The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-09-26 00:00:00

erntrat 4iltsteliany.

Several incendiary fires have taken place lately at
Nottingham.

Several manuscript lectures have been presented by
Brougham, to the Northern Union Mechanics' In-
stitutions of NorthumbPrland, Durham, and Cumberland.
At the Norwich Musical Festival, £lOOO was the sur-
plus devoted to the charities on behalf of which it was
held.

On Wednesday preparations commenced within the
Tower of London for the erection of a granite statue of
the Duke of Wellington.

Orders have been given to suspend the enlistment of
seamen for the royal navy, as no more are required at
present. _ _ _

On Tl_ursday the Ocean arrived in the Thames, from
Ilamburgh, with 8,000 baskets of black grapes, the pro-
duce of the vineyards in the vicinity of that town.
There were no fewer than 110 candidates for the ap-
pointment of clerk to the Wellington Board of Guardians.
The salary is £lOO a year.
More than one person in Guildford has lost some
valuable pigs from giving them diseased potatoes. On
their being opened, the intestines were found to be
mortified.

On Sunday, a child fell from the gallery of Holy Trinity
Church, Paddington, on the head of a lady who sat in the
body of the church ; but luckily neither the child nor the
lany sustained any serious injury.
NOVELTY IN FIRE Anms.—A pistol has recently been
registered under the act for the protection of articles of
utility, which is so ingeniously contrived that it primes and
loads itself by the most simple and unerring operation.
It is calculated that the London pleasure-goers spend
on Sundays through the year in the adjacent villages the
enormous mil of one million three hundred thousand
pounds.
A few weeks ago, the Rev. Harry Baber, curate of St.
Mark's, Chelsea, published his own banns of marriage in
that church ; and what adds to the singularity of the
circumstance is, that his bride-elect was one of the con-
gre; ition then as3em'Aed.
A young woman, named Shields, is in custody in Lon-
don, charged with killing her mother, an old woman of
sixty. The mother and daughter were drunk and fighting
together, when the former fell backwards and fractured
her skull.

Mr. Pierrepoint, of Worcester, has obtained leave to
put up, on trial, at convenient places in the city, twelve
patent lamps, which he promised should give a better
light at sixty yards distance than the common one does
at ten yards.

The new docks at Leith are progressing rapidly, and be-
fore winter sets in, Mr. Barry, the contractor, expects to
have the whole space inclosed with the outer wall, so
that operations may be carried on inside during the
winter.

Cruikshank's splendid plates on the Bottle and Drun-
kard's Children will soon he familiar as " household
words." The Sunderland Pottery Co. has purchased the
right, and has brought out copies of these plates in splen-
did style upon articles of earthenware.
On Wednesday se'nnight, as the Rev. G. F. J. Marsham
rector of Maidstone, and the Rev. J. J. Marsham, were
out shooting tegether, the former fired at a partridge,
which he killed. Unfortunately several of the shots also
hit his brother, and one of them entering the ball of his
eye, deprived him immediately of sight.
Clock and watchmaking, ore of the principal branches
of industry in the canton of Neufchatel, in Switzerland,
is entirely paralysed. Upwards of 1,500 journeymen
watch and clock-makers have just emigrated from Neuf-
ch Ltel to the United States, and a still greater number
are making preparations to follow them.

