The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-30 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S NEWS

Accounts have been received by the Levant Mail
from Constantinople to the 9th instant, and from
Alexandria to the ith. At Constantinople, on the 9th,
one of the Sultanas was confined of a Princess, to
whom the name of MUNIXE (Brilliant) was given.
The birth of the Princess MCNIRE was celebrated
with public rejoicings.
The postal treaty between the Pacha of EGYPT and
England had not yet been arranged, but hopes were
entertained that it would be speedily settled.
The new dry dock at Alexandria had been opened,
but its efficiency could not be judged of.
The PACUA has left Alexandria for Cairo, where he
will remain for some months.

The Madrid papers of tFe 20th and 22d have been
received. On the 21st, in the Chamber of Deputies,
the Minister of Finance, ir reply to a question of M.
ORENSE, stated that if the conversion of the Five per
Cents. had given rise to any stock-jobbing transac-
tions, the Government was perfectly unconnected
with them. On the same day a scene occurred in the
Chamber between M. Mos; and the Marquis VI-
LUMA, in which the former, after making a violent
attack on the latter, was at length obliged to apolo-
gise. Notwithstanding the apology, however,
El Tiempo, of the 22d instant, announces that the
Marquis DE VILUMA, the Duke D'ADRANTES, and M.
EGUIZABAL, had resigned their functions as Members
of the Chamber of Deputies, in consequence of some
expressions used by the Minister of Finance during
the debate in the Chamber of Deputies on the pre-
ceding day. El Clamor Public° of the 22d instant
states, that notwithstanding the efforts made to pre-
vent a Ministerial crisis, such an event is inevitable,
and that it will take place at the moment of the de-
bate on the Clergy Bill.
It would appear, that in consequence of the resig-
nation of N. Dorozo CORTES not having been ac-
cepted, General NARYAEZ had resigned his office of
President of the Council ; but, at the request of the
QUEEN-MOTHER and the members of the Cabinet,
had consented to withdraw his resignation.
It was generally believed that a treaty with Great
Britain, for the suppression of the slave trade, would
be shortly laid before the Chambers.

The Paris papers of Friday and of Saturday have
been received. The only business of importance
transacted in the Chamber of Peers was the election
of Secretaries, and the nomination of Members to
draw up the address in answer to the Speech from the
Throne.
The Chamber proceeded to the election of the per-
manent Secretaries, and Count D'AUDIFFRET, Presi-
dent BOULLET, Viscount CAVAIGNAC, and Count DE
COLBERT, having obtained the greatest number of
votes, were declared duly elected.
The Marquis DE LA PLACE, Count PORTALIS, M.
MERILIIOU, Baron GIROD DE L'AIN, Count ROT,
Count BEUGNOT, and M. BARTIII3, were nominated to
draw up the address.
In the Chamber of Deputies on Friday, the order
of the day was the election of President of the Cham-
ber. The number of votes was 331, giving the re-
quired majority at 166. M. SAUZET obtained 164
votes, M. Durm 95, M. O. BARROT 63, M. DU-
PONT (de l'Eure) 3, M. de SALVANDY 3, and MM.
BERZTER and HERNOUX I each. None of the candi-
dates having obtained a requisite number of votes, a
second ballot was proceeded to, in which the number
of voters was 323, and the .absolute majority 162.
M. SAUZET received 177 votes, M. DuriN 129, M.
0. BARROT 15, and MM. BERRYER and M. DUPONT
(de l'Eure) 1 each. Consequently M. SAuzrr was
proclaimed President. The smallness of the majority
by which M. SAUZET, the Ministerial candidate for
the Presidency, has succeeded, is considered by the
Opposition press as an indication of Ministerial weak.
ness. In the organisation of the bureaux, the success
of the Ministry was complete. Of the nine Presidents
chosen, eight are Ministerial, and only one of the
Opposition party. Of the Secretaries, six are Minis
terial, and three belong to the Opposition.
On gaturday the election of the four Vice
•Presidents took place.
The following is the result of the first ballot :
Number of votes, 303—Absolute majority, 152,
M. BIGNON . ......

M. DE SALVANDY
M. DUFAUXE

M. DB BELLEYMB ............ 150
M. BILLAULT
M. LEPELLATIER D'AULNIT.
The first three candidates having more than an Rh,
solute majority, were elected. A second ballot took
place for the fourth Vice-President, when neither
candidate having an absolute majority, the election
wits adjourned till Monday. Of the three chosen, two
are considered Conservatives, and one is of the
Opposition.

