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The Week.
has been directed in writing " to apply , pay , or deliver , for any purpose , or to any person , specified in such directions , shall be n-uilty of a misdemeanour , and shall be liable to be kept in penal servitude for any term not exceeding seven years , and not less than three years , or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years . " The superintendent of the detective force said he had reason to believe there were other charges against the prisoner , who was remanded for a week . Bail was accepted .
The robbery of the Bank of England note paper from the premises of the manufacturers in Hampshire must be fresh in the recollection of the public , as well as the increase in the number of forged bank notes consequent on that robbery . The police believe they have at last got upon the track of the combined robbers and forgers . There appears to have been a " split " among the members of the gangand the policeprofiting b
, , y this circumstance , were able to seize a man while he was actually engaged in printing off some forged notes on the genuine paper . Others have been apprehended , both in London and in Birmingham , and the prisoners at the bar were remanded till their alleged companions can be placed in the dock beside them . Robert Cooper , charged with the murder of Annie Barnham , at Isleworth , in August last , has been tried at the Central Criminal
Court , and found guilty . An extraordinary letter written by Cooper was put in as evidence . It contained expressions of extravagant affection for Barnham , and reproached her bitterly for deceiving him . It indicated that her deceit had caused him to kill her ; and ended with an intimation that he should commit suicide . The judge , Mr . Baron Martin , sentenced the unhappy man to death , and told him there was not the least chance of mercy being extended to him . It is satisfactory to
find that the life of Jessie M'Laehlan , who was convicted a short time since of murder at Glasgow , is to be spared . It will be remembered that her case was taken up very generally by the press and the people , and representations were made to the Home Secretary which induced him to respite her , and order an inquiry into the truth of a statement she had made , and into the evidence given at the trial generally . The murdered woman , Jessie M'Pherson , was servant in the house of a" Mr . Fleming , and M'Laehlan declared that Fleming had committed the murder in her presence . The result of the inquiry has been ,
it seems , such as to induce the Home Secretary to order the woman's life to be spared during her Majesty ' s pleasure . Some curious revelations were made at the AVestminster County Court lately . A person , named Martin , who seems to have " farmed" Deerfoot , the well-known Indian runner , was sued for a balance of wages by " Jackson , the American Deer . " Martin got up what was called a human circus , and the performing animals consisted , apparently , of Deerfoot , "the Deer , "
and other pedestrians . It was elicited , however , during the hearing of the case , that it was arranged that , " in order to keep up the excitement , " Deerfoot was to win in every contest at all hazards—a singularly unfortunate exposure for the Seneca Indian and the other prodigies of the "human circus . " Another sad case of poisoning from eating shell fish has occurred at Liverpool . Some carpenters , engaged in overhauling a vessel , found on the bottom and sides an immense quantity of mussels ,
which they sold or distributed among their friends . Several persons , after eating some of these mussels , were seized with the symptoms usually attendant upon poisoning by arsenic ; and , on Saturday , the sister of one of the carpenters died . The bottom of the ship from which the shell fish were taken is protected , not by copper , but by a green composition , and it is supposed that arsenic is one ofthe ingredients of this coating . The twelve Birkenhead rioters wereon Saturdayformall
, , y committed for trial at Chester . Bail was refused . An inquest was begun on Saturday at Shields , on the body of a married woman who took some medicine on account of a cold she laboured under , and died shortly afterwards . She was buried , but her husband , not being satisfied , had the remainder of the medicine analysed , when strychnine was found in it . This led to the exhumation ofthe body and the present inquest .
