The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY_EVENING, OCTOBER 29, ISS 2.

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r, CRIMINAL COURT.--Oct, 28.

POL1CI? LVTELLIGENCE.

M. Charin; Rivet, the Chairman of the TA-rastm`n of
France Railway C:;inpany, has addressed the follow-
ng I.:,ter to the papers, contradicting the report
of
,he fusion of that Company with others:—
• 6ir,—Reports circulated at the Bourse for am a days
pas;, and repeated by several journals, wocid lead to 3
belief that a fusion is being negotiated betweim the
railway companies, the lines of which are to trave;rse the
west of France and Normandy. The directors of the
Western of France Railway Company consider it to be
a duty they owe to the public and their shareholders, to
declare that those reports are unfounded. Tbey fear to
confirm them by remaining silent, and I pray you in
their name to aid in coat, adicting them."
The preliminary steps to the formation of an Im-
perial Guard are already taken. The 13th regiment
of Chasseurs and the two squadrons of Guides of the
staff are broken up. A regiment of Guides, of six
squadrons, comprising 63 officers and 1,140 men-
-89 horses for the former, and 960 for the latter—is in
course of formation. The men will be recruited from
the cavalry soldiers of the proper height, with horses
corresponding. Their pay is to be regulated accord-
ing to the tariff of the sth of December, 1840. All
the officers of the 13th regiment of Chasseurs and of
the two squadrons of Guides, now disbanded, are to
be reappointed as soon as possible either in the regi-
ment of Guides or in some other cavalry regiment.
The officers of the 13th regiment of Chasseura who
cannot find employment in the sub-division of the arm
to which they belong are to receive an indemnity.
The Patric relates the following curious incident,
which occurred during the passage of the Prince
President through the department of the Deux Sevres.
The mayor of the commune of St. Maixent, thinking
that the review of the morning would be followed by
a breakfast, came to be present at it. He was after-
wards returning to his commune, when he saw the
Prince in his carriage, proceeding towards Saint
Maixent. He then took off his scarf, and waved
it over his head. The Prince, astonished at seeing
this signal of distress, stopped his horses. Mon-
seigneur," said the mayor, " I was desirous of wit-
nessing the review which you have just passed,
but I had hoped to get back to my commune in
time to receive you, but I see that it is impossible,
for my carriage will not keep up with your post-
horses."—"l beg your pardon, Monsieur le Maire,'
replied the Prince, "it is very possible, for I have a
seat at your service." The mayor got into the car-
riage. They soon saw on the road a number of peo-
ple, in confusion, and a triumphal arch almost aban-
doned. The carriages stopped, and a Garde °com-
pare approaching, said, "Ah Monseigneur, we are
very unhappy, for we have lost our mayor."—" Be
tranquillised, my good friend,"replied Louis Napoleon,
"for I have brought back your mayor to you." The
mayor then alighted, and in the name of the com-
mune presented the Prince with a silver reaping-
hook, and conducted him under the triumphal arch,
formed of ploughs and agricultural implements and
produce of different kinds. The Prince expressed
his-.A satisfaction, and presented the mayor with a
roleau, of gold pieces, to' distribute amongst the poor,
and left the place amidst cries of "Vire l'Emperenr."
The police have just arrested the Baron de la B—
on a charge.? of having distributed money among the
workmen in the Faubourg St. Antoine, in order to
make them partizans of the Conn Cou de Chansbord, and
of having used offensive language in speaking of the
Prince President, even to the extent of expressing
regret at the failure of the plet. at Mareillel. On
visiting„ the lodgings of the pr!s.oner s
the Place
, in
Royale, the police found some military weapon, and
a large quantity of political lucubrations.

OLD COURT.

