The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-25 00:00:00

THE NORFOLK MURDER.

The inquest on the body of Lorenz• Beha, who was
murdered near Tittleshall, on Friday last, was held at
the Griffin Inn, Tittleshall, before W. Pilgrim, Esq.,
Coroier, on Monday.
The jury, without hesitation, found a verdict of Wilful
Murder against William Thompson, the prisoner.
He was brought before the magistrates at Litcham on
Tuesday, and upwards of twenty witnesses deposed to
the various facts which have been related. The pro-
ceedings did not conclude until nearly nine o'clock at
night.

-One of the witnesses was a young policeman, to whom
the prisoner was handcuffed for safe keeping directly
after being apprehended. He stated that whilst he was
reading the Bible aloud, the prisoner, without anything
being said to him, admitted that he was guilty ; that he
was very sorry for it ; and hoped he should have time to
repent ; but on other persons entering the room, the
prisoner denied having made any such confession.
The property found at the prisoner's residence was all
positively identified as belonging to the deceased.
At the close of the evidence, the prisoner declined
making any statement, observing that he could say a
great deal, but should reserve it for a future occasion.
He has displayed throughout a sullen and hardened
demeanour. He is fully committed for trial at the next
Norwich assizes.

THE GUIDING STAR EMIGRANT SHlP.—This :emi-
grant vessel returned recently to Liverpool with cholera
on board. On Monday, the captain (Robertson) was sum-
moned before the magistrates there charged with infrac-
tions of the Emigration Act, the main charges being that
he had pulled down the hospital, several water-closets, the
bulk-heads which divided the male from the female
compartments, and that sufficient food had not been
given to the emigrants. The case was entered into
fully, and evidence adduced to show that the treatment
of the emigrants had, upon the whole been good. With
regard to the water-closets, it was shown that those
which the captain had directed to be pulled down were
only temporary erections, and that their removal was
deemed necessary by the medical officer on beard. The
bulk-heads were taken away because the German pas-
sengers on one side would insist upon hanging wet
clothes over them, thus preventing the free passage of
air below. Mr. Mansfield (the stipendiary) said that
the evidence showed kind treatment on the part of the
captain and authorities of the vessel, but that the law
was imperative. He should, therefore, inflict only the
small penalty of 15/. for the infringements, arising, as
they did, rather out of the necessities of the case than
mm any 'wilful act of negligence or cruelty.
THE FOCI AND PRINCE ALBERT —A Dc, the contre-
tempseenfttohfe :)sygi9(..ltnyir
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Cambridge at 4 o'clock
uHesisdaßyo,ywaleHniagy, reckon the
Princeembar-
ph.nmem.s,soarrived
attAlbert,heEwahsotelrenft Counties Terminus, Shoreditch, in a "special,"
consisting of two ea
six, in the very thir:lica
particulars"goefs and a break, at 25 minutes to
the most remarkable
~ London November
clinfewsshiwchaswdeeshiraivoeusantyo
remembrance. As his Royal Highness
reach Paddington en route to gi
Windsor, the officials were
loyally anxious to give effect to that wish. A •
ccordlngly
Mr. Church, the head clerk, issued orders to
ordinates, who formed a sort of flam-
beauxprocessioncewrittahinsub-
beau ; which, on its arrival at Worship-st t having
sly espied by the polic ree ,
previo _ e, despite the a.
acity of the atmosphere, Was
soup op augmented by
uperintendent of police, ard t n
inspector and s . • en men.
was
Of course the benighted public astonished for the
space of three yards, that being the field of vision on that
purblind occasion, with the passage of a brilliant proces-
sion, speedily disappearing in the ambient gloom. As
there were no omnibuses in the route, except a few empty
ones befogged, and standing by the wayside, the car.
riago and its guides progressed well, considering all cir-
cumstances, reaching- Paddington safely by a quarter
before seven. The Prince handsomely sent the superins
tendent to take the names of his torch-bearing pilots,
which being done, was followed by a gratuity.
EXTRAORDINARY SUIOIDE.—An occurrence which has
created much anxiety and gossip has taken place at
Malpas, in this county, during the past week. It ap-
pears that on Wednesday last a foreigner, and, it is
supposed, a stranger to the neighbourhood, took up his
residence at the Crown Inn, and, having taken some
refreshment, retired to rest at an early hour. In the
morning he got up, partook of breakfast, and shortly
afterwards "walked off," without paying his bill. The
landlord (Mr. Price), not liking to be done in this cool
mariner, went after his strange visitor, whom he overtook
at Agden, about two miles from Malpas, on the road to
Whitchurch. The foreigner, on seeing the worthy
Boniface so close upon him, ran across a field, but the
former, being quicker in his movements, soon caught
his strange visitor, when he deliberately pulled a pistol
from his pocket, and, placing the muzzle to his mouth,
fired it off ! The poor fellow y immediate I dropped,
as
if dead, and Mr. Price In. • .
. vinggiven the alarm, procured
assistance and had him
removed. He, however, accord-
ing to our accounts, still s •
by his rash survives, but is severely injured
act, the roof of I • destroyed. The unfortunatehis mouth being completely
count of himself; and, his
man refuses to give any ac-
no clue to his person and habiliments offering
unknown. connexiona and Whereabouts, he still re-
mainscould devise was Everyrendered ':Boisiatance which medical skill
GRIST AND MARIO IN AxEglinle.—Chetter Courant.
Signor Mario are not to set sa.it*f—o Madame Grisi and
close of next summer. Their first r America until the 1
appearan •
will be on the let of September next. ce in America 4
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