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September 6, 1851. THE NORTHERN STAR 7
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ELOQUENCE OP A NEAPOLITAN ATTORNEY GENER...
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Kindness of a Russian Count.—By the Russ...
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A Rafflb fob a Negro.—In my tour through...
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THE BRITISH SLAVE-MARKET. Chelsea wails....
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Winding-up of Railways and Joini-Stock C...
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THE ALLEGED MURDER IN SHOE LANE. Benjami...
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M. de Bruk, ex-Minister of Comi»o«»; 0: ...
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IrffE AUSTRIAN SPY CASE—EXTBAORDI-*^ NARY IMPOSTURE . flnufi-WHAM . —The Public-office on Saturday last ps crowded with persons anxious to hear the examination of a woman who represented herself as an Hungarian lady of distinction , bearing the title j ! f the Baroness Yon Beck , whose husband , she said , La kdled in the barricades of Yienna at the time 0 f the Hungarian revolution ; and also of Constant Tjurra , a pre-possessing and accomplished young man , who acted as the Baroness s agent and secretary , and is connected by relationship with one of tne most respectable families in Hungary . The prosecution w as stated to bo at the instance of an associa tion formed in London , of which Lord Dudley Stuart is the president , for the protection and support of the Hungarian Refugees . Mr . Tomline Smith , barrister , from London , appeared as counsel for the pro secution . When the proceedings were about to commence
, and the prisoners were expected to be placed at the Bar , Mr . Stephens , chief superintendent of police , hurriedly entered the court , and exclaimed , " She isdead . " The inquiry was , " Who ? " Mr . Stephens replied , " The Baroness . " This announcement prefaced a great and painful sensation . "Upon leaving the court , we found tho woman lying upon the floor of an ante-room . She appeared to be about fiftyfour years of age , and was attired in black silk . The court was , as mi ght bo expected , thrown into much confusion by the shocking event . Upon inquiry , we found that the deceased had during the night complained of serious illness , and npon her removal from the celltothe court was apparently jnuch exhausted . Upon her arrival at the room in which she subsequently died she was accommodated with a chair , and almost instantly exp ired . Constant Darra having been placed at the bar
, Mr . Smith , in a long address , proceeded to state the case against the prisoner and his deceased con > panion . Ttiey came to Birming ham about three weeks ago , when they instantly gained admission into the houses of respectable families residing in the neighbourhood , and were by them most tin . ll v and hospitably entertained . Among others of whose intimacy and friendshi p they availed themselves was a Mr . George Dawson . Tlie woman represented herself as an Hungarian lad y , named " Baroness Yon Beck , " who was distinguished at Court in tfeo reign of Ferdinand Y ., and . who subsequently became the intimate friend of Governor Kossuth . Her husband had commanded in the Hungarian forces , and was killed at the barricades in Yienna .
Tbe b areness had published a work profes sing to he a history of her adventures , and issued a prospectus to publish another under the title of The Story of My life . Mr . Dawson was known to be deeply interested in all that concerned the struggle in which the Hungarians had been engaged in defence of the laws and liberties inherited by their fathers , and , finding that gentlemen in Liverpool and Birmingham had entered their names as subscribers for the work which the lady proposed to publish , he gaye his name also , and paid £ 14 s „ the amount of the subscri ption , to the male prisoner , who acted as the baroness ' s agent and secretary . He subsequently paid him £ A lCs . for other suhscriptions . The prisoner and the woman were at
this tune staying at the Clarendon Hotel , but , in consequence ofthe interest which Mr . Dawson took in the circumstances of the lady , they subsequently removed by invitation to the house of a gentleman residing in Edgbaston , where they remained until the previous night , when they were apprehended on the present charge . Mr . Smith said that he should be able to prove that the statements made in the Baroness ' s published work were fabrications—that there was no > uch person as Baroness Yon Beck residing in Hungary during the late war ,-tbat no Officer of that name was killed at the barricades , that the woman who represented herself as
Baroness von Beck was nothing more than a paid spy in the Hungarian service , that she was a Yienese not an Hungarian woman . He would produce before the Court as a witness the gentleman who acted as Home Secretary dnring the governorship of Kossuth . That gentleman identified the deceased as one of low origin , whom he had twice seen in the ante-room of Kossuth , hut who was employed by another woman , her superior in office , as a spy during the Hungarian war . He could also prove , if it were necessary , that many of those occurrences which in her published book were stated to be facts , were physically impossible , and that the work was a tissue of falsehoods .
The Mayor wished to know whether Mr . Smith could connect the prisoner with the misrepresentations to which he referred ? Mr . Smith said that he could , and he now came io a very painful part ofthe case . He should prove by the production of a letter from Mr . Charles de Soden , interpreter to the London police force , to Madam Pulzky , the lady of the late Hungarian envoy , that the so-called Baroness had lately been employed as a spy by the recently established foreign branch of the English police force , and that she received £ 5 16 s . 8 d . per week to betray the Hungarian refugees . The following is-a copy of the interpreter ' s letter : — " My dear Madame
Pulzky , —In reply to the inquiry contained in your kind l . ote , I beg to assure you that the person styling herself the Baroness do Beck is the same who , accompanied by Dr . Hemimar , offered personally her services , as a spy and informer , to the recently established foreign branch of the English police force . This I know from good authority , and I know likewise that for a fortnight or three weeks she has obtained forsuch services £ 516 s . Sd . per week . It is also no secret tome that the sot { fount Baroness introduced herself to the Birmingham police by forwarding a letter written by Dr . Hemimar , and containing an enclosure , which consisted of some articles and regulations adopted by
an association of the German Committee in London . With regard to Micbaelozy , he himself bas admitted to me that the Baroness instigated him to the attack on your husband , and that she defrayed all the expenses of the Subsequent proceedings . Should it " be required , I will with much pleasure substantiate the above statement with unexceptionable evidence . Trusting you will use your best endeavours in placing the illiterate she-imposter before the country in i ^ r true character , I am yours , « fce . Chabi . es be SODES . "
These were among some of the main facts which would have been adduced against the deceased woman . With respect to the male prisoner , he ( Mr . Smith ) believed that he Was of a good and noble famil y . He had throughout acted with the woman , and there could be little doubt that he was aware of her character and misrepresentations . They had , however , no desire to press the charge severely against him . For some years , owing to irregularities , it was understood that he bad been separated from his family . It was hoped that the painful circumstance in which he was now placed would operate beneficially upon his future conduct . Ii eo , the les : on he now received would not be lost him . .
upon . ,, Mr . G . Dawsos deposed , that the prisoner called upon him , at his house at Edgbaston , on the 6 tb of August . He stated himself to be the friend of the Baroness Yon Beck , and produced a hook purporting to be her adventures during the Hungarian war . On the Friday following the prisoner called in company with the lady , whom he introduced as the *• Baroness . " He presented him with a proposal for the publication of a new work . The Baroness stated she was an Hungarian lady , and the intimate friend of Kossuth . In consequence of these statements , and seeing the names of other gentlemen who had become subscribers , he became a
subscriber , and paid £ 14 s . He invite d them to meet some friends the next day , some of whom spoke German . The Baroness did not speak French , -which bethought rather strange for a Court lady . On the Monday morning witness was informed by the prisoner that the lady was ill at the Clarendon Hotel , and he requested Mr . Crompton , the surgeon , to attend her . Mr . Crompton reported that she was very ill , and that , unless she had a change Of air , in all probability she would die . Having at that time no suspicions of an imposture , witness saw that she was well lodged and housed in a country situation .
