The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-20 00:00:00

THE MISERIES OF A MAGDALENE.

At the Worship street Police court on Friday, George
Lewis an athletic fellow of flesh appearance, was charged with
an unprovoked and violent, assault upon a delicate looking
young girl named Jane Porter, who described herself as ass
" unfortunate." It appeared from the evidence of the
complainant, who exhibited a severe abrasion between the eyes
that while passing through the City I °ad, on her way home, at
an early hour that morning, accompanied by one of her unhappy
sisterhood, the prisoner and another man suddenly darted
across the road, and after addressing .them in language
of the grossest obscenity, clasped them round the
waist and endeavoured to drag their bonnets off their
heads. Witness screamed loudly for assistance, and was
struggling to extricate herself from her assailant, when
the prisoner, with a horrid imprecation, dealt her a violent
blow on the face, which caused the blood to stream from
her nose, and partially stunned her. The prisoner was
proceeding to °tiler acts of brutality, but was prevented
by a policeman, Oho opportunely arrived at the moment,
and rescued her from further ill treatment. Mary Reid,
the complainant's companion, gave corroblrative evidence,
and 'police constable G 62 stated that on hearing
the cries of murder and police, be hastened to the spot,
where he found the prisoner standing in front of the
complainant, and squaring his. fists before her face, as if
he were fighting with a man. Before he had time to
interfere the prisoner struck her with all his force, and was
about to repeat the blow when witness arrested Lis arm
and took him into custody. Mr. Hammitt said that it was
a most dastardly outrage, and as the sad
_fate of the
wretched class of outcasts to_ which the complainant be-
longed, was sufficiently pitiable, without bAhg aggravated
by their exposure to such brutal ruffianism, he had no
hesitation in sentencing the prisoner to a term of hard
labour for three months to the IT :use of Correction.

THE CHINA DIFFICULTY.

For a few days the country was taught to believe that
the war in China was ended. The telegraphic despatch
whereon this announcement; so pleasant and wrong, was
founded, came in a very questionable way, and at
moment so especially well timed to influence the constitu-
encies, that grievous doubts were entertained :if its real
character. The whole affair it was suspected, had been
nothing but an electioneering dodge very cleverly eon.
contrived to give Palmerston a lift, and render the China
question tltetnore popular with the electors. All this is now
blown over. The despatch, or squib, or whatever it must
be called has served its purpose, and is forgotten. What
remains is the certainty that the war in China still exists,
and that the question at issue between England and ills
Celestials has attained much larger proportions than we
have yet been aware of. By a despatch received from
Paris we learn the nature of the instructions which Lord
Elgin will have to observe, and the extent of the demands
which our new Plenipotentiary is to urge in the name of
Great Britain upon the Emperor of China. These terms
comprise not only a renewal of former treaties, by
which, of course, is meant the actual and full
accomplishment of the convention of 1842, securing
the admission of foreigners to Canton, but various
amplifications of pre-existing compacts. For instance,
Lord Elgin is to demand that, for purposes of commerce,
nine Chinese ports, instead of five, are to be thrown
open to Europeans, while diplomatic missions are to be
established at Pekin on the same footing as those ofßussia.
For the sake of providing for the defence and security of
our trade, the English Government demand the right of
establishing military posts wherever there are British
consuls, and that our ships of war shall be entitled to
enter any Chinese port whatever. These are rather strong
terms. If conceded we shall, indeed, have effectually
planted one foot in China, and commenced the operations
which, at so many other points in the East and the West,
have gradually resulted in conquest and annexation. It
is certain that no such demands Can be exacted from
the Pekin cabinet without provoking a post strenuous
resistance, to be overcome only by a long and
destructive war. If we succeed in the end, we
shall have forced our way into China at the sword $
point. The cost to that country will be terrible in blood
and treasure. Even to ourselves the victory, whenever
we may gain it, is likely to prove somewhat expensive.
The first detailed information respecting the terms to be
demanded from China reaches us from Paris, whither
Lord Elgin has lately proceeded to communicate with the
French Government on the subject. It is said, for our
encouragement, that the Emperor Napoleon will afford
his heartiest co operation to the English operations in
China. This concurrence is attributed to the representa
tions sent to Europe by numerous Catholic missionaries,
now or lately resident in China, urging the Emperor to
take an active part in the war, with the view of providing
for their •protection and the safe prosecution of their
lJenevolent labours.—Morning Chronicle.`; _

