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The Sun. — 1859-04-06 (London, England)

THF LAST REBEL CHIEFS. . .  The rebellion, as represented by Tantia Topee, Feroze Shah, and their adherents, in various parts of India, is now at the lowest ebb. We no longer hear of large bodies of insurgents marching through the disaffected districts. The pursuit to which these men have been subjected, the hardships they have endured, appear to have completely disheartened them. The large bands have separated. The chiefs are in concealment, and, like the lowest criminals, are hiding their identity under assumed names. Since Tantia Topee arrived at Kerowlee, where he is said to have assumed the name of Ram Singh, nothing certain has been heard of him. Letters from Jhansi, however, speak of one Jeet Jung having appeared on the 26th of Feb., with 200 followers, before Garrota, ohe of the forts captured by Sir Hugh Rose in the last campaign in Central India. It is not impossible that Jeet Jung and Tan tia Topee, alias Rain Sing, are one and the same person. Since Feroze Shah reached the frontier of Bhopal with the Rao and Adil Mahomed, he has also gone into concealment, while the Rao and Adil Mahomed proceeded towards 13hilsa with a band reduced to 1500 men, put to flight a body of newly raised Sebundies belonging to the Maharajah of Gwalior's army, and took from them four unserviceable guns. From Bhilsa we learn by a telegram, dated Indore, March the 6th, that they turned north-eastward through Seronj, and took refuge on the 4th in the jungles of that place. Frightened by the approach of a detachment under Colonel Rich, they fled again, across the Grand Trunk Road towards Beora, leaving behind them the four guns taken near Bhilsa. Colonel Somerset lay with his brigade at that time near Beora, and Colonel De Sails, who has succeeded Brigadier  Smith, was at no great distance on the Parbuttee, 26hnear Bursud. In the Banda and jaloun districts the rebel chiefs who for months have held out there remain as yet unmolested, themandoneofthe Husmunt Sing, Sirdar of Rewah, succeededon of February in surprising and murdering Mr. Evans, Chief Engineer, and Mr. Limnell, district engineer of the Jubbulpore and Allahabad Railway. A detachment of her Majesty's 97th Went out from Kirwee to the scene of the murder, which is 24 miles from the latter place. In Berar, the rebels ,1 having. been completely rooted out, there remains nothing further to be done. Sir Hugh Rose has accordingly returned to Ahmednuggur. The troops are all going into summer quarters. Colonel Call, with the head-quarters of the Royal Irish, branched off for Sholapoor from Hingolee, and the remainder of the troops were pouring into Jaulnah , as fast as they could, en route toPoona and (as far as regards the officers) to the Hills. Six companies of the Royal Irish are to garrison Jaulnah until Madras troops can come, but as the latter are at Hingolee and dispersed all over the country, it may remain a Bombay station for some time to come. Barracks are about to be built in the cantonment for a large number of Europeans.
The Sun. — 1859-04-06 (London, England)

THE LAST REBEL CHTEFS.  The rebellion, as represented by Tantia Topee, Feroze Shah, and their adherents, in various parts of Indiayis now at the lowest ebb. We no longer hear of large bodies of insurgents marching through the disaffected districts. The pursuit to which these men have been subjected, the hardships they have endured, appear to have completely disheartened them. The large bands have separated. The chiefs are in concealment, and, like the lowest criminals, are hiding their identity under assumed names. Since Tantia Topee arrived at Kerowlee, where he is said to have assumed the name of Ram Singh, nothing certain has been heard of him. Letters from Jhansi, however, speak of one Jeet Jung having appeared on the 26th of Feb., with 200 followers, before Garrote, one of the forts captured by Sir Hugh Rose in the last campaign in Central India. It is not impossible that Jeet Jung and Tantia Topee, alias Ram Sing, are one and the same ,person. Since Feroze Shah reached the frontier of Bhopal with the Rao and Adil. Mahomed, he has also gone into concealment, while the Rao and Adil Mahomed proceeded towards Bhilsa with a band reduced to 1500 men, put to flight a body of newly raised Sebundies belonging to the Maharajah of Gwalior's army, and took from them four unserviceable guns. From Bhilsa we learn by ,a telegram, dated Indore, March the 6th, that they turned north-eastward