The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-02 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

THE MURDER IN ARTILLERY-LANE.—Danicl Lordon,
an Irish labourer, remanded, charged with the murder
of his wife, Catherine Lordon, on the morning of the
18th ult., at their residence, Parliament-court, Artillery-
passage, Bishopsgate, was placed at the bar before Mr.
D'Eyncourt for final examination.
The depositions taken on the former occasion were
read over to the various witnesses, and signed by them.

Some additional evidence was then taken relative to
the prisoner and deceased's conduct on the night of
Monday the 17th, and morning of the 18th, after which
the prisoner was formally committed for wilful murder.

Private letters from the Crimea inform ns that Sir
Henry Bentinck's health was of a character that ren-
dered his return home before the severe weather should
set in extremely probable. General Markham, too, was
suffering from illness, which it was feared would compel
him to give up the command of the Second Division.
THE REGISTRATION.—The Conservative Land Society
has this year been :Again successful in establishing the
claims for the freehold franchise on behalf of their mem-
bere both in Middlesex and Hertfordshire.
THE REGISTRATIONS.—WEST SURREY.—Archer Ry-
land, Esq., the revising barrister, held his first court at
the Spread Eagle Inn, yesterday, to revise the lists of
the parishes of Ashstead, Banstead, Great Bookham,
Little Bookham, Chessington, Cuddington, Thames
Ditton, Effingham, Epsom, Ewell, Fetcham, Headley,
Leatherhead, Stoke D'Abernon, and Wale:in-on-the-
Hill. Mr. George Edgar Dennes, solicitor, of London,
and Mr. J. Wells, solicitor, of London, attended for the
Reformers, and Mr. Rogers for the Tories. The Re-
formers took 51 objections, sustained 45, and failed in
12. The Tories took two objections, sustained one, and
failed in one. Reform majority on the day's revision,
47. No particular case of interest occurred. Among
the names struck off by the Reformers were Sir E.
Sugden (now Lord St. Leonards) and Mr. Strahan, the
banker.
SAFETY OF THE SEBASTOPOL FLEET.—" ' Sebastopol,
Septenper 12, 7 a.m.—Prince Gortschakoff desires to
know from your Imperial Majesty if anything can be •
lost of which the position is known ?' ' St. Petersburg,
10 a.m.—Of course not." Sebastopol, September 12,
1 p.m.—Prince Gortschakoff, then, has the gratification
of informing your Imperial Majesty that your Majesty's
Black Sea fleet, thanks to the unparalleled exertions of
your devoted marine, aided by your heroic soldiers, is
perfect'y secure from the invaders of Hango or the
marauders of Taganrog—being safely stowed under the
water in the great harbour of Sebastopol. "—lnvalide
Russo.—Charivari.
"TINEY'S SUCCESS."—We have been favoured by
General Arbuthnot with a few ears of this wheat,
grown on his estate in Northamptonshire. It is in
every respect a fine specimen, and when we are told that
tke produce is more than six-quarters per acre, we can-
not but congratulate the gallant general upon his fortune
THAMES. in having become possessed of such an excellent and
prolific description of wheat.—Morning Herald.
THE BANKRUPTCY OF MR. MARE THE SHIP•BUILDER. c
QHIPS CARRYING LETTERS TO SAIL THIS MONTH.-
-During the last fortnight several persons, labourers, For Cape of Good Hope, Dreadnought, from London
in the employ of Mr. C. J. Mare, the extensive ship- Docks, sth; for Cape and Bombay, Caroline Coventry,
builder, at Blackwell, have applied for summonses for from Portsmouth, sth ; for Cape of Good Hope and
for Cape
of Malabar, Clarendon,. from London Docks, 9th ;
wages due to them. In some cases orders have been and Mauritius, Windermere, from London
made for the payment of the wages' and in others ar- Docks, Ist; for Sydney, N.S.W., La Hogue, from Ply-
rangements have been made without summonses being mouth, Ist ; for ditto, Hanover, from London Docks,
granted. In no instance has Mr. Mare been to blame. for ditto, Palmyra, from Liverpool, Ist ; for Melbourne,
The greater portion of the work in his yard is let out to G. Marshall, from London Docks, Ist ; for Melbourne,
Empress Eugenie, from East India Docks, 4th ; for
contractors who employ workmen to execute it. This
Auckland and New Plymouth, Ashmore, from St. Ka-
morning four men came before Mr. Yardley and said tharine's Docks, 10th ; for Auckland, New Plymouth,
they had been working in Mr. Mare's yard and could and Canterbury, Oriental, from Eastindia Docks, 15th;
not get their wages. One of them said 13s. was due for Nelson and Wellington, N.Z., Monsoon, from Lon-
to him. The others claimed smaller amounts. don Docks, 2d ; for Madeira, Eclipse, from Southamp-
