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      Gatherings From Law And Police Courts. A...

      lievine : officer , to procure an order for their consignment to a lunatic asylum . It was stated that the unfortunate creatures had been resident in Paris , but being British , subjects , the English Ambassador at that city had sent them to London , with instructions for their reception . The present application was made under directions of the Secretary of State . Medical certificates being required , they were removed temporarily to the City of London TJnion . At the Middlesex Sessions , two men , named Phillips and Wraxall , were charged with having stolen the purse of a lady in the Haymarket . She alleged that she detected WraxaH ' s hand in her pocket , and immediately afterwards she missed her purse . She seized both of the prisoners and held them until they were taken into

      custody by a policeman . Wraxall , it appeared , was a respectable person , while his companion was a convicted thief . Both were found Guilty ; but , before the judge passed sentence , Wraxall made a solemn denial of the truth of the accusation preferred against him , and appealed to Phillips to speak the truth . Phillips replied that Wraxall ' s denial was quite true , and Mr . Sleigh proposed to put him in the witness-box , but the judge would not permit this proceeding , on the ground of its irregularity . Wraxall was then sentenced to eight months' hard labour , and the other prisoner to seven years' penal servitude . The latter subsequently stated that he had entrapped Wraxall into a conversation with lim , so that being in the company of a respectablelooking man he might the more successfully practise his

      dishonest trade . The coroner ' s inquiry into the origin of tlie fire in Mr . jRoper ' s house at Greenwich , in which his two children were destroyed , came to a conclusion at half-past three c ' clock on Thursday morning , after protracted and numerous sittings . As is known , strong suspicion existed Jhat Mr . Roper himself set fire to his house . The coroner ' s jury , however , have come to an open verdict , their pronouncement being to the effect that there was mot sufficient legal evidence to show whether the fire was accidental or otherwise . But they add an expression of a strong suspicion that it was a wilful act . Roper was : re-exaniined before the magistrate on the charge © f arson . Some additional evidence was heard , and the magistrate adjourned the case for another week Sor the production of further evidence . .

      Edward Allcorn , a lad formerly in the service of a medical practitioner of Croydon , has been found guilty of breaking into the counting-house of the London , Urighton , and South Coast Railway , at Croydon , and stealing several railway tickets , 5 s . in copper , and other articles , the property of the company . He was sentenced to hard labour for twelve months . Thomas Spencer , a private in the Coldstream Guards , decorated with a Crimean medal , was sent to prison for fourteen days by Mr . Bingham , at Marlborough-street police-court , for begging money from various persons on the . street in the middle of the night , and in a tone and manner calculated to ensure compliance with Ms request . 3 t was urged in extenuation that he was drunk at the lime .

      1118 The Leader. [No. 448, October 23, 1...

      1118 THE LEADER . [ No . 448 , October 23 , 1858-

      Criminal Record. Tieg Buknopfield Murder...

      CRIMINAL RECORD . TiEG Buknopfield Murder . —Great horror was felt in the winter of 1855 at the murder of a young surgeon named Stirling , who was murdered and robbed near Burnopfield , in Durham , at mid-day . Richard Rayne and John Cain vrere apprehended charged with the murder , and tried at the Durham Assizes , but the case failed , and they were acquitted . These men . returned to their homes , and have since been regular and industrious in their habits . Cain , since his acquittal , has been most active in attempting to clear up the mystqry of the murder of the poor young man . Ho lias ferreted out a considerable amount of information with regard to other parties , and he has satisfied several gentlemen of influence that he and Rayno were not implicated in the murder . A communication has boon received in Gatosjuead from the visiting justices of Maidstone , stating that a prisoner who Is in custody there lias confessed that he was present at the murder of young Stirling ; ho gives . a detailed account of the affair , and tho chief constable of Durham will make full inquiry into tho circumstances .

      Attempted Murder . ¦— On Tuesday , an attompt , which will In all probability terminate fatally , wag made by a man named Thomas Champion , the victim being Henry Grayson , a Joiner . Champion lu > s been a foreman to Mr . Fewsdalo , builder , of Wicker , near Sheffield , whoso men complainod of his conduct as arbitrary , and there had been disputes about Mm , which resulted in his discharge . Champion entered tho work-Bliop of Mr . Fewsdalo , and after conversing ; some time with tlie men , wont to Grayson and told hint he

      understood ho was tho cause of his being discharged , and immediately fired a revolver at him . The bullet lodged in is brain , after penetrating about four inohos . Champion then proceeded to fire another barrorof tho pistol at William Kenyon , but missed him . He wns secured and taken into custody . The surgeon called in to the wounded man gives no hope of his recovery . There seems no doubt that Champion intended to kill the Boven men who wore In the shop . CniHuaffAi * Statistics ov Southampton . — -According

