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the comse they took . At the time of the occurrence there was no policeman in sight ; and , had it not been , for the tamely aid of the labouring man , I should probably have fared badly . " iNCBNDiAitisM . —Another incendiary fire has occurred on the premises of Mr . Baker , of Colwick Farm , near Nottingham , where a conflagration , purposely kindled , broke out about a fortnight ago . Oa the present occasion , several stacks of wheat , barley , and beans , were destroyed , and property was lost to the amount of 1 Q 0 OI . Mr . Baker is insured . An incendiary fire also burst out on the grounds of Mr . Alvey , where property to a less amount was consumed . The police are keeping an active watch , these acts of spoliation having been very numerous of late .
Crimes bit Foreigners . —Sir Peter Laurie , on Monday , at Guildhall , drew the attention of Sir James Duke to the increase of crime by foreigners in this country of late . He held , in his hand a return which he had received from Mr . Jones , the clerk of the papers at Newgate , from which it appeared that daring this 3 'ear no less than sixty-four foreigners had been committed for trial . The monthly committals were as follows : — January , G ; February , 5 ; March , 3 ; April 5 ; May , 10 ; June , 4 ; July , 6 ; August , 9 ; September , 3 ; October , 3 f and to the 20 th of November no less than 10 . Sir James Duke said these facts -would no doubt Attract the attention of Sir George Grey , and some remedy might soon be expected to mitigate the evil .
Attempted Suicide from Passio . y . —A young married woman , residing in Kentish Town , lias cut her throat in consequence of having some angry words with her husband while they were botfi intoxicated . A policeman who was called in found the husband and wife sitting before the fire , the latter bleeding . . She -was conveyed , to the nearest hospital ^ and on Alonday was brought before the Marylebone magistrate , who remanded her , that she might be placed under the spiritual care of the chaplain at the House of Detention .
The Whougsaijs Swindljjbs . —Charles Bond , alias Bone , Sarah Jane Bond , his . wife , Alfred Feanell , and Jemima Fennell , were on Monday again examined at Southwark , charged with plundering tradesmen in different parts of the metropolis of property , consisting of furniture , glass , watches , wearing apparel , beer , wine , and provisions , to the value of more than 10 O 0 J . The « onrt Tvaa crowded with victimized tradesmen , and several witnesses were exa-mined , ¦ whose , evidence confirmed that which was received last "week . The prisoners were committed for trial .
Crime iw the West Riding . —The agricultural town of Otley , -which is situated on a reach of the river Wharfe , and its neighbourhood were on the night of Friday week the scenes of a murderous assault and several attempted and consummated robberies . Friday was the annual ' statute ' - —a day which is . set opart for the hiring of farm labourers and domestic servants . The murderous attack has been thus narrated : —Mr . Brown , a shopkeeper in the village , - was seated by his fireside in a back room , when a man came into the shop , and turned off the gas , leaving the place in nearly total darkness * Mr . Brown , in some alarm , went into the shop , but , as soon as he approached , the ma . n seized a large knife used for cutting butter and cheese , which was laid upon the counter , and struck Mr . Brown across the face , inflicting a deep wound , which extended from his nose across one cheek to one of his ear 3 . The lower portion of the nose
waa nearly cut oft ' . The ruffian then made a lunge at Mr . Brown ' s breast , and inflicted another wound just under the shoulder . Fortunately , the . nature of the instrument , blunt at one edge , prevented the second wound from being very dangerous . The man then sprang across the shop to a nest of drawers , in one of which the shopkeeper was in the habit of putting gold and silver . Ho pulled one open , but fortunately that was not tho money drawer , and , before h o could open another , a dog belonging to tha house rushed upon him and seized him with its teeth- Mr . Brown also made an alarm . The robber was intimidated by the noiae and tho gripe of the dog ; ho therefore gave up tho attempt at robbery , shook off the dog , which was too small to hold him , nnd mode his escape . It is feared , however , that , owing to the darkness , it will not bo possible to identify him . Tho iajuredman is expected to recover .
