The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-08 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—"The account which appears in your paper of
this evening of the committal of some of the officers
for trial connected with the House of Correction at
Knutsfurd, quoted from the Manchester Guardian,
involves the assertion that the governor's nephew is
among that number. As brother to the governor of
that establishment I feel it my duty to give a prompt
and unqualified contradiction to that statement, so far
as regards my nephew; and I rest assured you will
accept my authority as a sufficient guarantee for cor-
recting the falsehood emanating from the Manchester
Guardian. I am, Sir, &c.,
RICHARD GALLOP.
Union-street, Bristol, Sept. 6.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST
RAIL WAY.

Traffic—Week ending Sept. 6,18.51 ... £14,847 11 8
Traffic—Week ending Sept. 7, 1850 ... 13,778 10 7
Total of the half-year, to this date, 1851 ... 149,511 9 2
Total of the half-year, to this date, 1850 ... 112,861 6 0
Total number of Passengers— Week ending
Sept. 6,1851 ... 103,299
Passengers 4 17 2
Goods ... 2,092 14 6

Total... £14,847 11 8
Total miles open, 1851, 173 i ; ditto, 1850, 17114.
London Terminus, Sept. 8, 1851.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE CADOGAN PIEN.-013
Saturday night an inquiry, which did not terminate until a
very late hour, was gone into by Mr. Higgs, the coroner for
the Ducky of Lancaster, at Mr. Phil,ips'a, the Milford Arms,
Milford-lane, Strand, on the body of Mrs. Jane Woods, of 2,
Eaton-place, Bond street, Chelsea. The deceased, with her
husband and some friends, v, ho were going to London-
bridge, and whom they intended to accompany that distance,
were, on Sunday evening last, between seven and eight
o'clock, waiting at the Cadogan-pier, Chelsea, for a boat,
when the Bridegroom came alongside. It seemed clear that
the deceased, in getting from the dunnny to the steam-boat,
did not go by the shifting bridge, which, for the convenience
of passengers, is placed from the one to the other, but that
in attempting to step from the dummy to the Bridegroom, a
distance at the part she was of about thr-e feet, she missed
her foot-hold and fell into the water, which is there very
deep, and she went down with the tide. It was twilight, and
her head was seen three or four times above the water. The
captain of the steamer, when he heard some one was over-
board, put the boat down about a dczen yards, and the de-
ceased not being found, he returned back to the pier to take
in his passengers. After some proceedings, the jury returned
a verdict of "Accidental death," but added that they could not
separate without urging the directors of the company to have
boat-hooks on board their vessels, and to prevent persona
stepping from the dummy to the boat.
VISITOES TO WOOLWICH DOCITARD.—The HUM-.
hers of British subjects who visited the dockyard during the
present week was 11,446, and the number of foreigners,
770, making a total of 12,216, or upwards of 2,000 of daily
average. The number of French was 292, of Prussians, 17m,
and of Belgians, 126; the remainder being from the em.dler
continental states.

The Earl and Countess of L-ven and M-lville and
family have returned from Italy, where they have been so-
journing since September, 1849. His .ordship arrived at
Melville-house on Saturday, but the Countess, owing to the
delicate state of her health, is compelled to reside for some
time at Leamington.

SUICIDE —On Saturday ironing, about seven
o'clock, as the lock- keeper of Twig Folly Lock, on the Re-
gent's-canal, Bonner's-fields, was passing along the towing-
path, he found a bonnet, in which ivis a slip of paper,
which led him to suppose that a female was in the water.
The drags were room d to, upon which the bo,y of a young
woman, rebpectab!y attired, was found. The following, re-
mark,. were in the paper :—" It madness that has driven
me to this. My name is Sarah Puddicomb, and my brother
lives at No. 31, Greenfield-street,Comtnercial-road. I hope
God will forgive me. If my body is found, take it to my
brother William, and let him see what I have brought on
myself, for doing what I ought not to have done. But it is
all passed, and I 'hal, not trouble him any more. God bless
them all, and may ]be forgiven." Inquiry was made by the
police at the above direction, when her body was identified.
The deceased was 2t years gage, and it is supposed a love
affair led to the COITUIllielOll of suicide.