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AIR. GLADSTONE AT NEWCASTLE.
AIR. GLADSTONE AT NEWCASTLE. Keeognition. of the Southern Confederacy. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived at Newcastle an Monday; and the following day, after having visited all the liotis of the plaee, attended a' banquet given in Ms tiwronr in the Town-hall, at which the right worsbip- fai mayor presided, who, after the usual preliminary toasts, in highly eulogistic terms, proposed the" Health. et Mr. Gladstone," referring especially to his repeal of tr,e paper duty and the furtherance of commercial" treaties with other rations, from which, this district had: reaped so much benefit. The toast was drunk amidst loud applause. Mr. Gladstone, on rising to respond, waa received with load and protracted cheers. The right hon. gentleman acknowledged the warm compliment paid him. He con- trasted- the labours of a public career, its toil and re- SBsJESifcility; but its reward, though not always in the' present, lay in the future; and to the future it was most wholesome that a public man should look. Though s member of the Government, he had freedom to speak of public affairs. As a member of the Government he would ttSe* cwidit for his own services m'promoting Hfe French tSttty. Yet to the Emperor of the French and Mr. CObdén it was mainly due. They were two distinguished tMB, whose position on the one hand, and sa-zad-ty and ability on the otber, acemplished it. His neble col- liWgae-and Earl Russell Weronextinorderen-tifcled to tbe) bfeffour of the meeting on account of the treaty. It: had Kggii a success bayond all expectations. The commercial axperience of the public knew it as surely as official doooraeBts showed it. The right honourable speaker- gave numerical facts as to the state of trade with Franca for twelve months past; the trade, foreign and colonial, of England, which was before the treaty of the value of ai»e millions, was twelve months after twenty-one millions. The increase of the export of British produce wm no, less satisfactory. On the average of two years before the treaty the value of trade in metals aid tissues- was two millions sterling. Now it was six millions. The particular commerce of Newcastle bad benefited three hundred per cent. The exports to America had fallen off in twelve months nine millions. The tr"ty of commerce lad supplied this calami- tous defteiency, The hon. speaker-gave the increase of tffltaage by sea resulting from-the treaty. Every ten or tWfelve millions of increased trade gives us anincrease of a million of duties arising from tax-paying commodities imported. The treaty has compensated for all the nation's Sacrifice oui account of the treaty; besides, the saBJ-al Effect of the treaty was- greater than its pecu- niary result. France then took its stand on free trade- it added its influence to England's, amd new treaties elsewhere bad arisen; and its effect upon the future peace of' the world was very significant and in- jfctntiaL When Parliament meets, it will be its duty tó'<Yêtrencb, as far' ss- possible, its expenditure. Con- aMeringtbatthe great-industry of the country had been smitten by alMight, it was a matter of great satisfaction that the revenue had increased to the amount of £ 600,000. The Chancellor of the Exchequei must compliment the workmen of the north thrown out of employ. He doubted if any class of the commanity would have borne any similar calamity with equal fortitude and self-denial. M £ Gladstone defended the manufacturers generally, but eQndemned those who made wealth an object of worship, and neglected its wise use. The manufacturer who sold his cotton clandestinely was abusing the rights of pjSperty as much as any condemned aristocrat. Relief ought to be given to the workmen without humiliation. The men were as-innocent as children; but have borne tceif suSeriags like heroes. He hoped that no man would be deprived of the franchise because he had accepted parish relief. When Parliament again con- sidered the franchise; the conduct! of' the men of Lan- cashire would be taken into account. He next referred to the war in America. The slaves would be better off if the States were separated, as on the basia of Union the laws against the slaves were enforced by the whole power ofthe Federal United Government. Our neutrality has been more against the-South thanthe -North We ought to judge tfenderly the North"; it'has never drunk the cup of bitterness, end it exaggerates its feelings. Let us bear with them. Let us not forget the reception they give the Prince of Wales; it was aproof of the settled goodwill of America to England. There can -be no doubt tl&t Jefferson Davis1 has "made a nation of the South. [Mr. Gladstone treated the South as a successful cause, and the announcement created great sensation.] LordPal- merston had been one of the earliest-of-this country to recognise the condition'of Italy. Earl- Rus- sell had no less faithfully represented the sentiments of the people of England." Tbe conduct of the people of