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[Abridged from the Nottingham Review.) N It'is' with feelings of the most painful n, and of the deepest regret, that we again recur ‘0 the appalling death of this female. We know how extremely averse the highly respectable fa- mily of the Cutts are to anything being stated, which may have the least appearance of harsh- ness, or any attempt to vindicate their honour by traducing the character of the deceased ; but we have a duty to perform to the public, as well as to the family, and in a case possessing such peculiarifeatures, we cannot, with the knowledge in our possession,‘independent of any information from Messrs. Cutts, quite accede to their Wishes. It is not our intention to -pander to that morbid taste which, unhappily, is too prevalent, and which is never satiated until it is put in possess- ion of every circumstance connected with a tale of mystery; it is sufficient for us to say the transactions connected with the brief, but event- ful life of this most depraved woman, far exceed those of any fiction. Young and handsome, of captivating manners, apparently artless and in- enuous, her heart appears to have been “ deceit- ful above all -things, and desperately wicked.” The cool and systematic manner in which she, for months, kept administering poison to an af- fectionate husband ;—the pleasure with which she witnessed his daily and nightly sufferings; the gradual wasting of his athletic frame, and the total deprivation ofthe use of his limbs,—ap- pear too monstrous for belief. Yet these are, unhappily, facts which do not admit of doubt. Nor do her diabolical proceedings appear to have been confined to her unsuspecting husband, for it appeared, upon the inquest, that poison was administered to the female servants and the farming labourers.

We make this preliminary statement, that such ofour readers as may not be in possession ofthe facts of this extraordinary and melancholy case, as they appeared upon the inquest, held in Oc- tober last, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of the death of the mother of Mr. H. Cutts (which took place a year prior to the inquest,) may have some idea of the moral turpitude of the deceased. During the holding of the inquest, information was brought that Mrs. Cutts (who had been under surveillance at her husband’s residence) had escaped ; and from that. period up to the 4th of July last, Mr. Cutts only heard of her at intervals ; however, having become entitled, under the will of her father, to some _ -hold property at Bolsover, it became nechsssry that she and Mr. Cutts should be ad- mitted to it, and the latter being desirous that she should have a competent provision made for her, authorised Mr. Payne, solicitor, oftliis town, to make the necessary arrangements, and for such purpose that gentleman went to Chester- field, and met Mrs. H. Cutts, and her attorney, Mr. Drabble. of Chesterfield, and on behalf of Mr. H. Cutts, he offered to settle the whole of her property upon her, or to allow her £50 a year, if her trustees would indemnify him against any debts, 61.0., which she might contract ; this she refused to do, and the lady insisted upon having £300 down. After repeated fruitless interviews.,\vith Mr. and Mrs. H. Cutts (who yer! in septate apartments,) their solicitors re- mtiimendedhthey should meet, and endeavour to cometto terms ; they did meet in the presence of Iliqigfaglicitors and her trustees, and at length it wwflgreed that Mr. Cutts should advance her

I ,. which he did, and gave her the watch be h’ bought on their marriage, and wearing ap- parel,. a great portion of which was very costly, and had been purchased by her out of money which she had.clandestinely obtained from him. It is only an act of justice to Mr. H. Cutts to state, that Mrs. Cutts’ uncle and trustee, Mr. Bagshaw, of Stoke pasture, near Grantham, ex- pressed himself highly satisfied with his conduct, which he characterised as “ handsome and libe- ral." This-settlement took place on Saturday, and Mrs. Cutts remained at Chesterfield till the bllowing Wednesday, when she took her depar- ture for Worksop, by the side of a favourite swell coachman, who is well known there and at Ret- ford. Her conduct on Saturday, at Mr. Evin- son's, the Angel Inn, Chesterfield, was very extraordinary and alarming. She was in a high state of excitement from some unexplained cause, and medical assistance and the stomach pump were deemed needful. She was known to have been in the habit oftaking exciting drugs, and during the paroxysm at Mr. Evinson’s, she gave £80 to one of his daughters, and her gold watch to his son, but of course they were returned to her. -

From this time up to the period of her death, her husband was in total ignorance whither she had gone, until, on Saturday week, he received intelligence of her appalling death. Accompa- nied by one of his brothers, he immediately pro- ceeded to Miss Sankey's, Post-office, New Ferry, near Liverpool. It appears that she had, during her residence at New Ferry, represented herself to be “the Hon. Mrs. Contts," and at other times as “ the Hon. Miss M. A. Cowper, of Watnall-hall, Nottingliamshire." That she had lodged at two different places, prior to residing at Miss Saakey’s, and we have been informed by a respectable gentleman, she was in the habit of getting so' intoxicated and excited, that the per- sons with whom she lodged previous to going to

'Miss Sankey’s, were obliged to watch her lest

she should set the apartments on fire. There is no doubt that this fatal propensity caused her death. hen she lived with her husband she was guilty of this practice, and was always anx- ious to have a candle burning in her room in the night. It up an very probable, that on the fatal night s had not undressed herself, for When her corpse was discovered, there was on one of her legs the remains. or rather embers, of a stocking and a garter clearly perceptible. We understand Miss San-key delivered to Mr.

