Miscellaneous.

Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 619, 13 October 1858, Page 3

Miscellaneous.

Six Months' Imprisonment foe a Kiss.-— At the Wareham Petty Sfeasioris, a few days since;'one William Craft, a'carpenter"; was char 7 ped with the following ofl'erice :—MisS'Collyns, daughter of''the Rev. H. C- Colons','of Farringdon, Rectory, Devon, went with some relations on board the steamer Ursa Major, from Poole to Swanage. The defendant was also on board. He kept staring at her, and when they landed on the' Quay at Swanage, he pulled her down and kissed her. It does not appear that ehe was hurt. Craft said that' he had done no harm, and he would do it again. The magistrates convicted him, and sentenced him, under i the Aggravated Assaults Act, to six months' imprisonment in the jail at Dorchester.with hard labour. . , , , The Westminster Bells.—The four quarter bells were delivered by Messrs. Warnc-, at the foot of the clock tower, last Friday,.and were immediately tried by : the referees, Mr. Denison, and the Rev. W. Taylor, aided by Mr. Turll, the organist of the Abbey, and some other musical and scientific gentlemen. The largest of the four,' which is larger than the tenor bell of any peal in England, weighing nearly four tons, was unanimously pronounced a fine bell, quite equal, if not superior, in quality of tone either to the .old or the new Big Ben. Its note is exactly B natural of the present concert pitch, and both that and the two smallest bells, F sharp and G sharp respectively were considered to be in perfect tone with the great bell. The third, or E bell (the octave above the great one) w^as generally thought so inferior to the rest that; it was understood that Messrs. Warner will recast it immediately. We are glad to hear that this will .cause -no material delay ;in the hanging, as the condemned bell is comparatively small, and its recasting will only take a few weeks, and meanwhile, the hoisting of the others up the inside of the tower may proceed.' FfiioHTFtTL Accident.—-A fatal accident occurred in the Royal Laboratory^ at Woolwich, on the 21st, by which a little boy named George Hooper,' eleven years' of age,' and who was ; employed at the machinery for turning minie rifle bullet, plugs, had his right" arm; literally torn from his ;i body. The departraent was: about to "recommence its operations after the

breakfast hour, at nine oclock.Vand the' huge „. shaft which works the whole of the machinery ■- in'the long room was already in motion, when ;--the 'man in charge perceived that a part of the ■" "machinery was 'still, by the accident of the leather band halving slipped off'the'revolving drumsr which connect the working of the machines. He thereupon requested the unfortunate bdy ( to see, that the lower pai-t remained in its place 'while he proceeded to readjust the one uppermost. , In. this attempt the poor . little fellow's right' arm was , caught in the • loosened strap, which being suddenly put in motion, his arm was dragged off' at the socket, a portion of the bladebone still adhering, and thrown out among the machinery at some distance. The body was instantly confided to the care of Dr.' Parratt and Mr. Coleman in the Royal Araenal Infirmary, where the usual remedies were adopted to suppress the hemorrhage, &c, but the poor liEtle sufferer only survived till ten o'clock. Intelligence from Bagdad* published in the * Ost' Deutsche Post,' of Vienna, states that Orner Pasha was engaged in a dispute with Persia, respecting some frontier territory to which Turkey and Persia both lay claim. The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has been playing a match at rackets in the court of the Dublin University Club. Lord Eglington is a first-rate player, but he was beaten by his opponent, Mr. Michael Morris, the Recorder of Galway. France, according to the ' Univers,' has mis-~ taken her mission in China. Her policy is to secede from the British' alliance," and'to acquire the gratitude of 'the Celestial monarch by driving the rebels out'of Nankin, and restoring that lost jewel to. the imperial crown. Geeat . Exhibition at Munich.—Munich is to take its place among the list of cities which have' followed in the wake of London in making. " Great Exhibitions." In the Crystal Palace of Munich there is to be collected examples of the art of all Germany duriug the past century. It is proposed to commence the show in July, and, it will pi'obably remain open till October. Further, it has been resolved to cele-', brate some time in' September, by a mighty jubilee, an important event'in the history of, the' capital of Bavaria. In September, 1858, for some 700 years Munich will have been a city—wherefore, after the manner of Germans, there is to be much well deliberated enthusiasm excited or at least displayed. The court, army and burghers, the local artist and poet world, are to: unite in making a joyful noise and gay spectacles before themselves and their visitors. Processions and festivals, tournaments in the open air, and balls inthe close atmosphere—with ,a" c 'c*lsll'™l3 and picturesq'ueness of varied costume, ate.to be called into requisition.'There are many curiosities of old German life dispersed throughout, the country, which are to be concentrated and made into an exhibition. Four railroads now run into Munich, which will facilitate the great concourse expected by the inhabitants. Death op John Shakspeee". —We regret being called upon to notice the death of this esteemed gentleman, at theageof eighty-three, which event took place at Langley Priory, on the'loth instant. The deceased gentleman will be remembered' for his princely benevolence in giving the sum of £s#op for the purchase and preservation of the immortal Shakspere's house, at Stratford-on-Ayou,

