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The latter , a stoat man , whose face was seriously cut an bruised , stated that he was in Rotherhithe on Tuesday night ; that he got into a boat at twelve o ' clock for the purpose of being ferried across the river , and that the prisoner took him alongside a ship , where he kept him for some time , and then said , " We must go back again to Rotherhithe . " Some other watermen then got into the boat , and he , told them to take him to the Thames Tunnel stairs on the Middlesex shore . He was taken alongside a ship again , to the best of his recollection , and w « s then rowed across the river . On nearing the Middlesex shore one of the watermen struck him a dreadful blow under the ear and threw him overboard . The men then rowed away as fast as they could ,
leaving him up to the neck in water . He managed to scramble out and give information to the police , who apprehended Turner . The watermen had tried to get at his pocket-book , in which he had £ 60 or £ 70 , but had not succeeded . From Mr . Baldwin ' s Btory it seemed as if their intention had been to drown him , with a . ¦ view to rob him afterwards . The prisoner was remanded till to-day . A petition , signed fey th « whole of the jury , has been forwarded to Mr . Lock * KLinor , M . P . for East Surrey , for presentation through the Home Secretary , praying for sentence of death
the commutation of the passed upon the two met » now lyiag in Horsemonger-lane gaol , and convicted at the la « t assizes of the murder of Mr . Holiest , on the ground that neither of the men , Levi Harwood and Samuel Jones , fired the shot . It is the opinion of the jury , and also of Mrs . Holiest , that the shot was fired by Hirana Smith , the approver . The day appointed for the execution is Tuesday , the 22 d instant . The county authorities hare given directions that when executions are necessary they shall for the future take place on Tuesdays , at tb * t will allow the preparations to be made without any breach of the Sabbath , as has
heretofore been the case , David Wright , a youth aged seventeen years , committed suicide last week , by hanging himself in a loft on the premises of his employer , Thomas Porter , a builder , at High Garrett , in the parish of Booking . There seemed to be no motive which could have induced deceased to commit the act . Since Drory ' s execution , however , he had frequently made inquiries about the process of hangin ? , and how the rope was fixed . Charles Mayo , aged nineteen , residing with his father in Bedford-place , Kotherhithe , had formed a strong attachment to a young lady living at that place . Some words took place between them , and she sent him a note desiring that their correspondence should cease . Thia the morni of
had a great effect on his mind , and , on ng Thursday , tfle 20 th of March , ho left a letter for the lady with her servant , in which he said that " She Is all the world to me—it is too heavy for my brain to bear , and she would only now see the wreck . " He was then in a very depressed state of mind , and about three on the same afternoon the mate of the Citizen D steamer saw a body falling from the parapet of London-bridge , which has since been ascertained to be that of the young man . His body was not found , however , till Monday last , when it was discovered floating down by Horselydown . He ha-1 a gold watch in his pocket and a locket round his neck , Which had been presented to him by the lady . A verdict of Temporary Insanity was returned .
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MISCELLANEOUS . The Queen and Prince Albert , accompanied by the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred , visited the Exhibition on Monday afternoon . On Tuesday the Queen and Prince Albert , accompanied by the Princess Royal and the Princess Helena , paid a visit to Sir Edwin Landseer at St . John ' s-wood . In the afternoon the Queen paid a visit to the Duchess of Gloucester , at Gloucester house . It is expected that the Queen will open the Exhibition on the 1 st of May . At Berlin , judgment has been passed in favour of Prince Albert ' s claim to an annual rent of £ 37 ^ 0 out of the estate of the late Duke . On the marriage of Prince Albert with the Queen of England , a family arrangement was made , that in case the reigning Duke of Coburg , who has no children , should die without direct heirs , the second son of Prince Albert shall succeed to the government of the duchy .
