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THE FIELD. 
sition was to her quite apparent, from the fact of her father's desire 
that she should put her name to bills and stamped papers. Mr. Elliott 
remarked that the parties who had made application to him had entirely 
omitted to state the important fact that the lady had been a ward of 
Chancery, and was placed at the school by an order of that Court. On 
the contrary, he was led to believe that she had been placed there by her 
father, and he thought it somewhat strange that ho (the father) should 
have been refused to see her. The gentleman solemnly assured his 
worship that this was not tlio case, and that the reasons for her not 
seeing her father were those he had before stated, and nothing else. 
Mr. Elliott remarked, that in the notice which appeared in the paper 
beforo him of the former application, the names of the parties, and tho 
school, were, with a proper feeling of delicacy, omitted ; and this being 
the case, he (Mr. Elliott) wished to know what could be the object of 
the present application ? The gentleman replied, it was a mere anxiety 
on tho part of the young lady and himself to set the public right on the 
subject, and they therefore hoped that tho same public notice would bo 
taken of their explanation as that given to tho former application. 
Mr. Elliott had no doubt this would bo done, and the parties having 
expressed their thanks to the magistrate for tho attention given to them, 
left the court. 
Camberwell Fair.— On Monday the sitting magistrate at this court, 
Mr. Elliott, was engaged for upwards of threo hours in hearing charges 
of felony against a shoal of practised pickpockets, brought together from 
all parts of the metropolis by that annual nuisance, Camberwell fair. — 
Sergeant Quinnenr, of tho P division, informed his worship that on 
Saturday night, when darkness favoured their operations, scarcely any- 
thing could be heard on the fair green but the cries of females, exclaim- 
ing, ‘‘You young devil, vagabond, &c. (as the case might be), you have 
had, or you have, your hand in my pocket. I shall well box your cars;” 
and many of them sui tod tlio action to the word, and thumped them 
soundly- The sergeant said it was really quite shocking to see tho 
number of little thieves, some of them merely children, who were 
clinging about the dresses of the females for tho purpose of picking 
pockets ; nnd observed, that amongst the porsons apprehended were two 
or three who were never known to do anything of tho sort before, but 
were tempted to pick pockets by the example set them by others. — Mr. 
Elliott observed, that this fair of Camberwell was nothing better than a 
sink of iniquity, and it was most disgraceful that it was not put an end 
to. — Of the persons charged, there were Hugh Jaws, only nine years of 
age; William Wade, ten; Charles Wade, eleven; Joseph Collins, twelve; 
and James George, twelve. Tho first- mentioned child was handed over 
to his parents on their promising to correct him soundly ; and the others 
were let off by a severe reprimand, and one of them a flogging from tho 
gaoler, while the more practised of them were cither remandod, or sent 
to the House of Correction for different periods. 
Attempted Suicide and Heboic Conduct. — Mary Leech, a married 
female, wns charged with jumping off one of tho penny boats at West- 
minster Bridge. — The prisoner, it appeared, had some words with her 
husband in the course of the afternoon, and had determined to destroy 
herself. A man, named Davis, who has just returned from India, having 
been discharged there from the 24th regiment, and who is a candidate 
for the appointment of a constable at Scotland-yard, jumped in after her, 
and at great risk to his own life saved here. — Mr. Elliott commended 
the heroic conduct of Davis, and expressed a hope that he would succeed 
hi getting his appointment in the police. — The prisoner was remanded. 
