The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-05 00:00:00

CAPITAL CONVICTIONS.

The Spring Assizu have been attended with a more
than usual number of capital convictions. W. Kalabergo
at Oxford, Anthony Turner at Derby, and Eliza Pin-
kard at Northampton have already suffered the extreme
penalty of the law. Sarah French, for poisoning her
husband,. is left for execution on Saturday at Lewes.
There were no loss than three capital convictions for
murder at Bury St. Edmunds. W. RoHinson for
poisoning is no less than eighty-three years old.
There has been no application on his behalf,
and the Secretary of State doei not interfere with
the law taking its course unless in the case of applica-
tion and grounds for interference. W. Baldry for
poisoning his wife was convicted, but Lord Campbell has
put off his execution until the Bth of May—the last day
of term—in order to take the opinion of the judges on
a point of law raised in his favour. The third is John
Mickleburgh, the farmer, who stabbed his female ser-
vant at a fair in a fit of jealousy. Although not de-
clared irresponsible for his acts, there is still enough
ground for inquiry into his general eccentricity, which,
coupled with the heat and suddenness of the act, has
caused icquiries to he instituted into his state of mind.
The case of Juhn Keane, convicted at Kingston, for
throwing the child of his wile down a deep well at
Albury, is very peculiar. The. case made in his
favour is, that he was convicted upon evidence which
was only admissible because his wife (who was acquitted
hparead:sepowriinevet
of the crime) was joined with him in the indictment.
Abel Ovans and his paramour, Eliza .Dower, were
?onvicted at Monmouthshire for the murder of their il-
Iteatanimate child. It is likely that the woman way ()h-
-as not having actually committed the
and a d supposed to be under the influence of the man.
aict,
prie
awndinil Ayers, who bad received a fortnight's re-
to which the 'heater, are respired. `Their lives will be
which they
vatrto the very unsatisfactory evidence upon
° convicted. The commuted punishment,
Y vvill be subjected, is not yet settled.
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Leper. Sunday
W ALWORTH LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC
TioN.—A second drawing-room entertainment will be
Wednes,iay evening next, at the Institution, hY be given.
L. Toole. It will be, no doubt, as weil attended anttr. j'
mer one, which gave unqualified satisfaction to the and' fo
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The programme is attractive, and capitally selected. . •
THE ItiOAISEY MURDER.—Tbe condemmd crirni..
nals Lyres and Kemish are reprieved, a notification to that
effect baying been received from the Secretary of State by
the Winchester Gaul authorities cn Thursday morning.
The respite is a general one, viz., during her Majesty's
pleasure.
DEATH OF LIEUT.-COLONEL C. J. C. DAVIMON,
BENGAL Altair.—Lieut.-Colonel Davidson, who had served
many years in India, and since 1841 bad been on the retired
list of the Bo •
..ngal establishment, died on the 31st ultimo.
Lieut.-Colonel Davidson had received the Company's silver
medal for his services at the si • ege and storm of 13hurtpore in
1826.

DEATLI OF LIEUT.- COLONEL FENNING, 3D MA-
DRAS CAVALRY.—Lieut.-Colonel Fenning, commanding the
3,1 Madras Light Cavalry Regiment, died at Bellary on 00
16th Feb. last.
On Wednesday night Richard Butler, a collier,
f
V_eing at Ince, was killed by an explosion of foul air, whilst
waa at moil at the bottom of a pit, called the Davey Pit,
orming
Part of the Haigh Colliery, belonging to the Earl of
critlYtertt and DalcarreNo-,ltiancheiter Guardian,