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TRIAL OF ROSE TAMISIER , THE MIBAGLE WORKER . Bose Tamisier , the female arrested on a charge of having by a pretended miracle at St . Saturnin , sear Apt , committed what the law calls *• an outrage on objects of religions worship , " was brought to trial four days ago before the Tribunal of Correctional Police of Carpentras . She , is extremely pale , and her features bear the mark of mysticism . Her bearing is modest , and she dresses in black , with a nun s cap . Her age is thirty-three , The court was crowded to excess , and the famous bleeding p icture was placed behind the judges . Ifc was proved by several witnesses that Rose had always nretended to possess the power of working
miracles . To one witness she once showed a letter -which she said had been written by a person who could neither read nor write ; and " that person she declared had been miraculously endowed- with the faculty of writing in consequence of her' prayers " . To another witness she asserted that she had on a . particular occasion been surrounded with a great light from Heaven at Cadenet . To a third , she said that she had once , when in the convent of Saltans , planted a cabbage by the command of Heaven , and that in afew'days it grew to such a vast size that all the persons in the convent were able to make a dinner of it . The cure of Saignon deposed that he had known Rose Tamisier for fifteen years , and had always noticed in her a . marked tendency to piety and mysticism . In August , 1 S 50 , she told him that
she had miraculously received tbe sacrament in tbe parish church ; and . on going to the tabernacle of the altar he found that the consecrated wafer had disappeared . On two subsequent occasions the consecrated wafer again vanished , and Rose pretended that she had again miraculously communicated , He , therefore , removed the key of the tabernacle . " and forbade her to approach the alter ; he also directed his vicaire not to . say . mass at the principal altar ; but nevertheless the consecrated wafer , was again taken away , and . he could not discover that any second key to the tabernacle existed . On going" to the church one morning , he was surprised to find the tabernacle , open , two . candles on the altar lighted , and Rose prostrateon the ground . In . answer to his questions , she . said that the candles
had become li ghted of themselves , that the taberr uacle had voluntarily opened , that she had felt herself fixed to the ground at some distance from the altar , aud that the consecrated wafer had then advanced slowly to her mouth . About the same time she pretended to have marks of a miraculous character on her breast , and to prove this assertion she produced her linen , which bore sometimes stains representing the Virgin Mary , and , at others , a crown of thorns . He took measures to ascertain whether she had not so marked her linen , but without success . One day . before celebrating mass , he ordered Rose to place a piece of clean linen to her breast , and not to leave the church without his per ? mission . When the mass was over , he called her to the vestry and made her produce the linen ; to his astonishment it bore the figure of the Virgin . By direction of the archbishop , he directed her to pray
to God that the marks on her breast might be removed , and a few days after they disappeared . The vicaire of Saignon , after deposing to the repeated disappearances of the consecrated wafer ,, stated that in the month of October last ho had to say mass one morning at five o ' clock , and expressed to Rose the fear that he might not awake in time . Rose answered , ' * -I will have you awakened . " The next morning be was aroused from his sleep by three blows struck on his night table , and at the same time he heard distant music . A moment after-the clock struck five . The next day he said to Rose , " Yon forgot to awaken me ? " She answered , " 1 had you awakened by a guardian angel I" The witness added that another miracle ascribed to Rose was that she had caused buttonsto he sent to him in . a strange way , to repair his coat . The fact was that be bad found the buttons in his
apartment , and that no one could tell how they came there . But he attached no importance to that fact , and considered it a joke . -if . Massie , a landowner at Saignon , said that the vicaire had called Mm an atheist , and an infidel , for -not believing in the reality of Hose ' s miracle ? , and had announced to him that still more extraordinary things would soon be witnessed . Madame Ferriere , a sister of the Order of the Presentation de la Marie , called in religion Sister Sainte Leonardo , who stated that she witnessed some of Rose ' s iniraclesj and had not be * Hered in them . . She had warned her to be prudent iu her conduct . Several other witnesses then
deposed that Rose had made extraordinary statements to them , and pretended to be in frequent communication with the Holy Virgin , to have peculiar marks on her breast , & c . One said that an intimate friend of Rose bad assured her that one day , as two females were passing the church of St . Saturnin , they felt themselves irresistibly attracted to the interior , and , on kneeling before a-picture , saw blood flow from it . At this stage of the evidence the tribunal adjourned . The trial has since been suddenly brought to a close by a decision of the tribunal that it is legally incompetent to try the ease .
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The Lock Cqxtroyeissy . —The Times says : —We arc g lad to hear that Messrs . Bramah intend raising no captious objections as to the award of the arbitrators , having determined to pay Mr . Hobbs the 200 guineas reward offered by " them . The lock picked has been taken to pieces and carefully examined . The slide plates with which the interior is provided show at several points the operation of a file , which Mr . Hobbs probably used in order to render the action of the key when introduced certain—one or two of theuf are also slightly bent . This , they contend , could not have been done if the plates in question had been of steel instead of soft iron . In all their recent locks steel has . been used , but tbe lock opened was made fifty years » go , and nasjiung in their shop window ever since with the
general challenge attached to it . Not only in the material of the side plates- , but also iu the size of the keyhole , Messrs . Bramah contend that Mr . Hobbs had aa advantage , the latter bem { j ; much larger than in their present make , and g iving the American extra facilities for the use of his picking instruments . Messrs . Bramah strongly protest against the insinuation that their lock had been prepared for the recent trial , asserting that it had not been taken to pieces previuusly for thirty-five years ; and they express * their confident expectation tbat in a fortnight their patent will be again exhibited in tlieir shop window with the former general challenge attaelied to it . TVe hear that the lock exhibited by Mr . Hobbs is itself to he immediately tested by an English mechanic .
Ak Unexpected Response . — Three soldiers landed the other day at Egrcmont , and swaggered tip the pier in unseemly fashion , talking loudly and evidently bent on misbehaviour . "When they arrived at the pavgate they insisted npon passing at the contractor ' s side of the barrier . This being eontrarv to rule , was resisted by the men in charge . One of the soldiers , however , forced his way through , and had his ire excited by a gentleman who stood crazing ' at tham with fixed attention . and said
The soldier advanced with an insolent air , loudlv . " You are staring at me?—because if you are , " Sir , I'll just take aud pitch you over those railings . " Tiic gentleman replied , quietly , but ¦ with a voice of authority not to be mistaken , - " Go back to your quarters instantly , and report yourself under arrest . " To the other two he gave similar orders . The men changed their looks and demeanour at once , and turned to obey . It was an officer hig h in command , who , in p lain clothes , thev had not recognised .
Poiso ' ocs Mushrooms . —The following has been published in the Times : —* Having observed with pain , in your valuable paper , the melancholy loss of life from eating poisonous mushrooms , I venture to send you a simple test , which I have practised for many years , and for which I am indebted to an old herbalist . Before peeling the mushrooms , pass a gold ring backwards and forwards over the skin . Should the bruise thus caused turn yellow or orange-colour , it is poisonous , but otherwise it is qu te safe . I have tried repeated baskets of mushrooms in this way . some turning yellow , others retaining the usual colour , though in other respects " to all appearance the same . Every married woman has a gold ring to test the mushroom thus ; or a sovereign rubbi l on it will have the desired effect . "
A Dovsls Eogce . —An individual , not far distant from Perth , had . so-j . e time ago , thirty lump ' s of butter seized for being deficient in weight . He happened to fall in with a companion shortly after , aud between them high words arose , about some trivial affair , over a dram , when the latter twitted the former with having SC &? . of his butter seized for being deficient in wcinht . The butter dealer offered to stake £ 2 to £ l " that sach was not the case . The cash was staked ; immediately on which the butter dealer claimed them , on the cunning ground thatSOlbj . could not be SOfts ., when deficient in weig ht . By the stakeholder and parties present the conclusion appeared " nre-isrible , and the stakes -were handed over to the cunning ro ^ ue , who said to his opponent , "If you had " said thirty lumps taken from me , you would have been right . "—Perth Courier .
AXOTHER PoLITJCAl . AIlSSJOX TO KlNG DaHOJIX . — "We stated some time since that Lord Palmerston had it in contemplation to send oat Commander Forbes , late of the B » netta , os another mission to the'African sovereign , King Dahomey , with the view of securing Lis Majesty ' s co-operation in the suppression of the slave trade . " It is now arranged that CaptainEorbes shall proceed to the coa-st of Africa in the next mail packet to Sierra Leone , and during his mission the gallant officer is to be borne in the flag-ship Penelope as an additional commander . —United Service
vaztm . Chinese Gixgeh . —It has been decided by the government authorities tbat all preserved ginger i > om Hong Kong be | chsrgc ( 3 with tbe higher fate of duty on importation iuto this country .
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. . ' DISASTROUS SHIPWRECKS . Dovbb ; Monday . —Intelligence has reached here of the disastrous loss of . the Apollo , screw steamship , on the Kentish Knock Shoal . The Apollo was an iron-built vessel , and , in consequence of the rapidity and success of her trips , was deemed one of the finest " screws " , that entered the Thames , She was of between 500 and 600 tons burden , with engines of nearly 200 horse-power , and was the joint property of the two companies , as we understand , who own the large fleet of steamers that are engaged in the cattle trade between Rotterdam and London . On Saturday forenoon , about eleven o ' clock , she left Rotterdam for the Thames , with a heavy cargo of cattle and provisions . She had on
board seventeen passengers , among , . whom were three ladies . There were also five drovers . Her crew , including Mr . Smith , the master , < the chief and second , officers , engineers , & c , amounted to about twenty-five . Her live cargo consisted of about 160 head . of cattle and perhaps 800 or 900 sheep , and in the lower part of her hold was stowed avast amount of provisions , butter , cheese , dsc . In her . ordinary course she would have reached Brewer s quay , just above the Custom-house , on the following day ( Sunday ) iu time to land her live slack for SmUhfield-rnarket . . On the night setting in , the wind got up rather strong from the north-east . ¦ - , It was , however , favourable for the vessel ' s course , and she therefore had the
advantage of both sails and screw . Just before two o ' clock in the morning , and while proceeding probably at the rate of twelve miles an hour , she struck on the Kentish Knock—thirty or forty miles from the entrance of the Thames .: Mr . Smith , the master , adopted the most promptefforts to back her off . He resorted to every possible stratagem to free her from the shoal , but all failed , —the violence of the surf bumping her with much force , and eventually embedding her in the sand . However , one more chance presented itself of saving her from destruction ; , the tide was flowing , and a hope was entertained , notwithstanding the desperate character of the weather , that she might be floated , as tbe water gained in depth
over the saud . The violent sea that swept over her speedily lightened her of her deck load , and it was thought that this relief might succeed in getting her off ; but , unfortunately , as the . cattle were carried overboard , the bow compartment was rapidly filling with the water which carried away her cargo . During this critical period , the captain and part of the crew kept to the wreck , and indeed till past hi g h water , when she was sinking rapidly into the sand . The boats were then launched and the usual precautions taken to preserve the lives of the passengers and those on board . About daybreak a sloop connected with this port observed the position of the Apollo , and bore down to her . The
passengers having been placed on board of her , with such portion of their baggage as could be got at ; the sloop cruized about tbe spot in order to rescue Mr . Smith and those who continued on board . the wreck . The change of the tide altered the situation of the steamer , and her front compartment being filled , it-was seen that she was foundering at the edge of the sand . A rush was then made to ; the boat , and as the master , and thoso who had ' continued with him , were making for the sloop , the Apollo went down . : This was between seven and eight o clock . The sloop then made for this place , which she reached in the course of the evening , when the whole of those rescued were safely landed .
At present it is difficult to state the real cause of the unfortunate disaster . Mr . . Smith and his ' officers are represented to be very steady , careful navigators . The Butch pilot was on board , but his duties are only confined to the Dutch coast , and it would seem that on nearing : or reaching ; the Thames an English pilot is not generally employed until the vessel reaches Gravesend . j- The ni ght is stated to have been exceedingly boisterous ; and at times it is known that compasses on board iron vessels are not so accurate as could be desired .
WRECK OF A SPANISH MERCHANTMAN OFF MARGATE . Mar g ate , Sunday 3 fi ght . —During : the last twenty-four hours heavy gales have been blowing off this coast , and it is feared that many wrecks have occurred . The result has been that several crews of the intrepid boatmen of the district have put out to sea , with tho view of endeavouring to render assistance to any vessel that might need it , and one , at least , has been successful in rescuing the lives of a number of their fellow-creatures , who otherwise would probabl y have been consigned to a watery grave . The lugger Nelson , commanded by J . Knight , with a crew of three picked boatmen , cruising iu the neighbourhood of the Sunken Li g ht ; observed , about seven o clock this morning , a flag of distress flying from ; a boat at some miles
distance , and immediately put off to render assistance : At a quarter to ei ght they reached the boat , and found it containing nine Spanish sailors , and to be in ah almost sinking state , the stern being completely stove ' in .- ; The unfortunate men having been taken on board the kelson , it was ascertained that they comprised the crew of the Spanish brig Cervantes Capt . Felix Loyo y Castro , from Christiansand to Barcelona , with a . cargo . of salt-fish , which ran on shore on the Long Sands at half-past eleven last night . The crew stood by their vessel until five o ' clock this morning , when , finding that the vessel was going to pieces , they , took to the only boat left to them out of three , 'in which they remained until tbey were picked up by the lugger , their boat at that time being about twenty-four miles from Margate , six from the SuntCIl Light , and eight from the Kentish Knock . The rescued
crew having been refreshed with hot coffei and other necessaries , were conveyed to this place , and received under the care of mine host Walker , of the Queen's Arms Hotel , where every possible attention was paid to their wants . It is worthy of remark that their brave deliverers have no claim for compensation , though had they brought in as many dead bodies , they would , have received 5 s . each . There can be no doubt , however , that the Spanish government will reward them ; and we are happy to be able to state that several visitors here entered into a subscription to reward them .
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Foreign Paper . —A parcel of writing paper of French manufacture having been imported from Havre , having a crown and the word Bath stamped in the usual place , at the top left hand comer , and also contained in wrappers , having the words "Bath , superfine , " thereon , for the purpose of exportation , it was decided that it could not be allowed to be exported with this false character , having been illegally imported for that purpose ; but must be returned to the port from which it had been shipped to this country .
Government Appointments . —Mr , James Hudson , now her Majesty ' s minister at Rio de Janeiro , is appointed her Majesty ' s minister at Florence . Mr . Henry Southern , now minister at Buenos Ayres , is to succeed Mr . Hudson at Rio de Janeiro . Captain the Hon . Robert Gore , R . N ., now Charge d'Affaires at Monte Video , is appointed in the same capacity at Buenos Ayres . The Hon . Frederick Bruce , now Charge d'Affaires in the Republic at Bolivia , is to succeed Captain Gore at Monte Video , — Observer .
LvnnSTHT , FnCGALITT , AND LONGEVITY . —We IWVC been informed of a remarkable instance , in which these three qualities have been exemplified in the persons of three brothers , all of whom have been engaged as postmen , and whose united ages amount to 255 years . The eldest of these three brothers , John Hickmolt , aged eighty-seven , was accustomed for fortv years to travel daily from Latnberhurst to Goudhu ' rst , Horsmonden , and Brenchley and back , he has now retired to spend the evening of his days on his savinss , and we hope in peace . The next in seniority is " William HicUmott , aged eighty-five years , who has also retired to live on the fruits of his industry . The youngest of these patriarchs is Thomas Hickmott , aged eig hty-three years , who has also given up active labour for the remainder of his life , and we believe without fear of wanting the comforts of the world . Sussex Express .
Temple Cnn ^ cn . —In lHSf Geoffrey de Mandeville , Earl of Essex , was mortally wounded at an attack on Burwell Castle . On his death bed he was addressed by the Templars in the habit of their order , but being at the time under , the ban of excommunication even this would not insure his remains the privilege of a Christian burial ; so his corpse W 8 S wrapped in lead and hung upon a crooked tree in the orchard till absolution arrived from Rome , when his remains were deposited in the Temple Church , where "his effigy ( one of the recumbent figures in the circular vestibule ) is still ' to be seen . —Scrap Book .
A Bund Watchmaker . —There is living at Holbeach , Lincolnshire , a watchmaker named Itippon completely blind . He is a first-rate hand at his business , and it is truly surprising to observe with what ease he can take to pieces and place together again watches of the most delicate mechanism . Some years ago Rippm was robbed , and the property taken consisted of watch-wheels , hair-springs , and other tiny things belonging to the trade . The thief was traced , and convicted at Spalding Sessions ,
and the writer of this paragraph saw . the blind man swear to his property by feeling . The case is , perhaps , without a parallel . A more striking and beautiful illustration of bow nature provides for the deficiency of any one of the senses , by giving in : creased powers to the others , has never been brought under public notice . Here is a man , blind from his youth , carrying on successfully for years a trade , which above all others , is supposed to require the u-e of the eves , aided mostly by magnifying glasses . Stamford Mercury .
- Lump or Gou > moil South Australia . — We are informed that a passenger in the Thomas Arbuthnot , which has arrived at Rio from Sydney , had a lump of gold in his possession which he had picked "P W S « i »*!» Australia , wcighmgno less than 4 Ibsr ,
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LOSS OF LIFE ON THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY . A terrible accident occurred on the Buckinghamshire Railway , on Saturday evening last , by which no less than six persons lost their lives , and many others were injured . Excursion trains left Oxford on Monday and Tuesday mornings for London , with the understanding that passengers would return at stated times as late as Saturday . The train left London about five o ' clock ; and approached the Bicester Station at a rapid rate at 7 ' 30 . On passing the * ' points "the engine became disconnected from the tender , went off the'Hne to the right . ; knocked downthe farther gate-postby the side of the turnpike road for Aylesbury ,-which crosses'the line on thelevel , and approached close to the portion of the station-master's house , which -in all probability would have been forced down' but for one of the rails becoming twisted round the' wheel of the
engine , and- the ponderous -machine becoming : embedded in the sand ; Persons who were by the side of the road as spectators were placed in imminent danger . Two or three , oh seeing the engine off the line , ran under tbe porch of the house , which the engine approached to within a few inches ; The three carriages next to the engine went off the line to the left , knocked down the opposite gate post to that razed b £ the engine , and went over with a dreadful crash " . The scene was terrible . The cries of the suffering passengers , and of tlieir friends who were in waiting at the station , were appalling . One of the carriages went over on its side into the turnpike road , another also went completely over , and the iron work crushed it in ; and from the third the bottom was torn ' , off . The ' station being so near the town the event was . soon ' - known , and the excitement became very great . Many of the inhabitants forthwith hastened to the spot and gave all the help in their power ;
' Mr . William Acton , surgeon , of Queen Annstreet , Cavendish-square , and Mr . F . G . "Wyatt , of Queen-street , Oxford , a student of Queen ' s College , were passengers by the train . They immediately gave their advice , and aided in the removal of . the injured passengers . Several who were only slightly hurt proceeded to their destinations , lut the injuries received by ten of the passengers were so serious , that they were forthwith ' removed to the King ' s Head , the Nag ' s Head , and other inns . The following persons are lying dead at Bicester , ; viz . — Corporal Noon No . 63 , of the 7 th Company of Royal Sappers and Miners , a promising young man , son of a builder at Oxford , who had leave of absence from -Kensington Barracks until Thursday next . Mrs . Shelton and infant child ; of Ashley Place , Oxford . Elizabeth Easley , a younc woman about eighteen , from 2 , Draper ' s Place , Ne w Road ,
London . Carica , a lad of fourteen , son of the engine driver who had charge of the engine at tho time of the accident . James Luckett ' , a young man aged about twenty'four , who was on his way to Oxford . The following were more or less seriously injured , and are at Bicester : — Life-Guardsman Davies and his daughter . Mr . and Mrs . Barrington , from London . Mrs . Bailey , from London . Mr .-Bolton ; Mr . Smith , on his way to No . 1 , Clarendon Place , Oxford : ( this gentleman ' will , it is thought , bo able to proceed home shortly ) . A female named Collins , from S 3 , Moorgatc-street , London . A female named Terry , on her way to Bull-street , the Friars , Oxford . Mr . Daniel Shelton , brother-inlaw to Mrs . Shelton , who lies dead . " Sir H . Verney , Bart ., M . P ., the chairman of the board of directors of the railway , visited Bicester on Sunday afternoon , and made personal inquiries .
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ALARMING COLLISION ON TUB GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY . . A fearful collision happened-to two excursionist trains on this line on Monday evening , attended by the most disastrous , and it is feared fatal , consequences . The trains which met with the disaster were crowded with hundreds of visitors to the Crystal Palace , and , considering tbe great danger they _ were exposed to , it may be deemed a most providential circumstance that a frightful sacrifice of life did not ensue , On Monday evening between five and six o ' clock an up train of trucks , laden with coal , was suddenly brought to a standstill at the Hornsey station , in consequence of the engine which was attached becoming disabled from some cause or other . As soon as tho moving of tho train was found to bo impracticable with the means then at command , the station-master adopted the
most prompt measures for having the usual pre-: cautionary signals placed at the rear of the trucks , and seeking the aid of the pilot-engine from town . In a short time an up luggage train appeared in sight , and on arriving near the station was . duly stopped , the coal-trucks of course obstructing its progress to London . Attention was then drawn to the safety of the up excursion trains , their usual period of passing that portion of the line having nearly arrived . In addition to the oi - dinary long-distance semaphore signal , a man was sent down the line some distance behind the luggage .. train with , a flag and lamp , and the next train that came up was that filled with visitors from Hull , Grimsby , Boston , tfcc , which was safely Stopped . Further precaution was then adopted , and behind this third train , which was
brought to a stand still , two men were sent along the line , one to the extent of upwards ot 1 , 000 yards , with orders to exhibit the stop and danger signal , which the men aaid they duly complied with . While this was going on , every effort was used to move the coal trucks one way or the other . Unfortunately the line at present has no electric telegraph ; but at length the pilot engine arrived , and with all the despatch possible under the circumstances , the coal train was got under weigh , followed by the luggage train . The station being clear , the Exhibition train from Hull was signalled to come up to the platform ; but the preceding train being only so short a distance ahead , it was necessary to detain it until they had been some way on tho road . The usual rod-lights were out , and it is
stated that the roan who had gone back more than 1 . 000 posts remained at his post , However , the Hull train had not been standing many minutes before another filled with excursionists from Leeds , York , & c , and driven by two engines , was observed to be coming up behind it at a rapid rate . ' It was obvious that the long danger signals had not been no ticed , and we may perhaps as well mention here that neither of the trains in their ordinary course was appointed to stop at Hornsey . The consternation that prevailed on the Leeds train coming so close in sight almost beggars description . On the cry being raised , " A train is coming behind you , move on , move on , " an attempt was made to put the Hull passengers in motion , but scarcely had the engine taken a few strokes , before another
cry was given , a collision appearing inevitable , "jump , jump . " Several did so , and in a few moments the front locomotive of the York train came in fearful contact with the rear of the Hull carriages . The shock is described to have been of the most formidable character . The last three carriages of the Hull train were second class , and , as we are informed by an eye witness , they were thrown about upon one another and shattered almost to pieces . Happily their framework and couplings held , and to this fortunate circumstance may be attributed the preservation of the lives of the unfortunate occupants . The excitement and confusion somewhat subsiding , attention was immediately directed to the injured passengers . The Bev . Mr . Smell , of Fleet , near Ilolhcach in Lincolnshire , who had come up to town to visit the Exhibition , was removed in a dreadful state of
suffering . He had sustained a concussion of the spine , an injury which utterly prostrated the whole of his lower extremities . With every care he was removed to ; the . nei ghbouring railway hotel , and was promptly attended by Dr . Hands of the village of Hornsey , and other medical " gentlemen . Mrs . Sarah Reynolds , of Tyler-street , Hitchin , who was accompanied by her son and daughter , received much injury . She was pronounced to havealeg fractured near the knee joint , and fractured ribs . Her son and her daughter were also injured about the face and legs . Mr . Jackson , a medical gentleman , who had come up from Lincolnshire , was found insensible . He had been seriously struck on the head , and blood was flowing from his ears . Mr . Ffolkes , a gentleman living in Upper Southwickstreet , Connaught street , also sustained contusions . There were many others who suffered seriously in the train . The driver has been suspended .
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Exferimem on IiTDnoPi ! OBiA . ~ M . Rochet ri Ho ricourt , the distinguished traveller ,- has brought from Abyssinia the root of the Cucumis Abyssinica , said to be possessed of the valuable property of curing hydrophobia in dogs . In presenting it to the Academy of Sciences , M . d'Heiicourt stated that he had himself seen , in Abyssinia , several dogs in different stages of madness completely cured by having the powder of the root mixed with food . The communication was received with the liveliest interest , and experiments-were ordered to . beinadc .
In the last sitting of the Academy a report was presented by the director of the Veterinary School at Alfort , stating that he had tried the remedy on four mad dogs , but without the slightest success . He added , that fearing the roots might have lost their virtue , he procured one of a living plant from theJardin des Plantes , but that it too was ine & cacious . Further experiments , are , however to be made , and more roots are to be got from Abyssinia . There seems ' no reason why what is a remedy for a dreadful malady in Africa should not he a remedy for the same malady in . Europe also . —Literary
Gazelle . Thk Excise Office . —A variety of changes have just been effected in this blanch of the Inland Revenue "Department including a reduction oi the detective staff—a ' very anomalous movement , remurks-the' Globe ; when it is considered that adulteration in nearly all the exciseable necessaries or luxuries of life has been prove ! to exist to as great an- extent- at the present time as ever it did under the most careful supervision .
