The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-25 00:00:00

PEDESTRIANISM.

BARLOW AND BYROM'S FOUR-MILE RACE
FOR 30/. A SIDE.

The race between John lßarlow-Ralias Tollick) and
James Byrom, the Lancashire runner, attracted several
hundreds of the patrons of pedestrianism yesterday to
the Rosemary Branch, Peckham, in the spacious enclo-
sure of which house, once forming part of the East Sur-
rey Race-course, the match was brought to issue. The
men are well known to the public from previous per-
formances. Barlow, *who was born on the 28th of Nov.,
1819, at Cockey-moor, near Bolton, Lancashire, is in
his 28th year, and stands 5 feet 6f inches. He is ~
likely-looking lathy fellow, with a greyhound like
outline, and came to the post in a style that did credit
to his trainer. His principal performances' and thus(
which gave reasonable confidence to his friends, were his
victories over Maxfield, the North Star, whom, he de-
feated in a four-mile race over Doncaster course2l minutes
10 a side, on the 26th of February, 1845 (time
10 seconds); William Robinson, of New ton Moor, the
like distance for the same amount, on the 13th of May.
in the same year, at Newton-in-the Willows ; and his
well run race with Greenhaigh
course, which ended in a draw, Jo'nen-251C:anlusots tint
eßsaacmee-
year. He, however, succumbed in a tee- mile race to
Manks, on the last day of 1845. In 1846, however.
he defeated Manks in turn, in a ten-mile handi-
cap, having 300 yards start and
200__ yards.
, ; an— Lovett, of .Doncaster,
The performances of Byrom we have given
ot_n a former occasion ; we shall not, therefore, repeat
_hem here. Byrom, though known as the " Lancashire
Runner," is a native of Brigworth, near Huddersfield,
in Yorkshire• his height also, five feet six inches and a
half, and his 'frame considerably more athletic than his
antagonist's. He is three years the senior of Barlow,

having numbered thirty-one summers. The.men4towed
on the ground about four o'clock, but upwards 'of an
Lour w •L= "cut to w a-,e" it, re-m. asur,ng the grotA d
r.•f e. 1t lepg h, a 1 being in
ur od" mud the men stai Led
fairly, Byrota with a shape of a lead. e ought here
to state that the ground is enclosed by a stout hoarding,
and the course marked out by a stout inner ring of posts
and chains, within which the multitude principally
arranged themselves. The circuit is 647 yards, and this
had to be made eleven times, minus :7 yards, to corn,
plete the distance of four miles, consequently the win
ning flag was at length short of the starting scratch
For the first 300 yards Byrom led, but in the next the
men occasionally passed each other, and the first
turn was completed in close company, Byrom lead-
ing one yard. The pace for this sod the following
round did not seem first-rate. At the second turn Tollick
led three yards; as they came down what the Yankees
would call the back stretch, Byrom overhauled his anta-
gonist, and led at the third roundly by a couple of yards.
Tollick fetched this up b) puling foot, shortly after
passing
Byrom, and completing the fourth circuit five
yards in front. In the fifth, Barlow increased the inter-
val between himself and his adversary by twenty yards;
in the sixth (having run somewhat over half the dis.
tance) time, 11 minutes 3 seconds, Byrom was twenty--
eight yards behind. He, however, tried a " spurt," but
in vain, he could not much alter the state of affairs. In
the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth time of going
round, Barlow still held his own running light, springy,
and with a long stride, while Byrom seemed to labour
and go short; in fact, he appeared rather fleshy, and
completely fagged. He was thirty. five yards behind on
the tenth time of passing, yet he struggled gamely, and
in going down the far side of the course, for a few
seconds, lessened the space between himself and Tollick
—it was the last flicker, he fell quickly astern, and Bar•
low ran in an undeniable winner by fifty to sixty yards.
Time, 21 minutes 10 seconds; which we take to be a
proof that both men are good ones, when we consider
the shape of the course and the heat of the day.

