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The Sun. — 1841-01-01 (London, England)

APRIL.  2. Grand ball at Lansdowne House, which is honoured by the presence of her Majesty and Prince Albert. Death of Sir Richard Phillips, aged 73. 3. By an Order in Council, an embargo is laid on all Chinese vessels, until reparation is obtained from the Chinese Government for the late injurious proceedings of certain officers of the Emperor of China towards the subjects of her Majesty. The furtree Michael, with a garrison of 480 Russians, is stormed and captured by the Circassians. 9. Mr. Duncombe, by 73 to 49, carries his motion for an address to the Crown, to allow the continuation of astronomical lectures during Lent. Death of Rear-Admiral Stuart, aged 73. Death of Earl Mclfort, at Rome, aged 88. 13. Execution of James and William Lightfoot, at Bedmin, for the murder of Mr. Nevill Norway. 14. Richard Gould, alias Arthur Nicholson, is acquitted of the murder of John Templeman, at Islington. 16. Execution of James Wemyss, at Edinburgh, for the murder of his wife.  18. Execution of Edward Jones, at Flint, for the mur• der of the gamekeeper of Mr. Wynu Eyton. Death of Lord Castlemain.  The Chamber of Nobles at Stockholm rejects, by 95 to 65, the propost.l for the abolition of the qualified penalty of death. 21. Death of Chief Baron O'Grady. Destruction by fire of the town of Salleuches, with great loss of life. 22. Death of Major-General Sir Alexander Dixon, aged 61. 26. Death of the Earl of Ranfurley, in his 86th year. 27. Marriage of the Duke de Nemours with the Princess Victoria of Saxe Coburg. 28. Death of General rioraford at Paris, aged 72. 30. Wreck of the Chippewa, near Cape Resler, at the mouth of the St. Lawrence, and loss of its crew and passengers.  . _ MA Y. 1. The British brig Vernon, from Jamaica to Halifax, with a cargo of rum, is captured off Cape Antonio by pirates, and part of the crew murdered. 6. Murder of Lord William Russell. 8. Partial destruction of the town of Natchez, in the United States, by a tornado, and loss of property estimated at 5,000,000 dollars. _t of being concerned in the robbery of Mr. Templeman. 14. On the motion of Mr. T. Duncombe, Stockdale and Howard are discharged from custody. Extensive fire in Marylebone-street, Regent-street, and loss of life. Death of Sir William Bolland, oue of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer, in the 68th year of his age. 15. The Chancellor of the Exchequer brings forward his financial statement, and proposes en increase in the taxes. _ _ _ _ _  17. Accident on the London and Southampton Rail. way, by which the engine-driver and stoker are killed. Part of York Minster destroyed by fire. 26. Death of Sir Sidney Smith, at his residence in Paris, aged 76. Execution of Thomas Templeton, at Glasgow, for the murder of his wife. Death of Paganini, the celebrated violinist, at Nice, in his 57th year. 29. Great storm at Havannah. Commencement of the insurrection of Syria. 30. The inhabitants of Syria petition the British Ambassador for aid against Mehemet Ali.
The Sun. — 1841-07-08 (London, England)

TORY OF AN APPROVER.—A., a well known blood-thirsty character, proposed to B. and C. that they should join him in committing a burglary where a good booty was expected. " I've no objection to the swag," said B. ; " but if we go out together, mind I'll have no crokers (dead men). If we can't do our business without them, why, then, I'd sooner follow some other game." C. agreed with 8., both consenting to join in the robbery, on the express condition of no violence being offered to any person. The same night the thieves entered into a house occupied by a single gentleman and his housekeeper, who was deaf. The booty not being found where was expected, they agreed to proceed to the gentleman's sleeping-room and search there--both B. and C. again protesting that they would have no violence used beyond that of restraininc, him from leaving the house to give an alarm. The gentleman, either having no concealed property, or, being obstinate, refused to disclose where it was. A. became irritated from disappointment, and menaced the gentleman, who was sitting up in his bed, every moment becoming more furious and minatory, till at length the ruffian actually aimed a blow at the unfortunate gentleman's head with a small crow-bar. B. arrested his arm with one hand, while with the other he forced the brutal assailant from the spot. C., whilst this was going on, kept watch at the door, still commanding a view of the room ; and, witnessing the attempt of A., rushed forward to assist B. in preventing a fatal result. The gentleman, then becoming alarmed, suddenly sprang out of bed, and, seizing a sword which hung near him, made a pass at 8., whose back was towards him. The latter, feeling himself wounded in the shoulder, turned round, and with a blow from his clenched fist knocked the gentleman down. A., who had recovered himself, then turned round, and levelled a blow with the before-named bar, which he still held in his hand, at the fallen gentleman's IN l': NN ' ' liakti, .caused instant death. B. and C. imme.c, . ._.. 