The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1881-01-29 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

DOING IT WELL.—The Warwickshire Assizes some years ago were held both at Coventry and Warwick, only twelve miles apart. One bright August day, we are told, at the conclusion of the Coventry business, a closed carriage waited at Chief Baron Pdlock's lodgings at Coventry to convey his lordship and his two clerks to Warwick. It was a warm afternoon, and the chief thought he would like to ride outside. "Coleman," said he to his principal clerk, a singularly handsome old gentleman, who had been with him all his life, "You and Stephen—Coleman's ' son—ride inside, and I will go on the box; but they mustn't know I am the judge as we are going along: You Must ' du the judge,' and mind you do it well." The journey progressed prosperously. On arriving at Kenilworth, half-way to Warwick, the driver pulled up to water his horses. The hotel-keeper rushed out and inquired of the assumed servant on the box if "his lordship inside" would take any refreshment. "My lord," said the Chief Baron, calling to his representative inside, "will your lordship be pleased to take anything here 'r" Coleman, fully prepared to carry out his instructions to "do the judge well," immediately answered, "Oh, certainly, certainly! A bottle of champagne, my good friend; your best, mind—your very best." The wine was brought out with great politeness. Coleman drank one glass, his son another. "Give a glass to my man on the box," said Coleman—" I dare say he is thirsty—and he will settle with you." Afterwards, when at Warwick, Sir Frederick commended the manner in which his clerk had carried out his instruetions,but suggested that he had possibly a little overdone it with regard te the wine, and did not again ask him te act so distinguished a part. A Gm. Mose. Marina Ivanovna, a Russian peasant girl of two-and-twenty, has recently acquired considerable notoriety in her native land, through the fact that, under the monastic designation of "Father Michael," she succeeded in passing several months in the cloister of Staraja Ladoga, without incurring the least suspicion on the part of her ,fellow monks that 6114.1 was other than she seemed to be. Forced by her father to marry a person wham she detested, she disappeared from her home on the day succeeding her wedding, and, upon search being made, her cluttieb, and two long plaits of her black hair, were found near the 'Wolcholl liver, as well as a letter in her hand writing, stating that, rather than live with her husband, she had resolved to drown herself. liar relatives, believing that she had really committed suicide, forebore any further inquiry, and mourned for her as one dead. She, however, dressed in man's clothing, applied last March for admission to the above monastery, and was duly received into the confraternity on probation, taking the minor vows, and officiating as coachman to the prior. There is no knowing to what ecclesiastical dignities she might nut in time have risen, had not unkind fortune decreed that a native of her own village should have been sent to Staraja Ladoga, by his master for correction at the hands of the brethren, his crime being inveterate drunkenness. Promptly recognised and denounced by this indiscreet toper as Matrina lvenovna, a friend of his youth, lather Michael was Landed over to the police authorities by the indignant monks, and is now awaiting trial for a religious imposture—a crime likely to be visited with severe punishment in ISO priest-ridden a country es .  Published, by the sole Proprietor, JAmts EDittra MUOLISTON, at his office, Cab*.le-end, Kenilworth, ist the amity of Warwick.