The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-08 00:00:00

THE NuNI LONDON, FRIDAY ETENING, MAY a, me.

churches in Paris, in commemoration of the anniversary of
NAPOLEON'S death, particularly in the chapel of the Inva-
hides. All the old soldiers whose infirmities did not prevent
their moving, were present on this occasion. General
PETIT replaced Marshal the Duke DE REGGIO, whose health
did not permit him to leave his bed. The Duchess accom-
panied the Princess MATHILLE (married to the Prince DE
DE3IIDOPF), who had come to join her prayers to those
of the old companions of her uncle. Amongst other persons
present were observed General GOLIRGAUD and the Marquis
DE CRAMAYEL, formerly attached to the Imperial household.
King Louis PHILIPPE has written an autograph letter to
Sir R. PEEL, thanking him for the manner in which he
proposed his MAJESTY'S health at the Lord Mayor's banquet.
The Funds declined on the Paris Bourse on Wednesday, the
6th, in consequence of a report that unfavourable news had
been received from America.

The Three per Cents. were 84f. ; the Five per Cents, 120 f. 30c.
Spanish Domestic Debt, 31%.

The following are the quotations in railway shares .

Orleans 1,257 f. 50c.; Rouen, 1,045 f. ; Havre, 762 f. ' • Vierzon, 682:
50c.; Boulogne, 512 f. 50e. ; Bordeaux, 633 f. 75c. ; Northern, 768 i
75c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 517 f. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes, 542 L 50c.
Paris and Lyons, 575 f. 50c. ; Lyons and Avignon, Definitive*, 5321
50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, Definitives, 5151.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TIIE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 7.

Boulogne and A miens, 12 Y, —Central of Spain, 1 —Dutch Rhenish,
(N—East Indian, —Orleans and Vierzon, 17—Orleans and Bor-
deaux, 11% —Paris and Lyons Constituted, 7% —Paris and Stras-
bourg Constituted, 5Y2 —Tours and Nantes Constituted, 6y, .

Madrid papers of the 30th have been received. The Ga-
zette publishes the dispatches of VILLALONGA, the Captain-
General of Galicia, announcing the surrender of Vigo, Lugo,
and Pontevedra, and the complete suppression of the insurrec-
tion. M. IsTuruTz seems to be treading in the footsteps of
NARVAEZ, as far as proceedings against the press are con-
cerned. He ordered the Espanol of the 29th to
be seized, because it contained an article blaming
the lawless and sanguinary wholesale executions
of the Galician prisoners, and recommending a more merci-
ful treatment of those unfortunate persons. While Santiago
was in possession of the insurgents, the Junta published an
official paper, entitled the Revolution. The first number,
which was published on the 16th of April, contained a decree,
signed by the President, Don no RODRIGUEZ TERRAZO, de-
claring all the acts of the Government of Madrid to be null
and void, abolishing various taxes, diminishing the period
of service for all soldiers embracing the cause of the Junta,
and declaring traitors all who should directly or indirectly
oppose the revolutionary movement. The same journal an-
nounced that the Junta was daily expecting 20,000 muskets
from England.
Three per Cents, 3412.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)

WOOD V. THE EARL OF PORTARLINGTON,

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL applied to the Court In this Case, which
was an application to strike an attorney off the roll, and which had
been referred to the Master, for a rule to the effect that It be an in-
struction to the Master to examine witnesses in the case ria vcce.
He hoped his Learned Friend the Attorney-General had no objection
to this course.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that Indeed he had. lie objected to
the course upon the ground that the application was not made at the
time it was agreed upon to refer the case to the At aster, at which
time it was understood that the case was to go through the usual
course; and it would be extremely inconvenient to adopt any other

now.
Lord DENMAN said he quite agreel with the Attorney-General
they were talking about their business, not doing it.—(Laughter.)

SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before ➢ir. Secondary Jesu.s.)
SCOTT V. JONES.

The plaintiff in this action is a livery-stable keeper, and the defen-
dant is a stationer in Curzon-street, Mayfair. The claim was for
141. 15s. for horse hire, &c.
The defendant pleaded minority.
Witnesses were called who proved the daily hiring of a saddle-
horse, and, occasionally, of a horse and gig, by defendant. The
fair charge per month for a saddle-horse, as agreed to by defendant was
eight guineas, and from 10s. to its. a day for a horse and gig, accord-
ing to the time it was out.
On the part of the defendant his mother was called, to prove that
he was only 20 in February last. She said that she had hail a
certificate, and knew the date from that, but she had not got it now.
On being cross-examined, she prevaricated In a most extraordinary
manner.

