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bring 50 , 000 men into the iield . An Austrian colonel is reported to have left fox Cettinjen , in order to have a conference with the Prince on the subject of the extension and fixing of the new frontiers of Montenegro .
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A DRUNKARD'S DEATH . The Hon . Bertram ' ¦ TVodehouse , uncle of the present Lord "Wodehouse , our ambassador at the Court of St . Petersburg , has died at Exeter , under painful and disgraceful circumstances . He arrived in that city on the evening of Thursday fortnight ( the 2 nd inst . ) , and went to the New London Inn . lie was then intoxicated , and le continued in that state for several days . The laudlord suggested the propriety of his taking private lodgings , which he ultimately agreed to , and hired some rooms at the house of John Richards , one of the porters at the hotel . On the evening of Sunday . week , October 5 tb , during his stay at the New London Inn , he entered the Free Church in a state of intoxication , and was tamed out by the sexton . On taking up his abode in
Eichards ' s house , which he did on Tuesday-week , the same intemperate habits were continued . He consumed so large a quantity of brandy that Richards , fearing lie was killing himself , took away the spirit , and put it in a drawer . At this , he was angry , and insisted on having it again . He drank more that night , and the next day he ordered six bottles ( quarts ) of bitter ale , the -whole of which he drank , together with the brandy left from the day before , and u small quantity more which he desired to be fetched . On each , evening he took ' composing draughts , ' made of effervescing powders . He scarcely ate anything , having only taken , during the time he was at Riehards ' s , two basins of soup and some arrowroot . The effect of this mode of life was soon visible ; for , on the morning
of Friday -week , Richards , on going into Mr . Wocleliouse ' s room to call hiin , saw him stagger from the door and roll over . He immediately got up again , and said he was " all right ; " and about an hour and ahalf afterwards he was supplied , at his own request , with some tea , on drinking which he began retching 1 . Being asked if he would have a doctor , he aeplied , " 2 u > , T don ' t like doctors ; anything but that . " Subsequently , he had some more tea , and then sent for half a dozen bottles of bitter ale , and drank a portion of one of tliem . In about ten minutes after this , Mrs . Richards found him very faiat . He asked for carbonate of soda , and , as the landlady was getting it , he fall back on the pillow ( he was in bed at the time ) , cast up his eyes , and opened his mouth . Mrs . Richards then sent for Mr . Hunt , a surgeon , who , at the inquest , gave the following terrible
account of tlie drunkard ' s last moments :-r- " He was in bed , with a bottle of ale , partly drunk , in his hand , of which he occasionally partook . I attempted to take the bottle from him , but he would not give it up . He was pulseless ; his . legs and arms were quite cold , and he was evidently in a dying state . When I told him ho -would in all probability die , he exclaimed , ' Oh , no , not so bad as that ! ' I applied a mustard poultice over the heart , and tried other means , but the patient never rallied . He continually asked for bitter beer and brandy and soda . I succeeded in taking the bottle from him , and the last thing he did was to raise himself on his elbow and ask for cold water . I gave him . a little , and ho then fell back and died . I considered that he expired from exhaustion , consequent on excessive drinking and on his not taking any animal food . " From a document found in the clothes of the dead body , it appeared that Mr . Wodehouse vras in receipt of a half yearly allowance from Lord Wodehouse , his nephew . The jury returned a verdict in accordance ¦ with the facts . Mr . Wodehouse was only forty-three .
