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Our Civilisation. No Punishment For Star...
¦ man yrho is said to have had employment at Buckingham Palace previous to being in the Post-office , has been committed for trial for several robberies of letters containing money and other valuables . Reverse of Fortune . —Mr . Lambelet , who was engaged by George the Fourth to paint the panels of the Brighton Pavilion , and who was at that time highly patronised by the nobility , was introduced to the notice of the Clerkenwell magistrate on Wednesday , as an object for relief . Paralysis had set in , deprived him of the power of working , and reduced him to a state of the most hopeless poverty . The magistrate ordered him a sum of money from the poor-box , and promised to do his best to succour him . It is to be hoped that the case will be taken up by others . The Late Escape of Prisoners from Newgate . — The inquiry in the Court of Aldermen into this affair has terminated in the dismissal of one of the gaolers , the acceptance of the resignation ' of another , and the reprimanding of a watchman . Assault upon a Mother . —A dissolute young man was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on Thursday , _ at JBow-street , for a savage attack upon his mother , who had offended him by not producing as much money as he desired to support him in idleness and depravity . It appeared he was constantly in the habit of doing so , and that this was the fourth time he had been committed . Starvation in the Streets . —At the same office , and on the same day , a wretched-looking man , named George Bennett , who had broken a pane of glass in one of the windows of the police court , in order , lie said , to obtain food and shelter in the lock-up , was committed for seven dsivs Manslaughter bt a Militiaman . —The case of assault upon a potman by a militiaman , which we noticed last week , has terminated in the death of the former . On Wednesday , Harrington , the prisoner , was again brought before the magistrate , and exhibited great distress . On hearing it intimated that the dead man ' s wife was then in court , he covered his face with his hands , and exclaimed " Oh , for God ' s sake , don ' t let me see her , after depriving her of her husband !" From the evidence of a militia sergeant , it appeared that the affair arose in this way : —Two of the militia men had beeu fighting outside the public-house , and one of them , an Irishman , who had received a cut over the brow , began to cry , which caused the deceased to observe , " Ah , that ' s just the way with you Irishmen ; whenever you see your own blood , you are sure to begin to cry . " At this , the prisoner , who is also an Irishman , was irritated , and exclaimed , " Did you never cry when you saw your own blood ? " The potman then went out , followed by the prisoner , who shortly returned ; upon which his sergeant remarked— " I am glad you did not strike the old man . ' Harrington replied— " No , sergeant , I won't strike him ; for , by — , it ' s already done . " It furtller appeared that when the police proceeded to arrest the accused , he was very violent , and it was necessary to strap his legs , and to handcuff him . The prisoner , who had been wavering about for some time , painfully observed , I hope sincerely .. that I shall ... now ; be iianged out of the way , for I can never look a man in the face again ; ' and then became so faint that he was obliged to be supported out of court . Upon his return , other evidence was received , and he was again remanded for a week .
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MISCELLANEOUS . Another Russian- Prisoner has escaped from the gnol at Lewes , and been recnptured . Like his adventurous predecessors , he climbed to the roof of the guardhouse , and thence to the wall , the top of which in that particular place is only about ten or twelve feet from the ground . Having got loose , he went to a public-house in the town , and regaled himself with half a pint of rum ; and here ho was recaptured . He will be punished l > y solitary confinement and a low diet . Accident at the Ckumlin Viaduct . —Two men were recently killed by tho fall of four largo girders used in tho construction of a viaduct on tho branch line of the Newport and Hereford Kailway . It appeared from tho evidenco at tho inquest that tho accident happened in consequopco of tho removal of temporary props from under one of tho four girders , before it was secured to tho others by cross ties and bracing in tho usual way . This was dono by direction of tho sub-contractor , contrary to the orders of tho resident engineer . The girders weighed twenty-five tons gach , and , as they fell , carried away tho scaffold and nine men who wore at tho time on tho girders and platform , lulling the sub-contractor and the man who struck away the prop from under tho girder . Tho other men , who also loll , escaped with a few contusions . The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death . " , . Cork Election . —Mr . Doasy has been returned for Cork by a majority over Lord Enniainoro of 25 G . The Crystal Palaob Band . —AVo have received a long statement from Monsieur L . C . Mosca , of the Crystal Palace Band , relative to tho split among tho performers . It is of course impossible for us to go into all tho details ; but wo may mention that , according to tho document before us , tho disagreements have onsen from " tho arrogance , pride , unmannerlincss , and inability of Mr . Schallon , tho Gorman conductor ; and that tho said Schallbn , over and above his arrogance , priilo , un-1 . ' b ° f 1 , a I I I , 1 - ' ¦ s ti „ > r io a i- ar a s- r- ill lie in y" ho n-
