The Sun. — 1864-05-11 (London, England)

FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &0., To the Queen and the Ponce of Wales. (Established 17?0.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in PC2, testifies to he excellence of the quality of Illessrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distiguished Ditmitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS,  The Extraordinary Poisoning Case in Paris.  The great "over of poisoning" in the La Pommerais case was opened on Monday morning in the Assize Court. The seats reserved for the public were filled at the first rush by holders of tickets, no others being admitted. M. de Boissieu was the presiding judge, and the Advocate-General (Oscar de Vallee) conducted the prosecution. M. Lachaud appeared for the prisoner. The latter is a man of small ate Shocking Murder in the Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum.  Yesterday afternoon Dr. Lankester, coroner for Central Middlesex, assisted by Dr. Hardwicke, the deputy-coroner, held an inquest at the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum, Colney-hatch, on the body of John Vine Phillips, aged 52, late confidential clerk and cashier to Messrs. Rogerson and Ford, solicitors, of Lincoln's-inn-fields, an inmate, who was killed by another inmate named Daniel Hobbs, under the following very paiufnl circumstances : Mr. Ford, of the firm to which the deceased was attached, attended to watch the proceedings on the part of the friends of the deceased.  Francis E wens, attendant in No. 5 Ward in the asylum, deposed that deceased was under his care in that ward. He was very restless end irritable, and did not sleep at night. His general habit was very destructive. On Thursday last, above minutes to one p.m., was in No. 5 Ward, en duty in the " Spur," and saw Hobbs, another patient, come out of the water closet with a piece of gas piping in his hand. Deceased went up to Hobbs to take it away from hint. He laid hold of the gas pipe, and Hobbs forced the gas pipe away from Phillips and struck him a blow on the  side of the head. Phillip immediately stagg,-,red mains  the wall and foil down. He seemed very queer from the blow, but was not insensible. lie walked him away and got him to bed. He died about six o'clock, in witness's presence.  By the Jury—The doctor saw 'him about half an hour after he was placed in the bed. The doctor was resident in the asylum. The pipe produced is the piece of gas pipe with which Hobbs inflicted the blow. It was in the watercloset, and c.-as not properly fastened. At one end of the gas pipe is a joint, and it was with that joint that he struck deceased on the head, By Mr. Ford—l had 73 patients under charge of myself and two other keepers in the ward. They did not see what took place. I called out to the other keepers, and they ran to my assistance, and helped to convey Phillips to his bed.  says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which von gave them, and can sincerely, in my tutu I commend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with. Tatted Wicks, patented.. ?s. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. .. ed. per lb. VEGETABLE LINDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. Is. sd. per lb. Second quality .. is. 3d. per lb. Third quality Is. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value.