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CARDIFF BOARD OF GUARDIANS.
CARDIFF BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The weekly meeting was held on Saturday, E. W. David, ljUq., presiding, and there were also present Messrs. J. Bird, P. Bird, R. Cory, J. Cory, Dr. Taylor, Dr. Paine, Mr. Eosor, E. Davies. Phillips, the Revs. W. Evans, H. J. Thomas, V. Sauiez, T. H. Jones, and E. Edmondes. The Master's report stated that there had been 51 admisginn-, and 40 discharges, during the past week, leaving 390 in the House, being a decrease of eight upon the corresponding period of last year. There were 218 boys in the Industrial Schools, being a decrease of twelve upon the same period last year. APPOINTMENT OF A PUBLIC VACCINATOR. Some correspoudence was read from the Poor Law Board in reference to the appointment of a public vaccinator for the Cardiff district. The CHAIRMAN said the Board bad been anxious to keep Cardiff sub-divided into districts as at present. They had desired that there should be no alteration, or any increase of expenditure. The Privy Council, how. ever, objected to the sub-division., and required that Cardiff should form one district. The guardians had resisted that as long as they could, ut it was now no use to try it any further. They had to appoint a public vaccinator, and he now gave notice that the appoint- ment should be made that day fortnight. There were so many applicants that he did not think it was neces- sary to advertise. He then proposed that Cardiff should form one district, and that the country districts should remain as they were without alteration. The motion was seconded, and carried. Mr. J. BIRD said he supposed the town guardians would have the sole right of deciding the appointment. The CHAIRMAN said it did not by any means follow. Mr. J. BIRD: Perhaps it is presumption on my part? The Rev. H. J. THOMAS Would you like to have the appointment yourself? (A laugh.) Mr. BIRD No, indeed. The Clerk then stated that it would be necessary to consider the propriety of advancing the salaries of the three gentlemen who at present undertook the vaccina- tion and he read a statement showing the receipts of those gentlemen for the last three years. In Mr. Mill- ward's district the average amount received for the last three years was £ 21 15s. 2d.; in Mr. Sheen's district (now AX15 6s. 6d.; and in Mr. Granger's district, X83 4,4. 6J. The last named district comprises part of the country. The CHAIRMAN said they bad now to consider the pro- priety of making an advance in the salaries of the three gentlemen named, and remarked that it appeared to him they ought to give about two-thirds ot what those gen. tlemen had hitherto received for vaccination. He pro- posed that the salary of Mr. Millword be increased from £46 to £ 60; that of Mr. Jones from £iO to XOO; and Mr. Granger's from £45 to £60. Dr. PAINE suggested that the appointment of a publio vaccinator should be a distinct and independent one; as he thought it would be done better if it were made a separate appointment. The CHAIRMAN'S motion was then carried unani- mously. The Rev. H. THOMAS proposed that the office of public vaccinator should be a distinct and separate office. The motion was seconded by Dr. PAINE, and carried ananimously. THE CHARGES AGAINST A MEDICAL OFFICER. The Committee appointed to draw up the charges to be submitted to the Poor Law Board against Mr. Ed- wards met on Tuesday last, and the Clerk stated that be had received Mr. Edwards resignation. It was to the effdct that he tendered his resignation as medi-al officer to the Cardiff workhouse and Llandaff district, bat re- tained bis appointment as public vaccinator. The Rev. H. J. THOMAS said the committee met on Tuesday, and remained for four-and-a-half hours, when they sent to Dr. Edwards, and asked him to resign. The Rev. W. EVANS said that no doubt they did a wise thing, but he did not think they had a right to do so. Mr. J. BIRD proposed that the report be read, and the Rev. W. Evans seconded the motion. The Rev. H. J. THOMAS moved as an amendment that it be not read. Dr. PAINE then said that his object in bringing for. ward the charges against Mr. Edwards was to benefit the wick poor. Mr. Edwards had now resigned, and having done that he should strongly advise his friends to take no further action in the matter. There could be no ob- ject gained in reading the report. He did not know what the report was, but he was strongly of opinion that the most fair course to adopt towards Mr. Edwards would be for the Board to let the matter terminate at once. Mr. R. CORY hoped Mr. Bird would press his motion. The Rev. W. EVANS said so much bad been said about reading the report, that if it did not go forth to the public they would think that it was worse than it really was. Mr. J. BIRD said he did not move that the report should be read for the purpose of giving the Board possession of the contents, but to express his regret that there should be sueh charges against one particular offieer, and to give expression to his own feeling that in their future discussions, whether in reference to indivi- duals or other matters, they should endeavour ? keep down as much as possible all reference to persons, and to attend to the responsible business they had to dis- charge by that means tpey would not incur the odium which many of their discussions had heaped upon them, and they would work harmoniously and satisfactorily together. They should not know whether they repre. sented the town or country, but that they represented the Union. There was nothing in the report that could increase or diminish the charge and it was simply with the view he had mentioned, and which he hoped would be appreciated by the whole Board, that he proposed the reading of the report, and he thought they were all much obliged to the committee for the result which they had brought about. It was then agreed that the appointment of a,raedical men to succeed Mr. Edwards should take place that day three weeks. A tetter was read from the Poor-law Board, atating that they had received from some of the guardians, a requisition relative to the contract for the new wing of the workhouse, and requesting the observations pf the guardians on the matter. The requisition prayed the Poor-law Board to interpose to prevent the contract from being carried out, inasmuch as it was not the next lowest tender to that which had been declined. The requisition wag, signed by Dr. Paine, T. H. Stephens, R. Cory, and T. H. Ensor. The CHAIRNA.H stated that there were one or two erroneous statements contained in the requisition, and he suggested that the reply be deferred until next week, when he should be prepared to lay a letter before the guardians which he thought would meet the ease. The Rev. W. EVANS said he should not waive his action as a guardian of the Union, unless he was sure that any decision of the Board was fairly arrived at. On the lltb of April, at a meeting of that Board, at which he was present, Mr. Jeffries, whose contract had been accepted subject to the production of proper securities, made his appearance there. He was not prepared at that time with therequired security, and he (Mr. Evans) understood that the meeting was adjourned until the Tuesday following, for the purpose of enabling Mr. Jef- fries to bring forward the security required by the Board, and in the event of his being able to do go, he (Mr, Evans) inferred that ample notice would have been given to the gurdiana to further consider the matter. It was adjourned to the Tewn-hall, for the final consideration of the tenders. He bad no fault to And with that, but be did not nnderstand it so at the time. Now several times during the disenssion of the matter, taunts had been thrown out by persons at that meeting, because they who objected to the proceeding meeting, because they who objected to the proceeding did not attend that meeting, and it was to put himself right in the matter that he now proposed that the mi- nutes of that adjourned meeting of the 14th of April, being, by the Consolidated Rales of the Po6r-law Board, illegal, should be expunged. He was prepared to sub- stantiate his statement. The CHAIRMAN What would be the practical result ? Mr. EVANS said the result would be in the interest of fair play. It was right and competent for him to do so, and as far as he could do it, he would insist upon its being done. He then read a clause from, the rule in question, which stated that Notice must be given to each member of the Board in writing, in the form sup- plied for that purpose, anid should, be left two days be- fore the meeting." Had it been a matter of little conse- quence, he should not have taken such a step, but when it was-one of momentous importance, involving a large expenditure of money, he thought that every guardian of the Union was entitled ty receive the notice wHich by law he was entitled to have. He would propose, there- fore, that the minutes of that meeting be annulled. As to the praciical results, he would wait and see what they might be. Mr. P. BIRD ilaid he was certain if he bad had a cir- cular, he should have been at the meeting in time. The CHAIRMAN said it was quite clear that the whole proceedings were informal; and after what Mr. Evans bad said, and the paragraph that had been read, it was quite clear that the resolution arrived at went for nothing. He wished to take that opportunity of correcting an error which he had made at a previous meeting. He stated then that Mr. Pride did not object to the course adopted at the meeting referred until Mr. P. Bird came into the room. It was not till Mr. Bernard came into the room. He thought it due to Mr. Pride that he should correct the error. Mr. P. BIRD said there was something radieally wrong about that contract. There bad been a petition signed by several thousand persons and sent to the Poor-law Board against it, and he expected there would be a public meeting. He could assure them it had caused a great deal of feeling out of doors. The Board then separated. <•
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THE LATE COLONEL HEWETT.
