The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-17 00:00:00

circumstances of the case,• and afford some indications
of the causes that led to the shocking event.
The transaction probably took place a little after
five o'clock on the morning of Saturday, the 3d of
March. The witness ANNE HAM about that hour
" heard a great screaming and crying in Miss JEF-
FRIES' bed-room." She went down, and mentioned it
to her landlady, Mrs. FRY, and they both went
back, and knocked at the wall separating
her own room from Miss JEFFRIES', and
in a minute or two the noise ceased.
About seven o'clock the same morning the witness
told the prisoner that "she thought it was her mis-
tress attempting to pull her out of bed, and that it was
she herself was crying." She subsequently added,
" I had heard her cry two or three days before in the
yard, and knew her voice. I had seen her cry, and heard
her mistress call her a dirty hussy, and say she was slow
at work." Here then is distinct and positive testimony
that" the great screaming and crying" proceeded from
the unfortunate girl, who, in all human probability,.
had about that time been severely beaten by Miss
JEFFRIES, before she had in the instinct of self-de-
_ - fence, or perhaps in the passion excited by the unwar-
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rantable assault, struck the blow that terminated so
ROBERT HOUDIN'S FAREWELL.
The celebrated Robert Houdin bets to announce that his Fare- fatally. Mrs. Ham's evidence was directly corroborated
well Performances in this country will positively terminate at the
by the witness JANR FRY, who heard the " grEat
end of the present month ; he will have the honour of performing
screaming and crying," and strengthened by
during the present Week THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, and SA-
TURDAY, at the ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Doors open each
Evening at Eight o'clock, being positively his Last Appearance. but that of the surgeon to the police, who stated
Three, prior to his departure for Paris. that "he had not known an instance where
In compliance with numerous applications, a grand DAY PER-
a person who had received such a blow
FORMANCE mill be given on FRIDAY, April 27.,
In order to perpetuate an agreeable souvenir of his visit to
this had
been able to scream for two or three minutes.'
country, none but the most popular and the most surprising expeli.
ments will be executed on these farewell , whilst the Eois-
tribution from the Come d'Abondasice willoccasions be made with extended
liberality and profusion.
Boxes, 4s. Pit, 21.; Amphitheatre, Is. 6d.
Boxes, Stalls, ad Tickets for this extraordinary Entertainment
Way be secured at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street
and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven
till Five o'clock.

WILE LEGAL TITLE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
(Provisionally Registered, January 17, 1849.)
Capital, 2,001),00C1., in 80,000 Shares, of 25.1. each.
Preliminary Deposit, 2s. 6d. per Share.
Prosoeetuses and full information may be obtained at
minster, the Tempo-
rary Offices of the Company, 13a, Cannon-row, West ou ap-
;cation to

G. r. HOWE, Hon. Sec., pro tem.

ELIOT WARBURTON, ESQ.
On 31onday, the 23d of April, will be published, in 3 vols. ileray Eve.,
with numerous Portraits from original Paintings.
MEMOIRS of PRINCE RU PERT
AND THE CAVALIERS.
Including their Correspondence. Now first published front the Ori.
ginal MSS.
By ELIOT WARBURTON, Esq.
Author of " The Crescent and the Cross."
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street
(Publisher in ordinary tO her Majesty).

ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Third Appearance of Mdlle. PARODI.
Third Appearance this Season of iiiffnor LABLACKE.
The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opira, wad the Public, are respect'
fully informed that

Tills EVENING.
Will be presented Belllni's Opera of
NORMA.
Pollione, Signor Gardoni ; oroveso, Signor Lablache; Norma, Mdlle.
; Adalgisa, Madame Giuliani.
'n conclude with (the Scenery by Mr. Charles Marshall) an en-
tirely New grand Ballet, by M. Taglioni, entitled
ELECTRA. ; or, The Lost Plelade.
Appileo.tions for Boxe, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box-
office, Opt..ra Colonnade. Bodes
Doors ope.n at Half-past Seven, Concert to commence at Eight.

There can, therefore, be no doubt that the screams
were not those of Miss JEFFRIES, but of SARAH
THOMAS herself. Under these circumstances, then,
we fearlessly appeal to every unprejudiced person—
even to those who consider a stern administration of
the law essential to the well-being of society—whe-
ther there are not extenuating circumstances that
should be taken into account, and which fully
warrant a remission of the extreme penalty.
A stone is not a weapon that would be deliberately
resorted to as the instrument of death. Hatchets,
hammers, knives, pokers lay scattered about, some
of which would have been used if a fatal result were
contemplated; but a stone is that which would be
seized in a moment of excitement and anger, when
nothing more was intended than to return the blows
wi:h interest that bad been showered upon her.

rtizATRE nOYAL. ELAYMAK" "
Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompto3.
THIS EVENT Nc. ,
Will be performed the Comedy of TOWS and COTINTRT. Cha-
racters by Messrs. J. Waßack, Wigan,-Keeley, Backstone, and
ster ; Miss P. Horton, Miss Reynolds, and Mrs. Glover.
After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled THE SPHINX.
To be followed by THE ROUGH DIAMOND.
To concludo with the Farce of LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS.

THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPIII.
Under the direction of Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed THE HOP PICKERS. Principal characters
by Messrs. Lambert, Boyce, Wright, Paul Bedford, Hughes, Mull-
yard, 0. Smith, Cullenford, Worrell, Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar,
Mrs. F. Matthews, Miss Taylor, Miss E. Chaplin, &c.
After which, WHO LIVES AT No. 9 ? Characters by Messrs.
Wright and Worrell, and Miss Chaplin.
To conclude with THE ENCILIN TED ISLE. Alonzo, Mr. Paul
Bedford; Prospero, Mr. O. Smith Ariel, Miss E. Chaplin.

If the proceedings up to the moment of death were
not such as to merit capital punishment, the subse-
quent purloining of property should not turn the
scale. The entire conduct of the wretched being
was ridiculously absurd, proving that she was little
better than a fool. She made no attempt to escape ;
her father's cottage at Horfield, but two miles removed
from the scene of her guilt, was her selected place of
refuge. The evidences of her crime were scattered
about ; she had even given a pair of bracelets belong-
ing to the deceased to her brother and sister as play-
things. Her simplicity and folly were unquestion-
able, and yet this child of 18 years of age, this
wretched girl so ignorant of worldly affairs, is to be
publicly strangled on Friday next, unless Sir G. GREY
should, in the interim, take a lenient view of the case,
and recommend a commutation of the sentence.
We cannot think that the judicial murder will be
perpetrated—we cannot suppose we are returning to
the Draconic code that existed in the good old time!
" when GEORGE 111. was King," when the gibbe
and the halter were allotted to the most trifling
itransgressions. 'We would again invite the attention
of all those who are anxious to see justice tem
pared with mercy to the case of this

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Managemt of Madame VeSW&
sole Lessee. Mr. en
Charles Malle ws.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed a new Drama, called A ROMANTIC IDEA.
After which, a new Piece entitled HOLD TOUR
ntile TONGUE.
11 . Chl. a.
meters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Selby, and Pa ; Miss (1
laert, Miss Jane Coleman, and Madame Vestris.
To conclude with TSB SEVEN CHAMPIONS OP CHRISTEN.
DOM.
Dress Boxes, 55. • 'Upper Boxes, 4s. ;Pit, 25.; Gallery, is. No
dal
he to any plait of the house.
The New Box-ofnce,Wellington-street, Is open to the
public every day, from Ten till Six.

PRINCESS'S THEATa.E.
Mr. J. X. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager.
THIS EVENING.
Will be performed the Romantic Opera, entitled LEOLINE.
Count Adelmar, Mr. Charles Braham ; the Seneschal, Mr. IL Horn-
eastle ; Frantz, Herr Mengis ; Matilda, Mrs. Weiss; Leeline, Miss
Poole..
After which, TILE WATERMA..7. Tom Tng, Mr. C. Bra am.
To conclude with a new grand ExtraYaganza, entitled NOURED-
DIN AND THE FAIR

ASTI.Ey's ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty.
Under the Patronage of her Maj esty the Queen, his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, dr.c.
The new grand Easter Spectacle unprecedentedly successful.
THIS EVEN ING,
The performance will commence with a Grand Equestrian Spec-
tacle, by Fitztall, entitled THE WHITE MAIDEN OF CALIFOR-
NIA; or, the Horse of the Ocean.
To be followed by an inimitable dispiay of SCENES IN THE
CIRCLE, in which the first Equestrian talent of the day will appear.
r.
To conclude with on Monday, Wednesday, and ryDUMB DRIVER; and the Farce of THE SECRET on the al-
ternate Evenings.
Box-office open from Eleven till Five.
stage Manager, Mr. W. West.

fated girl. If she should be executed, a strong
impetus will be given to the feeling against capital
punishment under any circumstances, and many will
join the movement who would otherwise remain
neutral, or resist its abolition in cases of wilful and
premeditated murder.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
No communication can be attended to unless authenti-
cated by the name and address of the writer.
Rejected communications cannot be returned.

The tide of public feeling that for a time bore so
strongly against Mr. HUDSON has completely turned,
and has set in with equal strength in his favour.
Every expedient had been resorted to to swell the
public indignation against the doomed individual.
His opponents were well experienced in the act of
circulating unfounded rumours, and whispering away
the characters of those who excited their indignation.
None could be more obnoxious than the man who
interfered with their darling project of &pre-
dating their neighbour's property, who prevented
them from bringing ruin on those, to whose enterprise
we are indebted fur the magnificent iron net-work
by which the country is intersected, who afforded
facilities to travellers almost equal to those fabulous
modes of locomotion mentioned in the " Arabian
1 Nights,,, by which time and space were practically
I annihilated.

TIIE WEATHER.--Soll OFFICE, APRIL 17.
THERMOMETER, Lowest, 32: Highest, 46; Noon, 41.
BAROMETER, 29.79.
WIND N. to N.N.W.—Moroing, slight fall of snow ;
Afternoon, cold breeze, with fine sunshiny weather.

w Artat AT LONDON Btf.Liso....
Tnie DAT 31 min. after 8 i Evening, 12 min. afte
after
10
TO-NlosaowMornlng, 51 min. after 9 Evening, 27 rain.

On the first point we have already expressed our
opinions. If Mr. HUDSON had made injudicious or
imprudent bargains the company would• not have re-
lieved him, or taken them off his hands. If, on the
other hand, be 'obtained good value for his money,
the company could not expect to reap the beaefit.
There would be no reciprocity whatever, the transac-
tion would be altogether one-sided, and contrary to
every principle of equity. If be could at all
be regarded as a trustee, or clothed with a fide'

Mr. HUDSON bad previously excited their
envy by his great success, and their anger by his
efforts on behalf of his brother shareholders. He
had increased the dividends in every line with
which he had been concerned previous to the
general stagnation of trade and commerce,
and, as a matter of count., increased the market values
of the shares, and thus inflicted heavy pecuniary
losses on the " Bears." A magnificent testimonial
had been subscribed by grateful men, whose fortunes
' had been materially augmented by his exertions. He
had acquired wide-spread domains, and all the accom-
paniments of wealth and prosperity, and the rancour
swelled to overflowing and could no longer be con-
cealed. He was looked upon as the incarnation of
the railway system, was styled the " Railway King,"
and any injury that could be inflicted to either his
purse or character would have a material effect
on the value of shares, not only in what are termed
" Hudson's Lines," but in every railway company
throughout the kingdom. Hence no pains were
spared to prejudice the case, and to hold up the
accused party to public odium, even before he had
been permitted to enter into his defence. The Eng-
lishman's privilege of being heard before condemna-
tion was denied to him, and we stood almost alone
in daring to utter one word in favour of the once po-
pular GEORGE HUDSON.
So industrious were his calumniators, and so
successful in their vile attempts, that the misled
shareholders in the York, Newcastle, and Berwick
were induced to follow in the general throng,
and let those of the number who were com-
pelled to dispose of their shares in the interim, ask
themselves with what result ? The value of each 25/.
share was reduced by about 31., or nearly 121.
per cent., or far more than the entire money
paid to Mr. HUDSON for the shares he had disposed
of to the company. The barbed arrow shot at their
chairman by some of the members recoiled with
fourfold force upon themselves. Since his virtual
acquittal prices have again rallied and are now. 21.
per share, or al. per cent. higher than on the publi-
cation of the report. They may judge from these
significant facts how much it is opposed to their true
interests to lend themselves to the views of Mr.
HUDSON'S opponents—how very dear a return of
7,0001. or 8,0001., or even a cancelling of the entire
transaction, and the re-payment of the money paid to
Mr. HUDSON, may chance to cost them.
We would invite the public attention to two ar-
ticles which will be found in other parts of our im-
pression extracted from the columns of respected
Contemporaries, in which the case respecting Mr.
HUDSON is well and clearly stated. It will be mani-
fest from a perusal of these articles, as well as of
those which we have already published on the subject,
that every serious charge i 3 completely answered,
that there is nothing whatsoever affecting the
honour or integrity of Mr. HUDSON. The mistake
that occurred has been fully explained, and will un-
doubtedly be forthwith rectified, as it would have
been ere this, had no inquiry ever taken place.
The only points on which any difference of opinion
can possibly exist are, whether Mr. HuDsosi was
bound to consider himself as a trustee for the com-
pany, and to give them the shares which he had pur-
chased before he was empowered to act on behalf of
the company; and, secondly, whether he was jus-
tified in accepting a trifling advance on the Stock
Exchange quotations for what is technically termed
" the market value of the shares."

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