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THE NEWSPAPER. 



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In or loftf «nd cold water, in preference to exposing 

 distress; and on being asked if they ever applied to 

 •he parish (or relief, she said they chose rather to bear 

 Srn"*fortunes than go to the workhouse. They had 

 friends, and they entered upon a small school, which 

 too precarious for a livelihood. The unfortunate 

 vouog l»dy is still in the house, depending upon casual 

 bounty, aud in great grief.— An inquest was held at 

 Deptfo'rd on Monday, respecting the death of Eliza 

 Kendall} a poor shirt maker, aged 19, who committed 

 lelf-destructioa by jumping into the Grand Surrey 

 Canal. The investigation had been adjourned for the 

 purpose of having a medical opinion as to the sanity of 

 the lister, who had also made an attempt on her life. 

 It appeared that both sisters were shirt-makers, and bore 

 excellent characters. They made shirts for a Mr. Norman, 

 a superannuated Custom-house officer, who was the agent 

 of Bousefield & Co., a firm in the city who employ as 

 many as 200 young women, but as Mr. Norman had to 

 get his profit, the poor girls only received five farthings 

 a piece for common shirts, and threepence for fine ones, 

 out of which they had to buy the trimmings. With very 

 hard work they could only earn each four shillings a week, 

 but they seldom had the opportunity of so much employ, 

 meat. They never had a dinner, from not being able to 

 afford it. The deceased had lately had a quarrel with 

 another woman, and was fined three shillings, the amount 

 of costs; but the magistrate hearing of her distressed 

 condition, gave her a fortnight to pay it in. She was 

 not able to raise the sum, being out of work the whole 

 week, and on Wednesday- week a policeman called and 

 told her that if she did not pay the money by the follow- 

 ing Wednesday, she would go to prison. In addition to 

 this, as they were almost starving, she had applied five 

 shillings, which her father had given her to pay their 

 rent, to relieve the wants of two other sisters ; and being 

 unable to make it up, she pawned some of the shirts 

 intrusted to them to make, or their goods would have 

 been seized. The unhappy sister who was rescued from 

 the canal, was here led into the room to give evidence. 

 Her appearance excited the deepest sympathy ; for, by 

 her recent fright and privation, she seemed as if bereft 

 of reason. She became quite insensible, but, on some 

 restoratives being applied, she recovered, and stated in 

 evidence the principal facts above described. The Coro- 

 ner then summed up, and left it to the Jury to say 

 whether distress had not induced the deceased to destroy 

 herself. After a brief consultation they returned the 

 following verdict :— " That the deceased committed 

 suicide whilst labouring under a fit of insanity ; and the 

 Jury cannot but deprecate the cruel practice of the slop- 

 sellers in London, of employing young females at needle- 

 work at so low a rate of wages as to preclude the possi- 

 bility of a subsistence." 



Death of Sir W. Heygate.— On Thursday, intelli- 

 gence was received at the town clerk's office of the death 

 of Sir William Heygate, Bart., who was elected about a 

 year and a half ago to the office of chamberlain, after a 

 contest with Sir John Pirie. Sir W. Heygate had been 

 ma declining state of health for some time ; indeed, 

 about six months after his appointment to the lucrative 

 situation, fears were entertained by his friends that he 

 would not much longer survive the contest, which had 

 evidently, by the anxieties it had created, prostrated his 

 bodiy -strength. The intelligence of course caused a 

 great deal of excitement amongst the friends of the seve- 

 ral gentlemen who are expected to be candidates, among 

 nom the following are already mentioned :— Aldermen 

 wn ' * u Joh n Key, and Humphery, and Mr. D. W. 



silver was regularly sent to be distributed amongst the 1 tentively peruse the preface to the Prayer-book. It U 

 poor recipients of the holy sacrament at the parish church, so fraught with a Christian spirit that it can hardly fail 



He was also a benefactor and annual subscriber to the 

 county Infirmary. 



Bristol.— The local papers state that Mr. Brunei had 

 a lengthened interview with the dock-directors last week, 

 for the purpose of presenting plans and sections of the 

 proposed repairs and enlargement of the lock at Cum- 

 berland Basin. Mr. Brunei stated to the board that, 

 having conferred with several contractors, he was enabled 

 to declare confidently that the lock could be extended to 

 54 feet in width, at a cost not exceeding his previous 

 estimate. Mr. Brunei was requested to prepare some 

 further estimates as to the cost of repairing the lc in 

 its present form and dimensions, and it was understood 

 that the dock proprietary would be called together to 

 consider the subject in I few weeks. 



