The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-30 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

THE GALICIAN FRONTIER.—The Weser Gazette
says—" By the energetic representations of the
Governor, Count Stadion, the Government has: been
made so thoroughly acquainted with the prevailing
distress, that it has voted one million guilders for the
relief of the needy."
The Franefort Gazette says, from 1842 to 1846,
the Zollverein made importations to the amount of
287,993,216 f., and exportations to the amount of
287,102,906 f. In raw materials, cotton, and sitk, the
importations were 198,907,473 f,, and the exportations
110,196,968 f.

The Journal de Liege, in a letter from Brussels,
says that the Russian Government has just re-esta-
blished the old duty on the oils of our country, a
duty which it had diminished very considerably for
some time.

ST. PETERSBURGEL—The Emperor ha's issued an
ukase, forbidding journeymen, workmen, and artizans
from foreign countries to enter the empire. Manu-
facturers arid master workmen who wish to have in-
dividuals from foreign countries who are comprised
in other categories are obliged to make a previous
request to this effect to the chief of the local police.
—Brussels Papers, Dec. 29.

DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, Dze. 28.
Money. •Bills
••• •• • 54% 55
•• • 66% 67
84 85%

Actual Debt, 2% per Cent..
Ditto, 3 per Cent • • • • •• • •
Ditto, 4 per Cent.• • • • • • • • • • •
Amort Syndic, 3% per Cent.. .• •. ••
Commercial Company, 4% per Cent .. 163 1q.34
east India Loan, 4 per Cent....
Exchange on London, at sight
Two months... • • ...... • • ..
On Hamburgh, at sight •. • • 35
Two months.• ••••••• •• • • .• 34 75
On Paris . • .............. 56 62
Two months. • . •..••• • • • • • 56 12
A FEMALE BURKE.

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Bose Theyre, a native of Saint Victor (Ardeche),
was, a few days ago, brought to trial before the Court
of Assizes of Nimes on the change of having been
guilty of not fewer than seven murders, or attempts
to murder, by means of poison. This second Brin-
villiers is thirty-seven years old, but, notwithstanding
she has greatly suffered of late, does not appear
more than thirty. Her manners are becoming,
her dress decent, her face not unprepossessing,
and her voice sweet. For two days before her
trial she had taken no nourishnunt, and she was so
feeble that she had to be led into court. In
1831 she went to reside at Tournon, where she mar-
ried Joseph Theyre, by whom she had a bOy and
girl. The latter died at the age of eighteen months.
Her marriage was not a happy one, the prisoner hav-
ing taken a great aversion to her husband, though he
gave her no real cause of complaint. On the 20th
March, 1840, he was suddenly seized with violent
sickness, and the next day died in the midst
of cruel sufferings. On being attacked, he stated
to one of his friends, that his wife had given
him something to drink which burned his en-
trails. After the death of her husband she attended
on sick persons, and by her attention and appa-
rent affection induced them to make wills in her
favour. They then died suddenly, or were attacked
in the same way as her husband had been. Thus, on
the 28th of November, 1840, her sister Marianne
died in her house ; on the 24th of August, 1842, a
female named Robert, on whom she attended, died
suddenly; an old maiden lady, named Prat, who went
to live with her in 1844, died a few weeks after, each
leaving her some property. All three, it is supposed,
died of poison, but it was only the two former who
were affected with violent pains in the bowels ; the
latter being plunged into stupour on partaking of
drinks prepared by the prisoner. In 1845 a boy
named Gamondes, an apprentice at Tournon, was sent
to live with her. Though her son was a fine boy, and
possessed most excellent qualities, the prisoner con-
ceived a most violent and most extraordinary affection
for Gamondes, the consequence of which was, that
she took a dislike to her own child, and this dislike
was increased by his complaining of her conduct.
After stopping some time with her, the boy Gamondes
was sent home to his parents. About a fortnight
after this the prisoner's son Joseph fell sudenly ill. He
vomited violently, his lips became covered with a
greenish foam, and he writhed about in his bed,,owing
to dreadful sufferings in his bowels. After four or five
days' suffering of this agony he died. In March,
1846, the prisoner went to live in a family named
Boutaud, and succeeded in worming herself into the
favour of the chief of it, an old man. She then began
quarrelling with a servant named Marie, and it was
proven made repeated attempts to poison her, by
putting poison in her soup and in her drink. She
also attempted to poison Mme. Boutaud, and suc-
ceeded in bringing her to the brink of the grave. It
having been observed that Mme. Boutaud and the
servant Marie were always ill after taking anything
prepared by the prisoner, whilst similar things pre-
pared by other persons did them good, titnedical man
analysed what Mme. Boutaud and Marie had thrown
up after taking one of the prisoner's conccetions, and
a considerable quantity of arsenic was then discovered.
On this it was determined to have examination made
of the remains of persons who had died suddenly
whilst in communication with the prisoner.
The bodies of her husband and her son were
found to contain large quantities of arsenic, especially
the latter ; the body of Prat contained none ; and
the place of burial of Marianne and Robert could not
he ascertained. The guilt of the prisoner was, in ad-
dition to these circumstances, established by the fact
that she had frequently procured poison. The jury
declared her guilty, and the Court condemned her to
death. To show the extraordinary insensibility of
this horrible woman, it may he mentioned that a few
'hours after her son died she was found by a neigh-
bour, who had culled on her to offer consolation, fast
asleep near the body 1

SUDDEN. DEATH OF MR. GEO.

