The Sun.
London, England, 1869-07-10 00:00:00

SINGULAR FORTUNES OF A CONVICT.

On Thursday, at the Birmingham Police-court, a sin-
gular case was brought before the magistrates, illustra-
tive of tho manner in which penal sentences are carried
out. At tho Warwick Assizes in March, 1851, before
Mr. Baron Alderson, a man, named Joseph Marshall,
was sentenced to death for a daring burglary and
attempted murder committed in October previous.
Heeley, a nephew of Marshall's, was implicated, and re-
ceived a like sentence. The caEital sentence was commuted
to one of transportation for life, and Marshall and Heeley
wore sent to the convict settlement in Western Australia.
The former behaved well, and after working in a gang for
four years he received a licence available only within
the limits of the colony. After many vicissitudes of for-
tune Marshall saved some money, and returned to Eng-
land in 1866. Ile had been earning an honest livelihood,
and bas kept clear of the police till this week, when some
alleged misdeeds were laid bare, and ho is now liable to
have the sentence of imprisonment for life carried out. He
will be committed again to take his trial in the same court
where eighteen years ago he received sentence of death
from a judge whom ho has survived some years.

Two children were poisoned to death in Liverpool
on Thur.day by eating mussels which they found on the
bottom of a flat.
The amount subscribed to purchase an annuity for
the " King," Hudson, has reached the sum of
41,500.
The Suez Canal Company give notice that on and
after the 21st of November the charge for passage will be
10f. for each passenger or for each ton.

The Globe attaches great importance to the state-
ment that the Government intends to create new peers to
pass the Irish Church Bill.

An inquest was held on Thursday at Islington on
the body of James lc evil], nged twelve days, the illigitimate
child of a domestic servant at Horton. The father is said
to bo Mr. Wallace, in whose service the mother was.
Mrs. Wallace, having no children herself, had the child
put out to nurse, and on Monday evening last, whilst the
nurse was from home, the child was stolen from its bed and
shortly afterwards found dead on the pavement in Canoe-
bury-place, having been violently suffocated
ALLEGED MURDER AT SEA.—A Danish seaman
named Jorenspn has been landed at Great Yarmouth from
a Danish vessel, charged with having caused the death of
a lad, one of his shipmates. The circumstances have been
reported to the Danish (Jonsnl in London.
MUSICAL ITEMS. Balfe has gone to Paris.
Faure, the baritone, is ill, and has gone to drink the waters
at Luxenil. OJenbach's "Periebole" has been givou at
the theatre in Rio de Janeiro.—Musical Standard.

FORDIIAM.—A misunderstanding took place between
Capt. Machell and Fordham after the race won by Prince
Imperial at Newmarket on Thursday. It appears that
Captain Machell, not being satisfied with the running of.
Petioles, who was ridden by Fordham, and having claimed
Prince Imperial, expressed his intention of trying him
with Pericles again ; and Fordl am, considering that this
would be an imputation on his character, felt justly very
much anttoyed, and has, for the present at least, deter-
mined not to ride for the stable.
Mr. J. Farrer's colours are : —Blue, and amber-cross
belts.

The following assumed names Lave been registered:—
Mr. J. Farrer, Mr. A. Barton.
Tumult broke down while running in the Welter Plate
at Sutton Park on Thursday.
Achilles, the winner of a Selling Sweepstakes at New-
market yesterday, was claimed by Mr. Burcham.
At the beginning of this season, Sunshine had twenty-
nine engagements, the forfeits of which amounted to
£1,530.