Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1862-07-11 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. An elopement, under very peculiar circumstances, took plane on Saturday, at Irthlingborough, a small village in Northamptonshire. A youth, of prepossessing appearance, apparently about 15 years of age, attended by a boy, whose features were canceahA by a slouched hat, rode up to the Bull Inn, and asked to be provided with rooms for himself and servant. Apartments were accordingly shewn hi,. He uext particularly requested that the horses might be ltd with raw beef, as he was about to undertake a long journey, and then retired with his servant to their respective rooms, having previously ordered breakfast at eight o'clock, and requested to be called punctually an hour earlier. At that time the next morning the barmaid went upstairs, but found both roomsi vacant; and on the young gentleman's dressing table was the subjoined poetical effusion : "Respected sir,— _ "  I long woo'd your daughter—my suit you denied; Love swells liker the Solway, hut ebbs like its. lid.; And now I am off with the bride of my heart, To be wedded this day, and never to part. I love her sincerely, and rather would die Then live but to lose her, forsake her, or fly. Yours respectfully, Albert E. Clinton."—The occurrence became, of course, the subject of village gossip, but no clue pould be gained al to the whereabouts or intentions of The young travellers until about two o'clock in the aftlirnoon, when a earl iage and pair were driven up to the inn, containing a lady and gentleman, both evidently labouring under great anxiety. It was ascertained from the latter that the fugitives had been traced to the vdlege, having eloped front a place beyond Bedford, the residence of the father of the supposed servant, but in reality a young lady, not mirk more than twelve years old, whelp her youthful admirer had persuaded to elope. The gentleman at once proceeded in van of theme very juvenile lovers.  An elderly gentleman, passing through the Hunter's Bog, Edinburgh, has had the greater portion of one of his ears carried off by a rifle shot from the musket of a young man out of uniform, who was practising at the Vclanteers' target.  A shoemaker, near iltllynasloe, recently Sent his bill as follows :—To soulen an heelen Miss Kitty, :is 6d; to topeen (topping) an botemen (bottoming) the Owld Missus, 28 (d; to toeen (toeing) Mister John, Is 6d; to account due from Owld Mr, 7s 6d.  Mr Adderley has offered to give to the public the Park at Saltley, which now bears his name. The gift is equivalent to a donation of not less than £18,009. Not only does Mr Adderley give the land; but with it he gives also the handsome museum and curators's house erected upon it.—Birntingham Journal.  At the Central Criminal Court, Wednesday, Mrs Vyse, of Ludgate Hill, who poisoned her two children was declared by the Jury to have been of unsound mind when she committed the crime. She will, therefore, be detained as a criminal lunatic duting Her Majesty's nleasure—th at is, for life. In the same Court, Wednesday, :fames Lawrence was t,ied for the murder of his sweetheart, a young woman named Cox, at Hendon. The Jury found him guilty, but recommended him to mercy on the ground that he was "strongly excited by jealousv." He was sentenced to death, with a warning not to hope for mercy.