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steamer, a fortnight has elapsed, since we had any advices
from home.
Money still continues plentiful, and, the Bank's rates are
unchanged since our,last. •
Fives and
hay( e f7rtlier advanced during the
fortnight, and Fours are now worth 89h-Fives,-102i -and,
Exchange cry England has been very dull since business
was resumed atter the holidays, and • rates have gradually
declined to 2s. 0 9-16 d. for Bank papey, 2a. 010`-16d, for
first. class. local credits, and2s. Oid. for documenti.
We have to report a decided improvement in our piece
goods markets during the last few days, and rates have ad-
vanced one .or .two arum per piece for nearly all light makes
' of gray goods, with every prospect of a further advance
should the m.►il from England, novi nearly due, bring, as is
generally anticipated, favourable accounts of the raw staple
at Liverpool. In the early part of the fortnight a few im-
porters sold largely at the low rates of the last fortnight;
latterly, however, they have:shown increasing firmness, and
during the last two or three days most houses refithe to sell
anything, except at a considerable advance, which dealers
as yet are unwilling to give. A much better feeling has also
become manifest in the native bazaar, where a larger busi-
ness is now in progress for the different up-country marts.
The Marwarees especially, who have ,long kept aloof from
our market, are now purchasing more freely of nearly all
kinds ,of light goods. Bleached and printed fabrics are
quiet, and unchanged in value, except plain Turkey reds,
which are, if anything, a shade lower. In twist there is
nothing doing. Metals are very dull. Iron is again lower
in value, and almost without inquiry. Copper has recovered'
a part of the recent decline, owing to a speculative demand
for the article.

THE CONVICT 11.141 a 2IIIINEE-CON-
-44 2ESS2O.N" OF THE CIUME.

This unhappy woman is now receiving with some
degree of composure, and with devoted attention,
the unremitting and kindly services rendered by
her spiritual adviser, the Rev. Mr. Cowan, chaplain
of the prison. For several days after the sentence
of death was pronounced upon her she was com-
pletely prostrated, and seemed given up to utter
hopelessness. The religious instruction communi-
cated to her has had, so far, a soothing influence
upon her mind. She has acknowledged her awful
crime to the chaplain, and given minute details of
its commission, all of which have been taken down
in writing, and communicated to the sheriff, by
whom the statement has been sent to the Lord Ad-
vocate, who will doubtless lay it before the Home
Secretary. It is in effect as follows :—She states
that she and her husband (who had been married ten
years) lived happily together till they came to re-
side at Carpsbad about two years ago. Some time
after that, she says, the deceased Ann Hannah
acquired a great influence over her husband, which
caused differences between them, and originated in
her mind a jealousy of the deceased. On the morning
of the fatal occurrence she went to gather some sticks
for fuel, taking with her a rope with which to
tie them, when Ann Hannah seeing her object
cried, " Are you coming here to steal more of my
sticks ?" An altercation ensued, and bloWs were-
exchanged. The prisoner • then returned to her
house ; but, still heated with the quarrel, returned
to Ann Hannah's house to give her .a beating, but
with no intention, she declares, of taking her life.
The prisoner no sooner entered the kitchen than
she was met by Ann Hannah, who gave her a violent
kick with a clog above the knee, inflicting a severe
wound, the scar of which is still visible. The
fight was then renewed, blows being strack on
either side ; and, in the course of the- battle, Ann '
Hannah struck the prisoner with a wooden mallet
or beetle (and was thus the first, if this account be
true, to use this formidable weapon, which figured
so much at the trial). Ann Hannah having dropped
the mallet, it was picked up by the prisoner, who
struck the deceased a heavy blow with it on the
side of the head, by which she was stunned, and
in the frenzy of passion she followed up this blow
with others. The prisoner positively affirms that
the mallet was not hers, and was not taken by her
to Ann Hannah's cottage.--Dunzfries Standard.

THEATRE BY FIRE.

