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    • NORTH AMERICAN LAND A(JENCY.
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      TN the Prospectus which the NORTH AMERICAN LAND ; AGENCY has already published I X thoir views , it is hoped , have bees sufficiently explained as regards the promotion of Emigration to Lands and Estates , purchased through its intervention in Canada , < Sj-c . The Agents confidently submit , however , that the eame views , J more fully developed , may be made essentially useful , not only to the unemployed classes in this country , but also to those who are possessed of some capital , chough insufficient in amount to secure , of itself , their permanent welfare and prosperity . : It will be admitted that Emigration has heretofore been conduoted on a system productive , in the aggregate , of much individual hardship and distress—and especially to the Emigrant of the poorer class ; t for on arriving at his port of debarkation , he has found himself j generally speaking , with little or no ! money , and no friends to assist him in procuring work , or even to point out in what part of the Province he would be most Ukely to obtain it , — - while he who possessed somfe little capital ha 9 met with similar difficulties , in making choice of a location . Canada , though all things considered , perhaps the most i important of our colonies , is virtually a terra incognita—simply because there is no one willing , if able , ! to afford the requisite information to those who seek it , and it is this deficiency which it i the aim andj object of the Agents effectually to remedy . j There are hundreds in Great Britain anxious to emigrate , but-who , from want of sufficient means are deterred from , or unable to do so . To such the Agents can ofiVr facilities heretofore unthougbt of , and unattainable ; for example : —A man having no more than £ 100 , would not better his situation by emigrating to Canada as an agriculturist—for the purchase of his Laud , and the unavoidable preliminary expenditure thereon , the espence of conveyance thither , aud his support , however frugal , until his first crops were gathered in , would absorb more thau his entire capital , even under the most favourable circumstances . Such a capital , on the contrary , would be found notj only sufficient on the plan proposed by the Agents , as hereafter explained , but at the same time , immunity from the usual hardships and privations would be secured , and to the prudent and industrious a comfortable and permanent competentcy in the future . I But the great body of our emigrating population is composed of persona having no capital whatever , generally without even the means of paying their p * ssage-money to ) a Colony , however-approximate to the mothflr country . The sufferings which too often befal these poor people , are greater than would be generally believed—^ not on shipboard , for there they are now well-cared for , owing to the strictness with : which the wholesome regulations of the "Passengers' Act '' are enforced by the Government Emigration Agents here and ia Canada . It is on their arrival in the Colony that the struggle really commeDces , a struggle not oonfined to the mere labourer , but more or less participated in by the small capitalist to whom reference was first made . i He must search for his Land in a country , to the localities of [ which , its soil and seasons , he is a ! perfect stranger ; and when selected , however judiciously , he must live upon his own resources until the 1 ensuing harvest . Idle must erect his own log house , clear and fence his land , wasting valuable time , and . ' spending much his already too scanty capital unproStably , from inexperience in the work he has undertaken . ; ; The former , on landing at his destined port , applies for work , which if unattainable on the spot , he i must seek for elsewhere , or starve . If without funds , he is provided fay the Emigration Agent appointed | by Government , with a free passage in 9 steam boat to wherever he chooses £ 0 go , and then every resource i but hia own labour ceases . It may not be irrelevant to mention , that ; the money thus expended in Caaada , in 1842 , waa £ 13 , 161 ; and in 1843 , nearly £ 9 , 000 ; Emigration in the latter year haying fallen off 61 per | cent , as compared with the former : a plain preof of the generally helpless condition of our emigrating brethren , and that the distress alluded to is far from being exaggerated . The Agents will now proceed to state as briefly as possible , those remedial measures whicb they are sanguine enough to hope may remove in a ^ reat degree , if not altogether , the evils complained of . It has been observed in the first prospectus' thai the Agent in London has for sale upwards of 600 , 000 Acres of Land in different parts of Upper and Lower Canada ; and it is in a great degree owing to the exceedingly low terms on which the Agents are authorised to dispose of some of the best of these properties that they are enabled to offer to the consideration of the public the following scheme : — The statement marked A shows , that with no greater capital than £ 77 , a single man , forming onb oy a rxRiv op not less than ten families , ob PBiwciPALfli will acquire in fee simple , or Freehold Land to the extont of 100 Acres . That for a man and his wife , or two single men , the capital required will be only £ 67 , or £ 43 10 s . each ; with one child , £ 92 5 s ., or £ 30 15 * . each ; the amount per head decreasing as the numbers in a family increase . It has been remarked , that with bo small a sum at command as £ 100 , the agriculturist would not better his condition by emigrating ; and it is presumed that the reasons gi y « n are a sufficient evidence of ) the fact . The plan now submitted goes , however , to prove that even this small stock of money caa be i made not only ample for all useful purposes , but will leave a fund co meet contingencies . ( The statement marked B shows in like manner the capital required to entitle the Emigrant to 501 Acres of Land in Freehold , and this scale is intended to apply to those who depend upon the assistance of others , partially or wholly , to enable them to emigrate . i To this table the Agents bospoak the especial attention of those who support Emigration from benevolent views . Looking at the brightest side of the picture , it has been , to the poor man , merely a transition from labour in one country , 10 labour in another , with tb . ejprospect , if successful , of saving in tbe course of years , sufficient to procure those advantages which are . her 0 offered him on setting , foot in Canada . Not only will be be exempt ( rum tbe prospect of want , provided of course he be prudent and industrious , but he w « ll ; be spared those hardships and privations heretofore inseparable from the change of home and country ; and secure to himself a state of comfort aud independence beyond any expectations he could ever have ventured to indulgo in . | . , The publio may fairly require some guarantee beyond the mere , ; character of the Agents , that they have the power as well sb the inclination , faithfully to carry out that which they undertake to perform . Such a guarantee they are prepared to offer , and in a form which they trust will be approved of They propose—¦ [ That when the purchase is made , the money contributed by each family or principal shall be placed in the hands of tho Bankers of the Agency , in London , in the joint names of the , Agent in London , and some one appointed by the Settlers , to bo applied in the manner following , viz . ;—1 . To pay the purchase money of the Land bo soon as the Title ; Deeds of tho same , legally executed in the Colouy , are delivered over to the Purchasers . j < 2 . To defray the Passage Money of the Settlers in the manner usually practised in Emigrant Ships , and i ' 6 . To repay all other disbursements undertaken by the Agents , so as , but not before , the Settlers shall have arrived on their location , and are therefore in actual possession of the settlement prepared ' for them . j North American Land Agency , RICHARD NORMAN , No . 2 , New Broad Street , London . A # ent in London . STATEMENT A i Table , shewing the amount required to be paid by each Family according to the number of its members , to eutitle them to a Freehold Farm of 100 Acres , a Free Paafage to Canada ; three Months ' Provisions after their arrival at the Settlement ; and a participation in all the advantage offered by the Agencv , which are as follows : — 1 . —A Log House to be built on each Farm . i ¦ 2 . —Five Acres of Land to be cleared on each Farm , of which four acres to be cropped with Wheat , and one acre with Potatoes and other vegetables . \ 3 . —The settlers to be furnished with the necessary tools , such as Axes , H 003 , Sickles , &c . ; and also 4 . —With one Yoke of Oxen for the general use of the Settlement . 5 . —A foreman , and two experienced assistants , to be engaged and paid by the Agents for three months , to work with and instruct the Emigrants in clearing Land and fencing it ; and in the erection of Leg Houses , of which five will , tor that purpose , be built after the arrival of the Settlers . 6 . ^—Three Months' Provisions to be supplied to the Emigrants after they have reached the Settlement , thus securing them against the possibility of want while their crops are ripening , and they are engaged in be work referred to in the foregoing paragraph . ] tt « j « . [ * k ¦ m l Amount to be Paid . Under Abov ? Number ; Members of each Family . 14 U 1 in t , _ . „ . D , Years . Years . Family , ^ tl ? ZS $ ¦ frv . L \ " ~ £ s d £ s d A single man 1 1 77 0 0 77 0 0 No . 2 . 1 A man and wife 2 i 2 43 10 0 87 0 0 ; No . 3 . j f A man , wife , and 1 child 1 I 2 3 30 15 0 92 S 0 No . 4 . ] A man , wife , and 2 children . 2 2 1 4 24 10 0 98 0 0 No . 5 . i A man , wife , and 3 children 3 2 5 20 15 0 103 15 0 : No . 6 . i A man , wife , and 4 children , 1 child above 14 years 3 3 ! 6 18 17 6 113 5 0 No . 7 . ; A man , wife , and 5 children , 1 child above 14 years 4 3 i 7 17 0 0 119 Q 0 No . 8 . j A man , wife , and 6 children , 2 children above 14 yrs 4 4 8 16 2 6 129 0 0 STATEMENT B 5 Table shewing the Amount required to be paid by each Family according to the number of its Members , to entitle them to a Freehold Farm of Fifty Aores ; a Free Passage to Canada ; three Months ' : Provisions after their arrival at the Settlement ; and a participation in all the advantages offered by the Agency , which are aa follows , viz .: — ! ¦ 1 . —A Log House , to ba built on each Farm . '; 2 . —Four and a Half Acres of Land to be cleared on each Farm , of which four acres to be cropped with Wheat , and Half an . Acre , with Potatoes and other vegetables , i 3 . —The settlers to be furnished with the necessary tools , such as Axes , Hoes , Sickles , &c ; and also 4 . —With one Yoke of Oxen for the general uae of the Settlement . ] 5 . —A foreman , and two experienced assistants , to be engaged and paid by the Agents for three months , to work with and instruct the Emigrants in clearing Land and fencing it ; and in the ereOtiOU of Log Houses , of which five will , for that purpose , be built after the aTri ^ al of the Setilers . 6 . —Three Months' Provisions to be supplied to the Emigrants after they have reached tbe Settlement , thus securing them against the possibility of want while their crops are ripening , and they are engaged iu the . work referred to in the foregoing paragraph . j Undei Above Number Amount to btf p » id . . Members of Each Family . 14 14 in " — ~ v Years . Years . Family . By each By each I Individual . Family . — - — - bo . 1 . ~ T " ¦ ' TTTTTT A single Man , 1 1 69 10 0 . 59 10 0 A Man and Wife 2 2 34 12 6 69 5 0 No . 0 . ( ¦¦ A Man , Wife , » nd Child ......... , 1 2 3 25 t 0 7 i 0 0 AMan , Wift , » nd two Children .. 2 2 4 20 2 0 SO It 0 . No . o . i A Man , Wife and three Children w 3 2 s 17 5 0 86 5 0 No . 6 . ¦ i ' A Man , Wife , and four Children , one Child above 14 years ... 5 S « 16 0 0 96 0 0 * vO « . 7 * , \ A Man , Wife , and five Children , one Child above 14 yeara ... 4 3 7 14 10 0 101 10 0 rno . 8 * -t A Man , Wife , and six Children , two Children above 14 yeaw 4 4 8 13 17 6 HI 0 0 N . B . r-A party deBirmg to have a larger Farm than above described , can obtain Landin , anv auantitv at the mere cost of suoh Land , free from any increase in the other items of expenditure .

