The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-03-30 00:00:00

death.
In the course of Tuesday she changed a sovereign' and pur-
chased some tea and other trifling articles, which she pre-
sented to Mrs. Smith, her daughter, and, accompanied by
the latter, she left Norwood to return to town. Mrs. Smith
(and this is the most unaccountable part of the case) pro-
ceeded with her mother as far as the Telegraph public-house,
at Brixton, where the omnibuses take up passengers for town,
and while she was hastily making the necessary inquiries as
to the next conveyance, the deceased suddenly disappeared,
and was not again heard of alive. Mrs. Smith, however, re-
turned home soon after, being impressed' with the idea that
her mother had engaged some vehicle while she was in the
Telegraph. Upon the following morning (Wednesday) as
Shepherd, the watchman of'thc cemetery at Norwood, was
leaving duty he met with a gardener named Underwood, who,
with his boy, had occasion to pass through the field where
the deceased was discovered, and which lies to the left of the
highroad. Underwood told the watchman he had seen the
body of a female, and be appeared to be much affected, and
so timid that he was unwilling to approach it a second time,
assuring Shepherd that she was dead. Shepherd leaped over
the hedge, and found-tlie deceased in such a position as he
says leaves no doubt in his mind that a criminal assault had
been committed upon her. Her clothes were up, and she,
merely once lifted up her right hand slightly, and then heaved
two sighs and expired. At this time the unfortunate woman
was being supported upon Underwood's knee, he having been
prevailed w3on to render assistance, and when she died he
was so excited by the event that blood gushed from his nose,
and he retched violently.
The body was conveyed to the Horns Tavern at Norwood,
and Mr. Laurie, a surgeon, was soon after in attendance, but
medical skill was of no avail. He made a careful examina-
tion of the body, but the result will not be suffered to tran-
spire until the inquiry takes place by the coroner. The de-
ceased was dressed in a stuff gown, green bonnet, a figured
dark shawl, and black stockings and low shoes. She had in
her pocket 18s. Gd. in silver, and a snuff-box, and a needle-
case were found floating in a ditch near to where the body
was found, and which is five feet in depth. It may be here
remarked that a striking difference of opinion seems to exist

as to whether the deceased had been in the water or not.
Some persons assert that she must have been drowned,
whilst others are equally, positive that she was first violently
treated and that she was afterwards removed to the spot
where she was discovered, and which is very unfrequented.
It is said that the deceased had two £5 Bank of England
notes in her possession, which have not yet been traced, and
that a man was seen lurking about Norwood-lane on Tues-
day night, who was subsequently seen with the deceased.
The police were yesterday actively engaged in endeavouring
to obtain some clue to the man, but nothing of a conclusive
or satisfactory nature had transpired up to last night. The
husband of the deceased states that he saw a man with her,
who was a stranger to him, about a fortnight ago, but, al-
though lie felt annoyed at it he did not speak to her, as he
was fearful of being afterwards molested by them. He ex-
presses his extreme willingness to come forward, if required,
at the coroner's inquest, and the reporter could not ascertain
that there was any truth in the statement of a warrant having
been issued for the apprehension of the husband of the de-
ceased. InspectOr Bass, of the P division, and some con-
stables were yesterday afternoon engaged in measuring the
ground where the body was found, and it appeared that her
head lay about five feet from the margin of the ditch, and
that the spot was 210 yards from the gap in the high road,
and 150 yards from the by-road, and there is no footpath
eading to the place.

LANCASTER ASSIZES.—The judges opened the commis-
sion at Lancaster yesterday week. The following is the re-
sult of the most aggravated cases in the crown court:—
Richard Boothmau, aged 20, James Wilkins in, 21, and
Thomas Riley, 18, charged with the wilful murder of Joseph
Halstead, at Colne ; Richard Boothman, death, James Wil-
kinson, 18 calendar months and hard labour, and Thomas
Riley. 12 months and hard labour. William Starkie (on
bail) 19, charged with killing and slaying Alfred Whalley, at
Habergham Eaves, acquitted.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND NARROW ESCAPE.—AbOIIt a
quarter past twelve o'clock on Monday night the whole of
the interior of the front part of Messrs. Longley and Co.'s
premises on the hack of the Parade fell in with a heavy
crash, which was heard not only in the immediate neighbour-
hood, but on some parts of Mount Ephraim. It appears
that the interior of the premises were undergoing consider-
able alteration, the principal of which was the converting
two shops into one. To accomplish this it was necessary to
make an opening in the partition walls, leaving a stack of
chimneys standing, and it is thought that these must have
given way on the ground floor, and in falling they brought
with them the chamber and attic floors. There were at the
covr.n p. coons in the house. six of whom were in bed.
Three lads slept in the attics, two in one room and one in
the other. The two fell completely through the floors into
the shop, and the third, whose name was Hickmott, was
precipitated into the shop, the floor turning over with him,
and burying him under the rubbish, where he lay for upwards
of three hours before he was extricated. He was very
slightly bruised, but the other lads were not at all injured.
Mr. Hunt, the shopman, was sitting up writing, and hearing
a noise of falling bricks, and a sudden crash; gave an alarm
to the female inmates, Miss Longley, an assistant, and a
servant, who were fortunately rescued from their perilous
situation through the care and intrepid conduct of police-
man Hollamby, who got them down by means of a ladder, a
minute or two only before a portion of the floor on which
they were standing fell with part of the staircase. Mr.
Longley was in London at the time. The neighbours were
soon on the spot and rendered every assistance. Consider-
ing the nature of the accident, the escape of the seven per-
sons may be looked upon as little short of miraculous. A
subscription has been entered into to reward the policeman.
—Maidstone Journal.

GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY

The following are the Times of Departure from Lime-street,
Liverpool, and from Liverpool-road, Manchester :
TIMES OF DEPARTURE
FROM LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO BIRMINGHAM.
3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m.
6 0 a.m. Mixed ft /9 12
8 15 a.m. First Class / 1 1 15 p.m.
10 30 a.m. First Class 11/ 19 4 p.m.
4 p.m. Mixed

p.m. First Class

FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER:
2 15 a.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston and
Lancaster at Parkside.
6 0 a.m. Mixed Train do. do. do.
11 30 a.m. First Class
2 45 p.m. First Class
2 45 p.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston
at Parkside.

3 30 pan. Mixed
5 0 p.m. First Class
On Sunday the Departures will be
FROM LIVERPOOL' AND MANCHESTER TO BIRMINGHAM.
3 30 a.tn. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m.
8 15 a.m. Mixed I 30 .in.
lf re
10 30 a.m. „

o p.m. PP 4O If 12
FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER
2 15 a.m. First Class
•
7 30 a.m. Mixed
31 30 a.m. „
2 45 p.m.
•

TheFr'ains on Sundays stop at First Class Stations only

TO LONDON,
BY THE FOLLOWING TRAINS

ON WEEK DAYS.
8 15 a.m. First Class Passengers, Cairiages and Horses.
10 30 a.m. Ditto, Ditto.
7 0 p.m. First Class Passengers only.
ON SUNDAYS.
8 15 a.m. First Class Passengers, Carriages and 'Horses
7 0 p.m. First Class Passengers only.

CHESTER AND CREWE BRANCH.
FROM CHESTER.
11 30 a.m. First Class, to meet 10 30 a.m. Train from Liverpool

and Manchester. --. •
5 0 p.m. Mixed, to meet 330 p.m. Train from Birmingham and
4 0 p.m. Trains from Liverpool and Manchester.
FROM CREWE.
p 0 a.m. Mixed, on arrival of 6 a.m. Train from Liverpool,

Manchester, and Birmingham.
i o p.m. First Class, on arrival of 11.30 a.m.. Train from Biz*,
mingham.
There will be no Trains on Sunday until further notice.