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The Sun. — 1846-10-28 (London, England)

THE PUNJAUB. Early in the month a rumour gained currency that the Wuzeer Lull Singh had been murdered. It came from so good a source, and seemed so eminently probable, that it quickly gained general credence. It proves without any foundation whatever. The army under Sir John Littler continues quiet and inactive at the capital. We were bound by treaty to withdraw them by the end of the year. The General, it is raid, has written that the Government is gaining in strength daily, and that there is no reason to apprehend the consequences of, or delay in, the withdrawal of the troops; and it is understood that some time in the cold weather there will be a general move. Colonel Lawrence, the agent for the Governor General, has set out from Simla for Lahore. Lords Hardinge and Gough w(re, it was understood, about to start on a tour of inspection. The river Bavee had to an unusual extent even during the floods overflowed its banks, and the country near the capital had been for a time partially submerged. Some of our officers were amusing themselves with boating under the walls. An abundant crop was expected as the result of the flood. A remarkable change in the weather had occurred about the middle of August, when cool and refreshing breezes had taken the place--of the stifling sweating atmosphere which had prevailed since May. The force had throughout enjoyed excellent health, and never were troops more distinguished d for good conduct, and order and propriety, those composing the army of occupation at Lahore. The arrangements betwixt Government and the Chief of Mooltan were on the point of being amicably settled by the firm and prudent proceedings of Colonel Lawrence. The terms of the treaty are said to be these :—The Moolraj to pay 180,0001. as a gift to the Lahore Government; the police of the latter to occupy all the forts of the former ; that a return of the state of the revenues of the country should be made every year at Lahore by the Chief in person ; that Misr Bhugwan Singh should be permitted to retain that portion of the Mooltan territory he had acquired ; and that the whole tribute of the present year should be immediately paid up. The Chief appeared to have assented to these conditions, demurring only to the occupation of his forts, and proceeded himself to quit his own country on a visit to the capital. He assembled all his chief officers, cordially thanked them for the assistance they had given him during -the late disturbances, and selected a large cortege to accompany him. The Moonshee Juss Mull was sent on a deputation to intimate that arrangements had been made for his reception ; his personal safety was under British guarantee, and an honorary escort, under Dewan Deena Nath, was sent out to meet him. He reached Lahore on the 20th of August, and was received with the customary honours. But for our assurances, there is no great reason to imagine that he would have entrusted himself to the hands of his superiors.
The Sun. — 1846-10-28 (London, England)

INSURANCE ON THE GREAT BRITAIN.—A private meeting of some of the propriotOrs of the Great Western Steam-ship Company was held in Bristol, on Monday week, for the purpose of taking into consideration the course adopted by the directors of the company in not insuring the vessel. It appears that at a late meeting of the company, at their offices, in Princess street, and before the Great Britain left Liverpool, a question was put to the chairman as to whether the ship was fully insured or not. The `chairman, in reply, stated it was not, beyond the sum of 18,000/., to secure Mr. Miles's mortgage to that amount on the vessel, as there was some difficulty or difference as to effecting the insurance. One of the proprietors then observed, that if the insurance should not be effected before the ship started from America, the proprietors ought to be informed of it, that each, by a separate insurance, might secure himself to the extent of his share from loss. The chairma n concurred at once in :the propriety of this course, an d sail that a minute should be made to that effect, and the proprie • tors furnished with the necessary information in good time. They received no intimation, however ; and the vessel, at the time she got agrouiid, was only insured in the extent we have stated, 18,000/. Under these circumstances, some of the proprietors conceive that they may hold the chairman or directors responsible for their loss ; and we have heard that high legal opinion is about to be procured on the point. On the merits of the case we do not presume to decide, but we believe we are pretty accurate in the general statement.—Bristol Journal.  THE RECENT ROBBERY AND ATTEMPT AT MURDER IN CHESHIRE —The officer, Mr. Irwin, special high constable of Knutsford, and Bohanna, one of his assistants, in the further prosecution of their inquiries, found, late on Saturday night, at the house of a person named Holland, at Northwich, a top coat, which has been identified as the one morn by the prisoner, John Wright, when he committed the murderous attack. It was found to be, in parts, very bloody, particularly about the left arm and breast. On searching it, a book was found in 201.thLneadn,dwatswpoalld tneomtes,G. iiTi 0171 e note, pocket,it hcaosn containing n gascaert2aoi the morning of the occurrence, by Mrs. Fowls, of the Roebuck, in whose house he had stopped for the night. The remaining 201. note has been treed to a air. Stephen Massey, to whom it had been paid by the prisoner on Friday afternoon, soon after the occurrence took place. These several sums, with the gold and silver found upon the prisoner when apprehended, make up the whole sum of which M‘Gill was robbed. On Saturday the depositions of M‘Gill mere taken at Manchester, in the presence of Mr. J. F. Foster, a county magistrate, after which the prisoner was remanded until Tuesday week, by which time the probability or not of poor M‘Gill's recovery might more certainly be ascertained.
