The Express. — London, England, 1847-09-29 00:00:00

the while hanse, were the "Score ro. Rug. :;ei," sea " Pitts e . Smedley," decided in that court, W. ;401.—Dle barterer intimated that he would look into doe es. , s, sad give his decision to•morrow. No otLer claim or objection occurred worthy of notice, 0d th, lists for St. Clement Danes, St. Mary-le-Strand, Bap„ ti .d St. Paul's, were severally gone through. „ . alt of the day's proceedings was—Claims lati bier, , 4 disallowed, 4. Objections sustained, 10; dis- Illowid . 10. ___.--r—"--------'--= THE NEW SHERIFFS. Yesterday afternoon the A x is Jett for London and Middlesex for the ensuing the „Gam Cubitt, Esq, and Charles Hill, Esq., after tate." --- 0...: of a deft:user at Fishmongers' Hall, were escorted re lash to Guildhall by the beads of the two livery cont. • •• . PaFishenongers' and the Spectacle Makers', of which the shero elect are respectively members. On arriving at Harldhie. the sheriffs elect were received by Mr. Alderman aught- ;lushes and Mr. Alderman Sidney, !CP., and Aland them to the counctl chamber of the Court of Alar •a. The Lord Mayor and numerous hotly of his beethren of the aldermanic bench having taken their seats, the sh.e.f. elect were severally introduced by the two alder men alr.:dy named, and the civic party were speedily mar shalllen, procession to the hustings in the Guildhall, where the oaths of office were administered by the town clerk, Mr. &rime Merewethcr, and taken and subscribed by the Write rect. This proceeding occupied • considerable time, bu. at its close the new functionartes were invested by their pr.-dot/sore with the robes and chains of effice, and Mr. Sheriff Cubitt nominated Mr. Thomas France, of Bedfimi, ow, as his under-sheriff, and Mr. Sheriff Hill nourinal,d Mr. David W. Wire to till the same functions on his Headed by the Lord Mayor and the usual func tionaries, the civic body returned to the council chamber, w her e ies, the assignment of the prisoners in custody in the City prison *es made in due form by the late sheriffs to their succemot , , and that the proceedings terminated. THE CITE OF LONDON SM.iLL I)EitTs ACF.—To day the City of London Small Debts Act mimes into force, under which the first court will be holden on the 12th Octo'ter. By this statute actions by plaints can be brought :n the Sheriffs' Court of the City of London fur debts and demands not exceeding 201,, which are to be de termined ,a a summary manner. The officers of the City of London loan of Requests, which from to-day is abolished, may hold -ituations under this att. A summons on a plaint may lose presided • defendant resides or carries on his business .i the City, or provided he has dwelt or carried on his busi' .s therein at some time within six calendar months next bet. • e the time of the action brought, or if the cause of action as in the City. Where • creditor holds an unsatis fied jud,. , ..ent he has now power to proceed thereon against his debt. , residing in the City. Possession of premises, when ill; rent does not exceed 5 01 . a year, may be recovered ia seemlier, manner. Mr. Commissioner Bullock is the judge of ';ie Sheriffs' Court, and is to determine all (luta tines whirs the rent or damage dm, not exceed 01., and in mita betood that amount either party, now eligible for ex amination, can hive a jury of " five persons." Corar OF SEWERS, GL'ILDHALL.—EI.IM CHAPEL. —Yesterday, at the weekly meeting of the commissioners of sewers for the City of London, at which Mr. Deputy Hicks mailed. Mr. Haywood, the surveyor, who was directed to report on the state of Elias Chapel, Fetter-lane, laid • re pint ber.re the commissioners, of which the felowiug is an shatect: The pt se, in which the interments have taken place ia situated ins ineendely breath the chapel, and consists of nothing more than • lanotat or cellar, about SI feet in height, and of cheeses, sirs as the /semi sb...c, which Is about 46 feet long seed 58 feet wide. A place nom ant% for interment, at mentructed with tees regard to health ead propoety, can scarcely be imagined. There is no vaulting of With oe tune or roofing of any des ription, to prevent tho exhala tion tree. iridng and mingling with the air, or wined,nt room or then eartl. !o Myer the coffins which must have been deposited there. me floorls• oda of the chapel (to within a few feet of which human ethnics a at this time lyingl form the only separation between the deed and !..e living; and had it not been for the circumstance of three ifr tom dl grated openings, situated just below the flour, in the walled thy cellar, which have created a drain to the noxious amen aril:. evolved, it must hare been impoenble to use the= in any sorer. whanoever. The very slight stratum covering the dead, which at first appeared to be mould, upon examina tion tare-1 out to be nothing but the duet of minus, and the enithaling of human remains long since placed there. There is in the centre of the cellar to arge brick bath or fount, amend ing tram the ground to the floor ofe chapel. It was originally used kr tsar non in their perrormance of the right of baptism ; this has Wm been eted up with skulls and hones. In one corner of the cellar nes a pile of weft wood. As moving so large a mac of human re matrathaind unaroidablv to attended with injury to the feelings of many, and, in al probability, with danger to the health of the neigh bourhood, the adoption of oilier means would be advisable ; it was thertion r commended that the small vaults should hove the r en trancm butt up ; that the tope of the arches should be ehifted, ex tender!, cod made properly air tight ; that the large-cellar imme diately underneath the chapel attachd be covered over the whole of its mime wi!h a solid body of concrete, about 2 feet 6 inches or 3 feet Is ; that its surface should then he levelled and pored with Tern atom, and that the bath or fount should be partially emptied of the teee,nd leveled In a similar manner. This, if well performed, would ethiaoally prevent the formation or germination of noxious gime, and ho render easy of detection any future attempt to bury there mono, and thus aid in the good work of abolishing intermural Interments. ----- The cold expressed itaelf highly satisfied with the report. It was ni,ved that the measures therein recommended should immedirely be carried into effect, which being unanimously agreed to the chart then broke up. CONDITION OP THE WORKHOUSE OP ST. GEORGE THE iiAl.rlM, SOCTRWARI.-011 Monday evening a special meeting , •f the board of guardians took place at the board room of toe workhouse, for the purpose of taking into con sideration a letter which had been received from the poor. law commissioners, refusing their sanction to the building of anew workhouse for the accommodation of the infant poor and the imbecile. Mr. Edward Collinson, the chairman, presided. The chairman said he considered they were bound to acknowledge the receipt of the letter ; but as very great difficulties had existed not only with the present but with former boards relative to giving accommodation to the peer, the present board regretted that the poor:ow commis sioners bed not offered to them any suggestion or advice how to carry out the proposed object. He must say that the poor-law commissioners, although they would put their veto on this or that, would never give advice by saying what ought to done. He recollected when their predecessors wrote to the poor-law commissioners, stating that sixty or seventy children were sleeping five and six in a bed ; they were told in reply that it was improper, but no remedy was proposed. Yet it was his and other persons' opinion that they ought to have no children in the workhouse. Having done all in their power to remedy the evil, and should any deplorable circumstances arise from the then state of the workhouse in the course of the winter, the blame would nut be theirs, but the poor-law commissioners'. The pari.h had always opposed the district schools, for about font years se a vestry was held, attended by persons of all political opinions, but who were unanimous in their opposi tion. The instant you take the children away, and loee the control, 3 ou cease to have any interest in them.—Mr. Castine thought one of the important objections which the poor-law commissi hers had was to the cases of lunacy being sent to the proposed new workhouse.—The Chairman : About a month since the commissioners of lunacy visited the house, and they were perfectly satisfied with the system adopted. As the poor-law commissioners objected to the details, it was to be regretted they had not given some information, for it was not an event which had just grown up, but bad existed for many years. Something must be done, fee the last month there had been 100 children here, when we ought not to have one, for this simple reason, there is no accommo dation for them; they come in contact with the able-bodied paupers, and become polluted.—Mr. Palmer was most anxious that some better system should be adopted with respect to pauper children.