Italy gives them new claims to public confidence; they would not follow the man it best loved into error for the arfce of-«"peace in Europe. He hoped that the question of Italy would early reach its final stage. Mr. Gladstone emled by proposing The Health of- the Mayor," on account of his connection with the press, which he praised as the friend of the people, the safeguard of liberty, and «Mcfeupon MirtisSara. TheorhertMsts proposed and responded to were, "Her Majesty's Ministers," "The,Members for Newcastle and forthember Boroiigba ftticl Counties of Northumberland and Durham," "The Consular Representatives of Foreign States," "The Unity and Independence of Italy," "The Tyne-Improvement Commissioners," "The Mayor and Corporation, of Newcastle," and The Chamber of SpRMserce." T
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PtHSTGH?' & rux:" Dundreary" Dreomily, Done. hs OPIKION OF LONDON SOCIETY. ^tTKTHOWJH Bmdreary on;the stage" Sontinues, justly, still the rage; ? -Yet "bn the p <ge my Lord Dundreary .ft Viapid,1 diiffcult, and .weary. Though on the boards he is encored, Don't.thrust him, printed, on the bored. The Stree^Sellear's5 Songster. BEAUTIFUL SWEEP. Air—" Beautiful Star." My duty's to sweep the chimney' ma'am, i Barly callingr here I am! ».c {. Ioto the fireplace 800n'ril-ereep, j Givinethe flue a beautiful sweep— ■ >i Beautiful swee-eep! B^atttifulswee-eep! Siting the flue a beautiful, besutiffti sweep! ivaatly my work 111 execute, Make no mess, though I'm sure to soot, $br tboe&whoeniplov me-once-will ktep Cfeming to me for a beautiful sweep— etc. i?gtebd«for me, then, and I'll-be sure To come like a punctual ramoneur, At dawning of more, while you're .àsleep, (ilvicgjrour chimneys abeautifu4 sweep-— .Bo-,aiitifai,swee-eepi etc. Drops of Comfort. (BY A FEDERAL STATESMAN.) Spite of victories g-ained, And mccesses obtained, Which have turned out all bucku& and valour,; In our tribulation We've this consolation, Thafc the rebels are conquered—on pape The Scouring of the Scutcheon. Which his name it is Frederick, not Fran Cadogan, Agent lie was for Restaurateur V. And each hungry buffer the Frenchman could lug in Paid the eighth of a penny to Freddy, writes he. He feels disgust That the thing's discussed, And conceives his guerdon less than just. Wiftur is the difference- between a man" longing for a ^1«e apple,. at d one longing for a glass of sherry ?-The 8$e is whining after a pine, and the other is pining after tlja wifte. T iihrn>BNT Enough.—The fire hundred Irish who, two Sundays back, created such a disturbance in Hydfe'-p'ark, proved themselves to belong to a Pat-riot-ic race. A GOOD GUESS AT A TAILOE'S NAME.—Mr. So-and- 30. A. SETTLER For. ITim.—The correct answer to the gentleman who wrote the song, Why did I marry ? aiost llkeliy would be, "Because your wife was foolish! -say anything about the Underground Railway, as it is bsneath our observation at present. — «-
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President Lin-eoln's Slave -should the war continue in its* present sh ape; uitt.il -the -s lit of Januan7 nest, the number of sl;ive.9, which will on that, daT be vi'tuallyeinanoipafced, under the procla- mation of the president, will be as follows:—Alabaitta, 435,132^; Arkansas, lit) 1045 Florida* 61,753; Georgia '482,^32; Louisiana, 383,010 iMwsissippi, 436^696; North C^foliaa, 381)981; .-Soutb Garolina; 402,541;; Tem*«Sseej, 275,784; Texas, 180,032; Ewtow- -Ydr^ioii% 375;000 total, aeoordiag to census of I860, 3,405,015, The natural incueRse will probably make the aggtt>gat8' at tbe present time sbottt 3,800,000.
ALLEGED PROFLIGACY IN A WORE.U…
ALLEGED PROFLIGACY IN A WORE.U HOUSE. On Friday Mr. R. B. Cane, one of the inspectors of the Poor Law Board, opened an investigation in the Board- room of the Bethnal-green Workhouse, with respect to certain charges of a grave nature against Mr. T. Merrick, themaster of Bethnal-green Workhouse. Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, appeared on behalf of Mr. Merrick, and Mr. Angel, solicitor, represented those of the parishioners, whose memorial had given rise to the present inquiry. Mr. Cane said that there were several charges,to be investigated, but he should only at present enter into that of Mary Ann Scanner. Sarah Ann Smith, 18, Buck's-buildings, Homerton, said that she was a married woman. Her maiden name was Scanner. She was in service with two families, and then went as a sempstress to a lady at Clapham, and afterwards in the Globe-road. After she left that place she entered the Bethnal-green Workhouse, because she had no clothes and thought she could get a place afterwards from it. AMisa Brewer was then living in the house. Only the staircase separated Miss Brewer's room from the master's. Witness,entered the house on the 19th of January, 1861. One Sunday morning .afterwards she was going up to Miss Brewer's room !wLh same water, when Mr., M«wiek cajlefd out ito her, and she went to see what he wanted. He told her to come into the room. When she; did so ,sbe found that he