The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, 'THURSDAY EVLNING, _ AYI IL 29, 1869.

COLUIESPOEDEVCE FBI PART..

(mom OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS. WEDNESDAY, April 28.

A tragedy with more than the usual admixture of
Parisian horror is just reported from the Rue St. Antoine.
A workman, aged 28, residing in that quarter, had been
on terms of intimacy with a young woman named
Clemence, of the same neighbourhood, but in con-
sequence of her violent and jealous disposition
bad recently broken off the connection. She several times
since endeavoured to induce him to return, but finding
him firm in his resolution to remain away she laid wait
for him two days back with a bottle of sulphuric acid.
On his coining up she dashed the whole of the corrosive
liquid in Lis face and eyes. Then going home, she com-
mitted suicide by lighting two pans of charcoal in her
room. The man was horribly burnt and disfigured, and
was removed to the hospital in extreme agony.

The array of horrors, indeed, is heavy again to-day.
An Algerian trial has just resulted in a verdict of
"extenuating circumstances" in the case of a murder of a boy
by his father, without the slightest apparent provocation.
The lad was found in a field with nine wounds inflicted
by a knife. The father attempted to throw the odium
upon some Arabs, but was convicted by the evidence of
his younger son, a child of seven, who witnessed the deed.
Where were the extenuating circumstances in this in-
stance? That a Frenchman should escape with his
life after committing a crime of this nature,
whilst several Arabs have been recently executed fur
what may be called " ordinary murders," has not an
impartial aspect. An even worse story has been revealed
at the Dordogne Assize Court. A man was put on trial
for the murder of a joiner with whom his wife had been on
too intimate terms. The disclosures made in this case are
something exceptional. It appears that the husband,
Delpech, bad informed his wife before their marriage that
if she became a mother by a rich man whc was
paying her some not very honourable attentions,
and could get a tolerably round sum of money
from her lover, he would marry her. The young
woman acted upon this advice, and Delpech struck a
bargain with the wealthy man by which he received about
£l5O to marry the girl. She, seeing her husband set
such little store by all ordinary feelings of honour, thought
there could be no objection to her going astray again. She
accordingly contracted the intimacy with the joiner.
But Delpech, though ready to sell himself for a
mess of pottage, did not believe in selling himself for
nothing. He shot the joiner.
A pleasant evening was spent last Sunday by several
people who went to enjoy the marvellous prospect from
the top of the Arc de Triomphe. They got up and gazed
upon the splended array of streets radiating like a
star from the arch, and enjoyed themselves, no doubt,
thoroughly. Unfortunately, they were locked in. It
was late in the evening, and the keepers thought that
everybody had gone. In vain the prisoners knocked and
kicked at the door leading up to the winding staircase.
After raising a din which ought, one would think, to have
attracted attention, they gave up the struggle, and returning
to the top of the monument, spent the night upon the
stones. They would have a good view of Paris by star-
light ; but people may have too much nethetic enjoyment.
The prisoners, however, had the satisfaction of a small
revenge the next morning. The man who opened the door
was horribly frightened at the sight of several ghostly
spectres at the foot of the steps.

ALLEGED FRAUDS IN LIFE ASSURANCE

A case of disputed claim on a policy of life insurance,
effected with the Prudential Assurance Company,
Ludgate-hill, London, was heard at Liverpool on Tuesday,
The plaintiff was a woman named Ellen Grimslia,w, of
Liverpool, who claimed £46 16s. for a policy effected on
her mother-in-law's life. It appeared from the evidence
that the deceased was really 71, though she
had been represented 'as GO, The company
had discovered the misstatement but had offered
to pay the amount that would have been due had the age
been rightly given, whieh would have amounted to £2l
12s. The case was very much involved owing to family
disputes on the part of the plaintiff, which had prevented
the obtaining of necessary signatures, and to the transfei
of the policy from the Royal Liver Society, in which it
was originally effected, to the Prudential. Mr. Harden,.
in pronouncing juigment, censured both parties for the.
careless manner in which the affair had beer
conducted, and ordered the company to pay £24 into court,
that being the sum to which the plaintiff would har.J
been entitled had she kept up the original insurance.

