The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-15 00:00:00

EV*_E N t), AI ARCH 15, 3848.

AMERICAN NEWS.

LIVERPOOL, TuEsnl,r EVENING.

By the auxiliary screw steamer Sarah Sands,
which arrived at this port this evening, we have New
York papers to the 29th February, inclusive, the
Sarah Sands having made a most excellent voyage of
fourteen days only from New York to this port.
We do not find much additional news in the papers
by this arrival. It is reported at Washington that
the Mexican Treaty will be considerably modified
before the United States Government ratify it. The
Movision of the project }or the confirmation of
exican rants of land in all the territory, including
Texas, will be rejected. The protection of the
Catholic religion by the United States will be re-
placed by a provision for free toleration. The pro-
posed boundaries will probably be confirmed, though
it is understood there will be some opposition in the
Senate. The treaty, thus modified, will be ratified
and sent back to Mexico for the ratification of the
Mexican Government. _

There is news from Mexico, via Vera Cruz, to the
13th of February; there was yet no quorum of Con-
gress at Queretaro, but a majority of Deputies assem-
bled in the city are represented as approving the
treaty. General Lane reached Mexico from Orezaba,
en the 10th instant. It is :said that both the state
and capital of Oajaca, whither Santa Anna sought an
asylum when so hotly pursued by General Lane, had
refused any aid to the fugitive ex• President. Luz
Vega had been pardoned by General Scott.
The American Star of the 11th inst., published in
the city of Mexico, contains the official announce-
ment that the treaty of peace was ratified on the part
of the Mexican Congress by receiving the signature
of Signor Rossa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the
10th inst., which date it bears. A meeting of the
deputies and senators who were in the city was held,
but only twenty-four were present, and a majority of
them in favour of pence and the treaty.
The same paper says that Salta Anna had asked
for a passport to leave the Republic, and that he re-
commends to his friends to yield up the contest with
the United States, sue for peace, and establish a good
government.
Pena-y-Pena publishes a letter in which he states
that the Government of Queretaro, in conjunction
with General Scott, have resolved upon the imprison-
ment of Santa Anna, and thus remove the only
obstacle which exists against the speedy conclusion of
peace. There was considerable animation exhibited
at Queretaro. Business was fast reviving under the
general belief that peace was at hand, if not already
concluded.
The Mexican papers confirm the articles of the
treaty in the matter of the cession of all of New
Mexico, Texas, and Upper California, ;on their part,
and the payment of fifteen millions bonus and live
millions for our citizens' claims against Mexico by the
United States.
There is no commercial news of interest from New
Orleans.
The funeral of the late John Quincy Adams took
place at Washington on the 26th; it was attended by
the Senate and House of Representatives in state, and
a vast concourse of people, and upwards of two hun-
dred carriages followed his remains, which were
deposited in the Congressional vault. All the stores
were closed and the public buildings hung with
mourning; every demonstration of respect possible
being paid to his memory. On the day preceding the
funeral his body, which had been embalmed, lay in
state, and was visited by upwards of 6,000 persons,
all attired in mourning.
The Provisional Parliament of Canada met at
Montreal on the 25th, and in the assembly, Mr.
Morris, of the Opposition, was elected Speaker.
COMMERCIAL.—There is no alteration of moment
in the New York markets since the sailing of the
Hibernia. The rate of exchange is quoted 110 to
1101, and it is remarked that there are but few bills
drawn by this opportunity.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
WARWICK AND LEAMINGTON SPRING
RACES.—TussDAY.

