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morning , to buy her Wedding dresflj but , on coining home , in the evening-, seemed very sad . That night she was found dying in her bed : she died in a quarter of an hour . Poison was found in a bottle , in the room . In her pocket Was a slip of letter , to her sweetheart . It ran :- — ¦ " Charles , Charles , remember your unhappy Elizabeth , Whose eyes are now closed in death . 1 asked you to save me : fiom that death , but now my hands and heart are cold . " In a letter to her mother she wrote •—~ "My dear Mother , —Weep not forme . Please to bury me if you can by the side of my sister . I hope the Lord will bless you when I am dead in my cold grave . Farewell . May Grod bless you . " The inquiry into the mutiny on board the Queen of the
Teign has been concluded . Two Lascars , Ahalt and Ah , have been committed to Newgate j and three Englishmen , Captain Stooke , Northcote , and Goldsworthy are also committed on the evidence of the Lascars . In giving the evidence the Malays , being Mahomedans , were sworn " the Koran and with their shoes off . " The foreman of a large upholsterer ' acquainted the Westminster magistrate with the following : —A respectably dressed man came to the firm a few days ago for some goods , and disarmed suspicion by opening his dealings with an account that his father-in-law , a miserable old fellow , who denied himself every comfort , had died , leaving him his house of furniture and a few hundreds ; but although the former might have suited an old-fashioned person like
the defunct , the things were not congenial to his taste , and he wanted some goodmodern furniture . He then selected a new Brussels carpet , and subsequently , by instalments , as the others were delivered , curtains , chairs , bedding , &c , to the amount of 601 . The last things were delivered on Saturday , ^ vhen the customer requested his bill , as it " made him miserable" to owe anything , and said , if they looked in on Tuesday he would discharge it . They " looked in " as requested , but found that both customer and goods were gone . Nothing was said at the time of purchase about ready money or credit . The swindler has not yet been caught . There have been six cases of woman-beating this week . Mr . Hurd , a shopkeeper , had a quarrel in a pie-shop with a tall young man . The row spread into the street , and there art " unfortunate" girl assisted the tall young man ,
her friend . Hurd struck her and dashed her head against the pavement . He has been sent to gaol for two months , with hard labour . — Nicholas Bradshaw struck Mrs . Willctt , ( for helping her husband , who he had also beaten . ) He knocked her down by a terrible blow on the forehead , and before she had tune to rise , he seized her by the hair of tho head , and hold her fast while he kicked her in a savage manner about the head and other parts of her person . He also assaulted a constable . He was awarded six months , with hard labour . — Sam Johnson , a " navvic , " had a quarrel with a woman , " his lover . " Mooting her with some " navvies" in ft house , he struck her hardly on the ri ght temple , and struck hor about the face and body . She said , " Oli , Sam , give over ; do , Sam , give over ! " But he struck her again , when she excluiined , " You have done for
me now ! " Another tremendous blow , and he struck the unhappy woman dead in the arms of one of the navvies , who laid the senseless body on the bed . This occurred in Wolverharnpton . He has been arrested . —Henry Sharp , a strong , powerful-looking man , assaulted Mary Peters , nn nged and feeble woman . He kicked her violently on the fleshy part of the right thigh , and struck her on the left arm with Mm heavy oboe . The assault was unprovoked . He has been sentenced to " throe months'" imprisonment . —Octavius Eicko knocked down Mrs . Dowiiham , the wile of a livery-stable keeper , she having interposed to prevent him taking away a horse which he had put in the stable as
security . He wan fined 5 £ . —John Broadley quarrelled with Mary AmvBrenchlcy , a woman living with him , for having lent sixpence to a neighbour . He . struck her with his fists about the head and face , until her eyes worn blinded . She called out murder , on which he kicked her out of the room , seized her by the waist , and hurled her from tho to ]) of tho stairs to tho bottom . ( Some time ago , this man was imprisoned for two months lor boating this same woman , and the memory of this exasperated him . ) When the policeman came , he found a pool of" blood on the stairs , as if ft beast had been slaughtered ; and the woman was lying in the yard , apparently lifeless . "Six months " wero awarded to tho man .
