The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-16 00:00:00

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DREADFUL SUICIDE OF TUB MOTHER OF SEVEN
CIIILDREN.—On Sunday morning last the neighbour-
hood of the Old St. Pancras-road was painfully
excited by the perpetration of the crime of self-destruc-
tion by a respectable married woman, named Ellen Dove,
aged 44, residing with her family, at No. 34, Upper
Cambridge-street, Agar Town. It appears that the un-
fortunate woman, who is the mother of seven young
children, had been ailing for some time past. She re-
tired to rest on Saturday night with her husband shortly
before twelve o'clock, and he held a conversation with
her as late as three o'clock yesterday morning, when she
complained of sickness. Shortly before seven o'clock
deceased's eldest girl, about 14 years of age, on entering
her parent's bed-room was astonished to find her
mother absent, although her clothes were lying by the
bedside. She awoke her father, who appeared equally
astonished at the absence of his wife, whom he had not
until that moment missed from his side. The back
garden of the house extends to the banks of the Regent's
Canal, and the footmarks of a female without shoes or
stockings were clearly traced to the water edge, and the
shallow water enabled them to perceive something lying
at the bottom of the canal. An alarm was given and
police-constable 358 S, assisted by a man named George
Heate, succeeded in recovering the body,. which proved
to be that of the unfortunate mother, attired merely in
her night clothes. She bad been dead some hours, and
the body was conveyed to St. Pancras Workhouse, where
it awaits a coroner a inquest. The deceased and her
husband were, it is stated, upon good terms with each
other, and no cause can be assigned for the perpetration
of so determined and so rash an act.
MURDER IN BIIAIINGHAIL—BIEMINOIIIII, Tuns-
rekv.—Last night a woman named Hellen, about forty-
five years of age, was murdered here under the follow-
ing circumstances :—She was the wife of a travelling
chiropodist, who. lodged with her at the Winden Tavern
public-house, in Lower Winden-street, and it seems that
yesterday morning he left home for the purpose of going
into the country for a few days ; the deceased, accom-
panied by another woman, afterwards went to various
public-houses, and at a house in Stafford-street they met
a couple of navvies, with whom they conversed, Ilallen
being at that time in a state of intoxication. In the
evening she was seen talking to s man in Woodcock-
street, and words were heard as if the pair were quar-
relling; a few minutes afterwards she was seen to fall
and exclaim, "I am killed." Assistance was rendered,
and the unfortunate woman taken up bleeding profusely
from a small punctured wound in the face. She died
directly afterwards. The murderer escaped, and no clue
remains likely to lead to his detection.
WHITTINGTON CLUE. The third anniversary
soirée of this excellent institution went off last night
with great eclat at the new club-house in the Strand, at
the Crown and Anchor Tavern, of which the committee
have recently taken possession. Mr. Douglas Jerrold
presided, and the entertainments commenced at an early
hour with appropriate addresses from the chairman, Dr.
Bowring, M.P., Mr. C. Lthhington, Bi.P., Mr. George
Cruikshank, Mr. Charles Knight, and Mr. George
Thompson. With the speeches were intercalated
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several parts of a miscellaneous concert, peirformed
capital style by Miss Dolby, Miss Stehil a Novello,
Messrs. Carte and Alfred Novello, and. last, not least,
the ever popular John Parry. Dancing coin m. eneed
, shortly after ten o'clock, and wound up the festivities of
( the anniversary. About 750 persons were present,
nearly half of whom were ladies.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg',
accompanied by Count Arthur Mensdorff, and at-
tended by Captain the Hon. A. Gordon, and Baron
Fritsch, left town yesterday morning for Windsor,
to join the hunt. The illustrious party returned to
Buckingham Palace in the afternoon.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attendee by
Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, went esterciay
morning to inspect the soup kitchen.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales,
Prince Alfred, the Prineess Royal, and the Princess
Alice, took their accustomed airings yesterday.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert inspected the
designs for the seven ages of Shakspere, by Mr.
Maclise, R.A. ; fresco paper-hangings, by Mr. R.
Redgrave, A.R.A. ; and other designs by Mr. Bell,
&c., prepared for Summerly'e Art Manufactures, sub.
mitted by Mr. H. Cole.
A marble bust of his Royal Highness Prince
Alfred was submitted yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace, by Mrs. Thornycroft, to the Queen and.
Prince Albert, who were graciously pleased to ex-
press their approbation.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured Messrs.
Hunt and Roskell yesterday, by inspecting the ser-
vice of plate just completed for preseutatioai to the
Earl of Ellenborough by his Lordship's friends and
admirers in India. Her Majesty and his Royal
ll4,hness were graciously pleased to express ;heir
high admiration.
The plate was also inspected by her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Saxe Coburg. The grand
centre represents Asia crowning Britannia, on a
pedestal of Indian architecture, with palm trees
at the angles. In the panels, the treaty of Nan-
kin—the arms of the Earl of Ellenborough—and
the inscription. On the base, a captive Afghan—a
captive Chinese—and a British sepoy, with the British
lion between. In the long panels, views of Calcutta,
Caubul, and Canton. The whole supported on recum-
bent elephants.
The Royal dinner party yesterday at Buckingham
Palace included their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Saxe Coburg, Count Arthur Mensdorff,
Madame la Baronne de Waugenheim, the Countess
of Gainsborough, Viscount Palmerston, the Right
Hon. Sir Stratford Canning, the Right Hon. Sir John
Hobhouse, and Baron Fritsch.

The Marchioness of Douro has succeeded tho
Viscountess Jocelyn as the Lady in Waiting to her
Majesty.
Mr. Justice Patteson had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday. Mr. D. Pugh, M.P., had
also an interview with the Right ion. Baronet at the
Home- office.

Mr. George Kennie, Governer of the Falkland
Islands, had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday
at the Colonial •office.

The Royal Commission for inquiring into the Mer-
chant Seamens' Fund held a meeting yesterday at the
office of the Board of Trade. The Commissioners
present were the Earl of Ellenborough, Admiral Sir
Edward Codrington, Sir William Clay, M.P., Mr.
Lock, and Mr. Enderby.
The Hon. Colonel Anson had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday.