The Lancaster Herald, and Town and County Advertiser. — 1831-11-12 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

CASTLIT....-JO/01 orrd4 (a debtor) „barged with having stolen, at the Castle of Lancaster, one guinea, one sovereign, eight half-crowns, one handlierchief, ami various other articles, the property of Thomas Farrell a e2r for debt.—Williant Heaton, charged with the wi murder of John Ratcliffe, at Burtonwood, near Warrington.—Henry Massey otherwise George Birchall, charged with having stolen, at Groat Sankey near Warrington, one oow, the property of Thomas Yates.  On Sunday morning last, an appropriate and impressive sermon was preached by the Rev. G. Morland, at St. John's Chapel, in this town, preparatory to • collection being made In aid of the funds of the Society, for the propagation of Ole Gospel in Foreign parts. The text was from Matthew chap. vi., and part of verse 10,—P Thy kingdom cogne." • The collection amounted to £7 51. Od. , It is somewhat singular, that two infant children,—one named Mary Waller, whose parents reside in Market-street *se other named Richard Charnley, whose parents reside hi Penny street,—were both born on the same day,—both baptised on the same day,----and were both interred on Wednesday last. The display at Glasson Dock, on Sunday last, reminded the older residents, in some degree, of by-gone years-19 Vessels left the Dock that day for their various destinations.  Mess' rs. Burrow, Higgin, and Farrer, have, we understand, issued in their Cotton . Mills, printed notices, recommending sobriety and cleanliness as absolutely necessary for the preservation of good health, and offering at the same time to furnish the men in their employ with quick lime and white-wash brushes. This is a highly laudable and liberal example, and worthy of general imitation. On Saturday week, Thomas Dodd was committed to Preston House of Correction, for three months and hard 'abour, for non-payment of arrears of bastardy, due to the Overseers of Lancaster.  On Saturday last, a fine cock pheasant was observed to alight upon the roof of one of the warehouses on the Quay. 4ie remained there for a long time, and was only compelled to retreat by the missiles of some boys. He flew in the direction of Skerton.  Ou Thursday morning, as John Thompson, was setting a buoy, he discovered the body of Elijah Townend, who was unfortimately drowned three weeks ago. The subjoined is the i:vidence taken before the coroner, Mr. Gardner, on Friday kiernoon,, On view of the body of the said Elijah Townend, the house of Richard Thompson, the Golden Ball Inn, ei Oath&  John Thompson mid, I live at the Golden Ball on the edge of the river Lune, in Oxclffe with Heaton. My father, flichinl Thompson, keeps the Inn. I knew the deceased, his Mune is , Elijah Tosinend ; he was a thiase driver for Mile Noon of Lan.caster. Yesterday, about ten o'clock in the morning.l was: about setting a buoy ictthe river Lune: The tide was then out, near low water mark, and in the hamlet of thicliffe I observed the body of a man lying upon the gravel bed, a place where tide washes over. I went to it and found it to be the body of the deceased Elijah Townend ; he appears as if he might have lain in the water three weeks. For the last three weeks I have not seen the deceased, and I believe him to have beeii sing during that period. I saw no marks of violence on his body; which was,much more fresh at that time than At lament: I,do not kno.w how he came by his death, otherwise than what have heard runiourecl. From his appearance I believoLhe hie come to his -death by drowniog ; he had M. 6d. in his podket ;- • button, two keys, arid 'owe other articles. Edward Miller, and John Cottam's men.amisted main removing the body.—Verdict found drowned.  tONTAOIOII or Cuotart is stated in a letter from Dr. 'Russell (one of the'Physicians dispatcbed by mit Government to Petersburg) that after the Cholera had appeared at Perma a large laussian town, "At a consultation of- forty a the nen respectable physicians of this city, thirty eight cameco the conclusion, after mature delibersof the. documents laid before them that the disease woe infectious; and only tyro wete of the opposite opinion."-[ Strong and clear indeed Amin have been the fact which convinced so large a )ldajority of such • Jury._r.D. Lax. Riga.]