The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-10 00:00:00

Murder in France.

A double murder was committed the night before last on
the persons of a woman of the town nrmed Flora Vigreux,
and her son, a boy only two years old, residing in a low
lodging-house in the Rue St, Marguerite-St. Antoine. It
appears that early in the morning the landlord found the
key of the woman's room on the landing, and as a man
with whom she cohabited arrived at the moment he gave it

to him. The latter immediately entered the room, and the
landlord, hearing him utter a cry of horror, followed. On
the floor lay the woman in a pool of blood, with three stabs
in her chest, and on the bed was the poor child, with its
throat cut from ear to ear. A commissary of police
was sent for, and it was ascertained that the
crime must have been committed some hours before.
The landlord stated that the unfortunaie woman
had been visited by a stranger lace on the previous
night; that she came down to his shop told bought a bottle
or wine, sayirg that her visitor had promised her 20f. A
chiffonier who occupied an adjoining chamber also said that
during the night he had heard persons quarrelling in the
woman's room, but paid no attention to it, as such things
often occurred. It is evident the poor woman struggled
hard with her murderer, for there was blood all over the
floor and on the winder, which she had apparently tried
to open. Robbery appears to have been the motive of
the crimes, for the contents of a set of drawers had been
turned out on the floor. The police are making active
search to discover the murderer, who is supposed, from
the similarity of the circumstances, to be the same per-
son who murdered a woman of the town some time since
in the Avenue Llmotha Piquet.

CuNITICT HULLER,—Franz Muller, now
under sentence of death in Newgate, continues to
maintain the same reserve with respect to the murder of
which ho was found guilty th it ho has always shown since
his conviction. The same sedate, coo!, and collected manner,
too, which seems habitual to the convict has never forsaken
him since the conclusion of his trial. Up to last night he
had shown no inclination to confess, nor is it likely ho will
confess,even if he were inclined,pending the memorial to the
Hume Secretary, which will be presented to-day. Yester-
day, or on Tuesday, at his own request, he saw his country-
man Haffa, with whom he worked in London and lodged for
a short time at the house of the Blyths. lie has asked to
see other persons whom he has named, but for the present
the Governor has declined to assume the responsibility of
admitting them until he can consult the visiting justices cn
the matter. Yesterday, again, the Rev. Mr Walbaum, the
minister of the German chapel in St James's, spent some
time with the convict in his cell, and the Rev Mr Davis,
the ordinary, sees him from day to day. The prisoner also
continues to attend the morning service daily in the prison
chapel.
AFRICAN EXPLORATION.-31. du Chaillu has
addressed a letter, of which the following are exa
tracts, to a brother geographer :—Fernand-Vaz River,
August 20, 1861—I have felt deeply the loss of my instru-
ments, for I had to wait a long time for a fresh supply from
England ; but these having at length arrived, in a few days
I start for the great interior of the African continent. In
this direction it is at any rate a terra incognita. It will be,
as you geographers are fully aware, a long journey. I will
spend 18 or 20 months exploring the interior, and should I
dad it possible to proceed, I will do ray Lest to reach the
Nile. I propePa then to fallow the line of the equator until
I strike the Great River. Of course I must be guided by
circumstances. lam perfectly aware of the dangers and
hardships I am to encounter, and I know very well I may
lose my life in the undertaking, but I also know that my life
is in the hands of my Maker, and that if he thinks best I
shall return in safety. lam glad to say I have succeeded
pretty well in my photography, and I hope to be able to
take many photographs. I propose likewise making a large
collection of insects, birds, quadrupeds, butterflies, &c., so
you see I will be pretty busy, especially as I must also take
numerous astronomical observations, for which I have been
prepared by good Captain George, R.N., at the Geogra-
phical Society. lam glad I shall have so much to do, as
it may prevent me from feeling too lonely.
lIE RAILWAY TUNNEL UNDER THE APPE•
NINES.—The tunnel under the Appenines, on the Bologna
and Florence line, has just been opened to the public. Tra
yellers may now prececd from Turin and Milan to B,umt.
and Naples without any other interruption en the railway
than the few miles which separate Civita.Yecchia from
Orbitello, on the 'I uscan coast.