The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-06 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner EvAlis )
IN RE ---.
Mr. ASIIURST, a solicitor, applied to his Honour und( r
the following circumstances:—A fiat had been issued
against a person Ns. ho had been in partnership, and the
business was carried on by the continuing partners.
The bankrupt, however, found that it was impossible for
him to make out the accounts without having the books
of the partnership lodged with the official assignee.
This, however, was refused, and the present was an
application for an order from the Court for the purpose.
'The Learned COMMISSIONER said he could not make
any such order, but the bankrupt and his accountant
were entitled to have free access to the books, and make
any extracts they thought proper.
It was then arranged that a room should be set apart
in the house of business, in which the bankrupt could go
through the accounts.

BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.)
Frederick Smith was charged, before Mr. Henry, with
stealing a coat, value 21., the property of Mr. E mans,
landlord of the Edinburgh Castle Tavern, in the Strand.
Maria Kernes, servant to Mr. Emans, said that, on
Tuesday last, she was going down stairs, from the second
to the first floor, and met the prisoner with a coat under
his arm going up stairs. She asked him what he
wanted, and he said he wanted Mr. Wilson. She told
him there was no such person there, and he went away.
When he was gone she missed a coat, which had bee❑
lying across the bannister, and called out after the pri.
Boner.' He was stopped at the foot of the stairs by the
barman.
The barman corroborated part of this statement, and
produced the coat. The prisoner had told him that
the coat belonged to Mr. Wilson, and that he was about
to leave it for him.
Mr. Emans proved that the coat was his property,
and was worth 21.

Policeman F 68, proved that in March last he took
the prisoner into custody for stealing a tumbler and
two towels ; he was then committed for trial at the
Clerkenwell sessions, convicted, and sentenced to six
weeks' imprisonment He then gave the name of
Charles Jones.
The prisoner said that the coat was given to him by
a person who met him inthe streets, and offered him a
shilling to carry it. He was committed for trial.
CL

ERKENIVELL.—(THIS DAY.)
John Lloyd, a cab driver, was charged by the police
with being drunk and upsetting his vehicle, whereby he
endangered the lives of two persons who had hired it.
Police-constable 39 N,'said he heard loud screams in
the City-road about twel►e o'clock last night, and on
proceeding towards the spot he saw the prisoner lying
in the middle of the road, with his cab completely turned
over. As he came up, two persons had just extricated
themselves from the cab. llowe'rer, not liking the
trouble of attending in the Court that morning they
went away without giving their address. When the
prisoner got up he seemed rather stupified, but as the
constable thought this might have been caused by the
fall, he allowed him again to mount the box, but he
had scarcely got twenty yards before he drove the cab
against a lamp-post, and again upset it.
Mr. BROUGHTON sentenced him to pay a fine of 305.,
or be imprisoned for one month.

HAYMARKET THEATRE.

