The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-14 00:00:00

DREADFUL li URDER.

A dreadful tragedy took place on Monday night
at the Hawkcliffe toll-bar near Steeton, about two
miles from Keighley, on the Kendal and Keighley
road. At the toll-house there resided a person
named John Holdsworth, about 37 years of age, 1
his wife, Elizabeth Holdsworth, about 40, and his
daughter, Philias, about 16 years of age. On 1
Monday a brother of Mrs. Holdsworth, a man named 1
Joseph Snowden, keeper of the toll-bar at Foul- I
ridge, near Colne, visited Holdsworth for the pur-
pose of endeavouring to remove his sister to his own I
house. There have been some differences for some
time past, and Mrs. Holdsworth has suffered bad
treatment at the hands of her husband. Some say
that he has exhibited symptoms of aberration of
mind. Snowden had, about a quarter before six
o'clock cn Monday evening, succeeded in getting
his sister, Mrs. Holdsworth, from the house,
immediately after there had been some difference
between Holdsworth and his wife with regard to
the payment of some toll by a passing drover or
farmer. He observed his wife and brother go off,
and went to the door and called her to come back.
She refused ; she and her brother went on their
way ; and Holdsworth went into the chamber and
deliberately fired a loaded gun at his wife through
the glass, shooting her dead on the spot. She was
taken up quite dead, some of the contents of the gun
having been lodged in her heart. Hex brother, Snow-
den, was also wounded by some portion of the con-
tents entering various parts of his body, including
his face, head, and breast, and he bled profusely.
Two persons, a man named Thomas Shires, and a
youth named Charles Garforth, who were fishing at
the moment of the dreadful act, heard the report of
the gun, and saw the poor woman instantly fall
dead. Holdsworth had no sooner done the dread-
ful deed than he left the bar house. A policeman
had passed a few minutes before, and on his atten-
tion being called to the dreadful murder he started
in pursuit of Holdsworth. He found that he had
gone in the direction of the hill behind the bar
house. He pursued him five miles over the hills
and moor to Heyden, and there found him at his
father's house. He charged him with the murder
of his wife, and took him into custody. The pri-
soner replied—" Well, I have shot her, and you may
hang me where I am." Sergeant Macdonald took
charge of the toll-house, and found double-barrelled
gun, one barrel being loaded and the other having
been apparently recently discharged. The prisoner
was brought the same night to Keighley, and
lodged in the lock-up. On Tuesday he was brought
before Mr. J. G. Sugden, and remanded till Friday.
An inquest was opened on Wednesday morning at
ten o'clock, at the Old Star Inn, Steeton, beforean
adjournment till evening, a verdict of
awilful
Mr. T. Brown, of Skipton, coroner, and
was returned against Holdsworth.
The dreadful
circumstance has created great sensation in the
that the district, but the prevalent opinion
m
is
pri-
soner is insane. He looks well, and manifests the
greatest indifference. Holdsworth be brought
.
before the magistrates on Friday.
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The following is a letter from K.. _teikuraV
8 :—" Since 1 last wrote the Malacca has returned .
into port. You are already aware that the first
section of the Malta and Alexandria cable, 230
miles in length, was laid without a single accident
or check of any description. After joining the
cable to the shore end at Tripoli, which had been
previously laid by the steamtug Bulldog, despatched
a week in advance, the Malacca, accompanied by
the Medin7 uad the Scourge, proceeded along the
coast eastward on a line agreed upon towards
Benghazi, which is to be the next station. Nearly
300 miles more of cable were thus laid eastward,
forming a part of the second section, the end being
hermetically sealed, carried into shallow water, and
buoyed. This operation was as successfully per-
formed as the first. The entire length of between
500 and 600 miles has been carefully tested, and '
found to work admirably, it is even said with a
smaller amount of electric power than any cable
yet submerged. It is expected that its durability
will be equal to the perfectness of its insulation.
The Medina and Scourge have also returned to
Malta, and we are now awaiting the remainder of
the cable from England. Her Majesty's gunboat
Mohawk left this on the let for Corfu, and the
frigate Terrible arrived from that island yesterday.
Her Majesty's ship Queen, Capt. Hillyar, arrived
on the 30th ult. She touched at Rhodes at 8 30
a.m. on the 23d ult., and sailed again at noon the
same day. She reached Candia (Suda Bay) at 6
p.m. on the 24th, and left at 7 p.m. on the 25th.
She found at Suda Bay her Majesty's ship James
Watt. During her passage the weather was fine,
but the winds were light and contrary. Her Ma-
jesty's ships in port are the Liffey, 51 (bearing the
flag of Vice-Admiral William Fanshawe Martin),
Hibernia, receiving-ship (flag of Rear-Admiral
Codrington, C. 8.), Qtieen, 86 ; Terrible, 21 ; Gan-
net, 11; Medina, 4 ; Scourge, 6 ; Intrepid, 6 ;
Weser, 6 ; Boxer, 3; Supply, 2 ; and the tug
Hearty: Major-General Warren, C. 8., proceeded
home in the Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamer Ellora on the Ist inst., on- four months'
leave of absence. It is reported that the gallant
general will not re-assume the command of the Ist
Brigade, but that he will be succeeded in the com-
mand by Major-General Horn, C. 8,, who now com-
mands the 2d Brigade."
A letter received by the Terrible, dated Corfu,
June 4, says :
" Sir G. Buller, 8.C.8., has returned from the
Southern Islands, after his usual half-yearly inspec-
tion
of the troops. Sir Henry Storks left for the
islands on the 28th ult. in the lonian steamer,
accompanied by her Majesty's ship Agamemnon
and another line-of-battle ship. It is expected he
will be absent about a fortnight. The Neptune
arrived here last week from your island, minus her
mizen-topmast, which she lost off Paxo, in a strong
breeze, before entering the channel. After refitting,
which took her a couple of days, she proceeded to
Beyrout. The only ships of war at present in port
are the Caesar, London, and Orion line-of-battle
ships ; the Terrible frigate, which leaves to-day
with a mail for Malta ; and the gunboat Assurance.
The London is under sailing orders for Beyrout,
and will leave to-day or to-morrow for that place.
Everything is quiet here.
" The French packet Indus has just come in from.
Beyrout, which place she left on the 3d inst. at 9
a.m. The following men-of-war were in the roads
when she took her departure :—French--La Bre-
tagne, three-decker, flag of Vice-Admiral Le Bar-
bier de Tinan ; L'Aylau, Le Fontenois, L'Algesiras,
flag of Rear-Admiral Paris, and Le Redoutable, all
two-deckers ; the Mogador steam-frigate, flag of the
Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian station ; Prome-
thee despatch boat, also on the Syrian station; Col-
bert corvette, do.; St. Louis and Donavert line-of-
battle ships, the latter bearing a rear-admiral's flag;
L'Amazone transport, L'Ariege transport ; Le Vau-
ban frigate left at 9 a.m. ; Descartes frigate, Le
Finistere transport, Christophe Coloinbe frigate,
L'Aube transport. English—The Hannibal, flag of
Rear-Admiral Mundy ; the Renown and Mars, line-
of-battle ships ; the Melpomene frigate, the Amphion ,
ditto, the Greyhound corvette, and the Alacrity
gunboat. Turkish—The Sadie two-decker. Russian
—A steam-frigate, and the Taoupsy gunboat. A.
portion of the French troops had already embarked
on board ship, and the rest were embarking." A
letter from Malta, dated the 9th, says :—" The
French frigate Vauban, Capt. Lefevre, from Bey-
rout, arrived to-day, having on board 818 French
troops, forming the first detachment of' the expedi-
tionary force in Syria, which is now returning to
France. The Vauban, after replenishing her stock
of fuel, took her departure for France."

