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The Sun. — 1848-02-04 (London, England)

MURDER OF TWO CHILDREN IN ST. LUKE'S.  The trial of Harriet Parker (continued from our  Afternoon Edition). Mr. Thomas Mallet, the clvief clerk at the Clerkenwell Police-court, proved that when the depositions wore real over to the prisoner, on the Bth of January, she made a statement to the magistrate which was afterwards "'reduced to writing. The statement was then read. It was simply a detailed account of what occurred from the time Blake came to tea till she missed him from the Duke of Bedford public-house. George Maddox, a police constable, stated that after she made this statement she told him that she watched the children on the night of the murder for a long time, and fancied they would never go to sleep. At length, however, they did close their eyes, and putting out the candle, she sprang upon the bed and seized the female child by the throat, when she felt that if there had been a thousand children she could have murdered them ; but she showed them no mercy, and she did not want any mercy shown to her. Mr. Frederick Wright, a surgeon, deposed to being called in on the morning of the lst of January, about four o'clock, to examine the bodies of the two children. He found marks of violence on their faces, and, upon a post mortem examination, he discovered that death had been caused by forcibly holding the nose and mouth, so as to prevent breathing. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. CLARKSON then addressed the jury for the defence, entreating thein, before they returned their verdict, to take into their serious consideration the frency and madness which the cruel conduct of the witness Blake had produced upon the mind of the prisoner on the night of the murder. It was extremely doubtful whether the prisoner was in her right senses when she committed the dreadful act, and although it was beyond the scope of human evidence to prove putative insanity in a case like this, the jury, he was sure, would not disregard the tantalising brutality she had been subjected to by her paramour Blake. No evidence, however, could more strongly prove an unsound state of intellect, could more strongly illustrate an instance of momentary insanity, than that they had already heard, and as they were just as competent to decide whether the prisoner was of sound mind when she murdered the children as the most experienced medical men, the ends of justice would not be accomplished if they overlooked the proofs of insanity with which the case for the prosecution so much abounded.  Mr. Baron ALDERSON having summed up at great  length, The jury, after a few minutes' consultation, returned a verdict of Guilty, with a strong recommendation to the mercy of the Court on the ground that the prisoner had received deep provocation. Mr. Baron ALDERSON then passed sentence of death upon the prisoner in the usual form, promising that the recommendation of the jury should be transmitted to the proper quarter, but holding out no hope that it would be entertained. The prisoner wail removed from the dock in a fainting state.
The Sun. — 1848-10-31 (London, England)

FOREIGN.-This afternoon a public sale of 216 lehds Kaffirs again threaten the peace of the colony. Th • '•• •' ' e ° 75'" • The Vern e Honiton bank-notes, deposit notes, &c., wer -, rto Rico Su ar went off flatl •at 40 Frontier Times sa s the are w n ' they even violate the law of nations and the and 160 brls Po g y sto . y y a denng over the colonY Os. 10d. The amount of assets, according to the new IttISCIILLANEOUS. Sheerness fr privileges of foreign flags. The Austrian Consul, 42s fur good and fine; a part only found buyers. in great numbers, committing depredations under the estimate, would therefore be- d • balsa" of acgoo on Dividend Amount Sunday, at ] -wishing to secure his fellow subjects against the MoeessEs.-Holders of West India evince firmness, nose of tha military. The lingoes are in a state of counts, 31,9314 "s. 11d. Doubtful, at ss. in the pound/. Name of Company. per of red. Pecs. the Afilcan 1 effects of Russian occupation, presented a note to the and insist upon full rates; a fair amount of business has complete insubordination, and the Kaffir thieves are 0 54-/ 8 2d G d issory -, i . s. . oo on prorn notes, 5,75 1 A naurn. Share. are to be clet also been concluded at 14s to 18s for low to fine. Of murdering the farmers. The cause of this state of dis- in - reigning Prince, who insolently replied to him, that Doubtful at ss. in the 'pound, 905/. 7s. 4d. Amount g being docked .c. s. d. X. c 1. Cuba 200 pns have been disposed of at 16s per cwt. In order is sufficiently intelligilible. " Four regiments 10 was assumed r the bad Moldavia could at present do without an Austrian 41,034/. 