The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-08 00:00:00

to tell Mr. Besw•ick the name of his father, saying
that if his father were written to he wou:,l Take no
notice of him. He was brought up at the Borough
Court on Monday and remanded till Thursday, in
order that inquiries may be made about hire. The
prisoner was brought up yesterday for further exami-
nation, when it was stated thas he was not, as he had
represented, an officer of the Hussars, but had for-
merly been a private in the Marines on board her
Majesty's ship Victoria, whence he had deserted, and
enlisted into another regiment, from which he had
again become a deserter. On Thursday last, it ap-
pears he had gone to Plymouth, where he had intro-
duced himself to the officers of the garrison as the
Hon. J. C. Clare, and had succeeded in borrowing
91., after which he went and obtained a gold
mounted whip from a tradesman. He; had also
attempted on false representations, to obtain about
1001. worth of haberdashery, but had failed, as in his
attempt here.

The MAGISTRATES committed himn for trial at the
next borough sessions, for obtaining the whip and
spurs from Mr. Hamilton, of Manchester.

DREADFUL DEATH OF A MAR-
RIED WOMAN BY BURNING.
On Wednesday morning, at eleven o'clock, Mr. C.
J. Carttar, and a jury of seventeen respectable trades-
men, assembled at the Fishing Smack public-house,
Old King-street, Deptford, to inquire into the cir-
cumstances attending the death of Mrs. Elizabeth
Bryan, aged 44, the wife of Mr. Thomas Bryan, the
foreman of the boiler-makers' department in the
factory of Sir John Rennie and Co., engineers, near
the Royal Dockyard, Deptford. The jury having
been sworn, proceeded with the Coroner to view the
body, which presented a most frightful appearance,
the whole of her wearing apparel having been burnt
to a cinder with the exception of her stays, and the
entire of her person from her head being charred like
burnt wood.
The first witness called was Mary Ann Bryan,
aged 18, the daughter of the deceased. She deposed
that she went to bed on Sunday night last at about
twenty 'minutes to ten o'clock, leaving her mother
and Mrs. Barnes, a neighbour, together in the back
parlour. her sister remained up. Heard them
laughing in the parlour when in bed. Some time
afterwards heard her sister cry out that the
house was on fire. Got up and went down stairs.
Saw father there scraping the fire off mother and
calling, " Children, assist." Her mother was lying
on the floor. The flames were then extinguished,
but her clothes were burning, and there was a great
deal of smoke. It was then about ten minutes
to twelve o'clock. A blanket was called for, and her
mother was removed up stairs to bed. Witness sub-
sequently asked her mother how it happened, and at
first she said she did not know. About half an hour
afterwards deceased said, " Take the loadstones off
me, and cut the strings you have tied my hands with."
Several surgeons were sent for, when Mr. Fulcher,
his assistant, and Dr. Downing, the police surgeon,
attended. Her mother expired at eight o'clock on
Monday morning. Deceased said she called out twice
while on fire.
Thomas Newson, assistant-surgeon to Mr. Fulcher,
deposed that he was sent for. It was then half-past
eleven on Sunday night. The deceased's head, arms,
chest, thighs, and legs were nearly reduced to a
cinder; brandy was administered, and a quantity of
flower dredged over deceased. Witness asked how it
happened, but received no answer. Witness after-
wards heard deceased say in her husband's presence,
addressed to him, " It is your wickedness ; you know,
you villain, you did it." Bryan then went to the bed
side, and asked if she caught fire at the cupboard.
Deceased replied, " You know, you villain, you did
it." Bryan made no reply, but turned away. The
police were in attendance, during which time de-
ceased's daughter was present. Deceased was
grumbling and groaning severely for two hours. At
five o'clock, in answer to Mrs. Barnes, deceased said
that her husband had done it with a lighted totch.
Witness left at a quarter to five.
Mrs. Barnes—She did not tell how it was done.
Did not hear deceased say it was her husband's
wickedness, &c., had done it. Was up all night in
the room. Never heard a word of a lighted torch
used by deceased's husband to destroy her.
Mary Ann Bryan, deceased's daughter, recalled—
Was in the room when the assistant-surgeon asked
questions of deceased. Did not hear her (deceased)
say her husband's wickedness had done it ; nor did
she call him a villain, murderer, &c., nor say a lighted
torch had been put between the legs of the table. Did
not hear her father charged by her mother with mur-
der. She only said the stones hurt her, and said
" Look at them."
George Brasor, sergeant 22 R, went to the house
at twenty-five minutes to twelve. Found deceased
in bed groaning. Remained until three o'clock, and
often heard deceased questioned by her daughter how
it happened. Deceased said it was her cruel father,
he knows all about it, and again, that it was his
wickedness. Asked her if she caught fire after letting
out Mrs. Barnes, as she was the last person that
night. Deceased said no. Did the sparks catch her
dress ? She replied no. If done by reaching over
the mantel. piece ? She answered no. Asked how it
did happen then ? Gave no answer to the last ques-
tion. Considered deceased was perfectly sensible.
Deceased's daughter and Mrs. Barnes were present.
He questioned her again. After this deceased called
Bryan, and she said, " Let me put my hand in yours."
A number of other witnesses were called, but their
evidence was of a similar contradictory nature.
The assistant surgeon (Newson) said great part of
the male witnesses were down stairs drinking and
smoking in the parlour most of the night.
Thomas Bryan, the husband of the deceased, was
called in, when the Coroner explained to him the na-
ture of the evidence adduced, and that he was prepared
to hear any voluntary statement he was desirous of
making, and if he declined to do so it would not pre-
judice him hereafter.
Bryan said he was desirous of saying all he knew.
The greater part of the statements made were false
as to his wife's alleged imputations. She had not
done so. He then described how he was awoke by
the smell of smoke, and that he ran down stairs, call-
ing upon his children to follow, and what means he
adopted to extinguish the fire, &c. He understood
that she did it herself.
At ten o'clock at night the CORONER proceeded to
sum up the evidenc.', on which he commented, and
observed that there was great difficulty in coming to
a satisfactory conclusion, the evidence being conflict-
ing, owing to the confusion in a crowded room. The
Coroner then remarked on the law of the case, and at
11 o'clock left it for the consideration of the jury.
The room was then cleared, and at 15 minutes
before twelve o'clock the Coroner was sent for, and after
a few explanations to the jury, they returned an open
verdict, thirteen of them declaring that there was not
sufficient evidence to come to any other conclusion,
and the remaining jurors that there was evidence to
send the case before another jury.
The CORONER told Bryan that he might leave the
court; but that if other evidence should he obtained,
he would be liable to be taken before a police magis-
trate and undergo an examination upon the capital
charge.