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THE BOURSE--SATURDAY, DEC. 28.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents•• •• .• 120 75 .. 120 75 120 60 .. 120 60
Four-and-a-lialf..•• 113 •• 113 .. 113 .• 113
104 .• 104 .. 104 .. 104
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............. 45
......362280005 50
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86 75 .. 86 80 .. 86 70 .. 86 75
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LBaatnliktteofßranrakn, France .....•.3200
Shareslo9s ..1G95 ..1090 .. 10. 0
5,000 f. Sharesso73 ..AlOO
..5075
..5101
104/ .. 1041 .. 104/ .. 104 f
1120 ..1120 ..1120 •.1120
Belgian
Fives, 1840
1842 •• •••• •• 1063 • • 106/ •• 106/ .. 06
Threes .
Two-and-a-Halt• •• • 62 40 .• 62 40 .. 62 30 .. 62 30
Sparish Threes •• •• •• ••• • •• 39 .. 39 .. 381
.. 38:
Active ..... .•••• •• 3Ci •• 37 .• 36/ .• 37
Passive ... GI•
..
rorrugnesc Five per Cents•• 613 • 6/ 61
.. 6f
•• •• 103 • 61/ .. 61* .. 61/
Rome, 3 104* •• 104* •• 104*
RAILWAY SHAIZES.
St. Germain .•••...........1027 50 ..1027 50 ..1027 50 ..1027 50
Versailles, R.ll, „„ „ 500 •• 500 .. 495 .. 495
L.B.— •••• •• 390 .. 390 .• 381 25
Rotten •• •••• •• •• •• •••••• •• 1060 . 1061 25 ..1060
1605
Rouen to Havre............ 822 50 .. 825
.. 822 50 ..
25
Orleans • ...............1140 ..1143 75 ••1140 ..1143 78
Stralbarg to Bale..
Avignon to Marseilles..
:RAILWAYS FOB THE ACCOUNT, Jab% 3.
St. Germain lO2B 75 ..1030
..1023 75 —lO2B 74
Versailles, 1118 495 .. 500 . • 495 . • 500
to 832920
50
839205 8
3:2
50 5
832850
totuieezrii
.. . .
... 7.7 1085 ..1065 ..1860 ..1061 25
Orleans 80 ..1145 ..1137 50 ..1141 50
Strasburg to 310 .. 310 .. 307 50 .. 308 75
Avignon to Marseilles...." 932 50 .. 935 932 50 935

