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IXQURBT 8 . Potbbtt . —By Mr W . Baker , at Rose and Crown , ttneea-street , Upper East Smithfield , < r C M'Gewy {* & } . The deceased was formerly in affluent circumstances , and carried on business in Jersey as a woollen draper . He became reduced ur bis affairs , and about three months since left Jorsey with bis wife and two children . Oa arming in * L"nd » n he obtained a lodging in Queen-street , for 2 < 6 J per
week . He was in great distress , and cimid scarcely procure any fcni for his Family . He subsequently eb taincd a scanty subsistence by selling rags t <» several Irish brokers , lie suffered from great privation , and On Friday morning , after eating some dry bread tor Ks breakfast , he laid himself down upon a miserable bed , the only article of furniture in the room , where he shortly afterwards expired . Mr . Brown , a sargeon , made & post mortem examination of the b .. d j , and attributed death to a diseased heart . Verdict , ¦ ' Natural death . '
Sltposed Ixfaxticidb . —By Mr Caite-, nt Kinn ' s Bead , Hub-street , Lambeth , on a f male infant , Which had been picked np , on Thursday last , tied up in an apron , in the Thames , near Lamb' -tlipier , When a verdict of ' Foui d drowned" was r . ord-d . ' Scihjes Death of a . Pouck-Skroeint By Mr Bedford at the Red Lion , Princes-street , Westminster , oh Thomas Powell , a police-sergeant of the A division , whose death occurred while on duty . About hait past two o ' clock on Monday morning , deceased was « m duty apparently in his usual good health when a cub drove away from Wright ' s coffee bouse ' Cbaring-ero <« , ra which were four men and a woman ' Who w . re creating a great uproar . Deceased spoke to them to be quiet , but they took no heed of him ; and , continuing the disturbance , the c ;
ibman drove off towards Whitehall . Decease ! ran after the ca ' j , calling to the driver to gtop , which he did Opposite tbe llorse Guards , and the deceased then approached the vehicle for the purpose , as was supposed . f taking the number , when , without mterinff a word , he fell back on to the ground as if shot Eve " AIT . wl . o had followed , on coming up . found del ceased in a state of total insensibility , and took him in the cab to Westminster Hospital , where he was pronounced to be dead . MrTelay said that there Were no external marks of injury on deceased ' s body But , on making a post mortem examinatwn . he found an enlargement and long-standing disease of the Heart , and he had no doubt that the exertion of nmmi ? nad , inconsequence of that disease , ocua-Honed death . Verdict , "Natural death "
ACCIUMT AT THE CAMDBS-TOWK RitLWAT STATION . , v Mr , M ls at Un'Tereity College Hospital on \\ . hdwards , who was one of the four work Bier , that were buried beneath the ruins of Messrs Pickiord s vaults that recently fell in . Evidence given at the former inquest respecting the accident 3 ad its supposed cause , having been repeated . tlu- house surgeon stated that the deceased ' s left tliiih fibula and ankle , were fractured , that bis tight tbi <; h was icrushed , that the upper portion of his person wa ? bruised , and that he was doing well Until -jpptjration and' erysipelas set in , which re-Butted in his death . The other two men were re-Covering . Verdict , " Accidental death . " At the Cle ^ ot tW- inquest the jury contributed a handsome Kim towards the relief of the widow and three orphan Children 01 the deceased , who have been reduced to Destitution by his death .
b ALLEGfi ) Death from Ill-Trbatukst By adjournment before Mr Baker , at the Rochester Castle Stoke Nervinatan , on view of the body of Mary pecker , agel 45 yeara , who died on Good Friday fast , ironi the alleged ill-treatment of her husband . It appeared that the husband of the deceased was 22 jears old , and they had only been married thtee months . Oil Friday last the deceased was heard screaming in a most violent manner from her house M Mason-court , Stoke Newington . Several of the neighbours went into the house and saw the deceased lying on the l « d in a state of insensibility , and her lusbaud standing by her side . Dr Ketney , a surgeon , was called in , but the deceased expired shortly
atui'A-ai'us . Several witnesses were examined , who Stated that the deceased had been paralysed for two years , she was very weak and debilitated , and f rejuently complained of her side . The husband was in the habit of qiarrelling with the deceased , but they never saw him ill-treat her . Dr Kenney said ne had made a postmortem examination of the boiiy in caujuuetion with Mr Bend , a surgeon . The external appearances on the right side were dis-CBlouivd . There was alarge quantity of extravasated Wood cii the li ght side , extending downwards to the nip , which w-. squite sufficient to cause death . It Blight havo been caused by violence . The jury then eoiisiiitid for a short time , and ultimately returned S TerJiit of" Natural death . "
Determined Suicide . —By Mr W . Baker , at the Cherry Tree , public-house , Bromley , on a male per-Boti unknown . It appeared from tbe evidence of a Bailor named Fainfield , that on Monday morning last he was walking along the tswing-path of the river e . - i . towards the East and West India Docks , when le saw the deceased running in a very excited state from Lower Bromley . The deceased , on arriving at he New Gut of the river Lea , suddenly plunged into the river . Ti ' . e sailor immediately went to his assistance , and offered him his hand . The deceased refused to secept it , and instantly dived under the Water , asd disappeared . The drags were procured , and the body of the deceased was shortly afterwards recovered , and conveyed to the above pubiic-honse . MrOarman . a surgecn , attended , and applied the nsuai rcm « iif 3 , but without effect , life was quite extinct . The jury returned a verdict that "The < teceased committed suicide , but in what state of mind there was not sufficient evidence to show . "
Si-iCiUE tr as Agrd Fbvulk from Dread of a WoKsuorsE . —By Mr Mills , at the White Swan , Tin *! nhiil-brid ge , Caledonian-road , on Lucy Wilshire , aged 76 . The deceased , who had been partly supported by the-weekl y allowance of 2 s . 61 . from the workhouse and partly by private benevolence , became lately < o enfeebled by a severe dropsical attack that it wa * deemed necessary to remove her into the workhouse , in order that . she might be better attended to . As soon as she was informed that it was contemplated to ir . ; ike her an inmate of the workhmue she
became lo- ~ spirited , and frequently declared that she « ou ! d not long survive herremoval to the workhouse . La » i Moii < liy she was found strangled in her bed , at ler iodciriK , <» , Thornhillstreet , with a cord that she tbrhtl ? fastened round her neck . The coroner observ < d Thai the dread of the workhouse frightfullv operated npon the minds of the peor . lie lately held an inquest on a man who drowned himself upon the out-door relief to him having been stopped , and his being toW that he should enter the workhouse . Verdict— " Deceased destroyed herself , bet there was no evidence of her state of mind at the time . "
