The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-31 00:00:00

THE LATE FIRE IN GUILFORD

INQUEST ON MR. MAY OW, SOLI
CITOR OF EXCISE,

This morning, at eleven o'clock, Mr. Mills, the De-
puty- Coroner, held an inquest at the Friend in Hand
public-house, Colonnade-mews, Russell-square, on the
bady of Mr. Philip Weynell Mayow, aged 73, the well-
known;and respected solicitor of Excise, of No. 54, Guil-
ford-street.

The jury having viewed the body,
Susan Uuy etated that she was housemaid to the de-
ceased. On Monday week he had a cold, and had since
remained at home. He was attended by Dr. Latham.
On Friday evening, at nine o'clock, she last saw him
alive in his bed-room, and he was then more cheerful
than usual ; and on Saturday morning she entered the
room for the purpose of lighting the fire, and became
alarmed at her master not speaking to her. She went
and looked at him, and thought he was dead, and im-
mediately alarmed the house, and sent for medical as-
sistance

Dr. Latham, of Grovenor-street, stated that ke at-
tended the deceased from Monday week for influenza
Witness had examined the body this morning, and found
the heart of the deceased very small, and soft. He would
not say that the late fire did not make any impression
upon the mind of the deceased, as he was a kind-hearted
man, although possessing great force of character.—
Verdict, " Natural Death."

LOSS of the ORION and SYRIAN.
The following was received at Lloyd's this morning :
" Admiralty, Dec. 27, 1844.
" commanded by my Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty, to send you herewith, for the informa-
tion of the Committee • for managin,, the affairs of
Lloyd's, an extract of a letter frem eaptain Sir John
Marshall, of her Majesty's ship Isis, dated Icbaboe,
16th October last, reporting the loss and rescue of the
crew of the barque Orion, Almond master, o" Scar-
borough, bound to Ichaboe, wrecked on the 20th July,
150 miles north of Ichaboe ; and also of the stores of the
Syrian brig, belonging to Peterhead, which vessel was
lost about twelve miles north of Ichaboe, on the 28th
September—crew saved.
(Signed) "JOHN BARROW.
" To W.' Dobson, Esq., Lloyd's."
(Extract.)
" Lieutenant Trollop; whom I had dispatched in a
small cutter to the rescue of the crew of the Orion
barque, Caultas Almond master, of Scarborough, of
315 tons, bound to Ichaboe, and wrecked on the 20th
July, about 150 miles north of Ichaboe, returned to this
ship on the 13th instant, having happily succeeded,
though with great peril to himself and his little crew of
six men, in bringing away her entire crew of 16 persons,
after patiently and perseveringly hovering at the hack
of an exceedingly heavy surf during ten days, watching
for a smooth sea. I have, however, to lament the loss
of two excellent seamen of her Majesty's ship under my
command, who were unfortunately drowned by the up-
setting of the cutter's boat in the surf; one of them, it
is feared, was bitten by a shark.
" Lieut. Troliope's conduct in carrying out my orders
amidst appalling difficulties claims my acknowledgments,
and I have much pleasure is deferentially submitting
this officer's merits to their Lordships' notice.
" The boats of the Isis also succeeded in saving the
stores of the Syrian brig, James Law master, of 184
tons, belonging to Peterhead, which vessel was wrecked
about 12 miles north of this on the 28th ult. ;• crew
saved."

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, DEC. 31.—Wind N. to N.E., fresh breeze,
and hazy.
DEAL, DEC. 30.—Wind N.E., hazy and foggy—Arrd.
Jacob Cato, Ducks, and Orion, Vanderhnden, both from
Batavia, for Dordrecht ; Courier, Cape of Good Hope ;
Norden, Kruse, Havannah, for Hamburgh. Sld. General
Palmer transport, Ascension.
RAMSGATE, DEC. 30.—Arrd. Emma, Edgar, Bala-
more for Bremen, with bulwarks carried away, &c.,
having struck the pier coming in.
PORTSMOUTH, Dicc. 30.—Wind E.—Arrd. 11. M.
steamer Styx, Fayal.
SOUTHAMPTON, DEc. 30.—Arrd. Eleanor, Wickhatn,
Fayal. Sid. Dart, Madeira.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 30.—Wind E., fresh gales.—Arrd.
Pomona, Legg, Lisbon, in seven days.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—Arrd. Tudor, London.
CLYDE, DEC. 28.—S1d. Agnes, Gilmour, New Orlrans.
CORK, DEC. 28.—Arrd. Ann, Story, Supply, Mackey,
and Euclid, Davidson, Ichaboe ; Cumberland, rota er,
Pernambuco; Isabella, Parker, Newfoundland.
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 30.—Wind E., light thick fog.—
Arrd. Ambassador, and Catherine, Williams, Ichaboe
(left Nov. 5, and St. Helena, 15) ; Margaret Elizabeth,
M'lver, Bahia (Oct. 25) ; John Campbell, Old Calabar
(left Sept. 27, and Fernando Po, Oct. 12) ; Serafin,
Calder, Havannah ; James Edward, Webster, Charles. ton ; Nancy, Miramichi, not Quebec ; Palmerston,
; Coster, Montreal. Off, Susan, Flood, Bonny (left Oct.
14, and Pernando Po, 22d). Put back, Independence
and Southenior, for New York, both 1,-aky.
ST. HELENA (previous to Nov. 15).—Arrd. Elizabeth, St.
George, Ocean, Mertoun, Araminta, and Alfred, Ichaboe;
'Caribbean, Ripley, and Gentoo, Calcutta.
BRIDLINGTON, DEC. 30.—The Harmony, from Sun-
derland to London, struck on the rocks nearFlamborough
;Head, last night, and has since fallen over and become
la complete wreck.
YARMOUTH ROADS, DEc. 30.—Arrd. Livonio, of Clay,
'rom Shields for London, having been on the Cockle Sand.
CROORHAVEN, DEC. 27.—Arrd. James Prowse, Mal-
ley, Valparaiso, for Liverpool, out 123 days, put in from
stress of weather.
LIVERPOOL. DEC. 30.—The Meteor, for this port, was
half loaded at Tampico, 21st ult., but was unable to pro-
ceed on her voyage, her crew being sick on shore. The
brig —, from St. John's, New Brunswick, to England,
with deals, was driven ashore near Digby Rock, 2d inst.;
two men drowned.
OFF TUSKAR, DEC. 24.—Englishman, Africa, for
Bristol.
GUANO.—ICHABOE, OCT. I.—Arrd. Princess Victoria
and Union, half loaded; Commerce and London, third
loaded; Laurel and Arrow, not commenced; Ambassa-
dor, Sims, and Leonard Dobbin, to sail in a week; Clau-
dine, Apprentice, Orwell, Nova, Idris, and Waterwitch.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 30.—The Lotus was lost seven miles
to the southward of Ichaboe, previous to Nov. 5, and the
Kate about eight miles to the northward.

