The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-20 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

An adjourned inquiry took place before Mr. Carter,
the Coroner for East Surrey, at the Castle, Tooting, on
Saturday evening, touching the death of a fine young
woman named Hester Hudson, who died on Thursday
morning, the Bth instant, under such circumstances as to
induce the Coroner to adjourn the inquiry that took
place in the first instance, in order that a post mortem
examination might take place.
Upon the former inquiry Mary Skinner, a sister 'of
the deceased residing at Tooting, deposed that she was
very much alarmed, on the Thursday morning in ques-
tion, by her sister being brought to her house in a fly.
She was at the time dreadfully- ill and not able to walk
or stand, and complained of very great pain in her
stomach. She was carried to bed, and Mr. Bainbridge,
a medical man, was sent for, and he prescribed for her
and did all in his power to relieve her, but without effect.
She remained in great agony until the next morning at
four o'clock, when she expired. Before her death her
sister told her that her mistress, a lady named Johnson,
with whom she had been living as housemaid, suspected
she was in the family way, and had sent her home fir the
fly, thinking that she was about to be confined.
The jury, after hearing the evidence of the medical
man, expressed their opinion that they could not conic
to a satisfactory conclusion upon the matter unless there
was a post mnrtem examination, and the inquiry was ac-
cordingly adjourned for that purpose.
Mrs. Johnson, the lady with whom the deceased had
lived, was examined, and she stated that she had been
in her service for about four months, and on the 7th
February the cook informed her that deceased was very
ill, and lying on the carpet in the drawing-room. Wit-
ness went to her immediately, and asked her what..was
the matter, anel she complained of great pain in the
side and stomach. Witness told her she thought she
had better go home, and the deceased consented, and a
fly was sent for by witness's direction, and the deceased
was put into it, and two men accompanied. her home in
the vehicle.

By the CORONER.—Witness was of opinion, from the
symptoms, that deceased was in the family way.
Mr. Bainbridge, the surgeon, deposed that, upon the
post modem examination of the deceased, he ascertained
that the death was occasioned by ulceration of the
stomach.

Thomas Priddy, a fly driver, proved that, on the day
in question, his fly was sent for by Mrs. Johnson, and
he was ordered to take the deceased to Tooting. A
servant lad rode on the box, and no female was inside
with the deceased. He drove very gently, and when he
arrived at Tooting,_ he lifted the deceased from the
vehicle, and assisted to carry her into the house. She
appeared very ill, and in great pain.
This being the whole of the evidence that was to be
adduced, the Coroner 'briefly addressed the jury, and
said, that from the evidence of the surgeon there could
be very little doubt that the deceased had died from
natural causes, and there did not appear to be the least
grounds for supposing that the deceased had come un-
fairly by her death.
The jury, after observing that in their opinion the
mistress of the deceased was to blame in not sending
some female with her in the fly, under the circumstances,
returned a verdict that the deceased died from natural
causes, and not by poison, or any act of violence.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY.
CHESTER CUP. -
15 to 1 agst Mr. Sharrett's The Prior—taken
15 to 1 agst Mr. Collett's Cattonite
17 to 1 agst Mr. W. Dawson's Merry Andrew
17 to 1 agst Mr. T. A. Milbank's Sir Robert—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Freedom—taken
20 to 1 agst Colonel Cradock's Pagan
25 to 1 agst Mr. D. Cook's What
27 to 1 agst Mr. Gough's Greenfinch
30 to 1 agst Mr. Tuting's Tacita—taken freely
33 to 1 agst Sir W. W. Wynn's Rowland—taken
14 to 1 agst all the three years old—taken
500 even between The Prior and Cattonite
500 even between The Prior and all the three years old.
Of the two principal favourites, The Prior, although not
hacked so vigorously as Cattonite, had a very slight call; the
fifteens and sixteens to one about the latter were taken with
uncommon spirit. Of the others we need not add anything
to the prices given above.

