The Sun. — London, England, 1862-09-16 00:00:00

71IE NAVY. The whole of the vessels in the ship beisin in Ports mouth dockyard were removed yesterday, and placed at temporary berths in the harbour, for the purpose of enabling the authorities to pump out the water from the basin and No. 4 Dock, the floor of the latter having been blown up by the pressure of water under its sill from the basin, as reported in The Sun of yesterday. The floor of the dock is being lowered 5 feet, to a level with its entrance, which was completed some months back. Messrs. Abeolom are the contractors. The conversion of the Royal Sovereign, shield ship, slowly progresses. A few workmen are em ployed completing her remarkably ugly but per. haps useful stern ; a few more are at work about her beams and a few odd jobs about her decks, and some half-dozen have just begun setting up the mould battens for the " pilot-house" forward of the funnel. Whoever may be to blame, the ship's con version progresses at a wonderfully slow pace, and, .. . if no more energy is given to the work than exists at present, the Royal Sovereign will make her first essay about the time that the shield principle is superseded by some other form. The compasses of the screw steam frigate Severn, 51, Commodore F. B. Montresor, now in Plymouth Sound, were adjusted on Saturday, and she will leave shortly for her station, the East Indies. The Severn takes out a new crew for the screw steam sloop Pantaloon, 11, lately commanded by Com mander William R. Hobson. Port Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, ii.C.B., having left Plymouth for a short time on leave of absence, his duty devolves on Admiral Sir Thos. Pasley, Superintendent of the Devonport Dock yard, who shifted his flag on Friday from the Indus to the Royal Adelaide. Letters received at Chatham yesterday announ ce the arrival of her Majesty's screw steamer Cadmus, 21, 400-horse power, at Fortress Monroe, Hampton Itiver, on the 26th ult., after leaving Bermuda on the 19th of August. Me Jason, 21, 400-horse, on being relieved by the Cadmus, sailed for Bermuda on the 28th ult. The Royal Oak, 50, 1,000 horse p o wer, shipped her iron lower masts in Chatham harbour yester day, and had them placed on end, a number of the hands having been despatched from the dockyard to assist in the operation; The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—H. Yorke, master, addi tional to the Cumberland, for the Columbine ; W. Eden, R. W. Watt, and W. Otoley have been nomi nated to naval cadetships. The required number of volunteers for service at Bermuda having been obtained from the several divisions of Royal Marines, volunteering has now been closed. The number of Marines to be de spatched to Bermuda will be about 100, the officers selected to accompany them being Capt. F. W. Thomas and First Lieut. J. R. Mascall, of the Chatham division. THE REPRESENTATION OF STOKE. UPON-7.RENT. UPROARIOUS MEETING AT HANLEY. Mr. Sergeant Shee held meetings at Penkhull and Hanley on Saturday evening. On the first occasion he was quietly listened to by some 700 or 800 per sons, while he delivered an address similar, as re gards the subjects alluded to, to his subse quent address to Hartley. The meeting at the latter place was the most uproarious that the present election has yet produced. At the outset between 2,000 and 3,000 people were assembled in front of the Saracen's Head Hotel, and in less than an hour after the number had swelled to more than 4,000. All that the human voice seemed capable of in the way of noise was brought into full opera tion, and when to this is added the fact of its rain ing all the time of the meeting, it may be conceived that the meeting was one of an extraordinary but not gratifying character. Among Mr. Sergeant Shee's auditors were Mr. Grenfell and several of his committee-men, who stood on the balcony a short distance from the sergeant. Mr. Sergeant Shee, on presenting himself, was received with some applause, but directly he be gan to speak there was a vigorous effort made by several persons to create a disturbance. After two or three interruptions of this nature the sergeant said he could well understand why an attempt was made to disturb the meeting. It was not conve nient to those who sent people there to make a dis turbance that he should say what he had to say. (Confusion.) Among the tactics of "the Liberal candidate" and his committee, one of the most noticeabk had been to declare f rom ti me to t i me that he Was sure of success. Accordingly he had thought proper to publish, with his own name to it, a positive assurance, in large characters, that his canvass gave him certain assurance of success. (Confusion.) When he recollected that a fortnight ago, after the commencement of a partial canvass, that gentleman said the same thing, they might judge what sort of credit he (Mr. Sergeant Shee) attached to his last assertion of confidence in his success. He did not believe one word of that statement. (Cheers, groans, cries, and confusion.) It might snit his (Mr. Grenfell's) committee to put that forward, but the truth was, that the Liberal electors of the borough were still un pledged. (,‘ N o ; they aro not pledged to you ; Grenfell for ever !" no, no, and uproar, which lasted some time.) It was perfectly plain that a delibe rate arrangement had been made to disturb that meeting. (No, no, and renewed uproar.) H e was informed of it in writing before he began to speak. He was informed that a deliberate attempt would be made (no, no) —by per sons in the interest of Mr. Grenfell to disturb that meeting (Mr. Grenfell and others.—lt is untrue). If persons had been sent there to do that, he would show them that he had a right to speak as well as anybody else. (Cheers.) He could not (disturb ance, and cries of " Grenfell for ever ?") be beaten by the trick of bringing a lot of colliers there to disturb that meeting. (Renewed uproar.) He would say nothing relating to Mr. Grenfell which he did not fully deserve, but he would discuss and bring before their notice his misconduct during the last week in order to satisfy them that it would be a disgrace to them if they returned him to parliament. (Cheers, groans, and confusion.) Mr. Shee went en to say that Mr. Grenfeil's explanation of the charge brought against him of being concerned in the employment of slaves in Cu ba was very lame. It was very like the explanation he gave to Mr. Hope, when he brought forward a charge which he must have known was untrue, and which he had no means of justifying whatever. Amid frequent in terruptions the sergeant criticised Mr. Grenfell's speech at Stoke, on Tuesday evening, when he (Mr. Grenfell) was a placeman, and ( continued the ser geant) he had come to get into Parliament in order to get a place. (Cheers, groans, and confusion.) Having said all he had to say about Mr. Grenfell, as that gentleman was on the baleony—(groane, hisses, cheers, and cries) —he would ask him in their presence, who told him—(a voice, " Nobody" )_ or what authority had he for saying that he (Sergeant Shee) was bribed by Mr. Trope—(cheers and dis turbance)—to come there as a sham Liberal canal- date? (Hear, and cries of " Answer,' , but no an swer came.) Turning to the end of the balcony, where Mr. Grenfell had been standing, Mr. Shee repeated the question. (There was a pause, but again no answer, and it was then discovered that Mr. Grenfell had gone. This intimation only in creased the uproar which had been in progress for SOUle time, and which was still further increased when several opinions were hazarded as to his whereabouts, and the sergeant emphatically re quested his re-a ppearance.) Mr. Sergeant Shee continued —He will not come out. (Cheers and renewed uproar.) I charge him with having ' made that statem ent, on no ground s whatever. (Cheers,) 1 4 ; , t him come out if he dares to refute it. (Renewed and continued cheering). [An intimation cam Aie o t Mr. Shee that Mr. Gr enfell had l eft the hotel. r. Shee repeated the information, which was received with laughter, cheers, and hisses.] Well, s t op, stop, continued the sergeant, he must have given some information to his committee before he left, and I see Mr. Taylor there. (Renewed uproar, and At this moment Mr. Taylor and W. Grenfell came • on to the balcony, and were greeted with a volley of cheers, hisses, groans, cries, and other vocal dis cordances, which created a perfect din th t lasted for some time; and cheers were given alternately for Mr. Grenfell and Mr. Sergeant Shea.) Mr. TAYLOR, advancing to the front, said—Here is Mr. Grenfell. (This gave the upro :r a new lease of several moments' duration.) Mr. Sergeant SHEE zepeated his question amid loud cheers and coulter cheers, Mr. GRENFELL.