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The marriage of Viscount . Goderleh , son of the Earl and Countess of Ilipon , with Miss Henrietta Vyncr , eldest daughter of Mr . and Lady Mary Vyncr wan celebrated by special licence , at the residence of Karl Do Grey , grandfather to the bride and uncle to the bridegroom , in St James ' s -square , on Tuesday forenoon The ceremony , which was witnessed by a select circle of friend * , havmg been concluded , the bridal party partook of a sumptuous dejeuner , nhortly » ft « which the br . de and br , d .. groom l / ft town for VVrcHt park , the magnificent neat of Karl DeOrVyin Bedfordshire . The br . de is rightee ,. yearn of age an 1 the bridegroom is in his twenty , our h year The Countess of Newburgh introduced M . hh ""'"' S » . select circle at the Counter Covvper H , in Great Sunhope-H reet on Thursday week . The ; oung lady , .. ron " I-io bflh « recent , proceeding in Chancery , was tle " served of all observer * , " and appeared in
excellent health and spirltH . ,., , The Marcliloneft * » f Lansdowno < icl on I hursd y flight week . For winic day « pr « vioii « ly » irr < l ^ as . _ was hourly expected . Her medical adviser * kept , « dm Jt . r-Ing repeated di » PB of morphino to sooth * and : al 1 < v t « . afl much rt « po « niblo Die agonies Hue suffered . Morulii atlon was looked upon as inevitable for some days before her death took place . The Marquln of Lsnsdowne will remain in retirement at Bowond until after hanter A Liverpool paper Mates that . Mr . William Hrowii , M I * iH shortly to receive a barohe cy from the VVIitg Cabinet on account , of lih valuable rterviees in connection with thft construotion of Sir dialled Wood h n « w budget ..
It having been understood m the parish of Knightsbridge that the bishop would occupy the pulpit of St . Paul ' s , for the purpose of advising the congregation on their new and peculiar position since the removal of Mr . Bennett , and the simplification of the service there , a large congregation assembled on Sunday . Mr . Liddell , however , ascended the pulpit after prayers , and said that the bishop was so ill as to be unable to leave his house . The funeral of Mr . Kushton , the late stipendiary magistrate of Liverpool , took place on Tuesday , and the
thousands who attended to witness the interment of the deceased proved how deeply the worthy magistrate ' s removal is felt by all classes of the community , The procession , which included about fifty or sixty carriages , containing the mayor , magistrates , recorder , and several of the leading families of the town , was about one mile and a half in length . During the interment there were from 8000 to 10 , 000 spectators present , and , after the funeral obsequies were over , the tomb was visited by several thousands in addition , who continued to arrive at the Mount Cemetery until the gates were closed .
M . Guizot has commenced a series of biographical sketches of men who figured in the English revolution of 1640 . The life of Ludlow has appeared a 3 the first of this series . The Courrier de la Somme having stated that Madame Ledru Rollin purchased , in 1848 , some houses at Paris for 600 , 000 f ., and sold them recently , and having made these transactions the subject of insinuations to the effect that the money was improperly obtained by her husband when in power , M . Ledru Rollin has addressed a letter to
that journal , stating that in 1843 , 1844 , and 1845 , his wife placed nearly 600 , 000 f . on mortgage on the houses in question ; that the houses having been put up for sale at le 6 S than their value , she , in August , 1848 , was obliged to purchase them , in order not to lose a considerable sum ; that the sales recently made were forced ones , to repay previously existing mortgages ; and that Madame Ledru Bollin had been compelled to make such sales at a loss by hi * political enemies . In the course of this letter M . Ledru Rollin states that his wife , on her marriage , had a fortune of l , 000 , 000 f .
The political sensitiveness of the Prussian authorities has been recently tested by the intended production of Masaniello at the Berlin Italian Opera . A Government official attended the gracd rehearsal , and , fearing that the effects of the music might operate prejudicially in the present state of the popular mind , prohibited the performance . To this circumstance Is owing the fact that Signor Pardini has been enabled to come to London and appear in Masaniello , which is being got up for him at her Majesty ' s Theatre . Three of the ablest and most eminent of the American editors of the last half century have died within the last three weeks . S . Skinner of Philadelphia , Isaac Hill of New Hampshire , and Mordecai M . Noah of New York .
