The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-20 00:00:00

EXTRAORDIA ARY DEATH.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Bedford held an inquest at
the Saand Union Workhouse on the boiy of a young
woman named Rebecca Freeman, whose death took place
under very peculiar circumstances. It appeared from
the evidence that a party from Cirencester came to town
on Wednesday last, to see the Exhibition, amongst
whom were the deceased and a young man named Rich-
ards, who was paying his addresses to her. Oo arriving
in Loudon deceased and her lover left the rest of the
party, and after wandering about some time to see the
sights of the town, went to a public-house in Bow-street,
where Richards asked for a bed for the two. From the
respectability of their appearance, the landlord supposed
them to be man and wife; and as no other room was at
liberty, he gave them a double-bedded room. The next
morning the young man came down stairs, and said that
the young woman had been very ill all night, when the
landlady went uP
to her bed-room, but soon after came
down, and said, "She's fast asleep, and it would bo a
pity to disturb her." Towards the close of the day abe
got worse, and a medical man was sent for. The evi-
dence was rather contradictory, inasmuch as the young
man (Richards), who admitted that he slept in the same
room with deceased, denied that he had slept in the same
bed, whilst the landlord and landlady of the house (the
Marquis of Anglesey), swore that a single bed was asked
for, and it was quite by accident they were put into a
double-bedded room, and that one of the beds had not
been slept in when she went to look at the deceased
next morning. A portion of the surgeon's (Mr. Ed-
wards) testimony is not fit for publication; but be
stated that the deceased died from exhaustion, which
might have been caused by various circumstances. The
jury returned a verdict of " Natural Death," with which
the Coroner stated himself to be anything but satisfied. 4

TROOPS FOR THE CAPE.—It is stated that four
regiments from the Irish and English establishment will
shortly leave for the Cape of Good Hope—the Royals, 40th,
and 43d, from Ireland; and the 85th Light Infantry, from
England, besides artillery. No orders are, however, issues'
for their embarkation, nor is it likely until the arrival out
of the 2d, or Queen's, 60th Rifles, and 12th Lancers, is
known at the Horse Guards. The 12th, from the Mauritius,
and the 18th, from India, are supposed to have arrived at
the Cape ere this.—Limerick Chronicle.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT IN THE CITY.--Yesterday
(Friday) morning, shortly before eleven o'clock, a melan-
choly accident occurred in the City to Mr. Francis Field,
aged 61 years, a cashier in the Bank of England. It appears
that the unfortunate gentleman was on the way to the Bank,
and while in the act of crossing Princes-street, towards
Threadneedle-street, was knocked down by the horses at-
tached waggon, and before the driver
heavily-laden
near wheels passed over his right
could ato to
p a
thehea
leg, and afterwards across the loins. Several of the foot pas-
sengers who witnessed the accident ran to him and raised
Trim up, but he was found to be quite insensible, and most
fearfully injured. A police-constable immediately procured
a cab, anti the injured gentleman was conveyed to the acci-
dent ward of St. Thomas's llospttal, where the house-surgeon
had him at once attended to, and placed in bed, but the case
was of such a complicated and dangerous nature that it was
deemed necessary to send for Mr. M'lNlurdo, the senior sur-
geon to the insti union, who, upon examination, ascertained
that the unfortunate sufferer had sustained a compound
fracture of the right leg, and severe external contusions.
Two ribs were fracture& and there was. no dnoubtittfsomprhe.
symptoms that be had received extaer
niivnee,
d
os'clockt •he was
sumed,entertained of his re-
Me and no hopes were
quite insensible, fatal injury. Last night,
recovery.
MArisroN;rtsaErt.7ofYtehsetecirtdizseyns theof oonrddo
IM,
aaty adrinneenr:
Covers were laid small
for forty in the long parlour, and the com-
pany sat down to a sumptuous repast, at which the Lady
• 'Mayoress, as well Several Other ladies, was prevent.