The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-04 00:00:00

IN NORFOLK.

HAPPISBURGH, TUESDAY MORNING.—A further in-
vestigation into the circumstances attendning this re-
volting affair was, at the instance of the Secretary of
State, commenced yesterday morning by Mr. Pil-
grim, the county coroner, at the village of East Ruston,
two miles from this place, on view of the bod4s of Martha
William. and Maria Gre n, grandchildren of the de-
ceas, d Jonathan Balls, who have, without a doubt, died
from the effe2ts of poison.
The jury, with the coroner, proceeded to the parish
churchyard to view the bodies, which had been exhumed
about an hour previously. The children having been in-
terred by the side of each other, their coffins were with-
out much trouble found. The boy had been buried in a
parish coffin, with the parish brand, the others were of
village make, and were spoken to with certainty. The
melancholy ceremony having been gone through,
The CORONER addressed the jury, and very much re-
gretted the shocking affair that had brought them toge-
ther, and the circumstances that attended it. He thought
the step taken by Sir James Graham was one that had
given general satisfaction, and the gentleman whom the
Secretary of State had sent down had been most active
and persevering in collecting„such facts as would tend to
clear up the mystery attending the deaths. The affair
ought to have been investigated before, and he could not
help thinking that, if an inquiry had taken place at the
death of the first child, it would have saved the lives of
many others who have been sacrificed.
Mrs. Green, daughter of the deceased Jonathan Balls,
repeated in substance the evidence she gave on the occa-
sion of her former examination. She more particularly
spoke of the suspicious circumstances attending the
death of her eldest child, Maria, which happened nine
or ten years ago, after she had been at her father's house
only a short time, and when the child died she was not
informed of it. Witness also dwelt upon the facts at-
tendant upon the death of the other children ; these
have been already reported. She said she was much
shocked and confounded by these deaths, but never
thought that her own father could have done such
things.

Hosanna Peggs, wife of Bartholomew Peggs, of Hap-
pisburgh, deposed that she recollected the &ceased child,
Maria Green, being at her grandfather's house for more
than a week. She saw the child on the Sunday before
it died. Balls came and asked her if she would go to
his house, for he thought the child was dying. She
went directly, and it had almost expired. She took it
up in her arms, and after a struggle it died. Balls said
it had eaten a hearty breakfast. She thought it strange
that a child in good health should die so suddenly, and
she told him so. lie made no remark ; but when Mrs.
reen came he seemed rather confused. The death was
not talked of in the village particularly. The child had
no fever.

By the Coroner—She knew Balls' daughter that died.
She was very ill, but did not know if she died suddenly.
She was married. The child died in two or three days,
and the daughter in nine weeks.
Mrs. Green was recalled, and spoke to the ill-treat-
ment her sister experienced before she died. Her mo-
ther never liked Lacey, her sister's husband. Before
she died she wished to say a few words, but she bad
not strength. There were a number of black marks on
her body. Her father and Lacey were friendly. The
latter was still living. She believed his ill treatment
was the cause of her death.

The Coroner observed that it was an extraordinary
thing that, although there was so much talk about this
poor woman's death, no inquiry should take place. It
was a very bad and shocking case. He would have the
body disinterred in the course of the following morn-
ing. and ascertain what state it was in.
The jury then adjourned for half an hour, and, on re-
assembling. it was announced that the surgeons had only
examined the body of Maria Green, the child that had
been buried ten years, and they had discovered the pre-
sence of poison. This is the body of the child on which
an inquest was held at the time of death, but on which
there was no internal examination. The surgeons had
not proceeded with the other two, and the coroner deter-
mined on adjourning the inquiry until the next morning
at nine o'clock.

The coroner afterwards proceeded to Ingham, where
he gave orders for the child of Peggs, who also died sus-
piciously, to be disinterred.
The whole of the cases will be taken on Tuesday, at
the Happisburgh-hill House.

