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Health of Loxdox dchixg _*™ _H _^ J _^ _mortality of Lon don during _^^ _SjfiSl gone , imnnml _» S _JSr wSe _surely _^ _JZ _& _ttZiSi _' A _*»* ¦ weeks , _correspu" k number is much £ EXX _BSiifwii pr evailedI _towards 2 _^ of 1 S 47 , when , in a single week , the deaths amounted to 2 451 . As compared with the previous week en « W _November 30 ) tbe prcs , ntre urn shows an increase both in tbe epidemic class olI diseases and in affections of tho respiratory oigans , the deaths from the former rising f _»» * J J ° -- ¦{ nnd those from tbe latter class ( exclusive of
phthisis ) whicb were ICO , being now 20 a . Amongst emdemies , small-pox is remarkable for a suddenly _auintei raw of mort ality ; for _inerenmn g ; by small _de-rtes till it number **! 14 deaths , the present return shows it was fatal last week in , 2 / cases two of which occurred to persons above , lo , cn » of n < _-e The _suWistriet of Christjhurch , . vSarylebone , kisVen aheadv noticed as a locality in which the comnhint was rife , and where six dciths from it had _occurrel in a week . The same _rc-. strar now re ports four deaths from small-pox , all , like the six others , in Lisson Grove , one of which happened to a «* irl _ace _l 26 years , and another to a female servant , aged 29 ; " the latter case being described in the ' medical certificate as " variola , after
vaccination at six years of age . " Hooping-couih also ias become more , ' fatal ; it carried off 33 children in the previous week , and 50 in tho last , threefourths of whom had not completed their second year . Influenza was fatal to three persons of advanced age . Diarrhoea and dysentery nunibcr 25 typhus , which among epidemics presses with more equal severity on old and young , numbers 43 cases . A medieal man , who attended a fatal case of typhus in Wiuk _' s-buildings , Chelsea , _< c 3 cnbes tbe place as " pestilential in the extreme , " and adds that " six other ca _> C 3 of fever have occurred in the same house . " Amongst diseases of the lungs , the weekly mortalitv bv bronchitis bas arisen within the last
_fortnight from 64 deaths to SS ; by pneumonia , from 67 to 86 ; and by consumption , from 96 to 113 . Among the deaths of the week were registered one from intemperance and two from privation . A labourer , a _«* ed 48 years , died of " exhaustion from excessive drinking , and _abstaining from all kinds of food ; " and a cap-maker , aged 47 . was , according to the verdict of the coroner ' : * jury , starved , " b y not allowing _himself sufficient necessaries , in consequence of eccentricity of character and liabns . " The births of 7 S 9 boys and 769 girls , in all 1 , 555 children , were registered in the week . The _averse of five corresponding weeks in 181-5-9 -was 1 . 337 . " At the Itoyal Observatory , Greenwich ,
the barometer was usually high . The mean daily reading was above 30 in . on every day except _Wednesday _^ when it was 29 932 in . ; on Friday the mean was 30-290 ; and tbe mean of the week was 30 * 146 . The mean temperature was below the _average of the same days in seven years on the first three days of tbe week * and above it during the remainder . On Sunday the mean temperature was 36 9 deg _., or 6 4 deg . * below the average ; on Thursday it was 501 deg ., or 96 deg . above the average , changes which _saem to operate unfavourably on the public health . The mean temperature of the week was 42 6 deg . The wind was generally in the south-east .
_Exrxosiox of Gas at the Chartered _Gastvorrs , IIorsefbrrt-KOAD , Westmixster . —On Saturday morning between one and two o ' clock , an _alarmlm- explosion took place at the Chartered Gas-works , in tbe Horseferry-road , Westminster . The cause of the _disaster is unknown . The explosion was terrific , and carried away a portion of the purifying-house . The engines were promptly on the spotfrom the different stations , but it was _unnecessary for them to be used , as the workmen immediately cut off all communication with the gasometer , ov tbe damage might have been exceedingly great .
Fire axd Loss of Life . —On Saturday last _bt tween the hours of one and two o ' clock in the afternoon , Richard-street , Liverpool-road , Islington , was thrown into a state of great excitement , in consequence of a cry of fire proceeding from the premises belonging to Mr . _JJorlinder , in that _thoroughfare . In the coarse of a few minutes the engines of tbe parish attended , and were followed _ty others belonging to the London brigade and "West of England Insurance-office . The parish engineer , upon ascending the first flight of stairs , saw
flames racing from the back drawing _r--om , threatening destruction to the building , and in the midst of tne fire was a female . With tho assistance of the neighbours and inmates the fire was prevented from extending to the other parts of the premises , but it could not be extinguished until the property _iros much injured by fire and water , and the unfortunate female burnt almost to a cinder . The deceased , who was seventy-two years of age , was named Frances Borlinder , and was the moiher of tbe proprietor of tha house .
_Discovsnr of ax _Extexsive Distillery is a _Scojr House . —One of the largest seizures made since the capture of the Globe-road Distillery was effected on Wednesday by a body of the Iv division of police , led by Messrs . Benjamin , J . Elmy , and Frederick Pargeter , of the Inland Revenue department . The building in which the seizure was made stands in George-street , Bethnal-green , and has been used as a sugar-house , and the occupiers professed still to carrv on a branch of the sugar refining business . As the entry was unexpected , and the locality bid been previously well reconnoitred , the police were able to escape dangers of a forcible magnitude , arising from the construction of the premises . The passage to the interior wa _? by
narrow boards over a well of great depth . This was safely crossed , and in the basement and first floor the most legitimate processes were being conducted . In the cellar , which wa 3 without windows or any aperture for tbe admission of light , they fonnd _' a brick building , to be _estercd only by ;» strong iron door . This having obstructed the © fitters a long time , was finally forced , and a wellconstructed and expensive copper still in full work wa 3 discovered . To get rid at once of waste and olocr a communication with the common sewer was made by means of a lead pipe . Some conception of the extent of tbe concern may be formed from the fact that one iron pan employed weighed several tons and took twelve men several hours to remove ic from its fittings . The whole plant ot tubs , vats , pans , and other vessels , was then seized and carried to the excise warehouse in Broad-street
in several waggons . Two Germans found on the premises , named Srhulze and Spracht , were given into custody . This building , it appears , had also been used as a harbour for thieves , and six notorious burglars were taken out of it only a few months ago . It is a curious fact tbat while tbe officers were on the premises a noted thief was mailing his was to the place with , a pan of molasses in a truck ; but bearing of the unwelcome visitors , he lef i tbe truck and contents and ran away . Another lot of thieves coming up at the time seized hold of the truck for the purpose of stealing it , but ba turning the corner of a street tbey upset the pan of molasses , upon which they also took to their heels , leaving the track to be taken possession of by the police , who had been observing closely how one thief would , if an oppportunity afforded , rob another .
