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A Remarkable Impostor.

jTbe career of imposture laid bare m the career of the Bev George Ellis, late. exmord.uaryaßanyofitskind.lfr. ;« B sew to bve been the illegitiseller iu'L^randr 1 : 6f worked as an ordinary.laborer,. Jllit hehad f wjts >y a ! ,d;spu)ebp W M employment'. ■&..«! «oiU^£&sfc a school al&alforil rinding out that.

. the Church of converted priests from the Roman communion without re-ordination, he forged papers dfjordinaiionjiri Latin with tlio signuWfesi'Vof'tte''Roman Catholic Bishop.an'd Canon of Salford. On the \ ■ J '.s. r ?, n ls'l l p? theseihe yvas admitted into ■ the [Church by the Bishop of' Tru 10, now thfrPridiate, and passed into the ,' dioceso/of Norwich, Here he married,' •• and 'vC'us'jiriisenld tn'ii ]Mn» wmili. . •'' Ifi'dOO : 'a- year-"by his father-in-law, J'nfortunatidyi ■;prosperity appears to Jjiaye; at length turned his head. He ;.',., fluari'tillsd ; ' v and beljaved ,in- an .tinft„ ;accpiint'able way. towards, flie village \fA tilfsuSpicion was abused, and reference M'de to ihe Roiriati'Catholic authorities ■ '.; at Salford brought the truth to light. , ; •Sijenyean' penal servitude is a heavy ,foi* lii.a crirao, which might .'nave caused infinite mischief wore not 'j||e marriages performed • by him valid ,'iipKder' a recent law!

'j. v '. Serioiis Biot •at Manchester. : . A cblissiori between Orangemen and Catholics took place in Manchester on t the afternqoti of Sunday, July 8. Tim ' members of several Orange fudges in tlie city gathered near the Royal Infirmary for the purpose of proceeding .' to St. Mark's church, in Holland-Btreet ..whore a special sorvice'wna announced to be held, The members, to the num. her of about 120, Were wearing the usual regalia, and whenthe procession had been they,' proceeded to Ancats, in which district .tho church is situated, Passing along Canal-street, a narrow thoroughfare populated chiefly by Irish Roman Cathblics, they 'met with a determined opposition. A band • of men ruahod Iwjn a yard, armed with 1 pokers,'and bottles, .and made a desporato onslaught on the processionists. Being utterly taken t surprise and overwhelmed by super* numbers, tho Orangemen niade a ile resistanco, and as they ran along the street they were knocked down by hatchets snd pokers, and bottles thrown by infuriated women/ Two of their number were seriously injured, and others received serious scalp and body wounds! The regalia was torn from them, and, but for the timely arrival of thirty policemen, who had been telephoned for, the affray would have tad a fatal termination. The weapons with which' the assaulting : party were armed placed' the Craiigemen almost at their triercy, 'and they were knocked down as they attempted to get oiit of the street,: The riot, however, was quickly quelled on the arrival of the police, and the ringleaders were takeii into custody, A largo number of Orangemen were taken to the An'coats Hospital,'and although many ghastly wounds had been inflicted, it is not anticipated that any fatal result will Kjssue. :Up ton late hour at night the were busily arresting'prominent ot the aggressive faction, who bad evidently organised the attack for several hours before;'the,' Orangemen arrived at the scene 'of their ambush The latter are described asa very respectable body of. men, from whom no (provocation proceeded 'to-justify the outrage, "'":",' ~ : '''' ,'-• < ,!'Rouoh'on Rats." Chart out rats,! irtlce, roaches, Aids, ants, beg-bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack-rabbita, Sparrows, , gophers, At chemists am),Hruggists. . .

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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2985, 24 August 1888, Page 2

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A Remarkable Impostor. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2985, 24 August 1888, Page 2

A Remarkable Impostor. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2985, 24 August 1888, Page 2

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