The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-22 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.-THE SUICIDE OF LORD
NORTHLAND'S VALET LN THE WESTMINSTER BRIDEWELL.—
An inquest was held on Friday in the Westminster Bride-
well, before Mr. Higgs, on view of the body of John Riley,
aged 46, late valet to Lord Northland, who committed suicide
in the, above gaol, by hanging, on the night of Wednesday
last. Since his committal to prison on remand from Thurs-
day week last he had frequently. appeared very agitated in his
manners, and told his fellow-prisoners that he was innocent
of the charge his master had made against him of stealing
a 101. note which was entrusted to him to change. He stated
to them that, after it was changed, he gave the money to his
Lordship. When visited by his friends they told him that
his master intended to prosecute him with the utmost rigour,
and this had a great effect upon him. On Wednesday even-
ing at a' quarter• past six he was locked up in his cell, and
appeared more cheerful. Nothing was heard of him in the
night, but on his cell door being opened in the morning he
was seen suspended by a silk handkerchief to the handle of a
bolt, used for the purpose of fastening the window shutter.
He was immediately released, and it was then discovered that
he had tied a silk handkerchief tightly over his mouth, and
another round his ancles. The deceased had been in Lord
Northland's service about three years, and was the sole sup-
port of his mother, a poor old woman, near 100 years of age,
residing at - Malahide, near Dublin. Verdict, " Temporary
insanity."
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ROYAL MARINES.—WOOLWICH, JULY 19.—The
half-yearly inspection of the Woolwich Division of Royal
Marines doing duty in the garrison took place to• day. At
precisely ten o'clock a.m., Major-General Sir Hew D. Ross,
K.C.8., Deputy Adjutant-General of the Royal Artillery,
with Brigade-Major Cuppage, entered the west square of the
Royal Artillery Barracks, where the Royal Marines are at
present quartered until the new barracks for that branch of
her Majesty's service at Woolwich are completed, and was
saluted by the whole of the men drawn up in line under the
command of Colonel Parke, C. 8., the band playing the na-
tional anthem. Sir Hew D. Ross was joined by Col Owen,
C.B. and LH., Deputy Adjutant-General of the Royal Ma-
rines, and Captain Wesley, of the Royal Marine Artillery,
who attends at inspections to ascertain if any of the finest men
are willing to volunteer for service in the branch of the corps
to which he is attached. Major-General Sir Hew D. Ross,
Colonel Parke, Colonel Owen, Captain Wesley, Lieutenant
and Adjutant Barney Varlo, and Lieutenant and Quarter-
master Onslow, then proceeded along the front and up the
rear line, and the Major-General minutely inspected the men,
and also on their being formed into companies, when two
men from each company were selected to show their kits.
The interior of the barracks was then inspected, and the
gallant officers then proceeded to the offices of the regiment
at present situate in one of the wings of the Royal Marine
Hospital, to examine the books and details oonnected with
the division. Colonel Mercer assumed the command of the
men, and they shortly after returned to their quarters. At
half-past two o'clock the whole of the men assembled again
on the parade ground in front of the Royal Artillery Bar-
racks, under the command of Colonel Parke, and marched
past Major-General Sir Hew D. Ross at slow and quick time,
in the presence of Colonel Owen and the officers of the staff.
Lient.-Colonel Coryton then assumed the command, and put
the men through the manual and platoon exercises. Colonel
Parke resumed the command, and the men went through
their manoeuvres in a manner highly creditable to the corps
and to the entire satisfaction of the Major-General.
COlonel Gibsone was present, although appointed to the Royal
Marine Artillery, and will remain until the decision of the
Court-martial on Lieut. Louis, of which he is a member, is
made known. The defence of Lieut. Louis only occupied a
few minutes yesterday, and the Court again adlcemied, after
stating their decision.
THE CITY or LONDON IRON STRAMEIL—This mag-
nificent steam-ship made her first voyage from Aberdeen to
Wapping, off which last-mentioned place, at the Aberdeen--
wharf, she has been lying during the past week, on Saturday
last ; she made the voyage in an unusually short space of
time, though the wind was adverse, and she had on board,
besides passengers and a cargo of goods, 210 head of cattle,
and 700 boxes of salmon. It is intended by the Aberdeen
Steam Packet Company, to whom she belongs, and who have
laid out upon her 40,0001., that she shall steam regularly be-
tween Aberdeen and London. Her burden is upwards of
1,100 tons; she has three masts; from stein to stern she
measures 231 feet, and her breadth of beam is 31 feet; her
depth of hold 20 feet; she is a fine model, and remarkabty
elegant in her appearance. Her engines, which are beam-
engines, are 430 horse-power, and she has four boilers. She
is divided into five parts, water.tjght, and secured with great
strength, so that in the event of an accident, whereby a leak
might be occasioned, four compartments out of the five would
be secure, and danger from sinking prevented. captain Car-
gill, by whom she is commanded, speaks highly of her powers,
her speed, and the ease with which she may be managed.
With the exception of the Great Britain, which has not vet
been to sea, she is the largest iron steam-ship afloat, tile
interior accommodations are very,good, and the mumental
portion of the saloon, the smaller cabins, Bp., elegant, and in
good taste; indeed, a finer vessci of her class can hardly be
imagined,

DEAFNESS.
