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The Sun. — 1818-09-21 (London, England)

DUTCH AND FLANDERS MAILS.  BRUSSELS, SEPT. 11.—His Excellency the Marqiiis de la Tour Dupin, Ambassador from France, set out this morning for Paris. . Letters from Aix-la-Chapelle state, that some strangers who had arrived in that city had received orders (rota the Police to depart within eight hours. The following declaration made to the Police by Mr. Cockrell, is taken from the English Journal called The Cosmopolite:— " The assassin, on entering my room, said, that ht,came to pay me the rent of the house occupied by Mad. Montaud. I observed, that besides this rent, there was also to pay that of a cellar, and 14 fra►►cs, which I bad paid for wryter•. On this he grew insolent, and denied that I had any such demand to make. I told him that I wished to put it off till to-morrow morning, that I might send somebody who spoke French to explain the affair to Mad. Montaud. He then left my house, and I went out myself at the same time. A few minutes after Mad. Montaud came herself, and asked a lad, who is in my service, if I was at home; on my return I found her at my door ; she told me she was come to pay the rent. I-repeated to her what I had said to her servant, that I had spoken to a friend, with whom I would call ott her the next morning to explain the affair to herself; hot Mad. Montaud persisted in paying immediately, otherwise she would leave the money in the hands of a notary. Just as I was signi►og the receipt the assassin returned, saying— ' You have treated me with contempt.'—` It was von,' said I, who began by insulting me.' ---1` No, Sir,' said he, ' I have been for twelve years in the service of France, and you offered to turn me out of the door ;' saying this he dreW from i►is pocket two pistols, one of which he fired at me. I had, however, dine to turn •aside his arm ; he immediately fired the second pistol, which I had also the good fortune to avoid. Then he gave me several wounds with a bayonet. The lad who was with me ran out, crying murder ! on which the assassin quitted me and ran out by the street-door." We add, for the information of the public, says the Editor of The Cosmopolite, that the assassin was in the.service of Mad. Montaud. The two pistols missed fire, but the assassin, thus disappointed in his purpose, sprung a bayonet, with which he inflicted seven wounds, one of which is in the left side near the heart ; two on the right side, one of which, it is feared, has touched the lungs, because, when breathing, the air escapes t-hrough the wound ; two in the neck, and one in the lip. Mr. Cockrell in his struggling had his right hand pierced through with the bayonet. (The accounts of Mr. Cockrell are more and more satisfactory, and his recovery begins to be hoped.)  The Prince and Princess of Orange are gone to Spa; part of their suite,, and their infant son, went thither some (Taus earlier.
The Sun. — 1840-07-22 (London, England)

ELLIGENCE.  HOME ('IRC  UI T. - C riELMSFORD TCESDA r.  .14mes Pyke, alias Puke, aged 37,and Hannah Puke, aged 27, were indicted for the wiltul murder of William rryke, a child aged eleven years, by neglecting (as was their duty) to provide him with sufficient food, warmth, and nourishment, and by beating and ilf-using him, thereby causing a mortal sickness and distemper, of which be 'died.  Mr. M. CHAMBERS conducted the prosecution, and stated the case to the Jury, and said, that it was one which would require their most patient and anxious in qtury.  Mr. DOWLING defended the prisoners. Mr. Charles Edward Blair deposed as to the state of the child when he was brought to the Colchester Union 'Workhouse.  S trAh Gerard was then examined. She stated that she lived next door to the prisoners, and remembered seeing the deceased child at the time in question. It was in a very dirty and wretched state. A few days before the deceased was taken to the workhouse, she heard the deceased shriek violently, and she then saw  the female prisoner running after it with a broomstick in her hands. The child ran into the house, pursued 'thy the step .mother, and the shrieks were then renewed. `II he deceased was not allowed to sleep in the house with the prisoners, but slept in a barn or shed, which had another fl for or ceiling, upon some wet straw. Some pieces of wood were laid across, and the straw Navas placed upon them, and the child was covered with a piece of old sacking.  Ann King, unotfter witness, also vpcke to the wretched state of the child, and proved that, notwithstanding it was in that condition, the fe:nale prisoner frequently brat it. The witness then detailed some other instance of bad treatment.  Mr. Fos, the relieving officer, spoke to the miserable condition of the deceased child, and described the place where it slept as being most miserable, and affordlag little or no protection from the weather. Mr. Clark, another surgeon, was then called, and he corroborated the evidence given by Mr. Blair. He also expressed an opinion that the child's life might lave been prolonged by care and attention, and said Pilot the want of that care and attention would have •aggravated all the symptoms of the child's disease. He stilted that the immediate cause of death was the aberration of the intestine.  Lord ABINGER, baying conferred with the counsel for the prosecution, said he must express his opinion that the charge of murder could not be sustained. By a recent Act of Parliament, however, the Jury had another course open to them, and if they believed that the prisoners, or either of them, had assaulted the deceased, they could return a verdict to that effect. The Jury, after a few minute,' deliberation, acquitted 11, male prisoner and convicted the female of an assuit. The Jury at the same time expressed their opinion that both parties had been guilty of great inhumanity towards the deceased. Lord ABINGER sentenced the female to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve calendar months.  THE cast OF
The Sun. — 1840-04-14 (London, England)

