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      suddenly Imrst in upon them , and so astounded the whole party that at first they did not know how to proceed . At length , however , two attacked the officers , while the other two escaped from the window , © raying some of the spoil ; but eventually all were captured , after a fierce struggle . — A Strange Story oe Adoxteby . —A suit of divorce , hy reason of adultery , has been brought in the Arches Court by a Mr . William Yate Bhint . He was married in 1 & 45 , and cohabitation and consummation were pleaded in the usual form . In the year 1850 , an acquaintanceship sprung up between Mr . Hunt and the Hon . Maurice Berkeley Portman , third son of Lord Poxtman , at -that time a youth of seventeen ; and in 18 & 2 , great familiarity was observable between Mr . Portman and Mrs . Hunt . On one occasion , they were together locked and bolted in a room in an hotel ,

      with the blinds do-vm ; after coming out of which , Mr . Portman . gave the waiter Lalf-a-crown , and said , 'Mum ' s the word , -waiter . " On Mrs . Hunt ' s part , the adultery was denied ; the consummation of the marriage also was denied ; and a certificate from Drs . Erere and Farre sustained both denials . Mr . Hunt himself was accused of adultery—an accusation "which Ma counsel admitted , but pleaded that he had been d riven into vicious acts by his wife ' s infidelity . It was also admitted by Mr . Hunt ' s counsel that , in fact , the marriage had mf been consummated . Sir John Dodson therefore ruled that , though there were suspieiouB circumstances against Mrs . Hunt , the -only conclusion , the Court eould come to was that Mr . Hunt had , and"Mrs ; Hunt had not 3 committed adultery . Mr . Hunt was accordingly dismissed , and a separation was decreed for Mrs . Hunt .

      An ' . Irkh"woma : n ' s Freak .- —A young Irishwoman has been charged with being drunk and using disgraceful language in . the streets , dressed in men ' s clothes . It appeared that she had " enlisted at Windsor , in or d er to join her partner , who is in the Dragoon Guards in tlie Crimea . She had pawned all her own clothes . The magistrate sent her to the Souse of Correction for five days . The Late Charge op Cruelty to Qows . —James Waterman , the drover who was recently charged at the Marylebone police-office wdth cruelty to cows in

      removingthem front their pens while some had only just calved and others were actually in the pains of parturition , again appeared on Wednesday for the completion of the case . Professor Spooner , of the Veterinary College , expressed his opinion that the act was one of revolting inhumanity ; and another veterinary surgeon corroborated this view . For the defence , it was contended that no cruelty had been committed , and that in the country it is customary to drive cows a considerable distance while in the act of « alvinfir ,. imder the ot * ww ««* . v .- »« - - - » -- .- ** - ;• : „ ~ ^ j ^ vm ^ uiua erT . n « n ~ .-- 1 - «— . i 3 good

      e : s ry w for them ! This shocking statement produced a sensation of horror in court . Waterman was fined forty shillings , or a month ' s imprisonment . —rSome other cases of cruelty to animals were brought before the court , and the offenders were fined . A Man of the World . —A young pickpocket named Patrick Collins , who gave evidence , about a year ago ,, against King , the ex-detective policeman , was charged with stealing purses in the streets from three persons . One of the purses was empty . At the conclusion of the

      evidence , he observed to the magistrate , " Before you fully' me ( fully commit me ) , just let s look a little at this case . Now , your worship , you are a man of the world like me , and I don't know what you may think about- it , but T think it ain't feasible that any nxan should go for to steal an empty purse . " Mr . Hardwick : " You would not have taken it had you known it was empty . Have you anything more to Bay ? " Collins : " Only this , that I hope I shall have justice done me . " Mr . Hardwiok : " Oh yes ; full justice , you may rely upon it . Committed Vn the three charg « s . "

      btTRPOSHD MtTBDJlR IN STAFFORDSHIRE . —The body of a young man has been found in the canal near We ^ t Bromwich , South Staffordshire . Several wounds , the probable cause of death , were discovered m the throat and skull . N " o one is yet in custody ; and the inquest has been adjourned , that the police may make inquiries .

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      TJHE ROMANCE OF " THE TIMES . " , [ Under this head , wo reproduce from week to woolc tho W » O 8 t remarkable of those mysterious advertisements which Appear every day » t tho top of the second column of tho Time *' front page . -Such materials are worthy of feeing proBorvcd In eomo other form . ] - $$ " - $ '—** * 8 ftl * arranged with your employers , viz ., ! S ^ T *" - ^ ftwnily only ijeek your return . '¦ - wT * 7 }? aavo o ^ os' broken hearts .-r-London , ¦ rpw w ' 1866 < ' ^ 5 R"kf : DY ^ Ko left her relative ' s residence on ' , Sj » y . evenin g at half-past five , after a walk with ' % tfttS& * ^^ " ^ 7 r equested to communicate ALBERT vF * & > V *** > n tho deepest diatreaa . pS £ ? £ * to " tJ&iU ? - - «?«««»<»« t > y * hia sorrowing B ^ xjssiasrs wm * ° forgiven AMELIA to nvuM tf ^ thxs p 0 BtK ) ffl < 50 where

