Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1847-09-15 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

MURDER.—Mary Ann Hunt, who was convicted of the murder of the old woman, Mrs. Stowell, with whom she lived, has confessed her guilt, but denies that the murder was premeditated. It is imagined by the 'medical officers diet the prisoner is between,four and Ave months gone in pregnancy, so that HO decision can be come to in reference to the sentence tor some time to come.  MORE DESECRATION OV 1111! Dean.—A short time back the London and North-Western Railway purchased a large portion of land running (coin the Hampstead road to Seyinour-street, (or the purpoge of enlarging the terminus in Buston.aquare. At the back of this ground • lofty wall has been run up, separating the railway from a new square on the Bedford est.ite, called Ampthillsquare. The roads around the square are not yet finished, and during the last few weeks a quantity of rubbish has been shot for the purpose of forming them. During the night of Thursday, last week, an immense quantity of broken coffins and human bones were shot upon tho spot; and on Friday large numbers were drawn to the spot. and not only were human bones found in abundance, but pieces of flesh were picked up. The children who were there amused themselves by raking over the sofl tor the purpose of finding teeth, of whioh great num6rs were found. It is believed that the remains were brought from Old St. Pancras Churchyard, as an advertisement appeared a short time since, stating that some graves would have to be removed in that churchyard in order to enlarge the church. Livaeroor..—Another Roman Catholic priest, the Rev. Robert Gino*, has fallen • victim to typhus fever in this town. He was the son of Richard Gillow, Esq., of Leighton-ball, near Loneaster, and is the eighth Roman Catholic clergyman who has died here since the appeetanee of the fever.—The Wigan papers state that the Rev. Robert Johnston, of that town, also died last week from the effects of fever caught in the discharge of his pastoral duties. The disease has attacked several of the clergy attached to the London district, but lotInnately the result has not been of a fatal character.  A series of highly interesting experiments were on Tuesday last made upon the Serpentine in Hyde Park, in the presence of an immense assemblage of persons. The experiments were mede for the purpose of testing the efficiency of a recent invention, which has received the name of the "Nautilus Life Preserver." The first test applied was that of attaching "the tubes" to a common-sized heat, and withdrawing a number of plugs from the bottom and sides, leaving the boat to fill with water. Notwithstanding this great weight and that of six persons who Were on Inetrcrat the- name erne, ds• boat still preserved its buoyancy, and was rowed for a considerable period round tle water, all efforts:to attempt to capsize or sink the boat appearing perfectly futile. The "Nautilus Life Preserver" WAS then applied to several persons, armed with which they leaped into the water, and were, without the slightest exertion on tl.eir parts, sustained breast high in the water; one of these belts was of sufficient power to bear the weight of three persons in the water. The extreme Torfa'ttlity of the article in question must be a great desideretum, it being capable of being compressed into a space not larger than air milinary-sized circular snuff box ; and the whole period required for preparing tend &Minting this for use does not exceed four seconds. The invention appears to us a highly useftil one, and Gee that if generally adopted woulu have the effect of saving numbers of lives.