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London, England, 1850-05-24 00:00:00

would consider these points, and give an early deci-
sion on them.

OUTRAGE AND ROBBERY.

The Huddersfield Chronicle says—" We regret to
have to state that a circumstance occurred in this town
on Thursday, calculated to throw the family of a
respectable inhabitant into the deepest degree of
distress. From what we can learn, a re-
spectable merchant of this town, whose name
we withhold under the painful circumstances,
has for some years had to lament a derangement
of mind in one of his daughters, who was for a con-
siderable period the inmate of an asylum. Latterly,
however, signs of amendment in her mental organiza-
tion had manifested themselves, and she has been
consequently kept at home, and suffered occasionally
to walk abroad in the neighbourhood of her father's
residence. On Thursday afternoon, a little before
three o'clock, she left home for that purpose, taking
with her a child four years old. She in the first
instance called at the house of some female rela-
tives, but these being out she extended her walk, and
by some means or other she came into contact
with a navvy,' who gives the name of John Ormrod,
and who represents himself as coming from Holmes
Chapel, in Lancashire. It would seem that the
fellow was a perfect stranger to the young lady.
They were observed to proceed down Greenhead-
lane together, having first called at the Bee Hive
beer-house, at the top of West Parade, where
the fellow called for a pint of beer, and inquired,
Have you a side room ?' Being informed in the
negative, the beer was partaken of by both out of the
pint pot, and they then went away together in the
direction above indicated. While in this house the
female was not heard to speak but once, and that only
faintly and inaudibly ; but on their departure, the
inmates (to whom the young lady was unknown)
remarked on the strangeness of so fine a dressed
lady being in the company of so shabby a fellow. On
reaching the end of Gledholt-lane, a secluded spot,
the ruffian enticed the young female into a small
wood, at the bottom of Gledholt bank, and there
accomplished his purpose. During the whole time
the little child was with them, and while in the wood
its cries attracted the attention of a passer-by. This
person also saw Ormrod subsequently take a gold
watch and chain from the female, stripping them
from her neck, and putting the chain round his own.
He then put his hand in her pocket and took some-
thing out. All this, however, was done without any
resistance being offered ; and as the parties proceeded
to leave the ground in company, the watcher, while
much surprised at these shameless proceedings, came
to the conclusion that the female was a frail mortal,
and that the parties knew each other. As they came
on to the road they were also seen by a constable,
who spoke to Ormrod, and asked about the gold
chain hanging over his waistcoat front. Not know-
ing the transaction, the officer did not then take the
fellow into custody. Both proceeded onwards as
far as the Crown Tavern, in this town, when
Ormrod left her, and the young lady turned up the
New North-road. The constable, who had followed
them to the town, then went up to the female and
accosted her, and asked her where her gold watch was,
and was informed, in reply, that the man had taken it
to mend, but that he (the officer) was not to tell her
father. Tee constable then made no further inquiry,
but went home to prepare for bis night duty. On the
return home of the poor creature it was soon seen,
from her appearance, that something unusual had
happened. She was, however, silent to all inquiries,
or gave answers of which nothing could be made.
It was clear, however, that her valuables were gone,
and about seven in the evening, information of such
facts as could be hastily collected together were
communicated to the Huddersfield police, and in
less than half an hour the villain was in custody.
Before he was apprehended, Mr. Thomas, the
superintendent of police, had obtained posses-
sion of the gold watch and chain, which had been
sold to Mr. Hadfield, a pawnbroker, in Castlegate,
for 1/. 10;. The two, when new, cost 261. It is
only right to say that the pawnbroker states that he
believed they were not gold, and the appear-
ance of the watch, without glass, and with scratched
face and ordinary-looking hands, would favour such
a supposition. From the pawnbroker Ormrod had
purchased a suit of fustian clothing—a portion of his
other dress being blue woollen. On his person,
when apprehended, which took place in the old
Post.office-yard, in a few minutes afterwards,
were found a purse, which belonged to the poor un-
fortunate female, and also her handkerchief. In the
purse were 193. in money. In the course of Friday
morning the ruffian brutally boasted of what he had
done, and averred that ' it was only a bit of courting

RAIL WAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, MAY 23.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market still continues in the
same state, and the only variation we have to notice to-day
is Great Western, Quarters, which closed at 13%.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 23.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—Prices were improved to-day, but the
amount of business done was very limited. The transactions
were as follow: London and North-Western, 1031A—
Ditto, New Quarters, 36—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consol.