mannerliness , & c , appears to-be possessed with very va < me and widely-extended notions as to the functions and powers of the English police , since he would , often direct them to take into custody members of the band with whom he happened to have a disagreement about principles of art . On one occasion , an Engbsh member of the band , imbued with more precise ideas on the subject , had the boldness to address the despotic Scnallen after this wise : — " Schallen ! The moment I see a policeman come towards me ,, as sure as you are a man , you shall go into that water "—pointing to a fountain opposite . In short , these gentlemen , though able to discourse most excellent music , appear to have been at sad discord with their chief ; and , as a consequence , forty-nine out of fifty-three have resigned . _ Havannah . —Estrampes , one of the late conspirators , has been executed by garotte , exclaiming , " Death to the tyrants ! Long life to liberty ! " The island is " the Polish Association . —An address from this association , expressing a hope that at some future time tho regeneration of Poland may be considered by the European powers , was presented to the Emperor of the ; French during his visit to this country . The document was signed , on behalf of the council , by Lord Breadalbane Ilie Vice-President , and Mr . W . Lloyd Birkbcck , the Honorary Secretary . Post-Office Statistics . —The first annual report of the Postmaster-General has just been issued . We gather from it that the present Post-office staff consists of 21 , 574 persons . The number of post-offices in the United Kingdom is 9973 . During last year 51 o new post-offices , free deliveries to 1242 places and a London day mail to 14 towns , were established . Mails are conveyed daily over 57 , 000 miles , at an average charge of 8 U . per mile by railway and 2 £ d . per mile by coach . The number of chargeable letters which passed through the post last year was 443 , 000 , 000 . Of these 103 000 , 000 were delivered in the London district , and 210 , 000 , 000 passed through the London office . me gross revenue from postage on letters and booksi and commission on money orders last year was 2 , 689 , 000 ? ., aTthe gross expenditure , 1 , 413 , 000 / . Of this expenditure , 364 , 000 ? . was paid for conveyance of mails on railways , and 1 G 2 , OOOZ . for conveying them by coaches and carts . The report states that a postmaster , three assistant postmasters , and seven letter-carriers , Have been stationed in the Crimea ; also eighteen horses and mules are specially employed for the conveyance oL ma Is there . During eight months 282 , 000 letters have been forwarded from England to the seat of war through France , and 325 , 000 letters have reached ^ g landfrom the seat of war by the same route . About 10 , 000 letters are sent to the Crimea , and 2500 are recexved from thence monthly , by the long sea route . The correspondence of our forces in the East presents an average of 45 , 250 letters to , and 43 , 125 from the seat of war in each month- " a result , " says the report " asgratifying in respect-of amount as those portions of it winch meet the public eye generally prove to bo in respect of spirit , intelligence , and feeling . " *• - * --- - » r . Tj- lino hAnn 11
T 5 MtONKTCY FOlt THE LOHn VAXOK . J . L "uo " I" l ^^^^ V ^^ m ^^^^^^ " conferred the dignity of a baronetcy upon the Lord J Mayor of London . " Tit o Low-backed Cak . " — Mr . Davidson , musicpublisher , of Doctors' Commons , has been restrained , by an injunction in Chancery from publish ing tho celebrated song by Mr . Samuel Lover , called The Low- v backed Car . " Tt was admitted by Mr . Lover ' s counsel h that the music is only an adaptation of an old Irish air ; but tho words , it was contended , being original , there was a sufficient claim to copyright . On the other hand , it was urged that the song was lint of all published in c America , and that therefore there was no copyright in r it but the Vicc-Chanccllor would not ndinit this plea . „ Sunday Closing . —A numerous meeting of delegates c of the United Towns Association of Licensed Victuallers was hold on Monday , when resolutions condemnatory of 3 , o - . ¦ Sunday Boer Bill , and in favour of continual y sending in petitions against it , wcro unanimously ^ Discovery of a Subterranean Vault at Pit-TONWEEM .