,A Foot Race in Greece.—A correspondent of the •Morning Post' gives an account of some modern Isthmian games at Athens, including a stag hunt, " the first ever known in Greece," and closes with the report of a foot race which took place on the 20th~ ult. on the banks of the Cephisus. Ho says the ground was marked out by M. do Montherot; the course was about two miles long. It was chiefly ploughed land, with about half a dozen tolerable fences, a mill stream some six feet wide and at least ten feet deep, and another branch of the river Cephisus. The runners were MM. de Breuverly, Locock, P. O'Brien, Hadji Petros, and three others, one an aide-de-camp to the French Admiral, the others attached to the French Government Academy. The signal was given by Mr. Strickland, and the whole party started at the top of their speed. O'Brien went wildly at his first fence and fell; and when he got on his legs the others were a field a head of him. The running was made by the French attache, M. de Breuverlv, followed closely by Locock and the Greek pet, Hadji Petros. In the fourth field the heavy ploughed , land began to tell, and the last fences were bungled oyer in a very slovenly way. Coming to the mill-stream de Breuverly and Locock were nearly abreast, and both jumped it about the same time. The French attache slipped, however, on landing on the opposite bank, when Locock went ahead, jumped the brook, and won cleverly in a hand gallop. The others came straggling in, with Hadji Petros last. All the runners were frightfully done up. The champagne, truffled turkey, and sardines which Manley had brousrht in his dog cart for their refreshment were left untasted. It was observed, however, that MM. Locock and O'Brien remained on the ground to drink1 a glass of champagne with the umpires. They did so merely from a feeling of duty. Mr. Locock, the winner in this Olympian game, is son of Sir C. Locock, her Majesty's physician accoucheur, and has just been appointed paid attache to the British Embassy at Constantinople. The betting before the race was ten to one in favour of Lieutenant Hadji Petros, who is son of the well-known Greek general of that name.

Illegal Conveyancing.—A singular case of " illegal conveyancing" has recently come under the cognizance of the Melbourne detect tives. It seems that a young lady named Margaret Hines, having a disposition to try wedlock, was accompanied to St. Francis's Catholic Church on Sunday, by her chosen swain, a youth by name Lyons, for the purpose of obtaining the necessary sanction to her becoming the lawful lady of that particular Lyons. It being necessary, however, that the: church should have her dues, and Mr. Lyons being in a condition of impecuniosity, he tore ' himself from the' side of the bride' expectant for the purpose of making arrangements outside the sacred edifice, with a lone widow named Casey 1 for a loan of 15 pounds, to be disbursed in the payment of Minister's fees and other preliminary charges. The possession, however, of so important a sum appears to have changed the course of ideas, for instead of returning arid marrying the object of his affections, he retired in an opposite direction, and has not since been heard of either by the deserted Miss Hines, or the defrauded Mrs. Casey.— Herald.

