The National Register. — London, England, 1823-04-13 00:00:00

rewer TIMS'IIifY Nlaltr '.9 GAZe s. . ...NM BANKRUPTCIIS SUPERSEDED. W. Rama. Othest, liquor's:median% ' S. Budging, Pine Apple Bar. Kdgeware Road, carpenter. BAN KRUYTS. T. Huntington. Gilsland. Cumberland, innkeeper. Solicitor, JIG. Addison, Verulam B u ilding., Gray's Inn. H. P. Evans, Birmingham, broker. Sol. Mr. Walker, Lin tediee Ina Pities. J. Morriss, Whistones. Wiweestershire, ea:patter. SoL Mr. Platt. New Boswell Court. Wi t, Kingston upon Hull, merchant. /la Mr. Schole -111.16. T. gloataosed. la tayteit in Hates. Shropshire, banker. Sole. Illinsrs. *WM: and Co: Bietlett's Buildings. J. bairre.Chathans. !leveller. SQL Mr. Isaacs, Bury Street, AIL Nary W. Caewther. Cubism Strad. Middiase% Hospital. coach- Ma& Sa. 'Mr. Mayhew, Chanesey_Lcia. DlVlololfld.. . • April U.S. Richards, Liverpool, merebsii.-119. W. Mama. New Cwt. St. Swithin's Lane. merchant. Ml. .1. R. °dyer. Steadies*. inartasr-19. W. gum Pam, shartinda- ' R. Items. Wardsar Street, grocer-elk its. Ilassall and R. 11. ' • Lane. Owens C •ealistat makers-29. 40 • . . 'La. lOW* W. Hotelier. . ' . asscsa.a.iday t. it.. W. and J. t R. and Medea& Liraurd. useskode-s. J. MI .11. . soots Madam. eheasserorpro-2. W. th- t ..... Gardeas, merchant-% J. Tronbriege, .110211114 ,_a l= asanufacturer-a, T. and W.' Jackson. . Adaidgabl.awasuots-to. G. Austin, Long Awe, coach plater ...4 T. Colbeck. INaabouse, W. Ellis, Castle:field. J. • cle. Ni. V rb li t tlitieSli. Itradfsed. and). Hays-, • C 111/JCATKII istr i =tod A_pril 29. • S. WA, um. eisulaA. Mftett. Fountain -sessese, Mimi% pang eessisabloodl. Drown. Vim - direct. - , Brad. Dimas Wharf. Lease East Smith . Shields, Silk Wish Weise-J. and . , Market. shswasasagsts-J. Grove, • glallic---T. Liao. Choir theist, oilrosn—B. keep o Tad.. Buckhadonry. amass...E. Boyle, t jagesaallga arsidater t-- . • . . , ilDlift A7' CLAPHAM. - ' On Oraiteillay 'last the Magistrates of Union Hall . voissared a.sossehustication front Mr. Frank., the vestry • clerk of clapham perish. d scribing a most inhuman sourdqr *sines oolonigled on the preceding night on ' *sob* of. Mitt,. Piaalleth Richards, a widow lady bielikoill fe *lid 80 years of age, who lived within two . dozsis elite Ebeneser )3at list Chapel, Clapham Coat tail." The unfomniate lady had resided in the above • 44111114432 the list 30 years, where she was well kuown aliatioefolkod by the neighbourhood. Her husband hail Wes s-pin taker in the city. and since his death she . iimid soot*l festal, occupied the house in which she gl i de 10 aleakt iturdered. It appeared that Mrs. Hell, Anti lialfatilasalked with the decreased, went out on the sight' lunweation about semi o'clock. for the purpose of • atteading ik ihstatiog loam and left Ohs deceased at his.iss. At slew minutes slier eight o'clock, she re . , *wood and linloited it' die door, which was nut opened to Mil 2 4 94 e11a111ed be koorks twice the third time eke dork,opetteaf. And 114 a. Bell walked into the pas sage i sheeeiseasedly called out 4, Mr.. ittoltards, " no saNiNtrwatigheit; • /*Wier Will ibiott auy light to Ist seen, S issisramovsl towards tharbileboo.atidiust at the 4catratatrillerolusobltkl over sosiallhostladt wits tying on she &Oil fire became exceodigoit.tdonnoi, and-reu out ofebrhodliiiimeneeffoiefy to oilier assidouos. She ob tained asikaioao724aoti.illilis•Cl*rairkerm . wiliglaiil opt laws to tbs. lying outside ilse hall door. Upon ring into the hcitase, the • *okra' Mrs Richards wasdaeovered•lllog stretched on • illielissc near the ea.: asses kWh she kitchen ; an spron • Si. thioun.oPeCtbo koe. , and alio greaser part of it was &wet into the deceased's smooth rat 'park of violence' seat-elik aintatlant tin ylight els of her throat. Froth . bet adiratoosdrigisassd tonstia. she was not enabled to *Ai any yeeiolonoa pima her Ow:defers. It lois oe- , oared tti klre..11•11 since 'the murder, that a person fitht d the boot.. fro. Whew finer, ! the new, at /,:::1411111110 entered it. The pockets of the deceased' . . appear. so have lows triolendy lofts (rout