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Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper

SUPPOSED MURDER BY ACONITE

... I On Wednesday night, Mr. Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, resumed, at the Grey Eagle tavernr Grey Eagle-street, Spitalfields, the investigation into the circumstances attending the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Marns, the widow of a tradesman. The deceasedhad. died shortly after taking some pills given to her by a man, named Beecher, with whons she cohabited.'- Mr. Thompson said that he was in ...

THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT ISLINGTON

... L ACCIDENT AT ISLINGTON.i .fAT IDr. Lankester. the coroner. resumied I ?? the inquiry into the circnmstancsu ,rc~ai b rthe denths of John Pealke and Josep'a wtelllngho were killed by the falling down of the itat ?? public-se)ue, Upper-street, Islington, on f n of tile 26th ult : ,ctVThrni goneleyvof Cumberland-terrace, Regent's- fr be held the office of district surveyor for p Islinton. To the ...

HORRIBLE MURDER IN MANCHESTER

... On Saturday afternoon, a horrible wife-murder was deliberately perpetrated in a beer-house in Edge- street, near Shudehill-market. The murderer, who is now in custody, is a young man named Levi Tay- lor, and he is scarcely eighteen years of age. Two months ago Taylor, a labourer in the employ of Mr. John Day, ironfounder, of Failsworth, married a woman of the class generally known as unfortu ...

THE TURF LIBEL

... On Monday, in the Court of Queen's Bench, Mr. lhi ;ljilluis, Qf(h, applied on behalf of Mr. Irwein Lewis W illes for a rule to show caluse why a criminal infor- ?? should not be filed against the Earl of Win- chilqeca and also against I'ichard Joln hlsnett, the printei of the Sporting ('awille (Limited), for libel pulishled in that paper on the 16th and Xbth May. T'ie paper had been in ...

FRIGHTFUL MURDER IN MARYLEBONE

... FRIGHTFUL c oIN 4ARYLEBONE. ?? DESpERATE ATTEaT AT SUICEW ,Last Friday afternoon a dreadful murder and at- tempt at suicide was committed at No. 1089 M~arle. bone-road. The partiouls of this sbocking tragedy are as follows:-lt appears that for several months past there have been residing on the first floor of the hoilse'108; Marylebone-rO#da a isdy, het child, and a nurse, thle latter occupy.g ...

PRIVILEGES AND POLICE

... PRaLBEGES AND POLICE We have had a busy political week, Mr. Gladstone gave men enough to talk about at the end of last week with his pleasant budget and its welcome remission of taxes. The in- come-tax reduced, small incomes protectcd, the poor man's tea cheapened (or cheapened, at any rate, to the retail dealer), and other small taxes put aside-w ith a surplus of half a million to remain in ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... rOLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL A s20s& ASSAULT.-Robert George Bfyant, a car Vn in the employe of Nessrs. Pickford, 'was sum snoned for assaulting a lad in the same service:- Henry Gurney-said-he-heas playing with another boj in the Castle-yard, Wood-street; at t game casle p rick ir the gartei, ?? the defendanit said hi could find the middle of the garter by pricking witl a stick for 'it, ...

THE ST. GILES'S MURDER

... TE ST jILES AMDDB *LATSST PART0MWvt -a S ?? Thursday Seijbpia oIA, 0ott% ?? poUceS apprehend4 (mn at NgoM oumndutshiroj On .spspsgm 'a being:the inurdererrof ?? Woman at. St;. Gals, It appears that 8UPeristein- dent Stoclkdale had aintimati ?? effect that information had been received to thet*ia froms the Irish constabulary of the arrival in Cork ?? of a man who answered the description given ...

ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A WOMAN

... On Wednesday, Johvn Hiffies, a smith, 29, Carlisle- street, Lisson-grve, was charged at the Marylebone police-court with the following outrageous conduct towards a tenant of his. Charlotte Burden said:-! live in the first-floor front room of No, 30, Little Carlisle-street. -,Last eveng .I was sitting in miy room, having tes, and- fiend with .ipej, whena Mr. H1illier, wrho is moy {and- lord, ...

THE PROVINCES

... IT1lE PROVlINCES. DERBYSHIRE.--1NHUXAtUo0NtDucT OP A PA- l 51ER.-A shocking instance of cruel parental treat- plent has just been: brought bfte the Bqxtosj bench Of magistrates: A Nzaclsinixnamed Samuel Vanes, residing at Doveholes, three nfiles from Buxton, was charged with ill-treating his daughter, ayoung wo- snan, twenty-two years of. age. Inspector Shaw stated that from information ...

THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT STREATHAM

... ki[E RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT STREAT~ASM TNQFE.ST UPON THEENOINE-DRiVER. Via Wednesday, at noon, Mr. Carter opened an in- in the theatre of St. Thomas's hospital relative to the circusmstarlccs attending the death of John 9%lmoD aged thirty-eight years, the engine-driver of e trall which ran off the line near the Streatham Station of the London and Brighton railway, on the 8fcrniooln of Friday last ...

THE MAIL-BAG ROBBERY BY A LADY

... Oe Tuesday, at the Hull police-court, before the atipendiary magistratc, Mre. Maria Cooke, the lady who is charged with being concerned in the robbery of the South Cave mail beg. and a letter containing cheques to the amount of 700?., was again brought up. Mr. F. F. Ayre appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. F. Summers for the prisoner. The following evidence was celled: Douglas Mackintosh, a ...