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The Sun. — 1859-11-18 (London, England)

TILE MURDER ON TILE BORDERS OF  DORSET.  APPREHENSION OF THE MURDERER.  The public will, we are satisfied, feel greatly relieved at knowing that there is at last in custody a man at whose hands there is every reason to believe Anastasia Trowbridge met her death, as reported in our last number. He is supposed to be a Spaniard, gives his name as Serafin Manzano, is about 29 years of age, and is about 5 feet 7 inches in height. He was apprehended under the following circumstances :—On Friday morning, Sergeant Cook, of the Hampshire police, saw the prisoner on board a steamboat lying at her moorings, at Hythe, and went over with him in the boat to Southampton. Observing that his clothes answered the description of those stolen from the house of the murdered woman, the sergeant accosted him on leaving the boat, and asked him whence he came. He replied, " From Boalogne," and on being asked the day, took out a book' and pointed to the figure four. This did not satisfy the sergeant, who at once took him into custody, and the police at Hindon being communicated with, it was soon ascertained that the hat, coat, boots, and gaiters he was wearing at the time were undoubtedly the property of the husband of the murdered woman. Another coat and an, umbrella were also:. found in his possession, but Trowbridge, although he has little doubt about it, is yet unable to ideatify the former, owing to the removal of the buttons. Traces of blood were found on his trowsers, and stains were also observed on his shirt, but from its having been recently washed, it is difficult to say if they were produced by blood. There is likewise a slight wound on the middle finger of the prisoner's right hand, which appears to have been not long inflicted.  Since the prisoner's apprehension it has been ascertained that he sold one of the missing waistcoats at Cerny, on the day after the murder, and another waistcoat and handkerchief near Wareham on the  following possession, 11nday loeo. nsTtihtueste, ethweitwhhtohlee oafrttiicllee s found missingin his property. The prisoner is a tramp, and it is supposed that since the murder he has generally secreted himself by day and travelled only by night; it is otherwise difficult to account for his having got so far without falling into the hands of the police. The murderer was in the Isle of Purbeck on Tuesday week last, and lodged on the Monday evening at a temporary stable, built with sods (or turfs). The next day he called on the men employed at the clay works of Messrs. Hatherly and Co.. and sold a waistcoat to a person named Sohn Soffries,saying he was hard up. The man appeared to be a foreigner, speaking broken English, and offered to sell a coat for 205., which afterwards he offered to part with for 10s. • he had on two pairs of trousers, a white hat, and carried an umbrella. He was ordered off the clay works on the Tuesday evening, and went his way towards Wareham. On the news being received through the police every exertion was used to detect him.
The Sun. — 1859-08-03 (London, England)

ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the subject had engaged the attention of the law officers of the crown for some time, both under the present Government and its predecessors. It had been the desire of both Governments to come to some arrangement with the United States, but the difficulty was that this Government could suggest no expedient but that of submitting the cases to the ordinary civil authorities of the country. To the proposition of giving judicial authority to the consul, he (the Attorney-General) and his colleagues had always given the most strenuous opposition, as he never could consent to remove the criminal jurisdiction from the ordinary tribunals of the country.) (Hear.) But then a reciprocal arrangement might be established, and it was no objection to it that other nations might ask for what was conceded to the United States. The arrangement could only be carried out terms of perfect equality, and these terms could not be complied with except by a country whose forms of criminal procedure were the same as those of England. With respect to giving authority, to the consul, nothing was more common than for an American captain, on arriving At Havre or some other continental port, to go at once to his consul, charge his whole crew  with mutiny, and them all detained in prison until he was agsin ready for sea. There were three points to which he trusted the attention of the authorities would be directed. First, the facilitating of the working of the extradition treaty, now so expensive; second, to provide a reciprocal jurisdiction for cases not included ins the treaty ; and third, the possibility of establishing a summary jurisdiction in cases of dispute under special contracts. He mentioned these matters to show that he had not overlooked the subject, and he earnestly hoped that the address would be productive of some satisfactory arrangement.  ,Mr. MILNES,-in reply, expressed his gratitude for the manner in which Government had received his motion. With respect to the number of trials in America he would remind the right hon. member opposite that there was a great difference in the crews of inward and outward bound ships. There was no difficulty in getting sailors to go from Europe to America, but in manning ships to return to Europe there was fierce competition, an extensive crimping system was carried on, and much cruelty was practised. He hoped his friends in the Government would not overlook the case of the murderer, who was now at large because the authorities of this country had no power to secure him. The powers of the extradition treaty, which were now exclusively confided to the metropolitan magistrates, should be extended to the stipendiaries at Liverpool and the other seaports. RIGHTS -OF THE CROWN IN FORESHORES, &c.  Mr. AUGUSTUS SMITH moved for a select Committee to inquire into the rights as claimed by the Crown and other bodies connected with the foreshores, tidal rivers, estuaries, and the bed of -the sea round the coasts of the United Kingdom. An
The Sun. — 1859-02-12 (London, England)

