ofthe proceedings the most serious consequences were apprehended , A detachment was called out , and , with muskets loaded with ball , proceeded to the scene of riot . After some resistancelhe ringleaders were secured , and , having been put in confinement , order was speedily restored . One sergeant received very seri"us injury in the affray from a violent blow on the head . On Monday morning , when the detachments were marched to Gravesend , thirteen of the rioters , iccompanied them .
Accident by Machinery . —On Wednesday morning , a frightful accident occurred at a- sugar baker ' s in Limehouse , to a man named George Hains , thirty years of age , He was at his usual work connected with the steam-engine machinery , when his right hand became entangled in the __ straps , and although the engine was stopped as quickly as possible , the whole ot his arm had been drawn in , and crushed to pieces between the cegs of the wheels . When extricated he was in a most pitiable condition . He was conveyed to the London Hospital , where amputation from the shoulder joint was instantly performed by Mr . Luke , the senior surgeon . The unfortunate man lies in a very precarious state .
Supposed Suicide by a Female . —On Wednesday , an inquest was held before Mr . W . Baker , jun ., at the Five Bells , Three Colt-street , Limehouse on the body of Mary Smith , aged thirty-five , the wife of a Greenwich pensioner , residing in Gun-lane , Limehouse . About eighteen years ago , the deceased fell from a window and injured her head . She underwent an operation , and a small silver plate was inserted on the top of her head , and ever since that period her mind has been affected . Within the last two or three years , the deceased had been addicted to drinking , aud associated with bad company , which increased her malady . The deceased was recently
intoxicated for eight days , which broughton delirium tremens . On Tuesday she went into a neighbour ' s house , and said it would be the last time they would see her alive . On the same evening she was seen partaking of refreshment with two men , at the King and Queen , in Limehouse . She left them shortly before nine o ' clock , and that was the last time she was seen alive . About three o ' clock the next morning , her body was seen floating near Britannia Bridge , in the Lea Cut , by police constable 228 K .. who conveyed the body to the dead house . The Jury , at the suggestion of the Coroner , returned an open verdict of "found drowned . "
Fatal Occurrence wear _Erith . —On Tuesday forenoon the following loss of life took place : —lt appeared thatalighterman _, named Newman , had charge of a heavily laden barge of chalk , and was proceeding up the river for the purpose of discharging his cargo at one of the City lime wharfs . Haying met a young man on ahore , the latter asked Newman to give him a oust up to London , but they had not proceeded far up the river when the vessel instantly filled with water , and , having no boat , they were both obliged to trust to swimming ashore , which was some distance . The barge , of course , sunk , and Newman and his companion made for land , which the former was enabled to reach , but the latter was lost ,
Alarming Fire at the Bankside Saw Mills . —On Wednesday morning , shortly after one o ' clock , a fire of a very alarming character , and which at one period threatened the most disastrous consequences , broke out upon the extensive range of premises belonging to Messrs . Blackett and Co ., termed the Bankside Saw Mills , situate near the water side , and adjoining the Phoenix Gas Works . Thc discovery was made by some of the neighbours perceiving a dense body of Hame mounting over the roofs of the houses in Love Court . An instant alarm was raised , when , upon the police entering the premises , they found that a large pile of timber , stacked in the store rooms , was wrapped in . flame . At first it was feared that not only would the whole of the saw mills be consumed
by thc fire , but strong apprehensions were entertained for the safety of thu gas works and the surrounding habitations . Engines of the London brigade , the West of England and County Companies , together with an escape of the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire , were remarkably quick in arriving . Some considerable time , however , elapsed before water could be obtained to work the engines . Meanwhile the fire progressed most fearfully , completely illuminating tho whole of the district . At length , however , water was obtained , from which the firemen set to work most vigorously , and by half-past two o ' clock they succeeded in extinguishing the fire which was happily confined to that portion of the works in which it commenced .
