The Press.
London, England, 1857-10-31 00:00:00

THE PRESS, OCTOBER 31, 1857.

the Times." Captain Thorne, however, thought it a
great pity that it should be taken to the Times until
Mr. Cadogan had seen it. Mr. Cadogan requested
a copy of the letter. " I have no objection to make
a copy," replied Thorne ; " but I must consult a
friend first, as Mr. Evans is out of town." After
pausing a minute or two he said, " I have consider-
able pecuniary transactions with Mr. Evans. What-
ever I desire Evans will do." He dwelt some halt a
dozen times upon the heavy pecuniary engagements
he had with Evans ; and he observed that it was a
great pity the letter should be published, and that it
contained very serious reflections upon the company.
He then went away, professedly to consult his friend,
having arranged to return at nine. He came back
at nine or halipast, said he bad consulted his friend,
and wished to be released front his promise to give
Mr. Cadogan a copy of the letter. "Oh, no," said
Mr. Cadogan. " T insist upon a copy." Captain
Thorne then gave Mr. Cadogan a copy of the letter,
and repeated—in the presence of Lady Cadogan—
that there were very grave engagements of a pecu-
niary character between Evans and himself, and,
although he did not in terms request money, he
continued to dwell upon the subject. He produced
a letter from Evans, addressed to him at the Prince
of Wales Club, as if Evans bad really been in the
country, and which inclosed the libellous letter.
The points for the jury to decide were whether this
interview was made for the purpose of extorting
money, and whether the allegations made in the
letter were sustained by the evidence produced.
After patiently hearing the evidence for two days,
they decided that the prisoners had failed to sub-
stantiate their libel, and that they were both guilty
of an attempt to extort money. The learned
Recorder sentenced them each to twelve months'
imprisonment, with hard labour.
THE ADJOURNED INQUEST upon the mutilated
remains found on Waterloo-bridge was brought to a
close on Monday. The report of Professor Taylor
was read in evidence. The following are the con-
clusions at which the learned professor arrived :--

1. That the remain!' are those of a person of the male
sea, of adult age, and in stature of at least five feet nine
inches. . .

2. That they present no physiological or pathological
peculiarities by which they can be identified. The only
fact observable under this head is that the portions of skin
remaining are thickly covered with dark hairs on the wrist
and right knee, and that the deceased was, therefore, pro-
bably a dark hairy man.
:3. That the remains present no mark of disease or of
violent injury inflicted during life, with the exception of
one stab iu the space between the third and fourth ribs on
the left side of the chest. This stab was in a situation to
penetrate the heart and to cause death. It presents the
characters of a stab inflicted on a person either living or
recently dead.
4. That these remains have not been dissected or used
for the purposes of anatomy. All those parts which are
useful to the anatomist have been roughly severed and de-
stroyed by a person or persons quite ignorant of the
anatomical relations of parts. They have been cut and
sawn before the rigidity of death had ceased—i.e., in from
eighteen to twentyfour hours after death—and in this
state have been partially boiled and subsequently salted.
The body of the deceased has not been laid out or attended
like that of a person dying from natural causes, whose
body might be lawfully used for anatomical purposes.
5. That the person of whose body these remains are •
part may have been dead for a period of three or four
weeks prior to the date at which they were examined by
me, namely, on the 21st of October.
The jury, after a short consideration, delivered the
following verdict:—" That the bones found are the
remains of a male subject of adult age, and that he
has been wilfully murdered by some person or per-
sons unknown." The procedings then terminated.
A reward of 3001. has been offered for the discovery
of the murderers.

THE INQUIRY into the causes of the deaths of
Mr. Ashman and Mrs. Israel, two sufferers who have
since died from the effect of injuries received at the
collision on the South Wales Railway, is adjourned
until Nov. 10th, in order to secure the attendance of
Mr. White, stationmaster of Stormy, who stands
committed already upon one charge of manslaughter.
THERE will be Winter Assizes fur general gaol
delivery in the large counties, and where the greater
number of prisoners are to be found. These assizes
will be held for criminal trials only, as they have
been for two or three years past. The plan of the
commissioners for a general winter assizes must
receive the sanction of Parliament before it is per-
manently adopted.
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A CONVICTION under the Fraudulent Trustees Act
took place at the Leeds Quarter Sessions on Tuesday.
A commision agent, one Hinchcliffe, in September
last obtained certain goods from Mr. Hare, a manu-
facturer at Eccleshill, upon an understanding that
these goods were to be sold to a certain firm—
Messrs. Atkinson and Brush—for a fired price.
Hinchcliffe sold them to another firm for a price
less than was agreed upon. He was therefore
charged with dealing in the goods as his own property,
and which he had received for a specific purpose.
Thejury found him guilty of appropriating the pro-