The Bishop of London Las directed the Arcndeacons of London and Middlesex to visit all the churches and chapels in which it is alleged that Romish ceremonies are practised , and to report to him every case in whicb any ceremonies or forms are used not authorised by the rubric , nor sanctioned by established custom . Caution to Glaziers . —On Monday Mr . _H . M . Wakley held an inquest on Patrick Sullivan , a glazier , who while engaged in cleaning windows at 25 , Hart-street , was precipitated a distance of twenty feet into the street by the breaking of the window sill , and killed on the spot . Verdict , " Accidental death . "
The Robbery of Plate and Jewellery is the Strand . —The seven prisoners who had been repeatedly examined for stealing nearly £ 2 , 000 worth of jewellery from the shop of Messrs . Williams and Clapham , 14 , Strand , were on Wednesday fully committed to _Xewgate for trial , tbe evidence being completed against them . Royal General Dispensart . —On Wednesday a quarterly general meeting of the governors of this institution took p lace in Bartholomew-close , when a report was read which _ttatcl that the number of patients admitted to the benefits of the dispensary from the 1 st of July last to the 30 th of September , was 4 , 567 . Of these , 1 , 699 bad been cured , 1 , 021 relieved , and eighteen died , leaving 1 , 828 under medical treatment at the present time .
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"We have reason to believe that Vice * Chancellor Sir R . M . Rolfe will be raised to the peerage . — The prevalent rumour , says the Globe , is that the Tice-Chyncellor will assume the title of Baron Gicaworthy ; but we believe that has not boon docided upon . It would be premature to advert to tbe ulterior judicial arrangements to which the elevation of Sir R . M . Rolfe is designed to be tbe antec edent , we may state , however , that it will not affect bis present judicial position as Vice-Chancellor _though we hayo reason to believe that , in the reformation of the High Court of ultimate appeal , the abilities and learning of Vice-Chancellor Rolfe will be considered with every disposition to render them as conducive as possible to the interests of tbe public , and the more satisfactory administration o f justice in the House of Lords . —Times .
Secession to Rome-On _theSSth ult ., at Home , the Rev : It . J . Butler , M . A ., formerly chaplain to the Lord Hig h Commissioner of the Ionian Islands , and tutor of his son , formally abjured Protestantism , and entered the Catholic church ,
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The _Exr-LosioN at Bradford . —Another person , named Margaret O'Donnell , has died from tbe effects of this accident , makinc those killed three in number . An inquest upon the bodies of the sufferers was held on the 9 th inst ., when , after hearing the evidence of several witnesses , the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the death of the parties named had been caused by the explosion of a steam engine boiler , such explosion having been produced by tbe imprudent opening of the stop-valve by the deceased engineraan , John Hill , he being ignorant of the consequences of so doing . The jury exonerated Messrs . Waudfrom all blame , and recommended
the fixing of a safety valve to each boiler , and the adoption of Mr . Wilson ' s boiler protector , as the best means of preventing similar accidents in future . Re-capture of a Convict _atWoowich . —E . Griffiths , who escaped from Wo dwich Dockyard , on the 10 th of July hist . it w . s supposed by having put on a portion of one of the shipwright ' s canvas coverings when at work _niar the Royal Albert , and by that means got out at tbe south-west gale when the workmen went to breakfast , has been apprehended at Liverpool and committed for trial . No intelligence has yet been received of either of the three convicts who escaped from the Warrior in the early p -rt of last week .
The Charge of Assault against the Junior Proctor of Cambridge _University—The fines imposed by the borough magistrates on the proctor ( the Rev John Fenwick , M . A . ) and his two attendants _. Boning and Robinson , tor an _assault upon Miss Thompson , at the hearing last week , were paid on Saturday last . The matter had remained in abeyance until that day , in consequence of the absence of Mr . Hyde ( the proctor ' s legal adviser , ) from Cambridge . The rev . gentleman bad declined to pav the money until the form of capture was gone _through , in order to afford ground for an action nf false imprisonment , which , it is alleged , is to be prosecuted on the part of the university against the borough _magistrates . Mr . Fenwick was .
_accordingly formally apprehended by the superintendent of police , with whom an arrangement had been made for tbe purpose , in a room in Mr . Hyde ' s office , and would in due course have been conveyed to the borough _saol , if the tine _as'd costs had not been discharged . A cheque for the amount was handed over , and the reverend gentleman was released . The same form was then gone through , but in another room , with his subordinates , and the matter was concluded . The town council will , of course support the magistrates , and so " a very pretty quarrel " may be _expected . Robbery of Plate at Stamford , Lincolnshire . —On Sunday morning , shortly after eleven o ' clock , two men were observed by some servants of an adjoining house to enter the dwelling house of
Miss Bolton , of No . 9 , Rutland-terrace , Stamford . Tho family were at church . Information having beeo given to tbe police , it was found tbat the thieves had effected their escape by tbe back-door , after having broken open the plate-chest , in Miss Bolton ' s bed-room , and stolen fifteen silver forks , eight desert ditto , eight large spoons , & c , all of the King ' s pattern ; also one £ 5 note of the bank of Eaton , Cayley , and Co ., and four sovereigns in gold . A box containing jewellery and a sideboard had been broken open , but nothing had been abstracted from either . A reward of twenty guineas bas been offered for tbe discovery of tbe _offenders , one of whom is described as rather tall , stout-made _, dressed in dark clothes , and wearing a greasy hat , the other as also dressed in dark clothes , and having a red neckerchief .
Fatal Fight . —On the 6 th inst . a fight took place at Newcastle , between two men , and resulted in the death of one of them . R . Johnson , together with his wife , T . Baglee , and R . Oliver , were drinking at Mr . Young ' s , White Swan public house , until a late hour in the evening . At a quarter past eleven o ' clock they left to go home , and the woman , who it is said was tipsy , quarrelled with her husband . Shortly afterwards Baglee took some liberties with her , upon which her husband interfered , and a quarrel ensued between the two men , and blows were struck on _b-itb sides , and , after having two rounds , Johnson fell to the ground . A crowd had by this time collected , and Oliver , the man who came out of the public bouse with them , and several other parties , distinctly saw Baglee kick Johnson several times upon the head whilst laying upon the
ground . Shouts were then raised for the police , and a constable proceeded to the spot , who on getting through the crowd found Johnson on the ground apparently lifeless . Two other officers then came up , and Johnson was taken to the Infirmary , but before they reached that place he was quite dead . Baglee was after some trouble apprehended on the charge of having killed Johnson , when he denied it , and said that he had been himself badly used by Johnson . The Recsnt Affray at Scarcliffe Park . — We fDerb y Chronicle ) are happy to be able to state that Booth , the gamekeeper , who was so ferociously beaten by tbe poachers at _Scarcliffe-park , is pronounced by Mr . Ward , his attendant , to be out of imminent danger , so that there is a prospect of his ultimate recovery . Captain Welfit has instituted a very diligent search in the wood for tbe sword whicb was used by Chapman in tbe affray .
