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AN EPISODE IN TOWN LIFE Captain Shepherd...
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" WHAT'S IN A NAME?" KoMH person calling...
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CAPTAIN ATCHERLEY AGAIN. Captain Atcherl...
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CHEAP FUNERALS! An undertaker, named Avi...
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MISCELLANEOUS. The Queen and tbe Royal F...
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The Irish prisoners wero found guilty of...
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Tiicutenant-General Sir Thomas Downniun,...
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An Episode In Town Life Captain Shepherd...
AN EPISODE IN TOWN LIFE Captain Shepherd , R . N ., residing at Woodbine-cottage , Ealing , attended at the Marylebone court on Thursday , in support of a summons which he had taken out against David Hart , 4 , Edward-street , Hampstead-road , for unlawfully detaining a portmanteau , two hats , a cap , and other articles belonging to the Captain . Mr . Broughton ( to defendant ) . —What are you ? Hart . —I am a " gent . " { _daughter . ) > Mr . Broughton . —Why do you detain these things ? Hart . —I know of nothing move than the portmanteau , which I detain for money which I have lent to the captain at different times , to pay for cigars , brandy , & e . I once had him before a magistrate at Brentford for stabbing me with a fork at Ealing , and for that offence he was confined ; this proceeding , on his part , has arisen entirely through spite . He owes me 10 s ., and he left thc portmanteau with me as security for the debt . The fact is , your worship , he is mad ; there can be no mistake about it .
The Captain . —Mad , do you say ? I am not mad . " When the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw . " Hem ! Shakspeare ! Mr . Broughton . —Have you any witness , Captain Shepherd ? The Captain . —Oh , yes ; I'll call a lady , Mrs . Hartley . Mrs . Hartley , a stylishly dressed woman , about 35 years of age , was then sworn . Mr . Broughton . —Are you a married woman , ma ' am , or a widow ? Mrs . Hartley . —I am a widow , sir . ( She here drew aside her lace veil , and a face by no means unhandsome was fully exposed to view . ) Mr . Broughton . —What do you know of this business , and where do you live ?
Mrs . Hartly . —I am living at the same house as Mr . Hart . He is not the landlord . I know that the portmanteau was left with Mr . Hart by the Captain , and I also know that he ( Mr . Hart ) had lent him money . Mr . Broughton . —What do you know of Captain Shepherd ? Mrs . Hartley ( blushing ) . —I lived with him , sir , for two or three days at Ealing , the same as if I had been his wife , but I ran away from him because he beat me severely , and shot at me often with bow and arrows . One of the arrows entered my leg . He is a most strange man , for during the short period I was with him he amused himself by biting _dog-s' tails oflf _^ and pulling flowers from other people ' s grounds .
Thc Captain . —Now , about our first acquaintance . Didn't I meet you one day in the street and ask you to take a ride in my vehicle ? Mrs . Hartley . —Yes . The Captain . —And have I not visited you at Hart ' s house frequently ? Mrs . Hartley . —Certainly . The Captain . —I believe you once went to a masked ball with mo ; did you not ? Mrs . Hartley . —I did . The Captain . —Of course you enjoyed yourself there ?
Mrs . Hartley . —Indeed I did not ; I was never in my life in so much misery before ; your behaviour was so extremely strange and annoying . The Captain . —Hadn't you a pretty dress ? Mrs . Hartley . —A very pretty one indeed . Mr . Broughton . —In what character did you go ? Mrs . Hartley . —In that of a " Greek boy . " The Captain . —Didn't you and I in the course of tho night change dresses ? Mrs . Hartley . —Oh ! I don't recollect . Mr . JJrough ' ton . —Who paid for the "Greek boy ' s " dress P
Mrs . Hartley . —It has not been paid feir at all , sir . The Captain . —Did I not at one ; time pay the defendant Hart III ., on account of your rent , ? Mrs . Hartley . —You paid him something , but what it was I cannot , tell . The Captain . —Did I not give you a pair of hoofs ? Mrs . JI . arf . Iey . — You eliel—are ; they paiel for ? The Cupfain ( addressing the iruigisf . raf . e ) . ~~ They are as good as pniel for , for I have given my promise ; to Mr . Patterson who made them . The price of ' f hem i . s three guineas ; they aro small anel of beautiful make , and were in the Great _Inhibition , where they attracted _e-oiiniel < _iriible ; notice . They fit the ; laely exactly ; unel this J can say , thai , she ; bus the smallest and most elegant foot , eif any woman in Kngland---have you not , Mrs . Hartley ? The ; lael y curtseyed , and begged politely that she ; might be excused from giving a re-ply to any such questions .
