THE FEMALE SAILOR A ROMANCE OF RYE.

Colonist, Issue 56, 4 May 1858, Page 4

THE FEMALE SAILOR A ROMANCE OF RYE.

A short time since a young woman, named Eliza Rice, a native of Newry, Ireland, was brought before the Rye Bench, dressed in male attire, and giving the name of George Graham, charged vvitff having in her possession a quantity _of women's wearing apparel, for the possession of which her account was deemed unsatisfactory. . The subsequent discovery of her sex led to the following extraordinary tale :— The narrator, Eliza Rice, states that she had formed an acquaintance with a young man at Newry, which was not approved of by her father, who threatened to punish her if she persisted in the intimacy. The opportunity of seeing the lovers together was soon afforded the incensed parent, and the -chastisement of the girl with his'own; hand followed. The consequence of this was, that she left her home early on the following morning, taking with her (so says the police superintendent) a watchand an abundance of clothes. s ■< The first place to which she went: was • Dundalk, from which place she went to Liverpool, and afterwards to' Hull,- where she took a situation in a family named Ryan, but was compelled to leave from illness, by which she was confined for six weeks, and the result of which was the disposal, of her clothes and watch to pay her lodgings and other, expenses. With the surplus, she purchased, a suit of boy's clothing,, and. proceeded;to North Shields in the dress of a sailor, boy; There she engaged in the Jane Elizabeth, of that port, and sailed for London. She continued on ■ board the same vessel for three months, when, in consequence of overhearing a conversation, which led her to suspect that her sex was suspected, she left the vessel at Shields. Once during the three months she fell overboard into the Thames, and was nearly drowned., After leaving the vessel, she proceeded to Glasgow and obtained,, employment of Mr.Vince, boiler-maker, at 10s. per week. She stayed there three months, and left for the same reason has before. .„.,..,•■■

iVoni Glasgow she proceeded to Perth, thence to Aberdeen, where she worked for a few days in'a forindry, ans afterwards returned to Glasgow. Newport, in Wales, was next visited, and then Bristol, near to which place she took a situation as a gentleman's servant, in a family named Larey. Here she continued for nearly six months, and the manner : in which she conducted herself may be gathered from a communication which has been received from' a member of the family with whom she resided. While in this situation she frequently accompanied her master in his carriage "to the theatre, and,also formed a connection with one of the female servants. Finding, however, that the deception she was practising was again suspected, Eliza, as the .letter states, left of her own wish. She next went to Salisbury and then to iWhitchurch, where she engaged herself as groom to a Mr. Elliott, but left at the expiration of a month through a dispute, and went to Chester, where she obtained employment in a nursery-garden; but finding the digging too heavy, she continued at it for a fortnight only. Bristol and Southwick near Oundle, were next visited. At the latter place she obtained employment in the harvest field, under a Mr.. Mush. After leaving. Southwick, she proceeded to London, where she stayed three days, and then went on to Plymouth. Whilst at Plymouth she was strongly urged to go on board a man-of-war, but being confident she; could; not escape detection, and getting tired of the mode of life she was pursuing, she refused, and proceeded to Southampton, Portsmouth, Littlehampton, Brighton, Lewes, Hastings and Rye. Whilst taking the latter part of this journey, she made up her mind to discontinue wearing male attire, and therefore proceeded to obtain suitable apparel for the change, and this accounts for the dress, shawl, and and other articles which were found in her possession.,. On arriving at Rye, Inspector Butcher met her, and thinking there was something suspicious in her appearance wished to see the contents of her basket. Finding they comprised female wearing apparel, he asked her how she .came by them. 'At .first, she said they belonged to her sister, > who had been, living at. Southampton, and was gone on to Dover, and that she had waited at the former place until the dress was finished. Upon the officer enquiring the name of the street at Southampton^ the name ;of the dressmaker, and the name of the street at Dover in which her sister lived* she confessed that she did not know; and she was consequently' taken into custody of suspicion of having stolen the property! She then, gave the name of George Graham, and in .'that name was. brought before Charles Hicks, Esq., .and remanded. „On ;the i same:. day she was suspected .of being .dressed in, disguise, when! she admitted such was the case. Her conduct since her confinement in Rye gaol- has been in'every respect consistent. She.>is now dressed in female attire, arid in the very clothes she had in her possession, together with several articles which have since been supplied by a benevolent public. ; ■■'"[ ' ~-. ,The tale appears, although strange, to be perfectly true. She states that she has never before, been stopped or interfered ■with,! : notwithstanding the ; hundreds, ,of miles she has travelled. , When out of a: situation she has generally slept in barns and lodges, and although she has frequently laid down on the straw, drenched with ;weU is now in excellent spirits, and appears truly thankful for the kindness which has bden shewn to her by the people! of r ßye. Since her apprehension her photograph has been taken.— Dover Chronicle. ~.-.; , . , .'. ■ . ''■■'■.■

> WYou canno.morejudge.a ; wpman by.-the^ actions of one hour than you can-, the elk mate of a country by the temperature of one day.

