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Two persons who had been masquerading in female attire
were brought before Mr. Alderman Musgrave, at Guildhall-office, charged with
stealing a pin from Frederick Newhurst, of Newcastle-street, Strand. One of them
appeared at the bar in walking costume, the other had thrown away the false
curls, and torn up the bonnet and dress, and appeared in a shirt ; but he had
still the shawl to protect him from the cold, and from the waist he was still
clothed like a woman. Amongst the articles they had cast off in the cell were a
pair of stays and two napkins.
Mr. Alderman Musgrave required the prisoners to give their
real names.
The one who still wore the complete dress, and who gave the
name of Emma Anderson at the station, now said his proper name was John
Anderson, and Jane Wilson became Edward Sullivan. The latter was recognised as a
strolling tumbler.
Templeman, a city policeman, stated that he saw the two
prisoners standing on Holburn-hill with a gentleman about half-past twelve
o'clock on Sunday night. After walking a few yards up the hill, Sullivan stopped
for a couple of minutes, and then overtook his companion. They immediately left
the gentleman, crossed the street and turned up Shoe-lane. From their leaving
the street he suspected they had robbed the gentleman. In a few moments a
constable came up with the gentleman, and said he had been robbed of a pin, and
the prisoners were overtaken in Shoe-lane. The pin was not found. One of them
wore silk stockings, and had very long black hair ; and their true sex not being
suspected, a woman was directed to search them thoroughly. The searcher very
soon cried out, “Officer, come in ; they are both men!” and she was relieved
from further trouble. The gentleman did not appear that morning to support the
charge.
Mr. Alderman Musgrove [sic] asked the prisoners why they had
assumed this disguise?
Anderson, who has rather a feminine voice, said it was
altogether a false charge preferred by the gentleman, because, knowing they were
not women, they would not let him pull them about. they dressed as women by way
of a joke, to prove that they would dare to walk to the Angel at Islington in
that dress. They had been as far as that place, and were returning, without
speaking to any one, when the gentleman accosted them.
Mr. Alderman Musgrave asked if any of the police had seen them
or either of them in woman's clothes before?
George Ham, a policeman, said he had seen Anderson walking up
and down on his beat, in St. Martin's le-Grand, three or four times during the
last three weeks. He always wore the veil, and was always alone.
Mr. Alderman Musgrave expected to hear such information. The
training of Anderson's hair was not a momentary act. He should be happy to be
convinced the whole thing was a joke, but he was apprehensive that they intended
to lure men to their haunts, under the pretence of their being women, for some
dreadful purpose. Such gross outrages upon the public decency and feeling must
be checked in limine, and he should remand them till Friday, that the
police might make a full inquiry into their past lives and habits.
They were conveyed to gaol in a cab amidst the jeers of the
crowd. |
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| The merchants and traders of Sligo have presented an
address and piece of plate to Robert Moyler, Esq., late manager of the National
Bank there, which branch is now closed, as unproductive after eight year trial. |
| In consequence of the recent murderous attack upon H. P.
Hickman, Esq., and family, at their residence, Fenloe, county of Clare, that
much respected and eminently useful gentleman, has deemed it prudent to remove
his establishment to South Wales. |
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| The Univers announces that five Catholic
missionaries embarked at Nantes on the 7th inst., for Singapore. |
| A good deal of property lost in the Hebe schooner of this
port from London, wrecked at the Maharees, coast of Kerry, has got into the
hands of the country people of that district. Among other things the plate chest
of Lord Bloomfield, which that gentleman was getting home from London ; the
chest has been found, but emptied of its valuable contents. No clue could at
first be found to the discovery of this property, but the wreckers are fighting
about its distribution ; and intelligence is oozing out likely to lead to the
discovery of the greater part of the noble lord's plate, and of other valuable
articles besides. Mr. J. Cronin, port collector of Tralee, has issued an order
to all persons continuing to hold any of the vessel's cargo.—Limerick
Chronicle. |
| THE JURY SYSTEM—COMMISSION
OF INQUIRY.—We have reason to think that the
Irish government intend to institute a strict inquiry into the practices which
have heretofore prevailed in the north of Ireland, or perhaps in Ireland
generally, with respect to the preparation of jury lists and empanneling of
juries. —Northern Whig. |
| SIGNS OF THE TIMES.—The