Representation of _NoTTiNGHAMSHinE . — In addition _t-j the declared vacancy for tlie South , it is now understood that Mr . T . Houldswortb , M . P . for tl . e Northern division of Nottinghamshire , will also _shortly resicn , extreme age having latterly rendered him incapable of discharging bis parliamentary duties so efficiently as his constituents require . Colliery Explosion . —On the night of the _6-h inst ., about ten o ' clock , an explosion of fire-damp , by whicb four men hare been destroyed , took place at the Lfaydock Rusby-park Colliey , near St . Helens , the property of Messrs . Evans and Co . We are informed by Mr . Squires that the immediate cause is not yet known , as tbe four _' sufferers were the only persons in the pit . Every precaution that could be suggested is taken by the proprietors to avoid these sad accidents , which are invariably theresult of
headstrong indifference on the part of the colliers to the instructions of their employers . —Liverpool Albion . The Highwat Robbery near Carlisle . —Two of the prisoners , William Mounsey and Robert Pinnick , were further examined on the 4 th inst . before Robert Cowen , Esq ., and George Dixon , Esq . Mr . Palmer , tbe prosecutor , identified the watch which had been found at Cleugh Brae Hill , near Dumfries , as the one of which he was robbed on the night of the 16 th of November . Mr . Sabbage remarked tbat the prisoner Graham said be wished to prove an alibi by a police officer who was then present . Mr . Jackson replied that it would not avail him anything now even if he could do so , as his committal had been signed . He might call the officer at tbe assizes . It is said that Graham will fail in the attempt .
Discovert of Coal near Cheltenham . — A discovery has just been made which is likely to be of immense importance to the town of Cheltenham and neighbourhood- Last week some men were sinking for water at Hatherly , on one of the estates recently purchased of the Rev . Dr . Ray by Mr . Thomas Pickernell , when they came npon appearances which gave evident indications of the existance of coal . An engineer was called in , who examined the _Btrata _, and his report being highly favourable , arrangements are now being made for sinking a shaft .
Accident to a Poacher . —A few nights since a man named M'Gill , belonging to _Cree-bridge , _Newton-Stewart , while out in search of game on the lands of Kirroughtree , had a narrow escape for life by his gun going off accidentally . He had the barrels out of the gun stock , and was carrying it inside his coat , the caps being still on thenipple , and while he was leaping a dyke the nipple of the gun came in contact with a large stone and went off . The shot took effect in the fleshy part of the thigh , and run down in a line with the bone , cleaning off the flesh as accurately as if it had been dose with the surgical knife . Surgical aid was procured , and the patient is now going on favourably , _—if ?;«/ _jcA Express .
Burglary near Gravbsend . — -At the county magistrates' office , Rochester , on Friday , Retfben Parker , alias" Hampstead Fred , " was broughtup by Everist , superintendent of county constabulary , charged with having , on the 1 st of June , 1849 , entered the dwelling bouse of Mr . Augustus Munyard , at Milliker Farm , Moopham , near _Graresend , and stolen two watches , several rings , wearing apparel , and other articles , valued at £ 80 , and at the same time with feloniously striking and beating Mr . Munyard . —Mr . Munyard proved that between eleven and twelve o'clock on the night in question , he was aroused by the smashing of his bedroom window , which , by means of a ladder , four or more entered his room , each carrying a lighted candle . They had
cap 3 or stockings drawn over their faces , with holes cut through for eyes , white frocks or shirts over the upper part of their body , and each armed with a bludgeon about two . feet long . He was alone at the time , Mrs . Munyard having just left the room with the candle to go to one of the children who was ill . One of the burglars had a little jemmy or crowbar , with which he was struck over the head . He had never recovered any of the stolen property . One of the party was about the prisoner ' s height , and strongly built , but he could not swear to him . The men in the room called out to one on the ladder—• ' Look out
Turpin , and if anybody comes , blow their brains out , or do for them . " —Mrs . Munyard said she accompanied one of the men about tho house . He demanded the plate , but did not use any threats towards her . She was unable to identify the prisoner , because they were so disguised , but one of them was about bis size . —Several other witnesses were _examined , connecting the prisoner with the burglary , and from the evidence of John Pryer _, one of the burglars who had been admitted as Queen ' s evidence , it was-proved to nih ° e ? n . conc _° ted at the house of a man named viti f _iv ? in Star-stl"eet , Gravesend , whowasconvicteaat thetnue , and sentenced to transportation ior me , and , according to his wife ' s statement , left
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the country on Friday last . The prisoner—who it appears was closely connected with the burglars of Holford House , Regent ' s Park—declined putting any questions to the witnesses , saying lie was an innocent man . From his determined character , and having threatened the constable , __ he was heavily ironed , his hand being chained to his leg , and in that manner was conveyed to the couuty gaol , for trial at
the next assizes . Aylesbury Election . —Mr . Calvert s canvass has fully realised the good opinion we expressed of the steady consistency of the electors of Aylesbury . His return is now considered certain , and by a triumphant majority . Mr . Houghton retired after the first day ' s canvass ; and at a meeting of Mr . Sergeant Byles' friends , some questions were asked relative to Unitarian opinions , the answers to which did not seem to give much satisfaction to his supporters . Attempted Suicide and Intrepid Conduct or a Female .-On Monday evening a young man , residing at Bedminster , near Bristol , attempted , while under the influence of liquor , to drown himself by
throwing himself into the new course of the Avon , at _Be'dminster bridge . A young woman who was passing saw him in the act of attempting to get through the iron railings , and , imagining from his agitated manner that he was meditating suicide , she seized hold of him , gallantly wrestled with him , and for a time succeeded in detaining him ; at length , however , he broke from her grasp , ran down the side of the river and was about to jump in , when the mud adhering to his boots he fell down , and before he could get up again a young man whom the crie 3 of tho girl had brought to tae spot , ran down the slope , secured him and gave him into the custody of a policeman . It is only a _fortnight ago that the same man jumped into the water , and was rescued by a passer-by .
Extraordinary Fog at Leeds —Serious Loss of Life . —During the past ten days the most extraordinary fog ever witnessed has prevailed in Leeds and the neighbourhood , and during Monday night it was so dense , that even in the streets lighted with the usual gas lamps it was impossible to distinguish objects three or four yards distant . In order to avoid confusion and collision it was absolutely necessary , even in the lighted streets , to go about with lighted candles or lanterns , and the cabs usually plying for hire were of necessity withdrawn from the stands , it being quite impossible for them to move even at a slow pace with safety . In numerous instances persons lost their way , and we are sorry to add several lost their lives also . Ou Tuesday morning three bodies of persons drowned during the night were taken from the river Aire , and information is in the possession of the police which leaves little doubt that at least five others have met the same melancholy fate .
