The Sun. — 1854-04-11 (London, England)

EXECUTION OP THE CORNWALL MURDERER.—HoIman, the man who was executed a few days since for the murder of his wife at Bodmin, made the following confession shortly before his death :—" 'We first disagreed about a bonnet. She had a bonnet at Miss Toy's, at Camborne, to be cleaned, or something to that purpose, which she was thinking to go for on the Saturday be. fore this happened. As I had more work than I could fitly do before the afternoon, and I should have to stop in with the children while she was gone, I told her she must go on Monday. On Monday morning I asked her if she was going to Camborne. She said, Not on that day.' I said, if she was not going, I would go and see my brother, whom I had not seen for four years. I returned home about nine o'clock in the evening, or thereabouts. When I came in I asked her how she was, and how she got on for the day, and the like of that ; and she seemed to be very slow in speaking, and not to answer me much. I said to her, I suppose you have had a glass, as you have before ?' and asked her if she was going to Camborne the next day. She replied, ' I shall not go till I have some money age4.' So I asked her what she had done with the money which she had last week, and that we fell out about. All I did was to give her a push ; she hitched her foot in the chair, and fell against the jambstone of the chimney. No blows were given, only she threw the fire-brush at me. I can say no more. I went out to the cattle-sheds to see if the bullocks had any meat, and returned in about ten minutes, When I came back I found her in the chimney." During the time the man was in prison, awaiting his execution, he remained unmoved, eating, and drinking, and sleeping as if nothing was going to happen. Even on the morning of his execution he ate his breakfast as usual. The execution was witnessed by about 18,000 persons. THE FALKLAND ISLANDS,—The captain of the Great Britain makes a very favourable report of' Stanley harbour as a place of call for steamers, He says—" The Government charts are exceedingly correct ; the land, as you approach it, is made out without any difficulty, and we saw Pembroke Point and its beacon (now to be superseded by a lighthouse) at the distance of about seven miles. The harbour itself is like a large dock, secure from all winds, and with an entrance sufficiently wide for a good smart sailing vessel to beat through with ease. All the dangerous points are distinctly marked by the seaweed. The anchorage is excellent, varying from 4to 5 fathoms at low water. The facility for watering ships is good; a reservoir, holding about 200 tons of water, communicates by means of pipes with the end of a jetty, where, even when the tide is out, there is always about 3 feet depth of water, which is sufficient for a flat-bottomed boat to float off 10 tons at a time. The Governor promised that, should Stanley become a port of call for steamers, a floating tank should be built, so that water could be alongside the ship immediately on her arrival, and pumped into the tanks or casks as the case may be. There are considerable herds of cattle on the islands, and, when up to feed, their beef is very good ; vegetables of the more ordinary kind, such as potatoes, cabbages, and turnips, can be had when in season; ship chandlery and grocery stores can also be purchased to a limited extent. Labour is scarce, as the population of Stanley (the only settlement) is only about 400; but every year, as the islands become better known, this want will, no doubt, be less felt. I should add that the hulk for coaling the Great Britain was placed in the most convenient situation."