The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-26 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

A tall military-looking man, named William Spurrell alias
Wigram, waas charged before Mr. Broughton on suspicion of
having been concerned with two other persons, now in cus-
tody, named James Martin and Mary Spurrell, in stealing a
large quantity of valuable shawls and silks, the property of
some person at present unknown.
Evidence was now given as to the prisoner's movements,
aliases, and apprehension.
In his defence he said that his real name was Wigram,
which was his mother's, he being the natural son of a gentle-
man in Essex, named Spurrell. He had assumed the firm of
Wigram and Co. for-the sake of appearances, not dreaming of
any wrong. Having a bill coming due on Saturday, he said
he had ordered his family to pledge goods to raise the money,
and all would turn out correct in the end, &c.
Mr. BROUGHTON said the case was involved in deep suspi-
cion, and he should remand the prisoner for further examina-
tion on Wednesday, but would take bail for his appearance,
himself in 2001. and two sureties in 1001. each.

The prisoner declared his inability to find the bail, and was
removed.

LAMBETH-STREET.

A middle-aged female, named Mary Furley, was placed
within the felons' bar, before Mr. Norton, on a charge of
murder, in having caused the death of George Furley, her
infant son, aged eighteen months, and also with having
attempted the additional crime of suicide by endangering
her own life. The wretched woman, who appeared to be la-
bouring under the deepest mental anguish as well as bodily
suffering, was accommodated with a chair in the dock, and
in addition to this it was found necessary to support her
during the investigation.
The first witness called was Mr. Thomas Gardener, of the
Commercial Coal-wharf, adjoining the Regent's Canal, in
the Mile-end-road, who deposed that on the preceding
night, about nine o'clock, he was alarmed by the violent
barking of a dog in the yard, and in consequence went into
the wharf adjoining the Regent's Canal. On reaching the
edge of the water he saw something floating, and he in-
stantly laid hold of a boat-hook and drew it towards the
bank. He then discovered it to be the prisoner, and as soon
as he had got her to the shallow water she exclaimed—
" Oh, my child ! my child !" Supposing from this excla-
mation that her child was also in the water, he (Mr. Gar-
dener) released the boat-hook from her clothes and drew it
alongside of her in the water, and in doing so he brought
on shore the body of her child, who appeared lifeless at the
time. He however took it in his arms, and carried it as quick
as possible to the house of his uncle, the New Globe Tavern,
near the bridge, and placed it without delay in a warm bath.
A medical gentleman who had been sent for had promptly
attended, and declared that no better means could be adopted
for its resuscitation than that resorted to, but it proved inef-
fectual.

Polka-constable Henry Cottin, said that he had been
called in to Mr. Gardener's premises on the evening before,
to take the prisoner into custody, and on her way to the sta-
tion•house she said she had something very heavy on her
mind, and that she threw herself into the canal with her
child, whose name was George, in her arms, and that •she
regretted exceedingly the gentleman had rescued her, as her
sufferings must be greater than ever.
The prisoner entered into a long statement. She said
that she had been in Bethnal-green workhouse for about
twelve months, and made complaints that her children had
been taken from her, and not well treated ; that she left the
workhouse, suffered much, and rather than return was ready
to endure any extremity ; that she was bewildered by her
sufferings, having been much better off in her time, &c. Her
mind was evidently affected.
Mr. NORTON, after complimenting Mr. Gardener upon his
promptness and humanity, remanded the prisoner for a future
day, and desired that a note should be appended to the com-
mittal that she should be taken particular care of.

MELANCHOLY DEATH OF MR. KEMP, ARCHITECT.
—On Monday forenoon the body of Mr. Kemp, well known
as the architect of the Scott Monument, was found in the
canal. He had been missing for twelve days previously, and
was last seen at the house of Mr. Lind, contractor for the mo-
nument, on whom he had called to arrange about the pro-
gress of the works. It is supposed that, on his return home
to Morningside, he had taken the way by the banks of the
canal, and that the night being dark, he had stumbled into
the water at the place where he was found—an open and
dangerous point beside Lochrin Distillery.—Edinburgh
Witness.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 25.
FACTORIES BILL.

Captain ROUS congratulated the House on the
prospect of getting rid of this Bill. He had risen
three times in vain during the first night's debate,
for the purpose of condemning the policy which in-
terfered with self-government. In the first division
he did not vote, but on the last night it appeared to
him that a sort of party spirit governed the votes,
and therefore he came to the conclusion that he should
vote for the Twelve Hours' Bill, as it appeared to him
to be the lesser evil.—(Hear, hear.) In the first
place he would observe, that whoever drew up this
Bill, must be totally ignorant of the feelings
both of the manufacturers and the workmen.—
(Great laughter and cheers.) He had heard.
Hon. and Right Hon. Gentlemen speak of the ex-
cesses of Jack Cade and of Vat Tyler, who killed
a man fur taking improper liberties with his daugh-
ter.—(A laugh.) But he (Captain Rous) believed
that this Bill would be as great a grievance as those
which caused the insurrections of Cade and Tyler.
He looked upon the master manufacturers as
being the most valuable men in the coun-
try. No men in the country deserved better ;
they did not spend their capital abroad in unprofita-
ble luxuries, but they employed it in endeavouring to
promote industry at home, and giving employment to
hundreds of thousands of the people. Nothing could
be more mischievous than the interference of Govern-
ment with private individuals.—(Hear, hear.) Now,
if the House of Commons was to tell him to give
eight half holidays in the week to his servants, he
would tell the House that he would see the House of
Commons --(Hear, hear, and great laughter)—
he would see them somewhere else first.—(Cheers,
and great laughter.) The master manufacturers had
also their feelings, and this meddling and interference
with private affairs was attended with the greatest
evils in all parts of the world. Look to
those places where the Governmentsinter-
fered with trade and private affairs, and
what were the consequences? In Sweden and
Prusia the Government interfered with families even
to the sending of the children to schools ; and, ac-
cording to Mr. Laing, there was three times the
amount of crime in Sweden that there was in this
country. Government nad quite enough to do to
look after their own proper business; there was not
one Government whose affairs were managed with
proper economy. 'Were any private establishment to
show such a contempt for economy, they would be
bankrupt in three months.—(Hear, hear.) The same
causes must produce the same effects; if they pursued
the same course as Sweden and Prussia, the same re-
sults would be produced. The diffusion of education
among the people of the lowest condition only ren-
dered them unfit for their station. The Right Hon.
Baronet the Home Secretary had stated that the
Noble Lord (Ashley) had refused a high seat on the
Treasury bench. He could only say that if men of
such tender and sensitive feelings were to carry on
the Government, this smiling country would, before
three years were over, become a desert.—(Oh, oh,
and laughter.) Such constant interference must be
mischievous. If they went to ten hours, they would
go to eight, and where should they stop ? The Noble
Lord would make a most excellent Archbishop of
Canterbury, but he would make a very bad statesman.
He believed that the poor men, generally speaking, in
this country were well looked after ; he believed that
in that respect there was no country like England ;
and nothing was more likely to make them miserable
than Hon. Members and Noble Lords getting up on
each side of the House, and making the statements
they had done.—(Hear, hear.) He believed there