• A Singular Presentfor.the .Royal, Bride.r—Among the many magnificent presents in preparation for the Princess Royal .on, the pccasion. of her marriage, is one. which, though simple in itself, possesses a peculiar interest. It is only a -riding-whip^ but is a memento of-a very favorite horse;' The butt is formed from a piece of the "hoof, set in a hoof of solid gold. The shoe of this golden hoof is formed of diamonds, the hails being represented by fourteen beautiful rubies; the whole of the bottom of the foot is a mass of small diamonds. The handle of the whip is formed from one of the horse's bones most highly polished, round which is twined a serpent; in brilliants. A more beautiful or characteristic souvenir it is impossible to imagine. ■;...■,.;, . : .

Hard-Qoing People. —The world ■ has little-respect for easy goers, they are said to' spoil the servants and children,' to" lose time and chances, to let business'slip through their fingers, and to hold out an unconscious encouragement to' knaves. The accusation' is, doubtless, founded on fact; but there is an opposite class whose demerits, if well'understood, are not so generally expressed, and they may be termed har<i-going people* For them, whatever is troublesome possesses a more than magnetic attraction. The most, difficult way of doing any thing* or. going anywhere, is their chosen among;ten thou-i sand, and if an uncertain phrase can be found, it is selected to set forth-their commands and messages. Warriors are said to court danger, but they'cbuft^botheration, not without complaining of; i'tji they are'all famous grumblers, and rarely find things to their minds, but if there be a' businsss witH which they should not meddle, a subject on which it is riot advisable, to enter, a time or place which suits, nobody's convenience, on it their hearts are fixed with .a .will not to be shaken; they like stiff, discipline and laborious amusements; : they liveina, series of unnecessary hurries, and arrive -exactly when they are not wanted.; Like the thorns' and thistles, hard-going people are- found everywhere, but chiefly among the unememployed classes, [the world owes to them most of what are called its minor, otherwise never-ending troubles;; tKey build incbrivenient houses, they, contrive irioristrous fashions, they invent roundabout methods of teaching, and the pious among them find out hard ways of going to Heaven. To their genius the .Catholic monk .owes his. hair : shirt and cell, the Calyinist his dreary.Sundays, and some think that, as a. ; punishment: for Britain's sins, a more than, common sprinkling of the hard-gowers has been;sown among her population; that' they'have always had a great deal to do with her Go-? vernment offices,' and'the framing of those Acts of Parliament which nobody can understand. '' : ■''''• '• ' ' "''' '

Astonishing Performance before Her Majesty.—On Wednesday morning, the 13 th Jan., at "Vtfiridsor, Mr. J. S. : Rarey, from the : United States of America, had the honor of: exhibiting before ~her Majesty,; the Prince, Consort, and the iHoyal Family and Suite,, in the riding-house,- his: miraculous power over the horse. Several animals were se-; lected as subjects of his experiments. He commenced with a -''wild. d6lt, eighteen; months "old, belonging to the Prince Coh-i sort, which was brought' from Shaw Farm, .and + which had never b<3en. handled esxce'pt; by na'lter, and nad been chosen by bplonel the Honorable A...N.,^Hood.for,the dcca-i sion. After being, alone witK the animal, for about an : hour, andi a : half,; the.;royal: party entered,, and found Mr... Rarey sitting upon its back,^without* holding the, rein,. the horse : standing ; perfectly i quiet. I Mr. Rarey rthen made a few'remarks^in^re--gard to his'great experience in the' treat-j ment of the noble-animal-; a! drum; was; afterwards nanded to Mr. Rarey '','• which "lid beat with fury whilst sitting on thehorse'sj back,' Without the colt 'exhibiting -any rsigns; of fear. The royal 'party.afterwards with-: drew for .a, few minutes,' and' oil tl>eir Jre- . turn found the animal lyings down, and Mr: Rarey knocking its hind legsotogetfyer, \ one, of which ,he putr. against his (face. ; . After-, wards a restive horse, selected ; from; Mr. Anderson's stables,;in 'London,:.whichMr.; Rarey: said he had1 before handled, 'was placed at one'erid of the riding house alone.; Mr.; Rarey went to the bther end," and at his command the 'horse walked quietly tip to him. '' He then made'the horse1 lay dowii in the presence1 of the CJueeh, wheri'Mri Rarey crawled' between' ;his hihd ie^s'arid over him in vdrioiis.ways. Mr r -Rarey then rolled the horse" on' his baclc.. The