—The Chairman said that the evil arising from the overcrowded state of the workhouse was known to the poor-law commissioners upwards of four year. ago. and various letters had been received by the Board directing them to lumen the numbers—the poor law tom missionrrs had fixed the maximum at 460, and yet there had been as many as 546 in the house—the numbers now being 526.—Mr. Robinson, master of the workhouse, in reply to several questions, said that the authorised number to be in the house was 460, but if the poor-law commissioners were to examine the house now he did not think they would allow that number ; that during the last four winters the number of children 11110 slept in the same bed averaged four and fire. The system of education given to those children is very wretched. The boys are instructed by an old man who is totally incompetent for such a purpose, while the girls receive but very little instruction ; the poor woman being not only ill but has to make the ward-room both a school and a nursery—that the late board tried to remedy the evil, but without effect.—Mr. Robinson : The beds of the able-bodied paupers were so close together as to render it impossible to walk round them ; to get to them you are obliged to walk on the sides .— The Chairman : We do not wish to do anything that will add to the parochial expenses, but if the poor-law commissioners wish us to attend to the health and morals of the inmates, they will not sanction the building of a new workhouse, they must order us in the course of the approach ing winter to farm a large number out, and that is a system most objectionable.—The Chairman said he would draw their attention to the letter written to the board on the 17th Jan. last, with Mr. Haws report relative to the state of the house, and now the house was in es bad a state, or nearly so.—Mr. Robinson : If the next three weeks should become wet or damp, we shall have fever here to a most alarming extent, as the weather would drive those who have gone hopping into the house, who, being half fed, half naked, and attacked with fever, would, upon coming in, propagate it to an alarming extent. —The Chairman said that he should, after this statement, suggest that a strong remonstrance be made to the poor-law com missioners on the subject, and, if they refused to aid them, then to pass such a resolution as would exonerate the board from the consequences that would result from the over crowded state of the workhouse.—This led to a long discus sion, in the course of which Mr. Jervis, the architect, showed that the objections made to the details of the proposed build. trig were most unimportant, and could be easily obviated; when, upon the motion of Mr. Morten. it was agreed that a report and memorial be drawn up by a sub-committee rela tive to the present inadequate state of accommodation, and be sent to the poor-law commissioners, in reply to the letter which hulled to the present meeting.—The board nt a late hoar separated. TILE POOR IN ST. PANCRAS.—Yesterday, at a meeting of the directors of the poor of St. Pancras, held in the new board-room adjoining the workhouse, King's-road, Mr. Churchwarden Howarth in the chair, Mr. M'Clahey, the clerk, brought up and read the report of a committee appointed to inquire into the present system of adminiatra tion of out-door relief, and whether a better method could he introduced to prevent imposition and ensure effectual re lief to the deserving and destitute poor. The report stated that the committee were of opinion that no reason had been shown to alter the instructions under which the relieving officers administer outdoor relief, and no reason to alter the system adopted by the board in granting out-door relief; but that it would be advisable to have an additional agent ap pointed, in order that more effectual inquiries into the cir cumstances of the various applicants might be made. The report was adopted, and, after some unimportant business, the meeting separated. TUE TURNPIKE AND TOLL-DAR NUISANCE.—Lut evening a numerous public meeting of the ratepayers and inhabitants of St. Pancras took plans at the Southampton Arms Tavern, Camden Town, for the purpose of commencing an agitation for the abolition of the turnpikes and toll-bars throughout the metropolitan and suburban districa—Mr. Ramsay was nailed to the chair, and having explained the objects of the meeting, Mr. Boyce went into a detailed state ment oldie mischievous effects of the existence of these toile, concluding by moving, That this meeting—feeling strongly the gross injustice of six toll-gates with as many side bars and other concomitant nuisances being continued on the 6i miles of turnpike roads in this parish repaired by the metropolitan turnpike trusts commissioners, t`.e effect of such . gates being to torn four-fifths of the general traffic off to the pnvato streets repaired from the proceeds of a special rate on the inhabitants, varying from 6d. to Is. 6d. in the pound, and amounting from 12,0001. to 15,0001. per annum—hereby individually and collectively pledge themselves to co-operate with other parts of the perish and the metropolis, and endeavour to obtain a speedy and entire removal of such palpable injustice.--The resolution having been seconded, Mr. Bray said the existence of the turnpikes was most unjust to the inhabitants, because they had not only to bear the expense but the nuisance of the traffic through the by street to evade the tolls, and those who ought to pay did not pay at all. It was a fact that there were two large carrying firms connected with the London and North-Western Railway who saved no less a sum than 1,0001. each a year, by evading the turnpike tolls in going to the Camden station; they went down the New road, and through Park-village, where the roads were new, with wastgons frequently weighing as much as 20 tons, and the result was that the roads were broken up, water-pipes smashed, and in addition to this the inhabitant! were annoyed during the night, and up to four and five o'clock in the morning, by the noise of the carriers' came. urging on perhaps front twelve to twenty horses, with their enormous loads. Another point was that the inhabitants of the public roads had to pay only sixpence in the pound, while those in the by-street, who had all the nuisance, had to pay double the sum. This would not be the case were the turnpikes abolished.—Mr. Cane, from Lambeth, said since the toll ban were abolished in that parish the roads were worse and the rate higher, and be thought the inhabitants would do better to tarn out of office thoee who ill-treated the poor.—Mr. Bradshaw, of Osauleton-street, agreed in the object of the meeting, but con sidered the removal of the tolls entailed an increased rate of fourpence in the pound.—The Chairman said unless they were energetic they would have the opposition of Mr. Levy. —The resolution having been carried, and a committee ap pointed to pursue the agitation, a vote of thanks was passed to the chain:nth, and the meeting separated. CITY OF LONDON GENERAL PENSION SOCIETY.— A meeting of the members of this society took place at the London Tavern yesterday, to confirm the proceedings of the annual meeting held on the previous day. Mr. Bourne pre sided; and, after a lengthened discussion, the alterations which bad been made in the roles of the institution were, with some few exceptions, agreed to. In representing in our paper of yesterday that the pensions paid to the men are 315., and to the women 22a., it should have been stated that these sums are paid monthly to the several recipients of the charity. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' ScnooLs.—The quar terly general court of this valuable institution, established for the benefit of orphan and necessitous children of commer cial travellers, of every denorninaiion, was held yesterday at the London Tavern, G. Moore, Est; ,in the chair. The re port of the committee of management for the past quarter expressed their high gratification with the conduct of affairs at the commodious establishment secured by the institution at Wanstead, and in the general progress of the society thus far. Much, however, remains to be done by the body of commercial travellers themselves—the parties immediately interested in the success of the institution—who, though numbering in the whole 35,000 individuals, have as yet only become subscribers to the extent of 600, a disproportion attributable, as we imagine, to the injudicious principle which renders relief to the children independent of previous contributions by the fathers, a system encouraging the pro fession to rely, not upon themselves, but upon their brethren. Subject to exceptional cases, those only who have coatn%uted to a fund should participate in its ad vantages. The re .rt of the auditors exhibited a balance in hand of nearly 5,1111. On the motion of Mr. Lawrence, the honorary secretary, various amendments of the rules were made ; and on the motion of Mr. Jones, the definition of "commercial travellers," within the meaning of the so ciety, was settled to be, " all such persons as have travelled in town or country for two years or more for the purposes of commerce, who in the aggregate shall have travelled for twelve months." It was announced that the anniversary dinner of the institution would take place on the 27th of December; and the Chairman impressed upon the meeting the necessity of urging the profession to do honour to the occasion. The meeting then separated. DARTFORD JUSTICE.—Sir,—To enable acts of par liament to be what they were intended, public benefits, it behoves that public to exercise prompt and vigorous supervi sion in their administration, and more particularly as regards that recently passed—" the County Courts"—an act evi dently designed by the framers as a measure to ensure great relief to a large portion of the community, but against which many complaints have already, and justly, arisen. With these it is not my intention to interfere. My present com munication relates to an abuse of one portion of it, "the trial by a jury," which, for the honour of the country at large, I trust, as yet, stands alone and unprecedented. Will it be believed, sir, in this age of intellect and improvement, that five men, " respectable men," could be found, so utterly lost to a sense of propriety—to say the least of it—as to resort to the discreditable mode of tossing a halfpenny, to settle an issue to a right conclusion of which, on the merits of the ease, they were either too lazy or too incompetent to arrive ? Yet that such a shameless perversion of justice actually took place in the county court of this town last Wednesday fortnight is a fact known to many, though, for obvious reasons, it hes been carefully hushed up. Should you require it, I am enabled to give yen the names, occupations, &c., of those concerned in the scan dalous transaction, but at present shall only say that a baker of this town was the originator of this summary method of "Dartford justice," and hail the unblushing effrontery, as foreman of the five, to deliver the sentecce as a true verdict. The whole of them, I believe, lay great stress on their re spectability ,• with what truth let the deed determine. If to bring ridicule and contempt on the whole system were their object, I think you will agree few have succeeded better ; but however it be, from " Dartford jute," and a " Dart ford jury " good Lord deliver us !—ALPHA.—Dartford, Kent, Sept. 26. EARLY CLOSINO.—Sir,—Allow me a brief space in hour columns to expose the heartlessness, covetousness, and ypocrisy of many of the drapery and millinery houses, who apparently acquiesce in the benevolent design which has lately been so nobly set on foot to effect the " early closing" of shops, but whom many of your readers will doubtless be astonished to hear that although they do close their shops, there is in reality no caseation of work, the " hands " being compelled to toil on until the day has nearly worn away7il4l sincerely trust that the insertion of this letter in your abuse exposing columns may be the means happily of terminating so cruel a farce by attracting the attention of those honour able agitators in the glorious cause for curtailing the hours of labour and confinement of the thousands whose lot it is to be pent up . in ill-ventilated shops and rooms, and that they may be induced for humanity's sake to introduce some measure which shall not nominally, but in reality, afford a slight emancipation and relaxation to the children of toil. Should this letter produce so desirable result, I enure you many who are now cramped, sickly, and debilitated from the want of fresh air and exercise denied them by the cupidity, competition, and want of feeling and sympathy of their em ployers, would feel the deepest gratitude to your paper, in which the voice of the distressed and oppressed can at all times find utterance.—PHlLOSOPliCe. FIRE IN CLERKENWELL.—Last night, about nine 1 o'clock, Peter's-lane Cow-cross, Clerkenwell, was the scene of a fire, which broke out in the premises of Mr. Roe, a furniture broker, situate in the middle of the above-named thorewpWare. Owing to the highly combustible character of the stack in trade the fire travelled with more than usual rapitft, eathat before the inmates in the upper part of the hinge hestim aware of the outbreak the shop and ell it emodasa was in a general blaze. Fortunately, the whole , ell the parties succeeded in effecting a retreat without re lesteber any panonal injury. In a very brief period the 5e end London brigade engines attended; and, there an abundant supply of water, the flames were extin d, but not until the lower portion of the premise. ems burned out, and the stock therein consumed. INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—DEATH FROM IMPURE Ara.—Before Mr. Baker, jun., at the Grasshopper public house, Charles-Mired, Mile-en, on view of the body of Rosins Ellie, aged 3 years, an inmate of Christchurch Workhouse. — Mr. Biles, surgeon, stated that, by the direction of the clerk of the board of guardians of Whitechapel Union, he bad called the present inquiry, in consequence of a dangerous nuisance existing near the workhouse, by which several per sons have died from the effects of an obnoxious effluvium, which is allowed to prevail in the neighbourhood. The deceased was attacked with diarrhea during the last fort night, gradual] y sunk, and expired on Saturday last. Wit nen attributed her death to an impure atmosphere arising from nuisances in the neighbourhood, particularly the manu facture of manure from night-soil and bullocks' blood. The process is carried on by allowing the substances used to dry by the sun and wind, instead of being baked, or evaporated by steam, as formerly. The windows of the workhouse have been closed to prevent the smell affecting the children- Several children have died during the past week from the same cause, and the mortality for the last quarter has ex ceed by five-fold that of any corresponding penods for the last several years.—The jury expressed their surprise that such a nuisance should be allowed to exist, and said they could scarcely live in their houses from the offensive smell. They returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony. --DEATH FROX DEBTITUTION.—Before Mr. Riggs, at the Wheataheaf, Holywell-street, Strand, on the body of Cecilia Maria Watkins, aged 64 sister of the Rev. Wat kins, one of the minor canons of Chichester Cathedral. The body lay at 42, Holywell-street, in a room containing no more furniture than an old sofa and two broken chairs. The deceased was very respectably connected, and for three years previous to July last kept a lodging-house in Howard street, Strand. The last year of her residence in Howard street she was in the deepest distress ; all her furniture was seized for rent. She would often have been without food for days if it had not been for the kindness of one of her friends, and she then eta ravenously. She was, besides, very reluctant to make her wants known. In July she moved to No. 42, Ilolywell-street, and there con tinued to live upon the charity of her friends, and a little money which had been sent to her by her brother, a clergyman in Chichester, and an allowance she received from the Governesses' Institution. On Friday last, one of her friends found her at home without any food, and only ls. 2d. in money at her disposal. This, and more that was given her, was expended in food, but the deceased was then THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1847. so M that she could not leave her bed, and on Sunday morn ing last wee found dead.—Mr. Farquhar, surgeon, said that the emu of death wee pulmonary consumption, acoelemn.d by want of proper sustenance and attention. In her room were found some letters showing that ski bad recently re ceived post-office orders from her brother, who had also ar ranged to make her a regular allowance, but it wan believed that she expended the moo in paying her debts. She often said that she had paid her brother s expenses at cil ium, assisted him to enter the clerical profession, and that he had treated her with ingratitude.—Verdict: "Died from Meuse of the lungs, accelerated by want of sufficient suste nance and attention."—ln the course of the iaquiry, the Dean of Chichester entered the room and denied • statement in a morning paper that the deceased was the sister of the late Dean of Chichester.—READlNO IN Ban.—Before Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the Devonshire Arms, Duke-street, Manchester-square, on the body of Mn. A. J. Poehin, aged 63, whose death was occasioned by the injuries she received at the recent fire which occurred at 17, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-square.