The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-10 00:00:00

THAMES.-7(THIS DAY.),

I Margaret Makony was charged on suspicion of having
robbed Mr. James Inwood, proprietor of the City of Carlisle
Tavern, Rosemary-lane, of thirty-four sovereigns and 10s.
in silver.
Mr. Inwood stated, that in addition to the City of Carlisle
he has another house over the water, at Lambeth, which is
managed by his sister. On Saturday night, a little before
twelve o'clock, he placed the bag of sovereigns and the sliver
in his desk as usual, and carefully locked it. lie then went
to his other house at Lambeth, and returned about one
o'clock on the Sunday morning. He had no occasion to go
to his desk till about four o'clock in the afternoon, when to his
surprise he found that the lock had been forced, and the
money abstracted. The prisoner was the only pers;n in the
house, with the exception of the party who had charge of it
after he left on Saturday night. The key was not out of his
possession from the time he left.
Sergeant Eve, 11 14, deposed that ha had ascertained
that the night afther the robbery the prisoner had given a
sovereign to another landlord in Rosemary-lane to keep for
her. On Tuesday she was brought to this court, charged
with being drunk and disorderly, when she handedae n
another
soverign to the inspector; and last night she gave
sovereign to the same publican to whom she had previously
given one. The prisoner was a very poor woman, and had no
ostensible means of procuring the three sovereigns. Some
friend of hers lodged in the City of Carlisle, and their room
door communicated with the bar parlour. The prisoner,
who was a constant visitor, had an opportunity of knowing
theprisonerevidence.till
where the money was deposited.
Mr. BALLANTINE said he should remand
Tuesday next, in order to give time to perfect
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SHIP LETTER-BAG TO NEW YORK.—A ship letter-
bag for New York will be made up in the evening of the
14th inst., to be forwarded by the Sarah Sands steamer from
Liverpool on the 15th inst.
WHEAT PROM TUE EAST INDIES.—The vessel So-
crates, arrived from Calcutta, has brought, besides 6,403 bags
of rice in the husk (now free of duty), 50 bags of wheat.
This is a most remarkable and, we believe, unusual importa-
tion from the East Indies, and at the present time, when the
question of the supply of articles of grain food from all quar-
ters is a subject of general and surpassing intetvat, it assumes
degree pf yery great importance.

;MPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair to-dayat Twelve o'clot k.