I. Cutts a mass of letters from gentlemen ofall

grades and stations, with whom Mrs. H. C ' its ad been corresponding ; someof them are an xtraordinnry nature, highly inflated Wlth- afl'ec-

'tionate assurances. It appears she had' to some

represented herself as the victim of atreacherons guardian ; to others that her husband had obtained possession of her property, and that she was in a destitute state; and by these and.other artful schemes obtained, from time to time, various sums of money, one man of high rank remitting her £5 at a time. In some letters, she is ad- dressed as “ My Dear Mary Ann,” and all the letters breathe the fervency of yonthful affection and love. From delicacy names are suppressed, but the strain adopted by many of the writers is sufficiently indicative of the nature of the con- nection, and one person must, unless he is dead' to all feeling, bitterly reflect upon the course he has pursued towards this unhappy woman. His signature, “ S. A. M." and name are. known.

The influence which Mrs. Cutts appears to have obtained over the minds, passions, and af- fections of her correspondents, evince strong and decisive proofs of proficiency in artful duplicity. Some of her letters are couched in artless, inge- nuous, and confiding language, and by their ap- parent candour and sim licity, could not fail to impose upon all but tiose deeply versed in in- trigue, and who are always doubtful of the purity ofa woman’s mind. We have felt that we were placed in a delicate situation.

Mrs. H. Cutts’ maiden name was Mary Steele, and not Mary Ann, the latter name being one she had adopted : she was born at Palterton, near Bolsover, in the county of Derby, in January 1819 ; her father was a farmer, and resided at the former village, and was highly respected. He gave his ill-fated daughter a liberal educa- tion; she was for some time at a seminary at Mansfield, kept by a very respectable and talent- ed lady, and we believe finished her education in this town, at a very popular seminary. She was married to Mr. Henry Cutts in January, 1838, and died on the 14th ult. What a fearful lesson does the brief period of her existence afford ; she was a confirmed novel reader, partial to the ro- mantic and mysterious, and, perhaps, to this vitiated and dangerous taste may be ascribed all her errors. That her mind became diseased, we think, admits of no doubt, hence her love of ad- venture, her assuming the names of persons of high ra'ik, her strong dislike to domestic ties, and her fondness for intrigue. But she is gone, —-may her errors be as a beacon to guide the thoughtless from the rocks and quicksands upon which she was unhappily wrecked.

THE Sooner: or THE Twines—Within two miles ofCirencester is the source of the Thames —a clear fountain in a little rocky dell, known by the name ofthe Thames Head—This is the little infantine stream, so great a giant when it arrives at its full growth. . "“ * * The little dell, whence issues the gentle stream, is in hot seasons perfectly dry: but the drought that stops the supply at the fountain-head, has but slight effect on the course of the stream. It has so many different feeders from various parts Orthe country, that at Leechlade and Cricklade it runs on its usual course uninfluenced by the scarCity at the head. There is an amusing story told Of a simple cockney, who, on his way from BristOl to London, turned aside to visit the source ofthe river he was so proud of. It was warm summer; there had been no rain for three weeks, and the spring was dried up: “ Good God!” said he, With an expression of the utmost alarm and sor- row, “ what ruin this must cause at London! Whatever will the poor people do for water ’l”- and his busy fancy conjured up a direful picture ofa thousand ills consequent upon the stoppage of the stream; no more ships arriving at London, laden with the wealth of the world, the bank- ruptcy of rich merchants, the shutting up of ’ Change, the failure of the Bank ’of England, the anguish of ruined families, and the degth of thousands in the anguish of thirst. The Ger- mans tell a similar story of a traveller who Visited the springs ofthe Danube; and which, as we are upon the subject, may serve as a pen- dantto the story of our cockney. The traveller in this case, was a Swabian ; and whenever the Germans wish to palm off ajoke, a Swabian is sure to be the butt. On noticing in what a small stream the water trickled at the source of that great river Danube, he formed the bold resolution of stopping it up. He put his hand across it; and as he fancied, the various cities upon its course deprived oftheir supply of water by this deed. he exclaimed in the pride of his heart, “What will they say at Vienna l”—Maclmy’s Thames and its Tributaries.