Fifths, 934 ( West Riding Union), 81. 6s. 3d.—
Midland, 34!4 c.— Dittoalalves, 27i. As. 9d. dis.—North
Staffordshire, 1014 c.dis.—Great Southern and Western, 31%.
BIRMINGHAM, MAY 23.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—Our share market, taking its tone, as
it generally does, from the London Exchange, was inani-
mate to-day, bat prices generally were maintained. There
is little probability of much business being done in the Bir-
mingham and Oxford Junction and the Birmingham, Wol-
verhampton, and Dudley lines until the directors of the Great
Western have more clearly defined the course they intend to
adopt after having obtained their 3,500,0001. Great interest
is attached to this matter in these districts, and the intention
of the directors looked for as of great importance. Their de-
cision, if able to carry it out, will materially affect the prices
of shares in the Stour Valley and other local lines of railway.
YORK, MAY 22.
STOCK ExcnsArton.—The transactions to-day were as fol-
low :—Great Northern, 04—North British, 714—York,
Newcastle, and Berwick (Newcastle Extension), SlA—York
'and North Midland, I 614.
GLASGOW, MAY 22.
Srocr EKC/lANOZ.—The transactions to-day were as fol-
low :—Dunbl.iue, Donne, and Callender, 20s.—Scottish
Central, 131 A.

BUILDINGS or THE NATIVES OF SIBERIA.
Itt
those waste regions, the convict colonies of Russia, the snowy
wildernesses of Siberia, man, under the paternal sway of the
Christian Czar, is as degraded and debased as under the des-
potism of W bang tee Fou, or any other imperial savage
that ever sat on his proper seat, a throne. The Bashkirs
that dw4ll in the wild deserts south of Yehaterinburgh, in
Siber;.a, live half the year in portable tents, which they bear
abolit from place to place, and during the other half inhabit
s':nall snug wooden huts. There is nothing peculiar in their
construction. They are just such structures as might be sup-
posed to be erected by instinct, by men having plenty of
timber at hand, in want of houses, and without knowledge of
the rules of art, even in its simplest rudiments. The Sosno-
vian yurts are square in shape, and built of heavy logs
planed and laid one upon the other, with others from wall to
wall forming the roof. Against each wall large quantities of
earth are piled. The entrance is always on the south side,
and only half the height of a man. Facing the east is a
small square opening left between the logs for a window, and
closed by a block of ice a foot thick, propped from without by
a pole thrust into the ground. A supply of such heavy
flakes of ice lies before each habitation. The fire on the
earth thaws the interior surface of the ice-window, rendering
it as smooth as a mirror. The outside is rough, yet a light,
whiter and clearer, penetrates through this window, than
those glazed by fish or dried fish-skins, which are commonly
used. When one block is melted another supplies its place.
As we penetrate still deeper in the interior of these remote
and little known countries, we find the people dwelling in
moveable habitations, composed of a tall peaked frame of
wood, covered with layers of reindeer skins, laid in the
manner of slates or tiles, with the edge of one overlapping
the other, and so on, from the top to the ground. At the
bottom the snow is thrown up and beaten hard all round this
singular dwelling, while, at the summit, a small opening is
left for the exit of smoke. The Yakuts inhabit one descrip-
tion of houses in winter, and another totally distinct in sum-
mer. The dwellings for the cold season are low clumsy huts,
plastered thickly with cow-dung and earth. The doors are
heavily curtained with coarse hairy hides, and the windows
glazed with ice. The whale, covered with snow, is suffi-
ciently warm and comfortable. The summer habitations are
composed of lofty conical frames, formed of slight poles, 20
feet high, woven together with broad bands of a beautiful
shining yellow bark, which is perfectly flexible. Each strip
of this singular and useful material is sown to the next with
a strong horsehair thread. Seen from a distance these dwel-
lings appear like tall yellow bee-hives, embroidered in varie-
gated lines. There are innumerable little variations in the
structure of the dwellings among these wild and strange
triri tbes
ties.— of men, but they are generally alike in the main pecu-
aßuilder.

The Government contract, for 50,000 gallons of
rum for the navy, was taken yesterday by Messrs. Lemon,
Hart, and Son.

THE SEVEN-MILE TUNNEL THROUGH TER ALP
The following details are gathered from Dr. Granville's paper,
as promised. To give at once some idea of the boldness of
Chev. Mons' undertaking, we may, in the first place, state
that in its progress the tunnel must pass under some of the
most elevated crests of Mont Cenis—one, in particular, where
there will be 4,850 feet of mountain, capped with eternal
glaciers, over head, at the middle of the tunnel, so that not
only will the workmen and machinery in construction; and
the passengers and trains in transit, be buried to that depth
in the heart of the mountain, but all idea of shafts, either to
facilitate excavation, or to promote ventilation, must be out
of the question. The breath of life itself must be respired
from either extremity, with artificial aid, in shape of cur-
rents of fresh air transmitted, and of foul air withdrawn, by

mechanical apparatus ever at'
tion, which is also itself to be effected by mac
and simple nature, worked by water power
of work, at least ding
oefx a ca
newv
a mountain
ine"
stturnenae, miswwhhieh ereasbycatuhdes, from
ms arethe also to
or runS through ugi
dh th
e
tunnel,
he
Dlodane, alt the way to its exit at Bardonneche, with a gra-
atyst
dient equal to 19 in 1,000. The machine, once presented to
the rock, projects into it simultaneously four horizontal series
e , a
et
of sixteen scalpels, working backwards and forwards, by
means of springs cased in, and put in motion by the same
water power. While these are at work, one vertical series
on each side works simultaneously up and down, so that to-
gether they cut out four blocks, or rather insulate four blocks
on all sides, except on the rock behind, from which they are
tl.ittr
ithai :lei nls
btebeuodesnr
teutilhme3wal
tunnel,
etlwieee adti
biciv
reht
eihexodnafeelt
aatbtryhyhagee.etydet
wwftehbooeoytitehhoi machines,
erged ehi
afterwards detached by hand. It has been already ascer-
x:atavoattai
of
nt h2lev2il
fla oppositebc
teac odmaeypni deand
f
in four years. The gallery to be perforated by the machines
this once t
oc u2tst through,
gihu,
andar ordinary tmh width and 19 feet in height, and a trouble line of rails laid.
The estimated cost of this great tunnel is only 13,804,9421.
(552,1971.) It is to be immediately commented at the
north entrance.—,Builder.

for
tion put by the Right Hon. Gentleman the
afertlat
Manchester on Thursday last, I am not aware :tie
ero
aoactcs
Noble Lord the First Minister has
yet
„ rerisei
rile explained to the House the remarkable,
arid somewhat equivocal colouring which eue's'(t Lissa
h;s reply to the interrogatories put to him.
theren chit
I take it for granted. I imaginee l
Member of this House, and no man of sensolled
country who supposes for a moment that wbstarete,tas
the Greek cairns form anything else but 3 Pre moment
(Hear, hear.) Nobody in a sane mind can for a Inorigsie
suppose that the powerful armament of Gliedaea
was brought suddenly into the waters of tile a wpi'
ranean to advocate the somewhat ludicrous se e coots
cious claims of Pacifico. There was of course 0334 tore
—it is not stared—tor this demenstratioe ; 111,:oested
appears in some of the diplomatic documents.eusloser
wan these transactions that have transpired la us. 05.