conspiracy between Old Ireland and “the base, bloody and brutal Whigs,” will
produce good fruit in due time, by arousing the honest and independent men of
Ireland, and causing them to unite for resistance to the rule of tyranny. One
valuable step in the right line. We feel much pleasure in being able to state on
good authority, that a perfect understanding has been come to between the Grand
Orange Lodge of Ireland and the Grand Orange Lodge of Ulster. A junction between
these influential bodies has been effected, which will lead to the union, in one
compact body, of every Orangeman in the kingdom. The first fruit of this
organization will be attention to the registration of the parliamentary
franchise. This is as it should be.—Evening Packet. |
| SUBMARINE EXPLOSIONS
IN THE THAMES.—The Harbour-master, Captain
Fisher, has within the last few days, completed the removal of three sunken
wrecks which have for some considerable time greatly impeded the navigation of
the river in the Lower Hope. Their removal was effected by submarine explosions,
of various charges, averaging from 50 to 500 lbs., fired by means of a galvanic
battery. In the case of the larger explosion, a remarkable incident occurred at
the moment of firing. An immense shoal of fish was passing the spot, and nearly
the whole of them were blown out of the water to the extent of nearly 30 feet,
the circumstance being followed by the raising of a huge column of water to
about as great an altitude, which emitted a large portion of the destroyed wreck
as if from the force of a volcano. The river, from London-bridge to the Nore, is
now perfectly free of all obstruction. The dangerous shoal of hard shingle off
Limehouse-reach, which stopped the navigation of vessels of a large draught at
low water, has recently been entirely removed by the same means. The depth of
water has been increased from four to seventeen feet at low water.—London
Paper. |
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DEATHS FROM HUNGER.
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An inquest was held on Monday last, before Francis Twiss,
Esq., Coroner, on the body of a poor labouring man, named John Botend, of
Ballireanig, to the west of Dingle, who fell on the new road there making, and
expired immediately after being carried to his residence. The verdict was “he
came by his death from hunger and cold.”
On Tuesday, the following day, an inquest was also held on the
body of John Browne, Kilquane, who died on the road from Tralee through
Littlerough to Dingle on Monday last, as he was on his way from the Workhouse at
Tralee to Dingle—fell on the road and was taken into a farmer's house at
Kilcummen—and expired in a few hours after. The Verdict was “that John
Browne, being in the Union Workhouse and making his way home to Dingle, a
distance of over 30 miles, died of fatigue and weakness.” —Kerry Examiner. |
| STARVATION.—Thursday last Mr.
Atkinson, coroner, held an inquest on the body of Thomas Hopkins, at Rathnagh,
near Crossmolina, county Mayo. Patrick Langan, son-in- law to the deceased,
deposed that the family consisted of five children, himself, his wife, and
deceased, and that they had been for the last six weeks subsisting on a scanty
morsel of food on some days, and on others were obliged to remain without it ;
witness is certain that want of food was the cause of death. Dr. M'Nair examined
the body, and corroborated the testimony of the witness, and the jury returned a
verdict accordingly. |
| ANOTHER DEATH FROM
STARVATION.—On Wednesday last a poor man named
Williams, from the neighbourhood of Foxford, left his residence for the purpose
of seeking admission into the Swinford poor-house ; when he had proceeded about
half way he sunk exhausted from hunger, and after having been conveyed into a
neighbouring house he expired. Such is the fearful destitution prevalent in that
district that there was nearly 200 paupers more in the Swinford union workhouse
than the house was intended to contain.—Mayo Constitution. |
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| DEATH DURING A
HEARTY LAUGH.—Mr. Baker held an
inquest at the Bricklayer's Arms. Gloucester-street, Mile- end, Newtown, on the
body of Elizabeth Walker, aged 40, a married woman, who resided at No. 28,
Nottingham place, London. The deceased, on Saturday afternoon, was in the
company of a few friends, when, on a remark being made by one of the company,
she gave way to a hearty laugh. In a minute after a quantity of blood flowed
from her mouth, which, in a moment after, gushed out. Mr. Shaw, a surgeon of the
neighbourhood, was sent for, but on his arrival life was extinct. Verdict—“Died
by the visitation of God.” |
COAL MINE EXPLOSION AT OLDBURY.
NINETEEN MEN KILLED.
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| BIRMINGHAM, WEDNESDAY.—Yesterday
morning an explosion of fire-damp took place in one of Mr. Parker's
high-pressure pits at Round green, New Colliery, near Oldbury, by which 19 men
were killed. One lies in a hopeless state, and several others severely injured.
