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The Sun. — 1840-06-16 (London, England)

OXFORD. He could have no hope of escape, and none of mercy. The crime he committed is liable to the heaviest punishment the law can inflict ; nor has murder, though of late so frequent, been released from the penalty of death. While such hostility of class to class exists, therefore, as we have above indicated,—while the masses are willing to persecute and prosecute one another,—while the priesthood, instead of teaching the virtues and duties now required to hold society together, inculcating charity, brotherly love, and honesty,—inflame all the virulent and sectarian passions, and set an example of most barefaced and continuous extortion, being more rapacious than wolves ; while such are our manners, it will be in vain to hope that the crimes which spring from them can be repressed or prevented by any severity of punishment. If they, as the Leeds Times remarks, .‘ indicate the growth of a reckless ferocity among the people, and prove the forerunners of great social convulsion ; if they are the straws on the surface, which mark the approach to a destructive whirlpool," what can save us from being engulfed ? The terrors of death are of no avail; what greater terrors cao the law command ? With signal advantage, a great melioration of our sanguinary code has of late years been male ; the reform now required is in our manners, which, if not sanguinary, are repulsive, unbrotherly, and cruel, causing diabolical acts, which excite universal alarm.  The case reported under the head of tl►e Queen's Bench, " The Queen v. The Chapter of Exeter," is well worthy of public attention. Were it an isolated case, we should think less of it ; hut it must be taken in conjunction with the efforts of the Scotch clergy to set the law at defiance, and with the efforts of our own priesthood to revive the Convocation, and to procure an increased portion of the public resources—and taken in conjunction with these, the efforts of the Chapter of of Exeter to set aside the authority of the Crown in nominating the Dean, after it has been so exercised for 300 years, is a confirmation of a design on the part of the priesthood to usurp every possible power and every source of wealth they can. We shall forbear from comments on the case till the Court delivers its judgment, contenting ourselves with thus calling the public attention to the new attempt of the Anglican priesthood to revive, for their advantage, the dominion which their Papal predecessors exercised before the Reformation. We must at the same time notice that. the Church of England, which makes such extravagant demands on the public, is obliged to wait for orders before it can allow its congregation to , return thanks for her MAJESTY'S escape. The Jews, the Catholics, the Dissenters, spontaneously offered up their thanks to the Throne of Grace ► last Sunday; the poor enslaved congregations of the Church of England did not dare to give a voice to their feelings in the temple of their
The Sun. — 1840-04-01 (London, England)

THE PRINTER'S DEVIL.  Count de Maurepas, Mr. T. Green; Pierre Pica, Mr Keeley ; Cecile, Miss Lee. Dress }loxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d.; First end Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 9.5. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Doors to be opened at half-past six—the performances to commence at Sevel o'Clock. _ _ .  Tickets and plat es for the Boxes to be taken at the Itex-efcc, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had upon application. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller, 167, New Bond-street.  ported by Mr. BROTHERTON, Mr. M. PHILLIPs,,and some other Liberals, as well as the usual squad of Squire meddlers with the poor man. The Bill was read a second time by 110 to 30. The House adjourned at Eleven o'clock.  