ExiRACnKKARY Dl-XOVEKY OP A DEAD CHILD IS & Gentleman ' s IIocse . —An inquiry was instituted by iii "itedford , at the Rising Sun * Charles-street € ro * veuor-square , on a male child , found concealed in * r'urtreanteau , at the residence of Thomas Wilson , Esq , a gentleman of fortune , 2 , Upper Eecleston-street . Bclgrave-sqoare . Elixabeth Tuberville , lady ' s maid is ; the service of Miss Wilson , stated on Saturday l »« t she and the housemaid were in a lumljtr room at the top of the house , searching some old bores hr : \ b thing cape belonging to her mistress , when en opening a portmanteau , which lay at one extreme end , she saw something in it , which , conjecturing it to be what they were looking for , she cxdaii . ' . cd ' Here it is . " On bringing the
portmanteau to the iuht , the housemaid put her hand in , and withdrawing it again , laughingly said " I think it s a ciiild , and took ont what seemed a psrcel , whetifrun ; il . e wrapper , which was a large piece of towelling , viinesssawthefeetof the deceased protru . iins . Slio hurried down stairs and told Miss Vi' . foaof tix- discovery , when on returning a ^ ain to tl ! L- loom uith the cook , the housemaid had removed th wrapper , and the child lay exposed to jk v , and It was subsequent ' ? conveyed to the worknou :-e « i Mount-street . Witness had no suspicion ¦ who placid the child where it was found , and the only servant who had been ill during the last twelve months was Sarah Barker , the cook , who had kept Icr bed twice . Mr E . S . Symes , surgeon 77
, , Grosvenor-street , stated he had seen the body of the deceased child , which , had been full born , but the umbilical cord was not tied . He had not opened the body , as it was in such an advanced state of decomp osition as to render it impossible to state if it was b « rn alive . He Bhould judge it had Veen born about a month or six weeks . Dr . J . C . Cumming . 4 , po » er- » treet , deposed that he attended the cook in both her illnesses , which were occasioned by varicose but there ms nothing to induce him to suspect pregnancy . CaroBne Whyte , the housemaid , having . corroborated the Erst witness ' s evidence Mr Wilson « "
body as descnoed , and the portmanteau , which was an old one , had not been used by him for two years The coroner remarked that it was a most nmtcrioug and extraordinary affair , the finding of a dead child in a gentleman ' s house without any clue being obtained as to how it came there . There was a difficulty in the case , not knowing whether the child had or not been born alive ; the birth , notwithstanding . Lad been concealed , and the . person who eoncetied it was punishable for so doing ' in another court . He should advise that the police bs instructed to follow up the inquiry . Mr Wilson said he certainly should not let the affair rest , and a verdict was then returned of " Found dead . "
ACCIDENTS ABJt 07 HSCES . Lambstablk Atikmpt at SciciDjs . —On Tuesday aueriioon a most lamentable attempt at suicide was mad * by Mr * E . Russell , ( 40 . ) a highly respectable toarned female , residing in Barbican , under the following cir cumstances : —It appears that the unfortu-KmET ^ Utterl * ^ Terymuch de Pressed SaS in 1 hemnT f wmetimes wander about the Sv ^ and bSJ ° % « oentJoss of a beloved ^ iowedaiuSyTf &a ^ - ° V cl 0 Ck 8 he fhetaou . ^ he wL ^ co ^^ VAS ^
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" -J i 4 ^ - ' Hospital , where she was attended b y Mr Wood , the head apothecary , who succeeded in expelling the pnignn by means of the stomach-pump &o ., but she remains in a very weak condition . Sdiciok . — On Tuesday afternoon , Christopher Si'Mona , a shoemaker , committed suicide at his residence , in Chapel-street , Westminster , by taking half an ounce of oxalic acid . Surgical aid was called in , and the man subsequently conveyed to the hospital , where he died almost immediately . Serious Accident in thb St Katharine's Dock-Ou Tuesday morning , an accidenui " very enow nature occurred > n the St Katharine ' s Dock •? * « wonunw , named Hayes and Emrlinh . "nW linanir . il Btmu aim w « b attended bv Mr Wood , the
, tne following circumstances :-Both the unfortunate mnn ' ^ re engaged , with several others , on board the Mary Banngton , from China , lying off A warehouse , i » t T ™ a , r ^^ while a n « rabcr of riKRers were eil , nloyed aloft m lowering the yar d-arm , when midrtu f » S 5 , ay an ? yard - "" i fell on to the midd ' , of the deck and struck down the two men , who were rendered insensible . They were imwhp ~ f ° i y conve * , onK « era tothe London Hospital , where they were placed under the care of Mr Nash house surgeon of the institution . Upon examinahon « t was found that English ' s right SSiSSSSSi a most fnghtful manner , lie remains in the hog . Hi-V . vory . P re . canoua state . Hayes also tiirpd hu * he is likely to recover
n ™ ^ Isp nBI » -1 . RiCHRs . -0 n Monday a roan nam , d Parfleet living at 74 , Lucretiasfcreet , Newcut . Lambeth while in a state of intoxication , reeled down a cellar keep , m Kont-street . Southwark , sustun . wc several severe injuries . On hearinehowag about to be conveyed to tbe hospital , he positivel y refused , savins be waa a gentleman , and could aff . rd to pav fcr his own doctorinn . He wa 8 accordingly carried on men ' suboulden to his own dwelling . On Sh hehasbeen continnall y inebriated , and fined twice t the amount of £ 6 for assaults , and £ 5 to pav for JgJ ^« committed whilst in that state in a ehini M « hscholt Exd of Two GuARB 3 ME . v . -A melanchnlv accident occurred on Monday eveninc to two uei
prwaiesi ongimr to the Coldatream guards . One of ilK'm had been married on the same forenoon at the military cbipel , and prococded on board one of the Greenwich boats in company with his bride and equally unfortunate but heroic comrade . It appears that the first-mentioned , on the boat passins Rotherhithe , by some unlucky chance , stumbled backwards and fell into I he river . lie sank almost immedia t ely and was seen no more . The second soldier , pprceivinj ; the accident , plunged into the water ; nut so far from succeeding in the noble effort to save his comrade ' s life , lost his own . Robbery . —On Tuesday afternoon ayoungman , of eenteel appearance , apparently about twenty-sevenyears of ace , succeeded in obtaining 15 s . for a
counterfeit sovereign , under the pretence of hiring apartment « from Mr « Haller , of 9 , Ernest-street , Kenning ton and leavi -g a deposit of 5 s . During the momentary absence of Vrs Haller , to procure the materials for him to write down the address of his reference , he contrived to abstract from a" table-drawer five silver teaspoons , a silver augartonga , and a cold watch , eetting clear off with his booty . The same nartv has al « o succeeded in robbing several other people in the same way in that neighbourhood . Extensive Robbery at the Camdbn Railwat
Statios . —On Mondav mornins the empl oyes of Messrs Crowlny and Co ., the railway carriers , discovered that no fewer than 26 bales of (? oads , which had been transmitted to the firm for conveyance by the Camden-town rail , had been stolen . Therobberv is supposed to have been efiVted between three and fonrthis morning , bygorae of the most expert of their class from thu great bulk and weight of the property taken in the conveying away of which it ap pears they borrowed a horse and cart from some adjacent stables , belonsirg to Messrs Sutton and Co .
