The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-10 00:00:00

MATRICIDE IN FRANCE.

One of the crimes committed in connexion with the
insurrection of December, in the provinces, which
created most sensation, was, it may be remembered,
the murder of a woman named Richer, of Valence, by
her son, for political motives. This man was tried
two days ago by a court-martial at Lyons. It was
proved that he was a drunken and dissolute fellow,
and that he had been admitted to the secret political
society called the Jeune Montague. He had fre-
quently threatened his mo her to kill her if she ever
revealed his connexion with the society. On returning
home at a late hour in the night of the 6th of Decem-
ber he went into his mother's room and seated himself
on her bed. She told him to go to bed, but he
remained in the room until about three o'clock. He
then told her that that was the hour at which the
Presently
but Would
insurrection was to break out, and prepared to leave,
but she prevented him. An hour after he heard cries
in the street, and said, " There—the insurrection has
begun." But his mother said, " Stop at home, my
dear Benjamin ; it will cause me too much pain if you
go away." He, however, went out, and on his return
found his mother weeping. But, according to his own
asccount, be fancied that her tears were hypocritical.
Opwlrieeasseadiltos him that he would do well to mind his
n business, and not meddle with politics, and
on her recommendation he went into his bedroom,
tomnok him up some milk, and earnestly
rn to take it; and at the same time she told
him
i; that
,she Would not allow him to join the insur-
rection,
fasten him up in his room.
The
bshuet
Intheeatrtistooner man, it appeared, said this from affection ;
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police. He
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give zied—soy
ahßilhaisn:nifbuwPith a knife, and when, after
ingly provided
imploreneighbours rushed stabbed'
anotphaiunsge'tosdhoe with politegsadnoh:veog him to have
ave her a violent stab
tirs in terror, but he
in the head. She rushed
dS.he cried for
pursued, and repeatedly
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help, and some of the ne
then exclaimed," My mother is a
nanaccurne'qu
to give me up toatvhee
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on the dpaner
dallehaYt the
htehheadne unfortunate Medical as-
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mother,
but i i design,
pressed satisfaction and
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usaortleli hafanotar.
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of was
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prisoner could say was
wwaass aboutthe
which the murder,
had caused
andhdisthrantinit.
The court-martial unanimously
whensecret h
societiese
declared him guilty,
de to
and condemned him to death. It ordered thaetd hie
should be executed in the manner usually employ
the case of murderers of parents—that is, be made
hwiaslkhetoadthceovsceraeffdo lvicliitnn his isb
lshirt,
veil, barefooted,endb
e exposed
the people during the reading of the sentence.
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it t
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SHOCK OF AN EARTHQUAKE.—KINGSTOWN, APRIL
6.—. A few minutes before six o'clock, A.M., 011 Saturday, the
3d inst., a slight shock of an earthquake was felt in this
locality. Many residents at Cliftm, Cotham, and Kings-
down, as well as in the city (Bristol) were surprised at the
shaking of their houses in so unusual a wanner, and in eon.-
sequaace some little alarm was caused among timid persons,
but as there was no recurrence of 'the shock all fear was
speedily dissipated. The shock was felt not only at Bristol
and vicinity, but at Wells and Cheddar.