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while of unsound mind was returned by the jury ; the girl being censured for her complicity in the transaction . The two men named Cooke and Turner , charged with the murder of Louisa Dyer , at Penge , have been again before the magistrates at Lambeth Police-court . On a recapitulation of the evidence and the reading of the depositions , both prisoners were committed to take their trial on the charge at the next sessions of
the Central Criminal Court . The inquest at Plymouth on the body of M'Coy , a waterman who was killed by a shot from the citadel , has been brought to a close after five adjournments . The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Major-General Hutchinson , the general commanding the district , expressing an opinion that he was guilty of great negligence and
indifference to the public safety . Eiglit colliers were being lowered down a shaft at the Blakely Hurst Colliery , near Wigan , on Monday morning , when , owing to some mishap , the exact nature of which has not been ascertained , the cage in which they were sitting was "tilted up . " Six of the poor fellows were thrown to the bottom of the shaft and killed , while the
other two , who were a good deal shaken , clung to the side of the cage until assistance reached them from the pitbank . A very sad accident occurred on Saturday on the River Calder , near Dewsbury , resulting in the loss of four lives . A boat containing that number ot persons , all young men , was capsized , and before assistance could arrive , the whole of them
were drowned . On Tuesday morning , the large drug warehouses of Messrs . Clarke , in York , the building of which was only recently finished , were completely destroyed by fire . Tho loss is estimated at £ 40 , 000 . On Thursday , a singular action was tried in the Sheriff's Court in order to recover £ 3 , half of a sweepstakes on the Derby . The transaction was between two of the " gentler sex , " who had agreed to go partners . A prize of six pounds was the result to the one who was
successful , and she refused to share the proceeds according to arrangement . His Honour decided that a sweepstakes -was a lottery , and therefore illegal , and nonsuited the plaintiff . In the Court of Queen's Bench , on AVednesday , an action was brought by a messenger in the Custom House to recover damages for the seduction of his daughter , the defendant being a clerk in a banking house . The ages of the girl and of the defendant
were 19 and 21 respectively . A verdict was returned for the plaintiff ; damages , £ 150 . An inquest which has been several times adjourned , was brought to a close ou Thursday , at Bethnal-green , on the body of Elizabeth Wright , aged 82 , who died , as was alleged , from starvation . The evidence revealed a story of destitution , and a want even of the commonest necessaries
of life . A verdict in accordance with the evidence was returned by the jury . The beautiful church or chapel royal in the Savoy ivas totally destroyed by & re on Thursday , and several houses in the Strand injured . The fire took place in the busiest part of the day , about 2 in the afternoon . FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . —The Morning lost of Saturday
published two curious'documents , purporting to be despatches from the Prussian Ambassador at Vienna and tho Prussian Premier , Count Bismarck , on the subject of the new Holy Alliance which is said to have been started at the Kissengen maetlng of the rulers of Russia , Austria , ancl Prussia . These papers have been officially announced as untrue by the
representatives of Prussia and Austria . But there is every reason t y believe that with tbe exception of the alteration of one or two dates ancl unimportant passages to throw off suspicion from whence tlie correspondence came that ifc is genuine , though of course never intended for publication . Prince John of Glucksburg , the King of Denmark ' s youngest brother , arrived in Berlin on Wednesday , ancl will probably proceed to Carlsbad . The journey of this prince is regarded , it need hardly be said , as a political
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event of some significance . A Copenhagen paper of authority states that a Eussian squadron , composed of one ship of tho line , three frigates , and two transports , has been equipped at Cronstadt , ancl that great naval preparations are being made there . It is stated that a Russian squadron of evolution will shortly touch at the Swedish ancl Danish ports of the Baltic . Rumours are also afloat about expected movements on the part of Sweden . Indeed the p » iuse which is at present observed in
the active operations of the Danish war is naturally fruitful in the shooting out of all manner of reports of peaceful or warlike tendency . The Prussians have taken Jutland entirely into their own hands . The Danish officials have been put under the order of Prussian functionaries by whom the revenue is collected ; and , in addition to this , it is affirmed in a telegram from Copenhagen thafc very considerable contributions have been imposed upon the
inhabitants . The Duke of Augusteiiburg has received an address from the Committee of the Schleswig Holstein Association , and in his reply his highness expressed a hope that the claims put forward by the Grand Duke of Oldenburg would not defer the time when he would be able to lead the Duchies against the common enemy . The Danish loss in the retreat
