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London, England, 1850-03-18 00:00:00

one of them limn lowly made we of the expression, ' lities long lost to the erssent geeeration. The felled;
" Itow about the briar,' or words to that eff,ct, which curious matter is selected from the pre face to th a3"-I-Trd.., gneee-ete. 0
eppeartd to I- avo such an e ffect upon the mind of the logos:—" Amongst other curious mint will be fh ep-4.'4,sighe"h"--
young men that he immediately repaired to a shed a' which was snuck by a per:on named Farr, who it reihdidt:/estjs
the back tart if the building, and hung himself by a Rainbow Coffee-house, Fleet-scree', which hour; tatefietertte-titeij
rope which he a'tsched to one of the milers of the out- existing in its origtnal state, having escaped theit4teete't
house, where be continued hanging until his family, fire in 1666. Farr xa: le eft presented by the war tat • '
missing him, made a- search, when le was fours:'. lie to be prosecuted for selling the 4 deleterious liquors' atteti_ - Lt_ten-
nvt:
was immediately cut down, and medical assistance coffee. There arc also coins struck by a perso'
promptly procured, but life had been extinct for some kept the Turk's Head, in 'Change-alley, who assisti ' V 4. IS NI
time. We understand the party who made use of the making the use off coffee more known to his fellea -
expression has been compelled to quit the neighbourhood citizens. There is also the coin issued by the person
in consequence of the feeling of the inhabitants. then the occupant of the celebrated Boar's Head Tavern
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY.—BIRMING- in Eastcheep, which though long passed away with the
HAM.—On Thursday night last, or early on Friday things that were, will, while Shakspere and the English
morning, the premises of Mr. Oeborreolanefecturing language exist, be ever in the recollection of readers as
jeweller, Lichfie:d-street, Birmingham, were broken the rendezvous of/Prince Hal and his merry associates."
open, and gold, silver, and plated goods, consisting of The cabinet was on Saturday deposited in the Museum
brooches, guards, pencilcases, seals, rings, studs, pins, of the library in the presence of Mr. Blades, the chair-
snuff boxes, &c., amounting in value to between 5001. man cf the committee, who first introduced the subject to
and 6001., stolen therefrom. In consequence of previous the corporation in an admirable speech.
robberies the doors and window-abutters were iron- THE LATE ROBBERY AT PENRITH STATION. It
plated and deemed impregnable. The premises were will be remembered that, about three weeks ago, a
locked up by the porter soon after ten o'clock. The leather bag, containing 1181 in gold and siver, was stolen
thieves succeeded in entering the back part of the ware- out of the office of the goods department of this railway
house by breaking a hole in the wall, and having thus station in a most mysterious manner. In the meantime
obtained ingress, by dint cf great labour and the use of every effort has been made to find out the thief. How-
crowbars, they broke open the interior doors and found ever, on Saturday evening last James Spedding, the
access to the most valuable portions of the stock. No goods delivery clerk, who had resigned his situation,
fewer than six crowbars were discovered in the ware- and was about to leave it that evening, was taken into
house next morning when the workmen came to their custody, when a considerable sum of money was found
employment. A reward of 100 guineas has been offered upon him. Oa Sunday morning he was sent to prison,
for the apprehension of the depredators. and on Monday afternoon was brought up before the -
DEATH OF MR. RAMSAY OF BARNTON.—We regret magistrates. The ends of justice require that what
to announce the death of this gentleman, which took transpired should act be made public. He was remanded
place yesterday forenoon at Banton House near Edit- till Monday nexn—Carlisle Patriot.
