The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-27 00:00:00

WEDNESDA Y EVENING, AUGUST 27 184.

Canterbury, deposed that about ten o'clock on that forenoon
the prisoner presented himself at the principal entrance to Lam-
beth Palace and demanded an interview with his Grace the
Archbishop of Canterbury. Having been in the habit of
frequently calling at the palace with letters and -rlckages for
his Grace the Archbishop, and also having refused to give any
account or explanation of his object in addressing his Grace,
witness stopped him, and in order to put a stop to his fur-
ther annoyances, and fearing also that some time or other
he might avail himself of an opportunity of getting access to
the palace, he (witness) sent for a policeman and gave him
into custody. In reply to the question of Mr. Henry the
witness said the prisoner had been in the habit, for upwards
of a month, of endeavouring to get an interview with his
Grace the Archbishop, and also endeavouring to for-
ward letters and parcels to his Grace ; but, as he had always
refused to disclose his object or the purport of the letters, he
(witness) had received instructions from the steward not to
forward them to his Grace. Having particularly noticed his
writing, witness stopped two of the prisoner's notes, addressed
to his right rev. master, but he had no doubt, from what he
had himself acknowledged, he had managed to forward some
communications to the Archbishop through the post. The
prisoner appeared to him (witness) not to be in his right mind,
and upon one or two occasions, about a fortnight ago, he
threatened that if he did not get to speak to his Grace he would
stop the carriage and address his Lordship.
Mr. HENRY—Are you aware o hether he has done so?
Witness—l am pretty certain he has not, Sir, for his Grace
and the family have been out of town, so that he had no oppor-
tunity ; but his Grace is at present in town. The witness, in
continuation, said that a box, which was at present in the pos-
session o' the constable, had been forwarded by the prisoner to
Lambeth Palace, and, according to the prisoner's own state-
ment, a second box had been forwarded to the palace also by
him, and, in conclusion, the witness handed to the bench the
two letters to which he had made reference, and which the
prisoner himself had acknowledged to be in his handwriting.
The police-constable, 135 L, who had taken the prisoner
into custody, here produced a large square parcel covered with
great care, sealed up and directed to" His Grace the Archbishop
of Canterbury, Lambeth Palace ;" which Mr. Henry directed
to be opened. This was done, and upon the paper being removed
a ladies' work-box of considerable size and beauty was exhibited.
In fact it was a splendid specimen of art, and must have occu-
pied the unfortunate prisoner several months in its completion.
Its top, ends, and sides were composed of the most choice and
beautiful rose, maple, and coloured woods of different hues,
and the figures which it exhibited by the inlaying of small por-
tions of the variegated wood were of the most tasteful and
beautiful description.
Henry Hutchin, an assistant to Mr. Mathews, a pawnbroker
in Princes-street, Princes-road, Lambeth, and who happened
to he in the court on other business, here stated he had known
the prisoner for two years or upwards, and though somewhat
eccentric, believed him to be a most ingenious person. He
had pledged a table at his (witness's) master's shop for six
guineas, which was inlaid with woods in the most beautiful
manner, and he believed it to be his invariable practice to pledge
all the work he had done, as it was not his wish that it should
get into the market and become commun. Ine box produced
had been executed with the greatest taste and care, and must
have occupied the prisoner at least three months in its com-
pletion. The witness added that the prisoner was always
dressed, winter and summer, and hot or cold, just as he then
appeared, in a thick pilot coat buttoned up close to the chin.
English, one of the summoning officers of the court, said the
prisoner had on one or two occasions made application to Mr.
Norton at this court for his assistance, and complained of the
annoyance which he had experienced from being followed by a
parcel of idle boys, and he ( English) had been sent to make
inquiries, and warned the parties guilty of the annoyance of
the consequences of their persisting in it. On going to make
the necessary inquiries the neighbours complained of his being
a nuisance in the neighbourhood, as he alone occupied a house
which hail all the appearance, from its closed up and dilapi-
dated appearance, being completely deserted, and that he kept
loaded pistols there.
Mr. HENRY asked the prisoner what he had to say to the
charge which he had heard made against him? He (Mr.
Henry) should in the first instance request the clerk to read the
very extraordinary letters addressed by him to his Grace the
Archbishop of Canterbury, and should then request some ex-
planation of his conduct.

Mr. Gunn, the clerk, then read the following letters, which
we give ♦erbatim, and which were written in a careless and in-
different hand, and addressed to " His Grace the Lord Bishop
of Canterbury" : .
" My Lord, —You will question me what object i have in
view—i shall be able to tell much better what i am fit for when
my mind is more settled. Should i gain your favour you will
be able to make something of me—i think i shall be fit for a
member of Parliament or els a magistrate. My Lord, i want
to he away from here, can you lodge me anywhere, i wish some
one would come up to my house the next time i come to the
palace i want to come for good, there will be time for me to re-
move to-day after you have received this note.
" i am, my Lord, your obedient servant,

" August 19th, 184-5."

