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The Sun. — 1851-01-03 (London, England)

HORRIBLE MURDER IN PARIS.  On New Year's eve a horrible murder was committed in an apartment in the Rue Bourbon Chateau, Faubourg St. Germain, occupied in common by two old ladies, one named Ribault, aged 60, and the other Lebelle, aged 74. The former has published several works on education, which have obtained sell-merited success; but she has latterly devoted her time to writing articles for periodical publications, and more particularly for the Journal des Demoiselles. The directors of this publication are always in the habit of sending one of the clerks to settle the monthly accounts of the parties who contribute articles to the work. A man named 14 —, 45 years of age, who was on this occasion sent to settle the old lady's account, had some months since a violent altercation with bar, he having made a mistake on his own side of sf. On Tuesday the amount due to Mine. Ribault was 400 f., when L— offered her 200 f., saying that she had already received 2001. on account. This she denied, when the clerk pre, seated her with a receipt for that sum with her name affixed to it, but which signature she immediately declared to be a forgery. On this a violent altercation ensued, when the clerk suddenly attacked Madame Ribault, and struck her several blows on the head and chest with a sharp instrument, which be had concealed about him. She fell to the ground senseless and apparently dead. The noise of the fall attracted the attention of Madlle. Lebelle, who was in another room, and she hastened to ascertain the cause of it. The moment she entered the room the clerk flew at her, seized her by the throat, which he pressed so tightly that in a few moments she was lying on the floor a corpse. The murderer, thinking both his victims were beyond the power of revealing what had taken place, then left and returned to his residence at Montmartre. Fortuna'ely, however, he was deceived. Madame Ribaulr, after some time, recovered from her state of insensibility, and although exhausted from loss of blood, managed to crawl to a table on which was a small bell, and with which, not knowieg that her companion was lying dead beside her, she hoped to bring her to her assistance. The noise of carriages in the street prevented the bell from being heard, and it was not for some hours after that some persona ascending the staircase heard the bell, and entered the apartment. The commissary of police was immediately sent for, and received from the lips of Madame Ribault a recital of what had taken place. A warrant for the arrest of the murderer was immediately issued, and he was taken to the office to which he had gone as usual, in the belief that no one could appear against him. He was taken to the Prefecture, where he is kept in close confinement, and has not yet been informed that one of his intended victims has escaped the fate he intended for her.—Galignani.
The Sun. — 1851-08-11 (London, England)

ERLE.) . - _  John Murphy and John Keefe stood charged with the wilful murder of Thomas Dowd at the parish of Woollos, NewpoO. Keefe was also charged with aiding and abetting in the murder, and both prisoners were further charged with manslaughter. Mr. Huddlestone and Mr. Vaughan Richards were counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Smythies for the prisoners. . _  The trial occupied the greater part of the day, and arose out of the following circumstances:—The prisoners and the deceased's brother, John, were at the Wiltshire house Tavern, on the 21st April, when a quarrel arose between them in consequence of one of the prisoners' party striking a woman named Welsh. On John Dowd remonstrating with the Irishmen for striking a woman, they set upon him, beat him, and scalded him with boiling water, which they poured down his face. He has been deaf ever since from the effects of the injuries which he then received. Murphy then ran out into the back yard of the inn, where ho was seen to pull out a knife from his pocket, and rushing back to the! house, he exclaimed, " D—n the —, I'll stick 'em all." He then made an attack upon John Dowd, whom he cut slightly on the hands and head, and he became senseless. Just at that time Thomas Dowd, the deceased came into the room, and seeing his brother ill-used, called out, "For God's sake don't let them kill my brother; try and save him;" and he made towards Murphy, who immediately turned upon him, and after Keefe had struck him, he (Murphy) stabbed him in the bowels. In his dying statement, which was read in court, Thomas Dowd said, " I saw Murphy take his knife out of his pocket about a minute before, at the back door. I saw him open the knife; it had a big blade, and the handle was of a dark brown colour. Murphy was standing close at my left side when he whipped the knife into me. I saw him make the stab, and said you have stabbed me to the heart. You have taken away my life." The man lived for six weeks after the stab, but the evidence of Dr. Slack sufficiently proved that the stab was the cause of death. Mr. SMYTHIEs, for the defence, suggested that Murphy's object in going into the yard was to escape, but that finding he could not do so, he became exasperated, aad hence what followed. The jury found Murphy Guilty of " Manslaughter of the worst character:" they also found Keefe Guilty. The Learned JUDGE, in passing sentence, said, the case more closely approximated to that of murder than any he had ever remembered. Murphy's conduct had been marked by a murderous ferocity quite unexampled during the whole of the years he had known those courts; and it might be justly said of him, that he had been so regardless of the lives of others, that he could not complain if his life also had been taken away. As to Keefe, his hand had been against every man, though he had not armed himself with a deadly weapon. His Lordship then sentenced Murphy to transportation for life and Keefe for fourteen years.
