The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-14 00:00:00

CHARGE OF WILFUL MURDER.

Yesterday, at noon, Mr. C. J. Carttar, Coroner for
the Western Division of the county of Kent, held an in-
quest at the United Service Tavern, Woolwich, on the
body of a male infant, aged three weeks.
It appears that a woman, named Goldfinch, residing
in Taverson-place, New Charlton, was confined about a
month ago. On Friday afternoon last, between 12 and
1 o'clock, Mr. Henry Timpson, a medical practitioner,
was called in haste to see the child, whom he found to be
labouring under the influence of soma narcotic poison.
In addition to several other females, a woman named
Simcock, who seemed in great trouble, said she had
given the infant some stuff out of a bottle, and that
although part of the same stuff had killed her own child
within a few hours of the time it was given to it, still she
thought as there was scarcely any of it left in the bottle,
that if' she put a little water to it, and gave the child
some, there was still strength enough in it to do the child
some good. The mother of the child, who seemed in
great distress of mind, said, " I wish you had not recom-
mended me to give it ; oh, that I should have been so
foolish as to give it to the child." Mr. Timpson imme-
diately put the child into a warm bath, and administered
the usual antimonial and zinc emetics, and for some time

the child seemed to rally, but it ultimately died on Sa-
turday at noon. The bottle contained syrup of poppies.
The CORONER then issued his order for the exhuma-
tion of the child of the woman Simcock, and directed
Watts, the constable, to take the woman into custody on
the charge of wilful murder, both as regards her own
child and that of the deceased.

The inquiry wag then adjourned to afford time for an
analysis of the contents of the stomach.

DEATH OF 1 CHILD ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE, DT
AN Ox'—On Monday afternoon, about half-past two
o'clock, an accident of a fatal nature occurred at the foot
of Blackfriars Bridge, under the following circum-
stances :—The 3d Regiment of Buffs, on march for Dub-
lin, passed over the bridge at the time above stated, and
when near Chatham-place, the band struck up a lively
air. Three oxen, belonging to Mr. Arnold, of Godalm-
ing, on their way to the South-Western Railway, were
being driven in an opposite direction at the moment, and
the sound of the music caused one of them to start off
at a furious rate towards the soldiers. One of the sol-
diers, for self-preservation, held out his fixed bayonet
towards the ox, which pierced the nostrils and increased
his fury. The bayonet of another struck against the
skull of the beast which bent it nearly in two. The
animal then made a start towards Chatham-place, when
a little girl between nine and ten years of age, crossing
the road at the time, was knocked down, the ox treading
upon her chest. City policeman Gayley, 348, imme-
diately ran to the child, and carried her in his arms to
the house of Mr. Holden, surgeon, New Bridge-stre.et,
but that gentleman being from home he proceedsecdarcwealtly
haste to Mr. Littlewort's, adjoining, but had
reached it when the poor child expired. The body was
then conveyed toSt. Bitarastholhoimseowp'isnHioonsptihtaalt,
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caused by a rupture of the vessels of the chest. In carry
ing the child the clothes of the policeman were &km-
pletely saturated with blood. Up to seven o'clock last
evening the body of the child had not been identified.
AN OLD TRICK NEWLY REVlVED.—Yesterday
two policemen, wh;le on duty in the Blackfriars.road,
had their attention drawn to a female apparently in a
strong fit and foaming at the mouth. The men ob-
tained some water and sprinkled her face, but she seemed
to get worse; so much so that it was deemed absolutely
necessary to remove her to the nearest surgeon's, which
was accordingly done, when the medical man, after a
brief examination, found a large piece of mottled soap
in her mouth; and when they searched her pocket they
discovered a large quantity of coppers. The officers,
at the advice of the surgeon, placed her on a truck
and dra2ged her to the station-house, where she was
instantly recognised as au old hand at similar tricks, and
was locked up.
The Court of Common Pleas will exhibit some
marked changes next term—a new Lord Chief Justice, a
new puism. judge, with a Court open to the whole bar ;
the exclusive privileges of sergeants-at-law having been
put au t lid to, after an existence of 600 years, by an Act
of the last session of Parliament.
RETFORD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. —The Duke
of Newcastle has intimated his willingness to preside at
the annual meeting of this society, which is to take
place at Retford, near Doncaster, on Tuesday, the 27th
instant.

TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
14411EIGN OFFICE, Ocr. 10, 1846.
The Qaeea has been pleased to approve of Mr. Theadore
Salvesen, as CAnisal at Grangemouth, for his Majesty the
King of Hanover.

WAR-OFFICE, Oar. 13.
List of Casualties by Death of Non-Commission-2d Officers
and Private Soldiers of her Majesty's 60th (Ist Battalios)
tttid 86th Regiments of Foot, in the East Indies, during
the month of June last. .

60th Foot (Ist Battalion)—James Arnold, Michael Ains-
worth, William Ancant, Samuel Abraham, William Brittle,
Thomas Buttery, William Brookes, John Badden, William
Middle, George 8001, William Bnley, Hugh Canning, George
Cakebi ead, William J. Charlton, William Chew,
Samuel Churchill, James Clark, William Craio, Mi.
chzel Coulehan (Bugler), Thomas Coulehan, George Davis,
Patrick Dowdle, William Dowers, Thomas Edges Mark Ed-
wards, Charles Farmer, John Fletcher, John Forbes, William
Forbes (Sergeant), James Gahagan (Bugler), Alexander
Geddis, James Gibbs, Charles Grant, Francis Gore,
Adam Guthrey, Thomas Harrison, Thomas Hart,
William Hastings, Joseph Haywood, John Hendry
(Sergeant), Patrick Hughes, James Inglis, William
Keating, James Kelly, Thomas Keogh, James King,
Henry Lipscomb, David Logan, James Maloney, John
M'Ewen, James Milner, James Molvseux, Francis Moore,
Samuel Motley, John Mullen, Thomas Murdock, James
Nickoll, John Noble, John Nutt, James Picken, Thomas
Pollock, John Preston, J. Rees, M. Reilly, R. Reynolds,
Denis Romey, James Shea, John Shea, 'Thomas Sheldrick,
Charles F. Smith (Sergeant), Samuel Smith, Frederick
Stevens, Edward Stevens, Robert Stewart, John Tennen',
Alexander Thompson (2), Thomas Thompson, Henry Tophan
(Corporal), William Tough, Stephen Turnbull, George Ver-
non, Charles Webb, Joseph Webb, Thomas Williamson Mat-
thew Wilson, William Wright, Henry Yarwood,
86th Regiment—William Armstrong, William Bindley
James Brown, Thomas Brown, William Brown, George
Brown,John Bible, Michael Burns, Hugh Beatty, William
Brennan, John Bows, Alexander Brough, James Brusey,
G. J. Byrne, James Byrnes. Thomas Birtch (Corporal;
John Bowker, Joseph Black, William Curry, John Curtei4,9
Michael Collins, Patrick Carroll, George Clarke, Patrick
Cummins, John Cranshaw (Sergeant), John Clarke (Ser-
geant), Patrick Clancy, James Campbell, William Connolly,
Patrick Carey, John Clabbon, Bernard Cahill, Laurence
Coney, Michael Condon, John Crimmins, Peter Colum,
Tho.s Carran (Sergeant), Patrick Coleman-, Vim. Campbell,
James Chitty,' Denis Cullen, S. Cattle, M. Chamberlain,
James Cline, Thomas Caffery, Robert Donlan (Sergeant),
Michael Darcey, Edward Donohoe, John Doyle, .tichael
Doyle (Corporal), Martin Doyle, Martin Doyle (Corporal),
John Dorby, Thomas Dunn, Patrick Dannelly, Thomas
Doran, John Dryden, Thomas Donelly, Michael
Duggan, Martin Daily, Richard Eales, James Farrell,
