Ot. Saturday night, a fire broke out in the manufactory
of Macin. tosh and Company, Manchester, patentees of the waterproof fabrics. A very large amount of property was destroyed ; five workmen lost their live, and many others were seriously injured, The cause of the fire is not known. The proprietors are only insured in part.
At Hemel Hempstead, in Ilertfordshire, on Saturday night, a fire destroyed the residence of Dr. Hallett. The body of a servant girl was dog out of the ruins ; and it is said that two other persons lost their lit es. A correspendent of the Courier, writing from the vil- lage, declares that this statement is incorrect ; but the stupid fellow does not mention in what respect it is erroneous. He says-
" Your reporter was certainly incorrect in stating that three lives were lost ; still his inaccuracy can be easily accounted for, During the fire, various re.
mours were afloat ; and amongst others, that property to the aliment of araft was destroyed, that six or eight lives were lust, and that Dr. 14,akt'F' self perished in the flames. There were many other reports, wilieb 4 044 j extremely difficult to discriminate."
This person wrote with a view of correcting mistakes, and accurate information! 64.
Thomas Allotson, son of a farmer at Iluelnell, in Buckingham* a few dugs ago murdered Susan Saunderson, daughter of a labour/41w then cut his own throat. The girl was a mere child, and Allotsoe known to be insane, but believed to have been quite harmless. — Two women, Dinah Jones and Rachael Mitchell, who were an. teneed to death at the late Chester Assizes, have been respite& Tie order for the respite would arrive this morning in Chester, about* hours before the time when the sentence was to have been meow, A public meeting was held in Chester, and a petition to the Quen adopted, praying that the lives of the women might be spared, te petition received 740 signatures in three hours.
passed on a youth named Pressgrave, who took part in ion u
The inhabitants of Holbeach have memorialized Lord JpoliuiinnigRdutor: to cause a commutation of the sentence of ten years' transportat the Rector's house, because he prevented a feast being given to the poor on the Queen's Coronation.day.—Linanshire Chronicle.
The debtors in the Wiltshire County Gaol, who had been remanded by the Insolvent Court, and who had, by order of Lord John Rural, been put upon felon's allowances, and treated as criminals, mak through their solicitor, a representation to Lord John Russell, state; the opinion of the Commissioners of the illegality of the restrictions put upon them, and asking for an order from his Lordship to do away with such unjust treatment for the future. In answer to the aboq. mentioned memorial, his Lordship has directed the Under Secretary of State to inform the gaoler, that the discipline of the prison may hen, laxed with respect to prisoners confined for debt, and has signified thit decision to the debtors' solicitor.—Wilrshire Herald.
A poor fellow who took some part in the Yarmouth election dared, that such was the interest he felt, that if Baring lost the eleetim he would hang himself. The poll closed at four, and he had effectually hung himself and was cut down before five o'clock. —Norwich Nem/.
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