Papurau Newydd Cymru

Chwiliwch 15 miliwn o erthyglau papurau newydd Cymru

Cuddio Rhestr Erthyglau

2 erthygl ar y dudalen hon

gUfttHanrott*.I

Newyddion
Dyfynnu
Rhannu

gUfttHanrott*. I Fifteen hundred cigar makers were thrown out of employment in New York city by the tobacco tax. Mrs. Tinley, the woman who was so dreadfully in- jured at the fire on Mr. Parkinson's premises, Bolton, list week, is dead. A woman recently hung herself in London, while la- bouring under the false impression that her husband had been discharged from his situation. Three colliers are in custody at Gateshead, charged with having perpetrated a brutal and criminal offence ou the person of a woman aged 64. Mr. Dowse, one of the comi!>(.-winners of the late In- solveut Debtor's Court, committed suicide, by drowning, last week, while in an unsound state of miud. Lord Brougham has consented to preside over a meet- ing of the working men of York, which is fixed to be held in that city during the time of holding the coming Social Science Congress. The Wesleyan University of the United States of America has conferred the degree of LL.D. on Mr. George Thomson, who is well known in England as an anti-slavery advocate. There is a rumour afloat (sa'" the Army and Nacjt Gazette) that a Board of Admiralty will proceed early in September to Gibraltar and Malta in the Enchantress Iteam vacht. Matthew Koutledge, a pilot, at South Shields, recently while drunk, attempted to shoot a police constable. The latter fortunately escaped uninjured. Routledge is in custody on remand. Athletic sports ar'looking up in Rochester, N.Y. A prize fight t'ok place a few days since between two young women for 10 dollars aside. The combatant* were attended to the ring by a car-load of friends, and both were severely inj ured It is understood that Captain J. F. R. Wainwright is about to be superseded in the command of the HJack Prince by Lord F. Kerr, Captain Wainwright being about to receive a colonial appointment. When some one was arguing with Alphonse Karr against capital punishment, and urging what an excellent thing it would be to desist from the infliction of (leitli- "y 8, said he, but then let our friends the murderers begin first. An old soldier, more than 100 years of age, has just died at \I (,iitinir;xl, tieztr Itomans (Drome). He entered the army at the beginning of the [{evolution, and termi- nated his career it VVateric ). He never suffered from illness, and (lieel at last of decay. At the Central Criminal Court, Cirl Allreelit Abrahluunsou, 2S. a Polish Jew, who pleaded guilty last session to an indictment charing him with uttering forged fifty rouble notes of the Russian Government, was brought up for judgment, and sentenced to six years' penal servitude. The venerable Bishop of Exeter is at present "in resident" as one of the canons of Durham Cathedral. His lordship is constantly seen in his carriage about the city, and appears to be in perfect health. He is S6 years of age, and has been Bishop of Exeter 34 years. Three Gla<go w policemen recently quarrelled while on night duty, and fought with their staffs. they were brought before the magistrates of that place on Mon- day, when the chief offender was sentenced to pay a fine of f 10, or to go to prison for sixty days, be- sides being dismissed from the force. The others were discharged ENGLISH GRAVES AT LUCKNOW. rhe Bombay Gazette of Julv 23rd observes—" It will lie a matter of satisfac- tion to the relatives and friends of those who fell in the different sieges of Luckuow to learn that the chief com- miMioner has ha I a register prepared of the graves of all officers who were buried in various places in the city and its environs. Many sleep their last sleep in the burial grounds some were never buried, their bodies having fallen into the hands of the enemy." A NICE WITNESS.— At the Middlesex sessions, on Monday, Thomas Chieklev, 39, was placed at the bar charged with stealing two silver w liters and other arti- cles, value t:160, the property of Mr. John Nelson, his master, in his dwetting-house. This case caused a good deal of excitement in c en t from the extraordinary and rather indecent behaviour of one of the witness, Henry Hutchings, assistant to Mr. Day, pawnbroker "t Oxford- street. In cross examination by the counsel for the de- fence, the witness behaved in a most unseemly manner. His Lordship said that if he did not behave himself he should be compelled to commit him. The witness said that he didn't care a d if he did. He would see him (his lordship) d before ho would hold his tongue. He must go home, and he did not care what they did with him. His Lordship told him to stand d' w.i. The ease was then proved agaiust the prisoner, who was sentenced to five years' penal servitude. His Lirdghip then ordered the witness to stand up, and said t > him that with the concurrence of the other ma- gistrates on the bench, lie should commit him to the House of Correction for contempt of court, where he will probably remain till he end of the sessions. The wit- ness said he did not cai e a d and pulled out some tobacco from his mouth, and said he should like some dinner. Mr. Sleigh advised him to make an humble apology to the court, which he refused to do, uttering another oath. ? hen conveyed down stairs to the cells he assaulted Roberts the gaoler. Edwin Pryor, an as- sistant to Mr. Djbries, pawnbroker, of Gilbert-street, Oxford-street, was also called up, and censured by the court for his behaviour in the witness-box. A MAIL GUAHD OF THK OI.DEN TIME.