.Bury.— Within the hist few days Capt. Goate, R.X., 

 C.B., committed suicide at his apartments in the As- 

 sembly-rooms, in this town, of which establishment he 

 was one of the directors. From the facts adduced at the 

 inquest it appears that for some time past he was in a 

 desponding state, arising from his infirm condition and 

 advanced age, being in his 7Gth year. More recently he 

 underwent great suffering from an inflammation in his 

 eyes, and although it had been removed still his vision 

 was so much affected as to render him incapable of read- 

 ing. On Saturday he was found drowned in a water 

 cistern. The Jury returned a verdict " That he destroyed 

 himself whilst in great distress of mind from fear of 

 losing his sight, but whether in an unaccountable state 

 there was no evidence to show." The deceased was the 

 last male representative of the ancient name of Goate, in 

 Suffolk. He was a Lieutenant in the Orpheus at the 

 capture of the French frigate La Daquay Tronin, in 1 79 J, 

 assisted at the taking of Molacca, &c. in 1795, and was 

 actively employed in the Elbe and Weser, in 1809. 



Carmarthen. — Extensive preparations are making in 

 this town to give a grand banquet to General Sir Wil- 

 liam Nott, who has addressed the following letter to the 

 mayor of that town, accepting the invitation : — "I have 

 been favoured with your letter of the 13th inst., trans- 

 mitting the resolutions entered into at a public meeting 

 of the inhabitants of Carmarthen, for the purpose of 

 doing me honour upon my return to the never-forgotten 

 scenes of my youth. I can assuie you that I feel sincere 

 gratification and pride at the flattering manner in which 

 my old fellow-townsmen have come forward to welcome 

 me upon my again revisiting my native land. I regret 

 to say that the lamentable state of my health renders it 

 impossible for me at present to name the day of my 

 return to Carmarthen, but the moment I can get the 

 permission of my medical attendant, I purpose leaving 

 London, and I shall not fail to give you timely informa- 

 tion of the day upon which I hope to enter Carmarthen." 

 Chard. — The small village of Winsham, near this 

 town, has been the scene of two extensive fires, which 

 have destroyed no less than 30 houses. The first broke 

 out on Sunday morning, during divine service, in the 

 upper part of a house situate, with 12 others, at the ex- 

 tremity of the village, and ail having thatched roofs. 

 There were no engines in the neighbourhood, and the 

 whole of the buildings were consumed. A second out- 

 break, far more destructive than the previous one, took 



to procure the assent of all candid minds, to whatever 

 party they may incline. What may be the result of the 

 movement which has existed in the church for 10 years, 

 it would be presumptuous in me to attempt to foretell ; 

 but my own anticipation is favourable, and 1 venture to 

 hope that the same kind Providence which has hitherto 

 watched over and protected the church, will continue to 

 do so unto the end. I cannot for a mom entertain 

 the idea that Popery will ever be dominant again in this % 

 country. I believe that no country that once threw off 

 the yoke ever submitted to it again ; and it is not pro- 

 bable that this enlightened nation, on which Heaven con- 

 tinues to lavish its bounties, physical as well as intel- 

 lectual, will embrace those long discarded superstition*. 

 The periodical publication from which I used to receive 

 iy information as to the sentiments and movements of 

 the parly is abandoned and defunct, and some of the 

 most learned and respectable of the party have publicly 

 renounced and withdrawn from the association. There 

 may still be tome who continue their zeal for Romanism, 

 and who display their hkill in balancing themselves to 

 nicely on the edge as to prevent them from plunging 

 into the abyss below. But this may be explained on a 

 well-known and universally felt principle — the love of 

 distinction, to the intluence of which, although perhaps 

 unknown to the: i, elves, the conduct of the paa.es to 

 whom I am referring may be attributed." 



Isle of J Viyht. —The local papers state that the 

 petition and remonstrances of the inhabitants against 

 the desecration of Carisbrook Castle has had its effect 

 on government, who have consented to become the pur- 

 chasers of the surrounding meadows and plantations, 

 thereby saving this beautiful scenery from the hand of 

 the builder. There is little doubt that the property 

 would have realised good prices, as speculators from all 

 parts of the kingdom had been to view the place. 



