The Sun. — 1842-05-03 (London, England)

CORONER'S INQUEST.—TDE LATE CASE OF SUSPECTED SUICIDE IN HYDE Panic.—Last evening an inquest was held at the sign of the Old King's Head public-house, in Knightsbridge, before Mr. Higgs, the Coroner for Westminster, on view of the body of Mary Parkinson, aged 49 years, a single woman. John Winnett, a bricklayer, stated that about five o'clock on Friday morning last, as he was crossing the eastend of the Serpentine-river, on his way to his work, he saw the body of the deceased, face upwards, near to the south shore.; he Threw off his coat, and wading in to thedepala of about four feet, succeeded in getting the body ashore ; it appeared to have been in the water about an hour. The deceased had a bonnet arid cloak on ; her apparel was not disordered or torn. She was searched, and nothing was found in her pockets but a portion of an old song. Mr. Joseph Winn, a tailor, stated that the deceased was his cousin ; she had been a cook in several respectable families, but had been out of a situation for three months. She left her home on Thursday morning last to look fur a place, and was nut seen again alive by her relatives. She had lately been in a desponding state of mind, seldom answering any questions put to her. She was in great distress through being out of a situation so long, and had parted with everything she possessed to support herself. She had stated in witness's hearing, and on different occasions, that rather than she should come to extreme want, she would make away with herself. She had been much respected in the situations she had held, and about three years ago was much better off. Her friends heard of her body being found through a paragraph which appeared in the daily papers. There \vete no marks of violence about the body. Verdict—" That the deceased drowned herself while in a state of temporary insanity." Prince Esterhazy, when travelling in Switzerland last summer, arrived in the evening of August 26 at Wallen. stadt, between Zurich and Ragatz, alighting at the Hotel du Cerf, chose his rooms, and ordered his supper. While this was prearing, the Prince took a walk on the banks of the lake. Ileing struck with the beautiful situation of the Hotel tie l'Aigle, he entered it, and, finding that he should have more enjoyment there, sent a note to his courier at the Geri, and desired him to pay all charges, and remove his equipage and baggage to the Aigle. This letter fell into the hands of M. Hubert, the landlord of the Cerf, who opened it, and refused to suffer the removal, and afterwards meeting the Prince, treated him with great personal insult. The Prince complained to the Vice-Prefect, but could not obtain any re' dress. The affair was at last arranged by the Prince paying a heavy charge for his rooms and supper, ordered, but riot eaten, at the Cerf. He, nevertheless, gave liberal gratuities to the waiters. Travelling, afterwards, by the steamboat Minerva, the Prince made an entry in the vessel's book, relating all that had passed, and adding some severe retlections upon the conduct of M. Hubert. Being informed of this ephheedA ft oi nti3rh the aTtroi 'Tribunal it.n t .11.1t.h e Hubert Captain refu requiredsed t. hi%ei.Ciaiputbeainrtoafpt of Sarganc for redress!. This Court ordered the erasure of the entry, and that the Captain should pay the costs, but refused to award anything to the complainant by way of damages. Against this decision an appeal was made to the Supreme Court, which recently decreed that the Captain was not responsible, as the author of the entry in the venel's book was known, and therefore quashed the former judgment, ordering M. Hubert to tay all the costs, which amount to more than three times the sem he bad obtained from the Prince.  - FIRE AT 111:wEs.—About half-past two on Montli morning, a fire broke out at the printing-office of the ussel: Alrerhser. This is one of the oldest Sussex papers, having been established in the year 1745, since which time it has remained in the same family. No cause can be given fur the origin of the fire. Mr. Frederick Lee, env of the proprietors. was the last person in the office, and put out his candle, but having forgotten his spectacles, he returned in the dark to obtain them, when all appeared quite safe, although it is clearly proved that the fire commenced at this spot. The whole of the type, printing presses, stamps, paper, &c., are destroyed, in fact, not a sestige was saved, and the damage estimated at nearly 7,000/. Mr. Lee is insured in the Sun-office, to the extent of 1,300/. Mr. Browning, the spirit merchant, has also sustained a less to the extent of 2001. Mr. Banter, the proprietor of the Sussex Express came forward in the most handsome manner and tendered every assistance to 11r. Lee, which will enable him to bring out the Sussex Advertiser as usual this evening. The Commerce Says :—" The number of large barracks, for both infantry and cavalry, which are to be In. staidly commenced within the line of the continuous wall, is six. They will be built against the principal bastions, and protected on the city side by a ditch. There are to be three on the right bank of the river, and three on the left ; those on the right bank will be situated as follows :—one on the Plaine du Tombeau, near the Batignolles ; another near the Rond Point, on the road from La Chapelle to St. Denis ; and a third at the entrenchments of the Pont de Flandres, to the north of La Villette. The three barracks on the left bank of the river will be situated thus :—one opposite the Barriere de Fontainebleau, on the hill of Ivry ; another behind the Observatory, to the left of the Paris and Orleans road ; the third at Vatigirard." The proceedings in the ease of the late Madame de Feucheres excite great interest in Paris. At present the evidence seems in favour of the claim of the husband, and ninety. nine out of a hundred hope he may gaiqLfor his conduct has throughout the affair been admirable. Illferything turns upon the legitimacy or illegitimacy of Madame de Feucheres. 'lt is asserted that she was nut in any way related to the family in the Isle of Wight, whose name, it is said, is Dew, not Dawes. Mr. Dawes, from whom she is supposed to have taken her name, is said to have been a man with whom she lived as a mistress, and who was an officer of some rank in the English army. M. de Genoude, who arrived a few days ago at Toulouse, preached a sermon on the 24th ult. at the church of St. Etienne in that city, which was attended by the principal Legitimists of the place, amongst whom, says the Journal de Toulouse, was AI. de Villele.  4  MR.