The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-10 00:00:00

June. 9.

On the opening of the Court this morning, it being the
Queen's birth-day, the judges wore their scarlet robes, and
the Queen's Counsel appeared in their silk robes and coif&
THE QUEEN O. THE JUSTICES t•l' DEVON.
Mr. CROWDER, Q.C., appeared in support of an application
for a mandamus to compel the magistrates of the county of
Devon to allow certain items in the account of the
coroner of that county, which they had disallowed.
in Quarter Sessions. The items had bet n struck out, on
the allegation that there were no reasonable grounds for
holding the inquests for which the items were incurred.
The Learned Gentleman contended that the coroner was
justified in holding an inquest in all cases where he had any
suspicion that the death was not compassed by natural
means; and that though the verdict might nut bear out the
suspicion, still that did not furnish any reason for disallow-
ing the expense. Having entered into particulars relating
to the items referred to, which he contended were properly
incurred, and having cited several authorities in support of
his case, he concluded by calling on the Court to grant the
application.
The Solicitor-General and Mr. Greenwood followed on the
other side. when

The COURT, after a short consultation, allowed the manda
mus to go.

ALLEGED MURDER IN
SHAD WELL.

On Monday Mr. Baker resumed the investigation into the
circumstances attending the death of Anne Sloman, in the
house in Labour-in Vain-street, Shadwell.
Evidence has been given that the still and apparatus
which were in the house were hastily removed by a man
and his wife, named D irlow, just before the police broke
open the door, and discovered the dead body lying in the
passage, where the prisoner, by his own account left it while
he went to the residence of? the Darlows, and directed them
to remove the still.

On Monday the following additional evidence was given :
William Darlow, of Jamaica-place, Limehouse, scum
boiler, stated that the deceased had worked for him in that
trade for two months up 'to her death. Gibbing cohabited
with the deceased. On the morning of Monday, the Ist of
June, witness proceeded to the house in Labour-in-Vain-
street with his cart, and Gibbins assisted him in removing
some coke and treacle from the cart into the house. The
witness admitted the still was his, and that his wife gene-
rally worked it. The treacle was brought into the house
for the purpose of illicit distillation. On the afternoon of
Monday, the Ist of June, witness again called at the house
in Labour-in-Vain-street. The deceased and her mother,
the wife of witness and his child, were also there. Gibbins
had previously left to fulfil an engagement to turn a
swing in Stepney fair. When he last saw the deceased he
gave her at her request 25., and she handed one of theta to
her mother. The deceased said she would go to Stepney
fair, and see if her husband (Gibbins) had anything to eat.
The deceased was allowed ss. per week to clean the place,
and keep inquisitive people out of the house. He removed
his wife and child from the house on Monday evening, and
the deceased was then from home. He returned in his
cart to Eligh-street, Shadwell, above nine o'clock, and sent
his wife to the house in Labour in-Vain-sheet. She re-
turned in about ten minutes, and said the deceased had
not returned. He then went home 0.1 Tuesday morn-
ing, about seven o'clock, Gibbins came to his house and
sail, "My wife is dead. I sent her home at one o'clock
in the morning, and I came home at three myself, and found
she had fallen down stairs arid broken her neck."
A juror—Are you certain is to the time? Witness—Yes,
I am. I then asked him if he had told anybody of his wife's
death? and he said, " Only one party, and that he was going
to make his wife's mother acquainted with the affair directly. '
Just as he was going out at the door, he said, " Bear a hand,
and get out these things for God's sake; I don't wish to do
you any harm." I immediately proceeded with my horse
and cart, accompanied by my wife, to the house in Labour-
in-Vain-street, arid a woman who wasstanding there admitted
us through her dwelling, No. 7. I got over the paling, into
the yard of the house No. 6, and a voice said, " Make haste,
make haste; the police are breaking open the door." I
then got in at the window, and handed the still out to my
wife.

A juror—Did you get it out easy ? The witness—Yes, very
easy.

A juror—Are you aware of a water-butt being under the
window ? Witness—l can't swear vrhe'her there was a water-
butt there or not. There was a small ladder raised against
the wall, and when Gibbins came to my house he said he had
left the door unfastened. When I heard a noise at the front
door I made my escape through an empty house. My wife
came to me half an hour afterward:, and I went to Tooley•
street and left my child there.
By the jury—The still was at work on Monday afternoon
at three o'clock, under the direction of my wife. Gibbins
appeared like a mad person when he came to me on Tuesday
morning. I did not see the body in the passage. I was in
too much of a hurry to remove ihe still.
Martha Darlow, the wife of the last witness, confirmed the
evidence of her husband.

The inquiry was again adjourned until to-morrow (Wed-
nesday) at ten o'clock.
The jury desired the coroner to forward a requisition to Sir
James Graham, the Home Secretary, to have the prisoner
Gibbins brought before the Court on the next inquiry.
The CORONER said he would comply with the request of
the jury. It was very desirable the prisoner should be pre-
sent to hear the evidence.

A WOLF SHOT AT BATTLE BRIDGE.—For several
days past some consderable alarm has been occasioned
amongst the residents in the vicinity of Maiden-lane, Cam-
den-town, by the knowledge that a wolf had been observed
prowling about that neighbourhood. The animal, which had
no doubt escaped from some travelling menagerie, had been
observed to have its lair in a large field, about 74 acres, be-
longing to Mr. Rhodes, and about midnight yesterday several
workmen belonging to the latter gentleman armed with
bludgeons, &c., as also several gentlemen with fire-arms re-
paired to the spot, and after waiting for a consider
wasable time,
the short quick bark and growl of heard,
attended at the same time by the squalling of a cat; a view
of the dreaded wolf having been almost instantly obtained,
one of the party levelled his piece and fortunately hit the
animal, but without causing immediate death, as it was
found necessary to strike it several Mows on the head before
it could be finally destroyed ; it was then discovered that it
had made a prey of a large black and white cat, -.nd which
the ferocious creature had held with such tenacity, as not
even to relinquish it in death, the ca' actually remaining in
the mouth of the animal, when the body was conveyed to
the White Swan, Maiden-lane,i K
ezircigu's• cross. It is a female,
not of a very large size, but i eut condition, weigh.
jug upwards a 461b3.