The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-28 00:00:00

MEAT MARKETS.

NEW GATE AND LEADENHALL.—Good supplies of meat
are on sale in these markets, and the demand is in a slug-
gish state, as follows :—Beef, from 2slod to 4s 4d ; mutton,
3s 10d to 5s 2d; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; and pork, 3s 8d to
5s 2d per 81b by the carcase.

BOROUGH HOP.
The business doing in hops is very moderate. Prices
aro without material change from Monday.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A CITY MERCHANT.—
On Monday afternoon Mr. Carter, the coroner for
East Surrey, held an inquiry at the Duke of Clarence
Tavern, Penton-place, Newington, respecting the death
of Mr. Charles William Pay, aged forty-one years, of
the firm of Pay and Son, wine merchants, of Fenchurch-
street, City, whose death took place under the follow-
ing somewhat mysterious circumstances : —From the
evidence brought forward it seemed that between 12 and 1
on Thursday morning the deceased was found lying on the
steps of Hawkstone Hall, Waterloo-road, in an insensible
condition. Police-constable 121 L on arriving deemed, from
appearances, that deceased was under the influence of liquor,
and with assistance placed him on a stretcher and carried
him to the Tower-street Police-station, where he was
charged with being drunk and incapable and locked up.
The sergeant on duty, Joseph Thompson, 19 L, examined
deceased, but found no marks of violence, and believed
that he was under the influence of drink, as his
breath smelt strongly of spirits, and he was per-
fectly helpless. During the night he visited him
several times in the cell and tried to rouse him and ob-
tain his name, but failed to elicit any answer from him.
At five o'clock, finding him still insensible, Dr. Corbett
Blades was sent for, who considered that he was in a
fit, and ordered his removal to St. Thomas's Hospital,
to which institution he was as soon as possible conveyed.
On his clothes being searched upwards of £54 in notes
and gold was found, a pocket-book, and papers, which led
to his identification. A railway ticket from Mortlake to
London was also found, but although the inquiry had been
made no information could be obtained as to how he came in
the condition he was when found on the steps of the hall.
Mr. Deny, a salesman of Newgate Market, identified the
body, and stated that he understood deceased had gone to
Mortlake on business, and other evidence showed that at
four o'clock in the afternoon he was perfectly sober,
although he complained of illness, having previously
suffered from fits. On being received into the hospital he
was at once attended by Dr. Lees, the assistant medical
officer, but he gradually sank, and expired on Thursday
night. A post modem examination showed that death
had resulted from extravasation of blood on the brain
consequent upon a fracture of the skull about seven
inches in length. The coroner observed that at present
there was no evidence whatever to show how such an
extensive injury was caused or how it was deceased came
to be in tho condition in which he was found by the
police. The case was shrouded in mystery to such a
degree that it would be advisable, he considered, to have
an adjournment in order to ascertain if violence had
been used towards the deceased, for although money was
found upon him, yet a robbery might have been attempted
with violence, and those engaged in it frustrated in their
plans. The jury entirely concurred with the coroner, and
the inquiry was adjourned.
DRUMMOND AND PERTH PEERAGES.—The Earl of
Perth having succeeded some years ago in establish-
ing before the House of Lords his right to those ancient
titles, as well as those of Earl of Melfort, Viscount Mel-
fort and Forth, and Lord Drummond, Stobhall, and Monti-
fox, and who is also Due de Melfort and Comte do Lussan
in France, has been served heir male of James Drummond
of Perth, better known as third Duke of Perth, and who
commanded the left wing of Prince Charles's army in 1745.
It is understood that this is the first step in a now cause
celebre, involving, as it will do, the right of the present
possessor of Drummond Castle and the other eetAtee of the
ancient garldom of Perth.—Scotsman.