A little frirl only twelve years of age , went into the shop of Mr . Jtoe , a Cambridge silversmith , and representing herself as the servant of Mr . Thiirston , nugar boiler , ol Mnrket-st rent , nuked for some gold chains and locketH for her mintroHH ' H inspection . Mrs . Koo gave hor four gold chains and nix loeketH , altogether of tho value ol" 10 / . ; but in order to tout ; tho truth of tho girl ' s story , asked how Mrs . Thursfcon ' s baby was . To this tho prisoner promptly replied , " Tho baby ' s dead , ma ' " anil thin being actually tho case , all miHpioion of her integrity was lulled , . lust as the girl was leaving tho shop , Mr . Koo entered , and learning from hiw wife the nature of the girl ' s business , he went with her to Thurston ' s . On looking into Thui-ston's shop ,
the little girl Haul , "Oh , there are customers in the shop ; lot . us m > to t . lui private door , " and she went accordingly and rang tho boll there . This raised Mr . Roe ' s suspicions , and In * called out to Mrs . TliurHton in the shop , " Here is a parcel for you . " An explanation ensued , and it turned out that the prisoner bad never been deputed by Mrs . ThurHton , and had never been in her employ . She has been sentenced to four yearn " penal servitude . ' A poor JviHlvNVomivTi in Kutehff was brought before the magistrate charged with being destitute-. She sobbed so much that she could not speak- Her three children wero clothed neatly though very poorly , and tho parish officer spoke , in tho highest terms of her , as a " clean , hardworking , and Hober woirum . " Her husband has deserted hor , and
thus she is chargeable . Some effort is to bo made towards getting her employment in London . The inquiry into the accident which occurred some weeks ago on the Midland lino near Dorby , has resulted in a
verdict of manslaughter against the drivers of the g oods and passenger trains , and against Samuel Kent , the guard . The inquest to inquire into the causes of the late Irish railway accident has ended . The engine-driver and the stoker of the goods train have been found guilty of manslaughter , and were committed for trial . In a " rider" to their verdict the jury exculpate the managers of the railway and approve the rules . Miss Emma Pack , one of the wounded passengers , has died in hospital . This makes fifteen deaths . Mrs . Latham . Blacker and Mr . Knapp ' s child are still in danger . The ultimate recovery of Esther Coffey is very doubtful . Miss Farrell and Dr . Stokes ' s servant are going on favourably , A Galway gentleman was eccentric in his conduct . His friends , fearing violent insanity , got a warrant to arrest him . He resisted the policemen , firing a blank cartridge over their heads ; upon which both shot at him . Two bullets were lodged in his body , but he is not yet dead .
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MISCELLANEOUS . The Queen has passed the week quietly , at Windsor . The Earl of Aberdeen had an audience , on Saturday , and dined with the Queen , on Monday and Tuesday . The Earl of Clarendon also dined with the Queen , on Tuesday . The King of the Belgians , with his son and daughter-in-law , ( Duke and Duchess of Brabant , ) have arrived on a visit to the , Queen .
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Lord Aberdeen , in reply to the Sheffield peace memorial , says that the Government will not cease to " reconcile the serious differences which have arisen , and consistently with the honour of this country , to preserve Europe from the calamities of war . " The commissioners appointed to enquire into the bribery at Cambridge have made a report . They give the proved details of the briberies effected at successive elections . They thus conclude : — " We find that at all elections for the borough of Cambridge , to which ouv inquiry has been directed , treating has extensively prevailed on behalf of the candidates of both political parties ; and that an expenditure has been openly and avowedly incurred by both sides , in the employment o ± flag-bearers , protectors , messengers ,
&c , to the number of from two hundred to three hundred , and at an expense , on an average , of 300 ? . for each party , such persons being appointed on the recommendation of voters , and their duties being for the most part merely nominal . Finally , we report to your Majesty that bribery , treating , and other corrupt practices , have for a long period systematically prevailed at elections for members to serve in Parliament for the borough of Cambridge . " The Maynooth Commissioners have already spent upwards of one month continuousl y in inquiring into several matters within the scope of then" commission . They have
not confined their examination to witnesses who , from their present or past connexion with St . Patrick ' s College , might be supposed to ' be prejudiced in favour of its system , but have sought for information and suggestions from several independent sources . After a , few more meetings the commissioners will adjourn for tho purpose of considering and digesting the mass of evidence which they have accumulated on the several heads of their inquiry , and in December they will meet again to investigate further , if necessary , and canvass their report . The scat for Salisbury is vacant , by the death of Mr . Baring Wall . General Buckley , an independent supporter of tho Ministry , is the only candidate announced .
