The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-15 00:00:00

LORD DRUMLANRIG AND THE

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PRIZE RING.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Six,—From a paragraph in Tuesday evening's Sun, I
find that there is a dispute as to whether Caunt or Ben-
digo won tfie prize battle, and that thousands of pounds
are dependent on the verdict in the case of " Caunt v.
Drumlanrig," being an action, as appears by your report,
to recover from the stakeholder the wager or battle-
money deposited in his bands to abide the decision of
the fight. Now, Sir, is there any reasonable man ex-
isting who for one moment can suppose that the
Judges of the Court of Exchequer will suffer themselves
to be made the umpires of the prize ring ? If there be, he
will surely be disappointed ; for the instant it appears
that the money sought to be recovered was a wager to
decide the event of a contemplated breach of the peace,
will the judges stop the trial.
My opinion is, that any loser of a prize fight may
bring an action against a stakeholder, and recover, not
the whole stakes or battle-money, but simply his own
deposit ; so if Caunt has taken this position, and seeks to
recover 100/., and not the double deposit, he will most
certainly recover his cash. Caunt will prove the deposit
of a certain amount of money in the hands of
Lord Drumlanrig : do you suppose that the Court
will allow the defendant to prove that be has
paid it away to a party who committed a
breach of the public peace, and that in the committal of
such offence the event terminated against the plaintiff,
and that he paid away the money agreeably to the terms
of the deposit ? The Court will be very likely not only
to inform Lord Drumlanrig that he must repay the
plaintiff the money deposited by him, but that his Lord-
ship has also rendered himself liable to an
indictment for taking part in a breach of the
peace by becoming stakeholder in a prize fight.
Whichever position Caunt takes—viz., to recover th,
battle-money or simply his own deposit, you may 'st
assured that the event of the trial will not decide ti.,
ts on the prize fight between Caunt and Bendigo.
The Court of Exchequer, I say again, will not allow
itself to be made the umpire of the prize ring.
Yours, &c.,
"LOMBARD-STREET TO A CHINA ORANGE."
Ilfracombe, Dcc. 11, 1845.

YARMOUTIL—THE HERRING FISHERY.—The sea-
son which is now drawing to a close has been, on the whole,
one of the most successful which has been known for man±
years, aLd we trust the benefits of that success will be felt
in the provision which the poor men employed therein have
been enabled to make for their support during the winter
months. One firm in this town employing eight boats has
realised an average of 41 lasts a boat, one realising 56 lasts,
and another 53%. The crew of one boat divided 2801., and
the firm paid 1,700/. only for doles to the several crews, ex-
clusive of ferrying, victualling, stores, &c. &c. This large
outlay at this season of the year affords a timely relief to
many families, who might otherwise have been compelled to
endure the sharp pinchings of want. We repeat the hope
we expressed last week, that the facilities afforded by the
railway for securing a profitable market for the proceeds of
our fisheries will lead to a consolidation of their interests,
which will greatly tend to the promotion of their prosperity.
—.Yorf.7/4 Chronicle.

