The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1869-10-02 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

STRAW/II WORMIIIPPEIL—During the singing of the first chant at St. Paul's Church, Wolverhampton, the other evening, a young lady, very well attired, in a hurried and excited manner walked up the middle aisle near to the reading desk, and, turning towards the congregation, commenced singing. The beadle approached her and pointed out a pew ; she, however, Ktood, her ground. lie then used moderate force to compel her to occupy a pew ; this she successfully resisted, and remained in the same position until the clergyman comment,' the second lesson, when she turoell rrrns,rd to hrin, and held up her left hand, and continued in this position until the 1001011 with ended. A lady offered her a prayer hook, which she accepted. During the prayers she knelt ill the sable, wid during the singing of the hymn she FitAx4d with her face towards the people. As soon as the vicar gave out his text from the pulpit he walked sharply half way down the aisle, evidently that she might see better, and continued standig as mot less as a statute during the sermon, With the exception of a few 1111 l eats, during whieh she turned and stared wildly at the eongregrition. When the entire congregation had lort the eliureli she walked quietly out.  Tag A1,1,1,-.oltll -W11.14 1111,11.1110 t NRAllElm. On Monday, Mr. Heasley, coroner, concluded gn inquest at Leeds on the body of Priscilla taunter, 45 years if age, and the wife if William James limiter, miner and Interhouae-keeper, at Whitkirk, time Leeds. It will be remembered that although deceased had only been married to the prinoner for about two years, she had been No systematically beaten and otherwise ill-used that he had lualte leave h 110 is 1111 e Oh several a ocisions ; and ,tin r, no occasion, idic loid to appeal to the magistrates 'for protection, the result being that her hominoid was sent for three inilethn to prison. A number of witnensen were culled hi testify to the complaintu the deceamed had made to them of the brutal conduct of her Iniaband ; mid the jury then Mond a verdict of wilful murder agiiiind Hunter, who was thereupon committed MI the coroner's warrant hi I take Out, trial at the Letitia assizes.  MUM/BRAWN AMMAULT AM) HIaIIWAY 1141111111111. Y.--On Sunday night, a highway robbery, amanupanied with great violence, took place at Melling Rocks, a few miles from Liverpool. A young luau, funned Edwin Smith, plumed through Maghull about nine o'clock on Sunday night, and when he reached Melling Rocks he was set upon by film men, who knocked him down and kicked him savagely, lie contrived to get on his feet, picked up a handle !IV was carrying, and ran a few yards, but was pursued, knocked down again, and so brutally assaulted that he was rendered UIIeoIISCiOIIM. A few minutes afterwards a policeman met four men running, and directly came across Smith, who had lost a great quantity of blood. The poor fellow's bundle containing his clothes had been stolen. Smith was attended by a doctor, who found his skull badly fractured, his face and body covered with contusions, and stated that he was in a critical condition. A man named Michael Kelty was apprehended the same night, and identified by Smith as one of ,the men who assaulted biw.. Kelty was on Monday brought up at the Ormskirk police court, but was remanded. Smith was taken to the infirmary of I the workhouse.