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SHOCKING MURDER, AND SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER

... On Saturday evening, a little a,f,cr seven o'clock, the inhabitants of Wolsingham, situated ten mues from Bishop Auckland, in the county of Durham, were startled by a rumour that a man had killed his sweet- heart by cutting her throat. The unfortunatei victim was a younj woman named .Mary Ann Ivewton. She waa twenty-two years of years, and_ was em- ployed as servant to a gentleman named Gibson ...

Published: Saturday 20 October 1866
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 569 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

The Inquest

... On the day of the discovery of the body, Dr. Long, the coroner of the district, proceeded to the scene of the murder, and held au inquest. The x'ollowiag evi- dence was tendered:— Grace M'Cormick said: I live in the townla'fid of Bengorm. I rexaember this day week. It was Toes- day. I recollect James M-Kelvey, the deceased, com- ing into my house about the hour of ten o'clock. Some of the ...

Published: Saturday 20 October 1866
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 462 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

PTinnT'atMBB—n——^ TREDEGAR COUNTY COURT

... TREDEGAR SPECIAL SESSIONS. OCT. 15. -( Beforc the Bcr. E. Leigh.) atkin Bevan was taken into custody on Saturday night for indecently exposing his person in Queen's Square. To- day he was fined (id. and costs. A Weakness for Jackets. —William Morgan was charged with stealing a jacket belonging to Richard Hicker, and also stealing two similar garments belonging to a party at Abcrsychan. ...

LATEST INTELLIGENCE

... AM ERICA. (By ATANTICo TELEGRAPH.) NEW YORK, OCT. 17, EvEnmoG, A destructive fire has taken place at Quebec. Gold, 148. Exchange oil London, 159J.. F RANCE. PARIS, Ocr. Is, The Patrie of this evening says:- We have reason to believe that the ?? de Moustier, the French Minuister for Foreign Affidrs, ha3 addressed a circular note to the Catliolic Powers relative to the Roman question. Ma. ...

Published: Saturday 20 October 1866
Newspaper: Oxford Journal
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1180 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

MORE DEATHS ON MONT BLANC

... Mr. Edwin A. Pettit gives the following description of another melancholy accident which took place on Mont Blanc on the 13th instant:- On Friday morning at 8.30, Captain Arkwright and his sister, Simond 11lichel (guide), and two porters left Chamounix for the Grands Mulets, at which place they arrived in the evening at six o'clock. At that time the shades of night had already fallen, and ...

Published: Saturday 20 October 1866
Newspaper: Hampshire Telegraph
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 568 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

REFORM DEMONSTRATION AT GLASGOW

... REFORM DEMONSTRATIONI AT GLASGOW. SPEECH OF MR. BRIGHT, M.P. On Tuesday, a most enthusiasjwo demonstration was made in the city of Glasgow m favo r of parliamentary reform, under the auspices of the Reform League. Glasgow has long held an honourable place In the reform ranks, and the scene of Tuesday was well worthy of her old reputation. The proceedings began with a trades' procession to the ...

Published: Saturday 20 October 1866
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8915 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

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... Temperance-hall, to hear aadseesea from Air. Samuel Morley and the Rev. Newman Hall. Mr. Morley, who was in thechair, addressed some plain and faithful advice to the working classes, expresriog his earnest desire to see them enfranchised, and referred to the bitter ob- servations of Mr. Lowe for the purpose of urging them to renounce many evil habits which could give occasion for argument ...

Published: Saturday 20 October 1866
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 820 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

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... The Public Health.—During the second week of October the births registered in London and 12 other large towns of the United Kingdom were 4,060; the deaths registered, 2,984. The annual rate of mortality was 25 per 1,000 persons living. In London the birtha of 1,054 boys and 977 girls, in all 2,031 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of 10 years 1856 65 the average ...

Published: Saturday 20 October 1866
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 311 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

A MIDDLE-CLASS CO-OPERATIVE EXPERIMENT

... I A UIDDL-CLASS CO-OPERATIVE EXPERImEN, In the beginning of 1865, when the increased dearness of living was pressing severely upon all persons with fixed and moderate incomes, half a dozen members of the Post-offioe, In London, determined to try whether by buying in com. paratively large quantities, and dividing the articles so bought amongst themselves, they could not get uappli.d more ...

Published: Saturday 20 October 1866
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1345 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE WAR IN THE BRAZILS

... We published a few days ago intelligence of another encounter between the Brazilians and Porn- guayans, but the accounts are so couflicting from the two sources that they both clair ad the victory. In the Anglo- Yrazilian Tiwes of the 24th Septomber-a Brazilian organ -details of the battle, according to Brazilian sources, are given:- An advance was to be made egainet the position of the ...

Published: Saturday 20 October 1866
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 499 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

A NEW DIALOGUE BETWEEN POLL AND BALLOT

... POLL.-Good Moorning. Mr. Ballot, I am glad to Meet yoa for a social cloth-chat. Though you and I are pretty opposite in politlee, we are very good friends after all. BALLOT.-True, my dear old boy, I reciprocats the oomphi- mo ,;we have a snekogkinkidfleos for one another, no doubt, bu melto what news you have concerning polittial matters. POLL.-POliticS look very queer and capricIous. I ean't ...

Published: Saturday 20 October 1866
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 2474 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News