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      Captain Shhphioari) Once More. Thomas Ja...

      • MY Payne . —Well , this boy lived with you . Did you { 8 _neak to him improperl y about women P Captain Shep heard . —I did speak to him about women _, n , t the expression you make Use o _£ sir , is a very loose Whv I _htight have said to him * " Tell the _chambere d to bring up the hdt water . " That is what I should m talking about women ; ahd I may have spoken in that _wav but not improperly . _ivTr Payne . — -Has he not sometimes paid for your cabs ?

      Captain Shepheard . —I have never asked him to do so a favour , but he may have paid fbr me because I am very frequently without money , _because I have given up carrying much about with me , for the last time I did so I was robbed of sixteeh sovereigns . He never paid for my dinner . As to my being " cracked , " I refer yoii to Dr . Anderson , Sir W . Burnett , Sir James Mackenzie , and others whom I have consulted . If you want further proof I refer you to my letter ih the Morning Herald . Captain Shepheard here wished to say something in extenuation of the boy ' s crime .

      Mr . Payne . —Why , you seem to forget that you said _ydu wished him to be transported . Captain Shepheard . —Yes , certainly I did , because I have some influential friends in Australia who will take care of him there and get him on , for I am convinced that he will be ruined in the House of Correction if he is sent Mr . Payne urged that the prisoner had no intention of stealing the coat , but presuming upon the intimate terms on which he was with the Captain , had probably thoug ht he might raise a small sum on the coat . He proved that Holloway had generally borne an excellent character .

      . The jury , after some consultation , acquitted the prisoner , upon which Captain Shepheard crossed over to Mr . Payne and shook hands with him , asking " If he had such a thing as a half-crown about him ?—Jeremy Diddler . Hem \ " After which he left the court .

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      The "Mysterious Stranger." The Police Br...

      THE " MYSTERIOUS STRANGER . " The police brought a young man , respectably dressed , who gave his name as John Green , before Mr . Corrie on Tuesday , and charged him with loitering about Middleton-square , at three o'clock in the morning , with intent to commit felony . He had refused to give any account of himself . When asked by the magistrate for an explanation of his conduct , the young man , in a melancholy tone of voice , said that he had his especial reasons for withholding his address ; but he assured the magistrate , that he had no intention of committing a felony . He had merely sat down to rest himself . A policeman declared that he had found him before ,

      sitting on the same door-step , early in the morning , but tbis was denied by the prisoner . On being asked by Mr . Corrie where he would go if discharged , the young man said , sullenly , "As I have told you before , I have my especial reasons for not answering your questions , and I shall not answer you . I would rather be sent to prison . I shall not go home if I am set at liberty . My reasons are too strong to explain who or what I am , or anything about my friends or connexions . " Mr . Corrie afterwards had a private interview with him ; but he still refused to give any explanation . He was remanded , in order that inquiries might be made respecting him , there being an impression that he was deranged .

      Trial Op The Thames "Wreckers." The Sout...

      TRIAL OP THE THAMES " WRECKERS . " The Southend boatmen , who , as it was stated somo timo since , had mado an attack upon tho wreck of tho Renown , which was lying stranded npon the Nore Sand for tho purpose of depredation , woro brought beforo tho magistrates at Itochford on Thursday week , but the investigation was not concluded till Saturday . The only evidenco of importanco which threw any now light upon tho matter , was that of Mr . Hay , the receiver of droits , who stated that ho had given authority to ouo of the defendants to go on board the vessel to render assistance , as ho had dono on previous occasions when _vcbboIs were stranded in tho neighbourhood , and that ho know all the defendants to bear an excellent character ; and that of tho boatmen who had accompanied tho defendants , who stated that tho mate of the vessel had given thorn permission to go on board , and had assisted them in saving the cargo .

      Tho magistrates acquitted them of tho chargo of wrongfull y carrying away cargo , but convicted them of entering on hoard the vessel without tho leave or permission of the person in chargo , for which thoy were fined 5 / . each , or , m default of payment , sentenced to ono month ' s imprison * monfc . -Notico has been given of an appeal against tho conviction of the magistrates .

      Skittle Sharping. Turku Men, John Mnllon...

      SKITTLE SHARPING . Turku men , John Mnllonoy , Georgo Collins , and _Smnne _Jud _goly , Wore charged at the Mansion 11 ouso , on Saturday Willi chea ting Daniel Barker of III . or 11 . at Bkittles . The mndlord of the " Sun" public-house , in _Bishopsgato-Htroot , whore t hey engaged tho ground , suspecting some foul play , "ont for ono of the City detective polico , who watched the _wiiolo proceedings . Barker was induced to play with _£ l ? ely , at first for smaller sums , when he was allowed to wm , and aft or wards for as much aa II . a game , which the ¦ aarpors took caro that he should lose . Mulloriey and

      Skittle Sharping. Turku Men, John Mnllon...