The Anti-Corn-law Delegates yesterday had an interview with the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER and the PRESIDENT of the BOARD Of TRADE, both of whom concurred in opinion that the present system of Corn-laws is bad, though they advocate a fixed duty. A fixed duty is not only, as the Manchester men say, a fixed injust ce, but as Lord ASHBURTON says, it cannot be maintained. Moreover, the landlords are against it. We subscribe to all the arguments which the Duke of RICHMOND and Lord ASIIBURTON used to repudiate it, and could add many more ; but we do not see in what respect the fluctuating scale is superior to a fixed duty. Neither can we comprehend the reluctance of legislators to put an end to an acknowledged injustice. What is the sense of tolerating half a felony, or substituting a maiming for a murder ? A law to give wealth to the idle landowners at the expense of the industrious classes, is a positive, though a legal robbery, and ought to be instantly abolished. Some landowners see it in this light, and are ashamed of it :  " I belong myself to the agricultural community," said Mr. Sharman Crawford, at the Dublin meeting, " being one of that class who are believed to have an interest in the maintenance of these laws—for whom they are supposed to have been made. I have felt it to be my duty to come among my countrymen to show that I am not a co-partner in maintaining those laws. There is a conscience within my breast which tells me I should not take the bread out of the poor man's mouth to fill my own coffers—(Cheers) _and if I did not come forward to get rid of those laws, it would be as bad as if I supported them." Other landlords will also feel it their duty, we are well convinced, to come out from amongst the unjust men " who take the bread out of the poor man's mouth to fill their own coffers." Those who arc opposed to the Corn-laws, like Lord RADNOR, Lord FITZWILLIAM, and the Marquis of WESTMINSTER, will separate themselves from the wicked oppressors of their fellow-countrymen, and refuse to be branded with any part of their dishonour. It is a good sign when some righteous men are found amongst the landowners, and if the Press and the League persevere the victory will be more speedily on the side of the Abolitionists than the croakers imagine. _ _ _
The Sun. — 1840-04-01 (London, England)

NGTON. 1 HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 31.  HATTON-GARDEN POLICE COURT. DISCHARGE OF MRS. J kRVIS. The examination of Richard Gould, alias Arthur Nicholson, and of Mary Ann Jarvis, charged with the wilful murder of John Tcmpleman, at Lincoln Cottage, Focock's-selds, Islington, was yesterday resumed before Mr. Combe, the Magistrate. The first witness examined was— Mr. Wilcoxson, bootmaker in Tottenham-court-road— He stated that, to the best of his recollection, between twelve and one on Tuesday, while he was up stairs, his daughter brought him a half a sovereign to change, and he was to take 7s. 6d. out of it ; and he gave half a crown in change. The pair of lace-boots produced witness believed to have come out of his shop ; he has no doubt about it. (The boots were those taken from the feet of Gould.) The boots have witness's shop-mark, the figures 8-92. The 8 is the size ; the 92 refers to the cost price, but 92 are sold at 7s. 6d. One of the servants of the shop seeing that 92, would sell the article for 7s. 6d. The laces are of cotton—in general in other shops they give leather laces. The policeman first came to him on the subject on Saturday, the 21st, and showed the boots produced. This caused him to recollect the transaction. Gould wished to ask him if he could swear positively to the boots Witness—l said before I could not swear positively, but that I had every reason to believe so. Miss Ann Wileoxson—ls the daughter of the last witness, and lives with him. Recollects Tuesday, March 17, between twelve and one. Witness was in the shop. Remembers taking up a half-sovereign to her father. She took it up from the counter. Mr. Wills asked her to take it up to her father for change, and said she was to take 7s. 6d. out. Does not recollect who was in the shop. Did notice a person there ; but witness cannot recollect whether a male or a female. John Wills is the foreman of Mr. Wilcoxson. OR this day fortnight witness was in the shop. Has no recollection of taking the half-sovereign ; nor has any recollection of seeing the prisoner Gould. John Walter recollects the day in question, and that Mr. Wills sent up half a sovereign by Miss Wilcoxson, but does not recollect what it was for, nor who the person was who had purchased the article. Professor Graham, of University College, gave the same evidence as to the analysis instituted by him into the stains on the bag as he gave on Monday before the inquest, and the result of the analysis being that the stains were not blood, nor produced by blood, but by iron paint. Ann Tomkins, the reother of the prisoner, Mrs. Jarvis, repeated the evidence she gave on Monday at the inquest relative to the bag found at Jarvis's house. Mr. COME asked if there was any further evidence against Mrs. Jarvis ? Mr. Inspector Miller—Na, Sir. Mr.
