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      Celebrating the Pkaoe . —A man named John Mould , has been examined at Bow-street , on the double charge of creating a disturbance in the streets while drunk , and of setting fire to one of the cells in the police-station . He had been seen late on the previous night inBrydgesstreet , shouting and gesticulating , and accompanied by a host of disreputable characters . He -was also * violently Striking a piece of tin with a stick . A policeman came up and tried to quiet him , but , not being able to succeed , he took him to the station-house . He had not been confined there long , when one of gaolers perceived smoke issuing from his cell , and , on going in , saw that the prisoner had kindled a fire on the floor by means of wood cut from ; the seat , which he had lighted by a fusee . He

      was busily engaged cutting more wood to keep up the fire . It is probable that , had it not been for the discovery of the gaoler , the whole station would have been burnt . On being interrogated , the man replied that it was very cold , and that he had therefore lit a fire to warm-himself . The gaoler put ont the fire , and took away the knife with which the prisoner had cut the wood . Before the magistrate , the man stated that he tad been celebrating the peace with some friends , and had got very drunk and excited , and scarcely knew what he was doing . The magistrate said he would overlook the first offence , but he must pay for the damage he had done ,- or be imprisoned' for eight days . As he was not abl& to' pay the required sum , he was sent to gaol .

      Highway EobbSskx . —A man named George Foster has been examined at the Southwark police-office on a charge of stealing a pair of gold spectacles from a woman . The latter was standing before a shop in the New Kentroad , when she suddenly felt some one strike her on the left shoulder ,, exclaiming at the same time , "Halloa , how are you ? " She turned round , and saw the prisoner , who snatched off her spectacles , and ran away . The woman raised an alarm and pursued the thief , who was stopped after a hard run by a gentleman , and given into custody . The spectacles , however , were not found on him , and it is supposed that during the pursuit he must have passed them to an accomplice . Mr . Combe committed him for six months with hard labour to the House ofi-Correction .

      " Take gabs , of your Pockets !"—Mary Parker , a well-dressed young woman , was charged at Southwark with picking the pocket of a lady who had been riding in one of the Wellington omnibuses . After leaving the vehicle : the robbery was discovered , and the prisoner was pursued and given into custody , denying her guilt , and crying to be allowed to go . The conductor of the omnibus stated that , from information he received when the prisoner got inside , he called to the passengers to take care of their pockets . The woman , after consulting with her solicitor , pleaded guilty , stating that it was her first offenoe . She was sentenced to three months' hard labour .

      An Old English Spokt . — Five men were charged at Marlborough-street with aiding and abetting a cockfight , at a house in Rathbone-place . An officer of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals having received information of what was to take , place , obtained a ticket headed " Old English ; Sports , " and saw the birds fight with spurs till one was killed . The ; men pleaded ignorance of the law ; and the magistrate , who confessed that ^ till withi n that hour , he himself did not know the provisions of the Act 12 and . 18 Viet . cap . 92 , sec . 3 , -fined the moat active of the prisoners 10 s ., required sureties «> f the others * and . gave the whole a > lecture on the barbarity of the " old English sport . "

      AYoumo LadtTiumf . —A genteel-looking girl , about eleveni years old * named Charlotte Mursack , has been charged ; at the Lambeth police-court , with robbing a child of flvepewco . She isilikewiao suspected of having robbed several-other children . About a week ago , a policeman in * Lambeth sawhersteatthesum of flvopence in copper fronv a-iohild who was passing by , and he therefore took her into , custody , upon which the girl dexterously slipped the money * into th » basket which tho other childwas carrying .. Wfcewshwwas apprehended , Miss Marsack did not bro

      deny wfaatishe had' done ,, but said that ahe and her - thesawere ) omployed > in tlic ^ streets , to get w hat money they could ) . by > theltrfather and mother , whom she neverthaleMLstatBdittPbaperRons living in a respectable sphere of life . On her way to the station-house , sho was pointed out . by > several ^ people , as " th * littlo girl who robbed the children *' . ' A * , liar examination before the magistmto ; htar fattier ,, atgentlamanly-looking man , camo for-Wfcrd mdtdboiedttUBt ha had ever encouraged or sanctioned may of M » ohildren'in such a-oourse of life as that

