The Sun. — 1850-01-23 (London, England)

TUB TENANTS ON MY PROPERTY.  " My good Friends,—By free trade the Government of the country has put the. landed interest of the United Kingdom under a different position than that in which it has been placed. " It becomes necessary, therefore, for those who possess landed property, and for those who hire it, to come to a right adjustment of terms between them, as the circumstances of the case, may require. " In my own occupation of about 580 acres (of which 100 acres, as my steward testifies, yield no  Mr. James Bowen Harrison, surgeon, was next examined—He had, in conjunction with Dr. Ainsworth, made an examination of the bodies of the deceased. On the head of Mrs. Novelli there was no appearance of external injury, though about the neck there were marks such as might have been produced by the finger nails. The brain was highly congested, and the great vessels about the neck were gorged with blood.' On no other part of the body were there marks of injury. The lungs and heart were highly congested. In the stomach nothing peculiar was observed. There were no traces of poison. The condition of the lungs, head, and heart were quite sufficient to account for death, and this, in his opinion, had resulted from strangling. Mr. Ralph Faucett Ainsworth said that from a subsequent examination of the body he believed death to have been caused by strangulation ; the marks upon the throat being such as would be produced by the violent insertion of the thumb into the throat. With regard to Mr. Alexander Novelli, the witness expressed his opinion that a struggle had taken place between the two, and that in the struggle the slight bruise had been made upon the nose of Mr. Novelli. A brooch which Mrs. Novelli wore was very much bent, and this corrobarated the conjecture. The surgeons did not believe that any poison had been used. Mr. Novelli had evidently died from the effect of hanging. The vomited matter which was found near and upon his person did not appear to be impregnated with corrosive poison of any kind. The female servant Radcliffe was again called in, and stated that Mr. Novelli and his sister-in-law had supped from oatmeal porridge on the preceding night Mr. Coston said that he had known Mr. Novelli for several years, and he had not observed any symptoms of derangement of intellect. One of Mr. Novelli's brothers had committed suicide some time ago. Ile could not account for any motive which could induce Mr. Novelli thus to act, but he had heard that he was attached to the lady, and that his addresses were not favourably received. Such in substance wasthit evidence adduced. The  Coroner said that he did not see how the jury could come to any other decision than that of murder and felo de se. They might, however, adjourn the verdict. An adjournment was then made until to-day. Though no living evidence can be procured which may lead to the discovery of -the causes which have immediately led to the appalling result which has been described, the general impression is that Mr. Alexander Novelli, who, it is reported, was passionately fond of his sister-in-law, had been on the Sunday evening tendering his suit, that he was rejected, and that in a moment of frenzy he strangled the object of his love ; that afterwards he retired to his chamber and to bed, but that, overcome by feelings of remorse and horror, be destroyed himself as before stated.