The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

BALMORAL, SEPT. 14.
Her Majesty drove yesterday afternoon, accom-
panied by toe Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and
Princess Helena, to Invercauld-house, and remained
there during the afternoon.
The Countess of Desart was in attendance on her
Majesty.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer-
stalking.
In the evening her Majesty and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert were present at a ball given at Aber-
geldie by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent
to the tenantry and servants on the estate.
The Countess of Desart, the Hon. Mary Seymour,
and Lieut.-Colonel Hon. A. Gordon were in attend-
ance in waiting.
Archdeacon Tattam has arrived at Balmoral, and
had the honour of dining with her Majesty yesterday.
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DEATH OF lIIISS LAURA ADDISON.
(From the New York Herald of the 4th inst.)
Miss Laura Addison,
an English actress, who ar-
rived a few months since in this country, died sud-
denly on the Morning of the 2d inst., on board the
steamboat Oregon, on her passage rom Albany to
this city. The deceased had beentoNiagraFallrs
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she had been residing accompanied by m
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body was taken by the brother of the deceased to his
residence, No. 230, Sullivan-street, with the consent
of Coroner Ives, who will this day, at ten o'clock,
hold an inquest. Miss Addison performed one en-
gagement at the Broadway Theatre in this city, and
one in Boston or Philadelphia. Owing to the state
of ber health, she was then obliged to leave the stage.
Yesterday, at the request of the sister of the de-
ceased,
a surgeon was called to hold a post mortem
examination on the body, as suspicions rested in the
minds of the relatives respecting the real cause of
death. Accordingly the coroner, accompanied by
Dr. Lidell, the post mortem surgeon, went yester-
day morning to No. 230,Sullivan-street, with
a view of making the necessary investigation, ation, when,
to their surprise, they ascertained that
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Miss Addison had been removed from the house the
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The following statement has been made to the co-
roner by the relatives :a—Mrs. Howard, the sister
of
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it married
seems lady,
received, residing
Wednesday, aat No. 230,
telegraphic dispatch from Albany, informing her that
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Miss Addison had, that day, at about one o'clock,
expired, and for her to meet the body on the arrival
of the steam-boat Oregon. The result was that the
body was conveyed to the residence of the sister.
But from certain curious movements alleged to have
been made on the part of those who accompanied
the deceased, the relatives deemed it advisable to
have a post mortem examination made of
the body, to ascertain, if possible, the true
cause of death. The sister thereupon called
on Dr. Fleet, her family physician, and wished him
to maw the examination. The doctor declined doing
so, and advised her to apply to the coroner of the
county for that purpose, if she entertained any suspi-
cion that the deceased bad come to her death by any
foul means ; hence the application was made to co-
roner Ives. The sister of deceased further says, that
OD Thursday afternoon several gentlemen came to the
house and insisted upon the burial of the body ;
r.mong them Mr. Ring, a lawyer, who told her that
if she allowed a post mortem examination to be made
in her house she would be subjected to a fine of 1,000
dollars. The sister remonstrated with the gentlemen
for their hasty manner of disposing of the body, and
she informed them that the coroner had been notified
to hold an inquest. Several of the gentlemen then
spoke up and said that if rhe refused to give her con-
sent, they would remove the body away by force.
Mrs. Howard finding ultimately it was useless to pro-
test against the removal of the body, consented to
their wishes ; but she followed the body and saw it
deposited in a vault in the Second Avenue burying-
ground.
The Coroner, on the facts as above stated, ordered
a police officer to guard the vault, and not allow any
body to be removed unless by his permission. The
body of deceased will be exhumed, and the proper
legal investigation made by Dr. Lidell. We are in-
formed that Mr. Mason, Counsellor Ring, and several
others, have been subpoenaed to attend the inquest.
Since the above was in type we have seen Mr.
James J. Ring, who has placed us in possession of
many other facts in this lamentable affair, and given
us, no doubt, the true version of the whole matter.
Mr. Ring says that for some months past the deceased
had been travelling with Mr. and Mrs. Mason, and
in Louisville, Kentucky, she was taken ill with fever
on the brain ; afier a short time she recovered suffi-
ciently to proceed to Niagara Falls. Here she again
was taken ill, during which time she was attended by
the best physicians to be found in the vicinity, who
informed her friends that much danger was to be an-
ticipated ; however, she recovered sufficiently to
enable her to proceed as far as Buffalo; here again
she was taken down nick, and at times became almost
a raving maniac ; but on Monday last she rallied
somewhat, and it was deemed advisable by the phy-
sicians to proceed on to New York, as soon as 1"s-
-sible, as her ultimate recovery was considered hopeless.
On Monday Mr. and Mrs. Mason procured the most
com:4table accommodations on the cars, and arrived
in Albany on Tuesday morning. Several of the first.
class hotels Were applied to, but the proprietors re-
fused to admit the deceased in the house, as it was
,
feared she had the choera arriving as they that
morning from Buffalo. dr. Masan. asecehrtoatienj
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was impossible to obtain admittance
1n
Oregon, then
proceeded forthwith to the steam-boattoeave that evening at
lying at the dock, advertised•
The captain of tiae boat
7 o'clock for New
gentlemanly-il received the deceased
very humanely and
provided the best of attention for the
on board, and
unfortunate sufferer ; there were also
comfort of the leminent physicians, who admi-
nistered attendance several
power towards her recovery; but,
nistered all in
effect,their
as death ensued about one o'clock
alas! to no
The body was then conveyed to this
that afternoon!
decomposition
of the body had already
far advanced,
city, and as
it was deemed advisable by Mr. Ring
Mason that the body should be placed in
receiving VaUt•
and Mr. 1 Accordingly the funeral was an-
flounced,
the Rev. Mr. Ant.hon performed the sacred
rites on the occasion, and the body was deposited in
the private vault owned by Mr. Ring in the Second,
Avenue burying-ground.
The rumoured report that the deceased had met her
death by some foul means, Mr. Ring asserts, is cruel
in the extreme; on the contrary, Mr. and Mrs.
Mason bad done all in their power that was possible
for them to do, with the fond hope of being able to
restore her once more to health ; but, according to
the opinion of the best medical evidence, the feverhad completely destroyed her reason, and she sank
under its fatal effects. Mr. Ring further adds that
no objection was ever made to a post mortem exami-
nation of the body at a proper season, but not to
delay the obsequies on the (ley of the funeral. Every
facility will be given by Mr. Ring towards satisfying
the friends of the deceased and the public mind, that
the death was one of natural causes. The certificates
of several of the physicians who attended the deceased
be procured, and exhibited to the coroner this