Tue pr isoner declined asking Mr . Dawson any questions . He said he was not a friend of the Baroness , —only an acquaintance . If Mr . TTX » Ai . E , jun ., solicitor of Edgbaston , deposed that he first saw the prisoner in company with the Baroness at the house of Mr . Dawson . Several other persons were present . On the Sunday moronic , hearing that the Baroness was ill , he called at the Clarendon Hotel before he went to church . In consequence of her indisposition , he invited her to his bouse , to which the Baroness removed about a fortnight ago , and had been there up to last nisht , when she was npprehende J byAIr Stephens . She frequently spoke of her ™ . i macy and friendship with Kossuth with great «™ tj » - On such occasions tears would start into her eyes . The prisoner had been at his house almost tue -srhnli . nf thn timn the Baroness was bis gnesr . xi «
passed as the secretary and agent of the BatOneSS Witness had received about £ 15 or £ lbas suoscriptions for her new work , and about seventy or eighty gentlemen in addition had promised to become subscr ibers , Mr . Tyndale , in concluding his evidence , said he had never met with a moie gentlemanlv or accomplished young man t han tke prisoner , and that nothing but a sense o t duty induced him to appear before the Court on that AL l lvL Havvicd , late member oi the Ban * garian Diet for the county of Waitzen , and formerlv Chief Commissioner of Police for the TJmteu KWdom of Hungary and Transylvania , deposed thai tbe safety of prisoners and all civil matters were under his jurisdiction and control . Be recollected a woman named Racidula , and saw her in Mr . Tyndale ' s house the previous night . She was sitting in a room along with other company , and he saw her from the garden through an open
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window . She was then taken into custody by the police . The same woman was a paid spy in the Hungarian service . Another woman was the chief spy and Racidula acted in a subordinate character . Witness had -known Kossuth personally for many years . Racidula had no intimacy with him . He had seen her twice in an ante-room , when he was requested by Kossuth to giTC her and the two other woman passports in fei gned names . There is a noble famil y of the name of Beck in Hungary , but the deceased did not belong to it . He knew all the women of the family . They were three in number . She never was a friend of Kossuthif
; she had been he must have'known it . She was an Austrian woman of low birth ; extremely vulgar . The prisoner , in his defence , stated that he became acquainted with the Baroness on her return from Liverpool , and that she had requested him to obtain subscriptions for her . He believed her to he what she represented herself . To him the connexion had been unfortunate , and ho was sorry that he had an acquaintance with such a woman . He was however , quite innocent of any crime . M . HATVicHsaid he knew the father and family ofthe prisoner ; one more honourable did not exist in Hungary .
The Matob , after a few minutes' deliberation with the other magistrates , directed that the prisoner be discharged , and complimented Mr . Dawson , Mr . Tyndale , and other gentlemen upon the kindness of their conduct . Mr . Smith defended M . Pulsky from any charge which mi ght be brought against him for not sooner exposing the real character of the Baroness . Mr . Dawson begged to say a few words to the Court . It might appear strange and cruel that the prisoner , when suffering from illness { and who had come to so awful a death , ) should have been removed to prison j but the fact was , that on Thursday evening she danced in a waltz , and they did not conceive , under the circumstances , that her apprehension would be followed by such lamentable results . Certain papers found in the , possession of the Baroness are said to disclose a formidable
conspiracy . They are in the possession of Mr . Smith , the barrister . The inquest on the body of the deceased Austrian spy , was UeH at Birmingham , on Monday , before Dr . Birt Davies . The deceased , according . to the medical testimony , had long suffered from aneurism , and the verdict of the jury was , "Died by the visitation of God . "
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September 6 , 1851 . THE NORTHERN STAR 7
Eloquence Op A Neapolitan Attorney Gener...
ELOQUENCE OP A NEAPOLITAN ATTORNEY GENERAL . The Progresso of Turin , of the 17 th August , gives extracts Irom the official speech of Prancois Paul Morelli , the King of Naples' Attorney-General , en the occasion of the opening of the great criminal court of Father Calabria . The Progresso professes to derive them from an official brochure published in the kingdom of Naples . If authentic , they prove that tho persecuting spirit of the Neapolitan government is more virulent than ever .
Morelli began , says the report , by "deploring the ferocity of the times now just passed , during which the earth seemed a hell of the damned , umbra mortis et nullus ordo . " Then , pressing the judges close , he told them " that the efforts of government would be of no avail , unless the magistrate launched the li ghtnings of the law against the guilty . The happiness of society depends , " he said , " on the great criminal court , charged with the task of chaining down unbridled license . True , during the last year , there has been something done in the interest of society ; but , at present , the same line must be followed with greater success , and the last remains of the anarchical cluirogM must be annihilated in the sanctuary of justice . Yes , I repeat it , all the efforts made hitherto will be fugitive and vain , if filled and devoured by a holy zeal , we do not direct all our attention to the
fulfilment of that which our well-beloved prince has the right to expect from us , that which our conscience imposes on us every moment with its monitions , that which we have resolvedly sworn on the gospel ot Jesus Christ . . You understand me , gentlemen . " Such are Sforelli ' s advices to tbe judges : here are hia menaces . " What a disgrace , gentlemen , for you , if in the hi gh sphere to which the clemency of the sovereign has raised you , there should still be some of you , who , for the impenetrable cuirass of impassability , should wish to substitute the disgraceful tunic cf private regards ; for firm courage , a cowardly timidity ; for invincible justice , a fearful moderation ! Well , suchif there be such—ought to descend from their honourable seats , and to them it should be cried , as was cried to tho unclean dogs which the ecstatic prophet of Patmos saw in his vision—Font
canesfans canes ! ( out with the dogs—out with the dogs 1 ) Yes ; these filthy rogues ought to quit the sanctuary _ of justice , and ought no longer to soil it with their offensive presence . Out with the dogs—out with tbo dogs' Ill-doing dogs , who devour the the master ' s bread , not to defend him , but to betray him—out with the- dogs ! Lying dogs , who wear the badge of fidelity , not to carry it out in action , but rather to deceive the confidence reposed in them—out with the dogs ! Perverse dogs , who mingle with the wolves , not to exterminate them , but rather to participate with them in the bloody prey—out with the dogs . " The King of Baples' Attorney-General must he an astonishingly eloquent man , and extremely tasteful .