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NAVAL AND MILITARY . Skipping Casualties on this Norfolk and Suffolk Coast . —Last week was a disastrous one to the shipping on the eastern coast ^ The Sardinian ship Trenton , Vicini master , came in ' collision with a fcrigantine schooner in Hasborough gateway . The schooner immediately foundered , and all hands were lost , notwithstanding that strenuous exertions were made to save them . The name of the schooner ia not known . The Electra , Turnbull master , of Whitby , was run into a fe w miles north of Great Yarmouth by a schooner , name unknown . The Electra sustained great damage , and went ashore at Palling ; crew saved . The schooner Charlotte , Hardy master , from Hartlepoolof and for
instance of Mr . Drummond Hay , her MajestyV . Charge d'Aftaires , has consented to pay to the owner and other persons interested in the British Lark Hymen , which vessel was captured in M ! ay last ¦ by the pirates on the coast of Riff , the sum of 16 , 000 dollars , as an indemnity for the pluuder of that ship and her cargo . 115 s Majesty has also agreed to pay the 7000 dollars lately claimed by the French Government on account of a vessel of their nation which was taken by the Ritf pirates in the spring of 1855 . Smr . WKECKS . —The brig . Araly , of SundcTland , has been lost near the Sables on the 1 ' rcnch coast , during-the gale that prevailed at the close of last month . Captain Phillips , the cook , and two lads , "were drowned . The cargo , and the clothes and other property of the men , were lost . The survivors were kindly treated by the
that I sliould have two witnesses , if necessary , to i me against the malignant slanders of Messrs . ' Bui Ryan . " Alluding to Col . Buck ' s observations on tl of Lord Cardigan and ¦ Captain Wathen , his Lc says that , considering the House of Commons a him , and . that he has since commanded the 11 th Dragoons ( afterwards Hussars ) for eighteen years a reference can only be designated as mean , j ) aftr despicable . " Not a word about the purchase of thi mission for 40 , 00 Ctf . Mutiny ix tuk Italian Legiox . —Part of the ! Legion , in its voyage from Malta to England Tudor , mutinied under the instigation of Lieu Angliera , but were speedily suppressed , though hot out its being found necessary to make a great si resistance . " The project seems to have boon to r the English officers , and then to proceed to Sicily to raise the standard of revolt . Such , at least * substance of a statement made by the writer of a to the Malta Times . . : ' Tiujyoy a > -j > MuHDEn . —Aii act of piracy , ace nied b } r bloodshed , has been committed on boa Bjitish bark Globe , of Alloa , by live It alums , tl whom are now in custody at Portsmouth . The was on its -way from the Bosphoius to llalaklava the Italians rose , murdered one of tlie crew , and wi three-others' ( one so severely that he has since overpowered the captain and the rest of the plundered them , and then left the ship in a' boat master put back to the Bosphorus , and three mutineers Avere apprehended . A fourth it is su they themselves murdered in . the boat , and threv board ; the filth has escaped . The others were ; England in her Majesty ' s storcship Mclampus .
people of the Sables . The vessel was insured at Lloyd ' s . — The Serenus , of Sunderland , has also been lost in the Atlantic in the recent gale . She foundered on the morning of the 28 th September , in kit . 4 G-10 N ., long . 10 * 30 ; "W \ , about 820 miles from tlie Lizard . She .. was on her passage from Taganrog , laden with -. wheat for Cork . The crew , fourteen hands , got into the long boat , and were tossed about on the open sea twenty-four hours , when they fell in with the Meteor , from Bristol for Bombay . She was in distress , having lost her masts on the 27 th . She was tight , however , and the two crews managed to rig jury-masts , and they ran the vessel for Brest ; but she ran ashore at a place called Locktude . Tlie two crews , forty-one hands , were fortunately landed without -injury ,- and aro now on their way to England .. .
Collision and Loss op a Vessel and Thirty-two Lives . — -The Raven , an American skip , Captain Croker , on lier voyage from Sew York for Sumatra , j > ut into Rio de Janeiro- on the Gth of September , with damage , having been in contact --with , the Brazilian brig Catao , which sank immediately afterwards . The master and part of the crew were saved ; but two hands and thirty negro passengers have been drowned . Athletic Spouts for tiik Aiunr . —Extensive preparations are being made by the officers and troops belonging to Chatham garrison inconsequence of permission having been accorded them by the authorities to have a variety of athletic sports , games , and foot races on Chatham lines , for various prize ? , Avhich axe to be contended for exclusively by the oiBcers and soldiers stationed at Chatham .
An Officeh-Pkivate . —A young ensign of the 4 Cth Regiment Avas discovered a few days ago , at Chatham Barracks , among the privates of the 8 th Foot . The young man w as required to give an account of himself , when "it appeared , " says the' South-Eastern Gazette , " that he was in the Crimea with his regiment , and lie with some other young officers proceeded , over the boundary line to take a survey of the country . On his return , after two days' absence , he found the 4 Gth had embarked at Balaklava , and sailed for England . He procured a free passage in a Russian prize ship and landed a * . Cardiff , but , having no friends in that part of the country , and supposing that his name had been erased from the list of officers , in consequence of his absence , he enlisted in the 8 th Foot , and came to Chatham from Cardiff as a recruit . He is ouly nineteen years of ago , and . had been in the service about twelve months . Tliero
can be no doubt that the authorities at the Horse Guards will restore liim to his rank , considering his youth and inexperieuce of military life . " He is a sou of Major-General George Cobb , of the Royal Horse Artillery . The Fleet in the Black Ska . —Letters from the Royal Albert , bearing the flag of Admiral Lord Lyons , to as late a date as tlie 2 nd of October , announce that slie was making prepai'atibiis to winter above the South Bridge within the Golden Horn , and that , in consequence of the non-execution of the Treaty of Paris by Russia ,
her Majesty ' s steain-frigato Magicienne , the Lynx , steam-corvette , and the Weser , stcam-gunboat , had reentered the Black Sea , to be followed forthwith by tiie Vulture steam-frigate . Her Majesty ' s ship , Hannibal , bearing the flag of liear-Adniiml Sir Houston Stew art , K . C . B ., which has completed her repairs in the dry dock at Malta , was to leave on the 11 th of October for England ; but Lady Stow art has burst a blood vessel , and , as her ladyship still lies in a precarious state , it is not improbable tho departure of Sir Houston Stewart may be delayed for a few days .
