The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-07 00:00:00

SUSPECTED MURDER.

BIRKENHEAD, SATURDAY.—The discovery of ft most
atrocious murder within the last twenty-four hours has
thrown this place into the greatest excitement. Last
evening an inquest was held at the Dock Hotel, on the
body of the unfortunate being who perished, and the
following facts were disclosed. His name WAS James
Frimingham, a quiet young man, aged nineteen; and it
appears on the night of the 24th ult. he had 'teen par-
ticipating in the annual festival of some club. He did
not return home, and nothing was heard of him until
yesterday morning, when his body was found in the Mor-
peth Dock, bearing such appearances as to show that he
had been murdered. A black silk handkerchief was
stuffed in his mouth, the left side of his face was lace-
rated, and the left hand trousers pocket was turned
inside out.

The police being apprised of the discovery, they were
instructed to apprehend a stonemason of the name of
Edward Silk, on suspicion of being concerned in the
death of the unfortunate young man, he having given
very contradictory accounts as to where he left him on
the preceding evening. It also appears that this party
when he reached his lodgings on the night in question,
was seen to have blood on his hands and pocket hand-
kerchief. Silk was then intoxicated, and on being asked
where he had left the deceased, he replied that he had
been drinking with him, and that he left him at the
corner of Bridge-street. He added that the deceased
had severely cut himself under the eye by falling, and
that he (Si) had wiped the blood off his face with his
pocket-handkerchief.
Mr. Vaughan, a surgeon, who examined the body,
said that the handkerchief was firmly wedged down the
deceased's throat to the extent of ten and a half inches.
Suffocation was the cause of death, produced by the
handkerchief being stuffed in the throat. Deceased
could not have placed the handkerchief in his throat
himself.

The CoaorrEn here intimated that he would adjourn
the inquiry, so as to enable the police to collect more
witnesses respecting the murder.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD, JUNE 4.—The University prizes have been
awarded to the following gentlemen:—
Chancellor's Prize—English Essay. The Political and
Social Benefits of the Reformation in England. Goldwin
Smith, 8.A., Stowell Law Fellow of University.
Chancellor's Prize—Latin Essay. Quatenus Rei-
publicm intersit, ut jurisprudentia Romanorum inter lit-
teras fere humaniores colenda proponatur. Edwin
Palmer, 8.A., Fellow of Balliol.

Chancellor's Prize—Latin Verse. Tunis Londinensis.
Jchn Coningtcn, 8.A., Fellow of University.
Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize—English Verse. Prince
Charles Edward after the Battle of Culloden. John
Adams, Commoner of Magdalen-hall.
Mr. G. Smith, while Demy of Magdalen, College, was
the successful competitor for the Latin Poem in 1845,
and for the Latin Essay in 1846. Mr. E. Palmer gained
, the Latin Poem in 1844.

THE WEATHER AND CROPS.—The beneficial change
in the weather which has recently taken pleice, not only in
this country but over the Continent of Europe, and its
bountiful effects in bringing forth the fruits of the earth,
promising a speedy return of plenty and cheapness, are
already noticed in the columns of this day's paper. Here we
only propose to note the great rise of temperature experi-
enced in our own locality within these last few days. For
the last three of these the thermometer, in the shade, in a
northern exposure, and in spite of easterly winds, has stood
in the shade at 70 degrees and upwards of Fahrenheit, ac-
companied with brilliant and almost burning sunshine. Our
friends in London and Paris, we perceive, have been labour-
ing under a heat of about ten degrees higher.—Ca!edonian
Mercury.
ANNIVERSARY MEETING OF THE CHARITY CHIL-
Daser.—Thursday being the anniversar q meeting of the
charity children at the Cathedral of St. Paul's, the parochial
schools from the various parishes, with the. exception of these
of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields and Shadwell, at twelve o'clock
assembled at the sacred edifice, accompanied by their re-
spective clergymen, &c. A sermon was preached by the
Biahop of Chichester. The service commenced by the chil-
dren singing the " Hundreth Psalm," after the first lesson.
" Te Deum" was chaunted by the gentlemen of the choir,
and " Jubilate Deo" after the second lesson. The Duke of
Cambridge honoured the interesting ceremony with his pre-
sence, and at which were also the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs,
Aldermen Sir J. Duke, H. Hughes, Sidney, &c., and a n'ast
respectable congregation.
POST-OFFICE NOTICES. The following notices
were issued on Saturday last at the Ge aeral Post-office, St.
Martin's-le-Grand :—" Mails will be .made up for Sierra
Leone, to be conveyed by her Majesty's
steamer
Gr
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postage
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The postage on letters so forwarded for Sierra Leone
olestoters on;, &c. an
at the rate of ls. the half ounce,
Allu.nce,id
will be charged on newspapers
this vessel must be specially ad intended to
dressed, • By
b steamer
Growler.' The Growler is expected
hbeer forwarded
Majesty's y
to sail from Plymouth about the 12th. inst." " The mails
for the Mediterranean, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, Hong-
Kong, and China, will be made up on the evening of the 7th
inst. (this evening), to be forwarded by the fortnightly
closed overland mails, via Marseilles. For Gibraltar, Malta,
Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, India,
of the 19th inst., rid Southampton, Corunna,e" on
Vi thego eveningOporto,
Lisbon, Madeira, rid Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, on the
morning of the th inst. (this morning), to be forwarded by
the Iberia steamer from Southampton; next packet due, the
Madrid steamer, on the 14th inst., Madeira, British' and
foreign colonies in the West Indies (except Mexico, Hon-
duras, and Havnnnah), Venezuela, Bermuda, San Juan de
Nicaragua, New Grenada, Chili, and Peru, on the morning
of the 17th inst., to be forwarded by the Severn steamer
from Southampton ; next packet due, the Medway, on the
7th inst. (this day). British North America, Bermuda, and
the United States, on the evening of the 18th inst., by the
Caledonian steamer, yid Liverpool, Halifax, and Boston;
next packet due, the Britannia, on the 15th inst."

FALMOUTH, JUNE 5.--Her Majesty's brig Frolic,
Commander Hamilton, arrived off this port yesterday morn-
ing, from the Pacific, having sailed from San Blas December
15, Valparaiso February 11, Port Famine (in the Straits of
Magellan) March 22, and from Rio de Janeiro April 18. She
has on freight about 2,000,000 dollars; in addition to which,
also 18,000 dollars taken out of the wreck of the brig Can-
ning, which vessel took fire and sank in December last, in
Port Famine, on her voyage from Islay for London, laden
with wool, saltpetre, and 30,000 dollars on freight. The fire
is supposed to have arisen from spontaneous combustion,
and three of the crew were unfortunately drowned at the
time. The Frolic left at Rio her Majesty's ships Curaeoa,
the Firebrand steamer, the Griffon (from the River Plate),
and the Crane packet, arrived from Falmouth on the 17th of
April. The Swift packet sailed two or three days before the
Frolic for the northern ports and Falmouth ; she spoke, on
the 2d inst., in lat. 48 55 N., and long. 10 12 W., the ship
Tudor, with the 50th Regiment of Foot on board, from Cal-
i cutta for London.