horse ; was lafterwards placed in various positions, in which it stood/without liqlding| andwithout , a bridle., -A ■ third hqrse,,,seT iectedby Mr. Meyer's,,: the. riding jmaster, as a very nervous animal; was thenibrought inland in!a few;minutes afterwardprit;-was made by'Mr.oßarey do all which Had been done- by the; other horses/ "At the conclusidn of ! this exhibition of Mri. Barey's wonderful power oyier f the hprse;_'!his! Rbyat Highness', the 'Priricp Consort expfessdclto Mr. Rarey' his 'ana thanks! The secret has been' entrusted' to: MajorGeheral Richard Airey> in confidence, who has prbnpuncea Jthat there is .nothing in the treatment but what any norseman would .approve.,: of. ; : The secret, will , be, made known when a ; sufficient number of subscribers have been obtained. ' : , ;;.^

Tfickery Jn' t 'Tmde.^—A late number lof Hwiiis''Merchant's Mtigazine, "an American periodical, contains .an. interesting memoir of the late, Gideon Leej- ,froni which; we,derive. the following .anecdote, illustrative of his.-own .fair dealings, < and; of ; the : usual effects of trickery initrade. ..No man more thoroughly despised dishonesty than Mr. Lee; and he used to *No itrade can be sound that is not beneficial to both parties; to the buyer as:well as *to the" seller. A' man may obtain a temporary 'advantage by sellirig an article far -more than it is worth, but the very effect of such operations must recoil on him, in the sh^pe of bad debts and increased risks.'■ , A pgrX son with,; whom, he Had ,soriie.,tran^actiphs,' once boasted; ta f hM f that,.He '^ad^on^pne occasi.pn, obtained an advantage over such! a neighbour; and upon another occasion,

over another neighbour; 'And to-day,' said he, 'I have obtained one over you.' ' Well,' said Mr. Lee, ' that may be; but if you will promise never to enter my office again, I will give you that bundle of goat skins.' The man made the promise, and took them. Fifteen years afterwards, he walked into Mr. Lee's office. ' At the instant, on seeing him, he exclaimed, ' You have violated your word : pay me for the goat skins!' 'Oh, said the man, 'I;am quite poor, arid, have been very unfortunate ever since I saw. you.' 'Yes,! said Mr. Lee, 'and you always will be poor: that miserable,, desire for. pyer-reaching others must ever keep you so.'

Agriculture.— The problem,-then; to be solved^ is how■■ to !< sustain ■ the greatest ambunt of life in comfortable circumstances, and hence, of "course, hb\v; to'produce the greatest ambunt with the least capital and toil. And here, we may observe that the very constitution of bur nature arid the Di-r vine, economy prescribe certain:rales which it is folly to expect will ever be superseded. !' Except a maij^ labor neither shall he eat,', is an injunction, which, we hold conclusive against a royal road, as it may be termed,, to perfection in agriculture, just as it is impossible in learnings We are aware to what extremes this axiom might be pushed. to learning, it might belaid, 'Why employ the aid of logarithms of a-calcula- | ting machine, or" the differential calculous to shorteri toil; and shall agriculture expect ; no wonderful advantage from steam power, from .chemical manuring of the soil; or from I other'such like expedients ?' The answer to; this, .however, is most easy. ; it.is ..true that toil is necessary to existence,. | and the, need of food requires unremitting activity and, exertion. It is a part of the ; penalty of the Fall,that the Creator;of the universe, in this, as in', other;arts,!'.,' haud facilem essi viamvohiit.' But in order not to leave'exertion unrewarded, nor to quench " rising i civilisation,; or to prevent1 one age from making'progress beyond former I" fieripds^not1 only areUhe greatest successes open to ;scientific invention,', or 'what' may be termed as 'nearly, ec|uivalent-r-the /saying of toil" Or.' emplbyment, and accumulation .ql/Wapitaj—bW"'^ .labor arid; toil, whether!,- mentalor .manual, of past generations, 1'; afjprd ,a'reserjve ' ancl,.starting,point for their.^successors,to,begin from,',, £; .And as the..>age of ..the n world rolls on—as /;the struggle fpr: wealth, or; comfort, or ; even subsistence,, becomesmore earnest in agribulture as hi every: other 6,rt,; the thoughtful; and the 'skilful reap 1 < the most abundant; harvest; 'The land' must betilled^ not drily' with physical laW, but also with intellect:. I'he relations of other sciences—-cheriiistr^ j mechanics,'' arid geology^become more '■-< closely connected. w'itK 'it, and' in 'this^' as well as in other arts, the econorhical law is shewn |brtli, that the most unskilled laborer '■ is he Ayho will be left behind! in the .'race, to '■ obtain, with difficulty,.a bare. subsistence.: When Arkwright's .machine superseded the; handloom weavers, this law was illustrated. Again, the Spitalfields manufacturers were doomed to misery because they had nothing to rely on but the lowest kmd of unskilled occupation. Those trades are the most unfortunate—and they are to be avoided by fathers in bringing up their children, in which least scope is afforded for improvement, or for the hopeful exertion of those faculties of the mind with which the Creator has endowed us, and which it is undoubtedly His intention should meet with the fullest development f

