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London, England, 1846-11-26 00:00:00

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DEATH FROM Pi— "7-
Yesterday of ernoon Mr. 4ligie
of Wellington, Crawford.streiteN • 414 v
quest, adjourned from last Erik -
Mordauut, aged 35.
The CORONER prefaced thekiria* sta tha
when he and the jury viewed the body >, the;
imagined that the deceased was 55 years of age; bu
they were much astonished upon ascertaining tl7a.t she
was only 35. Upon further inquiry, it was ascertained
th 4 the deceased, her mother and sister, who lived to•
cr:ther, had been without food, without fire,fand:without
clothing. The inquest was adjourned to afford an op-
portunity to the parochial officers to explain how the
family were left in that destitute condition, and in order
that some ,little relief might be obtained for the sur-
vivors. to conclusion, the Coroner asked Mackenzie,
the summoning officer, if he had informed the parochial
authorities of fil‘e destitute condition of the family?
Zackenzie rep.l'_gd in the affirmative.
examined—Deceased was her
Mal:y Anne MorJaunt,
sister, lu:A expired EL'ddenly daring her absence on the
18th instant. Deceaser.:. witness, and their mother lived
together at 93,
the morin:"g Crawford-
street. Witness went out to
needlework on
of the 18th, leaving her
turn in the afternoon found
sister in bed, and upon her re,
her dead. They had neithe."
clothes, nor firing. Witness sua sufficiency of food,
metimes earned 35., at
other times 2s. and Is. a week. Ile.r mother had 2s. 6d.
a week from the. parish, out of vvh.sch they paid 2s. 3d.
a week rent.
By the CORONER—They were totany starved. Her
sister, vvho had been for months unable ~4-o work, occa-
sionally earned 6d. a week. They sometimes got a loaf
of bread from the workhouse. On one occasion, Mr.
Merson, the relieving officer, said to her, "Mind, I have
done with you ; no more relief will be granted you."
That fretted her much. On another occasion her de-
ceased sister, after having been kept waiting at the work-
house from 9 A:M. to 5 P.M., was sent away unrelieved.
She told the workhouse authorities that they were starv-
ing; but the authorities refused any further relief unless
they went into the workhouse. Since Friday last no
one called upon them from the workhouse, nor did they
receive any relief from it.
Mrs. Emma Bryant confirmed the above evidence.

Mr. Robirt Da;vson Harding, surgeon, in a very ela-
borate statement, detailed the result of the post mortem
examination, which distinctly proved that deceased died
from starvation.

Mr. Merson, who with several other parochial officers
attcuded, explained his conduct towards deceased and
her family, by stating that he had acted in compliance
with the regulations of the workhouse.
The jury, who severely censured the conduct of the
parochial authorities, retired to consider their verdict,
and after half en hour's absence, rt turned, and handed
to the Coroner following- verdict :
" That the cleafh of deceased was caused by the want
of the commonest necessaries of lif?, ar.d that they re-
gretted that the parochial authorities of the parish of
Marylebone had not evinced sufficient diligence in
scrutinizing the wants of diccased."

The Foreman said that they equally regretted that the
authorities had paid no attention to the wants of de-
ceased's family since last Friday, although on that day
their attention was particularly directed to their destitute
condition by the co:-oner and jury.

THE LATE ACCIDENT on the EAST
LANCASHIRE RAILWAY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—In your parer of the 24th inst. I observe it
paragraph which purports to give the particulars of an
accident which occurred on this railway on Monday, the
23d inst. Your account of the accident is wrong in
every partieular, as you will perceive from the statement
which I now forward to you.
The train in question consisted of four carriages
(three second-class and one first), and left the Rawten-
stall station at lh. 15m. r.m., and proceeded in safety to
Summerseat station. About three-quarters of a mile
nearer to Bury than Summerseat is Spring Side Bridge,
and here it was that the accident occurred. The engine
mounted the metals at the north end of the bridge, and
ran about 40 or 50 yards after crossing it, and then fell
over against the side of the cutting (i so it may be
called), which is about five feet high. The curve here
is 80 chains radius. The only person injured is a man
who is in the employ of the company, as master carpen-
ter. He was on the engine at the time, One of his feet
were cut off, and the great toe of the other injured.
Excepting a few bruises, which none of the passengers
thought worth complaining about, this was the only
casualty that occurred. The policeman, who is stated to
have lost one leg and severely injured the other, only
received a bruise on the shin. The carriage next the
engine had the pannels in front knocked in, the other
three were but slightly injured. The engine and tender
did not receive any considerable damage. A special
train took all the passengers forward to Manchester,
causing them a delay of only thirty minutes. The line
was clear and in working order at five o'clock the same
afternoon.
I have to request the favour of your inserting this
account in your next publication, in order that a report
so full of error as the one which has already appeared
may not remain uncorrected a moment longer than is
possible.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
JOS. SPAW FORTH,
General Superintendent.
Bury, Lancashire, Nov. 25, 1846.
[The paragraph in question was copied from a morn-
' ing paper.—ED. Sun.]

PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE ELECTRIC TELE-
GRAPH TO THE ROYAL PALACES, GOVERNMENT-OFFICES,
DOCKYARDS, GARRISONS, &c.—We understand that the
Government have recently taken into consideration a
series of improvements for effecting an immediate com-
munication with the royal palaces, Government offices,
dockyards, garrisons, and fortresses throughout the
kingdom, by means of the electric telegraph. The pro-
posals are stated to be the extension of the telegraph
from the Slough station of the Great Western Railway
to Windsor Castle in subterranean pipes, the wires being
connected with extensions from the Paddington terminus
to Buckingham Palace, the Treasury, and the Home-office.
Extension of the telegraph on the Great Western and
South Devon Railways to the Plymouth Dockyard, with
a corresponding extension from Paddington to the Ad-
miralty. The extension of the telegraph now completed
on the South-Western to the dockyard and arsenal
at Portsmouth, to the Admiralty. Extension of
the telegraph on the South-Eastern Branch
line now constructing to Woolwich and to
connect the Woolwich garrison, arsenal, and dockyard
with the telegraph extension from the London-bridge
termini to the War-office and the Admiralty. Also a
similar extension along the Rochester line to Chatham
and Sheerness. It is also proposed to lay down the
telegraph between the War-office and the Tower, which,
by the extensive improvement now going on in
the interior of that fortress, will become a most efficient
garrison. There has been an objection, it is said, raised
to the present mode of erecting the wires on poles along
the various railways, the demolition of the telegraph
being a work of little difficulty. It has been suggested
to convey it under ground in a similar manner as the
extension from the South-Western terminus is now being
conducted under the streets of London, and which has
been found to act accurately. By this plan the wires
are not only secured from injury, but are less liable to
get out .of order than those exposed in the open air.
According to Act of Parliament, the Government have
the power of seizing all electric telegraphs on railways.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE MANCHESTER AND LEEDS
RAILWAY.--The first Parliamentary or cheap train from
Manchester to Leeds, on Monday morning last, left the
station at Manchester, at a quarter-past six o'clock, and
arrived at Wakefield about nine, where it stoppod for a
short time. Everything had been reported right, and
the engine again left the station, but had not pro-
gressed more than twenty or thirty yards, when it was
stopped, in consequence of an unf..rtunate accident
which had taken place in that short space of time. It
appears that one of the assisting guards, named James
Corns, was proceeding allow,-the foot-board to his break
as is the customrafter all has been found correct, when
the side of his bead or neck came in contact with a lug-
gage waggon on the siding, and he was struck with such
violence as to be knocked from his standing on to the
line. Ile was thrown urder the wheels of the train by
the force of the blow, and one of the heavy horse boxes,
and another carriage attached to the tender, passed over
his legs, and severed them both from his body, the one
above and the other below the knee. He was at once con-
veyed to a public-house near the station, where surgical
aid having been promptly procured, it was at first thought
desirable that amputation should take place ; but as the
unfortunate man gradually sunk under the injuries he
had sustained, this operation was not resorted to. Corns
never rallied from the time of the accident, and died
yesterday morning, at three o'clock. He was a young
man, not more than twenty-one years of age, and bore
an excellent character for steadiness and sobriety. He
had been in the service of the company for several
years, and was fully acquainted with the duties a
guard has to perform. An in quest wbasfohreldMr le
Hertford Arms public-house, yesterday,
After Lee,
coroner for the county, and a respteetablejury.
terminate until five
protracted inquiry, which ch:d.hno
a minute investigation
unhappy attendingw.inL
the. occur-
" Accidental death"
rence was ins
o f o'clock
all
thel ns last
instituted,
night,ctuimtust
et during re
• •ly agreed to.—Manchester Guardian of
was unanimously
yesterday. itsensgverdict of A
THE HIGHLANDERS IN SPAIN ; OR, THE ROMANCE
or WAR.—Notwithstanding the numerous volumes
which have been given to the public relative to the glo-
rious exploits of the British army in Spain and Portu-
gal, this new work will be found full of novelty and
interest. The historical and military details given are
the result of the experience of one who had the honour
of serving in that gallant corps to which these volumes
more especially relate (the Gordon Highlanders) during
the whole of its brilliant career. Most of the military
operations, and many of the characters, will be familiar
to the survivors of the second division; and brother
officers will recognise many old associates in the convi-
vialities of the mess-table, and in the perils of the
battle-field. The volumes depict from the life the stir-
ring events and all the romance of warfare, with the
being
theiram nedm striking be selr)sri toai sroeenbaerlsasfveeeenitriineaggl
essentially
various lights and shades of military service, the prin-
cipalmromanticen t
s
sentiments,fr
om
different from the generalit •of •
) our troops of the line.—
Naval and Military Gazette.
THE BANK ROBBERY AT MESSRS. ROGERS'S.-
17e6trtlay, fr,an iifortnation that has recently been
. ,
d will thFOR, some light on
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Ipa... renewed.
v; O TUE FIZENCLI COAST.—On Saturday
afternoon the. American ship Allen,. Heighton, _ laden
principally with Cotton, last from New Yoyk, was
wrecked between Boulogna and Etaples. Her cargo
was valuable. When the last account came away the
crew were in the rigging.