The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-20 00:00:00

THE SUEZ CANAL SCHEME.

Our French neighbours must not be surprised if
a good many people on this side the Channel should
persist in taking them at their own word in the mat-
ter of the Suez Canal Scheme. When a writer so
conversant with the policy of his country and the
ideas of his countrymen as M. de Girardin distinctly
declares that the project in question is founded on
hostility to England, and when that declaration
coincides, as it does very curiously, with other indi-
cations pointing in the same direction, Englishmen
may well be justified in preparing to parry the
thrust of which such plain warning has been given.
Even where little weight is attached to these threats
the uneasiness of politicians finds scope and object in
the absence of any reasonable explanation of the
scheme on ordinary grounds. If the project, as we
all believe admits of no defence in a pecuniary or
commercial point of view, why should it be prose-
cuted with such uncommon energy, and sustained
by such extraordinary support ? Is there not some-
thing wrong where there is so evidently nothing
right! These are the reflections now passing
through the public mind. Our daily correnpondence
seldom fails to apprise us of all the currents of
popular opinion, and accordingly we have received
one communication after another in condemna-
tion of the scheme and proceedings of M. de Lesseps.
We cannot say that these arguments have changed
our opinion as to the policy of resisting the conces-
sion, but, at any rate, they shall be placed at the
public service.
If the Isthmus of Suez, we are told, were actually
pierced by a navigable canal, that canal would be
the shortest route to the East, to the Mauritius, to
Ceylon, to India, and to Australia. It would also,
according to the terms of the enterprise, be in the
hands of the French, or, at any rate, the French
would be able, in the event of war, to despatch an
expedition from Toulon or Algeria, and seize the
canal without delay. This done, they would com-
mand the Indian Seas, for, as they would be in pos-
session of the shorter route, they could send their
squadrons and cruisers down the Red Sea, and fall
upon our commerce or our colonies long before we
could arrive in the same waters by way of the Cape.
All this seems plain enough, no doubt; but not to
mention that we have stations in the Mediterranean
nearer Egypt than either Toulon or Bona, and con-
sequently might get a start in the supposed race for
the canal, it is the sincere conviction of English-
men that the canal itself is an impossibility, and
that a navigable channel through the isthmus from
the Mediterranean to the Red Sea can never be
maintained. That conviction, indeed, is one of our
motives for looking askance at the whole proposal,
and we cannot therefore accept an argument
founded on the opposite assumption.
To this reasoning, however, it is rejoined that,
even if the proposed works should be found utterly
impracticable, much of the mischief would still be
done. Egypt has been regarded for more than one
generation as a point from which France might
menace England. with serious injury. Napoleon I.
thought so, and England evinced similar convictions
when she encountered his schemes by a rival expe-
dition. Louis Philippe thought so too, and M. de
Girardin's pamphlet may safely be quoted to show
what Frenchmen think at the present day. Now,
however complete may be the failure of M. de Les-
seps' project in other respects, it might probably suc-
ceed in promoting or even establishing what, accord-
ing to these traditions, are called" French interests"
in Egypt. For instance, the scheme comprises very
considerable grants of land to the company in con-
nexion with the canal, so that the result would be
equivalent to the settlement of a French colony in
the heart of Egypt, giving endless opportunities of
intervention to the French Government. More-
over, the enterprise would tend directly to the con-
summation of the first step towards bringing Egypt
entirely under French influence—viz., the severance
of this province from the dominions of the Sultan.
At present Egypt is part and parcel of Turkey, pal
the Porte, as we see in this very matter, exercises
a control over Egyptian politics. If, however, the
Viceroy could be rendered independent, this check
would be removed, and the province be made more
