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Aug. 



a lenient se^nTe", which was that Mr.Todd be "•T*^ed 

 from all clerical duty in the diocese for 14 days after this 

 judgment hid been publicly read in the parish Church ot 

 LUkeard and be also condemned in the costs of the suit. 

 Lincoln.— On Friday morning Eliza Joice suffered the 

 extreme penalty of the law for the wilful murder of her 

 two children, Eliza and Ann Joice, at Boston, in this 

 county, by administering laudanum. It being market- 

 day there were upwards of 5000 spectators. 



3/««di«ter.— Another calamity by fire occurred here 

 on Monday night, whereby a large new pile of ware- 

 houses and their valuable contents have been entirely 

 destroyed. The property in question, known as the 

 Irwell Buildings, comprised the warehouses of Messrs. 

 Charlton and Sons, calenderers and packers, Mr.Rostron, 

 merchant, Mr. Garsen, Mr. Jacquet, Mr. Ralli, Mr. 

 Fiescher, Mr. Helsted, and Mendel, foreign merchants. 

 The warehouses were six stories in height, had been but 

 recently built, and like all those of modern construction 

 in this town, contained a great quantity of wood. After 

 burning for some hours the principal portions of the 

 warehouses fell in, by which one man was killed and 

 another seriously injured. 



Plymouth.— A court-martial, ordered in consequence 

 of representations from the French Government, was 

 held at this port last week on Lieut. Gray, of the Bonetta 

 brigantine, for his alleged misconduct in boarding and 

 searching the French vessel Luiz d'Albuquerque, on the 

 coast of Africa. That officer chased a vessel which bore 

 every appearance of being— and was— a slaver. He 

 had sufficient reason to mistrust the colours which she 

 hoisted, and sent an officer on board, as he asserts, to 

 ascertain their truth. * I ordered/' he says, "in the 

 usual way, the second in command to go on board the 

 French vessel, and examine her papers strictly." The 

 second in command— Lieut. Bullock, says, u 1 took the 

 cutter under Lieut. Gray's directions, with a crew of 

 eight men, three officers, and myself, to board and search 

 the vessel." This evidence was considered to connect 

 Lieut. Gray with the illegal act of instituting an unau- 

 thorised search, and although the evidence of the other 

 witnesses proved that the vessel was a known slaver, 

 and that Lieut. Gray did not receive the Admiralty 

 warrant until four months after the occurrence, the court 

 decided that the accusation of "disobedience to orders," 

 in detaining and searching the Luiz d'Albuquerque, had 

 been substantiated, and as guilty of this and (in part) of 

 the third charge, sentenced Lieut. Gray to be severely 

 reprimanded, and cautioned him to be more particular 

 in giving orders for the future. This result is said by 

 the daily papers to have astonished all who heard the 

 evidence. — On Tuesday, the Commander-in-Chief, Sir 

 D. Milne, proceeded on board the St. Vincent, and hav- 

 ing ordered all hands to be turned up, read her Majesty's 

 reprieve for the convict Noble, who had been condemned 

 to death by a court-martial, for stabbing Mr. Protheroe, 

 a midshipman of the Madagascar. The sentence has 

 been commuted to transportation for life. 



Rochester. — The local magistrates on Monday, after 

 a long and painful examination, committed Richard 

 Dadd for trial for the murder of his father in Cobhara 

 Park. The young man was removed to Maidstone 

 gaol, but it was said that the bench were quite con- 

 vinced of his insanity, and there is little doubt that the 

 last public scene in this melancholy tragedy has closed, 

 and that the unhappy maniac will be transferred to a 

 lunatic asylum, without being put on his trial. i 



St. David's.— -The Dean and Chapter of St. David's 

 have ordered the pews in the nave of the Cathedral to 

 be removed, and the whole nave to be thrown open, and 

 benches of oak substituted. 



Wakefield. — Some time since an advertisement 

 appeared in the Manchester Guardian, setting forth 

 that the advertiser was in want of a wife. A gentleman 

 of Wakefield, conceiving that the announcement ema- 

 nated from some fortune-hunter, took upon himself to 

 write to the specified address, pretending to be a lady of 

 fortune, who had never been able to meet with a being 

 whom she could *• promise to love, honour, and obey," 

 averring that the man who would be able to gain her 

 heart, must be able to discourse eloquently on literature, 

 science, &c. The bait took, and a few posts broughta letter, 

 bearing the Liverpool postmark, and addressed * 4 Miss 

 Sophia B., Post-office, Wakefield." A correspondence 

 ensued, carried on by the assumed lady in an apparently 

 bona, fide spirit, and by the wife-hunter in a bombastic 

 style. The result was that an interview was appointed 

 to take place on Friday week, at Wakefield, and the 

 gentleman promised to appear in his usual dress — a suit 

 of black — or, that he might bear a more distinguishing 

 Wjpa, he would wear a light vest, have either a rose in 

 n» breast or a book in his hand, and be accompanied 

 by an old friend in the shape of a stick. True to his 



THE NEWSPAPER. 