A SHARP TRICK.—The art of swindling seems to be in a more advanced state in France than even in this country; of which the follow- ing example is now going the round of the journals :—

“ An elegantly-dressed lady presented herself, a few days since, at an extensive shop in the Rue des Fosses Montmartre, at Paris, and asked to see one oftheir handsomest shawls. After making cli0ice of one of the most elegant articles in the magasin, she requested the clerk who waited on her to carry the shawl to the house of her hus- band, M. Desirabode, the eminent dentist in the Palais Royal. The lady then withdrew, with a most gracious salutation. The young man shortly afterwards proceeded to the dentist’s house, and was shown into an antechamber, when he was told that Mr. Desirabode was engaged. Presently the fine lady made her appearance: ‘ Ah, are you there, Sir,’ she said. ‘ Mon Dieu! I was just going out, despairing of your arrival. Give me the shawl, that I fhay show it to my husband; he will come and pay you for it presently.’ The lady took the shawl re-entered the adjoining apartment, of which shd left the door open, and the clerk heard her make use of these words—‘ Here isthe young man about whom .1 spoke to you: mayI beg you will not keephim long, for he wants to return tohis shop 2'

- ance at the door, Thetladfydiiililiendl‘gr‘klighzyplgzdirabode with Ihél’ Pom e ‘ ith a fami iiar

~ d took her departurew Sgdebfihe head to the dentist. ‘I,am at ypltlfl service, Sir,’ said DeSII'abOdei and, “"5938. g he ‘1’?" earnings... the young man. resell d ' swer to i on dental surgery; an , m an

hurgdgsiign from Desirabode, the young tmay: confessed that he sometimes suffered from 51 00 d on the left side. The dentist approaclie , high more rapidly than thought, removed at once k. tooth and twinge. The clerk wasthqnderstruc ! and the dentist said, with a smile, Your siste’r informed me where the troublesometootli lay. It will readily be believed that these words creased, instead of diminishing, the cler s astonishment. A long and .provoking expla- nation ensued; from which it transpired, that the seductive stranger waited upon M. Desirabode, and entreated him to remove by surprise an unsound tooth from her brother’s left jaw, she having brought him to the dentist’s house under the pretext of showing a shawl to his wrfe. The poor clerk returned to his shop in a state of the utmost confusion, minus both shawl and money, and also witha tooth less in his head. The authorities have instituted a search after the ingenious culprit, but hitherto without success.

Tmmvrvma-rr: or BooxsnLLEits.—Three_ in- dividuals at this moment have almost monopolised the bookselling trade in Germany. The most powerful of these is Baron Cotta. the proprietor of the Allgemeine Zeitung. The Baron is like- wise proprietor ofsix literary periodicals of high standing, and is said to have from 300 to 400 editors in his pay. He is proprietor of the copvright of all the works of Goethe, Schiller, Heiden, and Uhland. The -second of these literary grandees is Reimer of Berlin, who owns the copyright of all the works of Jean. Paul, Tieck, Cleis, Johannes von Muller, Novalis, and Schlegel. The third is Brockhause of Leipsic, proprietor of the “ Conversations Lexicon,” which alone employs the time and talents of 100 literary men. Brackliause is likewise the publisher of a most colossal encyclopedia, which, when finished, will consist of at least 200 volumes; and a few months since he commenced a new daily paper, and is about to publish at this moment, a periodical work upon a most extensive and peculiar scale.

The Rev. T. Fell, of Sheeply, we learn from the Leicester Chronicle, was recently “presen- ted” by the church-wardens to the bishop, char- ged with reading newspapers in the pulpit during divine service! The bishop admonished the parson in the vestry, and obtained from him a promise that he would desist from such an appe- tite for news.