From a tree in the garden of Mr John Lupton, Bram-
ley, were gathered, on the 9th September, the amazing
number of 3311 apples. Upwards of 100 which were not
fit to pluek riaoain on the tree. Added to these there
have been, as near as can be ascertained, some 400
gathered and blown off previously.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.-0o Wednesday a boy living at
Coombe storey, Salop, was sent home with a gun, which
on the road he used to pull down a cluster of nuts. The
gun being.loaded (unknown to hint) w.nit off, and dischar-
ged its contents into his body. He left the gun banging
to the branches, and went as far as Coombe Tower, where
he expired.
A London paper states that early next year a variety of
new regulations will be adopted in reference to the bar-
rack accommodation afforded to the troops in Ireland,
and also in parts of England. It appears that Lord Har-
dinge, during his stay in Ireland, gave it as his opinion
that sufficient accommodation was not afforded to the
troops, nor eufficieet attention paid to their comforts.
On Friday, its W. Adams, Esq., of Mitchel Troy, was
in the pursuit of game, he shot a very fine hare. The
animal was picked up by Mr. Henry Stephens, who, on
perceiving her to be with young, immediately cut her
open, and took therefrom five remarkably strong and
healthy-looking young ones, (thus showing' that three, as
generally supposed, is not the greatest 'number produced
at a birth.)
The new park at Battersea, which has been for some
time in abeyance, will be commenced without delay. The
park will extend the whole distance between Battersea-
bridge and Nine-elms, and from the bank of the river to
the public road across Battersea.fields, making the length
of the Park about two miles and a quarter, end its width
a little more than a mile. A carriage-drive forty feet in
breadth will he formed alone the bark of the Thames.
POPERY AGAIN.—A member of Parliament writing to
the Morning Herald, says, " I have just had put into my
bands, a letter addressed by one governess to another,
who was advertising for a situation, in which the writer
coolly proposes to her friend—both being Roman Catho-
lics—to go into a Protestant family named by her, in the
character of a Protestant ; for the purpose of effecting
the conversion of the three children, whose mother was
dead, to popery !"
The money order department of the Past-office hither-
to, so far from yielding any revenue, bas not even de-
frayed its non expenses. Under these circumstances one
of two courses appears absolutely necessary, viz., either
to reduce the expenses or to increase the poundage
charged to the. public. The latter alternative is obviously
a very undesirable one; and it may be hoped, therefore,
it will be found possible to introduce such economy into
the department as shall obviate the necessity of adopting
it.
AN Exortatous BLAST.—At the quarry belonging to
T. Gill, Esq., at Millbav, Devonshire' there have of late
been several blasts of large masses of limestone rock, for
the worl:a of 111.,.! (3,-ti.t Western Docks. One of those
took place on Saturday, in the presence of a large con-
course of spectators. The hole for blasting was bored
with a four-inch bit, and it occupied-the men four deya
and four niehts to make the rock fit to receive the gun-
powder. The quantity of powder used was 1351 b., and
the weight of rock separated was about 3000 tons. The
largest stone was /A feel loug, 11 feet wide, .and 9 thick.

ROYAL RIVALS.—THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT.
—During the sale at Stowe, a beautiful statue of " Venus
rising from the sea," which stood in an alcove built on
purpose for its reception, was hotly bid for by two rival
agents, until it was knocked down at a considerable higher
price than its value. The report is that the agents repre-
sented the Queen and Prince Albert, who each wanted it
to present to the other. Prince Albert was the pur-
chaser.-- The Builder•.

A public meeting of the inhabitants of Southampton
was held at the Town-hall on Thursday afternoon, for
the purpose of affording an opportunity of laying before
the public the views and plans of the London Society for
the Promotion of Colonisation. The Hon. Francis Scott,
M.P., Mark Boyd, EQq.,. Arthur Mills, Esq., E. Lennox
Boyd, Esq., and C. D. Logan, Esq., attended as a depu-
tation from the London committee. The meeting was
numerously attended.

Mr. Bailey. poulterer, in Mount-street, details the large
sums paid annually by London salesmen for poultry. He
states that one salesman alone sold every year £lOO,OOO
worth !—that be had himself paid £Bl,OOO in the course
of the last year, and that £15.000 was received annually
at Ayl,shury for young ducklings; but to this last item
he adds the humiliating fact, "that, in Bucks, the wives
ore in the habit of driving the children from the hearth
that the ducklings might get the benefit of the fire."
A ROBBER ShOT.-Mr. Holier', a farmer, of Darton,
near Barnsley, was roused at midnight by a noise on his
premises, and, on looking from the window, he saw two
me-neon a roof, taking off the slates. while a Third stood
below. The farmer fired at the depredators, and one of
them was wounded •, his companions, however, carried
him off. One the following morning the wounded man,
one Gledhill, was found in a stable : a bullet had entered
between his thigh and his body, and his case wis consi-
dered to be hopeless.
MUSICAL ENTHUSIA sm.—As an instance of the enthu-
siasm which Jenny Lind has created amongst those who
heard her at York, we may state, that Mr. Bell, silver-
smith, of that town, has supplied a most beautiful and
unigne gold tea pot, which has been forwarded express to
the Swedish Nightingale, at Newcastle, by one of her en-
raptured admirers. Other parties have also sent similar
but less costly tokens of their admiration, such as gold
and diamond bracelets, brooches, gold thimbles, &c. &e. ;
indeed, no lady ever created such a fever of delight as
Jenny Lind appears to have excited by her recent visit to
York.

