The Sun. — 1846-11-18 (London, England)

CORONER'S INQUEST.  On Monday, at one o'clock, Mr. Mills, the deputy coroner, and a highly respectable jury, assembled at the private residence of the late Thomas Massa Alsager, Esq., who died on the previous day from the effects of wounds which he had inflicted on himself. After the jury had been sworn, The CORONER said,—Gentlemen, your first duty will be to view the body of the deceased, which lies in another room. You will find three wounds or cuts in the throat, a small one on the extremity of the left side, one on the jaw, and a larger one on the chin. You will also find a very considerable one on the wrist, extending, in length about two inches and a half and very deep, which must have been very painful and caused great loss of blood.  The jury then proceeded to the bed-room of the deceased, and upon their return William Wentworth, greengrocer, of No. 31, Devonshire-street, Elizabeth Perry, cook, and Eliz'a Bowther, housemaid to the deceased, were sworn. From their evidence it appeared, that on the morning of last Friday week, the deceased not appearing at the usual hour, the cook went up, and the deceased in a faint voice desired her to come in. The curtains were drawn, and seeing what had happened, she ran out and called in assistance Wentworth came, and attended on the deceased until his death. Last Thursday the deceased made his will, which Wentworth attested. The deceased never made the slightest allusion to any cause which induced him to commit the act.  Mr. G. F. Whidbourne, of No. 60, Gower-street, surgeon, deposed that when he was called in he considered the deceased to be dead. He was to all appearance lifeless, and remained so for three hours. The usual remedies were applied, and upon the deceased rallying he appeared to be in a favourable condition. Last Thursday the deceased desired witness to get his pocket-book, and against witness's wish gave him a cheque for 100/., saying that his family were well provided for. About three hours before the death of deceased he was delirious. Previous to that witness believed that the deceased was perfectly rational and of sound mind. 'fie was a man of very superior strength of mind. -In witness's "opinion death was caused by exhaustion from loss of blood. Miss Margaret Alsager deposed that upon the morning of last Thursday week her father kit his residence at Kingston. He had, at times, appeared much depressed, which was attributed to the death of her mother. The deceased had always repudiated the idea of suicide, and when he left said that he should come down by the last train on Ftiday night. Oxenford, solicitor, and nephon of the deceased, saw Mr. Alsager on Thursday weeks when he was very of the occupations ofn .ithe deceased having ceased. A juror—What were his occupations? Mr. MILLS considered that a ouestion which they had no right to inquire into; what could the occupation have to do with this act of the deceased? The juror was anxious to ascertain the cause of this act.  Mr. Oxenford said he was very anxious to give every information he possibly could. The juror—Was he not connected with the Times? Mr. Oxenford—Yes; the deceased wrote the City articles; and having tendered his resignation, it was accepted. When witness met him there was a lowness of spirits, but it certainly did not arise from anything that bad occurred with the Times, further than that an active mind was thrown out of its employment. Mr.luxs said that he had caused the inquiry to go further than he ought, for the purpose of affording an opportunity for the strictest investigation. The jury had no evidence of the state of mind of the deceased at the time, but the mind often changed in the course of a few hours. One of their number bad expressed his wish to return a verdict of "temporary lunacy," and had put several questions, which, though irrelevant, had been answered most satisfactorily; but the verdict would be theirs, not his (the Coroner's), and, if they wished, the room should be cleared. The jury, 'after a short consultation, found that the deceased died from exhaustion, the effect of certain wounds inflicted on himself, but that no evidence had been produced as to his state of mind at the time he so inflicted the said, wounds.  CRACOW, Nov. 3.—The Northern Powers have not been slow to take advantage of the coolness which has arisen between France and England respecting the Spanish marriage. It is now determined, and will speedily be officially announced, that the independence of our city shall cease, and that the republic of Cracow shall be swallowed up in the Austrian dominions. In order to indemnify Russia for her loss by this arrange' meet it has been agreed that a portion of Galicia shall be ceded to that power. Nothing has been said of any compensation te be received by Prussia. As the existence of Cracow as a free city was guaranteed by the Congress of Vienna, we are anxious to learn with what feelings the announcement of the extinction of that existence will be received by France and England, who sere contracting' parties in the treaty, and whose views 3n the subject ought first to have been ascertained by ,heir three northern allies. There can be little doubt .hat the matter will occasion vehement interpellations ooth in the French Chambers and the English Parliament, though it is equally certain that these outcries will not secure the freedom of Cracow, which the Northern Powers are determined to treat as a question which concerns themselves alone, and in which they will listen to no appeals from the rest 'of Europe.—Times. Tian Herat