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The Week
to the 23 rd ult . The political news is of little importance , the excitement on the right of visit question having entirely subsided . The health of the President had improved . New York was visited by a fearful tornado on the 21 st ult ., which , though of only half an hour ' s duration , was most destructive in its effects . There appears to be two parties among the Mormons—a peace and a war party—it is thought the former will prevail ,- and that there Avill be no war . On
Monday , George Blewitt was examined at the Court House , in Ilford , Essex , respecting the charge brought against him by Mary Ann Smith , of having assisted in the murder of George Clarke , a policeman belonging to the Essex Force , who was murdered at Dagenham on the 29 th June , 1846 , by several men , who had gone to rob a farmer of some corn which Avas in his barn . Several persons gave evidence in the case , but the principal witness was Mary Ann Smith , whose former husband , a man named Page , was one of the murderers . Her testimony was very clear ,
and fully bore out the statements she had made on giving information of the murder . The examination was adjourned , and the prisoner remanded . He is the onlyjmrvivor of the men criminated , except one , who is supposed to be in Australia A shocking murder was committed on Thursday in the toAvn of Stafford by a man named Hall , upon his companion and fellow-lodger , a person named Cooper . Hall had gone to bed greatly excited about a dispute that had arisen between the burgesses of Stafford and the landoAvners as to the right of the former
to fish m the river Low , and on Cooper entering the room at two in the morning , Hall sprang from his bed , seized his working knife and ran at Cooper , who rushed down stairs ; he overtook him , however , and killed him , after which he returned to his room and cut his OAvn throat , falling dead on the spot . On Tuesday evening , an accident happened to the special service express train from London to Manchester . The train arrived at Newark at 7 . 45 all right , and after leaving that place , it went to within a quarter of a mile of the Carlton station , when the
tyre of a Avheel broke , and the train ran right into a field on a level with the line . Three passengers are said to have been injured , but only two are mentioned by name , viz ., Mr . Howarth , of Hulme , Manchester , and Mr . Charles Dillon , actor . Neither , however , is seriously hurt , and no one else suffered any material injury -A frightful accident occurred on Wednesday evening near the Chilholm station of the South-Eastern Railway to the express train from London , Seventeen persons were more or less injured , some very seriously , and two have since died ,
one , a boy named Wood , aged 11 , was a pupil in the Freemasons' Boys' School , from whence he was on his way home to visit his mother . The crank axle of the engine broke and caused nine of the carriages to run off the line . The rails were torn up for at least 15 feet , and several of the carriages completely crushed . An explosion took place at the Atlas iron works , Manchester , on Friday , in testing a new railway engine , by Avhich we are sorry to say that six or seven persons were killed , among whom Avero Mr . Forsyth , the manager , and Mr . Mitchell , a gentleman
apprentice , and five severely scalded . A fire broke out on Tuesday morning in the 36 floor of the 5 warehouse of the South-quay of the London Docks , causing a great destruction of property . The premises contained great quantities of sugar , jute , saltpetre , and other valuable articles . The saltpetre several times exploded , and completely shook the whole of the dock . At a meeting of the Cornp > any on
Friday , it was stated that the property was fully insured . A dividend of 2 J per cent . for the six months was declared . -An inquiry took place in the early part of the week as to the cause of the wreck of the steam ship Ava . The court postponed the judgment on account of the necessity of looking carefully through the evidence before transmitting it to the Board of Trade , but acquitted the captain ( Kirton ) of blame , with the exception as to not causing the lead to be heaved . The
general meeting of the Crystal Palace Company was held on Wednesday , when the report was adopted . A resolution to open the Crystal Palace Gardens on Sundays to shareholders only , was carried , but a ballot Avas demanded against it , Avhich is appointed to take place on the 14 th , 15 th , and 16 th inst . The shareholders are promised a dividend of not less than 2 s . per share in December . The regular returns of revenue to the 30 th June have been published . The total returns for the year are , € 66 , 879 , 716 , against £ 72 , 067 , 821 for the corresponding period in 1856-57 .
