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Leader (1850-1860), 22nd May 1852, Edition Town of 2, Page 486, Untitled Article

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      muzzle of the gun is thrust through the window-pane i the agonized mother again rushes forward , shrieking , " Shoot me , oh , don't shoot Fanny . " Fanny tries to run away ; her hand trembles , she cannot unfasten the door , the gun is fired , and Fanny , poor Fanny , is shot down . Stephen , horrified at the sight , ran away across the fields . But his brain whirled ; he stopped , reloaded the gun , took off his rough hat , put a loop of the ribbon on the trigger , placed the muzzle under , his chin , pressed down the hat with his foot—and so blew his life out . A coroner ' s inquest was held on both bodies , and the jury gave as their verdict— " That the deceased girl was murdered by Stephen Walker , and that he then destroyed himself while in a fit of temporary insanity . "

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      FIRE IN PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD . In the Portsmouth dockyard , it appears , the storehouse , containing tarred and white yarn stores , is under the same roof with the house wherein " the operation of tarring yarn is carried on . The thing has heen condemned , but not altered , for many years . On Monday there were some fourteen ton of tarred yarn in store . Around and near the building were offices , the rope factory , H . M . S .. Queen , and several large vessels . The process of tarring the yarn was proceeding as usual , when , about 8 o ' clock in the morning , one of two boilers near the capstan of the steam engine employed in the operation , burst in the bottom , the boiling tar it contained , between four and five buckets full , fell in the fire underneath , and broke into a strong blaze . The flames spread themselves in a moment to the yarn in the apartment , on which the men were at work , setting fire to the whole of the woodwork in the apartment , and threatening to communicate itself to the white and tarred yarn in the other parts of the building . At the time the boiler burst , th e were at work in this room four ropemakers , a boy , and a stoker in charge of the steam-engine , and one of these at once gave the alarm to the authorities , and went after the dock-yard fire-engines . These were quickly on the spot , those belonging to the rope-making department being there in a remarkably short space of time , as they were stationed close at hand . One of these was actually playing on the flames , within three ^ minutes of their bursting forth , a proof of the state of readiness in which , they are kep $ . Large numbers of dockyard officers , mechanics , police , and seamen , were also quickly on the spot , and the result was , that after burning with great fury for an hour and a quarter , the flames were got under and extinguished . _ _ . ' ¦ :. '

      _ _ ... ..,,.. _ , The Admiral-Superintendent has promptly shown his appreciation of the efforts of the people of the yard , and : the officers and seamen of the ships in the basin and dock , by issuing the following memorandum : — Pobtsmotjth Docktaud , May 17 . —The Admiral-Superintendent has received , with the greatest satisfaction , reports of the energetic and excellent conduct of all classes , both of officers , subordinate officers , police , artificers , and labourers , belonging to the dockyard , on the occasion of the fire this morning . Their exertions were happily crowned with promp t success , and the fire , which at first threatened the mo st serious consequences , was extinguished without doing ' material injury . The Admiral-Superintendent will not fail to make known to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty his sense of the praiseworthy behaviour of those under his command . —H . Phescott , Admiral-Superintendent .

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      DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BERMONDSEY . A fibe of a most devastating character , involving loss of property to the amount of many thousands of pounds storlintr , broke out about ten minutes before ten o clock on Tuesday night on the premises of Messrs . Kobert Owst and Co wood and truss-hoop morchants and coopers , Millwafi , near Dockhend , extending thence over the adjoining warehouses of Mr . Brindley , slate-merchant Messrs . William and John Hayward , boat-bmlders , Messrs . Loader comfactors , Mr . Crisp , shipwright , and thonco to the craf t SSred alongside in the river , w here three large vessels wore wholly destroyed , before tho progress of the flames ^ Mes ^ m Owsfs premises very narrowly escaped destruction about afortm ' g ht sinco , When Messrs . Dav « landCo . ' s Bteam paper-mills , which immediately adjoin thorn wore bun £ wn . Tho alarm wa « given by an oflicer of tho fire briimdo on duty at tho adjoining promises lately do-Bh-ovc by firo . Ho was going hia rounds over tho rums of So lato f . ro when ho saw a young man or boy run out of tho adjoining cooperage upon tlio wharf-wall crying aoud that tho place was on f . ro . Tho bngade-olhcer Ctencd to tho spot , and at once saw that alargo quant . ty of dry hoops wore blazing away on Messrs . Ownt a warehouse IBs first irnpulflo woh to call for Homo buckets of Water ! in tho hope that ho might bo able to extinguish tho flame * but so much timo was lost in obtaining this needf n aid , that when it arrived all hope of staying tho pro-La nf t . lm iiro bv such moans was at an ond ; and