Holcroft's old comedy of the Deserted Daughter
was revived here last evening, under the name of
The Steward, and it met with great and deserved
success ; a success owing entirely to the talents and
the exertions of the actors for the comedy itself is
the veriest common-place imaginable. As to the plot,
to make use of the expression of a French gentleman
who was present, but who is thoroughly conversant
in English dramatic literature, c'etait tray Bien pour
le temps lorsque on 1' a inventcs, mais c'est pourri
maintenant. It is altogether " used up. " Item
(admirably acted by Farren) is the rascally
Steward of Mordent (Mr. Stuart), who is the guar-
dian of Cheveril (Mr. Hudson), a fine, high-
spirited, dashing young fellow, the husband of Lady
Ann (Mrs. Clifford), a sentimental lady of fashion,
and the father of Joanna (Miss Julia Bennett), the
deserted daughter of a former marriage. Old Item,
knowing that Joanna is legitimate, has placed her with
his cousin, Mrs. Penfold (Mrs. Stanley), and, to secure
to himself Mordent's property, would fain marry the
innocent Joanna. Lennox, a roue friend of Mordent,
seeks her as a mistress, and Cheveril seeks her as a
wife. The complications arising from the preten-
sions of these three furnish forth the love-plot
of the comedy. Item has a nephew, Clement
(Mr. Braid), a paragon of virtue, and a tool, Grime
(Mr. Tilbury), a paragon of vice, in whose name he
advances money, at a most usurious rate, to Mordent,
and who appears in the character of " the remorseless
creditor ;" but the remorseless creditor and the unjust
steward quarrel as to the sharing of the plunder.
Their quarrel is overheard by the virtuous country
farm-bailiff, Jonathan Winter (Mr. Webster), Mor-
.dent's eyes are consequently opened, and Item hay.
mg left a pocket book, containing " a full, true and
particular account of all his villanies," on
a table, which pocket-bouk, through the in-
tervention of Clement falls into the hands of
Mordent, justice is done to all parties—that is to say,
Mordent is restored to his estates; Lady Ann, who
is somewhat jealous of "a mysterious lady," is re-
stored to her peace of mind, inasmuch as the said
mysterious lady turns out to be her husband's
daughter, and not his lady-lave ; the daughter is re-
stored to her rank and to her lover, Cheveril, who has
frequently met her as an unknown beauty in the
Green Park ; and Item and Grimes are left to save
Jack Ketch trouble by executing speedy judgment
on themselves. In this outline of the plot, we have
omitted to mention one character, which has
nothing to do with the plot, but yet which
contributes materially to the success of the play,
Sarsnet, Lady Ann's lady's-maid, which was ad-
mirably acted by Mrs. Glover. The comedy was
very strongly cast. Stuart, as Mordent, was full of
energy and power, and Mrs. Clifford, as Lady Ann,
was most artistical. Webster's Jonathan Winter
was an honest, warm-hearted countryman, acted to
the life—acted as Webster only can act it. Hudson,
as Cheveril, was full of life and buoyancy; but we
would just hint to him that it is not necessary to
make every gentleman an Irishman, and that to
speak through the nose is a great defect. Is Mr.
Hudson a great snuff-taker ? From the tone of his
voice we suspect he is ; if so, let him leave off the bad
habit, and his voice will then recover that resonance
in which at present it is lamentably deficient. Miss
Julia Bennett made a most interesting heroine, and
Mr. Braid, as Clement, exhibited great judgment.
The character of the piece, however, was Farren's
Item. It was perfection. Why does not Mr.
Farren try the character of Sir Giles Overreach ? His
success would be certain. It is a cognate character
to that of Item, and in the same proportion that
Massinger is superior to Holcroft, would Farren's
Sir Giles be superior to his Item. He would give us
a perfectly new reading of Massinger ; but we are
inclined to believe that his reading would be more
correct than that of his predecessors.

