The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-30 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUEST.

Yesterday afternoon an inquest was holden at the Ge°,_rg:
public-house in Old-street, St. Lukes, before Mr. na"!':
the coroner, on the body of Mr. John Bishop, a tobacco?'
in that neighbourhood, who had shot himself. John 53115'
bury, a tobacco-pipe maker, had known the deceased Wu°
was about 45 years of age, and had a wife and 9 children'
for many years. He was generally of a very irritable eh'
position, and very violent when under the influence of liclu°ra
of which he drank very freely. At one time the decease
used to go a good deal into society, and kept high COra"
pany, and not being able from his circumstances lately t°
do so, it preyed much on his mind, and caused him,
doubt to drink freely of brandy. On Tuesday evening
elf,
(witness) was informed that the deceased had -shot him
and on going into his bed-room on the first floor, be Saco
him lying on his back on the bed, and his head smashed t°
atoms. He observed the daughter of the deceased take,a
pistol from the floor by the bed-side, which had evidenti
been just discharged, and he had no doubt the deeease,h
had fired the contents through his bead, and that his dea"
must have been instantaneous. He had no doubt that 114
was not of sound mind for some time past, but he co ° t
not account for the cause of his committinc, the act, exceP
the disordered state of his mind, which was brought on by
intoxication. The Jury returned a verdict " That the
ceased hed shot himself while labouring under temPorA"
in sanity."

MADRID IN 1835, BY AN ENOWSH OFFICER.
We have been delighted with the perusal of this excellent
work. It is certainly the best commentary upon the Spar
character in all its singular varieties that ever appeared
print. When the author describes a palace he shows us so
its inmates, a tertulia, and we have a characteristic converse,
tion, a bull fight, and we see the audience ranged before 11,
hear their remarks, and almost share with them the excitement
of the scene. The churches have their processions, the „
their promenaders, his powers of delineation are of the WI
highest order; every thing is just, every thing is brilliant.
TELEGRAPH BETWEEN LONDON AND LIVER;
pooL.—lt is in contemplation, we understand, to establish
system of telegraphic communication, both by day and nig o
on the great railroads now in formation, more particularti%
the London and Birmingham and Grand Junction linos. ry)
utility of such an arrangement is at once apparent. It will
of immense advantage to all parties connected with the 11
in conveying rapid and accurate information of the apPreB",i
and departure of the various trains, both of passengers 0.0
merchandise, from one extremity of the line to the otherfr'd,
that the speed of travelling can be thereby regulated ace: of
ing to circumstances. In case of accidents, also, it will bel3‘
infinite service in procuring assistance ; while, for conveys
timely notice of damaged machinery, or any event libel co
impede the uninterrupted passage of the lines, its conyenieno,
will be peculiarly acceptable. But its advantages, in a e°t
of
mercial point of view, by bringing the two greatest silar,tgbio
commerce in the British empire, London and Liverpool, °IS
a few minutes' communication of each other, are more late
culable and mighty than any other. This will, indeed, na
consummating the fabled idea of annihilating time tato
space." The plans and arrangements for the working 01,1 by
telegraph have, we understand, been proposed and srrangere'lf..
Lieutenant Watson, superintendent of the Liverpool and ll° 'of
head Telegraph, and report speaks highly of the simplicity
the whole arrangement.
The Western Times of Saturday aives the f,,c)1,1
lowing account of an act of penance at Exeter :—Our
church at St. Olave was the scene of considerable bostiellio,
excitement this morning, in consequence of Henry Terio" g
of this city, having been adjudged to do penance, for ca
his sister-in-law, Mrs. Charlotte Heath, several narnes,„, .og,
pugning her chastity. The Rev. Mr. Birch, and Mr. P,",k,
the churchwarden, were in attendance as early as 10 o'cicirest
and the anxious audience, which was composed of a gflis
number of butchers, and other personal friends of the eco"'l.
tent, together with a considerable portion of the agr,
tural interest, who were attracted to the spot from its vieltio
to the market. The penitent was dressed in a white fussedcoatee, breeches, and gaiters to match, but was not arli.
in a white sheet, according to a popular notion. The r",,
tent repeated the following words of the clergyman t I
Henry Turpin, do hereby acknowledge and confess t°50,4,
have abused and defamed the said Charlotte Heath, bYn, bet
ing that she is a black bastard.—, &c., for which I beg and
pardon, and promise no more for the future to defameoid,
abuse her again in the like manner." The culprit the t all
"it was all true, but the truth must not be spoken lad odd
times ;" on which the Rev. Gentleman said that he woolen be
the statement of the penitent, if he repeated it, and t" tion•
would have to go through it again before the congregef the
The Rev. Gentleman was so affected by the enormitY2oself
words, that Mr, Turpin was obliged to say them for "ed le
the second time. The " congregation" were not leelaoder
like manner for they seemed to think that Mr. Turpin 's 9„ sub'
and Mrs. Heath's reputation were not the most 501°1with
jects to be settled at church, and joined in the ceremony
much fun and merriment. of
On Sunday evening a chiffonier found in a 12,,eaboP
be '
rubbish, in the Rue Serpente, a packet, containing tu l-ving•
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of a newly-born child, still warm, and believed to „,:ng
He ran to fetch the commissary of police, instead of tai`a't the
to the Ecole de Medicine; but when the officer arrived,
end of an hour, the child had ceased to live.

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