THE LATE CALAMITOUS FIRE IN
GUILDFORD-STREET.
INQUEST ON THE SUFFERERS.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Wakley, Coroner for Middlesex, Mr. G. J. Mills,
Deputy-Coroner, and the jury empanelled to inquire
into the circumstances connected with the late fire at 67,
Guildford-street, Russell-square, by which four unfor-
tunate individuals lest their lives, re-assembled this day
in the Angel Inn, High-street, St. Giles, for the purpose
of further prosecuting the inquiry.
Fairey, Esq., the gentleman on whose premises
the fire occurred, Mr. Braidwood, superintendent of the
London Fire Brigade, and others interested in the
evidence, were present.
Precisely at ten o'clock the Coroner and Deputy-
Coroner entered, and the names of the jurymen having
been called over, they were sworn, and the court was
opened in the usual form. The names of the unfortunate
men, it will be remembered, were Robert Birkmyre and
John Wright, police-constables of the E division, Charles
Jenkins, a groom, and William Robinson, a clerk.
The first witness, Frederick Perrier, fireman No. 71,
said that he found John Birkmyre in the ruins, on
Saturday, the 21st. Found him in the front kitchen
alive. Heard a cry of "Here, here Help ! For God's
sake, save tee !" I crawled under the fallen wood work,
and asked if any one was there. He said " 'Yes, Jack's
here." With assistance I got him out in about three-
quarters of an hour. Found the young man, William
Robinson, about half-past three the same afternoon, on
the top of the ruins, between the rafters, with
his face towards Russell-qsuare. The body was greatly
burned. I also found a drunken man on the premises,
but he was recovered.
A young man stepped forward, and said that some
remains had been found, which were supposed to belong
to the deceased Robinson.
Witness—l cannot say how the drunken man came on
the ruins. He was apparently insensible, and could give
no answer to the questions asked him. I did not know
John Birkmyre before he was burned.
Gregory Cole Dudley, inspector of the E division,
knew Birkmyre. Saw his body at the ruins, but cannot
say how he came by his death. Saw also the body of
John Wright, aged 30, brought out. Ile was also a
police constable.
'William Miley, coachman to Mr. Fairey, knew
Charles Jenkins, and saw his body brought out of the
ruins. The deceased was a stranger in the house, and
merely came in to " lend a hand."
Police-constable 52 E found the body of Charles Jen-
kins on the 24th in the ruins of the kitchen.
Edward Payne, Upper Clairton, identified the body of
Charles Jenkins.
Police constable 52 E (continued)—The deceased, Jen-
kins, was in the same room with Birkmyre, but on the
opposite side of the place. He was buried beneath the
timber.
Mr. Fairey—No other of my household is missing.
I have not seen the body of the deceased lad, Robinson.
He used to sleep at the uppermost middle window of the
premises. His age was 15.
Mr. Weeeeer —Now, gentlemen of the jury, if you are
satisfied of the identity of the bodies, the next and only
inquiry will be to ascertain how the fire originated.
The coachman was called with this view, but he could
give no account of the origin, as he slept over the stables.
Mr. Fairey said the cook was the first of his domestic
servants awake. (A section of the house was exhibited
here, with the exact position in which the bodies were
discovered.)
The female domestic of Mr. Fairey and a boy who
used to sleep with the deceased Robinson, were then
sworn, and
Mary Hall, the cook, was first examined—l went to
bed at ten minutes before eleven. The parlour-maid
and another girl were left up. I was alarmed soon
after by finding that the room was filling with
smoke. I mean the third floor back room. The two
girls slept in the same room. One came immediately to
me but the other did not for some time. I smelt a strong
smell of fire about a quarter after the ee. I leaped out of
bed and opened the door, and found myself almost suffo-
cated on the landing. I awoke my fellow-servants and
screamed " fire," and then ran up stairs to the boy's
room. I then came back for I met my master. The
fire was coming up the staircase, and I tried to descend
but could not. I then got up the stairs again and caught
hold of my boy, who said " Oh, it is me, mother—
and he then added—" Oh ! poor Robinson." We then
all escaped except the last-mentioned. There was no fire
left in the kitchen, and the last fire in the stoves
had been on the previous Wednesday. The laundry is
on the ground floor, with kitchen rather detached, the
only communication between it and the house being a
water-closet.
Mr. WAKLEY—Mr. Braidwood gives it as his opinion
that the heated air in the communicating flue bad occa-
sioned the occurrence. What is your opinion, Mr.
Fairey ? Mr. Fairey—Su'h is my opinion, and that the
heat communicated with the woodwork near. (The wit-
ness then explained at great length the direction which
the flue took in its passage through the house, and the
dangerous nature of the connecting woodwork.),
Mr. WAKLEY—Then this fire would have originated
on the ground floor ? Mr. Fairey—No, on a landing
above it.
Mary Hall—There were no fires left in when I went
to bed. There was nothing unusual in the fires in the
house that day. Master was very careful of his fires
himself.
Mr. Fsirey—l sat up till after two o'clock in my
study. I went down stairs after the time that cook
says she met me, to look at this landing I have already
mentioned. I could not see mach flume, for it resew
bled the gas-lights burning through an intense Lon-
don fog.
The other servants were examined, but added nothing
to the evidence of the cook. They could form no further
opinion of the origin of the fire than that it arose on the
back ground floor, and was occasioned by the flue of the
ironing-stove.
Mr. WAKLEY—II has been said that there was com-
pany in the kitchen that evening. Is it so ?—The wit-
nesses said such a report was altogether false.
Mr. WAKLEY—It has been also said that policemen
were in late at night. It is as well to remove such an
impression.
An Inspector—lt is altogether false, for inquiries have
been made, and the policemen, who were also stated to
be drunk, were perfectly sober.
Mr. Fairey—There had been scandalous disorder
somewhere, for the wine cellar bad been broken open,
and bottles of strong French brandy, gin, and wine,
stolen and drunk, and the empty bottles thrown about
the kitchen, where these men were found dead.
Thomas Wenman, the chimney-sweeper, saw the
sparks coming from the roof of the study in the morn-
ing, just as he was going to work.
Mr. Wakley—The study is not burned down.
William Dilley, coachman to Mr. Fairey, slept over
the stables, and was roused by people knocking at the
door. Saw the fire first inside the pantry windows. It
was not in the house then. When he next saw the flame it
had communicated with the bottom staircase window.
Saw the man who was brought out tipsey. He lives on
the Colonnade, and I have observed:him before. When
brought out he was taken to the station-house. I hare
seen the wine cellar since. The panel of the door was
broken open, and also one of Chubb's patent locks.
Police constable 5 E— Got to the house at about four
o'clock. Saw fire then from the second floor front room.
Sergeant Dyer and witness got over the area into the
ground floor. The door was broken open, witness was
told, by Wright, one of the deceased constables. The
flames were over witness's head, and on trying to get up
the staircase the pieces of wood were falling down.
Wright, Birkmyre, and Jenkins, were looking under the
kitchen table for a dog at that time. The men were
quite sober. The cellar door had been before that
broken in witness's presence. Saw no bottles handed
about, hut heard Wright say that " this cellar must be
looked to, or they would be at it." Wright broke open
the door under the impression that it was the plate
room, but finding it the wine cellar they left it untouched.
He could swear that all were perfectly sober.
William Quait, carpenter, was alarmed by fire, and
went into the house by the coachman's back entrance,
That led into a passage, and the kitchen door is just
there, The fire was burning very briskly there, and it
communicated with the staircase window. The fire ap-
peared to him to have broke out in the pantry at the
back of the house. There was no fire in the front
kitchen then, and soon after the policemen came; and
they were quite sober. Witness told them several times,
"If you don't come out now you will never come
out alive," Soon after witness left the roof fell in.
Me. WAittek—l think it is quite evident that these
poor men were not intoxicated, unless, indeed, the jury
wished to multiply evidence.
The jury expressed their full satisfaction that the
eohttabltN were quite sober,
James Mallett was
,eitatnined, but nothing material
was elicited,
The neat beitnesti iallecl was the man who
had been found in the house intoxicated; Mau-
rice Williams, coachman to Mr. James Hacking-,
men—l heard a cry of fire, and went down to the back
Of the house. I went by the back door to search for a
dog which was said to be inside. I saw a policeman
break open the wine cellar with a poker. He put in his
lamp, and said, " This is the wine cellar; I thought it
was the plate room." The policeman then went away.
I drank something out of a pot. I don't know what it
was. I don't know who gave it me. The only light
was from a policeman's lamp. There were two in the
kitchen then. It was not the liquor got over me. It was
tke fright and the smoke that did it. There was no time
for nothing. I was taken to the station-house en a
stretcher, and thrown into a cold cell for four hours
and a half, and when I was brought out the water ran
from me.
Mr. W AKLEY —lt has, I think, been sufficiently proved
that these men were sober ; but there seems to have been
something wrong about the protection to property, cer-
tainly. I cannot see the necessity for having broken
open the door at all.
. Mr. Fairey examined—l am an engineer, and on the
night of the fire went to bed between a quarter and half-
past two o'clock. Told William Robinson, and the other
boy, Hall, to put the fire right, and saw the boy Robin-
son with the fire-screen ready to do so. I then left to
go to bed. My first impression was of a scream -of fire.
I went outside, and then sew the smoke. I went up
stairs to alarm the servants and met the cook. I told
her to alarm the servants, and then sent to ray study, to
save my papers if they should be on fire. When 1 got
down nearly to the level of the study I found that the
fire was lower down. I came back to my room where
my wife was, and called out " Fire !" I told my wife to
try to save nothing, not to speak except in case of abso-
lute necessity, and to do all I told her. I then took her
up stairs to the third landing, and then gut them into
the open air by the leads.
Mr. WAKLEY—Iiow do you account for the boy
Robinson not being saved ?
Witness—l did not miss him till we were outside. 1