18S. sd. Nothing foist 1t to Australian Agriculturl - 100 11 130 0 0 - off. When i Bengal Treacle a good business has been concluded at have been sent home, and ene of those remaining is to debta ; they were considered to be irrecovera y os Angle-Mexican Mint.. 11. 41. 10 0 0 10 0 0 Consul. M. Eisenbach, on receiving that reply veyor of the 153 to 15s 6d per cwt, and a less quantity is on offer. follow. All the levies have been disbanded !"-Uniled . •Cl- Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 immediately struck his flag and forwarded a re ri the e,etate. had obtained any in- Canada ............. Gt. per cent. we o e 32 II 0 - conjunction I _ Po The stock of Molasses is still much less than last year, Service Gazette. alre cox asked if the' assignees , 82 on the subject to Vienna.' At Bucharest, on the Mr Latimer, in whose citu ppßroCnadn,ada. Bonds 351; rer eceennti . Le. survey and t( whilst arrivals are materially lower. formsaion from Mr. Woolmcr, or • - _ contrary, the Consul of Austria, having shame-
The Sun. — 1848-02-07 (London, England)

THAMES. On Saturday, Michael Haggerty, an Irish coalwhipper, who stands charged with attempting to murder Ellen Cahill, an unfortunate woman, on whom he inflicted 22 wounds with a knife, was brought before Mr. Ballantine for final examination, when the victim of his savage attack attended for the first time to give evidence. She was led into court, and appeared to be in a very weakly condition. The wretched creature, having been accommodated with a seat, gave her evidence, in a very low tone, to the following effect : " On Friday night, the 28th of January, l met with the prisoner at the Lord Lovat beer-shop, in Ratcliffehighway. A young woman named Lyons was with me. The prisoner said he wanted to speak to me outside, and after I had asked Lyons if I should go out and speak to him, she prevailed on me to do so, and the prisoner asked me to accompany him to the Duke of York public-house, in High-street, Shadwell, where we had some liquor. We afterwards proceeded to the Paviours' Arma, and obtained some beer and rum. About twelve o'clock at night the prisoner went home with me to my lodgings, in St. George'scourt, Bluegate-fields, and we went to bed together. During the night he asked me several times if I was asleep. From some unaccountable cause or other, I could not sleep, and I told the prisoner I was awake. He was also very restless, and asked me repeatedly the reason why I did not go to sleep ? The prisoner at lest fell asleep about five o'clock in the morning, and awoke about two hours afterwards, and again demanded of me whether I was asleep or not. I told him I was not, and that I was about to get ;up and wash a frock, as it was Saturday. He went to sleep again for about two hours, and I told him that his friend, Mrs. Lyons, who was in the room above, was getting up, and that I was getting up too. The prisoner said 'To-day is Saturday, 15 it not ?' and I told him, it was. He said I have something to settle with you, and I mean to cook yourcom goose Am a Saturday ; now for it, and directly knife an commenced drew it across Murder,' and strusgtglelekdinwg ulh at nh de t ahtrtoeamt pwt ei dt h tao my throat. I called out take the knife from him, a it fingers. My throat was nd Ile cut my hands and both deluged with blood. (a"g' and we were e: with to call out thfe knife as hard Murder,' and he thrust at m as he was able. I told him I would he would only leave off stiel,:ing me witivtehehk.mnifeif but he continued cutting and, slashing away at me in, different parts of my body,. and I became exhausted from loss of blood, and fell ,3n my face on the bed and fainted away. I had no fe fling afterwards for some time, and when I came t 3 myself I was still in a gore of blood, and sere t‘med out Murder' :again. The prisoner said, Wha f„, not dead yet 1 I'll finish you,' and recommenced 'stabbing me with the knife. I called out for Catherir, e Hall, the mistress of the house, to come down, ar id told the prisoner I should complain to the Pol'a ;e. Mrs. Hall came to my
The Sun. — 1848-10-25 (London, England)

ITALY.  RUMOURED INSURRECTION IN  MILAN.  The Constituzionale Subilpino of the 20th states that a courier had arrived at Alessandria on the lath, from Milan, bringing intelligence that an insurrection had broken out at Milan on the 18th, occasioned 1:13 the tyranny of RADETZLY, who, alarmed at the differences which had broken out in his army between the Hungarians and Croats, and fearing lest the former should join the Italians, had undermined several of the finest palaces, and declared his determination to blow them up in the event of an erneute. He was preparing to undermine the Cathedra;, which so excited the :Milanese that they became furious, and exclaimed against the workmen and the soldiers who wished to defend them ; words led to blows, and the soldiery were massacred. The town flew to arms. At the last moment the tocsin was sounding, and the confusion was indescribable.  