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The Week.
Stranbenzee immediately proceeded to take summary vengeance ; Mr . Chisholm Anstey has been suspended from the attorney-generalshipof Hong Kong . ——A death from chloroform has taken place atthe London Opthalmip Institution A little boy eight years of age went to the hospital to undergo an operation in his eyes . Chloroform was administered , but death very speedily ensued . The jury returned a verdict of accidental death .- — -At the Surrey Theatre , a man Who had
got a front seat in the gallery , leaning over the rail , overbalanced himself and fell into the pit , driving in his skull ; he expired in a few hours . The inquest in connexion with the collision on the Oxford , "Worcester , and 'Wolverhampton Railway has resulted in a verdict of manslaughter against Cook , the guard , who was committed for trial . It is not impossible that the verdict of the jury may be set aside .- The case of Frances Johnston has excited the public sympathy to a great extent . 194 members of the Stock Exchange have contributed the sum of £ 172 lis 6 d , for the benefit of her and her sister . Numerous smaller sums have also been
received . ——Edward Thurgood , surgeon , of Camden-town , and John Riley , an agent , have been brought up at Gruildhall , for examination relative to a charge of conspiring to defraud Mr . Charles Christie , distiller , Liverpool , out of whiskey to the value of more than £ 300 . The accused were , in default of bail , sent to prison . ——At Birmingham , a Greek merchant , Antonio Calvocorressi , has been charged with having caused-to be made a large quantity of Turkish piastres for circulation in Alexandria , Syria , and Turkey . The offence being considered a
misdemeanour only , bail was accepted . A short time ago the bultan issued a decree calling in a great portion of the old Turkish coins at a premium . In consequence of that clecree , an extensive scheme appears to have been got up in this country for defrauding the Turkish government . At the Soutbwark police-court , on Tuesday , a young Frenchman named Hugon , was examined on a charge of being concerned in the manufacture of a coining press , and sixteen dies , designed for making false Turkish coin . This case is , doubtless , connected with the one at Birmingham . Close upon this case follows the arrest of three men , Richard and
John Webster , brothers , and Moses Burnet , for having in their possession two plates of ten-rouble notes of the bank of the Russian empire . They were apprehended in consequence of information given by the Russian consul in London to the detectives of numerous frauds committed lately upon the Russian government . They are remanded . —— -The mayor of Melbourne has been beset by a succession of claimants to relationship with him . One set of these would-be kindred , who are all very poor , are very indignant at being repudiated , and have made complaint on the subject to Mr . Selfe , at the Thames police-court . Mr . Smith has
written to the magistrate showing the claim to be totally unfounded William Smith , of Birmingham , fell in love with a young widow , named Owen . One day last week she rejected his addresses , and declined any further intimacy . Smith was greatly enraged at this , and broke out into threats against her . On Monday a reconciliation seems to have taken place , and they passed the eveuing together-Next morning , however , the quarrel was resumed ; and , following the poor woman to her bedroom , Smith cut her throat . The wounds , though very severe , are not
mortal . Smith is in custody . Mr . Skinner , a surgeon of Camden-town , has committed self-destruction by swallowing a large dose of prussic acid . The deceased had run through , a large fortune left him by his father , who was formerly in practice at Brixton , and had become so immersed in pecuniary difficulties , that a bill of sale was threatened to be enforced at the period of his committing suicide . The strike at the Oaks Colliery , near Barnsley , which has lasted upwards of eighteen weeks , was brought to a conclusion on Saturday last , the terms being ,
sucii as to satisfy both masters and men , without any giving way on either side . The strike has caused an enormous expenditure by the masters , and has also . cost the Miners' Association upwards of £ 2000 . —r ~ Mr . Henley , the electric engineer , does not despair of making the Atlantic cable workable , provided it does not get into a worse stato than at present . The freedom of the City of London and a sword , value a hundred guineas , has been presented to Lord Clyde , r tho same honour luu ; been paid to Sir James Outram . The Argyll Rooms Casino , after being closed for two years on the score of immorality , has been re-licensed by the magistrates , the state of tho West end thoroughfares as to prostitution having
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Week.