The Sun. — 1846-10-28 (London, England)

INSURANCE ON THE GREAT BRITAIN.—A private meeting of some of the propriAors of the Great Western Steam-ship Company was held in Bristol, on Monday week, for the purpose of taking into consideration the course adopted by the directors of the company in not insuring the vessel. It appears that at a late meeting of the company, at their offices, in Princess street, and before the Great Britain left Liverpool, a question was put to the chairman as to whether the ship was fully insured or not. The 'chairman, in reply, stated it was not, beyond the sum of 18,0001., to secure Mr. Miles's mortgage to that amount on the vessel, as there was some difficulty or difference as to effecting the insurance. One of the proprietors then observed, that if the insurance should not be effected before the ship started from America, the proprietors ought to be informed of it, that each, by a separate insurance, might secure himself to the extent of his share from loss. The cbairma n concurred at once in :the propriety of this course, an d sail that a minute should be made to that effect, and the proprietors furnished with the necessary information in good time. They received no intimation, however ; and the vessel, at the time she got aground, was only insured in the extent we have stated, 18,0001. Under these circumstances, some of the proprietors conceive that they may hold the chairman or directors responsible fcr their loss ; and we have heard that high legal opinion is about to be procured on the point. On the merits of the case we do not presume to decide, but we believe we are pretty accurate in the general statement.— Bristol Journal.  THE RECENT ROBBERY AND ATTEMPT AT MURDER IN CHESIIIRE —The officer, Mr. Irwin, special high constable of Knutsford, and Bohanna, one of his assistants, in the further prosecution of their inquiries, found, late on Saturday night, at the house of a person named Holland, at Northwich, a top coat, which has beeh identified as the one uorn by the prisoner, John Wright, when he committed the murderous attack. It was found  to be, in parts, very bloody, particularly about the left arm and breast. On searching it, a book was found in the pocket, containing a 20L and two 51 notes. The 201. note, it has been ascertained, was paid to M`Gill on the morning of the occurrence, by Mrs. Fowls, of the Roebuck, in whose house he had stopped for the-night. The remaining 201. note has been traced to a Mr. Stephen Massey, to whom it had been paid by the prisoner on Friday afternoon, soon after the occurrence took place. These several sums, with the gold and silver found upon the prisoner when apprehended, make up the whole sum of which M'Gill was rob Led. On Saturday the depositions of M'Gill mere taken at Manchester, in the presence of Mr. J. F. Foster, a county magistrate, efter which the prisoner was remanded until Tuesday week, by which time the probability or not of poor MiGill's recovery might more certainly be ascertained.
