The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-14 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held before
Mr. STIRLING, Coroner, in the House of Correction,
Coldbath-fields, on the body of Close Stein, a Ger-
man, whose death was reported to have been caused
by poison.
The Governor of the prison produced the com-
mitment of the deceased, from which it appeared
that he was committed by Mr. Twyford, a Magis-
trate of Worship-street, on the 21st of August, to
three months' hard labour, in default of paying a tine
of 301., which had been imposed on him for having
a private still in his possession.
Mr. Henry Wakefield, of Hatton-gardon, surgeon
to the House of Correction, stated that on Saturday
morning, on visiting the prisoners, the deceased com-
plained to him of a pain in his stomach and bowels,
for which witness prescribed. On Sunday morning
witness saw him again, when he said he felt con-
siderably relieved, and thanked witness for what he
had given him. In the afternoon witness was sent
for, but not being at home, the messenger procured
the attendance of Mr. Dobie, another medical gen-
tleman, and when witness came home he went to
the prison, and found the deceased dead. From a
suspicion that the deceased had taken something to
produce death, the witness opened the body on
Monday morning, in conjunction with other medical
men; the result of their examination was, that the
deceased had died from a disease of long standing,
and on the contents of the stomach being analyzed
by Mr. Cooper, a chymist, nothing pernicious could
be discovered. Witness had heard that the deceased
had taken something given to him by souse of the
other prisoners; and his dying suddenly so shortly
afterwards had aroused his • suspicions. He was
about 45 years of age, and having been engaged in
keeping a private still, witness had no doubt that he
was much addicted to liquor. Verdict--" Died by
the v,ihitution of sod."

As soon as this part of the consignment itA.l
thus disposed of, the British Ambassador Ntioo
applied to as to the manner in which the re-
maiAder were to be dealt with. His first answer
was—" Let them take their fate—l know nothing
about them—dispose of them according to your
Revenue Regulations." Unluckily, and un-
guardedly, his Lordship afterwards assented to
a proposal to send them Uck to the place from
whence they came ; had they been confiscated
on the spot, as was the case in a former instance
in 1817, when the Duke of Wellington was
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communication from that gentleman. When the
consignment was returned to London, an inves-
tigation, rigorous and searching, was made by
the Commissioners ; and the affair, thus tho-
roughly sifted, afforded sufficient proof of the
guilty participation of several individuals. We
are in possession of all the names, but for the
present we suppress them, for a reason we shall
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a Frenchman, a dealer in perfumery, residing
in the neighbourhood of Leicester-square ; a
third a confidential domestic in the establishment
of the British Ambassador ; and a fourth an in-
dividual whose name is known, and Whose letter,
found in one of the opend parcels, was, as already
stated, addressed to the above-mentioned do-
mestic. The exact occupation of this fourth
person cannot be distinctly ascertained.

The Commissioners who conducted the in-
vestigation have made their Report to the Lords
of the Treasury, and a case has been laid before
the proper Law Officers, to enable them to se-
lect the persons against whom prosecutions may
be commenced, with a probability of their being
followed up by convictions. The whole of the
packages are under orders to be forwarded to
Calais, with peremptory instructions to the Eng-
lish Consul to consign them to the French au-
thorities, to be dealt with according to law.
It may be advisable to inform our readers,
who will feel considerable surprise at the infor-
mation, that the amount of legal duty upon the
articles attempted to be smuggled would not
have exceeded ninety pounds. This is not to
be supposed to extend to the three unopened
consignments handed over to the Portuguese
Ambassador, as their contents are not known
and, consequently, the amount of injury to the
French Revenue cannot in that instance be as-
certained.

We are sorry to learn that, from some cause
or other, the person mho to us appears the first
and great delinquent is not supposed to be ame-
nable to the existing laws. Our reason for sup-
pressing, for the moment, the names of the par-
ties implicated, will be readily found in the fact
we have stated, that the case is as yet before the
Law Officers.

The buildings on the northern side of St.
Martin's Church, in St. Martin's-lane, are now roofed,
and arc in active progress of completion. Directly facing
the side, or vestry-room doors of the Church, there is an
amazingly large building, nearly on the site of the former
parsonage house. On the parapet appears a large inscrip-
tion, setting forth that " the ground is the gift of his Ma-
jesty." It is also announced by the like means, that the
" National School" of St. Martin's will there collect its
pupils : and it is added, that the Parish Charity Children
may have some portion of the like School. The next
edifice is a very large rnd commodious one--it is intended
for the vestry-rooms. The third, which extends to, and
forms part of St. Martin's-lane, is for the Parsonage-
house. ' It is large, and appears likely to be a convenient
building.

