The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-02 00:00:00

OLDHAM ALLIANCE

was proved.
The remainder of the sitting was occupied in going through
the clauses of the Bills the preambles of which had been
proved.
The Committee then adjourned till Friday.

GROUP XXXV.
MANCHESTER AND STOURPORT
(BRANCHES, &c.)
The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock, Mr.
Roebuck in the chair, when they declared that the preambles
of the Manchester and Southport Branch of the London and
North-Western Company, and the Ormskirk and Rainford
Branch, were proved ; that the Southport Branch of the East
Lancashire line was not proved, but that that of the Preston
Extension was proved.
The Committee then went into the consideration of the
clauses.

GROUP XLV.
EDINDVEGH AND NORTHERN (TAT
VEMENTS, &c.)
The Committee, Sir Denis Le .+,archant, chairman, met at
twelve o'clock, and were engaged all the morning hearing
evidence against the promoters on the part of the Dundee
Harbour Trustees.

Mr. W. Clark, shipmaster, Dundee, Mr. Boyer, one of the
Harbour Trustees, and Mr. Stephenson, engineer to the
Trinity House, all expressed their disapprobation of the
scheme.

STANDING 014DERs COMMITTEE.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
The Standing Orders Committee in the House of Lords
sat this day at twelve o'clock in the King's Gallery. Lcrd
Shaftesbury presided.
LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.
After hearing the usual evidence the Committee decided
that the promoters of this undertaking bad complied with
the standing orders of the House.
CHARD CANAL AND RAILWAY EXTENSION.
A number of witnesses having been called and examined
respecting the levels and requisite notices, the Committee
adjourned the further hearing of this case till the 15th day
of June.

WEXFORD AND VALENCIA.
The Committee decided that in this case the promoters had
complied with the standing orders of the House, and that
the Bill do pass.

HORRID MURDER OF A FEMALE
BY A FEMALE.—(TIIIS DAY.)
It appears from the particulars gleaned on the spot by our
reporter, that the murderess, Mary Ann Hunt, a female
about thirty years of age, but out of a situation, about eight
weeks since engaged the share of an apartment with an aged
female, named Mary Stowell, occupying the back kitchen at
Mr. Baylis's, baker, No. 40, Adam-street West, Bryanstone-
square. This morning, about half-past four o'clock, as:Police-
constable Battersby, No. 124 D, was on duty in Queen-street,
Edgeware-road, he observed the prisoner walking along with
two bundles, one in each hand. Suspecting that there was
something wrong, as she appeared greatly agitated, lie stopped
her, and asked her where she came from, to which she at
first made no reply, but immediately afterwards said
No. 40, Adam-street. The constable repaired there with her
in his custody, and having alarmed the inmates, on pro-
ceeding to the apartment lately occupied by the prisoner and
deceased a horrible sight presented itself. On the floor, front-
ing the fire-place, lay the deceased, her head literally
smashed to atoms, wallowing in blood, cold and stiff, a
poker, covered with blood and brains, with which evidently
the diabolical crime had been committed, lying by her side.
A thick piece of rope was round her neck, tied in a knot,
dbeeAsinctrgibed
from which it would appear that the prisoner had first at-
tempted to strangle her while in her sleep, but her efforts
ineffectual, she had had recourse to the act above
half-past eleven o'clock the prisoner, a masculine-
looking female, was placed at the bar before Mr. Rawlinson,
at Marylebone Police-court, when the following evidence
was adduced, the magistrate having in the first instance
asked her if she wished any friend to be sent for in time to
obtain legal advice, to which she replied in the negative.
Police-constable Battersby being then sworn, stated as
follows :—About half past tour o'clock this morning, while
on duty in Adam-street West, I saw the prisoner look out
from the street-door of No. 40 very cautiously, but on seeing
me she withdrew, with two bundles which she held in her
hand, and closed the door. Thinkwinhgenfraohme haegramina
some-
thing was wrong, I hid myself behind a doorway in a mewsdoor, the bundles still in her hands, and almost opposite till a quarter-past five,
opened e! the
, and in the
again closed it. I then went over to the dooro,satnldm on finding
UP, and the bundl
d"illngo these bundles belong
prisoner
s aid to
her'stan
it within an inch of being shut, I pushed it open
passageg on tfolauenfldo otrhe .
loin you?" and she anawered, "Yes, they do. To which I
rejoined, " If you are an honest woman you would
a cab, and not watched till the police at have called
when she replied, " If you doubt their ere out of sight ;"
being mine,
I will
leave them with you, and call again. I
cer-
tainly not, and you don't part with till said," Most me I see
some person
in the house who knows you." P risoner then said, " I've been living with an old lad
go and knock at the lady up
stairs, and you can
o
samo time
itaincit4
.r. Prisoner at the
‘4O w alum of me, _

