The New York herald., 1851-10-02
The Pecuiiarities or Life.
STRANGE ELoPEMENr TO AMERICA
IErnm a Manchastar (En0llshl ma ner

From a Manchester (Engiish) paper.l
On Monday last (Sept. y, some little hustle was
generally known, that Mr.. Robert Carruthers, late
station-master at the Accrngton station Of the
East Lancashire Railway, had started for America
that morning, and that young lady, named Mary
Greaves, had gone after him. The young lady, it
appears, had been residing with her brother at
Burnley, and on Saturday last came over to Ac-
cringtop to see Mr.. Carruthers and his wife, with
whom Miss Greaves was intimately acquainted, and
returned again TO Burnley Carruthers left the Ac-
cring ton station by the o'clock train on Monday
morning for Liverpool and his wife and child left at
the same hour for Burnley: from wbence she was to
20 to London to reside with her parents until her
husband should send for her. having been furnished
with sufficient means for that purpose; and so far
ell was right. Miss Greaves, we understand, left
Burnley by the train little after Ill o'clock the
same morning, and had with her a considerable
quantity of luggage. On arriving at the Bootle
station she asked the guard to take ber luggage out
there, and leave it till called for The guard re-
queste her to get out of the carriage and say which
was hers but this she at FIRST refused subsequently,
however, she did so. and her brother, who happened
to be In the same train, put his he ad out OF the
window, and saw to his utter astonishment, his sis
ter He Of course, asked what she was doing there;
she told him il woald be soon enough for him to
kI ow some other day, and he took no more noice
| Of the matter then. When he returned to Burnley
he made inquiries, which led him to believe that his
sister had gone with Carruthers. He found Mrs:
Caruthers at Burnley. got hor to the station and
they both to Liverpool In search osthe parties,
| but could not find them. They, however, at last
found the chip they sailing in, and on search.
ing there, found Mr. Csrratber's luggage, and the
luggage belonging 20 Miss Greayes, both together,
Miss Gre eaves's bearing the name OF Mrs. Carru-
thers," in which name she had entered herself at
the shipping Office. Miss Greaves' brother knew
the boxes and took possession Of them, and waited
for considerable time for the appearance Of that
lady, but she did not come, and Mrs. Carrathers
was then advised to go TO Acrington NEXT morning,
ard obtain ,lief from the township. Miss Greaves
was found subsequently and brought back to Burn
| Icy, and Mrs. Carruthers returned to Acrington,
and was relieved by the parish authorities. MIR.
Csrruthers was then apprehended, having been
found in the locker Of vessel, aud taken before
magistrate at Acrington On settling with the re-
lieving officer he was set at liberty and proceeded
with the ship to America.
DEFALcArIoNs AM FLIGHT OF A PARISH OFFICER TO
AMERICA.
From the London News Sept. 13
The parish Of st. Nicholas, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, has been recently thrown into great exotic
ment BY the sudden disappearance of one Of its obi
GERS Mr.. James Scott, who carried on the business
Of pawnbroker, and was also assistant overseer
and collector Of income ard assessed taxes. IL APP
| pears that leave OF absence was given him for n
week to visit the Exhibition, and as he did not re-
turn at the appointed time, supcions were excited.
and IL was afterwards found that he had alb sconded
with 81 800 of tho property and income tax which
he bad collected, and upwards of cl 900 Of the
poor rates. police officer was sent in pursuit Of
| him, but on his arrival al Southampton he found
that he had sailed somo days for New York On
| Thursday evening crowded meeting Of the rste-
payers was held In the vestry Of st. Nicholas
| Church, MIR. III. Ipglodew, senior churchwarden, In
the chair, 90 revoke the appointment of Mr.. Scot,
s assistant overseer. and nominate another person
| for the Office. The chairman stated that down u
| the present month be thought security had beer
| given by Mr.. Scott, but as ho was not in office q
| the time he was elected be could not tell; searcl
| bad been made for the bond, but II there was one
II could not be found A resolution revokins th,
pp9intment Of Mr.. Scott as assistant overseer
| was unanimously carried. With view to prevent
such occurrence In future, the following resolu
tion were edopted--That eight auditors be elected
yearly from the ratepaycrs; and that the accounts
be rendered monthly TO them by the overseers and
assistant overseers, and duly signed
LIFE ON BOARD THE WEST INDIA STEAMERS
from the London Chronicle
II will be recoilected. SAYS a correspondent, that
in the accounts given Of the means OF lvcnheod Oh
the notorious Cauty who, few weeks ago, was 30
| citverly captured while robbipg the Westn inster
Pank, and who was transported Afterwards tor tne
robbery, u was stated that for great number o.
wears he had lived In the most luxurious Styles ana
p,rtt have had a splendid income, and that he OBJ
| ta;ns th;s jncome by being concerned In somc way
or cher with ali the great robberes in ths king
| don This srreers to have been to some deg zee
an error ard The police were evidently at fault
| ioorc source Of Cautys revenue. Ibis man led
| 10 travel often in the West India Companys steam
srs 70 the Gulf Of Mexico and the Spanish llain
ard gamble, ard fleece The rich Mexican an,
Spanish American passengers on board the Wes
India packets, who ate always fosud 10 be passics
a,ey fond OF gambling, end who are eager 10 In
duge in it TO relieve the mcnotony and tedium o
long voyages. Cautys apprehension was heard 0