The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-20 00:00:00

FROM THE GAZETTE OF YESTERDAY! ATTEMPT AT CHILD MURDER.

DOWNING-STREET, OCT. 16.

The Queen has been pleased t? appoint Captain James
Robert Mann, R.E., to be Surveyor-General for the Island
of Mauritius, and C. Wing, Esq., to be Collector of Cus-
toms for the said Island.
Her Majesty has also been plemsed to appoint John Scott
Tucker, Esq., to be Civil Engineer for the Colony of the
Cape of Good Hope.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 18.
The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a
despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, inelosing
a copy of a French Imperial Decree prolonging, until the
30th September, 1859, the exemption from shipping dues
on cargoes of grain, meal, rice, potatoes, and dried vege-
tables.
&BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 18.
The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade and Plantations have received informa-
tion, through her Majesty's Consul-General at Algiers,
that' the restrictions hitherto existing at the ports of Algeria,
as to the tonnage of vessels allowed to carry goods upon
which an import duty of 10 per cent. is levied, are hereafter
to apply exclusively to vessels engaged in re-exportation.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 18.
The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council' for Trade and Plantations have received, through
the Secretary. of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a de-
spatch from her Majesty's Vice-Consul at Tangiers, report-
ing that the prohibition to export Slippers and Haicks
(woollen sashes) from Morocco has been v:thdrawn.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 18.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, in-
closing copy of a French Imperial Decree prolonging, until
the 30th September, 1859, the privilege allowed to foreign
vessels to carry grain, meal, rice, potatoes, and dried veget-
ables, between France snd Algeria.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Ocr. 19.
MEMORANDUM.—The next competitive examination of
candidates for admission to the Royal Military Academy at
Woolwich, will be held in London on the 3d January,
1859.
The qualifications remain as heretofore ; and all gentle-
men who desire to obtain commissions in the Royal Artil-
lery or Royal Engineers, are required to pass through the
course of instruction at the Royal Military Academy.
For a prospectus and further information, the parents
or guardians of the candidates shorld apply to the Military
Secretary, at the Horse Guards.
COMMISSION BY THE QUEEN.
Ist West York RegiTne,.nt of Militia—John Simpson,
Esq., to be Paymaster.

COMMISSIONS BY LORDS LIEUTENANT.
County of Stafford—George Briscoe, Esq., to be Deputy
Lieutenant.
2d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—En-
sign Frederick Clement Sneyd to be Lieutenant, vice
Brindley, deceased.
King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—R,obt.
Augustus Warren, Esq., late Captain in the County Dublin
Militia, to be Captain, vice Kitson, promoted.
Ist Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—Lieutenant
Edward Jeffcock to be Captain, vice Bromwich resigned ;
Lieutenant John Colbourne to be- Captain, vice Frank
Corbett, resigned.
Ist Somerset Regiment of Militia—Henry Stanhope May,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice Owen, promoted.
Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia—Ensign R.
Fisher Evans to be Lieutenant; Ensign Henry Hammond
Spencer to be Lieutenant.

Yesterday (Tuesday) a woman of respectable ap-
pearance, named Elizabeth Ann Keel, the wife
of a working man, and respectably connected, was
charged before the Bath magistrates with hay-
injg, attempted to murder one of her children,
a little girl fifteen months old, on the previous
day. The painful circumstances were briefly de-
posed to as follows :—Mrs. Mary Dowse said she
lived at No. 10, Galloway-buildings, and the pri-
soner occupied two parlours in the same house,
with her husband and three children. About
two o'clock on the previous afternoon witness
went into the prisoner's parlour, as she was fre-
quently in the habit of doing, when she heard a
splashing of water in the bedroom adjoining. She
went into the bedroom, where she saw the prisoner
holding her baby in a pan of water. It was a very
large pan, and the prisoner was holding the child,
who was dressed, beneath the water with both her
hands. The witness asked prisoner what she was
doing, and she replied, " I am going to drown the
little —." The witness said, " Don't do it," and
the prisoner then took the child out of the water
and held it in her arms. The child was quite in-
sensible, and witness tore its clothes off, and
wrapped it in a blanket, and sent for a doctor. She
then held the child before the fire, but it was an
hour before it revived. Two surgeons attended it,
and there were now good prospects of its recovery.
The witness appeared to be sober at the time, and
witness was not aware that she was in the habit
of drinking. She had never noticed anything
strange in her manner, but she was frequently very
excited.

Police-sergeant Barry deposed that about a quarter
before six o'clock on Monday evening he went to
10, Galloway-buildings, and in the front parlour
he saw the prisoner, her husband, and Mr. Barrett,
surgeon. The prisoner was in a very excited state,
and he said to her, " Mrs. Keel, what's the matter ?"
She replied. " I tried to drown my little girl. So
help ine God, murder my three children and
myself to-night." Witness said, "Do sit down,
and be quiet. You are very excited." She repeated,
with an adjuration, " I have made up my mind to
do it, and I'll do it?! She afterwards said, "My
husband's father is the cause of all this." Witness
considered that the prisoner had been drinking.
The prisoner, who is a very interesting and mild-
looking woman, was remanded. Upon being taken
from the dock she saw her husband, on which she
burst into tears, and seizing his hand shook it fer-
vently, with an imploring look.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL—Oar. 19.

At this day's market there was a small attendance of the
trade, and the business done was quite insignificant, as
holders generally asked a slight advance, which buyers re-
fused to pay. Flour, except American, which is scarce,
and wanted, was difficult to move at late rates. Oats, with
a slow sale, remained as on Friday, or id per 451 b lower
than on Tuesday last, although there was a moderate retail
demand for wheat. Oatmeal was held for about 6d per load
advance, which checked sales. Barley and peas neglected,
and rather easier to buy. Egyptian beans may be quoted
6d to is per qr lower. Indian corn continues neglected 2
and to effect sales a decline of 6dper qt had to be submitted
to. The weather has been broken and wet.