The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-22 00:00:00

The Murderer of Mr Briggs.

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To allay the excitement which prevails in regard
to the pursuit of the supposed murderer, Francis
\inner, it may be stwed, that it is exceedingly pro-
bable that no news will be received for a month or
Cs.
Katharine's Point, Isle of Wight, on Saturday
,tternoon. The wind was then favourable for her.
She carried out about 80 passengers. The City of
Washington, having the detectives and some of the
witnesses us to Muller's identity on board, will, it
is thought, pass her at. sea ; but it is not considered
it all likely that the Victoria will be boarded. The
)fficers will proceed on to New York, where they
will await the arrival of the ship.

In case of any mishap occurring to the City of
`Washington, the Government have determined upon
sending out duplicates of the warrants by another
steamer, which leaves Liverpool on Saturday, and
which it is considered possible may reach New York
before the Victoria.
The average time occupied in a run from the
Thames to New York is nineteen or twenty days.
If the Victoria takes that time, the arrest and the
return voyage will occupy twelve days more; and,
therefore, Muller cannot be brought back to England
before the end of August.
Muller's conduct while he has been in England
has been a'certained to have been that of a well-

conducted man. His manners are described as being
good and even gentlemanly. Mr. Hodgkinson, of
l'hreadneedle-street, for whom he worked for two
months, speaks favourably of him, and Mr. and
Mrs. Blyth, with whom he lodged, never conceived
tie could have been the perpetrator of so ferocious a
crime. He was never known to be in liquor ; he
generally returned home straight from his work ;
and it is said that he never frequented public-
houses. He quitted Mr. Hodgkinson'e service on
the Saturday previous to the murder of his own
action, on account of some slight difference
as to time. He used to work all day on the
shop-board at the back of the premises in Thread-
needle-street, along with another workman, a Ger-
man like himself, named Heffa. Whether he got
any other employ during the week which elapsed
between the time of his discharging himself and the
day of the murder does not appear.
On the night of the murder he let himself into the
house in Old Ford-road, Bonner's-fields, by means
of a latch-key, at about eleven o'clock. Mr Blyth,
being in bad health, had already gone to bed, As
had the rest of the family likewise. Muller lighted
a candle, and went up stairs to bed. Nothing was
heard either that night or subsequently to excite a
suspicion that anything was wrong. He came down
to breakfast as usual on the Sunday morning, and
the family observed nothing the matter with his
clothes which led them to think that they had been
mashed or that he had been in a struggle or row.
He had previously intimated to Mrs Blyth his in-
tention to try to get to New York or to Canada,
where he said he bed some friends ; and he had
introduced to her his shopmate Heffa to succeed him
as a lodger in the room which he occupied. On the
Monday after the murder Heffa came to the house,
and slept there that right. It was on the Monday
afternoon that Mr and Mrs Biyth saw Muller had
got a new watchchain, and she jocularly remarked,
" Some people get on in the world. I do not know
how they do it." Muller msde no reply to the
remark; but said that he had bought the chain. She
saw that he had a watch, but she had no opportu-
nity of looking at it closely. From that time until
the Thursday when ho left the country she observed
no alteration in his manners. She had no recollec-
tion of the subject of the murder having been alluded
to by him. Ho complained of a sprain in his leg.
into
town he wore a slipper, in which he walked
town ; but he had the sprain, and be wore the.-
slipper before the day of the murder.
She is post
tivo upon this point, and Muller's shop
corroborates her in the matter.own to have in his
illato
At no time was he ever kn
possession such a thing as a life preserver. The
police searched the place c_arefuLly, but found no
weapon belonging to him. 11
ir Miller, who longed
in the same house, had
a life preserver, which he
kept hanging up in his room. The accused man
could have possessed himself of this, and replaced
it. It has, therefore, been Gubjected to close ex-
amination, but no traces of blood or hair have been
--d upon its surface. It is supposed that what-
'n Rasused ju the commission of the

Mr. SWEET having seconded tho motion,
Mr. RHODES expressed his approval of the mean
sure.

