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The Sun. — 1850-05-30 (London, England)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. George Hackett, a desperate young fellow, who a short time ago contrived to escape from the " Lock;34 up" at Marlborough-street Police-court, together .a with a confederate, although the lock to the door was '% Chubb's patent, was brought before Alderman Hum% phery, upon the charge of having made a murderous le assault upon Storey, one of the most active officers of the City police. • The prisoner had been looked for in vain since his Os. flight from Merlborough•street, to which court he _ had been sent from the sliansionehouse some weeks since, to undergo examination on a charge of burglary in a house in New Bond-street. Storey, however, learned that he intended to go to Epsom races on the Derby-day, and accordingly was on the lookout, and chose London-bridge as his station. Between ten and eleven o'clock he caught a sight of Hackett's woman, who was seated, dressed out in ribbons and silks, in a cart. Next to her sat a man, whom he knew to be a companion of Hackett's, and judging that the prisoner could not be far off, he kept his eye upon the vehicle as it passed over towards Surrey, . and he soon saw a head pop up from inside, which he knew to be the one he wanted, and immediately ran over to perform his hazardous duty. Hackett jumped out of the cart on finding that ho was discovered and endeavoured to get away. Storey grappled him and .3' they fell down together. ll•ackett immediately began • to use a life preserver upon the head of the officer, vho had no weapon, and was prostrated on the pave- ment after the infliction of several desperate blows. Bleeding profusely the officer contrived to get upon ice his legs, and pursued Hackett, who ran towards Thames-street, and was stopped by a man at whom as he was passing he aimed a deadly blow with the instrument he had already used with such effect. In Thames-street, Heckett's woman came to the rescue, and violently kicked the officer, who however obtained by that time such assistance as enabled him to secure both his assailants. Several witnesses testified as to the facts of the feregoing statement. Storey, who appeared with a plastered and bounds up head, said he had apprehended Hackett in April for a violent assault upon Trew, a brother officer, and it was after that event the extraordinary escape had been made from the place of security at Marlboroughstreet court. Hackett, whose self-possession was very remarkable, said be never had touched the officer with a lifepreserver. He admitted that he had endeavoured to get away, and surely he was not to be blamed for wishing to get out of such company, but the wound on the man's head had been caused by a fall against the kerbstone of London-bridge. " If," said the prisoner, " I had hit him with the life-preserver, I'd have knocked his skull in, and no mistake; so your Worship must see that he is wrong there." Alderman Husirnene—How do you know it would have knocked his skull in ? Have you ever i; knocked a skull in ? Hackett—No, but I know a life-preserver would do it easy. I should like to have his head examined. You have only his word for it. Alderman
The Sun. — 1850-05-30 (London, England)

HIIIIPHERT—Hove do you know it would have knocked his skull in P Have you ever knocked a skull in ? Hackett—No, but I know a life-preserver would do it easy. I should like to have his head examined. You have only his word for it. Alderman Huurnsav—Several persons swear that they saw you strike him frequently with the instrument. A gentleman here stated that he was surprised to see the officer able to follow the prisoner after having received such murderous blows. He also said that the conflict took place in the middle of the pavement, and not near the kerbstone or any projection by which such desperate injury could have been inflicted in the struggle. Mr. May, a surgeon, who examined the head of the officer, said the wound was more likely to have been inflicted by blows from an instrument like that produced, than to have been caused by a fall upon the pavement. The prisoner cross-examined the surgeon with the view of getting from him an admission that the wound might have been caused by a fall against a jagged stone, but he failed in his object.' Hedington, the officer, produced the life-preserver, the large end of which had been broken off in the struggle. He said—At the station-house this morning the prisoner called to me, and said if I would square it " with Storey, he would give me a " finnif " (a 51. note). I said I could do nothing of the kind. When we were in the cab, coming here, he said, "I wish I had struck him with my fist instead of the neddy' (the life-preserver)," and he asked me if I thought he would get " hookied" (transported) for it. He repeated that three times, and he said if I would try and get his old woman turned up, he would give me a "quid" (a sovereign). He also asked me to send him a solicitor. The prisoner—l merely said, would they charge my wife, and I said if he would get me a solicitor I would pay him—that's all. I have been working bard these nine months ; my wife and I were going to Epsom races—but I can't go anywhere now without being followed and apprehended. I never struck this man, but he was accidentally hurt by the fell. Sarah Walsh, the female who tried to rescue the prisoner, :was then placed at the bar. She was dressed in a black silk gown and a gaudy shawl, and she said, in answer to Alderman Humphery, that Hackett's name was John Smith, and that he and she were, at the time the officer attacked them, going to buy goods over the water, and not going to Epsom races at all.  