ROYAL ADELAIDE GALLERY.
This favourite place of public amusement, which has
been for some time closed, was last night opened as a
Casino for Promenade Concerts and Dancing, under the
direction of M. Laurent, jun., when the following open-
ing address was delivered by Mr. Alfred Ormonde :
" Ladies and Gentlemen, I am deputed by the manage-
ment to return their sincere thanks for the patronage
you have so liberally bestowed this evening, and I also
take the opportunity of saying a few words in respect of
the future arrangements of this establishment. It will
be unnecessary on my part to enter into any professions
of a general nature ; suffice it to say, that it will
be the earnest endeavour of the proprietors of this
' Casino' (of which they have the responsible charge)
to maintain it in so efficient a condition in
every respect as shall render it an attractive
source of intellectual and refined recreation, worthy the
community I have the honour of addressing. In pur-
suance of this object, they confidently believe that it
will give general satisfaction to state that they have en-
tered into arrangements with the best available musical
talent in the metropolis, thereby enabling the lovers of
music to listen to the compositions of the great masters
with that &hit to which they are entitled. The-orchestra
has, therefore, been strengthened in every department,
without incurring the sacrifice of the entire effect to the
prominence of one or two performers. The want of an
establishment similar to the Concerts Valentino, in
Paris, and the Casinos which are to be found through-
out Italy, Belgium, and Germany, has long been the
subject of remark among the many strangers who visit
this vast metropolis, and the projectors of this entertain.
ment, recognising the growing importance which at-
taches to public amusements, have determined to devote
their energies to the progress and improvement of music
and la dansc. Public amusements, such as the
theatre, concert-room, and kindred institutions afford,
are not to be suppressed ; nor, with all deference
to those who think differently, does it appear desirable
that they should be. Far from objecting to them the lively
hope of the philanthropist is to see them made unobjec-
tionable, and the proprietors of this Casino sufficiently
recognise their indestructibility to induce them to labour
for their improvement and defence. Their first attention
will be to endeavour to remove all prejudice that might
possibly exist against entertainments of this description,
bearing in mind that a generous public are ever ready to
encourage the efforts of caterers for their amusement, as
long as they are conducted with taste, propriety, and
judgment. I may remark that M. Laurent, sen., was
the first to introduce promenade concerts in this country,
and his example was immediately followed by a host of
imitators, and I think I may venture to assert that my
friend M. Laurent, jun., first gave a popularity to that
beautiful instrument, the Cornopean. Till to-night I was
not aware our friend was a devoted disciple of Terpsi-
chore, as well as Apollo, yet he still retains his post to
preside o'er the muse of the many twinkling feet. In
short, to quote Byron—
The fiddlers trembled as he looked around,
In fear of some false note's detected flaw,
The prima donna's heart would bound,
Dreading the deep damnation of his bah.'
Sophrana, basso, even contra ,alto
Wished him five fathoms beneath the Rialto.
In thus quoting, I do not for a moment imagine his
musical friends wish him to descend so low in the world,
and I have no doubt they, as well as you, will join with
me in wishing that he may long occupy
his present pro-
minent position, cheered and encouraged by the plau-
dits of a liberal and enlightened public.
The entertainments we were glad to see were patron-
ised by a numerous audience.

THE FAMINE ON THE COASTS
OF IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.
The Admiralty have ordered the ./Eolus, an old 42-
gun frigate, of 1,077 tons, and the Blonde, another old
42-gun frigate, of 1,100 tons, the former at Sheerness,
and the latter at Portsmouth, to be fitted immediately
as depot ships for provisions for the distressed popula-
tion on the west coast of Scotland.
The Madagascar frigate, fitted, as we have already
stated, as a depot for provisions for the coast of Ireland,
has been towed to moorings at Foynes, in the Shannon,
by the Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Fisher, which
vessel will return to Cork, with her masts and gear, to
be sent to Devonport, for another depot frigate, nearly
ready to be navigated to the coast of Ireland.

DEATH OF COLONEL LORD JOHN SOMERSET:.. We
regret to have to announce the death of the Hon.
Colonel Lord John Thomas Henry Somerset, inspecting
field-officer of the Bristol district, which took place at
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, in the afternoon of Sa-
turday. Lord John Somerset, who was much respected
in Bristol and the neighbourhood as inspecting field-
officer, was the son of Henry, fifth Duke of Beaufort,
and Elizabeth, daughter of Admiral the Hon. Edward
Iloscawen, and was born on the 30th of August, 1787.
and was therefore in the 60th year of his age. On the
4th of December, 1814, he married the Lady Catherine
Annesley, daughter of Arthur, first Earl of Mount-
a
e
Mount-
morris, who is still living, and by whom his Lordship has
left one son and three daughters. His deceased Lord-
shipo7l y
in w battle his name
is honourably mentioned. After Passing through the
age, and served on the
staff
t ere
dbtahtetlearomfylvrloaat an a
various grades of military life his Lordship received his
commission as colonel in the army on the 10th of
January, 1837, and was, upon the promotion of Colonel
Waterloo,
Faunce to the rank of major-general, appointed as in-
specting field-officer and commandant of the Bristol dis-
trict. By his Lordship's death several noble families
will be placed in mourning. Ills Lordship was brother
of Lord Fitzroy Somerset, and uncle of the present Duke
of Beaufort.

MERSEY.—On Saturday
night,
eight
o'clock boat had left Monk's
A s
shortlyuAl i T
after ON T
theHE R
Ferry, she narrowly escaped a collision with the Wood-
side steamer, which was seen bearing down upon her
with great speed. To all the loud cries of " Stop her !"
which resounded through the boat, the engineer paid no
attention, and the two vessels, to the great alarm of a
crowd of passengers, barely cleared each other. As the
Monk's Ferry-boat was rapidly running ashore, the ser-
vices of the engineer were still required to stop the
engine and reverse the paddles, but he remained deaf to
all the orders so vociferously urged. The result was,
that the vessel ran ashore southward of Woodside slip,
and remained till the rising tide enabled her to paddle
off. The passengers were loud in their expressions of
dissatisfaction at the conduct of the engineer. It turned
out, on inquiry, that " the fireman had gone during that
trip to make his markets," leaving the engine in charge
of one individual, who, when called on to stop the vessel,
was below, attending to the furnace. The commissioners
will, without doubt, make such arrangements as will pro-
vent a recurrence elbilnilitr ditbicia.

THE SIN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEN ING, OCTOBER 6, 1846

INQUEST ON BARON DE BODE.
An inquest was held, at a quarter past two o'clock yes=
terday, at 18, Grove-end-road, St. John's Wood, by Mr.
' Mills, on the body of Clement Joseph Philippe Pen
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Baron de Bode, aged 69, who died, as already stated,
of the deceased) was
sworn, and said that he resided at Whetstone. Very
frequently visited at the baron's house. During his
father's last illness, which commenced a month ago, he
had remained with him continually. Deceased had fre-
quently complained of violent pains in the head and
chest, especially during the last fortnight. He had been
under the homoeopathic treatment of Dr. Epps, who had
attended him nearly six years. Dr. Epps called on him
in the middle of the day on Friday last, but had not
visited him during the three preceding days, as the de-
ceased bad so much improved in health. On Friday
witness was with his father during his supper, he was
then in cheerful spirits, but presently complained of
shooting pains, and observing that the supper had dis-
agreed with him, asked for a glass of water. Witness
handed it to him, but while drinking it deceased fell back
into his son's arms, and died almost instantly. Witness
sent his brother to Dr. Shute, who came immediately,
but life was extinct.
Theodore Henry Shute, of 21, Wellington road, was
called in to deceased last Friday evening, but when he
arrived life was extinct. He had made a post ntortew ex-
amination, and considered the immediate cause of death
to be loss of power in the heart, from ossification, and
effusion in the pericardium.
By the CORONER—CouId give no specific reason for
death occurring on that evening, except perhaps in-
creased excitement. But still, from the extensive ossi-
fication displayed by deceased, death might have hap-
pened in the absence of all excitement.
Mr. MILLS having addressed the jury, they unani-
mously gave a verdict of " Natural death from ossifica-
tion of the coronary artery, produced by natural causes,
but hastened by anxiety of mind, consequent on the
state of his affairs."