Orders wereyesterday received at Chatham, from.
the Admiralty, directing the following steam gun-
vessels, attached to the reserve fleet of steamers in
the Medwayto be placed in the first-class steam re-
serve, and to be equipped for sea, in readiness to
join the squadron about to be despatched to the
coast of North America, namely, the Julia, 60-horse
power; the Misseltoe, 60-horse power ; the Brito-
mart, 60-horse power ; the Sepoy, 60-horse power ;
the Fly, 60-Norse power ; and the Sandfly, 60 horse
power. Each of the above gun-vessels will receive
on board one 6S-pounder of 95 cwt., and one 32-
pounder of 56 cwt.
The Dragon, 6, paddlewheel steamer, 560-horse
power, Commander J. Harding, in lieu of four 10-
inch guns and two 68-pounders, is to be suppliedtng
gwhintlsi
;twsoheofwtihlle 100-pounder rifled
two
Arnasre24-pounder
i howitzers and one 12 pounder howitzer, as well as
ono 6-pounder brass gun for her pinnaces and
launches. It is understood that the Dragon, as
soon as she is equipped ready for sea, will be
despatched to the North American coast.

The Phaeton, 51, serew steam frigate, 400-horse
pbwer, attached to the steam reserve at Chatham, is
ordered to have her 95-cwt. pivot gun taken out,
and its place supplied by a 100 pounder Armstrong
rifled gun ; she is also to be furnished with two 40
pounder Armstrong guns.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—G. J. Anstruther, midshipman,
to the Neptune ; H. C. Aitchison, midshipman, to
the Nile ; Edwin Jago, paymaster (additional), to
the Pembroke ; Henry Gilpin, paymaster
.(addi-
tional), to the Majestic; Byron Stratford, assist:
paymaster, to the Cornwallis ; John R. Hornin?a ,
eynaogßnnid
Mr. George PaBSY
assist-paymaster, to the Edinburgh ; Leigh,Charless
Fal-
assist-paymaster, to the Formidable ; John
.Gibson,
Fal-
con, clerk, to the Cumberland ; Andrewh
Indus,
acting second-class assist.-engineer, tsotetwearitn,
for service in the Confiance ; John R. Stewart,
S'hannon,
service in the Zephyr; . and
ing second-class assist.-engineer,
J. Indus, for
aanctdinlgenstefcoornsde-rcvliacses assist.-engineer, to Ow Indus,
Mr. Llewellyn S.
Dawson
ial cadetships.
have been nominated to naval ianstshise.-A