The Sun. — 1864-07-13 (London, England)

THAMES.  SINGULAR ANNOYANCE—KNOCKING UP A. RELIEVING OFFICER.—JuIia Donovan, an Irish midwife, about 60 years of age, and dwelling at No. 18, St. Dunstan's-place, Ratcliffe, was brought before Mr Fllgct, and unlawfully knocking at his door. charged with wilfully disturbing Mr John Wright at at unseasonable hour Mr John Wright, relieving officer of the Hamlet of Stat: cliff, in the Stepney Union, stated that a quarter past b o'clock this morning he was disturbed by a loud knocking at the door ,of his house, No. 11, York-square, Stepney. He leaped from his bed, and before he could open the door of his room the knocking was repeated. He partially dressed himself and went to the street door. The knocking never ceased until he:opened:the door. He'saw.the prisoner holding on by the knocker and very much intoxicated. He asked her what she wanted, and she said, " What about that case of Ansell, on Monday ?" He told her his office hours at the Ratcliff Workhouse were from 10 to 12 in the day, and she must coma then if she had any business with him. She said she was debilitated, and wanted to go home. He told her ho had no water for her, and that she must go home. She refused to leave. A. police-constable made his appearance, and he gave the prisoner into custody. On the 9th of a induced use of. the April list she knocked him up at half-past 3in the morning, and said she wanted an order for the doctor of the Union to attend a poor woman in labour. He gave her an d Inpr i answers o: er to to make Al such unseasonable calls, Mr Wright said the prisoner Mr Pagetrer as to the she called upon him some time ago, and said she was in great distress. He relieved hor With bread and oatmeal and went ' which h ic motive never Which made to her dwelling-house. There were no indications of distress, her husband could afford bacon for his breakfast and roast mutton for his dinner. He refused, of course, to relieve her any more, and she adopted this system of annoyance.  he prisoner, in defence, said she was exceedingly debilitated this morning:  Paget—Yea. You were debilitated, as you term it, from drink. You were intoxicated at 15 minutes past three this morning. The prisoner—No, I was no. I have lived in the hamlet of Radcliff since 1820. Mr Paget said the prisoner Was an exceedingly bad character, and wanted to live on the industry and hard earnings of the ratepayers. He fined her 10s., and in default rection, imprisonment in the House of Cor. of payment 14 days'  Charges of Murder and Executions. _____  Y to Parliament was issued,es a variety of tegridvaiyugmorning a return particulars respecting charges of murder in the JJ "ited Kingdom within the last seven years, from 1867 to 1863 inclusive. In Ea m g o 691 persons have been their trial, and 246 ticq d. la nm Fiftydit dteud ring this put on period were acquitted ui t t ec and as insane, and 30 , were found insane on arraignment. One hundred and fifty-three persons were Convicted of murder hof tnansliughter and 85 inety-six Have been executed. the concealment seven There e y u werefa birth.r; more 127 chargesseeu ofye a rms ,ii murder .witted suicide on the t uf i n here s ---:\ sinevleBn6m2 othreanexiencauntionyosthlaesrt eaoyftrho v than is the others. Of 29 persons convicted of murder last year 22 were executed. In 1862, 15 were executed ;16 were condemned, but one committed morning of his intended execution.  In Scotland, of 257 persons committed for trial on charges of murder from 1857 to 1863, 149 were put on trial, 43 acquitted, 9 acquitted on the ground of insanity, 2 found insane on a,rraignmeat, 17 convicted of murder, 48 of n1111331:11° horoicille or manslaughter, 29 of concealment Of Pregnancy (being cexhaecrgateedda. lternately with child murder) and 5 only Between 1857 and 1863 inclusive, 15 rersons have beauhung inortrial lreland on for the murdert 543 have been committed chargee; ground of in. of' murder, of whom 384 were put on their trial, and 174 aco sanity,quit t e d a; nldlBwe foundre i li acquittedsa tlenarraignment; on h 30 were of convicted of murder, 148 manslaughter, and 45 of concealment of birth.