The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-24 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, SIX O'CLOCK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CITY BETTING—THIS DAY.
TWO THOUSAND.
100 to 25 agst Hospodar (taken)
100 to 25 agst Saccharometer (taken)

CHESTER CUP.
25 to I agst Stradella (off)
30 to 1 agst Black Deer (taken freely)

LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.
16 to 1 agst Avalanche (taken freely)
20 to 1 agst Anatis (taken)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—This DAY.

CHESTER CUP.
25 to 1 agst Stradella (taken)
30 to 1 agst Black Deer (taken)
33 to 1 agst Le Marechal (taken)
THE DERBY.
50 to 1 agst Early Purl (taken)
50 to 1 agst Michael Scott (taken)

WATERLOO cur.

100 to 7 agst Mr. Spinks' nomination (taken freely)
200 to 11 agst Mr. Worrall's nomination (taken freely)
16 to 1 agst Mr. Blackstock's nomination (offered)
20 to 1 agst Mr. Brundritt's nomination (offered)
30 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's nomination (offered)

Mr. Spinks and Mr. Worrall's nominations in great de-
mand, both being nearly equal favourites, till near the
close, when the former sprung to 100 to 7 (taken).

Fatal Fall of a Chimney-stack.

Yesterday morning Mr. John Humphreys, the
Coroner for Middlesex, opened an inquiry in the
Board-room of the Mile-end Old-town Workhouse,
Bancroft-road, Stepney, respecting the death of
Mary Ann Gobbett, aged 31. James Seton Gobbett,
of 5, York-street, Globe-road, Mile-end, said that
he was a compositor, and deceased was his wife.
On Monday night, he, his wife, and two children
all slept in one bed. About 4 o'clock in the morn-
ing, when the wind was very high, he was suddenly
aroused by a tremendous crash and a mass of brick-
work and mortar fell upon the bed. They were
all buried beneath the ruins, and he at once called
" Murder" and " Police." He struggled for a few
minutes, when he got his hands released from un-
derneath the bed-clothes, and commenced dragging
away the bricks and rubbish to get his wife and
children out of the ruins. He first got his children
out, but when he reached his wife he found that she
was dead. He subsequently ascertained that a
stack of chimneys had fallen down upon the roof,
which was forced into the room. He had been
three months in the occupation of the house, and
paid 6s. 6d. rent per week. It was a four-roomed
house, and belonged to Mr. H. Leatherdale, a ves-
tryman of the parish. He had previously com-
plained to the landlord of the rain coming through
the roof, and his wife, he believed, had also called
his attention to it. The rain always came into the
front room, and it was such as might occur from an
ordinary leakage. He had never made any com-
plaint of the chimneys to the landlord.—John
Harrison, residing opposite the last witness's house,
said that he heard a noise on tne morning in ques-

tion, which awoke him. He jumped out of bed and
rushed into the street. At first he could not see any-
thing, but he could hear a cry of " Help !" He
turned round and then could see a man in the ruins.
He knocked up several neighbours, who assisted in
getting deceased out of the rubbish.—Joseph Reed
said that he assisted in getting the deceased out.
He found her covered with bricks, tiles, and mortar.
There must have been at least 7 or 8 cwt. of rubbish
upon the bed when he entered the room. Mr.
Leatherdale said that he had only been in possession
of the house about three years, ar.d he al ways
thought they were quite sound and safe. A juror
suggested that the jury should proceed to view the
ruins, as it might facilitate the inquiry. The coroner
said that the investigation would be adjourned, and
they could do so when they left the court. He
should in the meantime give instructions to a sur-
veyor to make an official insp, ction of the premises,
and to report the result at their next sitting. Mr.
Frederick James Reilly, surgeon, of the Globe-road,
said that he was called to the deceased and found
her dead. The face and limbs were quite cold.
There were no marks of violence on the body, and
death was clearly the result of suffocation, caused
by the rubbish. The proceedings were then ad-
journed.