The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-03 00:00:00

MORNING SUN

asked her if she had got anything from him. She said,
" No." My mother-in-law advised her to go to him
again. I saw no more of her until I saw her hanging.
She belonged to Hindley, which is in the Wigan union.
She told me that she had been at the Board of Guar-
dians once, seeking assistance, and they threatened to
take her hildren from her and send her to Kirkdale,
if ever she applied again. This was about two months
ago. All the money she had ever received from Wood
amounted only to 525. About sixteen or seventeen weeks
ago she had 4s. from him, which she gave for her rent
when she got it. On Saturday night week she had
half-a-crown, and bought some coals and pota-
toes for the ensuing week. She earned Bd. in a house
where she had been washing; and she got 3d. from
me. On Thursdaynight she borrowed 6d., with which
she bought 3d. worth of coals, and 3d. worth of jannock
bread. On Saturday night she came in to pay me the
6d., but I would not take it from her, although I am
very poor myself. This was all the money she had to
support herself and three children for the last week. She
was a very bard-working clean woman, and remarkably
so accordingoto her situation in life. She had seldom
more to live on, as far as I could learn, than 2s. 6d. a
week. James Smith, of Chowbent, is the landlord 0(
the cellar, and he sent bailiffs there twice for the rent ;
but, seeing her destitute condition, they could not find it
in their hearts to sell the few articles of furniture she
possessed.—[A gentleman present stated that, on one ae-
casion; the bailiff was so much touched with her destitute
condition, that he gave her half-a-crown.] The deceased
had three children by Wood, the eldest of whom is a-boy,
seven years of age, and the next a girl, about eighteen
months old, and the child that was drowned, who was
eight months old.

-Alice Heap deposed as follows :—I live in strithy-
street, and was present when the cellar-door w"...s broken
open. I went in, and saw the child in the 'mug, with its
head in the water, and its feet up. One of its hands
was on the edge of the mug, and
were quite covered with the water. I ran out with it
into Ellen Boyden's its head and shoulders
yard, but it was quite dead,
and appeared to Imve been so for some time. I believe
the child was put into the mug by deceased. It was a
fine child ; but, as it could not walk, it could not have
got to the mug itself. The mug was about a quarter of
a yard from the feet of the deceased. I have heard the
neighbours say that she was very badly off ; but I never
spoke to her myself.

Edward Thompson, the eldest son of the deceased, every
fine boy, about twelve years of age, was then examined.
He said he sometimes worked in Mr. Jackson's garden, bat
had not &no- anything for many weeks. His mother
washed for one woman, who gave ber a shilling a week,
and she earned 2s. 9d. a cut by weaving. She could
weave a cut in the week, but she did not do so rewularly.
She had no assistance from the town. She applied once
for assistance since her mother died, but got nothing.
The Board threatened to put her into prison if she ap-
plied again. He heard her say so, and she cried very
much at the time. She had told several of the neighbours
the same thing. The deceased and her children had
sometimes oatmeal porridge twice a day, and sometimes
nothing at all. [Here the child burst into tears and be-
came so affected as scarcely to have the power of utter-
ance.] •On Sunday morning they had meal porridge for
breakfast, and potatoes without anything else for din-
ner, and some potatoes stewed in water with an onion
for supper. The porridge was always thin, and they
hardly ever had more than a basin full amongst them all.
As the inquiry was likely to occupy a considerable
time, and appeared likely to be of great importance, par-
ticularly on account of what had been stated in reference
to the Board of Guardians, Mr. Rutter considered it ad-
visable to adjourn the inquest till next day.—Manchester
Guardian of Wednesday.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Brighton Gazette.)
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. I.—Tho late promotion in the
Navy and Marines has advanced forty Captains to be
Rear-Admirals of the Blue Squadron ; fifty Comman-
ders to be Captains ; eighty Lieutenants to be Comman-
ders ; and eighty Mates to be Lieutenants. In the corps
of Royal Marines, three Colonels are advanced to be
Major-Generals, and seventeen Captains to be Majors.
The Ardent steam-ship, Commander Russell, with de-
spatches for Rear-Admiral Sir Edward King, K.C.8.,
left Madeira on the 18th October, on her way to Rio de
Janeiro.
The Wasp, 18, Commander the Hon. Henry Murray,
was at Beyrout, all well, on the 20th October, daily ex ,
petting orders to proceed to England.
The Illustrious, 72, Captain Erskine, with Govern.or-
General Sir Charles Bagot on board for New York and
Quebec, left Falmouth on Thursday with a N.E. wind.
The Benbow, 72, Captain Stewart, was at Suda, all
well, on the 25th October. The rumour of the death of
the gallant Captain is, we are happy to hear, utifounded.
The Champion, 18, Commander Byron, kit Tenerife
on the 13th September, on her way to the West Coast of
Africa.
The Pantaloon, 10, Lieut. Lapidgn, is nearly ready to
proceed to the Cape and West African station.
The Bel% idera, 42, Captain the lion. G. Grey, will
proceed to the Mediterranean as soon as ready.
Mr. George Voile Oughton, Purser of the Hastings,
72, has arrived home to join the Queen, 110, fitting for
Sir Edward Owen's flag.
The steamer Devastation, Commander Henry, is hourly
looked for from Woolwich, with the new Bishop for Syria
on board, and will embark a detachment of artillery at
this port for Malta.
The Castor, 36, and Wolverine, 18, are ordered to be
expedited at Chatham for commission.
The Pique, 36, Captain Forbes, is under orders for
Bermuda, with stores and provisions for the Illustrious, 72,
and as soon as the gale terminates will leave Spithead.
The Apollo and Sapphire, troop-ships, are embarking
the 18th Regiment for China, and will sail in a few days
for Plymouth, to join the ships assembled there.
At Spithead.—Pique, 36, and Atholl troop-ship.
In Harbour.—St. Vincent, Queen, Victory, Royal
George Yacht, Excellent, Warspite, Vindictive, Belvi-
dera, Hazard, Pantaloon, Sapphire, Apollo, Viper, and
Echo steamer.