her silk; a onlAieli bad oastsinol a utile money. lay near Inc illsorasofh tad, empty; a sinter watch was taken, Loge tier Vrish ha a doses of spoons. There was consider yin the house up stairs, but it was kit tourAr l as nu doubt the murderers had been d Ia :1141W in their work of plunder. Hall, chief constable, 1 coal Ulatatsciii, most active o ffi cers, have been sent to 47 - • • Cialibana, in order to trace this mast atrocious murder. , They towel hi the house a piece of brown paper, 6.14611 - : if ill the form of a latter, and tied with a piece of cord, • - . )111111101 the following address written on the hack of . .. i •.401esB 11, hat Mrs. Richards's. Clapham Com g •-, r-i,g very illeitihk char.icters. It is supposed that divrdeter pined admittance into the deceased's house • we _pretence vii bayou* dais letter delivered to Mrs. &H. —shoo the discovery of Cie appalling circumstance, a sei.try meeting was Called, and a reward of bUI. odeted for the iiiinettenainat and conviction of the- perpetrator ne perpetrator'. Thn'suni. however, was not considered sufficient for the purpose, and another meeting was therefore Meld on Wedneaday evening, by which the reward was nits iiiiii oissly increased to VOO (minces, and a resofution mimed to 01/111 MUM Kill all the parties/lam oi this theerffiffcritne, and the proceedings of the parish in consequence of it, to the :Secretory of State for the Home Department; leaving it la his diecretion to Wit whin steps towards effecting the discovery of the guiky be may think propew INQUEST. • Oa Ilbinedloy foniewin. at eleven iiefeck ea empsiry took Oleos at Um Eloagh Tavern, or Clapham Comma, before Wm. . Colds, iteq, depot, termer far tbe amity of/laws, nod Darby if Lasseter, and a very respeeteble aassinbiego of gentlemen of *a r.flege of Clapham, as Jury, as view of lb. body of Mrs. • )Baseleads Wawa', aged 74, who will newt Citleliy airderect ea the mening of Tuesday last. • Ther.fary having boss empariselled sad swam, were brielly addressed by the coroner, cud afterwards repaired to the lite residencis of this deceased to view the body, which lay aa a bed • in Me oloroboe of tbs'asforiensto !tidy. On tre riiht aide of • . Anaheim. was a nark Womb had ringleted Ike elan, appaasOly .. . . . . , .. . . ~ ~ tflk NA'llo' by the Ranh; tie the MISr was nalebarnini, by which it is enjectered the murderer hod otopped her nee by his left hand, and stuffed a cloth into her mouth. Neater marks were visi ble about the body. The first *hues' examined was Miss Sophia Jones, who de posed as follows :—I net a spinier, and reside at Clapham. I knew the deceased extremely vial, her !name is Elizabeth Richards ; I believe she was 75 yams of age, and a widow; she was very feeble, kept so wrest, but a lady named Bell bilged is th • house ; a niece of the deceased was in t.,e habit of corning to her to do the household work ogee or twice a week ; the deceased lived next doer to the Baptist chapel, o the-left side of the common load* to Balham•bill ; I have known the deceased nearly twenty sears; I the deceased aid Mrs. bell bad jeareelled ; she bad lived is the deceased's house for three years'; Mrs. Bell was not in distressed circumstances ; II did not see her at all on Tuesday foresees, w'-ieh was the usual day I read t':e newspaper, but in the evening, sheet a quarter peat eight o'clock, I went to the house tor the above purpose, which was an hour beyond the usual time ; oa my getting to the door I gas• a single knock, sod was kept there longer than eaual ; I looked through the key hole and saw the room Do the grouud-door in darkness ; I reunited a minute or two, thinking the deceased had gone up stairs for her night clothes, which she usually did at that hour ; I was then going to knock at the tine 0 snood time, when the dose opened a little, and I said It's ate Mrs. Richards, it's we it's me." and thee the door spend wida, and I went in and called lan Richards as lou.l at. I Tdd, but I received -ao answer; I then weal towards the Gre.nlase, and saw 'the de 'oentsed lying on the door with the area aver her face ; I into. gimd she was is a it, sad tinselly met nor deem neel. Wan ' Mrs. Stratton, a Neighbour, Real sheet three doors off, and she instantly returned with me to the :mese ; and in going in at th.e gate I saw a poker lying under the parlour window, in the fare-coon ; I immediately eselainsed Oh, good God, she is murdered!" I had a light in my hand at this time, which enabled me to find the poker. The street door I Nand shut oa my 7eturn with Mrs. Stratton. I instead, win tear. Miller and Mr. Glazier, two ether Neighbours, sod they also came back with me ; it was a very dark stilt. Qs my int 'attiring the house I saw something lying on the grouted, hat i did not' know then it was Mrs. Richards ; I saw her feet ; her head was towards the firs, and her feet iu t e middle of the room ; she was subjeet to fits. She was worth a good deal of money ; she bad promised to len- me some of her property : I believe , her will is made, by Mr. Lott, a solicitor ; ike was is the habit of visiting Mr. Baxter, z neighbour ; I live about three doors from tic,.; she was very frieedl, with Mr. Miller,, her next door neighbour ; she bail been n Ith bias about half an hour before she was found mardered. Mr. Charles Miller swop.—l live nest door to-the deceased, and am a carpenter; I knew the deceased, nein' been her next door neighbour for the last Pi years ; we were always on .good terms with each other ; she frortostiy visited me, and I her, sometime, ono* or twice a week. ;On Teensy last, ibout eight o'clock in the orating, the dereaded came iato my house, and asked whether I thought Mr. Lote, whp .had lately pur chased the lease of her hoes., would diaterb her/ She remained about a quarter of as hoer with sue, .4 thee, I went with her to the door of ay bone, sad she said / " Good night.; her . a light in doors." NW then west out ipso ber own house, and heard her bolt the gate after her. I WO ooneined the deceased was murdered, and the asoedererr mast have got is at the Not door ; 4 they bad entered backwards I should bare heard them ; I think they awe out at the float door, uy the poker having been left at the door. (Here the apron was produced, and her pocket that bad bean -torn Goon her side likewise; it eiontaimpl, as old knife, said II thimble Isel'oeging to the decline") . The witness said, the pocket wail . bra} stripy woe elilf emit bpi body 9 - 911411190 - 119111fis reeves' hand, the area ]Jr. Jeswit swers.—l a ‘ ms . • ; A mid ii 7g ri a Chaplin • t a neenter before 9 o tia inaday night, a boy, 'Awn I did not know, cane lie :boom ,• told me to follow hies, as a ezionto bad hems ; I went to the nese of the donned, and in the Ingot dyad her lying on her heck with her bead near the lire 91411 i. I assisted in plati ng bet in a chair, nod found her quite dead ; dinette after, the apron was predawn .1 • Mrs. Su '.ton, which alt • said she had polled out of her mouth ; it was folded up, mid the spree view produced is the same, I foetid a mark on the side of the deceased's throat, said the skin bad bees grand, sod a similer mark on. the left temple ; one of her teeth was forced net, which occasioned the bleed as the spree; I did not see the tooth ; it was carefally looked for ; son of the marks were the production of ber death, but that she died from suffocation —the ineek'on the nese and threat meat bate nee don by the murderer's diver *la. Mrs. ilassattah Stratton savors.—l am a widow, and live at Clapham. On Tuesday evniag, slant 8 o'clock, Miss Jones. name apparently is great grief, and said—" Ob, pray Miss S. ease with ma, for Mrs. Richards is either deed or wounded." I went with her hack to the house with a candle ; sod on going into the fare court, Miss loses exolaimad—" Oh dear, she is killed !Atere's a poker." I said--" I ain't go in--call Mr. Millee."li9fr. Miller was called, sod he followed us into the boast. Mr. Glazier soon after nine I found the deceased lylag straight on the Boor as dessoibed by the Ind witness. I found the apron put over ber face—her packets were tort off, sad the tape Strings left mod her body. Miss Jan Bell swore.