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      Burglary. The Particulars Of A Singular ...

      Jfcir" si 3 rticK he * on tne'faeTS " , i ^ nderlng Her foi u p time insentffel & i titfen' carried * her down to tlitf kitchen , bound her lianas * and fefet ^ atfd rariSacked the house ; After they had gone , the girl unbound herself , went up to her mistress ( who . is about eighty years of age ) , and discovered her nearly dtead . She was tied round her wrists -with > 'si ropey whiebwaB then ' - dram * over' the clothessnd fa » ten * d toher ankles , so as completely . t ? double

      her up *; and , in addition , pillows were placed over ner head anwt nroniht . In-consequence , she i 3 now very ill . Th « ' womanv and the * third man appear to have been concerned * itt' the' previous design on the house . The accused' were lentanded for a = week .

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      Elrzadavis, Aged?Twenty-Seven, Has Just'...

      ElrzaDavis , aged ? twenty-seven , has just' beencotnmfrtfeti' ' to the Hereford county prison for' trial at ; the next Asr ' sizes , on the- charge of wilfully' murdering her child , aged four months , by throwing it into a well at" to , © village of Kingsland , in that county *

      GBUHBBAsciNa'EHB Pkaoe . —A man named John Mould , has been examined at Bow-street , ou the double charge of creating a disturbance in the streets while drunk , and of setting Are to one of the cells in the police-station . He had been seen late on the previous night inBrydgesstreet , shouting and gesticulating , and accompanied by a host of disreputable characters . He was also violently Striking a piece of tin with a stick . A policeman came up and tried to quiet him , but , not being able to succeed , . he took him to the station-house . He had not been confined there long , when one of gaolers perceived smoke issuing from his cell , and , on going in , saw that the

      priwhicti his daughter had been following . The Only way in which he could at all account for her dishonest acts was that she had recently had a violent attack Of illness which had apparently a ected her reason , for since then her general manner and behaviour had been ' very strange ; The gIrFs whole deportment , however , both " when in custody and in court , were greatly at variance with this statement . She was remanded for a few days ; and , as it appeared from inquiries made by a polfce-constable that her parents were really people living above the common station of life , her father was permitted to take her home with him , after promising to produce her on a future day . Embezzlement jbt a Solicitor . —Thomas Francis Richards , solicitor , of Southampton-buildings , Chancerylane , has been tried at the Middlesex Sessions on a charge of embezzling the sum of 262 . 15 s . 6 d ., the property of James Fluker , an attorney of Symond ' s Inn . Before" setting up as a solicitor on his own account , Richards had been an articled clerk to Mr . Fluker , the Chancery matters in whose office he conducted . One of these cases was the winding-up of the Oundle Brewery Company , in so far as * the interest of a Mr . Bearschall , a shareholder , was concerned . Mr . Bearschall was a client of Mr . Nicholson , a solicitor at Warrington , whose London agent was Mr . Fluker . In August , 1854 , Mr . TlaaranlioJI oarrt in TWV XTl ^ Ti / Vlanrf nntps t . n rtr « Jltnrvrmt f » f

      soner had kindled a fire on the floor by means of wooc cut from ; the seat , which he had lighted by a fusee . H < was busily engaged cutting , more wood to keep up the fire . It is probable that , had it not been for the discovery of the gaoler , the whole station would have been burnt . On being interrogated , the man replied that if -was very cold , and that he had therefore lit a fire tc warm himself . The gaoler put ont the fire , and took away the knife with which the prisoner had cut the nrnnrL . "Rp . for « the TMurintrvitpL . the mart Stated that h €

