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The Sun. — 1865-03-04 (London, England)

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian B2B _ .  726 4,686 670 1,018  S 8,532  Bahia and San Francisco 7Ol Belgian Eastern J unction 26 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 185 Central Italy lB3 Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 Dutch Rhenish lo3} Eastern of France . 1176 Eastern Bengal ,....... 110 East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 Great Central of Belgium 295 Great Indian Peninsula s' 3 Great Luxembourg 134 Great Southern of -Lndia Great Western of Canada 345 Madras Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant (80 Northern of Canada Northern of France 697 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman ....... 4Bl Paris, Lyons. & Mediterrn 1907 Paris and Orleans 1616 Pernambuco 776 Sclnde.... lO5 Do. Punjab ALc 32  823 32,594  761 261 303 1851 4,303 167 Zs,Bll 185 4, ;45 1181 5,182 1428 5:1,371 110 1.9 4 937 38 056 1 i 35 20,958 272 1,785 553 14,?.26 134 4,284 79 5L7 3 , 5 9,406 448 7,168 650 18,907 91 1,615 697 51,014 44 481 1781 121,953 1611 63,850 771` 1,767 105 2,101 32 3 d 1527 85,927 770 25,279 196 12,264 25 931 39,194  1'7,688 60,679 1,035 1,692  south Austrian, &o 1647 tiouthern of France c23 Viotoria Welland  26.5 35,931 22,43 9,502 36,7 C 9  W. & Li- Viresta of France—. 1011  The Court of Assizes of Vienne has just tried a fanneinamed Violleau, charged with having, on the 16th November last, murdered his brother-in-law, Louis Croizard, a landowner, residing at Sossay. It appears from the evidence that, on the day above mentioned Croizard went to see his mother, who lived at a hamlet of the same village along with her daughter and son-in-law, the prisoner Violleau, and fro'm that day nothing was seen of him till his body was found, on the Bth December, in a dry well in a field about midway between his mother's house and his own. The post-mortem examination showed that the unfortunate man had been murdered by blows on the head with some sharp instrument, and that the body had been thrown into the well some time later, as no blood had flowed from it there. Croizard, who as a widower, possessed land and other property which brought him in about 500 f. a year, on which he lived, and he had for some time past expressed his intention of marrying again, which gave great offence to the prisoner Violleau, who had expected to inherit his brother-in-law's property, and had been heard to express threats of vengeance against Croizard. Suspicion accordingly fell on him, and he was arrested. A strict investigation followed, and it was ascertained beyond all doubt that Violleau had sent his mother and wife out of the way on the occasion of Croizard's visit, and had murdered him in their absence with a billhook, which was found in his possession bearing marks of blood. Stains were also found on his clothes, which were proved to have been made with human blood. The prisoner confined his defence to simple denials of his guilt, but the evidence against him was deemed conclusive by the jury, who found him guilty of murder without premeditation, and the court accordingly sentenced him to twenty years' hard labour.
The Sun. — 1802-12-27 (London, England)

ABER.. GAVENNY, and died six years before her father, leaving six children, to whom and their Noble Father, Mr. RoBINSON has bequeathed the bulk of his 'property. Few men have been more indebted to their talents and industry than Mr. RoBINsoN, either for their own elevation, or the promotion of their connedions. He was a warm friend, zealous patron, liberal benefattor, and kind master ; and has left many to lament his death, who were raised by his influence, and supported by his bounty.  G-trAnAnouTu..—A party of between thirty and forty Negroes, headed by two Whites, on the 16th of Oftober, murdered eighteen men and women in - the country, and after plundering their houses, advanced against the town of St. Anne, where, after ,obtaining more booty, they pitrpnsed to have seized some of the vessels, in the lnirbbtir, and to ha 4 escaped from the Island ; they were; however,- reprised _by the people of the town; and afterwards pursued, .although without success, into the woods, by astiong parry of the military from Point-Terre. One of the white leaders, and another supposed to be concerned in the.lnsurredion, were made prisoners. Some whites and-seVeral blacks were executed at Point-Petre on the. 15th. Ai this date., a great mortality preVailed amongst the white irOops in the Island. A reinforcement frtihi France was daily expeeted. AbOut two o'clock yesterday morning an alarming fire brake out in Frederick-street in the town of Portsea, which soon entirely consumed one dwelling-house, with the furnitute; and considerably damaged several others. A man and his wife and child were in bed at the dine ,of, the fire, and did not .awake till it had Made nioth pro. . gress. The man and his wife escaped from the chamber window considerably burnt and bruised, but we arc shocked at relating, that the child, about four years old, was buried in the' ruins ; part of it has been since dug from 'the A Coroner's Inquest was held on Wednesday, on the body of Atm Treveit, who died in. the' Watch_ house. The deceased was a woman of the town, and'usually was seen in the Strand. About one o'clock on Wednesday morning, the Constable of the Night desired her to go dome ; she had not walked many yards ,before she fell, to appearance in a fit : the Conistablesupposing her to be in liquor, had her locked rp in the hole belonging to the Watch. house, anti gave direetion to the Patrole to let her our when he went off his duty. On going to her for ,that purpose, about four o'clock, he found her lying in the same state as when locked up, but dead. Verniff—Died by the Visitation of God. The Parish Officers of Bishopsgate attended the Lord Mayor on Friday, and stated to his I...z4dship the result of the Inquiry respeCling the death of the unfortunate child named Ann Harris, and said, that it was their intention to prosecute the master 1 and mistress for assaulting the other apprentice. In consequence of this, they were remanded to answer the charge at the next Sessions.
