The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-24 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Cambridge and Hereford Independent Pres 8 0

March 24.)
THE ELECTION OF REGISTRAR.

Thursday morning the Rev. Joseph Romilly, M. A, and the
Rev. Temple Chevallier, B.D. were nominated by the heads of
houses, to the office of Registrar), of this university, vacant
the death of William Hustler, Esq., and the election took place
yesterday. The poll closed at ten in the evening, when the
numbers were—

For Romilly ,
Chevallier,
Majority, -40.

Mr. CHEVALLIER. —The unsuccessful candidate is one
of the gentlemen who originated the opposition against Lord
Palmerston and Mr. Cavendish, at the late general election
Will not the editor of the Cambridge Chronicle find souse diffi-
culty in twisting the result of this eleciion into a system of
" reaction" on the subject of Reform ? What will Captain
Yorke say to it ?

HORRID CATASTROPHE.

(From the Nottingham Review.)

Last Sunday morning a shocking murder was committed by
Thomas Popple, a joiner, aged fifty-five years, on the body of
his only child, a pretty girl, about three and a half years old,
accompanied with a most barbarous attack on his wife. On
Thursday night he threatened to murder her if she would not
give him money; she at length gave him a shilling and he
went away. On Saturday morning he went to the Dog and
Bear in Bridlesmith-gate, where he called for a can of ale, and
before he drank it, said to the waiter, " This is the last can of
ale I shall drink here." The expression was noticed, and the
landlord sent a message to Mrs. Popple, telling her what her
husband had said, and advising that he should be taken care of.
She replied, she hoped there was no danger. His principle cry
was for mercy to his soul; he appeared more ungovernable at
one period, when his wife said to him, " Tom, if you do so, I
shall not dare to stay with you ;" to this he replied, " My wench,
my wench, do not think I shall ever hurt you or the child."
About three o'clock on Sunday morning, the unhappy man
declared he would have something to drink, when his wife
offered to fetch it; a light was burning in the room, and she
became much alarmed on finding that he had a large joiner's
chisel in bed ; he refused her proffered assistance, and told
her he would fetch it himself, charging her if she stirred he
would murder her. He had no sooner got into the next room
on his way to the stairs, than she arose, with the hope of either
hiding herself or making her escape ; when he heard her move
he turned back and began his murderous attack upon her. She
contrived, however, to roll down the stairs, " having fought
like a dragon," to use her own expression ; after this the en.
raged man turned his fury upon his little daughter, who was
crying in the bed. He took her by the legs, and beat her head
upon the floor, and then threw her down stairs, where she was
afterwards found.

On Sunday morning, the prisoner was examined before the
Mayor, in the house of correction, when he made a statement
which was taken down in writing, the substance of which was,
that upon being told he was in custody on a charge of murder.
ing his child, he stated, " I doubled it up, head and foot to-
gether, to prevent it from crying, and then took it by the legs,
and beat its head against the floor. I had been to bed, but had
no rest ; my wife was not in the room when I served the child
so, but was getting away from me down stain; I bad been
beating her with a piece of deal ; I used to work in the room ;
the deal broke, and then I got a piece of oak, and struck
her with it, but I do not know how many times; I struck
at her as often as I could, but there were boxes and things in
the way. When my wife escaped down stairs, I turned to the
child, and did what I have said to it. I was distracted and
mad. I had not been at any public-house, nor had any drink.
I and my wife went to bed good friends about eleven o'clock :
she gave spill to make me sleep, for I could not rest at night
on account of sin. When I got out of bed, she got out, seeing
danger I suppose. It was my intention to murder her. I
knowed I should die in sin. She had done nothing to aggra-
vate me; the child had done nothing to offend me, I loved it be-
yond anything, My sin pressed upon me ; I have led a bad life
ever since 1 was horn. I don't know what reason I
had to murder my wife. She used to pray and console
with me. I knew I should not get a better. and I
thought when I was gone she would get somebody else, and I
thought she should not; and when I saw her getting away, 1
thought she would enjoy herself with the child, and I deter.
mined she should not."—The poor man signed his examination,
and was afterwards conveyed to the House of Correction, and
on Monday the inquest was taken, when Mr. Davison the sur-
geon, declared the cause of the child's death was the back part
of the skull being fractured in six pieces.—Of course the Jury
returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder," and he was on the
same day, removed to the town jail, to be kept in safe custody
until the Assizes.

THE SPEAKING FRENCH GRAMMAR,
IN SIXTY LESSONS,
Particularly calculated to render the speaking of French
easy to English persons. The Fourth Edition.
By J. V. DOUVILLE, M.A.
Protestor of the French language, 110, Strand, London. 1832.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sta,—This Grammar, of which the fourth edition has just ap-
peared, will be found eminently useful for self-instruction. It is
the best companion which a person desirous of learning the
French language can possibly have. The Essays on the rules of
the language are all colloquial, and form a valuable repertory for
conversation. By construing these familiar exercises into
French, according to the method recommended in the Key, the
pupil is kept in constant practice, and may learn the French
language with as much facility as if he studied it in Paris.
I am, Sir, your's respectfully,
London, March 22, M. N. 0.
N.B.—M. Douville is also the author of an excrllent in-
troductory book to the French language, in 19 lessons.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, T WEL VE 0' CLOCK.

Two Dutch mails have arrived ; by the latter we find that the
Dutch Funds are rather lower, 4174. We have no other arri-
vals of consequence.

The express expected from Paris this morning is anticipated.
The particulars of the insurrection at Naples are not as yet
known, but we should imagine that it will not be of long dura-
tion, and is of minor importance.

Consols opened this morning at the same price it left off yes-
terday, 8314 Ni for the Account, for Money 38;4
We have this moment received the express from Paris with
the Cours Authentic ofthe leaving off prices of the 22d March :
—Three per Cents. 69f. 60c. ; Five per Cents. 96f. 55c.