The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-29 00:00:00

The Murder at Wolverhampton.

Yesterday an inquest was held at the Graisley Brook Inn,
Wolverhampton, before Mr. T. M. Phillips, coroner, on the
body of the young woman Harriet Seagar, who was mur-
dered by Charles Christopher Robinson, at the residence of
both in Sidney-street, in that town, on Saturday evening.
Mr. Thomas Walker, solicitor, was present, watching the
case for the defence ; and Mr. Bartlett was there, instructed
by the chief constable and by the friends of the deceased,
for the prosecution.
Emma Silleto, servant to Mr.lsaiah Fisher, of the Queen's
Arms, deposed that on Saturday evening, between five and
six o'clock, she saw Robinson coming down the stairs of
Mr. Josiah Fisher's house, with a razor in his hand, having
blood upon it. She asked him what ho had done to the
deceased, and he said, " I have shot her."
Alfred Fullwood, aged 8, who lived with his parents in
Ablow-street, deposed that he was playing with a son of
Mr. Josiah Fisher in Mr. Isaiah Fisher's yard. His play-
fellow told him that he had seen Robinson strike deceased
with his hand while she was sweeping the yard. Pre-
viously witness had seen him attempt to kiss the deceased.
She pushed him away, and he then struck her in the face.
She was crying before he did so. Shortly afterwards, and
whilst the deceased was in the back kitchen, Robinson
same and sent him (witness) away, shutting the back door
after him.

Mary Ann Lewis, of Abloom-street, deposed to the cir-
cumstances of the murder in terms substantially agreeing
with our narrative of yesterday. The girl was respect-
able, steady, and modest.

George Henry Wilson, clerk, of Melbourne-street, de-
posed that Robinson was an intimate friend of his. Knew
that he was paying attention to deceased, and they were
always on the best of terms. On Saturday afternoon he
was with the two, at Mr. Josiah Fisher's house, from a
quarter to three to half-past four. He and Robinson were
shooting sparrows about the yard. When he left Robinson
and Seagar were very friendly. Did not think that Robin-
son was sober. At one time during the afternoon he said
that Seagar was crying, but he did not know what for.
He was very dull and sullen.

Josiah Fisher deposed that he was a house agent, and
the deceased lived with him as servant of all work. Robin-
son lodged at the house, and was his first cousin. Six or
seven weeks ago there was a slight quarrel between de-
ceased and Robinson. Deceased wished him to go and see
a child who was ill, and who was a niece to witness.
Charles said he would not, and squeezed her on the throat,
sad she was in consequence offended with him for some
Lino. Robinson bad taken to drinking of late, but his
committing a murder was the last thing ho (witness)
should have thought of.
Police-inspector Thomas and Mr. Llewellen Summers,
surgeon, were also examined.

The Coroner adjourned the inquiry until this day (Tues-
day) fortnight, at two o'clock, when it is expected the
murderer will be able to attend.
The alleged murderer now lies in a private ward in the
South Staffordshire Hospital, which is guarded by a police
officer. He was removed to that institution late on Sunday
night, and the ward was specially prepared for his recep-
tion. Before he was removed he got out of bed at the
house in Sidney-street and walked across the landing into
the deceased's bedroom. He was brought back again by the
officer who had been set to watch him. He re-entered his
own room, and eyed himself in the looking-glass, and
then got into bed, maintaining during all this the

Mr. Merrifield then addressed the bench on behalf of the
accused. It was by no means clear that the aconite even
accelerated the death of the old gentleman. The prosecution
was not instituted by the family of the deceased man, and
those who had experience in assize trials could predict with
absolute certainty that the sympathy of judge and jury in
such a case would lead to an acquittal. He therefore called
vu the rmigistrates not to inflict on th. arcmscql thr minny-
ance and inconvenience of a committal for trial, which
could never end in a conviction, and which was not called
for by public policy.
After a brief consultation among the magistrates,
Mr. Carpenter said the magistrates regretted that they
falt themselves called upon to send the case to a jury. It
might be that the case would end in an aquittal, but the
magistrates thought it one that must be sifted in another
court. Of course bail would be accepted, tho accused in
£2OO, and two sureties in £lOO each.

