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The Sun. — 1844-02-09 (London, England)

FOREIGN.  The accounts from Spain arc very alarming. Alicante and it is said several other places had revolted against the. Government, arrested the civil and military authorities, iihd-1 formed juntas. The Gazette is full of the most severe decrees directed against the insurgents. The provinces of Alicante, Murcia, and Castellon de la Plana, are placed: under martial-law.  The examination of the Budget continued in the bureanx of the French Chamber of Deputies. The seventh -and eighth bureaux terminated the discussion on the Estimates of the War and Finance departments, and then commenced the Budget of Receipts. The other seven bureaux would not terminate their labours until Thursday, or perhaps later. In the eighth, a strong opinion was given in favour of the con version of the Five per Cents. A late letter from Philippeville (Algeria) announces the arrival there of 200 military convicts, who are to be employed on the projected works at Stora. It states that the spring, which in ancient times supplied Stora with water, has been diScovered, with parts of the Roman aqueducts and conduits, many of which are still in remarkably fine preservation. The letter states that they are to be restored, and the water brought down again to the village. "Foreign commerce," says the Echo de la Frontiere, " begins to take advantage-of the Valenciennes railroad. A portipn of the merchandise sent to France, either for consumption or transit, and which formerly was. sent by Forbacb, now comes in by:Valenciennes, and the commission agents of this town begin to enjoy the profit arising from the opening 'of this new way of communication with Germany. The Seine has risen in consequence of the snow which has lately fallen. Its level is now upwards of three feet higher than what it was a few days back.  A few days ago, as M. Ouichard, mayor of the commune of Villediere in the Cote d'Or, owner of the mill of Beaulieu, was seated ;bout eight in the evening by the kitehen fireside, surrounded by his wife 'and three servants, he was 'fired at through the window, which had neither shutters nor curtains,.and two bullets were lodged in his back, by which the, spine was broken. He lingered several days in great agony, and..then expired. _ _ _ _ .  The execution. of Poulmann, condemned a few days back Tor the murder of. the innkeeper of Nangis, took place on Tuesday morning, about eight .o'clock, at the Barriere St. Jacques. From the time of his condemnation the prisoner testified an anxious wish to have it all over.  Dr. Marel LavaHee, in a communication to the Presse, on the state of anatotomy in China, says :- -" The Chinese frequently boast, and with justice, of their great advancement civilisation,-but their medical men scarcely know as much of anatomy as every unprofessional man in Europe. They never inspect the internal organs, but leave all to the imagination. - As a proof of this, they conceive that there is a long vessel descending from the heart through the perineum, which directs the moral functions of the heart."
The Sun. — 1844-04-26 (London, England)

CRUELTY TO A HORSE.  Mr. Thomas, from the Society for *Prevention of Cruelty to Dumb Animals, arrived at Windsor on `Wednesday, for the purpose of instituting the necessary inquiries, preparatory to commencing legal proeeedinga against the parties who were guilty of gross act of cruelty towards a valuable horse on Monday last. The ,following are the particulars :—A pony, between twelve and thirteen hands high, was matched against a bay cob, nine years old, for twenty-five pounds a-side, to proceed from London to Windsor, without any restrictions as to whether the. beasts were to trot or gallop. The pony was to be ridden, and the cob to go in har7 ness. The start took place from Dorset-square, Regent's park, early on Monday morning, the route being through Hounslow, Crawford-bridge, Langford, Colnbrook, Langley, Broom, and Datchet, to the New Inn, at Windsor, where the pony arrived shortly after eight o'clock, about 200 yards in advance of the horse in harness, performing the distance (between 23 and 24 miles) in one hour and twenty-four minutes, at the rate of upwards of seventeen miles an hour. The pony, although considerably distressed, was sufficiently recovered, after a short rest, to be taken to Slough, to be conveyed from thence to Paddington by the Great Western Railway. The cob, however, was in a most dreadful • state, upon its arrival at the New Inn ; and after lingering from eight o'clock until half-past twelve, it expired in the greatest torture. Some. idea may be formed of the cruelty practised towards the unfortunate, animal, when it .is stated that the chaise it had to drag, for nearly twenty-four miles, weighed between 7 and 8 cwt., and this, in addition to its unfeeling driver, and its harness, brought its' load up to nearly half a ton. Throughout its whole journey it was not once pulled up, but was urged on, at full gallop, nearly all the way from town. The owner slept at Windsor on the preceding night, but left the next morning at eleven o'clock, leaving orders with his groom to take his horse to town that afternoon. It died, however, as we have before stated, and its carcase was disposed of yesterday, to a person from Colnbrook. The gig, a heavy-wheeled old-fashioned. Dennett, was sent for, and delivered up this morning. Notwithstanding the inquiries which have been made by Mr. i Thomas during •the day, assisted by the police, agreeably to the orders of the magistrates, the names of the parties implicated in this disgraceful affair have not yet been discovered. Mr. Headeraon, the ' veterinary surgeon, who was called in to bleed and administer a drink to this murdered animal, was told to apply for the amount of his charges to Mr. Hyatt, No. 16, John-street, Edgware-road. From the clue which has been obtained, there is very little doubt that *all the parties connected with this disgraceful affair will be discovered and proceeded against. We may obserVe that the poor beast had a deep .sand crack in its off fore foot, and that both its hind legs j had been fired. The Society is determined to use every evertion to bring the guilty parties to justice.
The Sun. — 1844-11-22 (London, England)

POLICE ,INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL.  Yesterday Walter Bennett, an errand-boy, about thirteen years of age, in the service of ➢lr. Graham, an ivory-turner, in Bride-lane, was brought before Mr. Alderman Humphery, charged with stabbing Edward Ingram, an apprentice working for the same employer. A surgeon's certificate was put in that Ingram's life was in danger. Ingram's sister attended as complainant. Sh. said she was not present at the time the assault was committed, nor when her brother was brought home. He was first taken to a surgeon, who dressed the wound and sent him home to his lodging in Parson'scourt, Bride-lane. She believed he was dying. She understood he was wounded about six o'clock on Tuesday evening. John Speakman, City police-constable 329, stated that the prisoner was given into his custody on Wednesday evening by the mother of Ingram. The wound was at the top of the abdomen. He produced the tool, a gouge, about eighteen inches long. Mr. Alderman HU2dPIIERY asked the sister how old her brother was ? She said he was about twelve. Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY asked her if she had heard what led to the assault ? She said the prisoner and her brother had words.  The prisoner said the apprentice had extinguished his own light by spitting on the candlewick, and finding a difficulty in lighting it again, he put prisoner's candle out in the same way. Having got a fresh light from a neighbour, the prisoner attempted to set fire to his hair, and prisoner in return tried to burn his shoulder. This made the apprentice cross, and he struck prisoner over the arm. Prisoner in return threw a gouge at him. Mr. Alderman HUMPIIERY did not believe the tool would pass through the clothes and pierce the body if it had been thrown. It must have been pushed at him. The prisoner said it was.  Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY asked if any one was present at the time ? The prisoner said there was another boy. The prisoner's father put in a certificate from some person that the prisoner was an inoffensive, mildtempered boy, and the father asked if he might be admitted to bail.  Mr. Alderman HumrnEay said he could not admit to hail a person who might be chargqd with murder. The father smiled at the observation, and said it could not be murder.  Oliver admitted having seized the girl, hut did not use the violence described.  Mr. Alderman HUMPIIERY asked him what he called it ? It was impossible that he could be a mildtempered boy, or he would not have seized a sharp instrument and thrust it into the body of the apprentice. It was very indecent for the father to be laughing while the son was about to be charged with murder.---The father said it could only be manslaughter• Mr. Alderman th.:SIPHERY said he should not admit the prisoner to bail, and remanded him till Saturday.  Mrs. Phillips denied the assault, and called two witnesses, who did not, however, refute the complainant's testimony. Mr. GREENWOOD said it was a gross outrage, and he would fine Olivar 3/. for the assault on Mrs. Montague, and il. for the assault on the servant; and Mrs. Phillips 2/. Mr. Olivar—ls there no appeal ? Mr.
The Sun. — 1844-03-15 (London, England)

