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Glasgow Courier. — 1858-06-24 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE A SCOTCH FARMER IN IRELAND.  The Ballinasloe Star brings the following account oil an attempt to murder a Scotch gentleman who hurl cently become a settler on the borders of the countirial Roscommon and Galway:—  'it is our painful duty to place on record the pertinnier' of one of the most atrocious and dastard!, attempts at assassination which have ever disereceli the country. The gentleman on whom this shameful and bloodthirsty attack was made is Mr Daniel Mather, who a few years ago became the owner in fee uf a portion of the St George property, within four miler of this town. Mr Mather, who farms extensively In Scotland, has lately carried out on his Irish property e system of improvement by which a large amount of ern, ployment was afforded to the labourers of the neighbour. hood. In order to facilitate the improvements whicli Mt Mather had designed it became necessary to evict I number of small tenants. We are informed that, it every instance where the occupier was disposed to meet the views of Mr Mather, that gentleman acted with liberality and kindness. We know of one instance ourselves of an occupier of six acres having realieed over £2OO before leaving the estate of Mr Mather. At all events, on ThurAday morning last, while Mr Mather was riding over his property, at about tee o'clock, he was fired at by a man who lay crouched behind a ditch under cover of a small hazel bash. The gun must have been heavily loaded, al a bullet and some slugs took effect, having entered the back. hr Mather, though severely wounded, had time to °Nerve his assailant, who immediately left, and it is rail proceeded to his cottage. Though suffering from loss of blood Mr Mather was able to reach his residence, whet medical aid was promptly procured, Drs Sharkey nod Horne having proceeded to Fahalty with as little delay aa possible. It appears that Mr Mother stooped, whils on horseback, to open a gate, and while in that pouting he felt as if something had suddenly stunned him, and on looking behind, at the distance ore few yards, be saw the smoke and a man ins crouching posture He mediately felt the effects of the shot and became swats that he was wounded. He shouted to someof his labourers to give the alarm, but the) refused all assistance, and some of them said they did not know even when t It, police barracks were. Mr Mather sow Bays that he was particularly struck by the quietness which prevailed around the cottages that morning—not a child or any domestic animal venturing outside a door. When their]. telligence reached Sallinasloe Mr Patrick Sweeney. SI, left forthwith, having under his command eight of the county Galway constabulary, and soon after were Pirted by the party stationed at Sallydangan. Mr Mather Caving stated that he knew the man who shot him, at having mentioned his name, he was arrested and brought before him. His name is Pat Colohan, nearly 60 ye." of age. He had been summoned by Mr Mather as I trespasser for retalniag poesession of a house.
Glasgow Courier. — 1858-10-26 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

JUDGE HALIBURTON ON GOLD DISCOVERIES IN COLUMBIA.—At the soiree of the Manchester Athenwum on Thursday, the learned Justice made the following remarks:—"There mitst be a great event to awaken the government to do anything. For instance there has been a dreadful mutiny in the East Indies, and it had resulted in the establishment of a new government for that country. In Canada, also, there was a rebellion, and that rebellion had produced a responsible government. Recently the government had been awakened out of its trance by the discovery of gold in Vancouver's Island, and had 'found the truth of what he asserted in Manchester two years ago. Sir R. Murchison, the great geographer, had found the position of the island, and told the government where they might discover it on the map; and they had placed a cross with a pencil upon it, so that they might know where to look for it again. (Laughter.) The government had now found that the distance from Liverpool to Canton, by way of Panama, was 13,900 miles, while by the Canadian lakes it was only 11,000 miles, so that there would be a saving of 2,500 miles by the latter route. (Hear.) This was one of his predictions, which had been considered Utopian; but he felt no hesitation in proclaiming that the trade with China would hereafter pass through Canada. In Vancouver's Island a magnificent vein of coal had been discovered close to the water, only 40 feet from the surface, and 9 feet thick, forming a coal mine for the whole Pacific. He congratulated the people of this country and of the colony upon this event." THE SLAMANNAN ALLEGED MURDER Cssz.--We understand that the lad Heaps, now in custody in Falkirk for the murder of Andrew Freekleton, a miner, at Balquhattem, is to be fully committed for trial on the charge of murder, with the alternative charge of culpable homicide.—Falkirk Harold. THE "OBSERVER " ON MESSRS BAXTER AND BuCHaNAN, M.P.—" Mr Baxter, at Montrose, talks loudly of the middle-class representatives —men of business, of railway, manufacturing, and other commercial interests. But somehow the middle-class electors do not seem to have responded to his views on this occasion, for they have selected three undoubted aristocrats, with the terrible "honourable" prefixed to their names—not the appointees of the minister, but the eleded of the people! Mr Baxter, and those of his class, need not be too sensitive. Himself and Mr Buchanan of Glasgow came into the Rouse of Commons with fair reputations. The ministry of the day gave them the fairest opportunities. They were selected to move or second the Address to the Crown a complimentary and favourable opening in the House of Commons. How did they succeed? Will Mr Baxter answer that question, or will he tell U 3 how many of the men who made money and bought their way into the House have made good their pretensions there in that open and public area of competition? Where are now the Layards and the Lindsays, who were to show us the new lights of administrative reform? Echo answers, where?"
