The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-10 00:00:00

ITALY.

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From two proclamations published at Brescia on
the 23d and 25th ult., by Field-Marshal Appel, it
appears that numerous armed bands are scouring
the mountains around, and that the town
itself" has been the scene of serious dis-
turb saw. " Shots," says the last proclamation,
" ;re fired on the 21st against the barracks
of ( ;asa Cazzago ; the soldiers cannot walk in the
streets v,ithout being insulted and attacked with
sto, aes, and the very patrols sent to their assistance
have been attacked." The severest military mea-
sures are prescribed by the proclamations against the
recur, rence of such acts.
Th e Pensiero Italiano of Genoa, of the 3d, states
that a . Bourbonist plot had been discovered in Sicily,
and t hat Ruggero Settimo had denounced it in Par-
liament ; also that letters from Rome, of the 24th ult.,
state that a dictator is about to be created there.

I( )1 OERA. COMIQUE, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.-- A
fas ai onable audience attended these performances last
wri suing ; amongst whom we noticed his Grace the
DI ike of Wellington, the Marquis of Douro, the Mar-
ch ioness of Westmeath, Lord and Lady Tereplemore,
M arquis of Clanricarde, Earl of Belfast, Baron de
C etto, Sir William Clay, Sir George and Mss Talbot,
S it J. li. Lowther. Sze., Mrs. Freemantle, Mri. Dennis
b fun, Hon. Mrs. Dyce Sombre.
The Recorder of London has been confined to his
i
XtuA for tan days by a severe attack of inflammation on
the chest ; ond it is not expected that, although making
favourable progress, he will be able to resume his public
duties for some days.
1 ITHE IRON TRADk;.—We have this week to report
• I r, steady improvement in the iron
hear, i trade s
already xert.
eof the Dudley
1 c listrict , which, we arc happy to
Y it 3g a beneficial influence upon the business transactions
Io f the various shopkeepers throughout the locality.-
2 'os Towns tilessengen

THE MURDER OF A LADY AT

BRISTOL.
BRISTOL, FRIDAY.—The excitement occasioned by
the horrible murder of -Ms..; Elizabeth Jefferies, at her '
residence in Trenchard-street, continues to excite the
most painful interest throughout the city, and crowds
are constantly assembled around the premises in which
the dreadful deed was perpetrated.
The Coroner's inquest was commenced yesterday
afternoon, at the Griffin-inn, Griffin-lane, before J. B.
Grindon, Esq., Coroner.
The suspected murderess, Sarah Thomas, was brought
up in custody, to be present at the proceedings. She is
about 17 or 18 years of age, good looking, and has a
mild expression of countenance; and she did not appear
to be at all moved by a sense of her situation.
The CORONER having explained to the jury the facts
which he anticipated would be proved in evidence, they
proceeded to the house in Trenchard-street, for the pur-
pose of viewing the body of the deceased lady, and
having it 'identified in their presence. It presented a
truly shocking spectacle, the head of the unfortunate
lady being beaten in above the left temple, and her per-
son being covered with blood. The bed and bAding
were likewise saturated with the vital fluid, which had
flow ed on the ground, where it lay in a considerable
pool. From the position in which the corpse was found,
it was evident that the deceased lady had made an effort
to escape from her murderer, for her right leg was
thrown out of bed, and her left leg bent under her, as
if in the act of being withdrawn from under the bed
clothes.

The jury having returned to the inquest-room, the ex-
amination of witnesses was proceeded with:—
Mr. Henry Jefferies, a retired surgeon, brother of the
deceased, was first called, and deposed to having
searched the premises with the police, and discovered
the body of his sister lying on the bed quite dead and
covered with blood. He also deposed to a tin case, in
which she usually kept title-deeds and valuables, having
been broken open and plundered; as also to a small
cabinet chest of drawers, usually kept full of jewels, hav-
ing been pilfered, and some of the drawers, and all the
contents carried off. The witness likewise identified
some of the jewellery found in the house where the pri-
soner was captured as having belonged to his deceased
sister. She valued them as family relics, and he was
sure would neither have given them away or sold them.
Police-sergeant Corte, No. 2. deposed to having
assisted in searching the house, and also to the appre-
hension of the prisoner, Sarah Thomas, at her father's
house. Her mother denied that she was there, or that
she had seen her for two months, but upon the house
beir g searched, she was found secreted in a small coal-
house under the stairs, partly undressed. Among the
coal were found several silver spoons, oelonging to the
deceased. In a bandbox, beneath the prisoner's bed,
were various rings, &c., and the drawers belonging to
the small cabinet.