BURNING A N.  .695 30,027  -362 1,143 10,367 674 25,424  'GRO IN AMERICA.  The New York Tribune of January 15 has an article entitled, " Burning Slaves," in the course of which the following horrible story is quoted from the Union Springs Gazette, a journal of Alabama : " The deceased has the reputation of having, even to a fault, ever been a kind and humane master. On the day before the murder, Mr. J. had whipped this boy Milford, or had him whipped for some misdemeanour, and had him chained or locked up till Monday morning, when he went to him, took off his chain, and told him to 'go to .the mill and go to work.' The boy made some impudent reply, when Mr. j, told him if he did not stop his insolence he would knock him down with a lock, and turned to walk away. The boy then took an axe that was lying near and struck Mr. J. on the head and knocked him down, dropped the axe and walked all steps, then turned and went back, took the'aa3xrea andfew struck him three times more on the head, and retired a short distance and sat down, making no attempt to escape. A public meeting of the citizens, indiscriminately, was called on Wednesday, to determine what should be done with the negro, when the b proposition was made to urn h!___ alive, to the number of 200 or 300 votingfor everyit .Tohnaet, evening, at three o'clock, in the presence of 500 persons, he was chained to a tree and burned. Just before the fire was set he confirmed the above statement in every partictar. Ile stated also that he had determined to kill his master some time before— that, his having him whipped the day before had not instigated him to the brutal deed—that lie had his knife op en in his pocket to do the deed when his master should come to unfasten him, but his heart failed him ; but that when he told him if he did not stop his insolence he would knock him down, he proceeded to execute his fell purpose. The culprit ceased to show any signs of life two and a half minutes from the time the torch was applied. On the 24th ult. Mr. Simon B. Thornhill, who resided near Troy, Mo., punished one of his negroes for misconduct. The negro then rushed on his master with a large knife and stabbed him, which caused his death in two days. The negro was taken to Troy and confined in gaol. The affair caused much excitement in the county, and on Saturday a very large number of persons collected at Troy. repaired to the gaol, took the murderer out, and lynched him by burning."  The Continental journals state that the negotia• tions for a commercial treaty between Russia and Austria have been hitherto unsuccessful. It is reported that while Austria is willing to make every concession Russia refuses to lower the duty on soma of the plot important articles,
The Sun. — 1859-03-10 (London, England)

BRUTAL MU.RDEI? ON THE HIGH SEAS.  LIVERPOOL, MARCH 8.  During the whole of this morning much excitement has been manifested among the seafaring population in consequence of the apprehension of the first and second engineers of the mail steamer Bogota, from Valparaiso, Rio, &c., which arrived in the Mersey on Sunday last, and who are charged with the murder of one of the stokers on board on the voyage homewards. The name of the murdered man is Thomas Landen, aged 45, and a native of Cornwall. The names of the accused are John. Buchanan, first engineer, and Archibald Mitchell. This day, at noon, after the usual morning cases had been disposed of at the Police-court, the two prisoners, both of them most respectably dressed, were placed in the dock before Mr. Mansfield, the stipendiary magistrate. Mr. Aspinall, instructed by Messrs. Lowndes and Co., appeared to Conduct the case on behalf of the prisoners. Mr. Clough, the indoor Superintendent, with Inspector Kehoe, of the police force were in attendance to watch the case on behalf of the prosecution. Prior, however, to any evidence having been taken, Mr. Aspinall said that he thought it would be desirable that some legal and professional gentleman should be present to prosecute. He thought it would be an advantage to the prisoners, the prosecutors, and the public, as it might prevent the exaggerations so often made in these cases going forth.  Mr. Mansfield .said that he agreed with the suggestion, and in such an important case thought that such a course should be pursued. Mr. Tindal, solicitor to the Board of Trade, said he had no objection, if his services were required, to render his professional assistance to Mr. Clough, although he had not received any instructions from the Government. It was then decided that Mr. Tindal should watch the case for the prosecution, and then make his report to the authorities. The case was then proceeded with, the first witness examined being Inspector Mawdesley, of the Liverpool police. He stated,—From information I received on Sunday morning, I apprehended the prisoner Buchanan, the chief engineer of the mail steamer Bogota. I apprehended the other prisoner Mitchell, the second engineer, this morning. I told the first engineer the charge, and he took me down to the stokehole of the packet and said, " The man would not work, and I ordered him to be tied to the ladder." He then showed me the ladder, and pointed out how the deceased had been tied. The ladder was about 2 feet 11 inches from the first furnace, and 4 feet 4 inches from the second. It was between two fires. When the deceased was tied to the ladder he would be about 2 feet 6 inches from the former, and 3 feet 5 inches from the latter flirnace doors. By Mr.. Aspinall—The men who had to supply the furnaces would be nearer the fires than the deceased. There are six fires in the hole. There is a small passage between them, William Buchanan (no relation to the accused) said,—l shipped on board the vessel on the 25th of December Rt VAlpeattj9; P 4 we went frem here
The Sun. — 1859-06-08 (London, England)