      to an official report , just published , the population of Southampton is 41 , 000 . The expense of the police there for the last twelve months was 2540 J . During that period 1171 persons were brought before the borough magistrates , charged with offences which were disposed of summarily . Amongst those persons were 77 known thieves , 96 prostitutes ,. 150 vagrants , and G 5 . habitualdrunkards . ' There are TOO prostitutes living in Southampton , and 160 houses of ill-fame there ; 1500 thieves , receivers of stolen goods , suspected persons , tramps , and vagabonds , are now in the town under

      police surveillance . ExtenuATEfG Circumstances . — A frightful crime has been committed at Belleville , a suburb of Paris , by a woman named Marie Adule Brion murdering her stepson , four years of age , under circumstances so revolting that the bare recital of them fills the mind with horror , and yet the jury , who pronounced a verdict of wilful murder against her , recorded their opinion that the cruel ^ deed was accompanied by " extenuating circumstances . " The coiirt sentenced her to twenty years' hard labour .

      Ireland. The Irish Constabulary.—The Com...

      IRELAND . The Irish Constabulary . —The command of this force has been conferred upon Major Brownrigg , who for many years filled the office of Deputy Inspector-General . The salary henceforward is to be 1300 / . instead of 1500 / . per annum , the 2 i ) 0 l being granted to _ Sir Duncan M'Gregor in consideration of his long services . Progress of Civilisation .- — A letter dated , Dungarvan , October 16 tb , says : — " A pleasing and novel scene was presented at the funeral of the late Doctor Quinn , of this town , who was lately buried in the Protestant churchyard . Our parish priest , the Very Rev . Dr . Hally , walked " before the coffin , assisted by his curate , Rev . M . Mooney , and Rev . Mr . Toomey chanting the burial service . Walking behind the coffin were to be seen , with hats in- hand , three Protestant parish ministers , and one Protestant curate . Indeed it must be remarked with truth that the Protestant clergy of this locality for years back have been remarkable for mildness , Christian charity , and freedom from all sectarian bigotry .

      The Paper Duties . —A meeting of gentlemen connected with literature generally was held in Dublin on Wednesday , to consider the question of the paper duties . Mr . Cassell and Mr . Francis attended as a deputation from the London Society , A local committee was formed , and a liberal subscription at once opened .

      Naval And Military. The Royal Artillery....

      NAVAL AND MILITARY . The Royal Artillery . —A complete reorganisation and distribution of the regiment of Royal Artillery is about to be made . The precise nature of these alterations is at present unknown , but it is understood that the fourteen battalions which comprise the regiment will be formed into several divisions , and that each division will occupy a station , either on home or on foreign service The staff of the battalions will in this case accompany the troops wherever they are quartered , instead of remaining at Woolwich .

      The Gallaxt North Corks . —A disturbance was created on Monday , at Strood station , by a party of the North Cork Rifles , seventy of whom were left behind to guard the baggage of the corps . They mutinied and resolutely refused to load tlie baggage . Their conduct being very violent , the officers in charge sent off to Chatham Barracks for the assistance of the military , a strong party of whom arrived under the command of Major Gordon . Five of the ringleaders wore marched off to the guard-room , and order was then restored , and the Rifles proceeded to load tho baggage , with which they departed for Aldorshott the same evening .

      Recruiting for this Cava lry . —Parties have been sent out in tho metropolis to enlist men for tho 15 th Hussars . A number of fine young fellows have joined tho regiment , men being taken at the reduced standard of 5 feet 4 . Recruiting parties aro also out for tho 6 th ( Enniskillen ) Dragoons ; they are also extremely successful , numbers of men , chiefly from Militia regiments , volunteering to join the service companies in India . Increased activity is ordered to bo used in recruiting for the Indian Light Cavalry , and men aro to bo entered foxt hat sorvioe at tho reduced standard of 5 f & ot 2 .

      Accidents And Sudden Deaths. A Horrible ...

      ACCIDENTS AND SUDDEN DEATHS . A horrible accident occurred to two poachors , on the London and North-Western Railway , near Winstonl . Several poachors were out with nets , snnros , tec ., and on their way some of them attomptod to cross tho railway while a night train was passing , not being awaro of its proximity . A man , named Forstor , was knockod down , ono log cut ofl " , and ouo arm put out of tho sockot . Ho died next morning . Anotlior was run over apparently by tho ivholo train , only tho noso being loft unraanglod on tho upper part of his body . One of their dogs was , also killed . _ A man and his throo children wqjpo suffocntQd last week by an escape of gas , which took plaoo In their cottage , in a wretched row of buildings at Plllgwonlly , nour Newport .

