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CRIMES A 3 O OFFENCES . Daring Highway Bobbeby at Hav . irikg . —On Sitnrday night last ; as Mr . Arnold , Jan ., of the Parsonage Jam , Havering , was on iis return home from London , when near home , as he was passing the first bridge near Cheese-Cross Fann , two men came op , and catching him under the chin , " garrotted" him , and iben violentlj threw him down backwards . Another of the gang then fell on him , and , after knocking him abont with a bludgeon till he was sense ! less , cat off his breeches pockets in which ware two sovejftigns and two pivuvda \ n attafer , and some other articles which they took away and raade off dowa a lane . Mr ! Arnold , before the third man knocked h < n down , fought desperately with tbe two men who ea ? rotte 1 him . CRIMES AN . } OFFENCES .
ATTEMPTED MUBDBR OF A WOM . N BY HER HtJS-3 AXD . —BiBMis GHAS , Monday . —Last evening , about six o ' clock . a man named John Mitchel , a joiner , lwin » at Win sor-green , near tbe new gaol , in this borough , shot his wife He had been drinking m a nei ghbouring publie-honse , and left to go home . Mitc-. el had not been away many minutes when the report of a gun was beard , and he presently returned to the pubhchouse , saying , « I have done it . " On inquiry , it was ascertained that some dispute arose be . twejn himself and his wife , whereupon he took up a loaded gun ana shot her on one side « f the head and face . Surgical asastance was speedil y obtained , and the husband , Who gave himself op to the poliie , was conveyed to the Sandpit-station . The woman , who 13 said to have been of intemperate habits , is dreadfully injured , and little nopeis entertained of her recovery .
Infanticide ix Islington—As a men « as crossing a field near Barnsbury Park , Islmgion , he found the boa * of an infant l ying in a duch . Dr . Adaras , who fxamintd the tody , declared that notwit stanling iis decomposed stale , lie was enabled to slate that deceased was born alive , and that , if not from violence , at least its death v as caused b y neglect . Sbspbcted TtfuaDEB . a ? a . T $ ew-b- > rs Cmtn . —At an early hour on Moaday morning , a remarkably fine-grown male Child was found ly ing at the bottom of tbe Mill-pond-brid ge . KineEltcg . Battersea .: in letting off the water , a bundle was discovered containing tbe body of the child , and a heavy piece of iron , which had heen placed b y the inhuman person to kee j the body from discovery .
Atj-emptbd Murder by Poison at Newcastle . —On Honday morning Henry Williamson , a brushmaker , was orougbt np at the Bonugh Police . Co wt , Newcas tle-npon-Tyne , bsfore the sitting magistrate ( John Bulman , E-q ., ) on tbe charge of adra nistering ^ ppiVon to his wife , with intent to murder her . From the evidence that was given it appears that the prisoner has been separated from his wife for a considerable time , and had been twice bound over to keep the peace towards her , tbe second term not having Jet expired . On Saturday morning he went to her lod gings in Peppercorn-chare , and induced her to accompany him to the Grey Horse Jnu , where they had a gill of ale between them . In the afternoon he went to her again , and after drinking together and partaking of food , t le woman became unwell . Whan sbe complained of being ill , her husband pulled from his pocket a small bottle , and saia , "I have got something here that will cnreyour stomach . " She
replied , * S \ I will take nothin g out ofabottle from yon : ' - ' Upon whjch he said , "I will not give you anything that would injure you . " She then tasted the liqnor , but finding it very disagreeable , refused to take any more . Herhushand then said , "If you are afraid , I will take some myself . " The woman , after a little hesitation , tasted again , ana was then abont to throw the bottle away , but her husband seized it out of her hand , and ran off . A friend of the woman ' s , who was lying in the room upon a sofa at the time , immediatel y suspected that poison bad been adainistered , and sent for a surgeon . On Mr . Rayne ' s arrival he found tbe woman vomiting , and atone perceived , from the odour , that she had taken laudanum . It was with the greatest diffioolty that he conld keep her awake for Beveral honrs , and if the most energetic means had not been promptly resorted to she mast have died . The prisoner was apprehended by police-officer Crai gie on the following morning .
Suspected TsFAsncrDE . —On Saturday morning last a nan , named Stephen Cole , in the employ of Mr . Heath , cowk * eper , Ebnry-streat , Phdico , found tba body of a remarkably fine female infant , carelessly wrapped ap in two pieces of dirty eld brown paper , in one corner of the yard . This was abont five o ' clock , and as it appeared to have not teen long left there , Cole immediately Communicated with the police at Cottage-road station , where it was taksn possession of and sent to" Mount-street workhouse .
Mysterious Tragedy . —The head of a woman , supposed to be from forty to fifty years ef age , was on Saturday taken from tie Giant ' s-basin of the river Irwell , Cornnr o * :, Manchester , under circumstances which lead to a suspicion of murder . The head had been severed from the trunk by means of some sharp instrument , nearly the whole of the hair removed , and then thrust into a reticule Dsaket , and covered over with a piece of cotton print . There ia a deep incision over one eye , but no fractures or braises about the skull .
Extensive Embezzlement . —On Monday information wat received that Wr . George Frederick Foden , the wellknown coal agent of Lancaster , had gone off , taking with him £ 500 in cash , the money of the Earl of Crawford and Baicarres . At the instance of the noble ear ! , a warrant for iis apprehension has been placed in the hands of Superintendent Wright . It is thought he will try to emigrate to ¦ Au stralia or America . KoBBEEY of 31 , 600 ,-On Monday information was received at the chief police station , Scotland-yard , that the confidential valet of Colonel Howard had absconded , steal-Mg upwards of £ 1 , 600 from the colonel ' s residence at -Brighton , chiefly in Bank of England notes . Immediatel y on receipt of tbe intelligence the principal officers of the detective police commenced operations for the capture of the delinquent .
