The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-16 00:00:00

MURDER IN FRANCE.

A trial is about to take place in the department of Eure
et Loire, attended by circumstances of no ordinary atrocity.
A man of the name of Jousse had been employed for about
four years as shepherd by a farmer at Voves. He lived
with his master, but his family occupied a small house in
the vicinity. The care of his flock occupied the greater
part of his time, so that he was but seldom at his own
house, but at that of his master he contracted an intimacy
with a female servant of the name of Melanie Michel, who
became pregnant, was dismissed from her service, but ob-
tained l•nother engagement in the neighbourhood.
About the end of last May Jousse visited his family, and
gave several cakes that he had brought with him to his
mother and children. He had likewise two small pieces of
pastry, of which he gave one to his wife, who had just risen
from her confinement. She ate two mouthfuls, and gave
him back the rest, of which he was observed to break off a
part. While eating it she felt something crumbling be-
tween her teeth, and during the night she was attacked by
a violent eholic, and other symptoms of poison. She sus-
pected her husband, and carefully collected the remnants of
the cake. On the following day lie again came to the
house, and was noticed to put something into a pot of treacle
that was standing on the chest of drawers. He dropped a
small packet, which his wife picked up, and in which she
found a white powder.
The mother of Jousse, and the mother of his wife, after
his departure, examined the pot of treacle, and found it to
contain some white particles on the surface. The powder
in the paper appeared to them to be arsenic.
On the 10th of June, the usual day for hiring servants,
Jonsse received a visit from his wife by appointment. He

gave her a loaf and a cream cheese, recommending her to
eat some of it on her way home. Her suspicions prevented
her from doing so, but she brought them both home, when
her husband's mother, deriding her fears, ate heartily of
both. The same evening the poor woman was taken ill,
and died in a few days afterwards, having in the meanwhile
refused all medical or spiritual assistance. The wife then
gave some of the cheese to a neighbour's cat, and the ani-
mal died the very next day. She then communicated her
suspicions to her sisters, and her fears as to the future.
During the night between the 6th and 7th of July the
wretched woman was murdered. Her daughter, a child of
seven years old, slept with her, heard her get up, go into
the yard, and utter a scream. The child was frightened
and crept under the bed clothes. Soon afterwards she felt
that something was thrown on the bed, which proved to be
the body of her mother. She heard the barking of a dog,
and thought she rccognishd her father's dog. She ran to
her aunt and pave an alarm, Several neighbours came to
the house and found the body nearly bent double, lying on
the bed, with evident marks about the neck of having been
strangled. A rope, which appeared to have been used as
the instrument of murder, was found on the door.

Jousse was immediately suspected and arrested. At first
he resolutely denied all kno aledge of the manner of his
wife's death, manifesting no trepidatio❑ on being placed in
presence with the dead body, nor even when the body of
the mother, which had been dug up, _was opened before his
eves. As, however, circumstances accumulated against
him, he avowed himself the author of the double murder,
but declared at the same time be had only been a passive
instrument in the hands of Melanie Michel, who was anxious
that he should marry her and repair her shame. He fur-
ther acknowledged that, yielding to her constant solicita-
tions, he had determined to try some more direct means
than poison. He accordingly went to his house at about
eleven o'clock, 'knocked, and on his wife opening the door,
threw her on the ground, and twisted' a handkerch►ef round
her neck and strangled her. He then carried the body into
the house and laid it on the bed. Melanie resolutely de-
nied the truth of Jousse's statements, but having, on being
confronted with him, acknowledged several facts which she
had at first repelled with indignation, there appears but too
much reason to believe that she has been an accomplice in
the crimes of her lover.

TILE CITY OF TIIE SULTAN.—A new edition in
small octavo of this popular work, by Miss Pardoe, with all
its beautiful illustrations, will be published in a few days
by Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, who has
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author of " Brambletye House," " Reuben Apsley," &c. 3
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Charles Gore, authoress of " Mothers and Daughters,"
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briand, 2 vols, Bvo.
The " Animals' Friend Society" last week caused
John Lyons to be fined I Is, 6d. by Messrs. Jeremy and
Traill, for cruelty to a horse ; and H. Horn also to be fined
in costs by Mr. Wedgwood, for having dragged a pig along
by the 401 till the poor animal's feet bled.

CAXALS,DOCK STOCKS.
ASSURANCE COAPANIES,&,_.. &;c. S-e.