      which his daughter had been following . The Only way in which he could at all account for her dishonest acts was that she had recently had a violent attack Of illness which had apparently a ected her reason , for since then her general manner and behaviour had beerivery strange "; The girFa whole deportment , however , both when in custody and in court , were greatly at variance with this statement . She was remanded for a few days ; and , as it appeared from inquiries made by a police-constable that her parents were really people living above the comm ' on station life , her father was permitted to take her home with him , after promising to produce her on a future day . Embezzlement bt a Solicitor . —Thomas Francis Richards , solicitor , of Southampton-buildings , Chancerylane , has been tried at the Middlesex Sessions on a charge of embezzling the sum of 262 . 15 s . Gd ., the property of James Fluker , an attorney of Symond's Inn . Before" setting up as a solicitor on his own account , Richards had been an articled clerk to Mr . Fluker , the Chancery matters in whose office he conducted . One of these cases was the winding-up of the Oundle Brewery Company , in so far a ^ the interest of a Mr . Bearschall , a shareholder , was concerned . Mr . Bearschall was a client

      of Mr . Nicholson , a solicitor at Warrington , whose London agent was Mr . Fluker . In August , 1854 , Mr . Bearschall sent to Mr . Nicholson notes to the amount of 3001 ., to meet certain demands on- him in connexion with the winding-up . These notes were transmitted to the London agent , Mr . Fluker , and by him paid in to his banker ' s . Mr . Fluker shortly afterwards left town for Scotland , placing in the hands of one of his clerks a cheque , which was crossed and signed , but not filled up , and which he intended for the payment of the call for 300 / . It was not , however , till the 24 th of last March , that he was informed that Richards had made a deduction of 261 . 15 a . 6 d . on the 300 ? ., in the shape ( as alleged ) of interest due by the Brewery Company to Mr .

      Bearsehall . Richards had said nothing about this to Mr . Flufcer on that gentleman ' s return from Scotland in September , 1854 . Mr . Bearschall had a cross claim on the Brewery to that amount , and Richards was aware of the fact ; but it would seem that he appropriated the money to himself , having deducted it from the 3001 . This was corroborated by some false enh-ies made by the accused in the office-books . The defence was , that Richards had paid into Mr . Fluker ' s hands the sum alleged to be embezzled , there being an entry in his ( Richards ' s ) diary to that effect ; and that Mr . Fluker was animated by a malevolent spirit against his former elerk , and had been known to threaten that he would crush him , on account of Richards , when in business for

      himself , having brought some successful actions against Mr . Fluker , and obtained heavy damages from him . It was contended that Richards would not have been so insane as to do this , had he been so much in Mr . Fluker ' s power . To show that the prosecutor had an ill-will against him * it was mentioned that , without requiring any explanation of the matter , lie went with a constable , and gave the prisoner into custody at his own office , at an hour in the afternoon when he hoped that the magistrate would have left the police-court , so that Richards might be kept in a cell all night . Several witnesses gave Richards a good character ; but he was found Guilty , though the jury recommended him to mercy on account of his previous respectability . Sentence was deferred till next session .

      Outrages on Wives . —William Catharn , a working man , has been committed to prison for six months , with hard labour , for an aggravated assault on his wife while he was intoxicated . He was in the habit of ill-using her , even when sober , " which , " said the wife , " is very rare , " and her body was bruised all over . —Dennis Cavanagh , an iron bolt-plater residing at Limehouso , is under remand at the Thames offico , charged with cutting and wounding his wife , who now lies in the hospital in a very dangerous condition . —Another case of illusing a wife has come before the magistrates , but presents no distinctive features .

      Gkokojs Coiati « le Colvjllk , who has been frequently before thopublic , in the flrdt instance as aclaimant to the title and property of Lord . Colvillo in the Scotch Peerage , and subsequently in connexion with railway and other speculations , was brought up at-Lambeth on a warrant , charging him with deserting his wife and four children , and leaving thorn to tho ratepayers of Camberwell . The facts having been proved , he was committed to tho IIouso of Correction for twenty-ono days .

      Poisomkd Winm . —A stone bottle containing sherry wine was lately sent to a Mr . Boll , a farmer , at Grindalo . A peculiar smell in tho wino excited suspicion ; and injunctions wore given not to drink any of the liquor . One of the servants ,, however , swallowed some , and was taken ill , though not seriously . Tho wine was then analyzed , and found to contain a large amount of prussic acid . Tho poison had' mainly fallen to the bottom , and thus the life of the servant was saved . JNo clue ha 8 been obturned to the guilty party .

