The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-11 00:00:00

A FORTUNE TELLER AT MANCHESTER.

Yesterday, at the Manchester Borough Court,
Augustus Lammens Jackson, a Dane, who wake English
with a slightly foreign accent, was charged with obtaining
money by fortune telling. Sub-inspector Duckworth stated
that about 9 o'clock, on the previous evening, he went to
the house of the prisoner, No. 13, Berwick-row,
street, and asked to have his fortune told him. When he
went he was told that Mr. Jackson was engaged, and he
had to walk about until he was at liberty. Duck-
worth then went in, and was taken up.stairs.
The prisoner asked him what ho limited to be
told of, and the officer replied that he wished
to hear something about his mother, who, having
got married some years ago, went to America. He said he
had not heard from her for some time. He chiefly wanted
to know whether she was still living or not, and also, what
would be his prospects if he were to emigrate. The prisoner
asked the ages of Duckworth and his mother, bet the
officer could not tell him. The prisoner thee said he could
not divine his fortune by " the book," but he would "set
the glass." He gave Duckworth • pear-shaped glass.
whilst he himself studied anothir glue of an elliptick
shape, which was fixed on two piece. of wood, and
turned round by the hand. He kept Duckworth look
fag in this way for some time, and then got a
hook, from which he read something. The prisoner
then said, " 1 can see your mother: she is living
in Toronto, and keeping a shop. She is living with a man.
I can see him, as if ho was very poorly. Ile is very poorly
—a dark complexioned men, tall, and thin." Ile told Duck-
worth that he would emigrate to America; that on his way
he would meet with a sandy-haired and sandy-a mplexioned
female, who had plenty of money. Duckworth was to
"stick to her," for she would love him better than hie
own wife did. Ile would have many difficulties to en-
counter; ho would be nearly drowned; but when he
reached America he would be very well to do, and would
go to live with agentleman, and would travel with him.
Duckworth paid 2a. Old. for this information, and the pri-
soner then returned him the halfpenny. The shillings
were marked, and were found in the prisoner's possession
when apprehended. When Duckworth went to the prisoner,
several young women were having their fortunes told. The
prisoner said that one of them had been keeping company
with a young man ; that he got married, and she still kept
compacy with him, and when she looked at the glass" it
went quite black. Police-constable Cottingham stated that
shortly atter Duckworth called on the prisoner, he went
also. Cottingham told him, in answer to his questions,
where he came from, and that his ago was 32 ; that he was
born on the 4th April. This the prisoner wrote down. The
officer then asked for information about his wile. He said
he left her and her children in Manchester some years ago,
and went to Glossop ; and that after he had been away a
length of time the parish took his family in charge.
The children were now in the workhouse, and he
believed his wife had gone to America. The prisoner
asked if she had any friends, and Cottingham said he hail a
brother-in-law in America. The prisoner said she had gone
there, and was living with a black man. (Cottinehanis
wife was at the time at home in bed.) The prisoner advised
Cottingham to leave his children in the workhouse and go
to Australia, where he would do better than stopping in
this country. l'risoner told Cottingham also that ho was
born under the planets, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus.
The prisoner, when asked what he had to say, in answer
to the charge, told the magistrates that some time ago he
studied astronomy. When in America, some time beck,
he ruled the planets for fun. He was now out of a situa-
tion, and thought that this profession was open in the same
way as itwas in America, so he had bills printed, and gave
them to everybody. Some of these bills were produced in
court, and they were headed, " The greatest wonder of the
age—Professor Jackson." The hill then proceeded to state
that the professor was "the renowned and only onoman'ic
planet ruler in the universe," and had " taken chambers in
13, Berwick row, Miller-street, Manchester, wherein he
would display his wonderful art in divining the destinies of
those who might be prepared to favour him with their pre-
sence." The astrologer had been patronised for several
years by the nobility and gentry, and the public at large,
an England, Scotland, Ireland, and America. The hours
of business were from 6 o'clock till 10 p.m. At the foot of
the bill was the following :—" N.B. The astrologer will at-
tend parties in town or country if required. A lady will
attend to receive visitors." When the prisoner was appre-
hended the officers found in his house "A New Astrono-
mical Dictionary," by John Hill, M.D., 1765; a "Nautical
Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris ;" and a German
Bible. Among the prisoner's private memoranda was
found a scrap of paper, with the following words upon it:
" The primary planets wich i work are, Mercury, Venus,
the Earth, Mars, Vesta, gems (Ceres), Pallas, Juno, Jupi-
ter, Saturn, and Hershel sr Uranus." This was found in a
email pocket-book called "The Christian Day." Jackson
was committed to prison fir a month.

