The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-20 00:00:00

MURDEROUS OUTRAGE

On Friday evening some persons passing Bear-alley,
Farringdon-street, heard a cry of murder issuing from a
house in the alley, and on going to No. 4, whence the
sound proceeded, they met a woman, almost covered with
blood, running out of the house. She had not gone many
paces before she fell to the ground from exhaustion. Her
husband, whose name is Murphy, a tall, powerful man, ran
after her, and was dragging her back, when two constables
with great difficulty succeeded in freeing the woman from
his grasp, and she was at once taken to St. Bartholomew's
hospital, suffering from several severe scalp wounds,
which had to be stitched up. Murphy, who is a porter,
was taken to the police-station in Smithfield, and on being
charged with the offence said that he did it in self-defence ;
that when he got home to tea his wife was drunk, and run-
ning at him attempted to stab him with a carving knife, and
that he struck her in self-defence. A g irl,who says that she saw
all that occur red through the window, states that the prisoner
struck his wife first with a table, and felled her to the
floor. He then took a chair, with which he heat her till
it was broken into several pieces. The poor woman tried
to escape by the window, but he stopped her ; she then in
her fright ran to the door and escaped into the street,
where she was discovered by the passers by. It is stated
that both of the parties were sober, the wounded woman
when she arrived at the hospital, and the husband when
taken to the station-house.

Her Majesty the Queen held a Privy Council at
Windsor yesterday afternoon.

The Consecration of the Bishop of Hereford is ap-
pointed to take place nt 10 a.m. on Wednesday next, in West-
minster Abbey. His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury
will be assisted on the occasion by the Bishops of London,
Rochester, and Gloucester and Bristol.

Two of the men who made a raid on the house of
Mr. O'Connell, near Tralee, and fired at the woman-ser-
vant, have been arrested and fully identified. Their names
are John Stevens and Edward Bally. Tho former is a shop
porter; his accomplice is a labourer. When captured they
carried arms.

The following is the result of the Trinity Colleg6
(Cambridge) examinations - Greek Testament Prizemen—
W. IL Anderson, Armitage, Lees, Mears, Warr, Arch-
deacon ; Dealtry's Prizeman—Leeds. Junior Sophs : Greek
Tee tament Prizemen—Birks, Greenwood, Bayne, South,
J. M. Thomson, Archdeacon ; Dealtry's Prizeman— J. IL
Thompson.

On Tuesday Mr. Baines will a:k the Chancellor of
the Exchequer whether the Government havo come to a de-
cision as to the exemption of schools and charities from tb6
recently declared liability to the payment of poor rates, on
which subject the present and the late Governments have
received important representations, and to which they have
promised attention.

The Town Clerk of Leeda has written to the Home
Secretary, suggesting an amendment on the Registration
Bill, to the effect that the number of votes permitted to be
polled in one booth be raised from 300. to 800, instead of to
only 500 as at present proposed. It is shown that in con-
sequence of the great increase of the constituent body in
Leeds under the new Reform Act about 70 booths would be
required in that borough if 500 votes only be polled in each.
The object of his proposal is to save expense.

SITIOIDE OF A MISER. —An inquest has been held
at Birmingham on the body of a man named Tovey, who,
it appeared, had committed suicide while in au unsound
state of mind. His method of living led to the inference
that he was in abject poverty, but on a search being made
no less than £427 9s. 6d. in deposit receipts were in the
house, also a bank book with credit for £2O in it,
five shares in the Old Union Mill Company, and two
watches.

On Friday morning a large gathering of clergy
,and laity, including many personal friends of the Rev.
Dr. John Atlay, vicar of Leeds, attended divine service
at the church of St. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, to witness
the confirmation of the election by the Dean and Chapter
of Hereford of the rev. gentleman to the bishopric of
Hereford, rendered vacant by the death of the Right Rev.
Dr. Renn Dickson Hampden.

A serious explosion of gas occurred at the Theatre
Royal, Preston, the other evening. The stage foot-lights
are supplied with oxy-hydrogen, and this mixture of
gases is kept in bags provided specially for the purpose or,
one side of the stage. Just previous to the commencement
of the performance a man named Catterall and some others
were engaged in preparing for the ignition of the foot-
lights by arranging the gas-bags, &c., when one of them
suddenly exploded. Catterall was blown some distance ;
his'clothes were torn in several places, and he was con-
siderably shaken and cut about the chin and face.

TILE WRECK OF THE GARONNE.—The inquiry was
concluded on Thursday afternoon, when it was declared
that the owners were exonerated from all blame. The ship
was lost because Captain Drew had not made a sufficient
allowance for the set of the tido to the eastward, and not
having slackened speed and put the ship's head to sea
ward, when be must have known, if he had reflected,
that the ship had run her distance and was ay proaching a
dangerous position, in a dark night and thick weather. The
Captain was not sufficiently collected to give distinct orders,
and abandoned himself to despair. The second Inate.
rendered efficient service towards saving t,..ke passen-
gers. The men in the lifeboat desrvo credit, and the
men in the pinnance are not blameworthy. It was repre-
hensible that the dingay was without a plug, oars, or rudder,
and partly full of peas, otherwise it would probably have
Payed lives. The master and first mato could have saved
their lives if they had chosen to get into the boat. It was
recommended that cork Jackets should. b knt Pllkee, Western Mornina Newt