The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1864-04-30 (London, England)

INDECENT PRINTS.—At tlie Bow-street Police-Court, 00 Friday, several occupiers of houses in Hollywell-street and Wych-street, appeared before Mr. Henry, to show cause why certain books, pictures, and other represents' tions seized under Lord Campbell's Act should not be condemned and destroyed. Neither of the parties made any objection to the destruction of the prints which had been seized by the police, and the magistrate issued orders accordingly. haDveEAtonireLFrdTiltEheOreaEthSToCf LtEßahe RlTVA.NJonTlintaNDarOleNs.w—oVrrtbe, 8.D., rector of St. Mildred, Bread-street, with st. Margaret Moses, the eldest clergyman in the diocese a London. The rev, gentleman was ordained in 18141 and took his degree of Bachelor of Divinity as a year man" at Cambridge in 1826. Also immediatell after his ordination he was presented to the rectory el Flowton, near Ipswich, and held it until 1844, when be was nominated to the rectory of St. Milfred. The ref, gentleman was the father of Miss Maria Charlesworthf so well known for her benevolent and philanthrophic rtions amongst the poor. TWO MURDERS IN bCOTLND.—Two tnals for murdef took place at Glasgow, on Saturday. The first was Jobe, Riley, who was accused that he did feloniously &seta' Nancy Stevens or Laffy, wife of Thomas Laffy, collier; residing at Legbrannoek, in the parish of Bothwell ; arle did, with his fists and with a wooden stake, strike her ei great number of severe blows on or about the head, sal other parts of her person, and did throw her to the group,' and del kick her with his feet, and did violently compreZ her throat, in consequence of which the said Nancy La 9 was mortally injured and died, and was thus murder& by the said John Riley. The deceased was at Airdrie el the 17th December last, on the occasion of her husbaln being tried for a breach of the peace. She became whe" the witnesses called "kind o' drunk," on the way horae: and called at the house of a person named Adams. She refused to remain there because she was not allowed send for more drink and went away. Next morniagi, said William Buchanan, miner, Chapethall, I left boatel': a quarter-past five that morning. While going along Or road I saw a woman lying in a sheuch,' with the fecis downwards. There is a hedge on both sides of the row' and the "sheuch" or ditch is on the roadside of Of hedge. The body was lying parallel with the NO.; There is no footpath on the road. Her clothes we'j lying quite "snug" about her. I took hold of her, said, "Woman, rise; you'll be lost with the cold." was dead. I lifted the shawl and saw a cut on the mj side of her head—just on the cheek. The body cold, and the clothes were wet. It had been stormy during the night and also that mornl Evidence was given that Riley was in company te the woman near the place where she was found. had evidently been murdered by beingbeaten with a etellr, about the head and face in a most shocking manefA, The prisoner was found guilty, but sentence was deforp No cause could be assigned for the murder.—Peter the other man tried, was charged that he did attack erg assault Jessie Noble, or Gordon, or Blair, then residieot with him him in Dobbie's Loan, and did, with a knife 4 some other instrument, stab her on the left side of neck, and on the right shoulder, whereby she was tally wounded, and immediately, or soon thereafter, o,' and she was thus murdered by the said Peter Plios The prisoner and the deceased were drinking to,gotherloj the 22nd of February, at a spirit dealer's in Maiti,t, street, Cowcaddens, and quarrelled about a pawn-60'40 They abused each other very loudly, and were told they would be ejected if they were not quiet. Thoallbe cation was renewed after a period of quiet. and bot' woman struck Weir on the cheek with a soda-water„teli tle. She went out, and he followed in a few ral?"tlie sayinghe would do for her. He overtook her 101.0% street and stabbed her in the peck with a knife, seT°,3 re", one of the main arteries. She screamed murder, OA re!' plied to all inquiries that her "man" had done it 50'00' away. The prisoner was found guilty of "culpableNo, oide," and sentenced to fifteent years' penal se:vita