LONDON, TUSEDAY, NC V. 14.
Number P.ivnlend Vrit
of per CANAI S. per
34e.res. Amnon. Paid. Share
1,766 7 pet cent. Ashton and Oidham....Average 071. 18s. sh.. ' l'n,
1,182 41. Ashby.de-le-Zooch Average 113/. sh. .15
1,2614 ..... .... Basingstoke ... INV. sh. 5
1 005 ril. Breckncek and Abergatenny..,...”.lso-. sh. If.'o
8,000 1-16 sh. 01. es: Birminghtnn, 1.160 share..- 81' It 711. 220
4,000 Ditto a*Att liiverpool Junct...1251 sh. 11V; pd 26
6110 :4. Brideeveater And IdttBtoti ....1001.81•.. all pd 64
400 41. Clielincr and lilaek water ..,,,,.....1001. sh. 102
500 181. Coventry . ..:O• sh. 760
4,515 Croydon
2,0601 41. Os. Dudley ...... .. - lOO/. sh. El
600 71. Derby 1001. sh. 10:-.
2 I,oilo Damine and M-tyne......411. I3s. 40.:39'1.; pd 5t%
3,5751 31. ElleAnere and Chester Average 13'' 1. 77
2'31 40/. Erowash..
1,297 931. north and Clyde Averve 4110/.65. sh. 610
11,900 121. (dram! Jun," --;-. lOOl. ah. 200
2,849, 11. Grand Unidn 1' 01.0. 2.5
1.500 Grab,: Surrey
(1,1,0q0:. 1!. per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan ICO/. 70
:3,096 Grant Western ',O/. sh :tll pd
600 13/.125. Ed. Giant I gatisfdre, A...erage cost 1721. 13s. Id. ""
749 10/. Gra‘iihara 1506. sh.
6,•4.48 V. Os. Hudderstield Average s'!. 6s. tr.d. sh,
100 • Ke,,Angton 10, eh. all pd.
25,328 11. ss. Kennet : int Avon, A verage:3o/. 18s. 10d. sh ,
2,'1971 241. Leeds and Liverpool 100/. eh.
5151 131. Leicester lift!. sh.
1,807 41. 10s. Leicester anti NmCaampton...Aver 83/. tin,.
2,400 16/. blot: mouthshire 1001. sh.
150 10/. Mullen Mowbray 100/. eh.
500 251. Mersey and 'ravel! lOO/. sh.
'l.OlO I/. 10s. Macclesfield ICOI. sh all pd.
247 • 17/. Neath lOOl. sh.
I 786 3, I. Oxfaid
2,210 5/. Peak Forest - ....... ...Avei.ge about 781. sh.
1,416 12,.. Regent's (or London) Aver. 331. 16s. ed. sh.
5,6119 6/. per cent. Aochdale Average Mi. sh.
500 Si. Shropshire V 25/. Mi..
800 91. 10s. Somerset Coal ISO!. sh.
:3,61 At/. 41 percent Dittod ock Fond Stock l2l. 10s. sh.
700 401. Stafford and Worcester l4Ol sh.
500 91. Shrewsbury
' 300 91. Stourbridge
3,647 21. -s. StraHord-on.Av At... Average 791. 98. t4l. sh.
5:33 12/. . Swansea MO/. sh.
3,792 11. 13s. Severn and Wve and Railway ...Av. 351. sh.
460, i so. 321. 10s: Trent and Mersey, 1 share 100/. sh.
8,119
I ,000 sh."/ 15/, Warwick aid liirmingham - 100/. sh
I,ooolsh.j
980 11, Warwick and Napton lOO/..sh.
6,000 41.05. Woreest.-r and Birmingham...A v.78/.8-4. sh
5,000 255. Wilts an. Berks .. Average 671. 10s. Bd. sh.
800- 31. Wyriey and Essington 1251. sh
I VO Wisbeacli
905 li. Wey awl Arun llOl. sh.
DOCKS.