amenable to the influence of France. Here, also,
history is appealed to for practical evidence of these
impressions on both sides. The French have
always supported the Pashas in their refractory
moods ; we have always upheld the authority of the
Porte. Now, slowly and gradually, but by step
after step, have matters been so ordered in Egypt
that any future intervention on behalf of the Sul-
tan would be a work of far greater difficulty than
before. The Mediterranean coasts of the country
have been fortified so strongly that the famous
landing under Sir Ralph Abercromby whichoul
made
under represent could not easily be repeatedmad%
the present day. These fortifications were
under the auspices of Louis Philippe'sai Government.
Again the road from the Red Sea to Alexandria
a
by
t
way of Cairo, which our Indian ny traversed
that same period, has beau closedby a work osten-
sibly devoted to agricultural purposesr
,but in reality
as a strong military post. lhere still re-
mains one route open, and one only, and that would
i
be effectually barred by the Su
acertain Suez Canal.
distance
A. de
Lesseps need only carry his works
into the country, and all access to Egypt from Syria
along the coast would be completely prevented. The
Suez Canal would effect to good purpose what it was
thought that our own Hythe Canal might effect
half a century ago. It would oppose to an army
advancing from Syria a trench 300 feet wide and
30 feet deep, which, if defended by batteries on
the Egyptian side, would be a serious obstacle to a
Turkish army, so that a Viceroy might confidently
set his Sovereign at defiance. These results, we
are reminded, would be entirely irrespective of the
completion of the canal, so that England, in the
fair pursuit of her own interests, may reasonably
oppose the project, although convinced of its im-
practicability. We are further assured that, in
point of fact, neither the Sultan nor the Pasha needs
any instigation to look upon the scheme with sus-
picion. The Sultan comprehends very clearly the
danger impending over his province ; the Viceroy
discerns that, though he might indeed be enabled
to defy his present master, the issue would not
ultimately be conducive to his independence. Eng-
land, therefore, is not called upon to put a control
upon the policy of the Porte, but only to approve
and support a resolution wisely conceived.
We have now given these views a full, and, as
we believe, an adequate expression. We do not
deny—indeed, after M. de Girardin's confession, it
would be impossible to deny—that some such con-
ceptions as have been here delineated may be at
the bottom of French policy in the Suez Canal
scheme. We might impeach the value of these
designs by certain counter - considerationa, but
should not the question rather be estimated on
broader and more enlightened grounds ? In a few
words, have these struggles for " influence " ever
been productive of much advantage ? Have these
national oontests for ascendancy or equilibrium
usually resulted in any political success ? Have not
affairs generally gravitated to a natural position,
and left all States and Governments with their
natural powers and advantages, in despite of the
artificial conditions imposed by virtue of treaties or
force of arms ? To take the strongest of all ex-
amples, what lesson can we draw from the position
of France herself ? Fifty years ago she was placed.
as it were, under European custody, and the most
elaborate contrivances, including even a rediqri-
bution of Europe, were designed for the purpose
of perpetuating the arrangements. 'What has' been
the result ? is France powerless ? Has she lost
every pretension to military ascendancy? Is the
Imperial dynasty proscribed ? M. de Girardin
can answer these (perks—probably much to his
satisfaction ; but we may perhaps suggest in return
that his ideas of reducing the British Empire to
impotence by piercing the Isthmus of Suez are at
the least as preposterous as those by which it was
hoped to stifle the growth and energies of France.
Such notions, in fact, had better be discarded alto-
gether. The Suez Canal scheme is so manifestly a
delusion in its ostensible purport that we have been,
and even still
should be, completely justified in op-
posing it on the ground of the designs it covered.
We believe, however, that those designs themselves
would fail as completely as the pecuniary specula-

