The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-08 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE,

The inq,uest upon the body of the late Mr. Augustil:e
Byrne, so 101 l pending at Rath:nines, has at length ter-
minated. The • Jury returned a verdict finding " that
the said Mr. Augmline Byrne met with his (bath under
very mysterious circuostances. and that the strongest
possible suspicions attach to Mrs. Ellen Byrne, wife of
'said Augustine Byrne, of odd bouse, of being accessory
thereto." Mrs. Byrne has been committed, and heavy
bail will be required of her. • The several witnesses were
bond over to prosecute.
The case of the Rev. Stephen Aldhouse, charged with
bigamy, and remanded from last Wednesday at the
Wandsworth police-office, was again brought before the
Court on Saturday, and after the deposition of his second
wife had been taken, he was remanded till Tuesday week.
Walter Wheelaghan, who was reported to have been
respited, was executed on Friday, in front of the county
gaol at Tullamore, for the murder of his wife.
Margaret M`Garth and Sarah llodgkinson, for forging
the will of one Robert Wilson, a sailor ; Ann Bevan and
Catherine Williams, for forging the will of one John
Keney ; and Thomas Burns, for forging the will of
George Dunn, It'seaman, as also being the instigator in
the other cases, were tried and found guilty at the Liver-
pool AsSizeS on Friday. They were all sentenced to be
imprisoned for six months, with the exception of Burns,
who, was transported for fifteen years.
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The statue to the late Bishop of Lichfield, at Shrews-
bury, unfinished by Sir Francis Chantrey, has been as-
signed to Mr. Bailey for completion.
LITERAInt AND scmlsrTzrzc.
A new system of throwing pontoons over rivers has
been invented by an Austrian, who a few days since,
before the King of Wurtsmberg. threw a bridge, 250
feet in length over the Necker in 35 minutes, over which
artillery, cavalry, and
SVinOßTlfantry,
NGpassed swiftly and safely.

The annual sports at Killarney commence to-morrow.
The amusements continue for six days, four of which will
be devoted to races, and the two last to stag-hunts on the
lower and upper lakes. •
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The Duke de Guicht will shortly take his departure
for Paris.

. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford leave town to-day,
for Woburn Abbey.
The Duke of Wellington had a select dinner party on
Saturday, at Apsley /louse.
The 'Marquis of Headfort has left St. James's-palace
for Ireland.

The Marquis of Salisbury reached town on Saturday,
from the Contin"nt.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn return to
Dudley House, Park-lane, to-day.
The Earl and Countess of Verulam returned to town
on Saturday, from Buckhurst Park.
The Countess of Jersey left Berkeley-square this
morning for Burleigh House, near Stamford.
Viscount and Viscountess Folkestone leave Brighton
to-morrow, for Combe Abbey.
MISCELLANEOUS. _ _ _

On Saturday the annual old tish dinner of the Ministry
took place'at the Crown and Sceptre, Greenwich. The
Duke of Wellington and the Lord Chancellor were not
well enough to join the party.
The sale of wines at Shugborough Hall concluded on
Friday, of which Lord Scarborough, Sir T. C. Shepherd,
Sir George Chetwynd. Colonel Grove (of Shenstonc),
and Messrs. Bowley, Taylor, Hartshorn, Hodges, &C.,
were among the principal purchasers. At the furniture-
sale, which commenced on Saturday, the chief buyers
were Lord Waterpark, Sir Joshua Walmsley, Sir C.
Wolsely, and Mr. Wyatt, with country gentlemen, and
others.

During the short time that the exhibition of the
Bristol Mechanics' Institution, at the Horticultural
Rooms, has been open to the public, it has been visited by
upwards of 20,000 persona—Somerset County Gazette.