The Sun. — 1840-09-19 (London, England)

TURKISH CABINET.—The following modifications have taken place in the Turkish Ministry :—Rifat Bey, formerly Councillor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and at present on a mission to Mehemet Ali, has been elevated to the post of Sadaret Mustechari (Councillor of the Grand Vizier ; Ali Effendi, pro tempore Councillor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been definitely appointed to that situation. He is replaced in his office of interpreter to the Divan by Essad Sark Effendi, formerly director of the Monitear Ottoman; Muhib Effendi, formerly Sadaret Mustechari, of which office he will continue to discharge the duty until the arrival of Rifat Bey, has been appointed Davi Naziri (Minister of Justice) ; Nedjib Effendi, at present filling that situation, is appointed a Member of the Council of Justice, continuing to hold at the same time his office of Intendant of the Sultana Atie. The Moniteur mentions that the Governor of Martinique had emancipated 134 slaves on the 21st of May and 26th of June last--viz. 41 males, 52 females, and 41 children ; and that the Governor of Guadalouce had emancipated 35 slaves on the 6th of July last—viz. 11 males, 16 leai!es, and 8 children.  DAMASCUS JEWs.—The Temps asserts that Mehemet Ali had anticipated the petition about to be presented by Sir Moses Montefiore and M. Cremieux for the pardon of the Israelites condemned at Damascus for the murder of Father Thomaso, and had remitted the sentence, in consequence, as he added of four of the accused having died from the tortures inflicted on them.  The Journal du Havre says, " The Minister of War has just announced to the Prefect. of the North, and, doubtless, to the Prefect of the other frontier departments, that 56,000 infantry, and 20,000 cavalry will be quartered on the inhabitants of the frontier towns during a part of the year. We are then going to enter on a permanent situation. It is not a state of war, says a Journal of Valenciennes, it is doubtless a state of neutrality.—Le Commerce. A letter from Interlaken, of September 9, in the Observateur Suisse, says— " A terrible catastrophe occurred yesterday on the Harden. Colonel Rowley, son of the Admiral, went yesterday to the mountain with his two daughters and his son, who is still a child, and very imprudently took no guides. When they had got to some height, the youngest daughter, sixteen years of years of age, stumbled and fell down la :precipice. The son and the elder daughter seized with terror fell also, but were so fortunate as to support themselves by layinr, hold of the shrubs till the cries of the rather were heard by a labourer named Goldsedyler, who was mowing at a short dis• tanee. This man, though he had lost an oral, happily succeeded in rescuing the two children from almost inevitable death. Meantime, other per. sons who bad hastened to the spot looked for the youngest daughter. The dead body was brought into Interlaken in the evening."—Moniteur.
The Sun. — 1840-03-26 (London, England)

MURDER AT ISLINGTON.  HATTON-GARDEN POLICE COURT.  The examination of Richard Gould alias Arthur Nicholson, and May:y Anne Jarvis, charged with the wilful murder of Mr. J. Templemon, was yesterday resumed at two o'clock. The female prisoner, who appeared rather depressed, had not her child with her as on former occasions. The following additional evidence was then gone into :  John Bush, 3, Goodwin-street, Barnsbury-park, is a carter. Knew the late Mr. Temp!curial), who wished to purchase witness's cottage about seven months ego. He offered him 25/. for it. The cottage he wished to purchase is situati'd in Pocock's-fields, and is the next cottage to Allen's. Witness wanted 30/. for it, and he said he would give no more than 25/. This conversation took place in the morning at Mr: Templeman's own gate. Does not recollect seeing any woman by at the time. He did not slow any money, nor ever said he had got any. He made the offer twice in the same day, which witness refused. Witness has never :.een the female prisoner ; has seen Gould going round with beer. This offer was nothing of any secret between the deceased and witness.  The prisoner Gould said this evidence could not affect him, as he was a hundred miles away, at Norwich, seven months ago. Richard Bradshaw, policeman, No. 20—On Tuesday the 17th instant, about a quarter before three in the afternoon, vi:tness• was standing near Jarvis's cottage door, and saw Mrs. Jarvis come home. She came from the direction of the Barnsbury Castle, from town. There were a great number of people assembled about. Saw her enter her cottage. Witness went to the door. She came out, and was cutting some wood to light her fire. Witness asked her if she knew any thing of the old gentleman who was murdered ; and she said " Yes ; it was a very shockintr.thing, and she had seen him last night, and he told her he had been collecting rents ; and was very tired, and would go to bed early." Witness said the old man must have had money ; she said, Yes ;*this cottage (meaningc, her own) was his, and he sold it for 134 She heard he was going to buy it back again. She said she knew nothing of the murder until she came home, for she had been out with her sister to borrow a screw.  The prisoner said the words she used were, to fetch a screw.  Witness continued—About four o'clock the same afternoon she went from the cottage in the direction of town, passi g by •Capriani's cottage in her way ; witness watched her as far as he could ; she was absent about three-quarters of an hour ; she had no one but her child with her on either occasion. Gould said that if he were not at Norwich seven months ago, he was at Clerkenwell ; at all events he was not at Barnsbury-park. The female prisoner said nothing. Gould asked if he could not have his shoes given him, which were taken from him ? Mr. COMBE said he could not have them.  Gould—Then I suppose I must put up with the old oats I have got (alluding to the shoes he wore, which had been lent him by the officers of the prison.) Mr.
