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The Northern Daily Times. — 1856-11-20 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MURDEROUS ATTACK ON FACTORY  OPERATIVES NEAR BRADFORD.  Since the recent disturbances and destructive attack upon Mr. Taylor's mill at Baildon, a township near Bradford serious apprehensions have been entertained of further out: breaks, and rumours have been current of another physical demonstration against the two-loom system of weaving—that is, each weaver attending to two looms, as is the case in Bradford, the plan not havinsr hitherto been favourably received in the out-townships. The local authorities, however, elected 140 of the principal inhabitants, and had them sworn in as special constables, which `Circumstance, combined with the precautions taken by the West Riding Constables, has had the effect of repressing disturbances in the immediate vicinity of Mr. Taylor's mill, but has not prevented the nno•lootn weavers from threatening harm to those weaving 'on the new system. No actual violence (worm,' until Friday nieitt. The precantion has been adopted of aliening the two-loom weavers to leave work earlier than the others, and on Friday evening a party of ten or a dozen, residing in Bradford, three miles distant, left Mr. Taylor's premises about half-past 6ve o'clock, and proceeded on their way home. They walked along Manningham Lane, the high road from Saltaire, Baildon and Shipley to Bradford, until nearly opposite Redbeck mill, a place where a footpath joins the highway after creasing some fields by a shorter route from Shipley. A largo party of men, between 20 and 'IQ, rushed across the fields, armed with hedgestakes and other weapons, attacked the two•loom weavers, and bela• boured them most brutally. The two-loom weavers at last got away from their assailants, with the exception oi a poor fellow, named Thomas Manghan, residing at White Abbey, a suburb of Bradford, who missed his party in the midst of the scuffle, and on one of the attacking party pointing him out with the exclamation, " There's another two,loorner," they beat him most shamefully with their cudgels, felled him to the ground, and continued their brutal ill treatment until the unfortunate man became insensible. It is presumed that his assailants were alarmed by footsteps and ran away, for on some of Manghtin's companions returning in a short time, they found him laid on the ground, weltering in his blood, with no sign of the whereabouts of the cowardly ruffians, Ile was carried to the Bradford infirmary, where prompt assistance was rendered by the medical gentlemen in attendance, who found that the principal injuries inflicted comprised two very severe wounds at the back of the head, one on the right hand, and another on the left leg. He remained for a eonsiderabte time in a state of semi-insensibility. On his return to consciousness he informed the medical attendants that he did not know any of his assailants, and expressed his belief that none of them are employed at Mr. Taylor's mill. 011 enquiry at the Bradford Infirmary, our reporter ler,roed that Manglian was slightly improving, and that ho.pes are entertained of his recovery, In ')0 meantime, the local " constabul
The Northern Daily Times. — 1856-01-22 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE ALLEGED MURDER OF A WOMAN AND HER CHILD. 4. The two men, Ford and Jackson, charged on. Suspicion of having wilfully murdered Mary Ann Peacock, a widow, and her infant child Eliza, by drowning them in the river Thames, were brought up for examination before the magistrates at Kingston on Saturday. The prisoner Jackson appeared a respectable looking man, about 6 feet 6 or 8 inches in height, but Ford was considerably taller, and had a remarkable expression of countenance. The evidence taken was chiefly a recapitulation of that adduced at the coroner's inquest, and which has been already reported. The only additional witness called was Joseph Hammerton, the man who taught the deceased woman to write, and who  b Ford t leave Mrs. Peacock's house on the night of ordered the allegey d murder. Hammerton said that he resided at the waterside, and was a bargeman. On Monday, the 7th inst., ho was in the house belonging to Mrs. Peacock, when Ford came in and said that if witness did not go out he would fetch some one to make him go. To save him the trouble, ho went out, and proceeded to the Rose and Crown. Ho saw no more of them till Tuesday morning, about six o'clock, when he saw Ford come ashore in a boat at Kingston. lie heard the boat come along, and looked out of his window. Whilst Ford was proceeding, as he imagined, to call the prisoner Jackson, witness went on board the barge called the Charlotte, and therein he saw the female and her child, lying in the port bunk. She was then alive, and ho saw her and the child move. He could swear that the two persons were then alive, and he saw their faces. lie did not speak