Fatal Accident by the In cautious Use of Fire Arms . —Hull , Dec . 9 . —A melancholy and fatal accident from the incautious use of fire arms occurred here , last night , at the March of Intellect Tavern , Waterworks-street . Two or three friends had taken tea with Mrs . Allen ( wife of the landlord of the house ! , and they were all seated afterwards round the fire in the drawingroom , when Mrs . Allen , who bad left the room for a few moments , returned with a pistol in her hand , and said , " Now , we will have a bit of Fun ? " At the same instant she presented the weapon at the bead of a young woman named Ann Freeman , of very respectable connexions , and pulled the trigger , when the pistol immediately went off , and the contents took effect in the forehead of the unfortunate girl , who sank down in a state of insensibility and expired in the course of a few hours . The unwitting cause of the catastrophe , as soon as she
perceived that her friend was wounded , fainted and had a succession of fits , which prevented her attendance at tbe inquest held this afternoon before Mr . Thorney _, coroner . From the evidence there given it appeared , that Mr . Allen had purchased a brace of pistols a day or two previously , and his wife and he had amused themselves by snapping percussion caps at each other . On theday before the fatal occurrence , however , Mr . Allen had loaded both the pistols with bail , neglecting to inform his wife , and had locked them up in a drawer , of which she on Sunday happened to have the key . All the circumstances of the case pointed to accident as tbe cause of the fatality ; and the jury took this view of it in their verdict . The melancholy character of the whole affair is _heightened by the fact , that the poor girl was betrothed to the brother of Mr . Allen , who was in the room at the moment of the accident , together with a married sister of the deceased .
Highway Robbery at Manchester . —On Monday morning three men , of suspicious physiognomy , named Thomas Fletcher , John Barry , and Owen Pepper , were placed in the dock , at the Borough Court , Manchester , on a charge of making a felonious attack upon and robbing Mr . Thomas Nash , tea-dealer , John Dalton-street , but whose residence is in Park-place , Cheetbam-bill , —the prosecutor stated that he left his shop a few minutes past ten o ' clock on Saturday night , and about twenty-five minutes past ten arrived nearly at the gate of his house , in Park-place Cheetham-hill , when he saw three men , whom he passed , standing near the railings ; one of them then said ( which he since thought was meant as a signal to the others ) . "It is no ! use me coming here to-morrow . " And he
was immediately seized by two of them , one holding him firmly from behind , while another took a roll of bank notes from his waistcoat pocket , consisting of notes of an Irish bank , some English country notes and cheques , to the amount of £ 70 . They nearly choked hiro , and he became quite insensible . —In answer to a question from Mr . Roberts , who appeared for Barry , Mr . Nash said ho saw one of the men take the notes from him , but could not recognise tho countenance of any of them , it was very foggy at tho time , and just before he became insensible , he saw a fourth man coming up , When the attack was mado he was within three or four yards of bis own gate . —Several witnesses gav _« corroborative evidence , and the bench remanded the prisoners to Saturday next ,
One Boy Stabbed by another , at the Manchester Casino . —On Monday evening last , at halfpast six o ' clock , as a number of boys _were sitting in the Casino , Lower _Mosley-street , a quarrel arose respecting the places . A boy , not quite twelve years of age , named George Ormrod , attempted to stand before some others , but they refused to allow him to do so ; some words ensued , upon which Ormrod stabbed one of the lads , named John Drape , inflicting a wound from whicb much blood flowed . Ormrod was placed in the dock , in the Borough Court , on Tuesday morning , on the charge . He appeared more sorry than penitent , and said the knife was not his own he took it from the boy whom he stabbed , believing he was goin _? to stab him with it . A certificate was produced to show that Drape was unfit to leave the infirmary , and the prisoner was remanded to Monday next .
Fatal Railwav _Accidknt . —At the Royal Infirmary , Manchester , on Tuesday , ' an inquest was held before Mr . Herford , on the body of Robert Varley , railway guard , lately residing in Hulme . —Daniel Brooks , engine driver on the Lancashire and _"V _orkshire line , stated that about half-past ten o ' clock on Sunday night , the deceased was talking to a pointsman about 150 yards from the place where he was found on Monday morning . He said , " Good night , " and then walked along the railway towards Manchester . Witness told him to mind not to get lost , as it was foggy . When witness got to the Miles Platting points , the _Ashton train was waiting for its signal . It started , and went on the same way that the deceased
had gone ; and he had no doubt that this train went over him . Deceased was sober when witness saw him , and had been in the company's service several years . If any one was to blame for the accident , it would be himself . He would not be aware of the train going , as it did not always go . Thomas Paul , a fitter on the line , went with Robert Taylor , at a quarter past seven o ' clock on Monday morning , about a quarter of a mile from the Miles Platting station , where they found the deceased lying on the points across the rails . His head and legs were fractured , and his body was otherwise much mutilated . His mangled remains were conveyed to the Highland Inn . The jury , after hearing this evidence , returned a verdict of" Accidental death . "
The Fog in Manchester . —There has been a fog in the neighbourhood of Manchester unprecedented for duration , and of great density . It prevailed more or less every day since the 4 th instant , but on Sunday evening and Monday it waB very troublesome . It has driven down the smoke from the factory and other _chimnies , so tbat the atmosphere is almost Btifling , and people have had almost to grope their way through the streets by clinging close to the houses on either side , even in the day time . People riding in gigs and other vehicles could not see far enough to find their way out of the main streets Into those they might want to drive to , and it has been no uncommon thing to see them getting down to lead the horse , or to fee some boy
to lead their horses for them to tbe turning . On Sunday evening a gentlemen going in a cab from the town into Greenheys was driven through the hedge into a field . On the railways fewer accidents have taken place than might be expected , but on Sunday evening a man was killed on tho Lancashire and Yorkshire line , and on Monday morning another man seriously hurt on tbe London and North Western line . The former was Robert Varley , a guard , on the Oldham branch . Ho had returned about half-past ten o ' clock with the unattached engine from Oldham , and left it at Mills Platting , whence he started to walk down the incline to the
station at Manchester . The engine of another train followed him about ten minutes after he left , and he is supposed not to have seen it owing to the fog . His body was found dreadfully mangled on the line , and he could only be recognised by his clothes . The unfortunate man has left a widow and child . lie had worked on the line ten years . The accident on tho London and North Western took place at Ardwick , not far from the entrance to tho station . A coach cleaner , named Sutton , was coming down with an engine from the engine shed at Loiigsighfc . about seven o ' clock , to the station , and jumped oft at Ardwick whilst the engine was slowly in motion .: It is supposed that owing t tho
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densitv of the fog be miscalculated the distance he 3 d have to leap , and fell under tbe after-wheels She eS _? from ' that cause . Both his legs were nearly severed below the knees , and it u hardly likely he will survive . „ ,, Attempt to rob a PuMlc-nousE . —On the 6 th inst , , at noon , Mrs . _HallitroJ ) , landlady of the Rose and Crown public-house , _Chapel-street , SalfortI , was iu the . act of going into her bedroom , when she met a man , apparently a Gorman , coming out . & ne screamed , and the man attempted to strike her , but she ran down stairs . A man named Buxton , who was talking with her husband in the vault , on hearin" her screamran to her assistance , lie saw the 77—? . _—rrrrwi . Mui . _a _tWrtiitraflehe
, thief standing on the top of the Btairs with several sable _victorines in his hands ; and he wont up stairs to him , seized him , and brought him down into the bar parlour . Tho man there made a rush with the view of escaping , but finding that he could not effect his object , he , in broken English , begged Buxton to let him go and he would g ive him a pound . Immediately afterwards a silver verge watch , and a purse containing a small sum of money were found underneath a sofa on which he had been thrown by Buxton . He was taken to the police ofiice and locked up . On Saturday _morning tho prisoner , who called _himsolf Julius von Radotzky , was
brought up at the Borough Court . The watch and purse were then identified by Mrs . Halliwell ; but tho victorines were not owned . Tho prisoner , _through the medium of an interpreter , stated that he found the furs in the lobby of the Rose and Crown , and not seeing the mistress below he went up stairs to look for her . The depositions were ordered to bo taken against him for attempting to steal the watch and purse , and he was remanded to Monday in order that inquiries might be made with a view of finding the owner of the furs . On Monday , when the prisoner was again brought up , it was stated that the owner of the furs had not been found . The prisoner was then committed to the cessions .
