The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-11-05 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

DARING BURGLARY AND RODBERT.—A daring
burglary and robbery on a most extensive scale has
taken place at Lonalade, in Bedfordallire, when pro-
perty to the value of upwarda EISJO was carried away.
The premises were occupied by three maiden ladies,
named Lswforil, who went out Oil Monday, leas ing the
house well se-mired, their servant accompanying them.
After An •lisenec of al*iut two boors they returned, and
the first thing which met their view on entering the
house was an ebony handle of a silver tea-pot, which
had been wrenched off end thrown on the dour. Upon
further examination they found that every room had
been entered and ransacked, and the contents of the
boxes and drawers turned ot.t. The jewellery and
work-boxes, and caskets had been forced open by a
chisel, and the valuable contents abstracted. The cash-
box, contrining about 1:100, also shared the sense fate.
The property taken away, which amounted to sb ut
viol), consisted of silver teapots, cream jugs, silver
dessert and tea spoons, gold watches, gold brooches,
old coins, goinesw, half-guincee, and a variety of other
articles, amongst which were three mourning rings; two
of them bearing the inscription, "To the memory of
W. R. Lawford," and one "To the memory of Leah."
The doors hail not been forced, but an entrance had
been obtained by means of a skeleton key. Suspicion
fell upon a man who, with a woman, had been staying
in the neighbourhood for the last fortnight, representing
himself to lie a paiiitcr, and the electric telegraph being
put Mtn operation, Inspector Shepherd came to London,
and aucov.lol in apprehending the object of his search,
and conveyed him back to Linslade to undergo an
examination by the local magistrates.
lIIRLANCIIOLT CASR OF POISONING AND Ant:mem
Mune SUICIDE--Some few details of a moat nielan-
chuly case transpired in Chester on Monday. A young
inau, named W. Edward Davies, who was recently an
apprentice to • chemist and druggist at Rhyl, had
obtaisied, in the shape of a bequest from • relative, a
sum of money, with which, it Is said, he intended to
commence business on his own account. Previous,
however, to carrying out this intention, he, like many
other foolish youths in • similar position, resolved to
enjoy I • self for a few days ; alhi last week, taking
with him from 1:50 to £lOO, he arrived in Chester.
There he fell in is ith a good-looking girl of loose char-
acter, 11/1111041 Elizabeth Thompson, described as the
daughter of a farmer near Shrewsbury. With her he
spent several days in riot and dissipation. On Saturday
last the guilty pair went on • visit to Liverpool, and
there, not unnaturally, the young man began to feel
remora, and eliame for the foolish manner in which lie
hail squandered his money and misconducted himself.
Whilst under the influence of this feeling, he managed,
without the knowledge of the girl, to purchase a bottle
of laudanum ; but so they were retnnling to Chester
on Sunday evening by rail she saw the bottle, guessed
that lie bail a fatal intention, took it frotti him, and
threw it out of the carriage. On Sunday evening,
however, Davies went out, and having written a regular
prescription, succeeded in purchasing four ounces of
laudanum at two different druggists' shops. By some
I course of argument at prevent unknown lie aucceeded
in inducing the girl to avrallow the entente of one phial
at the same time that lie took the other. The effects of
the laudanum on the girl were such as to induce her to
give the alarm. The result was that a surgeon WOA sent
for; they were both taken to the infirmary, where the
usual remedies were administered, successful in the
case of the woman, but unsuccessful in the ease of the
man, who died in the course of the night.—A post-
mortem examination was made upon the body, and the
medical men gave it as their ITialinn that deceased had
died from the effects of laudanum and alcohol. He left
a letter upon the mantelpiece in his room, in which he
stated that Mrs. Morgnn would call in • few days, and
Lissy's (the prisoner's) things were to be delivered up
to her, and that the ring upon her finger ass not to
be taken off upon any consideration. They had also
left three letters at the City Arms, which they had re-
quested the landlord to post for theni. One was
addressed to the deceased's mother, Mrs. Paddock,Ridge,
Whittington, !Shropshire ; another to the prisoner's
father, Mr. William Morgan, Aaliton Cottage. near
Oswestry, Salop, and the other letter was addressed to
Signor Volpe, Ethyl, requesting liim to send a print alid
the 'account to the deceased. All the letters were in
the handwriting of the deceased, with the exception of
Jeunina Morgan's signature to the letter to her father
and mother.—After these facts had been elicited, Mr.
