The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-20 00:00:00

CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER.

Yesterday Elizabeth Webster, aged 24, a miserable-
looking woman, was placed at the bar, before Mr.
Corrie, at Clerkenwell police-court, charged, on her own
confess!on, with having caused the death of Samuel
Webster, her child, eleven months old.

William Damond, 175 G, having been sworn, said—
This morning, at seven o'clock, I was on duty in Port-
ol-lane, Gray's-inn-lane, when I found the prisoner
lying down in the passage leading to a house, last asleep.
I awoke ber, when she said, "Hold me, I have done
4." I asked her, " What have you dcne ?" She re-
plied, "I have killed it." I asked her, " What have
you' killed ?" She said, "I have killed my child." I
inquired, "Where is it ?" She replied, "It is at No.
7, Charles•street, Batton-garden." She then said she
had lived there. I took her to the station-houso in
Bagnigge Wells-road. She had been drinking, and vas
very confused and bewildered.

Mr. Inspector Anderson, G division, said he had made
inquiries, and found that she was not living in Gmles-
strea, Hatton-garden ; but he had ascertained that, in
May last, she had taken her child, which was then four
months old, from St. Andrew's workhouse.

Mr. Corrie—Did she say how she killed the child ?
Damond—She squeezed the throat of it.

Jospector Anderson—She has given several statements,
your worship. She said that her husband's name was
Moffet, a compositor on the Morning Advertiser ; then
that he was employed at a printing establishment in
Wellington-street, Strand ; but on inquiry I find that
none of ler statements are true. She also said that she
left the child in the street, and it was dressed in a black
frock, patent st.oes, speckei socks, and no cap.
Mr. Corrie questioned the prisoner, but she stood at
the bar in a state of apparent stupor, looking stedfastly
at one spot, and not answering any question.

. .
Inbpector Anderson—l think her present state pro-
ceeds from delirium tremens.

Mr. Carrie—l shall remand her for a week, and
during the time every care must be taken of her, and
the publicity of the cue may lead to important dis-
coveries.

The prisoner was accordingly remanded.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LoNr ON, Feb. 20.—Wind -AWN day at noon, N.B. ;
light breeze and dull hazy weather.
PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 19. Wind E.N.E. Sailed—
H.M.S.'s Calcutta and Gorgon fcr the westward.

TORBAY, Fob. 19.—The Edina, from Newcastle to Con-
stantinople, is on shore at Elbury, leaky, bows being
started ; seven of the crew had previously deserted her,
the remainder are safe.
PLYMOUTH, Feb. 19.—The P.osa Bella, from Dominica,
for London, which put in here yesterday, leaky, will dis-
charge.
MILFORD, Feb. 19.—A large brig, apparently running
for this harbour, was seen to go down five or six miles
W.S.W. of St. Ann's Lighthouse on the 15th inst. ; crew
supposed to be drowned.
NEWPORT, Fab. 18.—Wind N.E.--Sailed—Uumboldt,
for St. Thomas.
SWANSEA, Feb. 18.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed—Roderick
Dhu, from St. Jag° de Cuba.
FALmoUTIT, Feb. 19.—Wind E.N.E., strong—Sailed—
Occidente, for Gonaives.

(PER ELECTRIC! TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived—Planter, from Rye; Waters, Sunderland;
Carlindeda, Cherbourg.
Sailed—Light and Sign, for Sunderland ; Ondine (dr.),
London.

LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning.

Wind N.E.

Sailed—Express, for St. Thomas ' • Ocean, Genoa ; Mari-
ner, Gibraltar; Martha Ann, Constantinople; Pillgwenly,
Salonica.
Arrived —lthiel, from Gallipoli.
QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 18.

Wind E.
Arrived—Alchymist, from Alexandria ; Alice Wilson,
Callao, and proceeded to Antwerp.
Sailed—Darnley, for Barbadoes ; Angels, Philadelp4isk ;
Examplar, Barbados; Barkhill, St. John's, Newfound:wad.

BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGBA.PII.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.50 !1. D 7•
Wind E.N.E., tide 14 hour's flood, cloudy.
Arrived, Feb. 19.—Breena, from Dunkirk.
Arrived, Feb. 20.—Vindiota Knot, from Barn holm ;
Elida, Anrhuus ; Natram, Pillars ; Falcon, Christiania.
Sailed.—Peninsula (s), for BalAklays.
DEAL, Wednesday, 9.41 a.m.

Wind E.N.E., moderate.
Passed, Feb. 20.—Wye, from London for Mogador.
Passed, Feb. 20.—Queen of the Chase, from Terceira'
for Landon ; Malcolm Brown, London, Malta ; Oliveira'
London, Swansea ; Emanuel, London, St. Kitts ; Janes
London, Jamaica.

THE TOWN DuEs.--LIVERPOOL, Tuosday.—A
sition, very numerously signed, and embracing the
princip • al merchants and shipowners of the port, was
this day presented to his worship the Mayor, John
Stewart, Esq., asking lom. to call a meeting of the in-
habitants, in order to potation tho House of Commons
against the bill of the Vice-President of the Board of
Trade for the abolition of our town dues, without ade-
quate compensation being afforded, and to take mea-
sures to resist to the utmost such a monstrous innova-
tion. In accordance with the desire of the requisition-
ists, his lordship bas called a public meeting,
_to be held
in St. George's Hall, on Friday next, the 2`24.19 Xlit
noon.