Isabella Fry deposed that she was a tenant of the de-
ceased, and lived in the next house to her. On Satur-
day morning last witness and her husband were
awakened by a very great noise in Miss Jefferies's
house. It was a noise of a female screeching or scream-
ing, and proceeded from the front bed-room. Witness
thought it was Miss Jefferies getting up her servant,and
that they were quarrelling. A Mrs. Ham, who resided
in witness's house, knocked at the wall with a piece of
stick, after which the noise ceased. At about seven
o'clock the deceased lady's servant came to witness's
house, and said her mistress had sent her to say she
hoped Mrs. Fry was not alarmed at the noise, but a cat
had jumped on the bed and frightened her.
The inquest was here adjourned.
This day the inquiry before the Coroner was again
resumed. .

Mr. Ralph Bernard, surgeon, who made the post
mortem examination, deposed to the nature of the in-
juries and the cause of death. There were several exten-
sive wounds on the head, some of them on the forehead,
and others at the sides and back of the head, which
had evidently been inflicted by a hard blunt instrument.
There were also bruises upon the lett hand, showing that
the deceased had endeavoured to ward off some of the
blows aimed at her head. The cause of death was con-
cussion and compression of the brain caused by the
external injuries. The wounds could not have been in-
flicted by the deceased upon herself, and from the fact
of their not having begun to heal it was obvious that
death had ensued.

Mr. Jefferies, brother of the deceased, wished to make
some additions to his testimony, as did also Sergeant
Corfe, but the Coroner, in consequence of some intima-
tion conveyed to him by the police, deemed it advisable
to suspend the proceedings, and the inquest was conse-
quently adjourned till Tuesday next.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER STEEPLECHASES (CONCLUDED).

THURSDAY.

The Corinthian Steeplechase Stakes of 3 SOTS each, and

20 added. Throe miles and a half.
Mr. Lawson's Captain, aged ... ...( Wainwright) 1
Mr. Massey's Fanny Gray ... ... 2
Mr. Cotton's Kicking Kate 0
Mr. Lambert's Jerry

Won by twenty lengths.
Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each, and 30 added. Heats, one
mile and a distance.

Mr. Fowler's Wiseacre, 5 yrs ... (Fowler) 1 3 0 1

Mr. Erskine 's Mystery, 5 yrs 0 2 0 2
Mr. Anderton's Harkover, 6 yrs . . 4 1 3 dr
Mr. Cotton's Dash, 4 yrs 2 4 dr
Mr. Barton's Treasure, 3 yrs ... ... 3 5 dr
Mr. Bell's Cinderella, 6 yrs ... ... 5 dr
Won by two lengths.
LINCOLN STEEPLECHASE.—WEDNESDAY.
Handicap of 20 soya. each, with 100 added. 4 miles.
Mr. Shepherd's Rachel ... (Captain Broadley) 1
Mr. Bovine's British Yeoman... ... ... 2

Mr. Haboy's Flycatcher ... 3
The following also ran :—Hope, Coriander, Blue Bon-
net, Kilkenny, Vulture, and Pendennis.
Blue Bonnet fell, and injured her rider, Wilson, so
much that he is not likely to recover.
The Hurdle Race was won by Mr. Hawkin's Teresa
(Archer), beating the Painter. Grenade, and Solace.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.—Offers of 9 to 2 agst
The Tartar (take 5 to 1), 9 to 1 agst Fernhill, 10 to 1
agst Loupgarou, 12 to 1 agst Velox, and 12 to 1 agst
Pyrrhus the First, but nothing done.
ETROPOLITAN HANDICAP.—Not a bet laid.
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.—Offers to take 4 to 1 about
Canezou.

CHESTER Cur.-150 to 10 agst Joe-o'-Sot, 250 to 10
agst Geraldine, and 100 to 15 agst Ada Mary, were the
only bets laid on this event.
DERBY.-500 to 25 agst Uriel (taken). No other
change.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.

