The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-08 00:00:00

THE SUNG LONDON, TUESDAY EVENINGi, OCTOBER 8, 1844.

.CIRCULAR.
MosnAy.—The Queen held a Privy
Council this afternoon at the Castle.

SURREY THEA.TRE.

- DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
One of the most destructive fires that have occurred
in the metropolis since the burning of Topping's wharf
occur red last evening, shortly before eight o'clock, and
resut ted in a loss of property to a very serious amount.
The :scene of its operation was a large space of ground
behii id the London-road, SouthWark, on which was
erected a number of shops, occupied by various trades-
men, and known as St. George's-market. The exact
spot in which the fire commenced could not be with
certainty learned. One of the inhabitants said that,
whilst he was passing through the market, his attention
was suddenly directed to a stable in the occupation of a
Mr. Bennett, a carcase butcher, situate on the south-east
corner, by perceiving an immense sheet of flame breaking
through the roof. He immediately raised an alarm ;
but, before any persons had time to get out of their
houses, the flames extended to a long range of butchers'
shops on the west side of the same row, all of which
were speedily on fire. The flames next reached three
or four tall houses on the opposite side of Butcher-
row. The different brigade engines, under the super-
intendence of Mr. Braidwood and Mr. Henderson,
the district foreman, promptly arrived, and so did the
West of England and County engines, under the direc-
tion of Messrs. Connorton and Garwood. Some time
was lost in waiting for water, but as soon as that could
be obtained the engines were worked with full vigour.
Owing, however, to the firm hold the flames had pre-
viously obtained, a long time elapsed before the least
impression was made upon them. Meanwhile the fire
continued its course with unparalleled fury, destroying
in its progress sundry other stables, sheds, and slaughter-
houses. It next attacked a large warehouse belonging
to Mr. Floyd, in Market-street. The scene towards
half-past eight o'clock was indeed awfully grand. The
flames next broke through the windows of an extensive
house belonging to a chairmaker, and owing to the
very inflammable nature of the stock contained
therein the building was, in the almost incredibly
brief space of ten minutes, one completely burning
mass. Islotwithstunding that the firemen were beset
on every side by the continual falling of roofs and heavy
beams, they worked, without the least intermission, until
nine o'clock, when it at last became apparent that
the flames were yielding beneath the power of the anta-
gonist element. In the course of another half-hoar all
further danger of the fire extending was dissipated. The
total number of buildings destroyed cannot at present be
ascertained, but at a moderate calculation they must
amount to upwards of thirty; some were certainly in a
very ruinous and dilapidated condition. Among the
sufferers we can only at present enumerate Mr. Bennett,
stables destroyed; Mr. Parrott, chair-maker, building
And contents consumed; Mr. Johnson, fruiterer, shop
and contents burnt down; Mr. Foreman, a range of
stabling destroyed; Mr. Powell, chairmaker, stock and
building consumed ; Mr. Babb, chairmaker, similarly
lamaged; Mr. Floyd, premises partially destroyed. In
addition to which the whole of the butchers' stalls and
he
shops, in Butcher-row, are levelled with
die ground. The greatest praise is due to Mr. Braid-
wood, the superintendent of the brigade, for the manner
in which lie directed his men in subduing the flames.
['he same remarks will apply to Mr. Connorton and Mr.
Garwood, the head of the West of England and County
offices. The origin of this fire, like most others, canno
be learned.

