The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-13 00:00:00

DISCOVERY OF A WOMAN'S BODY.

The remains of a human body which there is little doubt
has been that of a woman have been discovered near
Ludlow, under circumstances which have given rise
to a suspicion of foul play. A labourer was walk-
ing through a wood in a lonely neighbourhood, about
two miles distant from the town, when his attention
was drawn to a woman's garment lying upon the ground, and
very much torn. A little further on he saw a thumb, with
a portion of the flesh adhering; and lying about in different
directions, as if torn to pieces and than scattered, he found
a skull and various other bones of a human skeleton, some
with pieces of flesh banging to them, but for the most part
bare. A heap of clothes showed where the body had origi-
nally rested, and the skull lay apart from them about a dozen
yards, while the ribs and portions of the spine were found
nearly 20 yards off in another direction. Among the clothes
were a black imitation sealskin jacket, a gingham dress, in
the pocket of which was a purse with a small sum of money,
a brown crinoline bonnet of a fashionable make, and a pair of
►tags, in which a portion of the body remained. Near the
stays the hair of the deceased, which the police describe as
being "long, fine in quality, and of alight brown colour,"
was picked up in a perfect state c f preservation. The re-
mains were found near a ditch, and there are indications
which show that the body, when entire, had lain in this
ditch and had been rooted out and devoured by pigs. The
locality is, as wo have stated, an unfrequented one, the
turnpike-read being 400 Yards distant, and ther3 being no
footpath anywhere near the ditch. An inquest has been
opened, and adjourned, pending the completion of a surgical
domination of the remains. ' Meanwhile the police are dili-
gently engaged in the endeavour to get at the bottom of the
mystery. At present the only clue they have to the identity
of the body (which the doctors say has been dead about two
months) is a partially illegible name wiitteu with marking
;nk upon a portion of the underclothing. The letters that
:an be deciphered spell E. Cham-," and in another
place ".E. C." is written, followed by a figure, supposed to
be ‘!6."

Canon Conway is likely to succeed the late Canon
Hawkins, as representativo of tho Chapter of Westminster,
in tho Lower House of Convocation

John Savage, one of the New York Fenian head
centres, intends to sail for Europe about the middle of
October, landing at Havre.

THE NEW RO➢LAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL. -Mr.
Pugin denies, in the Catholic papers, that he has been
entrusted with the erection of the proposed new Roman
Catholic Cathedral, near Buckingham Palace.

Sir William Knollys has written to the authorities
of Glasgow to express the thanks of the Prince and Princess
of Wales for the University arrangements on the occasion of
their visit, and has enclosed a cheque of one hundred guineas
for the building fund.

THE NEW BISHOP FOR NATAL.—It is said that
all difficulties about the consecration of Mr. Macrorie as
the new Bishop for Natal, in opposition to Dr. Colenso,
have been removed, and that it is likely the ceremony
will be performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, in
England.

THE LEIGH HUNT MEMORIAL.—Mr. George W.
Childs, proprietor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger,
writes as follows to Mr. S. C. Hall : —" I have seen a para-
graph going the rounds of the papers that you lack £BO to
complete the fund to raise a suitable monument to Leigh
Hunt. If this is the case, I will gladly contribute the full
amount of £BO to so praiseworthy an object." Mr. S. R.
Townshend Mayer, the hon. treasurer, states that Mr.
Child's very handsome offer has been acknowledged in
suitable terms, but as the sum required has been well-nigh
received, Mr. Child's proposed donation is unnecessary.
An affray in a court in Poland-street, off Old-
nam-road, Manchester, on Saturday night, resulted in the
death of one of the parties. A number of Irishmen, living
in Poland-court, were quarrelling, and two of them, Michael
Hughes and William Conroy, began to fight. Conroy
was seen to fall suddenly, and Hughes ran away. It was
found that Conroy had been stabbed on the upper part of the
thigh, and the wound severed the femoral artery. Such
wounds are inevitably fatal in the absence of immediate
assistance, and Conroy died in a few minutes. His body
was taken to the Royal Infirmary, where it awaits the
inquest. Tho police were informed of the murder, and
Sergeant Bladon arrested Hughes. Tho neighbourhood in
which the murder was committed is infested with thieves,
and both Hughes and Conroy are well known to the
public.

THE GOVERNOR-GENERALSHIP OF NEW 13nurrs-
WICK.— The St. John's Telegraph, speaking of the Colonial
Secretary's despatch announcing the disallowance of
the bill to reduce the Governor-General's salary, says :
"There is nothing surer under the sun than that the
Duke of Buckingham's address will not be accepted
by Parliament in the stead of Dominion legislation,
The opinion of one man or half a dozen men
in England, given to sustain the saddling of an
outrageously extravagant salary on the people of the
Dominion, will not quietly be received in the place .of the
legislative action of those who lawfully represent the
aggrieved taxpayers who understand their means,
their circumstances, and their wishes whco see
the country already saddled with every descripti,on of
taxation ; offices and officials multiplied on every land,
and money squandered on sinecures or frittered
away to maintain the ' dignity' of some great
magnate. When Parliament meets, it will find that its
honour, as well as the determination of the electors, will
require that it vindicate its action, and claim for itself
the right to regulate the salaries which the people pay.
And we may safely predict that the attempt to snub
Parliament and limit its powers will only have the effect
of pushing on the work of retrenchment more vigorously
than ever."