Her Majesty stag hds., Mon., Hotspur-heath; Wed.,
Slough; Sat., Naw-lodge-11.
Mr. Farquharson's kids., Mon., Melcomb•park; Tues.,
Chelborough.
The B. V. H., Tues., Walbridge; Fri., Buckland-
knoll-104.

The Worcestershire hounds, Mon., Bishop's Wood ;
Wed., Radford-gate ; Fri., Bransford-bridge-10i
Mr. Giles's hounds, Mon., Broughborough; Fri., Mun
derfield-stacks.

The Herefordshire's hounds, Tues., Eastwood-oak;
Fri., Mynd-park.
The Wheatland hounds, Tues., Morville; Fri., Benthall.
The Brighton harriers, Mon., Patcham; Wed., Race-
course; Fri., Dyke.
The Brookside harriers, Mon., Newmarket-hill; Thurs.,
Telscombe tye.
The Crawley and Horsham hounds, Mon., Horsham-
station; Wed.,Crawley village; Fri.. Ashford-lodge—Ml.
The Shropshire hounds, Mon., holly-coppice-10}.
Ludlow hounds, Tues., Rouden-village; Fri., Din-
chope.
The Warwickshire hounds, Mon., Little Alne; Tues.,
Sutton-village; Thurs., Lower Shuckburgh village; Fri.,
Sun Rising Edge-hill-10i.
The Monmouthshire hounds, Mon., Craig Summer-
house; Thurs., Pontrilas-10i.
The Oakley hounds, Mon., Kimbolten-castle; Tues.,
Cowper's oak; Thurs., Riseley; Sat., Cranfield-11.
Mr. Roe's hds., Tues., Acycecombe-village; Fri.,
Shilstone-gate-10i.
The Tiverton hds., Mon., Rock-inn, Erton; Thurs.,
Tarr-steps-10i.
Mr. A. Smith's hds., Mon., Reddensham; Tnes.,
Stowell-lodge; Wed., Wherwell- wood; Thurs., Con-
holt-park; Fri., Porton-firs; Sat., Clarendon-park-11.
The Duke of Beaufort's hds., Mon., Cirencester-wood;
Tues., Yate-turnpike; Wed., Stanton-park; Sat., Est-
court.

The Cheshire hds., Mon., Whittington; Wed., Ap-
pleton; Thurs., Tattenhall; Sat., Weaverhall-10i.
Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., Mon., Kennells; Thurs.,
Bryn-y-pys; Sat., Plas-teg--10/.
The Pytchley hds., Mon., Darlington; Wed., Win-
wick-warren; Fri., Great Harrowden; Sat., Sulby-hall
—lOl.

AYLESBURY, MARCH 9.—J. Kaye, Esq., of
Fulmer, high sheriff of the county, gave a splendid en-
tertainment at the White Hart Hotel, on Tuesday last,
to a party of sixty-five noblemen and gentlemen.
Amongst the company present were the Lord Lieutenant,
Lord Nugent, Sir Thomas Aubrey, Bart., Chairman of
the Quarter Sessions ; Baron Rothschild, W. Loandes,
Esq., of Chesham, the late High Sheriff;
Hooper, the late Lord Mayor ; Ald_rman Fairbroth
dinner, &C.,
who came down from town to attend the .valit_.,
&c. The evening was spent with the utmost ctoenvi y
d Our
Aldermaner
and soon after eleven the company
his seat at the
assizes finished on Wednesday atterneosarlet," orna
the judges dined with Lord Nugent,.
Lillies. Their Lordships opnod their commissionwhich day
business of the assizes
parish church. This morning theesiding
in the Nisi Prins
yes-
terday at Bedford, and attended Divine service in the
commeuced, the Chief Baron p
but there are several priso-
inthereriminal Court. There
Courts,are but andten Bcausesaron for Rolfe
trial,
a very serious nature.
TEAMERS.—We under-
standnerisilaEn
BraziliandßsnomAielomfAtiliaeFAlAssociation have had a meeting,
that the .
proper port of starting for
to consider
Brazilian steamers, and that they are of
the new line of
the question of the • --
°-nion that Liverpool, and not Southampton, is the
port.pi
for bringing their views before the General Steam Navi-
gation company, who have taken the contract, and who
have the power of choosing their own port of departure.
—Liverpool Times.
APOTHECARIES' ;HALL.—The following gentlemen
passed their examination in the science and practice of
medicine, and received certificates to-practice, on Thurs-
day :—Francis Fawcett Welsh, Saffron Walden; Henry
Payne Leech, Bury St. Edmunds ; Frederick Oughton,
Camberwell ; William Henry Johnson, Weymouth ;
Frederick Montgomerio Davenport Davidson, Dawlish,
Devon.

