THRILLING ADVENTURE WITH A BURGLAR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 313, 12 November 1864, Page 6

THRILLING ADVENTURE WITH A BURGLAR.

This extract, from a icminisconeo c '"erning a scrips of murders committed son o v< ars since in France, dovelopes a rare instance of pre.M . c<« of mind iti woman. "\Yo will premise that the mutdeier was i known bv tin? fact that in sonic previous brawl or scene of murder he had lost three liners from one of his hands. There lived on tin- outskirts of Dieppe a widow ladv, hv tin* name of lhaumaurice. Sho had no fannl v, hut with turn servant gill Hviml ill a very retired liuiiiiii't'. The cottage iti which she resided was >itu:tted about 1mlI" a mile from the city, a little olf from the public load. Madame 1 '.eaumauriee had been the wife of one of the officers of the (» wards, Hie was an extraordinary woman in every particular, hut especially st» in respcct t<» a certain coolness of character she po<M SM'd in the midst of danger, which, together with a large amount of moral courage, made her a very notable person. The r« cent murders made, perhaps, less impression on her mind than upon any one else in Dieppe; although i 1 was natuialiy supposed the r - tired situation in which she lived would have called her to he mole ieariul. About ten oYloek on the night of the liOth of April, just ten days alter the murders of the Kii" Greiiald, Madame !>caumaurico, went up into hei bedroom. She was suffering from a nervous headache. She felt vi ry sleepy, and seated herself. The lamp was placed <na chest of drawers heliind her. Opposite to her was a toilet-fable, with a cloth on it reaching the t\oor. She had already commenced taking "off Jut clothes, when happening to look around her, she saw something that for a moment ehilled her hlood. It was the shadow of a man's hand on the lloor. The hand htul only two lingers. She divined the truth in a moment; the assassin was there, in the house, under the table. She made not the least motion nor sign, hut iellceted two or thn e minutes as t*» the hest course to he pursued. She divined what to do, and advancing to the door called the <ervant-maid. "(Ih, Mary!" sho. when the 1 entered the room, " do you know when: M. Hcmanl lives " V es, inadame." '• I have to pay .",000 francs aw very early in the morning. The laet slippt dmy memory 1 ill just | now. You will have to run to his house and g» t the I money for me." ! u Very well, madame." "I will write a note, which you will deliver to him, and he will give you hank biUs to tin: amount." Shi• wrote as follows: "My lhar M. llernard —The assassin of the ne des Amies and the ]{ue Grenard in in my house. Come immediately with some gens d'a:mes, and take him before he escapes. 4{ 11 VA.YN K I > i:A V>l A V KIC K." And without, entering into any explanation with her servant, she dispatched her on her errand. She then llv r» f-e: t d herseli' and wailed. Yes, she sat in the Jwm uith that man under the tahle tor a whole liiiur. She sat there calm, cool and collected. Sho saw the shadow of the hand shift several times, hut tlie murderer did not make any attempt to escape from his place of concealment.. In due time the gens d'armcs arrived, and Jacques Tveynauld was attested, not, however, without a violent simple. 1 need scarcely add that the most convincing proof as to his guilt was found, and in due time he was guillotined. "NVk have received from Mr \V. I'. Stephens, publisher, Collins sheet, a pamphlet, being a letter on corpulence, addressed to the public by V.'ioi nn Ranting. This gentleman having, at the age of (>f> years:, attained an uncomfortable state ol' ohesitv, resolved to te.-t the practicability of icdiicing himself without injuring his health. The remcdhs he first tried, such as low diet and Turkish baths, afforded him no relief, and he was advised to consult Mr 1 larnev, surgeon, of Soho square, who ioe .mmended him to abstain from various aitieles of iood, containing starch and saccharine matter, both of which, it seems, tend to create fat. This advice he followed, to his own peisonal advantage ; and by banishing from his table such things as bread, butter, milk, .sugar, beer, and potatoes, and limit ing himself to such food as did not contain in quantity either starch or sugar, ho was at length successful in accomplishing a considerable reduction in his bulk and weight. As a guide to the public generally, and obese persons in particular, Mr Uantiiiir, having himself arrived at a happy ;fnd eomlortai b- state, has given a complete history of his case, which will hi: found in this pamphlet. The following tabular statement in regard t.» weight as proportioned to stature; may be found interesting •') feet 1 .should be .S stone N, or 1201/> ; .jfe.vt 2 should be 0 stor.e, or I2(i|l>; o feet '•> should be 'J stone 7, or KJ.'ilb; o feet -1 should ho 9 sfone 10, or 1301b; feet *) should be L 0 stone 2, or l-l2llj; o feet 0 should he ID stone ;3, or 1 lolb ; o foot 7 should be 10 stone S, or 1-ISIb ; -I leet S should 1m; 11 stone 1, or loolb ; o feet 'J should he 11 stone N, or l'i2lf>; o foot 10 should be 12 stone 1, or 1601b; -1 feet 11 should bo 12 stoue 0, or 171 lb; C, foot shot.M be J 2 stone JO oi- 1781b. Ki.no ItKLATioNh.—When Henry Siddons was the somewhat unlucky proprietor oi' the Lditiburgh iheatre, h" thought that if his motlier and uncle would but I'lay lor him, fjn the same pieces, on the same night lie should retrieve his fortunes. He wrote sepaiatf ly to both, and received respective answers. That from Mrs Siddons intimated that she , would ict ior ] all'the receipts and a fiee benefit. The reply trom .lelm Kemble oxj)rossed ids leadiiU'Ss to act, — for a tree benefit and half the receipts ! Henry Siddons, much perplexed, had to lcokckowheie for less expensive aid. .ilion a.\J) Low Cnrj:cn.—There is a stery extant here that, perhaps will do for Tuneh. A gentleman said to his butler " I shall have half a dozen clergymen to dine with meto-morrow. 1 'rovidoaecordingly.'' \\ they, sir, J i igh Church or J.ow " What difl'eience di»es it mala* to you, whether they are " Higli" or "Low*'. Lutler replied "All tliedifl'ereitce. sir, Low Church eats,"and High Church drinks." — U'tsieru 'Times. A \ ankeo thus winds up a notice correspondents — u In kenklusion, lastly, we would sa tu mosto writers ' wiite oUun and publish Idurn.' fcccondlv tu sum writcis, 1 wiite selduinnndpublish seldiunmer."