The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-03 00:00:00

THE DOUBLE MURDER AT KENNINGTOIV.

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On Wednesday evening Dr. Bushell waited on Mr.
Elliott, at Lambeth, Police Court, and informed him
that he had just come from Borsemonger lane gaol,
where he had visited Mrs. Martha Bacon, the woman who
had been examined before his worship,- nn the preceding
evening, on a charge of murdering her two children. He
(Mr. Bushell) had been taken to the ward in which she
was placed,under proper care, by Mr. Keene, the governor,
Who, on seeing her, said, " Ws. Bacon, I have brought
this gentleman to see you." The poor woman, whose
appearance was not altered, looked vacantly at him, and
at once said, " Oh yes, I know this gentleman ; I saw him
at the magistrate's court." The poor woman seems in the
same state of indifference that she exhibited when before
his worship, and there cannot be the slightest doubt as to
the disordered state of her mind.
Mr. Elliott observed that to every person who saw her
this fact must be qiiite apparent.

THE WEATHER changed again yesterday, from mild to
co!d, dry, and harsh, with indication of frost, or perhaps
BEOW.

THE AMERICAN MAILS.—The royal mail steamer
America sails this day for Boston and Halifax, with the
mails, &c. The bog at the General Post-office will be
open up to 11 in ordinary, and to 12 o'clock with fees. To
1 o'clock with late fees the box at the stage will ba open.
Lite fees on letters, Is.

'Th.CCIDENT.—Last evening, a 'child named Thompson,
whose parents reside in Balgrave Street, was knocked down
by a cab on the Brunswick Road. The dhild was severely
bruised, but fortunately no bones were broken. It was
immediately taken to its parents house. The man who was
driving the tab, was going at a faster rate then he had a
right in such a crowded thoroughfare, beyond that, no blame
coald be attributed to him.

On the evening of the 29th ult., a gentleman who
resides at Wavertree, while on his way to town, was most
tgr sly insulte I and abased by a Serjeant of the Wavertree
police in disguise. The case was immediately submitted to
the Magistrates of the district, and it would have gone
hard with the official, had not the mach aggrieved gentle-
man, commisseration for the man's wife and large family
excercised the greatest forbearance, and placing the matter
before the magistrates in the most charitable light,
humanely entreated them to deal leniently with the offender.
—Communicated.

SHIP LAUNCH AT BIDEFORD.—On New Year's day, Mr.
George Cox, launched at Bideford, a fine ship of 880 tons,
classed A 1 for 13 years, for the Calcutta trade. She was
named the "Bucton Castle." and is to form one of the line
belonging to John Leech, Esq., the eminent merchant and
manufacturer of Manchester. Mr. Cox has already w..n
favourable opinions for his models and his previous ships for
the same owner. The "Shuttle," " Sarah Neumann," and
"Jane Leech," are admitted to be amongst the finest of
their class, and the present ship will add another to the
numkr of crack ships bailing from the good old port of
Liverpool.

ACCIDENT ON THE RIVDR.—Last evening as the Prince
steamer was leaving the Woonside slip at half past seven
o'clock for Liverpool, a fire man named Richard Finney,
who was intoxicated, in attemp-ing to get on board of the
boat fell into, the river. Robert Williams one -of the crew
belonging to the Prir.e,3 jumped in, and after considerable
difficulty, succeeded in making a rope fast around Finney, by
which he was hauled en deck, and afterwards conveyed to
the Birkenhead Hospital by Mr. Castle the sub manager of
the Woodside ferry. Oa the way to the hospital, Finney
had three severe fits, and had it not been for the promptitude
and daring conduct_oft Nilliarns, he would have perished.
Such conduct merits a substantial reward.
NEW YEAR'S FES I IVMES.—On New Year's evening, a
number of highly respectable mercantile gentlemen, on the
invitatisn of a friend, nizt at Mr. R. s,' Eldon Dinirg-
rooms, South John s reet, to celebrate the festival. Over
twenty sat down to a truly sumptuous ente-tainment, which
contained the greatest rareties and luxuries of the season,
amongst which ,was a portion of an American buffalo of
delicious fl tvour. The dinner was served in a style that
reflected credit on Mr. Ross, and elicited the approbation
of the respectable company. 'Fire wines consisted of cham-
pagne, claret, old port, sherry, &c. The usual' loyal toasts
were given. There were some excellent songs, and fine
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highly delighted.

