... were condemned to die the death of parricides. Gomez was sentenced to hard labour for life. Parricides are conducted to the scaffold with black veil covering their I features, white shirt placed over their cloths, and their feet naked. The prisoners listened ...

... attacked us at a Place called Futtehpore, but we defeated them with great capturing 13 heavy guns. We had 7 men of our regimeat killed by sua strokes the actioQ, but were hurt by the enemy. the 15th we were twice engaged, I the first time at a place called ...

... 30th April to 3d May, inclusive:—3 officers, 1 drummer, and 6 rank and file, killed; 5 sergeants, 32 rank and file, wounded. Naval Brigade, during the week ending May:—l man killed. Before Sebastopol, Bth May. «My Lord,—The enemy assaulted our advanced ...

... year. The Fall of a Building at Liverpool. —The Liverpool Mercury states that three women, one shopman, and one labourer were killed by the fall of portion of a draper's shop (Mr Lewis'), in Great George Street Liverpool, on Tuesday. Besides these casualties ...

... were practising with two rifles- The bullet entered one side of the poor girl's head and passed through at the other side, killing her almost instantaneously. Important Decision under the Pcblic-Hotjses Act. —At the Glasgow Circuit Court on Saturday, there ...

... the Forest of Dean—were present to witness tho execution. The culprit, who manifested extreme weakness, was assisted to the scaffold, and apparently almost unconscious was launched into eternity. Death of a Crimean Hero. Arthur Henry Taylor, Staff-Assis ...

... raceR and one keenly being great rush to see its close the of became so great to push over the scaffold when two boys about twelve years of age were killed under it— Railway Journal Information by Electric Telegraph— Greenock Advertiser in noticing recent ...

... About 90 prahus were either captured or destroyed and number of Dyaks killed is variously stated from to 1800 On the British side two whites were wounded and four or five natives killed The force consisted of Her Majesty’s ships Albatross and Royalists the ...

... late assizes for the murder of wife, waa hanged in front of Kirkdale jail. The culprit faltered somewhat on ascending the scaffold, but subsequently evinced more firmness. was upwards of live minutes after, the bolt was withdrawn before he ceased struggling ...

... to something which he had said in their presence on a former day, adding that he knew they mentioned it any one he would kill them. The youngest boy seems to have been frightened at this declaration, for, in tearful mood, he replied, What shall Ido ...

... concern, at the same time wounding the luckless Mal«lum» whilst the second exploded within tent in the Fourth Division, and killed the only man who happened to be inside the time, besides wounding three others the neighbourhood. curing Thursday night the ...

... invariably attracts great crowds spectators, the more venturesome of whom climb to the tereasst planks .f the loftiest scaffolding in the yard in order to survey the scene; while hundred'. of men, women, and children line either lank—the adults recounting ...