The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-09 00:00:00

his brother were at her place on the morning of the rob-
bery, and she heard them planning "„it, though she did
not then know where it was to he. She swore to the
prisoner's having pledged several of the suits stolen.
Andrew White, 43 11, traced prisoner to the Red
Lion, Hoxton, where he was living as pot-boy, and pri-
soner had shown him where to find Cox, who was con-
victed of another robbery.

Mr. RAWLINSON thought it unfair that proceedings
should have been taken against one who had been in-
strumental in convicting Cox.

The constable said he had taken prisoner into custody
at the instance of Mr. Hansfurd.—Remanded till next
Tuesday.

WORSHIP-STREET.

Monday being the day appointed by Mr. Broughton
to resume the investigation into the circumstances at-
tending the discovery of a quantity of human bones and
broken coffins which were found exposed on Saturday
morning in a piece of wave ground adjoining the
Regent's Canal, Kingsland-road, several trustees of the
parish of St. Leonard's, Shoreclitch, with Mr. Long, the
churchwarden, and other local authorities, attended to
watch the proceedings, which had excited the greatest
interest in the district.

The case had been adjourned for the attendance of
two carters in the employment of Mr. Gould, the dust
contractor, who were alleged to have removed the re-
volting substances from the vaults of a church in Friday-
street to the field in question ; but neither of those
witnesses were now present, and Holland, the warrant-
officer, informed the Magistrate that he had called twice
that morning at the residence of their ml.ter, whose
niece had assured him that they should attend punctuahiy
at two o'clock to give all the information in their pos-
session. Finding, however, that they bad not arrived
at the time appointed, he called again at Mr. Gould's
house, and was then told that the men were not there,
and it was impossible to state when they would return.
Holland added that there were several witnesses in
attendance to depose to facts connected with the trans-
action, amongst whom was a lad named Henry Long-
man, who had been in the service of Mr. King, the
owner of the field, but who had been discharged on Sa-
turday in consequence of the information he had fur-
nished to the police.
Mr. BROUGHTON said he felt it but just towards Mr.
King to intimate that he had received a letter from that
gentleman, expressing his regret that such an occurrence
should have taken place on his premises, arising from
his giving a general permission to shoot rubbish there,
and offering to come forward at any time his presence
might be required, and afford any assistance in his power
for the elucidation of the matter. Under these circum-
stances, as the principal witnesses were not forthcoming,
it was impossible at present to proceed further with the
case, which he should accordingly adjourn until Friday
next, and order summonses to be issued to compel the
attendance of all persons whose evidence might be re-
quired.

DEATH FROM ALLEGED
STARVATION.

An inquest was held at the Thurlow Arms, Brighton,
on Monday morning, on the body of James Allen a
labourer, who died on the previous Thursday. He had
lately undergone an imprisonment of eight tnontbs'
duration with bard labour, and occasional solitary con-
finement; in the Lew es House of Correction, and the
inquest was held in consequence of his relatives alleging
that he died in consequence of bad treatment in the
prison.

The first witness examined was Robert Allen, his
father, a labourer, at 33, John-street, Brighton. lie
stated that his son was 22 years of age, and up to the
time of his going to prison, had never had a .clay's ill-
ness in his life. He saw him in prison at the end of six
months, when he appeared very ill, and said he was
very weak. He came out of prison six weeks ago last
Saturday very ill. lie was attended by Mr. Verrall,
but he died on Thursday evening.
CORONER—Did he ever speak to you of his treatment in
the prison? 'Witness—Yes, frequently. He told me that he
was in a very weak state, and that the food was not enough
for him ; that he several times told the doctor how ill he
was, but that he was still obliged to go to his work ;
that one day he was too ill to go to the treadwheel, and
that he was then put into the woodhouse to chop wood,
when the flesh peeled off his hands, so that he was
unable to continue at the work ; that he then mentioned
it to one of the officers of the prison, who threatened to
put him: in confinement, and that he had requested
both clergyman and doctor to keep him from hard la-
btur, but that he was told he must work.

CORONER—Did the deceased think that he was very
illsvihen he made this statement to you ? Witness—He
told me that he never expected to get over the illness ;
he said so nearly every day from the time he came home
up to the time of his death.

Is yours a consumptive family ?—No.
Are they subject to any other particular complaint ?
—No. He said that in the prison there was nothing but
medicine and go to work ; he told me that the food
was a skilly, and like cow's udder chopped up fine ; that
he took what was given to him, but that he could have
taken more, if he had it.

