Star.
London, England, 1821-06-11 00:00:00

SUSPICION OF MURDER.

At seven o'clock, on Saturday evening, an Inquisi-
tion was taken at the Key, in Bell-greet, Paddington,
before TimmAs STIRLING, Esq. Coroner, on the boiy
of Sarah Summit, whose remains were discovered in
the cellar of 14, Steven's-buildings, Bell-street, where
it is supposed she was murdered by her husband, on
the evening of the day after Christmas-day,, and
where the body had lain from that time until last
Thursday evening. The deceased lived a consider-
able time as cook in the family of Mr. Brathwaite,
the engineer, near Westbourne-green, and James
Summit, her husband, was a servant in the same
family when they married ; they went to live at 14,
Steven's-buildings, where they occupied two parlours,
and had a milk-walk ; they lived there three years
and a half ; his usage to her was extremely cruel ;--
she had been missing from the evening mentionA
until last Thursday evening. Mr. Brown, the land-
lord, went down into the cellar, which when rain fell
was usually ficoded, in order to have a drain made
to carry off the water; he happened to stumble over
a broken crock, and stooping to remove it, he laid
hold of a woman's leg, with a boot on ; he immedi-
ately gave the alarm, and the whole street was thrown
into the greatest agitation. A shell was brought from
the Mary-la-bonne Infirmary, into which the body
was put. She had all her clothes on ; a pitchfork
was, found in the cellar, with one prong broken off,
and there appeared a wound on her neck, as if in-
flicted by some such instrument, and traces of blood
about the breast. Shortly after the disappearance of
the deceased, the husband quitted the house, and
went to live in Cato-street, where he cohabited with
another woman, giving out that his wife had eloped
with another man. Verdict—Wilful Murder against
James Summit, the husband.—The Coroner immedi-
ately issued his warrant, and the.prisoner, who sat
very unconcerned in the tap-room, was taken into
custody, and conveyed to prison.

A sad event—of which, happily, the instances are
rare—forms at present the conversation of the whole
city of Brussels. M—, an inhabitant of —,
having surprised his unfaithful wife, in flagrante de-
ficto, killed her accomplice, and severely wounded
herself at the same time. Her accouchement had only
taken place six weeks before. It is affirmed, that the
outraged husband was immediately pnr in prison.
THOMAS WILSON, Esq. Banker, of Weston, in Lan-
cashire, returning on horseback from visiting an e•,tat-
he possessed in Wyersdale, a few days ago, a as seized
with an apoplectic fit on the road, and died soon after.
Wednesday evening, the 30th ult. the audience at
Ipswich Theatre were alarmed by a glass bottle being
thrown from the gallery on the Stage ; by the acti-
vity of the peace officers the person who threw it
was secured, and proved to be a young man named
Wheeler : lie was immediately committed by the
MAYOR to Bridewell, and on the following morning
was examined, and recommitted for a month.
On Monday, the 28th ult. No. 14,041 was drawn
a Prize of I.:21,000 Consols, and sold by Mar, in
Shares, viz.

One Quarter at - CANNA IL THICW.
One Quarter in - • Lornox.
One Eighth in - Dunn-tn.
One Sixteenth at - BATH.
. One Sixteenth at - Enn4auacm.
One Sixteenth in - Losrcx.
One Sixteenth at - MA IDSTON/L
One Sixteenth at - 111Ap.xsottovon.
One Sixteenth at - M• RCATZ.
Bum also sold the following Prizes, all drawn the
same day :
- -