The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-07 00:00:00

HORRIBLE MURDER IN GLASGOW.

On Sunday night about 8 o'clock, Robert Pattison,
aged 48, and residing at 3, Caithness.street, Port-
Dundas, and who is an assistant-inspector of poor in
the city parish, went to the Northern Police-office
in a state of intoxication, but for what reason could
not be ascertained, as he was either too drunk or
too stubborn to tell his wants. Captain Nelson
ordered him to be locked up for protection until he
became sober. Between 11 and 12 o'clock, the fact
that a barbarous murder had been committed at 3,
Caithness-street, by a man, who had cut his own
child's throat, was reported to the police, and soon
Superintendent Nelson arrived on the spot to make
the necessary inquiries. He found the dead body
of the infant lying in a bed in the single room which
formed the dwelling-house, as it afterwards tran-
spired, of the prisoner, with thethroat
car to ear, the head being almost severed cut from
from the
body. Dr. Miller was also soon upon the spot, and
had the body conveyed to theet police office. On
sin-
quiring as to who the suspected murdereranditfi awsre,aMotn*.
Nelson heard the name Pattison,
,
his mind that his prisoner for protection was the
man " wanted." Accordingly he was examined at
the police-office,
found
many blood and upon his shirt breast were
yci
th Ae marks, as of the spurting of blood
from an arter secondpoliee werevisit successful was then paid to
the house, an
in find-
ing the instrument used in the commission
of the horrible deed ; it was a razor, and both sides
were clotted with blood. This article was found
partially hid in a mat on the beds and near it was
a towel, with which it appeared he had wiped his
hands after washing them of the blood. The pri-
soner, Pattison, is a widower, his wife having died
Idied about three weeks ago ; and at least, since then
he has been drinking hard. He had another child
by his-wife, between three and four years of age,
and his wife, having been previously married,
brought with her two children at their marriage.
One of these children was sent off to the poor-house
or some other place, a week or two since, and the
other stepchild seems not to have been well used.
The deceased infant, Magdeline, was be3t liked by
Pattison of all the family, and about half-past three
Henderson,
o'clock it was left by him in charge of a
Mrs. Henderson. He went out then,retu.
half-past five o'clock, and took the infant into
t the
into
house with him. About 7 o'clock Wm.
husband of the woman above mentioned,
w
cnneiiur,
nghbg about
o
the prisoner's house, and undressed and put to bed
the deceased infant, the prisoner shortly after going
in beside it and his other child, in a partially
left them, andstate.ed no William n
illlioarme Henderson soon afterwards
neighbours. A little before eleven o'clock, Mrs.
Henderson, finding
Pattison's stepdaughter (a child
of 10 or 12) about the stairs the husband went in
with it to the prisoner's house, the door of which
Pattison not
when
a answeringshoeki pntog his
was unfastened. The a artmen
ts being dark, and
name, a light was
obtained,
sight presented itself ;
in the corner of the bed an interesting little child,
of three or four yearsl theo age, was
bod sittingthe
child,
crying,
and on the pillow ay
with its throat cut as already described. The little
child, when questioned by Mr. Nelson, spoke very
clearly to the fact that. she had seen her father
with a "knife (razor) cutting Maglin in the bed."
spoken to about the
te cdh ehde manhad whe n
ow, ignorance of the '
committedSp showed, or pre-
wltodreesh
tderneldaldeedfu
whole matter.
What tempted him to destroy his
most
and to spare the other •
is a mystery, but probably
this may be discovered by and by.

CooLLIE EMIGRATION.—Her Mejesty's Emigra-
tion Commissioners chartered, on Monday, the sth inst.,
the Brechin Castle, of 537 tons, belonging to Messrs. Gre-
gor, Turnbull, and Co., Glasgow, for the conveyance of
coolies from Trinidad to Calcutta at £8 16s. 3d. per statute
adult, to be placed at the disposal of the emigration agent
at Trinidad between the 20th and 30th of September•

f APS GRATIS.—With the DISPATCH of
1 SUNDAY next, will be presented the Northern Divi-
sion of the double Map of the Southern States of South Ame-
rica ; on August 18, a slap of the Western Suburbs of London,
Bayswater, Notting Hill, Ste. ; August 25, the Second Divi-
sion of the Great Western Railway ; and on Sept. 1, the sixth
or Northern Divisionof the Great Map of London. Priceof the
" Dispatch " is, unstamped, d stamped, to go free by
post, 6d. Order of any News Agent in the Kingdom, or send
six stamps, for paper• and any map to the Office, 139, Fleet-
street, London.

