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The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1876-12-22 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

CIIRISTMA.S MEMORIES. (By Idle in Pe Poets' Magazin,.) Once more athwart the frosty air, The Christmas hells post forth their chime, Once more, alone, I linger where We lingered that sweet Christmas time— Ones morel feel her hand in mine, Once more I see those trusting eyes Look upward with that light divine, The light of love that ',ever dies; ' Once inore.l see that wealth of hair, Fair falling frove the shapely head; One more I see that beauty rare— Oh ! Ood—my love, my life is dead. Not dead to nie—agr.in I feel Her kives nestlie , sties lips— Once more her hands confiding steal, I clasp those gentle finger•tips— Again I bear lovo's whisper low, Again it murmurs 'trust and wait." Once more we linger in the snow Beneath that, ancient frosted gate. Again I press her to my heir', Again the bells ring out their chime— Dreams, dreams—yet love shall hear its part, And memory make my Christmas time. I see the scarlet berries gleam, I see the ivy on the wall, I see the ruddy firelight stream Acro,s the portal of the hall. I see bright eyes and laughing mein, And youth's fair beauty will entirel, And once again I see my Queen, I The fairest fair amongst them all. Once more the yule logs fiercely now And show frost's pictures ii the pane, Once more, across the striven snow, • We listen to the bells again Now pealing forth, now faint and slow, Telling of joy and passing pain, Tell ing that through the Saviour's woe, God's love on earth nice more shall reign. Again we guile join the dance, And whirl the midnight hours away; Again I see that loving glance. And bear the gently-marmurid." stay." Once morel— Who said it was a dreniu?—itis true! God's pity gave sue life anew, But fleeting.—Am I then alone? Is she, my Queen, toy loved one, gone? Not gone—for still her form I see— t3tillliere—love but the deeper grew— Not gone, toy singes bride with me is sr...Telling limes long journey through. Ring out, clear bel:s, ring wild and free, l'eal sweetly o'er the sieep;ng snow— My hive is mine, and slid with me, •As on that Christmas long ago.  What murderous implements do ladies vtho wear curls carry ?—Pair-o'-side (parricide) combs. Would you rather wi elephant killed you, or a gorilla ?—Rather the eleThant killed the gorilla. What Wll3 the name of Pontius Pilate's great grandmother's straw-bonnet umber :—Nobc‘dy knows. What is that which you and every living person have seen, but can never see again ?—Yesterday. Why would Jenny Lind make good soup ?—Because the's neither Alb.n.l (all bony) nor Grisi (greasy), When may a man he o,insidered to be really over head and ears in debt ?—W nen he owes for his wig. Why are horses little needed in the Isle of Wight ? —Because visitore prefer Cowes to Ryde (cows to rifle). Why are !here three objections to taking a glass of brandy ?—Becauawl-iaere are three scruples to &dram.
The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1875-12-03 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

THE CASE OF CHILD MURDER IN WOLVERHAMPTON.  The borough coroner (W. H. Phillips, Esq.) hell an inquest, on Saturday morning in the Grand Jury Room, at the Town Hall. upon the body of a female infant chill, which was found on the previous morning, under circumstances detailed in the snbjoined evidence. —James Roberts, of Ash-street. plasterer, stated that about seven o'clock on the morning in question, when going across the wooden bridge at the end of Alexandra-passage, leading ever Mr. Ironmonger's rope-walk, he saw a bag tied up with a string lying on the footpath against the bridge. He picked up the bag, untied the string, and found that it contained the body of a female child. A man came up at the time, and witness sent him for a police officer. Mrs. Moran, wife of police-sergeant Moran, who lives near, took charge of the body, and subsequently handed it over to Policsrconstable Garbett. by whom it was removed to the Police Station.—Police-constable Garbett said the bag in which the child was wrapped was a black one. The body was wrapped up in a napkin inside the hag, and it was in a 4oubled-up position, There was a small quantity of blood upon the napkin.