The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-21 00:00:00

TALLOW.

Our market, from the unwillingness on the part of the
chandlers to increase their stocks at present rates, has
ruled heavy since our last report, and prices have de-
clined fully is. per cwt. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted
at 52s 9d per cwt. For forward delivery scarcely a
transaction can be noticed. Town Tallow 53s 6d net
cash; rough fat, 3s per 81bs.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DA Y.)
(Before Lord DENMAN at Guildhall. and a Special Jury.)
DAWBON V. HAY.

This action was brought to recover 4751. 43.11 d. from
the defendant, as one of the provisional committee of
the Shrewsbury and Leicester Direct Railway Company.
Sergeant Shee and Mr. Lush appeared for the plain-
tiff, and Mr. Martin for the defendant.
The plaintiff is an advertisement agent, and the sum
he sought to recover was for the insertion of the com-
pany's advertisements in the London newspapers. It ap-
peared that the committee, in order to satisfy the claims
upon the company, came to a resolution calling upon
each provisional committemsn to pay 721., and all who
paid that sum were to be protect,d from any further
claims. The'present plaintiff, as one of the company's
creditors, consented to that arrangement. The defen•
dant paid 72/. in accordance with that resolution ; but
several committeemen having neglected to contribute, it
was found necessary to make a further call of 901. each,
to which the defendant refused to pay, and this action.
was instituted against him.

Lord DENMAN intimated his opinion, that the plaintiff
had no right to bring this action after such an arrange-
ment had been entered into, and ordered the plaintiff to
be called.

Mr. Sergeant SIIEE submitted that the plaintiff's
claim, independently of any such arrangement, was
binding upon all the provisional committee, and trusted
that if the plaintiff was nonsuited, he should have the
liberty to move the Court upon the points in the case.
His LORDSHIP thought it was a case in which the
plaintiff should have liberty to move, but unless the
defendant consented to it, he must simply order a
nonsuit to be entered.

Mr. MARTIN said he could not consent.
The plaintiff was accordingly nonsuited.

MARLI3II.O'-STREET—(THIS DAY)
ATTEMPTED MURDER.—This morning, long before
the hour arrived for the opening of the court, the avenues
thereof were thronged with a number of persons, all
anxious to gratify their curiosity by catching a glimpse
of James Parker, who was brought up before Mr. Bing-
ham, in custody of Inspector Dodd of the F division,
charged with cutting and wounding Eliza Burgess and
Mary Ritchie with a knife, with intent to murder them.
The prisoner, who is a journeyman tailor, and of very
dissipated and careworn appearance, seemed deeply to
feel the position in which he was placed, and leant his
head on the rail of the dock during the examination.
Inspector Dodd, after explaining the nature of the
charge against the prisoner, produced the surgeon's cer-
tificate, of which the subjoined is a copy
Mary Ritchie and Eliza Burgess are both (although
doing tolerably well) unable to attend the court today,
and will probably not be able to do so for a fortnight.
Mary Ritchie is still in very considerable danger.
(Signed) "J.W. B. STEGGALL,
" House Surgeon, Charing-cross Hospital."
The only witness called was Mary Ann Walker, 26,
Dudley-street, who, on being sworn, said—Yesterday
morning, between eleven and twelve, I was sitting in my
own room when I heard the prisoner come indoors and
go up stairs into Eliza Burgess's room. Shortly after I
heard them at high words, and I went on to the stairs
to listen. I then heard a noise and a dreadful scream-
ing proceed from the room. I went to the room door
and saw the prisoner with a knife in his hand, and saw
him strike at Mrs. Ritchie with it. I then saw hie
strike Eliza Burgess. The prisoner then laid hold of
Mary Ritchie and pushed her down stairs. I tried to
get Eliza Burgess away. The prisoner resisted my
attempt, and stabbed Eliza Burgess in the back. The
knife produced is the one I saw in the prisoner's hand.
I subsequently, saw blood streaming from Eliza Burgess's
back on to my arm. I got Eliza Burgess and Mary
Ritchie down stairs, when I saw blood streaming down
the legs of the latter, who was severely wounded in the
abdomen. The prisoner was sober at the time, and
threatened if I went into the room he would serve mo
the same manner. Eliza Burgess and Mary Ritchie
were then conveyed to the hospital, and the police, who
had previously arrived, took the prisoner into custody.
The prisoner, in defence, said—l was out all Saturday
night, drinking in the Rookery. In the morning she
(Burgess) followed me out, and we had some words
together, and separated. I then went to a shoemaker's,
and got a knife, intending to frighten and not to stab
them.
There being no further evidence produced.
Mr. BINGHAM remanded the prisoner till Monday, the
6th of March.

THE EXECUTION OF HARRIET
PARKER—(THIS DAY.)
At eight o'clock this morning the above wretched
woman, who was tried and convicted of the murder of
two children of the man Blake, underwent the dreadful
penalty of the law in the presence of an immense con-
course of spectators.
Since her conviction, she has exhibited a deep and
tirm repentance. Ou ono occasion she said to the Rev.
Mr. Davis, the Ordinary, that she did not know whether
it was hardness of heart, or hope of forgiveness, that
kept her up. That she deeply and sincerely repented of
what she had done, and that she justly and richly de-
served the ignominious death she was to suffer. 111 s
state of mind continued up to the final moment which
separated her from this world. On Sunday she attended
the condemned sermon, and retired from the chapel with
the same firmness as sho displayed from the period of
her committal.
The unfortunate woman remained up until two o'clock
this morning, passing her time in prayer and reading
the Bible. She then slept for about three hours, when
,-.he rose, and at six o'clock she was joined by the RRev
Ordinary, and remained in deep and religiouscommunio!l
with him. About twenty minutes bofore eight o'clock
,she sang in A deep clear YOicl a hymn, with a firmness

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witnessing and attending the last hours of the con-
demned. A few minutes before eight o'clock she as
taken out of the room in which she had been placed since
her trial, into what is termed the broad-room, where the
act of pinioning and tying the lower parts of her gar
ments was performed. She then thanked the Sheriff.
and Under-Sheriffs, and the matron, for their uniform
kindness to her, and she proceeded to the scaffold.
Within two minutes after eight o'clock the law was satis-
fied by her death.
The wretched woman was dressed in deep mourning
She appeared to suffer much. The last words she
uttered was, " May the Lord have mercy on me." After
hanging the usual time, she was conveyed into the gaol,
when a bust of her face was taken, previously to her
being interred within the gaol.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)
LYME REGIS.