      Collins , in setting up the pins , took care to place them far apart when Barker was to throw , and to set them near together when their confederate was to play . At the same time they prevented any suspicion b y betting on Barker ' s play . They took care , meanwhile , that Barker should bo plentifull y supplied with spirits . They continued this game till they had got all Barker ' s money , when , as they were about to carry off their booty , the officer offerecf his services to conduct them to the Station-hotise . On their way thither , one of them was seen to throw away a counterfeit sovereign , and another of them " was found to have a sham coin in his possession . One of them is well known to have practised this profession for some time .

      Miscellaneous. Prince Albert Completed H...

      MISCELLANEOUS . Prince Albert completed his thirty-third year on Thursday . At one o ' clock the Park guns fired a salute ; and the various churches westward of Temple-bar hoisted their flags in honour of the day . There was no especial military display at the Horse Guards .

      We Understand That The Authorities Have ...

      We understand that the authorities have it in contemplation to purchase the extensive property of the Earl of Harrington , situated at Old Brompton , for the purpose of erecting a new National Gallery . The Government are favourably disposed as to the site as a most eligible place for the building . —Morning Herald . The crops in the Metropolitan and Southern Counties had suffered considerably from the weather at the beginning of the week . Ih many places the corn had sprouted very much , and a great quantity had been beaten out of the ears . The Midland Counties also presented an unfavourable prospect . The Northern districts had fared better . The last two or three days have , however , _Revived the hopes of the farmers , dud the latest reports from various parts of the kingdom

      are more encouraging . Mr . Hind states that he discovered a new planet on Sunday nig ht in the constellation Aquarius . It may readily be seen with a telescope of very _oi-dinary power , and equals iti brightness a star of the ninth magnitude , appearing to have the same yellowish tinge that has been noticed about Pallas , Melpomene , and others of the same group of planets . AtJLHi . 35 m . 38 s ., Greenwich mean time ( August 22 ) , its right ascension was 22 h . 22 m . 29 . ' 7 s ., and its north polar distance 97 ° 32 ' 14 "; the diurnal motion in right ascension is 53 s . towards the west , and in N . P . D . about 5 ' . towards the south .

      Lord And Lady Palmerston Were On Monday ...

      Lord and Lady Palmerston were on Monday at Markrco on a short visit . The Aberdeen Herald mentions a report that tho state of Mr . Macaulay ' _s health will prevent him from sitting as a representative of Edinburgh . Mr . Feargus O'Connor ' s health is said to bo rapidly improving under the care of Dr . Tuke . The burgesses of Manchester decided on Friday week , almost unanimously , to carry out tho provisions of the Public Libraries and Museums Act for the future support of tho Free Library . Tho Duko of Wellington has been actively engaged during tho last ton days in completing tho necessary preliminaries for the formation of the militia in Hampshire and tho Tower Hamlets , over which districts ho is lordlieutenant .

      Tho _Galtvay Vindicator stated , that Mr . Robert J . Walker , late United States Secretary , and ono of tho most distinguished financiers and statesmen in America , was daily expected in Gal way , probably with a view to tho establishment of a lino of packets between Now York and that

      town . Miss Martineau visited Belfast last week , and on Thursday proceeded to Dublin , on her way lo tbo west , of Ireland . It is now twenty-ono years since Miss Martineau paid her last visit to this country , having in the meantime travelled in tho East and America , giving to the world , as usual , instructive and entertaining accounts of her wanderings . The senior painter of Germany , M . do Waeehtor , member of tho Royal Institution of Stutgard , 1 ms just died in that place , aged 90 . lie was originally n pupil of tho French painter David , and afterwards studied at Rome . Ho resided for many years at Vienna , where ho was distinguished as an historical painter . When afterwards ho _camo to pass tho end of his life at _Stutgard , Frederick I . made him Conservator of the Royal Cabinet of Kngruvings and Professor at the Beaux Arts , which places he retained to the last .

      A Model Lodging-House Has Recently Boon ...

      A model lodging-house has recently boon established in Liverpool , to accommodate thirty inmates , at a charge of 2 s . 4 u .. a week . The floor of tho Crystal Palace will bo taken up at the end of this week , when vast treasures are expected by some to be brought to light . It is said that large sums bave been _offored for tho first search . We read in tho Constitutlonnol .- — " It npnoarB that a certain ntimbor of Englishmen havo considered it necessary to address what they call fraternal letters to the principal townB of France , in the name of about fifty English towns . Tho town of Caen has just received its letter , Chelmsford having been designated to correspond with the inhabitants of the Norman city . The Mayor of Caen has announced _Jiis intention to reply to the inhabitants of Chelmsford in the name of his _fellow-eitizons . " II _lissOy's and M _* Cormoek ' t * reaping-machines wore tried nt Cir . enoe 8 ter on Tuesday > h _\ Xt lho result can hardl y _Considered a teat of their respective meril _. H , as the machine

      A Model Lodging-House Has Recently Boon ...

      sent by _M'Cormack was evidently a bad specimen . Hussey ' s machine performed its work very creditably , cutting three acres of wheat iri two hours and ten minutes . M'Cormack ' _s , however , broke down at the very first , and after three or four hours had been spent in repairing it , a fresh catastrophe occurred , which occasioned another delay . When it was _dt last got to work , one bf the cog-wheels gave much trouble by becoming clogged with soi l and stubble . It seems that tho enterprising emigrants lo the Australian district of Victoria are ' no longer to be left to the

      tender mercies of the land sharks on their arrival . A company is about to be formed , as we hear , under good auspices , for the purpose of establishing hotels both at Melbourne and Geelong , and even at . the _digging aud this in connexion with , what has now become ° an absolute necessity , anInlandCarrying Establishment . It , is said that the hotels are to be fitted with every comfort for thc various classes of emigrants , including baths , reading rooms , and medical attendance . We hail this enterprise as likely to contribute more largely to thc welfare of the colony than any which has yet been devised , and the promoters have our best wishes for their success .

