The Sun.
London, England, 1869-10-01 00:00:00

TRIAL OF BARRETT.

The trial of Peter Barrett at Galway for an atteraP7o
assassinate Mr, Lambert terminated on Thursday'. ,cr
affair has excited the greatest interest in the locality',
Mr. Lambert was a gentleman of property, and the atton
oPo
was made under circumstances of peculiar audacity eu
very day that her Majesty's judges of assize were in I,ooct
administering the law. The following is a narrative of
fact, as given by the counsel for the prosecution
Lambert took possession cf the estate on the dcath of a
father, in 1867. The prisoner's father was a tenant, sPe
Captain Lambert had some dispute with him about 5,°70
cropping of land and the covenant in his lease, an" 0,1
was dispossessed shortly before July last, He was °110(r
to say that there was no reason to think that the Pris°,sp
interfered, directly or indirectly, with that quarrel. of
to the time of the outrage the prisoner was a perso4l4loo
respectahle character, and was a letter-carrier in the L° tees
Post-office, and he had been out of the country forei'bbace
months prior to July last, save that he iniglit t vtas
come over on a temporary visit at Christmas. 111;/ it
a fact which they should bear in mind, '°""tD
would be of great moment when he laid before °Sidi
several facts of the case. Frem August, 1807, at
eocr,
period Captain Lambert last saw and spoke to the Prls. the
Captain Lambert was not aware of the prisoner beingne~l at
Country. On the 11th of July Captain Lambert lent,
his brother's house, not far distant from Castle Laini „vial
and met there his sister and two nieces, who returnct Dort
him to Castle Lambert. After they had stopped f°r fsille9
-time Captain Lambert saw them as far as the gate' e acri
left about nine o'clock. Captain Lambert returned all: 'froni
on his way up the avenue, and when about eighty Yart tree../'
the hall door, he saw a man walking under some linlcovrer'
Captain Lambert challenged him, but received locale:lin
It was quite lightsome at the time, and when 0 fan,
Lambert came within ten or twelve yards cf tit ISt
ca
that person, whoever he was, presented a short 01°
him, and fired several shots. The first shot did jr p°l‘.
effect, but the second struck his watch, carried 49:vtere
tion of the chain, and rebounded, and then two sb°
fired, striking him in the right side. A fifth shot ,„s
and the bullet pierced his hat and entered his tool' tb°
at once fell, and the assassin then rushed off tu3v.a',fl,
rookery, and vanished. Captain Lambert recevelebr°oo
gored to his hall door, and fell into the arms of llis chiefly'
exclaiming that he was shot." The defence bailie('
t the
upon the identification of the prisoner. On this P°
jury disagreed, and were discharged. After being or 000;
up three hours, nine were for acquittal and thp'e kith
viction.. The commission adjourned until tb:o
October, when the prisoner will be re-tried.

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of

IRONMASTERS' PRELIMINARY MEETII46/. 11
preliminary meeting of the Ironmasters' Assve3;°l tjl
South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire w'3o:cill'ice.4,
Thursday at Birmingham. It was decided 01'1' tllO.
should remain unchanged, and it was also rc'Vcc„lo //°,,
the application of the men for advanced Ics'''rec
rejected, on the ground that the • mediate Pit-9°i
of the trade did not warrant any alteration
present paid.
DEATH OF THE REV. CANON DLO3IIII3to r
death is announced of the Rev. Samuel Taylor J" rew
31. A., one of the oldest clergymen in the diocese sfeeileg'
borough. He was educated at Sidney SusseLl.
,qO„3, 311.
Cambridge, where he took his B.A. degree in la-lje,
of
year in which Langdale, afterwards Lord I• n3:4,:-01 P
senior wrangler; and Blomfield, afterwards °OrP"
London, was third wrangler. Among other 111::130),11
contemporaries were Sir Frederick Pollock, the late r 10"
Alderson, the late Mr. Justice Maule, the late 0"ile
Professor Sedgwick, and Archdeacon Rayreone ia th:d
ordained in 1809, and, having served various 01
lectiapa
Church, was nominated in 1814 by the Duke °f
bet;
ho
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the vicarage of Besbrooke, near pinghant, ';natsti
up to the time of his death. In 1854 he was n°l;;bor°i4'
Bishop Davy to an honorary canonry in P
Cathedral.

A
CID,

CHILD MURDER. AND ATTEMPTED SI.I-
- sae ttr destructionae
tssai iblgou
about ten
of child murder and attotate joba 9t
',
seenthoe,clmocoktkoenr,
lwvhod is, there
nith
of the local murderess,
po i police force force heard° from
n screamsese a'lYt
e egisrlibu t:i9'4l:*fleoer: tin°lssll;
reported b
direction of the river Stour, at Barton-mills, :;" vere`
and that on his proceeding to the spot alB
a woman in the river. She was in the micla, vioc
stream, but the constable, with praiseworthi. Doi:
rushed into the water, and succeeded in cate11111; '1,134
of the drowning woman, and landed her mas'ir,
bank, The poor creature was in a most !
state, and frequently muttered, "My child is g° %IV
• g yetx
child is gone!" Search was made, and durin
the dead body of a female infant,l6 months old, 'O,O 0133;
out of the river near the same spot. The W°1313.0g tO
is Day; and she is the wife of a soldier belongit coteral
2nd Dragoons, the depot of which regime nt 033
bury. Mrs. Day was taken to a public-huse ba
recovered ; t sreA
under medical treatment she partially
torday was not considered out of danger. She 10 90
tb
e •
tdio =fo lniuditaav op:pains in charge 9. .1,1
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