" C. G. FEUILLADE.

" My Lord,—My object in sending to you is to gain a wife.
Will the favour be too great for me to wish to be membered
with your rank of society. if you can decide immediately i
shall he glad. _ _

" i am, my lord, your obedient_ servant,

"August 25, 1845."

" C. G. FEUILLADE.

Mr. Hzisltr—Well, you have heard these extraordinary
letters read ; what have you got to say to writing such letters,
and attempting to send them to the Archbishop of Canterbury?
The prisoner, in a shrill and penetrating voice—You should see,
Sir, the whole of the letters to be able to judge of my motive,
as it is sufficiently apparent in them.
Mr. HENRY, to the servant of his Grace the Archbishop of
Canterbury—Are there any more letters belonging to the pri-
soner than those produced ? Lipscombe—Those were all I
had, your Worship. Some might have reached his Grace the
Archbishop through the post, but I don't know what has be-
come of them. The prisoner has told me to-day that he had
forwarded to the palace a larger box, and one of a similar de-
scription to that produced, by the Parcels' Delivery Company,
but I have seen nothing whatever of it.
Prisoner—Yes, that's right enough.
Lipscombe—Well, if it has been received at the palace I
have no doubt you shall have it back.
Mr. HENRY remarked he should call upon the prisoner to
find good bail, but his impression was that he was insane, and
he should therefore send him with an officer and the letters
produced, before the medical gentleman of the parish of Lam-
beth, to ascertain the real state of his mind, and if insane he
should be taken care of; if not he should then hold him to bail.
The unfortunate man was here removed from the bar, and
Mr. HENRY directed In.pectot-Evang to take care of. the btA
by having it safely deposited at the station-house for the present.

THE EXIYAOSION AT JARROW
COLLIERY.
(FRol A CORRESPONDENT.)
INQU:ST ON THE BODIES.

NEWCASTLE, Aro. 25.—1 have just returned from the
inquest held on tb bodies of the sufferers by the fatal
explosion at Jarrw Colliery, and the inquiry, which
began this mornir; at ten o'clock, and continued with-
out intermission, ame to kalose about half•past five this
evening, when tin jury returned a verdict of—•' Acci-
dental Death."

The inquest w,s begun by the examination of Mr.
Jobling, viewer of the colliery, who was observed fre-
quently- to shed tors as he detailed the proceedings that
he and others adoited as soon as made acquainted with
the occurrence, std informed the jury that, in his
opinion, the fire hal originated in the low main seam, at
a spot denominate) the West Flat Mothergate Board,
and gave as the oily reason for th4t opinion that he had
Oil the Saturday aid Sunday heard the gas issuing from
the coal or stone, he could not tell which, seeing that
he could not get ;o the spot on account of some very
heavy falls of stem. Ile gave testimony also as to the
general saf:ty and etcellent ventilation of the pit previous
to the explosion, yhich was corroborated by the sub-
sevent witnesses.,

There was one ci•cumstance connected with the Coro-
ner's conduct in ttis melancholy affair that I feel desi-
rous of drawing your attention to, namely—on Saturday
last, several of the friends of the sufferers requested Mr,
Thos. Horn, of Newcastle, Mr. James Mother, of South
Shields, and myself to attend the inquest, and solicit the
Coroner to allow us to ask a few questions of the witnesses,
which might appear to us requisite to elicit every infor-
mation count cted with the explosion, also to request the
Coroner to adjourn the inquest for a day or two, in
order to ascertair whether Sir J. Graham would
consent to send dowa the Commissioners lately appointed
to examine into the ventilation of mines, he having been
written to for that purpose. However, the Coroner re-
fused to adjourn the inquest, although one mat rial
witness was absent--the man who had been saved after
being thirty-six hours in the pit, but who is in so weak
a state at present as not to be able to be examined.
This conduct on the part of the Coroner, to say the
l,ast of it, did appear to us as very uneourteous to the
relatives of the sufferers.

1845. The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince
Albert arrived at Rosenau, from Wurtzburgh, on
the evening of the 19th ; and her Majesty has
not experienced any fatigue from the journey. Her
Majesty, after taking leave of the King of Prussia, at
Stolzenfels, on Saturday the 16th, ascended the Rhine,
as far as May eau., in the Fairy yacht: on Sunday her
Majesty rested at Mayence, and attended Divine service
at the English chapel. On Monday the 18th, the Queen
slept at IVurtzburgh, and was received, on her arrival at
the Palace, by Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, in the absence
of the King, who was detained at Munich. During the
passage of the Queen through the Bavarian territory,
her Majesty was treated with great honour and respect.
On the arrival of the Queen and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert in the Duchy of Cobourg, they were met
by the reigning Duke, and were greeted with universal
demonstrations of joy and attachment.