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The Potteries Examiner : — 1878-06-15 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

LONDON MYSTERY. the treatment he received from a lieutenant. On . Concluding his term a duel was fought and the On the 13th April, )87i, Lydia Chapman, arias rorter, lieutenant was killed. The questions before aged IS years, was found dead under suspicious eircum. I the jury were whether a duel had been fought, stances, at her residence, No. 46, Maude Grove, Fulham l whether it had had a fatal result, and was Brempton. It appeared from the evidence at the it the accused who was guilty of that result. inquest that the deceased bud married, in the United The jury gave a verdict of not guilty on States, a commercial traveller, name! Chapman, who three charges. The German papers are puzzled was in Constantinople at the time of her death. She to account for this repetition of the decision of a went by the name of Mrs. Porter, and belng unwell the ..eeent St. Petersburg case. Some say the reason daj she W heN4 found dead, a Mr. andd Mrs. Wallace, who I of the verdict was pity or a promising young man lived in t same bOUSP, attende her. Sabseeuently hffin the jury did uot old responsible tor acts Mr. Willace would not allow the servant of the deceased, Sophia Harvey, to enter the room where her mistreis which cuatorn demands and the law half sanctions; ley, and in the evening Mr. and Mrs. Wallace drove off ethers that it was an instance of the saclike in in a cob to Charing Cross Station, and were never after which Prussian officers are held : and, lastly, it is heard of. It was afterwerds discovered that the watch believed that the jury found itself confronted with anal chain of the deceased and the riugs which she wore the difficulty that if the officer had been in the had been taken away, and that is her mom there was a student's place the case would have been one in ' rather strong smell of chloroform. Dr. T. Whitfivld, ;which the law, after compelling him to light, of Hollywood Road, Kensington, gave it as his opinion punished him according to its resalt. that suffocation by chloroform was the cause of death; and Dr. Stevenson, of Guy's Hospital, said he had found ino trace of poison n the stomach of the deceased, but could not tell whether death bad resulted from chloro' form, as it would have evaporated. It afterwards transpired that the little boy of deceased's saw "Uncle Wallace," as he called him pulling the rings off the finftersof his mother, as she, lay dead, and also that Wallace was " wanted" by the police for larcenies, and that he went under several aliases. The coroner's jury rewired a veiffiet of Wilful murder" against William and Lonise Wallace. Nothing has been heard of the Wallaces until now, when information has reached London from America of the capture in Ohio of " Carlo Ledeovich," alias "Depth," abas `,' Charles Grundy," alias "Win. Wall-see," diev Howard Adams," alias "The Dutchman," described as "murderer. forger, and counterfeiter." He will be tried in America on some of the many charges standing against him, sea the result may render unnecessary extradition proeeedings by the Britieb tathorities.
The Potteries Examiner : — 1878-12-21 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

SIR WILFRID LAWSON ON THE GOVERNMENT POLICY. , Sir Wilfrid Lawson took part in the debate in the House of Commons last night, and made a characteristic speech. He said that during the 1 last year or two, if any one, in London at any • rate, tried to speak in favour of peace and against the policy of the Government, he was • assailed, not only with shouts and outcries, but with sticks and stones. He did not know if the ' noble lord led the brigades in Hyde-park—very likely he was among them—(laughter). A new ; patrioctie association had just been formed 'to ' inform public opinion on the Eastern Question ' ; that was, to inform the public what their opinions were, and to do all in their power, to I put down anybody who expressed any other , opinion. That was what they called patriotism. They might be patriots, but he thought they ware, like the noble lord (Lord Elcho), very inistaken patriots. Patriotism did not consist in singing 'Rule Britannia' from morning to night, or in throwing dead cats at those who differed from them in opinion, or in sitting in a smug editor's room and writing leading articles hounding on others to slaughter and death which they thenisslves dared not face. They were trues patriots who stood up for truth even when it was unpopular, find there was more patriotism in his hon, friend the member for Bedford bringing forward his resolution thou in singing Jingo songs and 'Rule Britannia.' Ho had another eharge to bring against the Ministry. Even in her Majesty's gracious Speech from the Throne, they had not counselled her Majesty to deal perfectly frankly with the House. They made her say, 'I receive Isom all foreign Powers as. earances of their friendly feelings.' fhat might be a truth, but it did not express the whole truth, for though tiley might have friendly feelings for no, he was quite sure that as a Government we did not have friendly feelings