through Seronj, and took refuge on the 4th in the jungles of that place. Frightened by the approach of a detachment under Colonel Rich, they fled • again, across the Grand Trunk Road towards Beora, leaving behind them the four guns taken near Bhilsa. Colonel Somerset lay with his brigade at that time. near Beora, and Colonel De Salis, who has succeeded Brigadier Smith, was at no great distance on the Parbuttee, near Bursud. In the Banda and Jaloun districts the rebel chiefs who far months have held out there remain as yefunmolested, and one of them Husmunt Sing, Sirdar of Rewah, succeededon the 26th of February in surprising and murdering Mr. Evans, Chief Engineer, and Mr. Limnell, district engineer of the Jubbulpore and Allahabad Railway. A detachment of her Majesty's 97th went out from Kirwee to the scene of the murder, which is 24 miles from the latter place. In Berar, the rebels having been completely rooted out; there remain:, nothing further to be done. Sir Hugh Rose has accordingly returned to Ahmednuggur. The troops are all going into summer quarters. Colonel Call, with the head-quarters of the Royal Irish, branched off for Sholapoor from Hingolee, and the remainder of the troops were pouring into Jaulnah as fast as they could, en route toPoona and (as far as regards the officers) to the Hills. Six companies of the Royal Irish are to garrison Jaulnah until Madras troops can come, but as the latter are at Hingolee and dispersed all over the country, it may remain a Bombay station for some time to come Barracks are about to be built in the cantonment for a large number of Europeans.
The Sun. — 1859-01-19 (London, England)

MAN AND HIS WIFE COMMITTED 10. R MURDERING TH:ELR CHILD.  On Monday, Mr. Herford held. an inquest at the William IV. public-house, Rush ulme-road, on the body of a female infant, aged fa ur days, :the child of John and Charlotte Parkinson I.  Mrs. Elizabeth Mawdsley, of :Hyde-grove, stated that on the sth inst. the parents of the child engaged lodgings at her hous ?, and afterwards entered them. About midnight on Saturday week, Mrs. Parkinson was confined, and her husband went for a surgeon. No nurse was sent for, the husband saying that he could do all that was wanted himself. The child see med to have arrived at maturity, and several times the witness observed that it was going on remarkablly well. In reply to the witness's questions, Mr. Parkinson told her that the doctor had said the child was weak in the lungs, and would die in convulsions. On Wednesday morning the child appeared to be going on remarkably well, but the naxt morning it died. Witness questioned the parents about the death, as she found that it had died \ vith its mouth open, and that its lips and tongue we 're quite black. They replied that "it was inwardly convulsed, and that they had watched it die." The husband said, " Now, we must get it interned. as soon as we can, and we must do it as a still-born child." Witness told them they have to bury it in a proper manner. The husband went for a joiner make a coffin, and on Friday Mrs. Parkinson told witness that the child was going to be buried, at Id that they had a certificate from the registrar; and she seemed " well pleased" at it. Mr. Charles James Rix, surpoli, said he attended Mrs. Parkinson soon after midnight on Saturday. There had been no preparations. In reply to a question which was put to him by somebody, and which he thought was a strange one; he told them that the child was " likely enough to live." It had arrived at maturity. He never made any remark (as stated by Mrs. Parkinson to the former witness) about the child having convulsions, or being likely to die, or anything of the kind. On Monday the child was doing well. en Thursday Parkinson came to him, and told him. that the child was dead, and asked for a certifi( ate, which he refused to give. On Saturday he rae.de a post mortem examination, and found that thf3 child had been generally healthy. It had died from suffocation. The discolorations on the chin and neck might have been done during or after Ole ath. The same pressure might produce suffocation and the appearances under the chin.  Mr. E. B. Rowley, registrar of births and deaths, said that Parkinson ca le to him to register the child, but brought no Iry edical certificate, alleging that the child was so yo c mg and premature that he did not think it worth v rhile. He therefore registered it as "premature ; cnd not certified." The jury returned a -verdict of "Wilful murder against John and Charl pfte Parkinson."  MR.
