The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-02 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.

Yesterday Charles Corby, a wild-looking fellow,
20 years of age, was placed at the bar before Mr.
charged with having feloniously cut and
wounded Mary Ann Noble, with intent to mur-
der her.

Mr. Wakeling, the solicitor, attended to watch the
proceedings on the part of the prisoner.
A report had been circulated in the neighbourhood
of the court that a woman had been murdered, and
crowds of persons assembled, and considerable inte-
rest was evinced.

James Lee, of 8, Prospect-place, St. Luke's, said
that he was a cap-maker. At eight o'clock yesterday
morning he was in his work-room, with several other
girls in his employ, and Mary Ann Noble was sitting
down quietly at her work. The prisoner entered the
room in a wild manner, and stared at them in a most
trange way. Witness said, " Charley, what is the
matter ?" he looked and said nothing, but kept his
hands in his pocket. The injured woman said to him,
" Charley, what's the matter ?"—he kept in the same
position and said nothing. She moved towards him,
and witness went between them, and she left her seat in
consequence of the wild looks of the prisoner, when
he took hold of Miss Noble, and put his hand upon
her head and drew a razor across her throat, whilst
in the act of kissing her.
The prisoner, with wildness, interrupted the wit-
ness, and said, " I loved her."
Witness continued—After he separated frem her
the blood flowed from her throat, and witness saw a
deep wound. He called a policeman, and the pri-
soner was taken to the station house.

After hearing further evidence confirmatory of the
above facts,
Mr. liammtLi remanded the prisoner.
THAMES.

John Atherton Pack, late messenger of this court,
a young man who lost his right arm during the
Chinese war, and was appointed to his situation by
Sir James Graham three years and eight months
ago, was brought before Mr. Ingham on remand,
charged with feloniously breaking open a desk in the
clerk's office and stealing 15/. therefrom.
Mr. Pelham, the solicitor, who watched the case for
the prisoner, offered no remarks, and the prisoner also
.remained silent.

Mr. INGHAM committed him to Newgate for trial.
Pack was in the receipt of 701. a year salary and
ls. a day pension, which he has forfeited by the
offence he has committed.

MURDER at COWPEN COLLIERY.
An inquest was held by adjournment on Wednes-
day last at Blyth, before Mr. Reed, the coroner for
the county of Northumberland, on view of the body
of George Hunter. The deceased was a pitman at
Cowpen Colliery, where he had been employed for
some time.
Mr. John Lynch, surgeon, of Blyth, was the first
witness examined. He stated that on Saturday, the
23 I ult., he bad been called in to attend the deceased,
and found several contused wounds on his head, but
did not at the time consider him in great danger,
The deceased was then sensible, and said he had been
ill- used by two men, whom he did not know, and
would not wish to know. Witness dressed the
wounds, and called upon the deceased the next morn-
ing, when he found him speechless and insensible, and
he died shortly afterwards. Witness had made a post
mortem examination, and found the skull of the de-
ceased extensively fractured, and a clot of blood,
weighing four ounces, pressing heavily on the brain.
Jane Lambert, the wife of Matthew Lambert, said
she had occasion to go to the door of her cottage on
that evening, and heard a voice shout " Oh 1 dear,"
but thought it only a " a lark," and paid no attention
to the circumstance.
Thomas Turnbull, a pitman, who lives about 200
yards from Mrs. Lambert, had his attention called to
the shouts, which were first heard by his wife, and
on hastening to the spot whence they proceeded, he
found the deceased on his knees and hands. The
deceased asked for assistance, saying some one had
" smashed his head all to pieces.' Witness assisted
deceased home.
William Hunter, the brother of the deceased, said
that he and his brother went to a public-house at
Cowpen village, about seven o'clock on the Saturday
evening, and remained there till 17 minutes to 10,
when they left; and on going down Cowpen-lane
they were passed by two young men who had been in
the public-house with them. Witness then bid his
brother good night, and told him to follow the young
men down. Both witness and his brother were ap-
prehensive of danger from their having left " the
union," and having heard of threats made against
them and others who had done so.
Isabella Sadler attended the deceased, and spoke of
statements being made similar to those deposed to by
Mr. Lynch.
The two young men who had passed the deceased
and his brother in Cowpen-Pane were not examined
before the Coroner, but it is understood that no
suspicion rests on them, as they were not pitmen, and,
besides, were so far in advance of the deceased at the
time he was attacked that they did not hear his
shouts. The affair being thus involved in great doubt
and uncertainty, the Coroner directed the jury to
return an open verdict, leaving the magistrates to take
up the case.
The jury accordingly returned a verdict of " Wilful
murder against some person or persons unknown.".
Three men (two of them brothers, of the name of
Cleghorn) were apprehended on suspicion, but there,

being no evidence to criminate them, they were
ordered to be discharged by the magistrates. Inquiries
are still being instituted, with a view of bringing the
murderers to justice.