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The Sun. — 1842-01-17 (London, England)

BREWSTER—Swore to finding the knife opposite to Dzlahunt's hall, about 20 yards' distance from it. (The knife was the one identified by Margaret a!lahunt as her property ) Alter some further evidence, the case for the Crown elo:ed at a quarter before three.  Mr. CURPAN then proceeded to address the Jury for the prisoner, and brought forward some objections, which were reserved for argument. Baron PENNEFATHER tLea_ proceeded to charge the Jury.  At five-o'clock the Jury retired to consider their vJr. diet. The Jury, after being out of Court for twenty minutes, returned and handed in a verdict of Guilty. The prit.oner heard the finding of the Jury without any visible emotion.  Baron PENNEFATHER said that certain objections had teen brought forward by the prisoner's CJunset, and the Court would not pass sentence until they had been tbspused Of. They would sit at eleven o'clock to-morrow to hear theta argued. This course did not, however, impugn the propriety of the verdict which bud been given.  15.—The point of law raised in favour of the convicted murderer, Delahunt, was heard at great length, and the Court finally ruled it t 3 be of no moment.  i nsentence. the The Hon. Justice TORRENS proceeded to pais sen• tence u)on the wretched culprit. He stood at the bar, with his face covered, as on yeAerday, while the When Learned Judge delivered a most impressive and affecttion to be the sth of February next, and said," May the Lord have mercy on your soul," the convict fell bagek into dock in aheswnaoroone,d the day for his execuin which he remained,. apparently lifeless, for nearly half an lour.- With the aid of restoratives he was recovered, and helped out of Court into •a covered car, in which were his mother and two officers of the prison. An eicort of mounted police rode along with the car as it proceeded to Kilmainham, followed by an immense Crowd. The public entertain strong hopes .that be will make some revelations about the murdered Italian boy, and Dolan, who was murdered in ,Drogheda, in a similar manner to the poor boy for whose death ho has been. brought to justice.  .capable iron, w i ot with ! A seizure has just been made of an illicit distillery, on a large scale, carried. an by one of the leading -wine and spirit merchants at the east end of the town ; it was fitted Up in, the most expensive style, the stills cboepinpger theulipnoinngs holding 700 gallons, and about 20 tons of molasses in a state of preparation for distillation, and 900 gallons of a n d French there principle,werwere 2 0 each a cohf molasses wash. Tt required 14 vans to remove all the articles to her Majesty's stores. , On Saturday, at the Court of Review,. two 4 the assignees appointed by the Court of Bankruptcy ii the case of Hitchcock, the draper, of Regent. street, petitioned the CoUrt for leave to bring an action against Cook and Gladstone, to recover the amount of a large quantity of linen, said to have been fraudulently obtained by them. Mr. Coleridge 'said that Messrs. Cook tri 1 Gladstone. were 'post anxious to have the' SetiOu -tied. Permission was accordingly grated, " .
