The Sun.
London, England, 1829-06-19 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

Willians Jones, aged 44, was capitally indicted for
breaking and entering the dwelling-house of William
Bird, No. 3, Greville-street, Holborn, and stealing
therefrom a quantity of shoes, value 181., his property.
The case was clearly proved, and the Jury returned
a verdict of Guilty.—Death.

Charles Richards, aged 56, was charged with com-
mitting a rape upon Thomasa Notley, an infant, only
seven years of age. The prisoner is a carpenter,
and lodged in the house of the child's father, at
No. 12, George-street, Islington. According to the
evidence of the little girl, he had on three different
occasions abused her person, the particulars of which
are of the most disgusting nature, and of course unfit
for publication.
Mr. Fuller, a surgeon, deposed to the injury the
child had received. In his opinion, it was of such a
nature that the capital offence might have been com-
mitted.

Caroline Watts, another child, 10 years of age,
deposed to seeing the prisono and the prosecutrix
together in the bed-room.

Several other witnesses were examined at great
length. The case was proceeding when our reporter
left the Court.

Mr. ADOLPHUS and Mr. CLARKSON were counse,
for the prisoner.

NEW COURT.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF A PRISONER.

Robert Cannon, a man of respectable appearance,
was charged with uttering a forged order for the
delivery of two pieces of Irish cloth, with an intent
to defraud Mr. Thomas Devas.

The prosecutor is
_a warehouseman in Watling-
street. A gentleman named Day, residing at Stan-
stead, in Essex, was > customer of his. On the 23d
of May, a porter brought a letter to the prosecutor's
warehouse, purporting to come from Mr. Day, and
desiring that two pieces of fine Irish should be sent
to the Swan with Two Necks, Lad-lane, by three
o'clock, and charged to his account. Some suspicion
was excited, and the linen sent at the time requested.
The prisoner was there to receive it, when he was given
inte custody and taken to Guildhall Justice-room,
and committed to the Compter. The prisoner, soon
after his confinement, became very low and dejected,
and by some means had provided himself with a
sharp knife, with which he cut his throat from ear
to ear; fortunately, however, immediate assistance
being obtained, his life was saved. The prisoner
appeared in a very weak state. The Common
Sedeant ordered him to have a chair.
Mr. Day stated that the order now produced was
not in his hand writing, or of any one that had his
authority. The prisoner had lived with him five
years, but was discharged for improper conduct.
The prisoner made no defence, in fact he was in
such a weak state that be could scarcely speak a
word.—Verdict, Guilty.
The prisoner was led out of Court by two of the
Officers.

VIRULENT DISEASE IN OXFORD

BUILDINGS.

Yesterday Doctor Patterson, the eminent phy-
sician, residing in Queen-street, May-fair, as one of
the Trustees of the poor of the parish of St. George,
Hanover-square, and Mr. Greet, one of the Over-
seers, came to Marlborough-street Office, and re-
presented to Mr. Conant that there was at pre-
sent a very infectious and most dangerous typhus
fever prevailing, and rapidly spreading in a place
called Oxford-buildings, near Oxford-street. The
fever, it appears, originated in the houses Nos.
20 and 21 of this place, and sixteen of the
inhabitants have already been removed to the
parish hospital, and one has died. The cause
of the disease, the parish surgeon stated, was the
horrid accumulation of filth in almost all the houses
of that set of buildings, which are inhabited by the
lower order of the Irish, and Mr. Greet said that in
endeavouring to clean one of the houses only, there
was removed from it four cart loads of the most
abominable filth, consisting of dead cats and dogs,
putrid • vegetables, the overflowing filth irons the
drains and privy, so that the stench was beyond all
endurance. There were the houses Nos. 6,7, 8,9,
in an equally bad state with the two already named,
and unless something were promptly done, the
whole neighbourhood would he infected.
Dr. Patterson declared that the disease was of
so virulent a nature, and arose from so foul a source,
that no human power, medical or otherwise, could
check or stay its ravages if the weather at this sea-
son of the year had happened to be as hot as it
generally is, and unless these houses were all tho-
roughly cleansed; and the walls washed over with
clorine of lime, the approaching hot weather, which
we must expect, will produce the most calamitous
consequences.
Mr. Plank, the chief officer, said that three of the
houses in Oxford-buildings belonged to him ; but
since he had purchased them, he had made it a point
to go frequently and inspect them all over, to see
that they were in a perfect clean state; but all the
other houses in the place are in the hands of a man
named Duggan, who holds them upon a lease, which
expires in another year, when he (Plank) is also to
have possession of them.
Mr. Greet said that the three houses belonging to
Mr. Plank were an exception to all the others, for
they were in a perfectly clean and decent state;
but nothing could exceed Olt filth of the others.
The Magistrata told Duggan that if the whole of
the filth was not removed from all the houses, and
they thoroughly cleansed by Monday next, he should
be indicted at the Sessions for a nuisance.
Dr. Patterson said that there was no.t a moment
to be lost, as a sudden change ;41 the weather would
make it almost itopossibie to stop the progress of
tba infection.