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Tnr Church.—Some Startling Disclosures (...
TnR Church . —Some startling disclosures ( says the Carnarvon Herald ) have recently been made with regard to educational and other charitable funds , as well as to the mode in which official cleric d duties had of late been discharged in the parish of Llandudno . The result of these disclosures has been the resignation of the then officiating clergyman . This parish is just midway between the episcopal palaces of Bangor and St . Asaph , and tho rectorial tithes belong to the Archdeacon of Merioneth , in whom the patronage of the church is invested . We are not informed whether any officiating clergyman has been appointed by either bishop or patron , but we have it upon unquestionable authority , though it was sacrament day , that on Sunday morning last no clergyman attended to perform divine service , to the great scandal of the church , and to the great disgust of the church-going portion of the parishioners .
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Destitution In The Highlands.—On The 3rd...
Destitution in the Highlands . —On the 3 rd instant , one of the Castle Company ' s steam-boats landed at the Broomielaw three Highland families who had been brought on board by the authorities at Dunoon , and their passage from thence to Glasgow paid in the steamer . Being utterly destitute , they were recommended to apply for shelter to the Night Asylum , where , through the humanity of the superintendent , they were all lodged for the night . On the following mornimr , they were taken to the Town ' s Hospital , Parliamentary-road , and there the poor creatures , fifteen in number , remain in the meantime : but as they belong to that unfortunate class whom the law terms able-bodied paupers , they have of course no claim whatever for even
temporary relief ; and unless something is done for them by the efforts of private benevolence , they must be left to shift for themselves . The A orf / i British Mail , from which the above is extracted , publishes the statements of several of these unfortunate persons , of which the following is a specimen . It is feared that i , but a sample of thousands of equally distressing cases : — " Roderick _M'Neill , 48 years of age—I was born and bred in the island of Barra . Am a married man , with three children , the oldest ten years of age , and the youngest six months . When Colonel M'Neill was the proprietor of the island , 1 rented a small croft , of whicb I had no lease , being merely a tenant at will . At that time I was able to support my family comfortably , and
possessed two cows and a hnrse . It is five years since my croft was taken from me . After I lost my croft , I got permission to ereet a mud hut on the edge of a peat moss , where I lived till compelled to leave the island . There was no sort of work , except what was obtained from the relief commttte , and a little fishing now and then . What I obtained from these sources was so inadequate for the maintenance of the family , that on the Sundays we had to go to the sea shore , for the purpose of gathering shellfish to eke out our scanty allowance of meal . We also gathered ' _slocken' ( a kind of
dulse , ) and boiled it for food . In the spring of the year I sowed half a stone of potato seed , which I received from the Relief Committee , but they completely failed . When this occurred , I was forced to leave the island . To raise the means of doing so , I sold the mud hut for 2 s . 6 d ., a chest for Is . 6 d ., and my peats for 2 a ., which was all the money I had in the world . With this 1 left the island about three weeks ago for Dunoon , where we arrived , and endeavoured to find employment ; but the wages were so miserable , being only livepence a day , that we could not support ourselves , nor pay for a place of shelter . "
A Meteor . —A meteor of some brilliancy was observed in Edinburgh about a quarter before e _' ght o ' clock on Friday night last . It seemed to shoot rapidly downwards from the neighbourhood of tbe zenith towards the north west , and to traverse about a fourth part of the distance between the zenith and the horizon , before it disappeared . Tho sky at the time was calm and clear , and the stars shone with great brightness . —North British Mail . The Operative Tailors . —We understand that it is intended by the operative tailors of Scotland to hold a conference in Edinburgh or Glasgow , for the purpose of forming a national union to repress the " sweating " system . One of the objects will
also be to reduce the hours of labour to ten hours daily . _—Olasgovj Daily Mail . _Foo at GLASGOW . — Tho North British Mail of Monday says : — "For the last two days , a dense fog has bung over the city which , in addition to its inconvenience and discomfort , has , we regret to say , been attended with loss of life . The fog settled down on Saturday forenoon , and , with but brief intervals , has since that time enveloped the town in an atmosphere so donso , that objects could with difficulty be discerned at a few yards' distance . Yesterday forenoon , in particular , the annoyance experienced by church-goers was excessive . It being impossible to keep a _look-out-a-head , personal collisions wero of constant occurrence , and
many missed their way . The traffic on the river was almost entirely suspended on Saturday , and those vessels which ventured up had to keep their bells constantly sounding . The Belfast steamer , in consequence of this obstruction to the navigation , was detained seven or eight hours beyond nor time . The accidents resulting from tho fog have been numerous , and in two instances fatal . On Saturday night , a man named Alex . M'Corkindale , passing along the quay , missed his footing- , and fell into tho water . His cries wero overheard by the watchman on duty , and he was got out uninjured . The same evening Robert _M'Clure mistook his way , and stumbled into the river near the Custom-house quay . He also was rescued , but in
suoh an exhausted state that fears wero entertained for his recovery . —The same evening , a boy fell into the canal , at a place near Allan Shade , and was drowned . The body of the youth , whose name is Robert Carnegie , was reoovered in the course of yesterday . This was not the only fatal casualty . About four o ' clock yesterday morning , Daniel Murphy , the private watchman of the Cairn Hill Canal Company , while approaching too near the edge of the canal for some coals to replenish his fire , stepped into the water , and lost his life , leaving a widow and family . " Another fatal accident occurred in this town on Monday , making tho third which has resulted from tho fog . Hannah M'Neill , aged nineteen , the daughlfcr of a widow , _residing in
Maitland-street , Cowcaddens , in company with her sister and one or two other persons , was proceeding along tho canal bank , _Port-Dundas , near Drumpoller coal depot , when , from tho extraordinary thickness of the night , she missed her footing , and fell into the water . Notwithstanding the accident occurred in tho company of her frionds _, two of whom wero men , they appear not to have boon ablo to render any assistance to tho poor ijirl who was drowned . Her father , about seven years _ano was drowned near the same Bpot . Tho inconvenience experienced on Monday ( gnys tho Notth British Mail ) hy parties in trado was very great At mid-day , iu almost every place of _buainoss , ' lights had to be kept constantl y burning , whilo cabs and other _vehicls were compelled to oroen _nlonir the