RAILWAY RESOLUTIONS.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX-
CHEQUER, the adjourned debats on the railway reso-
lutions was proceeded with.
The SPEAKER having put the first resolution, which
was to the followino•effect:—" That the promoters of all
Railway Bills in the present session of Parliament shall
be empowered on the second reading, or on the comple•
tion of any subsequent stage of any such Bill, to suspend
any further proceeding in the present session, with the
option, under the following conditions, of proceeding
with the same Bill in the next session of Parliament, at
the stage, where the Bill shall be now suspended,"
Mr. HODGSON moved as an amendment to insert
" or where the Bill shall have been referred to a Com-
mittee, hat the case of the promoters shall not have been
opener:."
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER bad no
objection to the amendment, and it was consequently
agreed to.
Colonel T. WOOD wished to know why these relic)"
lutions should not be imperative upon all railways?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ou-
served that he had stated yesterday the grounds ,upon
which he thought the adoption of such a course inev
pedient.
The resolution was then agreed to with the amend-
ments proposed by Mr. It. Hodgson.
The following Col:miaow: were also agreed to, with
few verbal amendments:—
" The promoters of such Bills are to or
Private Bill-office, on or before the 18th day ofJune;
the Bill shall be in Committee, then within six days of the
report of the Committee, of their intention to suspend any
give notice in the
proceedings thereon, on the completion of some sub-
further
sequent stage of the Bill.
" The promoters of such Bills are to give notice by adver-
tisement for three successive weeks, in October and Novem7
bar, in the London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Gazette, as he
case may be, and i the local paper or papers usually in the
culation in any part of the country.through which the linea
of railway is proposed to pass, of their intention to present
petition fbr the re-introduction of any such Billrailwsy Bill
" Upon a petition for leave to bring in a d t.„
being presented during the session of 1848, and referee e..
the Examiner of Petitions, he is to examine whether the
tition be the same in substance as any petition
purpose, and from the same parties, which wasp resen.,Bdl
the session of 1847 ; and in that case, whether any the
brought into the House in pursuance of such petition in ent
for tbetedsswil:
session of 1847 was pending in either House of Patlialli_„h,
on the termination of such session, and, if so, whether
scription contract, as required by the standing orders, Sy
ing in the usual way the subscribers to the undertakinkfv,
been entered into, and is valid at tbe time of such in(Pf6..
and whether the deposit of 101. per cent. upon such sls
scriptions is lodged in the manner required by the stow"
orders.
" In such case, and on proof of such notice hell, rot
g
given as aforesaid, and if it appears that such rnoe of
iu the session of 1847, been suspended in Os 'veecend
Lords, or in the House of Commons, on or after the
ch
reading, the standing orders with respect to any an
are to be held to have been complied with. such Dill
" The time between the second reading ofd ny ed to
notim
and the meeting of the Committee thereon eortell__.
three clear days, the parties to give the regular
he Private Bill-office. the ease
" In case such Bill shall have been reported in
sion of 1847, the Committee on the Bill are to exallilc'ti
whether the Bill be in every respect the same as ~..bOO
former Bill at the last stage of its proceeding in the Au•_
in the session of 1847, and in such case no evidence is
_‘7;
be received by such Committee ; and on the
adoption by the House of a report of such C°lll,2oe
that the Bill referred to them is inevery respect tiding is
dig us
as such former Bill at the last stage of its pros ee ordered
the House in the session of 1847. such Bill may be opeet
to be engrossed without any further proceeding in r
thereof." nlOlOl
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER' -
receptioni:7B
the second redepositssolution : y
" That the made in respect of all Ili' be
the proceedings on which shall have been suspended, 8"-in A
returned to the depositors; but that before proeeedingsgaiii
future session, deposits to the same amount shall be shoe
duly paid in, according to the standing orders of the
xi-
of Commons."of AO
Mr. B. DENISON considered that the words "-
res.lution We'll 2 tremely icdE finite. I Liens
Mr. GISBOANE considered that these reso-11,46•
would not relieve them from the mire of railway leg
lion in which they were involved. He would ,S:ss
notice, on the second reading of the Railway Bill, the
he would bring under the attention of the House 0
tribunals and the forms by which Railway Bills And
passed. Unless some reformation in these tribunals. ce7,
made no satisfactory issue could ever be at hose
The system at present pursued was the origin on
unmeaning scenes which were nightly occurring n.rej
reading of any railway Bill. The House the
which way the Committee was before they enters le
lobby on a division, and regulated their vote accordisN;
a:though they know nothing about the matter.
present tribunals were wholly incompetent ; it vi.ns 1
possible for him to go into the subject at that tune,
he had a Committee to attend.
Mr. EL LICE said he considered that the o°ll
had shown itself a very incompetent and also a veil 1,7 e.
consistent tribunal in those matters. But he must g‘l",e'
that the resolutions which he brought forward at t 7.
commencement of the session had answered every pre'e
pose for which they were intended.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sail'
that it was the intention of the Government to brin
forward the Railways Bill at the very earliest possible
moment.
After a few words from Mr. HODGSON, the roc"'
tion was agreed to.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER 004
the third resolution:—
" That a clause shall be inserted in every RailwaY
in the present and every future session of Parliament, 11's'i
hibiting the payment of any interest or dividend in resls.
of calls (except the interest by way of discount on sac
scriptions pre-paid, agreeably to 8 Viet., c. 16, B• 24N by
of the capital authorised to be raised in such Bill, either
ed
means of calls, or of any power of borrowing contain
therein."
Mr. ENTWISLE would not oppose the resolutiori
but he feared that it would lead to abuses, and 11°0,
give an advantage to wealthy companies over poor ones.
Mr. B. DENISON thought the present a most ti
resolution, which prevented the interest being Psid tree
all Bills which had been introduced in the Pry.— id
session ; it would injure the depositors who low ig
this money on the condition of receiving interest !.
would prevent those parties who were only depos!t:d:
now from being subscribers when the Bill was obtained,
as they would say, you cannot fulfil your gllpost
with us to pay interest. They ought not to h2eke
facto law. He had no objection to such
parorpteTal:
being made applicable to future Bills. He
amendment, that after the words " Railway Bill" she
be inserted the words " introduced for the first till
e