—Mrs. T. Bates stated that she was lady's-maid in the service of she deceased. Her mistress was the widow of a gentleman of large property in Leicestershire. On Saturday night last witness amber min taess retire to bed at 20 minutes past 11 o'clock. Shortly after that period witness went to bed, and some time after wards she was awoke by hearing her fellow-servants calling to her, and saying that Mrs. Pochin must be on fire. She ran down stairs to the second floor front, in which deceased slept, and tried to open the door, but it was fastened. She ran into an adjoining room, and having pushed away a wardrobe, succeeded in opening a door which led into deceased's room. The smoke, how ever, was so dense that ehe could not enter the apartment. The footman at that time was in the street calling out " fire !" and in the course of a few minutes an escape belonging to the Royal Soeitty for the Protection of Life from Fire arrived, the conductor of which entered the room and took the de ceased out. The beds, bedstead, and some of the furniture were burned, and she had no doubt that the fire was occa sioned by deceased rending in bed, as she was in the constant habit of doing. There was only a rushlight left burn ing in her room when witness went to bed, but after the fire was extinguished she found a candle' Rudy consumed on the stand at the bedside. — Frederick Brown said that he was • conductor to the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire. By breaking a pane of glare he was enabled to unfasten the latch and lit, the sash. He then entered the room, which was filled with smoke. He could see the lire running about the bedding. By crawling along the flooring he got to deceased, and car ried her down the escape.—Mr. It. K. Matthews, surgeon, of 10, Lower Seymour-street, said that deceased was most extensively burnt over the face, neck, head, back and anus. lie did all that was possible to be done for her, but she re mained in much the same nate till 20 minutes past 12 on Monday morning, when she died—The Coroner havidg summed up, said that nothing could be more dangerous than reading in bed. It was unsafe, even if the candles were covered with glasses or shades.—The jury returned a ver dict, "That the deceased was accidentally burnt to death," at the same time adding that they considered great praise was due to the fire-escape conductor for the risk he ran in searching for the deceased. --Surrosen Mintose OP A FEMALE.—On Monday night, before Mr. W. Baker, by adjournment, at the Green Man public-house, Highatreet, Poplar, respecting the death of Mrs. Eliza Rayment, aged 46, a married woman, who was found drowned in the river Thames, off Maims% on Friday morning the 17th inst., with her throat cut —Mr. Bain, a surgeon, said he had made sport morlem examination of the body, which was very much decomposed, and appeared to have been in the water some time. There was a large quantity of extravasated blood on various parts of the scalp on the right side of the head, which could only have been caused during her lifetime. There was a wound under the chin about four inches in length, extending from the middle line of the throat to the angle of the jaw on the right side. The wound was about an inch in depth, and two important arteries were divided. The division of the arteries would cause an immediate and great loss of blood. It was possible that the deceased might have inflicted such an injury, but a person using the right hand would more naturally make the incision on the left land ride. He (Mr. Bain) attributed death to the loss of blood from the wound, coupled with concussion of the brain, which is likely to have taken place from the effusion of blood upon the scalp. The extravasation of blood is such as might have been produced by blows with a stick, or by a succession of falls. It was stated by several witnesses that the deceased lived on very friendly terms with her husband, who is a retired auctioneer, residing at No. 77, High-street, Hoxton. The deceased was rather intemperate in her habits, and had pledged several articles of her wearing apparel to procure drink. On Sunday morning she left home, and said she was going on an errand. She dressed herself in her bonnet and shawl, which was very unusual, for she was in the habit of going on errands without her bonnet. She was never seen alive afterwards. Search was made, but she was not discovered until a fortnight afterwards, when she was found deed in the river, with her throat cut. The jury con sidered there was not sufficient evidence for them to return a verdict of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown, or whether she had committed the act herself. They then consulted for a short time, and returned a verdict of Found drowned with her throat cut, but by what means she became drowned, with her throat cut, there was not suf ficient evidence before the said jury."--C HAWSE AGAINST THE OFFICERS or THE WEST LONDON UNION.—Mr. W, Payne, the City coroner, and a respectable jury went into a lengthened investigation in the Board-room of St. Bartho lomew's Hospital, touching the death of a poor man named Wm. Rastell, aged 66 yeare,who it was alleged had died from the want of m ed ial assistance after an accident which took place whilst he was at work at a house in Smithfield. —Mary ItasteU stated thatdeceiteed was her husband. On Friday last he was engaged in repairing a water-spout at a shop in Smithfield, when he was seized with giddiness and fell about eight feet te the ground. On Saturday afternoon witness upon seeing her husband much H.OlllO went to Mr. Hutchinson the medical officer to the union, and was there informed that they could not attend without an order, and that witness had better go to the workhouse, or to one of the officers for one. Witness went to the workhouse, and was told through the wicket that it was too late—she must come again on Monday morning. Witness then went home ; and, thinking the de ceased would get better, did the best she could herself until Monday morning, when witness sent for a friend, by whose assistance the deceased was removed to the hospital ; but he was tso far gone ; the surgeons gave him a little brandy, but he died in a short time after his admission. Witness (crying) : "My husband would have been alive now if I could have obtained medical assistance. I did the best I could, for I was not able to pay for advice and medicine. He was a very healthy man previous to the accident." Mr. Hagar, the house-surgeon, stated that the deceased was dying when brought in, and certainly, if medical assistance had been received sooner, it would have been exceedingly beneficial to the case. He died from inflammation of the lungs, no doubt accelerated by the injury he had received to the ribs by the fait—The Coroner said that some of the me dical officers attend occasionally without an order, which, in many cases, has proved of the most beneficial result.— Several of the jury here expressed a wish to call some one from the workhouse to account for the evident neglect —The Coroner ordered the summoning officer to go immediately to the workhouse, and ask one of the officers to step over to give some explanation of the case ; for, if a person is to be allowed to knock at a wicket for medical aseistance, and to be told, on a Saturday evening , to call again on Monday tie individual requiring such aid might die in the meantime, and what would be the result ? why, the officers of the pa rish would be responsible.—The officer returned with Mr. Wood, who stated that there must have been some mistake with the wife of the deceased and the man at the gate. They had elected a man to fill the office of porter that night, and he believed that the nerson at the gate wee not acquainted with the " rules of the Muse." If the female hid made en application to one of the guardians, who resides in the vicinity of the workhouse, she could have had medical attendance immediately.—The Coroner remarked on the melancholy nature of the cue, and said it was to be regretted that such a deplorable circumstance had occurred, and that a proper per son had not been pieced at the gate to give answers in cases of urgency. They could not go too fully into cases o poo f this kin whom d, for it resulted in the most beneficial way to the r, he was always anxious should have the best attention when required. The jury returned for verdict :--" That the de ceased met his death accidentally ; at the same time, they were of opinion that the deceased's death was accelerated by the want of attention on the part of the medical man and the guardians of the workhouse In not baying a proper person at the gate to answer applicants in eases el emergency." THE COLLISION ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—INQUEST. Yesterday an inquest was holden by W. Carter, Esq., coroner for East Surrey, at the Dog and Fox Inn, Wimbledon, on the body of William Henry Sawyer, aged 28, late a guard in the service of the South Western Railway Company it. Golding, police sergeant, 31 V, deposed that he was on duty on Wimbledon-common about 10 minutes to 4 o'clock on Saturday morning, when he heard what he supposed to be the goods up-train coming up the line at an unusually slow pace ; it was then, apparently, at West Barnes, a dis tance of two miles. The engine appeared to blow, as if she wanted more power. About four o'clock witness was pass ing up Church-lane, when he remarked to a constable that if the Roods train did not make more speed she would have the mail train run into her. At this time he heard another train coming up