2.6" 1 ap. c Commercial .1001. sh
1,06515 h 3
108,66711. 6 per ct. East India ......
3,238,310 V. 50s. p.ct. London
Ditto Bonds
1,380,000/. 4j/. p. ct. West Judie
2,200 2/. 19s. Bristol
68,3e4/. 5/. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts
1,352,752 11 per cent. St. Katharine Stock
500,000 44 per cent. I)itto Bonds
200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Donuts for 10 years
Shoreham Fier hour
2.500 .... .... Deptford Piet 001. sh. 3/.
BRIDGES.
1,600 Ifs. Hammersmel- 5O/. A.
7,231 Southwark, Ohl Av. 63/. 2s. Bd. sh.
1,700 11. 15s. Ditto, New, of 7k per cent. 5O/. sh.
5,000
5,000 18s. Bd, Ditto, Old Annuities of W. 6O/. pd
5,000 16s. 4d. ' Ditto, New Ditto of 71 401. pd
60,000/. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds
5,848 14s Vauxhall Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh.
ASSURANCE COMPA.NIES.
2,000 3110 s Albion WI. sh. 50/. pd
50,000 [sfne:i clesntl Alliance,British& Foreign 100/. sh. 101/. pd
50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 1001. sh. 51. pd
24,000 11. per sh. Atlas i 50/. sh. 5!. pd
1,20015 h. 51. Birmingham t ire 250!. sh. 55/. pd It
20,001) 41 per cent. British Fire 250/. sh. 501. pd 4
12,000 61. per cent. British Commercial 50/. sh. 5/. pd
5,000 51. per cent. Clerical, Medieal,&c. Life, ICOLsh. 12/10s pd
4,000 21 103 County 100/. sh. 101. pd 4t
20,000 ss. Eagle 5Ol. sh. 5/. pd
C 5 per cent.
200 tand 301 bs. j Economic I'il'' lOOOl. sh. 250/. pd 875
2,271 225. percent. European LI, s 00!. sh. all pd 22
50,000 2s. Ditto, New 2O/. sh. 2/. p 0 li
1,000,000/. 71. per ct. Globe Stock 148
20,000 51. Guardian lOO/. oh. 2711 pd 33
40,000 6s. 641. Hope 501. sh. 51. pd 6
2,400 5/. 7s. 6d. Imperial Fire 5001. sh. 50/. pi 1211
7,500 98. Imperial Lite 1001. sh. 701. pd 10
13,458 4/. per cent. Indemnity Marine 100/. sh. 8/. pd 161
2,020 31 lOis Kent Fire 50/. sh. all pd 82
3!. , Ditto Life. 79
10,000 16s. Law Life 100/. sh. JO!. pd 2541
5,00(1 10s. London, Firs 25/. sh. 121. IUS. pd 151
3,900 10s. London, Ship 251. sh. 121. 10s. pd 151
30,01'0 51. per cent. Palladium Lite 501. sh. 2/. p 4 218 s Od
50,000 41. per cent. Protector Fire "Cl. sh. 21. pd 13a Od
2,500 11. Provident Lite lOO/. sh. 101. pd 19k
100,000 Si. Rock Life 20/. sh. 1!. pd F 1
689,0201 51. per colt. Royal Exchange Stock... 225
6,000 5 per cent. University Lite lOOl. sh. 5/. pd 5}
50,000 4 per cent. United King.lam Life 2l. pd
JOINT STOCK BANKS
25,000 8 per cent. Agric. and Cumm. of Ireland 25/. sh. 10/. pd 14
5,000 Australa'ia 4Ol. sh. 40!. pd 57
10,001 10 per cent. Bank of Birmingham 5l/. sit. 101, pd 13
10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 5O/. sh. 5/. p 4 169
30,000 fi per cent. London and Westminster...loo/ sh. 20/. pd t'.'o,
3,000 4 per cent. Lancaster 100/. sh. 20/. pd 50
25,000 Liverpool 1001 sh. 10/. pd 23
50,000 '7l per sent. Manchester and Liverpool] 100/. sh. 151 pd 21
Discount
20,000 7 per cent. Manchester. 100/. sh. 25/. pd 2'
20,000
20,100 • National Bank of Ireland 4.5'1. sh. 171!. pd 1
10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. .41001. sh. 35/. pd 2
:9,000 Gloucestershire 5Ol. eh. 10/. pd 5
6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 50/. oh. 5/. pd
GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
2,500 115 s Gd Bath 2Ol. sh. Irl. pd '
5,000 British 4O/. sh. 161. pd
kniv, r5/.percent./ Ditto Provincial 2O/. sh. 19 pd
"""' land Bs. ss.
PA 5/ lOs Birmingham 5Ol. sh.
4,250 21 Os Bristol
1,500 31 lOs Brighton 2Ol. oh.
750 3/ 103 Ditto, New
2,471 41 per cent. Brighton General "0/. sh. all pd
4,000 4!. Continental t lansolidated lOO/. 6211. p 0
1,000 101. City of London lOOl. sh. all pd
I,OOQ 6/. Ditto. New
4,000 41. las. Equitable 'o/. pd
10100 21 per cent. Imperial 504 sh.
800 5/. per cent. Isle of Tnatiet 251. sit. 201. pd
2,350 6/. per cent. I ndependent V/. sh. all pd
9,006 31. per cent. Phoenix .. 5O/. oh. 391. pd
1,000 4/. per cent. Ratcliff
4,000 South Metropolis-an
8,200 51. per cent. United General 50/ sh. 461. pd
240 5/. per cent. Warwick 501. sh.
