The Warwickshire Herald. — 1893-06-08 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

ALL HALLOWS, LONDON WALL. taken into consideration, the associatious which crowd around the edifice at once place it in the forefront of City churches. All Hallows was erected upon the wall which was built around London during the Roman occupation of Britain ; and the vestry of the church is erected on and constructed of the materials of, with one exception the only bastion left of the important fortification. The walls of this vestry follow exactly the lines of this integral part of the vellum; and the Roman bricks can still be seen in the lower portion of the building on the left hand side of the church. It may be noted as a curious fact that All Hallows is illuminated by lamps and candles, the latter being placed in handsome brass candelabra of the last century. -  • HOLY TRINITY glass case is the head of ale Duke of Suffolk, who was beheaded on Tower Hill. It is known that the executioner failed at the first stroke of the axe to sever the head, and had to take another blow at it, in witness of which the head preserved at Holy Trinity has distinctly two cuts made at quite different angles. The head was secreted ii the church after the execution, covered with hard sawdust, which probably accounts for its state of preservation.  Lovers of criminal mysteries are busily occupying themselves in attempting to formulate theories that shall, a /a Sherlock Holmes. solve the dreadful puzzles that are presented by the recent murders at Southend and Ramsgate Of the two the latter case affords the wider scope for detective genius, for there is apparently no clue whatever of the murderer's identity. The police have since the inquest charged Mr. Noel with the wilful murder of his , wife,but it is difficult in the extreme to say. at  Mg. Nomb.  present why this step was taken, after perusing the evidence given at the inquest. Husband and wife appear to have lived in perfect harmony, and Mr. Noel held positions in both church and Suuday-school, possessing the respect of his neighbours, and being generally looked upon as a reputable tradesman. The inquest threw little, if any light upon the affair, and it seems likely that if the murderer be discovered it will be more by accident than ea the result of a chain of reasoning or detective deductions.  British commerce, journalism, law, and agriculture have been honoured in the birthday list this year. The new batch of knights includes some half-dozen names well known in the literary arr.' journalistic world, while among the new baronets perhaps the beat known are the four whose portraits aro here given. Mr. Isaac Holden is almost the oldest member of the House of Commons, having been born in 1807. Be has represented several constituencies since 1865, and is now member for the Keighley Division of Yorkshire, as he has been since 1685. In politics he is an 1 ardent Liberal. Mr. Holden is a manufacturer, having works at Bradford and in France. Mr. William Henry \\ ills, formerly  The winning of the Derby last week by the fa \ ourite, Isinglass, was very popular, and the ovation that greeted Mr. McCalmont, the fortunate owner, and Tom Loates, the winning jockey, as they proceeded after the race to the weighing-room, showed that the