A new three act military drama, entitled The Eve
of Battle ; or, A it Nerve, was produced here
last evening with complete success. The piece is
evidently an adaptation from the French, and the
interest turns upon the fate of two, Antoine (Mr. E. F.
Saville), and Eugene (Mrs. Henry Vining), both
of whom have been drawn as conscripts. Antoine
is impetuous, honest, and open-hearted; Eugene,
imbecile, weak-minded, but kindly-natured. Their
father, on his death-bed, has commended Eugene to
Antoine's care, and Antoine obeys his father's dying
inj unctions. Antoine loves Therese (Mrs. R. Honner),
and is beloved in return. Therese pities Eugene's
forlorn condition, and thus raises Antoine's jealousy.
The conscripts are placed on guard at a fortress, in
which is confined an important prisoner, the General
of the enemy. Therese has appointed to meet Eugene
there; to prevent the meeting, Antoine induces,
Eugene to desert his post, and then, horrified at what
he has done, seeks to bring him back, leaving the
post unguarded. Therese comes, assumes Eugene's
cloak, cap, and musket, and shoots the prisoner, who
is endeavouring to escape. An alarm is given, and
Therese, in answer to the hurried inquiries of those
who rush in at the report of the musket, says it is
Eugene who has done the deed. In the next act
we find Eugene promoted and honoured for
his courage, but the imbecile lad, unable to
comprehend what has occurred, at once states that he
had deserted his post and fallen asleep. He is arrested,
tried, and condemned to be shot. The agony of An-
thine may be imagined; he, through his ill-founded
jealousy, is, in fact, the murderer of his brother.
Midnight arrives—the procession, preparatory to the
military execution of Eugene, is formed, the poor boy
is kneeling on his coffin, when Antoine rushes before
him and shields him with his body. At that instant
a mine is sprung, which blows up a portion of the
fortress, and the troops rush in with Therese at their
head. She has discovered a plan of the captive Gene-
ral's to betray the fortress to the enemy—baffied it so
that the enemies' troops are destroyed by their own
mine, saved the fortres3, and, as her reward, receives
the life of Eugene and the hand of Antoine. The
whole weight of the piece fell upon Mrs. Honner, Mrs.
H. Vining, and Saville, and they sustained it nobly,
Saville announcing it for repetition amidst the loud
applause of a crowded house. There is a comic under-
plot, in which Neville, as an Irish sergeant, Miss
Terrey as a village coquette, and Lewis as a conscript
determined to be a hero, kept the house in a roar. Vale
was announced for this last part, but was unable to
appear in consequence of severe indisposition. Lewis,
however, was a most efficient deputy.

It was attended by his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, Lord Wharncliffe, the Lord President ; the
Lord Chancellor, the Dulse of Wellington, Com-
mander-in-Chief; Sir Robert Peel, First Lord of the
Treasury ; the Earl of Aberdeen, Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs ; the Right Hon. H. Goulburn,
Chancellor of the Exchequer ; the Earl of Liverpool,
Lord Steward ; the Earl Delawarr, Lord Chamber-
lain ; and the Earl of Jersey, Master of the Horse.
At the Council Parliament was ordered to be fur-
ther prorogued from Thursday, the 10th inst., until
Thursday, the 12th December.
Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in
Waiting.
Her Majesty was attended by the Countess of
Gainsborough, Lady in Waiting; Viscount Sydney,
Lord in Waiting ; the Hon. Nelson Hood, Groom in
Waiting ; and Major-General Wemyss, Equerry in
Waiting. The Prince was attended by Colonel
Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting.
After the Council Lord Wharncliffe, the Earl of
Aberdeen, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, left
the Castle for the Slough station, travelling to town
by the Great Western Railway. Others of the
Ministers and Officers of State also left the Castle.

The Queen walked in the Royal Gardens at Frog-
more this morning, attended by the Countess of
Gainsborough. _ _

Prince Albert went. out shooting in the forenoon
in the royal preserves. His Royal Highness was
attended by Mr. G. E. Anson and Col. Bouverie.
The Royal Family were taken for their accustomed
airings, walks, and pony exercise, in the pleasure-
grounds.
In the afternoon their Royal Hig'anesses the Prince
of Wales and the Princess Alice were taken a car-
riage drive, and the Princess Royal was taken out
walking in the Slopes and grounds adjoining the
Castle.

Sir Henry Wheatley arrived at the Castle to-day
on a visit to the Queen. Sir Robert Peel and the
Earl Delawarr remain at the Castle.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady
Charlotte Dundas, the Countess Wratislaw, and Sir
George Couper, will join the royal dinner party at
the Castle this evening.
The Hon. Mrs. Anson is going on well.
His Majesty the King of the French is expected to
arrive early to-morrow (Tuesday) morning at Ports-
mouth. His Royal Highness Prince Albert will leave
the Castle by an early train to receive his Majesty.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ar-
rived in town yesterday morning from Kew. His
Royal Highness returned to Kew in the evening.
The Commissioners for the Reduction of the Na-
tional Debt had a meeting yesterday at the Treasury.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Governor of
the Bank of England, and the Deputy-Governor, were
present. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-
General, attended.

