The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-03-26 00:00:00

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gave way, and its contents, a vast body
7if molten iron, burst out upon him. Two el hors. who
toyed near the spot, luckily escaped in time:

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urawen, aaugliter of one of filo most eminent solicitors
near Bristol, fell over the Clifton rocks as she was walk-
on the Downs. The deceased, being short-sighted, is
supposed to have approached incautiously the edge of the
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free trade is a labour question, and that they are affected
by it, on account of the serious difficulty and distress of
their employers, arising from foreign competition. Re-
solved—That the tradesmen in this neighbourhood be
requested to reduce their charges in the following ratio :
Blacksmith, to Gd. per shoe, 3d. removes, 6d. coulters, all
ordinary work fifteen per cent. ; collar maker, fifteen per
cent. ; wheelwright, twenty per cent. ; carpenter, to 3s.
per day ; bricklayer, 3s. per day ; ditto labourer, ls. Sd.
per day ; hurdle maker, 3s. Gd. per doz. ; thatcher, 9d.
per square foot. Resolved—ln order to carry out the
above resolution, an association be formed in this district,
including the parishes of Ware, Atnwell, St. Margaret's,
StansteS, Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Hunsdon, Widford,
Eastwick, Gilston, Hertford, Brickendon, Bayford, Little
Berkliamstead, Hertingfordbury, Bengdo, Stapleford,
Bramfield, Watton, Tewin, and Datchworth. Resolved—
That the tenant-farmers in the neighbourhood be invited
to become members of the association. That the mem-
bers determine not to employ any tradesman whose prices
do not conform with the above scale. That the land-
owners be requested to give their assistance in furtherance
of the object of this association."
SUICIDE AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.—On Saturday
week, the inhabitants of Clayton, near Bradford were
thrown into a state of great alarm and excitement by the
news that a man named John Jessup, a blacksmith, had
committed suicide, after having first attempted to murder
his wife. It appears that Jessop, who was not more than
24 years old, and a native of Huddersfield, came some
time since to reside in Clayton, where he paid his addres-
ses to a young woman named Robinson, whom he ulti-
mately married. After the wedding the husband went to
reside with his mother-in-law, and there remained for
about four months, during which time he could never
prevail upon his wife to go to a house which he had pro-
vided. At length some altercation took place between
them, and the result was that Jessop left the house and
separated from his wife. From that time up to the day
on which the fatal occurrence took place, he made several
attempts to effect a reconciliation ; but in those attempts
he always failed, in consequence, as it is said, of the inter-
ference of his wife's mother. It appears that he then
formed the horrible determination of putting an end to
his own life, and also that of his wife. About a week be-
fore, he purchased at a shop in Bradford a brace of
pocket pistols, which he took home to his lodgings. On
Saturday week he loaded both with powder and ball, and
went to the house of his mother-in-law, where his wife
was living. On his way thither he called at a public-
house, where he drank three fourpenny.worths of gin.
On entering his mother-in-law's house, he expressed to
his wife his determination, and at the same time he drew
from his pocket one of the loaded pistols, which he delib-
erately presented, and fired at his wife, whose left breast
the ball entered. Instantly afterwards lie drew the other
pistol, placed it against the side of his head, blew out his
own brains, and fell dead on the floor. The woman sur-
vived the shot, but no hopes are entertained of her
recovery. The coroner's jury returned a verdict that the
deceased had shot himself, but they could not tell his
frame of mind.

