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r 430 THE LEADER, [No. 374, Saturda y
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NAVAL AND MILITARY. A Mii.itauy Confirma...
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OBITUARY. General Sir James Macdonell, G...
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MISCELLANEOUS. The Court.—Prince Leining...
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. A Man Starved To Death By Workhouse Pr...
Friday week , a lady , who attended the ceremony with her maid-servant , was robbed in the aisle of her gold watch as she was leaving the church . The person who is believed tp have committed the robbery was examined at the Greenwich police-court last Saturday , and is under remand . Burglary . —Henry Simpson and Henry Williamsthe latter a ticket-of-leave man—are under remand at Marlborough-street , charged with burglary , and Williams
with an assault on a policeman . The constable , about one o'clock in the morning , saw the iron grating of a house in Goodge-street pushed up , and Williams immediately after made his appearance . He was seized by the officer , who sprang his rattle ; but the burglar dealt him a fearful blow on the head with a life-preserver , and then made off . He was caught , however , by another constable , when it was found that he and Simpson had robbed the house , though they had evidently been disturbed in the middle of their operations .
Outr age with Vitriol . —The sons of two tradesmen living at Church-way , Somers-towu , were fighting on Sunday morning , when the father of one , a broker named Robinson , separated them . Brett , the father of the other , who is also a broker , exclaimed , " Take that ! That will warm you , " and threw the contents of a tin pot filled with vitriol over the head of Robinson . The latter thought at first it was water ; but he soon found he was burning , and he was taken to the hospital by his wife , who was standing by at the time , and was also slightly burnt . Brett was conveyed to the station-house , where he said , " I am glad I haVe done it , and I hope he will
die . " He was brought before the Clerkenwell magistrate on Monday , when a certificate from the hospital was put in , certifying that Robinson , though doing well , was unable to attend . A solicitor , who attended for the defence , in cross-examination of Mrs . Robinson , ascertained that , for the last five or six years , her husband and Brett , who are rivals in trade , have continually quarrelled , and that each has been to the Clerkeuwell court to complain . On one occasion , the son of the injured man was charged with throwing vitriol over the dress of the prisoner's daughter , and was tried at the Central Criminal Court , but was acquitted . The case was remanded till next Mondav . Bail was refused .
Betting Houses . —Mr . Charles Tuorpe , of Barneslodge , and 124 , Jermyn-street , appeared before Mr . Beadon , at Marlborough-street , on an adjourned summons , which charged him with keeping an office at 124 , Jermyn-street , for the purpose of betting on horse races . Mr . Beadon said , " It is 1113 ' intention not to inflict a fine , but to sentence you to two months' hard labour . " Mr . Thorpe appeared to be quite overcome by this sentence . Mr . Abrahams ( his counsel ) gave notice of appeal , and applied for bail . Mr . Beadon agreed to accept bail , the defendant in 800 / ., and two sureties in 150 / . each . —Robert East , the landlord of the Rising Sun , in Charles-street , Grosvenor-square , has been fined 30 ? . by the Marlborough-street magistrate for keeping a betting-oflice in his house .
