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The Preston Guardian

Saturday October 20 1855

Promotion - Ensign J. Barr, of the 90th Light Infantry, to be lieutenant, without purchase. Mr. Barr is son of the barrack master of Burnley, and only returned from the Crimea a few months ago, having been wounded while on duty in the trenches. He received his commission of ensign, also without purchase, shortly before leaving the seat of war. He is at present with the depôt of the regiment, at Fermoy.

Inquest – On Thursday last, an inquest was held at the Hare and Hounds Inn, Haggate, Briercliffe, before Mr. H. U. Hargreaves, deputy coroner, on the body of John Taylor, a child two years old, who was scalded on the 2nd instant, and died on the 15th. The mother had just lifted a pan of water from the fire and placed it on the floor, when, on turning her back, the child pulled it over, and was scalded about the arms and legs. Verdict, “Accidental Death.”

Uttering Base Coin – On Monday last, a person named John Kennedy was charged before J. Heelis and J. Roberts, Esqrs., at Burnley, with paying a counterfeit half-crown to John Aspden, a shopkeeper, on the 11th instant. He sent a boy into another shop with a second half-crown, but it was detected; the fellow then made off. He was taken by P.S. Jervis on the following morning, in a lodging house. The boy, who had been sent with the second half-crown, identified him. The authorities of the mint were written to, and an order has been received since Monday to prosecute. He has been committed for trial.

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The Preston Guardian
Saturday May 8th 1852

Steeple Harmony
The lovers of steeple harmony in this neighbourhood were gratified on Tuesday evening, by the ringers of Burnley Parochial Church ringing a peal of grandsire trebles, in one hour and twenty-seven minutes - the number of changes being 2,520. Unfortunately, the church of Burnley is so situated that the bells are not heard by the inhabitants of the twon more than three months out of twelve; but those who reside in an easterly and north-easterly direction - namely, the villagers of Briercliffe-with-Extwistle and Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood - have their ears charmed with the finetoned music of "Burnley Bells," whose merits have been celbrated in a popular band.

Felony
At the petty sessions, held on Monday last, at the Court-house, Burnley, John Caghan was brought up charged with stealing a pair of trousers from the Bull and Butcher public-house, Burney Moor. John Brown, the landlord, deposed that the prisoner came into his house on sunday morning, between five and six o'clock, and took away a pair of trousers, which were hanging in the kitchen to dry. He afterwards found the trousers in the Red Lion tap-room, where they had been taken by the prisoner. Committed for trial at the next petty sessions.

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The Preston Guardian
Saturday May 17 1851

A Suspicious Case
On Thursday morning last, about half-past six o'clock, Wm. Riley, engine tenter for Mr. Fielden, discovered the body of a child, near the brook, in Water-street, Wapping. He immediately informed police-constable Eastman, who took it to Hospkinson's public-house, where it was left to wait further investigation. When found, it was wrapped in brown paper, and seemed as if it had not long been exposed to the air.

Fatal Railway Accident
an inquest was held on Monday last, at the Greyhound public-house, in Marsden, on view of the body of James Hartley, aged 58 years. The deceased was a porter at the Marsden Station, on the East Lancashire Railway. A fortnight since on Monday last, a luggae train, which arrived at the above station about six o'clock in the evening, stopped for the purpose of having a skip placed upon one of the waggons. The deceased had to nail upon the waggon a card or label. Mr. Thompson, the station master, called out to him to have the label ready. Shortly afterwards a signal was made to the engine driver to back the train, as the waggon on which the skip had to be placed was too far up the line. He did so, and immediately a cry was heard, and Hartley was found to have been caught between the buffers of two of the waggons. It was not ascertained why the deceased had gone between the waggons, as there appeared no reason for his so doing, nor did any blame seem to attach to any one except the deceased himself. The deceased was injured on the breast and back, his ribs and breast bone being broken, from the effects of which he died on Friday last. Verdict, "Accidental death."

A Good State of Things
During the last thirteen weeks there have been but two cases of felony in Burnley, which has a population of nearly twenty-seven thousand persons. This speaks well for the honesty of the people.

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