The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-02 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE VESTRY.

RAILWAY FROM PADDINGTON TO THE THAMES.-011
Saturday Sir P. LAURIE drew the attention of the vestry
to an advertisement calling a public meeting for the
purpose of forming a railway along the bed of the
Regent's Canal, from Paddington to the Thames. The
proposed railway would ruin all the property in the
vicinity of the Park. The vestry last year succeeded in
terrifying the shareholders of the railway from paying
up or going to Parliament, and he was satisfied that the
vestry would, by following up that opposition, also deter
the promoters from resuming the scheme. He moved
the appointment of a committee to watch and report the
proceedings of the proprietors, and, if necessary, to wait
upon the Home Secretary and the Commissioners of
Woods and Forests, to enlist their opposition to it.
Mr. DANIEL reminded the vestry that the railway
would interfere with their rates to the amount of 34,0001.
a year ; and that, therefore, they were solemnly bound
to watch it. The motion was adopted nem. con.
AN ANONYMOUS FRIEND OF THE POOR.—The Vestry-
clerk read a letter from the'anonymous humane gentle-
man who offered to subscribe 5001. towards the comforts
of those who, having seen better days, were, through
reverse of fortune, compelled to become inmates of the
workhouse. The writer expressed surprise that he had
received no satisfactory communication from the vestry;
and, in conclusion, said that if the vestry did not avail
itself of his offer, he would make it to another board.

Mr. DANIEL regretted to hear the letter read. The
offer, which was a princely one, was made on condition
that others made the sum 1,0001. Upwards of 1501.
had been added to it, but the board of guardians, when
called upon to avail themselves of it, would not do so.
Some years ago 2,0001. was expended in building in the
workhouse apartments for the parties for whose benefit
the 5001. was now given, but after the outlay of that
money the subject was lost sight of and allowed to drop.
He knew that nothing so harrowed the feelings of re-
spectable persons who were the inmates of the workhouse
as their being compelled to associate with the depraved
characters that were found there. He moved that the
letter be referred to the board of guardians.
Mr. Granger seconded and Mr. Powell supported the
motion.

Mr. BELL said, that as example was better than pre-
cept, they should themselves contribute towards that
fund.

Mr. RIDG WAY said that he would do so, and the rector
offered to add to it 501., left with him for charitable
purposes.
The motion was carried.

The VESTRY-CLERK stated that during the week
6,319 paupers had been relieved, and that there were in
the workhouse 1,749 inmates ; after which the vestry
adjourned.

SIR ROBERT PEEL.—We understand that the
Right Honourable Baronet has been suffering from an
attack of gout during the last week at Drayton Manor,
Staffordshire. On Saturday last Sir Robert was con-
sidered to be improving, but was then unable to leave
his room.

GRAND POLISH BALL AND CONCERT.—Lord
Dudley Stuart, Messrs. Peacock, Carter, Bedford, Evans,
Baker, Marriot, Thompson, Hayes, Eagleton, Carr, Holt,
Kemp, Hardy, and several other gentlemen, constituting
the Polish Ball Committee of the City of London, as-
sembled at the Guildhall on Wednesday and Saturday,
to make some preliminary arrangements for the above
ball and concert, which are to take place on Wednesday,
the 18th instant. Mr. Wilkinson read letters from Al-
derman Farebrother, Mr. :1). Salomons, and others, en-
closing
subscriptions, and begging to be added to the
number of the managing committee. Lord Dudley
Stuart announced the favourable answer of the Lord
Mayor, the Lord Mayor elect, and the Sheriffs to the
deputation of the committee, ,and their desire in every
way to patronise and advance the objects of the ap-
proaching ball. Mr. Carr, the honorary secretary,
stated that already a number of tickets were disposed of,
and that never had the kindness of professional gentle-
men been more marked than in the present instance by
the early tender of their valuable and gratuitous services.
BRIGHTON, OCT. 31.—The Baroness de Thosen and
family arrived here yesterday from Paris, in the steamer
Menai, from Dieppe.
DARWEN.-BOY KILLED IN A COAL-I'IT.-011
Saturday morning last an accident occurred in a coal-pit
belonging to Messrs. Brandwood, at Over Darwen, by
which a boy about nine years old, named James Rain-
forth, was killed. The deceased was assisting a drawer,
another boy about ten or eleven years of age, with a tub
full of coals, which they had brought to the bottom of
the pit, and hooked on to the rope. By some means the
full tub, while being drawn up, caught an !empty one
which was descending, and carried it some distance up
the shaft, when the empty tub fell to the bottom and
struck the deceased on the head, fracturing his skull.
He died on Sunday night. An inquest was held at the
Millstone, Over Darwen, on Wednesday last, when a
verdict of " Accidental Death" was returned.—Preston
Chronicle.

THE ESSEX POISONINGS.—The adjourned inquest
was resumed on Saturday before C. C. Lewis, coroner
for Essex, and the jury empanelled to investigate the
death of Solomon Taylor, the illegitimate offspring of
Lydia Taylor and Thomas Newport Famea, of Claver-
ing, at the Cocks Inn, Maunden. The woman Sarah
Chesham, against whom a verdict of wilful murder was
returned on Friday week for poisoning her own children,
was in the first instance detected putting salve, or some
other poisonous substance, into the deceased's mouth,
and upon the charge of attempting to poison was appre-
hended, aud committed to Chelmsford gaol, when cir-
cumstances transpired which led to the discovery of the
murders by poison of Sarah Chesham's two children.
Professor Taylor, chemical lecturer of Guy's Hospital,
who had tested the stomach of the deceased, now said
he had been unable to discover any poison. The coroner
then summed up, and dwelt upon the suspicious circum •
stances of the case, which he left to the jury. The jury
ultimately returned the following verdict:—" That the
deceased Solomon Taylor died from mesenteric disease
of the glands, but whether it arose from natural causes
or otherwise there was not sufficient evidence to show."
ABSCONDING OF A CLERK WITH €Bol.—The fol-
lowing particulars of the absconding of Mr. Cowop, the
cashier of Wingate Grange Colliery, have been ascer-
tained. It appears that he purchased a gold chain and
ring, a pair of moustaches, imperial and wig, and then
obtained a ticket at the Monkwearmouth station of the
York and Newcastle Railway, for Leeds. He was pur-
sued to York, and inquired after by telegraph to Leeds,
but it was found that he had not gone to the latter
place. On being searched for in York, it was ascer-
tained that he had been to a house of ill fame, and de-
parted in the company of a young woman for Hull. On
the arrival of his pursuers at that port, they learned
that he had sailed for Antwerp only about an hour be-
fore they reached the place. To Antwerp, then, they
have followed him, but up to Friday no further tidings
have been received respecting him.
HUNG ERFORD SUSPENSION- BRIDGE.—On Saturday
the swing bridge connecting the floating pier with the
suspension-bridge was fixed, aud passengers will, after
to-morrow, be permitted to land and embark from steam-
boats by medium of the bridge.
PHYSIC GARDENS AT CHELSEA.—The company of
apothecaries have appointed Mr. Fortune, the late plant
manager of the Horticultural Society's Gardens at Chis-
wick, and who has just returned from a horticultural ex-
pedition to China, on which he was engaged for three
years, as curator of their gardens at Chelsea, in room of
the lAte Alr, Anderson, F.L.S.