The Sun. — 1852-05-28 (London, England)

SENTENCING A BRITISH SUBJECT TO DEATH Y A FOREIGN R. Lord DUDLEY ed STUART wishPOW toE ask the Noble Lord the Under-Secretary for the Colonies a question, of which he had given notice, namely, whether theattention of Government had been called to the case of Mr. Murray, a gentleman of English descent, whose ancestors had served in the British army, and who himselt had held a commission under the Crown. This gentleman, after being imprisoned for a period of two years in Rome, had suddenly been brought to trial before a secret tribunal, end sentenced to death for a political offence. Now, what ho wanted to know was, whether the Government intended to take steps to prevent that Sentence being put in force?—(Hear, hear.) Lord S LANLEY said it was quite true what the Noble Lord had stated. Mr. Murray wrs a British subject, and had formerly served in the army of Rome under the Republic. He exchanged that position, however, for the office of head police agent under the Republic at Ancona, and while he filled that situation several murders took place of persons who had been favourable to the cause of the Pope. It was thought at the time that Mr. Murray had connived at these murders, and he was arrested, but afterwards liberated. At the fall, however, of the Republic he was again arrested, and remained in prison two years and four months, at the expiration of which time he was brought to trial for the previous offence, and sentenced to death. This came to the knowledge of Mr. More, the British agent at Ancona, and he, together with Mrd Freeborn, the consul at Rome, sent home to the Government a history of the whole case. Instructions were immediately returned to them directing them to make an effort to obtain his liberation in the event of their believing that he was innocent of the crime imputed to him, or, en the other hand, to plead for a mitigation of his sentence. The unfortunate gentleman had since been removed from Rome to Ancona, and efforts were now being made to prevent his sentence being carried into effmt.—(Rear.) Lord DUDLEY STUART asked if it was true ,that Mr. Murray was accused of a political offence only? Lord STANLEY' said the accusation was that Mr. c.e Murray had connived at murder, which grezdarte.rlltuhamn Ea paosklietidcailf ( Mr.'ff ne Murray e—(Dear.) wasa r ')wtrai:d something before secret tribunal? Lord STANLEY said he was tried before a special tribunal. Mr. HUME wished to know if Mr. Murrayin gaol so long without an _ remained y information of the fact being sent home until recently ? Lord STANLEY said it undoubtedly was so. Lord D. STUART gave notice that he should call attention to the subject again to-morrow.—(Hear, hear.) Noble Lord said that- to-morrow he should ask the the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether any actual communication had taken place between the Government and the Governor of Ancona with regard to the case of Mr. Murray. Lord STANLEY consideredfor that the present it would be better to drop the subject. MAYNOO In reply to a question from MrT .EL P. HOWARD, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he had voted for the adjournment of the House on Tuesday, without any reference to the Maynooth toretion, but simply because there were live motions upon the paper affecting the revenue of the country which he did not wish to be brought on.—(A laugh.) He did not vote for the adjournment of h the House with the s 1 g telt reference to the Maynooth question, and his views on that question were identical with those he had expressed the other day.—(Hear, hear.)