THE Rev. W. JAY 0N INTEMPERANCE.—— What has this accursed evil (intemperance) done? Why, it has produced—all acknowledge this, no individual can deny it -——it has produced a thousand times more sin and misery than a thousand other causes in— the aggregate, while it baflies all efforts to do good of every kind. Yet what has been done to stop, or even to check it, till, at length, a simple expedient has been devi- sed, and successfully employed, in countless instances, in America, and in our own land, and especially in Ireland. I never reclaimed a drunkard in my life : perhaps no minister in the Church or among the Disseiiters ever reclaimed one, unless by the efficacy of that gospel which delivers men from the power and love of every sin. But now we have thousands reclaimed from their infamous and wretched course, to habits of labour, and decency, and comfort; without religion, immediately. Ah ! this furnishes some of you with an objection. But consider what advantages arise from such a reformation, with regard to wives, and children, and - neighbours, and families, and the country. And then observe, as to the individuals themselves, they are now in the way ofbecoming religious. They werelike madmen before; but to use an expression of HIV friend, Dr. Morgan, who has so nobly laboured in this cause, these now, bv this lunatic hospital, (for it professes to be nothing more,) are restored to reason: and now that they are restored to reason you can reason with them: they are ac- cessuble to motives; and means may be advan- tageously employed. People may smile; but let them take heed how they oppose, iftheir sins and appetites will not allow of their aiding in such a cause. I speak after much reflection, as in the presence of God, I am fully persuaded that these institutions will he found one of the grand regenerators ofsociety, and will verify the language of Scripture, with regard to Ireland,— “ A nation shall be born in a day.”—(Fram a Thanksgiving Sermon, preached on Sunday Morning, June 21, 1840.) '

Esau Ruins—Next to temperance, a quiet conscience, a cheerful mind, and active habits, I place early rising as a means of health and happiness. I have hardly words for the estimate I form of that sluggard. male or female, that has formed the habit of wasting the early prime of day. _in bed. Putting out of the question the positive loss oflife, and that too ofthe most in- spiring and beautiful part of each day, when all the inces of nature invite man from his bed ' leaving out ofthe calculation, that longevity has been almost invariably attended by early rising- to me late hours in bed present an index to cha: racter, and an omen ofthe ultimate hopes of the person who indulges in this habit. There is no mark so clear of a tendency to self-indulgence. It denotes an inert and feeble mind, infirm of purpose, and incapable of that elastic vigour of Will which enables the possesssor to accomplish what his reason ordains. The subject of this unfortunate habit cannot but have felt satire- preach, and a purpose to spring from his repose with the freshness ofdawn. If the mere indolent luxury of another hour oflanguid indulgence is

allowed to overrule this better purp05e, it argues a general weakness of character, which promises

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no high attainment or distinction. I . never awarded b fortune toany trpit but -' Iv “ promptness, an ‘decisionn—‘Viewmg + of late rising, in many of its aspects, it seem as if no being that had any claim ‘ r onality could be found in the albino sacrificing a tenth, and thatthe fresh“: . p of life, at the expence of health, and an V ing of the remainder, for an pleasure- . indulgence could confer.-— lint. r g o l . The chief cause of most ofthe d I. to which the human body is subject, It ; ' abundant acid in the stomach; and um,- abundance of acid is Occasioned by over . the stomach with food or drink. _For can only digest a certain portion-of. I. _ given time, namely, that which is mpg with its sides; all the rest must wait it“ consequently, if the stomach be overloaded, superabundant food will .ferment and an acid; when it comes, in its turn, to i s over the sides of the stomach, for the p I being converted into chyle, it frets .and if the stomach by its acid and corrosive n and very often produces inflammation, . ,, less violent, which is indicated either by, . burn eructation, stomach-ache, or other - q I ing sensations. Nor is this the whole injury. If the effects of the acid not all the organs which sympathise With the s ' ‘ partake of the distress, in proportion tot previous constitutional strength. or --w Numerous instances occur in medical annals death having been occasioned by inor eating. Sir Everard Home mentions an ’ l ofa child losing its life from eating tool quantity of apple-pudding.—Hand B Health. - Tun COWARDICE or Serums—If ever is an act of cowardice, it is that exhibited person who, to escape from the disappoin L" and vexations of the world, wantonly putsa'd ,, q to his existence. The man of courage will , the opinions and scams ofthe world, whoa knows himself to be in the right—will be ' sinking under the petty misfortunes that W him—will court difficulties and dangers in n. . to show that he is able to surmount them. ,a will wait,” said Darius, after every ray of i had abandoned him, “ the issue ofmy fate. N wonder, perhaps, that I do not terminate my .f life ; but I choose rather to die by another’s c ‘ than by my own.” Cleomenes, King of Spa i}, when his fortunes appeared most desperate, ” “

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being urged by a friend to commit suicide, re“ ‘ with magnanimity, “ By seeking this easy ready kind ofdeath, you think to appear brave. courageous; but better men than you or I» w been oppressed by fortune, and borne down multitudes. He that sinks under toil, or yields affliction, or is overcome by the opinions or , proaches of men, gives way, in fact, to his oi effeminacy or cowardice.” ' '