11..4. __72bl2.ec,c:d their comrade as a blood-thirsty zt , ;7,- ,, s . ""' , 1,..nj!,!.e. .house, resolving never again —, AwITA 21 in any other scheme of rob?: 'ILA fk,,t.„4, —3-21. ' 14" P *4t7 at9leu on that night ( ( .I'll Vl' "--, Airi,, `.. f Vt. ~ • ‘ .v......), ,N- , 1 t's  was subsequently carried off by A. A few days after this murder was perpetrated, a proclamation was issued, offering a reward and promise of pardon to any accomplice, not the actual murderer, who would impeach his companion in the crime. A. was the first to avail himself of this offer ; and making out his own statement of the affair, caused the execution of C., and the transportation of B. These particulars were _first collected from the malefactor that suffered ; they were also confirmed by his companion, whose sentence of death was commuted to that of transportation, and, finally, were verified by the actual murderer, who a few years subsequently was executed at the Old Bailey for a similar brutal offence.—Frazer for July.
The Sun. — 1841-07-08 (London, England)

STORY OF AN APPROVER.--A., a well known blood-thirsty character, proposed to B. and C. that they should join him in committing a burglary where a good booty was expected. "I've no objection to the swag," said B. ; " but if we go out together, mind hill have no crokers (dead men). If we can't do our business without them, why,'-then, I'd sooner follow some other game." C. agreed with 8., both consenting to join in the robbery, on the express condition of no violence being offered to any person. The same night the thieves entered into a house occupied by a single gentleman and his housekeeper, who was deaf. The booty notbeing found where was expected, they agreed to proceed to the gentleman's sleeping-room and search there—both B. and C. again protest ing that they would have no violence used beyond that of restraining him from leaving the house to give an alarm. The gentleman, either having no concealed property, or, being obstinate, refused to disclose where it was. A. became irritated from disappointment, and menaced the gentleman, who was sitting up in his bed, every moment becoming more furious and minatory, till at length the ruffian actually aimed a blow at the unfortunate gentleman's head with a small crow-bar. B. arrested his arm with one hand, while with the other he forced the brutal as-,ailant from the spot. C., Whilst thiS was going on, kept watch at the door, still commanding a view of the room ; and, witnessing the attempt of A., rushed forward to assist B. in preventing a fatal result. The gentleman, then becoming alarmed, suddenly sprang out of bed, and, seizing a sword which hung near him, made a pass at 8., whose back was towards him. The latter, feeling himself wounded in.the shoulder, turned round, and with a blow from his clenched fist knocked the gentleman down. A., who had recovered himself, then turned round, and levelled a blow with the before-named bar, which he stilt held in his hand, at the fallen gentleman's head, which caused instant death. B. and C. immediately denounced their comrade as a blood-thirsty villain, and left the house, resolving never again to be associated with.him in any other scheme of robbery. ,All the property stolen on that night was subsequently carried off by A A few days after this murder was perpetrated, a proclamation was issued, offering a reward and promise of pardon to any accomplice, not the actual murderer, who would impeach his 'companion in the crime. A. was the(first to avail himself of ,this offer ; and making out his own statement of the affair, caused the execution of C., and the transportation of 13. These particulars were first collected from the malefactor that suffered ; they were also confirmed by his companion, whose sentence of death was commuted to that ,of transportation, and, finally; were. verified by the actual murderer, who a few years subsequently was executed at the Old Bailey for a similar brutal offence.—Frazer for July.
