The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-31 00:00:00

4-T ON-GARDEN.

Yesterday Sergeant King, of the N division, stated to
Mr. COMBE that Lucy Stanley, who within the last six
weeks was brought to this Court five tithes eltatged with
having attempted to drown herself in the New liter, near
Sadler's Wells Theatre, bad accomplished her ohject,
It appears that yeatetilay MOH-ling about two o'clock
the unfortunate girl, who was rather prepossessing,
and about nineteen years of age, was observed in con-
versation with a young woman named Bonner, atija,-
cent to Camden.bridge, Islington, when she parted with
her, saying she would never see her mote. She im-
mediately proceeded to the bridge, from which she pre=
cipitated herself into the river. An alarm was innaedi=
ately made, when police-constable Saunders, N division,
procured drags, and in the course of ten minutes she was
taken out of the water, apparently lifelest, and carried to
the station-house, where Di% Beinple, it
Islington, attended, and adopted every remedy to restore
animation, but to no purpose. She Was quite dead,
It may be recollected that about tti Week ago the de-
ceased was brought to this Court, and thai-ged before
Mr. Binghtun, the Mugistrate, With baVirVg thtoWn
self into the li-ew River nt the same spot where she
was taken, out of the water by Saunders. Her mother
a respectable woman, residing in the New Cut, Lam-
beth, attended on that occasion much affeeted, and;
represented the deceased as having been extremely
fond of reading, and, being of a romantic turn
of mind, she would frequently leave het home, \there
she could have lived etthifortably, and wander about, and
she had been seduced by a scoundrel who deserted her.
She subsequently became acquainted with a pug than
who promised her marriage, Mit he having seen her in
company of Another young man; in a fit of jealousy
stabbed himself in her presence:
The deceased on each occasion was discharged and re-
stored to her Mends, but she would never assign any cause
for attempting her life. Her body now lies for a coroner's
inquest in the vaults of Islington clOlO,

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HIGH COUitrr OF 4USTIcrAttY)
AusoiS:= pair .31-q3arnet, or Davidson, was placed
at the hll7, accused of wilful fire-raising, ipaSmueb Vin
the 17th of April, 1841, she set to the premises in
North St. Andrew-etteet, in which she was carryiiig on
• business as a milliner. The Was k'sl; Wally
brought home to the oisimid by elicumstantial evidence
alone, of whieh the following are the leading features
She had been occupying the premise h Atiti Andl'ettv:.
street,onth se oblei
fsoisrteintgheofftarzr7otsmirt elOset; foi.Some
months
p4,ecr. When .she deft b 0
shop on Friday eVenlng, the -18th JO i fhb, vith
the assistance of a Mrs; WAltliir, whom she had en-
gaged for the pitiTose, removed every thing into the
closet, and when they left the premises that plight
about eleven o'clock, the furniture nets plthid in
certain order. Under iand OM* •thb window was
placed a sofa, which wes eotered with a number of
bonnets ; there was a :able in the middle 'of the teem
covered with a table-cloth, and the Chaiit placed
all around. Next morning, "bolt five o'clock, fire was
discovered in the premises, and when the closet was bp.-
tered., the arrangement of the furniture wsts VotnfeAelY
altered. The sofa was not under tb Window, but at
the other end of the room ttllOgether, and, instead .of ir,
there was under the window a mattress, plated tiilbii
chairs. The bonnets were no longer On the sofa, nor
under the window, trot` *ere any traces of them to be
found. There was now no cover on the table, and the
chairs were placed, not round the room, but partly on
the sofa, and partly on the mattress. There was also
beside the window a chest with coals, which the wit-
ness Walker had not observed when she left the room
with the prisoner the night before. These circum-
stances proved that there must have been some party
in the premises between the time when they were left
by the prisoner and Mrs. 'Walker, the night before, and
the time when the fire was discovered next morning.
That the fire was also wilfully raised—that it was not
the result of accident, was clearly proved by the fact
that, when the firemen entered the room, it was on
fire in three different places-, without any connexion
between them. That it must have been any
prisoner
who had altered the arrangement of the furniture, and
set fire to the premises in these different places,
appeared from the facts that the keys, even on her
own showing, were in her.possession the whole time—
that when the policemen went to the house he found
the door locked and had to force it open, so that
no person could have entered by it—and that when the
closet was entered, the window strutters were shut, so that
no pe-son could have entered by the window. Besides
these facts, it appeared that tile prisoner a few days be-
fore had insured her property with the Scottish In-
surance Company to the amount of 100/., and that after
the fire took place she had sent in a claim on the Corn- t

pany for 91L, while the evidence of the appraiser went
to show that the whole value of the furniture and goods
in her premises was somewhere about 26L The object of
the prisoner thus appeared to be to get hold of the insu-
rance money. She is married, and has three children.
The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a una-
nimous verdict, finding the prisoner Guilty upon the
circumstantial evidence adduced, and Lord Mackenzie
sentenced her to be transported for life.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE GOODWOOD CUP.
THURSDAY'S RACES CONCLUDED.

