The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-19 00:00:00

Benjamin Bowden, a private of the 14th Light Dra-
goons, who last week accidentally fell off the seat of
a van and broke his leg, when being conveyed with
other soldiers to the invalid depot, Casemate Barracks,
at Brornpton, and whose leg was amputated the same
afternoon at the general hospital, died yesterday. The
deceased come home from India by the ship Elicnborough,
on the 11th instant, to be discharged ou a pension after
twenty-four years' servitude. His age is forty-four.

SINGULAR CASE OF SUICIDE AT

An inquest was held yestlNGATESerTday ONE
at Ingatestone before
C. C. Lewis, Esq., coroner, on the body of Maria Gutts,
who destroyed herself under the following circumstances
as detailed in evidence:—
John Gotts, of Ingatestono, deposed—Deceased was
my daughter, a single woman, and twenty-seven years of
age. Last evening at six she sat down to tea with me
at my house ; she had poured the tea out and taken
about half a cup herself, when she said, Mr. Rolfe and
Mr. Tweed would come in to me and tell me she was
drunk. I told her not to mind that, I would not believe
a word about it ; then she took the knife off the table
and cut herself immediately. I did not see her take the
knife off the table; I saw blood running from her throat,
and I went for assistance. I first found John
Lilling-
stone, who returned with me to the house. We found
ther lying in the passage against the pantry upon her
'ace, and still bleeding from the throat. I then went
s.,aY, and she died about eight the same evening. John
'4Liingstone went off directly for medical assistance ;
Mr. Lewis returned with him. Deceased had not been
right in her head for this week past or more ; she was
Wieted to drinking at times, which no doubt affected
her mind. Deceased's mother was not right in her
mind, and was once in confinement on that account.
John Lillingstone, of Ingatestone, mister, stated :
I live next door to where deceased lived, and had known
her about seven years and frequently saw her. I was
called to her last evening between six and seven, by her
father, who came to me with a knife in his hand and
his daughter had cut her throat. He asked me to
ra to her, and I went directly; I found her lying on the
bricks by the back door leading into the yard. She lay
bleeding from the throat. I did not touch her, but went
off immediately for the doctor. I left a man of the
Uarac of Upson and her father with her. I returned to
her in about eight minutes with Mr. Lewis; when I got
back she lay as I had left her. ; -Mr. Lewis and myself
then lifted her up, and I saw her throat was cut ; both
her hands were all over blood. She always appeared to
111__e to be right in her mind. I had not seen her since
,lit Wednesday or Thursday, when I spoke to her, and
tun seemed very well in health and spirits. The knife
her father had in his hand when he came was not the
;lie she had used; but when I first went to her I saw one
tee knife produced is the one I believe I saw, but it was
tbren covered with fresh blood.
s Richard Lewis, of Ingatestone, surgeon, stated—l was
'japed to deceased between six and seven last evening ;
LCand her lying in the passage on her face near the
door. I lifted her up, and found her throat was
:Ins There was one wound through the larynx, but there
,sll* &red to have been two gashes. I bound the:wound
r sand she died in about an hour and a half after I got
from the effects of the wound. She was sensible,
IX could not speak. I told her there was no chance of
she hr I asked her if she had done it herself, if
them had to put up her fingers, and if she had not to keep
iek still; she put up one or two fingers. I then said, I
Put You must have done it more than once ; if so, to
one or two fingers; she then put up two fingers and
wrufwarda three. I found a bible open in her bed-room,
bee a Pin in a certain verse. I asked her if she had
reading it to-day, and whether she had put the pin
rews".3o to hold up her finger. There were several other
different parts of the Bible, and by signs from
al I
nd found she had put them in. I had attended her
had
attend known her a considerable time ; the last time I
'ter ended her was some time ago, but she was then in a
ini4e2ceited state. I should not say she was of unsound
firat but she was very odd in her manner. When I
Tho ?set to her I saw both her hands covered with blood.