400 10/. per cent Waitetield '2sl. sh.
12,000 3/. Westminster Chartered ...... ..., 5O/. oh.
6,000 12s. Ditto New '1 1. sh 101. pd
BGO Yarmouth 201. sh. 18/. pd
WATER WORKS.
1,100 Ps. Birmingham 251. sh. 251. pd
4,434 61. East London 100!. sh.
5,500 21 106 Grand Junction ....Average 111 13s. 4d. sh.
2,000 2/. Kent. 100!. sh.
372 101. Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh.
1,500 21 10. Now ti wet London Bridge Water Annuities
6,486 1/ Iss Manchester and Salford 100!. sh.
1,000 4 per cent. South Loreto!' lOOl. sh.
8,294 3V. West Middlesex ....Average 631. 12s. Pd. sh.
1.3(10 1114 s York Building Co. Lessee Prop 100/. sh.
IRON RAILWAYS.
6,000 Birmingham and Derby
9,500 Birmingham and Gloucester l2ll, pd
7,500 Birmingham, Bristol, and Thames Junction
15,4100 Bristol and Exeter 100/. sh. 10 pd
660 Calcutta and Saugur 511!. sh. 2/. p 4 ,
7,500 Cheltenham and G. Western... 100!. sh. 741
3,000 Clarence lOOl. oh. 100/. pd 31
12,000
8,000 Dublin and Kilkenny 100/. eh. 14 IA 0i
60,000 Eestern Counties 25/ oh. 3/. pd field.
Grand Junction 1901. sh. 051. p i IS)
Crest North of England 7l. IA 51
25,000 Great Western lOO/ sh. 55!, pd 65;
2,000 Ilartlepool 100/. sh. lON pd 100
8,000 -
10,000 Leeds and Manchester 100!. sh. 5/. pd 14
2,1110 3/ per cent. Leeds and 5e1by........ lOO 511. 4
1,500 I Lbs. Leicester end Swannington ....501. sh. all pd 74
5,100 10 per cent. I Averpnol and Manchester-10(1.51i. 100/. pal ell
10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares '2sl. pd 6
e 6,000 London and Brighton 50/. sh. 5/ pd
12,000
20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich .......00/. shs. 201. lxi i
25,000 London and Birmingham ...100/. sh. 901. pd I
Ditto Quarter Shares Si. psi
'
20,100 ...... ... London and Southampton ....eO/. sh. 50/. pd
Ditto ditto New..... ... ............
_. .' .3/. pd
London and Croydon Trunk 21/. sh. 04. pd
.. Ditto Scrip 141. sh. '2l. pd
London Grand Junction 50/. oh. 3/. pd
Manchester and Birmingham-511.5t". 51. pd
North Midland 100/. sh. 25/. pd
Northeen and Eastern lOO/. sh. 4=l. pd
2,600 Preston and Wyre 501. sh. 8/. rd
28,000 South Eastern and Dover . 71. pd
1,1100 101. per cent. Stockton arid Darlington ........ ..e I OW. sh.
0,000 ......... Thau.es Haven 501. sh 21. 103. pd
1,400
6,000 York and North Midland 50 . sh. 31. pd
MINES.
8,000 Albion Copper 5!. oh. 3//. NI
4,000 11. ss. Alten VV. sh. 121. lOs pd
111,000 ...
Ditto Subscription 0.51. pa
2,000 lel. Bolenos l5O/. sh all pd
10,000 11. 103 Brazilian Imp. iss. Si. pm 151. sh. 201. pd
6,0- 0 Macauhas & Cocaes United... 2 5/ sh . 2311. pd
11,000 Ditto St. John Dsl Rey 201. sh. VI. pd
10,000 Bolivar Copper Company 210. sh. 20/. pd
10,000 Ditto Scrip 101. sh. 8/. pd
20,00) ...... ... British Iron 5O/. sh. 501 pd
6,000 ... ...... British Copper 5/. sh. 441. pd
....ern Cate Branca. cit. pd
Candonga
10,000 11 Copley° 2O/. sh 12/1 pri
5,500 .. Coliamluan, iss. Si. pm.
2,850 3/. English l2/ Its. pd
20,000 General Mining Association... 201. sh. 13/. pd
6,155 Mexican Company 100/. sh. 551 e let
3,000 Polberou Consols lO/. sh. 111 pd
11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered
Ditto Loan Notes l5O/. pd
United Mexican, iss. 2 pm. ....401. sh. all pd
Diet. Scrip
Ditto New Scrip 5l pd
West Cork 50/. sh. 50/. pd
LI'IER ARY INSTITUTIONS.
1,000 London, with Bronze Ticket 75gs. sh.
1,500 Londen University lOW. sh. all pd
700
King' College 160/. pd
Alia! E'LLA NEOUS.
10,000 15s. Australian Agricultural...loo/ oh 241/. pd
6,000 '4/. per cent. British American 'Land Company ‘2!.;1. Pd
10,000 61 per cent. Canada C.oinaany 1001. sh. 261. pki
200,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan
City Bonds, 4 per cent
1/. C 4. General Steam Navigation ...151. sh. 13/. pd
IN. per cent Hudson's Bay Stock
2,000 11. .London Corn. Sale Rooms Av. 75.1. sh.
8,000 Caoutchouc Company 23/. sh. 211. pd
New Bruns*ick Land Compels, 41/ pd
2,754 51. par cent. Reversionary Interest 50c...100/. sh. 1001. pd
2,633 51. per cent. Ditto New 104. sh. 70/. psi
4,000
10,000 6s. Van Duenee's Land 1001. sh. 171. pd

