ship Georgia, of Newcastle, an Indiaman, Captain Mitchell, bound to London, has been received in this country. This ship was of between 800 and 900 tons burthen, and was valued at 7,000l., being splendidly fitted up for the accommodation of passengers. She had a rich cargo on board, consisting of jewellery, merchandise, and other valuable property, which perished with the vessel; a loss in total of nearly 20,000. The unfortunate event occurred on the morning of the first of April, while on her passage to England from Calcutta, which place she left in the early part of February. It appears that early on the morning mentioned, the "watch" on deck, when the vessel was in latitude 30 south and longitude 36 east, off Madagascar, discovered a strong smell of burning about the ship; he aroused the commander, Captain Mitchell, and the rest of the ship's crew, and a strict search was determined upon. On the boats being removed, and the main hatches taken off, the burning was found to proceed from the cargo, when orders were given to remove a portion of it, so as to get at the fire. The crew, however, had not proceeded far before a volume of smoke burst upon them, and shortly afterwards it became so intense, accompanied with excessive heat, that they were forced to desist. Captain Mitchell then had the hatches replaced, and blocked up every aperture in the ship, in the hope of stifling the fire. But this proved unavailing, for, in about two hours, the flames broke through the cabin windows, and likewise from the hatchway over the forecastle to the terror and dismay of all on board. Captain Mitchell, perceiving that the de struction of the vessel was inevitable, directed the crew to prepare themselves to leave the ship, which they immediately set about doing by lowering the boats (two in number) over the vessel's side. It was a most trying moment, for the sea was extremely rough, with a heavy gale of wind; and, with a knowledge of their being between. 800 and 900 miles from land, every soul expected to meet with a watery grave. At about three o'clock the chief mate, with nine of the crew, left the burning vessel in the jolly-boat; and they were directly followed by Captain Mitchell and the rest of the ship's crew, four in number, in the small boat. In the course of a quarter of an hour afterwards the work of devastation had reached the masts, and she appeared embodied in one mass of flames, forming a terrible, though magnificent appearance. At this critical period a vessel was observed at a distance, bearing towards the ill-fated ship, and the chief mate turned to make known the joyful intelligence to Captain Mitchell and the rest of the crew, when he was horror-struck on finding that the boat had foundered, and none of them were to be seen. They rowed about in hopes of picking them up, but unfortunately none of the poor fellows ever rose after. The ship Thomas Sparks, which proved to be the vessel they saw bearing down to their assistance, came up alongside soon afterwards, and took the chief officer and the rest of the Georgia's crew on board, and they remained within a short distance of the burning ship until she went down, which event took place at a late hour in the afternoon. 23. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENce. CHESTERFIELD.-This evening the peaceful and romantic village of Ashover, about six miles from this town, became the scene of a most deplorable and heart-rending tragedy. Mr. Richard Eaton, a gentleman in independent circumstances, about sixty years of age, in loading his gun in the house to go in pursuit of a mad dog, accidentally shot his son, a youth about sixteen or eighteen years of age; and immediately after, in the phrenzy of the moment, took a pistol and shot himself through the head, and fell dead upon the spot. The gun was loaded with slugs, and its contents first struck the young man's arm, and after passing in an oblique direction and shattering the bone entered his side. He instantly dropped, but he did not expire till about seven o'clock this morning. On seeing his son fall the father was seized with an agony of grief, and exclaimed, "My dear son! what shall I do? what shall I do? my dear, dear son!" He took a loaded pistol, rushed out into the garden, applied the muzzle just below his right ear and fired, when the bullet, after penetrating the head, passed out a little above the left ear, causing instantaneous death. Inquests were held over the bodies before Mr. Hutchinson, the coroner for the hundred of Scarsdale, and verdicts returned to the effect that the son was accidentally shot, and that the father put an end to his own existence in a fit of phrenzy consequent upon the previous accident. BURNING OF RILEY-HOUSE AND LOSS OF LIFE.