to Mrs. Peacock, and he went on purpose to See whether deceased was there, as he had heard that she was going on board. He did not go to see whether she was there because he was jealous. He used to go to deceased's house to teach the woman to write. He did not lose sight of the barge until Ford came on board again and started it. He had no ground for knowing that Jackson was at home, and he was not quite certain that Ford went to his house, although he went in that direction. He did not see Jackson on board again: The magistrates having consulted together, adjourned the ease until Saturday next. The inquiry appeared to excite great interest, and nearly 2,000 persons uero congregated round the grand jury room to witness the removal of the prisoners.  The prospectus of the London Wine Company (limited), has just been issued, and the capital required Ls X 50.900, in shares of £lO each. The deposit is to be £2 lOs a share, and the promoters expect "to realise a dividend for the first year's operations of from ten to fifteen per cent, increasing in proportion &I the transactions are Mt 9444."  411!Et  On Sa  AISK  NrcierS er arrg.  N.ALM E  FOR THE SALE of SHIPS, D SHIP VALUERS,  Brokers to  e High C  :DIGS, WATER •STRBET,  eels from 50 to 2000 tons ; Steamers. Rte.  Iho have always  ;0 to 1,800 tons register,  ja4o, S'  :I\,t*  ... 241  FOR SA  P AN  ars A 1 at I  f
The Northern Daily Times. — 1856-01-23 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

CENTRE DOCK AT SEBASTOPOL--. h:tve blown up the bottom of the  centre doe  A CRIMEAN TlEuo.—The following' obituary notice apt pears in the Dublin Evening Mail:—Died at Malta, &on; the effects of a wound received on the memorable Bth or September, Ensign Lionel Edward Fitzgerald, of the 4lst Regiment. A member of a respectable family in the Queen's County (the Fitzgeralds of Rockview), he was thrown upon the world at an early age to carve out his own fortune; and, having first tried a civil employment, to which he had been appointed through the influence of the Hon. Thomas Vesey, now Viscount de Vesci, he enlisted about twelve years ago in the corps to which he remained attached until his death. As colour-sergeant he _ to the East, anti bore his part diets and arduous duties which dedistinguished corps. until the fall of assault on the Redan his name General of 'Division among those  .ecompanied his regiment  in all file deadly e  volved upon that Sebastopol. In the  recorded b,  ..... . -. generous spirits who  worthil  a civic  crown by volouteering to place then to to brine  murderous fire in 0'  yes under a sy their wounded  comrades to a place of s  service  honou  to the  It was while engaged _ wound, whioh„ Linn to an early, but •onduct, on that occasion 11%  eived t  a number of tt  Between twbnt  former were returning fr,  (I-Li vere the We  c great satisfaction a .nd men, by whP;in he  —On Saturday evening con. the neighbourhood of Haver. counter which took esex Militia and nd thirty of the at which place  .s of th  m Kampstead  East Middlesex Militia is situated. 3r drink, and were somewhat bole..  When n  it the toll-gate., close to the Chalk Farm th London Railway, they were met by -0 returning front  nearly twenty labouring m their work. An alteroation -en  m, who  ,peedilfled to , trowels, and other (a.Ow la.botiver) received a wound in the “,, -eely used. In the melee ed by a bayonet, or some other cohneeekrworhicfehllo NNI,v s sharp instrument. The flesh was literally stripped off the cheek bone. Fortunately the wounded man was rescued from the grasp. of the militiamen, and conveyed by his companions, whither could not ,he ascertained, as the pollee were not at hand. The consequence was, that those who provoked the riot escaped unpunished. Shortly after the occurrence one of the Officers of the regiment was on the spot, .but it was impossible for the bystanders to give such information as would lead to the detection of the leaders in the affair. To avoid the violence of the militia, many of the workmen took refuse in a brewer's yard *IQ by.  In a riot  s were f  On sate.  FOR SALE, the ship
The Northern Daily Times. — 1857-05-19 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MURDER BY A MANIAC.  