The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-31 00:00:00

THE LATE FATAL ASSAULT BY BOYS

IN THE CITY.

Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held by
Mr. Payne, the City Coroier, at the Coleman-
street Ward-rooms, London-w all, to inquire into
the death of John Silverside, a silversmith, lately
residing at No. 4, Brown's-buildings, Finsbury,
and who, it was alleged, had met his death from a
stone thrown by one of four boys now in custody.
It appeared that the deceased, who was em-
ployed at the Albion Hall lecture rooms, Finsbury,
was trying to get rid of the boys, who were creat-
ing a disturbance outside the hall in question On
Monday night, when an altercation ensued, during
which several blows were struck and a stone
thrown by the boys, which struck deceased, upon
which he immediately fell, and never rallied, but
died in a few minutes.
The facts were fully described in our Guildhall
police report yesterday.
Mr. Simpson, surgeon, stated that he was called
to see deceased. He found him in a fainting states,
He made a post mortem examination of the body.,
and his opinion was that death waa caused by un-
due exeitement acting upon him. He found the.
heart entirely empty; there was not the slightest
trace of any rupture of any vessel, and he could
not find the marks of Any external violence upon
the body. He should think that if a blow had been
struck very hard upon th,9 deceased it might have
caused rupture of some of the blood vessels, but
there was no rupture at all, and no appearance of
violence to account for death. _

The Coroner having summed up the evidence at
great length, and with much clearness, pointed out
to the jury the evidence of Mr. Simpson as to the
cause of death, and dwelling upon the facts of no
external violence having been discovered, and no
piece of brick or stone having been found by which
it was alleged the deceased had been struck, re-
quested the public to retire.
The jury, after a short consvltation,,returned a
verdict that—" The deceased died from the effects
of excitement caused by an assault committed on
him by several boys, now in custody!'

COUNTRY MARKETS.

NEWARK-JAN. 30.

The show of wheat to-day was fair, but many of the
samples were out of condition. The trade was limited, and
prices receded is to 2s for damp sorts. There was an in-
active business doing in barley. Oats a' fair show, but thin
demand was flat. Beans in limited show, at late rates.
Peas less firm.

White wheat, new, 548 to 76s Barley, grinding.. 28s to 35s
Red do. 4Be to 70s Oats, old, . ..32s t0'389
Old white s4s to 76s New do . .24ste 30s
Red do. 48. to 70s Beans. 52s to 58s
Barley, malting..... 388 to 45s Beans, new 40s to 46a
Peas, ....48s to 545.

SHEFFIELD—JAN. 29.
At the market to-day there was a fair attendance, with
an average show of wheat. The better samples were is
deroand at late prices, but inferior samples were difficult
to sell. In oats a slight advance was realised. Fleur de-
clined ld per 141 b. In beans, barley, and other articles
there was no material change. . . .
Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial buab.obi...24s Od to 28s 04
White 17 ~ ...25s Od to 28s Od
New red 7,1) ...20s Od to 22s co
New white „ lf ...22s Od to 26s Od .
Beans 9) f 7 • • . 20s Od to 220 Od
Peas, per qr. .. s4s Od to 55s Od
Grinding barley, per qr 33s Od to 35s Od
Malting ditto, ~
Oats 2 9 2ss 6d to 34s Od
Millers' prices for flour-2s 4d, 2s 6d, and 2s 8d per
141 b.