The Sun. — 1859-01-19 (London, England)

MAN AND HIS WIFE COMMITTED I,OR MURDERING THEIR CHILD.  On Monday, Mr. Herford held an inquest at the William IV. public-house, Rushulme-road, on the body of a female infant, aged four days, :,the child of John and Charlotte Parkinson.  Mrs. Elizabeth Maivdsley, of Hyde-grove, stated that on the sth inst. the parents of the child engaged lodgings at her house, and afterwards entered them. About midnight on Saturday week, Mrs. Parkinson was confined, and her husband went for a surgeon. No nurse was sent for, the husband saying that he could do all that was wanted himself. The child seemed to have arrived at maturity, and several times the witness observed that it was going on remarkably well. In reply to the witness's questions, Mr. Parkinson told her that the doctor had said the child was weak in the lungs, and would die in convulsions. On Wednesday morning the child appeared to be going on remarkably well, but the next morning it died. Witness questioned the parents about the death, as she found that it had died with its mouth open, and that its lips and tongue were quite black. They replied that " it was inwardly convulsed, and that they had watched it die." The husband said, " Now, we must get it interred as soon as we can, and we must do it as a still-born child." Witness told them they would have to bury it in a proper manner. The husband went for a joiner to make a coffin, and on Friday Mrs. Parkinson told witness that the child was going to be buried, and that they had a certificate from the registrar; and she seemed " well pleased" at it. Mr. Charles James Rix, surgeon, said he attended Mrs. Parkinson soon after midnight on Saturday. There had been no preparations. In reply to a question which was put to him by somebody, and which he thought was a strange one, he told them that the child was " likely enough to live." It had arrived at maturity. He never made any remark (as stated by Mrs. Parkinson to the former witness) about the child having convulsions, or being likely to die, or anything of the kind. On Monday the child was doing well. On Thursday Parkinson came to him, and told him that the child was dead, and asked for a certificate, which he refused to give. On Saturday he made a post mortem examination, and found that the child had been generally healthy. It had died from suffocation. The discolorations on the chin and neck might have been done during or after death. The same pressure might produce suffocation and the appearances under the chin.  Mr. E. B. Rowley, registrar of births and deaths, said that Parkinson came to him to register the child, but brought no medical certificate, alleging that the child was so young and premature that he did not think it worth while. He therefore registered it as "premature and not certified." The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against John and Charlotte Parkinson."
The Sun. — 1859-06-17 (London, England)

ATTEMPTING TO STAB.  James Acocks, 18, clerk, was indicted for unlawfully attempting to stab John Elias Smith, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. _ _ _  Mr. Smith, the prosecutor, a managing clerk to a firm in Blackmoor-street, Borough, said the prisoner had been employed in the same office. In consequence of a difference he (prisoner) quitted the office. After that he imagined that he (prosecutor) had injured him, and on the 14th of last May he entered the office with a knife in his hand and threatened to stab him, as he said he had been ruined. He brandished the weapon about, and seemed in a very excited state. He was eventually secured and conveyed to the station-house.  Charles Williams, in the employ of an ironmonger in Great Dover-road, said the prisoner entered the shop previous to this occurrence, and asked to be shown some knives fit for killing pigs. He was told there was nothing of that kind in stock. He was then shown some bread-knives, and he selected one which he said would suit if it was sharpened up. This was accordingly done, and he paid for the article and left the shop. He did not appear at all excited, or he would not have been served with such an instrument.  Thomas Sparrow, a police-constable, said he took the prisoner into custody. On the way to the station-house he said he wished he had had strength enough to have done it, and he was sorry ho had not finished the job. At the sta,tion, Mr. Smith asked if he intended to murder him ? He replied, " Yes." Maria Acocks, mother of the prisoner, said her son, ever since he 'had suffered from typhus fever, had imagined his joints were out of place. Only two or three months ago he attempted to kill his sister. He frequently cursed her for bringing him into the world with such a weak intellect. His father's brother died in a lunatic asylum. The prisoner on several occasions had rushed from the house and walked about for many hours during the night to cool his head, as he used to say. Charles Acocks, father of the prisoner, gave similar evidence. He did not think his unfortunate son was fit to be at large.  The landlady of the house in which the prisoner resided was of a similar opinion. Mr. Gibson, surgeon to the Gaol of Newgate, said he had had his attention drawn to the prisoner's case. He had examined him closely, and found him suffering from muscular weakness, which was always associated with mental weakness. He had carefully observed his manner, conduct, and walk, and it was his decided opinion that he was of unsound mind, and that he was not a person fit to be at large. Mr. Green, a surgeon, was of a different opinion. From what he had seen, when the prisoner had consulted him professionally, he thought him more bad than mad. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, on the ground of insanity.
