The Bee-Hive. — 1870-10-29 (London, England)

SAVAGES IN NORTH DEVON.  Under this head, about twelve months ago, a paragraph appeared in the Times, giving a description of a family living at Neyniet Rowland, in North Devon. The paragraph attracted much attention at the time, and we are informed that the Home Secretary requesting information with regard to these extraordinary people, the clerk to the magistrates in the division where they live sent a return of more than fifty summonses which had been issued against them by the magistrates for various offences. Since then, and during the last few days, the public in Devonshire have again had their attention attracted to this notorious family on account of sonic proceedings which a respectable farmer, named Partridge, living near them, instituted against them, for, as he alleged, entrapping his cattle into a field belonging to them, which has no gate to it, impounding them, and charging Mr. Partridge a heavy sum. The case was tried at the County Court, and Mr. Partridge obtained a verdict. Our (Times) correspondent paid a visit to the locality where the family in question reside. The family consists of an old man and woman, their son, three unmarried daughters, and a numerous progeny of little ones. They all live in an old barn propped up by posts, and this barn has neither windows nor doors to it. There is no dormitory in it, ,and one room, almost destitute of furniture, serves for every domestic purpose, a pit in it being the sleeping place of the whole family. In the slimmer many members of the family have been seen in a state of almost nudity at work in the fields, and nameless vicious acts have been witnessed by the neighbours. The clergyman of the parish, the Rev. Mr. Parkinson, informed our correspondent that the words and deeds of those people were disgusting and abominable, and that it was not safe for a lady to pass near their wretched dwelling. The remonstrances of the minister 'are •received with ogths, and he is saluted with odious names and obscene language. The daughters of the old man and woman, who are robust young women, have the voices and manners of rough men. They use the foulest language to passers by who may be obnoxious to them, and often assault with occasion alarming onevig ooifi r t thheoms e whom attacked t they dislike. 4respec On e fa one r of the neighbourhood, Mr. Carver, with such ferocity that he fainted from loss of blood, and he bears the marks of the blows on him to this day. Encounters between thern and neighbours are frequent, and a gun has sometimes been fired from the old barn by concealed liands, when these fights have been going on. The savageries of these people are indescribable, and the annoyance and the alarni they have caused to the neighbotirhootlis.a subject of loud complaint. Many members of the family have suffered imprisonment for divers offences, but they have only returned: again to renew their depredations and their nameless obscenities. Missionaries in foreign lands never encountered a tribe of savages who required civilizing more than this wretched tribe of people in North Devon. They own thirty acres of freehold land, on which they live, and they are thus likely to continue Sir a long time to violate physical and moral laws with impunity, unless some measures could be taken to put an effectual end to the corrupting and dangerous influences which they exercise in the neighbourhood where they exist.  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Longmans and Co. having secured the co-operation of some of the most eminent professors of, and writers on, the various branches of science comprised in this series, are enabled to indulge in the confident hope of producing a series which shall combine practical utility with sound theory.  MUTINY AND MunnEn.—A frightful tragedy, enacted on board a German ship, was brought to light by the arrival of the brifx Theresa in 'the Clyde on Monday night. The Theresa, Captain Kilper, was bound from Buenos Ayres for-Glasgow with bone ash. Shortly after she left ad isagreement took place between the officers mid crew with regard to the quality of the provisions. The quarrel ultimately ended iii a mutiny. The cook acted as ringleader, and, having signall(d nit the first mate for the victim, attacked him with a knife and disembowelled him. lie oxpirerlalmost immediately. The cook then made an attack on the captain, but, although he succeeded in stabbing him behind the shoulder, the miscreant was secured and lodged in irons befote he had inflicted serious injury. While the cook was engaged with the mate, the cabin boy hail a fur:ons encounter with the second mate. The latter defended himself manfully, but his assailant succeeded in indieting; several knife wounds upon him, from the effects of which he died. The cabin boy was not secureil, but is reported to have committed suicide on the appearance of the first vessel which the Theresa encountered after the mutiny took place. The cook died in irons. A new crew was shipped at Pernambuco, and by these the vessel was navigated to the Clyde.