.i.HE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF DERRY.--The
Rev. F. Kelly, P.P., of Vahan, has been elected by the
clergy of Derry to fill the situation of. bishop of that
diocese, vacant by the death of Dr. Magtnn.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.— r. u N
HOUSE OF LORDS, March 9. •
ROYAL COMMISSION. 11:0' • ( -.4:l47oTHire:y:
The Royal Assent was given by • i • '
Commi s• • :of*
the following Bills, viz.:—Consolidated F ,4b;
Vice-Guardians (Ireland) Bill, Buckingham '-
Bill, and the Commons Encolsure Bill. The Roy .kOE.
Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Marck
of Clanricarde, and the Earl of Shaftesbury. vaavasitzo
INSOLVENT LAWS.
Lord BROUGHAM laid upon the table the report of
the Committee appointed to consider the laws relating
to bankruptcy and insolvency. Several members of the
mercantile community had been examined, and therefor()
the report would contain divers suggestions for the im-
provement of those laws, but the Committee bad not, at
first, had before them any persons representing the un-
fortunate class ofinsolvents. They had, however, urged
certain arguments against it, but the Bill which had now
been drawn up by the Committee was calculated to meet
their objections, and be believed he might now assert
that the alterations proposed by the Committee met with
the approval of those unfortunate persons, as well as with
that of the mercantile community in general. Be pro-
posed to introduce at once a Bill founded on the report
of that Committee, and should let it stand over until
Easter. He therefore now laid on the table a Bill for the
amendment of the laws relating to bankruptcy and in-
solvency, the second reading of which be should move on
the 10th May.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE believed that the mercantile
community were of opinion that the measure as origi-
nally proposed might have been greatly improved ; but
that they were satisfied to accept the proposed measure
as an experiment.
The Bill was then read a first time.
PETITIONS.
The Earl of HARROWBY presented a petition from
Liverpool against any alteration in the navigation-laws.
The Earl of ST. GERMANS presented a petition
praying that stock in trade might be rated to the poor-
rates.

The Earl of LUCAN presented a petition from some
union in Ireland, praying for the total and immediate
repeal of the poor-law, inasmuch as they considered it s
measure that was demoralising the country.
The Earl of RODEN presented petitions from unions
in the county of Louth, Armagh, and Monaghan, against
the rate in aid, and praying for the substitution of an in-
come-tax.

LARCENY ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
The Larceny Act Amendment Bill was read a third
time and passed.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 9.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

NA VIG A TION-LA WS.

Sir R. LOPES presented a petition from Exeter
against the repeal of the navigation-laws.

—Petitions were also presented on the same subject from
Hall, Dundee, North Shields, Dartmouth, Penzance,
Weymouth, Melcombe Regis, Portsmouth, and several
other places, chiefly signed by shipowners and builders.
Among them was one signed by 4,937 daily labourers in
Spitalfields, who stated that they had found their wages
so much reduced by the abolishing of protection, that
they had joined the shipwrights and other artizana in
the attempt to retain the navigation-laws.
THE POOR-LAW.

Mr. ELLIS presented a petition from Leicester, pray-
ing that some alteration may be made in the mode of
levying the poor-rate, and stating that whereas the
poor•rates in 1831 were only 13,0001. in the aggregate
they now amounted to 34,0001. and upwards.
Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from a large num-
ber of the inhabitants of Birmingham complaining that
although they paid 75 per cent. of the poor-rates, they
had altogether only six votes in the election of guardians,
and praying that some alteration in the law may imme-
diately be made.

FREE.„"TRADE.
Mr. DRUMMOND presented a petition from 250
'turners, cornplaning that while free trade is carried out
in corn, the principle is not applied to other commodities.
IRISH POOR-LAW.

Major;BLACKALL presented a petition from a person
resident in the county of Roscommon, complaining of
the oppressive effect of the poor•law, and stating that
out of an income of 1001. a year he had to pay 791. 101.
to the poor-rate. On the motion of the Hon. Member
the petition was referred to the Committee on the Poor-
laws.