The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-24 00:00:00

COURVOISIER.

(From tire Times.)
A circumstance has just been communicated to us which,
were it not for the confidence which we have every rcaeon
to place in our informant, we should consider wholly in-
credible. He assures us, upon authority which in such a
case is unquestionable, that the miscreant who is now in
Newgate under sentence of death for the murder cf
Lord William Russell has confessed that he is also guilty
of the murder of Eliza Grimwood, an unfortunate woman,
who, as it will be remembered, was found about two years
sicec in a bcuse in the Waterloo road, under circumstances
which left no doubt that a murder had been committed,
although the utmost ingenuity of the police could never
diseever a clue by which the criminal could be traced.
It appeared at the time, from what meegre evidence
could be procured, that the crime • had probably been
committed by a foreigner; but the absence of any appa-
rent motive, or of any article of property by which the
murderer could be identified, rendered it, as in the late
melancholy occasion, impossible until now to connect any
perscn with the crime. We give this information as we
have heard it, but we are further informed that means
have been taken to prevent this confession from being
made known to the pnblic, and that the most strict injunc-
tions have been laid on all persons admitted to the prisoner
to preserve the most scrupulous silence upon the subject.
Now, what, in Heaven's name, can be the motive for this
secrecy ? Why should not every circumstance coasected
with the case be sifted to the utmost, and the statements of
the prisoner be compared, while he is yet alive, with those
of the witnesses examined at the inquest? Surely it can.
not be the duty of any public functionary to impede
the course of justice ; but that seems to be the in-
evitable result of the present proceedings. We have
as yet no proof that there was not some other party impli-
cated in this horrible crime, and the public have a right to
know that all means have been adopted to secure the ends
of justice, and that no criminal is allowed to escape from
any overatrained regard fur the fecliegs of the prisoner.
A very general impression prevails that in the confession
et his hat crime Courvoisier has not truly represented the
circumstances which preceded the murder; and it is but
just that his account of this former murder should be
closely examined, and that the absence of an accomplice
should clearly appear. It has been suggested that. the
Sheriffs, in the course they have adapted, have been in-
fluenced only by a desire to avoid the excitement in the
public mind, which might lead to confusion on the day of
execution, but we can scarcely believe them so unfit for
the duties of their office as to be actuated by such a
motive. The assemblage will, under auy circumstances,
eemprise all the amateurs of such awful exhibitions ; but,
with the present police force and proper precautions, no
danger need be anticipated.

(From the Morning Advertiser.)
Yesterday morning a female, who stated herself to be
related to the unhappy man, and two youths, who were
represented to be his cousins, applied at Newgate for
permission to see the culprit ; but upon the fact of the ap-
plication beirg made known to the Sheriffs, those genti•r.
men refused the applicants an order of admission. On
Monday night the prisoner slept well, and his appetite has
rot fallen elf since his conviction. His diet consists of the
usual prison allowance; and the room in which he is placed
is the same one as that occupied by Greenacrc, from the
time that intervened between Lis conviction and cxecutioa.
Tao towel with which Courvoisier endeavoured to Luffacate
himself was allowed him to wash with, and since the ex-
traerdinary attempt he ha; been very narrowly watch, d by
tha gaolers who attend him. The wretched convict has a
',umber of religious works for his use, but he confines his
r,adio3 ti a French Testament; and yesterday and Mon-
d ,y he was engaged tee greater part of the days in fervent
payer, and appears to feel the enormity of the offence
wiiic'a be ha 3 committed. It is a matter of surprise to
thoie well acquainted with matters of police, that no in-
quiries were instituted at the several foreign hotels and
coffeehouses in London with respect to Courvoisier, and
that the carving-knife was not submitted to the examina-
tion of some eminent professor, for the purpose of ascer-
taicing whether the spot which it is said was upon
it was not a stain of blood. The prevailing opinion
of the C;ty Aldermen with whom the reporter has con-
versed apocar3 to be, that this diabolical murder will lead
to the establishment of a detective

CRIMINAL COURT.-(TUESDAY )