TRAGICAL OCCURRENCE NEAR.
FOLKESTONE.
FOLKESTONE, OCT. 3.—During the last few days, the
villages adjacent to this town have been most painfully
excited by the commission of a double murder, in the
parish of Elham, about ten miles distant, and the suicide
of the murderer. The unfortunate victims were the
wife and child of the wretched perpetrator of the deed,
named Sharruck Richard Bragg, a bricklayer by trade.
On Wednesday morning he rose at an early hour, and
while his wife was in bed with an infant by her side, he
struck her violent blows on the temple with a hammer,
and then committed the like violence on a little girl, five
years of age, which lay in a side bed, after which he de-
stroyed his own life by cutting his throat.
The particulars attending the dreadful catastrophe
may be gathered from the subjoined evidence which was
adduced at the coroner's inquest on the bodies. It was
held at the King's Arms Inn, at Elham, before Mr. T.
T. Delasseux, one of the county coroners.
William Jaggers, a schoolmaster residing in the vil-
lage, was first called. He said that he had lodged at
the house of the deceased for about ten months. The
family consisted of Sharruck Richard Bragg, his wife
Mary, and her two children, the eldest named Ellen,
aped about five years, and an infant aged four months.
The conduct of the deceased man towards his wife and
children was most kind. On Tuesday night, about half-
past ten o'clock, witness went to bed; the deceased, his
wife, and children had retired before that time. About
half-past five o'clock on the following morning he heard
a heavy fall on the floor in the room of the deceased;
shortly before which he heard the wife of the deceased
groaning. The groans continued and at times grew
louder. About six o'clock witness got up and dressed
himself, and on looking out of the window saw a little
girl knocking at the front door. He immediately went
down stairs and opened the door, but the child was gone.
He then discovered some blood lying on the floor in the
front room, which is under the apartment occupied by
the deceased, and on looking up he perceived more
dripping through the ceiling. He instantly called up a
female named Quested, and desired her to go and open
the bedroom door of the deceased.
Ann Quested, the wife of a blacksmith, was next exa-
mined—She deposed that at about half-past six o'clock
on Wednesday morning she was called by the last wit-
ness to go into the deceased's room. She did so, and
was horrified on seeing the deceased man lying on the
floor covered with blood. She also saw the bedclothes
saturated with blood. Being much alarmed, she hastened
down stairs for assistance.
Richard Foreman stated that he had known the de-
ceased about twenty years. For the last five or six
years he had seen him frequently. During the last few
complainedweeks h e
o appearedwi witness
emh s
su c troubledabout
it.
nehiswas
msi n,
with
d and h
him
forad
about three-quarters of an hour at his house on Tuesday
evening. He was then low-spirited, but witness did not
observe anything unpleasant between him and his wife.
He left his house at nine o'clock.
By a juror—Deceased always appeared very much at-
tached to his wife and children.
James Bragg, brother to the deceased, said that, on
Tuesday evening, about seven o'clock, he met his
brother, and had some conversation with him. For the
last month deceased had laboured under a depression of
spirits. Witness was at work with him about three
weeks ago, he was then strange in his conversation, and
different from what he had been in the habit of being.
By the CORONER—From what he had seen and heard,
he believed that the deceased was jealous of his wife.
He had heard the deceased say, " If I was to die, there is
another man ready to marry my wife."
Sarah Bragg, the wife of the last witness, was then
called. She was one of the first to enter the deceased's
bedroom on the alarm being given. She saw tho de-
ceased man lying on the floor. He was quite dead, and
the upper part of his body was covered with blood. On
a chair near his corpse she found a razor covered with
blood. She then went to the bed and lifted the infant
from it. The mother was perfectly insensible, and was
groaning heavily. The little girl was in a side bed. She
was covered with blood. They were both breathing.
Mr. James Beattie, surgeon, of Elham, deposed to the
nature of the wounds which the murderer had inflicted,
and from which both his wife and child had died almost
immediately after his being called in.
The CORONER briefly summed up the evidence, and
left it to the jury to state whether the deceased man was
the master of his actions when he destroyed himself and
wife and child.
The jury consulted together, and then found " that
the deceased Sharruck Richard Bragg killed and slayed
Mary his wife, and Ellen his daughter, while in an un-
sound state of mind, and while in that insane state did
destroy himself by cutting his throat with a certain razor."
The catastrophe has created much sensation in the
neighbourhood of Elham. The wretched man was in
his 29th year, and bore a very good character.

