The Sun. — 1848-03-21 (London, England)

DETERMINED SUICIDE OP A YOUTH.—On Saturday afternoon, Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the Grapes Tavern, Old Compton-street, Soho, on the body of Henry Marks, aged twenty. It appeared from the testimony of witnesses, that the deceased was of very weak mind, and had lately been lodging at a coffee-shop adjoining the above tavern. On Tuesday morning Mr. Wade, of Dean-street, surgeon, was sent for to attend him, as he was attacked with violent vomitings of blood. He said he had taken poison, which he had purchased at a chemist's, and it was subsequently ascertained to be corrosive sublimate, from the effects of which he died on Thursday. The only. reason that seemed to be assigned for the perpetration of the act was that his master had threatened to complain to his father of his bad conduct. The jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity." CHARGES AGAINST THE AUTHORITIES OF TUB STRAND UNION WonxiiousE.—Yesterday Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest in the board-room of the Strand Union Workhouse, Cleveland-street, upon Ralph Sanderson, aged three years. Mrs. Gibbs, nurse, No. 2 sick ward, stated that deceased suffered from inflammation of chest and lungs. and was brought into her ward on the 9th instant. Mr. Jones, the house surgeon, ordered him a leech, blister, a little medicine, barley water, and tea. About midnight he appeared in a fit, and in twenty minutes afterwards she found hint dead, but did not inform either the mother, matron, or master of the! infant's death until after seven o'clock that morning. By the Coroner—There were in the sick ward seventeen inmates, including six children. Within a fort-, night thirteen died in it. Mary Sanderson, mother ofl deceased, deposed, that in consequence of her hus-. band, a letter-press printer, having been out of{ work twenty-four weeks, they and their five children were compelled to become inmates of the workhouse last February. The children were then ill„ and since their admission three were vaccinated. On, Tuesday week deceased became very ill. The next day she brought him to the sick ward, but Mr. Jones did not see him until Thursday. There were only 16 beds in the nursery for 72 persons, so that five and six were com-' pelled to sleep together in one bed. The nursery wio lately whitewashed and painted, and during the work the windows were left open, and at night the door was also open in consequence of the offensive smell of the paint: Since then eight children were seized with illness in the morning, and three women were carried from it to the' hospital. At the coroner's request the jury hero visited the nursery, and. upon their return expressed their horror at so many being compelled to sleep together in such narrow beds, and declared that they could not have believed it possible for them to live in such a state. The Coroner subsequently adjoutned the inquest to enable the workhouse authorities to vindicate themselves from the serious charges in which the inquiry involved them. DEATH OF THE MARQUIS OF BuTß.—The Mart quis of Bute died suddenly at Cardiff Castle on Saturday evening. So unexpected was the demise of the Noble Marquis, that he had entertained the magistrates, council, and corporation of the town on Saturday, and died in an hour or two after retiring from the table. The late Noble Marquis had spent an immense sum on the haihour and docks at Cardiff, and his loss will be most severely felt, and most sincerely regretted.  From the Votes and Proceedings of the House or CosunotsB.;