Blandford, Wimborne and Poole Telegram. — 1877-09-21 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

MURDER OF A PARAMOUR.  The i.art of London which comes under the jurisdicdun of the Clerkenwell Police Court has duritw the present week gained uneviabie notoritey for crimes of violence, and Thursday a case of deliberate murder had to be added to the list. A few minutes after one o'clock Thursday morning Police Constable Peek, 325 G. hearing a loud scream of " Murder," proceeded into Wilderness Row. where he found lying in the roadway a woman, from a wound in whose breast blood was copiously flowing. A man was seen running away, and on his being immediately arrested the policeman found in his hand a clasp knit,4 covered with blood. The man and woman were conveyed to the Old-street Police Station, about 300 yards distant, and Dr. Yarrow, the divisional surgeon, having been sent for, he pronounced the woman to be dying, an opinion which was verified a few minutes afterwards. The prisoner, who gave the name of Thomas Pratt, No. 30, •Queen-street, Ratcliffe, and described himself as a canal labourer, was then charged by Inspector Oliver with the wilful murder of the deceased, who has since been identified as Elizabeth Brockington, of City. • Garden Row, St. Luke's and immediately acknowledged his guilt, adding, "I know I must die for it, because I know I have done it." About a quarter of an hour previously the two had been seen quarrelling outside the Old-street Police Station by Station. sergeant Maffey, and he advised them to separate, otherwise he would be obliged to lock them up. The woman replied that she would rather be locked up than accompany the man, and Maffey then insisted on her going in one direction and Pratt in another. On the body being about to be removed to St. Luke's Mortuary to await the coroner's inquest the prisoner begged to be allowed to kiss the deceased, with whom it is said he formerly cohabited, for the last time. The only witness of the murder was a poor homeless girl about twelve years of age, who was accommodated during the night at the station. She stated that, seeing the prisoner thrust the knife into the woman's breast, she cried out, "Oh, you brute." and he then threatened to "serve her the same." Inquiry is being made into the circumstances by Inspector Oliver, who has charge of the case. The prisoner is about '27 years of age. The deceased was 35 years of age.  A Maidstone Correspondent mentions, as an instance of the result of the labours of a home missionary working amongst the hop-pickers, that on Sunday last forty of that tribe, including several adults, were baptised in the parish church. At the sitting at Sheffield, of the Court of Mr. Soden, revising barrister, a decrease of nearly 3000 voters was shown, and was accounted for by the depression of trade, there being hundreds of empty houses in many parts of the town.  Aiibrige Police-court Tuesday a warrant Wag issued for the apprehension of Mr. Gorge Wilfrid Stephenson, for many years survey iii for the borough of Cambridse. The allegations against him are that he certified fieititious bills for materials, and then, by means of cheques drawn by Mr. J. W. Neville, the last assistant clerk, non committed for trial, titit.tined ef the treasurer of the Improvement 1.10.:.rd fa ki 'dims ot .E;l4 ss. and .C 47 4a. On Monday it was ascot towed that Stephenson bad absconded.  THE DORCHESTER (Old ERtablished)