The Sun. — 1841-01-25 (London, England)

PUBLIC DINNER TO JOHN O'CONNELL, ESQ., M P.—A public dinner was given at Liverpool, on Saturday, to John O'Connell, Esq., Member of Parliament for Athlone, to afford an opportunity of ascertaining the public feeling in Liverpool, on the repeal of the legislative union between England and Ireland. The result does not tend to inspire much hope in favour of the agitation. EXTRAORDINARY OCCURItENCE.--In the afternoon of Weducaday week, the inhabitants of Old Bas. ford were in a state of excitement and consternation unparalleled within the memory of Its oldest inhabitants, with the exception of the day when the murder of Greensmith's children by their parent gave such a shock to the minds of many that months could not eradicate. Upon inquiry we learnt that about half-past four of the day already mentioned, Mr. Herbert Twclls, a shoemaker, observing that the curtains in the house and chamber occupied by Richard Rose, framework-knitter, and his wife, from whose residence he lives several hundred yards, were not drawn, he informed his wife, who instantly sent ono of her children to inquire of one of Rose's neighbours whether they had been seen during the day ; the child bringing word that no ono had seen either Mr. or Mrs. Rose, Twclls and his wife proceeded to the house, and perceiving the key to be in the house door, they were sure that some dire disaster bad befallen them, and immediately forced open the door. On entering the house there was not any smoke but a strong smell of sulphur pervaded it. On opening the door which led to the chamber the smell of sulphur was stronger, and on entering the room it was intense. They were now horrified at discovering Mrs. Rose lying in bed with her head over the bed-stock; from her mouth a large quantity of froth had issued and was still issuing. Her husband was still insensible. The eyes of Rose were closed, but one of his wife's was partly open. Their countenances presented a ghastly and death-like appearance. On Monday Rose and his wife were removed to'the Union Poorhouse in a likla tilted or covered cart, btit so much was the poor fellow reduced, that he was obliged to be carried from his residence to the conveyance in a blanket. Mrs. Rose, however, was so much recovered as to be able to walk from the house to the cart. She was about 38 years of age, and her husband 29. They had no family. The accident arose in the following manner :—On Tuesday night Mrs. Rose complained of being unwell and of an acute pain in the stomach ; her husband Made a large fire in the house-place, and borrowed a chafing-dish into which he emptied the live coals, which it is believed weighed about twelve or fourteen pounds. The chimney in the chamber being blocked up there was no ventilation, and of course the largo quantity of carbonic acid, inhaled for so many hours by Rose and his wife, produced the effects already described, and to which, but for the prompt and unremitting attendance and skill of Mr. Morley, the surgeon, they mast have fallen victims.— Nottingham Review,  EVENING "EDITION  EETING OF MIDDLESEX 101
The Sun. — 1841-12-07 (London, England)

THE MURDER OF MR. WESTWOOD.-Within Chester Main ... 15 I Walls End Lamhton 20 9 thousand persons unemployed,oce tiae j as to infornsation and belief as to facts, with Out stating from or three years previously, and that he was not then of mone b f h • dlc f • d CV. sa 18 I. Wails End Shincliff 2O 9 y e ore t e prisoner an Is nen s surroun e the last few days some kind of clue has, it is said, been l'ol 11 rtivelAell n , SILVER WAT ._ not, fogliao "John Pirie, Esq., London," l4 r Walls End Stewart's 2l 3 int .1 ._...s whom that information proceeded, or the grounds for age. On the 4th of July, the day Lord Huntingtower me, and attempted to put their hands into my pockets. d d a Price, and Co., of Lon on. " Albany, King George's Sound, Western Australia, gained vvith regard to the murder of Mr. Westwood, the Ord's liedheugh believing it. Such affidavits his Lordship thought were came of age, Captain Byng, Mr. Read, and myself, dined It was then I heard the prisoner called Scotty by his 15 0 Walls End Cassop SO 9 of very little good in the administration of justice, and together, when we spoke about the bills. I saw Captain companions. June 6, 1841. watchmaker. The particulars gleaned by the police were Tanfied Moor Bute's at once made known to the Police Commissioners, hut rst Hartley talent o? ados, ass7rheir gre.