ExTRMIRDrSMlY NWJTOR OF ^ CCIDESTS IN ONK Day . —In tbe course of Easter Tuesday the following extraordinary and fearful accidents occurred in various parts of the metropolis , and several nf which , it is feared , from the nature of the injuries inflicted , will be attended with fatal consequences . The first banpenod to a vonns man named Thomas Thomas . ( 23 . ) residing at 78 . CaUle-street . Leicester-square , who , about e ' even in the forenoon , . in proceeding along Rnne . rf-street , Haymarkrt . in a tipsy stated slipped off the pavement and foil into 'lie road with such force as to fracture his arm . besides sustaining asevprely lacerated wound of the scalp ; he wax taken by police constable 59 C . to the Charinor-cross Hospital , and placed nnt ' erthe care of the house-sureeon ,
who gives but little hopes of \ m recovery Tbe second accident occurred to James Jones ( 19 ) living at a printer ' s in St Martin ' s-lane , who got his hand soseverelv jammed in the machinery whilst in operation that two of his fingers on his right hand are completely cut off . and upon being removed to the abnv « hospital it was considered that the process of amputation must be resorted to in , order to preveHt gansrenee takine place . —A third accident -was taken to the same institution , and happened to a lad about twelve years old , named Orwood , living with his friend * at 67 , Hart-street , Covent-carden . It appears » hat the unfortunate youth was in the attic , making some squibs and other pyrotechnic articles , when a quantity of pnnpowder suddenly exploded ,
and in a moment bis face wa 3 completely dietitured , besides his hands being shattered in tbe most frightful manner ; in fact he has received sofih injuries as to leave np hopes of his recovery . —About three o ' clock a frightful occurrence took place in the Goswell-road b < a fotnale child , ab"ut two years old , named Fi » H . living with its friends a » 7 Tyler ' srow , St John-street-road . The little creature was with two more children at play , on the spot where gome new hnuses are in the course nf erection , whpn a heavy piece of timber suddenly fel ; upon her left leg , and which presented a shocking spectacle , being literally smashed . She was removed at once to St Bartholomew ' s Hospital , when Mr Ltr . yd . one of the principal surgeons of the institution , " immediately performed the process of amputation . But little or of
no h ^ pes are entertained her recovery . —An acciden t , of a distressing character was admittpd into the University College Hospital , the patient being a middle-aged man , named John Sew « rs . who , in endeavonring to cross Tottenham-court-road , just by the New-road , fame in contact with annmnibiiR , and was thrown down with such violence as to cause a spinal fracture and other serious injuries . He remains in a danserous state . —Between five and six I the same evening , an elderlv female , respectably attired , was in the act of crossing the mad . at the bntt <> m of Chanrery-lane , when she wa < knocked down by a cab horse , driven at a furious pace . The unfortunate creature was conveyed into a neighbouring surgeon ' s , and it was found she had broken her arm , and received other injuries . The driver continued his pace , and escaped .
Serious Affray in St Giles ' s . —On Wednesday morning , between the hours of lour and five , a disturbance took ptoce in the neighbourhood of St Giles ' s , which resulted in an affray tliat lias heen attended with the most serious , if not . fatal consequences to a roan named James Burke , aeed 40 . who was conveyed in a cab by polie ° -copstal > le D 103 to the Middlesex Hospital , where it wa- ; ascertained by Mr Diekson , the honsesurseon . that lie had sustained a fracture of the skull , & broken lee . and a dreadful wound in the right temple , with other s « . m ious injuries , so as to render his ultimate recovery extremely dubious . The unfortunate man . states that he was knocked down and kicked by another ppreon without the slichtest provocation . The sHreeon considers Burke to have been labouring under the ehvets of intoxication when admitted . It is understood tba the other has been secured by the police .
Subdbn DftATn in Tavistock- 'Qitark —On Wednesday afternoon , shortly after tlm-e o ' clock , as a respectable man named Benjamin Sonn-rs . residing at No . 9 . Sandwich-street , Burton-crescent , was passing along Tavistock-gquare , he wa- < obwrv » d by tho passengers suddenly to stagger and fall with great violence on the pavement , whilst at the » a « ne moment an immense stream of blond was observed to pour from his mouth , ne was conveyed with all possible speed to a surgeon ' s in the neiijhbourho .. d . but death it appeared had been almost instantaneous , caused it was beheved by the Budden breaking of a blood-Tessel of the heart . The deceased beine at th « time unknown , was conveyed to St Pancras norkho ise , where he has been since identified by his friends
MISCELLANEOUS . Mobtalitt is thb Metropolis . —The number oi deaths , from all causes , registered in London , in the week ending April 3 , is 1 , 004 . The average calculatcd on deaths in the spring quarter ( which , in the Registrar-General ' s distribution o « the seasons , commences in April ) is 914 . The average of tho winter months is 1 , 068 . The mortality of young persons is unusually small ; and that the whole deaths from the epidemic class of diseases is not more than 107 , while the average is 166 . Deaths from bronchitis , which were 172 in a single week of January , have fallen to 73 , which is still 52 above the average . Among the notes of cases registered in the previous week we find
the death of a man , aged 83 , from "inflammation of . the stomach , e-used by a liniment composed of ammonia , camphor , and laudanum having been inadvertentl y administered to him . " Also , of a man , ared SO , whose " illness was accelerated by the impure air of the room in which he lodged . " Under deaths jn childbirth a formidable list of cases , which appear in the record of one week , demands the attention of those who are professionally qualified to ! Zl d i ^? 8 e of s ? great a mortality . Twenty « omen died of . diseases incidental to the peurperal state ; and of these fourteen are affirmed by medical certificates to have died from peurperal fever or perltonitia . a malady which haB been demonstrated to be of a contagious character .
Opening op the New Steamboat Tier —The new pier at Uungerford-brid ge , for the convenience of passengers by the steam-boats , bas been opened by the directors toil-free . The only access to the boats is now by the pier from the tower on the Middlesex side , and the ( bating pier will ba rem oved forth , with .