Cartwright, who watched the case for the prisoner, com-
mented upon the evidence, and said he considered there
was no such evidence to implicete her as to warrant
them in returning a verdict of guilty.—The Coroner
summed up most minutely, and said that if they found
that the deceased hel taken poison whilst in a sound
state of mind, there was no doubt that the prisoner was
guilty, and they would have to find their verdict
accordinsly. He quoted several cases of similar nature
to that on whisk the prisoner was charged, wherein it
was expressely laid down that where two persons took
poison together, and oats survived, the survivor WWI
guilty of tuurder.—The jury, after a few minutes con-
sultation, returned the folioo ing venlict :—" We find
that deceit:oil died from taking laudanum, whilst in a
sound state of mind, administered by his own hand ;
and that the prisoner was accessory to the act."—Upon
hearing the verdict the prisoner fainted away, and was
taken out of court in that state. She, therefore, stands
committed to the next Cheater areirea by the Innis-
testes and coroner, to take her trial.
BRUTAL T AAAAA INT OF PARING APPRINTICER.—At
the Luton Petty Sessions on Monday, John Whitelocic
was charged with brutally beating two girls, as* 15
and 16 respectively, who had been apprenticed to him
to learn the bonnet trade by the guardians of Hemel
licureetead, they being orphans.—Ann Wilkinson, said
she was fourteen yearn of age last birthday, and had
lived with Mr. Whiteluck nearly three years. On
Sunday, the lot of September last, about one o'clock in
the day time, Mr. Whiteloek asked his own children
and his two apprentices if they had seen his purse
which lie had missed on the previous night: Mr.
Whitelock wont and fetched the horse-whip from the
stable. She ;he witness) ran into the little sitting-
room. Mr. Whitlock followed, and ordered her to
kneel down. Being very frightened, she did so. He
then put her head between his legs, putting' his legs
close together, and beat her with the whop behind.
(Sensation.) He had the thong of the whip doubled
down to the end of the handle. She called out as loud
as she ouuld. He said the more also helloed the more
he would beat her. She Wan there more than an hour,
and he was beating her more than hal: that time. They
all went to chapel (Wesleyan) but nie, Betsy, Elise, arid
the baby. Mr. Whitelock had dogged her several times
on her bare person, and on her head, too. Mr. Whitelock
said, "Alt thedcwils on earths should not keep him from
beating his girls."—Elisa Darkey, havinggiven confirma-
tory e vidonce,stated that she liad been with Mr. Whitelock
nearly three years. She bad four chosen bonnets given
her to paper on Saturday, 31st August, SOW) of them
were fancy bonnets. At about half-past eleven o'clock
at night she had done only three dozen and nine, and
had then three bonnets to finish: Mr. Whitelock came
in, and said, " Then you have not done your work yet 7"
She said "No." lie said he should beat her, lie then
beat her with a rod made from a birch broom, and it
was ten minutes past twelve on Sunday morning when
be hail finished. The magistrates, after severely re-
buking the prisoner for his auhninanity, sentenced hini
to be imprisoned in Bedford gaol for one month, with
hard labour, for the assault on Ann Wilkinson, and at
the expiration of that period to be further imprisoned
for one month, with hard labour, for the assault on
Elias Darkey.

' Rathwae -- An accident
happened on the Great Western line near Warwick, on
Saturday, which is perhaps unprecedented in the awards
uf railway casualties. Two men, named Fredrick
Alleoek and E 'ward Clarke, were employed in repairing
the lies near II:Meow/nod, where there is a email etatiou.
when the "narrow gange" eieels train amiroached from
Wolverhampton on the "op line." They at 0000 del
whit was natural, under the eircainstatiCea —Stapp II On
to the "down line." They might of course !vice
remained on the "six foot," between the double raeis,
and they certainly wuuld have done so hail they known
• train wan appnitching from fondon. A 4 soon as they
got on the " down line" the" Row" eiOne, attached
to the express; train instil Loudon, which passes Kings-
• wood at 10.27 a.m., knocked them both down. The
moat curious pint of the occusrenee remains to be told.
The express passed over the bodies of hoth the men, yet
t
neither was killed. ('lark was removed to the Birming-
ham Hospital, and is rapidly recovering f r the
effects. The other wan who wail inneli worse hurt, ie
now lyiLg iii the hospital at Leamington.
