Year: 1870

Denih Of the Morning Peil Mall Gazette


Sicikly and Fatal Imitation Of n Grcnt


Ncwsparer-Moncy but No Brains and the


ConseqncDces--1ien in Female Dress-A


Mysterious Gaze i'm the London Police.


LONDON, hay 4, 1870.


The morning Pan Man Gazette Is dead, and its
brief and slcsly calls to mind the affecting
coupiet inscribed the tomb Of an unhappy infant
whose life cut short after three little months,
into which were crowded the sorrows OF teething,
measles, hopping cough and scarlatina:-


II so must be done for


wonder what was begun for.


On the 1st OF last January the Pau Mdu gazette
ambitiously took upon itself the important role OF
London morning daily, and made its appearance
with loud flourish OF penny trunlpets aud quad
rupe sheet, after the fashion Of the London Times
1t was filed with bogus advertising. This was not
after the fashion OF the London Times On the last
day of April-it ought to have boen the rst-i gave
up the phost Into the four months OF its existence
were crowded an unlimlted amount of selflaudation,
heavy pecuniary losses and as much literary dish
water as can be found during the period In any
coltempOraneous publication. The Morning Gazette
had its origin in the necessities Of the original EUen
ing Gazette, which. In spite OF good paper and Trea
sury aid, was losing concern, and eventually got
so deeply involved as to render bold stroke al
visabie as a forlorn hope TO recover a portion
at least Of its losses The EUening Gazette
had reduced its price from twopence to one penny,
and still It's ledger showed deficiency week after
week. The idea of turning Itself into q morning
paper had at least the merit Of bodness; but any
person might have anticipated with such material
1t has proved a deplorable failure 1t now sinks
back into small penny afternoon sheet, which will
exist for short time like the last sputterlng flame
OF talow candle burned to the socket OF the candle
stick, and then die out altogether.


The fate OF this preientlouS journal Is not without
a moral. 1t was newspaper without news, a critic
without experience or Judgment, q politician with
out earnest principles There was no need for It's
is no regret at its death; for it may be
considered dead IN fact, the little penny evening
exunguished altogether Its fate should serve as a
warning to those silly and inexperienced persons
who think That newspaper can succeed in the pre-
sent day without beng fully up to the intelligence,
earnestness and enterprise OF che age. No journal
that depends upon iactonal support or upon some
for It's Gun expect In this day OF electricity
and steam any other end than that which the Pau
@ sa he we fST those Who feel that iournaism @ IL
their "calngr to lay it to heart.


GERMAN TRADE


The North German Lloyds Steamship Company
have Just declared dividend OF twentyone per cent
for the past year. or this sixteen per cent has been
divided in cash and five per cent has been placed to
the credit OF the reserve fund.


PRRs0NATING woMEN-A MYSTERIOUS CASE.


singular case has occupied the attention OF the





arrested at one OF the theatres, TWO OF whom were
dressed In female attire, and the case. although at
nrst set down as clark" has assumed mysterious
aspect as 1t is reprinted underneath:-


An examination Of the articles discovered In the
house NO. 10 Wakefield street, from which the accused
persons were seen to depart for the strand theatre
and in the lodgings of two OF the prisoners rather
increased than removed the doubts belonging to the
case, inasuluch as there have been found inter ALA
silver-mounted gcntleman's dressing case an ele-
gantly fitted Photographic album bearing the mi
tais Of the prisoner Boalton filled with portraits OF
n VOOd birth and hoe oriu
appearance In many cases OF university men, and
other personal property denoting fair amount OF
wardrobe OF female attire much Of /, dirty and con.
sderaby the worse for wear, but, at the same time
minutest articles OF woman . underclothng. When
brought together there were found to be
between thirty and forty rich silk and other dresses
all OF fashionable patterns, and some elaborately
trimmed with lace, furs, DC; large ermine cloak
well stocked female glove boxes, more than a score
different wigs and headdresses chiefly OF the pre-
vailing golden hue and OF them having plated
hair falls from twenty to thirty inches In length a.
tached; great number Of girls, hats, variousIy
boots richly embr0idered alarge quantity OF bizarre
ewelry with some bracelets and necklaces OF bet
toilet Accomplishments OF ladies OF certain class
such as rose bloom, violet powder, &c. Among all
this property there Is not more than one or at
most two costumes bearing any affinity 10 mas
querade party dress. All the remainder art-
cles OF ordinary female wear, and with the head
gear have been found an assortment Of white net
caps neatly trimmed with fancy ribbons as worn by
household servants.


The inquiries that have been made into the case,
although not as yet confirming existing suspicious
Of the grave charge under which two of the accused
persons stand remanded-"that Of being found per-
sonating women for the purpose OF melting to acts
OF immortality" have NOT been satisfactory. The
andlady Of the house in Wakefield street. where the
prisoners kept the larger portion of their feminine
wardrobe when questioned In the first instance
assumed virtuous Indignation, ana protesting that
the occurrence would destroy her reputation among
q large circle Of friends who were all highly re.
l0ious. she declared that the accused perxOns had
to the night on which they were taken into
custody The fact being that It was well
known Of the time to certetn persons that