Tub Gipsy King . — Tho inquest on old Stanley , commonly called " The Gipsy King of tho West , " who ¦ was found dead in the liiror Dart , near Totnoa , was concluded on Friday-week . It ' has been shown that the ¦ old man was talking to a little boy on Totnca-bridge ono evening , when a tall , rough-looking follow , dressed in a volvefceon jacket , came up and abused him , nnd took him away . A few hours afterwards , at two o ' clock in tho morning , a woman who lives iiout the river , heard a noise of quarrelling and struggling , and then a . splosh of water . She looked out , and saw a man , resembling tho one -who had accosted Stanley on tho bridge , crouching by . the water ' s edge and looking intently oa tho water . Ha ran away as fast as he could . It was " proved by tho medical men , however , that death was caused by strangulation , and not by drowning ; and tho jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against aomo parson or por-Bons unknown . " A Xiax Hbdbkw and a Zis&vova Chmstun . —An omnibus conductor waa charged on . Monday at Guildhall
with insulting three Jews . One of the Israelites , named Mark Levy , thus stated theease : — On Saturday week , I was walking up Ludgate-street towards the Bank with two friends , when tTie defendant passed , and , perceiving we were Hebrews , ie hailei us in . ' a derisive manner , saying ' Whitechapel , Whitechapel ! ' We told him we did Hot ride on Saturday ; and then he mounted to the top of the omnibus , took up a piece of pork , and held it towards us , at the same time saying , 'You Jew —— , will you have a bit of this ? ' It made no differmceto me , as 1 would have eaten it if I had been hungry , and fancied it was mutton . " The omnibus conductor ' s defence was very singular .. Ho admitted that he had
offered the pork , but said it did not belong to him , but to a gentleman on the top « f the omnibus . He was fined twenty shillings and costs , and the money was paid in the course of the day . —It is edifying to note the degeneracy of modern bigotry and persecution . Formerly , the worthy Christian , conductor would have borne a hand in stoning the three Israelites ; now , he contents himself with . ' chaffing' them , and has to pay for his sport too , with an alternative of imprisonment . But a change has corns over Judaism likewise . There was a time when Mark Levy would have been burnt at the stake rathei than commit that evasion about the porkmuch less acknowledge it .
False Characters . — -Mrs . FloTa Smithson , the wife of a gentleman li-ving in Gower-place , Euston-squave , appeared at Bow-street on Tuesday to answer a summons charging : her ' with having given a false character of a servant to a Mrs . Shute . The girl whose character was thus vouched for , afterwards fell under suspicion of having committed a robbery at Sirs . Shute ' s , and she absconded . For tlie defence , it was contendedI that the girl had at one time lived in the service of Mrs . Srnithson , and that at the time the character was given she was still living in the same house . This , however , -vvas not held to justify the character that was given ; and Mrs .
Sraithson was sentenced to a fine of 10 / ., or , in default , to three months' imprisonment . On hearing this senr-ence she burst into tears . The money -was not paid . — Edward M'Donald has been charged at Marylebone with obtaining ,. by means of a false character , a situation as butler to Captain Fitzgerald , Hayes-park , liearUxbridge . Having obtained the situation , he very soon lost it , oh account of drunkenness , lie now threw himself on the mercy of the coiu't , alleging that he Iiad a wife and family in great distress . Lie was convicted in the penalty of 20 / ., with ten shillings costs ; in default of payment , three months' imprisonment .
The Attempted Muroeu in Bekmoxoseiv—Richard Burchell , Abraham Burcliell , an < l Patrick Ryan , have been committed for trial oa the charge of murderously assaultiug Patrick Griffin on Saturday night , the 25 th October . The wounded man was at length on Tuesday able to attend at the Soixtliwark police-office , and give his evidence ; but it merely confirmed that of the other witnesses . A Good Deed dose bt Coxvicts . — -Some of the convicts confined in . the Richmond Bridewell , Dublin , have distinguishtidl themselves by soliciting to be allowed to help in extinguishing a tire -which had burst out in the building . Tlie request was granted ; and they worked with a right good will , and saved the edifice . That this conduct - \ ras not merely selfish is apparent from the fact that tha flames did not approach any portion of . the prison wliere they were lodged . Their sentences ought to be commuted .
Justifiable Homicide . —A trial for murder , of a very painful character , has taken place iu Canada . Mr . Thomas Henderson , an attorney , seduced the wife of Mr . George Brogdin , of l ? ort Hope . The two men , who were both very young , had been friends from their schoolboy days ; and Henderson was nominally paying his addresses to > Mrs . Brogdin ' s sister at the time he seduced the lady herself . Not content with indicting this wrong on his friend , he wrote a letter to him , impudently boasting of the act . Ho also told several persons that ho always carried arms about with him , ' and tauuted Brogdin . ' with cowardico in not meeting him . One day , the two met : accidentally at the steamboat wharf ; Henderson nodded insolently to Brogdin , saying , * ' How d ' ye do , George ? " Brogdin immediately drew a pistol from his pocket , and shot Ilendorsou dead . TIio jury at tlie trial declared that Brogdin was not guilty of the murder , and ho was acquitted . .
Matiikic v . Loicd Maidstone . —An action was recently brought upon a 1000 / . bill of exchange which had been given in renewal of a bill which turned out to have been forged , and at tho trial the jury gave a verdict for Lord Maidstone , A rule , however , was obtained for a now trial upon the ground of misdirection , and that tlie verdict was against the evidence ; and the matter , on Monday , ciuno before tho Court of Common Pleas upon cause being shown against tho rule boing made absolute . Lord Chief Justico Coclcburn , tit the conclusion of tho argument , expressed his opinion that there bad been no misdirection , an < l that tlio jury "were justified in arriving at tho verdict winch they had given . Kulo discharged . Confusion Woitam CoNirou ^ nnn . —A great deal of interest has been excited by some proceedings in tho Court of Common Pleas , in connexion with tho ensa Swyufen v . Swynfon . The plaintiff , Mrs . S wynfon , ia tho daughter-in-law of the late Mr . Swynfon , and tlio
defendant , Captain Swynfen , is his son . The deceased , by his -rill devised his estates to tie plaintiff , but the defendant subsequently claimed the estates a 3 heir at law , ani an issue was directed by the Court of Chancery to try whether the deceased at the time of making bis wil ] , waa of proper capacity to do so . The issue went down for trial at Stafford before Mr . Justice Cresswell , and in the course of the trial an arrangement-was come to , the principal terms of wind were that Captain Swynfen was to have the estate , subject to Ms allowing the plaintiff an annuity of 1000 ? . That arrangement , however , Mrs . Swynfeu positively refused to carry out ,, alleging that ier counsel , Sir Frederick Thesiger , had not only no authority to ma-Tte it , but that he had made it against her wish . This , Sir Frederick denies .
