The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-15 00:00:00

/ ROYAL CREMORNE GARDENS.

Messrs. Waterer and Godfrey have truly accomplished
a miraculous triumph. The magnificent Exhibition
-of what are termed American Flowering Shrubs
must be seen to be at all appreciated. It is .
impossible to describe in adequate terms the gorge '
ous beauty or skilful arrangement of these "floral gems
of the western world"—which have happily become
naturalised in this country and now constitute the most
charming ornaments of our parks, conservatories, and
pleasure grounds. Every possible variety has been ob•
tained by a series of daring, but, fortunately, successful
experiments ; and the blending and harmonising the
tents has been accomplished by a master hand.
We know nothing in any capital of Europe that can
compare with this extraordinary show, which represents
a scene of almost fairy enchantment. The coolness of
the atmosphere adds to the sense of enjoyment, relieving
from the terrible lassitude occasioned by the intense
heat of the world outside.
We would, however, remind the public that these
beauties are fleeting. They may now be witnessed in the
highest degree of perfection, but a week may, in some
degree, impair their charms, and reduce their (=be•
rant bloom.
The second of the Saturday fetes was eminently suc-
cessful. A numerous and highly respectable party as-
sembled to do honour to the enterprising proprietor, and
to enjoy the varied amusements which he has plabed
within the reach of all. Amore, the visitors we observed
the following :—Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of
Cambridge and the Princess Mary, accompanied
her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess
of Mecklenburg Strelitz, the Duke of Rutland, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Tweeddalo and the Ladies
Hay, the Marquis and Marchioness of Drogheda, the
Marquis of Ailsa, the Countess of March and Miss Gra•
villa, the Countess Vane, the Countess Howe and the
Ladies Curzon, the Countess Dowager of Glasgow and
Miss Sinclair, the Earl and Countess of Abingdon an
the Ladies Bertie, the Earl and Countess Amherst, the
Countess of Glengall and the Ladies Butler, the
and Countess Stanhope, the Earl and Countess of Cam-
perdown and Lady Elizabeth Duncan, the Countess
Granville, the Countess of Desert, Viscount and Vis'
countess Falmouth, Viscountess Ebrington and Mies
Darner, Viscount and Viscountess Torrington, Viscount
and Viscountess Campden, Lord and Lady Forester,
Lord and Lady C. Hamilton, Lady A. G. Hallyburtont
and Mrs. Wemyss, Lord and Lady Lilford and the Hen.
Misses Powys, the Ladies Charteris, Lord Ravens worth
and the Hon. Misses Liddell, Lord Clermont, Lad,'
John Russell and Miss Russell, Lady Panmure and Mr.
Power, Lord and Lady Marcus Hill, Lady Dufferin
and Lord Dufferin, Lord and Lady Aveland and the
Hon. Misses Heathcote, Lady Windsor Clive and the
Hon. Miss Clive, the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress
and Miss Carden, the Chancellor of the Exchequer 1104
Mrs. Disraeli, Lady' Beresford, Sir Roderick and Lady
Murchison, Sir Robert and Lady Emily Peel, Sir George
and Lady Theresa Lewis and Miss Lister, Sir 'Philip
and Lady Grey Egerton, the Right Hon. T. Sotheroa•
Estcourt, Sir William and the Hon. Lady Middleton,
Sir Thomas and Lady Sebright, Sir Lawrence and Ladl
Palk, &c.