A man tamed John Blackwell, s shoemaker living at Wokingharn, has recently exhibited symptoms of aberration of mind in the shape of violent religious delu'ions, and the parish officers had determined to remove him to a lunatic asylum. On Wednesday night a man named Rance was appointed to sleep with him to prevent mischief. Renee ag-eed with tw t men occupying cottages on either side of Blackwell's that if he required assistance in the nie lit he should knock loudly on the walls. soon after m'dnight one of the neighbours was awakened by a lo nd noise. He went to Blackwell's cottage, and saw Blackwell standing over Rance, who was lying on the floor quite dead. 86i,.g frightened he went into his own cottage, and shut the door, at which the maniac presently knocked, saying, " I have killed the devil, and I am the King of kings." Blackwell then went away, and was not found till Thursday morning, when he was seen kneeling in the street, and praying in an inc.dierent manner. Irons the appearance of 1-lance's body it seemed as if he had been first knocked down, and then had received several severe cuts in the throat and hand. When Blackwell was told by the police the nature of the charge, he said, " I could kill you all, but I have clone enough." He was removed to a cell, and when visited an hour or more afterwards by the- superintendent, he said, " Sir, lam no murderer. God has told me graciously, in answer to prayer, that when I struck Rance I was not conscious at the time." At a later part of the day the prisoner was taken before Mr. Dailey, the chief magistrate of the town, an underwent an examination. The evidence was a confirmation of the facts above related. At the conclusion of the examination of witnesses, Blackwell, who appeared very wild and excited, said, "I am charged with wilful murder. I thank my Lord, the liiog of king and founder of the world, whom I have served, that He has freed my conscience from any guilt. He (meanieg Rance) volunteered to sleep with me as my protector, and wished me to sleep on. When I had certain evidences in my mind that eternity was coming; what, thought I, sleep on ! I got out of bed once or twice, and he pulled me in. He said, ' Don't you feel warm ?' I said, I don't feel everlastingly warm.' I got out of bed, and could scarcely forbear striking hint. I said, You Devil.' I had had that presentiment on my mind that he was a devil on earth. I thought he was lying in the presence of the Prince of Peace 'and the Son of Righteou flese' —that is in Jeremiah. Well, I struck him a blow which almost levelled him to the ground, and the second did quite. I then gat a knife and ran after him, and caught him just as he got open the back door, and I then struck him in the neck. The knife did not cat, and I managed to hag and jag away at it until I done the job." The prisoner was committed for trial at the assizes.  A LEGAL Scrtimnett
Northern Times. — 1859-06-21 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Market-is likely to become - famOus in our local annals; all, might not the same symptoms be seen and the same , ask:th but,. as we have already stated, it will be likely to finish in result from natural causes ?It might. Mr. Bluck: After Sir,-Please allow me a small space in your imblood, if the disgrace be not got rid of by the strong arm of that answer, I think no jury could 'commit him. The pression to• and Yorkshire line Directors of the East Lancashire es, are they aware of the treatment the law. As usual, there was a fight there on Sunday surgeon, in answer to Mr. Bluck, said there was no external evening; andyesterday morning Michael Gallagher, a second- bruise or indentation on the head, but if a heavy blow that poor country excursionists get at the hands of hand clothes 'dealer, in ' Stockdale-street, and William had been given, there would be an external appearance on their servants at the above station ? I was very Highton, a labourer in the tobacco, warehouse, Kiug's-dock, the head. Mr. Mansfield said the previous evidence showed much astonished on Saturday evening at the quiet were.brought up by officer 635, charged with fighting at that a blow was given to the deceased on the head by the manner those people allowed themselves to be the above-named place. The officer said that, at. a quarter prisoner, and from that time up to her death she complained I handled by a parcel of young -- -- of railway past five o'clock, on Sunday evening, he was on duty at .of continuous pain in the head. Taking this into account, porters in their corduroys, dragging them in, like so Islington Old Market, and saw a crowd about some man who he would not take on himself to decide the. case. He many sheep, through the gates, long before six o'clock, was preachir, or talking. He saw. the prisoner Highton would send the prisoner- for trial. Mr. Black : and m on come up to the crowd, haying a yellow.flOwer in his button- On what charge? Mr. Cobb : It is either murder or nothing consideration. would not allow the to go out again, There were many thousands of any hole. He saw the other prisoner 'come out of the crowd, Mr. Mansfield':them " I will commit him for murder." Mr. and they had some words, when Gallagher knocked down Black : " Will you take hail for him ? " Mr. Mansfield : imprisoned in that station for nearly two hours, I the other, and then they began fighting, so he took them "No ; I will not admit him to bail." The prisoner was was told this morning, and no place to sit down into custody. . ' Mr. BILL& appeared for Gallagher. 'He asked then fully committed. after walking the streets of Liverpool all day sightthe officer ff he saw Highton strike Gallagher first? and he .