The Sun. — 1842-01-05 (London, England)

DREADFUL MURDER AT MANSFIELD.  An account of this atrocious deed has already appeared in The Sun, with the admission of the prisoner that it was he who had perpetrated the act. An inquest was held on the body of the deceased, when the father and mother deposed to the visits of the prisoner to their daughter, Mary Allom, but which they had discountenanced in consequence of his irregular and passionate habits. W. Metham, constable, Mansfield, was called up about twelve o'clock on Thursday night by Wtn. Allow. Got up immediately, and went down with him to the prisoner's lodgings. Prisoner came down partly dressed in his coat and shoes. Witness said he wanted him; and there was a woman at the door, who said, " Oh, Sam, what have you been doing ?" He answered, " I have been doing nothing." Witness then told him he wanted him on suspicion of murdering Wm. Allom's daughter, and that he must accompany witness. He said he would, and made no resistance. When they had gone about 100 yards, he said, " Mr. Metham, I am the murderer. I intended to destroy myself, but my heart misgave me ; and I am pleased I have not done it, as I ought to suffer publicly as a warning to others." Witness said, " What was the reason you committed this crime ?". And he answered, "He wanted to have the girl, and her mother was not willing, and as he could not have her, he was determined no one else should." lie said- that he had dune it with a knife, and Median] would find it nigh to her ; and so it was, in blood at her side. Went down to the premises, and unlocked the shop door, and went up stairs with four others, and there saw the unfortunate girl lying nearly on her back, inclining towards the right side. In Going to the lock-up the prisoner said that " she died almost iinmediate!y, and that he stayed with her for some time after she was dead." Her throat was cut in four places, and she lay near to a pool of blood. He fancied she had been dragged away from the pool of blood by the marks on the floor. He produced the knife, which was a common shoemaker's knife, with clots of blood on both haft and blade. 'l'be deceased's necklace lay in one of the wounds ; her hands and gown were bloody; and the prisoner's trousers were slightly spotted with blood on the front part. He believed prisoner was of sound mind. The prisoner, being cautioned, was then asked if he had anything to say ? Thdeprisoner rose from his seat and said, " I decline for the present," and then resumed his sitting. In answer to the Coroner he said, "My name is John Jones, and not Samuel Moore. I live at Mrs. Wragg's, Lister-lane. I am a cordwainer, and 24 years of age. I have, lived in Mansfield four years." He then declined answering any more questions. The room being cleared the Jury almost immediately returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against John Jones," who was fully committed upon the Coroner's warrant to take his trial at the next Nottingham Assizes.
The Sun. — 1842-10-14 (London, England)

THE LATE MURDER AT BERMONDSEY. INQUEST ON THE MURDERER.  Yesterday evening an inquest was held before Mr. Payne, City Coroner, at Guy's Hospital, on the body of William Jessup, aged 42, late of 4, Goulston'sbuildings, Bermondsey New-road, who, after having murdered his wife on Monday morning last, cut his own throat, from the effects of which he died early on Wednesday morning. Henry Brampton, of No. 5., Goulston's-buildings, was examined. He stated that about five minutes before six, on Monday morning, . while in bed, he heard the cry of " murder," and on getting up he ascertained that it was a boy standing at the door of No. 14, nearly opposite, who said his father was murdering himself. Witness went in and found the man in the act of cutting his throat, while his murdered wife was lying by his side. He (witness) seized the hand which held the razor, and which he took away. As soon as that was done witness asked him how he came to do such a thing, when he replied that the Lord had done it."  Thomas Jessup, the son of the deceased by a former wife, was then sworn—The witness stated that some time ago his father was much troubled on account of the bad conduct of witness's brother-in-law, who is now in Bermondsey workhouse. On Saturday evening he had told his wife that he had no longer any work, but did not appear to be distressed in mind on that account.  William Legg, brother-in-law of deceased, stated that on Saturday Joseph called on him, when he appeared very much intoxicated and excited. He frequently got drunk, and. when in that state, or when much vexed, he was subject to fits of a violent description, and frequently took two or three persons to hold him. He was particularly violent towards those near hini, and would bite, or use anything he could get hold of to attack them with. The foreman to Mr. NI ayetson, leather dresser, of Weston-street, stated that deceased was discharged on Friday last from want of business. He was a particularly sober and steady man. If he had been alive ' he might have been at work at the present time. He was not in want, for he • had usually earned 30s. per week while in Mr. Mayetson's employ for six years past. Mr. Holman, house-surgeon, stated that deceased had divided the trachea, and the wounds were de cidedly the cause of death. Mr. Aston Key asked deceased whether he had drank before he did it, when he nodded his head in the affirmative. On Tuesday he made sips for pencil and pape-, which was handed to him, when he wrote the words—" A knife to scrape it." It was supposed he meant the pencil. From the time of his admission till four o'clock on Tuesday afternoon he was perfectly sensible, answering by signs every question that was put to him, and taking nourishment without hesitation.  The Coroner then addressed the Jury at considerable length, pointing out the main features in the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of " Temporary nsanity."
