The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-11 00:00:00

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males
Females ...

... 647
... 578

Total ... ...1,225
*ln this number are included 5 cases of death by
Cholera, 39,by Scarlatina, and 38 by Typhus Fever.

The return of the Registrar-General of births and
deaths in the metropolis during the week ending on
Saturday last shows the number of deaths from all causes
to be 994, being 31 more than the weekly average of five
springs. The return, however. shows that the public
health improves with the progress of the early months,
and that the mortality has fallen to the rate of that of
October. The fatal causes of cholera are thus given :
Kensington ; town.—F. 28, " malignant cholera, and
not injuries by violence alleged to have been done to her"
—inquest. St. Martin-in-the-Fields ; Charing-cross.—
F. 38, "cholera spasmodica (10 hours)." Mr. Leonard,
the registrar states that " the deceased was reported
as a charwoman, but in fact was an unfortunate
female of intemperate habits, brought to the work-
house at 6 P.m. on the 7th inst., in a state of collapse.
The house-surgeon and assistant gave immediate at-
tendance, and at half-past 9 the district surgeon also:
death occurred at 10 P.m. On the morning of Easter
Sunday the District Officer of Health visited the house,
No. 5, Hanover-court, Long Acre, and reported it to be a
' house of accommodation.' In a small yard about 4 feet
by 10 feet is a deep cesspool, not sufficiently protected,
and very offensive. The under part of the house re-
ceives the dust and refuse; and the drain-water from the
small yard runs in a pipe into the cellar, and is caught
in a tub or butt. The rooms. which are two on a floor,
are cleanly kept. The two officers of health visited this
house on the '26th of August last year, and from notes
then taken I find that over a surface of about 6,480
square feet there is no surface drainage, or very insuffi-
cient; that the cesspool of the above house had been
emptied about the 17th of July of the same year, and
that there appeared to be no drain. The next house has
also arrangements of the very worst possible description."
St. Pancras, Camden-town.—M. 34, " Asiatic cholera,
active symptoms (18 hours) ; continued fever (three
days)." Mr. Barth, medical attendant, states, that " all
the symptoms of Asiatic cholera were well marked
in the patient, except cramps, which were very
partial, and restricted to the upper extremities.
Lips and face blue and collapse, diarrhtea, rice-
water. Transfusion of 30 ounces of blood was tried
while in collapse, which rallied him for a day, but
he died three days afterwards of continued fever."
Greenwich; Woolwich Arsenal.—ln Royal Ordnance
Hospital, M. 23, " debility (20 days); cholera biliosa (16
hours);" Greenwich Wrst.—ln Dreadnought Hospital,
M. 14, " cholera," p.m. The number of births registered
in the week was 1,225.

THE MURDER IN BLACKFRIARS-

ROAD.

Yesterday evening, Mr. Payne, the City Coroner, held
an inquest on the body of Henry Lambsill, aged 23, who
was stabbed in a scuffle in Blackfriars-road.

The jury, having been sworn, proceeded to view the
body and returned.

George lierriman, a watch-glass maker, residing in
Broadwall, stated that he was in company with the de-
deased from 12 o'clock on Sunday night until about *2
in the morning. They first met at a public-house called
the Mitre, and a man named Bailey was present. There
were also some other persons present. No quarrelling
occurred there, and they proceeded to the Duke of York
tavern, in Blackfriars• road. A dispute there arose be •
tween Bailey and the deceased, with reference to a small
sum of money lent by Bailey to the deceased—Bailey
demanding, and the deceased refusing, payment.. On
leaving the tavern with the rest, witness crossed the road
to York-street, leaving the deceased and Bailey together.
Almost immediately after witness heard the deceased
er3 out " George, he has stabbed me," and he then ob-
served Lambsill coming towards him, and saw him fall
as soon as he reached the centre of the road. Witness
raised him, and a woman named Mary Taylor, who came
up with them, unfastened his shirt. There was a small
stream of blood running down his side. A man named
Parker then raised an alarm, and Bailey was taken into
custody. The deceased was placed in a cab and con-
veyed to the hospital.
Joseph Parker corroborated this evidence, stating in
addition that he gave Bailey into the custody of the
police. Bailey asked why witness collared him, and he
replied that he did so because he had stabbed Lambsill.
lie said, " No, I have not;" but he offered no resist-
ance. Witness afterwards knelt down and examined the
deceased. There was a hole through his coat, waist-
coat, and shirt, and he was bleeding from a small wound
in his side. Saw two small clasp-knives taken. from
Bailey's pockets by the policeman.
A relative of the deceased, who seemed much af-
fected during the proceedings, asked the witness if the
deceased had quarrelled with any other person whilst at •