Sudden Deaths . —On Tuesday Mr . W . Baker jun ., held two inquests atthe Horn of Plenty _Globetoad , Mile-end , on the bodies of two men who died suddenly on Monday last The first inquest was on the body ot J _rancis Patterson , aged thirty , an inmate ol the M , le-end workhouse . The deceased was subject to fits ot epilepsy , and ou Sunday evenin _* le appeared to be quite well . About half . past three on
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Monday morning the deceased was found lying on his face close to the wall , adjoining the receiving ward , quite dead . Verdict of "Natural death" was returned . The second inquest was on the body 0 f James Adams , aged sixty-six . The deceased enjoyed excellent health , and on Monday evening was seen smoking his pipe . Shortly before eight o ' clock on the same evening he was found lying on the pavement in Henry-street , Stepney , quite dead . He was immediately conveyed to the Mile-end workhouse , where Dr . Storey , a surgeon , said , the deceased had died I ' rom a fit of apoplexy . Thc Jury returned a verdict to that effect . Mr . Baker also held an inquest atthe Bedford Arms , Bedford-street , Commercial-road , on the body of Charles Russ , aged thirty-eight . The deceased was subject to asthma
and on Sunday morning he was heard to fall with great violence on the floor by a lodger named Taylor , who on entering the room found the deceased ex tended on the floor bleeding profusely from ; tlie mouth . Mr . Henry , a surgeon , in Sydney-street , Stepney , was called in and found the deceased was quite dead , nnd he had no doubt that he had died from the bursting of a blood-vessel brought on by a lit of coughing' . Verdict ¦¦ ¦ Natural death . " Death _froji the Incautious use of Laudanum . — On Wednesday evening an inquest was held before Mr-. J . Payne , at the British Mutual Insurance Office , No . 17 , New Bridge-street , Blackfriars , respecting tho death of Jane Reeve , late housemaid in the service of Mr . C . J . Thicke , secretary to the
above company . The deceased had been in Mr . Thicke's service about nine months , and always gave the greatest satisfaction . She had been much attached fcoayouiigmanwhohadpromis' _-d her marriage , but on Wednesday last she received intelligence of his death , __ which seemed to prey heavily on her mind , She continued in a low and desponding state until Sunday , when she went out to her mother in Broadwall , Blackfriars-road . Deceased returned in the evening much excited , and retired to rest about ten o ' clock . On Monday she continued in the same melancholy mood , and went to bed sufferinp : from the toothache . The following morning ( Tuesday ) , one of the servants discovered the deceased in bed , making
a Jgurgling noise in the throat . Mr . Oldmg , a surgeon , was called in , who pronounced the deceased to be labouring under the effects of narcotic poison . He used the customary remedies , but she expired at three o ' clock the same day . Since the deceased's death , Mr . _Oldingmadeapost mortem examination of the body but he was unable to detect the presence of poison . She might have taken laudanum for the toothache , and inadvertently have taken too much . He was of opinion that the deceased had died from the effects of a narcotic poison . The Jurj returned a verdict , "That the deceased died from a narcotic poison , which she had taken to cure the toothache , and that such poison was taken inadvertently . "
Breaking Out of a Lock-up House . — A reward of ten guineas was " on Wednesday offered for the apprehension of Baron Wydroff , alias Theophilus Yictor Wydroff , music-seller , who . having been ar « rested . on a warrant from the Sheriff of Middlesex , was consigned to the lock-up room of Mr . Abraham Sloman , Cursitor-street , Chancery-lane , where the Baron managed to cut away a portion of the iron bars of his room , and on the attendant going to hiss room , found thatthe captured Baron had-fled . A Judge ' s warrant has been issued for his apprehension . Accident in Blasting . — On Friday afternoon several men wrcking in thc excavation now in progress for the Grand Liverpool Junction Railway improvements in Gloucester-street , were severely injured by having a shower of large and small stones projected amongst them by an explosion of
gunpowder , which took a lateral direction instead of , as was anticipated , perpendicularly . One of the workmen , "William Jones , thirty-three , was struck down by a blow on the leg , and was immediately conveyed to the infirmary , where he still remains , having suffered a compound fracture , though not of a very serious nature . Three other workmen , who were wounded , were taken to the surgery of Mr . O'Gorman , Russell-street , where they were at once attended to by that gentleman . One , Luke Welsh , had his shoulder dislocated ; anoiher , Lloyd , had received a severe scalp wound ; and the third , Henry Stanfield , who was struck by a large stone on the back was badly injured . Thoy are at present going on very well , under Mr . O'Gorman's care . There were from thirty to forty men in the excavation at the time , and many of them were slightly injured .