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Kindness of a Russian Count . —By the Russian laws every female serf is free as soon as married to a freeman ; on the other hand , marriage with a serf entails serfdom on a free woman . On a certain day one of Count Scheremetiew ' s rich bondsmen appeared before his lord to petition for the freedom ofa son . The young man was in love with a poor but a free maiden , who returned his affection , but who would not sacrifice her liberty to love . Tbe father offered eighty thousand rubles as the price of his son ' s happiness . The count accepted ,
aud desired his vassal to produce the money . In an instant it was paid over . Letters of emanci pation were forthwith drawn up , and the count delivered them to the delighted father , with the words , "You must let me be the bridesman . " When in this capacity the Count had conducted the bride from the altar to her husband's house , and handed her , according to Russian custom , upon a silver waiter , the first glass of champagne , he presented to her , as a bridal gift , a boquet of fresn flowers skilfull y arranged round a small case containing t he ei gbty thousand rubles . — Blackwood ' s
Magazine . The municipality of Dijon , in imitation of that of Paris , has resolved to undertake important works to afford employment to the workmen . Amongst other things it has resolved to effect a complete restoration ofthe old palace of the States of Burgundy at an expense of 2 d 0 , 000 f . The plans have already been submitted to tbe Minister of the Interior . — Fun s Journal . The Whaling Fleet of the United States . — The Whaling List , of New Bedford , contains some interesting statistics , from which some idea of the immense extent of the whaling business may be formed . By far the greater portion of this business is confined to Massachusetts . The whole number of vessels employed is 605 . New Bedford has 275 large ships and barks , and more than half the tonnage ; Nantucket , New London , and Fairhaven ,
about an equal interest in the business . There are now 133 large ships and barks in port fitting for sea , and they will require nearly 4 , 000 men for officers and crew . The total amount of property invested in the whaling business must bo between 20 , 000 , 000 dollars and 30 , 000 , 000 dollars , and the oU taken must amount to rising 10 , 000 , 000 dollars yearly to make it a paying business ; but from an examination of the list we should judge that the sperm whalers were not doing a profitable business , many of them having been out three years or more , and yet are now reported with small fares . The first seven months of this year there hasbeen landed about 2 , 800 , 000 dollars worth of sperm , 4 , 500 , 000 dollars worth of -whale oil , and 1 , 200 , 000 worth of bene , making a total of 8 , 500 , 000 dollars for the first seven months , g iving for a year nearly 15 , 000 , 000 dollars . ' _ _
Bisnopmc of Sibhha LnoKB .-The Rev . Owen Emery Yidal , Perpetual Curato of Holy Trinity , Arlington , Sussex , has been nominated , and is willing to go out , as the first Bishop of Sierra Leone . The Archbishop of Canterbury and her Majesty ' s government have signified their consent to Mr . Vidal ' s consecration , if a moderate endowment can be secured . —Cambridge Chronicle . An audacious robbery has just been committed by the female servant of a retired officer residing in Paris . He had been in the habit of making short trips into tbe country , on . which occasions he bad always recommended the girl , in case of fire , to be particular , and endeavour , above all things , to save a small chiffonier which stood iu a corner of the salon . Considering from the anxiety shown by her
master that this piece of furniture contained something valuable , sue watched where he placed the key , and found that it was kept in his secretary . A few days since he left home in such a hurry to catch the railway train that he left the secretary open . The girl immediately took the key and opened the chiffonier , where she found 20 , 000 f . in bank notes , and 2 tf , 000 f . in coupons of rentes , which she secured . In order to turn suspicion from herself as the thief , she called in a frotteur , whom she took care to leave in the r ^ om alone for some time , ordering him to clean all the furniture . When her master returned and discovered the robbery , she accused the frotteur , but the police having been called in , suspicion fell on her , and she was arrested and sent to prison . —Paris Paper .
Notice has been given , that in consequence of the resum ption of the works at the House of Lords , the issue of tickets for viewing the House will be d iscontinued after the 6 th of September , until the meeting of Parliament .
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ALLEGED MUTINY AT SEA . On Monday a good deal of interest was excited at the Birkenhead police court , owing to two alleged cases of mutiny which were brought forward . William Jackson , Esq ., occupied the bench , and the court-room was crowded . The first case heard was that in which eleven men named respectively Henry Hanson , Thomas Bruce , Ja nes Copse , H . Smith , William Browne , James Dawson , Nicholas Manuel , Johannes Raviria , John Irving , Andrew Duggis , and J . Matinna , being . part of the crew of the ship Kedgeree , were charged by Captain Oliver with refusing to go to sea in that vessel , after signing articles to do so . — It appeared that the Kedgeree sailed from this port for Bombay on Sunday week , hut had put back
from stress of weather , having lost her foretopmast , and sustained other damage , during the gale which raged so violently on that day . On returning to the river , however , the men turned refractory , and refused to proceed again to" sea in her , alleging that the vessel leaked very much , that her rigging—which was new—was not of the requisite strength for such a long voyage , that tbo ship was not efficiently manned , and that she was altogether unseaworthy . Upon this the captain procured a warrant for their apprehension , which was executed on Saturday night , under the superintendence of Mr . Palmer , high-constable of the hundred of Wirrall . —Captain Bisset , one of Lloyd ' surveyors at this port , w » 3 called as . a witness by the master ot the . Kedgeree , to prove that although she had sustained somewhat severe damage , she was not exactl y in the unfit state described by the men . —Captain Oliver said he did not wish to press the charge ,
provided that they would agree to come back to the ship , and fulfil their contracts . —After hearing the particulars of the case , the mag istrate gave them a short time to consider whether they would accept the generous terms offered by their captain . This they agreed to do , after some deliberation , with the exception of Bruce ( who had been suffering from fever , and wished to go into the hospital ) , and Dawson , who appeared to have been the ringleader in the mutiny , and seemed rather " fractious" throughout the whole of the examination . In consideration of his state of health , Capt . Oliver acceded to the request of Bruce , and let off his contract , by quashing the shipping note . Dawson for some time doggedly refused to come to terms ' ; but on receiving a hint from the magistrate that he should deal very severely with the case if carried out , he eventually agreed to go back to the ship and do his duty . —Tho prisoners were then discharged .