but, after proceeding about four steps,
susheose turned
round, and, looking me in the face, said, " pp
good tellin;_, you a lie?' I said, "No; I don't go out with-
out I see the old lady ;" and she then responded, "I've been
living with the old lady in the front kitchen; come down-
They proceeded to the fr mt area, but, on looking through
I it's no
the window and seeing the room entirely divested of furni-
ture, I observed, " You've told me another lie." She said,
" Well, then, I'll tell you the truth." I did not wait to bests
any more from her, but, taking her into the passage' an
knocking at a side door leading into the shop, a female voice
describing her,
said, in answer to my question whether she knew the pri-
soner,woman in the back kitchen." I then, with the prisunecri'
" Yes, she's been lodging
went there, but found the door locket) and no key in an,
on asking her for it, she said she bad not got it. I said,
looks suspicious ;" and prisoner replied, " I've not seemsher
since last night, and it's no use your knocking, for she s:
deaf as a post." I then said, " Come into the back area, urbiced
she did, but immediately on entering she bounded
on to a coping stone, and caught hold of the water•spout, VA.
which she was in the act of raising herself on to the parsPet'
with an old
of the garden wall, with a view, no doubt, of endeavouril
to effect her c,,c ipe, when I secured her. She walked wiro
me to the street-door, and on opening it I saw Jecks"',o
29, into whose custody I gave her while I proceeded do
stairs. On opening the window and getting into the roller
saw the body of ceased stretched on the floor, With
head under the fire- • She with the
p ace. was dressed,
ception of her gown. There was a wound on one sine ofhy
face. anti the crown of her head was crushed in, IPPal:od,
done by a poker, which lay by her side, covered with bete
(The poker, a formidable looking weapon, was,pera
produced, and excited a thrill of horror-) .Al
staff
neck, a cord also twisted tightly round deceeri-,
neck, firmly fastened behind. I then went uP 15
and told my brother constable to take the prisoner '4).is
station-house, telling him what I had seen, to the deal bier
which prisoner made no observation. Prisoner had
arm a reticule, containing 2s. 6d., a penny piece, 911C1 8 oil
dupli-
cate for a glass. On examining the bundle I found de.
contained female wearing apparel, chiefly marked g•
ceasM ed's initials. • aei •
r. RawuNsox to prisoner—Do you wish to ask bint
question ?—Prisoner made no reply; but shook her bead lie
Police-constable Jackson, D 29, was then exatniu, ;jag
corroborated the foregoing evidence as to his twI still
reuired ; and on our going to press p
l
retqained her bold but reserved mannerthe warisoner,s BO" under e
be
arnination, although there was no 'doubt she would
eventually remanded.

HAYMARKET THEATRE' „ago
Who do they take me for? Such is the title of a and
one act drollery produced at this theatre last eve artist
sooth to say the hero, Mr. O'Reill flwisi°llconle!
y, r. •
to the " Illustrated Illuminated Pictorial Allo°,ll.'',o tba;',
like Hamlet's father, in " such questionable eusr„-gbig,"
the question may well be asked. They call him notet° au of
„
but " Baronet,' not " Royal Dane " but G entl ,Brio
fortune ;" not " Hamlet," but " Sir Terence nwith
O'Dogherty O'Donnolly," &c. &c., &c., the gentleti be
the long name and the longer. pursejage-e poi.; r•
answers " them " in the most amusing u%turis
sible. And who are they to whom be I.`„ stealaLs*
answer? They are Pickings (Mr. Tilbury), a raec). bet
of a certain Mr. Hardcastle, whose estate be wish-ett°Wit
for a song, and who, mistaking O'Reilly for the baront him,
the long name, gives him 3,000/. not to bid aggdnats,lol4,
Prudence Pickings (Mrs. Humbv), the niece of thea-idyl°
who, having met O'Reilly at a Call, has fallen desPenni-trior
love with him, which love O'Reilly returns. vouilf
ton, a rich widow, who is affianced by her aunt 'elsefi
ladies are affianced on the stage and nowherwithout
to the baronet of multitudinous nalnes,,,e, ),tb°
ever having seen him, and Colonel Templeton (1V1r..v.1
lover of the widow, who is ready to shoot any one cf,Afbour
dare to gainsay his pretensions. After an amusing d "wmarrie.
of ludicrous contretemps O'Reilly has the 3,000 E an
na a°4
Prudence, Templeton buys the estate at its full vaJteam,
marries the widow, and Mr. Pickings,. the unjust st
aid aid t°
remains the steward minus 3,000/, which he o°' 2
601‘
O'Reilly. Hudson was effervescent as a bottle 0 is bet
pagne. Mrs. Humby was quaint and amusing mat little
wont, and Tilbury, Mrs. Seymour, and Howe did erest man
they had to do excellently well. Mr. Clark, that gege d
had
in little parts, had the little part of an innkeeper' tell, slid'
worwe.
not threescore words to say but he made every
the farce, was announced for repetition amidst 100dAPvPho d°.
Question—(by Mr. Hudson at the conclusion)-- ~oue of
they take me for?" Answer—(by the audience)--
on the
the most amusing eccentrics that ever appea,
stage."

