train on the North-Western Railway, his manservant being in a second-class carriage; and that on the arrival of the train at the terminus the servant on going to the carriage in which his master had sat, found it empty, and his master's clothes, with the exception of his trousers and socks, with his gold watch, &c., lying on the seat; that in consequence it was thought that the unfortunate gentleman had cast himself from the train during its progress, and his friends had been in active search after him during the night. Mr. Guazzaroni, on making a minuter examination of the wounds, found there was one at the back of the head of rather a serious character, and also two severe lacerated cuts on the left arm, just above the elbow, one of which extended to the bone. So numerous were the wounds that Mr. Guazzaroni was engaged in attendance on him, and in dressing the cuts, until four o'clock in the afternoon. It appeared that the unfortunate gentleman was labouring under a sudden attack of brain fever, from which, after a dangerous illness, he ultimately recovered; his frenzy was entirely owing to disease, and not at all to mental alienation. Mr. Markham is very highly connected. 13. EXPLOSION AT NEWCASTLE. -An extraordinary explosion occurred at the Walker Iron-works, on the river Tyne, near Newcastle. A quantity of foul air had by some unknown means been generated in the air-pipes employed in the furnace-blast; this air escaped into some closets into the building, and accumulated there; a man and a boy who entered the place were suffocated, and another narrowly escaped death. On this occurrence, search was made to ascertain whence the deleterious gas proceeded. There was a vast chamber erected for the purpose of keeping up a continuous blast, a constant supply at a high pressure being forced into it by an air-pump; the air in this chamber had become foul - probably from gas generated in the furnaces; a plug in one of the air-pipes had come out, and the foul air had poured through the opening. Two men proceeded to inspect the reservoir: they opened a man-hole, and one of them, Robert Rogers, was in the act of looking in, when a tremendous explosion occurred: the reservoir was shattered in fragments, Rogers was thrown into the air and killed, being literally shattered to pieces, and the other man was hurt. Great damage was done to the premises, and hundreds of windows in the neighbourhood were broken. A workman's leg was fractured by a piece of iron which struck him. Rogers and his companion had no light; the explosion is supposed to have been caused by the fire in the furnaces. An inquest was held on the bodies of the three deceased, when the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." 20. SINGULAR BURGLARY.—A robbery under singular circumstances has been committed at Ealing. Hester Elizabeth White, a woman in her twenty-third year, was acquainted with a female servant at Mr. Jones's, Woodland Cottages, Ealing. Being admitted to pay a visit to the servant, she appears to have then resolved to rob the house. During the evening, she furtively unpinned the bar of the shutter of the kitchen-window, so that it might be opened from without; she also managed to the death of an Irish labourer drop a table knife on the lawn ; at nine o'clock she came up to London by the last train from Ealing; no sooner had she arrived at Paddington, than she set out to walk back to Ealing, though the rain was falling in torrents; arrived at Mr. Jones's she scaled a wall six feet high which separated the grounds from a field; and, throw-quested to be served with a quarter ing the kitchen-window up, she by means of the knife lifted the bar up, opened the shutters, and entered through the window; she made her way in the dark to the front drawing-room, where a writingdesk was usually kept; and having secured that, she left the premises by the way she had entered. She then started with her booty on her return to town, walking all the way and about eight o'clock the next morning reached her lodgings in Crown Court, Pall Mall, in a very exhausted state, completely drenched with rain. The desk contained 40l. in bank notes, 101. in gold, and 207. in old gold and silver coin, together with two valuable rings and other property. The woman was traced by the notes, which she paid away to various tradesmen. Being brought before a magistrate at Brentford ten days afterwards, she was still in so exhausted a condition from the exertions on the night on which she committed the robbery, that she was sent to the infirmary of the Westminster Bridewell, until she should be sufficiently recovered to undergo an examination. She was tried in November, found guilty of larceny, and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. 20. MANSLAUGHTER.