The Sun.
London, England, 1829-03-30 00:00:00

MURDER.

Martin Slack, aged 18, was charged with the
wilful murder of a female child, by administering to
it a quantity of uquafortis.

Elizabeth Haigh examined—l know the prisoner
at the bar. I have been acquainted with him about
three years. I was delivered of a female child on
the 19th of October last. The prisoner at the bar
was the father of that child. I swore the child to
him, and he was in consequence sent to the house
of correction ut Wakefield. He returned before the
child was born, and continued to visit me. On the
morning of Sunday, Nov. 2, I got up between six
and seven. As soon as I got up I took the child
down stairs and suckled it. The prisoner came in.
At the time he came I was sitting before the fire
suckling the child. I was not quite dressed, and I
placed the child on the squab, and went up stairs to
finish dressing. The child was in very good health,
and had not before ailed any thing. Almost as
soon as I got up stairs I heard the child scream. I
ran down stairs and saw the prisoner sitting with
the child in his arms. The child's head was lying
upon his left shoulder. The prisoner got up from
the chair when I came down, and gave me the
child. I was going to put the child to my breast
when I saw something was the matter. Some-
thing had been given to it. There was a sort of
blaze coming out of its mouth, and something like
brimstone was running from it. I put the child's
mouth against my
cheek, and my cheek was burned
by it.--(Witness here showed a mark, which was
still visible on her cheek.)—The stuff running out
of its mouth also burnt my arm. In about three
quarters of an hour the child died.
Cross-examined by Mr. COTTINGHAM—The banns
of marriage had been
published between the prisoner
and me, and forbidden by the prisoner's father. The

prisonett always seemed attached to me, and fond of
the child.

The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a
verdict of -Guilty.

Mr. Baron HULLOCK then sentenced the prisoner
to be executed on Monday next.
During the address of the Learned Judge, the
prisoner more than once exclaimed that he had no
occasion to seek for pardon, for he was an innocent
man ; and when the sentence had been passed, he
said, " This is just what they wanted ; they wanted
to have me hanged, and my body taken to Sheffield
to be dissected. and you have not done your duty in
passing this sentence upon me. You are an unjust
Judge."—The prisoner was then removed.

SECOND EDITION.
SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Cloc4.

131 PERU L PARLIAMENT

THIS EVENING.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LORD CHANCELLMR sat to-day at five minutes
before Five o'clock.

Six Private Bills were read a third, and one or two a
second time.

Lord STANLEY and others brought up a road Bill.
_ _

Mr. LAWLEY and others brought up another road Bill.
Lord HARDIVICKE presented a petition from the
Protestant Dissenters of Wisbeach, in favour of the Ca-
tholic claims. The Noble Lord entirely concurred is the
prayer. From six years resideve in Ireland, he was
satisfied that the proposed measure was necessary, and was
sure that when it passed into a law, no act would be
found more calculated for public economy.
Lord BOYLE presented a petition from the Roman
Catholics of Ilminster, in favour of their claims.
The Marquis of ANGLESEA presented petitions from
several parishes in Ireland to the same effect.
Lord WINCIHLSEA presented petitions from East
Peckam, New Romney, St. Paul's, Deptford, Newberry,
and from numerous other places in England, Scotland,
and Ireland, against further concessions to the Roman
Catholics.

Lord CAMDEN presented a petition from certain in-
dividuals in the county of Pembroke, in favour of the Ca-•
tholics. In doing so, he begged to state, that at a county
meeting a Clergymen of the Established Church made a
most unwarantable attempt to agitate the mind
of the people of that county. On the hustings he stated
that the present measure would be to admit Popery into the
Constitution, and the Protestants would be compelled against
their inclination to support Popery. The admission of
Popery would be nothing short of depriving the Protes-
tants of their religious liberty. He strongly recommended
the inhabitants to petition his Majesty to dissolve Parlia-
ment, as then he would see how ill he had been used by his
present hypocritical and ill-informed Ministers. The most
inflammatory and seditious papers had been circulated in
that county, and the worst of them propagated by a society
for the circulation of Tracts. The Reverend Gentleman
enquired if the people were ready to give up their bibles,
if they were then they might assent to this measure, if not
it was their duty to object to it. When the meeting
had heard this gentleman, and the one who seconded the
Resolution, it became so tumultuous, that the Sheriff was
obliged to dissolve it, and therefore no petition from
that Meeting could be presented as the Meeting of the
County. Windows had been broken, and in one instance
fire thrown into the houses of those who were favourable.
to the measura. The present petition was from a number
of gentlemen, who were present at the meeting, and who
objected to what took place there, and expressed their ap-
probation of the measure.
Lord ELDON observed that he had a petition from that
county, signed by a great number of the most respectable
individuals, against the Catholic claims.
Lord FARNHAM presented 28 petitions from parishes
iu Ireland, against the Catholic Claims.
The Bishop of DURHAM presented a petition from
Rotherly, and two other parishes, in the county of Dur-
hara, against concessions.

Lord LORTON presented three petitions from parishes
in Ireland.

Lord KINNOUL presented petitions from about half
a dozen places in Scotland, to the same effect, amoni;
which was one from the Minister and Elders of the Pres-
bytery of Perth.
Lord LORTON presented three petitions from parishes
in Ireland to the same effect.

The Duke of HAMILTON precented two petitions
front Greenock, in favour of emancipation, one was from
the Roman Catholics, and the other from Protestants.
The Noble Duke presented a third petition to the same
effect, and he entirely agreed in the prayer. He was upon
this great question decidedly in favour of Emancipation.
Earl 'HARE \VOOD presented a petition from near
Pontefract against concessions.
Lord HOLLAND presented several petitions in favour
of the Catholic claims.

Lord GROSVENOR presented a petition from the in.
habitants of Macclesfield, silk throwsters, praying for re-
lief. He felt it necessary to observe, that the petitioners
had chosen an individual to present this petition who could
not agree in the prayer. The petitioners, in his opinion,
had taken a very erroneous view of the object on which
they thought propea to petition.
Lord ELDON presented a great number of petitions
front the Protestants of different parts of England and
Ireland against further Concessions to the Roman Crtholics.
(LEFT SITTING.)