This Committee WieCiittheiisuZ hour; Lord Ashley
in the chair.

Mr. Bird, engineer, was called, and questioned by the
Chairman as to his having disobeyed the summons of
the Committee by not appearing on Saturday. The
Nvitaess stated that he received the summons late en
Friday night, and he did not immediately obey it
because he laboured under the impression that the Com-
mittee did not sit on Saturday, and, moreover, he had
280 labourers to pay on that day. The witness was
then examined by Mr. Sergeant Wrangham. He stated
that he was the nominal contractor of some works on the
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, near
to Moreton in the Marsh, in Gloucestershire. He was
acting under a body of which Mr. Abdy was a member,
and he had in his employment a man named Clyde, who
was recommended to him by Mr. Abdy, the sitting
Member.

KINSALE.
The Kinsale Election Committee re-assembled this
morning; Mr. Bouverie in the chair.
Mr. ANDREWS addressed the Committee at come
length on behalf of the sitting Member, and stated that
he should be able to prove that the case which the peti-
tioners had attempted to make out was a fabrication
from beginning to end. He should hare refrained from
calling witnesses had this been an ordinary case, but the
characters of so many parties had been jeopardised by
the testimony of the other side that he felt constrained
to go into evidence that he would otherwise have kept
back. This evidence would show that Mr. Guinness's
supporters had been subjected to the most unjust perse-
cution—those of them who were Roman Catholics had
been denounced from the altar, while others had been
compelled to have recourse to the columns of a public
Journal to repel the foul attacks which the priest of Kin-
sale made upon them.

ROYSTON AND HITCHIN RAIL-

WAY.—(THIS DAY.)
The ordinary half-yearly • meeting of this company
was held to-day, at twelve o'clock, at Radley's Hotel,
Bridge-street, Blackfriars; Lord Deere in the chair.
The usual preliminaries having been gone through,
the Secretary (Mr. 11. Hope) read the report:—
" The directors have to congratulate the proprietors
on the continuedood understanding and friendly alliance
with the Great Northern Railway Company arising out
of the agreement which was confirmed at the special
general meeting held in February, 1847, by the terms of
which a lease in perpetuity, at an annual rent equal to
6/• per cent. on 200,0('0I., the share capital proposed to
be called up, will be executed on 16th July, 1849. Pre-
vious to that time the stipulation provided by the
Leasing Act of last session will have been fulfilled, viz.,
the calling up by both companies of one•half of the
whole amount of share capital authorised to be raised
by them respectively. In the meantime interest will
continue to be paid in accordance with the powers given
by the Act of Incorporation. The directors believe that
they have consulted the interests and convenience of the
shareholders in not calling up capital for the purpose of
pressing on the works, whilst ample time remains for
completing them within the limit provided by the con-
tract. Agreements for the purchase of nearly all
the land required for the line and stations have
been entered into upon fair terms, and arrange •
Meats have been made by which possession can be given
to the contractor so soon as he requires it. In accord•
ance with the authority given to them by the unanimous
vote of the proprietors at the last half-yearly general
meeting, renewed application has been made to Parlia-
ment on the part of this company for powers to extend
the sanctioned line of railway to Cambridge, with
branches, and in relation to which they have entered
lato arrangements with the Great Northern Company.
!jollier in effect to those agreed upon in reference to the
Extension Bill of last session. By this arrangement
the present surplus capital of the company, amounting,
as stated in the last report, to 66,666/. 13s. 4d., will be
,aPPlied towards the new works; and, in the event of
"lecess, an option to take their quota of the additional
new capital which will be required has been secured to
those holders in shares in this company who, in De-
cember last, intimated their willingness to take up the
31,,P7 capital under the terms then propd, but which
van, as the proprietors are aware, wasos e
subsequently
Withdrawn for the reasons stated in the circular letter
addressed in January last to the subscribers. The
directors confidently trust that the course they have
adopted will be satisfactory to the proprietors. They
believe that it is beneficial to the company; and the
terms entered into with the Great Northern Company
fi.ecing equitable and mutually advantageous, the directors
x el confidence that both companies wili cordially co-
operate in in all such measures as shall be necessary to
carry-them into complete effect.
" The receipts from the commencement of the core-
Pen'', on the 14th of April, 1845, to the 16th Jan., 1848,
Were 44,0481. 155., the expenses, 38,6851.55. lid., leaving
a balance of 5,363/. 9s. Id. in cash and Exchequer-bills.
The report was received and adopted.
An extraordivary meeting followed, and the Bills
Mentioned in the report were approved of, and the
directors empowered to carry them out.
Mr. WILTSHERB intimated that the opposition of the
Eastern Counties had proved unsuccessful, as the Stand-
ing Orders' Committee had determined that they could
not proceed with the Bills brought against the company
during the present session.—(Hear, hear.) The ground,
therefore, they proposed to traverse was perfectly open.
The Bills were adopted, and a vote of thanks having
been awarded to the Chairman, the meeting separated.