Mr. Fairey said Robinson had difficulty in breathing,
and generally did so with his mouth open.
Hall said he did not hear him breathe.
The CORONER said it was very desirable that while
one body of men paid proper attention below, another
party should pay attention to those upon the roof. In
this case, it appeared that Mr. Fairey and his
family had been upon the roof six or seven mi-
nutes a ithout any one coming to their assistance. If
any objection were made to admit persons for that pur-
pose at the next door, he should, if a policeman, have no
hesitation in breaking them open. He thought no fur-
ther witness need be examined, for he did not think that
were they sitting there for a fortnight they could come to
any more satisfactory conclusion than they might with
that before them.
There being no further evidence,
The CORONER proceeded to address the jury. He said
there was nothing peculiar in the circumstances. There
was a difference of opinion between Mr. Fairey and Mr.
Braid wood and the firemen in regard to the
situation of the premises in which the fire origi
nated. In the opinion of all it originated in a flue.
Consequently a difference of opinion only existed as to
the particular flue in which the fire first happened.
The inquiry, however, would have the effect of directing
the public attention as to flues in general, and in his opi-
nion it was a subject which could not receive too much
attention. Now even in this case, though an engineer of
great celebrity had resided in the house for many years,
he was not aware there was a flue communicating with
a stove in which a large quantity of soot might have con-
gregated through the peculiarity of its construction, and
yet it excited no suspicion and attention even from the
experienced mind of the occupier of the house. It only
showed in what situations of danger one might be pla ed
unsuspectedly. It was not known that the flue opened
into a chimney of the next house. That was certainly a
curious circumstance. Mr. Fairey stated that the flue
was so constructed that it was actually in contact with
wood-work, and with nothing to separate them. Now,
in the state of that due, nothing was more easy
than the heat fro n it communicating with the wood, and
so originating this lamentable occurrence. In his own
opinion the fire originated in the western flue of the
laundry, for, if it had originated in the eastern one,
those in the room must have seen it. If this inquiry
directed attention to the construction of flues, of what-
ever kind, very great good would be derived from it,
and much security to life and property would accrue,
and occurrences of this painful kind entirely prevented.
In nearly all cases fires occur from the improper con-
struction of flues, and too much attention could
'
not, therefore, be paid to the subject. TI e
flue in which this fire occurred had been in use
eleven years without having been once clear at the point
in which it found an angle with the chimney- of the next
house. In this case he thought no blame could be at-
tached to the policeman on the ground floor as regarded
intoxication. If the jurymen were convinced that the
firo had originated in the western flue, and that it was
accidental and the cause of the deaths of these unfortu-
nate men, then they would bring in a verdict accordingly;
and ho himself thought that the evidence adduced was
sufficient to justify such a verdict. If, however, they
required further evidence, he should be most happy to
produce it before them.
The jury expressed themselves satisfied, and without
retiring, at once returned a verdict of "Accidental
death," giving it as their opinion that the fire had origi-
nated in one of the two flues adverted to in the evidence.
Before the Court finally broke up, a model of a build-
ing, indestructible by fire, was exhibited by Mr. Geary,
architect, of Hamilton-place, New- foad, in which the
pile was divided by party walls instead of lath and plas-
ter partitions, and the additional cost was said to be a
mere bagatelle.
The Cononen said that some of the professional gen-
tlemen around the table would perhaps think of so de-
sirable an improvement on the present defective mode of
building.

