The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-12 00:00:00

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAY.

For the St. Leger, Avenger and Queen Bertha maintain
the positions they held yesterday. Lord ()liftlen advanced
a point, 7 to 1 being booked about him ; and The Ranger
receded one, 7to 1 being laid against him. There was not
a great amount of business done, and there was nothing in
any great force, nor anything to be sent to the right about.
Closing prices :

GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES.
12 to 1 agst Blondin (taken)
12 to 1 agst Barter (offered)
16 to 1 agst Silkstone (taken)
20 to 1 agst The Serf (taken)
20 to 1 agst Blithfield (taken)

THE LEGER.
11 to 2 agst Avenger (taken and offered)
6to 1 agst Ranger (takes and offered)
7 to 1 agst Lord Clifden (taken)
Bto 1 agst Golden. Pledge (taken and offered)
30 to 1 agst National Guard (taken and offered)
40 to 1 agst Dr. Syntax (taken)

CESAREWITCH.
1000 to 30 on the ficald (offered)

The Alleged Murder of a Bank Clerk.

Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, Mr. Humphreys, the ceitoner for
the eastern division of the county of Middlesex, anti jury
opened an inquest at the Dock Hotel, East Smithfield,
touching the death of Hugh Dolvin Morris, a clerk in the
City Bank, in Threadneedle-street. The deceased disap-
peared in a mysterious manner on the night of Thursday
week, and was never again seen alive by any one to whom
he was known. His body was found floating in the Thames
on Wednesday last, under circumstances which it will be
seen were disclosed yesterday in evidence, and his friends
believe he was murdered.

The body, which has been identified, lies at a dead -house
in the neighbourhood of the St. Katharine Docks, and
there it was seen yesterday by the coroner and jury, pre •
oratory to the inquisition.
Alfred Morris was the first witness called. Ho said, in
reply to questions by the Coroner—l reside at Hazelwood-
lodge, Rovpell-park, Streatham, And am a bank clerk. The
deceased was my brother, and was 23 years of age. Ho was
also a bank clerk. I last saw him alive on Thursday week,
Sept. 3, about half-past 2 in the day, at the entrance to the
City Bank. We had been taking luncheon together, and I
parted with him there. So far as I know he had no ac-
quaintance at the river side. He was not in any trouble or
difficulties, pecuniary or otherwise: Although he did not
owe more than £l5 or £2O I never heard him threaten to
take his own life. He did not wear a watch. We had rea-
son to expect him home that night as usual, He was a lad
of good character. He must have had money about him at
the time of his death.

A lighterman named Finnison, living in Globe-street, St.
George's-in-the-East, deposed that he was on the river on
his barge on Tuesday last, and picked up the body of the
deceased just outside the entrance 0 the St. Katharine
Docks. The body was dressed, but without a hat. He
brought it ashore, and it was then removed to the dead-
house. It appeared to have been in the water about a week.
One of the eyes was black.

Mr. John Willes, a surgeon, at 32, Upper East Smith-
field, said he examined the body of the deceased on Tuesday
afternoon. It was fully dressed, and was covered with mud
and slime. He had it washed. He found a great deal of con-
tusion over the right eye and slight contusion over the left
eye. The face was extremely bloated, and the marks over
the eyelid appeared to be the results of decomposition. On
the right eyelid there was a slight abrasion. The body was
swollen. There Were marks on it, but they were only those
of decomposition and not due to bruises. He could not in
any way account for the cause of death. Witness added, in
reply to Mr, Alfred Morris (deceased's brother), that if vio-
lence had been used immediately before death there might
have been some difficulty in distinguishing it from marks
resulting from decomposition. The discolouration was su-
perficial, and if death had resulted from blows given before
death he should have expected that the discolouration
would have been deeper.
Edward King, a very young man, and a principal witness,
was next called. He said—l reside at Bellevue, Forest-hill,
and am a clerk in the Cityßank. On the everting of Thurs-
day week the deceased stopped at the bank to assist me in
my duties. We left the bank about 9 o'clock. It was a very
wet night, and he and I went to a place near the bank to
take some refreshment. We e had some sherry and water,
with bread and cheese. We then went towards London-
bridge on our way to the railway station. It began to rain
heavily, and we called on Mr. Stephens, the landlord of the
Ticket Porter publichouse in Arthur-street, near London-
bridge. He is a friend of mine, and has known my family
for some years. We reached there a little after 11, having
gone direct from the place where we took refreshment on
leaving the bank at 9 o'clock. At the Ticket Porter we bad
two bottles of charaPagna among four of us, Mr. Stephens
and Mr. Cox being the other two. It was getting late, and
ti :ceased began to fear we should lose the traia. He got up
suddenly and saying, We must not lose this train," went
out. I asked hins to stop and I would go with him. I did not
hear what reply he made, if any. I followed him four or
five minutes afterwards, and expected to find him outside.
I looked about for him, but he was nowhere to be seen, and
I went home without him. I also looked for him at the
station, but in vain. It would be a few minutes after 12
when we left the Ticket Porter.
The Coroner—Was the deceased sober?
Witness—He was excited, but I could not say he was in-
toxicated. _

The Coroner—Was ho excited from drink?
Witness--No ;he was in a laughing mood, and spoke in
a rational manner.

The Coroner—Were you sober?
Witness—Yee ; perfectly so.
The Coroner—Do you know what money
him ? he had about

Witness—l noticed him change a sovereign during the

evening.

The Coroner—Travelling on the came line of railway
from day to day and being in the same establishment, you
possibly knew some of his acquaintances?
Witness—l never heard him speak of his having any
acquaintances about the waterside. That is all the evidence
I can give.
By Alfred Morris, deceased's brother—l should not say
he was at all intoxicated when we were at the Ticket Potter.
He could walk perfectly straight. I should not have been
afraid of his falling into the river. was not excited to
any undue extent. He was not at all a likely person to
commit suicide. He bore a very good character at the
office, and his accounts were quite correct.
A gentleman present from the City Bank bore out that
statement.
John Stephens, the landlord of the Ticket Porter in
Arthur-street, Upper Thames
..street, deposed that the de-
ceased, with the previous witness, came to his house on
the night in question about 11 o'clock, He was perfectly
sober, He had part of two bottles of champagne, and left
a little before 12 o'clock, Ile drank nothing more there.
WitintS could ;lot Pay the deceased WM quite sober, Jie