Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1852-08-25 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE.—On Monday morning Mr. William Carter held an isquest at the Lambeth workhouse, on view of the body of Mary Charratt, wife of George Charratt, a coachman, lately in the service of Mr. Dymoke, the banker, who committed suicide at is coffee-house, in Lower-marsh, Lambeth, on the evening of Sunday, the Bth instant. It appeared that the man and his wife left the service of Mr. Dywoke on the evening of Saturday, the 7th instant, and walked as far as Peckham-rye, where the woman, overpowered by drink, lay down, and was unable to move or be moved until daybreak. he was conveyed by her husband is a cab to London, who made application at several coffee houses for a bed, but was in every case refused admission, in consequence of the state of his wife's intoxication. At I length they were provided with lodgings by Mr: Anstell, I a coffeehouse keeper in the Lower-marsh, and here it was that Charratt put an end to his life. The woman, who never rallied from the state of stupid insensibility, was conveyed to the Lambeth workhouse, where she died on Saturday. Rumours were freely circulated that while at Antsell's coffee house Charratt attempted to murder his wife, and that, believing lie had taken her life, lie hanged himself. These rumours were sought to be confirmed by the fact that the woman had severe contusions about her body. The coroner, who appeared to put some faith in these reports, ordered a post mortem examination to be made before commencing the inquest. The workhouse surgeon, to whom this duty was entrusted, and a nurse, were examined before the jury, and from their evidence it appeared that the woman had been in a state of delirium since she was brought to the house, and that the bruises alluded to might be accounted for by the fact that she fell about in all directions, while in a state of drunkenness. The jury returned a verdict accordingly.  .4n Untr'ele:nne Passenger.—The " Hadient," Capt. Parkin, arrived at Sunderland on Tuesday from the East Indies. About three weeks ago, while drawing near the English land, a great snake serpent, of the most venomous kind, made his unexpected appearance in the cabin during the night watch. Those on board who were asleep were immediately aroused. A light was procured, while the captain armed himself with a sharp instrument, and at last they succeeded in cutting him right through the middle and chopping off his head, but not before he made several attempts to dart at his pursuers. Ile was ten or twelve feet long. On Saturday last, a little boy, named Henry Jas. Williams, while playing near the locks at the litt;in, fell front a considerable height into the Severn, unit was drowned. The deceased was about ten yaars of ago. B. B. Cabbell, Esq., M.P. for Boston, has purchased 12,000 acres of land in Norfolk, including the whole town of Cromer • The price of the estate is understood to be £60,000. Accounts from Berlin speak of a new Austrian loan for £750,000 sterling, which it is thought may be raised within the empire. The Great Yorkshire Stakes were ran for on Friday, and the result conveyed to town by electric telegraph. Stockwell came in tirst, Longbow being next. Thirteen ran. Wong Fun, a young Chinaman front I long Kong, has carried off the tirst prize in the junior division of the botanical class under Professor BidMur, at the Edinburgh University. The Electric Telegraph Company of Ireland have successfully laid their line across the channel from Port Patrick, on the coast of Scotland to llonaghadee, on the coast of Ireland, thereby rendering the chain oh communication perfect. It is reported that the Roman Catholics, indignant at the destruction of their place,. of worship in Stockport, are contemplating the erection of a magnificent cathedral