The Potteries Examiner : — 1879-08-09 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

SUICIDE OF THE CONVICT PACE.  The Croner for Central Middlesex Dr. Ilardwicke, received information on Monday from the authorities of the Houseof Correction, Coldbath Fields, Clerkenwell, of the suicide of Henry Pace, who was a short : time ago sentenced to 18 months' hard labour for the manslaughter of a young man named Cole. Itoth men were employed at the Clerkenwell Gas Works, St. James's Walk, Clerkenwelband in a fit of passion brought on by Cole having induced Pace's daughter to live with him, the unfortunate convict committed the act for which he was suffering at the time of his death. SOIIIC sympathy having been aroused on behalf of the "Ruined Home," the public subscribed towards the support of the family during Pace's ! imprisonment. The deceased retired to rest on Sunday evening at the usual time, nothing being noticed unusual or suspected by any one. At twenty minutes past six o'clock on Monday morning the warder, on calling his number, was astonished at receiving no reply, and on looking into the cell found the man hanging by his braces to the grating of the window. Medical assistance was obtained, but without avail, as Pace was found to have been dead some time.—The deceased's father, who is employed at the s:ime firm as the deceased, says:—" Since his conviction I have constantly visited him according to the ru es of the prison. The last time was on Friday week, when he seemed in his usual health end spirits and expressed himself well pleased with the treatment lie receivel in the prison. Ile did not show a despondent spirit, but, on the contrary he appeared to be more cheerful, especially when he learnt that his wife and family were well provided for. Ile never made any allusion to the crime of which he was convicted, except on one occasion, when he remarked "What a lucky escape," alluding to his escape from a capital conviction. By the prison regulitions tho friends of prisoners are only allowed to visit once in three months, and then the visitors have to be named, as a request, by the prisoners themselves. As a reward for his good behavior the visiting privilege was accorded to the . •  deceased a fortnight-e;rlier, 'a.nd the last occasion was Friday week, when his father and his wife saw him at the Howe of Detention. The intelligence of the death of her husband was forwarded to the widow by pest. but owing to the Bank Holiday the had not received the letter when a representative of the Standard called and communicated the sad news. When she had sufficiently recovered from the shock to speak, she said,— "The find. time I saw my unfortunate husband after his am it was in Newgate. Ile held up his " vett would t hands and said, 'I never thought you wo, a se me in such a place,' and then he turned away. I was glad he did so, for I could not boar to look at him. On each occasion that I Aw him he asked about the little girl LIZZIO (our elde4 girl, who has caused all the trouble). He asked me if I had not seen her, and I told him that I lad not. He said, 'What ! don't she come to see her mother, or send the baby!' I said no, but I would try to Kee her. My husband a father went to see the girl, but the ' ' ••efused him adH.sion, at which he  PRESE:TTATF)g OF COLOURS BY THL DI OF iONNAUGIIT.  The Dm 'a 3ss of tunnel E:ht, who was aecompar' by the Dal e, pros, I ted nt ncolours to the 2n4 liatta• lion of the I.2:nßi,met l'ort.montik on Satnr in nrosen, c itlt the tot spetutar.. A 0 tln-• t.r, :It is. Li D toe of Edollough, ,•i I; ..• Prim* ate! Prince. Edward Sas, 11!I,I the Duke of .llamheater.  old colours wets first trooped, and after the new ono had been consecrated by bishop Claughton, ehaplin general to the forces, the Duchess made the presents Is, a, after which she spoke as follows, in a clear with scarcely a perceptible accent and without en, hibiting the slightest degree of nervousness Colonel Ramiell, I have very great pleasure in patenting these colours to the officers. noncommissione, °dicers, and men of the Idtls Regiment, and in don% so am persuaded that lain confiding them to Hal custody, placing them in the hands of those who defend them if called upon with honour and distinction, and I am proud to have the honour of perform. lag the ceremony. Colonel Bsonellrepliedexpressint the honour they felt at being the first to receive suci a fax-our from the Duchess sin, she had become a member of the English Royal family. The ses colours will have the word " Afghanistan'. added, as the lot battalion is on active service there. Th, twelfth was raised in 1085, and has seen mueh set. vice. At the battlo of Dettingen the Twelfth, with the Twenty-second Regiments wee led by liinq George Tin person, in hononr of which. on theses. ereign's birthday, both regiments wear a ross.. A number of the regiment pm ished when the bir,on. head foundered, and in the regia.est was die-,-t. eal to assume the title of East Suffolk. The last colours were presented at i:braliar in IS'27.