The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-06 00:00:00

WILFUL MURDER.

MANCHESTER, TUESDAY MORNlNG.—Yesterday an inquest
was held before Mr. W. S. Rutter and a respectable jury, in one
of the rooms of the:New Bailey, on view of the body of William
Clapham, who was a prisoner, but in the prison hospital. The
name of the murderer is Abraham Tweedle, who was also a
prisoner, having been confined for two months for neglect of his
family. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner, the
deceased, and John Taylor Veal, were inmates of the same
room, and that the prisoner had been from time to time trouble-
some, and had often been rebuked by his fellow-prisoners. On
Saturday, about twelve o'clock, there having been no previous
quarrel, the prisoner was observed on his knees, as if engaged
in prayer. On a closer inspection it was found that he was in
the act of removing one of the iron cross bars of his bed. Veal
remonstrated with him, and told him he would report him,
whereupon the prisoner drew the bar from under the bed, and
aimed a desperate blow at his head. The deceased, who was
close by, caught hold of, the prisoner, and prevented the blow
from taking effect. He immediately turned round and struck
the deceased on the head and felled him on the bed, and whilst

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in this- position he struck him with the same weapon eight or
nine times, completely shattering his head to pieces, and strew-
ing his brains about the room. Having dispatched his victim,
he turned to Veal, but fortunately he got out of the room with-
out sustaining much injury. By the assistance of Veal and
another prisoner, the turnkey succeeded in securing the mur-
derer, who was locked up in a separate cell. He affected insa-
nity, and at the suggestion of the Coroner the inquest was ad-
journed till Thursday.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTI-
TUTION.

On Monday Doctor John Ryan gave a lecture at this most
useful institution, on the recent experiments performed by
Monsieur Boutigny, at the meeting of the British Association
at Cambridge. These experiments, many of our readers will
remember, related to the spheroidal state of bodies at high
temperature, and its application to steam-boilers and to
freezing of water in red-hot vessels. Doctor Ryan com-
menced his lecture by some most interesting details connected
with the principal causes of explosions in steam-boilers; and
in connexion with the over-heated state of flues and the re-
sulting accidents, he proceeded to point out that the
maximum point evaporation was much below the red heat of
iron, being in fact, not higher than 400 Fah., therefore, until
the metal cooled down, no explosion could take place. He
illustrated this by pouring water into a platinum crucible, at a
white heat. The water immediately assumed the spheroidal
condition, and continued in a violent state of action until the
platinum cooled down, when suddenly the water became con-
verted into steam with immense violence. In this way no
doubt boilers had been injured, even after the fire had been re-
moved. These experiments, however, as Dr. Ryan observed,
were erroneously called Mons. Iloutigny's, they were not
new,having been performed in Paris fourteen years back by
Mons. Pouillet, and also in America many years ago, espe-
cially with a view of accounting for steam boiler explosions, and
were since repeated in this country by Professor Faraday and
others. The concluding experiments excited great interest.
The production of ice in a vessel at a glowing red heat was a
result so anomalous, all were desirous of witnessing the pheno-
menon. It certainly was beautifully performed by the learned
doctor in the following manner :—A deep platina capsule was
brought to a glowing heat, and at the same moment liquid sul-
phurous acid, which had been preserved in the liquid
state by a freezing mixture and some water, were poured
into the vessel. The rapid evaporation of the volatile sul-
phurous acid, which enters into ebullition at the freezing point,
produced such an intense degree of cold, that a large lump of
ice was immediately formed, and being thrown out of the red-
hot vessel, was handed round to the company. This last expe-
riment, the learned lecturer informed us, was really new.
'The large audience seined to be highly gratified by the manner
in which the experiments were performed by Dr. Ryan, and
testified their approbation by loud and continued applause at
the conclusion of the lecture.

PROROGATION of PARLIAMENT.
(From the London Gazette of last evening.)
Lord Great Chamberlain's Office, House of Lords,
August 4, 1845.
All Peeresses, on announcing their intention of being
present on the occasion of the prorogation of Parlia-
ment, on Saturday, the 9th of August, will have places
reserved for them in the House of Lords, if the an-
nouncement be made at this office before five o'clock on
Friday, the Bth inst.
No Lady can be admitted into the body of the House
except in full dress.
No strangers will be admitted except by a ticket from
the Lord Great Chamberlain.
The doors will be opened at twelve o'clock.
WILLOUGHBY DE ERESBY, G.C.

There were present at her Majesty's Theatre last
night his Majesty the King of Holland, attended by his suite;
her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by the Duchess
of Saxe Weimar and the two Princesses; his Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge, her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Gloucester, the Dukes of Wellington and Leeds, the Duchesses
of Richmond and Somerset, the Marquises of Aylesbury and
Tichfield, the Marchioness of Aylesbury, the Earls of Cardigan,
Wilton, and Munster, the Countesses of Jersey, Essex, and
Cardigan, Baron and Baroness Brunnow, Count Kleiman-
segge, Count and Countess de Jarnac, Lords Duncannon, W.
Graham, C. Wellesley, and F. Fitzclarence, Ladies Fitzroy
Somerset, Clementina Villiers, Ada Villiers, Joddrell, Howard,
Wombwell, and Poulett, &c.
i r Majesty witnessed the Ryde rowing regatta
on Monday last, and was so well pleased with the exertions of
the winners, the crew of a four-oared boat, that she presented
them the sum of 51, through Captain Crispin, of the Fairy,
royal yacht tender, a mark of approbation that was most highly
appreciated.
THE GAME- LAWS.— Jhe Select Committee ap-
pointed to inquire into the operation of the game-laws, and to
report their observations and opinion thereupon to the House,
have made certain progress in the matter to them referred ;
but, owing to the advanced period of the session, have not been
able to bring the inquiry intrusted to them to a close, but re-
commend the reappointment of the Committee next session.—

July 30, 1845.
from The he
Southampton,p u k Duke oof R
afterutl aancdr u re roi
of several
intown yesterday,
weeks in his yacht
the Resolution, off the western coast. The Noble Duke has
given over yachting for this season, and ordered his fine vessel
to be laid up.
ACCIDENT AND ESCAPE ON THE WEDDING DAY.—
Yesterday afternoon, between four and five o'clock, a gentleman
wtahsePC"hcaelked.io rnagd, win company with his
bride where in of the name of Grieves, of Church-street, Islington, and who
in the morning had been married to the eldest daughter of Mr.
Sherwin,
in a
the engineer,
up
endeavour-
ing to pass between some vehicles, he ran against the wheels of
one of Mr. Burridge's carts, heavily laden with bricks. Mr.
Grieves was instantly thrown with immense force into the road,
at the same moment the wheel of the cart passed over his right
arm, apparently completely crushing the shoulder. Assistance
was immediately rendered, when the gentleman declared be
was not hurt, and refused even to go to a surgeon's.
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The will of Mr. Edward Coode, of St. Austell,
Cornwall, was proved on the 4th instant by Edward Coode, the
son and sole executor. The personal estate sworn under
123,0001. He devises his real estate to his wife for her life,
also an annuity of 7001. besides her income under settlement;
and after her decease devises the same to his son Edward. Be-
queaths to his son Thomas his share in the East Cornwall
Bank ; leaves annuities and legacies to his daughters and
grandchildren; and the residue of his personal estate he be-
queaths to his son Edward. It was the deceased's wish to be
buried privately and early in the morning.