Burglajry . —The house of Mr . Pindar Worth , a farmer in the parish of Scotherne , Lincolnshire , was entered early on Monday morning . Mr . Worth and his wife were aroused by a noise and light on the staircase . They opened the bedroom door , when three armed men presented themselves . The burglars demanded money ; but at this moment the eldest of the daughters , who had been aroused by their mother , rushed between the thieves and Mr . Worth , and declared they should not hurt him . This baffled them for a time ; but they soon replied that they did not want to hurt him if he would give up all he had . He said he had nothing more than 11 . in the house ; and this they speedily took . They then swore
that they would burn down the house and sift the a * hes rather than not get all . In answer to one of the girls , they said they would go to Mr . Worth ' s bankers , and get his money there . Mrs . Worth had secreted her gold watch in the bed , but who was compelled by threats of rough usage , which one of the fellows began to carry into cflvct , to give it up . Miss Worth begged that a locket containing some of her mother's hair , which waa appended to a valuable gold chain , might be restored to her , when one of the men broke it ofT ( he chain and threw it to her . On her remarking that it was broken , she was told to get it mended . She replied that she must take it to Lincoln . " Lincoln ! " said one of tho
men , " whore ' s Lincoln ? We know nought about Lincoln . Send to Sheffield or Birmingham , and you can get all the lot back again . " The burglars then proceeded into another bedroom , tho boxes anil jewel-discs in which were rifled . While these operations wore going on up-stairs ; another party of burglura were plundering tho house below , ami every place likely to contain money or plate or portable valuables of any kind was thoroughly ransacked . The burglars then regaled themselves in tho lardor , and some wine , tobacco , and toa , wero taken away . Finally they loft , uttering throntw of vengeance if I . hoy wore followod . Sonic of tho ruffian *) have niuco been arrested .
Atoismi'tbd Mukdeii . —A man of tho name of Thomas Andrown , dcHcribod as a shoemaker , wan bint Saturday examined on remand at tho Wdrahi p-strcet policc-oflico on a ohargo of attempting to kill a young woman named Louisa Doulton , to whom ho wuh engaged to bo married . At tho previous examination , tho oattc wuh loft in n very uiiHiitiufaotory atuto , tho young woman being apparently " unwilling to press tho chnrgo against tho
accused , saying that she believed he had fired the pistol without intending to do her any hurt , and that he had merely done it to frighten her , on account of her perverse and culpable conduct . The solicitor who appeared in court on behalf of Andrews spoke to the same effect , and , no witnesses being present to appear against the man , although the names of several were down on the chargesheet , the case was remanded for the necessary evidence , which was accordingly now gone into . The man and the woman , it appeared , were standing talking together one night near the canal-bridge in Margaret-street , Hackney , when the former , who had previously quarrelled with his sweetheart in consequence of having just seen her in company with another man at a public-house , suddenly pulled a pistol out of his pocket , and deliberately fired it at the woman . She fell to the ground , and the man then ran forwards , raised her up a little , and kissed her , snying , " It is all your fault which has brought me to this . " He afterwards felt her about the head , and , finding that it was wet with blood , he uttered an exclamation of horror , let go his hold of the woman , and ran away . He was , however , pursued by a man who had seen him fire the pistol at the young woman , and afterwards given into custody . When brought to the station-house , Andrews confessed that be meant to shoot the girl ; that he had previously told her he would do so if he caught her talking to any one else , and should certainly have succeeded in the present instance if the pistol , which was half-filled with powder , and contained a large bullet , had not burst , and flown out of his hand into the canal . He made a contrary statement to the magistrate , whom he told that he never intended to kill the woman , and that there was 110 bullet in the pistol . Andrews was committed for trial . On hearing this , the young woman , who was greatly affected during the evidence , followed the man out of court , and was shortly afterwards seized with a fit , from which she was only recovered with much difficulty . Wife-BI ' - . atixg . —Danish Lynch , a shoemaker living in Great Wild-street , Drury-lane , has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour for a savage assault on his wife ; and Henry Peach , a coal porter , has been sentenced to similar punishment for a term of three months for the same offence . Robberies and Assaults . —Thomas Bryant , a man who is believed to be a holder of a ticket-of-leave , was charged on Wednesday at the Thames police-office with stealing a waterproof coat and assaulting a policeman . He took a coat from a shop in liatcliff-highway , but the constable , receiving information of the robbery , followed him and took him in custody , after a fierce struggle . When they were near the station-house , Bryant , who is an Irishman , made a murderous attack on the policeman , whom he brought to the pavement , and then attempted to gouge out one of his eyes ; but several bystanders dragged him off , and lie was locked up , remarking that , if he could have got out his knife , he would have plunged it into the constable ' s heart . He was sentenced to six months' hard labour . — Thomas Johns appeared at Lambeth on a charge of robbing William Hassick , a sailor . Hassick was inveigled into a skittleground in the Belvidere-road , where he was surrounded by sharpers . He won several games for small sums , and then staked his watch and chain , Avorth 8 / ., against what he conceived to be a 10 / . note , but which was in fact only a flash note . He was on the point of winning again , when Johns knocked him down . A fight ensued , in which the sharper got considerably worsted ; but , by the time a policeman arrived , the sailor ' s watch had disappeared . Johns was remanded .