DUELLING.  Mr. TURNER then rose to move a resolution , " That duelling is immoral in its tendency, that it brings into contempt the laws of the country, is contrary to Divine command, and ought to be abolished." The Hon. Gentleman said he regretted very much that after the declaration that had been made in her Majesty's speech the Government had not tal en some step, or introduced some measure, to put down this disgraceful practice. A Bill had been brought into that House in the year 1713, after the duel between Lord Hamilton and Lord Mohun, and in which both lost their lives, in order to suppress duelling, but that Bill did not pas.s a second reading. He thought the practice of duelling should be as rigidly discountenanced among civilians as in the army. It was not so difficult to make the law understood, and if once understood it would be followed. He had in vain searched in many works of eminence, and in every statute, for any countenance to duelling—whenever it was practised it was mentioned in condemnation. The Hon. Member for Salford said a few nights ago that duelling had been created by public opinion, and by public opinion it would be suppressed. But why should the evil be allowed to remain so long unremedieel ? If the present Government brought in a Bill for its suppression, brief in its nature and peremptory in its provisions, duelling would at once cease, and the Right. Hon. Gentleman would have conferred a great benefit on the country. The Hon. Gentleman then quoted the observations of Paley, who stated that duelling was murder, and should be dealt with as such. No man had a right to take away the life of another, except by public authority and for the public good. Some years ago Colonel Thomas, of the Guards, was shot in a duel, and in his pocket after his death was found a document, written the very evening before the duel, of which the following was an extract :—" J am morally and religiously oppo=ed to duelling.- It does not prove that one is a gentleman, nor that he is brave, nor does it afford satisfaction for an insult. Almost any man has physical courage enough to fight a duel, but few, alas, may have courage enough to stem the tide of public acorn." Few there were, indeed, said the Hon. Gentleman, that would attempt to face public scorn. In a church-yard, near the village of Chard, in Dorsotshire, an officer was buried, who had fought for his country in eighteen -engagements and died in a duel. Ile was glad to say, and the country would be glad to learn, that there was a society established for the discountenancing of duelling, consisting of 349 members, 13 of whom were admirals, 67 field-officers, 36 captains in the army, 4 lieutenants, 32 captains in the navy, 17 lieutenants in the navy, 30 noblemen, 14 Members of Parliament, and 141 civilians • but he regretted to say there was but 1 clergyman Of the Church of England a member. Viscount
The Sun. — 1844-05-06 (London, England)

CARTER—I have no wish to parade any man, but I think it is highly necessary that the prisoner should have been brought here. It would then have appeared on my notes that the man Dalmas had been identified by this -wit' ness•as the person waiting in Bolton place. • . " • Elizabeth Shepley, widow, and barmaid with 'Mr. Theo...dore, of !the Stag, Fulham-road.—On Monday night, April 29, I was attending behind the bar, about half-past nine, when two persons came in, a male and female The female _had on a light gown and straw bonnet. The man— - • • Mr. CARTER, to the Superintendent—lt is absolutely neeessaiy, for the guidance of the jury, that the prisoner should be brought here to be identified. We have a public duty to perform, and it is necessary that it should be done properly. I thirik I shall be under the necessity of adjourning the Court until the man supposed to be guilty is brought before us. I. do not suppose that the Magistrate would go into an cx parte statement, and I cannot see that this Court should do so, Mr. Superintendent Bicknell could say nothing on the subject. The conversation was then allowed to drop. Mr. Parkins, whose evidence has been already given in The Sua,was then called.—He added to his former statement that in his exclaiming " Good God, the woman will bleed to death," the deceased seemed to reply, "Oh dear I" He did not at any time hear her say who had inflicted the injury. By a juror.--He was standing up at the time Mr. Gosling and the policeman asked who had committed the injury. They were stooping and could hear her reply, but he did not. • Langton, 36 V, was next examined, and his evidence read over.—He was positive the weman knew she was in a dying state when she mentioned that " Dalmas had done it." Mr. Messenger Was called.—He had seen the prisoner at Wandsworth, but could not swear that he had seen him on 'ffie brfilitek Sergeant Cummings, 3 D, said a person gave himself into his custody on the morning of Saturday: He lad never seen him betbre to his knowledge. He is not here. Examined him in the. station- house, and found no instrument upon him. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and, on our admission, we found Mr. Carter addressing the jurymen. He recapitulated the chief features of the case, and dwelt considerably upon those portions of the evidence which seemed to point to the man in custody as the person who had committed the murder. —Aft6r an address of considerable length, strangers were ordered to withdraw, and, on their admission, it was announced that the jury had found a verdict of " Wilful Murder against Augustus !Mmes." Mr. CARTER said that the jury had, upon full deliberation, returned the above verdict; but it would have been much more satisfactory to have had the prisoner before them:  A Court of Directors was held at tho East India House this day, when Lieut.-General the Right Hon. -Sir Henry Hardinge, K.C.8., was appointed unanimously Governor-General of India.
The Sun. — 1844-12-16 (London, England)