-A dreadful fire broke out at the village of Hinnock, in Devonshire, this af ternoon, which occasioned the total destruction of Riley-house. an elegant seat in the occupation of a gentleman named Weekes, and attended, with loss of human life. It was built upwards of a century ago, and was approached by a spacious court yard. Immediately in the rear was the farm, which covered a large space of ground. At the time of the commencement of the fire, which was about half-past four o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Weekes and his family were out on a visit, leaving two female servants in care of the premises, and they, it appears, were first alarmed by flakes of fire falling down the flue of the diningroom chimney, where there was no fire. They immediately proceeded to ascertain the cause, but were unable to do so for nearly an hour, when hearing a crackling noise in the upper room, they became alarmed, and called in a labourer, who was at work in one of the neighbouring fields, and on his proceeding to the uppermost apartments he discovered the flames breaking through the ceiling. He directly obtained several buckets of water, and made great efforts to stop the fire spreading; but it had obtained an alarming ascendancy, and soon made its appearance through the roof. Upon the fire being observed at Hinnock a great number of persons hastened to give assistance, and the chief constable started off on horseback to South Bovey, a distance of five miles, for the fire-engines, which were got ready with the utmost alacrity; but long before they reached the spot the terrible conflagration had spread over the entire premises, and one poor fellow had perished in the flames in consequence of the floors giving way upon him while in the act of saving some valuable property. There were many others with him at the moment, but they contrived to escape by leaping out of the front and back windows, without sustaining any injury. Within a very short time after, the flames caught the barn at the back of the mansion, and subsequently extended, notwithstanding every possible exertion to prevent it, to the granaries that adjoined, and afterwards over the whole farm. In less than two hours not a vestige remained; all the buildings were levelled to the ground, and nothing remained of old Riley-house but its blackened walls. Sands. Mrs. Crewdson (the lady of Mr. G. B. Crewdson banker, Kendal), with her children and servants, was staying at Mr. Saul's, Ivy Cottage, to enjoy the sea breeze during the summer months. On the day in question, the lady, along with her children and servants, wandered about a mile down the sands to allow the two children (the eldest daughters) to bathe, along with one of the servants. By some unforeseen occurrence, the oldest child and one of the servants - MURDER IN TIPPERARY.fell over some rocks into a place Another victim has fallen by the with twelve feet depth of water. hand of the assassin; the name of Mrs. Crewdson seeing their perilthe murdered man was Laffan, ous situation, told the nurse to go and he met his miserable fate on to their assistance, and she followthe very day that a meeting of the ed over the same rock. Last of peasantry was held at Dunkerrin, all, Mrs. Crewdson herself followwhich was attended by several ing, the second child fell into the Roman Catholic clergymen, who sea. We e are sorry to say, that the addressed the multitude on the two children, along with their evils of Ribandism, &c. But the nurse, disappeared, and met a truth is, that wherever this for watery grave. It happened, provimidable conspiracy has taken root, dentially, that a small boat, which the influence which the priests had was going out with the tide, just heretofore exercised over their came upin time to save the lady and flocks altogether ceases; and there the other servant from sharing the have been more instances than one same fate. They were conveyed in which the Roman Catholic back to their lodgings, when mepriest has been taught by expe- dical aid was sent for. It was a rience that his life depended on as long time before the servant could frail a tenure as though he had be brought round, but she and been the most grinding landlord or Mrs. Crewdson are doing as well "tithe-gathering parson" that ever as can be expected. The bodies rendered himself obnoxious to the of the unfortunate children and bloody code of Ribandism. Govern- nurse were picked up about three ment have offered a reward of or four hours after the accident 1001. for the discovery of Laffan's occurred. Strangers should be exmurderers; but with the well-tremely careful in wandering upon known disposition of the lower orders of the Irish to screen of fenders against the laws, it may be long indeed before justice shall have her due. 26. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. This afternoon a most melancholy accident happened on Milnthorpe the sands without some one to guide them, as the channel is continually changing its course. 28. CORONER'S INQUEST ExTRAORDINARY.-The coroner of Liverpool was startled by the receipt of a letter, stating that it was the duty of the writer to in form him, that at the office of a gentleman in Lord-street in that town, a dead body was secreted, and he (the writer) believed, that evidence could be given that the deceased had met his death by assassination. The coroner's beadle was immediately dispatched to the office in question, to ascertain if he could obtain any clue to the truth of the writer's assertion; no one, however, was in the office but a young man, who, on being questioned, appeared to give rather evasive answers. In one corner of the office the beadle perceived a box about six feet long; and, on further questioning the young man, no doubt remained upon his mind but that the body of the murdered individual was secreted therein; and he immediately proceeded to summon a jury at the coroner's office, previously noting down the length of the box, the situation in which it stood, and the half admissions of the young man in the of fice. The coroner's jury being assembled, the beadle was again dispatched" to request" the attendance of the owner of the office, the young man, and all parties