Thecourt , on the former occasion , decided that Mrs . Swyofen was bound to carry out the arrangement , and they granted a rule nisi For an attachment to compel her to do so . On Monday , the question was raised as to whether that rule should be made absolute . The Chief Justice , having been counsel in the case , when he was Attorney-General , retired from the bench , and toolc no part in it . The further hearing was adjourned till the 1 st of December . lathe course of his statement ,. Mr . Kennedy , who now appeared for lira . Swynfen , exclaimed , alluding to Sir Frederick Thesiger' and the other counsel engaged for the lady on the trial , " Shame on then *' . they don ' t deserve to have any briefs again . " Mr . Justice Cresswell interposed , and said Mr . Kemxedy was going rather beyond ' what the facts warranted .
The Case of Hanging a . Boy at Leeds . —Th « boy who was seriously injured near Leeds , about two months ago , by being tied by some of his playfellows to a crane attached to a mill , has died from the injuries to the spiue "Consequent on the trick that was played on . him The tluree bo-ys concerned in the outrage have been apprehended and committed for triaL A Hard Case . —A convict , named Edward Hewart , forty-two years of ago , has died of disease of the heart on board the Unite hospital-ship , moored ofi" Woolwich
dockyard . He had been sentenced to the disproportionately severe sentence of six years penal servitude for stealing a few dozen oysters . He was not in good health when convicted , and tho medical officer determined to recommend him as a person who ought to receive a free pardon , though he had only received about two years of M . 3 sentence . In order in some measure to explain the harshness of his sentence , it should be mentioned that he was already a ticket-of-leave man , and had been an old offender .
A G-iMBiJDfG-Housis Bill Transaction . —An action has been brought ^ in the Court of Queen's Bunch , by Richard Culverwell , a retired tailor , against John Sidebottom , a young man of respectable family and position , and a partner in a cotton manufacturing firm at Manchester , for the recovery of the sum of 2000 / ., which the plaintiff alleged was due to him upon a bill of exchange , accepted by the defendant on the 15 th of June , 1852 , at four years . The hill was drawn by a person named James Atkins , the keeper of a gambling-houso called " the Berkeley , " in Albemarlc-street , arid by him endorsed to Culverwell . The defence wa 3 that the bill was given to Atkins for money lost at the game of hazard , at Atkins ' s gambling-house , " the Berkelcv , " and that it
was by him endorsed to Culverwell without consideration , and with notice of the illegality . The defendant , who was at the time a very j'oinig man , came up to London on a visit in the year 1847 , and , unfortunately for him , was induced to visit Atldns's house from time to time , and to play at hazard . He thus lost as much as 25 , 000 ? ., of which the sum of 8000 / 1 was lost in one night . It was proved by the evidence of a man named Davis , wlio had been tmrtnex with Atkins , that the latter was ia the habit < J ! t' playing with loaded dice and what were termed " despatches , " and tiiat it was impossible that Sidc"bottona
could win . The bill now in question , together wita many othcr 3 , had been given to Atkins in respect of these losses ; but Sidebottom , after having paid Atkins many thousands of pounds , was induced to resist any further demands upon him ; and the consequence was that the present action was brought . Culvcnvell contended that ho was not a- \ vare that the money waa given for gambling purposes ; but in his cross-examination , he admitted having gone to tho house in pursuit of hia business as a tailor , nnd it appeared that he must havo seen some evidences of tho real nature of the place . The jury ga . vo a verdict for the defendant .
A Souciron ix Tuouble . — 'Henry Zachariah Jorvis , a solicitor , vas brought before Mr . Beadon , at Morlborough-strcet , charged -with obtaining money from & great number of persons , principally small tradesmen , und « r prctenco of rendering them professional services . The court was crowded with persona from whom ho had obtained money . After several witnesses had been heard , the citso was adjourned . Armsirxisu MimwiiB -Ax Cuoydon . —The suburbs ol Crovdon have been the scene of a , horrible occurrence A man named Bright , who had been concerned in f County-court case , wont homo , between ton and elovci o ' clock , to his lodgings in tho house of a Mrs . Bolton Whon ho reached tho place , tho woman was in "bed . H < knocked at tho door , and sho camo down to lot . him in What transpired on tho occasion Is at present unknown but it appears that tho neighbours heard terrific shriek ;
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. November 29 , 1856 , ] T H E LEADEE , 1130
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 29, 1856, page 1135, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2169/page/7/
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