A MAHAN D CSIAKOW WITH SUooTING A? HOS
WirE.—At the klaneliester City Police Court, on Mon-
day, a MAO named James Wering was charged with
shooting a pistol at his wife. From the evidences it
•I
peered that the prisoner and his wife, Alin Waring,
hail been separated about three weeks, and the latter
hail been lodging at 05, TWIN Street. On Saturday
night the prisoner newt to his wife's lodgings, and
called her out. He then asked her to return and live
with him, whereupon some altercation took place. The
prisoner used a threat thnt if she did not go out with
him lie would take her life. The winnau ran into the
house, and the prisoner after ber. She got behind a
door, and he followed and discharged a pistol at her.
The dress she wore was singed on the arm, but there
was no reason to suppose that the pistol was loaded with
Anything but pow& r. The prisoner was epprehinded
immediately, and taken to the Fairfield Street police
station. Mr. Rceie committed the prisolier to the assizes.
Silicon:in A BUT AT 'llCltl.-011 Tuesday, at the
petty cessions hold at Bury, • case which hich been re.
mended for some time in consequence of the severe
injuries of the complainant, was hearth. The plaintiff,
John Wood, is 13 years if age; and on Sunday, the
13th of October, he and two other boys went to get come
cabbages from A farm. While they were away they
called et several public houses, and had quantities of
ale, ram, whisky, S. No quarrelling took place, but
when near home Henry Walniusley went to Viekere and
asked him if he hail ever done anything wrong to him,
shakin"g hands with him at the time. 'Vickers replied,
" Bo.Walmcsley then went and shook hands with
the complainant, and asked if he had ever done any-
thing wrong to him. He replied, "No ;" and lie then
said, "But I will do sotalethiug wrong to thee," and,
taking El pistol out of his pocket, shot out his eye. For
1601111 C time his life was despaired of. Considerable evi-
dence was taken, and the prisoner was connuittcd for
trial at the next Liverpool assizes.
CArifing OF • BURGLAR AT 1311a1)Fnlin.—About 4
o'clock on Tuesday morning, Mr. F. M. Rimmington,
analytical chemist, residing in Hanover-14cm, at Brad-
fold, hail his attention attracted on waking up, by a
strong sinell of tallow. He nice and went from our
room to another to ace if &candle hail been left burning,
but did Lot find one. He called out, on string a light
downstairs, but the light was immediately put out. Ile
went downstairs, and there encountered a man, who
was concealed babied a clotheshorse covi red with clothe*.
Ile was a burglar, who was engaged in yam ilering the
house. Mr. Itimmington seized I . The fellow made
• alight resistance, but was thrown to the ground. Mr.
Itimmington called aloud for help, amid two young men
MOO (nen the lodging-rooms above, and gave him asWs-
tance Iu • short time they transferred him to the
custody of prilice-sergeant Baker, who removed him to
the police-station. The man gave his name as George
Hughes, aged 40, from Boston, in Lincolnshire. He had
reineveit several articles for the purpose of taking them
away. Ile hail scaled • high wall in the rear of the
house, and obtained an entrance by breaking • pane and
unfastening the sash. Ile had left his boots in the yard,
and lied with I • twojeminies, seine keys, and inetchoe.
On lighting a candle within, lie had emidentally ignited
• pound lie found in the cellar, and thus caused the ens
pleasant odour whir& excited Mr. Rine inington'aelfactory
nerves.

THE LATE ATTEMPT TO MURDER Let WENTLINITER.
—Juices Erotic,. • shoemaker, was finally charged before
Mr. Paynter with feloniously assaultieg Sank Mullins,
with intent to murder her, on the 3rd instant. at 14,
Pye-street, where she was residing. Sarah Mullins said
that she Was cohabiting with the prisoner. On the day
in question she promised to meet him in the evening,
hut did not go. Between one and two o'clock she re-
turned home. After she got there • lodger naked her
for a light. She told him (the lodger) to come into her
room a hile she was *peaking to him. She heard the
prisoner coming along the passage towards her room,
which Was on the ground floor. On the prisoner reach-
ing the door, and finding it fastened, he buret it open.
When he got into the room he took up something and
struck her with it several times. He struck her about
the neck mei over the anus. After he left her she found
herself bleeding, and she saw a knife on her bed. Police.
constable White, 4.5 11, said that, after the assault on
the complainant (Mullins) she came out to him in Oreat
Peter street. She was bleeding from a wound in her
neck, wtich, she stated, was done by the prisoner, lie
went with her to her room, and found • knife on the
bed. (He produced a sliarp•pointed knife.) He took
couiplainant to the Westminster Hospital, where elle
was attended toodel she was afterwards removed to the
infirmary of the workhouse. Witness went in march of
the prisoner, and found him in • room, under a bed, in
a house in Whitechapel. He told the prisoner the charge
against him, when he observed that lie did not stab her.
