Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1862-06-04 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SENSATION " SCRIBBLING.  Call a spade a spade, is a good old English proverb. Call a spade an implement of husbandry, an instrument employed for turning up the soil, this is what one learns from the slang of penny-a-liners. For instance, see how finely they have written of the "late tragedy at Manchester." Why could they not speak plainly, and without disguise, say murder? Tragedy indeed ! One would think from such a heading, it was some dramatic news which they had to relate, and one naturally looked for some account of Monsieur Fechter, or perhaps a high-flown criticism setting forth the wondrous merits of such eminent tragedians as Mr. Brooke or Mr. Kean. "Oh, yes, dear, much better: I enjoy my murders," was the reply of an old lady who loved reading in the papers all the details which were furnished ot all interesting crimes. And surely it must he for such old ladies only that we riee recorded such particulars as these • '• The Kimono's were edicd to the dock at half-miat tee. The male prisoner stood on the left facing the bench ; his wite on the right side. They both appeared cool and collected. 'the male prisoder is of a brownish complexion, and a close examination of his face, his restless eye and compressed lips, gave indications of considerable emotion, which he appeared to be struggling to repress. The female prisoner was pale, but the study of her face gave less indication of tmling than was traceable in her husband's. Her heart scented to heat violently for a moment. Tho finale prisoner wore a black revet hat with feather, and a lace fill, a head collar, brown mantle, and black kid gloves. After standing for a moment or two side by side, tit? mole prisoner spoke to his wife in a whisper, tel she then sit down on a seat in the dock. Wee or twice in the conrse of the examina:ion lie spoke to her, holilio2 at the ti-ne a paper in his hand, and he appeared as thought he was consulting her upon is contents."  To details such as these we think there should be added a strictly accurate account of how often in the day the prisoners blew their noses, and whether when they did so they used white cambric handkerchiefs, Or whether they used silk. The only phrase with which we feel no wish to quarrel is the term "male prisoner," and that of "female prisoner." These words seem to indicate that creatures who da murder cease thereby to be human, and are no longer worthy to be viewed as men, and women. This perhaps may act as a deterrent from the crime, and therefore we commend such penny-a •liner phraseology; but the description of the dress and the demeanour of the prisoner is worthy of the ..Voirgate !Wender rather than the Times.  Again, we read in this to us disgusting, bat to some no doubt intensely interesting case—  " While giving his evidence the witness was at times. affected to teals."  If the writer had said "cried," he would quite as truthfully have described the fact. But affected to tears" is a nicely touching phrase, and one that ladies who delight to read of murders must take pleasure in. Well, tastes differ, that we know; but for our part, if we had to write about a murderer we should try to use the plainest, coarsest English we could think of, and not weaken the effect of an appalling crime by speaking of it in the language of a three volume romance.