The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-16 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1853.

TUE ALLEGED MURDER AT SEEPIIERD'S.

BAN.

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.

PROGRESS OF THE CHOLERA•

BOIL

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Leasing
Compans,

Closing Prices
this day.

Bus!ness
this day.

NEWCASTLE.
The last report issued by the General Board of Health
at Whitehall respecting Newcastle is as follows :
" Sept. 14.—Deaths, 58. Total of deaths from August
31 to Sept. 14, 214. Gateshead—Deaths, 83.
The disease is developing itself, though but for the
great activity that has been shown by the local authori-
ties in providing extra medical aid, it is believed that its
progress would have been much more rapid, as a very
large amount of diarrhoea is discovered and arrested by
the house-to-house visitation of the medical inspectors.
Handbills are largely circulated, pointing out the great
danger of neglecting looseness of the bowels while the
epidemic influence is present, but, notwithstanding all
efforts of the authorities and the medical visitors, many
cases occur in which diarrhoea is allowed to pass un-
checked into developed cholera. The epidemic is of a
virulent type, and deaths are in most cases very rapid.
It is hoped that as the medical inspection becomes
more complete, more and more cases of diarrhoea will be
brought under treatment.
The town council met on Wednesday,
the Mayor pre-
siding. Mr. Grainger, the inspector of the Board of
Health, stated his views to the meeting with great free-
dom and force as to the necessity of immediately carry-
ing into effect the provisions of the Common Lodgmg-
house Act, for which he made out a case of crying
necessity from his recent inspection of the rooms in
Saudgate. His remarks told well upon the meeting,
and with remarkable and praiseworthy unanimity they
at once voted 5001., and appointed a committee to regu
late the disposal of the money. A. resolution was also
adopted for using the powers of the ac-, and regulating
the number of persons in each lodging-house, and closing
any rooms which may be deemed unfit for human habi-
tation. It was remarked by Mr. Grainger, that Gates-
head exhibited a perfect contrast to Newcastle with re-
gard to the lodging-houses. There thay had been regis-
tered and properly attended to ; and the result was, that
only one case of cholera had occurred in those lodging-
rooms ; and that was a man who had been absent a
week at Newcastle, and had
before his return to Gateshe in fact, caught the disease
ad. The resolution of the
council, it appears, cannot be of legal force without the
consent of the Secretary of State ; and it was agreed
that a telegraphic communication should be sent to him
immediately.

I esterday evening Mr. Brent, the deputy coroner for
the western division of Middlesex, held an inquiry, at
the Black Bull Inn, Hammersmith, into the circum-
astnaengceeds
taotthean‘d.eabnt oneeunprnurtdheerdedeatbhy ohferEhliuzsabbaenthd, Hay
alleged
Hayes, near Shepherd's-bush-market, on the night of
Saturday last.
The jury viewed the body, which was lying in a low
dirty house in the neighbourhood. The upper part of
the poor woman's body was covered with bruises, and on
the throat were marks which seemed to indicate that
the deceased had been choked.
Much excitement prevailed in consequence of an an-
anouncement which had been made that the coroner bad
applied to the Home Secretary for the attendance of the
prisoner at the inquest. If such an application were
made, it was rejected.
Mr. Martin, solicitor, attended for the prosecution.
Johanna Lines, of 23, Lower Brook-green-place,
stated the deceased woman was her sister. She was
about 42 years of age. Her husband was a labouring
man. Her sister died at six o'clock on Sunday night.
Deceased was brought to her house in a state of in-
sensibility, from being beaten, on a shutter by the police.
She went out on Saturday in good spirits—in fact, she
was never merrier in her life.