tion, and we have questioned, accordingly, the wis-
dom of perpetuating a contest in which, though our
d
interests were perhaps really attacked, we id not
see that they were really endangered.—Times.

DEATH OF THE RIGIIT .FT
IL FITZROY, JILT., FOR LEN7S.

(Rod; the Sussex Express.)
It is this week our melancholy duty to announce
the death of the Right Hon. Henry Fitzroy, MP.,
which took place on Saturday evening last, a little
before six o'clock, at his residence, 3, Sussex-square,
Kemp Town, Brighton. The right hon. gentleman,
as our readers are aware, has for some time been
dangerously ill, being assailed by a combination
of fever and ague ' • and it will be remembered that
his colleague, the Hon. H. Brand, in referring to
his absence from a late dinner, then stated that Mr.
Fitzroy's health had suffered from over-anxious
and zealous attention to the duties of the important
office he occupied at the period of his decease. He
was attended by Mr. Furner, surgeon, of the firm
of Messrs. Taylor and Furner, and we understand
that the more immediate cause of the hon. gentle
man's death was exhaustion, arising from the dura-
tion of the attack.
The Hon. Henry Fitzroy was a son of the second
Baron Southampton, and only brother and heir
presumptive of the present lord. He was born on
the 2d May, 1807, in Stanhope-street, and was con-
sequently in the 53d year of his age. As it is not
stated in the usual sources of information that the
hon. member was brought up at any of our great
public schools or at either of the universities, we
presume he was privately educated. At 24, how'
ever, we find he was returned for Great Grimsby,
Lincolnshire, a town of very much the same pelt
lation as the borough of Lewes, and having upWaw'
of 800 electors.
It was a dark December night, in 1834, that a
travelling barouche drew up at the White gal
Hotel, amidst the speculation of groups gathereu•
about in different parts, and from it emerged the
Hon. H. Fitzroy, M.P. He was a fine-looking
ntl/
oung man, with an intellectual face, emir
prepossessing in his appearance, and dressed in the
most
Friends fashionable style of t the t
he da.
quickly rallied he then'unknoWn
q
candidate, and in allied
very few days an election Was
progressing in full vigour. The Whig candidates
were Mr. T. It. Kemp and Sir Charles Blunt, the
former members for the borough. The nominatie!
took place on the sth Jannary. Mr. Fitzroy We:
proposed by R. Gear, Esq., and seconded by P
e'
Lowdell, Esq. The numbers at the close of th ;
poll were—Sir C. Blunt, 511; Mr. Kempt, 3,2
and Mr. Fitzroy, 359. On the retirement of
orning
Kemp, in 1837, Mr. Easthope, of the
Chronicle, appeared -s his successor in the Liberal
interest, when Mr. Fitzroy again contested th
seat, and the Conservatives were this time succer
ful, Mr. Fitzroy polling 397 votes, whilst inr".
Easthope received only 371. The death 1001
William the Fourth speedily followed, and t.d.
two parties now found themselves fairly arreY`pd
The Hon. H. Fitzroy and Capt. Lyon b.ling opns-
by Sir Charles Blunt and Thomas Brand, -Det
the result was—Sir C. Blunt, 413 ;
The election came off on the 24th July, 1837, 1:11'
401; T. Brand, Esq., 338 ; and Captain Lyon, 34'd
In 1841, the most memorable election on reeBl/
took place in this bdrough. The struggle .in,l nd
had showed how nearly parties were divide", °the
the result was, every vote was deemed of
highest importance. The Conservative candidaT
were the Hon. H. Fitzroy and Viscount Cantillp
and the Liberals were represented by Mr', 9;
Hon. H. Fitzrep
Elphinstono and Mr. Somers Harford. At the close
of the poll the numbers were—Harford 411, ElPhl_ir
stone 409, Hon. H. Fitzroy 407, and Viscount Calfi:
tilupe 388. The Conservatives immediately
tioned, and after the first day's hearing the Liberal_
further exposure, agreed to a
finding their case desperate, and anxious tole,esean
comprom an
the Hon. Henry Fitzroy retained the seati.,o„
had so gallantly fought for, whilst Mr. ElPTer
stone being preferred to Mr. Harford, the 10'4
gentleman, who was at the head of the:poll, found
himself, to great surprise, deprived of his seal...,
In 1846 Sir Robert Peel, it will be remetahe,fe_:
resolved on repealing the corn laws, and the lloru_
H. Fitzroy having given in his adhesion to the p
position, became a Lord of the Admiralty.
He
then returned for the borough without opposition.,
and from that period to the present time, althoygl;
his seat. In December, 1852, he
frequently opposed, the hon. member has retainedec_
retary of State for the Home Department, andln
mained iu that position till February,, 1g()%
March of the same year he was appointed C a
man of Committees of the House of Cornnions.,„
Under the present Government he became -"dun
became Under-_
re'
dent of the Board of Works, which office he held
to the time of his decease.
As a member of Parliament, Mr. Fitzroy will be
remembered by actsj_ both relating to eminently
practical subjects. The regulation of London
and the protection to females from brutal assai6rs
are no mean contributions to our legislation- ~„2.
still more valuable character was the act exteni,"„l*-t';
the jurisdiction of the County Courts from X;''.,„
£5O. These were perfected whilst the hon.
ber was Under Secretary for the Home had all
ment, and is is not too much to say that,
equsll,
Lord Palmerston's subordinates served him
well, his Administration would not have been e"
short-lived an inglorious.
Some timed must elapse before a new election
can take place. As Conservative candidates _p!
names afloat in private circles are those of
Niri
Amphlett, Q.C., or Lord West, the eldest on el
the Earl Delawarr. Mr. Blencowe and Colone'
Cavendish have been mentioned as probable in
the,
Liberal interest ; but the death of the hon. slernb%
has at last come upon us all so suddenly, that l
would be premature at present to indulge in sPe-
culation. That Mr. Fitzroy, during his represenii
tation of this borough, has always proved him
to be a man of no ordinary talent, cannot be gil'
tioned ; and in private life he has ever been highly
esteemed even by those who were politically Or
bich
eeei
cdantl
regrettedsim. 1
otyinat nuaryteatntetgthhnseeat;nritvtathlenh:
mdsta ontet
hanes
levaeteecnogrrtyi
hsffioameer
negnadoept trhmtei
hirvsaeayoiatrfeme
posed to him. He was courteous to all, and prover
dt
pfoiinterestramoibleeilfriendship,
political
have
le
isatpp_
etshi
yet cannot be surprised at such a result.