The Sun. — 1846-02-02 (London, England)

STREI7. On Fridays builder, named Macey, occupyiag business premises in Drury-lane, appeared bef,Re Mr. Jardine to solicit his Worship's protection aR4A4I4t the future violence of a poor old woman of ensonnd 'Wed, who, he alleged, had recently, on two Qv thfge eeperate occasions, set fire to his workshops and the adjoining buildings, The wetnen wawa placed in the prisoners' dock, and was undoubtedly insane. The complaintlit made a statement relative to the recent fires in Drury-lane, the repeated occurrence of which induced him to apply to the coroner to institute an inquiry into their probable tirtifie, No satisfactory result was arrived at, and tho inquest was Consequently adjourned. On the previous night (Thursday), whilst engaged in his counting-house, at about eight o'clock, he again discovered :that his premises were in flames, and it was only by extraordinary efforts from the firemen that they were prevented extending to a vast range buildings on either side. Having heard that the woman at the bar had often threatened to destroy his workshops, lieu which she resided with her husband, he felt it his duty to take her before a magistrate, in the hope that his Worship would hear evidence respecting her, and then take steps to insure his future safety. .Mr. ',Macey stated that he took the reet of the rooms in which she lived, and had heown both her and her husband for twiny years. They had earned a respectable livelihood by weaving; but three years ago, in consequence of her evident insanity, the parish authorities were applied to to take care of her. They did so fora few days, and then informed the husband that be would be required to go into the Union also if she remained any longer. This he declined doing, so long as he could earn his independence, and the woman was consequently sent back to him, since wbieh time she had been under no other contrai than that which he was now and then enabled to exercise over her. The woman, during and subsequent to this statement, indulged in a variety of wild exclamations, declaring that Macey harboured witches, sorcerers, and evil-doers in his house, had murdered all her relations, and had set his own premises on fire because, like all wicked people, he liked to be in flames. She said also that he had plenty of money to build them up again, On Saturday Mr. Joseph Ninch. of Fleet-street, paperhanger, appeared before Mr. Twyford for final examination upon a eharge of forging a receipt for the purpose of defrauding Mr. Fitzpatrick, a solicitor. The evidence has already appeared in the columns of The sun. The case had been adjourned from this day fortnight, at the prisoeer's own wish, in order that the statement of another witness might be heard, and that he might not be taken by surprise at the.sessions, but as Mr. Fitz patrick had determined not to call this witness, the prisoner was now committed to take his Mr. Twvfonli took bail for the prisoner's appearance at the sessions,
The Sun. — 1846-05-22 (London, England)

HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN SPAIN  BAYONNE, MAY 15.—One of those rugged and solitary valleys, formed by the spurs of the Navarrese Pyrenees, has just been the scene of a shocking tragedy, which, if possible, excited increased horror in the neighbourhood, from the fact of its having occurred within a short distance of the spot where the famous Christino Guriello Elorrio was assassinated only a few days ago. A fortnight has not yet elapsed since a woman entered an isolated house, situated in the above locality, and begged its inmates, consisting of a peasant, his wife, and their infant, to give her shelter for the night. No sooner was the prayer made than it was granted with that hospitality for which the inhabitants of northern Spain are proverbial, and the stranger sat down to rock the baby's cradle whilst the pationa lit a candle for the purpose of preparing supper. She apd her husband then observed that the new coiner, whose rough voice had previously excited their attention, had a very masculine aspect, and they were not long in finding-out that a man, disguised as a female, was beneath the roof. One rapid glance exchanged between the dismayed couple sufficed to show that each had made this alarming discovery at the same time, and the peasant, under pretext of looking after some pigs, went out to seek the assistance of his nearest neighbours. No sooner was he gone than the pretended woman, assuming a f‘ recious aspect, approached his trembling companion, who precipitately shut herself up in an adjoining room. The robber, for such he was, tried to burst open the door, but, finding it resisted all his attempts, desisted, threatening that if a sum of money received the day before by the peasant for some maize was not immediately given up, he would kill the child which was sleeping near the miscreant. The poor women, half dead with fright, and not imagining that such a threat could be put into execution, refused to leave her place of refuge, and in a minute afterwards the screams of the little innocent and its subsequent silence,,indden and profound, told its agonised mother that the monster had murdered it. This deed of blood consummated, the wretch strove to break through the mud wall separating him from his other victim, and in a short time he made an orifice sufficiently large to admit his head and shoulders, through which he strove to make his way; but the peasant's wife, rendered desperate by the death of her child and her own danger, caught hold of a sickle, and seizilig-i he assailant by his hair, hacked at his neck with such energy that she severed his head from the trunk. This, done, she fell to the ground in a fainting fit, just as the peasant returned with aid, whose horror and consternation may be imagined on discovering his infant dead and weltering in its blood, the body of a decapitated man extended on the floor, and his unfortuna!e wife in a swoon, with the robbers head at her feet.