was.ontypartly dressed. He instantly locked the door, seized her by the shoulders, and threw her on the bed. She screamed, but h&sai.d he would-take care of her. He enected-his purpose. When she) got away she met upon the stairs a.Mrs. Brown, an inmate,, and told her what had happened. Witness was crying, Mr. Merriek solicited her frequently afterwards, but she ,refused. Three weeks aftershe was leaving the work- thouse, when the master sent for her to his office, and itold her not- to tell any one what had happened, and be would do well for her. He would give her always plenty of clothing. She said she had told Mrs. Brown about [the matter. Mrs. Brown was sent for, and was told ;by the master that he would punish her if she itold anything about it, and that it was not true. Wit- nesi also told her it was not true. He gave witness Mben a. black silk mantle (produced) and a shilling. She iwent into service as a housemaid. When she went out for her holiday she used to- visit the workhouse,;and tsee Mr. Merrick.. He gave her a dress and boots (pro- duced). She subsequently gave birth to-the illegitimate child in her arms at the Mile-eod Workhouse. Mr. Merrick was tue father -of: the, child. Before she entered itbe workhou-ie to be eoBuned. she had to give up her situation in Oxford-street at' Mr. Smart's public house, 'and go to resid'e at a Mrs. Hickman's. She told Mrs. Hiokman what had occurred, and sent her to Mr. Mer- rick. The child was born on the 7th of January las' Subsequently she took out a summons before a magis- trate to-affiliate the child upon Mr.-Merrick. Before the summons became due Mr.. Angel and Mr. Oaion palled upon her, and, a proposition waa made to her by the former, in consequence, of which she received money. Mr. Lewis objected that? Mr. Merrick was not proved to have known about the proposition or the money. "Mr. Angel -said that that would be shown in evidence. Witness:, Mr. Angel gave her jE20 in soveretgns.t That w,ae in the Mile-end Workhouse. Sae went back to-Mrs. 'Hickman, and remained with her for two months. She then, married.. her present husband. Receatly, a tall (gentleman, whom she-did not know, called and asked;her whether she would. deny, at, the inquiry coming on tbat Mr.-Merrick was the father of ttie chilo ? He came again on Saturday week and took her and her husband ito a public house, and Mid that. Mr. Merrick, sent him to 'ask her if she would deny-.the whole affair, and he would give her any amount of money. She said. she would not. He said that as she bad- not taken an oath.(before the magistrates) they could, not now punish her for decyjing. the matter. She still refused. Cross-examined: Mr. Oaion called on her after rber confinement, but did not: ask her to write a. letter. She had got a person-named Newsotne to write the letter produced.. Four, days-after it was written Mr. Onion called, on, her. He did not call upon her twenty. ti-Ba^s, but.he might- have done so twelve times. Ilergave her no money., He took her clothea and kept them to show, beeause ehe gave them to him; The cross-examination of the witness was .continued to a, great length, but. apparently without 'shaking her evidence in chief. Mr. Wm. M'D oaald, master f of: the; Mileiend Work- house, sworn, said that last witness waa delivered of a child at that workhouse on the 7th January last. Mr. Merrick called twice at his office, and a ked what .had taken place bstweeff the girl and Mr. Onion in the office. He S^iitiuii the second nw«i.w li" =bow the girl could be got out of the way, and he would nort mind giving £ 50. Witness told hi in be had better see the girf^ but he said he would Bet. Witness then said, « Well, could you not macage t&get; some 'one else to see her and take her away. He said he did not .know what to do. He asked if witness could ascertain for him from:, the girl what witnesses she was tobting-up at; the. police court. Witness- asked her the following morning and she refused to tell. He wrote to'Mr. Merrick that he had had the girlHnthe office, and she would no,. say-who the witnesses were. He had no 'further conversation with Mr. Merrick on the subject. Cross-examined Mr. Merrickdict not say that there 'was, a conspiracy between* Mr; Ooion and. the- girl. He did mot say that his object was to find out the names; of, the witnesses that -bet nMght- iiatitutiei inqviiriea« as to their characters. Witness did cot say Sach aisummons is an awfcward affair; could you hoi iget.thftgirf out of the wav ? He might have said that i the; best way would be to" get her out of the wa>y. Wit*. ness was not interested in destroying. Mr. Merrick, or • other-wise. Mr. Merrick- might have said I v-ould- have, given jElO or JE60 rather than have had such a charge t against me." Mr. Onion told hint, that he was angular* diau of the poor in Mr. Merrick's union, and that-be^Was- getting- up, an inquiry. Mr. Merrick had eaUed< ton witness in consequence of an intimation that iuquivies, had been m&Ge about the case at. the gate. Thetproceedings ati this stagewere adjoutned.
