The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-08 00:00:00

MURDER AT MANCHESTER.

On Monday morning a man named Cliff was
taken into custody at Manchester, on the charge of
having murdered his wife. It appears that on the
morning of the new year his wife went to a public-
house, where he had been drinking freely, to fetch
him home : on their way home he beat her, and,
on being remonstrated with, threatened to do so
again. Soon after his arrival at home the neigh-
bours were alarmed by the cries of Cliff's children ;
on entering the house the poor woman was discover-
ed in a dreadful state, three of her ribs broken, her
head beaten almost to a jelly, and several wounds
on her body, of which she died on Sunday last. The
husband was found concealed in a loft. How the
deed was effected is unknown, excepting to the
children in the house, of which the oldest is the only
one capable of giving evidence.
On Tuesday an inquest was held at the Town-
hall Tavern. The Jury proceeded to Coneyhurst to
view the body; they then 1-eturned to the Tavern
to hear the evidence. They shy that they never
saw such a dreadful spectacle as the body presented.
One eye was nearly knocked out, four ribs were
driven in, one knee was much injured, and it ap-
peared these injuries must have been inflicted pre-
viously to the body being taken up stairs, and to
have been done by kicks. His shoes were extremely
thick and completely nailed, and would weigh at
least six pounds. Thee were marks on her chest
of the bottom or soles of shoes, as if stamped upon
her. There was a most dreadful wound in the ab-
domen of about six inches, which the surgeons
stated must have been perpetrated by a sharp in-
strument, but there was no evidence as. :o any in-
strument having been found. There was a common
knife and a razor.

Cliff had changed his shoes after kicking his wife,
and had given them to his child to oil.
The jury returned a verdict of" Wilful Murder."
The prisoner was eommitted, on the Coroner's
warrant, to Lancaster gaol, to take his trial at the
next Assizes.

A more ferocious case has not, perhaps, been
brought before the public for a long time. It turns
out 'that Cliff has been in the continual habit of heat-
ing his wife and that he once broke her arm. lie
does not carry this ferocious appearance about him.
He is about tire feet eleven inches high. -
His wife always bore the character of being an
industrious woman, but the neighbours say she was
always afraid of hiin, and did everything in dread of
his displeasure. She was not sensible after the in-
juries she had received, and never spoke after,
except singing two verses of a song, which plainly
showed she did not know what she was doing.

We regret extremely to learn that the
,health
of Bishop James continues still in a precarious and even
dangerous state. Au affection of the liver we understand
to be his Lordship's complaint. By his medical attendants
his Lordship has been advised to proceed to sea, without
delay—and the probability is that England will ultimately
be his destination.— Oriental Observer, Aug. 3.

LOSS OF THE TRANBY.-Latit night, about
ten o'clock, this fine vessel, which was moored off the
Citadel, parted from her anchor, and drifting dawn the
Humber, took the ground two miles below Hull, and fell
on her side. The crew escaped with difficulty. They
had just arrived from Archangel, after a stormy passage of
12 weeks, during which they had suffered dreadfully from
the inclemency of the weather. Haring surmounted all
rangers and difficulties, and the ship being moored with a
chain cable only a few hundred yards from the harbour,
one would naturally have imagined all cause for apprehen-
sion was over—yet, even here, they were wrecked, and
had a narrow escape from. death. We saw the 111.11 this
morning, it had drifted with the tide, and at nine o'clock
lay half-way between the New Dock and the Pottery, dis-
tanfa quarter of a mile'froin the shore. We understand
she is laden with set:4.—HO/ Packet ofltiesday.. •

ORIIN INTELLIGENCE.

013 K, SPRING AIRE:TING-1889

t 1.1151 PAY.—Slveep:takes of 20 soya. each. Lot mile
; - and three gnat ters.
Mr. BAird's Scow., by Fizz-Orvillor—Marphisa
Lord'-Kelburne's or. e. by Visconlit—Nell Mellon
Duke of LtLcds's ch. e. by W'llisLer—/todocantha
Mr. Pere's IVetherliy, by Cervantes.
Mr. Bailey's Brille, by Fiiho (fa Puts or Magistrate
Mr. Kirby's b. c. by Blacklock—Sheba's Queen
Mr. Healey's b. e. by Grey Melton, dam by CODDII
Lord Langford's Sir Hercules, by Whalebone
Spi ing St. Leger.—Sweep,takes of 26 sovs. each. Last
mile and three-quarters.
Mr. Nowell's Roundwaist, brother to Longwaiet
Lord Cleveland's Tamboff, by Blacklock—Alfana
Lord Kelburne's hr. c. by Smulensko—Georginna
Lord Milton's Hydalgo, by Cervantes—Valentina
.Major Yarburgh's Pilgrim, by Blacklock
_Mr. Haywood's Sandoval, by Cervantes
Mr. I'etre's Rowton, by Oiseau •
SECOND DAY.—The Filly Stakes.—Sweepstekes of 20
- soya. each. Last mile and a half.

