The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-17 00:00:00

MATH FROM THE KICK OF A HORSE.—An inquest
was yesterday held by Mr. Higgs, Deputy Coroner for
Westminster, at the Feathers, Dean-street, on the body
of William Hart, aged 43. From the evidence it ap-
peared that the deceased, who was a confirmed drunkard,
was occasionally employed as the driver of a hackney-
coach by 11.1 r. Welch, hackney man, Gloucester-terrace,
Vauxhall-bridge-road, and it had been known that the
horses, having more sense that their besotted driver, had
frequently brought the coach home to the stables with
the deceased sitting on the box insensibly drunk. On
Friday morning last about eleven o'clock he went out
with the vehicle, and returned home about two o'clock
on the following morning, and some hours afterwards was
discovered lying in a stall, when he begged to be let
alone, but made no complaint. He had half a pint of
warm beer, and remained there till six o'clock in the
evening, when being told that he must get up, he said
his mare had kicked him. He was consequently re-
moved to the Westminster Hospital, where it was found
that several of his ribs were fractured, and he remained
in a state of collapse till about ten o'clock on Sunday
night, when he expired, the immediate cause of death, no
doubt, being depression, arising from his exposure to the
cold so long after sustaining the injury. Verdict, " Ac-
cidental death."

INCOME-TAX APPEALS IN THE CITY OF LONDON,
—The appeals under schedule D on profits arising from
professions, trades, Bcc., up to the sth of April, 1844,
are rapidly being disposed of. The following appeals
have already been heard from the undermentioned wards
and parishes, forming the western district of the city of
London, viz. :—The wards of Aldersgate Within and
Aldersgate Without, Bread-street, Castle Baynard,
Cordwainers', Cripplegato Within and Cripplegate
Without, Farringdon Within, Queenhithe, and Broad-
street wards. The parishes f St. Andrew, Holborn, St.
Bartholomew the Great and the Lesser, St. Sepulchre,
St. Dunstan's West, the precinct of Bridewell, and the
Liberty of Sergeants' Inn. Yesterday the Commissioners
sat at the Property and Income-Tax-office, 36, Basing-
hall-street, for the purpose of hearing appeals from the
parish of St. Bride, Fleet-street; and this morning, at
eleven o'clock, they heard those from the inhabitants
of the parish of St. Martin, Ludgate,' which closed the
appeals of the western division of the City. The appeals
of this division have been under the management of the
first assistant-clerk, Mr. Russell. To-morrow (Thurs-
day, the Isth inst.) the Board will continue their sittings
at eleven o'clock, when they will commence with hear-
ing the appeals from the eastern division, beginning with
the ward of BishopS,„erate Without; and on Friday morn-
ing, the 19th inst., Bridge Ward, Saturdays and Mon-
days the Board does not sit. The number of appellants
each day has averaged 15. The majority of the parties
who have appealed have had to so through their own ne-
gligence in not making the proper returns by filling up
the printed forms sent them by the assessors.
CAUTION TO Nunsiss.—An inquisition was taken
bafore Mr. Baker, on Saturday, at the Three Loggerheads,
Virginia-row, Bethnal-green, on the body of a male infant,
(newly born), who died shortly after some gin had been ad-
ministered to it by the nurse attending on the mother. Lydia
Carlin, a married woman, of No. :z, Turk's-row, Bethaal-
green, said that the deceased was born on Thursday last,
about two o'clock. Witness was delivered by a female ac-
coucheur. Shortly after, as it was moaning and appeared
distressed, witness remarked to a female named Elizabeth
Jolliff, who was attending her, whether she could not give
the child something to sooth it. The nurse said that there
was some gin in a bottle, which she would give it. She then
mixed about a quarter of a teaspoonful of the gin with some
moist sugar, which was administered to it. Thc deceased
almost lo,t its Licath, and bled at it. mull,. A sur4eoo
was immediately sem for, who ordered a ws s 'kith. Ise-
ceased na., Wit ;;kiu it, Lnt it Ted lit a quarter of 5u hour
after. Four MOl,Ol, ago site WS. )10 tve dogs. and
112 N hot been .well since. 'bite Coroner oiners'ed that tite:,
ought to have celled in a medical man, who old have re.
commended what was proper to be adiduiistered. Mr.