: ZHREATENING SIR RICEARI>…
ZHREATENING SIR RICEARI> MAY&& At the Bow-street Police-court, on Thursday, ati elderly man, named John Paget Tremlett, was brought up in custody of Inspector Beare, of the K division, charged with writing a threatening letter to Sir Richard Mayne. The iettar dated 7th Sept., but written on the 7th Oct., il862, commenced by-complaining that a constable of the K division had used gross language to H''n'ry Harvey and his wife. The prisoner: That is my step-daughter, i The writer had endeavoured to obtain from the police i authorities at Bow the name and ntrmber of the police- man, which bad been reftKed. He had then applied personally at the Home-office to see Sir George Grey, who Was Cut of town, and had written" to hira but had received no answer; Cduld he have" obtained ttfe name »and cumber of the policeman he would have summoned lithe man to Worship-street, and there would have been ,anelld. of thecmatter. Aw officer of the' K' division had ,called on the-employer-of his san-inlaw and ensconced himself in the chairwith all the Mgalswayofanin- spector," but had not .given the name or number of the policeman. The writer demanded to be informed on tthesepoints) and went on to say, "Rest assttred that I iam equally a determined character as my schoolfellow, Rush, and remember that my step-daughter's brother, [Joseph Murdock, alias Williams, was hanged at Lewes jfor murder." Tle> letter concluded with some incoherent expressions, a portion of which were blotted and illegible. ■It was signed ''John Paget Tremlett, and dated' from Colt-street, Old Yord, Bow. The prisoner admitted that- the letter was in his band- !writing, but denied that there was any threat in it against Sir Richard Mayne, that, he said, being.a wrong inference of the magistrate. Sir Richard Mayne, having attended, stated: I re- ceived by, post the letter produced by the officer. The mention of the murderer, Rush, and ako the allusion-to the other murderer, Williams, made me think that what "wa,s in the writer's mind was, that he contemplated killing me cr aomebociy. Ti.1e prisoner again maintained that he had rto spite against Sir Richard Mayne, his ODiy-object waJto obtain an-answer. He then proceeded' to make ? loB'g and itfco- herent statement, involving some, not very intelligible, charges against Lord PalnSerstOn, Sir George Grey, Sir; Richard Mayne, Inspector Beare, and others. He alluded Repeatedly'to his- step,. son, whom he described 'ao Wil- liatas, alias Murdock,.who vMk hanged at Lewes," and Who, be urged, ought to have b«€n spared. He then asked leave to examine his st^r-daugtiter. who was accordingly called. I-t came cut in Mrevidénco that prisfineY had betninalunatio asylara, whereupon pri oier explained :—Twenty years! ago, when I oalno 1 n a fram' India; in '43,1 was as aabe a's I am now, aha i lie captain of tfea ship promised me tfeat4 Should never b'e ^ttt to a Itthaticaayhun, but I had a- glass1 vath one and With mother till I- got iiftto-lilttdf^mfee-dodtor, because I hfed charged him with MUrd^.ga^#ffifr opittai St i%Bt and digitsaM* ia ittWilittgi- 't^i beeMtifc a maniac*. The case was continued for the attendance of the prir soner's medical attendant, and Sir Richard Mayne stated, to calm the prisoner's mind, that the reason his first letter was not attended to was that it was not written in his own name, but in that of his step-son, and there was some difficulty in finding the letter. The name of the constable would be given. The prisoner having no bail in attendance was removed to his own house in charge of a constable, who was directed to bring him up again next day. Prisoner was accordingly brought up again on Friday, and re-examined. Mr. William Robert Frederick Lane, M.R.C.S., and licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, said: I reside at North- side, Bethnal-green. I have attended the prisoner for months. I think he is,im his right state of mind; but when excited he is somewhat rash, and disposed to use stronger language than is prudent. I do not consider that defendant's mind is disordered. The prisoner, addressing the magistrate in an angry and vehement manner, said he should be very guarded in his observations, as it had gone forth that at the former examination he expressed himself incoherently. Mr. Henry: Now, Tremlett, let me advise you to b€i calm. Prisoner (fiercely): Calm, sir? Oh, PH b3 calm! I'll be calm! Mr. Henry You certainly, excited yester- day. Prisoner: Any man may be excited at times. Mr. Henry: Yes; but I want you to endeavour to control that excitement. I want to point out to you how you have erred. You seem to have thought, that you had a grievance, and that Sir Richard Mayne wished to withhold from youthe name and number of the police- man. Now, you were quite wrong in that. There is no hesitation or difficulty about giving his name and number. Bat,evenif there was,, nothing can-ius-tify sach threats. No antecedent letters,no previous circumstances whatever could justify them. Prisoner I beg your pardon. I think I was quite justified. I only say I am aa determined to have an answer as:Rush was to do.whathe did. There is no threat in that. Mr. Henry then said: In that last letter you have certainly used language calculated to create alarm, and as it is the opinion of your medical man that you do understand the difference between right and wrong—— Prisoner (impatiently): Certainly I do. Mr. Henry: Therefore I must hold you tobail to keep the peace and be, of good behaviour for the next 12 months in two sureties of jEaO each and your owu recog- nisance of £ 100. Prisoner: That .is pretty, heavy bail. Mr. Henry: And let me caution you that if you write to Sir Richard May ne, or to any one -else, any more letters containing similar threats you will be committed for trial. Prisoner: No jury in England would convict me. Two gentlemen, neighbours of the prisoner, offered themselves as bail. Both having requested the magis- trate to fix a: low amount, suggesting £ 25 would be .sufficient. Mr., Henry: I think not. I have considered. the matter, carefully, and: I think fixing that amount may have the effect of restraining him. You appear to be his friends, and he would probably be reluctant to subject lyou to the loss of the money. One of the sureties admitted that he should not like such language addressed to himself. The other said, if the prisoner would take his advice, he would give up letter-writing altogether. Tne recognisanoea wer&entered into, and the pris.oBier was liberated.
