The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-04 00:00:00

THE BOROUGH FRANCHISE BILL.

Sir G. GREY said it would perhaps be convenient if he
now proposed that the debate on the Borough Franchise
Bill be fixed for Monday next, provided the resolutions
with respect to the Budget were disposed of that evening.
(Hear, hear.) It was highlydesirable that a decision should
be taken on the bill ono way or the other at the earliest
period of time.

- Mr. BAINES expressed his approbation at the arrange-
ment.

TUE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
HER MAJESTY'S REPLY TO TILE ADDRESS.
Lord PRODYN, Controller of her Majesty's Household,
brought up her Majesty's answer to the address voted by
the house on Monday last. [Her Alljesty's answer was
much the same as in the Lords' report.]
BUDGET.—THE TEA DUTIES.
The house then went into committee of ways and means
for the purpose of considering the proposals of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer.
Mr. MOFFATT rose and moved the amendment of the
resolution relative to the tea duties by omitting the words
"6th of May," and inserting the words "Ist day of June."
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHECUER defended
the course he had pursued, but said he would not oppose
that which appeared to be the general desire of the house.
lie therefore, as the tea duties would expire on the Ist
of August, would agree to the date being struck
out altogether, and then he should not object to
the hon. member moving a resolution making the day
for the new duties coming into effect on the first of June,
because the reasons could then be stated which led to a
departure from the general rule.
The amendment on that understanding was then with-
drawn.

[LEFT SITTING.]

FOURTH EDITION

SUN OFFICE, lIALF-PAST 7 o'CLocK.

NEWMARKET RACES-THIS DAY.,

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

LATEST BETTING.

CHESTER CUP.
9to 2 agst Helen (taken)
10 to 1 agst Ackworth (taken)
11 to I;agst Lion (offered)
12 to 1 agst Victorious (taken)
15 to 1 agst Highflyer's dam colt (taken)
20 to 1 agst Gratitude (taken)
THE DERBY.
10 to 1 agst Wild Charley (taken freely)

THE ROAD muaiisß,

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EXAMINATION OF CONSTANCE KENT.
(THIS DAY.)

TROWBRIDGE, Thursday Morning.
This morning Constance Lmile Kent, who stands
charged upon her own confession with having murdered
Francis Saville Kent, a child four years old, on the night
of the 29th of June, 1860, was brought up on remand at the
Sessions Court of this town, for further examination.
H. G. G. Ludlow, Esq., Heywood House, Westbdry,
chairman; J. P. Stancomb, Esq., Thomas Clark, Esq., J.
H. Webb, Esq., John Sinkins, Esq., and C. F. C. Caillard,
Esq., were the magistrates who presided.
It was close upon 11 o'clock before the carriage convey-
ing Miss Kent, her father, and Mr. Alexander, the Gover-
nor of Devizes Gaol, drove up to the court. By this time
some 200 persons had assembled in the approaches, and of
course manifested the deepest curiosity to see the unfortu-
nate prisoner as she stepped from the carriage.
The magistrates took their seats on the bench at 11
o'clock precisely, and a few minutes afterwards Constance
Kent entered the dock, accompanied by Mrs. Alexander,
the wife of the governor of the gaol. Constance walked
in with her eyes cast down, and did not once raise her
head. She wore a thick black veil, and, as far as could be
perceived through it, she appeared much flushed. She was
very sad, but extremely quiet and self-possessed. Her
father was not in the court.

Mr. Rodway rose and said he was present to watch tho
case on behalf of the prisoner, but that it was not his in-
tention to cross-examine the witnesses.