LORD DALKEITH, the eldest son of the Duke of
Buccleugh, came of age on Thursday last, and the event
was appointed to be celebrated at Beaulieu AbSey, in
Hampshire, one of the Duke's seats, with great lestinty.
An ox was to be routed whole, and old English sports wen
to be renewed on the Duke's grounds. A large number of
persons from all parts of the country were invited to Bess-
lieu to participate in the festivities. A steamer started
from Southampton for Beaulieu river with persons to wit-
ness the celebration, and numbers crowd the Solent from
the Isle of Wight for the same purpose. Bands of music
and proce,sions paraded the village of Beaulieu and the
Abbey grounds during Thursday. There could not hare
been less than 3,000 or 4.000 persons congregated at Beau-
lieu to witness or join in the festive scenes, which were,
however, all spoilt by unfavourable weather. Torrents of
rain fell during the day, and nearly all persons present
were drenched to the skin. The taverns, public houses,
and beer•shops were besieged for reluge and refreshments.
People were obliged to fight their way into the inns, and
then could obtain nothing to eat or drink, owing to
their numbers. The grand dinner to the truantry
and visitors was in the open air, and three times
the company were obliged to rush from the table to mope
from the deluge of rain that poured on them. The park
became a perfect marsh, and the courtyard a pond. Ladies
were compelled to wade through the latter up to their knees
in water to take refuge in the Abbey. Anything:more inaa-
spicioua and unfortunate cannot well be Imagined. Beau-
lieu Abbey is oslubrated as the refuge of Margaret of Anjou
during the wan of the rows, and as the sanctuary of the
pretender, Perkin Warbeek. It was inherited by the Duke
of Buceleuch, from his uncle, Lord Montague, the friend of
Sir Walter bcott.

COMMERCE OP FRANCE AND ENOLAND.-At pre-
sent there are 609 vessels 10/I.liog in the port of Liverpool,
and although they are destined to almost every other part
of the world, there is not one entered for a French port.
We believe that the same thing will be found at the port of
New York. Any system could scarcely he carried turther.
It is, indeed, a perfect sample of protection to native Indus-
try, or, rather, of national folly.—L irerpool Mercury.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE QUEEN'S FARE, RlON-
nesult.—On Tuesday morning an accident occurred in the
Queen's Park, which unhappily was attended with fatal
consequences. A party of the 70th Highlanders, at present
stationed in the Castle, were engaged in ball practice at
the place usually chosen fo. this purpose at the Hunters'
Bog, near the hue of Arthur's Beat. Unfortunately the
gun of one of the party hung fire, and he immediately
lowered it for the purpose of examining the cause of the
' obetruetior.. Whilst doing so, the rest of the party who
had fired filed off as usual, and while one of them was
standing close to the soldier whose gun had not been gred,
the gun come in contact with its ofter's belt, and ismer*
atelv went off, lodging the contents in the young mina's
aide who was looking on. The ball passed through his heart
and he immediately fall. He survived only a few minutes.
The soldier who had been the unfortunate cause of his eon-
rade's death, on geeing him fall was very much affected.—
Scotsman.