—Mr. J. H. Love, police surgeon, said he had examined the body. and was of opinion that it was that of a child that had been born at least two days. The body was partially decomposed. Externally, there was a mark round the neck, especially on the right silo, apparently resulting from the pressure of a hand. The umbilical cord was torn at the length of about an inch from the body. The tongue was in the bottom of the month. This morning witness had made an internal examination of the body, and found that the child had lived and breathed. The lnngs floated wholly in water. and also with the heart and glands, which satisfied him that the child hail had a separate existence from the mother. The stomach contained two clots of blood, and the usual natural brown fluid, but the child hail not been fed in any way. MI the blood vessels were compressed. There was an effusion of serum Tinder the skin of the neck, which proved that the child woo injured after it breathed. The brain was congested. The actual cause of death was strang, ulation, which could not have resulted from injuries caused at del ‘.•••ry. He considered the child had lived about t wen; •Lr hours aft, birth. The right eye protrnd. of the heart, which is open in chitbi • ;.:•z h. was completely closed, and . 1•e, a so unless the chill had lived -• • 'birth, The child was well nourished. an• ,••.•;7!:. • - and seven pounds, which was the aye- a new-born child. It was tweal,-',e, • - •• e, :71 , •n;t11. and had curly hair. of a elighlv re.l • ! -Ir. The napkin in which the child of the ordinary charaotor, and was usual way. It bore no mark whieh ae as to ownership. The bag. whit+  pinned. on in t  Coltll  wa, made in* black calk, did not appear to havo been much ued. awl he eunhl not iIiSCOV, r What it hod Ifeen use:: verdict w0.:3 returned of "Wilful murder agorat4orne perAon cr persons unknown."  Fl-Kni AT
The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1877-01-26 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

THE ASTON MURDER. SCENE IN COURT.  On Tuesday, Mr. W. S. Poole, the coroner for Warwickshire, resumed his inquest on the body of Mary Sanders, whose throat was out last week by a barman named Baker, at Aston, Birminghain. Mr. W. T. Fallows appeared for the defence of Baker. When Mr. Poole had taken his seat, Mr. East, solicitor. said he appeared on behalf of Mr. Silvers, a man who had aced as the executor of the deceased woman's husband's will, and who was alleged to have been improperly intimate with her. The facts have already been made public, aud after the evidence had been concluded the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder" against Baker. Silvers, on driving away from the inn was hooted by a mob, which waited outside to see the accused, who was takeu out the back way. As ho was leaving the house a young woman, said to be his sister-in-law, ran up to him and kissed him. The prisoner was privately conveyed to the Victoria Hotel long before the inquest opened. At eleven o'clock- his dieter and some relatives came into the room where the inquest was held, and grasped him by the hand. They afterwards eat down at he back of the room, and Baker gave way to emotional feelings. lie sobbed pitemisly, and fell upon the floor hi a 4. Dr. Hoare earns to his relief, and prescribed a stimulant. During the whole of the hearing of the evidei.ce he was very excited, and frequently wept. When Silvers came into the room, Baker rose up, and dash. leg beyond his legal adviser, attempted to clutch the 0,1,3,4 of Silvers. The policemen set apart to look after his safety at over pulled him back, and he was thrown upon the door and kept there for a short time. lie I snare W. called in again, and he prescribed some sti,milant. Baker exclaimed to Silvers, " You -scamp. You have brought ire to this." It was with some difficulty that Baker's sister could be restrained from earning forward to him. The police kept hack the juvymen and witnesses in the room, and gave Balmr a soothing draiieht. Baker remained very quiet dude, the rest of the examination, hut wept bitterly when Dr. Hoare described the wounds on the body of tire deer  A similar scene occurred at the proceedings before the magistrates on Wednesday.  Among the replies to ar advertisement of a music eulamit ke fur a candidate as organist, music teacher, was the following : •• Gentlemen, I noticed your advertisement for an organist and music teacher, either lady or gentleman. Having been both for VO4l ycill'S, I offer you my services." :••?• i-r,'N TO MR. BARTCV  •• • ( ineen's College, lielfvt, pre?nited :•, . 1.• • .teti.ethan, with a complirr Qntary • •• • oigh, ou the Oneflio, of his con:••• a^ the Theatre Royal. A. torch, pf .a.. forti,d a tl.e college, and the I.•' p. 1,14,11 t po St,,te befole ent-ring di • ••,.. •,•-odi • wa. dPnre,y tbreno•ed to • . T. an a, Ro•liard 111. At • • • f .• .• a drwitatlou of the .• 'so , . . • •.00n the strze, • . . r. ,ollirou by air. H. Iraa's rt:'lV Mat ialleiV
Widnes Examiner. — 1893-01-07 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

