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The Sun. — 1855-10-04 (London, England)

THE BALTIC.  The writer of a letter from Seskar, bearing date Sept. 23, states that he had a very interesting conversation a few days since with a Swedish gentleman of high family connexions, and holding an important public office. He said, " What do we (northern nations) rare for Russian preponderance in the south ; it is her preponderance in the north that hangs over us like a nightmare, and if the Allies do not beat Russia in the north as they have done in the south, the Baltic will be a Russian lake, and Sweden and Denmark will be absorbed. If the Allia3 would guarantee Finland and the Aland Isles to the Swedes, and enter into treaties to this effect, and maintain the integrity of Sweden and Denmark, we would cheerfully join them ; nay, we should be rejoiced and glory in the alliance, and with our flotilla of gun-boats, and 60,000 troops, besides the Danish forces, Russia would soon bite the dust." Now this appears to be common sense ; but for the Danes or Swedes to come without this guarantee would be murder. If we deserted them they would be at the mercy of the Northern bear.  Count Bernstorff and Count Hatzfeld, Prussian Ambassadors to the Courts of London and Paris, have arrived at Coblenz, summoned, it is said, by the King of Prussia, in order to inform him verbally of the actual state of affairs, and the present intentions of the Cabinets of Paris and London. It is rumoured that the French and British Ambassadors to Foreign Courts have received from their respective Cabinets a circular respecting the present political position of the Allies since the taking of Sebastopol.  A letter from Brazil states that two Greek merchants of that town went mad on learning the fall of Sebastopol, and that another at Bucharest was struck with apoplexy for the same reason. The same letter states that three Greek and one Swedish vessel have foundered at the mouth of Sulina, and rendered the passage still more difficult ; there being now no more than one fathom of water over the bar.  The Madrid journals of the 28th ult. announce that the Duke de la Victoria had been to the Escurial to pay a visit to the Queen. Some of them pretend that the object of his visit was to offer his resignation, but those which speak in the name of the government say that it was only to congratulate her Majesty on her recovery.  A letter from Vienna, of the 29th ult., says : " The Austrian ambassador in London, Count Colloredo, has arrived here from his country seat, and will probably return in a week to his post. Prince Anatole Demidoff, attache to the Russian embassy, is to leave Vienna on account of ill health, and go to Naples.  The King of Prussia was expected at Stuttgard on the 2d, on a visit to the King of Wurtemberg.  A letter from Berlin states that the Bank intends this week raising its rate of discount from 4 to 5 per cent.  The Wallachian Government has prohibited to the end of the year the exportation of tallow and of oxen.  The Count de Chambord is at present on a visit to his mother, the Duchess de Berry, at the chateau of Bronsee, in Styria.
The Sun. — 1855-10-04 (London, England)

THE BALTIC.  The writer of a letter from Seskar, bearing date Sept. 23, states that he had a very interesting conversation a few days since with a Swedish gentleman of high family connexions, and holding an important public office. He said, " What do we (northern nations) care for Russian preponderance in the south ; it is her preponderance in the north that hangs over us like a nightmare, and if the Allies do not beat Russia in the north as they have done in the south, the Baltic will be a Russian lake, and Sweden and Denmark will be absorbed. If the Allies would guarantee Finland and the Aland Isles to the Swedes, and enter into treaties to this effect, and maintain the integrity of Sweden and Denmark, we would cheerfully join them ; nay, we should be rejoiced and glory in the alliance, and with our flotilla of gun-boats, and 60,000 troops, besides the Danish forces, Russia would soon bite the dust." Now this appears to be common sense ; but for the Danes or Swedes to come without this guarantee would be murder. If we deserted them they would be at the mercy of the Northern bear.  Count Bernstorff and Count Hatzfeld, Prussian Ambassadors to the Courts of London and Paris, have arrived at Coblenz, summoned, it is said, by the King of Prussia, in order to inform him verbally of the actual state of affairs, and the present intentions of the Cabinets of Paris and London. It is rumoured that the French and British Ambassadors to Foreign Courts have received from their respective Cabinets a circular respecting the present political position of the Allies since the taking of Sebastopol.  