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of the company's servants called to the lads, but
to make them fully acquainted with their den-
: lad sprung across the line almost in front of the
by " a hair-breadth escape," avoided the threat-
tion. James Taylor, the deceased, who was not
yard behind his companion, jumped right in
:ngine. It struck him with dreadful and death-
So soon as the train had passed, his body was
centre of the rails at a distance, as afterwards
36 yards from the spot at which he received the
his legs were cut off by the wheels, and his head
its of his body were dreadfully mutilated. He
to dead in.a pool of blood. No assistance, of
I be rendered to him, and he was carried a life-
, that heme which he had left not more than
before in all the pride of youth and perfect

KTRAORpINARY COURAGI

urred near Calais on Monday, the
The account of it was furnished to
a correspondent at Boulogne.
aged 75, and an (ancienne
tant of a lonely and isolated
gimlet called the Beau-Marais, belong-
of Saint-Pierre-les-Calais, the said house
Int from Calais.

clanger

—.ger only possesses, as regards fixed pro-
t house, purchased by her about two years ago,
,rden, which she cultivated herself; she also
Being excessively avaricious, she is
...yea by those in the neighbourhood to have
considerable amount of savings.
iday, the 29th of November last, two smugglers
t the door of the house, and having entered and
:Ives down before the fire, entered into conversation
widow, and endeavoured to gain her confidence.
he strangers she had two sons (which was not the
would soon return; and the visiters, on hearing
ed. At eleven o'clock the same night she was
aroused from sleep by a noise caused by heavy
ch shook the house. On going down she perceived
ssailanta were hacking the door with a knife, and
nised their voices as those of the two smugglers
nen at her house the same evening. She immedi-
e preparations for defence, and armed herself with
wood. The robbers now redoubled their efforts ;
ed large stones against the door, took a two-pronged
the cow's stable, and with it endeavoured to break
aels. At length two panels in the lower part of the
way, and an opening was made sufficiently wide to
man to push his head through first, and to squeeze
But the intrepid woman, stationing
door, with the block of wood in her hand,
creak the head of the first man who :should
ne through. The robbers did not dare make
ut they thrust the fork through the hole in the
to strike the widow with it. She, however,
e fork, succeeded in wresting it from them,
obtained another weapon of defence against the
s. Seeing the impossibility of effecting an entrance
the hole, the robbers endeavoured to beat down the
;ether,, but in vain ! The widow Boulanger barri-
lth the kitchen table, supported by the block of
she had at first made use.
to surmount this new obstacle, the assailants
-dm, and broke the panes of glass ; but they
defended by iron bars, which they in vain

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awards

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I of which.

—ve. All this time the robbers uttered the most
11 imprecations and menaces of death against the un-
'Wow, who in vain called for assistance, for God
'war her voice in the midst of the storm, and He
forsake her, but inspired her with all the energy of
stood in need in order to escape from her perilous
The assassins showed her their knives, and cried
would cut her throat in the middle of the
they would leave nothing but the four walls
Being stopped by the iron bars of the win-
At, the garden and commenced an attack on
citchen, which communicated therewith, but
it attempts even more than the other door.
off the outside shutters of a window close by,
es of glass, bnt again discovered an in-
in the shape of iron bars. The rob-
ed the cow's stable, and began to break
palisade which separated the stable from the
ey succeeded without much difficulty, but their
ig stopped by a portion of the woodwork of the
d by a cupboard built against it, they returned
^limbed upon the bakehouse, and thence upon

louse, where they mounted the chimney, and
number of stones, which they threw down
irder that they might fall upon the pour old
such a vigorous resistance; they
. object. Not daring to go down the
ry wide, they tore off the thatch in order
through the roof, but, fearing lest they
) penetrate that way, they finally rede-

1 made

tacles only irritated the robbers; they
e for some instrument wherewith to break
!'n had been the object of their first attack,
n the stable a thick block of wood, they
s a battering-ram against the door, which
it long against this new missile. Certain
rs uttered exclamations of joy ; their
thought) soon be in their power as well
3ed ! The unfortunate woman
it her last hour was fast ap-
hours during which this horrible
rolonged, had exhausted her strength and over-
gies. " I can fight no longer (said she to her-
-11 kill me in my own house. I must save
at !" She then, after having endeavoured to
xtsausted strength, quickly drew the bolt of the
and fled towards the farm of Davielly, which
st house td her lonely dwelling. But, in order
le was compelled to make a long detour, and to
tto of nudity, two ditches in which the water
o her neck. In spite of these obstacles, how-
:bed the farm, but almost dead with exhaustion,
able to utter the most feeble cry. She was,
heard, and the farmer with two servants, armed
ks, and accompanied by an enormous dog, pro-
house, but the robbers had abandoned it, the
he dog having put them to tight. They had
'trance soon after the departure of the widow,
ng had sufficient time to plunder the closets,
plc some bread, butter, and a few other
eded to the Belgian

...u, ,Wo tugitives proc
not been captured.