DESTITUTE IRISH IN KENT.—Kent has been deluged
by Irish, who have poured into the country, at the hop-
picking season, in numbers far beyond those required for
the work. Swarms of starving creatures have besieged
the workhouses at Coxheath Union. On Saturday night
week from 500 to 800 collected, and threatened a distur-
bance. A messenger was sent to Maidstone to desire
that troops, might be in readiness. Attacks have been
made o❑ individuals and property plundered. Special
constables were sworn in at Maidstone on Monday, to
act in the surrounding parishes.

The Rev. W. Sinclair, incumbent of St. George's
Church, Leeds, had a narrow escape from drowning, at
Redcar, a few days ago. The rev, gentleman had waded
and swain too far from his bathing machine, and in trying
to return, was overpowered by the strong rtflax of the
tide. A coble was brought with all speed across the sands
from high water mark, and rapidly rowed to his assistance;
but by the time the boat could reach him, a gallant
gentleman. Mr. Ray, of Stokesley, solicitor, having
thrown off only his coat and waistcoat, had already suc-
ceeded in swimming to Mr. Sinclair's side, and, in the
absence of other assistance, would doubtless have had all
the honour of a rescue. Mr. Sinclair was quickly brought
to shore, and soon recovered.
DEATH FROM GRTEF.—Mr. Mills, one of the metro-
politan coroners, held an inquest on Wednesday week,
upon Emma Styles, a bonnet-maker, aged 21. Deceased
was much attached to a man to whom she was to have
been married, and who was arrested last week but one
for some crime, but was subsequently discharged, there
having been no evidence adduced again t him. His arrest
had such an effect upon the deceased that she became ill,
and continued so for some days, until she was found dead
in her lodgings. Mr. Poppin, surgeon, opened the bode,
and found that death resulted from disease of the heart.
He had no doubt that the shock she sustained from the
imprisonment of her intended husband accelerated her
death.

A SANITARY EXPERIMENT.—OR Thursday, a shaft,
six eet by three, was sunk from the centre of the Black-
friars-road. at the point of junction of the main sewer,
from the Kent-road, Friar-street, and Webber-street; at
the mouth of this opening into the sewers an iron grating
was bricked in ; above it, and about three feet below the
surface, a furnace, composed of sheet iron, was erected.
A. space about twenty feet square was enclosed around
the shaft, for the deposit of coal, &c., and on Monday the
furnace will be ignited to test the practicability of
thus destroying the foul air generated in the sewers,
which in this locality penetrates the dwellings of the in-
habitants, rendering them unfit to dwell in. Should the
experiment he attended with success, similar shafts are to
be sunk at stated distances, with architectural colivnns or
obelisks to carry off the smoke.—Morning Chronicle.
FUNERAL OF THE REV. ARTHUR TROLLOPE. On
Monday afternoon a considerable portion of Cheapside,
and the streets leading into 'it, presented a somewhat un-
usual appearance. With scarcely an exception the shops
were partially • closed, during the funeral of the Rev.
Arthur Trollope, the late respected and much lamented
curate of St.. Mary-le-Bow, and the united parishes. Thi
gentleman, the son of Dr. Trollope, formerly Headmast. r
of Christ's Hospital, had been for 21 years curate ; had
never flinched from his duty, was always ready to help
others in the discharge of their parochial duties, hut would
never accept aid himself, except in extreme cases. He
was an upright, conscientious, and hard working man, al d
not only one of the most exemplary clergymen, hut also
one of the most learned theologians in the metropolis.
He never sough' preferment. He was mod?st, manly, and
independent. the proceeds of his curacy and lectureship,
all he ever had in the church, amounted to £l4O a year.
Neither the late Archbishop, to whose peculiar jurisdic-
tion Bow Church belonged, nor the B'sbop of London, in
whose diocese and jurisdiction are the united parishes.
ever offered Mr. Trollope any preferment, or, we believe,
took the slightest nctice of him.—Times.
GENEROSITY OF JENNY LlND.—There is at Hull a
German Lutheran congregation who are endeavouring to
provide funds for erecting a place of worship. The Queen
Dowager has given £2O, and the chairman of the com-
mittee, Mr. Helmsing, merchant, addressed a letter to
Mdle. Lind, who is a Lutheran, soliciting a contribution.
This was directed to her in London, but it appears that
on its arrival there she had left, and it was forwarded to
her in Manchester. No answer being received, it was
thought 5y the committee that the matter had ended.
Last Thursday morning, however, at his office in High-
street, Mr. Helmsing heard a rap at the door, and in re-
ply to the loud " Come in," there stepped in a very
modest looking young lady, who asked for Mr. Helmsing.
"My name is Helmsing," was the reply, "and mine is
Jenny Lind," was the response. I have come to apolo-
gise for not answering your letter, which followed me
down to Manchester, where I had not time to attend to
it, but I shall be most happy to promote your object, and
if to-morrow morning you will send to my hotel a list of
the subscriptions, I wilt tell you what I will do." On the
following morning, Mr. Helmsing waited upon Mille.
Lind, who at once presented to him £2O, stating that
that was as much as the nature of her contract would at
r.,F.ent. permit ler to do, but, she added, if she should
again have the pleasure of visiting Hull, which she honed
she ni:ght he able to do, before her t'eparture for th con-
tinent, it would afford her much pleasure to do something
more, and, in a most delicate manner, hinted that any
future expression of her good will towards the object
would in all probability be made through the medium of
a concert.

