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should take place in the House of Commons, with a view
to expose the injustice of the proceedings connected with
the late State trials, this association is so deeply im-
pressed with a sense of the hopelessness of obtaining re-
dress for the wrongs of Ireland from the Imperial Par-
liament, that we cannot recommend that the Irish Mem-
bers should be called upon to attend such discussion. . •
" That the attendance of the Irish Repeal Members in
the Conciliation Hall would be most conducive to the
great object of the association—the restoration of our
domestic Legislature."
After the disposal of some routine business, Mr.
O'Connell announced the rent for the week to be
387/. 2s. 2d.

* Rom., 13 ch., 1 ver. t Luke, 20 ch., 25 ver.
$ Rom., 13 ch., 1 ver.
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DREADFUL MURDER.
A most barbarous and revolting murder was commit-
ted at a village called Lammonby, in the vicinity of
Penrith, Cumberland, on the afternoon of Wednesday
last. It appears that a woman of the name of Jane
Crosby, who is married, and who keeps a small inn at
Lammonbv, has been very much addicted to drinking of
late, and the htuband frequently reprimanded her for
her misconduct. They have two daughters, about the
respective ages of nine and ten years, and the younger
of these children was the father's favourite • and she
frequently, on being questioned by her father on his
return from work, informed him that her mother had
been drinking during the day in his absence. The con-
sequence of this was, that the mother took a most
rooted antipathy to the child, and had determined to
put her out of the way on the first favourable opportu-
nity. It seems, on Wednesday afternoon, she accordingly
undressed the poor child, with the exception of her
shift, and having first hidden the clothes in a closet, or
recess, in the house, actually made a large fire purposely
in the kitchen, and then took the child up by the
legs, held it over the fire with its face downwards, and
laid it on the top grate bar until the poor child's Mesh
was literally all burnt off her face, and death put a period
to her sufferings. The inhuman wretch then, it appears,
had taken the child off the fire, and called at a neigh-
bour's house, and stated that the child had been left in
the house with her little sister only, and her clothes
having caught fire, she had been burnt to death during
her absence at a farm-house about two miles distant.
The story was doubted very much by the neighbours;
and on looking at the remains of the child, the shift it
had on was found to have been only partially burnt about
the neck and breast, but the back part was whole, and as
no pieces of the burnt clothes had been found about the
fire-place in the kitchen, their suspicions naturally
became excited, particularly as the woman had previously
only borne a very imperfect character in the village.
The coroner was accordingly summoned, and on the in-
quest these suspicions were communicated to him, and the
house having been searched, the child's clothes were
found wrapped together concealed in a closet ; and on
further inquiries being reside, it was found that the in-
human mother had perpetrates the crime in the presence
of her other child, who was in the kitchen at the time,
and who had been so terrified and frightened by the cruel
threats of the mother that she would burn her also if she
revea'ed the occurrence, that she in consequence never
mentioned it till questioned by the coroner and jury.
The coroner, Mr. Carrick, after a very patient and
lengthened investigation of the ease, adjourned the in- .
quest until Monday next, to give time to obtain some
circumstantial evidence, and in the meantime ordered
the woman to be taken into custody, and she is now in
gaol until the verdict of the jury is returned. This pain-
ful occurrence has been a source of the greatest alarm
and excitement in the secluded village of Lammonby and
its neighbourhood ; and it is supposed that sufficient evi-
dence will be elicited to warrant the coroner in comnait-
ing the wretched woman for trial for the cruel and un-
natural murder.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
THAMES POLICE.
Yesterday, the boatswain and thirteen other Chinese
seamen, natives of Canton, who were distinguished by
their long tails of plaited black hair, and small caps on
their heads, came to this office to make a complaint
against the master and owner of the Repulse, East
Indianian.
The boatswain, a good-tempered Chinaman, got into
the witness-box and began to address the magistrate,
but his English was so imperfect that he could not make
himself understood, and an Englishman who accompa-
nied the natives of the Celestial Empire said he would
state their case. The Chinamen shipped in the Repulse,
at Hong-Kong, under articles which specified that they
were to Le paid six dollars per month, except the boat-
swain, who was to receive seven dollars. The articles,
as he understood the men, further stipulated that the
captain of the Repulse was to seed them back to China
in another ship at the same wages. Their engagement
with the Repulse had terminated, and the whole of the
Chinamen had been paid all their wages except twenty
dollars, which they would receive in their own coun-
try. That morning they were sent to another ship,
the Ellen Stewart, in the St. Katharine's Dock,
and upon asking for the articles and the amount of
wages they were to receive, the captain said they were
sent on board as passengers, and would be taken back to
Hong-Kong as such, and not as seamen. The men re-
fused to remain on board, and now sought the Magis-
trate's interference to compel the master or owner of the
Repulse to fuifil the engagement entered into at Hong-
Kong, and ship them as seamen at the same rate of
wages as they had been paid on the voyage to England.
There were four other men who shipped at Calcutta in
the same condition.
