The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-07 00:00:00

THE BIDDULPH MURDER.

EXECUTION OF JOHN BROUGH, THE FRATRI
CIDE, AT STAFFORD.
STAFFORD, SATURDAY NOON.—This unhappy criminal,
who was found guilty of the murder of his brother Thomas,
at our late assizes, before Mr. Baron Platt, expiated his
dreadful offence on the public gallows this morning, in front
of the county gaol, making the fifth murderer who has suf-
fered the extreme penalty of the law in this town during the
last twelve months. On Friday what is termed the funeral
sermon was preached by the worthy pastor of the prison, during
which the unhappy creature frequently sobbed aloud. He
then, with much composure, received the Sacrament from
the hands of the chaplain. In the ("curse of the evening
he wrote several letters, one more particularly, which
was addressed to his relatives, being couched in the most
affectionate terms. At an early hour he retired to rest,
two turnkeys being in attendance upon him in the con-
demned cell, and about five o'clock this morning he rose,
and displayed the utmost contrition. On the Rev. Mr. Sedge
waiting upon him, soon alter six o'clock, he again expressed
his willingness to die, and thanked all the prison authorities
for the kindness they had-shown to him during his incarcera-
tion. On the arrival of the sheriffs and others whose presence

' was deemed necessary for the fulfilment of the extreme sen-
tence, the doomed being was informed that the awful termi-
nation of his existence was near at hand. Within a few
minutes of eight o'clock, the whole of the mournful prepara-
tions being completed, the unhappy culprit was led through
the several passages on to the drop. He seemed not to take
much heed of the assembled mob, but evidently was occupied
in deep prayer with the reverend chaplain. His stay, how-
ever, on the scaffold was but short, for the rope, cap, &c.,
being speedily adjusted, the signal was given for the with-
drawal of the fatal bolt, and in a very brief period the
wretched man ceased to exist. The mob was not so great as
had been the case on previous occasions; in fact, throughout
the whole, a feeling of deep commisseration was felt for the
culprit. The body, after hanging the usual time, was cut
down, and buried alongside the remains of other murderers
in the interior of the prison.

GLASGOW CORN.- MA RK ET.—On Friday last the
frost gavo way, followed by two days of heavy rain, since
which the weather has been fine, with occasional showers. A
change of wind has brought in liberal supplies of flour and
oats from Ireland; the arrivals of wheat, barley, and beans,
both thence and via canal, are moderate. Wheat during
the week attracted attention, and several cargoes changed
hands at rather more money. Flour unaltered. Barley taken
off at former rates; the demand far from brisk. Oats being
plentiful, are a heavy sale ; and, to make progress, an abate-
ment of 6d. to 9d. per boll had to be submitted to. Oatmeal
partakes of the dullness and decline. Beans and peas have
not been so free of sale, and the turn was rather in favour of
buyers. Butter and provisions maintain former quotations,
with a fair inquiry and light stocks. At Wednesday's market
the attendance was good; but owing to accounts trom ➢iark-
lane the trade ruled heavy both for wheat and barley, and
transactions were much confined, in consequence of holders
being unwilling to recede in price.

To our great regret intelligence has just reached
us of the melancholy decease of Vice-Admiral of the White,
Sir John Chambers White, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief at
the lore, who died at Sheerness yesterday morning, at
eleven o'clock. At the hour mentioned his secretary, we
understand, took him some official documents for signature.
He complained of a pain near the region of the heart, and
immediately expired. Another of our correspondent says,
that the Admiral dropped down dead while crossing the hall
of his residence. Ile was in the 76th year of his age. He
entered the service on the 7th of June, 1781; was made
Lieutenant 22d of November, 1790; Commander 28th Aug.,
1795; Post-Captain 2d August 1799; Rear-Admiral 22d
July, 1830; Vice-Admiral 10th January, 1837. He com-
manded the Sylph sloop from 1795 to 1798, and during that
time distinguished himself on many occasions, capturing
several of the enemy's ships of war, with convoys, and aided
in the destruction of the Andromache French frigate. In
1806 he was Captain of the Foudroyant, at the capture of
Linois' squadron ; and in 1811 he commanded the Centaur, at
the defence of Tarragona. It is a singular circumstance that
his predecessor, Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Brace, died ex-
actly in the same sudden manner, after a dinner party.—
United Service Gazette.

SPA-FIELDS BURIAL-GROUND.---The trial of the
parties who are indicted for a nuisance at the Spa-fields
Burial-ground is appointed to take place at the Middlesex
sessions, Clerkenwell-green, on Tuesday next. The prosecu-
tion, it is said, will be at the expense of Government. Mr.
Clarkson and ➢lr. Bodkin have been retained for the pro-
secution. The most eminent counsel have beer. re tamed
for the defence, and a lively interest is manifested in the
result.

THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAMER.—The Queen is
expected to visit the Great Britain steamer on Tuesday, the
15th inst., and the Dwarf iron steam-vessel, fitted with a
screw propeller, at present in the basin at Woolwich dock-
yard, is named for the honour of conveying her Majesty to
the place where the Great Britain is moored off Blackwall.