The next case was that of ten men , part of the crew of the ship Africa , who were charged with a similar offence . Mr ; Atkinson , solicitor , who prosecuted , stated the circumstances . Tho Africa was a new shi p , 1 , 400 tons burden , now upon her first voyage from Quebec , and commanded by Captain Alexander Davies , with a crew of thirty-one hands in all . Tho prisoners , with others , had shi pped on board the vessel for the voyage to England . They had embarked on tlie 21 st of July last , and on the afternoon of that day the captain came on board and gave orders to " weigh anchor , and hoist the topsailyards . " The prisoners refused to obey his orders , and stated that they would not go to sea with the second mate , who , it seemed , had been quarrelling with them . The captain paid the
second mate his wages , and sent him ashore , but still the men refused to go to work . Upon this the captain deferred sailing until next day , and sent ashore for tbe assistance of the police . The prisoners were put in irons , and with tho aid of the police ( a novel method , by the way , of " setting sail" ) , the ship was got under weigh on the 22 nd , and proceeded on her voyage , She made Ireland on the loth of August , put into Belfast on tho 26 th , and reached Liverpool on the 28 th , the men having remained in irons all the way across . They had been repeatedly offered release by the captain , on condition of doing their duty ; but they had obstinately refused , whereby the vessel had run great risk on account of being short-handed . The captain then produced the log-book , the ship ' s ar t icles , and her registry , which he intended to offer in evidence . At this stage of the proceedings
Mr . Greatley , who defended the prisoners , and who also appeared in the same capacity in the former case , submitted that the magistrates had no jurisdiction in the matter . Tho alleged crime had been committed at Quebec , and the men had at tho time requested to be taken before the authorities there , but the captain had refused , and brought them confined in irons to England . In his opinion the captain himself had been guilty of a crime in doing this , and might be liable to a heavy penalty . In support of his argument he quoted the Merchant Seamen ' s Act . Mr . Atkinson said he was compelled to admit this , and added that the present proceedings had been taken principally to protect his client from any claim which the prisoners might make against him for wages by serving as a protest against theirconduct . The men were consequently discharged .
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A Rafflb fob a Negro . —In my tour through the Southern States I have met with many amusing incidents , but do not remember anything that created so great an excitement for the time being as a " negro raffle" in the town of — - — , in the State of Mississippi . Mr . —— , the owner of the boy , having a note to pay that day , and not having the wherewith to do it , was compelled to do what he gladly would not have done . The boy to be raffled was a smart , intelligent lad , of about eighteen years of age . Ho went by the name of " Bill , " There were eighty chances , with " three dice , " at ten dols . per chance . I was present when the affair came off ; there remained one chance , which I took and gave to Bill , upon the condition
that he would throw the dice himself , and " shake like oxen . " Bill rolled his eyes in an astonished and astonishing manner , and , after a hearty wha ! wha ! wha ! in which he displayed two fri ghtful rows of ivory , opening a mouth like the break of day from east to west , " and with a low bow , said , " I'll try , massa . " As may be supposed , the scene became hig hl y exciting . The raffle commenced . Bill looked on unconcerned at anything but the idea of leaving his old master . When the chances wero all railed off but the last Bill took the box ; previous to his throwing , however , he was offered 100 dols . for his chance , tbe highest throw yet mado being forty-six , which stood " a tie" between two individuals ; but Bill was no " Compromise man ;"
he refused the offer , saying , " De ' whole hog or noffin , " and made his first throw , which was thirteen , his second throw was sixteen ; Bill stopped , scratched his head , threw again , and up came eighteen . It was declared off that" Bill was high and free , " and such a shout I never heard in my life . Bill hardly knew what to do with himself . In a moment , however , he asked the whole party to drink , and no man in — , 'tis said , ever refused an invitation of the kind except one , and he died soon after ; so says tradition . Bill ' s success induced him to try another speculation of the '' same sort , " believing that ho could do , as a free man , as much as he had before done . He proposed to set himself up again in a " raffle , " and , as he had won before , he thought it would be no more than fair
that he should put tbe price at COD dols . this time . The chances were soon taken , Bill reserving but one chance to himself . He pocketed 500 dols ., and the sport again commenced . Bill ' s original owner and himself were the two highest again , and in throwing off Bill lost . " - It proved a very fortunate speculation for Bill and bis master both . The master had made 300 dols . clear , and Bill had cleared 500 dols ., and remained with his kind master . They started for home together , the master declaring that no money should induce him to part with Bill again , unless he was willing to leave , but promised him , if he would be as faithful to him as ho had always been , until he was twenty-one , he should have his freedom . They were both well contented , and every one present was satisfied that he had got his money ' s worth . —Louisville Journal .
Apprehension of Hackett in New York . — This notorious criminal , who , it will be recollected , was convicted in this country of burglary , sentenced to transportation for fifteen years , and subsequently made his escape in a most extraordinary manner from the Model Prison , at Pentonville , proceeded to the United States . Since that period his brother has been convicted ol felony and transported . A letter recently received from America b y Mr . Payne , one of the United States police , who is over here to watch some of his doubtfully honest countrymen who frequented the Exhibition , states that
although George Hackett , the escaped convict , was supposed to have had in his possession a considerable portion of his ill-gotten wealth , yet his ruling passion for plunder prevailed at Aew York , and among other depredations he procaade to the residence of a gentleman named Williams , at a place called Newark , near Mw York , and with others , not in custody , broke into the house , and abstracted therefrom a quantity of plate , valued at 3 , 000 dollars . For this offence he was speedily apprehended , and now lies in the New York Gaol to await hia trial , and , shouldhe be convicted , will bo subject to close imprisonment of
about ten years . _ , Her Majesii ' s Visit to Liverpool . —on tues day morning the Mayor of Liverpool received a letter from Lord John Russell , intimating that her Majesty tho Queen intends to visit Liverpool on the 9 th of October next , when she purposes to proceed to Worsley Hall . M'Cormack ' s American Reapixg MACHINE . — This implement , which has carried away one o » the Council medals , is now performing a highly successful experimental tour throug h the country . It commenced operations at Tiptreo Farm , »«? w . as next heard of at F arningham : then its capabilities were displayed at Mr . Mangle ' s ; and on Friday n was shown at work on the large farm attached to tho Agricultur al College at Cirencester . . Steamers are about to begin plying fortnightly on the Sile , between Cairo and the first cataract .