Northern Times. — 1859-03-14 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

LAW OF LOST 13.A.NE NOTES.— well County Court, on Friday, in the case of Bennett v. At the Clerkenlpaasitityh the plaintiff's nwthi NwiefNevmloasnt, n he had receivedlit, it was traced to a publicau in Gray's InnaitLws-ansosteta„taeuddtihiaetkiLjviannguatrh}:l lane (the defendant), who informed him that the note was received over the counter in the ordinary way of business. A man and two women. presented the nute, and expending is in refreshment received £4 19s change. Defendant admitted that he did not take the names or addresses of the parties,,who were stangers to him. Some witnessesproved the-faets. For the defendant it was contended that it would be very hard upon tradesmen if they were to be lia.bFn for every bank note taken over the counter. Probably the note was lest by carelessness. Mr. Sergeant afterwards aand Jones said the law was entirely with Mr. Clarke. ue remembered a casei. which Crockford, the beeotvtienregif man, lost a £2OO -note on. a racecourse, and twou yearsthe m e sued a person in the superior court, and re tradesmen would take the trouble to p would be no of ihardship parties on in ththeenmo taetstertaken i n ta if _they business, there. would not take this trouble, they must accept th , Verdict for plaintiff, with full the risk and (=sequence. . -et wasosts Eta costs. A 'UMW:I=a MunDER --I ted some time ago, that the mother. of Parang, the man who was recentlyexecuted for the murder of his niece, has revealed that it wo was he and t Rotherne G cutoeffur who i nbtad ere dalllBlnsge Chereau, of the murder attended with so much mystery, that in Jan. tthe in' at spite of all their efforts, were not able to obtain any clue to the perpetrators of it. The manner in which the woman learned that it was those three men who lind committed. the crime was, it may be remembered, most extraordinary. Having a few days after the murder called on her son, she found him feasting in grand style with the two men, and en asking where they had got the money to pay for the feast, they related to her that they had murdered Mine. Chereau, and had stolen in her house a quantity of jewellers-. After this disclosure, they made Madame Parang take sin oath on a crucifix not to reveal what they had stated. It turned out that the two accomplices of Parang, having been condemned for other crimes, had been tt or..ndnpo'atedno, one to Lanibessa, in Africa, and the otehner b rouia edit Orders were given to have those in Paris to be tried for the murder ; and m the one frog; Africa arrived yesterday. He was immediately confronted. sec Trim as ntur_er arang's one of the two who had confessed to the. .‘1 p with Madame Parang, and she recogni also confronted. with him, said, that at the time of the m wife, who "surlier he was intimate with her husband. The gaga denied that he had been concerned in the crime, but be was forced to admit that he knew the two women. Tile other man is expected in Paris at the eild of the moLltl4,-,
Northern Times. — 1859-04-04 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

CANADA.—The new tariff introduced by Mr. Gait, the provincial Chancellor of the Exchequer, adopts the principle of ad valorem duties on many articles, the object being to encourage direct imports from foreign countries by the St. Lawrence, such as tea, coffee, sugar, &c., instead of having to resort to the market of New York. Such a policy the merchants contend will materially benefit British shipping and the ports of Quebec and. Portland, as well as throw a large traffic on the Canadian Trunk Railway. The bill will be opposed by the members of certain portions of Upper Canada, whose constituents regard New York as their best market ; but the Canadian interests below Toronto will support the ad valorem duties with a view to direct imports from China and the West Indies, exchanging with the latter lumber, fish, flour, and provisions. The Canadian legislature has also adopted a memorial to the Imperial government against granting subsidies to mail steamers running to American ports, while withholding any postal subsidy to the Canadian mail steaffiers. They ask for the port of l'ortland to be substituted for Boston. A demand which appears reasonable, and one that would serve Canada and the United States better than the present arrangement. CONFESSION OF A MURDER NEARLY FORTY YEARS Aoo.