Duggan promised to remove the nuisance imme-
diately, and the parish authorities were directed to
see that he did so.

Su[. WOIRMS.—Many efforts have been
recently made to introduce the silk worm on an extensive
scale into Ireland, especially in the county of Cork. We
have just heard of a voluntary colony of these valuable in,
sects having settled in this county, on the 4mosne of
Mount Loftus, the seat of :SirNIpIOLAS LOFTUS, Bart.—
Ou that dcnicane there are no mulberry trees, but there are
several of the European Spindle-tree, or Enanymus Euro-
peus, and of those trees the colonists have taken possession.
One tree is literally weighed down with them, and it is
supposed there are not less than half a million of v(orr,its
actively spinning upon it. This is probably a piece of
news that will engage toe attention of naturalists. We
always uunderstood that no leaf would bring the silk worm
to perfection except the mulberry; yet those at Mount
Loftus appear to enjoy vigorous health, but we fear
they are doomed to speedy annihilation. T,.7en in Italy
the silk worm is fed v.ithita enure, and we fear the moth
woc,id periiih oven if the weather should enable the cater-
pillar to live and cut its way through the cocoon.—.
Leinster Journal.

The new line of road made to avoid the
dangerous hill at Churchill 11,7%c1:,, was opened last week
by the Bristol gad4eter mail passing over it, and is con-
sidered one of ihigreatest improvements in the neighbour.
tood.—Bath Chronicle.

BEAR-BAITING IN FRANCE.--13017141GNE,
MAY 14.—Last Sunday three Ituryi—tuuate bears were,
during church-s.?‘rvic.c, !ea tin ugh this town, and notice
given that they were to be baited for the amusement of the
clergyma?, and scloal-
English, who, to their credit, instseeaidutholgf
aattdeneit,luintagticwthe,
ieriireaitte' the schoolmasters
ned to their schools,
and to the youths over whose education they presided.
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But it was unfortunately too late; the drums were already
heard ; and the bears were seen in the Rue Royale, bleett•
ing and mangled, while their master was plac‘rding a
shpeemc t
at
i 0,,, : fight all bull.doge. Some
of ,
'it is reported, intend
to SuitSuitif iiese tluialitieel are not prohibited, as it was by
t 4 5114-or Qf last year blttllttUely done before.
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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY RLECTIO

CAMIZIDGE, Tutntspo'j
Yesterday morning Mr. Bankes's party
an ineffectual effort to take the lead. The 0,1
jority against them gradually increased, and 10,
o'clock, when the poll closed, amounted to ,
This morning, at eight, the poll again open°
the numbers at half-past ten were—
Mr. Cavendish.
Mr. Bank...

485
~ 415

Majority for Mr. Cavendish 7O to
On Mr. Gunning tendering his vote, the
lowing dialogue took place :
Rev. Temple Chevalier—l object to S
Gunning's vote.
Mr. Gunning—The learned—l beg his Psj
don, I should have said reverend, and not lel
ed—gentleman, will be pleased to state
grounds of his objection.
Mr. Chevalier—Are you not a commission
of the land-tax ?

Mr. Gunning—l am not.
Mr. Chevalier—Then, Sir, I have no farthi
objection to make.
Mr. Leapingwell next offered his vote,
Mr. Gunning observed to Mr. Chevalier,
friend Leapingwell is a commissioner."
M'r. Chevalier—Then I object to his vote. 6
Mr. Gunning (taking up the Act 22 Ge
111., chap. 41.)—If the Rev. Gent. had rel'
two lines further, he would have discovered 01:
his objection was frivolous and absurd, and.
would do well to remember that " a little leareino:
is a dangerous thing," and that a very g
divine may make but an indifferent lawyer.
(1
scarcely necessary to add that both votes were
mitted. Thus has ended the attempt to inv
date the votes of two persons, who by their ice•
and activity in Mr. Cavendish's committee Is,
given offence to some of the most violent of tit
Bankes's supporters. There are few people.
the University who are not aware that the Arl
Chancellor is himself a commissioner. Both ws.
proctors and all the heads of houses are in t"1
commission. It is highly probable that one 01
of those voters who live in the country are en°
missioners of the land-tax—a fact which seen'
to have escaped the sagacity of the Reveres`
Gentleman.
At the close of the poll at twelve o'clock, th
numbers were as follows :
For Mr. Cavendish 551
Mr. Bankes O4