Tho Scurry Stakes of each,and 20 added. Gen-
tlemen riders ; 12st each. T.Y.C. Five subs.
Mr. Skerratt's Bruce, 4 yrs ... (Mr. Rowland) 1
Mr. Clifton's Elimea ... ... ... ... ... 2

Colonel Shirley's The Diamond
Sir John Gerard's Helena •.• •,•
5 to 4 agst Khondooz-7 to 4 agst Elimea—and 2 to
agst Bruce.—Woi easy. Lord Strathmore weighed for
Khondooz, but did not get to the post in time to start.
The Trial Stakes of 10 SOTS. each, and 50 added. Mile
course. Eleven subs.
Mr. Thomas Parr's The Sponge, 3 yrs, 7st 1
Mr. Lillie's The Great Western, 3 yrs, Ist ... 2
Mr. Dawson's Liston, 3 yrs, 7st ...
The following also ran :—Lord Warwick's Lahore, 3
yrs, 7st (Oates) ; Lord Strathmore's Sweetsauce, 3 yrs,
6st 121 b (Crouch) ; Mr. W. Gulliver's ch m, by Coro-
nation, dam by Middleton, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Brookes) ;
and Mr. Hargreaves's Sunnyside, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b (J.
Sharpe).
2to 1 agst Liston-3 to 1 agst Sunnyside-5 to 1
agst Great Western-5 to 1 agst Sweetsauce—and 6to 1
agst Sponge. Won by a head; Liston beaten a length.
The Woodcote Stakes of 25 soya. each, 10ft. for two-
year-old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b. Half a
mile. Three subs.
Mr. B. Green's Lammermoor
Sir J. Gerard's Betty Billings ..•
4tol on Lammermoor. Won in a canter.
The Willoughby Handicap of 20 soya. each, 1011, &c.,
with 50 added. Two miles. Twenty-two subs., 13
of whom declared.
Count Bathyany's Master Stepney, 6 yrs, 9st 121 b 1
Lord Howth's Icicle, 5 yrs. 9st 121 b ... 2
Mr. Waller's Columbus, 6 yrs, lOst 31b s
Kesheng, list (owner)—Cavendish, lOst 121 b (Mr.
Davenport)—Cast-off, 9st 61b (Mr. Clifton)—and Com-
me•il-faut, 9st 61b (Capt. Little), also ran. Won by a
neck.
The Free Handicap of 10 sous. each, h ft, and 25 added.
One mile. Six subs.
Mr. W. Smith's Master Downes, 6 yrs, (Brookes) 1
Mr. Parr's Marietta, 5 yrs, Est
The following also started:—Wanota, 4 yrs, 7st 91b
—John Harris, 6 yrs, Tat 21b and Lady Lurewell,
4 yrs, Est 81b.
6 to 4 agst Lady Lurewell, 3 to 1 agst Master
Downes, and 4to I agst Marietta. Won by three parts
of a length. The winner is objected to.
The Farsners Plate of 501., two miles, was won, in two
heats, by Mr. Cowper's The Morsel, I Ist, beating Logic,
list, and four others.
The four matches for 200 sous. each, h ft, between
Captain Alleyne's The Nigger and Mr. Clifton's
Nlahmoud are
BETTING ON omised
T; MrIIF COURSE. . Clifton paying forfeit.
CPIESTER CUP.
25 to 1 agst Swallow—t fr 50 to 1 agst Cossack—t
25 to 1 agst Blaze—taken 1000 to 15agsalendieant—t
30 to 1 agst Jonathan Wild 1000 to 15 agst Sutlej—t
40 to 1 agst II Platoff c—t 1000 to 10 agst Whitstone
The weather was remarkably fine, the sport excellent,
and the attendance numerous, embracing many of the
leading supporters of the turf. The ground was heavy.

(Wintringham)

Howard ..• ••• ••• ... ...
Dixon ... ...
Hodgson ... ... ..•
M`Doual ..• ... ..•
Howard's return• is quite eafe.
CLosE OF THE POLL, P•Ult O'CLOCK.
Hodgson ... ... ••• ...
Howard ... ..•
Dixon
M'Douall ...

