The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-03 00:00:00

John Woolf, police-constable, M No. 213, said
that he occupied the house No. 4, Minah-place. The
deceased rented one of the back rooms, and had done
so since last April twelve months. e understood
that by trade be was a shoemaker. He had been

confined to his room during the past few days. After
the death of deceased, whilst searching the room,
witness found 17/. 10s. in gold, 81. 3s. Gd. in silver,
and Gs. 3d. in copper, making in the whole 25/. 19s.
9d. The deceased was a man of very parsimonious
habits, and would not allow himself the common ne-
cessaries of life. He would never allow his wife to
enter his room, or it would have been properly
cleansed.
Elizabeth Woolf, the wife of the last witness, said
that she had given the deceased soup and sago to
strengthen him, believing him to be unable to get
either of himself. She had done so when she and
her family wanted such articles themselves.
The CORONER said the witness had behaved in the
most liberal manner to a man who did not need it,
and he rewarded her with a sum of money as a com-
pensation for what she had expended on him.
The Learned CORONER summed up, and remarked
at considerable length upon the case, when the jury
returned the following verdict :—" That the deceased
died from breathing impure air, and neglecting to
take the common necessaries of life."
THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT HACHNEY-Yes-
terday the jury impannelled on this inquest assem-
bled to investigate the circumstances connected with
the death of Mr. S. Nelme, aged 75, of No. 2, Grove-
place, Hackney, a member of the board of guardians.
Several of the parochial authorities were present, with
the Rev. Dr. Goodchild, the rector, and a number of
medical gentlemen. The following additional evidence
was adduced before the court :

Mr. Toulmin, surgeon, Hackney, who made the
post mortem examination of the deceased's body, said
the contents of the stomach were placed in three jars,
which he forwarded by direction of the coroner for
analyzation to Dr. Letheby, which gentleman was
then present to give the result of the analysis. On
Monday witness was suddenly requested to attend on
Mrs. Nelmo. He proceeded there immediately, and
found her excessively sick. In answer to his inqui-
ries she stated that she had recently taken some arrow-
root and sugar. Witness then obtained possession of
it, and mixed it with water, but it would not dissolve.
He subsequently gave it to Dr. Letheby, who informed
him that the test he had employed led to the discovery
of the existence of arsenic.

Dr. Letheby, chemical lecturer at Guy's Hospital,
said that three jars were placed in his hands
by Mr. Toulmin. Om contained the contents
of the stomach, another bad the stomach,
and the third the intestines. The analysis of the
whole of them showed the existence of arsenic in

its metallic state. The test would not produce
arsenic by combinations with the stomach. Since
these experiments Mr. Toulmin sent to him two paper
packets, in which were arrow-root and white sugar,
about four ounces and a half of the latter. Ho em-

ployed the test and detected more than half an ounce
of white arsenic, a quantity enough to kill more than
one hundred persons.
Mary Pray, No. 6, Morning-lane, Hackney, said
that she had been charwoman to Mrs. Nelme many
years, and for about five weeks she had acted as cook.
The deceased's daughter, Mrs. Mary Allnut, by de-

ceased's first wife, was at the house on a visit. She
has a son and three daughters. The son, whose
christian name is William, is twelve years old. He
had been charged by his grandfather with having dis-
charged a pistol at him. He admitted that the cap
had gone off while the pistol was in his pocket, and
that it was subsequently found in the garden by a
man.

By the COUONER—I believe deceased bought some
arsenic to kill mice; there was a quantity in the
house.

Policeman Spinks, of the N division, said that he
had seen the schoolmaster of deceased's grandson,
who attended a grammar school. He said that the
pistol had been in the boy's possession.—(This witness
found seventeen shots in the pistol.) The witness
stated that he should be able, if the inquiry were
adjourned, from information forwarded to him, to
produce some important evidence that would tend to
the elucidation of this mysterious affair.
The CORONER and jury then consulted together,
after which the inquiry was adjourned.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT NEAR THAN.— An accident
of the most frighful nature occurred on the Uttoxeter
branch of the Nortb Staffor3hire Railway, near Teen,
on Monday last, to a man named John Chell. It ap-
pears the unfortunate man was one of the labourers en-
gaged in the work of ballasting, and in his endeavours
to check the speed of a waggon was thrown down. The
waggon passed over him, mangling the poor fellow in a
dreadful manner. A surgeon, who was sent for, advised
his immediate removal to the North Staffordshire Infir-
mary, and, although it was near the dinner hour, thir-
teen of his fellow-wcrkmen volunteered to carry him on
a board, shoulder high, a distance of nearly twelve miles,
that being the only available means in such a perilous
case. This action reflects the greatest credit on the
sympathising feelings of the parties who came forward
in such a crisis to " do unto others as they would wish
to be done by." After a toilsome march of three hours
they arrived at the Infirmary, when it was found that
the injuries the unfortunate man had sustained were of
the most dreadful character—the right leg being com-
pletely smashed, the left hand dreadfully fractured, with
various contusions in other parts of the body. Being in
a state of great exhaustion was not deemed prudent
to operate that day, but on Tuesday Mr. Sparks, the
senior surgeon, amputated the right leg, and on Wednes-
day the left band ; and we understand, notwithstanding
these formidable injuries, hopes arc entertained of his
recovery, He is a married man, with seven children.--
Sta ffordshire Mercury.
THE DULCE AND THE UTILB.—When Sir John
Carr was in Glasgow, about the year 1807, he was asked
by the magistrates to give his advice concerning the in-
scripton to be placed on Nelson's monument, then just
completed. The travelling Knight recommended this
brief record—" Glasgow to Nelson." " True," said one
of the bailies, " and es there is the town of Nelson near
us, we might add, ' Glasgow to Nelson, ix. miles,' so
that the column might serve both for a milestone and a
monument."
THE Ron ROY.—This vessel, commanded by
Lieutenant Knocker, R.N , from this port for St. Peters-
burgh, took her departure' hence, for the last voyage this
season, on Tuesday morning last, at thirty minutes past
four o'clock. She had on board a full complement of
passengers, and a full miscellaneous cargo, consisting
of colonial produce, indigo, the finer cotton yarns, a
little twist, and almost every description of merchandise
and small packages. There were also seven coaches
from the royal mail coach manufactory ; some of these
were constructed with stoves and flues inside, and
adapted for conveyance on sledges. She also took out
three valuable horses and two rams for St. Petersburgh,
and a boar and two other breeding pigs for Copenhagen.
—Hull Packet.