The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-11 00:00:00

SUSPECTED CASE OF MURDER
AND ROBBERY AT CARDIFF.

The neighbourhood of Bute-street and places ad-
jacent have been greatly excited in consequence of the.
death of Captain Carter, whose body was found on
Sunday morning last, in an erect position, between the
lock gates under the railway-bridge, crossing the new
cut at the bottom of Bute-street. The singularity of
the position of the body (being nearly midway be-
tween the two gates, and theretbre centrally erected
in the lock,), together with the finding of a pocket-
book outside the dock, gave rise to reports that the
deceased had been murdered, robbed, and thrown in.
Two boatmen, the one named Thomas Davies, and
the other John Richards, alias John Moss, were taken
into custody under suspicion of knowing something
of this tragical event, but were both discharged oci
Monday, at an inquest before Lewis Reece, Esq.,
roner, held at the Bute Arms, in Bute-street, on Mon-
day morning.
The body of deceased was examined, and found tQ
be perfectly free from any external bruises or wounds.
After the Coroner's recapitulation of the evidence,
the Jury returned the following verdict We find,
from the evidence adducvl,. that the unfortunate der
ceased was drowned in the junction between tke new
and old canal, but how or by what means he came
there we have no reason to adj uge, otherwise than 11
accident. We fully concur, however, in the my s'
serious and suspicious appearances touching the air
tence of the money known to have been in his posses"
sion prior to his death, and consider there is every.
probability of his having been robbed."

PROPOSED RAIL WAY BET W EEN

LEEDS AND HARROGATE.

A numerous and influential meeting of gentlemen
was held at the Victoria-rooms, Low Harrogate, 01
the 29th of September, to consider the best methou
of promoting the above undertaking. A statement
was first made showing what would be the probably
expense of a line of single rails between Leeds an',
Harrogate, and what would be the probable return 01
the Shareholders. It was then submitted by a Knares-
borough gentleman that a railway rfom Knares'
borough to Bolton Percy could be constructed at 11
much less expense, and would be every way better
than a direct line to Leeds.
A Committee of twelve gentlemen was ultimately
appointed to solicit subscriptions to defray the ert
penses attending the necessary surveys, and to repor
to a subsequent meeting.
It appeared from the different statements that
railway from Harrogate to Leeds would cost ab°llA
200,0001., whilst a railway from Harrogate toti
Bolton Percy station of the York and North van,
Railway might be accomplished for about 9090;i1
The promoters of the Leeds line urged that a return
of 8 or 10 per cent. might be expected from that t?;
dertaking, but the promoters of the Bolton Percy 118
contended that their line would realise from 8 Woe
per cent. Sir William Ingleby, who attended
meeting and took a lively interest in the proceeding;
remarked, that if they would guarantee him hiee
cent. for the Bolton Percy line, he would find all r
money himself. The feeling f the meeting was d
cidedly in favour of the line to the Bolton rf"'
station.—York Gazette.