Alderman HUMFaERT—I shall commit Hackett for ;his desperate attack upon the officer, and order the City Solicitor to prosecute. Storey has, by his resolute conduct, prevented the plunder which was, no hdaopusbth,e hasintnded to be committed at Epsom, and perhapsa prevented decoy t b omurdereb e usedtoo a . tThe the races.wom an was dressed up as AI A It
The Sun. — 1850-04-16 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF A BANKRUPT. On Thursday an inquiry, during which circumstances of a most unusual character were elicited, took place at the Bankruptcy Court, Liverpool, before Mr. Commissioner Stevenson. The bankrupt, John La Guarrande, of Montpelier-terrace, Upper Parliamentstreet, was a merchant and broker, carrying on business in Liverpool, his petition having been opened on the 28th of February last. The bankrupt subsequently came before the Court to give information relative to the state of his affairs, and assignees were chosen, who were put in possession of his property, ' consisting of furniture, plate, &c. On the 15th of March intimation was given to Mr. Gaskill, the official messenger of the Court, that bis man had been ejected from the premises by the bankrupt. The messenger, accompanied by Mr. Ayres, immediately proceeded to the bankrupt's residence, and demanded admittance by authority of the warrant. This was refused. The following day an application was made to the Court for a new warrant, which was granted. The proper officers then went to the house, and took possession without any resistance being offered. Shortly after this the property was ordered by the assignees to be sold, and Mr. Edwin Gaskill, auctioneer, was appointed to take the management of the sale. Mr. Gaskill, in accordance with his instructions, took possession of the bankrupt's effects, and stationed six men in the house • but no interference being offered by the bank. mmoenndraeyht house until Theo. remained in quiet possess rupt, ;he number was rieodnucoefdthteo last, when proceedings of a most riotous character of an attempt on the part of the took' place, arising out bankrupt to eject the officers. r.Gaskill, tioneer, made n statement of t Mr. E. auc he circumstances connected with this disturbance. The men who had b y the been put in the house remained unmolested until Monday last, when threats were held out bankrupt, and indications were given that they had no right to be there. In the evening the bankrupt went ,out and returned about ten o'clock, shortly after which he introduced eight men through the parlour window, and demanded possession of the house. The two men who were then in charge were ejected, there being no chance of resisting the powerful body brought in opposition to them. The police were called upon to assist, but they would act interfere unless a breach of the peace took place. An additional force, amounting in all to thirteen may, was then dispatched to the house by Mr. E. Gaskill ; they succeeded in gaining admission by the back (loci., and after encountering severe opposition they ove reame their opponents and regained possession of the, premises. Blows were struck on both sides, thou gh no serious injury was sustained by any of the Iv rents. Peace was restored, but it only lasted for a short time. On the following day (Tuesday) iiitimation was brought to Mr. Gaskill that his men were being murdered, and he went up to the ban krupt's house. There was A force of 50 men inside the Lhor.se,
The Sun. — 1850-04-16 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF A BANKRUPT. On Thursday an inquiry, during which circumstances of a most unusual character were elicited, took place at the Bankruptcy Court, Liverpool, before Mr. Commissioner Stevenson. The bankrupt, John La Guarrande, of Montpelier-terrace, Upper Parliamentstreet, was a merchant and broker, carrying on business in Liverpool, his petition having been opened on the 28th of February last. The bankrupt subsequently came before the Court to give information relative to the state of his affairs, and assignees were chosen, who were put in possession of his property, consisting of furniture, plate, &c. On the 15th of March intimation was given to Mr. Gaskill, the official messenger of the Court, that. his man had been ejected from the premises by the bankrupt. The messenger, accompanied by Mr. Ayres, immediately proceeded to the bankrupt's residence, and demanded admittance by authority of the warrant. This was refused. The following day an application was made to