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London, England, 1848-10-24 00:00:00

N0.17,497.] LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING

TO Mr. J. S. WHITAKER, Surgeon, &c.,
Kingsland-crescent. _ .

Sir,—ln consideration of You haying kindly consented to forego
the proceedings instituted against me, I hereby express my regret at
having published certain libelous and infamous charges against you
and Mrs. Whitaker, in two placards or hand-bills, headed " Oppres-
sion," and "Justice," and confess that the cam• arc utterly untrue.
I also hereby pledge myself never again to annoy •r molest you or
Mrs. Whitaker, or any of your family, and humbly beg pardon of
you and Mrs. Whitaker for my past conduct, which I acknowledge is
quite unjustifiable.

MARY BEEDLE,

Dated this 19th Octobnr, 1848.
Witness, Hoary Child, Solicitor, 9, St. Swithin's•lane.

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ON PHYSICAIDISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA-

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THE BURGLARY AT STOKE.
On Friday Henry Marshall, Thomas Earl, Thomas
Walter, Thomas Anderson, Spencer Bowen, and
William Pope, the river pilots belonging to Graves-
end, were brought before the Rev. G. Davies and a
full bench of magistrates, at the County-office, Ro-
chester, for final examination, under a charge of bur-
glary, at the cottage of William Eastman, at Stoke,
early on the morning of Wednesday, the 1 lth instant,
where, it will be remembered, they were beaten off
by the courageous conduct of Mrs. Eastman, who,
with her daughter, a young girl, were the only in-
mates in the house at the time. Mr. Prall, solicitor
at Rochester, attended to watch the case for Walter ;
and Mr. Bowditch, of Gravesend, on behalf of the
remaining five; the seventh offender, the ringleader,
who was wounded with an iron bar by Eastman's
wife, being still at large. He had, however, it ap-
peared, been traced with his boat down to Hole
Haven, some distance below Gravesend, on the Essex
shore, and being known to the officer, is not likely
to remain much longer at liberty. In addition to the
evidence already adduced, implicating the accused,
several other witnesses were examined, whose testi-
mony went still further to connect the prisoners with
the offence with which they stand charged.
Mr. William Palmer, landlord of the Ship public-
house at Stoke, stated that he was called up at about a
quarter to two o'clock on Wednesday morning, and
on going to his lodge, in which was a quantity of hay
and straw, he found a party of watermen, together
with several of the villagers, smoking and regaling
themselves, having lighted candles with them, and
thus jeopardising his property. Having ejected the
intruders, he returned to his house, and as he was
securing the fastenings, he heard a cry of" Murder"
proceeding from Eastman's cottage, accompanied by
smashing of glass, and it was in that direction the
watermen went on quitting the lodge. James Usher,
an agricultural labourer, in company with the pri-
soners on the previous evening, having been apprised
of the burglary, procured assistance, and went
in pursuit of the parties, and by the light of the
moon could distinguish that they were making
towards Yantlett Creek. Witness, with his compa-
nions, by crossing the fields, managed to reach the
creek before them, and gave information to the pre-
ventive men on board the watch vessel, who, however,
said they could not apprehend the prisoners, unless
for smuggling or murder. On the arrival of the pri-
soners at the creek, one of them appeared much hurt,
and stood with his head resting on a rail, his com-
panions saying he was the one who had done the
mischief. Some of them then went on board the
watch vessel, and afterwards took to their boats, three
in number, and went away, and were apprehended at
Gravesend on the following Saturday. The exami-
nation of the witnesses having been completed, the
magistrates committed the prisoners on the charge of
burglary. The prisoners were then liberated on bail,
themselves each in a bond of 1001., and two sureties
of 501. each, to appear at the next assizes, the suretieM
being readily found amongst pilots and watermen of
Gravesend, by whom the court was crowded, the
investigation having excited no ordinary degree of
interest.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, MONDAY.—There are a variety of rumours
and speculations afloat touching the trial of 11:1r.
Daffy. In the calendar he is charged only with
felony, but according to report he is to be indicted for
high treason.