Desperate _CuiSK . —On Monday evening , Policeofficer George Fodcn , being on duty at the north end of Birkenhead , was sent for to oppose the terrors of the law to the halt-drunken violence of a bruee , who was cruelly beating his mother and sister . On the officer reaching the spot , the ruffian turned round , struck the representative of her Majesty a violent blow , and immediately took to his heels . The officer _, having formerly been a sort of champion in the pedestrian world , immediately followed , and a splendid race ensued . Neither the culprit nor the officer seemed to bave the best of it , when the former , after several artful dodges , turned short into Corporationroad , and made a desperate attempt to escape by
leaping the immense excavation now making in ihat street for the construction of a sewer . lie jumped short , but tell on his feet , and speedily scrambled out ; his pursuer was not so fortunate , for having made the longest leap and cleared the drain , he was unable to keep his footing , and fell backwards . On ' the chase being resumed , the ruffian had a few yards start ; but finding his pursuer was yet on his trail he took to the water , and contrived to escape by going through Wallasey Pool , like a genuine mosstrooper , This was too much for the courage of the policeman , who , being a raw recruit , was afraid to spoil his new suit , and the fellow made good his retreat . —Liverpool Courier ,
_Adventures of a Cat . —Many _Tvonderful stories are told of the astonishing instinct displayed by cats in returning to places from which they have been removed , but we think the instance we are about to record , and which we can vouch for as perfectly authentic in every particular , isequal in strangeness to any anecdote of the feline race now extant . A fine large grey Tom-cat was , in November last , brought m from Innerleithen , per carrier , packed up in a basket , to a family residing in Leith-walk . It remained there for about three months , and had become thoroughly domesticated in its new abode . At the end of that time , namelv , earlvin Februarv , it was transferred to a family in Scotland-street ' but
, with them it remained only two days , when it found an opportunity to escape . No more was heard of Tom till about three weeks ago , when , to the utter astonishment of his original owner he made his reappearance at Innerleithen , worn and weary , but bearing unmistakeable tokens of his identity . How lie managed to subsist through the interval of four months , or what guide he had through the thirty miles of country between Edinburgh and Innerleithen , over hills , and streams , and cultivated fields , and barren _mooi-3 , which he had never traversed before , save in the covered basket , must , we suppose _, remain for ever among the mysteries of natural history . —Jb . dmburgh Advertiser ,
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DOUBLE SUICIDE AND SUSPECTED MURDER . NOTTINGHAM ] Wednesday , Four . r . M . A case has occurred in this town to . day of a most ex . traordmary character , under circumstances which gave rise to conjectures of every description . _Forma „ yj ears past a man named Samuel Coll er , 73 years of age , has been residing with his two sons , William and Samuel , the _fotnva being 36 , and the latter 32 years old , in a house , their own property , Coal Court , Back Lane , where they have been carrjl nff on the business of joiners and" carpenters . Their habits and manners were rather secluded , and they hud no female living on the premise * The younger son , Samuel , collected the father ' s rents from tenants in fourteen houses , andhe and his brother cooked , and did the household work between them . Little has , therefore , been seen and noticed about them of late
though a circumstance , which occurred nearly four years , ago , rendered the whole family objects of peculiar notoriety . At that period the father , two sons , and a _daughter resided together in their house in Coal Court . On tlie 6 th of August _^ 1 S _* 2 , towards the evening , _ajyoung roan , named Charles Pearcc , while passing Collyer _' s house heard a moaning from a cellar . He went into the house and told Collyer and his sons what he had heard , but they ordered him to go about his business . At length his suspicions were communicated to the police , and on an officer going into the cellar , he found a female ( Collyer ' s daughter ); aged thirty-two , almost in a state of nudity . She had only a man ' s coat on and a rag . Her hair was matted in on extraordinary manner , and her garments wero covered with filth . Her appearance was in Z highest wild
degree and disgusting . Round her legs were two annular marks , as if caused by rings _Vhul her body was , m places , rendered black Ld bL _Sn S _S , btas _'f her form wa 5 WOm to a skeleZ . The fathrr and two sons were taken to the police-office wL _' _fo i ? fT _' . lvesti _^ . _™* _«* the poor female was found not to be iu he right mind , Collyer on S her up to tho parish authorities was not proceeded agaiust . C to the _pm 6 _* t period , the poo ? Sure w _l 1 _^^ a 8 >] Um ' the _**««<> two _S w , re looked upon with distaste by their neighbour .. This morning , about five o ' clock , Charles Sewell a journeyman ropemaker , on going to his work in the ropewalk , in a field adjoining Shaw ' _s-iane , saw the bodies of two men , standing , as ha thought , under the shed , and he called out , " What are you doing there ?» Not
receiving any answer , he went up , when he found William and Samuel Collyer both hanging by the neck , one being tied to a beam b y a pair of braces , and the other to another beam two feet distant , with a cord that had be n found in he _rope-wnlk . Sewell and another man eut the bodies down . They were both dead , but warm In _ormation was instantl y given to the _po _^ _andTa going to Collyer ' s house tl . e old man could not be found _Idlnt : Zd 7 l V" !? **** - . *> r M » . but no recti ! * , \ bmrd Ite _«* as seen walking in a di . h _C T dSBeeSt ° ' Whichis three _W _* Lu Mottratfwm . No person can be found at present who has seen him since . An inquest upon the bodies was appointed to be held at three o ' clock this afternoon
A report is current at this moment , that old Collyer has been found at Lenton _, two wife , from thu town , in the lock of the canal , with both his hands tied behind hira .
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Citation
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 4, 1846, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_04071846/page/6/
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