Attempted Murder ijj Cambebweix . — On Taesday evening last , about nine o ' clock , a most furious and murderous attack was perpetrated in South-street , Camberwell , which will probably sacrifice the life of the victim . At the time in qnegtion an elderly man , named Walter Phmn , a waiter at the Gardeners' Arms , was passing along Soutb-Btreet , whenhe was met by a man , named John Biakesley , wlio suddenly , toakingnse of an oath , seized Phinnby the throat , and said , " I have been looking for you for these last seven years . " He then struck him a violent blow in wie face , which raptured the cartilage of the nose , and brought Phlnn to tbe ground . He was then violently kicked By his assailant ( who wore a pair of thick nailed shoes ) , bv
waich several nbs were fractured . Phinn then rose to hia l et \ 2- again knoclced down , and ferociously kicked aoout his head and face , casing such dreadful contusions around his eyes as temporarily ( and it is feared permanently ) w deprive him . of sight . The scalp of the head was dreadfully lacerated , and the skull severely fractured . S everal of the teeth were knocked outr bbtlf jawbones fractured , and wious other injuries inflicted , bo that the poor man was necessanly removed te Guy ' s Hospital , where he remains with very slight hopes of recovery . Prior to his being taken to such institution , he was attended and examined by Mr . John Swan Hwer , surgeon to fc ' ie P division of police , who de-« 5 , 10 OS 1 U a Slale of very great danger . His life would doubtless have been sacrificed but for the timely asastance of Sergeant Godfrey , 17 P and police constable Jttichael Dsvyer , 135 P , who came up during the affrav . and
by teSin ^ BiakesIey into custod y , prevented his inflicting farther lBjnry . The reason alleged for this violent and murderous attack 13 , that an improper intimacy had existed between Phinn and the wife ofBlakeslev . Phinn , however , declares that both Biakesley and his wife were perfect strangers ( o him , and the wife also confirms this statement , and adds , that her husband ' s brutality and violence have caused her no less than three miscarriage ? . Darisg Burglary at an Both ,. —On Wednesday information was received at the metropolitan police stations of a daring burglary having taken place at the Clarendon Hotel , Clarendon-road , Noiting-hill . It appears that on Tuesday night last , abont twelve o cloek , the thieves obtained an entrance to the above house by cutting away a portion of the sash of the back parlour window , and s ' uc-. ceeaed in carrying off a cheque for £ 150 on the Commercial Bank , another cheque for * 40 on the same bank . £ lfi it
in silver , and 31 d . in copper . The depredators also abstracted a quantity of silver money , belonging to one of the servants .
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The Mageeuh Pirates . —Great excitement prevailed at fhSSSSm ? £ n ? e < ln ? n 6 e ° * the arrival of the Tarago S ? SSSSAS * ^ roi 9 b { , 7 the revolutionists of mLt ^ T laaSt ? - They all landed on the 24 th . Camfoaso , the . murderous leader , being heavily ironed was XSl ^ WW ° * k but s ^ SmS 2 amused himself by twisting hia moustache audnoddneto fH i MTK CqnalntaD ft W ^ 6 Crowd - There » MO £ ^ , 1 ^ of whom were tok en by the Tirago from ou board the Eliza Cornish , in the Straita , the balance having been Brought from Chiloe , where they had been taken to while on board the Florida a counter revolution on board ' having mastered Cambiaso and his men , and delivered the vessel ¦ up to the legitimate authorities . Captain Talbot , of the Eliza Cornish . Mr . Cornish , passenger , and son nf iha **< .
, sel ' s owner Mr . Shaw , owner of the Florida , and eight others ( including one woman } , were all sliot in cool bleod without any apparent cause , bat just to satisf y Cambiaso ' s craving for blood . As Boon as the news reached Val paraiso of the massacre on board these vessels , a despatch was sent » Commodore M'Cauley , at Callao , then on his way to « nuna wno immediately returned to the former port with tne United States frigate Karitan . These vessels had been MnE * 4 ? . ! * conwy the rebel tro ° P 3 from Valparaiso to ¦ Monte Video , men the Virago passed tlroueh the Straits on Her way from England to ihs Pacific , Cambiaso formed « nl £ " . r " ? ter , by inviting tbe officers to a banquet l » Uo ^ ' ^ - ^"" e * 0611 1 poisoned drinks , and sending - * . ! . * _ . P OVlSlonS Onboard Fnvtnnntolv the nnnthooan
* oboanSS % tolli \ lloII ? aad credit , positively refused teinH shoT A ^ iDfainon 3 afiWir , and the threat of Cambiaso knd ^ !! - - did not shake him . Ere this , toeris . nanions have probably received their
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u ^? KniBD bt a Bow . —On Saturday evening Mrs . - Mirtha Kendar , aged forty-four , the wife of Mr . Aendar . p iaBoforte-tuner , Richmond , expired in St . George ' s aospiia ' , from ifce effects of injuries received by a ferocious bollock , the property of Mr . Hitchcock , butcher , Richmond . From what cm be ascertained , it appears that Mrs . Kendar was massing down the street when the animal , which happened to he loose in a yard , suddenly rushed out into the toad , and knocking deceased down , trampled on her so savagely that , when taken up she was obliged to be conveyed to the hospital , where every means possible were resorted to for the purpose of saving her life , but without avail , as she died on ( he 16 th inst .
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Mysteriotjs Affair . —At half-past { our o ' clock , on Monday morning , a man named Butter , o bargeman , livin ? at Tivoli Gardens , discovered the body of a very respectablydressed woman , lying on the shore off Turner ' s timber-yard , near Battersea-brid ge . The deceased is between forty-five and fifty years of age , and five feet hig h , has fair complexio ^ baz ^ l pyes , very Urge features , rather masculine , and was dressed in a black stuff visite , frown Coburg gown , black 8 ilk petticoat , hut had no stays , stocking ? , shoes , cap , or bonnet on . The body was subsequent } identified as that of a lady who was staying at Mr . Gosling ' s , the Swan Inn , Battersea ; thaf , having retired to rest at ten o ' clock on Sunday nig't , nothing was seen of her after that time , but there is no doubt that after all the household had gone to bed . Bhe descended frnm her sleeping apartment , opened the hack door , and walked through the tea-gardens , down the wooden steps , into the Thames .
FfiiGHTFCL Accident . —A frig htful accident occurred at Ravenstnnpdale corn-mill , a few days ago . Young Mr . Anthony Dawson , a noted wrestler , was left alone by his father at half-pa ^ nine o ' clock in the morning . While in the act of placing the belt upon one of the wheels to set more machinery to work , he was caught by the axle , wound up by his clothes , and crushed in the most shocking manner . Some idea may be formed of the sufferings of the tmfortu "at- man , and the awful pressure upon him , when we state tha his body thin entangled , stopped all the power and machinrry of the mill , and that he was held in that painful po . Uion upwardi of four hours . The accident was not dis . civ * red till ei ght o clock , when the sufferer was released . Twi surgeons were immediately in attendance , but could rende- him no assistance , and he only lingered until one o ' clock . He was quite sensible all the time , and gave a full ace -lint of the accident .
