The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-08 00:00:00

EAST- INDIA SHIPANC.

The Formidable, Mackay, from Singapore, at Liverpool,
sailed Ist July; the Africa, Skelton, from Ceylon, off Ports-
mouth, sailed 4th July ; Mauritius 30th, Cape 3d September,
and St. Helena 18th.
Arrivals at the Mauritius.-The Achilles, July 1, from
London ; the Ambassador, July 2, from London ; the Janet,
July 2, from Bordeaux ; the Clarissa, July 2, from Madras ;
the Ulysses, July 3, from Sydney and Batavia; the Joseph
and Victor, July 3, from Pondicherry; the Maria, July 5, from
Lombock ; the Saucy Jack, July 6, from Tamatave ; the Afri-
canus, July 6, from Arracan ; the Sir Charles Macarthy, July
7, from Angartey ; the White Oak, July 7, from St. Augusten
Bay; the Comet, July 8, from Tamatave; the Solide, July 10,
from Ayaloga ; the Caledonia, July 10, from Tamatave • the
Sans Pareil, July 11, from Bourbon ; the Venus, July 12:from
Batavia ; the Olivia, July 14, from the Cape ; the General
Colville, July 15, from Bourbon ; the Jeune Antoinette, July
15, from the Island of Alphonse; the Apprentice, July 15,
from Lombock ; the Universal, July 15, from Havre ; the St.
Denis, July 16, from Bourbon ; the Louvre, July 17, from
Anger ; the Caroller, July 17, from Marancet ; the Maria,
July 17, from Marancet ; the Harriet, July 18, from Tama-
tave ; the Nelson, July 18, from Rodrigues ; the Navarino,
July 18, from Madras ; the Eliza, July 18, from Batavia ; the
Edward, July 19, from Pohemar Bay ; the Mary, July 19,
from Leith; the Euphrasia, July 19, from Impratave ; the
Paquebot de Rio, July 19, from Nantes ; the Ajax, July 19,
from Bristol ; the Symmetry, July 19, from the Island of
Whetz ; the Hindoo, July 19, from Liverpool ; the Mary
Bulmer, July 19, from Bordeaux ; the Tarrare, July 20, from
Tamatave; the Ellen, July 21, from Canton; the Ganges,
July 23, from Simors Bay ; the Deuxbury, July 23, from
Boston ; the Josephine, July 24, from Bordeaux ; the Robert
le Diable, July 25, from Bourbon, the Prosper, July 25, from
St. Brandon ; the Marcia, July 25, from St. Paul, Amster-
dam; the Augustus, July 27, from Marseilles.
Departures from the Mauritius.-The Lydia, July 1, for
Bourbon; the Prosper, July 2, for St. Brandon; the Der-
vise, July 2 ; Courier de St. Leeniz, and Joseph and Victor,
July 3, all for Bourbon ; the Emma, July 5, for whaling; the
Henry, July 6, for Calcutta; the Edmond Castle, July 7, for
Madras ; the Ann, July 10, for Bombay; H.M.S. Pelican,
Jaly 10, for a cruise ; the Edward Robinson, July 10, for Pon-
dicherry ; the Shepherdess, July 10, for Calcutta ; the Sir
John Rae Reid, July 12, for Calcutta ; the Eagle, July 12,
for Van Diemen's Land ; the Deux Freres, July 16, for Foul-
pointe, Stephanie, July 15, for Amsterdam ; the Sanspariel,
July 16, for Bourbon ; Comet, July 16, for Tamatave ; Cale-
donia, July 16, for Tamatave ; Nathalin, July 16, for Bourbon ;
Universal, July 16, for Bourbon; the Falcon, July 17, for
Calcutta; the Mauritius, July 18, for Diego; the Radana,
July 19, for Bourbon ; the Stephano, July 19, for St. Paul,
Amsterdam ; the Josephine, July 26, for Bourbon ; the Solide,
July 21, for Agalega ; the Hindoo, July 21, for Bombay ; the
Courier de St. Denis, July 21, for Calcutta ; the Paquebot
de Rio, July 22, for Bourbon ; the Ellen, July 24, for Liver-
pool ; the Laurentia, July 24, for Bourbon ; the Harriet, July
24, for Tamatave ; the Victoire and Lise, July 24, for China.
Passengers per the Sir John Beresford, from Bengal (ex-
pected)- Mr. Millman, Mr. Kitchen ; Mr. Bush fell over-
board on the 27th of July, and was drowned.
Departures from Algoa Bay (Cape).-The Morning Star,
Aug. 25, for the Mauritius ; the Bachelor, Sept. 1, for the
Mauritius.

