The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-02-19 00:00:00

SIR ASTLEY COOPER

After receiving the usual rudiments of education, he en•
tered on his medical career under an apothecary of Yar•
mouth, but was in a few months transferred to the care o
his uncle, a surgeon of Guy's Hospital, in London, and ul•
timately passed over to Mr. Clide, the most eminent practi.
tioner of the day.

After serving an apprenticeship and " walking the hospi-
tals" for the usual period, he entered on practice, but at first
with little success, as the whole of his fees for twelve months
did notexceed £5, and severalyears elapsed before his emolu-
ment amounted to the salary of a fashionable footman. Sir
Astley no sooner emerged from obscurity, than his practice
rapidly became eminently great, and more lucrative than any
recorded in the annals of medicine. For nearly forty years
his receipts averaged between £lO,OOO and £15,000 annually,
and in one year (1822) exceeded 20,000 guineas. The fees
he received were very large; an instance of which may be
mentioned in the case of an eccentric publican in the city,
whom he attended some years ago. During several weeks
Sir Astley had daily called without receiving the slightest re-
muneration ; but on completing the cure, he was presented
with the nightcap of the patient, in which, on examining, was
found a thousand pound bank note ; and many equally hand-
some fees were paid him, as, when in the zenith of his fame,
persons came from all parts of the world for his advice.

For this success Sir Astley was mainly indebted to his own
personal advantages. With intellectual powers considerably
above mediocrity, his manly figure, graceful manners, invari-
able good humour and bonhommie, procured him an opportu-
nity for the display of his abilities, and this he was fortu-
nately enabled to improve. His success was owing to a happy
construction of opportunity with ability, without which a
man rarely, becomes eminent.

Sir Astley was, from an early period of his career, attached
as a lecturer and surgeon to the borough hospitals. Formerly
he lectured at St. Thomas's, and attracted a class of several
hundreds, which, after he left it, dwindled rapidly down to a
few dozen. Latterly he was consulting surgeon to Guy's, and
rarely extended his remarks beyond a few sentences at the
bedside of his patient, intermingled with no small share of
agreeable yet instructive gossip. As a lecturer he was a flu-
ent though by no means a correct speaker. As an operator
he has rarely been equalled, and as a consulting surgeon never
surpassed. _

In personal appearance Sir Astley was one of the finest
looking men of the age, greatly resembling, when in his
prime, the lamented Duke of Kent, and latterly bearing a
strong similitude to the bold and bluff Duke of York. His
good-humoured countenance was but an index of his innate
disposition. He was, perhaps, the only member of a quar-
relsome craft that passed through life without a single colli-
sion with a contemporary. The only failing he had, if it
may be so termed, was an inordinate attachment to his pro-
fession. Several years ago he abandoned practice, and with-
drew to his country seat in Hertfordshire ; but soon became
so wretched from inaction, that after, it is said, ineffectually
soliciting permission to operate on the paupers of a neigh-
bouring poor-house, he was forced, by the strength of habit,
to return to town and his old pursuits, amputating a limb
occasionally for his amusement.

The complaint of which he died was effusion on the chest,
occasioned by an affection of the heart, of the existence of
which disease he had for some time entertained a presenti-
ment. The first serious symptom he experienced was walk-
ing to church at Strathfieldsaye with his grace the Duke of
Wellington, vs ho had honoured him with a large measure of
his regard and confidence, and for whom Sir Astley enter-
tained the deepest respect and esteem. Among the consol-
ing incidents of his last illness were the affectionate inquiries
made by his grace personally in Conduit-street. His suffer-
ings were not acute, though his breathing was much oppress-
ed, and .his rest much disturbed by a troublesome cough.
He gradually became weaker, until death found him calm
and resigned.

(From the Times.)

A remarkable anecdote is recorded of this late eminent
surgeon, which, fortunately for science and mankind, led the
way to the general extension of that skill and ability which
has so largely benefitted both.
A boy was thrown from a cart in young Cooper's presence,
and wounded in the femoral artery. Great hemorrhage en-
sued. Cooper immediately went to his relief, and, with
great presence of mind, instantly made his handkerchief into
a tournequet, and applied it so scientifically to the thigh, as
to effectually succeed hi stopping the further flow of blood,
which would otherwise in a few minutes have proved fatal.
Sir A. Cooper has been often heard to declare that the men-
tal gratification which resulted from having thus saved the
life of a fellow creature inspired him at one with an almost
romantic desire to become a surgeon.