— A man named Sismey died at Castor last week, and whilst on his death-bed he confessed to having participated in the murder and_ robbery of Thomas French, a" shepherd, of_ Stibbington, in November, 1816. French had been to Peterborough market to sell some sheep for Mr. Gaskill, of Wansford, and was murdered on his way home, the last seen of him alive being at a public-house at Thorpe, which place he left in company with Sismey and two men (since dead), named Browitt and Burbidge, of Thornhaugh. Sismey says that he, Browitt, and Burbidge murdered French by beating him on the head with hedge stakes; they then robbed him and buried him in a manure heap, where he lay three weeks, .but fearing the manure heap would be removed, they went one night and took the body away, and threw it into the river Nene close by Water Newton overfalls, at which place it was found on the 2nd of December, 1816. On the discovery of the body Browitt and Burbridge were apprehended on suspicion, but nothing being proved against them they were discharged, both of them averring that they parted company with deceased at Sutton, he taking the foot-path to Sibson, and they then took the road to Wansford. [On referring to the Mercury of December 6th, 1816, we find that the coroner's jury returned a verdict, of found drowned: and that some silver remained in the pocket of deceased when the body was taken out of the river.] Brewitt was afterwards transported for some offence, and whilst in prison he twice sent for a son of French's, to say he had something of importance to say to him, but on French's son arriving at the prison, Browitt had nothing particular to say. It is now supposed that he intended to confess the murder.— Stamford Mercury ANNUAL CA Loce.s's
Northern Times. — 1859-07-16 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AT BATLEY. A tall and idiotic-looking young man, named Charles Gomersall, was charged at the York Assizes with cutting and wounding Nancy Gomersall, at Batley, with intent to murder, on the Bth of April last. The prisoner was =defended. The prosecutrix in this case was the prisoner's mother, and she stated that her son had always been silhipri: to fits. Ap .  - - uaa neen travelling about the country selling tapes, thread, &c., and 12 months' ago he showed such unmistakable indications of an abberratiou of mind, that his mother applied to a bench of magistiates to have her son placed in a lunatic asylum. In this she did lint Ahnuf _ ,  --.. ...,. ..av COoGCLL. -.. weeKs before ,the day-on which V UIVL he committed the above offence, the prisoner went to live with his mother; and in the course of a few days he harboured the impression that his mother favoured his younger brothers most, and that she had taken money out of his pocket. This caused him at times to exhibit violent ebulitions of passion, and aggravated the monomania with which he was affected, until his intellect tblie nt reatest was, completely overthrown. His hatred tawn,.d. M. '  mother appeared to be intense, and on the morning of the Bth April,. he and his mother having got up early, when sitting in the room downstairs, he suddenly jumped up and made an attack upon his mother. He attempted cf,41,"  Out she got away, when he followed, threw her down, and, whilst kneeling across her body, he seized a knife from the sink, and, with this he commenced sawing backwards and forwards upon her throat. Mrs. Gomersall cried out for assistance, and defended herself' as well as she pn,,i,l ' ' •  doom the hands and 'fingers, two of the latter being rendered completely useless. The prisoner's father was sleeping in the room when these circumstances occurred, and, on hearing, his wife's cries_ he ; Arrlnnad not of boa  lur assistance. Thereupon, a Mr Taylor came into the house and seized the prisoner, who was making a frightful iioise, threw him from the body of his mother, and disarmed him. He had succeeded in cutting about a quarter of an inch deep into the mother's throat. As soon as he was thrown off, the prisoner seized another knife, and attempted to cut his own throat, but he was again disarmed. He seemed determined, however. to arem-nnl;.i, I,;‘, "  •• •-• •va ilbii ins erm, tor ne seized another knife and then aC4,LUiI pair of scissors, with which he attempted self-destruction, and succeeded in injuring his, throat. The judge announced that the prisoner would be kept in confinement during Her Majesty's plea 'rioted for the Proprietor, by WILLIAM GRIFFIN, Of No. 6, Brownlow Street, in the Parish of Liverpool, and THOMAS SUMNER MCGRIE, of No. 10, St. Chrysostom Street, Everton, in the Parish of West Derby, at 40 Leigh Street, and Published by them at 13, South John Street, in the aforesaid Parish of Liverpool.  JULY 15nt, 1859,