The Potteries Examiner : — 1871-03-31 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

HANDS OF SAVADILS.— Indian papem received by the last mail report that al- ' though the soath.eastern frontier of Cachar won generally considered eafe on the let inst., when the mail left, the Loshais are still causing considerable disturbance in that neighbourhood. They attacked Jalnacherra on 2.3ril Feb., but were easily repulsed, and a telegram from Sikhsr intimates that a party from Chittagong were abont to attack the former place, to avenge the deaths at Monierkhall. The detachment of troops which had reached the . . .  i;:c;tiel7 were warning the ILI tribes to keep Mick Lord Napier of kfagdala arrived at &lobar on February 24. The head-quarters of the 44th Bengal Native Infantry are at Jalnacherra ; the head.qoarters of the 4th N.I. had been moved to Cachar ; and two companies of the 4th NJ. boil proceeded to Sy!het. The Loshais have ' in their possession several native mime., and children whom they captured, as well as a little daughter .of Mr. Winchester, her father beingkilled duringone of the raids. It is stated that the savages take great care of the child. They carry her in their arms, feed her twice a day on roasted rice, mixed with goor, and give her eggs once a day. She is mid to be no extremely fair and very intelligent child, and from this careful treatment it is inferred that they highly prize the possession of her. Considering that the savages in whose heads this little English child has fallen are addicted to murder an a sacrifice, it is fevently to be hoped that some means will Boon be found to induce the Loshias to restore their little innocent prisoner to the English authorities on the frontier. _ .  MURDER SE Mutt. —Oa Monday morning, at the Hall Police Court, a roan named Charles Sleight was charged on his own confession with having murdered Maria Hailstone, a married woman. Inspector Grace deposed to the prisoner coming to the station house and informing him that a woman had been murdered in Dock.street. The officer detained the nas, and went to the house pointed out by the prisoner. On entering one of the bedrooms he found a woman lying on the floor in her nightdress, quite dead, and with her throat cut in a dreadful manner. It was evident a scuttle had taken place on the bed, from which the WOMuo rolled to the floor. The body teas quite warm. The murdered woman was housekeeper of the Hnll Deaf and Dumb Institution, and the murderer was the manager. She was deaf and dumb, but the prisoner was not. The Chief Conetable said the murderer had manifested aymptoms of insanity during the past three or four days. Inspector Grace further . said that when he returned to the station he brought the . prisoner oat of the cellos which he had been placed, and charged him with killing a young woman in the Deaf and Dumb Inetitation. He said, "I did." Witness produced a razor which he found beside the body. It was covered with blood stains, and the edge appeared to be rather dull. After prisoner said he had mordered a young woman he became rather violent. He appeared to want to get to the fireplace to the poker, tad he tare np some papers which were lying an a desk in the charge room. Sleight was remanded anal! Friday. The prisoner had in his possession about R:47 when he gave himself up, and also a letter from a brother at Brighton, nom which pls. Sleight came about two months ago.to take charge of the liktitution. The murderer is about . . .  30 years of age, and bia victim about 22. She Wu the wife of a painter residing at Flail,