The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1866-03-17 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

LOVERS.—An extraordinary. case wasleard before the Durham magistrates. . Henry Chapinan, who lately kept the Crown Inn, in New-street, in that City, and previously of Hartlepool, but who said,,he wars a.thaster mariner, at. present residing at . Scarborough, Charged William. Sinclair, gardener, -residing., at Coulson's -buildings,; Hallgarth-. Street, Durham, with an assault on him, on Saturday night last. Miss Mary Ann Kellett', 4 prepossessing young lady, also preferred a charge . of assault against the, defendant. The. court was crowded by :a large audience, the, details connected with an assault in a case of love possessing a great amount of interest. . It appeared that the defendant Sinclair, a widower about 40 years of age, had paid his ,addresses to. the young lady for two years past, and considered: himself her accepted lover.. As such he had presented by her.a latch key, by.which he was. enabled at all seasons to introduce himself into • her presence. Things went on thus for some time, when Miss Kellett's father, a man-of some *party, .and occupying a respectable position, Was taken ill and died, Upon which something substantial devolved upon the young lady. Her warmth of affection now-began to cool,. and she speedily took on with .a new lover in the shape of a captain. The defendant becoming jealous,and having reason to suppose that his rival had not only stolen away the heart of his betrethed, but had actually taken his bed and. board beneath her roof, came to ascertain the truth of the reports he had heard by personal investigation. Accordingly, at two o'clock in the morning, the defendant armed himself with ealidle and matches; and stole upon the sleeping and unconscious lovers. . By some means he obtained access to the lady's house, and unheard stole upstairs. Entering a bedroom' he found the gallant captain fast asleep, and so the prosecutor dealt him a murderous blow on the . head with Some blunt instrument: The Captain, stunned, jumped out of bed,-when a struggle took place, and he. ultimately succeeded in making his escape.. He 'went to the back door.. Of a Well ltneWn hostelry kept by Mr. Seymour; who admitted him. . He was without any ,clothing except his night-shirt, and blood flowing copiously down his face. Mrs. Seymour dressed him in a suit of clothing, cleaned his face, • and dressed his wounds. Defendant during ,this time had gone to Miss Kellett, who had taken refuge in a dark room, and Upbraided her for her perfidy and unfeeling conduct. The lady, as she said, being in mortal fear of his violence, prayed for forgiveness, and promised to become his wife next week, if he desired it. She, however, next morning, with her new lover, the captain, went off to. Sunderland.. , The defence was that the case was merely one of common assault. The bench said the defendant would be fined:2s. 6d., and each party would pay their own costs. The announcement was received with loud applause in court. When an important article of domestic consumption commands a lasting preference, it is evident that its intrinsic value is highly prized by the public. To this cause is attributed the. unequalled demand for Horniman's Pure Tea ; which preference,..we submit, is a . further confirmation of the fact, that "the public are .real judges of good tea." Horniman and Co., from highly favourable imports, together with the recent reduction in the. duty, are . enabled to. , 'lower their prices Sd. per pound; that is, about twenty ,per cent. cheaper to the consumer, and the quantity passed for duty, as published by the Custom House, .shews, in consequence of , this reduction, a consumption hitherto unpara'.lelled in the annals of the tea trade. This marked.preferenee has attracted a host of copyists; ; the public will do well to observe that all gemiine packets bear the signature " Horniman and Co., London, original importers of Pure Tea;" Agents in every town; and those in the distridit argirilviertised,,in our. eohßus.7-itiliZyciwa •,