ed the policeman to inquire who he
was. The stranger, after a great deal of hesitation, said
that, hearing that the poor in Gravesend were most
shamefully treated, he had determined to come down and
make personal inquiries'into the matt,r ; and, in order
the better to carry out his intentions, he had disguised
himself like a working man. The stor3, was at first dis-
believed, but it was ultimately found necessary to liberate
the " cornmis,ioner," who is said to be a gentleman
worth £3o,ooo.—Daily News.
David Watson, an intelligent mechanic, who made a
very suitable speech at the late protectionist meeting at
Swindon, is now in a lunatic asylum, at Bristol. It ap-
pears that some of his fellow-workmen on the Great
Western works, at New Swindon, having always consi-
dered him as a chartist and a free-trader, were so asto-
nished at the declaration of his sentiments at the meeting,
that they denounced him as a traitor, and commenced a
system of annoyance, which so worried and excited him,
that he left his work, forsook his family, and proceeded to
Bristol, where, in a stare of frenzy, lie assaulted. the po-
lice, who had much difficulty in securing him, and was
eventually, by the advice of the medical men who in-
spected him by order of the magistrates, conveyed to the
lunatic asylum, where he now remains suffering under a
violent inflammation of the brain.
CURIOUS CASE FOR A LAWYER.—The Elgin Courier
says, a very curious case was recently brought before
Sheriff Cameron for decision :—" A party in Elgin having
a hat `a little the worse for wear,' put it into the hands
of a respectable hatter to get it repaired. The ' renovated
tile' was promised by a given time, and when that time
arrived it was sent for, but was not ready. To call again
was the only resource; and, accordingly, calls were
regularly made for a few days, but to no purpose. The
party having occasion to leave town on business, made a
last call on the procrastinating tradesman, and finding
matters no farther advanced, went straight to another
shop, and purchased a new hat for 10s. This being done,
he raised a summons against the hatter for the value of
the new hat ; and on parties being heard, the sheriff gave
judgment in favour of the pursuer."
A VESSEL STRAYED.—On Thursday week, the sloop
Cleddy, of Milford, Matthews, sailed from Swansea for
Gloucester, with a cargo. of iron. When off the Tuscar
she lost her rudder, and the vessel becoming unmanage-
able the captain and crew, three in number, let go the
anchor, and after showing a flag of distress, which was
unrecognised by any vessel, although they say there were
boats and skiffs in the distance, they left the vessel and
took to the boat, with the object of proceeding to Swan-
sea to procure a steam-boat to tow the Cleddy. They
pulled about thirty miles in the boat in a rough sea, and
were twice nearly swamped, but ultimately arrived at their
destination in safety. Having secured the Tartar tug,
they immediaiely returned, when to their surprise and
consternation, the Cleddy was gone. They remained two
or three days without tidings of her, but on Sunday a
communication was received in Swansea that the vessel
had been towed into Watchet by a Bristol pilot, and given
up to the admiralty. In the absence of the crew she had
been picked up or boarded by the pilot.—Swansea Herald.
DEATH OF A MlSER.—During the last few days consi-
derable interest has been excited in the neighbourhood of
Sadler's-wells, in consequence of the death of Mr. Wm.
Crew, hairdresser, 32, Arlington-street, who, though
always living in the most penurious manner, is said to
have died worth £50,000. The following facts have been
stated on good authority :—Deceased came up, a charity
boy, in 1790, to try his fortune in London, and was taken
as errand boy by Mr. Frederick Hartland, hairdresser, of
Sadler's-wells, on whose death he succeeded to the
business. He was remarkable for his penurious habits,
and after some years married a person as penurious as
himself. About a week before his death he disclosed to
Mr. Turpin that he was worth nearly £50,000 in scrip
in railway companies, houses, &c., which he promised to
leave him, and after his death the draught of a will to
that effect was found. His bed consisted of a few rags.
His property, which he made by loans and speculations
in the stocks and public companies, is claimed by a cousin,
and the case is likely to cause litigation.
THE EXHIBITION OF 1851.—BANQUET AT THE MAN.
SION HOUSE.—Prince Albert honoured the Lord Mayor
of London, with his company to dinner at the Mansion
house on Thursday, to meet a party of the promoters of
the exhibition of 1851. The chief officers of state, lead-
ing members of both houses of parliament, the royal
commissioners, the principal members of the corporation,
and the great city companies, the foreign ministers, and
the mayers or chief municipal officers of nearly all the
corporate towns in the United Kingdom were pre-
sent. The mayor of Liverpool was unavoidably absent
on account of the assizes. Prince Albert concluded his
speech as follows :—" We, her Majesty's Commissioners,
are quite alive to the innumerable difficulties we shall
have to overcome in carrying out the scheme; but having
confidence in you, and in your own zeal and perseverance,
at least we require only your confidence, to make us con-
template the result without any apprehension." The
Prince's speech was most excellently delivered, and cre-
ated a great impression