country, some intimation of what that eau- e rea
of bir
It seems to have beers necessary in the. ol'iniavn- bee°
Majest's Government that there should last year
reat demonstration of the power of Englant'bosesi"
in the Mediterranean Sea. There were dist° proteP
a dependency of England—in a state under Or, thereii
tkin—a Greek scat r. Now, I have obserred-ths`iitiaty'l
one party of the unanimous supporters of keret cso
Ministers oaposite —unanimous as su
ministratisn, though opposers of a section of Linebarre,
nistration—there is one class of Gentlemen, te baste
pporters
,Le Apr'
who teke every oppsrtunity of proving hat,t csster
tary of State for he Colonies is an extrenniY lieionsa•
tent and head,trong Minister, to quote tneirelee tier
beer.) There is !soother section ei_loaoir
tlemen who are unanimous in supeort- of ihe 04 t
tration, who take it into their heads always tcCstate IQ,
another Secretary of State—the Secretaryol.o.ary
ear
Foreign Affairs, He is a very rash and orb'
last
!lister, they say. Now, it so happened &het, 010
f'e
these two Secretaries of State—the sateguaru
for be
the pernicious effects of whose temperanientethaf ttel
always been led to believe and hope 5c01t.....“ se O:
never agreed upon any subject—(Laughter). t'erfere
pened that last year they were obliged to lc ov to 6';
the same quarter of the globe, and cortlioliii tb!
operate with each other. Tte moment I beeddliefa°
the Secretary of State for the Colonies was °3O gbe 1,13;
lonia, and afterwards was in co-operation wl"f tboa";
cretary of State for Foreign Affairs in Attics, edd 000
doubt when we examine the
something would occur of which the entlil Ole t
be so speedy as the House would desire, one oelle!
the discussion which may occur, we shall be 5 r et it°
each °Whoa difo;
cover that these two stars, crossing
same moment—(Laughter)—have produced I fall 13 )
astrous effects or consequences which we bc,Psfesst be‘ri;t
be so disastrous as we fear they may warnbe.--ss-'ed
The Noble Lord the Member for If ford ePt'-
.mber for ert
tbe P
against giving an opinion on this subject ant ecollecilos
that the papers are in possession of the
are before us. The Noble Lord might We r jeep°
question, and ialieble to far
1100'4 ye;r;
say they are in my possession, for I hale,olievs--104ok
ceived them—they came too fate. The)? css"-eoeVfre
Noble Lord's dispatches—too late far id the
laugh.) If the Noble Lord had only contriveh het
should have had our papers as soon as the Fr e° Estii;
bly had theirs be would have listened with ineraeecOeflitt
Lion to that masterly exposition which gells' sistitifis
say cannot be answered without the doce- jolted
which documents the Noble Lord opposite ,11.,aosatsgsae
upon the table. With, ut having tha aw-fbot l'of
having read these documents, I have to observe •tewesb.ot
are some singular omissions in the masterlYtseiaber,te
which we have heard so much. The 11°13' that ral-e.
