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484 fKfre iLeatrr r* [Saidiidav,
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One of the principal prizi s for Greek, ...
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CRIMES AND ACCIDENTS. George Green went ...
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MISCELLANEOUS. Mr. Hutt and Mr. Adderley...
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A Letter From Berlin Of The 1-Llh Instan...
Some parties in Australia are endeavouring to arouse their fellow colonists to exertion on behalf of the explorer Leichardt and his companions , suggesting either to start a party to cross his track , or to procure the assistance of native police to run down the route of the intrepid traveller . A recent emigrant applied for employment to a farmer in Massachusetts , and being asked if he was acquainted ¦ with all kinds of farm labour , replied without hesitation
in the affirmative . He was accordingly engaged , and the next morning sent to hold the plough , with the son of his etaployer to drive . After the horse was tackled in , the boy gave him a start ; but , hearing an exclamation behind , he turned and beheld the son of the green isle ploughing up the ground with his heel 9 , which were firmly set , while he was straining every muscle to maintain his position , and crying out " Stop , stop ; how can I hould the plough if you make the horse drag it away from me ? "—Salem Gazette .
Among the late arrivals at New York have been nine elephants , a Bramah bull , two immense boa constrictors , and a fretful porcupine . These animals were all obtained by a party of Yankees , sent to the island of Ceylon for the purpose by Mr . Barnum , the entrepreneuY of Jenny Lind . This remarkable man seems to brethe " Napoleon " of showmen . He is about to establish a mammoth travelling caravan , and is now said to have purchased the celebrated country-seat of the late Nicholas Biddle , near Philadelphia , where he intends to retire .
The trial of Mr . Forrest for a violent assault upon Mr . N . P . Willis commenced in the Superior Court of the state of New York , on the 8 th instant , before Chief Justice Oakley , but had not finished when the steamer departed . The assault was not denied , but was justified by Mr . Forrest's counsel in consequence of Mr . Willis ' s conduct towards Mr . Forrest ' s wife , and in the unhappy differences that existed between Mr . Forrest and his lady . It was expected that the jury would return a verdict with small damages .
The committee appointed to inquire into the state of the butchers' trade in Paris , has appointed M . Lanjuinais to draw up the report , which will recommend absolute freedom of sale for all persons who desire to engage in the trade . The little church of Fxaize , in the department of the "Vosges , was filled with people last Sunday week , listening to the evening service , when the electric fluid fell on the outward wall of the edifice , breaking in pieces a large cornice-stone at one of the angles . It next entering into the organ loft it carried away a shoe from a
man's foot , without doing him any injury . The fluid then ran down one ofithe pillars , killed a man standing at the foot of it , struck three persons seated on a bench , bruising two of them , and killing the third . At this moment it was discovered that the lighting had set some of the woodwork on fire , and immense confusion ensued , each person endeavouring to get out the first . In the midst of the confusion a young man was observed to remain motionless in his seat , paying no attention to the noise ; and some person going up to warn him of the danger he was incur ! ing , found to his horror that the young man was dead .
An improve meat in the public carnage department in Paris is at present contemplated . Hitherto , persons desiring to go a short distance have been obliged to pay either If . 10 c . for the poorest kind of cabriolet , or 30 c . ( 3 d . ) in an omnibus . The proprietors of public carriages now speak of establishing a new scale , according to which any one may take a cabriolet for 10 c . ( Id . ) the quarter of an hour . This price , if two persons arc proceeding to the same spot , will bring the price for each to even a lovVer point than that charged in an omnibus . As a proof of the immense extent of church property in Austria and the rich endowments still possessed by
convents , it is stated that the monks of the " Sohotten " are to receive an indemnity of no less than 450 , 000 florins , or £ 45 , 000 , for the abolition of the scigneurial rights on estates belonging to them . A frightful catastrophe occurred in the garden of the Duke of Montpensier , at Alcala del Itio , on the 10 th instant . The prince had caused a steam-engine to be placed in it for its irrigation , and that day was fixed for its trial . Hither from neglect or imprudence on the : part of the engineer , the boiler exploded , and overthrew the building , burying under itn ruins fi () or 70 persons assisting at the experiment us operatives or more spectators .