The Earl 0 f Cork and 0, rery has been appointed a
deputy Lieutenant fof the county Cork.
LORD Than, usts.--We arc glad to learn, from the beat
authority, that the paragraph relating to _Lord Dalhousie,
which we copied without enquiry from the Loodon paper,
the Court Journal, is entirely without foundation; and
that the favourable prospects of his lordship's health,
which hay. for some time been entertained, premise to be
realised at no distant period.— Glaegow Mail. •=.411
REVOLT IN THE HAREM.—At Kirkilisi there has been
a r, volt in a harem, Where the fair dames declare they
will no longer pay obediace to harem laws, and
announce to the pasha their intention of adopting the
Frankish costume for the future. Could this reform
become universal, Turkey would be saved ; for children
are brought up awl taught at first by women, and as
Turkish women profess at present no real knowledge
whatever, what sort of education must they have incul-.
cated hitherto in the minds of the Ottoman youth ?
Daily News.
CAPTAIN MCCLODDIN'S THREE GOLDEN RULES.—" And
a very superior country you've come to;" the captain
determines this for you. "I've been here myself some
fifteen years, and hardly ever had a day's sickness. A
man who regularly applies the flesh brush, takes his bottle
of beer, and does not borrow from the Agra, can't be
sick, sir. I know he,can't. I never met a sick-certificate
man who had'nt infringed one of those essential rules.
Perhaps he applies his flesh brush, but shirks his beer—
that won't do. He gets seedy, and takes to cathartics or
Revalenta Arabica ; when he once does that it's all U P
with him. I know it is, from personal' experience, Or
he may be careful on other points, and take to raising
money at the banks. I hope it's not necessary to insist
that no man labouring under the combined effects of
securities and .instalments can be expected to retain his
digestive faculties. I know he can't from obseevation.
Well, sir, the digestive faculties go e. he can't take his
beer ; and when a poor wretch comes to such a pitch that
he can't take his beer, why he dies, simply dies, or goes
home, which is the next thing to it, and infinitely more
expensive."—Bombay Quarterly Review. 1
FATAL ACCIDENT.— On M,nday night last Mr. John
Stewart, spirit dealer, Back Row, met with an accident
which has since resulted fatally. Deceased had been in
company during the evening, but some time previous to
eleven o'clock the party broke up, and be parted with his
companions in the street and proceeded in the direction
of his own house. _ For some reason not explained,
instead of going home he went to a house in Ltntriggs,
and ascended two stairs for the purpose, it is thought, of
visiting an acquaintance who occupied a house at the
top of the second flight of steps. On finding that the
inmates of the house had retired, it is supposed that,
in turning to descend, he had made a false step,
and was in consequence precipitated down the
first stair. He alighted on his head on the landing,
and Mr. and Mrs Rattray, who live in a house immediately
adjoining the place where the accident occurred, hearing
his groans, came out and found him lying and bleeding
profusely: They conveyed him into the house and at once
sent for Dr, Hamilton, who attended promptly, and did
all that skill could accomplish in eider Ito alleviate the
sufferings of the unfortunate man, who survived the occur-
rence of the accident only twenty four hours. Mr. &ewer'
was a sober man, a widower without family, but he had
charged himself with the upbringing of four children
belonging to a sister. His sudden and melancholy death
Will be deplored by all who knew him.—Falkirk Herald.