A letter from Brazil states that two Greek merchants of that town went mad on learning the fall of Sebastopol, and that another at Bucharest was struck with apoplexy for the same reason. The same letter states that three Greek and one Swedirh vessel have foundered at the mouth of Sulina, and rendered the passage still more difficult ; there being now no more than one fathom of water over the bar.  The Madrid journals of the 28th ult. announce that the Duke de la Victoria had been to the Escurial to pay a visit to the Queen. Some of them pretend that the object of his visit was to offer his resignation, but those which speak in the name of the government say that it was only to congratulate her Majesty on her recovery.  A letter from Vienna, of the 29th ult., says : " The Austrian ambassador in London, Count Colloredo, has arrived here from his country seat, and will probably return in a week to his post. Prince Anatole Demidoff, attache to the Russian embassy, is to leave Vienna on account of ill health, and go to Naples.  The King of Prussia was expected at Stuttgard on the 2d, on a visit to the King of Wurtemberg.  A letter from Berlin states that the Bank intends this week raising its rate of discount from 42 to 5 per cent.  The Wallachian Government has prohibited to the end of the year the exportation of tallow and of oxen.  The Count de Chambord is at present on a visit to his mother, the Duchess de Berry, at the chateau of Bronsee, in Styria.
The Sun. — 1855-09-18 (London, England)

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.  Mrs. Jane Meld ru in or Roberts6n, hotel keepor, Glasgow. • George Robertson, bolt and rivet manufacturer, Glasgow.. John MrKenzie, cattle-dealer, Ancheninnes.  110.14UBLE MURDER OF d WIFE BY  .EJER _HUSBAND.  This morning, about half-past seven o'clock, the r eighbout...mod of Artillery-lane, Bishopsgate-street, was painfully excited by the report of a murder, committed by a - ,;can named Lordon, on his wife, residing at ParliamentL: court, Artillery-lane, which, on inquiry, Was unfortunately found to be true. The deceased and her husband (who is in custody) were both persons of dissolute and drunken habits, and from their constant quarrelling continually annoying the peaceable inhabitants of the neighbourhood. The deceased formerly kept a fruit stall at the corner of the Ufa-.lion-house, but in consequence of the impropriety • of her conduct had to be removed. After tile committal of the horrid deed the prisoner gave himself up to one of the Metropolitan policemen,  and was conveyed by him to the station-house, where he made a statement of his guilt to Sergeant Merritt, who was then on duty. The prisoner was detained whilst Sergeant Merritt proceeded to the house indicated by the prisoner, whore on entering the room occupied by the wretched couple he found the deceased suffering from several severe wounds in the neck. Deceased was 50 years of age. Medical assistance was immediately sent fir, and Mr. Shaw, surgeon, of Bishopsgate-street, promptly attended, and on examining her pronounced her to be dead.  The police immediately took possession of the room, and in a hurried search made by them the knife with which the horrid deed was committed was found covered with blood.  The murderer is the deceased's second husband. He is a Spitalfields weaver by trade, but has latterly worked in the docks. There are several children, but all of an age to maintain themselves.  Rumour assigns thelause of the murder to jealousy, the deceased having attended an Irish wake or party last night contrary to the wish and desire of her husband.  daughter (the deceased) in the room about half-past nine o'clock at the raffle, which was got up for her assistance, but she received none of the money, amounting to 195., contributed to the raffle. Prisoner came in about ten o'olock, before the raffia was over, three parts drunk. His daughter afterwards came in, and he aimed a blow at her. Witness's son interfered, and the child left. She could not say if the deceased was intoxicated ; she and the prisoner appeared then comfortable towards each other ; she left them at the beer-shop abo'it 11 o'clock. Kingstone came in with the prisoner, and was very drunk, worse than the prisoner; they were not quarrelling. Kingstone is a weaver, and she believed him to be a friend of the prisoner.  Police-constable 13 said that when he searched the prisoner he saw much blood on his fingers and hand. The prisoner, who had a downcast, stolid appearance, declined questioning the witnesses. The prisoner was remanded till this day week. The inquest on the body will be held to-morrow morning, at the Court-house, Spitalfields.