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      £ r ; cii > : £ or . a Fjlsm Xasouileb , thboigh x > ksad 01 A USIOK WOBXHOTJSX . — . An ir- ^ ntst * as bfcia at tbfc Sun » nd Ship , Ejsteot , in the parish of Buislip , on TfcuiwJay last , before Mi . Wakley . M . P ., arjd a Jury of formers and other respectable inhabitants , on the body of William Hayne * . a labourer , newly seventy jrvrs of tge . Mr . Jamei Licscombe , residing at Easteot , on being i ^ worn , elated that he found the body of the dfteueA man on Staday morning last , st a fe-w minniee teforet-wslve o ' clock , in a ditch , xt * place called Gid . iylane , in " . be psriiii of Baislip . fir ( witness } knew deces » td mil ; he jived in a cottwe not far ficm tb > - ditch vhere the booy was found . Could not tell isbs . t deceased " » as dfing trhen he first saw him . Be "was ieitioc « 3 his int-es , banda , and face , fie was dressed . ef

      ixceptic ^ bjs erchi-was . Bs-Bas dead , but not qnirB cold . " WiUi *** net knoiriBg that ce -was « ead , put bis band on bii fibL-lldez , and called out , - VTiUwta Bbthce . ^ Getting HOlsniwer , be raised the beao of deceased , and tben ssw a large round Koend in fcis throat , as big over as the U > pof the l&aden inittand on the table before the Coroner , and a penknife slicking In it Bp tfce handle . There -waa a peat deai cf blood on the ground , just nnflerEeath tie throat , end some had ids teVo tliu ditch . A rsrir , coyered with blood , Vas fiend Tusdfcr bis arm . He bad used both instromentbIn-wcunding bis throat . " WltDBSI "Went iBTH 6-diateiy for assistance , and returned to the spoS with his wife and daughter . He also sent instantly for a docter , an- ^ for a policeman . On his return , fifteen or twenty

      people were ffcere . Mr . Kelly , the sureeen , of Pinner , attended , bnt ike man was quite deai and tfce body Was rticcved to the Sen and Ship . The clottea -were Cot disturbed , and there were no marks of violence or ti 3 ra : gling en the ground , and he was confident that fiecsi . 8 ed died bj his own hind- Be had been a very good id ml £ « sra . 3 a firm labourer and had an teed wife . He bad belonged to a club , had paid to i ! fur forty years , and in consequence of his being unwell and ffejblt lately , bad for the iastaevea wt * Ks , received sx Bbiliinss "Betily from It . The CoroDer—•• Hid be E"T 5 d _ . bow long sronld he bat « continued to receive that -Bum ? ' "Witness— "By tie rale * of the dab , if be -could not biiye worked he would have received six iMEingB a- "Wrti & . * twelve months , and tbtn three Lh 3 lircsa Week afterwardsfcr lifa . Bnt the clnb is in

