The Sun. — 1854-05-06 (London, England)

MURDER AT CHELSEA.—Much sensation was created at Chelsea yesterday, by the discovery of the body of a child under circumstances which leave little doubt but that a brutal and atrocious murder has been committed. The circumstances, as far as the reporter was enabled to glean, of the case are as follows :—A young married female, whose name did not transpire, but who for some years had been separated from her husband, who subsequently emigrated to America, lodged for the last three years at 13, Evans's-buildings, George-street, Sloane-street, but about three weeks ago she suddenly left her lodgings. The interior of the house being in a dilapidated condition, the Lindlord set about having it put in thorough repair, and yesterday when the workmen were engaged at the apartment lately occupied by the before-mentioned female, they observed that the flooring near the hearth-stone had been on more than one occasion taken up, and this aroused their curiosity to see if anything was deposited under the flooring, when, upon lifting up the boards, they were horrified at discovering the body of an infant, much shrunk, but, with the exception of the face, which was partly eaten away by rats, quite perfect. On turning over the body, it was evident that before it was placed in the position in which it was found, it had been subjected to the action of fire, which would fully account for the shrunken appearance of the corpse generally. Having communicated the discovery to Mr. Green, the summoning officer for the district, that officer had the remains conveyed to the dead-house. to await an inquest. Although every inquiry and search was made for the young woman who had occupied the room in which the body was found, no clue could be gained of her up to last evening, but as she is well known in the neighbourhood, there is every probability of the police discovering her residence before many days have passed.  THE Cliff, BJulylm-1-Mr. Elliott, Chief Clerk to the Master-General of the Ordnance, has been appointed Assistant-Secretary ; Mr. John R. Godley, of the Irish Income-tax-office, has been appointed a Special Commissioner in London, vice Dickens ; Mr. Edward Hyde, Inspector of Taxes, Belfast, has been appointed Chief Manager in the Special Commissioners' Department, Ireland ; Mr. H. Thorn, Surveyor of Taxes, Padding. ton, has been appointed Inspector of Taxes for the Dublin district, viceßatterton; Mr.F.Tarleton, Surveyor of Taxes, Brixton, has been appointed Inspector of Taxes for the Belfast District, vice Hyde ; Mr. George Phillips, Assistant-Surveyor of Taxes, has been appointed Surveyor of Taxes for the Kingston District ; Mr. Edward Augustus Bond, Egerton Librarian, has been appointed under-keeper of the manuscripts at the British Museum, vice Holmes, deceased ; Mr. Richard Holmes has been appointed an assistant, vice Bond, promoted ; Captain Gambier, Governor of Dartmoor Prison, has been transferred to the Governorship of Portsmouth Prison, vice Captain Knight, employed on a commission in Ireland ; Mr. Morrish, Deputy-Governor of Dartmoor, has been appointed to the Governorship of Dartmoor Prison, vice Captain Gambier • Captain Forlong, Deputy-Governor of the Defence hulk, at Woolwich, has been transferred to the Deputy-Governorship of Dartmoor Prison, vice Mr. Morrish ; Captain Keyt has been appointed Deputy-Governor of the Defence hulk, vice Captain Forlong. Irish Constabulary—Appointments from depot to out-stations : Mr. Holmes has been appointed Sub-inspector at Antrim ; Mr. Fitzgerald has been appointed Sun-inspector at Gort ; Mr. Royce has been appointed Sub-inspector at Abbeyleix ; Mr. O'Connell has been appointed Sub-inspector at Clanmorris ; Mr. Sub-inspector at Castlebar, has been appointed Depot Adjutant, vice Fleming, removed from depot to Tobercurry.—Civil Service Gazette.