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Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1872-03-30 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SUPPOSED MURDER IN EDINBURGIL—On Sunday morning, the body of a woman was found in the Queen's-park, Edinburgh. It was almost naked, and from the appearance it presented it is conjectured that the woman must have met her death by foul play, as her bead was slightly cut and her body bruised in various parts. Her clothing was found lying about. No clue has been obtained by the police as to the assailant, and the body has not been identified. The woman appears to be about forty years of age. The cane -is being investigated by the police. END OF THE GREAT COLLIERY STRIKE AT Insweue —The whole of the 1,800 men and boys who struck work on Thursday morning last for an advance of wages, resumed work on Monday morning, without receiving the increase asked for. It appears that the committee of the Durham County Miners' Association strongly censured the men for coming out on strike at the yery time the delegate 4 were having a consultation with the respective colliery owners, informing them that it was a contravention of the rules, and that if they did net proceed to work forthwith they would at once be expelled from the union, and the money paid in the union by them forfeited. A meeting was speedily convened, and the men agreed to resume work upon the old scale of payment. Domes= Luz or V. Thisits.—The Libeete gives the following details of M. Thiers's way of life :—" He gets up regularly at half-past five, takes a bowl of -noun with a biscuit et crust of bread, then remains at -work till eight. At that hour he lies down again, and sleeps till half-past nine. He then has a light breakfast, composed in general of two fresh eggs or a cutlet. At ten the President proceeds to the drawingroom, and receives till twelve. Luncheon is served at one, when the table is served with extreme simplicity, unleQs there are some guests, such as MM. Barthelemy St. Hilaire, Casimir Perier, &c. After the repast, M. Thiers drives out in a coupe, end dozes in his carriage, however short may be the distance to be traversed. This habit seems to be favourable to Ns health. He always makes an effort to be home by six o'clock, when he lies down again and sleeps for two hours, and that is the reason why his dinners never begin before half-past eight. He retires for the night about half-past eleven or twelve."  150,000,000 pounds of tea are annually consumed in England , it. behoves consumers to select that whir."' can be relied on for sterling quality and real cheapness. liorniman's Tea reaches the consumer in the same pure state as it leaves the grower, an as it is secured in packets with the price printed on each,; it cannot be changed or sold at an increased rate. Messrs Horniraan's connection is unparalleled in the annals of the trade. Appointed Agents (Chemist, &c.) in every town. There's nothing like the leather By John Boothroyd put together, For Children, Mothers, Boys, and Gertlemen —
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1872-08-10 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ORRAT STRIKE OF, MINERS IN SOUTIN WALES.—!On Thursday, the colliers working in the- Bitumenons Pits in the Merthyr and Ilhounda "Valley„Sonth Wales, turned out on strike. On the Ist of June, the hons• coal colliers solicited an advance of 2d per ton, to take effect on the Ist of Atly, and another 28 is now asked for, thus making the demand a general one for 4d per ton. Notice was given to the masters that unless the concession was made all tools would be taken out of the pits on theist of August. On Wednesday night, the masters held a meeting at Cardittand it was resolved, after a full consideration of the whole of the circumstances of the trade, having regard to existing contracts, to abide by the proposal which had been already made, namely, that an advanaeof 10 per cent. should be given to the let September next. The men on Thursday, declined to accept theee terms, and are new strqe, lennese Lova &IMAM IN 'RISIS, ENGLISH Lam Ihwriticr.—A correspondent at Bowness furnishes some particulars of an extraordinary love affair, which excited ranch interest throughoot that, district. Be states that a yonng lady, possessing an income in her own rigbt exceeding £l,OOO a year, and whose hand and heart had been sued for in vain by more than o-ie of the resident gentry, has beeonse infatuated with a young man employed fts a servant to the family. It is added that, on this discovery being made, the young lady was placed under restraint, and the object of her strangely-bestowed affection dismissed from the service. The latter, however, who sepins to have warmly recipmeattd the affection displayed by his young mistress, promptly took steps te set matters right. Knowing that his lover had attained her majority. he obtained the assistance of the police, and the restraint nn.ler which she had been pissed was removed. The correspondent adds tbat, notwithstanding all the remonstrances of the friends of the lady, she and her spouse elect left B-uvness on Monday for Cumberland, and the antotuaninaent of thei' marriage is daily looked for.  