The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-27 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE.

Yesterday forenoon, William Carter, Esq., the Coroner,
bell an inquest in the board-room of Newington workhouse,
Walworth-road, on the body of Isaac Drew, aged forty.five
years.

James Harding, of Brandon-street, Wal worth, deposed that
he had known the deceased for some time past, as occu-
pying a small shed in the same yard, belonging to
Mr. Riddle, a cab-driver. The deceased was a breeder of pigs,
and was well-known as a most eccentric character. On Mon-
day morning last, between six and seven o'clock, whilst wit-
ness was in the yard, he observed the door of the shed wide
open, and on looking in he saw the deceased suspended to one
of the cross beams. Witness raised an alarm and sent for
Inspector Collier, of the P division, who cut the deceased
dawn. He was placed in a shell and removed to the work-
house. Witness slept in a van the night previous,at the end
of the yard, and in the middle of the night the deceased came
home very much intoxicated, and caused great annoyance
by knocking at the side of the vehicle with a large hammer.
He forced in the panel:of the door, but was subsequently per-
suaded to go to his bed, which was made of a blanket placed
at the end of a large pig-sty. The deceased was of very
filthy habits, and was very evidently in a deranged etate,and
generally spoke in an incoherent manner.
Inspector Collier, of the P division, stated that he was
called by the last witness to the deceased, whom he found
banging by a rope, which was fastened to a beam over a pig-
sty. The place was in a horrible condition; and how any
human person could exist in such a dreadful den, he could
not conceive. The deceased sold his pigs on Saturday for
51. There were only 6s. and a few coppers in his pocket.
Hannah Drew, the wife of the deceased, said that she had
been in the workhouse of St. George's, Southwark. The de-
ceased was formerly a master butcher, in a large way of
business, in High-street, Southwark, but from his dissipated
habits had been much reduced. About three weeks since
he called to see her at the workhouse, he was then in an ex-
cited state.

Sarah Drew, the daughter of the deceased, was next called,
and said that she was in service. The deceased called to see
her on Sunday last; he was dejected, and appeared very ill.
He told her at be bad sold his pigs, and showed her about
five sovereigns, which he placed in a dirty stocking, and put
in his pocket. He left, saying, "If anything should happen
to me, you will know where to find them." He then left the
house, and she did not see him alive again.
The deceased attempted to drown himself some years past
by leaping into the water at Blackfriars-bridge, but was
saved.

Isaac Drew, the son, stated that he saw the deceased on
Friday last in Trinity-square. He was then in a state of
great nervousness, and wanted witness to take 41., as he was
going to make away with himself. Witness remonstrated
with him, but he replied, "I must, I must do it !" He then
left the deceased, and did not see him again until Monday,
when he was dead. Witness thought he had destroyed his
own life, but could not make out what had become of the
money which he had in his possession on the night before his
death. He was of (minion. fh.t he h.a heen -
empty' stocKing in wnicn ne carried MI money was lying in
the pigs-sty after his death.
• Inspector Collier said he had ascertained that the deceased
left two sovereigns with a publican, and probably he had -
placed the other portion which was missing in some indivi-
dual's hands to take care of, which he had been in the habit
of doing for years past.
The jury returned the following verdict :—" That the de-
ceased had destroyed his own life, being at the time in a
state of temporary mental derangement, brought on by his
habits of intemperance."

BEGINNING WITH A STOCK.—On the 16th instant
was married at St. Mary's, Scarborough, Mr. Nicholas Queen,
fisherman, to Mrs. Mary Smith, both of Scarborough. The
happy bridegroom, by two former marriages, is already fa-
ther to five, and step-father to seven children, and his bloom-
ing bride brings him an additional supply of seven, in all
nineteen.— Yorkshire Gazette.