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ttOYAL COURT , JERSEY . T 8 &* SB ? & W | r o P % N E oVi i ttEj ^ tete sr sft I eder ek w-n- "W murt , er on the person of JS onL ^^ i 111 Der Mhire , on the 11 th of April i « l Inl e - , lasfc week Wo ™ the Grande En . the trdieJ 6 }?** ' 5 ° ? hichhe had appealed from 2 t JZt i P "y J - The final grand jury parishes F ofSt 0 t ^ T -t princi P " 0 f the f ™„ ° St . Helier , St . Saviour , and St . ~ < and was presided over by Prancis 3 \ f - ' ^ of Elia 3 > <> ' tfle first-named ?" . „ ~~} ho rea ( hng of tho evidence and other
««*« f « £ , T ? rnin S the case occupied the Court « £ mK ° C 1 ck—Shortly afuwwards Mr . Advo-Za tf . ddressed t » e jury in a most eloquent and impressive speech , which lasted an hour S m K ? a i nmutes -J 0 ur limited sPace will not permit us to re-produce the address of the learned advocate ; it must suffice lor us to say that Mr . Mamt made use of powerful arguments to induce the jury to act aside tho grounds of premeditation Of tne act with which his client was charged .-The Attorney-General also addressed the jury for upwards of an hour with his wonted ability and eloquence ; he argued that the premeditation had been clearly and substantially proved hy the evidence of the witnesses for the prosecution . —The Bailiff
made a very impartial and lucid summing-up of the debate . —At a quarter before five o ' clock the jury withdrew to deliberate , and , after an absence of twenty-fivo minutes , the foreman of the jury stated that the jury were divided in their opinion . Every member then advanced to the bailiff , and communicated his respective opinion . The Bailiff , amidst the most profound silence , then announced to the prisoner that a more than sufficient number ( twenty-one out of twenty-four , it was understood ) of the jury found him Guilty of the crime of murder on the person of P . W . Derbyshire . — The Advocate Maretc : 1 ask the Attorney-General what are his conclusions ?—The Attorney-General : The Grand Enquete having found the
prisoner guilty of the crime of murder , I have no other alternative , however painful to me , than to conclude that the prisoner , as a punishment for his crime , be condemned to be taken to the place of execution , with a halter round his neck , and there be strangled and hanged untill death ensues , and that all bis goods and chattels , if he have any , be confiscated to her Majesty , or tho lord of the Manor , or to whomsoever they shall apertain ; the whole saving h er M aj esty ' s pardon . Mr . Advocate Maratt : I had hoped that my feeble efforts would have been successful in causing the jury to set aside the premeditation of the crime ; but since it has been otherwise , I hope the court will take this fact itno consideration that neither of the iurieswere
unanimous , and for this reason . I hope the Court will modify the conclusions of the Crown officer , and thereby avoid tho horrid and sad spectacle of a public execution , which fortunately has been of very rare occurrence of late years . If the prisoner were sentenced to transportation beyond tlie seas for the term of his natural life it would be a sufficient punishment , and would give him an opportunity of seeking mercy at the throne of his Maker whom be has offended . — The Attorney-General having persisted in his conclusions , the Bailiff consulted the judges on the bench , who ( with the sole exception of Judge Picot , who was of opinion that the sentence should be transportation for life ) granted tbe conclusions of the Crown officer .
The bailiff and judges having placed their hats on their heads , the bailiff addressed the prisoner as follows , having previously ordered him to go on his knees : — " Jacques Fouquet , after a long and patient investigation , you have been successfully found guilty by two juries of the most heinous crime with which man can be charged , Mr , Marett , your advocate , has exhausted all the means which his zeal , experience , and talent could suggest for your defence : and if ho has failed , it is to be attributed to the clearness of the evidence brought against you ; and in such a case the law visits the crime of which you have been found guilty with the punishment of death . The Court , in conformity with the conclusions of tbe Attorney-General ,
sentences you to be led to tho place of execution with a halter round your neck , and there to be hanged and strangled until death doth ensue , and . that all your goods and chattels , if you have any , be confiscated to her Majesty , or tbo lord ofthe manor , or to whomsoever they shall appertain ; tho whole , saving her Majesty ' s pardon ; which sentence the Viscount is to see carried into execution , and the execution of the sentence is delayed for the term of three weeks ; and in tho meantime you are sent back to gaol . During the short time you have to pass in this world , I would entreat you most
earnestly to profit by this time to seek mercy at the throne of the Almighty , by imploring his forgiveness for the great crime you have rendered yourself guilty of—and may God , in his infinite goodness and mercy , have pity on your soul ' . " The prisoner rose , and addressed a few words to his advocate , which words did not reach us . He appeared indifferent to the awful scene which had just passed , and in which he was the principal actor . He walked back to the prison-van with a firm and unconcerned step . Although there wasa greatcrowd inside and outside tbe Court , not a single cry was uttered . —Jerseu Sun .
The British Slave-Market. Chelsea Wails....
THE BRITISH SLAVE-MARKET . Chelsea wails . Its fifty thousand souls are offered to the highest bidder . Lord Cadogan owns themthus far , at least , that to him belongs the legal and saleable right of appointing their spiritual teacher and pastor—and Lord Cadogan is in want of cash . Who will have the religions oversight of Chelsea ? Going , gentlemen—going , dirt cheap ! The cure of fifty thousand souls—mark that ! or , here are other , and perhaps stronger , inducements : — A DETACHED RECTOR ! HOUSE , Seated in its own Grounds , approached by a Carriage Drive . WITH TWO ELEGANT BHAWIKG BOOMS , 39 feet long , having gilt mouldings , marble Chimney
Piece , and Steps to Pleasure Ground , A CAPITAL niNING ROOM , and Library and Bed room adjoining . THE GKOUNBS are disposed in Lawn , Plantation , Garden , and range of Green Houses , ornamented with timber , and surrounded by serpentine gravelled walks . BENT CHARGE , BENT OF HOU S ES , producing together , independent of House , One thousand four hundred and eighty-four Pounds : and also Further Increase of £ 1 , 256 , On the dropping in of Lives in Leases .