The fruit crop of 1872 is probably the smallest that the most experienced and observant cultivator can call to remembrance.  According to the census taken at the close of 1871, the population of Italy WIPA 26,789,008, against 25,024,191 in 1861.  The chief railway companies have resolved to issue railway tickets at reduced fares, to include admission to the London Exhibition. The man Taylor, who murdered his wife and son in Bermondsey recently and then cut his own throat, is now considered in a hopeless state. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, it is believed, will honour the Duke of Devonshire by visiting Chatsworth in the autumn. Tax ItaraN uz.--The revenue returns published on nesday, show the receipts between the let of April and the 3rd Aug. to have been £ ,3,781,202 against £22,331,866, in the corresponding period of list year. Expenditure, £27 399,308, against £27,734,944. The balnceg in the hanks of England and Ireland amounted to £5,093,429, against £1,658,518.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1868-03-20 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

EXTRAORDINARY DRATLI OF A BOY AND ARRSST OF HIS FATHER.— On Wednesday morning last, a man who gave the name of Richard William Woolcott, and described himself as a cabinet maker residing at lloston, was apprehended by the police on suspicion of having caused the death of his son, Thomas George Woolcott, by drowning him in the Regent's Canal, on Tuesday night. On Tuesday night, between eight and nine o'clock, a boy of the name of John Pritchard was passing along toe banks of the Regent's Canal, near the Rosemary Branch Bridge, when he saw the man in custody kneeling by the side of the water The boy asked him it he was drowning a dog. when he said, " No, he was not; his little boy W4B in the water." At that moment the boy saw the hair 4.1 some one in the water, and he saw that the psi SOD was alive, and his fingers were moving as if a. tempting to swim. Both the man in custody and the boy tried to get the body out of the water. At that time the man had a pair of slippers in his hands, which he stated belonged to his boy in the water. The accused said that whilst walking under the bridge the buy fell into the water, and his slippers fell off. The body of the , chtld was found near the New North Road Bridge, only a few yards from the spot pointed out by the bay as the placc where he first saw the mail in custody leaning over the water.  PROPERTY IN SOUTH LownoN.—A notable instance of recent incre4se in the value of property in South Lindon, is giveo I.y the Vet that in ItISS the Angell Town estate, North Bristol', proiluced its owner £3OO yearly. Now, the rateable value of the houses but upon it is 27,624. —South London Press•  The eighty fifth anniversary of the Society of St. Patrick WAS celebrated i London on Tuesday. His Royal 11.2hoess the Prince ot Wales wall present, ~Itclduril,g thnroceediovi he said that both he and the Prioress of Wales were exceedingly anxious to make a tour throogh Ireland.  The trial of Thompson and Melody, for complicity in the Hyde-road outrage and the murder of Police-sergeant Brett, was resumed at Manchester, on Tuesday, before Mr Justice Loeb. The case for the prosecution was concluded OR the previous day, and on Tuesday the speeches of counsel for the defence were delivered, an alihi being set up on behalf of Thompson. Bath the prisoners, however, were found guilty, and sentenced to death.  The inquest on the unhap,,y boy Wilkins, murdered at Winscombe after so wanton a fashion by the young man Alevinder, son of Colonel Holmes, was held on Monday. There could be no doubt as to the facts, and the medical testimony was to the effect that the prisoner, alth.iugh of weak intellect, was not an imbecile, but perfectly accountable for his actions. The jury, therefore, returned a verdict of "wilful murder," and the prisoner will be tried towards the end of the month at the Bristol assizes.  A
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1868-01-31 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

FENIANISM.  Mr Digby Seymour's "loyal address " has received the signatures of thirteen thousand loyal lrishmea in London. We are glad of this, although the number is immeasurably short of what it ought to be. The case against James Clancey, a deserter from the Royal Marines, charged with attempting to murder two policemen by discharging a ievolver at theta when they attempted to take him into custody, was bought to a close at the Bow-street Police-court, on Tuesday. The evidence given cootained no new facts, but was simply confirmatory oi the statements of the previous witnesses. Sir Thomas Henry said he should commit the prisoner for trial, but remanded him far the completion ot the depositions. The worthy magistrate called the policemen into the box, and banded over to them several rewards which had been sent for their courage and efficiency. The correspondent of the IriA Times at Qaeenstown, states, in a letter to that journal, that the feshog in regard to the recent execution at Manchester seems to be lessening little in intensity. At each of the masses celebrated in the Roman Catholic churches, on Sunday, collections were made by three women belonging to Queenstown in aid of the families of three Irishmen executed at Manchester. The women carried green baize bags, and solicited the donations as the people were entering and leaving the church, and it is estimated that upwards of £6O was collected. .  