The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-25 00:00:00

TRH SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNLga, FEBRUARY 251 1845.

Theobalds, to the implement of his grand design
for the settlement of Nova Scotia, which had re-
mained from 1479 until the royal grant to the
ALEXANDERS, in 1622, an unproductive, because un-
improved, discovery. Nevis, Montserrat, Antigua,
and the Bahamas, were all settled during the reign of
CHARLES I. Jamaica capitulated to the heroic repre-
sentative of CROMWELL, in 1655. The settlement of
Tortola and that of the Anguillas, in the West
Indies, in 1666, and the cession of St. Helena by the
Dutch, in 1673, are among the few redeeming illus-
trations of the reign of CHARLES 11.
It appears that the total population of our colonies
in North America—namely, the two Canadas, New
Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Prince Ed-
ward's Island, and Newfoundland, amounts to
1,621,000 souls : the imports from these colonies into
the United Kingdom, to 1,391,2551. annually : our
exports thither, from the United Kingdom, to
4,445,5201. Yearly tonnage entered inwards (United
Kingdom), 540,448; ships, 1,552. Tonnage out-
wards, 445,472 ; ships, 1,329. Of our 19 West
India Colonies (Antigua, Barbadoes, Dominica,
Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitt's, Nevis, St•
Lucia, St. Vincent, Tobago, Tortola, the Anguillas'
Trinidad, Bahamas, Bermudas, British Guiana, and
Honduras), the population is 901,082 ; our imports
thence into the United Kingdom 6,015,7651.; our
exports thither 5,376,521/. Number of ships entered
inwards, United Kingdom, 714, tonnage 191,688 ;
cleared outwards 806 ships, tonnage 261,344. Of
these other colonies, &c.—(namely, Gibraltar, Malta,
Gozo, Cape of Good Hope, Sierra Leone, or the
Gold Coast, Gambia, Ceylon, Mauritius, New South
Wales, Van Dieman's Land, Western Australia,
South Australia, New Zealand, Falkland Islands,
St. Helena, and Hong-Kong)—the population is
2,152,101 ; the annual imports thence into this king-
dom, 3,087,999/. ; our exports thither, 7,496,628/4 ton-
nage inwards, United Kingdom, 128,500, ships 522 ;
outwards, tonnage 911,000, ships 3,077. What noble
bases are here, for the commercial opulence, the com-
mercial marine, the naval power, and the permanent
grandeur of a maritime empire like our own, con-
nected as it thus is with the extremest limits of our
globe—(putting utterly out of view ;our 100,000,000
of Continental-Asiatic subjects or tributaries, and the
vast commercial and political relations we have with
them)—with an aggregate colonial population of
4,674,000; an aggregate of imports of 10,495,0001.;
of exports of 17,318,000/. ; and the employ of a total
tonnage inwards of 860,729, and 2,788 ships ; out-
wards, 911,032 tonnage, and 3,077 ships ! This is,
indeed, empire on a grand scale, and, we trust, main-
tained with a degree of proportionate benefit to the
destinies of mankind.