The following circumstance co'nuected with this period o
Sir Astley Cooper's life may be relied on, it having beer

the writer of this memoir by a gentleman
who- held an official appointment about the court at the
time :—George IV. had a small tumour in the scalp, and,
after much consultation, an operation for,its removal was re-
solved upon, and Sir Astley Cooper was selected to perform
it. On the day appointed Sir Astley waited upon his ma-
jesty. Lurd Liverpool and several of the cabinet ministers
occupied a room adjoining that in which the king was. A
short period before the operation was commenced Sir Astley
was noticed to be pale and nervous. Lord Liverpool ob-
serving his anxiety, and knowing how important it was that
the operation should be performed with celerity and skill,
approached S!r Astley, and, taking hold of his hand, said,
" You ought to recollect that this operation either makes you
or ruins you. Courage, Sir Astley." The timely rebuke of
Lord Liverpool had the effect of recalling to Cooper's mind
the responsible situation in which he was placed, and almost
instantly every appearance of anxiety vanished from his
countenance, and he performed the operation with his usual
skill.

Sir Astley's fees amounted in one year to £21,000, and for
a long period he was in the receipt of £15,000 per annum.
His house used to be regularly besieged every morning by
patients anxious to consult him. A patient bad to wait for
three or four days before be could obtain an interview with
the surgical veteran. It is said that his servant made an in-
come of £6OO a-year in fees received from patients for ob-
taining for theni an admission before their time.
The fcllowing instance of good fortune may be mentioned ;
A gentleman of the name of Steer consulted Sir Astley, and,
having received his advice, departed without giving the usual
fee. Sir Astley. took no notice of this circumstance, and gave
his assistance to him cheerfully, under the impression that
the patient was a person who had been reduced in circum-
stances. Shortly afterwards Sir Astley received a note ac-
quainting him that on going to the Stock Exchange be (Mr.
Steer) found that he had some omnium that he had not dis-
posed of, and that he had taken the liberty of putting £3OOO
of it in his (Sir Astley's) name; and finding that it bad soon
after risen, he took the further liberty of selling it for him,
and now senthim the difference, which was £62 10s.

Sir Astley Cooper is said to have died immensely rich.
His nephews, Mr. Aston Key and Mr. Bransby Cooper, sur-
geons of Guy's Hospital, were Sir Astley's Pupils, and to
these gentlemen, it is supposed, the bulk of his fortune and
practice will descend.

ECCLESIASTICAL NOTICES.—The following ordinations
have been appointed :
The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Wells, March 7.
The Bishop of Peterborough, Peterborough, March 7.
The Bishop of Salisbury, Salisbury, March 7.
The Bishop of Lincoln, Lincoln March 14.
The Bishop of 'Winchester, Farnham, July 11.
The Bishop of Winchester intends holding the fourth per-
sonal visitation of his diocese in the course of the present
year. His lordship will hold a series of oonfuraetions at the
ettme time,

A YOUNG JACK SHEPPARD.—James Williams, a boy of
about fifteen years of age, was committed to Warwick gaol
last week, for robbing the till of a shopkeeper at Erdington.
During the short time that he was in the custody of the po-
lice-officer, previous to his removal to Warwick, he contrived
to file off his irons, and was in the act of filing the bars of the
windows of the room in which he was detained, when the po-
lice-officer returned for the purpose of removing him.
Intelligence has been received at the coast-guard station at
Howe, that one of the preventive service men during the late
inclement weather had been frozen to death on his post a
short distance from Worthing. The poor fellow had gone
into a hut by the sea side to shelter himself, where no doubt
the intense cold drew him to sleep, and he was found dead in
the morning.

MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—On Thursday afternoon
last, James Barrow, butcher, of Staining, near Poulton, put
an end to his existence, by hanging himself with a rope, on
the stairs rail of his house. It is supposed poverty is the
cause of this rash act. His wife was from home. He was
found hanging by a neighbour, who cut the rope, but the vital
spark became extinct in about ten minutes afterwards. The
deceased was about 70 years of age.—Preston Chronicle.

ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION.—We understand that a petition
is preparing against the return of Lord Listowell, and that
it will be presented to the House of Commons immediately
after the noble lord takes the oaths and his seat.
THE LORD CHANCELLOR.—The answer to the numerous
inquiries in Bruton-street this morning was, " The Lord
Chancellor is rather worse to-day." We understand the
noble and learned lord is not confined to his bed, and that
Dr. Chambers is of opinion the indisposition under which his
lordship is labouring arises from having caughta violent cold.
—Standard, Thursday.
It is whispered, amid the echoes of the mountains of Le-
banon, that the son-in-law of the gallant Commodore Napier
is about to be `• spliced " to one of the houris of the east, a
daughter of the Prince of Lebanon. This toward event will
consolidate the Anglo-Turkish alliance.

