The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1872-01-12 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

MURDER AT HULL.  At the Hull Police Court, on Tuesday, Priscilla Utting, a woman of diminutive stature, and apparently about 3i years of age, was charged with murdering her child, Agnes Calling Utting, two years of age. About six months ago the prisoner, with her husband and four children, weie removed from the West Derby Workhouse to the Sculccates Union at Hull. The Board of Guardians of the latter workhouse subsequently allowed the family outdoor relief, and during the receipt of it the husband and one child died. This seems to have preyed upon the woman's mind; she became insane, and was rem :ved to the borough asylum, where she remained until the 11th of September, when she scan discharged cured. From that time till Tuesday morning she had been an inmate of the Sculcoates Union. Abolit seven o'clock in the morning, prisoner, who had been sleeping with her child in the infirmary at the workhouse, went down into the dnyroom, and told one of the women that her child was dead. The woman at once went upstairs, and at first thought that the infant was asleep; but it was subsequently found to have been strangled. An alarm was given, and Miles Whittaker, shoemaker and constable, who resided in the house, went to :the infirmnry, and removed from the infant's throat a small red handkerchief, which had been very tightly tied round it. The body of the child wtis yet warm, and efforts were made to restore respiration, but they were unavailing. The police weie communicated with, and the accused was given into custody. Shortly afterwards she was brought before the Hull police magistrate (Mr. T. H. Travis). It was then stated by Mr. J. B. Jessop, master of the workhouse, that since her discharge from the asylum the prisoner had occasionly been violent, but In • ely she had been quieter, and arrangements had been made for her removal to her mother's home at Kerton Lindsey, Linclonshire. On Sunday, for some misconduct, she was separated from bee sick chid, hut, in consequence of the grief she manifested, Mr. Jessop allowed hor to take charge of it again on Monday evening.—On the application of the Chief Constable the prisoner was remanded for seven days.  The Paris correspondent of the Times states thit the Duke of Autpale, having on Sunday hen the first grand reception, was unable to accept the invitation sent to him be the President. At the annual meeting of the Midland Instifutc, held at Birmingham on Monday, it WM unanimously resolved to request the Right Hon. Robert Lowe to accept the office of president of the Inkitute.  11. Bosse], the father of the unfortunate Colonel Bosse], has commenced an action against M. Jules Amigos for making a property of the dying letters of his unfortunate son by publishing them in thd Constitution.  The Federal Council of Switzerland has appoig, fed Dr. Guillaume, of Neufchatel, delegate to the International Conference, which is to meet to London next summer to consider the question of prison reform.  The intindations in the neighbourhood of Oxford have been much increased by heavy rains on Sunday night.  TH EFr BY A