[1844. 



while crossing the water at the works, a mile below this 

 city They rushed into a flat-bottomed boat for the 

 purpose of crossing the river, and when in the middle of 

 the stream the boat upset. There were 15 in the party 

 when they entered the boat, and 12 of them were drowned. 

 York. — The local committee have issued circulars from 

 the " Museum, York," to announce the forthcoming 

 meeting of the British Association, to be held in that 

 city, commencing on the 26th September, which is six 

 weeks later than the time appointed for last year's meet- 



at Cork. 



Railways.— The following are the returns^ for 

 the past week : — Birmingham and Gloucester, 3372/. ; 

 Bristol and Gloucester, 1015/.; Eastern Counties, 

 5044/. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 2458/. ; Grand Junction, 

 9165/. ; Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr, 1620/. ; Great 

 North of England, 1955/. ; London and Birmingham, 

 20,740/.; South Western, 13,505/.; Blackwall, 1701/.; 

 Greenwich, 875/.; Brighton, 5276/. ; Croydon, 620/.; 

 Liverpool and Manchester, 6533/. ; Manchester, Leeds, 

 and Hull, associated, 8313/.; Midland, 11,376/.; 

 Manchester and Birmingham, 3511/.; Newcastle and 

 Carlisle, 1960/.; Newcastle and Darlington, 863/.; 

 South-Eastern and Dover, 5743/. ; Sheffield and Man- 

 chester, 757/.; York and North Midland, with Leeds 

 and Selby, 3001/.— A meeting of the inhabitants of 

 Peterborough was held last week for the purpose of dis- 

 cussing the merits of the London and York line of rail- 

 way. Earl Fitzwilliam, who presided, observed that, 

 looking at this measure as a public man, he felt con- 

 vinced that it was one which would at once be advan- 

 tageous to that neighbourhood and to the nation at large. 

 Not less than 90,000 fat sheep and 6000 bullocks passed 

 annually through Peterborough on their way to Smith- 

 field, and the carrying of such an immense quantity of 

 food to the metropolis of itself proved that this was a 

 national undertaking, and for that reason he should sup- 

 port it. A general resolution in favour of a direct line 

 of railway between London and the North was then 

 moved, and carried unanimously. Mr. Denison, M.P., 

 next addressed the meeting, and alluded especially to the 

 facilities which the line would afford for the conveyance 

 of agricultural produce from Lincolnshire, and to the 

 benefit which would result. A resolution pledging the 

 meeting to support the London and York Railway was 

 then unanimously agreed to. A similar meeting in 

 favour of the line' was held on Friday at Huntingdon. — 

 The general meeting of the Eastern Counties Company 

 was held on Thursday. The report showed an increase 

 in the receipts, and proposed a dividend of As. per share 

 on the new shares, and 3s. per share on the old shares. 

 The chief business of the meeting was to consider a 

 modification of two plans authorised at former meetings. 