Majority for Mr. Cavendish lO9

CAMBRIDGE, FIVE O'CLOCK, JUNE
The contest for the representation of the Uri,
versity is this moment ended, and Mr. Cav,ge
dish has been returned by a great majority.
numbers at the close of the poll were—
Mr. Cavendish . . 609
Mr. Bankes

Majority for Mr. Cavendish 147
The circumstances under which this vietf.,,rl
has been gained, add no small weight to its 'I";
portance. Mr. Bankes had, by an aieticipatinre°
canvass, secured a considerable interest bef°4
the resignation of Sir N. Tindal ; and after oh
seat became vacant, Mr. Cavendish, thouSb
most ardently ambitious of the high honour witi
which he has now been invested, was for noriivi
a week prevented by the head of his family fr°,
entering the field. Every one knows that, ►0
contests like the present, loss of time is eite;
the loss of every thing. He was, however, /
length brought fbrward by a public address's
s
signed by many distinguished resident membe
of the University ;—all obstacles gave way bes
fore the power of opinion ;—committees wed
formed in Cambridge and in London, and'
canvass commenced unexampled for the enerF
and the heartiness of those who were engaged I''
it. The result has now been witnessed.
The fortunate candidate is young, modest'
untried in public life, and of a temper and tas°:
tiers which secure the warmest interest in ever'
one who knows him ; and, combined with these
qualities, possesses intellectual powers willctl
have been tempered and proved in the snreee"at
studies of the University. He was brought Or;
ward on high academic ground ; and on th
ground liberal men of all parties have united/.
They were wearied by perpetual contests, 1a
which their best best feelings were violated, 61'
which victory itself seemed to give no stfi
bility to opinion. They have now committed
their interests and their honour to Mr. Caven'
dish ; believing that he will be a watchful gust;
dian of this deposit, and preferring before thf
formal declarations of official zeal, the pledge
attachment which had given by his condo
during the years he passed within their walls/0
In this contest men seem to have rejoiced t
escape for a time from the withering influeoo
of vulgar party spirit, and to give a full flow t;
those feelings which do honour to mankind. 'list
there has been no alloy of this spirit, it would be
ridiculous to deny ; but the result of this electi°4
shows that it is no longer in the ascendant, sv.
that liberal and independent members of the 011;
versity, however separated by habits and opinionb;
can meet on neutral ground, and hold out_
right hand of fellowship to each other.
Mr. Cavendish entered the field as goon as the.
vacancy was declared, there would unquestioa,;
bly have been no contest. Many of those Ywhe
supported Mr. Bankes came reluctantly to tot
poll, and publicly declared their wishes to ''
with.the adverse party. He was, indeed, 131;
ported by the existing Government, awl,
the exception of the King's household, not c',..§°
member of the Senate escaped an official caliv'o,
who was placed, directly or indirectly, within
Minister's influence. All this was, howeceir
r
but as dust' in the balance ; for the better fee'
ings of the University were called into that cee
biped action which admits of no resistance. le.
are happy in conclusion to remark, that ta,
election of Mr. Cavendish on the high grounte
which we have pointed out, will cousolioj,
and secure the lasting interest and indepen
ence of this ancient seat of learning ; and tne6
these inestimable advantages have been gain
without any sacrifice of gentleman-like feellr)ll,,
or any alloy of bitterness or of violence 0116,
which the contests of public principles are to
often degraded.

The Duke of SUSSEX and the Ductless v,,,
GIA?VvISTER visited the Princess Auc Erna. oa Wedneslio
at her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's. tr
whole of the Royal party afterwards proceeded to tbe,Stild
rooms in the Palace, anti viewed the sideboard of goo' v
silver plate, which had remained untouched in the Itssq-rol:
ing-room ever since the night on which the Kisc's goes'
ball was given. Soon after the Duke and the Prior or
had quitted the Banqueting-room, the Officers r
Household, to whose charge the keeping of the plate
s tyt
filed, commenced removing the numerous articles from
sideboard.
the.
Four swallows' nests have been built up0n,,,,,
premises of Mr. SUM, blacksmith, of Great Sl° poir
Suffolk, in most extraordinary situations—one urn Stet'
in the stable, another on the end of a stilt in theshope
house, a third on a cross piece of wood in the
and a fourth nu the valance of the bed in the chan'
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