-Ann Linner was brought up for re-examination at the Worship Street Police Office, charged with having caused of a pound of meat, which an attendant supplied to him, and told him it came to twopence halfpenny. The deceased offered twopence, saying that he had no more, and `the attendant handed the money to the prisoner, who objected to receive it, as it was a halfpenny short of the price. The deceased, however, insisted upon having the meat for the money he had tendered, when the prisoner wrapped it up in some paper, and, placing it on a shelf behind her, called the prisoner a blackguard and told him to leave the shop, as she did not want his custom. During this altercation another man entered and likewise called for some meat, which the prisoner was in the act of cutting for him, when the deceased, who was leaning forward upon the counter with his head resting upon his arm, continued his importunity, and the prisoner, who was much excited, suddenly seized a large cutting knife, and exclaiming, "There you, that's your halfpennyworth!" stabbed him in the breast with it. The prisoner instantly flung the knife out of her hand upon the floor beyond the counter, and the deceased, who screamed out " Oh! I am stabbed to the heart, save me, save me!" and who tightly grasped his side with both his hands, through the fingers of which the blood was flowing in great profusion, was in the act of reeling to the ground, when the at tendant carried him to a chair, in which he was supported until the arrival of the police and a neighbouring surgeon. The surgeon at once pronounced the wound the deceased had received to be mortal, and directed his immediate removal to the London Hospital, where he lingered for nearly a week. The prisoner, who was known to the police as having committed several offences, was tried on the 29th October, and found guilty of manslaughter. 23. ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.-A robbery attended by unusual circumstances of premeditation and violence, was committed in the neighbourhood of Knutsford. Mr. M'Gill, a travel ling tea-man, but residing in Manchester, having slept at Northwich, proceeded to the Windmill, at Tabley, for the purpose of meeting and dining with a person named Cannon, with whom such a meeting was a kind of standing appointment. He had proceeded as far as a place where a rivulet crosses the road, and known as the "Waterless Brook,' when happening to turn his head, he perceived that he was closely followed by a man named Wright, who must have sprung from some concealment. M'Gill knew Wright, who had been clerk to his friend Cannon, but had robbed him and was of dissolute character, and they proceeded together to meet Cannon at the Windmill. M'Gill being the quickest walker stept in advance, and in a few paces crossed in front of Wright, and at the instant of so doing he fell and became insensible. On recovering his senses, M'Gill found himself to have been shot in the back part of the head, and bleeding profusely. Wright was then upon him: he com had wrested from him his stick, and taken what silver and other money.he had in his right hand trousers pocket, and was manding him to deliver the gold and notes which he knew he had, repeating the words, "I know you have both." Wright then took from M Gill's left-hand trousers pocket a purse, containing sovereigns and notes, which with the silver taken from the other pocket, amounted to 821. M'Gill entreated the man, who was still upon him, to spare his life for the sake of his wife and small family. The man then desisted from further attack and allowed Mr. M'Gill to get up, and made off-probably under the apprehension that the report of the pistol would bring some one to the spot. Mr. M'Gill made his way onwards, and shortly met with several persons who assisted him on his way to the public-house where he was going; parties were sent in pursuit, and a messenger to Knutsford for medical and other assistance. In a short time Mr. Gleeson, surgeon, of Knutsford, arrived, who found a perforation of the skull at the back part of the head, as if made by a bullet shot; but whether the ball had rebounded, or remained lodged in the head, could not then be ascertained. There were also bruises on the forehead, which it was thought had been occasioned by the act of falling forward to the ground. M'Gill, who had perfectly recovered his senses, was removed to Manchester. Two officers of the county constabulary, proceeded in trace of Wright. They found he had been met on the turnpike-road, which lay a mile or so in a direction to the left of the spot in question, going towards Northwich, and of one party he met, whom he On knew, he had made the inquiry if they had heard of a robbery that had taken place in the neighbourhood. The officers at length traced him to Northwich, where, at the Crown Inn public-house, they met with him, in company with a farmer whom he had fallen in with on his journey. He was secured and removed to Manchester. the prisoner's person, when apprehended, were found twenty-seven sovereigns and some silver: the notes were found in a top coat. There were likewise found upon him a purse, believed to be Mr. M'Gill's, a spring dagger clasp knife, some gunpowder, and percussion caps. THE CAUCASUS.