The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-14 00:00:00

2.11.11
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CRIMINAL COUR7l—(nis Day.)

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Watson.)
THE MURDER IN SHOREDITCH.
James Moore was indicted for the wilful murder of his
wife.

The facts of this dreadful case have so recently appeared
at length in The Sun, that we abstain from republishing
them on this occasion.

The evidence having been concluded the learned judge
summed up, and gave the usual directions to °the jury is
tho event of their being of opinion that the prisoner was of
unsound mind.

Tho Prisoner—Beforo you sum up for or against me I
wish to say a few words.

The learned Judge—l have summed up, I have read
every word of the evidence.

Prisoner—Yes, I know. I dare say you are aware that

I am partly an instrument—that is, if I stand in a triangle
or circle, I am partly an instrument—you understand
that. Men can make me an instrument—that is, if pro •
vided I can stand in a circle or triangle—men can make me
an instrument.

The prisoner seemed disposed to continue his observations,
but the jury retired to consider their verdict.

After an absence of about a quarter of an hour, they re-
turned into court with a verdict of not guilty, on the ground
of infinity.
The learned Judge then ordered the prisoner to be de-
tained until her Majesty's pleasure should be known.
Moore did not seem rightly to understand the directions
of the Judge, and, after sulkily mumbling something to the
warder in attendance, retired quickly from the dock.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(TRIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

WILFUL DA3IAGE AT A COFFEE. HOUSE.—Edward War-
ren, a young man, was charged with breaking a pane of
glass, of the value of Os., under the following circum-
stances :

Ann Todd, sister of Rachel Todd, keeper of a coffee-house
in Bear-street, Leicester-square, said the defendant came in
with another young man, both having been drinktng, and
called for some coffee, which was served them. The defen-
dant then called for some egg 3 and bacon, but said he
should not pay for them, and afterwards began fighting
with the other young man, She requested him to leave,
and as he would not she put him out, with a struggle, and
as soon as he was outside ho smashed a pane of glass in tha
door.

The defendant (throwing up his cap and waistcoat, both
of which were torn in pieces) said the complainant had
damaged his property also.

The complainant said all she had done was in putting
him out of the place to prevent a disturbance.
Ordered to pay the damage.

"THE BOTTLE."—John Cushion, a miserable-looking
man, the exact counterpart of the drunkard, as depicted in
Cruikshank's inimitable sketches of " Tho Bottle," was
charged with being drunk and annoying his landlady.
The complainant said she had tolerated the defendant's
conduct as long as she could, but could do so no longer.
Ho had now been on the drink for three weeks, and just
before that had been so for nine weeks incessantly—going
in and out all day long.

It was stated that the last time he was taken into custody
he was compelled to be taken to the hospital on a stretcher.
Fined the usual fine-ss.

