The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-03 00:00:00

A FRENCH IMITATOR OF DO YE.

A grocer, named Lamy, of Chaumes, was a few days
ago tried by the Court of Assizsa of that department, for
poisoning his wile. In 1848 he married a young woman,
named Renard, who was of a mild and affectionate dis-
position ; but, being brutal and avaricious, he ill-treated
her most grossly, and deprived her of common necessaries.
She, however, never lodged a complaint against him, but
was an object of pity to all her neighbours. Not content
with constantly ill-treating her, he established an adul-
terous connection with a married woman in the village,
and took no pains to conceal his conduct. About two
years ago his wife's sister, Adelina, then aged 17, went
to live with them as servant, and he conceived a violent
passion for her. In May last he succeeded ih seducing
her, and before long their connection became known,
not only to his wife, but to all the village, and to the
girl's parents. After a while her father took her away,
and this plunged him into despair. He then ill.
treated his wife more than ever, in order to force her to
beg that her sister might be sent hack. This the poor
woman after a while consented to, and on the 21st July
last Adelina returned. On the 24th the wife was seized
with violent vomiting, which continued for a week, when
she died. Suspicion of foul play being excited inquiries
were made, and it was stated by three or four females,
who had gone to attend the woman in her illness, that the
man had prepared all the medicine for her himself, and
that he took great care to throw away all that she ejected
from her stomach ; the young
.woman Adelina, on her
part, confessed, after some hesitation, that he had often
told her that hor sister would not live long, and that
after her death ho would marry her ; it turned out, more-
over, that the man having in his youth been employed
by a druggist, knew something about venomous sub-
stances, and hada certain quantity of poisons in his posses-
sion, together with a book called ilistoire des Drogues;
lastly, it appeared from an examination of the woman's body
that she had died of poison. The man in his defence
denied his guilt, but being convicted by the jury, though
with extenuating circumstances, he was sentenced to
hard labour for life.

GLASS-MAKERS IN TUE OLDEN TIME.—The glass•
makers of Murano were not classed among the artisans !
they received, as well from the Senate of Venice as
granted. Thus
froma
th
aseveral e
f
er
the foreign
a age in
which
tthey
many privileges, re•
me y
were
the Venetian patricians might marry th daughters of
the master glass-makers without derogating in any man-
ner from their dignity, and the children born from those
marriages retained all their quarterings of nobility. And,
further still, when Henry 111. went to Venice, in 1273,
he granted nobility to all the master glass-makers of
Murano. It having been decided, by a resolution of the
Corporation of Murano, that a golden book, like the
" Libro d'oro" of the Venetian nobles, should be esta-
blished for registering the names of the original families
of Murano, the Senate confirmed the resolution on the
20th Aug., 102. This book still exists in the archives
of Murano.

CONVENTION WITH HONDUiUS.

(Front the New York Herald).
• The following convention between her Majesty
and the Republic of Honduras, relative to the
Mosquito Indians and to the rights and claims of
British subjects, was signed at London Aug. 27,
1856:

" Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, and the Republic of Hondu-
ras, being desirous to settle by means of a convention
certain points resulting from the territorial arrangements
which form the subject of another convention concluded
between them on this day, have named as their plenipo-
tentiaries for that purpose, that is to say,
"Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Hon. George Wm.
Frederick, Earl of Clarendon, Baron Hyde of Hindon, a
peer of tho united kingdom, a member of her Britannic
Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council, Knight of the
Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of
the Most Hon. Order of the Bath, her Britannic Ma-
jesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ;
" And his Excellency the President of the Republic of
Honduras, Senor Dr. Juan Victor Herran, Minister
Plenipotentiary of the Republic to her Britannic Majesty;
" Who, after having communicated to each other their
respective full powers, found in good and due form, have
agreed upon and concluded the following articles :
" Article 1. The Republic of Honduras engages not
to disturb the subjects of her Britannic Majesty. in the
enjoyment of any property of which they may be in pos-
session in the islands of Ituatan, Bonaca, Rena, Utile,
Barbareto, and Morat, situated in the Bay of Hondurias.
" Article 2. Her Britannic Majesty agrees to recognise
the mid channel of the river Wanx or Segovia, which
falls into the Caribbean Sea at Cape Gracias h Dios, as
the boundary between the. Republic of Honduras and
lltirterftrYty* cirthif Moiquito Indians, Without preju-
dice, however, to any question of boundary between
the Republics of Honduras and.of Nicaragua.
"And whereas the Mosquito Indians have heretofore
possessed and exercised rights in and over the territories
lying between the river Wanx or Segovia and the Ro-
man river, her Britannic Mjesty agreed to recommend
to the Mosquito Indians to renounce any such rights in
favour of the Republic of Honduras, on condition of re-
ceiving from the Republic some reasonable sum by way
of annuity for a limited period, to be paid half-yearly, as
an indemnity and compensation for the loss and extinc-
tion of their interest in the said territory. When such an
arrangement shall have been acceded to by the Mosquito
Indians, her Britannic Majesty engages to recognise
the sovereighty over the said territory as belonging to
the Republic of Honduras ; and her Britannic Majesty
and the Republic will, within 12 months thereafter, ap-
point two commissioners, one to be named by each party,
for the purpose of determining the amount, the period of
duration, and the time, place, and mode of payment of
the annuity so to be paid to the Mosquito Indians as in-
demnity and compensation.
"And whereas British subjects have, by grant, lease,
or otherwise, heretofore obtained from the Mosquito In-
dians interests in various lands situated within that ter-
ritory above described, lying between the river Wanx or
Segovia and the river Roman, the Republic of Honduras
engages to maintain and respect such interests. And it
is further agreed that the commissioners mentioned in
the present article shall investgate the claims of British
subjects arising out of such grants or leases, or otherwise;
and all British subjects whose claims by the com-
missioners shall be pronounced well-founded and valid
shall be quieted in the possession of their respective in-
terests in the said lands.

"Art. 3. The Republic of Honduras further engages
to carry into effect any agreements already made and
now in course of being carried out for the satisfaction of
British claims • and it is agreed bet ween the contracting
parties that the commissioners mentioned in the preced-
ing article shall also examine and decide upon any British
claims upon the Government of Honduras that may be
submitted to them other than those specified in the pre-
ceding article, and not already in train of settlement.
" Art. 4. The commissioners mentioned in the preced•
ing article shall meet at Trnxillo, at the earliest conve-
nient period after they shall have been respectively named,
and shall, before proceeding to any business, make and
subscribe a solemn declaration that they will impartially
and carefully examine and decide, to the best of their
judgment, and according to justice and equity, without
fear, favour, or affection to their own country, upon all
the matters referred to them for their decision ; and such
declaration shall be entered on the record of their pro-
ceedings.
" The amain issioners shall then, and before proceeding
to any other business, name some third person to act as
arbitrator or umpire in any case or cases in which they
may themselves differ in opinion. The person so to be
chosen as arbitrator or umpire shall, before proceeding
to act as such, make and subscribe a solemn declaration
in a form similar to that which shall alreidy have been
made and subscribed by the commissioners, and which
shall also be entered on the record of the prcceedings. In
the-event of the death, absence, or incapacity of such
person, or of his omitting, or declining, or ceasing to act
as such arbitrator or umpire, another person shoikbe
namadas aforesaid to apt as arbitrator or urnoira4a
place, and shall make and subscribii such declalation
aforesaid.

" Her Britannic Majesty and the Republic of Hondu-
ras hereby engage to consider the decision of the com•
missiouers conjointly, or of the arbitrator or umpire, as
the case may be, as final and conclusive on the matters
hereby referred to their decision; and they further engage
forthwith to give full effect to the same.
. . .

"Art. 5. The commissioners and the arbitrator or um-
pires shall keep an accurate record and correct minutes
or notes of all their proceedings, with the dates thereof,
and shall appoint and employ a clerk or other persons to
assist them in the transaction of the business which may
come before them. The salaries of the commissioners
shall be paid by their respective Governments. The
contingent expenses of the commission, including the
salary of the arbitrator or umpire, and of the clerk or
clerks, shall be defrayed in equal moieties by the two
Governments.

" Article 6. The present convention shall be ratified,
and the ratifications shall be exchanged at London, as
soon as possible within twelve months from this date.
" In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries
have signed the same, and have affixed thereto their re-
spective seals.
" Done at London the 27th day of August, in the year
of our Lord 1856. " CLARENDON.
" VR. LIERRAN."