THE LATE COLONEL HEWETT. MILITARY FUNERAL. In our last week's impression we announced the death of the late Colonel Hewett, who died at his resi- dence, Tyr-Mab-Ellis, on the previous Sunday evening, and Saturday last was the day appointed tor the funeral which from the high esteem in which the gallant Colonel was held was of a public character. The de- ceased gentleman was of an unostentatious and retiring disposition, and was greatly beloved by all who were brought into contact with him. The gallant Colonel bad in his time seen some service and had demon- strated beyond cavil that he possessed the distinguish- ing characteristics of the British soldier-coolness and bravery. The deceased Colonel served in the Royal Marines during the whole of the American war, and at the storming of Quebec he was the first to place the British flag on the ramparts. Through this trying campaign he distinguished himself on several occasions when the services of the Marines were required and in his old age he delighted to narrate many thrilling events and hardships endured by the British army under General Wolfe. When the war was brought to a close both army and navy were placed on a peace foot- ing, and Lieutenant Hewett retired from service on half-pay. He soon afterwards obtained the position of Captain in the Glamorganshire Militia, and came to re- side in Cardiff. Here he became acquainted with Miss Pritchard, an orphan lady, residing at the time with the present Mayor of Cardiff, R. L. Reece, Esq.; and after some time they were married at Bristol, going to reside at Wick, about six miles from Bridgend. Mrs. Hewett died after some years without a family. Captain Hewett th.-n removed to Portsmouth, where he married again, and eventually purchased the estate of Tyr-Mab- Ellis, near Pontypridd. He was soon after appointed justice of the peace, and subsequently deputy-lieutenant of the county. On the formation of the Cardiff Artil- lery Volunteer Corps he was appointed Major, and ma- terially assisted in organising the several brigades. On bis retiring from the active position, he retained that of Honorary Colonel, and on that occasion a very handsome testimonial from the in habitanti of the dis. trict, and from the members of the Volunteer Corps, was presented to him at his residence. Though much enfeebled by advancing years, be retained to the last a maitial spirit, and seldom omitted the opportunity of attending the inspections of the Militia and Volunteers of the county, and last Easter Monday he attended, in the uniform of Colonel of the Artillery Volunteers, the Volunteer review at Portsmouth. As we have said the funeral took place on Saturday last, when the remains of the deceased gentleman were conveyed to the church- yard of Wick, near Bridgend. The members of the family, and friends and tenantry of the deceased officer assembled at an early hour at Tir-Mab-Ellis to take part in the mournful ceremony. Among those present were Captain Hewett, R.E., and Captain Hewett, R.N., sons, Mr. White, nephew, and Mr. Clarke, son-in-law of Col. Hewett; the Rev. P. Jones, vicar of Llantrissant, Mr. Gwilym Williams, Miskin Manor, Mr. Penn, Mr. Spickett, Mr. Charles Bassett, Mr. Cousins, Mr. D. Alexander, Dr. Cooke, and Dr. Morgan. The body was conveyed from the house to Cowbridge in a hearse, followed by five mourning coaches, in which were the members of the family and friends. At Cow- bridge the funeral was met by the Volunteer Artillery, who carried the remainder of the ebsequies with mili- tary honours. About three hundred and fifty of the Ar- tillery Volunteers, with nearly all the officers, mustered soon after eight o'clock on Saturday morning, in the Great Western Railway Station road, Cardiff, and pro- ceeded by the 9 8 ordinary passenger train to Cowbridge, taking with them one of the six pounder field guns and four horses. Extra carriages were added by the railway company's officials at Cardiff to the ordinary train, and they arrived in good time at Cowbridge, where they waited the arrival of the private funeral party. On reach- ing Cowbridge railway station, the coffin was removed from the hearse and placed on the gun carriage, to which six horses were attached, an additional pair from the Bear Hotel being added to the four taken down from Cardiff. A sergeant of the corps was at each horse's bead. A union jack was thrown over the coffin as a pall, and the Colonel's busby, sword, and belt were placed upon it. The body was received by the corps with open ranks, the firing party presenting arms, and then revers. ing arms. The funeral procession was then formed in the order appointed by her Majesty's Army regulations, as follows:- The band of the regiment, with muffled drums and instruments draped with cape. The firing party of one hundred men, marching with arms reversed. The coffin on the gun carriage the pall-bearers, Lieut.- Colonel Hill, Lieut.-Colonel Francis, Captain Woods and Captain Cowen, walking two on each side. The de- ceased colonel's charger fully carprissoned. The relatives and mourners in mourning-coaches, followed by the private carriage of Mr. Lenox. The privates and non. commissioned officers, with side arms only, came next, and the officers of the artillery and other Volunteers formed the rear of the procession, the subordinate and junior officers preceding the senior and superior officers. The pracession moved down tha street of Cowbridge in funeral time, to the solemn and majestic music of the Dead March in Samson and in Saul," and notwith- standing the tempestuous state of the weather, it was an imposing and spirit-stirring sight, which attracted a large number of spectators. After leaving the town, the procession moved on at ordinary time on their march of upwards of five miles to Wick, on approaching within a quarter of a mile of which village they resumed funeral time, and marched to the church, where they were met by the Rev. T. P. Jones, the incumbent, who read the solemn and beautiful burial service in the church and at the grave. After the conclusion of the service the firing party discharged three volleys fromtbeir carbines over the grave, and theceremony then ended. TheVolunteers were under the immediate command of Captain and Adjutant Boyle, of the Artillery Volunteers, and all the officers present wore the usual mourning bands on their left arms, black gloves, and black silk scarves. Unfortu- nately the weather was very boisterous, a violent wind and heavy rain prevailing through almost the whole of the time, but the Volunteers discharged their compli- mentary duty with the most praiseworthy steadiness, all the officers, as well as the men, walking the long march from Cowbridge to Wick, and back to Cowbridge, whence they were brought back by train to Cardiff. Mr. Griffiths, of High-street, Cardiff, was the undertaker, and the mourning coaches and horses were supplied by Messrs. Cousins, of Pontypridd and Cardiff. The men were sup- plied with refreshments at the village, provision for which was made before leaving Cardiff.
ICARDIFF POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
CARDIFF POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY. (Btofore R. O. JONEII, G., BIRD, aDd E. HILL, Esqs.) SMUGGLING.—John Donovan was charged with having smuggled a large quantity of cavendish tobacco, weighing 58t lbs., from the steamer Lancaster. Mr. Miller, collector of Customs, prosecuted. On Tuesday night last Dock Policeman Grist met the prisoner at the pier-head with the bag produced, and asked him what he had ? The accused replied that he did not know. Witness took him back to the watch-house to examine the contents of the bag, and on the way prisoner told him it was a bit of baccy which he was going to divide amongst three of them, and it would last them a month." He afterwards said the mate of a steamer gave it him. Mr. John Godfrey proved examining the con- tents of the bag. It contained 5,si lbs. of fine manufactured cavendish tobacco. Its single value was XL7. Ordered to pay treble the value and costs, or to be imprisoned until paid. NEGLECTING TO GO-TO SEA.—Ambrose Palladine was charged with neglecting to proceed to sea. He had signed articles to go on board the Mistress of the Sea, on the 19th inst., but did not present himself, and the ship sailed without him. The accused appeared to have made a mistake in the time, and Mr. Jones expressed his opinion that the captains of vessels ought to give the men a longer notice, instead of leaving it till the last moment Mr. Turner, of the shipping office, said that since proceedings had been taken against deserters by the shipping-office authorities the number of cases had decreased. He had made up a return of the cases for the last three months, which was as follows:-There had been 3318 men shipped, of whom 56 did not join their ships; and of these 56s 11 had been convicted by the magistrates- three for refusing to sail, four for running away to Newport, two were secreted in Cardiff, one reported himself, and one presented himself on board after a substitute had been shipped. Forty-five could not be found. Prisoner was discharged with a caution. DRUNK AN* RIOTOUS.—Mary Lahay was charged with being drunk and riotous in John-street. Fined 5s. and costs, or seven days.—Michael Sullivan, for a similar offenct-I in Charlotte-street, was fined 5s. and ClOst" or seven days.- Mary Johnson was charged with being drunk and disorderly and damaging P.C. 37's uniform. Prisoner, who is a prosti- tute, has been convicted sixteen times.. She was sent to pri- son for a month.—John Barry, for being drunk, was fined 5s., or seven days.-Timothy Lynch, charged with being drunk and riotous, in Charlotte-street, and causing an obstruction. Fined 5s. and costs, or seven days.-Leyshon Morgan, for being drunk and fighting, was fined ôs. and costs, or seven days.-Daniel Thomas was charged with being drunk in Bute-terrace. Fined 5s. DISORDERLY PAUPERS.