from Alsen is officially stated to have been from 2 , 500 to 3 , 000 killed , wounded , ancl missing , including 81 officers . A telegram from Copenhagen states that the Prussians are erecting batteries on the coast opposite Funen ; ancl this appears to confirm intelligence received from other quarters that the execution of the full designs of the two great German Powers against Denmark is still incomplete . A Berlin journal—the North German Gazette—repeats in positive language
the statement that Prussia and Austria no longer consider themselves bound by the concessions which they agreed to make at the Conference . Baron Von Beusl , who represented what may be called the extreme German views at the Conference , is at present the guest of the Emperor Napoleon at Fontainbleau . The Emperor of Russia and his eldest son are expected , on leaving Kissengento visit the King of Holland for some clays . It is
, stated , in a letter from Cherbourg , that the Confederate steamer Florida is lying off that port , and that au action between thafc ship ancl the Kersage is expected . It is added , however , that the Federal cruiser Niagara is in the same neighbourhood , and if this be so , the Confederate Commander will no doubt take care that he is not placed between two fires .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
F . W . —1 . It is not the right nor the custom on the meeting of Prov . G . Loclge of the oldest Blue Lodge in the province to open the Blue Lodge for its reception . The duty is generally performed by any lodge appointed by the Prov . G . M . to receive the Prov . Grand Lodge . 2 . It is usual and proper for the business of Prov . Grand Loclge to be conducted in a general meeting of the brethren entitled to be presenti . e . all MastersAVardensand Past Masters of
, , , , the province . AVhen other brethren are present it is only by courtesy , ancl should sit below the Senior AA'arden or without the circle of the lodge , they having no right to take part in the proceedings . 3 . The holding of Prov . Grand Lodge within a Blue Lodge is an absurdity , ancl is never sanctioned by officers who know their duty . AVhen the members of Prov . Grand Lodge are
received in a Blue Lodge , the latter ought to be closed before the Prov . Grand Lodge is opened ; bufc there is no necessity for opening the Bine Loclge at all , unless it has some duties to perform altogether unconnected with the Prov . Grand Lodge . A \' e would not sit in , even as visitors , a Prov . Grand Lodge opened within a subordinate lodge . INQFIRER . —Never . AVe have something else to clo .
J . AV .- —It is not usual to wear your collar in a loclge of which you are only a visitor . Two Wardens are all that are required in a lodge , and for any others to wear the collars because holding office in other lodges is in anything but good taste . P . S .- —By assiduity and attention you may in time arrive afc the distinction of G . Purst . ; never higher unless you have a fortune left you , and then there is no knowing what you may become .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
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while of unsound mind was returned by the jury ; the girl being censured for her complicity in the transaction . The two men named Cooke and Turner , charged with the murder of Louisa Dyer , at Penge , have been again before the magistrates at Lambeth Police-court . On a recapitulation of the evidence and the reading of the depositions , both prisoners were committed to take their trial on the charge at the next sessions of
the Central Criminal Court . The inquest at Plymouth on the body of M'Coy , a waterman who was killed by a shot from the citadel , has been brought to a close after five adjournments . The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Major-General Hutchinson , the general commanding the district , expressing an opinion that he was guilty of great negligence and
indifference to the public safety . Eiglit colliers were being lowered down a shaft at the Blakely Hurst Colliery , near Wigan , on Monday morning , when , owing to some mishap , the exact nature of which has not been ascertained , the cage in which they were sitting was "tilted up . " Six of the poor fellows were thrown to the bottom of the shaft and killed , while the
other two , who were a good deal shaken , clung to the side of the cage until assistance reached them from the pitbank . A very sad accident occurred on Saturday on the River Calder , near Dewsbury , resulting in the loss of four lives . A boat containing that number ot persons , all young men , was capsized , and before assistance could arrive , the whole of them
were drowned . On Tuesday morning , the large drug warehouses of Messrs . Clarke , in York , the building of which was only recently finished , were completely destroyed by fire . Tho loss is estimated at £ 40 , 000 . On Thursday , a singular action was tried in the Sheriff's Court in order to recover £ 3 , half of a sweepstakes on the Derby . The transaction was between two of the " gentler sex , " who had agreed to go partners . A prize of six pounds was the result to the one who was
successful , and she refused to share the proceeds according to arrangement . His Honour decided that a sweepstakes -was a lottery , and therefore illegal , and nonsuited the plaintiff . In the Court of Queen's Bench , on AVednesday , an action was brought by a messenger in the Custom House to recover damages for the seduction of his daughter , the defendant being a clerk in a banking house . The ages of the girl and of the defendant
were 19 and 21 respectively . A verdict was returned for the plaintiff ; damages , £ 150 . An inquest which has been several times adjourned , was brought to a close ou Thursday , at Bethnal-green , on the body of Elizabeth Wright , aged 82 , who died , as was alleged , from starvation . The evidence revealed a story of destitution , and a want even of the commonest necessaries