The Sun. — 1851-01-14 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.  Yesterday Robert Barnet, a powerful young man, dressed in a smock frock, was placed at the bar of Southwark Police. court, charged with knocking down and attempting to rob Mr. William Robinet, a printer. The complainant stated that on the preceding night as he was walking along Market-street, Boroughroad, two women of the town wanted him to enter a house, which he refused to do, and desired them to leave him alone. He then quickened his pace, when one of the women who had a poker, threw it at him, and as he became alarmed, he commenced running, and heard one of the women call aloud " Bob," upon which the prisoner rushed out of one of the houses in that street and pursued him. When the prisoner got up to complainant, he struck him a blow in the face and knocked him down in the mud, and while he was lying on the ground he felt his assailant's hand in his pocket, and immediately called out " police." The prisoner attempted to make his escape, but a police. man coming up stcurtd him near the spot, and took him to the station-house.  A policeman stated that on hearing the cry of " murder," on the night in question, in Market street, he ran to the place from whence the cries proceeded, and saw the complainant, who pointed out the prisoner, and said that he had knocked him down. The complainant's clothes were saturated with mud, and be was bleeding profusely from the nose. He added that he also found a poker near the spot, which the complainant said had been thrown at him by one of the women by whom he was first accosted. The street in question was one of very bad repute, being inhabited chiefly by thieves and prostitutes. The prisoner commenced by asserting that he was as innocent us the " babe unborn;" that he was passing along Market-street and saw the complainant punching a woman, and that he (prisoner) on going up to her assistance was given in charge by the complainant. The prisoner was committed.  RESPECT DUE TO VVIVEs.—Do not jest with your wife upon a subject in which there is danger of wounding her feelings. Remember that she treasures every word you utter. Do not speak of some virtue in another man's wife to remind your own of a fault. Do not reproach your wife with personal defects, for if she has sensibility, you inflict a wound difficult to heal. Do not treat your wife with inattention in company, it touches her pride—and she will not respect you more or love you better for it. Do not upbraid your wife in the presence of a third person ; the sense of your disregard for her feelings will prevent her from acknowledging her fault. Do not entertain your wife with praising the beauty and accomplishments of other women. It you would have a pleasant home and cheerful wife, pass your evenings under your own roof. Do not be stern and silent in your own house, and remarkable for sociability elsewhere.  TnE
The Sun. — 1851-01-14 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.  Yesterday Robert Barnet, a powerful young man, dressed in a smock frock, was placed at the bar of Southwark Police court, charged with knocking down and attempting to rob Mr. William Robinet, printer. . .  The complainant stated that on the preceding night as he was walking along Market-street, Boroughroad, two women of the town wanted him to enter a house, which he refused to do, and desired them to leave him alone. He the❑ quickened his pace, when one of the women who had a poker, threw it at him, and as he became alarmed, he commenced running, and heard one of the women call aloud " Bob," upon which the prisoner rushed out of one of the houses in that street and pursued him. When the prisoner got up to complainant, he struck him a blow in the face and knocked him down in the mud, and while he was lying on the ground he felt his assailant's hand in his pocket, and immediately called out " police." The prisoner attempted to make his escape, but a police• man coming up secured him near the spot, and took him to the station-house.  A policeman stated that on hearing the cry of " murder," on the night in question, in Market street, he ran to the place frozn whence the cries proceeded, and saw the complainant, who pointed out the prisoner, and said that he had knocked him down. The complainant's clothes were saturated with mud, and he was bleeding profusely from the nose. He added that he also found a poker near the spot, which the complainant said had been thrown at him by one of the women by whom he was first accosted. The street in question was one of very bad repute, being inhabited chiefly by thieves and prostitutes. The prisoner commenced by asserting that he was as innocent as the " babe unborn ;" that he was passing along Market-street and saw the complainant punching a woman, and that he (prisoner) on going up to her assistance was given in charge by the complainant. The prisoner was committed.  