The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-08 00:00:00

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MURDER OF A
viIISIIMAN By
A WELD N.

On Tuesday evening last,ltp arty of men were skin:K.
ing at a beer-house,.. near Risda,--which ;lies about six.
miles-from Newpth`t,---in iltoriiilth#ll4liire; !mid le the
colliery district. Among them were two Irish,- pedlars,
who Were welt known- in tittle neighbouriiiidd; :While
sitting there in quiet, a Welshman named Collitigsi-feft
his team of trams at t_ he door, andi entered the house.
Without any quarrel, he selected ope a the I,4shmen,
named James Riehardson, and cried out to him,
" Arn't you one • of these 13-y Irislmene
and thereupon struck him with great • violence,
and knocked' him_ _dew ...ar-r---ater•thon turned to the
other Irishman, and said, ." lie . had sent one Irishman
to sleep," pointing to the man on the ground, "mid bow
he would send another," and thereupon attacked him
also; but he contrived to escape. , Richardson was able
to get up in a short time, but complained very much.
-He proceeded to Newport, whither Ceilings had. gone,
and came up with _hint at the tram-road terminus.
Richardson there asked him his' name, and complained
of his conduct, when Co!lings jumped out of the tram,
and with a Welsh oath vowed he'd let him know now all
about it, whereupon he struck the Irishman several violent
bloWs in the, face, about the head, and knocked him
down, and while lying ,on the ground, in a stale of in-
sensibility, kicked hint violently about the head and
body. The poor fellow was taken home, and lingered
until Thursday forenoon, when he expired; Mr. Wool-
lett, the medical gentleman, pronouncing his death to
have resulted from the injuries he had received about
the head, which presented a frightful appearance. The
Welshman was captured soon after, and charged with-
the wilful murder of Richardson, before the magistrates.
who, after hearing evidence, remanded the case until th:
coroner's jury ti id held an inquest, which was to take
place immediately. The event has caused much new
sensation between the tWo classes of Irish and Welsh in
Newport and the district.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

APPOINTMENTB.

Assistant-Surgeons—George Gordon, of tha.Sampson
steam-frigate, to the Asia, 84, flag-ship, on the Pacifio
statidn. 8. Bowden, from the Nereus store dela& at
Valparaiso, to the Sampson. J. B. Forster, from the
Asia to the Nereus.

Midshipmam—Thomas Smithets, from-the Chainpion
corvette in the Pacific, to the Sampson.
Dockyard Appointments—Mr. Chace, inspector of
Chatham, to be superannuated. Mr. Carter, measurer
at Sheerness, to be transferred to Chatham. Mr. E,
Allen, inspector at Portsmouth, to be-superannuated.