the line, which he believed to be the mail train, andpremises when he it had arrived dis optinct whistles as of different engines, and the steam of one of them was let off. Ile soon afterwards heard of the accident, and, on going to the spot, be saw immediately in front of the engine of the mail train three carriages or trucks, which had been thrown off the line ; they were very much broken, and two men were pulling a rope of the centre one, and asked witness to assist them, as there was a man there lying , dead. The rope broke, and whilst the men were procuring I anotherwitness looked into the carriage, which was lying on its aide, and saw the body of the deceased ; he appeared to be leaning on a chest, and a bag (apparently of wool) was at the back part of him, wedged up by a load of goods. At this time en engine came down on the up line, and a guard, who came running from it, was asked by one of the passen gers of the mail train how the accident occurred, when be said be had no knowledge of it until he arrived at Nine elms, when he missed part of the train, and he then came down immediately with another engine, to look after the missing carriages; he said he felt &concussion in the cutting.' The body of deceased wan got out of the carriage in vest ness's presence; he was quite dead. It was witness's im pression, from what the guard had stated, that the mail train had run into the goods train, and that, on the colli sion taking place, part of the train got uncoupled, and the engine, hoeing obtained increased pressure, proceeded on at once to Nine Elms. Whilst on the bride witness' did not see daylight, owing to the dense fog. His impression seas, that when the mail train arrived the driver saw the red light of the goods train, that he then whistled, shut off his steam and reversed his engine, or for greater damage must have b een done to the mail-train gene rally. He noticed the fragments of a lamp, which was of white glass, and appeared to have come oil the engine of the mail train. Was of opinion that the driver of the mail train did ad he could to avoid a collision with the goods train. Mr. B. Bradford, station agent at Wimbledon, stated that he was called up on Saturday morning at about a quarter to five o'clock, being informed that the accident occurred at about 300 yards from the station. He proceeded with a pilot engine which got within 40 yards of the spot before he saw any light, the morning was so foggy. He learned that the up mail from Dorchester had run into the goods train. Two or three of the carriages, in one of which was deceased, were completely broken up. He saw both the guards of the mail and goods train, and had some conversation with the latter, who said that he had run to town with part of his train, having no doubt at the time that he had the whole train with hum; but having found out his mistake as soon as he arrived at Nine Elms, he got another engine, and came back to look for them. It was not customary for the driver of the mail train to blow his whistle at that spot, therefore he had no doubt that he had then caught sight of the goods train, and blew his whistle as a warning. He must have shut off the steam, and reversed the engine momentarily, or the damage would have been much greater. None of the passengers in the mail train were injured, and the engine it self was scarcely scratched. G. Duckett deposed—He was guard of the goods train on Friday night last. They left Southampton at hell-past 8 and should have arrived at Nine Elms at about 22 minutes past 2 on the Saturday morning; but in consequence of the slipperiness of the rails, and also a detention of 18 minutes extra at Woking, and another at Andover road, they were two hours behind their time. The train was propelled by the " Elephant," a large and powerful engine. On leaving the Woking station they had 51 CU r iages, all laden. Deceased was a brakeman. His place was the last carriage but one, and his duty was to attend to the brakes. Recollected passing the Wimbledon station at about seven minutes past four o'clock. When the train had reached the junction of the Richmond Railway witness got down to count the carriages, and found 13 missing. On his arrival at Nine Elms he got an engine, went back and found them in the Wimbledon cutting, and that the mail train had run into them. Would swear that it was at the Rich mond junction he was first aware of any carriages being missing. In passing through Wimbledon cutting the steam was shut off in consequence of the engine slipping, and the whistle was blown to warn the man at the level crossing, a quarter of a mile distant. Me felt no collision in the cutting. Carriages becoming uncoupled would aeon be stationary, and deceased, if he had been awake, must have known it.—By a Juror : We carry Witte one on the side of the last van, and another behind the last waggon, which is a red one. The goods engines are capable of conveying from forty to fifty loaded waggons, at front ten to twenty miles an hour. Have known carriages detached from a train by the breakiag of the coupling chains. The waggons are con nected with three chains—one on each side, and a centre one with a screw bolt. Witness believed that deceased must have been asleep when the uncoupling took place, or ho would have noticed the carriage in which he was become stationary. It would have been his duty then to hove got out of the carriage and gone down the line several hundred yards, and laid some composition on the rails, which would have exploded when touched by the wheels of the engine, and so warned the driver that there was another train in advance, and that Rims clangorous to proceed. Mr. Stavin, manager of the traffic, proved satisfactorily to the jury that the accident had, in the first instance, arlon from a shackle which is passed over the spring bar of one waggon, to which is attached a chain connecting other waggons, and fastened by a linch-pin pawing through the bar, having got loose by the pin dropping out, and so throwing the en tire strain on the ride chain.% both of which were broken, the parts alluded to as having given way, or broken, having been found on the line. The collision, the witness consi. dered, was caused by the neglect of the deceased, who, had he not been asleep, could have easily prevented it. Ho con sidered that the engine -driver, fireman, and guards of the mail traiu had acted with great promptitude on the occasion, and the passengers who had travelled by it bad spoken in • the highest terms of their conduct. The jury, after about half an hour's consultation, returned • &verdict of " Accidental death," at the same time recent , mending that the couplings of the waggonsof the goods trains should be of a more secure character. IRELAND. DUBLIN, SEPT. 27. A letter has appeared in the local journals from the parish priest of Birr, the Rev. Mr. Spain, Roman catholic vicar-general of the diocese of Killaloe, in which the particulars of an eviction are given, and are described as exhibiting features of unwonted hard ship. In the parish of Lorrah, King's County, of which Mr. Spain was formerly the Roman catholic pastor, a magistrate recently proceeded to evict three families. Those families numbered 23 persons, and they occupied 30 acres of land. The decree for evic tion was obtained on a process of ejectment for non title. At the time it was had there was owing on the land one-and-a-half year's rent, but the crops in the ground were much more than sufficient for satisfying this claim. On the day the sheriff came to level the houses, Carroll, one of the tenants, was ill of fever. He had been prepared by his priest for death the night before. The priest con veyed to the magistrate information of this fact the morning of the eviction, which found Carroll perfectly unconscious from fever. The sheriff was not stopped, but on the contrary, he was led to believe Carroll was " shamming?! He proceeded to remove the man in this condition, and, having done so, he levelled the house. Carroll was subsequently taken to the house of a relation in the neighbourhood. The sheriff then proceeded to the house of a man named Daffy. The brother of Daffy lay then, it is stated, confined to his wretched pallet from exhaustion, occa sioned by destitution. The sheriff hesitated to remove this man; he remonstrated with the magistrate, but the latter would not yield. The sick man was there fore removed from the house, but was deposited in an adjacent pigsty. The owner, it is said, did not think hie possession would be legally completed until this pigsty was also levelled, and poor Daffy was again re moved, and laid beside a ditch in the open air. Here, having no friends, he remained for two days exposed, at the end of which death released him. The rev. gentleman states that a few years ago Duffy was a comfortable farmer, having, when he came on the property, above 2001. in money. The family were neither idlers nor spendthrifts, but were pauperised by renting a bad farm at a rack-rent, and under a rigid landlord. Of Carroll the Rev. Mr. Spain tells the following tale : Bedded he vodka, tenon had to