JOHN BELLAMY. " But the nature of man and his relations in society would never have been known, had not God, when he had created him given him a law for the rule of his life. And what proves this Without the possibility of refutation is, that the savage hordes, at above-mentioned, who have been listening to the " dictates of nature," to the present day know nothing of the precepts of Morality. The dictates of nature, without the precepts of revealed wisdom, teach them nothing of the nature of man, or of his relations in his society : " they meet to destroy each other," and afterwards to feast on the flesh of their fellow-men, and offer their children to the idols of " nature." Such has been the practice of the inhabitants of all countries, who have listened to the dictates of nature; and such would be the case with the inhabitants of England, and of all Christian nations. were they to "listen to ihe dictates of nature;' they would fall into rusticity and savage barbarity ; and I should expect to see the image of the old multi-mamnue, the many-breasted Mother of Nature, the Dagon of the Philistines, the Apollo of Greece, or the Molochian abomination of Juggernaut, set up in Christian lands, and temples erected to the Goddess of Reason, instead of the churches for the reasonable worship of the Creator and Preserver of mankind, the Lord God Omnipotent. " But let these objectors turn their eyes to the conduct of those who assumed the title of " modern philosophers," sheophilanthropists, pretended lovers of God and man ; who, when there was no king in France, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes,.sent forth the midnight assassin, and murdered the innocent by thousands in the true Deistical, Robespierian spirit of showing no mercy; deluged the land with blood, and carried horror, rapine, plunder, destruction, and death throughout the nations of Europe. but has been the conduct of those who believe in no God, t. cinflnite space' worshippers of some inconceivable non!linty, which they call Nature,' and who profess with their lips not to believe in a future state, though they thirst for immortality. Hence the absurdity of supposing that a system of morality may be built upon, what these wild and inconsistent writers call ' Nature ;' her book is a blank, not a single precept of morality is to be found in the pages of this non-entity." Extracts. " The remedy, however, is at hand. False knowledge !nust be counteracted by real knowledge ; the people must be Instructed instead of being perverted ; philosophy must be trade to undo the work of sophistry. And for this Government is responsible." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty.) „By Appointment :—udd and Calkin, Booksellers to her '`ua.i"stv. Pall-mall : Logman, Rees, Orme, and Brown, St. Paul's; London. „ By Appointment:—W. Wright, Bookseller to their Majes"ea, the Queen, the Queen Dowager, and all the Royal family, Pall-mall.
The Sun. — 1840-06-09 (London, England)

PENANG.-AFFRAY ON THE WEST COAST  OF SUMATRA.  In our last number we made mention of an affray which the French sloop-of- war Laneier had with one of the ports on the west coast of Sumatra. It appears that Monsieur Luco, the chief officer of the French barque Comte de Paris, was devatched by her comn:ander, Capt. Darico, in a Malaya', sampan on shcre at a place called Senaghun, where she was then trading, with a sum or money amounting to 1,045 dollars, Cut in consequence of no tidings being subsequently heard of him, it was strongly suspected that he had been murdered, and his body thrown overboard, notwithstanding the report of the Malays that his death was occasioned by the sampan upsetting in the surf. it also seems that on Captain Darlue going On shore in corn. party with Captain Sylver of the American ship Lacula, which was likewise then trading at Senaghun, for the purpose of ascertaining more satisfactory pat ticulars of the death of Monsieur Luco, and endeavouring to obtain restitution of the money, they were detained two days as prisoners by the Raj,th, but on threatening him that he would be visited with severe chastisement hereafter by some French or Antcrican vessel-of-war thatwould be despatched express. ly to demand satisfaction for these atrocities, boat the cap. tains were liberated and the money restored. Oa conipLting his business at Senaghun, Capt. Darlue sailed for France, previously leaving with a jaratalis, or writer, who was in his confidence, a letter to be delivered to the first' French vessel that might touch at that port. When the; Lawler arrived at Senaghun, the letter in question was handed to Captain La Roque de Chaufray, who having received from Captain Sylver a confirmation of Captain Darlue's statemept, hp landed with a suitable force c'n LT fith Ult., but not being able to obtain the surrender of the murderers of M.tLuco, he burnt the village of Senaghun, filled with merchandise of various descriptions, after an obstinate resistance from the Malaya, many of whom were iligd. The bar of the river qn the Few!) of the french party to th sloop of war being found suddenly cbs:ructed and e rendered impassable, the sailors destroyed their boats to p vent them falling into the hands of the Aidlays, and marched along shore to Annalaboo, F,:ven miles to the nertbward ender the protection of the:Lapcier, whi undev xZu '6,-f5 "aailihg Orisf, 6'tlC. Elsi the ee mWn who were drowned off the bar of the river. Thus, as tel, account states, has most ample vengeance been obtained 'e fo:- the murder of Monsieur Luco.—Gazette, 111, Ircli 7,  About midnight cm Monday s,,,uniight a thunder storm of great violence passed oVir 11114 lle!;44l4llrhwid, The tiatitniag pdeulti;elY vivid and d°1111"M". and for a short time the rain fell very heavily. We do not hear that any da mate was eaus.ed by the electric Anil—Ha/if-it, kvpress. The colliers at some of the works at Merthyr s: em determined not to work at reduced prices. Meetings hays been held on the occasion ; and it is feared that the reduction (10 per cent., generally, ) will be severely felt in he place.— Wel Amin,  SPIRIT of the
The Sun. — 1840-07-23 (London, England)

