Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1864-04-20 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

BURIAL SERVICE.—At a meeting of the clergy of a rural deanery of Donaaster, after the archidieconal visitation on Wednesday last, the following resolutions were all but unanimously adopted:—" I. That the present state of the law in regard to the Burial Service is occasionally burdensome to the consciences of the clergy, and in the same degree injurious to the interests of the Church. 2. That it is not (desirable, under existing circumstances, to urge any altera:ion of the Seth ice itself. 3. That the grievance would be materially lightened by the addition of the following clauses (or words to that effect) to the first Rubric in the office for the ' Burial of the Dead—namely, after the words, 'or have laid violent hands upon themselves, add, ' or hare died i in the commission ot a crime, or in the professed avowal ,i of unbelief, or have been open and notorious evil livera I dying impenitent. Provided that every minister so ' refusing to use this office, as specified in any of the three I , next precedent clauses of this Rubric, shall be obliged to give an account of the same to the ordinary within ' fourteen days after at the furthest ; and the approve of the ordinary shall suffice to protect the minister from any proceedings by law in consequence of such refusal.' 4. That the archdeacon be requested to communicate the above resolutions to the Archbishop of York." lioaantice Mumma OF A WIPE BY HER HUSHIND THROUGH JEALOULY, AND SUICIDU op Tile MURDBIIEIt. —Ott Monday morning, between eight and nine o'clock, great excitement was occasioned in Leigh-street, Burtont:reseent, London, by a rumour being spread that a husband had murdered his wife, and that he had also killed himself by cutting his throat. It was ascertained that police-constable 'lhomas O'Dell, 28 E, had just been called to the house No. 5, Leigh-street, in the occupation of Mr. Ashley, a woollen-draper and tailor in a large way of business. That gentleman informed the p dice that he and his family felt some alarm from the fact that they saw blood trickling down the walls of the kitchen, which is below the back parlour. Mr. Ashley, thinking that something was wrong, had tried to gain admission to the back parlour, but this he dould not do, nor could he make any one hear. Ile also said that the room was occupied by a man and his wife, of the name of James Pearce, and it is stated that his wife's name was Elizabeth. The policeman then entered the house and he knocked, and not getting an answer he endeasoured to break open the door, but this he could net do. Seeing that the key was inside, and that the lock could not be picked, the policeman went to the back of the house, and having obtained a ladder broke the back parlour-window end entered the room. A most shocking sight here presented itself, for on the ground lying side by side lay the bodies of Mr. and Mts. Pearce, ' their er itnhgr mit,: ac upt 0 oiln 0 fa blood.em h astt 4 f ke Ban ryi ff eu ,ti h eel: sav inedr' eleedor i wati nht dhe bmlaoond,wasandlyitingwaas lvoeurgy evident from its appearance that It had been recently sharpened. From the appearance of the bodies it would seem that the man had first murdered his wife and then cut his own throat. From some papers that were found in the room it would appear that the male deceased had baea a full d ick labourer in the vintning depaitment of the St. Ka:herifle's Dock's as there was an application to the freeman asking for leave of absence, but that letter was dated so far back as 1848. The deceased are supposed to have been about 35 years of age, and the cause of this dreadful occurrence is thought to be jealousy, as tht• wits was stated to have informed the landlord of the house that her husband bad said he waulil kill her, as he was very jealous of her; but she added that there was no reason for such a course to be adopted, as her husband's suspicions were ill-founded.  Pri .ted and imblihed by THOMA 9 MOKTON Hoar. at th Herald, office, F 1 WI id-stieet, SWAN/Et, CU ESDAY, April 20„1864. tfte 'pi cif I 1 // , I  /  aA°  'I  U"  D