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The Sun. — 1853-11-19 (London, England)

WORSHIP-STREET. James Delane, a general dealer, carrying on business in Plumber-street, Cityroad, was charged with having cruelly ill-treated and threatened the life of his wife. The complainant, a pallid, delicate-looking woman, who had an infant in her arms, stated that she had been married twelfe years to the prisoner, by whom she had a family of five children, and that he had been in the habit, during the whole of that period, of subjecting her to such constant brutality, that her life was a complete burden to her. Shortly before nine o'clock, on the previous night, the prisoner returned home in a state of intoxication, 'and harshly ordered her to repair to bed, at the same time threatening that if she ventured to return down stairs he would murder her before the morning. She accordingly proceeded to her bedroom, and laid herself down by the side of her infant child, to whom she had only recently given birth, but had only been there a few minutes when the prisoner entered the room, and, after passing a light before her eyes to ascertain if she was asleep, he cautiously descended the stairs to the street door, and admitted some one into the house. Witness shortly afterwards heard the sound of female voices in the passage, and, after remaining for some time in a state of extreme terror, as she apprehended that he was about to carry out his deadly threat towards her, she at length made her way down to the parlour door, and on looking into the room she observed the prisoner drinking with two prostitutes, who were partaking with him of a hot supper. The moment she made her appearance the prisoner rose from the table and commenced an unmerciful attack upon her, in the course of which he repeatedly struck her with all his force about the head and face, and ultimately drove her back into the passage. The prisoner then opened the street door, and after letting out the two women, renewed his attack upon her, and after knocking her down by a terrible blow on her forehead, he caught her up in his arms and flung her heavily on the floor. The prisoner then left her, and ran out of the house • and although witness had nothing on but her nightdress, and was without shoes or stockings, she followed him into the street and gave him into custody. The complainant added, that the prisoner had been in the habit of depriving her of proper food and nourishment until her health and strength were impaired to a serious extent, and that she had been compelled on four previous occasions to obtain warrants against him. The prisoner carelessly remarked, that their frequent disagreements were occasioned solely by the jealous and violent temper of his wife, and that the evidence against him had been very much exaggerated. . .  Mr. Hammill said that it was a most aggravated case, and he should order the prisoner to be committed to the House of Correction and kept to hard labour for six months, in addition to which he should require him to produce two responsible sureties to be answerable for his good behaviour for the further term of six months.
The Sun. — 1853-10-25 (London, England)

ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.-Tho Barrack. London .... .... * 5/. pr cent. Stock. - 111% Brazil ..........., .. M eth of the month.. Southampton NoF• 16 our opportunities of defence we could have inter- MONDAY). arraigned in this court for !the present offence he was lent screaming, and, having been told that a murder pore, for Port Philip ; Ayrshire, Aden ; Ariadne, Memel • ' StDitto Bonds - - _ Buter•os Ayres ........M 9th of the month.. Southampton:NO.,. Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month Plymouth oct. '-','4 cepted and retarded the occasion of attack-. One SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs. each • three-yr-olds, 7st 71b ; found to b • ein a state unfit to lead and was ;herefore was beine- committed at the house of the • o h e _ _ pris ner, e Ann Jewitt, Antwerp ; Christine, Hambur h , Eut Melbourne ; Fingal, Launceston • J Ald 1 . . Katharine ...... •• 4 per cent. Stock. orpe, ,outhampton 0 -- Cape of Good Hope ..N 14 - • • c ''' th of the month. Southampton No •,,, , ane, erney ; Scots- Victoria I 51. per cent. 20 00 , 60 0 - Cape de Verds ...... N 114th of the month. Plymouth - Oct. ," mode of accelerat. thi • t• t t b ing s gigan ic con es was y four, Bst 31b ; five and upwa;ds Bst 81b. Criterion dd b k ' P ' reman e ac to Springfield aol and there treated as went there without delay. He saw the risoner in tl p ie man, Malta and Alexandria ; Tartar, Algoa Bay • Donna •• •• •••• •• - Ceylc.n (see India) 1 , 6 ; evincing a cra ' t f d , ven anxie yor peace ; a secon was Course. &c. (8 subs.) The winner to be sold for 350/. if demanded, , • . g ' . a lunatic, but having recovered, was sent for trial. The Common Sergeant told the jury that if they f bb• h" • act o sta ing is wife in the throat. Malta ; Brilliant, Gothenburg • Balangr th N' Z ' Mr. Elliott.