APMAIION."  The Minister of War has received the following report of the combat of the 31st May at Palestro  " PALESTRO, May 31.—About nine o'clock in the morning the 3d regiment of Zouaves had just established its bivouac on the right of this village, and on the right bank of the canal della Cascina, having before it that obstacle, when some cannon shot, followed by a sharp fire of musketry, opened against the bersaglieri and other Sardinian troops which were in advance of the Zouaves, announced the approach of the enemy. The colonel orderei his regiment to get at once under arms, and led them about 500 yards to the right, on the side where the firing was warmest. " The Austrians, who had assumed the offensive, advanced rapidly. They first deployed four companies as skirmishers in the corn which covered the men, and the regiment was formed into a column of attack. The fire of musketry soon became exceedingly warm. At this moment the colonel perceived that a strong column, supported by artillery, was endeavouring to turn the position as well as the village of Palestro. He then dashed forward with his whole regiment against the enemy's masses. " After having rapidly crossed the canal in front, which was about three feet and a quarter deep, the Zouaves resolutely attacked the enemy with the bayonet, and immediately took three pieces of cannon, which had kept up a murderous fire:. On seeing the Zouaves reach the heights where these guns were posted, the enemy fled in disorder, and two other pieces of cannon which were in their rear were also taken. " The column of attack then advanced on the main body of the enemy in the direction of the bridge of Cofianza, on the river Busca. This bridge was strongly defended by two pieces of artillery. The Austrians, who had imprudently engaged a part of their masses in front of that river, were violently driven back by the impetuous charge of the French troops. They. were almost entirely annihilated, from the impossibility in which they were placed of effecting a retreat. " More than 600 remained prisoners in our hands ; a great number, which may be estimated at 800, were drowned in attempting to cross the river Busca, and a number of others were killed on the spot. Although the bridge over the river was obstructed by the two pieces of cannon, and the horses harnessed to, them (three of them killed), the colonel ordered his men across to the other bank, and after having formed them into a strong column, continued his movement forward. "The Austrians, supported by their reserves, continued to retreat in good order, abandoning two other pieces of artillery. They were pursued as far as the river Ritza Biraza, at the village of Robbio. There the forward movement stopped, the jenemy, who was already at some distance, continuing to rapidly retreat. The 3d Zouaves have taken nine pieces of cannon, and about 700 prisoners, of whom nine are officers. On our side the loss has been considerable, 46, including one captain killed; 229, of whom 15 are officers, wounded ; and 20 missing. (These last named fell into the river Ritza Biraza when driving the Austrians into it)."
The Sun. — 1859-03-30 (London, England)