Mr. J. Strettell Brickwood, Public Work Loan
Office, South Sea House had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
A deputation from the West Cornwall Railway,
consisting of Mr. E. Turner, M.P., Mr. F. Ricketts,
Chairman; Mr. Louis Vigurs ; Captain W. S. Moor-
som, Engineer ; Mr. J. M'Donnell, Secretary ; and
Mr. Francis Edwards, Solicitor, had an interview
with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of
the Board of Trade.

DREADFUL FIRE.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

WELLS, OCT. 7.—lt is with feelings of the deepest
regret that I record the account of a melancholy and
fatal catastrophe, which has just occurred in this city.

The facts are as follows-:—About one o'clock this
afternoon a fire was discovered in an outhouse con-

tiguous to the residence of W. G. Hay ter, Esq., M.P.
the city engines were immediately in attendance, but
owing to the shortness of the supply of water and the
awkwardness of the situation, they were of little avail ;
consequently, the flames being unchecked, proceeded
with great and awful rapidity,
.and fears began to be
manifested for the fate of the noble mansion adjoining.
At this juncture it was deemed advisable to demolish a
high wall which stood between the outhouse and the
road, and which prevented the engines from throwing
tny considerable quantity of water on the flames. But
whilst this was in progress the fire reached the extremity
if the outhouse, and immediately caught hold of the
mansion, amidst the shrieks of thousands of spectators.
the engines had by this time got into play, but not-
withstanding their efforts, the fire proceeded with fearful
apidity, and threatened destruction to the entire
luilding. Messengers were dispatched for two neigh.
pouring engines, but before they had arrived the roof
over the servants' bed-room, in which lay an invalid, fell
in with a tremendous crash. The fire now raged with
redoubled violence, and workmen were busily engaged
.n removing the furniture that still remained. About
three o'clock the two engines arrived, but not before the
4reater part of the building was laid waste. Owing,
however, to the active exertions of the firemen, the de-
rouring element was subdued by half-past four o'clock,
when all further danger was banished. The firemen
then proceeded to view the ruins, in search of the servant
who lay ill at the time the fire broke out, when, awful
to relate, after an hour's diligent search, they discovered
die missing body burnt to ashes, and still mouldering
beneath the ruins. Her remains were immediately re-
moved to the Globe Inn, not far distant, there to await
the inquest. She was about twenty-five years of age,
►nd was her surviving parents' only support.
This fatal affair has cast the greatest gloom over the
city, and the inhabitants are in doubt as to the cause and
origin of the fire, but it is supposed to be the work of
in incendiary, from the fact of a quantity of lucifer
matches and some gunpowder being found on the grass
plot adjoining.
It is impossible as yet to form any accurate idea as to
the damage done, but it has been estimated as exceeding
3,000/. The building and furniture are insured, to my
knowledge, in the West of England, and I have reason to
mppose that some other offices will share a portion of
the loss.

Sir Robert and Lady Peel arrived at their resi-
dence in Whitehall-gardens yesterday morning, from
Brighton.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yester-
day evening, for his seat, Beechworth House, Surrey.
Dispatches from the Governors of the 'West India
Colonies were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office. Dispatches were also received from the Lord
High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, from the
Governors of Malta and Gibraltar, and from the Go-
vernor of Ceylon.
A deputation from the Blackburn, Burnley, and
Accrington Extension Railway, consisting of Mr.
Ashton, Mr. Cawley, Mr. Grundy, and Mr. C. H.
Parkes, had an interview yesterday with the Earl of
Dalhousie, at the Board of Trade.