A t the workhouse complainant identified the priaoner.
Mr John Lori., surgeon to the workhouse, stated that
he saw the complainant. He found her in • very weak
state from loss of blond. She could scarcely speak or
take nourishment, and her faoe Was completely blanched.
On her right arm W*3 an incised wound about an inch
and • half in length ; another on her neck, and two
wounds on the other arm. On the left arm was also a
braise, which might have been caused by some blunt in-
strument. A poker was produced, which the prisoner
was semi to have hed at the time of the assault.—By
Mr. Paynter : I have no doubt but that the incised
wound was done with some sharp instrument, such as
the knife produced. The bruise 'night have been done
by a poker. The prisoner was committed for trial.
SINGULAR ACCIDEST.—Ou Wednesday an accident of
a very singular nature took place on the Newport,
Abergavenny, and Hereford line of railway, at a short
distance from the Pontypool-road station. It appears
that the conductor of the morning passenger train from
Monmouth to Hereford, as mon as he arrived at
Pontypool•ro-ad, left the engine for some reason or
other which as yet remains unixplained—Alld went on
, to the platform, without taking the precaution of even
, leaving the fireman in charge The train was at a stand-
I still, mid the pressure of the breaks removed, but it
unfortunately happened that the driver in shutting off
I the steam omitted to completely close the regulator.
I Further steam was generated, and the engine with two
I carriages etteched to it, and in which luckily there were
; only nine passenger.. moved away from the nlatforin,
gradually increasing in speed as the motion of the train
fu:ther opened the valve. The passengers, finding
that they were loft entirely without the
guidance of the driver, beassne naturally alarmed, and
made the most frantic attempts to leave their perilous
position. The engine proceeded along the line in the
direction of Newport for about • mile, the moiueutum
of the train augmenting the rate of speed till it reached
about sixteen ndles an hour, when it cam in view of •
goods engine shunting on the line near a
place called Culd-y-gric. It ran into this balled
engine with considerable force, causing great injuries
to the ironwork of both engines. Happily the pas•
sengers, although much frightened, 110 not sustain,
beyond some oontusiona on the face and limhs, injuries
a such • nature as to prevent them from proceeding on
their journey. It was fortunate that at this particular
juncture the ballast engine impeded the furtiut prosress
of the Monmouth train, as from that spot ahmg the
line to Newport is a very steep and dangerous incline.
It would be difficult to calculate the fearful damage and
loss of life that might have been occasioned if the
collision hail not taken place where it did, for it is
naturally to be supposed that the further the runaway
train proceeded the greater would have been the speed
attained, until it reached Newport, where in all !probe-
bility • fatal collision with an up-passenger train would I
have occurred. The manager of this 'section of the
line, Mr. Peecy Morris, has instituted a searching
inquiry of the circumstances of the occurrence.
Cumin's Cirruaz or • THIEF.—On Thursday just
as the royal carriage which conveyed the Priem of
Wales to Lincoln's Inn appeared in sight, and every one
seemed bent on obtaining • view of its illustrious occu•
pant, a loud shout WAS raised near Chancery-lane of
"Stop thief." It appeared that • gentlemen Was
quietly standing on tlis pavement, when a man attired
as a costermonger, suddenly, and with great boldness,
snatched his watch from bis pocket, and made off, the
gentleman, in tryieg to capture him, falling to the I
ground. The thief, with great tact, and evidently
aided by his companions, made his way round the
carriages, and got as far as Twining's bank, when •
,cabman, in flourishing his whip, caught the man round
the throat with it, and it fastened on him so tightly
that .it not only pulled him up but 'almost strangled
him. He was captured, and the watch found on him.
CLUE TO Al( OLD MUM:MR.—It may be remembered
that at Buckland, Manse-been, in Devonehire, during
the night of the 30th October, 1825, an old woman,
named Mary White, was murdered in her bed, her
throat having been cut by a person who appeared to
have entered her cottage through the bedroom window.