364
279
447
44

... 476
... 414
... 318

CARLISLE ELECTION.
The nomination took place on Monday, at twelve
o'clock, at the hustings erected in front of the Town
Hall, and the number of persons present was upwards
of 15,000, C concourse more vast than Carlisle had ever
exhibited on any public occasion within recollection.
The candidates were four in number, John Dixon,
Esq., of Knells, who was unseated for having had a
share in a colliery which had undertaken a Government
contract ; P. H. Howard, Esq., of Corby Castle, who
had represented Carlisle for seventeen years prior to
the dissolution of the last Parliament, and was unsuc-
cessful at the last general election ; W. H. Hodgson,
Esq., of Mushroom Hall, who was recently unseated ;
and Dr. M'Douall, the Chartist orator.
The parties reached the hustings a few minutes before
twelve o'clock, each accompanied by a band of music and
several flags, and at twelve precisely the Mayor arrived,
and the proceedings commenced by going through the
usual formula.
The candidates were then successively proposed by
their respective friends, and after they had themselves
addressed the electors, a show of hands was taken.
Hodson
There were
about an very few held
numb up fer, and for the Doctor a
or, Dixon, for Howard and
g
whole forest.
The MAYOR declared the election to have fallen on
Hodgson and M'Douall.
A poll was then demanded.
(From the Carlisle Journal Extra.)
The polling commenced at eight o'clock yesterday
morning, and for two hours went on slowly. It was
evident, almost from the first, that in consequence of theevident,
lamentable division in the Liberal camp, that Mr. Hodg-
son's return at the bead of the poll was almost certain.
A considerable number of the Liberal party, in the early
part of the day, divided their votes between Mr. Dixon
and Mr. Howard, and this course of proceeding con-
tinued, with ccmparatively trifling exceptions, until past
one o'clock —many koping, even against hope, that there
was a chance for securing the two seats. But the
" split" had done its work ; and it then became a strug-
gle between the Liberals for securing their respective
favourites the seat. Many proceeded to " plump" for
Dixon or for Howard, as the case might be. At this
period Mr. Howard was 51 ahead of Mr. Dixon, and
the further progress of the struggle is watched with in-
tense interest.
Bands of music and banners were paraded about all
pas of the twn, and the streets were much thronged
by rt
canvasserso and lookers-on ; but all went on in ex-
treme good humour.
STATE OF TIIE POLL.
THREE O'CLOCK.

In our report of the case tried in the Secondaries
Court on Friday, a mistake was made in the name ; it
should have been " Whitaker," and not " w hit m arsh ."