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iua SUICIDE AND ATTEMPTED MURDER - AT TOTTENHAM . j-Tbe adjourned inquest on the body of Carl Criglo h £ i * Tues ( i ay » a * the White Hart , Tottenh ! , , r , fo ^ Mr' W- Baker - Tb ° court -having been dul y constituted , Miss . Brand , to whom the deceased was attached , deposed as follows :-The oeceasedhad been away before tbe . day of the acciotfl t l u e 20 tn of August , for about three weeks ana on the morning of his death I had an interview with him . My mother saw him also . When I saw mm I asked how he had been so long , and I inquired where he _ had . been . He seemed very much conluseu . He said he had lost his way in his rambles . He complained of pains' in his head , and said he thought he had a concussion of tho brain . We
were together some time , but we did not talk much , and he complained of his head being bad , and that he-could not talk .- He said nothing about our & ma" * 'ed at that time . This was about eleven . He sat there until about twelve , when a letter was sentby him to the post , which was f ht £ written - Tlle general purport of it was that he was about coming to the main or top point . He said he had not been well all the time he had been away , and he complained of pains in his head . This was about twelve o ' clock , and at dinner time , between half-past twelve and one o ' clock , I saw him again . He - sat down to dinner , and appeared to . bo quite comfortable . He . then talked rationally . He did not then wander from one
subject to another . He . was quite rational . He then , smoked a : cigar . He was much addicted to-smoking ,, He then asked me if we had received a letter from his brother , and I . said wohadnot . , Ho said that his brother had stated that : his father was dead ; but that was not the fact . I told him his father was alive , and he said ; hehad seen him passing . along the streets , and he also said that people had seen him going along . I askedhimwhatpeople , andhesaidhedidnotknow , but they told him so , He seemed wandering —beseemed labouring under a delusion . He sat on the sofa ,, and after a short timo ho got up and saidhe must go again , and he-got his hat and did not stop to shake hands with any of us . We thought
this very strange ,. During the whole of this period he did not attempt to take rny life , or any-, thing of that kind . Jle did not appear to have any feeling of jealousy . He then went away , and . returned about eight in the evening , when the accident took place ,, I was sitting at the window that looks . ou the pond , and my mother was in'thc garden watering the plants . ¦ I was writing a letter , and heard some footsteps . I looked under the window , and I saw him at the gate , although it was dusk at the time . I saw there was a wildness in his countenance . Ho was quite alone . I got up to go to the door , and he got in before I could get to the door . He was very much agitated , and I now wish I had prevented him from getting in . Ho said , " Miss Brand , are you alone ? " and I did not
answer ; and he then repeated the question . I answered "No , I shall fetch my mother , who is close at hand . " He said , " Oh , no , I don't wish that . " He took hold of my right hand . I tried to get away , to go into the garden , as I thouglllj he wanted to see mother . He seemed frightened , he trembled greatly , and he was very much excited . He then put his ri ght hand , in his pocket , and I then screamed out . I saw something in his hand which made me scream . Ho then struck mo immediately withadagger in the chest . ( The ; dagger was here produced ; it was about nine inches loug . ) He struck me at first lightly , but the second timo more violently and forcibly . . It slipped off the vital part of tho side , and therefore had no fatal effect . He still held mo by the band ; I was fainting , and
fell down . He still held my hand . Retried to stab me again , butlcaught the blade with my hand . lie tried to stab me another time . andlforcedawaythatalso . Ho made a third attempt , and then stabbed himself twice near the abdomen , very violently . Ho then fell down at the . lower end of the room . My mother was ^ crying " Murder , " He was on his hands and knees , trying to get up ; he struck my mother , who received the blow on her chest . My mother is now getting better . My mother then ran out " to the street . All this occurred in the kitchen , which fronts the street , and looks towards the railway bridge . I believe he was unsound in his mind when he committed these acts . He was evidently labouring under temporary derangement or delusion —he could not have been sound in his mind . There
was nothing of jealousy or revenge . He appeared to have been actuated by a sudden impulae . —The Coroner said that it was not necessary in his opinion to go into further evidence , as it was quite clear that the deceased was of unsound mind when he inflicted the wounds on Mrs . and Miss Bland and destroyed himself . —The Jury , after hearing some further evidence in corroboration of Miss Bland ' s statement , returned a verdict— " That the deceased was of unsound ; mind at the timo be had committed the acts which formed the subject of the inquiry . " ¦ . : '
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The Forthcoming REcrsiRATtosr . —• A new Act for the registration of voters , passed in the late session , will come into practical operation in the forthcoming revision of the list of voters , commencing from Monday next . The new law is entitled " an act to mchd the law for the registration of certain persons commonly known as ' compound householders , ' and to facilitate tho exercise by _ such persons of their rights to vote in the election of borough members to servo in Parliament . " By the Reform Act it was lawful for tho occupier of a house of tho required value iu a city or borough to claim to ho rated to the relief of the poor in respect of premises whether the landlord was or was not liable to be rated , and such occupier paying or tendering the rate payable was to bo put upon the li « f . nf vrit ot-s . " And whereas ifc is often
inconveriieut and irapracUcablQ for such persons to make continual claim iu respect of each rate , and many persons are consequently deprived of the- franchise ; " it is , therefore , enacted that no person so claiming to be rated , and paying or . tendering on on or before the 20 th of July the rates due oh the 5 th of January preceding , shall be required to make any further claim in regard to any 'future rate upon the premises in respect to which his vote in any tuch election shall arise , but shall be entitled to he put on the list and to be registered as a voter , provided he has occupied tho premises and paid tho rates . and taxes required . By attending to this act . on the ensuing revision compound householders will save themselves a good deal of trouble , and possess the frsn .