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The Week
to the 23 rd ult . The political news is of little importance , the excitement on the right of visit question having entirely subsided . The health of the President had improved . New York was visited by a fearful tornado on the 21 st ult ., which , though of only half an hour ' s duration , was most destructive in its effects . There appears to be two parties among the Mormons—a peace and a war party—it is thought the former will prevail ,- and that there Avill be no war . On
Monday , George Blewitt was examined at the Court House , in Ilford , Essex , respecting the charge brought against him by Mary Ann Smith , of having assisted in the murder of George Clarke , a policeman belonging to the Essex Force , who was murdered at Dagenham on the 29 th June , 1846 , by several men , who had gone to rob a farmer of some corn which Avas in his barn . Several persons gave evidence in the case , but the principal witness was Mary Ann Smith , whose former husband , a man named Page , was one of the murderers . Her testimony was very clear ,
and fully bore out the statements she had made on giving information of the murder . The examination was adjourned , and the prisoner remanded . He is the onlyjmrvivor of the men criminated , except one , who is supposed to be in Australia A shocking murder was committed on Thursday in the toAvn of Stafford by a man named Hall , upon his companion and fellow-lodger , a person named Cooper . Hall had gone to bed greatly excited about a dispute that had arisen between the burgesses of Stafford and the landoAvners as to the right of the former
to fish m the river Low , and on Cooper entering the room at two in the morning , Hall sprang from his bed , seized his working knife and ran at Cooper , who rushed down stairs ; he overtook him , however , and killed him , after which he returned to his room and cut his OAvn throat , falling dead on the spot . On Tuesday evening , an accident happened to the special service express train from London to Manchester . The train arrived at Newark at 7 . 45 all right , and after leaving that place , it went to within a quarter of a mile of the Carlton station , when the
tyre of a Avheel broke , and the train ran right into a field on a level with the line . Three passengers are said to have been injured , but only two are mentioned by name , viz ., Mr . Howarth , of Hulme , Manchester , and Mr . Charles Dillon , actor . Neither , however , is seriously hurt , and no one else suffered any material injury -A frightful accident occurred on Wednesday evening near the Chilholm station of the South-Eastern Railway to the express train from London , Seventeen persons were more or less injured , some very seriously , and two have since died ,
one , a boy named Wood , aged 11 , was a pupil in the Freemasons' Boys' School , from whence he was on his way home to visit his mother . The crank axle of the engine broke and caused nine of the carriages to run off the line . The rails were torn up for at least 15 feet , and several of the carriages completely crushed . An explosion took place at the Atlas iron works , Manchester , on Friday , in testing a new railway engine , by Avhich we are sorry to say that six or seven persons were killed , among whom Avero Mr . Forsyth , the manager , and Mr . Mitchell , a gentleman
apprentice , and five severely scalded . A fire broke out on Tuesday morning in the 36 floor of the 5 warehouse of the South-quay of the London Docks , causing a great destruction of property . The premises contained great quantities of sugar , jute , saltpetre , and other valuable articles . The saltpetre several times exploded , and completely shook the whole of the dock . At a meeting of the Cornp > any on
Friday , it was stated that the property was fully insured . A dividend of 2 J per cent . for the six months was declared . -An inquiry took place in the early part of the week as to the cause of the wreck of the steam ship Ava . The court postponed the judgment on account of the necessity of looking carefully through the evidence before transmitting it to the Board of Trade , but acquitted the captain ( Kirton ) of blame , with the exception as to not causing the lead to be heaved . The
general meeting of the Crystal Palace Company was held on Wednesday , when the report was adopted . A resolution to open the Crystal Palace Gardens on Sundays to shareholders only , was carried , but a ballot Avas demanded against it , Avhich is appointed to take place on the 14 th , 15 th , and 16 th inst . The shareholders are promised a dividend of not less than 2 s . per share in December . The regular returns of revenue to the 30 th June have been published . The total returns for the year are , € 66 , 879 , 716 , against £ 72 , 067 , 821 for the corresponding period in 1856-57 .