any sef Parliament."
Mr. RICARDO said that it had been stated that the
withdrawal of powers for the payment of interest
'
capital was a discredit to Parliament. He thought Or
the
the insertion of such a clause was a discredit, for it 'e'
duced people to believe that they were investinor the'h.
,
struckm oney
outinsteadsuch of
clausesspeculating
when
they with it
came.
liehad_
him
Jtailwat), Committees. In order to pay beforeinterest, tile
calls, instead of being 9/. lOs , v, •
ere 21. Iss and the .g.
Poshape
AS paid beck in theinterest .9
of at the end of fa%
months. The thing was a delusion and a snare, en d
was obligedto the Right Hon. Gentleman for turning
his attention to it.
After a few words from Mr. H. HINDE,
Mr. RUSSELL said that he thou ht that the clang
empowering the payment of interest upon eaP"—en
was the greatest boon to those who really sought -(
invest their money in these enterprises. He regretttle
that any attempt should be made to strike it out•
wished to know whether this resolution was to be e?:
plied to capital already raised as well as capital to be
raised.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said 00
it would not. It did not repeal what was already dont
Mr. HUME said, that iu voting for this resolution be
voted for it under the impression that it was to beefe
Flied to all railway Bids. It was, however, a 7
enactment, and he hoped that the House would ser
port it.
Mr. HUDSON said that when the payment of
_..r,
rest was introduced it was given when railway erbe
prise required all the encouragement that eeteiple
given to it. He thought that even then the principle
was wrong, and that it ought not to have
heebeller to
for it was paying out of one pocket of the share o
es
put into the other. He thought that under the Prfe.„o
system of railway legislation the principle was per -
unsound het it
Mr. RUSSELL said that what he stated was, t
tended to introduce a more substantial class of spec
tors than had come forward in the first inetee°e.h
Sir G. STRICKLAND wished to know er nids
could justly extend this clause to those tit
which had already gone through Committee. Ile tb„jee.
that the introduction of such a clause threw gre-tirell
sponsibility upon the House ; and though be.e0.4411 it;
disapproved of the payment of interest upon e'r„;jraeek
these cases, he felt bound to su support the ewe-
which had been introduced, in erg; to avoid doing
aDy
injustice to the parties interested in these speculstio.licej
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER °been
to ask whether, supposing this clause not to ha
eirte own
embodied, and the Railway Committees of th," oid
wills refused such a power, what would have beed yet
then? No complaint could have been made, aess
when the Government sought to interfere to rePre_opo•
certain and gambling speculations, the strongest .1'
sition was offered. Whieb
Mr. GROGAN said that the very discussion
,04
had taken place upon this paragraph clearly soy,
that some alteration in the present system was nee: d not
ani the only matter of regret was that this step ne .00
°WO
be-in taken earlier.—(Hear, hear.) Had this res
e, of
been proposed earlier in the session a great d 100
ich
difficulty would have been avoided, for Bills ivh d the
been passed in the commencement of the session he for,
power of paying interest, while those which eerli,,e that
ward lateould not have this power. He thougliit,,ies
the clausew should apply to all future Bills and to all w"
had been passed this session. with the
Mr. CHAPLIN said that he entirely agl:e'- ressing
resolutions generally, but he thought that in ro
wild speculation many of the old lines were e_rstoir
and were compelled to suffer for that which was not
fault.
After a few words from Lord CLIVE, ld greatly
Mr. HODGSON said that this measure V/011. eon:
injure those shareholders who had signed !_v:e' be pod
tracts under the agreement that interest wool
very
upon their calls. $
Mr. BAILEY said that he thought itbed cone
great hardship upon those parties who impoie
to Parliament, at at a very great expenae,o.t. 1004
these restrictions upon them without due n void
given, Re thought tho ybejuvciect 019°4'

