Northern Times. — 1857-07-07 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

DEVTII IN A FURNACE.—in inquest was held at the Royal George lan, Leeds, on Se Insley las', before Mr. Blackburn, coroner, on the body of John Nl‘Gonqh, aged twenty-five. Tne deceased worked at Wood's Foundry, Hunslet, and, on Tha-slay afternoon last, having placed too much metal upon one of the furnaces, he was ordered to remove a portion. This he might have done by ascending a ladder, and reaching over to the metal. which would have involved no risk; but instead of doing this he entered the cupola by a sort of man hole, and after taking off two or three pieces of iron, he was seen by a workman in some adjoining works, to kneel down, as though the better to reach the metal, and in this position he remained for a quarter of an hour. In cone .quence of his non-appearance outside the cupola during that interval, a fellow-workman ass-nded, and found him dead, fraing been stiff en tied by the noxious gases issuing from the f enlace. " Accidental death." HORRIBLE MURDER AT CARDiFF —Arthur Davis, the sec and mate of the American ship Gonrdar, of Caarleston, had been ashore on Thursday evening, drinking with a number of men, among whom were some foreigners ; and he went on board about twelve or one o'clock, in company with either a French or Spanish captain—it is not known which. Davis asked the watchman for a light to his pipe, and the two then had some beer to drink. In about an hear and a-half, Williams, the watchman, was alarmed by the door of the berth in which he was being burst open, and on getting up he saw the foreigner falling towards him, and Davis standing over him with a drawn bowie knife, exclaiming, "You —, if you don't give up that sheath you stole, cut your throat." The first mate then came out of his cabin, and said, " Come, Davis, let him alone ; don't give him any more of it." "No," replied Davis, " I'll have the life." The foreigner then got up, when Davis knocked him down on the deck, and then deliberately took him up and threw him overboard. Davis way then taken into custody. THE EMPEROR OF THE iIsRENCH AND THE SPIRITUALIST —A Paris correspond.ent of the New York Tribune says:— " Mr. Hume had the honour of taking luncheon with their Majesties and the King of Bavaria before their departure. He made several experiments which were respired of him by the King of Bavaria. Invisible hen Is have touched the hair of his Majesty, knocked his knees, and patted his hands ; the furniture was removed to considerable distances —the tables have replied to the questions put to them. The King of Bavaria was all admiration ; the mysterious phenomena which manifest the supernatural power of Mr. Hume were produced in the most decisive manner. Suddenly the phenomena ceased ; Mr. Hume lost his power, the spirits refused to obey, the arm-chairs became immov-' able, and the tables kept silence. Ask the spirits why they cease to reply ' said one of the aegust witnesses of the experimsnte. Mr. Hume obeyed. He transmitted this question to the spirit, which, by the medium of the table, replied, It is the hour of divine service.' In fact, it was a few minutes before twelve o'clock. All rose from the tablei and went to the chapel. The interest with which his Majesty watches the experiments of Mr. Hume is most surprising."