The Sun. — 1868-05-06 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED 111URDER.—A shocking occurrence is  Colonel SYKES and ➢ir. NEATE spoko in favour of employing the natives in larger numbers, and in more important posts.  reported from Lowestoft, Suffolk, a young man, named Isaac Clarke, a cooper, having attempted to murder a single woman, named Anna Maria Simpson, by cutting her throat. It appears that Clarke had kept company with Simpson for some time, and had seduced her under a promise of marriage. She was recently delivered of a child, for the support of which Clarke had been ordered to pay. The young woman met Clarke by appointment in the High-street at Lowestoft, under a promise that he would give her some money. Ike then persuaded her to pass through a field with him, stating that it presented the shortest cut to her house.  Sir S. NORTIICOTE expressed his general concurrence in the substance i.nd aim of the motion, but pointed out several important practical difficulties in the working of a system of simultaneous examination. Though a warm friend to the competitive system, ho doubted whether it would obtain for US a class of natives fit for all the duties and responsibilities of high administrative offices ; and this, he intimated, was the opinion of great Indian authorities, who were extremely anxious to employ natives more generally in *the Government of the country. Both at home and in India the Government was extremely anxious to introduca the natives into the highest class of offices, and the principle of Mr. Trevelyau's amendment which was embodied in a clause of the India Government Bill he had just brought in, was a better mode of a selection than a competitive system. Under the circumstances, ho begged Mr. Fawcett to withdraw his motion, which he ultimately consented to do.  When in the field be attempted an assault upon her ; she resisted, and he then threw her down and deliberately cut her throat with a sharp pocket-knife. Clarke then re. turned to the Iligh-street, where he met a young man; named Moore, who, observing that Clarke's hands word bloody, asked him if he had been fighting. Clarke rei plied that he had .murdered a young woman. Moore asked " 'Mitre ?" to which Clarke replied, " In the station-fieldo and if you conic with me you shall see for yourself." They went a short way together, and Clarke then said, " I dare not go any further." Moore continued in the direction the prisoner had pointed out, and saw a young woman lying in a ditch by the side of the path. He immediately gave information to the police, two medical men were sent for, ln.l a small quantity of brandy having been administered  The amendment was also withdrawn. Mr. MILL brought in two bills for the creation of Municip.l Corporations within the metropolis, which, except in a few unimportant particul trs, are identical with those he introduced last year. /They propose that there shall be a municipality for each Parliamentary borough (the Corporation of London being preserved), all grouped I t, round a central municipality, in which the Board of Works would be merged, and to which the management of the general affairs of the metropolis is to be coin Poo • r airl she revived sufficiently to state that  arke had cut her throat. She was removed to her nether's house, and her deposition was at once taken before Mr. James Peto, one of the local magistrates. Clarke was taken into custody ; his hands were besmeared with blood, and the knife with which he had attempted the fearful deed was found on his person. He was very cool and collected when taken into custody, and has remained so ever since, not expressing any sorrow for his brutal conduct. The gash in his victim's throat was 4Ain. long and llin, deep, and it is extremely doubtful whether she will recover.  • milted. Some other business was disposed of, and the house was counted out at 20 minutes to one o'clock-.  THE TEA DUTY IS REDUCED —Horn/ma/is Pure Tea is sold Bd. per pound Cheaper. This interesting filet will, when fully known, even further increase the demand lo► these Choice, long-approved Teas. They are not sold loose, but only in Packets, signed " tromilthan," London.