—A correspondent at Dorking has forwarded to us the following interesting sketch of the life of Tommy Hart, a mail guard, whom he had the pleasure of shaking hands with a few days ago. Hart was on his road to Portsmouth to meet his son's wife coming from Bombay; and although 76 years old, was a fresh and hearty looking man, very active, and appeared more like oo years than 76. During the winter of 1814, the roads were impassable from snow and frost, and, against the orders of the postmaster, he took the mail bags from Haverfordwest toMilford Haven, part of the way having to travel along on his hands and knees, over ditehes. ami dykes, across hedges, fields, Ac., M he best could, and followed by two frightened horses, carrying the bags, which were delivered safely. In 1822 the main road w,is impassable between Liverpool and York, aud he had to proceed on horsebock with the bags, crossing fields, hedges, and even churchyards, on his way, arriving at York within 33 hours of the proper time. When he entered the service there were 120 guards senior to him, of whom not one is now alive He has fifty grandchildren and three great children. He is the father of William Tasker Hart, the celebrated auctioneer of Scarborough of J. G. Hart, auctioneer; and of John Hart, outfitter, Newburgh, Scarborough. During his service lie was overturned 17 times; once had a leg broken, the coach having been upset by an election mob at Brecknock, and on another occasion had three ribs broken. His adventures would fill books, and his zeal for the service was so great that he felt he could perform any service required of him.-Sui-rey Herald. KRI. YKLVERTOS AND HER PUBLIsHFus.-The London tDrrepondent of the j}aily Review writes as f(illows:- The affairs of M i-s. Yelverton—as I suppose she will continue to be popularly called, in spite of the decision of the House of Lor,ls-will always have a degree of in- terest for the public. It is no fault of the lady's if her name continues to be frequent in the mouths of men, as she is ever readv to call attention to her doings. All the world has been informed of her intention to become all authoress, and of the keen competition of several sensation publishers to secure her as one of their spirits. The last intimation from the lady herself on this subject was, if I recollect jiglitly-f(ir it is difficult to keep pace with her overflowing correspot)dence-,t letter to the Aberdeen Free Prew, in which she mentions the circum- stances in which the "Tales of the Squares" found its way to the public, aud with a passing sneer at the change of title from that which she at first suggested, intimates that she had undertaken to write some other sketches, but that, in her present state of mental pros- tration, she was unable' to make a commencement. There was no hint that she wished to break off the ar- ringement. The publishers of the periodical in q" s- tien, however, tell a rather different tale. In a s e- ment which they have written for publication t -y bring various charges of bad faith-in business trai o- tions I mean -tgaiiist the lady. They say that, ;t. wr having consented to and signed an engagement, which was drawn up by the legal adviser of the lady, the at- tempt to obtain "copy" from her was eluded under va- rious pretexts; sometimes the "printer's devil" was told she was not at home, sometimes at prayers, sometimes mentally prostrato. At last they received a letter from her to say that their publication, London Life, was so improper she would have nothing to do with it—an alle- gation which they deny, and, with a sly eye to business and advantage, they call on the public to buy it aud judge for themselves. They then give their own version afthequarrel. It appears that London Life is publish- ing a narrative of the great Yelverton Marriage Ques- tion, illustrated, as the modern fashion is, with portraits ol the principal parties concerned. It was natural that the rival wives of the Major—the Roxolano and Statira sf this modern Alexander—should both figure each in her turn in the pages of London Life. It does not ap- pear that lrs. Yelverton No. 1 made any objection to the appearance of her own portait, but she could not bear the idea of the portrait of her successful rival being found in the same serial. She wrote to the publishers on ao account to insert the portrait of Mrs. Forbes Yelverton, and promised that she would send them a portrait of a lady ten times prettier, which they could insert in its stead. As this offer, however meritorious ia antithetic point of view, had the slight disadvantage of not being the veritable effigy of the lady it was in- teaded to represent, it was respectfully declined; &ad to this source, the publishers ascribe the wrath they have drawn down on themselves from this new into.

Advertising