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MANSION•IIOUSE.—Giovanui Maraschovi, an
st-amen, was. charged by the Austrian Cori u 1
tats ,r tin Act of Patlitatricnt just COMO into operation,
which enables her Ditij,sty t.) carry into effect arrange-
taonts with foreign powers for Oho apprehensin of sea-
ciF,t ort, from their ships when in British ports.
conduct oF the def-ondant excited some astonish-

eel ie
Tr.o Chief Boron, in peeing sentence, said that the
ju-y had, taken a very :ne;citul vitw of the priviaer's
case, and they had acquitted him of the charge of murder,
which was the one originally preferred against him; and
they had also recommended him to mercy, on account of
his good character, and the provocation he had received.
To a certain extent he concurred in the view the jury
had taken of the matter. There was no doubt that,
originally, he had no intention to destroy life, but that
}laving been continually subjected to insult and annoy-
owe from the deceased and his fellow-workmen in the
ship, he had committed the act under the influence of
sud Jen excitement; and if he had only made use of his
fists, or any other weapon of offence with which nature
had furnished him, and death had been the result, he
should have considered the case one which called for
little uh.Nre than nominal punishment. The prisoner,
however, had made use of a knife, a most dangerous
weapon; and in every case where such an instrument was
resorted to, it was impossible that the Court, having re-
gard to the safety and security of human life, could allow
each a case to be passed over without some eeveiity of
punishment. The learned Judge then sentenced the
prisoner to be confined in the gaol of Newgate for nine
months.
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meat.
Vinciezo Sapnich, mete of an Austrian vessel called
the Rosa Maria, now lying iu the London Docks, said,
through the medium of an interpreter, the defendant
signed the ship's articles, by which he engaged to nevi.
gate the vessel from Constantinople to Venice, in the
course of which voyage she was to touch at certain
ports. Arrived at London he left the ship without con-
sent either of the captain or the mate, and refused to re-
turn, by which conduct he subjected the vessel to great
inconvenience.
The defendant, with fierce gesticulations, swore that
he was determined not to return to the vessel, what-
ever might happen to him. He could accommodate
himself more to his own taste in some other ship, and no
one should attempt to compel him, if he had any regard
for his life.
The Lord Mayor (to the interpreter)—Tell him that
sort of language can have no effect here, and that we
are bound by the law between this country and Austria
to give him up as a deserter.
The defendant said he did not care about any regula-
tions ; that he was determined to make the most des-
perate opposition to any person who should attempt to
force him on board ; and that he neither cared about his
own life nor about the lives of others.
The Lord Mayor then directed the officers to put
handcuffs on the defendant if tbey found he was danger.
()tidy inclined, and to place him as soon as possible
under the authority of bis captain.
Giuseppe Losiah, a seaman on board the same vessel,
was charged with having committed a violent assault
upon the mate on the high seas. The complainant was
anxious that the defendant should be detained, but as
the vessel was to sail next morning, the necessary
evidence could not be produced. It was stated that
Giuseppe Losiah was ten times more formidable than
the former defendant, and that the rest of the crew were
actually in constant dread of his violence.
The defendant said no power on earth should prevail
upon him to return to the vessel he had left. He was
determined to attack all who opposed him.
The Lord Mayor said that as he was prevented from
going into the case from the absence of necessary evi-
dence, be should treat the defendant as a deserter, and
deliver him to the captain to be dealt with according to
,he merchant seaman law of Austria.
The defendant was then conveyed on board.