Mr . Hroiighton . —" You wore not exhibited as we'll as the shoes , were you ? ( Laughter . ) Mrs . Hartley ( smiling ) .--No , Hir , indeed I was net . The Captain .--The model of heir foot , your worship / is gone ; to China , to _le-f them see there what ' we English can do without the ; aiel of bandaging anil cruelly strapping up from infancy . _Jler foot is the ; most , lovely thing you ever
saw in your life . ( Renewed laughter . ) Mr . ffroiighton was roqiiosl <; d hy the ; gallant , captain fo satisfy himself thereof by ocular demonstration , but , his worship had no inclination to elo anything of the ; seal , inasmuch as the qiicstiem at . issue hail nothing to do with the ; foot of which tho laely _avus the proprietress . The ; magistrate told the captain that according ( ei his own witness's showing money hail been lent to him by defendant , iu whose ; hands the ; port _niaiifcuu now wan , anel the ; case _wlis ele ; _e'iele ; el by fhe summons being dismissed .
" What's In A Name?" Komh Person Calling...
" WHAT'S IN A NAME ?" KoMH person calling himself the Heinouruhlo llemry Cavendish , anil pretending to be a relative of the ; Duke ; eif Devonshire , wrote in Eel . run ry last to M . _Cuillie ;/ , _proprietor of tho Hotel _Meiurice , to engage an apartment anel tei have a carriage sent forhini tei the railway station . He arrived on the ; day appointed , with a laely whom he represented as his wife , lie ; had a respectable _appoaran <; o , anel scorned to bo about forty-fivo years of ago . Ho Jived
" What's In A Name?" Komh Person Calling...
there in great style for above a month , and having promised M . Cailliez a cheque for the amount of his bill , which then came to l , 200 f ., he went out and never returned . He left behind some articles of small value . A complaint being made to the police , it was ascertained that the pretended Mr . Cavendish had obtained shirts and gloves to the value of 475 f . from one tradeswoman , and goods to tho amount , of , 178 f . and 673 f . from two dressmakers , for none of which he had paid . It was afterwards found that he had been living at the Royal ' Hotel at Dover , kept by Mr . Hughes , out of money obtained by a forged cheque on MM . Ferrere and Laffitte . He next appeared at Dunkirk , under the name of William Bentinck , where he obtained goods on cheque which were afterwards dishonoured . Here the police took him in charge , just as he was about to make another migration . The Tribunal of Correctional Police at Paris have condemned him to a year ' s imprisonment and a fine of 50 f .
Captain Atcherley Again. Captain Atcherl...
CAPTAIN ATCHERLEY AGAIN . Captain Atcherley was summoned before Mr . Bingham on Wednesday to show cause why he detained certain papers belonging to Pierre Basquet , an Indian chief . Tho chief had explained to the magistrate , on previous applications at this court , that he had certain claims upon , or representations to make to the Colonialoffice on behalf of himself and tribe relative to certain
lands of which tbey had been dispossessed ; that be had come to England about thirteen months ago to prosecute those claims ; that unluckily he was seen in the street on his way to the Colonial-office by Captain Atcherley ; tbat be was induced to place himself and papers in tbe bands of Captain Atcherley , who undertook to use his influence with Government to get justice done to himself and people ; that he had discovered , after some months' delay , he had made a mistake in allowing Captain Atcherley to have anything to do with his business ; and tbat being now desirous of returning home , he had applied , but iu vain , for the restoration of his papers , some of which were official .
Captain Atcherley came to the court at an early hour , and obtained summonses against several gentlemen connected with tbe Colonial and Government offices . The only summons which police-constable Roberts could serve was a summons addressed to a gentleman named Elliott . At three o ' clock , Captain Atcherley having made bis appearance with a considerable bundle of papers , Mr . Bingham requested he would tell him shortly why he detained the papers ?
Captain Atcherley proceeded to say , that in 1851 he met the man Pierre Basquet in the street , and bearing in mind tbat in 1820 be bad been sworn in sponsor for the Indians , that on the occasion of taking an Indian to the Bay of Exploits he had been told to pull oft' his uniform , and to perform service as a clergyman , that he had so performed service for some time , but in consequence of the Indian being turned out into the open air , death ensued ; and having sent a report to Lord Dalhousie , and afterwards received his commission as lieutenant , he came to England , and was put into thc rules of the peace for Middlesex and Worcester . At this point of the story Mr . Vaughan interposed , and reminded the captain it would he advisable to come to the case of Pierre Basquet without further delay .
Captain Atcherley said , ho saw Pierre Basquet in the street , and being of opinion his duties as Indian sponsor came into requisition , betook charge of the applicant ' s business . He corresponded with the Colonialoffice , and ascertained that Earl Grey had recognised tho position of the applicant , giving him the medal be then won ; , and a union-jack to bold as bis emblem of authority connected with the fisheries . Being desirous that the correspondence should be conducted in a regular May , he had taken charge of it . Some of tho correspondence was regular and some irregular . In some , of the letters tbe applicant was described us
" Bosquet , " and in others as " Hasquot . " The consequence of ibis was , that the American Government would not recognise him at all , and refused tn defray about 200 / . expenses , to which he ( Captain Atcherley ) had been put for tbe maintenance of the applicant , and for fhe proper prosecution of his claims . He was , however , desirous of carrying out conscientiously Uie trust , confided to hiui , and only waited for the ; magistrate ' s orders to give up the papers , as he was anxious lo prevent an impression from going abroad , that he 1 hael thrown tho man oil ' , anel had acted unfairly towards him .
