The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-27 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

SUSPICION OF MURDER.—Yesterday Mr. Collier,
the foreman of a jury which held an inquest on the
body of a young female named Sutton, who was
found drowned in the Surrey Canal, and a verdict
to that effect returned, waited on Mr. CHAMBERS,
in consequence of a statement which had appeared
that day in one the Morning Papers, relative to
the circumstance: attending the deceased's death.
Mr. Collier then proceeded to state that the inquest
on the body of the deceased was held on Thursday,
last, and, in the course of the examination of wit-
nesses, the surgeon, who he believed was not exa-
mined on oath, had stated that he saw no marks of
violence on her person. As there was no evidence
adduced to implicate any person as having been con-
cerned in causing the death of the young woman the
jury came to the conclusion, and the only one he was
of opinion they could arrive at under the circum-
stances, that of returning a verdict of " Found
drowned." And the deceased was subsequently
interred. Since her burial rumours have gone forth
that cries of " murder" were heard from that part
of the canal where the body was found on the
same night that she was supposed to have been
drowned. In addition to this report, another
equally important, as regards a further inquiry int o
the affair has gone forth, namely, that when taken
out of the water bruises were apparent on one of
her arms, and one of her fingers was broken, as if
engaged in a severe struggle with some person.
The newspaper alluded to was produced, and the
statement perused by the Magistrate, and it de-
scribed that violence was strongly suspected to
have been used towards the deceased ; it also men-
tioned that considerable excitement prevailed in the
neighbourhood where she was known, and where
it was rumoured a young man had been paying his
addresses to her for some time. Since the holding
of the inquest, the jury, upon hearing the various
reports respecting the cause of the deceased's death,
drew up a requisition calling upon the Coroner to
have the body of the deceased disinterred, for the
purpose of holding another inquest. This proceed-
ing, however, could not be adopted ; and Mr. Car-
ter, the Coroner, waited on Mr. Chambers, in order
him of the circumstance, and to lay the
etoviadpepn
rzeeieproduced before the Jury before him, in
the event of a further investigation into the myste-
rious circumstances of the young woman's death.
Mr. CLIAMBERZI intimated lira willingness to in-
vestigate the matter still further, and, addressing
the foreman of the late jury, said that it would be
indispensably necessary to procure the residence of

the man who was alleged to have heard screams of
murder proceed from the direction where the de-
ceased was drowned on the night in question ; 25
also that of the surgeon who had attended before
the jury when the inquest was held. By direction
of the Magistrate summonses were according issued
for the attendance of the parties named, and the
affair will undergo a minute investigation into all
the particulars connected with it.
James Dubbins, a young man, holding the situa-
tion of messenger in Messrs. Barclay and Perkins's
brewery, was brought before Mr. MURRAY, charged
with stealing upward of 1001., the property of his
employers.
Mr. MURRAY asked the prisoner if he wished to
say anything on the subject of the alleged robbery ?
The prisoner replied in the negative.
At the request of Mr. Hodges, belonging to the
brewery, the prisoner was remanded, in order to
give Mr. Barclay an opportunity of attending the
next examination.
THAMES POLICE.

CONDUCT OF PAWNBROKER9.—Yesterday a wo-
man named Elizabeth Harman was brought before
Mr. BRODERIP, charged with robbing her ready-
furnished lodgings, and illegally pawning a quantity
of work entrusted to her to finish.

The charge of robbing the lodgings could not be
gone into, owing to the absence of the pawnbroker;
but the case against the prisoner of pledging six
pairs of kersey drawers, the materials for which
were given her to make up by a slopseller, was
clearly established; and Mr. E. Vesper, a pawn-
broker in the Commercial-road, produced the arti-
cles, a portion of which were in an unfinished state.
Mr. BRODERIP said the pawnbroker had better
take care what he was about, and told him he was
clearly liable to a penalty for taking in work in that
state.

The prisoner in defence was very sorry for what
she had done, and if time was given she would re-
turn her master's goods.
Mr. BROPERIP said this sort of thing had been
carried on to such an extent, and it had been proved
by cases that had lately been brought before him
that tradesmen who gave out materials to make up
suffered so much that it was necessary to make an
example of the prisoner, and he adjudged her under
the Act of Parliament to pay a penalty of 5!., and
also the value of the property, and in default to be
imprisoned three months and kept to hard labour.
The worthy Magistrate, addressing the pawn-
broker, said, " With regard to you, Sir, you must
give up the goods to the owner, and I am not quite
sure that you ought not to be proceeded against
for the penalty of 10/. to which you are liable. The
little caution exercised by pawnbrokers generally in
taking in property of this description renders them
a nuisance instead of a benefit to society."
The pawnkoker would be more careful in future.
Mr. BRODERIP—I hope you will, or I shall cer-
tainly put the law in force. Society must be pro-
tected from this sort of thing. Now let the things
be at once restored.