2hd Bible was open at Isaiah, a pin against the Ist and
3sl Jiersea of the last chapter ; other pins in Jeremiah,
4th 1, after, 23c1 and 24th verses ; 31st chapter, 3rd and
chearra, and 34th and 35th verses.
hoe r ettP, wife of James Tweed, of Ingatestone, hi-
rer,
, deposed :—I had known deceased about eight
3r--rs, mid
oinlao..ito,herfrequently saw her. I saw her yesterday
nVng about eleven. Her father asked me to go and
; he said she was not well. I went directly
kitchen went up stairs, and she followed me from the
and thattilt: her night-dress. She told me to go down and
look at e picture of our Saviour hanging over the fire,
uow her hour was come and she must go. I said,
laid it was you be so wicked as to talk like that ?" She
said „ no wickedness at all, it was the truth ; she
ma.,; ~,-,unte to the picture, and hear what he says to
her ,
she as at this time standing by the picture with
ties. !sue said, "Don't you hear him call me now?—my
-
about • cenic, and it is of no use your saying anything
mustltg'o tend
awoke me up in the night, and told me
*lll see 'and go I must, and if you go up stairs you
thematair there." I went up, she stood on the
B and w,
WV; afro. as afraid to go into the room ; she said she
lon% jay
she. said, " There is something on the bed-
-ee to la ee it? ' I said there was nothing, and she told
then see),' selsY hand on the top of the bed, which Idid; she
her so satisfied, and went into the room. I then asked
afereenay Lf°oPrayers with me, and so she did; she prayed
about quarter of an hour. I remained with her
she mild she ll'icates and then left her ; before I did so
eleven . was in trouble. This was about half-past
esterdo.
Le seta hQr Morning, and I did not see her again.
Mind. , several times as if she was quite out of
her mind,
'and
times I had said she was not right in
WoUld cut I had several times heard her say she
and th her throat ; she prayed to God to forgive her,
do all att might not have to go , she said she would
she could to be saved.
; The coroner having commented upon the evidence, the
dttrY (one dissenting) returned a verdict to the fleet that
deceased destroyed herself whilst labouring under tem-
porary derangement —Essex Herald.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Her Majesty the
Queen Dowager, attended by the Earl and Countess Howe,
the Viscountess Falkland, the Marchioness of Ormonde, the
Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley, and the Hon. Captain Somerset,
honoured the performances of Her Majesty's Theatre 3 ester-
day evening with her presence. His Royal Highness Prince
merge was also amongst the company. In the
'•itteen's. box were Mr. and Lady Mary Stanley and
e Honourable Miss Stanley, Honourable Miss Lyt-
,elton, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Hon. Mr. Fortescue. There
roren7 also present—the Prince Louis Napoleon, his Excel-
e the Austrian Ambassador, his Excellency the Hano-
Ivpa n Minister, the Baroness Brunnow and Mademoiselle
)1P de Lechner, the Minister Plenipotentiary from Peru and
ame Yturegui, the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, the
dless of Leinster and Lady Jane Fitzgerald, the Duchess
tr"ager of Cleveland, the Duke of Cleveland, the Marquis of
",Illttle, the Marchioness of Douro, the Marchioness of
"WM-eath, the Marquis of Blandford, the Countess Dow-
Y, Of Morley, the Earl and Countess of Morley and Lady
iira Douglas, the Countess of Powis and Lady Lucy
th"; .„,rt, the Countess of Blessington and the Misses Power,
th.,7.,arl of Falmouth, the Earl of Lonsdale, Viscount Go-
► Viscount and Viscountess Maidstone, Viscount So-
htit,,;.`"n„,, Viscount Canterbury, Lord Fitzroy Somerset and
elti; ooMereet, Lord and Lady Willoughby D'Eresby, Lord
,:ti4Lord Headly, Lord A. G. Lennox, Lady Colborne,
tlarer:u• ,Ross,Loreßroughatn, Lord Aylmer, Lord A. Fitz-
t°o, Leoe'.,Lord Cranstoun, Lord W. Graham, Lady W. Comp-
Wiiiroltlardner, Lady and Miss Meux, Sir E. Butler, Sir
Is°rl•Geo"bY, Sir A. Woodford, M. C. de Koudriaffsky,
14.ouaryghzeirir
_ar,ll,ygon, Captain Meynell, R.N., Mr. Hubert de
Itr, and Mrs, Morgan, M. P., Mr. Parnther, Mr. H. Greville,
R. Sheridan, Sir Stratford and Lady Canning,
genmc eY, Ron. F. Levison, Hon. General Upton, Hon.
ateson,• ~Sir George Wombwell, Captain Martin, Mr.
C.