ExEss.—l was ',rather struck with the
among the Chinese, as showing a greater
it existing among them than I expected.
eat in his card, a piece of red paper with
tnd it the master of the house were in, or
Lie went to the door and took the visitor
,m, where tea was immediately served.
Tarture the host generally accompanies
ce, according to his rank; if a superior,
rual or inferior, not so far. At the same
a lengthened combat de poltt ease about
1 regular rules are laid down, and they
a certain number of bows the superior
rst.—S'cott'y Recent Imprisonment in

POWER OF Music.—The late learned Dr. 8., professor
of music at Udine, collected all the passages preserved in ap-
citmt authors relative to the medicinal application of music,
by Aselepiades ; and it appears from this work that it was
used as a remedy by the ancient Egyptians, Hebrews,
.Ro-
mans, and Greeks, not only in acute but in chronical disor-
ders. This writer gives several cases within his own per-
sonal knowledge, in which music has been efficacious ; but
the consideration, as well as the honour of these, more pro-
perly belongs to the modcrn than to ancient music. A person
of distinction being suddenly seized with a violent sickness,
instead of a consultation of physicians, he immediately sent
for a band of musicians, and the violins had so powerful an
effect on his system, that his bowels became completely sub-
duet/44114 in a short time he was restored.
;Ps.

its prerogative in harmon;

e withheld, was appended
' privileges and considera-

corporation as the recog-
metropolis of Ireland."

7 indicted, was proposed by Mr.
observations,_ and seconded by

ayor of the

(inahan ' • and forthwith the Lord IV
•ation of Dublin was upon his legs to give utter-
eech of which we say enough when we pronounce
een a mere repetition of some of the coarsest of
:ora-Exchange displays. Of Mr. Butt's speech
will not do our readers the injustice to furnish
erfect account. Elsewhere his observations will
length. Mr. Butt achieved the difficult task of
i pointed and spirited retort upon the radical
i as effectually vindicated the conservatives as it
r opponents in the wrong, without uttering a
ssion calculated to.awaken irritation or any un-
:itement. This, we say, was a task requiring no
ility iu a collision so direct and decided ; nor can

hinity of expressing our Warmest' approval
which, under his guidance, the con-
'u-council have adopted, as well as

n of the remarkable tact and practical ability
with more brilliant qualities, he has individu-

The motion was rejected

_ Ist eleven, and thuscorn-
I the loyal corporation of Dublin with the

TAL ACCIDENT ON THE LIVERPOOL AND
MANCHESTER RAILWAY.

WEDNESDAY.-1t is with deep regret that I
trd to you the particulars of-another railway ac-
ng from that' long-acknowledged evil, the per-
sways to cross thoroughfares long ago dedicated
tfence and accommodation of the public. The
;tion, which takes, its name from the junction

formed between the Grand Junction and the Liverpool
Manchester Railway, is confessedly one of the most dan-
spots connected with railway traffic in the kingdom.
two curved lines branching from Liverpool

•erpool and Manchester, another line
ssrs. Turner and Evans's colliery at

g to the chymical work; of

lso innumerable branches

the whole together, and effecting a union between
railways. The Grand Junction and the Liver-
inchester Railway Companies use every effort for
egree of safety to the public. A large number of
nd pointman are on duty day and night ; bells,
and other means of giving notice of the approach
have been adopted ; but, notwithstanding these
:s, and the general vigilance displayed by the
Ifficers (which I have bad frequent opportunities
g), accidents are a matter of much too frequent
This has, in some degree, arisen from the cir-
f two roads crossing the railway within a dis-
yards of each other, one leading from the Vulcan
- he other from Messrs. Muspratt and Co's
invents employing a vast number of la-
town of Newton. Shortly after 5 o'clock
ng James Taylor, a fine lad between twelve
f age, the son of the lockkeeper at War-
-1 the Sankey-canal, was sent for some milk to
on store, on the Newton side of the rail-
rmpanied by another lad of about his own
lay on the line leading from Messrs. Mus-
as the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
ate opening on to the railway a very long
Manchester to Liverpool was passing along
e of the road on which they were standing.
ed until the last waggon had passed them,
:hat the passenger-train from Manchester
em, they rushed across the line, thinking
id the possibility of an accident. At this
a pointman, stationed on the side of
vere running, saw the Liverpool and
er-train approaching at its usual
about 30 miles an hour, and he