The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-14 00:00:00

SEDUCTION AND SUICIDE.

An inquest was held on -Monday before Mr. Wakley,
M.P., at the Skinners' Arms, Hart-street, Paddington,
as to the death of Emily Churchill, aged twenty-two.
Mary Jackson, of 10, Hart-street, widow, stated
that the deceased had lodged at her house for about
four months. She had a child with her, and said that
her parents were the owners of a very large farm in
Yorkshire. She left home about two years ago, -if
consequence of some differences with her family, and
about eighteen months ago got into service in London,
and very soon after was seduced by a gentleman
under a solemn promise of marriage. If she went
home, she said, she feared her father and mother
would not look at her, and she thought her
seducer was going• to be married to another; and
if he did, she would not be long for this world,
for she could never- afterwards be happy in it.
Witness had frequently seen a gentleman call oa her.
The last time was on Monday. On Thursday he sent
deceased a letter, and she afterwards told witness he
was going into the country for a few months. The
deceased remarked that was only an excuse, and she
believed he was going to get married the next morn-
ing. On the Friday, finding the deceased did not
come down to breakfast as usual, she went up to her
room, and found her hanging by a rote attached to
her neck, and suspended from a nail in the wall. The
poor child was lying in bed asleep. Witness imme-
diately went for a surgeon, who, on his arrival, said
she had been dead two or three hours. She was very
low-spirited after reading the letter, but witness had
no idea she meant to destroy herself. Witness added,
that a letter was found on the deceased's table ; it was
unsealed, and was to the following purport :
"My dear Charles,—l cannot bear up with my
misfortune and trouble any longer; you know you
have so often promised to marry me. I could never
bear to see my father and, mother again unless you
keep your promise, and now you are going to get
married to another ; it is more than I can bear, dear
Charles; I did not think you would have so deceived
me after your sacred promise. My mind is quite dis-
tracted ; people in this world will laugh at me, and I
shall be pointed at by every one. lam resolved to
make away with myself, and before you receive this
letter I shall be no more ; but I pray God you will
take oare of my dear little Emily, and do not desert
her as you have me. I hope God will forgive me,
and my dear father and mother. Once more I pray
you to take care of Emily. Adieu, dear Charles, and
God be with you.—Your once truly affectionate
lover, " EMILY CHURCHILL."
The Jury returned a verdict of Temporary in-
sanity. It was stated in the room that the party
alluded to holds a high situation in the City.

WAGES AT SYDNEY.-The following rate of wages
is copied into the Sydney Herald, from the Immigra-
tion Report, prepared by the Superintendent of Police
for the year 1842 :-Agricultural labourers, 221. per
annum, with rations of meat, flour, tea, and sugar ;
Shepherds, 241. ; Carters, 28/. ; Domestic Servants,
251. ;.Mechanics, from 401. to 561. a year. The above
refers to country districts only. The wages of women
are as follows :-Cooks, 141. to 30/. a year; Dress-
makers, 91. to 16/. ; Dairy-maids, 121. to 30/. ; Farm
servants, 101. to 151. ; General house servants, 101. to
18/. ; Housemaids, 12/. to 15/. ; Housekeepers, 81. to
201.; Ladies'-maids, 8/. to 131.; Laundresses, 121. to
26/. ; Needlewomen, 101. to 14/. ; Nursery governesses,
61. to 15/. ; Nursemaids, 51. to 131. , Nursery go-
vernesses at 61. a year ! Ladies' maids seem also in
poor request, standing much at the same figure in the
market as nursery governesses; but mechanics are
tempted with rates varying from 401. to 561. a year.
St. Lucy Day, December 13, is in the Church of
England Calendar and the Almanacks. St. Lucy
was a virgin of great sanctity and purity of life. She
gave her whole fortune to the poor that she might not
be teazed with suitors, and particularly to get rid of
one, who, being vexed at his disappointment, accused
her before Paschasius, a heathen judge, who, becaupe
she was a Christian, put her to cruel tortures, under
which she fell a martyr in the year 305.
THE PRESENT STATE or Moscow.-The Russian
journals give some details relative to Moscow, which
are not without interest. Towards the end of the 17th
century manufactories of cloth, silk, co
cotton, glass,
porcelain, and crockeryware, were established in this
city, but without any decided effect until 1822, when,
in consequence of the protective system adopted by
the Government, Moscow became the centre of a vast
number of manufactories, all in the most flourishing
state. At present there are, in and about the city,
not less than a thousand of these establishments send-
ing forth goods to the amount of 40,000,000 silver
rubles a year. Upwards of 40,000 workmen are em.
ployed in those manufactories, besides 30,000 h%
various trades. The prosperity of the city has, in
fact, increased to such a point, that all traces of the
• , terrible catastrophe of 1812, by fire, are entirely
1 effaced.