Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1865-09-29 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

WAS DONE.—The following amusing scene was enacted at the entrance to a prison in I the North tit England not many days agO. The term of LW) of its inmates was up on a c.irtain morning. For the nonce one shall be Brown, and the other Janes. Brown was "want. if" elsewhere for seine offence, and accardingly policeman X hail been despatched to secure his hi rd in regaining his liteirty. This functionary posital himielf at the outer gate in leaditi-ss for a swaiip. The two men received their tickets of exit from the hands of the governor, and Brown. doubtless having visious of what might he in store, exchanged passes with Jones. At the gate th- luau holding the ticket marked Jones passed unchallenged ; not so with him fielding that ender-el Brown It he Was Sti ippell, and informed of the honour th ‘t. awaited liiin—viz., a free passage to an ailj iiiiing equity. Attar some hesitation :mil talk, he expunded the riddle, much to the chargrin af P.C. X, who Was fairly '' done." We need haidiy add that the veritahl.z. Mown jugend), "wade tracks," and has not since been heard of. THE MURDERER CURRIE —lt is not yet quite settled whether Currie, the murderer of Major De Vere. will be executed at Maidstone or at Chatham. The authorities are properly anxious that the execution should take place at Chatham, where the impression would be of greater value; but there are supposed to be ,ronle legal difficulties in the way, and the suppositi iiii , we believe, arises from an opinion given by Judge Shee, who tried the case. We are inclined to think that a littlt investigation will show that there is no difficu'ty iii the matter, and that the Sheriff mf Kent mu-t comply with the order of the Secretary al State, and execute Currie wherever he is ordered in her Majesty's name within his shrievalty. Titi- official documents, as well as the evidence on the trial, shew that Cu. rie had not the least remote reason for dissatisfaction with the unfortunate officer whom he so ruthlessly sacrificed.— Army and Nary Gazette. The sailing frigate Terpsichore, IS, which has been selected by the Admiralty to he hauled over to Mr Donald M`Kay, of Boston, United States, ti be undertaken for the purpose of sheivieg the value of torpedoes as an agency fir destroying vessels of war, is now alongside the dockyard at Chatham. She has ' been denuded of the whole of her stores and gear, so as to leave her a mere empty MIMI, in readiness for being moored at the end of the harbour, where the trials arelto take place, care being taken to place the vessel in such a spot that accidents may be avoided. To test the value of the torpedoes 30 of them will he placed under the frigate and discharged, these cons;sting of nix large and 24 smaller shells, which are now in course of manufacture for the purpose. The test shell wid be planted in the mud. h low the vessel's keel, 48 hours before exploding. Eighteen of the smaller torpedoes will be charged with MA of powder, and six Wit II 75iil each ; the six large torprdoes wilt be charged wi Ii 46011) weight of gunpowder, the whole being sufficient to destroy the largest iron-clad ship in the Elig,ish navy. The powder for the torpedoes is the seine as that in use for the ordinary rifle. A VoLUNTEER