The Sun. — 1802-09-04 (London, England)

GARTHSHORE. After examining every part of the Viftualling Office and Cooperage, with the whole arrangement of which their Lordships expressed their approbation, they proceeded in the Admiralty barge to visit South Down Brewery, where the whole of the artificers and labourers were mus. tered. Their Lordships then returned to the Vic. tualling Office, and visited the Citadel. In com. pliment to the Admiralty and Navy Board, T. LOCKYER, El. from his battery at Teats 'Hill, and Princess Anne of Denmark Battery, fired a salute of zo guns. All the shipping in the Port were dressed in the different colours of the k.noWn world.  Experiments have been lately carried on by Ma_ jor SHRAFNEL, at Woolwich, with Guns of a new construction, by which means a very effeaual fire is brought upon an Enemy at a distance considerably beyond the usual praftice. • . A Letter from Calais, dated ad September, I Soz, to a Commercial House in Town, contains the following intelligence : " 'We hasten to communicate to you, that the law allowing the transit of refined Sugars and Coffee in France has been suspended for the present, until Government shall have discussed and decided upon the general question of transit ; in consequence of which no Coffee or Sugars, arriving after this day, will be entitled to the privilege of transit°, but will be subjea to the Home Consumption Duties:'  It is stated, on the authority of private Letters from Paris, that the Farmers General are to be reestablished in France, entirely on the 'ancient footing.  There seems to have been no necessity for submitting the Convention entered into between France and Russti, for the purpose. of arranging the Indemnities, to the discussion of the Diet of Ratisbon, since those Powers authorize all the Princes and States to take possession of the Territories assigned to them, it the said Convention is not approved and confirmed within two months from the 7th of last month. . The Diet of Ratisbon had, therefore, better put an end to all d'iff'iculties at ogee, withont affeding the parade of deliberation, as it has nothing to do but approve and confirm. Mr. NECKAR'S politics had so fatal' an operation in France, that it is wonderful he should resume his pen, unless -to express his hitter repentance for having convened the NOTABLES, aid by that unfortunate measure causing all the horrors of the.. French Revolution, and the murder of the virtuous Monarch to whom he owes his fortune.  The allowance of so great a sum as six gitilmas a week t() the Prince of SALNI KYRBURG, during his cOn6nerrtent at Hamburgh, was holding out too strling a temptation. We may hope that all our foro•ers will has-ten to Hamburgh, in order tg parti. ciliate in sonopeace a puniiivitent.  Thr Awfer iu 4Paper near the Market Place at Preston, who modestly demanded one hundred pinear for three beds and. a sitting-room durirg the build at that place, declared that he would abate .h 4 vOce if. his lod&efs would beco;ne rtritiorary;
The Sun. — 1802-09-04 (London, England)

BILLING.TpN are the oilly• Performers who have at present entered into engagements under the authority of the present Conduttor& Of the Opera House. BAN7I has quitted Paris, and is supposed to be, gone to Vienna, where she has been engaged some time.  ,DWYER will probably make his first appearance, next season, at Drury lane Theatre, in the eharaCterOf Charles in The School for Scandal., . But what will the Managers do for a new Sir Peter Teazle ?. Here indeed the  6, K i x G's name was a tower of strength."  LriNi is not to be at Covent_Garden Theatre next seasdn, but goes to Drury,Lane. Dt.tßors isunderstood to be engaged at the former Theatre. There were so many of EirtyroN's relations in: the Weymouth 'Theatre this Summer, that their combined performances afforded a striking illustra., tion of the history of S:ylvester Daggerlvord and The remains of poor Piosst the Composer were yesterday deposited in St. Pancras Church Yard.It is to be hoped that the Su BSC RIBERS to the Opera 1-lOuse, who have so often been gratified by the powers of this unfortunate Genius, the viCtim of his own 'sensibility, will enter into a humane" Subscription in order to soften the afflidiocs of. his surviving family.  As the Gentlemen of the Bar find themselves so indifferently accommodated with drovers, on the Circuit, the best .plan, they can adopt is toSorrn themselves into a Pic-1171c Society. 'They might carry their provisions ,with them, and a biiel:.64 would make a very good cvallet.  •The 'following curious faft is related by Mr. `KENZI 2, who, in his in North America, has manifested great abiiities, an 'ardour of research, and an entetpriying spirir4 t;lz4 cn.tle him to the resped of mankind, One morning I was awakened to be info that an Indian had been killed. I accorai hastened to the camp, where I bound two vu:m  employed in rolling up the dead body of a man, c;, ed the White Partridge, in'a beaver robe, which .. • had lent him. He had received four mortal wound..: .from a dagger, two within the c )Ikr-bone, one, the left reast, and another in the small of thebaCi4 with two cuts across his head. The murderer, whO had been my hunter through the winter, had fled and it was pretended that several relations of th deei,s,ased weregone in pursuit of him. The history of this unfortunate event • is as.follows " These two men had been comrades for four . years ; the murderer had 3 wives ; and the young man who was killed, becoming enamoured of ore of them,. the husband consented ro yield her to him, with the reserved-power of claiming her as his properry, .when it should be his plea,,nre. • This connexion was unintereupted for near three Yr•,!r:_,, w!l1:1, whimsical as it may appear, the husbaod became jealous, and. the public amour wai suspended, The . parties, however, made their private assignatiotis, which caused the woman to be so ill trea•ed by her husband, that the paramour was determined to ;Ace • her away by force ; and this proj:ct ended in his death."
The Sun. — 1802-01-26 (London, England)

KING 41. sTOoDART.  This was a Prosecution against the Defend. ant, who was Aid.4le-Camp to General Garth, and he stood charged with assaulting a Gentleman who was Manager of the Ipswich Ball-room; a Gentleman of fOrttine who kindly took this office for the accommodation of, the polite inhabitants of Ipswich. General Garth and the Defendant bad tnin sub. scribers to this Ball-room. The General entered one evening at a side door, and one of the servants of the Prosecutor ventured to approach the General, and remind hith that his subscription time was expired, and the season had arrived for its renewal-; upon which the Defendant went tip to the Prosecutor and hastily resented this behaviour in the Doorkeeper, arid insisted upon it; that the Prosecutor should .answer for the misconduEt of his servant.••— The Prosecutor disavowed all intention of offering the least offence either to the Genetal, or to his Aid-de-Camp, the Defendant, and proposed an explanation, but the Defendant lost his temper, and offered him the indignity of pulliv him by the ,nose ; upon which this Prosecution was' instituted, and upon which the Defendant suffered Judgment to pass by default. All the circumstances of the: Case, of which this is the outline, were fully discussed before the Court a considerable rime ago, when the Defendant was committed to the King's Bench Prison, and he was this day brought up to receive the Judgment of the Court. The Defendant alledged, that since he was before Ole Court in a former Term, a reduaion• had taken place in the military establishment to which he litlonged, and by which his income had been reduced to nearly one half of what it formerly was ; that he .was under peremptory orders to join his Corps, and that most absence from it would be attended with the- serious consequences to himi  , . . . Mr, justice GR6SE slid; that ih was a raa which had been already coriununicated to the Judges, and had been considered in zhe Judgment they were about to. prOnounce;-;—The Learned Judge then,de:.. livered an exhortation to the Defendant, in Which he contrasted the vain and foolish heat 'hy which men are'hurried on to Duels; which are murder, with that true courage..which enables a man to set aside the ill-founded o inion of the. dissolute as unworthy of notice, a nduits:himself calmly *insociety, and appeals to Laws when insulted, instead of taking the Law into his own hands, &c. The Learned Judge went over the whole case, and reprobated the conduit of the Defendant in many parts of it, and .then proceeded to pronounce the Judgment 91 the Court, which was, in addition to the imprisonment he had already suffered, which was several mont4, he, be further imprisoned in the custody of the Marshal of the Marshalsea of that Court (the King's Bench Prison) for four calendar months, at the end of which time he was to give security for his good behaviour for three years, himself in 5001. and two sureties in 2501. each, and that he be further imprisoned until such security be given, Scc.