Drunkards' Brains.—The startling doctrines taught in Yeoman's " Scientific Basis of Prohibition," are fully corroborated by the following passage from a late number of tlie Boston' Medical "Journal. What abrade rof guilt 'and horror'is that, whose legitimate Effects "upon the heart and brain, of its patrons are so unnatural and mpnstrous! "Hytrii r by far the,'greatest'anatomist of the age, used to } say that he cpuld distinguish, in the darkest room, by,one stroke iof the scalpel, the brain of the vinebriate from, that. of the, person whp, has lived soberly. ■ Now and then, he would congratulate his' class upon the possession of a drunkard's brain, admirably fitted, from its hardness and .more complete preservation, i for the purposes of demonstration. 'When the anatomist wishes to preserve a human brain for any length of time, he effects his object by keeping that organ in a vessel of alcohol. t From a ,soft, pulpy substance, it then becomes comparatively hard. ' But the inebriate, anticipating the anatomist, begins the indurating process before death —begins it while the brain remains the consecrated temple of the soul, while its delicate and gossamar tissues still throb with the pulses of heaven-bomlife. Strange infatuation, thus to 'desecrate the god-like ! Terrible enchantment that' dries up the fountain of generous feeling, petrifies all the tender humanities and sweet charities of life,- leaving only a brain of lead and a heart of stone."

Construction of Qrates. —These important articles of our domestic wants have been afforded littlo of the attention of qualified persons since the time of Rumford, whose successful efforts were an instance of the advantageous application of science to such objects. But there has not been enough ofsuch knowledge prevalent amongst those concerned in the manufacture of them, even' tb preserve attention to the rules he laid down ; hence by degrees grates have become more and more defective in their construction. Tlie surrounding the fire with brick instead of metal, which he so rigidly enforced, has, on account pf the trifling reason of the former not lasting so long, befn very generally given up. To place burning fuel in such an iron receptacle as an ordinary grate, is as wasteful and ignorant an act, though no commonly perceived to be so, as to employ a cracked vessel or a cullender to hold an expensive liquid. So large a part of the heat leaks away, that the fuel is chilled into extinction where it touches the metal/and much of it smoulders away' instead of "burning at a high temperature,, which .would cause it to consume more oxygen, and give out much