The Earl and Countess of Dartmouth have distri-
buted their annual supply of coals, bedding, &c., to the
poor of West Bromwich.
SOUTH-WzsmaN ItAILwAY.—The proposed exten-
sion of this railway through the parish of Lambeth and
junction with the London and Dover and South-Eastern
Railways will meet with considerable opposition from the
owners of estates and property in and adjoining the pro-
posed line, who consider that it will materially affect the
value of their property in the immediate neighbourhood.
It is in contemplation to call a public meeting of the
owners of property and those persons whose interests will
be affected by the proposed junction, and who dissent
from its being carried into effect. Already a number of
owners have formed a society, and appointed a solicitor
to conduct their opposition.
THE CONDEMNED CONVICTS.—We understand
that both Evans and Stew, the two men convicted of
murder at the recent assizes, will undergo the last pe-
nalty of the law on the 4th of January (Saturday next),
at Kirkdale. The former retains his wonted obduracy,
whilst the latter is in a most depressed state of mind.—
Liverpool Chronicle.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.--A fatal accident took
place on Tuesday morning last, on the property of Kin-
corth, parish of Nigg, belonging to John Yeats, Esq.,
advocate. William M'Donald, the beadle of the church
of Nigg, who had contracted fur blasting the stones ne-
cessary to the trenching and improving of that property,
was engaged in his work, when, from condensed air
in the part bored, or a spark of fire from concussion
igniting the powder, an explosion took place, whereby
the crowbar with which lie was priming the blast
was driven into his cheek, and passed through the
back part of his head, scattering the brains, and killing
him on the spot. A deep gloom was cast ever the whole
parish the moment the accident was made known, for
he was universally respected for the excellency of hie
character, and many was the tear of sympathy shed for
his orphan family. Never has a death taken place in
the parish, where all, without exception, so mourned the
Liss of one in the prime of life, and so endeared by the
kindness of his manners—the strict morality of his con-
duct—and the singular integrity which marked his every
dealing. What heightens the melancholy of the tragical
occurrence is the fact that ha was a widower, and has
left eight orphan children to bewail his sudden and un-
timely end.—Aberdeen Herald.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY NEAR Romroan.—On Tues-
day night, as John Sumner, a servant in the employ of
Mr. James Stone, of Great Goose Farm, in the parish of
Romford, was proceeding from Hare-street to his mas-
ter's house, between eleven and twelve o'clock, he was
stopped a short distance from the Ship, Hare-street,
where he had taken some refreshments, by two men, who
knocked him down and robbed him of his watch and
eig'ateenpente in money, with which they decamped
o,ver the park palings of Hare Hall estate. Information,
with a description of their persons, was immediately
given to the inspector of police, at Romford, who appre-
hended John Staines, a blacksmith, and Thomas King,
and they were both identified by Sumner as the persons
who had robbed him. They were examined before Oc-
ta,vius Mashiter, Esq., at the Court House, on Friday
last, and remanded for further examination to yesterday
(Monday), when they were fully committed for trial.
The prisoners are suspected to have been connected with
a gang by whom many parties have been lately robbed
poultry, provisions, &c,—.Essex Herald.

STREET.
DISCOVERY OF ANOTHER BODY.
The firemen of the London Brigade, under the direc-
tions of Morris, the foreman of the Holborn Station,
completed their task this morning of turning over the
immense mass of burnt ruins, and on examining a pile of
embers, in the north-western corner of the back parlour,
they discovered the perfect skeleton of a human foot, and
in the course of the morning they found the shin and
part of the thigh-bone, as well as what spears to be an
arm-bone and part of a scalp. The finding of these re-
mains has strengthened the rumours that there had been
improper conduct on the part of some parties, who had
been !plundering Mr. Fairey's wine-cellar. The discovery
has also given rise to the supposition, that a fifth party
must have been in the house for some improper purpose,
although at present it is impossible to conjecture who the
ill-fated person could have been.