The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-29 00:00:00

THEI MARQUIS OF BLANDFORD.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE " MORNING CHRONICLE.
(Copy.)

Blenheim Palace, April 26, 1845.
Sln,—With reference to an article in your paper of
yesterday, relating to the considerations which induced
me to resign my seat for Woodstock, I feel it my duty at
once to refute the unfounded and calumnious insinuations
therein set forth, that the Duke of Marlborough used either
menace or intimidation of any sort or kind to me on the
occasion of my vote in favour of the grant to Maynooth.
As I stated in my address to my constituents, that resig.
nation was an act of my own, induced by private consi-
lerations with which, I conceive, neither you or the
?üblic have the slightest right to interfere.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
(Signed) BLANDFORD.

The Lords of the Admiralty have authorised Sir
William Symonds, the Surveyor of the Navy, to build at Penl-
brOlie two first-class steam-sloops of about 1,000 tons each, to be
Propelled by the screw, and each to carry ten guns. The name of
one is to be the Conflict and of the other the Desperate.— United
Service Burette.

MYSTERIOUS AND SUSPICIOUS AFFAIR.—On
Sa-
turday, during an inquest held by Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the
Hope, John-street, Tottenhan-court-road, Mr. Wells, of Percy-
street, the registrar of births and deaths for the district, attended
for the purpose of laying before the coroner the following extra-
ordinary and suspicious facts connected with the death of a female
named Appleby, lately residing at No. 13, Stephen-street, Totten.
ham-court-road, and whose body had been interred without a car-
. . _ . .