public all the phases of the affair; and he should never
have reached the result yThich had been obtained.
The visit to Windsor had been alluded to ; that moment
was, in fact, favourable to the negotiation, and it was then
pushed forward with vigour ; but after that period it had
been retarded by the dispersion of the English Cabinet.—
(Laughter on the Left.) He was astonished at the hilarity
of Hun. Members. Nothing was more naturd than what he
had said. It was necessary for the English Cabinet to deli-
berate, and they did not assemble until the 9:h January, and
this was the cause of the delay, not in the negotiation, but in
its conclusion.—(Hear, hear.) Some surprise had been ex-
pressed at not finding in the official dispatch may mention of
an argument which he had declared his intention of using
—the temporary character of the conventions—which had
been recognised by Lord Palmerston himself; the Hon. M.
Billault would, however, permit him to say that all the docu-
ments had not been produced.—t Exclamations from the Left.)
If every document relative to negotiations were to be pro-
duced, it would be impossible to terminate anything.—(Ap-
probistion.) The negotiation had never, therefore, been
abandoned ; it had merely been suspended i.‘t intervals, when
it would have been impolitic to have pressed them forward.
So much for the form ; now for the question itself. The
right of search was inefficient for the suppression of the
slave trade, and compromised the friendly relations between
the two countries ; these were the two arguments he had
used for its removal. It was due to the honour of Franca
not to let it be thought that she was indifferent to the sup-
pression of the slave trade ; anti it was necessary- that the
English Cabinet and the English people should be convinced
that the right of search had become inefficacious to attain
that end, and that other means more likely to succeed, and
less dangerous, might be found. The English Cabine,t had
declared that they attached no other interest to the exercise
of that right than the suppression of the traffic. Two do-
cuments had been printed, and, notwithstanding the pub-
licity that had already been given to them, he must be per-
mitted to read them to the Chamber, in order to prove the
sincerity of the Government in what it had done, and it
would then be seen whether it could be again accused of
charlatanism.—(Approbation.) The Honourable Minister
here read a dispatch, addressed by him to the Count do
Jarnac, requesting him to call the attention of Lord
Aberdeen to the subject of the right of search, and pointing
out the powerful motives which induced him to desire that
some other mode of suppression of the slave trade might be
devised in its stead. The Chamber (continued the Hon,
Minister) would thus see that the question was clearly put.
It was not a mere modification of the treaties of 1831 and
1833 that was asked for, but a new plan to be substituted for
the right of search. The Hon. Minister then read the answer
of the Earl of Aberdeen, stating the willingness of the Eng-
lish Government to substitute for the right of search any
other mode which might on examination be found equally
efficacious for the suppression of the slave trade. The lion.
M. Billault (continued the Minister of Foreign Aflairs) ap-
peared to believe that no other means had been suggested,
but he was mistaken; several plans had been examined and
discussed, but it would require time to determine on such an
important question. The Chamber would thus see that the
negotiations had been actively carried on, and the question
plainly [put. He should now come to the Parliamentary
question. The discussion on the Address he maintained did
not show that the confidence of the majority in the :Cabinet
had been shaken; five questions had been put before the
Chamber, and four votes had given a strong majority to the
Cabinet, and on one question alone had the majo-
rity in the opinion of the Cabinet, though not according to
the strict rules of representative Government, been found in
sufficient. The Government, in introducing the Bill under
discussion, had stated that their private opinions and inclina-
tions had prompted them to retire from office, but that they
bad nevertheless remained, because, as long as the party to
which they had the honour to belong felt itself able to uphold
their common policy, they would not abandon it.—(Approba-
thin.) If that great party had appeared to them in the slightest
way divided they should on the instant have retired : they
considered it, however, their duty and their honour not to
retire, and to attempt a fresh trial, and they persisted in the
idea that their conduct was sensible and virile.—(Assent.)
It had been said that a strong majority was necessary for a
Government, and that they did not possess such a one—that
their power was weakened. He could prove to the Cham-
ber that the most important thin,;s had been done by
very small majorities; 'even a change in the Crown of Eng-
land had been effected under such a circumstance. The
real opponents of the Government had declared that they
sought not for power; that declaration had been made by
M. 0. Barrot and by M. niers ; M. Billault alone had not
done so.--(General laughter.) From that, it would appear
that they were not in the true and regular condition of a
representative Government. What would occur, did they
suppose, if the present Cabinet retired from power? That
there would not be a conquering power on the benches of the
Chamber, but simply a protective power and a protected one.
—(Hear, hear.) l es, there would be a protected power
seeking everywhere for strength—in fact, begging its daily
bread.—(Sensation.) That situation would not be one
altogether novel ; such a one had been already seen ; but, he
would ask, was it in such a case that force could be expected
for the Government, and dignity for the country. He could
comprehend that the Opposition—the real and great Opposi-
tion— which believed that it could not at present honourably
arrive at power, should accept this situation, for it had some
little profits to derive from it.—(Laughter.) Every one had
seen, in the course of the late discussions, how much the
question had been canvassed, as to the probability of the
policy of the present Cabinet being changed. He could tell
them that it would beyond a doubt be changed—elkanged too
little and too much—too much to suit the Conservative party
and too little to please the Left.—(Hear, hear.) That the
Opposition should be satisfied with this situation he could
easily comprehend; but that men, anxious to have a strong
Government, should consent to accept such a state of things
he would not believe—yet this was what was proposed to
them at present. The Cabinet was convinced that the policy
which it had pursued for the last four years was useful and
honourable both at home and abroad; and the Chamber.
during that period, had been of the same opinion. The great
question was about to be decided. If the Chamber decided
against the Cabinet, it would at once retire from power.
However the decision might be, they might be assured of
this, that the Cabinet would not change their opinion—the
Chamber knew that that could not take place.—(lronical
laughter on the Left.) No man's opinions were changed by
the votes of the Chamber. If the opinion of the majority
should happen to be against the Ministry, he would say, let
the new experiment be made, and the country would a second
time see how much an uncertain and advent urous policy pro-
tected by the Opposition would be worth.—(Loud cheers.)
-After some remarks from M. ODILON BARROT,
amidst the greatest noise and confusion, the ballot was
taken, when there was a majority of 24 for Ministers.
The Ministerial papers are satisfied with the re-
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will he found to be petty, feeble, tottering, im-
possible."
On Saturday the Three per Cents. closed
at 85f. ; the New Loan, 86f.; the Five per
Cents., 122 f. 75c.; the Orleank Railway Shares,
1,196 f. 250.; Rouen, 1,115 f.; Havre, 907 f. 50c.;
Spanish Actives, 394 ; Ditto, Three per Cents. 41k;
Belgian Two-and-a-Half' per Cents. 61f. 75c.