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ISnglautf . NOBTnUMBERI-AND . Nbwcastlb . —Determined Attempt at Suicide . — A young man , named W . Keen , - booking clerk at the railway station , has attempted suicide , and is lying in a dangerous state . Keen is about 23 years of ago He had been for some time in the office of Mr Anpleby , an extensive carrier at Longport , and was about six months ago appointed to the management of the railway business at the Newcastle station . He is a single man , and had lodgings at the house ot Mr Thursfieltf , in Red Lion-square . About eight o ' clock on Wednesday morning , one tf the men from the station made application for the key of an outhouse
to get some hay for the horses . Mrs Tlmrafield called to Keen , and some time having elapsed without his making his appearance , Mrs Thnrsfield went « p to his room . There she saw a chamber vessel half filled with blond . Keen was in bed with his throat cut , in a state of insensibility . An alarm Was immediately given , and medical assistance sent for . On examination it was found that the upper part of the windpipe was cut completely through ; the rasor . with which the injuiy was inflicted seemed to have been drawn twice across the throat , producing an excised wound of considerable size . Extensive hsmnrrh ^ e had taken place , and the act must have been committed two or three hours before the young man was discovered . On further examination the reof of bin mouth was found to be seriously injured , and big clothes were much soiled with dirt of a reddish colour . It was some hours before he spoke , and then
he informed his attendants that the injuries ha
TTOKlWHITm . Holbeck . —Board or Hiohwats—Wobiuno Mkn at thkir Post . —The working men of Holbeck have again manifested a determination to " amend their ways . " The Highways board was last year carried by the working men . It was not then much am tested . It was thought the " w . irkies" were incapable of managing the business , and they were , therefore , allowed to try their hands , while the middle men looked on to see the mess they would mako ol it . The middlemen are balked . Never bas the business been better done than in the past year . Never were tbe roads in better order throughout the whole year , nor the books in so good a condition at the close of it . It is confidently expected that for
the coming year the rates will bear a reduction , as a consequence of the excellent administration of the late Board . This was perceived , and the respectables were very desirous to sweep off the credit of the reduction ; and hence they hav&this time made a determined effort to carry their men . The poll has been rigorously contested . It was openly declared that they would spend £ 60 a man rather than loae the poll . But , notwithstanding that some twenty of them gave their six votes each ,, and that placards were issued , signed by the whole of these same millowners commanding the ratepayers to vote for their men , as beinc the most eligible on acoiunt of their respectability !—they lost the battle after all . The meeting was convened on Thursday week , at twelve ' clock at noon , in the vestry of St Matthew ' s , Holbeck , and on a show of hands being taken as to who ' should preside , there appeared a decided majority in
favour of Mr Francis Sutcliffe , who accordingly took the chair . After the chairman had read the notice calling the meeting , a motion for an immediate adjournment to the ' Town ' s school was made , but an amendment for adjourning the meeting until seven o ' clock in the evening was likewise carried . Tbe evening meeting was a crowded one ; the millocrats were there , in full expectation of carrying their men , an- ! the working men nominated theirs . On tl >» votes being taken , the " intelligent" were again defeated . A poll was demanded , which commenced on Monday and closed on Wednesday , when , in spite of the most desperate efforts on the part of the wealthy millowners , the working men were triumphantly elected . The following are the names of the successful candidates : —Messrs George Dovenor , Joshua Calvert , innkeepers : Roger Preston , Benj . Hartrreaves , clothiers ; Francis Sutelifftj , painter ; Benj . Wnolley , builder ; and R . G . Horton , surgeon .
Halifax . —Railway Offkrce . —On Thursday last , William Babington , a plate-layer on the Manchester and Leeds Railway , was brought up at Halifax , tor having ; omitted to signal an engine on Saturday last . Captain Binstead laid the intormation . It appeared that there had been a rail broken , and that by the rules of the company . B * bington ought to have sent a signal-flag 600 yards back in order to stop anyencine or train . No train then appeared to be due , but an engine came up and an accident ensued . Babington acknowledged the offence , but pleaded that he bad done what he could under the circumstances . He received a cood character , and his employer came forward to be answerable for the payment of the fine . The magistrates inflicted a penalty of £ 315 s . with 5 s . expenses . They allowed him a month to pay it in . If not then paid , Babington to be imprisoned one month . iLANCASniRE .
Extraordinary Roddrriks by a Servant . —At the Boroueh Court , Manchester , a young woman named Mary Berry was charged with robbing her employer , klr Ueakin , at the George aid Drason , VVatcr-street . It appeared that the prosecutor , who has a rather oxtcrmive business , has been in the habit of depositing hi 3 cash in an iron safe , which was in his bed-raom , and of which Mrs Dealt ing and himself each kept a key . About five weeks since , Mrs Dcakin missed her key , and t ! iough particular inquiries were made it could not be found ; the prisonor , who was undernurse in the family , denying all knowledge of it , and appearing as anxious as any one in making search for it . Since then the prosecutor has missed several sums of money from the safe , and amongst tho rest one of £ 26 on Tuesday the 30 hult . He took no proceedings ,
however , for the discovery of the thief until Monday last ( £ 16 more having been stolen from the safe on the previous evening ) , when he gave information at the police station . Inspector Maybnry proceeded to thf house , and being convinced that the robberies were perpetrated by some individual on the promises , he searched the boxes of all the domestics . In that of the i risoner he found a small bag , containing £ 77 10 s in cold , and £ 615 s in silver , a bottle of wine , and a pot of preserves . _ She had been in the service of the prosecutor ever since July last . On the d scnvcry being made , she begged to he forgiven , but was of course taken into custody . When a « ked by Mr Maude if she had anything to say , she made no answer , but cried very much , and was committed for trial at the sessions .
Melancholy Accident on ins Mersey . —One of the most melancholy accidents which have taken place on our river for uome time past , occurred a few days a ^ o , by the upsetting of a pleasure boat , containing four men aud a boy , of Stodhill , between Br < iuabwou"h Pool and Easthara Ferry . The particulurs , so far us we have been able to ascertain , are these : —C'n Friday morning , about half-past eleven , several boats started from the Potteries , with the flood tide , on a pleasure excursion to Eastham . After reaching the ferry , wh ' . ch they did in about an hour and a half , they adjourned to tho ferry hou > e , where they had some refreshnwnt . Ahout half-past one , the crews of three of the boats embarked , and a trifling wager was made as to which boat would reach
the Pottery pier first . The boats started with the ebb tide , and with a strong breeze blowing from the north ward . After sailing about tor half an hour , one « V the boats , whv h was cutter-rigged , ran in Bhore opposite Stodhill , and wa < quickly followed by the other two . When on her starboard tack , and between two hundred , and three hundred yards from the Blinre , a violent squall caught the first craft , and at the same moment a h ^ avy sea struck her and passed over her stern , filUnu her , and sinking her almost iu-itantly , stem foremost . The other boats immediately lowered sail , and went to the assistance of the poor fellows , who were struggling in the water ; but a heavy sea running at the time , and the wind blowing strongly , little aid could be given , and four ot the unfortunate persons on board were drowned .
worcbstbrsbirb . Powick . —Narbow Escafs from Suffocation in a Church . —On Sunday last , during the morning service at Powick church , a young lad y was observed to be in a fainting condition , and the same symptoms almost immediately afterwards affected others of the congregation , to the numberof about twenty . They were conveyed into the open air and to the adjoining houses , and after some time and trouble they all recovered , having apparently suffered severely from incipient suffocation . It was found on investigation that the alarming occurrence was caused by the sulphureous vapourevolved in the proceBSof cambustion , from the coke uced for the purpose of warming tho church .