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      Continental Notes. France. A Letter In T...

      CONTINENTAL NOTES . FRANCE . A letter in the JVordl states , that a difference has arisen between France an < J Brazil . A French merchant having died at Pernambuco leaving children under age , th « French Minister , Count de Lemont , caused seals to be put on his premises . The local authorities maintained that he had no right to do so . On appeal to the justice of the peace , he decided that the authorities were in the right , and the seals were removed . In consequence Count de Lemont struck his flag , in order to await instructions of the French Government . The journey of Prince Napoleon to Algeria is postponed until March next . Des 2 Jatches received by the French Government from Algiers announce that the empire of Morocco is iu a state of great disorganisation and anarchy .

      M . Caurain , one of the chief writers in the Co-nstUutlonnel , died a few days ago . His funeral was attended not only by all the writers in the ministerial papers , but the IJcbais , the Presse , and tlie Such -were also repre - sented . M- Caurain was a man of undoubted talent , and enjoyed the estee : n of his most bitter political opponents . . M . Walewski has , by order of the Emperor , sent a note to the French Ambassador at Home , to be communicated to the Pontifical Government , expressive of the dissatisfaction with which the Emperor has heard of the child Mortara having been forcibly taken away from his parents ; he has also instructed th c Ambassador to make strong remonstrances on such conduct .

      The Augsburg Gazette learns from Warsaw that the manner of the Emperor Alexander towards Prince Napoleon was extremely civil , " but very . cool . " His Imperial Highness did not invite the Czar to go to Paris , but he told him that he had been sent by the Emperor Jvapoleon to return the visit of the Grand Duke Constantine . The Prince only called on one Polish nobleman , and to him he observed that be was greatly struck by the magnificence of the palaces of the nobles and by the miserable huts inhabited by the serfs . The . prevalent opinion in Warsaw is , . that no political importance is to be attached to the-visit of Prince Xapoleon . There is no truth in tbe telegraphic message from General Macmahon and the French Consul , about the

      Tetuan massacre , or the murder of the French ami fcpanish ( or English ) Vicc-C . oiisuls . We are positively assured that it is a fable , and that the gallant General has been imposed upon . The visit of the Emperor Napoleon to Compiegne has been postponed on account of the pressure of important business . There is further talk about an intended journey of the Emperor to Italy . Our information iiikls that it is not probable it will be extended beyond Nice , and that no great political weight ought to be attached . to it . the lrcnch

      It is said that thq plan proposed to - Government by Colonel Faidhcrbo , Governor of Senegal consists in extending tho frontiers of the French possessions as far as Timbuctu , which is about two hundred leagues from the present boundary . Three French officers of rank have been brought to a court-martial ia Africa , Chef d'Escadron S ., Captain A ., and Captain M ., who were successively paymasters of the 1 st Spalua , for having cmbozzled 88 JlC 8 fr ., tho property of the Government . After hearing counsel for the prisoner * , the tribunal declared all three Guilty , and condemned S . to dismissal from the army and three years' imprisonment ; M . to dismissal and four years' imprisonment ; and A . to military degradation and iivo years' hind labour . The prisoner S . wns an officer of tho Legion of Honour , and M . a knight , and both were declared to have loifoited their decorations .

      DISKMAUK . _ . The King lately gavo a grand banquet at tho umioau of Gluoksburg , at which very nigiiUioaiit speeches were delivered . Tho Minister of Soliloswig , in drinking to the health of the King , expressed n wish that his » jesty would Iivo long enough to suo every part o i u » kingdom united under a common and durable organisation , capable of resisting all foreign interference . King approved of tho expression of this wish .

      NAl'LlCS . < _ Tho despatch attributed to tho Foreign Minister , M . do Oaraifh , concerning tho diplomatic relations ot ssapuM with tho Wostorn Powers , has been ofllcnilly conuu-Tho dasetta do Cologne states that a courier . arrived in Munich on tho 7 th , with a despatch to tup Neapolitan BUnldtor at the Bavarian Court , directing »»» | 0 w f mand officially tho hand of tho Princess Mario , »«»" tho Empress of AuBtrln , for tho Prlnco ltoyal of > F Tho marriage is expected to toko placo at Isni ' ' «« » tho 12 th of January next . The Princess is 8 ovoi > tooa yC GreauS e ogularitlos , snys the Daily &*«» ^ f 0 ^ dent have boon dlsoovorod in tho Oiwtom-houso , oui » ono was surprlsod at them who Is well aequa » W *" . tho abusoa ordinarily committed Ha that cetabllshmouj ,

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 23, 1858, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_23101858/page/6/