      An Khoapbd Convict—Henry Simpson , a convict who , together with Henry Mitchell ( aince rotokou ) , escaped some few weeks ago from the Pentonville Model Prison , has boon apprehended . Committal , iron Child M ) oai >» u . —A woman namoa

      ElrzarDavisy age * twenty-seven , has just'been committed to the Hereford county prison for' trial at : the next Aor sizes , on the- charge of wilfully murdering her child , aged four months , by throwing it into a well at" the . village of Kingsland , in that county *

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      AMERICA . Potrrtcs in the United States are at present at gi , low-ebb . Nothing of interest to the European public has transpired in the Senate or the House of Representatives , and party struggles seem to be iri abeyance . Mr . Buchanan has been enthusiastically received at Philadelphia , where' he was welcomed by the firing of a salute . Mr . Dallas has written from England to decline offering himself for the Presidency now that Pennsylvania has so unanimously declared itself in favour * offMr : Buchanan . A letter from Mr . Joel Palmer , Superintendent of Indian Affairs at Oregon , attributes the recent- insurrections of the Indians to the cruelty and bad faith : of the whites-, which " would disgrace the roost barbarous nation * of ttte earth . " From Savannah we learn- that the man vrh < y attempted to take the life of the Archbishop of Cuba- is to be garotted . The cause of the attempt is said tchavearisen out of the denunciations of the ArchbfeHep , from the pulpit , of certain Spanish hidalgos ; who were Hvin | f in open concubinage with their own slaves .-

      The most important intelligence- is- that whielie has been received from Costa Rica , where Walker ' s forces seem to- be under an- evil star . Colonel Schlessingety at ' the head of four hundred troops , has-been defeated near San Jose by five hundred Costa Ricann , under General Mora . Twenty Americans were taken prisoners and shot , and the Costa Rican army was about to enter Nicaragua . Great cruelties * it is said , have been inflicted by the- conquerors on their prisoners : ScHes - singer has been tried by court-martial ok charges of treason and cowardice . Another battle is reported to have taken place atArcopaca , between a small force of Walker ' s and two hundred Costa Ricans , in which the latter are said to have been defeated , with a loss of thirty killed . It is also reported that Walker had a force of seven hundred men marching to meet the Costa Ricans . Communications are resumed between Mexico and Vera Cruz . The capitulation of Puebla has restore * confidence , and Comonfort is very popular . " Daring

      the siege of Puebla , " says a letter from Mexico , " the Conservatives of Mexico attempted to get up a-revolution , as a diversion in favour of the insurgents . The plot was betrayed to the Governor of the district , Sefior Baz , who , acting with marked promptitude and energy , arrested the ringleaders one hour before the anticipated outbreak . Several priests were prominent among , the conspirators . The clergy , it would seem , were the fomentors of the disturbances at Puebla and elsewhere . They have supplied the money and stirred- up the leperos to rebellion . Comonfort , however , has issued two decrees , which will punish this disaffected body by touching their pockets . These decrees place the ecclesiastical property of Puebla under Government control , and its revenue will be appropriated to the reimbursement of the Republic for the expense of the campaign . " The seizure was effected by armed men ,. in spite of a notice by the Bishop of Puebla , excommunicating all who should assist In carrying out the design of the Government .

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      CONTINENTAL NOTES . FRANCE . Tire Moniteur publishes a decree , ordering the reduction of 52 , 000 men in the effective strength of the army . Tho King of Wurtemberg arrived last Saturday night in Paris . Ho travels under the name of Baron de Teck , but in accompanied by a numerous suite , consisting of the principal officers of his household . It is said that politics have nothing to do with his visit , and that he merely comes to congratulate tho Emperor on thw birth of his son . He is brother-in-law of Prince Jerome , and consequently uncle of Prince Napoleon and of tho Princess Mathilde . The incognito will be- r&-tuined to tho last , and consequently there will be no receptions or dilomatic visits .

      p The fusion between the two branches of the Bourbon family is reported to bo nil over , at least fbr the present . The chiefs cannot agree upon tlio colour of the national flag- the OrleanistH contending for the tricolor , and'the other branch stickling for the white banner . And on this rock they have split . M do Bourquoney , the French diplomatic ngent at Vienna , in to linvo the rank of Ambassador . MlHttbner , the Austrian minister at Paris , will be similarly advanced . . .. -, , „ . . n ,, __ » . „ to the PrCfet of Police

      A letter has been addressed by tho Minister of the Interior , in obedience to an ordtorof the Emperor . It is tliero said that , since tho powerrul impulse given to national industry by-the ^ P «™ V tiierw has arisen a class of men who mingle in affair * and undertakings for which concessions are necessary , and vaunt their great influence in high places , their secret intelligence , their power of raising difficulties- or ' causingthorn to disappear . Of these pretended personal influences , it is said , a complete trade is madb . 1 ho Jumperor desires the public to understand that in matters TrtUcU

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      The > womat * and thef- third man appear to have been concerned * itt 1 the * previous' design on the house . The accused' were * en * anded for a week .

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  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), May 10, 1856, page 439, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2140/page/7/