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A GANG OF FRENCH ROBBERS. An association...
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN MARK-LANE. The metro...
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FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. very me lancholy...
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EXPLOSION IN SPITALFIELDS. The premises ...
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MISCELLANEOUS. The Queen of En eland wil...
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The Countess of Neuilly has now with her...
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Doncaster Races. The Influx Of Visitors ...
riders were placed in imminent peril j that Marson and Robinson piloted their horses safely through the living avenue up the distance is a miracle . The races were brought to a close a few minutes after Eve o ' clock , and then ensued a scene at the station of which no description can give an adequate idea ; for hours was the place literally besieged , and hundreds were unable to get away until long after midnight ; and many who did , got into the wrong trains , and travelled south not fehad to remain in
instead of north , and a w Doncaster all night , half famished and bedless . As a proof of the unprecedented number present , we may mention that , although , liberal provision had been made at the houses of entertainment in the town , several were , to use a vulgar expression , " ate out of house and home " before the day was half over . It is no small triumph for the authorities at Doncaster , and for the managers of the different railway companies , that , in the midst of such unavoidable confusion , not an accident or disturbance of any consequence occurred .
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A Gang Of French Robbers. An Association...
A GANG OF FRENCH ROBBERS . An association of robbers has just been discovered established at Belleville , in a remote street . The details of this society remind one of the famous Cartouche aud Maudin . This troop , organized and governed by regular Btatutes of a most curious kind , and which are now in the hands of the police , had a captain , a lieutenant , two Bub-lieutenants , four sergeants , and eight corporals . This staff had under its orders 120 men . Having been frequently in the hands of justice was the sole title for admission to the corps . These 120 ruffians formed twelve sections—each charged with the care of an arrondissement of the capital . Each section was designated by a
slang title or name , thus—Les Changeurs , Les Iireurs , Les Solitaires , Les Emponsteurs , Les Ramastiques , Les Rats , Les Charriers , Les Aumoniers , Les Broquilleurs , Les Boucardicrs , Les Fourligneurs , et Les Domanges . It requires intimate acquaintance with thieves' slang to explain these terms . The captain and two sergeants of the troop were arrested on Sunday a t the moment they were entering the court of the Treasury , with , what object they themselves best know . They were recognized by a police agent who had been employed on a former occasion in arresting a sergeant of the troop , named Merle by the world at large , but known by his brethren as Le Vignoble ; and it was this arrest which led to the discovery of the band .
The captain of the troop , who passed in society under the title of the Baron of Ardennes , is , it appears , a young man of good family , and has received an excellent education . He has been in the army , and has performed on the stage . He had for his mistress a beautiful young woman , who had been the wife of a captain in the merchant navy , but who quitted her husband and family to share the fortunes of the adventurous Baron . A curious fact is mentioned as connected with the doings of the Baron . He and his mistress were only the other day present at the ballet of the Violon du Diable , in a box close to the one occupied by the Nepaulese Princes , and their idea was to deprive the distinguished strangers of the rich ornaments they wear in such profusion on their
dress . That this was not done was merely owing to the accident of the director of the Opera having offered his box to the Princes , which they accepted . The sergeant , named Merle , alias le Vignoble , and whom the Baron had been always unwilling to admit in the troop , declares , p . mong other interesting disclosures , that the chief of the section Les Aumoniers is an apostate priest . The priest , disguised in the costume of an Indian missionary , only a few days ago succeeded in plundering an old lady in the Faubourg du Roule of 11 , 000 francs . He scrupulously paid over the amount to the treasury of the troop . His pay was 450 f ., or at the rate of 900 f . per month . The captain was allowed two elegant carriages for his own private use . They are now lodged at the Prefecture .
Destructive Fire In Mark-Lane. The Metro...