. _ .
COMMODORE'S SHIP FOR THE COAST OF AFRICA.--
The Centaur steam-frigate at Portsmouth will be fitted
out for the new command on the coast of Africa, but it
is not expected she will be ready to hoist the pendant of
Lille commodore for a couple of months.
THE Scatre.Dnox OF EXERCISE.--The St. Vincent 190
guns, Sir Charles Napier's flag- ship, the Prince Regent,
90, Captain W. F. Martin, the Powerful, 84, Calp,itati the
Hon. Robert Dundas, C. 8., the Orestes,
Hawker, the Plumper, 12 (screw), Com. Nolloth, Corn.
Reynard, 12 (screw), Coca. Craycroft, and the Strom-
boli, 6 (paddle), Commander Lord Aurelius Beancler4
remained anchored at Spithead, and weather bound
yesterday. The Prince Regent embarked supernume-
rary seamen, boys, &c., on Wednesday, for conveyance
to Sir William Parker, G.C.8., for distribution amongst
the ships of his fleet. She is intended to relieve the
Rodney, 90 guns, and will most probably be detached
from Sir Charles Napier's command at Lisbon. Captain
Dacres, of the St. Vincent, is sufficiently recovered from
his late illness to be enabled to return to duty in a day
or two; and as the Admiral is most unwilling to salt
without him, the fleet will, most probably, not weigh
1 anchor until he has rejoined.
PLYMOUTH, DEc. 6.—The Rosamond steamer, Cem-
,-nander John Foote, arrived on Thursday. She wa
ieLlen with coals, and took the mail on board. She
was paid wages yesterday, and will sail as soon as the
weather moderates.
The 44.inazon, 26, Captain Troubridge, went out of
harbour on Thursday last. She was mustered, inspected,
and paid advance on Saturday. She has embarked her
mail, and will sail as soon as the weather permits.
The Ex packet, Lieutenant Long, arrived mr
press
Saturday from Faimouth, and came into harbour yester-
day, to have her delect.3 made good.
The Confiance steam-tug, Martin, having undergone
repairs, and shipped new boilers at Woolwich, returned
to this port on Monday.
The Cadet, female convict-ship, having been detained
in consequence of sickness on board, that sickness, which
was of an ordinary character, is now abated, and she will
sail as soon as the weather permits. ,
WooLwrcu, DEC. 7.—The William and Mary yacht,
formerly the flag-ship, of the Commodores and Captains-
:.(l•. :intendant of Woolwich Dockyard, was towed from
wu ,Jwich to Deptford yesterday, and will be taken into
dock at the latter dockyard, to be broken up, having beeu
found unfit for further service.
The Hashemy, hired convict-ship, Dr. Browning.
u rgoelowi t-,superintendent, left her moorings, opposite
w
h Dockyard, this forenoon, with about 300 male
soi ,
convicts ,on board, for Van Diemen's Land. Dc.
Dabbs' surgeon on board the Unite hospital-ship, re-
ported on Moi:day last a fatal case of cholera of one of
the convicts b. longing to the classes on board the
Hashemy.
hsnlybead mail-packet, left Woolwich
The Llewellyn, 'ewellyn,
on Monday, and after Laving her compasses adjusted .it
Greenhithe, will proceed for service on the Holyhead.
station. .