Ins LATE MURDEROUS ATTACK IN CLONMEL

The Clonmel correspondent of gives the
following particulars of the late murderous attack on
a man named Doran, in the streets of Clonmel :
" In the month of July a woman named Margaret
Walsh eloped from Clonmel with a man named
Patrick Doran, a boat-bawler, frona Carrick-on-Suir,
taking with her the proceeds of the sale of five pigs,
and several articles, the property of her brother, who
followed the fugitives to Dublin, and succeeded in
having them arrested there previous to their embar-
kation for Liverpool. Doran, when arrested, had on
him a pair of Walsh's stockings. The police magis-
trates forwarded the parties for trial to Clonmel, and
on Wednesday they were arraigned before Mr. Ser-
geant Howley. The prosecutor did not press his
charge, not wishing to punish his sister, consequently
they were both acquitted. On the same night, about
the hour of nine o'clock, Walsh, who was on the watch
for Doran, met him in Bagwell-street, near Dublin-
street, and plunged a knife into him, in the region
of the heart, inflicting a dangerous wound, from which
the blood flowed profusely. The unfortunate man
fell almost lifeless, end Dr. Prosser, who was in iin-
mediate attendance, rendered every aid in stopping
the effusion of blood. The Mayor and Mr. Ryan,
R.M., were promptly on the spot, and having issued
their warrant, the assassin was forthwith arrested,
and now lies in Clonmel gaol. Doran was conveyed
to the surgical hospital, where he continues in a dan-
gerous state.
ATTACK ON A POLICE CONSTABLI.—About two or
three o'clock yesterday morning a most wanton out-
rage was committed on one of the F division of police,
which it is to be feared will be attended with fatal
consequences. The constable was on duty at the Kill
of Grange, when his attention was attracted by three
men in a field who were removing some potatoes from
it, and on going to inquire of them what was their
business, he was assailed, knocked down, and his
sword seized. With this weapon he was wounded in
the head and other places, and after becoming insen-
sible ,through loss of blood, the ruffians trampled on
their victim, who was found some hours afterwards
lying scarcely breathing in a heap of clay, and
covered up with the soil, as if the intention were to
smother him. The constable, who seemed quite un-
conscious at first, was attended by Dr. Ireland, and
removed to the hospital; but the injuries inflicted are
of so dangerous a character that his life is in immi-
nent danger. Circumstances have arisen which lead
to the hope that the guilty parties will be arrested,
and it is understood that fur the future, in all very
lonely districts, the police are not to go singly on
Night duty.
RELEASE Or STATE PRISONERS.—By an order in
Council, the following parties, confined under the
Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, have been admitted
to bail :—W. Mathens, Charles TafFee, P. Marron,
James Crolly, W. Walsh, James Baker, Coll Roch-
ford, Owen O'Neill, Francis Gabbett, Justin Supple,
James M. O'Ryan.
INCREASE OF THE IRISH CONSTABULARY.—The
statement which appeared some time ago, in refer-
ence to the contemplated increase of the Irish con-
stabulary, is confirmed by the following, from the
Belfast Journal:—" We have the best authority for
stating that the Government have it in contem-
plation to augment, at an early date, the constabu-
lary force in Ireland to 30,000 of all ranks. This for-
midable body are to be employed, in addition to pre-
sent constabulary duties, in all descriptions of service
for which the regular military are now required ;
and the whole, or the greater part of the latter force
will be withdrawn, unless upon extraordinary occa-
sions, from this country. The increased force will
be placed upon a new footing, and comprise cavalry,
infantry (including rifle corps), and horse and foot
artillery. This proves the high value at which the
Government rate this force and the entire dependence
which they repose on their loyalty.
MORE EVICTIONS —On Saturday a large body of
police left Limerick for Corbally, where they were
met by the sheriff and a body of house-levellers.
Notices to evict have been served on a number of
Lord Clare's tenantry, in the electoral division of
Shangolden. The Limerick _Examiner, in its last
number, gives the following exemplification of an
eviction and its results :—ln March last we recorded
the case of a man named Michael Gallagher, living
in Meelick, within a short distance of this city. He
and his wife had come into town to offer 201. in pay-
ment of rent; but the tender was refused. In their
absence their house, a substantial one, was levelled to
the ground. The cries of the young children, as a
matter of course, were unheeded by the house-
levellers, who plied their work with the rapidity and
expertness derived from habituation in the task. The
house was demolished when the father and mother
returned front town. But Gallagher, recollecting that
his wife (who brought him 2001. as a marriage por-
tion), and his seven young children, had strong
claims upon him, resolved to make an effort to save
them from destruction, and retain the land as long as
he was able. He accordingly erected a shed in that
part of the ruin where his bedroom once stood.
Few are ignorant of the dimensions of such poor
refuges. In the narrow shed were huddled his
children and his effects, and he continued there until
April, when from cold he got dysentry. During the
illness, his wife, an active, industrious, and vigorous
woman, plied her task incessantly, paying her hus-
band every attention, and working for bread. So in-
defatigable was the oppressed and persecuted woman
in her industrious pursuits, struggling for support
while nursing her poor husband,that her neighbours
concluded she could weather the storm. But there is
an old saying in this country,—one misfortune seldom
comes alone. About the middle of April, on a fine
clear day, the shed was seen on fire, ancl:the people
were attracted to the spot by the screaming of chil-
dren, and the flames of the sick man's furniture.
Gallagher was rescued, placed by the side of a ditch,
and and was there anointed for death by a clergyman.
This, however, was not all. Gallagher's own suf-
ferings were not the worst of the calamity. The 201.
which was tendered for rent and refused was reduced
to ashes. Three large feather-beds and a large quail•
tity of substantial furniture, such as is commonly used
in farm-houses, were consumed, together with about
100 stone of potatoes and 20 stone of oats. All were
destroyed in the burning of the' shed. The flames
originated in the narrow chimney, in which, while
the mother was at market, the children placed fire,
which caused the soot to ignite. The situation
of this man, thus placed by the road side, may be
easily
imagined. Yet so indomitable is the per-
severing industry of some of our countrywomen,
that we have heard this thrifty, hard-working
woman, poor Gallagber's extraordinary wife, de-
clare she would forgive all that passed, and never
think of her troubles, if even now her landlord, the
Marquis of Conyngham, and his most zealous agent,
Mr. Marcus Kean, would give them fair play, and
cease their oppressive and
scarmueplloproofcetehdeinpgris;
ati‘oVnes
give these facts as a mere
and hardships to which, oftentimes unknown to their
landlords, tenants in this country are undeservedly
subjected.
THE ABBEYFEALE INSURGENT CHIEF.— Danny
o e t four ou
and r month s
Dan, whose daring exploits and hair-breadth escapes
in the Kerry mountains duringruthrael
p last
have been fruitful themes
for
story-
tellers, has made his escape to France.
LIMERICK SAVINGS' BANK.—There was a meeting
in Gl worth-street. Mr.
on Saturday of the trustees
_eanntd managers of the
Limerick Savings' Bank,
Mansell, the High presided. Sheriff,
th Mr.T. Pratt,
inspector, attended, and explained.ebearings of the
es who attended expressed
new Act, and its application in defining the liabilities
of trustees. The trustees
spoke in terms of the
themselves perfectly satisfied to assume the stated re-
sponsibilities. Mr. Pratt
warmest commendation of the system of accounts
adopted in the bank, after which the meeting dis-