The Sun. — 1842-08-09 (London, England)

RES.  f that d'stinguished Judge. With respect to the spy 1.-tc.VN, the Duke of WELLINGTON said that an ::riquiry had been ordered .by the Government, and that if it were found that he inveigled men into Ribbon Societies with • the knowledge of the Magistrates, such 'Magistrates should be punished. We trust the inquiry will be a searching one. We have not the least doubt that if such be the case the number of Magis trates implicated will be very considerable. We question, however, '.whether the Tories will have the courage and the public spirit to hold up to general reprobation the conduct of their friends.  Lord PALMERSTON brought the question of the reported withdrawal of the British army from Affghanistan, before the House of Commons last night. It will he remembered" that the Bombay papers brought by the last Overland Mail, stated distinctly that it was currently reported, and generally believed in India, that Lord ELLENDOROUGII had given orders for the speedy evacuation of Guilin], and the retreat of the whole of the British troops west of the Indus. The Editor of the Calcutta Star, asserted that he had himself seen a copy of such an order, which had been issued from the Adjutant-General's office. What Lord PALMERSTON then wished the I'remier to inform the House was, whether such an order had been issued ; and to leave no doubt as to his own impressions upon the subject, he expressed a hope that the answer would be, in the Legative. Sir ROBERT PEEL declined answering the question, on the very reasonable ground that he might prejudice the public service by so 'doing. There was at present a British army at Candahar, and another at Jcilalabad, and as six or eight -weeks. would be suffi cient to convey any revelation which he might make to the Affghan chiefs, he very properly declined to give any answer to Lord PALMERSTON'S question. Now the inference which we draw from the 'silence of the Premier is, that the evacuation of Caubul is resolved upon by the Indian Government. We quite approve of this resolution, upon certain conditions, of which Illae.inost important are that the prisoners be delivered up without ransom ; that punishment be inflicted upon the murderers of the Envoy, in the event of it  Anstrian, 5 per cent Belgian, 5 per cent Br.ailian Bonds.. Buenos Ayres 6 per cent Chilian, 6 per cent Colombian, 6 per cent — Ditto, 1824 Danish, 3 per cent. B3 Greek, 1825, 5 per cent. Alexican, 5 per cent cent Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Peruvian, 1825,6 per et.  - i SHA;  Easiern Counties 1,..1i...., k ;44 Ta id ) ... ..... SA Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... 47A Great Western Railway (65 paid) Loudon and Brighton (50 paid) Ditto Loan Notes (10 paid) London and Birmingham ( 90) Ditto Quarter Shares (25 paid) London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 624 North Midland Railway (100) South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 221
The Sun. — 1842-04-15 (London, England)

METROPOLITAN ROADS.  Mr. P. BORTHIVICK rose•to bring forward the Bill of which he hail given notice, "for enforcing the Better Lighting the Metropolitan Roads by the respective Parishes through which they pass." The roads in the neighbourhood of the , Metropolis had been formerly lighted by the Turnpike Commissioners ; but on the 24th May last the Commissioners had given notice to the respective'parishes, that they would Pot continue lighting the roads after the 29th Sept. Application had been made by many of the parishes to the Secretary of State for the Home Department. The Right Hon. Gentleman had recommended that meetings should be called of the rate-payers of the different parishes, in canformity with the provisions of the Act of Parliament, to endeavour to o'Jtain the consent of two-thirds of  the rate-payers to the imposition of a rate. for the purpose of lighting the roads. In several parishes the rates had been obtained, bat in many of them they had been refused, and in consequence the roads had been left in darkness. This had been productive of much inconvenience, and of many accidents ; and in a recent case of murder, which was now occupying much of the public attention, and the details of which had been given with more fullness than good taste in the public prints, the escape of the supposed murderer had, in all probability, been facilitated by the roads not having been lighted. The parties, who ought to bear the expense of lighting these roads, were doubtless the inhabitants of the parishes through which the roads passed, and not the passengers, inasmuch as the parties, residing in the neighbourhood of a great public road, derived a very great advantage from the situation. He did not anticipate any opposition whatever to the introduction of this measure. The plan by which he proposed to effect his abject, was by applying the provisions of the Act of the 3d and 4th Wi!l. IV., chapter 90, to the parishes included in the Bill, making it compulsory upon them to light the road according to those provisions. He proposed that inspectors should be empowered to call upon the overseers' of the poor to levy a rate for the purpose, and, in case the rate was refused, the parish should be indicted for having violated the law. The Hon. Member concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill for the better and more effectual lighting of turnpike roads in, the neighbourhood of the Di etropolis. The SPEAKER inquired whether the Hon. Member had given notice in the public papers of his intention to bring in the Bill ? Mr. BORTHWICK said he had given nothing more than the usual notice on the Journals of the House.  The SPEAKER said Vthat, as the Bill was a public one, the Hon. Member ought to have given notice of it in the Gazette and in the public prints, otherwise the public could not be aware of his intention. Mr. BORTIIWICK said if the House would permit him, he would withdraw his motion for the :purpose of giving the proper notice. The motion was then withdrawn.