much
,5 next se,
Arr. ST
tee panic
(In the pat
Power of •
it the opt
Mr. HE
qoubt tha
hat it wl
Fore the
Perhaps n
vrotlld gel
The
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to aleueh better met by making these resolutions apply
n „..xt session only.
Afar. STRUTT said that it could not be unjust upon
;parties, for there was no implieti understanding
the part of Parliament to grant such a power as the
ewer ofr paying interest upon capital, and it was always
h
6Pticu or Committees to r< fuse it.
Md r' REDHEAD YORKE, sail there could be no
ottbt th
that at the principle was a bad one, but ho thought
hero?" Was unfair upon those parties who had come
Perhaps
e them in expectation of the power, and who would
w„..,aaPs never have come if they did not think they
vuad get it.
The House then divided, when there appeared—
Por the resolution 7O
For the amendment
, Majority for the resolution —43
We Clause was then agreed to.
Clause 4, 46 That in all cases of application to Paha-
bY existing railway companies, either for power to
kitl2
ruct branches or extensions, or to contribute to-
ee the expense of constructing other lines of rail-
subscriptiontion contract for three-fourths of such
additional capital as may be required for these purposes
i 7 ,be given in, beyond the capital authorised for the
,;"thg lines, and deposits shall be duly paid thereon;
clause s—" That a clause shall be inserted in every
47M Bill in the present and every future session of
leE„ lenient, prohibiting any railway company from pay-
-001 of the capital which they have been authorised to
hiss for the purpose of any existing Act, the deposits
alred by the standing orders to be made for the pur-
eotlt nf any application to Parliameut for a Bill for the
ruction of another railway,"—were then agreed to.
404.1111 clause 6, 4. That in every Bill of the present ses-
containing powers of purchase, sale, lease, or amal-
Nu
tottlittinu, a clause shall be inserted prohibiting any
)34,,PanY from exercising such powers until they shall
It4Proved to the satisfaction of the Railway Commis-
' vs that they have paid up and expended for the
trip:4es authorised by their Acts, a sum equal to one-
of the capital authorised to be raised thereby,"
Ag proposed,
r. HODGSON wished to know whether it was to
forPr?ved that there had been paid away in some manner
of the Purposes of the railway a sum equal to one-half
%etr whole capital to he raised in the proposed pro-
tbeing of the company, as well as equal to one half of
Which they were already authorised to raise?
fat the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
: tee clause referred to one-half of the aggregate
'al the company was already authorised to raise.
slutil ',HODGSON moved that the words " that they
Oft; nave proved to the satisfaction of the Railway
T tuissionera" be omiited.
that he
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
%. "le could not consent to any such amendment, as it
j,`,4. extremely desirable that some test should be estab-
""edl,u,
tar• BAILEY said that he thought the resolution
:,(1 operate most hardly upon all companies, but old
lames.
• RUME said, that this resolution would have the
k of putting down what was already admitted to be
set'Tevance, It was a matter of prudence that the pre-
f titiletem of persons lending their-names to companies,
e Merits of which they were ignorant, should be pre-
tert a mere verbal amendment the resolution was
'Wu to.
he 7th resolution, viz.—
1,,,,.rhat in future sessions of Parliament no powers of
Ett"""hase, sale, lease, or amalgamation shall be contained
any Act for the construction of a railway."—Agreed to.
un Resolution 8, viz.:—
That in future sessions of Parliament no powers
i'oPUrchase, sale, lease, or amalgamation shall be given
ittY railway company or companies, unless previous
tall have
application to Parliament for such purpose they
' 'lave proved to the satisfaction of the Railway
*xtntaissioners that they have respectively paid up and
tue,PQnled, for the purposes authorised by their Act, a
NT: equal to one-half of the capital authorised to be
ilea thereby," being read,
pre f• HODGSON proposed that the words " unless
ai's:)tis to their application to Parliament" be omitted.
Lie amendment was negatived, and the resolution
11 agreed to.
144esolution 9, viz., " That no railway company shall
at the or any future session of Parliament be
to , °Med, except for the execution of its original line,
forguarantee interest on any shes which it may issue
er dividend
additional capital, onto guarantee any rent
fi„.`uvidend to any other railway company, until such
Zt-Inentioned company shall have completed and
-131 ed for traffic its original line."—Agreed to.
pi. esolutions 10 and 11, viz., " That in Bills in the
:arts or any future session of Parliament, for the
pitarnation of Railway Companies, the amount of ca.
141 created by such amalgamation shall in no case
~exe-
xt-
he sum of the capitals of the companies so amal-
emulated.
14411.rhat in Bills in the present or any future session of
theluent, empowering any railway company to pur-
ally other railway, no addition shall be authorised
ii,„je Made to the capital of the purchasing company,
04,':11(1 the amount of the capital of the railway pur-
bped and in case such railway shall be purchased at
alialnk_ium, no addition on account of such premium,
These
made to the capital of the purchasing company.
Q!ae resolutions were agreed to.
SIBTHORP proposed that some resolution
of elid be added to these resolutions to regulate the taking
abrate property for railways. He thought companies
tithtthl be bound to pay interest for the land from the
i, they took possession of it, and not as at present to
tij interest only when they commenced constructing
tr works.STRU TT explained that this grievance applied to
0 general Act for taking land.
The b •
%illness for which the House met being ended,
the House adjourned till Five o'clock.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Room B.
llommson, STAINES. AND SOUTH-WEST

