The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-11-26 00:00:00

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SEAR DISLET, CHESHIRE,

A ROBIIEF

held at the White

Lludson, Esq., coro-
formerly a school-

1 sixty-

__ iir ; the unfortunate
death will be best understood
swing evidence, adduced upon

Roger Kent, incumbent of Disley, said :
he deceased, John Emery, in Stockport, on
st. I went to the Court House, and we
met at the Warren Bulkeley Arms Inn.
d was a schoolmaster at Disley. We.fin-

ness at, perhaps, a quarter to three
afternoon, and came together, on the
had to make a call in Heaviley ; but
ased again, on the way to Disley.
)ckport, the deceased told me that
lad a car there, and the driver had
Auld ride home with him. We came
ier, to the top of Disley Wood, or
t is sometimes called; we could,
ten or a dozen yards before us.
lace, we heard something coming

tozeti

he distance ; it was the sound of wheels in the
e; upon hearing which, the deceased turned
to me and said, " Mr. Kent, I feel rather tired ;
walked round by Marple, to-day, which has
he journey about twenty minutes longer than it
Here's Jordan Bradbury's car corn-
ou any objection to ride into Disley ?"I

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said to him, we would get in, by all means ; and; while
this conversation was going on, the vehicle we first
d coming, of course, drew nearer. We had previ-
r been walking in the middle of the road, but,
the vehicle came up, we separated ; I went to the
t-hand side of the road, and the deceased to the
When the gig came up with us, I held up my
I for the driver to stop, believing it to be Jordan
eeing that the person did not stop,
I turned to follow it; when I beheld the de-
l. John Amery, right in front of the gig, with

up, and a stick in one of them. The per-
_Jn in the \•ehiele, however, did not stop, but (lashed
on, and deceased was, by this means, thrown to the
ground, a little on one side, and to the right. The
vehicle was on the right side of the road. I was about
three or four yards from the deceased, and could see

ceases
both I

The horse was going at a fast trot

ut I am sure the person in the gig
the deceased. It was all done in a
d all that I heard the deceased say after-
Oh, dear !" I should think that the per-
big could have seen poor Emery at ten or
rds distant; but, coming at the pace he was,
also say, it would have been very hard for him
stopped in time to avert the accident. I did
tout to the driver, and I am sure the deceased did
ut, as soon as I saw that he had been knocked
I ran after the gig, and shouted to the driver,
you sir, do you see what you have done ?"
erson drove on, and increased his pace.—
, I could not overtake the gig, nor make
on on the driver, I ran back to where
He was lying on his back in the middle
I got hold of his coat collar, and called
he did not answer ; in fact he was quite in-
I I therefore endeavoured to remove him,
not. 1 then went to Mr. Worrall's, the
rest house, for assistance; and, while on my way, I
a coach. I hailed the driver, told him there was a
a lying on the road, and cautioned him not to go
r the body of the deceased. Mr. Worrall and his

;on we

iii me back to the spot, after we had got a

light ; on coming there, we found that the deceased
had been put into the coach, and was brought to the
White Horse, in Disley. Mr. Worrall's son after-
wards went for medical assistance, and two doctors ar-
rived. Inquiry was then set on foot as to the person
who might have caused the accident; and it was at last
ascertained, on application to the toll-keeper, that Mr.
James Ingham, of the firm of Ingham and Yates, of
New Mills, had passed the gate a short time before,
and that he was the only person that had passed that
night in a similar conveyance. I afterwards went to
New Mills to see Mr. Ingham; I met him in the lane
ading to his house. He was quite sober, and I took
n and said to him, " Have you not been to town
et to-day, Mr. Ingham ?" He said, " Yes,
I said again, " And have you met with any

or to ma

mishap on the road--any strange occurrence ?" He
answered, " Yes I have been attacked by two men."
I then said, " Well, Mr. Ingham, whatever you may
think about that, I am sorry to have to tell you, but I
you have been the death of poor John Emery,
ey." He seemed very much affected at this in-
ce, and asked me what I would recommend him
He said he had supposed himself to have been
d by the men on the spot already mentioned ;
that, as soon as he had returned, he had gone to
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of Disl

partner, Mr. Yates, to tell him of the circumstance.
le also mentioned, that he had nearly £2OO on him at
e, and that he had been once attacked in nearly
the same place, on a former occasion. We returned to
Disley together, where we met Mr. Decane, the sur-
geon, who told us that the deceased was dead. Mr.