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A society is about to be formed in Paris , under the patronage of the Archbishop , the object of which is to supply bread to the poorer classes at twenty-five per cent , under the regular price . A Constantinople letter in the Iiisortpimento of Turin states that public attention has been greatly excited there by the discovery of an immense treasure of Greek manuscripts , of the highest antiquity , found by a learned Greek of the name of Sinumides , in a cave situated at the foot of Mount Athos . According to this account , the importance of this discovery is incalculable , since it brings to light a vast quantity of celebrated works quoted by various ancient writers , and hitherto deemed entirely lost . They furnish an extensive list of proper names , calculated to throw great light upon many obscure periods of history .
The accounts from Gold lilufi do not confirm the flattering statements which have been made of the mineral wealth of that region . The gold is found among the sand in particles so small that it cannot be separated by the ordinary process of washing , nor can mining be conducted to advantage in any part of that locality except by the aid of machinery . A shocking murder was committed on the Chagres River about the . last of February . The victims were eleven persons , passengers on board the steamship Empire City from New York , eight men , two women , and a child . As noon as the facts were known , a public meeting of the American citizens at Panama was held , in order to take measures for the apprehension of the murderers ,. Four persons have been captured , against whom there is supposed to be strong evidence of guilt .
Letters from San l ' runciseo , of the loth of I'ebruary , in the New York Journal of ( lommera ; , nay :--- " The rush to the mines exceeds all previous immigration . Recent discoveries on the Klamath , ttcolt , Trinity , and other rivers promise a rich and abundant reward to tin ; industrious miner , and in consequence trade ; in all kinds of implements lined by the . iniiiern is very brisk and active , the like probably never before known . " The flection for Governor and Deputy Governor took pluce nt the Hank of Fiiigland on Tuesday , when the recommendation of the directors ufts adopted by the selection of Mr . Thomson liankey , ) un ., and Mr . J . G llubbiird to ( ill the respective ; appointment * .
The Revenue Returns recently instied show an increase of £ ' 2 H , i , 0 fil on the quarter ending April , 18 . 11 , and of £ 14 ( 1 , 110 on the year ending Apill it , 1861 , as compared with those of lant year at the name thnr \ The increase on the quarter in dhlefly under the hciuJn of custom and excise . I / rrder the he ml of property tax there is an inerPHHe of £ 20 ,. 112 on the quarter . The Right Honourable Mtiiurt Wortley , M . P ., the Recorder for the ( - 'Ity of London , in dinchaiging the grand jury , Bt th « London rtenaionrt on Mat . tirdny , Maid that he wan happy to inform them that steps have been taken to relieve gentlemen from attending at tlin Intermediate or adjourned kohkioum . The result , of thin arrangement will
Covent-garden . The Earl of Carlisle , who presided , said the object they had in view was to provide a reading-room for newspapers , reviews , and periodical publications , a library for works of more bulk and pretension , lecturerooms , where lectures would be delivered by competent and approved persons , literary and scientific subjects , and to open classes for different branches of useful instruction . Dr . Laukaster read a brief report , and was followed by Sir H . De la . Beche , who moved— " That a society be founded , to be called the St . James ' s Literary and Scientific Society , " which resolution was carried unanimously . , , ,
be that they will have to attend at only four , instead of eight , sessions in the course of the year . A bill has been brought into Parliament by Lord Seymour and Mr . Cornewall Lewis , to transfer the duties of paving , lighting , watering , and cleansing parts of the Crown estate in the district of the Regent ' s-park , and certain streets and places in Westminster , to the Commissioners of the Woods and Forests . A public meeting was held at Willjs ' s-rooms , on Wednesday evening , with the view of forming a district Literary and Scientific Association for the parishes of St . James ' sWestminsterSt . Ann ' sSoho , and St . Paul s