DREADFUL MURDER IN STAFFORDSHIRE•

The county of Stafford has again been the see?!
of a brutal murder. The particular spot at who!'
the tragedy occurred is called Brockmoor. It
clid
an outlying district in the parish of Kingswinfor
on the confines of Worcestershire, a few Yara:
within the Staftordsbire boundary, and abony
three miles from Dudley. It is a populous locallY,
within the South Stafford mining district. The cii
cumstances attendant upon the commission of the
murder, and the motive of its perpetration,
are involved in much mystery. The facts, so fa:
as they are known, may be briefly stated. o,il
Thursday afternoon tho murdered man was drips,'
ing with a friend at a beerhouse at Brockmoor•
His name was Wm. Collier. He is supposed to
have been a native of Manchester, where he reside!,
,
until within a comparatively recent period. He war
by trade an engineer, and worked as a fitter fa.l
Messrs, Brown and Freer of Brockmoor. fie,"lll
said to have been about 42 years of age, an".
widower. His friend, Jabez Onions, was a native
of Bilston, in Staffordshire, and also a fitter
.hl
trade. He is said to be of roving, unsettled habits,
and to have been in the navy. He was out of e'_e
ploy, and, calling at Brown and Freer's on Thum,
day to ask for employment, was invited by bf
friend Collier to have some drink at a neighbour
ing beerhouse, to which they adjourned, and re;
maimed drinking from noon until ten o'clock.ll,„
night. The quantity of ale they consumed durvi:
that time came to 12s. 9d., and was put down tells
fellow-woikman of Collier's who had lodged at „g
beerhouse, Collier having no money and be.
almost almost a stranger. In ',the course of the eveol7o
Onions remarked that he should have to staii°„d
all night, wheifeupon a man who was drint
et
with them offeeed him phare of his bed ; but CoL„ `l,l
objected, insisting that Onions should accomPTo
him to his lodgings at Dudley, and spend :74
night there. This was agreed to, and shortly se";.o
ten o'clock they started for Dudley, Collier bei.°o
leaving the beerhouse getting his breakfast ro
filled with ale, which he took away with 11,,1 ig
Nothing further was seen of them until five ocius'ea
on the following morning, when a man 1:14131,0
Sheldon, in going from Brockmoor to work o.,er.
Dudley, found the body of Collier brutally 1310"
dered, lying near a footpath leading across ,o°Or
fields, a few hundred yards only from the '-',18.0%
.house where he had been drinking on the preceuld,
night. Ho was frightfully beaten about the 111,0
and the skull was completely smashed. Neat
body was a large stake, with which it is suPP/acl
the murder was committed. The stake 40
.
blood upon it, and its having been found to
the body favoured the supposition that the to
fortunate man had been killed by it ; but Foe
circumstances appeared adverse to that suppool t ee
The stake had been drawn out of the fence 71.001
opening between two fields, a short distance...or
the place where the body was found, and its diTive•
sions are such as to render it extremely lec°, lot
nient as a weapon of offence. It is of oak, 10
and
five feet long, two inches by four in thicknes6,,,c,o4
nearly 401 b. iu weight. There were no appeart!"„ot,
Prrae
of any struggle having taken place near the f
nor had anything transpired up to 83"uter'
evening calculated to throw light on
the mat 03$
The clothes of the murdered bad evidentif tot
been disturbed, consequently robbery couldiobiS
have been the motive for the crime. aore
pockets were found a knife, a rule, and a eiiie oil
used in his trade, the can he had filled with .oter
leaving the beer-house, which bad not been 100
fered with, and his cap was on his head. SOOPd the
naturally points to Onions as the murderer, ewer
fact of his not having been seen in the neig''' the
hood since favours the supposition. But, 011..0
other hand, what motive could lead him to ee'e
such a crime it is difficult to conjecture. toot
deceased.. had long been on the most friendlY.a..l
and it is not known there was any ground 0f ,larbere'
between them. The police have a clue to the be
a. bouts of Onions, and it is believed be willl3° 1)6
in custody ; then possibly some light 1;14 ell
thrown on the affair. Meantime the ycnopea
vigorously prosecuting inquiries, which it before
will not be fruitless. An inquest was °Pelle yeeill
Mr. T. M. Phillips, coroner, on Saturday. a..ogje
and adjourned until Tuesday, the 22d inst.fr.; reei
that a post-mortem examination of the 1/%Jeci
be made, and all possible information obtain
the police.

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LAUNCH OF A NOVEL STEAM VESSEL—On 'II" St°
0 itlraill
last a model iron screw steam vessel, named theorko,
Seent, was launched from the Victoria Iron for
__, Greenwich, where she was built on tne pla°,°.„eptOt
MSweny—in three distinct sections or conapore'neter,
which are held together by bolts 11 inches in d'is—itftee
peculiart .a l tri
the breakng strain of which is 10,000 tong; ~E. 00 °
I construction and
a
launching,r the vessel proceeded down the ,„„r`%, the
nsweorfetdhaexvceesesdeilt:gly well, xrcla oar
an engine of 10 horse power, she appeared to flits c
left
which is fitted over
rather than through the waves. As a free sesc° Ito el'
between each section, and the bending of the jolt:leper
lowed each compartment of the vessl to the
dently of the other, the section containing the enNsl34 to
be disconnected' with the utmost facility, an g osvor;
any other vessel requiring the assistance of stew veer
and it is, therefore, conceived that this class n', (jai°
will be highly useful to coasting and Channel trap? to for
United Kingom, and that an unlimited field
oh bo
the manufacture of these jointed sections, which cap
shipped and exported with facility to develoPe troll*
navigation upon the island lakeland rivers of 0...b00
the East Indies, and other parts of the globe w
vessels of light draught are required.