The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-02 00:00:00

- LAMBETH.

TEE Peisortuns' Cx.u.s.—Mr. Cook, the gaoler, re-
ported to the Magistrate that the cells were extremely
damp, and in consequence of the length of time in which
the prisoners had been confined, from ten o'clock in the
morning until seven in the evening, two of them com-
plained of being ill, which, on examination, he found to
be the case ; one of them, a female, became so unwell,
that she was taken with a shivering fit, and he was com-
pelled to take her out of the cell and place her before
the fire until she partially recovered. Mr. Cook added,
it was a great many hours for a prisoner to be confined
in the cells (from ten until seven) before the arrival of
the vans to convey them to prison.
Mr. HENRY said steps must be immediately taken to
remedy this defect, and the clerk of the works must see
that the cells were properly warmed, so that no unne-
cessary punishment or seriotet consequences • might be
inflicted on the prisoners who had the misfortune to be
locked up.
Mr. Cook said the Magistrate's desire should be im-
mediately communicated to the clerk of the works.
CLERKEIV WELL.
A young man of dissipated appearance was charged
with creating a disturbance and annoying Mr. Bardon, a
respectable coffee-house keeper, in St. Luke's.
The prisoner went into the coffee-shop between twelve
and one o'clock this morning, sat down, and began to
hoot and halloo, so as to disturb the sleeping inmates.
He then used the most abominably obscene language
he asked for coffee, but the landlord, who had previously
been repeatedly annoyed by him, refused to serve him,
and he became more noisy and indecent than before.
Mr. eimsE said the landlord would have acted more
prudently if he' had served the pritoner, as he had ten-
dered the money.
Police-constable, 145 G, said he knew the prisoner as
a thief.

The landlord said the prisoner was an utterer of base
coin, and an associate of the worst characters.
The prisoner was cautioned and discharged.
HAMMERSMITH.
ROBBERY BY A. SERYANT.—//enry Rickard Law,,
foreman to Mr. H. Oak, butcher, of High-street, Ken-
sington, was brought up before Mr. Clive, on Tuesday
morning, for final examination, on a charge of having
robbed his employer of a quantity of meat ; and James
Garlick, a jobbing butcher, who refused to give his
address, was also charged with receiving the same,
knowing it to be stolen.
Policeman Haswell, T 133, deposed that, on the
morning of Sattirdity 1a t, about five o'clock, while en
duty in High-street, Kensington, he saw the prisoner
Garlick walking
up and down in front of Mr. Oak's
shop. About twenty minutes afterwards, he suddenly
lost sight of Garlick for about two minutes, and then he
saw him come from under Mr. Oak's gateway, which is
two doors distant from his shop, carrying a large bundle,
accompanied by the prisoner Laws The latter then
went into Mr. Oak's shop, and Garlick went up Church-
street with the bundle. Witaess followed him until he
came to the George public-house, in Churnh,lane,
when he stopped him,
and asked him what he had
in the bundle. The prisoner Garlick said that it
contained some meat, which he had bought at New-
gate-market. Witness told him that would not do for
him (witness), glad that be must go with him to
the station-house. Witness then took Garlick

collar, and on the way to the station-house he resisted
violently by twisting himself round to get from witness.
At the station-house witness found the bundle contained
a leg of mutton, weighing 101 lbs., a saddle of mutton
weighing 124 lbs., and 2 lb. 6 oz. of beef-steak. Witness
then went to Mr. Oak's shop and saw the prisoner Laws,
and said to him, " I want you about that meat." He
said, " I don't know anything about it." I then took
him into custody.
Mr. H. Oak deposed that the leg and saddle of mutton
and the steak were his property, and were safe in his
shop at ten o'clock on Friday night when he went to
bed. The prisoner Laws was his foreman, and had been
in his service about two years. Did not know anything
of the prisoner Garlick. Witness had reason to believe
that he had been robbed to the extent of 1501. in the
above manner.

The prisoner Laws declared that he bad never seen
the prisoner before, and that the meat was not Tlr. Oak's,
of his taking. The prisoner Garlick simply said that he
was not guilty.
Both prisoners were fully committed to Newgate for
trial.

CORONERS' INQUESTS.
DEATH OF A. GENTLEMAN Or FORTUNE PROM
Pftustac AClD.—Tuesday afternoon, at three o'clock,
Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the Holly Bush
Tavern, Hampstead, on the body of Frederick Clissold,
Esq., aged 52, who died at that house on Saturday last,
under very painful and singular circumstances.
The deceased belonged to one of the oldest and most
opulent families in the county of Suffolk. Three
brothers of the deceased, and several other relatives were
present at the inquest, amongst whom were observed the
Rev. Augustus Clissold, )LA., rector of Stoke Newing-
ton ; the Rev. W. Clissold, rector of Wrenton, Suffolk ;
and the Rev. Arthur Clissold.
The evidence in substance was as follows :

