The Sun. — 1836-08-15 (London, England)

WOMAN NEARLY MURDERED BY HER HUSBAND.—Yesterday evening about six o'clock the neighbourhood of Gee's-court, Oxford-street, was thrown into the greatest consternation and excitement, hi consequence of cries of murder proceeding from the house No. 6. Several persons immediately hastened to the spot, and immediately after police constable Langan D 137, whosentering the house, was shown the lifeless body of a female far advanced in pregnancy lying at the bottom of the stairs deluged in blood, her head and breasts dreadfully mangled, and was told that she had beets inhumanly treated by her husband, a costertnonger of the name of Kirby, living on the second flocr front-room, who having ' so brutally used her in his own apartment, finished his butchery by kicking her down stairs. The policeman was at first persuaded not to enter the room, as, from the well known violent character of the monster, he might meet with a similar fate ; lie, however, nothing daunted, accompanied by a brother constable, proceeded up stairs, and on entering the room, which was not fastened, beheld the husband on the bed, his bands stained with the blood of his victim, and the floor, on which lay a poker and pair of tongs, much bent, also covered with blood. Langan spoke to him in the mildest manner, asking him-to go with him, in reply to which he said, " I'm willing." Superintendent Lincoln and a body of his men having by this time arrived, the prisoner, a ruffianly-looking fellow about thirty-five years of age, was convoyed under a strong escort to the station-liouSe, Maryiebone-lane, where, in answer to a question as to what he had to say, he replied, " My wife will tell yme" In the meantime, N'lr. Clark, surgeon of Alarylebone, was sent for to the house, and advised the woman's immediate removal to Middlesex Hospital, whither she was instantly ceureyed ; where, on enquiry at eleven o'clock, it was expected every moment would be her last, as, in addition to the above violence, it was discovered that her windpipe was nearly bitten through. No doubt existed that death would end her suff7rings before the morning.  THE HA ItliEsT.—The recent fine wcatl2r has materially improved the prospects of the farmer with regard to the coming harvest, and has in some degree checked the tendency of prices to advance, in consequence of the reported failure of the American crops. In the southern parts of Yorkshire, the farmers are busily preparing for puttinng iu the sickle.  The Tories of Southampton have been for same pact endeavoui ing to get np a Tory dinner, for the purpose of inviting Sir Robert Peel to partake of the same, but their progress has been very slow. Sir Robert Peel will remain at Norris Castle, Isle of Wight, till. September, having token if about a fortnight since for two months.  It is a singular fact that the romantic and far-fhtaeei!sit of eedr village of Kenilworth is the birth-place Winchesterplaeeofthr aneele)rel ca the Establishment, viz., the Bishop of LieMidi' and Coventry ( Dr. Butler), and the Bishops (Drs. Sumner.—Birmingham .Adeeriiser.  During the present month the cheap travelling from the Thames to Paris has caused that city to be visted by an unprecedented number of Englishmen of all grades, thousands of whom return after a sojourn there of two or three days ; but whose places are soon filled by others. • From the same cause, that of che,p travelling, there has been a great influx of foreigners into this capital for some weeks past. The Marchioness of Lansdowne and Lady Louisa Fitzmaurice arrived express from Germany, in consequence of the distressing intelligence of the alarming indisposition of the F,arl of Kerry. The Marchioness will accompany his Lord-hip and his Countess to Lisbon for the improvement of his 'lealth. It ens intended for the party to set off this day if the Earl had been well enough to be removed. The answer to the ,umerous inquiries r.t Lansdowne [louse was, that the Earl was very little better.  rr, swallows are now be,,innin, to congregate on those parts of the coast from which they will soon emigrate, Shen thoseinsects get scarce on which they feast in this country, in search of which they proceed, directed by instinct to Africa, and other distant placcs, Own: from their t apid Sight they arrive in a few dais. Of late ycais it has been re. :narked that the number of these ictetcstig birds 1:a%0 greatly Unfinished.