The third monthly soiree in furtherance of the principles of the National Reform Association was held on Monday , at the London Tavern . Sir Joshua Walmsley , who was in the chair , said , what they sought was the restoration of" a real balance of power , one in which the crown , the peers , and the people may each exercise their legitimate influence for the benefit of all . He did not care whether this power were Whig , Tory , or Radical , if it only represented the unbiassed wishes of the people . " Mr . Edward Miall afterwards delivered an eloquent lecture on the Suffrage , which was followed by a brief discussion . The friends of the temperance cause held a meeting on Monday night at Exeter Hall , Mr . Charles Gilpin in the chair . The chairman said he could cite numberless
instances from his own actual experience of the blessed effects of temperance habits ; but on the present occasion it was proposed that they should have the opportunity of listening to those who could more especially speak of the benefits their own particular class of fellow workmen had derived . The meeting was then addressed by Several working men engaged in different laborious occupations , all bearing testimony to the practicability and efficiency of total abstinence from intoxicating drinks in connection with even the most arduous toil . A family group meeting of the emigrants who are about to sail in the Blundell , the society ' s first ship of
the season , which leaves England early nextmonth , took place on Tuesday evening , at the Iioyal British Institution , City-road , for the purpose of being introduced to each other , and arranging all the necessary preliminaries for their voyage . It appears that 230 are going out by the next ship , sixty-four of whom have brothers and sisters in the colonies , and eighteen aged parents who have been sent for by their children , who , in most cases , have also forwarded £ 5 towards the expenses of the voyage . The expense of emigration for each person is £ 12 , and the society lends £ \ towards it . The receipts from the parties about to emigrate the next voyage amount to £ 1212 i ) s .
Sir George Grey stated , in the House of Commons , on Thursday evening , that an arrangement has been made with the dean and chapter of St . Paul ' s to open the area of St . Paul ' s Cathedral to the public without payment . This arrangement , however , only applies to those parts of the building for admission to which twopence has been hitherto paid ; not to the dome and the higher portions , for admission to which payment will still be required . In anticipation of the order of Council , which is preparing to that effect , the area has been opened to the public free . The alterations to the front of Buckingham Pulnce being now completed , all guests and visitors to the palace will enter through the iron gates next the centre gate of the enclosure to the east of the palace . The entrance gate will be that to the south of the centre ; and that for exit , to t ' ne north .
The allotment of space at the " monster fair" to be held at the Hippodrome , Uayswater , during the Exhibition , commenced on Wednesday . The ground marked out exceeds twenty-five acres , nil of which will be covered with booths and shows . At Hattersea p ; n k upwards of fifty acres of land have been portioned off for the holding of a fair . On K . ennington-eommon a large fair will be held , another on Hte . pney-green , and one in Primrosehill-purlc . Mr . Chubb , the celebrated lock-maker , has been commissioned by the executive committee of the Great Kxbibition to manufacture an apparatus ( according to a design submitted by him ) for the safe custody of the Koh-i-noor diamond . The plan adopted , whilst , providing for the complete security of the gem , will allow a perfect , view of its lustrous beuuty to be had .
A number of young men , dressed in red uniform , and furnished with apparatus for cleaning clothes and shoes , have been stationed in the vicinity of the lOxhibitiou building and went-end . thoroughfares . They ( ire all lettered , and wear budges inscribed " The Shoeblack . Society . " They have been selected to these oflices from the London ragged schools , previous to be asmated to emigrate . A Pioteet . ionint ; meeting was held at Lynn , West . Norfolk on Tuesday , which was attended by upwards land
of 1000 noblemen , gentlemen , clergymen , -agents , and fanners . Lord Nond < s , who presided , said the owners und occupiers of land were in a state of distress and ruin- but the only evidence , of that , which he could furnlish was the diminution in the quantify of cotton consumed lust , year , im Mated by Lord . Stanley at , Merchant Tailors' Hall . It wuh resolved to petition Parliament in favour of " an import , duty on foreign produce to protect . Urifisb industry . " The nomination of ciindidntes for the city of Coventry , in tho idace of Mr . Turner , tho new Vice-Chuncellor ,
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Leader (1850-1860), April 12, 1851, page 341, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1878/page/9/
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