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CicAni&usioitoattte-ai ! lete larg ^ adcordisft ; impo < i ! ta » ofc o&their serviwfe It is ordiflarilj-by adTertisemeats in . the-PetiiesAMcMa , or the new « j $ a . | HJrSj that tliese ; persona-con * - meace tifceir opwatSona . T&ey advertise : for . very v , oojn& giu& ta travel wUaTa ladjj ,. Qr tb Be sent abroad Asjw »*» &r « fe cibuntire , at as . tshop-gfrls , itifll good sa&fifes . Tftej ? . diflfe « to th < r parents : or fifendb af the giriir wfet . » pjwr tnef festf gnanmteeirr and ? " they- profcris * ' that cheir moral , as well aa t&dfr ««*«•* & * - *« fertV **? ' ** striaflf afttented t <* - ' th ^ ' « fceis adftef great piety , and require that proofs shall be- gfttns- fciwne that the ? gilds how been vktuonaly . tnofegkt ngg ^ Kk fr ont all dangerous temptation . Eof all , questions pt * fif » them they are prepared , with aa answer , aad > ih « £ freely make use of the most honourable
names . When 4 i » ejr have obtained ; the consent , of the patents or gnardians . flmy make tli-em accept a asm of money , and rf tdre with weir pr *? . K by cnance these means should xrdfci fioteeverclweify effipRtf-ed , succeed , reccrorse is had to aBdtictidn awl YfoleaCe . 0 whi | £ tfr the talent wilfo wBfeh she * eBose her sgwrt » , « nd to the knowledge she had of Parisian manners sad eoA&nfts , Madam © D—— was able to satisfy afrtha phaatasda * . of the gentry and- nebiEty , and acquired ux a . short time ) a large : ffcctime . Okie of her principal agents was a setffc of Proteua who p layed all parts , and asnamed all disguises- ; be even at tunes appeared as . an old man . The London papers recently ; announced the arrest of ) t&is person , accused or having , carried off from Belgium a girl of fourteen , of rare beaxity , and belonging ti > a highly respectable family . Details were g iven of the manner in whiolt nVift trsrti orfa * n tnV fn -ft Itnonfanna nriMfliMiv arriV nf + > ia i irb i
* v *^» w »» ^ a *^ 11 ***¦ £ P ^ ^* mm ^ mr W w ^¦ TTTra ^ y ^^ i —a ^ ¦ ¦~~ r ^ ' ^ ' ¦ n—im m vwm ^^^ v «» f ¦ a ^ vfolflnce exercised on her . A great number ; of similar fects having occurred , the EagBish tribunal , which was charged wftsh the investigation ; of tl * case ,, had-reason to thanfc that h * had exerriwdthi& infamous traffic : ia France . It accordingly begged of the- Prefecture of Police to cause researches to be made on . the subject . A commissary of police , was entrusted with the task ,, and . be ascertained that a considerable number of young ^ girls , especially of the working classy had been victims of H- and his accomplices , and ' bad t > een sent to tEe establishment of Madame D ~— at London . S&veral of these captives succeeded in escaping from their fiightfol prises ^ and came back to Paris ; but a sentiment easy * to understand pmwfifcd them from making any complaint , and- theyendeavoured to find in assiduotn labovx the forgetfulness of a fatal past . All these facts have
been transmitted-to-London , and will be added to the documents in the , case ,, which will expose one of the most melancholy featuresof otu civilisation . *' The Custonw officers of : Biberich , in the grand iucby oT Nassau , on -visiting ; a steamer whick was descending the Shine four days ago , wejce surprised to find . not . fever than twenty-one jnrang girls , aged from fourteen to seventeen , accompanied t > y three - meiii They gave information to the director of police , and he made inquiries , from which it ap * feared that tlie men were taking the girls out to Slew York to place then * in houses of prostitution . TJie girls- bad been recruited in the , rural districts near Wiesbaden , Kreisnacb , TJriugen , and Weilt ) ourg , ' and soine of them had left unknown to their parents . Orders were given to arrest the men , but only two of them coald betaken , the other having ran away . The girls wee * ordscedto-W sent back to their homes .