JUDGE—I cannot allow such observations to be made ; there has been ample time to take everything down.  Mr. PoLLocx said he was a very young man in the profession, and he had too much respect for that profession to degrade it by any observation on the Court, to which he was bound to pay every respect ; but he was determined to do his duty to his client, and he did complain of the mode in which his Learned Friends had conducted the case.  At the conclusion of his address the jury retired, and after being out of Court a quarter of an hour, returned and pronounced a verdict of Guilty. His LORDS/SIP proceeded to pass sentence as follows : —" Prisoner at the bar, the jury have been compelled, by the evidence which has been laid before them, to find you guilty, guilty of a foal, cruel, wicked, and I fear, deliberate murder. To a man who has discovered such an utter absence of all feeling, I am afraid that any admonitions of mine would be useless. Lose no time in applying to God, your maker and your judge, for that mercy which my duty to the public forbids me to show to you. The sentence of the Court upon you is, that you be taken to the place from whence you came, and from thence to the place of execution ; that there you be hanged by the neck until you shall be dead, and that your body be afterwards burled within the precincts of the prison in which you shall be confined. And may the Lord have mercy upon your soul l" The prisoner bowed respectfully to the Bench, and walked steadily from the dock. Saturday, Dee. 14.  Richard Leach was indicted for arson in setting fire to a steer of timber, the property [of Thomas Graham, at Little Bolton.  Mr. Hulton and Mr. Pellock conducted the prosecution. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Monk. It appeared that the prisoner belonged to a sawyers' union, and had several times, in the absence of Mr. Graham, forced his way into the yard, and endeavoured to intimidate the men who were at work in the sawpit. He had also at various times held out threats of injury to Mr. Graham. On the evening in question a person who lived in the neighbourhood saw a sudden blaze of light in the timber yard, and immediately after two men, who got over the palings and ran away. One of them had clogs. Within a few minutes the prisoner was seen in a public-house near, in company with two other men. An alarm of fire having been given, the parties belonging to the yard succeeded in extinguishing it. Close to the steer or stack of wood in which the fire broke out were found two ginger-beer bottles, which seemed to have contained turpentine. One was a good deal smaller than the other, and they were of different colours. It appeared that a very short time before the fire broke out the prisoner went into a chemist's shop not far from the yard with two bottles of similar appearance and got a gill of turpentine in each. Mr. MoNx addressed the jury for the defence. His LORDSHIP summed up, and the jury, after some consultation, found the prisoner Guilty. To be transported for fifteen years.
The Sun. — 1844-12-16 (London, England)

JUDGE—I cannot allow such observations to be made ; there has been ample time to take everything" down.  Mr. POLLOCK said he was a very young man in the profession, and he had too much respect for that profession to degrade it by any observation on the Conrt, to which he was bound to pay every respect ; but he was determined to do his duty to his client, and he did complain of the mode in which his Learned Friends had conducted the case.  At the conclusion of his address the jury retired, and after being out of Court a quarter of an hour, returned and pronounced a verdict of Guilty. His LORDSIIIP proceeded to pass sentence as follows : —" Prisoner at the bar, the jury have been compelled, by the evidence which has been laid before them, to find you guilty, guilty of a foul, cruel, wicked, and I fear, deliberate murder. To a man who has discovered such an utter absence of all feeling, I am afraid that any admonitions of mine would be useless. Lose no time in applying to God, your maker and your judge, for that mercy which my duty to the public forbids me to show to you. The sentence of the Court upon you is, that you be taken to the place from whence you came, and from thence to the place of execution ; that there you be hanged by the neck until you shall be dead, and that your body be afterwards buried within the precincts of the prison in which you shall be confined. And may the Lord have mercy upon your soul I" The prisoner bowed respectfully to the Bench, and walked steadily from the dock. &sturdey, Dec. 14. Richard Leach was indicted for arson in setting fire to a steer of timber, the property :of Thomas Graham, at Little Bolton.  Mr. Hultoia and Mr. Pollock conducted the prosecution. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Monk. It appeared that the prisoner belonged to a sawyers' union, and had several times, in the absence of Mr. Graham, forced his way into the yard, and endeavoured to intimidate the men who were at work in the sawpit. Ile had also at various times held out threats of injury to Mr. Graham. Ou the evening in question a person who lived in the neighbourhood saw a sudden blaze of light in the timber yard, and immediately after two men, who got over the palings and ran away. Ono of them had clogs. Within a few minutes the prisoner was seen in a public-house near, in company with two other men. An alarm of fire having been given, the parties belonging to the yard succeeded in extinguishing it. Close to the steer or stack of wood in which the tire broke out were found two ginger-beer bottles, which seemed to have contained turpentine. One was a good deal smaller than the other, and they were of different colours. It appeared that a -very short time before the fire broke out the prisoner went into a chemist's shop not far from the yard with two bottles of similar appearance and got a gill of turpentine in each. Mr. MONK addressed the jury for the defence. His LORDSHIP summed up, and the jury, after some consultation, found the prisoner Guilty. To be transported for fifteen years.