chise without renewing their claim . As UxmvALLED Piaxofokie PiAYER . —We find the following extraordinary , statement in tho National : — " Count Orloff has just presented to the Emperor of Russia an extraordinary musical p henomenon in the person of a young Wallachian , called Frederick Roltz . This man has been born with four hands , each having five fingers . He was brought up by a clergyman , who taught him to play on the organ , hut the young man in the course of time made a pianoforte lor himself of considerabl y greater power than that of ordinary instruments . He enjoys excellent health , and , with the exception of his hands , presents nothing strange in his
person . . It is only from ths elbow that the malformation commences ., The arm there divides into two limbs , er . ch ending in a hand with , a . double supply of fingers . These additional arms are regularly made , and the only remarkable point observed by medical men is the immense development of the deltoid muscle to the summit of the shoulder . The clergyman who had brought up Roltz nc " his death left him his small property , and the young man immediately purchased diamond rings , ' with which he loaded his twenty fingers . It was with them SO adorned that he performed before . the Emperor of Russia , who expressed his surprise at the musical powers of the young man . Roltz , it is said , is shortly to visit Paris . "
Loss of me Ship JSimrod . —On Thursday forenoon , the 24 th ult ., it . was tine , with a light ' breeze from the northward .. Towards noon the wiud freshened , and early in the afternoon the weather became squally with lain . The barometer had fallen during the previous , twenty-four . hours from 30 . 02 to 2 ") , 96 inches , and did not indicate a ! gale . At four p . m . the weather was unsettled and . threatening , and the signal " veer to a whole cable , " was , made from the Port Office ,. although the barometer at the time was statiouavy . At five o ' clock the mercury had ritcn to 29 . 99 , hilt it Still continued squally .. At ' sis o ' clock there was lightning ' and distant thunder , the wind then being ,, W . N . W ., with hard squalls and heavy rain . At midnight the squalls were very violent at times , and at dawn , of day the ship Nimrod ( Captain LaWEOn , of Liverpool ) was . seen stranded about the centre ' of Parrfen Island broadsidc . on , i ' an'd only kcr mixenmast standing ; The life boat was forthwith
launched , proceeded to . ihe spot , and took the captain and crew , hum the . wreck .: A party of men was also sent by land to the wreck , to render assistance . Theship had discharged cargo at Table Bay , and was ready to proceed on her voyage to Bombay in ballast . A portion of the stores will he saved , but the vessel has bilged and it is a wreck . There were twenty seven vessels at anchor , and no accident has occurred to any other . _ At day-light the weather was moderate , the wind .-at W . S . W ., and so continues , - the bavflTOuier having risen by day-light to 30 . 28 , and at noon on Friday , the 2 oth , it had gradually risen to uO . 'J 2 ,, wilh- , evcry appearance of fine weather . — Cra / iain ' s Toivn Journal . Thk A ' kw House Duty . —At Michaelmas , the first half year ' s ., duty under the new act will become payable , of sixpence in the , pound on ' -tho annual value of £ 20 , and upwards , ou shops , warehouses , & c , and of nincp ' eiicc on dwelling-houses not used as shops , ifcc . .
Parliamentary CjiAKorjs .-r-Since tlio last general election , no tower than 133 seats have been vacated , and the House of Commons has been renovated to the amount of one-sixth of its number . During the Same period , the house has lost thirty-one members by death .
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THE SUICIDE . ( From the Weekly Vindicator . ) "There is nothing for us , after all , but the poorhouse , " exclaimed Rody Hanlon , as he strode from his cabin door one bleak morning in December ; «' don't tell the children , Bridget , where I ' m gone , or they'll be frettin * about the eight weary miles before me , an don ' t be distressin' yourself , for I'll he back as soon as I can . Sure anything is better than the starvation we have endured , and though we'll be heart sorry leaving the poor cabin where many happy days were spent , may be we'll return to it in better times . " " My heart aches , Rody , returned his wife , " to think of your quittin' home , cowld . and fastin ' , —your lips are blue with hunger , and you ' re staggerin' with the weakness ; but bit
nor sup there s not within tbe four walls this black mornin '—oh , my God ! what is to become of you ?" "Whist , achora , " said her husband , " or the children will be up ft'Om their sleep . I ' m able for the journey , and in God ' s name let me away . " He was soon on the wet gloomy road , a solitary wanderer fighting his , way against the raging storm and pelting sleet ; drenched to the skin , and half-famished with cold and hunger , he could barely re « tain his footing . Toiling on for nearly three hours , he at length came in sight of the poorhouse ; and let me here pauso to draw a comparison between to day . and some hundred years back ; then the pilgrim on his way sought with hopeful eyes through the dim distance the monastery ' s sheltering walls . Within that blest asylum he knew that a welcome awaited him ; no pampered officials were thereto insult his poverty , by dealing out to him as to the stalled ox their measured bounty ; no niggard
hand administered refreshment to the tired traveller , _ but now the poorhouse walls arose before him , cold , cheerless , and uninviting —cold as the hearts that doled out a forced charity . No wonder Rody Hanlon sighed heavily as he reached his destination—no wonder his heart misgave him as he lifted the heavy knocker . The door was opened by a well-paid porter , who regarded the intruder as " much ns to say , '• ' Why do you presume to be cold , and weary , and hungry ; what right have you to display your wants at this door ? " Rod y inquired if he could be admitted , telling of the fearful destitution he had suffered . The man replied that the house was already more than sufficiently full , and that he was sure it would be quito needless in him to apply for admission , The poor suppliant was so overcome with this intelligence , that for some moments he lost all recollection . When he recovered himself
he found that tho door was closed , and no other alternative remained but to crawl from the place . Clasping his hands wildly , and commending himself to the protection of Heaven , he prepared to pursue his journey homewards . Foot-sore and nearly fainting from hunger , he thought but little of his own sufferings , but the blinding tears gushed from hia eyes on remembering that those who were dearer to him than life , were condemned to a renewal of the horrors of starvation . How was he to meet them ?—how to tell them that hope was dead for them , and that even the chilling comforts of the poorhouse were denied thorn ? Tho little strength ho retained ' was fast diminishing , and suddenly the fear of not being able to reach home awoke in his mind . He was still five miles from his cabin—in
his days of health and prosperity that distance would have seemed to him as nothing , but now , worn out and sinking under premature decay , the road seemed to him interminable . The snow was beating down on him , retarding his progress with its blinding flakes , and bringing the wintry day to an untimely close . The sky was almost black as night , for no ray of light could penetrate through the heavy clouds that were piled one above another . A splendid mansion appeared at a short distance from the road , and thither Rody bent his steps , hoping to obtain some relief , hut he was repulsed , and rudely told to go to the poorhouse where he would be sheltered and fed . lie turned from tho inhospitable door , and advancing a few paces sat down beneath a tree to ease his tired limbs , There were a number of shoop huddled together in the field where tho unhappy
wanderer rested . They were considered as the property of the proud man who had refuscfi his prayer for help , and had been purchased with the very lifehood of the trodden-down peasant . They belonged not to the oppressor of the poor , neither did the land whereon thoy lay , but be , in violation of tho laws of justice , said that they were his ; in like manner he believed that the strength , the bono , and sinew , nay , the very lives of his serfs were a part of his possessions . Rody knew this man ' s character , and he knew that the flock before him was not justly his , and he thought if able he would allot to his own use one of the sheep . Could ho but succeed in removing it to his cabin it would be the means of relieving for a time the wants of him and of his family , but some absurd objection arose in his . mind—he feared that , according to the creed of landlords , he might bo considered guilty of theft—he could not discern the difference
between maliciously depriving others of their lawiul property , in order to gratify avarice , and the pardonable act of depriving them of their unlawful possessions , or rather of a portion of their possessions , that the lives of human beings should he saved—the lives given by God , and to be held until required again ' by him . —Lost the temptation should prove too much for him , ho cropt from his temporary place of repose , and , almost mad with hunger , proceeded' to a turnip field . Here the savage cravings of starvation might have been partially appeased , but then tho turnips were not hi ? , ho had no right to them . Did no warning voice whisper that the life he was about to throw away was not his , that he had no right to waste and fling away the gift of Cod .