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Policeman 264 T (Starling) said—On Sunday morning
last, as he was going on duty, his attention was attracted
by a large number of people near Shepherd's-bush-roar-
bet. On inqu ring he heard that a woman, drunk and
insensible, was lying behind some buildings there. He
found her lying on her side. She opened one of her
eyes, but the other was so bruised and swollen that she
could not open it. Her clothes were not torn, but her
bonnet-string was untied, and her shawl unpinned;
She did not utter a word. She was conveyed on a
stretcher to Brook-green station, and afterwards to her
sister-in-law's house.
By a Juror—He was not able to say whether or not
deceased was intoxicated. She had been vomiting, and
was in fact vomiting when witness saw her. There
was no smell of liquour, as far as he could detect. She
was found in a place which bad been dug out for foun-
dations for houses. It was a very considerable depth.
There was no thoroughfare past the house. The depth
was four or five feet. A person intoxicated could not
have got there, inasmuch as it would be necessary to
get over railings to reach the spot where deceased was
found.
Policeman 69 T (John Searle) corroborated the evi-
dence of the last witness, and added that he saw Hayes
standing near the place where deceased was afterwards
found. He asked witness to come away. He was
trembling very much, and sighed heavily. Witness
thought he had fallen asleep there under the influence
of drink ; and as there had been two robberies committed
there, witness requested him to come out ; but he an-
swered with an oath that he would not. Witness told
him he would lock him up if he did not come out, and
he then, after some hesitation, came into the road.
Every word he uttered " shook," but this witness sup-
posed might be attributable to the cold and fog which
prevailed. All this occurred about six yards from the
spot where deceased was found ; but on account of the
fog, witness could not see the woman. He afterwards
described the dress and appearance of the man he had
seen to Inspector Cooke ; and after his capture he iden-
tified him in the cell of the station-house.
By a Juror—He had to get under the railings to ar-
rive at the spot where he saw the man. It could only
be reached by getting under or over the railings.
By the Coroner—The deceased woman came to him
on Saturday night about eleven o'clock, while he was
on his beat, and asked him to accompany her to her
husband, as she wanted to speak to him. She said
there was another woman with him, and she was afraid
of going to him without protection. She was perfectly
sober then. Witness recommended her not to have
anything to do with a drunken man. She said the
advice was very good, and thereupon went away. He
did not hear the woman groan when he was persuading
the man to leave the spot where he saw him. If she
had groaned he must have heard her.
Thomas Taylor, a labouring man, said he knew the
deceased woman, having seen her come with Hayes's
meals while he was working with him. He bad known
Hayes some years. He saw the deceased woman with
Hayes about eleven o'clock on Saturday night. She
asked him to go home. He said nothing to her, but
knocked her down. She got up, and he knocked her
down again. She got up again and ran behind witness.
He told her to get away, lest her husband should think
they were harbouring her. There were several Irish-
men near at the time, and I was afraid of them.
The Coroner.—You would not assist the woman for
fear the husband would be bitter against you ?
Witness.—Yes. Hayes then kicked at her, and said
be would kick her brains out. Deceased then ran down
the market, and Hayes followed her, remarking " I
will do for you to-night."
A juror asked the Coroner whether it would be pos-
sible for the jury to have the prisoner before them ?
The Coroner.—We shall see.
Witness continued.—He thought Hayes behaved
very improperly to his wife, but he would not protect
her for the reasons already stated. Hayes appeared to
be in liquor at the time of the occurreuce, He had
had many conversations with Hayes, but never heard
him say anything disrespectful about his wife.
Edward George, a labouring man.—Had known the
deceased woman about 18 months. When he became
acquainted with her she was living with her husband,
in William-street, He had not seen her for about five
weeks until Saturday evening last, when she came with
her husband, into Shephard's-bush-market. Hayes
said something to her, and then knocked her down.
Deceased was perfectly sober ; Hayes was not. When
he knocked her down a second time he said, "I will
knock (or kick) your brains out." Taylor the last wit-
ness, had his goods knocked over, and complained to
the police, who took him into custody and charged him
with being drunk and disorderly. The magistrate dis-
charged him, as there was no case against him.
The constable said Taylor struck him for interfering
with his wife.
Witness--Saw Hayes and his wife go towards the
Shepherd's Bush Hotel • the woman was first. He did
not hear Hayes say " I will do for you to-night," or use
any expression of the sort. He saw Hayes kick at his
wife, but whether he actually kicked her or not he could
not say. After deceased was knocked down the second
time she could not run away ; she was too feeble. She
came to witness to protect her, but he would not have
anything to do with her, for there were many Irish
people present, and they were a rum lot of people to
get into a row with. (Laughter.) They would hit one
with a stick or a pickaxe.
Mr. John Brown, surgeon, of Hammersmith, said he
had known the deceased woman two or three years, and
had occasionally attended her professionally. He saw
the deceased at the police-station on Sunday. She was
in an insensible state. She bad received a severe blow
on the right eye and on the right jaw. Those were the
chief external injuries. He saw her again later on
Sunday, and he found she was rapidly sinking. He
ordered her removal to her sister's house, and there she
died. On making a post-mortem examination he found a
cut about an inch above
butthe eye. That was an in-
ternal injury from a fall, the skin was not cut, but
it was indented. Oil opening the head he found a fusion
of blood in the two ventricles ; there was also a fusion of
blood on the surface of the braia. In the stomach there
were three pieces of cauliflower, and it was otherwise
nearly empty. She died from an effusion of blood on
the brain caused by a blow or a fall.
Taylor (recalled) said he did not see where the de-
ceased was struck by her husband, but it was not 0:-.1 the
face, When she fell she fell on her back. He was etife
she fell on her back both times.
Emily Shirley, residing at Shepherd's-bush, stated that
she did not know the deceased very well. She saw her
on Saturday night near the Royal Hotel, Shepherd's-
bush. She asked her if she (the witness) was going
down the market ? Some time after witness saw her
knocked down by her husband. She got up and went
down the market, but Hayes stood still. Afterwards she
turned down to a place called the Island. There were
two or three steps to go down, and she called out "Jem,
Jem." Afterwards she saw Hayes knock the deceased
woman's head against the wooden railing of Mr. Robin-
son's gate, exclaiming "Take that ! I will do for you
soon." Deceased said nothing, and witness was too
much frightened to give an alarm. What she witnessed
occurred within a few yard of the spot on which the
body was afterwards found. Witness knew Hayes, and
could swear to his person. She saw him last on Sunday
morning.
Edmund Lines, the husband of the first witness, saw
deceased and her husband togetl- er on Saturday evening
at six o'clock. They then appeared to be on very good
term together. Re had known Hayes to thrash his
wife frequently. He 2_,ad beaten her before he got mar-
ried. He did not think sale deserved it. They cohabited
before they were married. lie saw Hayes on Sunday
afternoon, and told him that his ;Ole was in a very bad
state at the police-station. He rep-lied that he knew
nothing about it, and that h© had n6t seen her since
8.6 added, that
eight o'clock on the preceding night.
at that time she was so drunk she could not staDd..,
Well,
this, witness saw Hayes again, when he said,
w?" Witness told
tines,: how is the wife
him she was dead, whenghoeinrgeprietdh,o" Good luck to the
brickies (Meaning brickmakers) ; ey have done for her
at last, though I would not have liked to have hurt a
added that he had often
heard Hayes say that
hair of her head.
WheitwneosusL
lnd be lisi)s wwittfeo'stbouotkchHera.yes
Policeman 156 r (W. Rogers),
h
into custody, said that, wenwciatpnteusrseciln,
fhoe asked
rminghwimhetthheart
his wife was dead ? and on
chose to get drunk, and
she was, he said that ish f
berick, it had nothing to de
knock herself about vrith a
with him.
Richard Kennett, a carter,.. deposed to findingti dig
body of the deceased, and giving information to po-
lice She was ly.ing. straight along
ethreshgarwolunwda.s
over
er
never spoke to him in anyvsovmayit.
vomiting,
i and her face was
her face. She had been
lying in it. .
The Coroner said that was all the evidence at present.
He should suggest an a. djouriiment, and he would en-
deavour to have the prisoner before them on that occa-
sion. He would not, however, hold out any hope in
i that respect.
Several jurors thought it would be very desirable to
have the prisoner at the adjournment.
The Coroner said, if the prisoner were present at the
next inquiry the depositions should be read over to him,
and to any other witnesses who might be brought
forward.
The inquiry was then adjourned.