„gt ee, e,,prrtlr„ the question was, whether, laying aside those parts of the Byng on the eth and eth, and went with him on the lat- Joseph Drake, brother of the prosecutor, was with ving obsery " Sir-Ha ed by the newspapers that you from the great secrecy observed we are unable to give waciits%tvarda7-leenc - of 6" (le affidavits, there was a sufficiency of facts stated to raise ter day to Mr. Read's, in Duke-street, St. James's. I him at the time of the robbery, and corroborated his had esPoused the interests .of everal parties who had any further information which may be at all relied on Walls End Hilda Y in Pfur 4dillisaver 001 a case of suspicion. Now, as to the facts, it appeared saw the bill there, and it was still a blank accePtance. The testimony. Witness swore distinctly to the prisoner. b the swirl been defrauded y dling transactions of the relative to the subject in question. Walls End Haswell. that Sir William teurnaall was in partnership with the bill was then, at my request, filled up by Mr. Read ; Witness was also knocked down himself, and robbed of a Australian Bank, I consider it a duty due to the suf- as the owner of an ambulating menagerie lately Walls End Hetton '2o 9 Howard's Nethertonllair... 17 0 mien '" di r 94 0.men's wear. They have elegant engwre„,_s ja fo sr, ~roo house of Palmer and Co., who carried on business in the the name of the drawer, "W. F. Byng," was at- handkerchief and a pair of gloves. ferers to inform you that a proportion of Frederick
The Sun. — 1841-01-07 (London, England)

IRELAND.  Subjoined are some extracts from the Dub Evening Post received to-day : ATROCIOUS MURDER IN AIiNIAGII. The following appears in the Newry Telegraph, an ; Orange paper. We must wait for further accounts before pronouncing decidedly upon the motives of the villains engaged in this shocking and cold-blooded murder. The paper from which we quote seems to be more than usually guarded upon this point : We have this day the painful duty of recording a murder which has occurred within a few miles of this town— and which, in point of daring and savage atrocity, is perhaps unparalleled in the North of Ireland. The facts, as communicated to us, arc as follow : On Saturday evening last, between five and six o'clock, six men, armed, approached the house occupied by a Mr. Powell (land surveyor to Mr. Quinn), situated convenient to the Roman Catholic Chapel of Newtown_ hamilton, in the county of Armagh, and about a quarter of a mile distant from the latter village. On rapping at the door, it was opened by the servantmaid, who, in answer to their inquiries, said her master was at home, but that he was engaged. Four of the party then rushed forward, and, entering the parlour where Mr. Powell was at the time sitting with his two daughters, peremptorily demanded what he was doing; " about the school-house in the planting ?" We under, stand that a school-house—tor some reason or other, uncx' plained to us, obnoxious to certain parties, had been in progress of erection on Mr. Quin's estate, under the superintendence of Mr. Powell.] To this interrogatory Mr. P. replied, by asking the fellows how they dared to enter his house in the manner and at the hour they did? Upon which three of the ruffians, the fourth having been courage. ously hold back by one of the young ladies, seized hold of Mr. P., and notwithstanding that he, being a powerful man, struggled desperately, they at length succeeded in dragging him outside of his hall door, where, deaf to every appeal for mercy, they inhumanly shot him through the heart ! The ruffi in who remained inside struggling with the daughter, at length freed himself from her desperate gripe by brutally striking her on the forehead with the butt-end of his pistol, fracturing her skull, and prostrating her senseless at his feet ! This horrible tragedy occupied but a few moments ; in the interim, however, the second daughter, having escaped by a back door, ran to the adjoining village and alarmed the inhabitants. But alas ! assisrance carnet 00 late. The assassins had decamped. The body of the unfortunate father was found, where it had fallen, at the door ; his death, from the nature of the wound, must have been instantaneous. The heroic daughter, though still in a state of insensibility, was, by surgical aid, restored to consciousness—her life is not considered in danger.  These are the only particulars that have as yet reached us. We understand, however, that four fellows are now in custody, charged with having been concerned in this find and cold-blooded murder.