GUILDHALL.—SamueI Michallis, of 131, Bunhill-
row, and Jacob Hyams, of 130, Petticoat-lane, general
dealers, were charged, the former with robbing Mr.
Baumann, of 25, London-wall, cap manufacturer, of
property to a very large untount, consisting of cloth,
velvet, and cap trimmings, and the latter with receiving
the said property knowing it to have been stolen.
John Mark Ball, one of the City detective police, said
that in consequence of information he received a fort-
night ago from Mr. Baumann, in whose employ
the prisoner Michallis was as cutter and foreman,
he watehed him in company with another officer,
and on Wednesday night, a little past eight o'clock,
he saw him leave his employer's and proceed
across Fore-street to Milton-street, where he met
the prisoner Hyams. Before they entered into con-
versation they both looked cautiously around several
times. In a few minutes they parted, and Michallis
went to 131, Bunhill-row, where he lived, Hyams fol-
lowing him. When Hyams got to Bunhill-row, he
walked to and fro in front of the house for ten minutes,
when the officers lost sight of him suddenly. Soon after
they saw him come out of Miehallis's house with a car-
pet-bag, which was now produced. He went up Chis-
well-street to Finsbury-square at a rapid pace, when he
was overtaken by the officers, who asked him what he
bad in his bag; to which at first he made no answer,
but on being told that they were detective officers, after
some hesitation he said it contained cloth. On being asked
from whom he received it, he again hesitated, but said,
if the officers would go back with him to Bunhill-row, he
what
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would show them; that his name was Hyams, and that
he lived in Middlesex street. At the station he told
the inspector that he received the bag from Michallis,
but that he did not know for whom he worked, but he
believed he was in the cap line ; that he did not know
Mi-
challis later in the evening. He gave up the key of the bag
to witness, who found it to contain two pieces of cloth,
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ITALY.
The Genoa Mercantile Courier of the 22ii inst.,
states that Lord Minto was, expected to spend sc,aae
months next winter. at Genoa.
The Savoy Official' Gazette states :
" If the liberation of Abd-el-Bader be a politictl fault,
(which can only be ascertained by the. consequences of
that act,) it was necessary for the honour-of Fraace that
that fault should be committed, for tha detection of
Abd-el-liader at Pan or Amboise would have been the
justification of the detention 'of Napoleon by England at
St. Helena; and it was important for Louis Napoleon
not to give that satisfaction to the policy of Great Bri-
tain."
The same journal announces that the vintage bad
terminated in Savoy, that the quantity of wine was
inferior to that of last year, but that its quality was
far superior.
The Grand Duke of Tuscany and the hereditary
Prince embarked at Piombino °lithe 15th, and, after
visiting 'the islands of Monte Christo and Pianosa,
landed at La Marina on the 19th.
With respect to the destiny of Edward Murray,
Sir Henry Balwer has been' able to obtain an assur-
ance that his life will be spared, and the capital pun-
ishment commuted,into perpetual imprisonment, with
a further probability of subsequentAlitninution ofAtbia
tong term. Sir Henry will leave Rome for Florence
before the end of the week.

,
In cross-examination by Mr. Lewis, who appeared for
the prisoner, Hyams, the witness said that Hyams' an-
swers were found to be correct, and that the house in Bun-
hill-row was a respectable one.
Mr. Lewis said he could not resist a remand in this
case, but he would apply for Hyams to be admitted to
bail.

Sir R. W. Carden said—Nothing you can say, Mr.
Lewis, will induce me to accept bail; for this is one of
those cases that the magistrates are over anxious to en-
tertain when brought under their notice, and for my
own part I would very willingly let off the thieves if I
could make sure of convicting the receivers.

The prisoners were then remanded till Wednesday
next.
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PROVINCIAL CEMETERIES-INTEN-
TIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT.

From a statement subsequently made by the officer
Packman, it appeared that the property found in
llyams' house formed a much larger stock than was
required in that business, and consisted of large quanti-
ties of ribbons, buttons, leather, coloured and plain,
black leather for hat-linings, waterproof canvas, serges,
arid seeing silk, three-fourths of which ho believed to
have been stolen, as he found some concealed behind a
knife-board in the cellar or kitchen, and other portions
crammed into every hole and corner in the house,

Correspondence batween H. J. Davis, Esq., Mayor of
Newport, and the Generat Board of Health:—

"TO THE GENERAL BOARD OP HEALTH.

" Newport, Monmouthshire, Oct. 11, 1852.
" Gentlemen,—l teko the liberty of calling your at-
tention to the following. In this town there is but one
burial-ground connected with the Church of England,
which is full to overflowing, so much so that the remains
of the dead are often disturbed before they are wholly
decomposed. In Mr. Clarke's report to your honourable
board, dated 24th October, 1849, pages 33, 36, &c., your
attention was called to this mutter, as also to the crowded
state of several burial-grounds attached to dissenting
places of worship; the local board of health soon after
sought a convenient spot for a cemetry, arranged with
the owner for the purchase, and applied to you for ad-
vice as to the management and regulation thereof, when
you informed them that the law officers of the Crown
had advised that the Health of Towns Act did not give
local boards sufficient powers to purchase and make
cemeteries, but you hoped that a Bill would be brought
into Parliament for the purpose. Last session passed
away, and no Act to meet the difficulty was passed; the
consequence is, that the local board has nut yet com-
pleted the purchase of the ground. The churchyard,
which in 1849 was so overcrowded that Mr. Clarke re-
ported " the sooner it is closed the better," is still
the only consecrated ground for burial whilst
the population is increasing most rapidly. In
1831, it was 7,000 ; in 1841, 13,000, and in 1851,
nearly 20,000. The locomotive department of the
South Wales Railway is to be at Newport, which alone
will probably add 1,000 souls to us next year. And yet
with all this, and the rapid approach of the cholera, we
know not what to do for a burial•placo. The local
board of health is not only ready. but anxious to pro-
vide one. Fourteen acres of land in a most eligible
place, are offered for the purpose. The price is agreed
upon, but the board's hands are tied.
"In this emergency I apply to you, on behalf of my-
self and fellow-townsmen, and beg and entreat of you
to bring in a Bill in the coming session which -shall
enable boards of health to purchase land from cemetries
partly consecrated and partly unconsecrated, deal with
vested and other rights, close all burial-grounds which
are full, and arrange the terms, fees, &c., connected
therewith.