SUPPOSED Loss OF THE HEROINE.—This vessel, for which
fears have been entertained for her safety, has atlast been heard
of. The Glasgow Courierreports her having arrived at Batavia
since our last advices from thence. The Heroine sailed from
China about the 26th June last, bound to Batavia and Lon-
don; not having arrived at Batavia, after allowing her a very
long passage, she was supposed to have been lost, and so
strong was this supposition that £4O. per cent. was refused
upon her insurance.

STEAM BETWEEN ENGLAND AND THE WEST" INDIES.
—An act entitled " An Act to promote and encourage Steam
Navigation between Barbadoes, Great ,Britain, and other
places," has unanimously passed the Legislative Council and
General Assembly of Barbadoes. It provides a very liberal
encouragement to all vessels employed in carrying the mails
between the island and Great Britain, and between it and
the neighbouring islands. Such steam vessels are to be per-
mitted to anchor in the port of Carlisle Bay, and to depart
therefrom free of all duties and fees in the same manner as
the government steamers now are. All vessels importing
coals for the steamers shall be exempt from all tonnage and
other fees. This liberality for the encouragement of steam
navigation is worthy of imitation.—London Journal of Com-
merce.

The Suabian Mercury, under date the 28th ult., states
that the Austrian army was on its full war footing. At a
moment's notice the Austrian government could bring into
the field 300,000 men and 600 pieces of cannon. The Cologne
Gazette publishes a letter from Frankfort, stating that the
Austrian government was about to borrow 40,000,000 or
50,000,000 florins of the houses of Rothschild and Bethmann,
but it would appear the statement was not correct. A bank-
ing-house of Frankfort having sent to St Petersburg a large
sum in gold, the agiso had increased 31 per cent.
OPPOSITION TO LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S POOR-LAW
AMENDMENT BlLL.—Numerous meetings, both in the me-
tropolis and in the country, have already taken place, to get
up petitions against this unpopular bill. Amongst the most
numerously attended in London have been those in the parish
of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, the parish of St. Paul's,
Covent-garden, and the parish of St. George the Martyr,
Southwark. At Brighton, also, there has. been a very large
meeting for the same purpose, and we doubt not these ex-
amples will be followed throughout the country.
A CLERGYMAN KILLED.—A fatal accident occurred at
Cavenham on Saturday last. A party of five gentlemen were
shooting on the estate of Mr. H. S. Waddington, M.P.,
when, at the conclusion of the day, the gun of one of them
went off whilst he was in the act of uncoking it, and the
whole of the charge was lodged in the knee of the Rev. H.
Cholmeley, who had stepped across to look at a bird which
another of the party had remarked was a red-legged one.
Every attention was paid to the unfortunate gentleman' •but
he expired early on Sunday morning. The deceased was
rector of Troston, in this county, between 50 and 60 years of
age, and unmarried.—Bury Post.
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It is stated that measures are being taken by the govern-
ment to ascertain the number of Jesuits located throughout
Ireland, The society of Jesuits is an illegal one ; their pro-
ceedings are known to be directed against the spread of true
religion and the liberties of mankind—yet the miserable go-
vernment of this country, acting upon the peremptory orders
of the vagabond O'Connell, has neither the virtue nor the
courage to exercise the power with which the law has invested
it.

THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.-It is with deep feelings of
disgust that we are obliged to acquaint our readers with the
fact that her Majesty's government have expressed their in-
tention, through Viscount Melbourne, of allo*ing the dis-
putes of the Church of Scotland to be arranged in the law
courts, and of abstaining from all legislative interference.
This is a worthy resolve of the " do-nothing" Cabinet !
Here is a quarrel, which threatens to split the whole fabric
of the Scotch Presbyterian Church in pieces, and which
threatens, in fact, the very existence of that church. No
matter; ministers do not intend to interfere at all in the
question, which they leave to settle itself. This conduct is
quite worthy of them.

It is expected that the newly appointed Romish Bishop of
the Northern District, Dr. Mostyn, will make Newcastle-
upon-Tyne his final place of residence. At present his lord.
ship, as the reverend gentleman is foolishly, and illegally
termed by his adherents, is located at Ushaw College, near
Durham.