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—On Tuesday, at St. James's Church, W. H. Penrose, Esq., of Lahene, county of Cork, to the Hon. Miss Georgiana Isabella Keane, second daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Keane, of Ghuznee and Cappoquin. The bride was given away by her father, and the ceremony was attended byasefect few of the friends of the parties, who afterwards partook of an elegant dejenner at Warren's Hotel, Reont-street. There were present, in addition to Lord Keane, Sir Hussey, Lady and Miss Vivian, Hon. Miss Keane, Miss Howell, Sir Richard and Lady Keane, Colonel Macdonald, lion. Captain Keane, Hon. Juhn Keane, and the Hon. Hussey Fane Keane. The happhyonpaeyirmaofotn. afterwards set off for the Isle of tcylpend the HER MAJESTY AND PRINCE AALBER+.—We understand great preparations are making at Wentworth-house Princefor Ar elcbeeprtti,onw hoof aQr eueeeanpe\e' cetdoriena aa nvdi s ihis t to Royal the x Noble bilien eEarl Fitzwilliam, early next month.—Sheffield Iris. The Handelsbad having announced that the Treaty of Commerce the ecourrie betweenrFrancais France caisebse and observes st that Holland atthe was concluded, announcement is premature, but that the Treaty will, undoubtedly, be soon signed. - -  Leiters from Rome, dated the 7th inst., state that much inquietude was still felt respecting the health of the Pope. It is also stated that a great number of persons, charged with secret political offences, had been taken into custody at Rome, 3lacerata, Ancona, Forli, and Ferrara, and that the principal actors in the conspiracy were members of the party termed " La Jeune Italic." INTERNIENT OF THE BODY OF ELY, THE 31uRnEnEit.—Last night at twelve o'clock, the body was interred in a grave eight feet deep, in Lock's burial-ground, St. George's-fields. It was placed in a shell with the clothes on in which he perpetrated the horrid deed, and lowered into the grave, which was immediately filled up with earth. At ,f ten o'clock last night the body of the unfortunate Mrs. Wetherley was removed from her residence in Caroline-place, where the murder was perpetrated, to that of her mother, in Union-street Lambeth,rom which:place it will be interred, on Sunday next, in Lambeth Church-yard. It is rumoured that her Majesty and Prince Albert will visit Brighton about tha 14th August. We have good reason to believe that his Royal Highness will review his regiment here some time in that month, but whether it will be as early as the 14th we are unable to say ; it will depend, we understand, on the completion of the order for the new regimental clothing, which is now being executed with all possible despatch. His Royal Highness had a variety of patterns submitted to him, and had solve difficulty in deciding as to the colour, being anxious to see this fine regiment second in appearance to none in the service. We understand that his o Royal Highness has fixed upon crimson over-.lls. The interior the Palace is now undergoing very extensive re-embellishment ; and a considerable number of workmen are employed. Brighton Gazette.
The Sun. — 1840-11-24 (London, England)

