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The Sun. — 1847-09-14 (London, England)

DUKE—The trustees do not deny that such abuses had existed, but in which they had no share; and those abuses they were new endeavouring to reform.  Mr. J. ATKINSON, surgeon, Westminster, and Mr. Ross, surgeon, and successor to the late Dr. Lynch, gave it as their opinion that the present condition of Elim Chapel vaults was opposed to the decency with which the dead ought to be treated, and exceedingly injurious to health. Mr. Fowma said that on Sundays be had seen as many as nine persons removed from the chapel in fainting fits, induced by the pestilential exhalations from the vaults.  Mr. PEARSON, in answer to questions from Sir James Duke and others, said that on two previous occasions similar complaints had been made against Elim Chapel, once fourteen, and again seven years ago. But he was confident that the present would be the last. The scene they had witnessed proved that burials should only be permitted in consecrated ground. Sir JAMES Duicz having again pledged the trustees to lose no time in properly securing the vaults against further sacrilegious intrusion, the inquiry concluded, and the angry crowd assembled in the chapel were, by the entreaties of Messrs. Comfort and Walker, induced to depart peaceably.  FIRE IN THE WEST INDIA DoCßB.—Last night between seven and eight o'clock, information was received at the London fire stations of a fire having broken out in the West India Docks. Poplar. The tiremes found that the ship Helena, of Dublin, lying in the Import Dock, had taken fire about an hoar previously. The fiantes originated from some unexplained cause, in what is termed the aft-deck, or steerage, containing a quantity of sails and ships' stores. The flames having obtained a strong hold of the under part of the deck, the water pumped down could not touch that compartment, consequently ;he work of destruction was still going on. Mr. Fogo,4he foreman of the brigade, on reaching the place, suggested that a ladder should be procured and lowered into the store. That having been done, the brigademen went below, and by taking the branches of the engines they were enabled to scatter the water in the right direction, which had the desired effect of getting the fire entirely subdued. The damage done, however, to the ship is very considerable, for such was the violence of the flames that some of the beams-are nearly burned through, and the aft-deck is very seriously injured. Independent of which a number of sails and general stores are consumed, Marshal Sebastiani still remains at his hotel in the Rue du Fauburg St. Honore, and is as well in health as hie great ege and the late distressing events in his familywill permit. The Conseil de Familia has, it is .said,nominated him guardian of the children of his late daughter,' ddaughter,'the Duchess de .Praslin. After visiting the is • •iti apartments in which she was murdered, the Marshal decided that they shall be left in th© same state as they were in after the aim Mid that the doors and Windows stall be waled up.
The Sun. — 1847-10-11 (London, England)

MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.—The Marquis of Lansdowne (the Lord President of the Council) is expected to arrive at Lansdowne House from Bowood Park, Wilts, this evening or to-morrow morning, to preside at the Cabinet Council to-morrow. The Earl Grey is to leave Howick Hall, Northumberland to-day, for Datchet, near Windsor, whence his Lordship comes to town to-morrow. The Marquis of Clanricarde came to town yesterday, accompanied by .the Marchioness and Lady Emily De Burgh, from visiting the Earl and Countess Cowper, at Panshanger, Herts. The Right Hon. Sir John Cam Hobhouse returns to London to-day from Erlstoke Park, Wilts, in order to be present at the meeting of the Cabinet. The Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay has arrived in town. The Lord Chancellor is to arrive in Park-lane to-morrow, from Copse Hill. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston leave Broadlands, Hants, this morning for London, and proceed to Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty ; tho Noble Viscount intending to return from Windsor to-morrow forenoon, with Lord John Russell, J hn Russell, who, with her Lady ship, on a visit to her Majesty at the Castle, on Saturday last. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Viscount Morpeth, and the Right Hon. ji. Labouchere, are already arrived in trol9ll.  casting an indignant lelpcOnsd to read the letters from the withdrew, it... glance It Thew aast witness then a u prop thenli. l' femTahlee.Advocate-Gener,,al said that thaedSrrsets,sedto which w:i. s t datedi3eau v allsltohn , hApril,ad no IpBo4s ot!maanrdk nor lis proof of authenticity. d It might have been fabricated, he added, for been. made Th the am The President proceeded to read the letters, which appear to form the principal point in the prisoner's defence. The first letter is as follows : seseeco observationnd letter lead hawdi n ho post-mark' respect to it. and he "Paris, April 15,1845. "My dear .Rosamond,—Many days have passed away, and no news from you! Alas ! I, who do not partake your blind confidence in men and things, fear that some accident may hare occurred to you in this long and painful journey. Have you passed the frontier without mishaps ? In treading the soil of Spain, that land in which there is no prison for you, have you found a little of that careless and sweet gaiety which your recent catastrophe had so completely driven from your heart ? Oh, no 1 lam certain you have not, for I always see you as sad and as much+in despair as on the evening of that unfortunate duel.' If I were to live a hundred years I should always recal to mind your despairing attitude, your abundant tears ; yes, I shall always see you walking in agitated and feverish steps before me, repeating incessantly, with emotion, " They have forced me to commit homicide !" I did not endeavour to calm • that grief then, for it was natural, and did you honour. But now ray riend, let me be permitted to
The Sun. — 1847-11-08 (London, England)

DARING ROBBERY OF DR. BOWRING, M.P. A most daring highway robbery, of which Dr. Bowring, M.P., and his brother, Mr. Charles Bowring, were the victims, took place on Thursday at noonday, near a place called Corytraherne, in Glamorganshire, South Wales, on the high road leading from the town of Bridgend to Maesteg. Dr. Bowring, it appears, passed through Cardiff on the mail, and on arriving at Bridgend got off and met his brother, Mr. i Charles Bowring, who s the manager of the Lynvi Iron-works at Maesteg, and who had come to Bridgend for the purpose of drawing the necessary funds for the payment of the workpeople in the Lynvi Company's employment. They received from r the cashier of the bank 6001. in sovereigns, 150/. in silver coin, and 2501. in bank notes, making together 1,0001. The money was deposited in a bag, and placed in their gig, in which they both proceeded towards Bowrington, on their way to the works, distant about eight or nine miles from Bridgend. When on the turnpike road, between Ydfa and Corytraherne, it being then about noon, two powerful men rushed out suddenly upon them, stopped the horse, and presenting pistols to the head of each of the astonished gentlemen, threatened to shoot them if they either spoke, moved, or refused to give up without an instant's delay all the money in their possession. Neither the Doctor nor his brother had any arms or means of defence, and seeing the determination of the fellows, and having no doubt that they would, if their demand was not complied with, carry their murderous threats into execution, they deemed that any resistance would be worse than useless, and thought it better to give up the money and take the chance of its subsequent recovery. One of the ruffians then placed the pistol to the chest of the horse, a spirited and powerful animal, and shot him dead, in order to put it out of their power to spread an immediate alarm, or give information to the police before they could make off with their booty. The two ruffians then decamped into an adjoining wood. Mr. Charles Bowring proceeded in search of assistance, and having succeeded in borrowing a horse from a farmer, galloped at full speed to Bridgend, and gave information of the robbery. Meanwhile Dr. Bowing reached Maesteg, and gave information at the works. The police and the workpeople instantly turned out to scour the country in search of the robbers, both of whom they succeeded in capturing, and recovered the whole, o r nearly the whole, of the hard cash, but the 2501. in Bank bills was destroyed. One of the ruffians was found in a wood at Margam, where, after a desperate resistance, he was taken ; the other was found at midnight at Taibach. They turned out to be both of them men who had been employed at the works, and who must have known the fact of Mr. Charles Bowring having gone to Bridgend for the money for the week's pay at the works.  (
The Sun. — 1847-11-08 (London, England)

DARING ROBBERY OF DR. BOWRING, M.P. A most daring highway robbery, of which Dr. Bowring, M.P., and his brother,' Mr. Charles Bowring, were the victims, took place on Thursday at noonday, near a place called Corytraherne, in Gla• morganshire, South Wales, on the high road leading from the town of Bridgend to Maesteg. Dr. Bowring, it appears, passed through Cardiff on the mail, and on arriving at Bridgend.got off and met his brother, Mr. Charles Bowring, who is the manager of the Lynvi Iron-works at Maesteg, and who had come to Bridgend for the purpose of drawing the necessary funds for the payment of the workpeople in the Lynvi Company's employment. They received from the cashier of the bank 6001. in sovereigns, 1501. in silver coin, and 2501. in bank notes, making together 1,0001. The money.was deposited in a bag, and placed in their gig, in which