--I never said anything of the sort. (Cheers and groans.) I said this—(renewed uproar)—that Sergeant Shee had broken his word that he had given me in the mornin g —(further dis turbance)—and th a t th e man w h o wo uld do that is not capable of holding a brief. (Continued uproar.) I said—(renewed confusion)—and I think that was —(increased noise, and several words were lost). — and from his conduct and the correspondence of which you have heard so much, that was a very fair inference. (Great confusion.) lam asked the ques tion who told me so ? I say every man I met. (In creased uproar.) If he is not here to advocate Mr. Hope's cause, what is he here fore ? (Further dis turbance.) He (Mr. Grenfell) said Sergeant Shee's explanations were lame upon the subject of holding Mr. Hope's brief. He would give them a list of the ugly names Sergeant Shee had called him since he had been there. He had called him "idiot " (cheers and hisses)—" monkey "—(similar demon strations on the part of the crowd)—" loafer" —(the same over again) and many other names (confusion)—and he (Mr. Grenfell) only gave way to his temper on one occasion, while Sergeant Shee bad done it perpetually. If he (Sergeant Shee) liked to stoop to abuse, he (Mr. Grenfell) told bim again he was not the man to put up with it without returning it. (Great uproar.) He had made all the explanation that was necessary, and he hoped Sergeant Shee would be able to do the same in as good humour as he had done. (Cheers and counter cheers.) Mr. S. TAYLOR then came forward, but his re marks were inaudible, except a few words here and there, in the horrible din which had now nearly reached its culmination. From what we could gather Mr. Taylor's observations were of a similar character to those of Mr. Grenfell. The uproar and rain, which was coming down heavily, pre vented his saying much, and amid the greatest con fusion the meeting broke up just after ten. THE LAS 7 LE77ER OF A MURDERER. Taylor, on Saturday morning, shortly before he was executed, wrote a letter to his wife, consisting principally of expressions of affection towards her, interlarded with scriptural quotations. Shortly be fore his death he made a statement to the effect that the children had been dead eight days, but he never gave a hint of the mode by which they had been murdered. The following is the letter : " Sept. 13.—Saturday, now 7 o'clock. "My loving and beloved wife,—l rose this morning in peace and quiet. I feel truly peaceful, and have no fear of death. I feel as calm as though all was in its own course. I have not one nerve of my whole system in the least state of excitement. I feel truly pleased with your letter of yes terday ;it was a source of comfort to me. May God give you grace to carry out your good resolutions to the end of time. Time with your dear and affectionate husband will soon be no longer. I meet my fate with a calm resignation. I can say, by the grace of God, ' Thy will be done.' I rose this morning about half-past 5 ; dressed and washed, then opened my Bible, and read the 94th Psalm. I opened the book, and that psalm at the first caught my eye. I read it twice ; it gave me comfort. Do you read it; it is most ap propriate for us ; and then after I had read it I got on my knees and opened out my whole soul to God for assistance for this hard day's work, and I took you, my dear, dear creature, in the arms of faith and prayer, with me to the throne of grace. I felt much pleasure in praying for you. God loves you. Do continue to pray to Him yourself. His ear is at all times open to our prayers. He will hear you and bless you, and He will conduct you to heaven to join with me and our lovely family. Oh my dear Pat, the tears did flow pro fusely while I was praying for you. lam happy about you. because you feel able to reconcile yourself with your dear parents. May God bless them with all the blessings of this life, and when they have done with earth may they gather up their feet and die in peace. And oh my dear Pat, may God make you a blessing to the whole family. May you be their pride, and lead them in the path of peace and virtue. You, my dear, have seen a little of the word ; you have had a short experience of life, but never one has had more, or heavier trials to bear than you. Ours has been one con- tinned trial since we began life. Had it not been for that feeling which God had implanted in our hearts, sorrow must have overwhelmed us. lam pleased that You and Harriet (his sister) have begun to love each otlfikr. You know, my dear, that she is a good creature. She will do you good. You will feel- happy in her company. You will be able to keep up a correspondence which will be a consolation to both of you. I have sent her a lock of my hair by the same post, and I herewith enclose you another lock. I had sent you one before. Mr. Wright is here. He has told me he will look after those things for you, and see you get all right. I do love him. He is a truly good man. His motives are good. It is not curiosity or gain that causes him to mingle in the manner that he does with the suffering and afflicted part of man kind. I believe it to be a work appointed him by his Lord and master, for he is so peculiarly eligible for such a work of faith and labour of love. Godliness is profitable to all things. May you feel it so, ray dear wife, through life. May God be your guide through life, your comfort and consolation in death, is my earnest prayer. I feel no reluctance in leaving the world. I can leave you in the care of ray Heavenly Father; He will care for you I earnestly prayed for you, and I feel assured that we shall soon meet in heaven. I must now draw to a close and leave all the world to you. I have nothing more of a worldly nature to say unto you that I can charge my memory with just now. I leave all with you, and may your own discretion direct your thoughts, and words, and actions in this world aright, They have this moment placed my breakfast on the table—bread and butter and cocoa—my last breakfast. The sun has risen bright, and pouring forth its rays on nature. But will not also the Sun of Righteousness shine on our dark minds, and illumi nate them, and show you, my dear, as well as me, all that may exist there, that is not in conformity with the will of God. And may we both be enabled to root out all that may be in our evil nature, that will prevent us enjoying the pleasure of heaven to its greatest extent. I now commit you to the care and protection of our God and Father. May He guide you through life and be with you in death, and con duct you safely to that place which He bath prepared for all those who love Him. I herewith enclose you the letter you had from London; also five post stamps that I have left of the 11 you sent me. What can I more say ? You think my letter short if Ido not fill up all my space. But what I say further must be of a spiritual nature. I see you now with the eye of my mind, in deep, deep sorrow, and a torrent of tears flow down those lovely cheeks. 