' The land belonged not to the usurper who claimed it ; to the produce of those broad acres ho wits in no way entitled ; the land was given for the support of all . Rody did not know this , or perhaps ho had forgotten it , ' for liis sinking limbs again bore him from the scene of temptation . . And now in the cold , dank ditch the dying man is stretched , the refuse of humanity , one of the overplus population , another victim of oppression and tyranny . The snow flakes arc weaving , a rich shroud in which to wrap him . Let them fall faster —Ictthem cover the ghastly fuco , tho protruding bone !? , tho awful eyes glaring from the socketsfaster and faster still , for the grey hair is waving in the wintry blast ,. and the ; convulsed mouth is working in the agonies of that fearful death .
Through the gathering darkness anxious eyos were peering , but'still no tidings of tho absent one . Bridget Hanlon and her'childrcn , wild with affright , counted the lagging hours until day dawned . " May bee , " said the weeping mother , "they have kept him at tho poorhouse until mornin ' , seein' how wake he was . Don ' t cry children . Who knows but he may send for us all ?" " No , mother , " returned the eldest boy , " I ' m sure something has happened to him , or he would have come home . last night rough as it was , he knew that wo could not rest and him awav . "
He was interrupted by the entrance of a neighbour who anxiously inquired if Rody had returned . " Not yet , " replied his wife , " did you hoar anything about him . 1 " . The man praised , and the distracted wife implored of him to reveal the worst at once . Atnid the cries and lamentations of this bereaved family , the truth was'soon , told , he had been foiind -thaV / i . orning lyin > - dead ' - beneath a snow drift . The oeeuvrenee was recorded in the news papers as another case of destitution , the frightful details were duly related , and the unhappy event attributed to what ?—the failure of the uotatoe !
Kxcellcnt device—convenient falsehood , iviio does not know that if every potato was rotted off the face of the earth , there is food enough and to spare for the support of all—that is , i ? each received his just share . Tho verdict of " death from starvation and exposure to cold" was easily recorded , and there was an " end to it—it was butono additional case ! How many such cases will occur ? There will be another , and another , and so on to the cud , unless the saving truth Ms speedily burned into men ' s souls , that " slaves make tyrants ?" FlSOLA .
Fidooixo'is Hie Armi\—In A Report Made T...
Fidooixo ' is hie Armi\—In a report made to the secretary at war by Lieutenant Colonel Jebb , the Inspector General of military pr ' sons , which has just been printed in a parliamentary paper , the subject of Hogging in the army is brought 'f orward . It seems that imprisonment ' in lieu of corpora punishmont has been'beneficial in its op & ration , notwithstanding- the -contrary opinion of a number of . militnry officers ' . Colohol-Jebb states : "If the views of the most ' experienced officers in Her "Majesty ' s ; service as to the' dctoring influence of corporal punishment were correct- ; a great increase ' of crime in the army might have been anticipated ns the ¦ hecosssary consequence of limiting the power of courts martial , and materially diminishing a mode of punishment deemed to bo most efficacious for , the maintenance of discipline ; It is , however , satisfactory to see that thercsulthasnot been
unfavo ' urahlei and though it may partly be attributed to the ' encouragement given to good conduct , the better class of men who have entered the . servict' , and the partial discharge of some of ¦ the worst ciiarac ; - ' tors / yet , taking all this intb . accouiit , 1 think expo ' - rieiice has sufficiently shown that imprisonment for militarv offences lvis answered the expectations that were formed of it . " In 1845 , the year previous to the establishment of prisons , the number of convictions by court martial , was 0 , 954 , and G-52 corporal punisments wore inllictcd . In lS / iO the convictions were' 9 , 306 , ¦ and the corporal ¦ punishments 23 S . The effective force was abotfPthe same in c .-ieh year ; in' 18-15 , 125 , 252 , and in 1850 135 , 110 . Last year there were 105 lashes inflicted by the visitors for serious 6 ff . er . ces , and the ' nuriiber of prisoners admitted into military prisons was 3 , 002 , - , . s -. ¦ ¦ . Mr . Mayhow estimates that £ 123 , 000 is Piient yearly in oysters in the streets of London
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suttttux ori ' an ' . V'Ms , The adjourned sessions for the county of Surrey commenced on Monday at the Sessions-house , Newingtou-causeway , before Thomas Fuckle , Esq ., and a bench of magistrates . Robbery at a Railway Station . —Thomas Matthews , 20 , was indicted for stealing a watch from the person of John Gaddine Mourgue , at the Annerly Railway Station . —Prosecutor deposed that on Sunday , the 31 st of August , he went to Aunerly with his wife , mother , and child . In tho evening ho went to the railwav station , near the
gardens , to proceed home , and while assisting his aged mother into one of the carriages , he felt a snatch at his waistcoat pocket , and instantly missed his watch . He immediately turned round , and perceiving the prisoner behind him , he seized hold of hi n , and saw him pass the watch over his left shoulder to nnotlier man , who made his escape . He , however , retained hold of the prisoner until a policeman came up , when he gave him into ciutodv . —Several witnesses confirmed the evidence given by the prosecutor . The jury found the prieoncr Guilty , and lie was scntencou" to sis mohthi ' hard labour at Brixton .
