The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-10-01 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

not mentioned it to his master was, that at the time he
had discovered the trick the Pasha had already grown
fond of the little being whom he believed to be his son,
and the eunuch had not the courage to undeceive him.
But two supposititious children in the first place, and then
the impudent substitution of another child to the one
which had been received as a legitimate offspring, formed
a complication of knavery which the indignant old man
refused to render himself an accomplice by remaining
longer inactive. He betook himself to Pera, and, pro-
ceeding step by step in his investigations with that cau-
tious prudence and insinuating artifice so peculiar to the
people of the east, and especially to the inmates of the
harem, he succeeded in acquiring positive evidence of the
death of the veritable Usnud Bey, and of the substitution
of a child of the same age, purchased of parents in the
lowest grade of life. The eunuch then returned, and,
pointing to the pretended Usnud Bey; said to his mis-
tress, ' Madam, let me beg of you to send that child back
to his father—Mossul, the fisherman. I know all.' At
these words the woman became livid, and 'left him,
saying, It is well.'

"Shortly before the time of afternoon prayer she sent
for the eunuch, and was told that he was taking a bath.
No sooner did she hear this than her project was imme-
l• 1 r rr.• -

to apr

diately formed. The old man, as we have said, was
governor of the Pasha's household, and as such occupied
a sumptuous apartment, to which a bath-room was at-
tached for his private use; it was here that his mistress
sought him out. The eunuch was attended by two slaves;
she dismissed them with an imperious gesture, and remain.
ed alone with the old man. ' You were determined to find
it out, then ?' she said. Yes, and I diz.! find it out!—
' To whom have you spoken about what you discovered ?'

—' To no one yet, but I shall write to my master.'—‘ How
much do you want to hold your tongue ?'—` Nothing, I
nined to speak.'—' And to write ?'—' Yes, I mean
—‘ Then take that to seal your letter with !' At
e words she threw a noose round the neck of the
`shed old man, and commenced strangling him. The
unuch was feeble, and, taken by surprise, could offer but
little resistance. He struggled in vain, his assassin con-
tinued to draw the fatal noose tighter and tighter still;
and, as she redoubled her efforts, she exclaimed with the
-age of a fury, Ah, you wanted to know all—you shall
know more than you bargained for! You sought for
ife, did you ? Here's eternal darkness for you! Now
xrit6 to your master ! write, old fool !' At the vocitera-

.0 write

victim one of ti

Ives r irned into the apartment:, and at the sight of the
rribl -.,shed out and began crying all over the
Ise Cmistress of the house) is murdering
le _.......trangling the eunuch !' A scene of ge-
:ral confusi :n ensued. Some of the slaves rushed terror-
truck into the street, repeating one after the other, The
khanurn is murdering ! the khanurn is murdering !'

the khanum

Others hastened to thebath-room, and only reached it as
the old eunuch, overpowered, was stretched out senseless
upon the marble• floor. Betraying no alarm at the pub-
licity of her deed, the khanurra loosened the noose, and
lowly retired between a double row of her servants
followed her to the door of her apart-
had been kind to the slaves, and they
One of them raised him from the
that he still breathed. They
ician was sent for, but it was too
►n returned to life for a few rno-
cient strength completely to Be-
nd to give a detailed account of

round and d

rubbed him, and a r
late. The wretched

e the fit

at he expired immediately after.

s soon thrown into a state of agitation
crime, which spread

in spite of the khal

ietermined that she should
I courier was then
ze Mehemet
heady

to London, to

The cufpiit h

eral times, and up to the p

ent time
isessed a

up is that she pose

death over the eunuch, whom she con-

ad all further proceedings will be suspended
al of_a communication from London, or of

As you may imagine, t

ensation in the hither circles of
however, that the

It is presumed,
erred by the ran

1 not be-det,

of the criminal,
t of the crime will be s"

gnal."

UMW.

A MONSTER PEACH.—A gentleman, residing at
Bourton, Dorsetshire, this week gathered, in his garden,
a peach which weighed nine ounces and a half, and was
ten and a half inches in circumference
SHIP BUILDING.—It is stated that the committee for
Lloyd's Register Book contemplate an amendment of that
part of their rules which makes the period of launching
new ships the date of their build, a change which will give
general satisfaction. It has been decided that ships
launched in the last quarter of a year will be allowed the
date of build of the succeeding year.
___ _ _ _

SUICIDE BY A CLERGYMAN.—On Thursday, the Rev.
John Wilson, of London, a gentleman aged 69, who had
been residing at Malvern, was found lying on the ground
under the window of his bed-room. a distance of 14 feet.
He died on Sunday. He suffered under depression of
spirits, and had received two letters containing unwelcome
intelligence.— Worcester Chronicle. .
The following remarkable advertisement appeared in
the Times, of Tuesday week :—" The Lost Son.—Should
any family of consideration be still mourning the loss of
a son not yet of age, who in his wilfulness left his father's

protection some time since, they are earnestly requested
lv to Mr. W. F. Ramsey's library and reading-
' &c.

rooms,

A New London whaler has invented a mode of taking
whales which pr3mises a greater safety in their capture.
He fires a harpoon,_ with a line attached, out of a gun, as

accurately, it is said, as a musket-ball

not a the-o'retical deduction, but has bee

tried with p

fect success. He has also made a valuable improvement
on the lance, whereby it can be fired out of the same gun

hick is used for the.harpoon

EXPELLED WESLEYAN 11TrictsTrns.—The sub-
n on behalf of the R

and Griffit

zentlemen
The title "

mounted to £3,300, and each of

as been presented with a cheque for £l,lOO,
expelled"_isalso to be dropped, the people

recognising thc
Manchestc

hers. At
Newcastle-on-Tyne, and Bristol,

nasW
Exeter,

a num eron:

The town of Penrith was a scene of excitement on
Tuesday last, that being the day appointed for the magis-
trates to decide, if possible, the dispute between Lord
Brougham and the party of watchers who had interfered
vent his lordship's fishers from fishing in the

assault

17. John RobsOn, one of
and fined five pounds;

THE RULING PASS!

,N STR

us cha

Thomas Gundry

ho was well known as a copper miner
gave directions before his decease, which lately toot
place. that his remains should be deposited on a coppe
lode, which he stated ran through the churchyard o

Perranuthnoe. The sexton, it appears, found the iden
tical spot, and dug the grave upon the copper lode ex
tending thence from Wheal Trebarvah mine.

RAILWAY SITUATIONS.—A car
Courier suggests that all situations o
sold publicly to the highest bidder, and -the mon

pondent o

returned (less 5 per cent. per annum) in case of resigninl
so that at the end of 20 years nothing would have to
uld remain i

rerurned ,
office that period, by which the company would

Most of the Oh

gain by it but would have double security for fidelity. ft
Two fishermen at Portsey are in custody at Tain under 0-
They were found alone in their ti

suspicious

have been a crew of fire

and there "w