The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-26 00:00:00

motion :

" If England is the country of bold and sudden reforms, she
is also the classic land of the most crying abuses. Not only
the Ministry does not intend renouncing this monstrous right
interfereto clandestinely in the most delicate point of social
intercourse, to spy out the confidences of friendship, to steal
the secrets of families and affairs, but its friends do not blush
publicly to give excuses for a practice so contrary to the
spirit of our time. One of them, for instance, has seriously
maintained that letters in transit are the property of
the Crown, and that the Government is fully authorised
to take cognizance of what they contain.' This incre-
dible doctrine was greeted by very feeble murmurs. Let
us, however, hasten to add, that speakers were met with
of all parties, even on the Ministerial benches them-
selves, demanding that the scandal of the cabinet
noir should at length have a term in England. Several
of them having cited the example of France, Mr. Coch-
rane falsely made a declaration in contradiction to the asser-
tion that France had long since suppressed the institution of
the cabinet noir. He felt himself authorised, he said, by a
long sojourn amongst us, to maintain that, to his certain
knowledge, letters are frequently opened in Paris. We do not
hesitate to declare that Mr. Cochrane calumniates our
country. If ever a Ministry permitted itself to do amongst
us what Sir J. Graham has done in England, and if the act
was denounced In the Chamber, a unanimous cry of repro-
bation would arise against the man who could have made so
dishonourable a use of the power confided to him. It would
be an exceedingly grave case of moral responsibility."
The French Funds were somewhat lower on Monday.
The Three per Cents. closed at 84f. 80e. ; Ditto, New
Loan, 85f. 90c. ; the Five per Cents. at 122 f. 250. ;
Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,196 f. 25c. ; Rouen, I,llof. ;
Havre, 910 f.; Spanish Actives, 361 ; Ditto, Passive, 61;
Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 61f. 90c.

THIS DAY'S NEWS

THE MURDER AT HAMPSTEAD

APPREHENSION AND EXAMINATION OF THE

SUPPOSED MURDERER.
This morning a person named Thomas Hooker, residing
at 11, Victoria-terrace, Portland Town, was examined
before the Magistrate, at Marylebone Police-Court, charged
on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of Mr.
Delarue, of Whittlebury-street, Euston-square. The pri-
soner, a well-dressed, tall, thin young man, of the same
profession, and an intimate acquaintance of the mur-
dered man, appeared quite unconcerned, and evidently
paid the utmost attention to the statements of the various
witnesses. _ _

The evidence of Edward Hilton, baker, was first taken,
and was a simple recapitulation of what has already ap-
peared before the Coroner. He heard the cries of murder,
and on going to the place from whence the cries proceeded,
h e and others found the body of the deceased.
The surgeon, Mr. Perry, of Hampstead, detailed the re-
sult of the post mortem examination, which only established
the fact that deceased had met his death from blows on the
head, inflicted by a blunt instrument.
Sarah Kitchener—Lived at 55, Whittlebury-street, Euston-
square. Deceased lived there. Saw him last on Friday.
He told me to keep a fire in, as he would return in an hour
and a half. I have seen the body, and know it to be Delarue.
James Kitchener—Brother to last witness, and landlord of
the house in which deceased resided. His evidence went to
confirm his sister's. He knew that deceased had a watch,
but never saw it. He had not observed many acquaintances
call upon the deceased, and never heard of any one having a
spite against him. I have never seen the prisoner at the bar.
Edward Scoltney,: 21 T division, residing at Chiswick—
Between seven and eight o'clock yesterday evening, received
information that Thomas Hooker (the prisoner), was an ac-
quaintance of the deceased, and that on Saturday night he
was seen with a great deal of money. I went with the in-
spector and sergeant to his house, No. 11, Victoria .place,
Portland-town. About one o'clock this morning we went
first to the residence of prisoner's father, but I returned to
his own lodgings, and when I knocked, he got up to answer.
He came down in his shirt and trousers. I asked if he was
Thomas Hooker, and he said lie was Thomas Hooker. I
said, you are my prisoner, and told him I was a sergeant of
police, and was taking him into custody on suspicion of
being concerned in the murder of Mr. Delarue. I then asked
him to show me his apartments.
Mr. RAWIANSON—Did he answer nothing when taken into
custody ? Witness—He said he knew Delarue. 1 asked
him to show his apartments, and he said, "Follow me ;" and
I then searched his apartments. His brother was in bed in
the room to which he took me, on the second floor, and the
prisoner told him to get out of bed and dress himself. During
the time I was searching, his brother said, " Tom, tell the
policeman all you know about it." The prisoner then went
to the bed-side, took the watch from under the pillow, and
said, " That was Delarue's ; he gave it to me last Friday
morning, about ten o'clock, to sell it for him."
We then came down stairs, and I got some
duplicates referring to other property, which the pri-
soner said belonged to Delarue. (The property con-
sisted of duplicates for rings,watch-guard, &c.) After going to
where I had left Inspector Partridge, and telling him what
had occurred, we returned to the prisoner's lodgings to re-
new the search. He said he had only some letters from
different females, but he did not couple the deceased's name
with them. The prisoner was then taken to the Hampstead
station.

