The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-06 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

THE LATE ATTEMPT AT MURDER IN SMITHFIELD.
George Mulley, remanded, charged with attempting to
murder Ellen Mahoney, with whom he cohabited, was
placed at the bar for further examination.
The unfortunate woman, who has recovered from her
wounds, attended to give evidence.
Police-constable 260, deposed, that under the stair-
case where the prisoner lodged, in Cock-lane, he found
a knife carefully placed under the ridge, it was a spring
knife, and was quite wet with blood.
Ellen Mahoney deposed that she had cohabited with
the prisoner as his wife since Christmas. On the 21st
September, the morning in question, she asked the pri-
soner, who was smoking his pipe, to give her the money
he had promised her with which to go to Farringdon
Market, but he refused to give it her until after her mother,
who was present, was gone ; she left and after that the pri-
soner went to prosecutrix's box threw out her clothes say-
ing, " you have been wanting to go for a long time, you
had better pick up your things and be off." She pro-
ceeded to pick up her clothes, and whilst so engaged, be
came.behind her and drew a knife across her throat. She
screamed murder, and ran to the door, which she found
was locked, and that the prisoner had the key in h's
pocket. The prisoner stabbed her in the shoulder and
other places, and gave her several blows on the head.
She dropped on the floor, and the prisoner ran into the
cellar. When she had recovered a little, she recol-
lected she had a key of the door in her pocket,
and with it she opened it and ran out into the
street, where she saw several persons, who gave
her no assistance. She was afterwards met by the
police-constable, who took her to the hospital. On the
Sunday afternoon previous the prisoner attempted to
poison her, by pouring something into her tea during
her temporary al.sence from the tea-table ; and, on her
charging him with it, he took the tea and threw it into
the fire-place. No words took place then between
them, but she had on several times previous threatened
to leave him.

After some further evidence, the prisoner was again
remanded.

THAMES.

A DIVORCE LAW WANTED FOR POOR MEN.—A re-
spectable-looking mechanic came before Mr. Yardley,
this morning, and said he had the misfortune to have a
very bad wife, who' had become a prostitute on the
streets and had threatened to sue him for a maintenance

Mr. Yardley—lf she has proved faithless to you, you
are not bound to maintain her.

Tile applicant said his wife by a long course of dissi-
pation and profligacy, had ruined him and her children,
and had got in debt in all directions. He asked if he
could not marry again for the purpose of obtaining a
person to take care of his children.
• .••

Mr. Yardley—No ; you cannot marry again until
her death. If you do, you will be liable to an indict-
ment for bigamy.
The applicant—Can I not be divorced from her ?
Mr. Yardley said there was no law to enable a poor
man to obtain a divorce from a faithless wife. It was a
long, expensive, and tedious process beyond the reach of
a mechanic or labourer.

The applicant—Then I can obtain no redress.
Mr. Yardley—l am of-aid not ; let her take her own
course, but you are not bound to maintain her if she is
a prostitute. r

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LITERATURE.

The British Quarterly Review.