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Benjamin Taylor was charged with the following
outrageous conduct.

The prisoner came home in a cab on the previous
night, and, although he had a key in his pocket, knocked
so violently at the door as to alarm the whole neigh-
bourhood. He was admitted, and immediately went up
stairs and beat his wife in a cruel manner. lie then
came down again, went out, and continued his violence
in the street, so that all the inhabitants of the street were
aroused from their beds.

The wife said the prisoner had treated her in a most
cruel manner and had threatened to murder her, and she
earnestly implored the magistrate's protection.
The prisoner was ordered to find good bail, which not
being able to do he was locked up.

SOUTHWARK POLICE-COURT.
(THIS DAY.)
The business was opened at this Court by Mr. Edwin,
the chief clerk, reading the order to that effect from the
Secretary of State, and also the boundary comprising the
district.

John Buckley was charged with committing an as-
sault on James Bryant.
The parties were present at an Irish funeral the pre-
ceding day, And as soon as the ceremony concluded they,
with several others, adjourned to a public-house. where
they became intoxicated, and this led to a "regular
row." The defendant, who seemed to be the ringleader
in the dleturbance, struck the complainant a violent blow
in the mouth.

The defendant begged the Magistrate would make
due allowance for the funeral of a countryman, and said
that it was an " ould Irian. custom to take a little
spirits when an ould friend departed this life."
The defendant was fined, and in default he was com-
mitted for 14 days.

