The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-27 00:00:00

for trial, he should give the complainants an opportunity
of indicting him at the sessions; and for that purpose
should adjudge him to enter into his own recognizance in
the sum of 2001. to appear at this court on the Ist ofJue.
the day subsequently to the commencement of the next
session of the Central Criminal Court.
James Morris, the young man charged with firing I/
loaded pistol at Frances Mary, his wife, with intent to
murder her, was brought up for re-examination on tb•
charge.
It will be recollected that the complainant and Mr%.
Staples, who accompanied her, and was present on the
night of the alleged outrage, when before the magistrate
described that they heard the noise made by the report
of the pistol when the prisoner fired at her. This whey
merit they made at the first examination; but, whel
closely interrogated on the last occasion they were a.
this court, they both admitted that they never before
heard the report of a pistol until then, and one of theta
(Mrs. Staples), in describing the noise made by the re'
port, said it resembled the puff or blast made by the igni-
tion of three or four lucifer matches.
Mr. COTTINQHAM, having considerable doubts on hie
mind that a pistol had in reality been fired on the Bee
sion, gave directions that the most strict incleirie:.
should be made, with the view of ascertaining whethetat
the account given by the complainant and her w'
who
o
(Mrs. Staples) could be confirmed by other persons,
who
must have been near the spot at the time so serious en
attack was alleged to have been made on the life of it
wife by her husband. Winch, one of the summoning
officers of the court, and a sergeant of the M divis
were directed to use their exertions in this discover)",
and when the prisoner was placed at the bar they were
called forward and stated, that all their inquiries were
unattended with success with reference to finding 01
person who heard the report of a pistol on the morning
in question, although tho complainant was seen running
from the direction in which she alleged she bad been
shot at by her husband. They had, however, brought
up some persons living close to the spot to be examined.
Three witnesses were then questioned by Mr. COr-
TiNcuAm, and they declared that they resided tiOjacene
to the place where the alleged attempt was made—that
they heard the shriek of a woman, and saw the corn"
plainant and Mrs. Staples running away from the se'
cused. If a pistol had been discharged they (the wite
nesses) were confident thee
y must have heard the report,
being so near at hand, but they heard nothing of the
kind, and saw nothing on searching about to indite
t
that a shot had been fired. One of the witnesses, hoW;
could
claimed mswaei wtdn tehas
ever, added that immediately after he heard the shriek
he little
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present
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or whether she had uttered the worts on hearing
would every speak to her.
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Mrs. Staples was interrogated by the Magistrate re;
nsnd(adt
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enerwaspehriedtenAhtseotlrteorhrrrosseih.dsms he)sie heard the pistol
rpecting this, and she admitted that she did say Orli,
thing tantamount to the words alleged, and also aa
mitted that she was anxious theprisoner should be either
held to bail or sent to gaol. P
Mr. COTTINGHAM was rather surprised that she,
should have evinced so much feeling against the aeons of
as his wife, if she deemed it requisite for the safetYlee
her life, would have come forward without Mrs. Stal)
holding out a kind of threat to her if she did not eg
aees
against him. The Magistrate then said that he teas r
at all satisfied with the evidence adduced of the pria°ne
havin g discharged a pistol at his wife. His doubts eiv-e,
from the facts that came out in the course of most
lengthened examinations on the subject, for it wan ,0
improbable that a man, after attempting to PerPetratease
diabolical an act, should have proceeded to the 110,,i
where she had run for succour, called her out, and resa:
ber to accompany him home, and he even had threatea,;
to call the police to compel her when she refused to (It'
the place. If the prisoner was bent upon the destru.etzw;
of his wife he had previously greater opportunities of calf
rying it into execution, and with a much less chantbs
detection, when they were in the country together,
in the place where the alleged attempt upon her life r:
made. Then, again, no persons had come forwar.ni.l7
substantiate the statements of the complainant and
witness as to a pistol being fired—the
alleged to have taken place was an open thorouerre.
people passing and repassing, some of whom, if 'I
hear..
arms of any description had exploded, must have
place where !t ,7,:f
the report, yet none did, not even the inmates et wi
adjoining houses, although some of them distinctktYihoenartue
the complainant scream out at the time. In addl
all this, it could not be forgotten that a strong feeling t!!
f
hatred existed in the mind of the complainant's father
a
against the accused, and that she herself had sirws.e,
good deal of rancour towards him. He (the Meg sir 1
taking the case before a jury, if she pleas ped,
however, should give the complainant an oportuannidtyfoorf
that purpose should adjudge the accused to enterinto
sureties to appear at the next sessions to answer th
charge.
Mr. Gardner, the complainant's father, having sworn
that he went in danger of his life from the prisoner, D,
was ordered to enter into his own recognisance of 201.
and find two sureties of 10/. each to keep the peace for
twelve months.

CAMBRIDGE INSTALLATION.. ,
The Vice-Chancellor has issued an official notice 0
her Majesty's intention to honour this ancient seat o',
learning with her august presence at the approach'
ing M. A. commencement; and it may be most Coll'
fidently anticipated that Cambridge will on that
occasion present a scene of unexampled splendour. A
week of uninterrupted festivities, worthy of the event
they are destined to commemorate, will enliven and
delight the assembled guests; and if our fair readers
should, in consequence of the impossibility of don'
ting the Fitzwilliam Museum to so gratifying.a Pur.
pose, be deprived of the fascinations of a Ball in that
noble pile, we think we may venture to assure them.
that they will lose nothing in the shape of amuse'
ment, as arrangements are in progress which will
ensure a succession, we hope, of unalloyed eitiq"
ments.

—______
We may mention that it has been whispered to uss
on no mean authority, that the Queen will certainly
hold a Drawing Room in the State Rooms of Trinity"
which will be splendidly adorned for the purpose,
and it is not altogether impossible, that in the even'
ing of that eventful day for the fair dames of this
locality a select Ball, which will be honoured by the
presence of her Majesty, will be given in the sole
magnificent apartments.—Cambridge Advertiser.

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THE " GREAT BRITAIN."--A —l-1. well-informed cot'
respondent : writing— T
he
u springsoder
havingdate, e
g`
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TonYe off relia'sejelmasyto2oht:
informs
made no difference in the position of this noble and in-
questionably strong ship. She stands now very nearly
lupright,evel,
in satne
add toof t
bheei
negy
feet by the head as she has been through the winter
paps e ai rt s
wnear 1
eyi
gobnt ao nr el
Ili.
ne
rue.
Her stem is but a few inches below the level of the
ebusrhieeda
sand, and her keel is quite visible at low
water or thereabouts. Captain Claxton, last week,
gave the poor people who live along the shore side, and
who had been working the ship, leave to help themselves
to that portion of the breakwater formed by the fagots
and very speedily a vast difference was made in its
height—carts, barrows, trucks, hands and arms, being
spe
euni
igseadgwi
col yin r
dr•
work
nwroenequis n
removing
n.i requisition ocThb:ei
chains
st
crew
andlw w o
haveo haet Er,
r•,
for
materialss for m
om
some
days
aniry,
from
days'mb eoef
swaartee
ri,i owt
byi•eebt
,d ibs touwr
ebre
ed
r,
,n onirutsht e
bfeo erne :
pneolefsthaendbrsepaalrc
thei,h top of the fagots, preparatory to breaking them up
dateio
moved, unless it be intended to lift the ship it. UP
over
to the last of the ' springs many persons visited the ship
and breakwater. It is reported on board that timber has
been ordered ft •om Downpatrick, by Captain Claxton, and
the bad places in the road to the ship are being wade
better for carting across the fields.—Newry Telegraph.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope.