The Pembrokeshire Herald and General Advertiser

The village of Cudham, near Bromley in Kent, has been the scene of a frightful crime. Beagley, a labourer, left his wife and very aged mother in his cottage in the morning; on returning home in the evening with his son he found the door fastened when he had forced an entrance he discovered his wife a corpse, and his mother insensible, both having been beaten on the head with a pair of tongs. The cottage had been plundered. Old Mrs. Beagley has survived as yet, but has not recovered consciousness. Suspicion has fallen on two men—that is, it is thought that one of them committed the murder, not that both were engaged in it. They are very bad characters, and both left Cudham on the day. CORX SPECULATORS "COOIUXG" THE WEATHER GLASS.—The barometer in the Exchange-room at Liver- pool has just received the addition of a protective brass bar and strong padlock, and the event is one of some importance to the commercial community. It appears that several of the Greek merchants and others in that town have recently had the credit of using every con- ceivable means to bring about certain fluctuations in the corn-market. The corn-dealers at this season keep a constant eye on the barometer, and have often of late been startled by apparent oscillations of the large one at the south end of the room and the frequent downward tendency of the mercury. These movements were es- pecially observable on market days. Suspicion was at length excited, and a watch set on the instrument. The result was the discovery of one of the supposed specu- lators in the act of opening the door and pushing the in- dicator upward, thus giving the mercury the appear- ance of having fallen so as to create apprehensions of bad weather and higher prices. It is not stated if any public steps are to be taken against this person, but meanwhile the managers of the Exchange have adopted the only means to render a repetition of the practice impossible. PRIZE BABY SHOW AT BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE.—A correspondent of the Manchester Guardian, giving a brief account of this show, which, he says, attracted an immense concourse of men, women, and children, adds —" Under shedding, and arranged in classes, I found the 'babies,' some on their mothers' or nurses' knees and others seated on chairs. Five prizes were offered—viz., one to each class, and each prize consisted of an appro- priate piece of plate. The first prize, value five guineas, was for the 4 prettiest baby,' from 6 to 10 months old. This prize (in common with the fourth and fifth) was decided by the ballot of the first 2000 visitors, and fell to a child of J. Thimbleby, Esq., of Spilsby. The second prize, value four guineas, was for the heaviest baby, from 6 to 12 months, and fell to a child of Mr. Bcnton, of Aldwick, which weighed two stone, although but eight months old. The third prize, value three guineas, was for the smallest baby, from G to 18 months old, and fell to a diminutive Lilliputian boasting the name of Pring: it weighed only 121bs., being 15 months old. The fourth prize, value two guineas, for the prettiest girl, from two to four years, was awarded to a child of Mr. Jackson, Boston, at years old. The fifth prize, value 1 guinea, for the finest boy between two and four years old, was ballottcd to Mr. Dobson's child (Sib* sey), 3 years and 11 months old There were between 6,000 and 7,000 persons present, about 100 babes being exhibited; and Mr. Small (treasurer of the Boston Har- monic Society) informed me that be cleared the by no means despicable sum of £ 100." ATTEMPTED PAIUUCIDE AT BATH.—Mr. Charles Tut- ton, an opulent tradesman and a member of the Muni- cipal Corporation at Bath, residing in the suburb of Lam- bridge, has been the victim of a diabolical attempt at poisoning on the part of his own son, a young man of extravagant and dissolute habits. Fur some weeks the unfortunate gentleman has been subject, generally after meals, to violent pain and sickness. On Sunday, the 19th ult., after drinking a glass of beer handed him by his son, he had so severe an attack that medical aid was imme- diately required, and he was confincd at home until the 27th, when he went to business, and on returning in the evening had some food prepared for him. The son entering the kitchen to some pretence, offered to cut up some potatoes for frying. Soon after eating these, Mr. Tutton was again seized with illness, and the medical man who was quickly in attendance suspected that poison had been administered. It was found that the son had contrived to make away with the remainder of the dish, and that he had also been seen to cleanse the pan in which the potatoes had been cooked. It was, however, submitted to Mr. Herapath, of Bristol, together with the substance thrown from the stomach of Mr. Tutton, and the presence of arsenic was pla nly traced in both in- stances. Finding that his diabolical attempt had been detected, young Tutton fled from his home, and has not since been heard of. A warrant has been issued for his arrest, and a description of his person telegraphed to the different police stations. Lord Panmure has expressed his entire approbation of the dismissal of Assistant-Surgeon Bakewell from the army, on account of his having written a letter to the papers, complaining of certain hospital deficiencies in the camp. "As regards the absence of the accuser during the inquiry," writes Mr. F. Peel to the father