The Sun. — 1863-05-07 (London, England)

THE MITRDER IN ST. GILES'S.  Yesterday afternoon Mr. John Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, held an inquiry respecting the death of a man, aged about 30, who is believed to have committed suicide, and who is supposed to have been the murderer of Emma Jackson, in George•street, St. Giles's, last April. The case, from the nature of the rumours afloat, excited extraordinary interest, and the court was crowded. Richard Reilly, examining officer in the customs, said that last Monday evening he saw the body of deceased floating past witness's boat off the St. Katherine's Docks. Witness assisted in getting it ashore. It was that of a man about 30 or 32 years old. It appeared to be that of an Englishman rather than a foreigner. The hands were tied together with a twine, apparently by himself. The face had not the black appearance then that it has now. The coat, trousers, and waistcoat matched. They were made of brown and grey crossed tweed. The coat was a lounging coat. The trousers had a russet cord. A red shirt, a white all round collar, and a black silk tie, completed the dress. When searched a fusee box, a leather belt, two pieces of comb, and a handkerchief, were found in the pockets. No money or knife was found. Deceased was about five feet seven inches in height, and was more stout than slight built. Inspector Henry Beckett, Thames Police, said that he was present when the deceased was found. He produced the articles found upon deceased. The combs were apparently of caoutchouc, and were of French manufacture. The cord on deceased's hands was fastened in a running knot, such as he could have put on himself. Witness thought that the body had been from eight to twelve days in the water. Witness should say that he was a clerk—not a labouring man nor sailor. He arrived at that opinion from examining the hands and nails. Deceased was respectably dressA, and had on a red Garibaldi shirt. There were slight whiskers and a small moustache. There was a tuft on, or rather over the chin. It was larger than an " Imperial." The face was discoloured from decomposition now. The hair was brown or chesnut, and the eyes hazel. The Coroner said that be should take deceased to be a foreigner from his appearance. The bootiOsad kid tops, and they were certainly more slightly fashioned than was usual with English ones.,  (B•o»rthe 149istrar-General's 'Peekly _Return ) In the week that ended last Saturd,ty the deaths in London exhibited a considerable decrease; they fell to 1,374, which is a loWer number then any that has been returned since the first week of March, In four out of the e,ght returns that have been mado subsequently to that date the number of deaths was about 1,600. In three weeLs of April the mean temperature of the air was about 60 deg. Last week it was 47.8 deg The average number of deaVas, as derived from weeks in 1 53-62 nearly. corresponding with last week, and corrected far increase of population, is 1,287. The present return shows an eXCZKR of 87 deaths over the estimated Sixty-eight deathit from smallpox were registered last meek, 13 of which occurred at the ;Igo of 20 3 ears and upwards. The Smallpox Hospital returned eight (I,..ithe as having taken place in that ins' itution. Th!.. iliseao appears to lict very common and fatal in Poplar, NV lure six deatho from it °mural. There were seven in the Botburlgreen district; four in the south sub-district of St. Giles's. Scarlatina was fatal in 74 cases, 10 of which were in Niu"ton, sin St. Paul, Deptford. Measles in 47 cases, 7 of which were iu Chelsea, 4 in the sub-district of Kentroad, and G in that of Trinity, Newington.  ~ /~