Glasgow Courier. — 1844-04-11 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

IBLANCHOLY AFFAIR. he attributed to the reduced prices of the staple products, but ' the &Wish brig Qlgoftale, Capt. Reay, hoped that financial alterations will enable him to meet the exbawd" pith.o of Wm. penditure of the present year, and to complete the works DOW okm was to amigo her carrying on: ..sr Majaity% C . 'je tb•Pibeinlf The Preaident made the following reply : * oubordination as also illegal opinion . That the Legislative Assembly would take into ' ' see of 'fetal cinema • -, the important points wisely developed by the Lord High. . total° is the aetor,mit - gorier —that it would conscientiously seeondie. tite= bgio town as.sogehms, ' - who manner every measure tending to improve the A 4hlt ' .1 In a *all at is Between people it represents—and concluded with inviting his Eacellenoy moiler was aroused bythe carpenter to honour the • and thee give an -n quesdocable ly) who re- ••---- " attendanee on deck to gleam the motley. Rag put a pair of -, deck. Here 0 - Doing amolfeatod almost diftmlihoilt titni--this the presentee accounted for by Baling he had oond week, Due tne neavy ..... .............. ...., .....- -.The sudden disaPpearanee of the two bro- just oOMe frail A7leshui7.. Under the circumstances upon this operation. However, two or three days of keen ...e sons of the Rear.Admind, two distinguished Messrs. Praad paid it, although they could not, according with a drying wind, soon out all to rights again, , Imperial navy, who, it is thoeght, are directed to to the usual course of business, receive the advice till the newly turned up after turnips was found to work gi ter for what had at first threatened to be a series point of Italy, has awakened a general end lively following morning. It purported to be signed by Mr, spite cif some heavy rain showers since, mo of the repression.&lewd persons were arrested ie. the Lombardo Thomas, the maziagurg **h. The number lower part of the county have tabbed ilow oats, totes and various alarming rumours are Whig ezecogsted .-. what had been previously- Wined. Paid rowing down in the finest 4 / le_ pewits's. ,t is now 1 Piedmont. In Romagna the riots between the peolds hpd the notice to sow the oat crop before the beans, but a •eops are daily increasing, and various murders are babies habil htest ideapresenting itself of its being a forged - - quantity of the latter have also been sown, and other lentioned of persons who were the principal agouti is pada, or counterfeit such, ' ' out the-slightest proved 5 days of good weather should allow the whole to he t stations. In spite of the absolute prohibition as high treason to , instances • " ulcers divulging what takes place In the army, whether *sm fields have seeded with ky a smaller proportion oc. Mg political or military affairs, it is now publicly %moan that the used few and discovery of a plot among the Polish troops of the Anetrian pro. i ..., winces in favour of the independeoey of that nation has compromised 1 upwards of 200 officers, amongst whom 20 are Italians.