persed.
THE LATE MURDERS AT BANSHA.....It appears
that the murderers of the bailiff placed in care of the
property seized at Bansha, Tipperary, for poor rates,
have been discovered—a conclusive proof of the
efficacy of the taxing clauses of the Crime and Out-
rage Act of last session. In this case Lord Claren-
don acted with his usual promptitude and vigour.
The murders were perpetrated on a Sunday morning,
and on the following Wednesday the additional po•
lice force were stationed in the townlanils which
were the scenes of those fearful crimes, and simulta•
neously with the arrival of the police came the
warrant of the Lord Lieutenant for the immediate
levy of a rate upon the occupiers for the support of
says the Cork Constitution,
the police. "This rate,"
" amounted to 18s. 4d. an acre on one, and Bs. 7d.
on the other, in addition to the poor-rate then in
collection, of Bs. 9d. in the pound, a county cess of
Bs. 6d. per acre, and the moiety of the Labour
Act rate. This caused much discontent amongst
the farmers, which was further increased by the
knowledge of the fact, that if the murderers were
not brought to justice within the three months, a
further levy would be made for the expense of the
additional force for three months more, and so on.
The lower classes are also made to suffer, for the

board of guardians stopped all out-door relief until
such :time as the conspirators and perpetrators were
made amenable. The consequence of these proceed-
ings has been, that such information has been com-
municated to the authorities as has led to the arrest
of the criminals. The perpetrators were strangers to
that part of Tipperary, and having been hired for the
work, were brought twenty miles to perform it."
LIB SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.—The Society of
Friends, to whom a large debt of gratitude is due for
the promptitude with which they brought large con-
tributions to alleviate the wants of their fellow-crea-
tures during the late famine, by constant supplies,
not only of food but clothing, have taken a farm of
400 acres, to be cultivated under the improved system
of cropping, and have engaged Edward Bewley,
Esq., M.D., of Moate, late Secretary to the Moate
Agricultural Society, at a salary of 3001. a year, to
preside over this intended agricultural college.