The deed of horror caused the greatest excitement at
the time, and a butcher, named Curlier, still residing at
Milton, in the parish of Buckland, who was the first to
discover the murder, was apprehended, and underwent
several examinations, and was finally committed for
trial on suspicion of being the murderer. The case,
however, was not brought home against him, and lie
was discharged. Since then the affair has remained a
perfect mystery, and almost everybody not residing in
the immediate neighbourhood has forgotten the dreadful
event. Now, however, it would item that • clue has
been found that may lead to the discovery of the mur-
derer: Mr. Superintendent troilism, of the titonehouse
police, received information, which we are not at liberty
to disclose, but it carries with it an air of great proba-
bility that the perpetrator of the atrocious act will at
last be brought to justice.
HORRIBLE Ooeuuntmet. —On Thursday evening the
inhabitant. of Llowlais, South Wales, Were alarmed by
hearing s loud report, very similar in sound to the
explosion which new and then pours in our coal pits.
After a little while it was ascertained than an explo-
sion had taken place in the refinery at the Iron Works,
through the ignorance or carelessness of • poor work-
man. It appears that it was hie duty to place the sand
moulds in readiness for the iron ore to run into
the heated mem, and the consequence was that an ex•
plosion eneued, the iron leaping ha all directions as If
endorsed with a vitality, literally covering the unfortu-
nate man with a molten mail, to the horror of the few
who were near. In addition, great damage was caused,
but all this was overlooked in the anxiety to rescue the
sufferer, who was at once placed in blaiketa, with
oil bandages about him, and in this position he remains.
We are informed that recovery is hopeless, his eyes are
gone, and the flesh buret from his bones I The
sufferer's name is King. He is an old soldier, who has
been through the whole of the Crimean war.
NARROW &SCAN' OF M. BLONDIM.—At Blondin's
performance a few days since, a momentary terror was
caused by tho sudden snapping of the balsoesepole,
which fell in two parts into the organ. The loss
seemed to have no effect on the performer, for be at
once made his way to the end of the rope, where a new
pole was brought, and the remainder of the programme
Proceeded with,

CHARON Or BIGAXT.—An extraordinary charge of
bigamy was partly heard at the Bow-street Police-court
on Wednesday. The defendant in the case was Barbara
Catherine Wilson, the wife of • gentleman of property.
It was alleged by the prosecution that this lady had
previously married one Jonathan Gotobcd, who was
still living. Some evidence,sufficient, in the magistrates'
judgment, to justify • remand having been given, the
further hearing of the case was adjourned till the 11th
November, and the defendant was liberated on bail, two
sureties for alSeach being aceeptcd. It will be remern.
berod that the defendant in this case had been formerly
charged before the court at the instance of the husband's
mother with falsely representing that she had borne her
husband • child, for the purpose of securing his pro-
perty at his death. This prosecution was also taken up
at the instigation of the mother.

CHARM' OF FORGERY AGAINST • SCPSILINTENDENT
or POLICII.-11Usb excitement has been °motioned at
Epworth, owing to the rumour that Mr. Henry Towns,
who has long held the office of superintendent of police
there had absconded, and that a charge of forgery was
bonging over him. Mr. 1.000111, it appears, went away
on the 15th inst. Such informatiln was given to Capt.
Bicknell, the chief constable of Lincoln, es to induce
that officer to take out • warrant tor his apprehension,
on a charge of forget'''. I

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psAirey,H:Otiluaande-
-shag at borer
Feral. ENCOUNTER —On Walneeel•y night • psiafall
stusetion created in the neighbour loosen Conthill,
occasioned by the following melancholy circurmtemes
" Mamie" having been found, h ka t bee
—lt appeared that James Taylor, aged 2.-1, • siehtter,
ha.l • quarrel with a fellow workmen, netted Robert Tenure,' a ...ea.*. ''. "'" ••ePi •
to pay lats fare sail exposers I.uetori, also a printer at their employees preiniaes.in down. On Ming mien it was thonght h Shoe-lane, where blows were exchanged. Teylor, I situatinn ; bet next luornu m
mhe ;nu se "Jelaemelinaem.l3"
his road home, ovestaak Loudon, whom 1111 challenged forthwith to return to mera. se theulate'l did i n0t..... to Bight, and struck him. A tei rite enomuler op to lila expeciatioos. Tea Nay sal,4