DREADFUL SUICIDE IN BLACKHEATH

2 U.N. EL.

The following is a more detailed account of this
attempt than has yet been given :—" The passen-
geners by the twelve o'clock down train from Lon-
don-bridge, soon after entering the long dark tunnel
under Blackheath, were affrighted ou Wednesday
by the report of a pistol shot in one of the carriages,
which reverberated along the vaulted. Tkof with
startling effect on the occupants of dithost every
carriage, many of whom imagined it to be some
danger signal, and were in momentary expectation
of a collision. On reaching the Charlton station
it was discovered that a respectable-dressed man,
apparently about fifty years of age, was crouching
in a half recumbent posture in one corner of a third-
class carriage with a frightful wound over the right
temple, which was bleeding copiously. The pistol
was still firmly retained in his grasp, the contents
having torn away a clear passage through the rim
of his hat, passed through the occiput, and lodged,
it is supposed, in the brain. Dr. Gatehouse was
promptly in attendance, and, together with the
stationmaster, accompanied the sufferer, who still
survived, to Woolwich, where he was placed on a
shutter and removed to one of the waiting-rooms.
Two other passengers, a man and a woman,
occupied seats in the same compartments, but
they were unable to assist the inquiry, the place
being at the time in utter darkness. It was
ascertained by several documents found in his
pockets that the sufferer's name and residence were
as follow :—Henry C. Missing, draper and mercer,
Waterloo-house, Tranquil-vale, Blackheath. A
banker's memorandum-book, containing entries of
money transactions and deposits at the London
and Westminster Bank, 17s. in silver, and a
return ticket from London to Blackheath, were
found in his pockets, and on a leaf of his pocket-
book was written in a clear mercantile hand the
following My most beloved Wife—l am in a
peaceful state of mind this morning. My oppres-
sion is going off. I feel bow blessed it must be to
be at rest ; and where, surely, we shall meet again,
to part no more. When I die—and I know not how
soon that may be—l trust you will not grieve for
me as one without hope. I know Christ came to
save sinners, and into his hands I commend my
soul. I cannot help rushes of despair, which have 1
been on me so often of late. They are not to be
got rid of. We are fearfully and wonderfully made.
The Lord gave and the Lord taketh away. I hope
by one manner or another a decent maintenance
will remain for you. If I live it must be otherwise,
for my mind is utterly incapable of working out the
bias towards a good result. Farewell, farewell !
God protect you, and forgive your distracted hus-
band !' Information of the event was telegraphed
by the station-master at Woolwich Dockyard to
Blackheath, and at half-past two the sufferer's wife
and one of the neighbours arrived in a cab. It was,
however, considered advisable that she should not
be permitted to see her husband, who was still
breathing but pulseless, and who survived till five
minutes past three, when he expired, Dr. Gatehouse
being constantly in attendance. It was stated at
the time that the probable cause of the act was the
withdrawal of his stock in trade, which he had
held on commission, and a want of confidence on
the part of the mercantile house in London, where,
it was supposed, he had that morning made a last
and successful attempt to redeem his credit."

ANOTHER FATAL ROCK OIL ACCIDENT.—An in-
quest was held a few days since at the Court-house, Keigh-
ley, before Mr. Thomas Brown, coroner, on the death of
William Gill, a retired factory operative, whose death was
caused by the ignition of some American oil which was
being stored for use at Mr. Sugden's mill, William Bar-
rett, of Keighley, factory operative, deposed,—O° Fri.
day week, at night, I was in the cellar of Mr.
Sugden's
old mill, in Keighley. I had taken in soma Yarn' Tw°
young men took a cask into an adjoining room. I was told
it was oil. They pumped it out into a elate'''. I had
closed the room I was in. I went through the room where
the oil was. Tho men had a lighted lamp. I went to look
at the oil, which they sail was likeivarta:barco 2 yards of the
water, taking
taking the lamp
reaching
in my hand. When I had got within
oil it exploded and burst into a flame, the top of
the room. One of the young men ran for an engine. I ran
for wet sheets. When I cam© back the cistern had been
pulled over. The oil covered the floor. I saw the deceased
come out of the room sally burnt about the face. Mr.
Angus Cameron, of NeighleY, surgeon, said—l was called
to see the decease 3 on the evening of last Fridayweek. He
was very severely burnt in the face, neck, and hands. I saw
little hope of his recovery. I continued to attend him till
his death. He died from the effects of burning. The jury
returned a verdict that " Deceased died from accidental
burning from the ignition and burning of a quantity of rock
oil." The jury recommended that great care should be
taken in using this oil or storing it in an unpurified state.

,BOR.4_ZILE

S*7STQS~^`S?..

