The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-21 00:00:00

low reported to be going on favourably." In the colum n stating

tae mint*, of the accident, it is mentioned that " the one o'clock
up-train from Ipswich was discharging its passengers at the Strat-
ford station, when a train, consisting of an engine and some empty
trucks, ran into it." The cause of the accident is described in the
following terms :—"Disobedience of orders on the part of the engine-
driver and stoker of the ` trucks' train in discharging signals."
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—About seven o'clock on Satan.
day evening last, as a commercial traveller, named Bailey, represent-
ing the firm of Messrs. Edgington and Co., tarpauling makers,
Borough, was proceeding along the high road, near Berkhampatead,
in a four-wheeled chaise, four fellows, wearing short frocks, and
having the appearance of navigators, suddenly emerged from behind
a hedge, and darting into the road, one of them stopped the horse,
two others seized Mr. Bailey,
whilst the fourth employed himself
in rifling his pockets, and took therefrom his pocket-book and some
gold and silver ; but fortunately not to the amount that was pro-
bably anticipated, Mr. Bailey having made a remittance to London
In the early part of the day. The fellows finally effected their
escape across the fields.
THE LATE Sin CHARLES WETTIERELL.—Wednesday
evening, at three o'clock, Mr. Dudlow, one of the coroners for Kent,
and a jury, composed of gentlemen residing at or near Aylesford,
held an Inquest on the body of the late Sir C. Wetherell, which lay
at Preston Rectory. Several witnesses were examined, including
Mr. Rudge, the valet to the deceased, who was with him at the time
of the accident, the driver of the vehicle, a female who was on the
road, at the particular time, the medical gentleman who was present
when he breathed his last. The evidence corroborated the state-
ments which have already been made public, and which proved that
the fatal injuries sustained by Sir Charles were solely the result of
accident. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medi-
cal testimony given, which was to the effect that Sir C. Wetherell
died from the effects produced by a concussion of the brain, the re-
sult of the accident on the 10th inst. Mr. Beach, clerk to the de-
ceased, was in attendance. The remains were removed from Preston
Rectory yesterday afternoon, and arrived at Berkeley-square at nine
o'clock.
DEPARTURE OF EAST INDIA MAII.S.—SOUTHAMPTON,
AUGUST 20.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-sbip
Oriental, Captain Soy, left this port at three P.M. to-day with the
East India and China Mails, a full cargo of bale goods, and above
ninety passengers. The Erin, new iron steam-ship belonging to.
the above company, arrived here from London this morning. She
is destined to take out the mails and passengers for India as
far as Malta, from whence the Erin will proceed to Constanti•
Rorie, &c.
WINDSOR, THURSDAY EVENING.—Much anxiety has
been suffered in the royal establishment at Frogmore to-day, in
consequence of the reports in the morning papers of the rough
weather experienced by her Majesty and her Royal Consort since
they ieft the Isle of Wight, on Tuesday last, and that anxiety has
been mach increased by the non-arrival at Frogmore House, by
this day's post, of any letters from that part of the coast to which
the royal yacht was said to have been driven for shelter. Her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent is in good health, but has been
prevented taking cut-door exercise by the almost continual bad
weather since her Royal Highness's return from Osborne House tie
Frogmore.
PRESENT TO THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION UP
WiNiniort.—At a meeting of the town council of Windsor, which
took place yesterday morning, a very scarce portrait of William'
Child, Mes. Doe., of Oxford University, from au original painting in
the Music-hall of that city, was presented to the corporation by Mr.
Richard Clarke, gentleman, of her Majesty's Chapel Royal. Fro=
documents which accompanied the present it appears that Dr. Child.
immediately after the Restoration—at which time he was organist
of St. Ceorge's Chapel, Windsor—commenced an action against the
deans and canons to recover his arrears of salary; and, having sue.
ceeded in his suit, he paved the choir of St. George's wills the blue
and white marble, which remains to this day. hie also subscribed-
literally towards the building of the Town-hall, which was erects cl
from the designs of Sir Christopher Wren. Ile died in 1666, End Weft
at the age of 96. The portrait hail
buried in St. George's Chapel,
been ordered to be placed in the Town-hall,
DEATH FROM POISON.--UNFORTYONATE MISTAKE....
A respectable woman slanted Cough, residia tg at Old Windsor, who
was employed as charwoman at the stables of her
.Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent, at Frogmore House, near Windsor, met with
her death on Wednesday, in consequence of having taken a large
quantity of oxalic acid in mistake for Epson, salts. It appears that
she was engaged on Wednesday in cleaning the rooms of her Royal
Highness's grooms and stable-men, but, findinS herself unwell. she
left, and returned to her house at Old Windsor, Within half a mile of
Frogmore, about noon. She told her daughter, who resided tn
theto d
cupboard.issolv e s some shaidstswi
sWnaot e
ownhei
draught, when it was unfOrtunately diseaTer:ra_TX„ Zarifilekeal
stead of containing salts, enclosed a quantiti_,..eorzeir torturti ,ffb4
inaisa4 for but a there time tho neat
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