The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-27 00:00:00

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT, Aug. 26.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.—August 24. Capricorn, schooner, vice-
commodore C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., for Cherbourg.

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SAILINGS.—Auguat 22. Osprey, cutter, John-Petre,
Esq., for Portsmouth, left for the season ; Pauline, do.,
Charles Brandreth, Esq., Colchester ; Nymph, do., Sir
John Bayley, Bart., London ; Lancashire Witch, Law-
rence Palk, Esq., Torquay Regatta ; Beatrix, do., Sir
W. P. Carew, Bart., do, 23. Coquette, cutter, Lord
Godolphin, Torquay Regatta. 24. Bianca, cutter, Earl
of Mount Charles, Torquay Regatta ; Osprey, do.,
Lieut.-Col. Huey, do. ; Julia, do., Wm. Peareth, Esq.,
do. ; Sultana, do., Marquis of Conyngham, do. ; Ripple,
sloop, Douglas Dickenson, Esq., do. 25. Stella, cutter,
R. Frankland, Esq., Torquay Regatta.
YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.—Xarifa, Cap-
ricorn, Gloriana, Viking, Wizard, Intrepid, Arrow,
Titania, Gossamer, Gondola, Gem, Elizabeth.
It has been blowing a gale for the last 24 hours from
the SW. The yachts at Torquay Regatta will have a
rough time of it. The Arrow found the weather so bad
that she returned.

Arrived the Washington steam-ship in 13 days from
New York, with 43 passengers. She has landed her
mails, and remains to land the passengers and their lug-
gage to-morrow.
ROYAL CHARITY.—Her Majesty, or, hearing of the
distressing accident at the back of the Wight, sent 301.
to the widow Wearn, for the relief of herself and chil-
dren. The Southampton and Isle of Wight Steam-boat
Company have, we hear, acted very liberally to the
family.

THE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN GOODMAN'S-

FIELDS:

Yesterday Mr. Baker, the coroner for East Middlesex,
held an inquest upon the unfortunate Caroline Mobbs at
the London Hospital, whither she had been removed
after the savage attack had been made upon her by her
husband which resulted in her death, and where also
lies, almost in articulo mortis, and under the close cus-
tody of the city police, the ruthless pezpetrator of the
deed.

Some circumstances have 'recently come to light in
connection with the event which invest it with a melan-
choly interest. The deceased, it appears, bad only been
united to the man about 12 months, he being at that
time a widower with four young children. She seems
to have enjoyed but a very brief period of domestic hap-
piness, for, though the man was kind and affectionate in
his sober moments, those intervals were of rare occur-
rence, and scarcely a month had elapsed after their wed-
ding before his savage ill-treatment commenced.
Alleged ill-treatment of his children and intimacy with a
policeman were the pretexts for his savage conduct, but
so far as the evidence has gone, both charges were
groundless. She was a quiet, well-behaved, and strictly
sober woman. Nevertheless, the treatment winch she
experienced at the hands of her husband almost exceeds
belief. She had frequently threatened to seek the pro-
tection of the law, but had never mustered up resolution
sufficient to make the case known to the magistrates.
An indefinable terror, and perhaps also some remnant
of affection, always intervened at the last moment to
prevent her appealing to the• tribunal of justice. On
the very day on which the murder took place it was her
intention to apply to the Lord Mayor for a separate
maintenance.
Mobbs, the murderer, was not quite so well yesterday
as on the previous night, having been attacked in the
interval with bronchitis ; still he is progressing as well
as can be expected. Th knife had completely severed
the larynx, and his bodily health was not generally good
in consequence of his intemperate habits.
Bvidence as to the general ill-treatment of the deceased
by her husband, and as to the circumstances attending
the commission of the dreadful deed, which have already
been made public, having been adduced,
The Coroner said, perhaps it would be well to adjourn
the inquiry for the present, more particularly as the
state of the man appeared to be extremely doubtful. Of
course, if the man should die, the inquiry would assume
a very different form to that which it woltld take if he
survived, because in the event of his death the power of
the law, so far as he was concerned, woula be at an end.
The jury concurred in this _view, and, for the reasons
stated by the coroner, acquiesced in the adjournment for
a few days.
The proceedings were accordingly adjourned.

THE COINAGE.—It is shown by a return t) Parliament,
yesterday published, that, in three months, from the Ist
of April to the 30th of June last, the gold coinage made
at the Mint amounted to 4,763,826/. 3s. 11, consisting
of 4,471,242 sovereigns and 585,167 half-sovereigns.
The silver coinage in the quarter was 155,100/. is. Bd.
consisting of 1,141,563 florins, 717,763 shilings, 194,304
sixpences, and 15,840 threepences. Of ccpper coinage
the return is nil.

4/laa, aa•
THE NEW ACT ON BETTING-HODSES.—Yesterday,
the act for the suppression of betting-houses was issued
from the Queen's printers. It contains 20 sections, and
will commence and come into operation m the Ist of
December next. The contents of this new law are some-
what familiar to the public. It enacts tlat nn house,
office, or place is to be kept or used for betting with
other persons. Such places are declared tobe a common
nuisance. The penalty for keeping a betting place is a
fine of 1001., or imprisonment for six months, with or
without hard labour. The penalty on receiving money,
&c., on condition of paying money on the /vent of any
s .
betis
05nO/p.,erosron exhibiting placards or advertising three months confinement ; and the
bet-
ting-housespe-
nalty
is 301., or two months' imprisonment. The
penalties may be recovered by distress, and, one-half to
.
go to the informer and the other aid of tie poor rate.
In case an information should be laid, and not prosecuted,
another person may be allowed to proceed. Suspected
houses may be searched. An appeal is given to the
Quarter Sessions. The act is not to extend to Scotland.
ELECTION OF VESTRY-CLERK FOR ST. LEONARD,
SHOREDITCH.—The contest for this office has been one
of unprecedented severity in the parish, upwards of
5,000 votes having been recorded. The number of votes
polled were last night declared to be, for Mr. yam),
2,820 ; for Mr. Humphreys, 2,285 ; majority for Mr.
Vann, 535.