The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-20 00:00:00

111 E; NORTH ERN TIME S.---LIVIT,RPO MONDAY.

SHOCKING MURDER
NEA.II, CHESTtit.

(FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.)

We regret to state that affether deed of savage butchery
has again disgratdd the above district. The recent
eltecution of William Jackson far the murder of his two
children appears to have passed without effecting the
slightest warning on the minds of the wicked, a•nd although
the horrid bushiest which we are now about to disclose-
owes, in a great measure, its origin to the determination of
country gentlemen to preserve the wild animals on their
estates, at the repeated sacrifice of human life, there does
not appear, in the present ins'ance, the slightest grounds
for believing that the murder just committed was the result
of any other Impulse than that of cool and premeditated
determination, as the belly elf the deceased does not exhibit
the elightest appearance of having been engeteel in any
affray. And the same remark also applies 10
tut
party now in custody charged with being his de-
stroyer. The facts are as follow a For a considersable
time past the lands of Edwin Corbett, Esq , Tilton
Lodge, near Tarporley, have been considerably trespassed
upon by a gang of poadhets; who generally find a ready
sale for the proceeds of their occupation, amongst a class
of the community, from whom, to speak of their conduct
in the mildest terms, better things might be expected ; the
result has been, that the deceased, whose name was John
Bebbington, a gamekeeper, was employed fo watch Mr.
Corbett's preserves, and in the discharge of this duty, left
his home about three o'clock on Thursday morning last,
taking with him his double barrelled gun, and not return-
ing in the course of the day, his absence created anxiety
and alarm. The night passed with the same result, and
on Friday morning it was decided at the 'mansion that
a thorough search should be made, this, however,
was rendered unnecessary; by the discovery of
the body of the missing man, by a person
named Thomas Cheaters, in a secluded spot on the farm of
Mr. Sheen, of Tdatone, two miles from the lodge. When
found, the'de }eased was lying on the ground, with hie hat
and gun near him (both hlor,ls loaded), appearing as It
asleep, his right hand supporting the head but Cheaters
soon found that it was, to use bis own words, "asleep from
which he would never wake again." Infeimation was at
once conveyed to the active police officer of tho district, Mr.
M'Dermott, of Taporley, who promptly attended, and the
body of the murdered didn was carried to Mr. Sheen's
residence, where it was received In one of the parlours.
Upon an examination it was found that death had been occa-
sioned by a discharge of gun shot, which had been fffed so
close that an orifice had been made as if by a cannon
ball. The wound was just under the right arm : the sup-
position is, as some partridge feathers were found not many
yards from the body, (a thick hedge being near also,) that
the murderer had first killed a bird of the above descrip-
tion, whereupon the deceased, who was a remarkably
spirited and powerful man, sprang tep, and was ies'antly
shot down, and fell in the exact position in which he
was found; to strengthen the above, several persons heard,
at a particular hour on 'the morning of Thursday, two
separate discharges of a gun, the bet a tew seconds after
the first. The afflicting intelligence was then conveyed
to Mrs. Bebbington, who, with her three little children,
was up as early as five o'clock. When the messenger
entered the now desolate home, to perform his distres-
sing mission, a little boy, one • f deceased's sons, said, "Oh,
I wish father' would come." The messenger then sheeale
his head, and his silence performed the duty. The police
set to work, and in the course of the day feh; it
their duty 10 apprehend a notorious poacher, named John
Blagg, a shoemaker, residing at a small cottage at
Highway side, between Tarporley and Nantwich. What
the 'evidence at present amounts to, is mere matter of
corjecture. It is, however, thought, that some solid facts
have been got hold of, as the prisoner was ceeveyed
before Colonel Tomkinson on Saturday, and remanded
for further examination.
Henry Churton, Esq., county coroner, opened an invest
the same evening, at the house of Mrs. C 'bet, the Tolle-
macho Arms, Bteston; and after a jury of fourteen of the
most respectable inhabitants of the townshi_s of
Ti'stone, Banbury, and Peckforton, had been sworn, thk y
proceeded to view the body, and then returned to the inn.
The coroner then expressed an opinion that the first
step to be taken was to authorise a poet mortem examinag
Lion, the jury assenting. -Foulkes, Esq , surgeon,
of Bunbury, was appointed to perform the duty, and the
inquest was adjourned to Thursday next, at the same
place. It was understood that one o'clock was the hour
fixed upon.

(LATEST PARTICULARS.)
Beeston, Sunday, 3 p.m.
It has just been reported that the police have arrested
another person ; his name is Jones, a wheelwright, living
near Me other prisoner, at Highway side. Messengers
on horseback are going to and fro, and great excitement
pre,vades the district for miles round.

