The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-26 00:00:00

PARRICIDE AT SHEFFIELD.

Since the last Midsummer assize the town of Sheffield
has been the scene of an appalling number of the blackest
crimes. There have been two instances of cool premedi-
tated murder, besides several homicides of a less heinous
character. Another death has occurred this week,
which has led to the apprehension of a young man on
the charge of having slain his own father. The name of
the deceased was Francis Brice. Ho was about 54 years
of ago. He resided in a dingy court in Coalpit-lane,
and obtained a livelihood by vending firewood. Ho had
a son residing with him—a violent-tempered young fel-
low, named Richard Brice, who has scarcely attained his
majority. He works at Mr. Patrick's sawmill in Bond-
lane. He is a young man of most dissipated habits, and
being of a very irascible temper he seldom went home
tipsy without creating a disturbance with his family.
On Saturday night he was out drinking till past
midnight, and when he went home he began to chastize
his sister because of some opprobrious epithets that some
few hours before she had applied to a young woman with
whom he keeps company. The father and mother inter-
posed, and a great disturbance ensued; but it was an inci-
dent to which the neighbours were so accustomed, as
coming from that particular family, that they took no
notice of it. The mother sunk down upon the floor in a
fit, and the young man, having now less opposition to
contend with, was able to indulge his violence to greater
purpose. Some hard fighting ensued. The father
having been struck at least once with great violence by
the son, and seeing no hope of quelling his rage, ran out
of the court and shouted for a watchman. The next
moment he dropped senseless, and one of his daughters
having run to his assistance he expired in her lap di-
rectly afterwards. The watchman came and took the
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PROFESSOR BLACKIE. -- Last week, Professor
Blackie was entertained to dinner in the Hall of the
Royal Hotel, by about one hundred of our loading
citizens, anxious to testify their respect for his public and
private character and professional eminence, on the occa
sion of his translation from the chair of Humanity in
Marischal College and University, to the chair of Greek
in the University of Edinburgh.
BRITISH AND YANKEE CLIPPERS.-011 Saturday
morning the Aberdeen clipper Stornaway, Captain John
Robertson, arrived in the Downs from China ; and
another Aberdeen vessel, the Chrysolite, Captain En-
right, one of the four clippers which were to accompliih
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a race from the Celestial Empire to the Mersey, arrived
at Liverpool, having made their voyage in 104 days.
same day,
days after. From the log of the Chrysolite we find that
she left China on the 9th July, and was in company
with the Stornaway until the let of September (43 days),
when they parted off Cape Reciffee. The Chrysolite
and
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clippers Chrysolite
built in Aberdeen ; and certainly it is gratifying to
know that that town can turn out clippers capable of
outsailing the " boasted Yankees." It may perhaps be
well to mention that these vessels bring the first cargo
of new teas to England. What adds to the celebrity of
the Stornaway is, that although one-third of her crew
deserted, she, nevertheless, came home with the other
two-thirds only.
ARRIVAL OF Two ARABIAN HORSES FOR HER MA-
JESTY.-011 Friday afternoon a number of persons
assembled at Waterloo-road terminus to see the arrival
of two splendid Arabian horses, sent by the niche of
Egypt as a present to her Majesty. The noble animals
appeared high bred, and wore accompanied by two nat e
iv
attendants in their eastern costumes. After some
trouble, they were taken to some livery stables in the
Delgreve-toad $o be properly broken in.