The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-01 00:00:00

MUROEIt AT BRISTOT...

'ISTOL, AUG. t"o.—Sorne consldcrabl
ha:i A:ett felt in Bristol for the past two days in cons
quence of the death of a young man mimed Hoppe.
who it appears wa: stabbed in one of the public tho
roughfares of the city on Thursday night last, as was al
"eget] without any provocation.
The inquest on the body was held at two o'clock thi.
afternoon, before Mr. J. B. Grindon, Coroner for the
city and county, and a respectable jury.
The Jury having adjourned to the vaults of the Infir-
mary to view the body, were then sworn, and having re-
turned to the inquest-room, the following evidence was
taken :

ex..itelnent

Joseph Higgs, of Elibroad-street, deposed—l have
seen the prisoner before. (The report strangely omits
the name of the prisoner.) Have just examined the
body, which I know to be that of William Hopper. He
was a cabinet-maker.. On Thursday night last, about
ten minutes before twelve o'clock, I, with the deceased,
had just come out of the Crown and Mill Tavern,
Castle-mill-street. We were standing in the road, wish-
ing each other good night, when the prisoner came
by and shoved against me. I asked him why he did so,
and he made no answer, on which deceased said,
" You had better go on, young man," to which the pri
soner replied, that the first man that came near him
should be a dead man under his feet in a moment, and
he put his hand behind him, and reached something
from his pocket like a pistol, but I do not know what it
was. He walked on, and we followed him. It was in
our road ; but it was with the intention of
.giving him
in charge of a policeman, if we saw one. We followed
him up to Philadelphia-street, and through it towards
Tabernacle-street. There is an entry there, and the
prisoner began to run at the corner of it, and Hopper
followed him, he being the foremost of us. In almost
a moment we heard the deceased, Hopper, cry "-Murder,"
on which we went into the alley, and about four yards
from the prisoner's lodgings we found deceased standing
against the wall ; he had his hands against his bowels,
and said, " I am a dad man." I saw the prisoner
enter one of the houses in the alley, but cannot tell
which. A policeman came up, and he went into the
hcuse and apprehended the prisoner. He took him away
to the station. I stayed, supporting the deceased.
Hopper, the deceased, did not strike the prisoner.
They did not lid! down. I don't know what they did i❑

William Thomas corroborated the depositions of the
preceding witness. Saw the deceased leaning against the
wall with his hands before his bowels, crying that he
was stabbed. The prisoner knocked at the door of his
lodgings and went in. In a few minutes a policeman,
No 67, came ; he obtained an entrance into the house,
and brought out the prisoner in custody; the deceased,
the moment he saw him, said that he was the man who
stabbed him. The last witness and myself were perfectly
sober, the deceased was a little a&cted by beer, but was
able to conduct himself properly, I think the prisoner
was a little intoxicated.

Police-constable, No. 67,' George James—l was on
duty on Thursday night in St. Paul's. In consequence of
hearing the cry of " murder," I proceeded to Tabernacle-
row. Saw deceased standing against the wall and holding
his belly. Got access to the house where the prisoner
was, and took him into custody. Ho said (on being
charged with tjie offence), " I am the man that did it."
-On reaching the station-house, the prisoner was searched.
The knife now produced was found in his wail oat
packet (there was not any marks of blood on it). sr .
Mr. J. Harrison, 44, Park-street, one of. the surgeons
Of the Bristol Infirmary—l first saw the deceased about
ten o'clock on Friday morning. I examined- his wound.
I found he had a punctured wound four inches below the
navel, and a little on the left side ; the wound had been
preViously dressed.
_He died about eight o'clock on the
Saturday Morning.
.1 have .examined the body ; the . .
ge-
neral appearanee of the • body externally was .healthy:
there was a wound about four inches below the navel, of
which wound he died.

Daniel Burges, jun.—l am a clerk to the Magis-
trates of Bristol. On Friday, the 27th instant, I went
to the Infirmary with one of the Magistrates, Mr.
Wood. We went to the bedside of one William Hop-
per, the deceased ; the prisoner also was. present. An
oath was administered to the deceased. The deposi-
tion I produce is signed by Mr. Wood, in my presence,
and it bears the mark of the deceased, who was in
too much pain to write. The deposition is—" I was
talking to a man named J. Higgs, at Merchant-street,
when prisoner came up and said I knew nothing about
it, some words ensued, and he struck me down. I never
had any words with him, nor did I know him. I followed
him into an alley in Tabernacle-street, where he stabbed
me with a sharp instrument. He said previouSly that
he knew me, and could soon settle me ; if I said any-
thing, it should be the, last I ever spoke. I never
struck him or gave him any provocation."
'The prisoner declined saying anything.
The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict
of " Wilful Murder" against the prisoner, who was then
co.nmitted for trial.

THE MARKETS.-YESTERDAY.
COLONIAL MARKET.
There was little business done by private contract, aid the
public sales were light, but prices were sustained for most ar-
ticle... The imports were fair.
TEA MARKET.
There was little business done, all parties waiting for the
overland mail, which is daily expected, and prices were a little
better than nominal. Company's Congou, 2s. 3id. cash.
TALLOW MARKET.
The warlet was quiet, but P. Y. Candle on the spot was,
not. to be had under 493. 3d. per cwt. The stock is mach less
than last year at this time.
WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.
The Market was well supplied with Hay and Clover. The
demand very middling. The fine middling and ordinary
qualities remain without alt ration. Of Straw, the supply
was so very limited that it was sold as soon as it arrived on the
stand, at an advaneeof at least 2s. per laid. Clover, 31. to 6/. 6s;
Meadow Haw, 21. 103. to 4/. 155.: Straw, 2/. 6s. 21. 12s.