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"THAT IS ENGLISH FEELING." These words w...
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A HTRANGE STORY! The neighbourhood of Vi...
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ELIZA AND MAHOMET. Eliza, tho former com...
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A NOISY NUISANCE. Mr., WilxUlM Ciabk, a ...
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MISCELLANEOUS. The Ministerial white-bai...
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Dr. Spohr arrived in London on Tuesday, ...
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A system of Thuggee has been discovered ...
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Duelling Supersmdki). An Action For Slan...
Mr . Chambers : And expresses his regret . The Chief Justice : Of course he does . There appearing some , objection to this on the part of Captain Scott , with whom his counsel was in consultation . The Chief Justice said : If gentlemen put themselves into the hands of their friends , they do as they tell them ; if they put themselves into the hands of their counsel , who are calmer , they won't ; be seconds for this occasion . ' Mr . Chambers : I know what a second would say . Sir A . Cockburn : If your ' Lordship thinks Captain Scott should express his regret , through me he does so . After the explanation Captain Scott withdraws all imputation on Captain Haas , and , through me , expresses regret at having said the words imputed to him . The Chief Justice ( to Mr . Chambers ) : I think you ought to be satisfied .
The foreman , of the jury expressed an opinion that the apology was satisfactory , and Mr . Chambers accepted it . A verdict was thereupon found for the plaintiffdamages 40 * .
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"That Is English Feeling." These Words W...
" THAT IS ENGLISH FEELING . " These words were used by Lord Palmerston in the House on Monday week , when be told the story of the butcher who called an assailant a " cowardly rascal " for striking a man when he had a knife in his hand and could not return the blow . "We subjoin a letter , which is also an illustration of English feeling j suppressing the names for obvious reasons , as we conceive that the publication of a letter in the Leader is a . guarantee of its authenticity : — 26 th May ,. 1852 . Sir , —I have read with intense pleasure an account in the Weekly News of a projected shilling fund to be entrusted to Mazzini and Kossuth , and feeling a lively interest in the cause of freedom all over the world , I shall eagerly embrace this opportunity of using my humble endeavours in so practical a manner as this fund affords . Will you kindly inform me whether I can be entrusted with a collecting card for the above purpose , as I should wish to do all . I can among my friends—also to whom the money as collected is to be paid , and any other information you may deem requisite for the successful carrying out of this scheme ? Being a total stranger to you , I presume you will require some guarantee as to my respectability , and the nearest party to you to whom I can refer is , of the Burlington Arcade , who has known me for many years , and who will satisfy you as to my trustworthiness . My name and address you will find in this letter . I am in the employment of- — , an umbrella manufacturer ; and if any further information is required , I beg to say that I have for years sustained the office of a lay preacher , for confirmation of which statement I can refer you to , of the Stock Exchange . I am thus particular , because I wish to avoid a disappointment in receiving a card , for it appears to me that a very grand result may be attained by this proposed effort , and as it is one which comes within the range of my humble sphere , I should feel condemned were I not to engage in it . I have long fdflt that the most effectual way to combat tho incarnated despotism of Rome—the fountain-head of moral and physical slavery—is to afford some practical assistance to the party represented by Mazzini ; in short , that by aiding the Italian people to emancipate themselves , we shall bo aiming a death-blow at despotism everywhere . May tho God of truth , and justice , and lovo , nerve our hearts and hands for this holy enterprise . There aro thousands of true-hearted sons of freedom among tho working-men of England , who only want such a practical effort as this to prove their sympathy with tho oppressed , and amongst these there are many truly religious men , who boliovo that " God hath made of one blood all the nations of men , " and who aro longing for some means of manifesting their feeling of human brothorhood . This shilling subscription will just meet thoir caso , and I dosiro to co-operato heartily in so good a cause , for I have a wife and child , a happy jEng lish home , and my heart bleeds for those outraged human brothers whom despotism has deprived of those comforts I feel grateful for possessing . With fervent desires for tho success of this movement , and hoping to receive from you a favourable roply to my application for a card , & c . I remain , your obodiont sorvant , To S . M . Hnwkos . W . G . D . Wo aro proud to believe that this kind of English feeling , notwithstanding all that may bo said of our " island prido , " is not rare among tho British people ; and we aro glad to make public the above instance , so highly creditable to tho heartiness of the writer . Lot others follow whoro W . G . I ) , leads tho way . Hut how lonfr " happy homos" could subsist under tho reign of Mnhnonbury-Bonaparte wo leavo our readers to dotorminc !
A Htrange Story! The Neighbourhood Of Vi...
