MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF YOUNG LADIES.

Kumara Times, Issue 978, 18 November 1879, Page 4

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF YOUNG LADIES.

A 1 London correspondent records an affair touching the fair fame of an English family of nobility, the extent of Yffihipjv J can only be conjectured by the facts so far made known, wh|^h ; ,nave caused the greatest excitein fashionable circles. A firm in tiincolri’s Inn Fields, London, well known S^the l 'legal advisers of a large number aafeifamileß of the highest distinction, including-; the Duke of Wellington and other important members of the House of Tjorda’ , has with great reluctance been fbrOed hy the most painful circumstances ■topublicly admit that a youthful female membdil of one of their noble clients’ .'familiesi has mysteriously disappeared, -smd; lw. hue and cry is now invoked to her return. It was on the 23rd bf that the young lady, who Is but,seven teen years of age, vanished iro'm 'aristocratic vision and became lost 'hmiff ; tha more numerous and grosser of humanity. She is described as being as being about 5 feet 6 ipchMjin height, of slight figure, having white skin, rather freckled, dark hut fair hair, curled in front. Her Christian name is rather operatic— When she parted company with her relative s she wore a serge dress bpAided on collar and sleeves with gold i>aid;juhavy blue silk stockings and a hlafckv'hat, lined with gold braid also, jQp J( jier linen were the initials “ L.D.” ’to have been well supplied with jewellery “ot afib had a gold watch (marked “ L.D.”' sthtFdbfonet) and chain, haevy gold braceand ruby ring, and opal findsruby ring, and a silver and gold yrfclddsmg ring. Accompanying her on her travels was a little black and tan toy Jeipef, dog. One of the most remarkable incidents connected with this moat mystkHoua affair is the absurdly inadeof the reward offered for fti’edfecovery of tie fugitive, L2O being the gauged measure of the distracted relatives, grief according to their own calcuXatjpps. As a means of securing the young lady, it is stated that on her leg is tattooed a cross on the fair skin,' 1 This strange fact appears to sugSb'iFlhat ladies of the English aristo-bracy-have found a new amusement for their leisure hours in tattooing devices bnii their limbs. The legal firm do not hint that the cause of the disappearance —<jf young lady may have been due to / mind or any other such natural cause ; but the facts, with the manner of their disclosure, lead to the presumption that an elopement has been planned and executed, and that interesting developments may be shortly anticipate. This story explains the many paragraphs floating in the English papers tattoo marks. It is thought that PP% l ,my the young lady may come to the United States. If so, she can be easily rfebb^nised. - J -'Ailiother mysterious case of disappearance has occurred in Liverpool, which is causing great anxiety amongst a large npjm.ber of persons, and which has hithprto baffled all the efforts of the police. A young lady, the daughter of a prominent member of the staff of one of tffu'daily newspapers, left her home on the 28th August for the purpose of shopping, and was seen to alight from an omnibus in London-road, and to turn dpwp a street leading off that thoroughly* Since that time nothing has been sepn of her, and not she least trace has befeh obtained as to her whereabouts, . The young lady is about 19 years old, arid is subject to fainting fits. Her parents are in a terrible state of suspense as to her fate. The fact that the most exigent search, extending over a week, reveals no trace of the missing lady, gives rise to serious apprehension. A rpy»ard is offered for information leading id I her recovery.

J Tha Underwriters’ Association, Svdn y, have, we understand, presented Captain fiQtvden, of the ship Samuel Plimsoll with a pjfture representing.that vessel as she appeared in the storm in which she suffered so severely. YTho Inangahua Herald says : —We understand that the charge of peijury against Charles Crocker will be tried at the sitting of the District Court to be held at Wanganui. Ah Ak, a wi-nes , resident at Eeefton, has received notice from the Crown that his attendance will be required there for the prosecution. VVe (Inangahua Herald) are informed that very good stone is b ing obtained in the portion of the Golden Fleece Extended mine known as the Ajax ground, and the reef is byrg followed north ,l a clergyman at Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, was lately examining the parish school. In the course of the examina tion, the Bible class was brought forward. After many questions had been asked and answered, greatly to the satisfaction of the minister, he proposed that any boy might ask him a question, as he might then have an idea what particular information they wanted. A pause ensued. At last a bright looking boy said “ Sir, I would like to ask one.” |<Well, my little man,” asked the minister, “ what is the question you are to ask V’ sa * ( l the boy, “what was the use of Jacob’s Ladder when the angels had wings ? The minister felt taken aback took out his snuff box, and looked at the boy. “ I think my little man, that is the very question I should have asked of the class, and I will give sixpence to any boy in the class who will answer it.” After a somewhat long pause, one little fellow third from the bottom, held out his hand’ “Well, said the minister, “Well, what was the use of the ladder when the angels had wings ?” “ On, sir, the angels were poukin’ (moulting) at the time, and couldna flee.” The minister is taking an interest in that boy.