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      Our Civilisation. A Terrible Cjhild-Bed....

      enough , the « Oue -culprit w *» recognised in court , and txfth wet » covamiUed . ¦ „ „ . . Wifj ^ B ^ xow- — Arthur Bailey * man -wno-was formeriyiffthe jKjltee ^ broej bwt who ha » lately enlisted in the' Sappers andr Minerr , was charged at Worahipstreet with savage conduct towards Mb wife . TI » poor woman hsd bee » inawied about seven years , during the whole of "which time she had t » een continually utaased ; the wretched creature , her husband , having , by his scandalous 1 irregularities , fixed on her a loathsome disease , owing 1 to-which one of her children had been born fclind , and had ultimately died . A few nights ago , the man came home late at night , and brought twa £ eh for bis supper . The wife anticipated that , whieh ever way

      she might cook them , he would find fault ; so she boiled « ne , keeping the other for frying if he preferred that mode of-dressing . He ate the boiled fish , and then rated his wife for not frying it . An offer to cook the other that way was responded' to by a fieree attack , the savageruffian beating the woman with-his heavy boots , striking her with his clenched fiat , and swearing that he ¦ would murder her , as he had long intended to do , and be hanged for it . She at length escaped , and , having applied for a warrant , Bailey was brought before the " Worship-street magistrate , by whom he was condemned to six months' hard labour , and ordered to find bail for

      his good behaviour fora further six months . —Joseph King , a plasterer , was sentenced to six months' hard labour for a similar assault upon his wife . The only provocation appeared to be that the woman refused to give him money . The wife was a laundress , and it would seem that « he supported her husband , who was in the habit of breaking her furniture and selling articles to raise money for drink . —Two other cases , of a character so similar to the foregoing that it would be useless to give the details , have been heard , the one at Westminster and the other at Worship-street . In both instances the men were drunk . The sentences were , respectively , five months and three months of hard labour . —That

      the crime of ruflianly conduct to wives is not confined to the lowest class was shown in a case which came before Mr . jyEyncourt , at Worship-street , where Robert Spendlove , a commercial traveller , was sentenced to tferee months' hard labour for savagely beating his wife , a-lady-like young woman . The man was proved to be a confirmed drunkard , and , coming home one morning , after being out all night , he demanded money . He was told there was none , when he seized some furniture to carry off to the pawnbroker ' . His wife remonstrated , and for this offence was assaulted .

      A Foolish Captain . —A most remarkable instance of infantine simplicity of character was presented in a police case heard at Worship-street . Captain Henry Stanton is an elderly gentleman on half-pay , and until recently was in the habit of visiting a tavern in the neighbourhood of the Mile End-roadi Here , one evening , he was violently robbed of his watch and all his money . Some days later , he met a man named M'Carthy , a private in the Tower Hamlets Militia , who , upon being bribed with some money , undertook to find out the thieves . The captain was then taken to a pawnbroker's

      shop , and ( though for what purpose does not appear , since the watch was not there redeemed ) was induced by M'Carthy to pledge his eword and epaulets . Thetwo next went to a public-house , -where the militia-man said he would show the captain the way the robbery was committed . . He accordingly took the old gentleman ' s Watch-guard from his neck , his money , his handkerchief , and other property , from his pocket , and exclaiming "This is howthey did it—and this is how they got off !" darted , with a chuckle , through a passage , and oscapedJ McCarthy was afterwards arrested by a detective oflScer , and is now under remand .

      A Brutal < CAi » PiMVTER . —Mr . Spence , a pr ivate gentleman , was standing at the side . of his phaeton in the Finchley-road , when he saw a . cabman lashing on hia horse ( which waa greatly distressed ) with < the utmost violence . Another man waa on the box , who , when the driver desisted , applied the-whip most unmercifully to the popr animal , until it rolled about in the shafts ; On observing this , Mr . Spence got into his phaeton , pursued the . < jab , and came up with \ t outside a public-house . He demanded , the cabman ' s number ; and was immediately assailed by the driver , the man on the box , and two men and two women who were in the cab . All six ¦ were Jqtoxiea , ted , and theV endeavoured to- upset the phaeton . A policeman , then came up , with whom Mr , Spen . ce started , in his vehicle , in pursuit of the cab ,

      which had now driven off . The driver of the lattw was at length stopped by another constable , and a fierce straggle ensued . The officer wan knocked down , kicked by the driver on the leg , and severely injured j and it was only with great difficulty that Cochrane , tha cabinan , and Stanford , the man riding on the boxj wore taken Jnto custody . On the case bojnff brought before tho . Maryleb . Qpe pojlc © magistrate , Coohrane was qent to prison . for , a month for the cruelty 5 in addition to which , a penalty of twenty shillings , or fourteen days' imprisonmeht , w , i » s inflicted for the assault on the constable Stanford waa fined ten shillings , or sentenced , to seven days ' , Jnipiiaonment . Tho other men and . the women were not In ouatody . RODbbry . —WUHam Woattwrby , described aja a B , aleafofth , and Mr . Georg « Howos , o publican at Croydon ,