STAFFORDSHIRE . I . eek . —Superstitious Credulity . —Early in the week , a report was pretty widely circulated in Leek by a class of people calling themselves " Utter-day Saints , " that on Thursday morning the 2 nd in ^ t . un angel-herald would appear in the heavens , and produce by a trumpet the most unearthly Eound . 8 , which would be s » loud and deep as to waken the slumberin ? inhabitants from their repose , and which was to furnish unmistakeable indications that , on that day twelve months , the day of judgment would arrive . Many timid persons were found , who gave credence io the above absurd prediction , and , allowed it to
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alarm them to bucu a degree that they dared not retire to rent , until the supposed eventful moment had passed away , . . . . ,.., ,, _ —
SUFFOLK . Tub lath Poibonng of a IIujband . —The conviction and condemnation of Catherine Foster , who is only in her eighteenth year , at the recent assizes , for the minder of her husband , John Foster , three weeks afur marriage , by mixing arsenic in a dumpling , which he ate for supper , has produced the most painful feelint ; throughout iho county . The motive that coultt have induced the unfortunate woman to destroy her hiuband ' s life so soon after marriage is not as yet correctly traced out . lie is described to have been ft well-disposed and intelligent joung man exceedingly attentive to his home , and devotcdly attached to his guilty partner , who , by her prepossessing apuearauce and engaging manners , had
obtained for herself the somewhat flattering title of the " belle " of the village ( Acton ) . A week before the marriage was arranged to take place she desired to pay a visit to Bury . Hero it wtnin her admirer ovincfd some fears le » t he should lrse his prize , being aware of her having many lovtrg , and he earnestly urced h er to marriage at once , promising her that she mfcht make the . proposed trip as soon as she pleased alter the ceremony . Her mother consented to her being immediately united , and the event accordingly took place at the village church . A week afterwards he allowed her to go to Bury , where it ha * been since traced that she lived partly with her aunt , but where t-lse cannot be ascertained . It is rumoured she became acquainted with a man whose
name at present is unknown . This in some degree is confirmed by the observations she was heard to make after her return to her husband , to the effect , that had Bhe gone to Bury before her marriage she never would have had him . There was a remarkable piece ot evidence excluded by the Chief Baron at tho trial . The convict ' s mother was about detailing an interview she had with her in the gaol . She had the buy who was the principal witness against the convict with her , who offered his sister a piece of cake which he was eating . She took it from him , but returned it , at the same time asking him why he had tuld such stories about her to the gentlemen at the coroner ' s inquest . Here the mother was stopped by the Baron , on the ground that it could not be
received as evidence . The convict ' s conduct since condemnation has been more becoming her awful situation than that which she evinced before trial Confkb 8 I' ) n of thb Culprit . —The wretched woman has at length confessed her crime . Slie stated that she alone had committed tho deed ; that the statement which she had previously made , of a person having tempted her todo away with him , wa » utterlj unfounded ; and the rumours of her having been provoked by her husband giving her any cause of jealousy were equally so ; on the contrary , he had been uniformly kind to her ; but that she had never had any love for him . and had only married him at the wish of her mother , whom Foster was constantly urging to persuade her ; and that after their marriage the feeling of dislike was stronger than ever . She declared , however , that the idea of destroying him
did not enter her head until the day on which she committed the deed , when she purchnsed the poison at a shop in Sudbary , without any difficulty . It was " white arsenic /' and not a dark powder , as stated by the boy before the n . agistrates , and it was not true that the boy ate any of that dumpling . The execution will probably take place on Saturday , the 17 th hint ., a < wo understand tbe \\ vi \\ sheriff humanely desires to givu lu > r the utmost time that the law will allow . We understand that there are three memorials—two to the Secretary of State , one of which urges the youth am' Bex of the culprit , and the other the general ground . fop pos ' tt ' oi t&c ; ipitalpunishments ; and Onfrom the females to her Majesty—in course of signature in this town , praying that the extreme ptnalty of the law may not be carried out in the case of this criminal .
KENT . Chatham— Daring Burglary -r-Coniderable sensation exists in the garrison at Chatham on account of an audacious burg l ary having been perpetrated , during tbe night of Friday , the 3 rd instant , by breaking into the Invalid I > &oofc Pay Office , at the Case mate Barracks , at Gillinchatu . The entrance was first discovered by the orderly on Saturday morning , on his going to prepare the office for the clerks , when he found it in the utmost disorder . Papers and bonks were strewed about fhe floor , as also a quantity of lucifer matches , some of which had been burnt ; ' ai ) fl it was evident , from the drops of tallow about ,
th-party had had a candle . The cashier ' s de&k was thionly one broken open ; and , from the destruction t . | the lock , some strong instrument had been used . The whole of its contents were taken out , including a number of Indian remittances , bills belonging to invalid * returning from India , amounting to about £ 12 000 : and j \ large bowl , containing a quantity of copper-Coin , was gone , as also several coats belonging to i h clerks taken away . The thieves , not content , to' . k away the whole ol tho keys of the several departments . No clue as yet has been obtained of the offenders , although a strict inquiry is on foot by the police and military authorities .
HAMS . Attempted Murder and Suicidk . —An attempt at murder has been made at the residence of Mr VV Thresher , and the perpetrator attempted xuici < le . Elizabeth Ayling , the victim of this tragic event , is a native of Humble , a village near Southampton . Sh is about 18 years of ago , and was acting in ilie enpucitt of nurserymaid in the family oi ihe abovc-iumie-t gentleman . 'Ihe person charged with attempting the horrid act is a native of Hamblcdon . by name Ctiarle-Wolfe , twenty years of a « e , and « a « living as footman in the same establishment . Ayling was alone in the nuraery up stairs , when Wolfe entered with a malic in his hand . She , surprised at his appearance , g : iid to him " Charles , what are you doing here ? " Hi replied " What , hero ? " and then left th room unwent into Mr James Thresher ' s bed-room ; he shod returned to the nursery with a razor . He then struck Ayling tw » violent blows on thu head with the mal ft ,
and in doing so broke the handle ; and while hi > victim lay on the floor , stunned by the blows , he inflicted . several severe wounds on her nuck and throat ., one ol them being 5 inches in length . Roused to consciousness , she struggled with ihe ruffian , and i > her delence grasped the murderous weapon , and cut hor hinds and fingers in a frightful manner . S : > e ; r last succeeded in escaping , and ran to ' tne kiteiieu . Tho cook alarmed , hastened and informed the family Some of them rushed up stairs and seized Wolfe . \ vh » was in the act of cutting his thro it before a looking glass . A messenger was despatched to the police station for Superint . Gow , who secured Wolfe On 'he following morning , the prisoner underwent an examination by Mr John Beardinorc , and was remanded to Gosport Bridewell . The poor girl is pronounced out of danger . Jealousy is said to be the cnusm of his committing the diabolioal outrage . The prisoner whn been Fully committed for trial . He was handcuffed and taken to Winchester gaol .