Illness of Me. Russell.—At Shahjeharipore our correspondent's letter closes, and we deeply regret to add that private accounts give us reason to fear there will be some intermission in those interesting descriptions which bring before our readers the very aspect of Indian life and Indian welfare. We have every reason to hope, however, that this sickness is but transitory, and that a little rest among the hills will restore him to his public duties.— ' Times.' A letter from the camp says :— "Mr. Russell travels in a doolie, in consequence of a kick from & horsp. When the baggage was attacked, his bearers dropped him on&the road and ran. 11l as he was, he managed to mount a horse, and unfortunately got a sun-stroke, which nearly proved fatal, He is doing weh\ but requires great and constant attention."

Impeeial Pleasantey.—' Galignani's Messenger' says, we have heard an interesting anecdote connected with the charming fete given last week at Etiolles by Count Walewski, in honour of the visit of their Majesties. A fine little boy, son of the count, attracted great notice, and the Emperor, calling the child to him, asked, " "Vv hat is your name, my boy'" The child replied, "Charles Walewski,"— " Count d'Etiolles," added the Emperor, completing the answer. His Majesty desired, apparently, by conferring this title on the son, to express how highly he esteemed the services of the father as Minister of Foreign . Affairs. Count Walewski has, it is said, ordered from a first-rate artist a picture to represent the fete at Etiolles, the occasion of this high mark of imperial favour.

A; Man ' Eaten by his own Pigs.—-An evening or two since Mr. Isaac Love, of Brad-ford-bri-Avpn, marine store dealer, left his home for' the purpose of going to his garden, about a quarter of a mile distant, where he had' several styes of pigs. His wife, finding lie did not return, went to the garden to search for him, and not finding. him, further search was made, but.to no effect. In the morning his son went to the garden, and on lookirig over one of the styes, containing nirio small pig's, observed' their noses were very bloody, which induced him to;go into the house part, of the sty,'when he was horrified at seeing his father ']y}ss '.<>?? ,hj.s back quite dead, with the whole of his face].arid part of his neck completely eaten by the, pigs. 7lt is supposed that the deceased went into the sty,~and while there had a fit. lie was a stout man, and in his 58th ye»r.

The CJueJen has hot only presented a suite of apartments in Hampton Court Palace to Professor Faraday, but has also ordered them to:be furnished' "ready for the occupation of the great chemist.

Mr. John M'Gowari, the Mayor of Sligo, his deputies and poll-clerks—two each—were convicted at the last assizes for conspiracy together, previous to the late.election for the borough of Sligo, to return Mr. John Patrick Somers by a fictitious majority. They subsequently raised an objection to the sentence,, which has been decided against them by the Court of Criminal Appeal. The conviction being thus confirmed, the parties duly surrendered within the ten days prescribed by law, and they are all now safely lodged in the gaol of Sligo. Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson have sold by auction the late Mr. Dymock's cabinet of coins. The 531 lots produced nearly £2,000. The Saxon pennies brought extraordinary sums— many averaging at the rate of £700 per ounce! One sold for £45, another £44, a third £52 10s.

The 'St. Helena Herald' of the 4th of March contains an ordinance of the Governor, granting to the Emperor of the French, and his heirs il perpetuity, the lands forming the sites of Longwood and the tomb of Napoleon I. The land in Napoleon's Vale, where the tomb is situated, comprise about twenty-three acres, while those of Longwood comprised about three acres. They recently belonged to private owners, and have been purchased by the Crown for the purpose of tHe present transfer, at a cost of £1600 for the tomb and £3500 for the house.