RESPECT DUE TO WIVE Dos not jest with your wife upon a subject in which there is danger of wounding her feelings. Remember that she:treasures every word you utter. Do not speak of some virtue in another man's wife to remind your own of a fault. Do not reproach your wife with personal defects, for if she has sensibility, you inflict a wound difficult to heal. Do not treat your wife with inattention in company, it touches her pride—and she will not respect you more or love you better for it. Do not uploraid your wife in the presence of a third person; the sense of vour disregard for her feelings will prevent her from 'acknowledging her fault. Do not entertain your wife with nraising the beauty and accomplishments of other women. If you would have a pleasant home and cheerful wife, pass your evenings under your own roof. Do not be stern and silent in your own house, and remarkable for sociability elsewhere.
The Sun. — 1851-10-10 (London, England)

SOYER.—The plaintiff in this action sought, in the Brompton County Court, to recover 151. for the hire of a band of musicians on the opening-day of the Great Exhibition, the let of May. The King of Cuisines demurred to the charge as being exorbitant, inasmuch as Mr. Grattan Cooke, the leader of the 2d Life Guards' band, had furnished the Symposium with celestial the ballet trumpeters. master at theand c e rate celebrated low fsrla.percfeten. anMdr.inFolnexkeinyo,roe, the Princess's Theatre, was called to prove the engagef ment, when it appeared his agile faculties had got him into difficulties ; for, to amuse the Emperor of Gore House and his suite, Mr. Flexmore bounded over an eight feet wall into a laundry. His apparition so scared„ the wash-tubs that the cries of " Murder" and f 0 Thieves brought the "bobbies" before he could bound back again, and Police-constable 85 introduced Mr. Flexmore to the Judge amidst a round of merriment. He deposed to being a friend of M. Soyer's, who intrusted him to engage a band for the opening of the Symposium. He accordingly engaged Mr. Dean, who bad the first orchestra in London, and that gentleman attended at defendant's place on the Ist of May, and played from eleven to six. M. Soyer afterwards said that he was glad he sent the band, and was delighted with their performance. From what he knew of the customary charge for orchestral fetes, guinea per musician was but fair, and that Mr. Grattan b a should wrf.ohapr us anotherrwotduhsayoaun .gysgt h, th a t 0n e Cooke, by charging 51. for ten performers at a fete, was doing an injustice to himself, his profession, and M. Soyer Mr. Sutton, and other members of the band, deposed to their playing, and to the terms being very reasonable, M. Soyer said he resisted the demand, first, from non-liability; and, secondly, from exorbitance. It was true, Mr. Flexmore spoke to him about the band, but he thought Mr. Flexmore must have laboured under a mistake when he stated that which he had. He was pestered with applications from orchestral leaders, and he believed, at the time he gave Mr. Flexmore permission to send some wind—(Laughter)—that it was done to coax him, by their strains, to give them a permanent engagement. He, however, had engaged another band, and who, upon finding the band of Mr. Dean upon the grounds, at once became jealous, and refused to blow a reed or whack a drum.—(Loud laughter.) His company did not come until the Exhibition closed, when, to his eveningfbt ahu settfgb dismay,oouryewseMwnabn,ilhaoupolfglueewhtagtiniumni wind.—(Roars.) .—e_stfible((a:Rset intendent to the Symposium, deposed to the refusal of Grattan Cooke's band performed twice the time for the plaintiff half the amount. His Honour said, that if Mr. Grattan Cooke play for nothing, he could do so—with. could have no that the plaintiff concern. He thought the justice ease would of the be met by giving a verdict for 110 . and costs. and u: ouerfGefsd:al jooefisddyosuraspt latthethhyryaeee.t,  [
The Sun. — 1851-10-10 (London, England)

