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The Week.
done by the gales , and on Monday night a policeman was blown into the Surrey canal and drowned .- ^ -Another case , of poisoning has occurred , apparently from the same cause as the Bradford rascality , at Bolton . The children of a farmer in that neighbourhood died suddenly with symptoms of poisoning , which are attri - buted to a pennyworth of lozenges which they had eaten . A coroner ' s inquest has been held and adjourned .- — - —A fatal accident has occurred to a young woman
near Cambridge . The deceased , who was of a light character , on Thursday last , in company with a female companion , had been driving about in a fly , and had indulged too much in brandy and water . At an inn , the two females formed an acquaintance with two gentlemen , and ultimately accompanied them in a trap which they had with them . The deceased insisted upon driving , which she did at a furious rate , in spite of the remonstrances - of the others ; the consequence being that the party were thrown out , and the deceased was killed . The jury returned 5
a verdict of" Accidental death , ' adding that the accident was caused by the deceased ' s own act . The affair has created considerable interest at the university , in consequence of the two gentlemen alluded to being £ gwrismen- — -A lamentable accident has happened in the family of the Earl of Bradford , at Weston . While Lady Newport , who had just arrived at the fatnily seat , was engaged in conversation with the Ladies Lucy and Harriet Bridgman , the dress of the latter caught fire , and her sister was also enveloped in flames in the vain endeavour to
renderher- assistance . They both lie in a most deplorable condition .- — There has been a certificate meeting in the case of Davidson and Gordon , when , after considerable discussion , an adjournment was ordered , to obtain the evidence of Mr . Chapman , late of the firm of Overend , G-urney and Co ., and also that of J . Windle Cole . —The nuisance of the foreign strumpets in Regent-street and the neighbourhood has at length reached such a height that the inhabitants are deterniined to suppress it if possible . A deputation waited upon the magistrate at
Marlborough street , when Mr . Bingham agreed with a suggestion made , that some similar measures to those adopted in continental cities might be introduced as a protection to the public and to the advancement of decency . Mr . Bingham added that fining ... them 10 s . occasionally for indecent behaviour was useless , as some of them boasted of gaining as much as £ 28 each in a week , and the fine was nothing to them . ——At the Southwark police-court the engineer , carpenter , and firemen of a Hamburg steamer were charged with smuggling . There was a clear proof
that the offence of smuggling had been committed by the carpenter . There was no evidence against any of the other prisoners , who stoutly protested that they were , innocent . The magistrate declared that he was compelled to convict the whole of them , and they were accordingly sentenced to pay a fine of £ 100 , or to endure six months' imprisonment . —At the Middlesex Sessions Mary Ann Davis was indicted for robbing Samuel Bennet , a police constable , who formerly served as an artilleryman in the Crimea ; and having been on a day ' s pleasure
along with another policeman , went into a public-house , and there met the prisoner and another woman ; and from thence went to other places with them , when the prisoner contrived to rob him of his money . She was found guilty . The case of the rival omnibus companies is again adjourned to the 21 st Dec . It appears not unlikely that a compromise will be attempted . In the meantime , the public will not be sorry to learn that Mr . Fitzroy , the great cab reformer , has taken the question in hand , and is expected to bring in a Bill , during the ensuing
session of Parliament , for the better regulation of this now flagrant nuisance . The Court of Divorce was occupied during the greater part of Saturday in hearing the petition of Mrs . Caroline Maria Marchmont for a judicial separation from her husband on the ground of cruelty . The petitioner stated that Mr . Marchmont , shortly after marriage , extorted lai'ge sums of money from her by threats and violence , and even struck her on the forehead , for which he was bound over to
keep the peace . , She had £ 50 , 000 at her own disposal . Alexander Kochanowski , Myers Goldberg , and Jacob Goldwater , were charged before the Lord Mayor with getting engraved certain plates for the purpose of forging Russian bank-notes . The discovery was made by the engraver communicating with the police . His lordship remanded the prisoners .- A man named William Johnson was apprehended on Friday witty counterfeit coinonhirn . to the ' amount ' of 1 , 40 shilling and 20 haJf-crow >
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The Week.