THE EXHIBITION AND THE-RON.…
THE EXHIBITION AND THE-RON. MR. CADOGAN. The Earl of Granville* as.one of the commission- ers of the Exhibition,, sea^ds the following explana- tion of the celebrated case of the Hon. Mr. Cadogan and M. Veillard. The noMe earl corrobo- rates Mr. Cadogan's statement, that he, at least, was not influenced by any representations, made by the hon; gentleman in fevour of M. Yeillard. The letter ia dated from Gotha, where Earl Granville was in attendanee on the Queen "1 have read this morning, the article in the Times' of the 1st inst., reflecting on a letter from Mr. Frederick Cadogan, in which. that gentleman ex- plained the circumstances attending his connection with Messrs. Veillard and Martin and the remunera- tion which he received, and in which he denies that i.vy uAviviowj u,Uj niuileiice oa-ner majesty's Com- missioners in favour of Messrs. Veillard and Martin. I- am not in a position to afford a,ny inGo.m.ion on the first two points. I am aware that Mr. Cadogan gave much of his time to the business of Messrs. Veillard and Martin, and that he was often the organ of communication between them, and the persons charged with the superintendence of the refreshment department; but, till Mr. Cadogan's letter appeared in the Times, I never knew, except from hearsay and very conflicting reports, whai were the duties he engaged <to> perform, or the amount of remuneration he was to receive. "I<can corroborate Mr. Cadogan's statement:that he exercised no influence-on the commission in favour of the contractors. I gave my opinion in favour of accepting Messrs. Veillard and Martin's tender for the following reasons:-— tt Because their tender was themost5advantageous of all the foreign tenders for the interest of the Exhibitionasa self-supporting institution. 11 Because the conditions of the agreement made it, almost impossible, as, has proved to be the case, for-the comtnission to sustain any pfeouniary loss. "Because a foreign restaurateur was likely' to prfrve attractive to the public, and to afford a. stimu- lus to the English tival. "Because the contractors, having both been,at the head of* large French eating-houses — one of them the most famous in Europe-were likely to possess the'skill, asit would also befortaeirinterest; to cater well for the public. <f I cair state ■ t^iat, in joining in the unanimous decision of the confttirission, I was not influenced, in the slightest- degree by any representations of Mr. Cadogan, or by the wish, although I have known hint for mafiy years, of assisting or pleasing him. I should have preferred making this explanation in common with my' colleagues, but the distance at which I am from London makes it impossible, to. I communicate with them without great delay. I have no doubt, however, that the assertions jmade'in this letter are as applicable to all of them as to myself." -ru'.iin'y "I' MT',1 -v Another Beath. in a Pond at Hampstead.
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—On Saturday morning, between seven and eight o clock, thebody of a young woman was seen floating ip one of j the pondS of the Vale of Health, Hampstead, upon which discovery information was at once, given to S Sl, sefgeant of police; who was on duty on the Heath. Drags were procured, and in a short tune-she was got out. She had apparently been in -the water for a few ,hours, and life :being extinct she was taken to the St. Pancras Work- 'house. She is of short stature, about 17 years of age, and good looking. She wore a dress with a whiteground withnowers, a cloak of a neat Colour, and a pair of ligbt leather boots laced at the sides. It is stated that in th& coarse of the previous night she was seen walking near the spot in the company of a-well-dressed young man. c, Whafs in: a Warne The different fate which attends kihdved words might furnish matter of reflection to the moralist. There is nothing intrinsically iwtfifc; 'exalted in a garfer than in a pair of breeches. Both are ^articles of dress appartaitiing to the legs both are con- 'ferMd as rewards, only upos different classes of Society; tand neithersref cotfferffcd for services of a very k-iad. The kind of merit which procures a pair of breeches for an agricultural labourer is very much the same kind of merit as that Which usually procures tlie garter for- a peer. It consists chiefly in having kept liitn- seif'OUt of-mischief, and!h:aviirg -got together^ more motley than his neighbours. Yet ho'w different is the grandeur of the two words! Perhaps, however, that is a mere question of class. Very possibly the breeches are looked on with as much reverence among the agricultural labourers as the garter is among us; and the whispered announcement, "Jim- Hodges is to have the breeches," ejioites a thrill of interest as keen as the rumour that "the Duke of! 'is) tb have ttife vac4lhttgartter,' doelS'itt Be^gravia. Still, there is no touching tale of the loves- of a gallant sovereign to protect and apologise for the agrieulturttl cetodifatiott', pferttaps a waistteoat, or a pair of strong iMtots", would be better. When mankind have re»9lVM that atmitin-g shbuld to ptosaic, tfey will hate- r
MALICIOUS INJURIES, PERJURY,…