The Sun. — 1856-10-28 (London, England)

THE MURDEROUS ATTACK IN PARLIAMENT-STREET.  EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER AT BOWSTREET (THIS DAY).  This morning Robert Marley, alias Jenkins, was placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine, on remand, charged with violently assaulting Richd. Cope, an assistaut to Mr. Berry, 52, Parliament-street.  The prisoner entered the court in a careless jaunty manner, and appeared to treat the matter very lightly. Inspector Bostock produced a warrant from the house surgeon of Westminster Hospital, dated this morning, which stated that Richard Cope was an inmate of the hospital, suffering from fracture of the skull, and was unable to attend.  The Magistrate said he thought it would be better, as the injared man was not in attendance, to remand the case until this day week. But it there was any fresh evidence that it was material he should hear he was ready to do so.  Inspector Bostock said he had a great number of fresh witnesses present, and he wished that the evidence of some of them should be taken, as it might be difficult for him to keep them together. Some of the witnesses resided in the country.  The Magistrate said he was ready to hear any of the witnesses in attendance.  The first witness called was  Mr. James Tickling, a grocer residing near King'scross, who stated that last Monday evening week he was walking up Parliament-street at 9.30, and his attention was drawn to the shop of Mr. Berry in that street. There were several persons round the door, which was partly open. He saw a man inside the shop in the act of striking a blow. In a short time after the man came out with a cigar in his mouth and carrying a parcel. He pulled the door to after him, but he bad not proceeded far when the door flew open, from what cause he could not say, and he (witness) then saw a man lying on the floor bleeding from a wound on the head. He (witness) then proceeded after the man he bad seen walk away, and overtook him as he was turning down Cannon-row. As Soon as the prisoner saw he was pursued he began to run, and passed through a court in Bridge-street into Palace•yard. He was not more than 20 yards from him all the time. Oa getting into Palace-yar 1 he was stopped by a. Waterman, and he (witness) then came up, and, to the best, of his belief, the prisoner at the bar was the man. Henry Croft, residing at Wokingham, said he bad formerly been in the police force, but was at present out of employ. Oa the evening of Monday week last he was passing the shop of Mr. Berry, in Parliament-street, and heard a faint cry, but could not say whether it proceeded from a man or a woman. He stopped at the shop door, and on looking through an aperture he saw the prisoner striking at something. He seemed to be striking over the counter. He could not see his arms. He saw him strike three or four blows and heard the fall. While this was going onl a man passed him outside the door, and said it was only a man beating his wife, and then walked quietly away. Mr. Burnaby (the chief clerk)—Your were looking in at the shop door ?  Witness—Yes. Mr. Burnaby—Did you make any reply ? Witness—No. The witness stated that after he had
The Sun. — 1856-05-17 (London, England)

THAMES.—Bernardo Henriques, a Portuguese seas man, aged 23, was brought up on remand before Mr. Seie, charged with the wilful murder of Versilli Caligar, a Greek seaman, by stabbing him with a dagger. It appeatel that Henriques and Caligar had been for several days boarding at a lodging-house, No. 31, Wellclose-square, kept by a Greek, named John Seymour, a respectable man, and a relation of the deceased. On Thursday at noon the deceased and another foreigner were playing at cards in the coffee-room of the lodginghouse, Mrs. Seymour, au Englishwoman, having just gone out to market and locked the outer door. The prisoner, who was described to be a savage, ill-tempered man, came to the door and knocked violently, demanding immediate admission.' He was informed that the door was locked, and was requested to go to another door, but he refused to do so, and continued in the street knocking and kicking at the door as bard as he was able. In his rage he broke a pane of glass at the side of the door. He then went round to another door to which he was at first directed, and entered the coffee-room. Some of the lodgers remonstrated with him, and a fight took place. Caligar, who was playing at cards, and took no part in the quarrel, rose from his seat and mildly endeavoured to make peace. The prisoner instantly took a new dagger from a sheath suspended to his side, and plunge.] it into Caligar's belly, withdrew the dagger from his body and stagged the unfor%uuate man a second time. Caligar