—l lodge in &hennas ofthe donned ; bare don so far five years. ,On Tosaday even* I left home about twenty minutes before seven, nod went to Mr. Philip's steeds', bat it sot being open, I snot into Mr. Haiss's opposite —about nine o'clock rewind howie—os my road bon with with Mrs- 'Unshod I met a friend of raise, sod when sear the Cock public-hoese we were met by a yang man density dressed is mourning ; he said sled hew you go, for there has been a murder on a Mrs. Richards. I asinerea, es it possible, sod said I lodged in the been. Bo then offered to see me home, which be did, and when we get to the door be left me.— never saw the body till this morning. The apses was again produced, sad this witness identified it to tree belonged to the deceased.] Witness ooniineed.—On the (cursing morning I received s brown paper parcel from the woman who was left is theoare of die body ; it was sealed with bleak was, and uirected to me at the boos' of the deceased, and whiso I opened it, It entente d lathing. 'norms Reed sworn.--I em a oanstable of Clapham, and was sent for by Mr. Miller on Taeaday evening. I accordingly • 'rot to the house of the decessed, and saw a tea chest lying on the deer epee ; eas of the tin cassisters was iasin with the lid off ; a banch of keys were la the cheat ; saw oleo a pocket on the groped, which was penned to day. It had the appear esee of being torn from the 'triage ; there was se money in it. On farther search I roan as 'busy instead with a drawer tut demean. noteinieg papers which were much diatnrbed. A paper For el was l; Lig on the top of the inkstand, directed to INCMEMor9%milimiadtra tIS - .1. Mrs. Bells I kit U thsviribet eight, and nietViseelig gar* it to Mr. Ilan, the chief °Meese/ Union-ball pudic!. Hall, the odic produced thiparcel ;it bad on it the fal lowing inseriptioa—" Mrs. Bea, at Mrs. Richards; Chapbarit. ^. It was tied round with a string. The Jury hating consulted, returned a verdict- 0 That lbw deceased, Elisabeth Rickards, has been wickedly and mali ciously murdered by sallodatios, by some person or persoiss-at { , resent unknown.' SII.ERIFF'S coon'', SURREY. rskstea, Esu. V. oak. Oe Monday a v. of of inquiry wait resented WOW the Under aside Jury of the county of hoi sy. for dm purpose of assessing the damages its an action Wowed by Mr. Fyshe Palmer. blesulter rue iteadiug, agshist Captain, Nielsulea EL Bull, formally ensmseititer ut the My 41 is NotherlaNde steam-04i Let, fora hurl pnblished hr km lii the John Roll newspaper of the 1 .4111 of August, Intd;and in which action the defendant had suffered jettison lw gu by delimit. The pl•insitl's damages were laid At YtIOL s Mr. Caarles stated thes.r sae for the plsintte, IV 'tile Mr. Shackle, Ilse proprietor or the lAD Bral. itaa coo sed in the Kt.'''. Bench. he was waited epos by lIM defenditit, who communicated to him what be assert.* had taken place its a bittierel4oein at !deeding. opting Mr. Shackle to publish the account, misusing bras al . did some time that if lie . wl.bd It he would rowdies them**. silent by his oath—fie was desired* Mr. ibsehls NAi • duce his communication to writing, which be did no follows t—r Mr. C. Fische Palmer, M. P. for the IMMO r Br a ding, was isr the billiard roots at that oars •• Turapi morning, between I r and Ono whore be Was board td sty to a Dr. M itlford, of that touts, that he rejoined he obi' „ • death of that fellow (the late Marquis of Loutionderrya " • aid that he was joists to prepare for • ' Nu; sot npuit a • • baluich of venison, and that there• would be testis wasp too, and lots of punch, repeating this fiequesthy be the cloctur,that they would hive • reinter jellifi-atima upon the °cesium : there was present there, beastly the indleideala ebove-suentioned, the Instituter, the Non. Cal. Anstralhee, Mr. Tuppin, Mr. Tanner, t;iiptitin Hick, Mr. Boll,Capt. nice ' with many ethers belonging to that deb; that C. C. F. Palmer add' essed Matzen' to au individual Been pris sent, and a.krd hits., to make one of the party, who, resting himself moth burl's. *twit an invitation, told Inns that Us s.s much