James Flynn, James Finney, Michael Fitzgerald,
Robert Fleming, Josiah Fleming, Michael Fay, Joseph Fla-
nagan, Patrick Farrell, Patrick Fitzpatrick, John Fannen,
Thomas Fury, Michael Ford, John Farmer, S. Fawcett, Jo-
seph Garner, John Gates (Corporal), Isaac Green, John
Gallagan, James Glynn, Samuel Graham, John Graham,
John Gorinan (Sergeant), John Gordon, John Gregson,
Thomas Gowland, Michael bleeson, Samuel Hannon,
Matthew Higgins, Henry Harrman, Henry Hardinge, James
Haman (Sergeant), Richard Hornby, Richard Hall, John
Harrison, Robert Henderson, John Haggard. John Hume,
Edward Halfcree, Pattick Healy, David Hawthorn,
William Harris, Thomas Hopkins, Edward Hughes,
William Jackson, William Jamison (Quartermaster
Sergeant), William Jordan (Corporal), Jdhn Kennei'y,
Edward Kashie, John Kenney, Charles Kelley, Peter Kenn,
Michael Kenny, Joseph Keely, Charles Kildea (sergeant),
William Key, Patrick Landers, John Lanty, Thomas
Lyons, Stephen Lynch, Martin Lynch, John Lynch, Michael
Lynch (Corporal), Laurence Lambert, Richard Littler, Pa-
trick Larken. John Lackey, Stephen Lennan, Mich. Lawless,
Israel Lee, Charles Larking, William J. Larmour, Thomas
Lee, William Lavray, Thomas Lewis, Thomas M'Bride
(Sergeant-Major), William M'Cormick, James M'Darby,
Michael M'Donnell, John M'Nally, James :WDonald, Ed-
ward Marshall (Corporal), Benj. Marcroft, Patrick Murphy,
John M'Evoy, J. M'Mahon, J. M'Call, T. Malone, R. Milne,
John Morgan, William M‘Neill (Sergeant). Hugh M'Gee,
Robert Wlntyre, Patrick Morriss, William Mayers, John
Murray, Philip M'Dermott, Michael Meery, W. M`Grath
(Sergeant), Denis Mahony, Patrick Naughton, Michael
Nowlan, James Newman, John Nevin, Frederick E. O'Connor,
John O'Brien, John O'Neill, Owen O'Neill, Patrick O'Neill,
James O'Neill, Edward O'Sullivan, Thomas O'Sullivan;
-William Parker, John Price, Edward Pirmen, Joseph Pear-
son, Thomas Patterson, Abel Pimblett, Henry Piper, John
Patterson, James Plumb, John Quarter, John Ramsay,
Joseph Rees, Patrick Reilly (Sergeant), Owen Reilly,
Michael Reilly, Bernard Reilly, Thomas Reynolds, E.
Rhatigan, John Roche, William Rhodes, David
Rhodes, George Robinson, Edward Robinson, Patrick
Rooney, John Ross, Henry Rodgers, Thomas Rourke,
Charles Rourke, Patrick Rotindtree, William Rutledge,
Samuel Ryan, Patrick Ryan, William 'Sancred, Isaac
Saunders (Corporal), John Shaw (Corporal), Joseph
Shaw, Timothy Shea, Peter Sheridan, Nicholas Sheeky,
James Sinnott, William Smith, Blucher Smith, James
Smith, Daniel Smith, George Smith, John Smith,
Henry Simpson, James Simpson, James Sipper, John Sykes,
Joseph Taylor, Joseph Telford, Peter Thompson (Sergeant),
John Thompson, James Thompson, Daniel Vernon, Thomas
Vincent (Corporal), Patrick Ward, William Ward, Benjamin
Wheeler (Corporal), William Whitfield, John Wood, Thomas
Wright.