A sad disaster has occurred near Formby . The Hindoo , a large ship , from Montreal for Liverpool , with a cargo of petroleum , was caught in the recent gale and driven ashore . 'A tremendous sea was running at the time , and , while the crew were engaged 'n preparing to make for the beach , a new horror was added to their position . From some cause the petroleum was ignited and the offensive smell of the burning oil was distinctly perceived m Liverpool—to such an extent , in fact , that it was necessary to sprinkle the floor ofthe Exchange newsroom with chloride of lime . Five of the Hindoo ' s crew were drowned . An official
inquiry into the loss of the ship Bencoolen , which was wrecked in Bideford Bay , with the loss of 26 lives , took place at Bideford on Monday . From the evidence of the survivors of the crew it appeared that the vessel had been sent to sea with her rigging badly set up , to which they attributed the loss of her masts early in the gale . It was also stated . that the captain was several times the worse for liquor during the voyage , that when the ship struck he got drunk and went to bed where he
perished . The information , as usual in such cases , was sent to the Board of Trade . A singular result of the violence of the late gale occurred on Blackfriars Bridge . The wire of the London District Telegraph Company , which stretches across the River at Blackfriars Bridge , snapped in two with the fury of the gale , and the broken ends knocked a man from the top of an omnibus that was passing at the time , and struck another man in a cart on the Middlesex side . Both were injured ; the
gentleman hurled from the top of the omnibus rather seriously . FOBEIGN INTELLIGENCE . —A revolution has taken place in Greece . King Otho has abdicated the Greek throne in favour of his brother , and has taken his departure . A provisional government has been established , under the presidency of M . Mavrocordato ; and its first acts have been to declare , "in the name of the people and the garrison , " that " the dynasty of King Otho is deposed" and to convoke a national assembly .
, Neither plundering nor outrage of any kind seems to have attended the revolution , either at Athens or in the provinces ; and it is probable that King Otho was abandoned by all his soldiers as well as by his people , and was consequently unable to attempt any resistance . | In speaking of the Greek revolution it is not out of place to notice some extraordinary rumours which are represented as current in Turin , and which , for their
very extravagance , are worth mentioning . The rumour was that the Greek and Eastern questions are now to be arranged •—in fact have been arranged in anticipation— -by virtue of an understanding between France , Russia , and Italy . Russia is to have the Dauubian Principalities and Constantinople . Greece is to be strengthened by the addition of the Islands ( save Corfu , which England is to be allowed to retain ) and of Thessaly , Albania , & c . A kingdom is to be formed for the ex-Prince of the Principalities , to consist of Servia , Bosnia , the Herzegovina ,
and Montenegro—the succession to devolve upon the present prince of the latter place . Venetia , of course is to be somehow or other transferred to Italy . And finally a grand kingdom , composed of Hungary , Croatia , Sclavonia , & c , & c , is to be handed over to Prince Napoleon . All manner of princes are spoken of as the future King of Greece , including Prince Alfred of England , the Prince of Lenchtenberg , the second son of the King of Italyand the second son of
, the King of the Belgians . The semi-official journal of Berlin has published an article respecting the conflict between the King and the Chamber of Deputies . This articles declares that " the government will take care to narrow the conflict within the smallest possible grounds , that is to say , to the maintenance of the unavoidable military expenditure of 1862 , which will be defrayed under the constitutional responsibilit
y of the ministers . " It adds that measures will be taken at the beginning of the next session of Parliament " to bring about a definitive constitutional solution of the question at issue , to restore to the country entire peace in the interior , and to ensure the undisturbed development of our constitutional institutions . " . AVe learn from the 2 ' ress of Vienna that in Austria a conflict of the same kind as that in Prussia has just
arisen between the Government and the Upper Chamber on the one side , and the Chamber of Deputies on the other . The Chamber of Peers has maintained the increase of salary proposed for the ambassador of Austria at Rome , and for the president of the military commission of Frankfort , without taking any notice of the vote by whicn the Chamber of Deputies had suppressed the demanded augmentation . The Government has taken part with the Upper Chamber , declaring that no
erasure of an expense inscribed in the budget can acquire a legal and obligatory character until it has been sanctioned by both Chambers and by the Crown . "It will be seen , " says the above journal , "that this new constitutional theory is precisely the one which has been put forward by the Prussian Chamber of Peers and by M . de Bismark . "A conspiracy has been discovered in A ' enice , comprising the leading members of the revolutionary committees . Several persons of the wealthier classes , including two Government functionaries , are among the prisoners who have been arrested , The Official Gazette of Turin published a decree convening
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The Week.
has been directed in writing " to apply , pay , or deliver , for any purpose , or to any person , specified in such directions , shall be n-uilty of a misdemeanour , and shall be liable to be kept in penal servitude for any term not exceeding seven years , and not less than three years , or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years . " The superintendent of the detective force said he had reason to believe there were other charges against the prisoner , who was remanded for a week . Bail was accepted .