detested hint (Mr. C. F. ?hisser) as he slid hie • character and politics as a man, and that he wishes/Mb 'lt height choke hits. Upon slue the hon. 11000.1.01 sat IMO a violent rage, and wished lot an apology, which war positively refused." It Wain subsequently discovered that the whole ems a malignant f biter:ion, for w Inch the asiscronit had oath shadow of foundation, and Mr. Shackle oir being applied to very properly gave his aid inwards the pe.tudnuesal or the statutes er. These facts were fully proved, rod - ". The Undo Sheriff anointed sip the evidence, mid lek it to the Joey lo consider their verdict, The Fineman of the Jury sAil, that he wished to know', before the rouse was cleared tor the Jury o deltherate, whether they could give greater date is thane laid . - question by 'd sou know - A , ' images HMO in the dreier:Wow. He might be 'liked. the gum hia brother Jig nteu; aad sf he were, hi should _ how ti sestkwer it. 'flic Under Nhertif said that it wag a very proper qtreallow to be asked. He should mate in reply,4l.assgreater dansar• gee (void not be girgu,ll,4o those nieutiesuld tor tMtl deci.• ration. • • The Jort. afi er a short deliberation, - - • . _ ~~.n.4- gent diet they nese out :plowed to give *sere. • • J'A NA TICISY. • • Sciwineoese, Kunst 211.-.. The nieof burrs end • fanatic scenes recto ly occurred in a link village, taihrel Webtlispouch. situated in the Bailiwick of Ande&ogie. Canton of Zi•tiett. Since the drporture it Itelireer • lisendener hum these euvirone, this wiling* rreitsl c f a great bomber et fanatic*, who come Ausas ail Mini to msauai 14 pretended se if devetioo. l .- The meetings to which ws wets bald ia the liimerifie ette . peasaist, is good eircutinemaces;•namidjelati Metre. Mb* had daughters inspired. One of them eased lei. Moron et. retained lately. mud by her entrinedinary guslohlet exalted the eiteutioe of the Magisirefen • • On the night of the 10111 March its. Imes* of 3* Pierre being c:asely shut, they heard a eels/vied Salsa of *toyer* In a loud voice. groats died blows, whit* ,tared to hare bee" .giveu with as aae. The lialliff 'of Andellingen having tecelvcd itiformation Was improper induct wed going on, repaired to the spot at right, end geode a forei.ule emr), but could ant gat through ell Sus Nora until the neat morning. He found in a small 'pertinent, twelve individuals of hods scams; must of them ..ppeaded in indecent positimis. Others wets sins their knee*, striking •tliensselves, and lettering grosisme- They only spoke of divine inspiration and umligneei spun* driven shout suite U.S resarreetioe. The HAilifsnetle bus report to the AntWorilim of *with, and measures were taken aceordiogiy. A *ammo ise •longing to tier Society, said that tiitmeparte oppeaded to her, and said that lie use tae Anti Ghent, and that slit wee selected by Providence to minute fur his situ. and &- liver, by her voahitary dead', a thousand suds from per. ge:ory. She was to rise again three lava sf.er from the dead.— Under this Maine itilinence slur killed herself by elillelltee ion. This victim was one of ilea daughters of Jahn Pierre, and awns opening the body they Omar( she wet .in a stare of preginency, tier sister is he a sfwilise'siattiof beruarity, mail her brother is daneorrously woucilkd brother shoemaker, who, with his aceoespisere, gluts l& the deed. they hare dune. uttendurs are iu the pet sons of Zurich. LlNcoiat's lee Ftet.os Busks AssociusTiOS:-* The venal., mertinwof the siapporters of nits Mgt. tuition was held nut Tuesday evening, in Great Queen S rem Chapel, and was most 111111 l cultist!, and resists:Uhl, attended. Front the report. which wee lead lay Old secretary. it appeared that very beneficial results html had attended tile exert taus of the co iiiiii nice, and mat the ledies in their praise worthy endeaecurs to ameliorate too condom: of the pour of the (Inflict had effeesed much gond: A large number of Bibles anti Tesaamitow had been distributed, and the manners of the itid.iiitut hid been &smell !inprosed. Several gent eliacit *thirceacti . tae swectitigiti aisle speeches. . .