Death by Drowning . —On Friday evening last a painful excitement was Created at Oxf > rd by tbe announcement that two younjj men , named Arthur Moysey , shopman to Mr . Eians . and George Pent , shopman to Mr . Oliver , linendrap « rs , of this city , had been drowned in Sandford Lock , by the sinking of a boat in which they , with three other companions , had been to Nuneham . By the timely assistance which was afforded by several persons near the spot at the time of the accident three of the party were rescued from their perilous situation ; hut the two above-named young men perished , notwithstanding every effort was used ' o effect resuscitation by Mr . Ley , resident surgeon at the L ' mlemore Asylum , and his assistant , Mr . Hicks . Perrott , who was twenty years of age , helonged to this city , and his father , wbo wa « servant at Trinity College , died about Christmas last . Moysey wa 3 twenty-three years old , and was the boh of a fatrnPT livin ? in Devonshire .
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FIRES AiSJD LOSS OF LIFE . ExiBSsrvB FmB in Piccadilly .. —On Sunday morning , at a few minutes before one o ' clock , a fire , involving the destruction of at least two thousand pounds' worth of property , broke out in the extensive premises belonging to Mr . J . Hill , camp equipage and wholesale trunk-manufacturer , situate at No . 212 , Piccadilly . The flames ori ginated from some unknown cause in the manufactory , behind the dwelling-bouse , and owing to the large quantity of stock in the place , the fire extended with more than usual rapidity ; so that in the course of a very brief period the flames shot through the different windows and also from tbe roof , to the danger of destroying every building near . After the arrival of the engines the firemen were obliged for some minutes to leave the main body of fire , whilst they beat down tbe flames raging in the surrounding houses . The latter having be » n accomplished , the whole force was then bronghfc to bear upon the factory , and after some hours ' hard working , the flames were eventually extinguished .
DESIBUCTION OF THE RAINBOW TAVERN , Ratcliffb . —On Monday morning , about one o ' clock , the inhabitants of Qae ^ . n-street , Rntcliff , were painfully excited , in consequence of the sudden outbreak of a fearful fire in the premises occupied by Mr . W . Werneking , licensed victualler , and proprietor of the Rainbow Tavern , situate at No , 4 , in the before-mentioned street , which was attended with serious effects to one of the inmates , and almost fatal results to several other persons . Shortly after the dis . covery of the fire , the spirit vats had burst by the action of the flames , and on the liquors becoming ignited , the fire rushed up the staircase with such impetuositv as to cut off all means of escape by the regular way . The several residents © f the house on attempting to gain the street by the staircase were driven back again to the rooms by the
flames , and there being no way of escape left than the upper windows , the poor creatures made their appearance at them , and in a half-frantic manner bewailed their impending fate . Mr . Werneking having fortunately , succeeded in gaining the street in safety , he obtained the assistance of an old ladder , and having placed it against one of the windows , he was in the act of leading hia wife down when one of the rounds gave way and she was thrown upon her face . Fortunately , she was not very seriously injured . The servant girl , however , who was in the second floor back , on finding the fire approaching her room , in order to avoid being bnrnt to death , jumped out of window , and fell with a fearful crash on the ground . The poor creature was picked up , and wag found to be so seriously injured that she was forthwith obliged to be removed to tbe
hospital , where she at present remains in a siate of great suffering . A man and a boy were also obliged to make a precipitate retreat from the first floor , and the lodgers were driven to similar expedients . Fortunately , however , no one was burned to death , although they had such narrow escapes . The firemen were setting their engines to work , when all of a sudden , as if by magic , the whole building fell-to the ground . The action of the flames had been so severe on the uprights of the building , that when they became consumed the whole structure foil , when the fire communicated with the premises belonging to Mr . E . Standish . Ho . 5 , next door . The destruction of the lastnamed building appeared inevitable , when the Brigade , who were aided by abont fifty hired assistants , worked the engines with full vigour , and they at length succeeded in
getting the flames extinguished . The origin of the misfortune is enveloped in obscurity . Skves Childrbs Destroyed bt Firb . —The latter end of last week a most appalling occurrence took place at the village of Ren ton , sixteen miles from Glasgow , by which the lives of seven children were destroyed and two dwelling-houses consumed by fire . The scene of the calamity was iu Main-street , and consisted of two and one-story buildings , the one in the rear of the other , and occupied by John Drain , labourer ; James Loy , labourer ; Donald Sinclair , of Narryman ; John Stewart , labourer ; and two other families , all of whom have irreparably suffered from the dire catastrophe . In appears ' that on the evenine in
question , between six and seven o ' clock , a dense volume of smoke was seen issuing from the window of an attic in the front house occupied by Loy , in which his two sons and five other children bad been amusing themselves in the afternoon during his absence at work at Dumbarton . It was at first conjectured that it was the chimney only which had taken fire , but the flames spread with such fearful rapidity that , in a few minutes the roof was inflames , and the fire had taken effect upon the thatch of the adjoining dwelling-house in the back land . Although efforts were made to get into the house and arrest the progress of the flames , there is every reason to believe that the villagers were i gnorant that seven children were being burned todeath in one of the anartments . for nn Afctamnf-.
