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      Criminal Record. Supposkiv Muitder.-T-Oh...

      uxdas hepassed through the streets be had a woeful , wretched appearance . He is a young man . Poaching Affray . —Oa Sunday morning , about five o ' clock , several game watchers were on the alert after poachers on the estate of Mr . Walker , of Babworth , near Betford , when they saw two men trespassing in pursuit of game in a field near . John Scott , who was watching , came up with a poacher , named Samuel Golland , of West Betford , who immediately ran offl Scott followed in pursuit and overtook him . Golland stopped , and after some -words , pointed his gun and shot Scott in the breast . Anderson , another watcher , succeeded in capturing ; Golland , and took him prisoner to Mr . Walker ' s house . In the evening poor Scott was lying in a most precarious state . Bis deposition has been taken .

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      Central Criminal Court. Oh Saturday Jame...

      CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT . Oh Saturday James Hialey and Joseph Hough ton were indicted for highway robbery , -with violence , -upon Edwin Brown on the 28 th July in Shoreditch . He was dragged into a court , and . brutally treated . They -were both found guilty . Hisley was a notorious thief , and had undergone twelve months' imprisonment . Hisley was sentenced to six , and Houghton to four years' penal servitude . The convict Borromeo was brought to the bar and told that information had been received from Paris that nothing was known there of the persons whom he wished to have been called as witnesses in his favour . The court adjourned till the 20 th of September .

      Gatherings Prom Law And Police Courts. M...

      GATHERINGS PROM LAW AND POLICE COURTS . Mary Nkweix , the young woman charged with the murder of her child , by tying a bag of stones to its neck and throwing it into the Thames , and who , it will be recollected , -was detected by means of photographic likenesses of the deceased child being circulated about , -was Immght up for final examination at the public office , Beading , on Friday last . The prisoner now made a statement , which she signed , to the effect that she had teen seduced by a young man at Beading , named Francis , and had given birth to the child about four months since ; she had been in Henley Workhouse , -which she left to go to Beading to see the man Francis that she saw him , and asked him for some money for the support of the : child , but that he refused her , saying he did not care for the child or her either . The prisoner was committed for trial at the next assizes . The Count of St . Albaas ( described as Alexander Mauduit , alias Alexander de Saint Albans d'Orleans , otherwise Count Saint Albans ) , of York , teacher of languages , was charged with having , on the 29 th ult ., in a railway carriage belonging to the North Eastern Company , assaulted Mr . Joseph . Swale , of Boston Spa . It appeared that Mr . Swale , at Thorp Arch station , attempted to enter a . third-class carriage for York , in - which was the Count , who said there was no room . Mr . Swale got in and found there was abundance of room . Mr . Swale very properly told the foreigner that had be been- in his own country le would have been given into the custody of the gendarmes for his conduct . A quarrel ensued , in the course of which the foreigner drew out

      a dagger and used it menacingly , saying , " Me kill you . " A . complaint was made at the first station , the foreigner repeated his intemperate and threatening conduct with bis umbrella , and , the result was that when taken before the magistrates they said they found it quite necessary , for the sake of justice and for the safety of the public , to fine the defendant the full penalty allowed by law for the first assault ,-viz ., 51 ., including costs , or in default of payment to be committed to the House of Correction for two months . As to the second assault , it showed them that the defendant -was excessively irritable , and that it was necessary to require him to be bound over in Ills own recognisance of 50 ? . not to offend in like manner for a period of twelve months .

      The Monnonites at Stepney have become objects of the popular indignation , and on Friday last a discourse ¦ was delivered in the street , outside their conventicle , by a Mr . Hepburn , which had the effect of inciting the mob to an . attack upon the elders and their followers ,-who were at the time engaged in the mysteries of their wor-« Wp . The affair became serious , and the Mormons would have fared badly but for the protection of the police ) who had great difficulty in escorting them to a place of safety . The antl-Mormonlte agitator and his lieutenant have been bound over to keep the peace .

      Mrs ; Planter , landlady of a prublic-bouae at Ratcliffe , charges her husband -with assaulting and beating her . She said he was formerly a sailor , and married her , a widow , about three years ago . He had spent her money , yawned her plate , beaten her , and she had found him in company with prostitutes . His inhumanity had been very great , and he had been committed to prison for one inohnv for a Bavage assault upon her . Being cross-exainfned , she admitted that she had beon married to four ttdsbanda , and did not know what had become of two of ^ themi " 0 ne of them , named Jack Harris , was in AustnuljtL "She had indicted him for bigamy at the Central " Orhnbttal Court , and be was acquitted . She might have liYpd ' iitfih one only a fortnight , Would not sw « ar » ho

      had not lived with other men . The husband , Planter , said lie had been inveigled into an unfortunate marriage with this infamous -woman , and was once convicted , on perjured evidence , of an assault . This was an attempt on the part of the woman and her servant to get'him back to the house . The gaoler of the court knew that Mrs . Harris , he meant Planter , had had nine husbands ( sensation ) , but could not say that she was married to all of them . She had b « en accused of defrauding sailors , and because he related her true character ; she had threatened him , and was held to bail . The magistrate said that no good could result in the defendant living with his wife . He held him to bail in his own recognisance , and advised him to go to sea again as soon as possible .

