The Sun.
London, England, 1836-08-04 00:00:00

"July 29, 1836.
" Amelia—My love, when this reaches you, I shall have
been found dead somewhere about London. This will give
you pain, but cann©t surprise you; I had not my guardian an.
gel this time to save me. Hush, my darling, and dry your
tears. I found it was easier for me to die than to struggle
through the world. I have written to Mr. Seddon about my
things. Farewell, my love, farewell, and may God bless you.;
may he bless one of the best, one of the noblest creatures he
ever made. Your shawl and a lock of your hair are about
me. "VERNET.
" Mrs. Vernet, 14, Dowry-square, Hot Wells, Bristol."
The letter was scaled with black wax. The other letter
was addressed to Mr. G. Seddon, Calthorpc-place, Gray's-
inn-road, and ran thus :
.‘ I beg Mr. Prince, or Mr. Seddon, to have the kindness
to so ad to 14, Villiers-street, Strand, and to secure my effects,
until they hear from Mrs. Vernet, or from Mr. Grundy."--
sfined " Vernet."
Written below was the following enumeration :—" Two
trunks, a deal box, a parcel of books, and various other ar-
ticles."
Dr. Hodges, a lodger in the same house with the de-
ceased, said he was aroused to attend bins on his being
brought home ; he found him insensible, with symptoms of
derangement of the brain ; he opened both temporal ar-
teries, but obtained so small a supply of blood from thence,
that he afterwards opened a vein in the arm. Deceased
died at eight o'clock in the morning. Witness attributes
his death to apoplexy, brought on by intense mental ex-
citement. .

Verdict—" Died from apoplexy, brought on by over
mental excitement."

The Committee on the Greek Loan Act Bill is
pastponed for the present.
ATTEMPT AT MUZDER AND ROBBERY ON
WIMBLEDON-COMMON.—Since Friday last the village of
Wimbledon end its neighbourhood has been greatly excited in
consequence of a most daring robbery and attempt at murder,
which is at present involved in conside,-able mystery, having
been committed at an early hour on that morning on Wimble-
don-common. It appears that about five o'flock on Friday
morning as a boy about 15 years of age, name. John Brad-
field, was proceeding across the common to his w ork .he dis-
covered a man, named John Smith, a respectable dairyman,
residing at Wimbledon, who is upwards of 70 years of age,
lying on his back in an apparently lifeless state about the centre
of the common. Knowing the unfortunate man, he imoe-
diately ran to his residence and informed his son of the situa-
tion in which he had discovered his father, who instantly pro-
ceeded along with other persons to the spot, and conveyed
him home in a chaise-cart. Mr. Brigi,t. surgeon, of Wimble-
don, was then sent for, who, an
on examination, discovered
incised wound on the lower part of the stomach, which had
evidently been inflicted with some sharp instrument, and from
which a considerable quantity of blood bad flowed. For some
hours Mr. Smith remained in a state of insensibility, and whets
lie at last recovered his senses, being incapable of articulation,
he by motions showed he had been attacked by two men, one
of whom had large whiskers, who, after robbing and stabbing
him, left him for dead. Information of the occurrence having
quickly spread through the village, Captain Phillips (a county
Magistrate), Mr. Holland. the overseer of Wimbledon, ac-
companied by Grigson, Jones, and Parkes, three of the
interrogated
the patrol, proceeded to the common, and
the numerous gipsies and trampers who for some days had in-
fested the common, but they all denied any knowledge of the
perpetrators of the outrage. They have not yet been discovered.
THE ANNUAL ST. MARYLEBONE FESTIVAL.—
This annual entertainment took place yesterday in Lord's
Cricket-ground, St. John's-wood, in celebration of the Fifth
Anniversary of the passSmiorsth
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of the Vestries' Act, commonly
tables, capable of accommodating 1,500 persons, were
knownetcr
entertainment
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arranged under a tent, and covered with an abundant coldcollation. One side was occupied by a full orchestra • the
other seats were raised for the accommodation of the ladies,7
about 1,000 of whom honoured the festival by their presence.
At a quarter past three o'clock the guests took their seats.
Mr. Thomas Longhorn was in the chair, supported by Joseph
Hume, Esq., M.P., Mr. Ewart, M.P., Mr. Buckingham,
M.P., Mr. Hall, M.P., Mr. Hawes, M.P., Sir Samuel Whal-
ley, M. P., Mr. H. L. Biilwer, M.P., Lord Dudley Stuart,
M.P., Lord Nugent, M.P., Dr. Bowring, M.P„ Mr.• Wak-
Icy, M. P.„ Mr. Bish, M. P., Dr. Epps, Dr. FelloWs, Dr.
Harrisson, Mr. Duncombe, M.P., Prince Joseph Buonaparte,
the Mexican Ambassador, and some Polish noblemen. It
was expected that Mr. O'Connell would. be present, saccom-
panied by Mr. Shiel ; and the disappointmeit of the meeting
was only equalled by its regret when Mr. Pot!,.er announced
that the Hon. and Learned Member for Kilkenndv had
.that
morning sailed for Dublin, in consequence of the anal:len ill-
ness of Mrs. O'Connell, and that the Hon. and Learned
Member for Tipperary could not be found in time to convey
the invitation. It was also an additional disappointment that
none of the Members of his Majesty's Government attended.
The arrival of the distinguished guests was announced by a
fire of 21 guns of miniature calibre, which had been borrowed
from the ancient and honourable Lumber Troop. The prin-
cipal guests retired about seven o'clock; but the majority re-
mained and opened a ball in the tent with the ladies. The
dancing, which was relieved by a profusion of refreshments,
was kept up till a late hour.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT ROCHESTER.—SIX
HousEs DESTROYED.—On Tuesday, shortly after the hour of
noon, a destructive fire broke out ;in the town of Rochester, at
a place called St. Margaret's-bank. An express was instantly
sent off to the head-station of the London fire establishment,
with news of the calamity, and Henderson and Kitching, ttvo
of the principal men, were sent down to render every
possibleassistance. From their report received yesterday, it appears
that no less than four houses were burnt down, and two others
pulled down, as the only means of checking the progress of
the flames, besides which other houses and buildings are more
or less damaged. The houses were all of a superior descrip-
tion, and the value of the property destroyed was very great.
M. Audubon, the distinguished ornithologist, left
town on Sunday, accompanied by one of his sons, for New
York, for the purpose of procuring some specimens in the
southern states, to complete the fourth and last volume of his
splendid work on the birth of America. M. Audubon has
taken with him a great number of skylarks, robins,and other
English songsters unknown in America, which he intends to
liberate on his arrival, that the breeds of those birds may be
propagated in the woods and plains of his native country.