The Austrians have, it is said, evacuated Rovigo. The Milan Gazette of Oct. 18 publishes the text of the capitulation of the fortress of Osopo, signed by the Commander of the besieging troops and the Governor of the fortress.  The Opinione of Turin publishes the folio wing order of the day by Marshal RADETZUr, dated headquarters at Milan, October 12 :  " Soldiers ! or rather, my children ! for you have oft( n called me your father, scenes of blood have been passing at Vienna. They have for their origin the discord which divides our beloved country. llie Minister of War, Count Latour, General of Artillery, our old and brave comrade, has been murdered by a band of people in a mad fury, but the Emperor and his family are enjoying a satisfactory state of health, surrounded by fsithful troops. Soldiers! Du not suffer yourselves to be misled by false and lying reports. Continue steadily to follow the pathyou have hitherto followed. I will never conceal the truth from you. Be firm in your fidelity to the Emperor, and in your love to the country which is equally dear to us ull. Reject with indignation whoever may attempt to make you violate your oaths, you, the conquerors in so many battles. Your brilliant deeds have filled the whole world with admiration. Kings and people have addressed to me written testimonials of this. I have made myself the guarantee of your fidelity and your valour, and I feel that yoi will never belie me. Companions in arms of my old age ! We live in times of difficulty, but the throne of the Emperor and our country shall only gather from them the greater glory. Never forget that we are children alone of the same fatherland, and that they are seditious men alone who wish to break the bonds which have united ns for ages. My confidence in you is full and complete. I remain at your head calmly waiting for the future, for we have not yet forgotten how to wage war and gain battles. Long live the Emperor! Our country for ever. " RADETSICY, Field-Marsbal."  The Borsenhalle of the 20th says, there is a report that peace between Austria and Sardinia is nearly concluded ; but that the Lombardians hare not accepted the armistice accorded them by the
The Sun. — 1848-10-25 (London, England)

ITALY.  RUMOURED INSURRECTION IN  MILAN.  The Constituzionale Subdpino of the 20th states that a courier had arrived at Alessandria on the 19th, from Milan, bringing intelligence that an insurrection had broken out at Milan on the 18th, occasioned by the tyranny of RADETZKY, who, alarmed at the differ. ences which had broken out in his army between the Hungarians and Croats, and fearing lest the former should join the Italians, had undermined several of the finest palaces, and declared his determination to blow them up in the event of an emeute. He was preparing to undermine the Cathedral, which so excited the Milanese that they became furious, and exclaimed against the workmen and the soldiers who wished to defend them ; words led to blows, and the soldiers were massacred. The town flew to arms. At the last moment the tocsin was sounding, and the confusion was indescribable.  The Austrians have, it is said, evacuated Rovigo. The Milan Gazette of Oct. 18 publishes the text of the capitulation of the fortress of Osopo, signed by the Commander of the besieging troops and the Governor of the fortress.  The Opinion of Turin publishes the follo wing order of the day by Marshal RADETZKY, dated headquarters at Milan, October 12 : " Soldiers ! or rather, my children ! for you have often called me your father, scenes of blood have been passing at Vienna. They have for their origin the discord which divides our beloved country. The Minister of War, Count Latour, General of Artillery, our old and brave comrade, has been murdered by a band of people in a mad fury, but the Emperor and his family are enjoying a satisfactory state of health, surrounded by faithful troops. Soldiers ! Do not suffer yourselves to be misled by false and lying reports. Continue steadily to follow the path you have hitherto followed. I will never conceal the truth from you. Be firm in your fidelity to the Emperor, and in your love to the country which is equally dear to us ull. Reject with indignation whoever may attempt to make you violate your oaths, you, the conquerors in so many battles. Your brilliant deeds have filled the whole world with admiration. Kings and people have addresSed to me written testimonials of this. I have made myself the guarantee of your fidelity and your valour, and I feel that you will never belie me. Companions in arms of my old age I We live in times of difficulty, but the throne of the Emperor and our country shall only gather from them the greater glory. Never forget that we are children alone of the same fatherland, and that they are seditious men alone who wish to break the bonds which have united us for ages. My confidence in you is full and complete. I remain at your head calmly waiting for the future, for we have not yet forgotten how to wage war and gain battles. Long live the Emperor! Our country for ever.  RADETSWT, Field-Marshal."  The Byrsenhalle of the 20th says, there is a report that peace between Austria and Sardinia is nearly concladed ; but that the Lombardians hate not accepted the armistice accorded them by the