Yesterday morning, about 3 o'clock, a fire af
very alarming character, and nearly attended with:
fatal results, happened on the premises belonging t
Mr. G. Bowes, rag merchant, Nos. 21 I, ad 22, Al—
, fred-place, Newington-causeway. The discovery-
was made by a policeman, who roused the iomates,
and sent off for the escapes and engines. Semnlens,
the conductor of the Elephant and Castle escape,
promptly attended, and succeeded in saving the
lives of Mr. Bowes and a female. The engines of the
brigade quickly attended, followed by Mr. Hodges'
powerful engines and others. A good supply of
water having been obtained the stand pipes of the
engines were placed in the plugs, and they acted as
hydrants, without the expense of setting the engines
to work ; but the fire could net be extingui,h,±
until the stock in trade was nearly destroyed and
the adjoining premises of Mr. Hopkinson,: saw and
tool maker, damaged by water and removal. The
cause of the fire is unknown. Insured in the Alliance
and Northern Fire Offices.

During the night another fire happened on the
premises of Miss E. Brasier, confectioner, No. 621
Bethnal-green-road. As in the previous case, thcr
cause of outbreak is unknown. 'The engines of the
parish and three of the London brigade were early
in arriving, and were brought into operation, but it:
spite of the exertions of the firemen and a large 211p-
ply of water the flames continued to spread, and
eventually the whole building presented a huge
sheet of flame, threatening destruction to the pre—
mises of Mr. Case, a builder, No. 60, and those of
Mr. E. Harrison, a whip maker, No. 64. The fire-
men at length succeeded in getting the mastery over
the fire, but not until Miss Brasier's premises and
all they contained were destroyed, and the two ad-
joining houses considerably damaged by water and
removal of the furniture. Mr. Harrison wag in-
sured in the Phenix Fire Office, Miss Brasier in
the Sun, but Mr. Case was uninsured.
A fire also took place in the premises of Mr. J.
Nelson, No. 20, Devonshire-street, Commercial-road
East. This fire was caused by a spark flying out
of the grate. Several of the neighbours rushed into
the building and extinguished the flames, but nut
before a poor little girl named Emma Nelson was
frightfully burned over the whole of her body. She
was taken to the hospital, but little hopes can he
entertained of her recovery.

TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE .vATir

The beautiful theatre, which was one of the orna-
ments of the City of Bath, and which since its erec-
tion in 1805 has contributed so much to the reputa-
tion of the city as a place of amusement by the
excellence of the dramatic representations constantly
presented, was yesterday (Good Friday) totally de-
stroyed by fire. It was built at a cost of about
£25,000, and was regarded as one of the, if not the
most compact and elegant of provincial theatres.
The present lessee is Mr. Chute, who is also the
lessee of the Bristol Theatre, and the last perform-
ance was on Wednesday last, when the sensation
drama, " Peep o' Day," was splendidly presented.
No business had been subsequently transacted, but
on Thursday the chimneys were all swept, and a
charwoman was in the theatre cleaning up. When
she left all appeared safe, and it was not until
shortly before 11 o'clock yesterday morning that
smoke was first seen by a woman living in ►he
vicinity issuing through one of the windows,which
turned out to be the window of one of the dressing-
rooms. An alarm was given, and the police with
the city hose, and the firemen of the West of Eng-
land Insurance Office, were speedily upon the spot.
Five hoses were attached to the city water plugs
and a copious supply of water obtained, but so
rapidly had the flames spread throughout the
building that in a few minutes the whole theatre
was a cauldron of fire. The flames burst through the
windows with terrific fury, and it seemed for a time
certain that a large amount of property surrounding

it must destroyed. The contents of the houses were
removed, and the greatest consternation prevailed
amongst the inhabitants, but by strenuous exertions
the flames were confined to the theatre itself, the
strong walls of which resisted their further pro-
gress. So rapid were the flames and intense the
heat that everything within the theatre, even to the
iron pillars that supported the tiers of boxes and
gallery, were consumed or milted in less than two
hours, and the place was a bare ruin—a well of
burning embers—which continued to blaze and fizz
under the copious streams of firo poured on them.
lind the fire occurred at night the conflagration
must have been terrible, as the police and firemen
could not have cut off the communications with
other buildings. The building was insured in the
West of England and Norwich Union Offices for
about £6,000, but this is wholly inadequate to its
value. Besides, the magnificent wardrobe and valu-
able library were utterly consumed. Mr. Chute,
the lessee, who is not insured, loses about £5OO, and
members of the company and the orchestra are also
sufferers by the fire. The origin of the fire is a mys-
tery. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean Yiewed the con-
flagration and were visibly affected.