The Sun. — 1840-03-26 (London, England)

THE MURDER AT JST.;NGTONADJOURNED INQUEST.  ATTENDANCE OF THE PRISON; RS. The ingtnry into the co.t*e of the death of Mr. John Temple,; an, who wa3 found murdered in his cat irge in Pocock's-ti-his, hlington, on the nwtning of Tue,day,  the 17th instant, was this morning. resunnel at the Barnsbury Tavern, Wilson-street, Isltttgtt-,n, before Mr. WakIcy, M. P., and a respectable Jun,. Mr. WAley entered the inquest room about ten o'clock, which was crowded to excess.  The prisoners, Gould and Mrs_ Jarvis, bad previously been brought up from the New Prison, Clerkenwell, in  the prison-van. followed by an immense crowd of persons. Mr. WAKLEY said he would commence the proceedings by relating a hat had occurred relative to the production of the prisoners. The proceedings on the last occasion had been mast accurately reported.—( Hear, hear. ) It was a very great mistake to suppose that he ( Mr. Wakle) ) was averse to publicity ; tar from it But what he objected to was, that reports should he fabricated in order to serve political purpo: es. Ile had an interview w'th the Marquis of Normanby on the subject of the production cf the prisoners since the adjournment of the inquest. lie had also received a letter from the Noble Marquis on the aubject, in which the Noble Marquis expressed an opinion that it  ,could not be a proper course for the Alagistr;tes at Hatton garden to pursue to commit the prisoners until the Coroner and jury on the inquest had had an oppoi tunity of seeing them. The ohjcct of the Coroner's inquisition was a most import ant one.  It was neither niore nor less than to ascertain  if a fellow-creature had lost his life by violence or in a proper manner. The functions of the Coroner had, for some time past, been allowed to sleep, but it was not his fault ; and he would take care that they should not be allowed longer. Ho could not understand why the Magistrates should attempt to interfere with the functions of the Coroner. Formerly it was the custom for Magistrates to put off the consideration of similar cast's until after the Coroner's inquisition was terminated. He did not seek this conflict, and he felt assured that he should come out  without any injury to the dignity of his office. He referred to v% hat had taken place on the occasion of his holding the ibquest at Hayes on the body of Mr. Joseph Alsop. The Coroner's Jury had returned a verdict of wilful murder against Mr. Medhurst, and he had been committed by the Ceroner',, warrant. The inquiry had, however, subse.. quently been t,lc.q. up by the Magistrates, who committed Nledhurst for trial for manslaughter. He had not quarrelled with that, because the accused had not been before the Jury. There was, however, some difference in the expense of the two inquiries. Of that before the Coroner the expense was trifling, while the cost cf the inquiry before the Magistrates amounted to 531. 15s. This might have been saved. if the matter had been left in the hands  of the Coroner, and he did not think th.tt any person could thereby have been injured. In the precut ease elm party ii.td been discharged without a stain upon his character— he might perhaps have been able to prove all connected with the murder, but he was not at large. He trusted that such a circumstance would not occur again. For the future he hoped that the police would give their earliest information in all cases of murder, and that such  inquiries would hereafter be conducted on those grin ciples which had been acted on in this country long before Magistrates were appointed. He had seen these parties at the Station-house before they hal been eonveyed to Hatton Garden, and he might then have detained them there, in order to have them produced before the inquest, but he had abstained from doing so because he thought that persons in authority should always act towards each other with kindly feelings, and endeavour to aid each other by every means in the performance of their duties, so as to forward the ends of public justice. He hoped that what took place since this subject had been under the consideration of the Marquis of Normanby would !educe the Magistrates not to interfere to prevent persons '1•0111 coining before that Court. He did not wish to claim anything like a triumph on the present occasion, because the only object he had in view was the forwarding the ends of public justice. Do all the witnesses who spoke to Gould speak also to the woman? Inspector Miller—No, Sir. Mr.