CORONER'S INQUEST.
A case of supposed child murder, under circumstances
of a very extraordinary nature, underwent investigation
at Bow-street Police court on Saturday last. Informa-
tion of the circumstances having been forwarded to Mr.
Bedford, the coroner for Westminster, that gentleman
issued his warrant fur holding an inquest on the body of
the deceased child, and at twelve o'clock yesterday a
jury of fifteen respectable inhabitants of St. Paul's,
Covent-garden (ot whom Mr. Salter, one of the over-
seers, was foreman), assembled at the York Hotel,
Upper Wellington-street, for the purpose of pursuing
the investigation.

Mr. Benjamin Brooking, surgeon, of 7, Bow-street,
was the first witness exaiiiined. He deposed to having
been called in to attend a woman named Ann Cleveland.
of No. 9, Upper Wellington-street, in her confinement,
which took place on Wednesday morning last. The
child was perfectly healthy, and immediately after its
birth was placed in charge of a woman named Barber to
dry nurse. Witness saw the child last alive on Friday
morning. It was quite well at that time ; but about six
o'clock on the same afternoon witness was sent for, and
on arriving found the child dead. The ease appearing
to be fraught with suspicion, witness gave information
to the police immediately, aLd in the course of the same
evening called in Mr. Charles Guthrie, surgeon to the
Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital, who, on seeing
the body, at once gave it as his opinion that the child
had bee❑ suffocated. By request of witness, Mr. Guthrie
made a post mortem examination of the body at an early
hour on the following morning, the result of which left
no doubt o❑ the mind of either Mr. Guthrie or himself
that the child died from suffocation.
The CORONER here inquired who was the next wit-
ness, and

Aft.. Moseley, vestry-clerk of St. Paul's, Covent-garden,
who attended to watch the case on behalf of the paro-
chial authorities, said a gentleman was present who he
thought had evidence of a very Important character to
offer.

The gentleman referred to here stepped forward and
gave his name as Mr. William Lawson, surgeon, of 13,
Cleveland-street, Fitzroy square. He said, about three
weeks since he received a letter signid " Harry Hart-
nell," the writer of which described himself to be an old
friend of witness, and—

Mr. Wulff, vkho attended on behalf of a person at pre-
sent in custody, objected to this evidence but

The CORONER overruled the objection and the witness
proceeded as follows:

The letter requestud witness to call on the mother of
the deceased child, and went on to say that if witness
could take a hint and work it out well, it would be 51. in
his pocket. Wiiness not recollecting the name of " Hart-
nell," nor liking the style of the letter, did not call in
Wellington-sti eet, and destroyed the later. A few
days subsequently, witness received a second letter,
which explained more minutely who the writer was and
was dated from Portland chambers, Great Titchfield-
street. The writer requested that witness would attend
Mrs. Cleveland in her confinement, and promised that if
he did so and would call afterwards at Portland cham-
bers, the writer would pay all charges. Witness re-
ceived this letter last Saturday fortnight, and on the
following Sunday called on Mrs. Cleveland, and conversed
with her. She asked witness whether he thought her
child was dead. From symptoms which she described,
witness assured her that it was not. Witness called on
Mr. Hartnell, at Portland chambers, on the Monday fol-
lowing, and found that be had known him 17 or 18
years previously, but had not seen him since that time.
The first question he put to witness was, "Don't you
think the child will be still-born ?" Witness said,
" No." The nest question was, "Could it not be
managed that it should be still born ?" Witness felt
greatly insulted by the remark ; but not wishing to
knock the man down, affected not to understand the
question, on which Hartnell said, " Oh, you are very
squeamish ; they manage these things much better in
France. 1 have seen two or three cases of the kind in
that country." Witness declined to have anything to do
with the case, and warned Mr. Hartnell of the danger of
attempting to bring on premature labour. Witness heard
nothing more of the case until he saw it mentioned in the
papers of that morning, when he felt it his duty to come
forward.

