The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-20 00:00:00

SHOCKING AFFAIR.

Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the
Duke of Cumberland public-house, Henley-hill.
near Easebourne, Sussex, before Mr. It. Blagden,
coroner for the western division of that county, on
the body of Martha Ann Greenway, who had been
murdered by her husband under the following
frightful circumstances :—lt appears that the mur-
derer, who was well-to-do in life, and occupied a
house in the village, returned from Bethlehem Hos-
pital, on Friday last, where he had been confined
for 10 weeks, and was supposed to have been per-
fectly recovered from his attack of insanity. The
murderer and his late wife were both about 50
years of age, and are said to have lived in perfect
harmony together. They had two children, aged
respectively 21 years and eight months, and the
hnsband seemed to have a great affection for the
elder child, but did not pay the other any atten-
tion. On Saturday morning the accused appeared
quite well, but in the afternoon his conduct was
observed to be rather strange, and on Sunday
morning he came down to breakfast with only his
shirt on, bringing his favourite child with him.
In the middle of the day the servant girl went to
church, leaving all the family at home, and when
she returned about five o'clock she coild hear and
see nothing stirring in the house. She therefore
went to her mother's, which was close by, and
during the evening she proceeded to Greenway's
house three times, but all wa3 silent there, and
the girl concluded that her master and mistress
had gone to Farnhurst to chapel. About nine
o'clock a neighbour heard a child cry, and a noise
in a hedge adjoining Greenway's premises. A
constable was then sent for; several persons
assembled on the spot in a short time, and a search
was instituted, whick ended in the discovery of the
younger child in the ditch. The elder child was
subsequently found in bed, while at the front door
of the house a shocking scene presented itself.
Lying there was the mutilated body of Mrs. Green-
way, who appeared to have been dead for several
hours. Her throat was cut down to the bone from
the front. She was also cut on the right cheek,
down through her dress to the breastbone. There
was another cut from the wound in the throat down
to opposite • the fourth rib, where the chest was
penetrated, and another cut across the chin to the
jawbone. In the kitchen, immediately in front of
the fireplace, was a pool of blood, and near it lay
two masses of the deceased's hairecoagulated with
blood, and evidently torn violently from her head.
The murder, no doubt, took place in the kitchen,
as there was no derangement of the furniture of the
apartment, so that it did not appear that any great
struggle had taken place. The husband was mean-
while nowhere to be found, and a search in all
directions proved fruitless. On Tuesday morning,
he went to a person at Elstead and asked for money,
but as information of the murder had reached that
place, he was immediately taken into custody.
Upon examination it was found that the shirt he
wore was very bloody on the sleeves, and he was
taken before Mr: A. Davis, one of the county magis-
trates at Midhurst, and remanded to the adjourned
inquest, and he now lies in Petworth gaol. It is
presumed that the murder was committed with a
razor, which, covered with blood, together with a

The visit of the Prince of Wales to the North
American colonies of the British CL own is, we
trust, but the precursor of a series of Royal pro-
gresses, in which Australia may fairly put in her
claim to be noticed. There is no reason why, now
that the heir to the Throne has begun to see the
world, that he should not come here as well as go
to Canada or Nova Scotia. We can offer, perhaps,
as much to attract the future monarch of the Bri-
tish empire as any part of his North American
dominions. The youngest of England's broods, we
have done nothing to disgrace the parent stock,
and we are full-fledged; enough to be worth a visit
to the Prince of Wales. There is no material ob-
stacle against our very natural ambition being
gratified, to the mutual advantage of Australia and
England. The distance need no longer be an ob-
jection. The voyage by the overland route is
reduced, in the proper season, to a pleasant yacht-
ing tour of little more than six weeks. The Pen-
insular and Oriental Company may be safely
charged With the transport of so precious a freight ;
and there is small fear (at the present rates) of his
being incommoded by too many fellow-passengers.
The voyage would be a highly interesting one to
the Prince, for he would traverse the great high-
way of England to the East. He would pass on
the road by some of the most famous bulWarks and
ornaments of his
taught much.of the secret ,of her dominion, and
m°theria-)24gdom— He.would.ba.
would gather some idea of its magnitude. And at
the end he would reach a territory certainly not
the least interesting or wonderful of all England's
possessions. He would see with his own eyes a
continent but yesterday a savage wilderness the
home of a group of thriving British communities,
rich in all the appliances and comforts of life—free,
prosperous, and happy. He learn by what a golden
chain they are bound to England; how bravely her
name is upheld and how loyally it is cherished. He
would witness the marvels of a growth surpassing
all that the earth can show of wonder, and the
proofs of a prosperity solid, enlightened, and endu-
ring. He would see a great people in its fresh and
vigorous adolescence, " mewing
its mighty youth,"
and claiming a place among the most civilised com-
munities. Nor to us would the lesson be less useful
or happy. The visit of the Prince of Wales would
be a graceful recognition of a tie which on this side
has ever found a warm and tender response. The
feeling which roused the Canadians to a universal
outpouring of homage to the eldest born of Victoria
is one in which we can find ample sympathy. Nor
need this feeling be allied to anyidea of flunkeyism
or unworthy servility. It is enough for us that it
is the son of his mother who comes to look upon
this part of her empire; and the good to us is
mainly in being thus brought near the home
thoughts and the home affections.. The Prince can
not come here without bringing a tribute to our
position among the colonies of England; and he
will carry away an opinion which cannot but be
of infinite advantage to us at home. He will find
here a community at least as large and as orderly
as any he has seen among the older colonies of North
America; and it cannot be but thatithis visit will
tend to a better acquaintance of Australia on the
part of England. That the reception which the
Prince would meet among us would be at least as
enthusiastic as that which he has found among the
Canadians we have very little doubt. A Prince
who, according to the American papers, " likes to
be lionised" is likely, indeed, to be indulged to
the top of his heart should he ever come so far
as to this good city of Melbourne. The feeling
of loyalty to the Sovereign is in Victoria
quite in its tender and callow bloom ; it has
been disturbed by no near experiences of kings or
courts, and is not the less young and vigorous for
that reason. In the present instance the personal
love and respect which are entertained for Victoria
in her relations of wife and mother would, apart
from all other reasons, insure for her eldest son a
warm and hearty welcome from all classes of her
Majesty's subjects in this colony. And it is our
good fortune that the names of Queen and Prince
carry with them some other than the conventional
meaning—that we see in them nothing which can
'ifffrigirt our bloat- aplroote sense of freedom, and a
great deal ,of all thit is homely and glorious and
reverent.---;llfsffiele?ne A rgus.