SHOCKING ACCTDENT.—On Thursday week at Castle
Bents, near Bradtield, John Hawksworth and his wife,
farm servants, were busy in the field, end had left their
children. two boys, aged 12 and 11, and two girls, aged 9
and 2 years. at home. The children left the house and
went into the barn, where there was a quantity of corn in
the straw, to play. They got up a ladder, and mounted
upon a beam that ran across the building. While there,
the elder boy very foolishly lighted a lucifer match, which
he let fall among the corn. As soon as it began to burn,
the boys, instead of helping their shters down from the•
beam, ran away to the field to fetch their parents. The
elder girl called to the boys to assist her little sister and
herself down the ladder, but they disregarded her cries,
and as she could not descend the ladder with the child,
she remained with it. The fire was seen by some neigh-
bours, who ran to the spot, but though they heard the
children cry, the smoke was so dense that a considerable
time elaesed before they could find them. Two mer, at
the hazard of their lives, groped about, and one of them
felt a leg of one of the ildren hanging from the beam.
He pulled, and they fell together. They were got out
alive, hut in a state most dreadfully burned. As the
barn adjoined the house, which it was feared would take
fire, the furniture had been turned out, and it was neces-
sary to send the children to the poorhouse. The elder
girl was still sensible, and stated, that when they found
themselves deserted by the boys, she chispel her little sis-
ter in her arms, and in that state they remained until they
were found. They both died on the Thursday night fol-
lowing. The fire in the barn was extinguished with great
exertions, and the farm buildings were consequently saved.
BRUTAL TREATMENT OF CHTLDREN.—At the Clerk-
enwell police office, on Tuesday last, a man named Wor-
rell, and a woman, C. W. Chandler, were charged with
cruelty to four little children belonging to the former
prisoner. The poor sufferers were covered with marks of
violence all over, some of which had festered. Their
heads also were covered with sores. A eonstable s-id that
on the previous day, while he was passing City Row, St.
Luke's, he saw a large crowd, and on going up was in-
formed that a woman in a house was strangling some
children. He knocked, but could not obtain admittance.
A ladder was procured, and he got un to the first floor
window, when the male prisoner, who had a piece of
wood in his hand, threatened to kill any one who entered,
and afterwards threatened to blow out his (aim brains
with a pistol. Another constable came up, and they en-
tered, and found the four children in the room in a dread-
ful state, one of them appearing to he dead. They were
taken to the workhouse ; and the prisoners sent to bride-
well. One of them„Henrietta, nine years old, had two
black eyes, which she said were caused by her father beat-
ing her, for stealing halfpence. They all complained of
being sometimes very hungry. There was a good bed in
the room in which the prisoners slept, but the children
had to lie on the floor without any covering, and when
taken to the workhouse they were covered with sores and
bruises, and much exhausted, from filtit anti want of food.
The male prisoner, it appeared, was supported by the fe-
male, who led an abandoned life. The former attempted
a defence for his beating the children, but it only aggra-
vated the matter. The magistrates remanded the pri-
soners for a week, and had the children sent back to the
workhouse. Tee feeling of the people in the court was
so strong against the prisoners that they were obliged to
take refuge in the waiting room, afraid of their lives. It
wns stated the prisoner Worrell was formerly a clerk in
Liverpool.