The Sun. — 1842-04-15 (London, England)

INDIA.  The remainder of the Overland Mail from India has been received, and a mass of private letters have of course been received, some of which throw a little more light on the events in Aflghanistan, so far as the writers may be credited and have means of information, than what previously has transpired. According to one letter, from a quarter entitled to consideration, it would seem that Akhbar Khan has been greatly misrepresented in the general run of accounts. Treachery, and the violation of the most sacred of international obliwations, have been freely imputed to him, on account the murder of , Sir W. M`Naghten, the British Envoy in Caubul, on  occasion of the meeting under the guarantee of an agree' merit agreed upon between him and Akhbar Khan for considering the terms of a convention. According to the accounts in the Indian papers, accepted as authentic, Akhbar Khan is represented as having given the signal for the murder or seizure of the Envoy and his suite, which on resistance led to their murder. But the letter alluded to, from a respectable source, gives quite a different account of the transaction. It is said, that whilst the discussions for a treaty were going on between the Envoy and Akhbar Khan, at le appointed rendezvous, the latter observing that people were gradually accumulating upon the place, until at length crowds of Ghazees, or religious fanatics were congregating there, advisA the Envoy of his danger, and frankly stated his own inability to ensure their safety against fanatics over whom he had no control. He is said to have urged Sir William and his attendants to retire through the house, in front of which the conference was held, and mount their horses at the back, where they were to make their escape. The Envoy unfortunately resisted all his solicitations, and stood upon the sacredness of his character as an Envoy. Iu the meantime zees , listening to the exciting language passing Akhbar Khan and thb Envoy, became atghebet Gwlren enraged like zealots and barbarians past endurance. Upon a signal given among them, Sir W. M'Naghten was shot, and one of his officers, upon which Akhbar Khan insisted with the other two . that they should retreat through the house to the back part, where accordingly they mounted their horses, and, under an escort from him, safely reached the camp. Admitting this account to be true, and coupling it with the kindly treatment afforded to the ladies made captives with their husbands and General Elphinstone, by which the fact of such freedom from the intention of treachery on the part of Akhbar Khan would seem confirmed, it must result that the accounts before received are not only extremely incorrect, but grossly unjust to Akhbar Khan. For it appears moreover that he had so little of the reality of power, however he might be invested with the appearance of it temporarily, that after the destruction of our Caubul army, he was left by the co-operating chiefs of tribes without a shadow of en army or power, whilst Shah Soojah, our very costly ally, still remained with the dignity, if not the' authority, of an absolute soverein.