The Sun. — 1821-03-21 (London, England)

EXECUTION.-Phik3 Baynes, aged. 37, and  _ . . Mau- Clark; aged 39, were executed at Northampton on Saturday week, for the. tnurd,:r of John Clark, of Charweltoni husband of the latter.— Their bodies were afterwards given to the surgeons for dissection. On the 17th of February, Clark was shot while cutting hay for his cows, and on the following Monday morning Haynes was discovered untie( a barley' stack; on being committed for trial, some observations he made, led to the apprehension Of Mary Clark, whose participation in her unfortunate husband's murder was clearly proved son the trial ; it appeared she had conceived an affection for Haynes, who was, frequently urged by her to murder her. husband ! A letter to this effect, full of obscenity, was 'read in Court.—A deep horror seemed to seize the crowd when the guilty wretch appeared on the Scaffold.  - A horse, belonging to an officer of the 3d dr.agaon-guaeds, carrying a rider weighing 12st. slb. cleared a wall six feet high on Friday last.  THE THE,),,.TRE,;_i:  Ni!.•:— The Duezind was represented last night 'at this Theatre before a, nuinerons.aadienee. The part of Clara was performed by Miss WILSON; wiio rendered ample justice to .the airs., and Who effileiitly iMproVes in her acting. BRAIIAM gave due support to Carlos, and Mrs. EDWIN, for the first time, appeared in the; part of the liucnnri, aid Made it prominently comic and effective. Co trE!4:l•-G.tunn:y.—.,:t young lady, Whose name • we understand is DANCE, and who is said to be. a daUghter of Mr. DANCE, a distinguished member of the Musical profession, appeared last night iti-the part of Mrs. Miller. 1( is impossible to suppose that any person could assume that character better calculated to fulfil the ideas of the author. Her face, form,.- el9gance of manner, sweetness of Voice; and judicious conception of the part, completely embodied all that is said of it by the other characters in the play. Her per.: fortnance was characterized 'by strong marks of feeling, which excited the genuine sympathy, as well as applause, of the audience. The ardent welcome which she received on her entrance, liTas. repeated in the same degree every time that she appeared on the stage, and, without dwelling on any particular excellence which she displayed in the character, )ve may venture to assert that there never was a more promising first appearance, and we may congratulate the Manager and the .p.n. 'icon the acquisition of a Lady who, by nature and. accomplishments, is likely to become a very cott spicuous ornament of the British Stage. The. part of the Stranger was also adthirably sustain ed by Mr. C. KL'MBLE, who presented it with a union of benevolence and misanthropy difficult to achieve, but correct in design, and powerful in effect. On his announcing the same play for to-morrow and Saturdaylhe was received with re iterated shouts of applause, fa. due tribute to his own previous acting, as well as to that of the Lady who acquitted herself in a manner so intereiting, so affecting, and so impressiVe:
The Sun. — 1821-12-22 (London, England)

POWER OF CONSCIENCE.  tage."  A jeweller, a man of good character and considerable wealth, having occasion, in the way of his business, to travel at some distance from the place of his abode, took along with him a servant to take care of hiS portmanteau. Ile had with him some of his best jewels, and a large sum of .money, to which this servant was likewise privy. When the master had occasion to dismount on the road, the servant, watching* an opportunity, took a pistol from his master's saddle and shot him dead on the spot : he then rifled him of his jewels and money, and, hanging a large stone to his neck, threw him into the nearest canal. With this booty he made off to a distant part of the country, where he had reason to believe that neither he or his master was known. There he .began_ to trade in a low way at first, that his obscurity might screen him from 'observation; and in the course of several years, seemed to rise in the natural progress of businesS into wealth• and consideration, 'so that his good fortune appeared at-once the effect-and reward of his industry 'and virtue. Of this • he counterfeited the appearance so well, that he grew into great -credit, married into, a good family, and '• by laying out.. his • hidden stores dis., erectly as he saw occasion, and joining to all a universal affability, he was aelniitted to .a share in the Government of the town; and rose from one -post to another,• till at length he was 'Chosen Chief. Magistrate. In this