THE LATE STEAM-BOAT COL-
LIoION ON THE MERSEY.
The inquest on the bodies of John Roche anti Patrick
Geoghan was resumed before the Borough Coroner yes-
terday morning. Mr. Harden and Mr. Myers attended,
as before, on behalf of the captain, mate, and owners of
the Sea Nymph ; and Mr. Duncan and Mr. Hassell for
the captain and owners of the Rambler. Fourteen of the
jury answered to their names ; the fifteenth had met
with an accident, and was unable to attend.
Win. Daniels, the pilot; W. Jones, sailor; J. Walker,
fireman; J. M'Gregor, engineer; R. Campbell, car-
penter; and T. Hardigan, pig jobber— who were all in
the Rambler at the time of the collision—were examined
on the part of the captain and owners of that vessel,
and gave evidence similar to that detailed on the
previous day.
Samuel Easter was then called.—l am chief mate of
the Sea Nymph. She is of 350-horse power. She sailcd
from the Clarence Dock at twenty minutes past ten
o'clock on Monday night. I looked at my watch passing
through the gates. We were bound for Warren-
point, Newry. We had a general cargo on board,
and from eighty to one hundred deck passengers.
Captain Joseph Thompson is our commander. The
night was fine and clear. The wind was moderate,
and from the N.W. It was about a three-quarters flood-
tide when we started from the dock. We advertised to
sail at half-past nine, but we were fifty minutes past our
time. The tide carried us up the river, and the helm was
put hard a-port to bring her head on. We took our
course down the river, outside the vessels at anchor on.
the Cheshire shore, and we steeted North and a little
East. We passed a ship's length and a-halt outside the
coal hulk, which is stationed off the Magazines, and
from which the New Brighton vessels are supplied with
coals. We then made for the Rock Light, which was
about a-half or three quarters of a point on our star-
board bow. I was on the forecastle head ; and, shortly
after passing the coal hulk, I saw a light passing round
the Rock Lighthouse. It proved to be the Rambler's
masthead light. I reported the light to the captain, and
asked him if he saw it. He s " I do—all right."
['he light shot across from the Lighthouse at a tremen-
dous rate. I did not hear the captain speak, for he was
100 feet from me. The next thing I heard was the
blowing off of the steam. The captain was on the
bridge between the paddle-boxes. In about a minuet
and a half after I had spoken to the captain, I observed
the Ramble's starboard bow white light, and then I
knew that it was a steamer. I then called out to the
captain again, and told him that it was best to keep the
helm hard a port. I did not hear him make any answer,
nor do I know whether he heard me or not. I rather
'Pink he did not, the steam was making such a poise. I
then saw the Rambler's red light on her larboard bow.
I could then see the full length of the Rambler's hull,
and that she was flying up to the westward, kith her
helm hard a-port. I could also notice our vessel's head
by the Rock light, going off to the eastward, but we had
lost a great deal of our way by this time We were
only going at the rate of three or four knots an hour.
I sung out to the captain again that it was impossible
for the vessels to clear in the way they were gt ing, for
with both helms a•port, they were running fairly into
each other. The captain never answered and in half a
minute afterwards the collision took place. We struck
her nearly stem on on her larboard .bow. We were en-
tangled together about half a minute. I then went be-
low, after we got clear of her, to see if we were making
water anywhere. I found the stem, the cutwater, and
both bows gone. I came up again and told the captain
he had better run her ashore or into dock, but he would
not do that, but run his bowsprit into the rigging of the
Rambler aft. The captain of our vessel then called to
know whether he could render assistance to the Ram-
bler, but whether any or what answer was made I know
not. We then put back to the Clarence Dock.
By Mr. Harden—l have never seen our captain the
worse for liquor these five years, and I say emphatically
that he was sober on Monday night.
L. Hogan, seaman, and J. Hagan, second mate of the
Sea Nymph, corroborated Easter's evidence, after which
the inquiry was adjourned to this day (Tuesday).-
Liverpool Times of Tuesday.

A young
TRAGICAL EVENT.—A tragical event
day before yest,rday at La Villette.
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thing they could do was to destroy
themselves.
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lover, but at length she yielded to his entreaties,
and consented refused
;
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tShheetfi,elri he drew his sword and plunged it in her bosom.
him to put an
end to her. He attempted compliance,
but
the sight of her blood paralyzed his arm, and the
other
wounds that he inflicted were trivial. He was,
besides, so
overpowered with emotion, that he was unable to plunge
the sword into his own body. Such, at least, it appears,
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Galignani.
WEST INDIA PINE- APPLES.—By ad vices receiver]
from the Bahamas, it appears that from the dryness of the
season the crop of this delicious fruit for the present year is
very early and most luxuriant, and nearly 10,000 are an-
nounced by the Tweed steamer, which will be due at South-
ampton on the 7th instant. Since they first became an ar-
ticle of import, a great improvement has taken place in
their cultivation, the English mode having been success•
fully introduced; in addition to which, the time for cutting
and packing them has been ascertained, so that they arrive
in a state very fit for the table. Along with these there was
to be made a shipment of turtle, in a live as well as a pre-
served state.