A HTRANGE STORY ! The neighbourhood of Vienna has for « omo years past Le , on infcHted with highwaymen , who , for a long time , bnilled tho efforts of tho police . On a fine night , in October , . 1 . 81 . 8 , Mr . Edward C . Brooks , a rich niorohant of London , wan travelling towards Vionna with his wife , and her younger sister . When they wore within throe miles of tho city , in tho most populous part of tho country , thoir carringo was stopped . A man appeared at tho window , jind politely demanded thoir vuluublcH . Mr . BrooltH , in roply , fired a pistol , iis ho thought , nt tho robber , who foil ns if wounded i
but the bullet had been met by the extended arm of the younger , lady , who was ' -that inouieht offering a purse to the robber . The report immediately brought up the robber band in such force that all resistance to them was hopeless . But on tearing open the door of the carriage , the sight of the wounded lady lying in the arms of her sister , while Mr . Brooks , still unconscious that he had caused the wound ; was vainly trying to stanch the blood which flowed in torrents , made the robbers pause , when a groan from their prostrate leader attracted their attention . But he was only slightly wounded , the arm of the lady having broken the force of the bullet . He was soon able to mount
and ride off , leaving strict orders to his followers not only to refrain from plundering the Englishman , but to give him every assistance in reaching Vienna . They obeyed his orders faithfully , and Mr . Brooks was so much struck by their conduct , that he sent by them a valuable diamond ring' to . their chief as a token of his gratitude . Miss Perry , the wounded lady , recovered after considerable suffering . Similar robberies have since . been committed in the neighbourhood at intervals , the most wealthy always being chosen as victims .
Miss Perry , who has since been married to a " Welsh gentleman , named Trewyth , arrived in Vienna with her husband in last January . Among their acquaintance was a Lombard nobleman named Baron Pregli , who has resided at Vienna for the last ten years , apparently enjoying immense wealth . He became very intimate With Mrs . Trewyth , and was seen so often in her company as to excite surprise . On the 2 nd of March , to the astonishment of the public , his house was surrounded by the public officers , and he was soon after conveyed , under strict guard , to the prison assigned to political offenders . He had no hearing , and the public were left for some time to speculate upon tb . 0 cause of his imprisonmemt .
At length the tale has come out , iii spite of the precautions to keep it secret , for the honour of the nobility . Baron Pregli had fallen deeply in love with Mrs . Trewyth , arid his advances were not encouraged . In a fit of despair , he showed-her a ring—the very ring which her brother had given to the leader of the robbers . He implored her , as she had saved him from death at the hand of her brother , now to become his . But the lady was impregnable ; she , however , promised to keep his secret if he would no more molest her . But as he soon after made an attempt to carry her off , she gave the information which led to his arrest . The baron appears to have been in the pay of the police—which circumstance no doubt enabled him to elude them .
The New York Tribune is our authority for this story ; but whether it be true or not , we have no means of judging .
Eliza And Mahomet. Eliza, Tho Former Com...
ELIZA AND MAHOMET . Eliza , tho former companion of Mahomet Abraham , made her last appearance , on Saturday , before Alderman Wire . She is said to have been respectably dressed , and to have conducted herself with great propriety . Her father explained that arrangements had been made for her pas-Bage to America . Alderman Wire : Am I to understand that you are willing to go abroad ? Eliza : Certainly , my lord . I am most desirous to take my immediato departure , and I beg to bo allowed- to return thanks for the humanity with which I have been iron tod , and tho opportunity that has boon given to mo of retrieving my character . Alderman Wire : I am very glad to hear your determination ; tho life which you have been leading has been such as to bring disgrace upon yourself and your * family , and now that you have tho comploto opportunity of making amends for your past follies , I trust you will not disappoint those who havo , in consoquonco of tho manner in which you havo acted while under our caro , be g un to form a very favourablo opinion of you . I now deliver you up to your father , and I impress upon you tho necessity of reflecting upon tho dreadful evils you havo just boon dolivorc'd from .
J'Jiza bowed respectfully to tho aldorman , and assured him that she would never forgot either tho misery from which she had boon rescued , or tho bcnovolenco she had mot with from tho magistrates of London . In tho ( Tourso of tho week , tho Lord Mayor received sovoral letters from tradesmen and othors about to omigrato to Australia and California , making proposals of marriage to tho girl , and assuring his lordship that thoy would treat her with tho greatest kindness in tho distant countries to which thoy woro anxious to introduce her .
Mahomot himself wns brought up again boforo Alderman Hooper , on Monday . Tho alclorman addressed him in tho following words : I havo boon endeavouring to got you sent back to your own country , as you havo expressed your wish to go thoro ; but I find that thoro uro difficulties which I cannot control in tho attempt to do what you wish . You havo now boon in prison upwards of a fortnight , and I considor that confinement a sufficient punishment for tho offonco you havo committed in bogging . I now discharge * you ; but I caution you against your practice of bogging . Tho groat traffic in the City requires that our pavement ehould not bo encumbered by those who
seel : relief for their necessities , or for « ny other objects The orders which are given are not at all intended to do inj ury to the poorer classes . There is no intention of doing a violence to humanityin carrying put pur regulations but we must not be infested by beggars , and I , theref ore ' caution-you against ever ' .. appearing Sere again . - ' . Yo u have been separated from your companion , ancTyou are never likelyto meet with ' heir again , and I advise you to drop that sort of business altogether . ¦ ' Abraham .: I think you , * my lord . Shall I have my dot again ? J y Alderman Hooper : Yes , and you shall be sent to the union , where you will be disposed of according to the regulations of the house .
