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‘too. lier stenringg gent apparently being.use'ess. At
night she still. up rockets and burnt lights, as signals
o is l“‘, but was carried by the ebb tide into the
Clinle Day; .i-he subsequently dropped anchor of!
lit. l.nwrr:uco Preventive Station, where she was
obscrvezl by her lights to be riding. About
term o'clock these suddenly disappeared. Some
bay she must have foundered. On Sunday the
gals incrlraseil in violence, and at 2'80 . .
curri‘d away about one half of the Yentnor Pier,
in view of some hundreds of spectators, amidst
great excitement. The landing-stage, recently
erected at a cost of $31200, was first washed down,
and in its passage tore away several iron girders, and,
in u mon.iei:t.thewlioleof the pier-head, coutainingu
handsome wind-.-creen, its entire width, baud stand,
&c., together with another portion of the structure,
about forty foot in length, was washed away. The
tlnmage is cstimatcd at $3000. The pier is the
recond structure that has succumbedto the violent
seas experienced at Vcntnor.
Tl-(B LIFE-BOAT SERVICES
erformed by the hardy crews of the National Life-
oat Institution have been distinguished by special
bravery. During thostorms of the present ear the
life-bouts of this institution have saved eight undred
and seventy-four shipwrecked sailors, in addition to
bringing safely into harbour twenty-nine distressed
vessels. A niercliant-vessel went ashore at liayling
, Island during Sunday night. Thel crew were saved
by the Beinbr-irlgo, Isle of “light,
,the Ilayliug boat also went out.
THE HEAVY SEAS ‘
ocean-going steamers have bad to encounter in the
Channel and the Bay of Biscay have been wollnigh
overwlielming. llow furiously the waves dashed
against and over these devoted ships may be in a
niaar-ure realised from our ngrnving, which also
servos to prove the excellence of the British ship-
builder's in-oil;m:irisliip as a e. The steamer
Dunrt Castle, from London, at Madcirn, reports
linving had rrrrilic weather in the Ba 0 iscay,
‘Mr. Wallace, the chief otllcer, was illed. llis
thigh and (mu were broken, and he sustained
concussion of the brain. The carpenter had his hip
and ribs broken. and is at Madeira in hospital. The
‘Union Company's steamer Asiatic, from the Cape,
ariircd ozt Plymouth during the gals on Sunday
morning, lint, being caught in a violent squall, she
run or! from the land, and afterwards proceeded for
Soutliumpton without calling at Plymouth. The
Oronte-1, which left on Saturday, on Monday put
bark to Portsmouth with steering gear stmined. and
other damages, and the loss of u. seaman, who was
washed overboard. She should not have left in such
ifs-boat. though
PRODUCING A CHRISTMAS
NUMBER.
"arious calculations are sometimes printed by
ingenious publishers with the view of impressing the
Eublic with the colossal nature of their Christmas
urnbers. It may be stated by one that the paper
used r one ‘Issue would be sunicient to wrap
the globe in-by another that the ink con-
surned would fumish another Black Sea.-by a
third that a large fortune had been expended in
the preparation of the publication. But, probably,
the best idea of the magnitude of these really great
enterprises would he obtained b a visit just now to
the large Printing Establishment of the Illustrated
London News, adjoining 198, Strand. For many
weeks, the various printing-rooms have been scenes
of continuous and zealous activity. a staff of skilled
printers havinz‘bcen engrossed in turning out an
enormous number of sheets of the Christmas Number
of the Illiulraml lwrdmi Nnu. In the room
rlelineateil, the cure 4 indicates the time-
honoured two-feeder machines, and 5 the Bremner
machines. The beehive of the Composing-Room,
the industrious home of the paper-dampers, and
other essential departments, find no place in this
group of Illustrations. But the neat-handed girls
who cover each copy with cheerful dexterity are por.
tr.-iyed in company with the trusty Publisher and his
assuluoris sum‘, whose labour just now in meeting the
unprecedented orders of “The Trade” must be
enormous. It would be of interest to trace here the
history of the blue-eyed Drummer Boy from the
time his urst faint impression appears on the satined
I hating point when he
shines forth as a worthy copy of Sir Joshua Rey-
nolds‘: beautiful painting. lint, alas! the secrets
of this remarkable colour-printing are hidden.