      moH-KnTors were sent off in all diroetionf . to obtain tho lire SrinoH Tho combustible iinturo of tho stock in Messrs . OwHt ' s warehouse caused tho iiro to nproml with extraordinary rapidity , and tho inflection ot tho ilarnoa was a rooSior harbinger of tho mischief in proffr « HH than any Sot m oans that could have boon adopted . Tlio brigudoo Sine from tlio Tooloy-streot station was vory curly on tho Zl and others from tho Southwark-brul K croad and WaiSoo , road shortly followed ; but , as usual on the Surrey sido of tho river , thoro wna n gnovous hick of water , * nk n « arlv an hour had elapsed from tho outbrouk of tho Z ? b 3 S ? 3 to of thorn could bo got thoroughly into work . Tho tide unfortunately was at its lowest obb , and honcc , whilo very little advantage was obtained from

      the vicinity of the river , the vessels moored alongside were fast in the mud , and threatened to add to the general destruction . About half-past 10 o ' clock the fire was at its greatest height , and at this time the reflection was distinctly visible in every part of the metropolis , even to the most western extremity . The snipping in . 'the river and in the London Docks—the Hermitage entrance of which faces Messrs . Owst's warehouse , the bridges , St . Paul ' s , and all the mer tropoh ' tan church steeples , were distinctly visible , and for some considerable period the scene wa s one of awful grandeur . The two floating engines were brought to the spot as earl y as possible , and a large number of men were shipped on board each of them for the purpose of manning work two

      the pumps ; hut before they could be got to vessels lying alongside Messrs . Owst ' s wharf—the Providence of London , and the Yiolet of Mohtrdse—were enveloped in flames . Mr . Braidwood and Mr . Henderson of the brigade establishment , and Mr . Connorton , the foreman of the West of England Fire-office , brought their united energies to bear upon the best means of attacking the flames , and by a judicious arrangement of the various engines , and a well directed application of the hose , the fire was at length confined within a space of something like 200 feet square . This space was entirel y cleared of buildings , and the whole of the property contained therein destroyed . A more complete wreck than Messrs . Owst ' s premises present has rarely been seen , and some of their neighbours have equally suffered .

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      EOBERT OWEISTS BERTH-DAY . The principal disciples and followers of Mr . Owen , with that warmth of personal esteem and genuine affection which characterise them , singly and unitedly , kept bis eighty-second birth-day , on the 14 th inst ., not only in Ldndon , but at Manchester , and elsewhere . Mr . Owen ' s ardour and industry , his hopefulness and courage , are unabated . In two addresses—now before usone of great length , delivered by him to the [ Rational Society , m John-street ; and another , penned by him , and forwarded to solicitous adherents at Manchester , we see those signs of confidence , and even of enthusiasm , -which he has always displayed . It is true , they reiterate the same ideas , prescribe the same remedies , and contain the same

      mild complaints of being misunderstood . But the persevering spirit of the brave and stea dfast old man is still apparent in them , and in no respect do they differ from similar addresses printed by us again and again . With cheerfulness he writes of his health " at his time of life ; " with cheerfulness he speaks of " the enjoyment of those faculties" which enable him still to work dail y the cause of his life ; with cheerfulness he reviews the past , surveys the present , and contemplates the To-come . My principles , he says , " are good for life andfor death ; " it is with unfeigned cheerfulness that we , too , hope that the eighty-third birth-day of Robert Owen may duly come round , and find him as hale and hearty as ever—watching the practical idea now growing out of his " one idea . "