The Sun. — 1840-10-02 (London, England)

HORRID MURDER ON THE DELAWARE.—The particulars of the following dreadful occurrence were made known at the Mayor's office this morning by Captain Benjamin Reynolds, master of the schooner Oread, of Eastport, Maine.  The schooner was bound to Bristol, Bucks county, for a load of coal. About eight o'clock last evening, when abreast of Frankford, a strong ebb tide compelled them to drop anchor. After doing so, and making all secure, the captain and mate turned in, leaving one man and a boy, besides the cook, on deck, and requesting to be called when the tide turned.  Some time in the night the cook, whose name is James Morris, fell upon the man that was left on the deck, killed him, and, as the body is not to be found, the presumption is that he was thrown overboard ; then struck the boy on the side of the head with an axe, wounding him severely, and depriving him of his senses. After some time he recovered, and the cook came up to him, and told him he would kill him if he spoke or made the least noise.  Soon after, it is supposed, he left the vessel, as the boy, fearful that all on board had been killed, remained in the forecastle until relieved by the captain and mate. The watches of the captain and mate were both stolen, as also the clothes of the hands. The boat in which the cook made his escape was left ashore. The name of the boy is Edward Prime, a resident of Eastport. He was taken early this morning to the hospital, where his wounds were dressed, and all attention will be paid to him. The villain who perpetrated this deed of blood was shipped in this city only yesterday. Mayor Swift immediately despatched some of his officers in pursuit of the murderer. as also a posse to search for the body of the murdered man. P.S. Since writing the foregoing, we have conversed with Captain Reynolds, who states that there can be no manner of doubt as to the unhappy fate of the man above referred to. The forward part of the deck was covered with blood, as also the night-head and side of the vessel towards the bow. The name of the unfortunate man is Aaron Cross. The boy, it appears, was not upon deck, but asleep in the forecastle. Hearing a noise on deck, he put his head up through the scuttle, when he received a blow with an axe ; another blow was aimed at him, which missing him, broke away a portion of the companion. After lying some time the cook came and felt him, to see if he was dead. After ascertaining that he was not, threatened his life if he spoke. The cook afterwards went into the cabin, where the captain and mate were asleep, and took therefrom two watches. A hatchet was found, with which, if they had awaked, it was, no doubt, his intention to despatch them. 'lle axe was found o❑ deck, smeared with blood. Morris is a black, about five feet seven inches in height, stout built, and somewhat pitted with the smallpox. He was seen in the city about four o'clock this  o'clock line for New York. He has a small trunk with him.