of suspicious appearance. He there found the young man and Dr. J. S. Thorburn of Liverpool; and the doctor was requested to walk up to the coroner's inquest, which he did, and there stated to the coroner, that he should be very happy to see him and the jury to view the body at a lecture he was about to deliver upon mummies, as the body in question was nothing less than a Peruvian mummy, or embalmed body, recently brought into the port of Liverpool in the ship Oberon from Peru, and there was no doubt but the coroner had been hoaxed, to plague his friend, the owner of the mummy. The jury were of course immediately discharged without viewing the mummy, the coroner observing that if the writer of the letter could be identified, he should fine him heavily for his joke. The mummy in question, a few weeks ago, was brought to this country by Captain Woodlass, of the Oberon. It is unlike the Egyptian mummies, being a perfect embalmed body, without wrappers. It was discovered at Pisco in a chalk tomb, and found with it were a wooden idol, a comb made of porcupine's quills, and a distaff on which was a quantity of very fine thread or cotton; the latter on being rubbed crumbled into dust. 30. ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE QUEEN.-This afternoon a second attempt on the life of the Queen filled the town with astonishment and indignation; which augmented as the report spread from mouth to mouth. A little before six o'clock, the Queen was returning to Buckingham-palace, down Constitutionhill, in a barouche and four, with Prince Albert, when a man, who had before been leaning against the wall of the Palace-garden, advanced close to the carriage, drew a pistol from his pocket, and fired at the Queen. He was so close to the carriage that the smoke from the pistol covered the face of Colonel Wylde, who rode by its side; Colonel Arbuthnot riding on the other. The Queen was untouched, and seemed at the moment unaware of her danger; but the assassin was observed by Prince Albert, who rose from his seat and pointed him out to one of the outriders. The servant dismounted; but the man had already been seized. The carriage was going at a rapid rate; and it at once proceeded to the palace. Count Mens - dorff immediately went to the Duchess of Kent, at Clarencehouse, to announce at once the Queen's danger and her safety; and the duchess returned with him to the palace. On meeting the Queen, she was deeply affected, falling upon her neck with a flood of tears; while the Queen endeavoured to reassure her with cheerful words and affectionate caresses. There was to have been an evening-party at the palace, but it was put off: the usual dinner-party, however, took place. The assas sin had been watched for a short time before his attempt by Trounce, a policeman; who, seeing him present the pistol, rushed forwardthough too late to prevent his firing and seized him as he thrust the weapon back into his breast. A soldier of the Scots Fusileer Guards also fastened up n him, and he was hurried to the Palace Lodge. Here he was searched; and besides some trifles in his pockets, were found the pistol, a small and common one, the barrel still warm-some loose powder, and, according to one account, a bullet. He was then taken in a cab to the Station-house in Gardiner's-lane, and thence in a very few minutes to the Home Office. At the Station-house, he was recognised by a person who had followed him, as John Francis, the son of a machinist at Covent Garden Theatre. A meeting of the Privy Council was hastily summoned at the office. Prince Albert, the Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, and nearly fifty Privy Councillors assembled; and there were in attendance the Attorney-general, Mr. Maule, the Solicitor to the Treasury, Colonel Rowan, the Police Commissioner, and Mr. Hall, the Chief Magistrate VOL. LXXXIV. On at Bow-street. The examination of the prisoner was strictly private; and when it was over, he was lodged for the night in Tothillfields Prison. According to the custom of the prison, he was stripped and carefully searched; but nothing of a suspicious character was found about him. His manner was cool and unconcerned, and he answered questions as to his name with perfect composure; but when he was asked if his father was a scene-shifter, he exclaimed in an indignant tone-" Scene-shifter! no, he is stage-carpenter." being asked if he had money to purchase food, he replied with some bitterness, that he had none. He was again brought up for examination before the Council next day; and was finally committed to Newgate for trial at the next session of the Central Criminal Court, on a charge of "Shooting at our Sovereign Lady Victoria the Queen, with a pistol loaded with powder and ball." The most important fact which was proved, was, that the same person presented a pistol at the Queen yesterday (Sunday). The details of the evidence on that point are rather obscure; but it seems that as Mr. George Pearson, a youth of sixteen, was walking in St. James's Park at two o'clock, he saw the Royal carriage, containing the Queen, Prince Albert, and the suite, returning from the Chapel Royal to the Palace; and as they approached the little gate which leads from the drive into the Green Park, a young man, who was standing near him with his back to the rails, presented a pistol at the Queen's carriage, but drew it back again--presently exclaiming, "I wish I had done it!" From agitation and inexperience, Pear H |