The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-27 00:00:00

DERBY.

5 to 1 agst J. Day's lot—taken and afterwards offered
11 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's lot—taken
1,000 to 30 agst Lord Exeter's lot—taken
1,000 to SO agst Forth's lot, bar Leander—taken
6 to 1 agst Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck—taken
7 to 1 agst Mr. Crockford's Rattai—taken
16 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Orlando
16 to 1 agst Mr. Lichtwald's Leander
20 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's Cockamaroo
30 to 1 agst Mr. Quin's Loadstone
33 to 1 agst Col. Peel's lonian—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. A. Wood's Running Rein—taken
35 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcoto's Campunero—takon
40 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Saddlebow—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Vat colt—taken
1000 to 20 agst Mr. Thornhill'a Apprentice—t. twice
50 to 1 agst Mr. Ongley's King of the Gipsies
1000 to 15 agst Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Bebington—taken
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Batson's Anniversary
1000 to 10 Mr. Bradshaw's Sir Isaac—taken
700 to 600 on The Ugly Buck agst Rattan—taken
1000 to 10 agst the Ugly Buck winning the Derby and St.
Leger, and lloarding-school Miss the Oaks—t.
2000 to 10 agst Rattan, Boarding-school Miss, and Lean-
der, for the three events—taken
1000 to 5 agst Rattan, the Bee, and Ugly Buck, for the
same event
The betting on this race was confined to a " select few,"
and was strictly in keeping with that on the Chester Cup.
It may be described in a few words. The two favourites
were backed for about 1001. each, Cockamaroo and lonian for
small sums, Saddlebow at 1,000 to 25 (in one instance only),
the Vat colt at the same odds, to about 401., Running Rein
at 1,000 to 30, the layers refusing to go en, Campunero at
35 to I, Apprentice at 50 to 1, about 50/., and Sir Isaac at
1,000 to 10 (two or three parties anxious to go on). Nothing
done about Orlando or Leander, and not the slightest inclina-
tion to back either Loadstone or Foig-a-ballagh.

The following well known hunters—" well known in Lei-
cestershire "—were sold yesterday by Mews. Tattersall's :
Rocket, 460 guineas ; Negro, 220 guineas ; Pilot, 185 guineas ;
Monarch, 170 guineas ; Volunteer, 120 guineas ; and Magic,
100 guineas. Total for the six, 1,255 guineas.

TIM LATE ABDUCTION OF A YOUNG LADY.—There
appeared last week a paragraph respecting the extraordinary
abduction of a young lady, named Jane Page, only 13 years
of age, by a young farmer of the name of George Gardener,
from a seminary in high-street, Warwick. 50/. reward was
immediately offered for their apprehension, but the police
were unable to trace them out until last Saturday evening,
when they were discovered quartered at an inn in Douglas,
in the Isle of Man, having been away just a week, and cap-
tured full 250 miles from their native place. Gardener was
instantly taken into custody by the police, and, having been
conveyed to Stretton, near 'Warwick, he on Wednesday last
underwent an examination at the public office before Mr.
J. Fullerton, a county magistrate, the following being the
substance of the evidence, which will be found to be of a
very remarkable character :—The young lady is the daugh-
ter of a wealthy farmer at Stretton, and, upon her attain-
ing her 18th year, comes into possession of a large estate.
The prisoner is also very respectable and wealthy, and, being
desirous of becoming a farmer, he was apprenticed to the
young lady's parent, so as to be instructed in the several
branches of agriculture. He was considered as one of the
family, and frequently had an opportunity of visiting the
young lady whilst at school, but owing to her very tender
age, not the least idea was entertained by their friends of an,
intimacy existing. On last Saturday week the prisoner went
to the seminary, and informed the Misses Kimberley, the
proprietors, that he was instructed to convey Miss Page to
her parent's residence, as she was going to stay there a short
time with a few friends, and, under such circumstances, she
was easily parted with. The magistrate, in reviewing the
case, remarked that if the prisoner's defence should be that
the young lady was a willing party it would not alter the
offence, as he had absconded with her at such a tender a_ge
that she was considered not to know right from wrong. He
was then fully committed to take his trial at the next assizes
at Warwick, being liberated on two sureties of 300/. each, and
himself in a like sum.
The Belgian Government has, on the proposition
of the Commission of Trans-Atlantic Navigation, resolved to
establish at the expense of the State five lines of sailing-
packets:-1. Between Belgium and the Levant, touching
alternately at Smyrna, Syra, and Athena, to sail from An-
twerp on the Ist of April, 15th of May, Ist of July, 15th of
August, Ist of October, and 15th of November. 2. Between
Antwerp and New York, one departure every month, for
eight months in the year, commencing on the 15th of March.
3. Between Belgium and Vera Cruz, four departures—viz.,
the 15th of April, August, October, and December. 4. To
Bahia, two departures—viz., June 15 and September 15.
5. Valparaiso and Callao, two departures—viz., June 1 and
December 1.

