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The Sun. — 1851-11-28 (London, England)

BISHOPRIC OF BORNEO. A persona favourableh to the establishment of a new hi:shopriceloi accomplishment noi.rorneoiras held irla otlf°the influential clergy of a mo fb thatetll on Tuesday at the National Avielwargoef aniudminbge owbijtehc t. the the district attended, and Sir James Brooke, in the course of an impressive speech, gave the following character of the people of Borneo :—He had no hesitition in saying that the natives were the most generous people in the world. The better class of them were of the moat truthful and generous character. They would bear no insults from any one. They carried their daggers by their sides, and they were as ready to use them as an Baglishm-in was his fists. When any man amongst them was accused of murder or any other crime he was not confined, nor was any insult offered to his feelings. Last summer a young man, about 28 years of age, who had been constantly about his (Sir J. Brooke's) house, and at his table, who was, in fact, very well known to him, was accused of murder. He (Sir J. Brooke) t. sent c.•,r him, took him into his private e r o?rn ' in company with a native chief, and told i quietly the charge that was made against him. He was told that he knew the customs of the country, that he must take hi. trial,and, if • • s  LONDON,  would be put to death. He said, certainly, if he was found guilty, be would suffer death, but that he ~vould not do him (Sir J. Brooke) any harm. It was remarked to him that he might inflict injury if he pleased, for he had a dagger by his side, whereas the other two were unarmed. The young man took the dagger from his side, and, passing it over the table, said, " Oh, you take it." He (Sir J. Brooke) returned the dagger, saying " No; put it back ; you are a man of respectability, and I know you will submit to the law. Come to the court the day after to-morrow at twelve o'clock and be tried for your life." The young man appeared at the court at the appointed time, and after an impartial trial was acquited. The judge and jury rose and shook hands with the prisoner, and they had all been very good friends since.—(Cheers.) There was a degree of simplicity in the administration of justice there which in this country it would be difficult to understand. Notwithstanding that, substantial justice was always administered. Sir James Brooke proceeded to dwell upon the great benefits the country would derive from the establishment of a bishopric there, and expressed a hope that the scheme would meet with general acceptance throughout England. Tne Venerable Archdeacon Robinson, the Rev. E. Hawkins, and several other gentlemen, addressed the meeting in support of resolutions which affirmed the desirableness of founding the proposed bishopric of Borneo, and a liberal subscription was entered into in furtherance of that object.
The Sun. — 1851-11-04 (London, England)

IRELAND. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DUBLIN, MONDAY EVENING}.--In the Court of Queen's Bench this day the case of the proprietor of the World newspaper versus Sir William Somerville was brought before their Lordships. Mr. John Perrin was counsel for the defendant.  Sir William Somerville, the Chief Secretary of Ireland, moved that the bill of particulars furnished in this case by the plaintiff, Mr. James Birch, the proprietor of the World newspaper, be amended, by setting out a full and accurate statement, which would enable the defendant to know for what the action was brought. Sir W. Somerville bad made an affidavit, in which he stated that the bill of particulars furnished with the declaration did not afford him the necessary information to prepare his defence, and that it was ,necessary that he should have it for that purpose.  M'essis. Whiteside, Q.C., and M'Donagb, Q,C.. opposed the motion, on grounds of irregularity and upon the merits. The plaintiff Lad made affidavit, in which he stated that the action was one for work and labour, and was brought to recuver the sum of 6,300/. from the defendant for services rendered to him as chief secretary, 6,0001. for writing and publishing articles in support of the Government for two years and a half, and 3001. for newspapers forwarded to various parties by the defendant's direction during that period. The affidavit of Mr. Birch further stated that Sir W. Somerville well knew what the nature of the action was, and counsel contended that, under the new rules, it was incumbent on the defendant to have sworn that be did not know the nature of the demands to entitle him to an amended bill of particulars. It was also relied on that the copy of the affidavit of the defendant furnished to the plaintiff was not in compliance with the Act of Parliament, as it did not appear by the jurat to have been sworn. Mr. Perrin baying shortly replied, the Chief Justice said the motion should be refused upon the technical points raised against it, but they would not give costs, as it was evident that the bill of particulars furnished was an illusory document calculated to mislead—it was, in fact, a misnomer to call it a bill of particulars.  A second edition of the Leinster Express of this morning contains the following particulars of another murder in the Queen's County. Between six and seven o'clock on Saturday evening Edward Horan, a stonemason and farmer, accompanied by a number of men, entered the bawn of John Flynn, of Brittas, near Mountmellick, and commenced levelling an outhouse to which he bad set up an imaginary claim, though it is two years since he bad been dispossessed of it. Flynn came out to resist the work of demolition, when the party tuned on him in a ferocious manner, and beat him with sticks and pitchforks to such a degree as to leave him unable to stand. Flynn's wife was also beaten severely, and received two stabs of a pitchfork. The party having levelled the out-house left the scene of outrage. Flynn lingered in great agony until twelve o'clock yesterday, when he died. —Times.
The Sun. — 1851-04-14 (London, England)

