Glasgow Courier. — 1844-05-23 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

RESCUE OF A CHILD HIRED BY ITS PARENTS TO  A SHOWMAN.  Peath of General Von Bonlill--Berlin. May 10. General Von Bondll died yesterday afternoon; in hint the King has lost one of his most faithful servants, the country one of its most eminent citizens, and the army one of its bravest officers, who gained the greatest glory in the war of 1813 and 1814. On the morning of the 13th at 8 o'clock, the funeral of General Von Bontill took place with all the honours due to his rank. All the Princes of the Royal Family at Berlin attended the funeral procession: they were the Prince of Prussia and Princes Charles, Frederick William and Waldemar. His Majestys state carriage, drawn by eight horses, and the state carriages of the Princes, each drawn by six horses, were among those which followed. Murders in Spain.—The following appears in a Spanish journal. It appears to us, however, too improbable for belief:—" A terrible crime has just taken place in the neighbourhood of Igualda. A woman having lain in, in an isolated country house, her neighbours took the child to the next village to have it baptised, leaving a woman behind, who had offered to remain by the patient during their absence. When they had all departed, this woman, drawing forth a knife, commanded the patient to rise, and show her where her money was placed. The latter obeyed, and taking her into another room, contrived to lock her in. She then called to her two children, who had been left behind,  The peaoe of our usually quiet burgh was disturbed by a singu-, lar scene on Sabbath afternoon week. The May fair was beld Friday, andoimong other adventurers, there appeared the owner of a travelling caravan or show, boasting, with other rarities and monstrosities, of a girl, about eight or ten years old, with long flowing hair silver-white, and peculiar appearance of eye, whom he had picked up shoot Girvan. Her intoxicated parents, thirsting for drink, had hired her for twelve months for £7—Z2 to be paid in hand, and the remainder at the year's end. The mother, repenting of her unnatural folly, came to &reinter in the end of last week, to demand her ohild,,but the showman refused to comply, and she departed. On Sunday, however, the cries of the girl, whose longings had been awakened by her mother's appearance, ; arrested the attention of people on the street; and • crowd having I formed, and the cause of the noise ascertained, several persons called upon the proprietor to give up the little mourner. He and his wife came outside, andatrove to reason with the claimants, but it would not do. A big muscular Irishman, named Peter Lumen, shouted to the "boys" to back him, andejumpin. up [allowed by two or three others, brandished his huge Satin tkfeehowmad's face, and threatened to knock him down if he did not instantly deliver up the girl. She was thereupon handed out, and the valiant Peter shouldered his prise and marehed off. She is not yet sent home, but remains an inmate of Peter's house, who, we are told, is very kind to her. It is but fair to state that, by the child's own admission' every kindness was shown her by the owner of the caravan and his wife, who would willingly have parted with her from the first, had they got back the .f,2 paid to her parents.— Wigionshire Free Preen.