The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-23 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1858.

EAST INDIA HOUSE. 21T0 JANUARY, 1858.
FHE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That a
QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said Company will be
held at their House in Leadenball-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th
:March next, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, 18TH MARCH, 1858.
THE COURT of DIRECTO HS of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY do Hereby Givt vofice, That a Pro-
prietor of East India Stock, John Jones, Esq., has given notice of
his intention to submit the following motion at the Quarterly Ge-
neral Court of the said Companv, appointed to be he'd at their
House, in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY next, the 24th Listant,
viz. :

" That it is our duty to return the Kingdom of Oude to the
King, or some representative of his nuttily."
J. D. DICKINSON, Secretary.

BIRKENHEAD, CHESHIRE.

TO BE SOLD, pursuant to Orders of the
High Court of Chancery, made in a cause, " Kingsford v.
Bail," with the approbation of the Vice-Chancellor, Sir John Stuart,
the Judge to whose Court the said cause is attached, by Mr. Frederic
Tolin Elodg=on, the person appointed for the purpose, enWednesday,
the 14th day of April, 18i8, at Two o'clock in the afternoon pre-
cisely, at the Monk's Ferry Hotel in Birkenhead, first in One Lot,
and, if not sold, then in Five Lots, a Valuable Piece of FREEHOLD
BUILDING LAND, situate on the west side of Grange lane, Birken-
head, at its junet'on with Claughton Firs-lane, and forming part
of the well-known Estate called "Clanghton Firs," and containing
in the whole 30 922 square yards.
Printed particulars and conditions of sale, together with a plan of
the property, may be had (gratis) in London of Messrs. is ingsford
and Dorman, solicitors, 23, Essex-street, Strand; Messrs. Dean and
Sou, solicitors, 23, Bloomsbury-square; and Messrs. Chester, Tout-
min, and Chester, solicitors, 11, Staple-inn ; and in the c amtry of
Messrs. Rogerson and Peacock, solicitors, Liverpool; Messrs. Tow-
send, and Jackson, solicitors, Liverpool and Birkenhead ;
mr. Walter Scott, surveyor, Sweeting-street, Liverpool ; and of the
Auctioneer, Birkenhead.

ALFRED HALL, Chief Clerk.
KINGSFORD & DOItHAN,
23, Essex-street, Strand.

11/ti R. HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet.
street, has ntroduced an entirely new description of ARTI-
ER;tAi. TEETH ,flxed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so
Pori'ecily resemble the natural teeth as pot to ba distinguished from
tt..? original by the closest observer; they wir.'nei•tc diange colour or
dan3', and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used.
Tris method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful
operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is
guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication ; and that Mr.
froward's improvement may be within the reach of the most econo-
m'cal, he has fixed the charges at the lowest scale possible. De-
cayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in mastics-
ion.-52, Fleet-street. At home from ten till five.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

Nab light vessel, at Portsmouth, yesterday morn-
ing, at four, a. m. This very elegant craft was built
by the:celebrated Green, of Blackwall, as a yacht for
his Majesty, and no expense of art and taste, corn-
, Joined with power, has been spared to make herone
, of the handsomest vessels afloat. She is of 1,350
tons, has engines of 400 nominal horse-power, by
Ravens, Salkeld, and Co., with a complement of
180 men. She was built entirely under the direc-
tion of Vice Admiral Sir George Sartorius, who has
also superintended her arrangements from the com-
mencement. The corvette has been fitted up with
all the modern improvements of the present day.
Daring the passage round Clifford's patent life boat
gear was repeatedly tried while the corvette was
under full speed ; both quarter boats are so fitted,
and the simplicity of the invention, with the
certainty of immediate action in case of accident,
called forth the warmest encomiums from the
gallant admiral, Sir George Sartorius, who
witnessed the performance on every occasion, and
•who takes passage in the Bartolomel Dias, to de-
liver her over to the King of Portugal. As a
-yacht, she is intended as a present to the affianced
bride of the King of Portugal, the Princess
Stephaine of Hot enzollern, now on a visit at the
court of Russia. The corvette sailed frOm Ports-
mouth
on Saturday morning, soon after eight
o'clock, direct to Lisbon.

HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN THE CALE-
DONIAN-ROAD.

• We have to record the particular.; of a fearful
tragedy which has been enacted in Islington, and
which has caused an intense sensation in that part
of the metropolis.
In a small street, named Upper Pembroke-street,
not far removed from the New Metropolitan Cattle-
market, have for some time past resided,a married
couple named Osborne, the house occupied by them
being No. 15 in the same street. The husband until
recently has been employed at a gas factory in the
neighbourhood, but a short time since he obtained a
better appointment at a similar establishment at
Bow. Being a great distance removed from his
residence, and his empl.iyment necessitating a
considerable amount of night work, Osborne
obtained apartments at Bow, returning to his
wife once a week, namely, on Saturday night. In
the same house, in Upper Pembroke-street,
lived a man employed at the Great Northern
Railway, at the King's-cross terminus. He was a
widower, and at the time of his wife's death had
but one child, who was placed in the care of Mrs.
Osborne.