It is not yet known where her Majesty will embark, but it
is expected at Woolwich or Greenwich, most probably the
former owing to the excellent arrangements which can
always be made there on the shortest notice, and the advan-
tages it possesses for the comfort of her Majesty when em-
barking or landing on the occasion of royal excursions.
THE M AILS. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 6.—The
Oriental Company's steam-ship Paella, Captain Burney, ar-
rived in the docks this day at noon, from Gibraltar, with the
following mails and dates :—Gibraltar the 29th ult., Cadiz
the 30th, Lisbon the Ist of April, Oporto 2d, and Vigo 2d.
The mails will be forwarded to London by the mail train at
two (o'clock A.M. to-morrow. The Pacha met very bad
weather at Vigo. She brings 12 passengers and a small
cargo of fruit. The following vessels were at Gibraltar :
ller Majesty's ships Scout, Fantome, and Flamer, American
store-ship Lexington and Constant, and steam-ship Bra-
ganza, and lleckla Danish ship. At Cadiz the Spanish ship
Suverano, 74, and a French brig. At Lisbon the Portuguese
frigate Braganza. The Royal West India mail .packet the
Teviot is hourly expected with the West India mails, &c.
The Oriental Company's steam-ship Duke of Cornwall will
bring the homeward East India and China mails. She is
expected on the 10th instant. The Queen steam-packet will
take :out the Peninsular mails to-morrow. The Royal Tar
will also leave the docks to-morrow for Madeira.
A GAME OF CHESS BY TELEGRAPIL—A novel
and interesting proof of the fidelity and accuracy, with which
intelligence may be conveyed by the agency of the electric
telegraph is about to be shown. At the suggestion of Mr.
Staunton, the gentleman who, it will be remembered, ob-
tained a signal victory at Paris over the French chess cham-
pion, a year or two ago, a game at chess will be played this
week between two parties nearly one hundred miles asunder,
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graph. Every facility for carrying out this interesting idea
has been kindly afforded by the directors of the railway,
and it is calculated that the game, which will be begun at
eleven in the forenoon, may be finished in about three hours.
INSANITY.—In 72 most recent dissections at Beth-
lehem Hospital, performed by Mr. Lawrence, the brain was
found to have undergone some structural alteration. In 400
dissections made by Mr. Davidson at the County Lancaster
Lunatic Asylum, the brain was invariably found disorganized.
MM. Foville and Delaye bad paid more attention than per-
haps any other two morbid anatomists to this subject ; and
they state that they, have always been able to detect organic
changes in the brain after death, principally in the cortical
or gray part, which was frequently found to be of an intensely
red colour, resembling erysipelas. If the gray substance in
these cases be dexterously pared, and very thin slices of it
cut off, so as not to lay bare the white part of the brain, a
preternatural redness, varying from that of red to lilac
colour, will be seen. In some cases of acute mania, the brain
will be found of a marbled appearance, in which patches of
still deeper red hue and of preternatural softness are detected.
—Medical Times.

SUICIDE OF A MAN AND HIS WIFE.—On Saturday
Mr. Payne held an inquest at St. Bartholomew's Hospital,
on the body of Mary Crome, aged 40. From the evidence of
several witnesses, it appeared that, about ten days ago, the
husband of the deceased, a respectable tradesman in Cam-
berwell, committed suicide, in consequence of the violence of
her temper and her bad conduct towards him. It was stated
at the inquest that the husband frequently bore the marks of
ker ill-usage, and, not many days previously, she burnt his
face with a red hot poker. After the husband's death, the
widow (now deceased) grieved much for his loss, saying
that she should not survive him long; and, on Thursday last,
she drank a large dose oOlaudanum at the house of Mrs-
Yates, an acquaintance, at 4, Seymour-place, Islington. A
surgeon having been called, the deceased resisted, as much as
she possibly could, the operation of the stomach-pump, and,
instead of swallowing the emetics, poured them down her
breast. She was immediately removed to the above hospital,
and died there, from the effects of the poison, two hours after
her admission. The Coroner said it was highly probable
that remorse of conscience, brought on by the melancholy
death of her husband, had deprived her of the proper use of
her reason. Verdict—Temporary Insanity.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
On Thursday a Court of Common Council was held at
Guildhall, for the dispatch of business. Amongst the
business on the paper for the day, there stood an order
to consider the report delivered in on the 10th October
last, by the
QUEEN'S RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
Mr. R. L. JONES, adverting to this order, observed
that it had now stood so long on the paper
of business, and
as nothing appeared likely to be done with it, he should
move that it be struck out.
A MEMBER OF THE COURT thought it would be un-
fair so to dispose of it, in the absence of the Chairman
of the Committee.
Mr. LAWRENCE concurred, and moved that the report
be brought up and read.
The TOWN CLERK read the report, which stated that
the Committee had been appointed by the Court to con-
sider in which manner the Corporation could best testify
its loyalty and attachment to her Majesty on the occa-
sion of her royal visit to the City to open the new Royal
Exchange. The report then, at considerable length, de-
tailed the progress of its labours and its conferences
with the Joint Gresham Committee, by which it will be
remembered the whole of the arrangements on the occa-
sion of the ceremonial were made, on the understanding
that by them such accommodation would be provided for
the members and officers of the Corporation as they had
been accustomed to enjoy on all occasions of royal en-
tertainments. The report concluded by stating, that
the Committee abstained from making any remarks
upon the circumstance that the Corporation were left
without accommodation, but suggested to the Court, it
would be well to adopt some means to avoid a divided
responsibility on future similar occasions.
Mr. LAWRENCE moved that the Court do agree with
the Committee in its report.
Mr. B. BOWER moved, that the debate be adjourned
in consequence of the absence of Mr. King, the Chair-
man of the Committee.

The amendment was supported by Mr. Lorr and
other members of the Court, until at length,
_ _

Mr. KING appeared in his place and slated, that the
consideration of the report now on the table had not

been sooner brought on because the Committee had
learned that the Remembrancer was preparing a report
of th:, proceedings on the occasion of her Majesty's
visit, for the Court, and from that report (a copy of
which would be applied for), the Committee anticipated
same further information, which it would be important