Lokd Cakpioan has put forth an answer to the strictures of Col . Buck quoted by us last week . Ho accuses that gentleman of "ignorance , " " presumption , " and " disgusting slander , " and states that he has identified himself -with a " low slanderer "—to wit , Mr . Ryan , who has cast doubts upon liis Lordship ' s courage in tho Buluklava cavalry charge . His sleeping on board his yacht ho justifies on tho ground of ill-health . Entering onco moro into various particulars with rcHpect to tho cavalry action , Lord Cardigan at length touches upon the main point at isauo , as to how ho got out of tho charge . Ho says : —" For mysolf , having to retire from tho position -which I have described , I considered it my duty to retreat at a slow pace , and I have fortunately two witnesses to prove that this was tho case—viz ., Mujor-Cenernl Sir James Scarlett , and his orderly , who , being in advance- of tlie Heavy Brigade down tho hill , would testify to the truth of my statement . It ia fortunato
, "Woymouth , struck on tho Newcomo sand off Lovcstoft . She struck so heavily that slio soon began to fill , and tho crew , who were compelled to abandon her , were landed at Lowestoft in a yawl . The Palmyra , Kcslalco master , of Teignmouth , from Nowcastlo to Torquay , come in colhaioa with a brig , name unknown , and a terrific crash took place , tho stern of tho Palmyra l ) oing driven comtKSSi * ^ . brig took no notice , and left Captain Kodak © and hw crew to their fate . They were after-SSSS ^ -ss '' = s ^ s Tu » Buw PinAXEs—Tho Emperor of Morocco , at tho
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THE . . CRYSTAL PALACE FRAUDS . Some of the statements with ' respect to Rubson coi in our last week ' s Postcript were incorrect . It i from evidence given before the Lambeth mhgistra the . ' culprit had a passport , which was made out name of Edward Smith . His purse contained thir Danish dollars : lie had also some silver forks and a gold , watch , a passport book , and other articles sergeant who went out to look after Robson asko if he -was willing to go back to London ( there be law , as we stated lust week , by-which the omce arrest him ) ; and to this question the fugitive rep ] have no objection ; I shall be glad to go back .
sister was with 3 um , travelling in the name , of Smith ; and she followed him to London . On a there , Robson , in answer to a remark made Inspector Lund , said , "I am miserably guilty , ah make all the reparation I can before 1 go . 1 ho [ will not confine me for life solitarily , but I don being transported , for I deserve it . I carried about me with prussic acid in it for the last three i and I intended to destroy myself , but soinethhij across my mind , as though it was from tho All and the reason I did not do it was that I did not make my unhajppy wife miserable during the la of her life . I threw the ring into the sea . "
From the statement of Mr . Hawkins , counsel prosecution , it appeared that in 1 & 53 , Robson w ; cipal clerk in the transfer oflice , and had eharg < scrip certificates of persons who had left tl ] security at the office . He continued in the eu service till September 10 th , when he abscond that day , some irregularities were brought to his wlh' cli lie said were more imaginary than rea immediate charge preferred against Robson was i ence to eight preference shares , which were the ] of Mr . Robert Robertson , to Avhom wore allotted fifty-one preference shares in the early part present year . Mr . Robertson had never tak < shares from the custody of the company , but t
been left , with a variety of other shares , with ( lie who had charge of them . In August last , Rob * application to 31 r . Clement , a stockbroker , to di sonic Crystal I ' alaco shares ; and , amongst ot handed him eight scrip certificates , being cighi shux-es which had been allotted to Mr . Robert ! had been left in Robson ' s custody . Mr . Clemen structcd to sell on the part of the latter , who , in complete the negotiation , handed to Mr . Cl transfer which purported to bo executed by a M Scott , a person who probably has never existei
It was pretended by Robson that these sharos property of a gentleman bearing that luune , transfer was handed to Mr . Clement to complete These facts having been formally proved iu cvi the adjourned examination on Monday , the cul committed for trial . On both occasions , ho very depressed , and hold a white handkerchief 1 face . To the question whether lie had anythiii before being committed , lie replied in a low ton that ho had nothing , He was not defended by l ' essionul adviser . Among the spectators iu thf ou Monday wore soveral of his former ilatih coi
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 18, 1856, page 990, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2163/page/6/
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