Majest,AL TALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.—Her
' g
ness th
b'B Royal Highness Prince Albert, her Royal
Duchess e Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the
°,erene nrr Cambridge and the Princess Mary, and his
."Yal Italianqhoess the Prince of Leiningen, honoured tho
kaiser
Opera last night with their presence. Her
Au m,„3* „Was attended by Viscountess Canning, Lady
Ceic,i3-tianr.uce, the Marquis of Ormonde, the Honourable
e Phipps, and the Hon. Captain Gordon. Her Royal
g 'less the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary
beets attended by Baroness Hammerstein, Baron Knese-
TO and Captain Mildmay. There were also present :
A 1,7. atarquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of
p,roorn, the Marquis of Douro, the Marquis of Donegal,
r', and Countess of Wilton, the Earl of Cadogan and the
Ml4iea Cadogan, the Countess of Chesterfield, the Earl of
ii;ZikoSter, Earl Bruce, Viscount and Viscountess Castlereagh,
oleount and Viscountess Newport, Viscount Cantalupe,
11aeount Exmouth, Viscount Dupplin, the Baroness Wil-
D'Eresby, Lord and Lady Carrington, Lord and
004 Petre, Lord W. Beresford, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lady
mam Poulett, Lady Blanche Somerset, Lord George
tanners, Baroness de Goldsmid, the Hon. Miss Foley, Hon.
i;1-1. Willoughby, Hon. Gerald Dillon and the Hon. Miss
Hon. Mrs. Bathurst, Hon. Colonel Cathcart, Hon.
11.11- Anson, Hon. Miss Maynard, Hon. Arthur Upton, Sir
, Webb, Sir William and Lady de Bathe, Sir John and
I.'_a_loly Campbell, Sir William Abdy, Sir Bellingham and
.ri9y Graham, Sir Jasper and Lady Atkinson, Lady Scott,
31'1,10a:iv rmarb e. Stuart,i l
ms ati njwos
and
rne t ,
Fife, Sir
iP. Thomas
ComhaasrlesHaArle'arsShiarll,MSicirhatell.
Mr.-Henry Barin Mr. Joseph Hume, M.P.,
Hope. Mr. Horseley
g, is Burdett Coutts, Mr. H. T.
, General W Captain de
Bathe, Lady Jodrell, Lady the olfe llon. Captain
Mules, &e.
MAJOR-GENERAL SIR HARRY SMITH, G.C.B._
The . grand military banquet to this distinguished officer
as already stated, take place on Thursday next, at
Rooms, when upwards of 150 officers of the Light
There are expected to meet the Gallant Hero of Aliwal.
Zwill be a strong assembly of old officers of the 43d
iti 62d Regiments of Foot, with which Sir Harry witnessed
dateof his early dangers, as also of the Rifle Brigade, of the
b,„°attalion of which Sir Harry is now the Colonel-Corn-
ce Several of the officers of the 16th Lancers, re-
,.47"Y returned from India, will also take part in the /esti-
ahis corps, it will be recollected, served with the Gal-
eine 'miner during the Sutlej campaign. Among the list of
tell: Who have signified their intention of being present
-,arn (,I_Duke of Richmond, formerly of the 52d Fot t, the,
filen`eitlis of Ailsa, late Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-
al of of India; Lieut.-General A. F. Barnard, Colonel
q„,,tolandant of the Ist battalion of the Rifle Brigade ; Lieut.-
foiZrrig Sir Hercules Pakenham, Colonel of the 43d Foot,
lfitledn of the Rifles ; Lieut.-Colonel Macdonald, of the
C alre ; Sir George Houlton, of the 43d Foot; Major-
Str Hugh Ross, Royal Artillery • Major-General
4!vnonald, Royal Artillery • Major-General 'Ewan ; Viscount
'elYn, late of the Rifle's • Major-General Bro-,m, Lord
B VColonel oeY,
ClLeech, Sir Andrew Hay, the' llon. G.
ear i It may not, perhaps, be generally known, that
ChatharrY is
brother to Major Smith, Barrack-Master at
!noottohi! ,Pre,niwnshuoi,alikanedhdisurbirnogthtehre, c.wa;tbeorlaosot ocfamhaptaiigngn.serilde
ettPere of the Junior United Service Club purpose giving
..all,d entertainment to
,I, the
month. Gallant General early iii the
lat,7
ane date R obert Williams, Esq., banker, of Birehin-
-4„,„_ thet:) DLoir.c,haensdtebryOld
frZnoltang to go 00„1 Bank, has left personalty
the Dorset CohuisntwyilHl has bequeathed
.. , re. Gerard, .
i(Z, of duty
Fit
eainteerltaaLid the residue o
to M
f hots the family;
a n
annuity l,o 000/ .
f,
a friend lt
together
r tow
with
ofa kid rbe leaves to his 80/3 Robert Williams, Esq.,
19 0 eltecuton.