The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-19 00:00:00

SEDUCTION AND SUICIDE.

Yesterday a long inquiry took place before Mr. Bed-
ford, the coroner, at the White Horse, Rupert- street,
Haymarket, relative to the death of Emma V‘ hale, aged
twenty-five, of No. 5, Upper Rupert-street, who poisoned
her-elf with oxalic acid.

Martin Whaie, the husband, stated that he came away
from IVinehester on the 28th of May last, in search of
employment as a bootmaker, and having obtained work
he wrote to his wife, whom he had left in the country,
to come to him. A few days after her arrival he had
certain suspicions, end asked her whether she had been
true to him during his absence. After questioning her
repeatedly, she told him that the wife of a sergeant in
whose house he bad left her, had asked her, shortly after
he went away, to accompany her to Portsmouth, saying
that she was going to receive some money from her brother
there, and that she would pay the expenses of both of them.
Deceased, without the least suspicion, went with her, and
upon arriving at Portsmouth she was taken to a puhlic-
house to have tea. After that, and while they were
drinking wine, his wife asked the sergeant's wife when
she was going to her brother's ? The woman only
laughed, and his wife then saw that she bad been de-
ceived. A man known to the sergeant's wife, and de-
scribed as a half-pay officer, then came in, and they all
drank wine together. Mrs. Lynch then told them to go
up stairs, and they did so along with her, but immedi-
ately they entered the room the sergeant's wife ran out,
and the man locked the door. She (deceased) then felt
a kind of stupor, and in the morning recovered, and
found herself in bed, lying by the side of the man,
who was asleep. She cried very bitterly, until
he awoke, and told her that he " was used to
woman's tears," and that " Portsmouth women were
not like Winchester ones." He offered her a sovereign
and a gold chain, but she refused them both,
and went down crying to the landlady, and asked her
why she allowed such goings on in her house. The land-
lady said that was nothing to Portsmouth, and that if she
(deceased) liked she might stay with her, and she would
earn 61. or 71. a week. Deceased refused to stay another
minute, and went back immediately to Winchester. The
man had written to her several times, signing himself
Charles Edward Stewart, and endeavouring to persuade
her to leave her husband and go with him to India. He
told her to write to him, addressing to Miss Louisa Ed-
wards, Post-office, Hull. Deceased described him as a
dark, tall, and stout man, but the husband had since been
enable to find him. The husband continued tiiiTate that
he promised to forgive his wife if he could, but the cir-
cumstance was always preying upon his mind, and he re-
solved to send her back to Winchester, hoping' that in a
short time he would be able to receive her back.. She
was to have gone yesterday (Monday), but on the pre-
vious day she purchased and swallowed three penny-
worth of oxalic acid. Verdict—Temporary Insanity.

