The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-10 00:00:00

SHIPPING RETURNS.

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The shipping returns of the Board of Trade for the
month ending the sth of April again show a consider-
able increase of arrivals and departures both of British
and foreign shipping, except Russian, as compared with
the corresponding month of last year. From Russia the
arrivals were only eight vessels, of 2,278 tonnage, against
30 vessels, of 9,450 tonnage, in April, 1853 ; while the
clearances thither were two vessels, of 730 tonnage,
against 19, of 4,450 tonnage, in April, 1853. Subjoined
are the general entries and clearances of all classes of
vessels :

Entered inward :

TONNAGE FOR MONTH ENDING APRIL 5.
1852. 1853.
British vessels 243,7G8 347,884
United States' vessels 41,214 77,550
Other countries 121,802 123,097

406,781 518,531 633,183
The clearances outward were :-
1852. 1853. 1854.
united States' vessels 58,, 359
536 75,049 144,,097
Other countries 99,450 120,634 104,120

562,757 555,672 744,696
With.regard to the coasting trade, the returas show
that the tonnage entered inward was 1,080,337 in the
month ending April 5, 1852 ; 1,184,368 in 1853 ; and
1,124,674 in 1854. The clearances outward were
1,181,892 in April, 1852; 1,234,966 in 1853; and
1,193,933 in 1854.

TIIE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.—Yesterday Lloyd's and
the other large shipping establishments received a notice
from the Admiralty, accompanied by a copy of a com-
munication from the Danish Government, informing
them that the ends of the electric cable crossing the
Great and Little Belts in the Baltic, had been recovered
and secured in their old position, thereby again open-
ing- direct telegraphic communication with the capital of
Denmark and the Continent, &c. With the communi-
cation ample details were given of landmarks, buoys,
&c., so as to enable masters of vessels to avoid injur-
ing the cable. It is intended to carry the submarine
wires across the Sound, and thus open an electric
communication with Stockholm and other parts f o

Sweden.
THE LATH JEWELLERY ROBBERY AT BIRMINGHAif.—
On Monday Thomas Koope, "the Australian merchant,"
remanded from Wednesday last, was again brought
before the Borough magistrates at the public office,
charged with robbing Messrs. Stockton of jewellery to
the amount of between 3001. and 4001., and was coin-

mitted for trial.
MURDER AND SUICIDE AT COVENTRY.—On Saturday
evening the neighbourhood of Cook-street, Coventry,
was thrown into a state of • a.larm by a report that
a murder had been comnutted at theh Black D•g
On tile police going t ere a woman
public house.
was found behind the tap-room door, dead ; and a
man, apparently sitting on the ground, was also
dead. It appeared that the deceased female was
named Eliza Thompson ; that on the 21st of April, 1850,
she was married at St. John's Church, in that city, to a
man named Poole, who from some cause left her and.
went to America. In the year 1852 she became acquainted
with Nelson Webb, a young bricklayer, and on the 28th
of December was married at St. Thomas's, in this town :
but, for some cause that did not transpire, the deceased
refused to live with him, and had been for some time past
landlady of the public-house in question. On Saturday
last he preferred a charge of bigamy against her'at the
Coventry Police-office, when the case was remanded till
Thursday, a material witness not being forthcoming, and
the woman was liberated on bail. .After they left the
Police office, Webb went to some public-houses in the
city, and drank a good deal. He had purchased on
the Friday two pistols, and on the evening of Satur-
day he went into the Black Dog, and called for a
glass of ale. Mrs. Webb refused to draw it„ and went
to the door to get out, but he placed his arm round
her neck, and shot her under the ear ; she then dropped
on the floor. Before any one could come near him
(there were several persons drinking in the public-
house), he place a cap on the nipple, put the pistol
against his mouth, pulled the trigger, the pistol went
off, and carried away part of his face ; he died in about
three minutes. Inquests were held on Monday, wher4
as regarded Mrs. Webb, a verdict of "Wilful murder _
was returned, and in the case of the murder,
uounse.a.eyf
felo de se. The funeral of Webt4ook place on T
e__Cl in
evening, about nine o'clock, when his body wassr
a hearse, followed by two mourning coach;
mtoeuSste.
Peter's church, Hill 'Field. There was
concourse of spectators.