The King of Saxony has conferred on Mr. Colquhoun
the rank of coninaander of the Civil Order of Merit of Saxony.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, JUNE 3.—Wind at noon East, light airs, and
fine clear weather.

SotrrnaatrroN, JUNE 2.—Sld. Severn (s. ), West Indies.
DEAL. JUNE 2.—Wind E. to E.N.E.—SId. Sir Edward
Ryan, Neal, Cape of Good Hope.
LtaEntroor., Ju 2.—Wind S.E. light.—Arrd. Helen,
Risk, Savannah; Columbia, Rathbone, New York. Sid.
Ist, Berlin, Baker, Boston ; 2d, Dumfries, Green, Hong-Kong;
Horsburg, Smith, Valparaiso; Panope, Chollus, Rio Janeiro;
Philomela, Bell, Berbice ; Clifford, Raymer, Jamaica ,•
Samiote. Downing, La Guayra ; Henry Curwen, Vickers,
ditto; Cincinta, Codman, Baltimore; Thomas. P. Cope,
Murcken, Philadelphia; Millicote, Hunter, New York; Eli-
zabeth Denison, Spencer, ditto; New York, Cropper, ditto;
Ashburton, White, Boston; John Bolton, Jameson, Quebec;
Virginia, Brown, ditto; Wizard, Carmichael, Labrador.
DUBLIN, JINN I.—Wind May 31, Pomona,
Benney, Quebec; Richard Watson, M'Culloch, ditto; Hugh,
Fletcher, Pugwash.
CORK, MAT 31.—Wind E.S.E., light breeze.—Arrd.
H.M.S. Gladiator, on a cruize. Sld. Aboukir, Scott, Calcutta.
HULL, JUNE 2.—Wind E.S.E. moderate.—Arrd. Ist, Baltic,
Alltnar, New York; British King, Haython, Charleston.
PENZANCE, JUNE 2.—The Sampson, Sully, from Neath to
Exeter, struck the Vipick Rock, near Cape Cornwall, yester-
day, and soon after sunk ; crew saved.
LIMERICK, JUNE L—The Thomas, Washington, Rose, from Trinidad, is on shore on Whelps Ruck, but is expected off
next tide without damage.
NEWt oar, MAY 30.—A mast and two sails, marked
" Thos. Morgan, Cardiff;" supposed belonging to a pilot
boat, have been picked up on the Nash Sands by the Eleanor
and Mary, of New Quay.
SHEERNESS, JUNE I.—The Integrity, of and for Sunder-
land from Rochester, hooked in moorings this morning, but
is expected off next tide.

MARKET NEWS. -(YESTERDAY).

CORN-EXCIIANG E.
Since Monday, the receipts of English Wheat up to our
market have been on a very moderate scale, though of faitr
average quality. The stands were scantily filled with
samples, yet the demand was in a very inactive state, at
about Monday's quotations. There was very little fore?
Wheat free of duty on offer, yet the transactions in that article,
were limited, at previous currencies. A few parcels of Wheat
under bond were taken, on certificates at lOs 6d per quarter.
The best kinds of Barley were held at full prices. In (AK
qualities next to nothing was doing. Malt moved oh
slowly, yet we can notice no change in value. Oats, Bean*
Peas, and Flour extremely dull at late rates.

ARRIVALS.

Wheat.
8N qrs.

English • •
Irish
Foreign ......

Barley. Oats Flour.
650 qrs. 1,050 qrs. 1,370 sk"
600
7:7

Malt. 2.140 qrs.
WHITECHAPEL.
We had only a moderate supply of each kind of meat on
sale, yet the demand ruled heavy, and prices were with diffi-
culty supported. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d; Mutton,
3s to 4s 2d ; Lamb, 53 to 6s 2(1 ; Veal, 3s 8d to
4s 8d ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 10d per Blbs, by the carcase.