The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-27 00:00:00

the moment Sir R. Pei died, the bet became void, be-
cause no power can make a corpse a Price Minister;
the bet could not be won because it could not be lost.
The great arbiter death has nullified the bet. Mors
ultima Linea rerun; est. " H. I. Rocs."

ASSIZ E INTELLIGENCE.
HOME ClRCUlT.—Kingston, March 2ti.
Mr. Justice Coleridge concluded the criminal business
to-Jay, and he then proceeded to assist in disposing of
the cause list. The following case we's tried by his Lord-
ship and a special jury:—
HALL V. THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
This was an action brought by a lady named Hall, to
recover compensation in damages for personal injuries
sustained by her while a passenger upon the railway,
through the negligence of the servants of the company.
The defendants paid 250/. into court.
When the case %las called on,
Mr. M. CHAMBERS, Q.C., who with Mr. Bovill ap-
peared for the plaintiff, said that the jury would not be
troubled with the inquiry, as the company had consented
to a verdict being taken against them for 2501, in addi-
tion to the sum they had paid into, court; and the plain-
tiff having agreed to that arrangement, no evidence
would be offered.
Mr. E. JAMES, Q.C., said that he was instructed, with
his Learned Friend, Mr. Roots, to appear on behalf of
the company.on the present occasion. The accident out of
which the action arose took place on the 7th of August
last year, and the company, feeling that some compen-
sation was due to the plaintiff for the injury she had
sustained upon the occasion, bad offered her a sum of
2504 They had only very recently had the opportunity
of obtainirg the report of a medical man as to the extent
of the injury she had suffered, and upon that report,
feeling that the amount of compensation they had
offered was insufficient, the company had agreed to pay
her a further sum of 2501.
A verdict was then taken for the plaintiff—Damages,
2501, in addition to the 2501. paid into court.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—Bury St. Edmund's,
March 25.
CROWN COURT—(Before Lord CAMPBELL )
William Robinson, aged 82, was indicted for the wilfu'
murder of Ann Cornell, at Great Thurlow, on the 30nla
of August last.
Mr. Worlledge and Mr. Bulwer were counsel for the
prosecution; Mr. Power appeared for the defence.
The prisoner, who appeared in the dock almost in a
dying state, lived at Great Thurlow, near Newmarket,
with his daughter-in-law, Mary Rawlinson, the widow
of his deceased son, George, who died in 1850. In
1951, one Jermyn courted Mrs. Rollinson and the old
man strenuously opposed the match, but without effect,
it being determined by the lovers that they would marry,
and remove Mrs. Rollinson's furniture from the pri-
soner's house. Under these circumstances, it was
shown that one day in August, when Ann Cornell, the
sister of Mary Rollinson, came to dine with her, they
were both taken ill immediately after eating some pud-
ding, made of flour kept by Mary Rollinson in an open
teougb, and eventually Ann Cornell died, and was bu-
ried. it being then supposed by the medical man attend-
ing her that she died of English cholera. Before this
similar but not so fatal symptoms arose after Mrs. Rol-
linson had partaken of dinner. In October she was
again taken most violently ill after eating dumplings for
dinner, as were a friend and two children. Suspicion of poi-
son then arose, and by the advice of a friend the dumplings
which remained uneaten were given to a cat
and a dog. The former refused to do more
than taste, but the dog eat the whole dump-
ling, and immediately after brought it all up
again. The remainder of the dumpling. the vomit, and
the flour in the trough and basin from which the dump-
lings were made, were analysed, and found to contain
arsenic, in precisely the same proportions. The conse-
quence of these discoveries was, that Ann Cornell's
body was exhumed, and on examination by skilled sur-
geons, little doubt remained that the poor woman had
fallen a sacrifice to arsenic. All the rest of the parties,
who had at no fewer than four times bee❑ recently
afiketed with symptoms indicative of the administration
of arsenic, fortunately survived ; but the old man was
taken into custody on this charge, in support of which,
besides the above facto, it was proved filet he had fre
quently bought arsenic at the village shop for mice, and
that he had en one occasion cautioned a friend of his
daughter-in-law not to eat or allow any cf her children
to eat any of her victuals, as it might make them nick.
It did not, however, appear that, though he %posed the
match, he was unkind to Mary Rolliuson; but on the
night before her last illness ho certainly locked her out
and refused to let her in, because she had persisted in
going out to join her sweetheart.
Mr. POWER having addressed the jury for the pri-
soner,
His LORDSHIP proceeded to sum up the case to them;
and after a lengthened deliberation they found a verdict
of Guilty. '
Sentence of death was passed on the prisoner.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER.—Tho share and loan
capital account of this company shows that 1,131,000/
is authorised to be raised on shares and 407,0001. on
loan; total, 1,538,0001. Of this sum 875,4361. had been
raised on the 31st of December, 1851, on shares,
8,022/. in anticipation of calls, and 407,0001. on mort-
gages, making together 1,290,4591., and leaving 77,8081.
to be raised on the 101. preference shares, 151,140/, on
shares authorised but not created; together, 228,948/.;
less calls paid in advance, 8,0221 , leaving 220,9251., and
arrears of calls 26,615/., together 247,540/. to be raised.
The capital account shows that 1,291,630/. had been re-
ceived, and 1,386,950/. expended, including 1,118,454/,
for line and stations and 227,728/. working stock, of
which 116,3281. is for waggon stock, leaving a balance
against the ccmrany of 95,349/. The general balance-
sheet to the 31st of December last shows that 23,032/,
was due to the bankers, 25,788/. on acceptances,
53,194/. to Messrs. T. Brassey and Co., for works,
7,130/. due to revenue account, 24,081/. to companies
and persons, 709/. old dividends unpaid, and reserve
fund 2,7431.; total 135,679/. On the other aide an-
pears the balance from capital account 95,3491., the stores
10,547/., unclaimed shares in Cheshire Junction Railway
2 0501, debts owing to the company 28,7181., and 141.
due by the treasurer. The revenue account for; the
half year ending the 31st of December, 1851, states that
43,846/. had been received, and 24,327/. expended, in-
cluding 1,6781. rates, taxes, and Government duty, and
1,023/. Chester and Holyhead toll, leavinz a balance of
19,518/. From this sum is deducted 12,3881. for interest
on 1,),,,,e5, acceptances, and so forth, leaving 7,1301. ap-
plicable to dividend on the preference shares.
SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM.—The half-yearly
meeting of the shareholders of the company took place
at Shrewsbury on Thursday. The report of the direc-
tors, and the statement of accounts, wero adopted, and
the agreement with the Great Western and Shrewsbury
and Chester Company accApted.