DEMPSTER.
It is with extreme regret that we announce the
death of Mr. George Dempster, solicitor,' of this
town, which took place suddenly on Christmas-eve.
He had attended the County Court in the day, and
appeared in his usual health and spirits. He dined
at home with his family at five o'clock, and then com-
plained of spasms in the stomach. He afterwards
took tea, and about half-past eight, as was his custom,
went out to smoke a cigar. lie returned home at
ten minutes to eleven, again complained of spasms,
and ordered the servant to light a fire in his bedroom,
and get him some hot water to put his feet in. While
she was lighting the fire he complained of sickness,
and took a little brandy and water to keep it off. The
servant had gone out of the room to fetch something,
and in the meanwhile Mr. Joseph Dempster, de-
ceased's brother, came into the house, and hearing a
moan, went into his brother's room, and found him
lying on his face on the floor, with his head near the
basin, as if he had fallen beside it while attempting
to vomit. Mr. Joseph Dempster immediately. called
the servant, and then ran for Dr. Plummer, his
usual medical attendant, calling on his way on Mr.
Harrison, of the Gun Hotel, who ran to the house
and assisted the servant tin raising her master and.
chafing his hands. Dr. Plummer arrived at ten mi-
nutes past eleven, and opened a vein, but blood would
not flow. Mr. Rugg, surgeon, who had been like-
wise sent for, but was not in at the moment, also came
and gave his assistance. Artificial respiration and
other means were resorted to to restore animation,
but in vain; life was extinct; and from a post mortem
examination, subsequently made by Mr. Lawrence
and Mr. Rugg, it appears that death was caused by
congestive apoplexy. There was an enormous con-
gestion of blood on the brain ; in other respects, the
body was in a healthy state. Deceased had been
attended by Dr. Plummer about a week previous to
his death, in csnsequence of a slight bilious attack.
He was in his 37th year, a widower, and has left two
sons to deplore his premature death. 'Mr. Dempster
was a rising man in his profession. He has for some
years taken a prominent part in the political and
local affairs of the town, and was highly esteemed by
a wide circle of friends and acquaintance, amongst
whom the intelligence of his sudden decease created
great sorrow, and turned a day usually spent in hila-
rity and festivity into one of grief and mourning,.
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Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year."—Punch.
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tion have determined to invite Air.enant-Right
to a public entertainment in Sharman Crawford
spirited town, and are no that ancient and public-
spirited actively engaged in making
the preliminary arrangements
that are suited to the oc-
casion. The time fixed f
this grand demonstration, CR
the part of the friends of tenant-right in Coleraine, is
Tuesday, the 25th of January next.
ANOTHER OUTRAGE AT LIVERPOOL.--LWER-,
POOL, WEDNESDAY,—We regret to state that, as Mr. J.
B. Neilson was returning last night to his residence in
Falkin-square, he was attacked by two ruffians, who, no
doubt, intended to rob him. Mr. Neilson happened to
have a sword-stick with him, and, being rather an athle-
tic man, he inflicted suvere punishment on his assailants,
and it is said broke one of their arms and wounded the
head of the other. Mr. Neilson, we are happy to say,
escaped without receiving any serious injury.
DISTRESS IN SCOTLAND.—Trade in the manufac.
taring districts of the west still continues deplorably de-
pressed. At Kitharchan, says the Glasgow Post, there
are as near as may he, two-thirds of the working popu-
lation out of employment. Some partial subscriptions
have been raised over the parish for their relief, but all
that has been raised is utterly inadequate. One instance
has been communicated to us, where a nursing mother,
with twins % at her breast, was two entire days without
food of any kind. One of the children died.
H LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—We are given
to underitand, that in consequence of the numerous
outrages and robberies recently committed in this neigh-
bourhood, the borough magistrates have been to-day
discussing the expediency of having an armed and
, mounted police, for the purpose of effectually putting 4
I stop to such crimes. The meeting was prints.

THE ZOLLVEREIN -PROTEC- 1

TION VERSUS FREE TRADE.
The following is a report of a committee of the
Senate of Hamburgh, on the subject of the Naviga-
tion League and Trade Union proposed by Prussia to
several of the North Sea States of Germany. It has
been presented to the House of Commons by coin-
=and of her Majesty :
PRUSSIAN PROPOSAL.