      have been committed for trial—the former for stealing a cashbox , containing about 10 / . in gold , It 5 s . in silver , an American gold 20 i-dollar piece ; three silver teaspoons , three rings , and two dock warrants for brandy , from the bar parlour of the Bang ' s Arms , in Philip-lane ; and the latter for receiving a portion of the property , knowing it to have been stolen . Weatherbyhad been in the habit of k frequenting the house of Mr . Stinson , the-prosecutor , and various circumetanees fixed the guilt on him . Mr . Howes , who was his father-in-law , confessed to having received the stolen property , but denied that he had anything to do with the robbery . His evasive answers to questions , however , seemed to imply a guilty knowledge , and he therefore awaits his trial ; but in his case bail has been accepted . —William Booker , a young man describing himself as a furnishing ironmonger , has been sent for trial , charged with obtaining goods from Messrs . Moser and Sons , wholesale iron-merchants , by means of forged orders .

      Highway Robbery . —Mr . Webster , a grazier at riston-on-the-Hill , was returning from Leicester cattle fair when he was attacked -by two men , one of whom struck him violently over the head with a stick . They then tried to pull him off the mule on which he was riding , and finally knocked him down , and robbed him of his watch and other valuables . Having secured these , they lef t ; on which , Mr . Webster got up , opened a clasp-knife * pursued the retreating thieves , and tried to stab one in the back , but the point would not penetrate the man ' s clothes . The other robber then turned round , and Mr . Webster was again knocked down and ill-treated . From first to last , the struggle occupied at least twenty minutes . The ruffians ultimately escaped ; but one has been since arrested , and is committed for trial .

      Robbery at a " Penny Gaff . "—A servant out of employ foolishly went to a " penny gaff" with 41 . 13 s . in her pocket , and was of course robbed of every farthing . A female companion was ^ iven into custody , but there was not sufficient evidence to convict her . A German Fray . —A German has been stabbed at Liverpool by one of hia countrymen . The person wounded , Louis Gean , a shoemaker , states that he had been { Lrinking with a sailor named . Grimer , at a beerhouse in Raymond-street , after which they commenced to fight , and in the scuffle Grimer stabbed Gean in two places on the right side , the weapon penetrating the intercostal muscles and the pleura , and causing collapse of the lungs . Grimer has been arrested .

      Mr . Nash and Lord Ehnjist Vane . —This case continues to drag its dirty details through the papers ; and , as far as it stands at present , it may be said that neither of the chief disputants can boast of clean hands . In a letter , originally addressed to the Times , but not inserted in that journal , and subsequently printed in the Windsor and Eton Express , Mr . James Rogerson , until recently Mr . Nash ' s stage manager , states that " that young gentleman" was frequently in a state of " frenzied intoxication , " and would rush away from the theatre

      when it was necessary for him to appear on the stage ; in consequence of which , Mr . Rogerson was forced , on five different occasions , to make excuses , and at last told the truth . Mr . Rogerson adds , that Mr . Nash , one evening , absolutely introduced Lord Ernest Vane into the ladies ' dressing-room , shut the door upon him , and observed , as an excuse , " ' Tvras all for a lark 1 " On the stage manager " earnestly , but temperately" urging his lordship to retire , he did so . Mr . Nash , we believe , means to take further law proceedings in the matter , when we shall probably be edified by additional particulars .

      Central . Criminal Court- —At this court , on Wednesday , Isabella Mary Jolloy was acquitted of the charge of murdering her mother , on the ground that there was not sufficient evidence to show that the deceased did not cut her own throat . The particulars of this tragedy appeared in the- Leader in the course of last August . — Manuel de Gortazor and Miguel- Masip , two Spanish gentlemen , were found guilty of forg ing and uttering an order for 1100 J ., with intent to defraud the firm of Murrieta and . Co . Sentence was deferred . It is believed that' the criminals were conncoted with a regularly organised gang of swindlers in their native country . — On Thursday , Edward Agar ^ a gentlemanly young man , was found guilty of forging and uttering an order for 700 ? ., with intent to defraud Messrs . Stevenson and Salt , bankers . He procured tho awvices of an old carpenter ,

      named Smith , to present the forged check ; it was shown in cross-examination that this-man knew he was engaged in an unlawful affair , and that all his antecedents were of the moBt disreputable kind .. A man of the name of Humphries , an auctioneer and estate-agent , for whom Smith worked , was also shown to have had a guilty knowledge of tho transaction ; and tho defence was , that he and Smith had concocted charge the against Agur out of revenge for tho latter taking away from Humphries a woman with whom ho lived as man and wife . Tho evidence of Smith , howover , waa confirmed by that of others . Sentence waa deferred *—Thomas Dloo was found guilty of tho manslaughter of his father . The old man was of very drunken habits , and- exceedingly ' violent ; and one day ho threw a bottle at his wife . Tho son then knocked him down and kept- beating him . Ob a later occasion , he again assaulted him , the -wife both times urging on

      the eon . Finally , the old man was struck on the face , apparently bythewife ^ who was seen shortly afterwards with a ginger-beer bottle in her hand , close to her husband . She was acquitted , however , of any participation in the man ' s death . Sentence on the son postponed . — George Mulley ; porter , was sentenced to transportation foT life for a murderous attack with a razor on his wife , whose throat was severely cut . Affray with Poachers . —A fight with poachers occurred on some land in the neighbourhood of Manchester , intfaeeourse of which one of the poaehers was killed . A serious wound was discovered in the calf of his leg ; and it is supposed that , in stabbing the keeper ' s dog ( whieh was found killed ) , the man inflicted the injury on himself . He was a hatter in the regular receipt of good wages .

      Stabbing . —A young man was charged at Worshipstreet , on Thursday , with cutting and wounding Jane Flanders , an " unfortunate" young woman , -who had moved his jealousy by encouraging the society of another man . The accused was remanded .

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      Naval. And Military News. The Testimonia...

      NAVAL . AND MILITARY NEWS . The Testimonial to Sergeant Broke . —Letters of sympathy -with Sergeant Brodie and subscriptions towards the fund now being Taised in his behalf are daily am-ving from all parts of the country . The Hon . W . O . Stanley , M . P ., thus writes on the subject : — " Penrhos , Oct . 18 . Sir , —I have to thank you for the report of the public meeting held at Canterbury about Sergeant Brodie ' s case , and have much pleasure in forwarding you 21 . towards the subscription list , to mark my sense of the unjust treatment the sergeant has received . All the inquiries and proceedings connected with the transaction on the part of the Horse Guards' authorities have been most partial , unsatisfactory , and unjust . —Yours faithfully , W . O . Stanley . —Mr . David Matthews , Mayor of Canterbury . " Testimonial to General Wbdeam . —A numerous meeting of Norfolk gentlemen has been held at Norwich , for the purpose of congratulating Major-General Windham ( who belongs to a Norfolk family ) on his gallant achievements . It was unanimously agreed that a handsome sword should be given to the General . Captain Windham , R . N ., returned thanks on behalf of his brother . —The magistrates of the county of Norfolk , assembled in quarter sessions , have passed a vote of thanks and congratulation to the Major-General . The Earl of Albemarle made some observations on this occasion , and gave a sketch of the brilliant feats of courage and calm self-possession by which the hero of the Redan has distinguished himself all through the war . His lordship mentioned that it was to Major-General Windham , and not to Lieutenant Maxse ( of whom , nevertheless , he spoke highly ) , that the honour was due of summoning the fleet round to Balaklava ; Windham having arrived at the fleet two hours before Maxse .

      Belleting Soldiers at Public Houses . —The Rev . G . Hills , chaplain to the Great Yarmouth Gaol , in his last report to the justices sitting in quarter sessions , points out the evil of billeting soldiers in public houses , whieh he conceives to be destructive of their comfort and their morals . Recruiting at Cologne . — Curtis , Engels ^ and Egener . are found ' * Not Guilty" of having *" enlisted recruits themselves for the English Foreign Legion , but " Guilty" of having aided and abetted others . Tho Consul Curtis and the other two are condemned to pay each a fine of fifty dollars , and are sentenced to three months' imprisonment . Curtis has given notice of appeal .

      Continental. Notes. Ak Express Train Fro...

      CONTINENTAL . NOTES . Ak express train from Lyons ran into a cattle train a fow days ago ; the result being that sixteen persons wero killed , three dangerously wounded , while three others received contusions . A judicial inquiry has been instituted . A man who was sentenced to perpetual impr isonment for being concerned in the June insurrection of 1848 has lately received his liberty under very touching circum-Htauces .. A son of his , who is in tho army , bad oiFered to him the Cross of tho Legion of Honour for hia gallant conduct at tho capture of jdobustopol ; but ho refused to aucopt it while hia father remained in prison , stating that the release of his parent was all the reward he desired . Tho Emperor , on hearing this , ordered tho roloatio of the father and the decoration of the son with the Crosa of Honour .

      Some monks of tho order of tho Ignorantdli , 01 " Know-nothings , " who wore in tho habit of teaching in one of ttio communal schools of Sardinia , recently gave a premium for a work written by one of the scholars , strongly abusive of tho Government for having removed Monaignor Franzoni from tho see of Turin . The Minister of Public Instruction haa , consequently , caused tho removal of the monks . It is generally reported ( flaya a correspondent of tho Daily News ' ) , that Prince Paskiewitch has communicated to aomo of the highest officials at Warsaw tho oxtruordinary intelligence , that on the return of tho Eniporor from tho South , socao very important changes will bo

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 27, 1855, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_27101855/page/6/