the Court for a new warrant, which was granted. The proper officers then went to the house, and took possession without any resistance being offered. Shortly after this the property was ordered by the assignees to be sold, and Mr. Edwin Gaskill, auctioneer, was appointed to take the management of the sale. Mr. Gaskill, in accordance with his instructions, took possession of the bankrupt's effects, and stationed six men in the house ; but no interference being offered by the bankrupt, the number was reduced to two. The men remained in quiet possession of the house until Monday connected last, when proceedings of a most riotous character took place, arising out of an attempt on the part of the bankrupt to eject the offi made a statement coefrsthe l‘r. clir. E. Gaskill,stancesauctioneer, with this disturbance. The men who had been put in the house remained unmolested until Monday last, when threats were held out by the bankrupt, and indications were given that they had no right to be there. In the evening the bankrupt went out and returned about ten u clock, shortly after which he introduced eight men through the parlour window, and demanded possession of the house. The two men who were then in charge were ejected, there being no chance of resisting the powerful body brought in opposition to them. The police were called upon to assist, but they would oct interfere unless a breach of the peace took place. An additional force, amounting in all to thirteen men, was then dispatched to the house by Mr. E. Gaskill; they succeeded in gaining admission by the back door, and after encountering severe opposition they overcame their opponents and regained possession of the premises. Blows were struck on both sides, though no serious injury was sustained by any of the belligerents. Peace was restored, but it only lasted for a short time. On the following day (Tuesday) intimation was brought to Mr. Gaskill that his men were being murdered, and he went up to the bankrupt's house. There was a force of 50 men inside the house,
The Sun. — 1850-01-21 (London, England)

EXHUMATION OF THE REMAINS OF ONE OF TRH I JUDGES OF CHARLES I.—lt is well known that three of the persons who presided at the trial of King Charles 1., and signed the warrant for the execetion of the unfortunate monarch, succes.fully avoided the hot pursuit of the Royalists bfter the Restoration, by flying to New England, where the y sought and found an asylum at Newhaven, in Cot .• necticnt, then a small town, which had been founded but 50 years. Their names were Edward Whalley, William Goffe, and John Dixwell ; the former had held the rank of . Major-General, and the last named 4 f Colonel in Cromwell's army. These men, though branded in the mother country as the murderers of a martyr King, were regarded by the New Englanders as patriots who had nobly performed a most painful and stern but necessary duty; and the most respectable inhabitants of Newhaven vied will each other in offering protection and concealment to the fugitives. A deep recess in the rocks crowning the hill behind the new, extensive, and beautiful city of Newhaven—the Oxford of the United States —is still known as the " Judges' Cave;" having. athcceonradtninagsttos,locwhnael tradition, cam cee I?! if search of them. The three exiled judges died a natural the emissaries froma Erg j hidlainngd death in America. Col. Dixwell, under the assumed name g the of Davis, lived many years in Newhaven unsuspected, in a contented' retirement, esteemed by many, though his 1688, at the age of 82. His descendants, real name and condition were known but to few ; he died in a wealthy. and highly respectable family at Boston, are erecting a fine monument to his memory in that city ; and on the 24th cf November the grave at Newhaven was opened under their iunn found comm t pl er an bnl yn a ke ne nt iffir en, . till. To unguhs ,i, ,t, nhuardAbmesers. direction, and the skeleton of the exiled Judge ufter 160 correspondentedaosnlfyo observes, " the ashes of the hunted years,er inncalno s patriot were removed with the unfeigned sympathy and respect of our people, and will be deposited in their final resting place at Boston, beneath a monument recording the public virtues and unflinching patriotism of the man who in old England will be execrated as a regicide.-Literary Gazette. At Prince's-place, Inverness, died on the Bth inst.. aged 34, James M'Cosh, Esq., proprietor and ed,tor cf the Inverness Advertiser. Mr. M'Cosh was a native of Dundee, and for six years conducted the Northern Warder newspaper in that town. He was clerwards connected with the management of Lowe's Magazine-1i monthly periodical carried on for a short time in Edin• burgh. He removed to Inverness and established the Advertiser in June, 1849. From his generally delicate state of health, Mr. M'Cosh was but little personally known here; but he was an independent, conscientious journalist, of decidedly Liberal views and unflagging zeal. During the illness r f the decemel, the Advertiser was conducted by Mr. Mulock—a friend no less able than devoted and disinterested.—lnverness Courier.