LAMBETH NEW POLICE COURT.
(THIS DAY.)
This morning the New Police-court in Kennington-
lane commenced business fur the first time. Mr. Henry
took his seat on the bench at eleven o'clock. The court,
though small, is replete with ePery convenience, and
furnished with great neatness. Attached to the court is
a range of small cells, for the accommodation of the pri-
soners, which are exceedingly well ventilated, and
thoroughly warmed with hot air. There are also win-
dows, which admit a good light into each cell, and the
prisoner can communicate with his friends by a small
opening in the door.
The only fault to be found with the fitting-up of the
court is the small portion allotted to the public. nor has
the convenience of the reporters been in the least con-
sulted, the only accommodation provided for them is a
small tiox, scarcely large enough to hold one person.
George Cook was the first prisoner brought up and
placed in the felons' dock, charged with passing bad
money on Saturday afternoon, at Mr. Kemp's, chemist
and druggist, Lambeth.
The prisoner was remanded until Saturday.. in order
for the attendance of Mr. Powell, the Mint solicitor.

The Earl and Countess of Egremont are surrounded
by a circle of friends at Qoombe satchville, Devon,

THE COMMISSION OF THE PEACE FOR Dtritnag'
The names of the following gentlemen have been
ust included in the Commission of the Peace for the
:ounty of Durham, viz. :—Viscount Seaham,William
Standish Standish, Esq., of Cocken Hall ; John Eden,
Esq., of Beamish Pa ; and the Rev. Henry Dougia°'
8.D., Canon of Durham. The whole of these gentlemen,
with the exception of Viscount Seaham, qualified at the,
late adjourned sessions of the peace to act as magistrate.
for the county.
POLLOKSHAWS. SCENE IN A CHURCH. ...... Con'
siderable excitement was occasioned here on Sabbath
last, in consequence of an occurrence which happened ill
the Rev. Mr. Smith's church. The managers of Ole
church had for some time past been considering the
most suitable method for heating the church, and in the
course of lat week two small stoves (constructed on the
consumption of smoke principle) were placed in the
body of the church, and on Sabbath morning were,,
lighted with charred wood. No bad effects were felt:
"
until about the close of the forenoon service, when near!'"
twenty individuals were so much overcome by the vapour
from the stoves that they fainted ; one of the elders
was dangerously affected, so much so, that he was
obliged to be carried home in a chair. 'The Rey'
Mr. Smith was also affected to a very considerable
extent. When the congregation met in the afternoon
(although the stoves had been previously removed),
was found that the vapour was still so powerful as t°
compel the congregation to remove to a neighbouring
schoolroom, where Divine service was performed bylMr-
Smith, who was so far recovered as to be able to officiate'
The moat remarkable circumstance was the fact, that in
the afternoon a great number of the congregation were
affected in the schoolroom in the same manner as the others
had been affected in the fore part of the day in the church,
and upwards of a dozen fainted, or suffered so much as t°
be obliged to be carried home. It is supposed that this
was occasioned by the noxious vapour or gas adhering
to their clothes, and the heat of the schoolroom caused
it to produce similar effects to those felt in the forenoon.
A good many of the congregation were still so much
indisposed as to be prevented from attending their
respective occupations on the Monday. We are glad,
however, to learn that all are now fairly recovered.
Renfrewshire Advertiser.
TRAGICAL EVENTS AT Yonx.--Considerable
ex-
citement has been occasioned in York by the aWful
deaths of two persons of the name of Coultate, a mother
and her son. The son was a young man, in the situ'''
tion of a groom, and it was suspected that he had been
poisoned by a person of the name of Emmerson, who
was supposed to have mixed a large quantity of laudanum
with his ale, in a low public-house in Walmgate. Front,
the evidence of the medical men, however, it appeared
that the deceased had died from the effects of a severe
injury on the head, which might have been of two or
three days standing, and no trace oi laudanum was dis-
covered in his stomach. The same night that the de-
ceased was taken home, the mother, who was 70 years
of age, was so much shocked by the death of her son,
from poison, us she supposed, that in about an hour from
that time, she herself expired. The jury returned •
verdict that she had " Died from excessive grief, and
the shock occasioned by the melancholy death of her son,
John Coultate.—Leeds Times.
FANG OF THE RATTLESNAKE.---A man had been
bitten through his boots by a rattlesnake, and died.
The bouts afterwards descended into the successive-pos:
session of two other persons, and killed them both ;and
it was then ascertained that au envenomed fang had re•
maned Sticking in the leittheri—liogshin't Australia,