ROMANTIC HISTORY OF THE LATE BRIGADIER CURE-
TON.—At an entertainment given last week at Shrews-
bury in honor of Major Edwardes, one of the speakers
narrated the following romantic incidents in the life of
the late Brigadier Cureton, who, like Major Edwardes, is
a Salopian :
"There are some incidents in this brave soldier's career de-
serviag especial notice, conveying a noble example, a moral
lesson. btr. Cureton early in life left this neighbourhood an
officer in one of those local regiments that were raised for the
defence of the country, and in no part of this kingdom more
zealously and willingly than in Shropshire. He served with
that regiment in Ireland, and there a man of high spirit, and
at a time when probably there was less restraint than in these
our more staid and sober times, he became involved in some
youthful indiscretion, and was in temporary embarrassment;
being of a sensitive and high mind, he resolved that his family
should rather mourn him as dead than know him as living,
and not look upon him with pride. He determined to carve
out for himself a new reputation, and most nobly did lie do so.
(Applause.) He abandoned his name, entered as a private into
the 14th Dragoons, and with that distinguished regiment, bore
a. gallant part in many of the battles of the Peninsula. At Ta-
lavera, Vittoria, Salamanca, and other struggles—where some
whose names are here held dear bore a conspicuous part—he
evinced most daring gallantry.—(Cheers.) By his great merits
he secured the confidence of his superior officers, the confi-
dence of his fellow-soldiers, a commission most worthily was
bestowed upon him, and he rose to the rank of captain—he was
ordered to India, and there for thirty years he passed through
a brilliant military career—at Bhurtpore, and Ghuznee, at
Aliwal, and Sobraon, he contributed greatly to the successes—
in short, he became one of the first Cavalry officers of the age
(applause); and ultimately, at the field of Rhainnugger, he met
a soldier's death at the head of the very regiment lie had joined
as a private, and of his merits need I say more than this Salo-
pian who had entered the ranks, was, at the time when the
country lost his services, a Commander of the Bath, an aide-
de-camp to the Queen, and Adjutant-general to the Bengal
army in India; and we have a distinguished precedent for
doing honour to his memory, for the veteran chief, Lord
Gough, issued a general order for officers of all ranks to follow •
his remains to the grave, as a mark of high respect and esteem.
and a tablet is about to be reared in this town by the desire of
his fellow officers to record his memory."
INTERESTING AUTOGRAPH LETTERS.—Mr. George
Linnecar's collection of autographs has just been sold by
Messrs. Pattick and Simpson, London. Lot 101, a letter
of Joseph Addison alluding to Steele, sold for £3 17s.
Lot 116, a letter of James Beattie to David Garrick, sold
for £3 6s. Lots 130 and 131, two letters of James Bos-
well alluding to Dr. Johnson's Northern Tour, brought
together £8 4s. Lot 141, a letter of Robert Burns, with
an ode upon the Inauguration of Thomson's Bust, sold
for £6 10s, Lot 147, a letter and some highly flattering
verses of the great Lord Chatham, addressed to David
Garrick, sold for £6 18s. Lot 152, a short letter of the
" bruiser" Churchill, and sold for £2 2s. Lots 166 and
_ _

STRANGE VISITORS IN AN ASSIZE COURT.--On
Thursday last Mr. Selby Lowndes, who sat as High She-
riff at the Aylesbury assizes, had, it seems, told his hunts-
man to bring his hounds to the White Hart Inn, Ayles-
bury, in order to treat his hunting friends with a bye-day
at Aston Abbotts, immediately after the assizes. The
White Hart Inn yard, in which the hounds were placed,
is close to the court where the sheriff was sitting, and
owing to some disturbance in the court, the sheriff was
repeatedly obliged to call " Silence !" which he did
with his strong and powerful voice in good earnest. The
call was heard by his faithful hound Silence, who at
length broke through the paling, and rushed into court,
where his master, the sheriff, was sitting, with the whole
pack at his heels. The assize trumpeter was requested
to blow, but his metre was not attended to—the hounds
would not quit the court for him, nor did they till their
master, the sheriff, called them together, and to the
amusement and satisfaction of the court, took them, in
the style of a thorough good huntsman, to a place of
safety. All the business was suspended till the worthy
sheriff returned to the court.—Northampton Mercury.
THERE IS NO REMEDY KNOWN EQUAL TO HOLLO-
WAY'S PILLS FOR THE CURE OF ASTHMA.—Mr. Richard
Treacy, of Belmont, Carlow, having derived so much
benefit from the use of these Pills, wishes it to be made
public for the benefit of all Eprsfis troubled with Asthma,
that he had been suffering from this distressing complaint
for the last 15 or 16 years, and although he had tried a
great variety of rem€dies, yet none seemed to do him any
good. He then had recourse to Holloway's Pills, which
invaluable medicine in a short time afforded him wonder-
ful relief,und his breathing has since become perfectly
fin and easy.