AL, R A Y !I,
ti EA Tit
PSee, Mr. J. B. Bucksteur.
THIS EVENING, the pertormannes will commencs, with
knew Ballet, BACCHUS AND ARIADNE. Miss Fanny
Wright, the Leclercqs, Mr. Webster, &a
Atter which, a new Comedy, entitled MY LORD AND
MY LADY ; or, It Might have been Worse. Mr. C. Mathews,
Ir. Andrews, Mr. Buckstone, Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs.
Wilkins, &C.
Followed by OF AGE TO-MORROW. Miss M. Oliver.
To conclude with TURNING THE TABLES.
Commence at 7.

BO VAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Harris.

THIS EVENING, the comedy of MONEY. Mr. Ryder
Mr. Hermann Tezin, Mr. Shore, Miss Murray, and Miss L
Angel.
To be followed by THE TWO POLTS. Messrs. Widdi-
combe, Cathcart, Miss R. Leclercq, &c.

EW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.-
.1- 1 Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
Reproduction of the great drama of "The Dead Heart."
THIS EVENING, the great Adelphi drama. THE DEAD
HEART. Messrs. B. Webster, J. L. Toole, Fisher, Billing-
ton, Eburne, Smith, Romer ; Miss Wooigar and Miss Kate
Kelly.
To conclude with (20th time) THE PRETTY HORSE-
BREAKER. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford; Miss K.
Kelly, Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Thorne, Miss Laidlaw, and
Mrs. Chatterley,
Doors open at half past 6—Commence at 7.

CANTERBURY HALL,
AND FINE ARTS GALLERY.
Verdi's New Opera, UN BALLO IN MASCHERA,
arranged and conducted by Mr. Jong,hmans. Mr. Levy on
the cornet-a-piston. Mr. Wood and his talented little Son,
the best Negro Delineators of the day. The extraordinary
comic duet, "The Nerves," by Messrs. Harvey and French,
the most grotesque performance in London. Mrs. Lawrence
and Mr. Marshall in several New Songs written expressly
for him, including the "Excursion to Brighton."
Admission, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, Is.
RETURN of SAM COWELL to ENGLAND, who will
shortly appear at his old quarters, after an absence of five
years.
RE-DECORATION of this Magnificent HALL, executed
by Mr. William Sanderson, of Lambeth, under the direction
of Samuel Field, Esq., architect, is now completed. This
popular Place of Amusement now surpasses its former
grandeur, and, with the FINE ARTS GALLERY and
SPACIOUS PROMENADE, forms the MOST ELEGANT
PUBLIC BUIL DING in the WORLD. Considerable im-
provements have been made in the VENTILATION and
LIGHTING.
T H E

O X F 0 It D,
6, OXFORD-STREET.
The architectural beauty, elegance of ornamentation, and
brilliancy of lighting of this noble building, render it one of
the sights of London. Open Every Evening. The pro-
gramme is varied, and includes Se actions from
com La Tra-
viat4," " Ballo in Maschera," a f all pany of
principals, powerful band, and chorus). Solos by 31iss Bryant
en the Piano Forte, and by Mr. Russell on the Trombone.
Old English Ballad, by Miss Green, scotch Duets by the
Misses Stuart, and other vocal and instrumenta music of the
highest order. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans.l The Comic
portion of the entertainment is supported by Messrs. 31. P.
Foster (in his " Lite Sketches"), Sam Collins, Harvey, and
French (the Nerves), E. Marshall, and W. Randall. Hall,
sixpenee ; Balcony and Stalls, one shilling. Private Boxes,
105. 6d.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Ta's DAY.—Morning, 2h. 26m.—Afternoon, 12h. 46m,
To-Ntonnow.-Morning, 3h. sm.—Afternoon, 3h. 24m

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, AUGUST 7, 161.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHA.DII.
71—highest tine° noon yesterday.
56—lowest this morning and during the night.
71—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-30.05.
WIND—S.-Westerly—rather fresh; with fine weather,

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THE SUN.