The Sun. — 1846-05-22 (London, England)

HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN SPAIN. BATONN; MAY 15.—One of those rugged and solitary valleys, formed by the spurs of the Navarrese Pyrenees, has just been the scene of a shocking tragedy, which, if possible, excited increased horror in the neighbourhood, from the fact of its having occurred within a short distance of the spot where the famous Christino Guriello Elorrio was assassinated only a few days ago. A fortnight has not yet elapsed since a woman entered an isolated house, situated in the above locality, and begged its inmates, consisting of a peasant, his wife, and their infant, to give her shelter for the night. No sooner was the prayer made than it was granted with that hospitality for which the inhabitants of northern Spain are proverbial, and the stranger sat down to rock the baby's cradle whilst the patrona lit a candle for the purpose of preparing supper. She and her husband then observed that the new corner, whose rough voice had previously excited their attention, had a very masculine aspect, and they were not long in finding out that a man, disguised as a female, was beneath the roof. One rapid glance exchanged between the dismayed Couple sufficed to show that each had made this alarming discovery at the same time, and the peasant, under pretext of looking after some pigs, went out to seek the assistance of his nearest neighbours. No sooner was he gone than the pretended woman, assuming a ferecious aspect, approached his trembling companion, who precipitately shut herself up in an adjoining room. The robber, for such he was, tried to burst open the door, but, finding it resisted all his attempts, desisted, threatening that if a sum of money received the day before by the peasant for some maize was not immediately given up, he would kill the child which was sleeping near the miscreant. The poor women, half dead with fright, and not imagining that such a threat could be put into execution, relined to leave her place of refuge, and in a minute afterwards the screams of the little innocent and its subsequent silence, sudden and profound, told its agonised mother that the monster had murdered it. This deed of blood consummated, the wretch strove to break through the mud wall separating him from his other victim, and in a short time he made an orifice sufficiently large to admit his head and shoulders, through which he strove to make his way; but the peasant's wife, rendered desperate by the death of her child and her own danger, caught hold of a sickle, and seizing the assailant by his hair, hacked at his neck with such energy that she severed his head from the wink. This done, she fell to the ground in a fainting fit, just as the peasant returned with aid, whose horror and consternation may its blood, en i discovering his infant dead and weltering n, blood, the body of a decapitated man extended on the floor, and his unfortunate wife in a swoon, with the robbers head at her feet.