DARING ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE WILLIAM RADCLIFFE, ESQ., OF LAOAN VALE.-It is with feelings of the utmost horror that we publish the details of a most villanous attempt, on the part of some murderous ruffian, to take away the life of the above respected gentleman. Last Wednesday night, about eleven o'clock, as Mr. Radcliffe was sitting in his parlour at Lagan Vale, a shot was fired at him ; the assassin taking his aim through a chink in the window-shutter, by which he was enabled to see his intended victim. Happily the cowardly scoundrel was frustrated in the execution of his design. The ball struck the table, and glancing off, fell under the chair upon which Mr. Radcliffe was sitting. The doors of the house being locked, that gentleman was obliged to go up stairs to procure the keys. Upon finding them he immediately opened the hall-door, and, accompanied by his two sons, rushed down to the porter's lodge, when as he was in the act of areu,ing the inmates, a man dressed in a light-coloured frock coat and glazed cap, dashed past. Mr. Radcliffe and his sons followed the fellow, but quickly lost sight of him, owing to the darkness of the planting at Orrr,cau. At the wooden pathway, leading into Ann-street from the county Down, a person answering to the above description, passed, running so furiously that he did not stop to pay the toll, but, pitching it to the keeper, proceeded on rapidly. This was about half an hour after the firing of the shot. Connected with the foregoing particulars, it may be stated that the watch-dog at Lagan Vale was taken away by some person on Wednesday evening. About five o'clock on the same day a man called at the lodge and inquired if Mr. R idelffe were at home. Receiuing an answer in the affirmative, he inquired the road to the house, arid pretended that he was going there, but he did not do so. Not the slip; test suspicion attaches to any one, ror can any reason whatever be assigned for the commission or the outrage, Mr. Radcliffe being a gentleman universally esteemed. Among the immense numbers who, at various times, have been employed by him at his mils, there is not one who speaks of him otherwise than in terms of the highest respect and afLction. Informations have been forwarded to the Castle• and a rev. ard will immediately be issued for the apprehension of the culprit.—Belfast Vindicator. " The Hon. James King, Mitchelstown, is removed from the commission of the peace for Limerick and Tipperary, for sending to prison James Tobin, on a conviction for stealing timber, the man having been summoned to Petty Sessions far the charge, but which in the interim Mr. King himself adjudicated, apprehending the fellow would abscond."--Limerick Chronicle. The preceding paragraph appeared in the limerick Chronicle of last Saturday, and has since gone the round of the papers. The removal of Mr. King and the transica year ago. For it would be difficult pit i oh na apl luurdpeods eto t he stookto rpyl ai eg omwo rrevived n to say, though doubtless the Chronicle had some sinister object in renewing Cork Reporter.
The Sun. — 1840-11-27 (London, England)

TON ROAD.--VERDICT OF NIURDER.—Ia the Guardirn e Wednesday last, we published an account of a brutal attack made on five journeymen sawyers, on the Ashton New Road, on the 31st u;t., by a number of turn-outs, and that an inquest was held on Tuesday evening, and by adjournment on Wednesday morning, before Mr. Chapman, the borough Coroner, on Thomas Garland, of 24, Brown-street, Granby-row, one of the unfortunate men, who had since died from the injuries he had received. Two sawyers from Oldham, named John Wolstenholme and Thomas Elenshall, who had been taken into custody, were present during the examination. Peter Keough, one of the five who were attacked, stated, that about half. past four o'clock in the afternoon of the 31st ult. he, his father, Peter Keough, his son James, John Harley; and the deceased, who bad all been working at Mr. Gouldthorp's in Ashton, where there had been a turn-out, were coming to Manchester, and had got about a quarter of a mile from the Ashton New Church, when they were met by twelve or fifteen men, who, as they came up, pulled out bludgeons from under their coats. Witness ran round a cart which was in the road, and got au ay ; but he saw the men beat his friends. Samuel Roberts was one of the men. Witness stood watching them for some minutes, and then they went off towards Ashton, upon which he joined his companions. They were all much hurt, but the deceased more so than the rest. They arrived at the Infirmary about eight o'clock. He could not recognim either of the prisoners.—James Keough corroborated the last witness, and said he thought he saw Wolstenholme among the men who attacked them, but he was not certain.—Peter Keough said one of them was one Thomas Grimes, a sawyer. That day and the day before he had worked with Grimes, who left about half-past three o'clock that afternoon ; he took with him the foot of a table, and said he would make some one dance a Donnybrook jig before that night was out ; and he then went to the King's Head, in Stamford-street, the rendezvous for the journeyman sawyers, who were in the union. Patrick Lennon, a sawyer, stated, that he worked at Mr Gould ,horpe a, and on October 31 left work at four o'clock.  Butterfield, one of the sawyers, went to the King's Ilead, and on his return said, four men had got ten shillings each to go to Oldham for assistance, and that the sawyers intended to watch both the old and the new road that night for witness's party, who might be returning to Manchester. Witness then sent his son to apprise the deceased and the other men, but they had gone. Thomas Bough, of George Leigh-street, Manchester, a sawyer, stated that he also heard, the day before the attack was made that it was contemplated. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Thomas Roberts, Thomas Grimes, a ,cl other persons unknown. There being no evidence against Wolstettliolme and Henshall, they were discharged.—Mancitester Guardian,