seems really to have been made to rescue them fromtfe * flames . The flames continued their work of destruction until both houses were consumed , but in tbe meantime the children were missed , and the wretched parents with their neighbours could only regard the progress of the devouring element in helpless agony As soon as poasible , however , the people set to work , and they succeeded at an early hour the following morning in extricating the bodies from tbe smouldering ruins , but so much charred and disfigured as not to be recognisable even b y their own parents , with the exception of the brothers Long , who had evidently perished in each other ' s arms and who were distinguiabable by their respective sizes . Th 6 following are the names and ages of the deceased J-Michael Loy , twelve ; James Long , four ; Hugh Sinclair , six ; Samuel Wilson , six ; Elizabeth Sharp , five ; James Stewart , four ; and James Paul four years of age . It is not known how the fire oririnatprf
uesiruchosof xhb Forest of Dban BASK . -The banking house of Messrs J . W . and B . Hall , known asthe SfSlSfii V . been * tterly destroyed , besides the adjoining houses being severel y damaged . The fire was first discovered about four o ' clock in the morning the SS ? «~» -si . ^ i ^ ft ^ JSMWiMi fi exception of one of the female domestics , a girl between ^ rMrtsarfiR ^ S
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arriSiM , i BC nil ! s T ^ K » ° ™«™»« arriven ac tnis port . On Monday there were over 9 ftno men are mostly natives of AUtonandnSv ? a a i ^ wftsSSK gold mines of Bathur 8 t , in Australia . ° the ^ eminent
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SmciDEfAT a Com ? EE . BotJSE . —On Taesday , Mr . W . Baker held an inquest at the . Georne , Tavern , Old-street , St . Luke ' s , on the bodyof Richard Cartwright , aged forty , two years , who committed suicide under the following circumstances . Alfred Robinson , proprietor of the Star Coffee-house , 99 , Old-street , stated that the deceased on Sa'urday night last , shortly after nine o ' clock , entered the CQlee . ro trtn , and engaged a bed , which deceased paid for , at the 6 ame time requesting to be shown to his sleeping apartment immediately . Witness lig hted the deceased upstairs to a room on the second floor , and beard no more of him until the following morning , when witness knocked a ' tKe bedroom door , at which the deceased replied , " Yesi
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yes , I am coming down . " Shortly a fterwards , a heavy fall was heard , but witness did not go up again until eleven o ' clock , when be discovered the deceased lying on the floor in a pool of blood , with a severe wound in the neck , and by his side was an open razor . 'Witness raised an alarm , and sw to the station house for tbe police , but deceased wa 3 dead when first discovered . Inspector Gibbs , of tbe G division , produced a pocket-book found on the deceased , in which was written in ' pencil , " A distracted mind has driven me to tbis . " The officer , on searching the room , found under the bedstead the remains pf a letter , which had been torn up , and when tbe several pieces were joined together , the following were tbe contents , being directed to Mr , Samuel Cartwri ght , Golden-square , Hampstead : — " Dear Sam , —I have had a few shillings from you , and the things
I have left I hope you will pay yourself out of them . Take the clothes I have on rae and the things I left at the house where I once lived , for I am an outcast on the face of the earth , deserted by . those I loved . I hope God will forgive them and me . Let me be buried by the side of my poor mother if possible , but I do not wish ray wife to come to ray funeral , jf I have one . God bless you all . ( Signed ) Richard Cartwright . '—Samuel Cartwright , the brother , said the deceased had formerly been a butler in a gentleman ' s family at Hampstead , but had been out of a situation four months . Deceased had also been separated from his wife through distress , and had left three children . Latterly the deceased had been very low and dejected , owing to his difficulties and altered position . The coroner having remarked on the case , the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity . "
Determined Suicide in Somers Town . —On Saturday forenoon , a married woman , named Loader , living at 6 , Bridgewater-street , Somers Town , whose husband is the occupier of the house , committed suicide under the following distressing circumstances . The inhabitants were alarmed , in consequence , of hearing the screams of the children , who rushed into the Btreet sn a frantic state , and who were exclaiming that their mother had thrown herself into the water butt . Mr . Clark , boot and shoe maker , residing in the same street , went into the house , and seizad hold of the legs of the unfortunate woman , which were projecting from the butt , but she kicked so violently , that she released herself from him , and dropped into the butt . Three other neighbours followed , with whose assistance she
was got out . Messrs . Davis , Fraser , and Bagley , surgeons , promptly arrived , and an abundance of warm water was supplied by Mr . Jackson , licensed victualler , and landlord of the Eastnor Castle , adjoining , upon which she was put in a hot bath . Other remedies to restore animation were resorted to , but without effect . Deceased had been attacked for some day 9 past with a brain fever , and the previous day , tue medical gentleman attending her , directed she shoul d be watched , as she showed symptoms of an aberration of intellect . This was done ; but , unfortunatel y , during the absence of a minute of the female with her , she Ifift her bed , and committed the act which led to her death . She has left eight children .
Determined Attempted Suicidb . — On Wednesday morning a woman , named Catherine Brooks , aged twentyfour years , who resided at No . 6 , Castle-lane , Westminster , attempted to destroy herself by swallowing oxalic aoid , which she purchased at a druggist ' s shop , in the vicinity , lolice constable B 2 U , discovered the unfortunate woman lying on the pavement in a state of insensibility , and conveyed her to Adelaide Ward , Westminster Hospital—when a razor was found concealed in her bosom . Fortunately the rash act was discovered in time to prevent fatal consequences , when Dr . Barlow 3 nd Mr . Halford being sent for , applied the stomach pump with such success that the unhappy woman is now placed out of the reach Of danger , Her husband being out of employment for some time , and ii pecuniary difficulties , prompted her to commit the rash act .
Determined Soioiob op a Femaib in a Police Cell . —On Tuesday , at the Marlborough-street Police Offioe Mary Ann Hill , aged fifty-two , a poorly-dressed needlewoman , living in Little Wyld-street , Drury-lane , was brought before Mr . Hard wick , charged with stealing a jug and two basons from the outside of a china-shop , No . 36 , Prince ' sstreet , Leicester-square . Having admitted the truth of the charge , she was removed to the ordinary cell for commitments . The gaoler , Welsh , inquired if he should send and acquaint her friends with her situation ? The prisoner said she had a husband who was ignorant ef what had occurred . ; he was out of work , and she had no money to pay a messenger to aend to him . Welsh replied he would provide a messenger and pay him himself , taking the chance
oi tne nusoana repaying him . Welsh then left the cell , leamg the prisoner quite tranquil . The prison van in a few minutes came to the court , and the gaoler went to the magistrate ' s clerk , Mr . Bishop , for the commitments . The time required for this was Very short , and there could not have elapsed more than fifteen minutes since he left the prisoner in the cell . " > Ongoing down to tho cell , he remarked that round the grating in the door which admitted light and air , a portion of a dress was placed . Ho opened the door of the cell , and finding an obstruction , he put his head in , and on seeing the prisoner hanging , he called out to the assistant constable to come , Without a
moment s delay , or waiting to force open the door , the gaoler with his knife cut the noose , and the prisoner fell lifeless on the floor of the cell . Medical assistance was sent for , which nlmost immediately arrived , but when the prisoner was inspected , she was pronounced quite dead . The prisoner , it appeared , had knotted tightly a black silk handkerchief , and had . contrived to fasten it to the only part of the cell whioh admitted of such an act . She had placed this knotted handkerchief round her neck and then deliberately strangled herself . To effect her purpose she was obli ged to adopt a kneeling position . The doctor , on seeing the knots and their pressure on the throat , said death must have ensued in about five minutes .