A ROYAL PRESENT.-We find the following in the
Gazette des Beaux Arts :-" The album which his Ma-
jesty Louis Philippe intends to present to Queen Victoria,
in commemoration of her visit to Eu, is on the point of
being terminated. It would have been difficult to have
executed with more magnificence, perfection, and ex-
quisite taste, a work of which the idea is the perfection
of delicacy, and which will contribute to place the works
of our cotemporaneous artists amongst the wonders of
Windsor. The album is of uncommon dimensions-18
inches by 28, and 4 inches thick. The water-colour
drawings, of which there are 32, are encased in Bristol
boards, to prevent them from being rubbed. The fol-
lowing are the subjects represented in the drawings :-
1, the Queen arrives within sight of Tr6port ; 2, the
King proceeds from Ti6port to board the Queen's yacht;
3, the Queen receives the King of the French on board
her yacht ; 4. the Queen of the French receives Queen
Victoria at ir4port ; 5, Presentation of Queen Victoria
at Tr4port ; 6, Arrival at the Chateau d'Eu ; 7, Queen
Victoria is saluted by the national Guard and the
troops in the Court of the Chateau ; 8, the
apartments of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
at the Chateau d'Eu-the Queen's drawing-room ; 9,
the Queen's bedchamber ; 10, the Queen's cabinet ; 11,
PrincelAlbert's bedchamber ; 12, presentation to Queen
Victoria in the gallery of th Guises ; 13, Pavilion of
Montpeniler in the park of the Chateau ; 14, the Queen
of the French's bedchamber ; 15, Madame Adelaide's
bedchamber ; 16, promenade to Mount Huon and to
Treport ; 17, return by the park ; 18, family parlour ;
19, breakfast at Mount Orleans, in the Forest d'Eu ; 20,
departure from the forest-return to the Chateau ; 21,
concert in the gallery of the Guises ; 22, his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, conducted by the Prince de
Joinville, the Dukes d'Aumale and Montpensier, to a
review of the Ist Regiment of Carabineers ; 23, gallery
on the ground-floor of the Chateau ; 24, chapel of the
Chateau d'Eu ; 25, Church of Saint Laurent; 26, Crypt
of the Church of Saint Laurent, the tomb of the Counts
d'Eu ; 27, a relay of post-horses at the Prince's Tree in
the Forest d'Eu ; 22, breakfast under Saint Catherine's
Oak in the forest d'Eu ; 29, the grand staircase of the
Chatea d'Eu ; 30, breakfast parlour in the Chateau ;
31, Queen Victoria quitting TrSport in the King's barge;
32, Adieux on board the Royal yacht Victoria and
Albert-Thursday, Sept. 7, 1843. The binding of this
gprreocuinodusisalobfutfinnies
mreomroacrckoableleatt
ornamented with gold filigree work, representing the
arms of England. The album is enclosed in a rich
aq uci sriitien
stoans tceo;lotuhre,
.I:l"eri,tsoefx
case, covered with violet-coloured morocco, and embroi-
dered with the arms of England."
Her Majesty has commanded new school-rooms to
be built at Cumberland Lodge, which are expected to
be completed by Christmas, with separate buildings for
the master and mistress. The site of the building is a
short distance from Cumberland Lodge.
Tux SOUTII-WESTERN RAILWAY.--A new carriage
of a most splendid description has been constructed for
the use of her Majesty on the South-Western Rnilway,
upon the design of Mr. Beattie. The interior of the
carriage is divided into two compartments, ono of which
is devoted to her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the
other to the royal nursery. The furniture and trim-
mings are of the most costly and elegant description.
The larger compartment, devoted to her Majesty and
her Royal Consort, contains two couches placed longi-
tudinally, cne intended for the Queen, and the other for
Prince Albert. The carriage is lined with beautifully
figured Irish poplin of a very light drab colour, exqui-
sitely trimmed with lace ; the ceiling is decorated in the
same manner, but more elaborately. A flat crown or-
naments the centre of the ceiling, which, being with-
drawn by an ingenious contrivance, exhibits a wreath of
the three national emblems-the rose, the shamrock, and
the thistle. This crown and wreath are so artistically
arranged, that by them a large amount of light can be
admitted when required. Light is also admitted at
either end by embossed glass, which affords to the in-
mates of the royal carriage the opportunity of enjoying
the scenery, whilst persons from without are prevented
indulging their idle curiosity in watching the royal
movements. The windows are guarded by gauze blinds
and figured satins, ornamented with gold brackets ; car
pets of the Axminster manufacture are laid down ; the
floor is also protected by coatings of India rubber and
corkwood, and a double flooring has likewise been pre-
pared, due care being taken to prevent vibration. The
exterior of the carriage, which is 17 feet long by 7 feet
wide, consists of th three bodies--viz., two coupees
neatly and luxuriously lined, and the centre body shielded
by her Majesty's arms, executed in a most tasteful
style. The panels are of a light lake colour, as desired
by her Majesty, and an observable novelty in its con-
struction consists of wooden wheels (Beattie's patent), in
the place of iron ; much inconvenience in travelling will
be obviated, as it is anticipated, by this application of
wood. The whole is surmounted by a splendid crown.
The design was submitted to her Majesty, and approved,
after some slight alterations, previous to the construc-
tion of the carriage, which will be brought into use for
the first time on the wcasion of her Majesty's approach.-
ing visit to the Isle of Wight.
The Great Western and Southern (Irish) Railway
Company have decided upon the extension of the line to
Cork and Limerick, with a view of carrying out and con-
necting the contiguous undertakings, so that they may
It is
bstliemtuotepdlactleisatcotnhteairnaiiiliwgaiyn
argugnrtehgraoteugahpaonpdulbae.
fully participate in the traffic derivable from all points.
the
tion of upwards of 3,000,000.
Ma. HAMPTON'S BALLOON ASCENT AT DUBLIN.-
Iferonmgth thaen toernttohbuesliloas m, The Dublin papers of Saturday report, with considerable
pt on' s balloon
to leave
ia ascent
sc
beenen t
Gardens,M r. 11mwahieh seems
extremely fine and imposing. The weather was un-
favourable for a pleasant and easy trip, and at one time
1 Mr. Hampton was over the sea, but with great skill he
descended into
a lower current of air, and was fortu-
' nately blown over the land. The descent was made on
the grounds of M. Callaghan, Esq Artane House, where
most
Mr. Hampton was hospitably"
treated. Mr. llamp-
ton will ascend again in a few days from
Gardens,
FOREIGN CATTLE.-Fifty-five head of horned
cattle have been imported from Hambur h • g since our
last-thirty-two by the Hanseatic steam ship Leeds, and
twenty-three by the Helen M'Ciregor.-Hull Packet,
October 4.

