The Sun. — 1848-09-05 (London, England)

VMS- to ever, that he had placed his ladder and had done as he called. Her previous examination was read oustrtio had 'been ordered. her, and, in answer to Mr. Church, she said Mr. Coney, the proprietor of the house, gave it she had never observed that the deceased me fob as his decided opinion, that if any person had entered committing suicide. She could not sa 50, at the window above referred to, and had gone into wished to live. y the back room, he must of necessity have seen, the Mrs. Jane Harvey, who was previously exanahltoecis child. was again called— When visiting Mrs. Haneillina George James, oilman, of 72, Wardour-street, ex- had seen her take arsenic from a piece of PaPer of actly opposite the scene of the conflagration, deposed scrape it over bread and butter for the purpoeki that he heard Grace Boyd distinctly describe the po- destroying rats and mice. She knew it to be arserjb, sition of the apartment in which the deceased slept. as Mrs. Ham and her husband told her it wan elitle He had heard persons exclaim that the child was She could not say how long this was done before saved. Grace Boyd, however, cried out violently deceased's death. the that the child was not saved, and continued to scream At six o'clock, the evidence having concluded, ; fal that it was in the second floor back. Witness ran Coroner proceeded to address the jury on the pa.e„f for the fire escape; but the man in charge appeared duty left to their charge, at the same time 10,14 to be very dilatory. Saw the fire-escape man ascend over the whole of the statements adduced by .... the ladder, and when he came down he heard him witnesses. say there was no child there. Mr. Robinson asked if he had searched the back room, and he answered that the At the conclusion the inquest-room was cleated for ot jy to delib. he had examined the bed and there was no child there. it wasur re-opened,erate when kn In the course of half an "y IV Witness's impression was, that the fireman had turned The Foreman, addressing the Coroner, said_..--"la into the room on the left instead of going into the unanimous verdict of the jury is ' Wilful iiitl'ed back room. against Hannah Southgate, the widow of the dew The CORONER, in summing up, observed, with Thomas Ham." tle' reference to a kind of inferential charge of neglect The prisoner exclaimed—" lam innocent, lien„re, upon the fire-escape man, that no doubt in an inquiry men, of the crime," and exhibited great comPos',lo of this nature it was the duty of the jury, if' any She was immediately removed, and conveyed by "m, neglect were proved on the part of those whose espe- train to Chelmsford county gaol, where she was cog cial duty it was to endeavour to save life, to express mitted on the Coroner's warrant to take her trial at their strongest condemnation of such neglect; but in winter assizes. It the present case he was of opinion that there was no The inquiry did not terminate till nine o'clock. de direct testimony that the fire. escape man had not, was said that application was intended to be ula under the circumstances, acted according to the_best to Sir George Grey, the Secretary of State, for foot' of his judgment, ther exhumations of bodies of persons suspecteu „ The jury, after some deliberation, found that the have been poisoned in the neighbourhoods of Dovelos child's death was caused by " Burning, the result of court, Bradfield, Tendering, and Ramsey, as wen d an an accidental fire." the remains of the former husband of Mrs. Mai' The subscription commenced on account of the sufferers has already amounted to 36 her children. open. /, and is still am•1•n0w1m...,•••••••............• VT  gal -ii. HE ARMY IN IRELAND: The following 1" ..t official return of the troops in Ireland for the will; month, commencing on Sunday:—Cavalry, ISt D goon Guards, Cahir; 6th ditto, Dundalk; 2d Drag ,„Athlone; 4th Light Dragoons, Newbridge; 6th dit"" Dublin; 7th Hussars, Dublin; Bth Hussars, NI,: bridge; 12th Lancers, Cork; 13th Light Dragect; Longford; and 17th Lancers; thus making ten cavalry regiments. First Foot, 2d battalion, Parsonstown; `‘ Foot, Dublin; 3d Buffs, Piltown, Waterford; 6th F°°. Belfast' 2d battalion, Youghal ; 9th Dublin ; 13th, 26th, Cork ; 31st, Athlone; 35tb, Dublin; 40th, Gii_.„ way; 41st, Buttevant ; 43d, Templemore ; 47th, CI, mei ; 48th, Dublin ; 49th, Dublin ; 55th, Dublin ; 57,.3., Enniskillen ; 59th, Templemore ; 60th Rifles, 2d he",b, lien, Dublin ; 64th, Limerick ; 68th, Mullingar ; 7°' Cork; 71st, Naas ; 74th, Thurles ; 75th, Ballingallo 83d, Kilkenny ; 83th, Thurles ; 89th, Parsonso.o and outposts ; 92d, Limerick. The depot comPsona,l of the 7th Foot at Waterford ; the 19th et `7-t-h tlebar; the 34th at Nenagh; the 38th at Boyle; the 66th at Kinsale; the 73d at Fermoy; the 79th at Mullion; the 88th at Tralee; and the 95th at Londonderry addition there are detachments of the Royal Artiir' Royal Marines, Royal Engineers, and armed peKc: making a total of upwards of 50,000 men. n2s-rno ri h evident, that unless some reduction takes place in tue7-be l military establishment considerable confusion Inns' the result. The 12-hour signals from post to post owre stilt kept up. In consequence of the damage done the encampments during the late rains, the Ordnance have determined upon using none but waterproof eallrei in their construction for the future. Major-Geee. Macdonald will command the troops at Nenag h during the ensuing special commission, and Major-GeneralNapier at Limerick. at BA