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polled to introduce it by maudamui from the Court ot Queen ' s Bench ; their fir « t rate win 5 d . In the pound ; tneir la . t and present rate 18 . In the pound . On farm Una which payi 30 » . par acre of rent , and only S , 10 8 s . of wages on 200 acres , or that amount of wages to £ 300 of rent , the rate ia certainly not one to break a landlord ' * back , as he only pays one-half of it . The workhouse was built to hold 1 , 000 persons ; it con . Ui »* 1100 ana last W 9 ( * 800 of that number were reported « ick . The Poor Law commissioners have gent a strong remonstrance to the guardian , , giting them the choice of providing medical asii « ta nee in their own of n .. •_ . . . . .
locality , or paying two guineas per day , and travelline eipenses , for a me lical gentleman to besentfrom Dublin I hav « recently been on the estate of William Smitli O'Brien , Esq ., M , P ., and find the wagea paid by himself in ! iis own demesne to be 4 d . less per day than the wages hitherto jnid in his neighbourhood , and on his o * in pro . perty by tho Board of Works . The average of wages paid on a ! 1 his estate is under £ 15 per 100 acres , or £ 18 per £ 160 oi rent received by him in ordinary times Rccp-. stly the wages have not been half as much / as the gmzin , ' farmers have rukascd their herdsmen and some of thuir plough boys to go on ( he public werki , they choosing to hare tho mothers and eisteri of thone herds .
men ami bujs to do part of their work , and to lea > e part of their work unperformed , in order to be saved from continuing to diet the herdsiren and bo ; s in the fans , housus ; the mothers and « i « tirs submitting to d « the work without pay , to allow the fntlier or biother , a » tbe case might be , to go on the public norks to earn wages for food to them all , or such wretched allowance of lood as such waives would procure . . Smith O'Brien ' s estate is nearly all let out in large grazing farms ; the land is of excellent quality ; the population around it wretchedly poor ; this is in the county of Limerick , twenty miles west from Limeiick Ur
DUBLIN . TnK Fahink creatkd bv Mah . —Tbe unexpected reappearance of large supplies of sound potatoes at all , or nearly all , the country markets , as well as in Dublin , has led to considerable speculation , nnd the general conclusion come to is simply this : —that had these stores been thrown into tbe market in the hard months of December and January , instead of being hoarded up for disposal for seed , when the scarcity , it w . 'is presumed , would treble their value , the numbers of victims of starvation would not have been nearl y so formidable as they have been . Fever still continues to increase to an alarming extent throughout the country . In the union workhoo 8 ca , especially , the malady prevails , and the mortality in some places is very considerable . As yet Dublin and the surrounding metropolitan districts have escaped , but there is reason to apprehend that with the approach of warm weather the capital will also Buffer as well as the provinces .
A Contrast . —On Monday last M . Soyer exhibited ¦ in experimental trial of his cooking apparatus , in the Esplanade at the Royal Barracks . The Lord Lieutenant came in state , and numbers of the aristocracy of both sexes came to " see the sight . " A contemporary gives us a Hat of the " Ladies Emily and Kathleen , " ifcc , &c , the oarteand generals , the "honourables " and " respectables . " Our contemporary goes into ecstasies at this beauty , and the fact of their having tasted the soup , and liked it much . No doubt . Then " the signal bell to retire was tolled , and the
{ rreat people gave way to an equal number of paupers , in order that they might resale themselves upon M . So \ er ' s soup . The contrast was sudden and bold . A moment before a great number of lovely faces smiled their approval on everything they saw , and a moment after decrepid age , upon whose faces it would bo hard to say whether time or hunger had made the most havoc , were ranged at the same tables , " taking their wretched pittance of "Steam-engine Soup . " Well may the noveliafc have written of the " two nat ons , rich and poor !"
8 LIOO . Notwithstanding the reduction which has taken place in the price of Indian com , our agricultural lahourers are still enduring the most dreadful sufferings . The deaths from starvation are multiplying every hour ; and notwithstanding all that has been done by the government , and the generous people of the British nation , thousands upon thousands will be swept away by absolute hunger during the present spring nnd the ensuing summer . The people have given themselves up to despair . In the remote districts there is nothing whatever doing ; the only soil turned \ W by the spade is the rank earth of the grave yards . Th <> re is not a burial place in the county that is not it , present overstocked with dead ; and we do really
li"liovo that the mortality is greater now than it was when the cholera raged . At present—it is right the facf . should bo known—no inquests are held upon the bodies of those whodie of starvation . The grand jury , at the last assizes , desired the coroners not to hold inqunats in * uoh cases . Fkvkb . —Fever is rapidly on the increase , and the disease is now turning out to be of a very malignant character . A new fever hospital was established in the above town within the last fortnight , capable of holding ninety-six patients ^ It was filled in three days . In the country districts typhus fever is raging to a fearful extent . The following is an extract from n letter received from Ballinakill : * - "Fever is greatly on the inoivase here—average of deaths weekly , twenty . "
RKTRiDUTioM . —In Gurteen , Ahamlish , and Tireragh , the fever ha ? spread to the higher ranks , and hose who were secure from death , by famine now 'incl that they are exposed to it by pestilence . Mr Law-tor , tho apent of Mr Cooper , died a few days ago of fever . Mr William Orrnaby and Mr Luke Hester , both pay clerks , are ill ef the same disease . Kilfret .. —Nothing can bo more deplorable than h-condition of this parish ; on last Sunday there were r . kven people lying dead . Of this number , . )<> hn Fahy , of Mulroe , Andrew Ferrall , of Drunbush-• ind , and John Grady , of Ama-jlimore ( the father of tli- boy who some time since was carried in a basket 'rom the public works , who died the same night ) , died of absolute starvation .
LONQFOHD . The Workhouse . —Tlie number of deaths in this workhouse , nnd the fever hospital attached , from the l- * t to the 31 st of March inclusive , were 174 ; in |< Vl > ruary , 176 ; in January , 110—making a total of 4 fi 6 for the quarter , exclusive of the many deaths r ruirhnit the union , and this town and neighbour * ( > nod , from fever and destitution .
