The Cotton Factory Times. — 1904-04-22 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

THE MURDER OF THE PRIME MINISTER.  On the Monday following the events narrated in the last chapter, or, to be precise, Monday, the uth of May, 1812, Oliver, haring transacted his busineiss at the bank where Clarissa's aeetirities were deposited. took it into his head to pay • viait to this lobby of the Hatrae of Commons.  It'vras Late on the previous day, Sunday, that ha and lirs. Oliver had arrived in London.  They repaired to their aid lod:i-mgb, which were still kept for them in Mrs. Oliver's name. It was there that Oliver. had left his wife that forenoon.  Oliver was not sa6sfied with the bearing and be- , bowie= of Mm. Oliver =nice their orrnversation about Llarissa Hudson that night in the Moat. Farm. There was a shrinking, as it were from him, a look of fear in her eyes that Oliver d'ai not Mos. "Whatever can have come ever her, he Rohl& orris:ed. "She entered into my plot against Claris** willingly. Then she found it out that she cared for me so much that, even at the rick of spoiling everything, she must rush to my Me. I managed to carry out what dm most have known from the beginning were my intentions. And now she looks on me with horror. She tries to hide it, but she cannot. Her feelings towards me have changed utterly. If I thought she would preach—but, of course, she won't do that. I wonder if she would take a small sum from me and leave me entirely free!" Such was the line of thought passing through Oliver's mind as he left his wife that morning to go to the bank. His business there had been easy and straightforward. The forged document he put in, transferring the eecurities belonging to Clarrissa Hudson to the name and custody of her loving husband, Richard Oliver, was pronounced to be in due order. Oliver had signed his name in the bank's book of signatures, and he was able to draw on his own signature to the amount of the balance deposited. So far all was good. This was the principal business that had brought him to London. But there were ether subsidiary motives.  Oliver had by no means given up his determination to possess the person of Jemime. Bracegirdle. To dear the coast he wanted to get rid of Mrs. Oliver. If he could leave her in London, then return to Yorkshire free and unfettered, he had little doubt he could arrange to place Bamford in prison, and then his way would be clear to win Jemima. It not by fair means then he would try foul. He meant to try foul means, as fair means had failed, and he would proceed to any extremity to carry out his desires  From the change of mannor hown towards him by Mrs. Oliver, he had little doubt she would be glad to be left behind, should he deem it necessary to pay another visit to the West Riding. Although he had not as yet broached the matter to his wife, Oliver, as we know, did intend to return to. Yorkshire. And this brings us to the second motive Oliver had, and the one that was now carrying hint to the lobby of the House of Commons. He had learned that the second reading of a bill introduced by the Government, making it a capital offence to talws or administer an unlawful oath, whereby a person was held bound to commit any murder or other capital felony, was to take place that day. He was anxious to hear the debate. Resides, an opportunity might 000ur to enable him to press upon the attention of a member of the Government certain views he held as to the means to be taken to suppress the Luddite disturbances and outrages. Fortune favoured him that day. On no other day could Oliver have secured the advantages be managed to obtain before the day defied. For this was a day marked with a black letter in the history of Rngland. May the 11th. 1812, was the day or. which Mr. Percival. the Prime Miniter. was murdered in the lobby of the Howe of Commons.  The Home of Commons of those eines was a very different building to the present rionsee of Paths. merit. It stood on the same site, but the *maid Frou.no of Cowiraens wan then a man halt ',Odell had formerly teen P. chapel dedicated to St, Stier.'wei. TWA building stood where the hall now stands% ICoutanand on Nan 2.,1