fell, weltering in his blood, and the prisoner fled from the room and ran down stairs. Caligar was raised by several mariners, and it was discovered that his bowels were protruding. He was removed to the London Hospital, where he died yesterday morning. The prisoner was found concealed behind the door of the kitchen in Seymour's lodging-house directly after the occurrence, and, on being taken into custody by police-constable Cox, No. 138 H, every foreigner in the house drew his kuite, and would have killed the prisoner had not the officer beat theta off with his truncheon. The situation of Cox was very perilous for some time, until Mr. Seymour came to his assi,tance. The lodging-house keeper said a few words :o the foreigners, who threw their knives on the floor, sad Cox was allowed to take away his prisoner. The dagger was found by police-sergeant Foay, No. 7 H, under a sink in the kitchen. It is a most formidable double-edged weapon, with a sharp point, about ten inches in length and two inches in width. Mr. Ross, the house surgeon of the London Hospital, after informing the magistrate of the death of Caligar, said he would make a post mortem examination of the body as early as possible, and requested that his attendance might be dispensed with that day, and that he might be allowed to leave the court immediately, as he was subpoenaed as a witness on the trial of William Palmer, of Rugeley, at the Central Criminal Court, and he did not know how soon he might be called upon to give evidence in the case.  Mr. Selfe hereupon remanded the prisoner till Thursday next.
The Sun. — 1856-12-13 (London, England)

PREPARATIONS FOR THE EXECUTION ON  MONDAY.  Yesterday morning, preparations were being made in the court-yard of the gaol of Newgate, for the execution of Robert Marley, the wretched convict who was sentenced to death at the last sessions of the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, for the wilful murder of Richard Cope, who died in the Westminster Hospital, from scalp wounds and a compound fracture of the skull, received by him on the evening of the 28th of October last, in Parliament-street, Westminster. The only person who has visited the wretched man since his condemnation :and removal to the condemned cell, has been his sister, when he seemed but little moved at her presence. She promised to see him again this (Saturday) morning, for the last time befora his execution.  The convict converses freely with the officials of the prison, and two warders have been in constant attend• ance upon him, night and day, to prevent him committing any violence or injury upon himself. He seems to he cheerful, and almost unconcerned at his awful posi• tion The Rev. Mr. John Davis, the chaplain to the gaol, has been unremitting in his devotional attention to the convict, who has frequently listened with earnestness to the rev. gentleman's discourse. Mr. John Weatherhead, the governor of the prison, received final orders last evening from Sir George Grey, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for carrying out the last sentence of the law, which will take place at eight o'clock on Monday morning next. A. large body of mechanics and labourers will be occupied from six o'clock this (Saturday) morning until the afternon in fixing the usual massive wooden barriers round the front of newgate, opposite the position occupied by the gallows, which will be brought out of the Court-yard at two o'clock on Monday morning. Strong beams and iron-work will be placed along either side of the Old Bailey, from the corner of Newgate-street to the front of the Court-house, to keep back the immense crowd of persons that is expected to be present on the awful occasion. Orders were also issued yesterday afternoon by Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey, the Chief Commissioner of pu other blic thieves from who dethe City Police, for sections of constables to be to i n attendance at an early hour on Monday morning, predationsprevent f accidents the andavi protectswell m ob the and generally attend in large numbers on such occasions. The condemned sermon will be preached to-morrow (Sunday) forenoon, at 11 o'clock, in the h gaol, by the Rev. Mr. John Davis, the chaplin. Numerous applications have been made by persons of distinction, and other respectable individuals, for tickets of admission to the gaol to hear the condemned sermon, and for permission to be present at the execution of the wretched man - but only a few of the , civic authorities received authority for the admission from the Chamberlain's Office, Guildhall. The Sh • eriffs (Messrs. M h. and Keats) and the Lord Mayor will be present ec e present to-morrow, as customary on such pai • nful occasions, to hear the sermon.
