The Sun. — 1849-11-13 (London, England)

THE MURDER AT THE MILLBANK  PENITENTIARY.  Yesterday appliQionWis-Macfe to Sir George Grey, at the Home-office, to grant an order to remove the convict John Francis, who now stands charged by a coroner's jury with having brutally murdered Thos. Hall, the warder, from Millbank Prison to Newgate, to await his trial at the ensuing sessions. After the return of the verdict, at the inquest on Saturday last, the wretched culprit was conveyed back to the refractory cell, but wag soon afterwards placed in a large room, called " a day work room," by himself. His arms and legs were heavily manacled, and two warders are stationed in the room with him to guard him. He has displayed no remorse for having committed such an atrocious deed, nor even alludes to the occur 1849,  rence. He was allowed to communicate with his friends, who are of the Jewish persuasion, residing in the neighbourhood of Houndsditch. His relatives are highly respectable, but he has been discarded by them for some considerable time, in consequence of his depraved and incorrigible habits. In consequence of Francis being a Jew, he did not attend chapel on Sunday morning with the other prisoners, and he applied to the Rev. Mr. T. Penny, the chaplain, for a Hebrew bible, which was most readily given him. He remained very quiet all day on Sunday and yesterday, and was constantly reading the bible. The wretched murderer was tried some time since for robbery, and sentenced to ten years' transportation. While at the hulks he complained of the diet, and asked Mr. Dabbs, the surgeon, for an extra allowance, Mr. Dabbs, not thinking it necessary, refused to give it him, and while he was walking away from him, Francis suddenly struck Mr. Dabbs a most violent blow upon the back of his neck, with a heavy mallet, with which he had been working. The unfortunate gentleman was knocked down, and Francis would have repeated the blow, but was fortunately prevented by several of the officers, who rushed to Mr. Dabb's assistance, and safely secured the miscreant. Mr. Dabba was confined to his room for upwards of four months, from the effects of the injuries, and he now frequently complains of his neck. Francis was severely punished, after which he was again sent hack to Millbank prison as a most incorrigible convict. On his way from the hulks he repeatedly threatened that on his arrival at the prison "he would be one with the officers, and that he would not be treated as he had been." After Francis had inflicted the fatal violence upon the unfortunate deceased warder Hall, he was secured, and when the two points of a pair of scissors were discovered in his jacket pocket, he exclaimed " that he had carried them about him for the purpose of stabbing Dr. Baly on the first opportunity." He had endeavoured to obtain an alteration in his diet at Millbank, and no other cause can be assigned for his committing this atrocious murder than that of revenge for his not obtaining the alteration. Hall was universally esteemed by his brother officers for his general urbanity and mild demeanour. He has left a wife and six young children, who were totally depending upon him for support. The sum of 501. has been given to the distressed widow, froln a fund, which entirely belongs to the officers attached to the prison. This fund is raised by weekly subscriptions, and the fines inflicted upon the officers for dereliction of duty are added to it.  SPIRIT of the