Glasgow Courier. — 1844-04-09 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

MISCELLANEOUS  INFANTICIDE. Characteristic Threat. —The famous Mr. Anmer going through On the forenoon of the 22d ult., a male child, about three or four • street in Windsor, two boys looked out of a one pair of stairs weeks' old, was found in • quarry on the lands of Millhead, close by window, and cried—" There goes Mr. A nmer, that makes an many the viaduct across the Kelvin, on the Great Western Road. It bulls,' He bearing them, looked up, Baying, " You rascals, I know was entirely covered with soft mud, except one of the feet; and on you well enough ; and if I had you kere, I'd kick you down slain I" examination by Drs. Easton and ht• Tear, they bad no doubt but Transcendent/3km —A young lady astonished a party the that it must have been alive when thrust under the mud. The other day, by asking for " the loan of a diminutive argenteons child was full and well formed. We understand, that on the pre- truncated cone, convex on its summit and semi-perforated with ceding Friday evening (the 15th ult.), about seven o'clock, a decent- symmetrical indentations," or, in other words, a thimble. ly dressed female was seen going into the quarry, carrying some- To keep Mom Greew.—Get it at the right tune of year, wash thing bulky in her arms under her plaid—she seemed to be about it clean from the dirt, and set it in the shade, out of the sun, twenty-six years of age, broad and stout made, fairish bals, ruddy and out of the wind, to dry ; then dip it, in spirits of wine, and lay complexion, good-looking, and of ordinary height; she wee a it up in papers and it will keep good for twenty years.—GarLeghorn bonnet with red ribbons, a rubs-coloured merino gown, deners' Chronicle. and a red and green tartan plai.l. A strict investigation 1,1411 imelnediately instituted by Mr. Salmond, Procurator-Fiscal, but no satisfactory trace of the murderer has yet been obtained, nor of such child being missing.—On Sunday, the dead body of an Week Infant, apparently about a week old, was found by some boys, ending. covered with a little earth, at Crowe Point, In the neighbourhood leiF-Canitashie. -Liteutgge bag been made tolied out the utaiber. Met-a but hitherto without success. ss  RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS  Total  =rad Forfar Birmingham and Bloseaster Bratidllng Junction Chester and Birkenhead. Dublin and Kingston Dundee and Arbroath Durham and Sunderland Eastern Counties Grand Junction, Chester and Crewe— Great North of England Great Western Liverpool and Manchester London and Birmingham. London and Blackwall London and Brighton.... London and Croydon London and Greenwich London and South Western Manchester and Birmingham. ..... Blanchester, Bolton, and Bury Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Midland Counties ....... Newcastle and Carlisle Newcastle and North Shields North Midland ...... ....... North Union and Bolton and Preston.. Paris and Rouen ........ ...... Preston and Wyre Sheffield and Wanchater.. South Eastern _ _  Taff Yale Ulster York and North Midland  Correep, week, 180.  Fsmii iiii 774 595 5690 5106 9486 9288 1491 1463  thio I 2.&is  509 342 9/45 1725 750 715  leis I
Glasgow Courier. — 1848-07-04 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

TWO MISERS. DEATH OF ONE OF THE ',terms.  Tose, Julie 14 In the village of Warthill, about five miles uorth-east of this city, a mostatrocions attempt at doable murder has been perpetrated. The unfortnuate visiting, of the brutal outrage were a qaiet, inoffensive, and respectable widow lady, named Newlove, upwards of seventy years of age, and her son, Thomas Newlove, an unmarried man, between forty and fifty years of age. Jointly and separately they were posseitsel of considerable property, and adopted the foolieh plan of being their own Winkel', as much as £1,500 being kept in their miserable abode They lived in a tfloat penurious manner, so much so, as to follow the practice of seldom, if ever, retiring to rest until their neighbours, ill the natural course of things, would be getting up l the strange I,bject of their strange life being to watch their hoarded wealth. About eight o'clock on Monday morning, a labourer, who was in the habit of milking a cow and doing other Tittle Jobs for Mrs. Newlove and her son, called at the house as usual. The 'backmor was opened, and on entering a passage leading to the front kitchen. he was horrified on pereeivine her lying on the ground, apparently dead, and a quantity of blood about her. The man immediately raised an alarm, when, upon the neighbours imambliug, a search was made for the son, who was shortly afterwards found in the water-closet, shoats outside the been. His head was sadly beaten in, and blood sem copiously flowing from die wounds Medieel aid being Procured, the extent of their injuries was in some degree ascertained. An iron eaneteatick was found in the peewee, which had evidently been used in the murderous affair. It was covertel with blood end hair, and had apparently been bent by the force of the blows ii dirtied with it upon the heads of the poor creatures. On • further examination, it was quite clear that they hail made a vigorous eff.rt to escape from their diabolical assailants, which the state of tile passage confirmed, pools of blood being visible iii several parts. Mrs. Newlove in some degree subsequently recovered her senses, arid fromerhat could be gleaned from her the ruffians sere three in number. They had contrived to obtain an entrance into the house by a back window. The 8011, with a view of escaping, it issupposee, got into the water. closet,, and the robbers believing that he had fled to the village to give an alarm, decamped without obtaining any of the hosed' they coveted. The police, however, discovered £l3OO, chiefly in motes, In different parts of the house, and £I7O secreted in • shavingbox. In one of the rooms were several rolls of notes, tied round with thread. This mornieg the police received Intelligence of the deatirof Mrs: Newlove, who has sunk under the dreadful injuries she received. No trace of the reams has yet been obtaitied, although the police have been scouring the country for wiles round.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1876-02-22 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

