The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-30 00:00:00

THE ALLEGED MURDER AT CLAPHAM.

Yesterday evening, at six o'clock, a jury Was ens-
pannelled before Mr. T. Hipp, the Coroner (or the Duchy
of Lancaster, at the Nsg's Head Inn, Wandsworth-rod,
Clapham, epee the body of Sarah Snelling, aged 63. the
female who was found dead in the house Nu. 14, Claremcnt-
' , place,Wimsdeworth-road, under the mysterious circumstances
detailed in our journal of yesterday.
Mr. J. C. Parrott, of Clapham irommon, surgeon, was the
first witness examined, and deposed that on Sunday after.
noon, between one and two o'clock, he was sent for
to see the deceased, who had been found deed in
• house In Claremont-Asa, Wandsworth.read. The
body was lying in the front kitchen on the floor,
the head resting on some folded pieces of carpet,
completely dressed, with tie exception of one shoe. There
woe no blood or other stain noon her clothes, the upper part
of which were wet, apparently from water. Then was a
basin of water near her head, and • quantity of cord coiled
up and lying at her feet. Could not say how long she had
been deed. There were no marks of violence ; the features
were perfectly natural. The next step witness took was to
make • postesortem examination, which he effected that
afternoon. He could not ascertain the cases of death. Be-
lieved when he first saw her she had been dead two
hours. He examined the head and chest carefully.
There was no smell sf poison. Witness found
all the organs of the body were ma • healthy condition with
the exception of the stomach, which upon laying open, there
were very distinct marks of retest and active inflammation.
There was a slight effusion on the brain. He could not
emotes for the state of the stomach. She might have died
from natural causes. Ain not aware whether chloroform
would leave any trace ; from whet he had heard, he believed
it did act. Prairie acid applied to the nose would leave a
▪ Witness had not analysed the contents of the sto.
nisch. The infiummation in the stomach was not Nadal&
to cease death, seeing that deceased was quite well at eight
',clock in the morning. He was quite unable at present to
account for death soul the analysis had taken place. A
person suddenly taken ill would not fall in each • position.
The deceased must have been placed where she lay. Her
body down to her knees lay in the kitchen; the other por-
tion was In the doorway and presto.
Mr. John Meddle was next called gad sworn. He stated
he was of no profeseiea or trade, but lived on his property.
The deemed was his housekeeper, and had been with him
between ten and twelve years. Witmer left his home on
Sunday morning at about twenty-five minutes to 11 o'clock,
and went to Clapham church. lie always required the de-
ceased to lock the fleet gate and bolt the door. He got
back about twenty minutes past one o'clock, and sup.
pains the gate to be locked as usual rang the bell. After
ringing several limes he became alarmed, tried the gate, and
found it uslocked ; he then saw the beck door was open,
and. on entering, found dammed lying on the kitchen floor
with some pieces el carpet wider km head, which had been
moved from another part of the room. He felt her face, and
found she was dead. He went to Mr. 'Potables, who lived
next door, told him what he had sera, and asked if be
had heard any melee ; and Mr. Venable said he had not.
He returned to the house, found every reins had been
eatsred—cupboards, drawers, bureau:, sad hie iron We,
had all been forced or opened, sad what was portable ce
valuable had been carried off. His deeds and bank
receipts were torn and strewed about, and, exclaiming in •
vehement meaner, the witness said he was "mashed his
housekeeper was murdered. He observed also that the
deceased's boxes had been ransacked, and • small box is
which she kept about 21. for household expeneee. About
three maths ethos an attempt was made to break into the
house, but he sitoserded in dispersing the thieves with a
blunderbuss. The wither wee proceeding to suite other
facts relative to his property and supposed leases, when
Mr. Bicknell, the superintendent of the V division, sue.
gamed that if such evidence was proceeded with, particularly
at that Important time, the robbery having only taken plain '
the previous day, it would have the street of thwarting any
efforts the police might make to discover the perpetrators ;
and if the Inquiry was adjourned • reasonable time, they
would no doubt be enabled to produce important evidence.
The coroner and jury were of opinion that such • course
would be the most advisable under all circumstances, and the
inquiry was adjourned for a week, Mr. Parrott being directed
in the interval to make aa analysis of the contents of the
stomach.

THE
MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS.

SUNDAY MEETING OF FACTORY
DELEGATES.
MANCHESTER, Aran, 29.
The factory delegetee from a great number of the
towns and villages in this district bad a meeting yesterday
(Sunday), in the home of Mr. Wm. Pair, the Cotton Tree
Inn, Ancoster-striet, to moulder a proposition to he sub.
skied to them by the Central Committee, for compromis-
ing the struggle between the masters and operatives for an
efficient ten hour (or 6S hour, per week) bill, by agreeing
to accept 60 hours per week. It was expected that as the
new propositioo, while straw; half-an-hoer's work mere per
day &dusted free meal tiniee,would gives halliboliday eve*
Saturday from two o'clock, it would meet with great f
amongst the operatives, but such dorm not appear to be the
cam from the worse taken by the delegates.
Mr. hENRY GREEN was in the chair, and there were
delegates present from the following places Stockport ov tr.
lookers, 2 ; ditto short dew committee, 2 ; Waterland Mill,
2 ; Preston overlook's*, I ; ditto short time committee;
2 ; Hyde factory operatives, 1; Ashton power-loom over-
lookers, 1; Hindley factory operatives, 1; Chnrley spinners,
I ; Padiham short-time committee, I; Droyleden abort-time
committee, I ; Middleton short•tim., committee, 2 ; Black-
burn factory operatives, 2 ; dicta spinners, 1 ; Preetolm fair
tory operatives, 2 ; Dukanbeld short-time committee, 1;
Belmont overlooken, 1; Dewsbury short-time committee,
I ; Bolton overlookers, I ; ditto factory operatives, 1; Ea-
hvld 1 ; ditto factory operatives, ; Macedesfield
short-time commutes, 2; Gorton factory operatives, 2 • Ha-
mlgrove spinners, 1; Newton Moor overlookan, I ; ;Utley
Bridge factory operatives, I ; Dukinfield Hall committee, I ;
Manchester fine 'planers, 1; ditto card room operatives I ;
ditto overlookers' allftd&611111, 2 ; ditto power loom overlook.
are. 2; ditto local committee, 2 ; ditto central isommittee.2;
Belford spinners, 1; Pendleton factory operatives,l ; total
number of delegates, 49.
A DELEGATE from Blackburn moved the first resolu-
tion :—" Teat the delegates from the factory workers of
La:mashie , Yorkshire, and the adjoining counties dieple re-
gret the necessity for calling this meeting to attend which
they have at considerable exp. sae been obliged to leave their
respective districts, once more to reiterate their approval of
the Ten Hours' Act, and their determination, and that of
their constituents, never to rest Willed until that ant is fully
and fairly carried out according to the Woodcuts of the legis-
lature who peered it in 1647."

A DELEbATR fromleiteoet seconded the motion, and
it was earned by a large majority.
A DRLRGATE from Charley moved the mooed realm.
Lion " That this meeting, having been rendered necessary
by a letter which appeared in the Timms of Thurichiy list,
signed ' A Renville our,' buggering to the operatives the
propriety of surrendering two hours per week, the proposi-
tion being put in such a way as to call foe • prompt and
decisive soarer from 'he tactory opt:wives throughout the
country, we, the delegates' here astemblerl, avail outoelvee
of the present opportunity to declare to the government, the
legislature, and the British public, both for ourselves and
those whom we repr sent, that we never will submit to
any such arrangement, nor to any other involving in the
eh bent degree a departure from the principle 01 the Ten
Hoare stet, for which we, the history workers, have at as
enormous *sperm struggled so many years."

• DELEGATE boa Boston sseceded the modes, &Ad It
was screed tn. _ _

A DELEGATE from Gates, sieved "That a petition
to the House of Commons, founded spas the foregoing »-
cautions, emasa.• from Ibis meeting, sad that the one sew
read be winptad," which having bees agreed to, it was.
A DELEOAFE from Waierbead kills soar Oldham,
eeoveded the meties, and it was audit
A DELEGATE from Mesobester, moved "That Lord
Ashley be requested to Introduce the classes agreed to by
tie mahresee, or say ether matter that will stop the Imlay
am shift system, asi give to the wows sad yosag persona
as (Salem Tot Evan Bill."
The metier was modaded by a Dm. ATI from Hyde,
and gemmed by a DaLsoars from It was
agreed to ssashsouely.