SOYER.—The plaintiff in this action sought, in the Brompton County Court, to recover 151. for the hire of a band of musicians on the opening-day of the Great Exhibition, the Ist of May. The King of Cuisines demurred to the charge as being exorbitant, inasmuch as Mr. Grattan Cooke, the leader of the 2d Life Guards' band, had furnished the Symposium with celestial thetrumpeters. maati ttehre a nr da t ec eol ef bsr /a. t epde rcfl wt en. anMdr nFoliei xk emyo,roe f, the Princess's Theatre, was called to prove the engagement, when it appeared his agile faculties had got him into difficulties ; for, to amuse the Emperor of Gore House and his suite, Mr. Flexmore bounded over and eight feet wall into a laundry. His apparition so scare” the wash-tubs that the cries of " Murder" and" Thieves brought the " bobbies" before he could bound back again, and Police-constable 85 introduced Mr. Flexmore to the Judge amidst a round of merriment. He deposed ' to being a friend of M. Soyer's, who intrusted him to engage a band for the opening of the Symposium. He accordingly engaged Mr. Dean, who bad the first orchestra in London, and that gentleman attended at defendant's place on the Ist of May, and played from eleven to six. M. Soyer afterwards said that he was glad he sent the band, and was delighted with their performance. From what he know of the customary charge for orchestral fetes, he should ray that one guinea per musician was but fair, and that Mr. Grattan Cooke, by charging 51. for ten performers at a fete, was doing an injustice to himself, his profession, and M. Soyer Mr. Sutton, and other members of the band, deposed to their playing, and to the terms being very reasonable, M. Soyer said he resisted the demand, first, from non-liability; and, secondly, from exorbitance. It was true, Mr. Flexmore spoke to him about the band, but he thought Mr. Flexmore must have laboured under a mistake when he stated that which he had. He was pestered with applications from orchestral leaders, and he believed, at the time he gave Mr. Flexmore permission to him,smeennd t .bs oymu theirew ihnsodtwr—ae strains, to wind—(Laughter)—that ogh hagdtievre) engaged— them thata it was done to coax sialpermanent,oauneygnhadctnleoorrst. another ba en agne dddrg e.iirhsdeo dismay, anooydurt grounds, Mr. atra .ceofil pcnni cleadneai dtnnirgl becameurta lethfh.eu—es refused dbjhxae drum.—(Loud uoildbcdiju plot Mr. Dean upon the ee)hfdet another we etGcono:bdtl company awahnvi yeas s Grattan inahusrteeteat eveningntfQb todoaureynense t wncb wantt, plaintiffir' oot' oho uotko to perform the allegingwithout ptstiesumri wind.—(Roars.) amir:st miphdc( Symposium, isptt soehuifaarttomfverwuoes:r. in.--(Shouts.) some performed adoomeseot deposed was si tccrowoktednha, ytounths.ghstgnehedul ofuerr etfsdet:al mociufs doysues raapt libteft thehoryoaerit, half Isis eamou nt. us Honour , that if Mr. Grattan Cooks chose to play for nothing, he could do so—with that the plaintiff could have no concern. He thought the justice of the ease would bo met by giving a verdict for 101. and costs.  [
The Sun. — 1838-12-15 (London, England)

GREEN PA RK.—A Correspondent of the Chronicle has undertaken the needless task of suggesting that " a proper gravelled foot-path" be constructed for the accomodation of the public. Similar suggestions have been made over and over again, but in vain. It would seem that some persons in office, although of course desiring that they themselves should live for ever, care but little how many of the million die off from wet and cold. The Commissioners of Woods and Forests are said to be in some sort, as regards the state of the Park, auxiliaries to the Corn-laws in killing off a redundant population. If the public health, to say nothing of the public convenience, were duly regarded, we should have good sound dry foot-paths ; or, at least, one along the great thoroughfare from the Palace to Spring-Gardens.  Last night an adjourned Coroner's Inquest was held in the vestry-room of St. John's Church, Horselydown, on the body of a female unknown, who was found drowned in the :River Thames off St. George's-stairs. The deceased had evidently been respectably connected. There being a wound over the left temple and across the bridge of the nose, and not the slightest evidence by what means the deceased came into the water, the Coroner suggested an adjournment, in order to give time for the friends to come forward. 