Melancholy Sodden Dsaih in a Sukoert . —On Tuesday April 20 th , Mr . Brent ( Mr . Wakley , the coroner ' s , newlyJ appointed deputy ) , held an inquest at the Fitzroy Arms Clipatone-street , Fitzroy-square , on the body of Francis Thomas Langley , aged thirty-two , whose death ooourred under the following melanoholy circumstances : —It appeared that the deceased , who was a bedstead maker resided at U , Cleveland-street , New-road , from whence on Sunday last , he buried his wife , who had died from cancer in the breast . After the funeral , he returned , with the rest of the mourners , to his mother ' s , who lives in the same neighbourhood , and where he appeared in good health but depressed m spirits . Abou nine o ' clock at night , his sisterin-law , leaving to go home , he went with her to see her into an omnibus , but had onl y proceeded a ahort distance when he was seized with a fit of coughing , and vomited oiooo
. ue was conducted to the surgery of Mr Currie Horfolk-street , Middlesex Hospital , where ? from theT gS ^ Lf hoem t ° " se . it , was found impossible to ad-S Al ything , t him « and J » Wwlth difficulty gasped out the words of « wishing to see his mother once more as it was , all over with him , " he expired . On a Pon mortem . examination taking place , the cause of death was found to be a rupture of the pulmonary artery in the chest . Verdict , " Natural Death . " y Mtsierious pwrn-An inquiry , which lasted three BKnfa a T taken iu T i , Mrt W - Cavter ' the CMOner ' *» e Britannia Tavern , Mitoham-green , as to the death of Patrick Roche , aged forty-Beyen an itinerant glass mender , who came to his death m the following extraordinary manner - He had been staying about Carshalton and Mitcham fthnnt
a montu since for the purposes of his business , and on Mon-SLf » f i !^ was jate at the G ° . atat the former placo , where he had engaged a bed . He got to the common , and I tM « T / - '"/ , ce d himself under "the big tree , " as L I ? lM $ ? afterwardi » went by the blue houses ! as was supposed , to go to bis bed . Nothing more was seen or heard of him until last Thursday , and £ > one could account for his extraordinary disappearance . There is an ? aw ^ - l 0 ntbe J " r Mltoham ^ ommoB , and although tt is withm a yard , there are no gates to keep the publicfrom itsdangerous precincts . The man had noSoubC Si fo-the purpoae of sleeping , and had sat down on the edce of the well , whioh is but a few feet high . OnThnndSr some one we nt to the place for wa ter , an d t cccurr ^ te
. ion « fT 0 A , i > % l - the b 0 tt 0 m ' and she gaveinfornTa tion of herbehef . The circumstance caused a great deal iZZV ffl f th 8 time L almost adisbSofber story ; butthe drags wereobtained , and thebodvof Roohe was brought up from the bottom of the well . ThejuS ittniheiiunuBg up of the coroner , could not deoide as to whether it was his own act or that of any other person : and Sn , ? ^ / TOrdi 0 , , iP ^« y ~ " That Patrick Roohe KS ^ K ^ ' ^^*™* ™ they had
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FwaHwra Contest betwbbn Two Maniacs —The wife pi a workman and her son , living in the village of Laieny auS ™ tV ! 80 rae time been labouring under ment / l JeWes whiW l , neVert i leleS 8 ' , ? n ^ , ^ ^ em to themp artment i fl ™ " ^ *^ " ? I ^ another delllJj A . fewnightsagothe inhabitants of the village E In ° r h 0 U 8 e ' '"" h taitrftto whole of tge hS' £ a S " ? ° i Dg 8 Omeof thera wenfc Awards tho sovthe « i S ? to ? 1 d the two Iuna . tics - ar < "ed , one with a ISI t-fc . wit ^ axe » ^ 1 " ^ with extraordinary S - r ? ak ^ tbe door ' y had al « ady destroved Som -f 6 off «™ t « e , and , from deep gashes on their ffi « was evident they had attacked each other They were covered with blood , and uttered fearful « £ fc . !!?? . 119 . « gnt to enter the houB 6 . but L £
th 2 ? II " ? wea Pons , and made dreadful threats an aeWea tobo bonnd and carried away . 7 tbm "
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NAVAL AND MILITARY NEWS . Orders have been received at Devonport countermanding those previously given , for the preparation of tbe Dauntless , Steam Ship , Captain H&lstead , for the conveyance of Sir Charles Hotham and suite to the Brazils . Unfortunatel y tbis order was not received until the whole of the fitments were completed , the men of the dockyard having been engaged in the work for the previous fortnight , and the officers and crew of the ship had laid in tbe necessary stock and equipments for foreign service . Upon them the change in the destination of the ship is felt to be a great hardship , and has created much dissatisfaction . The Vixen steam sloop is to proceed to the Brazils in the place of the Dauntless .
The wind , which Las so long prevailed from the E S E on Saturday veered to the southward and westward for a few hours , during which upwards of 100 sail of merchant vessels left Plymouth Sound for the eastern porti . The Herald , Captain Denham , fitting at Chatham fer a survey of the islands of the Pacific , is very nearly ready to leave the Thames , and will finally sail for her destination early next month . She takes out , as interpreter , Sinee Peah , a native of one of the Pacific islands , who came to
this country two years ago , and who is an intelligent young man . He will have charge of the seeds which are to be planted m some of the islands . Among the important objects entrusted to Captain Denham will ' be the survey of the islands of the Pacific , so as to . form a chart , showing the best navigation through them from the Isthmus of Panama to Sydney ; to Belect a point for the establishment of a coal depot ; and an island for a penal settlement . Pre-Bents to the natives , to the value of some hundred pounds , will be taken out b y tbe Herald .