—Catherine Collins and Ann Murphy were charged with being disorderly at the Union Workhouse, on Sunday evening, and assaulting the master, Mr. Johns. The latter stated that on Sunday evening he was called by the porter into the hall to quell a disturbance be- tween some of the women, and on his threatening to lock up one of them, the woman Collins threw a basin of hot por- ridge over him, and both of them behaved in a riotous man- ner.-Collins. Were you not drunk when you came in to us ? Mr. John Certainly not. Both prisoners were sent to prison for a month. REFUSING TO GO TO SEA.-Thomas Llewellyn was charged with refusing to go to sea in the ship Fortuna, after signing articles. The defence set up was that the captain had shipped two boys on board, instead of two able seamen. The captain said he had the full compliment of men on board. Sentenced to twelve weeks' imprisonment. OBSTRUCTION.—Peter Steffano was charged with causing an obstruction in front of his premises in Bute-street, by lerving a number of barrels in the street. The case had been adjourned for the purpose of producing a witness to show that the barrels were put into the warehouse as fast as possible. Ordered to pay costs. STEALING STAVES.—Michael Conway was charged with stealing four old staves, the property of a cooper named David Thomas, at the Bute Docks. It appeared from the prosecutor's statement that the accused, who worked occa- sionally for the prosecutor's brother, who also carries on the coopering business, went into prosecutor's shop and took four staves, which he carried to the shop of the brother. It appeared that the prosecutors are frequently at loggerheads, and Mr. Jones remarked that he could not allow the ac- cused to be got into trouble through the family squabbles of the parties. Prisoner was discharged. A COLLIERY PROPRIETOR SUMMONED FOR WAGES.— Mr. John Owen, colliery owner, of Cardiff, was summoned by John Davies, of Nantgarw, for X3 10s. wages due to him- self and butty." Mr. Ensor appeared for the complainant and Mr. Davis (firm of Grover, and Davis) for defendant'. John Davies said he was a collier, and bad worked for the defendant, and there was a sum of X3 10s. due to himself and partner.-Mr. Davis said he was not instructed to do anything that would prevent the workmen frpm getting their money. There was about jE130 due to the men but the in- spectors of Mr. Owen's estate were the parties to pay the debts. By a deed registered under the 192nd section of the Bankruptcy Act he apprehended that the men were entitled to claim their money out of the estate, and that the inspec- tors were entitled to pay them. A lengthy argument ensued between the learned advocates and the Bench, in the course of which Mr. Jones said he must give Mr. Davis an oppor- tunity of proving his point, if he desired to do so, and he thought Mr. Davis was entitled to an adjournment. If there was any real desire to pay the men it could probably be settled by that day week. Mr. Davis said there was no doubt that the men would be paid, inasmuch as there was plenty of property.—Mr. Jones said it was very hard for the poor men to be left so long without their money. They could not afford it. Mr. Davis replied that Mr. Owen had no control over the matter. Mr. Jones said Mr. Owen must have been aware that the men must be paid. Mr. Davis said there was plenty of money in thehandsofthe inspectors, and if application was made to the Bankruptcy Court he did not see how payment could be refused. Mr. Jones then ad- journed the case for a week, remarking that it would be de- sirable on the part of the inspectors as well as Mr. Owen to arrange the matter.—Another collier, named William Joseph, also summoned the same defendant for the sum of £ 3 Us. 9d., and this case was also adjourned for a week, there being a large number of other cases dependent upon the decision of the Court. IMPORTANT TO BENEFIT SOCIETIES.—John McCarthy, as president of the Hibernian Society, was summoned by James Daley for having illegally excluded him from the socitty. Mr. Raby appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Ensor for the defendant. It appeared that Daley had been a member of the society for over 20 years. Sometime ago he was receiving relief from the society, and continued to do so for nearly six months but it appeared that the rate of pay. ment was different after the expiration of six months, being reduced to one-half; and to prevent persons declaring them- selves off, and some afterwards putting themselves on again, the society had a rule to the effect that if the stewards had reason to suspect a member had declared himself off the box fo the purpose of not getting half pay, he should be expelled the society. The complainant, who was a publican, had got sufficiently well to follow his work. He was examined by the surgeon, Mr. Morgan, who certified that he was well enough to do his work, and would not want any more cash. The stewards, however, objected to his ceasing to receive his pay, imagining that his object was to cease the relief, and then immediately afterwards to come on the funds, and to have the full instead of half-pay. There was another pecu- liar circumstance in the case. About four years ago Daley was a hawker, but since that period he had ceased following that occupation, and had kept a public-ho use; and the sug-. gestion of the society was, that as he was a hawker once, he ought always to be a hawker, and that as he had ceased to hawk, he ought not to have the benefit of their money. After that certificate of the 21st February, the society re- quired him to come to Cardiff to be examined by Dr. Buist. He came to Cardiff, and was under Dr. Buist's care for some time, but was able to attend to his business as a publican but after he had been under Dr. Buist's care for some time he was struck off the Society's list, and he now asked the Bench for an order to be reinstated as a member, or to press for a penalty in default-stich an amount as his interest in the society was worth.—Mr. Jones said to ascertain the worth of his interest in the society, they must get an actuary to cal- culate it-Daley was then called, and he corroborated the facts above stated, and said that after receiving the certifi- cate from Dr. Buist, he tendered his subsc:iptions to the se- cretary, Wm. Wall, who declined to receive the money, telling him he was excluded from the society. The complainant having been cross-examined. Dr. Buist was called by Mr. Raby, and he deposed that in February last he examined Daley, and he did not seen to him to be seriously ill. Wit- ness was furnished from the club with a series of certificates, which he examined as to the cause of illness, and in this he was assisted by Mr. Evans, another medical man. They went carefully through the certificates, which appeared to them to be-very inconsistent, and left great uncertainty on their minds as to the state Daley had been in at all. They therefore resolved to examine him thoroughly, and see if there was any other cause of disease upon his person, which made him unable to work. They found him labouring under hydrocele, which would at least make it uncomfortable for any man to work and believing that Daley was a hawker, witness thought it was preposterous for him to go about as a hawker under such a complaint.—Mr. Jones: But as mine host of the Blue Boar or the Dragon, could he do his duty F-Dr. Buist: Well, if he sat on his chair it might be done,'but he would be unfit for work at any rate. The certificate pro- duced was his (witness's) writing.—By Mr. Ensor: Did not think Daley was tit to carry on his ordinary employment. He could not have been afflicted with hydrocele without knowing it. He must have been in considerable pain from it for many months. Witness operated upon him for the com- plaint, and gave him the certificate produced. At the time witness examined him he ought to have been on the box.-M r. Jones said that the complainant had got rid of the complaint for which he was first treated when he was on the box, namely, for fits. No doubt the other complaint mentioned might have been an inconvenience to him, but as he went on with his or- dinary business after lie had been cured of the former com- plaint, he must be re-instated a member of the society, or be paid the worth of his interest in it. STEALING COAL.—Ann Driscoll, charged with stealing coal from a railway truck, was sent to prison for 14 days. ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON.—Margaret Hussey was charged with stealing 14s. 9d; from Margaret Robinscn. The case was clearly proved, and the accused was committed for trial at the quarter sessions. AN AUDACIOUS TmLF.—John Williams, a lad, was charged with stealing seven silver watches, the property of Joseph Dollzenni, watchmaker and jeweMer. The complain- ant said that he found the prisoner behind the counter of his (witness s) shop on Friday night last, and asking him what he was doing there, prisoner replied that U was" taking away some watches." Seven were packed up in a pocket- handkerchief ready to be taken away. Committed to the sessions. MORE COAL STEAL ING.-William Burke, charged with stealing some coal from a wagun belonging to Messrs. Nixon and Co., was sentenced to three mouths' imprisonment. TUESDAY. (Before G. BIRD, Esq., and Lieut.-Col. HILL.) SMUGGLING—Daniel Sinclair, carpenter of the steamer Tom John Taylor, was charged with having smuggled a quantity of tobacco and cigars. The Custom-house officers Pm° if -j 8 ,he tobacco and cigars concealed. Remanded till Friday .—George Gait, steward on board the same ship was charged with having smuggled tobacco and cigars the single value and duty of which was £3 13,. Ordered to pay Kroonnt and costs, or 14 days' imprisonment.—Robert leld, steward of the steamtr Caroline, was charged with *vtng smuggled tobacco and cigars, the single value and duty of which w?s 26s 3d. Ordered to pay thaf amount and costs, or be imprisoned for seven days. Mr. Miller, collector of customs, prosecuted in each case. sector DESERTION.