-Describe how you saw the prisoner act. land ; Egypt, Demerara ;Wh ' ° ' ow enCANALS. Ceylo n..............3C 14th of the month Plymouth • • 0o•'.?,, 3$ by creating impressions of a rupture between our- , ea.tsheaf, Antwerp ; Sym- Chi timel Isles ........:i ..Mon.,Wed.,&Frid. Southarupt on ra.esi Capt. D. Lane a Guy Mannering, 5 yrs....(S. Rogers) 1 e prisoner on yOO t e orse or le purpose Witness-WhY, sir, he was sticking his wife as a metry, Ghent ; Sutcliffe, Antwer thought th • lt khh f th ,•*, 1 Chi 11. ... .. .. .. .. .. -21 t:d & 17th of month Southampton No' selves and our natural allies • a third was by so Sir R. Pigot's Jack the Giant Killer 3 yrs (Wells) 2 butcher would a sheep. CLEARED Ou P. Names of c 6, 'Dividend p 1 Nam„ of t Dividend Chi na (see India) conducting an embryo dispute 'that the enemy was , •• • • of helping him on his journey, that would not be a
The Sun. — 1853-03-28 (London, England)

CRIM. CON.---DOWRLL V. SHELDON% The plaintiff is a chemist and druggist at Birmingham, and the defendant a tavern-keeper, at Birmingham. The action was for damages for criminal conversation with plaintiff's wife. The plaintiff married a Miss Harris-, the daughter of a broker, after cohabiting with him three years, and on the 24th of December last plaintiff left home to see his relations in Leicestershire. Miss Fanny Harris, a sister of the plaintiff's wife, resided with her as a companion ; and on the Christmas-day she and an elder sister were taking tea, when the defendant came in and asked for some cigars, and Mrs. Dowell asked him into the parlour, introducing him as Mr. Edwards, and he stayed tea with them. A Mr. Price also looked in, and cards were introduced and continued till four in the morning. During the evening some familiarities were observed between the defendant and Mrs. Dowell by her sister, Miss Harris. At halfpast 4, on the party rising to separate, Mrs. Dowell showed Mr. Price and the defendant to the door, and her two sisters went to bed ; but half an hour transpiring, and she not following, Miss Fanny Harris, who was nearly undressed, crept down stairs about half way, when hearing a kind of suppressed struggling in the parlour, she went further' down until she could see into the apartment. From this place she peeped cautiously, and distinctly saw an act committed, which left no doubt of the criminal nature of the interview. After waiting four or five minutes, she called out, " Oh, Mr. Edwards, whatever are you doing, and Mr. Dowell so far away from home ?" Defendant replied, "Go on ; Mrs. Dowell is going to bed directly." • Plaintiff's wife shortly afterwards went to bed with her sisters, but before doing so showed the defendant to Mr. Dowell's room, where he slept all night, and breakfasted the next morning with them. Miss Harris, with a view of preserving peace, did not mention the circumstance to the plaintiff when he came home ' • but on the following Thursday the defendant's wife called at the plaintiff's shop and complained of him Keeping her husband out so late on the night in question, when the whole affair came out. Evidence was given to show that the plaintiff had been living with his wife up to the time of the commencement of the assizes, and that he also kept one Lizzy Lloyd. Miss Fanny Harris detailed the events of Christmas night. They all breakfasted with defendant on the following morning. Made no allusion to what had occurred the night before, but merely said she hoped he had spent a pleasant night. Mr. Macaulay (defendant's counsel)—Can you tell me, Miss Fanny, why you did not stop what you saw going on in the parlour ? Witness—How could I stop it 1 His Lordship—To be sure you could have stopped it. If you had been a modest woman you would have rushed into the room and stopped it, or else gone into the street and shouted "Murder." (A laugh.) His lordship remarked upon the discreditable conduct of the several parties, and the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, One Farthing.