Stranbenzee immediately proceeded to take summary vengeance ; Mr . Chisholm Anstey has been suspended from the attorney-generalshipof Hong Kong . ——A death from chloroform has taken place atthe London Opthalmip Institution A little boy eight years of age went to the hospital to undergo an operation in his eyes . Chloroform was administered , but death very speedily ensued . The jury returned a verdict of accidental death .- — -At the Surrey Theatre , a man Who had
got a front seat in the gallery , leaning over the rail , overbalanced himself and fell into the pit , driving in his skull ; he expired in a few hours . The inquest in connexion with the collision on the Oxford , "Worcester , and 'Wolverhampton Railway has resulted in a verdict of manslaughter against Cook , the guard , who was committed for trial . It is not impossible that the verdict of the jury may be set aside .- The case of Frances Johnston has excited the public sympathy to a great extent . 194 members of the Stock Exchange have contributed the sum of £ 172 lis 6 d , for the benefit of her and her sister . Numerous smaller sums have also been
received . ——Edward Thurgood , surgeon , of Camden-town , and John Riley , an agent , have been brought up at Gruildhall , for examination relative to a charge of conspiring to defraud Mr . Charles Christie , distiller , Liverpool , out of whiskey to the value of more than £ 300 . The accused were , in default of bail , sent to prison . ——At Birmingham , a Greek merchant , Antonio Calvocorressi , has been charged with having caused-to be made a large quantity of Turkish piastres for circulation in Alexandria , Syria , and Turkey . The offence being considered a
misdemeanour only , bail was accepted . A short time ago the bultan issued a decree calling in a great portion of the old Turkish coins at a premium . In consequence of that clecree , an extensive scheme appears to have been got up in this country for defrauding the Turkish government . At the Soutbwark police-court , on Tuesday , a young Frenchman named Hugon , was examined on a charge of being concerned in the manufacture of a coining press , and sixteen dies , designed for making false Turkish coin . This case is , doubtless , connected with the one at Birmingham . Close upon this case follows the arrest of three men , Richard and
John Webster , brothers , and Moses Burnet , for having in their possession two plates of ten-rouble notes of the bank of the Russian empire . They were apprehended in consequence of information given by the Russian consul in London to the detectives of numerous frauds committed lately upon the Russian government . They are remanded . —— -The mayor of Melbourne has been beset by a succession of claimants to relationship with him . One set of these would-be kindred , who are all very poor , are very indignant at being repudiated , and have made complaint on the subject to Mr . Selfe , at the Thames police-court . Mr . Smith has
written to the magistrate showing the claim to be totally unfounded William Smith , of Birmingham , fell in love with a young widow , named Owen . One day last week she rejected his addresses , and declined any further intimacy . Smith was greatly enraged at this , and broke out into threats against her . On Monday a reconciliation seems to have taken place , and they passed the eveuing together-Next morning , however , the quarrel was resumed ; and , following the poor woman to her bedroom , Smith cut her throat . The wounds , though very severe , are not
mortal . Smith is in custody . Mr . Skinner , a surgeon of Camden-town , has committed self-destruction by swallowing a large dose of prussic acid . The deceased had run through , a large fortune left him by his father , who was formerly in practice at Brixton , and had become so immersed in pecuniary difficulties , that a bill of sale was threatened to be enforced at the period of his committing suicide . The strike at the Oaks Colliery , near Barnsley , which has lasted upwards of eighteen weeks , was brought to a conclusion on Saturday last , the terms being ,
sucii as to satisfy both masters and men , without any giving way on either side . The strike has caused an enormous expenditure by the masters , and has also . cost the Miners' Association upwards of £ 2000 . —r ~ Mr . Henley , the electric engineer , does not despair of making the Atlantic cable workable , provided it does not get into a worse stato than at present . The freedom of the City of London and a sword , value a hundred guineas , has been presented to Lord Clyde , r tho same honour luu ; been paid to Sir James Outram . The Argyll Rooms Casino , after being closed for two years on the score of immorality , has been re-licensed by the magistrates , the state of tho West end thoroughfares as to prostitution having