HEALTHOF LONDON DURLIiii THE WEEK.
(From the Registrar-General's Report.)
A high rate of mortality continues to prevail in the
metropolis. In the last week of February the deaths
were 1,069 ; in the first two weeks of March they rose
successively to 1,128. and 1,232 ; and in the week that
ended last Saturday there were 1,208. In ten corres-
ponding weeks of the years 1842-51 the average number
of deaths was 1,051, which, if raised to a certain pro-
portion according to increase of population, will be
1,156. The number returned for last week, therefore,
exceeds the corrected average by 52.
It appears from a review of corresponding weeks
that last year alone (in which hooping-cough, influ-
enza, bronchitis, &c., were fatal at this season) ex-
hibits a mortality greater than that of last week;
and it is remarkable how nearly the numbers of the
two weeks approach each other in all the leading
classes of fatal causes, except those which contain the
diseases now mentioned. In the same week of last year
47 persons died of " dropsy, cancer, and other diseases
of uncertain or variable sear;" in the week ending last
Saturday the number was 44; from " tubercular dis-
eases" the respective numbers were 228 and 224; from
" diseases of the nervous system" 134 and 145; from
" diseases of the heart, &a.," 55 and 51; from " diseases
of the digestive organs" 75 and 74; from " atrophy"
25 and 31; from " age" 69 and 62.
The deaths from diseases of the respiratory organs
last week numbered 269 (the overage being 219), and
are thus distributed,—laryngitis 2, laryngismus stridnlus
6, pleurisy 3, bronchitis 126, pneumcnia 83, asthma 29,
and other diseases of the same organs nut specified 20.
Bronchitis was much more fatal than in any correspond-
ing week of ten years, except that of 1851, when it
carried off 156 persons. Phthisis also continues fatal,
though the number, which was 182 in the preceding
week, has declined to 151.
The zymotic class shows about an average number of
cases; smallpox carried off 18 children and 4 persons of
mature r'ge, 9 children died of measles, 20 of scarlatina,
54 o hopping cough, 11 of croup, and sof thrush. 22
persons died of diarrheas and dysentery, 4 of influenza,
32 of typhus, &c., 1 of rheumatic fever, 12 of erysipelas,
and 2 children of syphilis. 4 women died of puerperal
fever, besides 3 others after childbirth.

STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK.
SUNDAY.—The sky was for the most part covered with
cloud throughout the day. Electricity—Positive, and ten-
sion moderate during the morning.
MoNDAY.—The sky was one-half covered with cloud
during the morning, and overcast during the remainder of
the day. Electricity—Positive, and tension moderate during
the afternoon.
TUESDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the d.
cirrostratus. Electricity—Nothing was shown throughou
the day.
It EDNESDAY.—The sky was covered with cloud until the
evening, after which time the amount of cloud was variable.
Electricity—Positive, and tension variable daring the after
noon.
THURSDAY.—Tho sky was overcast till 6h P.m., and the
amount of cloud was variable afterwards; cirrostratus.
Electricity—Positive, and tension moderate during the
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ran unA v moderate.
attention.
FIIIDAY.—The clouds were slightly broken during the
morning and afternoon, at night the sky was overcast;
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cloudless th
cumulostratust and cirrostratus. Electricity—Positive, and
Electricity • • e dthayrOughout the day.
—Positive, and tension strong generally through-
out the day.
The mean readi •ng of a thermometer placed on the main-
mast, and read each day at 9b. A.m. was 42.8° ; and the mean
reading at 9h. P.M. was 88.2° ; the mean readings at the
Royal Observatory for the same times were 41.6 Q and 38.1°
respectively.
The reading of the barometer decreased from 80.32 in.
at the beginning of the week to 30.31 in. by 10h. AM. on
the 14tb, at about which reading it continued all the day;
then increased to 30'31 in. by 9h. AM. on the 15th; and
decreased to 29 99 in. by the end of the week.

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