      1 300 ? ., to meet certain demands on him in connexion with J the winding-up . These notes were transmitted to the 5 London agent , Mr . Fluker , and by him paid in to his " banker ' s . Mr . Fluker shortly afterwards left town for 1 Scotland , placing in the hands of one of his clerks a ' cheque , which was crossed and signed , but not filled up , ' and which he intended for the payment of the call for : 300 / . It was not , however , till the 24 th of last March , ! that he was informed that Richards had made a deduc-)¦ x » -1 ? C \ J ? 7 •* C « . HJ ^«» 4-V . s-v QAA 7 Zn + Vtfk olianA f ia ol — iu tu / ?¦

      had been celebrating the peace with some friends , and had got very drunk and excited , and scarcely knew whai he was doing . The magistrate said he would overlook the first offence , but he must pay for the damage he had done ,- or be imprisoned' for eight days . As he was not able to pay the required sum , he was sent to gaoL Highway Robbery . —A man named George Foster has been examined at the Southwark police-office on a charge of stealing a pair of gold spectacles from a woman . The latter was standing before a shop in the New Kentroad , when she suddenly felt some one strike her on the Jeft shoulder ,, exclaiming at the same time , "Halloa , how are you ? " She turned round , and saw the prisoner , who snatched off her spectacles , and ran away . The woman raised an alarm and pursued the thief , who was stopped after a hard run by a gentleman , and given into custody . The spectacles , however , were not found on him , and it is supposed that during the pursuit he must have passed them to an accomplice . Mr . Combe committed him for six months with hard labour to the

      tlUll UI £ j \ JCm It ^ a . VUr . Ull blJC owe-., u e «« j ^ V * " *^ ** ¦ leged ) of interest due by the Brewery Company to Mr . ' Bearsehall . Richards had said nothing about this to : Mr . Flufcer on that gentleman ' s return from Scotland in [ September , 1854 . Mr . Bearschall had a cross claim on ' the Brewery to that amount , and Richards was aware of the fact ; but it wxmld seem that he appropriated the money to himself , having deducted it from the 300 £ This was corroborated by some false entries made by the accused in the office-books . The defence was , that Richards had paid into Mr . Fluker ' s hands the sum alleged to be embezzled , there being an entry in his ( Ricbards ' s ) diary to that effect ; and that Mr . Fluker was animated by a malevolent spirit against his former clerk , and had been known to threaten that he would crush him , on account of Richards , when in business for himself , having brought some successful actions against Mr . Fluker , and obtained heavy damages from him . It was contended that Richards would not have been so insane as to do this , had he been so much in Mr . TTiniroi- ' a nnw *> r . Tr > show that the nrosecutor had an

      House of < -Correction . " Take garb of your Pockets !"—Mary Parker , a well-dressed young woman , was charged at Southwark with picking the pocket of a lady who had been riding in one of the Wellington omnibuses . After leaving the vehicle : the robbery was discovered , and the prisoner was pursued and given into custody , denying her guilt , and crying to be allowed to go . The conductor of the omnibus stated that , from information he received when the prisoner got inside , he called to the passengers to take care of their pockets . The woman , after consulting with her solicitor , pleaded guilty , stating that it was her first offenoe . She was sentenced to three months' hard labour . An Old English Spokt . —Five men were charged at Marlborough-street with aiding and abetting a cock-Kathbone oi ino

      ill-will against him * it was mentioned that , without requiring any explanation of the matter , he went with a constable , and gave the prisoner into custody at his own office , at an hour in the afternoon when he hoped that the magistrate would have left the police-court , so that Richards might be kept in a cell all night . Several witnesses gave Richards a good character ; but he was found Guilty , though the jury recommended him to mercy on account of his previous respectability . Sentence was deferred till next session . Outrages on Wives . —William Catharn , a working man , has been committed to prison for six months , with hard labour , for an aggravated assault on his wife while he was intoxicated . He was in the habit of ill-using her , even when sober , " which , " said the wife , " is very rare . " and her bodv was bruised all over . —Dennis