Peter Burchell, No. 1, Kingsland-road, surgeon, stated that
he found the deceased in a convulsive state, he ordered some
carminative medicine and a warm bath. There was blood
upon its bedgown. Gin given to a child so young might bring
on convulsions and death in a short time. Such a stimulant
ought not to be administered by nurses, as there is great danger
in its application. Elisabeth Jolliff stated that she was ex-
tremely sorry for the death of the child, and that she
would undertake net to give gin again. The Coroner
hero read the law, from Carrington and Payne, appli-
cable:—Perseus. not of a medical education, who should
administer medicine, and death ensue, were guilty of man-
slaughter ; and gave several decisions of Judge Bailey. lie
then directed the jury to return an open verdict, as a magis-
trate might take a different view of the evidence. He did not
think the jury would be disposed to send the case to another
tribunal. Verdict—" That the deceased was born alive, and
died within five hours of its birth, but from what cause there
was no satisfactory evidence." The Coroner told the nurse
that she was indebted to the kind consideration of the jury for
the verdict, and remarked that had the case been stronger, be
would have had no difficulty in sending her for trial.
STEEPLE CHASE AT CHEIM.—A steeple chase
match for L.Ol. a side took place on Thursday, at Chem), be-
tween Mr. G. Brettell and Mr. Hopkins, two gentlemen well
known in the sporting world, which excited a good deal of in-
terest. The terms of the match were, for Mr. Brettell to ride
his horse, the Count, against a horse of Mr. Hopkins, known
as the Daring Ranger, over four miles of fair hunting country,
the winning flag being pitched upon Morden common, at the
back of the Lord Nelsen Inn, Chasm. The start took place at
White's farm, ;Kingston, about half-past three o'clock, Mr.
Hopkins getting a slight advantage at the start, which he kept
for a short distance, Mr. Brettell, however, being well up.
They continued in this situation ever the first two or three
fences, the country being dreadfully heavy and the fences diffi-
cult. At the Morden river Mr. Brettell went over the ford and
got safely through. Mr. Hopkins, however, put his horse
at it, though in a slanting position, and he failed to
accomplish the leap and went into the middle of the stream,
unhorsing his rider, who got a complete duckkg. He
speedily remounted him, and in two or three fields was again
well up with his antagonist. The race was now very interest-
ing; the horses were almost neck and neck, and going at racing
speed, and they both came together to the grip way which car-
ries off the land water from the whole of this neighbourhood,
and which from the heavy rains was a somewhat formidable
obstacle to encounter, being upwards of seven feet deep, and
nearly thirteen feet over. Both horses, however, cleared it in
good style, and up to the last flag the horses appeared so equally
matched that it was difficult to form an opinion which would
be the winner. At the last fence, however, Mr. Brettel made
a swerve to the left, cleared the hedge first, and thus got the
start, which enabled him to bring his horse in the winner by
two or three lengths. It was understood that a good deal of
money changed hands on the occasion.—Cambridge Advertiser.
LORD LTNEDOCII AND THE DEACON OF THE
FLxsuißs.—This illustrious Nobleman was more celebrated
for his doings than his sayings. Of the latter, however, one
uttered in the battle-field will long live in military history—
" Spare your powder, my lads, but give them plenty of steel."
Another at the festive board, although well known to moat of
our local readers, we believe has not yet appeared in print.
It was on the occasion of the entertainment given here, on
his return from the Peninsula, by the Trades of Perth ; and,
in the course of the evening, when the good cheer had begun
to remove ,the restraint which the rank and fame of the dis-
tinguished guest had at first imposed on his entertainers—the
Deacon of the Fleshers, getting familiar with the gallant Lord,
ventured to ask in his most coaxing manner, " Come, noo,
General, hoo rnony men may ye hae killed wi' your own hand?"
" Ah, Deacon," was the ready reply, " I have never shed so
much blood in my life as you !"—Pertlo Courier.
TLIREE VALUABLE HORSES BURNT TO DEATH.—
About nine o'clock on Monday night the stable, coach-house,
loft, and other outbuildings, the property of Mr. Hollis, sur-
geon Lewisham village, about two miles frosa Greenwich,
took 'fire, and being old wooden buildings, were speedily con-
sumed, together with three favourite and valuable horses, har-
ness, &e. A plentiful supply of water was at hand, and the
destructive element was subdued in less than au hoar. The
groans of the poor animals were exceedingly distressing, but
such was the fury of the flames, that it was impossible to ex-
tricate them.
A HINT FOR Till CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—
Before the Court proceeded to lousiness on Saturday morning,
the Lord Chief Justice Clerk stated, that he had been informed
that money had been received for admission to the Court by the
door-keepers, and that a gentleman on the preceding day had
been refused admission because he would not pay for it. His
Lordship strongly deprecated the practice of demanding or
taking money for admittance into an open Court ; and inti-
mated his determination to visit with punishment any door-
keeper she should be found guilty of doing io...Edinburph
Journal.

DOG-FIGHTING ON THE SABBATH

MORNING.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sru,—Allow me to make known, through the im-
partial medium of your excellent journal, that dog-
fighting is carried into execution in defiance of the
law on Sabbath mornings during the stilly hour
of Divine service, when the humane and
Christian portion are supplicating at the throne
of mercy. The " National Animals' Friend So-
ciety" should investigate this in the neighbour-
hoods and vicinities of Southwark and Clerkenwell,
and one or two exposures would, I have no doubt,
relieve the inhabitants fsom such disgusting nuisances.
I am, &c. HUMANITY.
P.S.—They are carried on at public-houses of the
lowest character.

A HINT TO GAS COMPANIIs.—At Sheffield, the
charge is 4s. 2d. per 1,000 feet ; Leeds, 6s. Bd. ; Liverpool,
6a. ; Cheltenham, Glasgow, and Bradford, 7s. ; Paisley and
Newcastle, 7s. 6d. The effect which lowering the price of an
article like gas has upon its consumption was, perhaps, never
better exemplified than in the statistics of Manchester, when,
in 1833, the charge was 10a 6d. per 1,000 feet, the profits then
were 8,292/. ; in 1834, it was 10s. 3d., the profits 10,191/. ; in
1835, 105.' profits 13,5101. ;in 1836, 95., profits 16,196/. ;in
1837, Se. fxl., profits 18,7121. ; in 1838 it was again lowered
to Bs., and the profits realised 19,3761. ; in 1839, the price was
7s. 6d., the profits 24,6581. ; the last reduction in 1840 was to
75., and the profits increased to 24,731./. ; in 1841, to 29,694 k ;
and in 1842, to 34,2321. These facts speak for themselves...-
Cambridge Advertiser.
STEEPLE CHASE NEAR BRIGHTON .—A steeple chase,
which excited great interest in the sporting world of Brighten,
took place on Monday near the northern entrance to the Clay-
ton tunnel on the London and Brighton Railway. The match
originated out of an after-dinner conversation between Sir
Arthur Chichester and Captain Bush. (of the 7th Kuzma)
as to the comparative merits of their hunters, and bets to a
considerable amount were made on the event. The principal
points of attraction were the passage of a gate at the start, and
a double fence near the close of the race. • Sir Arthur Chiches-
ter's horse refused the gate several times, and wen. over the
fence in a bangling manner ; while Captain Bushe took both
in good style, and beat his opponent by about half-a-Jona
lengths.
THE ROYAL STAG HOUNDS.—At eleven o'clock
en Monday a field of upwards of 100 had assembled, including
Lord Norbury, Messrs. Worley, Pole, Stainforth, Wards,
and \' se, and several military officers from Windsor, met at
Winkfield church ; and a slight thaw having commenced, the
Richmond hind was uncarted (after waiting for an hour) at
Broekhill, between twelve and one o'clock, going away to
Hawthorn-hill, doubling to the left to Jealous-hill, on to
Weston-mill, and thence back again to Hawthorn. The hind
they made for Brick-bridge, crossing for Bray-common,
swimming over the Cut, and down to Thatchen-end ; thence
away for Hollyport, doubling back through the woods to White
Waltham, and was there taken near the residence of Mr. Pole,
after a run of about an hour and a half. The country in many
places was exceedingly hard from the frost during the night,
and somewhat dangerous to horse and rider.
DEATH ruom GLANDERS.—The Faris Moniteur of
Monday quotes the following from a letter from Careamonne
—" M. Basle, veterinary surgeon of the 9th Claasseurs, who
was married only three weeks since, died on the 31st of
December of glanders, caught while attending a horse ill of
that disease. It appears that the contagion of this cruel
malady was communicated to the olfactory organs through the
indiscreet seal of M. Basli, who, in desiring to investigate all
the symptoms of the sick animal, had the imprudence to smell
and inhale the odour arising from the matter discharged from
the horse's nostrils!" The Monitsur is in error in supposing
that deaths from glanders are by any means uncommon. It is
scarcely a year since there were two patients affected by this
horrible disease in one of our metropolitan hospitals, and a third,
in attending upon these originally affected, contracted the
malady. All three died.