LONDONDKRR * . Fkvkb in tub Union . —¦ During last week . 80 Mti .-nts are reported to be ill in fever , and 80 convMi e-cent ; in hospital from other disease , 108 ; making in all 268 patients under medical treatment . The clerk and four of the resideat officers have been at , t : « ked with fever , and are at present incapacitah d from performing their duty . The Distress . —The following is from the local papers : — "CiiANLisTii . —Our prospects are becoming more 'rielitfiil ; some of tho best of oar tenants are going » ff with three years' rent . Our committee have 12 men every day , and a horse and cart occasionally , burying tho dead in this half parish ; yet , they are "Oi snffioiunt to perform this sad work . Murder is i > v- \ is ou for the benefit of Manchester and Liverpool "
The same paper alao contains the following : — '' The pa » aenger& by the mid-day Bandon coach estpiday were horrified by observing , as they passed , the exposure of a corpso at Priest ' s bridge , near Bal-> rnh : isM >! . In reply to ahurried inquiry . they were told ' iv t'ii > pilice that the disgraceful exhibition was part >» " a series that had continued some days ; that they nnd no funds to provide burial , and that a relative 'ii relatives of the deceased had refused , when offered , 'nm ^ mis ^ ion to tho workhouse " Tin * Cork Constitution givrs the annexed letter : — " Diiomalkaoue , March 23 —At six o ' clock this imriiinir I met a man and woman on the road , each
vith ,-t small coffin in a bug . I then went to Skibbercen . and on the way met a man with a coffin •• vrnpucd in a cloth , nnd laid before him on his horse . i » skihberecn , of course , there were coffins in all lir-etmns , but so common are they now become that duty ate scarcely obserwu . On the road coming ' mine I met a oar with a body on it , covered with a ¦ IttMi t , and no coffin . You might see pieces of coffins y njj in the churchyards here , the bodies havine <> cen torn up and devoured by dogs . The head-con-M lili ! told me that on last Sunday , just before we won * to church , a body waa found half eaten , dragged cross the walk . Tho bodies are hardly buried ¦ tti . li .
"I believe it was on last Sunday week , as we were -ominii out of church , that we saw a woman with her on on her back ; she brought him to be buried with-• Dl a ci ffin , and when that was dono she vent home r minther . Last Sunday we saw her again there ; <* ie h » d just buried her seventh and last . " A mother and two children were buried together i he other day . Tho rest o ? the family a ^ e in fever , vitrtmit any one to go near them . The police dug a tree nit in the churchyard—it will soon be full . They y that at least twelve funerals pass the barrack ver > day—some days thirty—and there are three or mr ways leading to the churchyard without passing i . o barrack . " Feeling seems to have left the people . A man iliedononeof the roads here lately , aud his wife ninnged to procure a coffin ; but a relation of her i wn died in the meantime , and she lent it for his we , md hor husband lay unburicd for a fortnight .
" I might continue to relate such instances , until tomorrow , but 1 must now conclude . "
CLARE . The Clare Journal says that " a tithe of tjj land in that county will not be under tillage , aad > et tV . cre is sufficient seed corn in the country to , till all the land . The labourers have been discharged from the otiblic works , but they have not fousd employment from tho farmers . Such of them as have small nor linns nfland are without seed , and therefore ia the ground undug , as woll as untilletl . " t ^ _ .
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m — The Gkxeral Election . —We believe we may confidently announce , that every effort will be made by tlio government to bring the business of the session of 1 arliament to a speedy termination , with a view to a general election . We hear that it i « considered not unlikely that the prorogation will take place some time in June , and the dissolution will immediately tollow . rhe legislature must , of course , assemble soon after the election has terminated , but it is very doubtful whether any other than tho necessary business , such as the election of a speaker , &c , will ba entered upon . —Manchester Guardian , Wednesday . DbathofLkman Rhdk . —This gentleman , so well known to the public as tho writer of many successful dramatic pieces , and equally admired as a contributor
io ine weeKiy and monthly literature of the dav expired , after a brief illness , on Saturday , at his house 32 , Southampton-street , Strand , 'fhe imnSSKe cause of death was » n attwfcd apoplexy , which struck him on his arrival at home on Thursday even , ing , and after 30 hours' suffering he quittedS "aass ^ i ^ - SwSswstwris £ . ££ f Hw . *»«» ww » Thorn * LemanRede , ferS T 8 - er"aW 7 ' ^ e authw of various worka of hu L ^ iV ^ l * QMlb > . t * w >« ato the extent oUus varied knowledge : endowed with « . n «« i {«; ft « .
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SWANSEA . Boilbr Explosion on Boabd a Stkamer —X dreadful accident , at : ended with loss of life , has occurred on board the Troubadour steamer , which tradfs be tween this port , Bristol , and Liverpool . The vessel had just arrived at the Mumbles , and turned off he steam , when one of tho principal tubes of tho boiitrexpjoded , filling the engine room with scalding steam which rose out of the companion ladder in a < tei . s > cloud , and was seen from the olioro . Two onor fellow *
were bolow at the moment , and their suffering * wen most frightful . One of them rushed out of tho door which communicated with the engine room whore he fell exhausted . The other made for the ladder , with a view of getting on deck , but the scalding stmuii drove him baokwards , and the poor fellow sunk When extricated their appearance was truly appalling —more resembling subjects actually boiled . 'lVy were immediately conveyed to the Infirmary , where one shortly died . The other remains in a dan ^ orou ^ condition .
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tmaui . IIUSH LANDLORDS . —SMITH o ' BBIDN AND HIS TENANTRY . The correspondent of the Morning Advertiser writo from Ca&tlercagh as follows : — Tbu condition of this poor sraull town , standing in tli . centre of a wido district of country , without any othn towns , may be judged of from a resolution of the Boaro of guardians just now passed , sna wnteu , so far us i know , haB not jet found its way into any newspaper : " Resolved , that we do not deem it necessary to us coffins for the paupers who ars burled at the buck of U > . workhouse , as the expenses of them averages nearly £ 18 per week , which would support about ISO paup . rs . 3 u we order twelve coffins to be always kept on hand Ui give to thoso wbo come to claim their dead friends , u » decency forbids the carrying away of dead bodies through the country without coffins , "
The price of tbe coffins is about 5 s . each . From tli . peculiar veneration paid tothe dead by the Irish , »«»• particularly tho Catholics , this resolution of tho guardians ib exciting the most alarming discontent . It it well ; to observe , however , that the guardians are , in most part , Catholics themselves . To save their pocketand property from heavy rates , seems to be an instinct equally strong with their Catholicism . Thechairman of the Guardians is the O'Connor Don , M . P ., and a Lord of the Treasury ; the vice-chairman is Nicholas IJalfe , Esq ., a crazing farmer of great extent , holding several thousands of the best land of tho union in his hnnus for grazing , employing not more than one person to each 200 acres , at eight-pence per day . The rentoftbc Roscommon grazing farms runs from £ 1 to £ 2 p « acre , occasionally to £ 3 ; bwt 80 s tnaj bo taken as an average .