Canterbury has touched particularly °11„. a 0041130
Throughout that singular exposition we L'eh-erso):es:
allusion to the convention of April.—arear' cl
could have supposed that while the Noble Ler f
tering into all these details about the dOiDgs °t
the
rate diplomatist and of a fourth-rate state, tailor of 1"b,
reign Minister of England and the Arobasse"-taellko
French Republic were negotiating together °alicoe)
ject in the capital of Great Britain.—(Bear' bear,) chit
doubt it was a sore grievance to the French 'ate rd
it should have permitted its Ambassador Of"
negotiations with the Foreign blinister Aof
on the subject, and then to find, that instee".te 01"ce
great personages solving the knot, and ill pits tO6
great personages solving the knot, and 100 f fafa;
that demonstration of good feeling on the PT
and the powerful energies employed, the ivusd, est° a
worl
in a squabble in a remote corner of the
on by obscure and subordinate individuals' lisself
hear.) There are other points for some ,!Piaseuiefol
upon which I listened in vain throughout Voble ;44
exposition of the Noble Lord. Did the 'o-rePi be
make the slightest allusion to the position We ;iv, 41°
in with respect to Russia? I did not exPects:neet /1-
Lord to enter into the details of diplomatic t`ll,..e.pletjles;
ties, or to give us an authentic reason table;
tentiary of all the Russias was not at ablaso:loe'ia
considering that, even in this book, whiela - fens' °till
had an opportunity of reading, there are se' z tbodSo
patches from the Russian Minister—cons efi
all these transactions with respect to Greece, s'hese 13:01
a party which had a deep interest, it woul,d; tarlPecl
more satisfactory, I think, if the Foreign °hs„-deitf-',,c
remembered the existence of Russia, end Ps,-,
us that not only had he a prospect of re-es our Cent
good understanding with France, but that
understanding with Russia was not endangers(' trallto
tthherocuognhvoeunttiothneofApril.a
moat
important
hear.) But not one word was said on these 0110001;6
masterly statement—not oD ure t
(ct Pia
clause —not the slightest intimation as to the „"t•
doted by these transactions on the disposition ofeaa
Secretary
ear, hear.) The masterly tactics of the Os °al
have withheld from us the docuraaog reld
which he rested his statement ; but without liral slic'11)00
the papers, I think there is a third point wh
have been noticed—l mean that connected eree
woo see
about which we have heard so much. It
satisfactory if the Noble Lord couldbavetoldujittros3l.o
elements of future discord were dismiss', asiassa'
question, and that hereafter, however anxi°°'"
; 00
ll
the Government of Great Britain on the sq'torlce,'oo,
portant felt;
ever great the difficulty of contending with quesfloi
the other powers with respect to it—that °l,l'„- to I°lol
had at least been settled. But not one allusi°,,-iotetds-oi
these three—in ray opinion important-13- beeoy,re'
fallen from the Ministry. I say the afinistrloo
cannot make any difference between the For that
tary and the Ministry.—(Hear.) I reprobat°,-attoc't/e
habit into which we have got in this 1101150 Dm i
the chiet of a department instead of the G°,,v , °vie )
(Hear) I make no distinction between tn-bs tc:; I
anything Ms from me that seems to violaie;bore;(b
can only say it must be unintentional. If. islet' 1,/
blunder, the chief criminal is the First It'unoveil3:;ie'
laugh.) He is the chief, and let him be resk',.- occ7 co
(Hear, hear.) The Foreign Secretary res"e, 00;00
allusion has been made to the
a subordinate position, What I reraark, Itp° m'
iniportsllf el'oo
I have alluded to. If, after weeks !,)fltS omit'
ming—if, after withholding the doctlelL'o-rd
which he rests his case, the Noble 05,,r'110,
the important points of the case, rtorivoreC.