Medical diplomas have been grunted to eight native medical students who acquired their knowledge at the Grant Medical College in Bombay . The occurrence is chiefly noticeable from its being the first of the kind here . The young men belong to the Hindoo , Portuguese , and l ' arsee races , : in < l their acquirements are very highly lauded by the ( iovcrnineiit examiners . Joot . ee J ' ersiiiid , a rich and very active 1 commissariat contractor for supplies of nil kinds to ' . tie . imiies in the field during the Aflghan and rtinjaub campaigns was
tried recently . it . Agin , mi c : lm « -gcH of perjury , embezzlement , and framl , to a very l . uge amount . ; but . aftci Heverul days' proceedings , t lie evidence given in his favour by some of the most , distinguished British ofliceiN under whom he nerved wan so convincing and so powerful that the jury at once acquitted him . He is said to have rewarded hiw counsel ho munificently thai , the lawyer entertained some thoughts of applying Tor a Measure party , »» s a guiu ' il from Agrii J . o Calcutta . A treasure parly ' neldoiu go < - « wilh a fiiuuller amount of coin under Its guard thim from three to four lacs ( £ , ' { 0 , 000 to £ 40 , 000 ) . In this ( Jane gold in said to have been the mi tliuni of payment .
484 Fkfre Ileatrr R* [Saidiidav,
484 fKfre iLeatrr r * [ Saidiidav ,
One Of The Principal Prizi S For Greek, ...
One of the principal prizi s for Greek , at a recent exaniiiiHii » n m the University of Kdii . bur « h , vvas carried off by a blind student , a native of Dunkeld . lie hud lined i-n liis f . tudiPH « : xtri » oiH from the book * he was examined in , printed in ruieetl cUttiutolt'i * , wiiiuh Jio tr * c « d with iiM * S (^ Stephen ' s , Walbrook , is , by order of the parochial
authorities , thrown open for the inspection of the public free of cost , with an especial view to tine gratification of strangers visiting the metropolis this year : The Dudley Gallery of Pictures at the Egyptian-hall will be open to the public between the hours of ten in the morniug and five in the afternoon , every day in the week , except Mondays , from the 21 st instant to the 30 th of July , after which it may be seen , as heretofore , by cards of admission . Whilst the bell at St . Alban's Church , Liverpool , whieh weighs more than a ton > was summoning the congregation to divine service on Sunday evening , it suddenly fell with a tremendous crash , carrying with it three floors in the towerand doing considerable damage .
, The penalties for driving certain vehicles by Oxford undergraduates are now increased . For the first offence a fine of £ 5 , minimum £ 4 ; for the second , rustication for a term ; for the third , rustication for a year ; and for the fourth , expulsiom " Penny Reading Rooms" have within the last few days been opened in Cheapside . They presfeht a supply of newspapers , including the London daily jour ' nals * the leading Parisian and German , as well as the English , Scotch , and Irish provincial newspapers . This extensive selection the visitor is entitled to peruse on payment of the very trifling charge of one penny .
At a meeting held at the Alliance Life Assurance Office on Tuesday , for the purpose of entering into resolutions for the erection of a memorial in honour of the late Sir Robert Peel , it was determined that a committee should be appointed , consisting of twelve members ; that the memorial should be a bronze statue , ten feet in height , and that the amount to be paid for it should be £ i 2000 . The site will be either at the west end of Cheapside , or in the space at the east end of the Royal Exchange .
Crimes And Accidents. George Green Went ...
CRIMES AND ACCIDENTS . George Green went to Manchester on Wednesday week to sell calves . He returned towards home with the proceeds in his pocket , in a cart , with an acquaintance named Massey , about nine o'clock . He called at a beerhouse kept by John Green , passed thence on his way , which led over a very lonely common , surrounded by large spectral willows , and having a stagnant pool on one side . George Green can be traced to the lane leading to Lately , or , as it ought to be called , Lonely Common , but then he vanishes for a time , and is seen no more . He does not reach home that night ; he comes not next day . Friend Massey and other friends are anxious about him , and it occurs to one of them that the old man may have stumbled into some pit or fallen into a stream , and that search should be made . The pool with the willow fringe
is thought of , grappling irons are procured , Friend Massey and his companions drag the pool . Horrible result ! They draw up , with their iron hooks , the body of George Green—but how bruised and broken . His head broken in five places , one ear torn , his nose smashed , and the backs of his hands blackened with bruises ; uplifted doubtless in vain effort to shield his skull from the blows of the murderer . The fiend did more—the white hat of the murdered man he had artfully sunk with a sod ; a huge willow stake , the weapon of death doubtless , and the grass in the field , is stained with blood . George Green had been married three times , leaving a grown-up family by his first wife , and by the last ( whom he had only been married to twelve months ) an . infant child only .