The Sun. — 1853-06-15 (London, England)

ASSETS.  Present ♦alue of the premiums payable for policies current at the 31st December, 1852 . . . . . . . £209,232 0 2 Loans to policyholders, at 5 per cent. in- _ _  terest . . . . Value of furniture . . Lease of premises . . . Balance in hands of agents . bankers . secretary  6,761 8 6 150 0 0 550 0 0 2,697 0 3 1,037 7 3 8 18 9 22 11 0 1,047 2 6  ff Stamps on hand . Exchequer bills .  £221,506 8 5  Mr. KING then said, that as an old member of the association, he begged leave to move the adoption of the report. It was, he considered, one which demonstrated that the company was progressing satisfactorily, and he thought that the fact of the company having, from new business, received upwards of 4,0001. in the course of the last year of their operations, was sufficient evidence of the validity of the principle of indisputability. The motion, having been seconded, was unanimously  agreed to. The CHAIRMAN having explained that, according to the provisions of the deed of settlement, himself and Messrs. Bevan and Parnell retired from the direction, they were unanimously re-elected, as were also the retiring auditors, Mr. C. STEED then moved a vote of thanks to the directors, the medical officer, manager, secretary, and other officers. Mr. MURRAY, in seconding the motion, said that he was of opinion that they had now received sufficient evidence of the efficiency of the principle of indisputability. He had lately brought under his attention the whole subject of life assurance, and the result of his study was, that he regarded mutuality, indisputability, and annual division of profits, as the principles essential to its existence. The advantages of the mutual system over the proprietary were universally admitted ; but the same admission was not universally made as to indisputability. The members of this society knew the value of it, and they should use their best exertions to maintain it. For his own part, he considered it as the foundation of life assurance ; it was to that what the air they breathed was to animal existence ; if they had it not they died. They should then not rely upon what others did, but exert themselves to promote the establishment of a principle so useful. He had found that, in other societies, there was now much regret that they had not started upon that principle, and that fact was in itself sufficient to show its advantages. With those few' remarks he begged leave to second the motion, again impressing upon the members that it was their own interest to promote the business of the company by making the principle upon which it was founded generally understood.  The proposition was then unanimously agreed to. The CHAIRMAN and manager acknowledged the compliment upon their own part. and that of the other officers ; and a vote of thanks having been passed to tke chairman, the proceedings terminated.  EXECUTION OF A MoNsna. —A man was recently executed at Naples, who was proved to have been guilty of murdering twenty-nine persons, including hie father and mother, and .ernral ()therm of big own family.
The Sun. — 1853-04-01 (London, England)

MARCH 30. said that she was in the police-station. That she cried Ailesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Z. D. Hunt 24,985 -Vallance and Co. tionary trial of one month those only are Afto be retained those of other salaried officers in the Customs, Excise, and _ea_ who are found duly qualified. 1 Ordnance, by which they are considerable losers. Indeed, " murder," and the police took ber up. An inquest was Beldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade : Southampton Town and County Bank, South- grain of all descriptions, with a brisk market for wheat, The Duke of Cambridge (Inspector-General of Ca, 1 a leading man of long standing often refuses to be made an held on the body, when a verdict of " found drowned" a oc - es, ogge, and Co Extra Men. • ctor because his superanuation would be lessened by valry) arrived at the cavalry barracks a few days ago, Be' nk, Bld k Wll H 24,273 ampton-Maddison and Pearce Extra men ordered to be entered for any speeial servicie liasPe , . . . was returned. The woman where he lodged asked him Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple-Marshall and Co. 9,889 13,558 at ls per qr. advance upon the best samples. Othetr Southwell Bank, Southwell-Wylde and Co„, 13,534 kinds of grain remain the same as last week. Whea , . his promotion • and from. a similar cause the men who for the purpose of inspecting the 17th Lancers. His if he had beard of it. He said, yes. That the jury had white, sls to 58s, red 46s to 50s • barley, grinding, 28s to are to be selected by the superintendent ; and close attenBasingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke-. Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southampwould be besequalified to undertake the duty (the head Royal Highness arrived by train, and proceeded at once returned a verdict of found drowned. She then said, Seymour, Lamb, and Co. tion is to be given to the conduct of men so employed ; but draughtsmen in the mould-loft), decline it! because thehir to the barracks, where he was met by Lieut.