EIRE AT STRATFORD.—T he neighbourhood of
High•street, Stratford, was, yesterday morning, aroused
in consequence of a destructive fire, and which was
nearly attended with a frightful loss of life, breaking
out in the premises occupied by Mr.P. Holdforth, grocer
And cheesemonger, No. 28, in the above thoroughfare,
near the Yorkshire Grey Tavern. From inquiries insti-
tuted on the spot, it appears that a passer-by first dis-
covered the fire, soon after twelve o'clock, through
seeing smoke mounting over the roof of the premises.
At that period the proprietor and his five children were
asleep in the place. An immediate alarm was raised,
but a considerable time elapsed before the inmates could
be made sensible of their great danger, and before that
was accomplished the flames had gained the staircase,
up which they were ascending with terrific ♦iolence.
The whole of the parties, happily, succeeded in effect-
ing their escape, and without meeting with any injury.
The fire was eventually subdued. The damage done is
very considerable, nearly the whole of the stock in trade
Ind furniture, together with the major part of the pre-
mises, being destroyed. The adjoining house. No. 27,
is likewise seriously injured by fire. The whole of the
furniture belonging to Mr. Haller, broker, &c., No. 29,
high-street, was removed into the open street, and is,
in consequence, much damaged by hasty removal and
breakage.
MANSLAUGHTER IN THE ALMONRY, WESTMINSTER.

