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London, England, 1851-04-26 00:00:00

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Judge 'Lynch Lynch hrs htld-lcis Hist cruirtla3 ~,„"t -i,, --•
1 men to city, and his mandates have been .. Ll*
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a fellow-hr;i'n,ts at U inonle.nt's riciliing laune, ,e ~. Id,/
eternity. A fearful retilbution has overtaken , ,
14itroyer of innocent bluf.-Al; and the slayer and the
i slain have both, as it were in a moment, passed into
the unseen world together. A movement fearfully,
'et anxiously looker: for,. at length burst upon us.
I The excited ma,s, 1.414-a-fe,%-elays-since, in, our city,
refrained in a most praiseworthy manner from call-
ing in the aid of Judge Lynch on an occasion less
urgent than the cause which invoked his potent arm
in our sister city. We sincerely hope that this awful
example will not need repeating to haVe a most salu-
tary effect upon the perpetrators of crime, of every
grade in our Midst. Between 3,000 and 4,000 citi-
zens participated either actively or passively.
Speeches of an inflammatory character were made,
and little efforts used, except by the Mar-
shal, N. C. Cunningham, to stay the excited
mass. Mr. Tweed and Judge Bullock spoke
in favour of sustaining the laws and meting out
justice, but the crowd would hear of nothing but an,
immediate investigation. A committee of 12 citizens.
was named as an investigating committee to hear'
evidence and report to the crowd. The following i*
the report of the committee :—" We, the committee
of investigation appointed by our fellow-citizens to
investigate the circumstances of the unfortunate oc-
currence that took place this afternoon in this city, do
report that, after a full and impartial examination into
the premises, we find that at about two o'clock, P.M.,
this day, Frederick Rowe and some other person,
whose name is unknown, were engaged in an alter-
cation, which originated at a
gambling-table at the,
Mansion-house ; and that after said parties had pro-,
passing in the street, interfered with.
ceeded into the street and were there'fighting, Charles
Myers who was
words, by requesting them to desist fighting, or to
show ' fair., play;' that immediaaely thereafter the.
said F. Rowe 'called out, ' What the devil have you
to say,' and then drew his pistol, and without further_
provocation shot the said Charles Myers through the
head.—J. Hs Scranton Dr. E, Cronin,W. F. Pretty- .
man, J. B. Starr, D. 0. Mills, P. B. Cornwall, J. T.
Bayley, H. G. Langley, A. M. Winn, G. G.
Wright, L. Hernance, H. Olmstead, committee?'
After this report of the committee was read the crowd
immediately proceeded, amidst the greatest excite-
ment and uproar to the calaboose, determined on
taking the prisoner, but they were resisted for at least
one hour by the Marshal and his aids. It was now
about nine o'clock, the night was dark—the mutter-
ings of the people deep, ' yet loud.. 'Some of them
rushed to an awning, pulled up the posts, and at
once attacked the door of the station-house with these
battering-rams. Soon the door yielded, being de-
molished by repeated blows. Deputy-Sherriff Harris
stood in the doorway, and, with his posse in the rear,.
held the crowd at bay for some time—remonstrating
and threatening. Finally, the crowd in the, rear
made a rush forward, which placed those in the front
ranks in connexion with Mr. Harris, when be was
iiiisdner, '
pushed, jostled from his position, and .tile 'populace
brought in possession of the prisoner. The
Frederick J. Rowe, was in the inner cell, chained to
a post. After a long delay, the chain was severed,
and he was then seized and hurried up'tbiii stairs into
the street. It was then announced that the prisoner
would be hung in Sixth-street, betreen K and L,
from one.of the large oaks. The crot ipantediately
proceeded to that point at about half-past nine
o'clock. The prisoner was atrongly 'guarded, and .
talif,n up J to the intersection of Fiftli-areet, when ha
was taken down the same and up K. to Sixth, and then
to the place of execution. The concourse of people
at the gallows numbered about 4,000. A large bon-
firo was kindled, a stand was erected under a large
oak tree, on which the prisoner Was paced ; a rope
Vita procured, a clergyman called, who had some
brief religious exercises with the prisoner. The
clergyman stated that the prisoner had nothing to say
for himself, except that he had a widowed mother
living in England, and that he had been absent from
her for a conaidvrable length of time. A white
handkerchief was then tied over his face, his arms
pinioned, the rope adjusted to a limb of the tree and
the neck of the prisoner, he sobbing aloud; three
men then drew him from the stand into the air—an
awful and solemn silence pervaded throughout the
immense concourse of people. The occasion—the
dead hour of night—and the immense gathering, all
conspired to make the scene such as we hope never
again to behold. After the body was drawn up a
few struggles and contractions of the limbs ensued ;
and thus perished the unfortunate prisoner. The
body hung twenty minutes, when it was let down,
and pronounced by several citizens as dead. Thus
ended one of the greatest tragedies ever witnessed in
California. Mr. Myers, the man who was shot, we
are informed, came from the vicinity of Columbus,
Ohio, and has left a wife and several children. Fre-
derick J. Rowe, the man who was hung, was about
22 years of age, and an Englishman by birth.—Cali-
/mien Paper .

APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Names of gentlemen who
passed their examination in the science and practice of me-
dicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday,
April 24:—Edmund Thomas Higgins, Gloucester • John
Burchall Peren, South Petherton ; Sydney Alder, Wakefield,
Yorkshire; John Williams, Cardiff; John Page urke, R.N.;
George Forster Burder, Clifton, Gloucestershire; Cornelius
Clark Rutherfort, Doncaster; David Thomas Morris, Car-
marthen; James Spark, Newcastle-under-Lyne.
ROTATION OF THE EARTH.—The experiment of
the pendulum,•as illustrating the earth's diurnal motion, has
been successfully performed by Mr. A. H. Ross, at his ob-
servatory at the South Dock, Sunderland. The instrument
used was a weight of 141bs. attached to the end of a line
wire,l6 feet long, which, being set in motion, swinging as the
pendulum bob of a common clock, was found in half an hour
to have formed an angle of 71/ degrees with a line drawn
on the floor in the same place in which the ball was set in
motion.—Sunderland Herald.