THE " 0 IFL. "

The Prince and Princess of Wales will arrive at Marl-
borough House on May 10th.
Sir Thomas Western will be the new Lord-Lieutenant
of Essex.
Mr. Gladstone will probably abandon that portion of
the 27th Clause of the Irish Church Bill which provides
that ecclesiastical residences may be banded over to the
representative body on payment of twelve times the
annual value of the site.
It is confidently expected that before the end of the
year Enfield will turn out one thousand a week of the
Martini-Henry rifle complete. The first two hundredwill
be hand-made, the second lot of eight hundred will be
made with the first machinery, or rather machine tools or
cutters, that can be got ready. Both the band-made and
machine-made (interchangeable) arms will thus have a
fair trial before the troops are generally supplied with the
new weapon, about the superiority of which there does
not appear to exist a doubt in well-informed quarters.

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The amount of the bankruptcy fund which it is pro-
posed to transfer to the Chancellor of the Exchequer was,
last October, £1,193,128. It consists of unclaimed divi-
dends, &c. The Bankruptcy Bill now before Parliament
contains a provision by which all unclaimea dividends after
five years shall be transferred to the Treasury. It is
believed that provision will be made for the capitalisatim of
retiring pensions and annuities and subject them to existing
charges. The Chancellor of the Exchequer will from the
Court of Bankruptcy alone receive an enormous sum,
which will leave him a large margin to deal, or rather to
play with,in future Budgets. •
In foreign matters the Owl announces that the
recent meetings of the Franco-Belgian Conference
have been extremely conciliatory, and that there
is hope that Spain will acknowledge the error of
the Cuban authorities in seizing the American ship
Mary Lowell in British waters.

THE COMIC PAPERS.

(From Punch.)

AN EXTRA OPERA KNIGHT.—Sir Michael Costa.
Too FAST.—What is "an improved driving clock ? " Is
it a companion to a hunting watch?
The Rev. Benjamin Speke is going to be married, they
say. Is it to be a run-away match ?
CAUGHT NAPPING.—The sleepy habits of some of the
members make it certain that ther-e is one kind of hat
seldom seen in the House—the Wide-awake.
SOMP.THING WRONG.—The seasons, we are often told,
are changing atid interfering with each other, but now the
months are also getting into confusion, " May Meetings"
being openly held in April.
A WONDERFUL FEAT IN HIGH ART FOR Low E—
. for a grand cartoon in the Salle des Pas Perdus
of the New Law Courts.) As a Pendant to Samson carry-
ing off the Gates of Gaza—Bob Lowe with Inigo Jones's
front upon his back !
Too VAGUE.—At the last meeting of the Geographical
Society a paper was read giving an account of a " Journey
through the Afar Country." There are so many countries
which are " afar " interesting to geographers, that a rather
more precise indication of the particular region meant
might, perhaps, have been desirable.
"HOT-WATER APPARATUS FOR HEATING CHURCHES."
—We have received a long list of testimonials to the
merits of Messrs. Blank and Co.'s contrivance for this
purpose. But read the articles in the Church Union
organs and the Record, and the speeches at the Dublin
Church Conference, and then say what can eival Ritualism
and disestablishment as a "Hot-Water Apparatus for
Heating Churches"?

(From .Tudy.)

A LEGAL Foust.—The Queen's Bench.
FOLLOW MY LEADER.—The clerks in Mr. Lowe's de-
partment have sent the right hon. gentleman a memorial
to the effect that they may, for the future, be paid in
advance !
TMEATRE ROYAL ST. STEPITEN';!.—The Chancellor of
the ENchequer made his first appearance here, in
"The
Budget," recently. The piece was held by some to be
Lowe comedy, but we rather looked upon it as a burlesque
or farce ! There is a good deal of sensation in it, and tho
only addition we can recommend is--A Break Down

(From Fan.)

EARLY EXITRIENCE OF THE CUCKOO.—Life in lod-
gings.
JCT-503171.—A lapidary of our acquaintance says that
,he gas companies are quite right—considering their
blackness—to talk of their lights as gas jets.
A GROWL BY OUR CYNIC.-1V bon a man- says that his
misdeeds have come home to him, rou may generally take
.t for granted that it is because they 2nd it a congenial

:le.