The Clerical Institution at St. Bees, of which the Rev. R.
P. Buddicom, M.A., is the principal, at present numbers 45
students on the books. The gentlemen at this establishment
have been ordered by the new Superintendent to wear caps
and gowns the same as those in use at Oxford and Cambridge,
which give them a very clerical appearance.
NISI Pains COURT, DUBLIN, THURSDAY.—CASSIDY v.
MAGUIRE.—This case was settled by the defendant's giving
a plea of confession for £llO. The action had been brought
by the plaintiff to recover the amount of his bill for reporting
for the defendant the discussion which took place between
him and the Rev. Mr. Gregg.
BEAUMARIS.—The recent easterly gales have caused con-
siderable damage to the quays and embankments, and com-
pletely destroyed the beautiful promenade around the Green.
The intense frost has also caused a severe loss to the oyster
beds, probably to an amount not less than £2OOO. Great
numbers of the poor Irish oystermen have by this means lost
all their stock-in-trade. About 30 or 40 of them are now
entirely out of employment. We regret to state that the
heavy gales of Friday and Saturday week have caused exten-
sive damage among the shipping at Port Penrhyn. Many of
the vessels have dragged their anchors, drifted on the rocks,
or run foul of each other, the intense cold having nearly
crippled their crews, whose clothes became incrusted with
ice as the spray dashed over them. The shrouds and sails
were frozen in like manner.—Chester Courant.

AN END OF BOY SWEEPS.—By an act of last session, it
was enacted that from and after the Ist of January, 1841, a
penalty of not more than £lO, nor less than £5, is imposed
on all persons who shall compel or knowingly allow any young
person under 21 years of age, to ascend any chimney for the
purpose of sweeping, or extinguishing fire. It also forbids
chimney sweepers employing any person under the age of
sixteen years, whether as an apprentice or otherwise, and im-
poses the same penalty for the violation of this prohibition.
To relieve chimney sweepers of their apprentices, and other
children, whom they employ, they must turn them over to
the officers of the parish in which the employer resides, and
that such apprentices or children are to be considered as set-
tled in such parish. Policemen are to apprehend all chimney
sweepers' boys, and send them to the workhouse. One
shilling to be paid them for their trouble.

THE BRINDLE WILL CAUSE.—MIDDLETON AND EAST-
WOOD, V. SHERBOURNE, BRIGGS, YOUEN, AND OTHERS.
—On Thursday this case was' again brought on in the Ex-
chequer Court, before Lord Abinger. Mr. Bethell addressed
the court on behalf of the defendant, Mr. Sherbourne, and
went into a history of his connexion with the late Mr.
Heatley. He contended that the circumstances all went to
show that his client had not exercised an undue influence and
controul over that gentleman, by means of which he had in-
duced him to do acts which were inconsistent with those of a
person of sound mind. Mr. Walker followed on the same
side. Mr. Simpkinson replied. Lord Abinger said he
would take home the affidavits and read them, and would
give timely notice when he was prepared to deliver judgment.

MURDER AT MEXBRO', NEAR DONCASTER.—A cruel
murder has taken place at Mexbro', within the last few days,
and of which we are enabled to give the following particu-
lars :—The deceased's name is Ann Seorah, a widow, 62
years of age, who resided in a house near the Don Pottery.
On the night of the 28th of January, some persons were
heard to say they would have a spree with the old woman,
and they then began to throw stones at her door and win-
dows, breaking several panes of glass. The deceased went
out with an old gun, thinking to highten them away. The
gun, which was without a lock, was taken from her by the
two men, whose names are Wm. Hepworth and George
Eastwood, the latter a resident at Mexbro', and who then,
having forced their way into her house, beat her with the
gun over the head and body so severely, that she lingered
from that time until Tuesday last, when she died from the
effects of the wounds. She was attended by Mr. Blytbam,
surgeon, the whole of the time. The inquest was held on
Wednesday, the 10th instant, before Thomas Badger, Esq.,
and a highly respectable jury, at Swinton, when, after the ex-
amination of several witnesses, the jury returned a verdict
of wilful murder against Wm. Hepworth and George East-
wood. They are committed to York to take their trial at
the ensuing assizes.--Leeds Intelligences.
CASE OF POISONING.—A melancholy case of sudden
death occurred in St. Nicholas' Church Yard in this town,
on Sunday se'nnight, the circumstances attending which may
be briefly related :—Mrs. Galloway, wife of Mr. Thomas
Galloway, being very unwell on Sunday afternoon, her hus-
band sent two of their children to the shop of Mr. Tinn,
chemist, with a paper, on which was written " tincture of
rhubarb, six drachms." They got what was supposed to be
tincture of rhubarb, in a cup they carried for the purpose ;
and it was given to Mrs. Galloway. The deceased remarked
after she had swallowed the dose that " she was much mis-
taken if it was not laudanr.m"ouTthh,eahnudshbeantdolddrtahien
jeudrythhee
dregs in the cup into h
thought they tasted like laudanlim, but concluded it might
be some preparation in tincture of rhubarb with which he
was not acquainted. Mrs. Galloway soon turned extremely
ill, and surgeons were sent for. Every effort to save the de-
ceased was unavailing, and she expired in the evening. Mr.
Dawson, surgeon, found the cup to have contained lauda-
num ; and he proved to the jury that the death of the de-
ceased had been occasioned by that poison. Mr. G. T. Tinn
made a voluntary statement to the jury. He said he recol-
lected a little girl bringing a paper on Sunday afternoon, on
which was written tincture of rhubarb. He felt confident in
his own mind that he gave her tincture of rhubarb. The
laudanum bottle, to prevent mistakes, stood at the end of a
shelf next the window, and the bottle containing the tincture
of rhubarb was four bottles from it.—The coroner briefly
addressed the jury, stating his opinion that the event was
owing to an unfortunate mistake, and he thought they would
be stretching the law too far if they returned a verdict of
manslaughter. The jury, after a consultation of about half
an hour, found " that the deceased had died from the effects
of laudanum administered by mistake." With this verdict
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were of opinion that the evidence which had been brought
them did not justify the committal of any one for
triul.---Naicaftle Journal.