PRINCESS S THEATRE' ~Oder
A highly interesting and amusing petite coniedit,he rot
the title of Romance and Reality, was produced for the
i
time at this theatre last night. The story upon is so ell
piece hangs is exceedingly simple, but the plot that
developed, and the dialogue so excellent and
the interest of the piece is maintained throughout,. pd les'
first scene three married ladies—Florence, EmilY;ils, in the
bella—who were once schoolfellows, and are now
00.,
_I, owl
meridian of their beauty, are congratulating eachcr
VerSatlo.l;
meeting after an absence of several years.
The
_,„cs thei.
turns upon the incidents they have encountered
attended
separation, and they narrate the circumstances the Me?'
their respective marriages. Isabella, whose storYll.7_ but in
romantic was left a widow shortly after her niarrv; coo
travelling through Spain afterwards, she nothweitook to be
Serano, ho secured her affections, and wit° ° handsome
the height of perfection, for, besides beinog
being
exceed-
person, he had the additional qualification t
her jealousy WO
ingly chivalrous. Unfortunately, however, to a lady A A
spirite% the
excited by seeing the Count pay his attentions k
Skiere ladY'
bal masque, and in a rage she tore off the mes
Count. A quarrel ensued between the Count a father
who she discovered was no less a person than thendiseobfetilhael
and the latter returns to England. Florence, wntwrantain
was a rich merchant, was compelled to marry
_)'2; the
Montague, who she had never seen before, but on 1,110 "Iv
with dis"
ceremony took place her husband was ordered o _
patches to Spain, and she had not heard from him for:so _ ,
Emily, who professed to have a more sensible idea of matt
mony than her two friends, had married a Chancery barrister
of some eminence and ability, and with whom she
great happiness. Such was the state of the three lauleed
Florence, who had a great idea of the romantic, was delight
with Isabella's graphic description of the chivalrous COO
and was almost disposed to fall in love with him and forge'
her husband. The conversation of these three heroine!
was over heard by Vincent Dunbar, the hushing'
of Emily, who determines to assume the disguise of th°
Count Serano, in order to see how far Florence's roman el •
would lead her. He accordingly announces his arrival, 50
had an interview with Florence, and succeeded in securing
her affections. In the meantime, her husband arrives
fro
Spain, where he had been detained as a prisoner, Int.veja
astonished at the coldness with which he is recel er,
by his wife, who, almost admits, by her wan° r
othe
t hat her affections are retained on" • ter in
person. The mischievous Count, otherwise barn lady,
disguise, however, in his next interview with the hie
purposely makes himself so disagreeable, and advardiunS
suit so rudely, that she is glad to withdraw her s e
and return them to her husband. The barrister beliltroice
seeded in curing the lady of the romance, at length or-
ofl his disguise, to the astonishment of all parties,beat ttheto
he was soon exp driw
ected, and would no doubt consuorn.ut
happiness of Isabella by making her his wife. The . atid.
characters were sustained with great spirit and ability,
the piece was loudly cheered at its conclusion.

