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when two carrion crows attacked the hawk , and the heron , escaping to the water , got rid of his formidable foe . The prettiest of all was the fact of a pigeon , having sustained a long flight , and being hard driven by the falcon , flying beneath the neck of Lady Rose Lovell ' s steed , and perching upon her bridle rein for protection . The pigeon ' s life was consequently saved . Another of the curates of the High Church of Hull , the Reverend Thomas Dykes , has publicly announced his resignation , on the same grounds as those stated by his late coadjutor Mr . Barff . Like him , too , Mr . Dykes sajrethat he entertains " doubts , " and will not again minister until those doubts are removed .
Early in the week the Queen gave directions that private carriages should be permitted to pass through the Buckingham and Stableyard gates of St . James ' s-park during the next four months , beginning from the 1 st of May . It is understood that the privilege will not be extended to any public carriages ; and that the gates will be closed at such hours as maybe found necessary on the days when her Majesty holds drawing-rooms and levees . An engineer at Bletchingley has discovered a method foi the detection of burglays . It consists of a bell placed at the top of the house , with apparatus communicating to every door , window , and chamber ; so that any person attempting to enter would cause the bell to ring for upwards of an hour .
The great match for the championship of the Thames , between Robert Coombes and Thomas Mackinney , will take place on Wednesday next , from Putney to Mortlake . The race is appointed for six in the evening , and a first rate contest is anticipated . Citizen J . has been chartered by the Messrs . Searle for the accommodation of the elite , and will accompany the boats throughout .
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A grand ball was given on the 25 th ultimo by the Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby . Though invitations were iseued to upwards of 1800 , the saloons were not by any means overcrowded . At one o ' clock supper was served . Dancing was kept up with great spirit till past four o ' clock . The company consisted of the elite of Parisian society . The whole of the members of the corps diplomatique , the Ministers , and a great number of representatives , were present , besides all the English of note now in Paris . About a month ago a priest , who intimated that he ¦ was an agent of the Legitimist party , and in constant
communication with the principal clergy of France , took up his abode in the best apartments of an inn at Courbevoie , and ran up a long score . He declared that he daily expected a large sum of money from Paris—which did not arrive ; and meantime he borrowed pocket-money when and where he could . Last Monday night week a n oise was heard in the abbe ' s room ; and on looking out of the window , the servant saw the abbe letting himself down by a sheet . An alarm was given , and he was captured . It turned out that he is really a priest , but is under interdiction for scandalous immorality . He was sent to the Prefecture of Police , and is to be brought to trial for swindling .
A carriage was seen dashing from Paris along the road to Orleans on Saturday last , and a lady at the door imploring assistance . As no assistance could be afforded she leaped out , and fell violently with her head on a heap of stones , whereby she sustained serious injury . The horses still continued their gallop , and presently another lady was seen to leap from the carriage , but her gown caught in the stop , and she fell in such a way that both her legs were broken . The spectators hastened to convey them to the nearest house , and every assistance was paid them . They frequently exclaimed , " O God ! what
will become of us ? It is God who has punished us ! " but they refused to say who they were . Although their physical sufferings were dreadful , they seemed to suffer greater anguish from moral causes . After some time it was found out that they were both married ladies of highly respectable station , and that , unknown to their husbands , they wore about to visit two officers in one of the forts near Paris . In order not to be recognised , thev had changed their dress , and instead of taking their own carriage had hired one . They were sent home to their husbands . The coachman , who had abandoned his horses to drink at a public house , has been arrested .