Mr. GILES complained of being asked to give

their assent to the without having seen it.
He understood that at a meeting of the Marylebone
Vestry it had been strongly objected to, and he
thought, therefore, they should have time to eon•
eider the mutter.

The CHAIRMAN proposed that the matter should
wait for further consideration.

After some conversation the Chairman's sngges+
tion was adopted, Mr. Fowler's motion having been
withdrawn, and the matter dropped.
The CHAIRMAN, in reference to the inspection of

the main drainage works on Monday and Tuesday
next by the different metropolitan vestries, under
the superintendence of the Board of Works, said
that ample arrangements had been made for eon.
veying the parties to the works by steamers which
would take up at the different piers, from Hunger.
ford downwards. It was expected that about 2,000
gentlemen would join in the inspection, (And ar.
rangements had also been mz:de by the refreshment
department for the members of each vestry having a
compartment ror tnemseives.

The Accident on the Great Eastern Railway.

llAr.wicH, Thursdßy Evening.

To-day the investigation into the circumstances
of the accident to the Rotterdam train on the
Harwich branch of the Great Eastern R3ilway,
in which the engine and carriages were thrown
down the embankment, and the fireman, William
Wright, killed, and several of the passengers moreor
less injured, was resumed before Mr W. Codd,
coroner for Essex, in the National Schooi-house,
Bradfield.

Joseph Wright said that he was guard of the
train to which the accident happened on Wednes-
day, the 13th inst. The train left Harwich for
London at 2.51. The time of starting depended on
that of the arrival of the steamer from Rotterdam.
The train want on steadily at the rate of about 30
miles an hour, until it arrived within three-quarters
of a mire of Bradfield, when it suddenly left the
rails, and the engine and carriages tumbled down
the embankment. The speed did not seem to
him to be greater than usual. Captain Farley,
who was driving by at the time, examined the
line to see how the accident had occurred, and wit 4
ness saw him pull one of the keys out from between
the rails and the chairs with his fingers. Some of
them were loose, and one was rotten, but none
were out. But those were towards London, on a
part of the line which the train had not reached.
Witness had not seen the engine "jump" off the
rails. He was quite satisfied that it had not jumped.
When the carriage was thrown off the line he was
pitched off his seat.
James Fisher, platelayer, said he had examined

the line on the morning in question, and it was then
in perfect condition. Eight trains passed after the
line was examined before the Rotterdam train.
The Coroner asked whether the line was examined
after the passing of a train.
Mr Robertson said that a railway was kept in
such perfact working order that the passage of one
train over it could make no impression on it, and
therefore it was not necessary to examine) it after
every passage.

Witness said that ho had threo miles of lines to
inspect, and he found it safe in every respect. It
was common to find the keys loose, in consequence
of their being shrunk up from the heat of the

iheetpreernsaitishaati
weather.
By Col. Yolland—There were seven sleepers to 13
feet. In April all the sleepers were not renewed, only
those that were decayed. Theand
years past it had,
were suffered to remain were fastened where they
needed it with iron spikes, no°:tdwist
before. The new chairs were also secured by means
been found necessary to replace trepans of wood by
of iron spikes. For three or four
iron spikes.
The witness, in answer th.. Colonel Yolland, said
that the traffic had been greatly increased on the
line during the last six months, and in consequence
new sleepers had been put down, and instead of one
man per mile being employed, there were ten or
twelve.
Colonel Yolland said that the speed seemed to be
spoken of as c2,:cipsive.

