The Sun. — 1841-11-11 (London, England)

THE TIMES" TESTIMONIAL.--rvre- steiriO meeting of the Committee upon - Pre' Testimonial," took place at the Mansion-11.1311" 'e paratory to the meeting for the discus.eion •-• so, details upon the subjects of the various ma ttersvigelt mitted from time to timet to the Committee ; the `; or Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair. The minfited tee the former meeting having been read and coarrae Lord Mayor expressed the gratification which beet, •in upon entering upon the duties of the Mayor.P,Tfeiel being appointed chairman and treasurer to " th*:l- ter; Testimonial." Sir Peter Laurie read three letor inclosing subscriptions towards " the Times Bator monial :', the first was from Mr. Goddard, -;°' l for, to the Merchants and Tradesmen's Associati.or warding ten guineas ; the second was from Br 017. 103 and Sons, of Great Polteney-street, inclosinges 1•;(101, the third was from Mr. Boyd, of the United Life Assurance-office, No. 8, Waterloo-placr%_,..ll 'aecree' inclosing five guineas. Mr. H. Hughes, the lien ••tel t-e tary, stated that the subscriptions now awe° averts Life 1,827/. ss. It was ultimately agreed to 1 to th "another edition" of the list of the subscriptiol .9yeeev. testimonial in question. The Committee then ad 1° WV MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF AN ACif‘po't Dow.—On Wednesday an inquest was taker' fate/ Marquis of Cornwallis, Southampton-street, f ville, before Mr. Wakley, M.P., on the body, sell' Elizabeth Howell, aged eighty, who conirailieer„etreo. etl destruction. Matilda Howell, No. 8, e°,ll. o deceased's daughter, said that she kept the s'"-ee ,e cer's shop, and that her mother lived „4-1/. Yea house. She had an independent income of which was left by her husband, who was .4 maker. Last Friday forenoon, about eleven. , rein ness heard a knocking,which appeared to pro"-'e.„,editltefia deceased's room. Witness sent up her sonaviro alarmed them by exclaiming that her nioti :peodf, hung herself. Witness found that she was st stsPo-f by a piece of tape, which was attached to ;Ito and from which she instantly cut deceased, ,ear; nearly cold. She never showed any 5: eir of a deranged mind. Saw deceased on. te -`..0 vious night, when she was in her usual spit' heard her express her fears that she would ce vie; poverty, and she has observed that she would f stroy herself than end her days in a workho' 19e' iltv; Coroner observed that he had held many ing'' es I.'sBllCielia upon persons who were living upon their in di t property, and who had expressed their fears tl a would come to a workhuse. A person having `l5 feet' lief evidently showed a disorder of the intellect. a e ties. Verdict—Temporary Insanity. r On Monday, the Earl of Lincoln, 01):: with Mr. Hawes, M.P. for Lambeth, and Iki-1:; vier,Jr;l: the engineer, inspected the Surrey side of the the "e't'i the Nine Elms to Battersea bridge, pense of embanking the river, it bein G( intention to bring in a Bill to enable themg t PjOcte Battersea fields for a park, to ascerte s:"eettle" to be called to Park. It is also the intention of the Crc constructed a carriage-road alongside th usl3'„: e correspond with the intended road iron rs bridge to Battersea-bridge. Many of our ,mete-r"( .ade or ° not aware that the Crown is possessed of t Oh, Kennington, and of much property in Lam ix 11°,); ing the Common and Oval. 'this park ev "I-the al pense to the public ; it is to be paid for (Nat et, e sevc" nues of the Duchy of Lancaster. There ev )ages' pieces of land, that will let well for detach of,d "1 ~o1S1';', THE THAMES STEAM•BOAT "I 5 al. t 1„.