The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-01 00:00:00

from a glass. Directly she had drank she swooned away.
When she came to her senses, witness told her the nature
of the bu-iness that he had come about. The prisoner
replied, that " If she did do that, God would punish her
f,r it, but she did not know whether she had done it or
not." Witness then told her to be cautious what she
said to him. She did not afterwards allude to the sub.
ject. On searching the room, witness found the two
knives now produced. He also produced the surgeon's
certificate, of which the subjoined is a copy:—
" This is to certify that Edward Maids was admitted
into this hospital on Monday evening, at half- past five,
having received a wound in the side, from the effects of
which he died on Wednesday, at half-past two o'clock
in the afternoon.

(Signed) "GEORGE MARTIN YOUNG.
" House- Surgeon,
" Charing Cross hospital, July Ist, 1847:'
Robert Knightsbridge said, he lodged in the same
house as the prisoner. He recollected hearing the noise
of prisoner and the deceased quarrelling, on Monday
afternoon. lie went upstairs, and saw the deceased
strike the prisoner and kick the child. Witness retired
to his own room on the second floor, where he had not
been many minutes before he heard the deceased cry out
" Oh, Bob, come here." Witness subsequently saw the
prisoner come down stairs with a bloody knife in her
hand. Witness became alarmed, and rushed
up stairs, in'o the prisoner's room, where he
saw the decease lying upon the child's bed, on the floor,
with a stream of blood flowing from a wound in his right
side. Witness immediately sent for a doctor, and hav-
ing procured some water, washed the wound. The
prisoner then entered the room, when the deceased said
" I am innocent of what you charge me with, and I freely
forgive you." Witness subsequently persuaded deceased
to be removed to the hospital, and previous to going,
the prisoner said she w,,uld tell the surgeon that deceased
had fallen over something and cut his side. The de-
ceased and the prisoner did not live happily together.
Witness once saw him throw her over the banisters,

and from what he had heard, he conjectured that jealousy
was the cause of the prisoner's rash act.
The prisoner, who seemed absorbed in the deepest
sorrow, declined to say anything in answer to the charge.
Mr. BINGHAM remanded her till Monday next.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
WINCHESTER RACES—WEDNESDAY.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added. Three-
quarters of a mile. Gentlemen riders; jockeys allowed to
ride by carrying 61b extra. (7 Subs.)
Mr. Elwes's Messenger, 4 yrs, lOst 71b...(Mr. Osbaldeston) 1
Mr. Pryce's Buscot Buck, 6 yrs, lOst 2
The following also ran : —Mr. W. Etwall's Longstock,
5 yrs, lOst 131b—Mr. P. P. Rolt's Solace, 5 yrs, lOst—Mr.
R. Boyce's Colleen Bawn, 5 yrs, lOst 21b—Mr. Gully's Wee-
Bit, 3 yrs, 9st 21b, and Captain Delme's Silver Eel, 3 yrs,
Bst 21b.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Messenger, 3to 1 agst Wee-Bit, 3to
1 agst Colleen Bawn, and sto 1 agst Silver Eel. Won by a
neck.
The Two Yrs Old Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 25 added; for
colts, Bst 91b; fillies and geldings, Bst 61b. T.Y.C. (14
Subs.)
Mr. Dixon's Do-it-again, Bst 61b (A. Day) 1
Mr. Greville's Milo, Bst 91b 2
Mr. Bristow's Sponge, Bst 91b 3
3 to 1 on Do-it-again. Won cleverly by a length; Sponge
beaten off.
Post Match, 50 sovs. ; Bst 71b each. Three-quarters of a mile.
Captain Delme's Panic received forfeit from Sir J. B. Mill's
Black Doe.
Match, 100, h ft. One mile.
Captain Delme's Silver Eel received forfeit from Sir J. B.
Mill's Pet of the Herd.
The Winchester Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, h ft, and 50 added.
Heats, one mile. (11 Subs.)
Mr. A. W. Hill's The Cur, 5 yrs, Bst 71b ........(fiat) 1 1
Mr. Bristow's Lethargy, 3 yrs, 6st 91b 2 2
Misdeal, 9st, Fugitive, Bst 41b, and My Mary, Bst 71b, also ran.
Even and 6t04 on The Cur. Won easy.

NARROW ESCAPE OF TEE GRAND DUKE OSCAR
or SWEDEN.—A letter from Elsineur (Denmark) of the
21st gives the following account of a narrow escape of
Prince Oscar of Sweden:—" The Swedish frigate
Eugenie, on board of which the Duke Oscar Frederick,
third son of the King of Sweden and Norway, serves as
sub lieutenant, has narrowly escaped being sunk. In
the afternoon of the 19th this vessel, which came from
England, and which, favoured by a strong north wind,
entered the sound with great rapidity, ran against a
three-masted Norwegian ship, the Glommen, which was
anchored in the little bay of Hornbeck. The shock was
so violent, that all the prow of the Eugiiaie was destroyed
and two of its masts were broken, and fell on the deck.
Fortunately no one was either injured or killed on board
the frigate, everybody having hastily descended to the
interior of the vessel on seeing that a collision was ine-
vitable. The Danish steamer Iljerte, and the war
steamer the Snieloi, forming part of the Russian fleet,
hiirried to the assistance of the Eugenie, and towed her
up to off Elsineur, where she will be repaired. Prince
Oscar Frederick disembarked at Elsineur, and after hav-
ing stopped some hours, took his departure for Helsing-
borg, in Sweden. The Glommen has also sustained very
great damage. At the moment of the accident there
were only five or six men on board, two of whom re-
ceived contusions."