OLD COURT.
James Brown, aged 23, was indicted for feLnkusly cut-
ting ar.d slabbing John Allen, with intent to kill and mur-
der him. In another count the inteut was laid to Le to do
the prosecutor some grievous bodily harm.
The prisoner, who is a respectable young man, having
cems into the possession of some property, went out on
the night of the 9 la of May, in company with another
young man, and in the course of the evening they drank
to some excess, and at a late hour they proceeded to a
disreputable house in Phoenix-alley, where a disturbance
tock place, and in the course of the seed! the prosecutor,
who was in the house, was wounded by the prisoner with:a
knife.—Guilty of wounding the prosecutor with intent to
do him some grievous bodily harm, but at the same time
recommended to mercy.
Timothy Tiffin, aged 55, was indicted for feloniously
assaulting Louisa Ann Bowden, and with menaces cie •
mending from her the moneys of her husband, James
Bowden.

Louisa Ann Bowden examined-1 ant the wife of
Jan as Bowden, who resides at Stratford, in Essex. On
the night of the 7th of June, between ten and eleven
o'clock, I was retuening home with my sister, from Bow
to Stratford, and when passing Canhall.lane, a man who
bad something white over his dress, his hat completely
over his forehead, and a handkerchief over his mouth, came
up to me, and laid hold of my arm, and said, " I want
your money." He then said, " Who are you ?" I said I
was a poor woman, and had no money, and if I had,
would give it to him. He frowned at me and said, " Then
you may go." I ani my sister ran off, and gave informa-
tion to a constable, who brought the prisoner back, and I
identified him. I was alarmed, and should have given the
prisoner money if I had had any about me.
George Frederick Duckett—Was a constable, and upon
receiving information of the circumstance upon the night
in qtesnee, he went after the prisoner, and took him into
custody. Ile found that lie had taken his shirt off his
back, and had torn off the collar, and part of the front, and
had placed the remainder over his clothes. His hat was
down over his eyes, and a handkerchief was tied round
the lower part of his face, so that nothing but the tip of
his nese could be sects. When he accused him of stop-
ping the females, he at first denied it, but afterwards said
that he had only asked them who they were.
Mr. William Bassey had known the prisoner many years.
He was a native of Bockieg in Essex, where his connec-
tions were highly respectable, and he had previously been
in extensive business in London, and be was always con..
ridered a man of integrity and character. Oi late years
he bad appeal-el to be in a week state of mind, and he had
COMM itted a great many eccentric proceedings. At the
time of this eceurrenre, he was supported 'oy his friends.
Mr. Edward Atkins, principal clerk at the K;ng's Arms,
Leadenhal!_street, had known the prisoner 40 years, and
I:ad bad extensive transactions with him in huei:iess, and
always found him remarkably exact and punctual in all his
transactions. Some years ago he experienced great losses
in trade, and this circumstanr e affecled his mind, and be
observed a very great alteration in his conduct.
Verdict—Not Guilty.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

WORSHIP STREET,

The attent:on of the AlAgist•ate was occupied fur se-
veral hours in the investigszion of a case involv;ng a
question of much public importance, but more particularly
affecting the interests of licensA victuallers, in connce,ion
with the domiciliary visits of the police.
Mrs. Bray, the landlady of the Wi,ite Swan public.
house, I..'ag-alley, Shoreditch, appeared to answer an la.
formation laid by Inspector Robinson, of the G division,
in which she was charg'd with having suld t.pirituus
liquors during the hours of Divine service, on Sunday, the
7th inst.

Prior to any evidence being adduced, Mr. Hunt, the
solicitor for use defence, requested the Magistrate to
cause copious notes of the evidence to be taken, as they
would most probably form the basis of ulterior pro-
ceedings.
George Forey, police constable G 185, was then called,
who stated that between eleven and twelve o'clock in the
morning of the day in question, he went to the defendant's
house, which he found closed in front, but on going down
a side court he saw a woman served out of the parlour
wineo,v of the house with a quart of porter, which she
carried away in the defendant's pot. lie asked her if there
was any chance of his being served, to which she an-
swered " No, you can't, old fellow; it's no go." Ile then
went to the window, where he saw te defendant's daughter,
whoni he requested to serve him with three-pennyworth of
hrandy, which she did. He drank the liquor, paid for it,
and withdrew.

Upon being cross-examined by the defeniant's solicitor,
the witness stated that he was not dressed in his uniform
on the occasion, but that he wore the garb of a bucher,
pursuant to directions from his inspector. He positively
denied having resorted to any stratagem to induce her to
serve him. He did not tell her that he had a violent pain
in his stomach ; neither did he put himself into an attitude
indicating that ho was in a state of intern_q suffering.
Mr. Hunt—Did you not visit Mr. Kftlman's house in
Long•alley before you called at the defendant's? Wit.
ness—Yes, I did, but they refused to serve me.
Mr. Hunt—Did you nut there represent yourself to be
suffering from -pain in the stomach ? Witness—Nu, I did
not. _ _ _ _ •

Mr. Hunt—Show us the exact position in which you
stood at the time.
The witness leant forward and placed himself in an atti.
tude that certainly warranted the inference deduced from
it by the Learned Gentleman.

Mrs. Mary Anne James, the defendant's daughter, a vary
respectable-looking young married woman, was called,
who deposed that on the day mentioned, at about twenty
minutes before twelve o'clock, she was washing her child
at the parlour window, when the policeman presented him-
sdf dressed in a butcher': gown, and appearing as if he had
just lett work. He approached the window in a stooping
pasture, with his arms folded over his stomach, and begged
r.er to serve him with a little brandy, as he felt very had
in his inside. She told him that he must be well aware
that she could not serve him until one o'clock ; upon which
he 14newed the request with increased urgency, and she
wai at length induced, out of compassion for his apparent
9 Torings, to se' ply him with the spirits. She served no
o:le else with Tither beer or spirits between the hours of
eleven and ono o'c'ock.
Mr. BROUGHTON observed that the case was a most ax.
tra-irdinary one, and it was imperatively necessary for
the vijrian to be forthcoming whom the policeman alleged
beer.
Upon saw supplied with
Upon being asked whether he was acquainted with her
address, the policeman said that she lived at No. 9in the

court.
The Magistrate thereupon directed Hanley, the chief
usher, to proceed with the policeman to the woman,. raj.
dence, and to bring her at once to the office.

Shortly afterwards Hanley returned, accompanied by an
elderly woman, named Catherine Crawley, whom the po-
liceman had pointeo out to hint as the person he bad al-
luded to, and whom he brought to the office, without
divulging to her the object for which she was wanted.
Upcn bcirg sworn, the witness stated that she recol-
lected having gone to the house for her dinner-beer some
time after one o'clock on the day in question, and she had
not beers in the house before on that day. The quantity
she bought was a pint, and she took it home in her own
jug, according to her invariable custom. She knew
that it was past one o'clock, from the circumstance of her
neighbours having brought home their dinners from the
baker's, which was never ready until that hour. She met
no person dressed as a butcher, neither did she hold corn •
rnunication with any one whatever on her way.
Mr. Hunt was about to adduce further evidence, when
Mr. BIMGHTUN said that a complete answer had been
given to the charge, and he should therefore dismiss
He strongly reprobated such a mode of getting up an In-
formation, it being the duty of the police to prevent the
infraction of the law, instead of tempting people into
the
commission of illegal acts for the purpose of punishing
them for it.
Mr. Hunt said that it was his intention on that very day
to lay the whole of the proceedings before the Secretary of
State for the Home Department.

THAMES ROYAL YACHT CLUB.

The two forthcoming contests among gentlemen's yachts
belonging to the above Club, announced for to-morrow,
create considerable interest in the aquatic circles. The
prizes arc two very superb silver cups and covers for the
first azd second class yachts of this distinguished Club,
which boasts the patronage of her Majesty. The follow-
ing are the boats entered :
FIRST CLASS.

Yachts. Tons. Owners. Colours.
Widgeon ... 20 T. E. Snooks and J. Cassel Red,with whi:e star
Success..... 20 R. Hope
Sabrina .... 2 I Lord Alfred Paget White before red
SECOND CLASS.

Lady Louisa 13 T. Smith
Alarm ...... 18 T. Winhill
Ada Jane... 18 T. G. Re) nell and H. Egan Red stars on white
Of the first dais the Sabrina is the favourite, and the
Ada Jane and theAlarrn divide the sporting interest in the
second. Tae !tutor is a new boat, and one of much beauty,
as far as epacarances go ; she is spoken of with great con-
fidence. Tae Royal Sovereign steamer will accompany
the match.

