The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-06-18 00:00:00

FRIGHTFUL CRUELTY IN A FRENCH
CO WYBKT,

An account was given some time back of a nun
called Slater Therese, but whose real name is Hendry,
In the convent of the Grey Slakes at Ilautrages, near
Mons, in Belgium, having been sequestrated for a bug
time in the establishment, and deprived of the common
necessaries of life. Three days back the superior of
the convent, Sister Amandine, and the infirmary
attendant, Sister Rosalie, but whose family names are
Fool end Signane, were trind by the Tribunal of
Correctional Police o Mons, on the charge of segos-
trating and ill.treating the poor woman. Sister The.
rase it appeared, muse months since became insane, but
instead of being sent Loan myluin she was kept in the
convent. The family repeatedly applied to see her,
but were refused admission. At length, on the appli-
cation of her brother, an officer in the army, the law
authorities made a descent into the establishment, and
that course led to • revolting discovery. the wornan
was in a sort of wooden shei, from *filch • dreadful
stench ennunded, amid to which light was only
admitted by • narrow alit; there was in it neither
beddiag nor furniture--nothing but • little straw, and
• pewter paa. She was never allowed to leave the place
and the consequence Mae that the place was full of filth
and the straw in an abominable condition. She never
bad sufficient food. or clothing she had nothing on
but sacking, and the dress was made in such • we, as
to privent the free use of her arms aud legs. W hen
the shed was opened by the authorities she was crouching
on the straw, and presented a dreadful spectacle, het
face being ghastly, her eyes sunk, and her person was
covered with vermin. Of course the unfortunate
women was at once removed to an asylum. When
these facts were stated in court, the accused were
Interrogated; they made no attempt to deny the exacti-
tude of the allegations, but said that it had been
necessary to place Sister Therese in the shod, becalms
when in her own cell she made noises which disturbed
the other nuns; and that it was not posaible to give
her any furniture bemuse she broke everything placed
within her reach. The tribunal condemned the
superior of the convent to six month's imprisonment
and 400 fr. fine, and the other to one month and 50fr.
As the two nuns were taken from the court to the
prison in the cellular van, they were followed by • large
crowd hissing and hootang.--Gaiipscusi.

Tire CNA KITT CHILDIEN AT FIT. PA U 1:&
annual ruceting of the school children belonging to Use
several perahes in the metropolis took plea on Thurs-
day morning at St Psursoander the care of the Society
of Patrons. The first of thew interesting oereinonies
was held on the 2nd ef May, 1782, when, we ere told,
6,000 children mat at St. Peel's; the present is there-
fore the seventy ninth anniversary. As usual on such
towisiorui the Garde henesth the dome was formed into
an amphitheatre, the pulpit being pieced ia the centre.
The higher mate were alloted to the boys, the girls
being stationed below; end as they were arranged in
their respective compartments, their pecaliar and anti-
quated costume bad • singular and pretty effect. The
presidest, the Right Mon. the Earl of Oerlisls, the
Lord Mayor, and munialpel mthorides were early in
attendee..; and the iausr4eomipsny, which iseinded
, mnz.penosie of .dialinclicsai being mated, the amid
5r vlO after Wilds • sensate was preached
hi the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Beth land Wells.
, The cleanliness and neatness of the children while
' returning can mesh admired, end the law which they
aerried hadicative of their respeadve Wseels did not
sake the nose leht