Bonapabtism in Excelsis.—Prince Napoleon intends giving a grand dinner to inaugurate his new hotel, at No. 16, Avenue Montaigne, Paris, and it is said that the Emperor and Empress have promised to honour it with their presence. The following (from ' Galignani') is a brief description of the building, which is an exact copy of the house of Diomede at Pompeii: " The simplicity of the exterior is removed by a few polychromic architectural ornaments; the ceiling 'of the vestibule is painted blue, with large white stars interspersed; the spaces between the columns are adorned with flowers and antique j lamps. This vestibule leads to the atrium, a saloon pierced with a sky-light; below which there is, a. basin of the same size constructed of marble of various kinds. Around the atrium maybe seen theybusts of the ancestors awarding the dwellirig, together with the household deities; and standing in the following order: —Catherine, Lsetitia Bonaparte, Josephine, Marie Louise, Elise, Pauline, Joseph, Lucien, Louis, Charles Bonaparte, and Jerome. The bust of Napoleon I. rises on an altar situated on the border of the basin,and adorned with flowers. The panels Of the walls are enriched with various mythological subject—viz., the Revolt of the Titans, Nemesis and the Fates, Phoebus ascending into the Heavens on ! a car drawn ,by four horses, the Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite, iEneas carrying his father Anchises, the Triumphs, of Bacchus and Ceres, Venus rising from the Sea, Minerva issuing from the head of Jupiter, _c. All these paintings are by M. Sebastien Cornu. The atrium leads to the library, most tastefully fitted rip in the same style; then to the:diningroom, ornamented in the Porripeian style, with fluted and .cabled columns, light and airy plants and flowers, fruit, ribands, birds, chimeras, &c. The drawing-room; situated at the extremity of the atrium, is splendidly painted in imitation of rosso antico; the adjoining bedroom is hung with yellow velaria on a red ground. Behind the drawing-room there are a conservatory; a gymnasium, and Oriental baths most tastefully arranged."

# Judicial Dignity in Lousiana.—Speaking 'ot*. grand juries/reminds me that the Parish Court is now in session here, his honour Kia Rogers presiding—Old Kye, or Ky, they usually callhim. Old Ky was passing sentence on a criminal, and delivered himself as follows:— "Prisoner, stand up! Mr. Kettles, this Court is under the painful necessity of passing sentence of the law upon you, Sir. This Court has Ino doubt, Mr. Kettles, but what you were brought into this scrape by the use of intoxicating liquor. The friends of this Court all knows that ef thar is any vice this Court abhors it is intemperance. When this Court was a young man, Mr. Kettles, it was considerably inclined to drink; and the friends of this Court knows that this Court has naterally a very high temper, and ef this Court had not stopped short off, and stopped the use of intoxicating liquor, I have no doubt, Sir, but what this Court, Sir, would have been in the Penitentiary or its .grave!'' Another case was before the Court An overseer who had been discharged brought, suit against his employer for the whole year's wages alleging that he had been discharged without sufficient grounds. Old Ky charged the jury as follows:—" The Jury will take notice that this Court is well acquainted with the nature of the case, when the Court first started in the world it followed the busiuess of overseeing, and ef there is any business which the Court understands its bosses, mules and niggers, though the Court never overseed in its life for less than 800 dollars—and this Court in hoss racih' was always naterally gifted; and this Court in runing a quarter race whar the hosses was turned could allers turn a hoss so as to gain'ls feet in a race; and that on a certain! occassion in the parish of West Felicina it was one of the conditions of the race that Ky Rogers shondn't turn nary. one of the hosses." Another case was up, and two lawyers got into a fight—one of them a preacher of our church. Old Ky called hastily for the sheriff. " Mr. Sheriff! Mr. Sheriff! Take them men to jaol. This Court shan't have her dignity insulted iv this manner.*'-— New York Tribune.