A GALA DAY AT EN77INAL GREEN

V•-eilitcsday most have Leen a happy day for Miss Burdett
:onus. Columbia market, which has Nom,: into Leing
ander that lady's dunificent bawl, lots been thrown open
o the public, and is on • of the most weft"' of all her works
if benevolence thus I rotic;llt to a successful issue.
,',ethual Green is not a pleas::,` suburb of London. and
ittliabitaWs, with few exceptions, ::wear to suffer from
Chron:C 'state of squalor. Wednesday ;::'"rnoon, how.
ever—as well might be the case, seeing that the
remedy for much of the evil existing in the distr:ct
oas been supplied—the whole neighbourhood was en
tee The site a the new market, which will iiisnre to the
listrict a constant supply of fresh meat, vegetables, milk,
,nd flowers, consists of a couple of acres of ground to the
ast of the Hackney-road, and in close proximity to Shore-
litcb Church. The buildings comprising the market
:oriti a quadrangular group in the early geometrical style of
.architecture. Hieing high above the rest of the structure
s the market hall, stretching before which is a; large open
yard surrounded by iron railings. The approach to this
.tall is by a 1.44- flight of steps and through an arched
loorway. Over the latter are two colossal figures of angels
with extended wings, and scrolls in their bands
•nscribed with scriptural h (Atom The size of the hall is
!.04 feet by 50, with an altitude of 50 feet. In the centre
luadrangle is a clock tower, 115 feet high. Near tts2
umm:t arc two gigantic figures of solid cedar, which will
-ventually li-employed tostrike t hechimes. Thequadrangle
paved with blue-tinted granite, crossed with lines of red
t.rcatled blocks of buildings, 210 ft. long by 43ft. in width,
inn round the side of the quadrangle. It is here the shops
re situated. The buildings are four storeys high, in-
;:uding the 1 asement. The wings are four storeys high,
,xclusive of their basements, width are cellared for
narket purposes. In one wing is "The Sir
Aancis Burdett Coffee-house and Dining-rooms,"
vhile another is devoted to the sale of un-..
adulterated beer. The other wings are occupied
:ss residences of a rather higher class. All the buildingsare
mbstantial and ornamental, the walls being of yellow
)rick, relieved with terracotta and Portland stone, and
lie .roofs covered with Cumberland slates of a delicate
:rem colour. In the market hall slabs of polished Irish
,narble, very hard and of close grain, are employed, as
,)eing co:Atte:we to cleanliness. Almost all the external
woodwork is of teak. It is five years since the market was
!ommenced. •

The Conrta Alartial Royal Commis,ion have re-
commended the alx)lition of brawling in the services.

The return just issued shows that in 1868 there
were 176,729 marrfiges in England and Wal a, 786,156
)irth, and 480,677 deaths.
Judgment. was given on W'edncs lay in the bank-
ruptcy of Lord Albeit Clinton, who was ordered to pay
£lOO a year on condition of his discharge.
1N e are informed that a proposal, intended to be
made to the proprietors cf the Northe EaAern Railway ihat
they f•hould grant en ennui* of .0200 for life to Mr. George
Hudson, has been abandoned.
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The scretiiiy at Be*dley was gone iu'o on Wednes.
-lii;* Four votes were struck off 1 y petitioner for non-
.
:esidence, nn.-1 one as disqualified in couseq:uente of being a
.t.onstablo for the borough. The scrutiny i4n-oceed;ng.
From inquiries • which have leen instituted
the fooling has lecome strcngtheno 1 that the fire
which destroyed the church of.Ad Saints in Sarov-square
vas the work of an incendiary. Sometime k ince there were
riots at the church, and much alarm was at that time created.
rots arose out of ritualistic practices which were in-
troduced there, and which, as was commonly the case at that
time, created much ill-feeling in the district.