MALICIOUS INJURIES, PERJURY, AND THEFT. At the Thames Police-court, on Friday, Sarah Evans, a servant, aged 17, was charged with wilfully and maliciously breaking windows in the house of Mrs. Mary Marshall, a schoolmistress, of No. 24, Thomas-street, Poplar. The prisoner was also charged with robbing the same lady of a cash-box, containing ze4 10s. in gold, a ring, a brooch, and various articles of female wearing apparel. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, stated the case for the prosecution. Mrs. Marshall, a widow, deposed that on the 21st of August last she paid a visit to a neighbour at No. 1, Boundary-row, Kirby-street, East India-road. The prisoner was a servant there. Previous to leaving home, she placed three petticoats, two cotton dresses, and a merino petticoat on a chair in her back parlour, and among those things, and completely hidden, she deposited a. cash-box, which ,contained four sovereigns, a half-sovereign, a gold ring, and a brooch, In the evening, she requested the prisoner to go round to the house in Thomas- street, with a girl twelve years of age, and take ;care, of the premises. Shortly before ten o'clock the same night she returned to her dwelling, and was met by the prisoner, who came running to the door, and said, Oh, ma'am, I have had such a fright; I saw a man looking over the garden wall." She said to the girl, "What nonsense!" A neighbour then said the prisoner had come to her, apparently in a great fright, and said there was a strange man on the premises. Directly afterwards she entered the back parlour, and missed the. cash- box, the three petticoats, and two cotton dresses. The window of the parlour was wide open. It had not been opened for some time before. She sent for the police, but never suspected the prisoner, to whom she spoke about the robbery on the following morn- ing. The prisoner appeared to be much concerned about it, and said she was very sorry for it. Mrs. Marshall thellproceeded to state that on Wednesday night, and again on Thursday night, stones were ,thrown at her windows, and many panes of glass ,were broken. On Thursday night the prisoner, was, detected in the act of throwing stones at the windows, ,and was detained. She said to her, Sarah, how could you be the cause of this, after breaking your master's windows?" The prisoner equivocated, and said a girl who was with her did the mischief. She told the prisoner she would send for a police-constable, and ,stie then admitted naving oroiien tne .windows, 'Witness said, If you did such a thing as that, after my being so kind to you, you are Inixed, up with the robbery last August. The prisoner hesitated and prevaricated, for some time, and then said, If you don't lock me up, I, will tell you the truth. It was me who committed the robbery." In answer to further questions, the prisoner said that a man, named John Bannum, with whom she was acquainted, was concerned in the robbery that she disposed of the ring and brooch, taken out of the cash-box, to a jeweller in Poplar; and that John Bannum kept four sovereigns, and gave her one half sovereign of the stolen money only. The prisoner also said, "You had the clothes back, did yog,.not? Mr. Selfe: Were the clothes returned to you after they wer& stolen? Mrs. Marshall: They-were, sir. I said: to her, Sarah, was-it you that took one sovereign out of six that I had in a drawer? and she said, Yesi I did, and bought some things for myself with the money." I said, "Then it was you that stole the bag of things while your mistress laid dead in her house? aud she said" Yes, it was me. After my mistress, died, and before, the body was buried, I robbed the house. George Watkinson, 214, K, stated, that the pri- soner confessed to him on Thursday night that she opened the cash-box, and gave the money and the female wearing apparel -to, her lover, John Bannum, over the wall, and that he said he would murder her if she did not get him some money. Thomas Barker, a jeweller, said that he bought a ring and a brooch of a girl (he believed it was the prisoner) on the 21st of: August last. He produced we articles, whichn Mrs. Marshall identified as her i property. Othpn PvidAnfA TO a a j.in Wired that the prisoner was a witness against aboy on Thursday afternoon in the Thames Police-court, and swore she saw him break her master's win- dows. She was not believed, and the summons was dismissed. She, after Yvards: admitted that she broke the windows, and. that she had told lies in the police- court. Mr. Charles Young said, before the case was com- pleted for trial, it would be necessary tot. call other witnesses, and ask for a remand. Mr. Selfe complied with the request, and remanded the prisoner.
LOSS OF TWO LIVES: ON THE…
LOSS OF TWO LIVES: ON THE RIVER. Gallant ancl'I^tal Attempt at Rescue. On Saturday, William Carter, Esq., Coroner for the Eastern Division of Surrey, instituted an inquiry at the George Tavern, Great George-street, Bermondsey, re- lative to the respective deaths of Joseph Anderson, aged 67, and George Johnson Hare, aged 38, labourers, employed at the Fountain Dock, Bermondsey-wall. Charles Brady, a labourer, deposed that on Wednesday, about five o'clock in the afternoon, he was employed with Anderson, Hare, and a number of other mien in con- struc/ling a "gridiron" at Fountain Dock. They had two barges about 25 feet apart, and to get'from one to another there was a raft consisting of three logs of timber. The Whole of the men got upon the-raft, and Anderson, in endeavouring to push it from the barge, overreached himself and'fell backwards iinto the water. The deceased, Hare, without hesitation jumped into the I Water and Swam towards Anderson, but both suddenly, disappeared. He could not say Whether Anderson caught hold of Hare. John Harris, a foreman at the dock, deposfed that he • saw Anderson in the water. 