Mr. BRODERIP said he was not aware that he had any
power to compel the master or owner to ship the men
as seamen in any vessel bound to Hong-Kong at six
dollars per month; and he thought it was unlikely that
such an agreement was entered into with the men; but
the owner or master was bound to send them back to
their own country, and if they did not the Lords of the
Admire ty would take it upon themselves to do set, and
sue the owner for the expenses incurred in relieving,
maintaining, and finding a passage for them.
Mr. Symms, the chief clerk, said the owner of the
Repulse had waited upon him respecting these men, and
said, they only shipped for the voyage to England, and
not for the voyage homewards.
Mr. BRODERIP—In that case the owner has done all
the law requires of him—provided them with a ship to
convey them back to their own country.
The boatswain said his men wanted six dollars per
month wages, and they signed for it.
Mr. Bnoneete asked the Chinaman's interpreter if
he had seen the ship's articles, and he replied in the
negative.
Mr. BRODERIP then directed Barber, a police-con-
stable, to wait upon the owner, who was stated to have
offices at No. 29, Cornhill, and request him to wait upon
the sitting magistrate to-morrow (this day) with the
articles, and explain the circumstances of the case.
The boatswain made his salaam, took his long tail
under his arm, and retired.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The St.. Vincent, 120,
Captain Rowley, left the basin and took up her old
moorings oil' Coldharbour, Gosport, yesterday ; she is
completing fittings now very rapidly.
The Rattler, screw-propelled steam sloop, Commander
Smith, arrived from the river on Monday, with Com-
mander Crispin, of the royal yacht, and the inventor of
the screw-propeller, on board. It is reported this vessel
will try her rate of speed: with the royal and the Ad-
miralty yachts. She is a very bold and sightly vessel,
and, with the exception of the funnel, has no resemblance
to a steam-vessel. Her rig is that of a schooner with
three masts, and she looks somewhat like a corvette.
Her speed in coming into harbour was very great. She
mounts only five guns,—four 32's (carronades), and one
long 68-pounder on a pivot forward ; and, from her ap-
pearance, we should judge she would, without any strain
or inconvenience, carry double the number. She at-
tracted considerable attention from nautical men on.
coming from Spithead into harbour.
The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant-Commander W. Robson,
was paid two months' advance wages on Monday, and
sailed last evening for Brighton, to protect the fishery.
The Lily, 16, Commander Newton, bent sails yesterday.
The Lightning steam-vessel, Master-Commander Ro-
berts, arrived from Woolwich on Monday with volun-
teers for the Royal Marine Artillery for service in this
garrison, and shells for the Excellent to fire at the Swift•
t.tre and Leviathan hulks. She left on Monday evenirg
for Devonport.
The Netley tender left on Saturday evening for De-
vonport with supernumeraries, &c.
The Emerald tender arrived from Devonport on Mon-
day with supernumeraries for the Vindictive, &F.
The Falmouth navy lighter arrived from the river with
victualling and dockyard stores on Sunday.
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various operations in the
The Espiegle, 12, Commander Harris, and FlyinF.-
ehrdebaevOnu endeavour discover tthenenal.c.
Fish, 12, Commander Thompson, left tire Sound ou Fri-
day afternoon again, on a cruise to try their respective
rates of sailing.
The Crane, 6, Lieut.-Commander Lewis, kft on Sun-
day for Falmouth, to take out the next mail to the
Brazils.
The
Emerald tender arrived from Portsmouth oil
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fitting out
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transport, The Netler tender arrived on Sunday with
portssuperruarne-
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naval Commander
W. Roskelly, arrived on Saturday' m
from Cork with vic-
tualling stores for this port and the river depots.
The
Rapid, 10, Commander Earle, was at St. Helena
on the 28th of December.
The Ranger, 6, Commander Anderson, now fitting at
this port, is expected to sail in a few days to the relief
of the Rapid.
SIIEERNESS.—The Trafalgar, 120, Captain Martin, is.
getting on with her fittings very rapidly. Vice-Admiral
Sir J. C. White, Commander-in-Chief, has struck his
flag on board the Queen, and hoisted on board this splen-
did new three-decker.
The Dido, 18, Captain the Hon. 11. Keppel, arrived
from the East Indies, last from Spithead on Saturday,
and is now preparing to be paid off in this harbour.
The Vulture, first class steamer, is having some alte-
ration made in her machinery in the basin.
The Herald, 26, is being painted and rigged.
The Skylark, 4, Lieutenant-Commander Morris, 1s
few hands short of her complement, but is otherwise
ready for sea.
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EARL OF MORNINGTON.—The answer
numerous inquiries yesterday was that his Lordship con-
tinued in the same weak state.
The Earl of Lucan is to succeed the Marquis of
Slige as Lord Lieutenant of the county of Mayo. Her
Majesty will hold a Council to-day, at which Sir George
Clerk will be sworn a Privy Councillor, and named--
Vice President of the Committee of Council for Trade.
—Evening Paper.