TnE Assault at Beulaii Spa. — Wednesday having been appointed 
for the further examination of tho Messrs. Newton, on the charge of 
saTage assault, committed by them on the person of Stevvnx-t Ker, Esq., 
in the pleasure-grounds of the Beulah Spa, on Friday, the 4th instant, 
the court was crowded. — Mr. Francis Robert Norton was brought from 
Horsemonger-lane gaol, and his brother, William Philip Norton, being in 
attendance in discharge of his sureties and recognizances, the case was 
called on.— Mr. Wontner was in attendance for the prosecution, and 
Mr. Deprcc, the solicitor, and Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, were present 
for the defence. — Mr. Wontner, addressing Mr. Elliott, observed that 
when the present charge was last before his worship, three medical 
gentlemen had been called and examined, and all deposed to the then 
state of Mr. Ker, and declared also that they could not, from the con- 
dition the sufferer was then in, take it on them, within a fortnight, to 
pronounce any opinion on his case. From that time, and up to tho 
present moment, he was sorry to say that no favourable change was 
perceptible in the condition of the unfortunate gentleman. On tho 
contrary, he understood that Mr. Ker was much worse, and that symp- 
toms of an unfavourable nature began to present themselves, and there- 
fore he did not think it necessary to trouble the medical gentlemen to 
attend. Ho produced a certificate, of which the following is a copy : 
" We certify that since our last report, on Wednesday, the lGth inst., 
Mr. Stewart Kcr’s condition has been, and still is, such that we are 
unable to pronounce him out of danger. Henri Charles Johnson, 
John Stanley Christian, f>G, Brompton-cresccnt, August 23, 1854." — 
Mr. Clarkson said lie had the honour to appenr on behalf ol the family 
of the young men who were unhappily implicated in this affair, and 
observed that, however eminent and respectable Mr. Johnson and Mr. 
Christian might be, the certificate produced and signed by them was 
such that he could not understand. Applications had been made by tho 
parents of the defendants that Mr. Ker, who, he was sorry to say, was 
the sufferer in tho unfortunate rencontre, might be seen by one of two 
medical men they had named, so that their naturul anxieties might bo 
satisfied as to the real state of that gentleman, but this was refused. 
Mr. Elliott did not think ho should be justified in giving such an order, 
particularly as it had been alleged that such a step might be attended 
with danger, He had no wish to keep ono of tlio parties in prison 
beyond tho period u hen the suffering gentleman was pronounced out 
of danger. Indeed, ho had stated that whenever a certificate reached 
him to that effect, he should cause tho prisoner to bo brought beforo 
him for the purpose of being discharged on the necessary securities. — 
Mr. Wontner remarked that from inquiries he had mode it was his 
opinion that Mr. Ker would not recover, but should ho be in a condition 
to be seen, or tho slightest improvement take place, ho should suggest 
to tho medical gentlemen at present attending him to call on Mr. 
Ferguson as requested. — Mr. Elliott repeated ho felt it to bo his duly to 
remand the prisoners for another week, but should take bail as beforo 
lor tlio younger brother, William, in tho former sumof himself in £1000 
and two sureties in £500 each. — The former bail was enlarged, and the 
younger prisoner set at large, and his brother sent back to Horsomongcr- 
lone gaoL 
®its nnTi spurs. 
Work and Knowledge. — Tho King of Bavaria has de- 
creed that no children aged less than ten years at least, and 
who have not received elementary and religious instruction, 
shall be employed in manufactories ; that they shall not bo 
occupied more than nine hours a day, and that of them three 
ahall be passed at school ; that the children shall bo con- 
tinually under surveillance; and that, if possible, tho two 
sexes shall be kept separate. 
Dr. Cumming. — A pleasant characteristic of Dr. Cum- 
ming’s writings is the frankness and, indeed, boldness, with 
which he announces sentiments such as timid men would 
shrink from uttering, or would express with reserve or 
equivocation. For instance, ho does not hesitate to declare 
his persuasion in reference to the much vexed interpretation 
of Mark ix. 13, as to the identity of the prophet Elijah with 
John the Baptist On tliis subject Dr. Cumming expresses 
himself as follows : “ I believe before the second advent of 
our blessed Lord in glory and Majesty, Elijah will literally 
come and restore all things. There is nothing strange in 
supposing that, as John tho Baptist came to prcccdo Christ 
to suffer, so Elijah will come to precede Christ to reign in 
glory. That Elijah lives is plain from the fact that he ap- 
peared on the Mount of Transfiguration ; and, that he will 
come and restore all things is not only tho promise of our 
blessed Lord, but tho reiterated prophecy of tho Old Testa- 
ment Scriptures." 