Maternal Citurcr-TY . —An inquest was held on Tuesday evening , in Islington , on the body of Amelia Owen , seventeen years of age . The girl was a servant , but , being out of place , lived with her parents , a porter and his wife . About nine o ' clock on Monday morning ' , Mrs . Owen was very drunk and making a great noise in the street . Her daughter wanted her to como into the house , but the mother flow into a passion , nnd beat her over the head with a whip , and afterwards with a rail . On Monday evening , the girl was Been struggling in tho water of the Hegent ' B Canal , and waa taken out , and conveyed to the Hyder Arms , New North-rond , where she died that night . Tho jury found that , death was
caused by congestion ocua . iior . cd by tho blows inflicted , tho Hubinoi ' tiion in the canal , and . subsequent mental excitement ; and the following addendum was road to Mrs , Owen : — " And the jurors express their great indignation and disgust at the conduct of tho mother of the said Amelia Owen toward * tho doccanort , and their rogrot that , not being enabled by law to return any verdict criminating heron account of her conduct to her daughter , thoy are without tho power to inflict , any piininhmonfc upon her . " After ( his wan read , tho father of tho girl turned round to tho witnesson , and said , " You see , you can do no nioro . " MuitouK and Si'icrDK . --Tho wifo of a Hhoomake " named Ellison , at , IJunbury , Chotihiro , lmn drowned ho ' child fivo years old , and than hung hor . self .
R 430 The Leader, [No. 374, Saturda Y
r 430 THE LEADER , [ No . 374 , Saturda y
Naval And Military. A Mii.Itauy Confirma...
NAVAL AND MILITARY . A Mii . itauy Confirmation . —On Sunday morning , tho Bishop ot London aUoudcd at tho Iloynl Military Chnpel , St . Jamon ' H Park , for \\ w purpose of holding a conlirinatiou of ofliconi and privutoa of tho rogimonta stuLiouud at
the various London barracks who had not previouslv ,, 7 dergone that ecclesiastical rite . y ua ~ Review at Chatham . —A grand review of the whnl » of the troops quartered at Chatham took place on W 1 nesday on the Lines in the presence of the Comnuu 2 £ " in-Chief , who expressed himself greatly pleased at tl conduct of the men . He inspected the cavalry at Canfl bury on Thursday . ^<* uterm Troops for China . —The Adventure and Assistant iron steam troop ships , embarked their respective alW nients of troops for China on Wednesday , at Portsmouth These consisted of seven companies of the 82 d Regiment in the Assistance , and three companies of the same -md three companies of the 23 d Royal Welsh Fusiliers in the Adventure . u
Obituary. General Sir James Macdonell, G...
OBITUARY . General Sir James Macdonell , G . C . B ., expired on Friday week . He entered the army in 179 G , and was at the battle of Waterloo , being then a lieutenantcolonel in the Guards , and attached to Byng ' s bri gade He had charge of the buildings at Hougouinonf , ' held them so gallantly and successfull y that he received the special thanks and acknowledgments of the Duke of Wellington . Mij . Robert Burns , the eldest son of the poet , and himself a person of much thought and acquired knowledge , died on the afternoon of Thursday week at Dumfries , in his seventy-first year . He was only ten years old when his father died . His remains will be laid beside those of the poet in the family mausoleum .
Miscellaneous. The Court.—Prince Leining...