-By letters from Trebizonde, it is reported that the Russians had met with fresh reverses in Circassia. In order to insure success against Schamly, Prince Woronzoff was some time since appointed to the command of the Russian forces. With a more numerous army than had ever been previously employed in this warfare, the Prince undertook an expedition to Darga, for the purpose of there establishing a Russian post. He reached Darga after an arduous march through a most difficult country with great loss, every pass being obstinately defended by the Circassians. Hitherto he had driven the enemy before him; but their turn now came, and the Prince was so hard pressed as to be forced to fight hand to hand in a mêlée with the barbarians. His retreat from Darga was a series of defeats. Janyouchy, in Georgia, fighting like a common soldier, he barely escaped being taken prisoner; and his campaign terminated in a rout and flight. On the lowest computation, twenty thousand men of At the Russian army must have fallen in battle during the campaign, after this action had taken place. In subsequent operations, Schamyl is stated to have followed up his previous successes by taking the Russian fort Asahjeck. It is, however, to be observed that these reports are frequently pure fabrications, frequently gross exaggerations, and sometimes the reverse of the truth. On the other hand the Russian reports are not more trustworthy; and these state that Schamyl has met with some severe checks in this campaign. DISASTROUS STORMS.-The magnificent weather which has characterized this summer, has been succeeded by fearful storms which have visited, apparently, all quarters of the world, and have been particularly severe on our own coasts. During the 23rd and 24th instant, a very disastrous storm was experienced on the south-western coasts, and occasioned a great destruction of life and property. At Fishguard there were many wrecks: in some cases the crews escaped or were rescued, in others, they were less fortunate. The master and mate of the Martha of Yarmouth were drowned: all the crew of a schooner bound to Southampton, seven in number, perished the beach for miles was strewed with wrecks. Many disasters occurred about Aberystwith. Two vessels went ashore at the mouth of the Dovey, with the loss of the crews. At Milford there were several wrecks. On the Cornwall coast the storm was very violent. To the westward of Padstow, a brigantine bound for Constantinople went ashore: eight people lost. Wrecks and damage to vessels are reported in many other places on the west coast. Many disasters have occurred on the Irish coasts. On the coast of Clare, pieces of wreck, timber, and salted provisions, have been washed ashore between Portrush and the mouth of the Bann: it is supposed that an American vessel has gone to pieces, with the loss of all the crew. At Limerick much injury was done. At Dingle Bay a brig stranded; three bodies have been washed ashore. Five vessels were lost at Boulogne during the hurricane. The Loch Ryan, belonging to the Netherland Steam Navigation Company, foundered during the stormy weather which has prevailed. She left Masslandsluys, on the north side of the river Maas, on the 7th instant; the weather being boisterous, the master put into Helvoetsluys; on the 9th he put to sea, under the belief that the storm had subsided; but it was renewed, and the vessel was supposed to have gone to pieces, nothing having been heard of her. When the Loch Ryan left Holland, she had about twenty people on board, with a hundred head of cattle. A number of dead cattle having been seen floating in the track she must have taken from Helvoetsluys. All doubt as to the fate of the vessel was speedily set at rest by the arrival of the master and three of the crew in the Antwerpen steamer. The Loch Ryan perished at sea; but all on board, except one seaman, were taken off the wreck, while in a sinking state, by a Norwegian brig, homeward bound. A French vessel was wrecked, on the 23rd instant, at the back of the East pier-head, Ramsgate; and three out of the crew of five were drowned. The bodies were interred in the burial-ground of the Catholic church of St. Augustine, which is VOL. LXXXVIII. now erecting, according to the Roman Catholic ritual; the first instance of the kind at Ramsgate since the Reformation. GALLANT RESCUE OF THE CREW OF A FRENCH SHIP.-On the 15th instant, during one of these gales about noon, one of the celebrated Broadstairs open fishingluggers, called the Fame, with a crew of eight hands, in a heavy gale from the s.s.w., perceived a brig on the Longsand, with a tremendous sea breaking right over her. The colours in her rigging gave the signal of distress, and, although from her position it was at once seen that the vessel was doomed, the hardy crew of the Fame resolved on the perilous attempt of rescuing the people on board. At first they let go their anchor, for the purpose of wearing down to the brig, and veered out 160 fathoms of cable; but the vessel was driving on the sand so fast that, after much skill and toil, they found they could not reach her. Twice they failed: the third time they succeeded in getting opposite the wreck. The difficulties and dangers, however, increased with their approach to the ship; for the heavy sea, which was breaking over the vessel as she was grounded on the sand, and was every moment forcing her deeper and deeper into it, broke also around the little lugger. Every attempt, however, to effect a communication failed. At length, almost in despair, the crew of the brig fastened a log line to the cabin-ladder, and committed it to the waves, when the lugger's men, by great good luck, watching their opportunity, threw their leadline over it so as to make it secure. This done they made signals to the wreck to perfect and strengthen the feeble connection by bending a M |