The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-24 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

TIIE LATE MURDER ON THE RIVER.
On Tuesday evening, at six o'clock, the investigation,
adjourned from Tuesday last, relative to the death of
a man unknown, whose body was found in the Thames
on the morning of Sunday week last, with five mortal
stabs about it, was resumed before Mr. Higgs, the
Coroner for Westminster, at the Pine Apple lavern,
Hungerford-street, Strand.
George Wicks, one of the toll-collectors at Vaux-
hall-bridge, stated that about a quarter before twelve
on the night of
.Friday week last, a gentleman, who
passed over the bridge from the Surrey side, asked if
there was not a policeman on the bridge ? Witness
replied that there was one there about every half
hour. The gentleman added, that it was a pity there
was not one there then, as there was a party of swells
ill-using a poor man. Witness said it was a pity he
had not stopped and seen him righted. A few
minutes afterwards, witness received the same in-
format9n from another gentleman, with two ladies,
passing ovef the bridge. Shortly afterwards, In-
spector Taylor, of the B division, came to the toll-
house with a basket he bad found on the bridge ; it
contained some carpenters' chips, crumbs of bread and
cheese, and a printed shop-bill of the prices of car-
penters' tools. Witness observed Ole next morning on
the centre of the bridge a quantity of
Mr. Deputy Superintendent Lewis, o;',+,-he Thames
Police, said he had made inquiries on the tiler, and
could not learn that any person was missing, He
had examined the marks of blood on the bridge, and
saw that there were several spots on the buttresses,
and on the balustrades were the marks of three
bloody fingers.
Mr. Bainbridge, the surgeon, said this could not
refer to the body of the deceased, as the body had.
been in the water several days. He had no doubt
whatever but the wounds had been inflicted during

The jury, after a brief consultation, returned a ver-
dict of " IVilful murder against some person or per-
sons unknown."

WINTER ASSIZES.—It is now definitively fixed
that a winter gaol delivery shall take place ; but it is
believed that the subsidiary arrangements will not be
made till the beginning of term.
EXCURSION TRAINS ON RAILWAYS.--The Board of
Trade has just issued a circular to the several railway
companies, calling their attention to the danger of the
plan adopted on some railways of running excursion
trains drawn by several engines. They state that the
opinion of several of the most experienced practical men
has been taken, and that they all state the present mode
of working the excursion trains to be extremely dan-
gerous ; and the Board of Trade recommend that these
excursion trains should be divided into sections, sa that
no more than two engines should be used with any onn
train of carriages. They also point out the extreme
danger likely to arise from the want of punctuality in.
the arrival of these excursion trains, arising from their
great weight ; and they strongly urge upon the com-
panies to adopt a different mode of working the excur-
sion trains in order to avoid the danger of the present
method. It ought to be observed that very few com-
panies have adopted these " monster trains," and it is to
be hoped that those which have adopted them will alter
their arrangements to such as are more compatible with
safety.
AN EXTRAORDINARY BAROMETER.—The mate of
the brig Grand Turk received a few years since a sevens
blow with a club over the left eye : the skull was pro—
bably slightly fractured, and is so tender as to indicate,
with unfailing accuracy, any change in the weather.
The Captain of the brig says—" Generally about six
hours before the commencement of a gale his head begins
to ache with more or less violence, as the case may be,
the position higher or lower on the head, and the degree
of pain denoting squall or gale, moderate or severe ; and
so peculiar are the sensations, and so infallible in their
indications, that he is able to foretel the commencement,
and generally the duration and severity, of a gale with at
greater degree of accuracy than I have ever knows a ba-
rometer to do."—American Paper.
AFFAIRS OF JERSEY.—MF. Roebuck, M.P. for
Bath, who has been staying this summer in Jersey, and.
who is generally understood to have taken an active part
in the discussions which arise between the Government and
the Channel Island authorities, returned a few days since
from a visit to the Lieutenant-Governor at Haviland
hall.—Le Pilote, Guernsey paper.
FIRE ON USHER'S QUAY, DUBLIN.—Just 88 we
were going to press we learned that the building occu-
pied by the IN hite Quakers, formerly Holmes's Hotel,
was burned to the ground.—Pilot.
A letter from Algiers of the 10th states that the
annual Jewish fete terminated by a sort of disturbance
in the synagogue. It is the custom of the chief of the
congregation to proceed to the synagogue of Ben Naray
to adjudge the privilege of reading the Bible for that day
to the highest bidder, the sum obtained being appro-
priated to the use of the synagogue. When on this oc-
casion the chief came forward, he was greeted by the
persons present with hooting and cries.. Some of the
most turbulent declared that they enjoyed the utmost
extent of liberty under the French Government, and
did not want the chief. They then attempted to turns
and about fifty of the rioters were
was attended to,
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nise:hcisalol the gendarmerie.his
application
estimable prelate has arrived in London, on his way
arr.
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from Rome to America. We are enabled to state, on
that the religious affairs of Nova Scotia
arranged by the Holy See in such a manner
have
td'oba eueetTtnhoorl:lit) satisfaction to all the parties concerned,
whilst it promises the brightest hopes for the future suc-
cess of our holy faith in that important mission. The
immense diocese of Nova Scotia has been divided by a
decision of his Holiness the Pope
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district, including the islands of Bermuda.—pilot.
After twelve trials in smooth water of her Man
poßleatatTleerr,agfietstepdeedupgawinitehd bwiars. Smith's
jsecsrte3w7's propeller,s'teamhs
tute miles per hour. The Rattler is GiB tons,
ands2toao-
horse: power ; and her sister ship, the Prometheus,
similar to her in every respect with the exception of
having paddle-wheels, only reached 8, knots an hour.
The Rattler has got her masts on board, and is to be
fitted for sea immediately ; and, in consequence of her
success, the Admiralty have given orders for six other
steam-ships, of a large class, to be forthwith constructed
on ar .
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has to acknow-
ledge the receipt of 501., stated to be " for the public,
for taxes probably omitted."