The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-01 00:00:00

SUN, LONDON, MOND:AY EVENING, MARCH 1, 18581

MAKKET NEWS.—(This Day,)

THE HAYMARKET MURDER.

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EXAMINATION AT MARLBOROUGH-STREE
POLICE COURT THIS DAY.

The greatest excitement was occasioned at Marl
borough-street this morning in consequence of the
examination of the man Lani„
Outside the office an immense crowd had celleetee
end it was wiqi the greases, difficulty the ettraoce of
the police court was kept clear. The crowd was prin-
cipally composed of foreigners, and the greatest anxiety
was manifested to get a glimpse of the man who
bad rendered himself so horribly infamous.
By the prudent arrangements of the police, the pri-
soner was conveyed into court by the back entrance, so
that the whole of the persons assembled outside were
disappointed the gratification they bad braved the cut.
ting wind in a pelting sleet for hours to witness.
It is rather a remarkable fact that within the last
three years there has been no less than six cases of
murder at this court, five of them having been com-
mitted by foreigners.
Alter the disposal of the night charges, the prisoner
Giovanni Lani was placed at the bar, charged with the
murder of Heloise Taubin. He was brought into court
and took his place in the dock without the slightest
appearance of concern. He appears to be a person of
about 21 years of age. He was dressed in a black talma
and black trousers, and is by no means a desperate
looking fellow.
Julia Levi—l reside at 8, Arundel-court, Haymarket.
The deceased Heloise Taubin had lodged in my house
about four moeths. I don't know the date she first came
to my house. The murder took place on last Tuesday
night. I was in Charles-street on the evening in ques-
tion, when the man whom I call the assassin came up
and spoke to me. The prisoner at the bar is the man. I
am certain of it. He is quite a stranger to me. I was
in conversation with him about three or four minutes,
and then we walked up the Haymarket. Whilst
walking he asked me to go home with him and
offered me ten francs, but I declined, saying it was
too early. Before I left him I pointed out the
house in which I resided. At half-past ten I
saw him talking to women in Arundel-court. Oae of
these women was the deceased. He came to my house
at about eleven o'clock the same evening. I was in my
parlour, but I heard him ask for " Madame." I did not
recognise his voice at the time. He did not ask for any
other person, he merely asked for Madam. The servant
opened the parlour door and I recognised him immediately.
He said he bad come there to sleep with me and„l refused
to entertain his proposals. He then said to my servant
" Then I will sleep with the woman with whom I have
been speaking with outside." The conversation took
place in French. Ann Brown then went to fetch the
deceased who was at the time walking in Waterloo-
place. While Brown was absent the prisoner,
remained in my parlour until the deceased arrived
home. It was about three minutes after he had
spoken about her. When the deceased came
in she laughed and went upstairs to her own room with
the prisoner. The deceased aid me good night. I did
not see them both enter the room, but I saw them
on the stairs. lam quite positive that the man at the
bar is the man. I have no doubt of it. About eight
o'clock the night following two persons came down
stairs and cried out " poor Heloise is dead." I did not
enter the room. I was half dead with fear. I don't
know what became of me. I have not seen the body of
the unfortunate woman. I have not seen the prisoner
from the night I have spoken of until the present time. I
don't mind about her dress, but I now that on the
evening I am speaking of she wore an antique watch
and two rings—one of the rings had a red stone in it.
The prisoner declined asking any questions, but said
he wanted to make a statement.

Mr. Beadon—You can do that presently.
Eugenie Silvester—l reside at 8, Arundelplaee (the
locality formerly bore the name of Coventry-court). I
have known the deceased about 10 months. Toban is
the correct name of the deceased. lam aware that the
marriage had been legally set aside by divorce in the
French courts ; but the deceased always used the name
of Toban.

Mr. Beadon—There is no such thing as divorce in
France. It is a separation between man and wife, and
the woman always retains the name of her husband.
Toban was her correct name.

