The Sun. — 1856-11-21 (London, England)

MURDER IN FRANCE.  A grocer named Lamy, of Chaumes (Seine-et-Marne), was a few days ago tried by the court of assize of that department for poisoning his wife. In 1843 he married a young woman named Renard, who was of a mild and affectionate disposition, but, being brutal and avaricious, he ill-treated her most grossly and deprived her of common necessaries. She, however, never lodged a complaint against him, but was an object of pity to all her neighbours. Not content with constantly ill• treating her, he established an adulterous connection with a married woman in the village, and took no pains to conceal his conduct. About two years ago, his wife's sister Adelina, then aged 17, went to live with them as servant, and he conceived a violent passion for her. In May last he succeeded in seducing her, and before long their scandalous connection became known not only to his wife but to all the village, and to the girl's parents. After a while her father took her away, and this plunged him into despair. He then ill-treated his wife more than ever, in order to force her to beg that her sister might be sent back. This the poor woman after a while consented to, and on the 21st July last Adelina returned. On the 24th the wife was seized with violent vomiting, which continued for a week, when she died. Suspicion of foul play being excited, inquiries were made, and it was stated by three or four females who had gone to attend the woman in her illness that the man had prepared all the medicine for her himself, and that he took woman,away all Adeline,that sheon ejectedher part,from nhneur. sgtroematanchar;e tiseto young wg fessed, after some hesitation, that he had often told her that her sister would nol; live long and that after he r death he would marry her ; ititurned out moreover that the young man, having in his youth been employed by a druggist, knew something of venomous substances, and had a certain quantity of poison in his possession, together with a book called " L'Histoire des Drogues ;" la,stly, it appeared from an examination of the woman's body that she had died of poison. The man in his defence denied his guilt, but being convicted by the jury, though with extenuating circumstances, he was sentenced to hard labour for life. The court afterwards tried a young woman named Messier for attempting to murder her husband. The circumstances set forth in the indictment were very extraordinary. It appeared that in 1854 she married her cousin, but in doing so she declared that she did not, and never could, love him. They took up their residence at Les Ecoliers, where her husband had a good farm, and in the course-bf a short time she got into intrigues with more than one of his carters. The husband soon became acquainted with her conduct, and reproached her bitterly with it, but she continued to act as before. On the evening of the 21st June last he found her with a carter, earned Papillon, and in a paroxysm of rage he seized his gun and vowed that he would fire at the man, 'but she prevented him and the man got off. On the 28th of the same month he retired to rest at about ten, and called on his wife to do so too, but she said that she had still somethino• to do in the house. The husband, on the trial, declared that he fe.l fa.ftsrulaenwedpns to asne across ssti sh horrorat itisa ftthe sleepingrrtnhaatt a hdee jesupo rumgpe timeed ouht he feltof bao knifed o n d, and that blood was streaming fromashit. soneu tt and twearinghpeu t house,aue femaledh after wards camein eargdarments rush from the room and in the obscuritythought l o gash was not found bnats w without wasuat s hishsuccess.e 'cv oihfu ael.di Tebildhesi eseeatnwhiwnuoagrmurp iiaeesrndh. Medical dpretended to faint at the sight woman it was conteZseeedve of his Wound. as assistance bein rocured the the rnan after some time the man, in order to terrlirfseecno before had th e been Court thought, that the and entirely unfounded, In defence of the accusation against her w t mit suicide, or smaddened by jealousy bad attempted it seriously. had unpfroeutennddeedd, atnodotohma to prove the truthPeorfhtahpiss:eiyhererral circumstances tended a verdict of acquittal. . e lee, and the jury returned  In consequence of the illness of Signor Lorini, " Don Pasquale" was performed at Drury-lane Theatre on Wednesday evening, instead of "II Barbiere." The Opera went t,ff' capitally, There was a very full and fashionable prdience. EXPLOSION OF A rOIVDER PAoTottY.--The powder manufactory of Bouchet, near Corbeil (Seine-et Oise), one of the most important establishments of the kind belonging to the Government, has just been the scene of a serious accident. About four o'clock in the afternoon of Monday an explosion took place in the grind. jug-house, where about 100 kilogrammes of povvder and saltpetre were being manipulated, and by the force of which the whole building was completely thrown dovvn. A fire irktnediately afterwards broke out, but it was soon got under by the men employed on the premises. One workman, who was in the place at the time, was so seriously injured that he died on the following day, and two others now lie in an almost hopeless state. The cause of the accident is not known.