We have intelligence from Lisbon to the 18th inst.
On the night of the 17th the QUEEN was confined,
and gave birth to a Princess. The medical bulletin
of the 18th announces that her MAJESTY and the
Infanta are going on well. Three days of rejoicing
with illuminations are decreed to celebrate the event.
The intelligence of a political character is entirely
destitute of interest.

Accounts from Switzerland to the 18th instant an-
nounce that the occurrences at Lausanne have induced
the different cantons of Switzerland to take measures
for insuring their internal tranquillity. The Grand
Council of the Valais has called out the landsturin,
and voted a credit of 200,000 f. The sentiments of
the Deputies of this canton are in conformity with
those of the Deputies of Lucerne. At Zurich the
Vorort has embodied two battalions of infantry,
a squadron of cavalry, a company of carabineers,
and a company of artillery. The cantons of
St. Gall, Thurgau, and Schaffhousen have been
recommended to call out their contingents.
These troops are assembled by the Vorort to
protect the Diet. At the same time the Vorort
has delegated M. ZEUNDER and M. SULZER to Arau
and Berne, to watch the movements of the free corps.
The Deputies of Glaris have received instructions to
demand the expulsion of the Jesuits, as well as those
of Tessin. Bale town has voted in an opposite sense.
Priburg has voted that the affair of the Jesuits is
purely cantonal, and not within the jurisdiction of
the Diet. This canton has not acceded to the invita-
tion made to Lucerne to send away the Jesuits._

By a letter from Geneva, of the 18th, we learn
that the Government of that canton, although Pro-
testant, and opposed to the encroachments of the
Jesuits, has refused to concur with the Radical party
in means for compelling the canton of Lucerne to re-
voke its decisions. Geneva was tranquil at the date
of this letter.

