The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-31
CRIME In ENGLAND.

1t is favorte pasme of the English press to collect
and spread before their readers all the evidences of crime
and disorder in the United States evidences Of the de-
cay Of free institutions IT is stated that of the rep
resenaives of foreign in this country amuse
themselves by coatng all the railroad accidents the muir
dera the riots and other instances Of human misfortune
and degradation occurring in this country The insttu-
ton of the Momons is choice subject Of English crit-
csm although the writers for the English press convent
emily forget that great proportion of the deinded follow
of Joe Smith emigrans from Great Britain. II
would be fair reor upon these proceedings an Amcr-
can journalist would take time and collect authentic
data of tho progress of crime in the old country 1t
not be forgotten that much Of the information Of this char
acer laid before the public through the European
press Not to speak of the opposition of the British Journal
lists and politicians the United States because Of the in
situations of the South and their constant misepresena
tons of the condition of the colored population of thu
South and not to speak of the comfort and happiness of
southern negroes compared with the of the
pie in Great Britain and Ireland and in other nations
continental Europe we think it just and then, to
remind our transatlantic brethren that they too belong
to that family of whom it is well said that ito err Is
human"
The following extraordinary article from the London
anything have yet seen, exhibiting human depraviiy in
its worst aspect The reader will observe here numbe
of instances of murder occurring successive days. of
revolving character and he will English jurspru
dcnce in a light from the comments of the London
Examiner; he will that not only these horrd bar
barities committed in the midst of the polished CAPT
tai of Great Britain but that they permitted to go al
most UNPUBLISHED. We give the article
WrFH-sLAueHrER. On Monday read, in the report o.
proceedings Thames police Office that George Rose,
ruany dock aborer who had subjected his wife to fifteen
years Of usage pain and SORROW had at last only beer
saved by chance from ending his domestic tyrannes with
murder. He home drunk Friday night, to wit,
and five children whom he Systematically kept half starved
on occasional allowance of sixpence shilling and,
taking up of the children threw it from one end Of III
room to other His wife interpreting To protect the little
one beaten dragged by the hair kicked and at last
while streaming with blood deliberately thrown out Of win
dow II person below had not caught her in bis arms the
intent murder openly avowed during this OF cruelty
would have been actually fulfilled "He Gss determined"
said the fellow his wife, to be strung up to the galow
for her, and her day come"
He knew very WE'LL the liarevery ruian too web Knows
wife murder has only be executed in ruany wa
b, torture nure immunity from chance Of
being strung up the gaows Upon this point fresh
this week been given to all the George Roses in the
land on the authority Of Old Bailey jury The scoundre
know what they may do, and they do it, As for Geo. Rose
he is to be locked up for six mouths.
On Tuesday George Pembe, at Southwark slaughtered
Mary Anne Latimer, with whom he cohabiting. He
Knocked her down butcher would OK, and killed
her. The case of Pembe is remandcd.
On the day, Tuesday, man named Lordon murder
ed his wife in Artillery Lane. lie stabbed her in the neck
and death followed instantly coroners jury have found
him guilty of murder.
On Wednesday Catharine Barry, maidservant went to
her Bermondsey and hearing her mothers screams
she approached the door, heard also her fathers blows
falling upon mother she entered She up stairs
and found her mother lying in pool OF blood which flowed
out of her nose and She much bruised and
broken Her legs had been broken by her husband
on previous occasion This stands remandcd TO
week
On the night Of the day Thomas Dodd coal porter
living Westminster kicked his wife, and inflicted injuries
which loss Of blood and bro ugh
her life into peril. This also is remanded.
On Thursday night st in this present week. porter
in Newgate Market, George Muley cut the throat of
young with whom he cohabited, quiet, nocnsve
person. who had for years chiefly supported him and
their three children by selling fruit This case, too, under
remand.
Meanwhile, the morning Of that day, Thursday
which think atrocious than any these all
Of them togethera of deliberate wife by
urehad been produced for trial the Old Bailey and
opportunity offered to jury OF checking degree
,y welchosen example, what have shown to be- up to
Ind beyond the date Of this very trial. literally
horrors, But this the sapent jury in question refused to