The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-09 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

LIANBLAUGIITER BY A WOMAN.—At the Central
Criminal Court, before Mr. Baron Pigott, Mary Manning,
a woman aged 34 years, was indicted for the wilful
murder of a child named Honora Sweeney. It seemed
from the evidence that, on the afternoon of the 27th ult.,
Margaret Sweeney, the mother of the deceased, left the
child in the cradle with another infant, but had not
been absent more than a few minutes when she
heard a scream. The prisoner had the child in
lap, and was apparently nursing it before a coke fire.
Another scream was heard, and the mother of the child
went back to the room and met the prisoner coming out.
The child's thighs were very much burnt, and blood was
running down one of its legs, and on the following day the
infant died. When the prisoner was given into custody
she became very violent, and savagely kicked the police-
man who apprehended her. The child's clothes were not
burnt, and the theory for the prosecution was that the
prisoner had deliberately lifted them up and placed the
baby on the fire. The defence was that the prisoner,
when in a state of inebriation, accidentally let the child
fall on the fire, The jury found the accused guilty, and
she was sentenced to five years' penal servitude.
FRAUD BY A VOLUNTEER OFFICER.—At the same court
Edward Vaughan Arkbuckle, who was formerly adjutant
of the Woolwich Volunteer Artillery Corps, was charged
with defrauding persons of several sums of money. It
seems that the prisoner was charged in this court a short
time ago for a like offence, but acquitted. In the present
instance he had forged his father's signature to two
cheques for £5 each. It was proved that he had no autho-
rity to draw the cheques. The jury found him guilty, and
he was ordered to be kept in penal servitude for five
years.

ROBBING A RAILWAY COMPANY.—At the same court
William Treville and Solomon Solomons pleaded guilty to
an indictment charging them with stealing a large quan.
tity of tea belonging to his masters, the London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway Company, and the latter to the charge
of receiving the same, knowing it to have been stolen. The
case was a very hal one, the railway company having
been systematically robbed of tea for a long time past.
It had been the practice for people to get the van. boys
to drive the carts, while they, with the carmen, were
engaged in breaking open chests of tea in the inside. The
prisoner Solomons had carried on the business of a sponge
merchant, but the police bad watched his premises for a
long period, owing to his having been implicated in a large
opium robbery about six years ago. On that occasion he
was called as a witness for the prosecution after his com-
mittal for trial. In the present case it was stated that
upwards of 401 b. of tea had been found at his house. The
Recorder sentenced each of the prisoners to eighteen
months' hard labour.

THE FENIAN MOHAN.-At Bow-street, the Fenian
Mohan, Morgan, or Magan, was finally examined on the
charge of inducing soldiers to desert from the British
.army and join the so-called Fenians. Sir Thomas Henry
committed the accused for trial on the charge of treason-
felony.

THE CHARGE AGAINST A COFFEE-HOUSE KEEPER.—At
Clerkenwell Police-court, Robert Heath, keeper of the
Express Coffee-house, King's Cross, was charged on re-
mand with stealing a cash-box containing £llO in gold,
silver, and notes. After hearing the whole of the evidence
Mr. Cooke committed the accused for trial.
THE MARQUIS TOWNSHEND AGAIN.—At the Clerkenwell
Police-court a servant girl, accompanied by the Marquis
Townshend, applied to Mr. Cooke for a summons against
a physician in large practice for ill-using one of his sons,
aged 14. The young woman stated that the physician
in question had about three weeks since beaten the boy
with a baluster. He had also beaten him with a cane.
—Mr. Cooke : I suppose all that he did was to chastise
the boy.— The young woman said that was so.—The
Marquis Townshend said that when the young woman
first complained to him she said that the physician
bad locked the boy in a room and bad ill-used
him. Perhaps the magistrate would allow him to put a
few questions. This was allowed, and the girl stated that
the physician had confined his son in his room. In reply
to Mr. Cooke, the girl stated that she had been in the
employ of the physician, but had now left. She had not
complained to her master of his conduct towards the boy.
She considered that it was more than proper chastisement
that he received. The room in which the boy was confined
was upstairs ; it was his bedroom. He was kept in the
room, but the door was not locked ; he was kept in the
room by way of punishment. She had not seen any
bruises on the boy. Mr. Cooke said this was not a case
in which he could grant a summons upon the mere state-
ment of a discharged servant. The boy was 14 years of
age, and could, if he was ill-used, apply for the summons
himself. The Marquis and the young woman then left the
court.

The Right Hon. the Speaker has arrived at
Buxton for a course of baths during the Easter recess.

A Bremen letter states that emigration thence
has never been witnessed on so large a scale as at present.
Between 7,000 and 8,000 persons have passed through the
city during the last few days, coming chiefly from Saxony
and Prussia. Alany also arrived from Bohemia.
THE -REPRESENTATION OF COLERAINE.—The pro-
bability of a change in the representation of Coleraine, in
the event of a dissolution or the recurrence of a general
election, is again talked of here. The speech of Sir Hervey
Bruce delivered on the Irish Church question has din•
pleased a good many. His successor in the representation
of the borough is mentioned as Mr. Daniel Taylor, J.P.,
the most rising merchant of the place. Mr. Taylor
is a staunch Presbyterian, of most advanced Liberal
opinions, and is exceedingly popular in • Coleraine.—•
Tor/her/a TOE

REFORM OF THE Inrslt PE RAGE.—Sir Colman
's Irish Peerage Bill has just been printed. It
seeksecrsgtin
to enact that after the passing of the Act no new
stillpe of
he adne.d shall
Representative
becreated,
electedrom o toins
after
may
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passing of the Act shall not sit for life, but only for the
Parliament. A representative peer becoming a Britist
peer shall cease to be a representative peer. If a repre
sentative peer becomes incapable through infirmity of
mind of performing his office, another shall be chosen. A
representative peer may resign his seat, and, if he do so,
a new election shall be held to fill the vacancy. As to the
elections, cumulative votes shall be allowed, each peel
having as many votes as there-are vacancies to fill up. Nc
'peer of the United Kingdom or meinter of the.Houseol
Commons may in future be entitled to vote.