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MINES.
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1 all Australian Cordillera A d
1 all Australian Freehold d, 1
1 all Ave Maria - 2 (311
1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) 1 dis— part
1 all British Austrin. Gold 1 1 d
20 13.5 British Iron 7
35 244 Brzzilianlmp.(issued
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30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 21 21
20 15 Do. St. John Delßey 324 33?,
1 4 Carsons's Creek 4d 4d,
40. all Cobre Copper 434 444
5 1 Colonial Gold —
... 14 Copiapo lO4 114
St. all Copper Min. of Eng 55 65
25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent 64 —74 p
5 all English and Austin
Copper Smeltg. Co 24
20 all General l4 —l6
2 all Great Nugget Vein 4d— p 2
3 all Great Polgooth 24 2 d
1 all Lake Bathurst —4 d
d
1 all Liberty — 1
1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold
Quartz Crush. Co
1 all Mariquita . 4 d
10 9 Mexican&S.Americn. 64 7 61
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1 all Nouveau Monde —
5 1 Port Philip — d 1
1 all Quartz Rock — id
50 all Rhymney Iron -
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28* all United Mexican 3 —34 3!
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1 all West Granada — 4 d
1 all West Mariposa...,,.,, 1 d #
1 all Yuba — 1 d 1
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
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40 all British Colonial Bank
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50 all British N. A merlcan
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Austral., and China id par
25 5 Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia. 2 ldis
100 25 Cok,
100 20 Commercial of Lond.
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Australian Chrtd 2d— 1 d 84 1
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of Australia - 1 p 15
50 20 London and County
50 10 London Joint Stock ...
100 20 Lond.andWestminst — 36;1
100 35 National Provincial
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25 all Oriental Bank Cor.
poration
100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... ... 50
10 all Do. New —
5 1 Royal Australn. Bkg
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25 25 South Australia 3B 40 39
25 all !Union of Australia 6l 63 614 3
241D0. New 6 7
50 10 'Union of London
40 all ''Union
of Madrid