The Coroner said that, assuming the speed to
Inive beau even forty miles an hour, the rate could
not be called exceB,dive, for is it were so, no (;119 could
travel safely by au expreids at nearly double the
pace,

C.)lonel Yolland said that everything depended
MI the state of the line,

Mr Roller son said that the acttrl distance from
Harwich to tho place of the accident was only 7f,
miles, and seventeen minutes were occupied in
getting over the ground. The rate was remarkably
moderate.
Atter other evidence,
The Coroner said that Col. Yolland had not as
yet had sufficient time to take al: the circumstances
of the occurrence into consideJation before making
his report as to the cause of the aecidetat. The court
would therefore now adjourn.
The proceedings vvoa, adjourned accordingly.

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ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
Covent-garden.
Last Night but Six.
Troduction of Meyerbeer's grand historical opera, in three
act , L'Etolle Du Nord,
It will be remembered that this chef d'oeuvre of the great
composer was produced in the latter part of
sio the s
seawso henn 1855.
the
It pact only been performed on seven occan lace, entirely
calamitous burning of the old theatre took p
consuming the immense mass of materiel so lately prepared
for its representation. It may therefore almost be regarded
a• a new work !n this country. Since the erection of the pre-
sent theatre, four out of the five great works of Meyerbeer
j., ave been reproduced—viz., Lea Huguenots. Le Prophete,
3..).1n0rah, and Roberto 11 Diavolo. The fifth—viz.,
L'ETOILE DIJ NORD,
will he produced TO-MORROW EVEN ING (Saturday), July
93, with entirely new scenery, costumes, and appointments.
On tnts occasion the opera will commence at 8 o'clock.
Catterina, Madame Miolan-Carvalho, her first appearance in.
that Lharacter, and her first appearance this season; rra.S-
covia, ,Italia. Maria Brunetti, her first appearance at the
Royal Italian Opera,- Natalia, Madame Rudersdorff ; Echi-
mona, none. jenny Bauer, her first appearance this sea that
n
Dant Lowitz, Signor Naudin, his first appearance in
character; Giorgio, Signor Neri-Baraidi ; Gritzenko, Signor
Ciampi, his first appearance in that character ; Coloneller-
molotf. Signor T , els fico ; Geo eral Tcheremetteff, signor
FOlCalitli ; Itainoldo, Signor Capponi ; 1 Slllaiioft, Signor
Lucchesi; tfficiale ?rimy, Signor .N'alla.l ; TJtliciale Second°,
Signor Rossi i and Pietro, M. iraure, his first appearance in
that Lharacter in England.
Conductor, Mr. Costa.
The scenery by Mr. W. Beverley. The machinery by Mr.
11. Sloman. rhea' ppointments by. Mr. Brunton. The cos-
tumes by Mrs. James, Madame Valet,
Mr. Coombes, and M.
liennier. The dances by M. Desplaces. The Mn-6cene
by.).lr. A. Harris.
.._ It tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre stals, 109. 6d., 75., and ss. ;
amphitheatre. 28. 6d. Boxes, 5t.9.119, and tickets may be had
at the box-office under the portico of the
al theatre, which is
open from ten till five, and at the princip musicsellers' and
librarians'.

OPAL PRINCESSS THEATRE....
Sole Lessee aiad Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy
0' Rafferty, Mr. Dorainick Murray.
After which, the new p:ay by John Oxenford, Esq.' THE
ASTERY OF Sr. JUS r : Messrs. Vining, H. Mars-
MON
tOa J. Nelson, J. VC". gay,
H. Mellon, W. Robins, C. Seyton,
iiii,.)man ; IL Mrs. Manton, and Mdlle. Stella Colas.
L

ow THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPIII.
Sale Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
„,-/s EVENING, SHAKSPERE'S HOUSE. Mr. J. L.
10-Loy-e,
30. R. Phillips.
After which, JANET PRIDE : Messrs. B. Webster, J. L.
1. 001 e, P. Bedford, Stuart, Stephenson, homer ; Miss Woolgar,
litiss Denman.
yollowed by THE AREA BELLE, with a horrible Tale:
Messrs. J. L. Toole, Y. Bedlord, tt. itomerMiss Woolgar, and
3,irs. H. Lewis,