Arrivals in Table Bay (Cape).—The Fame, Aug. 16, from
London ; the Nautilus, Aug. 16, from Boston ; the Heroine,
Aug. 20, from London, and sailed the Ist September for Ma-
dras and Calcutta; the Courier, Aug. 21, from London and
Cork ; the Cognac Packet, Aug. 21, from London, and sailed
the 29th for the Mauritius ; the Jubilee, Aug►. 20, from Si-
mon's Bay and Gottenburgh ; the Chase, Aug. 22, from
Boston, and sailed the 25th for Amarket ; the Indian, Aug.
24, for Havre, and sailed for whaling ; the Norna, Aug. 25,
from Nantes, and sailed Sept. 1, for Zanguebar ; the Duke of
Clarence, Aug. 25, from London ; the Levant, Aug. 27, from
Boston ; the True Briton, Aug►. 27, from Portsmouth and
Madeira, and sailed Sept. 1, for Madras and Calcutta; the
Roxburgh Castle, Aug. 27, from Portsmouth and Madeira,
and sailed Sept. 1 for Madras and Calcutta ; the Cheerful,
Aug. 28, from Algoa Bay ; the Cleveland, Aug. 29, from
Bombay, sprung her rudder off the Cape, and will sail about
the 6th September for the Clyde ; the Boyne, Aug. 31, from
London for Bombay; the Africa, Aug. 31, from Ceylon and
Mauritius, for London ; the Sir John Beresford, Sept. 1, from
Calcutta; the Racer, Aug. 12, from New York (cargo of
tea); the Antelope, Aug. 14, from Rio.
Ships Spoken With.—The Mary Ann, Tasbutt, from Lon-
don to Madras, lat. 28 N., long. 25 W., on the Ist of Octo-
ber, by the Africa, arrived at Portsmouth ; the Atlas, Hunt,
from London to the Mauritius, lat. 41. N., long. 20. 47. W.,
on the 20th of 'September, the Isabella, Brown, from London
to Calcutta, and the barque Emma, in lat. 14. 58. N., long.
12. W., on the Ist of October, by the Australia, arrived in the
Downs.

On Saturday afternoon an inquest was held at the
Royal Mail Inn, Upper-street, Islington, on view of the
body of a fine new-born male infant, which was discovered
in a ditch in Rhodes's-fields, Islington, on Monday morn-
ing last, with such evident marks of violence about the
head as to leave no doubt that the unfortunate little inno-
cent had been brutally murdered by the parents or some
other persons. Mr. Semple, on his arrival, stated that the
infant was full grown, and from experiments lie had made
he was quite satisfied that it had been born alive and mur-
dered—the frontal bone was contused, and there was coagu-
lated blood upon the brain ; such injuries must have been
done in life. The Jury returned a verdict of " Wilful
murder against some person or persons unknown."

MAJOR SKINNER'S JOURNEY OVERLAND TO
INDIA.—Major Skinner commenced his " Journey" by a
cruise in quest of a " Bon-enfant," but was disappointed.
We are more successful, having found one in Major Skinner,
whose bonlionimie, or rather bon-enfanterie, is truly inex-
haustible. We have never rattled over two volumes, and
an immense quantity of land and water, with more unalloyed
zest than with our gallant companion of the " Young
Buffs" and whether he be speculating on the march of
civilization' or the pace of a jackass in the mud of Alex-
andria—musing on Mount Carmel, or picking coprolites in
the garden of Elias—swimming torrents, coddling kids, or
wrestling with " Egypt's plagues"—whether at Jerusalem or
Bagdad—on the deck or the desert—the gaiety, shrewd-
ness and companionable qualities of our quaint traveller
never desert him. It would be a waste of time, and, still
more, a waste of space, to say more of a journal which we
see has supplied paragraph upon paragraph to the papers,
and which everybody reads.---United Service Journal.
November.

SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS. —We understand that
Captain Stephens, the manager, has made an advantageous
arrangement for a lfrge supply of stone from the Osborne
Estate, near Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, and commenced
preparations for opening a quarry. The Directors being
satisfied that steam tugs and lighters will give a certainty
and expedition to the conveyance beyond the power of sail-
ing vessels to accomplish, are taking steps to supply them ;
and as the deld of conveyance of the dock lands to the
Company cannot now, we presume, take many days in com-
pletion, we shall soon see the sea-wall and embarkment for
the first dock site in active progress. During the last week
a large shipowner of Liverpool, a shipowner of London, who
is also a proprietor of West India property, and a third gen-
tleman, one of the Manchester manufacturers, arrived here
to inspect the port, and satisfy themselves as to its commer-
cial capabilities. The result of their investigation led them
to declare their determination to give the Dock Company
their most cordial support. This decision of these competent
judges, so deeply interested in the question, must be highly
gratifying to the Directors and Shareholders of the South-
ampton Docks.—Hampshire Advertiser.
Mr. T. Gardiner, at Belfast, a gentleman, well
known in the scientific world, has discovered a method of
producing sound sleep without the use of medicines or
opiates of any kind. Mr. Gardiner has tried his method
on many persons, who had previously suffered much from
want of rest, with the fullest succors.—Belfast paper.