The plaintiff's Counsel said he thought the jury would be satis-
fied without his addressing them, for it would be painful for him to
make, and them to hear, the comments ho should feel it his duty to
make.

The SECOSDART said the evidence had been given in a very un-
satisfactory manner to him ; but he thought that it must, on ,a point
of law, be rejected altogether, as the witness had stated that her
memory had been brought to the point by a document which she
had not now got. •
The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff for 141.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
CHESTER RACES.—TITURSDAY (CONCLUDED).
The Cheshire Welter Cup of 100 sows., by subscribers of 20
sove. each, h. ft. • twice round and a distance. (22 Subs.,
8 of whom paid.)
Mr. W. 11. Johnstone's The Roper's Daughter, aged,
lOst 101 b (Mr. Osbaldeston) 1
Mr. Mostyn's Alvanley, 5 yrs, 9st 61b
Mr. Worthington's Hooton, 6 yrs, list 31b
The following also started, but were not placed :—Lord G.
Bentinck's Best Bower, 5 yrs, lOst 61b ; Captain Peyton's
Magnet, 4 yrs, lOst 31b; Mr. G. H. Moore's Finvaragh, 3
yrs, Bst 101b.—The favourite won cleverly by half a length.
The Selling Stake of 5 sows. each, and 30 added. lleats, the
Grosvenor Course. The winner to be sold for 150/.
Lord Chesterfield's New Brighton, 6 yrs, 9st 61b... 1 2 1
Mr. Dawson's Step-and-fetch-it, 4 yrs, 7st 71b 3 1 '2
Mr. Wall's Zela, 5 yrs, 7st 10Ib
Won by a head.
LATEST DERBY BETTING.
sto 2 agst Sting-5 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes-10 to 1
agst Tom Tullock-10 to I agst Fancy Boy.
PLYMOUTH AND DEVONPORT SPRING RACES.
WEDNESDAY.
The Lyneham Stakes of 5 sovs. each, 2 ft. Heats, once
round and a dis. (69 Subs.) Gentlemen riders.
Captain Crofton's Laird o' Cockpen, 4 yrs... 0 2 2 1 1
Mr. Trelawney's Coldrenick, aged ...
Mr. R. Goldsworthy's St. George, 4 yrs
Mr. F. Gregor's Tavistock, 6 yrs... 5 .5 4 dis
'Mr. Willeford's Flirt, 5 yrs 3 3 dis.
Two others ran.
Handicap Plate of 50/. Heats, once round.
Captain Crofton's Flash of Lightning, 3 yrs, 7st 111bs 1 1
Mr. Goldsworthy's Woodberry,3 yrs
Mr. Wesley's Judex, 6 yrs ...........
The Hurdle Race was won in three heats, by Mr Kins-
land's Blackball ; and the Silver Cup in two heats, by Mr.
Frost's Cavendish.

MURDEROUS ATTACK.
On Tuesday morninglast, the village of Kirk Bramwith, about
seven miles from this town, was thrown into a state of consternation
and alarm by the report that an old man, named William Knewlson,
had been the victim of a most savage attack by his son Robert, the
result of which was that his life was in great danger.
Mr. William Knowlson, who is about seventy years of age, was a
wheelwright, and occupied a house close by the church-
yard of Kirk Bramwith. It is well known, that some
years ago lie was the victim of the Johanna: delusion,
and that he removed with several members of his family • to
Ashton-under-Lyne, where he was speedily relieved of the burden of
a considerable sum of money of which he was possessed previous to
leaving Kirk Bramwith. Being thus reduced to poverty, the old man
returned to the village, where he has since resided. His family, at
the early part of this week, consisting of himself, his wife, their son
Robert, about 28 years of age ; Mrs. Chapman, their daughter, a
widow ; and a little boy. Robert, the son, has for several years been
in an unsound state of mind, and it is thought by some that this
affliction was in a great measure increased by the misfortune which
arose from the ill success of the family at Ashton. When the old
man left that place, he left Robert there, being an apprentice
at the time to his brother William, a plumber and glazier, and
formerly an apprentice in this town. Robert's conduct, however,
soon afterwards became so remarkable, that he was sent back to his
father, with whom he has since remained, being considered in the vil-
lage as a harmless idiot. It was his habit to talk much to himself; and
having been considered of a gentle rather than vicious disposition,
he was allowed generally to have his own way in the house, and to
do almost as he liked. It was his custom frequently to sit up at
night after the family were gone to bed, and often he never went to
bed at all. For some few months it has been observed that he has
been more Wild in his manner, and on one or two occasions the neigh-
bours have been called in to protect the old man from personal vio-
lence ; and the unfortunate young man has been heard to mutter
threats against his father.