WEST INDIA MAIL STEA M

PACKETS.

A Copy of the contract whereby the mails to the
West India Islands arc to be carried by steam naviga.
tion has just been laid on the table of the House of
Commons. The Company are.to be paid 240,0001. per
annum in equal quarterly payments, and the contract is
to commence on the Ist of December, 1841, and to
continue in force for ten years. For this sum the Com-
pany engage to furnish a sufficient number (not less thaa
fourteen) of good, substantial, and efficient steam ves-
sels, of such construction and strength as to be fit and
able to carry guns of the largest calibre now used on
hoard of her Majesty's steam vessels of war, each of such
vessels to be always supplied with first-rate appropriate
steam-engines, of no less than four hundred col.;
icctive horse power ; and also a sufficient number,
not less than four, of good, substantial, and effi-
cient sailing vessels, of at least one hundred tons burthen
each ; all such steam and sailing vessels always to be
supplied and furnished with all necessary and proper
apparel, furniture, stores, tackle, boats, fuel, oil, tallow,
provisions, anchors, cables, fire pumps, and other proper
means for extinguishing fire, and whatsoever else may
be requisite and necessary for equipping the said ves-
sels, and rendering them constantly efficient for the ser-
vice hereby contracted to be performed, and also manned
with competent officers and a sufficient crew of able sea-
men and other men ; and all the said steam vessels to
be likewise manned and supplied with competes-it and
efficient engineers, machinery, and engines ; and to he
in ali respects, as to vessels, engines, equipments, en-
gineers, officers, and crew, subject in the first instance,
and from time to time, and at all times afterwards, to
the approval of the said Commissioners, and of such
persons as shall at any time, or from time to time, have
authority under the said Commissioners to inspect and
exanline the same. One of such steam vessels to
start every fourteen days from some port in the
Channel, and proceed direct to the Island of Bar-
badoes, to remain there not more than six hours, and
forthwith proceed, taking the following course to the
Island of Grenada, Santa Cruz, St. Themes, Nicola
Mole in Hayti, St. Jago of Cuba, and to Port Royal
in the Island of Jamaica.

After remaining not more than twenty-Four hours at I
Port Royal, such stean.-vessel shall proceed to Savan-
nah la Mar in the same island, and thence to Havanna')
in the island of Cuba. After remaining there for a
period not exceeding forty-eight hours it shall return,
touching at the same places, and also at Samana in
Hayti, performing the voyage from Barbadoes to the
last mentioned place under ordinary circumstances,
within twenty-two day r, and thence direct to some
port in the British Channel. On the arrival of the
Mails at Barbadoes from England, another steamer
shill start immediately with the Mails for the Island
et Tobaga, Demerara, Berbice, and l'Aramariba. in
Dutch Guiana, returning by the same route, touching
also at Granada to Barbadoes.
another steamer shall also start from Granada on the
arrival of the Mails from England, and touch at all the
principal windward islands, passing thence to Santa
Cruz, Tortola, Porto Rico, Samana, Curacao, Porto
Cabello, La Guayra, Trinidad, and return to Gre-
nada always in time to oe ready to depart imme-
diately with the Mails from St. Vincent, and the other
islands and places mentioned above.
Another steamer, on the arrival of the English
mails, shall start from Grenada, taking the con-
trary direction, by the island of Trinidad, La Guayra
Jamaica, &c. &c., and the windward islands back to
Granada.

In addition to these, there are to be branch sailing
packets from Havannah to Carthagena, to the Bahamas,
and to certain other places wh ch the steam-packets do
not touch at, with branch steam-packets from Ha-
vannah to the Gulf of Mexico, New York, and Halifax.
Penalty for delay of twelve hours after the ap-
pointed time, by vessels from England and back, 500/. ;
for not repairing vessels when necessary, 100/., and for
employing vessels alter being reported unfit, 500!.
The contract is to commence on the Ist of Decem-
ber, 1841, or at an earlier period, if mutually agreed, and
to continue in force tor ten years from the first day on
which the first vessel shall put to sea for Bi rbadoes,
and for a longer period unless determined by 12 mouths'
notice in writing.