Martha Elizabeth Stimpson, wife of a blacksmith, at
13, Ivory-place, Brighton, deposed that she was sister of
the deceased. She fully corroborated the evidence of
the last witness, described his complaint on leaving the
gaol, which appeared to be diarrhoea, and added that his
wife was confined just before he died. The deceased
had further told her that while in solitary confinement
his bed was taken from him from four o'clock in the
morning till six at night • that when he could not sit on
the side of the bed any longer he was obliged to lie on
the cold stones of the floor of the cell ; that he thought
he should have died ; that he asked the doctor fortsome-
thing for the weakness in his inside, and that he gave
him a box of pills which did him no good ; and that
When he went to the chapel he was so hungry that he
could not listen to what the chaplain said, and that he
would have been glad to have had the water in which
his sister's puddings were boiled at Christmas. When
he told her these things he considered himself a dying man.
Mr. William Verrall, surgeon, depos. d that after he
came out of prison the deceased complained to him of the
bowel complaint and a bad cough. Witness (who is
parish surgeon) examined him minutely, and found such
to be the case, and was satisfied there was no chance of
his recovery. The disease of the chest had existed for
some time—the diarrhoea for some days before he left the
prison. Witness treated him up to the time of his death.
The diarrhoea was much decreased by the medicines
which witness gave him; but it returned, and had not
left him when he died. Insufficient diet, in the case of
a man with diseased lungs, would be likely to cause
diarrhea. A man with diseased lungs was not a fit sub-
ject for either hard labour or solitary confinement.
Paucity of food would tend to aggravate the disease.
Disease of the lungs and diarrhea require a generous
and nourishing diet. Witness had that morning, in
conjunction with Mr. John Lawrence, jun., made a post
mortem examination, the result of which was merely a
confirmation of the opinion which he had previously
formed.

Mr. John Sanders, governor of the Lewes House of
Correction, deposed that the deceased came into his cus-
tody on the 27th of November, 1845, on a sentence of
eight months' hard labour, except the first week of each
month and the last week of the sentence, which were to
be in solitary confinement. He was thin in flesh; he
appeared to be in good health, but was not robust. Pri-
soners on entering the goal underwent a medical exa-
mination. They were afterwards seen twice a week by
the surgeon; and a prisoner who was not well could call
the surgeon at any time, and he was then attended to
specially. Witness saw deceased at least once, and fre-
quently several times a day. He never complained to
witness of insufficiency of food or inability to work. If
he had complained, his case would have been attended
to. The hard labour diet was 1 ilb. of wheaten bread
made from seconds flour, a pint of gruel made from lioz.
of oatmeal and flour mixed in equal quantities in the
morning; a pint of soup for dinner made from 3 oz. of
meat without bone to each pint, an ounce of mixed meal to
each pint, with about 2oz. of boiled potatoes, and a quan-
tity of onions and shrubs to flavour. In the evening a
pint of gruel, the same as in the morning. If the pri-
soner remained under sentence for a longer period than
three months he had 21bs. of potatoes per day extra.
The diet in solitary confinement was 'fib. of bread a
day, and the pint of gruel morning and evening as be-
fore, but no animal food, except when the prisbner was
under medical treatment. The prisoners were never put
to chop wood as a milder punishment than the wheel,
but in chopping wood, pumping water, and cleaning the
prison all the prisoners took turns.
Mr. Turner and the Rev. Mr. Burnett, surgeon and
chaplain of the House of Correction, deposed that the
prisoner never complained to them of inability to work
or insufficiency of food. The Rev. Gentleman also stated
that the prisoner had voluntarily attended the school
which he had established in the gaol, after the hours of
labour, and had learned to read, and acquired consider-
able intelligence.
In summing up,
The CORONER said, that from the evidence of Mr.
Verrall it was clear that the prisoner was labouring
under disease, which rendered him unfit for solitary con-
finement, or to be placed upon the wheel. The question
was, was there any negligence on the part of the officers
of the prison? According to their testimony, the pri-
soner had not-complained either of inability to work or
insufficiency of food; and then arose this further ques-
tion—was his illness so apparent as to induce a convic-
tion on their part that he was so unfit? He would add,
from his own personal knowledge of the mode in which
the gaol was conducted, greater humanity could not be
shown to persons in the unfortunate situation of de-
ceased than was uniformly exhibited at Lewes.
The jury, after deliberating some time, returned a
verdict, " ;That the rigour of the sentence being fully
carried into effect, and the insufficiency of the food, de-
stroyed the constitution of deceased, in consequence of
which he died."

During the mouth of August last 208 ships arrived
in the port of Antwerp; there were only 149 in August,
1845. There was also an increase in the departures, but
in a less degree.
FRENCH EPISCOPACY,—The Catholic Church of
France is at present divided into 15 archbishoprics, and
66 bishoprics' including that of Algiers. Amongst the
dignitaries who at this moment fill these different sees,
there is only one whose nomination dates as far back as
the period of the consulate—being Cardinal de la Tour
d'Auvergne, bishop of Arras, who was consecrated May
16, 1802. All the archbishops and bishops named by
the Imperial Government have disappeared. There are
only 11 remaining who were named under the restora-
tion. The Government of July has appointed the 14
archbishops and 55 bishops, or 69 out of 81. The senior
of the French prelates, with regard to appointment, is
therefore the bishop of Arras, who has held his high
dignity for more than 44 years. The oldest prelate is
Mons. de Pons, bishop of Moulins, who is now in his
88th year. The Catholic Church of Franch has only
two cardinals, Mons. de Bonald, archbishop of Lyons,
and Mons. de la Tour d'Aiwergne, bishop of Arras.