The Sun. — 1808-12-24 (London, England)

PAULET ST. JOHN, with an estate of 30001. per annum, in Essex, on matringe with ,Miss MILDMAY, daughter of CAREVV MILDMAY, Esq. (whose name he took) on cowlition that he shod make it his abode three months in every year GovernMent finding it necessary to oosscss it as a residence for the Gt-tnerul and Lis s,,tr of his distritt, and also to erect fortifications on a. considerable. part of the park, on Aft of Parliament passed hr that -purpose, by which Sir HARRY'S residence was dispensed with : the term for which Government took it being- now expired, the whole of this fine. strwilure, offices, &c. is ordered to be razed to the ground:  • Thursday evening, about half-past eight o'clock; a most dreadful explosion of gunpowder cartridges took place in Blewies-coutt,'Fet ter-lane. A iour, aeyman Carpenter; who resides in a one pair of stairs back room, uas sthome with his wi!e when the explosion took place, and the cause of the accident, or hoit; the gunpowder came there, is not known,---The man, 'hi his 'great agony, juMped out of the window into the yard with his cloaths in flames, and in. this state ran into his landluly's parlour, and from thence into the court, where, with the assistance of several people, the flames were ext ing-nishe'd, and he and his wile were taken to the Hoipital it) a most shocking and dangerous state. The explosion forced the partition, which separated the back and front room, where a woman and three children were, who providentially received no other injury than soMe bruises from the falling of the ainseot. The whole of the outside of the front room, together with the sashes, were forced our into a,r, hiw building on the O;;posite side of the Courli', The unfortti nate man and his wife have been%speechkss since the explosion.  CottoNECs,lNanES4%—Felo de se.7--An Inquisi. sition was held on Friday .se'tiniglit, and continued by adjournment till the next day,, in the parish of Bethnal-green, before J: W. U-rovf&. Es.q. on e body of Frances li,avennagh, who had been missing for about three "weeks. Mr. Gilpin, of Londonfield, Hackney, deposed, that the deceased had lived servant with him ; she was to have-quitted her service on Monday, the 21st of Novetriber; On the Friday pr. coding, ltis housekeeper, having by accident found some tea and other articles in a, box, which led to a suspicion of theft, required to see clic Contents of her oilier boxes. The search produced the folloWing articles; namely, half a peck_ ollionr, three quarters loaves,' three pounds of butter, a potind of tea, another quant4 of less than a pound, two pounds of moist, and two pounds-of loaf sugar, some sugar loOse in a bag, a bottle of rum, another of brandy, and a third of gin ; sonic of the alleles. the witness could identity, others he could prove were' taken up ,of his tradesmen. The deceased, on being accused, acknoWledged the theft. On the Saturday evening she had called on a Mrs. Tipping, to whom shestated having been accused (Attie theta, but imputed the whole to the malice of Mr. Gilpin's houSekeeper, who, she affirmed, Inv' placed the things iq her box to ruin her. She added, " rather than be brought to justice, I will make away with myself," The deceased Called again on Tippings,. on Sunday morning-, and staid till eleven o'clock. Elizaibeth Gray, who lives in the neighbourhood, heard; about eleven o'clock on Sunday night three distina screams, in a female voice, in the 'direaion of a pond to the North of. the Hackney. Road, nearly opposite Darharn-Place.--, On Monday morning, Samuel Millwood . and his son, about eight o'clock, found, by, the side of the same pond; a pair of, black velvet shoes, .a shawl, a chequed apron, and a_pair• or garters ; a bonnet Was also found floating on the suffice of, the water. The pond was dragged for a considerable time,without finding the budy; but on Thursday last it was discovered floating. in the pond, by James Allen, a labourer.  Mr. UNWIN observed to the Jury, that from the declaration of the deceased, the situation of the waler,- and the articles of dress found on the brink of the pond, there could not•be a reasonable doubt of the faa of self-destruaion. The unfortunate wo, man appeared to have quitted the world loaded with and to escape justice had flown to suicide._ There is not a hint of ins:tntty in the case; and the law presumes all hotriicide to be murder till the conclusion shall appear, and ranks self murder with the worit of crimes. The consequence of a veldiet of sell-felony is well known, and it is hoped may operate as a wariiitig to surviyors.  • .DISCOUNT ALLOWED ON LOTTERY Every Purchaser of Shares of Tickets, amounting to Five Pounds and upwards, will be allowed a as, count, at .1.4\r.; RNFlies FOrtunate Office, Ir, Cornhill, Where Capital Prizes ta a lrge amount have been recently sold in Shares,—Only two more daysto craw, and the wheel contains three of 20,000 i, ore of 10,0001. one of 5,0001, three of 1,0001.&c. Tuesday will, be the next Day of Drawing.  LAIL REPORT'.  COURT OE CO:\INIt)N