The Sun. — 1845-04-16 (London, England)

SUICIDE IN TUE SERPENTINE.—Last evening Mr Bedford held an inquest at the Malpas Arms, Charles-street, Grosvenor-square, on the body of a man unknown, apparently about 45 years of age. It appears that about half-past eight o'clock on Saturday night last the deceased was observed by one of the Royal Humane Society's boatmen, walking backward and forward on the north bank of the Serpentine, in Hyde-park. Shortly afterwards a plunge was heard in the water, about fifty yards from the receiving.house. A skiff was rowed to the spot, and after dragging about eight minutes the body was found about twelve yards from the shore. It was conveyed to the receiving.house, and the usual restoratives applied, but in vain. Thedeceased is of fair complexion, with light brown hair, and his right eye was blackened with a blow. He is about five feet seven inches in height, and was dressed in a black dress coat, drab waistcoat, corduroy trousers, blucher shoes, and linen shirt. All his clothes were very old. No money or papers were found upon him to "lead to discovery of his friends. Verdict, "Found drowned," _ _  " " z 41r 3 6toln on itt Y  AND thablir Opinion.  " Who runs may read."  ronErGN. Twn royal decrees have been issued at Madrid. The onA sanctioning the marriage of Queen Christina with Munoz, an  the other restoring the unsold church lands to the clergy. ds of On Sunday the Commander.in.Chief of the National Guar the Seine reviewed the lst and 2d legions of the banlieue of 'Wig' on the St. Denis road, near La Chapelle, and the glacis of the fortifications at the Porte Maillet of the Bois de Boulogne. 1:1:1 number of National Guards assembled at these two points amounted together to 19.,000. The King, on the proposition of the Minister of Justice, has granted commutations of punishment to eight convicts in the department of the Seine, as a reward for good conduct, and the Service which they have rendered by disclosures which have led to the Sr prehension and conviction of several dangerous offenders. Garnaud, the architect, who is known as the author of a cellular system, has just been sent, it is said, to visit all the depart: mental houses of detention, to see if they can be converted into cei• lular prisons. On Friday the Committee of the Chamber of Deputies on the, Bill for the grant for the restoration of the Roman Theatre w; Arles, and the Church of St. Ouen, at Rouen, went to ingiPeek. these historical monuments, accompanied by M. P. Merimee, Inspector. They were conveyed to Rouen by a special train, an brought back in time for dinner. Mademoiselle Montez, the dancer, to whom M. Dujarrier, "lb!' was killed lately in a duel, bequeathed I S shares of the Palate Royal Theatre, brought before the Tribunal of Premiere Instance . on Saturday an action again,t the executors for the immediate delivery of them; but as the law allows a delay of 40 days, ": Court ordered that they should be delivered within a month fro that day.  The Rhine Observer states that the Diet of Westphalia hel ra jetted the motion for the emancipation of the Jews. Only bilteeMembers voted in favour of the motion. The King and Queen and the Royal Family of Sweden have cite. ferred their departure from Christiana, and are not expected arrive at Stockholm before the 22d instant. The Crown Prince hat been seriously indisposed during the sojourn of the Cour" Christiana, but the Prince is now convalescent.  Aliqb