The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-05 00:00:00

VANT GIRL BY HER MISTRESS.

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.—An inquest was held
last evening at the Lamb, Vere-street, Clare-market,
before Mr. Bedford, the coroner, on the body of Mary
Ann Campbell, aged fourteen, who, it was alleged, died
from the ill usage she received from her mistress, Mrs.
Ann Levy, fruiterer, of North-row, Covent-garden.
Ann Campbell, of No. 19, New Church-court, said
that the deceased, her daughter, had been in the service
of Mrs. Levy in Covent-garden, for the last eleven weeks
On Wednesday, Dec. 16, Mrs. Hughes, who keeps th.
shop next to Mrs. Levy, came and told witness that the
deceased was being dreadfully beaten by her mistress,
and to interfere immediately if she would not have her
killed. Witness went, and found the deceased in the
shop screaming; she asked what was the matter, when
the deceased answered that her mistress had been kicking
her in the back, and that while she was scrubbing the
floor she (her mistress) had put her head under the grate,
and burnt her forehead. She showed witness the ashes
still on her hair. Witness went up stairs to Mrs. Levy,
and asked what the girl had done to deserve such punish-
ment; and the reply was, that she (deceaed) would
not clean the place, and that she had not been treated
bad enough. As her mistress promised not to beat her
again, she went away, leaving the deceased, but at
twelve o'clock that night she ran home to witness, and
immediately upon entering the room fell down in a fit.
After recovering a little she vomited a large clot of blood
the size of her hand. Her back and shoulders were quite
red and black with bruises. Deceased remained in bed
for several days following, attended by Mr. Brooks, the
parish surgeon, and on Wednesday last was taken to
King's College Hospital, in which she died the next day.
Mrs. Eleanor Hughes, fruiterer, said she resided next
door to the deceased, in Covent-garden. On Wednesday
fortnight she heard the deceased cry out, " Oh, don't
beat me," and " Oh, don't burn me," and at the same
time heard Mrs. Levy make use of the most horrible
language.

Mr. Walter Gill, house physician of King's College
Hospital, said the deceased was admitted on Wednesday
last. He found a yellowish mark upon her back, the
effect of a bruise. She was then too weak to allow of
an examination, and kept gradually sinking until the
next day, when at one o'clock she died. No post mortem
examination had been made.
The CORONER said it was absolutely necessary that
the cause of death should be proved by a post mortem
examination, and adjourned the inquest for that purpose.

CALEDONIAN ASYLUM.—On New Year's-day the
children of this national and patriotic institution, which
was incorporated in 1815, for supporting and educating
the children of soldiers, sailors, and mariners, natives of
Scotland, who have died or been disabled in the service
of their country, &c., were regaled to the number of 130
with a plentiful desert of wines, negus, twelfth cake, and
oranges, in addition to their usual substantial fare. The
entertainment having been given by the principal pro-
moters and founders of the juvenile band of this estab-
lishment as a reward for their surprising progress in in-
strumental and pipe music, and for the general improve-
ment and good conduct of themselves and the other
children of both sexes in the schools, several of the di-
rectors and friends of the charity attended to witness
their conviviality and happiness, and a more pleasing or
a mere lively animating scene could not well be ima•
gined. The large dining hall of the boys school was
tastefully fitted up for the occasion, with flags and ever-
greens, by the officers of the institution who had only
one day's notice to prepare, and the whole arrangements,
together with the unmixed joy and hilarity that pre-
vailed, appeared to convey to the minds and feelings of
all present the most hearty satisfaction. After dinner
the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given by the
chairman, who was senior boy in the school, and who
conducted himself with great propriety, each toast and
sentiment being duly responded to by the guests, and
their excellent band with precision and effect. The
entertainment was terminated by the pipers, playing
their fair companions in grand procession back to their
own hall, where the dance and reel was commenced, and
kept up with excellent spirit for an hour or two, when
the whole entertainment finally concluded at six o'clock
in the evening.
DESTITUTION IN THE HIGHLANDS.—PUBLIC
MEETING IN MITSSELBURGH.—A meeting called by the
provost, magistrates, and council of Musselburgh, was
held in the Town-hall and Assembly-room there, on the.
evening of Monday last, for the purpose of taking mea-
snres to raise a sum towards the relief of those in the
Highlands and Islands of Scotland who are at present
suffering from the want of the necessaries of life. The
meeting was one of the most numerous ever held in
these rooms. In the absence of the Provost, Bailie
Campbell was called to the chair. After prayer by the
Rev. Mr. Beveridge of Inveresk, resolutions were succes-
sively proposed and seconded by that Reverend Gentle-
man, and by the Reverends Mr. Langhorn, Episcopal
Chapel; Mr. Robin, North Esk; Mr. Glass, of the Free
Church; Mr. Robertson, Secession; Mr. Livingstone,
Relief; Mr. Mann, Congregationalist; and by James
Kemp, Esq., Robert Wilson, Esq., &c. Collecting com-
mittees and a secretary and treasurer were appointed.
The committee are to prosecute their labours on Monday
and Tuesday next. A resolution was passed that the
amount collected shall be remitted to the Edinburgh
committee for distribution. Owing to the want of cloth-
ing also in the destitute districts, an appeal was made to
the ladies to use their endeavours to collect as much as
possible of this necessary article, which the committee
will be happy to send off.—Scotsman.
THE FIRES OF 184 G.—Yesterday forenoon Mr.
Braid wood, the superintendent of the London enginee
establishment, laid before the committee of the brigade
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ment. Out of the above, there were fifteen outbreaks
which were attended with loss of life, and the total
number of lives lost was 23.