Examination proceeded—l was with the deceased
about 10 o'clock on the evening in question. We met the
prisoner, and we asked him to go home with us. While
we were talking together Madame Lsvi passed. He said
he had an appiiintruent with her at 11 o'clock, but I told
her she wou'd not keep it with him, as she had to meet a
gentleman. He then left us and we proceeded to
Waterloo-place. On arriving in Piccadilly we met the
prisoner again, and he then said as he could not go with
Madame Levi he would accompany one of us. While
deceased and I were talking at the corner of Jermyn.
street, Levi's servant arrived, and the deceased left me.
I remained out till one o'clock in the morning, and on
my return home I called out from my own room,
" Heloise, come to supper." The deceased replied,
I am in bed ; and I then heard the prisoner say—
" There is no occasion for you going down to supper, if
you want any thing I will send for it." The deceased
said she was in the habit of taking her meals with her
friends, and in about fivelminutesafterwards she entered
the room and remained there until about two o'clock. I
saw her return to her own room. I went shortly after-
wards to her room for a book, and the prisoner opened
the door and gave it to me, I never saw her alivo
afterwards. At about one o'clock on the following
Wednesday, a friend of mine, a gentleman, called
the deceased, but she did not answer. At
about two o'clock I went up stairs again, and
as the deceased bad not made her appearanes
I felt somewhat alarmed, and I looked through the key ,
hole of her room door and raw the bed in disorder, but
I did not see the body. At 8 o'clock I, accompanied by
a friend of mine, went to the door of deceased's room
atd broke it open. We then discovered the deceased. I
and my friend went up to her, and on removing the bed-
clothes found she was dead. She was lying on her face
between two pillows, her arms drawn back, and her
fingers slightly clenched, and her • wrists quite blue.
My friend said nobody should enter until a medical
man and the police arrived. A surgeon was sent for.
The deceased wore a watch which I have seen on several
occasiol s. She wore a gilt chain, two rings,la pair of
earrings. She had no money in her possession. In the
early part of the evening she had three shillings, but
she ,pent it. The earring (produced) is one of the pair
she wore on the evening she was murdered. The articles
of dress found in the prisoner's travelling-bag and port
man t au were then shown to the witness, and 6he positively
identified a velvet jacket, a black dress, a small French
clock, which was discovered going in the prisoner's
birth on board the Pride of the Thames, a comb, a
brooch, and several other things, as her property which
was in her room on Thursday morning. I am positive
when the prisoner gave ase the book there was no
scratch on his face.

[T• Ise continued in •ur last edition.]

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

The brief extra season, at reduced prices, which was
brought to a termination on Saturday night, has been
successful beyond Mr. Lumley's extremest hopes. The
last four nights, indeed, attracted such crowds as are
rarely witnessed at any theatre. Hundreds were turned
away last night from the pit and gallery, and every seat
in the house was let, in boxes, stalls, and amphitheatre.
The principal attractioi s, of course, were Mdile. Picco-
lomini and Signor Giuglini. Much, however, may be
attribnted to the cheap prices, and something to the
ensemble, which, though far from first rate, was yet good
in the main, and included the honourable names of
Mdlles. Spezia and Sannier—the later a new corner of
the year, and Signora Belletti, Luchesi Vialetti, Aldig-
hiere, and Castelli—the last an ertist of whom the
manager does net yet seem to know the real value.
The features of the past season have been the reviva
of " La Sonnambula" for Mademoiselle Piccolomini—
rather a hazardous venture, but fully justified by the
result—and the production of Balfe's " Bohemian Girl"
in an Italian dress. Both these speculations proved
fortunate, although a priori success could hardly have
been anticipated for either. The other operas belonging
to the old repcitoiie—" La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Lucia
di Lammermoor, and L 3 Figlia del Reggimento"—were
all successful, more particularly the first and third.
Mademoiseile Piccelornini's claims as a tragic artist
have been more universally conceded than her claims as
a comedian; a verdict, as may be gathered from
our notices, in which we do not fully concur.
Although by no means her most perfect performance,
perhaps no part in which Mademoiselle Piccolomini has
appeared before a London public has been of more ad
vantage to her than Lucia in "Lucia di Lammermoor,"
as showing how readily she can escape from that
brusquerie of manna and excess of display with which
her least ardent admirers charge her acting, and
with what earnestness and docility she can assume
the bearing and deportment of a lady when it is
necessary. The demonstrative qualities exhibited in Zer-
lina and Maria are imperative according to Madlle.
Piecolotagini's views of the characters, and so we think.
Others, nevertheless, would prefer to witness these
favourite parts acted in a more gentle and lady-like
manner, which others again affirm that neither poet nor
musician intended. A mere walking lady on the stage
has ere now, by the force of her vocal talents alone,
sustained both parts admirably ; but Zerlina and Maria,
notwithstanding, should be acted as well as sung.
Judged by the singing, or more properly the voice,
merely, Donzelli's Don Juan would be superior to
Tamburini's, to which no one ever thought of compar-
ing it. As Sir Roger de Coverley has it, " Much may
be said on both sides."

