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... SHOCKING STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION IN AMERICA. On the 24th of April the boilers of the steamer St. Nicholas exploded during the passage between New Orleans and St. Louis. The loss of life was between thirty and forty persons. A large number were injured. The captain met his death in a frightful manner. A heavy piece of timber, displaced by the explosion, caught his feet and held him fast. By almost ...
... AMERICAN JUSTICE.—The trial of the United States Marshal Tyler, who shot Captain J ones for resist- ing an arrest in a Canadian port, has resisted in a verdict of Involuntary Homicide and the sentence is a line of one dollar and a month's imprisonment. Such is the Yankee penalty on a civil officer, who not only carries revolvers in the execution of his duty, but uses them too deliberately, ...
... Hontron. ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTING THE WELFARE I THE BLIND. The promoters of this admirable institution held a meeting at St. James's Hall on Satur- dn for the purpose of urging upon the public the claims of the association, and generally of advancing its interests. This institution is now in the Ens ton-road, near St. Pancras Church, and the brushes, baskets, mats, and other articles of the ...
... WERE it not a question of life and death Are should be disposed to remain silent upon the manner in which Mr. Reece, the coroner for this district, discharges the duties of his office, after the frequent comments we have made on the subject. We have repeatedly shown that he is systematically behind his own appointed time, and, indeed, sometimes neglects to make his appearance altogether; that ...
... At the Cardiff County Court, last week, the case of Ferguson v. Bagchet was heard. This was an action brought by Mr. Henry Ferguson of Cardiff, the owner of a ketch called the Devon, against Mr. Edward Bag- chet, of Langport, in Somerset, the owner of the barque Strang, of Bridgwater, to recover the sum of £14, for damage done to the Devon on the morning of the 23rd day of November last, by ...
... ARRIVAL IN THE METROPOLIS. The announcement in the papers, that the Neapolitan exiles would arrive in London on Monday from Bristol, brought crowds of respectably dressed persons to both the Paddington and the Waterloo stations, some uncer- tainty existing as to which route would be chosen. Paddington, however, was the one ultimately deter- mined upon. The exiles arrived by the quarter past ...
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... RESIGNATION OF MR. MARKS. Mr. Marks has issued an address to the electors of the South Ward informing them that, from a personal canvass, he has satisfied himself that he has no chance of being returned, and therefore resigns. ...
... THE WRECK OF THE ROYAL CHARTER. The following is another description of the cir- cumstances attending this awful calamity, from the time the ill-fated vessel began to break away from her cables, until her final engulpbment:- On entering the saloon Mr. Allen, the head ste- ward of the second cabin, came and told the pas- sengers they had better not go on deck, as it might cause confusion. The ...
... etc (ETourt, ART AND THE PRINCESS ROYAL,-It will interest many of our readers to learn that the Princess Frederick William of Prussia sedulously cultivates her talents as an artist in bar new home; and, more, that the Princess still seeks the assistance aod remembers the attention of those who were her early instructors. Mr. Edward Corbould, from whom the Princess received her first lessons in ...
... fEatftets?-, LONDON, MÓRDA'Y,'MAf:CH 28. Purchases are made with more, readiness in Colonial Produce supplies are, moderate, atid this currency rules ftrtfifer. ltatiftnd has tenfoishwi fbr RMsiM Produce, arid lower term# accepted i MltJjPB&h spooks arc not Jarfre. Prices ere fully 9s bighfut articles •nwd to Manufacturing Purposes, and there-are greater-trafisoc- itfcHS. Metals have been ...
... ,U08(! the certificate of Mr. Hawkins, a Newport P°or law union surgeon. It appeared that Mr. Paine af taken upon himself, without consulting the oaicl., to call in this functionary ! ...