ACCIDENT ON THE EDINBURGH
AND NORTHERN RAILWAY.
A serious accident happened yesterday morning on
this line of railway. While the train which left
Edinburgh at seven o'clock this morning was pro-
ceeding at the usual speed the tire of the leading
wheel of the engine, which keeps it on the rail, gave
way, at a place about a mile on this side of the Bridge
of Earn, the consequence of which was that the engine
darted off the line, and was hurled over the embank-
ment, several feet in height. It fortunately happened,
for the preservation of the lives of the passengers, that
the coupling chain, which connects the tender with
the locomotive, snapped asunder ; the result of which
was that the tender and carriages were left standing
on the rails, although the shock which was occasioned
by the recoil that took place was such that one side of
a luggage van was completely stove in, and one of
the carriages was much crushed.
From the force of the shock the passengers were
thrown with violence against the sides of the car-
riages, and two women in them received severe
contusions. It would appear that, when the severance
of the engine from the tender took place, the pipes of
the former, which generated the steam, were torn
asunder, and that other injuries were done to the
boiler. The result of this was, that the boiling water
made its escape, and fell in rather copious showers
upon three of the passengers, who are said to have
taken up their position on a luggage van, which was
uncovered, scalding their legs and other parts of their
bodies.
At the time the accident happened there were four
persons on the engine—Mr. M'Glashen, the manager
of the goods department ; Mr. Thomson, goods
manager at Perth ; and the engineer and stoker. The
three latter, on finding the engine descending the
slope of the embankment, immediately jumped off,
and escaped with slight bruises. Mr. M'Glashan was
not able to effect his descent in the same manner, and
the consequence was, that he was thrown from the
place where he was standing with great force, and
alighting upon his head, he sustained several severe
injuries, particularly upon the temple. He was so
much stunned by the force of the fall, that he lay
insensible for some time.
No time was lost in conveying the sufferers to the
nearest dwelling-houses, at the Bridge of Earn and
the village of Abernethy ; and medical assistance was
immediately procured. In addition to the services
of Drs. Chalmers and Laing of the former place,
assistance was rendered by Dr. Macfarlane, of Perth,
for whom an express had been dispatched.
It is highly creditable to the directors to state, that
two of their body, Sir William Dunbar and Mr.
Hunter, of Perth, were promptly on the spot; and
that as soon as intelligence of the accident reached
Edinburgh, Dr. Duncan and one of the directors
left town, with the view of rendering any assistance
they might be able afford.
We are happy to state that the latest accounts
which reached town last night convey the gratifying
injuries
were that Mr. M'Glashan, whose
were the most serious, was considerably better, and
that the other sufferers were also progressing fa-
vourably.
At the place where the accident occurred the rails
were a good deal torn up ; but no time was lost in
replacing them, and we understand that the trains
were proceeding with their accustomed regularity
last night. The train to which the accident hap•
pened was a large one, many persons going to Perth
hiring-fair, which was in course of being held.—
Edinburgh Witness of Saturday.

COLLISION AT SEA.
PLTMOWTH, OCT. 22.—Some anxiety was mani-
fested yesterday in consequence of the non-arrival of
the Sir Francis Drake steam-packet, Captain Win.
Sadler, a regular trader, which usually leaves
Guernsey on Friday evenings, and reaches here early
on Saturdays. However, this (Sunday) morning, at
one o'clock, she arrived safe at her moorings in
Stonehouse Pool, having been detained at Guernsey
all Friday night by strong northerly winds, and off
the Start last night by coming in contact with
a brig.
The Drake left the islands at nine o'clock yesterday
morning, and had heavy westerly winds all day. In
the evening, at eight o'clock, when very dark, Start
point bearing N.E., distant six or seven miles, the
ship's head N.W. by N., carrying foresail with sheet
hauled flat aft, saw on the starboard bow a small
glimmering light, which suddenly disappeared; ten
minutes after, within two ship's lengths, by the re-
flection of her galley fire upon her sails, a strange
brig was suddenly discovered running before the
wind. Seeing that a collision was inevitable, the
Drake's helm was immediately put hard aport, and
her engines stopped as quickly as possible. The
brig's helm was put hard astarboard, by which she
came alongside the Drake ; her fore channels struck
the steamer's wales with a sliding blow, and,
in a heavy rolling sea, both vessels became
entangled. The Drake, in backing astern to
clear, hooked her bobstay in the brig's anchor,
and dragged away her own bowsprit, her figure-
head, and cutwater, and knocked off some of
her larboard paddle. floats against the brig's starboard
main channels ; at the same time her spurbeam
carried away the brig's fore and midship bulwarks
and staunchions. When clear they found on board
the steamer three of the brig's hands belonging to
the watch below, who had jumped out of their berths
and left their vessel, expecting she would go down.
This fear for some time prevailed in the minds of her
master and the rest of her crew, and finally induced
Captain Sadler, who continued near, to permit his
chief officer, Mr. Libbey, and one of his best hands,
volunteers, to go on board in the Drake's boat, and
pilot the brig into Dartmouth, whence she was distant
two hours' sail.