TERN (RICHMOND TO WINDSOR, &c.)
Wr24118011, & Souirs-vizsirmsx (STAINES
TO ASCOT AND WOKINGHAM, WITH BRANCHES).
The, Committee met this morning, at eleven o'clock, the
*lllxe of Richmond in the chair.
Evidence in opposition to these projects was continued.

ROUSE OF COMMONS.
A GROUP VI.
Whit.
--..**2 WESTERN' (EXTENSION TO
EXETER.).
chairman.
Committee met to-day at the usual hour ;
Mr. Deedes
The cross-examination of Mr. Brunel occupied the Com-
l'ittee during the whole of the day.

GROU
Committee P X.
mmittee met at the usual hour this morning, but
sty s-iu
,Le eral of the members taking an interest in the debate on
wz_Failway resolutions,
The exArnatAw declared the Committee to stand further
4,1:
Journed till to-morrow.

GROUP XLV.
EDINBURGH AND PERTH.
..The Committee met as usual at twelve o'clock.
qt r• Jopp, C.E., and Mr. William Anderson, traffic-taker,
q. i
ere cross-examined by the counsel for the opponents.

- - -
MAGAZINES (CONTINUED).
1 E PATRICIAN. .

The story of " The Dargerous Guest" is con-
cluded in this number, and an admirably narrated
story it is. The "curious triad" for the mc,rith is the
trial of the Duchess of Kingston (the far-fanud Miss
Chudleigh of the court of Gearge the Second), for
bigamy, which affords a curious illustration of the lax
state of morals among the aristocracy of England,
even at so late a period as the year 1776. This num-
ber also contains, in addition to the annotated obitu-
ary for the month, much useful information in gene-
alogical and heraldic matters.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
TORTEMOUTH, WEDNEE'DA Y.-A court-man ia], com-
prising Admiral ;.'ir Charles Napier, K.C.8., pre-
sident ; - Captain Pasco, ct the Victory ; Captain Sir
James Stirling, of the Hone; Captain Chads, of the
Excellent ; Captain Lushington, of the Vengeance ;
Captain Milne, of the St. Vincent; Captain the Hon. D.
Pelham, of the Odin ; Captain Dacru, of the Avenger;
and Mr. G. L. Greetham, Deputy Jusjge-Advocate of
the Fleet, assembled this morning at nine o'clock, on •
board the Victory, 104, Captain Pasco, flag-ship of Ad-
miral Sir Charles Ogle, Commander in-Chief, to try
William Thurman, private marine of the third class,
belonging to her Majesty's steam-sloop Scourge, Com-
mander J. C. Catlin, on the following charges, preferred
by that officer:—
" 1. For disobedience of the order of Lieutenant W.
Crawford, in having, on or about the 21st of Mav, 1847,
at Killybegs, Ireland, left the Scourge, while a prisoner
at large, and got on board her Majesty's store-ship An-
dromeda, alongside which the Scourge was then lashed,
and afterwards, when brought back to the ship by Bom-
bardier W. Ramsay, of the Royal Marine Artillery,
refusing to remain under charge of the sentry at the
gangway, and making use of most disgusting language
to Corporal Staples and Colour-sergeant Forward.
"2. For having on various occasions, between the 231
of February and the 25th of May, 1847, behaved in an
insubordinate and threatening manner towards Colour-
sergeant James Forward, of the Royal Marines, and
Corporal Staples, of the Royal Marine Artillery, of her
Majesty's steam-sloop Scourge, for disobedience of the
orders of the said colour-sergeant and corporal„ and for
using disgusting language towards th!m."
These charges were in direct violation of
the 2d, 19th,
and 22d articles of war, for a breach of which it should
be undertood the prisoner was tried, the penalty
therein prescribed for conviction thereon being death,
or such other punishment as a court• martial shall think
fit to impose, and as the nature and degree of the offence
shall deserve. From this the Court have no power to

