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

SEVERAL DEATHS BY DROWNI-g

Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. Baker, the coroneProd,
an inquest at the Black Horse Tavern, King.;lan"„. tra
Shoreditch, on view of the body of a male Pert Tie!
known, apparently about 25 years of age, az°
found drowned in the Regent's-canal. It aPPe''''ng
the body was found on Thursday morning fioatiope.
the water near the Imperial Gas Works, I:Jagger:olo
The deceased was brought ashore, and in his P d °
were found sixpence in coppers, but nothing to Le got
his identity. He was dressed in black coat and trlytith
black satin vest, small crosses upon it, calico ehrichite
false front, black neck tie, Oxonian boots, and in the
cotton stockings. The body, which had been*orl‘;
water several days, was taken to Shoreditch A doe,
house. The jury returned a verdict of " F°ll3'
apparently drowned."
Mr. W. Baker, also received information fr°l thei
Vaughan, the beadle of Bethnal-green, resPectirTotala
discovery of the body of a gentleman, which 979)3George
yesterday morning floating in the water of Sit The
Duckett's Canal, Victoria-park, Bonner,s-fields: 000
deceased was dressed in a snit of black, the vitsoilet°
being lined with pink silk ; Wellington boots.
.4301 a
watch, with gold guard chain, and nine shi'llritil4
silver, were in his pockets. No letters or paper to to the
were found upon him. The body was conver 11 be
City of Paris Tavern, to await an inquest, wh,cllesea'k
held this day (Saturday). The deceased is at r
peAr
unknown.
Another body was discovered yesterday taor'lljoeorge
the Twig Folly bridge, floating near Sir
~.bourer,
Duckett's canal, and had the appearance of n, Tiers
out a state of great destitution. The deceased 97'*. Tier!
out a shirt and a hat, and the only articles of dress
a pair of ragged black cloth trowsers and a ,cla 000
coat. Nothing could be found in the deceased s Pop, /370
and the body was taken to the Victoria beersooner
the side of the canal, to be identified, and fora ocooo, 6
the
inquest, which is appointed to be held this e!'er
A fourth body was found on Thursday, 1n sof ;
canal, and was that of a boy about ten years e
The deceased was unknown, and had been in ea
st
to the
only a few days. The deceased was conveY
Three Colts Tavern, Old Ford. Bow, where a
_ nfV;
was held before Mr. Baker yesterday, and the j ;;,' ope
hearing the evidence of the finding, returned
verdict of " Found dead."

1.
METROPOLITAN POLICE-RATE.—At the vests -id
eetivg
of the parish of St. James yesterday. gr. 0w to
coil, one of the county magistrates, gave the J° ted
notice of motion :—" That a petition be pre9e,vhiit the
Parliament on behalf of this vestry, praying
ratepayers may have some control over the OEI3IOOOO
of the police rate, in accordance with the stator, Se"
recently made by a deputation to Lord Palmers'? the
cretary of State for the Home Department, show the
excessive amount of the said rate, and inefficienef
metropolitan police force for many local purPse„s,:joiel
praying for the abolition of the shadow of a m" es cl
seth
institution represented by the present Court of Star o
High Bailiff, and Hight Constable of IVirestminsteb;ving
the establishment in their stead of a corporation
incorporated
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etrpnosoaod,
vtspeasts pay yeeohfsa
alnaondsci
tafaaol appoint
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condition
distinctpr
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feiimprovement
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street
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EMPLOYMENT OF PAUPER CHILDREN I,' were
—Last week twelve boys from the Oxford ilrojestie
sent to Portsmouth, to be entered in her •ht be " ofr
Navy, where, it was thought, employment %over'
tamed for them. Eight of the twelve have, -19_ hose
been sent back. 0: appears that the master of t!'riays of
took the boys to Portsmouth, where the g". atiov°
the Oxford Union were led to believe that elt pro.
would have been at once procured for theni• j'-victorf
ceeded, with proper introductions, on board theand
when the boys were placed under the standarnii the
other formalities gone through. However, yel°.,, pro-
proper officer seeing the boys, he inimearl'ationf
pounced them totally unfit, but, upon an exl?'_uici e.
he was induced to consent that four of them situ'
main, in order to see if they could be provided 10c,.113r.er
;erg; t°
ations. The master then went with the rerno
the Excellent, but he could not prevail on the
,0 biro
take any of them ;it was, however, intirna / there
that bad they been presented six
would have been no difficulty in finding employsweeks agra°'ot for
them.
diem says, an order has been received in
ordero
locomotive engines for Australia—the first ever
LOCOMOTIVES FOR AIISTRALIA.—The Netivhcao:
for that colony. tdoevri, ui