RAILWAY ACOnelll• AT VoRTEVIOY.—On Monday
afternoon an accident of a very painful and serious nature
occurred to ore of the goods guards on the Scottish Central
Railway, named James M'D maid, who resides in Perth.
He left the termiaus here on Monday afternoon at three
o'clock with a train. On reaching Forteviot station he
had to shunt some waggons into a sit trig on the line, and
while in the act of doing so, he unfortunately slipped his
footing and ftll across the rails, when one of the waggons
went over his aft, and also fractured his leg and injured
other parts of his body. lid was immediately rescued end
taken into Perth, when it was found necessary to carry
him into the Ceunty aid City Infirmary. On oratnination
it was found requisite to amputate' his fractured arm,
whichwas ace n-dingly done, and we understand that be is
li
now lying in a very precarious state.—Perthshire Courier.
WoMAN's corustionient of the Abingdon
Virginian, writing from Marion, Stnythe County; relates a
singular case of marriage. He says.—We have, within
half a mile of this place, an individual who has remained
in one position, (flat on his back) for 16 years or more !
His j,-,ints are as stiff as if he ;never had any. lie can
move his head slightly ; can move his hands a little ; is
unable to eat a single mouthful unless put into his mouth
by ano'her person ; is fat, vary hearty and cheerful; and
within the last two years has married a good looking and
merry girl ! The clergyman who married this man said be
had some scruples about it, until he had a long conversation
with both the parties. He saw they were bent on being
married. The young lady stood by the b lof the groom.
as she could not take his halal, or lie could not reach
out, and they were made one."
LONDON AND PROVINCIAL LAW ASSURANCE SOCIETY

The annual meeting of this society was held on Friday.
The new premiums are, £3,485 Os 2d, and the renewals,
£18,791 is 3d, tog'ther with £22,276 is 3d. The society
was established in 1815. Loans repaid and stock sold come
to £6,213 8s 4,1; dividends, &e., £5,846 2s 33. Claims
under re-assurances, £l,OOO ; various other items, including
balance in hand, D cember, 1855, £1,917 13s 7d, bring up
the debit side of the account to £38,293 5s 61 The
expenditure is thus : —Proprietors' dividends, £2,347 1s ;
expenses, commission, and re-assurances are £5,164 16s 83 ;
claims, £11,112; bonuses, £3,207 17s; policies surrendered,
£1,572 6s 5d ; annuities paid, £549 18s Id; balance at
bank, £3,222 19s ltd ; invested in loans, £9,276 6s 5d ;
stock purchased, £1,840. We cannot congratulate the
society on these figures. The income from premiums being
£22.276 is 53, the claims, bonuses, dividends, expenses,
and surrendered policies, amount altogether to
£22,404 is 53, allowing for £l,OOO received under a re-
assurance. Nor can this state of things be expected to
improve, considering the age of the society, unless the
management contrives to obtain an immediate and very
great increase of
,business. It is difficult to understand
why the balance she, t. contained the ittm of bonuses, and
we invite an explanation as to where it came from. Share
and policy holders should look to this.
FACTION FIGHTING.-011 Sunday night, a terrible fight
took place at Askeaton between two factions, the Ryans
and the Shaughnessys. The fight lasted nearly two hours,
during which time sticks, stones, and every available
missile were plentifully used, and cuts more plenty than
hailstones. These parties have an old spleen for each
other, and took the advantage of the absence of the police,
who are attending the Clare election, two being all that
were left in the station. Those two sub-constables,
William Cullinane and Wall, did their best to put it down.
Making an arrest was impossible, but their presence in a
great degree calmed the belligerents. Too much praise
cannot be given to them for their exertions. Sub-con
stable Cullinane, in the hottest of the fight, and at the risk
of his own life, went into the middle of the infuriated mob,
and brought out a man named Peter Shaughnessy, who was
being beaten by the other party, and who was then
knocked down and covered with blood from several wounds
on the head and lace. While bringing Shaughnessy
to a place of safety, a stone was thrown at him with
tremendous force, but luckily passed over his head : had
he received the blow, "his soldiering was o'er.", IThis
did not deter him, for after placing his charge in safe
hands he returned again to the scene, and still continued
his exertions, taking the names of the ringleaders, whom
he and his comrade sub-constable Wall, will prosecute at
the next petty sessions • Thompson Russell, Esq J.P.
Abbey Lodge, on being informed of what was going on,
hastened to the town, and by his presence and advice
greatly tended to the suppression of the riot; he had the
he
wounded Shaughnessy attended by Surgeon ,Morgan ; h
is dangerously hurt. The esteem in which Mr. Russell is
held by the populace may be imagined, when some of the
most turbulent on both sides ou :being
spoken to and
reasoned with by him, dropped their missiles, and quietly
dispersed. The worthy gentleman continued in
.town to
a late hour, and did not return until perfect quiet was
restored. The inhabitants intend getting up a memorial
to the Lord Lieutenant, in favour of sub-constable Culli-
nane, for his meritorious, conduct on the above trying
occasion.—Limerick Observer.