The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-12 00:00:00

ASSYRIAN ANTIQUITIES.

A valuable addition to the Museum of the Louvre
will soon be received from M. Delaporte, who has
recently discovered a remarkable tomb in the hill
of Nimrod, first explored by Mr. Layard in 1840,
the curious Assyrian monuments now in the British
Museum being from the same spot. M. Delaporte
has now sent to Bagdad, for shipment to France,
four large bas-reliefs on gypsum slabs, measuring
seven feet in length, and four in breadth. The first,
admirably preserved, represents a winged personage
wearing a pointed cap, and carrying a square bas-
ket or vase in one hand, and a fir-apple in the other.
A cuneiform inscription of 18 lines descends from
the waist to half-way down the thigh. The second
figure is turned the opposite way, has two pairs of
wings, before and behind, and bears an inscription
of 25 lines. The third carries a basket in the left,
and stretches out its right hand open ; it has an in-
scription of 21 lines. These three figures are adorned
with ear-rings and bracelets, very finely carved.
The fourth figure is considered unique ; it has a
human head and body, but eagle's claws, and a
scorpion's tail. The hands and part of the wings
are wanting ; the figure wears a girdle with two
poniards stuck into it ; one of the hilts is plain, but
the other is carved in the form of a horse's head. it
bears no inscription. Besides these large bas-reliefs
there are two smaller ones, one representing a
winged figure with an inscription of ten lines; the
other a figure with the head of a bird of prey pro-
vided with wings; it is adorned with necklaces and
bracelets. This also carries a basket and fir-apple.
A seventh bas-relief represents a priest in a long
tunic and long cap; an eighth, two soldiers in
atunics, d oneone
extending wearing a
do pointedwn wi r
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helmet, r
the o
t'a as to other
pro-
tect the ears. This fisuro holds a bow and rrow.
A ninth bas-relief represents a besieged city, with
three to% ers crowned with battlements; from one
of these towers a warrior is seen leaning out with
his buckler and lance ; on the second tower another
warror appears throwing some projectiles, and on
the third is a woman with clasped hands. The tenth
bas-relief is imperfect, and represents a woman with
her hair falling in ringlets on her shoulders ; and
an eleventh bas-relief, or incorrect execution, repre-
sents a hunting party. Besides these eleven bas-
reliefs, M. Delapurte has sent off an inscription of
22 lines.--Gaiignani.

Painful Charge of Child Murder in Hoxton,

Yesterday morning Mr. H. Raffles Waltbew, the
deputy coroner, resumed, at the Black Horse
Tavern, Kingsland-road, an inquiry relative to the
alleged murder of the illegitimate male child of Miss
Elizabeth Lydia Brown.
It appeared from the evidence adduced on the
previous occasion that the young woman in question
was only 17 years of age, and was the daughter of
very respectable parents, residing in Rotherfield-
street, New North-road. She had been a pupil at
the Wesleyan School, Mintern-street, New North-
road. On Wednesday last she was seen by a boy
named William Whale to enter the gills play-
ground with something, and his suspicions were
aroused by her manner. He soon afterwards found
a bundle, wrapped in a shawl, lying in the closet.
He gave information to Inspector Webster, of the
N division. When the bundle was opened the body
of the deceased was found, with one corner of the
shawl tied around the neck, and underneath that a
piece of strong tape was fastened. The girl was
thereupon arrested, and the divisional surgeon of
the police pronounced her to have been recently de-
livered. A sergeant of police being sent to the
house of the girl's parents, found evident proofs in
her bedroom of the same fact.

Dr. J. Cluen Griffiths, police surgeon, said that
the deceased was a well developed male child.
There. was the mark of the pressure of a ligature
around its neck. Such a pressure would be suffi-
cient to produce death by strangulation. The child
had breathed for the lunge were inflated. Witness
could not say whether the child was born alive in
a legal sense, because the law required that to be
held to be born alive it should have a completely
separate existence. There was a mark of a finger
and thumb around the throat. The ligature had
been purposely tied there.
Elizabeth Dever, a little girl, said that she was
at the school in Mintern -street. A short time since
she saw the prisoner come into the girls' playground.
Witness believed the lady present was the same per-
son, She had with her a little bag. She asked
witness the way to the closet.
Rebecca Donovan, 95, Kingsland-road, said that
she was a police searcher, and that on Thursday,
the sth ofMarch, she searched the prisoner. Wit-
ness asked her what she was charged with.
The Coroner said that it was a very improper
question to usk. It was inciting her to convict
herself.

Witness said, she replied, "It is about a child I
delivered myself, and put down a closet." Witness
then advised her to be cautious what she said.
Witness afterwards, in the presence of her mother,
asked if the child was born alive, and she replied
she did not know. Witness found on her a watch
and two brooches.
The prisoner, a very respectable. lookirigand lady-
like young person, was present, in the custody of
the,-;police, and appeared overwhelmed with grief.
Her fither was stated to hold a respectable position
in a City house.
Mr. Watkins, solicitor, said that he represented
11 the prisoner.
I The Coroner said he should not ask her to make
any statement.
The parents of the prisoner were not examined,
but they stated that they had no. knowledge of the
condition of their &tighter until she was arrested
by the police.
The Coroner having summed up, remarking on
the singularly painful circumstances of the case,
The Jury, after a long deliberation, returned a
verdict of " Wilful Murder against Elizabeth Lydia
Brown," and they requested the coroner to make
known to the proper authorities the opinion of the
jury that the conduct of the female searcher in
questioning the accused was most improper.
The Ccroner then handed his warrant to Mr.
Waller, the officer of the court, for the apprehen-
, sion of the accused.

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ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVEN T-
GARDEN.
THIS EVENING Ealie's] new Opera, the ARMOURER
O NANTES : Miss , Mrs. Cook. Miss A. Hiles,
Messrs. W. H. Weiss, 11 Louisa
Corri, Santley, A. Cooke, C. Lyall,
and W. Harrison.
After which. FREYA'S GIFT, an Allegorical Ma3que, in
which Miss Louisa Fyne will appear.

TATRE-ROY AL, HAYMARKET.-THIS
EVENING, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN.
After which, RASSELAS. Miss L. Keeley.
To conclude with OUR MARY ANNE.

THEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE-THIS
EVENING, BONNIE DUNDEE.
To conclnde with LITTLE GOODY TWO SHOES.

NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI.-
THIS EVENING, ONE TOUCH OF NATURE.
Mr. B. Webster.
Foll3wed by A VALENTINE.
Concludinz with ARTHUR AND BERTRAND AND
GEORGE DE BARNWELL.

ROYAL LYCELTNI THEATRE. - THIS
EVENING, A SUDDEN ATTACK.
Atfer which, THE DUKE'S MOTTO.
To conclude with an Epithalamium to the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wa es.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-THIS
EVENING, AURORA FLOYD. Miss A. Sedgwick.
To conclude with THE HONEYMOON.