. _
EXTRAORDINARY ANNO UNCISAIR Arf
OF TILE LOSS OF TILE GREAT BRITAIN•

• -
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.
The following announcement appeared yesterday
amongst the shipping intelligence at the Under
writers' Rooms here :
. " A small tin canister was picked up this Merl;
isnt ide, on which was written the following
!11, near the mouth of the river, with two paPer'
Sorel(
eamship, Great Britain, foundered off the IVestera
Islands.'
` Mem.—The Great Britain screw steam
only
y, wl sailed on the 11th inst. for Melbourne, alll
was
off Tuskar at four a.m. next da With Will'
N.E."
We sincerely hope there is no foundation for the
report, but, if a hoax, it is one of the most diabolical
that can be imagined. All the probabilities are
against the truth of the statement, and the under'
writers place no confidence at all in it. It Worto:
unlikely that, in the prevalence of cutting .ue
east winds, the great Britain would take ti!
northerly run to clear Ireland when
would suit her better ; and the fact that shewhe:
seen off Tuskar on the 12th inst., 1
_s Againfv of
would
having taken a southerly course. it
be almost a miracle for a tin canister to have drifted
from the locality of the Western islands right into
the mouth of the Mersey within the time requisite
the
to support the statement, and especially witn
southeraiy
North•easterly wind blowing, though a current,•
does flow from that direction towards Liven?
lilt
An ingenious assumption is mentioned, whi.cn it
once relieves us from the necessity of suppeellg it
a hoax, and enables us to believe that the el"
speeding on her voyage in safety. About twelve
months ago the Great Britain encountered a dr :"0.
ful storm off the Western Islands, in which she "
in imminent danger, and sustained some datetg°l
At this time it is quite possible that, in the fear of
the emergency, some canisters may have 0g
thrown overboard, and that they, have been tOSSI ..,,
d.lln
oi:
about ever since, and one has at last been pieke
near the Mersey. We trust that this explanati l°
will be realised, and that all will be found to
ha
ended prosperously.
--....•...........
.... f d

MR. FREDERICK --
DOUGLA----SS AND THE FfAltrEit
!guying,
ilTitifi‘tayx, laNtsluvhniietti:r
tocnoN.—F'rieldeerißeekv.vitou.glLa.ssCisarritenter, --,.
states that the latter was concerned in thePrrei7oirs
insurrection in the following way only :—,, He is charged bl
Captain Cook with having abetted the Harper's Ferry In.
surrection, and then desertiwr it. As ha has informed t°',
American public by a letter, which has appeared in ratinY °i
their papers, Captain Cook is wholly unknown to him, 01:1
is accusation is untrue. Unless Captain Cook was a poll
who once called on him with Captain Brown, he does
_11!!
_
even know who he is. With Capt. Brownwn Mr. Dough!
has long been very intimate, and he entirely approved of DI
plan of helping' the slaves to escape to the mountains, WI!
secure their freedom. He was cognisant of the Harper,"
Ferry plan; but did his utmost to dissuade him froulN_
In his anxiety to avert what he deemed an impractic
scheme, he went, about a month before the event, to Visit,,.
Captain Brown at Charnbersburg, about the
from llarper's Ferry. His arguments were, however,
_vi.
availing; and his visit would no doubt be taken as 011_,°_,,
dente that he was a party to the plan. Ile is in no 7%,'.
therefore, mixed up with the insurrection, except in sOt'oi
that did not betray his knowledge of it ; and he is nu.
• Browns sines
any way chargeable with deserting Captain
-eight %one:
Captain Brown well knew that ho was opposedto it."