it to the slightest issue, let us see how satis°llo re,,der
masterly exposition will be to the countrY 0011":cis'
to the narrowed issue as to the causes of our eceeilclosf
standing with France arising from these P;raal °tact,
It appears, that in consequence of the err'clesire-os'
fleet at Athens, the French Republic wee, faioe soci
mediating in the affair. We must keali'% tr
France is by treaty particularly interestea toi°6o'
tions affecting Greece. It offered medisti°°„i tbe.aco
Noble Lord studiously avoided, as the orgao;cift';oo
vernment, mediation or arbitration on the lotr"„, oti,
To do him justice, I admit that his expressic-fbe acre`
point—so far as I can form an opinion fracas,. re is6oe;
merits laid before the French Chambers-- ,caon'a
equivocal.—(ilear.) The French Governor 0,1;101
be deceived, far, from the first moment, sa-e„
collected from the languaee t ne anti oe-e /10V
the Noble Lord, that he 'woos extremely
that they should interfere at all in ti`e),l3o 101"
(Laughter.) The Noble Lord told &ben!. "t °:00
no mediation—for no arbitration—but tU;ari-z firp-e lt
called
consent to the Republic of France exeace's'f t'rtbel
" good offices.”—(flear, hear.) ileftilo ,'130,00"
anyt process in diplomacy more dangerous L'ercise 'lOO
i consenting that a third power should eeticaitolo
.offices, for having no authority under the eirpeePtrair
it incurs no responsibility,—(Hear, hear.) d be(
case were both parties look to a termination isfr
understanding, and where a golden hrid„ghilaonetoet
quietly formed by which one may retire "-third P" fors
think we ought never to consent to invest Si dice dos
with the fulfilment of what we called gou eci
under no circumstances, except those of Da
lionllse
recollect an instance in which such de:eget:pp-a-Ca ;V
end in disappointment or very often in doneooooa
Government was in the beginning
been
hear. ) But one thing is clear—however tot.al.i to 0,0
exercised eor ,ceri
10.
tn—
Ftrhaencepahratvinogf to t 0
mediation of France however imp figreede4
offices, our Minister ought to hale tet easebiceiss:
and sincerely. However imperfect out e„t
which the Republic had prepared for carrYn111011,800?'0,'
mon object, it was not fur her Majestys u, imps id tlOl
adGmoivaeerdninsoent te e hobo
throw difficulties in the way, or to oonstr,neb ~)
are
to prevent a satisfactory conclasion..."(""e‘.. rais"
CO-
Government do so or not? Did it act 111 septib DJ
f care, and frank manner towards the Fresch.ded ele toe'
(Hear.) That is the question to be deel terly °pa.
those Hon. Members who received the intle 135.
merit with such ready cheers, and who seecte,islencsool‘,
T see e I) 3
to prevent discussion on the subject. a he ahle teas
fore us on this point without analysing t"nia c)6m b4`3l
In a passage which almost accidentally b;, to ,
on, I find a dispatch from Lord Norelirlhfeh, 6j„ei
reign Secretary, dated the 9th kW, 13,001 "rjfer'
scribing the effect produced in Paris by to eenorol
settlement of the Greek question, be refe,!'nowit4 10' De
sation with General Lahitte, and to Clio °polo. ea);
gph—" That in case of Grosr° °title ferso7asli
tweers
Mr. Wyse and Baron to t caedingsda fcr
posed to the Greek Government, hostile Pr° bc ink posed
not be recommenced till further reference _s oro re
, The terms p Me
instructions to London and Paris.' „sore° farii t ,
were rejected by Greece, and coercive any
stained, although Mr. Wyse had not receir'bL'y gaesweals
instructions from London. Lord Norma,aa,hitte coots.
state that he did not believe that General a if fie
tern
have proffered the good offices of Frolicae been tretti
have believed that the dispute would Al3;tVigiCh is ,Psti°l{
sated in the way it hal been. That wePfaac tri• kot
conclusive as to the merits of that part
b..osej; oof
You may split hairs and explain awilY Pcabsosaraci°ent °,
ask you, do you think when the French st
the gale-, re,
sent here to draw up a convention for by sn;bee,
the affairs of Greece, that he could iineginej at 14'900"
sible circumstances, that they would be setsise correerd is
and not at London?—(Hear.) niPl°Tablafions.iaaroble;
donee may be susceptible of many "P bae aonsi"seiye
one quarter and another the errors tiasY , to del
eallea e otv e
I do not say that the Howe is nova
general an
rice,
opinion on that point, but from our of Faro or,
of human nature—of the public n3eii_uld battoirl
ask, does any one believe that they
"'settle theitledt,
aented to send their ambassador here to
to be We"
of Greece if they had thought they were °
our
Athens and uvt at 449udou?—(11000 be"