Rumours had reached Osborne's ears that an in-
timacy of an improper character was, during his
absence at work, carried on between his wife and
the father of the child above mentioned. He,
however, disregarded all the s atements made to
her prejudice, expressing his intention to a friend
of perfectly satisfying himself as to his wife's infide-
lity before he accused her of the same. Notwith-
standing this resolve, however, it appears clear
that Osborne was anything but happy when at
home. His wife evinced but very lit le affection
for him although she s iw him but once a week, and
there were frequent disagreements between them
during the shore interval at which lie was at home.
During last week Osborne again received informa-
tion of his wife's infidelity, and at last he expressed
a determined resolve to satisfy his mind as to the
truth or falsity of the assertions that had been
made to him. He at the same time appeared very
unhappy, expressed his hopes that the reports were
untrue, and seemed little disposed to believe an
their accuracy. He was regarded as a respectable
wed-conducted man for the station of life in which
he moved, and received the deep sympathy of many
with whom he was acquainted. To carry out his
determination of sifting the matter to the bottom,
he returned home from his occupation at Bow at a
somewhat earlier hour than usual ou the evening
of Saturday last ; before reaching his residence in
Upper Pembroke-street, he found his wife was ab-
sent, and being informed that she had but a short
time previously been seen in the cerupany of the
man lodger, he retraced his steps with a view of dis-
covering where they had gone to. It is alleged that
Osborne found them together at a public-hou-e iu
the neighbourhood, drinking in front of the bar.
He was greeted by his wife in anything but friendly
language, but be endeavoured to induc her to
leave the man and accompany him home. She per-
tinaciously refused to comply with his reasonable
request, and ultimately a disturbance ensued be-
tween the party, which ended only upon the inter-
vention of the police. They afterwards went home,
where the quarrelling was resumed, but nothing
serious was apprehended, and what passed between
them during the remainder of Saturday night and
up to Sunday afternoon has not been ascertained
with sufficient accuracy to justify its publication.
This much, however, is known. Instead of return-
ing as usual-to his work on Sunday afternoon, Os- p
borne went to the Marquis of Salisbury public h
heu-e, only a few doors from his residence, and
partook of something at the bar. Mrs. Osborne
ascertaining that he was there, sent a little girl to
tell him that tea was ready, and he was to go
home and take some rum with him. He replied,
" If she wants any rum she must pay for it herself,
but I will pay for a cake for you. He purchased
a cake for the little girl, and taking her hand led
her home. He at once walked into the kitchen,
on the ground floor, where he found his wife
sitting at tea with the sister of the man lodger. He
touched the latter on the b ick, and said, " Now,
then, get up—this is the last cup of tea you will
ever drink here." She said to him, " You don't
int an that, George," but be instantly replied, "Yes
I do,"-and se zing a chopper or billhook which stocd
by the fireplace, he told her to go out of the room
at once, er he would serve her the same. He ulti-
mately ejected her with some little force, and at
once returning into the room, struck his wife a for
midable blow on the head with the searp end of
the murderous weapon. It is assumeti that she
put up both hands to protect her head, and that
the second blow descended upon them and injured
them in he manner mentioned hereafter. Believing
he had killed his wife, the unfor unate man took
from the table the knife with which his wife had
previously been cutting the bread and butter for
the meal, and with one cut inflicted such a des-
perate wound in his throat that death must have
been perfectly iestantaneeus.
The woman who had been ejected from the room
spread an alarm, and several persona soon rushed
into the apartment, while others went for the
police and medical aid. Of the latter Dr. Richard-
son, residing in the Caledonian-road, was the first
to arrive, when a most fearful scene was presented.
On the floor near the fireplace lay the woman, in a
large pool of blood, and across her body was ex-
tened that of her husband, the blood pouring pro-
fusely from a frightful gash in the throat Upon
the man being lifted up, it was found that he was
quite dead, the cut having severed all the vital
arteries. The woman, though insensible, was found
to be still alive. The wounds, however, were of
such .a fearful nature upon the head that the brain
literally protruded through the skull, while her
right hand was cleft in twain longitudinally be-
tween her second and third fingers down to the
wrist, and the second finger on the left hand chop-
ped in two, and only hung together by a particle of
skin, The wound on her head was four inches in
length, extending from immediately below the
nape of the neck. This wound was inflicted by
the first low of the chopper, while the injuries to
the hands were occasioned by the second blow.
She evidently fell on to the floor in an insensible
state, apparently lifeless, and the man must imme-
diately have seized the knife from the table and cut
his throat; as he fell right across her body.
Dr. Richardson finding the man to be dead, at
once directed all his energies to the woman, and
adopted measures for replacing the brain in its
proper position, and sewing up the wounds to pre-
vent reprotusion. He accomplished this in the
most successful manner, but from the extreme
severity of the injuries not the slightest hopes
were from the first entertained of her ultimate re-
covery, although she might linger for some short
time. Throughout the night she remained insen-
sible, and during the whole of yesterday, with but
two or three intervals of about a minute's duras
tion, she continued in the same state. In the ex-
ceptional intervals referred to she only ejaculated
most feebly, " Oh, my poor head !" and "Oh, my
poor hands !" and then relapsed into her former
unconscious state. This was occasioned by a most
important vein inside the skull having been severed
by the first blow, and which, from its peculiar posi-
tion in the head, rendered it impossible to secure the
severed parts by a ligature; consequently, when-
ever the action of life intervened, blood poured
from the artery, suffusing the brain, and caused
an immediate relapse into a state of utter Uncon-
sciousness.
Dr. Richardson was unremitting in his attend-
ance throughout the whole of yesterday, and last
evening he informed our reporter that although
life was still remaining it was impossible she could
live more than a few hours, or at the most a day,
as the injuries to the brain were of 4c) goyero a 324.,