ender* legal persecution of maw kisi. averse up splsW him sad others he °owning to moiler hie Imedlerad. Oinoll wee at that gme la e dying mate, and ha irk • seedittse of imam es to maw Ida think of eternity and art of omgaggeg ssaidse. Hie semen wen two war, wbo woes geseissaly dames* ken the ens se bad. dingaronra ahss leb ail sods Is esti ths Darla of Lomb. Carroll wee sewmied as the hdennation of these men, taken el a Mt bad, wimegel le the leeeenty gaol, and detanel there Mt Ile sok" was es. diseharged without bad. It imelesi—ilit we seat 'wpm bin inareent wire MI wee not _..2lldei soh a liar dims , . et gm of kis Mere sea wear alimlustudes, 'Wald =igs Hs edged of Omen was liberated theaels. he wis, is epode dm* wing bed kola taw ;kb wile le assess ti he the esesig lessithal. Ist is rams so de. Ids that die keeled hate—s Salaam of wountses Edo. Late did the drum elint ot she was ra.bmog lg. be it wee ady the day M e w lie sor b ed be was sheted boa est hem Is the manes I hays described shove. The Bev. Mr. Spain concludes with several obser vations. The psopha of the country are often guilty --devl7rerlitY • Mg the gentry are not often free from cruelty is their treatment of them, and wakes government hold the scales with an even hand ilia awls here noticed must be daily aggravated. Everything that Mr. Walsh has done in this case is strictly in accordance with law ; but this very circum stance is proof that the law of landlord and tenant in Ireland requires to be put upon a different footing. The county of Galway is about to address the Lord Lieatenant. It is gratifying to find that the requisi tion cans a public meeting for that purpose is signed by num f(all parties, having attached to it the namesl al Lord Clanearty, the conservative, and Lord Ffreneb, the repealer, as well as the names of gen tlemen concurring with the present government in political sentiment. Father Mathew, it is now definitively announced, will visit America in the spring of 1848. Mr. Longworth, of Roscommon, whose name I for warded to you some weeks since as a defaulter for poor rate, and who is a landlord and deputy lieute nant, says that the land for which he appears rated is the fee-simple of another gentleman, and that all the rates fer which he is liable are paid. The arrangements for the assumption of the gover norship of Malta by Mr. More O'Ferrall, late M.P. for Kildare, are now announced to be completed. The salary is 5,500 d. per annum. Mr. O'Ferrall's brother goes out as secretary, the salary of which is 2,0001. per annum. 1)r. Curran, whose statistics respecting fever in Dublin caused much discussion a few months since, has fallen a victim to that malady. He died ester day, having, at the age of 27, obtained great celebrity in his profession. Dr. De Mussy, the French physi cian, is nearly convalescent. THE REPEAL ABSOCLATION.—The usual weekly meeting held to-day wu presided over by Mr. Edward Murphy, a manufacturer. The question of the payment of rates and taxes was a subject of animated commentary. Mr. Hyland, a gentleman from Kilkenny, seemed to favour the non-paying doctrine, upon the double ground of injustice and inability to pay.—Mr. Ford, the town clerk of Dublin, strongly ad. vacated payment, to aid, of course, Mr. John O'Connell. —The blaster of the Mint was a subject of strong censure, for having served some ejectmenta on his property, near Kilkenny, and having proceeded to " clear " away seven families. He was also charged with having promised but not paid a subscription to a local relief fund. Popular feel ing teented to run very high against him. The repeal rent was 351. Bs. 4d. ATHLOtIa ELECTION.—It is announced in the local paper of Athlone that a petition against Mr. W. Keogh's return will be presented. GALWAY POLITIC3.—A repeal club has just been organ ised in Galway, the object of which is to seek to win back the representation of the county. SCOTLAND. EDINAUROR, SEPT. 27. A striking . instance of the effect of railway com munication in equalising prices will next season be shown in the herring markets of Stonehaven and Aberdeen. The two places are distant from each other onlyabout sixteen miles, and yet while herrings have, in the former, been selling at Bs. and Os. per cnn, they have, in the latter, been bringing 16s. Five trains a day, when the Aberdeen line is opened, will equalise the discrepancy as certainly as water will take the same level in two connected tubes. The foreign , market for herrings is rather lowering. The John o Groat Journal, the great authority on this question, says that, bra private communication from Stettin, dated the 9th inst, the arrivals had been 13,000 barrels unbranded and 10,000 crown-branded 1 1 —that is, bearing the hot imprimatur of the herring board, testifying that the curing has been performed secunduna (trim:. Prices had been 28s. 6d., 245. Gd., and 215., and would be lower unless importation was kept in check. fhe history of the herring fishing illustrates the inefficiency of bounties in promoting a given branch of industry. In 1820, bounties from 20s. to 50s. per ton were allowed for boats; and 4s. per barrel for herring cured, and 2s. Bd. per barrel for herring ex ported. 1n1826 these bounties were partly withdrawn, and in 1830 ceased. The herrings eared in these years were as follows In 1820, 382,491 barrels ; in 1830, 329,550 bls.; and in 1840, 518,798 ble. The fishermen, no longer encouraged to look to extraneous aid, and relieved from the intrusion of landsmen, who engaged for a few weeks in the fishery for the sake of the bounty, have redoubled their efforts, and are now more temperate, better fed, and have larger boats than before. The strike among the Ayr miners has come to an end, and the men are now returning to their work. Tue Excise blovissossr.—A meeting of gentlemen in terested in the spirit trade was held at the Black Bull Hotel, Glasgow, for the purpose of considering what steps ought to be taken in reference to certain clauses of the Customs Duties Act of last session, which materially affected the in terests of the trade. Elias Gibb, Esq., having been called to the chair, J. Buchanan, Esq., move d first resolution: That the prohibition to duty-paid brandy and bollards being sent from Scotland into England or lrelarnl, or from the latter country into the two former as enforced by the Customs Duties Act of 10 l;ntorlN c. 21, is deeply Injurious to the trailer, sad Is impolitic and uncalled for, Inasmuch as there is no differential duty on those spirits its lay part of the rnited Kingdom. fhe resolution having been agreed to, Mr. Hay proposed the secosd resolution That it is ungracious and indefensible that a government, whkh is liberating our fiscal restrictions with foreign nations, should not only fetter and obstruct but annihilate a branch of internal trade which has existed since the duties were assimilated. He said the resolution stated an astounding fact relative to the restriction imposed on their trade, and ho would appeal to Messrs. Gibb and Bee :omen, the eldest in the trade, whether they remembered any such restriction regarding brandy and holland& ? He had been twenty-six years in business him self, and he never met with such a restriction when there was no differential duty. What a piece of injustice, then, was done them by the Board of Excise, in attempting to interrupt, or rather to annihilate, a trade which had been so long in existence ! It had never been hinted that this trade could injure the revenue ; and, therefore, the measure was a wanton, unfair, and injuilioious interference with trade. Having taken a deep interest in the question, he had, when in London, spent considerable time in attempting to get re dress, and he had been much aided in his exertions by Mr. M'Grigor, who had introduced him to the president of the Board of Trade. That gentleman's opinion was that the set was intended to apply only to colonial spirits, and had he been at the Board of l'rade when the measure was in progress such clauses would not have been introduced. In tact, the general opinion of all parties in London was to the same ef fect—that colonial spirits alone were intended. Mr. Labou chere, however, would not interfere, and referred them to the Treasury. He did apply there, and found the following letter, cut and dry : Treasury Chambers, Sept B.—Gentlemen,—llaving laid before the lords commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury your letter of the 12th July last, staring that since the passing of the act 10 Viet, c. 23, you have been prevented from sending to England and Ireland brandy and holland, duty paid, except under band from a duty-free warehouse, and praying that encase permits may be granted for cunveying such spirits as formerly, I am commanded to acquaint you that their lewd ships are advised that they have no power by law to comply with your request. —I am, Ice., E. E. TIFTPLYAN.