they both proceeded towards Bowrington, on their way to the works, distant about eight or nine miles from Bridgend. When on the turnpike road, between Ydfa and Corytraherne, it being then about noon, two powerful men rushed out suddenly upon them, stopped the horse, and presenting pistols to the head of each of the astonished. gentlemen, threatened to shoot them if they either spoke, moved, or refused to give up without an instant's delay all the money in their possession. Neither the Doctor nor his brother had any arms or means of defence, and seeing the determination of the fellows, and having no doubt that they would, if their demand was not complied with, carry their murderous threats into execution, they deemed that any resistance would be worse than useless, and thought it better to give up the money and take the chance of its subsequent recovery. One of the ruffians then placed the pistol to the chest of the horse, a spirited and powerful animal, and shot him dead, in order to put it out of their power to spread an immediate alarm, or give information to the police before they could make off with their booty. The two ruffians then decamped into an adjoining wood. Mr. Charles Bowring proceeded in search of assistance, and having succeeded in borrowing a horse from a farmer, galloped at full speed to Bridgend, and gave information of the robbery. Meanwhile Dr. Bowing reached Maesteg, and gave information at the works. The police and the workpeople instantly turned out to scour the country in search of the robbers, both of whom they succeeded in capturing, and recovered the whole, or nearly the whole, of the hard cash, but the 2501. in Bank bills was destroyed. One of the ruffians was found in a wood at Margam, where, after a desperate resistance, he was taken ; the other was found at midnight at Taibach. They turned out to be both of them men who had been employed at the works, and who must have known the fact of Mr. Charles Bowring having gone to Bridgend for the money for the week's pay a` the works.
The Sun. — 1847-04-29 (London, England)

MARTIN.—A communication was received in town this evening from Ballinahincla, announcing the death of Miss Martin, the daughter and heiress of the late representative for Galway, under the most distressing circumstances ; indeed, it is said that on hearing of the death of her beloved parent she swallowed poison and instantly expired. The estate of Mr. Martin was, in regard to extent, a principality. It extended from the bridge of Galway in a tolerably straight line of sixty miles, by about thirty in breadth. The length of his avenue has often been the subject of dispute. From the gate house on the high road to his house is upwards of twenty-one miles in length, and his tenantry number about 10,000 souls ; still Mr. Martin was not a wealthy man. The property is heavily encumbered ; but a couple of years ago, when money was easily procurable on good security, Sir Matthew Barrington negotiated loans on moderate interest, amounting to about 250,0001., by which Mr. Martin was to have paid off the incumbrances on the estate, and in many instances save some four or five per cent. interest. By this death it is presumed the lenders are relieved from their contracts, doubtless to their very great satisfaction. HORRIBLE MURDER BY A BROTHER AND HIS WIFE,— On Wednesday last an inquest was held at Killavullen, in the county of Cork, on the body of William Sheehan, of Castleinafoer, who had been missing for five weeks previously. The body was found in the river Blackwater, by a fisherman. It appeared in evidence that William Sheehan had placed a horse of his brother's in pound, and on the day after the murder it was to be sold. Denis Sheehan, the accused, sent a friendly message to the deceased, to come to his house, which he I did ; and the servant-woman of the accused deposed I that after he came in the female prisoner sent her out to drive the cow to the stubble field. As she was returning Mrs. Sheehan desired her to go back and stop with the cow till she called her in. When re-admitted she observed the fire place very dirty, and also slops about the bed on which the deceased was lying when she was sent out. The deceased was never seen alive afterwards, and when the neighbours inquired for him, his brother and sister-in-law said lie had gone off and enlisted. The deceased had sold his interest in his farm to his brother Denis for 501., which it appears is still due. There was a strong prima facie case made out against the prisoners. Dr. Tuckey deposed that he made a post inorte:n examination of the body, which was in au advanced state of decomposition. The front part of the scalp was bare to the bone. The skull was fractured. The brain was quite putrid, but entire. Was of opinion that the injuries were produced by a blunt instrument before the body was thrown into the water. The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Denis Sheehan and Kitty Sheehan his wife.
