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head and body, Übe rendered her insensible. The
fact of the assault being corroborated by the evidence
of several witnesses, Mr. Ingham said this was the
fifth time the prisoner had appeared before the court
for ill-usage to his unfortunate wife. The prisoner
was a most worthless brutal ruffian, and, for the
assault he had committed on his wife, he should
sentence him to be imprisoned and kept to hard
labour for six calendar months.

Tun Guiding Star, emigrant-ship, which took her
departure from Liverpool for Melbourne on the 9th
of January last, with five hundred souls on board,
is supposed to be totally lost. She was spoken on
the 9th of February by the Boston barque, Kate, in
lat. HIM S., long. 38.48 W., showing that her passage
up to that date had been rapid. Since that time no-
thing has been heard of the ship, and it is supposed
that she must have encountered some terrific weather
and have foundered. She was commanded by Cap-
tain M'Clelland, an experienced and skilful navigator.
THE MURDER OF MR. STIRLING IN DURHAM still
causes immense excitement in the north. The
reward of 8001. has been increased to 5001., and the
most vigilant search is being followed up by the
police. At the inquest held on Wednesday nothing
beyond the finding of the body, and the fact that
cries were heard immediately after the discharge of a
gun by some labourers in an adjoining field, was
proved in evidence. The investigation was adjourned
till the 4th of December. The unfortunate gentle-
man had just previous to his murder obtained his
appointment as assistant surgeon to the Turkish
Contingent.
ALICE GREY, the Wolverhampton impostor, made
an attempt at self-destruction on Saturday last. The
female turnkeys were attracted to ber cell by a noise
at the door, upon opening which they found the
prisoner apparently in a partial state of suffocation,
produced by the smoke of straw which was burning
in the cell. It. was then found that the prisoner had
unsewed the pillow-case and taken out the straw,
which she had set fire to by moans of the gaslight in
the cell. Whether she was partially stupitied with
the smoke, and fell against the door, or whether, be-
ing alarmed at the position in which she had placed
herself, she endeavoured sto obtain assistance by
making a noise, does not appear. She sustained no
serious injury, and is now more closely watched.
THE GABE or• DR. FRANCK does not even yet appear
to be satisfactorily cleared up. In the face of the
assertion of Dr. Arnold huge that no symptoms of
strangulation were visible on the body of the boy, the
Brighton Herald of this week asserts that "the body
of the young man bore on it palpable external marks
of strangulation. These were remarked by the jury
on their viewing the body, and were pointed to them
by the coroner. The face was also livid ; the knees
were drawn up under the bedclothes. All these
facts left no chlubt on the minds of the jury that the
young man died by strangulation."

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and body, till be rendered her insensible. The
f the assault being corroborated by the evidence
feral witnesses, Mr. Ingham said this was the
ime the prisoner had appeared before the court
1-usage to his unfortunate wife. The prisoner
I most worthless brutal ruffian, and, for the
Lit he had committed on his wife, he should
nce him to be imprisoned and kept to hard
tr for six calendar months.
ltaents ant( Offences.
1E Guiding Star, emigrant-ship, which took her
rture from Liverpool for Melbourne on the 9th
musty last, with five hundred souls on board,
pposed to be totally lost. She was spoken on
/th of February by the Boston barque, Kate, in
16.0 S., long. 38.48 W., showing that her passage
o that date had been rapid. Since that time no-
g has been heard of the ship, and it is supposed
she must have encountered some terrific weather
have foundered. She was commanded by Cap-
M'Clelland, an experienced and skilful navigator.
HE MURDER OF MR. STIRLING IN DURHAM Stilt
;es immense excitement in the north. The
ird of 300/. has been increased to 5001., and the
t vigilant search is being followed up by the
De. At the inquest held on Wednesday nothing
and the finding of the body, and the fact that
a were heard immediately after the discharge of a
by some labourers in an adjoining field, was
red in evidence. The investigation was adjourned
the 4th of December. The unfortunate gentle-
r had just previous to his murder obtained his
ointment as assistant surgeon to the Turkish
itingent.
LICE GREY, the Wolverhampton impostor, made
attempt at self-destruction on Saturday last. The
'ale turnkeys were attracted to ber cell by a noise
the door, upon opening which they found the
toner apparently in a partial state of suffocation,
duced by the smoke of straw which was burning
the cell. It was then found that the prisoner had
sewed the pillow-case and taken out the straw,
kb she had set fire to by moans of the gaslight in
t cell. Whether she was partially stupitied with
smoke, and fell against the door, or whether, be-
; alarmed at the position in which she had placed
Nell, she endeavoured sto obtain assistance by
'king a noise, does not appear. She sustained no
ious injury, and is now more closely watched.
THE CASE OF DR. FRANCK does not even yet appear
be satisfactorily cleared up. In the face of the
tertion of Dr. Arnold Huge that no symptoms of
•angulation were visible on the body of the boy, the
ighton Herald of this week asserts that "the body
the young man bore on it palpable external marks
strangulation. These were remarked by the jury
their viewing the body, and were pointed to them
the coroner. The face was also livid ; the knees
re drawn up under the bedclothes. All these
:ts left no doubt on the minds of the jury that the
ung man died by strangulation.'
artlant.
THE LORD PRIMATE BERESFORD has convoked the
•elates of Ireland to meet in Dublin, on the 29th
st., to consider the question of the Church Disci..
ine Bill, about to be submitted to Parliament.
THE RIGHT HON. JOHN WILSON FITZPATRICK has
Den appointed LordlLieutenant and Custos Rotu-
mum of the Queen's County, in succession to the
de Lord De Vesci. Mr. Fitzpatrick is an old and
bedfast supporter of the Whig party.
THE INHABITANTS OF CORK are much enraged at a
ommunication lately received from the Admiralty,
reply to their request that a portion of the Baltic
,eet might be allowed to winter at Cove. Sir Charles
Mood replied to the Mayor as follows
Admiralty, Nov. 10.
Sir,—l have received your letter of the 14th inst., and •
,ou must see, upon reflection, that the stations of her
Majesty's ships must be determined by the demands of the
iervice, and that it would not be consistent with my duty
xi give any assurance that vessels would be stetioned at
my port merely on the request of the inhabitants of the
neighbourhood.-1 am, sir, your obedient servant,
The Mayor of Cork. C 'WILES 1W001).
This brief reply appears to have created an extra-
ordinary amount of indignation :
With a sense of shame (writes the local papers) at the
degraded position of our country, and the supvlialit pos-
ture which our highest and best citizens are compelled to
assume in all communications with the English Govern•
men*, we direct attention to the curt, almost insol-nt,
letter of Sir Charles Wood in answer to the memorial
respecting the wintering of the Baltic fleet in Cork •
harbour. . •
THE ALLEGED CASE OF BIBLE•BURNING in the
Roman Catholic chapel at Kingstown has excited so
much indignation among the Protestant community
that the Attorney-General for Ireland has directed
the immediate prosecution of all parties who there is
ground for supposing took part in the disgraceful
outrage.
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