The fluctuations in the betting were extraordinary.
Charles the Twelfth, The Recorder, and Hyllus having
successively reached 3 to 1 in the course of the days ; and

Charles receded-to 12 to 1, and The Recorder to Bto 1.
The first prices were given in our last, and we have now
only to add a few particulars of the running :—Nau-
tilus went off with the lead, followed by Bulwark, The
Recorder, Pocahontas, and two or three others, all well
laid up. In making the first turn Bulwark died
away, but in other respects the race continued as before,
round the Clump; Pocahontas then took the second
place, but held it only for a few strides, and then re-
tired, Oakstick and Colwick being already in difficulty.
The Recorder and Hyllus caught Nautilus at the rails,
and at the distance he gave up, Charles the Twelfth join-
ing the other two immediately after. One of the most
beautiful races ever seen ensued, Charles the Twelfth
winning on the post by a head, and Hyllus beating The
Recorder- by a neck. Nautilus was a bad fourth, and
the other six were pulled up before they reached the
chair. _ _

Duke of Richmond's Plate.—Benedetta and Folly took
the lead to near the turn, where All-Fours passed them,
followed by the mare and Melody colt, to the straight
running ; Muleteer and Remnant waited on this lot to
the Grand Stand, where the lather went in front, and
won cleverly by a length.
The Anglesey Stakes.—Dismal Jemmy made play to
the turn, where Curry Comb headed him, was never
after collared, and won cleverly by two lengths.
FRIDAY.
The Nassau Handicap Stakes of 50 soya. each, for three
year old'fillies, Bst 71b. The New Mile. (10 subs.)
Lord Exeter's fby Reveller—G-_cen Mantle (Darling) 1
Mr. Payne's Australia, by Langar
Colonel Wyndham's fby Nonsense, dby Whalebone 3
Colonel Anson's Witch of Whorley Hill
Mr. Fox's Delusive
Betting-7 to 4on Australia, 3to 1 against Delusive,
and sto 1 against the winner. Won by half a length.
ProdUce Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft ; colts Bst 71h,
fillies Bst 31b. Last mile and half of Q.P.C. (43 subs.)
Lord Albemarle's Ralph - (Robinson) 1
Mr. Thornhill's Erinsf''o
Mr. Mostyn's Prince Caradoc. (allowed 31b) 3
The following alsO started but were not placed ; Lord
Westminster's Marshal Soult, Lord Albeniarle's c. Buf-
falo, by Taurus, out of Perfume (allowed 3 lbs.) Mr.
Rush's c. by Plenipo, out of Perkin's dam (allowed 31bs.),
and Lord Exeter's Abydos.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Ralph, 7to 4 agst Prince Cara-
doe, and 4 to 1 agst Marshal Soult. Won by a head.
The Chesterfield Cup by Subs. of 15 sovs. each, for all
ages, 2 yrs old excepted. Handicap Craven Course.
29 Subs. •
Lord Eglinton's Dr. Caius, 4 yrs, Bst 111 b (Lye) 1
Lord Westminster's Maroon, 4 yrs, Bst 51b. 2
Duke of Richmond's Mus, aged, Bst 121 b
The following also started, but were not placed :
Mr. Pettat's St. Francis, 6 yrs, 9st sib ; Lord Eglin-
ton's Potentate, aged, 9st ; Lord Lichfield's The Corsair,
5 yrs, Bst 41b ; Mr. Byng's Garry Owen, 4 yrs, Bst 21b ;
Mr. Bowes's Black Beck, 4 yrs, Ist 101 b ; Lord Chester-
field's Henri Quatre, 3 yrs, 6st 71b ; Mr. Greville's
Perseus, 4 yrs, Est 101 b ; Mr. Dixon's Knightsbridge,
3 yrs, 6st-101b ; and Lord G. Bentinck's Half Caste, 4
yrs, Est 21b. •
Betting-7 to 2 against the Corsair ; 4to 1 agst St.
Francis ; 4 to 1 agst ISus ; 6 to 1 agst Henri Quatre ;
6 to 1 agst Half Caste ; 4 to 1 agst Garry Owen ; 10 to
1 agst Maroon ; and 10 to 1 agst Dr. Caius. Won by half
a length.
First Class of the March Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft.,
for all ages (handicap). The last three quarters of a
mile on the D.S.C. To be ridden by members of the
Goodwood Club. 18 subs.
Mr. I. Day's f. by Nimrod, out of Busk, 4. yrs, lOst
31b (Captain I'ettat)
Lord G. Bentinck's Capote, 4 yrs, Ilst 41b
The folloiving also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
Smith na Vulcan, 4 yrs, list ; Lord Egerton's Amulet,
4 yrs, lOst 101 b ; Duke of Richmond's Sherbet, 4 yrs,
lOst. Won by a head. •
Second Class of the March Stakes.
Mr. Smith's The Naiad, 4 yrs, lOst 31b...(Capt Pet tat) 1
Lord Albemarle's Buffalo, by Tamworth, 3 yrs, lOst 71b 2
Lord G. Bentinck's Naworth, 4 yrs, list 71b
Betting—Even agst the Naiad, and 7 to 1 apt Na-
worth. Won by three lengths.
The Orleans Cup, given by his Royal Highness the
Duke of Orleans, added to a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs.
each, h ft ; the second receives 501. out of the stakes ;
three yrs old, ist ; four, 9st ; five, 9st 71b ; six and
aged, 9st 101 b ; mares, &c., allowed 41b. ; maiden
three yrs old, 41b ; maiden four yrs, 71b ; maiden five
yrs, 101 b ; maiden six yrs and upwards,. 141 b ; the
winner of the Goodwood Cup, Chester, Newton, Li-
verpool, and Ascot, 51b extra. (10 Subs.) Goodwood
Cup Course.
Duke of Richmond's Mus, aged (Rogers) 1
Mr. Lichtwald's Hyllus, 5 yrs
General Wyndham's Aspatria, 3 yrs
Lord G. Bentinek's Mustapha, 3 yrs
Betting-3 to lon Hyllus ;sto 1 agst Mus ,• 6to 1
agst Aspatria ; and 10 to 1 agst Mustapha. Won by a
length.