      a "very bad slate . " Toe Coroner— " So that the poor fslliw , after paying to it for forty years , foBnd tcai , so boob as be bejrsa to draw npon its resources , it was liiely to be dissolved . The circamstance was enough to b * val his heart . Wm . Haynes , son of the deceased , being sworn , said that be bad lived with his father and mother * : ; ce Slicbaehnss last . Ssw the deceased alive for the last time on Sunday , at half-psst eleven o'clock in the ceitage , having been to Pinner together to get shsved . 2 ) s « 83 » ed spete but Tery little , either on the road there or back . Witness's mother said to the deceased , " There is a swimmer < s dumplinyj in the pot , if yon tronld like to hs-ve it ° Tbe deceased Tepned , "I can't tat . *

      fie seemed -very low . He had been so for twe months or more . The rssor now produced belonged to his fsthar : the penknife to bis motbax . He bad not been Well fo ~ ssme weeSs . Complained of a - pain in his head . He was Tery low , and teemed *\ m ; -wczzp , bnt was quite ri «? bt in his mind , except being low . He fcad done nothing strsnee nor ont of the way . Said be wasted a pair of new shoes , bnt had only is ready for them . " Wimea g « e T"tti 2 a 6 d in additicm . That Weald not be enoagh to bny the shoes . Has been attended by a doctor lately , Mr . Kayner , of Yxbridge , by wbcm he -was directed to haTe half-a-poand of meat a oty , ana be got , on that accennt , Siba a-week of Hr . RaacLffc , a buKiher , by order of the relieving effiea .

      Use Cironer—This , then , la a tsonfiimstion ef Ibe is . a stated at the ii-qnest held last week In this parish , that although % sick pauper is ordered half a pound of meat oaily by the doctor , he obtained only Slbs of meat a-week , allowing none for the Sunday . - All the persons in the loom admitted that this was the practice . Oae of the Jurymen here stated that there were 7 soo acres of land in the parish of Ruislip , and not ICO Isboorers in constant employment there , and that the flestiintJon and mis * ry of the families of the labourers Were indescribable . It 'was impossible , ~ he said , to gfre » n aotquate description of the deprivations in " which the poorer classes lived . Hr- John Dnoy , snrgeon , residing at Bnsby , beini ? zwcts . stated be bad no doubt that the loss of blood -was ih-i cuise L-f death , and from all that be saw there , he finely belieTed that the deceased himself made the wound .

      3 tlr ~ C . J- Jenkins , a retired tradesman from London , residing at Eastcot , npon his own land , being sworn , stated that be knew deceased , wbo was a Tery exeellenl perssfii , and was occasionally employed by him to bind hay , or do any job that might be required . Saw him about seren weeks ago , looking somewhat dejected , and said to him , * "Why have yon not called upon ma lately ?" He replied , " 1 was going to , Sir , but didn ' t like—didn't like to impose on your good nature . Witness told him not to be afraid of that ; there jshould always be something for him whes he called . He thaxied witness , and saiS , that he had beta to several places to get

      "woifc , without succeeding ; and tbat he was afraid that he and the old woman would be starred to death this ^ winter ; and tbat he > bonld hive perished of want last winter if be { witness i bad not relieved bim . Witness stid , " Well , at all events , should it come to tke worst , yon could go into the house , " meaning tbb Union wortiioase ; to which deceased raid sharply , "Uo , I Wi , cM rather starve to death . " He repeatwi thiB , and Tery firmly , ana then added , that as for the- farmers , they were as bad off as the workmen ; that there was plenty cf work wanting to be d-ne , but no money to pay the men , and tbat the poor farmers were eaten np by game , titb' -a , and taxes .

      One of the jurymen here abated , that s farmer , not far eff , was ebliged to pay : a boy 3 s . to keep the g ^ me off bis corn land . Several others of the Jury remarked that the game had become a dreadful evil amongst them . Tab witness ( in continuation ) stated , that be azain advised , if deceased coald not procure work , and the club failed , that he should go into the ¦ anion . " No , " deceased replied , " I would rather snffer a . dr » 5 D deaths than go there , and be separated » Tom my poor old woman in our old ago . " Witness did not doubt that deceased would have destroyed Mmnelf last winter , if he bad not assisted bim , and tbat , from knowiDg bim well , bis habits and hiB character , he firmly and in bis eonsdeace T ? eiisTea tb&t it was dread of ultimately b&isg compelled t * go to the anion-hocse that had caas&d him to commit suicide . He had not the slightest doubt of it .

      Tfce Coroner stated that , in this case , with the excejiion of the giving cf the deceased 31 bs . o ! meat , instead cf 3 ^ 1 bs . that was ordered , there was no blame against the officers who bad to perform the duty cf administering the law . Mr Hayner , the medical officer , had acted , as was usnsl with him , kindly and considerately . No act in proof of insanity could be clearly traced to the poor man , but at his advanced age bia mind had broken down nnder the forlorn prospect which was exhibited before Jaim .

      The Jury retired , and in the course of a few minites returned , stating ih-ar verdict to be , tbat the deceased had destroyed himself , but that there was not before them sufficient evidence to enable " them to determine whs ? -was the state of his mind at the time thereof . Several of the jurymen at the same time gatrd , that they fc * a no doubt , from the d ^ csased hearing of tiie -probality of the breaking np of hU club , that tire itrxt of his befc : g obliged to go into the Union wm the cause of Mb committing suicide—that they did not for a moBsect ; question

      it-Sbockjsg Suicide ib . ois Distress . —Last evening a protrccttd inquiry took place before ilx . W » k \ ey , on tt = body of 3 Iary Alloways , aged 63 , a poor needie-¦ woicas . The Jciy having viewed ibe bo-Jy , expressed their honor at Its wretchedly emaciated appearance , Ann Jorfs , the landlady of tkfl hense in which the dec * a ? ed lodged , said sha last saw her alive on Tuesday evening . She fancied there was something strange in her manner , for , as ahs went up stairs to bed , the deceased > roke a piece from a loaf she bad with her , and in a Vfzj singular manner said , < lOnly taste it ; it is so very sweet . " On Wednesday , a friend of deceased found her lying on the bed qmte dead . There was a ctp , which had contained some liquid , lying upon a box by the window . On the table was a letter { reid to the Court ) , which stated that eh * was very much

      troubled in her mind in consequence of not being able to procare work , and owing witness , as &- * did . litan ¦ weeks' rent It further stated , that the only thing in the world she possessed was a watch , which she imagined to be worth £ 10 . Sie bequeathed thepreoeeds of its sale to liquidate her debts , and the remainder to 50 towards her funeral ; bnt if it did not raise juffiireiit for the latter purpose , her body was to ba ient la the workhouse for interment by the parish . It then added her earnest msb thst she should have one friend ^ to follow her to tte ^ rave , and a tope that her poverty wonld not bs UjaflB known j tsosclnding with the words " God bless yon all j 1 tva . very much excited , and my pei ) iavery tad . 77 Deceased was au extremdy weli-bebaved