      she posted her first and second , and she will receive a letter , which she is earnestly requested to answer immediately . TO ARCHT . —My ever-beloved husband , I do implore you to come or write to your ever-affectionate but distracted wife . Think of my loneliness . All remains a secret . A separation would kill your devoted wife , —Frances . Heaven bless you . Pray let me come to you . J . M . Z . —The advertiser declines being the medium of communication between persons whose connexion ought wholly to cease . NEWPOET . It is done . P . HOPING this may meet the eye of a tenderly loved and youngest son , he is entreated not to add another day to the anxious suspense of his afflicted mother . —M . D . DEAR W E . —Can you bear the guilt of breaking your mother ' s heart ? If you are in want of anything let your brother Henry know . You can rely upon his discretion and kindness . —H . M . D .

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      MISCELLANEOUS . The Case ov Dr . Vaughan . —The second indictment of the Rev . Dr . Vaughan for making false entries in the registry of the parish of St . Matthew , Brixton , was tried on Saturday , and terminated , like the first indictment , in the acquittal of the accused . No evidence was offered on the third indictment . On crossexamination , the witnesses Hayden and Maltby—who swore that the Doctor took double fees for the burial of a man wlo had died in the parish , single fees being entered in the registry , and that the reverend gentleman instructed them to tell a lie in the event of questions "being asked—contradicted themselves in

      some important particulars ; and their testimony was impugned _ by that of Dr . Vaughan's three daughters , and his maid-servant , who swore that they were within hearing of the Doctor when Hayden and Maltby called , and that no such transaction took place . Another suspicious circumstance was that the receipt for the double fees , said to be given to Hayden , was not forthcoming , and Hayden could recollect nothing of what had become of it . In the course of the evidence for the defence , Ma . Serjeant Wilkins , who appeared for the prosecution , said he should withdraw , as the case appeared to him to be overwhelming in favour of the accused .

      Enormotjs Blast at Hol ? head New Harbour . — A monster blast , wlich has required the labour of six men in its formation for the last six and a half months , and which required ten tons of powder to explode ifc , was let off in the quarry belonging to the above-mentioned works on Wednesday week , in . LS . & presence of th « chief engineer and a" numerous staff . It is calculated that the quantity of stone loosened by the explosion is no less than 60 , 000 tons . Ramsgate Harbour . —Captain M'Hardy , and Commander J . R . Ward , of the Royal Navy , having been appointed by the National Life Boat Institution to

      the 9 th of February . The number is below the average , but it is 202 above the number in the previous week . 19 persons—namely , 9 children and 10 adults of 20 to 60 years of age—died of small-pox ; 31 died of scarlatina , 42 of hooping-cough , and 65 of typhus which is now the reigning epidemic . Of 137 persons who died of consumption , 77 were of the age 20 40 and 36 were of the age of 40—60 . 40 persons died of apoplexy , 28 of paralysis , during the week , or 68 in the aggregate ; whereas the deaths from these diseases in the week preceding were 20 from apoplexy and 13 from paralysis . These and other sudden deaths have been frequent , and account for a part of the increase in the mortality . Bronchitis , pneumonia , and asthma were fatal in ' 236 cases , many of

      them probably terminations or modifications of influenza . 23 deaths from violent causes are recorded - 12 by burns and scalds , 2 by hanging , &c , 1 by suffocation , 2 by drowning , 3 by fractures , 1 by wounds , and 2 by other causes . 570 males and 581 females died in the week ; 480 were children and young persons under 20 years of age ; 189 were of the age 20—40 ; 206 were 40—60 ; 224 were 60—80 ; and 42 were of the age of 80 and upwards . The oldest person who died in the week was of the age of 93 years . The births of 895 boys and 893 girls , in all 1 , 788 children , were registered in London . In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1846—55 , the average number was 1 , 596 . —From , the Registrar-General ' s Weekly Return .