of the un- fortunate surgeon, "I am to observe that he made his charges anonymously, and that the inquiry was insti- tuted not for his detection, but for the discovery of the truth in the matter of his charges; and that though an anonymous accuser may succeed in hiding himself, he must not expect that his accusation will be suffered to remain uncontradicted because proceeding from an un- known quarter." The papers con tain an account of the lynching of De Bar at Milwankie, Winconson, 011 account of his atrocious murder of the Muehir family. The mob overpowered the military and officers, seized the prisoner, knocked him senseless by striking him on the head with a stone, beat him with clubs, jumped on him, and finally hung him up by the lieeis to a tree, where he was suffered to remain for hours after life was entirely extinct. THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.—The electric light was ex- hibited in Deal on Friday evening, preparatory to light- ing the town generally with it. It was perfectly success- ful, and gave great satisfaction to the inhabitants. It is stated to be a vast improvement upon the previous poverty-stricken gas-lights. A KITTEN SWALLOWED BY A COD.—A correspondent in Kirkwall alludes to the recent notice in our Strom- ness news of a rabbit's leg being found in a ling's sto- mach, and adds of his own knowledge someihing more wonderful, being nothing less than the discovery of an entire kitten in the stomach of a cod, caught not long ago in Kirkwall bay. These facts show that fish in ge- neral are not particularly fastidious in the selection of their food.—John O'Groat Journal, BARKET GREAT CATTLE AXD HORSE FAIR.—On Tucs- day last this important fair commenced. Business was opened very actively, and continued so throughout the day. Buyers were numerous, and the top lots of store beasts were eagerly sought after. The best Devon, Here- ford, and short-horned beasts were in great demand, and sold freely at £ 10 to £ 15 Lincoln, X 15 to £ 28 per head- best polled Scots. zC I I to £ 14; Highland Scots, £9 to £12 ditto; cross-bred beasts and all middling and in- ferior sorts went at lower figures,nevertheless the for them fur them was very good, and prices were much higher than last year. The Welsh and Irish beasts also found ready buyers, the best Welsh steers at £10 to £12, Irish ditto X-8 to £ 10 vonug inferior beasts, E2 to £ 6, ac- cording to age and quality. Milch cows, the best York- shire bred, with calves by their side, sold freely at £ 18 to £ 2i; Suffolk, £ 12 to j616 per head; in calf York, L 16 to £20; heifers, £10 to £ 16 ditto; Welsh, X8 to £ 10 ditto. The horse fair was well supplied and at- tended. The best cart horses sold at 45 to 65 guineas middling size, suitable for farmers' work, 30 to 40 ditto cart colts, two years old, 20 to 30 ditto three years old, 25 to 40 ditto. In the fair field, amongst the Welsh horses and ponies, a great amount of business was also transacted. Horses, the breed of which is greatly im- proved, sold freely at £ 18 to £ 27; very superior, £ 30. Welsh ponies, of which there are many hundreds, sold in rapid succession at £ 1 0 to £ 16 each small two and three years old, X8 to £ 10, according to height and sym- metry. This was a good selling fair, and it is the opinion of those competent to judge, that store beasts made 10 to 15 per cent. over the prices of last year. STATISTICS OF ICE.—It is just fifty years since the idea of dispensing ice to southern latitude entered the brain of ti Boston.merchant, .Mr. Tudor. It w:is a thoroughly worthy notion of a solid man of that citv of nations. For twenty years considerable disappointment, with various success, attended his efforts, but ultimately his persistency and activity furnished the southern States and the West Indies with the frozen delicacy, and a lucrative business opened up. In 1831 the East Indies and Brazil became his business clients. Other large houses engaged in the ice farming in Massachusetts and New York, and at pre- sent the value of the ice farms of these States fully equals, if it does not exceed, the value of the rice crop of Georgia. Boston chiefly supplies the southern parts with ice, and in its ice-house there were 300,000 tons stored last year. In New York nearly the entire crop of ice is used at home. In Boston there are between 2,000 and 3,000 persons em- ployed to the business season. In New York the amount is less, as the exportation is little. About 9,000 persons are employed in the entire States by ice, and it is com- puted that a capital of over 6,000,000 dollars is invested in it.-New York Daily Times. A NEW MILITARY CORPS.—A very admirable and use- ful addition is about to be made to the army in the shape of a new corps of "Instructors of Musketry," which is to be immediately organized on a permanent footing. Its head quarter will be at Hythc, where there will be always stationed a commandant, with pay as staff-colonel, a captain, with au allowance of £ 150 a year, a subaltern, with £100 in addition to their ordinary regimental pay, a paymaster and quartermaster, and a surgeon, with a ser. geant-major, five tirst class instructors, a clerk, an ar- mourer, and twelve privates as fatigue men. There will also' be present in the first instance nine captains, nine subalterns, a hundred first class instructors, and a hun- dred second class instructors, who as soon as they are sufficiently experienced will be distributed among depot battalions and