On Tuesday morniag last, about five o'clock, an alarm was given
by Mrs. Chapman, calling from the house that Robert was killing his
father. A neighbour, named George Singleton, immediately got up
and went to the house of William Knowlson. He there found the
door open ; and on going in he discovered the old man lying upon the
floor, at the stair foot, weltering in his blood. He was bleeding pro
fusely from the head, and appeared to be nearly dead. His head
was almost smashed to pieces, and the old man has never spoken
since. Near him was laid -a large clock weight, with which it is
supposed the blows were given. Robert Knowlson, who had been
up all night in the house, had run away just previous to
Singleton's entering the house, and had run up to his neck into
a pond not far off. He almost immediately came back again,
being naked with the exception of a portion of his
shirt. On his entering the house he immediately began
to punch the bleeding body of his father, who had been removed
from the spot where he was at first found, and the .young
man betrayed not the least symptoms either of remorse or fear. Se-
veral persons were then called in to assist in taking him into custody.
He ran away from them, and went about from one room to another
in a oomplete frenzy, making grimaces at the parties
around him, and conducting himself like a perfect mad-
man. He broke several windows with his hands ; and hav-
ing smashed the framework of a window up stairs
endeavoured to leap from it to make his escape. He was, however
laid hold of and overpowered. His violence was then so great that
he was fastened with handcuffs and some irons used for agricultural
purposes. It is supposed that when the old man came down stairs
in the morning, lie was instantly attacked by the son, in a state of
frenzy, and beaten over the head with the cloek weight which was
found on the house floor. But of this, in consequence of 110 persons
being present, we are in possession of no particulars.
On the same day the prisoner was taken, in the custody of Mr.
Lane, the constable, to Askern, and before George Cooke Yar-
borough, Esq., of Campsmount, a West Riding magistrate. By that
gentleman he was remanded until Wednesday. On the Tuesday
night the poor fellow was lodged in a stable, where he was fastened
in chains in order to prevent escape. On Wednesday he was again
taken before Mr.rarborough, and remanded until Wednesday next. An
application was made for his removal to some place for safe custody,
but the
and his assistants. He has been examined by Mr. Lea, surgeon, of
Poor fellow remains at present in the hands of the constable
Thorne, mid by Mr. Oxley. of Askern, both of whom certify to his
unsoundness of mind. The appearance of the young man is that of a
complete idiot ; and he appears quite unconscious of the deed he has
committed, gazing about him with a vacant stare, and appearing to
take pleasure in showing the scars on his hands caused by his efforts
to escape from the chamber window.
Since the above was written we learn that the unfortunate victim
expired on Wednesday night. An inquest was appointed to be held
yesterday at two o'clock in the afternoon. The jury, in all proba-
bility, would return a verdict of " wilful murder" against Robert
Knowlson ; and he would be committed to York Castle, where lie
will undergo an examination by the medical practitioner, and either
remain in confinement there, or be removed to the Lunatic Asylum,
until the next assizes.—Doncaster Gazelle.

MB. JUSTICE COLERIDGE.—We regret to state that
Mr. Justice Coleridge, who has been suffering from indisposition for
a short time past, is again unable to attend his official duties. The
Learned Judge presided in the Bail Court on Wednesday, but by the
advice of his medical attendants left town on Thursday morning for
Brighton,
THE OUTRAGE IN WESTMINSTER. Upon inquiry
made at Westminster Hospital yesterday, relative to the state of the
unfortunate female Pullen, it appears that since the previous day she
has been sinking fast, and unless a great change take place, it is not
expected she can long survive. Although every means has been
employed, the parties who are connected with the establishment have
been unable to pass any kind of food into the stomach, nor has she
been able to make any statement relative to the outrage committed
upon her.
ARRIVAL OF THREE ORIENTAL STRANGERS. On
Saturday three young men from China arrived in this city, with the
steamer, and departed again on the same day by the Inverury coach,
on their way to Bunny, where they are to be placed under the care
of the Independent clergyman of that place, with the view of their
being trained for the ministry, and afterwards sent out as naissiona-
rcma• The novelty of their dress, attired as they were in their native
along the streets.—Aberdan Banner.
GREEN GINGER.--yesterday, a sale of 74 casks of
green ginger,
Severn steamer from Jamaica, took place at Monument.yard, at the
average price of aos.
in a recent and even growing state, brought by the
Per cwt. The novelty of the article attracted a
considerable attendance of buyers, as it was the first that had been
introduced into this country, and the majority of lots were sold to
wine makers, chemists, and some of the most eminent tavern-keepers
in the City, as well ea to horticulturists, in order to experiment upon
lig CaltintiOn here.