PstomuLGATION OF THE STATUTES..--A.CCOrding
to the resolutions of both Houses of Parliament, a scheme wee
recently adopted for the promulgation of the statute', and from
a return made in the early part of last session, it appears that
in the year Is4l no fewer thin 4,135 Acts were sent out to
public offices, to cities, counties, and boroughs, to Sheyiffs, sad
other persons. It seems that 1,202 statutes were sent to the
two Houses of Parliament-421 to the House of Lords, and
681 to the House of Commons. Others t. Sheriffs, clerks of
the peace, &c., as well as to persons is Wales and Scotland.
Lord Northwick has sufficiently recovered from his
late serious indisposition, to be able to resume his aciustomed
exercise, and personally to return the visits of his many anxious
friends.—Cheltenham Looker-ens.
m
HB WEST CALDNE MuaDEL—Certain information
was received here on Saturday, that Bryce had been appre-
hended in Muwelltown, Dumfries, on the preceding day.
had been come up to by a gentleman wh= Into Menwell-
town, who, entering Into some cony with him, and
closely remarking his person and dress, felt satisfied he was the
individual advertised for as the suspected murderer of Geddes.
The gentleman immediately gave information to the pollee, aad
Bryce was soon afterwards in safe custody.—Uedoeiese
Mercury.
TILE LINENDRAPERb' INSTITUTION.—The annual
ball in aid of the funds of this institution, held at Willis's-
rooms last night, assembled a party of nearly 600 persons, and
the stewards, emulating each other in the benefits they could
render, excited an interest unequalled by any previous ball.
Jullien's band was in attendance. The refreshments, supplied
by Mr. Younghusband, gave all the satisfaction that could be
desired. It is gratifying to observe the suceess of this benevo-
lent institution, inasmuch as it was one of the first of the
various trades which sought to introduce the establishment of
funds to be administered to individuals in particular communi-
ties, without the humiliating feelings which must everlattend
the receipt of charity. There is now a fund of some thousands
of pounds exceeding the permanent sum required by the rates.
DEATH iituat llrDnoritoniA.—Between four and
five o'clock on Monday afternoon last, a lad, named Enos
Hayward, 17 years of age, a stable-boy, in the service of
Mr. Warwinsh, of Carshalton, Surrey, was admitted into
St. Thomas's Hospital suffering from hydrophobia. He was
brought to the above Institution from Carshalton in a fly.
and while being assisted to alight he was seized with a pa-
roxysm of the disease, barking loudly like a dOg, and attempt-
ing to bite the persons near him ; so exceedingly violent were
his struggles, that it required the exertions of four strong
men to carry him up into George's Ward, and he was obliged
to be held down in bed by main force. During the intervals
of the succession of attacks he was assailed with, he was per-
fectly rational, and frequently remarked that the attendants
need not be afraid, as lie would not hurt any of them ; he also
said he had no doubt he should be better by the morrow, and
seemed to be totally unconscious of the fatal Nature of the
malady he was afflicted with. Every possible attention was
paid him, but he expired at about eleven o'clock the same night.
fie had, it appears, been bitten about six weeks ago by a dog
that had strayed into the stable-yard; the wound was very
slight, and, healing quickly, no further notice was taken of it.
During Sunday last he complained of sharp pains in the meek
and a peculiar uneasiness about the throat, and on Monday last
unequivocal symptoms of the frightful disease he was suffering
under indicated themselves.
:MELANCHOLY Sun:um—An inquest was held yes.
terday at the Baker's Hall, Harp-lane, Tower-street,
before. Mr. Payne, on the body of 111Ury Axle Schafer,
a.;:, Ueorge Evans. City
said, that on Z=4.titri.lay fact. 1%;., i,u dptv in
Trieity- square, lower, when lie re.cel,yed. MlL.rmation
that tbr deeensed was lying ;in the ground. in aiita :tee-
eardene, tiud wise in Kant of immediate aaaistertee. lie
found her in an insensible state, and a phial and cup.
both of which had recently been emptied of essential oil
of almonds, by her side. Witness carried her to Mr.
