The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-10 00:00:00

THE CLAIM OF LORD BANGOR.

This claim to vote for representative peers of Ire-
land was also established.

THE CLAIM OF LORD BLOOMFIELD.

The claim in this case was adjourned, because the
parties failed to produce the patent or to assign any
sufficient reason for its non•production.

SUICIDE of an UNDERGRADUATE

AT CAMBRIDGE.
Yesterday morning a jury was empannelled in the
Combination-room of Clare Hall College, Cambridge,
to inquire into the circumstances attending the death
of Edward Hayman, a sizar at that college.
Elizabeth Barton, bedmaker to the deceased, de-
posed to finding him, at half-past four on Tuesday
afternoon, lying upon the floor, bleeding from a wound
in his throat. He was a very steady, exemplary young
man.

Mr. Hough, surgeon, stated that the deceased was
in his bedroom, quite dead, when he was called in.
On a high reading-desk in the sitting-room a sheet of
writing paper, with blood on it, was found, bearing
the words hastily scrawled, " Good bye, father. Thank
you, dear Henry, for—." There was a pool of blood
near this desk, and a pen stained with blood upon the
table. A large pool of blood was observed near where
the body was found, as well as on the dressing table,
drawers, and looking glass in the bedroom. The de-
ceased had manifestly made a first attempt at the high
desk, then wrote the paper, and, going to the bed
room, accomplished his purpose before the looking-
glass. The incision was, probably, made from left to
right, and a portion of it was jagged on the left side,
when, in all probability, the first attempt was made.
John Marshall Hayman, undergraduate of St.
John's College, stated that he was brother of the
deceased. He produced some correspondence between
deceased and another brother in London, which went
to favour the idea that the unfortunate young man
had gone wrong in his mind on religious topics.
Witness then said, I saw the deceased on the Thurs-
day or Friday before he passed his "Little go." He
came to my rooms on the Sunday evening before the
examination, his object being to satisfy me that it
was impossible for him to pass, and that he ought to
have a medical certificate to excuse him. It is clear
that he was then labouring under a delusion, because
he went in, and, as I am informed, passed a most
satisfactory examination, being well prepared in all
the subjects. My brother's spirits had been very low
during the last fortnight, and I frequently noticed an
appearance about his eyes as though he had been
crying.
Thomas Mayer Nixson said, I was a friend
of the deceased. In the middle of last week
he sent his bedmaker to say he wanted to see me.
I went to his rooms. He was undressed in his
bedroom. He said he was very unhappy, that he had
committed a great crime, and wanted some one to
comfort him. He then said he had been guilty of
gluttony the day before, and that he had smoked a
cigar overnight in his rooms, for the first time in his
life. I tried to laugh the matter off, and deceased
said he wanted to be comforted and not laughed at.
I could not persuade him that he had not committed
a serious offence, and by his desire we went into the
sitting-room, and there read the church prayers to-
gether, and some passages of Scripture. He seemed
better.

There was more evidence, but the jury here ex-
pressed themselves satisfied, and the coroner said he
thought there could only be one opinion on the matter.
The jury then returned an unanimous verdict of
Temporary insanity," and the remains of the de-
ceased were confided to his brother for interment.
The late Mr. Hayman was a young man of great
promise. He entered Clare Hall in 1847 as Grecian
from Christ's Hospital. He was the son of a clergy-
man in Somersetshire, and was about twenty-one years
of age.

SALE OF THE LONDON AND BLACHWALL RAILWAY
ENGINES.—At the Auction Mart, yesterday, Messrs.
Pullen and Son submitted to auction the engines which
have been employed on the Blackwell Railway to work
the rope, and disposed of in consequence of the altera-
tion in the motive power on that line. The first lot
consisted of a pair of engines at the Minories station.
of 110-horse power each, but stated to be capable of
greater power; they sold for 3,350/. Another pair of
sirrilar make, and at the same station, fetched 3,800/.,
and five boilers, 2991. The engines at Blackwell, of
75-horse power each, and stated to have cost 7,000/.
per pair in construction, fetched for one pair 2,2501.,
and the second pair 2,2001., and the boilers 3111. All
the lots were understood to be sold, and produced in the
whole 11,710/.
HINT TO HOUSEWIVES.—In preparing rhubarb for
tarts, pudding?, &c., do not skin the stalks. It is morer
tender, more Juicy, and of better flavour, with the skin
on, than when prepared in the ordinary way.

Lord ASHLEY presided, and at some length vindi-
cated the usefulness of the society. He stated that
if the number of the clergy was three times as great
as it was at present it would be wholly inadequate
for the great work of evangilizing the nation. Still
they were not to despair, for, however great the
difficulties by which they were surrounded, the
generations that came after them would develop the
beneficial results of their labours. He warned them
that the future welfare of their nation and of Chris-
tianity and of the civilization of the world depended
upon their conduct during, the next ten years ; for it
was not by science, by arts, by mere secular know-
ledge or material progress, that, the great Goliath
of vice and ignorance rising up amongst them was
to be mastered. He believed there never was a time
so full of hope as the present, and therefore he
hoped that it would please God to bless the labours
of this society, which he believed to be the very best
that had ever been established in these realms, and
the principle of which was, that through its efforts
the poor had the Gospel preached.
The SECRETARY read the report, which stated ,
that the receipts of the past year amounted to
32,0001., showing_an increase on - those of the pre-
ceding year of more than 6,0001:- The expenditure
had been 29,0001., thus.leaving a surplus of nearly
3,0001.; but as the society during the previous year
had exceeded its income by nearly 4,0001., a balance
still remained against it of 1,0001. Yet the support
which the society had received had been greatly in-
creased. Upwards of 200 clergymen had added their
subscriptions to the funds, and ,400 new lay sub-
scribers had contributed to the parent society, besides
a still greater number to the branch associations.
The society now aided 289 incumbents, intrusted
with the cure of 2,094,521 people, making an average
of 7,247 souls for each. These had an average in-
come of 2021., while 160 of them had no parsonage-
house. The society had now erected or kept open
140 churches and chapels, and they defrayed the
expense of 155 rooms licensed for the celebration of
aof very
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society's operations throughout the year.
Chancellor RAIKES moved that the report be
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adopted and printed, and in doing so bore testimony
to the immense benefits conferred by the society upon
the diocese of Chester.

Mr. COLQUHOUN seconded the reslution, and
expressed his conviction that the socie!y dealt with
matter which touched at the existence of the realm.
He was told that the prosperity of the country de-
pended on the amount of its wealth and the extent of
its population, but these were to the philanthropist
subjects of the most serious alarm. He found there
were circulated weekly throughout the country about
500,000 copies of penny publications, conducted by
men of considerable ability, who attacked in the most
vehement manner all the great institutions of the
country, from the Throne downwards. Yet the poor,
in the midst of all these incentives to outrage cast
among them, and with great physical suffering and
want to endure, were patient amidst ail,—and why ?
Because they knew that wealthy and earthly pros-
perity was not all nor the great objects of life, and
that the present would was but an outdoor school,
preparing man for the great existence which awaited
him hereafter. He was sure that the labours of the
society were doing more for the permanent interests
of the nation than all the efforts of legislation and
statesmen.

The motion having been put and carried,
The Rev. Mr. BROOKS and other gentlemen ad-
dressed the meeting in support of other resolutions
founded on the report, and after the usual vote of
thanks to the Chairman the meeting terminated.