The Sun. — 1848-09-13 (London, England)

THE WEATHER.—Since our last we have had a great alteration in the state of the weather, for while Saturday was throughout cloudy, with occasional showers, and while the rain fell nearly continuously and sometimes heavily from about eleven o'clock on Saturday night to about six o'clock on the following evening, Monday and yesterday have been throughout fine and bright days. The temperature has however, even on these last two days, been very low for the season of the year. The maximum temperature was, on Saturday, 62 deg.; on Sunday, 67 deg.; and on Monday, 56 deg. The following returns by electric telegraph, at seven o'clock yesterday morning, show that the fine weather has been pretty general throughout the country, and the prevailing north wind would also seem to indicate that the lowness of temperature is also general:—Glasgow, S. fine; Edinburgh, W. very fine; Newcastle, W. very fine; York, N.E. very fine; Hull, S.W. fine; Normanton, N.W. fine; Leeds, N. fine ; Rotherham, N. cloudy ; Manchester, N.W. by W. fine ; Liverpool, N. fine ; NotNottingham, W. very fine ; Derby, N.W. cloudy ; Leicester, W. very fine; Peterborough, N.W. by N. fine; Brandon, W. flue; Yarmouth, E.N.E. cloudy; .Lowestotle. N. cloudy ; Birmingham, N.W. by N. cloudy ; Gloucester, N.W. cold; Rugby, S. by E. slight fog; Chelmsford, N.E. fine; Colchester, N.W. fine; Gosport, N.E. fine; Poole, W. fine; Southampton, N.W. fine; Hertford, N.W. fine; Chesterfield, N.W. very fine; Crewe, W. fine; Alnwick, N.W. fine; Cambridge, N. fine; Chesterfield, S.W. by W. fine ; Ipswich, N.W. fine; Dorchester, N.E. fine; Dereham, N.N.W. fine; Newmarket, N.W. fine.—Manchester Guardian, of this day. THE RECENT MELANCHOLY CASE OF CHILD MCKIM It ON THE RlVER.—Yesterday Mr. Higgs held an adjourned inquest at the Ship in Milford-lane, on the body of Alice Tranham, aged five years. It will be remembered that on Friday evening last the mother of the deceased was on board the London Pride steam-boat with her child, and that when opposite Paul's Wharf she suddenly jumped into the water with the child in her arms from the larboard sponson. The mother was rescued by a waterman, hut the child was unfortunately drowned. The principal evidence that was given was tendered by the friends of the unhappy woman, who is at present in the Compter, with the view of showing that she was of unsound mind when she committed the rash act. The only witness of importance was Rebecca Fisher, of 8, Croydon-street, Crawford-street, who deposed that Ann Tranham and the deceased had lived with her for the last four months. She always appeared to be in a low, desponding state, and frequently complained of her head, saying that she was sure unless something happened she would go quite mad. She left witness's house about two o'clock on Friday, stating that she was going to her aunt's in Red Lion-street, Holborn. Witness saw no more of her until after  this melancholy occurrence. The Coroner, in summing up observed, that in inquiries of this nature every person of the age of discretion was presumed to be sane and accountable fur his actions, unless the contrary were proved. In compliance,with the general rule, it would be better to leave the question of sanity to a superior court. The jury, after a lengthened deliberation, returned the following special verdict :—" We find a verdict of wilful murder against Ann Tranham, and we cannot separate without expressing our opinion that when Ann Tranham flung herself into the Thames, the said Ann Tranham was of unsound mind."