CORONERS' INQUEST 6.
On Saturday afternoon, Mr. Waleley,
M.P.
, held sa
inquest at the Champion, Salisbury-street, Lisson.grovei
on the body of Frances Eliza Ryall, aged 23, the Nile °f
a plasterer living at No. 14, Little Carlisle-street, au'
had died from the effects of hydrophobia.
Mary White examined—l resided with decessed,l,
knew her well, and was present at her death, which too
place at ten minutes after one on Wednesday movlll
last. She was taken seriously ill on Monday evert
last, at tea time, and complained of her throat, and
she could neither drink nor eat. She kept getting W°rsd e.
from that time, and contii ued to do so until she die
At times she was insensible, at others rational, and then
she complained of pain in the head, and in the bitten
s
arm. The dog bit her seven or eight weeks ago. it e s
her own dog, which the deceased had taken out fort
walk, and on her return she was about to feed and I`l4
it up, when it flew at her. She was so much frightened
that she fell backwards, and then the animal bit her all'
inflicting a deep wound, which was afterwards cauterised
The dog had bitten several children.
Mr. Fitzpatrick, surgeon, examined—l was called
attend the deceased at a quart,r-past four on Thursday
evening last. When I went in she exclaimed, " Oh, °34,
throat, prey save me ; I cannot breathe." I eve g.
doses of tincture of Indiam hemp every fifteen minute;
gettingwhich gave her ease from the convulsive attacks- No
a'
she went on gradually worse, and died_
s „e
a state of collapse, after having 'laboured under utt'ir
nervous excitement that the slightest draught ad ,
threw her into convulsive fits. I have opened the bol.
and have found nothing whatever to account for destoao
All the organs were perfectly healthy, and there wesno
congestion of the brain. I found no morbid appearrahs
in the throat, except an enlargement of the base 0' 'se
tongue. From the history of the case, I believe that Fej
died from the effects of a bite inflicted by some rib
animal.
The CORONER—The fact admits of no doubt. I ars,
happy, however, to say that cases of hydrophobia l?ao
much diminished in the metropolis; and this, I bele
is the first case I have had since the passing of the of
Police Bill, preventing dogs from being used 318 beoStStbe
draught. I wish the Act was enforced throughout
kingdom..
Mr. Obie, the surgeon, here remarked that after tb:
deceased had taken the tincture of Indian her°P.'ol.
liquor used by the Indians for the purpose of into%l
tion, her irritability comparatively ceased, and 5
could drink freely.
mibes
The Conosten—l do not see that any blame at`—'e,
to a third party. The dog was the property of eleeee,c 0'
and has been, I understand, killed. I would ad
every person that has a dog which becomes sedueol
snappish, after having been all its life affectioeat,Ao.
faithful, to kill it or tie it up until the cause of its su"
change of temper be known. ailed
Verdict—" Died from the effects of the disease -
hydrophobia."
On Saturday night, at half-past seven o'clock, se
Wm. Payne, the Coroner, and a jury, went into se
inquiry, in the board-room of St. Thomas's Hoslutth
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view of the body of John Lambert, aged 42 years, ore
in the service of Sir John Rennie, vs hese premises
situated in Hallend-street, Blackfriars-road. sail,
Stephen Collier, of No. 2, Angel-court, Brosli-ie
Stamford-street, deposed that the deceased was a the
wright and engineer, and had been in the service °ow
above gentleman for several years. On Tuesday rape
ing, the 91h ult., deceased and witness were engagekof,
board a barge, moored off Sir John Rennie's lv'eoli
directing the shipment of three large dock-gatekstiill
weighing about five tons. They were lowered the
means of a crane, and in getting the third one into is.
vessel, it lodged on the deceased's foot. The Wader
stantly raised the ponderous mass of iron with con to
able difficulty, and he was extricated, and convey":lst
the above institution, where he was placed in bed, %jell
the care of the house-surgeon. Witness was of oPdriodke
that the occurrence was purely accidental. He gra f
sunk, and died on Friday night from the effects °f
injuries. aE
The Coroner remarked on the melancholy notary
the ease, after which the jury returned a verdict of
cidental death."
AT Er
MURDER OF AN INFANT BY ITS MOTHER,
MONTON.—On Friday night a highly respectablcid
several of whom were the parochial officers of the rs-ilio
of Edmonton, were impanelled before Mr. Higgs' aide'
police station-house, Edmonton, to investigate ostr
cumstances connected with the death of Emily P bgn,
man, aged five months, who is alleged to "vetoer
thrown by its mother, Eliza Huntsman, into the Iva' The
a running brook, next the Angel, at Edmontoo.,dl
prisoner, who was in the custody of the police of of
division, having been charged at the petty sessions !of
own confe:sion, with having drowned her child, witsrlay
sent during the inquiry, arid was supported by bar
' ther the wife of a respectable tradesman in the Y-118
both of whom were accommodated with chairs. fel'
evidence of the discovery of the murder was to the
lowing effect : "thher
It appeared that the accused had been living 1/2 001
aunt, Mrs. Willis, at Lower Edmonton. On Weltseef'
afternoon, she called upon her cousin, Mrs. ber.
the daughter of Mrs. Willis. She had her child 'Ol7OOO
About half-past seven Jelock the deceased was eal,
away by its mother, who went towards her bottle 'oh
instead of doing so, she went in a contrary direcaler
towards the brook, which is a lonely spot, in
the..hiell
baby, which she placed by the side of a bridge ("idol,
!sasses over the brook near which the body was Asselli
She reached home shortly before eight o'clock, 017 h the
vy to her room. Scon after Mrs. Stacey called wit
deceased's day clothes, and hearing that the prisonerbik
in her room, asked if she was putting the child W„slis
Mrs. Willis replied that she was not, and observed, ,oet
has not the child with her. Ha's she not left it at 1,,i0
house ?"At this moment the accused came d°l/moci•
great agitation. Upon seeing whom Mrs. Stacei.osil,
Where is your baby, Ellen ?" Accused exolal 00
" Oh, my baby. There, there." Sbe then fell ilto`orl,
hyscorical fit. Upon being asked, after her recoter,
where the child was, she stated that it was in the 00
where the bonnet and cap were. Upon being &reoorder,
custody by Sergeant Harrison, on the charge of I°o
she observed, " I do not know how I came to do it.:olos
The jury, alter a short consultation, returned a
of " Wilful murder."