      At the Court of Bankruptcy , on Tuesday , upon hearing a trade debtor ' s summons against the estate of Messrs . Felix Calvert and Co ., the Commissioner decided that it having been proved a demand had been legally made by the creditor , the Messrs . Calvert must either pay the money claimed ( 1000 / . ) or give a bond for that amount against an action which has been brought by the creditor . The " nursing system " adopted by the General Omnibus Company to drive their rivals off the road , has resulted in a collision between one of their own

      omnibuses and one belonging to another company . Mr . Henry , who heard the case , ordered it to stand over for a month , that they might have the opportunity of altering their time , so as to prevent what was becoming a dangerous nuisance . He said there -were great improvements in omnibus accommodation since the establishment of the companies , but if the " nursing" were continued , he would direct the police to interfere . It will be recollected that a little girl , six years of age , was left at the house of a gentleman named Masters , at Dalston , during the absence of the family . Mr . Masters took the child to the Shoreditch Union . She

      was afterwards brought to the court by the relievingofficer of the parish , -who stated that Mr . Masters had denied any knowledge of the child or the circumstances under which it had ; been left in so extraordinary a manner with his servant . Elizabeth Barham , a young woman residing at Birmingham , was found to have b « en the person who left the child , so she was taken into custody and brought to London ; when she stated , that Mr . Masters was the father of the li ttle girl , that his mother was well - aware of this fact , and advised her to take the child to his house . Sir . Masters bad paid towards the keep of his daughter until nine months ago , when she had married , and then be discontinued the allowance . She would not , however ,

      have parted with the child , had not her husband required her to do so . When she went to his house she told the servant it was Masters ' s child , and wrote the following note , — " As you have left off paying for the child , and 1 cannot see it starve , I liave brought her for you . " On the the other hand Mr . Masters indignantly denied the paternity . The magistrate said that the only matter before him was the alleged desertion , which had hot "been proved ; she must therefore be discharged . Before the poor woman left the police-court she handed in a written statement of the circumstances of her seduction by Mr . Masters . . She -was pitied , and relieved from the poor-box with two sovereigns . She returned to Birmingham , with the child . "

      Alleged Lunacy Of A Gentleman Of Fortune...

      ALLEGED LUNACY OF A GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE . Mr . Lawrence Ruck , a gentleman of property , of Sittingbourne , in Kent , and Montgomeryshire , has been confined in a private lunatic asylum for some time . It is alleged on one hand that he is insane , and on the other that ho is not . The question is now submitted to a jury , at a commission presided over by Mr . Win ' slow , in St . Clement ' s Inn Hall . The petitioner is Mrs . Ruck . The evidence given is to the effect that Mr . Ruck has behaved for the last two years like a madman , doing the most eccentric and foolish things , and accusing his wife of infidelity without the least foundation . The

      inquiry was adjourned ; and oa the second day further evidence was given on the part of the petitioner . Mrs . Ruck ' s evidence is the most interesting . It is evident that the question of sanity or insanity turns upon this point — whether the convictions of Mr . Ruck with respect to his wife ' s infidelity were delusions or were well founded . The evidence seems to show that they were pure delusions . Mr . Ruck has himself been called to give evidence , and his answers appeared altogether to be like those of a aano individual recovered from a debauch . He admitted that ho had laboured under excitement and dolusion arising from intemperate habits . Ho denied having any recollection of much that was attributed to him when under the

      influence of drink , and imputed lies to some of tho witnesses . Dr . Stillwell , in whoso custody Mr . Ruck was placed , was also examined , and tins public will , ive thiuk , conio to the conclusion that tho law applicable to the arrest of alleged lunatics must tmdergogreat change . On the fourth day of the inquiry , some of Mr . Ruck ' s private friends ¦ were examined , for the purpose of proving that his exoltement was not insanity but arose from hard drinking . Their testimony would go to show that thia unfortunate gentleman's enemy la tho bottle , and he le all right when

      it is kept from him . Should this be the true stat « JZ case , there was the law against drunkarilB Ik- I ° * have been put in force agW ht "t Jtiit ^ f ' keeper , had entered upon Ids books that « , „• . ' " >¦ Mr . Ruck arose from Lreditary ^ precuspUSn T ^ X ° from drink . But his progenitor ? never were maT" ^ the doctor , on being asked where he p » T ftU bS ^ * tion , was very puzzled -to tell . He first SS ^ tona ^ from the certificate ; but the certified 2 * Z *«* ? and nothing of hereditary insanity Waa j ^ ^ that document . The iaquiy , wh \ ch Ta 8 £ 32 ^ days , was brought to a close yesterday . Thfw after a consultation of . only a quarter of an hour IZ * nounced Mr . Ruck to be of sound mind , andU n ££ ble of managing his own affairs . ' quite ca P "

      Naval And Military. Shamfigmtatdublxh.—O...

