The Sun. — 1856-08-26 (London, England)

MTIIRDER AT HAMPTON COURT..... EXHUMATION OF THE BODY.—Yesterday, in accordance with previous arrangement, Mr. Brent, the deputy core. ner, attended, in company with Mr. Heskett, an anato. mical dissector, from London, at the Hampton church. yard, to witness the exhumation of the remains of Lewis Solomons (who, as: already stated, is suspected to have been murdered), i onu order that they might undergo more minute examinat. Dr. Garrett, who had made the previous post mortem examination, was in attendance. The examination was principally intended to find out, if possible, whether deceased died from the effects of sever ral stabs, as considered by Dr. Garrett, or whether the wound in his side was inflicted by a gun or pistol shot. The body having been carefully reopened, Mr. llesktitt dteirrnecar organs, dhiattention to the more seriously injured in. the heart and lungs, and after a carefnt examination several large swan shot were discovered in the left lung. The stomach of the deceased, with its contents, together with other portions of the body which might have become impregnated with poison having been secured for subsequent analysis, if necessary, and sealed up in a suitable jar, the body was once more con. signed to the grave. The police have been unable to discover anything of the large sum seen in the possession of the deceased man the day he was missed for the first time. It is supposed that the stomach of the deceased and its contents will be analysed to discover, if possible, whether be was drugged or not,  7 Kars and our Captivity in Riissia. BY Wend Atwell Lake, C.B. Richard Bentley. The fall of Kars has excited too much interest throughout the length and breadth of the country not to render the most ample particulars of the defence and of the captivity of the gallant defenders of that stronghold acceptable to the reading public. Notwithstanding, therefore, the work by t) Dr. Sand with,' the present volume makes its appearance with a fair prospect of welcome. That prospect a perusal is admirably calculated to convert into certainty, revealing, as the volume does, so much of the characters as well as of the heroics performances of General Williams and his devoted band of English subordinates. Tire contents of the work consist principally of letters from Captain Thompson, General Williams, and Colonel Lake, the narrative portion (introductory and concluding) foraiing but a small part of them. The reader being briefly possessed of the outlines of the story, has next the opportunity of becoming acquainted with the details, and of gathering from the correspondence of the above individuals the circumstances under which what seemed incumbent ou them to attempt was set about, and what it was their fate to contend against. Disorganised troops, rascally paellas, neglect at Constantinople, treachery, famine, and disease, all these the reader is aware are to be found in the category. ,The letters of Captain Thompson tend greatly to enhance our regret at his premature decease. A fine gallant genial spirit pervades them all. The letters of Gen. Williams are not less illustrative of the man, and so far as Colonel Lake is concerned, the readers of his work will see no reason to regret the acquaintance. Ho is especially anxious to impress on their minds the bravery of the Turkish troops, and the kindness and hospitality of his Russian captors. This leads unto one ground of complaint against him, as also against his companions in trial and captivity. It is greatly to be desired that they had been equally anxious to do justice to the brave Hungarian Generals Guyon and Ktnety, by whose zeal and ability the preparations for the siege-weregceatly-prOi2oted. This is a blot, if the only one, in the deeply-.interesting work before us, to which we feel bound to draw attention. We are afraid some subtle influence has been brought to bear to prevent that recognition of these gallant soldiers' claims, which the innate generosity of the " heroes of Kars'' must have prompted them to render.