The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-27 00:00:00

them, a . )y are cni, from waste paper.
is subject to much fleetwition,
stock the same as if I wiire buying it-
Re-examined-After the fashion has gene.
become 'Matt/ paper. -
Mr. St,.rr, of the firm of Debenbirn and gtorr.
said—l saw the prisoutr two days after-the fire, and beforst
the claim was sent in. Ile said, he had lost a .arge nuinhee.
•° patterns of mantles, woich were hatighig round the ship,7
and that their loss would be very serious to him. He said h•
did not send to Paris for them, as he was only a little-trades.
man, but his customers and his men thought he did. ',Wiwi
a customer a plied for a particular mantle he said they were
being made, and he theft purchased one, and made otters from
that pattern, Tie wished sie not to mention it, as it kale*
prejudice ^'t32 is the eyes of his customers. The Mearseloth.
I ng., ehr% • cts.. ,•07 tc• •re elaimi 273
for z. s ' dat 321., but
I think 5,
. the stock en
the day of the tire 1 should take to be and that
represents the whole stock insured for 9001. am in the
habit, as assessor to the Westminster Fire-offiee, of Viewing
premises after fires three or four times a week.
Mr. Humphreys —ln your judgment, as a practical man,
do you think this was a wilful fire ?
Mr. Sleigh—l object to that question as an improper one
to put to a witness ; and I say, as a lawyer, that no such
question was ever put to a witness before.
Mr. Humphreys—And I as confidently assert that it is it
very proper question to put to a practical man ; but if the
alderman says that I am not entitled to put it I will not
press it.

- Alderman Halo—l do not think you should put such a
question.

Mr. Humphreys —I bow to your, decision, sir; and him•
only now to say that my case is complete, with the exception
of the production of the policy.
Mr. Sleigh—The policy shall be forthcoraing at the next
tearing.
Alderman Hale—Then I shall remand the pxisoner till
Tuesday next.
Mr. Sleigh—Do you object, Mr. Humphrey., to good and
substantial bail? _ _

Alderman Hale—lf Mr. Humphreys does not, I shall.
The.prisoner was then remanded.

71311 MISTERIOI7S MURDER AT
PORTSMOUTH.

PORTSiOUTH, FRIDAY NIGHT.
The inquiry into this mysterious murder was resumed
this night. Police-constable Webb and Inspector Daish
having deposed to being called to the house on the night
in question.

Mr.
William Leggett, superintendent of the borough
pollee force, was then examined. He said, it eht,o'clock
on the morning of the 14th inst. Inspector "high came to
my house, and we proceeded together to the house of Mrs.
Vick, sen., St. Thomas's-street. Daish had previotteky
stated the circumstances to me, but on arriving at the:
house I asked Mrs. Vick to detail to me thosecircnmstinces
as they took place, and she did so in almost the seine
words she has used in giving evidence to this court. I
had been informed that there was money belonging to
the deceased in the house, and that Mrs. Vick was in
possession of the case which contained it. I naked her
to produce it, for I should take possession of it. She
produced a leather case, of which I took possession. Oa
examining it I found that it was locked ; I asked for the
key, and it was stated that it could not be found. I then
asked Mrs. Vick for some tape, and a seal, if she had one
in her possession. She then gave me some tape, and
a seal with the crest of a stag upon it. I placed the tape
through the handle, so that it could not be slipped either
way, and after tying the ends sealed them. I retained
possession of the case. I then left and proceeded,
with Daish and Barnes, to the shop of the deceased,
where Barnes produced from some place of concealment,
a cash-box. On opening that box we discovered between
91. and 101. in money. Immed'ately afterwards Inspector
Daish and myself left town for Fareham, Hambledon,
and other places to make inquiries ; but previously to
that I had communicated with the brothers of the
deceased. I subsequently had a second interview with
the brothers, and I asked Barnes if he knew where the
key of the box, containing the money, was. He said,
" Yes." He produced it, and the box was opened
in their presence. I did this for the sati,faction of
the brothers. The le x was found to contain some
papers, one bag containing three 101. and two el.
Bank of England notes, and sixty-six sovereigns and
a-half. On a further examination I discovered six
small bags, each of which contained gold amounting to
40 sovereigns; the amount in the whole being 346/. 10s.
I also found in the same box a will, which the brothers
stated to be in the handwriting of the deceased. It was
signed but not attested.,
This being the whole of the evidence,
The jury here briefly consulted, and, having agreed
upon their verdict, the foreman said, our verdict is
wilful murder against some person or persons unknown.