Madrid journals of the 15th and 16th inst. have
been received. On the 15:h, the royal assent had
been given to the Bill for converting into Consolidated
Three per Cents. the credits proceeding from contracts
in anticipation of Funds, of Treasury Bonds, of In-
scriptions in the Centralised Floating Debt, of bills
drawn on the Treasury of Havannah, according to
the terms and at the rate established by the royal
decrees of the 26th of June, 13th of September, and
9th of October of the last year. On the 16th, tha
Government presented a Bill to the Cortes, for the
restitution of the whole of the unsold national property.
Letters from Bayonne announce that a serious military
conspiracy had been discovered at Vittoria, and up-
wards of forty persons had been arrested. The Phare
de Bayonne says, the movement is in favour of
ESPARTERO ; but this is extremely improbable.
Want of pay is a more likely cause.
On the Madrid Bourse, on the 15th, the Three per
Cents. closed at 33 for cash, and 331 at 60 days ;
the Five per Cents. at 24 1-16 at 60 days ; and the
Coupons at 261 at 60 days.

The Paris papers are chiefly occupied with the de-
bate and comments on the Secret Service Money
Bill, but we do not find much in them interesting to
an English reader. The principal speeches made on
Friday were by M. BILLAULT and M. GUIZOT.
The ostensible leader of the Opposition, for M.
TIIIERS tries to keep in the back ground, said the
great question was not whether the Cabinet possessed
the confidence of the Chamber, for on that point there
could be no doubt, but whether on their ejection their
successors could obtain it. In the discussion on the
Address the great questions of foreign policy had been
duly considered, and by the vote of the Chamber they
had been condemned. Had anything occurred, he asked,
to change the position of the Ministry sinee their de
feat? Nothing whatever. The question therefore was
to ascertain if the interests of the country were to be
sacrificed to the Cabinet, or the Cabinet to the true
interests of France. The Cabinet was wounded to
death. It was no longer in possession of any influ-
ence abroad—it was perfectly powerless to carry out
any negotiation with foreign States. Such was the
general position of the Cabinet; and if details were
sought out, they would only prove the truth of his
assertions. The diplomatic affairs of France ought
to be directed with a firm hand, if success was to be
looked for—it was, in fact, impossible to do anything
with foreign Powers, as soon as they were obliged to
entertain fears that any treaty concluded with a
Ministry one day might be torn up next day by the
Chambers. In the same manner as the present situa-
tion of the Cabinet rendered diplomatic negotiations
impossible, so it presented serious impediments to all
improvement and progress at home—to all develop-
ment of manufactures and commerce. He then ad-
verted to the old worn-out subject, the right of
search—declared that the Minister of Foreign Affairs
on that point, as well as many others, had deceived
the Chamber, and the documents recently pub-
lished in London showed that the Cabinet had
not conformed to votes repeatedly and solemnly
given. He adduced other proofs of the incom-
petency of the Ministry, and concluded by call-
ing upon the Chamber to refuse a vote of con-
fidence. From the speech of BILLAULT and BARROT,
the only speakers of the slightest importance, it was
really evident that if the Cabinet had resigned there
was no compact party to occupy their place. M.
GUIZoT made a suitable speech in reply, to M.
BlLLamr, of which the following is a brief outline :
" With regard to the negotiations connected with the
right of search, he was really surprised to hear the Hon.
Deputy who had just spoken reproduce remarks which had
lately appeared in some of the public journals. Did the Hon.
Deputy suppose that, in a negotiation, when no official dis-
patches appeared, the affair was net being carried on ?
Did he believe that an affair thus managed could ever arrive
at a conc:usion ? Official documents were the termination
of negotiations, and not the negotiations themselves. They
were carried on by private correspondence and verbal con-
versation, and it was not until things were brought to some
kind of accord that they were put in the shape of official
dispatches. The question alluded to had been for more
than two years the subject of negotiations carrying on
through the medium of their Ambassador to London, and
the result has been the subject of an offiCial dispatch.
He should, however, have compromised the dignity of the
cJuntry, and the success of the negotiation, if he had made

