The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-13 00:00:00

WES7MII' Si ER.

A case of a very extraordinary character was brought
under the cognizance of the magistrate on Thursd.l and
Saturday. The public may be aware that of late a
► umber of private soldiers have, in eons. quence of a
recently-discovered defect i❑ their enlistment—that, we
believe, of being enlisted in one county, and attested in
another—claim. d their discharge, and many in the
Guards have been within the last few cl,iys re-enlisted.
On Wednesday last, Francis Bowen, a private of the
Grenadier Guards, received the enlisting money (a
shilling), and on the following day was brought by the
sergeant major to this Court, and was attested ; but at
the time of his attestation he expressed his dissent whilst.
bt fore the magistrate, and tendered the smart," as it
is termed, claiming his right to be discharged. The
sergeant-major obj. eted to take the smart, but the
recruit continued to dissent under the 37th clause of the
Mutiny Act.
The sergeant-major objected to take the money ten-
dered as above, as it was one of the regulations of the
military that, having government property in his posses-
sion (firelock, belt, &c.), it should be delivered up at the
barracks to the proper authorities. After some conver-
sation it was arranged that, as Good Friday is a dies non,
the recruit should come betore the magist rate en Saturday
without prejudice to his right as regarded time topay the
"smart." The soldier applied for the sergeant-major
on that morning for him to attend with him la,-fi,re the
magistrate, but the sergeant-major said he could not
come at all without an order from the Commander-in-
Chief, and the soldier or recruit attend. dat half past
one alone, and asked his discharge. Mr. Burrell re •
commended that he should wait till two o'clock, at which
hour a sergeant and an escort made thtir appearance,
and the former said that he had received orders from the
commanding officer to take the man back to barracks,
his first enlistment being goo.l
Mr. BURRELL said that he had nothing whatever to
do with the first enlistment. The recruit had done all

that was required under the Mutiny Act, if prepared to
pay the money claimed (smart and keep).
The recruit, who was in the uniform of the regiment,
produced the money. and again claimed his discharge.
Thy sergeant refused to take the money. Hi., instruc-
tions only were to take the man to barrackv.
The recruit having paid 11. 4s. into the hands of Mr.
Taylor, the chief clerk, as smart and charges sirce,
Mr. BURRELL discharged him from the sccond enlist-
ment, but be was immediately taken into custody by the

escot t.
At the close of the court, the soldier or recruit's wife
compl,tinod that ht-r husband was cot4ined in barracks,
and that 'hey would not allow her to see him.
Mr. BURRELL said he could not assist her in any way.
He had no power to interf,-re.
THAMES.

William Frazer, a man of rather respectable appear-
ance, was charged with fraudulently obtaining a quan-
tity of cutlery, the property of Messrs. Hems and Sun,
cutlers, 37, High-street, Whitechapel.
According to thr evidence of Mr. William Hems, and
his sh-pman, Henry Gough. the prisoner went about
half-past seven o'clock on Wednesday evening, and
stated that he wanted some articles of cutlery, as be
had taken the Nag's Ht-ad public-house, in Houto.ditch,
and desired to see some knives and fork.;, some to be used

in the taproom, and o hers of a su; erior quality tor the
parlour. The purchase was made to the amount of
:3/. 10s., and the prisoner desirrd that they should
be sent with a bill to the Nag's fleiid, when the
would be immediately paid. Gough accordingly
took the articles to the Nag's Head, and inquired for the
prisoner, who came from the parlour, without his hat,
with the perfect air and manner of one who was master
of the house. He invited Gough into he parlour, tr.cl
having given him a glass of ale, said, "I suppose Mr.
Hems would have no objection to take one pound in
copper, which was agreed to, and the prisoner went out
as if to get the money, taking the articles with him. It
is needless to say that the prisoner, who had nothing to
do with the Nag's Head, disappeared with the property.
He was suhsequ, ntly traced by a poliee-e,nstahle to a
house in White Lion-street, and taken into custody, but
no portion of the property could be discovered.
He was fully committed for trial.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF
sukADE.
(From the Dublin Evening Post of Thursday).
Last night, at nine o'clock, James Kirwan, Esq., City
Coroner. held an inquest at Abbott's 'lota, Prince's-
street, on view of the body of Robert Heinekey,
proprietor
to the Bilton Hot, I, Saekville- street, who
came by his death by taking a large do.e of laudanum.
Isaac Newton, the porter in Abbott's Hotel, stated
that deceased came to the house atter six o'clock in the
morning and eng:iged a room, and told witness to briny
him up hot water ; he asked f,r a quiet room ; brought,
up the water, and deceased locked the door, telling wit-
ness not to call or disturb him.