Sept. 26, 18-18.

COACH ACCIDENT AT BAWTRY.—On Friday, the rer
wor
ham, on its route for Lincoln, left the Angel Inn, Da ibo
at a quarter past six in the afternoon, with not more tbt
sixteen passengers. In making the second turn 00,0„,r
Gainsberough road, one of the horses stumbled. P-6,
unfortunate circumstance caused the coach to Wite
and, bringing it in contact with the kerb.stod!
vehicle was upset. Unhappily four females were
but not seriou.ly. The greatest injury was sustained tio
Mrs. Kirk and her daughter, who were on their 00 c.
Lincoln, for Spalding. Each had her collar bone
frs
tured. Doncaster Gazette. 100

A SKILFUL AND COURAGEOUS COLLIER.--1 age,
Burn, of Grange Pit, near Belmont, who, a Inc'nt
hewed 42 corves in seven hours, beating a comrade
corves, has since performed a meritorious feat. APt eit
was wedged in by a fall of coal, and the deputy seni sit
Burn to "hew him out." "At the imminent risk „,
own life," says the Durham Chronicle, "and havin;
lie on his side while he worked, he succeeded in ficecroe
plishing his object. Those who are acquainted with, tie
Eery workings will best understand the danger '
exploit, and merit of its execution."
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OPENING OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL•— The
man Catholic Chapel, at Clifton, dedicated to the
Apostles, was opened with great pomp, on Thuretbe- both
building was filled with a large number of person''
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of the Roman Catholic persuasion and of others.,„,
attended, to witness the ceremony, which commenced 'tie,
procession through the chapel, headed by the crws;b:p9,6o
the Rev. Mr. Henry following, supported by aeli"lYCie
each side, then 14 choristers, a number of the Roln'teeif
tholic clergy, Bishops Ullathorne and Hendren, in Tp-
robes, &c. High mass was then performed by Dr. 'to
thorne. Mass being sung by a select choir, Dr. Iniatil°
delivered the sermon.
THE CnenersTs.—The government trials of theeei3l
ists commenced at the Central Criminal Court on .4
before Justices Erie and Williams, when nearly I,w`ove
pr:soners were placed at the bar but the trial of 0144.0
was proceeded with. The charge against-the rp
principally maintained on the evidence of Pow'll eve
joined the Chartist, body "for curiosity" and wh°se„iosl
Bence made out clearly a conspiracy to levy war 'gag
the the Queen and establish a republic in London, svhc"rdse
to be burnt. The trial was proceeded with on Sitarled
but had not finished that night. Mr. KeneallY a, PPjlenl
for the prisoner and made a very violent sPeccetni,",,
frequently called to order by the learned judge.
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torney-general stated during the trial that he had
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INsitation in admitting that Powell was paid .£1 Per "
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Court, on Wednesday, an action was brought hY re.
Bell, an architect, azainst Mr. Edward Delafied, the Pe(
nrietor of the Royal Italian Opera, to recover the sn!teil
e melnikt7.estminster
10s. 6d., the value of a.l orchestra stall ticket, nueni'oll
219. Plaintiff, on the 23rd of August, purchased
ticket for the orchestra, but on presenting himself ref
he was refused admission, on the ground that he sc8"110
in evening costume, he being dressed in a frock eca1,.1.01,
demanded the return of his money, but it was ree-ete
The Judge said the proprietors had a right to inia",", to
gulations with respect to dress, but no right to reit!`kelt
return money when the party presenting one of the ncmeol
was not admitted. An order was made for the PO-
of the money with costs forthwith.
HONOURABLE CONDUCT IN HUMBLE 1..41F.,•7
meeting of the parochial board of this parish, 0111‘;',„
day last, says the Elgin Courant, the inspector int'""!tte,
that an aged widow residing in town, who was eenaijog
on the roll of paupers on the new poor-law act c°,:i
into operation, informed him last year that she had oat
ceived a remittance from a son in America, and sson'tpie
therefore require farther parochial relief in the ,„ea see,