CORONER'S INQUESTS.—Yesterday the coroner held the
following inquests. On the body of Catherine ➢Murphy,
aged 7 years, who resided at Back Portland street, who died
in consequence of injuries she had received from her clothes
having caught fire by accident, every attention was pai 1 to
the poor little creature, but death put an end to her suff:r_
ing. Verdict, accidental death. On the body of William
Henderson, aged 47, a public in, who resided at 24,
Chisenhale street. It appeared that on Christmas night he
went to bed, and about three iu the morning, he complain-d
of being ill. He got up, lit a fire, and went into another
room, some time after, his wife heard a crash of glass, and
on going into the room she found his face out through a
square of glass, his nose was cut and he was bleeding, she
baubged it up and the bleeding seemed to stop, and after
some time he went to bed. At half past four be awoke
and said he was very wet, and his wife getting a light she
found him covered with blood.. She called a police officer
and sent for a doctor. Drs. Bird and Burke were called,
and although everything that could be was done for him,
he died from exhan,tion, consequent on the loss of blood,
and the jury found a verdict accordingly. On the body of
Thomas Ewine, aged 65, a carpenter, whose body was found
in the Queen's dock. The only evidence was as to the
finding of the body, and the jury returned a verdict of found
drowned.

REWARD •OF VALoun.—Patrick Sheehan, a fine
athletic healthy looking man, of 24 years of age, who was
born and bred in Ennistyrnon, in the county of Clare, who
served in her Majesty's 82nd regiment of foot, who
suffered in the trenches of Sebastopol, fought at Inker-
mann, received a wound in the arm on that memorable
occalion, and who lost his sight in the service of his
country, has returned home stone blind, and has received
the reward of his valour—as consideration for his wounds,
and as a recompense for his sufferings and- his loss of
sight—the munificent pension of 6d per diem for six
months! !—Limerick Reporter.
A RIVAL OF Mit. Spuitozotv.—A young gentleman of the
name of Guinness. arelative of the great Dublin Brewer,
has lately been creating a sensation among the religions
pnblic in Devonshire. His admirers say that he has a
voice quite a: powerful' as Mr. Spurgeon's, and much more
sonorous end persuasive. He preached at Creditor, on
Tuesday -la t, when the the Baptist Chapel, not bei, g
found capable of holding half the applicants for tickets,
the Music Hall at the Public Rooms, was hired for the oc-
casion, and although more than 500 people were there
crowded together, great numbers went away who could not
gain admission.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT FROM A HORSE TAKING FRIGHT AT
WAKEFIELD. -On Wednesday evening, about half past
four o'clock, an accident of a very serious nature occurred
to a man servant of Dr. Greenwood's surgeon, of Ossetr,
near IVakefield, whilst he was driving a horse and cart
down Kirkgate. From some cause at present unexplained.
the horse suddtnly took fright, and the man, who was
walking by its side, retained firm hold of the reins, and
exerted himself as much as possible to stop it. but all in
vain. The horse dashed down Kirkgate at a furious rate ;
and of rr going a considerable distance it swerved round to
the south side of the street, and the poor fellow was dashed
against a lamp-post, and dreadfully crushed. The con-
cussion was so violent that the cart knocked down the iron
lamp-post, and smashed it to atoms. It was also stated
that two children were run over. The unfortunate man,
whose head was frightfully lacerated, and whose right arm
was smashed to pieces, was promptly conveyed to the dis-
pensary, where his wounds, were dressed, and he now lies in
a very precarious state.

GREAT SNOW STORM ON THE YORKSHIRE MOORS.—The
moors of Yorkshire have been visited for the past few
days by one of the most severe storms of wind and snow
experienced in that locality for a very long period. The
storm set in on Christmas night with severe frost and a
heavy downfall of snow. In the neighbourhood of Skipton
its effects are very disastrous, and they have been expe-
rienced with more or leas severity throughout the whole of
the Craven district, m which the farmers have sustained
serious losses. The high prevailing winds drove the snow
like an avalanche before it, and the sheep have had to be
ciog.from drifts three and four yards in depth. One farmer,
-who had nearly 500 sheep out. has scarcely recovered a
tithe of them alive; on Conistone Moor 30 sheep were
taken out dead from one of the drifts; on Embsay Moor
nine were rnmd huddled together in a similar hole;
on Cracow Fell a large number were either smothered in
the snowdrifts or frozen to death; indeed, throughout the
whole neighbourhood similar disastrous losses have been
experienced by the farmers. The keen frost has still
continued at night, with partial thaws, during the day.
WORTHY or No•ricE.—ln the list of those who are under
arrest in Switzerland, and who stand over for trial on
account of the share they took in t he Neufchatel insur-
rection, we observe the name of T. L. B. Ibbetson. This
ihdivid,:rlS is described as 67 years of age. He belongs to
an English family. He was a resident in London, and
was formerly an officer in the English service.