London, September 19.
It appears that Major-General Luard, since the murder of his wife, had received hundreds of letters making terrible accusations.—Exelusive ice.
The murder referred to took place only a few weeks ago, the body of Mrs, Luard being found near a sommer house sbout two miles from her husband's home st Ightham near Maidstone. Mrs, Luard bad been Knocked down first and then shot. The disappearance from the body of watch and valuable jewellery pointed to the murder as the work of robbers.
The H.-C. beralG ano S. C. & C. Gasette, The late Major-Gen. born in 1839. He entered the army, in the Royal Engineers, io 1856, and rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1882, of Colonel in 1886 and of Major-General in 1887. Among other, works connected with his name are the reconstruction of the Household Barracks at Windsor in 1865-67, and a scheme for the rearmament of Gibraltar in 1871. He also served for some time in Natal and Zululand. He married the youngest daughter of Mr. Thomas Hartley, of Gillfoot in Cumberland, and had two sons.—Ep.
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