      fight , at a house in -place . An omcer Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals having received information of what was to take , place , obtained a ticket headed " Old English ; Sports , " and saw the birds fight with spurs till one was killed . The ; men pleaded ignorance of the law ; and the magistrate , who confessed thot ^ till withi n that hour , he himself did not know the provisions of the Act 12 and . 18 Viet . cap . 92 , sec . 3 , -fined the moat active of the prisoners 10 s ., required sureties of the others * . and . gave the whole a > lecture on the barbarity of the . " old English sport . " AVouno L . A » YTnncF . —A genteel-looking girl , about eleven ^ years old , named Charlotte Mursack , has been charged } at the Lambeth police-court , with robbing a child of 'flvepertce . She isilikewiao suspected of having robbed several-other children * About a > week ago , a policeman intJLambeth sawhersteaLtheaum of flvepence in copper from' tuohild who whb passing by , and he therefore took her into * outody , upon which the girl dexterously slipped the money * into- thw basket which tuo other child was

      car-Cavanagh , an iron bolt-plater residing at Limehouso , is under remand at the Thames offico , charged with cutting and wounding his wife , who now lies in the hospital in a very dangerous condition . —Another case of illusing a wife has come before the magistrates , but presents no distinctive features . Gkokojs Coiatllk Colvjllk , who haa been frequently before thopublic , in the first instance aa aclaimant to the title and property of Lord . Colvillo in the Scotch Peerage , and subsequently in connexion with railway and other speculations , was brought up at -Lambeth on a warrant , charging him with deserting his wife and four children , and leaving thorn to the ratepayers of Camberwell . The facts having been proved , he was committed to the IIouso of Correction for twenty-ono days . Poisomkd Winm . —A stone bottle containing sherry wine was lately sent to a Mr . Boll , a farmer , at Grindalo . A peculiar smell in the wino excited suspicion ; and injunctions wore given not to drink any of the huwovci

      »«—rying . Wfceomshonrvos apprehended , Miss Mursack did not deny wfaatiflue had' done ,, but waid that one and her brothetaweroximployediin the- streets , to get w hat money they oouldj . by tholttfkthor and mother , whom she neverthalemstotedLtW bo persona living , in a respectable sphere of life . On her way to the atotion-Uouge , sho was pointed out by > sevens people , as " tlu » j littla girl who robbed the ahildroau ' . ' At-liw examination , before the mogistmto ; bur flrtttor ,. aigentlainanly"looking , man , camo forwtonl < aadtdfeatodtthat ha had ever encouraged or nano ~ tionadmoyaf lri » ohildran > in such a-oourse of life an that

      liquor . One ol tno servanuj ,. , aw » " ««^ ' "i and was taken ill , though not seriously . The wine was then analyzed , and found to contain a large amount of pruBsic acid . The poison had' mainly fallen to the bottom , and thus the life of the servant woe savod . No clue ha 8 been obturned to the guilty party . An Ehoapbd Convict . —Henry Simpson , a convict who , together with Henry Mitchell ( since retaken ) , escaped some few week * ago from the Pontonville Model Prison , hos-beoii' apprehended . Committal , iron Child M 3 oki >» u . —A . woman named

      I Potrrics In The United States Are Pres...

      i has been enthusiastically recefv-ed at Philadelphia , where he was welcomed by the ilrhig of a salute . Mr . Dallas has written from England to decline offering himself for the Presidency now * that Pennsylvania haa so unanimously declared itsel f in vour * c # Mr : Buchanan-. A letter from Mr . Joel Palmer , Superintendent of Indian Affairs at Oregon , attributes the recent insurrections of the-Indiansto the cruelty and bad faith ; of the whites-, which " would disgrace the most barbarous- nations" of ttte earth . " From Savannah w » learn- that the man vrh < y attempted to take the life of the Archbishop of Cubs- is = to be garotted . The cause of the attempt is said to-have arisen out of the denunciations" of the ArcnbisJiep , from he pulpit , of certain Spanish hidalgos ; who w « re-Hvinff in oDen concubinacre with their own slaves .-

