The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-23 00:00:00

ALLEGED MURDER.

On Saturday Mr. Waktey, M.P., held a lengthened
inquiry in the Middlesex Hospital, on Enoch Masters, a
pouce.constable of the D division, aged 21, who, it was
alleged, was murdered under the following oircum-
stancest—John Allsop, 653 A, deposed that on the29th
of May he arrested in Salisbury. street, Lisson-grove, a
man named Bailey, who was rescued by a large mob at
the time. That deceased, who had been only ten weeks
in the force, was passing to his home. Witness called
upon the deceased to assist him, which he did, when the
mob assailed them with stones and every species of mis-
sile. A labouring .:.an knocked down the deceased with
a blow on his mouth. A body of police arrived at this
juncture, when the deceased and witness attempted to
arrest the labouring man, whom the mob distended,
ivriking deceased a blow on the back of hie neck, which
felled him to the grunnd and quite stunnstd him. The po-
lice arrested two men, but the party who assaulted the
deceased escaped. Mr. George Corfe, resident surgeon,
said that deceased was brought to the hospital on Satur-
day, and was treated for apoplexy, produced by a blow or
fall. Everything was done for him, but he gradually
sank, until Thursday, when he died. Witness made a
post-mortem examination. There was no external vio-
lence on the body. There was a large abscess on the
lower part of the spine, which was wholly diseased,
and had been so for at least twelve months. The
spinal cord was inflamed, and the diseased state of
the spinal marrow caused death, which was hastened by
the violence deceased had endured. Mr. Wilson, assis-
tant-surgeon to the police, saw the decea.ed the morning
after the violence was inflicted. His lips were bruised
and sna 'shed, and he complained of pains in his head.
He never before complained of illness. He was kept on
reserved duty until the sth of June, when he got so bad
that he was released from all duty, and on Saturday last
was sent to the hospital. He (Ur. Wilson) assisted at
ttiepost mortem examination, and agreed iu opinion with
Mr. Corfe as to the cause of death. Inspector Porter
gave deceased the highest character for discipline and
humanity. The Coroner summed up, and the jury re-
turnedithe following verdict—" Deceased died from the
mortal effects of infi4mmation of the spinal marrow, but
how the said inflammation was caused there is no evi-
dence to prove. Deceased was to have been married the
same week.

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ALARMING ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY.—The quarter-past ten o'clock train on Saturday
from Euston-square, when on its way northwards, about two
miles beyond Wolverton, met with an accident, fortunately
unattended with serious injury to any one, but which tor a
moment excited the most serious alarm. From some unex-
plained cause the luggage on the top of one of the carriages
caught the, and the flames spread with great rapidity. In
one of the compirtments of the next carriage behind it were
seated Mr. Buxton, Mr. Bass, M.P., and Mr. Cochrane, the
active supeatendent in the building of the Crystal Palace,
and ➢lr. Crampton, the engineer of the Submarine Telegraph
Company from Dover to Calais. These gentlemen were on
their way to share in the dinner given to Mr. Fox, at Derby,
and while chatting pleasantly together were suddenly
startled by hearing shrieks and seeing flakes or fire drifted
across the windows of their compartment. Mr. Cramp-
ton guessing what was the matter, and comprehending
at once the danger, with a coolness and daring highly
praiseworthy, opened the door, and leaping from carriage to
carriage by the aid of the footbridge, made his way past
that which was in flames, and was approaching the engine,
when he was observed by the guard and driver, who, as soon
as possible, stopped the train. In the meantime his compa-
nions had a narrow escape of it, for the flames found their
way into the compartment which he had left open, and set
the clothes of the inmates on fire in several places. They
had the greatest difficulty in extinguishing the sparks and
Sakes of fire that had found their way in, but beyond some
singes and a blister or two no personal injury was suffered.
Had it not been for Mr. Crampton's presence of mind, how-
ever, very melancholy consequences might have resulted.
Perhaps, when the ingenious conceiver of the Crystal Palace
had been reduced to ashes some measures might have been
taken to secure the long-desiderated mesas of communica-
tion between driver and guard of which this is another ex-
ample. As it was, all the passengers were greatly fright-
ened and several had to deplore the destruction of their lug-
gage.