The Sun. — 1841-01-07 (London, England)

INDIA MAILS. The Cleopatra steamer left Bombay on the Ist, at 8 p. in, and arrived at Suez on the 18th, at 3 p. m., with mails, and the following passengers :—Colonel Sergeant, Lieut.-Col. Smyth, Major and Mrs. Hook, Captain R. Farquhar, Lieutenants Beachcroft, Lawrence, and Hume, Mrs. Grey and two children, Messrs. E. P. Thompson, G. Parbury, and John Mylne, and the Right Rev. Dr. Connor, all of whom, except the last, arrived at Malta in the Great Liverpool, and, with the exception of Lieutenant• Colonel Smyth (who landed at Malta,) proceed on by her to Southampton, and likewise Sir William Eden, Bart,, who 'came from the coast of Syria and Egypt. The Berenice steamer arrived at Bombay, November 22, from Suez the Ist, and Aden the 12th, without mails.  The London mails for India of November 30th and December 4th were landed at Alexandria on the 17th and sent on immediately to Suez.  BOMBAY, DEc..l, 1840. November has been an important month in India. The points of highest interest are four—viz., Affghanistan, Scinde, Lahore, and China. In Affghanistan the attempts of Dost Mahomed to master that country have failed. He was totally defeated on the 2d of November, by Major-General Sir Robert Sale, and having escaped from the battle, he fled to Cabul, and surrendered himself to the British Envoy (Sir W. M‘Naghten). Several excellent officers have fallen in the conflicts—viz,, Captain Conolly, Dr. Lord, Lieutenant I3roadfoot, and Lieutenant Crispin, and others were wounded. The surrender of the Dost will, it is hoped, secure peace to Schah Soojah. In Scinde there has been some fighting. 11Iisseer, the young King of Beloochistan, with 5,000 men, attacked, plundered, and burnt Dadur, in sight of an entrenched camp of 400 British Sepoys, who dared not hazard thernselve out of their fortified position. The Beloochees took their plunder to the hills, but before they left Dadur one of their chiefs, who had the care of Lieutienant Loveday, the late British political agent in Khelat, had him murdered beside a tree, to which he was tied as a prisoner. In Lahore, Maharajah Kurruck Singh, the son and succcs;or to the far-famed Runjeet, died on the sth, as it is said, of the effects of poison and bad treatment. One of his wives and some female attendants were burnt with his body. His son and heir, Nou-Nepal Singh, a vio'ent opponent of the British, on returning from the funeral met with an accident ; the great beam of one of the gates fell on the elephant on which he was riding, killed one of his friends, and so severely injured the young king, that he lived but a few hours. His death has lessened the risk of war in Lahore. Shore Singh, an illegitimate son of Runjeet, has been raised to the throne. :ifphecacßeriististhb etrreoboyp s continue in the neighbourhood, There have been rumours current of an impending war with the Nepaulese, but they are discredited. The Khelat jewels have been sold for little more than 5,000/. The great anxiety is about the chances of war in Europe. The underwriters demand war premiums, from fear of its having broken out. secured.
The Sun. — 1841-08-05 (London, England)

MURDER OF A GAMEKEEPER.—The following case excited considerable interest, in consequence of its being looked on as a double murder, and the atrocious cruelty with which the crime had been perpetrated. The widow of the murdered man has, within the last few weeks, died of a broken heart, leaving seven young children totally unprorided for, The prisoner's name is Thomas Brooks, and he was indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Henshall, at Moxley, in this county, on the night of Sept. 10 last. The Attorney-General, Ml'. Trafford, and Mr. Townsend, were Counsel for the prosecution ; and Mr. Jervis and Mr. Welsby defended the prisoner. 'The facts of the case were briefly these :—The deceased, Thomas Henshall, was in the employ of Mr. Garstang, of Chester, as watcher of game in the township of Huxley. On the 10th September, 1840, he attended that gentleman and a friend of his in Stapleford on a shouting excursion. In the evening the deceased was paid by his master 21. Ss., at Tarvin. after which he took his departure towards home. He was seen by a person with whom he was acquainted on the road leading towards his own residence, and within about a mile and a half from it, perfectly sober. Next morning his body was found in a field near his house, quite dead and cold, and the money taken from his pocket. He had been shot at by some one, and the charge had perforated his heart, and lodged in the pericardium. About nine o'clock the same evening the report of a gun was heard in the neighbourhood of place, which was supposed to be the fatal shot. The evidence affecting the prisoner was purely circumstantial. It appeared the prisoner left his home on the evening of the murder with a gun in his poSsession, and shortly before nine o'clock a person was seen by a female who was milking, crossing a field near the place. This person was in appearance like the prisoner, but she would not swear that it was him. 'The next evening prisoner was taken into custody, when he said that he had not heard of the deceased's death. It was: proved that he had been told. of Henshall being shot. In the prisoner's house two tuns were found, one of which he said belonged .to a neighbour. These guns were loaded with mixed shot of six different numbers, and the shot extracted from the body were also of the same numbers ; but in a gun said to belong to prisoner's neighbour, the quantities more nearly corresponded. It was also proved that the prisoner had said, previous to the murder, that Henshall was a spiteful man ; he should not be surprised if he was shot. There were a variety of other circumstances, but they did not bear directly against the prisoner. Mr. Rims delivered a most able address to the Jury in his behalf, which occupied about two hours in the de..  livery; The Learned JUDGE summed up, and the Jury, uric retiring for a quarter of an hour, found a verdict of not  guilty.  The trial lasted eleven hours.