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E-KBCUnON OF EIBANDMEN . It is seldom soifeinarkable an incident in th « history of capital punishments comes to light as that which took place trt Monaghon last Monday . There were three men , Quin , Gnott , and Coomey , condemned to die by hangittg ,. for the murder of Mr . Batesoa some years ago . ^ here wa , & not the leaathope of » respite , and three priests were ordered to attend on them . These gentlemen appear to have been very successful in their task . Grant was reserved ; Quin was reckless ; Coomey was of a religious turn , erudite in the Scriptures . ^ Theh" relations cam e to visit them ,
their wives and children came and went , but neither on the one side nor the other was the slightest grief displayed . Quin had a young' Mite-, they parted cheerfully . On the morning' of their execution they * were visited by a- writer in the Nort / iern Whig , to whose account we ate indebted for these facts . He found them walking in . one of the yards of the prison , after having eaten an excellent breakfast . Grrant and Quin were smoking , and all were in the best spirits . The following ^ narrative would be incredible , but for the authority of the Belfast journal : —
sbarg : in < the eonfreiwatioiv . < Do ? our leavings thAuo ffotaiKtoneif vhooltt taefo eft Hie- pasty wacmlybBP tte ftwack aBd ^ eJ ^ wsse * » ha&&ifoB& i w * en ' wefw « i afcoak to 4 ie , vrw wotfld b& » aw vk \ fy > p « epa » sd' ftff- It a # tltejrtften-were TftrougfitouttffteentfrecanveseMknt Grfint and ; Goorney spefee . witn a spirit- snSfteedtom wbicn was perfectly aatonfshingi IooMh ^ at their approaching , exd as : a merchant might be aa ^ posedT to do on . enterias on a . srospesouA eatetjjndBB . whtch . wou ] d ^ tQxp fas , iaux rieh . and g $ QKk ? tt& result * . Iffiv . Swanatr- the sub-sherifl ^ callett with- the « tt ixk the :
inofming , « nd iavgomg wptoi them said ba « k sdrxjr to see three men : m their- position . « Sorry ! ' said one of them , ia a tone of surprise ^ ' ¦¦ wtoyr it i * glad you abodtd bej , sir / Bfefthen asked then * if thagp bad any statement to make to him ia relation to lib offence for which they were to die . 'No , * said Coomey , ' otrr Saviour satd nothing when file w * & executed . ' " Gxeat numbeacaassemliBed to witness the execution . The last rite of the Roman Catholic Church waft adndidBtered , y . » wl the crioainals were led focth .
Quin said : " Hell cannot now scare as . " When th « hangman pinioned hdsarms , "He ' s doing the best job enrvts domfer as . " To the rev . gentlemen , " We return yao-many thanks , gentlemaiK Will yotx not gire > us your Messing befere vot * go ? ' * BothTeverend gentlemen then blessed them . Eev . Mr . Smith : "Remembttr the penitent thief on the erossv Ia one moment you'll be in . heaven . You have eternal bappittess within your reach . '" Quin : " Mary , Mother of God I receive as . Prepare he » v # nfor us I" want did not say any ehitig audibly but appeared to be repeating prayers in an under tone . Quin . and Grant were hung amid the yells of the crowd . It was now Cbomey *» turn .
At one a clock precisely Coom » y was ¦ brought : from the chapeJ « He carried , in hi * kaad a soifcllcKieiw , wad : passed to tkepress-rooon , and . appeared ta be devaotly eogaged i& prayer . Htf ws » heard to > « i * y audibly , " I am ^« lt % eoateut ; Ian » going *> iayGoi" before the was pinu > Q «<^ b » twke fell oa hia kn « ee , and . received a . Wes $ iBg froa * « ai » ti of the some prayers luiving been repeated ,, aaa the . ro p * Bkpwd
rotundhis neck , le said : "May I how go , gentlemen ?" : A silesee ensued , during which tbj » ezecutiopeir , Bsmi loud cries front th& crowd bel # wr , placed bintoa thids ^ p * H » theifsaid , "Lori Jesufl ,. receive my souU" the amemwua draw thft bolt , HiadropfeU , and tbje wretched culpiit dud without a stru ^ te . The ^ eath o £ Cooaaejr appeared toesedta im » ch greater sensation among the crowd than that o £ to « others ; there -was considerable shouting or rather , $ tXtia& » nd one woman , ioifche vieiaiity ; of the dropfainUd tb » iastaat befelL
"I expr-essedi , a » did several of the party with me , ray regret at seeing them in their unfortun ate position , and Quin and Coomey both replied , in the strongest terms , that they were fully prepared for the fate that awaited them ; that thank * to the attention which had been paid to them by their clergymen , they were ready to meet their God . In the course of the conversation which ensued , Coomey particularly entered 5 nto religious topics , remarking that he never , in the whole course of his life , felt so happy as lie did at that moment , with the confidence before him of , in a bri « f time , meeting his Saviour .