Mr DominlcU , corn agent te Lord da Frcjnc , is a guardian ; the agent of Lord Mouutstittdford is swotnvr . The O'Connor Don , it is believed , does not know of this resolution to bury tho paupers without coffins , as ho Is engaged in London in Parliamentary business . But all the landlords in tho union are parties to It by thtmselveg or their agenU . They resisted the Introduction of the Poor LftTf lor ftpwiQi of 4 jw » 4 wuhvere at last com ,
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ALARMING AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRES ? On Monday morning , between the hours of fiT 0 and six , considerable alarm wa » created in Wellinaton-street North , Strand , by the sudden outbreak of another fire , the tliird since November , 1845 , upon the premises belonging to Mr J . Pitt , hatter and tobacconist , carrying on business at No . 10 in the above-named thoroughfare . An instant alarm was raised , aud plenty of water being immediately pro . cured , the police and the inhabitants got the flames extinguished , not , however , until the whole of the stock of hats was damaged by fire and smoke , and the partition , the floorirg , and fixtures on one sido of the shop partially burned . —About half-oast one ., T ^^^^^ """**^~~ M ""^"""^^ S ! S ! Sg * ' ^ --
o clock the same morning , a fire , which , had it not heen so opportunely discovered , would have been at . tended with vory diaa ^ troua consequences , broke out upon the premises known as the Temperance Hall , in Milton-street , Cripplegate . It was caused from tho overheat of tho copper flue , which set the bond J ' nrl" back kitclie " i » flaraes ' The firen" > n from Whitecross-street station succeeded in getting theiH-c extinguished , beforeany consiJemble damage was d » ne . —About half an hour later , a fire was diseovered burnin g on the premises situate at 52 , Rosomon-atreet . Clerkenwell , in the occupation of Mr J . V . Oolo , butcher . The engines attended very early , but owing to tho exertions of the inmates and police , the flames
were soon subdued , but not before considerable dnmoge was done . -Between twelve and one o .-lock , a fire , nearly attended with fatal congequences , broke out at 42 . Chapel-street , Islington , in the occupancy of Mr J . Cresswell , ijeneral dealer , rhe flames originated from some unknown cause in the back parlour , and were first discovered by the proprietor , who hearing a strange noise in the lower part of the hotiseat the moment he was going to bed wentto ascertain the cause , when to his astonish , ment he foand flames ascending the staircase with such violence that the inmates , in order to effect a safe retreat , were obliged to get out of the several windows . There being an abundant supply of water obtained from the mains of the New RWer Oomnrmv
the firemen worked incessantly until a little after oneoclock . when they got the flames extinguished . By that period the fire had either burnt or damaged the whole of the stock-in-trade , furniture , &c ., in the lower portion of the house . On Sunday morning , a very serious fire broke out in tho extensive range of premises belonging to Mr Simpson , bread and biscuit baker , situate at the corner of Old Bond-street and Piccadilly . The flames were first discovered by one of the passera-by at a few minutes before eicht o ' clock , at which time they had obtained a firm hold of the lower portion of the house The inmates , consistine of several persons , were immediately apprised of the great danger to which they were exposed , but such a powerful ascendancv tad r « i ? M ° ^ ained that it "as with the utmost difficulty the residentg could effect a safe retreat as it was , two of the journeymen were olilimdtA
maKe a precipitate retreat from their beds with nothing on more than their night clothes . The fireplugs in the district yielded an abundant supply of water , from which the engines were worked , and copious streams of tho antagonistic element were scattered over the flames , notwithstanding they con . tinned to progress most fearfully , enteringevery room in the capacious building , and eventually thev pene . tratedtne roof and communicated to the adjoining house in the occupation of Mr Alabaster , No . 58 ? Piccadilly To this propert y the firemen directed their exrtions , and they happily succeeded in stopping the further progress of the firo in that direction i he damage done , however , to Mr Alabaster ' s premises by lire and water is very extensive . The fire was safoly extinguished by ten o ' clock , but not until the whole of Mr Simpson ' s stock in trade was consumed his furnitnreand other effects partially destroyed , and the building severely iniured hv Bra .
Unfortunately the occupier was uninsured . The hniwe numbered 45 . Old Bond-street . in the tenure of Messrs Judd and Son , is likewise damaged by water , but , fortunately , the parties were insured . A few minutes before the discovery was made , when ono of the workmen passed through the shop , the place appeared perfectly safe and free from fire . Shortly after three o ' clock on Monday morning one of the most extensive wa terside fires , since the conflagration at Topping ' s-wharf , broke out upon the premises known as the Kent and Sus-ex-wharf on the Southwark side of London-bridge . theDroner £ v nf
mr Alderman Hurophery . The fire made itsap . pearancein the first instance in the front facing the water s edge , through the windows in wh ^ h the policeman on duty upon the bridge observed a stron * glare of light . He had scarcely made this discovery before a . hugei body of flame burst from the lower part of the wharf and in a few moments the fire rushed upward with fearful violence . Information was instantly despatch' d to the several engine stations , the police stationed in Montague-place exerting themselves most judiciously in prcventine any persons from forcing in the doors before the arrival ot the engines . At the time of the arrival of the earliest engines , owing to the inauspicious state o £ the weather , and the hour at which the outbreak occurred , but two or three persons had assembled and considerable difficulty was experienced in ob .
taming assistance . And indeed this difficulty continued for some time , a sufficiency of hands not being found until the several policemen scoured the neighbourint ; beats , and knocked up parties known bv them u belong to the labouring population . Upwards of half an hour elapsed , however , before a sufficiency of men could be obtained , during which time the flames were progressing with a rapidity truly tnghtful . As soon as was possible the engines on shore were got into full play , two of them bein * stationed on London-brid ge , the h . 'Be brine led over the Hibernia wharf while vast todies of water were poured upon the fire from engines stationed in Montague close , and the floating engine moored immediately m front of the wharf . For some time but little impresson was made upon the fire but by a judicious management the flames were confined to the whart , and the adjoining property and nnrtv . walla
were kept as cool as possible . Upon inspecting the wallsat thuoriw , it was found thatthereis , between the Kent and Sussex and Hibernia wharfs , a passage or waterway , about six feet in width , and that tie 9 ii wa are of creat tl"cknos 8 , while the partywall on the west side is also an excellent one . The tire , consequently , was kept within the area of the wharf hi which it originated , which , on account of the great quantity of combustible materials with which it was stored , and the timber used in its construction , it was found almost impossible to save . By six clock however
o , , the flumes were got under , and by seven nothing could be seen of the fire except the smouldering embers , and the bodies of steam which arose trora them . The supposition is that the disaster arose from the spontaneous combustion of some of the goods contained in the warehouses . It is impossible to estimate the precise loss , as very little of the property belonged to Alderman iWaherv ; it was consigned to various houses in town and country . ihe most valuable portion of the stock consisted of gram and hops .
Subsequentl y an inquiry was entered into , before tbe city coroner , at the Bridge House Hotel . Several witnesses were examined , whose opinions were of a conflicting nature , and the jury returned the following verdict :-. ,, " That l bere is not sufficient evidence to enable them ( the jurors ) to decide how the fire originated bu ,, in their opinion , there is every probability that it arose frora the spontaneous eorabuation of some oalos of waste or shoddy . "
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•• — Ftuk At MAnsisiLiKs . —An alarming fire broke out in this city , at about midnight , on the 80 th to 31 st "It . One peraon was burnt to death , an old lady , afced fifty-eight . Several persona were more or less seriously injured in , their endeavours to escape . The loss of property jg estimated ot from 250 , 000 f « to iBQQ . QQOC .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 10, 1847, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1413/page/6/
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