The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-04 00:00:00

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We have accounts trom indria to the 9th ult.
Abbas Pacha had received some days berore a notifi-
cation from Constantinople tbat his demand to be
allowed to continue to exercise the power of capital
punishment was definitively rejected, and that mea-
sures had been taken for carrying the tanzimat into
effect in Egypt, with a few insignificant modifications.
Although this had been expected, it caused great
irritation to the Pacha. He immediately convoked
the consular body, and communicated to them the
news he had received. After expressing his astonish-
ment, he dwelt at some length on his reasons for
demanding the maintenance of the power of life and
death : it was, he said, not only essential for the due
carrying on of the Government, but for the safety
of travellers and Europeans. He concluded by
declaring that the pretensions of the Porte were
incompatible with the government of Egypt secured
to him by treaties, and that he was resolved
to resist them by all means in his power. Abbas
Pacha evidently expected that this declaration would
cause great effect on the consuls-general ; but they
received it with calm. The Pacha then asked their
advice, and they unanimously expressed their opinion
that before all he should obey the Sultan, his sove-
reign, would refer the matter to their
nts. It is said that, dissatisfied
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Pacha declared that be could no
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the safety of Europeans in Egypt.
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On this, some of the consuls addressed him in rather
severe terms, and he gave explanations which satis-
fied them. The Pacha, according to his custom in
all cases of difficulty, subsequently left Cairo. He
proceeded to Upper Egypt, and was accompanied by
English Consul-General. At the
date Mr. Delfurthraeyf the Englishnews he had arrived et Beni-Souef,
where he had been obliged to stop for a few days, in
consequence of some accident to his steamer. It
was there that the news of the fall of Reschid Pacha
would reach him; it arrived at Alexandria on the
Ist ult., but did not produce the sensation which
might have been expected. It was thought, indeed,
that it would not materially obange the position of
things. As
to the question of the railway, it re-
mained in the same state ; the English engineers
terminated their plans for more than a month, but
neither materials nor workmen were supplied them.
The numerous Turks of the Administration threw
continual obstacles in the way of the delivery of
wood and stone, and the moudirs (chiefs of provinces)
said that the fallabs, taking advantage of the tanzimat;
refused to work without being paid. 'lt was evident
that all this was only done to compel England to
relieve the Pacha of the demands of the Porte. The
English residents and Mr. Murray complained that
Sir Stratford Canning did not sufficiently second
them at Constantinople. A petition, to be signed by
all English travellers to India, praying the British Go.
vernment to support the Viceroy, was being got up ; it
represented that if he were deprived of the power of
life and death, the Bedouins could not be kept in order.
The Duke Charles Bernard of Saxe-Weimar
had arrived at Cairo from Batavia. He had been
obliged to leave Batavia, where he held the post of
commander-in-chief of the Dutch forces, on account
of the pernicious effect of the climate on his health.
When he left he was dangerously ill, but the journey
had done him great good.

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IVORTHE HIV ClRCUl7l—Durham, March 2.
CROWN COUR r—(Before Mr. Baron ALDER ON.)
Jane Smithson, 22, was indicted for having, at the
parish of St. Ostrald, wilfully murdered her female in-
fant child.

Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Davidson appeared for the
prosecution, and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins defended the
prisoner.
The prisoner, a respectable looking girl, is the
daughter of John Smithson, who keeps the Neville's
Cross tell-bar, near this city, and likewise works as a
labouring man. He has eight children, of whom the
prisoner was one, and she bad been in the service of Mr.
Story, of Giles-gate, in this city. Some time previous to
the 20th of Sept. last her mistress, Mrs. Story, accused
her of being in the family way, and had her examined by
a surgeon, who stated that she was so, notwithstanding
which she denied that such was the case. About the
13th of September she left her place and went to her
father's, where she resided until the 20th, on which day
she went out about nine o'clock to gather blackberries,but
not returning for some time, her mother sent out into the
sfieealdrcshffoorr herth e
prisoner,father, i
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he did, and found herr that he might go and
underneath an oak-tree, in the corner of a field, called
Monkhouse's-house. He heard the cry of a new-born
child, and the prisoner said " Oh, father!" Her. father
told her to take up the child, and bring it home, and she
accordingly took it up, covering it with the shirts of her
gown. The father then proceeded towards home, she
following behind. They had to get over a quickset
hedge, which was at the top of a bank. The father got
over first, and after be bad done so, and proceeded a
little way, he turned round and saw the prisoner in the
ditch, as if she had fallen. After they reached town the
prisoner and the child were sent in a cart to the union,
when the childiwas examined, and it was found to be
bleeding at the mouth, having two openings .in the
gullet; it was also much scratched, as with thorns, and
had a fracture of the skull. The medical man, however,
stated that in his opinion the child's death was caused
by the fracture of the skull, and that it might have sur-
vived the wounds in the gullet. It further appeared that
the prisoner had hie' a child before, to which she had
always
and that she had prepared baby
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The jury having intimated that they were agreed on
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an acquittal, Mr. Sergeant Wilkins did not address them.
Verdict--Not Guilty,
His LORDSHIP desired that she might be given up to
her father and mother.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.— Winchester, March 3.
CROWN COLRT (Before Mr. 'NAM, TALFUURD.)
William Goodhall was indicted for cutting and wound
tog Edwin Ok:Lng, with intent to murder him, and e>
preveet lawful &lamer.
Mr. 10.4,-,ts ?lam counsel for the, prosecution.
On the 6ln of December Olding was conducting the
prisoner aud another man (who esem,p-d) to Winchester
Gaol, on a conviction under the Night Poaching Act
when they tripped him up, and on his endeavouring to
prevent their escape, they overpowered him and kicked
him about she head, cutting his lip open and wounding
him near the tempte, and thus sturminr him, The tw"
men ran off, but stopping to knock off their handcuffs,
Goodhall was ove-rtaken by Olding, a scuffle ensued,
when a miller named Button came up and helped him;
and then both the prisoner and the policeman were con
veyed to the nearest station in a cart, A surgeon was
sent for, to attend to their wounds, and the prisoner
Goodhall was sent to gaol in three days. But the po-
liceman kept his bed some time frcm the Effects of his
wounds, and did not resume duty for six weeks. The
other prisoner, whose name was Eoglefield, has not since
been heard of.
The jury found Goodhall Guilty on the latter charge,
and he was sentenced to transportation for ten years.
Lenardo Marlino and Benito Goria de Prislo were in-
dicted for cutting and wounding John Rogers, on the 17th
of January, at Cowes, with intent to murder him. There
were other counts, varying the charge.
Mr. Beetham was counsel for the prosecution.
Sewell defended the Prisoners.
The prisoners in this case were Spanish sailors, and
it appeared by the evidence that on the night of the 17th
of January a policeman, named White, was attracted by
a noise at the ferry at Cowes, and going there found
the crews of an American and of a Spanish ship were
fighting. There were more Americana than Spaniards,
and the Spaniards were being beat to their ship, when
the policeman interfered, and got tie Americans into
the decks and shut the gates. Just at that time two
Spaniards, who were identified to be the prisoners, came
out of an alley armed with cutlasses, and struck the pro-
secutor, who happened to be standing there, not having
had anything to do with the row, but being a ropemaker
residing at Cowes. They cut him severely over the head,
and then made their escape, but were the next day ap-
prehended, and identified by the prosecutor.
Mr. SEWELL, for the prisoners, submitted that they
had acted under the excitement of the moment, taking
Mr. Rogers for one of the crew of the American vessel,
by whom they bad been severely beaten.
Mr. Justice TALFOURD having summed up, the jury
found the prisoners Guilty of wounding without any
malicious intent, and recommended them to mercy.
They were then sentenced to six months' imprison-
ment.

- Mr.