PARIS AND ROUEN RAILWAY.--We bear that Mr. Bras-
sey, the great railway contractor, has taken the contract for
the whole at the line at £1,000,000 sterling, and that he has
given the whole lining and planting of the bridges and slopes
to our townsman, Mr. Rogers.:--Southampton Independent.

THE MARTYRS' MEMORIAL AT OXFORD.-Mr. Kirk,
architect and builder, of Sleaford, is the fortunate competitor
for the erection of this noble monument. The design is very
light and elegant, a sexagon gothic cross, after the manner of
Waltham and Geddington, with the effigies of the Bishops
Latimer, Cranmer, and Ridley, in the second story. A beau-
tiful shaft of fretted-work rises from the pinnacles to the
height of 72 feet, and the whole is surmounted with a cross.
The inscription appears on the basement story, which is ap-
proached by a flight of steps. The Bolsover stone has been
selected, and the work will be completed in the course of the
summer.

GENERAL TURN-OUT OF HATTERS.—For some time past
many of the hat manufacturers at Oldam, Denton, and Ash-
ton-under-Lyne, have carried on a system of having the
smaller sizes of men's hats made at the same price as youths':
—this plan has been considered equivalent to a reduction of
wages. On Monday week a general meeting of the hatting
operatives was held at Manchester, when it was resolved to
cease from working until the employers consented to discon-
tinue the making of youths' size of hats, and confined them-
selves to two descriptions only,—men's and boys'. The
journeymen hatters of Ashton-under-Lyne, Oldham, Man-
chester, Denton, and the vicinities, amounting to upwards of
7000 in number, struck work on Tuesday morning.
SUPPOSED MURDER AT BANTRY.—On Saturday last, after
the tide had ebbed out of Bantry harbour, the body of a fe-
male was found near the Reenrour side. When brought on
shore, it was recognised to be that of an unfortunate Cyprian,
Peggy Cbhane. There appeared to be several contused
wounds on the head, and other parts of the body ; and her
petticoat, shoes and cloak, were missing. These circum-
stances, connected with her having been seen in suspicious
company at a late hour the previous night, caused strong
suspicions that her fate was not accidental. Her body has
been placed in the Court House, where an inquest was to
have been held yesterday.—Limerick Standard.

I WEATHER ALxr Azincx.—Mr. Grimstone, the inventor of
the celebrated Eye Snuff has published, for gratuitous circu-
lation, a very useful conipendium of matter of fact under the
title of a Weather Alrnatrei the Merits of which are not in-
correctly described in the Mllowing letter :—" Sir,—Having
paid attention to the variations of the weather as described
in Grimstone's Almanac pp to the 23d of January, I cannot
but express my astonishment at its general correctness. This
little work, too, abounds in useful matter, comprising infor-
mation for merchants and commercial men—farmers', gra-
ziers', and gardeners' calendars—an article on house ventila-
tion and cleanliness ; the whole interspersed with authenti-
cated letters to Mr. Grimstone from parties who have experi-
enced the benefit of his invaluable mixture.—LOOKEß ON."
HOAX EXTRAORDINARY.—On Monday evening a spright-
ly wag, well known as the " Helston Pocket Volume of
Fun and Frolic," raised a report there that the Duke of Saxe
Coburg, father of Prince Albert, had been driven by stress
of weather into St. Michael's Mount, and would pass through
Helston about ten o'clock, on his way to London. This in-
telligence, which soon reached every ear, was apparently
confirmed by the fact of eight horses having been ordered at
the inn precisely at that hour. Long before the appointed
hour, a crowd of persons of all descriptions took their sta-
tions at the inn door, where, in spite of the intense cold,
they remained eagerly awaiting the arrival of the illustrious
visitor. The entrance to the inn was lighted with wax tapers ;
the waiting-maids sported their richest ringlets and fur be-
lows, and the post-boys exhibited their " buffs," while mine
host himself was busily engaged in inspecting and superin-
tending all the necessary arrangements in-doors and out.
Many of the town-council, too, graced the scene with their
presence, and the band enlivened it with its animated strains.
At length there arrived a certain man of law and letters dele-
gated to present a congratulitory address to the illustrious
stranger, which address he then and there proceeded to read
to the bystanders. This display, however, was cut short by
cries of " he's coming, he 's coming ;" and presently after
two carriages and four appeared. The band struck up
" See the Conquering Hero comes," followed by " God
save the Queen ;" the crowd uncovered stood in breathless
anxiety : the learned delegate approached, but was dumb-
founded, when instead of her majesty's royal consort, he en-
countered only the guard of the Malta mail.—Cornwall Ga-
zette.