Alleged Deaths from Malaria in Bethnal-

green.

Yesterday Mr. Humphrey; Middlesex coroner, opened
an inquiry at the Gossett Arms Tavern, Gossett-street,
Bethnal-green, respecting the alleged death from malaria
of a child named Walter Caniaell.

Wm. Cannel], 70, Gossett-street, cabinetmaker; said that
the deceased vas his son, and was aged six months. He was
taken ill about three weeks ago, and was attended by Dr.
Sarries until his death on the 20th inst. Witness did not
know what he died from, except that Dr. Sarries said that
his stomach was out of order. Witness was certain that a
nuisance at the back of his house was injurious to the
health of his family. Witness had stated that he believed
his child had been injured by the nuisance. The nuisance
of which he complained was the collection and detention
of blood. The smell arising from the collection witness
thought was injurious.

The Coroner said that Professor Harley had been in-
structed to examine the premises on which the alleged
nuisance existed, and his report upon that would not be
ready for a few days, and therefore he (the coroner) would
adjourn the case at the present stage.
The witness Cannel! said that he had papers to show that
he had buried three persons who died in that house.

It was stated that the nuisance complained of was caused
by the collection and retention of blood, for use in the
process of sugar baking, and that in the hot weather the
malaria arising therefrom was shocking.
The proceedings were adjourned for scientific evidence.

Dr. Sarries, the medical officer of health for Bethnal-
green, handed to the coroner the following report to the
sanatory committee as to the dangerous nuisance in ques-
tion :

"Aug. 24, 1865.
"Report.—Since my last report, dated July 6, 1865, upon
the method of conducting the business at Mr. Hempleman's,
Gossett-street, Hope Town, blood purveyor, I have ascer-
tained that he wilfully suppressed certain particulars that it
was necessary I should know. You are aware I stated that
1 was informed by Mr. Hempleman, and fully believed, that
the blood underwent no process whatever. I have since as-
certained by personal inspection, from three to six a.m., on
July 22, 1865, that a process was carried on as follows :
"The blood being allowed to remain at the slaughter-
houses for some time became congealed, and in some in-
stances in a partial state of decomposition. In such a state
it is unfit for the sugarlrefiners, and to render it fit for their
use the coagula is broken up by a machine, during which
process offensive stenches are emitted which I consider
highly injurious to the public health. I, therefore, beg to
suggest that the business be entirely discontinued.—l am,
&c., " THOMAS SAARI:ES, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health."

The report referred to above states that the blood under-
went no process, but that a stench arose from the sinking of
blood into the unpaved ground. A notice was then served
on the proprietor to completely pave the sheds and white-
wash and otherwise cleanse the place. That notice was, to
a certain extent, acted upon, but the result of further in-
spection is detailed above. A notice to discontinue the
nuisance was served on Saturday ; the result, as yet, re-
mains to be ascertained.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