Inspector Partridge produced a bundle of letters. The
last witness gave him the information alluded to. He went
to the prisoner's father's house, at 17, Charles-street, where
he expected some important information, but in that he failed,
and fearing that some alarm might be given to the pri-
soner, he (the inspector) sent Scoltney alone to his
lodgings. When he saw the prisoner, he informed
him of the charge against him. Went up into
the prisoner's room, and found some old clothes and
sacking under the bed, and also above it. In a table drawer
found papers and other documents. There were 76 of them,
apparently written by a young lady, and all in the same
handwriting. On the mantel-shelf found half-a-sovereign
and a shilling. He said he had more money, and supposed
he dropped a sovereign on the bed. He was then taken to
the station-house. He should be able to prove that he had
mad• several purchases of clothing on Saturday.
Inspector Shackell, of the detective force, received informa-
tion of the murder on Saturday, and on the Sunday after
examined the place where the murder was committed. Pro-
ceeded to deceased's lodgings, and found a number of obscene
prints, and, among bills of account, found one from a watch-
maker for the very watch produced in Court that day. This
watch was seen in the deceased's possession on Friday, at
two o'clock.

Mr. RAwLiNsoN—Who proves that /—The girl, Sir.
Sarah Kitchener was re-called—She saw his watch on
Friday at dinner time. Did not know the watch, but the
chain resembled the one he wore. Mr. Delarue got up at
a little after nine on Friday morning, and he remained at
home for about half an hour. Be breakfasted almost as soon
as he got up.
The brother of the deceased said the watch was the one he
wore till the Sunday previous, but the guard was not the
same.
,Deceased's was a solid gold one, and that was only
coloured".

Mr. RAWLINSON asked the prisoner if he wished to say
anything:' The prisoner said at he could bring witnesses
to prove that he did not leave his home till a quarter or ten
minutes to eight on Friday night. That was all he wished
to say that day.
Mr. RAWLLNI4ON—I shall feel it my duty to remand you
till Tuesday neat; and if in the meantime you are required
to appear before the Coroner you will have to go before him.
The prisoner was then removed.

CMANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn-hall to-day, and
heard appeals.

MORRELL V. SUTTOIC.-JUDGMENT.
This case stood on the paper to-day for judgment, It will
be recollected that it was argued some considerable time since
before the Lord Chancellor, Mr. Baron Parke, and Mr. Jus-
tice Coleridge. Those two Learned Judges attended this
morning, and gave their opinions on the case, the question
in which related to the construction of a will. The Learned
Judges differing in their opinions, at the suggestion of the
Lord Chancellor it was arranged that the case should be re-
argued before the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
and the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer.:
IN THE CASE OF TILE LUDLOW CHARITIES.
The further arguments in this part-heard case occupied
his Lordship the whole of the morning.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The Vice-Chancellor of England took causes to day, but
nothiu; of public interest came before the Court.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Lord Chief Justice DENMAN
and a special jury.)
RELPII V. lIAMBER.
This was the only case which came before the Court to-
day, and it possessed little interest to the public. The action
arose out of a distress and sale of goods, which the plaintiff
alleged belonged to himself, The only question was whether