The robbery of the Bank of England note paper from the premises of the manufacturers in Hampshire must be fresh in the recollection of the public , as well as the increase in the number of forged bank notes consequent on that robbery . The police believe they have at last got upon the track of the combined robbers and forgers . There appears to have been a " split " among the members of the gangand the policeprofiting b
, , y this circumstance , were able to seize a man while he was actually engaged in printing off some forged notes on the genuine paper . Others have been apprehended , both in London and in Birmingham , and the prisoners at the bar were remanded till their alleged companions can be placed in the dock beside them . Robert Cooper , charged with the murder of Annie Barnham , at Isleworth , in August last , has been tried at the Central Criminal
Court , and found guilty . An extraordinary letter written by Cooper was put in as evidence . It contained expressions of extravagant affection for Barnham , and reproached her bitterly for deceiving him . It indicated that her deceit had caused him to kill her ; and ended with an intimation that he should commit suicide . The judge , Mr . Baron Martin , sentenced the unhappy man to death , and told him there was not the least chance of mercy being extended to him . It is satisfactory to
find that the life of Jessie M'Laehlan , who was convicted a short time since of murder at Glasgow , is to be spared . It will be remembered that her case was taken up very generally by the press and the people , and representations were made to the Home Secretary which induced him to respite her , and order an inquiry into the truth of a statement she had made , and into the evidence given at the trial generally . The murdered woman , Jessie M'Pherson , was servant in the house of a" Mr . Fleming , and M'Laehlan declared that Fleming had committed the murder in her presence . The result of the inquiry has been ,
it seems , such as to induce the Home Secretary to order the woman's life to be spared during her Majesty ' s pleasure . Some curious revelations were made at the AVestminster County Court lately . A person , named Martin , who seems to have " farmed" Deerfoot , the well-known Indian runner , was sued for a balance of wages by " Jackson , the American Deer . " Martin got up what was called a human circus , and the performing animals consisted , apparently , of Deerfoot , "the Deer , "
and other pedestrians . It was elicited , however , during the hearing of the case , that it was arranged that , " in order to keep up the excitement , " Deerfoot was to win in every contest at all hazards—a singularly unfortunate exposure for the Seneca Indian and the other prodigies of the "human circus . " Another sad case of poisoning from eating shell fish has occurred at Liverpool . Some carpenters , engaged in overhauling a vessel , found on the bottom and sides an immense quantity of mussels ,
which they sold or distributed among their friends . Several persons , after eating some of these mussels , were seized with the symptoms usually attendant upon poisoning by arsenic ; and , on Saturday , the sister of one of the carpenters died . The bottom of the ship from which the shell fish were taken is protected , not by copper , but by a green composition , and it is supposed that arsenic is one ofthe ingredients of this coating . The twelve Birkenhead rioters wereon Saturdayformall
, , y committed for trial at Chester . Bail was refused . An inquest was begun on Saturday at Shields , on the body of a married woman who took some medicine on account of a cold she laboured under , and died shortly afterwards . She was buried , but her husband , not being satisfied , had the remainder of the medicine analysed , when strychnine was found in it . This led to the exhumation ofthe body and the present inquest .
