The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY 14_1VP.NING, NOVEMBER 1, 1853,

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INQUEST UPON A LUNATIC AT HANWELL.

Business
yesterday.

Yesterday an inquiry was held by Mr. Wakley, at
the County Lunatic Asylum, as to the death of Mr.
William Parsons, thirty-three years of age, and formerly
butler in the service of Mr. Frederick Woodbridge, who
resided at Wavendon, near Newport Pagnell, Bucking-
hamshire.

William Digby, a gardener in the service of Mr.
Woodbridge, deposed that on the Bth of October Mr.
Woodbridge said to witness, " Parsons is in a very
curious state, and I wish you to take him to Tilley's, in
London." Tilley lives at 18, George-street, Portland-
place. Witness and Parsons started in the course of
an hour or so after Mr. Woodbridge had given his in-
structions. Witness told Parsons he was going to
London, and he said "Very well ;" but while they were
on the road Parsons remarked that if he thought Digby
was taking him to London, he would proceed in a dif-
ferent direction. Witness had been with Parsons all
the previous night, as he was sleepless, and rambled
and talked a great deal. He complained of being bad
in his head. They arrived at the Euston Station a
little before three o'clock, and went directly to Tilley's.
Tilley came out, and shook hands with him ; and on
Parsons stating that he wished to go out to see some
friends, Tilley asked witness whether he thought it
would be prudent to allow him to go alone. Witness
said he thought it would, and Parsons then went out
without any attendant. He returned in about half an
hour. Parsons particularly wished him to send for his
wife, a nurse in the employ of Mr. Pollock, the son of
the Chief Baron, and added that he did not care what
expense he incurred, so that he could see her. Some
medicine was procured for the purpose of inducing
sleep, and he took it cheerfully. Tilley took a bed for
deceased in the next street, and thither Parsons accom-
panied him about eight o'clock. After ti lie deceased was
put to bed he became composed, and went to sleep,
upon which witness proceeded down stairs, to get some-
thing to drink. He had not been out of the room
more than ten minutes when he heard a great noise.
He ran up, and found Parsons out of bed, and com-
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the heart. Witness knocked for assistance, as Parsons
was getting so bad that he feared he should be unable
to manage him. He continually cried out, "Doctor !
doctor ! doctor !" but witness was not then aware that
he wanted a doctor. About 10 o'clock that night Mr.
Ayling was sent for, and at once attended. Parsons
wanted him to bleed him, as he said he suffered at his
heart. A wet napkin was applied to his head by the
medical gentleman, who said it was a dangerous case,
and thought the best thing that could be done would be
to get a cab and take the patient to Middlesex Hospital
as soon as possible. A cab was got, and witness pro-
ceeded with Parsons to the hospital, on reaching which
he was seized with a fit. He was then taken to a ward,
and witness never saw him again.
Mr. William Tilley, 18, George-street, Portland-place,
coffee-housekeeper, said deceased frequently lodged at
his house ; but he knew little or nothing more of him.
He received a letter from Mr. Woodbridge, stating that
Parsons was labouring under strong mental excite-
ment, and that he would be sent to witness on the
following day, as Mr. Woodbridge was .unable to ascer-
tain who was his friends. Witness went to the Middle-
sex Hospital on the Tuesday following with Mr. Pol-
lock's servant. He saw the physician at Middlesex Hos-
pital, but he was not allowed to see deceased. On the
following Friday he was removed from the hospital to
Marylebonelnfirmary. He saw Parsons on that occasion
at the Middlesex Hospital, in an underground room, one
of the most miserable in the place, and in a line with the
dead-house, strapped down to a bed. That was enough
to drive any one mad, if there had been no previous dis-
position that way. There were no' other beds in the
room. Mrs. Parsons 7as then.witli him and a nurse.
He shook hands with witness,' and spoke to him calmly.
He said five fellows hid been climing him round the
room, and had then knocked him down and fell on him.
He said he was very sore from being strapped across the
chest, and complained very much of the treatment he
had experienced in thatrespect. He said he did not see
any occasion for strapping him down, as he did not wish
to run away, and if he did, it would be quite suffi-
cient to fasten him by the leg. He appeared to be
rational and quite collected. The authorities of Middle-
sex Hospital would not keep him any longer, and he
was then taken to Marylebone Infirmary. He knew
every place as he passed, and told witness, who accom-
panied him, what time it was as they passed All-Souls'
Church, Langham-place. He appeared very comfortable.
He was very glad to leave the hospital, as he said they
used him very badly there ; in fact, he said they used
him worse than a pig. He knew the Marylebone Work-
house when he got there, and made no objection to
enter it.