All who followed the operations of the military taring the late rising in Ireland will remember the occurrences in the Glen of Aberlow. The spirit of rebellion is not, it seems, dead in that quarter. A party of toes with blackened faces entered the houses of the farmers there the other night, and presenting pistols and revolvers at them, took away all the arms they could find. The farmers, being respectable men, had each a registered gun. The men told them "Ireland would soon be free," and threatened to shoot any person who should stir out until they bad been gone a long time. The farmers score information on the following day.  There are several important items of news in connection with the Fenian conspiracy. For some time there has been a suspicion that the gnus at Duncannou Port, Waterford, had been tampered with, and a Cork telegram states that an attack was made upon a Martell° tower, near the Fort, on Monday night. Au alarm was raised, and the attacking party, after firing several shots, fled in disorder. At Dublin, Mr Sullivan, the proprietor of the Weekly News, has been committed for trial, on the charge of publishing seditious articles. At Bow-street, on Tuesday, the prisoners, charged with murder arising out of the explosion at Clerkenwell, were further examined, and Patrick Mullany, one of the prisoners, gave evidence against the others. He identified them as having taken part in the outrage, and stated that Barrett told him he had lighted the fuse. Barrett was also spoken to by other witnesses. The prisoners were again remanded.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1868-01-31 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE APPROVER IIULLANT.  The Daily News thinks that another torch has been carried into the villainous cavern where the Clerkeuwell murderers prepared, at leisure, their infernal plot. Patrick Mullany is now as ready to lend a hand in thrusting the necks of his countrymen into the noo.e as he lately was to help them blow up an English neighbourhood. But from the first the Fenian organisation has been at the mercy of spies, informers, and approvers. Mullany does not favour the notion that these men were actiog as agents of a great organisation, disposing of secret funds. .9. cording to his evidence, it was difficult to raise money to buy gunpowder enough for the Clerkenwell explosion. The Times says the evidence of other witnesses, besides that of Mallany, was on some points of the highest importance, and does justice to the energy and sagacity of the police who investigated the Cleikenwell crime. The p.tioot progroso of Hugholt law will, it is hoped, eventually carry punishment, whether it be these men or others who have done the deed. There will be no relaxation of inquiry until all the truth is revealed. The Telegraph thinks the mere appearance of Mullauy in the witness-bog on Tuesday will do more valuable service to the cause of justice than anything he said, for it will fill the whole brotherhood of crime with suspicion, so that not one will know how soon his comrade may strive to save life and liberty by a frank confession of the hideous secrets in his possession._ __  'The Daily Nem, after again telling the story of the Clerkenwell plot as reveled by Mullany in the witnessbox, observes: They may not, perhaps, add any one fact of single importance to those elicited by the inquiries of the police, but they supply some missing links in the previous evidence, and render the whole story of the plot more coherent. Taken by themselves, the statements of . . , . . . . _  an approver might have little value; but the significance of the more solid testimony is increased by the light reflected. Malian), told Sir Thomas Henry that he "knew a great deal more about the case," soil the man having chosen his part, evidently wants to make a clean breast of it. He says that Barrett told him that he and another man went down to Bow-street armed with revolvers, and remained there all day, watching for an opportunity, which did not arrive, of shooting Corydon the informer. Certainly, if these Feniaus do us some mischief, it must be acknowledged that they have a knack of destroying one another. Mullany is the second of this group who has turned upon his associates; and if the prosecution should have the result wnich everybody expects, it will be in great part owing to the evidence of these two men. We get now a view of the type of character and intellect which have produced this great crime, and can see how well adapted they were at once to injure us and bring the conspirators to ruin.
