The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-03 00:00:00

THE BIRAING.7IAM MURDER,

BIRMINGHAM, WEDNESDAY.
The coroner's inquisition in reference to this sad
occurrence terminated at 8 o'clock last evening, a
verdict of " wilful murder" being returned against
Thomson.

Dr. John Keyworth, who saw the body of the
unfortunate woman after death, said that he found
two incised wounds on the neck—one about three
inches long about an inch above the clavicle. There
was another wound of about the same extent. The
left common jugular vein and the windpipe were
divided ; so was also the common carotid artery ou
the right side. The wounds appeared to have been
inflicted partly when deceased:, was on the bed and
partly when on the floor. Heobsery ed no signs of
pregnancy. •
Tis morning the prisoner Wlts brought up before
the borough, magistrates. Th 4 same evidence was
adduced as before the corondr, and he was com-
mitted for trial at the Warwick assizes.
The circumstances attendant upon this most
shocking case are somewhat peculiar. Thomson,
the murderer, has been employed the greater part
of his life, and up to last Saturday, at one of the
most celebrated establishments !in this locality ; ho
was noted there as an industrious and quiet man ;
he resided a few miles off, at Sutton Coldfleld ; had,
a family of seven children, and to the last contri-
buted to the support of his mnether. The crime of
which he now stands accused.- must have been com-
mitted while in a state of fepnzy, brought on by
drink and jealousy.
There are unhappily already an unusual num-
ber of commitments for wilful murder at the next
assizes for Warwickshire.
TILE ASSASSINATION A.gl NEWCASTLE.

•
NEWCASTLE-04TYNE, OCT. 2.
The inquest upon the body cif Mr. Mark Frater,
assassinated in Blackett-stree tc, in this town yes-
terday, will be held this ew ming. His dreadful
niurder is the one topic of co nversation among all
classes. The prisoner seems to be the only person
unmoved by the dreadful crime) he has committed.
He is perfectly cool and collect ed, two things, from
the manner he reiterates th.e m, giving him the
highest satisfaction,—the dea tla of his unfortunate
victim, and the vast sale the l A .rticulars of his crime
will give to the penny papepi. Mr. Frater was a
middle aged, married man, with a family of daugh-
ters, and the shock of his de at)a, as might have been
expected, occasioned them ,terrible distress—his
eldest daughter, 20 years of age, being very ill. The
motive for Clark committi no this foul crime was
revenge. A local paper Sr Ts this morning :-
1, The motive which actuated Clarke in the per-
petration of this foul and broody outrage is no ob-
scure one. At the time thatrr. Frater 's duty com-
pelled him to distrain. the Iroods of the prisoner,
Clarke swore over and ov 3r again, both to Mr.
Frater and himself, to his e 1 arks, and to the bailiffs
who were in possession, that: he would be revenged,
and that he would 'do' for tE e man who had injured
him. This took place nearl.v six months ago, and
it is therefore clear that, during the whole of that
time the miscreant has been nursing his fancied
wrong and his passion for revenge. Whether he has
waited thus long in order to obtain a proper moment
for carrying his scheme into execution or not, none
can say. The sharpening of the knife on Saturday,
however, shows that (3n that day he had finally
fixed upon the speed 3 r execution of his murderous
design. With regal, 1. to his previous habits and
character we cannot a tate much. He is of Scotch
or Irish extraction, but it is not known which,
though it is believed that he belongs to Ireland.
For several years pas t, however, he has resided in
St. Nicholas' church) oard, in this town. He was,
unmarried. He occuj pied two rooms, using the one
as a sleeping apartmcant, and the other as a work-
shop. For some time past he had gained his living
by making chairs for Mr. Easton, a cabinetmaker,
of Pilgrim-street. N ot very long ago he was fined
£5 for a ferocious ass ault upon a man, and it is said
that he once before n early killed a former landlord,
besides being the pert )etrator of other violent deeds.
It was broadly hinted yesterday by a number of
philanthropists and ot tilers that he was quite insane,
and that his executioin would be, in consequence,
as great a sin as the r aurder of which ho was guilty.
So far, however, then are not the slightest grounds
for any such suspicio) 2. Some weeks ago he was
employed working at the gaol, and he is reported
to have then remark( 3d to one of his fellow work-
men that he would et )on be buried there. What-
ever may be the trutl It of some of these and a thou-
sand other rumours which were in circulation yes-
terday, and some of which were of the most absurd
and impossible nature, there cannot be a doubt
that for months past Clark has cherished a vindic-
tive desire for revenge, and, with all the secrecy
and determination of which only the worst men
are capable has awaited an opportunity of gratify-
ing it."

COUNTRY MARKETS.

MU :LL-OCT. 1.

At our market to-day Ivo had a small supply of English
wheat, scarcely, indeed, sufficient to supply the wants of
local millers, which was all cleared off at fully last week's
prices. Malting barley taken readily at le to 2s per qr
on the currencies of last; week. Grinding sorts in limited
supply, and hold for more money. Beans, peas, and oats,
with a slow sale, at a decline in value.

Wheat.... Old white per qr. s2s Od to 56s Od
Old red
New white .. „
New red .... ~
Dantzic, Konb , &c. old white 64s Od to 63s Od
Dutch, Belgian, and French sos Od to 58s Od
Baltic and Hamburg, red s4s Od to 55s Od
St. Petersburg and Riga, o 46s Od to 48s Od
Barley.... English malting 32s Od to 36s Od
Grinding 3os Od to 32s Od
Saal and Oderbruck
Holstein and Danish s2s Od to d4s Od
Grinding
Oats English, old
Archangel and Riga, per st osl2id to 13d
Friesland and Dutch osl3d to 03130
Swedish and Danish osl2id to osl3d
Beans ....English, old, per qr.' 4Bs Od to 50s Od
New pigeon 42s Od to 44s Od
New tick. 4os Od to 42s Od

Egyptian .. 38s Od to 40s Od
Peas. Foreign breakers
Grinding
Tares .... Spring, —s Oct to —s Od
Indian Corn
Linseed, feeding
crushing
Linseed cakes (Hull) £lo 0 0 to £lO 10 0
Foreign! BlO oto 9 0 0
Rape cakes 6 0 oto 6 5 0
Bones 415 oto 6 0 0

NEWARK,
White wheat, new, 60s to 66s
Red do. s6s to 62s
Old whito s4s to 56s
Red do, 48s to 54s
Barley, malting 38s to 42s
Peas,..

:.--OCT• 1.

Barley, grinding 28s to 33s
Oats, old, .. 2Bs to 30s
New do 24s to 263
Beans,. 46s to 50s
Beans, new 37s to 40s
36s to 40s.

SHEFFIELD—OcT.'I.

Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...l7s Od to 25s Od
White 3f ...25s Od to 23s Od
New red ...17s Od to 26s Od

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,
New white „ . ...20s Od to 24s (31
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Beans ), :... 1S 8.0(1 to 19s Od
Peas, per qr
Grinding barley, per qr
Malting ditto, „ 378 Od to 40s Od
Oats 19 26s Gd to 34s Od
Millers' prices for flour-2s Od, 2s 2d, and 2s 5d per
141 b.

CONSECRATION OF THREE NEW BISIIOPS,—The
consecration of three bishops of the Church of England is
expected to take place in Westminster Abbey on Friday,
Nov. 1, being tho Festival of All Saints.