Mr. Alderman Musgrove, We understand, was tut
Tuesday last unanimously elected e2lairman of the Li-
censed Victuallers' and General Fire and Life Assu-
rance Company, in the room of Charles ,Mader), Esq.,
who has resigned.
FRIGHTFUL ACClDENT.—Yesterday Mr., William
Andrews, accompanied by his wife and child, were pro-
ceeding in a light chaise along . the Kennington-road,
when the horse, having taken fright, darted off at, a
tearful pace, Mr. Andrews losing all control over him.
The screams of the female were truly frightful, as she,
held her baby forward, imploring that it might be saved.
Several men who attempted to stop the affrighted animal
were knocked down. •On arriving opposite Newington
church, where there is ts well-known sharp and dan-
gerous curve in the road, the animal fell. The tin-
happy woman was found under the horse, -quite insen-
sible, and was removed to St. Thomas's Hospital, whole
she lies dangerously ill, having sustained serious intermit
injuries. Mr. Andrews and the child were much'in-
jured, but not dangerously, the latter having escaped
being crushed to death by the presence of mind of the
mother, who threw the baby forward from her arms.
REDUCTION or WAGEs.--,The workmen employed.
at the Plymouth Iron Works, Merthyr, received
month's notice on Saturday that a reduction of ten per
cent. would take place a month hence. Reductions are
about to be made in other places.
SUNDAY SHAVING..--ThE curate of Upton-on-
Severn has laid information against the local barbers
for following their calling after the hour of half-pass
ten o'clock on Sunday morning. The informations are
laid under the 29th Charles 1., and the case came on
for hearing a few days ago. Mr. Holland, solicitor for•
defendants, in addressing the bench, stated that he re-
gretted that in the 19th century, an act of such a nature,
passed 200 years ago, should be attempted to be enforced:
Were the magistrates aware that men for wearing brass
buttons in place of cloth oneif-on their coats were liable
to a fine of 501.? or that under that very Act of Charles
no butcher was allowed to go into his sawn house on the
Lord's day, under a penalty of 200—or that no baker
could bake a joint of meat without • being -subject to a
penalty ? The defendants were distatarged with a cau-
tion.—Cheltenham Examiner. ,
Yesterday,
THE Borax, CALEDONIAN ASYLUM__
a quarterly court of the governors of the above asylum
was held at the Scottish Hospital, Crane-con.rt,i/Lenesti-i
street, to receive the report and to elect six ac: ,d
boys on the foundation from a list of twenty-four' Can-
didates, the children of soldiers, sailors, and marii;,es•
natives of Scotland, who have died or been disabled
the service of their country, and of indigent Scotch
parents, resident in London, not entitled to parochial
relief. George Lindsay, Esq., in the chair. There are
at present (including yesterday's election) 79 boys and
49 girls. The report stated that, with a view to accora.
modate and maintain the females, 5,0001. had been ex-
pended. James Matheson, Esq., of Achauny, M.P. had
contributed toward this special object the munificent)
donation of 1,0001. Daring the past year the director
have had to encroach upon the vested capital of theoore.
poration to the amount of 2 250/ ; leaving, with former
encroachments and the. current .peoses, a funded pro-
expenses,
pertyof 16,7771. 12s. 11d. The institution is under the
especial patronage of her Majesty.
SEIZURE FOR CII,URoCnHe Ro
fA TtEt h —c
hYuer Se thEwr da
radyennloornit
sngt.
LudPgice
aerte,
MAlra.rTtins
Thomas
attended by the agents of the law.,
entered the premises of
printers, Reese-shoe Messrs. Miall and Cockshaw,
off two tables, three ciacerriri,t'i-Lpiudgeeest"of drug"-
:tent,cla carried
off
type, four reams of -paper a ortrait.---Of-Mr. Edward
and several small tirdcles,Pto be sold for the benefit-
_of the vicar and churchwardens oftheparish, forshurch-
rates, amounting to 31. 138.10 d., which the above gentle-
men had refused to pay. , The goods are to be Bold by
auction in the course of a few days. This isihe second
distraint which has been made upon thegoods of Messrs.
Miall and Cockshaw within the last eighteen months to
meet the demands of the church.
TEE CONDUIT IN Cowin-mu—On Wednesday, a
pump, bearing the following inscription, was placed at)
the south-east angle of the Royal Exchange, on COM-
bill:—" On this spot a well was first made and a house
of correction built by Henry Wallace, Mayor of Lontibe,
in 1282. The well was discovered, much enlarged, and
this pump erected in 1789, by the contributions of the
Bank of England, East India Company, and the neigh.
bouriiig fire-offices, together with the bankers and trades
of the ward of Cornhill." Round the head of the puma
aro the emblematic devices of the fire-offices. The welg
which is of considerable depth, is situate in the centre of
Cornhill, fronting the south entrance to the Royal Ex.
change.

ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT MURDER AT CARDEFT.....
On Tuesday the town of Cardiff was again the scene of
another diabolical attempt at murder. The victim, on
this occasion, was an Irish woman. It appears that she
had been fetching sand down by the wharfs, and whilst
returning with it about three o'clock P.N. some one sud-
denly pounced upon hor from behind and stabbed her
under the right arm with some sharp instrument —pro-
bably a knife. It entered about two inches and a half
deep, but, fortunately, by coming in contact with one of
her ribs, it was prevented penetrating any further. The
poor thing was immediately taken to the infirmary,
where her wound was dressed, and we aro happy to find
that she is considered out of danger. No clue can be
had of the villain who inflicted the wound, although se-
veral parties have been taken up on suspicion.
The last report from the Havre cotton-market
states, that business was more animated, although no
essential change has occurred in quotations.