Mr , Hinghiim . — You do not approach ( ho point I have tei decide . You detain fhe papers of _I'icrro Musquef , anel you must show mo . somo reason why you do so . I presumed the reason you would offer would bo Hint , you laid done ; souk ; meritorious services , unel flint you retained the , papers until you were paid . Captain Atcherley . —That is the real meaning of tin ; thing . Mr . Bingham . —Well , then , as I have correctly _sur *
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mised tbo truth , there is an end of the matter . _N person has a right to detain papers for expenses i ° curred except an attorney for expenses in a suit of la *** and you are not an attorney . v * Captain Atcherley . —Ob , but I am an attorney . Mr . Bingham . —Not an attorney such as the 1 contemplates . If you bave any claim for expenses vo must proceed in a civil court . You cannot detain th * papers on tbat ground . Captain Atcherley . —I have no claim against this man . My claim is against Government for mileage Mr . Bingham . —Then , my decision is , that you givo up the papers . You have shown no right to them and it is not disputed they belong to tbe applicant .
Captain Atcherley immediately restored the papers and then asked if he was still bound to maintain the applicant ? Mr . Bingham said tbe applicant had no claim upon Captain Atcherley for maintenance . The course for Captain Atcherley to take was to deliver the applicant to the relieving officer , who would no doubt do his duty . The chief having expressed no reluctance to accede to this proposition , Captain Atcherley left the court with him .
Cheap Funerals! An Undertaker, Named Avi...
CHEAP FUNERALS ! An undertaker , named Avis , of High-street , St . Giles , was charged before Mr . Henry , on Tuesday , with having buried an infant without the Registrar ' s certificate . Tho grandmother of the child had engaged Avis to provide a coffin and bury the child for the sum of three shillings . The child was accordingly placed in a coffin and carried to Avis ' s house , where a certificate of the death was , according to the grandmother's statement , left with the body . Two months after the deputy registrar , Mr . Faulkner , suspecting that all was not right , made some inquiries but could obtain no satisfactory information . The infant ' s mother had also been to the undertaker since the summons
was issued , but could ascertain nothing . It now came out , by the evidence of a man employed by Avis , that the child had not been buried at all , but had been kept for tho whole two months in a sort of vault or coal-cellar , under the undertaker's house . According to the undertaker ' s version of the story , the body was kept there because there was no certificate with it . Mr . Henry considered this a case of great importance . If the undertaker could clear himself of this charge , he might probably be indicted for improperly detaining the Jbody . The case was adjourned to obtain further evidence , and to secure the attendance of the surgeon who gave the certificate .
Miscellaneous. The Queen And Tbe Royal F...
MISCELLANEOUS . The Queen and tbe Royal Family , accompanied by tbe armed escort of war-steamers , set out early on Tuesday morning in the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert , from Osborne , and steamed eastward , her destination being Antwerp , and her object a friendly visit to King Leopold . After a fair passage , she put into the Downs , and remained all night , steaming away early in the morning across tho Channel . She reached Antwerp in the evening , about half an hour before tiio arrival of the King . When he came , ho went on board the yacht , and dined with the Royal voyagers . The next morning the Queen landed , and set out for Brussels , reaching the palace of Laccken about eleven o ' clock .
The Irish Prisoners Wero Found Guilty Of...
The Irish prisoners wero found guilty of tbe various charges brought against them for their share in ( he Stockport riots , on Thursday . There was nothing new in the evidence adduced before the Judge of Assize , Mr . Justice Crompton . News from the River Pluto has reached us by the Severn , which brings papers fo July 2 . Buenos Ay res was again placed under n dictatorial government , the
duration of which it was impossible to foretell . General Urqui / . a hud effected a emtp-d ' etat , d la Louis . Napoleon , and the community of Buenos Ay res was much alarmed and exasperated . The public press was effectually gagged , the Chamber of Representatives dissolved , and four of the most popular and inllucntiid members ordered to quit the country as demagogues . Such was the sorry prelude fo the ; anticipated national organization .
Tiicutenant-General Sir Thomas Downniun,...
Tiicutenant-General Sir Thomas Downniun , couiniui'dcr of the garrison ut Woolwich , died _Huelele ; nly on _Tucsehiy . The ; offices of the ; . Masters in Chancery closed on Tuesday , for the long vacation . Sir William Homo will sit its Vacation Master . . John J ) oe ; aiul Richard Roe made their final -appearance , as if in supposed , on the _OxJorel Circuit , af Glouccsler , on Wednesday . The statement made ; a few days ago , that u _loaelmtf Tracturian divine in London had innde an improper ut-o of the _confession in regard to u young luely , hael been e _eiiitriulicled by the relative of the lady in a letter to !<><> Daily News of Thursday . ,-. Mr . . 1 . It . Hind states ( hat the new plane ! whie-h _hi'dis ; covered on the 21 th of . ! lines _!»>« been named " Mel pomene by the Astronomer Royal . Ho states that it is the _ueareHi to us of the group between Mara and Jupiter , its per '"' of revolution being 1 , 200 days , which places it between Elora and Victoria .
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 14, 1852, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_14081852/page/8/
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