—Charles Culshaw, a sailor boy, was charged w.th having deserted from the ship Josephine ThemafS stated that the prisoner and another boy left the ship yester- day, and took their clothes with thi™ w • ycsier to be put on board. them- Pr,soner was 0rd*r^ DaUNK.Thomu Fielding was charged with having been drunk and riotous at the Clarence hotel St. Mary-street, last night. Mr. Neck, the landlord, proved'thaUhJUZ i w very violent and wanted to fight everybody. Fined 20s and costs, or 14 days imprisonment. U.and INTERFERANCE. —Martha William*, a prostitute was charged with having interfered with the police when the lair prisoner was taken into custody. She was sent to prison for one month with hard labour. STEALING.—George Manning was charged with having stolen a bed and pillow, belonging to a foreign seaman Pif soner pleaded guilty, and he was sent to prison for a month's hard labour. VIOLENT HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Thomas Worthington was charged with having robbed with violence Jonathan Usher, in Bute-street, on the previous night. Complainant stated that he was coming up Bute-street after twelve o'clock last night, when the prisoner and another man attacked him The prisoner knocked him down, and the two men robbed him of some tobacco, and other artictes. P.O. Webb stated that he saw the whole transaction, and apprehended the pri- soner, but was unable to take the other fellow. just at ,jje time the evidence had been completed against the prisoner Worthington, the other man was brought into Court. His name was Oliver Sprudd, and he was at once charged in con- junction with the first, and tiie evidence was again gone over. P.C. Webb identified the prisoner Sprudd as the second ruffian. Remanded till Wednesday. WEDNESDAY. (Before R. O. JONES, Esq., and Lieut.-Colonel HILL) ASSAULT.—Captain Baiter, master of a Russian ship, was summoned by one of his crew named Nielson Frederick, for having assaulted him. It appeared that the complainant had been away from the vessel on Tuesday night, and on his return on Wednesday, the captain struck him three times with, a piece of board. Fined 1'is. and costs. THE HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—The two men, Worthington and Sprudd, appeared to answer the remanded charge of highway robbery. Mr. John Williams, assistant to Mr. James, chemist, in reply to questions by Worthington, stated that he was standing on the pavement in Buts-street on Monday night, when he heard a crush against some shutters. On going up to the parties he found the prosecutor on the ground, with Worthington on the top of him- Sprudd was pulling Worthington away from the prosecutor. He heard no row previous to the crush against the shutters. P.C. Pepper was recalled, and in reply to a question by Worth. ingtoa, said the prosecutor was quite sober at the time. The prisoners were then committed for trial at the assizes. ROBBERY BY AN APPRENTICE.—PhiUip Jones, appren- tice, was charged with having stolen a watch, the property of Mr. Holloway, coach-builder, St. Mary-street. The pro- secutor stated that in consequence of an accident he had re- cently kept his watch in a desk in his office. He saw it there on Friday, and found it was stolen on Sunday. The prisoner had access occasionally to the office. Cross-ex- amined The boy had been three years in his service, and on account of his father and the boy, witness did not wish to press the charge. Mr. Ensor urged the Bench to. permit the withdrawal of the charge in consideration of the youth of the prisoner,- Henry Lazarus, pawnbroker's assistant, proved that the stolen watch was pawned by the prisoner on Saturday.—Detective Price apprehended the prisoner, who denied to him the stealing or pawning.—The prisoner pleaded not guilty in reply to the usual question, and he was committed for trial at the quarter sessions; bail granted. WILFUL DAMAGE.—David Evans, foreman, was charged with having wilfully broken the shop window of Mr. Ley- shon, saddler, Trinity-street. The prisoner was drunk, and broke four panes, valued 15s. 6d., with a saddle. Fined log, and to pay los. 6d. and costs, or 14 days. STEALING SEAMAN'S CLOTHES.-Thomas Brown, a sea- man in the ship Usine, was summoned by Peter Leighton for having stolen a chest of clothes. The complainant shipped in the vessel at Rotterdam a fortnight since, and the vessel sailed without him, but with his chest of clothes. Hefol- lowed to Cardiff in another vessel, and found his chest (with only a few of the things) in a Cardiff boarding-house, where it had been placed by the prisoner, who was a seaman on board. When taken into custody, the prisoner said he bought the chest from a man at Rotterdam. but he offered to o-ive the prosecutor the chest and clothes, if he would say nothing more about the matter. The prisoner pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. DRUNK.—Thomas Morris. James Morris, and Andrew Star, were each fined DS. for drunkenness on Tuesday. THURSDAY. (Before G. BIRD, Esq., and Lieut.-Col. HILL.) FAI.SE PRETENCES. —C. F. W. Von Pegert was charged with having obtained goods by false pretences from Mr. J. N. Flint, grocer, Duke street. No evidence was taken, but the prisoner w.is remanded to Friday. BROTHEL KEEPING.—Hessi Wylan was charged with having kept a brothel. Allowed till Wednesday to clear out.
Imperial parliament. .
Imperial parliament. MONDAY. In the House of Lords a short conversation took place on the Artisans' Dwellings Bill. Lord Chelmsford, who has charge of the bill, and who was urged to have it sent before a select committee, promised to make a statement on thesub- ject on Tuesday. Their Lordships adjourned after a sitting of only twenty minutes. In the House of Commons, Mr. Maguire called attention to the Ashton riots, and expressed an opinion that tke ad- dresses of Murphy should be put a stop to, as creating much bad blood and religious animosity. He complained that the Iccal authorities had not taken effective measures to suppress the disturbances. Mr. Hardy defended the Ashton magis- trates, and stated that Murphy's lectures could be stopped only by some one going before a magistrate, and saying he expected a breach of the peace. Mr. Milner Gibson attri- buted the disturbances to the conduct of the Protestant Elec- toral Association, and sarcastically remarked that he hoped the Home Secretary would dissuade his friends from coun- tenancing such proceedings in future. After remarks from Mr. Whalley and others, the subject dropped. Mr. Bright referred at some length to the case of the convict Barrett, and urged the Govrnment to exercise its prerogative, and have Barrett again put upon his trial. Mr. Hardy replied that neither in the minds of those who investigated the case nor in his own was there the slightest doubt as to the justice of the sentence pronounced on Barrett. In reply to Colonel Jervis, Mr. Disraeli said the Government would not shrink from asking Parliament to support ex-Governor Eyre, in his defence, if they felt it to be their duty to do so, after watch- ing the evidence at the trial The House then went into com- mittee on the Scotch Reform Bill. The Lord-Advocate's amendment, which virtually rescinds the amendment of Mr. Bouverie, was, after some discussion, agreed to. TUESDAY. The House of Lords discussed the Artisans and Labourers' Dwelhngs Bill, the second reading of which was moved by Lord Chelmsford. His lordship pointed out the great neces- sity which existed for such a measure, net only on account of the health, comfort, and morality of the working classes, but on considerations of the highest public policy. He de- precated the proposal to refer the bill to a select committee, but he supposed it would be useless to oppose it, and there- fore he was ready to sit upon the committee. The Duke of Somerset, the Bishop of London, and the Earl of Derby warmly supported the bill, but Lord Portman announced that he should oppose at all risks a great deal of the measure The Duke of Marlborough, on the part of the Government, admitted the importance of the bill, and the necessity which existed for it, but thought it would be better to send it before a select committee. The bill was subsequently read a second time, and on the motion of Lord Portman was referred to a select committee. In the House of Commons, the Earl of Mayo announced that the Irish Reform Bill would be made the first order for next Thursday fortnight. Mr. Sandford inquired whether it was the intention of the Government to bring forward any measure for the purpose of hastening the general election. Mr. Disraeli replied that the subject was receiving their besc consideration, and he was bound to sav that the difficulties connected with it were greater than he had at first antici pated, but he hoped they would be overcome. Mr. Disraeli in moving the adjournment of the House until Thursday, ob- served that as the despatches from Sir Robert Napier had not yet come to hand, he would postpone the vote of thanks to the Abyssinian troops until after the Whitsuntide recess. Mr. Gladstone expressed his approval of this course, but with re- gard to the question of an autumn election, he suggested the desirability of appointing a small committee to examine into the matter. Mr. Labouchere then brought forward his motion requiring all sums to defray the expenses of the diplomatic service to be annually Voted by Parliament. At present the responsibility of the diplomatic expenditure rests upon the Foreign department. The Government opposed the motion, but upon a division they sustained another defeat. Mr. Greene next called attention to the subject of colliery acci- dent., and moved the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into the matter. During the debate which ensued the House was counted out.
ALLEGED MURDER BY POISONING.