      Potrrics in the United states are at present at a , low ebb . Nothing of interest to the European public has transpired " in the Senate or the House of Representatives , and party struggles seem to be iri abeyance . Mr . Buchanan AMERICA . Potrrtcs in the United States are at present at a low ebb . Nothing of interest to the European public has trahspiredT in the Senate or the House of Representatives , and party struggles seem to be iri abeyance . Mr . Buchanan

      The most important intelligence- is- that whielie halt been received from Costa Rica ,- where Walker ' s' forces seem ta be under an- evil star . Colonel Schlessingeiy at ' the head of four hundred troops , has been defeated near San Jose by five hundred Costa Ricann , under General Mora . Twenty Americans were taken prisoners And shot , and the Costa Rican army was about to enter Nicaragua . Great cruelties ; it is said , have been inflicted by the- conquerors on their prisoners : ScHfes 1 - siiMwr \\ tm been tried bv court-martial on charges of

      treason and cowardice . Another battle is reported to have taken place at Arcopaca , between a-small force of Walker ' s and two hundred Costa Ricans , in which the latter are said to have been defeated , with a loss of thirty killed . It is also reported that Walker had a force of seven hundred men marching to meet the Costa Ricans . Communications are resumed between' Mexico and Vera Cruz . The capitulation of Piiebla has restored confidence , and Comonfort is very popular . " During the siege of Puebla , " says a letter from Mexico , ' th « Conservatives of Mexico attempted to get up a-revolution , as a diversion in favour of the insurgents . The plot was betrayed to the Governor of the district , Sefior Baz , who , acting with marked promptitude and energy , ' arrested the ringleaders one hour before the anticipated outbreak . Several priests were prominent among , the conspirators . The clergy , it would seem , were the fomentors of the disturbances at Puebla and elsewhere . They have supplied the money and stirred up the leperos to rebellion . Comonfort , however , has issued

      two decrees , which will punish this disaffected body by touching their pockets . These decrees place the ecclesiastical property of Puebla under Government control , and its revenue will be appropriated to the reimbursement of the Republic for the expense of the campaign . " The seizure was effected by armed men ,. in spite of a notice by the Bishop of Puebla , excommunicating all who should assist In carrying out the design of the Government .

      Continental Notes. France. Tire Moniteur...

      CONTINENTAL NOTES . FRANCE . Tire Moniteur publishes a decree , ordering the reduction of 52 , 000 men in the effective strength of the army . Tho King of Wurtemberg arrived last Saturday nicht in Paris . Ho travels under tho name of Baron do

      Teck , but is accompanied by a numerous suite , consisting of the principal officers of his household . It is said that politics have nothing to do with his visit , and that he merely comes to congratulate tho Emperor on thw birth of his son . He is brother-in-law of Prince Jerome , and consequently uncle of Prince Napoleon and of tho Princess Mathilde . The incognito will be- re ^ tuined to tho last , and consequently there will be no receptions or diplomatic visits . The fusion between the two branches of tho Bourbon family is reported to bo nil over , at least fbr tho present . Tho chiefs cannot agree upon the colour of the national ( lug ; the OrleanistH contending for the tricolor , and'the other branch stickling for the white banner . And on this rock they have split . M do Bourquoney , the French diplomatic nffent flt Vienna , is to have the rank of Ambassador . M . Httbner , the Austrian minister at Paris , will be similarly ad-A lfitter hus been addressed to the PrcYet of Police by

      tho Minister of the Interior , in obedience to an ordtorof the Emperor . It is tltero said that , since tho powerful impulse given to national industry by the Bmporor . tiiero has arisen a class of men who mingle in affairs'and undertakings for which concessions nro necessary , and vaunt their great influence in high places , their secret intelligence , their power of miringdlfllcultted-or cauainff thorn to disappear . Of these protended personal influences , it ia said , a complete trade is made . 1 ho Emperor dcoiros the public to understand that in matters which .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), May 10, 1856, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_10051856/page/7/