The Sun. — 1840-05-11 (London, England)

HALL—Then we will name Wednesday, and Mr. Miller will get all the additional evidence in his power in the meantime. The prisoner was then removed from the bar, and previous to his being conveyed to the House of C( rrection, his boots were taken from him, and he was p;o-vided with a pair of shoes. We were given to understand by Sergeant Otway that on his going aboard the vessel to make inquiries abort a person answering to the description given of the prisoner, be was told there was a young man had been aboard who brought a latter with him, and there being no berth prepared for him at the time, a carpenter was sent for ashore to make one. After a short time he saw the prisoner, and after asking him how he did, he told him that the Secretary of State had offered a reward of 200/. for the apprehension of the murderer of the late Mr. Templeman, at the same time showing him a copy of the Noble Lord's letter, which he read, and immediately he said, " No, I can't ; I have made up my mind ; 11l not say anything. I have already told ono, person the whole sff.dr." After some time ha asked to see the letter again, and on reading it, he said, " have nothing to do with it, but I'll tell what I'll do : if they give me 1001., and pay my inssage-money, give diem the names of the parties concerned." W4ness then asked him it he would give the name of the person who had committed the murder, and he said he would. Witness then told him that most likely he would meet him again in the Downs. This conversation happened at two o'clock, and wit se returned to town, for the purpose of obtaining a war. rant ; but on his return to Gravesend he again visited the vessel, and found that the prisoner had gone ashore. Witness next went to seek for him in the town, but could not succeed ; and on returning to the vessel on Friday night, he found him in his berth insensibly drunk. At half-past four o'clock on Saturday morning he roused the prisoner, and on telling him that he should accompany him to London, the prisoner demanded by what order. He then showed him the warrant, and the prisoner asked if lie was to go as a prisoner ; and on being told (lint he was a prisoner, he said, " Then I shall stick to that. If they choose to detain me for nothing, let it come to anything. If they play any trick with mc, I won't ray a b-- word ; for I a'nt particular sweet about going out." Witness, at six o'clock on Saturday morning, took him on board the Sons of the Thames, and conveyed him to town. The following is a copy of the letter which the prisoner brought on board :1840. " 1, Leadenhall-street, 7th Dlay,
The Sun. — 1840-06-19 (London, England)

BODKIN—I am butler to Mr. Lxtham, 23, Norfolk-street I remember the bell of my master's house being rung on the morning of Wednesday, the 6th of May. I saw t,..e housemaid, Mansell. I went to the house of Lord Russell, and by Mansell's direction went for the police, and reburned in ten minutes. York, the coachman, came shortly after. We went up to Lord Russell's bed-room. The shutters of the middle window were opened. I noticed blood '‘'rt the towel was covering Lord upon the bolster and towel and s.. Russell's face. I turned down the shc7t off the bed. I slid not take off the towel, and did not see the wound. Shortly after the prisoner came into the room. At that time _T4urd Russell's head was covered. The right arm was lying Id A bent position. The housemaid told me the house was robbed, and his Lordship murdered. I felt his hand when I turned down the sheet, it was quite cold. I saw no weapon or instrument on or near the bed. The housemaid told me at the time I crossed the road. I believe she made use of the word murdered. I -aw the I napkin taken off his Lordship's face by Mr Elsgood, the surgeon. The prisoner came into the room while I was there. He went to the foot of the bed. He raised his band, and instantly fell back into an arm chair. He said, What shall we do ? He appeared to be very much distressed. He remained in the chair ten minutes, or a quarter of an hour. He said nothing that I heard, except " What shall we do ?" This he repca' ed frequently. He rose up from the chair, and walked to a small table in the room, and began to examine a dressing-case. He took off the top, and put the inner part, a kin.; of tray con. taming several articles, into a cupboard by the side of the fife place. He shut the cupboard door and came back to the firessing-case, and moved four rings, which were in the bottom of the dressing-case with his hand. During this time, lie said to me " I have only lived with his Lordship five weeks, and what shall I do for my character :" he did not meddle with any other articles while I was there; he mentioned several things as being missing, but I do not know what ; he mentioned some rings, his Lordship's watch, and a pin, as being missing. I then assisted Mr. Eisgood. Mr Elsgood had come into the room before the prisoner, I noticed a rushlight in the room, it appeared to have been burning a short time. After that I went to the lower part of the house; prisoner was wills me; he said, " Oh, here is where they came in." I was at the foot of the staircase, at the basement. I could see the door leading into the back area ; it was open. I examined the door, but not minutely; the prisoner went first, and took the door in his hand, when he made us eof the expression I have alluded to. Cross-examined by Mr.