Our Keswick correspondent remarks that during
the past week they have experienced a great variety of
weather at that Place—namely, rain, snow, strong winds
and hard frost. On Sunday morning the frost was intense ,
and yesterday morning old father Skiddaw was presented in
his winter garb, being well capped with snow.—Cumberland
Pacquct of Tuesday.
THE GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINIL—PLYMOUTH,
Nov. 25.—0 n Sunday his Imperial Highness visited the Earl
of Mount Edgcumbe at Mount Edgcambe, where he remained
three or four hours. The day was exceedingly fine through-
out, and his Imperial Highness was highly gratified with the
garden and grounds if the Noble Earl. 1 esterday his Im-
perial Highness called on the Port Admiral, General Murray,
and Sir Samuel Pym, Superintendent of her Majesty's Dock-
yard. In the evening his Imperial Highness returned to the
hotel, Plymouth, to dinner, after which he attended the
Plymouth theatre, in company with the ambassador, Baron
Brunnow, the secretary, M. De Bey, and his Imperial High-
ness's suite. There were also present Lady West, Sir Henry
and Lady Leeke, B. Parham, Esq., Mayor, Captain Douglas,
Colonel Hamilton, and the Misses Smiths. They took their
seats in the-stage boxes, which were fitted up for the occasion.
About twelve o'clock this day (Tuesday), his Imperial High-
ness and suite, left the Royal Hotel in the beautiful carriage
which has been appropriated to his service during his stay in
this country, and proceeded to the Barbican pier, and from
thence on board the Ingermanland, for the purpose of putting
to sea this evening, or to-morrow morning.
A RAILW AY ANRCDOTR.—In a village in the
neighbourhood of Lancaster is a knight of the thimble, who
is in the habit of working at the office of his employers;
and being sent for the other day to measure a farmer for a
pair of " smalls," the conversation turned on the merits of a
certain railway now in progress, which has excited consider-
able local interest. The farmer was anxious to know the
nature of the embankments, viaducts, &c., and snip being
desirous of obliging him, as he was one of his best customers,
took a piece of chalk, and drew on the cloth intended for the
" smalls" a fac-simile of the undertaking, which, with the
aid of a little oral explanation, completely satisfiecl the
querist, who then went to look after his labourers. And now
comes the cream of the affair. The tailor, to make up fbr

lost time, plied his shears with unwonted energy ; but 'rail-
way matters being uppermost in his mind, instead of the
" unmentionables" having a grand trunk and two small
parallel lines, he cut a communication from one end of the
cloth to the other, and did not discover that he had followed
the chalk marks denoting the " rail" until it was too late to
rectify the blunder.—LiveTool Courier.
LORD MONTAGU.—This deceased nobleman has
left personal estates in England to the amount of 140,0004
the whole of which he has bequeathed to his wife, the
Baroness Montagu, for her life, subject to a few annuities
and legacies to his servants. The property, after her de-
cease, his Lordship has bequeathed amongst his four
daughters, the Countess of Home, Mrs. Clinton, Miss Jane
Montagu, and Mrs. Hope, subject to a bequest of 10,000/. to
specific bequests of family portraits
in his daughter
tton-hall, and other works of art, which
hauggahliteeryr Jane, and
iand
his Lordship has left to his nephew, the Duke of Buccleuch
artists, of the Honourable Campbell Scott,
and Lord John Scott. The portraits, by
pictures, armour,
tarmpoitutor,na. antiquities, tNi‘es,i,ndarjr, thaereliktoe,
Duke of Buccleuch,
daEnilsditzianteheltiisl!:ueDcdlut
and Sir Walter Scott, are then to be sent (under an arrange-
mentcealsiess of Buccleuch, Henry,
of Lord Douglas) either to Bothwell or Douglas Castle,
remain as heir looms. His Lordship recommends all his
pensioners to the kind consideration of his nephew, the Duke
iSoc o
andtlan da.
of Buccleuch. The executors are—Lady M and his
bo°uttbetlriep
Lordship's sons-in-law, the Earlof Home ontaguiv
and G. W. Hope,
Es q. His Lordship died on the 30th ult., in his 69th year.
Marlborough Sheep, Cattle, and Horse Fair, was
held on Marlborough•comtnon on the 24th, many graziers
and dealers present. About 45,000 sheep were penned, prin-
cipally of the Southdown breed. Not more than from five
to six thousand Dorset and Somerset sheep offered for sale ;
a few pens of fine Leicester sheep, and some Merino
lambs, the wool of which, being of superior quality to even
that from the Southdown
favour the breed of them. Prices were equal to those ob-
tained at the last Applesbam Fair, and from ls. 6d. to 3s.
per head higher than those obtained last Monday at An-
dover. The quantity did not exceed the usual average;
nearly all were sold early in the day. The prices may be
quoted as follows :—Southdown ewes from 265. to 365. Per
head; Southdown lambs, 18s. to 355. per head; Southdown
wethers, 285.. to 40s. per head ; fat wethers, 4s. 6d{
to 4s. Bd. per stone of 81bs. ; fat 'lambs, 4s. Bd. to SS. Per
stone of Sibs. Horse Fair.—This fair is noted for the sale or
show of cart colts, and other horses of a superior kind brought
from Rugby large horse fair, held there the week previT ;
many dealers attending to purchase from the West
btain o.f. g-
land, as also from London. Great prices were o for
dray-horses used in London, which must be of superior size
and strength. Fine young cart colts fetched from 201. to
501. each ; inferior ditto, 151. to 301. ditto.
RELIC OF PRINCE CISARLES EDWARD STUART.—
A gentleman in Zetland has in his possession a snuff-box
which belonged to Prince Charles Edward Stuart. This
article is highly prized by its owner, who, about thirty years
ago, received it from his father, in the Island of Bute. It is
rather well finished, is neatly mounted with silver, and has, at
the bottom, what in the Highlands is called a scra
.Toler o' Groat Journal.