burgh. He died of an attack cf pleurisy, from which he RESTORATIONS AT NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL,
had suffered only a few days. Mr. Ramsay was pos- PARlS.—Crossing the river, our attention is attracted by
sensed of estates in Mid-Lothian and Stirlingahire, to an the almost complete restoration e f Notre Dame. The
extent popularly conferring on him (whether correctly ground in front has been lowered, and instead of descend-
or not we do not say) the distinction of " the richest ing into the cathedral, we now tare to ascend three or
commoner in Scotland." He was widely known on the four steps into it—in early times there were eleven steps
turf fur a considerable number of years. and some of the —an improvement of no small importance after all. Tne
horses reared and trained under his inspection carried towers and the beautiful front are almost entirely reno-
away many of the principal cups and stakes at the dif- vated, and in approaching them, we are now infinitely
ferent racing meetings throughout the country. For more struck with their grandeur and beauty; the richly
the last few years Mr. Ramsay has ceased to take ornamented portals . look higher and nobler since the
much interest in racing matters ; and, some months levelling of the ground. To the south of the cathedral,
ago, the greater portion of the Barnton stud was dis- on the spot where the Archbishop's palace formerly
posed of by public auction. In 1831, shortly after stood, has been built a beautiful sacristy, according, in
he attained his majority, Mr. Ramsay was elected Gothic character, with the edifice; and in front of it is
Member for Stirlingshire by the unreformed constitu- a noble quay leading to the public promenade, once the
ency of that county, in opposition to Admiral Fleming, Archbishop's garden, and at present covered with tem-
and went to Parliament pledged to oppose the Reform porary barracks for soldiers. At no time has this into-
Bill. He did not offer himself to the new constituency, resting building been more complete, or presented an
and did not again make his appearance .in political mat- appearance more thoroughly in accordance with its reli-
ters till the general election in 1841, when, owing to the gious character. It is the most curious, as it is the most
retirement of Mr. W. Gibson-Craig, he came forward ancient Gothic edifice in Paris.—Builder.
as a candidate for Mid-Lothian. and was returned with- Sin JOHN FRANKLIN.—On Saturday Mr. Green,
out opposition, owing ti the Tory Tarty having, by the the aeronaut, forwarded nine balloons to the expedition
manufacture of fictitious votes, the representation of the about to sail in search of Sir John Franklin. Lady
county entirely in their own hands. He resigned, with- Franklin had previously been in communication with
out assigning any reason, in 1845, when Sir John Hope, Mr. Green on the subject. On Monday an experiment
the present Member, was returned as his successor. Mr. was made in the presence of her Ladyship, Mr. Holland,
Ramsay was the eldest and only son of the late Mr. M.P., and others, at the house of Mr. Green, with a bal-
George Ramsay, of Barnton, and of the Hon. Jean, loon containing thirty-two packets, consisting of 3,000
sister of the late Lord Belhaven. He was born in the slips of silk and paper, which were to be detached at the
year 1809, and was consequently 41 years cf age at the rate of one every five minutes. The balloon was be-
period of his death. He was married in the year 1828 tween five or six feet in diameter, and was filled with
to the Hon. Mary, daughter cf Lord Torphichen, by hydrogen gas. After the balloon had proceeded a short
whom he has left one son (an infant), who will heir distance the packets began to be liberated at short int
the estates of Barnton and Sauckie.—Scotsman of Sa- tervals. It took a south-western direction, and some of
turday. the packets were picked 'up at Chichester. The balloon
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF ST. PATRlCE.—Saturday then proceeded towards the Channel. Mr. Green has
being the sixty-seventh anniversary of the establishment forwarded to the commanders some apparatus for gene-
-of this excellent charity, the whole of the children edu- rating the gas.
cated and clothed by the society (upwards of 1,500 in THE REV. Pnorgssort PUSSY.—' e learn that the
number) had a holiday. The anniversary festival was, pamphlet advertised by the Rev. Dr. Pusey against the
for the second year, abandoned. Last year, notwith- royal supremacy—in reinforcement of the arguments of
standing the absence cf the festival, the funds suffered the Rev. Messrs. Keble, Msskell, Sewell, and others—
no material depreciation, a-ad it is to be hoped that on has been suppressed. The antecedent of the reverend
the present occasion the claims of the charity may be author, aided to the recently-announced fact of a go .
equally responded to. verness in his family having joined the Church of Rome,
OPENING OF THE BRITANNIA TUBULAR BRIDGE.— and another lady who has hitherto followed his direction
During the last few days Captain Simmons, the Govern- being on the point of joining the Romish schism, may
meet inspector of reilsvays, has been actively engaged in have suggested this prudential step.—Church and State
inspecting this gigantic structure prior to the sanction of Gazette.