167, two letters of kitty Clive to_Gayri.Fls, brought toge-

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ther £4 16s. Lot 173, "ra
letter of William Cowper writ-
ten at a time of great mental depression, sold for £5 ss.
Lot 190, a letter of Sir William Dugdale alluding to his
losses in the great fire in London, though in bad condition,
produced £3 4s. Lot 203, a letter of John Evelyn men-
tioning his various collections, including his autographs,
some of which, he says, the Duke of Landerdale borrowed
with a promise to return them in a few days ; but, like a
true Scotsman, never intended it; this letter sold for
£6 12s. 6d. Lots 211 to 216, six letters of Garrick, all
very interesting, produced, in the whole, 413. Lot 222,
a letter of Oliver Goldsmith to Garrick, about a piece he
had written for the stage, sold for £6 12s. 6d. ; and the
next :lot, 223, another letter of the same author,
sold for £6, Lots 264 to 268 were autographs of Dr.
Johnson, including, his Loter to Garrick, with suggestions
for the epitaph ou.llogarth ; the celebrated letter to Mac.
pherson about his " Ossian," in which he says—" I will
not be deterred from detecting what i think to be a cheat
by the menson of a rufAan i" also a prayer, written

.—A deputation
until irom tne same waited on the postmaster-general at his lordship's resi-
...c. On that occasion the necessity of erecting a suffi- dence, Carlton•terrace, on Thursday, the 21st instant, in
cient barrier was pointed out. order to represent to his lordship the strong feeling exist-
On Thursday morning a fire, attended with a destruc- ing in the several towns with which the respective mem-
tion of property valued at £40,000, and which continued bers of the deputation were connected in favour of the
to rage for upwards of six hours, broke out in St. entire cessation of postal labour on Sundays, and to urge
George's-street in the East, London. The premises be- upon his lordship an arrangement to this effect. The
longed to Messrs. Wackebath and Collins, sugar-refiners. deputation consisted of the Lord Mayor of York. the
. _ _ _

Llll4l nine stories nigh, toe %I/note covering an immense Mayors of Bristol, Ipswich, Exeter, Nottingham, Wor-
area of ground, probably two acres. No cause has cester, Hastings, Halifax, the Provosts of Paisley, Aber-
hitherto been assigned for the conflagration. The pro- deen, Stirling, the Constable of Huddersfield, Mr.
perty was insured. Spooner, M.P., Mr. Cowan, M.P., and Joseph Wilson,
THE SLAVE TRADE.—A parliamentary document shows Esq., and Rev. John T. Baylee, Secretaries to the Lord's-
that from 1840 to 1848, bah inclusive, 625 slave vessels day Society, and Mr. Macfie, of Greenock. After the
were captured by her Majesty's ships, of which number various chief magistrates had addressed the noble marquis,
578 were condemned. The number of slaves captured he distinctly told the members of the deputation that
was 38,033, of which 3941 died between the capture and neither he nor any member of her Majesty's government
adjudication. The annual per centage of mortality be. was in favour, as a matter of preference, of Sunday labour
tween the capture and adjudication was 9.537066. In the in the post-office ; that the proposed arrangement of total
nine years, the mortality among the officers and crews of cessation of all postal labour on Sundays was perfectly
her Majesty's ships numbered 648. In the last year practicable, and that the authorities were prepared to
(NM the mortality nme.v.r.

