The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-18 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

MELANCHOLY CASE OF S; IClDE.—Wednesday night
an inquest was held before Mr. Higgs, at the William
the Fourth, Ship-lane, Temple-bar, on the body of
Charlotte Achton, of No. 4, Crown-place, Pickett-
street, Strand, a pretty girl, who destroyed herself by a
dose of poison.
Mr. Robert Dunn, of Norfolk-street, surgeon, said
he knew the deceased, who called on Tuesday night
at his place when he was absent. She was in great
distress, and stated to his apprentice that she had
taken poison. The apprentice gave her an active
emetic, and accompanied her home. He then sought
witness, who arrived at her father's with the stomach
pump in about ten minutes. She then told him that she
had taken arsenic. Witness immediately washed the
stomach out with lime water and warm water. She
was put to bed, and every remedy was used ; but she
continued to grow cold and feeble until a little before
six yesterday morning, when she died. The quantity
of arsenic she took was so great that it paralysed the
nerves of the stomach, consequently she suffered no
pain. She swallowed between two and three ounces.
She died from the effects of the poison, even before in-
flammation came on. She was quite sober when he
saw her, and she acknowledged that she had taken the
poison herself. She was very sorry for what she had
done.

The mother was led in, but she eras so distressed
she could scarcely speak. She said words between
her and her (laughter arose in consequence of her
saying Charlotte should go to service, the idea of
which she did not like. "But," continued the poor
woman, " I had the greatest affection for her ; she was
the pride of my soul, and after this I shall never hold
up my head again."
The wretched father was next asked a few questions,
and the jury, after commiserating the poor couple, re-
turned a verdict of " Temporary insanity."
MELANCHOLY EFFECTS OF RELIGIOUS ENTHUSIAST/L.
—Wednesday an inquest was held before Mr. Carter
on the body of Jane Glass, aged 19, the daughter of a
respectable baker, who destroyed herself by hanging, on
Monday morning last.
Charles E. Bedwell, brother-in-law of the deceased,
said, that for the last month she had been extremely de-
sponding. Some time since she became a frequenter of
the Surrey Chapel, and about three weeks ago she par-
took of the Holy Sacrament, and though desponding be-
fore, she grew still more so after having communicated
In my opinion, religious enthusiasm turned her brain.
She frequently conversed on religion, and was in tht
habit of repeating, " I have no hopes of eternal salvation/
By a Juror—Dr. Roberts, of Bridge-street, was con-
suited about her, who ordered her to be watched, as he
feared she would attempt self destruction. The doc-
tor's orders were attended to latterly. On the day that
Miss Moyes committed suicide my sister went to see the
Monument, audit has since been discovered that she then
purchased poison.
Another Juror—Did she communicate last Sunda,' ?
Witness—No; she refused to take the sacrament a
second time.
The uncle of deceased, and a lady who knew her from
childhood, bore testimony to her being always of a
choly temperament.
The Coroner having briefly summed up, the jury
instantly returned a verdict of " Temporary Mental',
Derangement." meta-

