The Sun. — 1866-06-15 (London, England)

MURDER IN DURIIA3I.—An adjourned investigation took place yesterday at Easington-lane, in the county of Durham, relative to the death of James Cooper, 75 years of age, a miner, who lived in a house directly opposite with a woman named Jane Craggs, who was his housekeeper. The deceased was found covered up in the bed in his own house in a state of considerable- decomposition. Cooper was missed after Monday night tho 14th of May last, and his appearance was accounted for by the housekeeper stating that he had gone to Coshoe at four o'clock in the morning of that day. She always endeavoured to prevent the neighbours, and lastly the police, from approaching the bed, where the body was afterwards found, and, as the evidence previously published showed, she had made several threats and peculiar expressions respecting the doing away with Cooper. The discovery that the deceased was in bed, and had been there all that time, was made by a fellow-workman of his, who having bad his suspicion'aroused, went to the house and unloosened the bed curtains, which were closely drawn and pinned, and then made the shocking disclosure that Cooper was dead. The housekeeper was thereupon taken into custody by the police on the charge of being concerned in his death. A verdict of "Wilful murder " was returned against her, andwas received with great demonstrations of approval by hundreds of persons who had congregated at the outside 'of the inn where the incinefot was held.  .71,*-17511 E. ern ei tam Tar •  The Queen's Journey to Scotland.  ABERDEEN, June 14. The Queen arrived at Aberdeen and left again after five minutes' stoppage. Shortly before the advertised time a large and fashionable assemblage was present, including Sheriff Thornton in Court costume. The journey to Aboyne occupied an hour. The Queen posted thence to Balmoral, arriving at 4 o'clock. The day was fine.  Their Royal llighnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales honoured the Earl and Countess de Grey with their company at dinner yesterday evening at (licit residence in Carlton-gardens. The prince and princess arrived at 8 o'clock, attended by the Countess of Macclesfield and Lieut.-Colonel Keppel. There were present t° meet their royal highnesses at dinner—the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Eall and Countess of Tankervine, the Earl and Countess Spencer, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and Countess of Listowel, Lora Henry Hercy, Captain Lane Fox, &c. The Countess de Grey had a dance after dinner, at which a select and distinguished company assembled. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Edinburgh honoured the llar" chioness (Maria) of Ailesbury with their presence at dinner yesterday evening, at her ladyship's residence in Hertfordstreet, Mayfair. There were present to meet the inns" trious guests —their Serene Highnesses Prince and Plincess Edward of Saxe-Weimar, the Duke of St. Albans, the. Duchess of Manchester, the Marchioness of Ely, the Bari and Countess of Dalkeith, the Countess of Westmorland, Viscount Hamilton, Lord and Lady Foley, Lord and Lady ( harlesßruce, Lord and Lady Cecilia Bingham, Sir iteurli Des Vceux, Sir Thomas and Lady Louisa Moncreiffe, (10 Hon. James and Mrs. Macdonald, Dr. Quin, &c. The Duke of Roxburghe and the Marquis °f Bowmont have left_the Clarendon Hotel for Norway. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury an family leave town next week for Hatfield House, gems for the season. The noble marquis, as Lord Lieutenant a Middlesex, will give his annual entertainment on Satnrday, the 23d inst., to the Middlesex magistrates and the officers of the several regiments of county militia. The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter an Lady Victoria Cecil left town yesterday for Brighton for short period. The Earl and Countess of Lichfield left town 0 Tuesday for Paris.