The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-11-22 00:00:00

DREADFUL MURDER OF A WIFE BY HER
HUSBAND.

On Monday evening the eastern district of the metropolis
was in a state of great commotion, in consequence of a dread-
ful murder committed in the house, No.l, Lower Chapman-
street, St. George's in the East. The unfortunate victim is
a young woman named Lees, the wife of a hair-dresser, who
has carried on business in the above house for about twelve
months. The parties have been on bad terms for some
time, and have frequently quarrelled. Yesterday afternoon
between hours of of three and four o'clock, William Lees
the murderer, closed his shop, and proceeded to the house o
some relations at Islington. He seemed in a very perturbed
state, and communieated to his relations that he had mur-
dered his wife by nearly severing her head. from her body
with a razor. They were horror-struck at this intimation,
and for some time disbelieved what he said ; but he repeated
the dreadful tale so often, and his manner appeared so strange
that they were induced to accompany him to his house, where
they found his story to be too true. On entering the shop
they found the young woman lying stretched on the ground,
which was covered with blood. There were several gashes
on her face, and a deep wound in the throat separating the
jugular vein. There was also a bruise on the right eyebrow,
which appeared to have been inflicted by some blunt instru-
ment.

The relations of the unfortunate deceased immediately
secured Lees, and sent off to the Denmark-street station-
house for assistance. The divisional of police soon after-
wards attended, who said the woman had been dead more
than two hours. The body will remain in the house in the
custody of Serjeant Graves of the K division and policeman
190 K, until the inquest is held.
The murderer was taken to the station-house, in Denmark-
street, Ratcliff-highway, and he will be brought before the
magistrates this morning. His deportment was most extra-
ordinary. He appeared very unconcerned, and did not ex-
press any regret at having committed the horrid deed. On
being searched a rope was found upon the prisoner, and on
being asked what he intended to do with it, his reply was
that he meant to hang himself with it, but afterwards altered
his intention. The deceased was about 30 years of age, and
her husband five years older.—Morning Herald of Tuesday

The mails and stage coaches on the western roads, were
delayed on Monday morning several hours beyond their usual
times of arrival, by the great floods in several parts of the
road.

A gentleman resident in the village of Greasborough
gathered in his gardeiron Saturday last a small dish of green
peas, one of Windsor beans, and another of French beans, a
brace of fine cauliflowers, a small plate of gooseberries, and
one of radishes. Of flowers he plucked the common and
double purple primrose, the sweetwilliam, the sweet pea, the
candytuft, the carnation, blue nepatica, Clarkea pulchella,
the French and African marygold, the pansy, the stock, the
hollyhock, the rose, and many other flowers in full' bloom.—
Halifax Express.
STOCKPORT VIADUCT RAILWAY.-Eight of the twenty-
two centres for the arches of this stupendous undertaking
boing now formed, and five of them being turned and com-
pleted, the work of striking the centres-has been commenced,
in order that the timber may be made available for the con-
tinuation of the viaduct, as the arch over Heaton Lane (the
9th) will be formed from the timber of the first principal
arch. The first stone of the pier of the river arch (the 12th)
on the Cheshire side is expected to be laid next week—that
on the Lancashire side being nearly completed.

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TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

On Wednesday an adjourned quarterly meeting of the
Town-coUncil, which was also a special meeting for the con-
sideration of the Town-clerk'S report on extraordinary ex-
penditure, was held in the council chamber.