Her name was accordingly struck off the roll a the eo
and she has lately applied to the inspector for a state': se
of what she had received from the t'oard, This ‘1331
sooner furnished than the amount (1:4 165.) sves,P'stfiel
thus evincing an instance of honourable feeling an, u;sl,
integrity of rare occurrence, in consideration of f
parochial board unanimously agreed to return the ha
the above sum to the widow. 01
BANK OF ENGLAND.—At the half-yearly pru-
ne proprietors of hank stock on Thursday the directors Pet.
posed a dividend at the rate of 31- per cent., or 7 I,!'rt ht
per annum. To this an amendment was moved thabslf'
dividend should continue to be 4 per cent. for then for
year. The directors not
as the principal ress°4.oe•
the court of directors not having in the first instance:elle
posed a dividend of 41 per cent., that their profits ;.ou'reief
half-year would not admit of a larger one. M atelereb
i
bank meetings for the same purpose, very een''ding
discussion took place as to the propriety of dicthe rot.
the profits beyond the three millions set apart a
the pro',
Afterwards the amendment, as far as regarde",. carried
priety of declaring a dividend of 41 per cent. euestioo
by a majority of the proprietors present ; but the '
will be settled by an appeal to the ballot. (laY the
THE ELEPHANT AT WOMBWELL'S.—On Thure-
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elephant at Wom be t 11's gave awhols a nne lesson to Pe:1004
disposed to play tricks with this gigatitic and ber-_rtst
animal. Two Fly drivers and an Omnibus col citerioie
having paid a visit to the Menagerie, began to pia!, itt
with the large elephant, offering him nut shells, x'
length one of them drew the elephant's atteutiou
&de pocket, inducing the animal to suppose that it
...rOo•
tamed cakes or sweetmeats. The elephant at once K
needed to search the pocket, but finding nothing in
enraged a beieg laughed at, dealt the offending perteli,
tremen ems blow wise his trunk on the side of the Vet,
which hurled him as if shot, from a cannon, for several i:00
and no doubt served him as a wholesome lesson not se,toi
Co play tricks. with so stupendous an opponent.---461'
Journal. •
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THE COPYING TELEGRAPH.—SeveraI exre-, eun
trials have recently been made of Mr. Bakewell's cePtes
ele dric telegraph, with a view to ascertain srbetheorf the
amount of electric power, transmitted by the ecirta" ea'
Electric Telegraph Company; is sufficient to work
!vine instruments. The experiments were made io
bete
the Electric Telegraph Company's branch stntteri
et
London and Slough, that being the only sta",,Fe§t
which the wires could be spared for experimental ettrP,,,eel
The results proved most satisfactorily, that the
1;11,0
power which is requisite to work the needle telegra writ.
amply sufficient for the copying process. Messago.opell
ten in London were received at Slough, copied on ter
and in the form of the original writing, the cherac,;ol44',
which might be readily recognised. Speed of tr''''reelT
sion was not attempted with the small model instral.,oe:
enr.p'oyt d; but the messages were, nevertheless, 'ofdr
[lntend, with a single wire, with double the rapidity er
needle telegraph. We understand that Mr. Bakc'en thg
poets to be able, with instruments constructed c'-thso
working scale, to transmit fac smile copies of irwir
400 lett, rs of the alphabet per minute with a single
and, by using two wires, as now practised, the 113'
would be doubled. 0 'riteri
Two CHILDREN KILLED BY POISON.,—Ear4'
day morning last, a man named John Kent, hY got l,
currier, living in a court in Hare-lane, Gloucester ,:U
and went to his work. Soon afterwards two of h'ipsr„
',4
dren, a boy named Frederick, aged 12 years, and be'''t
aged 10 years, also came down =lairs, and the for ~b, iss,go
hungry, took from the cupboard a pa3er hag conTel.r,
u I
white powder, and carrying. it upstairs to his trio" e gr;:o
remained in bed, asked her if he might make tioiro4
with it. The mother granted his request, belt
the bag contained "farinaceous food," arid the " of
cordingly boiled it with a little water. The tasteoao!ri
