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HORRIBLE TRAGEDY

... MURDER OF A YOUNG VvOMAN BY A FARMER, AND SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER. The village of Cbendley, in the county of Stafford, 'as been the scene of much excitement by the commission of a most horrible murder and suicide by a young farmer named Stephen Walker. le was a single man, of about twenty-seven years of age, and it would seem that lie wes rather of unsteady habit,, Ile had been for some time ...

LAW INTELLIGENCE

... ADUL1rERY AND DIVORCEEEXTRAORDYNARy AFFAIR, The Rouse of Lords sat on Monday, at three o'clock, for the purllose of hearing further evidence in support of the scond ircadinr of ITawiins' Divorce Bill. Tlbm Peers present were-the Lord Chancellor, Lord Re- desdale, Lord Colville, and the Bishop of Norwich. Thisi 00 camtcae before the House some six weeks or two months since, when, it will be ...

Police

... Voltre. St MARYLEBONE.-Tg MAIYLRB0NMi ?? liam Styles was again brought up charged with ?? y of his wife, when Dr. l1assall gave it as his dteid td 4t VP that the marks upon four pieces given into his ied best w vere those of human blood, and two moretheseaofsse$5sirn . animal-a horse. There were two other pieces r-rfert l not been subjected by him to ?? mag hicl bad t-manded the prisonertill ...

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JAN. 31

... INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JaN. 31. IN RE ERNEST CHARLES JONES. This insolvent petitioned under the Protection Act, de. scribing himself as a barrister-at-law. The schedule showed consideration debts to the amount of £843. The insolvency was stated to be owing to my havin, been deprived of my personal liberty as a state pri- soner for two years, during the years 1S48 to 1850, whereby I was ...

Assize Intelligence

... gooilt InfelligeVe. DORCHESTER. SACRLEOR,-Joln Hayward and James Hayward were indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the church at Durweston, and stealing therefrom a silver cup and plate and a plated flagon, on the 19th of O ?? ap- peared by the evidence of the Rev. Sidney Godolphin Osborne, the rector, and other witnesses, that the church of Durweston was broken into on the night ...

CRIMES AND OFFENCES

... GAROTTE ROBnBRY AT SHBFFIELD.-knOther of those horrid outrages called garotte robberies, one of which at Hull has assumed the form of murder, was perpetrated at Sheffield some days ago. Mr. Charles Henry Mort, son of Mr. Henry Mort, merchant and manufacturer, Castle-hill, on Tuesday night, about ten minutes past twelve o'clock, was proceeding along Scotland-itreet alone, on the road to his ...

RESPECTABLE ROBBERY

... FALSE WEIGHTS AND MEAssuRs.-On Wednesday, at the Court of the High Steward for Westminster, the following returns were made of persons fined for using false weights and measures :-Mr. Edshed, general dealer, 35, Tothill-street, a scale half-an-ounce against the purchaser, 5s.; - Ellery, chandler, 19, Gardner's-lane, a beam scale, imperfect and destroyed, 2s. 6d.; John Croft, cheesemonger, 3, ...

DESPERATE RIOT IN A WORKHOUSE

... |DESPERATE RIOT IN A WORKHOUSE, lid One of the mosi extraordinary and dangerous riotis that ever took place within the walls of even an Irish Union-house, In commenced in the workhouse of the city of Cerk. at four ra, o'clock on Sunday aternoon, and lasted until nine the same 00 night, a period of five huuri. The affray is reported by a 3e, ?? of the CeGio Ezeminer to have resulted in the _ ...

Published: Friday 14 May 1852
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1089 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

Police

... qPo4ce, MARYLEBONE.-Tizz MAaRTERoKE M RMuno-William Styles again pliced at the bar charged with the murder of his ie additional evidence was gone into, inasmuch as it had b`t' Onte moured that the deceased was not married to the prisoneI ru prisoner was reminded for a week. O hi WESTMINSTEIR.-EuBrzzEaMeBNT.-John Clarke Treater a man of respectable appearance ,in the employmen t of Mir. R YOUnR ...

SUICIDES AND INQUESTS

... INCENDIARISM AND SuICiDE.-On Saturday Mr. W. Carter held an Inquest in the board room of the Richmond Union upon the body of Edward Tolfree, aged eighteen years. On Wednesday last about a quarter past nine o'clock John Wareham, a labourer, in the employ of Mr. Cartwrigbt, was passing the stables of E. Fernie, Esq., the Casino, Kew, whose premises adjoin those of his master, when he saw smoke ...

THE HEBBURN COLLIERY EXPLOSION—INQUEST ON THE BODIES

... THE HEBSURN COLLIERY EXL ON THE BODIES. EST The following are the names of the unforturea ferers :-John Gaskin, hewer, has left a wnife J. job a W hewer, has left a wife and three children, Geo G S'aqb hewer, has left a wife and three children, William j aty hewer, has left a wife and four children ?? wear. hewer, has left a wife ; Joseph Orr, hewer, bages Clelt and two children; William Deans ...

ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES

... ACCIDENTS AND CAS THREE Livps LOST ON TIlERBBE.. a *DAY.-On Monday a melancholy accident Occured ik liver Ribbsle, by wbich three persons lost theirclives a to others were placed in imaminent peril. The foli' ad In in ticulars have been obtained fro, one of the Ourwjn0La. id Between ten and eleven. o'clock Yesterday storni'loura: ie of seven men, James Walon omopecrnin.ga party Iton, ohn ...