About half-past five o'clock the first relay of the colliers went down the
shaft. About half an hour after the butty or manager, and his son, went down in
a skip ; at six four others followed, and by seven five-and-twenty men had
descended to the works. One of these was “the doggy,” or person whose duty
it is to prove [sic] the pit with a safety lamp before the colliers go to work,
but who on this melancholy occasion does not appear to have taken this
precaution. After the men had been at work for some short time, and had sent up
four skips of coal, an explosion took place, shaking the ground to a
considerable distance, and followed by the emission of smoke and flame f rom the
shaft. The banksman in attendance at the mouth of the pit instantly gave the
alarm, and several men from the neighbouring quarry went down the shaft. With
difficulty the bodies of sixteen men were got up, the shaft being 180 yards in
depth. Three were subsequently recovered alive, but died soon after they were
brought to the top. Another was almost hopelessly injured, the remaining four
escaped unhurt. The dead bodies presented a shocking appearance, the whole being
dreadfully scorched and burnt ; and altogether the scene was one of the most
calamitous description. Morning Chronicle. |
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| A ROMANCE.—A Colonel of Dragoons
is on friendly relations with a family in the neighbourhood of his quarters. In
the interchange of civilities an orderly is often employed. The orderly, being a
fine-looking soldier, finds favour in the eyes of the fair daughter of the
house, as he gallops up to the door each day. Stolen glances are exchanged. The
young lady now herself brings down the answers to the notes, messages, &c.
Little conversations ensue—the conversations lead to interviews—interviews
to confessions and vows—and the confessions and vows to elopement and
marriage. The Colonel is astonished—the parents storm—and the
orderly-corporal is deprived of his “stripes” for prolonged absence. Denouement.—The
orderly appears in his real character ; he is the son of a gentleman of high
resepctability in England ; the young couple will be possessed of a competency—a
commission is to be procured for the soldier—husband—parents are reconciled—all
parties are pleased—and true love is rewarded! Our readers will wonder why we
have been giving these abstracts from the note-book of some writer of vaudeville
or comedietta ; but, unless we are misinformed, the play has been recently acted
in real life—the scene Edinburgh ; and the time October, 1846.—Edinburgh
Journal. |
| THE DRAMA IN
NEW YORK.—The drama is at
present in a more flourishing condition in this country than it ever has been. A
new impetus has been given to it since the arrival of the Keans. They, in
concert with the very liberal, judicious, and spirited management of the Park,
have commenced a series of Shaksperian [sic] revivals, which, for historic
truth, fullness and splendour, have never been equalled on any stage. Our
readers doubtless remember the brilliant effect of the tragedy of “Richard
III,” as it was brought out at the Park last winter. It drew immensely crowded
houses for nineteen consecutive nights, and would have drawn in all probability
for as many more, but that Mr. and Mrs. Kean¹
were compelled to break off, in order to fulfil engagements previously made in
the Southern cities. They have since engaged in preparations for the production
of “King John,” in a style of magnificance altogether superior to that of
“Richard III” The production of this play will cost twelve thousand dollars,
half of the expense to be defrayed by Mr. kean, and half by the management. The
costumes alone have kept sixty females in constant employment since June last.
Some idea may be formed of the scenic effect to be given to the play, from the
fact that there will be on the stage at one time one hundred and fifty men. All
the banners, armour, scenery, costumes and decorations will be entirely new, and
everything will correspond to make it the most perfect representation of this
great play ever put upon any stage. —New York Herald for Europe. |
| A WOMAN FOUND
WILD.—About three weeks ago a young woman, 22 years of
age, and of the name of Catherine Stewart, living in Brown-street in the
Merkinch, left home, and nobody knew where she had gone, until a day or two ago
she was discovered in the woods of Leachdin, some herds having been attracted to
where she lay by her shrieking and singing. She had rolled herself up in moss
till she had made herself as round as a ball. She had thus lived for 17 days,
subsisting it is supposed, on nothing but moss. She was taken home immediately,
almost reduced to a skeleton. She is recovering, but on account of the great
shake such an unexampled state of existence for so long a time must have given
the constitution, the progress is naturally slow. It was never thought she was
wrong in the mind, though she was observed duller than usual for some time back.—Inverness Journal. |
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