Elizabeth Gough was then called, and having been
sworn, said—ln 1860 I was nurse in Mr. Kent's family at
Road-hill House. I remember Friday evening, the 29th of
June. On that day I had been cleaning the nursery. I
was more busy than usual. I did net wake once during
the night, but slept very soundly. I then had charge of
the deceased, Francis Saville Kent. Ho slept in the
same room with me, in a cot on the opposite side.
There was another child, a little girl, in the same
room by the side of my bed. Her name was Eveline.
The cot in which the deceased slept was not
very near to the door, but on the same side of the room as
the door. My bed was opposite the door. I last saw the
deceased on the Friday evening, a little before 11 o'clock.
I then went to bed, leaving him asleep in his cot. I awoke
the next morning first at 5 o'clock. The child was not
there then. I did not wake Mrs. Kent at that time.
I did not wake her because I thought she had taken
the child after I went to bed. I think the door of the
nursery was slightly on the jar. I can't remember distinctly
how it was. After I had seen Mrs, Kent I went to the
room of the Misses Kent. I saw the Misses Kent. j went
to inquire if they had seer the little boy. I saw the pri-
soner. She was standing by the door of her own room.
The Misses Kent were in their room. The prisoner was near
enough •to hear the conversation that passed between me
and the Misses Kent. The prisoner made no remark what-
ever. I afterwards went down to Mrs. Kent, and I after-
wards examined the cot where the child had been lying.
The clothes were folded down at the foot of the bed. They
were put back. They were not disarranged. When the
deceased child was brought into the house I discovered
that a blanket was missing. It was the blanket between
the counterpane and the sheet that was missing. The
window and shutters of the dressing-room next to the
nursery were fastened as usual on the Friday night when I
went to bed, and I found them in the same state the next
morning. The window of the nursery was also in the same
state. It was the custom of the deceased to sleep in the
middle of the day. He did not do so on the Friday in ques-
tion, because the rooms were all in confusion. Mr. Kent's
family consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Kent, Miss Mary Ann
Kent, Miss Elizabeth Kent, Miss Constance Emilie Kent,
and William Saville -Kent. These four children were by
the first wife of Mr. Kent. The names of the children by
the present Mrs. Kent were Minnie Saville Kent and
Francis Saville Kent, the deceased ; his age was about four
years.

(The case was proceeding when our despatch left.)

Bank of England Return,—This Evening.

An Account, pursuant to tho Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, May 3, 1865.

1813DX DEPARTMENT.

Notes toned 1...—..£28,506,C151

Government Debt £11.015,1(0
Other Securities .. 3,631,v0u
Gold Coin it Bullion 1306,015
Silver Bullion

.C 28,506,0151
BANKING D
f*- oprietors' Capi- t
tai £14,553,000
:Cc st
eublic Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
missioners of N a-
tional Debt, and

428,506,015

EPARTMENT.

Government Secu-

rities (including
Dead %V eigh tAn-
nutty) .......... .C 10,081,441
Other rieettrittes 10,274,4107
Notes ............ 6,902.615
old aud Oliver 52J,959
Coin ...........

Dividend Ac-
counts) 6,72.165
Other Deposits 14,09,;:5u
Seven Day and
other Bills 465,11

£3.,9:5, 9'22

1.30985,22?.
MILLER, Chief Cublthr.

4, 1885.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This clay.

may 4.—Wind this day at noon—South-
moderate breeze and fine weather, but showery
atW times.Le srl°Y N:

CLYDE, May 3.—Wind S.S.E.—Sailed—Worcester, for
Quebec.

FALMOUTH, May 3.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Commen-
dator, from Hayti.

BRISTOL, May 2,---Wind S.W.—Arrivod.—Merchant '
from Havannah.

PILL, May 3.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Grenada, from
Mauritius.

BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.

GEATESEND, Thursday Morning.

Arrived, May 3—Countess Leicester, Crescent, Margaret,
Temple, and Aliwal—all from Guernsey; City of Adelaide,
from Adelaide ; Cornhill, from Zanto ; Crest of the Wave,
from Valparaiso ; Glendower and Mediator—both from
Melbourne ; Gibraltar, from Cadiz; Colonial Empire, from
Sydney ; Ida Zeigler, from Auckland ; Robert Selden, from
Calcutta; Octavius, from Dunkirk; Delhi, from Shanghai.
Sailed, May 4—Neva, steamer, for Dunkirk; Seine,
Steamer, for Boulogne.

WILKES BOOTII THE ASSASSIN.—Yesterday after-
noon a telegram was received by Mr. Reuter, from Liver-
pool, announcing that " Wilkes Booth had landed from the
American mail steamer Edinburgh at Queenstown, and was
immediately arrested." This piece of welcome news was
however, speedily contradicted by the subjoined despatch
from Queenstown : " The man who was arrested here,
upon landing from the Edinburgh, was not Wilkes Booth,
but a passenger named O'Neill, who bears a striking like-
ness to the assassin of Mr. Lincoln, and who had previously
been arrested in Boston. He has been liberated."