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      MISCELLANEOUS . The Queen gave a state ball at Buckingham Palace op Wednesday night . She danced the first quadrille , " Ariadne , ' * with Lord John Manners ; and she afterwards danced with Lord Elphinstone in another quadrille , remaining in the ball-room until ten minutes before two o ' clock . Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar arrived in town , on Tuesday , from Germany . Lord Ovcrstone has bought , and prosented to the National Gallery , a large fresco by Julio llomano . A soiree was given in Cork on Monday evening to Mrs . Chisholm . The assemblage on the occasion was " numerous and respectable . " Mr . Cobdon , M . P ., has been unable to attend to his duties in parliament during the past week , in consequence of the death of his f afcher-in-law ,

      Lord John Russell has taken a lease for several years of Gart House , near Callander , tho mansion of Admiral Houston Stewart , M . P . for Greenwich , as an autumn residence for himself and family . Gart Houso is delightfully situated on tlio banks of tho Teith , " Tho lato Colonol Fordyco , " says tho Friend of the Sovereignty , " in his last will bequeathed a pension to tho widow of ovory soldier who should fall under his command ; a ehilfing each por day to all disabled soldiors of his corps , and loft tho moans of purchasing commissions for hia five moat deserving scrgoants . "

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      It is rumoured that in any future arrangement of a liberal ministry , it is possible Lord John RubboU might fool inclined to go to the Upper Houso , to tako tho load there in placo of Lord Laimdowno ; leaving tho onerous post of chief in tho Commons to some other reformer , in whom tho Crown , tho country , and tho houao might havo confidence . —Daily News . Another Feast of Charity is to tako plnco shortly . Ono Princo , tliroo royal DucJicbbos , and nine ordinary . I . ) uchoHsofl six MiirchionosHOH , twenty-two CountoHHOH , six VJHCOuntoHHOs , twonfcy-oight ladios , and nix plain mistresses havo conHontod to aflfc as PutronoNHon at a Ball to bo given at . Willis ' s Rooms , next Tuesday , on bohull" of tho oxhaufitfld funds of tho Lnioostor Soup ivitchon , nud ho to tlunco abundance to tho pool" .

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      Tho command of Iho Ohannol Fleet ; has boon conform upon Admiral Carry , lato Admiralty Superintendent of mail packets at . Southampton , vice Commodore Martin . Tho Morniwf Herald in in tho way of information . In Momlay ' H impresHion it in stated , " that her Majesty , nt tho recommendation of her Ministers , is about to confer tho

      honour of a baronetcy on Lord Boyle , late Justice General and President of the Court of Session , as a reward for his long and valuable services on the bench of Scotland . " It is also reported that a like honour ¦ will be conferred on Professor Alison , on account of his distinguished lite rary attainments . The Herald judiciously " remembers to forget" the slashing article in the April number of jBlacTcwpod , which so bespattered Lord Derbywithflattery , and omitted all mention of Mr . Disraeli , because tho latter mentioned somebody in Coningsby as " Mr . Wordv the great historian !" ' • "

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      The annual meeting of the Peace Society was held on Tuesday , in Finsbury Chapel , Mr . Charles Hindley , M . P was in the chair . ' ' ' The Lord Mayor presided over a Court of Lieutenancy on ^ Saturday , for the purpose of appointing a committee to inspect the staff of the militia . Certain vacancies had pecurred , and the committee were instructed to report the names of those best qualified , selected from the number who had sent in applications .

      A deputation of medical men waited on Lord John Manners on Friday week to represent to him the filthy and dangerous state of the Serpentine . The bottom was muddy and unequal , the water unfit to bathe in , and so variable in temperature that good swimmers had lost their lives by cramp in attempting to swim across it , while others had sunk , and struggling at the bottom imbedded themselves in the thick coating of mud before the drags could be effectually applied .

