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The prisoner, whose wretched mental state had been appa-
rent throughout, was then removed. He is a man apparently
between 50 and 60 years of age, of tall stature, which anguish
had bent almost double; and every feature in its haggard ap-
pearance betrayed the worm which for the last few months
had been gnawing wittily. When the Rev. Mr. Watt and
Sir James Ramsay gave their testimony, his tears flowed un-
restrained, and during the time the judges were speaking, his
feelings were equally apparent. His pitiable condition seemed
to move the compassion of every one in the court.

The court, which was crowded to excess, then adjourned.
On Saturday forenoon, after Mackenzie had been removed
to the Calton Gaol, Mr. Duff, notwithstanding the remon-
strances of several friends, visited him in his cell, and per-
sonally forgave him the personal injury received at his hands.

4PPALLING OCCURRENCE

(From thR Olasgoto poet.)

Friday night, about nine o'clock, the embankment or breast
of Glanderston Dant, near Barrhead, gave way, and the con-
tents of the reservoir, accumulated at the time to an extra-
ordinary extent by the storm, rushed down the channel of
the burn with fearful and irresistible velocity, carrying death
and destruction in their train. The first place which suffered
from the destruction of the flood was the print works of
Springfield, occupied by Messrs. Hardie, Stark, and Co.,
where three entire houses were swept off as well as two

Hat of the master's house, where the water rushed in at the
one side, making a breach at the other, and carrying• with it

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whole furniture and other contents.
The only human victim was the son of a person named
axweil, who used to drive the field cart. His father had
-it him to hang up his coat to dry at a stove in the works.

The father went into the house an4l escaped the rush of water ;
the boy was carried off. Though the youth Maxwell was the
only person who lost his life at Springfield, a number of
other persons narrowly escaped. Four persons in one house
on the rush of the water by breaking their way
roof ; and so sudden was the rise on them, that
n, the last of their number, had to be held up
)y his companions for some time before he ef-
-)e. In a few minutes afterwards the house was
Id the whole materials of the building ren-
_'_oating rubbish. The works of Springfield
sent 'a truly frightful appearance • the whole machinery
the goods in course of finishing, and the vessels
:wing materials (ipcluding about £3OO worth
_„ were all carried before the devastating current,
—.cting a most serious, and as yet Unaspertained, loss on
the owners.

were saved
through the
the watchm

of the work

The next place which suffered from the flood was the print
works of South Arthurlie, occupied by Messrs. Hays and
Sons, and situated about a quarter of a mile below Spring-
field. Here the destruction of property was not so great as
at Springfield, but the loss of life was far more appalling.
Two dwelling-houses, a large out-shed, and a byre, with all

they contained, were instantly carried away ; andwe'are sorry
to relate that, with one of the houses, the entire family of oc-
cupants, except one child, were instantaneously drowned, and
buried in the ruins. With the exception of the husband, the
other family shared the same fate as their neighbours. The

names of the unfortunate occupants of the first Of these houses
alluded to were, Robert Johnstone and his wife, both aged
about 50; one widowed daughter, Henrietta, aged 23, with
her child, a girl about four years of age ; another daughter,
Margaret, aged ,15 ; and a son, Archibald, aged about 17.
This family had retired earlier than usual, with the intention
of rising early this morning to pay a visit during the approach-
ing holydays to some relations at Cumbernauld. The in-
mates of the other house who were drowned were Mrs.
M'lntyre, aged about 40, and her child, about 4 years.
M'lntyrc, the husband, was absent at some part of the works
at the time ; and with one girl belonging to the deceased fa-
mily of the Johnstones, he is all that is left of the ten persons
occupying the two houses referred to. The bodies of the
whole of the sufferers had been found this forenoon but that
of Robert Johnstone, but workmen were busily engaged

his remains, and for what of the
firrilitiirpand other articles that could be found. There were
two cows in the byre swept off, both of which are drowned

Besides this damage at the print works, the accumulated
current also swept down a portion of the garden wall at Ar-
thurlie-house, the property of Mr. Lowndes. At two farm
steadings a little further down a good deal of property was
likewise carried off, as likewise the bridge at Darnley..

During

great number ot-visiters were hurry-

pot from mites round the neighbourhood,

Ina a deep gloom seemed to pervade the countenance of ever,
one who had been there, or who had resided in the vicinity

DON D

le usual half-yearly meet
the London Dock Corn

of declaring a dividend for the half-year ending the3lst
and for the election of directors; Mr. John Cattley, in

cretary it appeared,
le 30th of November last,

FiTln_tlie report of th

Id of 1841, being an ineiege of 17,559 tons. The earn-
of the company for the six mouths of last year, ending
30th of November, were £182,655 4s. 3d. ; and

November, 1841, £186,878 15s. sd.' or a. demo* of
£4,223 lls. 3d. The expenditure for the last six months
was £105,482. 19s. 9d. ; and during the
_period ending the

)th of NOvember, 184

£105,288 17s. Sc

or an increase
or £194 2s. ld. The directors recommended a dividend at
the rate of £1 17s, Gd. per cent., being more by 2s. Gd. than
that agreed upon at the meeting in July last.