      NAVAL AND MILITARY . ShamFigmtatDublxh . —On Thursday the troops of this garrison , to the amount of 4000 men , had a Irand field-day and mock engagement under the inspection of General Lord Seaton . The troops consisted of ade tachment of the Guards , the 76 th and other £ regiments , and the Forfarshire Militia , with a strong body of cavalry and artillery . The various manoeuvre ? were admirably performed , the scene of action beinc the domain of Colonel White , of Woodlands . The general expressed his entire satisfaction at the smartness and appearance of the troops . Deaths . —Intelligence has been received of the death of Brigadier General Campbell iu India after a short illness , brought on by over-exertion and anxiety—Lieut Colonel Yerbury , late of the 3 rd Light Dragoons died a few days since at Belcomb , near Bradford , Wilts , in his 55 th year . The gallant deceased bad seen much active service in India . —Colonel Thomas E . Kelly , the inspecting field officer of the London recruiting district , was found dead in his bed , on Saturday lost , at his lodgings in St . Alban ' s-place , Haymarket , from disease of the heart . ' ¦ . ¦ . ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . . ; . ¦• ¦ ¦ . ' :. . ;¦ . . Commodoke ox the EAST Lvdia Statioh . —Captain Harry E . Edgell , late of the Tribune , hoists his broad pennant on board the Chesapeake , ' , as ' Commodore of the second class , on the East India station , vice-Commodore Watson , who comesiome invalided .

      Coukt Maktial . —A court-martial has been held on board the Victory , in Portsmouth Harbour , to try James Balsam , . carpenter , belonging to the Ajax , GO , screw block-ship , for drunkenness . The charge having been fully proved , he was sentenced to be reduced one grade and dismissed bis ship . —The court reopened to try Mr . Richard N . Tarraway , second master of the dberon , for drunkenness . The prisoner pleaded guilty , and threw himself on the mercy of the court . He was sentenced to be dismissed her Majesty ' s service . ¦' ; Dkcouation for I ^ fDiA .. —~ We ( United Service Gazette ) hare heard that the Maharajah Scindiah proposes , of course with the sanction of her Majesty , to confer a decoration on the army , ds a reward for the gallantry displayed by the troops at the capture of Gwalior .

      Hbk Majesty ' s Ketubn . —The Banshee Admiralty steam-vessel was to leave Woolwich j'esterday for Antwerp , to form part of the royal squadron on the return of her Majesty and the Prince from Prussia . The Miutahy Lunatic Asyltjm , Fort Fiit . —The asylum is built within the fortifications , the site being well chosen . At the present time it is filled with patients , nearly the whole of whom have been sent home insane from India and the colonies . On Monday and Tuesday it -was inspected by a Commissioner iu Lunacy . The Commissioner spent several hours in the asylum , and instituted a rigid inspection of ev « ry part of the

      establishment . Several of the arrangements connected ¦ with the asylum appear to be faulty . The building itself is not largo enough to contain the number of soldiers who at present occupy it . The exercise-grounds were found to bo confined , the patients having but a comparatively limited space in -which to take exercise . The Commissioner made several suggestions to the authorities , having for their object the comfort of tho patients . There are scarcely any amusements provided , ami directions were given that various games should be allowed—¦ as billiards , bowl 9 , and other things—to excite attention and stimulate activity . Tho entire establishment waa found to be in very good OTdcr .

      The Victoria Cross . —The Queen baa been pleased to confer this decoration on the under-mentioned officer and non-commissioned officers , -who have becu recommended for that decoration on account of acts of bravery performed by thorn in India . G 6 th ( Ghoorka ) Bengal Native Infantry—Lieutenant John Adam Ty tler ; dato of act of bravery , 10 th Feb . 18 £ itt . 87 th Bengal Nativo Infantry—Sergeant-Mujor M . Kosamond ; dato of act of bravery , 4 th J uno , 1857 . 4 ' 2 nd Reg iment—Colour-Sergeant William Gardner ; date of act of bravery , Otli May , 1858 . Loodiana Regiment—Sortfoaiit-MajoiTetct Gill ; dutaof act of bravery , 4 th . Juno , 1857 .

      A Russian Squaduon at Portsmouth . —A small Uussian squadron , consisting of two 1-1-gun Hcrcw corvettog , Hindu and Gridon , and tho screw dospntch gunvcssol , of 0 guns , Oprictinem , under tho command of Commodore Popoflf , arrived at Spithcad yesterday morning , from the Baltic— lust from Copenhagen , en route to the Pacific

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 28, 1858, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_28081858/page/6/