'He (Anderson) kept-afloat f for about three minutes by paddling with his hands. Hate made some remarks and dropped into the water, but directly afterwards they both sank. The other men: were in so much danger on the raft that bethought it f best to get them on the barge befbrtf any attempt W&s made to save the m&n. There-was no dottbt Awftrson slipped in by accident. Alfred Legon and Charles Davis, Watermen, proved finding the bodifes-close to each Cither in the mouth of'a siwer about half an hour-after the aedffiht. Mrs. Harej the wife of ttie youngter deceksed, stated, in answer to the coronfer, that her'' husband had res- cued several persons from drowning by jumping ]tnt& the river. The cbrofter said it was a most p&ihful case. The deceased, Hare, in perfbtming a gallant act—that of endeavouring to save his brother labourer—had perished,. leaviag'hia wife and children to deplore their loss. The jury returned a Verdict to the effect—"That the deceased, Anderson, was accidentally drowned, and Hare lbst His life in a primeWbrthy attempt to rescue his btother labourer." A' 3x1 bscripti0n, lieaded by the coroner, was made in the r&om, and the sum of one guinea and* a' half was given to the wldo w ( f Hare. liffc 1 ,r I. U' Hungaiiati "Wines.—Although it was supposed
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fi-ofn the disciis'slofls Which hava recently teken place in contiection with the introduction of cheap toroign wines, that Ftaach and1 German descriptions w^uld. attract the preponderance of attention, they appear likely to have a strong competitor in the produce of Hungary, wnich, ifrcftn- its diversified-character, is calculated to suit. the :public taste. The display df these Wines m tiie Ex- hibition, and tlie success which nas a.tended their sale,, leaves little reason to doubt'btit that When-they are mcire extensively known they into a gtiektly in-- cr&jtsed' consyttl^tion. Tb e*list of' those offered comprises nirie' red wines and fourteen white wihes, the prices Tanging1 from 15s. to 63s. per dozen, the latter fticludihg fine qualities 'of'Ifflpe^'ToKay. It is Mot to be expected' that the low priced wines, though sound and palateable, will meet with the-dem'and which those varying from 26s. up to 3#si will be sure to attain, and especially to be commended is Neszmely fine selscted at 30,3. The Hun- gariahwiMM. art) pure, free from acidity, and of a character to give tone to the system. The Tokay is eon- sidefed;Uj"competetit judges to'be-e«ceWent, and extensive 'sates nave been madte to connoisseurs among tBfe'nobifiiy and cft^iteUst?, who, it is assertfea; Highly w I" Itfs ii»^irtS'"oP-'It. df'Miatitif-M'?.
IIYDE-PARK RiOTS.
IIYDE-PARK RiOTS. Last Sunday, in consequence of the stringent precau- tions adopted by the policeMld rnilit-arv authorities, by way of proclamation and otherwise, for the purpose of preventing any further breach of the peace, the park presented a very different aspect from that of thei two preceding Sundays. As on the previous occasions the mob began to assemble at about 2 o'clock, and within an hour from that time the number of people esti- mated to Lave congregated in different parts of it, but principally in its centre, was between 2,000 and 3,000, of a most miscellaneous character. Only a comparatively ismall body of the police, consisting of about sixty of jthe force of the A division, under Captain Harris, Superintendent Walker, and others, were posted in the centra of the paj-k; but there were on the outskirts, in various directions, numerous bodies of the A, D, and C divisions in reserve, and! within immediate call in the event of their services being required. The precautions: were not only taken in connection with Hyde-park, but: the same organisation was observed in all the other parks in the metropolis, and it isealculatad that the. aggregate number of police told, off for this special purpose did not amount to less than 1,160. In addition to this two detachments of the 3rd Buffs from the Tower were stationed at the: Magazine Barracks, by ttu Serpentine, with a view of. rendering the police any auxiliary assistance. Detach" ments of the Coldatreams also occupied these barracks; but as, on the last occasion, some of the men had, mingled in the melee that. took place, orders were issued from .head-quarters prohibiting their appearance in the park, so | as to prevent any possible collision between them and the mob. The crowd, at intervals, attempted to get up a di- version, but without success,.amusing themselves princi- pally by calling.out to passers, "Whom are you for?" and Up with, Garibaldi! How about the Pops? But beyond these harmless sallies, and a few fights, there, was no. disposition to get, up a row, and, indeed,, there- were nope of the ringleaders on either side who took the leading part on the last occasion present to take thp, initiative, so that scarcely any social disturbance waBt observable. As. the mob was about receiving further! accessions to its numbers, at about 3 o'clock, down came, a, tremendous shower, and god. Pluvius had a far more successful effect,, in dispersing the mob in alldirecdona than could in so short a time and in so summary a man- ner have been effected by the military or police. About, haif^-past 5 the Buffs returned to the Tower, the polipei were dismissed, and the park resumed its wonted tranquillity.