GARIBALDI'S MARRlAGE.—Garibaldi is still at
Fine, in the neighbourhood of Como, where on the 3d he
met with an accident while riding on a restive horse. Tho
news at first occasioned some alarm at Milan ; but a letter
from his medical attendant, published in the newspapers,
removed all apprehension. Further evidence of the slight
nature of the injuries is found in the fact that on the 7th
the gallant general was married to the eldest daughter of
M. Raimondi, an Italian patriot, who possesses one of the
most beautiful of the residences on the Lake of Como. In
1848 M. Raimondi was obliged to take to flight ; his pro-
perty was confiscated, and his palace used by the Austrians
as a barrack. Under the now yegitne, however, everything
has been restored to him. Great rejoicings took place at
Como on the occasion of the marriage of his daughter to
Garibaldi.
INTERESTING TO BRIDESMAIDS.—The following
rather singular project has just been presented to the Cham-
ber of Nobles of the Swedish Diet. Baron Creutz proposed
that from the age of 15, young girls should bo allowed to
answer of their own accord, yes or no, to any suitor for their
love, though strong, was too blind, and that
hand. M. Montgomery opposed the project, declaring that
02t.5 wasls indispensable to be able to see clearly on so
atth th
important a question. Baron Alstroemer treated such an ob-
jection as madness, and proposed to the Chamber to decide
the age
age of
who was in the right—Baron Creutz or the Apostle Paul.
The baron replied that the words of the apostle applied to pa-
ternal authority, which was very severe among the:Jews and
the Romans, and could not now be invoked when manners and
customs had so changed. Byron Alstroemer said that if the
Chamber were to adopt the project Mormonism would be-
come general. Baron Creutz replied warmly that it was
ridiculous to talk of Mormonism, that this project was a
serious one, and calculated to have a salutary effect on man-
ners and ideas. The project was referred to a committee.
FRIGHTFUL SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning a
frightful suicide occurred on Wandsworth-common. It
appeared between four and five o'clock police-constable
Chapman, of the V division, was walking upon his beat on
Wandsworth-common, when his attention was drawn to
the body of a respectable-looking man lying at full length
upon the ground. Ho at first supposed that the man was
asleep or intoxicated, but upon moving the body he was
horrified at seeing a frightful gash on the left side of the
throat, and a razor in the right hand. He immediately
raised an alarm, and Dr. Connor was soon on the spot, and
pronounced life to be quite extinct, although the body was
warm. Upon searching the clothes of the unfortunate
man, the following letter was found written in pencil:—
cc My poor, dear wife,—When you receive this I shall be
lost to you for ever. It is far better that I should go be-
fore all is gone. I want to write a long letter but my hand
shakos so much I cannot. May God bless you and make
you happy. Pray for me, pity me, and try to forgive me.
Good by. You poor lost husband, Charles Bowerman."
The letter was addressed to Mrs. Boworman, 16, Bouverie-
street, B.C. 'The body of deceased was removed to the
Wandsworth and Clapham Union Workhouse, to wait an
inquest. The son of Mr. Wright, a builder, of Battersea
Rise, subsequently identified the deceased as his uncle. It
also appeared that the deceased was unfortunately addicted
to drinking, but had been a teetotaller for some time, and
latterly had broken out again into his old way, It is
„p.
posed that ho came down to Wandsworth by a late train,
and wandered about the common until he committed the
dreadful act of suicide. He was about 45 years of age.
THE COAL TRADE.—During the month of Novem-
ber the total quantity of coal and coke exported from the
various coal ports of Great Britain was 436,044 tons of coal,
and 12,554 tons of coke. Of this quantity Newcastle
shipped 122,336 tons of coal and 6,620 tons of coke Sun-
dorland, 59,222 tons of coal and 1,327 tons of coke ; Hartle-
pool and West Hartlepool, 26,238 tons of coal and 1,569 tons
of coke ; Hull, 19,319 tons of coal ; Liverpool, 38,702 torts
of coal and 321 tons of coke; Cardiff, the great Walsh
shipping port, 75,951 tons of coal and 939 tons 0$ coke ;
Swansea, 23,225 tons of coal and 229 tons of Coke. In
Scotland, Glasgow exported 5,282 tous of coat and 70 tons
of coke; Alloa 6,338, and Troon 8,263 tons of coal. The
total quantity of coal and coke shipped, to various ports
in the United Kingdom during the month was 719,193
tons of coal, and 6,74.5 tons of coke ; of which New-
castle shipped 217,268 tons of coal, and 2,056 tons
of coke; Sunderland, 174,483 tons of coal; Sea-
ham, 52,341 tons of coal; Hartlepool and West Hartlo-
pool, 125,618 tons of coal ; Cardiff, 51,480 tons of coal, and
846 tons of coke ; Newport, 42,524 tons of coal, and 160 tons
of coke; Swansea, 13,955 tons of coal; Maryport, 30,306
tons of coal ; and Troon, 16,466 tons of coal. Compared
with the returns for November, 1858, those for last month
show a large increase both in the coal and coke exported
and in the shipments made to home ports. The number of
vessels engaged in the oversee coal trade during the month
was 1,811, of which 683 were British, 221 French, and 108
Danish vessels,