The Sun. — 1856-03-27 (London, England)

THAMES.-Michael Hogan, an Irishman, aged 37, and Merlin last. being upon the defendant, Mr. Hawkins addressed the Too Chief Justice expressed his opinion that the who has been in prison a month on a charge of assault- Grand eurrey 100- 4/. - iShrewsbury_l i„5l - Grand -Union. 100 1/.os - ••145 • Barnett, with a general cargo, bound for Arica, on the . Her Maaat 's Plate of 100 guineae ; three-yr-olds, Gst ury, and stated the above facts. He then called the d 'Stoarbridee I` I 121 290 Kennt 3; Avn. 39, 65. Od. 6% :Severn and 1 1 ,j „,. _ Peruvian coast. From the tinae she left Liverpool to e- learned counsel had exercised a wise discretion. It aping and wounding James Chapman, a police constable, jfendant, his son, aud Mr. Wakelieg, as witnesees, a d Lancaster ..100' - - i wye Bail. j2O 61 peered from the depositions that the prisoner, after he in the execution of his duty, was brought up for final 101 b ;jfouYr, Ost 21b ; five, 9st 101 is ; six and aged, the Very 'moment she went hown the vessel appears to they all swore most diatiuctly that when the deed had shot the keeper, had suffered great distress of mind, examination. 10a. Leeds &Livrp MG; 251. 4684, ;Warwick lc] leo 2/. 25 • have wet with a centinuous series of disasters. Whilst o Leleester.,.. 1001 61. 49%i Binning. WAS exeouted the plaintiff expressly stated that the bond bad run for a. doetor, and hed rendered every possible The prosecutor, who has been under medical treat- Mr.T. Parr's Saucebor, by St. Lawrence, 4yro, (Wells) 1 Leicstr &Nth 83: - - IWarwick & 1 1 2,. 10 on her outward paesngo she encountered a series of conwas ni . . M J 01.) '- II on 3 rs .i., erne ~ in , y (Challoner) 2 Loughborogli 142, 701, 550 I n, _ - worcstr 8•; ' Napton.. j 100, ' erely a temporary security until the mortgage was assistance to the wounded man. He was sorry that the ment, attended for the first time. He was carried into t• r' ' (Quinton) 3 monmouthsh la trary winds aed rough weather. After having gone , 1 e- . 1 78, 21. 21 eeul rlv lexecuted. The deed itself was quite in th • 0 grand jury had returned the bill against the prisoner, for court with one leg hanging uselessly from , his body. through the buffeting:a of the gale, she at length made mh a. a - • . Mr. J. Little's Ugly• Mug, 3e rs Mntemerysit 100. - - - , Binning. 1 rdinary form, an( ma eno mention o any suc con 1i d ' f h d• • • • • it was a strange thing to charge a man with intent to From the nature of the in jury sustained he will never The following also ran :-Besilsa Homily, General emite.mwery too! - - !wits & Brks -' 10s. Od. for Rio Janeiro, at which port she was obliged to pot tion, but, 'on the contrary, expressly declared that it was murder under such circumstances. be able to walk again without crutches. He has been Wyndham, Stork, Van Brake), and 'Music. in tor repairs. These repairs having been effected, she •