A sad disaster has occurred near Formby . The Hindoo , a large ship , from Montreal for Liverpool , with a cargo of petroleum , was caught in the recent gale and driven ashore . 'A tremendous sea was running at the time , and , while the crew were engaged 'n preparing to make for the beach , a new horror was added to their position . From some cause the petroleum was ignited and the offensive smell of the burning oil was distinctly perceived m Liverpool—to such an extent , in fact , that it was necessary to sprinkle the floor ofthe Exchange newsroom with chloride of lime . Five of the Hindoo ' s crew were drowned . An official
inquiry into the loss of the ship Bencoolen , which was wrecked in Bideford Bay , with the loss of 26 lives , took place at Bideford on Monday . From the evidence of the survivors of the crew it appeared that the vessel had been sent to sea with her rigging badly set up , to which they attributed the loss of her masts early in the gale . It was also stated . that the captain was several times the worse for liquor during the voyage , that when the ship struck he got drunk and went to bed where he
perished . The information , as usual in such cases , was sent to the Board of Trade . A singular result of the violence of the late gale occurred on Blackfriars Bridge . The wire of the London District Telegraph Company , which stretches across the River at Blackfriars Bridge , snapped in two with the fury of the gale , and the broken ends knocked a man from the top of an omnibus that was passing at the time , and struck another man in a cart on the Middlesex side . Both were injured ; the
gentleman hurled from the top of the omnibus rather seriously . FOBEIGN INTELLIGENCE . —A revolution has taken place in Greece . King Otho has abdicated the Greek throne in favour of his brother , and has taken his departure . A provisional government has been established , under the presidency of M . Mavrocordato ; and its first acts have been to declare , "in the name of the people and the garrison , " that " the dynasty of King Otho is deposed" and to convoke a national assembly .
, Neither plundering nor outrage of any kind seems to have attended the revolution , either at Athens or in the provinces ; and it is probable that King Otho was abandoned by all his soldiers as well as by his people , and was consequently unable to attempt any resistance . | In speaking of the Greek revolution it is not out of place to notice some extraordinary rumours which are represented as current in Turin , and which , for their
very extravagance , are worth mentioning . The rumour was that the Greek and Eastern questions are now to be arranged •—in fact have been arranged in anticipation— -by virtue of an understanding between France , Russia , and Italy . Russia is to have the Dauubian Principalities and Constantinople . Greece is to be strengthened by the addition of the Islands ( save Corfu , which England is to be allowed to retain ) and of Thessaly , Albania , & c . A kingdom is to be formed for the ex-Prince of the Principalities , to consist of Servia , Bosnia , the Herzegovina ,
and Montenegro—the succession to devolve upon the present prince of the latter place . Venetia , of course is to be somehow or other transferred to Italy . And finally a grand kingdom , composed of Hungary , Croatia , Sclavonia , & c , & c , is to be handed over to Prince Napoleon . All manner of princes are spoken of as the future King of Greece , including Prince Alfred of England , the Prince of Lenchtenberg , the second son of the King of Italyand the second son of
, the King of the Belgians . The semi-official journal of Berlin has published an article respecting the conflict between the King and the Chamber of Deputies . This articles declares that " the government will take care to narrow the conflict within the smallest possible grounds , that is to say , to the maintenance of the unavoidable military expenditure of 1862 , which will be defrayed under the constitutional responsibilit
y of the ministers . " It adds that measures will be taken at the beginning of the next session of Parliament " to bring about a definitive constitutional solution of the question at issue , to restore to the country entire peace in the interior , and to ensure the undisturbed development of our constitutional institutions . " . AVe learn from the 2 ' ress of Vienna that in Austria a conflict of the same kind as that in Prussia has just
arisen between the Government and the Upper Chamber on the one side , and the Chamber of Deputies on the other . The Chamber of Peers has maintained the increase of salary proposed for the ambassador of Austria at Rome , and for the president of the military commission of Frankfort , without taking any notice of the vote by whicn the Chamber of Deputies had suppressed the demanded augmentation . The Government has taken part with the Upper Chamber , declaring that no
erasure of an expense inscribed in the budget can acquire a legal and obligatory character until it has been sanctioned by both Chambers and by the Crown . "It will be seen , " says the above journal , "that this new constitutional theory is precisely the one which has been put forward by the Prussian Chamber of Peers and by M . de Bismark . "A conspiracy has been discovered in A ' enice , comprising the leading members of the revolutionary committees . Several persons of the wealthier classes , including two Government functionaries , are among the prisoners who have been arrested , The Official Gazette of Turin published a decree convening