Chelsea is in deep distress . Chelsea is on its knees before the public , begging what ; ?—that it may be spared the ignominy of a sale ? No I But that-its 50 , 000 souls may be bought 'in for an evangelical pastor . What , if a Papist should purchase them ? Horrible ! What if a Puseyite should be their next lord ? Scarcely less afflicting ! Oh , subscribe ye pious ! Out with your purses , ye wealthy Protestants I Buy us , and make us your own ! And this in England—in the metropolis—in the neigbourhood of the Great Exhibition—in the latter part of the nineteenth century ! Lift up your head , shame-stricken America—we can beat you in impu dent sin . Wecan plunge deeper than ever you did in the mire of infamy . You sell men ' s persons and
interests in this world—we sell their souls and their interests for the next . Match the atrocious impiety of the above advertisement , if you can . But , there , you cannot . We can beat you even in wickedness . Is tbe ease a singular one ? Sot at all . Similar advertisements may be seen every day . More than half the parishes of the kingdom are private property . More than half the clergy of the Establishment are nominated to their benefices by individual patrons . It was but the other day that a royal commission , having prelates as members , proposed to raise the wind for the erection of new churches by selling into private hands some seven or eight hundred pieces of ecclesiastical patronage now belonging to the crown . Why should Chelsea
complain ? Its slavery is not singular . People blame Lord Cadogan—they had better look nearer home . Por fashion ' s sake they abet the system of which this is but anisolated specimen . The entire Church Establishment , of which in this country patronage is a main feature , is a huge money concern—kept up with a view to its political influence and its immense property . Sees are disposed of on much the same plan as parishes , the only difference being that in the one case the post is bartered for ministerial support , and in the other for hard cash . The infamy of the system is admitted
on all battels , but if Is still tolerated . Every outrage , liowerer , is doing its work . Faith , is gone—love is S " ~ BenBe of convenience will not last long . One of these days , Chelsea , or some less aristocratic parish , will be daring enough to protest that its spiritual interests are in its own keeping—not to bo sold to the priest of the highest bidder . But then , this is a height of magnanimity to which none can hope to rise who cannot meet the expense of their own religious oversight and worship . The slaves deserve to be sold b y auction , till in resolution as well as in knowledge thoy cease to accept slavery . They reap but what they have sown . —Nonconformist .
Winding-Up Of Railways And Joini-Stock C...
Winding-up of Railways and Joini-Stock Companies . —The two important questions connected with the law of liability on this subjectnamely , as the validity of calls uponcontributories , and as to whether companies not completely registered come within the operation of the act , having yet to be settled , the whole process of winding-up in that particular point \ s at present at a perfect stand-still .
Winding-Up Of Railways And Joini-Stock C...
jBJrx , AvaiaALlA . We copy the following most important statement from the " Sydney Morning Herald , " of Tuesday , May 20 , which professes to take it from the " BathurstFree Press , " of Saturday , the 17 th : — " The discovery V the fact of Mr . fiargreaves that the country , from the Mountain Ranges to an indefinite extent in the interior , is one immense gold field , has produced a tremendous excitement in the town of Bathurst and the surrounding districts , For several days after our last publication the business of the town was utterly paralysed . Acornplete mental madness appears to have seized almost every member of the community , and , as a natural consequence , there has been an universal rush to the diggifigs . Any attempt to describe the
numberless scenes—grave , gay , and ludicrous—winch have arisen out of this state of things , would require the graphic pen of a Dickens , and would exceed any limit which could bo assi gned to it in a newspaper , Groups of people were to be seen early on Monday morning at every corner of tho streets , assembled in solemn conclave , debating both possibilities and impossibilities , and eager to pounce upon any human being who was likely to give any information about the digg ings . People of all trades ,- callings , and pursuits were quickl y transformed into miners , and many a hand which had been trained to kid g loves , or accustomed to wield nothing heavier than tho goosequill , became nervous to clutch tho pick and crowbar or ' rock the " cradle' at our infant mines . Tho blacksmiths of
tho town could not turn off tho picks fast enough , and the manufacture of cradles was the second briskest business in the place . A few left town on Monday equi pped for the diggings ; but on Tuesday , Wednesday , and Thursday the roads to Summer-hill Creek became literally alive with new mado miners from every quarter , some armed with picks , others shouldering crowbars or shovels , and not a few hung round with washhand basins , tin pots , aud cullenders , garden and agricultural implements of every variety either hung from the saddle-bow or dangled about the persons of the pilgrims to Ophir . Now and then a respectable tradesman , who had just left his bench and counter , would heave in sight , with a huge something in front of his horse which he called a cradle , and with which he was about to
rock himself into fortune . Scores have rushed from their homes provided with a blanket , a ' damper , ' and a pick or grubbing-hoe , full of hope that a day or two ' s labour would fill their pockets with the precious metal ; and we have heard of a great number who have started without any provision but a blanket and some rude implement to dig with . Such is the intensity of the excitement that people appear almost regardless of their present comfort , and think of nothing but gold . Of course all this must end in disappointment . The wet weather of tbe last two nights , with a damp ground for a bed , and the teeming clouds for a canopy , will do much towards damping the enthusiasm of numbers . We have the authority of an experienced man in stating that from the imperfect and unsuitable implements
used by all who have left for the diggins , coupled with their miserable provision in other respects , success is impossible ; that the labour necessary to success is extremely severe , and he ventures as his opinion that no more than three per cent , will become permanent miners . One of the consequences has been a rapid rise in the price of provisions . Flour , which ranged from twenty-six shillings to twenty-eight shillings per 100 lb , has been sold for forty-five shillings ; tea , sugar , and almost every other eatable commodity have advanced in equal proportion . A large amount of the wheat in the district is in the hands of a few speculators , who will maintain their hold in tho hope ofa golden harvest . But for the very extensive supplies now on their way from Sydney , flour would soon be at a
famine price , and should a rush take p lace from below , as may be reasonably expected , it is to be hoped that there are capitalists enough to adventure in one of the safest speculations of the times—the purchase of flour for the supply of the district . "What assisted very materially to fan the excitement into a flame , was the arrival of a son of Mr . Neale , the brewer , with a piece of pure metal weighing eleven ounces , which was purchased by Mr . Austin for £ 30 , who started for Sydney by the following day ' s mail with tho gold and the news Since that an old man arrived in town with several pieces in mass , weighing in all from two to
three pounds . He also started to Sydney with his Erize . Mr . Kennedy , the manager of the Bathurst ranch of the Union Bank of Australia , visited the diggings on Saturday last in Company with Messrs . Hawkins and Green , and each of these gentlemen p icked up a small piece of the pure metal ; and a few handfuls of the loose earth from the bed of the creek , which were brought home by Mr . Kennedy , from motives of curiosity , have been since essayed by Mr . Korff , from Sydney , and a piece of gold extracted therefrom of the size oi a small pea . Besides these we have not heard of any particular instances of success .