DARING BURGLARY AT MOSBRO' NEAR SHEFFIELD.—
We have this week to record a burglary attended witippecu-
Early aggravating circumstances. Elizabeth Gilbert and
Mary Bradshaw, two aged sisters, living together at Mosbro'
in the parish of Ecklington, -and a respectable individual
named Keaton, who is upwards of SO, and lodges under the
same roof, are the sufferers. The females slept in a room to-
gether, and Mr. Keaton in a room underneath. Between
one and two o'clock on the morning of Saturday week, Mrs.
Gilbert and her sister were alarmed by the entrance into
their room of two men, each having a candle in one hand,
and a large knife in the other. On the instant of their en-
tering, the men (who were not disguised by masks) ex-
claimed " 'Where is it? Where is it? Where is your
money ?"—and immediately proceeded up to the side of the
bed, and demanded the keys, which the affrighted women
handed to them. Having again demanded to know where
the money was kept, Mrs. Bradshaw directed them to a desk
in an adjoining room ; one of the robbers then left the room,
and the other kept guard over the females, threatening that
if they made the least noise he would murder them. After
ransacking the desk, the man with the keys returned to the
bed-room, and requested Mrs. Gill to show him the key that
would unlock a large chest, which was also ransacked. The
keys were then returned to the owners; and the men, after
threatening to return and murder them if they gave an alarm,
left the room. While this was going forward in the female's
room, a no less singular, but less terrifying scene was being
played in Mr. Keaton's apartment. When the door leadin
to the females' room was opened* one of them exclaimed,g " William !" and this awoke Mr. Keaton, who rose, and was
surprised to hear a man say,. " You must lie down again,
else you will disturb them up stairs." Mr. Keaton know-
ing that Mrs. was not in good health, asked, " Is the
doctor come? for I know a person is ill up stairs." The
robber replied, " Oh, no ! but you must keep still, or you
will disturb them up stairs." Mr. Keaton rejoined, " But
I want to get up ;" and the man answered, " But I tell you,
you must lie still." The other parties then came down
stairs, and the whole left the house, The robbers stole a
valuable silver watch, about £4 in money, a gun, and other
articles. It is supposed the thieves had a light cart with
them.—Doncaster Gazette. •

