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September S, 1853.] THE LEADER. 849
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-CHARGES OF CRUELTY TO PRISONERS. The go...
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CURIOSITIES OF JUSTICE. The county court...
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CRIMINAL RECORD. The odd insanities of s...
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M1SCELLANEOU 8. The records of tho Court...
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A vacancy in tho representation of Lisbi...
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The Hurricane On Friday. Ai,Ona Tho Engl...
nd Northumberland coast , where the coasters had a most severe trial . From Teignmouth , Plymouth , and Falin outl . i , similar intelligence as to the violence of the pale lias been received . At Kimmeridge , on the Dorsetshire coast , a new life-boat was driven ashore during the height of the storm , on Friday morning . Nothing is known of the crew , if she went out with one to any ship in distress , ' or to where she belongs . " The force ' of the wind unroofed several dwellings and other buildings in tho neighbourhood of Stareross and Dawlisn ; and on the South Devon Railway the electric telegraph posts were hurled down , some of them falling into the
sea . The devastation caused by the storm was much more extensive in the neighbourhood of Bristol than was supposed- The devastation at Knowle Park , Almondsbury , the seat of Colonel Master , was lamentable . The gnarled oak , the tough ash , and the chestnut were all alike levelled . The splendid horse-chestnut avenue , for which this fine park was celebrated , is a complete wreck ; and the park itself is entirely covered with trees torn up by the roots , broken midway off , or their tops and limbs shattered . The fine old house , however , is uninjured . The corn in many places in the
neighbourhood is beaten down as if numbers of rollers had passed over it . At Westbury the force of the storm was exerted in a line passing first to the east side of Mr . Fripp's , at Coombe , and hence directly onward to Mr . Harford's lower lodge gate , Blaize Castle . Several large trees were uprooted ; and at the back of the celebrated Henbury Cottages the road was entirely choked with huge trees . All this was the work of an instant , as the storm did not last more than ten minutes ; but the grand crash is described as momentary in the midst of deafening thunder and vivid lightning .
At Marlborough there was a great deal of damage done , although the storm lasted about five minutes only . The destruction commenced at Oare , a -village a few miles distant . The mail-cart was passing at the time , and the driver had a narrow escape , the trees falling on evei'y side ; indeed , to use his own wordi ^—" all at once the oaks and elms flew in all directions like hits of stick . " A private letter , written at Wrington , Somersetshire , which has been placed at our disposal ,, gives ~ a lively and picturesque Recount of the progress of this singular storm : — -
" lou know that the effects of this gale begin to be eecn about Exeter as though it had been collected into a kind of apex of force as it approached tho coast from the sen . Then it may be traced , i n a comparatively narrow path , until the current came upon the flat country , and meeting with no resistance , hurried on to the Mcndip range , and hero mischief soon began . About four o ' clock a . m . Friday , it entered the opening between Cross and Uxbridge , swept up there ,
carrying away lots of little roofs and small trees , and so on to a prominent part of the hill where the old camp ls , at Dolborry , or Dolburrow . Reing compelled to make a turn here , in revenge it demolished a fine cluster of noble elms , and then curled round the side of the hill towards Mendip Lodge , keeping its force in a belt of aboul , 200 or 300 yards , ffho first thing it meets > Ui « lino lino of elms and ash loading up to Mr . Sum-Jier s ; of these it makes as short work as a shower of
{ . ' apo upon n crowd . They are all down , or rather Khot uway , and where any fellow , better rooted than tho ' ^ t , made a bravo stand , there you si ; e him dying upri Prh !; , with all his limbs and leaves twisted off . Then ^ tack is changed rather suddenly , and away it 'nvo . H at right angles to tho hill across to Lang ' ford '" "If ( Mr . Addingfcon ' s ) , smashing and twirling trees a ><> ut ; in the most wanton manner , and cuts its way : iinou sl ; tho noblo olm . s at Ilariot ' s Lodge , into poor '• ¦ inner I ' arkor ' w orchard , tearing up some and literally " in hintf ofch ,:,. treesand hurling tiles and thatch about