Mr. Henry Bingham Baring, who died recently
at Cannes, was the eldest son of the late Mr. Henry
Baring, brother of the first Lord Ashburton. He was born
in 1804, and Vas educated at Christ Church. Oxford, where
he graduated B.A. in 1825. He entered Parliament in
1831 as representative of Callington, which borough .was
disfranchised by the Reform Bill of 1832. since which he
represented -Marlborough in Parliament, e.ll the last gene-
ral election. The deceased gentleman was a Liberal-Con-
servative in politics.
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ILIkIiaIAL 1-'lllll4i A

HOUSE OF LORDS—This EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
SPEECH OF THE MAYOR OF CORK.

Lord LIFPORD gave notice of his intention to ask the
Government a question relative to the speech just made
by the first magistrate of Cork, and to the ask the inten-
tions of the Government on the subject.
The motion for the second reading of the Ecclesiastical
De7apidations Bill was then proceeded with.
(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF CONINIONS.---This EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
THE SPEECH OF THE MAYOII OF CORK.
Mr. P. DAWSON gave notice that on Monday he should
ask a question relative to the speech of the _Mayor of Cork
reported in the papei'f, in which the most disloyal senti-
ments were uttered; :aid al.-o inquire what course the
Government intended to pursue with respect to the chief
magistrate of Co, k city. (Hear. hear.)
THE RIOT AT LONDONDERRY.
Mr. C. FOIITESCUE, in reply to Sir F. Heygate, said
he had received a telegram with respect to the sultjee,
but, with the exception of confirming the published re-
pots of the riot, it did not contain any additioral infor-
mation. The telegram to which be had referred stated
that a riot had taken place and that two lives had been
sacrifice,'.
ASSASSINATION 0.11 CAPTAIN 'CARLETON.
An HON. MEMBER asked if ..tiy been
rec-ived relative to the assa.ssinaLria of Captain Carleton,
in the neighhourhood of Athlone.
-ISlr. C. eoRTEscuE said brvond fact that the
lamentah'e circumstance was true the Gover.;ment had not
yet ree .ived any further informal°,
AGRARIAN OUTRAGES IN TIPPERARY AND

WESTMEATH.
Lord J. MANNERS asked the Chief Secretary for
Ireland if it was the intention of the Government to take
any steps, or propose any measures for the better security
of life in the comities of Westmeath and Tipperary ?
Mr. C. FORTESCUE said the noble iord had so framed
his question as to lead to the inference that these agrarian
outrages were confined to the two counties: mentioned.
That was some consolation. The subject, lie coald assure
the noble lord, had engaged the most serious attention of
the Government, and there was nothing in the power of
the Government they would not do to put down these
outrages. The provisions of the Peace*Preservation A.c!,
with respect to the possession of arms and the stationing
an extra force of canstables, and charging the expenses of
the same to the places in which they would be called upon
to do duty, would be put into operation; but beyond that
he hoped the house would not think it desirable that he
should state the other steps the Government had deter-
mined to take—(hear, hear)—with the view of put-
ting down these dangerous and hateful crimes. The last
but one of these outrage& he did not think could be con-
sidered of an agrarian character, but with respect to the
last he was not able to give any further information than
that he had already communicated to the house.
THE FACTORY ACT.

Mr. BRUCE said in answer to Mr. Muutz, that it was
most desira'de that uniformity should exist with respect
to the working hours, but the different arraugemeats of
the various parts of the kingdom rendered that almost
impossible, but the subject was engaging the most serious
attention of the Government.
THE NIGHT HOUSES. .

Mr. BRUCE, in reply to the question as to what the Go-
vernment proposed with respect to the conflict of opinion
that had taken place between Mr. Knox and Sir Wm.
Bodkin, the assistant-jndge. The question was not so
much one of law, as the amount of evidence necessary to
ensure a conviction. Mr. Justice Blackburn had given an
opinion which referred to the matter, and he had that
afternoon received a letter front Deputy-Assistant Judge
Payne, which stated that the subject would come
on for consideration and decision before the Court of
Quarter Sessions to-morrow, and the course he proposed
was to wait until that decision had been given before they
took upon themselves the duty of amending the law in
order that it might be made sufficient to carry out what
was the obvious intention of the Legislature.
THE SERVANTS TAX. _

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in answer
to Mr. W H._ Smith, said no exemption that formerly
existed with respect to servants was taxen away by the
new arrangement of the assessed taxes.