Quin said that , if a reprieve would come , he would not accept it , as ho should never be better prepared to die thaui he waa at that time . They both expressed their forgiveness of their prosecutors , and siiid they "had no complaint to make us to the treatment they had received from the officers of the prison . Coomey said he had cat ami drunk at the table of the best society , but , thank God , he never was in better health in his lifethun at that time . On its being- remarked that we were from Belfast , Coomey said he hod been there in his time too . ( Jrant spoke little , aor did he seem to have a wish to
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PBESERtfATIOSr OF LIFE FROM SHETWRECK . Thk animal general meeting of the subscribers and ftisnd of the National . Institution for tbe'Preser « atk > tt of Safe from Shipwreck was h « ld at tUeir offices , John-street , Adelpni , Captain Sbeplerd , H . C & , Depnty-master of tho Trimty house , in thetcbalr . The Chairman having dwelt at some foigta ujxaa tb » importance of the institution , and expressed his satisfaction at tJie election aa chairman of Mr . F . Baring , Mr . Lewis , the Sscreliary ^ sead the annual report ^ which stated that lifeboats aa Mr . Peake ' j design rhad been placed during the-past y « ar by the institution at Lyme Regis , Bannouth , Seoaen Uove , Dungeness , Ardrossan , Ehmdrum Bay , and Skerrws .
Life---boats , on the same plan , had also been built under tlie directions of the committee for the Pruasiaa Government , and fox the Aberdeen Harbour Commissioners , and several of tiiem had alsreidy proved useful in saving the crews of wrecked vess * ls . Sir . A . E . Fuller , M . P ., had liberally Presented to the institution tlie Eastbourne lifeboat , 'be lifeboats of the society during the year bad saved the crews and passengers of twelve ships . The destruction of Iiuman life from shipwrecks , on the coasts of the Unitod Kingdom , had been very large in the past year j 80 D shipwrecks , with the loss of 870 lives , having occurred in that period , which , however , was considerably less than those of 1852 . In the awful gale of last January 257 wrecks occurred , accompanied by the sacrifice of 486
lives . In addition to one gold medal , 14 silver nnedals , and 10 other honorary rewards , nearly 200 / . had been voted by tlie institution during the pagt year- for saving 678 lives , and since the first establishment of the society nearly 9000 lives had been saved by the use of its lifeboats and other means : and for rescuing whom it had granted 79 gold medals ana 539 silver medals , besides pecuniary rewards amounting to Ttearly 9000 / . The receipts of the year had beeit 18652 ., including a donation of 10 ft / , ' from her Majesty the Queen , and 210 / . from the corporation of London , whilst its expenditure on legitimate objects was 2482 / ., besideB liabilities , fon lifeboats amounting to 5701 . TUe committee earnestly appealed to the public for additional support to enable them to carry on successfully the eporalions of the institution , and they trusted that their appeal to the British public would not be
niado in vain . The report was adopted unanimously , and various resolutions pledging the meeting to support tlie institution having been also carried , a vut « of thanka was paused to tlie committee of management itnd Cuptain Shepherd , aifcer which the meeting separated .
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OPENING OF JAPAN . Tub visit of Commodore Perry in July laat has , no doubt , hastened the event , which his return would probably Uave accompli shed ; but the actual uchievement is due to the Nustuuiis , not to the "Americans . While Commodore Perry deemed it the wisest course , ufter delivering the letter of the President of the
Mted > Stotew in , due , fioraa afc Vmgtk fc >» 4 te § t ? fix ^^^ z ^^^ ss ^ aatfom * digartjy , and , >** & *»~ - ^ i ^ TSmS . which the world was more prepared t » expecb ln ^ S -the practical Republic thaa . &om > iihd Bussian . aatoiasjlfiy- ^ AccotiiiaR to , the . infaTquirtUwt > fs % ?»» - ce » wed . £ rom « nja ^^ mm ^ , wrm * ifm % &et $ )* . R *« rfatt Admiral had iati »« fced m &m * mm object * at Nangaaafci , tnro hMth oflboera * rtiTed ., M 4 i