the Commissioners being given for its being opened to TEE CONVICT ANN MERRITT.—The authorities
the public. It is expected that the opening will take had the pa nfal duty, on Saturday, of communicating to
place en an early day in April, and that his Royal High- this unhappy woman that her execution will take place
ness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, on Monday, the Ist of April next (Easter Monday). It
will be pi esent at the ceremony. will be recollected that the convict was found guilty of
We, too often, make our happiness depend upon poisoning her husband, James Merritt, a turncock, in
things that we desire, whilst others would fed it in a the employ e f the East London Waterworks. Almost
single one of those we possess.—Eliza Cook's Journal. . from the moment of her return to the oell, after her
Lord Langdale is appointed one of the Deputy condemnation, abe has been absorbed in grief. When
Speakers of the House of Lords, to preside in the ab- visited by the Rev. Mr. Davis, the ordinary, or the go-
since of the Lord Chancellor, in addition to Lords Den- vernor, she has exhibited the most painful distress, and
man and Campbell. This appointment is rendered often has reiterated her perfect innocence of the crime
necessary by the continued illness of Lord Denman, and fir which she bad been condemned. On Friday Lady
the necessary absence of Lord Campbell on circuit. Pixie, and other ladies forming the committee of ladies,
These arrangements are not attended with any addi- who have much interested themselves on behalf of ue-
tional expense. fortunate creatures who had been confined in the metre-
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston entertained politan prisons, saw the miserable woman in her cell;
at dinner, on Saturday evening, at their mansion, in and her grief, while in their presence, was most execs-
Carlton-gardens, his Excellency the French Ambassa- :lye. From the violent manner she wept, and other cir-
cumstances, some of the ladies entertain the impression
dor and Madame Drouyn De L'Huys, his Excellency the
Danish Minister and the Countess Reventlow, the Mar- that the is enceinte. Although she did not urge that
quis and Marchioness of elaericarde, Lord and Lady state, when sentenced, it is not improbable that she may
Eddisbury, Lady Georgians Grey, Lady Malet, Lord really be so, and that a jury of matrons would be directed
Harry Vane, Hon. Spencer Ponsonby, Mr. W. Weller- by the Secretary of State to examine into her condition.
ley, and Mr. Sullivan. Her three children, the eldest of which is about eight
The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of years of age, are in the Homerton workhouse, and the
Commons gave his sixth full-dress Parliamentary ban-
guardians have very wisely prevented their becoming
quet this session on Saturday evening, at his temporary objects of any morbid curiosity.
official residence, in Eaton-square, when the following THE AYLESBURY SAVINGS BANK.—As there is not
noblemen and gentlemen were among the guests of the the most remote chance of any funds, under the bank-
Right Honourable Gentleman :—The Marquis of Wor_ ruptcy of Stratton, being forthcoming to liquidate the
ceder, Viscount Somerton, Viscount Newry and Horne, claims of the depositors in the savings-bank to the ex-
Viscount Galway, Lord Ossulton, Lord Wm. Powlett, tent of between 9001. and 1,0001., arrangements have
Lord Guernsey, the Hon. Arthur Cole, the Eon. E. H. been made to give full compensation to the poor people
Stanley, &c. who have been pluneered by the fugitive bankrupt, and
MORE DISCORD IN THE DIOCESE OF EXETER.--
to restore the money of which they have been defrauded.
The Exeter Gazette gives an account of a quarrel be- The whole affair having been laid before the Commis-
Leven the perpetual curate of Plynastock, the Rev. E. sionera for the reduction of the National Debt, they
F. Cooke, and Colonel Harris, and other parishioners, have just signified their consent to the sum of 500/.
the immediate cause of which does not appear. The being taken from the surplus fund of the bank, and ap-
Bishop was applied to fur a commission of inquiry into Propriated towards making good the claims of those he
the Rev. Gentleman's conduct, which She former offered had robbed. The remainder of the deficiency of Strat-
to grant on the expenses being guaranteed by the ton will bo made up by Mr. James, the secretary to the
parishioners, who, however, appeared to think the ex- savings-banle, in whose employ the defaulter held the
penses ought to be paid by the Bishop. His Lordship situation of clerk at the time the defalcations took place.
urged on both parties mutual forbearance, and au en- By these satisfactory arrangements not one farthing
deavour to live in peace—advice that appears to have will be lost to the depositors whose claims have been
been followed out by the curate shutting up the organ, allowed by Mr. Tidd Pratt. It is expected there will
and dismissing the choir, and the parishioners meeting, be about 2e. 6d. in the pound under the fiat for the pri-
and agreeing to petition the House of Lords, praying vate creditors of the bankrupt. Steps will now, ;
their Lordships, in consequence of this last act—" To stated, be immediately taken to cause the apprehension
make such a revision of the rubric and canons, or to grant of Stratton in America, and bring him back to England.
such summary power to the Bishops of the diocese to —Weekly Dispatch.