An immense number of persons attended, both
within and outside the house, to learn the result of
the inquiry.

FUNERAL of MARSHAL OUDINOT,

DUKE DE REGGIO.
The funeral of the late Marshal Duke de Reggio,
Governor of the Invalides, took place on Tuesday,
with all the pomp due to his rank. The service was
performed in the Church of the Invalides, which was
hung with black, relieved with escutcheons, on which
were inscribed the names of the great battles in which
the deceased had distinguished himself. Among them
were. marked Friedland, Zurich, Ebersberg, Genoa,
Wagram, the Mincio, Polot•-k, Amstetten, the 13ere-
sine, Vienna, Bautzen, Hollabrun, Arcis-sur-Aube,
Neufchatel, Madrid, and Ostrolenka. At twelve
o'clock the clergy of the Invalides brought the body
in solemn procession from the chapelle ardente on the
left side of the entrance, where it was placed in the
morning, to a splendid catafalque in the middle of the
nave. The corners of the pall were borne by the Duke
Decazes, Marshal Molitor, the Duke de Mortemart,
and the Marquis de Lauriston. The guard of honour
was composed of the oldest non-commissioned officers
of the regiments on duty. The grand deputa-
tion from the Chamber of Peers was comp )sed of
thirty-two members, among whom were the
Duke de Plaisance, Baron Athalin, the Prince
de Wagram, Viscount Sebastiani, Admiral Ro-
mmel, Count Schramm, the Duke d'Albufera,
the Duke d'Estissac, the Prince de la Moskowa, Mar-
quis Gouvion Saint-Cyr, General Baron Gourgard,
the Duke de Trevise, Generals Moline de Saint-Yon
and Jacqueminot. On the left of the choir, were the
Aides-de-camp and orderly officers of the King and
Princes, who came in six of the royal carriages. In
the nave on the right, were the Ministers of War, the
Marine, Finance, Commerce, and Public Works ; be-
hind them, the grand deputation from the Chamber of
Peers, and many other members, the C
State, the family of the deceased, and Council
Guards. With the Peers were several of the Foreign
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tators was Bou Maza, in his splendid. Anamtionnngaltmheilit:rycostume. During the service detachments from all
the regiments in Paris, infantry, cavalry, and artil-
lery, were drawn up on'
the Esplanade, the guns of the
Invalides firing minute salutes. The service done, the
body was brought out and placed on a hearse, and
carried in procession round the Hospital, and then
deposited in the vault of the Governors. The solem-
nity lasted two hours.

Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from
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