The Sun. — 1859-06-17 (London, England)

ATTEMPTING TO STAB.  James Acocks, 18, clerk, was indicted for unlawfully attempting to stab John Elias Smith, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm.  Mr. Smith, the prosecutor, a managing clerk to a firm in Blacksaoor-street, Borough, said the prisoner had been employed in the same office. In consequence of a difference he (prisoner) quitted the office. After that he imagined that he (prosecutor) had injured him, and on the 14th of last May he entered the office with a knife in his hand and threatened to stab him, as he said he had been ruined. He brandished the weapon about, and seemed in a very excited state. He was eventually secured and conveyed to the station-house.  Charles Williams, in the employ of an ironmonger in Great Dover-road, said the prisoner entered the shop previous to this occurrence, and asked to be shown some knives fit for killing pigs. Ho was told there was nothing of that kind in stock. He was then shown some bread-knives, and he selected one which he said would suit if it was sharpened up. This was accordingly done, and he paid for the article and left the shop. He did not appear at all excited, or he would not have been served with such an instrument. Thomas Sparrow, a police-constable, said he took the prisoner into custody. On the way to the station-house he said he wished he had had strength enough to have done it, and he was sorry he had not finished the job. At the station, Mr. Smith asked if he intended to murder him ? He replied, " Yes."  Maria Acocks, mother of the prisoner, said her son, ever since he had suffered from typhus fever, had imagined his joints were out of place. Only two or three months ago he attempted to kill his sister. He frequently cursed her for bringing him into the world with such a weak intellect. His father's brother died in a lunatic asylum. The prisoner on several occasions had rushed from the house and walked about for many hours during the night to cool his head, as he used to say,  Charles Acocks, father of the prisoner, gave similar evidence. He did not think his unfortunate son was fit to be at large.  Tho landlady of the house in which tho prisoner resided was of a similar Qrkininn  Mr. Gibson, surgeon to the Gaol of Newgate, said he had had his attention drawn to the prisoner's case, He had examined him closely, and found him suffering from muscular weakness, which was always associated with mental weakness. He had carefully observed his manner, conduct, and walk, and it was his decided opinion that he was of unsound mind, and that he was not a person fib to be at large.  Mr. Green, a surgeon, was of a different opinion. From what he had seen, when the prisoner had consulted him professionally, he thought him more bad than mad.  The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, on the ground of insanity.
