The Sun. — 1845-12-26 (London, England)

DEC. 18.-Marseilles and Avignon, 645 f. The Paris papers of Tuesday have not arrived. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEc. 24. Anglo_Belgian - Madrid and Valencia... Barba does Boulogne and Amiens lll4 Namur and Liege 34 Bordeaux &Mediterran - North Jamaica ... Bordeaux and Toulouse - Orleans and Vierzon Do. & Cette (Espeleta) Orleans and Bordeaux 11% Do. ( Mackenzie's) .. 13/4 Over Yesel Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris& Lyons (Laffitte) 2N citic Coast - Ditto (Gann, "  the coroner made the searching inquisition that he ought to have made. There was one witness, the surgeon, Mr. ATKINSON, who examined the body of ELIZABETH MUNDELL after her death, aad who, on the trial of MARTHA BROWNING, at the Old Bailey, deposed " that it was very improbable the deceased could have destroyed herself," at the same  time giving his reasons for coming to such an opinion. This gentleman was not examined before the coroner—was not even summoned or inquired atter by that worthy functionary. Not only does the coroner, when examined on BROWNING'S trial at the Old Bailey, state expressly that no medical man was examined at the inquest, but he adds, "I would ROi have examined such a witness had he presented himself ; at least 1 would not have examined him as a matter of course." Surely the Westminster coroner must entertain very peculiar notions of his duty; and, know. ing that he acts on this' rule, we trust the police authorities will for the future place exactly its proper value on the verdict which Westminster coroner's juries may return, and not relax in their endeavours to apprehend those who are suspected of murder, because a jury, presided over by a Westminster coroner, has returned a verdict of natural or accidental death, or temporary insanity. This, moreover, is by no means a solitary case. It was only last week that the Essex magistrates committed a man for trial for cutting the throat of his wife ; and in that case an inquest had been held on the body, and the jury found that the deceased had destroyed herself. Surely these things call for inquiry and for reform, and when the weightier affairs of State afford them leisure, we trust that Sir R. PEEL and Sir J. GRAHAM will direct their attention to the subject, for the purpose of devising measures which shall restore the Coroner's Court to its pristine 'efficiency, and make it what it was intended to be, and what it WO S formerly, instead of what it too often is at present, " a mockery, a delusion, and a snare."  Central of Spain Ceylon . Demerara Dendre Valley ...... Dutch Rhenish Dieppe & Paris Janet — Dijon and Mulhouse East Indian Fampoux & Hazebrouk -Grt Northern of France Constituted l6 De. Pepin le Halleur — Great Paris and Lyons 2% Great Western Bengal IA Great Western Canada JAM aka S. Mid. Junction Do. North Do. Extension Jersey _ _  Aaron's).- 3N Ditto (Calon's).... Ditto (Sad Est) 2 Pans and Orleans — Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasburg (Ganneron's ) Do. (Compe de L'Est) Do. (Aymard's) -•Paris and St. Quentin. Rouen and Havre — Royal North of Spain — Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale .... 10 Tournay,Jurbise, Landon, and Hasselt Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie's) . 44 Do. (Lefebvre's) De. (O'Neill's)  Loatviiin mad Jemappe 214 Lyons and Avignon Litxembourg  Trinidad ...... .... Verona and Ancona.... West Flanders