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Summary Of News For October.
30 . At the latest accounts the allies were pressing closely on the Russian army , and threatening to cut off its communications with Perekop ; whilst Prince Gortschakoff was expected to risk a battle , in order to relieve himself , if possible , from Ms embarrassing position . On the 17 th , the allied fleets , having landed a detachment to the south of the forts at Kinburn , at the mouth of the Dnieper , so as to prevent their receiving reinforcements , commenced a bombardment of , which resulted in the garrison , between 1 , 400
and 1 , 500 strong , capitulating , and delivering themselves up as prisoners of war , having first lost 45 men killed and 130 wounded . The loss of the allies was inconsiderable . On the 18 th , the Russians blew up the fort of Otchakoff , thus opening the Dneiper and the Bug to the vessels of the allies , which now threaten Cherson and other important points . In Asia , the Russians have also received a considerable check . On the 29 th , the Russians made a desperate attack on Kars ; ancl after a contest , which lasted eight
hours , were completely worsted by the gallant little band of Turks , which have been holding it for some time , almost starved in consequence of the siege . The Russians had 3 , 500 killed , besides nearly three times that number wounded ; and though the Russians are again threatening it , it is hoped the Turks , who are led by General Kmetz ( an Hungarian , who stood true to his colours when Georgey betrayed the cause ) , Major-General AAllliams , and other British officers , have had time to provision the garrison , and will be enabled to hold their ground until the arrival of Omar Pasha , or the setting in of the winter shall compel a raising of the siege . The Baltic fleet has done nothing of importance , and may be shortly expected home for the winter , leaving the Russian fleet to be blockaded by Admiral Ice .
ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES
On the 4 th , there was a severe thunder storm at Liverpool , ancl an explosion at a firework makers , caused it is believed , by the electric fluid striking some of the combustibles used in the business , by which several persons were much injured . On the 8 th , a large boiler used for driving the nail mill at the iron works of Messrs . Losh & Co ., at AValker , near Newcastle-on-Tyne , exploded with great violence , causing the death of seven workmen , and severely wounding many others . On the 10 th , a singular accident took place on the London and Brighton Railway .
An empty train of 15 carriages , on being moved from one line to another , was in consequence of the points being turned the wrong way , propelled in an opposite direction to that which it was intended to take . It consequently broke through the boundary wall , and fell over into College Street , Bermondsey . Fortunately , it being early in the morning , no persons were injured . On the 14 th , a young woman , a servant in the family of the Rev . AVm . Ponders , at Southamptonwas brutally murderedbhaving her throat cut ba fellow-servant
, , y y named Baker , in consequence of her declining to receive him as a lover . On the 12 th , Miss Charlotte Hinds was most brutally murdered by two men on her own property , near Ballyconnell , in the county of Cavan , it is presumed because she endeavoured to obtain her rent from some refractory tenants . Miss Hinds was dragged from her car in open day , and beaten with loaded whips or bludgeons . The lady lingered in great suffering previous to her death . The tenants of Miss Hinds , are stated to have shown themselves in Ballyconnell market very auspiciously on the day of the
murder , as if with a view of preventing suspicion falling upon them , but thereby evincing that they were aware of what was about to take place . On the 17 th , a disastrous fire occurred at the Green Man Tavern , Green Street , Blackfriars-road , which resulted in the death of the proprietor , who , after hanging from the window-sill for a few minutes , fell heavily to the ground , and received injuries from which there was no chance of recovery . Two other inmates were also dreadfully injured , but fortunately Mrs . Hollwell and the rest of the family were in Cheltenham . Some French Refugees have been expelled from Jersey for publishing in a paper , entitled d'Homme , principally intended for circulation in France , the report of a
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Summary Of News For October.
30 . At the latest accounts the allies were pressing closely on the Russian army , and threatening to cut off its communications with Perekop ; whilst Prince Gortschakoff was expected to risk a battle , in order to relieve himself , if possible , from Ms embarrassing position . On the 17 th , the allied fleets , having landed a detachment to the south of the forts at Kinburn , at the mouth of the Dnieper , so as to prevent their receiving reinforcements , commenced a bombardment of , which resulted in the garrison , between 1 , 400
and 1 , 500 strong , capitulating , and delivering themselves up as prisoners of war , having first lost 45 men killed and 130 wounded . The loss of the allies was inconsiderable . On the 18 th , the Russians blew up the fort of Otchakoff , thus opening the Dneiper and the Bug to the vessels of the allies , which now threaten Cherson and other important points . In Asia , the Russians have also received a considerable check . On the 29 th , the Russians made a desperate attack on Kars ; ancl after a contest , which lasted eight
hours , were completely worsted by the gallant little band of Turks , which have been holding it for some time , almost starved in consequence of the siege . The Russians had 3 , 500 killed , besides nearly three times that number wounded ; and though the Russians are again threatening it , it is hoped the Turks , who are led by General Kmetz ( an Hungarian , who stood true to his colours when Georgey betrayed the cause ) , Major-General AAllliams , and other British officers , have had time to provision the garrison , and will be enabled to hold their ground until the arrival of Omar Pasha , or the setting in of the winter shall compel a raising of the siege . The Baltic fleet has done nothing of importance , and may be shortly expected home for the winter , leaving the Russian fleet to be blockaded by Admiral Ice .
ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES
On the 4 th , there was a severe thunder storm at Liverpool , ancl an explosion at a firework makers , caused it is believed , by the electric fluid striking some of the combustibles used in the business , by which several persons were much injured . On the 8 th , a large boiler used for driving the nail mill at the iron works of Messrs . Losh & Co ., at AValker , near Newcastle-on-Tyne , exploded with great violence , causing the death of seven workmen , and severely wounding many others . On the 10 th , a singular accident took place on the London and Brighton Railway .
An empty train of 15 carriages , on being moved from one line to another , was in consequence of the points being turned the wrong way , propelled in an opposite direction to that which it was intended to take . It consequently broke through the boundary wall , and fell over into College Street , Bermondsey . Fortunately , it being early in the morning , no persons were injured . On the 14 th , a young woman , a servant in the family of the Rev . AVm . Ponders , at Southamptonwas brutally murderedbhaving her throat cut ba fellow-servant
, , y y named Baker , in consequence of her declining to receive him as a lover . On the 12 th , Miss Charlotte Hinds was most brutally murdered by two men on her own property , near Ballyconnell , in the county of Cavan , it is presumed because she endeavoured to obtain her rent from some refractory tenants . Miss Hinds was dragged from her car in open day , and beaten with loaded whips or bludgeons . The lady lingered in great suffering previous to her death . The tenants of Miss Hinds , are stated to have shown themselves in Ballyconnell market very auspiciously on the day of the
murder , as if with a view of preventing suspicion falling upon them , but thereby evincing that they were aware of what was about to take place . On the 17 th , a disastrous fire occurred at the Green Man Tavern , Green Street , Blackfriars-road , which resulted in the death of the proprietor , who , after hanging from the window-sill for a few minutes , fell heavily to the ground , and received injuries from which there was no chance of recovery . Two other inmates were also dreadfully injured , but fortunately Mrs . Hollwell and the rest of the family were in Cheltenham . Some French Refugees have been expelled from Jersey for publishing in a paper , entitled d'Homme , principally intended for circulation in France , the report of a