The Sun. — 1864-09-09 (London, England)

ROSSINI."  TEA BRANDS AND THEIR MEANING.—The fol'; lowing will interest housekeepers :—"'Tyson'' means "before the rains," or "flourishing spring,' that 15 early in the spring—hence it is often called "Young Hyson," "Hyson skin" is composed of the refuse of other kinds, the native term of which is "tea skins." Refuse of still coarser descriptions, containing many stems, is called " tea bones." " Bohea " is the name of the hill 4 in the region where it is collected. "Pekoe," Of " Poco," means " white hair," the down of tender leaveS• " Powohong," " folded plant." " Souchcng," small plant." " Twankay" is the name of a small river in the region where it is bought. " Congo," from a term Signify' ing "labour," from the care required in its preparation.' Missouri Democrat.  On Wednesday, the 21st inst., being St. Mat* thew's Day, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriffs Will attend divine service at Christ Church, Newgate-strecto where a sermon will be preached by the Rev. W. Haig Browne, LL.D., Head Master of the Charterhouse, late Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge, &c: Alter which they will proceed to the Great Hall of Christ's Hospital to hear the orations delivered by the senior scholars, accord" ing to annual custom. The following is the programme of the speeches :—Prologue—Latin lambics—W. J. Farrerf 31 Grecian ; Greek oration—On the benefits of the royal hospitals—A. Bovelt, 4th Grecian; Latin oration, on o'l° subject—A. R. Dawson, 9th Grecian; English oration, on same subject—L. L. Sharkey, let Grecian ; French oratioof on same subject—R. 11. Hughes, sth Grecian. Atter, which the following translations from English poets be recited : —Greek Sapphica, "Isles of Greece"—J. Farnell, 6th Grecian; Lathe Elegiacs, "The Pauper's Death-bed"—R. Leo, 10th Grecian; Greek lambics, irovl "Hamlet"—D. L.Scott, Bth Grecian ; Latin Alcaics, "The Rocky Islet"—A. E. Hodgson, 11th Grecian; Greek hoe meters, from " Paradise Lost"—J. E. Hewison, th Grecian. There will be two original poems, one in Latin and one in English, not yet adjudged.  THE SUICIDE IN BATTERSEA PARK,—An inquiry was held by Mr Carter, coroner for East Surrey, the board-room of the Battersea Union, Wandsworth, 01/ Wednesday night, respecting the death of Mr E. V. Orotti, aged 50. The deceased gentleman was born in France but was of Irish extraction. He was by profession a solicitor, and was at one time possessed of a large fortune, all of whiel' he lost on the turf. Mrs Eliza Crotty, 1, Chevne-w9114 Chelsea, said that deceased was her husband. She had °elf been married to him four years. For 20 years he had n(4, followed his profession as a solicitor. Before witness marrie° him he had run through a large fortune. After the marriage he was left £7OO, and he lost that. He bet on horse racing' He latterly tried to regain his money. Ho used to retail home depressed at night, and when witness would ask hi° what was the matter, he used to reply, "It is a busino you do not understand." A gentleman in Oxford used t°, send him information about particular horses. Numbers of letters from betting gentlemen used to come to the hoto°. There was only one child—a girl three years old. Tbel were in straitened circumstances latterly, but they nevc't, wanted food. Deceased was only able to contribute a littl° towards witness's support, and witness went out as a milli' ner, in order to keep up the family. He would not take of accept any of the money so earnt, but used to say, " money you have is yours, and you must keep it." si3 losses of money on horse racing, his reduced circumstane°' and the fact that all his own resources had failed him, sci‘i ness believed, had offeated his mind and caused him to 0' himself, but he had never threatened to commit suicidei On Friday last he said that he had lost a large Beni ° money. J. Hawkins said that on Monday evening I°, between 5 and 6 o'clock, lae was on duty in Battersea-Val when he found the deceased lying on the grass near tilj flower gardens. He was surrounded by some children v 13.1„ ladies. He was very pale, and he appeared to be dying. white china cup lay by his side. He died in a few minute 7 Sergeant Clarke, 31 V, searched the body of the deceag and found in his pocket a bottle labelled "poison." 1.11°,11, was a telegraphic message of the state of the field at t'" Reading races last Thursday, In another pocket wa3 form of application to a mutual loan fund society. The 011 money found was 11 Deceased was a gentleman of di'; tinguished appearance, and he looked to be only 30 YesrA of age. Mr W. Butler said that deceased had commence; life with a very large fortune, and had at various period . inherited considerable sums, but ho had lost all on the turf Dr. W. Pocock said that deceased died from prussic aditA"; The bottle found in his pocket had contained poison. Ill( coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict " Suicide while in a state of temporary mental derange' ment."  --