and carry such an arrangement into effect if it appeared that
the country generally desired it. his lordship also testi-
JANE EYRE.,—A London correspondent of the National fled to the great number and respectability of those seek-
(U.S.) Intelligencer says, " Miss Bronte, the authoress ing for the cessation of all Sunday labour.
of Jane Eyre and Shirley, is the survivor of three sisters, STATE OF THE FARMING INTEREST.—The Hertford
Charlotte, Emily. and Anne, who each have been before Mercury of Saturday last publishes the following resolu-
the public under the assumed name of Bell : Charlotte as tions, which were agreed upon at a recent meeting of
Coerce Bell, Emily as Ellis Bell, and Anne as Acton Bill. tenant-farmers attending the Hertford market :—" As
Emily published a volume of poems under her assumed the value of agricultural produce is greatly lessened by
name of Ellis Bell ; and Anne wrote Wildfield-hall as the free importation of foreign corn, it is the opinion of
Acton Bell. Emily and Anne both died consumptive, but this meeting that farmers in' general must adopt a system
Charlotte remains, and, we hope, will long continue to do of wise and vigilant economy, extending to every branch
so, to amuse and instruct the world with some more of of expenditure unavoidably incurred. And as those em-
the lucubrations of Currer Bell. played in trade are reaping considerable advantage from
AN AMATEUR " COMMISSIONER. "—A few night since, the cheapness of food, it is thought that the tradesman
a person dressed in a fustian jacket and white cap, was should now be able, without injury to himself, to make a
apprehended at Northfieet, by a police-constable, under considerable reduction in his charges. This meeting is
what that functionary considered "suspicious circum- also of opinion that the tradesman' artisan, and labourer
• +ha fawn with a dependent on agriculture, should be me sensible th

three months before his death. These lots produced in I THE LATE DUKE OF KENT AND TH)i
the whole £3l Bs.—the first, about the epitaph, selling R. CONNOR, OF LIVERPuu
for £8 Bs., and the letter to Macpherson for £l2 12s.
Lots 275 and 276, two highly-flattering letters of Le Kain We take the following from a work receptil
to Garrick, sold for £2l7s. Lot 322, a letter of Madame by the Rev. E. Neale, entitled " Life of .t
Necker to Garrick, expressing high admiration of his Kent." The subject matter of the extract „
talents, sold for £3 3s. Garrick had endorsed this letter against the Duke of Kent (father of the Weep
" a charming letter from Madame Necker," and had was governor of Gibraltar, and rendered hinT
added that Mr. Gibbon declared it to be " the best letter to the troops by endeavouring to restrain "e
that ever was written." Lots 347 to 350, three letters of licentiousness and turbulence :--
Alexander Pope, and his epitaph for Secretary Scragg's " A brave young officer, named Connor, comma
monument, sold together for £lO 3s. Lots 376 and 377, vanced
guard on that occasion, and to his pro'
in '
a letter of Somerville, the poet, and autograph lines ad_ energy firing on the mutineers, and comnfil7
dressed to Allan Ramsay, sold together for £3. Lot 380, tire to their regiments, has been attributed
i^.
a short letter of Laurence Sterne, sold for £4 2s. Lot life of the governor. On van -- -
385, a letter of Bishop Jeremy Taylor to John Evelyn,
about the baptism of one of his children, sold for £4 6s.
Lot 404, two letters of Bishop Warburton, sold for £1 ss.
Lot 410, a painfully interesting letter of Henry Kirke
White to the editor of the Monthly Review, remonstrating
with him upon the unfavourable criticism upon " Clifton
Grove," which had appeared in the magazine, sold for
£5. Lot 424, the well-known cocoa drinking cup of
John Evelyn, from the collection of Mr. Upcot, sold for
£2. Lot 429, a volume of poems in the autograph of
James Thomson, supposed to have been written about the
12th year of his age, sold for £3 10s. Lot 439, an auto-
graph of Chatterton, sold for £1 17s. Lots 440 to 475,
thirty-six letters addressed to Sir Richard Bulstrode by
the Duke of Berwick, Duke of Ormond, Sir William
Temple, and others, sold in the whole for £l2 17s. 6d
During the preceding week, the same auctioneers sot

the splendid collection of books of prints belonging to
Mr. James Carpenter, of Old Bond-street, who has just
retired from business, being, as we are informed, the
oldest bookseller in the trade. and nne of tbs. repro foa,

son amongst their reminiscences. The sumptuous books
in this collection, which is more to be regarded as a pri-
vate library than a bookseller's stock. sold for

prices. The set of Piranesi's works sold for £22 ; the
Musee Francais" and " Muse..? Royale," a proof copy,
sold for £lO5 ; a set of " The Chronicles of England,"
34 vols., sold for £46 10s. ; an illustrated copy of Bryan's
Dictionary sold for £47.

HE COMING OF

SPRING.