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OUR ADMIRAL IN CHINA.

The late mail from this station brought the par-
ticulars of a most savage massacre of the passengers
and crew of a Straits vessel (the Arratoon. Apcar),
which left Hong Kong harbour on her voyage to
the south (Singapore), the particulars of which
are, doubtlessly, fresh in the remembrance of our
readers. The following,- extract from the China
Mail, of August the 11th, shows how the authori-
ties met the case. We have before had to comment
freely upon the vagaries of the naval Commander-
in-Chief on the China station, but we never antici-
pated being called upon to denounce such discre-
ditable and culpable inactivity as that exhibited by
Vice-Admiral Sir Fleetwood Pellew in the matter
of the Alja,tooti Apcar. Here is the article from
our ChiriNdoiltemporoxy
I, Very ikeneral, and, we conceive, not undeserved,
indignation has been expressed at Admiral Pellew's and
the harbour-mastipr's inaction regarding the Arratoon
Apcar. The N.riesabl, with her ensign reversed and boats
wanting, came slowly into the harbour on the morning
of the 6th, and anchored, about eight o'clock, within no
great distance of the flag-ship. Yet half an hour must
have elapsed before she was visited by a boat from the
Winchester, and it was long after that that the harbour-
master sent off, if indeed lie sent at all. The police were
still more behind, for it was past ten o'clock before the
information reached the Central Station ; and thus,
probably, proofs were lost that would have been of great
importance in the investigation now going on. Among
private individuals there were some who exhibited more
interest and activity than any of the departments whose
duty it is to take iikagnisance of such matters, and the
vessel had hardly anchored before she was visited by
Mr. Murrow and Mr. Tarrant, the latter to pick up
materials for his paper, the former to dispatch expresses
to the Governor of Macao, to Whampoa, and to Cum-
•ingmoon, which was done before the ship had been
officially boarded. And as the admiral did not appear
to be making any preparation to dispatch a steam-vessel,
Mr. Walker, the Peninsular and Oriental Company's
superintendent, got the steam up in the Sir Charles
Forbes, and put that vessel at the free disposal of Ad-
miral Pellew, the Government, the police, or the agents
of the Arratoon Apcar. But the day passed without
any one using the advantage, and when Mr. Walker
took the Sir Charles Forbes alongside the flag-ship, and
sent in his card, he was told the admiral was at dinner,
and could not see him I But that important duty ac-
complished, the qatastrophe on board a British vessel,
within a few miles of a British squadron, would seem
to have been taken into consideration by the naval com-
mander-in-chief, for at seven o'clock in the evening,
twelve hours after the Arratoon Apcar had returned,
the Styx was dispatched in the dark in pursuit of the
murderers, and returned next morning without having
found them."

This article appears slightly inaccurate, as we
find in a subsequent number of the China Mail
(August 18) the following :
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" Mr. Walker, the Peninsular and Oriental Company's
Superintendent, conceiving that the newspapers, in dis-
cussing matters connected with the Arratoon Apcar,
have, at the expense of the authorities, given rather
more credit than was deserved to the company
and himself; has requested us to state, in reference
to what he said on the subject, that it is true
he twice ordered steam to be got up in the Sir
Charles Forbes on the 6th, in expectation that] her
services would be required, but that he did not
put that vessel at the free disposal of Admiral
Pellew, the Government, the police, or the agents of the
Arratoon Apcar ; nor did he take the Sir Charles Forbes
alongside the flag-ship ; although he was prepared to
place the. vessel at the free disposal of the authorities or
the community, or to chatter:her to any firm or private
individual, had a requisition-been made for her services.'
In the afternoon, Mr. Walker received a verbal message
from the admiral, through one of the officers of her
Majesty's ship Winchester, and as, from the nature of
this message, it was evident that the naval Commander -
in-Chief was labouring under some mistake as regarded
the Sir Charles Forbes, Mr. Walker, to save time and
avoid further misapprehension, proceeded across the har-
bour, and sent in his card to the admiral, but was unable
to have an interview, as his excellency was at dinner.
Several messages passed and repassed through an officer,
and Mr. Walker came away without any arrangement
having been arrived at with respect to Sir the Charles
Forbes.'"