of life . A verdict in accordance with the evidence was returned by the jury . The beautiful church or chapel royal in the Savoy ivas totally destroyed by & re on Thursday , and several houses in the Strand injured . The fire took place in the busiest part of the day , about 2 in the afternoon . FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . —The Morning lost of Saturday
published two curious'documents , purporting to be despatches from the Prussian Ambassador at Vienna and tho Prussian Premier , Count Bismarck , on the subject of the new Holy Alliance which is said to have been started at the Kissengen maetlng of the rulers of Russia , Austria , ancl Prussia . These papers have been officially announced as untrue by the
representatives of Prussia and Austria . But there is every reason t y believe that with tbe exception of the alteration of one or two dates ancl unimportant passages to throw off suspicion from whence tlie correspondence came that ifc is genuine , though of course never intended for publication . Prince John of Glucksburg , the King of Denmark ' s youngest brother , arrived in Berlin on Wednesday , ancl will probably proceed to Carlsbad . The journey of this prince is regarded , it need hardly be said , as a political
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event of some significance . A Copenhagen paper of authority states that a Eussian squadron , composed of one ship of tho line , three frigates , and two transports , has been equipped at Cronstadt , ancl that great naval preparations are being made there . It is stated that a Russian squadron of evolution will shortly touch at the Swedish ancl Danish ports of the Baltic . Rumours are also afloat about expected movements on the part of Sweden . Indeed the p » iuse which is at present observed in
the active operations of the Danish war is naturally fruitful in the shooting out of all manner of reports of peaceful or warlike tendency . The Prussians have taken Jutland entirely into their own hands . The Danish officials have been put under the order of Prussian functionaries by whom the revenue is collected ; and , in addition to this , it is affirmed in a telegram from Copenhagen thafc very considerable contributions have been imposed upon the
inhabitants . The Duke of Augusteiiburg has received an address from the Committee of the Schleswig Holstein Association , and in his reply his highness expressed a hope that the claims put forward by the Grand Duke of Oldenburg would not defer the time when he would be able to lead the Duchies against the common enemy . The Danish loss in the retreat
from Alsen is officially stated to have been from 2 , 500 to 3 , 000 killed , wounded , ancl missing , including 81 officers . A telegram from Copenhagen states that the Prussians are erecting batteries on the coast opposite Funen ; ancl this appears to confirm intelligence received from other quarters that the execution of the full designs of the two great German Powers against Denmark is still incomplete . A Berlin journal—the North German Gazette—repeats in positive language
the statement that Prussia and Austria no longer consider themselves bound by the concessions which they agreed to make at the Conference . Baron Von Beusl , who represented what may be called the extreme German views at the Conference , is at present the guest of the Emperor Napoleon at Fontainbleau . The Emperor of Russia and his eldest son are expected , on leaving Kissengento visit the King of Holland for some clays . It is
, stated , in a letter from Cherbourg , that the Confederate steamer Florida is lying off that port , and that au action between thafc ship ancl the Kersage is expected . It is added , however , that the Federal cruiser Niagara is in the same neighbourhood , and if this be so , the Confederate Commander will no doubt take care that he is not placed between two fires .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
F . W . —1 . It is not the right nor the custom on the meeting of Prov . G . Loclge of the oldest Blue Lodge in the province to open the Blue Lodge for its reception . The duty is generally performed by any lodge appointed by the Prov . G . M . to receive the Prov . Grand Lodge . 2 . It is usual and proper for the business of Prov . Grand Loclge to be conducted in a general meeting of the brethren entitled to be presenti . e . all MastersAVardensand Past Masters of
, , , , the province . AVhen other brethren are present it is only by courtesy , ancl should sit below the Senior AA'arden or without the circle of the lodge , they having no right to take part in the proceedings . 3 . The holding of Prov . Grand Lodge within a Blue Lodge is an absurdity , ancl is never sanctioned by officers who know their duty . AVhen the members of Prov . Grand Lodge are
received in a Blue Lodge , the latter ought to be closed before the Prov . Grand Lodge is opened ; bufc there is no necessity for opening the Bine Loclge at all , unless it has some duties to perform altogether unconnected with the Prov . Grand Lodge . A \' e would not sit in , even as visitors , a Prov . Grand Lodge opened within a subordinate lodge . INQFIRER . —Never . AVe have something else to clo .
J . AV .- —It is not usual to wear your collar in a loclge of which you are only a visitor . Two Wardens are all that are required in a lodge , and for any others to wear the collars because holding office in other lodges is in anything but good taste . P . S .- —By assiduity and attention you may in time arrive afc the distinction of G . Purst . ; never higher unless you have a fortune left you , and then there is no knowing what you may become .