DERBY.
10 to 1 agst Forth's lot
13 to 2 agst Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck
7 to 1 agst Mr. Crockford's Rattan—taken
15 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Orlando—taken freely
18 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's Cockamaroo
18 to 1 agst Mr. Lichtwald's Leander
25 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's T'Auld Squire
33 to 1 agst Peel's lonian—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's Voltri
33 to 1 agst Mr. A. Wood's Running Rein
33 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Campunero
40 to 1 agst Mr. Quin's Loadstone—taken freely
40 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Vat colt
40 to 1 agst Mr. Quin's nd. Foig-a-Ballagh—taken freely
50 to 1 agst Mr. J. Osborne's Mount Charles—ditto
50 to 1 agst Sir R. Bulkeley's Bebington
1000 to 10 agst Lord Westminster's Lancet—taken
400 to 100 agst The Ugly Buck and Orlando—taken
1000 even between Johnny Broome and Sister to Grey
Momus colt
1000 even between Beaumont and Sister to Grey Momus c.
1000 even between Boots and Sister to Grey Momus c.
'We have reported the highest offer against the Ugly
Buck, but as no one showed any disposition to support him,
and as an offer to back Rattan against him for 500 even was
not accepted, we do not hesitate to divest him of the pre-
miership ; the quoted odds were taken about the new leader,
but, judging from what came under our notice, not to any
serious amount. Leander was named at 18 to 1, but not
backed, owing no doubt to the numerous inquiries about his
companion, Foig-a-ballagh, on whom we saw at least 2001.
laid out at 40 to 1 ; his opponent, however, maintained his
ground to the last. Loadatone came again, and Campunero,
with plenty of friends, advanced from 40 to 33 to 1. In
other respects the betting, although extremely animated for
an hour or two, elicited nothing worthy of observation.

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OAKS.
8 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's lot.
10 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's The Bee
17 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's The Boarding School
Miss (Marpessa filly)—taken
30 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's All-round-my-Hat—t.

HIGHLY HONOURABLE CONDUCT.—The public will
no doubt remember the protracted and expensive litigation
that took place a few years since between Messrs. Gye and
Co., of London, and Mr. Samuel James Hallam, tea-dealer in
Edinburgh, the result of which was pecuniary ruin to all the
parties concerned. A few friends of Mr. Hallam, wishing to
re-establish him in business in Edinburgh, after the termi-
nation of his legal troubles, subscribed about a thousand
pounds to enable him to make a fresh start, which he did in
Prince's-street, taking a partner. This business was con-
ducted for some time, under the firm of Hallam, Spence, and
Co. ; but did not prosper, and was eventually abandoned, with
they
instainyhegnavo ebthaiininedanadn
aloss.to Mr. IJan:tin's friends of 769/ II s 9d., of which sum
Mr. Haifa' his partner .a.dibLe,anhatrogiei, iansftitilll:
appointment in
specter of teas for a branch of the • ;,,at house of Messrs. Barings,
Brothers, and Co., of London
time, but long enough to enable Thereli'i he has been but a short
amount of his savings up to the dateraof remittance) remit (the entire
ance) the sum
'
of 8561. Is. 7d., to repay, with interest, the money
by his friends to the firm of Hallam,
Spence,oney advanced
Edinburgh. This money was last week paid tc) theee r(' Co.'
of espec-
tive parties.—Caledonian Mercury.
LOVE'S SIMPLICITY.—A young woman alighted
from a stage-coach, when a piece of ribbon from her bonnet
fell into the bottom of the carriage. " You have left your
bow behind," said a lady passenger. " No, I haven't, he's
gone a fishing," innocently rejoined the damsel, and pro- 1
ceeded on her way rejoicing.—Hull Adrertiser.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 19.
Their Lordships met at Five o'Clock.
LIBEL AND DEFAMATION BILL.