Ingham and I stopped at the Ram's Head, in Disley,
in a room in which the constable was ; and while there,
am pulled out a memorandum,book, and read
ndum of the transactions, which was made,
liately after he got home, and before I
He showed it to all present; it

mitten in pencil, and, as nearly as I can recollect,
) the following effect :—" November 18, 1841.
ked a man down about or near Disley Wood ;
noon was overcast; there were two of them; I
'e I was attacked. Had on me at the time £199

16s. 4d." I think it would have been impossible for
Mr. Ingham to have pulled up in time at the rate at
which he was going. It did not seem to me that he
was driving recklessly, though certainly at a greater
rate than I, for my own safety, should have preferred
been driven, at that time of night, and in the dark.
The spot where the accident occurred is very lonely;
it is a distance from any house; and I have heard of
robberies being committed there before- I think it
very possible that Mr. Ingham might have supposed
that he was about to be attacked, especially as the de-
ceased held up both arms, with a stick in one hand.
The surgeon then described the wounds, and, the
coroner having summed up the evidence, the jury re-
turned a verdict of " Homicide by inadvertence."
_

The deceased was much respected, and it is the inten-
tion of Mr. Ingham to allow his widow and child an
annuity for their maintenance.

THE GREAT LIVERPOOL

The Oriental Company's steam-ship " The Great Liver-

pool " came to her moorings in the Southampton water on
Monday last. Being anchored in a line with the Clyde,
ld Solway, royal West India mail steamers, our
resents a most magnificent appearance. Soon
iverpool had moored, the tea-pot plenipotentiary,
n Elliot, landed, with his lady and two children. We
I to see a paltry looking fellow, and we Were not de-
-his voice, manner, and whole appearance betrayed
;y, hesitating character of the imbecile who had bar-
sour of his country for a few millions of dol.

lars. The Great Liverpool is now under the command of
Captain Cooper, Captain Engledue having, as we announced
a previous paper, resigned the command for about a 12-
, during which time he will be engaged in Egypt and
making arrangements for a new line of steam commu-
In between Suez, Aden, Ceylon, Madras, and Cal-
by steamers of the Peninsular and Oriental Company.
itting the command of the Great Liverpool at Alexan-
he passengers presented Captain Engledne with a piece
:e, in testimony of his worth as a commander and a
man. Captain Engledue's departure from the Great
)00l was marked by the highest compliment his officers
en could pay the commander whose orders it was al-
pleasure as well as a duty to obey. The steamer
vim with nine guns, manned yards, and the crew in
xpressed their ardent wishes for their gallant cap-
Alare, and gave him three loud and hearty cheers.
TESTIMONIAL TO CAPTAIN ENGLEDUE.
iece of plate referred to in the preceding paragraph
ited to Captain Engledue, on quitting the command
treat Liverpool, was inscribed as follows :
From Major-General Clement Hill
.-Colonel Reginald Macdonald, C.B. K.H.
'olonel G. Poulett Cameron, C.B. K.C.T. & S.K.C.
G. Cheap, Esq. Bengal Civil Service
R. C. Chambers, Esq. Bombay Civil Service
R. Wells, Esq. Ceylon Civil Service
lugh Colquhoun
J. Beecher Esqrs. of Calcutta
James S. B. Scott
David Austen, jun.
Esqrs. of New York
Edwin Bergh
he rest of the passengers on board the " Great Liver-
on her voyage from Southampton to Alexandria, Oct.,
to Captain J. R. Engledue, as a slight, but sincere,
ito of their high regard for his qualities as a com-
panion, officer, and gentleman