office be maintained a fair character, and continued to,•fill it with no small applause,both as:o Governor and' a Judge; tilt one day as he sat on the Bench, with some of his brethren, a criminal was brought before him, whci was accused of murdering his master. The evidence came out at full, the Jury brought in their verdict that the prisoner was guilty, and the whole assembly watched the 'sentence of the President of the Court (an office which that day belonged to him,) with great suspense. In the mean while he manifested an unusual disorder and agitation of mind, and his colour often changed ; at length he rose from his seat, :and, coming down from die bench, placed himself just by the unfortunate man at the bar: " You see before you said he, addressing himself.to those who had sat on the benchwith him, " a striking instance of the just retribution of Heaven which this day, after 30 years' caneealQent, presents tolou a greater criminal than theman just now formaguilty." He then proceeded to make an ample,confession of his.gtult, and of all its, aggravations ; " nor can I feel,"- continued he, " any relief from the agonies of an awakened conscience, but by requiring that justice be forthwith done against me in the • nost public manner." We may easily suppose the amazement of the whole assembly, and especially of his fellow Judgei. However, they proceeded upon his confession to pass sentence upon him, and he died with all the symptoms of a penitent mind.
The Sun. — 1821-12-07 (London, England)

IRELAND.  We quote from a Morning Paper an account of a man and his wife having been murdered in the County of Roscommon, and we find it necessary to add a report., which is currenf in town, that the victims of their vengeance were •a Magistrate and his wife. We have made diligent in.quiry respecting the truth. of the report ; but, though we have not been able to trace it to any sufficient authority, we must say, that persons who are well acquainted with the state of the county, do not entirely disbelieve the rumour.— (Dublin Correspondent.) On Sunday last the Commander of the Forces spent several hours in inspecting the various departments of the Military depot at the PigeonHouse.—(Mid.) Extract of a Letter from Cloumel, dated the 2d instant, at eleven o'clock at night :—" A serious business occurred in this neighbourhood since yesterday. About a week since, two brothers, of the name of Power, living at Four-MileWater (county of Waterford), were taken under an execution for debt ;. but the constables, being too few, were obliged to submit to a rescue, great numbers collecting for the purpose. Information being lodged against some of the leaders, a party of soldiers from Caller, and a constable (fifteen in all) proceeded to their habitations early this morning (at two o'clock), and succeeded in :taking them. Information flew through the country at once, and all determined on another rescue; they fired on the. soldiers, who, seeing it ivas impossible to proceed, retreatedinto the Castle near the bridge. In the mean time, thousands from all quarters collected, to aid in the general cause, and, no-doubt, would have destroyed- the party, but they were told that, if any attempt were made, the prisoners would be. immediately shot. In this predicament they remained until a reinforcement of an officer's guard brought them clear, at four o'clock this evening. The prisoners (one a shoemaker and the other a smith) were brought into Clonmel gaol,:at six o'clock."  We are sorry to hear that the evil disposition has begun to evince itself in a remote part of this county, on the borders of the county of Wicklow.—(Carlow allorning Post.) We understand that Government has, with prompt and judiciogs liberality, granted fifty pounds to John Shea, of Tubber, in the county of 'fipperary; for the purpose of giving a slated roof to his house. Ile was brother to the late Edmund Shea, the atrocious burning of whose house, person, and family, Ireland is at present deploring.—( Vatoford Mirror.) The Rev. F. Godwin has collected all the arms from the farmers in the parish of Donoughmore, and has deposited them in a place of safety, where they are well guarded by a body of armed men. The Rev. Mr. l3eresford has done the same in the parish of Inniscarra. Many other 'Magistrates are following their example, and have been equally successful in this pursuit. The different person; who sell gunpowder in this town were visited, on Friday, by the Chief Constable and a party of the Nice, when every pound of that article in their possession was delivered up.—(Ennis 'Chronicle.)