Ager, surgeon in Trinity-square, where means for her
recovery were instantly adopted. Restoratives, however,
were of no avail, and she died in about an hour. Wit-
ness found in her pocket a letter addressed to a very
respectable ship-broker. Witness believed the deceased
to be en " unfortunate woman." The Coroner read the
letter alluded to by the witness, and it appeared that the
deceased and the person referred to had been on terms
of intimacy for several years. The object for which it
was written was to get money, and deceased complained
of having been abandoned. It stated that he was the
cause of what she was going to do. Mary Keene, of No.
34, Fleet-lane, Smithfield, said that deceased had resided
in her house. On Saturday last she spoke much and
very feelingly of Mr. ---, and said that she was that
day going to carry him a letter. Deceased was Teti
much attached to him. Mr. —, senior, said that b
son, being desirous of breaking off the acquaintance.
offered her 31. a few days ago, on condition that he
should be subject to no further pecuniary claim ; she re.
jested the offer, and since then he had not seen her.
She drank the poison near his door. Verdict—Tem-
porary insanity.
INQUESTS IN CASES OF SUDDEN DEATEI.—At the
conclusion of an inquest held yesterday before Mr. Higgs,
Deputy-Coroner for Westminster, the foreman of the jury,
addressing the Coroner, wished to know if he was not going
to hold an inquest upon the body of Mr. Stephenson, the
vestry clerk of St. Margaret's parish, who had on the pre-
vious day suddenly dropped down dead in the vestry, while
in the act of handing round the book containing the minutes
of that body for their signatures? The Coroner, in reply,
said be certainly bad heard of the circumstances attending
Mr. Stephenson's death, and he did not think that there
was any necessity for troubling a jury, as his information
was that he had died in the presence of a very full vestry,
and there was no suspicion whatever of his having taken
anything to destroy himself. The foreman said that he was
always led to believe that the Coroner had no option in all
cases of sudden death but to hold an inquest. The Coroner
observed that if he was as fully satisfied in eases .f sudden
death as in that he never thought of holding as inquest. The
foreman thought in every cue, let the party be rich or poor, it
should be investigated; if not, such conduct on the part of the
Coroner was open to severe animadversions, and it was even
then rumoured in that neighbourhood that the Coroner
so would
not hold an inquest upon Mr. Stephenson, because by act-
ing he would obtain a higher fee than that awarded to him by
the county. The Coroner remarked, that a pros eat of a re-
ward, however great, should never bias him to a dereliction of
his public duty; and concluded, by saying that Übe heard trunk
other quarters any dissatisfaction expressed of no inqttry WSW
made as to the decease of Mr. Stephenson, be should issue WO
warrant for the summoning of a jury forthwith.
NIGHT PoACHING.—ROcHESTER, JAN. 15. —The
neighbourhood of the Earl of Darnley's estates, at Cobham,
is
greatly infested by poachers, although the exertions of the
trustees have lately thinned the fratbrnity. This • morning 4
notorious character, named James Goodhew, was brought be.
fore the Magistrates, charged with trespassing upon land is
the occupation of Mr. William Lake, at Chalk, on Wednesday
night last, with wires, in the pursuit of game. The prittown
who had been convicted of poaching twice before, pleaded
guilty to day poaching, but not guilty tonight poaching.
Thomas Capps, gamekeeper to the Darnley estate. said.
on Wednesday evening last I saw the prisoner on Willies
Lake's land. Saw him set wires for hares. It was about
a quarter past five in the evening. 1 had found the wires
about half an hour before. They had fallen dowse_ and I
went into the wood a few roods distant, and lay down 10
watch. The prisoner came and set the wires up. It wait
so dark that he coald only find them by kicking about. I rut
out and caught him, and searched hits, and, as be resisted, I
let him go, and afterwards had him apprehended. I know it
was past five o'clock. The Bench said that the Al.caseation tureed
on whether or not it was night, and, on consulting the
manaek, found that the sun set on that day at four minutes peg
four o'clock. The Beach convicted the prisoner, who Pro"
mised, if let off, not to repeat the offence. The Rev. G. Davis
told him that he thought it was not in his power toeurefrata
ms„,
from poaching. lie had as great a taste for it as g tl.
had for sporting, but the
tented the prisoner to two months'
imPri ir two suedes;
labour, and at the expiration of that time to
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in N. each for his good behavieus, or to bo forth 1
for six months. claiming allowance for
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