for them. The Government were fighting with Russia at the present time, but they railed it IL war with Afghanistan— (hear, hear.) The greatest panic-monger in the country would not be afraid of anything Afghanistan could do. He saw the noblas lord (Lord Riche) nod ascent; even he would not be afraid of Afghanistan. The right hon. baronet the member for Tamworth, the King of the Jingoes— (laughter)—even he would not be eo absurd as to say there was anything to fear from Afghanistan. Because the Government were afraid to fight with Russia, afraid to attack the big one, they set to work to attack the little one—(' No,' and 'Hear, hear.') They were acting as they did in the island of Tanua, where her Majesty's navy was set to catch a murderer, and failing to catch hirmthey hanged his brother, Mid found Out to their : satisfaction that though he had not committed ' the murder, he no doubt would have done it if i --o— -' his brother had not done it for him—(laughter). 1 ' I time would come when the Government would THE ALLEGED CONSPIRACY AGAINST ' see nothing to be proud of in these vicarious
The Staffordshire and Potteries Examiner. — 1880-10-30 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

TWO HOURS WITH GEORGE CRUIKSHANK.  On Wednesday night Mr. J. W. Benn delivered a lecture at the Birkheck luiititution, Chancery Lane, London, the subject being "'lwo hours with George Cruikabank." There was a large attendance. Mr. Bann said it was from llogarth that Cruikshank received the inspiration of his genius. With marvellous rapidity Mr. Bonn drew sketeues with coloured crayons of llogarth and Cruikshank, as he saw the latter at 82 years of age. At school Cruikshank used to caricature his masters, and one of these remained to the present time, a fac-Fimile of which was given by Mr. Bonn. Cruikshank was afterwards sent to a lawyer's office, but as he would persist in drawing not very complimentary portraits of his employer, he was soon discharged. Cruikshank turned his attention to all classes of gaiety. When Charles. Dickens was quite young, Cruikshank introduced him to some of the slums of the city, and made the popular novelist familiar with such characters as Fagin, Bumble the beadle, and Oliver Twist, all of which Mr. Bean sketched in imitation of Cruikshank's drawings, the latter well-known character being in the act of "asking for more." Seeing seven men suspended to the gallows one morning for issuing spurious bunk •notes, Cruikshunk determined to do his best to get the law abolished, and drew a caricature of the note, representing the culprits on the gallows, and signed "J. Ketch." The publishers of this sketch made about £6OO by it, but the poor artist only received a modest two guineas. The caricature effected its object, fur no one was afterwards hung for so venial an offence. Mr. Been also gave numerous fee-similes of Cruiksluink's sketches of drunken men and women, a subject the artist devoted much time to.  At the West Kent Quarter Sessions at Maidstone, James White surrendered to his bail to answer an indictment charging him with having wilfully misconducted himself while in charge of a brake at Eltham on August 30, and with causing bodily hirm to three persons. He was also charged with being drunk on the same occasion and incapable of controlling the horses. Many witnesses were called on both sides, and eventually the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The British Ambassador, Sir Augustus Paget, has arrived at Rome.  At Skipton, John Roberts has been committed for trial on a charge of shooting his sweetheart, Mary Tillotson, with intent to murder.  It is announced from Berlin that the marriage of Prince William, eldest son of the Crown Prince, to the Princess Victoria of Schleswig, is fixed to take place on February 2O  Th Judize of the Surrey County Court hits do. eked in t,tour of the South-Eas,ern Railway t ompany in a dispute with 31r. Sankey, of .11arga0c, as tue rate charged for' the caariage of English hops. LAI rate is considerably above the charge for carrying foreign hops from London to Kent. 31r Stoner said the company hada right to mate a special charge.  AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS OF GREAT A child, two and a half years old, named Abraham
The Tamworth Miners' Examiner and Working Men's Journal. — 1873-10-25 (Tamworth, Staffordshire, England)

TRW COIINTILT.— The Registrar General has recently published his report, which gives the numbers and causes of death in this country in the year 1871, the total number being 514,879 in England and Wales, the rate of mortality being about the average of the last 30 yearn. To alcoholism 740 deaths were referred in 1871, 370 having been registered from delirium tremens, and 370 no from intemperance; 567 deaths of males and 173 of females. Many other diseases are indirectly the result of drinking to excess, so that the deaths by alcoholism are understated; but as the relative acctuary of the returns is probably Mereasing, the gradual decline of the deaths from 1.059 in 11165 to 740 in 1871 is regarded as evidence of decrease in the bad habit of drunkenness. It is believed to be unqueetionable, from the figures