1110 EY 211 (-1 AND WTI NEIVS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets dur-
ing the last few days have been moderately active,
I,nd full prices have been obtained for most of the
principal staples. Tea has been in demand, the
better qualities showing a slight improvement.
Per sugar there has been an active inquiry, British
West India descriptions having advanced in price.
The demand for coffee has been brisk, and full rates
have been obtained for plantatioa Ceylon. Rum has
been more inquired for in consequence of the Go-
vernment wanting tenders for 100,000 gallons
for the navy. A steady business has been trans-
acted in rice and saltpetre ; the latter article, how-
ever, exhibited an advance. For tallow the demand
has not been quite so active either for consumption
or on speculative account. Prices, however, re-
main steady. _ _

Account; from Liverpool report that the Cotton
Market, yesterday, closed quietly, and 7,000 bales
were disposed of at previous rates. In the Railway
Share Market rather more activity prevailed, and
prices had an upward tendency.
The Stock Exchange will be closed on Monday,
the 26th inst., by order of the committee, and
arrangements are being made so that a general
holiday may be observed. Lloyd's will probably be
closed at 2 o'clock, and at the various banks the
attendance of clerks will be reduced as much as
possible. Nearly all the private establishments
'will be shut.

The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have re-
ceived, by way of the United States, advices from
G. S. Whitehead, dated Mexico, the 19th ult. Senor
11rbano Tovar had been named Minister of Finance.
The Government papers contain a long and laboured
defence by General Marquez of his conduct in seiz-
ing the conducta. His plea is merely the
necessity of paying his troops, in order to
tarry out operations against Colima and
Tepic, both occupied by the Constitutionalists.
Mr. Mathew had taken .up the question most
strongly, demanding immediate restitution and
damages. But although the greater part of the
funds was the property of French and Spanish sub-
jects (the latter under the French protection), the
French Minister in Mexico had declined to join in
this demand, on the ground that Gen. Marquez had
written to him direct on the subject. After the ar-
rival of the letters by the New Orleans steamer, on
the 9th, it was also reported that the French Go-
vernment had disapproved the conduct of Admiral
Renaud in not having carried out the instructions
of the French Minister in Mexico, against the Go-
vernment in Vera Cruz, and that another squadron
Was on the way out which would be under the direct
orders of the Minister. Such at least was the current
report. The complete defeat of Dellogado by Mira-
mon at Queretaro, on the 14th ult. as well as the
taking of Zacotecas, by Woll ; and of Oajaca, by
Cobos, are confirmed. It had lately been whispered
that overtures had been mede by the more mode-
rate of the contending parties, intended to lead to
an arrangement of the questions in dispute, but on
the 19th ult. it was stated positively that General
Miramon had utterly rejected all these overtures."
A steady business is reported in the discount
market, although there is less activity in the gene-
ral inquiry for accommodation. Previous rates,
however, are firmly maintained, as the discount
houses are not disposed to part with their money
on easier terms, when there is a probability of re-
newed activity during the next two or three weeks.
At 21 per cent., however, first-class bills are readily
negotiated, and on the Stock Exchange loans can
still be obtained on teems ranging as low as 2 per
cent.