'Would that I could only wipe them for you, but that is beyond my Power. Fear not. God will —yes, He has promised that He will—dry your tears. I feel it. He has unbounded love, unbounded compassion, unbounded mercy. Oh I th e con templation of such a friend. Such a God is good, It is a comfort. May His grace be with you, and His Spirit, His com f or ting spirit, rest upon y ou, through time to all eter nity, is the prayer of your loving and affectionate husband. N ow , my dear wife, farewell, farewell, farewell, to the end o f ti me. Gi ve m y love to , May God bless you all with His free grace, give you all spiritual and eternal blessings, that all may make one happy family in heaven. Again I bid you all farewell, and remain, with all love, my wife, your loving and affectionate very dear and a ffectionate husband, cc TATron." Mr. Fred. Bridges has published a craniological report upon the writer of this extraordinary effu sion. He says :—" The formation of the head of Taylor shows that his brain was malformed, a n d that his irrational conduct was in strict keeping with the type of his brain. The absolute volume of -- his brain was about theaVerage ; and from the na ture of his temp eramen t an d hi s scro fulus habit, it would act with g rea t an d protrac t e d intensity. As regards the formation of his head, the at an angle of 40 degrees in relation to the The -vertical depth of the base of the openingeyebro w. ear is placed brain from the of the ear to a horizontal line drawn from the centre of ossification of the frontal bone is 3 8.10 inches. The width of the head over the ears is 6 6-10 inches. The vertical depth of the coronal, or region of the moral instruments of the mind is 1 8-10 inches. These measurements show that Taylor had a basilar brain, and that all the propensities that we possess in common with lower animals were in very great excess over the moral feelings. The relative size of the phrenological org ans was as follows : Amatv h e a s b s enitiveness rather large; en ess, moderat e; l v rge; philopro g concentrativenass i e n n iti a rather large ; adhesiveness, rather large ; marriage, large ; a h reen - ti ve full; comb a ti ve ness, large; destructiveness, very ' 'tivenesgy large; pres erva ti vene sq, rather ness, rather la rge ; acqu is itiveness, large; secretive, ness, rather lar ge ; cautiousness, rather small ; love of approbation, l arge; self-esteem, very large; bene volence, rather small ; venerat i on, moderate ; fir m .. . ness, la rge ; conscientiousness, sma ll , hope, large ; imit ation, large; marvell ousness, average; humour (34sness, full ; ideality, m o d erate ; sublimity, mode rate; ind ividuality, moderate; form, rather large; size, rather large ; weight, rather large ; colour ave rage; order, average; number, rather large ; even tuality, moderate; localixy, rather large; time, rather large ; tune, rather large ; constructiveness, rather large ; language, rather large ; comparison, rather large ; casualty, rather small." It will be seen that the size of many organs in this development is large and powerful. Large amativeness is quite in keeping with his sensual course of lite. The great size of destructiveness, combativeness, self-esteem, and firmness, with only small conscientiousness and rather small benevo lence, rendered him a most dangerous and formid able character, as they would give him an implac able feeling of revenge, and he could take the life of anything that stood in his way without the least compunction either before or after the deed. Cau tiousness and casualty are low, hence his want of circumspection and prudence. In fact, the head is a low, miserable type, that would take pleasure in seeking the path of evil. SUPPOSED MURDER OF AN ARTIST IN PLYMOUTH. PLYMOUTH, SUNDAY AFTERNOON. This morning the body of an artist, named W. T. Norman, was discovered in Deadlake-lane, near Pennycomequick, Plymouth, under the following suspicious circumstances :—A man named Waycott, a dairyman, was returning from milking his cows about half-past 6 o'clock this morning, and found the body of the deceased lying across the footpath, about 16 feet from the railway arch which passes over the road. His trousers were opened and pulled up, as if he had been dragged by his leis, and his overcoat was drawn up to his armpits and partly over his head, as if from the same cause. He was lying on his back with his right arm extended and with his left by his side, with both hands tightly clenched. His hat, which was small, round, and stiff, was lying in the centre of the arch, some 20 feet or more from the place where the body was found. The hat was full of blood and had a bulge on one side, as if caused by a heavy blow. About the centre, and a foot from tho ground, there was blood upon one of the stones of the wall of the arch, apparently as if some one had fallen heavily against it. About a yard on the right and left sides there was a pool of blood, and on the wall about four or five feet off more blood was found, traces of which were also perceptible in the road, about eight feet from where the first blow was ap parently struck. The body appeared to have been dragged on the right side of the bank, for when first discovered there seemed to be traces of the clothes on the ground, in addition to which the body was much dirtier on the right side than on the left. The body has evidently received some wound or wounds on the head, though as no post mortem examination has as yet taken place, their nature has not been ascertained. Close by the spot is the , gate of a field, fastened without a lock, and the object may have been to remove the body there, in order to afford greater facilities for escape. A man living in the immediate neighbourhood states that he heard two screams on Saturday night between 11.30 and 12 o'clock, and that a cab passed about the same time, but whether shortly before or after he can not remember. It is not improbable that the mur derer or murderers might have been disturbed by its approach, and have hastily left the body in the position in which it was found. No attention was paid to the screams, as they were not repeated, and are very common in the neighbourhood, especially upon Saturday nights. The deceased had been drinking at the Globe Hotel, which he left at 11 o'clock, so that that hour would probably be about the time of its occurrence. A little money was found on him, but it is not known whether he was in possession of any valuables. The body was at once removed to the Pennycomequick Inn, where it at present awaits the coroner's inquest. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SUICIDE. SPECIAL VERDICT. Yesterday afternoon Mr. John Humphreys, the Middlesex coroner, opened a protracted inquiry at the White Hart public-house, Kingsland-road, Shoreditch, touching the death of Mr. Joseph Hallows Robinson, aged 53 years, an engineer, lately carrying on business at No. 3, Cook's-place, Kingsland-road, who committed suicide through grief at the removal and decease of his wife, whom he believed had been taken away improperly into a Roman Catholic priory at Ascot. Mr. Vann, the solicitor, attended to watch the case for the friends of the deceased's family. The court was crowded during the inquiry. The first witness called was the son of the de ceased, a boy about 12 years of age, who said he had been living and sleeping with him since his mother had been removed to the Roman Catholic Hospital at Ascot. His father had been in a very low and desponding state through his mother's re moval, which had been done by the advice of her friends. On Thursday evening last, about eleven o'clock, he retired to rest with his son, and on the following morning, at an early hour, when the elder son called to see him, he found his father suspended by a rope to the rail of the bedstead. Dr. Burchell, of the Kingsland-road, was called, but life was ex tinct. By the Coroner—The deceased became unhappy when his wife was removed, atd she was taken from home because she was ill and could not bear the smell of the drains and the sewer at the back of the place. My mother was removed from the house to my aunt's. She called Dr. Burchell and obtained the means for her removal to the Roman Catholic Priory. The landlord had been informed of the nuisance at the house, but not the inspector of nui sances. Thos. Powell Robinson was then called, and said ,hat he found the deceased dead as described. He knew how his father had been through his mother's removal, and his mind was evidently affeeted. He only went home on Sundays, as he was employed at Mr. Allorell's, the butcher, of Hackney-road. His mother had been ill for the past six months. The deceased had been removed to the Priory at Ascot through the kind interference of the curate of the parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch. By the Coroner—His father had been drinking rather more lately than usual, and witness had several times remonstrated with him, telling him that he must not fret, but put his trust in God. He had frequently heard the deceased exclaim, " I wish your mother was at home." Dr. Burchell proved that the deceased died from strangulation by hanging. Esther Pemberton, of 23, Sarah-street, Kings land-road, said that she was the sister of the de ceased woman, who had a complication of disorders. On Thursday fortnight she called upon witness, and said that she was , on her way to Dr. Burchell, the parochial medical officer. Witness kept the deceased female at her house because she told her that she could not breathe at home. After she was removed she told witness that she could breath much better. Witness went to the curate of Shoreditch church, and he got her an admission into the Roman Ca tholic Priory at Ascot, to which place she was re m r n i v o e r d y . anAdirist saw sen She went on said the that follo shewin wgFarsikdainydltyo treated. B y seaCorone r—lt patients,w as av esroyml some r o g f e w p b l o a m ce, w a e n r d e witness the t children. They all wore s i milar dresses, consisting of slate-colo ured gowns with hood s an d caps. Sh e said there was a mini s t er She several times t o l d me that s he and there were two lett ers on the b e d , e w d a , s very happy, one from her son and the other from witness. The letters had been detained, as the he a d matron was out of town at Plymouth, and they .had been k ept back to be opened by her first. l intended to have taken the deceased hack if she had not been well treated, and took money down to pay the expenses of her re moval home. I left the deceased there, and subse. quently heard that she was worse, and that I was to meet her at the Waterloo-road station to remove her. I went to the terminus, but the deceased was not there. I received a letter written from the Priory, of which the following is a copy : " Mr. Robinson,—l regret to g i ve you the painful tidi ngs that your wife (Elizabeth Robinson) will, probably, before you receive this letter, have departed this life in peace, The disease of which she suffered had increased rapidly, as ON )ON, TUESDAY EVENINC4, SEPTCVIBEN 16, 1862. EX7RAORDINARY CASE OF DETER MINED SUICIDE.-A TRIPLE ATTEMPT. Dr. Lankester, the coroner for Central Middle sex, held an inquest yesterday at the Swan with Two Necks, Finchley, on the body of William Eade, a postman, who was found dead in a pond at Finchley, under the following distressing circum• stances : Robert Tennant Eade deposed that he was the son of the deceased who was a postman, aged 53 years. His father had been in a desponding state of mind for the last fortnight or three weeks, which had been brought about by something be longing to his clab, which preyed upon his mind. He told him once that he would make away with himself, On Wednesday night last, between nine and ten, the deceased was found in a pond in Mr. Capper's field. The deceased had been ill in bed all day, but got up about three o'clock in the afternoon, and witness saw him go out at the back of the house between seven and eight. In the morning of that day he (deceased) went down stairs about four o'clock in his night shirt, and witness followed him to the back door. He went back and dressed himself, and on going into the garden saw his father's legs out of the upper part of the water butt. Witness got the head above water and held him till his mother and sister came, and he was then taken up stairs and put to bed. He was quite delirious, and it was necessary to hold him down. He had become Nery melancholy recently. When his father went out in the evening it was to give another postman a parcel, and when he did not re turn witness went to the waterbutt in the garden, and then to the pond, by the side of which his hat and clothes were found. After some search the body was found, and witness identified it as the body of his father. He occasionally got tipsy, and was so the night previous. Witness had no doubt that his father caused his own death. By a Juror—He was with his father in his bed room all the day until he went out. Mr. Robert Peele, of Whetstone, said that he was in his garden on Wednesday night last, and observed a light near the pond in Mr. Capper's garden. It was then about half-past nine. By the side of the pond he found the last witness and his sister searching for their father, who they suspected had drowned himself. He assisted in dragging the pond, but they did not then find the body. He went to the house of the deceased, and found a piece of paper laying on the table. That paper he produced, and it contained a statement in the hand writing of the deceased, and referred to his pro bable speedy death. Witness then went to the police station, and, with a constable, returned to the pond, in which they ultimately found the body of the deceased. He was quite dead, and there was a piece of string tied tightly round his nack. Thomas Sellwood, carpenter, of East Barnet, said that the deceased was secretary to a Foresters' Lodge, and a case had recently been heard before the county court in which the deceased was much involved. Although he had been much censured by some of the members of the lodge he had been re-elected to his post. By a .Turor—Thero was no insinuation against his character. Deceased had given notice that he intended to resign. The Coroner, in summing up; commented upon the extraordinarily determined character of the suicide, he having firstly attempted to drown him self in the water butt; and having been foiled in that attempt by the intervention of his family(who, strangely enough, allowed him to go out alone in the evening), he threw himself into a pond after endeavouring to strangle himself. The Jury, after a long deliberation, agreed to a verdict, "That the deceased destroyed his life by drowning while in an unsound state of mind." --- TWO MEN SUFFOCATED IN A WELL. On Saturday morning two labouring men, named respectively David and George Hudson, brothers, proposed to their sister that they should get up a pail which she had let fall into a well on the pre ceding Sunday at Chatwell, near Sittingbourne, she answering that she would prefer that they should not do so. They, however, persisted, and having placed a ladder in the well, George, the youngest, about 20 years of age, descended, but on getting to a depth of five feet