THE FRENCH TRANSATLANTIC
STEAM-PACKET NAVIGATION BILL.

The following is a copy of the Tratratlantic Steam-
packet Navigation Biil, adopted by the French Chamber
of Deputies on Thursday last :
Art. 1. There shall be established a line of steam-
packets for the service of the mail between the ports of
Havre and New York. The Minister of Finances is
authorised to treat, within a delay of six months, with a
commercial company, %bleb shall receire an annual sub-
vention, not exceeding 880 francs per horsr-power. The
number of packets fur thin line to be at least three, and
not more than five, each to have engines of 450 horse
power. _

Art. 2. There shall be established for the mail between
France and America two principal lines of communication
by steam vessels of 450 horse-power, one line from Bor-
deaux every 20 days, and from Marseilles every month, to
arrive at Martinique, and continue at Guadaloupe, St.
Thomas's, Porto Rico, Cape Hayti, and St. Jago de Cuba,
to the Havannah; the other line from St. Nazairo every
month to Rio Janeiro, passing by Lisbon, Goree, Pernam-
buco, and Bahia. Three secondary lines, by vessels of
220 horse-power, shall be established, to continue the
principal lines; the first to Mexico, touching at Vera
Cruz, Tampico, Galveston, and New Orleans ; the sccor.d
to Central America, passing by Chagres, Carthagena,
Santa Martha, and Ll Guayra ; the third to Monte Video
and Buenos Ayres. For this purpose there is opened to
the Ministry of Marine, for the construction and
ring out of 14 steamers of 453 horse power, and fair of
220 horse power, a special credit of 28,430 000 f. to be di.
vided ovor the estimates of 1840. 1841, 1842. and 15443.
Of this sum there is to be on the estimates of 1840,
5,000,000 f., and those of 1841, 10 000.000.

ERRATUM.—In the notice of Earl Ducie's
death, which appeared yesterday in The Sun, for " Indian
extraction," read "Norman extraction."

OVERLAND MAIL-Parties interested in the
local news of India, will find a great variety of interesting
matter in this day's East Indian Telegraph and Colonial
Observer, which may be had at Onwhyres, 4, Catherine-street,
Strand.

THE JEWS AT DAMASCUS.— At a very re-
spectable and numerous meeting of the Jews, held in the city
yesterday, a subscription of 3,000/. was readily obtained for de-
fraying the expenses of the deputation of Damascus.
We rejoice in being able to state that the Count
de Survilliers (Joseph Buenaparte) has been declared to be out
of danger by his physicians.
THE 11
I RST POET LAUREATE.—The reign of
Henry 111. affords the Poet Laureate, and the person then ap-
pointed to that office was styled Master Henry, alias the " ver-
sificator," to whom the king ordered 100 shillings to be paid
out of the Exchequer, in discharge of the arrears due to him.
It is stated to be very probable that this officer was introduced
by the then Queen Consort, Eleanor of Provence, who was
herself a poetess, and instructed in literatu. e from her youth.
THE VETO QUESTION.—The Globe still con-
tinues to give publicity to the silly declamation and unfounded
statements of some mad Whig Non-intrusionist It may save
itself the trouble. The farce is up in Scotland, and it can
hardly be made available for party purposes in London. We
would recommend our Contemporary to
Peruse the correspon-
dence between the Earl of Aberdeen and Dr. Chalmers, and
say, then, whether the Liberals of Scotland have any reason to
seem to
act have
put their trust in the Non-intrusion leaders. If the Lord Ad-
vocate
priest-ridden
''
them plainly that their policy .is " a worthless popularity-seek-
ing.Foxmatter,continuewho
with completely
policy," and that they are the pests and destruction of the
Herald.
Commonwealth," they do not deserve the support_ ()f any manly, 1
upright, or honourable Liberal.—Aberdeen
BRADFORD FAIR.—The show of horned cattle'
has been less than usual at this fair. There were some good,
ones shown, and present calvers brought high prices. Lean
on the market.
cattle in considerable numbers, and were heavy
There was an unusual show of good draught horses, and many
chaajed hands, but the reduction in price from ;tot summer
fair is very cousiderable.—Halifax Express.

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