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN MARK-LANE . The metropolis was suddenly illuminated on Thursday morning , at half-past four , by a conflagration which had just broken out on the premises of Messrs . Allnutts and Arbouin , wine and brandy merchants , at No . 50 , Marklane , Great Tower-street , and immediately adjoining the Corn Exchange . The flames spread with great rapidity , and communicated immediately in the rear to the very lavge range of buildings used as bonding warehouses , known by the name of Barber ' s Wharves , which contained seven floors , standing upon a square area of at least 150 feet , but fortunately surrounded by strong walls a yard in thickness . In the basement of this range of
warehouses were counting-houses , also occupied by merchants , corn-factors , and others . The fire was completely unmanageable till about half-past seven , when an impression was made upon the flames , and the fears which had been entertained that it would spread much further wore at an end . At this time , however , the whole interior of this extensive building was completely destroyed , leaving nothing standing but the outer walls , and it was generally supposed that these would shortly givo way , as they appeared to be in a very dangerous condition . The premises of Messrs . Hayter and Ho well , army packers , were also burnt down , and likewise those of Covordale and Smith , merchants . The front of Messrs . Barbers' warehouse was situated in Mark-lane , but the
rear was in Seothing-lanc , the whole intervening area being oecupied by them . When the flames were issuing out of the roar they for a slioTt lime caught the front of the houses on the opposite side of Secthing-lnne ; but , owing to the judicious superintendence of Mr . 13 raidwood , the fire-hose was directed against the outer walls , which happily prevented their being burnt down . The flumes took rll ' iot on the rear of the Corn Exchange , and quickly spread to the roof , which is destroyed , and several o thov portions of the interior of the building so much injured as must of necessity for some weeks put a stop to the regular
transaction of business . As it was known that at least eighty butts of oil were in one of the cellars , it was feared that they would catch fire , when the ^ damage must have been considerably augmented ; but this was happily prevented by the falling of the rubbish . It is impossible , at present , to make anything like an accurate estimate of the loss which will , in the aggregate , be sustained ; but it is supposed that it cannot , at the least , be reckoned at less than a quarter of a million sterling , a large portion of which we understand will fall on the Phoenix Fireoffice . The house where the fire broke out was known by the name of Old Queen Elizabeth ' s house , and was standing at the time of the Fire of London , and was for some time occupied as the res idence of one of the Spanish Ambassadors to this Court .
Fatal Railway Accident. Very Me Lancholy...
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT . very me lancholy occurrence took place on Thursday morning about half-a-mile eastward of the Brentwood station , on the Colchester line , by which ten plate-layers , servants of the company , lost their lives . It appears that these men , with about forty of their fellow workmen , had just unloaded a train of ballast trucks , which was on the down line , and , to allow the engine and empty trucks to move on , stepped aside , some of them between the metals of the up line , probably forgetting that the first up passenger train was at that moment due . Inis
train arrived quite punctual to its time . The moment the engine-driver perceived the men on the line , he whistled loudly , and the guards and firemen applied their breaks , but the poor fellows evidently became paralyzed , and before the train could be stopped ten unfortunate creatures were run over and killed on the spot . The engine of the ballast train was blowing off its steam , which may , perhaps , have prevented the men from hearing the approach of the passenger train . A fog prevailed
at the time . An inquest was opened on the same evening , but was adjourned till Monday .
Explosion In Spitalfields. The Premises ...
EXPLOSION IN SPITALFIELDS . The premises of Mr . Clitheroe , a firework-maker , in Weaver-street , Spitalfields , were destroyed by a series of explosions , last Monday , about noon . The immediate cause of the disaster does not appear to have been clearly ascertained , but it is supposed that some rockets in process of manufacture must have fallen to the ground , and that the concussion occasioned them to explode . Mr . Clitheroe and a workman were engaged in the factory at the time , and were both driven by the force of the first explosion into an open yard . One of two young men , who were prompt in rendering assistance , was struck violently on the knee-cap by a fire-ball . Scarcely a
person in any of the adjoining houses escaped without being thrown down ; but their injuries , with few exceptions , are trifling . A lad was knocked down by one of the engines , and , the wheel passing over his head , caused instant death . The damage to the adjoining premises is considerable , and , so great was the shock , that the major part of the large sheets of plate glass in the goods depot of the Eastern Counties Railway in St . Johnstreet , a considerable distance off , is demolished . Mr . Clitheroe and his workman , John Wheeler , were both taken to the London Hospital in a state of great suffering .