Tarruarm Drscovmr to: run Hun.-If your hair is
turning grey. o I ' -
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Yerfumer: every‘-he. at 3.1. M. per Battle.--(Aiavr.] I
noluraxl.-For the Tooth and Breath. The best liquid
dentifrice in the world. II: thoroughly cleanses partially.
decayed teeth from all panswzs or rung " unrrnalculie,"
having them peaxly white. and a geiifiizful irauvrzmce to
vs‘! on - ' '
the l-resin. Price ':w.’ A . in. ragrant
I-‘lorilinu removes in-mntly all -rlwzlrs n Iromaloul
'ltulmv.-uhr wuaccu -Ill Jog. llflllg portly composed othoney.
and . and attracts or I-Ne-:5 herb: and plants. It is
dc lumun to the in are. and liarrnle-s as sherry, son by
Cuunnla uul Pan"-Amen svzqwhexr.-[Anv-r-.1
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LEFROY’S
LATEST REVELATIONS.
ON’ Monday last the Country was startled ufruh by the
sensational murderer, Percy Lefroy Mapleton, whose
astounding revelations surrounded his name with new
horrors. First, however, has to be described
HIS FAREVVELL INTERVIEW WITH
MR. AND MRS. CLAYTON.
Mr. Clayton and his wife, and‘ their eldest little
boy, aged seven, paid a farewell visit to Lefroy at
Lewes Prison on Friday afternoon last week. The
little boy, who was entirdy ignorant of the fate
awaiting the condemned man, was present at his
special request made at the interview on the previous
day. The child was a great favourite of I.efroy’s,
and it is said that he looked forward to tho visit
from him with great interest. He was allowed to
see the child in his cell, the Deputy-Governor
being present for the ten minutes that the in-
terview lasted. Lefroy tenderly caressed the
little fellow, and in parting with him appeared
to be more moved than since his conviction. Subro-
queutly Lefroy was conducted by warriors to the
iron cage where prisoners are permitted to receive
visits from their relatives and friends. As on the
previous day, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton were allowed to
converse through a single setof gratings with Lelroy,
who had a warder on either side of him, close y
watching his every moment. He still maintained
his self-possessed and cheerful demeanour, and
looked in good health. Although wearing the prison
garb, his hair had not been cut nor his moustache
removed. lle couversed freely, but made not the
slightest reference to the crime for which he stood
condemned. He requested Mr. Clayton to convey
messages of thanks to those persons who had writtan
letters of sympathy to him and subscribed to the
fund to defray the expense of his defence. Again
he spoke, but with increased hopefulness. of meeting
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton in heaven, saying he was quite
prepared to die. Just as the interview was about to
terminate, Lefroy wnrml shook hands with Mr.
Clayton; but, before saying farewell to Mrs. Clayton,
he kissed her, and appeared to be deeply moved.
' MR. GOLD‘S MURDER AVOWED.
Subsequent to this interview, Lefroy made an
extraordinary confession. Not only did he admit
the murder for which he was condemned to death:
but he confessed to various other crimes. There
was, however, a good deal of discrepancy in his
accounts, andhis conduct previous to and alter the
confession raised some suspicion that his object was,
to represent himself the victim of u homicidal mania,
and thus escape the last penalty of the law. ‘
The convict was visited on Saturday by his married
sister, Mrs. Brit.-kwood, and Captain Simpson, a
relative of his mother, for the prtposn of taking a
line] farewell. 'l‘o them be related how he had given
the chaplain a “atn ger” that morning, and made
other stafenicnts wit regard to his future antici-
patious. The confession of the convict was at once
communicated to the Home Office. Some revolting
details were given of the convict’s confession as to
how he acted under the direction of the Evil One,
who was in direct communication and personal con-
versewith him on the day of the murder of Mr.
Gold, all leading to the suspicion that the convict
had been playing adespcrate game as a lost resource.
Several anecdotes were also related of crimes, such as
burglaries, l.:c., with which it win sought to connect
h......‘.,,
I “THE PENNY'lLr.UsTnATED"PAPER --V1.9 .....-7'"-"13iz?.3.i8“3l-‘,-
him, and thus throw a. sensational glamour over his
whole career. " ‘
However, on the Friday he became so fearfully
agitated that it was necessary to keep acontinual
watch upon him overnor himself sat up, but
was unable to pacify the convict, who rushed about
his cell moaning and foaming like a madinnn. ’l he
ht wore itself out, and then Lefroy asked that the
chaplain and governor might attend him. To these
gentlemen he confessed that he was guilty of the
murder of Mr. Gold, whom he had shot much in the
manner that has been surmised, and then pitched
him out on to the line. Ilis story was consiileralily
confused. He declared that he did not get into the
compartment with Mr. Gold at London Bridge, but
changed into his compartment at Croydon. The
condemned mun asserted that the struggle with Mr.