, llk « fcathovs . So on , over tho valley to Wrington , ( ! lll " n everything , till it makes another turn to tho H' » il . lMias <; , towards tho Wrington rango of hills , and ' »« ' » Hiirloy W ( , od comos in for its share of devastation . ' quiot li « , tl « nook xvm quite hidden ; now all tho * v * mi ( 1 oIlicoH aro quito oxposcd to view for miles ( « md . This whirlwind seems thon to huvo got highor I 'H f'lU ) 11 IT Itiwl IIOLtutswl si , r ,, i « llv ! . < , » .. - ^ 4 ... . 1 - "I T '" ! »»' mid passed over thin to descend in
_ J ' . ' , rango 1 'Is fury again upon Uristol , Knowle Park , and on t o ' oiicrsLi-i- . The peculiar way in which tho trees lmvo , im'Tj ° ' " tll ( ' > RO < ' tlloir io l w twisted oil ; and the nar-° Hunts of l ; ho forco , completely suggest u confuuna-)( » ol " the revolving theory / ' art I think it is called , „] . ' ; ail ( H'b 0 capricious turns tho curront takes ^ K'vo | , hn i , l 0 ! l () f i (; H progressing upon a largo series spirals , iinpollod with tho gonorul mass of air rushing Jin " ' - ° aH < i - Th <) wonderful powor and velocity ' ' n'hich nil this destruction wan done wan worthy ''•' dements : it , was all ovor in ten minutes , and ) 1 Uu ilHMisHiMlB of Jiuo trees mwiliiliiUxli X can only
compare the scene in some parts to what might be done by a park of heavy artillex-y blazing away for a week in the same direction . "
September S, 1853.] The Leader. 849
September S , 1853 . ] THE LEADER . 849
-Charges Of Cruelty To Prisoners. The Go...
-CHARGES OF CRUELTY TO PRISONERS . The governor of Birmingham G-aol , Lieutenant Austin , having bee'h charged -with cruelty towards some of the prisoners , a comjiSission-hasibeen issued to inquire . "The commissioners are—Mr- Welsby , recorder of Chester ; Captain Williams , inspector of prisons ; and Doctor Baily , of the Milbank Penitentiary . Witnesses were examined on Tuesday and Wednesday . John Dodson swore that while he was in gaol he was very sick with a diseased chest : that he was put to turn a crank while he was scarcely able to stand ; that he was ill one night sind rang for assistance , but was threatened by the governor to be whipped , and that the threat so terrified him that he tried to hang himself . The gaol surgeon was examined respecting Dodson ' s illness , but he gave very unsatisfactory evidence ; it appears that he had not kept a regular account of the medicines he issued , nor of the condition of the patients . The gaol chaplain testified that Dodson was too old to work , and the officers " teased" him by making him work . It further appeared in evidence that part of the hard labour is turning a crank ten thousand times in the day , with 10 lbs . weight attached to it . The prisoner is kept in the crank cell until he does the allotted work . One boy in the gaol , galled at the hard labour , and irritated at " the punishment jacket , " committed suicide . Another prisoner , named Hodgetts , hung himself . He had been ill for some time , and had refused food , but the surgeon did not attend to him , and tho officers treated him roughly , saying he was shamming illness . Sometimes prisoners were sick three or four days without a visit from the surgeon .
Curiosities Of Justice. The County Court...
CURIOSITIES OF JUSTICE . The county court system is to be well sifted . The new commission has been ordered to investigate many points . It is charged to inquire into and report on the state of the said courts , and the course of practice therein , and particularly with respect to the fees to be levied in the said courts ; and whether the same can be reduced in amount , or can be levied in a manner less burdensome to the suitors ; and whether the costs of proceedings in the said courts can be reduced ; and whether any and what alterations and amendments can be made for the better administration of justice . in the said courts ; and whether any and what business can / he usefully and properly transferred to them in addition to that which they now perform . The new act towards the . abatement of the smoke nuisance applies to " any mill , factory house , = printing house , dye house , iron foundry , glass house , distillery , brew house , sugar refinery , bake house , gas works , water works , and other buildings used for the purpose of trade or manufacture . " The remission of the Income-tax on account of the pre- , mium paid on an insurance for a man ' s life , is now extended to tho premiums paid for the insurance of a sum , contingent on the death of his wife , or for the insurance of a deferred annuity .