deviate.
It is !impossible we can give any portion of the evi-
dence in this case ; it was too disgusting and impious
for repetition. We never heard a trial wherein the pri-
soner exhibited so thoroughly infamous a character as
in this. Commander Caffin's humanity was totally lost
upon him ; no man could have shown more forbearance
than that officer has done towards the prisoner—very
few half as much. The captain of the company to
which the prisoner was attached had been compelled to
refuse to take him on detached service to Ireland with
him. lie came on board the Scourge without a cha-
racter, although he had been in the Marine corps
seven years.
The Court showed a willing disposition to admit every
point of extenuation in favour of the prisoner, but none
could be adduced.
After a trial of --six hours, one and a half of which
was spent in deliberation, the Court adjudged the charges
to have been frilly proved, except such parts of the first
charge which allege disgusting language to have been
used towards Colour-sergeant Forward and Corporal
Staples, and sentenced the prisoner to receive 50 lashes
on board the Scourge, to be imprisoned 12 months in
Winchester gaol, and kept to hard labour the whole of
that time, except during one month (the last), wlAsn he
would be kept in solitary confinement, and to forfeit all
pay and servitude. Ile would inevitably have been
hanged at the yard-arm for less than one-half of the
crimes laid to his charge and proved before this court a
few years since.
When his Royal Highness Prince Oscar of Sweden
was going over the dockyard yesterday he was much
struck with the facility with which the blocks were made
by Brunel's machinery, and also with the patent mode
(Brewer's) of manufacturing those important necessaries
in a ship's rigging, being quite different to the plan
practised in every other establishment. Ms lliglixess
asked for one of these blocks to carry to his own coun-
try with him, and this morning Captain Pesco sent one
(a 10 inch) with some treenails on board the Eugmie,
for the Prince's acceptance. The patent blocks now
manufactured in this yard are superior to all other kinds,
infinitely so to the galvanized iron article of the same
description, some of which were made trial of in this
establishment some years since, and condemned as
failures, the galvanism not preventing corrosion of the
iron, the sharpness of the edges of which and the friction
combined cuts and otherwise damages the ropes coming
in contact with them. It is believed the patent wood
block will become universal all over the maritime world
on account of its immense sustaining powers combined
with everlasting durability.
A private letter from the Collingwood, 80, Captain
Smart, flag of Rear-Admiral Sir George Seymour, Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Pacific, dated Valparaiso, Feb.
1847, says—" The Cormorant steam-sloop, Commander
Seymour, and the Sampson steam-frigate, Captain Hen-
derson, besides ourselves, are in harbour here. The
Carysfort, 26, Captain Seymour, sailed on the 6th for
the Leeward Islands to get a freight of money for us to
bring home. She is expected to be away about nine
months. We expect to be homeward bound in twelve
months. We do not expect to sail from Valparaiso until
the middle of March, when we shall embark the Admiral
and family and sail for Callao and the Leeward Islands.
The Admiral shifted his flag from blue to white in con-
sequence of the late brevet promotion on the 17 th of
January.

THE LATE CASES OF POISONING.
ADJOURNED INQUEST.
Yesterday Mr. T. Wal:ley, M.P., resumed, at the
Portobello Arms, Kensal New Town, the adjourned in-
quest on the bodies of Thomas Hickman, aged 34, and
his five children, an account of whose deaths by poison
has already appeared in this journal.
Mr. John B. Abercromby, of Kensal New Town,
stated the result of the post mortem examination of the
bodies. From the analysis of the vomited matter there
is no doubt that death was caused by arsenic.
Mr. George Brown, surgeon, and Dr. Robert Barnes
were next examined. Their evidence differed in no ma-
terial point from Mr. Abercromby's.
Thomas Hickman, a youth of 12 years, said—On the
Sunday in question we all sat down to dinner between
one and two o'clock. I was called in to dinner by my
mother. My aunt and mother made the pudding be-
tween them. I did not know that flour, or anything like
it, was lying about. I did not know the cupboard where
the arsenic was contained. I was never cautioned about
going to the cupboard. I never heard any one threaten
to poison father or mother. I was taken ill about half-
past two. I felt a pain at the chest, a burning in the
throat, and great thirst.
The CORONER—How much of the pudding had you
taken before you were taken ill? Witness—One plate