Strathspey was in demand at an improved figure, and several
eights and nines to one were takeA about Mr. Irwin's lot.
The betting, except in the instances mentioned, and in the
appearance of Ould Ireland at 40, and Yheomun-ac-Knuc
at 50 to 1, both taken freely, exhibits no striking features.
In the course of the afternoon several bets were laid at some-
thing above the market price ; amongst these were 2,600 to
200 agst Semiseria, 2,009 to 100 agst Strathspey, 1,500 to 50
agst Winesour, and 5,000 to 50 agst The Dean.

DERBY.
10 to I agst Mr. Greville's Alarm
15 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Idas
16 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Kedger
16 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb colt
20 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger
25 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip colt
30 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Mentor
30 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa
33 to 1 agst A. W. Hill's Ironmaster (all in)—taken
36 to I Mr. Irwin's Clear-the-way—taken
35 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England
40 to 1 agst Mr. Stanley's Minikin colt
40 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnson's Annandale
100 to 1 agst Mr. Parry's Adonis.
The Cobweb colt had several powerful enemies, and, not-
withstanding an outlay of several hundreds at 14, 15, and 16
to 1, left off with a tottering aspect. Kedger also gave way
a point, and Newsmonger, although backed for 1001., at 20
to I, was out of favour. Alarm and Idas as before, and Pam
not mentioned. 35 to Ito 1004 and 1,000 to 30 was taken
about Ironmaster, all in (20 to 1 with a qualification), and
35 to 1 each about Clear-the-way and Anti-Repealer—
backers numerous and "fond." The only Oaks bet made
within our hearing was 20 to 1 agst As you like it.
POST-OFFICE IRREGULARITIES.—It was mentioned pub-
licly in the Subscription-room yesterday afternoon, that two
or three instances have occurred in which letters, written by
parties to their agents or friends at Manchester, have been
opened before they got to their destination. We presume
the matter will be inquired into, but, in the meantime, we
would suggest the propriety of using more caution in sealing
them than is usually observed at " the corner."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 24.
The House sat to-day to hear writs of error and appeals.
The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham,
and Lord Campbell.

HATFIELD V. PHILLIPS.

This case stood on their Lordships' paper to be argued
upon a writ of error, but upon the case being called on it was
arranged that it should be argued before the judges, after
they had returned from their circuits.
RICKARD V. TILE ATTORNEY-GENERAL.

This appeal was adjourned to to-morrow, in consequence
the absence of ➢lr. Wakefield, the leading Counsel for the
appellant. The Learned Gentleman was in attendance in
the early part of the day, but left under the impression that
the first case would occupy the whole day.

VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT, Feb. 24.
The Vice-Chancellor of England took causes to-day, none
of which were of any interest.