There is a sound of music en the breeze,
And shade and sunshine on green meadows lie
The birds pour forth their early melodies,
And azure beauty hangs about the sky.

The trees are holding verdant promise out,
And showing buds and blossoms to the sun,
And life and loveliness are all about,
By lane and mead, and where bright rivers run

The flowers are peeping meekly from the grouud,
The silver snowdrop, with its virgin look,
Is with its mate the golden crocus found,
Giving a charm to many a shelter'd nook.

Winter may cast his frosty sceptr n,
And wag his beard, and shak is hoary head;
We care not now how stern] e may frown,
We know his icy influeg hath fled.

Nature his ermin'd manile will not wear,
She looks with sms upon her emerale

RALa ovvia \llll zim,Mll.ll features iresn and fair,
Walk o'er theynd in gayest garments drest.

All that we s e'and hear cries out "Prepare !"
The seas s ever their own warnings bring,
And eat t example tells us we must wear
A rai nt suited to the coming spring.

Go,9trn, to HYAM'S Mart, and you will find
S ethino• the.wish of every man to meet;

Liarinents for spring, where you will see conibin'd
All that is tasteful, graceful, cheap, and neat!

The advantages to the Public of purchasing their Clothing
at this magnificent Temple of Commerce are that they can
procure the very finest description of Clothing, either ready
made or made to measure, at extraordinary low prices; and
hat they also have the opportunity of selecting their styles
'rom a stock of at least 40,000 pounds sterling.

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Mr. Grimshaw has been elected coroner for Wigan.
A grand bazaar is to be held at Blackpool in August,
for the purpose of freeing the church from debt.
A labourer at Accrington, named Taylor,&'is in custody
for murdering his wife.
Two men have been committed to Chester Castle for a
highway robbery near Congleton.
The Rev. Mr. Walker, curate of Prescot, on retiring
from the curacy, has been presented with a handsome
service of plate.
The annual meeting and exhibition of the Royal North
Lancashire Agricultural Society will be held this year at
Burnley.
On Saturday week, whilst a gentleman was at the bank
of Sir Benjamin Heywood and Co., Manchester, he had
his pocket picked of X7OB.
The depositors in the Rochdale Savings' Bank, will re-
ceive about 14s. in the pound. The first instalment of
10s. is now being paid.
The Earl of Derby has presented the Rev. E. G.
Hornby, vicar of Ormskirk, to the valuable rectory of
Bury, vacant by the death of Mr. Hornby's father.
Yesterday week the Rev. A G. Edouart, 8.A., incum-
bent of St. Paul's Church, Blackburn, was presented with
a handsome silver communion service, and an elegantly
worked purse, containing £32.
THE " CHEAP" SYSTEM.—A tradesman at Manchester,
who professed to undersell his neighbours, has been con-
victed of having a 2oz. weight attached to his scale by
means of half an ounce of wax. A placard in the window
described him as " the poor man's friend !"
The Bishop of Chester intends to hold confirmations,
in the course of the ensuing summer, throughout Cheshire,
and in those parts of his diocese in Lancashire, in which
confirmations were not held last year. Notice of the days
and places will be issued in due time.
A private meeting of the spinners of Manchester and its
neighbourhood has been held in order to take into consi-
deration the propriety of introducing an Eleven Hours'
Bill, instead of the present fluctuating system of shifts
and relays. The meeting was numerous and unanimous
in* opinion. A deputation was appointed to proceed to
London in support of the measure.
SACRILEGE.—On Tuesday se'nnight the parish church
of Eccleston, near Chester, was broken into by soma
scoundrels, who after getting into the church succeeded
in effecting an entrance into the family vault of the Mar-
quis of Westminster. The coffins of the late Marquis
and Marchioness of 'Westminster were despoiled of their
plates, ornaments, and coronets ; but no attempt seems to
have been made to break into the vestry, where the com-
munion plate was kept, and which was at that time easily
accessible. The coffin plates were silver; the coronets
and handles only gilded and plated.
THE ST. HELEN'S SAVINGS' BANK DEFALCATION.—
On Thursday, at the Town-hall, St. Helen's, William
Johnson, sub-actuary of St. Helen's Savings' Bank, who
had already, with his brother, been committed on a charge
of embezzlement, was brought before Thomas Towneley
Parker, Esq. The prisoner was apprehended at his bro-
ther's house, 'Walton, near Live; pool, early on Thursday.
A number of cases, in which Mr. Johnson was charged
with having permitted persons to deposit more than the
sums legally allowed, were brought forward and proved.
The prison.er, on being questioned by the magistrate in
the usual way, stated he had nothing to say. He was
bound over in his own recognisance of £5OO to appear to
answer these charges at the present assizes at Liverpool.
HIGH SHERIFF'S PROCESSION.--On Thursday last, the
town of Rochdale was the scene of extraordinary display
and gaiety, in consequence of a magnificent procession
having been got up to escort the High Sheriff, Clement
Royds, Esq., from his residence, Mount Faillinge, to the
Blue Pitts railway station, en route for the Liverpool as-
sizes. The procession comprised the Rochdale Yeomanry
Cavalry, bands of music, troops of javelin men, two fire-
engines and attendants, the members of the Independent
Order of Oddfellows, the members of the Protestant Asso-
ciation, and a great number of gentry, tradesmen, &c.
About, fifty private carriages and upwards of 100 vehicles
were in the cavalcade, which in its route passed under
several beautiful triumphal arches. The entire demon-
stration was replete with enthusiasm and splendour.
Two STRINGS TO HER Bow.—Among the notices of
marriage given to the registrar of Bolton, and published
before the board of guardians, there was last week the
novelty of one woman being asked to two men. About
four months ago an Irish tailor, named Thomas Reynolds,
gave notice of marriage with Margaret Donohue, aged 18
years, an Irish girl living in Cross-street. No marriage,
however, took place, and on the 25th of February another
tailor, named Michael Shevington, gave notice to be mar-
ried to the same girl. Reynolds finding there was ano-
ther Richmond in the field, renewed his notice on the sth
instant, resolved to enter the lists manfully against his
rival. When told at the registrar's office that he was too
late, Margaret having been asked to another man, he
coolly replied, " Oh, never mind, the other fellow is only
spending his money for nothing."