As the diligence which runs between Rodez and Albi was proceeding , a few days back , to the latter place , a fire was discovered to have commenced in the interior . The passengers had scarcely time to alight and aid in removing the luggage , when the ; vehicle burst out , into flames , and without the possibility of .-my succour being afforded . In a few minutes it was entirely consumed . The Treasury of Hanover has just been relieved of a claimant who was , it may be assumed , oiic of the oldest . names on the pension lints of Europe . A lady named Von Leuthe , the widow of a subaltern civil oflicial , celebrated last year the . seventy-fifth anniversary of the date of herHtate . allowance . It . was gh'rn under tin . ' following eii cumstnnoes : —fn the year 1771 , when the unfortunate Qu *> eii Caroline Matilda of Denmark obtained by the intervention of her brother , ( Veor ^ e [ II ., an asylum at Ccfte , in Hanover , she wished to adopt ti child to supply
the void left in her heart by the detention of her own children from her . An orphan girl , known as "little JSopIiie , " wan ( selected , and reninined with the Queen till the death of her Majesty in Mlf * . In her last hours she recommenced the persona tmrrounding her to the care of her relative )* for provision by pcn . sioiiN for their lives , and tho winli was complied with through tjic exertions of her clmpliiii ) , Pastor Lehzen . Among them was " little Sophie , " who receded a pennion of 400 thalers , and drew it ; regularly for Heventy-nve yearn . . She him junt died , more than eighty yearn of age . More confiscations of bookn and pamphlets have taken plane in Prussia . A book by the President , of the National Assembly of IH 4 H , ITerr von Unruh , I'hptritmces of Mm Last Thrat ! Ytars , the Kinkvl Album , a picture hook for grown-up children , and a reprint of Jtuntow'H Military State , were ficim . 'd on tho i 54 th mutant . The printer of
Becker ' s Monarchy or Republic is to be deprived of his license . The Chili papers state that a large number of their gamblers and pickpockets are about to visit London during the fair . Our police , they say , will have need of all tbeir vigilance . A new paper has been started at Watab , ninety miles north of St . Paul ' s , with this motto : — " Our country and territory in general—Watab in particular . " It contains the following unique matrimonial announcement : — " On the 31 st instant , at Watab city , Maw-kee-ko-kee-wawhaw-doutchken , Esq ., to Miss Wee-hun-nee kaw , eldest daughter of Maw-hee-koo-shay-naw-zhee-kaw , Esq ., all of Wanata County , Minnesota . " It appears that on the happy occasion the editor of the Watab Journal participated in the gay festivities , and was duly presented with the hind quarters of a dog .
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A SMASH IN A RAILWAY TUNNEL . Three heavy trains left Chester for Warrington and Manchester on Wednesday evening , two within twenty minutes of each other , and the third three-quarters of an hour later . The first train advanced at a regular speed up to a tunnel about a mile and a half long , called the Frodsham Tunnel , about ten miles from Chester , and not far from a village in Cheshire of that name . The line runs on an incline down this tunnel towards Chester , and on coming to the pull up of the lower gradient , the engine seems not to have had sufficient power to do its work ; the speed slackened , and eventually the train came to a dead stand-still , smoke and steam filling up the place in which they were , so that it was impossible to see objects in very close proximity . Here the second train came up at a slow pace and ran into the first with a slight shock . While in this position the third
train came up at a speed of about ten miles an hour , the incline having caused the speed to slacken , and ran into the second train , the engine-driver not being aware of its presence , for , though there was a light at the tail of the second train , it was obscured by the smoke and steam . The effects were appalling . The third engine appeared to leap up , and was thrown violently off the line , across the way , and blocked up the passage . The last carriage on the second train was a carriage truck with a private carriage upon it , containing Miss Ridgway , of Bolton , who was killed . The carriage and the wagon were quite broken , and the next , a second class , was broken up . The people in the other carriages were thrown in all directions—on one another , and out of the carriage . The engine fortunately swerved from the direct course when it fell , or the results must have been still more serious than they were . As it was , life was sacrificed , and serious wounds were inflicted on the
majority of the people about . The sho ? k was conveyed to the other carriages . Several of the first and seeond class were injured greatly , adding to the horrors of the scene by the prolonged crash which was heard at the point of the collision ; and when that crash had ceased , it was succeeded by groans and cries of alarm and for help . Tne place was pitch dark , and no one knew what might yet . be to come . Lights were procured as speedily as possible from houses in the neighbourhood , and the state of suspense in which the passengers were kept for a period which , in that situation , seemed to extend over hours , was relieved as soon as possible . One man was thrown completely from an open carriage upon the top of a covered ( me , and said , " God only knew how he escaped . " The carriage in which Colonel Petit sat was entirely crushed , and he lost consciousness for some time . On recovering he found himself sitting on a portion of the carriage , the frame of which appeared to have been demolished , and he walked out apparently on a level with the ground , and came in contact with the side of the tunnel . It was intensely dark , but he believed I he saw four or fire persons who had been killed , and a I « reat many with broken limbs . Several persons were taken out from the broken carriages dead , and others -sustained serious fractures and contusions . The dead body of a man was taken from beneath the wreck of a . second-class carriage , and the dead body of Miss Ridgway was taken from her carriage . The report of the number of persons killed varies from four to eight , and that of the wounded from thirty-five , to fifty . The sole cause of the accident was the deficiency of steam power in the engines attached to the first anil second trains .
