The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-26 00:00:00

THE WATERLOO-BRIDGE MURDER,

The police are still actively engaged in searching for
anything that may throw a light upon this mysterious
affair. It has just been ascertained that about four
weeks ago a man of gentlemanly appearance, about 5 feet
7 inches in height, and with dark hair and whiskers,
called at the Prince of Wales, in Upper Kennington-lane,
Lambeth, and asked for a bed. On finding that he could
not have one, he asked and received permission to leave
his bag and coat, which the landlady states corresponded
watchedexactly him,with saw him proceed in the direction of those now exhibited at the Bow-street
station, He then went away, and the landlady, who
Vaux-
hall in company with a female resembling the one de-
scribed by the toll-kbeper at Waterloo-bridge. It has
been further ascertained that the man then called at the
George and Dragon, Vauxhall, asked for a bed, and on
being informed that he could not have one, went away
with the woman AM before. He then returned to the
Prince of Wales and received his bag and coat, leaving
sixpence in payment. From the description given of
the Woman at these houses the police have hopes of ap.
prehending ker before very long.
The inquest will be resumed this afternoon, when
Professor Taylor's report, which has been in the hands
of the authorities fur some days past, will be made
public. The result of his examination is looked forward
to with great interest ; more especially as certain state.
ments and opinions, said to be those of the professor's,
relative to kiA examination of the remains, have been
circulated without any foundation or authority on his
part. A few hours will now disclose circumstances in
connection with this mysterious affair of a rather, it is
believed, unexpected character. We intend, in our
late edition, to give the document above referred to in
extenso, as well as the fresh evidence the police are said
to be prepared to lay before the jury.

ALDERMAN COPELAND AND THE

INDIAN MAIL.

On Saturday W. Little, the driver of one of her Ma.
jesty's mail vans, was summoned before Alderman
Copeland, at the City Police Committee, charged with
causing an obstruction on London-bridge.
Radmore, 422, said—On the 15th of October, about
four o'clock in the afternoon, I was regulating the traffic
on London-bridge, when I saw the defendant driving a
mail van, with two horses, over London-bridge. Re
broke the rank. He stopped the trotting traffic from
the City entirely, and it was some time before we could
get the bridge clear again for the traffic to resume.
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The Inspector of Mails said the men in charge of the
bad instructions from the Post-office authorities
on all occasions to stop for nothing, but make all the
bests they could, and on the pm esent occasion they had
the Indian mail, which was of the utmost importance.
Tile solicitor to the Post-office said the defendant had
with him the Indian snail, and his instructions were to
be as exrieditious as possible. He (the solicitor) was in-
structed that the guard told the officers they had the
Indian mail, when one of them replied that he did not
care a-- for the Indian mail He believed that the
man who said it was the only person in this country that
did not care about it at tile present time.
Alderman Copeland said it was very natural that every
body should be anxious about the Indian mail at the
present time, having friends or relatives in that country;
but at the same time he could not allow the traffic of
London-bridge to be impeded even by the Indian mail.
The defendant had acted wrongly,
and he should there-
fore fine him ss. and costs. The fine was at once paid.