The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-07 00:00:00

THE STORY OF AN UNFORTUNATE WOilL

A few weeks ago, a woman named Sarah Allen, vl"
charged, at the Westminster Police court, with stealing;
piece of plaid from a linendrlper's door. She appearedA
to have se-)n better days, and after stating that she lieu
been wandering about the streets uncared for 11°16.
world, and from her abject poverty and wretchednesl
an object of disgust to herself, told the magistratethiel
she would take the coat off his own back sooner the
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remain as she then way.. Mr Paynter remarked, thatshe
appeared to have received a good education, and directed
the police to see whether they could ascertain anything
about her ; but as she refusedto.give them the slightest
clue they were unsuccessful, and she was commuted
for a month, at the expiration of which time she proMise
to wait upon the magistrate and be more comma
nicitive. True to her word, she yesterday appealbefore Mr. Paynter, and reminding him of her couldu"
Said that she now applied to him for assistance to Prei
vent her falling into crime again. Mr. Paynter remind°
1: er that she It'd refdsed to give any account of herself on
information respecting her friend, t.y Whatti 113(111,iFift,
might be instituted, when previously before him. ni'Vt
cant : I have not a single relative or friend that I know.°
in the wide world. Mr. Paynter: Are you a
woman ? Applicant: Yes I am, but deserted by huP
band. I will tell yeti my history, There is not a creator!
I know that w ,uld give me a cup of tea. I was well brougill
up, and when first married, comfortable, but my fiusball
to9k to play, and became an ieve'erate gamester, was ruin :1
and went abroad 15 years ago. I worked at rriy nee
years, and earned, as neelle women do, but a scanty Oil
sistence after all my toil. I made fancy goods and IV
them, and I have now come to solicit you to give roe ue
by the
means of doing so again. Mr. Paynter : Judging
the statement you made when before me a month ago, Yji°
do not seem to have been very successful at last. APP'''
cant : I was successful for years, and, in all probabiliT
married
should never have seen you but fdr a cruel robber)" co
'flitted upon me. I made fancy goods, arid sold the.
at watering places and elsewhere. I travelled the Ctiontl
with them. Oae unlucky day I slept with my little st°,
tG
at Windsor, and in the night was cruelly robbed of
That was the cause of my being before you. Buy me to
basket, replenish my stock, start me on the road .0,
Brighton, and I may then be enabled to live honestly ttga' d
The worthy magistrate kindly acceded to her request, She
under the care of Knowlarni, the summoning otficer, °.
was soon set on the read to Brighton with a stock io tot"A
and a trifle in her pocket.

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COURTESIES TO CONVERTS. •-•• A deputation of ten -reee, hi,
Catholics was presented to the Pope, on Thursday last,
Cardinal Wiseman's coadjutor. These gentlemen 111--
for the
desirous of offering their thanks to his holiness,
honour he had conferred on the nation, by personal!
consecrating the Clifford as Bishop of Clifton. The nele„i
elected prelate sang mass, at the Jesuits' Church, before...,"
assembled cardinals, on Sunday morning last.--1161"-
Correspondent.
STABBING IN A REFORMATORY.—dn Monday, ,at 1111;46
Petty sessions, Wakefield, a young German, named 1)10_,e„"--,i
petty
Ambury (for the last ten weeks a voluntary jou'
of the reformat try at Wakefield for the reception of dis;
charged prisoners), was charged with stabbing an°theeys
inmate, named J hn Looney, a ticket of leave man.
Thursday, while Looney was standing at the entrance'
Ambury called to him from an upper window. " You
prig, put a knife into you." Looney shortly afters/' "-a
went up stairs, and on the second fl •or met Ambtl/9 ElO,O
said, "Never you threaten me with a knife any ulere4
Ambury replied, " Yes I will, and if you come ber3titt
stab you." Looney seeing that Ambury had a knife in 'I
hand, attempted to disarm him, but before he could do set
he was stabbed in the abdomen and the arm with a Bre-e:
maker's knife, the wound in the arm being of a very sen
nature. With assistance, Ambury was seized and cone tie
he
t ) the police station. The magistrate, in committing 'he
prisoner tor trial, sail the case, a very had one, WO
first which had occurred in the reformatory.
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PRESE WATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.—Fester
a meeting of the R.oval National Life Beat Institution as
held at its house, J thn street, Adelphi ; Mr. Th°ll6
Chapman, F.R.S., in the chair. The silver medal of t.ft
institution was presented to Captain Hipplewhite,
acknowledgment of his several services in rescuing life fre t
shipwreck in the life boat of the institution stationed :A
Llansley, The silver medal of the society; was also to
to Robert Shieldon, coxswain of the Redcar life boat,
testimony of his gallant services on various occasions g 0
saving life from shipwreck. A reward of £ll was Lto
granted to the crew of the Kessingland Seaman's life bee I.
for their laudable services in saving the lives of four nteetlfb,
the schooner Friends of Eliza, of 'West Hartlepool, sur,.
was stranded in the night during heavy and thick ad
near Kessingland coast guard station. A reward of £lO 11°,1
also voted to five men in consideration of their prompt
laudable conduct in putting off at the r;sk of their lives LI
a shore boat, and rescuing two fishermen who had 1106
upset from their boat during squally weather on Ire'pre
bar. The silver medal of the institution and £2 each
voted to Mr. W. Pillar, gunner, Mr. W. Cockrell:
stew trd of H.M.S. revenue cruizer Eagle, Mr. G ffugbeeti,
pilot, and to another pilot, whose name we could not le.'bc
and £l6 to be divided between their boats crews of elgio
men, in acknowledgment of their gallant conduct, of
rescuing, at the imminent peril of their lives, six ou'ais
fifteen of the crew of "the Boadicea, which Was! •NTS'Z
weeks since, wrecked off Garresey during a fearful .T 0
ale of wind. The thanks of the institution, inscribe
; evellum, were also presented to Lieutenant Standbriii,
R.N., Commander of the Eagle ; to Mr. George Sce-,101
master of the steam-tug, Watt ; and to the master 01
pilot cutter for their valuable services on the occasion id ea
SERIOUS RIOT AT AN INQUEST.—An inquest was he'eibis
Wednesday last by John Ryan, Esq., M.D., coroner foe., "flif
district, on the body of Catherine Hickey, who died sed....fue-
at her residence, Tipperary, on Monday last. It ePractit
that deceased was buried early on Tuesday morning. theL rti
Febru try, in the churchyard of Donohill, which is °"-s,e,
about five miles from Tipperary ; accordingly the corel!pi
accompanied by his clerk (Mr. J. Hansard), and Willisel
T. Reardon, Esq., 11a.D., proceeded to Donohill to 000
an enquiry as to how the deceased came by her death• de,
their arrival they perceived that a large number ef,,vog
ceased's friends, (who it appeared were opposed to he'"'of
the inquest), had congregated themselves for the pneposs
et
not allowing the body to be exhumed, and on the eet°i) t
entering the grave yard he was hooted, and told in thei.--„:0
offensive language, that he would not be allowed to c%" "„pd
the body. The coroner explained the case "to them -;(1.
told them, whatever the consequences mi
n ht be, he eirbs
fulfil the duties of hie office. Dr. Reardogand several °'/.es
jurors also remonstrated with them, hut to no effect.
; ter'
coroner commenced empatanelling a jury, and while adrainieis
ing the usual oath, a large stone was thrown by a tsecar„r•
the crowd at him, but wo are glad to say he sustained no i
Cl
Just at the moment a party of police, under Constable Li .0
arrived from Tipperary, and the woman was taken tee
custody. The police immediately quelled the riot, an" 00,
remainder of tho proceedings went on without interruP
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Dr. Reardon carefully examined the body, and, on bestej
sworn, stated that it was his opinion that death oriel been
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from natural causes, and after two other witnesses bad reed
' examined, the jury, after a few minutes' deliberation, retu
therl.o
the following:verdict :—'We find that the deceased, es W 4
Hickey, came to her death by the visitation of God.
Chronicle.
,Last