Mr. Yardley said it was known to all the world that ton, 6th.—Post Office Official Monthly Directory.
BANQUET IN HONOUR OF THE CRIMEAN VICTORIES.
Mr. Mare was a bankrupt, and he did not see his way
—A banquet in celebration of the triumphs in the
clear to grant a summons against him.
Crimea is to take place in Glasgow on Friday, the 12th
The men said they were hired by Mr. Westwood, a inst. In addition to the Duke of Hamilton and Sir A.
sub-contractor, in Mr. Mare's yard, who said they had Alison, Bart. (who respectively take the prominent po•
and Lord Belhaven have expressed
sition of chairman and croupier), the Duke of Montrose,
not done work enough.
Mr. Yardley—ls it piece work or day work ? tthheeirEhariglhotaEppgrioinvtalno'f this patriotic gathering, and have
The spokesman of the party replied " Day work. He expressed their intention of being present. A meeting
had received It., and there was 13s. now due to him." of several influential gentlemen will be held early next
Mr. Yardley said the four men could take summonses week to make the necessary preparations for this great
festival ; and, from the interest already taken in the
against Westwood. ' matter, it is believed tbat the entertainment will be one
Teplin, a police-constable attached to the court, said
of the most brilliant ever held in that city, and altoge-
he thought the affair might be arranged on application th er worthy of the public spirit and patriotism of Giese
to Mr. Westwood without summonses. gow and the West of Scotland.
Mr. Yardley—Very good. Call upon Mr. Westwood OPENING OF THE BRANCH BANK OF ENGLAND.—Yes-
and obtain the wages due to the poor men. I wish Mr, terday the new branch of the Bank of England, destined
Westwood would be a little more regular with his men, to accommodate the inhabitants of the west end of the
was opened for the first time for the trans.
I hear his name much too often. üblic business in Uxhridge-house, Burlington-
MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN EATCLIFF.—SINGULAR Ae. gardens, formerly the to
actionmetropolis,
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public
town residence of the late Marquis
PLICATION.—A fortnight since the body of a woman of Anglesey, which the directors have purchased for the
named Healey, the daughter of a Cornish baronet, and sum of nearly 50,0001., and converted and adapted for
who had led a somewhat gay life, was discovered in a thhaaat
hpeuenr poops
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naetd great
at d d i trite noafl
tehx p e n sre.m i
sAe a doorway
house in Queen's-place, Commercial-road, East Ratcliff. Burlington-gardens, wherpeathere waes pnoene before, and
It was in a very decomposed state, the features were over this, which will form the public entrance to the
partially eaten away by maggots, and the woman must bank, a handsome portico of Portland stone has been
have been dead 15 or 16 days- Au open verdict was re- erected, harmonising with the general facade of the builds
houseul
was
jurorsfound the.h The whole of the gkrouannddflothore is to be detvootefd
theto
inquest
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o Tbiaatn , turned on the coroner's
p ed to the
dead, but that there was
as to how or by what means she came by her death. No Tindal, R.N , ger manager, and Mr. Miller, the sub-ma-
post mortera examination of the body took place, and nager of the. establishment. The spacious and lofty
considerable dissatisfaction has been expressed by the apartment which was formerly used as the principal
people in the neighbourhood that no efforts were made dtning-room of the houselk haansdbteen convertedh into the
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to ascertain the cause of death. The house in which
rporoincispoant otfilhece roofutnhcle flooran 'are intendedot etorebeet usedthe l aaragtehs •
the body was found was hired a month previous manager'sm privateg room and a general waiting-room.
by a man who described himself as a medical prac- The necessary alterations in the building have been exe-
titioner, but who was not forthcoming at the in- cuted by the firm of Messrs. W. Cubitt and Co, from
quest. em ) p ble the beadle of Ratcliff, and Wil- designs furnished by Mr. P. Hardwicke, the architect.
The whole of the works, which are extensive and compli-
liam Smith, a police-sergeant, No. 28 K, were di-
elated, are not yet completed, but such of the changes a:
reef ed to look after the mar, and they found him in were required to enable the directors to open the este
1 Holland-street, Blackfriars ; but he gave them no in- blishment yesterday (the time appointed) have bete
I formation to elucidate the mystery in which the affair is , executed in less than two months.

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