gruel created a burning sensation in the boys th 1., 00',4
was otherwise unpleasant, and therefore he cat °ill; grt eri
spoonsful, and went. out into the streets, leaving t tee /n
on the table. In about half an hour the hoe bec3 roolloo
sick, upon which he returned home and found his in I,e
with two younger children, Fanny and Sarall',4 f 15,0,1
kitchen, the basin containing the gruel being J
w,1,0t ,116
had left it. The boy having told his mother ,jl;tiel
happened, went upstairs to bed as lie was ver'eest:sel
afterwards permitted the little girls to partake of "'
and in consequence they became violently sick' eor'lod
died the same evening, and Sarah the following I,,de. am
Post-mortem examinations of the bodies were 111ist0!,
the result was, that death had resulted from esin!,',b,llr4o
arising from excessive vomiting, the cause of
ever, was not traceable. No mineral yeal4oloooi
the bodies, but on analysing a small porton 0!14.0" eciPeet#
ceous food which had been saved, it was found ;ter °'
arsenic. The food had been found in the street'
the children, and the mother had put it into t1ie,44,;.,re,
A RAILWAY SLEEP-WALKER.—One
an accident occurred here, which must he
extremely ludicrous, although far from being 3„iiceiptil
matter to the subject of it. While the night „
on the beat in the neighbourhood of the genera ,440
was perambulating hie round, at nearly twei,ve °reon'"; IP(
was accosted b a rather respectably-dresseifwiinere oes
the masculine gentler, whose appearance eive jetitteefistile
to the belief that be was somewhat under tbe 0."-frowA
an extra glass. Whether this was the easse'„ 004' fr9_,r,
the appearances which led to such a suspion- 1•10.10 i.
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what the following colloquy will explain, or P to
both causes, we must leave the reader to inagerod
my good policeman, would you show nit'
tai leo."eosilfi
Castle-hill ? Sometimes my head turns, an, eectlif'l,t.
culty in finding my way. I get bewildereu to _pie strs
but was never so dead beat in my as to gefl
have been a mortal hour at least scrambling teat 1,
among bricks, palings, slates. wooden folle',es, t',lo!lre
conceivable obstruction—have peeled nIY, 03 elle,
hands, and, if some of my ribs are not brosfeel,,lo' the Pre vl
fully bruised, and bleeding like a sheep. (he t the
man, with his lantern, satisfied himself tiacat,)
really not much exaggeration in the statoo'l
put me upon a street to get home, and I etly je'lletf
hearty dram. My house is, I think, ci..53t0- (eel odd
Here the unfortunate supplicant pninteum jot t,,illso;
which was standi out in bold relief nea, the ;plee
moonlight sky. "What was the name.,,e.e.' cottl',,st
1,T44
you say ? " asked the policeman. 4' 11; exclsi!, I °ft),
That is Craigie-hill." " Craigill ! ' ,
stranger (for so lie turned out to be), inw Ibetirirp
been fourteen years in Stirling, and I n?,vele Sl,l,
Craigie-hill being there or anywhere else. ;
pe eof
- exclaimed the policeman, in prolonged ac look'peieo
Perth." " Perth ! " ejaculated the fornlfr_rwete,f skit
maycd at the announcement; " but thatee,' t,,es
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saving the hour consumed in nearly imPalritient
these bricks and tiles, it is not two since
cLre
train to Glasgow." It was some tipiF._
citizen could credit the possiby of
cr_d to ilify_
but it. was soon too palpably dernonst.o:iag
policeman kindly found a respectable
,3ed tli
the night, and from explanation it
that morning left Stirling for Glasgow I° di I
00 °be,.
some companions, where getting little.o
e.,41 ,te
1
'he had left with the last return trat Fnt•Ti. jift.
asleep in the carriage, not to awoc,e 1,1,,e fir-is
Perth. He was, of course, off irwieen the,riet
: next morning. While the foregoingrtain 014 11
true, we have not been able to ascs 0e tes
a out
war.
managed with a Stirling ticket to
road'e a
• Ai"es
' at Perth without being practically I.- it' se
Cunt tee ,
had landed there.—Perikshire
f Europe.
The lelortal:ty of Children o
birth to tiltee.i, "
ria, taking the period from _
greater thau_that of English childre •

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