On the commencement of the service , last Sunday , two men entered the church of St . Mark ' s , Liverpool , and took seats . l \> r an hour the service proceeded quietly , but at the expiration of that time the individuals in question became apparently restless , and wandered annoyingly up and down the aisle . Mr . Boyd , the clerk , in order to preserve decorum , ordered them either to sit down quietly or leave the church . Instantly one of the men rushed to the pulpit , and opening the door , with a stick in his hand , struck the clergyman , Mr . Pollock , twice on the back . Mr . Pollock , on observing the man ascending the pulpit stairs , inquired who he was . The prisoner exclaimed with violence that , be was " God Almighty . " Great excitement instantly pervaded the edifice . Gentlemen rose to their feet and ladies screamed . Mr . Pollock ,
of course , received instant assistance , and , after a violent struggle , the madman was forced from the pulpit and conveyed to the exterior of the building , Mr . Pollock resuming bin sermon with perfect calmness and composure . A police oflicer shortly arrived , anil the nssailant was conducted in custody to the MHtion in Iligh-htreet . On arriving at the station measures of strong repression were found necessary to restrain the prisoner from violence , ami handcuffs were , placed round bin wrists and rope round his feet . At . iirnt insanity was suspected , it is now believed that , the act of violence may l > e traced to brain fever . After nome time had elapncd the nmti stated that bin name ws Daniel Roxburgh , rewiding at 1215 . ( jlraftoii-Htreet , muster shipwright .. He wtis conveyed to the dispensary . Mr . Pollock was not in any manner injured .
Two servant girls have drowned themselves at MuidhIoiii ' , one eighteen , the other ninet < wu ycurh of age The first , hiid been detected in flirtations ifcU . li workmen and hud received warning from her mtiHt ur . Her giandmothcr had refused to receive her into her house , nnd the . result win that a fcto days after the notice expired she was found drowned . The second hud also been warned to leave , on account , of h » T apparent irmanity . She bud been engaged to a young man , tunned . John LadhaiiiH , of Ilimton , but . about ft year ngo the engagement whh broken , and hIh- Wan not able tu forget , it ns i he event nhowed . On the evening of the 1 / hh she went out , without nuking leave , and meeting n female acquaintance united her to go down the dtreet with her and in the course of eonvernntion told her nhp vva « going to drown h ^ twrlf , and anked her to get a bIoiip to tic round her neok . Her friend remohntratcd with her , on which fchv bfcuVher &« ft & -bye and ran off . Havinfl Watohod her ( n « r the bridge , her friend hastened home and otated what had
becurred to Mr . Gibson , her employer . Two of the policy immediately went in search of her . They found he bonnet and shawl on the river side opposite Tovii , and her body was found in the water at some distance about an hour afterwards . A letter was in her bonnet ^ from Which the following is an extract : — "Dear father and mother , —I now must say farewell , likewise my dear sisters and brothers . As it must happen , I shan ' t ever see any of you again on earth , and if ever you or any of yo & should hbppen td See John Ladhfcms , give iny Destldve and reBpects to him , and I hope he will lire hfcp ^ yytefc tt be how it may , fcnafrrred ot single , hope h * * ri ^^ ofe | i ^ pjr and loving . . . . I cannot say anything fetfFe at present . Dear mother , you will excuse it as it is wrote
with a trembling hand and aching heart . "¦ " ¦^ -Verdiotj Temporary Insanity . ,. r Shortly after one o ' clock on Tuesday a lady n *| £ H » ifc Ndrtoh was standing on the Stanhope-street or fro . & bridge , -frhich cftflsses the Jfbrth "Vtestefh railway near Mornihgtbnicrescent , looking at the Li ' v & rpbdl pdrtion of the day mail coming in . down the intsTifle , ' when she suddenly observed an elderly gentleman croste frdth th ^ up line and deliberately lay his iietefc fteross the ddwtl rail on which the incoming train was approaching , and Which instantly passed over him . The serealhs of the lady , -who fell fainting , instantly brought several persofls . to the spot , and the body was then seen from the bridge . decapitated , and the head lying about two feet away fronv it , in the centre of the line , between the rails * Th *