returned, saying to his brother that it smelt queer. David, remarking to him that he must be afraid, went down himself, and reached the bottom, where he had not been a minute when he reeled and fell against the side of the well. George then descended to rescue his brother, but he also became affected by the foul air, and both were overcome by the poisonous gas. Their sister, who had been standing over the well on seeing the state of her brothers, cried for assis tance. Some of the neighbours coming up imme diately pulled her off the ladder, down which she had gone a few steps. A man named Hinge then went down and managed to affix a rope to one of the Hudsons, but it slipped in the attempt to bring the man up, Hinge, at the same time, being brought to the surface almost insensible. A man named Ramsden, a platelayer on the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, then volunteered to descend, seeing that one of the Hudsons showed signs of life. He made four attempts to do so, but on each oc casion was driven back by the foul air, a candle which ho had taken with him the three last times being put out by the gas at four or five feet from the surface. Finding himself getting weaker by the inhalation of th e " d amp, " he gave u p the at tempt to reach the men, and procuring a grapnel managed to get hold o f t h e b ody w hi c h appeared to be possessed of lif e, b ut b efore i t was q uite to the surface some of the clothes gave way and the body fell back. At the next attempt Ramsden succeeded in raising the body, though at that time life had departed,. The other body, that of David Hudson, Was next raised, but life was quite extinct. you will have learned, although she is happy and cheerful. "The lady superior desires me to write to you concerning her funeral, and to ask you what you would wish done with regard to the expenses, for which the hospital have not funds.—l am, Sir, yours, &C., "C. CHAMBERS. Ascot Priory Hospital, Bracknell, Berks." Other letters were read by the coroner, from which it appeared that the authorities of the insti tution had endeavoured to inform the relatives, but the deceased died very suddenly, and before the friends could be reached by post. The sister of the deceased went down to the Priory, but the funeral had been performed. Jos. Robinson, the elder son, said that h;,s father was sadly annoyed at the death of his wife, and became raving mad. He told his aunt that it was no use to go to the Priory, for her body would be cut up when she got there. He believed that his father was afraid that his wife had died in the Ca tholic religion. The Coroner said that it would only be right to give the curate (the Rev. Mr. Brockman), of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, an opportunity of explaining, and despatched Mr. Waller, the summoning officer, for that gentleman, who promptly attended, and explained that he had used his authority to get the deceased female into the establishment which had been named. It was supported by private subscrip tions, and that was all he knew of the place, which was a convalescent hospital. He had recommended a great number of persons, and had sent his own servant to the same asylum with a broken arm, and she was recovering. The establishment was a highly respectable one, and was conducted by a lady supe rior (Miss Lelham) on the same principle as the Devonshire asylums. It was not true that the esta blishment was conducted on Roman Catholic prin ciples. The female Pemberton was recalled, and said, in reply to the coroner, that there were about 12 per sons in the establishment, and some were children. They were dressed in robes and hoods trimmed with scarlet linings, crosses, &C. After some further evidence, The Coroner remarked on the case at some length, and read over the depositions, when the jury re turned the following special verdict : " That the deceased committed self-destruction by hanging, arising from the belief that his wife had died in a Roman Catholic institution, where she had been removed by the recommendation of the curate of the parish." The proceedings then terminated. left, and deceased was removed to the chemist's Davis certainly struck the first blow. Mrs. Devine said that when the people called on " Coward" after the man that ran away in the firs fight, deceased said, "I don't care whom I fight." Directly afterwards witness saw him fighting with Davis. Deceased was mad with drink, and dread fully excited. Mr. Dawson, landlord of the Two Ships, said that deceased was not drunk, and witness refused to serve him only on account of the sort of people he was treating. Deceased struck Davis first. When Davis knocked him down a very stout man struck deceased on the head while he was getting up. It was rumoured that he was kicked, but witness could not see whether he was or not. Dr. J. Starling said he found deceased just dead. There was a slight wound on the right side of the hea3, and an abrasion on the neck. The chest had been much knocked about. The court then adjourned for further evidence. --- SHOCKING 111IPALEMEN7 OF A CHILD. 1 An inquest was held before Dr. Lankester, the Central Middlesex coroner, at the Bank of England 'lavern, Cambridge-place, Paddington, yesterday, touching the death of Sarah Jane Finner, aged th'ree years, the infant daughter of James Finner, a waiter, lodging at 66, Hampden-street, Harrow road. The evidence of a printer's boy, named Webb, of 63, Hampden-street, was to the effect that on Wed nesday, about five p.m., as he was passing on the opposite side of Hampden-street, he saw the de ceased child leaning half-way over the balcony on the first floor. In another instant she fell down headlong from the balcony on to the iron railings, and became impaled by the head. She then fell from the railings into the garden. Mrs. Finner, the mother, ran out from the house and picked her up in an insensible state. He (Webb) ran for a doctor. Mrs. Firmer said she left her children together on the first-floor, where they lived, with the window open at the bottom. The eldest child was seven years, the next four, and the deceased three. The balcony was of the ordinary kind, and as safe as most of them. Her attention was attracted to the deceased lying in the garden by the screams of her other children. Shortly after the dreadful occur ranee a medical man arrived, and strapped up a terrible wound in the head caused by the iron spikes. She took her to St. Mary's Hospital, and she died in an hour after admission. Mr. J. M. Packer, house surgeon to the hospital, deposed that he attended deceased on being brought into the hospital. She had a severe punctured wound, penetrating the skall, and en tering into the brain. She was in a state of coma, and died within an hour. The Coroner, in remarking on the shocking na ture of the case, thought there was no evidence to show that any one was to blame ; and the jury re turned a verdict that deceased died from a wound in the head from falling upon an iron palisade. DEATH FROM DESTITUTION AND ALLEGED WORKHOUSE INBUIVANELE ADJOURNED IN QUEST. Yesterday morning the adjourned investigation into the circumstances of the death of Elizabeth Wilmott, otherwise Lloyd, aged 49, which involved a charge of inhumanity against workhouse officials, was resumed by Mr. H. Raffles Walthow, the deputy coroner for East Middlesex, at the Marqui s Cornwallis Tavern, Curtain-road, Hackney. The evidence taken on the previous occasion went o show that deceased, having been seriously ill for some months, and being reduced to extreme poverty, applied for relief to Mr. Rogers, reli eving -officer to the union of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, but that he, after an interval of three days, called at the house No. 