The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-27 00:00:00

to accept of aid from any quarter ; and if the
aristocracy will but now join them in procuring
a redress of grievances, and a reduction of
taxes, we question not that the dark clouds
which overspread the horizon will be speedily
dispersed, and that peace and prosperity will
succeed the angry feelings and the deplorable
distress which are now the main characteristics of
the people and of the country. The danger is
that they will not, and that the peace of the
country will be sacrifice to exploded theories and
interested views.—Morning Advertiser.
MURDER AT PORTSMOUTH.

In our paper of last week we mentioned the
circumstance of William Whiney, a convict on board
the York hulk, having been discovered on the pre-
vious Friday morning in a store-house in the Gun-
wharf, with his throat cut in a shocking manner.
In consequence of a report which shortly afterwards
became prevalent, that the deceased had not com-
mitted the act himself, a jury was summoned by F.
HOWARD, Esq., Coroner, to inquire into the cause
of his death. The Jury accordingly assembled on
Tuesday morning, and daily by adjournment until
Friday night, on board the York, when the following
facts were elicited. From the evidence of Drs.
Porter and Meadows, and of Messrs. Martell,
Garrington, and Prowse, surgeons, it appeared
that the head of the deceased was almost
severed from the body, and the skull near the temple
fractured; and from a careful examination of the
fracture and its effect, it was clear that the wound
must have been inflicted by some blunt instrument
before the throat was cut ; and as the fracture was
sufficient to cause death, it was in their opinion im-
possible that the deceased could have cut his own
:liroat. At eight o'olock on Friday morning, he,
with several others, went to the Gun-wharf, where
he was seen, about half-past eight, talking to a la-
bourer ; and at a quarter past nine he was found in
the shed as before described. By the evidence of
a convict named Powell, to whom suspicion at-
tached, it appeares that he (Powell) was at work
that morning in the Gun-wharf, and that he left his
party at half-past eight to go to Winney to purchase
a halfpenny-worth of tobacco; that he inquired for
him at several places, but could not find him ; that
he afterwards went to the shed (No. fl), and about
ten yards from the door he saw a man lying on the
floor, weltering in his blood ; that he thought it was
Winney ; but that he was so frightened, he left the
shed immediately ; (Lowther convict, named Brow*,
however, who saw Powell enter the shed, stated
that he remained at the saw-pit for some minutes,
during which time Powell certainly did not come
out) ; that he went to Mr. Wolfe's cabin to inform
him of the circumstance (this cabin is a consider-
able distance from the shed, yet it appears he must go
there in preference to informing another convict
named Willis, whe by his own account, was within
sight and call); that he and Mr. Wolfe returned to
the shed together, where they found that the de-
ceased was Whiney.
The most material point about the evidence was,
that Powell denied having gone into the shed No. 9,
positively declared that he merely peeped in, and
went away immediately. This however, was con-
tradicted by Brown, who said he was standing at a
saw-pit, looking towards No. 9, when he saw
Powell come out of the dinner-shed, open the door
of No. 9, and go in; that he (Brown) continued
looking in that direction for about three minutes,
and that Powell did not come out again during that
time. Brown's evidence was confirmed by another
convict (Briggs), who deposed to having seen
Brown looking in that direction. The whole of the
witnesses having been examined, the CoRoNEe. said
he did not think there was sufficient evidence against
any particular person to justify their returning a ver-
dict of wilful murder against any individual. The
Jury, however, thought otherwise, and after having
consulted for about an hour and ahalf, they returned
a verdict at nine o'clock on Friday evening of " Wil-

ful murder against John Powell."
A previous inquest had been held on the same
body on Friday, the 15th instant, on board the Ra-
coon, before G.L.GftErrIIAN, Esq., Coioner within
the jurisdiction of the Admiralty, when, in accord-
ance with the evidence then adduced, a verdict was
returned that the deceased cut his throat in a fit of
delirium. In consequence, however, of a report
that the deceased had not committed the act him-
self, Mr. Greetham applied to Edward Carter, Esq.,
that a further investigation night take place on the
subject.
John Powell, suspected of the murder of William
Winney, is twenty-five years of age, stands five feet
four inches and a half high; he was born in Sun-
street, Finsbury-square, and was convicted at the
Old Bailey on the 10th of April, 1828, of stealing
a coat. His real name is Langley Pearce, and he
was a good workman as a mathematical instrument-
maker, and formerly worked for Mr. Stebbing, the
optician, of this town.—Portsmouth Herald.