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CR 1 MKS AND ACCIDENTS . Patrick Lyons , who killed Margaret . Fahcy at Warrington , that ho , might get poiwKsion of l'is ., which he dared not take after lie had chopped her to death , wiiH hung at Kiikdale ( iuol on Saturday last ,. Whim he reached the . drop he desired to address the assembled crowd . CaW-raft , who luul pulled the cap over hi , 4 eyes , raised it at Inn request , and dispensing smiles and bows to all heneath the platform , he said : - " Dear brethren , ~ -I am sorry for wirit . 1 have done . I confess to the Almighty God , and before you all today that I am guilty of ihis murder , and I firmly believe that , my poor wile in innocent , -innocent , as a child . Lord have mercy on me . Here is the hands Unit has done the murder ; here is the bod y that has committed the nhi I thank God that 1 am willing t .,, N ,, ( I '( . but . my sidferinir ' Ih nothing . 1 um willing to be niiih'd to a tree I a ,,, willing to he dragged between four horses . I am willing I
titiiiit inn ii . t ,. I ' im ) 1 .. . i ,. . O to put me into fire , mid burn me to ashes , for t | , < . H : l | u . ( , my soul , beltane 1 knew 1 was doing wrong . I knew I committed the sin , and , my dear brethren , what hiiihI be the cause of this ? I neglected my masses -I neglectetUJod — I neglected my piayern morning and evening ; and only for what 1 did I would not be lien : to die for Hitch a guilty crime an this . My dear Christians , let it , be a warning for ye , and learn to ho wine in thin world . I hope in my Saviour JctniaCuriatfor mdvation , and the blessed Virgin
to pray for me and all the good Christians . I expect that you will pray for me to-day , and I pray God will listen to me , and the holy Virgin Mary and all angels in heaven pray for me to day . My dear Christians , learn to be wise in this world . We are here to-day and gone to-morrow . [ The culprit here paused for about a minute , during which time he looked earnestly down upon the crowd , and shook his head several times . ] The gentlemen of this place was very kind to me , and the governor ; I am very much obliged to him , and thank him for his kindness . My poor wife lies in here , and grieves very much about this . May the Lord deliver her to-day . "
Coupled with the coolness of the speaker , this address , delivered within arms-length of the noose , is said to have produced an amazing effect upon those who heard it . The secret of it all was , perhaps , that Patrick L } -ons , a firm but not a devout Catholic , had received the sacrament of absolution , and died in the certainty of ultimately reaching paradise . Four times in three years Gloucester Cathedral has been plundered . The fourth time occurred last week , when-fortunately the poor-boxes were empty . At the Church of St . Nicholas the scoundrels were more successful ; they carried off the contents of the boxes kept for receiving" subscriptions towards the infirmary . Deliberate cruelty is happily not frequent in our
hospitals , but neglect is not so rare . Whether the story we have to narrate be an illustration of the one or the other , or a mixture of both , we leave to the decision of our readers : certainly it is very shocking . On the 4 th of April a young girl was taken into the Bethlehem Hospital , suffering under symptoms of cerebral disease , tending to mania . Be it remarked that her skin was perfectly whole . Her father was told that in eight days he might inquire respecting her , and when he did so he was informed that she was better . Subsequently he was induced to think all was not right . He wrote on the 18 th to the authorities , and they replied , saying that he had better fetch her away . To his great horror he found her in a dreadful condition :
her bones "were visible through her skin , the right side of her face , nose , and upper lip deeply cut , wounds and raw places on her elbows , hips , knees , ankles , and on the outer sides of her legs . On the 21 st she died ; and on the 25 th an investigation took place . The matron and four female keepers were examined ; and they referred the injuries to various causes . The matron said that the wounds on the body were caused by the " cut ends and rough portions" of the straw on which the poor wretch had made her bed , and the cuts on the nose , cheek , and lip by a broken cup out of which she had been fed ! The " four female keepers " denied having seen