AFTER THE FAIR. A " SOFT" BED.  At the Borough Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. G. J. G. Gregory, Lade', Tucker, • labourer, who said he came from Drayton. in Somerset, was charged with being drunk and incapable early that morning. About I a.m. P.C. Gould found him lying down sound asleep in the middle of the road at Fordtngtoucross, and arousing him, dkcovered he had taken so much of John Barleycorn that his lean refused to carry it. He shouted "murder" when the officer disturbed his slumbers, and as it was raining at the time and the streeta were rather muddy, the officer took him to the police station and searched him. He had 15e. in his possession and the magistrate ordered him to be "relieved" of half of it by way of flue, which was ace irdingly done.  Witness: Prisoner struck him across the shoulder and than he (witness) ran back to avoid another blow. lie ran up into the path. Asked how far he ran back; ho didn't know. Was it 20 yards?—Yes he should think no. He went beck as far as the black house by the roadside, nearly down to the Junction Hotel. He afterwards went up the road again, and he saw lillinihani in Mr. Taylor's field, lying down, and his face blood all over. 11, Sala ho was " very near killed." By the elder preoner: Did not you follow ILS down South-street and lip the Weymouth road and ilidn't you say you would fellow on to Slonckton or Herringstone or wherever We went.  lie heard one of thorn say they should follow them wherever they went. The witness was here sharply reproved, he having sworn that nothing had lieen said. . .  It also transpired in course of cro.-examination that Moores asked where the prisoners were going, and they replied to Monc kton, and it seemed that the secret of thi dia. twrbance was that there was a young woman in the party, a daughter of the elder prisoner with whom Moores and the others were anxious to hold some conversation, the witness admitting after a deal of shuttling of the question that Moores endeavoured to speak to her. The magistrates thought there wee something more to be brought out yet, and as the case would have to be remanded, they would be able to have Moore and the other man before them. . .  Mr. Devenish told the elder prisoner he was indebted ti the police for having taken the stick from him as he might have done much more serious injury. The prisoner said he had been into the George and had a glues of beer, and woo going home quietly as he always did. The young men followed them all down the street, and he asked them why they slid this, lie never struck one of them till he had received a blow under the ear front behind u he was going up the Weymouth road. He hoped they would deal leniently with him. He was told that if first assaulted they had no right to take the law into their own hands.  —tiury were remandel till 11;;Zy, the tnagistrates consenting to take bad.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1876-02-22 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

STILI. TOSOUIL &C."  An old man, who mid he was I'S—Henry Mire—we charges' with using abusive language to Mr. Homer, of Martimttown. . .  The defendant in reply to the Bench said he did not deny it, but what he had said he would answer for. He had not said half what Mr. Homer did to him • and he should have both sides heard or else there wonitl be law but not justice. The complainant stated that on the 12th he was near the Market•house in Borcheitter when he heard the defendant making use of disgusting llnguage and asking " who turned the woinen out of doors." lie took no notice of it, and the defendant, after making use of Nome more nice expressions, called out at the top of his voice "Jack Homer, of Martiristovrn, is the damnedest scamp in England." And he then commenced abusing him. Upon that he (the complainant) called the constable, who ordered the defendant rint of the market After the complainant had given his evidence, defendant was asked if he bad any question to put, he said he had, hut instead of putting them he began to enter upon a history of what had taken place some six months ago. He was reminded by the town clerk he .could not make a speech at that stage of the proceedings. As he still persisted he was told to hold his tongue. Defendant: Hold me tongue; what far? Ain't A poor man a right to he 'erd ! ru rie he as good a character as ever he 'ad in his life. . . . . .  Beret. Pomeroy, corroborated Mr. Homer as to the language used, and stated a great number of people were collected there at the time. Defendant than made his speech, which he told the Bench they were bound to hear. lie stated the complainant had accused him of buying hares, and had called him a darned old rogue, hut if he was as big a rogue es Mr. Homer, he'd he hanged before he went out of Dorchester. He had also knocked off 6.1 a week off his parish-pay, ant had threatened to give hint many a drubbmg if he had not been two c three years older than he  The Town clerk said all this did not take plaee on the day in question. Defendant : No odds about that, then I s'pose if a man murdered anybody a year ago he isn't to be hung for it now.  Mr. Symonds: Unfortunately we have • record that you had been here before for the name nort of thing. Defendant: And now you lie bringing that up; then why not!. 'Die Bench told him there were three previous convictions agaiast him one of which was for stealing. He would have to pay 30s.—or go to prison for II day.. Defendant Pai•i he hadn't got • fasten if they tied a guniea for it. Mr. Symonds said then unfortunately he would have to pay in pernon. Defendant: Oh dear. why dont'ee hen-c me at once. . .. . .  .-..Ultimately he we allowed a week to pay iii.
