The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-12 00:00:00

The Debate—This Evening.

As usual, on the eve of a great debate, the lobbies
of the House of Commons leading to the strangers'
gallery, this morning, presented the usual strange
appearance. At a very early hour many of those
fortunate enough to secure members' orders for ad-
mission were in attendance, and of course occupied
the benches placed there for their accommodation.
The order of admission is by rotation as persons
arrive, so those who secure a sitting can with
certainty calculate upon a seat in the gal-
lery providing they are within about 150
of the door. To secure places many gentlemen
engage " sitters," persons who occupy the seat from
an early hour in the morning until a quarter before
four, when they surrender the place to those who
have paid them for sitting there four or five hours,
and thus persons engaging secures his chance. The
Strangers Gallery of the house will not accommo-
date beyond 150 to 200, yet the attendance was far
above that number to-day ; but although this fact
is well known many chose to remain until late at
night rather than give up too early. The off chance
of admission after the gallery has once been opened
is very slender, and many after taking their dinner,
with which they must have provided themselves pre-
vious to " taking their seats," have to return tired,
exhausted, and disappointed.

CRIMINAL COURT—This Day.

OLD COURT.)
(Before Mr. Justice Smith.)
MANSLAUGHTER.

James Murphy, 25, tailor, was indicted for feloniously
killing and slaying George Charleck.
The learned Judge sentenced him to 18 months' impri-
sonment.

Thomas Brown, 21, shopman, was indicted for feloni-
ously killing and slaying John Loveman. _
The evidence was to the effect that a struggle took
place for entrance into an omnibus, during which Love-
man received such injury that caused his death.
The learned Judge sentenced the prisoner to six months'
imprisonment.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Deputy Recorder.)

Abraham Isaacs, labourer, was indicted for feloniously,
with two others, assaulting James Kyle, with intent to rob
him.
The jury found the prisoner guilty,
The Deputy Recorder sentenced him to seven years
penal servitude.

Patrick Connelly was sentenced to one year's imprison-
ment with hard labour, for stealing a glass globe and
200 cigars, the property of Sarah Ann Marshall.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Lush.)
VITRIOL THROWING.

John Wainwright, dentist, 50, was indicted for feloni-
ously throwing at and upon Sarah Ann Peacock a certain
corrosive fluid, to wit, sulphuric acid, with intent to do her
some grievous bodily harm.

The facts of this case have already been fully reported
in The Sun. It will be recollected that the prosecutrix and
her friends had been on terms of friendship with the pri-
soner, but differences arose, and shortly after some very
offensive bills were posted on the door of the house in
which she and her husband resided in New Oxford-
street. Suspecting him to be tho person, she went
to him to complain of the act, which he strongly denied.
Some time afterwards—between 9 and 10 in the evening—
the prosecutrix was in Museum-street, for the purpose of
making some domestic purchases, when she saw the pri-
soner, who crossed the road to where she was standing,
and dashed a quantity of burning liquid into her face, by
which she had lost one of her eyes, and sustained other
serious injuries. The prisoner, on being taken into cus-
tody, denied being the person who committed the savage
outrage outrage, but at his house a cloth cape was found,
upon which were the stains and burns of sulphuric acid,
and certain other matters transpired, which Mr. Vaughan,
then magistrate of Bow-street thought quite sufficient to
commit the prisoner for trial.