THE STORM ON g.k.TURDAY
MORNING.
The gales of wind which blew heavily during the whole of
Friday night and Saturday morning from S.S.W., were, we
regret to state, productive of the most melancholy results
along the coast, several valuable vessels having been wrecked
and twenty lives lost. At Scarborough, in Yorkshire, it was
severely felt, and the calamity that was witnessed at the en-
trance of the harbour will long be borne in recollection by the
inhabitant& It having been reported that several fishing
yawls had been out all night in the storm, and that fears were
apprehended that they had been wrecked, at an early hour a
great concourse of persons assembled along the shore, in-
quiring into the truth of the rumours. Shortly before nine
o'clock a cry was raised that there were three of the missing
boats standing in for the harbour, which, as may be easily
imagined, produced no little degree of satisfaction, and
amongst the eager crowds could be seen the wives and fami-
lies of those on board of the approaching boats, in a state of
ecstasy at their apparent safe delivery. The scene, in a few
seconds, however, changed to one of a most painful and heart-
rending description. The yawls (fishing boats of about 50 tons
burden) were the Willing Maid, of Scarborough, the Jerome,
and the Emulous. They were all apparently beating into
the haven, the sales tightly hauled in, and although the
weather had not abated, the wind still blowing heavy squalls,
with showers of snow and sleet, it was fully expected they
would reach the harbour in safety. Suddenly the wind in-
creased, and in the next moment a terrible sea capsized the
whole three vessels, and they instantly sank, carrying with
them the greater part of their crews, with the exception of
those belonging to the Willing Maid, who managed to reach
the beach near the Spa. The sensation which this catas-
trophe occasioned amongst the assembled throng was most
intense. Some of the ill-fated crews being observed strug-
, filing amidst the waves, several boats put off to render them
assistance, but owing to the terrific fury of the gale, the
boats were unable to gain the spot until the whole of the
poor fellows (fourteen in number) belonging to the Jerome,
Air. Cammiah master, and the Emulous, Mr. Wyall master,
had sunk to rise no more. Unfortunately, most of them have
left families to deplore their fate, and none :of the bodies
have as yet been recovered. At about three o'clock in the
morning a vessel called the Gillnaerton, belonging to Mont-
rose, whilst on her passage to London, was totally lost by
striking on the Navestone-rocks, on the Fern Island. It
was within two miles of the spot where the Pegasus steamer
was wrecked a short time since. Fortunately, the vessel re-
mained fast on the rock after she stack, which enabled the
crew to get their boats out and escape ; soon afterwards,
however, she slid off, and went down in deep water. The
crew were quickly picked up, and landed safely at Sunder-
land. During the height of the storm a brig was seen by
the Coast-guard Service near Cromer in distress. She was
about throe miles from shore, and in about ten minutes she
sank headforemost ; the entire of the unfortunate crew, con-
sisting of six persons, perishing with her. Between the en-
trance of the Humber and Grisby the gale was severely
felt. At nine o'clock on Friday night a vessel was run down
in Grimsby-roads by a brig called the Prince Regent, of Sun-
derland. She proved to be a sloop named the John and
Hannah's Endeavour, belonging to Wakefield, and the mas-
ter and crew had a narrow escape of being drawn down by
her. They all luckily reached the brig in safety, as also did
the captain's wife, who was on board, and in the course of
Saturday morning they were all landed at Grimsby, and
forwarded to Hull. A vessel was lost near Hartlepool, and
another off Shoreham, on the Sussex coast, but whether any
lives fell a sacrifice we are unable to state The shipping in
the Downs suffered considerable damage, although most of
them had both anchors down during the gales.

