Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1869-07-02 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

EMBARRASSING POSITION.—A German of Frankfort lately tried to commit suicide by throwing himself into the Mein. On being fished out by a bargeman and led before a magistrate, he gave the following account of himself :—" Some time since I married a widow who hal a daughter of eighteen. My father, who often c.me to see us, fell in love with th., daughter and married her. By reason of this my father became my son in.law, and my step-daughter my mother; she being, as you see, the wfe of father. Not long after this my own wife bore me a son, who was the father 01 my father (and COO/it quenry my grandfather), and at the same time my once. seeing that be was the brother of my stepmother. In her turn my stepmother, who was also my stepdaughter, brought forth a son, who became my so', my brother, and my grandchild. Thus my own *lie, being the mother of my father's wile, was my grandmother ; myself was the husband of my wife and her grandchild; and, as the husband of • person's grandmother becomes naturally the grandfather of that person, it lollows fr m all this that I am my own grandfather.. Th distracting state of things," remarked the German in conclusion, "deprived life of its sweets. From try in: to make out my position I became afflicted with a chronic headache ; so that at last, to put an end to it all, I went and pitched myself into the river." The magis. trate, sympathising but unconvinced, fined the detendant three tbaleri.A  The wo:k of laying the French Atlantic telegraph cable is going vu aucceesfully. Some alight "fault" occurred on Friday night, but the telegraphic communication to Brest wus nut interrupted. and the testa ou Saturday morning were reported to be satiafactory. _. _ _  James Duffy, an Irishman, is in custody at Hun, chirsted with having murdered his wife, in that town on Saturday night. When he was infuriated with drink, he pulled the poor 'NORM out of bed and kicked her over the head, inflicting such injuries as oauaed her death.  The Queen, in honour of the visit of the Viceniy nt E.ypt, held a grand review of about 6 000 troops, including the Household Brigade and some of the batteries of the Roy il Horse Artillery, in Win&or Great Park, in Saturday afternoon last. His Royal Highness the 'Viceroy rode in the same carriage with Her Miijes y, tu which were also the Princess of Wales and the Ptincesa of ‘Vurtemburg. The Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, and several other members of the Royal family were present. The review Passed off in a very sattslaetory manner, and was wit• nessed by a large number if: p•ctatura, amongst whom were many disiinguished persons. The charges against Mr Wright and others of having kept houses for betting purpos a, coot ary to ihe Bi-tting House Act, were p.oneded with before Sir Thomas Henry, at the 80.-street Police Office, London. on Saturday last. The prosecution was conducted by Mr Poland. instructed by the Secretary of 'tie Treasury; Mr Se, jeant Sleigh. Mr Hawkins, Q C., Mr Straight, and Mr Mereweather appeared for the defence. The summonses against sixteen clerks, found upon Mr Wright's premises, were withdrawn, and the case of Mr Wright, after production of evidence on the part of the prosecution, was argued at considerable length by Mr Setjeaut Sleigh, who contended that the Betting Act was never meant to meet such cases as this, and was passed for the purpose of suppressing small betting shops, where betting was carried on by errand boys, servants, and the like ; and that his client had not contravened the statute, having simply amen as a commission agent to obtain bets for certain parties named by the person forwarding the money who him• self selected the horse which he chme to hack. H. submitted, at all events, that the question as to wheth, r Mr Wright had or had not broken the law should be decided by the Court of Queen's Bench. Sir Thomas Henry expressed an opinion that the provisions of the Act had been broken ; but, after hearing a similar charge brought against Mr Morris, who was defended by Mr Hawkins, the summonses were adjourned for a fortnight, in order that the counsel might further consider the matter sod agree as to a Case.  SINGULAR IDEN'iIYICATION.—On Saturday, at the Leeds Police Court, before Mr Tennant and Mr Titley, a man named Alexander Blyth, aged 37, was charged with having stole', a stuff piece from the dyehouse of Mr T. W. George (the Mayor) Kirstall-road. On Saturday, 6th July, 11167. three pieces of scarlet stuff were left for sale MI Mr George's premises by Jos. Taylor. overlooker. but on the Monday following it was toutid that one of the pieces had been taken away. On the Sunday morning intervening, Samuel Walker, who was empleyed by Messrs. William Walter & Co., who have premises adjoining those of Mr George saw the prisoner coming along a spout in the direction of Mr George's house, and spoke to him. Now comes the most singular part oe the story, the elucidation of which is due to Inspector Garforth, Elizabeth Sykes, whi just before had been charged, with her husband ant another man, wills having had coining implements in their possession, was discharged. and left the dock to enter the wilt ess box and give evidence in the preseio case. She stated that about two years ago the prisonei and a man named Thomas Bradley (her brother) came to her house. Bradley said, " Alta (the prisoner) is in a bit of • bother with the bailiffs." and he asked witness to take care of some of his things for a few days. She accordingly took charge of a parcel for the prisoner. Subsequeotly she met the prisoner by the river side, and gave him the parcel, when he gave het about three yards of scarlet it If for her trouble, tell lug her to "keep it out of sight." She got the stufl made up into a frock for her child. This frock was produced in court, and some of the clippings. The, acre identified as corresponding in every respect with the piece stMen, and what made the identification the more complete and singular was the fact that the missing piece had not at the time it was stolen gone through the whole of the processes connected with the dyeing. and it was found that the frock and clippings were similarly unfinished. The prisoner was c, mmitted for trial at the sessions.  A