GUNPOWDER ON BOARD SHlPS.—Captain Thomas
Laughtoit, the master of the ship Elizabeth, in the
London Dock, was charged with having a quantity
of gunpowder on board contrary to the Dock regula-
tions.

Craigie, a surveyor of the Thames police, found
71b. of gunpowder in a locker in the cabin, which
the Captain said he was about to deliver to a ship-
chandler.

The Captain in defence had been indisposed, and
unable to attend to the business of his ship. He was
also ignorant of the law on the subject.
Mr. BRODERIP sail every one was bound to know
the law, and it was highly necessary that the Act
of Parliament relating to gunpowder should he put
in force, for there was no knowing what might be
the consequences of an explosion in a closely-packed
dock, where so many ships were lying. Property
worth millions might have been destroyed by the
ignition of the powder in the defendant's ship.
Captain Laughton knew what gunpowder was
many, many years ago. When he was in the Navy,
it had been the ruin of him, owing to an explosion.

Mr. BRODERIP said that a burnt child was said to
dread the fire ; but this did not appear to be the
case with the Captain, and he was surprised he had
not got rid of the powder before he came into the
dock.

Captain Laughton said it was the first time he
had been in this port, and the dock regulations were
not put on board.
Mr. BRODERIY said that was a mere matter of
courtesy ; the Company were not bound to do it.
He fined the defendant twenty shillings.
Captain Laughton grumbled exceedingly at the
decision, and said it was a devilish hard case, and
exclaimed loudly—" I tell you again, Sir, gunpow-
der has been the ruin of me."

Mr. BRODZRIP—Stop I don't you go away with
the impression that you have been hardly dealt with,
for you are not. It was in my power to have in-
flicted a fine of ten pounds; but in consideration of
your being a stranger here, I reduced it to the
very lowest possible sum.

CLERICAL LIBERALITY.—An aged and
highly respectable female having died at a village near
Leicester, on the Uppingham road, a few days ago, whose
long known wish was to have her remains interred beside
her husband and children in the churchyard, application
was male to the clergyman of the parish on the subject.
To the surprise of the deceased's relatives, however, they
were informed that owing to the good lady " having re-
nounced the baptism of the Church of England," the
parson would not admit her remains to be carried into the
church ! In other words, as she had thought right to
think for herself, and no longer listen to what fell from
his pulpit, he would not allow her remains to be inerred
without showing them disrespect. Her friend, indignant
at such conduct, very properly refused to afford him the
opportunity, and her body was decently and respectfully
buried in a dissenting chapel.—NorthamptonFreePress.
HALIFAX RACES.—This modest festival of
decency took place on Monday last, and consisted of races
through some of the principal streets, by naked boys!—
Halifax Express.

AFRICAN EXPEDITION.—Letters have been
received from Richard Lander, dated the Sth of May, from
Fernando Po, where he had been obliged to go for the re-
covery of his health. Ile had been seriously ill, but was
so far recovered that he intended to return in the Albeit
man•of-war in a day or two to the brig at the mouth of
the Niger, where it had been arranged that the steam-
boats from the interior should meet him. The steam.
boats had been detained up the river for want of water.
Colonel Nicholls, the Governor of Fernando Po, had
kindly furnished him with a supply of wine and medicines
for the invalids. Lander expected to be in England in
September or October. The expedition had suffered
severely from fever, having lost 25 men. It is, however,
gratifying to learn, from other accounts received about the
same time, that the reports of the failure of the expedition
iu its commercial objects have been much ex iggerated, for
the quantity of ivory they had procured would, it was
believed, be at least sufficient to defray the expenses of
the expedition.—.Athenceum.

EXETER, AUG. 22.—A rumour prevailed in
this city lately that the venerable and respected Etrl
FoaxEseuE had breathed his last ; and as it is probable
that the same rep irt may reach town, you may he glad to
be informed that no such information has reached the par-
ties here who would be most likely to have the earliest
information on the subject, and therefore it is fairly pre-
sumable that the report is not true. I regret to state that
the Noble Earl is most alarmingly ill, and that the fatal
event is with too much reason anticipated before any
great length of time shall have elapsed. Lord EBRINGTON
has for several days been watching the sick bed of his
noble father. The Hon. NEWTON FELLOWES, his brother-
in-law, who married a daughter of the noble E irl, has
been equally attentive, and last week refused to attend the
Exeter races [rain the same cause. Bishop Pritr,Lrorrs
yesterday held his primary visitation at the Cathedral.
Not content with his numerous speeches in Parliament,
he gave his clergy the benefit of a charge two hours and a
half in length, almost exclusively on the temporal affairs
of the church. He expressed himself favourable to a
commutation of tithes, but was decidedly hostile to any
thing approaching to an equalization of the value of liv-
ings, or, indeed, to taking any thing from the larger livings
whereby to eke out the small pittance of the petty rector,
vicar, or curate: but his view is to increase the value of
small livings by joining two or more together. His
Lordship also spoke strongly and feelingly against the spo-
liation of chapters and other ecclesiastical corporations.