The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-19 00:00:00

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'Curtis on Manhood.—This ifTitrUli;;ltiable Work, and
should be in the hands of young and old —" Sunday Times,"
Ad hatch, 1856.

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little work, in which is described the source of those diseases
whion produce decline in youth or more frequently premature
o'd age."—" Daily Telegraph," Marc. 27, 18M.
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ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTEIt A 7
WICHLING.

of Superintendent
cwusa
,
D. Stratton, Esq., and Capt.
Maloney, and charged before
tsedyyesterday(Monday)
brought up on remand,
Robinson, at the magistrates' clerk's office, Maidstone, with
Mr. Major Murton,d fianrmtheer,
illtreating his wife, who subsequently died. The two prin-
cipal witnesses were Mrs. Walter, a married daughter of
the accused, and Harriet Russell, a servant, from whose
h
evidence it appeared that on Thursday night, Oct.
23, pri-
soner returned hom e with two women of loose character,
ordering his wife and daughter to prepare supper and to
get the beat bedroom ready. Oae of the women, named
Whitbread, said that if she had known Mrs. Murton was
at home she would not have come, and expressed her in-
tention to go away. Thereupon Murton threw him-
self into a violent passion, and going into the kitchen,
where his wife was, struck her a severe blow across the
head with his hunting-whip, at the same time ordering
her with an oath to get out of the house or he would kick
her out. He then pulled her out of the chair; and threw
her violently on to the brick kitchen. Not content with
this, he attacked his unfortunate wife with the tongs, and
beat her severely about the head and body till she was
almost insensible, in which state her daughter ma-
naged to get her to bed. The servant, who was so
frightened by the prisoner's violence that she ran out of
the house and bid, returned about two o'clock, when she
was admitted by her unfortunate mistress, who pointed out
to her a large bruise on the thigh, and said, " See what that
villain has done to me." The two prostitutes remained in the
house all night. On the following Sunday Mrs. Murton
took refuge at a neighbouring farmer's, and died a week
afterwards, saying several times before her death, " That
villain has broken my heart—he has been the cause of my
death." In addition to his evidence before the coroner's
jury, Mr. Robinson, the medical gentleman who attended
the deceased, made the important statement that in his opi-
nion the fall on the brick kitchen had accelerated the de-
ceased's death. Prisoner was again remanded till Thurs-
day next, bail being refused, and it is probable that he will
then be committed for manslaughter. As he was being
taken away in custody, he handed over his watch and all
the money in his possession to one of the loose women who
had accompanied h m home, and they were seized by her
with avidity. We are also informed that, by Murton's
authority, they remain the only occupants of his house at
the present time.—Maidstone lout nal .

THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.--In anticipation
of the opening of the Metropolitan R3ilway, a number of
large three-horse omnibuses have commenced "inning be-
tween the Farringdon-street station of that line and the
Elephant and Castle station of the London, Chatham, and
Dbver Railway, at fares of 2d., thus affording a direct com-
munication, via Blackfriambridge, between the "
sytterns north and south of the Thames. ~ alulway

In this spirit, and with the object of evoking such an ex:
pression of sympathy as shall encourage the emancipation
party in the United Stites, in their most difficult position,
to persevere in their endeavours to obtain justice for the
slave, the committee issue the present address, earnestly
commending it to thefavourable consideration of their fel-
low-countrymen, ana to the friends of humanity in all
lands.

On behalf of the committee.
THOMAS BINNs, Chairman.
S. A. CHAMEROVZOW, Secretary.
27, New Broad-street, E.C., London, Nov. 17.