railway authorities of the station were informed of what had happened by the guard of the Liverpool mail , who saw the unfortunate < nan cross from the up lme at the same moment as the lady on the bridge , but the train was too close to admit of its being stopped . Inspector iSibsey , of the railway police , proceeded up the line , and thfc decapitated body was found as described . The unfortunate man's cloak was torn off and carried by the wheels of the train , which consisted of twelve carriages , some distance , and his hat was several yards from the body . On searching his pockets a receipt for the payment of poor-rates for £ 118 s . from Mr . Murphy , the collector of the northern division of St . Pancras , was found in tbename of Mr . Young . Application to Mr . Murphy immediately led to the identity of the unfortunate gentleman , who turns out to be MtV James Young , of 35 , Augustus-street , Regent's-park , if ' gentleman of fortune , and possessing a large amount bf
house-property in the neighbourhood . The Bptffc selected by the suicide is within a few yards of the rear of his own residence . He left home about 11 o ' clock in the morning for a walk , and it ap » pears called on Mr . Murphy , and paid his poorrates . The curious part of the business is hoflr he came on this portion of the line , which is in a deep cutting , bounded by a high wall of brickwork , as the gates at Camden station have always policemen stationed at thenV and no one recollects seeing any one answering M »| description pass them . Mr . Young , who was 72 year ' s of age , and an Irishman by birth , is ) well known in the parish of St . Pancras . He was eccentric , and some time ago had a fall , since which he had not had good health , and exhibited a great dislike to being left alone . The mutilated remains were conveyed to the dead-house of St . Pancras Workhouse . William Day , accused of carrying off Harriet Newman in a cab for villanous purposes , has been condemned to twelve months ' imprisonment . Day attempted to prove an alibi , but failed .
Miscellaneous. Mr. Hutt And Mr. Adderley...
MISCELLANEOUS . Mr . Hutt and Mr . Adderley have prepared and brought in a bill to make property situate in the British colonies a qualification for a seat in Parliament . The bill provides , that from and after the passing of the act , a life interest in property , of which not leas than thirteen years shall be expired , in any of the colonies or territories of the East India Company , of the annual value of £ 000 per annum , shall be a good qualification for a county , and the uaine of the value of £ 300 for a borough .
The Court of Common Council , on Thursday , passed the following resolution ou the motion of Mr . Charlea Gilpin , seconded by Mr . It . Taylor : — "That this court do present a respectful address to Lord Viscount Palmer-Mton , her Miijeaty ' a Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affuii h , iutreating that he will be pleased , promptly and energetically , to use his influence with the Government of the Sublime Porte , to procure the immediate liberation of the illustrious Kossuth and his companions , captivcH confined in the fortress of Kutuiah "
The Jliirwich Election Committee came to the following decision on Monday : — " That Mr . Henry Thoby Prinscp , not being qualified aeeordinu ; to the nroviHiouH of the aut of Parliament l ' ^ and ' 2 , ( 1 Victoria , 1 H 1 H , entitled ' An Act to Amend th * liiiWH relating to the qualification of MeinberB to serve ifi L ' arlimnent , ' if » not duly elected a burgee to serve in this present Parliament for the borough ot Harwich . " That , the lnwt election of u burge « s to Herve in the present , 1 ' arliiiincnt for the borough of Harwich is a void election . "
The commit tee then broke up , after a protracted nitting ; of fifteen dnyn , twelve of which were tnketi tip with tho nerutlny . 'V \\ e effect of the decision will be , thftt li hew writ will befHHiied for Harwich , and it . In understood that both Mr . I ' rinsep and Mr . Orauford wil } again contest the borough . Mir Archibald Campbell , Buronet , of Succoth , has announced hi « intention of nrnnding for the county of Argyll , now viicnnt by the promotion of Mr . Duncan M'INVill to the bench . Sir Archibald Atauda on Coiifu * - Vtttivif principled . Sir Henry Willoughby 1 ms declined to Bland for Oxfordnhire . There in no disposition in any part of the county to Mipport otther Lord Norreya or Mr . Haroourt fct the next election . A rbtju ' iddnh wislh cbdrfce or" llgnature at Lynn , oa Tuesday , calling upon W . Bagge , Esq ., M . F ., and Q . T .
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Leader (1850-1860), May 24, 1851, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_24051851/page/8/
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