Bashi-Bazouks. — The title means literally, it Becius, 
disorderly head -gear. Every rank and profession was for- 
merly designated by its peculiar turban (very curious some 
of them are), and those persons who had no calling, and, 
therefore, no special head-dress, were called Bashi-Bazouks. — 
The Builder. 
An amusing Mistake — A gentleman of Douut was going 
out in his carriage to make some calls with his wife when he 
discovered that he had loft his visiting cards. He ordered 
liis footman, recently come into his service, to go to the 
mantelpiece in the sitting-room and bring the cards ho should 
tee there. The servant did as he was ordered, retained the 
articles to be used as he was directed, and off started the 
gentleman, sending in the footman with cards wherever the 
“ not at home ’’ occurred. As these were very numerous, he 
turned to his servant with the question — “ How many cards 
have you left ? ” “ Well, sir,” says the footman very inno- 
cently, “ there’s the king of spades, the six of hearts, and 
the ace of clubs ! ” "The douce!” exclaimed liis master. 
" That's gone,” said John. 
Cheese as a Digester. — As a digester, as some not appro- 
priately call it, cheese —that which is decayed and mouldy 
being preferxed by connisseurs — is often eaten after dinner. 
The action which experience seems to have proved it to 
possess, in aiding the digestion of what has previously been 
eaten, is both curious and interesting, and bos had some light 
thrown upon it by recent chemical research. Wbcn tho 
curd of milk is exposed to tho air in a moist state for a few 
days, at a moderate temperature, it begins gradually to 
decay, to emit a disagreeable odour, and to ferment. When 
in this state, it possesses the property, in certain circum- 
stances, of inducing a species of chemical chango and 
fermentation in other moist substances with which it is 
mixed or is brought into contact. It acts after the same 
manner as sour leaven does when mixed with sweet dough. 
Now, old and partially decayed cheese acts in a similar way 
when introduced into the stomach. It causes chemical 
The certificate produced did not say that the patient was in a state of \ changes gradually to commence among tho particles of the 
absolute danger, and he (Mr. Clarkson) would beg that the magistrate food°which has previously been eaten, and thus facilitates 
would interpose and give nn order that on eminent surgeon— say, Mr. t j 1(J diggoJution which necessarily precedes digestion. It is 
Fcrgusson, or any other gentleman that might bo fixed on— might be | only 80me kinds of cheese, however, which will effect tliis 
allowed to sec Mr. Ker, and the family would be but too ready and * Thiwu* npft considered the best in which 
willing to pay all expenses attendant on such a visit This lequest he r 1 . . 
Those are generally considered the best in which 
(Mr. Clarkson) considered but reasonable, and he trusted the magistrate some kind of cheese mould has established itself. Hence 
would consider it within the scope of liis duty and grant the order — the mere eating of a morsel of cheese after dinner does not | veiy not. 
necessarily promote digestion. If too now, or of impropoc 
quality, it will only add to tho quantity of food with which 
the stomach is already overloaded, and will have to await 
its turn for digestion by the ordinary process. — Chemistry of 
Common Life. 
A wealthy Tailor. — Mr. Brunskill, a tailor, at Exeter, 
who, in early life, was without a shilling, has died, leaving a 
fortune of £200,000 to three children, boys of tender years. 
For the first seven years of his life as a tradesman, ho worked 
seventeen hours a day, Sunday included. He boasted that 
he “ was tho ouly man in Exeter who could ride forty miles 
a day, and cut out for forty men." In addition to his largo 
tailoring business, which returned above £25,000 a year, he 
was a money-broker, an i made speculative ventures occa- 
sionally with “ young men of expectations, " realising largo 
interest thereby. — Liverpool Standard. 