will
day,

NEW HARNES
FOR HER MAJESTY'S CARRIAGE
ITORSES.—We yesterday had the pleasure of inspecting
set of harness for the carria e horses of her Majesty, just
finished by Mr. Kay Dinsdalge, of 314, Oxford-street. It is
executed in an entirely new ornamental style, remarkable
for the chasteness and elegance of its effect. The distinguish-
ing novelty of the decoration is the quill embroidery, which
has never before been employed for this purpose, and which,
on its jet-back basis of patent leather, has a singularly
beautiful appearance. In this case the material is cheap
enough,
but the cost of working it in must be very great,
from the amount of labour involved. The pattern, which is
a rich arabesque of flowers and folisge, is first drawn or
stamped on the leather, which has then to be carefully
pierced by hand with innumerable little slits or holes, through
which the strips of quill are drawn, and secured on the re-
verse side. The head-stalls or pads bear the royal cypher,
within a border of roses, thistles, and shamrocks. The harness
is silver-mounted; on the bosses are the royal arms and the
imperial crown, richly chased. The effect of the whole is
tasteful and rich in the highest degree compatible with the
design and character of an article intended for real work, and
not for show only. We cannot doubt that a style of execu-
tion so complete and appropriate will ensure it extensive
patronage.
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TELEGRAPHING THE ST. LEGER.—Yesterday, by
means of wires taken up to the racecourse at Doncaster, the
result of the run was communicated within five minutes to
all the principal places in the kingdom for the local papers
and betting henna.