      woman , and had been highly educated . They always imagined sb * bad some trifling ; income that helped to Eupport her , bat since her death they had found such was not the case , and thai she supported herself by her needle . Uhe had latterly appeared very desponding , ¦ which she stated a / Q * e from her inability to procure wo : k , and the poojrwages xbe received for ib She had OBce or twice adverted lately to the double suicide at jClmarnock , azid said sh » would rather fellow that example than / apply for relief . She had some friends , who- occ ^^ ally gave her food , bat she seldom hid » nyo ^ ii meals biVbreaUut and tea- The sargeoa body vat wretcoMlv

      vi ^^ b * « nueiand , and to * d ^ BMd had all ' the npjiriTirt of , haviag be « n co » - ^ i ^ 6 tf « tar » d . Th » » oroaei nmuked , ti » t this was ia e » eedingly painful taws , and he fesied he short ! * h » Teagreat msnymore aimlUr casai whilst poverty WMtreatedas acrime . It was evident from the letter that Ebb was a well-educated and higbminded , woman , 3 bot It wai wholly impoaible for them to judge of the miaery As felt whan ' she contemplated the depaded mSrin -wbichiHewouM be trsated if die made her 4 fctfeaes known . That lea _ operated Tery strongly BponBottM minds ; for a short time aacft ha held an Jnjrartin tfcecoantryon a poor labouring aan who

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      iua cue bis Uiroat ana aiea in a a itch from tbe tear be bad \> f being compelled to enter a Poor Law unioD . The jury returned a verdict " That tie deceased destroyed herself by taking oxalic acid , but in what state of mind she was at the time there was no evidence to show . " Fubthzb Particulars . —The following appeared in the Times ot MoDaay : — The proceedings at the inquest on the body of Mary Ailoways terminated st so late an hour on Friday evening that our report was necessarily brief . The inquiry excited a remarkable interest In the neighbourhood , and tbt > ptiasal of the letter which bad bees wrltteD by the wretched woman jn * t before her death produced many tears amon ^ Rt the jurymen and spectators in a crowded ii qcesi-room , Tb 9 following is an exact copy ot tke letter : —

      " 3 >» ar Friend , —I have spent many anxious days and sleepless nights . 1 eannot obtain work ; therefore , it is impossible I can pay my rent , and I have preserved my witch as the only ujeana that I ha » e to put me la tbe grurad . I have had tt valued at . £ 10 . I judg # that it will not cost more than £ & to lay me hi the grave in b humble way . The life I bow live is a miserable one , and has been for several years . I have no one to care forme . Heaven 1 b Merciful . Yet a little while , and tbi * feverish and uttniet spirit 1 most sincerely hope

      will be at rest , with tbe hope that the Almighty will psrdon me . Was I sure ot tbat I should leave the w « u -without tbe iea « t regret . I mast chance whit macy sreat people have dene btfore me . I am » hliged to sli my friends that have been klDd to me . My dear friend , J hope yon will let some one follow n » e to the grave , but that I leave to you . I do not wish any one here to know my affairs . Yon will do as you please with my clotbes . I am sorry to say tbat I owe Mts . White thlB day seven weeks rent , ( November the 5 thl .

      " I am very sorry to leave the world in debt . If my clothe © and watch will not pay the expenses of my funeral and rent , it is my wish to be sent to the workhouse . My watcb you will find in tbe large trunk . Adieu . God bless yon alL My pun is bo bad 1 fear you will not make oat what I have written , and my mind is agitated . ' Mrs . White , 41 , Castte-street , Ojrtord-Bfc&et . " The por * creature lodgedin the back attic of tbe bonse of Mrs . White . No . 18 . Market Row , Oxford-street She bad made no complaint of illness on tbe day that she was last seen alive , and tbe extent of her distress was not known in tbe bouse . Indeed , Mrs . Jones , a lodger , with whom she bad taken tea , and sat in conversation until ten o ' clock at night , when she went to he 3 , stated tbat sbe was supposed to have a " respectable income , " so tffectually bad she concealed her destitution .

      Mr . Wakley , In sddressing tbe Jury , and subsequently , after tbe verdict -was returned , in consequence of an observation which was sddrewed to bim by one ef the gentlemen present , respecting the condition of tbe poor , and of persons committing suicide , made t » e following remarks of public interest . He said , that tbe evidesce of Mr . Hawkriey . tbe surgeon , whom he had directed to make a post mortem examination of the body , proved tbst her death bad been caused by oxalic acid . Tbe internal surface of tbe stomach exhibited tbe characteristic signs of tbe action of that poison , and the chymical tesu gave similar Tesulta . The only question on which asy diff = rence of opinion oonld exist related to the state of her . mind at the time tbat she destroyed her life . She was f * mnd dead on the

      morning of Wednesday , the 6 ib , having been seen alive at ten o ' clock the previons night Tha letter which had been read—probably the most extraordinary that ever waa penned , considering the circumstances under which it was written—was dated on that day , the 5 ' . h , only a few h&nra before the fatal draught was swallowed . Whether it was ¦ written before she waa last seen by Mia . J ^ nes l&t ten o ' clock in the evening ) , or after , was unknown , bat it bore the date of tke 5 th- fn thst letter no sijjn of inanity were apparent . Trne , she concluded by saying , that " ber raind was agitated ;" —and no wonder , considering her deplorable condition , and the awful act she was contemplating . She appeared to have l > een a sensible , high-minded woman , and , seeing tbat poverty was now treated as a crime .

      she shrank from making fear situation known , and so sihni was she in thst respect , that even her friend , Mrs . Jones , belieTed that she had a small independent income , and the dreadful privation in which she had lived was not known nntil after her death . The surgeon bad stated to the jary that the body was extremely emaciated , and , to their own view , tbe signs of starvation must have been Btrikingly apparent The body was almost a skeleton . Who could believe that sneb cases as these could occur in the midst of so gorgeous and wealthy a metropolis ? There must be something wrong at tbe sources of power . That a charitable feeling existed amongst the rich was undeniable . It had recently betri shown in » pnblJc journal that upwards of £ 20 , 000 w « re sobrcribed in lA ) ndon last

      winter for the relief of tbe destitute ; but the starving poor had the consolation of being told tbat two-thirds of that sum were safely lodged in the funds ! He ( Mr . Wakley ) always feared tbe operation of committee * and societies . They required a very close inspection . Tee officers who managed them generally seemed to consider that the money was subscribed for their benefit . "When people had alms they need not louk far to discover deserving object * of benevolence . The cases of destitution were becoming frightfully prevalent , and if they occurred in sneb numbers in London and the couaty of Middlesex , to what an extent must they happen in the remote parts of tbe kingdom ? Be had beard with astonishment , tbat in seme of the distant counties of Enjtlacd inquest * on the bodies of persons dying from

