The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-14 00:00:00

ti'ORSHIP-STREET.

Susricious DEATH.—Yesterday a man named Joseph
Clark, a wooden-legged man, a jobbing porter in the neigh.
bourhood of Spitalfields, was brought before Mr. Bingham, on
suspicion of having been accessory to the death of a man whose
name is unknown.

The deceased was discovered about six o'clock yesterday
morning, lying in one of the archways beside the new street in
course of formation from St. Katharine's-dock through Spital-
fields. There were several hurts about the forehead and other
parts, which might have been occasioned by a fall upon bricks
or stones, but there was a straight cut of a severe nature upon
the crown of the head, which appeared quite distinct from the
other hurts, and the side of the line of street was fenced by a
railing of such height that. an ordinary-sized man could not
easily have fallen over it. No property of any kind was found
upon the deceased but a sailor's discharge ticket, bearing the
date of the current year, and the name of Michael William
Edwards. The deceased, however, had more the look of a rail-
way v. orkman.
Sergeant Barker said that about half-past six yesterday
morning he received information, in consequence of which he
went to the spot above mentioned, and there found the de-
ceased lying on his face, and weltering in his blood, which was
issuing from the mouth and nose. Subsequently he received a
letter, which induced him to take the prisoner into custody.
James White, resident in Spitalfields, said that he procured
the letter to be written. He proceeded to state that about
half-past eleven on Tuesday night, while passing through
Wentworth-street, he saw the prisoner and another man, whom
he believed to be the deceased, against a shop window. The
man seemed to be drunk, and the prisoner, who appeared to be
sober, was poking him in the side with a stick as hard as he
could, while another man was encouraging the prisoner, and
hitting the man with his fist. The witness said he was passing
on the opposite side, but he was sure the prisoner was the per-
son he saw hitting the other.
The prisoner said he know nothing about the deceased or
any violence committed upon him.
The Magistrate remanded him until the Coroner's inquest
should have been held.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]

REMINGTON'S LINE.- LONDCN
AND MANCHESTER DIRECT INDEPENDENT
RAILWAY.

We noticed in our last the unscrupulous manner in
which the promoters of a quasi-competing " Direct" line
from London to Manchester Ir " appropriated" some
of the peculiar features of Remirgtores—the elder, better,
and more popular line. Mr. Ashurst is the person who
has acted thus ; and, by way of showing how far the op-
posite of modesty may be carried, he now charges the
promoters of Remington's line with having been later
in the field than himself, and (inferentially) with having
taken up his ideas. Thus cloth Augustus Muzzlewig,
who perpetrates mid cling rhymes in the Butock-smitity
Gazete, "convey" whole pages from " Paradise Lost,"
and declare that his prose-run-mad was written long be-
fore Milton flourished

The test of priority is simple. 'We have it and shall
apply it. Let us look to the registration of the two
projects.
On the Ist of November, 1844, Mr. Remington regis-
tered his line :

" For making a direct railway from London, com•
mencing at or near Battle-bridge, to Manchester and
York respectively, by one trunk line to Bedford or
thereabouts, and thence diverging north-westward to
Manchester, and north-eastward to York."
The prospectus, registered at the stun," time, was
summed up thus in the registration:—
" Prosp.•ctus of the Direct London, Manchester, and
York Railway, vie Bedford, taking in its route Chipping
I3arnet, St. Alban's, Luton, Silsoe, Ampthill, and Bed-
ford, diverging thence north-westwards to Manchester
by Wellingborcugh, Kettering, Market Harbormlgh,
Leicester, Loughborough, Derby, Uttoxeter. Cheadle,
Leek, and 'Macclesfield ; and north-eastwards to York
by Iligham Ferrars, Thrapston, Oundle, S atnford,
Grantham, Newark, between Retford and Gainsborough
to Thorne, Snaith, and Selby. Capital 7,000,0001., in
shares of 501. each. Deposit 21. 10s. per share."
The prijeet thus registered remained in statu quo
until the Ist of May, when it was revived by public
advertisement by the Bedford solicitor of the line, and,
on the 24th of that month, was a steond time re•
gistered by Mr. Remiegton. as follows

" I)IRECT INDEPENDENT LONDON AND MANCHESTER
RAlLWAY.—Conituei.e., at King's-cross, 9.t the no th
end or. 6,ay'..ion r„ad, and thcnc... roun.l Nlusweikhill
to Frier,' Barnet. I.ing• Barn, t, St. dl.ll-,iti's,
Si(so°, Lll-001:11, Bed' • rd, :11, li - ter,
Matk•-t Ellrnorough, 41141 I, tce• !t .r ; e
Swannington ' . • lo .
Trent, Uttoxeter, t.11,•;1(1,-, 14, ch,
Manchester."

„x ~.nd twenty one da3 s
Ashurst's 4 Direct” I Ile not rcgtz•ter, d tl the
22nd of Nlay, ex ,etly
ncen tegi,tered. It was entered
cuter Retnington's halo
as " The Direct London and Manchester It-,ilwav Com-
pany, carriers by raik ay of passeni;er,, pads and mil..
vhandize between London and Mancbtster.'"ilie par-
liamentary announcement was as follows
It is intended to commence in London at Furring_
don-street, and to take in its route the following towns,
as nearly as consistent with the surveys now in progress,
viz. :—Highgate, Finchley, Barnet, St. Alban's, serving
Dunstable, Luton, Woburn, A.mpthill, Wellingborough,