Some remains of the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury were dis-
covered on Saturday. An inquest was held on Wednesday, at Hat- field, from which the reporters for the London papers were excluded ; but the depositions were furnished to them afterwards by the Coroner. The following is the statement of Mr. Thomas, the surgeon ; which shows how much, or rather how little of what was once the gay Marchioness was found among the ruins.
"I have examined the bones now produced. They are the bones of a human being. They were all found together, or nearly so. They consist in pm t ole portion of the lower jaw ; and from its peculiar formation I have no doubt it was that of the late Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury. There were also found portions of nearly all the bones. I have known the Lady Salisbury many years, and have attended her professionally ; and, therefore, feel myself comrtent to speak as to the identity of the jaw-bone. Near the spot where the bones were found, some trinkets, consisting of pieces of rings, chains, brooches, and, bracelets were also found. One large ring, the frame of which only rennin's, the stone having been lost, I particularly recognize, and know it to have been constantly worn by the deceased lady. I also recognize a small chain to which a small blue stone was attached: this also belonged to her. Besides the rings I have enumerated, there were found a number of other articles of jewellery belonging to a lady's toilet. The bones and those articles were all found im- mediately under the deceased's dressing.: omn. The other apartments 1f1 that wing above the deceased's dressing-room were only servants' rooms."
The other witnesses were servants in Lord Salisbury's household: they stated no new fact of interest. The Jury returned a verdict- " Accidentally burned to death."
At Newcastle Petty Sessions, last week, a pitman who was em- ployed in working in a coal-pit was sentenced to be impnsoned three months, and to be kept at hard labour, for having taken off the wire- gauze cover of a Davy safety lamp, whilst working in a dangerous part of themine.
A considerable quantity of farming stock, on the premises of Mr. Daniel Mills of Long Me'ford in Suffolk, was destroyed by fire on Sunday week.
On the night of the 11th, between the hours of twelve and one o'clock, the dwelling-house of the Misses Martin at Lamport, near Buckingham, was broken into by four men ; one of whom immediately proceeded to Miss Martin's bed-room, and addressing her desired her to lie still, and make no alarm, and no person in the house should be molested. While this man stood guard to prevent any alarm, the other three fellows were engaged in plundering the house above and below ; from different parts of which they succeeded in carrying off a variety of property. A reward of 50/. aas been offered by Miss Martin for the discovery of the robbers ; ard the Duke of Buckingham has also offered a like sum for their detection. An attack was made upon tte Workhouse of St. Clement's parish in Ipswich, on Wednesday night, by a mob, who succeeded in pulling down the larger portion of the building. The Enniskillen Dragoons were called out, and dispersed the rioters. On Thursday night, a large body of the populace were collected before St. Margaret's Work- house ; but the civil authorities preserved the peace. 'file cause of these outrages was anger at the enforcement of some regulations of the Pour-law Commissioners relative to the union of parishes.
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