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HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE CITY.--The deco-
rations of the Guildhall are proceeding rapidly, under the
direction of the City architect, Mr. Bunning, arid in a few
days more this vast chamber will present one of the most
magnificent scenes it is possible to conceive. Great interest
has already been excited among the public, and applica-
tions to view the progress of the works have been so nume-
rous that the committee are compelled to give a uniform
denial to all, in order that the progress of the workmen may
not be impeded. The arrangements for the reception of the
Queen and her Royal Consort have been completed. Her
Majesty, instead of alighting at the front of the Guildhall,
will pass through the entrance to the law courts. and thence
by a handsomely-decorated corridor, to a chamber at the
east end of the hall, which will be fitted up as her Ma-
jesty's robing room. The exact period at which her Ma-
jesty will arrive has not been determined upon at present;
but a strong hope is entertained that the Royal visit will
be made before the shades of evening have set in. The
Queen will proceed in semi state—that is, in the same man-
ner in which her Majesty opened the Great Exhibition,
troops of the Life Guards keeping the line of road. The
Artillery Company will form the guard of honour at Guild-
hall. Messrs. Staples, of the Albion, who furnished the
du'euner on the occasion of opening the Royal Exchange,
have undertaken to supply the supper and refreshments. It
is understood that about 2,500 invitations will be issued,
and of that number it is said the members of the common
council claim nearly 1; 00. It has been hinted that the
jurors of the Great Exhibition are not likely to be included
in the list of invitations. It is to be hoped that this deci-
sion, if really arrived at, will not be persevered in. It is
fully expected that the route of the Royal cortigi will be
iiunduated by the tradesmen along the line.—Jforning Paper.
DIORAMA OF TUE HOLY LAND, EGYPTIAN
HALL.—The following members of the aristocracy and gen-
try have recently visited the above sacred painting :—The
Duchess of Buccleuch and party, the Duchess of St. Albans,
accompanied by the youthful and Lady Diana Beauclerk, the
Duke of Northumberland (fourth time), the Duke and
Duchess of Sutherland and party, the Duke of Newcastle,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, the Marquis of
Worcester, the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury and
party, the Earl of Cardigan, Earl Howe, the Earl and Coun-
tess of Morley and party' the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of
Clare, Earl Jermyn, :his Excellency M. Constantine Mes-
suris, the 'Fir kish Ambassador, accompanied by Prince A.
Vogorides and Hussein Effendi (Mufti) ; Lady Combermere
and party, Lord Campbell, Lord F. Egerton, Count I'os-
senti, General Djetnaleddin Pacha, Lord Radstock, Lady
Kbaloch, Lady Crewe and party, Lady Stopfurd, Lord John
Hay, Lady Stanley and party (third time), Lady Forster
and party, Hon. Mr. Harcourt, lb Mrs. Sneed and party,
Lady Bathurst, Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., and Mrs.
Gladstone, Sir Charles and La ty Nightingale and party, the
Dean of Canterbury, Sir Edwin Landseer, RA., Sir W. and
Lady Eden, Dr. Pettigrew, Professor Ansted, Sir Gardner
Wilkinson, Lady Beckett and party, Colonel Statham, Cu!.
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LONDON Plumptre, Francis Ainsworth, Esq., Colonel
Rawlinson, II: W. Pickersgill, . .
LONDON TO BIRMINGHAM IN Two HOURS AND A
are to run express trains between
London and Bir-
mingham Messrs. Fairbairn are constructing the engines
which
feet in diameter, and the tanks of the tenders minglaam in two hours and a half. The driving wheels are
to be seven
he engine can ran 60 or 70 miles without stopping for
are each to hold 2,000 gallons of water, so that, if it is neces-
sary,
water.—Herapath.
SUICIDE or A TEACHER OF LANGUAGES.—On
Saturday forenoon an inquest was taken by Mr. Henry
Mernbury Wakley, in the board-room of the St. Andrew's
Holborn union workhouse, on the body of Mr. John James
Irving, aged 29, a teacher of languages. It appeared that
the deceased had been teaching at the establishment of
Dr. Brown, Esher, which he left a few days ago under
the impression that all the boys were plotting together
to poison him. Ile also laboured under the delusion
that at the coffee-shops in London, which he was in the
habit of frequenting, a conspiracy had been entered into for
the purpose of poisoning him. On last Wednesday morning,
about half-past five o'clock, he was found, with his throat
cut. on the floor of his room. Life was quite extinct.
his right hand. Verdict
A razor was close by
Insanity.
—Temporary