regiments, as the Commander-in-Chief may direct. The officers may be employed in inspecting for the information of the authorities. The two hundred and five instructors are to be chosen from sergeants and corporals, or occasionally privates specially recommenced by their commanding officers; they must he intelligent, unmarried, not exceeding five years' service, of active habits, able to write from dictation, and with a competent knowledge of arithmetic. They will, after their probation at Hythc, be sent to regiments for the sole purpose of in- structing the regiment in musketry, will be exempt from regimental or barrack duties, and will act specially under the orders of the regimental officer instructor, who will be responsible that the system, as taught at Hythe is efficiently carried out III the regiment to which he be". longs.— Globe. ATTEMPTED MURDER AT BRISTOL —At day-break on Thursday morning the landlord of the Victoria public hou«c, a man about sixty years of age, named John Rob- bins, was found standing at the door with his throat cut. The injured man had placed a handkerchief in the wound, which to some extent prevented hcemorrhage. It ap- peared that the injuries had been inflicted by the man's wife in a fix of intoxication. Fortunately the principal vessels are not separated, and hopes are entertained of his ultimate recovery. It was deemed advisable, how- ever, to take the evidence of the injured man and several other witnesses, after which the wife was fully committed to take her trial at the next Somersetshire Assizes. Dur- ing the examination the woman behaved in a most violent manner, and frequently expressed her regret that the at- tempt to murder had proved ineffectual." TEN PER CENT.—There is a great distinction between ten per cent. on any given sum, and interest at the rate of ten per cent. per annum: the moneys borrowed in loan offices being repaid in equal monthly or weekly instalments in the course of twelve months from (re- payment commclleing immediately after) the time the loan is obtained, are actually only owing six months; hence, ten per cent. on any sum thus repaid, amounts to twenty per cent. per annum. This per centage, exor- bitant as it appears, does not, however, by any means show the rate of interest actually charged, because the fees and fines almost always amount to more than the sum deducted for interest; but, even taking it at an equal amount, which is far below the average, the borrower would pay interest at the rate of forty per cent. per annum, if he received the whole sum on which in- terest is charged; but, inasmuch as the interest and fees are deducted in advance, the sum actually lent becomes diminished, and the rate of interest increased, thus:—If a person borrowed JMO and repays £ ')'>, he pays ten per cent.; but if he only receive £ i-5, and repays £50, he pays upwards of eleven per cent. In most cases where small sums are borrowed, the repayments are made in forty equal weekly instalments; hence the whole amount borrowed remains actually only owing for about twenty weeks, and, taking the above items into consideration, we do not overstate the case in estimating the average cost of money borrowed from loan offices to be at the rate of upwards of fifty per cent. per all nuill.-S/tarpe's Magazine. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE TOM? OF NAPOLEON I.- The Moniteur thus describes the visit of the Queen to the tomb of Napoleon I.:—" The day before yesterday the Queen visited the tomb of the Emperor. No other visit produced so great an impression upon her. As the review had lasted to a late hour Her Majesty was no longer expected at the Hotel des Invalides; neverthe- less, despite the lateness of the hour, she expressed the wisli to go there. The Queen arrived there at nightfall, followed by her numerous staff, surrounded by veterans of our former wars, who hurried up to accompany her, and she advanced with noble impressiveness to the last dwelling-place of him who was ever the most constant enemy of England. What a sight! What remembrances did not then rise up, with these contrasts! But when by the light of torches, in the midst of brilliant uniforms, the organ playing God save the Queen," Her Majesty was led by the Emperor into the chapel where repose the ashes of Napoleon, the effect was thrilling, immense; the emotion profound, for every one thought that this was no simple act of homage at the tomb of a great man, but a solemn act attesting that past rivalries were for- gotten, and that the union of the two people had now received the most striking consecration." MOTIVES FOR MARRIAGE.—We do not profess to love any sympathy with extreme aristocratic distinction and exclusiveness, for we hold that, in the eye of the Creator, the poor and the beggar are of one value; still we main- tain that there is a framework in society which must necessarily be supported and maintained, and that any gross violation of it, so far from being applauded, ought unhesitatingly to be condemned. Even in savage lite the rule of gradation is observed. One chief weds the daughter of another-he does not search for a bride among the progeny of the serfs. With us, of a mixed and latter race, the rule is certainly indefinite; and wealth is often accepted in matrimonial alliances as a substitute for intelligence, station, or accomplishment. We see w that—and we would mourn it oftener if we believed that the brides were unwilling. But where is the man turned