any wounds when they undressed her for the bath ; but they did not agree as to when she was bathed , or what clothes she wore . Sir Alexander Morrison , of the hospital , thought the wounds were produced by the poor girl knocking herself about ; and Dr . Wood was of opinion that they were self-inflicted by pricking . In opposition to these statem ? nts is to be placed the declaration of the dying girl , attested by the surgeon and clergyman who attended her , that she had been beaten by a woman . The post mortem examination led to the belief that she died of a disease of the brain . It is does not appear that any decided measures were taken by the board , but most probably the investigation will be further pursued .
A burglar at Walsall , resisting capture , received a deep gash in the head from a policeman's cutlass , and died then from . The jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicide . A gang of burglars have been tracked and taken who have been infesting the Eastern Counties . Irish crime seems to have been rather more plentiful last week . A tick of corn has been burnt in the county of Water ford , and . a house and stores at Enniscorthy . Patrick Hall and Martin Murphy conspired to murder Mr . VV . J . Wallace , J . I ' ., county Wexford , but were discovered by the police . Uatt iiussey , an Irishman , living in Cork
County , was reported to have left home last December . At the Rame time a body was found in the river Moynge . Of course a jury was empannelled , and a verdict was given of " Found drowned . " Four miles off lived the family of the dead man , yet he was unrecognized . In nis pocket ., however , was found a small scrap of a letter , and thi . s led to the detection of tile alleged n . urderers . They are the wife , four sons , one daughter , and a man servant of Halt UuKst-y . The evidence against them is not at all clear ; and it is more probable that Iiussey fell into the river than that , he was drowned by his family . Patrick M . 'CarUin stabbed a bai liff sent to execute a decree on some lands .
The chief commissioner from Holland to the Exposition , Mr . F . G . Camp , has committed suicide . The duties he had to perform in Hyde-park , and tho speed with which he had to perform them , together with the appointment of another commissioner , upset the balance of his mind , and , locking himself up in bin room , he hung liiiiiNelf to the bed Ir . ime with a piece of cord . He wan only twenty four years of age . The jury , who Hat at 21 , Fin . sbury-squaie , returned a verdict , of temporary iiitcinily ! The Reverend Mr . Smith , who killed Mr . Armstrong , by incautiously firing a revolver , ban been admitted to ' bail . Joseph Saniueln has been fully committed to take .
his trial / or criminal ass . udt U [» ou Kli / . abeth Duvey . JYJ ,-Talhof , secretary of the Society for the . Protection of Young I- ' emalcH , ciime before M r . Yard ley , at . tlie Thames Police-oflice , on Wednesday , and stated he had discovered that , the charge , of Harriett . Newman against Samuel Day was a conspiracy . Mr . Yardley Maid he had doubts « , f the case , bui . could now do nothing . A Pole presented a begging letter to Mr . Ilardwirk , in Murlboroug h-Hlreet on Wednesday , Htaring that , he had had a passport to ' Lyons , but that the Wench aut lioritics had olilitzed him to embark for Nngland , when M . SulzeoiiHki , thoHecrelar v of the Polish Society , made tho following ouriouB explanation : —Iln nuid it was an exceedin ly common cane ,. For Home time past it hud been tho practice of tho Kronce
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Leader (1850-1860), May 3, 1851, page 412, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1881/page/8/
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