The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-28 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH.

REINFORCEMENTS FOR IRELAND.
On the arrival of the news from Ireland yesterday, a
special messenger was dispatched by Sir George Grey,
the Secretary of State, to the Isle of Wight, bearing
the news to her Majesty. The messenger travelled to
Gosport by the three o'clock train of the South-Western
Railway, and proceeded to the Isle of Wight in her
Majesty's steam yacht Fairy, which conveyed also his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at seven o'clock.

The Admiralty took the promptest measures for rein-
forcing the squadron and military forces on the Irish
coast. Captain Alexander Milne, C. 8., one of the Lords
of the Board, left the Admiralty yesterday, proceeding
to Portsmouth by the one o'clock train on the South
Western Railway, to order and superintend the equip-
ment of two war steamers to carry forces to Ireland.
The steam frigates Birkenhead and Driver, of six guns
each, were last evening accordingly ordered to be pre-
pared for the sea without a moment's delay. A body of
Marine Artillery was at once drafted for each, and the
victualling. and arming them proceeded all last night.
They will be ready to leave this morning the first thing,
when a large botly Of the Royal Marines will be put on
board them: Other ships will follow'with further troops,
should occasion require. The Fox frigate will also sail
this morning for Ireland, if her signal orders are carried
out. She was taking in stores and water last night, and
also ammunition.

It
it; stated on high authority that Chevalier Bun-
sen, who left London two days since, had been rc-called
by the King of Prussia to occupy an important post now
vacant in the Prussian Cabinet. It is also stated that
Lord Palmerston has decided upon sending an English
Ambassador to Frankfort (Lord Cowley is spoken 00,
whose office it will be to r.ct as mediator in the Danish
question, and to recommend energetically a settlement
0f that question. Ho will be seconded in this by M.
Bunsen, ono of the negotiators in the late armistice. M.
Bunsen is replaced here by the Secretary of Legation,
Prince Lowznstein.—Chronicle.

MANCHESTER, TUURSDAY—EVENINGL—Last night
an attempt was made to set fire to a mill in Bolton, fors
Ornately without effect. This afternoon a man was ob-
served in Oxford-road, in this city, loitering about in
sach a manner as to attract the attention of the police.
The man observing that he was watched, threw away a
parcel he held in his hand, took to flight and escaped.
The parcel, when opened, was found to contain a quan-
tity of gunpowder and a number of matches. This
evening it has been ascertained that the clubs intend to
assemble at three o'clock to-morrow morning. No ap-
prehension need be entertained, as the authorities are
fully prepared to meet any emergency.
SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF AN INFANT.—Yesterday
morning an inquiry was opened at the Malpas Arms,
Charles-street, Grosvenor-square, before Mr. Bedford,
the Coroner, touching the death of an infant named
Mary Ann Theresa Dore, aged four months, who died
from the effects of arsenic under the following suspicious
circumstances. It appeared from the evidence of nu-
merous witnesses, that the deceased was the daughter
of Mr. Dore, a servant in the employ of Sir Alex-
ander Spearman, a county magistrate. The mother
of the deceased resided with her parents, who keeps
a lodging-house, at Nos. 4 and 5, Lower Grosvenor-
street. During the last two months the deceased had
ben afflicted with the thrush. A visit to the Isle of
Wight, for a change of air, was advised. The child was
prescribed for by members of the faculty both in town
and at the Isle of Wight, the mother returning with it
from the latter place after a very short sojourn, in con-
sequence of its increased illness. The death taking place
immediately after, suspicions were excited, and one of
the surgeons who had attended it previous to its decease,
Mr. Woolmer, removed the stomach of the child, and
also the intestines, to be analysed. Mr. Rogers, lecturer
on chemistry, now stated that he analysed the contents
of the stomach, and in every experiment he detected
arsenic. He found two grains, which were quite suffi-
cient to cause death. Evidence having been given to
show that none of the medicine that had been prescribed
contained any portion of arsenic, either inadvertently
or otherwise, the mother of the child and the grand-
mother were conveyed to the station-house, the inquiry
being adjourned uatil Monday next, in order to obtain
the evidence of the surgeon whom the mother stated Ia d
attended it when at the Isle of Wight.
eM.
THE LATE Nits. COBBETT.—The remains of rn
Cobbett, widow of the late Mr. Cobbott,
Wednesday last conveyed to Farnham, in
Surrey,
and
there intered in the same spot where those her bus
band were deposited in 1935. Thel deceased lady, who
was married to Mr. Cobbett in 1792, was m her seventy-
fifth year ut the time of her death.