Newcastle. — On Friday Mark Sherwood underwent 

 the extreme penalty of the law for the murder of his 

 wife, on a drop erected on the Town-moor, within the 

 circle of the racecourse. Since the trial he had been 

 very attentive to the instructions of the chaplain, to 

 whom he had made a full confession of his guilt. 



Newcastle-upon-Tyne. — The foundation stone of the 

 monument to be erected on Pensher Hill, in the county 

 of Durham, to the memory of the late Earl of Durham, 

 was laid by the Eirl of Zetland with masonic honours, 

 on Wednesday, amidst an immense concourse of specta- 

 tors assembled from all parts of the adjoining district. 

 The ceremonies usual on such occasions having been 

 completed, the Rev. R. Green, of Newcastle, Piovincial 

 Grand Chaplain, offered up an appropriate prayer, which 

 closed the proceedings of the day. 



Plymouth. — The Stromboli steam-sloop is fitting with 

 all possible despatch, at this port, for the purpose of 

 taking out shot and shells to Gibraltar, for the use of 

 the Mediterranean squadron. The first-class steam- 

 frigate Terrible, building at Deptford, has had 200 addi- 

 tional workmen put on her, and is ordered to be ready 

 for launching in November. Fifty old pensioners have 

 been discharged from the San Josef, and 50 able seamen 

 entered in their room. This has been the case also at 

 the other guard-ships in the seaports, and 100 able sea- 





Harvey, commissioner of city police. 



short? hi he XeW Cross Station.— Yesterday morning, 



th/*ll • twoo ' cl ock, a destructive fire broke out in 



e extensive shedding of the Brighton and Dover Rail- 



isiuin, 7 atlle l at New Cross * Flames were first seen 

 fronbL T , centre of the building, which had a 



one of th a -« 200 feet ' and a de P tQ of 40 feet ' b y 



Thev sn?* T • &Y P ° Uce ' who was on dut y at the time * 

 w *ole ran* * U V uch rapidity that in half an hour the 

 carriages «£*' i lts vaIuab le contents, consisting of 



w «« comnl m ?' 8nd 0thers ia aa unnnished state > 

 consumed it* rned down » and everything therein 

 " »s said rh tii* DOt known now " tue fi re originated, and 

 «,./„/.•;* ct ? e . c °mpanies are not insured. 



—The following is the 

 the week ending August 



J ' y ;Easfpr "in" 1 ^ 3 ' xo * » Northern, 180; Central, 

 a? eraee for £ \ ; Southe ™ 231 ; Total, 936. Weekly 

 86 f0r the J ast five years, 946. 



on the 3d ing. n ? Aylesbury JS'ews mentions the death 

 Jac ob rw! ' at L . ower Clapham, near London, of Mr. 



a singular instance of good fortune, 

 hfe was an engagement at the King's 



lent ed throT *h r Wh ° attained the age of 85, and pre- 



Head T Sta " j " li ' 



**ead inn, in *k;„ •. " """ "" ««5«gcuicnt at me mug » 



b J ai '« industr J"' SS potb °y and errand-lad. Here, 

 ** T0Q me . f and perseverance, he soon became a 



t0 London t?. ft 8aved 15/ " with which he started 

 ; ito *tio Q as »•! fort une. In town he obtained a 



broker «; from at aQ hotel frequented by stock- 



0WQ er of the 1 Servant ne soon became the master and 

 »od from Bant ° USe ; from IandI ord he became banker, 

 the e «ormou« al Up ° n ' Chan ge, returning, it is said, 

 eve "tuall y real.v r ° f one million in a week > and 



4 Was not, howevl^ U De 0f 300 » 0( W. Mr. Clement 



, n » *»<* has fir regardleS8 of the poor of his native 

 °I brc *l and cn»la m ! n /J ears dist »buted an annual gift 

 0f th e town, in iJV 8tmas ' t0 the indigent families 



' * Edition to which a pound's worth of 



place on Monday night, in a small out-house in Church- 

 street, and the wind being high at the time, upwards of 

 14 houses were destroyed. The distress that prevailed 

 amongst the poor villagers was extreme. Six other 

 houses, tenanted by small trades-people, were burnt with 

 the rest, and it was feared at one period that the whole 

 village would have fallen a prey to the flames ; but the 

 buildings being deprived of their thatch, they were 

 thereby preserved. It is supposed that these fires were 

 the work of an incendiary. 