George Higgs, waiter at the Holly Bush Tavern, de-
posed—l was the first person who saw Mr. Clissold after
he was t'ead. He was then in bed. On Friday after-
noon he came to the Holly Bush and ordered dinner,
with which he drank half-a-pint of port. He took tea
at seven o'clock, and immediately afterwards retired to
rest, giving me specific directions not to call him. He
remained in his bed• room until two o'clock on Saturday
afternoon, when I went and knocked at his door several
times, but receiving no answer, I entered the room and
found him in bed. Life was extinct, and had apparently
been so for some time. When deceased went to bed on
the Friday evening he was quite sober.
The Rev. Augustus Clissold said—l am rector of
Stoke Newington. The deceased was my brother, and
during the last few months he has been residing at 21,
Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square. He has for a long
time laboured under extreme mental depression, and has
been und.•r the care of Dr. Copeland. At one time he
took tincture of digitalis, and subsequently he had re-
course to tobacco and opium as a remedy for his com-
plaint. A short time since he said to me, " I have found
out a medicine better than any I have ever yet used, and
I now think I shall be well."

Mr. W A KLEY—It was another poison, I suppose ?
The Reverend Mr. Clissold—Yes, Sir. It was prussic
acid, of which afterwards he took large quantities. He
was a man of very studious habits, and has for some
years been engage d on a metaphysical work, which he
expected to complete in about fifteen or sixteen years.
Ido not think my brother took an over-dose of poison
with a view to destroy life. No man would sooner have
revolted at the idea. My ,belief in this respect amounts
to a moral certainty.
Mr. Herbert Evans, surgeon, of Hampstead, deposed
to being called in to see deceased, who had been dead
some hours. He did not smell of poison, but there were
two bottles on his table, one containing laudanum, and
the other prussic acid. Both were labelled " poison."
Had no doubt but the immediate cause of death was an
over-dose of prussic acid.
Verdict, " That the deceased died from taking an
over-dose of prussic acid."
SUICIDE IN CRIPPLEGITE. —Tuesday evening, at six
o'clock, Mr. Payne, the City coroner, and a respectable
jury, assembled in the board-room of St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, to inquire into the circumstances attending the
death of Noah Flood, aged 40, lately carry ing on the
business of newsvender in Whitecross street, Cripple-
gate, who committed suicide, after first attempting to
destroy his only child.
Mrs. Alice Smith, of No. 206, Upper Whitecross-
street, after describing the discovery of Mr. Flood in a
dying state, said, I knew he was very much depressed in
his mind on account of recently losing his wife, whom he
buried but a few days previously. He often said to me
that he was in such trouble he did not know what to do.
He was much attached to his wife, but never spoke to
me of destroying himself. The child is about eight
years of age. _

- By the jury—The child was out of bed and retching,
but I cannot say whether she had taken an) thing dele-
terious or not. The deceased was very much attached to
the child.

Mrs. Catherine Scott, of No. 51, Whitecross-street,
said—l have known deceased and his late wife about
five years, and attended her during her illness. I saw
the deceased at half-past ten o'clock on Friday night,
when he appeared very much depressed. I had been ill
that day, and not able to dress the child, which I had
done for him since the death of his wife. On telling him
of ray illness, he said, " If anything occurs to you what
will become of my child ?" After some further conver-
sation, he made use of ti:e following :—" If I should
die, Mrs. Scott, I have one requeA to make—that is,
that you will bury me by the side of my wife, and follow
me as you did her." Shortly after I left him.
By the jury—He shook hands with me, and hoped I
should be better. One thing that greatly depressed him
wes the refusal of a Mrs. Thomas to watch over his
child, after she had promised the mother, in her dying
moments. so to do. He was a most kind father. The
child had been put to bed before I saw him.
Robert Groom and Daniel Douglas, two City police-
constables, spoke to going into the room and finding a
bottle and glass which had contained laudanum, and a
piece of raper to the following trif,et :
" My wish is to be buried with my poor wife ;. and
Mrs. Scott, of 51, Whitecross-street, and Mrs. Kings-
mill, living at a cornchandler's, near St. Giles's Church,
should bury me, and have all my goods.
" NOAH FLOOD."

Mr. J. P. Hurlock, resident medical officer at St. Bar-
tholomew's Hospital—On Saturday last, about one
o'clock, all means were resorted to to try and rouse him,
but without effect, and he died in two hours after his ad-
mission. The cause of death was opium.
Catherine Elizabeth Flood, an intelligent child, said—
I am eight years of ege, and was in the habit of sleep-
ing with my father, in the same bed. On Friday night
I was awake when my father came up to bed. When he
came into the room, he poured some stuff out of a white
bottle into a wine-glass. I heard him drink it, but I did
not see him, and then be got into bed. After he had
been there about five minutes he got up again, and I,
supposing he was going for his papers, said, " Father,
do not go yet ; you are such a comfort to me." When
I saw him take the stuff, I screamed, but no one came.
I sat up in bed all night, and did not sleep. I put my
band to his mouth, and found he did not breathe. He
was habituated to breathing hard.
By the jury—He put me to bed between nine and ten
o'clock, when he gave me a table spoonful out of the
same bottle.--(Great sensation.) I felt a burning pain
in my throat and chest when I drank it. When he gave
it me he said, " Here is some medicine I have brought
from Mr. Doughty's, and I am going to take some my-
self." I drank all he gave me, and was sick in a minute
or two after. He asked me if I would have any more,
and 1 said, "No ; I can't take any more." lam posi-
tive I was awake all night, as I heard all the chicks
strike.
Mr. William Ponder, of Redcross-street, surgeon,
found the deceased in a state of coma, evidently from the
effects of some narcotic poison. The child had been
violently sick. Verdict, " Temporary insanity."