check these misdoinge, which at present tend to endanger DIABOLICAL ATTEMPTAT VIOLATION AND MURDER.
the safety of the national church." —SWINDON, FRlDAY.—Yesterday a man named Abra-
Mnitemononeet-Housß.—This London residence of ham Hicks, a carter to Mr. Weston, who resides at
her late Majesty the Queen Dowager, will shortly be Batty-hill, near this town, was brought before the ma-
given up to the custody of the Crown by her late Ma- gistrates, the Earl of Radnor, James Cowley, J. E.
jesty's representatives. - The remainder of the effects Prover, and S. C. Saddler, Esqs., on a charge of
will be removed in the course of the present week, and attempting to violate and murder a married female
possession of the mansion will then be rendered to the named Elizabeth Denley. From the evidence it appeared
Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods and Forests. that the prosecutrix (who is at present so injured as to
unable to leave her bed) was a dealer in harm, and
be
Friday
,
THE OWENS COLLEGE, IN MANCHESTER.—In 1846
frequently visited Cirencester. On the preceding
the late Mr. John Owens left a splendid bequest, amount-
she was proceeding along the high road leading from
ing to about 100,000/, for the purpose of founding a
Ashton Keynes, when she met the prisoner, who was
lished a report, containing a detailed account of the ge
.college in Manchester., and the trustees have now pub-
- driving a horse and cart. Having frequently seen dot
neral character and plan of the institution, in pursuance prisoner before, and knowing that he was going her way,
of the directions of the testator. It is recommended that
she asked him to give her a lift in his vehicle. He imme-
the subjects of instruction should include classical lite- diately consented, but as the cart was proceeding through
rature, mathematics. natural philosophy, logic, moral Siddington loud cries of murder were heard in the
and mental philosophy, history of political philosophy, cart. A man named Smith instantly went up to the
and the English language and literature; with the addi- cart and tried to stop the horse, for the purpose of
don, as needed, ef chemistry, various branches of natural learning what was the matter. The prisoner thereupon
.
history. physiology, and (with a special view to commer• threatened if he interfered that he would murder him.
cial education) bock-keeping, the geography of commer- Feeling apprehensive for his own safety, he allowed the
cial products, the history and progress of arts and ma- fellow to putt ed, who, on get ing some distance fur-
nufactures, and the general principle of commercial ther, threw the female out, a-.d life her for dead. She
jurisprudence. The six more important branches of was found at seven o'clock by Mr. Broad, a baker, quite
knowledge are to be confined to as many professors, inteesible' in the turnpike-road. Her face was literally
while the modern languages., book-keeping, and other smashed; her eyer, nose, and mouth were frightfully mu-
commercial studies, may be entrusted to occasional tilated, her jaw bone broken, and her teeth, withd partT of
teachers and lecturers. The salaries of the professors, the jaw bone, were pickedb inothcetepubblicki;ockas
and
thehe
it is proposed, should not at first exceed two-thirds cf wounds appear
thhaevelatte,ernwies
et d
covered blood, and
the expected annual income of the trust fund (3,0000, handle of a p
or 1,700/., exclusive cf 2001. additional to one of the there wtabsea thatwl ;of blood in the bottom of the cart..
depositions taken at the poor creature's bed-
professors, as principal, and of the remuneration of occa-
.From
side, it seemsthat
sional teachers. The committee think it desirable that
tt'e Owens College should be placed in connexion with
by the prisoner, he attempted by farce, and even
to
_murder her., , He was fully committed to take
the University of London; but at the same time they tried
d'
invi:o attention to the important subject of the establish- trial at the next asrie.s.
ment in Manchester of a university, conferring its own The common mind may maintain its place miler
degrees without resort to the metropolitan university.— common circumstances; the truly great alone overcome
Leeds Mercury. the trials of prosperity or adversity; showing a humble
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following thankfulness in one, a generous sympathy, not bar-
gentlemen having und. rgone the necessary examinations dened by its own suffering, in the other; not priding
for the diploma were admitted members of the college at themselves on the first, not envying in the lase—Eliza
the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 15th inst.: Cook's Journal.