THE CASE of SUPPOSED TRANCE

AT DEPTFORD.

The deep interest excited in Deptford respecting the sup.
posed case of trance continues increasing daily, and It is
deemed one of the most extraordinary which has ever come
before the faculty. It is necessary to observe, that two re-
ports which have appeared in some of the papers are wholly
without foundation, and have caused great pain to the
relatives. The first was that decomposition was apparent
at the early part of last week, and subsequently another re-
port was made, that the body had actually been buried.
Even up to yesterday not the slightest appearance of decori-
position had taken place. This assertion is made on the
authority of the medical gentlemen who have from time to
time, up to yesterday, watched the progress of the case. The
following are facts which have not been generally pub-
lished :—On Friday, the 2d of February, Mr. Francis, Jim.,
the son of Mr. Francis, the landlord of the Oxford Arms, in
Church-street, Deptford, was sitting in the tap-room of
his brother's house, the Marquis of Granby, at the Lower
Water-gate, Deptford, when he fell down apparently in
a fit, and a medical gentleman pronounced him to be
dead, and took no means to restore what has since been
declared by competent authorities to have been only
suspended animation. Mr. Taylor, surgeon of High-
street, afterwards went to the house, and made several skil-
fisi experiments; and although an hour after the young man
had been pronounced to be dead, succeeded in bleeding him,
but not to restore animation. On the jury being empannelled
one of the jurymen was also taken in a fit, whether from the
sight of the body or not can only be imagined, but for a few
moments a fatal result was expected. The jary generally
were not satisfied with the general evidence, and requested
the atttendance of the medical gentleman who attended at
the time, or that a post mortem examination might be made,
but the dictum of the Coroner, that the deceased died from an
enlargement of the heart, was submitted to by the jury, who
appeared, however, not quite satisfied, butreturned a verdict
that the deceased died from natural causes. Almost imme-
diately afterwards a brother of the deceased was seized with
a fit intermittently for three hours. The surgeon then called
in, on hearing the probable cause of excitement, at once pro-
nounced the verdict to be premature, and that the Coroner
was exceedingly wrong in directing the jury in such a case,
and ho himself doubted whether death had been so instanta-
neous. The brother was bled and recovered, and subse-
quently Mr. Atkins, the surgeon spoken of, afterwards saw the
body, which then exhibited all the freshness and bloom of
health. Several medical and:surgicalnen in the vicinity of the
place, and from the London hospitals, also visited the place;
from their vague expressions there appeared no doubt that
life was not extinct, at least for nine or ten days after the
holding of the inquest. On Friday Messrs. Downing (the
surgeons to the police force) and Mr. Taylor, the surgeon
before alluded to, again visited the house, and gave a most
unqualified contradiction to decomposition having taken
place. Mr. Heise, a professor of galvanism, recommended
galvanism, but it was not deemed expedient to employ it.
Yesterday Mr. Hope, surgeon, of Deptford, attended, pre-
pared with a galvanic battery, but, on viewing the body, con-
sidered it advisable not to make the experiment; he, how-
ever, recommended that the head should be raised more, so
that if any life did remain,:the blood should not flow to the
head. He also strongly recommended, that as no decompo-
sition had taken place, no interment should be made until
decomposition was unequivocal, and then, for the satisfaction
of the relatives and justice to the medical profession, a post
mortem examination should be made. He observed that the
limbs were not stiff and the sides were almost warm, and not
like death. The relatives still entertain hopes, and the body
is frequently washed. It is, however, in the coffin. The
limbs are up to the present tins perfectly supple. Mr.
Arthur, the surgeon whose name and opinions have been
freely used in some of the reports, never saw the body after
the inquest, but, on the contrary, was yesterday, en apply-
ing, refused admission ; 24 days have elapsed since the inquest,