streets at a snail ' s pace . Of courso tho navigation of the river was completely susponded , not a single vessel venturing to loavo the harbour , and not one arriving . In tho oarly part of tho fore _, noon several workmen were despatched by a conveyance to Bowling , with tho view of _towinp out tho steamer Dolphin , and preparing her for takiiifr the usual Irish mails . ° M Co _™ r h ? _rf rT f corc l CoAS _*' -The Thetis SS 7 i 1 ° Befi | , on Saturday night , diBoovorcd , about two o ' clock on the following morning when ofl Pladda , the weather very hazv at tho timf ' a brig crossing her bows . The bell was rung . S _rhetis stopped , and then reversed her engines but from the way which both vessels h * _ul nn _iwJ n _« in-cached , and a collision took place T _. e Vi ? which proved to be tbe _Laving from _SA
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ifor Santa Cruz and _Matanzas , had her bulwarks [ and stanchions , from the foremost shroud of the fore-rigging to the jib-sheet stanchion forward , carried away , and part of the covering board and two of the outside skin planks were damaged . The bow of the steamer was considerably damaged , but as she is in watertig _ht compartments , the sea only washed into the first division , and she floated freely . The utmost consternation prevailed , especially on board the brig , and the crew immediately scrambled on board , including a passenger who was almost in a state of nudity . A hawser was then made fast to the Lavinia from the starboard bow of the Thetis , but as the wind filled the sails of the brig tho hawser broke , and she fell off . As it was observed that the brig did not go down , a boat I for Santa Cruz and _Matanzas , had her bulwarks
was sent to examine her condition , and on its being ascertained that the damage was principally above the water-line , the crew returned , and when tho Thetis left it was understood that the Lavinia would bear up for Rothesay Bay or Greenock for repairs . The steamer had onl y proceeded onward as far as tho Little Cumbrae when the haze deepe ned into a fog of exceeding density , and the men on the lookout could not see half a ship ' s length before them . The engines wero slowed , till tho vessel crept along at a snail ' s pace ; the bell was rung at intervals ; but about five a . m . the ship slid gently ashore , and , as the tide was nearly out , she stuck fast , without , however , receiving any other injury than that which had been already inflicted on her bows . By and
byit was discovered that the Thetis was aground a little below Kilcreggan Quay , on the north bank of the Frith , although the proper course of the vessel was on the south shore—but the nature of the fog easily accounts for the accident . When Mr . Stewart knew his position , he immediately dispatched a boat ' s crew with the mails , and by the help of a compass they groped their way into Greenock . About half-past eleven the ship herself _got off with flood-tide , and proceeded slowly to this place . After lying here some time , Mr . Stewart tried the voyage up the Clyde , but having reached Dalmuir , and the fog still continuing , he resolved not to proceed any further ; and here a number of the passengers disembarked , and found their way on foot to Glasgow with great difficulty .
Fatal Coal-pit Accident . —A most distressing and singular accident occurred on the 6 th inst ., at the Netherton Quarry coal-pit , situate near Maryhill , about two miles from Glasgow , the property of Mr . Barclay , of Paisley . It appears that there are two shafts to the workings , and the men wore in the habit of descending the newer shaft , through the smoke and vapour from the engine furnace , when going down to their work . On that day , it appears , Mr . Davidson , the manager , saw sonio cause to divide the air course , by which the ventilation of the pit was carried on , the unexpected result of which was that tho direction of the air current was reversed , the _engine furnace attracted the current towards the old from the now pit , thus making the up-cast the down-cast . The consequence was , that
tiie smoke , which ought to have escaped by the upeast shaft , was driven back into the new workings , which it completely filled , and five of the unfortunate miners there employed were speedily suffocated . A signal was given from below that something was wrong , when the water that was being pumped out of the pit was again thrown back , which So far _IG « versed the current of air as to . allow the miners in the old workings to escape by the old or _down-cast shaft . Onl y two escaped by the ordinary means of communication with the pit , namely , the new or upcast shaft . We have no doubt but the whole matter will be thoroughly investigated by the _^ proper authorities , nnd the blame , if tnere be any , fixed on the proper parties . The singular casualty seems to have _baeu one that , with requisite caution , need not have occurred . —North British Mail .
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The _Cupfe-stbeet Savings Bank . —The Attorney-General bas withdrawn the further prosecution of Mr . Hughes , of the _Cuffe-street savings bank . The Duke of Devonshire has made a reduction of twenty-five per cent , to his agricultural tenants in Dungarvan , on their half-year ' s rent . The Loss of thk Edmond . —The mayor of Limerick received £ 20 from his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant for the shipwrecked passengers at Kilkee . Richard Russell , Esq ., to whom all the survivors , under Providence , owe their lives , received for the same benevolent _purpose £ 5 from Colonel Vandeleur , _Kilrush , and £ 5 from the Rev . Godolphin Osborne , per Mr . Francis O'Donnell . The charitable fund
raised in this city for the survivors of the wreck of the emigrant ship Edmond , at Kilkee , numbering 118 , was on Saturday distributed by the mayor , at the Town Hall , in the presence of Captain Ellis and Mr . John M'Donnell , the charterer . The amount received by each person was £ 2 5 s , Magisterial investigations are bein _; - held at Kilkee , in connexion with the plunder by the villagers of the effects of the passengers and shin Edmond , wrecked there . Last week Mr . Martin Hynes was fined ; £ 2 o by the justices , for _concealing property saved from the wreck ; and others were convicted in penalties of from _Jb' 10 to £ 5 each , while several wero committed to prison for six months for participating in the disgraceful robberies perpetrated on that sad occasion .
Crop Lifting , — Some nights a _* o , a person named Mallon _, a tenant to Thomas J , Tenison , Esq ., in Balteagh , parish of Tynan , surreptitiously carried away and concealed the entire crop , consisting of oats , straw , turnips , & c , ( having previously sold two cows ) , and next day had the audacity to demand a sum of money for denuded premises . Arrest of the _Axleged Murderer of Mr . North , J . P . —A man named Walsh , the alleged murderer of Mr . _ North some few weeks since , and who absconded from that period , was arrested by the Wolf-hill police , near Timahoe , Queen's County , on the morning of the 4 th inst ., after a sharp chase . The prisoner was transmitted to Maryborough gaol , preparatory to his removal to the county in which the crime was committed .