tificate in a most mysterious manner. Mr. Wells stated that on
Saturday afternoon last, whilst absent from home, a person sup.
posed to be one of the sons of the deceased woman came to
his house and left with his clerk a paper, for him to register
the death. On the Monday morning he went to the house
13, Stephen-street, for that purpose, and there saw the hus-
band of the deceased woman Appleby, to whom, showing
the paper, he said, " You sent this paper to me on Saturday
to register the death of your wife." Appleby appeared
samewhat confused, but replied, " No, I did not," and on
further interrogation the man positively denied that he had
made any application of the sort, or that he had any necessity for
doing so. This induced Mr. Wells at first to believe that he had
been hoaxed, or that an attempt had been made in his
absence to procure a certificate for some improper purpose, as
was the result in the late wills forgeries case in which Barber and
Fletcher were concerned. Upon further consideration, however,
Mr. Wells stated that he was induced to make further inquires,
and lie then discovered that the deceased woman had absolutely
been buried on the previous day (Sunday), in the burial-ground of
St. James's Chapel, Hampstead. road, without the death having
been registered, or any certificate obtained. On ascertaining
this, he (Mr. Wells) again went to the house, No. 13, Stephen.
street, and, on interrogating the landlord on the subject, that party
distinctly assured him that he was not aware that the deceased
woman was even ill until the day before she was buried, and
then it was only through seeing the coffin brought in. The land.
lord added his suspicions that all was not right, as the poor
woman was, to his knowledge, constantly subjected to the most in-
human and brutal treatment from her husband and children, and
as a proof of their want of feeling for her loss, in less than an hour
after she was buried one of her sons amused himself and brothers
by playing tunes on the violin. Having ascertained thus much,
and considering the affair exceedingly suspicious, he (Mr. Wells)
had felt it his duty to lay the circumstances before the Coroner,
leaving it for him to say whether he did not think the body ought
to be disinterred, and an inquest held upon it. Mr. Wells further
stated that he had been unable to trace out the undertaker ; but
he should take immediate steps against the clergyman who bad
buried the body without a certificate, in order to recover the
penalties he had incurred under the Registration Act. Mr.
Wakley said the case was certainly one full of suspicion, and he
would lose no time in giving instructions to the police to minutely
investigate the matter, and if, upon their report, be deemed it ne-
cessary, he would order the disinterment of the body, and held as
nquest on it.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.—On Sunday morning, about
half-past three o'clock, a police-constable of the E division noticed
an unusual light through the shutters of Mr. Phillips, a cheese.
monger, near London-street, lottenham.court.road. The officer
very prudently alarmed the family, who effected a safe retreat at
the top of the house. Assistance soon arrived,' when the parish
engines, followed by the B and C brigade engines, were at the
spot. The greatest difficulty was at first experienced by the fire-
men in arresting the progress of the flames, and very shortly the
whole contents of the back parlour and shop were destroyed. The
proprietor is believed to be insured. Another fire happened, about
the same time, at a house in Britannia.street, City.road, It broke
out in a sleeping room where two persons were in bed, and they
were not aware of their perilous position till alarmed by an oppo-
site neighbour. The fire originated through placing a burning
candle too near the eurtai sof the bed. Thefurniture of the rooms
was consumed.
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—BOTANIC WATER AND BEAR'S
GREASE.—When the hair is becoming thin, and falling
off, the only effectual remedy, besides shaving the head,
is the use of the two above•named articles, applied al-
ternately—the botanic water to cleanse the roots from
scurf and as a stimulant, and the bear's grease as a
nourisher. If any further evidence was required of the
virtues of bear's grease for renovating and preserving
the hair, Mr. Catlin's account of the quantity used, and
the length of hair obtained by some of the North Ame-
rican Indians, would be a sufficient answer. Ross and
Sons, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street, who first intro-
duced the use of bear's grease in this country, and who
fat and kill the animalsrrecommend the public to pur-
chase none other but with their names and address
printed on the pot, or the chances are their obtaining a
spurious article. All vegetable oils applied to the hair
are worse than useless.
Spring with its effects on the complexion and con-
stitution generally.—The system of every person is
more or less affected at this period of the year, but to
obviate these seeming natural accompaniments to a
climate like our own, has been a subject for study
hitherto unfathomed by even our most eminent physi-
cians and practitioners. An article has, however, been
recently imported into this country from China, and is
fast gaining celebrity, which proves to be a never-fail-
ingherbs hie
nature,
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obviate to cutaneous afflictions generally. The
osufbas
Meen Fun" or Celestial Skin Powder. Those who
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have not yet experienced the comfort of its application
should do so without delay, In addition to the above
inestimable qualities, it will be found to render the skin
delicately white, smooth, and soft. Sold retail by all
perfumers and chemists, in boxes 3s. 6d. and 7s. 6d. each,
and wholesale by the sole proprietors, Fabian and Co.
(late Watson, Fabian, and Co.), 24, Mark-lane, London,
without whose signatures on the label •
none are genuine.
Newly-invented Spectacles, Telescopes, Opera
Glasses, Microscop
es, &c. The artificial aid afforded to
the sight by Lenses, is one of the most valuable gifts de-
rived from science, and it is indeed of vital importance
that the adoption of Spectacles to imperfect vision should
be regulated on proper principles. Messrs. S. and B.
Solomons, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, directly op-
posite the York Hotel, having devoted their whole lives
to this branch of science, and their long extensive prac-
tice, have enabled them to invent Spectacle Lenses upon a
new construction, which have gained universal approba;
tion. Immediately they are placed before imperfect
vision, that mist and dullness which appear before the
eyes is at once removed, every objeot becomes
clear and distinct, so that the most aged, imperfect
sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its
youthful, natural and original state. Achromatic Tele-
scopes, Opera Glasses, Microscopes, &c. &c., of the same
kind of Lenses to surpass any ever invented. Their
Invisible Voice Conductor Sound Magnifiers, for deaf
persons, is not the least perceptible nor more uncomfort-
able than having a piece of wool in its place ; they give
immediate relief to old standing extreme cases of deaf-
ness. Those valuable inventions have gained the un-
qualified approbation of above 400 of the principal mem-
bers of the medical profession. Caution.—Messrs. S.
and B. Solomons, opticians, are not in any way
immediate
with a person of the same nament_ theirecountry.
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York liotol.