The Sun. — 1852-09-24 (London, England)

CHILD. Yesterday evening Mr. Langham, the deputy-coroner for Westminster, held an inquiry at the Feathers, Deanstreet, on view of the body of a newly-born male, child, alleged to have been murdered by its mother. The inquiry was opened on a previous day, and a report of the proceedings appeared in this journal on Tuesday last. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Heath, the surgeon, for whose post mortem examination the case was adjourned, that the death of the child was caused by injuries received in the throat, which caused an effusion of blood, trickling into the air passages, and bringing on suffocation. The injuries on the throat must have been the result of violence. His opinion was that some person bad thrust a finger down the infant's throat and caused extensive lacerations. The other evidence went to show that Jane Mann, a servant girl, concealed her condition from her mistress, who knew nothing about the birth of the child until she beard its faint screams in her (the mistress's) bedroom, to which she had directed her servant to retire, in consequence of apparent illness. It was further stated, and borne out by the surgeon, that there was the mark of a ligature round the neck, and that one of the witnesses had admitted having cut off a piece of tape which had been tied tightly about the child's neck. This piece of string could not be found, and Mrs. Cherry, the person who made the statement, was recalled, but her evidence threw no additional light upon the matter. The coroner, in summing up, said that if the jury thought there was sufficient evidence of the murder having been committed by the mother—of the murder by some person or other there could be no reasonable doubt—they would, of course, return a verdict to that effect; but if they could not positively fix it upon the mother, their verdict must be an open one. After a lengthened consideration the jury returned a verdict to the effect " That the child died from severe lacerations of the throat, but by whom those dence to show." injuries were inflicted there was not sufficient evi 2. The Queen does not require that the officers of the army should wear any other mourning with their uniforms, on the present melancholy occasion, than black crape over the ornamental part of the cap or hat—the sword-knot---and on the left arm—with the following exceptions, viz. : Officers on duty are to wear black gloves, black crape over the ornamental part of the cap or hat, the sword-knot, and on the left arm, the sash covered with black crape, and a black crape scarf over the right shoulder.  The drums cf regiments are to be covered with black, and black crape is to be hung from the pike of the colour-staff of infantry, and from the standard-staff and trumpets of cavalry. 3. The Queen has been most graciously pleased, under the present afflicting circumstances, to direct that Lieutenant-General Viscount Hardinge, G.C.8., shall be placed on the staff of her Majesty's army, and that all matters respecting her Majesty's military service, which have heretofore been transacted by his Grace the late Commander-in-Chief, shall henceforth be performed by Lieutenant-General Viscount Herdinge, G.C.B. _  The trheep speculative flartoirave etahecitceninen at describecontinent continuance of on the contrary, the rate of exchange shows a furlteheenr wunaeenis. Fr e a m favourable turn, the contrivance by which the new forced up for a moment to 5 pi remium having apparently been altogether unreal. AtAmsterdam the market remains without any movement of importance. The dates from Odessa reach to the 13th of September, when the wheat market was still dull and prices again lower. An arrival of about twelve ships had caused a reaction also in the rates of freight. From St. Petersburgh the advices are to the 15th. The quantity of tallow shipped off was 34,076 cask-F, against 55,400 casks in 1851, and the Russian speculators and several Russian dealers in that article were consigning to Liverpool.  By her Majesty's command, G. BROWN, Adjutant• General.