out of 30, whose income, beyond the necessary expen- diture of mutton chops, can barely keep him in clothes, boots, and gloves, who has not known some adored crea- ture—to whom in private he has uttered the most im- passioned vows, and for whose sweet sake he has in- curred a hopeless bill for bouquets,—turn utterly false, pick up a quarrel within, or plead parental interdiction, and marry another, simply because the cartiff was pos- sessed of some £6,000 a year, and, in the event of his de- j sirable decease, could settle a comfortable jointure on the widow? In such a case should we weep for the deserted swain ? Surely not. Nay, rather rejoice; be- cause his bill to Mrs. Carstairs, or whoever supplied him with bouquets—torn to pieces by the ungrateful fingers of the false one-will henceforth be unaugmented, until he tipplics himself, as every man in such circumstances should, in earnest to his profession, and, having gained a proper place in that, finds that, instead of a mere tiirt, he may secure the affections of a true, sweet, domestic, and loving woman. Blessed is the man who, by any kind of influence or accident, even though it cost him a heartache, is delivered from the snare of the modern and indoctrinated Syrens. There is, however, some ex- cuse to be made for girls who enter into matrimony purely from interested motives. Many of the poor things know well that, unless they marry and effect a settlement for life, they may be left in utter indigence; for papa is terribly extravagant, drowned in debt, and unable to face his bills at Christmas. Others are not happy under he parental roof, from which they would be glad to escape on almost any condition. Others are weak in volition, or have been so educated in the article of duty, that they dare not. express repugnance to any proposals which may have found favour in the eyes of their mam- mas. Yet every one of these may have her secret attach- ment. Always in the background there appears the vision of that slim and curiy youth who danced the polka so delightfully, and whose attentions at the picnic were so marked and gratifying, But then, Clara is pain- fully aware that the annual income of the unhappy lu Julius is short of £100, and that he has no prospect of makmg any more. If, indeed, it were £fíOO! But the age of fairies is gone; and Julius is a man without ex- pectations, and what is worse, without the ordinary average of brains. So poor Clara, with a heavy sigh, takes farewell of her day-dream, and in due course of time appears, covered with lace, at the hymeneal altar, to give her troth to a coarse elderly savage, with sandy whiskers, who has cleared an enormous fortune by a successful speculation in cotton. As for men who marry solely for money, we cannot find terms strong enough to express our contempt. They, at all events, have no ex- cuse to proffer for an act of base hypocrisy and degrading selfishness. If fortune, by inheritance, has been denied them, they can exert their brain—if brains are wanting they have hands, and can work for their daily bread. The sense of independence is among the tirst of the manly virtues, and the being who barters it for gold is shortly and emphatically a slave.—Blackwood. At the late Montgomery Assizes, Chief Justice Jen is complained that the Hig^i Sheriff was too poor for the proper performance of his office. He said he certainly did not expect to have the carriage opened to him, when he entered the hall, by a stable boy in his shirt sleeves. A young officer, who has lately returned to Lancashire, badly wounded when on duty in the trenches before Sebastopol, declares that he has travelled across Eng- land free of expense, for neither hotel keepers nor railway clerks would take a penny from him when they found t'e was "a poor and wounded soldier."—Preston Chronicle. The Duke of Newcastle arrived by the F-in.shec at Eupatoria, on the 16th ult., and visited the foriiifcations, proceeding the sama afternoon to Kamiesch. It having been stated that a man in New York got himself into trouble by marrying two wives, a western editor remarked that a man in Michigan had done the same by only marrying one. Next day his officc was crowded with married men, every one asking-" Did you mean me ?" AN EXTRAORDINARY BALLOON VOYAGE.—One of the model balloons sent up by Mr. Gypson at the Botanical Gardens at Sheffield, last week, travelled far as Chard, in Somersetshire, a distance of about two hundred miles, having occupied about two hours and three quarters in the voyage. Mr Gypson states the duration of this voyage by a balloon of five feet diameter as unprecedented, and he attributes itto the presence of a mixture of the solution of india rubber in the varnish with which the balloon is glazed. PRICE OF DREAD IN EDINBUIIGG.—According to the price of wheat and flour in the Edinburgh market, the four pound loaf will be sold at 9gd. to lOd ready money,, according to quality; and lO^d. credit.—North British Daily Mail. At a Justice of the Peace Court held at Oban on tiie tenth instant, two porters were fined in the sum of-Et for overcharging two parties whose luggage they had been employed to carry from the steamboat quay. Travellers would do themselves and the public a benefit, when like cases occur, by refusing payment, and reporting the matter. A working engineer, of the name of John Ross, residing in Montreal claims to have discovered a new motive power which will waft a ship across the Atlantic Ocean in three days!