done by the gales , and on Monday night a policeman was blown into the Surrey canal and drowned .- ^ -Another case , of poisoning has occurred , apparently from the same cause as the Bradford rascality , at Bolton . The children of a farmer in that neighbourhood died suddenly with symptoms of poisoning , which are attri - buted to a pennyworth of lozenges which they had eaten . A coroner ' s inquest has been held and adjourned .- — - —A fatal accident has occurred to a young woman
near Cambridge . The deceased , who was of a light character , on Thursday last , in company with a female companion , had been driving about in a fly , and had indulged too much in brandy and water . At an inn , the two females formed an acquaintance with two gentlemen , and ultimately accompanied them in a trap which they had with them . The deceased insisted upon driving , which she did at a furious rate , in spite of the remonstrances - of the others ; the consequence being that the party were thrown out , and the deceased was killed . The jury returned 5
a verdict of" Accidental death , ' adding that the accident was caused by the deceased ' s own act . The affair has created considerable interest at the university , in consequence of the two gentlemen alluded to being £ gwrismen- — -A lamentable accident has happened in the family of the Earl of Bradford , at Weston . While Lady Newport , who had just arrived at the fatnily seat , was engaged in conversation with the Ladies Lucy and Harriet Bridgman , the dress of the latter caught fire , and her sister was also enveloped in flames in the vain endeavour to
renderher- assistance . They both lie in a most deplorable condition .- — There has been a certificate meeting in the case of Davidson and Gordon , when , after considerable discussion , an adjournment was ordered , to obtain the evidence of Mr . Chapman , late of the firm of Overend , G-urney and Co ., and also that of J . Windle Cole . —The nuisance of the foreign strumpets in Regent-street and the neighbourhood has at length reached such a height that the inhabitants are deterniined to suppress it if possible . A deputation waited upon the magistrate at
Marlborough street , when Mr . Bingham agreed with a suggestion made , that some similar measures to those adopted in continental cities might be introduced as a protection to the public and to the advancement of decency . Mr . Bingham added that fining ... them 10 s . occasionally for indecent behaviour was useless , as some of them boasted of gaining as much as £ 28 each in a week , and the fine was nothing to them . ——At the Southwark police-court the engineer , carpenter , and firemen of a Hamburg steamer were charged with smuggling . There was a clear proof
that the offence of smuggling had been committed by the carpenter . There was no evidence against any of the other prisoners , who stoutly protested that they were , innocent . The magistrate declared that he was compelled to convict the whole of them , and they were accordingly sentenced to pay a fine of £ 100 , or to endure six months' imprisonment . —At the Middlesex Sessions Mary Ann Davis was indicted for robbing Samuel Bennet , a police constable , who formerly served as an artilleryman in the Crimea ; and having been on a day ' s pleasure
along with another policeman , went into a public-house , and there met the prisoner and another woman ; and from thence went to other places with them , when the prisoner contrived to rob him of his money . She was found guilty . The case of the rival omnibus companies is again adjourned to the 21 st Dec . It appears not unlikely that a compromise will be attempted . In the meantime , the public will not be sorry to learn that Mr . Fitzroy , the great cab reformer , has taken the question in hand , and is expected to bring in a Bill , during the ensuing
session of Parliament , for the better regulation of this now flagrant nuisance . The Court of Divorce was occupied during the greater part of Saturday in hearing the petition of Mrs . Caroline Maria Marchmont for a judicial separation from her husband on the ground of cruelty . The petitioner stated that Mr . Marchmont , shortly after marriage , extorted lai'ge sums of money from her by threats and violence , and even struck her on the forehead , for which he was bound over to
keep the peace . , She had £ 50 , 000 at her own disposal . Alexander Kochanowski , Myers Goldberg , and Jacob Goldwater , were charged before the Lord Mayor with getting engraved certain plates for the purpose of forging Russian bank-notes . The discovery was made by the engraver communicating with the police . His lordship remanded the prisoners .- A man named William Johnson was apprehended on Friday witty counterfeit coinonhirn . to the ' amount ' of 1 , 40 shilling and 20 haJf-crow >