after « nt « rfcaiBing Mm avta fe * s * oa » ba » , « nte > 9 upon the objects of the visit ^ ^ fHt ^ fidl ^ Ntdevav cordial maones . Ia so ^ stsmce 1 ^ 4 y Btated : yery'e ^ ar dt ( fljr that the Japanese ^ foT ^ rtttttei ^ fc / jBe ^ ifi £ ' t ! i 6 > earnest desire of foreigpi nation * : to hold : interpoT ^» with them , and their . Qwnjpe& $ & l ^ ei ^ g WpOQWI , . tfl trade * it hid been reac ^ Y ^^© j ^ v . ^ mfl ^^« Japan to all nations . I « thi » ; q ^ tf ; s ^| fei ^ op ^|| jt Japan might at once be eontid «» e « H 9 » pen ta foi ?| i » ft vessels requiring to refit ox tat * ia M » ppiiBi ;«) f wood and water ; but to «^ oicl dwturbanoe ^ ib&ca&rtimtii not be allowed to land . Thi ^ lipv ^ vW , sfe only oonw firming what foreigners- haTe ^ Iread ^^ snjoyeid ^ witl ^ out always fairly acknowledging . "With . Tegttrfl to commercial intercourse , the ^ Tapanese officers
stated that , after centuries oi seclusion , some psreparations were necessary , . *^ ' * ' w ' ' j ^ , tq \ j £$ therefore elapse before any treaty or jjri ^ ileipBBt to t ^ ade could coma into opei ^ iS ^ '"^^ Ifl ^ e no doubt as to itbe' ¦ accuracy ( if thifl ii \ fojFinaTT tion ^ and ace further iocliued ^ tobd ^^ tha ^ aiiin result might hare beei »« € fect ^> i ( Ag ag ^ bl ^ O » QBi Britain , if she had ^ ever beeiK fipvli ^ t ^ QcMii ^^ Si intrust : herinterest » in * tnift part (> fth © gk > be to afay one vho did not look steadily an * eschtsir&ly 'to hii own fctttunes ^ and how to obtain honon » withw ^ agservkig tKem . Dr . Bowing noay notbeirieenjlHti fco ^ lie ^ 'bttfi Be ia , ^ ti ^ tm £ fr& < j , g'W $ -A jdeeeaiors , or any ' i&vxu&flif ^ - f ^ ik : sqe ) C | i MtL . ^ w 0 Matien ^ to- &v-e » lrolcthe oppbirtuiu ^ of acb ^ vflliif ^^ lasting TQpvia ^ oa ^ T , kimMel £ ir ^ OhumM <^ , :
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HEALTH OF £ t ) KirOir . ( From ike B ( ff » 9 * rar * Genn ^ mSetmm ^ i Thj ! weekty ; return indicates an ^ iji ^ i ^ oTeEbetDt iiiVit ^ tO pubHc health . The ^ - ' ^ ftth * ''' pgg&kafcfy . ^" ^^ 4 : that ended oh Saturday decliilfed !' to lW 9 l $#$ -meekly tTecage in Marchviud ^ teeei ^ , W& * h ¦ ^ pomean tenaperatare , which u ;' t ^^ Da # l # ^ # fi / . oq -week with , another 4 * 6 rdegi » £ &iifoimilifeSmmM April rcse to 49 ^ 9 deg . Ia > the Vest * tottQgpon ^ weeks of the years 1844-53 the average nuimbeti' < tf deaths was 1116 , wbicb , if eofrccted for increase of populatMn , becomes 122 & , Theveturn ciWtommik , therefore , gives a result ; less fejr 7 * th « rt idbw « rtb > snated amount . Last week the births of 865 boys , and 877 girls , ift alt 1742 chUdren , were regiatered . in £ 0 tid 3 nT 1 ft nine corresponding weeks of the yfeaf s M ^ t 5 ^ . tlfe average number was 1466 . . ' . ¦; . u . ' , " ' , '
At the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , 4 he meaa height of the barometer ia the ^ week waa > S 0 ; 253 ria ^ The mean reading was above 30 itiuon . eresy day of the week . The highest wa » 3 GrS 88 > in . , ott Monday , the lowest 30-040- in . on Satoiday . Th : « reaaiag ; rose to 3 O 43 in . by 9 v " . wt : aa . Ttfonday . TlienieaHL temperature of the week was 49 ^ 9 tteg ., Which ip 57 deg . above-the average of tlie same week ill 38 years . The mean temperatuife of each day Mlito above the average of the . saute' day throughout the week , and on Saturday it rose to 9-2 deg . » above the
average . The highest temperatare of . the week wad 68 * 2 deg . and occurred on Sal ^ aday ^ , tbe » lowest wan 33 * 9 degk on Tuesday , showing a range in the weak of 34 > 3 deg . The mean dew-point tempeiature was 42-4 deg ., between which atttfthe mean aii-temperature the deference was- 7 ' 5 * d « g The wind was variable , blowing first from the north and north-east , on Tuesday from the north-west , on "Wednesday tfnd Thursday jfrom the west , and afterwards till the end of the week generally from the south-west . There was no rain .
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MISCELLANEOUS . The Queen held a court on Monday ; ai »< 3 received the Lord Mayor and 100 Common Counciloien of the City of London , to receive an sddres * tendering the support of the City in the war with *«) iisiria . The Qjiieen expressed her great satisfaction ; the Lord . Mayor , Mr . Anderton , and Mr . Wire kissed handb ; and withdrew . Roar-Admiral Vergin haxl his first audience of the Queen , at Buckingham Palace , to present bis credeUctiuls as Envoy Extraordinary and Ministe-r Flenipo > tentiary from the King of Sweden and Norway . Lorditaglan had an audience of the Qaeen on the same day , and the Duke of Cambridge also visited her Majesty , and took leave , on proceeding to join the expedition to Turkeyi V * The Court left London on Thursday ^ and proceeded to Windsor .
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Leader (1850-1860), April 15, 1854, page 347, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2034/page/11/
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