Gloucester 

 commenced h 



lordship's charge alluded to a variety of subjects in con- 

 nexion with the church and the condition of his diocese. 

 In regard to Tractarianism, the bishop said, " Having 

 three years ago deemed it my duty to declare my con- 

 demnation of certain recent publications coming from the 

 reputed leaders of a section in the church, I have now to 

 state that my sentiments have undergone no change 

 whatever since. On the contrary, everything has tended 

 to confirm my opinion that the tendency of those writ- 

 ings is to Romanism. It is painful to my feelings now, 

 as on a former occasion, to have to utter a remark which 

 I know will give some clergymen pain, for whose worth 

 and character I have a sincere esteem ; but, whatever 

 my real sentiments are, such and such only must I de- 

 clare. It would be of little value to you to come and 

 meet your diocesan and listen to his counsel, unless that 

 counsel was the offspring of his own unbiassed judgment 

 and mature conviction. The party that public opinion 

 considers the leaders of the movement I am far from 

 thinking deserve the unqualified censure which has been 

 heaped on them ; neither do I deny that the church 

 owes them an obligation. It is much to be wished that 

 every one of their opinions was considered on its o^n 

 merits, and that the general adoption of such pa ts as 

 are consistent with the precepts and practice of the Re- 

 formers would take place, for it would do more to put 

 an end to strife, and dissension, and ill-feeling, than all 

 the denunciations we hear in such abundance. The rapid 

 advance of such a party as I am referring to seems the 

 consequence of a tendency natural to man to run, under 

 such circumstances as I am speaking of, into the opposite 

 extreme." After a short account of the rise of the 

 schism, his Lordship proceeded to say :— " As to cere- 



men have been ordered to be entered as riggers at each 

 of the several dockyards. The Admiralty have issued 

 orders to build, by contract, two second-rate iron steam- 

 frigates — one to work with paddle-wheels : jmd the other 

 with a screw propeller. They are each to be 203 feet in 

 length, 37 feet in breadth, about 1300 tons burden, and 

 500 horse-power. 



Portsmouth. — Prince Albert passed thronqh this part 



on Thursday on a visit to Her Majesty's Marine villa in 



I the Isle of Wight. His Royal Highness embarked in 



.—The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol the Black Eagle steam-ship, under the usual salutes 



lis triennial visitation on the 19th inst. His from the Victory and batteries, and proceeded at once 



to Cowes. The Black Eagle, by desire, passed close under 



the stern of the Collingwood, 80, at Spithead, with the 

 flag of Rear Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, which displayed 

 the Royal standard, and fired a Royal salute while the cre*r 

 manned the yards and gave three cheers. The yacht then 

 pursued her voyage, and very soon reached the island. 

 The object of the Prince's visit, to inspect the necessary 

 arrangements making for Her Majesty's residence during 

 the contemplated marine excursion, was soon accom- 

 plished, for at three p.m. the Black Eagle was seen on 

 her re:urn from Cowes, approaching Spithead, steering 

 for the Collingwood. The yacht brought to close to 

 the ship, and the Admiral's barge was put in requisition 

 to convey his Royal Highness on board this splendid 

 man-of-war. The Prince was received by Admiral Sir G. 

 F. Seymour, Captain Smart, Commander Broadhead, 

 aud all the officers of the ship, with a distinguished party 

 of ladies and gentlemen who were on board at the 

 time, among whom were the Earl and Countess of 

 Haddington, Lady Seymour, Lord Wharnclitfe, &c. 

 The Marines were drawn up as a guard of honour, and 

 the sailors manned the yards ; and when Prince Albert's 

 flag, which had been struck in the Black Eagle on the 

 Prince quitting her, had been hoisted in the barge, 

 and thence run up at the main-royal-mast-head o( the 

 ( ollingwood, she fired a salute of 21 guns. His Royal 

 Highness and suite remained on board the Collingwood 

 nearly an hour, during which the Prince was conducted 

 over the ship by the Admiral, the general appearance of 

 which must have been most gratifying to his Royal 

 Highness, as never since England had a navy could she 

 boast of a more complete man-of-war. 



Sheerncss.— Captain Peter Fisher, Superintendent of 



S3S; lo^^^r^-o^end you to at, this Dotard, .£■* supenoteodiog the towiogofthe 



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