THE SUN,  11T 1-" "4- A 111'., 4  INDIA.  (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH FROM TRIESTE.) A telegraphic dispatch from Trieste has brought us the following :  TRIESTE, Aram 11.  The steamer Italia, from Alexandria, with the dispatches from India, has run aground at Umago, about twenty English miles from Trieste. Two of Lloyd's steamers have been sent out to take the passengers and letters. The mails may be expected this evening. The tranquillity of India remains undisturbed. A skirmish had taken place at Burrow, in the mountains near hohat, between some robber hordes and a Piinjiub regiment, in which the former were defeated and driven back.  The Governor-General issued a general order on the 15th, regulating the pay of officers end men in the Pon.ilub, and reforming the military organization there. Toe army of the Punjdub is to be placed undor the orders of a Brigadier, at a fixed salary of 2,000 rupees a month.  Tne Marquis of Dalhousie was at Attock on the B'h of March, en route for Peshawur. He proceeds to Simla in May. His Lordship was suffering from ill hoalth.  The ship Buckinghamshire, Captain Macgregor, was burnt in the Hoogley on the 31 of March, whilst sailing down the river to start for England. It is insured for 18,000/. and cargo for 70,0001. in London insurances. Two passengers, invalids, perished. Captain Grantham, of her Majesty's 98th, has been severely wounded by some robbers, who attacked him whilst out riding in the neighbourhood of Peshawur in company with a young lady. Ile was left for dead on the ground, but hopes are entertained of his recovery. . . _  An order was to be shortly issued by the Governor-General prohibiting military officers from holding !‘i u,itiona as directors, secretaries, and auditors of the Indian Bank.  A conspiracy has been discovered in Nepaul, the o'oject of which was to murder General Jung Babadour. The conspirators were his own father and brother. The General is a favourite of the army, whom the conspirators endeavoured to gain over. Lord Grosvenor, the Hon. Leveson Gower, and Mr. Egerton, had been received on a viit by the King of Oude.  Admiral Austen, in command of the naval forces in the Indian waters, had arrived at Calcutta. General Sir Daaley Hill has died of apoplexy at Umballo.  The obituary also mentions the death of Captain J. D. Cunningham, deeply regretted, the son of Allan Cunningham. . .  Bombay is healthy. A heavy thunder-storm burst over the Presidency on the Bth of March. Lord and Lady Falkland were on the point of leaving for the hills.  The market for manufactured goods had not rallied, although within the last fortnight some heavy sales had taken place.  Exchange had fallen, but prices rose in proportion. Stock on hand considerable, and more was expected.  Raw cotton had declined since last quotations. The decline in price received by the last English mail of the 7ch of February caused a corresponding decline of seve❑ rupees per candy. The new crop is good and clear. Exchanges have fallen.
The Sun. — 1851-12-13 (London, England)

SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1851.  to do so until after the deathlof the deceased, which took place on the fol!o wing Monday. Ile then found a wound which had penetrated the eye and fractured the orbital plate of the frontal bone. There was considerable laceration and the brain had been injured, which had been the cause of death. The wound had been about two inches in depth, and little splinters of bone had got into the brain. ile should think that the wound had been made by a knife, but he would not say that it might not have been made by a sharpened piece of wood.  Mr. MONK addressed the jury for the prisoner, and urged that there was no proof of malice in this case to sustain the charge of murder. There was no doubt that the blow given by the prisoner had caused the death of the deceased, and no one regretted it more than he did, but the blow was given in a moment of extraordinary provocation, and that circumstance, in the absence of malice, made the offence manslaughter. Mr. Baron PARKE summed up the evidence, explaining to the jury the law as it respects the charge of murder, and what amount of proof of provocation was considered to be necessary to reduce the crime to that of manslaughter. The jury, after a short consultation in the box, retired from court, and had not returned when our report left. Francis Mawdesley, aged 23, was indicted for the manslaughter, on the Bth of Decemb?r, at Prescot, of John Chesworth.  Mr. Raffles prosecuted, and Mr. Tindal Atkinson defended the prisoner. It seemed from the evidence i❑ this case, that on Monday evening last the prisoner, the deceased, and some other men were drinking together at a publichouse in Snig-lane, Prescot. The conversation turned upon a fight which had taken place on the previous Saturday evening between William Chesworth and another man. The deceased boasted that he had challenged every man on the field to fight, except the two who were actually engaged. Upon this the deceased said, " Well, it's now then," and they accordingly adjourned about a quarter-past ten o'clock to a field close at hand. The only witness of the fight was a man named Hulme, who Said that they fought 13 or 14 rounds, and that it was a fair fight. The deceased received several severe blows from the prisoner, and, soon after they had given up fighting, was seen to stagger up against some rails, and began to vomit. The prisoner asked Hultne to take him home, which he did, and a surgeon was immediately sent for. From the first he considered the case hopeless, he being in an apoplectic fit, evidently arising, as was his opinion, from external violence. There was a rupture of the stomach of a very serious nature.  His LORDSHIP' on proof of these facts, put it to the Learned Counsel for the prisoner if he would address the jury, and told them, that the death having evidently been caused in the manner alleged, they must find the prisoner guilty, and The jury having accordingly convicted him, His LORDSHIP said he should deal leniently with the prisoner under all the circumstances, and sentenced him to three weeks' imprisonment.
The Sun. — 1851-04-10 (London, England)

YARDLEY—Did you lose anything? Mr. Baldwin—l don't know that I did. I had bank-notes in my pocketbook, and they attempted to take it. There were only a few halfpence in my pocket. I was not very sober, Sir. The prisoner, on being asked if be had any questions to ask, said he was at Rotherhithe-stairs, on the Surrey shore, when he saw the gentleman come down and walk straight towards the River, and he called out to him, " Mind where you are going." The gentleman came towards him, and appeared to be very tipsy, and he said, "You had better be off away from me." The gentleman stopped twenty minutes, and he asked him what be wanted, to which the gentleman replied that he wanted a boat. I irectly after that the gentleman got into conversation with five or six other watermen, who took him to a public-house, and washed the blood off his face,. and cleaned it. The gentleman had a fall before he came to the plying place. Mr. Baldwin said he fell down and cut his face before he came to the plying place for a boat. He cut his eye. His face was wiped by the watermen. The prisoner I was at home when the gentleman went into the bo-t. I went home before he went over the water.  Mr. Baldwin - I am certain he was in the boat when I was thrown overboard.  The prisoner—l rowed the gentleman over by myself to this side of tho river. He would go back again with other watermen. I was not with him. Did you not ask for change fora 201. note in the public-house over the water?  Mr. Baldwin—l was in the public-house, and pulled a 201. note out of my pocket and asked tor change, but I put it in my pocket-book again. They tried to get at my pocketbook, but could not, and knocked me clean overboard. I saw the prisoner afterwards taken from behind a barge while I was dripping with wet and bleeding from the mouth. The prisoner said he went behind a barge to relieve a call of nature, and not to conceal himself.  Alexander Cowe, of 63, Anchor and Hope-alley, Wapping, said he was en engineer, employed at Pavitt's steam dourmills, at Execution-dock, and on Tuesday night, soon after 12 o'clock, he was in the mill, and heard cries of " Murder!" and "Police!" proceeding from the river. He listened, and the cries continued, becoming fainter, and accompanied with a "suffocating noise." Not being able to reach the waterside from the back of the mill, he went round to the front, and saw the prosecutor struggling in the water and get out and come up the steps of the plying-place. He went to his assistance, and the prosecutor said, "They have been robbing me, and thrown me overboard." At that moment be saw the prisoner running by the side of a barge on the shore, and he endeavoured to conceal himself. Witness ran after him, and he said, " It's not me what did P-, it's not me." Witness said, "No one said it was you," and detained him until a policeman came.  Police-constable Miller, 115 K, stated that a carman, or a man named Carman, saw the prisoner shove off with the boat, and had promised to attend, but had filed to do so in consequenceof an engagement elsewhere.  Mr.
The Sun. — 1851-04-10 (London, England)