ALLEGED MURDER BY POISONING. Dr. Lankester has held an inquest under very peculiar; circumstances, at the Globe Tavern, Derby-street, St. Pancras, on the body of Mr. Philip John Mirehouse, aged 29. The, deceased had been abroad for some time, but returned from New Zealand last year, worth a considerable sum of money. After a very short ill- ness in England, he died without making a will, at the house where he was living with his wife, whom he bad not long married. A certificate was given-by the medical man who had attended him during the short period of three days, that he died from inflammation of- the bowels, and on the 1st of November, 1867, he was interred in the Great Northern Cemetery. From cer- tain circumstances which were not allowed to trans- pire, the relatives of the deceased suspected that his death had not taken place in a natural manner, but that he bad been hurried out of the world by poison, ana they therefore applied to the Secretary of State for an order for the disinterment of the body, so that an otticial examination might be made as to the cause of -The Secretary of State, however, replied that he naano power to grant such an order. Appli- lation was then made to Dr. Lankester, and upon a jemand being made for an inquest, the coroner made the required order and on the 2nd of May last, after the body of deceased had been in the grave six months and a. day, it was disinterred in presence of representatives of all parties concerned. Dr. Anderson Smith, who attended deceased prior to Ins death, removed the viscera, and having sealed them up, conveyed them to Dr. Taylor. of Guy's Hos- pital. foranalysis. ihcjuryhavingbeensworninatll o'clock m the morning of Tuesday, proceeded by the Great Northern Railway to the cemetery at Colney Hatch, and wont into the catacombs of the cemetery, where the body had been laid "'it. This was in such an advanced state of decomposition that the only distinguishable feature was the beard, which was in a tolerable state of preservation. The jury having returned to the Globe Tavern, Kiiic's- cross, the inqinry was proceeded with. Captain A. W. Mirehouse, of Brighton, brother of the deceased, was called as the first witness. He simply stated that be suspected poison to have been administered. Dr. Anderson Smith deposed that on the 29th of October last he was fetched to deceased at Woburn Cottage, Dulce's-road, Euston-road. Deceased was suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting, and his face was Bushed and red. He was quite sensible, but did not like to be disturbed but in answer to questions he said he had pains in the bowels and stomach. On the morning af the 1st of November deceased died. Witness gave a certificate that he died from inflammation of the bowels, Hid the body was buried. The symptoms, although con- sistent with poison, were not consistent with corrosive poisoai Witnesli saw Mr?, Mirehouse aod m- -Ab-qr, and brother with deceased. The body, which was exhumed on the 2nd of May, presented a very dry and leathery appearance. The witness, nfter describing othez appearances of an unimportant nature, stated that he removed the internal organs of the body, and having sealed them up, conveyed them to Dr. Taylor for analysis. Being in attendance at the House of Commons on a Speaker's warrant, Dr. Taylor was not present at the inquiry on Tuesday, but his written report on the analysis having been sworn to, it was received as evidence. The report detailed very minutely the appearance of the internal organs and their condition, and stated that although tests had been applied for arsenic, mercury,.and antimony, no mineral poison had been detected. The Coroner having pointed out that there was no evi- dence upon which to proceed further, the jury returned a verdict fthatideceased died from inflammation of the stomach and bowels. They appeared, however, very dis- satisfied with the evident mystery which still clung round the case.
....; THE CAPTURE OF AN ENGLISHMAN…
THE CAPTURE OF AN ENGLISHMAN BY BRIGANDS IN TURKEY. A telegram has been received from Malta, announcing the capture by brigands of Mr. J. W. Stevens, an English engineer, and Mr. Charles Van Lennep, a Netherlands subject, in the Smyrna district. Mr. Charles David Van Lennep is the Swedish Consul at Smyrna, and has married an English lady allied to one of our first mercantile families in the City. Mr. Van Lennep, in conjunction with hit brothers-in-law, Captain Ogilvie and Captain Grant (son of the Governor of Malta), has been carrying out an extensive course of agricultural operations with English machinery. For the management of the ma- chinery he had engaged Mr. Stevens, a mechanical engineer, long settled in the country, and much esteemed. He was formerly engineer of the Smyrna Steam Flour Mill Company, and was for many years in the service of the Ottoman Railway Company. The circumstances under which they were captured are not yet fully known, and the mail hourly expected may not bring full particulars, as they were captured on the 16th, and the letters will be only to the 18th. It was stated in the telegram that the band consisted of thirty men, and that they had demanded a ransom of £3,000, or £1,500 each, on the threat of sending in their heads if the sum were not sent. Mr. Van Lennep's family, it is stated, were prepared to send in the £1,500, but nothing is said as to Mr. Stevens, and, indeed, as he bad to bring up a large family, his cir- cumstances do not admit of his paying any such sum, which can only be furnished by advances from her Britannic Majesty's Consul, or by public subscription. The band must be newly formed, as this is its first exploit, and its existence was only surmised. That district has been un. disturbed for many vears, and, so little was the existence of a band of brigands known, that a Smyrna picnic had been arranged in tb e neighbourhood of the Seidekene station. The band is very unlikely to be Turkish, as the Yuruks in the mountains, even if on bad terms for the moment with Mr. Van Lennep, could not safely execute such a plan as this. It is most probably a band of Greek marauders, Cretan volunteers, and others, landing from the islands, and making their way up from the little peopled Ionian coast; such would receive sympathy from the inhabitants of the Greek villages on the plains. As the brigands are now armed with breech-loaders they will prove a great source of trouble to the local authorities, as they have the range of thirty miles of mountain, and have the sea-coast to escape by. It is to be hoped that by this time the ransoms have been paid, and that Mr. Stevens and Mr. Van Lennep have been thus rescued, for otherwise the consequences may be serious. Each is about 55 years of age, and although athletic they have been suffering from intermittent fever, and would be ill able to bear the privations of accompanying the brigands in their mountain wanderings, and the bloodthirsty villains into whose hands they have fallen are quite capable of carry- ing out their threat of murder. The Governor-General is too sagacious to attempt any plan of rescue by force; he can only trust to the chance of acting against them after the return of the captives, but if the Drigands succeed in getting a large sum they will make their escape to Syra or some of the neighbouring Greek islands.
II'WREQK OF A STEAMER, AND…
II' WREQK OF A STEAMER, AND GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. Reports to hand describe the wreck, off the Land's-end, of the screw steamer Garonne, bound from Bordeaux to Liverpool. The Garonne sailed from Bordeaux on Thursday morning, between four and five o'clock, with a full cargo she had a crew of twenty-two men and seven. teen passengers. It was about half-past eleven on Friday night that, in very thick weather, the vessel struck the rocks. Thefre was at once a scene of terrible confusion. In a minute or two everyone was on deck, except the sick men, the Women and children mostly in their night dresses, and some with only a shawl or a petticoat hastily snached up, as the shock, the alarm by captain and crew, or the rush of the sea, warned them of imminent peril- how imminent the engineer and firemen soon proved, for in two minutes the engine-room was filled, and the fires extinguished. The boats were got out, but swept away by the heavy sea. Alexander Ruxton, the engineer, William Arrowsmith, the second engineer, Michael Garitty and Owen Roberts, firemen, and John Clayton, cook, seeing the hopelessness of standing by the wreck, got out the dingay aft. This little boat (about sixteen feet long) was full of green peas, and its plug was out. The sea soon washed out the peas, and filled the boat; but, fortunately, she floated. With a piece of wood torn from the sterp-sheets they cut a plug and stopped the hole. In the bottom of the boat they found a plate and a bucket. This served to bale the water out. Ihe carpenter threw a couple of oars to them which they were lucky enough to secure, and, by two men making rowlocks of their arms, and two pulling, while one was on the look-out, they managed to keep the boat just clear of the wreck and so as to wait about, to assist anyone in the water. Several of the crew, including the boatswain, the carpenter, and two A.B. seamen, saved themselves in the port lifeboat, and succeeded in picking up such of the passengers who for safety jumped into the sea. Most of the passengers, however, were drowned in the boat, and the captain,refusing to leave the vessel, went down in her. His body was picked up on Saturday. Thomas Tulloch, who. was at the wheel, gives precisely the same account of the wreck as Messrs. Wilson and Kuxton. He saw the boatswain getting out the port lifeboat-a fine craft, thirty feet long, and in which everything was ready for use. When the boat was out, the boatswain, William Jones, A.B., the carpenter, Peter Fox, A.B., Jack the donkey-man—they know the man who works the donkey-engine by no other name—and others were in her. They had six oars, but two were soon broken up. They pulled round under the steamer's quarter, and saw the passengers all standing near the rail. Whether they jumped or were washed off they could not say, but in a minute or two Mr. Muir was in the sea, with his little boy in his arms. They heard the father call out to save the child, but the poor little fellow was washed out of his father's arms. Providentially, both were swept near the boat, and were saved, the cnild caught by one of his legs as a wave hurried him past. Those in the boat called to the ladies to jump from the quarter; for it was easy to see, not only that the steamer must be a wreck, but that to hold on long would be impossible. Two waves from opposite quarters met more than once, near the stern, and swept up—high as the mast-head, it seemed to those in the boat. At last, as ell as the sailors could discern in the darkness and confusion, two females either tried the hazardous leap or were washed from the steamer. Into the third boat- the last to leave the steamer—a six.on.red lifeboat, got William Harvey, James Drew, A.B., John Corcoran and Martin Ryan (two firemen), and Henry Walker, a boy. These stayed until a wave heavier than before washed over the vessel, which foundered, causing the death of nineteen persons.
LAW AND POLICE.