Last night a Coroner's inquest
STIRLING and a highly respectable
New Brompton, to inquire relative to
Hammond Jones, aged 43, a miniature paint
who died from the effects of an overdose of laudanum.
Matilda Besser, niece to the deceased, was on a visit to
her uncle, who resided at No. 44, Brompton Row. The
deceased was a married man, and had a large family. He
suffered much from attacks of rheumatism, for which he
took laudanum. He was not of sober habits. On Satur-
day morning, about seven o'clock, Mrs. Jones called wit-
ness. She was in the bed-room, where the deceased was
lying on the bed, and to whom she was giving warm water.
He was very drowsy, and perfectly sensible. Mrs. Jones
then showed witness a phial which had contained laudanum
and which she had discovered in the kite.'wn. It was empty.
Mrs. Jones in consequence sent her daught:r to Mr. M‘Ma-
nue, surgeon, to know what quantity had b€, ^n sent. The
answer returned was that it held-a great deal too much, and
they hoped he had not taken it all. The daught,-r brought
back some medicine—an emetic. In half an hour's time,
Mrs. Jones being much alarmed, sent her daughter a second
time. Mr. M'Manus's shopman then came, and ordered a
draught. On leaving, he directed that the deceased should
have strong coffee and be kept awake. In the afternoon
Mrs. Jones sent again, when similar directions were sent
by Mr. M‘Manus, who, with his shopman, came to see the
deceased about seven o'clock at night, and who ordered
vinegar and water to be administered. About twelve
o'clock at night Mr. Jones sent for Mr. Glen, a medical
gentleman, who gave hopes of the deceased's recovery, as
he had taken the laudanum so long. He ordered medicine.
The deceased gradually became reduced, and died about
seven o'clock on Sunday morning.
By the Jury—The deceased, on being questioned upon
the quantity he had taken, observed that he did not know
he had taken all the laudanum, but if the bottle was
empty he supposed that he Lad. On the deceased finding
that he was not likely to live, he stated that he had not
taken it to commit self-destruction. He had a desire to live.
The phial, which was of the two ounce size, was pro-
duced. It was labelled "- poison."

Verdict—" That the deceased destroyed himself, being
at the time in a state of temporary mental deratwement."
Yesterday, at one o'clock, an inquest, which dicr not ter-
minate until the evening, was held before Wm. CARTER,
Esq., Coroner for Surrey, at the sign of the Waterloo Arms,
George-street, Camberwell, upon the body of Wm. Henry
Blake, aged 19 years, who, in order to commit suicide,
swallowed upwards of half an ounce of arsenic, afterwards
opened a vein in the left arm, and subsequently hanged
himself. The deo, ised was the ton of a respectable trades-
man residing in Camberwell, but did not live with his father,
and the only cause which can be assigned for his commit-

tin..* such an extraordinary and resolute act of suicide, is
his having formed a very ardent attachment to a young fe-
male, living as housemaid in the service of Mr. Arnold, a
surgeon, residing in Camden-row, Peckham.
John Morgan, a gardener, lodged at No. 24, Waterloo-
street, and ha known the deceased from his infancy. His
parents were highly respectable, and be had two uncles,
men of independence, residing at Brighton. About a
month since the deceased went to Brighton, and he did not
return until Thursday night last, after witness had retired
to bed. The deceased, when out of a situation, lodged
with witness, and slept in the same room. He undressed
himself on the night in question and got into bed, but im-
mediately after was seized with a violent vomiting fit, and
was obliged to get out again. He appeared very ill, but
witness considered that he might have been drinking, and
the sickness was the effects of the liquor. Upon witness
getting up in the morning, he (witness) asked him how he
was, and he replied, " I think a little better." Witness at

that time had no idea that he had taken poison. At eight
o'clock witness went to the deceased's mother's to break-
fast, and upon inquiry after him, Mrs. Blake stated that she
had not seen him, and was not aware that he had returned
from Brighton. She immediately went to see after him, but
had not been gone above ten minutes when she returned
and said that she had knocked several times at the bed-
room door, could get no reply, and that the door was
locked. Witness then went, and after knocking and calling
several times to the deceased, and receiving no answer, pro-
cured a ladder, entered the room at the window, and disco-
vered the deceased hanging ; his neckerchief was tied
tightly round his neck, and fastened to the bottom railing
of the bedstead.