In reply to the Coroner, Mr. Moseley stated it had
been satistactorily ascertained that the party in custody
was not Mr. Hartnell.

Mr. Charles Gardiner Guthrie, surgeon, of 19, Saville-
row, was next examined. He deposed to having made a
post modem examination of the deceased child in the
presence of Mr. Brooking, Mr. Canton, Mr. Echling,
and three other, medical gentlemen. On opening the
chest the liver and lungs were found gorged with blood,
and on 'the left lung there were, several spots of ex-
travasation. The brain was very vascular, and there was
extravasation on the left side. In all other respects the
body presented a perfectly healthy appearance.
The CORONER—Did you form any opinion as to the
cause of the child's death? Mr. Guthrie—yes; its death
arose from suffocation.

Mrs- Cleveland said she
shheer knew
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mistress,
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sey
The CORONER—Have you any doubt on the subject?
Mr. Guthrie—Not the slightest. I remarked at the
time of making the post mortem examination, that if I
had met with such a body in the dts-ecting-room, I
should certainly have inquired how the infant had come
by its death. Had the child died tr m convulsions, the
lungs would have been mon-• vascular, and not gorged
' with blood. A very slight pressure is sufficient to suffo-
cate a child of such tender age ac the deceased, and
unless hard substances were used, the body would not
have presented a different appearance from that of the
deceased when I first saw it on the Friday night.
Harriet Swan, servant to Anne Cleveland, was next
examined at great length. Her evidence was strongly
corroborative of the suspicion entertained as to unfair
She means
said having
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Harwell cohabited with her mistress, and expressed her
t;atohnerwobfichher chili, but if she did not suffer bite
d her in
.her confinement, he would never
her house again. The furtherwitnesswhwoimth stated that
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wore Dolly,"
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ttahhoepuenrigashowntehweolifo‘a‘ct was wholly unknown to Mr. Hartnell:
who was only an occasional visitor. Atter the death of
the child, when the police were in the house, Mrs. Cleve-
land told witness that she would give her a sov% reign to
go and meet " Dolly" at some place, and tell him there
was a bother about the child's death, and that he bad
better not come to the house, as if Mr. Hann, 11 met
him it would be the ruin of her. Witness promised her
mistress that she would do so, but " Dolly" was in cus-
tody betore she saw him. Witness could not positively
say that Mr. llartnell had called iu Wellington-street
batore the death of the child ou Ft iday, but she bad seen
thoi m
witnessthere oars, t. h, elii11,1:. end naeisrd)ai,
aijd previous.alws
that name by her mistress's order. "Dully". was at
home on Friday
once asked
yallseddwresskendor;
dtnmes;rbeethrea.vned, and sinfoe
utinctir,nasgss hwthalat she was prepared
this of the proceedings, there being several
thhies
whether
worst.
apprehensionb e
was
taken,ar herte rmn
At stage
more witnesses to examine, the itiquirt was adjourned.
The person alluded to as .• Harry Hartneli" was pre.
sent during the latter part of the investigation.