STRONG PROTEST OF INNOCENCE. Mrs. Macrae yesterday received the following letter from her husband "Dearest wife,—Knowing as I do how truly innocent I am of the crime for which I have been condemned, I cannot but feel how awful it would be if such a miscarriage of justice should take place as my having to suffer the extreme penalty of the law for an offence which I have never committ2d. The greatest "reason I should hot do so is because I am sure sooner or later the mystery will be cleared up by the supposed murdered person returning or friends hearing from her. For my own part, for aught I know, she must be alive and well. I have no doubt of this as far as I am concerned. The jury went into the box prejudiced against me, with their minds made up as to the verdict. They took not the slightest notice of the judge, who was decidedly in my favour, and would, if left to him, have acquitted. The judge pointed out many doubts, as a most just and merciful judge, and I hope he will do so again. The evidence of many of the witnesses was very untrue. The evidence of the witness Elliott as to the clothes worn presumably by Annie Pritchard en the night when last seen is entirely false. Instead of having a cloak and serge skirt on, she had on a jacket, black skirt, and serge bodice. She never went to or ever saw the warehouse. She left that same evening for London to meet Anderson from Castle Station, Nothampton, at 83. She took with her all she thought necessary. I did not see her again, but on the day following I received a few lines from her telling me not to send the things left, but to sell them to help to pay the several little things which she had left. Thus I did so without fear and openly. She was in communication with this man, anchon the 19th July told me she had received a leiter from London, part of which she read. He said that he should come for her on Thursday. Thus her determination to go at once, so that he should not come over and find out. She begged my protection, believing she could join him on his return, and I was weak enough after a time to give way, more out of kindness than anything else. Thus far only have I sinned. I hope you have forgiven me this long ago. Both you and I knew of Guy Anderson. He was in Birmingham at the end of November last year. Pritchard knew all about him, and of their sister going to his home, This they kept back. She had no claim upon me whatever, so that I had no motive for such a crime, which I could not possibly commit. What I did was out of kindness to an old and esteemed friend, and for this I have to suffer if I die. I shall die innocent, and that being so I beg for justice. Fondest love. •
Widnes Examiner. — 1876-08-26 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

NADITSOILAILGED-:  Itt:G TirgiMpfilTit2SS *TIVIDiti37  . . . On Tuesday, at the Widnes Petty Sessions, befog'. Mr. Gibbon and MN 'Young, two 'young respectable looking girls, named Helen Lightfoot and Charlotte , Gallilee, were brought up on remand charged with 1 attempting to murder Elizsbeth Stella Higginson, the wife of the town surveyor. Mr. Beasley watched the 1 sass on behalf of Mr. Higginson, the husband of the prosecutrix, and Mr. Swift, of St. Helens, appeared for .the two girls. Throughout the Any the court was .densely crowded, as the case had, envisioned considari able exoitement in this ,:itTra frosg pt, positiorbtil parties occupied. ~...., _ .- '-• , , .r, lo Upon the case being called • hiN Pspesisktendent Brindle intimated that an adjournment ..woiild be necessary owing to the fact. that 'Something which the prosecutrix had ejected had been sent to the county analyst, and the awards had not been completed.. ' Mr. Morin f,rd.iitidealy object to any adjonixtinent 'for it would be—nnist' cruel for these girls to remain ' er the stigma nay longer. As to the matter ejected would like to know when at took place. Was it M that ething ejected a Month ago, or something ejeoted 'lately, and where has it been all these six weeks. The warrant alleges poison on or about the 11th July, and the warrant 13 never taken out until the 17th August. These charges are made by a woman who is not ha /101 ' right mind: TPA j. . Prosecutrix (rising from her seat.) Oh! its false.) I Mr. Gibbon: We had better hear the case as far as it goes. 1 " Mrs. Elizabeth Strillelligginion was then called land sworn. While giving her evidence she was accommodated with a seat. The • reporters had to leave their ordinary seat as it was impossible to hear what ' was going on, and were cOmpelled t 3 stand around her in a group, a position extremely undesirable, while several lawyers factetuma, were privileged to occupy seats at the magistratei clerk's table, to thi exclhaion cf the representatives of the press. •Lot cioINE. . ~ Mrs. Itigginson then said: The ptisoiterebtlilee has been in my service, and Lightfoot 1 engaged on the 3rd July. She was a general servant.' She seetued to 'ba a very good girl and I was quite proud' of her. I took her to Church on the Sunday morning.. I . had so ar. ranged that day that the following ,Suiday should be liar Sunday out,' but sh'e wanted to go-out then, awl as it was a-, fine day lid 1 her) go oak °Eike , came in 'as nightn:inik.seereed Iv*? ~different.r(Suk r; wee Ye Mr. slatteraly, and. wap , quite 10144,t5.4 girna,e'Vffitir she did'ut See* to kith* What Mr. Swiftlinto7W Eib'Yori nie h ree..7.* crh--t'n .t i ' ,Pr 4ri, ie you are not: itdiplueo bY :my ADO ‘, he is to opend All, th 74 En. Swift. 1  ad Le has  reat.l  I hp poison Ohl