DERBY.  10 to 1 agst Promised Land 15 to 1 agst Gamester 16 to 1 agst Musjid  SPAPER ' • 77;411,10•• F ,?NI )021r t- .) BK. motp7:4 a S,- /ist,- To 14.) The deaths rei ter' 4 in London, which were 1,175 in the previous NY ta, declined to 1,141 in the week that ended last Si tturday. In the ten years 1849-58 the average nu; nbcr of deaths in the weeks corresponding with la it week was 1,234 ; but as those now returned occi tried in a population which has increased, they can only be compared with the average raised in proportion to that increase, namely, with 1,357. 'Phi result of the comparison is satisfactory, for it appe. ars that 216 persons survived who would have die 1 last week if the average rate of mortality for the 1 atter part of March had prevailed. The number of children born last week exceeded the number of persons at a 11 ages who died in the same period by 801. Scarlatina was fatal in 6.)' cases, diphtheria in 14. In the two previous weeks the numbers referred to the latter disease were respectively 19 and 15. The 14 deaths from diphtl teria now recorded, occurred in sub-districts as follows : St. John Paddington 1, Chelsea So uth 1, Belgrave 2, All Souls Marylebone 1, Ree tor 7 Marylebone 1, Islington West 1, Holton lawn 2, Holton Old Town 1, London-road 1, :Battersea 1, St. Paul's Deptford. 1, Plumstead 1. Small-pox carried off 7 children and 6 adults in the week. Seven of these: c ases were registered in the sub-district of Islington West, all of which occurred in the Small-pox Hospital. Four deaths from measles occurred in St. John, Paddington. The deaths caused by bronc hitis were 105, those by pneumonia (or inflammatio n of the lungs) 66. Both diseases exhibit a mortal ity considerably below their corrected averages, tivhich are for the former 145, for the latter 103. Three cases of child murder are returned. The, oldest persons who died in the week are two widows aged 91_and 93, two men each 95, and a man, 08 years. Last week the births of .961,_ hoys and 981 girls,— ------in all 1,942 children, Were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1849-58 the average number was 1,653. tk the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean heigtn, barometer in the week was 29.938 in. The readings varied from 30.21 ir. tn 19•7•1 in. no mean temperature of the week was 46.1 deg., which is 4.1 deg. above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). On the last two days the mean daily temperature was 9 deg. and 7 deg. above the average. The thermometer fell to its lowest point, 34 deg., on Tuesday, and rose to its highest, 58.2 deg., on Friday. The range of the week was therefore 24.2 deg. ; the mean daily range was 12.3 deg. On Sunday the range was as much as 19.6 deg. ; on Thursday it was only 9 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 7.4 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 76. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 48.1 deg. After noon on Monday the wind blew generally from the north-west. The rain-fall was 0.17 in., all of which took place on Monday.  A
The Sun. — 1850-12-10 (London, England)

KNIGHT BRUCE). OLLENDOEF V. MACS.  the schooner when she began the chase, and when they boarded us ten or twelve men came with the pirate captain. There were 13 of the crew of the Victoria, and 12 of the Industry. I suppose there were 60 or 70 men on board the pirate-vessel. George Lewis examined—Was at the Old Bailey trial. In August, 1822, I was carpenter in the brig Victoria. I remember her being taken by a piratical schooner. A boat from the schooner boarded the Victoria. The boat's crew were armed with pistols, cutlasses, and knives. She was commanded by Aaron Smith. He first came on board, and he then ordered the captain, the chief mate, the second mate, and three sailors, to go into his boat. When Smith came on board he fired a musket off. The captain asked Smith what he and his crew were. Smith told him to go on board the schooner, and they would tell him what they were. The captain complied, and took his ship's papers with him, at the request of Smith. Smith stayed on board the Victoria from one or two until eight o'clock, and gave orders to everyone on board. We did the work, and the pirates walked the deck, to take care of us. He told Deane, the man at the wheel, to steer the ship " well." He struck the man with a cutlass on his head, and made a wound three inches long. The last witness was then called to the helm. Smith asked me where my captain belonged to ? I told him his name was Hearne, and he belonged to the North. He asked where he lived. I said, 17, Lucas-street, Commercial. road, London. Smith said " What do I know about London ?" I remember an American vessel coming in sight. When we lost her it was quite dark, and the wind blowing hard. He ordered me to put four oars in the jolly-boat, and I did so. When the American was twenty minutes' sail off; the schooner was about two miles off. The brig might then have been saved if Smith had done what he ought. Smith came back with a Spaniard, whom they called their captain. He ordered me to break open the trunk, and made me take down the lining at the ship's side and the lining over the deck, to see if there was any property. The pirate captain said, if he found any money stowed away be would blow my brains out. Smith and the captain were down below carousing together. When Smith went away he took the mate's boat cloak. The next day we were sent on board the Industry. We heard a quarrel on board the pirate schooner in the night, and heard screaming. It was rumoured that the pirate captain was murdered that night. I last saw the pirate captain on the 7th of August, when he left the Victoria. When I went on board the Industry I saw Captain Cook. I noticed his arm, and observed marks of blood on it. Capt. Cook dressed Deane's wound, I do not know what private property of Capt. Hearne's was taken, nor have I ever heard what Smith got clam this transaction. Lugas and I are the only two seamen alive belonging to the English ship. I was first found out to be a witness by placard. When Smith was on board the Victoria he said I was to sound the well as usual, and consider him as captain. Cross-examined by Mc.