MISCELLANEOUS . The Court . —Prince Leiningen arrived on a visit to the Queen at Osborne on Friday week , —The Gazette of Tuesday contains a notification that the Queen has consented to a marriage between the Princess lloval and Prince Frederick William of Prussia .- —The Prince of Wales returned on Wednesday from the Lakes , and joined the Court at Osborne . The ' Infant Piuxcess . —We understand that the christening of the infant Princess will take place in the middle of next month , the sponsors being their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent , the Princess Royal , and Prince Frederick William of Prussia . The Princess will receive the names of Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore . — Tiuies . The Reviews at S pithead and Ai . dersiiot . —The total expense of the naval review at Spithead amounted to 91 ( j £ , and that of the review at Aldershot , on the
lGth of July , 1 S . 0 C , to 2 o 7 I . At Aldershot , the luncheon cost 105 / ., special trains 11 GL , and omnibuses 3 C / . The bulk of the expense at Spithead was _ in comestible ? , as all persons paid their own fares by rail . 'J 58 tidiets were issued for the accommodation of peers and members of Parliament . The Cape of Good Hope . —On the 1 st of next June , and thenceforward , the postage upon letters conveyed either by packet or by private ship between the United Kingdom and the Cape of Good Hope will he reduced to a combined English and colonial rate of Oil . for a letter not exceeding ^ oz ' . in weight ; Is . for a letter exceeding £ oz ., and not exceeding loz . ; 2 s . for a letter exceeding loy .., and not exceeding 2 oz . ; and so onincreasing Is . for every additional ounce or fraction
, of an ounce . Tho postage of letters to the Cape of Good Hope may bo . paid in advance , or the letters may be forwarded unpaid , at the option of the sender . Litekahy Association of the Fiuknds ok Poland . —The twenty-fifth anniversary of tho friends of Poland was held last Saturday at Sussex-chambers , Dukestrcot , St . James ' s , the " Marquis of Townshend 111 the chair . The report stated that the association had afforded relief in six hundred and sixty-six cases during tho year , and , after noticing a contribution of 10 « . from Prince Czartoryski and other large donations in behalf of the Poles , said that their attachment to their nationality was never more intense than at the present . time . The document concluded by expressing a hope atten
that the Poles would for the present direct their - tion to tho social welfare of their country . ^ An Opposition Shop to Mil Si-ukokon ' . —« 0 » a J ° reason to believe ( nays tho Union ) that a plan iw" w publicly advertized in a few d .-. ys , under tho sanctum 01 tho Bishop of tho diocese , for holding a m'rviee on miiidny evening * at Kxeter Hall ( Mr . Arthur k . nnninl m the chair ) , in order to rival tho celebrated Mr . Spurgcon . Tho Bishops of Curliulo and Ripon , Dr . M'Nl-iK " , another members of tho evangelical party , have l > ro "" " their support as preachers . It is said Hint the 1111 > will bo used beforo the sermons , in addition to tn « w extemporaneous prayers . r „ . Tina Wicht Indiics . —There is no inlcilli ^ iicc « i ( , ' ' ml interest in tho hist advices from tho W « M l " ^ Tho islands for the most part arc healthy , 1 >< - ¦ h canos nrmniHO a good crop , and trade la aoiiifwlmt du <
than it had boon of Into . ..... linK This National Sunday Licaouk has hold « > ' ¦ J £ at . Coventry , at which , after somo cloncnl i > i »|«' j ' ' ^ resolution wan curried , approving of bunujiy cm of a refining and intollcotual kind . ,, .,,. . A Jt ' icicNOii iNViumoN Paticntkd iiv <» . '« ' » ¦ ; j flncNT .-Tho Ablxf lWort , a French « « W h 1 * Chevalier of tho Lok « ° » « f Honour , him at U > i * l » * JL tho prubluiu of converting English iron 111 to at' *• Mewliu , acting on behalf of the alM has nuulu i * i ' °
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Leader (1850-1860), May 23, 1857, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_23051857/page/10/
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