Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-02-16

,triie, but where there Is universal light, peace
nd joy S. A. T.
WtseiiHg Female Seminary, FEB. l4th.
Extracts from Foreign papers by Tho Sarah
Sands.
BsNK oF EEGLAsD.-The amount Of Bank
Of England notes IN circulation, on the Sth vi
January. was GlS,56l ,355. being an increase
OF 1886 ,395 compared with tire previous
week. aud the stock OF bullion and specie in
both departments Il2,51o,3 SOL, showing an
increase OF Gl1l,lll.
ARRtvAL OF SrEcIE.-LiperpoOl. Tuesday
The Camilla, Capt. Fox. which arrived IN
the Mersey Yesterday from CailaO, hos brought
over 200, 600 dollars IN specie.
The Coon SERVICE Pension, at the dlspo-
sal Of tie Admiralty, has been given 10 Cap
tin Maryatt, d. c.
DEArH OF tue EARL OF PowIs.-This no
bleman was accidentally killed while hunt
ing on his grounds al Fowls Castle, in Mont
gomeryshire. on the 9TH Of January. His
Lordship was in company with his eldest
son, Lord Give. aud Mr.. Herbert. his third
son. The latter fired at a pheasant. which
suddenly rose, when the contents OF his gun
unfortunately struck the Ear. who was stan
ding on an e %rinence, near his son, at the time
he shot was fired.
Saieidc Of Sir 81. John Miidmay.-Tbis
baronet shot himself with pistol, at his res
idenee in London, on the l7th January.
Death Of the Earl Of Morav.-Thr de-
mise of this nobleman (family na ne S,uart)
took place al Damivay Castle. Morayshire,
on the l2th January, in the Nth year OF his
age.
A Quarrel. attended with high words. is
reported to have Il Ken place at Modena. be-
tween the Sovereign Of that duehy and the
Duke Of Parma. OF the subject oil Guastalls.
In November, 1874. il seems the then Duke
ut LucCa, present Duke, Of PdTma.) agreed
by treaty To cede TO the Duke Of Modena the
reversiuu of The town ui Guastalla on the de-
cease OF the h-Duchess Maria Louisa, in
consideration of d loan Of four millions then
granted. To tue iuliiinent of this contract
the ex.Duke Of Lucca now objects, and pro-
poses TO repay the sum lent. On this subject
the alteration took place, the issue Of which
was the precipitaie departure of the Duke of
Parma Tor Mo9ena. 1t is now said that that
prince disavows the proclamation issued at
Parma on the 26th, and has sent to snpplicaie
the all of the King Of Sardinia to deliver
him from the foreign influence and the inter
vention OF foreign troops. Of which he ias
been made the victim:
Deaths from Destitutioa.-The London
Daily News oil the Dist Jan. says. in the
neishborhooi OF Cloghjordan, on the highway
between Dublin and Limerick. 'in a filthy
hut, an inquest was hell on Tuesday last on
the body OF William Quirke, who had died
OF des'itution, and concerning whose death,
and the condition oil his mother and family,
the local journal staies:-"lhe interior OF
this awful abode OF misery presented a most
heart-rendlng spectacle. In d corner lay
stretched on a hitter oil straw, IN a state oil nu-
dlty and utter helpiessness, Timothy Quirke,
aged 10 years, while his brother Thomas, who
was about nine years old, was living on his
back close to the fire, which was composed
OF a sod of turf aud a few sticks, which were
given by the neighbors. The poor creature,
whose skin was quite yellow, his limbs flesh
less, and who WAS a wretched picture Of ex-
tire ne destliution, was unable TO sit up or
stand, such being the state of exhaustion
which he was in. On the floor stood irem-
bling, and in an emaciated state, two other
children. holding their unfortunate mother,
Bridget Quirke, BY the remnant OF an Old
gown, and crying Tor food.
She deposed; | have a family of five chill
dren, exclusive OF the deceased, who was a.
bout four years old, two Of whom are unable
10 do any business for the last six weeks, hav-
ing no earthly subsistence unless II turnip or d
littlc Cruel, which some of the neighbors gave
out Of mere chanty. Her son got very i'll
Put him TO bed. and took him up occasional
ly. He declined rapidly, and died on the 18th
| swear most solemuiy he was, four days pri-
or to his death. without food or nourishment
TO sustain lie. and that | and my five other
children were equally so Tor the same period.
! She was i'll Tor SIX weeks with her Children
They all lay together in the same bed. The
family applied Tor relief. but in vain.
Ga the 9th inst, another inquest was held
at Borrisokana, IN the body OF Mary M'Ler
! mott. Her poverty-stIicken iather, who is a
5 schoolmaster, declared on his oath that for a
week previous Ia her death sh- could get moth
ing TO eat; that he could not support his fam
lily in consequence OF having only three poor
seholars-and that his daughter, who was 10
years of age, while expiring in his arms,
while gazing on her pallid face and parched
lips. was calling on him 10 give her "a drink
aud to administer 10 her food which he had
not the means of procuring. DR. Stoney ex
amined the body of the deceased, and found
she came by her death in consequence OF the
want OF the proper necessaries OF life. The
jury returned a verdict that the deceased died
from extreme want. The Pilot OF this even
Ing contains an account OF the death OF d wo-
man and her daughter at kelis, county Meath,
OF deslitution, under circumstances fully as
horrible as those detailed in the case OF Qairke.