Lord CAMPBELL gave notice that he should to•
morrow move the second reading of this Bill pro forma,
with a view to its being referred to a Select Committee.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he thought the
Committee had better be the same as the one appointed
last year.
GAMING TRANSACTIONS (WITNESES' IN-
DEMNITY) BILL.
The Duke of RICHMOND moved the second reading
of-the Bill to indemnify witnesses giving evidence before
a Committee of their Lordships' House on the subject of
gaming. It had been found impossible to make a search-
ing inquiry into the subject of gaming without having
the evidence of persons who had been implicated in
gaming transactions. It could not be expected that
men would willingly give, evidence on the subject
while their testimony might render them liable to qui
tam actions. He felt that the result of this inquiry
would at once dissipate the erroneous views taken in
some parts of the country, that the object of this Bill
was to save rich persons only from the effect of qui tam
actions. Unfortunately, there was a great deal more
gambling amongst the poorer classes than there was
even amongst the rich. His object in bringing this Bill
before their Lordships was to obtain such evidence as
would enable their Lordships to legislate on the subject.
The Bill was then read a second time.
IRISH REGISTRATION. .

The Marquis of NORMANBY presented a petition
from Drogheda, praying that the same municipal fran-
chise as in England should be established in Ireland.
PRIVY COUNCIL—PATENTS.

Lord BROUGHAM brought in a Bill, and moved that
it be read a first time, for continuing the patent of Lord
Dundonald for a further term of seven years. The Bill,
as we understood the Noble Lord (who, from illness, was
imperfectly heard), was to give to the Judicial Committee
of the Privy Council the power to recommend an exten-
sion of the time for patents. He propoged to empower
a Committee of that House to inquire into the subject
matter of a petition—that the Committee would report
to the House, and that then the House should address
the Crown upon the subject, and pray the
Crown to take it into consideration, and, the subject mat-
ter being referred to the Judicial Committee of the
Privy Council, the Crown should be empowered to grant

a longer term. His only; doubt had -been whetlier it
should not be by a joint address of both Houses—rather
than an address from either one—that proposal
should be carried into effect
Lord CAMPBELL said he entirely approved of the
principle of the Bill. But he wished to submit
for their Lordships' consideration whether the time
had not arrived at which it was desirable to extead the
privileges of patents to a longer term, say fourteen or
twenty-one years. The powers of the Judicial Com-
mittee could, in his opinion, be now wisely extended
and he, therefore, suggested that to it should be given
the power of divorce a vinculo matremonii. He thought
that the time and duties of Parliament should be confined
to objects having reference solely to the interests of the
empire, and that they should not be called upon to
relieve the adultress or the scoundrel husband. These
matters ought to be left to Courts, and he knew
no better tribunal than this Judicial Committee of the
Privy Council. By giving this power to the Committee
of the Privy Council, they would provide a remedy for
the poor, which could now only be had by the rich.
The LORD CHANCELLOR thought it would not
be advisable to mix up matters of divorce in the
Bill now presented to their Lordships. If his
Noble and Learned Friend (Campbell) would bring
in a Bill on the subject of divorce and its adjudication
by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, it should
have his best consideration.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE would take that op-
portunity of stating, that in opposing large powers to the
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, when the Bill
giving those powers was before their Lordships, he was
actuated solely by a prudential motive in going step by
step where a new tribunal was being constituted.
He should say that the Judicial Committee of the
Privy Council would be an infinitely better
tribunal for this sort of business than that which now
existed. It would have also another great recommen-
dation—that of cheapness, and the law would then be
protective, not, as now, to one class alone, but to the
whole country.
Lord BROUGHAM wished only to observe that the
suggestion now thrown out had not escaped the atten-
tion of the framers of the Bill, constituting the Judicial
Committee of the Privy Council. There was in that
Bill a clause not exactly giving the absolute power
to the Privy Council, but giving to it power to in-
quire and report— making it, in fact, auxiliary
to that House. His plan would be, never to part
with the jurisdiction now possessed by that
llouse, but that the Judicial Committee might
report to the House, and, under sanction of the Nouse,
give its judgment in these cases; becausehe was then, as
now, very jealous of transferring the jurisdiction which
belonged to them. He said at that time it was better
to go step by step. He thought they had better go on so
now. The subject was one of infinite importance, re-
quiring great consideration, but, in his opinion, the
course hinted at by his Noble and Learned
Friend (Lord Lyndhurst), was by far the
most judicious. He (Lord Brougham) would frame a
special Bill for this object which, with the help of the
Consistorial Court, the Right Rev. Prelates, the Law
and Equity Judges would, he hoped, attain the point
aimed at, and make the law as available to
the poor as it now was to the rich. Certainly, as the
law at present stood it was a law for the rich, and not
for the poor, not only to the wrong of the party, but to
the great injury of the morals of the poor.
Lord CAMPBELL said he should be the last person
to transfer the powers of that House or of Parliament
to the Privy Council or any other body. The question,
however, of a divorce a vinculo matrimonii ho thought
ought to be referred to a judicial tribunal.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE said that after the divorce
was obtained, then came the question of whether the
parties should be allowed to marry again. That he ap-
prehended to be a question for Parliament alone. Under
these circumstances the expenses of such proceedings
would not be diminished, inasmuch as, in the first place,
a trial must be had, and then a Bill in Parliament.

