The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-20 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Three per Cent. Consols, 99k; ditto for Account,
14th September, 99k; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent.
Stock, 102 k ; ditto for Account, 14th September,
102 k 4k; Bank Stock, 217; Hibernian Joint Stock
Bank, 251. paid, 314; City of Dublin Steam Company,
1001. paid, 89; Mining Company of Ireland, 71. paid, 98;
ditto for Account, 98. Railways—Cork and Bandon,
501. paid, 15i; ditto for Account, 15k; Dublin and Bel-
fast Junction, 451. paid, 384- ex div.; ditto for Account,
384- ex div.; Dundalk and Enniskillen, 301. paid, 1411;
Great Southern and Western, 501. paid, 444; ditto fur
Account, 44
Midland Great Western and Royal Canal,
471. 10.3. paid, 454; ditto for Account, 46; Waterford
and limerick, 501. paid, 22k; ditto for Account, 22} ±.

MURDER of a CHILD, and ATTEMPTED
MURDER of TWO WOMEN.
SHEFFIELD, THURSDAY.—Sheffield is again the
scene of one of those horrifying murders which startle
a whole country. An illigitimate child, nearly two
years old, has had its head cut off by its father, who
also attempted to murder its mother and another
young woman. The murderer's name is Alfred
Waddington, a grinder, residing in Lord-street, Park,
Sheffield. He is about twenty years of age, the as-
sociate of notoriously bad characters, 'and be has him-
self been tried for highway robbery. The murdered
child was called Elizabeth Slater, the daughter of
Sarah Slater, of Brown-street, Park, and was about a
year and nine months old. On Monday the mother
took out a summons (which was to have been heard
to-day) against Waddington for neglecting to main-
tain the child. He saw her in the street on Wed-
nesday, and he swore he would never pay another
farthing towards the child. On Wednesday evening
it was left in the care of a little girl named
Barlow, while the mother went to attend the
females' evening class at the Mechanics' Institu-
tion. About half-past eight Waddington appeared at
the door of the class-room, and called out, " Sarah
Slater, you're wanted." She went to him, and he
asked, " What have you done with the child ?" She
told him, and he then said, " You must go with me ;
it has fallen off a wall, and has broken its neck." She
immediately ran out of the room with him. On ar-
riving in Sylvester-lane he said she need not trouble
herself, for he had murdered the child. He pulled
out a large clasp-knife, and he said, " Here's some of
its blood." He then fiercely attacked her, and at-
tempted to cut her throat. She guarded her neck
with her hands, which were shockingly lacerated ;
and a little boy, who saw the struggle, called out,
"Murder." Waddington then ran up Earle-street,
and the poor woman was taken home. He was shortly
afterwards met by a young woman named Sarah
Dobson, who resides in Duke-lane, Sheffield-moor, a
companion of the young woman Slater. Having heard
rumours of the murder, and the attack upon Slater,
the young woman asked him what he had done with
her and his child. He at once ,without answering the in-
terrogatory, fiercely attacked her with his knife, and
wounded her severely about the face. Her violent screams
caused him to run away. About two o'clock this
morning, however, he gave himself up to a night
watchman, and at the Town-hall he described the
exact place where the murdered child might be
found. He said he took it from the little girl, Bar-
low, carried it into Cutler's Wood, Heeley, near Shef-
field, and there cut its head off. At daylight this
morning two policemen went to the place mentioned
and there found the body of the child. Its head was
lying several feet from its body,
The prisoner was brought up at the Town-hall to-
day at noon.
Mr. Raynor, chief constable, having stated the
charge, said the case would be fully investigated by
the coroner.
The Mayor (to the prisoner)—ls it your wish to
go before the coroner's inquest, or would you rather
not go ?
The prisoner said he would go before the coroner.
The prisoner, who was in his shirt-sleeves, on being
placed in the dock, looked round on the spectators
with great unconcern. When Mr. Raynor mentioned
the charge, his firmness for a moment forsook him,
and he covered his face with his hands.

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