The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-21 00:00:00

MALTA.

The Malta Times of Aug. 31 concludes an article
on " The Execution of the Quadruple Alliance for the
Pacification of the E ist," as follows :
" With respect to the reported act of Commodore
Napier summoning the surrender of the town of Bey-
rout, we have to affirm that this is the necessary result
of the Quadruple Alliance, and has nothing what-
ever to do with Mehemet's answer to the propositions
of the Four Powers in concert with the Sublime Porte,
which merely refer to his having ceded to him the go-
vernment of the Pachalic of St. Jean Acre . for life,
and Egypt as an hereditary vassalage for his family.
The other provinces which Mehemet Ali now holds, in
spite of all international law and obedience to his Sove-
reign the Sultan, he will not be asked a question about,
but, as in the reported case of Commodore Napier, hls
agents will be summoned to surrender them forthwith
upon the pain of being forced with all the might of
war. This, at least, is our view of the question."

ATROCIOUS MURDER IN STAF-
FORDSHIRE-APPREHENSION AND COM.
MITTAL OF THE CRIMINAL.

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, SEPT. 19.—A Coroner's
inquest was held this afternoon in the Magistrates'
MOLD in the Police-office, before F. S'anier, Esq., and a
Jury, on the body of M'trtha Keeling, an aged woman,
who was found murdered in her bed in Church-street on
the morning of the 17th instant.
John 'Fonse, a cabinet maker, deposed that he was at
the house of the deceased on Monday night last. She
told witness she had a lodger, and while speaking the
man came in. [Matthew Fowles, the prisoner, was
brought into the room and identified by the witness as
the perion he had seen.] The prisoner told witness
that he was a Northwich man.

Hannah Urine, wife of John Urine, butcher, said that
she was niece to the deceased. During the latter end
of last July Mrs. Keeling resided with witness. She
told witness that she had saved 201. in service. Sne
wore a ring similar to the one produced. Had seen
in her possession a pin like the one produced.—
(These articles were found on the prisoner when taken
into custody.)
Sarah Skellor, waitress at the Castle Hotel, stated
she believed that the pin produced was the one the de-
ceased was accustomed to wear.

Richard Lathberry Dudley, surgeon, stated that on
Thursday last he was called to the house of the de-
ceased. He found on the right side of the body a
lacerated wound about three inches long, and from one
to two or more wide. A complete abrasion of the skin,
evidently inflicted by finger nails. The wound on the
right side was moist and covered with blood. On the
left side there were three and four, and two on the
cheek. Was of opinion that her death was caused from
strangulation by the hands. He found the lungs per-
fectly healthy, but darker than usual, and more col-
lapsed. There was a considerable effusion of blood
about the muscles of the throat, the cartilages of the
windpipe were completely flattened and pinched, instead
of being circular.
A great number of other witnesses were examined.
It appeared that a dressed fowl was missing from the
shop on the morning of the murder, and a labourer of
the name of Howes proved that on Thursday the pri-
soner took shelter in his house during a heavy shower,
and pulled out a part of a fowl and some bread. He
also pulled out some money, and began to separate it.
Williams, a Northwich constable, arrested the prisoner
on Friday, about two miles from Northwich, who pro-
tested his innocence. On his person were found
1/. 10s. 6d. in silver, Bid. in copper, a ring, and pin.
One of the witnesses compared the ring with the third
finger of the left hand of the deceased, and found an
impression corresponding with the breadth of the ring.
The Jury returned a verdict of .1 Wilful murder"
against the prisoner, Matthew Fowls
The prisoner was brought into the room, when the
Coroner informed him of the verdict
what he had to say. and asked him
The prisoner held has head down, but did not say a
word in his defence, and was fully committed to Stafford
gaol for trial.