-The park at the back of t he ancient Priory of I'ittcnwecm , which has been in grass for a considerable number of years , is at present being trenched for tho mimosa of converting it into a garden ; and at one particular place tho ground gave way , when a cavo was discovered which loads from tho Priory to tho soa-shoro . Mb . Villieiis . —A contemporary anys that the rate of interest at which Mr . Villiora was accustomed to raise tho funds for keeping up his position on tho turf , varied from sixty to eighty per cent , per annum . In tho securities which he was " accustomed to give to money-lenders ot tho great metropolis , he vrm joined by many friends , who , confident of his honour , did notheaitatc to accommodate him with their names . But , " wo regret to add , that wo fear , in too many instances , those names were not genuine , and tho parties who only imagined they were liable for certain sums , aro now called upon lor troblo the amount . Some of them , wo understand , among whom nro tho Marquis of Bath , Lord CJliingow , ami Lord Clifdon , have disavowed thojr signature ** , ami legal measures will bo immediately adopted to try tho question . " Mr . Villiera ia at present supposed to bo in ' , , i i
Sweden , where the extradftional treaty . giving up delinquents does not exist . , _ -, wi „ * America . —The mail steamship Illinois has y ?* . * - New York , with advices from . San Francisco to , the 16 th . BuSness of aOl kinds was very dull . The affairs of Adams and Co . were in the courts , and many thousands of labouring people would lose every dollar they pos-. sessed . % Some nefarious , transactions were being brought Slight : None of the suspended banks had resumed payment , and , with the exception of Page , Bacon , and Co ., who had issued time certificates , ** . ™> noJ 5 * ° T ' cable they would do so . From Utah , the Great Salt Lake city , we have advice * to the 6 th of Fehrniug . Colonel Steptoe had been appointed Governor of tha territory , vice Brigham Young . A serious collision had . taken place on New Year ' s-day between the United States soldiers and the citizens at a drinking shop . * irearms were used , and threats to destroy the whole battalion made . The further sale of ardent spirits in the ^ S'StiBO ^ , & c . _ The accounts from the manufacturing towns for the week show no ma * f"a * ! alteration in the course of trade , although on the whole the tendency has been towards a slight increase of ** £ - ncss . At Manchester , the market presented a healthy tone at the commencement , but subsequently great caution was manifested , owing to the . «~ f » Jaffitoes at Vienna and the nature of the ^^^^ i home . The Birmingham report describe * httkchange either in the iron-market or the general trades oi tlie ^ clVtne termination of the s trike ^ S ^^ f bsssrsi r ^ pt £ £ ¦ ss = ssf £ ^ is sufficient to uphold prices . In the Irish linen trade there has been no variation . —Times . ^ mrrr . -nrft Dramatic Readings at the Pol ^^ ST ™ 5 £ matio readings almost appear to be ^ ersetog " ™ rrm-niiiices Mrs . Fanny Kemble and Miss Glynn iiave £ n ^ e Shted England by their chamberfadings of Shakspeare ; and on Thursday evening at the Poly technic , we had another lady aspirant in the same direc ^ h- ^ i J ^^ f £ ? %££ was shown by Mrs . Chatterley in the quick changes o | her voice and manner as she rcpresented the diterent characters ; and she was frequently greeted wi ^ hap plause . We believe" she proposes to give a senes ol Shakspearean readings , accompanied , as in th ! S instance , by brief criticisms . . . .
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.- - Leai > er Office , Saturday ,. April 28 . HOUSE OF LORDS . PRACTICAL JOKES IN THE ARMY . The Earl of Shavtesbuiiy asked Lord Hardinge whether he meant to put a stop to such conduct as had been recently exhibited in the 30 th Begimont , and the Enniskillen Dragoons ? Lord Hardinge admitted that the facts of the cases in question wore , not exaggerated ; and that ir remonstrance and admonition failed in correcting such abuses , he should adopt tho most summary mode of putting a stop to them . CHURCH RATES . The Bishop of Exeter presented a petition on tha subject of Church-rates , and went into tho 1 ^ f "" . of the state of the law , urging that recent . dec siona , had not put nn end to tho stringency of thelaw en forcing the payment of those rates . He was repneu tO 'lL Loxu > Chancellor , who upheld the . decision ^^^^ tttti the abolition of Cl After Tfcw words from Lord Campbell , the subjCCt d"I * £ tbADH TnIl 0 Oon PUU 8 SIA . -a-syttWKggrgagjs W 11 r . » o ^ " ^ fJf ^ keeping up n ^ "S ^ Jl'Svi putting an end to all SgjgsSKESS
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Leader (1850-1860), April 28, 1855, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_28041855/page/11/
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