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1868-01-31 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER BY A PUGILIST. • On Tuesday a pugilist, named Michael Gannon, was brought up at the Thames Police-court on the very serious charge of attempting to murder a police-offioer on Wednesd.ty, the 22nd inst. Inspector Taylor received orders to attempt to stop a prize fight about to "come off in Long Reach, and he and other officers went for that purpose on board a steamer which had put ashore at the Thames Tunnel pier. He found the vessel full of prizefighters, their hackers, and roughs of the shadiest hue. On warning the captain that he was assisting in an unlawful act, the prisoner Gannon and others seized him, and a my being raised of "Throw him overboard," they lifted him off his legs for that purpose. Had they done so he would have had but a poor chance for his life, as a large steamer was then just coming close up, so that he would have fallen under the paddles. The captain and one of the prize-fighters interfered: and prevented his being thrown overboard, but he and his men were literally pitched out of the steamer on to the pier. The steamer then went its way, and "the fancy" had "the Reach" all to themselves. The prisoner was remanded.  Mr A. M. Skinner, Q.C., judge of the Wolverhampton C ninty Court, lately remarked, in the course of the hearing of rcase, that the working classee had driven the trade from the country with their strikea. He shuddered to think of the trade of Otil England being given to foreigners.  'rite report of Mr Young, the leader of the Livingstone Search Expedition, was read at the general meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, on Monday night.. The principal facts have been already published. The tneetint was numerously attented, and the report of Mr Young was considered to establish conclusively the ftet that Dr Livingstone was not murdered, as stated by the Johanna men. Very sanguine hopes were expressed that early news will be received from Livingstone himself.  Ladies should use only the GLENTILLD STARCH, which never f.tils to give the mo,t complete satisfaction. Tile GLENFIRLD STARCH if exclusively used in the Royal Lauudry, and Her Majesty's Laundress pronounces it to be the finest starch she ever used. Prize Medals were awarded for its superiority, sad the manufacturers have much pleasure in stating that they have been appointed Starch purveyors to the Priucess of Wales. The GLUNFIKLD STARCH is sold 101 packets only, by all Grocers, Chandlers. Ace.  "lhe report of the Examiuers appointed by the Trades Union Commissioners, to ii.quire into the Sheffield Our ages, have been issued. Aii,r explaining the system of ratteuing, and summarising the facts disclosed during the ingairy, the Ex tininers say they believe there are about sixty Trades Unions in Sheffield, of which twelve have promoted or encouraged outrages within the meaning of the Trades Union Commission Act of last year. On the other baud, there has not occurred within the last ten years any sot of intimidation, outrage, or wrong promoted, en. couraged, or connived at by any association of employers.  •  HYACtNTHE " OF
Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1868-12-24 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

WOMAN 13NNTNNCIID TO DNATH.  At the Stafford assizes, on Saturday, an unmarried woman, 24 years of age, named Mary Manley, alias Mahon, was indited for the wilful murder of her child, at Rushton James, near Leek. The evidence showed that on the 26th of October, Mr Bostock. a farmer at Rushton, found in a drain in one of his fields the dead body of a female child, about a month old. A piece of tape was fastened tightly five or six times round its neck, and there is no doubt that death was caused by strangulation. The next morning, a labourer, named Cope, while passing over a bridge not far from the place where the body was found, noticed in the stream beneath a bundle which proved to contain some child's clothes, including a petticoat and napkin, both of which were marked "Manchester Union." Suspicion at once fell upon the prisoner, who had formerly been in service at Leek, and who left in the first half of the present year. It seemed that on the 12th of July she was admitted into the Manchester union workhouse, where, on the 94 h fO. September, she gave birth to a female child. She left Manchester on the 16th of October, stating that she was going to Oldham. She took with her the child, which was dressed in the clothes which were afterwards found in the river near Leek. Instead of going to Oldham, she walked, with her child, to Macclesfield, where she slept at a lodging-house. The coat day she was met, still carrying her child, several times on the road to Leek; and Mr Chamberlain, a schoolmaster, deposed to seeing her on a particular evening get over a stone wall a few yards from the spot where the child was found about a week afterwards. The same evening she arrived without her child at the house of her aunt, at Leek. When arrested she said she did not know what had become of her child, but when before the magistrate she was asked if she had anything to say why she should not be remanded on the charge of wilful murder, she said, "I have done it." She appeared to have borne a good character, and a former employer stated that she was so kind and tender-hearted that she could not bear to kill a fowl. The saperiatendent nurse at the Manchester Union Workhouse said, "a better woman never came into her house."—The jury returned a verdict of guilty, but recommended the prisoner to mercy on account of her previous good character.—Mr Baron Bramwell said he would forward the recommendation to the proper authorities, and passed sentence of death in the usual form.  On Wednesday, as the fast train for Chesterfield was at full speed, a passenger deliberately put a pistol through one of the windows and fired a bullet at the signalman at Stoneyford, on the Midland Company's Erewash Valley line. The bullet struck him on the breast, but fortunately only slightly Injured him. What eta have been the motive for the set is utterly unknown, and at present it is not known by whom it was oonunitted.h