Lord REDESDALE did not think much expense
would be saved by taking questions of this kind before
the Privy Council, except, perhaps, as to the length of
the inquiry. Before the Privy Council such case would
be probably disposed of in one day, whereas before their
Lordships' House the inquiry would occupy a longer
time. Under the present system great expense was in-
curred in the shape of fees to agents, solicitors, and
various other persons. Not only were these charges
on one stage of the bill, but they were repeated in every
stage, although no word perhaps, had been said during
the progress of the bill through these stages.
Lord BROUGHAM said he was one of the trustees
to an estate, respecting which a Bill had lately been
obtained from Parliament. The trustees had just re-
ceived a bill of 3671., that being the Parliamentary
agent's bill alone. Upon this Bill not a single witness
had been examined. The whole expenses of this Bill,
which was unopposed, and merely obtained for the pur-
poseof granting leases, was 1,2001.

After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR,
the Bill was laid on the table.
METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS BILL.

On the motion of the Duke of BIJC6LECoIfthe
Metropolitan Improvements Bill was read a third time
and passed.
OFFENCES AT SEA BILL.

On the motion of Lord WHARNCLIFFE the Offences
at Sea Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed to-morrow.

PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES IN IRELAND.
The Earl of RODEN rose to put a question to the
Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack respecting a
deeply-interesting subject to a large portion of the
people of Ireland. It was with respect to a Bill at present
before their Lordships with regard to Presby-
terian marriages in Ireland. As a meeting of the
Presbyterian Society of Ireland would be held in Belfast
on Thursday next, they would naturally be anxious to
know as to the probable time when a definite judgment
would be given upon the subject of mixed marriages in
Ireland. He wished therefore to know when it was
probable that that judgment would be given.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had had a com-
munication with the late Lord Chancellor, and it had
been arranged that the judgment should be given on
Friday next. What the result of that judgment would
be it would be difficult for him to say. Four Noble and
Learned Lords had already given in their opinion, but,
of course, he was not at liberty at present to state it.
It would be sufficient for him at present to say that on
Friday next the judgment would be given.
COMMUNICATION WITH IRELAND.

Lord MONTEAGLE said, that upon the subject of a
railway to .Holyhead, although he did not wish to press
the Government for a decisive answer, inasmuch as it was
under the consideration of the other House just now,
yet he should urge upon the consideration of the Go
vernment the great importance of having the utmost
facility in the communication between this country and
Ireland.—(Hear, hear, from the Duke of Wellington.)
To give effect to this it was essential that the harbour
of Holyhead should be as safe as possible. He was induced
to allude to this subject, because t* felt the great inter-
est which it excited in the public mind in Ireland.
The Duke of WELLINGTON fully agreed with the
Noble Lord upon the importance of the subject of a
spzedy communication with Ireland, and the Government
were fully impressed with the wessity of doing all in
their power to forward this object.
The Duke of BUCCLEUCH laid upon the table cer-
tain returns relating to the Post-office.
FEES IN TIIE COURT OF CHANCERY.
The LORD CHANCELLOR in laying upon the
table, the return of the fees received in the Court of
Chancery, said that in consequence of the late altora.,
don made in that Court, the amount of fees fell short
of the income of last year, mai this was partly owing
to the compensation fees, which would have the same
effect upon a future occasion.
Their Lordships then adjourned.