The brig is the Sophia, of Rochester, 110 tons re-
gister, from Swansea, heavily laden with 300 tons of
coal for Rochester. On Wednesday night, the 18th
inst., she experienced stormy weather in the Channel,
and lost all her boats. On Thursday she took shelter
in Plymouth. Without purchasing new boats she
left again on Saturday morning. At the time of the
collision she was steerng E.S.E. under main royal,
with the weather clew of her mainsail hauled up, and
did not exhibit any lights. Her crew, how-
ever, half an hour before, clearly distinguished
the two paddle-box and mast-head lights of the
steamer.

The Drake had 50 cabin and steerage: passengers,
many of whom were on deck at the time of the colli-
sion ; although at first more or less alarmed, they sub-
sequently expressed their entire satisfaction with the
course pursued by Captain Sadler.

SHZERNESS.—Great apprehensions are entertained
that the town of Sheerness, surrounded as it is by pestife-
rous ditches, presents but too favourable an aspect for the
introduction of cholera amongst its crowded streets. The
garrison and arsenal, it is true, exhibit the most perfect
models of neatness, order, and cleanliness, but they are
surrounded by a town which, for filth, want of drainage,
and a complete absence of sewers, has no equj,l-i*.her
Majesty's dominions. The narrowest streets ands eys are
crowded with houses of the lowest description, mixed
with piggeries, cow- sheds, stables, slaughter-houses, heaps
of &cad manure, and every abomination that can pollute
the atmosphere and promote disease. The offal of a
population of eight thousand lies upon the surface of the
streets and alleys in its most disgusting form. Ihe
only semblance to a drain is a ditch which surrounds
the town, full of black and stagnant matter, and forms
the last receptacle for all the carrion that is too bulky
and offensive to wither in the streets. The malaria
arising from these combinations is so deleterious,
that the men employed in the dockyard suffer severely
from it by constant and prolonged illness. It is to be
hoped that the Government, or the Board of Health,
will not wait till the cholera has commenced its ravages
in this well-prepared hotbed of disease. If the inhabi-
tants will not take the proper means for securing the
aid of the General Board of Health, surely the garrison
and arsenal should not be exposed to such danger.
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES' NI AY!'—CU-
RIOUS RETURN.--An official work thus briefly sums up
the casualties among naval officers since the United
States have bad a navy:—Died, 994; killed in action,
52; ; killed in duels, 21; killed by accidents, 7; drowned,'
67; lost at sea, 87; murdered, 6; resigned, 1,635; dis-
missed, 402; cashiered, 51; discharged under peace es-
tablishment, 227; discharged, 106; last appearance, or
unknown, 545; deserted, 3; in service, I,sos—total,
5,758.
The Rev. Dr. Marsh was installed as Honorary
Canon of the Cathedral Church of Worcester on Mon-
day last, by virtue of a mandate from the Lord Bishop
et the diocen.

[PRICE SD.

BANK OF FRANCE.
The following was the situation of the Bank 01
France on Thursday morning, Oct. 19, 1848:

A SSETS.

Cash and ingots ...
Ditto in branch banks
Bills over due •••
Bills falling due in Paris,. of which
17,793,590 f. 9c. are from the branch
banks ••• ••• .•
Bills in the branch banks
Advances on coins and ingots...
Ditto on French public securities
Ditto by branch banks...
Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor...
Advance to the State on the lean of
150,000,000 E ••• •• • •• • 25,000,000 00
Rentes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 00
Rentes, disposable funds ... .. 33,902,413 62
Investments of the new branch banks in
the public funds ... 12,806,741 39
Hotel and furniture of the Bank ... 4,000,000 00
Real property and branch banks ... 2,524,088 00
Loan of 10,000,000 f. to the city of Paris 3,500,000 00
Interest in National Discount Bank ... 200,000 Qtr
Ditto, branch banks 230,000 00
Bills protested at Paris ••• 14,790,710 49
Ditto at the branches ...
... 8,449,422 00
Expenses of administration of the Bank 373,206 33
Ditto of the branches ... ▪
287,513 00
Miscellaneous
▪ 427,408 70
Consolidation of Treasury Bonds ... 6,993,170 00

f. 127,498,914 62
. . 102,236488 00
••• 350;009 1

... 67,873,684 75
... 109,436,205 30
14,325,155 46
33,870,096 65
1,429,403 54
50,000,000 00

f. 630,504,928 86