 The original schemes were to extend the Cambridge line 

 northward to Lincoln, and the Hertford branch to 

 Hitchin and Bedford. Now however (according to the 

 report), arrangements have been made with the London 

 and Birmingham and Great Midland Railways, by which 

 the traffic north of Doncaster will be transferred to the 

 Cambridge line, and also a portion of the general 

 northern traffic from places beyond Doncaster. For 

 this purpose a line is to be made by the Great Midland 

 Company by way of Doncaster, Lincoln, Boston, and 

 Spalding, to March, at which latter place it is to join the 

 Ely and Peterborough line of the Eastern Counties. A 

 deviation of the Parliamentary line between Ely and 

 Peterborough to March will be necessary for the 

 purpose. The London and Birmingham Company hav- 

 ing undertaken to construct a branch from Bletchley to 

 Bedford it had been agreed on the part of the Eastern 

 Counties that the proposed branch from Hertford should 

 not proceed so far as Bedford. These modifications 

 were submitted to the proprietary, and unanimously 

 adopted. — On the same day the Northern and Eastern 

 Company held their meeting. The report stated that 

 the agreement with the Eastern Counties, for the amal- 

 gamation of the interest of the two companies had 

 received the sanction of Parliament, and that the 

 arrangements were progressing to completion. The 

 substance of the agreement was, that the shareholders 

 of the Northern and Eastern should receive five per 

 cent, in perpetuity on their paid-up capital, with certain 

 prospective advantages. The traffic for the half-year 

 amounted to 43,264/. 4s. 3d., being an increase on the 

 corresponding half-year of 21f per cent. ; thus confirm- 

 ing the estimate upon which the agreement with the 

 Eastern Counties was based. The cost of the line, the 

 directors were satisfied, would not exceed the maximum 

 of 970,000/, and in order to close the account as soon as 

 possible, it would be requisite that the 1068 shares in 

 the hands of the company should be disposed of, and the 

 directors proposed that they should be sold by tender 

 to the highest bidder. The report was unanimously 

 adopted. — At a private meeting of landowners and 



stations at Theale, Aldermaston, and between that village 

 and Newbury. The Basingstoke branch is to leave 

 Burghfield hill on the right, and proceed by way of 

 Strathfieldsaye. — A meeting of the supporters of a rail- 

 road to Falmouth, in connection with the South Devon, 

 was held on the 6th inst. at Truro, at which the Earl of 

 Falmouth presided, supported by Sir C. Lemon, M.P., 

 Mr. Pendarves, M.P., Mr. Turner, M.P., and many 

 other gentlemen of the county. The report of the pro. 

 visional committee was read, which gave a summary of 

 its proceedings since the time of its appointment in Jan. 

 last, and embraced Capt. Moorsom's report of his survey, 

 and Mr. Bond's report on the the traffic to be expected, 

 which was founded on actual observations during 14 suc- 

 cessive days and nights, at 23 stations between Plymouth 

 and Falmouth. In calculating the amount of traffic 

 deduced therefrom he had the assistance of Mr. Fisher, 

 who was employed by the Great Western Company to 

 ascertain the traffic on the South Devon line. These 

 investigations make it appear that the undertaking will 

 yield a handsome per centage on the capital required ; 

 and the meeting authorised the committee to take the 

 needful steps to insure the construction of the railway at 

 the earliest possible period. The meeting separated under 

 the persuasion that the bill will be applied for in the next 

 session of Parliament. 



IRELAND. 



Dublin. — The Lord-Lieutenant has recovered from 

 his recent indisposition, and was well enough to attend 

 Divine Service at the Chapel Royal on Sunday. The 

 provost, fellows, scholars, and a number of the student* 

 of Trinity College, presented an address on Monday to 

 the Lord-Lieutenant. His Excellency received them 

 standing before the throne, accompanied by his aides-de- 

 camp and private secretary. The Rev. Dr. Moore then 

 read the address, which was written in Latin, and to 

 which his Excellency replied in English. After stating 

 the pleasure he felt at receiving an address from a uni- 

 versity whose fame was known throughout Europe, he 

 expressed his determination to use his best efforts for the 

 promotion of religion, and for diffusing the blessings of 

 education among all classes of Her Majesty's subjects in 

 this country. The answer concluded by stating that it 

 was his Excellency's desire to carry out Her Majesty's 

 intentions by promoting peace and good-will among all 

 classes.— It is rumoured in Dublin that the Duke of 

 Devonshire is about to sell his Irish estates, and that his 

 Grace's visit to that country is connected with this ob- 

 ject.— The Earl of Devon and others of the land com- 

 missioners have been cruising on the western coast, and 

 have visited Achil Island and other curiosities of the west 

 in the course of their voyage.— The weekly meeting of 

 the Repeal Association took place on Monday in Con- 

 ciliation Hall, Alderman Arabin, Lord Mayor elect, m the 

 chair. The proceedings presented few topics of general 

 interest. The principal contributions were from America. 

 Mr. D. O'Connell, Jun., said his father was never m 

 better health, and exhorted the people to patience and 

 tranquillity, assuring them of ultimate success, labia 

 and Morocco were matters in their favour ; the time , nugbt 

 soon come when England would want the aid of Ireland, 

 and then was Ireland's opportunity-then the stalwart 

 arm and brave heart of Ireland would be wanting-and 

 then the time for agitation will have arrived. After a 

 long speech from Mr. Grattan, the rent for the wee* wa 

 announced to be within a fraction of 1,4007. 



Galway. -Peter Larkin, an aged V*™™"*™^ 

 87th Regiment, was tried at the recent A««es in thij 

 city, for the murder of two of his children, and acquitted 

 on tbe ground of ins anity. 