THE DANISH GOVERNMENT STEAM-PACKET JYL-
LA
N. D —Yesterday this splendid steamer left the East India
hocks for her first trip to Denmark. She made 13 knots
on the average, and showed a speed equal to that of some
of the fastest river boats. The Jylland is an iron paddle-
steamer of 450 tons and 120-horse power, built by Messrs.
Robinson and Russell, the engineers,- of Mill-wall, for the
Danish Government, and has a very beautiful and yacht-like
appearance. She is intended to trade direct between Lon-
don and the fertile districts of north-west Jutland (by the
Agger Canal), Nykjobing-upon-Marsoe becoming her head
station. The direct route from the very breeding and gra-
zing places will now enable importers to bring Danish oxen
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into this market in a very superior condition, and also serve
greatly to increase the exports for Denmark from thrpolt
so that, upon the whole, the event of its opening may be con-
sidered as one of great interest.
SACRILEGE.—GLOUCESTER, FRIDAY.—A
g night.ous robbery
What
makeswas co
themm committed
circumstancei n Gloucester
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extraordi-
nary is the fact that this is the fourth
rthhroaoerr3e, h has
cbueemnsteaonmcomsi;tttehdoionhjthecist
of the
being in three out of the
under. thieves
beingprecisely
tho
same,similar cainrd-
lenf go or tthiev es obtained access to
ftehteirienasstrer
theenstomuso.ed in effecting
window on the south side of the
Whence they. got access to the nave,
massive pillars, are fixed two alms-
the
chapel cathedral
of
Our
Lad}throu.
thl:
loef the contributions of the charitably
'es(' the county hospital. These boxes were
disposed
bxe alms-
'boxes se ,
foargtoathinestFreoneptoion
foshracirce. hd
o from
their fixtures by means, of a plough-coulter,
isjtn e
supposed had been stolen from a blacksmith's shop
t
of the boxes so wrenched off was car! ied away,
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together with its contents; but the other was found (with the
coulter) lying near the window through which the robber ob-
tained ingress. It contained a small sum of money, the box
being of such a construction as to preclude the possibility of
opening it without a key. It is expected that the bootycla-
tained was but small, as the boxes had been very recently
emptied of their contents. On each of the three last occasions
when the sacred building wzs forced a plough-coulter was
left behind, and this leads to the impression that the robber
in every case was the same. No clue has been obtained to
the discovery of the depredator. Another case of a precisely
similar nature was discovered yesterday. The sexton on
going into St. Nicholas Church discovered that the infirmary
alms-box bad been torn from its fixture, and. together with
its contents, which are unknown, carried off. The rosf of
St. Nicholas Church has been under repair this week, and it
is supposed that the thief thus obtained ingress to the church
in the day time.

ANOTHER BOILER EXPLOSION.— 011 TheStleY last
an explosion took pla:e at Seaton Engiue, en the Durham
and Sunderland Branch Railway, which blew a boiler to a
distance of 70 yards from its seat Aouth, named Farrow,
was severely scalded, and lies in a very
LEICESTER TRADE _Although but very little more
business has been doing, it being holiday weeki yet on the
whole an improved tone exists, which we believe precedes a
y precarious state.
satisfactory change. It is now anticipated that purchases
will be speedily made, giving rise to more general employ-
ment, and thus the usual activity again pervade the various
branches of trade. Orders; as well as a few buyers, continue
'to arrive from the United States by the steamers, and will
increase, doubtless, as vessels arrive after the opening of the
Great xhibition.
TRADE AT NOTTINGHAM.—
want of business in nearly all depart-
Great complaints con-
tinue to be made of
ments of the lace trade; but this week being devoted to
hsionlaidllayal,
u as
amount of sales during the period since Our last report.
We have not anything encouraging to report'relative to
o
hosiery-. There is a trifle more doing iu the home trade, but
for comparatively few goods are selling. Com-
mercialS accounts ts from America are flattering, but up to this
the as
time very few crders have been received for any description
of our manufactures. There is, however, still plenty of time
for orders from them to be executed for their fill trade, and
a very extensive husiness is expected to be done with the.
United States this y •
ear. The price of yarn remains unal-
tered.— Nottingham Jounio/.

The Gluicral Steam Navigation Company's mail
steam-ship Tiger, Captain W. C. Paine, arrived in the river
early Yesterday morning from liamburgh after a rapid pas-
sage of 44 hours, and has brought the last consignment of
Prussian gods intended for the Great Exhibition.
A PROLIFIC Cow.—A correspondent sends us an
account of a cow, which would figure honourably in the
census if the population of the bovine race were taken in
this country as it is in France. It is a cross of the Ayrshire
and short horn ; and about a week ago had three strong
healthy calveS, two of which are bulls. and one quey. 'ibis
'productive crummie pastures on the estate of Ernespie, near,
Castle Douglas, and it is only eleven months. since .she
furni2hed 'two calves to her owner's stock.—
Dumfries •
Stanclaril.Vll _, • - • . • . . ,
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'NE COFFEE DUTIES..---1n lieu of -the pre6ent
duties of Customs now chargeable on coffee imported into the
United lingdom, the following new duties are to be levied;
—Coffeeit he lb, 3d.; andcolfe_e kiln-dried, roas,tedor Emma_
the lb, qd: _.