The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-31 00:00:00

THE MURDER IN THE MINORIES.

Latest Particulars. ---(This Day.)
Yesterday (Sunday) morning a crowd of idle persons
of both sexes assembled in front of the late residence of
the murderer, Corrigan, and several police constables of
the H division were in attendance, in Selby-street East,
Waterloo-town, to preserve order among the curious,
who were anxious to catch a glimpse of the visitors to
the four unfortunate children who have been left in the
care of Mrs. How, the sister of the deceased woman.
Oa Saturday afternoon, shortly before one o'clock,
Mrs. How proceeded to the House of Deter tion, Clerk-
enwell, with the articles the prisoner directed her to
bring to the gaol. She had the eldest girl with her, bat
she was r.ot admit•ed to the prison, as the father and
brother of Corrigan bad just visited him in the cell, and,
in accordance with the prison regulations, she was di•
rected by the turnkey to attend at twelve o'clock to-day.
The clothes were taken from her, and subsequently they
were handed to the prisoner.
The interview between Corrigan and his father and
brother in the cell was of a painful character. The pri-
soner exclaimed, "Oh, father !" and at the same moment
he embraced his aged parent with deep emotion, *ad in
a parcxysit of grief ho shook hands with his brother and
pressed him to his bosom. The meeting was of short
duration, and in a few minutes the prisoner was again in
the care of a keeper.
It seems that since his incarceration in thel gaol he has
been several times employed in writing to his friends,
and yesterday morning he attended Divine worship in
the prison.

Inspector Gernon has been to a great number of shops
in the cutlery trade, and from what transpired on Satur-
day afternoon there seems but very little doubt that the
fatal knife with which the murder was committed was
purchased at the warehouse of Messrs. Davis and Son,
69, Leadenhall-street, City. The knife is precisely simi-
lar to those kept in stock, except that the one taken from
Corrigan has no maker's name.
It is a remarkable fact that this is the shop where
Blakesley (who was executed for the murder in East.
cheap, some years since) purchased the butcher's knife
shortly before that dreadful tragedy was perpetrated by
him.

This morning, a number of benevolent persons com-
menced a subscription in behalf of the four poor children.
Mrs. Burton and Mrs. Fearon, who sustained suoh
serious injuries on the arms and hands in the struggle
for the knife, are still in a weakly condition, and the
former is yet under the care of Mr. Cooke, the surgeon.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE_ This Day.)

SOUTHWARK.

THIEVES AND RECEIVERS.—Thomas William Skelton,
a young man in the employ of Mr. Keightley, whole-
sale fruit dealer in the BoroUgh-market, was brought
before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with stealing a bushel of
nuts, and Thomas Evans, a fruiterer, in the same market,
charged with receiving the same, well knowing them to
be stolen.

Charles Skelton, son of the prosecutor, stated that
he was minding his father's premises about six o'clock
this morning, when he saw the prisoner Skelton take out
a bushel of nuts and carry them into Evans' shop next
door, who received them. As soon as his father came
to business witness told him what had occur►ed, when he
called a police•constable and gave them both into
custody.
Mr. A'Beckett asked what business Evans was I
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Witness replied that he was a retail fruiterer, and had
carried on business next door to us for some time. Lat-
terly, however, his father suspected that he had received
goods from Skelton, and ho was directed to watch them
both.

Seijcant Lamb, 459 A, stated that he was on duty
this morning in the Borough-market a little after siz
o'clock, when he was called by last witness, who told
him that he had seen Skelton steal a bushel of nuts from
the shop and take them to Evans' shop. 'When the
prosecutor came to business he took Skelton into cus-
tody for stealing the nuts. 11,, acknowledged having
done so, and it was his first time. He afterwards took
Evans into custody, and on telling him he was charged
with receiving a bushel of nuts from Skelton, he denied
all knowledge of him or the nuts.
Mr. A'Beckett committed both of there for trial.

ArroINTMENTS.—Capt. Charles Eden is ap.
pointed
Comptroller of the Coast Guard. Capt. Lord
OFFICIAL iAL
Paulet, an., is appointed paid Aide-de-Camp to the
Queen.
Captain the HOD. Frederic C. Pelham, C. 8., is
appointed unpaid Aide-de-Camp to the Queen. Mr. A.
Ar,„ i 5 appointed First Class Clerk, and Mr. J. De
Courcey Second Class Clerk in the Comptroller of Vic-
a Department of the Admiralty, at Somerset.
ht uoulsl ine. iObserver.
IRISH ENTERPRISE.—The Dublin Mercantile Adver-
tiser says :—" We have learned with much satisfaction
that our enterprising fellow-citizen, Mr. Michael Smith,
of Copper-Alley, has entered into a contract with the
government of his Imperial Majesty Napoleon, for th •
supply of several hundred tierces—about a thousand w e
believe—of Irish beef, to be delivered at the ports o
Brest or Cherbourg, within a definite period. This even
is a novel one iu the commercial history of our city."_