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Cuba and Mexico

TIMES.—A few days ago an event occurred at Bonn,
the results of which will furnish a critical test of the
institutions and manners of the Kingdom of Prussia
in the 19th century. A Frenchman named Ott, a
native of Strasburg, and a cook by profession, was
passing through Bonn on his way to Coburg. He
had attained such eminence in his calling that he
had been for some time in the service of our own
Royal Family, and was, indeed, proceeding at the
time to join the Queen's establishment during her
Majesty's stay in Germany. After this he was to
be chief of the kitchen in the household of Prince
Alfred, and it appears that in celebration of this
appointment he had been entertaining a few friends
at supper on the evening of the occurrence to be now
related. At 10 o'clock at night, in company with
four of his guests, he left the tavern, walking arm-
in-arm with two of them, while the other two fol-
lowed about a hundred yards behind. They pre-
sently encountered a party of students, including a
soldier in uniform, and some words occurred be-
tween them which produced a scuffle. The students,
who are represented as being some twenty in num-
ber, laid about them with loaded bludgeons, and
soon stretched M. Ott's two companions on the
ground. In the meantime the soldier drew his sabre
and dealt poor Ott two tremendous cuts on the head.
This done, the party all ran away, and when M.
Ott's other two friends came up to the spot they
were just in time to catch him in their arms and
take him to the hospital. There his wounds were
dressed, but the next day locked-jaw set in, and the
poor victim at last expired after a period of most
horrible suffering, which the very strength of his
constitution only served to prolong. That the public
may receive a fair and unprejudiced N ersion of this re-
volting narrative we will now recount all the circum-
stances which can be discovered or suggested in ex-
planation. It is not alleged that M. Ott and his
friends were intoxicated, while it is positively denied
that they gave their assailants any offence. Still it
is stated that they left the tavern " singing," and as
the occasion had been a convivial one, they might
perhaps have been a little excited, and might have
claimed to take or keep the wall to the prejudice of
the students. We are, indeed, informed that the
dispute, such as it was, did originate in the offer of
M. Ott's party to take a certain side of the way,
though it is not insinuated that they did so against
rule or without right. The students had probably
been carousing also, so that the original character
of the affray may be conjectured without difficulty.
The presence of the soldier in uniform admits, too,
of ready explanation. He was actually a private in
a regiment of Hussars quartered in the town, and
was acquitting himself of a year's service in the
Line, preparatory to a commission in the Prussian
Militia. By a favour not unusual under the cir-
cumstances, he was allowed to pursue his studies at
the University at the same time, so that his appear-
ance and equipment are easily accounted for. We
may also add that according to the military laws of
Prussia soldiers are permitted, under certain con-
ditions, to resort to their arms in self-defence.
These details contain and exhaust every plea which
can be urged in mitigation of this cowardly outrage,
and to what, let us ask, do they amount ? It is
utterly improbable, considering the characters of the
two parties, that these three civilians, even if a little
the worse for wine, should have offered the students
any offence. It is absolutely impossible that the
students could have been compelled, in self-preser-
vation, to have recourse to the violence which they
used. They outnumbered their opponents by five
to one, and they were armed with formidable wea-
pons. We are expressly assured that M. Ott him-
self had not so much as a stick in his hand, and yet
it is upon this poor, single, unarmed man, standing
helpless before him, that a Prussian cadet draws
his sword. We must now state that the name
of this cadet is Eulenburg, and that he is a
nephew of the Prussian Minister of the Interior.
We observed that the public morality of Prussia
would be judged by the conduct of the Govern-
ment and the action of the laws upon this occur-
rence, and we are willing for the present to con-
sider the question as open. Still, we cannot
omit to state what has already been done, or,
rather, left undone. Our readers will, of course,
conclude that young Eulenburg was at once ar-
rested and placed in custody to take his trial for the
homicide. Nothing of the sort. He remained at
large and unmolested in Bonn till the very day of
his victim's funeral, when he betook himself to Ber-
lin, and it is only just now that we hear of his being
" put uncler arrest." Nor is it certain that this will
lead either to his trial or his punishment. On the
contrary, the universal impression in the country is
that he will be allowed to escape unharmed. For
this assumption, too, the most damaging reasons
are openly given. It is not that life is held cheap
in Prussia., ear +ba+ nos:sauna aro rosardca ao Lcilcath
the notice of the law. So far are the Prussians
from holding these opinions that when some time
ago an Englishman, under circumstances of almost
irresistible provocation, struck a railway servant a
harmless blow with his fist, he was imprisoned for
months, and ultimately brought to trial as for a
most heinous crime. It is not in the law nor in
opinion that young Eulenburg is expected to find
his protection, but in the privileges of his class. He
belongs to the aristocracy, and it seems that in
Prussia young nobles assume a licence which in
other parts of Europe is two centuries out of date.
We may read in the pages of Swift or St. Simon
stories greatly resembling this affair at Bonn. In
our Queen Anne's time a young gentleman sallying
out of a tavern thought it no derogation of his
honour or his courage to run a poor watchman
through the body, and scenes of a similar kind were
then of no infrequent occurrence in the streets of
Paris. We connect such doings with bygone days
and principles, but it appears that in Prussia they
are practised still. However, there is a chance that
on this occasion retribution may follow. The vic-
tim was a French subject and in English employ.
It is reported that her Majesty has already inter-
ested herself in the case, and the Emperor Napo-
leon may not improbably think proper to prefer his
just demands for redress. That such redress may
be both speedily and amply obtained will be the
earnest hope of every Englishman who reads the
story. •

