The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-22 00:00:00

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Last night Mr. Burrows the constable proceeded
to the house where the shocking affair took place,
and made a more minute search and inspection of
the place. It seems that the deceased man had
been engaged for some time in making the model
of a farm, which was nearly completed, and was
placed on a sideboard in the room. The windows
were bespattered with blood, and portions of the
bones of the skull were found in various parts of the
room, which was indifferently furnished.
The deceased and his wife had only been in pas-
seesion of the house about a fortnight, and were
often quarrelling'when they returned home.
Mr. Burrows took charge of the body and
secured the house to await the visit of the coroner
and jury.

Death through Disappointment in Love.

An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the
Seven Stars Inn, Lawley-street, before the borough
coroner, Dr. Birt Davies, to inquire into the cause
of death of a young man named Edwin William
Cowley, 18 years of age, living with his parents at
19, Rowland-street, Lawley-street.
The first witness examined was the mother
of the deceased, who stated that she was a
widow and her son resided with her. He was
eighteen years of age last birthday, and by
trade a gun•screwer. He had been in and out of the
house all the afternoon of the day (Tuesday) he was
taken ill, and about seven o'clock in the evening
went oat again and did not return until nearly half-
past nine o'clock. Witness said to him, " Why, Bill,
whatever is the matter ? " adding, " I know you are
grieving about that girl ; but never mind, she'll be
glad to make it ty with you." Deceased replied,
" I shall never speak to her again." The witness
here explained that on the preceding Monday the
deceased went, in company with the girl referred
to, who is only 16 years of age, to be married at
Handsworth Old Church, but through some mis-
management
they arrived there too late for the cere-
mony to be performed. They made an appoietment
to go cgain the following morning (Tuesday), but
through the persuasions of her father, who con-
sidered her much too young to be sife, the girl
would not go with him upon his calling for her to
accompany him. The result was that the deceased
wandered about all day in a melancholy state of
mind until the evening.
In answer to a question from the Coroner, wit-
ness said that at first it was suggested that the de-
ceased might have taken poison, and a search of the
room was made, but nothing Was found to lead any
ono to conclude that he had done
so.
Mr. Hadley, surgeon, 5, Prospect-row, examined,;
stated that under the Coroner's precept he had madei
a careful post mortem examination of the body of
deceased, and found great roughness of the brain
membrane and effusion of blood. The lungs were
extensively diseased ; the right side of the heart
was also in the same state, and in witness's opinion
the deceased died from a fit of epilepsy, brought on
by over-excitement.

The jury returned a verdict " That the deceased
lied by the visitation of God."—Birmingham
Paper.

FORT WAGNER.—Fort Wagner is an irregular
bastioned work, situated on the northern end of
Morris Island, 2,100 yards distant from Fort Sumter. It is
composed entirely of sand, which, beyond doubt, is the best
material to withstand the effect of shell. Its armament
is six guns ; but three guns have recently been mounted on
the sea face to annoy the Monitors. Oa the Southern face
of the work all the obstructions that engineering skill can
devise have been placed. so as to annoy our trocrs in case of
an assault. On the northern side of the work there has been
erected a musketry parapet, which not only commands the
approach from the northward, but enables its garrison to Le
sheltered in the event of our troops gaining an admittance
to the interior. It has its ravellins, galleries, and covered
ways, and upon the whole is a very formidable work. The
magazine is situated in the southern centre of the seaward
portion of the work, and although exposed to the fire of our
iromclads, it is so well built as to defy the projectiles which
have already struck it,-11;nerican