DARLINGTON. I
The local board of health here is on the alert, owing
to the cholera having made its appearance in the neigh-
bouring town of Newcastle. The town has been divided
in,,o districts, and, with the officer of health and the
inspector of nuisances, the members of the board have
made a personal inspection of all the alleys and courts.
They found an abundance of nuisances likely to be pre.
judicial to health and to aid in developing disease ; pig-
styes in close and confined places, surcharged ashpits and
dunghills, with, in some places, pigs sporting about
among the garbage and refuse on the dunghills. Prompt
orders were given for the abatement of all the nuisances ;
the drains and sewers were well flushed on Saturday
night by means of the mains of the water company, and
they are to be again cleansed out at the end of this week.
A supply of whitewash brushes and chloride of lime has
been obtained for the use of the poor, and a man has
been specially appointed to go about, de die in diem, to
see that the orders of the board are strictly carried out.
The board met on Saturday, and again on Wednesday
morning. The following handbill has been issued :
"The local board of health earnestly request the in-
habitants of Darlington to pay the strictest attention,
at this particular season, to the following instructions,
so as to assist the board in carrying out the necessary
sanitary regulations, whereby any prevailing epidemic
influence may in a great degree be mitigated, if not
entirely counteracted :-1. The daily cleansing of all
courts, yards, alleys, gutters, and drains, and the
prompt removal of all filth and garbage therefrom ;
2. That the contents of ashpits, dunghills, privies, and
pigstyes be removed between the hours of 12 at night
and 6 in the morning ; and that during the process
chloride of lime be freely used, in order to prevent the
escape of noxious effluvia ; 3. That all persons effec-
tually cleanse and whitewash the interior of their dwell-
ings, where requisite, and the external walls in crowded
courts and yards."
CHRISTIANIA.—DEATH OF MR. BRADSHAW.—The fol-
lowing is from Christiania, Sept. 10 :—" Grim death is
stalking about amongst us, mowing down indiscrimi-
nately, whilst all nature appears smiling around, unin-
terrupted sunshine and perfectly clear and serene sky,
with agreeable temperature. Already 800 have been
swept off by cholera, and still upwards of sixty a day
bite the dust. Only one Englishman yet—Mr. Brad-
shaw, the veritable Bradshaw, who had come over to
collect data for his new Continental Guide, had only
been in the town three days ; he was, however, ner-
vous, and had been incessantly taking preventives.
From apparent perfect health, six hours' illness was
sufficient to usher him before his Maker."
BAYSWATER.--Already the cholera has appeared at
Bayswater, carrying off a woman of the name of Mary
Hagger, who resided at No. 10, Elms-place. The un-
fortunate woman was seized yesterday morning, and
immediately conveyed to St. Mary's Hospital, where
Mr. Baker, attended by the medical staff, was unre-
mitting in his attention to relieve her sufferings, but
death terminated them shortly after her admission.