The Sun. — 1846-04-10 (London, England)

ASSASSINATION OF A MAYOR  BT A YOUNG WOMAN. COURT OF ASSIZES OF CORSICA, MARCH 23. The following trial reveals a curious state of affairs in the island of Corsica, where for the last six years a species of civil war has raged, in which one party has succeeded in exterminating the other, killing successively all the males of two families, without the civil power having been able energetically to correct such a state of disorder. The fathers and brothers being all slain, the murderers have with impunity threatened to violate the women, to cut off theirbreeasae breasts, and have been obligedandafterwardsto to put them to death ; even the females arm themselves inivmnsaerlrvaetse of the events theirowendnets which had led tofenceThefollowingis a short this state of things : islaTnhde f communecorsioa, noafd Sfaonrt ma aLn yu ayn a rdsi beenT al 1 adni void eidn inthtoe two factions ; on the one side were the Quilichinis and the I'olis, on the other the Giacomonis and Santa Lucias. Numbers having fallen on both sides by the dagger and musket, the two parties became weary of the mutual slaughter, and in 1834 a peace was patched up ; for six years they refrained from hostilities. In 1840 two marriages were contracted by Pierre Poli and Jacques Quilichini, which excited a feeling of enmity in the Santa Lucias, who had wished to marry these young men into their own family, and they conceived and executed the frightful project of assassinating Poli and Quilichini on the day of their marriage. These two horrible crimes, committed in open day, with no provocation, were the signal for the breaking out of the second war. The assassins fled to Sardinia, but were pursued and arrested ; two of them, the Abhi Santa Lucia and Giudice Giacomoni were brought to trial. The priest was found guilty, and condemned to ten years' imprisonment ; the other was acquitted. On the news of the condemnation of the priest, his relatives commenced a series of crimes almost unparalleled for barbarity and persevering cruelty. One individual, who had given evidence against the Abb6 Santa Lucia, was seized by these bandits in the fields ; they bound him to a tree, put out his eyes, cut out his tongue, stabbed him in various parts of the body, and left him in this state, exclaiming, " That was the Corsican way of treating false witnesses." No fewer than six other parsons who had given evidence, perished beneath the knife of the assassins, or pierced by the shot from their guns. Procla. mations were affixrd to the walls of the church of Sarteae, prohibitin - under pain of death, the least help being given t milies of the enemies to these bandits.  The males of the opposing factions had thus been all sacrificed to the vengeance of they Santa Lucia party, with the exception of une, a surgeon at Ajaccio. also was, a few months ago, shot by Santa Lucia, at the door of his own house. The &swan, in makiug his
The Sun. — 1846-10-14 (London, England)

THE ALLEGED MURDER IN SPITALFIELDS.—Ann Linner, alias Nance Ruffey, who had been remanded from last Monday upon a charge of stabbing a young Irishman, named Daniel Crawley, was placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton for re-examination, charged now with wilful murder, the man having died last Saturday in the London Hospital. The deceased, it may be remembered, stated in his dying deposition that, about one o'clock iu the morning of Sunday se'nnight, he went into the prisoner's shop, in Spitalfields, to purchase some cooked meat, which was cut for him by an Irishman, a stranger to him, who was then with the prisoner. The latter told him the price of the meat was 2id., and he said he had not enough by a farthing, but he would call as he passed by and pay the farthing. The prisoner, however, took the knife rrom the Irishman and thrust it into him, saying, "Take that you -." He declared that he had not uttered a word more to provoke her. Sergeant King now informed the magistrate that he had cot the Irishman spoken of by the deceased, and another man also present as witne.;ses, but he was sorry to say that they were under the influence of liquor. George Brown, who seemed half stupfieti with drink, was tin n examined. He said he knew the prisoner, but could not now tell the name of the street in which she lived. On the Saturday evening before last he went into the shop between the hours of seven and eight, to get something to eat, and he remained about the r-hop until about half-past one. He was standing behind the counter with the prisoner, when the man now dead came in and ordered a quarter of a pound of meat, which the prisoner asked witness to cut for him. He accordingly cat and weighed it, and the prisoner said the price of it was 2.4 d. The deceased put only 2d. into the hand of the witness, who placed the money on the counter, but the prisoner said that was not the price. The deceased said t‘s witness, " It's all right, is it not ?" and leaning upon the counter endeavoured to persuade the prisoner that he had paid for it. She said that he had not, and should not have it till he paid 2id. ; and putting her hand towards his face, called him a blackguard, and told him to be off, and that she did not want his custom. She afterwards took up the carving knife now produced, and cut a bit of the meat off, telling witness that he had cut too much, and he then saw her strike the deceased with the carving knife, saying, at the same time, " There's the ha'porth for you." The deceased clapped his hand to his breast, and the witness then saw the blood gush out between his fingers.  In cross-examination he said that the deceased did use abusive language to the prisoner. The magistrate was informed that the surgeons were that day making their post mortem examination preparatory to the inquest being held, and he remanded the prisoner for a week.