The immense success attending the last few nights has
induced Mr. Lumley to add three more performances to
the extra season, with which the series will in reality
conclude. These will be given on Tuesday, March
16th, Thursday, the 18th, and Saturday, the 20th.
The intervening time will be occupied with performances
at Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Amongst the numerous distinguished individuals hon-
ouring the theatre with their presence on Thursday and
Saturday last, we remarked the following :—The Duchess
of Richmondand Lady Caroline G. Lennox, the Duchess
of Montrose, Lord Ward, the Marquis of Sligo, the
E irl of Lonsdale, the Countess of Craven, the Earl and
Ccuntess ofLanesborough, Earl and Counters of Bective,
Viscount Ingestre, M.P., Viscount Exmouth, Lord E.
Thynue, Lady Agnes Graham, Lady Des Vceux, Lady
Clerk, Lady E. de Roe, Lady Boyle, Lady Howard,
Lady Margaret Butler, Lady Colville, Lady Craven,
Lady Pigot, the Right Hon. W. G. Hayter, M.P., the
Hon. Ot way Toler, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., Sir Chas.
Des Vceax, Sir C. M. Clarke, Bart., Colonel Torren.,,
Major Pole, Captain Lyon, Captain de Ros, Mr. Wna,
Roupell, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Dalrymple and party, Mr.
C. Roupell, Mr. D. Baillie, Mr. W. Delaaeld;
Pradeaux J3ruue, Mr, Alpheus C, Billing.

THE CHARGE AGAINST MR. ISAAC

BUTT, M.P.