—Meems. Hay and Co., Glasgow. Finding no redress in these quarters, he applied to the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, but his letter had not yet been acknowledged. His own opinion was, that his letter had been sent to the chairman of the Board of Excise, the very quarter from whence he suspected the prohibitionoriginated, in order to benefit the London distillers and dealers. He could not see the justice of inflicting such serious injury on a trade which had existed since the union. They might as well have prohibited wine as brandy. But, as private exer tion had failed, the trade must unite ; and he hoped, if they were firm with government, they would attain their object. --The resolution was agreed to, and Mr. Fingland moved the appointment of a committee, which was agreed to. After a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting separated. ESCAPE FROM PAISLIII PR/SOM.—We (Glasgow Pont recently noticed the apprehension of two accomplish housebreakers, who hail entered both the Post-office and an apartment mistaken for the Stamp-office, in the course of one night, by means of false keys. An early hour this morning was Sired far the removal of these depredators, and the other prisoners indicted, to Glasgow, for the purpose of their being tried before the High Court of Justiciary next week; but on the officers of the prison going about their business this morning, at six o'clock, they were surprised to find the outermost door of the prison, and the main gate immediately within it, both open, while the two culprits in question, with another companion, con fined in a separate flat from themselves, were all miss ing. The names of the prisoners who have made so opportune an escape are James Campbell and Thomas Mackay, indicted for trial with William Fox, a convicted housebreaker, who was under sentence, and had but three months of his impri sonment to run. One of the two first-named prisoners had been suffering from fever of late, and he had been removed with his associate in crime, as ri nurse for him, to one of the terse airy front rooms in the south end of the prison. The apartment referred to, though larger than the common cells, is one of a series of apartments constructed with double doors for the security of the most daring prisoners, and the outermost door is fastened by a strong bar in place of a lock, from the corridor of the prison. It was impossible that this apartment could be opened, when once fastened up, except from the outside, either by a false key or otherwise. William Fox, the other prisoner, was confined in the flat above, the third storey of the prison, in one of the ordinary cells, and was locked up by a key that fastened twelve rooms. On examining the fastenings of all the doors that have been so cleverly opened this morning, there is not the slightest appearance of force or effort having been used beyond the application of well.fitted keys, the only change being that the lock of the outermost door of the prison appears to have been particularly well oiled, to prevent its creaking or mak ing a noise during the operation. The whole of the doors in the prison are of cast iron, and the locks are of the most ponderous and complicated description, no expense having been spared in procuring them at its erection.—The Mail says that the prisoners effected their escape by imposing on the simplicity of a weight who was working about the Islam, and inducing him, under the pretence that it was wanted by --.error, to give them a ladder he was using.: PROVINCIAL. COMMISSIONS BY TUE LORD LIETITENANT.—The Right Hon. G. J. F. Viscount Cantilupe to be major; F. C. H. Rumen, Eli., to be captain; in Royal West Middlesex Regiment of Militia T Ll4O • NTTTAIL Trig MorcuEsTEß AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY held its annual meeting yesterday. It is a society of great age among agricultural associations, but not of great standing, having, from mismanagement or want of sympathy among manufacturers, dragged on but a miserable existence for some years. The show of the present year, however, pro raised better things, and included some fine stock, horses, and pigs. Among the former the bulls and dairy cows were most mentionable. There were some fine stallions and good road sten among the horses, but the draught horses were inferior to what we have seen in put years. lancashire is not famed for its sheep, and the few that were penned were not of a description calculated to raise its name, but the show of pigs was first-rate—perhaps one of the finest that will have been seen at any show throughout England this season. The col lection of agricultural implements was very extensive, and Manchester men—who have a taste for machinery of any kind—as well as country squires, crowded around them in great numbers. Amongst the new machines, said not to have been exhibited before, was a turnip cutter, the inven tion of Mr. Renshaw, of Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, which hod sliced a bushel of turnips in 19 seconds. Mr. Wood, of Knutsford, the inventor of the swing, or wheel-plough, which has taken prizes at Liverpool, North Stafford, and other meetings, had also an improvement of it--the differ ence lying in the mould-board, frame, and shares, which are so contrived that the furrow offers lees resistance in turn ing, and, consequently, a saving of draught is effected. He also exhibited a horse hoe, contrived to contract or expand itself to any size of drill ; and a curd-gatherer, by which the curd is separated from the whey in making cheese, and falls into a well, saving about half the labour and time of the pre sent mode of gathering. Amongst the agricultural prgduce, some beautiful seedling potatoes, exhibited by Mr. Cheshire, of Mere, Cheshire, which had taken three years in raising, attracted great attention, and some flax grown by the same gentleman. The exhibition attracted a great many people, the day being extremely fine. THE TCRN-OUT AT ASIITON.—This proposed cessa tion of labour for a abort period, does not appear to have found favour with the majority of the cotton-ap.nners of Ash ' ton. As stated in the Atanchester Guardian, there were, at the commencement of the week, about seven (Inns whose spinners had left their work ; but on Monday morning there were only 4 mills where the hands had not returned to their employment. Had the manufacturers, however, shown the disposition to stop their mills, there is not the least doubt but the turn-out would have become general. THE ALLEGED MURDER OF A WIFE.—The inquest on the wife of Thomas Cowley, of Manchester, resulted in a verdict of manslaughter. The prisoner was brought before the Manchester magistrates yesterday, and he was committed for trial at the next Liverpool wises. A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT WARRINGTON on Sunday, when a party of workmen (ten in number), be longing to the Bridge Foundry Works, went out upon the river in a small boat, the greater number being at the time in a state:of intoxication. The river was slightly flooded from the late rains, and, therefore, the current was somewhat stronger than it is on ordinary occasions. They were not long out when, owing to some mismanagement, the boat upset, and four of the party met with a watery grave. MANSLAUGHTER.—The subject of careless driving by cabmen and others has often been the matter of anima version in the Liverpool papers. On Monday an inquest was held on the body of a child named Anne Owens, of Bur lingtonetreet, who was killed by being run over by a spring cart—when, after a lengthened and careful investigation of the ease, the jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter " against the driver, Thongs Haye, who was committed for trial on the coroner's warrant. DURHAM. A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE occurred on Saturday after noon at Westoe. It was caused by a spark of ignited soot, which was blown from a chimney into a neighbouring farm yard, and act on fire the thatched roof of one of the out buildings. The wind was high, and this circumstance, com bined with the combustible nature of the stock, caused the flames rapidly to spread; ultimately they destroyed twelve stacks of corn. two stacks of hay, and the whole of the farm buildings. The tire raged from three o'clock until ten, p.m., and the utmost clinch were required to prevent its extension to an adjoining farm. The loss is estimated at 1,7001. SAFFRON WALDEN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. This institution held the first district meeting at Stansted Mountfitehet, on Friday last. The ploughing match came off in a field belonging to Mr. S. Spencer, called " Postern held." There were 22 ploughs at work, 16 conducted by men and 6by boys: Mr. Lake, of Ugley Hall, also sent a Kentish turn wrest plough, which according to the regula tions of the society could not be allowed to compete with the others, but was put in practice apart, and so well did the worthy labourer perform his work that a subscription was instantly made, and therewith an extra prize of s. 6d. ad. judged to him. The prizes were distributed by Joseph Taylor, Esq. TRESPASSING IN PURSUIT OF GAME.