The Sun. — 1847-04-29 (London, England)

THE LATE T. B. MARTIN, ES% , M.P., AND DEATH OF MISS MARTIN.—A communication was received in town this evening from Ballinahinch, announcing the death of Miss Martin, the daughter and heiress of the late representative for Galway, under the most distressing circumstances ; indeed, it is said that on hearing of the death of her beloved parent she swallowed poison and instantly expired. The estate of Mr. Martin was, in regard to extent, a principality. It extended from the bridge of Galway in a tolerably straight line of sixty miles, by about thirty in breadth. The length of his avenue has often been the subject of dispute. From the gate house on the high road to his house is upwards of twenty-one miles in length, and his tenantry number about 10,000 souls ; still Mr. Martin was not a wealthy man. The property is heavily encumbered ; but a couple of years ago, when money was easily procurable on good security, Sir Matthew Barring ton negotiated loans on moderate interest, amounting to about 250,0004, by which Mr. Martin was to have paid off the incumbrances on the estate, and in many instances save some four or five per cent. interest, By this death it is presumed the lenders are relieved from their contracts, doubtless to their very great satisfaction. HORRIBLE MURDER BY A BROTHER AND HIS WIFE,— On Wednesday last an inquest was held at Killavullen, in the county of Cork, on the body of William Sheehan, of Castlemagner, previously. The body was found in the river Blackwho had been missing for five weeks water, by a fisherman. It appeared in evidence that William Sheehan had placed a horse of his brother's in pound, and on the day after the murder it was to be sold. Denis Sheehan, the accused, sent a friendly message to the deceased, to come to his house, which he did ; and the servant-woman of the accused deposed that after he came in the female prisoner sent her out to drive the cow to the stubble field. As she was returning Mrs. Sheehan desired her to go back and stop with the cow till she called her in. When re-admitted she observed the fire place very dirty, and also slops about the bed on which the deceased was lying when she was sent out. The deceased was never seen alive afterwards, and when the neighbours inquired for him, his brother and sister-in-law said he had gone off and enlisted. The deceased had sold his interest in his farm to his brother Denis for 501., which it appears is still due. There was a strong prima facie case made out against the prisoners. Dr. Tuckey deposed that he made a post raorte:n examination of the body, which was in an advanced state of decomposition. The front part of the scalp was bare to the bone. The skull was fractured. The brain was quite putrid, but entire. Was of opinion that the injuries were produced by a blunt instrument before the body was thrown into the water. The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Denis Shy ehttn and Kitty Sheehan his wife.