The Sun. — 1859-01-24 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER IN PARIS.  Great commotion was caused on Saturday in the Faubourg St. Germain, by an extraordinary attempt at murder in the house of the Marquise de Martainville, 72, Rue St. Dominique St. Germain. The Marquis de Martainville, who died lately, left by his will legacies more or less important to almost all his servants except one, Jean M— by name, aged 67, with whose conduct he was not satisfied. This man, who is of a violent character, ascribed his exclusion from the will to the influence which two other servants, a married couple, L—, the husband footman, and his wife lady's maid, exercised over their master and mistress, and he conceived bitter animosity against them in consequence. He frequently abused the couple, but in the hope that his bad humour would wear off they made no complaint. On Saturday morning this man, seeing Mme. L— in a room on the ground floor, began abusing her. She replied somewhat sharply, and flying into a violent passion, he seized a log of wood and struck at the woman's head, but throwing herself back in terror she only received a slight blow. She cried out loudly for help, and her husband rushing in tried to wrest the log from the man, but was unable to do so, and received a blow on the head which felled him to the ground. Another servant, named Bouge, now hurried in, and Jean, drawing out a large, knife, attempted to stab him, but Bouge after a dreadful struggle, forced the knife from him. Jean then snatched up a large wood chopper, and three servants; 'seeing he was about to attack them with it,' ran in terror to another room and fastened themselves in. He however broke open the door with the chopper, and struck each of them with great fury, inflicting very serious wounds. The two men, though blood was streaming from them, succeeded, after a struggle, in getting the chopper from him; but he then drew forth a razor, and cut Mme. L- with it. He then still in a state of fury, rushed up stairs, and sought refuge on the roof of the house. The police having been sent for arrived at this moment, but seeing that it would be dangerous to follow the man on the roof—where lie was walking'abont in great fury, with a razor in his hand, "and..4ying thaf,he would murder any one Who should dare to approach him—contented themselves with. guarding the different issues' of that and the adjacent houses, and sent for some firemen. These men ascended to the roof, and two of them; who were armed with swords, advanced resolutely towards the man, and, in spite of his threats to murder them with his razor, ordered him to surrender. The man, seeing that they were not to be trifled with, put his razor in his pocket, and gave himself up. On being searched three razors were found on him. After hiving been interrogated by the commissary of police of the district he was sent to the prefecture of police. Medical assistance being obtained for the victims, it was found that the wounds of Bouge are extremely grave, though it is believed not mortal ; and that those of the married couple also are. serious, especially of the woman, but they do not place their lives in danger.  [
The Sun. — 1859-01-24 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDER IN PARIS.  Great commotion was caused on Saturday in the Faubourg St. Germain, by an extraordinary attempt at murder in the house of the Marquise de Martainvine, 72, Rue St. Dominique St. Germain. The Marquis de Martainville, who died lately, left by his will legacies more or less important to almost all his servants except one, Jean M— by name, aged 67, with whose conduct he was not satisfied. This man, who is of a violent character, ascribed his exclusion from the will to the influence which two other servants, a married couple, L—, the husband footman, and his wife lady's maid, exercised over their master and mistress, and he conceived bitter animosity against them in consequence. He frequently abused the couple, but in the hope that his bad humour would wear off they made no complaint. On Saturday morning this man, seeing Mme. L— in a room on the ground floor, began abusing her. She replied somewhat sharply, and flying into a violent passion, lie seized a log of wood and struck at the woman's head, but throwing herself back in terror she only received a slight blow. She cried out loudly for help, and her husband rushing in tried to wrest the log from the man, but was unable to do so, and received a blow on the head which felled him to the ground. Another servant, named Bouge, now hurried in, and Jean, drawing out a large knife, attempted to stab him, but Bouge after fl dreadful struggle, forced the knife from him. Jean then snatched up a large wood chopper, and three servants, seeing he was about to attack them with it, ran in terror to another room and fastened themselves in. He however broke open the door with the chopper, and struck each of them with great fury, inflicting very serious wounds. The two men, though blood was strearaing from them, succeeded, after a struggle, in getting the chopper from him; but he then drew forth a razor, and cut Mine. L— with it. He then still in a state of fury, rushed .up stairs, and sought refuge on the roof of the house. The police having been sent for arrived at this moment, but seeing that it would be dangerous to follow the man on the roof—where he was walking about in great fury, with a razor in his hand, and crying that he would murder any one who should dare to approach him—contented themselves with guarding the different issues of that and the adjacent -houses, and sent for some firemen. These men ascended 'to the roof, and two of them, who were armed with swords, advanced resolutely towards the . man, and, in spite of his threats to murder them with his razor, ordered him to surrender. The man, seeing that they were not to be trifled with, put his razor in his pocket, and gave himself up. On being searched three razors were found on him. After having been interrogated by the commissary of police of the district he was sent to the prefecture of police. Medical assistance being obtained for the victims, it was found that the wounds of Bouge are extremely grave, though it is believed not mortal ; and that those of the married couple also are serious, especially of the woman, but they do not place their lives in danger.  [