The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-18

An ENGLTsH BARoNEr GAS FITTER IN New
YoRk.-Mr. George Gill, correspondent of the
American Gas Light Journal. writing from Hitter
ing, England, under date of October 10TH gave
some account of William Norwich, lineal descend
ant of Sir Thomas Norwich, "a baronet of distinction
in the time of Charles II. 1t seems that the family
estate was ruined, and Williams father, although
bearing the family title, was reduced to poverty
William learned the trade of gas fitting of Mr.
Hall, an Englishman, who came to this city tenn
porariy and assisted in the erection of the Manhat
tan Gas Works.
"Under the auspices of Hail." says the writer,
civilian Norwich became an expert in the minor
details Of gas engineering. Now William, though
quite poor man, had the family penchant for HIGH
living, and being an excellent shot, he became OBJ
noXious to the owners of preserves of hares part
ridges and pheasants, and was several times made
amenable to the laws poacher Hall had in
structiOns from the managers of the New York
works to send over English stOker, and he pcT-
suaded Norwich to accept the appointment but the
difficulty was to raise the ways and means. Under
these circumstances he applied to me as Secretary
and Superintendent Of these works for assistance
and knowing the pest he was to the nobility gentry
and clergy, owing to his propensity ard success in
poaching, applied to them and raised the means
of sending him to New ork.
CHOW, this man | have not heard of for many
years. | should be glad if some kind-hearted soul
would let me know what has become of him."
The editor of the GaS-Light Journal despatched a
messenger to hunt up this English nobleman, said
to be living in New York. The search was success
full. Norwich was found living in the basement
rooms of rear building, No. rs West 9th street.
owe found him, says the account, "enioying his
Otunl diglitate in a clean shirt and homemade
pants, his industrious wife ironing at table in the
same The apartments, though humble, were
the pink of neatness and irugaty. The first glance
at Mr.. Norwich bore testimony to his good birth
and love of high living, although he has precious
little chance at ra9ous tmperlates or petjtes gren
guile nova days.
"Mr. Gill's letter was listened to with much in
terest, and parts of it moved the listener to tears
" hen we came to the pOachng scrapes he pricked
up his ears like an old hunter at the sound of the
Tay-ho! and exclaimed, Tell Mr. Gill have had
better shooting in this country than all England
can afford | have shot one hundred and seventy
eight head of quail in day in Pennsylvania, and
fred off three quarters of pound of best English
diamond powder and fourteen pounds of shot in the
same space of time, and no restrictions on my
shooting, either
''Mr. Norwich, or by his title, Sir William Nor
wich, if indeed Baronetcy is not run out and the
title still exists, has been in this country about 90
years"
THE JAPANESE EMBAssY.-The New York Times
has received letters from correspondent board
OF the steamer Niagara her way to japan, wi it'll
the Japanese on board. They are dated at Bate-
via, in the Island of Java the capital of all the
Dutch East Indian possessions, and the principal
trading port of the Oriental Islands. The voyage
of the Niagara from Loando to Batavia occupied
46 days, strong winds and heavy seas having been
encountered after rounding the Cape of Good
Hope. The habits and occupations of the Japa-
nese continued much the same as has been re-
ported previously in the correspondents letters.
| Whatever may be their habits of cleanliness in
their own country, We are led to believe that on
! board the Niagara they are not such as to tempt
emulation. The Ambassadors had made formal
visit to the Dutch authorities, who received them
| with much ceremony, and entertained them in n
prncely manner; and in the evening, after the re-
ceptiOn, the GovarnOrG General gave grand soiree
at the palace. The Niagara was to leave on Tues
day, Oct 8, for Hong Kong, touching at Singapore
All on board are reported WELL
| Secretary Jacob Thompson, of the Interior De-
partment, having obtained leave of absence
from the President, leaves Washington city to-day
for Raleigh, North Carolina the authorities of the
State of Mississippi having officially designated him
as that States special Commissioner to the State
of North Carolina, and incidentally to all the other
saveholding States
We have to say, from information in our posses
sion, that though Mr. Thompson favors the seces-
sion of the cotton States, he is for the resumption
OF their relations with the rest of the Union on the
moment the non-slavehoding States consent to give
the constitutional guarantees which the united
South may eventually ask at their hands.
Moses Kelly, Esq, chief clerk, has been appoint
ed by the President Acting Secretary of the Int
rior Department in Mr. ThompsOn's ABSENCE
Washington Star Of last ecening
FATAL STREET FIGHr BETWEEN CALIFORNIA ED1-
ToRs.-On Wednesday, the 14th ut., deadly fight
took place at Visalia, California, between VIM G.
Morris and Mr.. Shannon, editor of the FisaIia
Detd' The latter attacked Morris in an office
there, and beat him over the head with a heavy
revolver, knocking him Senseless to the floor On
| Morris recovering, be armed himself and started
out after shannon, when they met, and each fired
two shots one Of which, from Morris pistol struck
shannon in the abdomen, from the effects of which
! he died IN halt an hour Morris surrendered him.
self to the authorities, and was acquitted by the
Justice of the Peace.
| CHANGES OF FORTUNE.-The Boston TraceUer,
speaking of the cups and downs of business life
says: "A merchant OF this city, whose net profits
during the Crimean war amounted to at least
Sl5O,OOO, passing safely through the crisis of 1857
and who was reputed year or two since to be
worth $3.50 600, failed few DAYS ago with Habili.
ties to the extent Of 100000 of which it is esti-
mated he will be able to pay only about fifty per
| cent. n lew weeks since, a business man of BOs-
ton, who heretofore has been remarkably lucky in
all his operations made purchases of sugar to a
very large amount, upon which his losses it is esti
mated, will reach at least 100000.
WEIGHT OF VERMoNTEns average weight Of
the members of the Vermont Legislature is 1881
pounds. Washington county furnished the heaviest
men, their average being I73% pounds. and Or
leans county the lightest the average being 1917
! pounds. The average of Chttenden county is 49,
pounds. 1t has often been asserted, says the Free
Press, that the men of Vermont, born and raised
| on the west side of the mountain, were LARGER
race than those inhabiting the east SIDE and this
experiment would seem to prove it, the average of
the six counties on this side being 1929 pounds,
and of the eight on the other side being l587s
pounds.
DEcEAsE OF AN OLD SERVANT OF GLs. WASHING
ToN.-ln New York, on Friday, the coroner held
an inquest on the body of Hannah Carroll, aged sc
years, who died suddenly of apoplexy at her resi-
dence, No. 50 TOmpkins street. The deceased. it
is said, was once cook in the family of General
| Washington, and used frequently to talk about
him. She boosted Of her acquaintance with many
wealthy Southern families, and every summer made
regular pigrimages to the different hotels to call
upon such as might be in the city.
| Few STRANGERS IN WAsHINGroN-The Constitu-
ton OF Yesterday says:-Never before have there
been so few strangers, comparatively speaking, in
the city as at present. From some inexplicable
cause they hesitate to visit the capital and the ho-
tells boarding and stores all feel the effects
of the unaccustomed failure of their foreign pa.
irons. In one hotel alone we are assured that the
| arrivals, when compared with those for the same
period last year, have diminished very much over
One-half.
MARRIED.
ON Monday October 18th, 1850, by Rev Father Myers at
the Parsonage of ST Niucent de Paul, VILLAIN CHA RLES
HANNA and REBECCA L. LAWN, all of this citv
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