The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-28 00:00:00

I'IMLANCHOLY DEATH.
On Thursday Mr. Be:iford, the coroner, received in-
formation of the death by fire of two maidfn ladies—
Miss Brooks, aged 85, and Miss Anna Storey, her niece,
who is about 30 years of age, which took place under the
following melancholy circumstances:—They were resid-
ing a' No. 3, Allington-street, Pimlico, where they had
been living in independent circumstances for twenty years
past. Last Monday morning, about ten o'clock, the
neighbours on the opposite side of the street were
' alarmed by seeing flames in the front parlour. Mr.
Nottidge, who occupied an adjoining house, jumped over
his garden wall acid entered the room, which was full of
smoke, and the carpet in flames. Another neighbour
followed, when, upon the fire being extinguished, the
younger lady wcs found crouched in a corner of the
room, having heti all her clothes burnt oft' her body,
though she hat contrived to get a piece of calico
which partly covered her. She was enabled to in-
timate that her aunt was in the adjoining room.
Upon going there, she was fund upon the floor
in great agony, and her clothes were also parti-
ally burnt. Mr. Woolmer, surgeon, Victoria-square,
was sent for, who promptly attended, and he, upon
examining the unfortunate ladies, discovered that Miss
Brooks had suffered a dislocation of her left hip and of
her right wrist. She was put to bed, but, in consequence
of her great age, the medical gentleman thought frem
the shock to the system, and her -severe injuries from
the barns, she would not live many hours. Miss Storey
was speedily attended to, after which she was conveyed
' in a cab to St. George's Hospital, where she died about
six o'clock the following morning; her aunt died about
six hours previously. The niece stated that she was
sitting before the fire ire the parlour, when she put some
paper on the coals, and it was almost immediately
lighted and blown by the wind that came down the
chimney into her lap. Her clothes were quickly on fire,
which she tried to extinguish, but was unable to do so,
and she was soon enveloped in flames. In that state she
rushed into the room where her aunt was in bed, who
got out to assist her, but in her haste fell down. At
that moment her aunt's clothes caught fire: Upon fall-
ing, she exclaimed that she.; had hurt her hip, The
deceased ladies were much respected in the neighbour-
hood, and were very charitable to the poor. They had
purchased their stock of fruit for Christmas-day, which
was found in the parlour cupboard.

MR. SLOANE'S RECEPTION by the MOB.
After the conclusion of the examination yesterday,
Mr. Sloane endeavoured to leave the court unperceived,
but failed in his object, and was saluted with a yell of
execration from a densely crowded bat highly respectable
audience.
Mr. Alderman lIIIMPHERY said that the same bail
would be sufficient if they were all ready.
Mr. Philips (defendant's solicitor) said that one of the
sureties was at Bristol, and unable to come forward, but
that he would be in town in a few days.
Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY—Under these circum-
stances, it will be my duty to commit Mr. Sloane to
Newgate, to await his trial, or until the required bail is
forthcoming.
In the course of yesterday afternoon, the depositions
having been signed by those witeesses who were present
at the examination, the Alderman was about formally to
commit Mr. Sloane to Newgaa, when, in accordance
with that gentleman's request, the. worthy Alderman said
he would remand him to the Compaq-, in order that he
might be brought up next week, and the case perfected
in every respect, as well as to afford the defendant an
opportunity of giving bail for his appearance at the trial.
Great difficulty was experienced as to how Mr. Sloane
should be removed in safety, as the mob seemed rather
to be increasing, with the desire to see a man who had
rendered himself so singularly notorious. Various ex-
pedients were suggested, and a person was dispatched to
obtain a cab in some part remote from Guildhall, and to
drive round by Moorgate-street and Fore-street into
Basinghall-street, and then wait at the church, and in
the mean time it was arranged that several policemen
were to guard the magistrates' entrance and to keep
back the crowd from the hall, while Mr. Sloane made
a rush into the hall and effected his escape by the back
way to where the cab was waiting for him. The cab was
kept waiting at the church for a short time, and then
Alderman Humphery thought it advisable to have the
cab brought close up to the door, which was accordingly
done. An officer was sent down to the Compter with
instructions to the governor to have the door open, and
everything prepared to afford defendant a ready recep-
tion on arriving there. The cab door was opened, and
Mr. Sloane (who had only about three yards to go), ac-
companied by Springate, the gaoler, suddenly rushed
out, and was endeavouring to force his way into the
cab, when the mob closed upon him, and had it not
been for the able exertions of' Mr. Superintendent Hodg-
son, Mr. Roe, and about a dozen constables, Mr. Sloane
would have been torn to pieces by the exasperated
mob. One old woman we noticed in particular was
making most furious lunges at him with an immense
umbrella. With great difficulty Mr. Sloane managed to
get into the cab, but the crowd all pressed forward, and
with such violence, that both the windows of the vehicle
were smashed to atoms, and mud, spittle, and all kinds
of filth were showered upon him through both windows,
so that in less than two minutes he was so bespattered
that it was next to impossible to discover which was the
gaoler and which Mr. Sloane. About 20 constables sur-
rounded the cab, and the driver lashed his horse to try
and escape the rabble, but they impeded his way so much
that he was unable to proceed at any but a rapid walking
pace. Two policemen endeavoured to block up the
windows by standing on the steps of the cab, but in spite
of their exertions the gaoler received a smart blow on
the face which was intended for Mr. Sloane. Through
some mistake the vehicle was directed to the Old Bailey,
where a crowd of some thousands awaited its coming,
and, by the time the cab arrived opposite the Compter
in Giltspur-street, the road and every place where
standing-room was to be obtained was crowded with one
vast mass of human heads. The policemen were so be-
spattered with filth that they looked like so many mud-
larks. They were obliged to use their staves very
freely on stopping at the door of the prison; and Mr.
Sloane, as soon as the cab door was opened, made one
bound on to the pavement, three more took him to the
middle of the lobby, and the gate closed behind him,
much to the disappointment of the people outside, who
seemed to relish the proceedings. Shouts, yells, groans,
and every imaginable expression of diigust and horror
were reiterated by the crowd on the way from the court
to the Ccmpter; and even when 51,,ane was safely in-
side,, they lingered outside, hissing and hooting, and
calling upon the turnkeys to turn Sloane out among
them, and they would give him what he deserved. Six
policemen remained in front of the door for some time, as
it was feared that it would not be safe to leave the front
door guarded only by the gaoler. Up to a late hour last
night the people were still assembled outside the Comp-
ter, in knots of threes and fours, eloquently discussing
the subject among themselves.
As Mr. Superintendent Hodgson was leaving the pri-
son he was shouted at by the crowd, and some ct the
following expressions addressed to him :—" Oh, you are
the sweep that took Sloane from us;" " You took away
the man who starved the girl;" " Give bim back to us,
and we'll teach the wretch what it is to be tormented;"
" Where's that infernal monster?" and a host of others,
more vulgar in their language, but not less intense. in
meaning.