of Dr. Farr, that the figures that he gives as to deaths from gout that among the higher classes excess ,in eating is a little less fatal than , excess in 'drinking. The most fatal order embraces the diseases of the respiratory organs, and it is growing yearly more fatal in England. The death-rate by bronchitis rose from I,IBS per mil, lion living in the yearn 1850-59 to 1,7-19 in the ten years following, to 2,097 in 1870, and to 2,112 in 1871. Bronchitis, it is thought, is absorbing ; under its name formerly accounted as pneten,tia, or asthma, and perhaps phthisis ; this may be partly due to impooved pathology, but it is probably aleo dee partly to the imperfect ventilation and to the dust of mines, shops, and factories. It is very strange, however, that with the improved legislation of the last ten years that this ehoulebe the ease. Laws are, however, one thing and the carrying of them out by workmen and employers, even though to their own benefit, is another matter. We believe that through too highly heated and dusty workshops the early death of many petters is directly attributable, and the same may be said of miners through the badly ventilated mines in which they are compelled to work. The death of infants under oneyear was excessive, being no less than 125,868, the ignorance of midwives, poor nursing, improper Ibeding, and giving cordials to induce sleep. In England about 800,000 chilareu are born annually, and 120,000 din in their first year, and the survivors bear marks through rife of their treatment during the first year. The deaths through violence reached the high number of 16,603 in 1871, as against 14,040 in 1854. Out of these 1,033 are by causes ennuected with mines. The number of deaths in the mine per annum is not,therefore, on the decline. about 1,000 per annum having been the rate for many years. The civilization of this country that registers 202 murders and 1,495 aut. :idea in one year, is not much to boast of. The Registrar General's figures are eloquent in showing through the causes of death what is the life ; of the nation.
The Denton, Haughton, & District Weekly News. — 1874-03-20 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

NEWS..  . It is Ltated that Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., has been engaged for six election petitions.He receive# a retainer of £6OO in eaoh. case, and a refresher ot 2100 per day. James Macguire, a guard in the employ of the Manchester Carriage Company, has this week been sentenced to three mouth's hard lai)our for embezzling 101 d., the money of ids employers.  On Saturday afternoon, at the Staffordshire assizes, Georg° Ash, potter, kianleY, Was sentenced to twenty years penal servitude for wounding his wiNt 4th intent to murder 'lei.  Arthur Orton, :he claimant, has been removed from the aol at ilewgate to Dail!bank Prison, where he underwent the usual treatment of a convict. When weighed—although he has somewhat fallen off in flesh. —the settle registered the astonishing figure of 3291 b At a Conservative banquet at Chelsea, the other day, immediately after the toast Church and State" had been proposed and responded to, the song of the "13 giishinan's Barrel of beer" was sang, and loudly cheered, as much apparently for its political significance as for its illaSl(Zi merits.  "The uuparalled success of Wood & Co's Packet Tea points. to that, and to that alone as the tea for the people; —Quality excellent—flavour, rich and Mellow, may be had of W. H. Knowles Market St. Denton & wholesale only of Wood & Co 146 Market Hall Halifax—Agents Wanted—". [Advt..]  The Times annotrucei that Mr. Prineep, one of the most distinguished mat which the Indian Civil Service ever produced, has, after concluding 65 years' service either in I:idia or in the llorue Governine.ut of India, placed his resigdatian in Lord Salisbury's hands, who, after some hesitation, has accepted it.  A lockout of agricultural labourers has taken place at Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Gloucestershire, About 1,50 u are expected to be out on Saturday. The National Agricultural Labourers' Union has dete:icined. to support the men through the coming struggle. The operative house slaters of North and South Shields' with those of Durham and Nottingham, were locked by their employers on Monday. The men recently applied for an advance of wages from 33s to 364 weekly on day w..rk, and an increase of '.1.5 .per cent, on piece work, which the masters refused to conci.ie. At a meeting held this week at Wigan, to consider the proposed 15 per cent reduction of colliers wages in West Lancashire, it was resolveu to submit the question to a board of arbitration composed of equal nuinberi of masers and men, and, witu that object, a deputation WaS appointed to wait upon the secretary to the Masters Association.  The trade of supplying New York with beef killed in Texas has met with considerable success. Between the beginiug of December aud the middle of Febrni.ry the -New York agent received 7. car loads of 2,0001b8 each, and with little exception the meat arrived in good condLiou and found a ready male, at from six to sewn cents (halfpence) i.h.Jr lb. to retail vendors.