LAW AND POLICE. THE PUBLICATION OF "GOOD WORDS.It will be remembered that a case bearing on the publication of cer- tain articles called "Eastward," which were published in Good Words, and then separately, were the ground for an action, "Strahan v. Graham," in Vice-Chancellor Sir R. Malins's court. His Honour then decided that on the construction of the contract the plaintiff had no right to publish the tale separately, and that decision was con- firmed on appeal. An inquiry had been directed as to the amount of damages to which the defendant was entitled by reason of the sale of certain copies which had been sold, and the Chief Clerk had found that the defendant was entitled to 92 12s. 6d. per copy. Mr. Bristowe now applied claiming £ 3 3s. per copy. His Honour was of opinion that there was no fraudulent in- tention originally on the part of Mr. Strahan. The de- fendant had now taken an extreme view of his rights, although it was probable that if the plaintiff had applied, in the first instance, to Mr. Graham, some arrangemi'nt might have been come to'; but as matters stood, he had, as it turned out, done wrong. His Honour could not now interfere, and both summonses must be dismissed. ACTION FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT.—In the Bail Court:, an apprentice, named Lamb, sued his master, Mr. Bul- lock, for a breach of contract. By an indenture the defendant agreed to teach the plaintiff the gasfitting busi- ness. On the 13th of June, 1867, before he had fulfilled the terms of his indenture, the defendant kicked him out. The defence was that Lamb had behaved in an indecent manner to the plaintiff's daughter, a little girl 11 years of age. The jury found for the plaintiff, with damages one farthing. THE DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH'S PRorERTY.-The argu- 'ment in the case of the Duke of Buccleuch v. the Metro- politan Board of Works, for damage done to his grace's mansion, is at last finished. After three days' argument in the Court of Exchequer, before the full court, the Lord Chief Baron. in a very long and lucid judgment, ruled that the finding of the learned umpire was correct, and the plaintiff entitled to maintain his verdict, and in this- view the rest of the learned barons concurred. DARING BURGLARY. — At the Middlesex Sessions, Charles Ewens was charged with stealing eight forks, eleven spoons, arid one mustard-pot, value £ 15, the property of Mr. T. R. Grassie, of 18, Dorset-square. In the afternoon of the 16th of April, Amelia Ileed, a servant to the prosecutor, heard a slight noise, and on going to the pantry found the prisoner taking the silver, She screamed, ana he gave her a violent blow on the chest and escaped, but four days afterwards she met him, recognised him, and ga-, e him int.) custody. The prisoner, who defended himself, asked a question of the police officer, whether, knowing he had pre- viously convicted, he had not threatened to give him ten years* pen set »«rvitude on the first opportunity. The officer denied it. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. Several convictions were then proved, and the accused was sent to penal servitude for a term of seven years. AN UNDERGRADUATE'S BANKRUPTCY.—Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd, Martin Luther Gumming,, described as formerly of Oriel College, Oxford, after- wards of Montague-place, Russell-square, and lastly of Whitecross-street Prison, asked to pass his examination and for an order of discharge. He attributed his failure to "the insufficiency of his income (which was derived from friends) to meet engagements principally contracted while at college at Oxford." The debts were £ 661, and it did not appear that there were any assets. Mr. Neal, jeweller, of Edgware-road, a creditor for j645, opposed in person, and complained of the mode in which his debt had been incurred. He said that the bank- rupt had been introduced to him by Mr. Prescott, an under- graduate of the university (who some time since passed through this court), as a gentleman, not only of good f'imily, but of propertv. He believed the bankrupt to be Lie son of Dr. Gumming, the celebrated preacher. The dealings commenced in 1866, and he considered that the bankrupt had no means of paying the debt. He asked that the bankrupt should render further accounts over a period of two years. Mr. Reed said the case afforded another illustration of the facilities given to students to incur debts. Mr. Commissioner Holroyd intimated that there might be faults on both sides, and that traders who wefre aware of the law ought not to give credit too easily. His Honour ordered an adjournment; the bankrupt to file a cash account for twelve months, and a. statement of his transactions with Mr. Neal, with liberty to amend the accounts already filed. EXTENSIVE POSSESSION OF FORGED NOTFS.—At the Thames Police-court. JaiveelFrankle, of Liverpool, bullion dealer and pawnbroker; Barnard Harris, "Whitechapel, cloth merchant; Moses Cohen, Woolwich, rag merchant; Oscar Rewmans, City, commission agent; and Solowey Zeik, Soho, all Jews. were brought before Mr. Benson, charged with having in their possession, offering, and ut- tering 1,512 forged five-rouble notes, four 25-rouble notes, and one 100-rouble note, representing the current notes of the Empire of Russia, for the payment of money, and also conspiring to offer and utter the same and other notes. After hearing some formal evidence the case was re- manded. It is expected that some important facts with regard to the manufacture of forged notes will be brought to light. THE LAW OF FINDING IN CAns.-At Lambeth Police- court, Henry Toune, cabdriver, badge 12,043, was charged with not delivering to the nearest police-station a valu- able meerschaum pipe, the property of Mr. R. A. Gillespie, a student of St. John's College, Cambridge. The case was before the magistrate previously, when further evidence was required. It appeared that on the night of the university boatrace the defendant offered the pipe to a person named Smith, and he bought it for 10s. He afterwards raffled the pipe, and the winner subse- quently pledged it for 5s., and it had been traced by the police. The defendant was sent to prison for a month- and the magistrate revoked his license.
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EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY.-—At a meeting of the members of the General Council of the University of Edinburgh, Professor Douglas M'Lagan presiding, it was agreed, on the motion of Dr. Andrew Wood, seconded by Ptofessor Kelland, that the Lord Justice-General (Inglis) was a fit and suitable person to be nominated for the chancellorship of the university. PROPOSED CONSERVATIVE BANQUET IN EAST KENT.—The Conservatives of the Ashford district intend to celebrate their great victory at the recent election for East Kent by a grand banquet at the Corn Exchange on the IGth of June next. The chair is to be taken by Sir Edward Knatchbull, who represents a family, which for many generations has taken the lead in maintaining Con* servative principles in East Kent. THE TODMORDEN MURDERS.—An address, which was unanimously agreed to at a meeting of the church- wardens, congregation, teachers, and elder scholars attending the churches and schools of the parish church, and St. Mary's, Todmorden, has been presented to the r Rev. H. A. Plow, B.D., rector of Bradley, Hants, the father of the clergyman who was so cruelly murdered at the Vicarage, Todmorden. The same meeting, through the chairman, Mr. D. M. Cockcroft, addressed a letter to Mrs. Smith,, the mother of the poor girl Jane Smith, who was killed at the same time as her master. In her reply Mrs. Smith,speaks with gratitude of the great kindness she has received from the afflicted family. Mr. Plow has answered, in terms of deep feeling mingled with appro- priate exhortations, the address to himself. FATAJ. EXPLOSION AT LIVERPOOL. — Shortly before twelve o'clock on Tuesday a frightful explosion, which caused the loss of three lives, occurred at a fire- work manufactory at Kensington, Liverpool. The scene of the accident was a shed, erected on some vacant ground,- on a portion of the site of the old Zoological Gardens. The shed was erected in accordance with the require- ments of the Act of Parliament, and at the time of the- accident the only persons in it were the proprietors, Messrs. Hope and Parker, and a boy (name unknown), who had entered it only a few minutes before the explo- sion took place. The shed or manufactory was very full of fireworks made for summer fetes, but as to the cause of their ignition nothing is known. The bodies of the proprietors and the boy above mentioned were found soon after the explosion, but so frightfully mutilated and even calcined that they were with diffi- culty # recognised, and they presented a most sicken- ing sight. Mr. H< pj, the elder of the partners, was recognised by some portions of his dress, and his spectacles and watch-or at least the metal portions- were picked up, black as soot. The legs of the poor boy were torn off at the knees, and his brain protruded, and all the corpses were soon frightfully swollen. The shed was blown to atoms, and also burnt to cinders but, for- tunately, no other persons or property were injured, the building or manufactory being fortunately isolated. An explosion occurred in the same premises about four year* ago. batatUmt one^wa^inj ured^ a f
BRISTOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.