" On Wednesday morning last Mr . Hargreaves accompanied by Mr . Stutchbury , the Government geologist , went to the diggings , and with his own hands washed a pan of earth in his presence , from whichtwenly-one grains of fine gold were produced . He afterwards washed several baskets of earth , and produced gold therefrom . Mr . Stutchbury hereupon expressed his satisfaction , and immediately furnished him with credentials , which have since been forwarded to government . The fact of the existence of gold is therefore clearly established ; and whatever credit or emolument may rise therefrom , Mr . Hargreaves is certainly the individual to whom it properly belongs , Should government deem it necessary , as it most probably will , to appoint an inspector , superintendent , or commissioner , over the gold regions , in addition to the fact of Mr . Hargreaves being the discoverer , his practical acquaintance with mining points him out as the most suitable and worthy person for the appointment .
" We have very much more to say , but have not space to say it in , " A Mr . Rudder , an experienced California Gold di gger , is now at work in the diggins . There are also several magistrates plying their picks and cradles most laboriously , but wo have not heard with what success . In fact there appears every probability of a complete social revolution in the course of time . Those who are not already departed are making preparations . Servants of every description are leaving their various employments , and tbe employers are , per necessitatem , preparing to follow . But , notwithstanding all this , we feel that a reaction will speedily take place . The approach of winter and wet weather will do something towards cooling tho ardour of the excited multitude . "
The Alleged Murder In Shoe Lane. Benjami...
THE ALLEGED MURDER IN SHOE LANE . Benjamin Cole , the policeman who was charged with having caused tho death of "W illiam Cogan in Plumtree-court , Shoe-lane , again appeared before Mr . A ld erman W il son at the Mansion House Police Court . —Mr . Alderman Wilson , addressing Mr . Lewis , said s Since we last me t I have read over , and studied very attentively all the depositions which were taken before me , as well as the evidence g iven before the coroner ' s in quest on this subject . I have also , in the company of an officer , visited Plumtreo-court , nnd have examined Mrs . Long ' s room , and the passages of the houses Nos . IS and 28 , and I have by such examination , been enabled not only thoroughly to
comprehend the evidence given by the different witnesses , but I havo been enabled to make up my mind as to the degree of credit to-be given to that evidence . The alderman then proceeded at some length to recapitulate the whole of the evidence taken at the examination of the prisoner ( which has already appeared ) , and to comment as he went on upon tho various parts of it , and particularly on the evidence of one of the surgeons , and concluded by saving—The conclusion 1 have come to is , that it was none other than the policeman , Cole , who has inflicted these external injuries . But that is only one part of my duty . I have a further inquiry to make , and , perhaps , the most important of all . What was the cause of death ? Did death
ensue from these injuries ? And here I feel a responsibility which I am not at all disposed to exercise . If I say that I think tbe deceased has met his death from other causes than from tho external injuries , I must discharge Cole , and the ends of justice may thereby be frustrated . I think this is a ease for further investi gation , and that it will ho much more satisfactory to the friends of tbe deceased and the police force , and infinitely more satisfactory to my own mind , that the case should go to the Central Criminal Court , where it will be tried hy a jury , and havo the able assistance of the learned judges and tbe counsel ; and whatever the verdict may he , I am sure it will be a proper one and satisfactory to all parties . I must now commit tho prisoner on the charge of manslaughter . —Mr . Lewis ; I trust , sir , the same bail wiU-be taken?—Mr . Alderman Wilson : Ko . 1 think under the circumstances , having determined to
commit , I mn & t increase the bail . I must now have two sureties in £ 100 each . -Mr . Ooodman , the chief clerk , having read the voluminous depositions , Mr . Alde rman Wilson , after the usual caution , asked the prisoner if he had anything to say in answer to the charge . — The prisoner ; Nothing more than that 1 am an innocent man . — Mr . Lewis ; VViU you permit me to say , sir , on behalf of t he defendant and tbe police generally , that they are perfectly satisfied with the result of this investigation and your desire to send it to another tribunal , where father inquiry will be made into the circumstances connected with it . They feel that the result will be then more satisfactory to the public and themselves . — The prisoner was then fully committed for trial , and the required bail was at once tendered and accepted .
The Alleged Murder In Shoe Lane. Benjami...
MWUhaaaJL asaaaiua . Important Alteration in the Administratis op Justice in Middlesex . —The Court sat on Monday for tbe first time under the provisions of the 14 th and 15 ; h Victoria , c . 55 , intituled , "An Act to amend the Law relating to the Expenses <> - Prosecutions , and to make further provision ^ for the apprehension and trial of offender ^ in certain cases , " at tho Guildhall , West minster , for the trial of prisoners . Tho sessions ' trom henceforth will be holdcn every alternaie week at tho Sessions House , Clorkenwell , and nt the Omldhall , Westminster ; so that instead of there ? ?^] anually twenty-four sessions for the county
n Of Middlesex , there will bo an additional twe-m - - four sessions at We stminster . Consequently ' * trial ef prisoners will take place every week throughout the year , and a great number of ti ; o offenders hitherto sent to tho Central Crimiii . il Court will be committed to these sessions , bv which course a large amount will be saved to th ' o county , at the same time reducing the time nowrendered necessary for the attendance of witnesses who had been bound over by tho magistrates to prosecute , Tho calendar contains the names « . f seventy . eight prisoners for trial , of whom sixtyfive were charged with felony and thirteen with misdemeanour .
Larceny . — Samuel Harding , 21 , and Willi a m Davis , 20 , were found Guilty of stealing a quantity of bam aud bacon . This was the first ease triod hero under the enlarged powers of the court . Formerly only a term of imprisonment could )< e awarded in cases of common larceny , but in ti : e case of Harding , a former conviction being pruvnd against him , he was ordered to be transported for seven years . His companion was sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for nine months . Picking Pockets at the Prorogation op Parliament . —Andrew Murph y , sixteen , and Benjamin Brighton were indicted for having stolen a handkerchief , the property of John Coombe , from hia
person . This was one of those larcenies from the person which commonly occur on every public w > casion . The Jury found both the prisoners Guilty ; and two previous convictions being proved against Brighton , he was sentenced to be transported for ten years ; Murphy to bo imprisoned for nine months . A witness , who had come forward to giro Brighton a character , upon being questioned by tho learned Judge , admitted that he was aware that Brighton had been in prison on two occasions , whereupon he was ordered to be taken into custody , but was liberated on the rising of the Court , with a reprimand from the learned judge as to iiia future conduct .