HORRIBLE FRATRICIDE IN FRANCE.--011 the evening of
the Ist February, as an old man of the name of Septier, and
his wife, residing in the department of the Orne, were re-
tiring to rest, they beard some• dreadful screams at a dis-
tanm The screams soon became more distinct, and a man
rushed up to their door, which he endeavoured in vain to
open, exclaiming, " Help, help ! Murder, murder ! Father
Septier, open, in God's name! lam 'Verdier, of Planche !
This appeal remained without effect ; the old couple, almost
frightened to death, (Septier is 78 years old) durst not open
the door. When the first moment of terror had subsided,
Mrs. Septier took her grand-daughter up into the loft and
concealed her under some bundles of hay, then hastened be-
low, and by a chink in her cellar door, endeavoured to ascer-
tain what was going on. The moon was shining bright, and
threw her light on a most atrocious scene. A man was lying
on the ground: moaning occasionally, while a brute, armed
with a long sharp instrument, was beating him most unmer
cifully. This barbarous behaviour lasted about a quarter of
an hour, at which time the assassin, convinced that his vic-
tim was dead, hurried away from the fatal spot. Heavy
suspicion fell on the brother of the deceased, from many
remarkable circumstances, and since the fatal deed he has
absconded.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT FROM FIRE AT SOUTH SHIELDS.—
An inquest was held at South Shields, on Monday last, on
the body of Sarah Maddison, aged 8 years. It appears that
the deceased lived with her mother, her aum, three sisters,
and a brother, in a small room, in a court, near the Bottle-
works, South Shields. Their principal employment was to
pick or tease oakum. Before the family went to bed on Fri-
day night, the oakum they had been busy that day with was
hung about the room and spread on the floor, for the purpose
of being dried, so that it might be delivered to their employer
the next day. About 5 o'clock on Saturday morning one of
the girls got up to make the tire, and again retired to bed. It
is supposed a spark from the fire had ignited the oakum, as
shortly afterwards the family were alarmed by tire. On
rushing from their beds, they found the room all in a flame,
and in the confusion they could not find the key of the door.
Some minutes elapsed before the neighbours were alarmed,
and able to break open the door, when they found the whole
of the family severely burnt. Medical aid was immediately
procured, and through the kindness of Mr. Martin, the agent
at the Bottle-works, a room was procured, to which the
family was removed, when every means was used to mitigate
their sufferings. The deceased lingered till 8 o'clock on Sun-
day evening, when she died. Three others of the children
are not expected to recover. The fire was speedily put out,
no damage being done, except to the furniture in the room.
Verdict—Accidental death.—port of Tyne Herald.
THE WEATHER IN THE NORTIL—We have had a renewal
of the January storm, although not with the same intensity
of frost. Since Monday week there has been a keen north-
east wind blowing with occasional but slight showers of
snow. Fortunately the Great Highland road was cut through
immediately previous, and the snow being now completely
hardened, the track has not since filled up, and the Inver-
ness mail coach runs thrrufgh daily-, and, with the occasional
assistance of an extra pair of leaders, keeps time, or nearly
so. So completely had the communication been interrupted,
that for four weeks not a single carriage had passed either
Edington or the County March toll-bar ; and the consequent
loss to the toll.keepers must have been great, but we pre-
sume the trustees will take their case into liberal considera-
tion. In the Lowlands, curling forms the chief country
work ; farmers fear, however, that this renewed storm will
prove more injurious to winter wheat than the former, it
now having little or no protection by snow.—Perth Courier.
There is a, vessel only waiting for fair winds to leave this
country on a perfectly novel mission. The Hector, Captain
Robert Freeman, is under engagement to convey Mr. Bar-
clay, the Agent-General for Jamaica, to Sierra Leone, in
order to offer to the natives of Africa a passage to the Westi
Indies as free emigrants, and so to participate in the advan-
tages, without the pains, already enjoyed by their country.
men who have left their native land as slaves. They are to
be quite unfettered by engagemenss before embarcation, and
free to choose their. own employers and make their own
terms on reaching their new borne. To them the change
from a barbarous to a comparatively civilised country must
be beneficial. To those who look beyond the surface, this
commencement of an African emigration, which may one
day supersede the slave-trade throughout the world, will give
no common gratification. Mr. Barclay may be proud to be
the first Englishman who takes a ship on such a Voyage.
The Hector had already begun her voyage, with Mr. Barclay
on board, when adverse winds drove her back to Sheerness,
having lost a windlass and anchor, on Thursday last. She
awaits the repair of this accident to set out again.—Leeds
Intelligeneer.

THE MURDER NEAR RUTIIIN.—INQUEST.—OR Mon-
day week, the coroner for the county of Denbigh, Robert
Nicholls, Esq., held an inquest at the hOuse of Mr. Owens,
of Tavern Dowyrch, near Llandegala, in the hundred of
Yale, on the body of Evan Evans, late under gamekeeper to
Edward Lloyd, Esq., of Rhagatt, Merionethshire, whose
body was found, after a lapse of many days, in a large pool
of water on the mountain side, not a great way from his late
place of abode. This investigation came to a close on the
following day, when the coroners jury brought in a verdict
of wilful murder against the person suspected, named Edward
Clubbe, a labourer, about 23 years of age, and living in a
house not far from that of the deceased. The delinquent is
committed to Ruthin Gaol, on the coroner's warrant, to
take his trial at the ensuing assizes for this foul and heinous
offence, as well as on a magistrate's commitment for another
crime—of stealing sheep, whose skins and flesh were myste-
riously discovered by some of the county constabulary force,
concealed in some part of his dwelling-house, and found
there when in pursuit of him on suspicion of the murder. It
appears, from what has transpired in the course of this inves-
tigation, that Clubbe is a desperate and melicious cha4cter.
and was lately a terror to those in whose neighbourhood he
lived.wCouraia.

