The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-08 00:00:00

A SINGULAR CHARACTER

str:eats, t Can ambridge, before Mr. Cooper,
inquest was held at the Salu-
tatOion Wednesdayßr
n,
Coroner for that borough, on view of the body of
id g e_
Magnus Klein, who came to the Salutation public-
house on Tuesday- evening from Cottenham, and was
found dead in his bed, but warm, next morning.
Upon a post mortem examination, made by Mr. Les-
tourgeon, it appeared that the cause of death was
hemeetemesis, and from the state of the liver it seemed
that the deceased had been formerly a hard drinker.
The deceased was a Swede, and was well known to Mr.
Lestourgeon, having been a patient ;in the hospital for
several weeks. He was a man of very singular chit-
meter, and from the papers found on his person ap-
peared to be travelling about the country for the pur-
pose of obtaining signatures to a petition to the Mouse
of Commons, respecting the vice of drunkenness and the
allurements of gin palaces and beer houses. On him
were also found a narrative of his life (which appears to
have been passed principally at sea), published by him
in 1837, and a list of persons on whom he intended to
call in Cambridge. A list of subscriptions to enable
him to get to London was also found in his pocket, and
several copies of the following extraordinary card :
" MAGNUS KLEIN has the honour to wait, soliciting the
favour of an interview when convenient, in order to ob-
tain signatures for submitting to Parliament a petition
signed by nearly 20,000 of the clergy, magistrates, and
most respectable inhabitants of different counties through
which he has travelled, in support of his application
(printed by order of the House of Commons), praying
the Legislature to take into serious consideration the
propriety of suppressing, as far as possible, those houses
termed gin palaces, and dram shops, which are destitute
of the requisite accommodation of tap-room and parlour,
as well as the common beer-shops throughout the coun-
try, which give such encouragement to drunkenness- and
crime, and thereby materially protecting the responsible
trader.
" Mr. Klein begs leave to mention that, although he
is well known for his personal resemblance to the late
Napoleon, he is not actuated to this undertaking by any
sect or political party. He is a man of peace, and a
free agent, having journeyed through the land under
the greatest hardships, to make himself useful as a phi-
lanthropist and therefore solicits the favour of being en-
couraged and supported by the generous and benevolent
friends who delight in the performance of good works."
The jury returned a verdict of—Died by the visitation
of God.

BUSFEILD FERRAN"), ESQ.—An action has been
commenced against this gentleman, we believe at the in-
stance of the Anti-Corn-law League, on account of a speech
he recently made. The action will be tried at the ensuing
assizes.—Leeds Times.
A greater number of wild geese have passed over
the fens within the last few weeks than in auy former year
for some time past, an indication either that the frost has set
in severely in the north, or that these birds have the
wondrous faculty of prognosticating its approach.—lpswich
Express.
CHARITY.—The Rev. W. S. B. forwarded 51. for the
use of the poor-box of this Court, with a request that
its receipt might be acknowledged in the newspapers.
MRS. WOOD.—We regret to find, from a hand-
bill issued by the manager of the Princess's Theatre, that
this lady is suffering from indisposition, which will, it is
feared, prevent her from appearing again in public for.some
time.

SPREAD OF INCENDIARISAL—This crime is very
much on the increase in Essex and Suffolk, scarcely a night
passing in which some intentional destruction of a farm build-
ings and stock does not take place.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Woodham, Mr. Hai-i7Y,
Mr. Hawant, and Mr. Allix, had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official resi-
dence in Downing-street.
The Belgian Minister transacted business yesterday at the
Foreign-office.