The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-17 00:00:00

of Cruelty to Animals, with cruelty to 'a horse. About 12
o'clock yesterday the defendant was driving a loaded cart in
the Knightsbridge-road ; the horse's shoulders were raw in
several places, which rendered it quite unfit for work.
The defendant said that he was told by a farrier that the
horse was fit for work. It certainly had several sores on its
shoulders, which he thought would get hard, and ultimately
well, by employing the animal two or three hours a day.—
He was fined 20s.
A little girl, apparently not-more than twelve years of age,
but who was stated to be between fourteen and fifteen, named
Elizabeth Cooke, was placed at the bar, charged with the fol-
lowing conduct :
Miss Susannah Marshall, a milliner and dress-maker, car-
rying on business at No. 13, Chester-terrace, said the defen-
dant was apprenticed to her in February last, and that her
parents, who reside in Broad-street, Golden-square, paid a
premium of 151. with her. The girl's conduct was most ex-
traordinary. She was in the habit of placing her hands
under her chin for several days together, and refusing to
work, and when spoken to, stating that she had been work-
ing, and afterwards staring vacantly at her. She was
also very insolent at times. On Thursday she refused
to take an order to Berkeley-square before breakfast, though
she was merely requested to de so at that early hour for the
benefit of her health, which was not good. Witness had in-
formed her parents that she intended to bring her to this
Court to-day, but they were not in attendance.
The girl said that her mistress was very harsh to her, and
beat her repeatedly.
Miss Marshall denied that she ill-used the girl. She would
willingly return the premium, if her parents would take her
again, as she obstructed her in her business.
Mr. BURRELL committed her to the House of Correction
for ten days.
The poor little creature did not at first comprehend the
meaning of the decision of the Magistrate ; when she did she
burst into tears and implored forgiveness of her mistress, and
was finally removed to one of the cells, where she cried
bitterly. There was a vacancy about the expression of her
face, which the Reporter thought denoted aberration of in-
tellect ; if so, the House of Correction and the terrors of a
station-house cell are not the best asylums in which to place
a child, perhaps afflicted with a constitutional malady which
at times renders her insane.

DREADFUL STEAM-BOAT COLLI,
SION, NEAR GRAVESEND.
TWO LIVES LOST.

At an early, hour on the morning of Thursday, a collision,
attended with a melancholy loss of life, occurred on the river
in Sea Reach, eight miles below Gravesend, by the Ant-
werpen steam-ship, Captain Jackson, running down a fish-
ing-smack called the Maria, which, in consequence of the
fearful character of the concussion, was literally dashed to
pieces. The circumstances connected with the accident are
of a most painful nature. The fishing-boat, which belonged
to a Mr. Peneford, and was about twelve tons burthen, left
Gravesend on Wednesday forenoon at high water, there
being on board, besides Peneford, his apprentice, Abraham
Wood, and two children named Williams, who were pro-
ceeding on the cruise for the benefit of their health, and
whose parents reside in Crooked-lane, Gravesend. During
the night they laid in Shell Haven, Sea Reach, and at four
o'clock on the above morning they got under weigh and
commenced fishing, as did many other vessels. At about
six o'clock the Antwerpen was observed bearing up the
river for London, the Maria then lying-to, about mid
channel, the nets being set, and Peneford and his appren-
tice being about making a haul, the Antwerpen appa-
rently bearing down upon them. Peneford called out to
those on board to port their helm, and from signs made by
the mate, who was standing on the paddle-box, to the man
at the helm, he thought it was attended to, but soon per-
ceived that the steamer had not altered her course, and
his vessel would inevitably be run down. Both himself
and his apprentice, who is a young man eighteen years of
age, again shouted, but their cries were apparently not
understood, and in a few moments the Antwerpen, which
is one of the first class steam-ships, came on at full speed,
and striking the Maria's stern, split her completely in two,
and the sides passing under the paddle-boxes, the paddles
completed the destruction of the smack, by hurling the
halves in atoms. The crash attracting the attention of the
crews of the different smacks fishing in the haven, they put
about and made all haste to the assistance of the unfortu-
nate persons belonging to the Maria, and a boat from the
Antwerpen was likewise immediately lowered ; but owing to
the great way the steamer had on, by the time she was
brought to, she had gained upwards of two hundred yards
fr3m the spot where the collision occurred. For several
minutes it was greatly feared that all had perished, but
shortly Peneford and his apprentice were observed struggling
for their lives. Peneford was at length picked up by a
fisherman named Savage, and the apprentice was saved by
the skiff belonging to the steamer. As may be imagined,
they were both in a dreadful state of exhaustion, and Pene-
ford's exclamation was, " Where are the poor children ?"
The boats continued searching amongst the floating pieces of
wreck, but nothing was seen of them, having no doubt being
killed instantly by the paddles of the steamer, as at the mo-
ment of striking they were both on deck. They are both
boys, one 12, and the other 13 years of age. The accident
has produced much sensation amongst the inhabitants at
Gravesend. A reward has been offered for the finding of the
bodies.

CORONER'S INQUEST.
Calm. CON.— Saturday a protracted inquiry was
gone into before Mr. Payne, the City Coroner, and a
highly respectable jury of gentlemen residing in the
parish of St. Bride, in the Bridewell Hospital, New
Bridge-street, Blackfriars, touching the death of Robert
Milsom, otherwise John White, aged 35, a prisoner.
Mr. John Ferrer, assistant surgeon to the Bridewell,
deposed that the deceased was first brought under his
notice about five weeks since. He was suffering from
palpitation of the heart. From external appearances
witness concluded that he was labouring under con-
siderable organic disease ; in consequence of which,
witness ordered deceased not to work any longer at the
mill. Medicines were given to deceased from time to time
as he required them, but nothing alarming or fatal was
apprehended until Friday morning last, when immedi-
ately after washing himself, he began to complain of giddi-
ness, and then fell down in a fit. Witness opened a
vein in the arm and blood flowed freely, but de-
ceased did not recover in the least. He, therefore,
applied mustard poultices to his feet, and friction to his
body. Deceased, however, never rallied, but expired
the same morning, at half-past eleven o'clock. A post
mortem examination of the body, subsequently made,
proved that the heart of deceased was diseased, which,
having impeded the free circulation of the blood, had
caused apoplexy.
Samuel Lees, a prisoner, said he had been sleeping
with the deceased for the last three weeks. During that
period he had been exceedingly fretful, and he told the
witness that on the Saturday before he was sent to
prison he saw his wife with another man in the neigh-
bourhood of Newgate-market. Owing to the conduct of
his wife he would sit for hours together in the work-
room and not exchange a single word with any one. On
the night previous to his death be cried very much.
On the following morning, however, he got up, and
seemed in much better-spirits, and commenced dancing.
Shortly afterwards he was in the act of combing his
hair, when he fell down, saying at the time, " Sam !
Sam ! I am going." Witness ran forward and lifted
him up, when he said he felt as if he was deficient in
strength. A doctor came about twenty minutes after,
but he died the same morning. The last words he ut-
tered were he wanted to see his wife. Deceased was by
trade a weaver, but his father-in-law being a type-foun-
der, he took him into Messrs. Caslon's letter-foundry, in
Chiswell-street where he learned the art of letter-cast-
ing. Deceased had some time since told witness that he
was first sent to prison for refusing to support the chil-
dren of his wife, who was living with a master black-
smith.

The CORONER having inquired if the wife was present,
and being answered in the negative, said if the man had
got into trouble through the misconduct of his wife, it was
a pity she was not aware of it.
The Foreman of the Jury inquired what the last wit-
ness had done ? The Governor (Captain Kincaid) re-
plied he had driven a cabriolet without a license.
The CORONER (with great emotion)—lt is monstrous
to send a man among thieves for that.
A juror—What is his sentence for driving a cab
without a license ? The Goveraor—One month. He
has been here before for the same offence.

A juror—Here is a man sent to prison, and obliged
to associate with thieves and abandoned characters for a
month, because he tries to earn a livelihood for himself
and family, he being, perhaps, too poor to pay for a
license.

George Deveraux, one of the turnkeys, said that de-
ceased was admitted on the 22d of April, having been
convicted at the Mansion-house, and sentenced to three
months, for attempting to commit a felony in Tower-
street, City. He told witness that his wife was living
with another man, and that she was the cause of his
leading a dishonest life.
A messenger was, at the request of the worthy Co-
roner, dispatched in a cab to Mr. Caslon's, requesting
the attendance of the wife's father. On his arrival he
admitted that his daughter was cohabiting with another
man, but had not for any length of time.
Other evidence having been adduced, the Coroner
summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of" Natural
death from apoplexy, arising from a disease of the heart."

GARRISON ORDER AGAINST REPEAL BUTTONS.—
A curious illustration of the practical working of this petty
act of coercion occurred this morning. The Surgeon of the
11th Hussars drove up in a hack car to breakfast with Gen.
Wyndham. The sentinel at the Barrack •gate peremptorily
refused to admit him. " Don't you know me ?" said the
astonished Surgeon. " Yes, Sir," the sentinel replied, " but
don't you see the driver has a repeal button at his breast."
The surgeon, having no alternative, got off the vehicle, and
having paid his fare, walked the remainder of his journey.--
Dublin Evening Post.
THE MARSHALSEA PRISON.—These premises have
been recently purchased, and are now fully occupied by willing
and free residents, instead of, as formerly, being the tempo-
rary abode of many unfortunate victims to the laws of im-
prisonment for debt. The front, formerly the Governor's
residence, is now a handsome draper's shop, and the tenants
of the twenty-six houses gain access by Angel-court, which
runs by the side of the old wall, part of which has been
pulled down for their accommodation. No name has yet
been given to it, but it is intended to call it Marshalsea-
square, or Palace-place.
DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA.—On Friday, Mr.
Higgs held an inquest at St. George's Hospital, on the body
of Charles Evans, aged 14. Mrs. Mary Dunderdale, No. 2,
Lisson-street, Lisson-grove, said deceased was an orphan she
had brought up. Six weeks ago a mongrel dog, belonging
to a neighbour' named Rudland, bit him in the hand. The
wound healed, but is she was washing him on Tuesday last
he exclaimed, " Oh, do not wash me ; take the water away."
Mr. Gillespie, a surgeon who saw deceased, said he was
labouring under hydrophobia, and advised his removal to that
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hospdal, which was done. Mr. Bannister, house-surgeon,
said deceased was admitted with decided symptoms of hydro-
phobia, that he lingered in great agony, and expired on
Thursday. Mr. Rudland, the owner of the dog, said he ex-
hibited no symptoms of madness before he bit deceased. As
soon as he had done so witness tied him up, and he died in
two days afterwards. By a Juror—l paid no tax for the dog.
The Juror--I think the evasion of the dog tax a very great ,
evil; and it is so easily evaded in London, that almost every I
one, gentle and simple, has a dog. They are allowed to I
wander about the streets, to the manifest danger of the pub-
lic, and I think the Government ought to be memorialised,
to cause the tax collectors to be more rigid in the taxing of
these animals. Verdict, "Died of hydrophobia.
THE WEATHER IN SCOTLAND.—We still continue
to be visited at intervals with copious and refreshing showers.
The sun likewise shines forth occasionally with warmth and
brightness, and altogether the weather is everything that
could be desired.--Glasgow Courier.