Criminal Record. The Odd Insanities Of S...
CRIMINAL RECORD . The odd insanities of some men would bo beyond belief if not actually shown in the facts of tho day . Mr . Georgo Stanley Smythe , a young man nearly thirty , was to bo married to a young lady , but ho had a strong impression that he was unworthy of her . This feeling drove him mad . Ho went into tho Cathedral Hotel , St . Paul ' s , called for half a pint of sherry , and drank it . In ton minutes ho foil on tho floor , and died in a fow hours . Ho had put ossonco of bitter almonds in tho bottle . In his pocketbook was found lines bewailing his want of merit . In tho town of Lancaster tho other day , an immenfio crowd of people assembled , most of thorn having travelled from long distances , bringing provisions with them , and , from thoir jocund demeanour and well-filled haskots , appearing as if thoy woro merely going out on a picnic party . They camo to seo Kichard Pedder hanged for shooting his wifo . Tho entertainment was protracted , tho man having struggled for a long time . Elizabeth Ityan tearfully complained of tho healing which John Rogers gave her . Sho in his mistress . For going to hoo her dying sister , ho struck hor a ferriblo blow on tho frido of tho hear ) , which knocked her down . Beforo flho could gefc up , ho ilung himself upon her , and kneeling upon her stomach , struck hor with all his forco about tho head and face . Ho thon kicked her in a most Havago way , and renoWed tho assault again and again . In defence Rogers said that hIio was a violent , and drunken woman , thai ; she had boaton him with an umbrella , arid thai ; ho had onl y defended himself . This wan partly proved . Tho magistrato fined Rogers SO / ., which ho paid immediately ( ho is a tradesman ) , not wishing to imprison him , loud tho homo should ho broken up . Rogers thon asked to bo protected from the woman ' s future violence , hut tho magistrato rofiiHod to adopt any precautions , it ; being clear that tho woman kept , his houso well , and brought up tho children creditably . A . London cleric named Kevin ul > Ncomle < f with ' \( H ) I . A . detective oxanu ' uod Iu ' h loggings , and found in them n * Hrndshaw . Examining it closely , ho noted that , at tho point , marking tho departure of the II ., " 10 train from London -bridge to Pans , the page was turned down , and tho note of the arrival of the boat ; at Li Ho was similarly marked . Guided by these indications , t , h <> defective wont to Lille , and there found his man . A now variety of tho wornan-beating is shown by , Jamos HuMei-worth ll ' ieks , a drunken young fellow , who boat his mother , turned her out of bod , nearly choked her , and / lung hor down stairs .
Tho sentry on guard at ' \ owor-hill Haw n man jump up hohind a cab , pull down a box , and , helped by of hers , mako away with it . Jlo neither stoppod tho tihiof nor culled out "J ' olioo , " any intorfbronco bciiiff aguinal . tho
rules of military discipline . The thief , however , has been found out ; but the box is not yet found . A miner named Pcllow lived at Harrowbarrow , a mining village in the west of England . In his house lived a lodger , named Pengay , and an . improper intimacy arose between Fellow ' s wife and ^ the lodger . - The wife prepared some pastry for tho husband , and on his taking a bit of it at the mine , he found it bitter , and gave the rest to a dog . " Theinan recovered of the bit ; the dog it was that died . " The pastry had been poisoned . Pellow ' s child also took ill and died . In a few _ weeks , the wife and the lodger ran away together , and this roused suspicion . The child was taken up , and arsenic was found in the body . The wife and her paramour were followed , and are in gaol . A young lad of sixteen , son of a Cardiff merchant , blowout his brains with a pistol . It is not known why . He had been at sea , and was living -with his family .
Weils , a young shoemaker of nineteen , married a young girl of sixteen . Three days after marriage , he " treated her like a brute , " beating her , and kicking her in several parts of the body . She summoned him , but , before the magistrate , offered to forgive him . He was sentenced to six months hard labour , but said he did not care . Afterwards , at the earnest entreaty of the young wife , the magistrato remitted the sentence . A detective saw Nicholls , B usher , and Picket , men known to be thieves , moving in concert among the crowd on a Thames steamer , Picket pushing people towards tho other two . The officer caught . Busher ' s hand taking a purse out of a lady ' s pocket . Picket denied his part of the transaction , and laid great stress on the fact that he had nodded to the detective ( an old acquaintance of his ) , and that the detective had nodded to him .