EXPLOSION OF EIRE DAMP.—THIRTEEN LIVES LOST.
—Between six and seven o'clock on Saturday week, an
explosion of fire damp took place at Messrs. Evans and
Turners' colliery, in Haydock, Lancashire, situate about
a mile and a half from Newton race ground. The explo-
sion occurred in what is called the " rock pit," and 13
persons were either smothered or burned to death, some
of them being literally burned to a cinder. It appears
that eleven of the parties were working in a drift 1,000
yards from the pit eye, without any conductor, when the
explosion took place, all of whom were burned to death.
Two others were working about 120 yards nearer the pit
eye, and they, on hearing the explosion, rushed into the
face of the tire, instead of making to the pit eye. The
majority of the sufferers have left wives and families. The
men were allowed safety lamps, if they thought proper to
use them ; but there does not appear to be any restriction
against working with naked candles, although the men
had to run away from the fire the day before the fatal
occurrence took place.

SERIOUS FIRE.—On Thursday night, at twelve o'clock,
a serious fire broke out in the warehouse of Messrs. Wood
and Westhead, smaliware manufacturers, Piccadilly, Man-
chester. The warehouse and its contents are totally de-
stroyed. Total loss is estimated at £lOO,OOO, and insur-
ances have been effected to the amount of £BO,OOO. The
warehouse was closed about half an hour before the fire

was discovered, and was then, to all appearances, quite
safe. The engines were speedily on the spot, but were
quite unable to do anything more than, protect adjoining
property. The warehouse was constructed in a peculiar

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tachment to him on the part of the Duke, and
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1831, Major Connor ventured to memoriam
widow of his former friend in ffehalf of his oi‘,
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way : each storey communicated with one above it by an
open gallery, and, when the large skylights at the top
were broken by the heat, the galleries formed large flues,
through which the fire raged with uncontrollable fury.
Large rolls of ribbon and other goods were carried up with
the air to an immense height, and the light was visr.ole
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for miles round. On Friday morning one of the 'walls
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fell, covering four men, one of whom was taken out of
the ruins quite dead. The wall fronting Piccadray is in a
most dangerous condition. The property was Ansured for
£85,000, of which the Royal Insurance Company has to
bear £B,OOO, the Phcenix a like sum, the Star £7OOO,
West of Enlaud ZOO% 64. &c.

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