TIIE STATE OF TRADE IN BIRMINGIMM.—Trad
here at present is in a very healthy statOrtWitiknumbers
of foreign orders are in hand—worl/Erin' are 'in good
spirits, and are succeeding in t ffectineadvantageous ar-
rangements of recent differences. Wear,*also glad to
hear that the manufacturers in the WikjAall and Wol-
verhampion districts are generally full' of orders. This
is very encouraging, and we hope it will long continue.
—Birmingham Pilot
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The 37th sßegi - nt; quartered at Gosport, are to
proceed id-14119,A -ill' be replaced by the 74th Regi-
I,
meat' from ' iiiitar :4:Thiarbruh Regiment., quartered
at AViitichester, -arc to prireamuLtoPlymouth, and to be
replaced at Winchester by the 3d Regiment, from Chi-
chester. The latter will .be relieved at Chichester by
the 13th Regiment from Dover, lately returned from In-
dia—Hampshire Telegraph. --- . • • .
SINGULAR RETURN OF STOLEN PROFERTY.—The
shop of Mr. G. Davies, of Dolgelly, in the county of
M• rioneth, was burglarionsly robbed, and a very large
quantity of watches and jewellery stolen, on the morn-
ing of the 4th of January. In June last, a man
named Jonathan Jones was apprehended as being
one concerned in the robbery, and four of the watches
were found by Mr. Hill, the active superintendent
of police at Chester, in a box belonging to the pri-
soner. Jones was tried at the last assizes and transported
for fifteen years. It was strongly suspected that a man
residing at Chester, named Philip Dixon, was an accom-
plice (it was on his information Jones was apprehended),
but no evidence could be adduced against him. On the
morning of Saturday, the 16th inst., a box arrived for
Mr. Davies by the Chester carrier, which, on opening,
he was most agreeably surprised to find filled with the
proceeds of the robbery, there being 96 watches, and
a large quantity of rings, &c.—in fact, all that he
recollected to have lost, except the four watches
above-mentioned. The box was accompanied by
a small brown paper parcel, in which was a
le•ter, directed to Mr. Davies (not signed, of course),
which was written badly, and saying that " her
beg to return him his property." All that the carrier
knows is, that the box and parcel were brought to the
waggon by a man, small in size, and unknow n to him.
The affair, as may be imagined, has caused a great stir
in this quiet town, and all are glad of the happy return,
as Mr. Davies is a man much respected, and was very
much sympathised with by every one.
ARRIVAL OF DWARKANAUTH TAGORE IN LIVER-
PooL.—We are happy to announce the arrival in Liver
pool, at the Adelphi Hotel, of that truly distinguished
man, Prince Dwarkanauth Tagore, who has been tra-
velling through most parts of England for the purpose
of inspecting the various public institutions and improve-
ments in the arts and sciences in this country. He has
been waited upon by the Mayor, the High Sheriff, and
the Recorder, and hai already visited the docks, and
most of the public buildings. He proceeds next to
Dublin.--Liverpcol Albion.
At the fair at Brunswick, held on the 9th, the de-
mand for English manufactured articles was so great
that the buyers could not be supplied in sufficient quantity.
RAILWAYS IN CORNWALL.—The High Sheriff, in
compliance with the request of about 1,600 noblemen,
genilemen, and traders of Cornwall, has appointed
Thursday, the 28th instant, for holding a county meeting
at Bodmin, " for the purpose of taking into consideration
the most effective means of insuring for this county and
its most i,nportant interests, the most direct and available
railway communication between Penzance, Falmouth,
and Exeter."—Falmouth Packet.
CONVICTS TO NORFOLK ISLAND.—The convict ship
Mayda, now lying at Woolwich, will take out two hun-
dred male convicts from the Milbank Penitentiary to
the above penal settlement. They have chiefly been
convicted within the last twelve months, and have been
removed from various parts of the kingdom. Many are
sentenced for a long term of years, and several for life.
IMPORTANT WATERSIDE IMPROVEMENTS.—AItera-
tions and improvements of a very extensive nature are
now in progress at the steam-packet wharf of the St. Ka-
tharine's Dock Company, and the contracts, which have
been taken by eminent builders, provide for the
completion of the works in about six or weeks. The
improvements which have been pis jetted by the
active-minded secretary of the Dock Company, Sir
John Hall, have been fixed upon, with a view to alle-
viate the numerous complaints that have been made
from time to time of the want of better accommodation
than has hitherto been provided in the port, for the
examination and dispatch of the baggage of passengers
on their arrival from the Continent, and such as
have the entire concurrence and approval of the Com-
missioners of her Majesty's Customs. They are to con-
sist chiefly in the erection of a spacious floor the entire
length of the wharf (about 120 feet), with suitable
rooms for the accommodation 01 the passengers on laud-
ing. The intended buildings have been so judiciously
planned as to obviate all necessity for passengers
using the lower part of the wharf; which will be
used as hitherto, in addition to the general business of
the establishment, for landing the immense importations
of cattle, poultry, &c., now carrying on in this great
market daily from all parts of the Continent, and for
which it affords the greetest conveniences. The new
baggage floor will contain a counter nearly 150 feet in
length, and will afford accommodation for s.x or tight
landing waiters, if required, for the examination of pas-
sengers' luggage ; and from the interest which it is
known the Hon. Commissioners of Customs take in this
subject, it may be confidently expected that every proper
facility will be afforded by these authcrities.
THE TWELFTH OF AUGUST.—The sporting sea-
son set in with tolerably fair prospects on Tuesday last.
The sun was a little chary of his smiles, and the clouds
hung heavily, showing signs of rain which were not cm' -
ried into effect to any extent. The returns of killed and
wounded, so far as our information extends, show con-
siderable havoc among the " winged denizens of the air."
The birds are said to be numerous—the young ones wild
upon the wing, and the old ones very lean and ill fed,
looking almost as if they were going off in a "galloping
econStiniption,"— earlisle Journal.