A Noisy Nuisance. Mr., Wilxulm Ciabk, A ...
A NOISY NUISANCE . Mr ., WilxUlM Ciabk , a tradesman ofi 3 t . George's in the East , was brought ibefore Mr . Yardley , on Saturday , on the charge of having been drunk and disorderl y , and of having assaulted a policeman . On Mr . Yardiey fining him forty shillings , he became very noisy , complaining that he was ill-used . He refused to " stand down" from the dock , and violently resisted the attempts of the officers to remove him , crying out "I won't go , I won't pay the fine . It's shameful . " It then appeared from an observation of the gaoler , that the prisoner had been there before on similar charges , and that his conduct had been , the same on those occasions . Upon "this statement , Mr . Yardiey aggravated his punishment to eight days imprisonment , without the option , of paying a fine . This excited the prisoner still more , who kicked and struggled terribly as he was . taken Out of the court . Sonie time after the wife appeared , and tearfully _ intreated for her husband's discharge ; m compliance with which request , Mr . Yardiey promised to hear the case : again . It appeared that the prisoner had been drunk in the morning , and as on the second occasion he seemed to have profited much by his few hours imprisonment , the magistrate let hun off on his first sentence of forty shillings . "
Miscellaneous. The Ministerial White-Bai...
MISCELLANEOUS . The Ministerial white-bait dinner will not take place until next week . This may enable quidnuncs to conjecture the probable day for the dissolution of Parliament , although no day has yet heen fixed . — J & orning Herald . The Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons has been presented to the House , and will be found in . the Times of yesterday . It is an important document , containing , besides a narrative of the great trials between the Board of Customs and the Dock Companies , eleven practical suggestions towards a reform of the Customs .
Dr. Spohr Arrived In London On Tuesday, ...
Dr . Spohr arrived in London on Tuesday , and is now superintending the rehearsals of his great work of Faust , which is about to be produced at the lloyal Italian Opera . His lloyal Highness Prince Albert has intimated his intention to review the Artillery Company , of which he is the colonel , in the Artillery Ground , in Finsbury , on Monday next , the 28 th inst ., at two o ' clock . Lord William Lennox brought strong charges for incivility and threats against an omnibus conductor , on Wednesday . In spite of a good character both from his employer and persons accustomed to ride in that omnibus , tho magistrate , Mr . Henry , assumed that the fault was all on ono side , and sentenced the co nductor to one m onth s
imprisonment ! Earl Fitzhardinge summoned a cabman , No . 2336 , for obstructing the public way , and refusing to drive on at his lordship ' s imperative summons . Tho man pleaded that there must bo somo mistake , as ho was at Oluswick . And so it turned out , for tho Earl said that the number was 2330 , and tho Earl ' s groom said it was 2326 . bummons dismissed , with costs to the Earl .
A System Of Thuggee Has Been Discovered ...
A system of Thuggee has been discovered in the Punjaub . Five hundred murderers have been found , and tho names of 320 robellious Thugs obtained ; 160 aro in prison , ana tho majority havo confessed tho crime . A boat race took place , among tho members of tbo King ' a Collogo Boat Club on tho afternoon of Friday week . Mr . George Kirkwood Curme , a medical etudont of that college was following the match , with five others , in a "four oar . " As thoy passed Hammersmith . bridge , tho wind being hi g h at tho time , thoy reached some very rough water , whero tho boat shipped two waves , an " speedily sunk . Fivo of tho party wore saved , but ivir . Curmo sunk , and was not scon again till ho was brougnt up by tho drags about half-an-hour after tho accidont . Gl
Mr . Housdon , a silk morcor , has sued tho ™ j * Northern ltaihvay Company , to recover compensation ioi illness occasioned by injuries received whilo travelling 0 thoir lino . A collision had bofallori a train in vvlucu no was travelling , at a moment when ho was looking out o tho window , bo that his head had boon bruised miner eoverely against tho window-frames . A typhoid lover im ensued , but his medical advwora woro divided m "I ? " "" aa to tho causo of it . Tho action camo on for traai w Saturday , on which occasion it appeared that tlw " ° P ™ - ' had agreed to a verdict for tho plaintiff for BOl , '" W-l" } " eidoring it raoro becoming thoir position and character accede to his demand . „ William Hodges , a cabinet maker , who has been lor porno timo in tho constant habit of oxceflflivo ormkmg *^ cruelly ilMroatod Iub witb ovor Bineo his xnamago , w (¦ nnlr nl ,. / , A < , <>» nn . l , „ ...,. « . « IM On RllfalMlaV « 10 nHHg > »»'"
was awoke about fivo o ' clock by tho return of her njwowj * On her reproaching him for his conduct , he oaugWj J I ' heavy oarthenworo basin or pan and hurled it at » or ;\ _ with such force that it was shivorod to pieces « g « ° " ^ ekull . Tho blood streamed from tho wound , and eoaw
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Leader (1850-1860), June 26, 1852, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_26061852/page/10/
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