      An immense refracting telescope baa been erected on Wandsworth-common , constructed under the superintendance of Mr . W . Gravatt , F . R . S ., for the Rev . Air . Craig , vicar of Leamington . The main tube is seventy-six feet in length , and thirteen feet in circumference at its widest part . The object glasses are twenty-four inches in diameter ; one is . of flint glass , made by Mr . Chance , of Birmingham , and the other is of plate glass , cast by the Thames Plate Glass Company . The telescope is sustained by a tower sixty-four feet in height . Tho tube rests upon a framework , which runs upon a circular railway at a distance of fifty-two feet from the centre of the tower . The _arrangements are such that the telescope can be readil y directed to any point in the heavens .

      The village of Erith , on the Thames , was visited on Monday last by an excursion party of about 1000 persons from the district of St . Philip , Bethnal-green . The party was composed of working men and their wives , the elder children of the Sunday school with their teachers , the clergy of the district and the churchwardens , and a few friends interested in all that concerns the working man . Refreshments were provided for the party in Mr . Macluire ' s gardens . A band was in attendance , and the young people were amused with dancing and rustic games . They returned home at six o ' clock , The clergy of the district aro endeavouring to form a good library , and to establish lectures for the working men , but their funds are short .

      Mrs . Chisholm has been accused of being a propagandist Roman Catholic by the " shipping interest , " or some other "interest" whose profits are endangered by her efforts . At a meeting held at the Parochial School-room , Clnphamcommon , to hear an address from that lady , at which tho rector presided , it was stated that he had received a letter , warning him from taking tho chair , because Mrs . Chisholm was a Roman Catholic . Mrs . Chisholm stated tbat when she commenced her work , tho bishop of the colony had directed his chaplain to write to her and ask a few questions

      She had replied to him , and ever since there had been a good feeling between her and the bishop . On commencing her exertions on her return to this country , a benevolent nobleman , hearing of her efforts , said he would raise a few hundreds to help , but the shipowners , who were afraid she was going to ruin their trade , called upon him and dropped their venom in . They said , " Mrs . Chisholm is a good kind of woman , but people cannot trust her ; she is an agent of the Propaganda . " The nobleman was afraid , and the subscriptions did not come in . She had persevered , howover , and had ultimately obtained much success .

      Mr . Webster , tho manager of tho Ilaymarkct Theatre , has brought an action against Mr . _Gurnott , the publisher of the Manchester Guardian , for tha following libel : — "Wednesday and Thursday being left ; open , because of the extraordinary neglect of Mr . Webster , lessee of _fho Jlaymarket Theatre , who , after a letter of large promises , was written to thrice without deigning any answer , and when a telegraph letter at length extorted a reply , it was such as to determine tho committee lo make other arrangements without seeking any aid from Mr . Webster . " Mr . Webster had been applied ' to for his gratuitous assistance in a series of dramatic performances which were to tako place in Manchester for tho benefit of some local charities ,

      and he readily promised to give Iuh aid ho far as bis own engagements would permit . Hut-, being busily engaged in tho production of a comedy , entitled " Mind your own business , " in which he himself was to tako a part , Mr . Webster had written to the committee in Manchester to excuse his absence . His letter was , however , from some cause , delayed a day beyond the time he bad expected it to come to hand , so that , his name appeared in thc announcements . Two or three days after appeared the obnoxious paragraph quoted above . The action camo ou for trial at Liverpool on Saturday , when a verdict was returned for tho defendant .

      Messieurs. Gratiolet And S. Cloez Have D...

      Messieurs . Gratiolet and S . Cloez have demonstrated by careful experiments that the pustular contents of tho skin of the toad and of tho salamander are poisonous , and alkalino in their mifc . iro . The Vienna Gazette of the 17 th inst ., informs that "The court-martial sitting in Vienna has sentenced Maria Swobadu , clothos-maker , to fifteen blows with rods , and fourteen days confinement in irons , for verbal und actual injury of the officers of public security . " Captain Parkin , of the lladiant , was approaching Kngland on his return from the I ' . ant Indies , when one night , about , three weeks ago , he maidenl y found a great Htiuko-Horpent . of ( he most venomous kind in his cabin . A light was obtained , and ( he reptile was destroyed after a short contest . Exeter was visited on Thursday week by a violent thunder-storm . The rain was so heavy aw to _uause considerable damage , and a sower was so much weakonod

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 28, 1852, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_28081852/page/9/