Lord Scat borough's H. by Smolcnsko—Lady Georgiana's d.
Mr. Fletcher's br. by Mad:lock—Arabella
Mr. G. Serjeantson's eh. by St. Patrick, darn by Woful
Mr. T. O. Powlett's bl. by Jack Spigot—Miss Fanny
Mr. St. Paul's hr. by Orville—Arbutus's dant
Lord Fitzwilliam's Dora, sister to Medora
Mr.. W. Riebardson's Juliana, by Peter Lt;ly
Mr. Gibbesou's Lady Sarah, by Tramp
Mr. Sykes's b. by Colotalbus, dam by Walton
.The Shorts.—Sweepstakes of 30 sort. eaeh, h. 1. Last

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mile.
Lord Scarborough's ch. 1. by Pilgarlick, dam by Whisker
Lord Cleveland's Voltaire, bylilack!ock--Phantos►
Mr. T 0. Powlett's Penhill, by Jack Spigot
Mr. Riddell'e Principe, by Whisker—Princess
Mr. Ridsdale's Donation, by Borodino
Lord Langford's Sir Hercules, bs Whalebone
Mr. Earnshaw's Elastic, by Waverley, d. byThunderbolt
Gold Cup, a 4.3ubscription of 20 soya. each, value 100
sore. and the surplus in specie. Two miles.
Mr. Armitage's Velocipede, by Blacklock, 4, yrs
Lord Cleveland's Memnon, by Whisker, aged
Lord Cleveland's Nonplus, by Catton, 3 yrs
Lord Kelburne's Act son, by Scud, aged
Major Yarburgh's Laurel, by Blacklock, 5 yeti
Two-year-olds' Stakes.—Sweepstakes of 30 sore. each.

T. Y. C.
Mr. Baird's Ramona, by Whisker—Lady Crandeszer
Lord Scarborough's b. c. by Catton, dam by D. Andrews
Mr. Nowell's b. f. by Orville or Iyanbee—Rantipole
Mr. Nowell's b. f. by Orville—Rosanne
Lord Kelburne's ch. c. by Woful—Enielia
Sir E. Dodsworth's br. c. by St. Patrick, dam by Woful
Mr. G. Serjeantson's Savoyard, by Swiss—Sister to Luss
Mr. Ridadale's Brian, by Blacklock—Princess, by Comas
Duke of Leeds's ch. f. by Blacklock—Lady of the Vale
Duke of Leeds's hr. F. by Whisker—Bluebeard's dam
Duke of Leeds's br. f. by Grey Middlehasn—Miss Clift
Mr. Western's b. e. by Waxy Pope, dam by Swordsman
Mr. T. 0. Powlett's ch. c. by Jack Spigot
Mr. T. 0. Powlett's gr. f. by Young Phantom
Lord Milton's sister to Barataria, by Cervantes
Mr. lielxlen's ch. c. Splendour, by Sovereign
Mr. Walker's Anteus, by Blacklock—Sophy's darn
Mr. Bailey's Utrecht, by Figaro—Tamboff's dam
Mr. Gaseoigne's br. 1. by Figaro—Trulla
Lord Sligo's Drudge, sister to Sligo, by Waxy Pope
Mr. Jaques's b. f. by Swiss—Comedy
Mr. Peirse's Tip, by Swiss—Wagtail-
Mr. Watt's b. e. by Blacklock, dam by Walton
Mr. Watt's b. c. Doctor Oloroso, brother to Metnnon
Les? Dim—The Second Year of the Constitution Stakes
of 20 sous. each, h. ft. One mile and a quarter.
Lord Scarborough's Cambridge, by Catton, 4 yrs
Lord Kelburne's b. f. by Blacklock—Marchesa, 4 yrs
Duke of Leeds's Jenny, by Whisker, 4 yrs
Mr. T. 0. Powlett's bl. f. by Jack Spigot, 3 yrs
Lord Milton's Medora, by Cervantes, 5 yrs
Mr. Petre's Velocipede, by Tilacklock, 4 yrs
Mr. Ridsdale's Juliana, by Peter Lely, S yrs
Major Yarburgh's Belinda, by Blacklock, 4 yrs