,he Mitre?
The witness said that he had not.

James Murray supported the statement of Herriman,
adding that on the road from the Mitre to the Duke of
York the deceased used some offensive terms to a young
man passing. Some words arose, and an offer was made
to back the young man, whose name was Denman, to
fight the deceased for ss. The deceased had not got 55.,
and Bailey thereupon gave him that sum, but no fight
took place. In consequence of Bailey's insisting upon
the money being returned, the fatal quarrel took place.
None of the party were sober at the time. Bailey was
very much intoxicated.

Sohn Meek, 48 M division, stated that on hearing
cries of " Murder!" and " Police!" he ran to the corner
of Charlotte-street, and saw the deceased bleeding on
the ground. Bailey was pointed out to him as having
" done it," and witness collared him and said, " Have
you got a knife?" He said " No—yes. I have one in
my right hand pocket." He then attempted to secrete
something in his breast. Witness put his hand in his
breast, and there found a small knife open, and the blade
turned downwards. Did not observe any blood upon it.
There was another knife in his coat pocket.
The knife was here handed round. It was a long
narrow blade, about three inches long, and seemed just
the sort of weapon to have inflicted the very small but
deep puncture in the breast of the deceased.
Mary Ts') for stated that the deceased lived with her.
On Sunday night or Monday morning she was in the
Blackftiars-road. She went out for the purpose of
watching Lambsill, who was then tipsy. She saw him
walk with Bailey. She saw Lambsill tall, and on going
up she saw blood flowing from his breast. She said,
" Don't let him go, he has stabbed him." Bailey said he
did not want to go. A policeman then collared him, and
took an open clap knife out of his breast-coat pocket.
Witness went into the cab with them. Deceased sighed
and rolled his eyes when the cab reached the Borough,
and she observed to a man who was also inside the cab,

" He's dying now, I think."
Mr. Isaac Coggins stated that on Monday moming,at
ten minutes past two o'clock. .the deceased was brought
to St. Thomas's Hospital in a cab, and witness was
called. There was a small black wound on the left
breast between the fifth and sixth ribs, over the region
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Au open knife was found in Bailey's pocket, and it did
not appear that there was any good reason for his car-
rying it in that state, to his own risk. The decessed
could not have inflicted the wound himself from the di.
rection it took: it must have been inflicted by a thrust,
and not a blow. There was no scuffle or blow which
could have caused the use of this weapon in self defence,
and it would become their duty to consider whether,
under these circumstances, the striking a man with
knife in the left breast, when there was every reason to
believe that death must follow the blow, did not amount
to murder. Had the deceased struck with his fist, it
would have been a provocation ; but would even that
circumstance warrant this determined use of a deadly
weapon to return it ? tinder all the circumstances, he
thought that the crime could not be returned as man-
slaughter, and it was for them to decide whether this
man ought not to be put upon his trial on the capital

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charge. -
The jury immediately returned a verdict of " Wilful
murder" against William Bailey.
The witnesses were then bound over to prosecute.

CITY SEWERS COMMISSION —Yesterday being
Easter Tuesday. the Commissioners of Sewers for the
city of London did not transact any public business. The
whole of the matters awaiting the consideration of the
CCU; OW over, consmenoy, until Wvebby nest.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON RRLDOE.
Tilts DAT —Morning, 4 min. after 4 I Evening, 21 Min. after 4
To-Moasow—Morning, 34 ram. after 4 I Evening, 51 min. after 4

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