61, Charlotte-street, Old-street-road, and said that he " would do nothing," and left without giv ing any succour. He subsequently, it was d e p ose d , refused to submit to the Board of Guardians a certi ficate from respectable tradesmen as , to aeceased's good character and the urgency of the case. She died on last Wednesday week from exhaustion from disease and want of proper food, and the body was found on the following Saturday, shockingly ema ciated and huddled up in a coroner of the unfur nished room, where it had been placed by her hus band, who himself d occupied the other corner. ' Mr. Merchant now said that the deceased's hus band behaved very brutally to her. Mr. Rogers, the relieving officer implicated, being examined, said that he had called on the deceased the day after receiving the message, and told her and her husband that it would be necessary to make application to the board. W hen he proceeded to make inquiries as to their means the husband becam e very abusive, asked if his wife's condition was not sufficie nt to satisfy him, s a d would h ave no cere mony, The wife came afterwards to apologise, and he gave he r an or d er t o attend the b oar d on the following day: He did not consider it a case for relief, as they were earning 10 s• a week, and it was 'owes unless Where the appli not his d u ty to visit ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER IN SOHO, Yesterday morning Mr. Langham, the deputy coroner for Westminster, held an inquiry at the Vestry Hall, Dean-street, Soho,respecting the death of John Radford, aged 32, who was killed on Fri day last under the following circumstances. Mr. J. Radford, 147, Southwark-bridge-road,said deceased was his son, and was a very steady man and of very temperate habits. J. R. Holmes said that on Thursday, at half-past two o'clock, he came into Dawson's public-house, Wardour-street, drunk, but able to stand. Wit ness's little son ran in, and said that the deceased had just given him twopence for nothing, and asked him " if he could fight," making him show how. The deceased ordered and paid for some gin for an acquaintance of witness's, named Crawford, who then, at his request, sang the " March of the Came ronians." Deceased then turned round, and caught hold of the hand of a tall young man be hind him, and gripped him so tight as to hurt him very much, and bring him nearly to the ground He asked him to wrestle, and they scuffled along, but Crawford separated them. Shortly afterwards deceased left the public-house with witness and Crampton, and they met the man that he was trying to wrestle with. Deceased struck him on the chest, and he striking in return, they fought three rounds when the man ran away, every one calling after him "Coward ?" Deceased ran after him, but fell against Mr. Pepin's window, and on the flags. His head did not strike the ground in witness's opinion.. He started up instantly, but did not continue to pursue his antagonist, but ran in a sort of circle back to the public-house, where he found a man named Davis standing, whom he struck and fought two rounds with. Davis struck at last two heavy blows which knocked him down, his head coming against the kerb-stone. He never spoke after, and was carried into Pepin's shop. Davis was drawn into the fray, but he then made no attempt to with draw, but fought with the greatest energy. He had been on the drink for a fortnight. Fredk. Claydon said that he happened to be pas sing along Wardour-street at the time in question ; and he saw the first fight, when the tall man, now in custody, ran away. Deceased went back to wards the public-house, and met Davis, when some words passed between them, and Davis struck de ceased. The words were spoken in mutual anger. Deceased was knocked down, Davis falling over him. In the second round Davis again struck violently, knocking deceased from the middle of the road to the side, where his head struck the kerb. Davis Mrs. Wriggleworth described the fight between deceased and his first antagonist, and said that in that fight he evidently received no hurt. Davis had been drinking with the deceased in the public-house. Witness could not say whether they had any words when they began to fight outside the tavern, nor could she say who struck the first blow, They closed in directly. After deceased was struck down on to the kerb Davis made a kick at him, but whether it took effect she could not see. Witness saw de ceased was dying and called the police, who followed Davis and arrested him. Deceased appeared to have had plenty of money about him r and the other man seemed to stick to him on that account. Wm. Smith, a shopboy, said that after the first fight Davis said something to deceased, who strait him in consequence. cation came before the board. Nor did he think the better way for him would have been to call on the deceased in this case, for they would be running after the poor all day if they did the like. The Coroner said that, as Wilmott had not come forward to sustain his evidence, they must accept the statement of Rogers. He was of opinion that relieving officers should have power to give assist ance in pressing cases, without waiting till they came before the board. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence, attaching no blame to the Board of Guardians or their relieving officer. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Sept. 15. The September adjourned general sessions of the peace for the county of Middlesex commenced this morning at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell-green, before Mr. Sergeant Gaselee, Q.O , and a full bench of magistrates. They consisted of Mr. Payne, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Marten, Dr. Bateman, Mr. Lon gden, Colonel Elsey, Mr. W. P. Bodkin, Mr. Bashford, Mr. Satnbrooke, Mr. Hogarth, Mr. Prance, Mr. C. White, and Mr. W. Bird (of Hornsey). The calendar contains the names of 82 prisoners committed for trial, 68 being charged with felony, and 14 with misdemeanor. Mr. Sergeant Gaselee briefly addressed the grand jury, and dismissed them to their duties. William Buries, 60, stableman, was indicted for stealing two saddles, a set of harness, and other articles, the property of Lady Caroline Bathurst. The prisoner pleaded guilty. It seemed that the family were out of town, and the prisoner had been left in charge of the stables by the coachman, and of course had access to them at all times. The result was he took advantage of the opportunity thus afforded him to help himself to the harness and everything else he could lay his hands upon, which he immediately took to a pawn broker, and obtained several sums of money upon them, on one occasion making two pledges in the same day. When the coachman returned to town he found that the stable had been completely stripped of its contents, and the prisoner was given into custody on a charge of stealing them, and they were eventually discovered pledged. The grand jury, on returning a true bill in this case, severely commented upon the conduct of the pawnbrokers in taking in so many articles within so short a period. Mr. Sergeant Gaselee concurred in the observa tions of the grand jury, and added that he was not quite sure that this was not a case which ought to be placed in the hands of a county solicitor. The prisoner was sentenced to hard labour for three months. John Spurgeon, 62, described as a clerk, was in dicted for stealing two spoons, the property of Thomas Mantle. Mr. Tindal Atkinson prosecuted. The prisoner was undefended. This was a robbery committed in the refreshment room at King's cross, and was prosecuted by the Great Northern Railway Company, and the facts as detailed in the evidence appeared to be these : It appeared that on the 28th of August the pri soner