—Last evening Mr. Higgs, the coroner, held an inquest
at the Red Lion, Princes-street, Westminster, on the
body of Hannah Edwards, aged thirty-eight, servant to
a man named Brown, the keeper of a house of ill-fame
in the Great Almonry. Sarah Richmond, of No. 20,
Newway, Westminster, said that, on the 23d ultimo,
she was standing with the deceased at the door of her
house in the same street, when Brown, her master, ap-
proached, and tol_d her to go away, that she (the de•
ceased) should not remain there. Deceased refused to
go, saying that she had nowhere else to go. Brown
went in doors, but soon returned, and spoke to her
harshly about her having taken some of his sheets. She
denied that she had taken them, attributing the theft to
the lodgers, and was standing by the door, refusing to
go away, when Brown pushed her with such violence,
that she fell backwards and struck her head on the
stones. Deceased was stunned by the fall ; and when
witness raised her, she saw her bleeding profusely from
a wound in the head. After remaining for some time
insensible, a female acquaintance took her to the West-
minster Hospital, where she was immediately attended
to. Until Monday, the 30th ult., she attended as an
out-patient, and she was then found to be in such a
dangerous state, that her removal into the wards of
the hospital was considered necessary. The deceased
was rather the worse for liquor at the time she was
pushed, but Brown was perfectly sober, and did not
render the least assistance. Sarah Johnson, of No. 18,
Newway, corroborated the above evidence, and stated in
addition, that when the deceased was lying insensible on
the ground Brown endeavoured to kick her. The next
morning he induced her to return to his service. Mr.
IL Bowman, the house surgeon, said that deceased was
an out-patient until Monday, the 30th ult., on which day
she was admitted as an in-patient, suffering from a scalp
wound on the back part of the head, and erysipelas
spreading over the surrounding parts. She died on
Saturday last, and from a post mortem examination made
that day, he found that she died from the erysipelas.
He considered that she died from the consequences of
the injury to the head; but erysipelas does sometimes
arise from natural causes. At the request of Brown,
several witnesses were examined to show that he did not
push her with such violence, that she had robbed him to
some extent, and that she provoked him by using the
foulest language. The coroner then summed up the
evidence, and the jury returned a verdict of " Man-
slaughter against William Brown." The prisoner was
committed to Newgate upon the coroner's warrant.
SUDDEN DEATII OF A BRIDE.—A most distressing
death, under the peculiar circumstances of the case, took
place on Saturday, the 17th instant, in the township of
Darling. It appears that on Friday evening Elizabeth
Cameron had been united by marriage to a person named
Peter Barr, a farmer in that township. That night was
a night of joy and gladness to the bridal party : music
and dancing were kept up till three o'clock on Saturday
morning, when the bride, who had danced a good deal
during the night, complained of illness and shortness of
breath. She gradually became worse, and the friends
who had assembled to witness the marriage ceremony,
were also witnesses to its awful dissolution by the grim
hand of death. About half-past nine o'clock that even-
ing she breathed her last, and those countenancesiy which
beamed with joy and gladness the eren.n,, before were
made sad : their laughter was turned into mourning.
The bride's cake was made with her own hands ; but
little did she think, when doing so, that it would be used
at her funeral, and handed round to those very persons
who had partake!' of it at her marriage festival ; yet so
it was, and it was a melancholy reflection to them. The
young woman, we are told, was not in good health, and
had been consumptive for some time previous to her
death.—Bathurst Courier (United *tales).

