The Sun. — 1844-10-25 (London, England)

COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.—At the adjourned meeting of the magistracy yesterday, the report of the chaplain to the liolise of Correction was read, stating that during the past year many prisoners on their discharge had found themselves provided with the means of obtaining an honest livelihood, while many also were in the Refuge for the Destitute learning trades, and expressing the greatest gratitude for the benefit thus conferred upon them. The report also adverted to the strong facilities the existing system of pawning offered to the poorer classes for dishonestly disposing of articles. Ur. Pownall congratulated the county on the fact that while since 1831 the population had increased a quarter of a million, crime appeared to have diminished, at least so far as it was brought under the cognizance of the magistracy. The number of persons charged with intoxication was less by 18,000 than in the preceding year. He attributed this mainly to the extension of religious instruction as well in the prisons as elsewhere.— (Hear, hear.) Mr. Rotch also expressed his satisfaction at the spread of temperance. The surgeon stated that the mortality had been less last year than in any former year. There had only been ten deaths among nearly 10,000 persons. The state of the prisons appeared equally satisfactory to the magistracy, who expressed their obligations on this subject to Mr. Sergeant Adams. millions. The rental mo:. Pownallthe co returned t tabbeoud its cortex. those to the Property-tax Commissioners, and id animadvertedtyvasreturn h the county. pancy which appeared Letween the countyretsuarn_sthaenred should be one uniform assessment through Suicnor.—On Tuesday night a young wualn, Stapleton, destroyed herself by jumping into Ashley-hill, 'orchard. unhappy pool of water in her father The named Esther Tilly, the daughter of a farmer living at a girl bad been forbidden her father's house in consei q ience of her keeping company with a young man me which connexion her -parent did notGeoaprpgreovl ms eV, ilalinadLtending the theatre and such places. On Tuesday evening she wrote a letter to Williams, declaring her intention to drown herself In the pool ; this letter (not being able to read himself) he showed to another young man and the father, and it then being late, the young men started off to the spot, and just as they got in sight of the pond they observed the young woman throw herself in. She was promptly taken out of the pool, and conveyed into the house, when, we understand, a glass of brandy and water was administered to her, and she was put to bed. At five o'clock the next morning a medical man was sent for, but the girl was dead. An in quest was held before Joyner Ellis, Esq., Coroner fur this county, when a verdict of Felo de se was returned.—Cheltenliant Chronicle. • FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday a man named Mildwater, lately residing in William-street, Portland-town., expired in Westminster Hospital from the effect of severe injuries. It appeared the deceased was employed at Freeman's Wharf, Alillbank, on the previoas day in unloading some timber, when he fell a considerable height and severely injured the whole of the lower part of his body. 'He was at once taken to, the hospital, where every attention was paid him; but he gradually sank under the wounds and internal consequences arising from their.