JUSTICE TO ALL.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—The cry of "Justice to Ireland," which, by
the by, I am glad to notice, I think should be
changed to " Justice to Ireland, England, and Scot-
land.' Doubtless the Irish suffer more from misrule
than the English and Scotch, but we are all most griev-
ously oppressed, and the quiet submission of the Eng-
lish and Scotch is as great a disgrace to them as the
attempt to obtain redress is creditable to the Irish. If
the three kingdoms were to insist on Parliament
doing justice to all, by legislating honestly, and not
to promote class interests, Sir Robert Peel durst not
treat such an appeal with indifference. He finds
Ireland eniough for him, without the addition of
England and Scotland. Union and determination are
all that have been long wanted to compel a correc-
tion of abuses. The public mind is now ready, and
only wants directing by the Liberal public press.
What the Tories dare refuse to Ireland, they durst
not refuse to Ireland, England, and Scotland. Thanks to
the Anti-Corn-law League, we are enlightened on the
infamous and wicked corn-laws, but are not the
legacy-tax, which does not apply to landed property,
the income-tax, which makes no distinction between
income derived from realised property and industry,
and almost every Act of the Legislature connected
with taxation, equally unjust ? When the community
are taught that unequal taxation and monopolies are
only legalised robberies, we shall have a return of
prosperity, but not till then. The slight improvement
in trade will disappear as soon as a bad harvest causes
the corn-laws to press more heavily us.—Yours, &c.
Hull, Feb. 23, 1844. A REFORMR.

MELANCHOLY REVERSE OF
FORTUNE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR—We observe copied into your journal of
Saturday from the Globe, and under the above head-
ing, a paragraph to the effect that Mr:Robson, who,
after suffering the loss of his fortune, and beholding
the wreck of his hopes, died in Peckham workhouse
on Tuesday last, was the projector and publisher of
the Post-office Directory.
Such is not the fact; the Post-office Directory (in
opposition to which Mr. Robson s book was pro-
jected) having been in existence twenty years before
the work published by Mr. Robson. You will per-
haps do us the favour to correct the mistake.—We
are, Sir, your most obedient servants,
KELLY and CO.,
Printers and Publishers of the
Post-office Directory.
19 and 20, Old Boswell-court, Feb. 26.

BETHLEM HOSPITAL.—From the report of this
Royal and Metropolitan Hospital for the Insane, just pub-
' lished, the following statistics have been obtained :—The
Hospital now contains 339 patients; of these, 65 males and
100 females are curable, 34 males and. 50 females incurable,
and 70 males and 20 females criminals ; thus one-half of the
patients are curable, andne-fourth incurable—independent
of the criminal lunatics. The admissions to Bethlem in the
year 1843 have been 109 males and 175 females; making a
total of 284 patients. The average number of cures in 1643,
was 56 males and 103 females, or 56 per cent., and demon-
strating that the females are cured nearly in the proportion
of 2 to 1 to the male patients. Occupation for the mind
diseased is now being carried into effect at Bethlem Hospital,
with the happiest results. Eleven workshops are now nearly
completed, under the direction of Mr. Smirke, the surveyor;
a library has been formed, and placed under the care of a pa-
tient as librarian. A bagatelle-board and billiard-table have
likewise been procured, for the exercise and amusement
of the male patients ; whilst additional work-rooms have
been built for the female lunatics, with the use of a piano-
forte, which is a great consolation to a numerous class of our
unhappy fellow creatures. Since the means of employment
have been rendered available at Bethlem, restraint has
greatly diminished; the average number under restrainto in
1843 has been only three per cent. weekly. s 1
of
suicide has occurred during the past year, althougl
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