DESTRUCTION OF A CLOTH MILL…
DESTRUCTION OF A CLOTH MILL BY FIRE. Loss of £3,0,000 Worth, of Property. A most destructive fire broke out at Trowbridge at an early hour on Saturday morning, at, the cloth, mill of Messrs. Gouldsmith, Fore-street. The.,build. ing was an extensive one, and was used for the manufacturing and storage of cloth, and in which' work several hundred hands were employed. The fire" was-first discovered a little before four o'clock, and a general alarm was at once made. The parish engines were brought out, and also the engine? belonging to theother manufactories in the town. The only dScieat service the engines could readec was to confine the conflagration to Messrs. Gould* smith's property. On; one side of the main entrance is a chapel, and on the other the residence of the manager of the mill. Both these buildings were at one time in imminent danger, and it required all the power of the engines to stop the progress of the flames. The course of the conflagration was rapid, the mill itself being in two or three hours completely gutted. The rear of the building adjoined, the premises pf Mr. bishop, jeweller, Mr. Bailey, tailor,, and others in Fore- street. The whole of, these buildings were at ono time threatened, the back part. being, indeed, enveloped, ia flames. The stock and. furniture were removed, and the engines played oo: the advancing fire, and, with great difficulty, snev ceeded- in checking it. By about eight o'clock the flames, were subdued, but of the milt only the bare walls remained. During the morning several minor outbreaks took place, but they did no more serious mischief. The V-olunteer Fire Brigade, from Frome, arrived with their engine at ten o'clock, having accomplished ton.m.iloll 111 0110 hour." and, a-,taw minutes. They were,; however, too late, thett to renderany assistance. F,ortnnat«lj' J' j, 1 «.. i .wxiwne; Just about ten o clock an alarm was given that the conflagration bad! agaitt broken out, and it was found that a partition Wall on Mr. Bishop's premises was really in flames, and threatened to set on fire the entire house. The Frome engine was speedily got into position, and the volun- teers worked it with such vigour that the outbreaks wl-re speedily subdued. There, was a, great lack of water, every drop of which had: to beo oarriedi in buckets- from a private reservoir. It«was a msfisfc fortunate circumstance that the powerful engine,of the Frome Brigade was present at this last outteffiak or serious consequences might have occurred. The damage done, we regret to state, is iBMoeRSe. Although a considerable quantity of cloth was saTed from the mill, yet the very valuable machinery and plant were completely destroyed, and it is estimated that Messrs. Gouldsmith's loss is upwards of £ 30,00Q„ some indeed estimating it at considerably more., This great loss is-partially, covered by insurances ifi> the Sun, Imperial, Royal, and another office; ;A very large number of operatives will be thrown out of employ by this catastrophe. The damage tained-' by Mr. Baitey, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Merohamt, and others is also extensive, but they are completely covered by insurances in the Norwich Union, and other offioes. -— — A Bear Figllt.A bear having made some ioccr-
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sionsvamobg the numerous Spanish flocks wh&h;-graze upon the mouatains in the neighbourhood of Urdos (Bas9«s-Pyr6n6es), a battue was last week organised among th&abephardsfor the purpoaa of gettingridof such a troublesome neighbour. On arriving on! the- ground the necessary dispositiens were. taken, sad ttue sjiot by which the animal1 was to pass was confided: to the. auasfd of a famous marksman, named Lamazou. TitabeMboing driven from his lai)" by tbe dogs, attempted fb;<eaoa^e^ andarrived just at the spot where.Lamazoùiw,a.Û¡yingiJl wait, and reeeived two bullets in the head which; sent him rolling dead to the foot of thcraountain. A letter fro-ja Palermo says:—"A valuable treasure has just been discovered in the paldfife Marquis del Yasto, who recently died here. In a setfet hiding-place, formed in the wall of his study, there Has been found, piled, up in the greatest disorder, a jvasl i quantity of ancient plate, candelabra, candlesticks, GO,000 ducata in. gold coins of the old- sovereigns of the an fL e Bourbon dynasty, and a oonsidetable number of old 'colonnades—a,coin Bearing the effigy of Charles III. This treasure was collected by one of the ancestors of the i marquis, who filled,the highest posts at the court ÓflSpåili under the Emperor Charles V." Small spiders in an atmosphere perfectly, tran- quil and without the aid liany wab, are thought by Mr. Darwin to have the power of darting through the. air. By. means of a rapid vibration of their feet they walk the air. On several occasions, when the Beagle was within the mouth of the Plata, the rigging was coated with the web of the gossamer spider. On the 1st of November, 1832, the weather having been fine and clear, the morning-air was full of' patches of the floccu- lent web, as on, an autumnal' day in England. The Shig: was 60 miles distant'froin the land in the direction of A, steady, though light breeze. Vast'numbers of a spider about one-tenth of an inch in length, and of a uusky red colour, were attache:! to the webs. *here S.u| have been some thousands on the sn>to. Ihe little, spider, when first coining- in contact with the rigging, w^as always seated en a 'Mirfgfe. thread, and not oB- flie 'i Way s'so floccu'ltot mass produced apparently by the eaitangl^ ment of single thread. The spic.ers we^e all of oiie species, but of both sexes, and accompanied by their young onO-Il which were by thdif smaller size and mured usky. cotetrr. Thfe'littfe aeronaut', as soon a3 he arrived on bpàl'd;ran abctit very adtlvfliyV lettine himself fall and raoUiiting- ^ip a'gain, and making' a small but Very ^regular mesh ih the comers bet^' the ropes. It could run wi'th e'^se on tHe SUrfa'ce of Water. When disturbed it lifted up its fltre-legs in tfiff attitude of attention. On first hoarding tile Ship, th^e spiders seem&d very thirsty, and, with t/h'e'ir lower jaws pushed out; drank water eagerly. Mr. Darwin feUcieff this was because they had passed through a cEry rarififed atmosphere. Wbile watching some that were suspsn'dbd by a single thread, he several times obseive^ tkat tlie sli^itest breath of air bfore; Horiiiontal Ijiie out of sight,