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Bedford, March 14.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice COLTMAN.)
Lucy Norris was indicted for the murder of her
illegitimate female child on the 2d of July last.
Mr. \Vorledge and Mr. Tozer conducted the prosecu-
tion; Mr. O'Malley was counsel for the prisoner.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner, who
is 22 years of age, and manages her grandfather's
household, at Hawns, in this county, had been keeping
company with one John Geary, and that fact, coupled
with suspicions occasioned by personal observations, in-
duced an elderly friend, one Mrs. Dunham, to put
questions to the prisoner, in the month of April last,
which she answered by admitting that she was about to
become a mother. Her younger sister, with whom she
was accustomed to sleep, was also aware of her situation,
and that she had made up a small wardrobe for the
expected infant. On the 2d of July it was observed that
her figure bad resumed, of a sudden, its former shape,
but neither her sister nor any one else knew that,
in fact, delivery had taken place. One of the guard-
ians of the poor, to whom these facts were com-
municated, thought it right toinstitute an inquiry into
the matter, and Mrs. Dunham then again questioned the
prisoner, who stated at once that she had been suddenly
delivered of a living female child in the night preceding
the 2d of July, which had fallen on the floor, and died
soon afterwards; that she had put a cap and petticoat on
the body, and, after wrapping it in a cloth, had placed
it in her box, whence on the next night she had removed
it, and thrown it into the basin in Lord Carteret's park;
and that she would have caused it to be buried in the
churchyard, bad she not been afraid that her father would
hear of it. This conversation was subsequently reported
to the constable at Hawns, who thereupon went to the
prisoner, and drove her over to Lord Carteret's park,
where she pointed out the part of the basin into which she
had thrown the infant's body. It was removed, and
examined by Dr. Hedley, a physician of eminence in
this town, and Mr. Gay, a surgeon, since dead. Those
gentlemen saw sufficient to convince them that the child
had been born alive, and had died from a fracture of the
skull: the present charge was thereupon preferred. The de-
position of Mr. Gray before the committing magistrates
was read, and his opinion was that there were ewo frac
tures of the skull, one on each side; that delivery in an
erect position, or in any position that might cause an
infant to fall eighteen inches, was impossible; and there-
fore that the fractures must have been occasioned by
blows. Dr. Hedley, however, who was called for the
prosecution, stated that there had been but one fracture
of the skull, though it extended from one side of the
head to the other; that delivery might take place in a
position that rendered a fall of two feet or eighteen
inches quite possible; and that if the prisoner had been
suddenly delivered while in an erect position in her
bedroom, the fall of the infant on the hard and rough
bricks which formed the floor of that apartment might
have caused the fracture of which it died.
At the conclusion of Dr. Hedley's examination in
chief,
Mr. Justice COLTMAN said that the charge of murder
must be abandoned. It would be impossible to convict
of such a crime after the evidence of Dr. Hedley: The
jury must now inquire, according to the provisions of
the statute, whether the prisoner had been guilty of an
endeavour to conceal the birth of the child, by secretly
burying or otherwise disposing of its dead body.
Mr. O'MALLEY then addressed the jury, and pointed
their attention to the evidence furnished by this case of
the extreme importance of not convicting a prisoner on
any testimony, whether of persons dead or absent, which
had not been tested by cross-examination. But for the
fortunate circumstance that Dr. Hedley had attended the
post mortem examination, they would have been asked to
convict on the deposition of Mr. Gay, who could not
have been cross-examined, yet who, if cross-examination
had been possible, would,'in all probability have assented
to the opinion propounded by Dr. Hedley. With regard
to the charge of endeavouring to conceal the birth, such an
endeavour was inconsistent with the previous confession
of the prisoner, whose case ought to be treated by them,
not as that of one who had had a lucky escape on a
capital indictment, but as that of one indicted for an
offence against a law which, however necessary, was
both cruel and unnatural.
Mr. Justice COLTMAN, in summing up, said that the
question for the jury was, whether the prisoner, when
she deposited the body of the child in the _basin, had
intended to conceal its birth from the world generally.
It was no answer to this charge to say that she had
made a confidante of Mrs. Dunham; but, on tke other
hand, she would not be liable to conviction if her object
had been to conceal the birth from one person only.
Here the evidence was, that she had made preparation
for the birth of the baby, and that she had said the
person from whom she wished to conceal the birth of the
child was her own father. If that was her only object
in depositing the body in the basin, she ought to be
acquitted.
The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The business of the assizes for this county was brought
,o an end at twelve o'clock.

MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—lVottingham, March 13.
CRIMINAL COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice MALTLE.)
Joseph Palmer, aged 24, was placed at the bar,
charged with having, on the night of the 17th of January
last, broke into the house of the Rev. Charles Walter
Hudson, at Saundby.
Mr. Wilmer° conducted the case on the part of the
prosecution. The prisoner was undefended.
The prosecutor is the clergyman at Sanndby. On the
night of Monday, the 17th of January, ho had been sit-
ting up somewhat later than his ordinary hour, engaged
in reading, when he heard a noise at one of the windows,
and looking through he saw a man, though at the same
time he must himself have remained unobserved. The
prosecutor went round stealthily to the front door, and
there saw three men in all. They were engaged in ex-
tracting a pane of glass. The reverend gentleman im-
mediately armed himself with a poker, and the moment
one of the men had made an entry he knocked him down.
The prisoner (for it turned out to be him) immediately
rose, and attempted to make his escape by the window,
in which attempt he was assisted by the men outside,
who laid hold of him and attempted to drag him through
the window. The prosecutor, however, clung to his man,
and was actually dragged through the window along with
Palmer. The two men then commenced an attack upon
him, beating him about the head, face, and arms, but all
would not do, and they were obliged to quit the field,
leaving their companion in the grasp of the enemy.
The Learned JUDGE was loud in praise of the intre-
pidity and courage displayed by Mr. Hudson, and in tes-
timony of his approval of his conduct, ordered the sum of
101. to be paid him over and above the expenses allowed
him in the character of prosecutor.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
LAMBETH.
William Barrett, Henry Rowe, Robert Archer, Thomas
Walker, Henry Brown, Samuel Disney, James Taylor,
Anthony Finnsley, George Lewis, George Payne, Henry
Davis, Thomas Howlett, William Nogdon, William
Mile, and Samuel Morgan, the majority of whom were
youths, were placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, on a
charge of having, with others, feloniously broken and
entered the dwelling-house of Mr. Thomas Gray, a
pawnbroker in Southampton-street, Camberwell, and
stealing therefrom property to the amount of 1,0001. The
prisoners were also charged with breaking into and rob-
bing other shops in the neighbourhood.
rom the evidence, which was taken at considerable
length, it appeared that, between ten and eleven o'clock
on the day before, the she') of Mr. Gray was attacked
by a mob of 300 or 400 persons, many of whom were
armed with formidable weapons formed from oaken
Palings, and others with hammers, &c. They succeeded
in forcing open the door and shutters, smashed the
windows, and carried away property estimated at one
thousand pounds. The prisoners, Maney, Taylor,
Archer, Brown, and Payne, were particularly spoken to by
many of the witnesses, as being armed ringleaders of the
mob, and as taking an active part in breaking into the
house and the robbery; and the whole of the prisoners,
with the exeeption of Maney, had upon them a portion
of stolen property in their possession.
Mr. Benjamin Alfield, a tailor and draper, No. 1 and
2, Southampton-street, deposed that seeing the mob ad-
vancing towards his shop, he endeavoured to put up his
shutters, but before he had time to do so, the people
came up to him, pulled down the two shutters he bad
put up, and demolished his sbop windows, frames and
all. They also carried away with them a great variety
of property from the shop, and destroyed more. One of
the party, who was armed with a bludgeon, demanded
his money and his watch, and instantly forcing his hand
into his pocket, took out the contents, which consisted of
six or seven shillings. The person who so robbed
him was not in custody, but 'Taylor, one of the pri-
soners in the dock, stood close to him at the time, and
ho also recogaised Maney and Payne as being also
present.
Mrs. Sarah Shaw, a chandler's:shopkeeper, deposed that
the mob broke 17 squares of glass, robbed her shop of all
the bread, cheese, and other things which it contained,
and in the most wanton manner broke upwards of too
eggs, and scattered a quantity of flour about the place.
This witness ideatified Taylor, Blaney, and several of the
other prisoners as having taken an active part in the
outrage.
Mr. John Kent, a grocer and cheesemonger, in
Wyndham-street, Camberwell, said that about twelve
o'clock on the day before a lawless mob
attacked his
house, dashed in its windows, and rushed into his shop.
The risoner Marley helped himself to the contents of
the till, which consisted of about 31., and the others
carried away a quantity of butter, bread, cheese, and
other property; and not content with this, they destroyed
a quantity of fruit. Mr. Kent pointed out several of the
prisoners as those who were amongst the crowd, and who
took an active part is the robbery.
Mrs. Elizabeth Guildford, the keeper of a chandler's
shop, whose house had been broken into and plundered,
idenified three or four of the prisoners who, she said,
wore the ringleaders, and took an active part in the
robbery.
Mr. Cressy and Mrs. Jameison, whose shops had been
brokeninto and plundered of a vast quantity of boots
and shoes, identified a portion of the property found
upon the prisoners as theirs ; and the prisoners, after a
lengthened investigation, were remanded for a week.

We are happy to learn that Mr. Tait, Head- I
Master of Rugby School, is muck better, and that he is
now in a fair way of recovery.
CIIELSEMONGERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—A
meeting of the friends and subscribers of the above-
named charitable institution was hold yesterday evening,
at the London Tavern ; Edward Corderoy, Esq., in the
chair. The report lamented the depression caused in
the funds of the institution by the death of several
valuable subscribers, and the unprecedented state of trade
during the past year. The balance-sheet showed
balance i thn
e
receipts to amount, on the whole, with the
hand from the preceding year, to 8881. as. 9d., and the
expenditure only left a balance of 21. 35, Bd. The funded
...property of the institution is 7,0101.