THE LATE MYSTERIOUS CASE
OF POISONING AT STEPNEY.
ADJOURNED INQUEST.
Yesterday forenoon, at ten o'clock, the investigation
touching the death of Mr. Samuel Cornish, aged 56
years, late steward of the Royal Mail steam-packet the
Dee, who died on board that vessel on the 17th ult., and
whose death it was alleged had been caused by the ad-
ministration of poison, was resumed at the Alfred head,
Alfred-street, Stepney, before Mr. William Baker, De-
puty Coroner.
The former part of this mysterious case appeared in
The Sun of Friday last.
Mr. Cullington, as before, attended on behalf of the
relations of the deceased; and Mr. Pelham now appeared
for the accused, Mrs. Sutherland, who was in an adjoin-
ing room.
On the re-assembling of the jury the following addi-
tional evidence was adduced :
Jobe Rundle, City policeman 556, stated that he lived
at No. 28, Seething-lane, Tower-street. He had known
deceased between seven and eight years. He used fre-
quently to call at witness's house. On Thursday, the
12th of September last, he came about one o'clock, and
stopped to dinner. He had mutton broth and potatoes,
but no pudding. He was then quite well and cheerful.
Witness had not seen him since, and he did not know
of his death until he saw the report of the proceedings
of the Coroner's inquest in the newspapers. In the
month of March, 1842, deceased told him that Mrs.
Sutherland had put some laudanum in his beer, hut as
soon as he had put it to his lips he smelt it, and he re-
fused to drink it. In the month of April in the same
year he again told witness that Mrs. Sutherland had
given him coffee with laudanum. On that occasion he
had quitted her house, and had gone to lodge with Mr.
Ellis, a former witness. Witness was well ac-
quainted with Mrs. Sutherland, and had no doubt de-
ceased kept up a criminal intercourse with her. Witness
bad frequently seen her walking the streets with other
men, in the manner of a common prostitute. Deceased
generally called Mrs. Sutherland his niece, and his
"little Devon," in allusion to her being a Devonshire
woman. Witness was certain there was no relationship
between them. Witness, upon being informed by
deceased that she had given him laudanum, wished to
take her into custody, but deceased would not hear of it.
He repeatedly said to witness that Mrs. Sutherland would
do for him in the end. Deceased was a dull, heavy man,
and easily led away.
Mr. John Young Gibbs, undertaker, 83, High-street,
Poplar, deposed that, about seven o'clock in the morning
of the 18th of September, Mr. Bromage called upon
him, and ordered a coffin to be made for deceased at
twelve o'clock that day. Witness said the time was
short, when Bromage replied that they wanted to re-
move the body from the Dee as quickly as possible.
The body was interred in the Beaumont Cemetery on
the 20th. The reason assigned by Mrs. Sutherland for
hastening the funeral was that Mr. Bromage and herself
were going the next day to Southampton. Mrs. Suther-
land would not see the body before it was screwed down,
saying she could not bear to look at him when he was
dead. She spoke in affectionate terms of him, and said
he had been as good as a father to her.
The CORONER here asked Porter, the constable, if he
had any other evidence to offer ? when he said he had
other witnesses, but they could give no further testimony
than those who had already been examined.
Mr. Pelham then said that he could call witnesses as
to the deceased's veracity. He had letters to produce,
written by deceased to Mrs. Sutherland, couched in
terms of affection, of as late adate as 1843, and tendered
the evidence of Mrs. Sutherland herself, should the
Coroner think proper to examine her.
Mr. William Turner, clerk to Messrs. Mangles, of
Wapping-wall, being sworn, produced the letter of the
7th November, 1843, which has already appeared in
The Sun, in the report of the examination at the Thames
Police-court. He said he had known deceased upwards
of twenty years. He had endeavoured to do all he could
to befriend him, but deceased had treated him as an
enemy, by spreading false reports against him. He was
a man of no principle, and witness placed no reliance on
his word. He considered he was labouring under some
delusion, from his innate depravity. Witness had laid
out 100 i. for the deceased, 701. of which he paid for Mr.
Sutherland, the husband of Mrs. Sutherland, at the re-
quest of the deceased, on the Ist of June, 1842. Witness
said he never paid Mr. Moffatt any rent for deceased.
He knew Mrs. Sutherland, who he understood to be de-
ceased's niece.
Mr. John Moffatt, 44, John-street, Commercial-road,
was then examined. Ile stated that Mrs. Sutherland had
lodged with him upwards of twelve months. Deceased
and Mrs. Sutherland came together on the 12th of Sep.
tember, 1843, and took two rooms. He represented her
to be his niece. Mr. Turner paid the rent the first part
of the time, and Mrs. Sutherland latterly. On the 14th
September deceased came to Mrs. Sutherland, and com-
plained of being very unwell. He wished to go to Mr.
Rose, a surgeon, and they both went out together. A
man, named Smallden, used to visit Mrs. Sutherland
nearly every day.
John Smalden examined—Had known deceased for
fourteen years. Believed him to be his uncle. His
mother told him he was. On the 11th September last,
witness was at Mrs. Sutherland's, and Mr. Bromage
also. Deceased came in, and said he:had had such a tuck
out of apple dumpling he was ready to burst. He asked
Mrs. Sutherland to come on board the Dee to dinner
the next day. Witness never saw deceased after that
day, until he had been disinterred under the coroner's
warrant. The first time he heard about his being
poisoned was on the Saturday following his funeral,
when Mr. Blacknaore (a former witness) came to Mrs.
Sutherland, and said she had poisoned him. Witness
subsequently spoke to Mrs. Sutherland about it, who de-
nied all knowledge of it, saying, "It is very unlikely
that I should do such a thing, for deceased was her only
support." Witness afterwards went to Mr. Rose, the
surgeon.
This being the whole of the evidence the Coroner was
about to address the jury, when Mrs. Sutherland came
into the inquest-room, and stated that she wished to
be present. She was accordingly accommodated with
a seat.
The Coroner then went through the whole of the de-
positions, commenting upon those parts which bore more
immediately upon the case ; and the jury, after a con-
sultation of about half an hour, returned a verdict of
" Wilful murder against some person or persons un-
known."