Mathew Doyle, head-waiter in the hotel, stated that
he knocked at the door between three and four o'clock,
and }ward the deceased snore deeply; the door was
locked inside, and witness, with a sergeant of police,
and Mr. Thomas, went into the room ; went to the bed,
and saw deceased very pale, and his chest was heaving
or drawing very heavy ; he was in a dead slumber, not
able to speak ; saw three bottles, which had " laudanum
poison* marked on them ; there was a letter directed
to Mr. Bunn, and also some pipers relative to a will got
on the table with a watch and lie.; Mr. Abbott came
up at once and sent For a doctor. Here the following
letter directed to Mr. Bunn was read:—
" Bilton Hotel, Dublin, April 5, 1846
"Dear Friend,—Many, many thanks for all your
kindness. _Forgive your poor friend—hut. lite has be-
come insupportable, and 'ere you view this his trouble
and anxiety will be at an end. Let me be interred at
Howth as quietly as possible. Continue your kind
friendship to my poor wife. I see no prospect of being
anything but a trouble to her, and after a lime I hope
my loss will be her gain; she is harassed in mit d and
body. Maters cannot go on as they are, and it is
b tter I should be out of the way as I am only a con-
tinued source of anxiety and trouble to all in connexion
with me. My unfortunate constitution of mind is the
only cause, but this I cannot overcome, and though it
must be felt, severely at first I shall soon be forgotten;
a few short years will, or even months, must end my
miserable life or place me in a lunatic asylum, a still
greater burden to my family. Pity and forgive your
poor weak-minded friend, and the best and last good
wishes of your unfortunate friend are for your happiness
and prosperity. "11. HEINEKEY.
_ _

Wtio can administer to a mind diseased ?' I have
struvgled in vain, and cannot endure a lingering death.
" See Gresham as soon as you view this."
The Coroner read a letter directed to himself from
deceased, as follows : .
" Sir—This is probably the first note you ever re-
ceived from one on whose body you were likely to bold
an inquest on. My obi ct in addressing you
you and the jury all unnecessary trouble.
my death is two or three ouncesand the only reason
of Theis ' cause ttoo s
a save
the laudanum,
d amn
ius me -
rable state of mind I have ,
administered by my own h
.vu,ry been I can give for the cow:andld,
ryn
ri foract is,
some time
pa,r,„ Neither you or the
can form an idea of the
horrid nervous feelings
vai n struggledanxiety
against.
3_
I have been a
triouhbaleve in
constant and
to all state of mind, that
around me ; although I have had no real cause,
and feel, in my present
my death will be for the a7lvantage of my dear wife and
family. I shall soon be forgotten; but if I live, my
own incapacity to manage even the most trifling con-
cerns of life is such as to injure my valuable business,
and, perhaps, end in great loss. No one can conceive
my horrible and self-reproaching feelings Although I
have no right to hope, I do trust in a merciful Creator to
forgive me. My dear wife and family are affectionate
and kind, and no blame can be attached to any of them.
My own morbid constitution of mild and nervous ex-
citement n;hkes me dread the approach of each day, and
I can endure it no longer. May the Alrnighl forgive
his wretched creature.

"ROM'. HEINEKEY.
" flowth, 6th April, '46.—To the Coroner."
After the examination of some mudical gentlemen, the
jury found a verdict that "Death was caused by de-
ceased having taken a very large quantity of laudanum,
while in a state of ternp,ravy oerantrement."

EXECUTIuN of SAMUEL YARHAM

THe, YARMOUTH MURDERER.

NORWICH, SATURDAY.-- Probably do culprit has ex-
piated his (-.reatlful offeace on the seaffild, and has
created so much seos...tion from the peculiar circum-
stances attending the 44.minission of the crime, as the
wretched man Samuel Y,-,rhani, who suffered the ex-
treme penally of the law, for the murder of Harriett
Candler, at. Yarmouth, at noon this day, on the drop
at the castle of the city.
At twelve o'clock Yarham made his appearance on the
scuff-Id. The yell of the populace was of a most fright-
ful character, aod which coNtinu,d for the few minutes
the wretched man stood on the gallows, when the fatal
bolt. was drawn ar,d the unharpy fellow was launched
into eternity. His xi,ff" rin. s wept: very great.
We net., erf•ditily ,nfirtn, d thn, the rtilprit has given
a Intl confest,.:u o. ~toir. in g, %Ali ch he desired
might not be made known until three days after his
death.