The Stock Exchange markets closed yesterday
afternoon with a very depressed appearance, owing
to some speculative sales, and the receipt of lower
prices from the Paris Bourse. This morning con-
tinued flatness was apparent, but the Funds now
show a recovery of about 1 per cent. Business is
very much curtailed, and the market is easily influ-
enced by a few sales or purchases. Consols are
951 t. The New Three per Cents. and the Reduced
have receded to 951 1, and Exchequer Bills to 28s.
31s. prem. ; India Debentures (1858) are steady at
97; ; ditto (1859), at 971 ; ditto Loan Stock, for
account, is 104 1; and ditto Enfaced Paper, 961.
Business in the Foreign Stock Market is inac-
tive, and prices exhibit no alteration of importance.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 761 to 771 ; ditto Now,
631 to 64:1. Rassian 3 per Cents. have receded to
651. Dutch 4 per Cents. are firm at 100. Danish
3 per Cents. are marked 84, and Equador 131.
The Ocean Marine Insurance Company's shares
are 1 I premium. The settling day in these secu-
rities is fixed for the 23d inst. The Universal ditto
are j 1 prem.
The transactions in the Railway Share Market
have been limited, and but few variations of im-
portance have taken place in values. Eastern
Counties, Brighton, North Western, and Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln advanced ss.
South Western declined 10s. ; Caledonian, Great
Western, and Midland realised former rates.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings are
flat. Lombardo-Venetian have declined ss. ; Grand
Trunk of Canada; 10s. to 155.; Great Western of
Canada, ss. ; and East Indian, 10s.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares'
.have shown no particular variation. London Joint
Stock declined about 53. ; and Bank of Egypt, 55.;
Electric Telegraph, Red Sea Telegraph, London
Discount Company, and National Discount Com-
pany brought previous rates.

BRITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
3 tor Cent. Reduced Annuities 9sk 1 I aa
New 3 per Cent. Annuities ......... 951.1 i
Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860....
Ditto for 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 171 i
India Stock
Ditto 6 per Cent. —
Ditto Enfaced Paper
Ditto Debentures, 1858
Ditto, 1859
Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO
Ditto nnder £l,OOO
' ousels for Account (Jan. 10)
India Stock for Acounnt —
Ditto, 1869, 5 per Cent.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid 2B 31
Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small, 11d .
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent.
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1852
Ditto 41 per Cent. 185 S
1
Chilian, 6 per Cent
Ditto 41 per cent
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825,
Equador New Consolidated
Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent —
Ditto 41 per Cent.
Ditto, 3 per Cent., 1859 6sk 6/
Spanish 3 per Cent
hDitto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. —
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Venezuelan 21 per Cent
29
Ditto Accoant
..
Dividends on the above payable,in London.
D itch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent...
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. ........ 100

THREE O'CLOCK

Consols, Money —
Ditto Account (Jan. 10)

According to a Post-office notice, issued yesterday,
th.ila mails will be made up in the General Post-offico for
Lisbon, Capo de \rads, Pernambuco, Bahia, and Rio do Ja-
neiro, to be sent to the steamer Brazil, which is appointed
to leave Milford Haven on the 24th inst. Also fur Lisbon,
Cadiz, and islogadore, 'to be sent by the steamer Amazon,
which is appointed to leave Gravesend on the 9th proximo.
A Paris correspondent of the Independence Beige
States that a young girl, a descendant of Racine, has been
brought up at the expense of the Dramatic-Authors' Society
of that city ; but the cost of providing a fitting career for
her being too groat for the funds of the society, they have
determined to open a national subscription in her behalf.
The Emperor has subscribed 10,000 francs, the Empress
6.000, and the Prince Imperial 1,000. The girl's name is
Naomi Trochu.
ABOMINABLE OUTRAGE ON A YOUNG GIRL
=4n LEEDS.—About six o'clock on Saturday evening, a
Vrl, 12 years of age, named Catherine Lcng, daughter of
Mr. Wm. Long, of Chapel Town, near Leeds, was met in
the high road,near the police station, by a dastardly scoun-
drel, who seized her and asked her if she had got any money.
She said she had not, upon which he told her she would
have to accompany him. She said she would not, and began
to cry. The ruffian then drew a knife from his pocket, and
saying if she made a noise he would kill her, he dragged her
ia across the road, past the police station, to the end of Back-
lane, and there cut off all her hair with a pair of scissors.
H 0 was villain enoug-h also to take her hair pads. The
man, who is described as being of middle height and of
gentlemanly appearance, with moustache and beard, then
Made off in the direction of Leeds, Ile .can be identified.
*--Aianchester .Examiner.

Share;

13.14
Stow],

Stock
Stock

Stock
Stock
Stock

Stock
Stock

Stock
Stock

Stock
Stock
Stock
Stock
Stock
Stock

stock

StoCk
Stock
Stock

Stock
12
Stock

Stockl

Stock
Stock

stock

Stock
Stock
Stock

Stock
Stock,

Stock
Stock
Stock

Stock

Stock
Stock
Stock
Stock

Stock
Stock
Stock
Stock

Stock
Stock

12 10
Stock

Stock