The Sun. — 1842-05-03 (London, England)

POISONING CASE AT WEEKLEY. COMMITTAL OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERER.  (Abridged from the Northampton .211ercury.) An inquest has been held by Thos. Marshall, Esq., on the body of Mrs. Ward, wife of Mr. J. Ward, miller, of Weekley Mill, near Kettering. Mrs. %Vard was 71 years of age, and was in her usual state of health on Monday, 25th inst., when she ate a small quantity of asparagus with her breakfast, and afterwards complained that she did not feel very well. About eleven o'clock she ordered her servant girl (Sarah Goss), to prepare a basin of milk for her lunch. The milk was prepared, and on partaking of it she observed that it had a nasty taste, and inquired of the girl what she had done to it. She replied she had done nothing to it. Whilst this conversation was going on Mrs. Ward, jun., wife of Mrs. Ward's eldest son, a farmer living about a mile distant, called in to see her mother-in- law, and the mother complained to her that the milk she was eating had not a right taste. The daughter tasted it, and after a short time she said she was sure that it was not right, for it burned her stomach though it was now cool. Mrs. Ward, jun. again ate several spoonfuls, and now felt the same burning sensation. They both soon became sick, and a man was immediately sent for Mr. Wyman, surgeon, of Kettering, who attended as quickly as possible. The old lady lingered till five o'clock, when she expired. Mrs. Ward, jun. has not quite recovered. A jury was empanelled on Tuesday, and the inquiry was adjourned till Wednesday, to give time for analysing the different fluids. Mr. Wyman, by various tests, having discovered arsenic in all of them. At the adjourned inquest on Wednesday, after a very lengthened investigation, it was elicited from the stable-boy that he i.eard the girl ask the waggoner on the preceding Friday, to bring her an ounce of arsenic from the druggist's at Kettering, which the waggoner, on examination, admitted. The girl, upon re-examination, admitted that she did send for some arsenic, but not liking to keep it by her, she had thrown it in the fire. The jury now insisted on a policeman searching her boxes, and in her bonnet-box was found a packet of arsenic. A small quantity was also found in a cupboard in the kitchen. The body meanwhile underwent a post mortem examination by Mr. Wyman, assisted by Mr. W. Gibbon and Mr. W. Rotighton, surgeons, of Kettering, when the stomach was found in a highly inflamed state, and there were particles of the poison still remaining on its internal coat. The Jury pursued their inquiries with unwearied assiduity until 12 o'clock at night, when they adjourned the inquest to Thursday, and about, five o'clock on that day pronounced a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Sarah Goss. She has lived in the family only since December, and is a native of Sudbury, in this county.
The Sun. — 1842-07-27 (London, England)

CORONER'S INQUEST.—THE MURDER AT PECKHAM RYE.—Last evening, at seven o'clock, this inquest, adjourned from Tuesday evening last, was resumed at St. Thomas's Hospital, before W. Payne, Esq., the City Coroner. The deceased, James White, was buried on Friday last, in the burial ground belonging to the hospital. Inspector Campbell. of the P division, produced a drawing of the barn and the grounds adjoining. Two witnesves then gave some additional evidence, but it was not of any importance. The Coroner then read over the whole of the evidence to the Jury, commenting on it as he proceeded. The witness Barnett was recalled, at the request of one of the Jurors, and stated that he had examined the clothes of Webb on the Wednesday morning, but could not discover any marks of blood upon them. The Jury, after a lengthened deliberation, returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown, and that the evidence was not sufficient to prove who that person is." Webb, who is now in Horsemonger-lane gaol, will be re-examined at Union Hall this day. A lady, still in the prime of life, and retaining considerable beauty, though she had been married ten years, in 1838 deserted her husband, who is a merchant at Nantes, and came to live at Paris with a clerk in a commission warehouse, with whom she became intimate when visiting Nantes, en business. After a union of four. years the lover felt, or pretended to feel, a qualm of conscience, and announced a few months ago to his mistress that they must part, as he had determined to form a legitimate alliance with another lady. After some violent struggles the repudiated woman appeared to be resigned; but a few days ago wrote a letter to her seducer, urging him to, pay her a final visit, as she had communications to make of importance to their mutual interests. lie went to her apartment, where she renewed her earnest entreaties for a re-establishmeut of their relations; but, finding him inexorable, she produced a knife, which she, in their halcyon days, had given him as a present, but resumed on their parting, and plunged it several times into her,breast. The astounded young man called aloud for help, and the neighbours rushed in. To them the jealous woman declared that it was he who had done the deed, pointing at the bloody knife on the floor. The commissary of police was called in, received from the exasperated woman, who appeared to be dying, a calm and deliberate repetition of the charge ; upon which the supposed murderer was taken into custody, and sent to prison. When, however, on a subsequent day, the officers of the law came to take her examination in the presence of the young clerk, she relented, confessed that it was her own attempt upon her life, and completely exculpated the prisoner, who was thereupon set at liberty. '1 he infatuated woman was taken to the Hospital of St. Louis, where she has since expired.