HORRIBLE MURDER and. HIGH-
WA Y RUBBERY.
LATEST PARTICULARS.
SUNDAY NlGHT.—Shortly after eight o'clock yesterday
(Sunday morning) the remains of the murdered man, which
still lie at the Yorkshire Gray public-house, at Hampstead,
were identified by Mr. Kitchner, baker, of Whittlebury-
street, Euston-square, as those of Mr. James De La Rue, a
professor of music, occupying apartments in his house, and
supposed to be a relative to the eminent card manufacturers
of that name.
Mr. Kitchner states that the unfortunate gentleman left
his home on Friday evening, about a quarter before six
o'clock, stating that he was going to keep some appointment
which he had made. On his departure he was observed, as
usual, to have in his possession a silver hunting watch
attached to a gold watch-guard. He also wore two valeable
rings on his right hand, and on this being stated to Mr.
Hunt, the constable of Hampstead, the glove found was pro-
duced, and the right hand of the deceased was also exa-
mined. The glove was split down the centre, and had been
torn off by the assassins, and the marks occasioned by the
pressure of the rings were still visible on the fingers of the
right hand. Mr. Kitchner also states that he never knew
the deceased gentleman to go out without a considerable sum
of money in his pocket.
. It appears that the murdered man, who is but twenty-
eight years of age, had for some period been acquainted with
a young woman, with whom, according to a letter found in
his possession, he was in the habit of having occasional
meetings in the neighbourhood of the locality where he met
his tragical end. It has already been announced that an en-
velope was found upon him addressed "J. Cooper, Esq.,
Hampstead-road." In this envelope was found a letter
signed, "Caroline," which addressed him as "My dear
James," and in which the writer intimated that she was
pregnant by him, and solicited an interview at their usual
spot. Mr. Kitchner states ilia he has been aware of the fact
that letters have been left for the deceased at a shop within
a few doors of his house, addressed, '° J. Cooper, Esq. ;" that
they have always been delivered by hand; and it has been
ascertained that the letter found, which bears no postmark,
was left for the deceased on the morning of Friday.
Shortly before seven o'clock on Friday evening the mur-
dered man was seen in company with the girl in question,
whose name and connexions are known, and who, much to
her credit, voluntarily came forward as soon as she became
acquainted with the dreadful occurrence. They were seen
together in the neighbourhood of the Swiss Cottage, and she
was observed to leave him, taking her direction towards the
Regent's-park. Mr. Hilton, a baker of West-end, who was
serving his customers on the road, saw the deceased take the
path towards the stile where he was found murdered, and in
ten minutes after heard the crie I, which he communicated to
Mr. Kilburn, and which led to the discovery of the body.
At first it was supposed that a portion of the stile close to
which the murder was perpetrated was made use of as the
means of destruction, in consequence of its being found broken,
but it is known to have been broken for some considerable
period.
It is gratifying to state, that by the exertions of the police,
aided by the local authorities, a clue has been obtained to the
perpetrators of the horrid deed; but, of course, the particulars
are withheld, as their publication might tend materially
to defeat the ends of justice. The following circumstances,
however, ought to be stated in connexion with the matter,
as they may in some measure tend to alleviate public ex-
citement. About a quarter before seven ceclock three men,
dressed as half-labourers, half-mechanics, entered the George I
public-house, near Pond-street, and, having had some gin,
one of them accosted the postman ft he George is the district
post-office), and wanted to sell him a hone for sharpening a
razor, but on his declining to purchase they uttered some
abusive language and went out. The landlord of the George
states that in about two minutes after this lie went out, and
on proceeding up the town was accosted by the same three
men, who begged alms of him, but he told them he had no
money, and passed on. It must be observed that the post-
man remarked that " He shouldn't wonder if they heard of
something in the neighbourhood before morning," and
this being impressed on the landlord's mind, he watched
the three men, and saw them go down Bellsize-lane
towards the spot where the murder was committed.
He had not gone far before he was overtaken by a
carpenter named Smith, living at Hampstead, who said he
had been stopped by three men answering their description,
and who demanded his watch and money, but on his showing
them he had neither allowed him to pass. The landlord of
the George states that lie went into the Black Boy, and in
about three quarters of an hour after he had seen the three
men in question he saw, on arriving in Heath. street, the police
going with a stretcher to fetch the deceased, who, he was