-Colonel 15,788 3,780 30s, malting 32s to 35s ; oats seed 25s to 30s feed 203 to only those whose behaviour proves in all respects satisfatyou .were ri?t satisfied with ravishing the. woman and Bedford Bank, Bedford-T. Barnard and Sons 85,125 to Bank S ne , Stone--W. Moore 4lO ' 24s • beans 35s to 38s ; peas its to 36s ; malt' 56s to 603 ; tory are to be recommended for entry on the establishnaent, pay being 7s. a day, they would. necessarily lose by t e Lawrenson (the acting colonel of the regiment). His pushing her into the water. He knocked his fist on the Bewdley Bank, Bewdley - Nichols, Baker, tares, 46s to 48s per qr. Stafford Old Bank, Stafford-Stevenson and transfer. . Royal Highnesn having inspected the regiment expressed or re-entered as extra men, in preference to other persons. table and said, "So help me God I did not throw stones Co 10,770 Foundries and Metal Mills. The superintendents of the dockyards and the master himself satisfied with the discipline of the troops, and, and Co 10,970
The Sun. — 1853-08-08 (London, England)

ATROCIOUS MURDER.—The neighbourhood of Hatfield has been painfully excited for the last two or three days by the commission of a most brutal murder by a dissolute wretched-looking tramp, who described himself to be a Spaniard, named Miguel Eschiero. The unfortutunate victim was a well-conducted boy, aged 14, of the name of Scales, son of the shepherd of Colonel F. Greville, of North Mimms. The coroner's inquest was held on Friday, and, from what was elicited, there is little doubt that the prisoner has taken part in umany desperate burglaries which have recently been committed in the district. It appears that in the course of Thursday, Webb, a gamekeeper on the estate, had his attention drawn to a suspicious-looking character in an adjacent barley-field, who apparently was setting snares. As soon as the fellow saw the keeper he ran away, and Webb sent a dog after him, which caught him by the boot. On Webb coming up to the man, he made a desperate struggle, in which the keeper received a fearful blow on the back of the head from a bludgeon which the accused had in his hand. At, length he was secured, and, with assistance, he was brought to the police station. The police observed his hands, fingers, and nails, and parts of his trousers were stained with blood, and, upon some questions being put to him, he muttered something to the effect that he had murdered Webb's companion (the poor boy was employed to watch the plantation). Inspector English, the officer who had the case in hand, then returned to the barley field, and he discovered a part of the crop to be trodden, as if by some person severely struggling, and the ground spotted ede fe n c e murder.. is th On o u tg hho t p spot that w thea s with blood. On the officer proceeding a little further, he found the lifeless body of the unfortunate lad ; the head was shockingly mutilated, as if beaten in by some heavy instrument. It was evident that the poor boy had been murdered, and on the prisoner being taxed with causing his death he said that he was obliged pose, and, being disturbed by the dece-s prisoner went into the plantation for some illegal d puraitndineffseelfct.d his e, h e Instantly found a napkin, which contained some bread and cheese. The napkin was identified as part of stolen from the residence of the hon. firs.sorneproperty Bathurst, at Brocklin, which was entered a few S. attacked to him do o nights since. He was also found wearing a shoe which was stolen from an adjacent farm, which was broken into On the previous night. The other shoe was picked up near the scene of a the murder. The jury returned verdict of "Wilful murder" against the accused, he county gaol at Hertford, to was lodged in the await his trial at the next assizes. He is between thirty age, and states himself to be and forty years of Spin, a native of Amazon, in
The Sun. — 1853-10-19 (London, England)

ROWING MATCHES.—The race between Rice, of Limehouse, and T. Coombes, which was expected to have yelled eastward to witness it, circumstances occurring been a very close affair, disappointed those who had trawhich divested it of all interest within three minutes of the start. George Rice is almost unknown to the aquatic world, but his opponent is the brother of the celebrated Robert Coombes, the ex-champion, and has rowed with him and alone a number of gallant races against the renowned Claspers and others for years past. The stake was 501., and the distance from Old Barge-house to Limehouse-hole. At the moment of starting Rice had the nose of his boat a little more in front than usual, but Coombes, immediately they got to work, was alongside of him, with a slight temporary lead. They had scarcely proceeded three hundred yards when a heavy surf threatened the immersion of Coombes, and while he was guarding against it his opponent went right away and won easily. Simmet and Curtis contended over a small part of the same course shortly afterwards. They were said to be extremely evenly matched ; and although the stakes only amounted to 101., there was a great deal