THE LAST NIGHT OP THE CHINESE DEBATE.ibiS
night, or more correctly speaking, at an early liulireght
morning, this great and momentous debate was urv„
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to a close. With the exception of an able speech 7°of
Mr. Roundel' Palmer, and an impassioned outburst RB
indignant declamation from Mr. J. G. Phillin3ore,
heard nothing specially worthy of the occasion until 'a'
Gladstone rose. Mr Roebuck, indeed, cannot spealcthe
differently on any subject, but it did not strike
rose last night to the height of this great argeTaer.
As to Mr. Chambers, member for Hertford, o°sl 04
ing his antec-dents, he seemed to us to he" edit
luntarily bound upon himself a badge of disci. so
which he will never get rid of. Mr. Osborne, eilenitor
long, found a tongue to chant Lord Palmerston's Praio. st•
and to vituperate his foes—but it was in the coarse Poo
ings style, unsuited to the dignity of the asset-13W hops
he addressed. But Mr. Gladstone's was the loftiest e",to
of eloquence to which it has ever been our good fortllll-iba
listen. With what a strong liand did he brush awanguer
flimsy sophistries which had been woven about the 9baclg
tion ! With what a dignified severity did he fling aped
the personal imputations which had been nibst,
uponhimself and his friends ! Above all, with of
majestic earnestness did he summon the geeeed to
Commons to assume their proper responsibility, alias
give their verdict in accordance with justice! Itinwrioe4
true Ciceronic effort, radiant, however, with the g'scnevi•
sentiments of that religion which Cicero never but $
After such a display, Lord Palmerstou's reply
.cut d a$
sorry figure. The noble lord, surely, anticipatenoiat
adverse issue—for he was angry, abusive, and, in rebea
of argument, signally deficient. His most attad get
supporters pitied him, shrugged their shoulders, ell 00-
bend the reach of his voice. Mr. Disraeli Aerial
mented on the noble lord's effusion with 11°/17,edeeto
spirit and point; and Mr. Cobden, in a few
,i the
but most pertinent and telling sentences, closet' The
debate. Strangers were ordered to withdraiv:jivided,
question was put from the chair, the house 263;
AYeer lAOO
and the result took every one by surprise.
noes, 247 ; majority against the ministers, 1d ever/
cheers hailed this solution of the question, an joie'
man hastened home in confident expectation of reasti"
dia.e dissolution of parliament. Mr. Disraeli ea obi°
rally suggested, as a fitting election cry for the
lord, " No reform—more taxes—Canton in a blaVi.„..„„)
the Persian war."—.Nonconformist of irodnes"'

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