The Sun. — 1850-01-16 (London, England)

PRICE SD.  FARNHAM, JAN. 14.—The following mysterious discovery has produced no small amount of excitement in this neighbourhood, the facts of which are not much much unlike those connected with the recent childmurder case at the Old Bailey, at least as far as regards the disposal of the body. An inquiry was instituted by the county coroner, from which we gather the subjoined. In the course cf last Tuesday, a carrier named Stewart was (leaked by Mr. and Mrs. Smith, of the Unicorn Inn, to call at the Reading Station of the Great western Railway, and inquire if there was a parcel for a lady staying at their house. He called at the station on the following day, and Dixon, one cf the railway porters, stated there was a parcel direoted " Mrs. Smith, to be lift at the Reading Station till called for, carriage paid. Paddington.' It was a round shaped package, covered with canvas, and sewn round the address. It was given to the carrier, who took it to the Unicorn, but it not being the parcel expected by the landlord or lady they decline I to receive it. Stewart then conveyed it to sac tier Mr. Smith, who lives in East-street, who opened it in the presence of himself and two other persons. On the canvass being removed a light chip box covered with paper eas found. The box was forced open, and in it was discovered theb body_ of a female child wrapped up in a coarse ele crirt, Newell, the constable, was called to take charge beend on Mr. Knowles, a surgeon, attending,wl3bornrant. A pronounced it to be ethat-it had been born fichif°±-waveidolence on the face and mtionrldemfrom head he had a strong paloisvie, suspicion that it had met its death Therailway porter stated that the by unfair means. thetile examinationb traces G d parcel reached the the 4t Reading station on 2 h of December, by the seven o clock train from Paddington. It • remained in his custody till f etthed by Step art. He noticed that It had an offensive smell, but he thought it o )1, t ailed dead game. In order that the police might have every opportunity of solving the mystery connected with the fite of the deceased child, h te tuquiry was adjourned IT a fortnight. RELIEF OF METROPOLITAN DFSTITUTION•—Yestcrday the City Kitchen was opence for a e relief of the distre•sed poor, t ) %shorn breaii, coal, and potati- es wire pie ief,lly distri'mAA. At tie Leicester-iquate Soup Kitehtr, llam-yarn, Great Windmill st:e-, 1,500 poor fstiiihhing ercuture, v. e e relievt.d. At two bloat] Soup Kitchen, Bath-itre t, Ne7.-rood, upwards (f Soo were relieved. At the Westmiurter Soup livelier), Lan ishamstrett, Broad Sam t Lary, upwards of 900 were furni,hed with a plentiful meal. Tte Marylebone, Finsbury, and Sisitalfi. Ids Benevolent Associations emu e ,cud dislribut;og bread, Inca!, and coals to the poor. At th,i Ittfuge, fir the ilouseless, n Marke,street, Rd ware-road, and PlayhouAe-yarif, Whitecross-street, 400 persons received a shelter from iiielemez.cy of the weathar and a aubstantial meal. A bcc ey of benevolent individuals are abriut to fit up several cf the arches of the South-Western Railway in LamLeth, as a shelter for ;he homeless duriug the present inclement season.