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE.—THIS DAY.
The committee for investigating the charges in the
petition of Mr. Coffey assitiaet 21.1 r. Isaac Butt re-assem-
bled this morning at 12 o'clock in No. 13, Committee-
room. The room eves densely creweled.
M. W. P. Hale (eee e) etteiele, cete. ees
for the several persons supposed to be concerned in the
proceedings.
Mr. Butt's examination was resumed by Mr.
Sergeant Deasy. He repeated the particulars in
connection with the reception of the cheques from
\fr. Coffey, stated by him in his evidence on Saturday
with a view to certain explanations of no pablic interest.
The negotiations with the Board of Control terminated in
June, 1857, and it was then he advised the Arneer to go
to India, because as everthing that was to be done for
Ali Moorad was to bethroegh the Bombay Government,
it was immaterial whether he remained in this country
or went to India. Immediately an offer was made to
him (Mr. Butt) to go to India, he communicated with
his friends, and, in consequence of their advice,
a correspondence ensued between him and the Ameer's
agents relative to the insurance of his life. He at first,
by the advice of his friends, declined to go to India. Ali
Moorad and Mr. Coffey both pressed him daily to go,
but on hearing of the revolt he thought it undesirable to
go out. He considered the negotiations with Ali
Moorad at an end when those in connection
with the Board of Control terminated. Mr. Butt
spoke in a very low voice and very rapid, and as
he sat with his back to the reporters it was im-
possible to hear distinctly what he said. He was under-
stood to say that after the termination of the negotia-
tions with the Board of Control, he had a conversation
with Ali Moorad and Mr. Coffey, in which the latter
said that if it was necessary to bring the Ameer's
case before Parliament he (Mr. Butt) must do it.
When he heard the East India directors had declined to
send an hostile anrwer to Ali Moorad's memorial he
wrote a strong letter to Mr. Vernon Smith, in which he
reflected on the system of double government, and said
he saw no reason why the Indian Court could prevent it
from being brought before Parliament. He was in-
duced to do so from a belief that his personal honour
had been impugned by the decision of the
board. Negotiations were again opened with
the East India board, who on being pressed for
an early deoision drew Nup a despatch which was
submitted to Mr. Y. Smith. It was unfavourable to the
Ameer, and Mr. V. Smith modified it in favour of the
Ameer. He never wished Mr. Coffey to lay under any
imputation with regard to the 2,0001. which was alluded
to in the Ameer's letter, given in evidence on a former
day. He never said to Sir H. Seymour or to any per-
son that Mr. Coffey was a blackguard, but be did say to
Sir H. Seymour that Mr. Coffey's conduct to the Ameer
was the grossest piece of treachery he had ever heard of
It was undoubtedly the intention of the Ameer to have
assisted the English forces in capturing Delhi. At
Trieste he frequently told witness the English force
was too weak, and that if he could get to India in
time he would raise troops to co-operate with them.
Mr. Coffey was dismissed after his (Mr. Butt's)
arrival at Trieste, and he told the Ameer that if he
took Mr. Coffey to India he would do nothing more
for him. Mr. Coffey made a claim of 3,0001. against
the Ameer, who said he had not dismissed Mr. Coffey,
but that he bad dismissed himself en the ground of
treachery. After some conversation with the Ameer
Mr. Butt formally dismissed Coffey, on the ground that
he had been a traitor in the Ameer's service. The
Ameer confirmed the dismissal. Coffey, in an interview
with witness, denied ever having made the statements
imputed to him. Witness asked him if he were serious,
and Coffey replied he was, and solemnly asserted it
was untrue. He asked witness's advice what to do,
and he told him that if "any one, whether attachd or
not, uttered untruths against him, he would proceed to
Vienna with a thick stick and use it in his vindication."
Witness then at great length referred to the conversa-
tions that took place at Vienna and Trieste, which he
gave in direct opposition to Mr. Coffey's statement
before the committee. He added that he advised
the Ameer to go to India and consult his son, then
in Scinde.

[To be continued in our last edttion.]

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the
Prince Consort, with the Prince of Wales and the Prin.
case Alice, honoured the performance at the Haymarket
Theatre with their presence on Saturday evening. The
royal suite cDnsisted of the Duchess of Wellington, the
Hon. Beatrice Byng, the Earl of Caithness, Major-Gen.
Buckley, and Col. F. H. Seymour.
His .Royal Highness the Prince Consort rode on horse-
back on Saturday morning, attended by Colonel F. H.
Seymour.

Yesterday her Majesty the Queen, his Royal High-
ness the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, the Prin.
cess Alice, the Princess Helena, the Ladies and Gentle
men of the Court, and the domestic household, attended
Divine service in the chapel of the Palace.
The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor
officiated.

The Earl of Derby had an audience of the Queen.'

THE NEW MINISTRY AND PROSPECT
OF MEDICAL RELWR3I.

Another unexpected and violent political con-
vuloion cannot but have ito ciLot, either for good
or for evil, on the cause which the whole profession
has so deeply at heart—namely, Medical Reform.
Lord Palmerston as Prime Minister, and Sir
George Grey as Home Secretary, both avowed
that they were its friends and supporters.
Fromi Lord Derby as Premier, and Mr. Walpole
Has ome Secretary, we have every reason to
believe that the question of Medical Reform will
obtain encouragement and official aid. Mr. Wal-
Foie has devoted great attention to the subject, and
Ills mind with regard to it is fortified by enlarged
and liberal views, It is possible that the new
Ministry may make the enactment of a Medical
Reform Bill a Government question, or, omitting to
take that step, they may so far identify themielvts
with the measure of Mr. Headlam as to de-
clare unequivocally iu its favour. The profession,
therefore, should at once prepare for combined
as well as individual action. If there be an apparent
indifference out of doors, relative to the great ques-
tion which has so long agitated the profession, a
real apathy on the subject will exist within the
walls of Parliament. It is possible that a new
organisation of medical reformers may be required
at this juncture, or that all the old combinations,
now so quiescent, should Le promptly and vigor-
ously resuscitated. On these points it would be
difficult to write with precision in the present dis-
turbed condition of the political atmosphere. In a
few days all doubt and uncertainty on the subject
will be removed.—Lancet.