YARDLEY—Did you lose anything? Mr. Baldwin—l don't know that I did. I had bank-notes in my pocketbook. and they attempted to take it. There were only a few halfpence in my pocket. I was not very sober, Sir. The prisoner, on being asked if he had any questions to ask, said he was at Rotherbithe-stairs, on the Surrey shore, when he saw the gentleman come down and walk straight towards the River, and ho called out to him, " Mind where you are going." The gentleman came towards him, and appeared to be. very tipsy, and he said, " You had better be oft away from me." The gentleman stopped twenty minutes, and he asked him what he wanted, to' which the gentleman replied that he wanted a boat. t irectly after that the gentleman got into conversation with five or six other watermen, who took him to a public.house, and washed the blood off his face, and cleaned it. The gentleman had a fall before he came to the plying place. Mr. Baldwin said he fell down and cut his face before he came to the plying place for a boat. He cut his eye. His face was wiped by the watermen. The prisoner I was at home wheethe gentleman went into the bost. I went home before he went over the water. Mr. Baldwin lam certain he was in the boat when I was thrown overboard. The prisoner—l rowed the gentleman over by myself to this side of the river. He would go back again with other watermen. I was not with him. Did you not ask for change for a 20/. note in the public-house over the water? Mr. Baldwin—l was in the public-house, and pulled a 20/. note out of my pocket and asked for change, but I put it in my pocket-book again. They tried to get at my pocketbook, but could not, and knocked me clean overboard. I saw the prisoner afterwards taken from behind a barge while I wag dripping with wet and bleeding from the mouth. The prisoner said he went behind a barge to relieve a call of nature, and not to conceal himself. Alexander Cowe, of 63, Anchor and Hope-alley, Wapping, said he was en engineer, employed at Pavitt's steam flourmills, at Execution-dock, and on Tuesday night, soon after 12 o'clock, he was in the mill, and heard cries of " Murder!" and "Police !" proceeding from the river. He listened, and the cries continued, becoming fainter, and accompanied with a "suffocating noise." Not being able to reach the waterside from the back of the mill, he went round to the front, and saw the prosecutor struggling in the water and get out and come up the steps of the plying-place. He went to his assistance, and the prosecutor said, "They have been robbing me, and thrown me overboard." At that moment he saw the prisoner running by the side of a barge on the shore, and he endeavoured to conceal himself. Witness ran after him, and he said, " It's not me what did it, it's not me." Witness said, " No one said it was you," and detained him until a policeman came. Police-constable Miller, 115 K, stated that a carman, or a man named Carman, saw the prisoner shove off with the boat, and had promised to attend, but had failed to do so in consequence of an engagement elsewhere. Mr.
The Sun. — 1851-10-14 (London, England)

ESCAPE OF A BURGLAR.  It will be remembered that at the last Sussex assizes, John Isaacs, the last captured of the daring gang who committed numerous burglaries in Sussex and Surrey, and a portion of whom were concerned in the Frienley murder, was sentenced to transportation for life at Kirdfend, on the borders of the two counties. On Saturday he escaped from Lewes prison, where he had been since confined, awaiting an order from the Secretary of State for his transfer to the hulks, preparatory to his sentence being carried cut. The circumstances connected with the escape and recapture are thus described in a report of the governor of the prison presented yesterday (Monday) to the East Sussex Michaelmas sessions, where the Earl of Chichester presided :—"Since writing the former part of this report, two convicts, John Isaacs, one of the notorious gang of burglars under sentence of transportation tor life, and Henry Ade, under sentence of transportation for fifteen years, made their escape from prison, but were retaken and brought back in a very few minutes after they left it. This took place about six o'clock on the morning of Saturday last, the 11th instant. They made their escape by rushing past turnkey George Cox, who had the prison door a little open to admit the prison officers, who had been sleeping out for the night and who were returning to their duty. These convicts having concealed themselves in a corner at the end of the lodge, near the prison-door, made an instantaneous rush into the street, knocked Cox aside in passing, and when outside, ran in opposite directions. I afterwards found that Isaacs, between nine and ten o'clock on the preceding night, by means of a key made of wood, unlocked his cell gate, and also contrived to open the wooden door of his cell, which enabled him to get into the passage of the ward. After he got out of his own cell he opened, with his wooden key, the gate of Ado's cell, and let him out also. After prowling about the prison all night, concealing themselves at times in the differeat corners and hiding-places to evade the observation of the watchman, and having attempted to dig a hole through the boundary wall, at the back of the debtors' prison, which they failed in accomplishing fully, though they took out several bricks, they resorted to the stratagem above-named. 11. Blackman, Esq., visiting justice, after investigating the circumstances, and taking the evidence of myself, and turnkeys George Cox and John Farney, upon oath, ordered Isaacs to be kept in irons for security until removed by order of the Secretary of State. Henry Ade, the other prisoner, who is a boy only seventeen years old, and who was let out of his his call by Isaaes,:and acted only under his directions, is not punished." After some conversation the magistrates referred the case to the visiting justices, to take the necessary steps to render the present prison secure in the interim which will elapse before the new gaol is completed.