full.
Mrs. Harriet Hickman was next examined. She said
—On the Sunday morning I proposed that we should
have a rhubarb pudding for dinner. It was to be made of
flour, bread, and rhubarb. The same morning my sister
came to me about half-past six o'clock, and said she
wanted some paper to light the fire, and inquired where
she could find some. I told her I did not know. She
then emptied the contents of the small bag in the large
one filled with flour.
The CORONER—Had you seen the small bag before?
Witness—Yes, on the previous Sunday my husband
showed me the bag, and asked me what was in it, when
I replied that I thought it was arrow-root. He then
placed it in the back room cupboard, where it remained
ill my sister took it down.
The CORONER—Were you aware that poison was in
the house ? Witness—l knew that a small bottle con-
taining arsenic had been kept, but I gave that away to
my father some time back, to destroy rats.
The CORONER—What did your husband want with
arsenic ? Witness—Before he was in the police he used
to try experiments on glass with it. lie was in the
habit of placing it in crucibles over the fire.
The CORONER—Was your sister on friendly terms
with your husband? Witness—Oh dear, yes; mare than
any other of the .tamily.
The CORONER-Llow long has she been with you?
Witness—Since the Thursday preceding. She came to
stop until she could get a situation. My husband was
at work in the New North-road, Islington, and only
crime home on Saturday nights, and went away on
Monday mornings.
Caroline Bonamey was next called. She said—l am a
servant, at present out of a situation. I have been
stopping with my sister only a few days. On the Sun-
day morning I got up and lighted the fire. I took the
bag containing the flour to my sister, and asked her
what it was? She replied, " I suppose it is flour." I
then emptied the bag into a large one. Both were flour
bags, and had the bakers' names on them. I noticed at
the time that the powder in the small bag was whiter
,ban the other, and I intended to mention it, but forgot
to do so by my brother speaking to me and asking the
time. I lighted the fire with one bag, but I don't know
what became of the other. I had eatim one plate of pud-
ding, and was about to take another, when my sister ca.liect
out, " Oh, take the baby." • We were then all seized,
with sickness. When one of the doctors spoke to me, I
remembered having put the contents of one bag into
in
the the
Coroner
o hroounsee
another. was not aware thtahtepoeivsiodennwcae, was
This being the whole of
immediately returned a verdict
isnumeamchedcuaps;," " dTthhaetjudery death was caused by arsenic eaten
in rhubarb; pudding mixed with flour by the mother, in
ignorance of its nature, it having been left carelessly
within her reach on a shelf by her husband,- but not
with evil intent."

SUICIDE ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—
At an early hour yesterday a young woman deliberately
threw herself in front of the seven o'clock express down
train, as it was approaching the iron bridge which carries
the Wandsworth-read over the line near the Plough, at
Battersea. The line at this part forms a curve, and a person
upon the line would be concealed from view of the driver el
a train until he got very near. The driver saw the younif
woman, and called to her to get out of the way, and almos
momentarily the engine struck her, and hurled her a di,
tance of several yards from the spot where she fell. She wi
taken to the Wandsworth Union, where every attention w
paid her; she survived, however, only ten minutes after 1
admission. The deceased is an entire stranger to the neigi
bourhood, and there was nothing upon her person to lead
her identity.
SUICIDE OF A SURGEON.—WORCESTER, TUESDA •
EVENING.—A shocking occurrence has happened here tr
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Benjamin dcoamy,m lblittredß:aj mostamn
determined Sheppard, act
theattsotoona afdruterggtiwstelivnemo'celaockkheatphiesn. afettreerneto,ona,nMd ra.skSehdepfporal
went
ln of prussic acid, which he repretented that he requir,
for a patient. The druggist, whose name is Stringer, knot
ing Ain Sheppard well, and giving full credit to his repr,
sentations, did not hesitate in furnishing him with what 1
required. Mr. Sheppard then, on some pretext, retired t
Mr. Stringer's back sitting-room, and immediately after,
wards he was heard to fall to the ground. Mr. Stringer ra
into the room and found Mr. Sheppard in the agonies
death, having swallowed nearly the whole of the deadl •
poison, a few drops of which would have been sufficient it,
destroy life. He died almost instantaneously.
QUICK GROWTH or POTATOES.---In the garden
a gentleman residing in Higher Broughton, there is a bed ,
potatoes of about a quarter of an acre, the steins of whit
have grown six inches in six days, being at the rate of on.
inch per day during that pelivd,—/VancieciteTintes.