Woolwich , April 19 . —This morning the Duke of Northutnberland , accompanied by the junior lords of the Admiralty , visited Greenhithe , and inspected the crews of he Assistance , the Resolute , the Intrepid , the Pioneer , and the North Star , the vessels appointed to the Arctic expedw tion . r We have been informed that a contract for barrelled meats tor the navy ( salt provisions ) has been latel y entered into with the same parties who furnished the Goldner preserves . We give th , s report precisely as it has come to us , in tbe hopes that it will be officially denied . at
The smallpox has broken out on board her Majesty's « , ? «^? i . Dra 80 ? v The clerk ha 3 heen attack « d »> y a and sent to ihe naval hospital at Lisbon . . ^ " , from ph ' ina inform us of a disastrous accident p * . ? ? o r ' ! O 0 Pl Commnnder ShadwelUndthe Contest 12 Commander the Hon . J . W . S . Spencer . On S « «? i " ^ 'I' " eSSeU Were proceedin & ° ^ e Bay of Sheipoo in search of pirates ( of whose doings and whereabouts they had received Official- notice , ) the Contest in -owoi taeS pDjax whfnthe latter struck on a -ock not laid
dowu in th . charts . The shock was terifiT carrying away entire !* ber false ' keel and forefoo 2 e th Contest ran , nto her with snch force and violence as to knock her off or over the rock , making a , the same tLe a clean sweep of all the after upper works , and carrying away the mi « n most , while sbe lost her own jibboon figurehead , and cutwater , and sprung her bowspiit and foremast . In consequence of this misfortune the Spbvnx 5 i , ° v . f . u ° Wh mpoa t 0 be docked « ^ regret also to aM that the small pox had broken out on bea ? d her and that several men and officers , including both lieutenants are kd up with it , and the gun room steward had died
The Echo , with two flats in tow , proceeded to Cowes on Tuesday to remove the depot of the 36 th Regiment 3 ? 0 strong , to Southampton , en route to Pembroke . Portsmouth Garrison .-Tbe regiments in garrison are busily engaged training their quota of men to the use of the ^ zJtofiffsr * " ***** ° p ° - Chatham Garrison—Detachments , consisting of upwards of 2 , 000 metj , from the several depots of regiJI rt " Uonea in India , are under orders for embarcationtoioin the head-quarters of their respective corps . 1 troo P-
• J- ' v !! " ?? ' l ^ 8 teamer . Captain Kingcome , embarked late on Friday evening one officer and eightytwo ° ! . u J ° J th Re B iment ' two officers and eighty-four H iS 7 A p ™ ent ' Md two ° ffi «» s and fo « ytwo Sll 5 , f , - einjent - S ^ sailed for Queenstown ( Ireland ) on Sunday at noon , where bhe is to ' receive'two officers and fifty-two men of the 66 A , and onYoiK and mne twomenoftne 71 st Regiment , with which detach
ofWuarJ . She L 8 ? ? fin f' * - 8 he - lefb on the Uth biqua , and sham , in & fc T ° pmes in the Mozam-Commodore ! ' ftf ? with the Ca 8 tor ' ' pirate , havine fX ' rf , % a / P ture was a fine Spanish ugly ong wentvfi * dCTl i fov the crew > and a « " >«« would have done " lf .. i ° ^^ amidshi P ' whi ° h worked aglLt the ^ } exe , cu t' ° n could it haw been their desire to get awitS ? 8 lowed . > loff ' j « vour tomount ft Th - dldnot L wa 8 te tim ' the endeawhich stood thirtv . nino . w t - , V P iratioal slaver Orestes witholt VrinliiJ f fire * int ( > her ^ the hugged so closelvW g t 0 > notw » th 8 tanding she got fired intobe ? . ThYoJ !? W tbafc mu 8 ket ^ could be in commission , id SlfSS ^ ttTof . " W ^ " ^
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cording to a Wa Sn ? ' --Th 0 JaPa « expedition , achylrolraphioal Rnl " V orrea P ° ndent . is to be merely a two pounde 8 are I h ° th , Jap T 8 e ooa 8 t ' The M ** f mentsinthotrhnJni ^ U 9 ed mereI y as measuring instruouring base SS T f tlOn 8 ; T the caDnon balls are for proput his head in ch « a ? L Ja P aneae is foolish enough to of course nnhni ™ u ? ot these meteorological instruments , KX ^ r ; J ^ Jl Mau » l » t himself if he 8 h o ^
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Lewp . 3 . —On Saturday Sarah Ann p re . for execution at the late assizes for poison" ^ ° «» underwent the extreme penalty of the U * hnJ'ft front of the county gaol in this town l ° V he about 4 , 000 persons consisting chiefly If pre il 1 from the surrounding districts . \ Vh , e in . C 0 ll % y ^\ the sentence to be carried into effect she ^ *** & * agitated and excessively weak , and it ' * ., 8 ppeat ed ! % whether she would be able to proceed to t ^ ^ Calcraft , the Old Bailey hangman , bavin ! ! -S . ii > procession was formed , and the mi « i . ™ u * pi 81 ( l « ed v %
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to the scaffold , supported b y two turnkey , r n * aj >" her appearance , it would almost apyear tW ^\ $ moments , she was unconscious of what w ' " ^ last i executioner , with bis usual alacrity , adinaJn Pl ' * " . fr cap . The bolt , in the course of a minute or ^ n withdrawn , and the wretched woman Was i * ' ^ t ' eternity . It was some minutes ere she ann . ^ w ceased to exist , her struggles being rather I ,, * l ° k . After the body had hung one hour it la "" Vl " C buried in the nrecincta nf Hi * i »* i ti . - u ; » 0 Rh ' '
fully acknowledged her guilt to the ' chaplain , , „?» % J "'exonerated the young man , Hickman , from anv ! ' ^ in the crime . ' PWei pj ,. ' Execution of Abel Ovans at MoN « day morning , at nine o ' clock , the convict Ova ^ " Pd convicted at the recent Monmouth Ass ' zes f Who » ii a Child , the illegitimate offspring of himself anrf t ** by throwing it into a canal , underwent t |) e .,, ** % ; of the lair . The female Dove , who was tried f"' N offence , was recommended to mercy by the * % lieved her assertion that it was Ovans alone wl ^'^ 'it the crime . A respite staying her execu tion Z ^ H the gaol on Thursday night , in order that fJvT Hi might be made . Up to the last moment , ( W 11 lc 1 ' < guilt , and persisted in declaring that it ffa , i . enie | l ii i who had destroyed the life of the child . 6 * %
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BIRTHS AND DEATHS-STA TE OF dpat IN THE METROPOLIS . AlT ( Prom the Report of the Reg istrar-Gen ,,,, Lnst week the births of 805 boys and 839 girl ! ' children , were registered in London . The ave » a " ^ H corresponaing weeks in the years 1845-51 was 13- \ e of 8 ev « a The mortality of London again exhibits a sli 'X the deaths in the previous week having been 1 n " i lncrea ! e i the week that ended last Saturday being 109 ' \ t' 1 QS 8 in ' corresponding weeks of 1842-51 the average ' numb f ete was 944 , which , if raised in proportion to inc » i «? t dea th « tion , becomes 1 , 038 . The mortality of last » Mk if ** - exceeds the corrected average b y 54 deaths . '" Won In comparing the returns of the last two weeks ' t that there is a small increase in epidemics iinK . ^ "i