The Sun. — 1848-10-25 (London, England)

ITALY.  RUMOURED INSURRECTION IN MILAN.  The Constituzionale Sub,lpino of the 20th states that a courier had arrived at Alessandria on the 19th, from Milan, bringing intelligence that an insurrection had broken out at Milan on the 18th, occasioned by the tyranny of RADETZILY, who, alarmed at the differences which had broken out in his army between the Hungarians and Croats, and fearing lest the former should juin the Italians, had undermined several of the finest palaces, and declared his determination to blow them up in the event of an imeute. He was preparing to undermine the Cathedral, which so excited the Milanese that they became furious, and exclaimed against the workmen and the soldiers who wished to defend them ; words led to blows, and the soldiers were massacred. The town flew to arms. At the last moment the tocsin was sounding, and the confusion was indescribable.  The Austrians have, it is said, evacuated Rovigo. The Milan Gazette of Oct. 18 publishes the text of the capitulation of the fortress of Osopo, signed by the Commander of the besieging troops and the Governor of the fortress.  The Opinion of Turin publishes the folio wing order of the day by Marshal RADETZKY, dated headquarters at Milan, October 12 :  " Soldiers ! or rather, my children ! for you have often called me your father, scenes of blood have been passing at Vienna. They have for their origin the discord which divides our beloved country. The Minister of War, Count Latour, General of Artillery, our old and brave comrade, has been murdered by a band of people in a mad fury, hut the Emperor and his family are enjoying a satisfactory state of health, surrounded by faithful troops. Soldiers! Do not suffer yourselves to be misled by false and lying reports. Continue steadily to follow the pathyou have hitherto followed. I will never conceal the truth from you. Be firm in your fidelity to the Emperor, and in your love to the country which is equally dear to us ull. Reject with indignation whoever may attempt to make you violate your oaths, you, the conquerors in so many battles. Your brilliant deeds have filled the whole world with admiration. Kings and people have addressed to me written testimonials of this. I have made myself the guarantee of your fidelity and your valour, and I feel that you will never belie me. Companions in arms of my old age 1 We live in times of difficulty, but the throne of the Emperor and our country shall only gather from them the greater glory. Never forget that we are children alone of the same fatherland, and that they are seditious men alone who wish to break the bonds which have united us for ages. My confidence in you is full and complete. I remain at your head calmly waiting for the future, for we have not yet forgotten how to wage war and gain battles. Long live the Emperor! Our country for ever. " RADETSNY, Field-Marshal."  The Barsenhalle of the 20th says, there is a report that peace between Austria and Sardinia is nearly lAJC, Al nua •ilaVe
The Sun. — 1848-01-01 (London, England)

SET.. MOUE, from the fact that M'CABE, who was then on trial along with REID, had on the former occasion been examined as a witness against him. This was one of the unfortunate results that attended the departure from the usual course, by not only prosecuting a person who had given evidence on behalf of the Crown, but doing so before the very same jury who were empannelled to decide upon the guilt or innocence of the man against whom he had then sworn. A jury are certainly bound to return their verdict solely on the evidence adduced on the present trial, and to dismiss from their minds everything they may have previously heard with respect to the transaction. But is this always possible ? Is it practically the case ? Many of those acting as jurors on the recent trial had probably been in court, and heard 3/14CAnE's testimony on the former occasion. It was most likely that there was not a single one of them who had not read a full report of the case which had excited such thrilling interest throughout the entire country. Every one was well aware that nasals had sworn that REID was the man who had opened the door to him when he knocked at Mr. Waanu's house. If this was true REID was certainly guilty. No possible state of facts was consistent. with his innocence, but