The Sun. — 1860-02-06 (London, England)

THE MURDER IN SUSSEX. WINCHELSEA (SussEx), Saturday.—The inquest has just been concluded in this case, with a verdict of "Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." The particulars are briefly as follows :—The deceased, whose body was found by the 'seashore, at the east side of Rye harbour, was identified as a man named W. sands, a native of Coxhcath, near Maidstone, Kent. He was about fprty years of age, and when found had been in the water apparently but a few hours. On his head were no less than six deep incisions, and also another over the right eye, evidently inflicted with some sharp instrument, and leaving no doubt that a most brutal murder had been perpetrated, the murderers afterwards throwing the body of their victim into the sea. The medical testimony clearly proved that the deceased met a violent death, and the jury returned the verdict stated above. A curious incident occurred two nights back in the course of the performance of the piece called " L'#!B; toire d'un Drapeau," at the Cirque-Imperial. One gi...el scenes represents a number of soldiers of the Repubti . with army in Egypt, exhausted with fatigue and overcome arrives and pacifies them. They, however, pointvho appears heat, grumbling at their lot, when Generalßonaopuatrttoa him one of their comrades, a young volunteer, on the brink of death, and the be conveyed into his own tent,and receive.,, follow the example. On The soldiers applaud, and the publicin the gallery, on seeing the evening in question an old t? to the tent, jumped up and general ordteerees;ethryatahtteensthitall. the young volunteer removed., and that it was he who had in the ;‘hfitmwthesatlthl eitinwcaidselntl" He drama had really occurred, . criedthen relatedou t ( f the On the conclusion ) performance a sort figured in it. withtogtrheeatpee ompolett nonea stunt .Public of Lyons publishes the followtown in the department of the Aube ing : —At a small lives he lived alone, dein pendent means, named V of olv‘haetiono,fweai —, noted for his miserly habits. rt. Bdeiwnto:tethoe:oorsltdrsiemetranvaa.nt, an economist to incur the houelit voting his every t b to the increase of his board. One of his latest expedients for saving, however, proved rather unfortunate. eaxp.meannseef . --de_ The municipal authorities, with a view to preventing fires, gave notice to the inhabitants to have such chimneys swept, as required it, before a certain day, when a general inspection would take place. y______, knowing that one of his ehimneys was foul, determined to save the franc a chimneysweeper wouli charge, by doing the job himself. He accordingly arranged his toilet in the manner he thought best suited for the work, and, brush in hand, began to ascend the chimney. When about half-way up, he found the flue getting much narrower, and, with great difficulty, he pushed on until at last he became so fixed between the walls that he could neither advance nor retreat. lie struggled till quite exhausted, and when a little recovered began to shout for help. his cries were so indistinctly heard that none could tell whence they proceeded, and the poor miser had to remain all night in his very uncomfortable quarters. Some of the neighbours heard his cries and means, and in the morning a general se arch was made, which led to the discovery of the amateur chimney-sweep. It was fonnd impossible to extricate him without cutting through the wall, and a mason was accordingly sent for, who soon set the prisoner free, at the cost of 10f., the paying of which, however, the miser thought worse punishment than the sixteen hours' imprisonment,