On qu
dria. t

allowing letter was addressed to Captain Engledue

the occasion

Steamer Great Liverpool,
Off Alexandria, 18th October, 1841.
Captain J. R. Engledue,
IhAR Stu,--Understanding that you are about to quit the
Liverpool" for a short time, we, the undersigned passen-
gers, are desirous to give you our thanks for the uniform
kindness and attention we have experienced during the
voyage from England. We beg your acceptance (through
Mr. Tronson, to whom we have to express our best thanks)
of the accompanying small piece of plate, as a testimony of
our unanimous good wishes for your future success, and more
particularly of your present visit to India.
We remain, dear sir, yours very truly,

(Signed by all the Subscribers.)
,ich Captain Engledue made the following reply :
Great Liverpool,
Off Alexandria, 18th Octoher, 1841.
)S AND GENTLEMEN,-I have the honour to ac-
go the receipt of your esteemed letter of this day.
can possibly be more pleasin., than your approval of
)le efforts in contributing to your comfort while on
.
and is truly grateful to my feelings if I
led in doing so. The kind manner in which
ire conveyed can never be forgotten, and
)lir friendship I shall
Withtreasure as a lasting,
rd towards me.the best of good
tappiness, and prosperity may attend you,
be, ladies and gentlemen,
)nour to
j. R. ENGLEDUE.
Yours very trulY,

the Ladies and,

)I;ATIT 0

MURDER AND SUICIDE BY A DEAF AND

DUMB MAN

A dreadful murder and suicide were committed at Win-
colmlee, Hull, by a deaf and dumb man, named Robert
Hickson. The wretched man had quarrelled with his wife,
Sarah Hickson, about some domestic matter, upon which he
seized a poker, and struck her a dreadful blow on the head,
and afterwards destroyed himself, by cutting his throat with
a razor.

An inquest was held on the bodies on Friday night, and,
after being sworn, the jury proceeded to view them. They
were found lying side by side on a slightly raised rilatform in
a small, neatly furnished room, in Owen 's-square, New
George-street. The sight was a most appalling one, the
throat of the man being cut from ear to ear, whilst the wo-
man's skull was literally smashed to pieces. The floor was
deluged with blood, but partly covered with sawdust. Im-
mediately over the corpses was a portrait of Hickson, painted
in oil by himself. In another part of the room was a paint-
ing of Christ, in the same style as the portrait, and executed
by the deceased.

Selina Hickson, daughter of the deceased, deposed—l am
going for eight years old, and lived with my father and
mother. They quarrelled yesterday about marrying. My
father went ow soon after breakfast this morning. He was
deaf and dumb. He came back at twelve to-day, to his
dinner. He came in dripping wet, and mother said she was
so poorly she could scarcely wash for him. He was angry
because there was not a dry waistcoat for him to put on.
Mother talked to him with ber fingers. Father seemed in a
passion when they were quarrelling, but I have seen him
worse before. We were getting our dinners, and so was
mother, when he came in. He took up a poker from the
fireside and struck mother four or five times. She fell down
on the hearth, and I never heard her speak again. Father
took a razor from the cupboard top and cut his throat.
Then I ran out.

Hickson was in the employ of Mr. Binning, a coal-mer-
chant, as a coal-porter. It appeared, from the evidence of
Mr. Binning, and other witnesses, that he had latterly be-
come jealous of his wife, in consequence of a man named
Charles Richardson having been seen walking with her.
Mr. Binning had spoken to Richardson on the subject, when
be said, " he had walked with Hickson's wife, and would do
so again." On being called before the jury liiehardson said
that Hickson had once accused him of being connected with
his wife—" but very little." He had never repeated the ac-
cusation, and he (Richardson) never met her at Binning's
stables. Had spoken to her in the street, but nothing more.
Never met her by appointment, and had only walked the
length of a street with her when they met accidentally.

Several jurymen said this witness wa
the deaths of the deceased.

rally guilty of

The jury, in the case of the suicide, returned a verdict of
"Temporary insanity," caused in their opinion by the im-
proper conduct of one of his fellow-workmen with reference
to deceased's wife. In the case of the murder, the jury re-
turned the extraordinary verdict of " Excusable homicide."

REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE CONNECTED
WITH THE LATE DUKE OF KENT'S MARRIAGE.

The following interesting narrative appeared several years
ago in a work entitled Reminiscences of Men and Manners.
By Pryse Lockhart Gordon, Esq. Vol. I. 374, &c.
His Royal Highness the late Duke of Kent took up his
abode in Brussels in the year 1816. As there was some dif-
ficulty in procuring him an appropriate residence in a good
situqtion, his friend Vice-Admiral Donnelly ceded to his
Ro3ll Highness his hotel, a superb mansion in the Place
Royal, the property of Count de Maldeghan, which the Ad-
miral had rented on a lease, a few years of which were un-
expired. The duke's taste for architecture, embellishing,
and adorning, was well known, and no one was surprised
when a host of carpenters were put into requisition ; and in
a few months the house was so altered and ornamented (and
of course improved), that the young count, when invited to
see what the royal duke had done, could hardly recognise
his late abode. The extensive gardens next attracted his
Royal Highness's attention, and were new modelled and re-
planted with the choicest flowers and rarest shrubs which the
kingdom could produce. * * * * * But hardly had
this little Elysium been completed when a melancholy event
occurred that compelled the duke to quit Brussels for some
months. The event to which I have alluded was the death
of the deeply-lamented Princess Charlotte. The news
reached Brussels on Sunday morning, at eleven o'clock, by a
courier. It flew from ear to ear like wild fire, and certainly
no event ever occurred, public or private, which excited such
general grief. I happened to be walking in the Parc with
a friend, a member of parliament, when we were told the sad
tale. In order to ascertain its truth, we walked to the Duke's
hotel, when it was but too well confirmed. My friend wrote
his name in the book, and we returned to the promenade.
which was shortly interrupted by a messenger from his royal
highness, requesting the immediate presence of the senator.
I continued my walk, and within an hour was again joined
by this gentleman. ' I have,' said he, had a most curious
conversation with the duke ; and so interesting, that I shall
go home immediately and put it in writing, while it is fresh
in my memory ; and if you will call on me in a couple of
hours, I will show you my minute.' He had just finished
this document when I entered, and he read it to me : it was
to the following effect The Duke seemed greatly affected
on my entrance ; he was talking with his secretary, who im-
mediately withdrew. " This unexpected and melancholy
event," said his royal highness, " will affect every loyal Bri-
tish subject ; and, independent of the regret which all must
feel at the premature fate of the presumptive heiress to the
throne, and so amiable and so generally beloved a Princess
as my niece, her death is to be highly regretted as a political
event. To me it is, perhaps, more important than to any
other member of the royal family. The country will now
look up to me, Mr. C., to give them an heir to the crown.
England will expect me to marry immediately ; but I must
take a preliminary step, and it is on this account that I have
requested to see you I intend to espouse a Princess,
who I think would be highly acceptable to the nation for
many reasons. I have seen her, and have the highest opi-
nion of her dispositions and manners I shall go to
England to conclude the necessary arrangements for my
marriage, and proceed immediately to Amorbach, where the
Princess resides, and where I shall probably take up my re-
sidence." ' This is but an imperfect sketch of the minute
which my friend read. Had it not been for the deep regret
which we both felt for the poor Princess, we could not have
retained our gravity at what we considered such an utopian
scheme ; improbable, however, as it appeared, it was realised
in a few months."

Since the 'above statement was first published, the Duke's
almost prophetic anticipations have been completely verified.
The result of his marriage was the birth of the Princess Vic-
toria, who now holds the sceptre of these realms. The
Duke's sudden resolution seems the more extraordinary,
when it is considered that at the time of the Princess Char.
lotte's death, the Prince Regent (afterwards George IV.)
was still alive, together with the Dukes of York and Cla-
rence, both unmarried, and both standing, in the order of
succession, before the Duke of Kent.