the guilt of th 9 other prisoner, and that his whole story was a fiction. Mr. SEYMOUR fully recognised this necessity, and he would have ill discharged his professional duty had he shrunk from the responsibility which was imposed upon him. Had he abandoned the former line of defence, had he been silent as to the guilt of M'CABE it would have led to an irresistible inference that the charge against his own client was well founded. Was he, then, to blame therefore ? Certainly not. lf any one could justly be censured it was the counsel for the prosecution, who, by placing the parties on their trial at the same time, and before the same jury, rendered such a course essential to the safety of his client. It should also be borne in mind that Mr. SEYMOUR, in the course of his very talented and able speech—a speech which, we are informed, made a very strong impression on his auditory—made no statements of his own belief of his client's innocence, he commented strongly, and most efficiently, on the evidence before the Court ; but he made no adjuration—he called not GOD to witness the injustice of the accusation. We venture to say, that on a fair consideration of the facts of the case, on weighing every point maturely, no person can justly reproach Mr. SEYMOUR for the course he adopted on the trial, and which was, in fact, the only one he could pursue. His subsequent conduct was in the highest degree praiseworthy. Immediately after sentence had been passed, and the prisoners had been removed from the dock, REID confessed his own guilt, and for the first time stated that his companion was in no way whatever connected with the murder. He then also stated the several details of the melancholy affair, and ex• plained every circumstance that bore most strongly against M'
The Sun. — 1848-04-22 (London, England)

DAVIS." The following are the inclosures alluded to : " Canton, December 7, 1847. " Sir,—Referring to my dispatches of yesterdays date, I have to report to your Excellency that towards evenirg I received information that a report was spread among the Chinese that the six young men therein alluded to had been murdered by the villagers of Hwang- chu-ke. 1 have heard several versions of this atrocious act, all of which agree in the fact that soon after our countrymen had lauded near the village just mentioned, they were surrounded and attacked by the inhabitants, in consequence of which an affray ensued, in which two of our people were killed. The remaining four, who had no arms of defence, save, perhaps, a cane, fled, but were hotly pursued by the villagers through several places, and at last overtaken at a place called Ilang-kaou, where the combat was renewed, and here it seems the fugitives were overpowered by numbers, captured, and put to death on the following morning. This report could not but cause a great deal of excitement among the foreign population of Canton ; and some among the British residents, impatient at the slow proceedings of the Chinese authorities, and the suspense in which they were kept for want of official information regarding the fate of our young countrymen, had resolved to proceed to the spot and act for themselves. Asithis would be interfering with the duties of the magistrates, who had already been dispatched to the village by the Imperial High Commissioner, with orders to investigate the matter, I thought it right to warn the British residents not to adopt such a course, in a notice, of which I have the , honour of inclosing a copy. "In order to obtain early and positive information upon a subject which absorbed all other considerations in the minds of our countrymen, I instructed Mr. Vice-Consul Elmslie to proceed to the village at an early hour, there to meet the magistrate, to urge him to greater activity, and, above all, to obtain a clue to what had become of our missing countrymen. From that gentleman's report, of which I enclose a copy, your Excellency will observe that no progre's had been made in the matter for the last twenty-four hours, and that the affair is still involved in the same mystery as before. Under these circumstances I have again addressed the Imperial High Commissioner, complaining of the apparent want of energy in the proceedings of the local authorities, and hope to be able to inform you of the result of my application in my next dispatch. I inclose in the meantime a copy of that high officer's communication, which he sent me in answer to my first report of the unfortunate occurrence, from which it is manifest he lost not a moment in giving the necessary orders for its prompt investigation. " I shall be expecting your Excellency's instructions how I am further to proceed in this melancholy affair; and as Ido not wish to detain the extra boat which I have hired for the conveyance of this dispatch, I have only time to add that " I have, &c., (Signed) "