was seen on the departure platform of the railway looking at a book-stall, and after wards he entered the first-class waiting-room, where he re mained for upwards of two hours, pretending to be asleep. He then got up and went into the refresh ment -room, and sat down at a table which a pas senger had just quitted, and had left some of his coffee. The prisoner at once drank up the coffee, and then pulled a newspaper out of his pocket, which he covered over a cruet-stand and two:spoons which were on the table, and having taken out an eye-glass, appeared to be intently reading the news paper. A police-constable named Ramsley, in the service of the company, who happened to be stand ing behind a ',lass door, which was partly covered by a curtain, but not recognisable by the persons standing outside, saw the prisoner deliberately take up one of the spoons and put it into his pocket. H e th en l oo k ed round with his glass, and believing that he was unobserved, he put the other spoon in his pocket. He then got up and went away, and was followed by the policeman, who asked him what he had got in his pocket. He said, " Nothing." The policeman said he was not satis fied with his answer, and that he must search him. He was then asked for his address, which he at first refused to give, but afterwards he admitted that he lived at the place the officer stated. He was then searched at the railway station, and the two spoons were taken out of his pocket. He was then taken to the police-station in Platt-street, St. Pancras, and charged with the offence. The prisoner made a rambling statement, a great part of it not having the slightest bearing upon the case, but stating that if he had taken up the spoons he must have done so by accident while taking up the newspaper. Ho called one witness, who said he had known him for seven years, and he did not know of anything wrong against him. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and a pre vious conviction being proved against him, Mr. Sergeant Gaselee sentenced him to be kept to hard labour for four calendar months. Henry Soper, 28, tin-plate worker, was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Thomas Palmer, and stealing therein 17 spoons and o; her articles, his property. Mr. Rowden prosecuted; Mr. Dickie defended the prisoner. One of the servants of the prosecutor swore dis tinctly that she saw the prisoner in the drawing room, and that she had seen him _trying the doors some evenings before. Mr. Dickie contended for the prisoner that his identity was not so clearly established as would justify the jury in finding him guilty. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty."" John Howard, 18, tailor, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Thomas Danks and stealing therein a coat. The robbery was effected by raising a kitchen window, by which he entered and took the coat, but he did not succeed in getting off with it. Mr. Sergeant Gaselee sentenced him to hard labour for six months. Wm. Eaton, 21, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a pair of trousers and other articles, the property of Andrew Payne. Lockyer, the prison officer, proved that the pri soner had been five times previously convicted, and sent to Coldbath-fieids prison, and the last time was only discharged from there on the 27th of August, having then completed a sentence of nine months' hard labour. Mr. Sergeant Gaselee sentenced him to be kept n penal serviture for three years. (Before Mr. Payne.) Francis Sydney Holding, a very respectable looking-man, was indicted for embezzling various sums of money the property of Sohn Caldwell, his master. The prosecutor carries on the business of an advertising agent at 32, Dean-street, Soho, and the prisoner was in his employ as collector, at a salary of 308. a-week. It was his duty to collect moneys, and to make a return of them to his master. The charges against him were that he had received divers sums of money and had not accounted for them. Mr. Pearce prosecuted ; Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Kemp defended the prisoner. The cross-examination elicited that the accounts had not been kept in the clearest manner, and the jury gave the prisoner the advantage of it by ac quitting him. Thomas Kendall, 32, bootmaker, was indicted for indecently assaulting Louisa Moore, a little girl of weak intellect, and only 11 years of age. Mr. F. H. Lewis prosecuted, instructed by the Associate Institution for Enforcing the Laws for the Protection of Women, and the jury found the prisoner guilty. Mr. Payne, after commenting severely on the atrocious offence committed by the prisoner, sen tenced him to 16 months' hard labour. John Lewis, alias Taylor, 27, Frederick Walls, 24, and Henry Poplar, 23, were indicted for unlaw fully attempting feloniously to steal the goods and chattels of a female unknown, from her person. Of late numerous robberies from the person have taken place in the Strand, and in consequence Wil liam Ackrell, 48 F, was placed there on special duty. On Sept. 4he observed the prisoners closely watching the ladies as they passed, their eyes being directed to their pockets. At length he saw the whole of them follow a lady, and one of them put his hand into her pocket. Ackrell immediately seized the whole three in his arms, and forced there into a shop, calling upon the bystanders to render assistance. An inspector coming up at the titne, the whole of the prisoners, who are notorious I Whitechapel thieves, were taken to the station house. They were all found guilty, and Mr. Payne sen Wined them each to 12 months' hard labour. SURREY SESSIONS, Sept. 15. The September adjourned sessions for the county of Surrey commenced this morning, at the Sessions House, Newington -causeway, before J. E. John son, Esq., chairman ; Thomas Tilson, Esq., deputy chairman ; and a full bench of magistrates. Among the gentlemen summoned on the grand jury were several who claimed exemption for their being over 60 years of age. Tho deputy chairman reminded those gentlemen that the jury lists w ere at the present time affixed to the church doors in respective districts, and they had better look at * them, and if th e ir names were still on the ESN PA to the overseers and have them exp unge d . If 0 - that was not done they could attend a special sessi ons to be held in that court on Wednebday, the 24th inst., Mr. Lilley made a powerful appeal to the jury, contending that there was no proof that the pri soners ever had the silk in their possession. The jury consulted a few minutes and returned a verdict of acquittal. James Hooper, 25, pleaded guilty to embezzling various sums of money belonging to his employer, Mr. Woodley, brewer, Camberwell. The court sentenced him to twelve months' hard labour at Wandsworth. Thomas Slade, 42, pleaded guilty to stealing a cask of white lead, the property of Thomas Jack son, his master ; and John Harding, an oilman, of Long-lane, Bermondsey, was indicted for receiving the same, well knowing it to be stolen. Mr. C. F. Smith prosecuted, and Mr. Lilley de fended Harding. The prosecutor carried on an extensive business as oil and colour merchant, Layton-buildings, High street, Borough, and Slade had been some time in his employ as porter. On the 18th, some suspicion being attached to the prisoners, they were watched, and on that morning Slade was seen to convey a cask of white lead to Harding's and leave ;t in his shop during his absence. The officers afterwards proceeded to Harding's house, and found the cask concealed in the kit c h en , an d n i ne empty oil casks, all of which the prosecutor identified. The prisoner Slade, who pleaded guilty, was c a ll e d and examined by the court, when he mid t h at h e had had several dealings with