—Messrs. Thomas Watkins Hooper, New Peckham; The Countess Grey had an assembly on Saturday
Henry Anthony, ungarvon, county of Waterford; evening, at the family mansion, on Carlton House-ter-
Edwin Henry olton, Kennington; Joseph Edmund
race. His Grace the Du •
Kooystra Nadin, Aianchester; Daniel Rensiter, Frcme, Ladyship with hispresence on the occasion, and amoeg
Somerset; William Jeynes, Colford, near Frome, Somer •
Lord and Lady Jobn Russell
the company we observed
ke of Wellington honoured her
£o'; George Pain, army; Thomas Henry Pierpoint, and the Turk-
Lindfield, near Cuckfield, Sussex; Thomas Roberts, and the flee. MisbsisLEisxtecre,llheinseyExtbceelle
ish Ambassador, Frenchncy Ambassador
Pylheli, North Wales; and Thomas James Duthoit, ,
Hos ton-equare. American Minister and Mrs. Lawrence and Miss Lew -
DECORATIONS TO THE MEDICAL WAR OFFICERS.—
and Madame Drouyn de L'Huys, his Excellency the
We understand that the civil Order of the Bath, but not lc, tte Marchioness cf Clanricarde and the
the military, is to be extended to the distinguished obi-rbernacer,gt)he Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke and Duch( ss
Ladies De Burgh, the Marchioness of Ai:esbury, the
curs cf the medical derartments of both service,. Earl and Countess Granville, the Countess of Minto and
PIRATES' HEAD MONEY.--The total amount of Lady Charlotte Elliott, the Earl of rowis, the Countess
head money fur pirates captured since the passing of the Dowager of Morley, the Earl and Countess of Listowell
Act in 1825, for ellecureging the capture or destruction and Lady Augusta Hare, the Earl and Countess cf
of piratical vessels, is shown by a recent return called Arundel and Surrey, the Earl and Countess of St.
for by Mr. Hume to be 57,255/. Germans, &c.
Slit R. PEEL ON FRENCH POLITICS.—The Patric The Queen has bestowed a pension of 1001. a year
says:—" One cf our friends received a few days ago a on Mre. Bessy Moore, wife of the celebrated poet
letter from Sir It. Peel. It contains the following pas- Thomas Moore. The pension, as the warrant sets
sage:—'l have no hesitation in giving, my epiuron on forth, is gaited "in consideration of the literary
the present state of things in France. Franco is a dili- merits of her husband and his infirm state of health."—
gencc full of honest people, stopped on the road by bri-
Athenauni.
gands, and which is waiting for the gendarmes.' " The Duchess of
Sutherland, and the Duke and
Ma. BEAUFOY'S DONATION TO THE CORPORATION Duchess of Argyle and party, honoured the Diorama
with a visit on Friday last.
or LONDON—Tic t b
t be
week A KERN SPORTS
excited the greatest •
corporcreatiboir by oltflro.ldßecanuift?lsy,prwehseonsetepdublalict
munificence is so celebrated, has states that during SPORTSMAN,— Nottingham Nottingham paper
the heiht of a gale a few days ago a
poacher was seen with his
six o'clock in the about
d contains a series of nearly 1,000 or
curiosity. It is the result of many years' labour
piecesand ex-
ptnse, anevening, on the Scafttvorth side of the
. gun, watching the river side,
coins, bearing date between the years 1648 and 1675. river, opposite Scroobv. Presently he was observed by a
They were issued by various traders of the city of Lan- person on the 100k-out to shoot at a wild duck as it was
don, partly to supply the want of small change, the 'Go- flying past. The shot took effect, but the bird unfortunately
vernment haring put forth no small copper moneys before fell into the river Idle on the opposite side. The man seeing
about the year 1672, and partly, doubtless, by way cf delay was dangerous, immediately stripped, and in a very
advsrtiseme4t, the name, resideece, and sign of tho house short time swam across and succeeded iu gaining possession
being generally to be found upon each token. They of his prize. He then took to the river again, with the
consist of various metals— of iron, lead, tin, brass, and duck in his mouth, fur
copper, and a few even of leather, and, italependently ofhis clothes_
tand hishe gun, and be
reached the opposite bank wi,tthosoatfe y
..we her, not
follow, and the man got
their value as curiosities a two centuries beck,
will furnish, when the index now being compiled clear off with his booty.
being an expert swimmer, durst
Mr Baron Platt, on Thursday, ordered sentence
shall have been completed, an irepoi tent record el
the tspography and history cf the city of London of death to be recorded, at Stafford, against John Riley, for
breaking
open the house of Mr. Renshaw, and brutally ill-
at that period, as well as a key to the streets and lees-treatingthat gentleman, and stealing much valuable property.-

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