POST.—The committee of the so-called Emanci-
pation Society have announced the dissolution of
that association in an address which, as regards al-
most every one of its statements, is, we regret to
observe, inaccurate. This society was, it appears,
established about three years ago ostensibly to " en-
courage the united States Government in the pro-
secution of an emancipation policy," but in reality
to co-operate in the prosecution of the civil war be-
tween the North and the South. It was formed, as
the address affirms, to counteract the " erroneous
and mischievous views of the origin, the nature, and
the objects of the war" which were entertained by
the " leading journals" and the " public men" of
this country ; that is to say, for the purpose of di-
verting the current of English opinion into a Fede-
ral channel. The highly rhetorical compliment paid
to certain " names which are illustrious in the in-
tellectual world," may be passed over as a pardon-
able exaggeration ; but the assertion that the
" movement" was " sustained by the enthusiastic
support of the masses" requires confirmation. It is,
however, in describing the " result of our united
labours" that the committee have made the absence
of fact most conspicuous. They take credit to
themselves for, having been the means of preventing
her Majesty's Government recognising the Con-
federate States ; the seizure of the famous steam
rams was, they pretend, owing to their interference ;
and the sum total of their efforts is represented in
the dissipation of the " dream of a slave empire,"
and the collapse of the " pro-slavery Government
established at Richmond." So many mistakes, in-
cluding such a wide departure from historical
veracity, were never perhaps brought togeiker in
any address of equal length. The suggestion that
the common policy of the Governments of England
.and France was in the smallest degree influenced
by the action of the Emancipation Society is sim-
ply preposterous ; and, in point of truth, no
" slave empire" was created in the South, nor has
any " pro-slavery Government" collapsed at
Richmond. Slavery was an institution of the
Republic from the beginning, and North and
South were equally answerable for its existence.
Mr. Wendell Phillips advocated in one sense
the measures which Mr. Jefferson Davis, as the
elected President of the Southern States, carried out
in another. The antagonistic ideas met at the same
terminus, and both led directly to disunion. Negro
slavery, it is assumed, has perished ; every. slay?,
is emancipated, and therefore the " peculiarwork
of this society is practically accomplished. Whether
the liberated slaves die of starvation, or how they
exist—whether they improve their freedom or abuse
it, does not concern the Emancipation Society. Its
"peculiar work" is done, and it is formally dis-
solved. Of course it would be uncharitable toinfer '
that the committee imagined they could, by the dis-
solution of the society, relieve themselves from the
responsibility which, according to their own account,
they have incurred. We may think that the Eman-
cipation Society exercised no more influence over
the Government of Washington than it did on the
Governments of London and Paris, but inasmuch
as the committee profess to believe that their asso-
ciation-formed an important link in the chain of
events, they cannot be allowed to run away from
public observation through the convenient plea of
peculiar work." Having interfered so far, they
might, at least, propose a subscription to alleviate
the misery of the freedmen, and send over a depu-
tation to confer with the President on the subject.
They must know that in the United States the
gradual extinction of the coloured population is re-
garded as the only feasible solution of the problem

Another week of very bad weather, and outstanding
crops much damaged, and most of those housed are in very
bad condition. A. moderate supply of wheat, mostly new;
prices varAvrewparcels of now
Oldprices.wheat inecityd:Tztly
very
t a
different
to last year's. Beans and peas scarce, and turn dearer.
Wheat, white ..468 54s Beans, Mazagan.„....33s 3Ss
red ..42s 49s Middle and small 358 408
Barley
Oats .......20s 25s grey ..3 35bss iRi