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THE ROYAL EXCHANGE.—PIans for building
the new Royal Exchange are now under the considera-
tion of the Building Committee, who have also been
engaged in treating with the owners of the houses
which are to be taken down for the enlargement of the
Exchange. When the ground is entirely cleared, and
all the rubbish removed, and the contracts for erect-
ing the building are completed, it will be commenced
forthwith, and is expected to be finished in less than
three years.
MODERN PERFUMES.—The most costly per-
fume of the present day is perhaps star or otto of roses.
It is constantly used in the audiences of the great in
India, and imparts a most delightful fragrance, being
superior both in power and sweetness to the essential
oil of roses. The oils of numerous fragrant woods, as
well as the woods themselves, are in great requisition as
perfumes. The spices likewise yield their aromatic
odour ; and fruits and flowers (the former by expression
from the peel, the latter by distillation of the blossoms)
supply their sweets for the gratification of our sense of_
smell. Odorous animal substances are likewise employed
for the same purpose, but they are generally found to .0
too powerful when used alone. Musk, civet, and ambergris,
all obtained from animals, are scarcely endurable in their
pure unmixed state ; though when united with vegetable
perfumes, and used in small quantities, they yield an ex-
quisite scent.
PERFECTION OF STEAM.—Jonathan says
" To such perfection have they got steam in Kentucky,
that a grocer there has discharged all his shopmea, and
actually has two engines to serve in their place
cunning thief observing this, thought it a good opportu-
nity to help himself. He accordingly went in, secured
a loaf of sugar, and was about to make off ; but it was
" no go." for one of the engines collared him, gave him
in charge, and when I left the office (continues Jona-
than) the engine was about to give its evidence 11
BLACK IS THE WORST COLOUR FOR PAINT-
ING WOOD-WORK IN THE OPEN AlL—There is DO-
thing that will prove this evil more than by observing
the black streaks of a ship after being in a tropical
climate for any length of time. It will be found that
the wood round the fastenings is in a state of decay,
while the white work is as sound as ever ; the planks
that are painted black will be found split in all direc-
tions, while the frequent necessity of caulking a ship in
that situation likewise adds to the common destruction ;
and I am fully persuaded that a piece of wood painted
white will be preserved from perishing as long again, if
exposed to the weather, as a similar piece painted black,
especially in a tropical climate. I have heard many men
of considerable experience say that black is good for no-
thing on wood, as it possesses no body to exclude the
weather. This is, indeed, partly the case ; but a far
greater evil than this attends the use of black paint,
which ought entirely to exclude its use on any work out
of doors, viz., its property of absorbing heat. A black
unpolished surface is the greatest absorber and radiator
of hear known ; while a white surface, on the other
hand, i, a bad absorber and radiator of the same ; con-
sequently, black paint is more pernicious to the wood
than white. Wood having a black surface will imbibe
considerably more heat in the same temperature of cli-
mate than if that surface were white ; from which cir-
cumstance we may easily conclude that the pores of
wood of any nature will have a tendency to expand,
and rend in all directions, when exposed under such
circumstances ; the water, of course, being admitted,
causes a gradual and progressive decay, which must be
imperceptibly increasing from every change of weather.
The remedy to so great an evil is particularly simple,
viz. by using white instead of black paint, which not
only forms a better surface, but is a preventive to the
action of heat, and is more impervious to the moisture.
The saving of expense would also be immense, and I alp
convinced that men of practical experience will bear me
out in my assertion.— Trans. Society of Arts.
From a return, printed by order of the House ?.f.
Commons (No. 442), of the number of fiats in
ruptcy issued from January 11, 1831, to January 11,
1839, it appears that the London fiats amounted to..
506, and the country fiats to 781, making a total of
1,087. The highest country list was that of Manches-
ter, 82 ; Birmingham, 54 ; Liverpool, 44 ; Leeds, 33.

T. COX SAVORY, Goldsmith, &c., 47, Cott &
London ( Seven Doors from Graceehurch-street), informs O.
Public. that he has fitted up THREE SHOW ROOMS el'
pressly for the display of a large assortment of superioor
r
SIL N, ER-EDGED PLATED GOODS. He offers them
those low but fixed prices which have been so succesa.ll
drawing public attention to the WATCH, JEWELLER.!
SILVER SPOON and FORK, and several branches of 10'
trade. N.B. A pamphlet. containing a Detailed List of she
Prices of Plate, Plated Goods, Watches, Clocks, &C., vagY
had gratis, or will be forwarded in answer to a post-el
application.
SHEFFIELD PLATED WINE COOLERS
A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing s
Silversmith
14, Cornhill, London (opposite the Bank of England), have for
choice in their warerooms a Selection of PLAIN and ORNA-
;MENTAL ICE PAILS, to which they wish to direct attention 3
10s.
The price of the Plain Tub-pail (now much in use), .••••• be
the pair ; the Classic Vase (very neat), 101. Ss. the pair; the
Victoria Pattern, 15/. the pair ; th?, Dresden Cooler,. 191. t
au, &c., all of whic— are strongly mounted with Silver' _3l
have Silver Shields for Engraving the Crest or Coat of Arse s•
A pamphlet is published, with drawings of the above Bpd_
other articles of plate generally, which may be had on aPPII
tion, free of cost.

IRHS.
On the 16th inst., at B
CanteT bury Villa, Maida Vale, the
lady of George Smith, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 15th inst., Mrs. Viant, of a daughter.
On the 15th inst., at Bayswater, the lady of Robert fludles-
ton, Esq., of a son.
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MARRIED.
George Blogg,
On the 16th inst., at St. Luke's, Chelsea,
Esq., of Bucklersbury, to Frances Catherine, second daughter
of the late Major Ebhart, Commandant of York Hospital.
On the 10th init., at St. Mary's Church, Beaumaria, gg"
Beaver, of Glyngarth, Anglesea, and of the Temple, Lana-
shire, Esq., to Isabella Janet, daughter of Sir Duncan
Calor
bell, of Barcaldine and Glenure, Argyle,

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DIED.
On the 14th inst., at Turnham-green, Sarah, yf o ungeks
est
daughter of the late John Haywood Alsop, Esq., oLe
Staffordshire, aged 22.
On the 15th inst., in Calthorpe-street, Eliza, the wife of
Thomas Woodruffe, Esq., aged 46.
On the 11th inst., at Cheltenham, Eliza, the wife of James
David Potts, Esq.,
On the 15th inst.,
Hoy, Esq., aged 43.
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London ; Printed and Published by AITIRDO YOUNG) °'
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county of IVlititilooex.—Friday, October 18, 1889.
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