Miscellaneous. The Queen Of En Eland Wil...
MISCELLANEOUS . The Queen of En eland will soon receive an extraordinary present from Pbsen , as a token of gratitude for the protection she has granted to the fugitive Poles . It is the skin of a wether which has been bred by Count Ignaz Lipskr , who is famous for his breed of sheep . The precious skin of this wether , Consul I ., is contained in a box , inscribed with its genealogy , from the year 1825 to the present time . — Kolner Zeitung . It is reported in Paris that Lady Peel and her family are about to reside there for the winter .
Lord and Lady Normanby left Paris on Saturday for Champlatreux , the seat of Count Mole , to spend Sunday and Monday there . Several persons of distinction have been paying visits to the count at this country seat . General Changarnier has been there several times , and some of the Ministers and several of the representatives have also paid him visits . Somehow or other the Whig Government are seldom left grounds to complain of the lack of patronage . The death of a Chief Justice in one week has been followed in the next by the unexpected decease of a Bishop whose
elevation to the episcopal bench took place only a few years since . The Right Reverend Dr . Stopford , Lord Bishop of Meath , expired at the Palace , Ardbraccan , late on Tuesday night . The deceased prelate was elevated from the A rchdeaconry of Armagh to the see of Meath during the Yiceroyalty of Earl De Grey . Dr . Stopford had been long labouring under the effects of disease at the heart , but had recently—considering his time of life —been in the enjoyment of tolerable health . His lordship was a member of the Privy Council in Ireland . — Times .
The Dub / in Evening Post says " it has reason to believe" that Mr . Monahan has received the appointment of Chief Justice of the Common Pleas . Mr . Hatchell , of course , is to be Attorney-General , but the arrangement with respect to his successor in the solicitorship is not yet completed . The Solicitor-General for Ireland , Mr . Hatchell , having been appointed to the office of Attorney-General for Ireland , in the room of Mr . Monahan , promoted to the vacant Chief Justiceship , there will be a new election for the borough of Windsor .
The Turin Concord in of the 12 th iiiRtnnt says , "We have been assured that the Marquis of Azeglio , nephew of the President of the Council , lately named Minister in England , is to marry the daughter of Lord Minto , a near relative of Lord John Russell , Lord Palmerston , and Sir Ralph Abercromby , "
The Honourable Armas Poulett , son of Earl Poulett , met with a serious accident on Saturday . He had been out shooting , and , not having returned at dinner , several servants were despatched to look for him . After a long search the youth was found by the side of a dry ditch , quite insensible , and blood issuing from his ears and mouth . Both the bones of the right leg were broken , and there was also concussion of the brain . The accident is supposed to have been occasioned by the horse falling , throwing his rider and rolling over him .
The Aberdeen Banner , in commenting on the Duke of Atholl ' s absurd conduct in reference to the laying the foundation stone of the National Gallery for Scotland , says : — ' * We thought his Grace of Atholl was supremely ridiculous , attired in the kilt and riding on horseback , as he figured at Braemar the other week—at least , the majority of the spectators did not seem to fancy his position as a graceful one ; but this exposure is worse still . If such doings are persisted in , aristocracy will speedily be at a discount among 3 t us . "
Viscount Mandeville , M . P ., and his brother , Lord Frederick Montague , are to embark next week for Canterbury , New Zealand , as settlers with the new bishop of the colony , Dr . Jackson , in the ship Eden Castle . Special orders from the Admiralty have been received at Woolwich , Chatham , Sheerness , and other ports , directing the authorities to allow the Admiral Mackau , ex-Minister of the French Marine to view the dockyards , and to pay every attention to this distinguished officer . Admiral Mackau , we believe , is the only French officer living who , in a fair fight and on equal terms , captured an English brig of war . Intelligence has reached England of the reception of the Reverend H . W . Wilberforce , vicar of East Farleigh , Kent , and brother of the Bishop of Oxford , into the Roman Catholic Church at Brussels . The Reverend
W . G . Bennett , of Knightsbridge , is at present in retreat , preparing to take the same step . The valuable living of Kibworth Beauchamp , in Leicestershire , in the gift of Merton College , and vacated by Mr . Bathurst ' secession to Rome , has been presented by the college to the Rev . John Richard Turner Eaton , M . A ., Principal of the Postmasters , Tutor and Dean of that College . The Western Luminary r , in giving an account of the induction of the Reverend C . G . Gorhana to Brampford Speke vicarage , relates that , in trying to open the door the reverend vicar was in such haste that he broke the key , and that a blacksmith had to come and break open the lock . Mr . Gorham , in a letter to the Daily Netcs , gives a flat contradiction to the story . The only delay in opening the door , he says , arose from the curate having intentionally locked up the keys in the vicarage .