T_T . Ai i tt t.,13:
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Her`
---a.es toe -'
Queen Dowager, attended by the Earl and Countess
1000,
with her p_rrir de
the Earl and Countess Brownlow, the lion. Miss Sqcee at
and the Hon. William Ashley, honoured the perforaunace.
her Majesty's Theatre, yesterday evening,
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of C.anT(.3are,
attended by the Baroness Hammerstein, the Earl °f
the Baron Knesebeck, and Mr. Edmunti'St. John ot by the
were also present. Her Majesty's box was occuPle",,lelio
Duchess of Norfolk, Lady Mary Howard, LAY re lion.
Howard, the Hon. Robert Clive, Mr. Grant, and to'repsoli
Mr. and Mrs. Dalrymple. Amongst the general e 0 ana
were:—The Duke and Duchess of Leeds, the INlAisrquiSt
Duchess of Cleveland. the Duke de Palmella, the re
Clanricarde, the Marquis of Huntley the
and Marchioness of Druro, the Marquis and MarC'"- - 'On"'
3100111ov
(Dowager) of Downshire, the Marquis ot Donegal, the the
quis and Marchioness of Sligo, the Marchioness of A'PEArI
Marchioness of Blandford, the Earl of Falmouth, the: 0,
andoDmunntgesHsnnoofnChlairsezndxoenellethnceEtialerlii.o.f:_oecopotirseis
frad
Minister,the Ba r Baroness eAssi. IC3 r. lid: oKwo,
of Scarborough, the Earl Fitzwilliam, the Earl of Cartlisl,o,
the
the Viscountess Earl
udri Mademoisellea,ffuky ,
Viscount 'Olga deeanLteacuhpne:oLn.
rod
and Lady Charles Well
William Rowlett, Lord '
esley Lord Sandys, Lord Byron' 76g,
Lord BerW .
and Lady Pollington, Era,'
Mr. and Lady
Bruce, Lady Augusta Wentworth, Lord and Lady Lady
Willoughby- Fitzroy Somerset and Miss Somerset, ,
D'Eresby, LadColborne Lad Stratford GO
,y”. 10,
fling, Lady Sarah Lindsey,
Lady Wombwell, Lady RY h
Sir J.Yar,i e Buller, M.P., ind Lady Buller, Sir George Wronl-„-
well, Si A. Barnard, Sir G. Talbot, Hon. General UP
t.°-,:
Hoy. If. Willoughby D'Ersby, Colonel Bowers, Mr. Culler,
Smith, Mr. Norman Macdonald, Mr. Painther, Mr. Je.,211.1:
Bailey, M.P., Mr., Mrs., and Miss Brereton Trelawny, Lui",;
Whitbread, Mr. and Mrs. Byng, Mr. Esington, Mr. Stratford
Canning, Mr. Stewart, Mrs. Burt-, Capt. Smith, major
Buckl, y, Mrs. Crawshay, Baron Goldsmid, &c., &c.
VAUXHALL GARDENS.—The Grand Duke Constar
tine of Russia, attended by a select suite, last evening, bcr
noured the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, with his presence% f
MARYLEBONE ELECTION.—Mr. Dyke, Chairing_rs,:d
Mr. John Bagahawe's Committee, has this morning v
contest.
a letter from that candidate, withdrawing froul trbe
the most
The interest of the majority of his friends, wbo a
influential body in the borough (the Reform Association), is
~ in eon-
transferred to Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart. But tittliTa noble'
temptation to ascertain the relative position of
_....„1, 0
man and Mr. D. Salomons by a ballot of the electors,r.,o
was had previous to the last election to determine the rePtors
of Sir C. Napier any Mr. Young. At a meeting of
__,lws io
and non-electors, held last night at the Assembly-room :bis
Circus-street, a resolution was passed condemnatory. '..l;iie
latter plan, and a committee was appointed to call P"
meetings.
____....../.--

BIRTHS
jOn the 26th ult., the lady of. Captain C. Granetv
Regiment, of a son.
On the 28th ult., in Albemarle-street, Mrs. Robert.°
of a son.
On the 28th ult., Mrs. Robert William Peake, of Litocell
House, New Finchley-road, of a daughter.
On the 29th ult., in Duke-street, Southwark, PIM
James Hewlett, of a son. le of S'
On the 28th ult., at Regent's-park-terrace, the Wife
S. Bell, Esq., barrister-at-law, of a son. „to,
On the 28th ult., at Paris, the wife of John Forbes (-13"-
Esq., of a daughter.

HARRIED. age
GaOyntonthEesq29thult., at Much Hadham Church, mefdest
of Much Hadham, Herts, to Sarah Anne, e•
surviving daughter of Thomas Samuel Mutt, Esq•'
°f -
same place.

DIED.
In Armagh, of bronchitis and dysentery, on Sundayt 31„sire
30, Mr. Joseph Soden, editor of the :Armagh sporti-
Chronic."
On the 20th ult., in Coleman-street, London, Anna gliris'
only surviving daughter of the late Mr. William Forder.. 0
On the 28th ult., Mary Anne, the wife of toe Rev. Willis
Cooke, Vicar of Bromyard, Herefordshire, aged 59.
On the 29th ult., at the Warren, Norwood, Middleeosrelf;
Mary, the only surviving daughter of the late a
Trumer, Es adore
On the 29th q. ult., at Bath, Harriet, relict of the late
Esq., of Frome, Somerset. oil-
On the 29th ult., at York-place, Portman-=guars,
land, the infant son of the late J. De SausinaNz, Esq-
On the 29th ult., Jane, the eldest daughter
Hickman, of the Old Kent-road, aged 25. only
On the 30th ult., at Permingtun Parsor age, Lewis,li"
son of the late Rev. Lewis lb d, aged 4.

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