•
, MRS. TROLLOPE'S " ATTRACTIVE ...v.a.AN." oefef
a° f
, preface to this work, the author declares that she P bet '
been guilty of personality in this or any other of
writings, and that, though she has fcunded herself ~a sl
vidual study, no one could say that he was the °rilcs
the
such or such a character. " This may be true (skOfi,"
Literary Gazette) in a particularly guarded sense; .1)%
the exception of the superadded villainy of Vidal, ltApso4
possible not to recognise in that impersonation the ti"febes
features of a man who ought not, even in fiction, tosis
his distinct lineaments so compounded with guilt. ~ 11,%4
will Mrs. Trollope say to this accusation? Though
heard the name of the party alluded to, we prefer to
the discovery to the reader% sagacity.
be 001'1
HADDON HALL.—Confessedly the most ,5011,1
present book that has made its appearance this sreelle''
" Haddon Hall," enriched by the numerous greed:lll'lolV
lishments of George Cattermole. The work will, u°is
find its way into every boudoir and drawing- roll,
kingdom. The Ararat and Military Gazette observti, to 1;
out the slightest mental reservation we pronounce tt." rte
by far the most elegant, by far the most splendid, 'lb- lit 1 e
most intrinsically valuable production of its clabs.;,oo:fe
appeared since we first admired the graceful beagil
annuals. Cat termole's designs are perfect gems ef
is hardly a plate in the volume which may not be vil° wl
plated for hours without satiety. The literature of Ds, Op
is happily in accordance with its pictorial illustratio bo a
sisting of a succession of charming romantic noveltii;esecilo
most popular writers of the day, litre and there re"..- 'n.
heightened in effect by snatches of delightful °lv
cordially congratulate the Baroness de Calabrellsooolsl#l
pearance of this volume, which need fear no rival' hOOOO.O
cerely do we hope that from Haddon Hall, the tinie:redf
mansion of Rutland's noble house, we may be fav°res• ,he
many a similar celebration of the birthday of its belr,
GOULBURN AND HIS CONSTITUENTS'. j§ S
event of an immediate dissolution of Parliament' Po to 0
fidently stated that an active opposition will be 1114,„00,g0t
re-election of the Right Honourable Henry Go.; sofro,
Member for the University. The grounds of offellc-wetew
the Right Honourable Gentleman are said to bejlis
but in the head and front of them are place",. afld 51,
port of the proposed union of the sees of Ballinitiesll
Asaph, the Unitarian Chapels Bill, the Jews' Dissuieor-y
and the late endowment of Maynooth. On solue:lol'7A
of these grounds, it is rumoured that many of his lecosil
porters will decline voting for the Right Hon. Genjde
the approaching occasion.—Cambridge Chronicb,. briUV,
STUPENDOUS BRIDGE AT RUNCORN.--1"e _
from Aston Grange to Huyton, to cross the Mersey it "-fo
corn, will be the greatest work of its kind in EurePere'et Sib°l4
consist of five wet arches, of 280 feet span, I°°_,"-hes 0, of
high water mark at spring tides, and 168 ry alb fee'
feet span, and 51 feet high, making a total of 2,'t
arches.—Shrewsbury chronicle. s CAsre•f"
THE MIDLAND RAILWAY MANSLAUGOTS; tto P,,-te
—Five bills have been found by the Grand JurY, a'ti v?,,'"ter
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sent Yorkshire gaol delivery, against Thomas Iv ;
engine-driver on the Midland Railway, for the tna'''ff/et,
of Mr. Commissioner Boteler and policeman Stubbs, Deie
and the trials are fixed to be heard on lOnAlao,be
Wheatley ht_s not yet surrendered, hut it is expect 74 at'
will deliver himself into custody on Monday nwril'-
opening of the Court.—Leeds Intelligencer.

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BIRTHS.
On the 11th inst., at Holkham, the Countess of f'e"'-
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of a daughter.
rif, of
On the 11th inst., at Bancroft's Hospital, the ,
Rev. IL Thomas, of a son.

MARRIED. oleo,
On the 13th of June, at St. m Jaes's Church, illeirscllpt.
Port Philip, New South Wales, John Sealy Gain, root?
Emma Coltman
iJohn's,
third daughter of J. Bowling, des'.
On the 11th inst., at St. Paddington, de
Nelson, son of the late John Wood Nelson. °fllYcifecT°ll.l)
gardens, to Jane, daughter of the late Rev. George'
ox, Rector of Hinxworth, Herts.

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DIED.
At 312, Regent-street, Langham-place, on Sitint:',;' ti
f r
13th inst., after a short illness, Mary, the beloved v"'
Benjamin Smith, in her 55th year. oris,ls
On the 29th ult., at Foyers House, near 1nvei11..,e571.00W
Augusta, the wife of Thomas Broadwood, Esq., of
er
Crawley, Sussex. SO of
On the 21st ult., at Middle Chinnock, Crewkern,e,ector
setshire, Frances, wife of the Rev. F. P. Veules, "
id
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that parish.
On the 2d inst.. at Radnor-place, Hyde-park, '4"n
e
relict of the late Patrick Hadawav, Esq., aged 82.0 f tie
On the 10th inst., at Ashford,. Kent, Sarah, widolfrit.
late Rev. Benjamin Davies, Rector of Newchurcb, 5
On the 10th inst., Ann, wife of Charles Law, Es(l-,
of Artillery-place, Finsbury-square.
On the 10th inst., in Hart-street, BloomsburP
Frances, relict of the late James Hooper, aged 61.
otiogeot
On the 11th inst., at Camberwell, Charles Edward, Y
son of the Rev. Robert Martindaie. 8%0
On the 11th inst., at Fittleworth, near PetWOrthy 511
Ann, the wife of Mr. J. Salter.

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