Sir George Simpson has returned from his annual tour through the territories of the Hudson ' s Bay Company . He has heard nothing respecting Sir John Franklin . — New York Courier and Enquirer . Mr . Gibson , the celebrated sculptor , paid a visit to Conway on Saturday last ; and , after examining the church and National Schools , left in the hands of the vicar the sum of five pounds , in aid of the building fund for the enlargement of the latter building . Mr . Gibson was born at Bennarth , in the parish of Gyffyn , and was baptized in Conway church . _ Black Mali
Donna Maria Loretta Martinez , the " - bran , " made a successful debut in Dublin , on Monday night , at the Portobello Concert-room , where she has an engagement for six nights . Steps are now being taken for the erection of a public monument , in Leeds , to the memory of the late Mr . Edward Baines . A Liverpool paper states that Haynau , incog ., visited the Britannia-bridge , whilst in this country , and excited significant regrets amongst the artisans regarding his lacks of courtesy in not presenting his card .
The Countess Of Neuilly Has Now With Her...
The Countess of Neuilly has now with her thirteen of her grandchildren : they are—1 . The Comte de Paris and the Due de Chartres ( d'Orleans ) . 2 . The Comte d Eu , the Due d'Alenc , on , and the Princess Marie ( Nemours ) . 3 . The Princess Franchise and the Due de Penthiovre ( Joinville ) . 4 . The Prince de Conde ( d'Aumale ) . S . lhe Princes Philippe and Auguste , the Princesses Clothilde and Amelie ( Saxe Coburg ) . 6 . The Prince Philippe ( Wurtemberg ) . . A letter from Paris , in the Independanee of Brussels , gives an account of the visits of M . de Salvandy to the Count de Chambord and the widow of Lours Philippe . M . de Salvandy , it appears , had taken upon himself the office of negotiator for a fusion of the two branches of the Bourbons , and was favourably received by the Count rio nhnmhord . who . as an ODenins . authorized him to
convey the assurance of his condolence to the Queen and her family . With the family of the ex-King , however , there was more reserve . They resolved , in acknowledgment of the kind feeling evinced by the Count de Chambord , to allow M . de Salvandy to be the bearer to him of a formal notification of the King ' s death , but they would not say a single word which could lead to negotiations for a fusion . The Madrid journals state that , after mass for the repose of the soul of the ex-King Louis Philippe , which the Duke and Duchess dc Montpcnsier caused to be celebrated in the Cathedral of Seville , their Royal Highnesses distributed 11 , 000 reals in alms , lOOOf . of them to the indigent French .
_ _ ...... , ,,. _ The Due de Nemours , the Due de Jolnville , and the Due d'Aumale have addressed a collective letter to General Changarnier , testifying , in their own names , as well as in those of the Queen and Princesses , their gratitude for the service which he caused to be celebrated m the Chapel of the Tuileries for the repose of the soul of their father . , M Baciocchi , aide-de-camp of the President , convcyea to the Ambassador of Nenaul , the other day , a splendid sword , mounted in carved gold , as a present from tno President of the Republic . He bore , at the same time ,
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 21, 1850, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_21091850/page/6/
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