_Bhrstino op a Portrr "VAT .- _* On the 5 th inst . one of the large vats at Messrs . Beamish and Crawford ' s brewery burst with a loud crash , throwing down a large portion of the adjacent wall . The porter which it contained rushed in a torrent through the vat room , and thence escaped to the river , with whose waters it mingled . The vat is said to have contained 500 hogsheads , and the damage done is estimated at nearly £ 2 , 000 . Lord John Russell ' s Letter . —A number of the Roman Catholic clergy and laity of Limerick have published a requisition convening a meeting of tho citizens , " to express their reprobation of the intolerant spirit put forth in tbe letter addressed by Lord
John Russell to the Bishop of Durham , in which he designates the religion of the vast majority of the people of this country a superstitious mummery : ' and to commence the strongest and most energetic resistance to the re-enactment of the penal laws , and the violation of the princi ples of civil and religious liberty , now threatened by the bigoted fanaticism of the Q _. ueen ' 8 government and the English people . In pursuance of the abovementioned requisition , a large and influential meeting was held on Friday ever _. iaj . The chair was taken by John Thomas Sheehy , Esq ., and several resolutions were passed denouncing the intolerance exhibited by the Premier , and pledging themselves to resist the threatened revival of the penal laws .
Pastoral from the Roman Catholic Primate on Mixed Eduction . —The Tablet has given the following _resuml of a pamphlet preparing for publication , in the shape of' * A Letter of his Grace the Lord Primate to the Clergy of the Archdiocese ot Armagh . " The subjects discussed in this manifesto are mixed education , the Queen ' s Colleges , the projected Roman Catholic University , and the letter of Lord John Russell on the' Papal aggressions . '" According to the version of the Tablet , which is the only one yet available , no reference is made bv Archbishop Cullen to tho expected decision of the Pope on the question ° ? _i _Q- ueen ' Colleges , regarding which so serious a difference of opinion prevailed among tho bishops at
the Synod of Thurles , in September last . And the belief is gaining ground , on accountof the long delay , that no unqualified _condemnatioa of those institutions , amounting to a positive interdict as regards the attendance of the laity , is likely to emanate from Rome . Dr . Cullen is most earnest and energetic in his advocacy of a Roman Catholic University , which up to this time , has not received anything like the extent of support , in the form of contributions . which had been calculated upon . Tranquil State of TippERART . -The Tipperarv _I'ree Press declares that that county never was _« " o tranquil as at present , because competition for land , the source of agrarian crime , no longer exists . ? Winter
Tm _EMKHuiKW . —it is a most remark-* _% l _^ of tno timca that > even up to tho approach of Christmas , emigration continues almost upon as groat a scale _aa during tho spring or summer from somo of the southern ports . In Dublin , during the last week , there has been a visible diminution in tho numbers proceeding direct to America , or by steamers to Liverpool to take shipping there . Watevford is the chief port selected by emigrants from thooOuntiosofWaterford , Tipperary , and Kilkenny . Tho Clonmel Chronicle states that tho streets of that town are crowded with the rural population , on their way to America , whilst in Waterford tho influx of people from the adjacent coun ties io 1 in
n _.--y greui ,. mo western counties the emigration mania has , for the present , abated , but it is likely to bo renewed in the spring . The Roscom mon _Joiirnal , referring - to the reduced prices at the fair of that town on Thursdav last , says _vlr . pi mers have not much reason to be satisfied ' with the prices they obtained ; and , with high rents _witb enormous taxes , wo fear it will be impossible for t _^ m to hold on muoh longer . It is _sffa gr at portion of this class contemplate emi grating next spring ; and we perceive that they aro almost ? lta gether neglecting to till the land which the y ¦ ta _5 prepared for wheat . If our _aniioinaM _™ , I ,, be ( ealked , we know not _^ de Kve _^ _TwlnS to become of our landlord class , S _^ _iJi J inevitably follow a continued extensive _eS-
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tion , such as is likely to occur next year" _tT _^ is not sufficient ground for this alarm , but _tK e can be no doubt that tbe very extensive _emimr _' of the better and more solvent class of farmers d _^ already produced a pernicious effect in vari part 3 of the country , Latterly , however tj ! pretty general readjustment of rents has given decided check to the ' emigration of _t e » ant- / H : * and it is certain that there is a better demand ( l ' farms at moderate rents in some parts of Roscom mon , Westmeath , and other counties . ln Tj _| g , generally , especially in the north-eastern _coun tie _? there appears to be a decided tendency to improve ment . The Armagh Gazette , in an account of th fair of Moy on Friday last , says : — " The demand for farm-houses was greater than the sup | v which shows that there is an improvement in th « times and the condition of the agriculturists in thi . part of th e country" " tion , such as is likely to occur _nextyearT _^ _^ _T
. The Ikish Flax Movement . —Further sntisfac tory accounts have been received of tho exertionn of the gentry in the south to extend the cultiv _* u tion of flax . Even in Kerry some progress i _, i » been made by the newly-formed Farming _Sociew at L _, istowel , where subscriptions are _increasimr anrf arrangements _» iu be made to procure from Z Ulster Society an instructor qualified to teach tha farmers in the north of Kerry the best moJe oi cultivating and preparing flax * Reduction of _rooR-BATBa . _—TJnlesa iu soma western and a few southern unions a decided re duction has occurred in the rates for the _sunnm _*
of the poor . Wexford , which had suffered _during the famine , but to a less extent than most other counties , is 3 teadily recovering ; aud tho poor rates in the unions of that county are now nofc much hi gher than they had been before the potato crop failure . Ih the Union of Enniscorthv embracing twelve electoral divisions , tkev < j ia onl y one charged with a rate of 2 s . fid ., in the pound ; the average is not more than half that amount ; whilst the rate in the division of Castletalbot is only 10 d ,, and in Ballyvaldon it is as low as 8 d . in the pound . In the union of Gorey , also in the count y of fordand
Wex , embracing twenty-three electoral divisions , the reduction generally is still more oon » sidorable . In one division the new rate is 2 s . lOd . j in another it is 2 s . 8 d . ; hut the average on the entire union is remarkabl y low . Several of the electoral divisions are rated at from sixpence to one shilling in the pound , two are rated at fivepence , two at fourpence , two at threepence , and in the electoral division of Wells the rate is reduced to the exceedingly low amount of twopence in the pound on the poor-law valuation This is really an encouraging symptom of agricultural recovery .