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1876-05-27 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

CHAPTER XLIV.  CONCLUSION. MRS. LINDEN was quietly consigned to her grave in Greenwood. The murder of Gayoso was a mystery which was never unravelled, and such measures were taken as led the world to believe that he died of disease of the heart. But in the pocket of the dress worn by Mrs. Linden on that day, was found a curiously-fashioned instrument, resembling a tiny eitneter, made of gold, which on examination proved to be a snore deadly rind certain weapon of destruction than a battle-axe wielded by the strongest arm. A few days after the funeral, Clara reached Nele I York wills her happy and triumphant husband. The estate was now hers beyond dispute, but on learning the true history of the cousins she settled on Madame Latude a handsome sum, and her sense of justice could not be satisfied without providingf or Lumley in a liberal manner. An annuity sufficient to supply every rational want was secured to hins for life. .  Mrs. Seyton and her daughter had already established a flourishing business, but Madeline had fallen into a state of melancholy madness, which rendered it necessary to place her where she could be properly taken care of. When Linden became aware of Clue, he would not consent that she should be placed in an asylum ; he caused a room in his fai lice's house to be fitted up for her aceoinmodation, and performed the penance he considered due to his wrongs against her, by watching over the vagaries other wandering, mind with a patience and tenderness which provedimw noble was the nature which had so long strayed from the path of rectitude. And is there not "more joy in herrven over one sinner that repentelb, then over ninety and nine just men?" For the, few remaining months of her life all Ant, time most devoted care could do to alleviate her settled melancholy, wan done by him. Om bright day in early autumn she was laid beside tbe little lad Who had been the one joy of lice broken life. Three years rolled away, and the venerable father was summoned to join the caravan of death, which gathers ito passengers at every flitting moinent of time. Serene and resigned, he had but one with unfulfilled.  , His son had recovered his health and spirits ; he had taken a stand among, men which promised a brilliant future, but the darling wish that lay nearest the father's heart was not yet, realised. Ellinor sat beside his couch, his son bent over hint to catch his last words. Ho held their hands clasped in his own, and a bright smile irradiated his features as he joined them together. Linden earnestly regarded the bowed head; he  whispered— Shell it ever be, Ellinor ? Can you trust me F' A faint prewure of the hand replied, and the dying lips murmured— " Thn else, My child—my daughter at last! lam happy; am now ready to go. Oh, Father! Jehovah ! receive thy erring eon, and grant lion forgive new r Abetlti teletnieti aPirit kite/ IN-116 the maneions of light.
Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1876-05-27 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SHOCKING CASE OF WIFE MURDER.— An now in liquidation. Witness had known the debtor, train, unlocked, with a key he carried, the door of the I Inquest has been held at the George the Mr. John Duets Pnithlogo, for fifteen years, and his carriage in which he was, and before the train had Fourth, Redhill - street, Albany -street, London, wife from a period antecedent to her Inarriage. With stopped. The train had to run about twelve yards by Dr. Harkwieke, upon the body of Susan much reluctance, witness admitted that Paleologo had after he had left it, and it was a circumstance in the Milligan, 35, who met with her death under written to him from Spain—from Vittoria. lie said case that the defendant had not since the occurrence very shocking circumstances on the 10th inst. The the climate was very good there— (langhter)—that given up the key with which he unlocked the door, jury having viewed the body,yrhich lay in thedwelling it was neither cold nor warm ; that the railway Mr. J. H. Osborn, an inspector attached to the line, lof the deceased and her family—a small underground stations were all guarded by soldiers that Spanish said he had known many accidents occur from trains kitchen, nearly destitute of furniture, and with the ; ladies wore veils instead of bonnets—Gatighter)—and striking people who had left them while in motion, walls simply whitened. John Henry Milligan, a lad, that he intended to stop there for seine time. Did he I The" was no law nfl'inst passengers carrying keys, of 16, said he lived at 26, Redhill-strect, and lived tell you whether be was going to return for his trial 1 but persons were liable to injure themselves very with his parents. The deceased was his mother, and in August ? - No; lie did not say anything about that severely by the practice. The solicitor for the defence bis father was a coal porter. His parents had guarat all. He did net ..y that he was not Was that l said in this case not a key, but a dog lock merely had relied as long as lie could recollect, He camehome at the first you had beard of the debtor's intention taco I been used. Mr. Alderman Finnis said in deciding ten o'clock at night, and they werehaving words. Witte Spain ? - If,. told me Once that he didn't like the , such cast, as this a magistrate had to take into ness went out. On returning in a few minuteshe looked prison work, that his health was very delicate, and i account the danger to the travelling public from tho I through a window, not liking to go in, and that if he went to prison he would die. I advised hint i practice. He thought it a serious offence, and one i saw his father kick Isis mother in the stomach. strongly to remain in England, and said that he must i whirls should, if possible, be put down. He fined the He then entered the room, and at that moment his look out for himself and stand the consequences. It defendant 20s. and costs. • , father threw a basin at his mother, winch struck her will be remembered that Paleologo stood committed 1 STORMY Summit