Harding, who sug gested his taking the goods. This was denied by Mr. Lilley, on behalf of Harding, and the j ur y f oun d him guilty. Both prisoners received good characters, and were recommended to mercy. The court sentenced each to four months' hard labour. William Slade, 55, labourer, was indicted for stealing at Camberwell, I,ooolb. of iron, the pro perty of Messrs. Lee and Bowles, his masters. Mr. Jermyn prosecuted, and Mr. Oppenheim de fended the prisoner. The prisoner had been for some time employed by the prosecutors, the contractors of the High Level Sewer, at Camberwell, and during the past month large quantities of iron had been missed. The police were employed, and Sergeant Stephens, P division, traced a large . quantity to a marine store dealer, where the prisoner had sold it, saying that he had fetched it out of the sewer. Mr. William Stevens, superintendent of the works, said he found more than a load of iron at a marine store-dealer's, at Peckham, where the pri soner had sold it, saying that it was the perquisites of the men. Witness identified it as the property of the prosecutors, and added that none of the men had any perquisites. The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and the Court sentenced him to six months' hard labour. GOUNIRY MARA Ll S. COLCHESTER-SErT. 13. he supply of wheat to-day at market was good, and prices were about 18 per qr lower. Malting barley was more plentiful, with a good d eman d , at previous prices. Beans and peas were in small show. Wheat, white ..56s 66s Beans, Mazagan 38s 40s red ........ 50s 60s middle & small.3Bs 44s Barley .......36s 40s Peas, white 42 s 44 0 Oats .... . ...... 2 3s 30s gray 38s 42s GLOUCESTER—SETT. 13. To-day there was a small supply of English wheat at market, and in some instances prices gave way is per qr. Foreign in retail demand, at a decline of is p er qr . B eans and oats unaltered. Grinding barley firm. CHELMSFORD—SEPT. 12. The wheat trade much the same as last week, with a good I share of business done. Spring corn a slow trade, at about former prices. Wheat, old white...44s 59s new ..44s 57s old red....49s Ms new 48s 54s Barley 30s 39s Chevalier 3os 42s Grinding 24s 32s Malt. 6ls 67s Chevalier ... 64s 69s Oats 22s 29s Peas, Partridge- 37s 418 White 39s 40s Boiling . 4os 43s Dun 35s 38s Ditto new .. —s —s Beans, Tick, old 34s 39s new —s --s Harrow Ticks 3ss 40s new —s —s Mazagan ..... ..34s 38s KIRKCALDY GRAIN—SEPT. 13. A small show of wheat and oats to day, with a slow trade, and prices as of late. One small parcel of now bar ley, 54ilbs per bu.hel, was not sold. Wheat. Barley. Oats. I First....sos Od —s Od I 26s Od Second ..55s Od —s Od 28s Odl3 Third....s9 s Od Od —s Od BIRTHS. BEWES.—On th e 13th i nst., at H yt h e, t h e w ife o f Li eu t.- Col, Bew es, o f a d aughter. FOWLER.—On the 13th inst., the wife of Commande r Fowler, R.N., of a daughter. KEKEWICH.—On the 14th inst., at 1, Ulster-terracejte gent's-park, the wife of Arthur Kekewich, Esq., barris ter-at-law, of a son. BARRON.—On the 9th inst., at 96, Guildford-street, Rus sell-square, the wife of Edward J. Baron, Esq., solidi tor, of a son. when their exemptions would be investigated, and, if right, their names would be struck off the lists. The Chairman (Mr. Johnson) observed that a great number of gentlemen were each sessions summoned on the grand jury who were exempted by being over 60 years of age, and he hoped the authorities would use their endeavours to avoid such for the future. He also recommended all gentlemen over 60 years of age to exam i ne the l i sts on the church doors this week, or they would be too late. (Before J. E. Johnson, E'sq.) Fredk. Butter, 41, a ticket-of-leave convict, who was described on the charge sheet as a sailor, was indicted for assaulting Elizabeth Butcher and put ting her in fear of her life, and feloniously, vio lently, and against her we, stealing from her per son a watch and chain, her property, at Kingston on-Thames. The evidence of the prosecutrix showed that, on the evening of the 25th August, she was proceeding along a bye road at Kingston, when she was ac costed by the prisoner. After walking a little way he turned round upon her and seized hold of her throat, saying that, unless she gave up her watch and chain quietly, he would do for her. She was extremely frightened, and he snatched the property from her and ran off. She screamed out loudly, and shortly afterwards she saw the prisoner in custody. The prisoner here pleaded guilty to the charge, when The Chairman was informed that the prisoner had been several times in custody for felonies, and had been sentenced to seven years' penal servitude. He was out on a ticket of leave. The Chairman told the prisoner that he bore such a bad character that he should sentence him to ten years' penal servitude, which period no doubt he would have to serve. Caroline Doye, 19, was indicted for stealing a bundle of clothes, the property of Samuel Saunders, also a bundle of clothes, the property of William Parsons. The prosecutors in both these cases are mechanics residing in Bermondsey, and have been in the habit of employing a certain laundress. The prisoner called on them in the early part of August, saying ' that she had been sent for the washing, and believing it to be true, the bundles of clothing were given to her. They however soon found out their mistake, and the prisoner was taken into custody while in the act of endeavouring to pledge some of the property. The Chairman sentenced her to nine months' hard labour. John Lazarus, 22, and Catherine Lazarus, 19, were indicted for stealing a piece of silk, value 235., from the shop of Mr. Humphrey Morgan, hosier and silk mercer, Newington-causeway. Mr. Lilley defended the prisoners. The prosecutor stated that on Saturday evening, the 9th ult., the prisoners came into his shop and purchased a black silk handkerchief and a pair of socks. As soon as they left a piece of black silk worth 235. was missed from the counter near where they had stood. He went after them and stopped them, when he asked them to return to the shop. The male prisoner called out to the other, "run home and tell mother," when she bolted as fast as she could. He, however, gave the male prisoner into custody, when he was searched, but the silk was not found on him. The female was taken into custody a week afterwards. Miss Morgan, daughter of the last witness, swore that the silk was on the counter when the prisoners were in the shop, and it was missed as soon as they left. Other persons were in the shop but not near them. MARRIAGES. COOPER—COATES.—On the 10th i ns t ., st St. James s, 1 o o per, daughter Esq.' Bentley, S u ff o lk , to I, of Ge orge L. Coates, Capt. R. of Clifton. the HARDY—TUCKER.—On th e 13th inst ,'at St. P ancras , R. ; d ad it d h in A g d to a n m , s Henry , P. Hardy, eldest son of Peter Hardy, Esq., F,R.S,, , to Amp hill -square. the eldest daught er of Robert Tucker, Esq. of DEATHS. CLAY.—On the 13th inst., in Eaton-square, Sarah Frames, fourth daughter of Sir William Clay, Bart. DUTTELL.—O n the 13th inst., at Brompton House, Mal vern, suddenly, John Thorpe Duffel', Esq., R.N., a ged 65. HOLLANDS.—On the 2d inst., at Queen .street, Stepney, in his 55th year, Robert Hawkins HoHands, for more than 35 years the faithful and respected clerk to Messrs 'Walter and Co., of Symond's•inn, and Southampton street, Bloomsbury. PEARSON.—On. the 14th inst., at hit residence, Oxford Lodge, West-hill, Wandswortb, Charles Pearson, Esq 7 the City Solicitor, deeply lamented, aged 69. LONDON : Printed and Published by JOHN CHAPLIN, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Office N 0.112, Strand, in the Precinct o f t h e Savoy, in the C owl * of xtiddi ".—Tuesday, S e pt em b er 16, 1862. e 0