Gold began with an attempt on his (Lefroy’s) part
appropriate Mr. Gold's purse, which he
accidentally let fall. Mr. Gold did not perceive his
loss, but his attention was attracted by the movement
which Lefroy made in picking it up. Seeing what he
was about, Mr. Gold started up, ext-lairniug “Do
you want to rob me?” and thrust him back with
violence. In the scams, Lefroy’s coat opening,
showed the hidden pistol, which naturally alarmed
Mr. Gold, and made him feel that he had a
desperate character to deal with. ‘ '
‘xclaiiniug, “You villain, do you mean murder?”
he snatched the pistol from Lefroy, and, according
to the convictls account, fired at him without effect.
Lefroy struggling with him, got back the pistol, and
in histurn fired twice at Mr. Gold. One of these
shots inflicted the wound in Mr. Gold’s neck,
referred to at the trial. ,
Lefroy did not ‘vs a. clear account of what fol-
lowed; but althoug there were several discrepancies
in his repetitions of the story, he always reciured to
the fact that" there was arlesperate struggle. Ile
asserted that each of them tried to throw the other
out of the carriage, and even said that lie narrowly
esca ed. He said at one time the wounds on Mr.
Gol '3 head and face were indicted with the knife he
took from him, but this he afterwards denied. He
admitted he redeemed a pistol from the pziwnbrolrer
on the day of the murder, and said he threw it out of
the carriage near Bolcombe.
After mature consideration and fuller examination,
are doubts are entertained whether the pistol
(mud on Thursday week at Eurlswood is really the
weapon with which the murder of Mr. Gold was
committed. - '
TEMPTED BY THE “ EVIL ONE."
“One Who Knows,” in a letter to the Duly
Telegraph last Monday, gave some particulars of the
oouv-ict's confession, which, he said, have perhaps
never been surpassed in the thrilling history of
murder. “ Lefroy says that the whole of the day on
which the crime was perpetrated, from the time he
left Wallington, the Devil was with him. The Devil
helped him to rush across the fields to Waddon
station; and when he got to London Bridge assisted
him to run down the steps to the pawnbrokerls shop,
where he redeemed the pistol. Before the train
started, loading the weapon,‘ he was, he says, in
constant argument with the Evil One. He put the
question to the Devil, which it was to be, ‘ Poverty
and honour,’ or ‘ Wealth and dishonour; ' and while
he was debating this choice the Devil sugggested
the latter-whereupon he walked up the plat-
form, still aocompunied ,by the friend,‘ and
got into a carriage. is was not the com-
partment in which Mr. Gold was sitting, but
in another dist-class carriage in which there
happened to be a passenger alone. It was into this
Lefroy entered, and not, as was stated by the railway
witness, that in which Mr. Gold was sitting. He
actually intended to tnlre this gentlernanls life, but
every time Lefroy looked up from his paper he found
his companion, to use is own words, ‘staring at
him as mac , ‘I know what you are
a ut.’ So near was this traveller to being a victim
in the place of Mr. Gold! It is not yet certainly
known who he was, but Lefroy believes it was Mr.
Woods, of Hassock’s Gate, who was one of the
witnesses. for the prosecution. And now, continues
the convict, there ensued another coll uy with
Satan. Lefroy told the Evil Spirit that ‘ he could
not do it;’ ‘and then the Devil re lied, ‘But how
are. on going to get back from righton.' This
deci ed him, and at that moment the train drew into
Cr-oydau station. As it did so, ‘I ar ‘
myself,’ says the convict, ‘ whether I should get out
or continue in the same carriage. The Devil advised
me to et out. I did so, and got into the carriage
where A r. Gold was seated alone. ' ” ‘
LEFROY’S SELF-ACCUSATXON -OF
THE'MURDER. O27‘ ‘. . ‘.
LIEUTENANT ROPER AT CIIATHAM l
Iuregard to the murder of Lieutenant Roper, the
suspicion that Lcfroy had possibly been congemed in
it was first suggested to his relatives by the recol-
lection that he had been in the neighbourhood of
(.lintharn, under peculiar circumstances, about tho
time the entire was cominitted. It would appear
that on the day of its perpetration
he left ,