      destitution were not held . They would be eurprieed to hear that even in Middlesex the Registrar-General allowed sneb deaths to be registered , and certificates of burial te be granted , without icqneaU , and is some of tbo unions tbe relieving officers , and others who had to administer to tbe wants of tbe destitute poor , were tbe registrars of deaths , so tbat no check was interposed barween the person who might have caused tbe mortality by withholding relief , and him who bad to register the death and grant a certificate for the bnnul of tbe body , botb offices being held by one and the same person . It was a most abominable system . The number of distressing cases was rapidly increasing , and he believed tbat death * which were caused by destitution were always

      preceded by extreme mbntal horrors . The want of sufficient food—of nutriment of a sufficiently good quality to sustain the healthy functions ot tbe hnmaa org ^ nirition , was foDowed , not only by physical debility , bnt by a painfully

      was meditating self-destruction , the miserable being would exhibit tbe utmost gloom and cloudiness of countenance ; but no sooner was the final resolve taken , and the poison or other instrument of death obtained , than a striking alteration of manner was exhibited . The countenance became bright and expressive , the eye animated and sparkling . Tbe cause of this was evident . The change was from a state of despair to one of hope . Death was songht as a means ot relief . The animation of the oocntenance of Mary Alloways a few hours before she took the poison was one of tbe numerous instances in illustration of this fact , which had come before him . Seven very deplorable cases of destitution bad fallen under bis notice within the last few days , and two of them in that pariah .

      A gentleman who was in the room said to the coroner , tbat the directors and guardians of the poor of St . 3 iarylecone had been discussing the ease of Wm . Hail that day at the board , and that the officers had been acquitted of all bl&me . Mr . Wakley replied , that that was quite Impossible , he thought Bat , It ench a thing were true , the respectable inhabitants of St . Marylebone should arise as one han , and bring the guardians themselves to account . Mr Potter and Mr . Anderson , two of tbe guardians , were present at the inquest on tbe body of Hall , Stratford-place , and beard all that passed there ; and be ( Mr . Wakleyj placed much reliance on their humanity and judgment . Tbe evidence of the widow was given in tbe presence of tbe ifficera , and sot a word of it was refuted . Did not she make the same statement kef or the guardians to-day ? The gentleman said , he believed that she was not examined by the b # ard .

      Mr . Wakley—What ! the widew not examined , and yet the officers acqnitted of blame ! It is impossible ! I repeat , that it is iaipoisibla Bnt , should it be true , the sooner the Poor Xaw Commissioners are in St Marylebone tbe better . I took the utmost pains to elicit all the facts bearing on that distressing case , and carefully examined the local Act of Parliament , under the provisions of which relief is directed to be administered to the pooT of the pariah . The l » w requires that the arautant-overBeer BfeonM have reported the application of Hall to the board on the Friday after he gave the piitance of 23 6 d for ibe relief of six persons who were in a state of starvation . 3 > id he m 3 ke such a

      report ?—No . Was any relief afterwards given to tbe starring family ?—No . Then , can it be considered that tfce officers were not to blame ? If the guardians have eo determined , and have done so without exami » tng the only witness who could have proved the cniti f&ets of the case , all that I can say is , that tbe guardians have acted even worse than their , tuo officers ]; and that , ' if death hi cues of destitution should occur under the same individual * , I shall hold the majority of tbe guardians who have acquitted them to bo responsible at law for the acts of tbib JBrvanU Tbe officers thn , u sow , will in my plaim be tht least guilty putiea . An opinion * u azpeemid that the snbjfee * would bo at one * taken up by the influential inhabitant * gentnlly .

      Th » St » xmi . —Two most dlrtwaflng cam have recently come under oar notice . Tho first is that of a man named George Savage , who baa been an inmate of our workheusa for the last three months . He ia a striking example of the misery and destitution that have been entailed through the wxvtcbed management of the ifiiceitenshirs Sank . It appears that the poor man , who had been industrious , honest , « nd saving , bad deposited his 11 ! We all , amounting t « 474 , ia the bank , and for which he had received a aeposU note . Through , the

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      failure ot tna bank , hehaB been ruduced to tuo condition of a pauper . Tbe guardians have humanely decided npon giving him a small weekly allowance of outdoor relief , in ordrr that ha may do the beat he can for himself . He has had the n » tn in bis pocket till it is worn into pieceB . It is well said , tbat " hope deferred makeththe heart sick ; " tbe poor fellow had been waiting from day to day in tho hope of receiving his dividend and quitting the workhouse . Worn out and " heart sick , " there seems to be for bJm but little chanco of realising the latter part of the proverb . " But when desire cometh , it i « a tree of life : " for the dividend appears to be one of tbe things rather to be hoped for than expected . There ia »* so another unfortunate man working at the mill at tba workhouse , who hud £ 200 deposited in the bank . —Leicester Journal .

      Shirts and Shifts wanted . —*• a Woman , " writing in tbe Times , thus iwnsibly comments , on the " Wa-ttbouse Scheme . "—I have read most of the letters you bave published for and against th # washbouies and the baths about to be established for the poor ; the charity appears to be supported by great names , and , what is better , by large suniB of money . It is to be a monster charity . I bave besides , noticed some account of a society for assisting distressed needlewomen , which is also supported by names , and small sums of money ; a valuable , though compared with ttie other , a dwarf charity . None will deny the propriety of giving tbe poor the means of washing their clotbes , if they have any clothes to wash : bnt , alas , how many thousands there are who bave no apparel but tbe rags that cover them—too ragged to bear the friction of a wash—or , if they have a moderately decent garment ,

      have none to change ; so that , should they wiah to cleanse this garment , they mast do it in such a state of undress , tbat shame will drive them to tba darkest nook of their secret shelter , not to a publio washhouse , You , Sir , who can do so much , can you not suggest to the committee of this charity tbat it might be well if they began at the beginning by giving tn « poor clotheB to wash ? Their funds seem to be ample , and if this monrter charity would join hands with its dwarf sister , tbe Needlewoman's Cnariiy , she might be found a valuable c * Ueague ; if they add to tho tBtabliehments -workrooms where a hundred or two of poor females may find employment above starvation pricesappoint district visitors , to induce the most aljeot to seek their aid , they may multiply their benefits beyond their most sanguine expectations , for it requires little argument to prove tbat clothing the naked will be au advantage to the manufacturer .