BRISTOL BANKRUPTCY COURT. ^.)-rt!. f .•>»' MONDAY. (Before Mr. Commissioner HILL.) Re E. FRANCIS, late of Pencoed, near Bridgend, late colliery proprietor.—This was a prison case. and to-day was appointed'for the last examination and discharge sitting.—Mr. A. Brittan appeared for a creditor, and said on the face of the balance-sheet there appeared a deficiency of £ 2,807. On one side there were liabilities amounting to £3,067, and on the other side the total amounts were stated at £209. He (Mr. A. Brittan) asked that the bankrupt might be ordered to file some explanation of that deSeiency and he was instructed that some time ago the bankrupt was in posses-ion of considerable colliery property, respecting which there was a Chancery suit, which was compromised, and the bankrupt received a considerable sum on the com- promise of that suit. He asked that the bankrupt should furnish some account of the sum so received.- Mr. Beckmgham, for the bankrupt, could not resist the application.-His Honour said the bankrupt must give the best account he could, but he supposed from the fact of having been in prison that his resources were not very great. The case was then adjourned till the 29th of June. Re W. STMMONS, Mathry, late farmer.—This was a sitting for last examination. Mr. Clifton (for Mr. J. Price), on behalf of the assignees, asked for a copy of the marriage settlement, under which it was appre- hended the bankrupt had some interest, and also an ac- count of a distress, vhich took place. The assignees wanted to know the circumstances of that distress, and what had become of the proceeds. Subject to the bank- rupt filing those accounts they would take a short ad- journment—Mr. Beckingham, for the bankrupt, said he had the marriage settlement and the sale account, and should be happy to submit them to Mr. Price, or to file copies, if he wished it, between this and the day of adjoumment.-His Honour granted* an adjournment till the 15th June, and said that if Mr. Beckingham could agree with the assignees to dispense with the bankrupt's attendanee at the next sitting, the Court would aid him. Re M. REEH, Kenfig-hill, Pile, and Treorki, grocer, &c.—This was a sitting for last examination and dis- charge. Mr. Press, for the assignees, said the accounts had only been filed comparatively recently. They ex- tended over several pages, and showed the large defi- ciency of A'2,293. The assignees had not been able yet to fully examine them, and they asked his Honour to give time for further investigation.—Mr. A. Brittan, for the bankrupt. said that in justice tooim it should be stated that the accounts were filed in proper time, and that in order that there should be no delay he had, at the same time, filed a deficiency account Of course, if the assignees thought it necessary that there should be further inquiry, he could not oppose the adjournment —Mr. Press, having briefly examined the bankrupt, ap- plied for a six months' cash account, and an account of property received by the bankrupt under his father's will, together with a copy of that will. If a stock ac- count should also be required, he undertook to give timely notice to the bankrupt's solicitor.—The applica- tion was granted, and the case was adjourned till the 30th June. Re W. DOUGLAS, Merthyr Tydvil, draper.—This bank- ruptcy has been annulled, and the sitting for last ex- amination and discharge, fixed for to-day, did not therefore take place. TUESDAY. Re H. EVANq, Llantrissant, builder:—Mr. Henderson appeared for the assignees, and said that the bankrupt had filed the accounts ordered, and the assignees being satisfied with them, offered no opposition.—The bank- rupt, who was supported by Mr. J. Inskip, obtained his order of discharge. Re NATHAN and LEVY, Swansea, outfitters.-Mr. J. Inskip appeared for the assignees, and applied for an adjournmeat. in order that a de-d which would have the effect of annulling the. adjudication, might be completed.—The sitting was adjourned to the 23,rd of June. J Re W. PMTCHAHD, Christchurch, farmer.—Mr. Beck- ingham, for the assignees, stated that the matter had been taken out of court under the 110th section, and the bankrupt received his order of discharge on the 15th inst. Re R. LEWIS. Haken, near Milford, ship and boat boat builder.—Hr. Henderson stated, on behalf of the assignees, that there was no opposition. The bankrupt obtained his discharge. Be M. PISAK, Swansea, pawnbroker.—Mr. Precs, who represented the assignees, said his Honour would recol- lect that in this esse the bankrupt, shortly before his bankruptcy, paid away to his father-in-law and brother, in-law certain moneys which he had received as the proceeds of a fire upon his premises. He (Mr. Press) said that he had partially examined the father-in-law and brother-in-law in London, and in order to com- plete the examination, it had been arranged, with the consent of Mr. Henderson, who appeared for the bank- rupt, to take a long adjournment. The sitting was then adjourned to the 24th of August. Re J. G. LANHAM, Swansea and Neath, licensed vic- tualler and postmaster.—Mr. Henderson appeared for the assignees, and Mr. A. Brittan for the creditors. It was stated by Mr. Henderson that the opposition in this matter had been abandoned. The Court granted the bankrupt his discharge. I
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EXECUTION OF MICHAEL BARRETT.
EXECUTION OF MICHAEL BARRETT. For the part he took in the diabolical outrage at Cler3&. en well House of Detention, on the 13th December, Michael Barrett on Friday suffered a righteous retri- bution. Though six months have not passed since the whole nation thrilled with horror at the crime, by which six persons lost their lives, fifty were seriously isjured, and many more were reduced to the verge of ruin, the execution of the man whose hand fired the deadly barrel created comparatively small excitement. This, the last occasion upon which the hideous machinery of death will be erected in the front of Newgate, and the trembling convict launched into eternity in the centre of a public street, amidst the filthy jests of men and the drunken laughter of women, failed to attract more than an ordinary crowd to the Ola Bailey. That in the immediate vicinity of the prison where a view of the scaffold could be obtained, men and women should eagerly struggle for places as early as eight o'clock at night, should persistently hold their own by dint of language that was strong and blows that were still stronger, was only a matter of course. That as the night wore on the circle of huma- nity — humanity not too cleanly, and with notions of the vaguest kind as to the rights of property-should greatly extend until on one side it touched the precincts of St. Sepulchre and on the other surged well-nigh into Ludgate-hill, was also to be expected. At no time, how- ever, not even when the supreme moment had arrived, wat the crowd by any means excessive. Looking at the houses facing the gaol, kabitufs of executions called many times to mind when from basement to roof they ac- tually swarmed with spectators. Now, though the prices charged were high—in some instances very high, on the principle of making'hay while the sun shines—the purchasers of a good view of the hangman's work while comfortably seated at a first floor window were certainly limited. It was weary enough waiting through the night, made hideous with the senseless songs chanted in dismal tones and husky voices by little groups clustering round a barrier for better fellowship. With the first streak of dawn the ponderous gates of the prison-yard were thrown back, and the gallows at once dragged forth to its place. The sight of this revived the drooping spirits of the crowd, and they passed the next hour or so very well in scanning the operations of the workmen and discussing the construc- tion of the drop. Very quietly amidst the throng moved the members of the City police, armed with cutlasses and revolvers, and, if report speaks truly, there were stationed not far off a sufficient number of soldiers to have quelled a riot, if such had been projected. There were, however, no symptoms of anything of the kind, and, indeed, a more orderly crovfd has seldom been assembled on a similar occasion. It was, perhaps, not unnatural that several of the prisoners who were tried with Barrett but were fortunate enough to escape should visit the spot during the night. At about six o'clock one of the Des- monds—or, at all events, a man said to be him by those able to obtain a good view of him—approached the gallows, and, uncovering his head, knelt for some moments engage-" in private prayer. The arrangements inside the prison were carried out with great dispatch. Shortly before eight the sheriffs and under-sheriffs proceeded from the Central Criminal Court through the gloomy corridor of the prison towards the scaffold. It is usual for the condemned to be pinioned in the presence of the representatives of the press, but on this occasion the rule was not adhered to the process of pinioning was gone through in private, and the condemned man at once led to the gallows, the steps of which he mounted with the same determined and somewhat defiant look which he bore throughout the whole period of his trial. It is quite possible that had the representatives of the press been present while Calcraftwas preparing the con- vict for his doom, he might have made some observations with a view to their being made public,, a result which possibly the authorities desired to prevent. Judging from the character of the man, anything like an admission of his crime was not to be expected. He may have confessed it to his spiritual director-the Rev. Father Hussey—but of course the admission would be held sacred. Barrett's appearance on the scaffold was the signal for mingled hooting and clapping of hands. He stood to the last erect and unmoved, and eventually, on the bolt being pulled, fell somewhat stiffly and heavily, and died with a few struggles. The convict's spiritual adviser states that from the first he was unremitting in attention to his religious duties, and was quite prepared to meet his death. Barrett's body on being taken down was placed in a shell and removed to an adjoining building, in the presence of the sheriffs and under-sheriffs, the governor, the prison surgeon, and the ordinary. There, the rope having been removed from.,the neck, and the leathern straps by whioh the legs and arms bad been pinioned, the surgeon certified that life was extinct. The expression of the face was marvellously serene and placid, and the features com- posed to a degree irreconcilable at first sight with .the notion of a violent death, though the lips and parts of the forehead were unusually livid. Towards evening the body was buried in the accustomed place, within the precincts of the prison, in a grave upwards of five feet deep, in the presence of the governor and other officers of the gaol. Barrett was an Irishman by birth, about twenty-seven years of age, of a thick-set, muscular figure, rather below the average height, and with a pre- possessing countenance. He was unmarried, and by rrl possessing countenance. He was unmarried, and by trade a stevedore. Neither before nor after his conviction did any.relative call at the gaol to see him, and after sentence he was only, or chiefly, visited by the Kev. Mr. Hussey, who was with him a considerable time daily, and by his counsel, and occasionally by one or other of the y sheriffs. His behaviour in prison was uniformly becom- ing, and he bore himself to the last with great fortitude, submitting himself at the same time with affectionate docility to the exhortations of his priest, and grate- fully receiving the consolations of religion. He was never unduly buoyed up by the efforts made out of doors to reverse his sentence but rather welcomed the repeated respites as affording him further time to prepare himself for the worst, should it come to that. He died without making any confession of the crime of which he was convicted, so far as any of the authorities are in- formed. What he may have said to his priest, if anything, in reference to the murders may never be divulged. All that is known is that he gave him "immense satisfaction," to use that gentleman's own expression, by his humble and penitent demeanour, his extraordinary fortitude, and bv the earnestness with which he strove to prepare himself for his end. Yet there was this peculiarity about him, as observed more than once by one of the authori- ties in his visits to him after sentence—that he never absolutely denied his guilt. On these occasions, whenever he referred to the crime, he always said he had been con- victed on insufficient evidence, and that he was not guilty of murder. Since the execution the police who have guarded the prison of Newgate for months past have been relieved. They were a body of picked men from the City force, and they patrolled the outer walls day and night. It was a duty in the last degree monotonous and irksome, but their incessant vigilance was never in the least relaxed. The police arrangements at the execution were simple and effective, and fully equal to the necessities of the occasion. A considerable number of special constables had been enrolled in the parish of St. Sepulchre, and were prepared to aid the regular force if required, but happily the neces. sity did not arise.
