The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-20 00:00:00

TEE SOPPOSID MURDER 4T RAMSOATI.

B.AXSOATE, TrESDAT.

Some very important additional wilt:Wan con-
necting the presents of the diseased with the spot whore the
hatchet and boots were found, and where, 4 b believed, his
hand was mutilated and chopped off, have jest hem brought
to light. It will be seen that this statement bans a con-
necting link with the facts that have been previously pub-
lished, and assists materially in accounting for the time of
the deceased up to within a very short period of his death.
Swab Packer, of 2, Zion-row, Itantegatie, states that on
finaday evening, the 10th inst., between eight sad half-pan,
ohs was in company with a young man near the shoot in the
dig on the sands, whin she saw a man sitting alone on the
rook et the water's edge. It was between Augusta Stain
and the Bast Cliff Lodge. She remarked to the young man
with whom she was walldng, " Perhaps he vents iseistance
you had better go arose to him." The young man anewored,
" Oh, perhaps he is only washing hie feet." Short?), after
this the man moved, but she cannot lay positively in which
diesetkin.

The Et:element of the girl Packer, although it may set be
meshed se strictly legal seldom*, proves thee • men like the
doomed was at that spot, and alone, shortly before the time
it is en posed the deed was perpetrated. The time also oce-
nepmds informatko furnished by • young woman
named Muted, who spooks positively to seeing the doused
on the Bunt-parade, at a quarter pot 8 o'clock. From this
point he met Mrs gone down the Augusta Stain end along
the rocks to the place petaled out by Packer, and here, no
doubt, the lend was severed, if not the fatal stab inflicted.
It was motioned, on Monday, that a German Bible had
been picked up. which it wee believed the deceased had
thrown here the omnibus whilst travelling between Dover
and Deal, =Friday. A bundle of pieces of cloth ham boss
also foetid user the same spot, sad they correspond natal
with Uteri** of the coat and troweers worn by the
and would appear to have been kept bihim for the purpose
of repairing his clothing se occasion to lat require.
Yesterday, the coroner (Mr. R. I. =memos) impeded
the spot on the sande where the body was discovered, and it
was elicited hem a somber of seafaring men present thet it
Wert have elected to the place where it was found, although
deprived el IM, gene My or sixty yards farther out, towards
the edge of the reds.
The puMie Wad is sail unsettled as to whether it lea ease
of murder or Weide, sad dentands farther investigation.
polim•cresstelge links, of the harbour form, is
briber iequiries at Margate with rdwence to
girmnWinemsnesits, sod also as to what transpired while
the dooms& was at Bresisr's hew with the y;irt limes.
These perdu will ea be produced at the trued inquiry
before be serener te•IWITO7 (Wednesday ; end the girl
Lima abo he mem; Mss if she tea tify either ot
them as being the moos the saw per the deceased near the
wall of Sir Mimes Mosldss shortly after seven on Bunday
evening. This is amessys rumours hare been stint
that the deceased had hosdogged about by them and subse-
quently murdered. The r tof the inquiry is looked for-
ward to with a good deal of later*.

TER ILIPLOMON 4r Brownuor-rowDzs

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Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wakley, the coroner,
end •Jari Yesterday
sixteen gentlemen, eine. se the Prince
Iletere kaa, Twickenham-common, for the purse of re-
'weft dm inquiry rotative to the late calamitous explottion
at the- •melow Powder-mille.

beta called 0111;
The lesined Ccroaer remarked tbat owing to the fromenee
mass et evidence requleite to be adduced, be conaideted that
an adjsminment to a somewhat lengthened period had bitter
Mks phew
Mr. Ilehby, the manager of thee mills, said that Bove
owed Woe employed by tbe fins, was dm present to chi
am* rineusa irviedence Inrefereace to the calamity...

The Comma observed that he did not coniride; himself
*tilled la hearth. any *their evidence, pat ticulatly as Mr.
liellentlas and other Neal meallentre in connexioa with the
cam wee abegat in consequent* of • belief that no erbium*
would begone into. Be (the coroner) therefore coxaldered
that no further evideoce should be given on that occasion.
Mr. Ashby said that rime the last inquiry a thorough
search had been made. The stream close to the main of the
exploeion had been drained, end eventually the screw and
tte:ghbelonging to the pees bad been recovered. Be had
t them there for the inspection of the jury. From
the position of the screw they would no doubt tied that the
perm was not the original ruse of the explosion.
The Conner mmWred they bad much better reserve such
en examination until the adjourned inqwry, when a scientific'
statement as regard, d the metals and machinery would be
gone into. He wished, however, to know from Mr. Ashby,
If possible, what was the quantity of powder upon the entire
premises at the time of the occurtmos, or the day before.
Mr. Ashby said the whole cf the buildings connoted with
the works extended over • space of about 160 area, and he
wee dm nalwegored to my what quantity of powder there
woe ea the press et that time, but he could amertabi that
ell maleig the mammary inquiries.
One of the jury 'grimed • wish to have a plan of the
premiss, width r. Ashby undettook to have furnished.
The Cormier said be should not proceed any forth, r with
the investigation on that day, but with the concurrence of
the jury he would adjure it for a month, sad during the in-
tmal ha or neidired that every infoiromion might be
gleaned. Professor Faraday and Dr. Thompson would by
that time also be prepared with the result of their (Minim]
tests, and he (the comber) had no doubt that at the next
adjournment the jury would be enabled to arrive at their
verdict. . . .