CLERKENWELL.—James Phair, a ruffianly-look-
ing fellow, 27 years of age, was charged with having
violently assaulted his wife, by which her life is in dan-
ger.
Several witnesses depostd that yesterday afternoon
the neighbourhood of Dean• street, Holborn, was alarmed
by the loud screams of the complainant, when the in
jured woman made her appearance at the first•floor
window of No. 14. Dean-street, bleeding profusely,
whilst the prisoner was beating her over the head with
a heavy bludgeon. Police•conetable Selby, 137 F, and
several other persons entered the house, when the
prisoner seized a poker, and made a ferocious attack on
the °nicer, and, after a desperate resistance, was se-
cured. He was taken to the station-house and his wife
to the hospital insensible. Her life was pronounced to
be in danger.
The prisoner said nothing in his defence.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded him for a week until the fate
of his wife should bo made known.

" Truiting that my appeal will meet with a ready
response from you, I am, &e.,
" 11. J. DAVIS, Mayor of Newport."

" TI 11. J. DAVIS, MAYOR OP NEWPORT.

"Sir,-1 am directed by the General Board of Health
to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 11th
ins" pressing upon the board the importance of
providing in the ensuing session a legislative remedy
for the evils arising from the inability of local
boards of health to close noxious burial-places,
and to establish new public cemotries ; and in reply
I am to inform you that the board are authorised
to state that her Majesty's Government entertain a hope
of being able to introduce into Parliament during the
approaching session a measure to facilitate) the creation
of provincial cemeteries.—l am, &c.,
" C. MACAULAY, Secretary.
The General Board of Health,
Whitehall, Oct. 20, 1852."

FLIGHT OF A SWEEPSTAKE HOLDER.—At The Man-
chester 13oroush Cesrt on Tuesday morning, a licensed
victualler, named David Duck worth, was called upon to
answer a summons charging him with permitting gam-
bling in his house, the Manchester Arms Inn. Mr.
Duckworth did not appear, however, and Mr. Beswick,
chief superintendent of police, stated that he had loft the
town, that he was a man that had dealt largely with
racing ''sweeps." and had gone off with some hundreds of
pounds. He had in his possession the proceeds of a sweep
for the Cambridgeshire Stakes, to be run at Newmarket
that day—a sweep to which the members bad paid half-
a-crown each. lie was reported to have gone to Aus-
tralia.
A FEMALE RAILWAY PICKPOCKET. ---A very stylishly-
dressed female, of ladylike manners, was brought up in
custody at the Leeds Court-house on Tuesday last,
charged with robbing the lady of the Rev. John Ward,
rector of Wath, near Ripen. On the previous day Mrs
Ward arrived in Leeds by the express train of the Great
Northern Railway, and at the station in Lseds was met
by her husband. A cab was engaged for her, and just
as she was entering it her husband observed the prisoner
in the act of withdrawing her hand from his wife's
pocket. Mr. Ward at once seized both arms of the de-
linquent, and she then dropped the purse just abstracted
from Mrs. Ward's pocket upon the pavement. She was
given into custody, and, after a full examination before
the justices, she was committed for trial at the next ses-
sions.
THE COLONIAL MAIL.—The Panama Star of the
7th instant contains a notice to the effect that the mails
by the British steamers will in future be landed at As-
pinwall, Navy Bay, instead of Chagres, the government
of New Grenada having transferred the post-office from
the latter to tho former place. By this change the
British mails will be received in Panama within two days
after the arrival of the steams'. at Aspinwall, instead of
five or six days as formerly. It is also stated that the
British steamers in the Atlantic will receive and disem-
bark their passengers at Navy Bay in future instead of
Chagres.