His Imperial Highness the Archduke Constantine
of Russia honoured Mr. Beard, on Monday last, by sit-
ting for a photographic portrait at his establishment, in
the Royal Pulytecliiic Institution, Regent-street.
THE JEWS' HOSPITAL.—The anniversary festival
of this charity took place at the London Tavern yester-
day, and was :very numerously attended. His Royal
Highness the Duke of Canibfidge presided, and among
the company present were—Sir Moses Montefiore, Mr.
Emanuel Lousada, M. H. de Castro, Mr. S. H. Ellis, Right
Hon. the Lord Mayor, Rev. Ifr. Adler (Chief Rabbi),
Rev. Dr. Bowles, Sir Anthony De Rothschild, Mr. Luke
J. Hansard, Mr. W. Rothery, Mr. B. S. Phillips (Com-
mon Councillor), Colonel E. Caelogan, Baron linesebeck,
and Mr. David Salomons. The report for the year
states, that whereas at the commencementreofatlhoene
insti-
tution 10 aged and 18 young persons w:ine.ewe,
to 86 inmates, 12 of whom
farehae charit • '‘s to educate
ad-
mitted to its benefits, these advantages are apreemoris,
sx7ebnodyeed
encourage.and 17 girls. The princ!pleco
erpract
and
life to er -ev ' held out in after r s ere in the habits
tthheemyoutipngtecaoemfaiettmedpltoomitsentaror
trade,i 11 by bringing
menu; are
of industry and honesty which tie:, have acquired while
in thehosptal.The results of theystetti are stated to
be very satisfactory.
During the eve:sing subscriptions
were announced to the amount of 800/. The inmates of
the institution paraded round the nm), many of them
bearing specimens of their kandicraft, and exciting by
their appearance the warm approbation of the company.
We are at a loss what to say of the dallier, as it was
given in the Jewish fashion. The wines, however, were
excellent, and there was some good music from Mr.
Genge end the other professional gentlemen present.
Mr. Higgs was toastmaster.

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AWFUL EFFECTS OF A THUN-

DERBOLT.

At thi.; early season of ;h..) year we hardly expect to
hear of thunder, leach if any serious damage from
its effects, yet it has pr: i us some flying visits for the
last week or two, and on Friday was attended with the
most frightful results. On Friday afternoon, Mr. and
Mrs. Humble, of Quarry-cottage, Idle, were with Mr.
Ryland, of Bradford, sitting in their dining roam, and
were just remarking upon the distant thunder that had
ocenrre 1 a few minutes before; when, in an instant, a
crash appe,red to be tearing down the side of the house,
and smoke and flame tilled the room. Mr. Ryland i....,-
mediately opened the doez pposite the fire- place round
wh ch they had been seated, and, followed by Mr. and
Mrs. Humble, reached, through successive doors, the
ball entrance, on the other side of the house. Hardly
knowing how or what they had escaped, they hurried to
the kitchen, which they found envelop-d in sulphurous
vapour, and strew::.l with ruins, but t!.e servants, like
themselves, most miraculously saved. On returning to
the dining-room, their own escape seemed perfectly in-
credible. They had been seated about the middle of the
room's length; the lightning had penetrated at a lofty
corner cupboard at one end; and, in ita passage to the
window opposite, had carried its upper door over them,
end deposited it on the floor between them and the
'rvindow; the lower door was thrown against the fire-
rlact, chairs near the cupboard were thrown, down, a
pi.=ee of solid mahogany torn off one, and thrown to a
distance; plaster torn frors the cupboard side, and from
the ceiling adjoining; the window (reaching to the
ground) was bent outwards both in the upper and lower
sash, and almost every pane blown far out to the lawn.
The cupboard, whence the electric fluid had thus en-
tered the room. sva4 immediately behind Mr. Ryland's
chair; and its passage was, almost, of necessity, full in
the face of Mr. and Mrs. Humble. How they escaped
is a mystery indeed. As they stood at the window look-
ir, at the wreck, yet still scarce able to breathe from
the suffocating fumes, a most brilliant and perfect double
rainbow spanning the lawn, had something in it like the
promise of the first. -

In the kitchen, the lightning had taken diagonally
down a side-wall; then buntin,g out some yard of plaster
just above the floor, seemed to have escaped dirz-crly
across to the window, which was entir.4y smashed. Pre-
cisely in its course was the younger servant, a child of
twelve years old, cleaning the hearth-stone. In the
same direction utensils of tin and copper were thrown
to the window. Behind her, the crockery-frame fell
from the wall; yet she, too, escaped, and that through
the great fall of ruins which must simultaneously have
taken place at the garden-door, through which she ran.
The elder servant, who had been standing by the
window, escaped by another door into the yard. The
escape, both in parlour and kitchen, was the more mar-
vellous, as they are neither of them of great dimensions