The Sun. — 1847-11-03 (London, England)

ALLEGED ROBBERY.—On Friday a gentleman, in going through the booking-office of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, at the head of Queen-street, took out his purse, containing a large sum of money, for the purpose of paying his fare to Edinburgh. In the hurry of doing so, his statement is that he left the purse lying on the pay-counter in the railway-office, and pushed on for the train then about to start ; but missing his purse and its contents, he hastened back to where he imagined he left it, but no trace of the property could be found. Intimation was immediately forwarded to the central police-station, and an inquiry set on foot, but still the missing money (stated variously at from 1401. to 2001.), was nowhere to be found. The gentleman, we understand, proceeded on his journey to Edinburgh, whence he was expected in the evening, but no word of him had reached the police-office at ten o'clock last night.— Glasgow Citizen. SUICIDE IN THE SURREY COUNTY LUNATIC ASTLum.—Yesterday an inquest was held before Mr. Carter, coroner for East Surrey, at the County Lunatic Asylum, to inquire into the death of. Randall Woods, aged 27, a patient in the institution. It appeared from the evidence of Edward Rouse, an attendant, that he left the deceased on Thursday last in the day room, with upwards of 40 patients, and desired one of them, named Glover, to watch him, he being considered a suicidal patient, and one who would destroy himself if an opportunity offered. He return( d in a few minutes, and missing the deceased, went into the bathroom,: where he found him 13 ing on his side with a raeor in his hand,! and with a wide and deep gash in his throat. He expired in a few minutes. The razor belonged to No, 3 ward, and was usually kept in the private drawer of the senior attendant. The witness could nut account for the manner in which the deceased obtained it. Mr. J. Holland, the resident medical officer, said the gullet am' the right carotid artery were completely divided by the wound. After some further evidence, the jury retired fur nearly an hour, and, on Oar return, brought in a verdict that the deceased destroyed himself, being of unsound mind; and that they regretted that rams should have been placed in the cupboard of the room appropriated to lunatic patients. Mr. Kemble, the chairman of the visiting magistrates, assured the coroner and jury that their suggestion with respect to the place for keeping razors should be attended to. THE WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL --MUNIFICENT BEQuEsTs.—Yesterday the usual meeting of this charity was held in the board-room of the institution, in the Broad Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey. Tho report stated that, during the past quarter, 2,474 out-patients had been placed on the books, and 489 in-patients had been admitted. During the past year there had been 1,646 in and 10,095 out-patients, making together 11,741, and since its establishment upwards of 340,000. Four wards, capable of containing sixty beds, remain untenanted for want of sufficient annual income. During the past year the expenditure exceeded the income by 1,097/, IBs. Od. Amongst the recent legacies, was the bequest of 2,000/. Three per Cent. Consuls, under the will of the late Miss Ann Collier, and another of 5001. The Liverpool Roman Catholic Orphan House and St. Peter's Chapel Schools, in Seel-street, have each hkd a bequest of 100/, left to them, under the will of Miss Elizabeth Milner, of that town, who died lately. She was possessed of considerable property, and has left an annuity to her brother James, and also to her nieces, and the residue, real and personal, equally among her nephews and nieces. The actin.- executors are Alex. ander Walker, J. 11. Parsons, and T. Ashcroft, all of Liverpool. Besides the property administered to by them in the Court at Chester, duty has also been paid on 12,0001. personal property within the proviace of Canterbury.