7,000
7,080
12,000
I0,0!0

30,000 ... ......

15,000

..... Stwk
Stock

LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES,

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.5007.
i/h..5h1.00a11.l
ppdd
1176:::
OCT.B A2NI k 51.837.
i,500.00-1. ei. p. ct. Bank of Scotland ...... 631. 6s Sd. sh. all pd 1901/
2,000,0 X/. 5} p. ct. Royal of Scotland
500.01 W. ii p. ct. British Linen Company l 001. sh. Al pd 23.-2/
3,000,00e1. 61. p. ct. Commercial
5,..100,0004 , . et. N:tional WO/. sh. 104 pd 16/.
2,00(1,0001. 6/ p. ct. Glasgow Union 250/. sh. 501. pd - 68/.
4,000,00/. 4p. ct. Western of Scotland 200 L sh 30/. pd 331.
INSURANCE COMPANIES
. __ .

.:
25' .000 sh 61 p. ct. zcottish Union 20/. sh. 1/, pd 12.6 s
-,50:1 61 p. ct. Hercules 100/. sh. 101. pd 131 i ss.
101;,000 f., p. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland
....101. sh. all pd 81
___ • ...

50;000 64. ct. North British ................. 200/.Bh. 101. pd Icx

10)00 s.ii. ct. Caledonian Fire............... 160-/..ih 10/. isel Is/ s
5.000 ep. et. Edinburgh Lite ............... 1001. sh 101. psi 14/10s
100,000 si p. ct. West of Scotland lO/. pd it Vs
MISC EL L ANEOU S.
...... ... Edin. and (+Las Un. Cana1...501. sh. all pd 22/.
1/itto Allocated -90/. sh. all pd 651.
5,400 5 per cent. Et' linb. Joint Stock Water.... 25/. sh, all pd 341.
Carron Iron Company 2501. sh. all pd 451.
2,0005 h 15 per cent. Shutt& Iron Foundery 50/. sh 38/. pd 431,
10,0 GO 3 per cent. Falinhurgli & Leith Glass 204 sh. Ill!. pd SU
4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 251. sh. all pd 501
4,150 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas ,51. sh. all pd 011,
750 7i per cent. Leith Coal Gas 201. sh. all pd 45/.
1,2013 ... .. : ... Edinburgh and I)alkeith Itailway...so/. sh 551.
3,000 5 per cent. Equitable Loan Company 251. sh. 9/, pd 101.

4,810