—At Col chester, on Monday, Henry Jones, son of Capt. Jones, of the parish of St. botolph, was chargel with trespassing upon thelands of J. Neville, of the parish of St. Gil, s, on the 17th inst. with a dog and a gun, and shooting a partridge without leave. The charge was fully proved by an eye-witneee to the act. Defendant was fined 10s. and expenses 16s. 6d.--He was then charged under another information of a similar trespass upon Mr. Neyille'e lands, on the 19th inst. in com pany of H. Howard, a brickmaker, who was also charged with a trespass for the same purpose, Howard being em ployed by Mr. Jones to best fur him. The evidence in this case was equally conclusive as in the former one, and Mr. Jones was fined 10s., and captures lls.; 'toward war fined Cal. and expenses fir., the bench being willing to belies e he had acted more in ignorance than intei don to commit a wil ful trespass. Mr. Jones paid the fines and costs in all the SUSSEX. Tree ACCMILNT ON THE LONDON AND SOUTH COAPT RAILWAY.—The adjourned inquest on the body of Samuel Gregory, who Wad killed on the 31st of May last, in consequence of the engine which he was driving going off the hue near Chichester, was concluded yesterda at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Nutborne, before Mr. 3. Lutman. The inquest bad been adjourned several times, in order to have the testimonry of Peel, the stoker, who was also se verely injured on the occasion. On the last sitting of the jury Mr. Wills, a turgeon, stated that Peel woman inmate of a lunatic asylum at Bethnal-green, and that no reasonable hope could be entertained that he would ever be in a con dition to be examined. The coroner and eleven of the jury (one being absent in consequence of illness.) had a long con sultation, which ended in the coroner saying that the remain log jurors bad agreed to their verdict, and he thou,ght that they should adjourn to the house of the sick juror, in order that he might be consulted, with a view to closing the in quiry.—Mr. Faithful, who appeared on behalf of the com pany, on being asked his opinion on the subject, said it was understood that the coroner and the eleven jurors had taken the evidence of two engine-driven formerly in the employ of the company, which he considered a very Improper course of proceeding. The coroner said no each evidence hail been taken : the two men alluded to had only been questioned by the jury, to see if they had any evidence to offer. The inquiry was then adjourned.—Upontlejury again meeting yesterday, after the depositions had been read, the foreman of the jury said it was to be regretted that the company had allowed the engine to be removed and taken to piers before the jury bad been able to ascertain in what state it was at the time of the accident. Captain Coddinpton, the government inspector, who hail been examined, did not see the engine until three weeks after the accident, at whith period it was lying in the company's shed at Brighton.—The Coroner said he perfectly coincided with Captain Allen. In all cases of accident the cause of the accident should not be removed, where it did not obstruct the traffic, until it had been examined by dis interested parties.—The jury, after about half an hour deliberation, returned their verdict to the following e ff ect: That Samue l Gregory, on the 31st day of May lust, Ira. killed the engine No. 4U running off the line of the London, Irlghion,4 South ('nowt Railway, is the pariah of Weetbourne, in this county that such engine was subject to considerable of-ciliation, which g are ban undulating, swaiirlif, and jumping motion ; bat whethert s =sine left the rails in consequence of such motion, or from who other reason, no evidence appears to us. The jury recommend the dbeetorn, and the jury hope the recommendation will be attends, to, that engines of the construction of No. 40 should not ill future used for passenger train. The inquiry then closed. OTl,ltflerlll,lMT/ilir_ ACCIDENT ON TDE BUCKINODAMEIITRE RAILWAY WORKS.—On the 25th inst. an inquest was held at Buck ingham, before Mr. .1. W. Cowley, on the body of George Aniseed, aged 24, who was killed on the 23rd last, while working at Bent-hill cutting, in consequence of the fall some tons of earth. Payne, another labourer, was buried under the soil, and is in a precarious state ; and Lester and Barran, two other workmen, were much bruised. A verdict of " Accidental death" was recorded, with an opinion that the accident would not have occurred if proper precaution bad been exercised. WILT I[IRE. ----- SUPPOSED INCENDIARISM.—On Monday night Robert Smith, %carrier, from Gillingham, was passing tho farm of Mr. W. Futcher, of Fount, when he discovered a blaze at the end of a large barley rick, which in slew minutes increased to an alarming degree. Assistance was on the quick)strre u was nothi n gai possi bl e , e but n u llu i t n the te smoulderingshortspac e o f ashesoze h o ur ruins from a large baro, which had contained at least 50 loads of wheat. In addition, barley ricks. stacks of fine bay and sainfoin, sheds, stables, hovels, piggeries, and every other building around, were destroyed. The horses, pigs, poultry, &e., were saved. Mr. F., it is said, is fully insured to the amount of the lose. Before Smith, the earner, perceived the fire, he observed a man cross in front of the horse, apparently in great tremor and hurry running es from the farm-yard. evidently, by his having a smock-frock on, an agricultural or other labourer, and from the description given by Smith the county police apprehended a man on suspicion. CORNWALL. COMMISSION BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT.—F. G. Gregor, Gent., to be second lieutenant in Duke of Coen wall's Rangers. HEROISM REWARDED BY THE KING OF NORWAY. —During the dreadful storm in November last year a Nor wegian vessel, named the Elizabeth of Bergen, was totally wrecked off Ganwelloe, near Penzance, the captain, M. Nielu Wuff Elerston, and his crew, being rescued by several men rushing into the sea, and securing a communication with the unfortunate vessel from the shore by means of a rope. A few days since the persons who so nobly distin guished themselves, among whom were Mr. Henry Cuttanoe of Ounwalloe, and Mr. Solomon Rowe of Portbleaven, met Mr. Pearce, the royal Swedish and Norwegian consul, by appointment, at the national school-room at fielstone, who, in the name of the King of Norway, presented them with two handsome silver cups and a puree of sovereigns, with a vote of thanks for their important services. The cups bore an inscription. "From Oscar, King of Sweden, for their brave and noble exertions on the 20th of November, ISIS.' MODERN TUTOR FOR THE PIANOFORTE, BY THOMAS DAILISIL—This publication belongs . to a class whose name is " legion." The books of instruction, exercises, studies, &e,, for the moat fashionable of all instruments are innumerable, and yet new ones are every day . making their appearance. We consequently look with suspicion at every new produc tion of this kind, expecting to find it a mere crambe recocta, a repetition of threadbare matter, with nothing new about it but the paper and print, and the name of the compiler. In nine cases out of ten this turns out to be the case, but not always. We occasionally meet with a book of instruc tions for the pianoforte having a distinct and special object not anticipated by any of its precursors ; and such is the '• Modern Tutor" of Mr. Baker. Its speciality lies in its being modern. The pianoforte has been greatly enlarged in its powers, and changed in its character, by the host of great performers—the Thalbergs, Liazt., Dohlen, Chopins, &c. of the present day. Executive difficulties hate certainly been carried to an extravagant length, and the music of the pianoforte, instead of being a "concord of sweet sounds," calculared to delight the ear and move the feelings, hu too often degenerated into a display of manual dexterity and a confused clatter of unmeaning noise. But, while this abuse has taken place, it has been accompanied with an immense increase in the powers and capacities of the instrument, as the vehicle of melody, harmony, and expression. There is hardly any kind of musical effect which cannot be imi tated on the pianoforte, from the thunder of the full orches tra and the combinations of the choral fugue to the sweet strain of a vocal air. This enlargement of the powers of the instrument is owing in part to the improvements in its me chanism devised by the ingenuity of our Broadwoods, Col j lards, and Kirkman; but it is owin g in a still greater de get* :- eeo . legs ari not peewits o. the performer heighten the The ems' a, Son 1111X1113.1111; MR n is ow tug 1.1 0 rum. e.....-• -- 1 to the new methods of manipulation and fingering sue- ively discovered by the great modern pianists. A kn ow- s of these is essential to a miuitery of the pi anof orte; they not only absolutely necessary fur the exec Ins era lie, but they give additional facility lions of the older masters. The oi e performer to conquer the d . Men the grace and smoothn a , • . special object of Mr. Baker' ' ky on to the general objects of all works), is to e exemplify the particular met which, M the 740 ...- • . ~-, rg ~. ..i.‘ .•, '7 •