TnF . Repeal Association . —The weekly meeting of this association was held on Monday at Conciliation Hall , Mr . Richard Nolan presiding . Mr . _Joha O'Connell alluded , at considerable length , to the recent address of the Most Rev . Dr . Cullen , Roman Catholic Primate , and to Lord Joha Russell ' s letter to the Bishop of Durham , and concluded by reading a •¦ Report of the Committee of the Loyal National Catholic and Repeal Association of Ireland upon the Church Establishment grievance , " in which it is stated that , " at
this moment , when rival political leaders in England , for party purposes , are seeking to per _suade the ignorant people that their liberty is in peril from the assumption of spiritual titles by Catholic bishops , without claim or pretence to territorial possession , monied wealth , or temporal _poirer , it deeply behoves Catholic Ireland to protest against the real grievance , the real robbery , the real oppression of having to support a _Chuwh to which tho people do not belomr . " The report was carried . The rent for the week was £ 9 123 . 6 d .
Lord John Russell ' s Letter . —The Mayo meeting , to denounce Lord Jchn Russell ' s " no Popery manifesto , " as it is called , came off on Tuesday . Mr . Moore , M . P ., presided , and amongst those present were Mr . Ouseley Higgins , the other Mayo representative , Mr . Valentine O'Connor Blake , D . L ., Mr . Mark Blake , D . L ., Mr . F . Higgins , J , P ., some others of the local gentry , and a great number of Roman Catholic clergymen . Mr . Ouseley Higgins , M . P ., proposed tho first resolution , viz . _: — » That this meeting , representing the feelings of upwards of 200 , 000 Catholics in this country , view with surprise and indignation a late letter from Lord John Russell to the Bishop of Durham , in which he abuses his hi gh station as first minister of the
Crown , fomenting religious animosities among her Majesty ' s subjects , and exciting against one portion pf the inhabitants of the country the sectarian hate , and fanaticism , and the fury of the other . " Among the other resolutions which were adopted on the occasion was the following : — " That a memorial to her Majesty tbe Queen be prepared from her f ; _-nhful and loyal subjects , in this country , praying her to remove from her councils a minister in whom the people of Ireland have no confidence , and whom they no longer can support with honour . " Libel . —The case of Captain Wynn , against to the Marquis of Westmeath , for libel , terminated on Tuesday in tbo discharge of the jury , without agreeing to a verdict . The jury , however , several times came into court , and declared that they were
agreed on finding for the plaintiff , but could not agree as to the amount of damages , one juror holding out for only nominal damages , and the other eleven being , as it would appear , for substantial damages . The evidence on the whole has been of such a nature as to be unfit for publication ; but the rebutting case of the plaintiff was greatly strengthened by a fact brought out in the crossexamination of a witness by the defendant's counsel , Mr . Butt , namely , that the husband of the woman , Mary Connell , was offered £ 20 by tho defendant ' s attorney , Mr . Kelly , to criminate his wife ; and on Mr . Kelly being called on the table to explain the circumstance , he admitted that the Marquis of Westmeath was cognisant of the circum *> stance that money was offered to the man .
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Death in the Teapot . —By the help of Mr . Slivers , we were enabled , in a recent number to expose to an injured public some of tho ingredients of metropolitan milk— "London Genuine Particular . " A correspondent now makes a further revelation of how our teapots are defiled when it is innocently supposed a pure beverage is in course of concoction . " A short time since , " _^ he says , " a friend ol mine a chemist in Manchester , was applied to for a quantity of French chalk , a species of talc in fine powder ; tbe party who purchased it used , regularl y , several pounds a week . Not being an article of usual sale in such quantity my , friend beeamecurious to know to what use it could be applied : on asking the wholesale dealer who supplied him , ho stated his belief that it was used in ' facing' tea ( the last of
process converting black tea into green ) , and that , within the last month or two , he had sold in Manchester upwards of a thousand pounds of it . My friend , the chemist , then instituted a series of experiments , and the result proved that a great deal , if not all , the common green teas used in this country is coloured artificially . The verv first experiment demonstrated fraud . Tho plan adopted was as follows : —A few spoonfuls of green tea at 5 s a pound , were placed on a small sieve and held under a gentle stream of cold water flowing from a tap for tho space of four or five minutes . The tea quickly changed its colour from green to a dull yellow , and upon drying with a very gentle heat , gradually assumed the appearance of ordinary black tea On making a minute microscopic examination of the colouring matter washed from the leaf , and which was caught iu a vessel below , it appeared to be composed of three substances particles of vcllow
, , blue , and white . Tho blue was proved to be Prussian blue—the yellow thought to be the turmeric , and the white , French chalk . If the two former be mixed together in very fine powder , they will give a green of any required shade . It is made to adhere to the tea leaf by some adhesive matter , and then it is 'faced' b y the French chalk to give it the pearly appearance so much liked . This simple experiment any one can perform . A gentleman assured me that a friend of his , a shore time since , happened—though quite unintentionally on his part —to walk into a private room connected with tho establishment of a wholesale tea-dealer , and there ho saw peoplo actually at work _converting black ten into green : the proprietor soon discovered his presence in the room , and , before him , in no measured terms , severely reprimanded the workme n for having permitted a stranger to enter . " — Dicken ' s Household Words
The trial of the Abbe Gothland and Madame de _Sablons , for the murder by poison of the servatit of the former , has been brought to a termination The Abbe " Gothland has been found Guilty with attenuating circumstances , and condemned to iihprisonment and hard labour for life . Madame de Sablons has been acquitted . Aftor the passing of the sentence tho Abb 6 Gothland reiterated Sis assertions of innocence , while Madame de 'Sablons fainted iu the dock . _A-iwuT _! _- alwa j 810 lc on our S » ari _' . when alone we should watch our thoughts when in society tongue *
, our , uim _wnen in our families our tempers . Indeed , upon cur properly guarding the lust depends much of our social _happiness and domestic comfort , taking care to counteract ttlllt continued irritability of mind which is the precursor to ebullitions of passion . Hut out mental disposition i * so intimatel y connected with our physical condition , that what is frequently _considered ill-temper , or _peevishness , 18 m reality but the result of a derangement of the digestive or other organs of the hoily , and requires medicinal not montal remedies . To such wa recommend with confidence Frampton _' s Till of Health , as being certain in its effects , nnd gentle in frs operation .
_lUE HIGH ESTIMATIOM IN WU 1 _CU HOLLOWAY ' S 1 _'lLLS ARE HELD FOB TUE CURE Ol ? INDIGESTION , & C In 11 letter written by Mr . J . II . Hell , ol'Gcelong , to tha Agent for thu sale of Holloway ' s Tills and Oiutuieut at Melbourne , I _' ltrt Phillip , ho says : — 'Gratitude obliges me to publish the great benelit my wife has received from the use of these unparalleled fills ; We arrived in Melbourne about nine years ago , when she was attacked with indigestion and constipation of tlie bowels ; after going to considerable expense for other medicine , without rolief _, she tried Holloway ' s Pills , and b y coiitiuuiug to tiike them for a _slicrt time she is perfectly cured , aud is now enjoying the best of health . '
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 14, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_14121850/page/6/
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