nervous Bystem , me neart , and ibo di gestive or ? tte decrease in diseases of the organs of respiration j' ^' j the tubercular class . Small pox , which i ,, tbenlh ? ^ was fatal in 34 cases , numbers in the p relfl ?" " which are those of 31 children and 1 adults fi nf f um 20 years of age and upwards . Iu 6 cases it J" ? vaccination had been oreviously performed ami ; , , { tl " patients died at the following ayes : ~ 2 , 3 , i J ) g of tb | Measles has increased in tbe two weeks from ll ' iii .- ' ff V ^ typhus , remittent fever , &c , from 51 to 56 . Inf £ ' ? 18 bered in the two weeks respectivel 4 and
y G cases- or ' and 10 . Last week there were 2 caused by syphilis ' " ^ , noma . The wife of a labourer , aged 26 years , uicd ' wiAi . 7 on 31 st March , at 21 , Goodraan ' s ^ ard , AVhitcS ft ' cholera . An inquest was held on the body . l Toe class which includes diseases of the respiratory dim , still exhibits a great excessabove the ordinary a nuranhnv period ; thenumber of deaths referred to it h » t w « RS 214 , whilst tbe average of corresponding weeks , coriS for increase of population , is only 1 G 5 . In these weeks 2 actual numbers ranged fvom W 7 to 185 , which latter torn is much below what is now experienced . Bronchitis Jk
mmaces , and , with the exception of phthisis , pr « dUt Z present a greater mortality than any other disease on the lit ' It carried off 102 persons ; pneumonia , 77 . PhihisU ™ fatal to 139 ; its mortality , which is always great im sensibly a-gravated by causes that have given adlitiotalb to other diseases . (
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IRELAND . AMllVAl OP GENERAL ROSAS AT QlJEKNSTOW . V Ddblis , Aphii , 19 ,-The arrival of tho ex-dictator Rosh at the port of Q . ueenstown is thus announced in the "flirt Reporter" of Saturday : — " Her Mnj"sty ' s steamer Conflict from the River Pblj arrived at Queenstown on Friday , having on board General Rosas , hia family and suite . The conflict left tho Platew the 10 th of February , touched Ba ' aia on the 5 th ofJlarcii and wasbound to Portsmouth , but was obliged to put it here owing to head winds . We understand thatdarina ha voyage one of the boilers burst , by which four men wen killed . The general and his famil y landed and walked about Queenstown on Friday . "
IMMRNSE EMIGRATION . The " Galway Mercury" states that eo great is fe anxiety felt by the poor labouring olaases in that part & Connaught to escape from the "land that bore them" thai such of them as have been fortunate enough to obtain em . ployment on drainage works have adopted the follow ! novel and extraordinary mode of enabling themselves to emigrate : —it appears they are paid fortnightly , and when , the pay mght arrives about 300 of them assemblft&nd pij od . each into a general fund . A number of tickets corresponding with the number of persons present , are then placed in a hat , and on one of these the wovd" America " IB written , all tho rest being blank . A ballot then take ! place , and the lucky drawer of the prize ticket has bii passage to America paid for him , and receives a small sum to subsist him for some time after his landing there , During the week just closed no less than six vessela tea set sail for Queenstown , laden with emigrants , bound respectively for Boston , Qubec , New York , and St . John ' s , Tho gross number amounted to 877 souls .
m PRESS PROSECUTIONS . lbe Attorney-General , taking a leaf out of the boofeot the present Master of the Rolls when that right hoa . gentleman filled the post of first law officer , has in a hindly spirit entered a nolle proseque in the case of the " Queen tW the proprietor of the 'Dundalk Democrat . '" Tne proprietor of the "Democrat , " in a letter addies < ea to tbe A ttomej-General , tells that higli functionary that lie ( Mr . Carton ) was perfectly astounded when he received the unwelcome notice of no trial ; that he does not accept this act 03 oneol leniency ; that , on the contrary , he hailsi i t as an iroportaol tnumpli for the popular cause , and that that triumph has not urged him to change one particle of his policy . THE l&TE FATAL AFFRAY IN TBR NORTH
. . , , j he inquest was held at Kells , county Antrim , on tne oody of Samuel Whan , the man who was shot by theconstjbulary in . the affray -with the Orangemen , has termini It appears that Lodge No . 592 , invited by its master , F " ceeded from the townlandof Maxwell ' s walk , topay hiin s visit , avoiding the villages of Keils and Connor , which W Iu u way ' Returning , however , they resolved to pi- through the latter village . Opposite the constakWj tion they were iaterfeved with by tho police , who a ttemp t to prevent their passage , and to seize the principal per * in tbe procession . Being resisted , and two of their nu # beaten
, the polico retreated to their barracks , which ^ immediately attacked with stones by t \» pwpk- .. $ S atabuiary fired three Bhota to disperse them . tnmndiBg ;® l n the gro , n . The unfortunate man , who tod not been the procession , and had taken no part in the affair , tai * passing accidentally , died from the effects of the «««* luesday morning . The jury , after hearing the ^ ? , l ? . , i ng f 01 \ Bome time - returned "" fTVrti "That the deceased , Samuel Whan , mot his deM fj shot wound , fired from the police barrack at Connor- s " we are further of opinion , that such was withou t suffic "" cause . "
THE ABUT . ... (( d . Drauir , April 20 th .-The Carabiniers , now concent a J in Portobello Barracks , are in daily expectation oi «* ying the augmentation of officers consequen t « tho regiment being placed upon tbe India estaBlisH " " _ . SEJZDRB OF ARMS . . .. If ill ' Early on Saturday morning , an unusually W ° « % , constabulary , under the command respectively «' fJ ) ° . . ^ ^ . of Newry , and Mr . Holmesfof Croj m { , ^ . ^ artof the 71 st Regiment , asseniWe w Hawthorn Hill , and made a diligent search for » n » » . murder district of tho county of Down . Captain M " ^ ton , R . M ., was in attendance at the village of M « g »' , jts guns , pistols , &o ., seized amounted to fifteen , ^ j , supposed that the country peoplo have their arms w- p wooden boxes , and buried in the bogs and fie » - J persona were taken as prisoners , mnrched into > e » 'U , p lodged in the Batlybot Bridewell . They were brays jj on Alonday morning , before Captain Warburton , »« ^ t lybot Court-house , and informations were taken ^ them to stand their trhl at the Quarter Session' - were afterwards admitted to bail .
