The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-09 00:00:00

THAMES-OFFICE.

Yesterday Mr. Robert Smith, part owner of the ship Eliz.lbeth, ap_
peared before Mr. Greenwood to show cause why he refused to pay the
sum of 13/. 155., the balance of wages due to William Wadly, a sea-
man, fir his services on board.
The order for payment was male out •

LAMBETH MURDER-INQUEST.

( From the Second Edition of last night.)

On the inquiry being resume!,
William Clements, a young lad, was examined. He stated that he is
a tailor living in Granby..treet. He know: the old man Owen, who
lives in the same street. On Monday evening last he saw a gentleman
conversing with Owen. The gentleman put some silver in Owen's hand,
and said, " keep it to yourself, and don't tell your neighbours about it."
A young man in the same shop told the policeman of the occurrence,
who brought the witness here. A crowd of people were following
Owen. Witness did not know for what reason.

Owen was recalled, and entered into a rambling statement as to the
accuracy and inaccuracy of his memory.
Tue CORONER—Did you receive any kindness from any body the day
you were examined ?
Witness (laughing) said, I don't think I have a right to answer that.
CORONER—Yes; you must answer.

Witness then told a rambling story about a gentleman having come to
him in the York Hotel after he was examined, and spoke to him very
kindly. The gentleman asked him to dri ik, which he refused. The
gentleman followed him towards his home, and gave him a sixpence.
It was painful to his feelings to be forced to speak of such thing.
in a public room. He could not swear that the gentleman
did not say "Do net say too much." The gentleman might have said
so. It might have related to this case. The gentleman might have
said " mind what you are about, and say what you have to say in a few
words." The witness fenced very artfully, arid talkel a good deal about
his belonging to a Temperance Society, and his knowing all the grocers,
but wished " to see all the publicans far enough."
The Coroner asked him who was the girl whom he represented to
be his daughter? when, instead of answering, he broke into exclama.
tions about God and his soul, ke &c. Being pressed, he admitted with
great difficulty that she was not his slaughter, and that she slept in the
same room with him. He had represented, in an application to a cha-
rity that he had three children in distress ; and it was drawn out of him
at last that he had included in the number the girl alluded to, Ile would
not answer the question whether she slept with him or not. He bore an
excellent private character.—(Laughter.) [Duiing the examination
of this man, strong leelings of disgust were expressed by the jury and
the speAators.] Upon his oath the money which the gentleman gave
him was no money to induce him to make any statement
in this case. He could not recollect that he had said to any person, that
he wondered if he could tba punished for swearing that he saw Hubbard
at the door on the morning of the murder, arid that should turn out to
be untrue. He would swear that he had not said so.
William Blakeman, of Granby street, was confronted with Owen.
Witness keeps a chandler's shop. Knows Owen. On Tuesday the lat-
ter told witness the same story which he had told the jury about seeing
Hubbard at the door. He also said to witness, "Ifhe is nut the mur-
derer, and the murderer is found out, what can they do with me."