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SHERIDAN..—His wife's voice and the opera
of the Duennu were the foundation stones of SMERIDAN'S
fame. He drew the plan of that successful drama from an
old Italian novel, and having finished it, was perpetually
dunning the manager of Covent-garden to bring it out at
his theatre, but for a considerable time without effect.—
Mr. Hagan at length one day said to him, " Well, I ant
going down to Hampton Court to dine with Mr. Baum-
MELL, who, you know, is a judge of dramatic literaturs•
you shall go with me, and take your opera in your pocket.
This being carried into effect, and dinner over, Mr. Sti '-
smart was called upon by the judges to read this opera
After a preface, enumerating the manifest disadvantages
which a piece of the operatic kind must labour under in a
bare recital, he began to read the performance ; but had
proceeded no great length when the critics began to yawur
he, however, courageously persevered, and they preserve&
their patience with equal resolution, now and then encoe.
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the chandeliers." Upon this Mr. SHERIDAN coolly put
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the first night this unfortunate fortunate piece was within
a hair's breadth of a public, as well a private damnation,
with in. the first act, that it was absolutely necessary to
came to the Friars' scene it;tvas received with such bursts
of applause that all apprehensioni vanished, and the opera
has been ever since esteemed the best in the stock of Co-
vent-garden house. It was reported to have redeemed the
theatre from a state of haukruptsy l..Drayiatie Maga-
&ins for Octokr.

EXECUTION OF PHILIP JOLIN FOR THE

MURDER OF HIS FATHER.

JERSEY, OCT. 6.—The awful sentence of the law,
in this case, was carried into effect on Saturday,
about two o'clock, and Philip Jolin expiated, as far
as society was concerned, the crime of parricide, of
which two Juries, in number together 37, had unani-
mously found him guilty.
On Friday morning he received the sacrament
twin the Very Rev, the Dean. In the evening seve-
ral Clergymen went to him ; he appeared calm and
resigned, said the grace of God had worked miracles
in him, and was even impatient for the time when
the awful sentence of the law should be put into
execution, and be should exchange time for eternity.
In speaking of the crime for which he was doomed
to suffer, he said, " I had no intention of killing my
poor father; in -going home I found no victuals
ready, I went into the garden and took a pear; my
father came out and abased me for it, and took me
by the throat ; my blood recoiled at this, and, over-
heated by the effect of several glasses of liquor I had
drunk during the day, I lost all command of myself,
and in a- moment of exasperation I seized the fatal
brick, broke it in two, and thus wzintentionally be-
came a parricide."
The Rev. Mr. Gallichan and, it is said, some other
gentlemen, passed the night with him. Ile joined
them in prayer with much fervour.
At an early hour the next morning a great con-
course of people went to the place of execution, and
a party of the 27th regiment were stationed round
the. gallows. Shortly after one o'clock the melan-
CliOly cirocession left the gaol. A large body of
;.••
tierditrs, amounting to 200, were in attendance. The
sponer leaned on the arms of two clergymen. Ile
‘:-eas calm and collected, walked with steadiness, and
evinced throughout the most decorous firmness. We
could not perceive that he trembled in the least. His
mind seemed quite abSorbed in religious exercises.
As the procession advanced to Gallows-hill, tire
crowd became very great, multitudes moving up the
eseent by
.different paths among the bushes towards
the newly-efetited scaffirld. The day was remark-
ly brilliant-, and, had it not been for the spectacle
of den.th about to be present, d, the appearance of
itlie hilt, usually so deserted, but then covered with
'iiiiet%erless groups in eager motion, would have been
Vxceedingly pleasing. Little delay took place after
the arrival at the place of execution. John acknow-
ledged the justice of his sentence. He then as-
cended the ladder with a firm step, and addressed
the assembled crowd; in a clear and impressive tone
of voice :

" You see in me the effect of bad education and
example; from early youth I have been unfortu-
nately addicted to intemperance; my duty towards
God was never pointed out to me—therefore I be-
seech all of you who are assembled here to witmess
my fate, to avoid bad company, drinking spirits, and
vicious habits. I exhort young people not to vio-
late the Sabbath, but to frequent church and attend
to their religious duties—and I fervently pray God
to have mercy on my soul."
The rope was then placed round his neck, the
white cap was then drawn over the face, and on the
signal being given, the drop fell, and the unfortunate
culprit was launched into eternity. His sufferings
appeared not to be great, and were of brief duration.

An cvent of the kind has Lot before taken place in
Jersey for la years.—Jersey British Press, Oct. 6.

PATAL EFFECTS OF THE INCAUTIOUS

USE OF ARSENIC.

