The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-23 00:00:00

THE CROYDON MURDER.

At the Hull Police court on Friday, Edward
Schmidt, the foreigner, who was apprehended in
Hull on the previous Saturday, on suspicion of
being the murder of Mrs. Martha Haliday, in the
Parsonage house, at Kings wood, near Reigate,
Surrey, on the 10th of June, 1861, was again
brought up for re-examination. The prisoner was
remanded on Monday last for a week for the pur-
pose of communicating with the police authorities
in Surrey respecting the books and papers bearing
the name of Johann Earl Franz, which were found
in the chamber where the unfortunate woman was
murdered, and which a lodging-house keeper! in
Hull, named Johann Pfeiffer, had sworn to as having
been seen in the possession of the prleseoneficre.d
the
Mr.
M'Manus, the chief constable,
having
reoght up by
book and papers, the prisoner was
order of the Mayor on
es
Friday.see,Tb
Elizabeth Streicherimperfectly sworn to by
Pfeiffer. The
other witnesses, dosed, and was only
and Bernard Streicher, who also deposed to having
possession of H. Franz's book,
Schmidt in
seen
the one they had
could not identify it as. being. seen
• of the prisoner. At the conclusion of
in possession
the examination, the Mayor said he could not in
the face of the prisoner's admission, " I am the man
who committed the murder, but you cannot prove
it," as sworn to by Pfeiffer, do otherwicie than order
the prisoner to be removed along with the &posi-
tions to Reigate, Surrey. The prisoner was there-
upon removed in custody of Sergeant Trace, who
apprehended the prisoner, to Reigate,
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COLONIAL 'MILITARY CHARG ES.--The Army Esti-
mates include charges amounting to £3,620,256
for military purposes in the colonies, exclusive of the cost
of arms, accoutrements, and barrack, hospital, and other
stores to be supplied from this country. But rather more
than a fourth of this charge is incurred in respect of the
Mediterranean and other stations not properly colonies.
The year's expense in respect of Canada is estimated at
£702,115, and in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick £1.89,n65
the West Indies, £291,525; New Zealand, Lf.
c tia 7y2692__:43Cin ,
8 .
China
and Hongkong, £334,789 ; West Coast 02f9 368. From all
A 1:77
Labuan, £4,500 ; Western Australia, x
these colonies no repayment is
in aid of the extra allow. expected.B,
and Natal £50,693,
The cost for the
Cape of Good Hope is put at £2904 ,3
but they will contribute £13,500
forew
Victoria, South
i24,7a6n7 ; f
our Queens.
charge Wales d Q
h Australia, £6,829. New
laalinedesthoefethhaergtroooispsx.2B,FLoirosN;ou,
ms
()aunt iha
,W43aole2sla4n;daVridictfoorria pay the expense of one battery
of garrison artillery, and these Australian colonies pay spe-
cial allowances to the troops, but the amount of these is at
present under discussion ; New South Wales and South
Australia also defray the cost of barrack buildings. The
charge for the Mauritius is £150,995, and for Ceylon
£89,534, but the former contributes £lO,OOO, and the latter
£24,00, and both make allowances to the officers, Ceylon
also bearing its Cumuiiistriat charges and expense of bar-
rack buildings,

TV S. LINDSAY, Nl.P.—The Rising Genera-
tion—Our Prize Essays—Mrs. Grundy's Gossiping,
&c., in FUN this week.
One Penny. Of all Newsmen.

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-
GAR DEN.
:lder the Management ot Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W.
Harrison. Sole Lessees.
THIS EVENING, Feb. 23, Balfe's New Opera of IHE
ARMOURER OF NANTES • Miss Louisa Pyne, Mrs. A.
Messrs. \V. H.Weiss, Santley,
Cooke, and Miss Anna Hiles ;
H. Corti, C. Lyall, Aynsley Cooke, and W. Harrison.
II
Conductor—Mr. A. Mellon.
After which, the Grand Comic Cnristmas Pantomime, en-
titled
HARLEQUIN BEAUTY AN L) THE BEAST.
Doors open at halt-past ( bmmence at 7.

THEATR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE.-
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer.

THIS EVENING, BONNIE DUNDEE; or, The Gather-
ing of the Clans. Mes,rs. Henry Lorraine, Edmund Phelps,
Sinc'air, Chas. Selby, Henry Haigh; Mrs. D. P. Bowers,
Mrs. Edmund Falconer, tc.
After which, the Grand Pantomime of LITTLE GO DDY
TWO SHOES.