      The Queen and Prince Albert visited the Museum of Ornamental Manufactures , and the display of the works of the students of the department of Practical Art at Marlborougli-liouse , on Monday . She examined minutely the whole collection , but particularly the series of drawings and paintings illustrating the course of education followed in the schools . She remarked on the absence of specimens of fine lace , the only example being that of part of Marie A ntoinette ' s bed , lent by Mrs . Henley , and in the course of the day her Majesty sent several specimens of lace of great beauty for the purposes of study by the students , accompanied by a description of each specimen in her own handwriting .

      The Grand Juries ( Metropolitan District ) Bill , prepared and brought in-by Mr . Attorney-General , Mr . Secretary Walpole , and Sir William JollifFe , proposes to render it unnecessary to summon grand jur ies within the metropolitan district , by reason of the improvements which havo been effected in the administration of criminal justico within the-district under the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court ; to allow no charge to be tried at the Central Criminal Court , or at any session of the peace held within the City of London or the metropolitan policb district , without its having been previously investigated

      before a justice of the peace ; that in heu of an indictment found by a grand jury , an indictment shall , in cases for trial ( saving as to treason and coroners' inquisitions ) bo filed by the proper officer of the court at which the charge is to bo tried ; that a person accused of larceny or any misdemeanour may , if he confess the charge , and so desire , have sentence forthwith passed upon him by the justices , instead of being committed for trial ; that persons uttering counterfeit coin may be imprisoned for six months on summary conviction : and that the criminal law , as operating within the above-named district , may be amended in some other particulars .

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      The trip to Shrowsbury and Birmingham lately undertaken by the Amateur Company of the Guild of Literaturo and Art , lias proved , in every respect , a more than usuft " successful expedition . The Shrowsbury audience greeted tho performance of tho Comedy and Farco with a hearty and discriminating welcome ; their applause , throug hout the evening , was always directed by tho some g 0 / 1111 " appreciation , and the earno active sympathy with the objects of tho Guild , as hinted at in the play . At Jiirmingham , tho Amatour Company gavo two performances in tho Music Hall , each timo to " crowded houses . " On tno Roporifl oronsifin . Mr . Dickons ' s ovcr-roady kindness ana

      consideration induced him , as manager of the performances , to give froo admissions to nearly four hundred oi tho working-people in tho great Birmingham manufactories—the wonders of which ho and hia brethren ot tno Guild had bcon pleasantly occupied in exploring on « io morning l > oforo tho performance . Tho intelligence ol mo Birmingham operatives ia provorbial ; and it was savingly tostided throughout the progrosa of tho owning ¦» nmusomonts . Not only did tho artisans in tho gallery airplay in tho heartiest manner thoir promp t appreciation . w the minutest refinements of " bye-play , " and tho meow " points" of tho dialogue ; but passages in Iho Oomcay , tho subtle intention , or refined irony of which had bocj passed over in silenco by all provious audionceH , worooBgw J discovered , and loudly and significantly app lauded uj tho operatives of tho Birmingham workshops . «

      lamented by ovory ono bohind tho sconoa , tliat ojr •"" ' d Lytton wan " not present ; among the audience ot tno nt ^ night , to witnoHH tho roeoptiori . accorded to Ihh Pln . ,: . reception of all others which would havo boon most £ fying to tho author . Wo boliovo that tho nox t prov n expedition of tho Guild 1 b to tnko placo in Jll v ' ¦ V j ifc tho necessary local nrrnnRomonlM nro not yet comp ^^ ' ^ M'ould bopromaturo to mention , an yet , ( ho tovvna tln > y ' next , propose to vifiiti .

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      Mr . Fonrffua O'Connor had arrived in Novr York , one luid taken up his quartorti at tho Irving-house . Tho Gronada Chronicle staton tint a eliip ' s fl ^ "JJ" j " ^ of ununual dimonsiona , and which haa boon conj ^ tho bolong to tho utoamor President , wan cast asno ™ 4 th ult ., on tho inward part of tho island .

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      486 THE LEA [ Saturday ,

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    • Leader (1850-1860), May 22, 1852, page 486, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1936/page/10/