The Sun. — 1853-03-04 (London, England)

SHOCKING MURDER NBA R LINCOLN.  On Thursday a shocking murder was discovered to have been committed upon a mother by her son. The scene of the tragedy was a small house at Scotherne, near Lincoln. The name of the murdered woman was Sarah Webster, a widow, about 67 years of age, and the name of the murderer is John King, a farm labourer, her illegitimate son, with whom his victim had resided since the 21st ult. The unfortunate deceased was well known at Lincoln, where she had resided for the last twenty years, the greater part of which period she kept a house of ill-fame, where her own daughters resided with her in a state of prostitution. Sho was married some time after the birth of the prisoner, and had several children by her husband, whose name was Webster. It appears the prisoner is a married man, and has a son 12 years of age, and a daughter 17. He has been subject to fits, and his wife, who is in the habit of going out to work, had sent for her to take care of him during her absence. On Wednesday ho struck his mother a blow on the stomach as she was giving him some tea ; and from that time she appeared terrified at his violence. On Thursday the murdered woman was left alone with the prisonei, his wife and daughter having gone to a funeral in the village of Scotherne. The person who lives next door to the prisoner was returning home about four o'clock, when the prisoner beckoned to her from the window ; and, as she approached, he put out his hands and said, " Come on, I have had a spree, and am ready for you again." On entering the house, she discovered the unfortunate woman seated in a chair and weltering in her blood. Her head was hanging on her right arm, and she was bleeding from the mouth and face. An alarm was made, and several neighbours were soon on the spot. They discovered that the deceased was quite dead. It is believed that the prisoner had beaten his mother with his fists about the head and face, and that she had fallen on the edge of the chair, breaking her jaw in the centre. The blood had spurted through the spindles of the chair, and stained the wall underneath the window. The prisoner's right hand was also covered with blood. An inquest was held on the body immediately afterwards by Mr. Hitchins, the coroner' and pafotestrmtohrteemexeaxmamininataitoinon of ofathebody,number ofthe jury witnesses, , and a verdict of " Wilful murder" against the prisoner was forthwith committed to the assizes at Lincoln: and he  Father Lacordaire has been ordered to leave Paris by the Archbishop acting in concert with the Government. A few days since, addressing a crowded congregation at the church of St. Roque, he was enlarging upon the nobleness of a simple truthful character which disdained to purchase a temporary success by crooked means, when he exclaimed, " However magnificent the design, however grand the execution, even if the object be to effect what is called the saving of a nation, he who, to effect this effect, makes use of villanous means is himself nothing but a villain." The sermon contained other political allusions no less obvious and severe. THE FREEDOM OP THE CITY VOTED TO DR, LAvABD! M.P.—Yesterday, at the meeting of the Court of Common mon Council, Mr. Deputy Bennoch moved that thi3lefnry dom of the city of London be presented to Dr.i.ng and Austin Layard, as a testimonial of his Perrovneg-lost reso zealous exertions in the discovery of the long , thera in mains of eastern antiquity, and for secccu_uracy of sacred perfect a state as to demonstrate tb which history, and illustrate the early labour .0d , skuicilh valuable memorials hi:toarY race ; and for his indefatigable plane to hes collection of this country has been eniaeur amongst the unanimously of tht memorials of ancient grlhe motion w i the British Museum. agreed to.