A Fine Old Iiusn Gentleman. —The Freeman Bays:— 
“Owen Duffy, of Mouaghan county, is 122 years old. When 
110 be lost hia second wife, and subsequently married a 
third, by whom ho had a sou ami a daughter. His youngest 
sou is two years old — his eldest ninety. Ho still rctaius, in 
much vigour, his mental and corporeal faculties, ami fre- 
quently walks to the county town, a distance of eight miles." 
Earliest Mention of Porter. — You wore kind enough, 
in your eighth volume, to give mo some information as to 
the first introduction of this beverage. I have since found 
the passage to which I referred, in Nicholas Amherst's 
“ Terras Kilius " for May 22, 1721, somewhat earlier than 
the date you have mentioned Wo had rather dine at a 
cook’s shop upon beef, cabbage, and porter, than tug at au 
oar, or rot in a dark, stinking dungeon." This is probably 
tho very earlioat mention in print of porter. — Notes and 
Queries. 
Harvesting in Bulgaria. — Two things strike tho stranger 
in tho Turkish Bulgarian manner of getting in tho har- 
vest. Ono is, that on the left hand of each reaper is fixed 
a wooden finger at right angles to his middle fingers. By 
this means he is enabled to grasp a much larger handful thnu 
he could otherwise. Tho other is tho manuer of chopping 
tho straw. It is laid out in a circle, and a wooden framework, 
liko tho bottom of a cart, having sharp flints k t iuto tlio 
wood, is dragged round tho circle by bullocks, while the dri- 
ver stands on it adding his weight to that of the framework. 
This process divides tho straw into bits au inch long, suit- 
able for feeding cattle. The fields, or rather plains of barley 
aud wheat, are remarkable for a nearly total absence of weeds, 
a quality which would rejoice tho heart of au English farmer. 
Tho straw is iu general short, but the car appears full. 
The Mayor and the Judoe. — Iu a neighbouring city, at 
the late assizes, when Chief Justice Mouahau entered the 
Crown Court, the mayor, who had not been iu time to meet 
him, suddenly appeared roboless, and as flurried as it is 
possiblo to bo. “ My lord,” said he, “ I must apologise to 
your lordship. Your lordship has been too early for me, 
but I really huvo come iu a great hurry." Chief Justice : 
“ So I perceive, Mr. Mayor — in such a hurry that you’ve left 
your robes behind you.” The reply was excellent — "My 
lord, it’s not to our robes, but to our brains, we owe our 
present position." — Leinster Express. 
The Theory of Rapping. — Dr. Sohiff, of Frankfort, read 
a paper lately to the French Academy, iu which lie professes 
to liavo discovered the mystery of spirit-rapping. His atten- 
tion was called to tho case of a young girl near whoso 
person noises attributed to tho spirit-rappers were produced. 
Dr. Schiff’s observations led him to conclude that the 
knocking had taken place within tho body of this young girl, 
not outside; and ho has shown experimentally that such 
noise can bo produced by tho reiterated displacement of tho 
tendons of tho long muscle of tho shin bon o (muscle tony 
perronnier), from the sheath in which it glides in passing 
behind tho external ancle bono (malleole externe.) 
A Jack Sheppard. — One Thomas Dryedalo broke out of 
the Kinross prison some years ago and escaped the vigilance 
of tho authorities. A few weeks ago ho was again caught, 
brought back, and lodged in tho samo prison, to take his 
trial for his old offence. On Friday last, whilst on examina- 
tion beforo Sheriff Syme, the Fiscal, and others, ho made a 
dash to tho window of the room, which was up to admit air, 
and leaptout.adopth of thirteen feet. While in tho act of leaping, 
tho sheriff caught hold of his jacket, but was not able to hold 
on, and so the prisoner got down, leapt a stone wall of six 
feet, got clear off, and has not yet boou heard of. — Edinburgh 
Courant. 
Soyku’s Plan pon making Chocolate.— Scrape two 
ounces of tho cake, which put into a stowpan, with a wine- 
glass of water, upon the fire, keeping it stirred with a wooden 
spoon until rather thick; then work it quickly with the spoon, 
and stir in half a pint of boiling milk by degrees. Servo 
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