      THE ACCOKSED GAME LAWS—AFFRAY WITH Poachers—Two Men Shot . —Newcastleupon-Tyne , Friday . —A dreadful encounter took place last night between a party of watchers and some poachers on the Ravensworth estate , in which two of the keepers were dreadfully wounded , and now lie in a precarious state . It appears , ftona t *\ i statement of the hendkeeper , Henry Wallace , who has been only about six months in the service of L > rd RavenB worth , that having been told that some of the under-keapere had heaid the report of a gun in tbe preserves at Hagg ' s Wood , on Wednesday night , he determined on placing a strong watch there on tbe following night Accordingly be went himself , with three others , named respectively George Qrundy , Peter Juhnson , and George Ironside , to

      tbe south side of tbe wood , and sat down under a hedge . After remaining there about an hour , Women came down the wood , but the watchers did not observe them till they had approached to within a short distance of where the watchers ware sitting . Wallace , on observing tbe men , shouted— " Halloo , ye blackguard fellows ! what are ye doing there t" He then got en bia feet , and went towards them , when one of them exclaimed" 8 : and back , ye b , * ' and fired imniediattly , the shot taking effect near the left sboulvler , tbe aim , in the dark , beiDj * evidently at the beart . Grandy bad made an advance immediately after Wallace ; and the other poacher , without saying a word , levelled his piece and fired almost instantly after the first sh » t Grnndy was woonded in tbe groin and thighs .

      Tbe otber two watchers bad fallen back into the wood , and were not near enough to render assistance . When the poachers bad disappeared , the whole proceeding having occupied little more than a minnte , or two , Ironside , who lives it K'bblesworth , a small village in tho immediate nei ^ hbourboo > , went and got a cart , in which tbe two wounded men were conveyed to their homes . It was about sine o ' clock at night , and exceedingly dark . Tba poachers could ouly bave been a few yards from I he keepers when they fired . Medical aid was procured as booq as possible , and a great number of the shots have been extracted ; but the men continue in a very precarious state . Toe police are scouring tbe district , endeavouring to find ont the offenders ; but there u little chance of their succeeding ; for the night was so dark it would be impossible to identify them .

      MELAKCHOJ-V Case . —On Monday Mr . Carter held an inquest at Camberwell on the body of a Mr . ^ lasen , azed seventy , whose dangbter was tbe first witness examined : she was clad in a workhouse dress of blue stuff , otei which she wore a faded black silk cloak , with an old velvet bonnet and black kid gl » ves , and upon being sworn burst into a flood of tears , endeavouring with tbe cloak to prevent her pauper garments ( rom becoming visible . Srie seemed to be about forty yearn of age . Upon being questioned as to ber present residttnee , sha replied with tattering and scaieely audible accents , " In the Gamberwell workbeuse , " and a further gush of tears almost chuked ber utterance . Upon recovering heiwelf she stated her father h : id formerly been tbe principal partner in the firm of Mason and

      Meyer , lead merchants and refiners of antimony , Hill-Street , Biackfriai 8 . road . About tw « years ago he had been unfortunate , and in consequence had been reduced to the greatest straits , and to support themselves they were compelled to part by piecemeal with every article of furniture they bad been enabled to save from the wreck of their former howie . When tho whole of tbe furniture was gone , deceased and herself were compelled to remove to & furnished lodging in East-street , Walwortb . They subsisted principally at first frots donations of friends wbo had known Vbem in their ihotb prosperous days . These at length failed , and they were compelled to apply for temporary re'ief to tbe parisa of St . Mary , Newington , in which they then resided . A friendly parochial

      order was also given U the deceisttd for his removal to tbe workhouse of Camberwell ( in which pariah he had a settlement ); but deceased refused to make use of it from their repugnance to go into tbe workhouse . Their circumstances continued to get worse , and witness was compelled to pawn every article of wearing apparel until they neither ot them h * d more than what flfcey wore . They were obliged to qalt their lodging for a small back r » jm in White-street , Borough , if or whicb they-paid 4 s . a-week . They botb slept in tbe same room . They were occasionally without food . About ten days before his death , deceased , unknown to witness , applied for relief to the pariBh of St . George , Southward In the evening , the parochial authorities sent them a portion of a quartern loaf , some tea and

      sugar , and oatmeal . Deceased was in a very debilitated state , arising from want of food . He had ulcers on botb legs . On Friday last deceased kept hia bed , and became quite Insensible . Urged at length to enter tbe workhoBse , he hesitated , when the landlady said to witness , in deceased's hearing , "In a day or two ( alluding to deceased ' s probable death ) you will have a workhouse shell brought into the house , and then how will you like that ? " Deceased exclaimed , "For God ' s sake , don ' t remove me to-night ; I will go to-mirrow , " On Thursday last he was accordingly taken in a cab to Camberwell workhouse , where he died within two hours after his admission . The land- * lady paid ( or the cab , as "witness hid not tbe means . Witness attributed his death to debility , arising from want , and excitement at the urgency of the landlady , and his dread of the workhouse . Mr . Thomas King , surgeon to Camberwell parish , who had since made a post mortem examination , said death bad been caused

      by serous apoplexy , which tbe want of food and proper ventilation of dwelling would sometimes cause . Deceased would nave dfed if be fiad not been removod ; though removal had accelerated U , as me was not in propor state to bear it The Coroner summed up the evidence and said , that it was evident if it had not been for the repugnance of deceased and bis daughter to enter the wsrkhouBe , in all probability he would bave been alive at the prerent time . It was the daughter ' s duty , when sbe saw her father ' s condition , to bave had him taken there . In these remarks the jury concurred , and returned a verdict of " Natural death from serous apoplexy . " T&e unfortunate lady / Subsequently stated tnat she Bhould be most thankful if any bind individual coald obtain her a situation as a governess or some otber suitable occupation in order that she might be able to qnit the workhouse , which sbe again stated was equally as repugnant to ber feelings as to those of her deceased parent .

      WOBK . HOTJSJI PaocEEDiXGS . —Mr . Wakley held an inquMt on the body of Joan Seymour , 3 g « d $ 8 , an inmate of St Pancras workheuse . Mr . Pitt , tbe agent of the board of guardians stated , tbat deceased was admitted into the ward , which waa a healthy ward , on thej 29 thof October . Jame * Wstta , < au uined—I am an inmate of Saint Pancras ¦ workhouse . Coroner—Do you know the deceased John Seysaour ? Witness—Tes , I knew him , but I never saw him . Coroner—Are you blind ? Witness—No ; but I am rather deaf—( laughter ) . Coroner—How vu it you did not Bee him then ? Witness—Because he was in bed and I slept with him—( continued laughter ) .

      Tbe Coroner—Now , as you are deaf and never saw the man , ten us what you know about the matter . Witness—Ha was not dead when I got into bed ,, between seven and eight o ' clock , but he get oat again , and I let him ee about a minute , and when he held by the bedpoa * I cantd for a light . Wbo brought the light I don't know , but some one said he was dead , and then they sent for the docVor . The Coroner—Did ever any one bear roch evidence T This is a specimen of the new amngemeBt of the board of goardian * in order to secure the attendance of proper witnesses before the coroner ' s court—( laughter ) , If these are the sort of persons tbe guardians proposi as witnesses in order to facilitate an inquiry , the sooner they return back to tbe old system the better , ' . i . Mr . Pitt said , that by saying he did not see deceased , be thought tbe witness meant in the day-time , as he was the bellriagtr at tbe old church . Mr . Wakley—Then he uugbtto be \ aken away from bell-imging immediately , tox the pinging ot bells ap-

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      pttara to bave rung all tue sense out of bis head—( laughter ) . Michael G > annan called—I belong to the same ward as deceased , aud am a deputy-uudertaker to the workbouse . On Thursday night , a little after eight o'clock , I was going to fetch a body out of the infirmary , Bnd on passing down tbe ward , I saw deoeaaed lying with his htad banging over the board at tbe foot of tbe bed . Some one said , " He Jooka very ill , " and I said he did indeed . I ouinj back in about five minutes , and I then saw be waa dead . Tttsie waa no one in bed with bim at the time . Tee doctor was sent for nbput nine o ' clock . Coroner—What ! an bour after the deceased was dead ? What was the good of tbat ? Mr , Copper said the clock struck eight as he was going along to the workhouse , and be arrived these a minute or two after .

