The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-22 00:00:00

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FATAL MARCH.

On Thursday evening an inquest was held at the
Bear Inn, Friary-street, Guildford, before Mr. J.
Rand Capron, the borough coroner, on view of the
body of Edward Norton, a private of the ScotsFusi-
leer Guards, aged 27*years, and who came by his
death under the following circumstances :
James Burroughs deposed that he was a private
in the 2d battalion 2d Company Scots Fusileer
Guards. He knew the deceased between five and
six years. On the previous morning they started
from Kingston to Guildford, the distance being 18
miles, They reached Ripley about 12, and Guild-
ford about 2. The deceased seemed well on the
march. He talked and drank water on the way.
The deceased first fell out when they were about
21,- miles from Guildford, but was told to join again,
as he had only such a short distance to go. This
he did, observing that he would not fall out again ;
he would rather fall dead on the road. Just before
reaching Guildford he fell quite exhausted, and
witness never saw him alive afterwards. To his
knowledge, deceased, with the exception of water,
had nothing on the road but some bread and cheese,
which was served out to all the men at Cobham,
the officers paying for it. He had not complained.
on the march, but be staggered a good deal from.
side to side after lie fell out the first time. He did
not know who ordered the deceased into the ranks
the second time. The day was very hot, and seve-
ral of the men fell out during the march. They had
to
earrya very heavy kit indeed, owing to chang-
ing barracks, and, if they had not brought the
whole of their things with them they wouldweihianvge
been lost. They had a musket, an extra pair of
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with them. He suffered very much from the
heat, and had a bad headache. When they
started from Kingston the deceased was quite
sober. He had two pairs of trousers on,
but otherwise he was dressed in his usual man-
ner. Many took off their stocks, but it was
against the general rules laid down. They wore
their bearskin caps, which weighed about 31b. They
would have marched much more comfortably in
caps. They had a waggon behind, which picked
up one or two men. While on the march the men
arriving at a horse-trough in front of a publichouse,
not.only drank out of it but dipped their heads in.
Mr. Richard Eager, of Guildford, surgeon, de-
posed to seeing the soldiers coming into Guildford.
The deceased staggered from side to side, and at last
fell exhausted. He was at once put under sorno
trees. He gave directions as to keeping his head
high, but finding a regimental surgeon present, he
left him under his care. Deceased was very pallid
and utterly prostrate, and his impression was that
he was in a very serious way. The whole of the
men looked considerably distressed with the heat.
He saw many of the men with their chin-straps
up, and their stocks and collars unbuttoned and
loosened. He saw more than one officer carrying
the musket and the knapsack of the soldiers.
Mr. George Perry, assistant-surgeon in the Scots
Fusilier Guards, deposed that he was not with the
deceased's wing, and did not see him when he was
first taken ill. He was called to see him at Mrs.
Herbert's house in the London-road about 3 o'clock
on the previous afternoon. He found him lying
under a tree in a comatose state, with all the syrup-
toms of congestion of the brain. He was quite
speechless and insensible, but alive. He had him
removed in a fly to the White Hart Hotel, and
attended him till his death. He never rallied, and
died about half-past six o'clock. He had made a
post mortem examination, and found the vessels of
the brain very much congested, with some slight.
effusion. He found sufficient to account for death,
which, in his opinion, was the result of marching
for a length of time under a hot sun. The deceased's
character was good in the regiment, and he believed
him to have been a temperate and well-conducted
man. A good many men fell out on the march, but
principally from being footsore. The sun, however,
was very powerful.

The jury, after consulting together for a short
time, adjourned the inquiry, in order that the sur-
geon who first attended the deceased, and also the
sergeant of the company, should attend.
Two other men, named Griffiths and Homer, also
fell exhausted after the regiment got into the town,
but they are better.
The regiment marched from Guildford on Thurs-
day morning about 5 o'clock, but one of the men
was obliged to give up before they had proceeded
three-quarters of a mile. The deceased, who had
a good conduct stripe, was buried yesterday morn-
ing with military honours in the cemetery. The
band of the 2d Royal Surrey Militia took part in
the procession, and played the " Dead March" in
Saul.

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
Joseph Ilolroyd, chemist, Winterton, Lincolnshire.
BANKRUPTS. '

Charles Wakefield, timber dealer; Torriano-terrace,
Kentish-town, to surrender July 1, at two, and July 25, at
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Geminiano Zanni, optician, King-street, Holborn, July
2, at three, and August 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy.
Henry Cooper, tailor, Southampton, July 6, at twelve,
and August 6, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy..
John French, corn factor, Martock, Somersetshire, July
2 and 31, at twelve, at the Exeter District Court.
Major Gluckstein, tobacconist, Leeds, July 5 and 26 at
eleven, at the Leeds District Court. ,
Samuel Weston Moore, lace manufacturer, Nottingham,
July 2 and Aug. 6, at eleven, at the Shirehall,:Noliting-
ham.

Charles McLoughlin, gun maker, Cheltenham, July 1
and Aug. 5, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court,
Frederick Rundall, wine merchant, Tower-hin, City,
July 5, at half-past one, and Aug. 9, at one, at the ( ;ourt of
Bankruptcy.
Robert Royds and Henry Francis Whittle, con tractors
and builders, Fremantle, Hants, July 6, at ele' an, and
Aug. 1, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
John Peacock, licensed victualler, Upper Gorr al, Staf-
fordshire, July 5 and 25, at eleven, at the Birming ham Dis-
trict Court.

Thomas Cooper and Henry Stephen Wallis, millers,
Perry Barr, Staffordshire, July 5 and 25, at elei.ren, at the
Birmingham District Court.
Joseph Holroyd, chemist, Winterton, Lincoir ishire, July
3, and July 24, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon-
Hull.

William Thomas, draper, Llanerchymedd,. Anglesey,
July 4, at twelve, and July 30,:at eleven, at the Liverpool
District Court.

Dalton Brothers, calico printers, Manchesl;er, July 17
and August 2, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
George Moorhouse and Co., cotton manufacturers, Man-
chester, July 18 and August 8, at twelve, at the Manchester
District Court.

Richard Harris, builder, Church-terrace, Kentish-town,
July 1, at eleven, and August 5, at twelve, at the Coutt of
Bankruptcy.
Frederick Bielefeld, papier macho manufacturer, Well-
ington-street North, Strand, July 4 and August 5, at
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Arthur Duflie Kidd, straw hat manufacturer, Cripple-
gate-buildings, City, July 8, at half-past one, and August
2, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Daniel Browne and William Browne, silk manufacturers,
Macclesfield, July 5 and August 1, at twelve, at the Man-
chester District Court.
William Laidle, boot manufacturer, Sunderland, July 3
and August 2, at half-past twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-
Tyne District Court.

SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
William Petrie Shaw, merchant, Dundee.
Yuill and Son, power-loom cloth manufacturer, Glasgow.
Alexander Ritchie, sharebroker, Glasgow.
Richard Hall Brown, ironmonger, Rutherglen.
William Jardine, slater, Glasgow.
William Smith, miller, Glamis, Forfarshire.