Lieutenant Brooks, the unfortunate gentleman who".was severely crushed when the
collision took place between the Lucifer steamer and the Westchester, died on Friday evening.—Liverpool Mercury. Upwards of eighty individuals, men, women, and children, have fallen 'dims to the smallpox at Worcester since January last. The disease u not abated, fatal cases still occurring.
On Wednesday afternoon, a smack was brought into Dover with a cargo of 250 tubs of foreign spirits, concealed under a cover or pre- tended cargo of potatoes. She is named the Flora, of Milton. Two nice and a boy are prisoners, being taken on board. She is prize to the
nplant revenue cutter, Captain Gowland. She is a bona' fide prize, there having been no previous information; and is estimated at about 42001. Of 1,3001. —Dover Chronicle.
A dextrous " run " was effected at Brighton by a gang of smugglers, on Friday night. Shortly before daybreak, two Policemen Ott duty at the eastern part of the town gave information at the Cus- tomhouse, that they had seen a body of men issuing from the area of munkabited house at the south-west corner of Burlington Street,
who, with tubs slung over their shoulders, bad passed hastily up Bur- lin::ton Street towards the Downs. TheCustomhouse officers gave infor- mation to the Coast Guard ; and some officers and mem of that service immediately went in pursuit of the smugglers. They were unable for a long time to discover any trace of them ; but at length, on searching barn near the Cavalry Barracks, they found thirteen tubs of spirits of gill, about 43 over-proof ; which they seized, together with a horse and cart which were standing near the barn. The cart bore the name of ‘• Stephen Ileaiher, butcher, Brighton." Three labourers at work in the barn were also taken, and in the course of the day underwent a private examination before the Magistrates ; after which, they were remanded tiil Thursday morning. The " run" appears to have been effected through a tunnel from the beach to the area of the above-men- tioned house ; a dense fog, which prevailed that morning, shielding the sinug,ilers from observation. On the same day, an old boat was picked up at sea, in which it is supposed that the smugglers had conveyed the tubs to shore. Some of the smuggled spirits were finale, at the resi- &nee If the Police:nun who pace Ilse information, both of whom have since decanyed.—Brighion Gazette.
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