Widnes Examiner. — 1890-05-10 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY.  The Speaker took the chair at three o'clock. QnEnnuis, &c.—Mr. GOSCHEN informed Mr. Watt that he could not see his wav to put a tax on aerated waterg.—Mr. GOSCHEN, replying to Mr. John Ellis, said the Lord Chancellor was not satisfied that the inquiry into the affairs of the Macclesfield Trustee Savings Bank established such a case as would justify the remeval from the Commission of the Peace of the names of Mr. P. J. Eaton and Mr. Thomas Stringer. The collision at Carlisle, Light Railways in Ireland, the Postage Rates to India and the Colonies, and the conversion of the Eg,yrition Debt formed the subjects of further questions, .and Sir J. FERGIISSON informed Mr. Hanbury that no objections had been raised by the Foreign Office in reference to the Major Wissmann and Emin Pasha Expedition, seeing the assurances were spontaneously given that the British sphere of influence would not be disturbed. Mr. Ritchie, in answer to Mr. Evans, explained that the funds placed at the disposal of County Councils for the extinction of licenses could be used for that purpose only. Mr. W. 11. Smith informed Mr. Baumann, that the Government would endeavour this 'session to bring in a Bill to amend the Factory and Workshops Act. Mr. Goschen, being asked by Mr. Storey for an explanation of his remarks at Rawtenstall, charging the Liberal party with murderous intentions towards the Allotments Bill, practically adhered to his statement. MR. GLADSTONE ON gOMPENSATION. The House went into Committee on the Budget Bill. Mr. STOREY argued that it was without precedent to impose a new duty before the House had decided on the policy of the purpose to which the sum raised by the new tax was to be allocated, and he moved the posponement of the clause referring to the spirit duty. Mr. GLADSTONE said it was contrary to common sense that they should be called on to vote a specific sum for a specific purpose altogether new and unknown to their previous practice without the power of discussing the merits of that purpose. Why should not these clauses be postponed? The subject of compensation was one of enormous weight and enormous consequence, and if the Chancellor of the Exchequer should succeed in carrying a vote of this kind in defiance of all usage and common sense, he would not find that the remaining stages ot his path on the subject would be one whit smoother or his progress more rapid. Mr. SMITH stated his willingness to postpone the consideration of the clauses in dispute until after the second reading of the bill appropriating the money proposed to be raised, and the clauses were postponed amid Opposition cheers. Later in the evening Dr. Tanner had to be called to order for interrupting Mr. Jesse Collings. The Bill passed through Committee at five minutes past twelve o'clock. _ _ _  The Deed of Arrangement Bill passed through Committee.  _ The House adjourned at 12.35 a.m  AL'
Widnes Examiner. — 1890-07-19 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

NARROW ESCAPK—When Aunt Lucinda was,: getting a.' +to be-an old kady,'she heard of the disgrace and down. .7. !.. tali of a Man whom she had known for many years. 7v; Wel/,''' stie,renatKked„ 'with a sigh of relief 'IL always -thought, I had it harrow escape in hot' marrying ,him: ..,and now I kney-Fif.7-Why, auntie," said a young woman who happened'ta be standing by, "You were never en' ' gaged to marry that man, were yen'?" "Well, mebbe 1 ......tyonte_wonldn't exaetly call it an engagement, but he - - ' took me to singin'Schoar three-tithes tutmin' when I was a girl, and thaty was nigh enough to an engagement to make me feel that I've had a mighty narrer es-cape." , • . . . - A Noe FOR Serrecia TO Oascx.:----tlonneCted with the - assassination of • Mr. Perceval, Prime Minister, in 1812, there happened a circumstance so extraordinary anti -; unaccountable, that, as it is probably very little known, ,_- we recount it for the benefit of our readers. It Was first narrated in the principal netespePers at the time of the murder. and Some years afterwards the late' Dr. Aber. - litembie was enabled, by the kindness of a :medical friend, to obtain an account cf it from the gentleman to whom the circumstance occurred. It was afterwards 'published by Dr. Abercrombie in his "Observations on the Intellectual Powers." :The facts