Atter sons convetution the inquiry was adjourned will
the 17th M. 7.

CITY SEWERS.—The Commissioom of &were
last yeetarday et Guildhall, Mr. Deputy Christie preeidieg.
Dr. latheby (medics' ernes'. of health) reported on the state
of 208 Mares impacted dtuisg the week, and submitted •
list of 45 piece+ requiem; easitary improvement in various
="rs. He also reported oa the state of en avian*
the houses in New-street and Middle-street, Cloth-
fair. which had bees complained of by the parish authorities
on account of the prevaleece of fever, and recommended the
recoastrurt ion of the drain there. The mortality intern for
the week indicated • very favourable eats of the public
health, the total number of deaths being 44 against 62, the
average for the command'sg week on the Ise three year.
Twisty of the deaths were among children of lee than five
years old, sad If of 60 end upwards. Them
wen 6 Moths flea and from bronchitis, bat seas
from paillilieak. the mule& elms of staladire, them
were 3 deaths from whooping airgli, 1 from diphtheria, 1
from measles, 1 from scarlet fevar,m6 1 from small-pox; and
it is worthy of sow that all the deaths from email-pos
(namely, one a week) that ham saimired in the City from
the beginning of the quarter have Nis in the central
bier. The number of births rigistalid goring the week woe
113—are., melee and 24 female,.
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COURT OF COMMON PLF.AII.-Ann, 19.

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1111NOVI AND OTZW P. TRI 311111111 NiIITITALILI
AMMAN= 001IPANT.-DIOPUTID POLICY.

Mr. Atherton mid that the plaintiff is this asse wen m-
=sot Mr. Thompes.,_
_decimated, who had feared his life
he delealmate for 6001. ; sad the talks wee to recover
the .mount el the potley. The case was tried before Kr.
Justice Ryles at the 11.1wepd Awing, when the verdict ,
wee fee the *Will • but the preset motion was to enter a
eyelid he the defendenta The demoted had pro for
the fasnrenes on the 22nd December, 166! sad his per-
sond stateleast on the 6th 'sanity, 1657. Tits was
dated the 6th March, 1667, and the death of Mr. Vitlmpeca
occurred on the 6th Mach following. Ow of the ooaditicom
in the policy was that is case ay fraedulest cc untrue state-
meet was ceetained is any of the deeemeate addressed to or
deporitad with the csarin relation to the femme, then
the policy should be void. Me leveed Judge had only left to
the Jary the question whether say material Inform/aka had
been withheld , and they fund that question in the negative.
It appeared that the deceased became ill in January, 1866, of
ma election of the bowela, and was attended in the outset by
Mr. Roper, who was succeeded by Mr. Craigie. Prom that
time until his last illness Mr. Craigie did not attend him. In
the month of February, 1866, the deceased, whilst at an inn
at Birmingham, was seizel with a aware affection at the
bowels, and was attended by Mr. Palmer, • sad
Dr. Fletcher, a physki both of whom believed to be
in extreme danger. Dr. Fletcher attended him several than
a day, and when that gentleman was asked if his patient
thought himself la danger, he raid, "Yee, for I never
knew a man pay a physician three fees a day who
did not think himself wry seriously ill." (Laughter.)
The deceased ~maimed in the house of his medical man at
llirglztu h, from the 16th to the 2lst of February. In the
po
the deceased stated that the last time he had been
Mended by a medical man wee about two years ago, end be
save the name of his usual and lest" medical attendant as
that of Mr. erodes. Thew was no mention at all of the
melees ilhasse at Birmingham. These statements, It was
sahmilied, vitiated the policy, and there were also stalemate
of • sheileir kind in the personal atatemeet.
The Lord Chief ludo, said the.. statements need not be
detailed, far it we clear that there must be a rule.
Rule pealed.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—Arm 19.
Sittings in Banoo.— (Worn the Lord Chief Baron, and
Barons Martin, Bramwell, and Cbannell.)
awli-Dmz AND OTNIIIIS e. NAITNT.—THE FIRE AT
TIE CANDIZ TOWN 000DS STATION.

Thieves an nolioa on a policy of insurimreospresent for 6,644/.
18e. id., t by the plain who the
wail-knownbrough firm of Pickford Ind Co.tiffs,, the carriera, against
the Norwich losnrence Company. The Mewed premises
wets destroyed by fire on the night of the 9th of June, 1867,
and the right of the plaintiff. to recover was disputed on
the ground thst there had been a misclescripUma of the pre-
miere, by meson of which the inauranos was effected at a
lower rate, the plaintiffs baying applied a steam-
whichengine had been hitherto used in hoisting
goods to grinding corn for their horses, whereby itwuel
additional risk was incurred. The jary found a verdict for
the plaintiff. for the amount claimed, and several pointa of
law ware reserved, on which Mr. Lush now moved for a
nerytrial.