COMMITTAL OF A DRUGGIST FOR MAPISLAUGHTEI,
—On Tuesday, Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an adjourned in
quest at the King's Arms, Rawstorne-street, Clerken-
well, on the body of William Watts, aged 24, a cab
driver, lately residing at 4, Brewer-street.
Elizabeth Watts, widow of deceased, stated that her
husband complained of a cold on the 7th instant, and
that he went to Mr. Watkins, druggist, Myddelton-
street, to purchase two ounces of Epsom salts. After he
had purchased the Epsom salts he observed in the shop
circular that there were tasteless salts, and asked the
shrspman to take back the Epsom salts and give him one
ounce of the tasteless salts instead. The shopman com-
plied, as he imag:ned, and he (her husband) upon re-
turning home melted them in warm water and drank
them. His face instantly became as red as fire, and h.
exclaimed that he was on fire inside, and that he was
poisoned. Mr. Broad, surgeon, Goswell-road, was in-
stantly sent for, who, having applied the necessary
' re-
medies pronounced that he had taken some deleterious
staff. Her husband, who had previously enjoyed robust
health, never afterwards left his bed, where he remainee
in the most excruciating agony until his death, on thd
16th instant.

Mr. Broad, surgeon, examined—About five o'clock on
the evening of the 7th inst. he attended deceased, who
was in great agony and extremely sick. He complained
as suffering from the effects of the oil of vitriol. Wit-
ness tested the drains that remained in the cup, and
tbund deceased had taken tartaric acid. He applied
every remedy, with the exception of the stomach pump,
that his experience could suggest, but without avail, as
the vomiting, pains, &c., continu,d unabated. Not
wishing to depend upon himself, he called in Pr, Maj,,r,
who pronounced it to be a hopeless case. He attended
to deceased until the Wednesday preceding his death,
which took place on the following Monday. Mr.
Watkins, who wished him to attend deceased, acknow-
ledged the fatal mistake.

By a juror— lie did not use the stomach pump, because
deceased's throat was so inflamed he could not introduce
it. When he vomited deceased said that he felt as if he
threw up the oil of vitriol. Dr. Major approved of wit-
ness's treatment of deceased,

Mr. Gill, surgeon, White Lion-street, Islington,
performed a post mertem examination. The body,
with the exception of the lip., which were excoriated,
showed no external injury. The stomach and the
whole intestinal canal were much inflamed, as were
also the mucous membrane, and they wige e4trlc-
nally of a purple red colour, After ote§pribirig shoe
appearances of the body, the witness said that the
result of the examination, and of the evidence he heard
that day, led him to the conclusion that the deceased
died from the effects of some poisonous matter or Corr
rosive acid, such as " tartaric acid ;" but when he stated
that the " tartaric acid" was the cause, he said so as he
understood that that was the acid which had been
administered.

The CpuoNpii, having daly cautioned the Measrs,
Watkins, asked them whether they admitted having sold
the tartaric acid in mistake to docuased ?

Several jurors—Yes, they have admitted this on the
first day.
Mr. Watkins, sen.—l admit that it was sold in my
8191.

Mr. Watkins, jun.--I cannot deny having made the
mistake.

CORONER (addressing Messrs. Watkins)—You hag
better retire, and consider what reparation you can make
the widow for the loss you have inflicted upon her.
Messrs. Watkins retired, and after a short absence
returned, when they said that their means would not
allow them to do more than pay the medical expenses
consequent upon the tn,laneholy catastrophe.
Mrs. Watts recalled—All she received from Mr. Wat-
kins amounted to 25., which he gave her mother when
she informed him of their poverty. She had obtained
further assistance from the parish.
The CORONER recapitulated the evidence at great
length, and
The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict
of Manslaughter against Charles Watkins, jun.
The CORONER wrote his committal, and he was con-
veyed to gaol.
The jury afterwards raised a subscription on behalf
of the widow.

DEATH IN THE QUEEN'S PRlSON.—Yesterday after-
noon Mr. William Payne held an inquest in the Queen's
Prison, upon the body of Edward Bluck, aged 69 years,
a prisoner.
Mary Bluck, the deceased's widow, said that her hus-
band was admitted into that prison on the 20th of
February, 1826. He was formerly a farmer, and during
the time he had been under confinement he received
every attention from the prison authoritie.3, and wanted
for nothing.
Mr. Edward Solomons said that he could have arfanged
with his creditors, in order that the deceased might have
been released, but he objected to his doing so, and said
that if he left the prison he did not know what he should
do fern living.
Verdict—" Natural death."

[ADVERTISEMENT.)

ANNUAL REPORT of the BRITISH
COLLEGE OF HEALTH, NEW-ROAD,
LONDON, FOR 1844.