when Luenin knocked the tlecea,ied down, the haae of, and demurred to being called on to pas tor hiarnideieelt:
the stud coming in coatect with some iron on the pave- " ftb, nsure," said buttons, " I provided fer that by went. Ile was picked up insensible, anil conveyed to i taking a return tieket."—See'h Eastern Casear. -
St. Thomas's Mossiital sell ere life was prootononcil A LADY 011tiltRINt; DIM ows l'orrie.—ln a western
extinct. At. inquest has beim bald on the body, and • suburb if London, a few pennon, hare 'men admitted to
a verdict of "Accolutcal death" relieved. i witness a kof art in the mlii way. An artist up-
Menuga ix A ineneey.—Thoituait riake, ins of the holeerer Inning furnished an opera -box, much to tM
upper class of workman in the Goveninient quarries in I malefaction of the lady who gave the order, she further
Alderney, eras apprehended in that island on Wednem. • coniniissiemil hint to provide her with feurtewutt
day last on • charge of haring murdered his wife. It misery coffin." A very seperb article bat been pro-
eppented that on Wednesday last Gate, who toed duet I sccordinglv. The modern-antique is nuesception-
&Jetties and was fat gone in intoeicati,,n, retnened to ali' •in term and adornment, including some gorgeous
his hums at Longy between two and three o'clock its white astir. in the interior, in which lies a large quantity
the afternoon, to drum to go to the fioneral of a brother .4 lie saute material, which is to seine for is" wrappieg-
workman. On putting ors his trousere lie found that a sheet" when the time for opera-boxes has altogether
rent whielt lie bad lined. in them sonic time previous pas id away. Meanwhile it will do duty as an article of
had not been Mended to his satiefactiiiii, soil lie there- furniture,
upon began using *inlaid language to his wife and Ti.,'. Cane or Fleecier Cieitteet.—Sines the con-
threatenieg to heist her. save heraelf the loser virtnm of this prisoner he has been ill a most melancholy
%content went outside of the Ileum end ran a few paccie cardition, soul it seipears that the result of the trial •as
upon which he commenced tl,.att. &Ifl.. at her. A.
u.""t."hulrecied to him, as he entertained a confident
these, however, did nets strike her, 111111 pire iumtinued in that he eloossl.l eithe r be acquitted, or that Mira
.. to run, lit exclaimed with an oath, " I will step pr.,
and, going into the house, iwusrdietely returned WWI M.O. It has Men stated thee the trial, and there 1.." .10;ntone would nut apt.ear and give evideme against
gun loaded with small pled, fired at her, and lodged tlie verc little dould of the fact, that when the ease need
content.; in her beck. The poor w ~,,, an staggered but for,„..-
rteial,..
iositat, oifv, was na4e t• "
ow,
del not fall, whereupon flake, who it is presumed had r
bec ~,,, e partially sobered. Tree: to her and caught her reeteretion of the Klaket that was paha. from
ifl iiiS arms, exclaiming, •• Oh, Mary, you are not idiot!" the tale of li, as endemism by Tanner, Ins new.,
sbe replied, " Yea I am," awl then became epeechlese, thet the prosecution *wild apply to the I,•„ed to enww
Atlii expired almost immediate ly on being taken int.s bee him to le discharged, Orli into 1.-mermen.,
house. Inferniati if the sail event having been given to appear and receive judgiumit if lie should be called
to the police, the prisoner was at onee apprehended sail epee to do so, but he penitvelv n•fineil to seedy to tide
lodged in gaol, and the At:ernes' Court having takes preposeition. It was very sena denired that Mire Jobs-
lobe Igilvaer.4ilettheelliadnennveoy,s.:end"ithaelirreiamri"43eriaae6
the necessary depositions, caused I to be brought to epteutin.:ii; ioll..inunhil
Guernsey, that Overt not having jurieliction Clii•Cd
of felony. The deeeneed was 1141110 ii Mary Anu Davey. doubt anticipated this, Awl Calculated Oat %Ise woelvt
bile was an Englishwoman, of about 42 year; of age, nor do two, and that he should thee escape the tea-
med leaves seven children, the youngest ouly three impieties of his rascality ; hat whet, it was found that
mutitha old. The prisolier, who ill a Relive of Ireland, he e (mid 1104 agree to the liberal offer that was made
is between 30 and 40 years of age. him it was determined that the case should proceed.
The prisoner isuidlehave lived in extraragent styleat hie
reaidence in Ovingden Square. The prisoner will b.
remeeed to the Milbank Penikatiary, where he wiU
hare to undergo his sentence.