LUCKNOW.—Nlessrs. Smith, Elder, and Co., have just
published a "Staff Officer's Diary" of the heroic defence
of Lucknow, in one volume, post Bvo, with a plan, price
half-a-crown.

A MAN ICEBOUND.—O.I Wednesday night some per-
sons hearing a noise from a Nrid in a brickyard, near
Barnsley, found a man in the pond, up to his neck in
water with a collar of ice round his neck, which kf pt
him up as if in a vice. He was got out, quite irsensible,
and notwithstanding prompt measures were taken, more
than four hours elapsed before consciousness was re-
stored. He was a S;lkstone blacksmith returning home
intoxicated from Barnsley fair.

The Siamese Arnbasiajors, who were to leave England
last Wednesday, are delayed is town for some few days
longer. They will embark from Southampton, in a ship
expressly provided by government and placed at their
service. A son of the first ambassador from Siam, himself
a prince of Royal blood, will remain in England for some
time to learn our language and literature. The young
prince is very intelligent and obQervant.—Court Journal,
1191 x. CORMACK'S BENEFIT.—This useful and popular
member of the Princess's company has announced his
annual benefit for Thursday evening next, the 4th inst.,
when the pantomime of "The White Cat,".to the great
success of which the talents of Mr. Cormack, both as
performer and arranger, have materially contributed,
will be represented for the fifty-eighth time, preceded by
the exquisite attractions of "A Midsummer Night's
Dream."

We (Era) hear that Mrs. Wilkins (widow of the Lite
Sergeant WilkinO, is to appear at the Haymarket on
Monday, March 8, in Sheridan Knowles's comedy of
"The Love Chase," as the Widow Green.
THE ENCLOSURE COMMISSION.— The number of cases_

since the last annual report is 322 ; 226,01. acres of
enclosure have been confirmed, and 262,413 are in
progress. A long list of proposed enclosures is given,
which will be presented when they appear in the
schedule of the bill for carrying them into effect.
A CHURCH DESTROYED BY FIRE.—Yesterday morning
a firo took place in the recently built church of St.
Paul, Herne-hill, Dulwich. It appears that according
to custom the fires were lighted on Saturday to
warm the edifice for Divine service the following
morning.
About two o'clock in the afternoon of Satur-
day it was found that one of the hot air flues had,
owing to the intense heat, become ignited, but those in
charge of the church imagined that they had succeeded
in getting the burning soot extinguished. In the
course of the night, however, flames issued from vari
ous parts of the building. The London engines were
quickly called into requisition, they being fed by two
excellent supplies of water from the Lambeth plugs, but
it was found necessary to pump the engines from a &s-
-tance of 440 feet from the scene of conflagration, and
thefbu ltlea nptarlgaeay ut
melted. than the flames
the water had to bo forced up the bill. They bad no
The
mtheemfilet
sooner got their engines
t er
u 1 inneto t
the
otepnidpeeds too thef
thatgalilnesrisand
n
descended upon the pews and sittings in the •
damage done is thus officially reported aide.
The
b M II d
son, the chief officer the of brigade of D y . ea
er
district :—" St.
Paul's Church, Herne-hill, i
Dul
Anderson incumbent. The church,
the Rev. Matthew
destroyed, the organ consumed, lOO feet by 60,
vestry saved.
Insured i n
office. The
cause
of
fire the Church of England Fire-
or overheated flue." re supposed to be from a defective
BOILER EXPLOSION
KILLED•AT DUDLEY —THREE MEN
—oa Saturday afternoon .
last, the 27th ult., a
fearful boiler rxol • oamn took placo at the Globe Iron
W . .)rks (Messrs.
Whitehead and Haines), situated at
Tindal • •
Tisdale, within a mile and a half of Dudle bywhich
our others so severely
injured men were killed, and four others verely
injured that they are not likely to recover.