Malicious Assault . —Henry Blaney , 32 , was charged with having unlawfully and maliciously inflicted upon John Loxton , a constable of the metropolitan police , certain blows with the intent of doing him some grievous bodil y harm . It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor that on the morning of the 4 th of August , between two aud three o ' clock , the prisoner with several other persons were in Orchard-street , Dorset-square , and creating a great disturbance . Ho remonstrated with them , when the prisoner , using a most filthy epithet , said they did not care for the police , that they should enjoy themselves just as they liked , and defied any of them to touch them . The disturbance now becoming so great he was compelled to taice
the prisoner into custody , but he had no sooner r . pproached for that purpose , than tho prisoner without more ado kicked him in a tender part , and several times repeated the blow . The result was that he was much injured , and a surgeon was sent for to his a si-tance . Mr . George Wilson , of No . 32 , Baker-street ,. said ho had attended the prosecutor , who was ruptured on both sides by the injuries he had received , and he would bo compelled to wear a double truss for the rest , of his life . The Jury instantly found the prisoner Guilty . The learned Judge , after expressing his abhorence of the dastardly conduct of the prisoner , sentenced him to imprisonment and hard labour for nine calendar months .
Pickpockets . —Elizabeth James was charged in four indictments with having picked pockets at the Exhibition . She pleaded Guilty . The prisoner was apprehended in the building by Sergeant West , who for some time had been watching her , and who saw her commit the offences charged against her . The court sentenced her to be transported for the period of seven years . William Marshall , 20 , was indicted for stealing a pocket book and two £ 5 Bank of England notes , the property of John Dollius , from his person . The
learned judge told tho jury that they must acquit the prisoner , as the prosecutor , who was a Frenchman , holding an important wt . uat . ion in Paris , had left this country , and had sent a letter to say that his duties were such that he could not attend , and that he should withdraw the case , not knowing apparently that such a course could not be adopted in England without some difficulty . It would not be of any use to estreat his recognizance , as process could not reach him at Paris . The jury gave a verdict of No 6 Guilty .
Newcastle Court . —James Wise , 29 , was indieted lor stealing a pair of scissors and an ear-ring , the property of Isaac Friedlander . The facts of this case were before tbe court at the General Session , aC Clerkenwell , when a woman named Potter was tried for the robbery , which was committed by her with tbe aid and assistance of the prisoner , who , however , escaped when the woman was taken into custody ^ The prosecutor was a hawker of jewellery , and on the day mentioned in the indictment he was proceeding through Newcastle Court , when he was beckoned to a house by the prisoner . The woman examined the > contents of his box , from which she took the
articles , and when the prosecutor asked her to return ihem the prisoner told him that if he did not hold his tongue and quit the place he would kick him out . He left , and informed a police officer , by whom soon afterwards the woman was apprehended , On her being tried at Clerkenwell it was intimated to the . court that the man who assisted her was sitting hehind the dock , whereupon the learned judge ordered him into custody . He was taken before a magistrate at Bow-street , who committed him for trial , and tha jury , after a lengthened address by Mr . Horry , found him Guilty . Pormer convictions were proved against the prisoner in the regular manner , and the court sentenced him to be transported for ten years .
Gross Assault by a . Parent . —Thomas Baker » 35 , was indicted for assaulting Mary Ann Baker , alias Palmer , with intent , & c . The details of this case were of an exceedin gly disgusting character , and of course cannot be published . The prisoner was step-father to the prosecutrix , a little girl about eleven years of age , and her evidence clearly showed that the prisoner had more than once been guilty of the conduct imputed to him . Her statement was supported by the evidence of a surgeon . The prisoner , in hia defence , made a speech which disgusted every person in court . He said the charge was trumped by the
girl ' s mother out of a spirit ol revenge , and he charged her with murder and adultery . He wished , he said , to call her to prove these matters out of her own mouth . The learned judge said he could not call her . as a witness . She could not be examined on the one side or the other , of which the prisoner must be aware . The prisoner then read a series of questions which he proposed to put to his wife . The greater part of them had no relation to the case , and excited a very strong feeling of loathing and disgust . 'Che jury found the prisoner Guilty . The learned judge sentenced the prisoner to two years' hard labour .
StrertRobbery -Jane Jones , 22 , a prestitute , was indicted for etealing a purse containing £ 24 37 s ., the property and monies of Antonio deVecchi , from his person . It appeared that on the evening ot A ednesday week the prosecutor , who is servant to General Gabriel , of No . 1 , Connaug htPlace , was m theLdgeware Road , when he was accosted by the prisoner , who invited him to accompany her home . He walked with her a short distance down Adam-street , towards Cumberland Mews , when she stopped at a house into which she wanted him to accompany her , but he refused , upon which she gave a signal , aud two men pounced upon him and pinioned his arms , while the tromtke breast pocket of his
prisoner took his purse . coat . He threw the men off , and followed the prisoner . He was joined by a . police officer * who touM the prisoner concealing herself behind some cabs m Berkeley Mews . Near to where she was taken the purae was picked up empty , and on her being searched at the station house , seventeen sovereigns and a quantity Of silver , including a florin , were found upon her . The prosecutor positively identified the florin as one of tbe coins contained in the purse at fbetimeit was 3 toien . When at the station house she could not tell what money she bad about her . The jury found her Guilty , and the court sentenced her to six months'bard labour . Uisa 21
Pocket Piciuso . -Lo Hump hreys , , an Ann Smith , 25 , were indicted for having stolen the -. urn of 18 s ., the monies of James Ginever , from his person . —Both prisoners were found Guilty . - * The Learned Judge said that the prisoner Smith , had already been tried by him for robbery , aud it was time that the country was rid of her . He thea sentenced her to be'transported for seven years , and Humphreys to be imprisoned lor six months . Robert llobinKou , 18 , was found guilty of having stolon a handkerchief , the property of Mr . Samuel Dudley , from his person . —Prisoner was sentenced to six months' hard labour . John Sn : ith , 16 , pleaded guilty to . having stolen a woolen horse-cloth , value 24 s ., the property of SarahPrewin . —The Learned Judge , having enumerated his previous convictions , sentenced him to be transported for seven years . . ¦ ¦ . Slary M'Carthy , , a low prostitute , -was found
guilty of having stolen a watch , the property oi John Baskett Clark , from his person , and sentence * to imprisonment with hard labour for six ni 0 ™^ With this case the present sittings tenninaieu .
M. De Bruk, Ex-Minister Of Comi»O«»; 0: ...
M . de Bruk , ex-Minister of Comi » o «»; 0 : Attbirai ias purchased in Eng land , on ? ° ° Si proceed in * r . ent , three largo steamers , w . iicli ww v nediatolv to Trieste .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 6, 1851, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_06091851/page/7/
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