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 186'

We pity Lord PALMERsTON. Col. FRENCH
threatens to be more formidable to him than the
French. He can build iron ships against the latter,
can summon kis volunteers to the aid of his regu-
lars, and is absolutely without fear of them. But
against the to/. FRENCH he has no protection. He
cannot even fight by proxy—•he must meet him
himself early next session, and meet him on the
floor of the House of Commons. It was really too
bad of Col. FRENCH to threaten his lordship's inter-
Lessional peace of mind in this way. Cheery, to
be sure, not easy to depress, is the temperament of
our political veteran ; yet, when the amusement or
business of the day is over, to think every night of
Col, FRENCH demanding House of Commons jus-
tice on the Government which dared to annul the
Galway contract. is enough to disquiet the nerves of
any Premier. It must be all the worse because now
Lord PALMERSTON could offer him more than he has
offered without humbling his Government to open
political jobbing, it is not easy to see. Great are
the Premier's resources and the fertility of his in-
vention, but what he can further invent that will

please Col. FRENCH, and not displease every honest
Englishman, puzzles us to conjecture—and then,
the Colonel will be able to muster strong on a
division. It will be all Ireland, and all the Tories
of England against all the Liberals of England,
minus JOHN A. ItoEßucK—a stiff match that for
the poor Liberals. If they make it a vote of con-
fidence-question, we should not be surprised if they
were bowled or caught out.

Lord PALMERSTON appeals, indeed, to the verdict
of the committee. It was, as it could but be,
favourable to the Post-office. But then his lordship
went on to say as civil things as he could for every-
body. The Tories, who began the job, meant, not
to purchase Irish votes, but to benefit a country
which needed a little generous aid from wealthy
England. Then, though the company were so un-
skiltul, the poor shareholders were patriotic persons.
They had not thought merely of pecuniary advan•
tage, but of benefiting the trade and commerce of
their green isle. Even for the company he had much
pity, some of these disasters being such as happen
to all ship companies—disasters arising from causes
wholly beyond their control; nor did his lordship
unkindly mention that good responsible companies
always make provision for the certainty of such acci-
den':s occurring sooner or later. More forbearingly,
moire kindly, no public servant could speak of those
who had hopelessly failed to fulfil their contract
obligations to the public.
T hen, again, what could Lord PALMERSTON
effe r more. He will give up in behalf of the
patriotic Galway shareholders a principle sound in
all other transactions. Contracts for the Govern-
ment ought to be submitted to public competition,
the best bid, with adequate guarantees to be taken.
But in the Galway case he is willing to depart from
this rule. There is ample time before the opening
of Parliament—if the Company will by the time
Parliament meets again put itself in a position,
in regard to capital and machinery to perform the
reqaired service, if it will on such a basis make ap-
plication to Government on reasonable conditions,
the Gwerntnent will look favourably on the pro-
posal, and will lay it before Parliament. Lord
PALateRsToN very rightly thinks that after all
that has passed it would be impossible for the Go-
vernment to make any contract with the company
-without the explicit sanction of Parliament. He
reserves indeed the whole subject for the considera-
tioaof the Legislature as well as the Government—
and- as if to please all parties, were that possible,
he leaves
the port itself of departure, still
an open question. What it is that is not quite
satisfactory to Colonel TRENCH, unless it be that
the Government will not engage to obtain for Ire-
land seventy or eighty thousand a-year of the
public money, .for value either received, or not
received, we ca allot tell. No E❑glishman can lower
hiaself to lower terms thantaose offered by the
Przmien

Felix opportunitate Inortis, says a great historian
of a great ROillall ‘7llO, though a great conqueror,
Was nobly elis-e to the ieserts of the British of his