more heat. , From a fire which burns dully," all that can, be Volatilised passes off uncorisumed;, and of the solid carbon, a large' part unites with oxygen in the first proportion, forming carbonic oxide; and thus giving out little more than half the heat developed when the combustion is complete, and carbonic acjd is the product. This evil has been increased by the immense mass of continuous metal of which modern stavecrates are made.— Medical Gazette. - [The object aimed at in the above, is to induce people to employ fire-pl aces with brick sides. ; But1 this involves building; and as brick is less neat in the eyes of'aihpuseiwife than smooth iron, it, will not be' easy to pause an alteration-of the present practice.]* '';.:. ■ , ;."';;;; ,;' . 0;.;^^..,,^.,^••• Mr. ., Spurgeon on Pulpit JfulgariUes.-^-^ During one of, his recent, sermons,, Mr. f Spurgeon took : occasion'to say that he hadbeen complained of on account of his Will-; garity. Now^he: admitted the fact, but,;in; relation tbhis view of theTnatter*he would give them the historyof the conduct of a naval captain: -One .'flight, while atsea; he:catiie on deck, and spied three or four jailors ■in the' riggirig,vpla;yirig atc.'ards.by the' light \6t' a/lantern,: He^called out to theni, '■*■* Aloft there! ; Extinguish that iuminatbr." ' The men took' no heed. He! called again: —f'l, say, .extinguish thai; luminator."! s Still. they paid no attention. He called ! again with the like result. Irritated; at their obstinacy, he went below to the first lieutenant, told1 him- of the circumstance, and desired him tb bring the men before Him. On hearing j what = had taken place, ! the lieutenant said," Oh, sir,theydid not understand ybui I warrant they'll pay | attention to what I :say.' ' !|. fie then went !on deck; accompanied by the captain,and ! hailed thei tars albft, sa^rig, iv*Aloft therej • I)buse that gliin/'V'The light was jnstaritlsr ; extinguished.; Now,! .my^ fr.ien!o!§, f ',sai!d Mr., ! Spurgeonj when,l!getintq spouse-that.glim !"•.!'. ~!':! ; " ." ;^ . '■ Antidotes for Pozsows.-r-When poisonhas been swallowed, i ascertain from the patient of what nature the. poison is.; If' iminerali; that isi either corrosive sublimate or arsenic, give a teaspooriful of sulphur, or half a teaspOonf til of pearl-ashi or ■' a; wine-glaiss 0f",,/ soap-siids; afterwardis; ■ give "a: 'teaS^bprifuV of,1; antimbnial:! winei f " -iutid\ plenty, of warm V water.: If vegetable, or ' 'oil of vitriql, aquafortis, or oxalic acidi giye j pearl-ash,^^pr chalk, ; !o;r magnesia, br^spapT; siids, in plenty .of!, water, witH .a, dessert; spppnfulpf antimonai vyine, or \ a scruple,of i , po\yder r . of ; iipecacuanha.. If, lajidanum, giye ; a iteaspponful of domestic; mustard,! and' keep;;the patient walking. I If carbonic acid, or fumes of charcoalr--! open air, keep the body cool; medical'aid; 'is required." '••>'■'•;; "•:■"■ ■ :- : .\ V1 -^- ••"-"'■•'■■^.:": > | 1 English JBanhrujatdes.-—DuT'mg the year. 185.7 there were ; 1429 bankruptcies "gazetted. ; Of these,'76s were! in the; country and 664 hi: Lbripori albnei In Li verpbol there' were 113, in Manchester^ 114:, in Birmingham, 591, in Leeds, 124, and in Bristol 101. A Californium Epitaph. —^The following is the inscription on a tombstone in San Diego, California:—This year is sakrid to the memory of William Henry Shraken,; whe cam to his deth, being shot with Colt's i revolver—one of the> old kind, brass mounted, and of such is the' kingdom of heaven.• A Distant Relative. —An actress in' Paris sent word that she could not play on account of the death' of her mother. A day or two afterwards ' the manager' met her, dressed in flaming colors.. " All," he exclaimed,, ",how's ,this, not in mourning?" " r lt is not the custom to wear mourning for distant, relatives." "And,you call your mother so ?" " Oh, yes, she died in America." Dunning a Candidate. — In the report in the Ballaarat' Times of the proceedings at the declaration of the result of the polling for the Mining Board election, we find the following:—"Mr. Jones regretted' he had not' been returned, but thought'that "the three members' whom the diggers' had selected would do their duty. He was also sory to' say that he was in debt. (Hurrah ! from the< .voters.)' But that if every irian,paid what was due to him, he would be1 released from that unpleasant po9itidfi; there was a certain person present owed some t money; -for cleaning some coats. ('Name,'-from Mr. Semple, iri the background; and ' Name, name,' frantically chorussed by the crowd.) His name was1 Mr. M'Donogh (great uproar). Mr. M'lioriogh owed1 him some money." This - somewhat novel manner of dunning, by introducing a tailor's bill' into an election, seemed to tickle the diggers', who " laughed vcohsumedly«" At the conclusion of Mr. Jones' speech, the whole affair, became more arid .more con-2-fused, until everybody was talking'to everybody else, and gradually dispersed; Radical Reform Wanted.—-A., cih'ious instance of how some things are managed in Turkey has just occurred. To relieve the sufferings of the inhabitants of the island of Rhodes, victims of an earthquake and of 'gunpowder, the Sultan sent them a present of 400,000 piastres. In passing from hand to hand this sum was so reduced that only 18,000 piastres reached the island, and this sum was handed tp the.primates to buy their silence, v so that the sufferers, for whom" the money was inteneed got nothing.at all. The story seems incredible, but :it is nevertheless quite ti'ue.— Extract from a letter. A Yankee has just invented a method to catch rats. He says :—" Locate your bed in a place much infested with these animals, and, on retiring, put out the Ijght. , Then strew your pillow with some strong-smelling cheese, three or four herrings, some barleymeal or new malt, and a sprinkling of dried codfish. Keep awake till you find the rats at work, and then make a grab !" . Digby sat for along time very attentively considering a cane seat chain' At length he said, "I wonder" what fellow took enough pains to* find all them holes and put that straw round 'em ?"