Mary Imrie, Boyd, from Calcutta, at the Mauritius
Heart of Oak, M`Donald, from the Cape of Good Hope, at ditto
Heroine, —, from China, at St. Helena
Oriental, Wilson, from Calcutta, at ditto
Tynwald, Portcus : Belfast, Finlay, and Mersey, Clarke, hence
at Jamaica
Kelsick Wood, Brown, hence at Berbice
Mary Wylie, —, hence for Aux Cayes, ofr Jacmel 25th Dec.
Avon, Robinson, hence at Dominica
Margaret, Pue ; Sylph, Wainwright, and Blundell, Hynes, hence
at Trinidad
St. Vincent, Shepherd, hence at St. Vincent
Champion, hence; Marmion' Jellard, from London, and
Arkwright, --, from Valparaiso, at Sydney
Marianne Pauline, Wilken, hence at Laguira
Villa de Napoli, —, hence at Naples
Peru, Bateson, hence at Marseilles
Phcenix. Port, sailed from Leghorn for this port Ist Feb.
Elizabeth, Mossop, sailed from Marseilles 6th Feb. and the Eu-
ropa 7th—both for this port
Ellen, —, from Sincapore, at the Clyde
Orissa, Brown, from Sincapore, at Deal
Mary & Ann, Blackstone, from Guayaquil, at ditto
Jane Tristram. Roame, hence for Miltown, at Dingle
Elof, Fortland, from ltio Janeiro for Gothenburg, at ditto
W. S. Hamilton, Brown, from Siam, in the Downs
Gulnarc, Williams, from Sincapore, at ditto
Bencoolen, hence for Batavia, was spoken 12th Nov. in lat. 34 0
N, long. 14 ONV •

Aden, Ponsonby, hence for Sincapore, was spoken 18th Dee. in
lat. 26.0 S, long. 27 0 NV

Judith, hence for Arica, was spoken 7th Jan. In lat. 5 0 N, long
21 0 W

Monongahela, Turley, from Philadelphia, at this port. On I Ith
Feb. in lat. 51 0, long. 11 20, spoke the New York, hence for New
York

Llama, Clayton, from Savanilla, at this port, sailed 22nd Dec.
On the 2ml Jan. in lat. 20 0, long. 73 0, spoke the Dorothy Gales,
from Swansea for Cuba. On the 11th Feb. in lat. 50 a, long. 13 0,
spoke the Swanton, hence for New Orleans.
BALLYSIIANNON, Feb. 13.—The Susan Maria, Brooks, bound to
Donegal, ran on our bar 9th instant, and is likely to become a
wreck.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17,

—Wind S.S.W.

An RlVED.—Robert Henderson, —, from Calcutta—Abigal
Kent, from St. John N.B. sailed Sth Jan—Eliza, —, from New•
foundlaud.

SAILED.—Dos de Enero, Ferrer, for Havana—Woodside,
Welsh, for New Orleans—Malcolm, Malcolm, for Sydney, N.S.W.—
Frances, M'Lean, for Rio Gradde—Bolivar, Fenwick, for Rio
Janeiro and Valparaiso—Lancashire Lass, Norman, for Alexandria
(Egypt)—Reindeer, 'King. for Leghorn.

Brilliant, Lefevere, hence at Jamaica.
Brigand, Evil], hence at Antigua.
Thetis, Moore, hence at ditto, with part of her cargo damaged.
Diamond, Rees, and Stormont, Isbister, hence at Denierata.
Tweed, Jackson, hence at the Mauritius,
Middleton, from Cadiz, and Achiever, from Lisbon at Monte

Video.
Sir John Bercsford, Threadgold, hence at Bahia.

Arcia, Davidson, Rees, sailed for Lima Bth Ort. and Ann Baldw
6th --, both for Iquique.
Resolution, , from Bahia at London.

John Bull; hence for Sincapore, was spoken Ist Feb. in lat. 43 0,
lon. 10 0.

Albert (steam tug) from the Skerries at this port, with about 600
pakages tea and silk. saved from the Mary Elizabeth. The ship
lies on the south Side of the Skerries, in a small creak, and fills
with the tide. The President (steam tug) is at the wreck saving
cargo and materials.

Mary Muir, hence for Valparaiso, was spoken 6th Jan. in lal
4 0, N. lon. 22 0, W.

Calliope, Grindle, for this port, put back to St. John, N. 8., 26th
Jan. leaky, and with 10 feet water in her hold.

Thunderer, hence for
lon. 9 0.

-, was spoken 28th Jan. in lat. 36 0

Adonis, for Cowes, and Cora, for London, sailed from Rio
Janeiro, 29th Dec.
Care OF Goon HOPE, sth Dec.—The John Line Brodie, from
Portsmouth for Madras, on getting under way 3rd instant came in
contact with the Lorina, Salter, front Liverpool to Hobert Town;
the latter sustained much damage.