told, had shot himself. These circumstances leave no doubt
that the three men alluded to were the murderers, and the
hone in all probability was the instrument with which the
wounds on the back of the head were inflicted.
During yesterday, notwithstanding the unpleasant state of
the weather, hundreds of persons visited the scene of this
outrage, and the Yorkshire Gray was also thronged with
visitors.
Mr. Wakley, the coroner, was early informed of the sad
catastrophe, and in the first instance issued his warrant for
a post nwrtem examination, but the cause of death was so ap-
parent that the warrant has been withdrawn. The inquest
will take place this day.
CORONER'S INQUEST.
Mr. Wakley and Mr. G. I. Mills, the Coroner and Deputy
Coroner for the county of Middlesex, with a jury of the
most respectable householders in the vicinity, held an in-
quest yesterday at the Yorkshire Grey, Hampstead, on
view of the body of James Delarue, a teacher of the piano-
forte, living at 55, Whittlebury-street, Euston-square,
whose body was discovered on the Friday evening in a
footpath leading from Haverstock to Primrose-hill.
The jury met at ten o'clock, and having been sworn,
The deceased's brother was called in. He had
identified the body, and was asked whether he had
any idea of any one who meditated injury to the
deceased., He answered in the negative. The ques-
tion was repeated, the Coroner at the same time cau-
tioning Mr. Delarue not to mention the name, and citing an
instance where the murderer himself had been in the room,
and having every information, had been enabled to escape.
Mr.. Delarue said that he was quite unable to fix on any one
as likely to commit such a deed.
Police-constable 304 S said, that receiving informa
tion of cries of " Murder" having been heard whilst
on duty on Haverstock-hill, he ran into the Haverstock-
field, but did not find any cause for the outcries. He then
ran through Bellsize- lane into the road opposite the George
public-house, when he met Sergeant Fletcher, who accom-
panied him again to the Haverstock-field, in the west corner
of which they found the body of deceased. He was lying
against a wall, which formed an acute angle with a wooden
railing. There were marks of bloody fingers on the railing,
, and two pools of blood upon the ground. -He found the hat
at some distance from the body, which was afterwards
brought to this house. His coat was wide open ; no part
of his clothes were torn. (The unfortunate gentle-
man's hat was shown to the Coroner. It was broken in
several places as if from severe blows.) He found
in his left-hand pocket some keys, snuff-box, and paper,
with some writing on it, and a letter.—[The letter
was handed to the Coroner. We understand the purport of
the letter to be, that the writer (Caroline) requests Mr.
Delarue to meet her at the place where they had spent so
many half-hours together, as she had something of the first
importance to communicate.] He observed a large pool of
blood on the ground, his shirt was covered with the same, as
was also the railings near him. Went there the following
morning and found no weapon of any kind near the place.
Sergeant Fletcher, 24 S, knew no more of the transaction
than that deposed to by the last witness.
John Kitchener, baker, 55, Whittlebury-street, took the
house of which deceased was formerly landlord, about three
years ago, and deceased lodged in the house since. Saw him
on Friday last week. Did not know any one who threatened
to injure him.
The brother of deceased was asked if he (the deceased)
had a watch and chain, and he answered in the affimative.
The Coroner asked him if he knew the maker's name, and
the question was also answered in the affirmative. The Co-
roner told him not to mention it, as it might put the guilty
parties on their guard.
Susan Kitchener—Lives with her brother. Mr. Delarue
lodged with them. Saw him on Friday evening at half-past
six, in the back parlour. He had on his hat and wrapper
coat, and said he was going out. lie did not say where he
was going, but lie told her to keep the fire in. He had a
watch and gold chain. Saw it on Friday morning.
The CORONER here expressed a wish that the room should
be cleared, as he wished to consult with the police as to the
best mode of tracing the guilty parties.
After the public was admitted, it was stated that the
inquest had been adjourned, but no definite period was fixed,
in order to give time to the police to trace the particulars
connected with this equally mysterious and diabolical murder.
When the Court was cleared of strangers, we understand
that the following (and our information is pretty correct) was
the purport of the evidence adduced :
Mr. Smith, carpenter, of Hampstead, stated that a few
minutes before the unfortunate deceased must have passed,
he was walking along Bellsize-lane, when he was met by
three men, dressed as labourers, who demanded his watch
and money. He proved to them that he had neither, and
way permitted to go on.
At an after period, Mr. Symonds, of Norfolk Cottage, De-
vonshire-hill, was stopped by three men, corresponding in