      Health of Lootdon in 1855 . —If the population of London has increased since the census of 1851 at the same rate at which it increased during the ten yeai's that preceded it , namely l' 97 . per cent , annually , the number of inhabitants at the beginning of 1855 was about 2 , 540 , 000 . This population was increased by 84 , 944 children born in the course of the year , and ¦ wa s diminished by 61 , 506 persons removed by death . If the account were not disturbed by immigrants and emigrants , who are ever in motion , the gain to the population would be 23 , 438 . ' The births exceeded only by 260 those registered' -in 1854 . The increase is very small . This is perhaps the effect of the high prices of food ; and of war , . which removes married

      men from their homes to occupy garrisons and encampments , to man the fleets , or as workmen to furnish the mighty equipments of sea , and land . The deaths contrast favourably with those iu 1854 , for they were less by more than 12 , 000 than in that year of the cholera epidemic . But the mortality of 1855 , compared with that of some years unvisited by any serious epidemic , was not low , the very cold weather of the winter months ( January , Februaiy , and March ) having swelled the weekly returns to unusual proportions . In some weeks , at that "time , the deaths exceeded , in others they fell not much short of 1 , 600 ; whilst in six weeks the mean weekly temperature was below freezing point . In the seventh week of the year , the mean temperature was only 25 * 4 ° and iu the

      week following the deaths rose to 1 , 604 . The mortality in 1855 was at the rate of 24 deaths to 1 , 000 persons living . In the nine years 1847—55 , the proportion varied from 21 to 30 in a thousand . The mortality of 1855 attained its maximum in the fourth week of the year , when the deaths numbered 1 , 630 ; the lowest numbers were 915 ( in the third week of July ) and 870 ( in the second week of October ) . From 25 ° of mean temperature in a week of February to 64 ° in a week of July the range is 39 ° . At one of the thermal extremes 700 persons died in a week more than at the other . —From the Registrar Qeneral ' t Annual Report . [ In the quarterly list of births , marriages , and deaths , last week , we omitted the number of the deaths , which was 97 , 119 ] ,

      Mr . Samuel Lover . —On the recommendation of Lord Palmerston , the Queen has conferred a pension of £ 100 per annum on Mr . Samuel Lover , the popular Irish novelist and song writer . State ov Trade . —The reports of tho manufacturing trade of the country for the week ending laat Saturday show continued steadiness . At Manchester , although the markets have been without animation , the transactions have been on an average scale , and prices sxe fairly maintained . The Birmingham advices describe increasing firmness in tho iron trade , and sta , te that , although caution is exorcised with respect t = o operations for Americatho ordors from

      , that side indicate no apprehension of political diffioult'ies . la the general occupations of the place , thoro has been good employment . Contracts for muskets and munitions of war continuo to bo mado by tho Government , without regard to the peace negotiations | and tho demand for Australia is bottor than at any tinio sinoo the late reaction . At Nottingham , tho extent of business has been satisfactory , although , « a respects hosiery , tho export has not boon equal to the home demand . In tho woollen districts thoro is a disposition to an increase of confidence , and tho Irish linon markets give continued signs of healthy progress . —7 HiM 9 .

      Crystal Palace —The directors have elected Mr . James Fergueaon , F . R . A . S ., &c , to the oflloo of goneral manager of the Crystal Palace . Mr . ForguBsou i » already well known to tho public by lu » various

      inspect the means of saving life from shipwreck at Ramsgate Harbour , have issued a report in which they state , as the result of a minute survey , greatly facilitated by Captain Martin , the Harbour Master , that the means at the disposal of that officer are excellent , and capable of any improvement . They speak in very high terms of the harbourmaster , and add : — ' From a very interesting pamphlet furnished by Captain Martin , published by himself in 1838 , we learn that , during the thirty previous years , 38 , 257 vessels , with a tonnage of 3 , 451 , 181 , and of the " computed value ( including their cargoes ) of « fil 08 , 928 , r 48 ., took refuge in Ramsgate Harbour . We

      were also informed by Captain Martin that , during the last thirty years , upwards of 30 , 000 vessels have done so , during which period four vessels only have been totally wrecked when making the harbour . " Railway Collision . — £ 300 , in addition to £ 50 paid into court , have been , awarded by tho jury to a commission-agent and woollen-seller , who has brought an action in the Court of Common Pleas against the Eastern Counties Railway Company , for serious spinal injuries received during an accident on that line on the 8 rd of lost November , in consequence of whioh his earnings , whioh had been from £ 300 to £ 400 ayear , were reduced to less than £ 1 a week . . Alleged Pbrjury by the Lord of a Manor . — Mr . William Padwick , lord of the manor of Haling Hantshas been

      , , summoned to the Westminster police-oflko on ia ohorge qf having committed wilful and corrupt perjury in an affidavit filed by him in the Court of Exchequer of Pleas , in whioh affidavit he swore that a certain piece of land alleged to bo common wan his private property . An action had been brought by Mr . Padwick against some men for trespass on this land ; but a verdict was given in favour of the defendants , on tho ploa that the ground wa , 8 public . Mr . Padwiok then applied for , but was refused , n rule nisi for ft now trial ; and it waa on this occasion that tho alleged perjury was committed . The consideration of tho eummona was adjourned till Monday next . HBAi / rn off London . —1 , 161 deaths wore registered in London during tho week that ended on Saturday

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 16, 1856, page 152, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2128/page/8/