The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-20 00:00:00

WITCHCRAFT AT MONETTEARMOU7H.

gipsy Dining Dining the last month several ladies of the
have visited Sunderland, where they have reaped a plectifttf
harvest amongst the yonng ladies. Last week one eid,
the gipsies went over to Monkwearmouth. She to
dressed in the fashionable style, and appeared to „.
about thirty years of age. She called at the house el
respectable tradesman, and was received by his wife wit
great politeness. The gipsy requested a private interview's
which was granted, and she then informed the
that she was gifted with the power to unfold t""
secrets of the future. She then examined the lines 1,
the young lady's hand. She then informed her that silo 9/31,_
born to inherit a splendid fortune. The lady preiented
with 43. 6d. and a new black silk dress, and the gips), was ht°„.
consult the planets in her t ivour. Two days afterwards, t"-
woman called again, and informed the lady that the Planet,
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were moving with a sure but slow motion, and it would regal.
more valuables- to increase their speed. The lady then doll'
vered to the impostor a gold watch and a sovereign, and ja the
course of a few days the woman returned the watch, statid
it would require .£5O to rule and completely cross the planet::
The dupe replied that she could.not raise that sum at present'
but the gipsy urged her to pawn a feather bed, the gold wale',
some carpets, and o•ber articles. The latter refused to cumin/
with this request ; whereupon the tipsy threw off her bonnets
knelt down upon the ground, and fl aging back her dark halt'
and clasping her hands; gave utterance to a strange ineantatil
delivered in an unknown tongue. This done, she -deninre.
" that a dark and gloomy spirit floated in the great abla.6.":
and stopped the planets in their onward path, and tubt,
in ancient times it took twelve prophets to lay
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dark spirit ; but it was now given to her to Igo
the spirit, and cross the planets in their course."
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then inforboed the lady that if she did not give her gold
rule the planets, and in the end bring her joy, fortune, z.
happiness, she would be lost for ever. The lady was gr&l.it
terrified, and gave the woman another sovereign, a new 'to
scarf, and a pair of window shades. The gipsy left-the be°, 11
promising to rule the planets on the following day, but WI,
the day arrived she did not return. It was snbseqeert,[t,
ascertained that she had left the town by an early train, ba°'"
in her possession goods and cash to the amount of £5, belong".
ing to her superstitous dupe.—Sunderland Times.

SHAM CLERGYMEN.—A singular amtouncemellt bstf
proceeded from a clergyman in Essex, in consequence ire
discussion which took place between the bishor:,3 at thea'ff
meeting of convocation. The Archbishr,p of Canterh"
stated that some representations bad b;:en made to bin th- at
si
a person had been officiating in the diocese of Rocheeleival
a clergyman who was not in holy orders, and that he d,
directed inquiries to be made into the subject. The, git3be
tleman alluded to has mysteriously disappeared, and Ott,
following notice has been issued :—" I, John Clarke JO (la
rector of Stamford-le-hope, in the county of &selling
hereby caution my clerical brethren against a person oaf to
himself John Thomas Hamilton, and professing himsel„ of
be a clerk in holy orders, ordained by the Lord Bisbeuvo
Chichester in 1852, and chaplain to Lord Cottenhanl. .inha
these statements are gross falsehoods. The said
Thomas Hamilton, it is said, has gone under the pliTeet
of Berry and Younge. He is about 27 years of age, sop
7 inches in height, black hair, eyes rather sunk and,gtse
complexion pale. He states that he has property.'lloll
neighbourhood of Manningtree and Colchester. He Istd
dressed and of gentlemanly manners." From the statelaecia
of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of La,mea
it appears that there are several of these fictitious gentie
officia,ing- about the country.
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THE CRIMEAN TRAGEDY AND THE CHELSEA 1: A.-n etot
The upshot of that miserable farce enacted at Chelsea es°
year by a board appointed to enquire into the Crienithe
mismanagement much resembled the conclusion et, no.
tragical interlude played before Theseus, where "IY„e„-00.'
shine and Lion are left to bury the dead." The Itlis'old
shine manifestly abounded in the report of the worn
general officers, apparently selected to constitute the Soo'
on account of the first two disqualifications. The .tish
left to bury the dead was, of course, the poor old 13ri f
animal, who has of late years had rather a hard titae,,,' n
isea
It will be remembered how artfully the sitting of the_
Board was deferred, and how every artifice was en2l3l"ithe
to gain time, in the belief that the lapse of a few m°-ther
would serve to divert public attention to some ° wo'
subject. Even when the Board sat, it seemed as if the tie-
truth-speaking and honourable men who formed the
Crimean Commission of Inquiry, and who expeseud 01
flagrant mismanagement, were on their trial, insteas the
those who by their incompetence and neglect caused,
evils. And finally, the report of the Board was crillto&
delayed until the fag end of the session, when it w,
a',o4
late for parliamentary discussion. Colonel Tulloned,a,
prevented by illness from attending at Chelsea and Le c',,r
ing the statements made by himself and his colleagil ;9;
John This was a source of regret at the ...elf
but now only serves to additionally illustrate how "eq,9oh
all things are ordered for the best. For Colonel Te;ltio.
has recently published (in time for the import>„nt Pah'iot
mentary debate yet to be held on the sul)ject) a paillPf tile
exposing the errors, the ignorance, and the i'djustice „
Chelsea Board. Therein he states that th.o loss frac°
ness alone, during the winter, in the CritrAean army ('n e)
ing what took place at Scutari and during the P.49-eigbC
averaged thirty-nine per cer4c iu the infantry, and In cell'
corps actually amounted. to seventy-three Per slll°
this being exclusive a men killed in action eco, De
died of .their wounds. By way of contrast, it riirerei.
mentioned that in the naval brigade (which took a P tram
nent part throughout the whole siege) the deaths toill
sickness were under four per cent. This terrible merdoritig
was four times greater than that which occurred ;pair
the Walcheren campaign, whose horrors aroused the ;toll
nation of the country, and produced a perfect , sats
in the senate. Colonel Tulloch points out, balcil4tabler
eloquently, the cause of this heartless sacrifice of l',,Tsot °atio„`
lives. It was, he says, "no foeman's hand, ne
pestilence, but from the slow, though sure, 01'e
~,eare
of diseases, produced by causes most of which ailrbeiee
capable, at least, of mitigation." Addresses are 110" s
prepared in many parts of the country, to exPre'g dered
great is the national appreciation of the services rendroll
by Colonel Tulloeh and Sir John M'Neill ; whose °lt; 00
duties have hitherto received no other official reward beer.
ingratitude. The latter gentleman has recen"rettes
chosen Honorary President of the Associated Seel d
Edinburgh University by a significant majority eve,dt,;4l
John klussell, the other nominated candidate.--400'