DR. WoLFF.—(From the Malta Times, Sept. 24.)
—" We fully expected before this to have received some
favourable news of the safety of the Rev. Dr. 'Wolff, the
intrepid and philanthropic traveller to Bokhara. When
the Rev. Gentleman arrived here on his way to Con-
stantinople, we expressed a doubt whether, ix the event
of his arriving in safety, he would ever be allowed to
quit it. The Khan of Bokhara would not like the secret
of his prison-house to be unfolded ; and he, like the
cruel usurper, who expiated his crimes upon a solitary
rock, is well aware that dead men tell no tales.' Ihese
are gloomy foreboding—would that we could indulge in
happier ones ! We trust another packet will give us the
pleasing intelligence that this intrepid man is on his re-
turn, safe and sound, to his beloved wife and family, and
the kindred affection of a great and grateful nation. We
perfectly well recollect, when, ten years ago, Dr. Wolff
set out from Malta on a journey to Central Asia, fpatro-
nieed by, and principally at the expense of, the Right
Hon. John Hookham Frere, a name renowned in Malta,
as the patron of enterprise, and the benefactor of the
unfortunate, the poor, and the needy, many prognosti-
cated that the Rev. Gentleman would never return, but
he did, after undergoing a series of sufferings which
would have daunted the stoutest heart, and deterred it
from again undertaking such a mission, especially when
the nature of it was considered."
EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE AT ST. MARY'S
CHAPEL, LAMBETH.—Since the old church has been
under repair marriages and christenings have taken
place in the above-named chapel. During the laet few
days the following extraordinary scene took place :
A lady and gentleman, about twenty-three years of age
each, were early in attendance to be made one, and
were accompanied by a sister of the intended bride. The
license had been procured in due form ; the clerk, Mr.
Ga wler, was punctual, and nothing was wanting but
the attendance of Mr. Brown, the minister, to tie the
happy knot. The parties were waiting in the vestry-
room, and in all probability arranging where they
should spend the honeymoon, when all of a sudden a
cab drew up, out of which rushed an elderly gen-
tleman, who made the best of his way to the vestry-
room. Ile, however, no sooner entered than the
sister of the intended bride exclaimed "My father !"
and instantly fell to the ground. With the aid
of water, &c., she soon recovered, and the father
then instantly insisted on both his daughters
leaving with him in the cab, adding that the
intended bridegroom had perjured himself, by
swearing that he had been a resident of Lambeth,
whereas ho had arrived the previous day from the coun-
, try. At first the ladies said they would not return home,
but they eventually left the sacred edifice with their
father, followed by the gentleman. On reaching the
street, the former became excited, and used the word
"scoundrel," &c. After the females entered the cab,
. the would-have-been husband made his way towards it
for the purpose of giving his " ladye love " a kiss, when
the father, thinking he was about to rescue her from
his custody, seized him by the collar of his coat, and
hurled him against the railings. The father then de-
sired the cabman to drive with full speed over West-
minster-bridge, the ladies calling out at the top of their
voice, "Follow us, dear, in another cab." This he pro-
mised to do ; but there not being one at hand, he was
soon left in the rear. It is said that the lady is entitled
to some property, and that the gentleman is a surgeon
practising about thirty miles from London. The cause
of the objection on the part of the father did not tran-
spire, and we were unable to learn the names of the
parties.
ESCAPE OF A PRISONER FROM THE CUSTODY OF A
POLICE-OFFlCER.—lnformation has been circulated
woman,to
all the police-offices, that a few days ago, a
h
named Ann Rogers, who was charge
escaped from the custody of one of tlld metropolitan"it
police-officers, oamndanthheapdoblieceen-
custodygivliecneionffitocen named
on Farcelsihamrgaeno.! felony, and
police-
man
was conveyedten her
overto
tt
oh e station-house ti
charge-roomo n h o useat Worship-street.
ro rtsl pie -.s
purposetreet.
of being introduced to the presence of the magistrate,
and on the number of the charge being called by the
Inspector on duty, it was found that she had decamped,
and she has not since been heard of'. The police arc in
search of her.

RAILWAYS IN PORTUGAL—A proposal has been
submitted to the Government of Portugal for the con-
struction of a line of railway from Lisbon to Oporto,
through Santarem and Coimbra. The project has been
warmly taken up by many influential capitalists at Lis-
bon, as also by parties connected with Portugal in this
country. The necessary capital is to be raised, half in
England and half in Portugal ; the Government will
guarantee a fixed rate of interest until the line is com-
pleted, and certain privileges will be granted to the Com-
pany for a limited period.--Railway Chronicle.