Ann Carroll is a sober , decent woman . She works hard to support her family . Her husband-does nothing , takes her money , gets drunk , and beats her . On Monday , he struck her down , pulled her hair , cut her on the head , and left her insensible . He was " imprisoned for six months , " and then said , "That is all she wants , your worship , " muttering something about his wife's misconduct . Charlotte Oswald is another decent woman , who earns her bread as a pew-opener and general servant in Eastbourne Grove Church . But she has a husband , and consequently one night she was knocked on the head , pulled by the hair , and beaten about the face . "Throe months ' imprisonment" was awarded to him .
A foreign scoundrel—a Lascar beggar—is in the habit of waylaying ladies in the lonely parts of Camden Town , offering " religious tracts , " and on their refusal to take them , using obscene language and glowering- at them ferociously . He thus terrified Miss May , daughter of a police inspector . She prosecuted him , and he has been sent to gaol for three months . [ Tho finely-picturesquo powers of the ponny-a-liners arc very improperly used in reporting police cases . In noting the above , the reporters say , " Miss Anne May , a fine-looking young woman . " This impertinence is offensive ; it has nothing to do with the case , and reads like " slang . " ]
William Shaycr , a drunken rascal , ran through tho streets chasing his wifo , who roared out " Murder !" When a policeman interposed , Shaycr drew a knife , but was mastered . The wife did not appear ; tho policeman saying , " Some poor women , your worship , will suffer anything sooner than appear against thoir husbands . " A young man named Lawrence , living at Bermondsey , complained to tho magistrate thai a man named Stevens had indecently assaulted Mrs . Lawrence . Tho magistrato said it was necessary to produce tho wifo to swear to ( he assault . This " delay of justice" irritated Lawrence . Ho wont out , bought a pistol , waylaid Stevens , and shot him with a bullet in tho leg . Ho has absconded , and a verdict of " Wilful Murder against him has been found by a Coroner ' s Jury .
M1scellaneou 8. The Records Of Tho Court...
M 1 SCELLANEOU 8 . The records of tho Court this week will be found in the description of the Queen's visit to Ireland . Determined not to let tho question slumber , a Society has been formed for tho Revival of Convocation for tho province of York . They hold thoir general mooting on Wednesday . From tho speech of tho chairman , Mr . Henry JCoaro , we gather that tho
society is rapidly recovering its financial balance , and that its members have- increased . Tho groat act of tho meeting , however , vvus to agree <; o an address to the Convention of tho American Church , about : to meet a / , Now York in October next , soliciting an expression of sympathy on tho part ; of tho Church in America with tho Church of England in hor desire for tho restoration of synodal action .
A Vacancy In Tho Representation Of Lisbi...
A vacancy in tho representation of Lisbiirno hafi boon caused by tho sudden death of Mr . Roger . lolniHon Smyth . Flo was ii moderate Conservative in politics . A Liberal member is likely to replace him . A . brevet , on a small scale for the troops in Ireland is roportod . It will he in honour of the Royal visit . Lord Klgin , " < Jovemor of Canada , ' is to return to England in tho tiartib Howls . Our brave men die so fast , that we do right to honour those who still remain . Gloucester i , s to give a dinner to Sir Joseph Tackwell uoxl week , and Lord Kllonborough in to bo present . Tho tMinder frigate ( f > 0 ) , Captain St . Vincent King , having the Karl of KHoHinoro and suite on board , arrived at Plymouth on the morning of tho IJHlJi ult ., after an oxeollont , run of Court coil days from . Halifax .
Karon Mavoclicl ' ti in to sculpture a colossal figure of the great Duke for ( . ho town of Leeds . The cost will bo , lf > 00 guineas . Tho " vuuaut TJiiufclw" ("" 'ho Court reporter *) quooi-ly
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 3, 1853, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_03091853/page/9/
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