ExTBAOEDINABY SWINDLING.—A rather singular case has been submitted to the Court of Assizes of Berne. A married woman named Khun, of that city, but whose husband, a Bavarian, having become a bankrupt, lived at Mentz, was accused of swindling under the following circumstances .—She gave out that she had won some large prizes in the Bavarian lottery, and on the strength of that representation obtained credit to a considerable amount. Her prizes, however, for some unaccountable reason, were not paid, and when her creditors became pressing, she had recourse to an ingenious tale. She waited on an old Jew moneylender, named Levaillant, and, on a solemn promise of secrecy, revealed to him that her husband was a natural son of the King of Bavaria, was a clerk in the office of the Bavarian loifcery at Mentz, and was, by the assistance of two other clerks; and with the express permission of his Majesty, able to make particular numbers he announced to her beforehand, so that she was able to purchase them. The Jew believing her story consented to advance her 2,000f., but subject to the condition of being paid 4,000f. after the next drawing. She told the same story to an elderly maiden lady, named Boustetten, and offered if she would advance ; money to pay fur the purchase of tickets in the lottery, to let her share in the prizes she was sure to win ; and, not content with tempting the woman's avarice, she artfully represented to ; her that by becoming rich she would be able to :. obtain what, she had been sighing for all her life—a husband. Dazzled by the prospects held out, the lady advanced in different sums no less than 18,800f. One day, a small tradesman named Hartmann, who for years had lived in the meanest manner, in order to economise a few thousand francs, received a letter purporting to be written by M. Schmid, a wealthy banker of the city, telling him that, if he wanted to become rich, he would do well to visit Mme. Khun. He at once went to her, and she told him her great secret of swindling the Bavarian lottery; at the same time assuring him that there was no danger of discoveiy, since the King of Bavaria himself was mixed up in the affair. Hartmann made advances, but month after month passed away, and no prize was announced by the woman. At length he became very impatient and insisted on having his money back. But she tranquillised him by telling him that 4,ooo,ooof.'had just been won, and that they had been deposited in specie in M. Sen raid's cellar. Hartmann said that he would go at once to M. Schmid for his share of the money, but she said that he had better not, as some grand operation was in progress by which they would win 2..000.000f. more: however, to give him every confidence, she handed him a key which she said was that of the cellar. She then got from him one more piece of 201., .which she represented to be indis- • pensably necessary to the winning of the 2,000,000f. More time passed away^but Hartmann received hone of the immense winnings. So one day he stalked into M. Schmid's bank, and said, "Here I am!" "Who are you?" asked the banker. "Why, I am Hartmann,

who possesses a share in the 6,000,000f. that I

I have won with you and Mme. Khun !" " Are you mad, man ?" " Mad ? Why what do you say to these letters?" And he produced a number of letters signed by the name of M. Schmid, which Mme. Khun had given him at different times, and which referred to the operations in the lottery. " These letters are not my handwriting," answered M. Schmid; "and I know nothing of the subject to which they refer." " What!". roared Hartmann, " you deny them ? But you cannot deny that this is the key of the cellar which contains the treasure ?" _ The banker seeing that the man had been swindled, sent for the police, and they soon ascertained all the preceding facts. Of course, Mme. Khun was immediately arrested. The sum out of which Hartmann was swindled was 7000f. The jury having declared her guilty, the Court condemned her to a year's imprisonment, five years' banishment from the canton, the restitution of the money swindled, and to pay all the costs. In the course of the proceedings, it was stated that the woman had remitted the greater part of the swindled money to her husband, and that shortly before the frauds were discovered he had fled to America, abandoning her to her fate.' The Maech of Intellect.—The following is copied from an Irish paper, picked up by Mr. William Balfour, W.S., when on a tour through Ireland many years ago :—" To the Kurius in ! Menticulture and Edikasion in General. MurI tough O'Sullivan, Gradiate of the TJnevarsity of Ballanafad, and Professor of Bell's Letters in the College of Bulruddery, Patronised by the Lord Mare and sindry other Ladies of Literal Caracter, Taches Redin and Riten, Rat-coehing, and all other pulite Accumplishmentashins, upon the - most rasonablest terms, and in the most Fundamentalist manner, according to Rools j deduced from the Grate Tree of Nollige, which he will prove in spite of the squabbles of Cotrimentathers, is sarfcinly Birch. Latiu tach'd in Inglish, and Inglish in Irish, as rekwired. Jogriffy, and History of all County's, Connaught to boot. Jay-ology, Crow-ology, Groanology, and all other kinds of Ologies. Mensuration, Conflagration, Consternation, Reputation, Botheration, and all other sorts of Aiions.' Also Uclid's Elements, and the four Element's, being five in all. The {farms are minify rate. Puples must paper, slate, and pin themselves. Suveral of those now on the Rite Rev. Binoh have studdy'd under Mr. OS. with grate, suck - cess and eclaw. Applicasliunto be maid to Mister OS., at the Sine of the' Goose and Pud-ding-Bag, No. 164, Pimlicko, up four stairs."

