The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-27 00:00:00

KLARIKOFF,

his immediate followers being Russr.,EY and Ears.
In the Handicap Plate A.F., Ar;
--a-nc and Zodiac appear
best in.
Walloon and Bab-at-the-Bowster will win their respec-
tive engagements.
These are no races on Wednesday of any importance.
On Thursday there are nine items, including the One
Thousand and the Newmarket Two-year-old Plate. The
field for the One Thousand will be made up from the fol.-
'lowing .

Probable Riders.

Bas Bleu, by Stockwell out of Vexation....
Barbatus, f by, out of Flutter .. Aldcroft.
Brown Duchess, by the Flying Dutchman
—Espoir
Fairwater, by Loupgarou out of Bloomer Charlton.
Juno, by Teddington out of Inheritress
Lady Macdonald, by Touchstone out of Fair

Helen ..

Nativity, by Orlando out of Sister to Finns J. Goater.
Nemesis, by Newminster out of Varsoviana. Norman.
Pardalote, by Stockwell out of Geelong.... A. French.
Preceptress, by Chatham out of Governess G. Fordham.
Queen of the Vale, by King Tom out of

Agnes
The Roe, by Wild Dayrell out of Chamois A. Day.
Sweet ilawttorn, by Sweetmeat Alice

Hawthorn .. Custance.
Vega, by Stockwell out of Brendle:lnt ..
Without going through the prform7nces of those likely to
take part in the race, I would merely ,stite that Brown
Duchess, Quecn of the Vale, and Preceptress are the best
public performers. If Baron Rothschild's filly had retained
any of the form she showed last ycatat Ascot I *quid nn-
doubtelly have given her the preference ; but believing she
has lost hor two-year-old form, I anticipate seeing

BROWN DUCHESS
returned as the winner of the One Thousand; hor imme-
diate followers being PitEcr.rrr.Ess and VACA.
The Newmarket Plato has an entry of 81; but unless
the dark division is able to produce a flyer, Sir Joseph
Hawley will have no difficulty in disposing of the rest of
the field with Duke Rollo. The rest of the meeting will be
occupied with sweepstakes and plates yet to be entered for.
A FRESH MAN.
London, April 27, 1861.-

MYSTERIOUS DE 4721 OF A FEMALE

BY PRUSSIG .ACID.

Yesterday an adjourned inquiry was proceeded
with before Mr. Bedford and a respectable jury, at
the old King's Head, hanelagh-street, Pimlico, re-
specting the death of Mre. Susan Berridge, aged 36,
the'wife of a tobacconist, residing 'at No. 3, Upper
Eaton-street, and which has been discovered to
have been the effect of prussic acid.
The first investigation was entered into on Fri-
day last, when the evidence went to show that on
the day previous about one o'clock in the morning,
the deceased was found dead by her husband on the
floor of her bedroom, by the side of the bed. Mr.
Hatchard, surgeon, in business at the next door,
was sent for, who was of opinion that she had taken
prussic acid, but no phial or cup could be found
which had contained that poison. The coroner, in
consequence, adjourned the inquiry, and directed
that a post mortem examination should be made of
the body, and that the contents of the stomach
should be forwarded to Mr. Rogers, chemical lec-
turer at St. George's Hospital, for analysation.
Yesterday at the adjourned inquiry that gentle-
man stated that the appearances in the stomach
proved that a considerable quantity of prussic acid
had been taken by the deceased, which was also
further evident from the smell of the contents of
the stomach.
Further evidence was then given to discover the
state of the deceased's mind, and whether at any
time she had meditated self-destruction.
The sister-in-law of the deceased was examined,
who stated that about five months ago she told her
that she (deceased) was in the family-way, and that
she (deceased) had subsequently observed that she
would never give birth to another child. (She has
left two young children.)
Turner, the summoning officer, said that he had
been to several chemists to ascertain if deceased
had bought prussic acid, and was told at each place
it was never sold to females.

The Coroner remarked that he knew such to be
he fact.

The inquiry was adjourned till Wednetalay next,
,o give time to tiud th© phial that efntained the
?oison.,

THE R 0,11) HILL .3LISVERY.

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1 (From the Bath (Aro;ri,ic.)
As our readers are aware, a sale of the effects of
Road Hill House has been announced, and the pre-
mhes were opened to view to holders of catalogues
An Saturday last. Up to Monday night about 500
were sold, and the purchasers vhdted the premises,
the scere of the murder. As might have been an-
ticipated, people came from far and near to inspect
the house to which such a terrible and world-wide
mystery is attached. Upon entering the house the
first question almost that was asked was, " Where
is the nursery ?" and much disappointment was felt
at not seeing the murdered child's cot; as it was,
every part of the room was minutely examined, as
well as the adjoining apartments, and the fact of
the murderer or murderess achieving his or her
fiendish designs, notwithstanding the close conti-
guity of the rooms favouring the presumption that
they would have been discovered, was the theme of
general comment and astonishment. So great was
the crush to this ill-fated apartment, the nursery,
that a policeman was compelled to be stationed on
duty there during the whole time of view, and Mr.
Superintendent Foley, in compliance with general
request, was continually explaining the position of
the nurse's bed and the murdered child's cot to the
groups of eager inquirers who thronged the rooms.
This gave rise to a criticism of the various theories
Whicher's sleet with universal condemnation.
propounded on the subject, and Mr. Inspector
On reaching the stable there lay asleep in its box
the dog that roamed at large on the fatal night, a
silent spectator of the fearful deed. The closet was
next reached, and examined with intense curiosity.
The indelible stain upon the floor, caused by the
outpouring of the life-blood of the innocent, was still
plainly observable, although mildewed by time ;
and as hundreds of eyes gazed in silent horror upon
it, it seemed to awaken feelings that have recently
lain dormant, and a fervent ejaculation burst from.
many lips, " Would to God the murderer could be
discovered, and the blood of this child avenged."
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Every pada the house and grounds was inspected,
and the general exclamation, as the spectators
threaded the garden walks and shrubbery paths,
such
tahnedmviewed the,,
N Thatrie a
h landscape
beautiful s
spottrete stretching nbe outg
marred around
such a foul orime!" So great was ththeedesire on the
part of some to obtain a relie of
although a body of Wiltshire and
police, under the immediate direction of s:Tern.e, that
Somersetshire
Super-
intendent Foley and InspectorPi
were posted at points of the premises,tney, of Bradford,
ehegrio.euanr
fearful
irounding the house
dismantled by degrees,
mtreenestoinoftht several of the
in order to furnish a Ine'
Scurime. One individual, weren
fact, it was stated by thepolice, 0 far as
. went
to surreptitiously obtain of the skirting
a portion .
of the floor of the
closet, and take it with him
to London.

Accounts from Granville stated that the fishery on
that coast has been very productive this season: The
boat-
men have earned on an average from f. to 6f. a day while
at sea. The French cruisers had captured and brought
into Granville two English bOAt4 Igo eAcrvachodQu •
tie wench (voter bocith