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Sewocs Couision akd Loss ofIipe im Thb OHANNBt . — A moBt disastrous collision , resulting in the loss of a Dutch ship nnd most of her crew , was announced on Saturday at Lloyd 8 . It appears that on Friday morning , the Triton , bound from Bremen for Cardiff , was anchored off the Bill tf Portland , when a Dutch trader , name unknown in working up ran into tho Triton amidships , doing her considerabf damage by the collision . The Dutchman was low in the water , and , her bull receiving a fearful ehaking , she soon began to fill , and went down in deep water , when every soul on board perished , except tho master and his brother , who wove fortunately picked up by a pilot boat .
SHIPWRECKS AND ACCIDENTS AT SEA . SHTPWRttnTTS AATn Annrnrwrc ^
SciM-Y , Api'il 16 . —ThQ Mary Hay , of and for London , from Jamaica , in working into tbis port on April 13 , struck on a rock , and afterwards on the Bream Led ges , filled , and has becomo a total wreck ; some rum and pimento saved , very much damaged . The Renown , M'lver , from Bahia to Hamburg , put in here A few days ago short of provisions , and yesterday the cargo was found to be so much heated , or , in fact , on fire , that she was run on shore nnd scuttled , when the fire was extinguished . About 12 G bales of tobacco , and ten of cotton , have been landed in good condition ; but the remainder of the cargo is supposed to bo damaged . Portland , April 16 . —A galliot , belonging to Rotterdam , from Liverpool to Lisbon , with suit , whilst working into the anchorago in Chissel Cove , ran info a schooner lying at anchor , and shortly afterwards sunk—four men were drowned .
Qubbnstown , April 15 . —The Advocate , which drifted on . the rocks yesterday has capsized , has her Stern stove in , and is expected to become a wreck : part of her cargo will be Raved . Lkmvio , April 11 —Bolls , Dunn , from Newcastle to Elsinore , was stranded off Havboore , April 10 , and lies in a dangerous position ; crew saved . Elsinore , April 13 . —The brig Tancred , or Tanquid , of Sunderland , from St . TJbes to St . Petersburg , ran on shore a little below tho Castle of Kronborg , this morning , but it ia hoped she may be got off without much damage . The Aliwal , from Baltimore to Liverpool , which was abandoned on the 28 th of March , was passed on the 31 st off St . George ' s Bank , and 1 G 0 barrels o " f flour taken from her , by the fishing Bmack Lucy Ann , arrived at Gloucester , U . S . ; she was found tight , with pumps ohoked .
Thurso , April 19 . —The Edward , from Liverpool to Dan'zic ^ which wa 3 stranded on the sands at Dunnet , on the 9 th inst . has been got off ; cargo not much damaged . Qubbhstown , April 18 . —Tlie Advocate from Moulmein , went on shore at Robert ' s Head Bank in deep water yesterday j nearly , the whole of her cargo has come on shore . Cuxhavkn ,. April U . —The Horatio , from Matanzas , is on shore leaky , is discharging , and will get off should the weather remain as it is now ; but very little wind would suffice to mako her a 'wreck . Bridport , April 1 G . —The Triton , of London , from Cardiff for Bremen , has put in leak y , having been run into while at anchor by a Dutch galliot , which almost immediately went down .
Petbrhbad , April 16 . —The Sarah Maria , of and from Norden for Port Gordon , got on the rocks near the entrance of the North Harbour this morning , and it is supposed cannot be got off ; . tho materials will be saved . St . Michael ' s , April 4 . —Tbe Samuel C . Nelson , " which had been riding off this harbour dismasted , waiting orders , was driven on shore here during a gale April 2 , and has been sold . Havana , March 29 . —The Pandeo Romano , New Orleans to Trieste , was towed in 23 rd instant , totally dismasted , by the Lord Ashley , New Orleans to Liverpool , which in casting off the tow-line was driven on shove , and parted amidships—crew Baved .
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A JMK op AN Uncle . - A journef \ ei oi ) i J named Brefond , was a few days ago emp loyed lo ' ' repairs in ai chimney in the apartment of a jBJg ^ siding m the Rue des Francs Bourgeois , Paris . /;! , in his work , the mason broke a brick which ^ j ° Zt \^ , chimney , and , to his surprise , he discovered | tt' « hollowed out , and contained a bank note for 50 " » '" ° $ workman was alone , and might readily bave W ^ e ift this sum to himself , but be honestly commun ^ " ^ to his employer , who called to mind that , abo ut 'Va "E before , he had written to his uncle at Amsterdam » M pl y of money , and had in return received a <»«» ' >» up package , which , on opening , he found to cont » ^ but the brick in question , which the indignan ' threw into the chimney . n ^ xt ^ h A Large Oiter takbs near Winosor ¦ i * j , fcWj Mr . C . Tatner , of tbe Eagle Brewery , Sloug h . a » ° ir , J were out on a fishing excursion near the Win ** jpj had sat down to their noon-tide repast on B 0 " ! " ^'! ,, just below Windsor-bridge , when , to their aatonw ^ u » otter crept from the ground close to where Uiej ^ As the creatorti bounded past them , one of tb e p ^ a kick on the head , which rather stunned \ ?^ t' > % its motions ; it succeeded , however , in reac "' % opP ^ instantly diving , and rising to the surface on j ke p « j score , near Mr . Cleave ' s garden . The chase »• * . £ for about ten minutes in the most spirited ^^ , M event ually " thefiehdestroyer , " was t ? " ? ^ ** landing net . The animal was a remarkably i » 'b ^ has been sent alive to a London naturalist , i * "
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 24, 1852, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1675/page/6/
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