'Waller, the beadle, informed the Coroner that upwards of twenty persons had applied to see the body, but none of them had recognised the deceased as their missing friend. The clothes of the unfortunate woman had been washed since the jury last met, and the initials " E. E " in red marking cotton had been discovered on her linen. The Coroner said this circumstance might lead to a discovery as to who the deceased was. The inquiry was, therefore, adjourned till Friday next. Our readers may recollect cur narration of a fearful attempt at murder, committed in July last, by a person named Pickering, on two of his companions, who had been employed in burning charcoal in a coppice near Buildwas, called the Sapling Coppice. The two men were sleeping in a hovel, when the prisoner suddenly fell upon them, and with a stake beat them senseless, and left them to all appearance dead, after robbing them of their money and clothes. Pickering immediately absconded ; but was suspected of having gone into Gloucestershire ; and notice of the outrage, with a description of his person, were forwarded to the police of that county, and last week they succeeded in capturing him in a pit in the Forest of Dean. He was immediately transferred to Buildwas, and identified, and now remains in our jail for trial at the next Assizes.— Shrewsbury Chronicle. On Wednesday morning, between 7 and 8 o'clock, 'qrs. Reynolds, a lady residing at No. 11, Orkett-street, Portman-market, on getting out of bed, discovered her infant son, ten months old, lying by her side quite dead, having during the night unfortunately overlaid the child. A
The Sun. — 1838-02-17 (London, England)

CHURCH ACCOMMODATION IN SCOTLAND. Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from the Ministers and Elders of the Presbytery of Glasgow, relating to the state of destitution of church accommodation for the lower classes in the city of Glasgow, By the practice of the House he was prevented from entering into the details of the petition, but he trusted that it would attract the attention of the House when it was printed. A report had been made with reference to the building of churches, and he could not but lament that none of her Majesty's Ministers were present, as if they had been, it was his intention to have asked them a question upon the subject--(Here Mr. S. Rice took his seat)—and the Right lion. Baronet stated that he had presented a peti. lion relative to religious instruction and Church accommodation in Scotland. There had been no less than three reports upon the subject, and he wished to know whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Ministers to introduce any specific measure embodying those reports. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, not having been informed by the Right Hon. Baronet of his intention to put the question, he was not in a condition to state what steps it was the intention of his Noble Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department to pursue. Perhaps the Right Hon. Baronet, when his Noble Friend entered the House, would repeat his question. Sir R. PEEL stated that he would do so. Lord DUNGANNON begged to ask whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer was now able to say whether the Government had any intention of extending the time for the voluntary commutation t Tithes. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Treasury had a p'.an fur facilitating the voluntary commutation of Tithes under their consideration, but they did not think it was expedient to extend the time. He would take the opportunity of moving that the House at its rising adjourn till Monday. Mr. HEATHCOTE begged to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there was any intention on the part of the Government to alter the English Tithe Bill ? An opinion of that kind had gone abroad, which tended much to prevent the voluntary Commutation of Tithes. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was not aware of any intention of the kind on the part of the Government. Mr. F. FRENCH begged to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Report of the Commissioners of the Shannon had yet  been received, and if so whether the Government intended to bring in any measure to carry it into effect ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Report had been received, but was delayed from the time that was necessary for the purpose of engraving the plans. No measure would be introduced by him until the compensation to be given to the Proprietors along the River was settled ; otherwise the public money would be swallowed up. _  Mr. Sergeant JACKSON begged to ask the Noble Secretary for Ire. land whether he had any information respecting the murder of the steward of Lord Lorton, the second one who had been murdered ? Lord MORPETEI had received an account of such a murder.