      The Coroner—Here > s another discrepancy . ( Addressing witne«)—Was it any one " a duty in particular to go for the doctor ? Witness—No one's dnty in particular . The Coroner—Is there no nurse or bead of tbe ward who can be communicated with in such cases ? Witness—Not that I know of ; but I believe a man named Booth ran for the doctor , although not Bent . I Mr . Cooper said , when illness took place tbe instates had a right to go to the hall woman and tell her , and sbe sent for bim . Mr . W » kl * y—Yes , they had a right to do it ; but they did not do it . There was no regulation as to who was to do it , and it appeared tbat all the inmates , when the occurrence took place , were at aea and running about perfectly wild .

      Other witnesses were examined , but their evidence was of tbe same character as tbe above ; tbe fact , however , whs deduced that the deceased , wbo had been taking medicine , had died very suddenly whilst getting out of bed . Mr , Wakley , at som « length , dwelt upon the want of nraDor regulations In such cades . This was not tbe

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      1 ' . - drst . secend . or third area of tbis description , in this T ? tirbhouse ; and notwithstanding the expression of opinion on the part of prevtoHs juries , no alteratfp . it bad been made , and no one was made responsible , in SUCb cases . He would put it to the representatives of tbe hoard of guardians present whether they did not think it would be a good plan to intrust some intelligent in * mate with tbe controul of each ward , and give sneb party a little gratuity for bis service , and then make him responsible in such cases as the present . He did not mean to say , bad the doctor arrived earlier , he could have saves life , but cases might occur where be might do so . j Certainly tbe regulations of the wortrhouse in this re » peot were very bad * and ought to be at once remedied . The Jury expressed their concurrence in the observava ' . ions of the coronet , ani zetninad a verdict of " Natural death . " ;

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      r 1 ¦ 11 , ^ ¦ -- w .. 1 j " ' *""'" ~~ " ~ ' *^^— '' " ^ f ' ' " ^ 1 Iron Colueb . —Some cariosity has been excited by the arrival in the Thames of a Newcastle collier , a fine-looking vessel , built of iron , and fitted wish a screw propeller , worked with an erikine of twenty , horse power . She is 139 feet Ions ; , 27 feet 6 inches wide , and , when loaded with 340 tons of coala , her draught is only 11 fee ; 9 inches aft , and 10 feet 3 inches forward ; her hold is divided into separate chambers , after the principle of C . W . ' "Williant ' s water tight bulkheads , hermeticatly closed falsa floor , into which the water can be admitted by large tape , for ballast ^ and when nofc required ia pumped autagsJn by the engine . Her bows are sharp and wed « e-likey acd her stern nnusually projecting j though low , her counters ara so flat that she ~ lifts with erery swell , and it is nearly impossible for a wave to break over her taffrail .

      Operation for Squinting Performed njipefc Mesmerism . —On Tuesday last tc novel bat successful operation was performed on a child ten years old , named Martha Clarke , for removing that unpleasant visual imp&rfeoiitm called MJuraJtng . The child was taken to Mr . Toswill , sargeon , on the 30 th alt ., to be operated upon for this defect , bat front the difficulty of inducing so young & person to sit quiet during so painful and delicate an operation , it was proposed that mesmeriBm Bhould be resorted tp ^ Toe first time this waa attempted the mesmeric state was produced in sixteen minuwB , and ber arms rendered completely rigid . At the time she had uo knowledge about mesmerism , nor that anything of the kind was about to be tried upon her . So un «

      conscious was she , indeed , of the ; existence ot mesmerism , or that she had been in such a state , that afterwards she said to her mother . " I am so ' sorry I went fo sleep ; but I could not help it ; Mr . Tpswill looked at me so . " Subsequent to this , she was mesmerised several times previous to Tuesday , when Mr . Toswill ventured on the operatid ' n . On the occasion there were present , beside Mr . Toawill , Messrs . Spencer and Dawning , surgeons , Mr Joseph 8 igg 9 , Captain Jackson , and Mr , Atkinson , from London , wbo is a friend of Dr . Elliotson ' s , all 01 whom , with the exception of Mr . § poncer , signed a document , stating their firm conviction ~ bf the absence of all consciousneaa or pain ia tbe little patient during the operation . Mr . Spencer dissented from

      the genera ! opinion , believing that she manifested signs of feeling pain . Tbe time in which the operation was performed was two minutes and a half , during which the other eye remained perfectly closed and motionless , without any bandage being placed over it , which is usual in such cases . The arms , which had been fixed in an horizontal position , gradually relaxed ; that nearest the eye operated on sinking down to her side- Whe » demesmerijMd , and told that the operation had been performed , she looked up , and with childlike simplicity and surprise exclaimed , " Has it J" In answer to questions put to her bj those who were spectators , she said that she had no knowledge of what took

      place , nor felt any pain , but she had dreatiod that she was at Hannah Colton ' s house , blowing the fire to makfl the pan boil . In what way this dream could be induced by the circumstances in question , is a phenomenon whichwe shall not here attempt to solve . As all our readers are not aware of . the mode of the operation in question we may state that | t is briefly as follows : —The lid being held open , the eye to be operated upon is forced to a straight position ; a piece of the wnita of the ball is then laid hold of by a small pair of forceps , pulled up , and ciat : this , being done , a book is introduced , and being ' passed round to the back pin , the muscle is eeenre'd , brought forward , and ' divided by the scissors of the operator . — Leicestershire Mercury .

      ACCOMPLISHKD SWINDLING AT BlHMISGHAM . — During the pist fortnight Birmingham has been , visited by two swindlers , who have succeeded ia victinriaing several individuals to ' a considerable amount . A few days ago an . elderly person , represented to be of gentlemanly exterior and address , and apparently blind , called at the office of a respectable solicitor , accompanied by a yomhy who acted as hia guide . On being introduced to the ^ principal of the office he presented his card , bearing the name of " Mr : C . Rice , " and proceeded to say that he called to consult witb the solicitor as to the recovery , of £ 60 , owing to him by a Mr . Joliffa , in the Aatonroad . He expressed hisextreine reluctance to proceed , but as the money bad been owing to him for a

      long period , he cbvild wait no longer . The attorney upon receiving these instructions promised to write to Mr . Joliffs , immediately , and the client offered him the customary fee , but this until the matter was settled was declined . The attorney according to promise wrote to Mr . Joliffa , and in the course of the some day the latter person called at tha office , acknowledged the receipt of the letter , regretted the necessity which had induced hig oia fri&rid Mr . Rice , to proceed against him , bat expressed a hope that a fevr more days of indulgence would [ be extended towards him , when he would moat certainly discharge Mr . Rice ' s claim . The solicitor was so much satisfied with Mr . Joliffe ' s manner and apparent sincerity , that be granted him tbe time required . Mr .