MISCELLANEOUS.
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20 8 Australsn.Pcific.Mail
10 6 Australn. Royal Mail
50 38A Brit. American Land 58 62
5 1 Brit. & Coln. Saaeltg.
and Reduction Co
100 321 Canada Company
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4 2 Crystal ?al. of France
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20 14 General Screw Steam
20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar.
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10 3 Netherlands Land 1 id
all N. B. Australasian d par
20 7 Nrth.ociiluropeSteam
5 all Peel Rr. La. & Minrl. id 4/
50 all Peninsular & Oriental
50 25 Do.
2 all Portland Iron Co
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1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 1i I#p 2/
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I 25 25- South Austral. Land 29 31 31/
1 all Submarine Telegraph
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BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF
SCIENCE. —The next meeting of this association will be
M
held Liverpool, in the latter part of August or the
of September, 1854, the exact date not yet
lgig
the Bari of Yiarrowby president.
edinn;

;AND,

A Court of Proprietors was held yesterday. Mr. J.
G. Hubbard, governor, in the chair.
The minutes of the former meeting having been read
and confirmed,

The CHAIRMAN said—Gentlemen, I have now to ac-
quaint you that this is one of the general quarterly
courts appointed by the charter, and that it is also one
of the half-yearly general courts appointed by the 12th
by-law for the making of dividends. I have also to
state that the net profits of the half-year ending on the
30th of August last were 584,5571. 7s. id., making the
amount of the rest on that day 3,596,6741. 14s. Bd.,
and that after plaviding a dividend of 41. per cent., the
rest would be 3,014,5581. 9s. 2d. The Court of Direc-
tors, therefore, propose that a dividend of 4/. per cent.
be made (if this Court think fit) of interest and profits
for the half-year ending the 31st of August last, without
deduction on account of income-tax, and I beg to put a
resolution to that effect to the meeting.
Mr. CookE seconded the proposition with great plea-
sure, because he felt that the dividend was the result of
the prudent management of the directors during the
past year—first, in making money easy for general
convenience in the early part of the year ; then, in
giving assistance to more extended and legitimate com-
merce ; and, in the next place, by putting a check on
the most extravagant speculation, which was likely to
result in disastrous consequences, thereby preventing
the substratum of the public credit from being frittered
away by vile speculation. While the directors had been
consulting the public interest, it seemed to have fol-
lowed, as a matter of course, that the interest of the
proprietors had been likewise greatly benefited, and
therefore the public as well as themselves must be satis-
fied with the result, for if they consulted their own in-
terests alone—which, he hoped, would never be the case
—and let the public interest be neglected, they would
subject themselves most justly to considerable blame.
He believed they were not exclusively met on that day
for the purpose of considering the dividend, and that it
was open to them to look to what might be their pros-
pects in future. When they considered what had taken
place in their close neighbourhood, at the India House,
it should put them in mind that the circumstances of
their corporation must likewise undergo some revision.
When they looked back to the year 1830, a considerable
alteration took place in regard to the charter. A large
sum at that time

Mr. GRAY must appeal to the Court whether the ob-
servations of the honourable proprietor were relevant
to the subject before them.

Mr. CooKE would be happy to submit to the opinion
of the Court if it was thought that he was travelling
out of order, but he considered it was a legitimate course
to go into what might be their future prospects.
The CHAIRMAN would be sorry personally, or on the
Part of the directors, to check the honourable pro-
prietor, but having been appealed to, he felt bound to
say that the observations were not exactly in point on
the question of dividend. It was hardly desirable to
make any observations on the general subject, unless
the proprietors present wished to listen to them.
Mr. CooKE would not press his observations. There
would be time enough next year to put them forward.
Therefore, he should merely say that he felt great plea-
sure in seconding the proposition, and he was sure there
would be no dissention on that point.
The resolution was put and passed unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN—I have only now to acquaint the
Court that the dividend will be paid on Tuesday, the
11th of October next.
The Court then adjourned.