SCOTLAND. tM { 



On Wednesday tbe P"*^ ,£ 



Edinburgh "appointed the 15th inst as t ^ "? lbooth 



induction of Mr. South, of Penpon M ** ^^ 



\ . J — u transporta- 



Edinburgh. 



in 



r ^ „. „ „„»,«». j. rue «, ...- 



appointment, the gentleman presented himself, and _ f __ r & „. . mmmm _ 



paraded the ehurefcyard lor about 20 minutes, to tbe | others, held at Theale on Friday, to consider the pro- 

 great amusement of a number of parties in the secret, posed branch for the Great Western to Newbury, the land- 

 wno Had posted themseWea in tw .in^ r .u- _;,.i, owner s stated that if a line could be selected from New- 



wno Had posted themseWes in the windows of the neighl 

 bounng shops and hotels. As the lady did not appear, 

 he then, in accordance with the arrangement previously 

 made, went to the post-office, found a letter excusing 

 and accounting for her absence, and declaring that on 

 the following morning she would meet him at all risks. 

 Although the n hole correspondence appeared on that 

 morning in the Wakefield Journal, he again kept the 

 appointment, and, after having been followed by a crowd 

 who enjoyed the joke, he found out the trick, mueh to 

 bis discomfiture. The gentleman is a resident of Liver- 

 pool. 



Worcester. 

 employed in the 



bury to Reading, instead of Pangboume, their objections 

 might be waived. The whole meeting appeared to coin- 

 cide with this view ; and it was stated by the representa- 

 tives of the Great Western, that they would endeavour to 

 obtain a bill for a branch diverging a little to the west of 

 the Reading station, crossing the Oxford and Bath roads, 

 thence through the Southcot estate, and proceeding 

 towards the Kennet, whence a junction with the South 

 Western at Basingstoke is to be surveyed ; the Newbury 

 branch to continue as close to the Kennet as possible all 

 the way to Newbury, thus avoiding the ornamental pro- 



nu aucroa.ingoeeniouowedbyacrowd, towards the Kennet, whence a junction with the South memory ot tf urns in a » - VY^v— Mr. Robe* 



e joke, be found out the trick, mueh to Western at Basingstoke is to be surveyed ; the Newbury called forth mterated bursts otappia ^ tfae 



ft, The gentleman is a resident of Liver- branch to continue as close to the Kennet as possible all Burns returned thanks briefly Du^ ^^ fathc r. 



- „ . . to c , the wav to Newbury, thus avoiding the ornamental pro- honour done to the memory . . upie d nearly an 



On Monday evening 12 of the navigators perty of the numerous seats on both sides of the Bath Professor \\ ilson, in a speech wmc el ^ borate e xpo- 



le Severn improvement were drowned ] road. It was further suggested that there should be hour in the delivery, entered 



Church in Edinburgh. . .. _ 



agreed unanimously to tbe translation or ^ 



tion," as the legal phrase is in Scotland, and ^ . 

 which threatened another quarrel in tne Kir*, 



a fair way of being settled. h celebra- 



^r.-Tuesday being the Jay fixed for tw 

 tion in honour of the memory of Robert Burns, 

 welcome his sons to the Banks of ^oon, g'est P^ P^ 

 tions were made for the occasion, vim" ter 



into Ayr from the surrounding distr lets a ^ 



quarters of Scotland-many strangers fron, ^ ; ^ 



Ireland joining in the dem0 l nstratl0n ; n 7 a f el even o'clock 

 other bodies marshalled on the g«W a ™ *^£ roUS ic and 

 the procession, extending to several m es > wlt * boUt thre e 

 banners, moved towards Burns's ™™%£'$ ore Lord 

 miles distant from Ayr. Here the fii « d bcrB of the 



Eglinton, Professor ™^l"*J%"£Znt. The 

 committee, three sons ot the poet Dein p ^ 



spectacle was animated and .^"immense ^neourt. 



degree, and ™ ^«* d £ £%£: of enthu- 

 of spectators am J^ery * m ladies acd nt le*ed 



siasm. At two o ciot.», • , occas , n, in a 



assembled in tbe paeibon erected for the occa 



large field opposite the "- • "^^ in the 



CZ b ^Robert Burns, the poet's eldest^ 

 Cns, /nd Major Bums, the -^'^^J the 

 After the nsnal loyal toasts, the "«".» J Hhic h 



memory of Bams m an »PP »P« e %,. Robert 

 called forth reiterated bursts of •PP tau * u , for __ 

 Burns returned thanks bnefl but feeM^ fother . 



h — done t0 the ^^l w °hich occupied nearly 