The . Roman-Catholic Bishop of Ferns has forbidden his clergy to attend ' any public political banquet in future . The Nation discusses the question with the bishop , arguing that he strains the diocesan statutes , and applies to public dinners the prohibition against gourmands and diners-out . Cortes , no gourmand goes to political " banquets . "
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J here is a hitch in the progress of the Lawson Observatory . Mr . Lawson stipulated for 10 , 0001 ., in addition to his own donation , while the Committee thought ; 10 , 000 / . including that donation , had to be raistjd . They will work on , however , to obtain the . greater fund . Since the opening of tho ( . jfulway College , there have entered 177 students in all- 0 . ' ) Jtoinan Catholics , ( W Established Church , and 21 Presbyterians . A " University for 'Wales" is proposed to l > o formed by a combination of the College of St . David , at Lumpeter , the Llandnvery Institution , the Brecon College , and the endowed grammar schools of the Principality . The . Medical Society of London has decided to hold special meetings of the fellows , for tho consideration of physiological questions , apart from the ordimary meetings of the society .
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Of all the Spithcml and Channle fleet , tho Jean d'jlcrc and the Dnka of Wot liny ton are the best in speed , both in nailing and in steaming . The people of Hull express some appnilicMsion for the defenceless state of that town , in the event , of a war between this country and Russia . It is but slenderly fortified , and Iihh only a few troops .
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Iskendor Key , aide-de-camp of Omar PrhIih , arrived in Paris last week . Hois said to bo charged with a special mission for the Cabinets of . Paris and London . Ahdcl-lvadcr , it in said , ban been offered a command in tho Turkish army , and has asked the consent , olM'Vancc . The successor to the late Patriarch of Constantinople has not yet . Won named . The choice rests with tho Sultan , and lit , present , the selection will bo significant . Lady Kmily Duudns , wife ol Admiral . ' Dimdas , eamo home in tho daradoc , from Besika Bay . Thin , it is thought , botokcnn some warlike stir in the " fleet . The report of the death of Hie Princes Bolgiojoso turns out to bo untrue . The Princess is in good hetiltli and whh but slightly wounded by the assassin . Miss Cunningbamc , it scorns , loft , hor Italian prioon with roluuliuice . Sho would not , accept her froodoin nu an act of
grace , as she had been imprisoned a month without trial and she had " a good case . " But the jailers told her that they would turn her out by force , and thus insultinelv denied more-persecution , the lad y left the gaol . - &j Cardinal Wiseman visited Paris last week . It is said that Bear-Admiral Berkeley , C . B ., one of the * Lords of the Admiralty , will vacate his seat at the Board , on being appointed Superintendent of the new Coast-Guard Volunteers , and be succeeded by Rear-Admiral Sir James Stirling as one of the Lords of the Admiralty . Cap tainM'Clure is from Wexford , Ireland . The ' present is his third expedition to the North Pole , where heJias spent seven years of his life . Lieutenant-General Sir William Napier , K . C . B . has been appointed colonel of his late brother ' s regimen t ^—the gallant 22 nd . . This is a fitting tribute to the living soldier and to the memory of the dead .