The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1876-06-27 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

BBIDPORT.  BOROUGH POLICE, Monday.—Before Mr. C. Tucker (Mayor). and Mr. F. W. Good.  '—liiiiii;;;-eolii.o.s,-labo.ure-r, on the drainage works, was brought up in custody, charged with being drunk and disorderly, in the borough on liaturday.—P.S. Gale stated that they had a great deal of trouble with him, and P.C. Wort in apprehending him. His conduct previous at several public-houses was very disgraceful, in fact too bed to mention.—Fined 10s. and da. costa, in default of payment. IS days hard labour. BOROUGH PETTY SESSIONS, Tuesday.—Bef ore the Mayor (Mr. C. Tucker), Mr. E. Cox, and Dr. Hay. Sarah Jane gimp, of Erpe, Symoodebury, was sum. mooed by the Town Council, that whilst suffering from a certain infectious disorder, did wilfully expose herself in a certain public place within the borough. —The Mayor, who retired from the Bench, stated that the Town Council did not wish to be severe in this case, only as a caution to let the public know that they are liable to a heavy penalty for so exposing themselves—Case dismissed with • caution to defendant, who expressed her sorrow for the occurrence.  Rkkant iiiii;;;iits;l, Fisherman's Anna Inn, Southstreet, was summoned for assaulting P.C. Brown and P.C. Wort on the Ilth inst. —lt appears that the constables were on duty, and heard cries of murder proceeding from Philips' house, they entered and went upstairs to where the cries proceeded from, and Philips then assaulted P.C. Wort by pushing him against the handrails of the stairs, the rail broke away and the policeman fell down stairs.— Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined ss. and Rel. 6d. casts in each case.  nalleti was summoned for rescuing the deka. dant in the previous case, after he was taken into custody.—The Mayor informed him that he had rendered himself liable to a very heavy penalty.—Defendant expressed his regret, and was lined 10s. and Si. ed costa. —Allowed a fortnight to pay. Nathaniel Hallett was summoned by P.C. Hazzard for being drunk in the borough on Sunday the lth last Defendant pleaded guilty, and P.C. /Lessard said he was staggering drunk, as the people were coining out of ths places of worship.—Fined Is. and us. tisL costa. COUNTY COURT, FTiday.—Before Mr. I'. E. P. Lefroy (judge).  V. A. (hwy.—Claim 14s. lid, for wages.— Defendant pleaded a'act off of .CI 17s, for different items supplied, and .CI 3s. for paying • fine of plaintiff's for cruelty to ducks, fined by the magistrates at Weymouth. Honour decided that the fine being incurred by Pseaing the ducks in defendant's service he should not allow.—Verdict for plaintiff 17s. lid. forthwith.—Mr. Gundry for plaintiff, and Mr. ,antes for defendant. Reed V. JoeepA Ackerman, Iturtc.n tsradatock. —Mann 108. for boota.—Defendant's wife was supplied with the boots.—To he paid in instalments of Is per month. Reed v. Teenett.—Claim CI Ifia 101. for groceries. —4s. in • fortnight, and monthly iruitalments of is. Rdnorde V. Waite.—This was a judgment summons.— Committed for one month if 3. is not paid in • fortnight, with monthly instalments of 3s.