NARROW ESCAPE.—An accident of a frightful
nature occurred in our cathedral on Tuesday last,during
the performance of morning service. As our readers are
aware, workmen are now employed in putting in new
windows in the east side of the venerable building ; and
at the time we speak of they were in the act of removing
a mullion from the upper part of one of the old windows
when, owing to the crazy state of that part of the
fabric, some of the tackle gave way, and the stone, which
would weigh nearly four cwt., fell through the opening
into the choir below—the two men engaged in the work
saving themselves from following it by catching at a
cross beam, by which they hung for some time. The
stone fell with a tremendous crash into one of the pews
within a few feet of seats occupied by the Rev. A.
Brown, the precentor, and singing boys? Fortunately
all escaped without injury, there being only one or two
persons in the cathedral beyond those engaged in the
service. The seat and wood of the pew into which the
stone fell were much broken. Until that day, the seat
had been regularly occupied by a lady, a stranger, every
morning for nearly a fortnight.—Carlisle Journal.
NUMEROUS ROBBERlES.—Yesterday information of
the following robberies was receiued by the police :
From the house of Mr. Smith, No. 3, Chester street,
Pimlico, two time-pieces; from a closet in the shop of
Messrs. Buddell and Phipps, Sloane street, Chelsea, 35
yards of Irish linen, and several pairs of half boot fronts;
from outside the shop door of Mr. Pringle, tea dealer,
No. 77, Bishopsgate-street Without, a small chest of
black tea; from the premises of Messrs. Grant and
Company, pawnbrokers, Parkside, Knightsbridge, a
brass bound box, containing watches, jewellery, &c.;
from inside the doorway of Mr. Rending, No. 13, King-
street, Long-acre, a roll of Welsh flannel, measuring 60
yards; from the house of Mr. Ballard, No. 34, Wey-
mouth-street, Walworth, a canvass bag, containing a
silver watch, with guard and gold ring attached, and five
sovereigns, and a coarse canvass bag, containing 55 sove-
reigns and Bs. in silver.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A STEAMER.—ShortIy be-
fore two o'clocklyesterday morning the fine vessel known
as the Promethea, from Cork, having reached Fenning's
wharf, made preparations for slipping anchor opposite
that establishment, when unfortunately the cable was
found not sufficiently long, the tide being exceedingly
high at the time, and upon an examination of the other
anchor it was found that the chain was missing, and the
consequence was, the steam being down, that the vessel,
which was fitted with the screw propeller, began to drift
rapidly in the direction of London-bridge, immediately
in front of the middle arch. At this time the vessel was
filled with a cargo of provisions of every description be-
longing to the Irish trade; and besides the crew there
were on board a considerable number of Irish labourers
with their wives and families. Notwithstanding the
utmost activity on the part of the hands on board and
the Thames police, to prevent the vessel from coming in
contact with the bridge, the foremast caught the crown
of one of the arches, and the mast gave way, sweeping
before it everything on deck, from which the passengers
had fortunately been previously ordered by the captain.
The funnel of the steamer next met the stone work of
the bridge, and so great was the shock that the whole of
the chimney was torn away with a tremendous crash; the
hind mast was ripped down, and the stern posts cut off
level with the floor of the deck. The funnel fell over-
board and sank instantly. Assistance was afforded as soon
possible to the affrighted passengers on board, many of
whom expected that the vessel would go down. But
such was not the fact, and none of the crew or passengers
are missing. The damage to the bridge is trifling, but
to the owners of the Promethea it must prove of serious
amount.

STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCE.—A short time ago a
resident in Dornoch had a hen which hatched four birds,
and then died, leaving the little ones to themselves. In
this dilemma one of the little birds was put with a cat
who had kitteis, but took kindly with the orphans; and
upon this being observed the other three birds were in-
trusted to the same nurse. This cat is now most zealous
in her charge, defends the young brood from all aggres-
sors, and the little birds run after her through the house.
If any other cat comes near, she defends the feathered
foundlings, who come under at night, and, in fact, dis-
charges all the domestic duties to chueltiQ.—John o'
Groat Journal.