The Sun. — 1850-04-02 (London, England)

THAMES., Jane Kirtland, aged 39, was brought before Dlr.  Yardley, charged with the wilful murder of her busband,William Kirtland, who was better known by the name of Cutler, in which he carried on busine•Js for many years as a butcher at 153, High-street, Shadwell.  The prisoner and her husband had led a very unhappy life for some time past, and he had been compelled to take out warrants against her in consequence of the violence of her disposition. The neighbours had also been frequently called to the house to settle their domestic brawls. The last quarrel, which ended fatally for the unfortunate deceased, occurred on the evening of Saturday the 23d ult., when the prisoner took up a chopper and cut her husband across the right arm, inflicting a very deep wound. Inflammation supervened, and he died on Sunday morning in the London Hospital. James Kirtland, an intelligent boy, the son of the prisoner, and who was very deeply affected, said be was present during the quarrel between his parents. His mother was the worse for liquor, and his father called her a drunken b-. At that time his father was chopping a sparerib of pork, and his mother said if his father called her by that name again she would chop him. The offensive expression was repeated, and his mother took up the chopper and struck his father across the arm with it. His father immediately ran out of the shop and came back again, and went to the doctor's to get his arm dressed. In answers to questions by the Magistrate, the lad, who sobbed loudly, said he knew his father was dead, but he had not; seen his corpse. Mr. Y A.r.nr.Er asked the prisoner if she would put any questions to her son ; and she interrogated him relating to a joint of meat sent to his aunt and returned. He was somewhat confused as to whether the quarrel commenced before or after a calf's head had been sent to his aunt and returned.  Mr. YARDLEY said the boy had made rather a mess about the affair, but he did not think the point was material to the prisoner. The prisoner said that some meat had been sent to her husband's sister, contrary to her wish, and that she accused her husband of studying his own family more than herself and her children, and that was how the quarrel began. Mr. W. Medhurst, a hairdresser said he lived in the house adjoining the late Mr. Kirtland's shop, and that the deceased came into his shop with his arm bleeding on the evening of Saturday week, and said his wife had done for him at last. His arm was then hanging powerless by his side. There bad been unhappy differences between the deceased and his wife, and they had struck each other. Police-sergeant Sutherland, who had charge of the case, here said the deceased's hands were chopped as well as his arm.  Mr. li. Farish, officiating house surgeon at the London Hospital, said the deceased was brought there on the night of the 23d ult., with a very deep wound on the back part of his right arm, which brought on erysipelas and death. The prisoner was asked if she had anything more to sap; and she coolly answered, " No, not at present."  Mr.
The Sun. — 1850-06-18 (London, England)

AUM.ONT would have no objection to the  clause if the grievances existed of which 13e complained, and if the clause would furnish a remedy, but he believed that both the Noble Marquis and himself had laboured under a mistake with regard to that matter. The effect of the rule made by the Commissioners was not, as he and the Noble Marquis had thought, to diminish the term of notice, but to extend it. The old law made six months' notice' requisite for the renewal of leases, but the regulations of the Commissioners gave the six months and something in addition. He would suggest that the clause be withdrawn.  The Marquis of WESTMEATH still maintained his own opinion on the matt3r, but as the clause did not seem thoroughly understood he would withdraw it. . .  The clause was then withdrawn.  The NOBLE MARQUIS then proposed a clause forbidding the sale of anp encumbered estate unless it should produce fifteen years' purchase. Persons had been driven mad i❑ Ireland by the operation of this law, and had committed murder while in that state.  The Earl of CARLISLE was constrained to oppose the clause even at the risk of being taunted with promoting madness and murder. It was contrary to the spirit of the Act which was to leave the decision in all such cases to the Commissioners, who were men of acuteness, honour, honesty, and learning, and to pass this clause would be to take a wrong estimation of the character of these gentlemen, and to withdraw from them the confidence of the House. The Commissioners, and he spoke by their authority, were anxious to give an explanation of every case which could be made matter of accusation against them. If their Lordships chose to make this House a court of appeal against their decisions, they would be anxious to afford their Lordships explanations on any individual case that ,could be brought forward against them. He would supply their reasons, and explain to Parliament the grounds on which they had decided. The Noble Marquis had not thought proper to wait for the production 01 the returns which had been moved for; —prohably it answered his purpose hest not to do an. but he had bien in communication with the Commissioners. One of the cases brought against them was that they bad disposed of one estate for one and a half year's purchase. That estate had been sold with the full concurrence of the creditors and the owners, and it was doubtful whether the estate was worth the ht aq rent of two hundred pounds a, 3 ear, and all parties wore agreed that it had Ltched its full value. Ano:her estate had been sold at seven years purcha.e. it was subject to a head rent of 4091. It was let at 7321., and was sold for 2,2001. The holder cemented to the sale, the creditors consented to the sale, but the proprietor of the head rent opposed it. Dr. Laytield, one of the Commissioners, whose political opinions differed from those of the Government, and assimilated with those of the Noble Marquis, declared that the esta:o had been sold far its full value, and owners of property were now anxious to bring their estates under the jurisdiction of the Commissioners for Encumbered Estates.  (