The Sun.
London, England, 1832-05-05 00:00:00

CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER.

Yesterday, at Bow-street, Maria Poulton, a
young woman, apparently about 26 years of age,
very respectably dressed, was brought to this office
in a hackney-coach, in the custody of Mr. Thomas,
the superintendant of police, on the charge of having
murdered her new-born male child on the 13th of
April last.
The prisoner was placed in the dock, accompa-
nied by a respectable-looking elderly female, and
they were allowed seats during the short investiga-
tion that took place. The unhappy prisoner, who
has been confined to her bed since the dreadful oc-
until a seat was pruvlane‘i,fo—unt
face as well as she could, and sobbed loudly. Her
whole appearance seemed to excite a feeling of deep
rommiseration in the office.

It will probably be recollected that the prisoner
was cook at the Coal. hole Tavern, in Fountain-
court, Strand, and being suspected of being in the
family- way was taxed with the fact, but denied it,
with the appearance of great indignation at the
charge. On Friday afternoon she was taken ill and
went to her bedroom, and in consequence of disco-
veries then made by other servants, Mr. Thomas and
some of his men were called in, and the dead body of
a new-born male child was found in one of her boxes,
-,vith a piece of tape round its throat, which matched
with the prisoner's night-gown, from which it ap-
peared to have been torn. The evidence of Dr.
Robertson, Mr. Beaman and Mr. Jones, surgeons,
before Mr. Stirling the Coroner, went to prove that
the child must have been born alive, and that its
death was caused by strangulation.
Mr. H ALES asked the prisoner if she had any thing
to say why she should not be committed to Newgate
for trial ?

The prisoner, in great apparent mental agony.—
Oh no, Sir; 1 have nothing to say, unless my soli-
citor, who I hope is present, advises me to say any
thing.
She was then ordered to stand fully committed to
Newgate for trial for murder.

CHOLERA AT PARIS.—" The official report
nu the cholera states that the deaths in the hospitals, on
Monday, to be 36, and at home 78, making a total of 114,
being a diminution of 5 upon the last return. The num-
ber of cases admitted into the hospitals was 90, and 125
were discharged cured. We have to add the following to
our former lists of places in the departments to which the
disease has extended : --Aisne—Lavergier, Parfoulrs. Aube
Lusigoy, Villeneuve, Barbery, St. Leger. Calvados—
Vire, Conde-sur-Nuireau. Loire Inferieure—Savenay.
Loir et Cher—Mondoubleau. Marne—Dormens. Meuse—
Abainville, Etain, Chassey, Luneviile. Nord—Bouchain,
(innaing. Oise—Chantilly. Seine et Oise—Chaville,
Poiasy, Rolleboise, Boissy-Mauvoisin, Bellecote. bonne—
Lerine."

THE REV. MR. IRVING.—The Scottish
Prtsbytery of London haring pronounced a judgment against
the fitness of Mr. Imam; fur any longer executing the
duties of a clergyman of the National Scottish Church,
the trustees of the Ci.ledonian Chapel, in Regent-squat-e,
yesterday shut the door of that place of worship. The
Rev. Pastor appeared at seven o'clock, with some of his
" tongue" associates, but found no admission. The cha-
pel, we have heard, will be opened on Sunday by a mem-
ber of the Presbytery, and in conformity with the trust
deed. Meanwhile Mr. lainNn is determined that his
" light," though no longer allowed to chine in Regent-
square, shall not be hid " under a bushel." He and his
elders have engaged large premises at the Horce Bazar,
Gray's-inn-lane, where the new " spiritual manifesta-
tions" are to be again displayed. He and Mr. OWEN will
thus hold forth from the same place, and exhibit, perhaps,
the strangest conjunction that ever design or accident pro-
duced. The former will give his " new readings" of the
Apocalypse, with occasional interludes on the " tongues;"
and the other his " new view of society," with a little
fiddling and a sixpenny hop, " for the benefit of the
working classes."

The incognito of the author of " Cavendish"
has been strictly preserved, nor to this hour has the writer
been discovered. It has been attributed by some to a
cdicer ; but there is no doubt that a person of much
greaser expe:risuce is behind the scenes. We have heard
it ascribed to the Earl of D' "*****, and the severe cas-
tigation dealt out to certain individuals seems to lend
probability to the idea. A second edition has already
issued from the press.

THE STRIKE AT HUDDERSFIELD.—We
stated 13st week that a certain day had been named on
which the strike of 3fesers. HENRY BROOK and Son's
workißen, at the Wells, near Huddersfield, would take
. . effect, if the list of prices which had been banded in
should not be acceded to. Messrs. BROOK having refused
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_ ~....—. to work tki tgt advance is:given. M,ssrs. PEDLEY and
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-,..\ "-.7. :, Cou's'eop _ and Mr. LEAROYD'S spinners, are again at
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