The Ship " 'ernes Lemon," has arrived from Japan,
with the rather trove/ importation of 8.274 packages of
Uncoloured green les.--Comeerreial Daily La
ANOIIIRR CRUEL CoNVIcTION UT Col-NTY MAME
TRATEN.—At the Premed Petty Seroioes, Mary Ann
Witliates, ail intelligent girl, who stated that her age
was fourteen yenta last August, was brought op on •
charge of stealing, or attempting to Ideal, • quantity of
coals, value ad., belonging to Mr. Leans, from a nal
*coon at Widnes Dock. The prisoner, who wept
bitterly during the hearing of the case, pleaded guilty to
taking some coals from an empty waggon, and said, in
reply to a question from the Bench, that she used to ess
to the Welsh Chapel, but latterly she hail no decent
clothes to enable her to go. Mr. ir. Fearing, inseam:it
overseer and registrar for the Farnworth district, who
was prevent in inert on businees, here explained to the
thmt the.primner was the eldest of a family of six
children, and that roily one of them, a lad about twelve
years of age, was in work; that the father was meter of
• net, and had deserted his family about two months
ago, since which time they had been in very great dis-
tress. lie also observed that the mother was Iying ill of
fever, and was at present in receipt of parish relief.
Polieeiconstable Fairley having corroborated the state-
went of Mr. Fearing, the magistrates, II admittiog
it to be a hard ease, expressed their determination to
put a stop to this coal pilfering, and talked about
sending the prisoner to • reformatory. On hearing this,
the poor girl, who had never before been known to
offend, clasped her hands and earnestly begged for
mercy —her tears and her entreaties melting the hearts
id all in court—except, perhaps, the magistrates, who
seemed inexorable and determined to punish. After •
consolation, however, they came to the conclusion to
send lien to Eirkdale for fourteen days, observing that
she might think herself very fortunate in getting off so
easily. The prisoner did not seem to think so, for its
she WU being removed ribe cried bitterly, "Oh let
ine see my poor mother once more. If I am sent to
prison I shall never see her again alive."
DARIN() ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FRON TNT PriEWTON
GAOL.—On Sunday morning, Emmanuel Walkdee, •
prisoner in the Preston House of Correction, made an un-
successful Attempt to escape from prison. The prisoner,
whole only twenty-three years of age, was sentenced to
eighteen months' imprisonment at the late Preston
sessions, far robbing a nian of 30e. at the Preston
Hallway Station. On Sunday morning, on the
prisoners being mustered to attend divine ser-
vice, it was discovered that Walkden bed
removed a portion of the brickwork from one of the
walls of the cell. He was ordered to be locked up is
another cell, and as lie was being taken thither be
managed to escape from the turnkey who bad him in
charge, and running round one of the prison walls be
ascended • new buildings short diatance from one of
the walls of the prison, elinibing by means of the bars
to the windows, and finally to the top of the building,
which is three storeye in height. /le was allowed to
remain on the roof till service was ended at the chapel.
Various moms were then resorted to for dislodging
him, but they all proved ineffectual, until two impious
jets of water were brought to bear upon Lim, one in
front and the other in the rear. Its at length suc-
cumbed, and descended the building thoroughly
saturated. Ile could not have escaped from the
building he had selected for his essay on amount of the
wide spate between the building and the outer wall.
EXTRAONDINAKT SCENT ON VHS BANNit OF TEE
SERPENTINR.—On Thursday morning an indescribable
Peelle of uproar occurred on the banks of the Serpen-
tine, in lisde Park, amongst • number of Irish people,
who had congregated for the pnrpose of searching for
the body of • young married Iridiwoonan, who had
, committed self-destruction by tlininine herself into the
I water, through • quarrel with her husband the previous
night, said to be the effects of •n Irish wake in which
they had taken part during Tuesday night and follow-
ing moral,",lt appears from the stateineut of the
(mends of the demoted, whose name is Ellen Crawley,
aged 23 years, that she, with her husband, buried hie
mother on Tuesday. The usual Irish wake was cele-
brated through the night, during which time the de-
ceased drank with some young men, and chatted too
freely to pleases her husband, who because very je•lonso
and after their return home, between nine and Ma
o'clock or Wednesday evening, • quarrel ensued, sad
the husband pushed her out of the house. The de-
mised then, in a fit of violent passion, declared her
intention to drown herself in the Serpeutiue, and ran
away, punned by her husband and others. The young
woman lined have remelted the park just before the
ptes were closed for the night, and instantly preisipi-
tilted herself into the water, with scarcely time for re
deetion, as very shortly afterwards her punters
arrived, and, finding the gates shot, climbed over the
railings, and she was nowhere to be seen. Early ma
Thursday morning the husband inetituted • search
along the bank. of the Serpentine, followed by •
number of his countrymen and woolen. On arriving
at the south-eastern end they discovered a dark object
in the water, and believing it to be the body of the hap-
less V/01111131, two boatmen of the Royal Humane Society
proceeded in • boat to the spot, where they picked up
the body and conveyed it with all speed to the receiving
house, followed by the crowd, which, from the how-
ling and other noises of lamentation, soon became much
increased. Mr. Superintendent Williams immediately
sent for the society a uu,vmhical officer, but it was totally
towhee, an she hail evidently been in the water since
the preceding night. Upon her person was found £l2
in gold, very carefully sown up in a blue flannel petti-
coat.