Vv
LOYAL UNITED FRIENDS.—On Monday last the
anniversary of this highly-respectable social body was
celebrated at the Highbury Barn Tavern, Islington,
when about 350 members sat down to a dinner, which,
whether for quality or quantity reflected much credit to
the host, Mr. Hinton; Mr. James Burns, an influential
past president of the No. 7, Lodge, presided as chair-
man, as did Mr. P. S. P. Wells, as deputy, and were
supported by a numerous body of past and present offi
o. r. Heath, I'. S. P.
Waterlow,-P. S. P. Shearing, P. S. P. Dearing, P. S. P.
Smart, P. S. P. Cobb, and P. S. P. Palmer, P. P. Bull,
P. P. Addison, P. P. Edmunds, P. P. Hill, P. P. Mur-
den, P. P. Smart, P. P. Clowes, P. P. Watson, P. P.
Green, and P. P. Williams; Treasurers Cook, Benwell,
Pugh, Brown, and Hudson; Presidents Burgess, Coils,
Lee, Dongray, Nutchey, Burnett, and Watson. After
ample justice had been done to the good things provided
by the liberality of the stewards, the cloth was with-
drawn, when the chairman, Mr. Burns, gave in an ap-
propiate speech, " the Queen," which was received with
great applause; as was the "health of his:Royal Highness
Prince Albert and the rest of the Royal Family." The nex t
toast from the chair was " Prosperity to the Order of
Loyal United Friends," in doing which, Mr. Burns stated
that the order consisted of above 12,000 members,
• among whom were many persons of great respectability.
P. P. 'f hacher then gave " Success to the Gift Funds of
the Order," this toast was ,acknowledged by P. S. P.
Heath, in a very neat speech, Mr. Heath informed the
• company that although many thousand pounds was dis-
pensed annually in sickness and death, yet the Gift
Funds possessed more than 5,0001. in hand, and were
.conducted very much to the satisfaction of the members.
IThe healths of the chairman and deputy were,then given
amid great cheers, and, after several other friends had
!addressed the company, and some very amusing songs
,sung, the company adjourned to the pleasure grounds of
this rustic place, but re-assembled at eight o'clock, when
a ball commenced, which was kept up with good spirit
• until nearly midnight when the party, which included
more than 600 lovely ladies, broke up, evidently delighted
with the day's proceedings. _ _

DREADFUL StitrwaEciE.—By the recent arrivals
from Quebec a most distressing shipwreck is announced
to have occurred in the River St. Lawrence to an English
ship, with the loss of 170 of its ill-fated passengers.
The vessel is called the Carrick, a brig between 200 and
300 tons burden, Captain Thompson master, belonging
to Sunderland. She was chartered, we understand, for
Irish emigration, early in April last, by Lord Palmer-
ston, and left Sligo fur Quebec in the latter part of that
month with a living freight of nearly 200 emigrants.
Previously she was properly surveyed by the Govern
ment emigration agent, in accordance with the Pas-
sengers Act, and proved to be perfectly seaworthy for
the expedition. The voyage, up to the time of the ship's
arrival in the river St. Lawrence, appeared to have been
as desirable as could be wished at that period of the
season excepting the sad condition of the emigrants,
most of them suffering greatly from fever. Un the
night of the 19th of May she encountered a heavy
gale of wind, which, at about two o'clock on the fol-
lowing morning, drove her ashore on a dangerous
shoal, situate about sixty miles eastward of Cape Ro-
saries, where, in the course of two hours, she went to
pieces. The scene is described to have been one truly
appalling. Out of the 200 poor creatures, emigrants, on
board, not more than 22 were saved. All the crew, except-
ing one boy, succeeded in saving themselves by clinging
to the spars and boats. They were on the road to Quebec
when the ince:meal.n was sent to linglood. The vessel
is stated to be fully insured. Two other emigrant ships,
chartered by Government, were lost about the same time
as the Carrick. One is the Imogine, George Foreman,
master, from Liverpool, and the other the Zenobia. The
Imogene, which was 348 tons burden, was wrecked five
miles south-west of the island of Scattarie, on the 20th
of May, by running ashore during a thick fog. She had
175 emigrants on board, who, fortunately, with the crew,
effected a safe landing. The Zenobia was lost off Nana-
dian . She had 300 emigrants on board, who were also
saved. The emigrant ship Miracle, recently wrecked off
the Magdalen Island, with 60 of her passengers drowned,
is stated to have been chartered by Government. The
same communication announces the following:—The
emigrant ship Loosthanke, from Dublin to Quebec, put
into Miramichi on the 11th of June, having lost 117
passengers by fever, and in want of medical assistance
and fresh provisions. The remainder of the emigrants,
350, were more or less attacked, and the crew were dis-
abled. The fever appears to have broken out en board
before the vessel's departure from Dublin, and spread
fearfully after she sailed. Immediately on her arrival
at Miramichi she was brought up at the quarantine
station, near the Middle Island, and the rest of the pas-
sengers landed, where temporary shelter was afforded
them in sheds and tents. There had been 40 more
deaths since the ship's arrival. Many others were ex-
pected.
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THE LATE GOVERNOR Or WESTERN AUSTRALIA.--.
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