Robbery by a Deaf and Dumb Bor . — Daniel Murphy , a deaf and dumb lad , was indicted for stealing a large plated candelabra , five plated candlesticks , a quantity of school children ' s dresses , and other articles , the property of Mrs , Francos Dolan , from the premises of Miss Brennyn , Gupofahouse Academy , Jfew Kent-read . —It appeared that the prisoner had been brought up in the Deaf and Dumb Asylum , in the New Kent-road , and apprenticed out in the usual way . His master , however , absconded shortly afterwards , and Miss Brennan kindly employed him about her premises . In December last Mrs . Dolan left under her caro several
boxes , containing plate , glass , < isc , which were deposited in a loft over the coach house , where thoy remained safe until the early part of August . On the 3 rd of that month , a police-constable saw the prisoner in a general dealer ' s , in St . Andrew ' s-road , offering three of the candlesticks for sale , and suspecting that the articles had been stolen , he took him into custody , Ho afterwards . found at the # 0-nernl dealer ' s the other candlesticks , and two decanters , which tho prisoner had also sold ; and being questioned about the possession of thorn , he said he picked them up in' a field " on Walworthcommon . Publicity having boon . given to the case in the newspapers , Miss Brennan examined the coach loft , and found three of the boxes broken open and robbed of the coh tents . She identified the
property , and informed Mrs . Dolan what had occurred , when she attended the police court also , and identified the articles found hy the constable . — The whole of the evidence was interpreted to tho prisoner by Mr . Stanier , from the Deaf and Dumb Asylum in the New Kent-road . The lad replied that he did not break the boxes open . Another lad did so , and gave him a penny to go and sell the articles . He ( Mr . Stunier ) could hardly believe his story , as ho had made so many contradictory statements . —The jury found him Guilty , but recommended him to mercy . —The Chairman said no doubt he was the tool of soma designing thief , and as his father had promised to take care of him , ho should sentence him to seven days' solitary confinement .
B . OBMNO A FOKEIGN GGNTI . T'MM' AT VAVJX . 1 IALL Gardens . —Ellen Witts , 20 , was indicted for stealing a purse , containing eight sovereigns and somo French coins , from the person of FraneoiaPoynard , a French gentleman , in Vauxhnll Gardens . —Prosecutor , through an interpreter , deposed that on Thursday evening , tho 4 th instant , ho went . to V ' auxhall Gardens , and about twelve o ' clock was walking across tho dancing platform in front of tho orchestra , when a female named Absolom came up to him and took hold of his arm . Witness shook her off , but she took hold of his arm again , and they walked a short distance . The prisoner then came up to them , arid said something to Absolom , when she turned round and took hold of his other arm , and proceeded to the place whore they sold bCCl " . They then went towards a box and ordered a bottle of porter , which was brought to them , which wit >
ncss offered to pay for , but the prisoner put down a shilling . Witness told her she should not pay for it , and pushed the shilling away , but on examining his pockets he found his puree and contents gone . Witness immediately accused the prisoner and her companion of rubbing him , when a police-constable came up and took both to the police-station . Ho was certain that no other person came near him at the timo , and that Witts must have robbed him . •—John Sutton , a police constable , said lie was on duty in Vauxhall Gardens on the night in question , when Sergeant Goff called his attention to tho prisoner s conduct . He watched both females , and saw tho prisoner put her hand down her side , when ho immediately went to the spot , and found tho purse and contents , which were identified by tbe prosecutor . —The jury found her guilty , and the court sentenced her to six months' hard labour in the House of Correction .
Tueft bt a Servant . —Margaret Williams , 10 " , was indicted for stealing a quantity of rioo , arrowroot , sugar , tea , and other property , belonging to Mr . Joseph Thomas Mitchell , surgeon at Clapham . —Prosecutor said the prisoner had been some time in his service , hut latterly she had become so addicted to drinking that he was compelled to rcpi' 0 T 8 her on several occasions . On the 10 th of last month she was about to leave the house , in a very sudden manner with her boxes , when he received such information as caused him to stop her , and in the presence of a policeman examine her DOXCS , He there found several packages of rice , sugar , tea , a china saucer , and other articles belonging to him . He also discovered a bundle , containing another lot of arrowroot , & c ., concealed in tho cellar , which .
tbe prisoner had deposited there for the purpose * 01 conveying away . She seemed much astonished when the property was found , and bogged for mercy . Having missed property to a considerable extent while she was in his service , ho thought in justice to the public he ou ght to give her into custody . — One of the prosecutor ' s servants said she saw ' tho prisoner deposit a bundle in the cellar on the night ; of the 9 th ult . The collar was afterwards locked , and the key given to her master . On the following evening the prisoner attempted to fOVCO tllO collar door open with the poker , when witness went and informed her master . The bundle was ' then found in the cellar . —The jury found her Guilty , and the prosecutor having recommended her to mercy , the court sentenced her to sis months' hard labour at'Brixton !
Embezzlement . —James Comar , 10 , was indicted for embezzleing 4 s . 0 d ., the property of his master , James Lambert , a grocer at Clapham . —Verdict , Guilty . —Sentenco " * twenty-one days' solitary confinement at Brixton .
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Melancholy Accident . —On Tuesday afternoon an accident occurred at the King ' s . Arms Inn , Exeter , which resulted in the death of two men , named Robert Rca , twenty , an apprentice to Mr . Rouse , plumber , and Joshua Turner , a married labourer , with-. four children . It appears that tho well-which supplied the pump in tho back premises of the inn had been cleaned out about a fortnight ago , but within the last few days the ' vater had been impure , and Mr . Rouse was reoucstud to shorten tho suction-pipe . He accordingly v / cnt there to-day with Rca and Turner , aud a rope with a ladder attached having been lot CiOWU the well , Ilea procccecd to descend , but when he had gone down about twenty-five feet he called out , "The air is bad , I can't stay . " Tho rope was
iminediatelv pulled no , but when the unfortunate man . was within ten feet of the surface , lie seemed to have loss all strength , and suddenly slipped ilown the rope to the bottom . Turner , who was kneeling down looking into the well , immediately seized the rope and let himself down , but when ho had proceeded about seven or eight feet he vapidly disappeared , and was not again scon . Another man , named Davey , then had . a rope secured on him and was letdown , but on . being called to he did not answer , and when he was drawn up he was insensible , and remained in that state for a considerable timo . Tho bodies of the two men were not taken out for upwards of an hour and a half . An inquest was held on the bodies in the evening , before Mr . J . Warren , ' coroner , when the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death . "
The ExiuviTfox of Isvvstuy : at iloxs , —The . Exhibition of Industry and Agriculture of Mons , was opened on Sunday last with great pomp . The town was dressed out with flags , hangings , draperies , flowers , and evergreens , and an immense concourse of people had Hocked in from all the surrounding coun try . But' what gave unusual eclat to the fete nras the circumstance of the Duke dc Brabant , heir to the throne , of llclgium , ami b ' . s brother , the Count de ; Elaiidro , appearing for the first timo officially at a public solemnity . A Ball-room of Iron for Balmoral . —An iron edifice has becri erected' for his Roval Highness rrince Albert , by Messrs . E . T . ftcilhouse and Co ., engineers , ' of . Manchester . ' This structure is in tended to ho used as an addition to ihe accommodation for entertainments at Balmoral . The principal particulars of the iron ball-room are as lollpws : —length , sixty feet ; widtli , twentv-four feci ; height to eaves , ten feet ; to peak " of roof , seventeen feet .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 13, 1851, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_13091851/page/7/
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