Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-09 00:00:00

MOLDAVIA.

It is stated in a despatch that the eleetione
have been fixed for the 9th.

A MOUSE FOUND IN A CHILD'S STOMACII.—A few days'
age a child named Tomlinson, of Green-lane, Sculeoatg.
Hußeeled filthis' lingering illness. It appeared in May
Int the child passed a full grown mouse, minus its head.
The mouse had run down the child's throat whilst playieg
in a field near Stoaeferry, cohere its parents then resided.
After that time the child continued ailing more or lees
ualil death, the immediate cause of which was supposed to
have been Dirrrl ma.
COMMUTAL OF " DR." LANGLEY RILEY..—On Monday
at the Wakefield Court House, Mr. Walnwright, who ape
neared for the prosecution, said he had nothing against the
young woman, Sarah Smith, and asked for her discharge.
It seemed all that she had been guilty of was driving about,
with the doctor in his gig, and yelling at the houses of
poor people to ascertain if they were in want of medical
advice,—informing the inhabitants of each house that the
"celebrated Dr. Langley Riley" was at the door. She
was discharged. It has since been ascertained that MO
Smith is the daughter of very respectable parents, in Lich-,
field, and that she has only travelled with the " doctoe
six weeks. William Riley Langley was then charged with
having, on the Ist of September, at Wakefield, unlawfully
pretended that he was a person called Dr. Dootnell, who
advertised the cure of epileptic fits in Reynolds's Ness'
paper, and that he did cheat and defraud one Henry Taylor
out of ss. 6d., for a bottle of pretended medicine. Henri
Taylor proved this.—The Rev. W. It. Bowditeh and l'ir•
Ebenezer Walker, surgeon, deposed that the medicine
was composed of earraway water, some senna, and a little
soda, coloured with logwood, and that about a couple el
gallons of it could be made for fourpenee.—The " doctor'
was next charged with having, on the 31st of August',
represented himself to Mary Wood, of Wakefield, of
a medical man, sent down by government for the benefit
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of the poor, and that he was allowed £3OO a year ear.
travelling expenses. From Mary Wood he obtained 4s. 6"
A third information charged the " docter" with obtaining
10s. 6d. from Samuel Firth, of Wakefield, on the 29th 0'
of August, for a bottle of medicine and a box of pills.
According to the Rev. W. R. Bowditch, the value of the
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medicine sold to Firth, inclu Beg the bottle, was about
halfpenny.—The prisoner was committed for trial on eal"
the charges.—These were the only three charges talq
against him ; but the table of the Court House was covere
with a vast number of bottles of spurious medicine, beard
.h. Irawairtt p.. rtioe whom thio aerie"'
quack had doped.
ANOTHER LEEDS FORTUNE TELLER IN TROUBLE.--Mil
Monday, at the Leeds Court House, 'a dirty and disagree;
able looking individual, named John Butler, was placed
in the dock, charged with obtaining money under false
pretences, On Saturday afternoon, Butler went into the.
High-street Tavern, High-street, and intimating by signs
that he was unfortunate enough to be bath deaf and dumb"
called through the same medium for a glass of ale.
Easby, the wife of the landlord, supplied him with the
liquor, for which he paid a penny. He shortly called for
a tray, upon which he wrote that he was a fortune-teller,
and could tell Mrs. I.:lslay some startling particulars
respecting the past and future history of both her and her
husband. Ha then proceeded to wnte with chalk upon
the tray, and Mrs. Eisby was astoashed at the prescience
of the " unfortunate," and requested his assistance'
Butler promised to give both her and her husband prospar-
ity and happiness if she would give him a sovereign;
The woman had not the money to spare, but she consented
to pay him in four payments of Sc each, if he would take it
by such instalments. Butler condesendiugly agreed to the
propos;tion, and received 55 on account; and also the suln
of 3s from another woman who had entered the house in
the meantime, and was similarly desirous of anticipating
the secrets of futurity. Butler pocketed the Bs, and was about
to leave the hoase, when a third woman, who had a spars'
of common sense left, suggested that a policeman might be
cared in, as he might be able to restore both Butler 'e
voice and hearing. The belhvers in the deaf and davit'
fortune-teller were indignant ; but the other people in the'
tap-room were pertinacious, and a constable who happened
to be passing down High-street et the time, was summoned
Butler was taken into custody ; but as he was being
marched off he exclaimed, sotto voce,. " Wen, d—n itt;
I have male a three months job for myself this time.
The term of penishment for vagrancy was evidentlf
familiar to the -prisoner, and in this case he turned out
true prophet, for the magistrates remitted him to Arnriei,
Gaol for the period of time he inlicatn:l, and also directed
that his seclusion from public life should be attended by
the humiliating accompaniment of " hard labour.".
• A FARMER'S ADYFNIURE.—A jelly farmer,, en. the
morning of the late fair at Appleby, proceeded thither
with a horse and cart for the twofold purpose of hiriog
shea-era and laying in a stock of the bet double Xerharl
article still in great repute. On arriving in town he
repaired to his usual quarters, where he was received hi,
" mine host" with even sore than usual complacency, an
ietroduced to a company of kindred spirits, all lovers 0,1,
what teetotallers irrererently designate the " baneful cup.,
The newcomer was of course cordially received, his goo;
fellowship capabilities being &nab:less well known. 4"
glass was ordered, then another, and another, &e., &en
tilt our friend Hodge became totally oblivious of all /nun
dane matters, the hiring of shearers,; and what is sushi
more unaccountable, the cash of doetle X included. After'
a short doze, however, on Bonifacc'e ale bespattered
settle, he appears to have recovered his faoultien sn;
eiently at least, to remember the parting injunctions n`
Mrs. Hodge, not "to stay lang ht the fair." Rubbing hi'
organs of vision with the sleeve-of his coat, he succeeded in
finding the stable ; but wonderful to relate, cmesidering the
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poet's assertion, that driele "sharpens wit, and weaken'
lair, and bangs us fu' o' knowledge,” he could not. for the
life of him, remember whoentlhyear htiosrimeeaannas
soafdtdrlaen;spaonrdt
a horse and vehicle, or
th
o3'ler being unluckily non est i2zventus he was unable to
obtain a solution of the difficulty. Perceiving, however'
an animal of the quadruped species, belonging to another
guest at the inn, but which he doubtless thaught resembled
his own horse, he, after several abortive attempts, mounted
it and proceeded homeward. Unfortunately, however, n
had another of what Cowper styles " the styes that lei;
has licensed," to pass, most aptly yolept, Click em Inn.
he was click'd sure enough, leavi his horse fastonen• to
the door. Mere ale was a'.vallowed, and more obfuscation
of intellect was the inevitable result ; and poor Hodge
beceme again, mentally, a nonentity--entirely bereft of the
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last fragment of his naemory. How long he remained $
Clicktem Inn, or how he managed at last to stagger hall;
are matters of which he is entirely unconscious. The trot
is, he foundh himself, late in the evening at his own 6re
s;
side—an unwilling, but we hope a patient listener to
discourse—a la Mrs. Caudle—delivered gratuitously by
certain Mrs. Hodge, who, much to her grief and vexation'
found herself and her shearers still minus the doublet.,
which her naughty worse half had left behind at ArPineur
where the horse and cart also still remained, t":
and 'me
the owner of the horse which poor Hodge had left tied I.
the Click'em Inn door post (for this was really the eel
was raving like a maniac fur the loss of his four legg ea
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friend. We have since learned, that our friend 110.,711
havitg made an ample apology to this irate gentleman. 7.,d.
not, as he greatly feared, be prosecuted for horse-WWl'
—Penrith Advertiser.