This number opens with an able article on " Sir
Isaac Newton," the memoirs of his life, writings,
&c., by Sir David Brewster, forming the ground-
work. The reviewer takes exception to the lack
of subordination of the disquisitions' matter to the
main business of the work, and also the spirit of
advocacy to which Sir David is said to condescend.
The subject of the memoirs would, he is of opinion,
take rank, by general consent, not lower than third
in the hierarchy of Bi:tish genius. " Edmund
Spencer, his Life and Poetry," are the subject
matter of an article of considerable merit. " The
War in Asa" throws light on important subjects.
" Paris in 1855" is an interesting andinstructive
paper, suggested, of course, by her Majesty's re-
cent visit. The latest production of the Poet
Laureate is elaborately criticised, and pronounced,
in opposition to the opinion of nine-tenths of the
critical world, "an extremely beautiful one," in-
ferior, it may be, to " The Princess," or "In Me-
moriam." As a perfect composition, it is said to
be "an interesting experiment in a new, or all but
new, species, being, in fact, a poem, the substance
of which is connectedly narrative, the immediate
purpose expressly didactic, and yet the form en-
tirely lyrical. The poet seems to have resolved in
this instance to write a work, in which a continuous
story, implying a certain moral lesson, should be
evolved, not in the usual narrative manner, but in
a series of songs or lyrical effusions. This he ha 4
accomplished by the simple, and yet happy, device
of concentrating the attention on the principal per-
sonage of the supposed history, and representing
the facts of the history itself through the medium
of 26 literary soliloquies, e.ch imagined as being
uttered at a critical moment in the progress of the
history." The ingenuity, at least, of the reviewer
in his uncompromising defence of the poet is indis-
putable. "Lands of the Slave and the Free" is
one of those articles which liberal-minded and in-
telligent men will perut9 with satisfaction. "The
War Policy of Great Britain" contains a powerful
vindication of the necessity of Poland being recon-
stituted to insure the intended results of the war,
the writer affirming broadly that "we cannot
ensure our safety without protecting Turkey," and
that " we cannot effectually protect Turkey with-
out reconstituting Poland." The article is well
worthy of an attentive perusal. The number con-
cludes with the usual Epilogue on Books."

Harry Coverdale's Courtship. Virtue, Hall,

and Co.

This very popular story has reached its tenth
number, in a separate form, and is cleverly illus-
trated, as usual, by Phiz.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Oct. s.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ;
light, with fine weather.

(PER ELEOTRIO TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning.
Arrived—Despatch (s.), from ;Jersey ; Brunswick (s.)
Plymouth ; Atalanta (s.), Havre.
Sailed—Courier (s.), for Jersey; Alliance (s.), Havre
Brunswick (s.) Plymouth.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAM)
GRAVESEND, Saturday, 9.42 a.m.
Wind S.W. ; tide high water ; we...ther fine.
Arrived, sth.—Africa, from Moulmein ; Mohawk, Mon-
soorcottah ; Foam, Java ; St. Antonia, Malaga.
DEAL, Saturday, 927 a.m.
Wind S.W. ; light and hazy.
Anchored.—Brig Anemone, from the westward, for
Newcastle, with loss of maintopmast.
Passed.—Ann, from Denis, for London.

GENERAL CHANGARNIER.—This exiled General has
returned to Malines, from a stay of six weeks in
Germany.
Captain R. SibthOrp, of the 97th, who was shot in the
thigh whilst mounting a scaling ladder in tha assault on
toe Redan, is said to be going on favourably.
THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—The twentY-
third purchase for distribution amongst the members has
just been made in the city of Lincoln near the south t4l
gate, and close to the two railway stations, being the
well-known historical site of St. Catharine's. This is the
second estate bought for the society in the county of
Lincoln.

The new drama of Janet Pride, produced at our_
theatre on Monday evening, is a drama of intense and
painful interest, affording Madame Celeste capital oppor-
tunities in two characters, of which she availed herself
to
oarrtohwine
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utmost. Janet Pride, in the prologue, was a
performance. Mr. Webster never acted
more fin
than in Richard Pride; every phase of a
downward career was given in the most finished and
artistic manner. Mr. Atkins had a good part, which
he played with quiet humour, and Mr. Gardner as M.
Bernard was very good. The piece had evidently been
carefully rehearsed, and was put upon the stage in a
very complete style. A. new scene of the Pont Neuf,
and one in the Bush in Australia, were as pretty as any-
thing we have lately seen. The piece was a great suc-
cess, and the moral excellent, ab hough Iroin the merri-
up.int ivlth which parts of it, provocative of very diffe-
rent feeling, were received, it would appear to have been
scarcely apprehended. Janet Pride will be playe each
evening of the present week.—Birmingltam. and Mid-
and Herald.