      Joliffe tendered the solicitor a guinea as some recompense for the trouble he had already taken in the matter ; bnt this , of course , like the former fee , was for the present declined . On the following day Mr . Riee , followed by his juvenile guide , again called at the office of the solicitor , and represented himself so well pleased that he at once expressed his determina- ' tion to put the entire management of his affairs into that nentleman ' s hands . With this view he produced a large posting-bill , announcing the sale of a very " desirable estate , " only " one and a half hoar ' s journejr'from London , in a delightful situation , " late the property of Mr . Frederick A . Rice . The sale was aunounced under the authority of Mr . Winstanley . tho celebrated auctioneer , to come off ,

      without reserve , at the Crown Inn , Ayleflbnry , on the 30 th instant . Amongst the commodious effects to be put up for sale was ' * a commodious residence , " called " The Red Hill Farm , " presenting , to quote the language of the announcement , " a most attractivejretreat for a London tradesman desirous of combining a pleasant residence with profitable and agreeable rural occupation . " Mr . Winstanley was also instructed to sell about 300 lots of well-made furniture , 450 oz . of plate , thirty-seven doaen of excellent wines , with live and dead stock , farming implements , ice , particulars of which were to be obtained from the auctioneer , on the- premises , and . of Mr . Rice , sjie legatee , 41 , Great Brook -street , Birmingham . The agency was of course at once accepted , upon

      which Mr . Rice said he would immediately put the deeds into the possession of his new solicitor , but that on his way from London he called upon a friend at Coventry , where he left the deeds with a gentleman who kindly lent him £ 20 ; & 3 he happened , however , only to have £ 8 upon him , the solicitor freely advanced to his client the balance of £ 12 wherewith to repay his Coventry acquaintance . Mr . Rice was extremely obliged by this prompt assistance , and speedily left the office . It is almost needless to say tbat the check was forthwith melted into cash at the solicitor ' s bankers , and that Mr . Rice , forgetting to return with the deed from Coventry , has not again visited the office of his new legal adviser . The solicitor beginning to suspect all was not right , the

      next day made inquiries , and found that two other legal gentleman had been similarly duped , and had advanced £ 20 each upon the deeds of the Red-hill Farm . " Information was given to the police , and it was discovered that several tradesmen had been similarly swindled . Mr . Rice called npon Mr Morley , hairdresser , of Union-street , and , after makiug many inquiries relative to the most approved method of wig-making , submitted his head for measurement , and gave an order for a very superior article . Money was no object , a good fit , the newest style , and appropriate colour , were the main con * sideration ; and if the article , combined all these qualities , a guinea extra would be cheerfully paid ' Mr . Rice in the meantime purchased a guard chain aud other articles to the amount of about £ 2 , and in a day or two afterwards , called and tendered in payment a promissory note far £ 7 , purporting to be

      from his tenant , Mr . Joliffe , of the Aston-road . He said he did not . wish co send so small a note into his bank , and as it would be dne in a few days , be presumed it would suit Mr . Morley to hand him ^ balance . Having' made inquiries , and ascertained that Mr . Rice had a large Bum deposited in Messrs MoillieU' bank , Mr . Morley accepted the note and paid the balance over to his customer ; In a few days the articles ordered wore Bant to the gentleman ' s address , when it was found that he bad decamped , leaving Mr . Morley in possession of his yet undue promissory note . Finding his customer had absconded , he went to Mr . Moilliets to make inquiries respecting the deposit , when he was informed that the Mr . Rice referred to had withdrawn £ 300 from the bank on the day before , and that be had beea the victim of an accomplished swindler . Neither he nor his accomplice has since been heard of .

      PEDBSTR 1 AMI 8 M . — 'A man named Alabaster is now engaged on ParkerVpiece in attempting the arduous task of walking- l ' . QQO miles and the same number of furlongs iu 1 , 000 euecessive honrs . He starts from'the New Inn . —Cumbridge Inpependent . Foreign Cattls .- ^ Ninety-eight hea d of horned cattle and forty Bheep'have been tals week imported by the steam ships from Hamburgh and . Rotterdam * —Hull Packet . ~ The Stohm ai SciHBo » OB « H . —There has been the longest storm during tho last week that tne oldest inhabitant of thie place can remember , having commenced on ' Wednesday ., the , 30 th ult ., and not havitts vet abated ( TuesdayV-r-Sev « rai house

      have suffered severely . Qa the Esplanade , great many squares of glwa were broken , and anunfinisneo house , Meeting > bj ' ; Mi . Matin g * h ** * he end w * u blown down , th « windows bavin * been left open . _ Dalx * t . —The item wm xparieaced h « re >» t « much severity , and caused gwat and wido-sprsao ugury to theroofg , windows , « ndcbiBjn # y 8 of houses contiguousto tb © shore . Thel « rgo proteotoBgJfl" * in froat « £ Loretto-bouw Convent ww wholly washed away , and a > metal railing which ran wr several hundred feet into the sea in a con *" ^ line fronx the wall , was , notwithstanding tnat . « was firmly fastened in the works ,: ahatterejr-1 » pieces . The windows of Mr . fiiohardsoas a « as » were nearly all smashed .

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      ; < e>— . Large Potato . —Mr . Hardacre , of Manningham , near Bradford , has exhibited a very large potato , of the Ox Noblej kind , weighing two pounds and a half , and measuring in length nine inches , at either end ten inches in eircumferenoe , and twelve inches circumference in the middle . This potato grew in a small patch of land turned up in the month of June last . The seed was planted about the middle of the month . The crop ia general waa hwqU above the average size .: There are a number of small allotments or gardens at Manningham , belonging to working men ; and this year each of them has been exceedingly productive . There is a general desire for land among ( he working classes ; and as the trade ih falling off . ' the cry increases . Should-this state of things continue , ere long the landlords will have a storm about their ears for land .

      Curious Marrja « e Fee . —At Northwich , in Cheshire , a singular custom prevails , whicb is held by the charter of that church , to the senior scholar of the Grammar School , namely , that he is to receive marriage feesjto the same amount as tbe clerk , or in lieu thereof the bride ' 9 garter .

      " Law Grinds Tbe Poor, Ana Xicn Men Rnle Tbe Law."

      " Law grinds tbe poor , ana xicn men rnle tbe law . "

      North American Land A(Jency.

      NORTH AMERICAN LAND A ( JENCY .

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      6- TflE NORTHED !« TAB Novembeb 16 , 1844

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 16, 1844, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1289/page/6/