Lieut . Robert Cathcart Dalrymple Bruce has been appointed adjutant of her Majesty ' s 29 th Regiment . Allen's-. India Mail . Lieutenant Bruce is a young officer , and his , promotion to an adjutancy is remarkable a s a testimony ^ to his steady service . Lord Onslow has revoked the munificent bequest which he had made to the nation of his fine collection of pictures by the old masters . It is said that he has taken this step in consequence of the very unsatisfactory nature of the report from , the Select Committee on the National Gallery . We recorded last week that Lord Onslow had placed one hundred guineas at the disposal of Mr . Morris Moore , in testimony of the part Mr . JMLoore had taken in exposing the defects in the management of the National Gallery . Lord Onslow has since written to the Morning Post , mentioning that Mr , Moore has nobly declined to receive
money . Major Fairfield , agent to Mr . Sidney Herbert ' s property in Dublin , is dead . He was distinguished in Dublin for his anxiety to promote art , and he took an active part in organising the Exhibition . Mr . Holyoake , the editor of the JReasoner , has been lecturing on " Secularism" in Holmforth . The local Examiner s&js : —" The room was uncomfortably crowded on both nights , and at the close an unanimous vote of thanks was awarded to Mr . Holyoake for his lectures . " Individual testimonials were also given to Mr . Holyoake for the " gentlemanly way in which he had spoken his sentiments . " —
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The liverymen of London met on Tuesday , at the request of Mr . Sheriff' Wallis , to consider what aid they could give to the inquiries of her Majesty's Commissioners . Mr . Brooke said that the liverymen were prepared to assist her Majesty ' s Commissioners in knocking down those barriers which existed , to the disgrace of the city of London , and which excluded men from voting because they did not pay a fine to a trading company " of the city of London . He asserted that it was essentially necessary that the Commissioners should bo supported in their investigations , because he knew the power of the corporation of London , and he declared to them that it was an immense power . As a former member of the Common Council , he
had no hesitation in saying that the management of the corporation was corrupt . Mr . Jones , in a lengthened speech , dwelt upon the theory of the corporation , and hoped that the time would come when the dignity of labour and the skill of the handicraftsmen of London would be recognised , as of yore , through the medium of the various guilds of the city . He believed that if a Plato were to visit tho earth to project a new republic 1 , ho would take the theory of the corporation of the city of London as his model . JLo maintained that that corporation was venerable by its antiquity , and that by its powers had been gained in pasL times much of the liberty which the people of England now enjoyed . A resolution for a public meeting \ nu » passed .
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Lord Clarendon I ihh h .-ul an interview with a JM" ^ bury deputation , on tho question of r J urkoy .
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• Satukday , October 22 . Tiik " war" news of this morning cornea both from St . PeteiHburgh andJConstaiitinople . Despatches from St . PoterHburgh state that tho Emporor had arrived there on the 13 th , and that the preparations for war are being proceeded witli rapidly . Tho fleet in tho harbour of OroiiHtadt , which had laid up for tho winter , i » ovdored to prepare for Hea with all possible despatch , and to proceed at once to Itevol . Letters from Constantinople intimato that a collision between the Turku < ' « id liuanians in Asia in likely to take place before any ungagement . s on a larger Hcalo on tho Danube . We have down l > y telegraph from Constantinople to the " 13 th instant . Tho combined fleets had not , at that date entered the Dardanelles , but they weru expected to do ho at once . Tho wealthier inJiabit .-intH of Cou-Htantinople had chartered all nortH of Hinall craft , gone- down to tho Straitt ) to hoc the npectaclo oftho entrance of the fleets . ¦ . The Sultan has resolved to coneontiato nnnio . s . ol ol > - Hervation on tho frontiorH of ( viroooo and Poiwa . Mr . Marsh , United MtatoH Minintor at Constantinople , ban been recalled , and replaced by Mr . <^ rroU Speneo . . Tho monk AnthonoH hm been appointed to succeed fJonnanoH in the Patimrdiafa of Constantinople . Three Bishops aspired to the place . Oho <> f << l ><» n , «¦ protogo" of iluHHia , offered ( 500 , 000 piastres , wlnl" ' <" other two offered ( 500 , 000 piontroN .
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 22, 1853, page 1016, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2009/page/8/
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