Miss Burdett Coutts:has given £100 hwards the fund for purchasing the late Hugh Miller's geological collection.

The fate of the King of Delhi is sealed. He is to be transported for life to Fort Cox, in British Caffraria. The Lttcknow Prize Money.—The prize property discovered at Lucknow is said already to amount to a million and a quarter sterling. General Espinasse has been raised to the dignity of Senator.

Dou Miguel, in a recent manifesto, asserta 'his rights" to the throne of Poitugal. A young woman at Gibraltar recently destroyed herself by swallowing a quantity "of lucifei* matches.

A Berlin engineer, by means of a portable machine, easily worked by two men, cast 4000 Minie rifle balls in an hour.

The Anglo-French Tdnnel.—A commission charged by the Minister of Public Works to examine the project-for cutting a submarine tunnel between England and Prance has pronounced in favour of the project, and has recommended that a sum of 500,000f. should be accorded for preliminary investigation. M. Thome, the originator of the plan, lias gone to London to solicit the sanction of the English Government. — Galiynani.

The steam squadron intrusted with the oner* ous task of submerging the electric cable between Ireland and Newfoundland, departed from Plymouth on the 3rd June. The Agamemnon is to sail to her destination, and the attendant ships Valorous and Gorgon are on no account to tow either of the huge men-of-war although they are so heavily laden. This has caused some complaint. The whole squadron, favoured by the wind, started under ranvass. Theact imposing a penny stamp on checks came into operation on Tuesday morning, the 25th May, and not on Monday as was first intended. In cases where money is paid across the counter to the drawer of a check himself, such check being "to self," and not to order, no stamp will be requisite, the cases contemplated in the various Stamp Acts being those only in which a third party is concerned, and which are held to arise out of transactions of profit. Transfer tickets for Customs and other, payments issued by bankers against stamped checks for the sake of security will also be exempt. We have reason to believe that a circular has been issued by Lord Derby to his supporters, which announces the intention of the Government to offer no further opposition to the admission of Jews to Parliament. While thus conceding the political expediency of thia admission, Lord Derby seizes the occasion to reiterate his moral conviction that the Jews ought not \ to sit in Parliament.— Times.

The site selected for the Wellington monument is a piece of ground now occupied by a chapel, at the west end of St.' Paul's Cathedral.

A poor woman, named Susan M'Kinney, of Tattycor, in the Parish of DromoreV Ireland, died under a terrible attack of hydrophobia, a few days ago, induced by a bite from a cat. A deputation of the Telegraph to India by the Red sea, had an interview with Mr. Hamilton at- the Treasury on the 11th June. The deputation consisted of Mr. C. J. Marshman, Mr. J. A. Arbuthnot, Mr. William Denby, Mr. Charles Freshfield, Mr. Charles Corthorn, Mr. Lionel Gisbourne, and Mr. Charles Lennox Peel.

A Yankee Judge.—The other day a little boy was brought before the Court for stealirig a ball of thread. " Discharge him," said Judge "Browne!!;" took it to fly a kite with, I -sup? pose." A man was brought up for stealing;, fat from a bullock. He alleged that he stole it to grease his boots with, " Well, then," said the judge^ indignantly, " why couldn't you cut it out of the kidney, instead of spoiling a whole quarter? There was plenty of loose fat lying around to grease your boots with, without spoiling a quarter. Guilty : penitentiary Wo months!"— J£>iic7cei'bocker.