are simply as, follow :--In the night of the 11th of May, 1112, Mr. V,Vilime „barns, of Scorner House, Bedruth, Cornwall, dreamed that,he was standing in the lobby of the House of Corn. : qc ' more, when a short gentleman entered, dressed in a blue coat and white waistcoat; immediately afterwards he saw a man, in a brown coat with. yellow basket-metal buttons, -draw a pistol from under his Coat and discharge it' at the former, who instantly fell, the blood issuing from a wound a little below the left breast. He saw the murderer seized- be some gentlemen who were standing by, and dreamed that he was told that the murdered man was the Chancellor. He awoke in great terror, arid, rousing his wife, related the dream to her. She, .however, made light of it, and he went to sleep .:. again-. Twice again, however, during the.night were the same drendful events presented to his-iniagination. In the morning Mr. Williams made his strange dream known to his acquaintances, and so great was the impression it made on his owe mind that it was with much . difficulty his friends dissuaded him from travelling to London to make it known to the Chancellor himself. • Alter being the talk of the neighbourhood for some few day,,, the matter rested, until the news was received that on that very day Mr. Perceval was shot in the lobby of the House of Commons, by a man named Bellingham. Some time afterwards, Mr. Williams went to !London, where he was shown the pictures of the murder (which were then publishedy, and also the scene of the event it( ; self. And it was found that the whole of the details of ' the dream corresponded with those of the real onFI ' . co rre oe —Old and AreT London for -herv. ,  .I'f  ?KO«  c!tee:  _ A EA
Widnes Examiner. — 1890-12-06 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

CHAPTER VII. A STARTLING Itu In order to understand tlie circumstances under which Ruric was brought before the Emperor,it will be necessaay to go back a few hours, The autocrat had occasion to send for the surgeon, Ropani, who had attended at the duel, and as he was some time in answering thesnmmons he was questioned, when hedid come, conctrning his tardiness. His answer was, that he had! been attending the' Count Damonoft  " bud What ails the Count r asked the Emperor. " He was well yesterday." " Yes—but he met with an accident to-day." " Look ye, Kopani,''' the young ruler cried, who saw in au instant that something unusual. had hap' penod, "'think not to conceal anything from, me. What is it now?"  "Sire, meant not to. hide anything fromtyou. The Count has been engaged in a duel.' " !was be challenged,?" " No, sire—he wai the challenger." " So, so. And who was the'other party F "An hunable" gun-maker, sire, named. 'Ulric Linvel." " Nevel—Nevel—" soliloanized Peter. "The•name  is familiar."  " His father was a captain in The last war with the Turks. He arose from the ranks under.F6odor, and was one of the bravest of the brave." 't Captain Nevel—Ah, yes. I remember now% . He and Valdai were the tvvo who first moanted the ramparts at Izium. So the old idispatches read.' " Yes, sire. Poor Nevel was shot a month •afterwards while leading his brave company against a whole squadromf Ttirkiah infantry, while•Vildai came home and got a colonen-commission."  "And afterwards received a•title," added %ter. "Yes, sire." "And this gon.maker is thistaptain's so'? , Yes, sire." "And methinks Valdai left a child." "'He did,[sire---a daughter, whb is novv•with Olga —she is his ward." "Yes, yes. And the COunt fought a • duelwith young Navel, Mid got beaten,eh [ Before the surgeon could answer, a page entered the chamber and announced that the Duke of Tula wished to see hisrimperial master. • The Emperor direded that- he should be ad- [ gated ; and ere Icing afterwards the proud Duke entered the apartment. He was a tall, stout man, with light hair and blue eyes, and not far from five[and-forty years of age. • the bearing was haughty, [ though he was forced to 11 tallow of respeet now that be was before his master.. "Sire," spoke the Duke, afser the usualtantaIkons had passed, "-I have come to demandtinstice at thy hands. My young friend, the Count Conrad Dernonoffi has beennsost brutalLy murdered.'r "Ha! Say ye oes Olga?' "Yes, sire." ' "But[how was inn  "Thus it was ire: : On the - day before yesterd'ay, I sent the COunt with anessage to one Ratio Novel, who,ia a gun maker in Sloboda.. lie went as I wished,. and while there, the guns maker, who is a huge fellow, provoked a quarrel, and knocked the noblomart down. Of.course the‘Count wae offended, and .as the ruillan threatened to repeat the offence, end as he furthermore grossly insulted a noble lady whom tho-Count held most dear, he could hardly help challenging him, Thltotellow --,,ted the challenge, and haa succeeded„ by the inflicting noon him