of speculation upon the result. For a short distance after the o u At r owed him,SENSITIVE andiu 1 twDoEnit bz yR . _15,0t yvaerrdys . start the race looked like Curtis's, but his opponent fairly frequently happens that sentences of death, tardily pronounced by the Audiencia of Caraccas, cannot be executed for want of a hangman. In . these cases, the barbarous custom is observed of pardoning one criminal on condition of his banging the others. Our guides related to us that, a short time before our arrival on the•coast of Cumana, a Zambo, known for the great ferocity of his manners, determined to screen himself from punishment by turning executioner. The preparations for the execution, however, shook his resolution--he felt a horror of himself, and preferring death to the disgrace of thus saving his life, he called again for his irons, which had been struck off. He did not long remain in prison, and he fii underwentis his sentence through the baseness of one of accomplices. This awakening of a sentiment of in the soul of a murderer is a psychologic phenomenonten shed worthy of reflection. The man who ( ofol'eustice in inthe blood of travellers in the plains, recoiled of becoming the passive instrument 3_ he felt that he flicting upon others a punishment which himself deserved.— llumboldes Travels. The Official Gazette TREASURES SUNK AT IsTAVA.Rt, b llN°t.of Cliamb6ry has just of Savoy states that an inha ti, 7at the idea in concert with a oust quitted that place to attcmp pany organised I Were sunk at the battle of NavatBohispa,vea some three c-odne teeknetrs, rkinedg,oladn. mnAbllerthoef rill ,said,had on of. theo particularlyv essei'dv'?er the'tljat admiral's ship, board at the time she went which, esnit''engaged, and in addition to the ordisppara u.,milllaiso.nbseeonf francsemba divers ha `e 've bells all the recent inventions for such nary diving- . purposes he put in requisition, poses necessary aistuiisn bOef essary
The Sun. — 1853-10-11 (London, England)

METROPOLIS.  The attention of the General Board of Health having been called by the coroner to an inquest just held by him, relative to certain deaths from cholera in Yorkrow, Pearson-street, Shoreditch, an inspector of the board was directed to examine into the state of the house and locality in which these deaths occurred. From the inspector's report, it appears that five deaths took place in one house in York-row, and two attacks in two other houses in the same row, which did not prove fatal ; that in this entire district there is a total want of proper drainage, and that in the particular instance in which these cholera cases occurred there were privies built up against the backs of the houses. In the house in which the deaths occurred, on which the inquest was held, the cesspool was full up to the floor, and in the adjoining house there was foul liquid matter, to the depth of nine inches, immediately under the floor boards.  HIGHWAY ROBBERY BY A SOLDlER.—Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Legh and Berridge, magistrates for the borough of Windsor, were engaged for some time in the investigation of a charge of highway robbery with violence, brought by Charles Holmes, a labourer, residing at Sunning-hill, against Charles Shorrock, a man about 25 years of age, wearing the uniform of the 11th Regiment of Foot, and supposed to be a deserter from the Winchester Barracks, where the depot of the 11th is now lying, the regiment being on foreign service. It appeared from the evidence that on Sunday morning, about 9 o'clock, the prosecutor was walking through the Great Park from Sunning-hill in the direction ofVVindsor, when he was overtaken by the prisoner, nearly a mile from Lakin's-gate. They entered into conversation, and walked some distance together, but before they arrived in sight of the gate, the prisoner suddenly turned round upon prosecutor, knocked him down, and while he was down, knelt heavily upon him, and attempted to take away his stick. stunned by the blow, the prosecutor was powerless, and the prisoner proceeded to rifle three of his pockets, leaving him senseless on the road. When prosecutor recovered, he saw the prisoner running away. The prisoner threw away his belt as he ran along. On examining his pockets prosecutor missed his tobacco-box, but some money secreted iu ano. ther pocket had escaped the search of the prisoner Prosecutor then got up and ran after the prisoner. One of prosecutor's teeth was knocked out, his face covered with blood, and it is evident that the attack upon him was of a murderous character. The prisoner had not proceeded far when he was encountered in the Sheetstreet-road by a labourer named May, who saw the prosecutor in the distance, and heard him cry out, " Stop him !" May then gave chase, succeeded in overtaking the prisoner, and gave him into the custody of Silver the police-constable. On searching the prisoner Silver found upon him the tobacco-box, which was identied by the prosecutor. The evidence being thus complete, and the prisoner declining to say anything in his defence, he was fully committed for trial at the next assizes for the county of Bucks.