Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1865-07-14 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

HALE OLD AGE.—On Saturday last Mr William Thurston, of the White House, Hymock, expired in his 92nd year. On his fffith birthday he went out fox-hunting, and seemed to enjoy the sport as keenly as ever he did. Ever since he has been in business he has lived in the same house—that in which the " Man of Ross" was born. The late General Sir J. Thackwell. was first taught by Mr Thurston to ride to hounds. The present master of the Ledbury hounds, Mr 3. C. Thackwell, can recount many a happy reminiscence of his friend Mr Thurston. Many will regret his death, for he not only entertained the rich, but " ne'er forgot the poor."—tilmirester ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF AN ITNFAITIIFI'L Wipe —A tradesman in the parish of Sunderland, having reason to suspect the faithfulness of his better half, announced his intention to be absent for a few days, amid returning about two o'clock on Wednesday mourning week, discovered his partner in the embrace of a geetlemanly dressed man in the kitchen. The indignant I usban d fell upon the delimit-pieta end severely thrashed him. The wife, while this was going on, jumped out of an up-stairs window and made her escape. During time day, she made an attempt to poison herself by a dose of sugar of lead, but was frustrated, and she has since deemed it advisable to leave Sunderland. Dr. Pritchard hes been found guilty of the murder both of his wife and his mother-in-law. The counsel on both sidee having finished their addresses on Wednesday evening week, the Lord Justice Clerk charged the jury on Thursday, going carefully and minutely over the evidence, in the course of which he made no suggestion in favour of the prisoner The jury remained in deliberation for about an hour, when they litought in an unanimous verdict of guilty on both charges. Sentence of death was then passed on the prisoner. Ile Was visibly affected. The prisoner's brother was not with hi mu on the last day—he was compelled through over anxiety to leave the court at the close of the Solicitor General's address on the previous day, and did not again return. The " golden living" of Stanhope has been conferred on Mr Clayton, of Caius College, Cambridge. Mr Ciayton is one of tho " men who have risen." His brother is still a tradesman im) Cambridge, and his occupation as fish seller has given rise to the undergraduate joke by which Ciins College is known as Fishmongers' Ilan, Mr Clayton bad a distinguished university career, having been a wrangler, first-class classic, and medallist. But he probably owes his promotion as much to the fact that he was the successor of Mr Simeon at Trinity Church, Cambridge, and to the coincidence of his religious views with those of the patron of the living. Mr Clayton is Canon of Ely, and Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Ripon. 110BEF.RY OF £7OO IN BIRMIN(t HAM —Mr Thomas Jones, a well-to-do farmer and dealer, a native and resident of Albrighton, Shropshire, had business in Birmingham on Thursday week, .and during the afternoon visited a good many places. At two o'clock he had in his pocket a canvas bag containing 400 in gold and notes, and at five o'clock 011 feeling in his pocket, he found the bee and its contents were gone. Accompanied by a friend, he went to the police station, but was not very communicative, appearing embarrassed. What chiefly puzzled him appeared to be bow it had gone ; what had had becolhe of it ? And these were questions which really seemed to baffle him. As the hag was safely deposited at the bottom of his pocket, it could not very easily have been lost, and must there. fore have been stolen. The notes, if the numbers are known, may lead to the detection of the thieves. AN