One of the most afflicting instances of poisoning
by wl!ite arsenic that we ever remember to have had
titedtOn to notice, took place on Saturday last, at
V 44., house of Mr. Mannering, linen-draper and hosier,
291, High-street, Borough, which has deprived a
poor widow of her only son, who was her chief sup-
port. The following arc the particulars of the me-
lancholy event
The unfortunate youth in question was William
nob. rt Squires, who was in his 17th year. He lived
in the service of Mr. Mannering, as an errand-boy,
and resided with his widowed mother, at 3, Wilson's-
court, New Park-street, Bankside, near the brewery
of Mcs,os. Barclay. On Saturday forenoon, about
twelve o'clock, the youth observed, upon a shelf at
the back of the chop, amongst some broken victuals,
which was usu illy given to a poor man called
" Dick," a piece of cheese, lying upon a piece
of clean paper, whit!► appeared to be covered
with flour ; he blew it off and then ate the
cheese ; which he had no sooner done than he ex-
pectorated very violently, and became very ill ;
and, at about six o'clock, the master, perceiving the
suite he was in, paid him his wages, and desired him
to go home and go to bed. The lad went home,
and his !bother made him some gruel, and he went
to bed, and all night he continued to vomit most
Tmlettiy. In the morning he became quite stupi-
fted, and then, for the first time, he told his mother
that he had .found a piece of cheese, which he had
tten, and that he had not been well since. The
poor woman, in a state of mind bordering on in-
sanity, ran to Mr. Mantiering's house, and mentioned
to him the circumstance of the cheese, and eagerly
asked him if any thing poisonous, had been intro-
duced into it ? Mr. Mannering lost no time in mak-
ing the inquiry, tt hen the melancholy fact was soon
iscerta'nerl. One of the female members of the
family had first toastei the cheese, and whilst in a
soft state, she bad infused into it a quantity of
wane arsenic, for the purpose of destroying rats.
with which the lower part of the house is over-
run, and had placed it (as she says) in the cellar,
where the vermin roost abound. This discovery
took place at about 10 o'clock ca Sunday morning,
and no time was lost in carrying the poor lad to Guy's
Hospital, where he was placed in bed, and every
attention was paid him by Mr. Hardy, the surgeon,
and Mr. Hills ; but he was in such a state of eolapse,
and was so fast approaching dissolution, that very
little could be done for him, and at 12 o'clock, two
hours after be was brought in, he expired. The un-
fortunate youth had been in Mr. Matmering's
employ about six months, and nothing can exceed
the distress the family have been thrown into at the
deplorable event. About 10 months since the
father of the deceased wds drowned in the basin at
the (outward-bound) West India Dock; he had
only entered upon his situation two hours before
the accident. The poor woman is now left in the
greateA distress, and is in the most pitiable situation.
A Coroner's Inquest was held on the body this
morning; verdict —" Accidental death."

EAST INDIA COMPANY'S INDIGO SALE-
(Ti DA Y. )-'This morning the perhalical sale of Indigo
commenct dat the East India flouse. The total quantity
declared for sale was 7,5t9 chests, of which I 15 chests
were withdrawn. The sale commenced rather languidly
this morning, and was thinly attended. There were-very
few country buyers present. The continental orders for
purchases at the present sale are understood to be very li-
mited. The averages delivered this morning are, for mid-
dling, from 4s. 4d. to ss. 211., and for finer qualities 6s. to
6s. 7tl. per lb. There is very little competition, and, from
the pcseent state of the sale, the withdrawals may be ex-
pected to be to some extent.

The mercantile advices from St. Peters-
burgh, received to-day, are dated the 27th ult.
They state that the Russian holders of produce were ex-
tremely anxious to sell, and prices in consequence had
fallen. Tallow was not quoted higher than from 98i to
99 rubles per pood. The Exchange on London was at
10 11 -16 21-32. About 1,800 casks of Tallow had been
purchased since the last post. Money at St. Petersburgh
was rather scarce. The information relative to the con-
clusion of peace bad not occasioned much satisfaction in
St. Petersburgh.

Orders have been given from the Excise, per-
mitting maltsters to dry any kind of grain upon their kilns,
on giving previous notice to the officers of their intention.
MONTREAL, SEPT. 7.—Count NEY, son of
the ill-fated and illustrious Marshal NEE, left this city for
Quebec en Monday evening last, in the steam-boat Cham-
bly, after a short stay of a few days.—His Excellency Sir
H. Tuawia and fishily arrived here on Saturday evening
from Quebec, in the•steain-boat St. Lawrence, and pro-
ceeded yesterday to the Visited States, on their return to
Bermuda.

THE TREATY BETWEEN RUSSIA AND

TURKEY.

In the name of God Almighty !—His Imperial Majesty,
the Most High and Most Mighty Emperor and Autocrat
of all the Russias, and his Highness the Most High and
Most Mighty Emperor of the Ottomans, animated with
an equal desire to put an end to the calamities of war,
and to establish, on solid and immutablebases, peace, friend-
s!lip, and good harmony • between their empires, have re-
solved, with a common accord, to intrust this salutary work
to, &c. [Here follow the names and titles of the diffe-
rent Plenipotentiaries on both aides.]