The Sun. — 1851-04-18 (London, England)

MURDER IN PENIBROKESIIIRE.—On Saturday, on the occasion of some rejoicings at Rosemarket, situate midway between Haverfordwest and Pembroke Dock, on inaugurating Mr. G. L. Phillips into the possession of 'an estate just dropped to him, a fatal occurrence took place, which has caused a painful sensation in the district. It seems that Mr. Phillips had given away several barrels of ale to the people of the neighbourhood, and the consequence was that there was drinking and mirth up to midnight. Mr. Stephens, a respectable farmer of Westbury-hill, near Rosemarket, had been enjoying a social glass and pipe at the New Inn, and was leaving that house about midnight in company with another person. After he had gone out of the house he encountered something in the dark, which he mistook for a horse, and gave it a tap with his stick. It turned out, however, to be a man named William Jones, a powerful fellow, who, receiving the tap as an insult, retorted upon Mr. Stephens, and dealt him several very heavy blows, knocking him with considerable force against a wall. Mr. Stephens was picked up and carried into the house, but he was in an insensible state, from which he never rallied, and died at ten o'clock on Sunday morning. The deceased was between 60 and 70 years of age, and death is supposed to have been caused by concussion of the brain. The man Jones, who is a young fellow at least six feet in height, and not bearing a very good character, was taken into custody, and on Monday a coroner's inquest was held on the body, when a verdict of Wilful Murder was returned against him. The magistrates also inquired into the matter at Haverfordwest, and committed the prisoner on a charge of manslaughter. THE RAILWAYS AND EXCURSION TRAlNS.—Yesterday, in consequence of the directors of the various railway companies having made arrangements, during the holidays, to allow return tickets in many cases, at single fare charges, to and from the different towns on their several lines, a great number of persons went by the different trains,while there were numerous applications for return tickets en the other days, it having been determined upon to afford similar accommodation, on most of the lines up to Tuesday next. The following are the arrangements entered into by the companies :—By the East and West India [Jocks Junc'ion to the North-Western, trains will start from Camden Town, Islington, Highbury, Kingsland, Hackney, &c., to take passengers to Gravesend, yid Blackwall, from whence they will proceed to Gravesend, at I.s. 6d. each. The North Kent Railway will also convey the holiday folks to Gravesend, calling at Woolwich, the fares being, first class, ls. 6d. ; second class, Is. ;' and third class, 6d. each. By the South Western, excursion tickets, to perform a double journey, issued on Thursday (yesterday) will be available until Tuesday. Open seated carriages will be attached to the trains, by which the fare to Windsor will be 2i. each. There will be return tickets for the Isle of Wight, Southampton, the New Forest, Hampshire, and Portland. On the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway return tickets are to be available to Brighton and back, and the several trains along the line, from Friday to Monday, the fares being 7s. 6d. first class, and 3s. 6d. third class. The South-Eastern Railway has excursion trains to Boulogne and back on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, to return any day during Easter week. On Good Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, return tickets will be available, at tingle fares, on the day they are issued, to Dover, Folkstone, &c. By the Great Western return tickets are to be issued, as also the North-Western and Great Northern. The Eastern Counties, in addition to allowing return tickets to the different statics, s from the terminus at Shoreditch, have appointed a special train on the occasion of the 2,000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket, on Tuesday next.