The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-09 00:00:00

CROXTETH HITNT.

Commodore

Two ran.
BETTING ON THE COURSE.
sto 1 agst Bendigo
7to 1 agst Nn
9to 1 agst Moldavia
10 to 1 agst Dalby
12 to 1 agst Buckfoot
100 to 7 agst Sidewind
100 to 7 agst Accident
100 to 7 agst Farce
16 to 1 agst Elland
16 to 1 agst Windham
20 to 1 agst Holstein
All taken.

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY.

LIVERPOOL CUP.
9to 2 agst Bendigo (taken and offored)
6to 1 agst Nu (taken)
Bto 1 agst Moldavia (taken)
10 to 1 agst Dalby (taken)
12 to 1 agst Buckfoot (taken)
12 to 1 agst Accident (taken)
15 to 1 agst Windham (taken)
100 to 6 agst Elland (taken)
20 to 1 agst Farce (taken)
20 to 1 agst John Davis (taken)
20 to 1 agst Helen (taken)
20 to 1 agst Sidewind (taken)
25 to 1 agst Joco (taken)
50 to 1 agst Valiant (taken)

Bank of England Return.•—This Evening.

An Account, pursuant to ti
cap. 32, for the week ending

he Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
Wednesday, Nov. 8, 1865.

ISSUE DEP
Notes issued .........X27,219,380,

A.RTMENT.

Government Debt Z 11,015,160
Other Securities .. 3.634,90
Gold Coin SE Bullion 12,569,380
Silver Bullion ....

£27 219,3E0

£27.2 9,380

BANKING D
Proprietors' Capi-
tal £14,553.000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-

,;PARTMENT.
Government Seca-

rities (including
Dead Weight A-
nnuity)
Other Securities
Notes
Gold and Silver 736,807
Coin

counts) 4,8'16,861
Other Deposits 13,143,780
Seven Day and
other Bills 522,221

43 V 99,505
V

136,299,5(5
MILLER, Chief Cashier.

Nov. 9, 1865.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, Nov. 9.—Wind this day at noon—North.
Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.

Arrived—Mary Ann, from Riga ; Pruala, from Cun-
britsham ; George Edward and Caroline, from Dantzic ;
J ohana Tinder, Sundswall ; Fortuna, from Landscrona ;
Victoria, from Dunkirk.

DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed, Nov. B.—Screw steamer Achilles, from London,
for Barbadoes.

DESTRUCTION OF A PRINTING-OFFICE BY FIRE.—
At an early hour this (Thursday) morning, as
Police-constable No. 94, of the M division, was passing
the Victoria-terrace, Blue Anchor-road, Bermondsey, he
noticed smoke issuing from the premises belonging to Mr.
Bayfield, situate at No. 15 in that thoroughfare. The officer
at once sounded the usual alarm, and after great difficulty
he succeeded in making the residents sensible of their
impending danger, and they fortunately managed to reach
the street in safety. Conductor J. Boston promptly at-
tended 'with the Royal Society's escape from the Old
Kent-road, followed by numerous engines of the London
Brigade, the Princess of Wales land steamer, and two
others by Shand, Mason, and Co. By the time this force
arrived the building was on fire from the bottom to the top,
and strong fears were entertained lest the destructive ele-
ment should reach the adjoining houses. Plenty of the
Southwark Company's water having been procured from
the mains running through the district the engines were
worked with full vigour, and with the additional services
tendered by Beak and Co.'s hydrants, the fire was extin-
guished in less than two hours, but unfortunately the pre-
mises of Mr. Bayfield were ,burned down. The origin of
this fire, like many others, is enveloped in obscurity. The
sufferer, it is understood, was insured, but not to the ex-
tent of his loss.

ALLEGED MURDER BY POISONING.—At the quiet
little village of Honiton Clyst, situated about six
miles from Exeter, William Ashford, a sober, industrious
man, about 60 years of age, a master boot and shoe maker,
died on Saturday evening, under circumstances which afford
grave suspicions that he has been poisoned by his wife.
For some time past the deceased had lived unhappily with
his wife, owing to jealousy. A man named Pratt, who had
worked for him as a journeyman for many years, was the
cause of the unfortunate strife. Pratt about two years since
left the deceased and went to reside at Dawlish, but after-
wards returned through the influence of Mrs. Ashford,
and from that time to the present was believed to be en far
too intimate terms with his mistress. They had been fre-
quently seen together, and this so excited the deceased that
a quarrel took place. The deceased was up to the last
fortnight in the enjoyment of good health, but was taken
ill on the 29th ult., after having partaken of tea at a friend's
house in the village, where ho repeatedly expressed his dis-
gust at the conduct of his wife. From the evidence of
Mrs. Butt, the wife of a police-constable stationed in the
village, and residing two doors from the deceased, the case
appeared to bear very strongly against Mrs. Ashford, and
I on Saturday Police-constable Butt considered, from the
knowledge he possessed of the case, he was justified in
apprehending her. Shortly after the deceased died on
Saturday night ho took the wife into custody. While
being searched she took from her pocket a packet, which
she threw into the fire, and it was destroyed before it
could be rescued. Peculiarities were observed in its igni-
tion, and it is supposed to have contained chemicals. An
inquest was opened on Monday before Mr. Deputy-Coroner
Brent, Mr. Friend, of Exeter, appearing for the prisoner,
and Mr; Deputy-Superintendent Maxell for the police.
The only evidence was that of Mrs. Butt, who said that
on the 3d inst. she was in the bed-room of the deceased
at about 5 o'clock when deceased asked for a cup of tea.
Mr. Chown was in the room at the time Mrs. Ashford
brought up to the room the teapot, and put water into it
from the kettle which was in the bed-room. She then went
down and brought up a cup with a little milk at the bottom,
not a tablespoonful. There was a knock at the street door
and she went to opon it. Witness gave about a tablespoon-
ful of the tea to the deceased, which was all he would take,
the rest she threw into the chamber utensil. Witness sub-
sequently found a cup on the dressing-table, which con-
tained seine wetted powder, which smelt and looked like
some medicine which the deceased had taken. Part of this
powder witness preserved. On a second visit to the house
witness found another settlement of powder in a wino glass,
and that also she preserved. There was no settlement in
the bottle of medicine which came from the doctor. De-
ceased had several fits before death. Dr. Roberts, of Exeter,
having seen the dying man, and having asked if any of de-
ceased's vomit or secretions had been preserved, was given
the utensils and tho glass with the sediment. The coroner's
inquiry was adjourned for a post mortem examination to be
made, and deceased's wife having teen taken to Exmouth,
was brought before a magistrate and remanded. The con-
tents of the utensils and glass have been forwarded to Pro-
fessor liempath, at Bristol, for analysis.