SHOCKING CRUELTY TO A CHILD.
SHOCKING CRUELTY TO A CHILD. At the Blackburn Police-court, before Mr. James Johnston, Mr. Wm. Stones, and Mr. W. Codrington, William and Harriet Thompson, man and wife, were charged with cruelly ill-treating a boy, 9 years of age, named William Henry Dixbury, son of the female by her first husband, by fastening-him down in a wicker skep for several hours on Saturday last. From the evidence, it seemed that each of the prisoners had three children when they were married a short time ago, the man being a carter, and the female an operative in a mill. From information given to the police, Inspector Eastwood searched the house on Saturday afternoon, and found four small children by themselves, the oldest not more than seven years. This boy was found upstairs in a back bedroom, securely fastened down in a skep 14i inches deep, 25 inches long, and IS inches wide. The lid was closed, and the poor child ^had been in that cramped position since half-past five o clock that morning, nor had any food been given toinm. A blanket was in the bottom of the basket, but the boy had no covering but his shirt. He could neither stand, sit, nor lie in a. comfortable position, and appeared exhausted to the officer when released. He had been confined in a similar way for sornehours on Friday, but managed to get out on that day. The state- ments of the lad who had been in the basket, and another child, were to the effect that they had been kept with- out food sometimes for a day and evidence was given by the neighbours shewing a systematic course of clamming and brutal treatment on the part of both prisoners. All the children were greatly afraid of their mother, and even in the presence of the inspector dared not say anything but what she told them. The defence was that in all cases the punishment had been inflicted for-: bad behaviour. Mr. Chief-constable Polls said the female, was imprisoned for six months three years ago for larceny. The prisoners were sent to the House of Correction 'for six months each, and the children were placed under the care of the relieving officer.
THE ATROCITIES ON BOARD THE…
THE ATROCITIES ON BOARD THE BRITISH SHIP LYDIA. A very serious case, the details of which are of too revolting a nature to be reported in full, has been inves- tigated at the Liverpool Police-court, by Mr. Raffles, stipendiary magistrate. Ansell Larkin, chief officer of the ship Lydia, hailing from Nova Scotia, was charged with the wilful murder of Donald M'Donald, one of the crew and Denis Foreman Schofield, the captain, was charged with being an accessory before the fact. He, Larkin, and Francis Carroll, the second mate, were also charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm upon several of the crew. In the course of his opening statement, Mr. Walter, prosecuting solicitor remarked that in March last the vessel was at Black River, Jamaica, where she shipped a number of coloured men as additional hands. She sailed for Liverpool on the 21st of that month, and when she had been about five weeks at sea the de- ceased and a Dutchman named Ellis quarrelled. Larkin came up at the time and struck M'Donald violent blows in the face. In consequence of this treatment he was unable to do his work. He was found lying under a'boat, and was dragged out by the chief officer, who beat him about the head with a large iron belaying pin, the captain: being on the poop at the tiine, and stimulating Larkin in what he did. M'Donald was dreadfully dis- figured by this beating, his head and ^face were fearfully swollen, his chest distended to an unnatural size, offensive matter ran from his mouth and ears, and the stench from his body was terrible. He died four days after the assault was committed upon him. The man Jillis, and Nathan Stephens, the under cook, were called as witnesses. They spoke to seeing Larkin beat the deceased about the head and face with a belaying pin, knock him down, and kick him about the head, face, and chest m a most brutal manner. They described the state the poor fellow was in just before his death as awful. His head, face, and chest were so swollen that he did not look like a human being he could not speak, offensive matter was running from his month and ears; his mouth was so much cut that the lower lip hung down underneath the jaw, and the stench from his body was quite sickening. Other witnesses were examined who gave confirmatory e vidence. Some of them said they heard the captain call out to the mate as he was beating the deceased with the belaying pin, to lay it on the son of a Another spoke to hearing the captain tell Larkin to fetch M'Donald out by the run, and that when the latter com- plained to the captain of the treatment he had received, the captain told him he had no pity for him, it served him rijjht; they all spoke to the horrible state in which M'Donald was prior to his death. Mr* Lradley, house- surgeon at the Northern Hospital? who had heard the whole of the evidence, had not the slightest doubt that the man's death was caused by the injuries described. Both prisoners were committed to take their trial on the charge of wilful murder, the magistrate refusing to accede to the application of Mr. Cobb, who defended the captain, that the latter might be admitted to bail. ..1r -n
THE MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT NEAR…
THE MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT NEAR CHRISTCHURCH. Happily, the task is rare of reporting so sad and deplo- rable an accident as that which occurred at Mudeford on Wednesday afternoon. On that day seven young pupils of the Rev. Joseph Fletcher, Congregational minister, of Christchurch, went out to bathe, with one or two other students at the same establishment, and re- turned no more alive. It appears that the whole of Mr. Fletcher's pupils, eleven in number, accompanied by the German tutor, Herr Frederick Geyer, and the French tutor, M. Guesdon, left the rev. gentleman's house, chiefly for the purpose of having a bathe off the beach at Mude- ford, but three of the pupils and M. Guesdon went for a walk to Winkton instead. The remaining nine, includ- ing Mr. Geyer, proceeded to bathe off the beach on the eastern side of the old steamer, and opposite Highcliff Castle. The names of the eight boys were Joseph New- some Milne Henry Atlee Pewtress, aged 15, and his brother, Arthur Howard Pewtress, aged 11, whose parents reside in London; Leonard Moser, aged 13, and Horace Mo§§r,aged J.2, sons of Frederick Moser, Esq., o £ Cjirberry, Bournemouth; George Fredeirck Johnson, aged 13, of Croy; don; James Atlee Hunt, aged 13, son of Mr. Hunt, house* agent, Southampton, late manager of the English Joint- Stock Bank, Christchurch and William Robert Smith son of Mr. Smith of the firm of Smith, Pumstead, and Trippe, drapers, Southampton. Of these, all except the first-mentioned boy, Joseph Newsome Milne, were drowned. Passing along Mudeford Beach for some distance toward the east, one arrives at Highcliffe, and at this point the waters of the joint rivers Stour, and Avon empty themselves into the sea. The place selected by the bathers was a little beyond the rivers' mouthy just off the bar, or bank of sand, and about one mile distant from Mudeford proper. At the time of the boys' bathing, between three and half-past three p.m., the tide was turning. The bathers, who, excepting Mr. Geyer, the tutor, could not swim, were in fanciea security on a shifting sand, when a heavy wave came upon them and carried them into deep water between the sand and the beach. The place was one which the bathers had been in the habit of using frequently and with apparent safety, but the treacherous condition of the sand shewed itself too clearly on Wednesday afternoon, when the eight boys were suddenly swept into deep water, and seven were diowned. Milne fortunately succeeded in regaining the shore. The wave," he says, and put us into deep water all at once. It put me out of my depth I saw the wave coming in; it carried me forward towards the shore, taking me oQ my feet. As the wave left Jrle I was able to walk, and walked out. The moment before the wave came to me I saw some of the others put up their hands, and one called for help. When I got out I saw nothing of them." These few simple words give, we think, a tolerably clear explanation of the dreadful ac- cident. Milne, as will be seen from his evidence given at the inquest, was, he supposed, about fifty paces nearer Mudeford than the others, and consequently, when the wave came that sent the other boys to instant death, Milne, being in the safer position, was washed ashore, whilst there was nothing to save his companions. Mr. Geyer did indeed exert himself to the utmost, as his evi- dence shows, but he was unable to save more than his own fife. He was swimming, and heard a cry of distress. Looking round, he saw the bands of one of the boys thrown up, and he swam to his assistance. Mr. Geyer tried to save the boy, but it was impossible for him to do so. He was exhausted by swimming, and the boy, terrified at the prospect of drowning, clung round his tutor's arms with such tenacity as to disable the swimmer for the moment, and bear him under the water. The boy however, relinquished his hold and perished, and Mr. Geyer then swam ashore. The dead bodies of the seven boys above- mentioned were afterwards washed ashore, and were con- veyed to the Sandford Hotel. Mr. Watmough, surgeon, was in attendance as soon as the news of the accident reached Christchurch, but his services were of no avail, as life was in each case extinct. An inquest was held on the bodies on Thursday morning, when the jury returned a verdict of accidentally drowned, and wished to add a recommendation that a board should be placed on the beach at dangerous places, to warn the public. The Coroner, however, decided that such a recommendation could not be received, as the subject was beyond the pro- vince of the jury.