A GOLDEN EAGLE IN CORNWALL. A Plymouth
paper my" • fine specimen of this rare and handscialle
birth was shot on Tuesday by a young man named
Jones, at lAnherne Downs, in the pariah of Mawgan.
The young man who shot it imagined it was a pheasant,
and under that irapression took it to Bt. Colomb to
sell it. Mere Mn. Drew, (of the post office, who is
well informed as to birds, discovered it was a golden
eagle, and this becoming known many persons were
attracted to Mr. Drew's shop to see it. The bird is to
be preserved.
Tug POLITICAL Soy STSTEII IN LIVERPOOL.— We
heard the other day, upon excellent authority, that one
of the members of an infiuential Liverpool firm is
watched as syetematically and tenaciously as if he were
known to be hatching sonic infernal machine which
would annihilate Preaident Lincoln and his whole Cabi-
net at one blast. Ever a mysterious atranger, in the
gePenretLeineanf cia"nPnroiTtebledaevrethieise,'Ofilieceenbbui't trtlYsi"odinous.
er
ITodoLkbles", is seen act visits,ufiling iab:se ia u
about the
t someedooarway.
uWtherthn
encounter the same tormenting and scrutinising gale.
Even at home he is not safe, for when lie imagines him'
self snugly
ybe noticedenahrou peering it, at
wit,lilridefanily a I. , o
dhis
dn on mr
hovering about the threshold, until the victim reappears
once more to undergo the daily round of dodging and
hunting until, as evening approaches, he IX again
" earthed" at home. Nor is this all. It is reported
that the Amnesties of the gentleman alluded to haws
been waylaid and questioned as to his habits and opera-
tions ; while it is stated that, in his case, as in the case
also of other
consigned
ifrohemi::tr.lieenesPemitaetontedidLiac",tuperpoorirgie.deit etp.nridetatedaneh.andivegii:ii
contents duly noted and reported. In order to show the
extent to which these proceedings are carried on, as well
as their vsndietive character, we may mention that
several friends of the merchant in question, and others,
have been reported as passengers by • particular ateannr,
and on their arrival at New York and Boston, bay.
been searched, end, in some instance,. imprisoned.
Where these things are known, and daring the last few
days they have been the theme of much remark in mer-
cantile eircles—they have excited general surprise and
indignation.
MUNIFICENCE OF MISR BURDETT COUTTII TO THE
LIFEBOAT CAUSE. —Miss Burdett Coutts has, with her
wonted sympathy for the shipwrecked sailor, intimated
her intention to present to the National Lifeboat Insti-
tution the coat (about £100) of the new lifeboat which
that society is about ntablishing at Plymouth. The
residents of that and the neighbouring tows, fully
appreciating this noble gift, have subscribed liberally
towards the cost of • substantial beet-house and the
future maintenance of the station. Min Contta has
previously defrayed the net of three lifeboats. It is to
be hoped that many will be found to follow her example
in to noble and sacred a work. How many a bravo
seamen, who is now in the fall enjoyment of Itie and
strength, and able to provide for his family, would long
since have had, but for the services of the Lifeboat, his
last requiem sung by the ruthlees waves I

EASILY PLEAEE). individual who told his
physician, the other day, that he wee wholly uttsded
he had consumption, lathe same who, • few 71511 1(0.
wu transported with del4ht.—/Pss.
Panics ALYSED. The BrigAtart Genus says
" By a private letaer received in this town from Halifax.
Nova Bootie, dated 17th October, we learn that His
Royal Highness dined with the Earl Wolfram, the
Oovernor•Oeural of Halifax, the day before, bet he
was about to leave in his ship on tbe following day
on • cruise, intending to go to Bermuda and be return
to Halifax some time in November. The Royal Primo,
was in excellent health and In his mai spiriho