The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-10 00:00:00

SEVERAL DEATHS BY DROTITNIO

♦ 1013
Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. Baker, the coroner' cl,
an inquest at the Black Horse Tavern, Kingsland.r-onerr
Shoreditch, on view of the body of a male pers°ll woe
known, apparently about 25 years of age, will thst
found drowned in the Regent's-canal. It appease% i4the body was found on Thursday morning float'lleepo.
the water near the Imperial Gas Works, Hagger°,:icete
The deceased was brought ashore, and in his Int 0
were found sixpence in coppers, but nothing to osooo9
his identity. He was dressed in black coat and tre%itb
black satin vest, small crosses upon it, calico shirt bite
false front, black neck tie, Oxonian boots, and -the
cotton stockings. The body, which had been Voric•
water several days, was taken to Shoreditch jdot,
house. The jury returned a verdict of cc Found
apparently drowned." Or'
Mr. W. Baker, also received information fran the
Vaughan, the beadle of Bethnal-green, respect
discovery of the body of a gentleman, which we'sGroorge
yesterday morning floating in the water of Sir The
Duckett's Canal, Victoria-park, Bonner's-fields;4ooo
deceased was dressed in a suit of black, the war silver
being lined with pink silk ; Wellington boots. 01 0
watch, with gold guard chain, and nine shilLlnivitia
silver, were in his pockets. No letters or PaPer,i-tyto the
were found upon him. The body was conver..."‘,4llo,
City of Paris Tavern, to await an inquest, whin' „see'
held this day (Saturday). The deceased is at P.
unknown. nest
Another body was discovered yesterday
raorni George
the Twig Folly bridge, floating near Sir la With'
Duckett's canal, and had the appearance of with'
in a state of great destitution. The deceased was were
out a shirt and a bat, and the only articles of dress frog
a pair of ragged black cloth trowsers and a d rocket*
coat. Nothing could be found in the deceased's 11,0, 11
and the body was taken to the Victoria beer'elr-ohner°
the side of the canal, to be identified, and fora nue,,
inquest, which is appointed to be held this aflertnhe-0006
A fourth body was found on Thursday, in d
canal, and was that of a boy about ten yea he viato'
th
The deceased was unknown, and had been the
_A to t
only a few days. The deceased was converuitopiee
Three Colts Tavern, Old Ford, Bow, where a,nury, site!
was held before Mr. Baker yesterday, and the) an o'
hearing the evidence of the finding, returnee'
verdict of " Found dead."
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METROPOLITAN thePOLICE-RATE.—At
of the parish of St. James yesterday. Mribe 011 00
coil, coll, one of the county magistrates, gave resented
notice of motion :—" That a petition be pi t
enditt
ptanlins.eitinfig' the
rPaatreliameernstmoany bbeahvaelfsaomf
ethciasntvreesltreyv,erprtairee I;__l3
recentlyo f the
made rbayt ea,
deputationin
e Lordwith
cretary of State for the Home Department, pe°o7.,ototietl:
..rpose
opuanlitceoffethreeesfaeird
mraatney, alned iineyfr
ins
asses'
emetXCersospi
praying for the abolition of the shadow orc,,,,argesss'a
institution represented by the present Court Ivo_.,er, sunic p,l
High Bailiff; and Hight Constable of ;Westin
_en" bolo
rateP Ape°
the establishment in their stead of a corpol:tl_n
voelitaamn
power to pay and appoint a distinct body for
street trc •
purposes, such as for the improvement of
97.0 ge
the removal of local nuisances affecting
rally, and the sanitary condition of the neighbciuti other
d neigh
all
also to possess all other privileges en.jnyei-ratted
incorporated cities and boroughs in the Li
dom. I`l4‘
CHILDREN lll° ere
EMPLOYMENT OF PAUPER vIIILDRRN INr ,ion
—Last week twelve boys from the Oxfo der.,:faiestr
sent to Portsmouth, to be entered in h oP;
e se Navy, where, it was thought, employment mighoweye
tamed for them. Eight of the twelve havai
the bone
been sent back, It appears that the master
_ardiart.e_e
took the boys to Portsmouth, where the
that
,tuatioP
the Oxford Union were led to believe si.cre pro'Arctorf
board the 1 _a
ceeded, with proper introductions, on
the
ndard,
would have been at once procured for them.
when the boys were placed under
weseb; upon wro,
other formalities gone through. ,
Ifolninav ediately sop,
proper officer seeing the boys, be an explana, re-
nounced them totally unfit, but, at
uPott,,_ m
tue for
he was induced to consent that four of°vide, wit
to,
main, in order to see if they could b.? p
with
on the olouce
the Excellent, but he could not prevail
_.raated other,
ations. The master then went
take any of them ; it was, however, weeks ageieat
brthe tern t 0
to
lot
that had they been presented.
employ:a
would have been no difficulty in finding
adar,
them.
LOCOMOTIVES FOR AUSTRALIA.
d in that telrforoi
has been receive
r 14
dian says, an order , first aver
locomotive engine • s for Austraua—t
for that colony. —The Neirccalle "7 for