The Foreman—ln what position did you find the body?
Witness—The limbs were drawn together, and the feet
were within an inch of the floor. His tongue, which was
very black, was hanging out of his mouth.
CORONER—Do you think that he was at all intoxicated
when ho went to bed ? Witness—l did at the time, but
now lam confident he was not. He was always considered
a very sober and steady young man, and was greatly re-
spected by all his friends.
CORONER—Do you know anything of the attachment he
had formed? Witness—l know that he was excessively
fond of a young woman, and he had called upon her imme-
diately upon his return to town. The witness added, that
the deceased had formerly been in the employment of Mr.
Arnold, and while there had formed an attachment for the
servant girl. He was always of a cheerful disposition : but
on Thursday night witness thought that he appeared dull,
which he attrilmted to his being out of a situation.
Heath, the beaclle, produced to the Jury a paper con-
taining nearly half qn ounce of arsenic, on which was
written in large letters, " arsenic, poison, one 0z.," and also
two locks of light brown hair, which had been found upon
the person of the deceased. The hair had been carefully
wrapped up in paper, and deposited in his breast-pocket.
The witness also produced a publican's pint not, at the
bottom of which was a strong sediment of arsenic.
The CORONER—Do you know to whom this hair be-
longed ?
Witness—The young woman at Mr. Arnold's. I have
seen her and had a conversation with her. On Friday morn-
upon hearing of the catastrophe, she came to see the
body of the deceased—she fainted away, and has kept her
bed ever since.
CORONER—Very likely they had a quarrel on Thursday
evening.
The Beadle stated that the young woman had told him
that he had called upon her very late, uvd she was so busily
employed that she could not attend to hiL I. This circum-
stance, no doubt, preyed greatly upon his mind.
Several of the Jury said that there appears l no decisive
evidence to show that the deceased was of uns,lund mind.
A more determined and extraordinary act of self-destruc-
tion bad, perhaps, never been heard of.
The Jury-room was then cleared of strangers, and the
Jury, after consulting together for some time, returned it
verdict, " that the deceased had destroyed himself, but ast
to the state of mind he was in at the time there was not
sufficient evidence for them to determine upon." The Co-
roner granted his warrant for the interment of the body.

MURDER.—On Friday an inquest was held before
Mr. Curry, at Liverpool, on the body of Diana Culberson,
the wife of a mariner, who was lulled by her husband. The
husband, who was immediately taken into custody, is about
50 years of age ; the wife was 37. The deceased and her
husband lodged at No. 2, Bispham-street. It appeared
from the statement of the witnesses, that they were both
very much in the habit of drinking, but the deceased was
the greater drinker of the two. They were also in the con-
stant habit of quarrelling, when blows passed between them.
The deceased was in a state of great intoxication the whole
of Wednesday, and at night came home quite drunk, and
could scarcely stand. The prisoner wished her to go to bed,
but she refused to do so, and used very foul language. The
prisoner was advised to let her lie on the floor till she came
to her senses, but, being greatly excited, he struck and
kicked her, and pushed her outside the door into the street.
Urged by the entreaties of the people outside, the prisoner
dragged the deceased into the house again, when he again
kicked her, and jumped on her severartimes. Sonic per-
sons exclaimed, " For God's sake, John, be quiet, or you'll
kill the woman ;" and he replied, " he did not care if he was
hanged for it." She was then removed to a room up stairs,
and died soon after. The medical gentleman who examined
the body stated that four of her ribs were broken on the
right side, one of which had perforated the lungs. The pri-
soner said the deceased had behaved very bad towards him
for the last three years, and he should have gone to sea if
she had not pawned his clothes. She was in the constant
habit of getting drunk, and abused him dreadfully when in
that state. The jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder
against Culberson, and he was committed to R6chdale gaol
for trial.

ROBBERY AT EARL MORAY'S.—A most bare-
faced attempt at robbery was committed on Thursday at
ternoon, at the residence of the Earl of Moray, Wil-
loughby House, Suffolk-square. Shortly after the cloth had
been laid for dinner, a man, dressed like a common labourer,
entered the room, and during the absence of the footman
pocketed sundry silver spoons, ladles, forks, &c., in all 28
pieces of plate, with which he was making off when he was
seen by the lady's maid, who immediately raised the alarm.
His Lordship's butler hereupon instantly ran up stairs, and
followed the thief, who was now escaping with his booty,
but was overtaken near Suffolk Church, when all the stolen
articles were found upon his person. The man, whose name
is Thomas Bennett, is the son of a carpenter of that name
residing in the Bath Road ; he was yesterday brought up
before the Magistrates, by whom, the case being clear
against him, he was committed to take his trial at the next
Assizes.—Lord Moray's steward, Mr. Jackson, was bound
over to prosecute.—Cheltenhanz Looker-on.
On Thursday the chain of the machine on Tarys
Mountain gave way, and let the carriages fall. One of
them struck a poor man named Hughes, and dashed his
brains out, and mutilated William Pritchard so dreadfully
that lifexpired in a few hours.—North !Vales chronicle.