The Sun. — 1847-03-08 (London, England)

DESPERATE AFFRAY WITH POACHERS.—OIa Saturday morning, as Keys and Frost, keepers to the Rev. John the nbdl otwh they ee escaped consequences nejnucreys.wof The Bramston Stane, of Forest Hall, High Ongar, were going their rounds between two and three o'clock, they came upon some poachers in the wood near Norton Hall, and when within five or six yards of them the villains fired a gun before a word had been spoken, but providentially the shotand passed had not obetween Frost et 11: aedmedenth, poachers then took to their heels, and the keepers gave chase, when Frost came up with a man named Blowes, who turned round upon him, whirling the butt-end of the gun,° doubtless have proved fatal to him. He, However, closed with the fellow, whose companion stopped to rescue him, when the other keeper came up and with the butt-end of his gun gun levelled the other poacher to the ground. The keepers then secured them both. During the affray a bull dog which Keys had with him seized Blowes near the eye, and almost tore it out, and Keys in rescuing the dog was bitten through the hand. The prisoners were taken on Saturday by Superintendent Flood before the Ongar bench of magistrates, Henry Bullock, J. T. Wright, Capel Cure, and John Bramston Stane, Esqrs., and the Rev. H. J. Earle, when the above facts were sworn to by the keepers, and the prisoners, John Page and Charles Bowes, both labourers of Fyfield, were committed to take their trial on the charge of having feloniously shot at Keys and Frost, with intent to murder them. The men were both in work, and the police took from Page a good silver watch, with 295. in silver, and from Blowes 21s. 6d. The poacher's gun was fractured in three places, and the keeper's gun was broken in half. At the spot where the affray took place there was a pool shot in of blood the , as if a sheep had been killed, and Page was thigh by the keeper, who fired after he had been shot at.— Chelmsford Chronicle:. THE DEFENCES or DOVER, DEAL, &c.—The following is a return of the guns mounted at Dover, Deal. and the adjoining fortresses:—Deal Castle, four 32-pound guns, on common carriages ; Walmier 6-x Castle and Saluting Battery, eight 36-pounder guns, aed s p ounders, on common carriages; Sandown Castle, five 34-pounders, on common carriages; Dover Castle, four 12-pounder guns e (on brass), on common carriages; East Drive Bastion, two 32pounder guns, on traversing platforms; Shoulder of Mutton Field, five 32-pounders, on traversing platforms; Moats, Bulwark, three 32-pounder guns, on common carriages; Guilford Battery, three 32-pounder guns, on traversing platforms; Archclitl Fort, six 32-pounder guns, on traversing platforms • , Citadel, two 12-pounder carronades, on common carriages; Drop Redoubt, three 24-pounder guns, on traversing platforms; six 12-pounder guns, on common carriages, and one 8-inch mortar ; total for Deal, Dover, &c., 58 guns.— Dover Telegraph. The Rev. Dr. Cooke had an interview with Sir George Grey on Saturday. [
The Sun. — 1847-03-08 (London, England)

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.  The following is an extract from a letter addressed to Wm. Rendell, of Linkinhorne, near Liskeard, by his father, who emigrated with his family to South Australia some years since, and is settled near Adelaide. Rendell, it appears, had written to ask his father if there was any truth in the idle stories about the natives, &c., which the wiseacres at home terrify each other by fabricating. The letter bears date " Mount Barker, Adelaide, June 21, 1846."—" I am rather surprised at your abandoning the idea of coming out to make one of us ; I trust you will alter your mind—as fur the blacks committing such acts of murder it is all false, you have a great deal more to fear from the white people than them, believe me I would not wish you to come out unless it would be for your benefit. As for Australia, we could feed all the poor in England by their only working thr, e days a week. We want nothing from hng!and. We have gold, silver, copper, and iron mines in abundance ; miners now got 3/. per week. Now I must tell you how I get on myself. I have two sections of land 160 acres ; I have just finished ploughing ; I have 100 acres of wheat, and shall plant about four acres of potatoes. I have twelve working bullocks ; two horses worth about 20/. each ; cows, heifers, pigs, &c., in fact every comfort, and I only wish you were here to enjoy it with us, which I sincerely hope will not be long first —it is no use, you must come, for I want the boy to drive the bullocks." " Wm. Tonkin has a farm to himself of forty acres, and six good working oxen." " Joseph Bull has a section of $0 acres and six working bullocks ; in tact they are all doing well, if they do not it is their own faults. 1)o not think I want you to come out to go mining, fur I can put you in a farm, that the remainder of your life you may live in more ease and comfort. Your mother is looking as young as ever, but plenty of work tending the pigs, cows, and poultry. I could give ou four or five pigs, and not know they were gone, we have got so many : we have about 45, two I should think weighing about 8001bs.; we have been killing one every week. Win. Tonkin has had this year about 400 bushels of wheat, and will hava more next year. The rain is coming down beautifully as I write this."  This be it rernemberel is th• letter of a working man to his own son—a man who left home without money, and realised property and attendant cumforts in a colony blessed with a fertile soil and salubrious climate, and where there are thousands of acres waiting to be made productive by the labours of industrious Englishmen, who have the moral courage to adopt a step which will raise them and their families to a situation of comfort, and perhaps affluence, to which it is impossible they can attain here.—Devonport Telegraph.