TESTIMONIAL from John Sawyer, Esq., of Hay-
wood Lodge, Maidenhead, Berks, to Messrs. S. and B. Solo-
mons, 39, Albemarle-street, Picoadilly. Gentlemen, having
been deaf for some time, I was induced, in the month of No-
vember, 1839, to make trial of your Invisible Voice Conductors,
and, although at my advanced age, at that time past my 77th
year, I had no hope of obtaining any relief, yet immediately I
applied them I could hear the general conversation, and my
hearing has become so much improved by their use, that I can
now hear acutely without their aid. I am, qeptleaten, your
most obedient servant, J. Sawyer. 2U lune, 1842.—From
the late Henry Cowper, Esq., of Tewen Waters, Herts, to
'Messrs, S. and B. Baloraans —Gentlemen, having been deaf
for many years, I was induced to try your Invisible Voice
Conductors. They enable me to hear persons in company,
and at a place of worship most distinctly. The Spectacles and
Handglass which you have seas me are very excellent, and
suit my sight perfectly, the transparency of which is so bril-
liant, that although 1 have passed my 86th year the 22d of
May last, yet they enable me to read, and by candle-light, with
the greatest ease and comfort to myself. I return you my
thanks, and remain your obedient servant, Henry „il_
22d June, 1839.—Telescopes, Opera GI- , Microscopes,
&c. of the same kind of Lenses.-Ca P,
S. and 13. So-
lomons, Opticians and A u-';iits, arc not in any way connected with
Na person of the 7.-.. ate name in their immediate neighbourhood.
or n :toy part of the country. To prevent mistakes, be cau-
tions, and Chserve,—Only to be had at 39, Albemarle-street,
Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel.
PLEASING RESULTS.—With the gaiety assumed by
nature in the brightness of the summer season there are
few disinclined to participate; and in pursuit of those
rational enjoyments personal agremens, in all their
variety, are necessarily objects of desire—those, of
which the perfection and durability are at once obvious
and important, meet their most available preservative in
Gowland's Lotion ; first, as a decided remedy fur all
cutaneous impurities ; and, secondly, as an elegant, mild,
and effective appendage to the toilet, removing every
species of local discolouration, defending the skin from
all the well-known effects of heat upon its surface, and
as contributing largely to continued delicacy and fresh-
ness of the complexion.
A WONDERFUL CURE BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS
AND OINTMENT.—Edward White, residing at No. 45,
Clement's-lane, Strand, was an in-door patient at King'e
College Hospital, for an abscess in the thigh, and a
wound, nine inches long, on the same limb. He could
neither bend his knee nor put his foot to the ground.
He remained at the hospital five months in bed, when he
was informed "that nothing more could be done for him."
Ho was than carried to his home, and commenced using
the above invaluable medicines. He can now walk about
all the day long ; but, to complete the cure, he still
the remedies. Sold at Professor Holl—
ment, 224, Strand, where establish-
lay all rented-I'i°- —vice may be had gratis ; also
renders of medicine throughout the
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THE RECENT BILL DISCOUNT-
. ING TRANSACTIONS.
.0n Friday bail was tendered for John Alves, the person
detained on a charge preferred by Lord Charles Fitzroy, of
having defrauded him of two promissory notes of 1,0001. each,
the full particulars of which appeared in this journal on Wed-
nesday last. . •
The solicitor who attended for Alves told Mr. Hardwick
that. the usual notice had been given to Mr. Watkins, the
solicitor of Lord Charles Fitzroy, and no objection had been
made to the person he now tendered.
William Leech, lodginghouse-keeper, 26, Michael's-place,
Brompton, and Mr. Robert Bignall, bootmaker, 2, Panton-
street, came forward and respectively swore themselves
worth 250/. after all their debts were paid. They then en-
tered into the customary recognizances.
Alves, who had also entered into his own surety of 500/,
when asked what lie wa:s and where he lived, said he was a
general agent, and lived at 24; Piccadilly.
In the report of the first proceedings against the prisoner
an 'omission occurred. When Mr. Clarkson stated that Alves
had never been seen again at 24, Piccadilly, where he rented
a room, after he had obtained the notes from Lord Charles
;Fitzroy, the prisoner Alves denied that this was correct, and
asserted that he had never left the place, but, up to the
time of his apprehension, continued to receive letters and to
occupy the rooms at 24, Piccadilly.
The solicitor for the accused told Mr. Hardwick that he
had a complete answer to the criminal portion of the charge.
Lord Charles Fitzroy (who has been sued for the amount of
one of the bills) had filed a bill of discovery and relief against
the holder of the security. Now, the third section of the Act
expressly declared, that while such a suit was pending no
criminal proceedings could take place. This was a point
which would be pressed on Monday next when the accused
would appear for re-examination.
It may be of use to draw attention to the extremely am-
biguous and incomplete state of 'she law with respect to bill
discounting and transactions of a similar nature. It is only
where directions are given in writing that aperson entrusted
with bills to get discounted, or securities to raise money
upon, can be prosecuted, if he plunders his employer of the
proceeds of the bill or security. The law is silent with re-
spect to verbal directions ; and as this enormous oversight in
the law is well known to the gang of bill-swindlers, they
take care to shape their transactions with those who may be
foolish enough to employ them in such a way as to take
themselves out of the operation of the law. In the
case. of Alves a nice legal question arises. Lord Charles
Fitzroy gave no written directions himself respecting
his promissory notes, but he received an acknowledg-
ment in writing from Alves of the receipt of the notes,
and a written declaration that the notes were to be dis-
counted,. and the money, less the discount, handed over on
the following Friday. Hence arises this point. Is the writ•
ten acknowledgment from Alves such " directions in writ-
ing" as brings the case within the meaning of the Act? The
only way to convert this writing into written directions is to
assume that Alves was the agent of Lord Charles Fitzroy,
and that as Lord Charles's agent he wrote the acknowledg-
ment in question with Lord Charles's sanction, and under his
implied direction. If the point should be overruled, and if
it should be decided that the " directions in writing" mean
directions in writing from the principal, then Alves will walk
out of Court free from penal consequences, leaving his Lord-
ship to pay the piper. If it is determined otherwise, then
Alves will have to answer an indictment for an offence which
is visited with transportation.