The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-29 00:00:00

DISCOVERY OF THE BODY OF A BE-

HEADED MAN.

(Pros • oorros,,o-Jeot of Notes oo Queries .J

A few weeks ago in clearing out the ruins of an
old chapel at Nunehatn Regis in Warwickshire, which had
been pulled down (all but the belfry tower) about forty
years since, we thought it necessary to trench the whole
space, that we might more certainly mark out the boun-
daries of the building, as wo wished to restore it in some
measure to its former state ; it had been used as a stack
yard, and a depository of rubbish by the tenants of the
farm on which it was, ever since its dilapidation. We began
to trench at the west end, and caste on a great many bones
and skeletons, from which the titans had crumbled
away, till, finding the earth had been moved, we went
deeper and discovered a leaden Gain quite per-
fect, but without date or inscriptiuu of any kind ; there had
been an outer wooden coillin which was decayed, but quan•
titles of the black rotted wood were all round it. We cut
the lead and folded back the top so as not to destroy it; be-
neath was a wooden coffin in good preservation, and also
without any inscription. As soon as the leaden top was
rolled back, a aeon overpowering aromatic smell diffused
itself all over the place ; we then unfastened the inner
coffin, and found the body of a man embalmed with great
care, and heaps of rosemary and aromatic leaves piled
over him. On examioing the body more closely, we
found it had been beheaded, the head was separately
wrapped up in linen, and the linen shirt that covered
the body was drawn quite over the neck where the
head had been cut off; the head was laid straight
with the body, and where the joining of the neck
and head alma have been, it was tied round with a broad
blast Mom. Hi howls were crossed on his breast, the
wrists tam did with bleak ribbon and the thumbs were
tied Weather with bark dishes. lie had a peaked beard,
WI a quantity of bag brows hair curled and clotted with
bind rood kis seek: the idly mark on anything about
him was as the linen on his chest, just above where his
bonds was stored; on it wen no letters T B worked in
Man silk. On tremobleg towards the nand we cases on
kw loads nee laid side by oda, wNk Ineariptians on
mob: ams mutated the body of Frani% End of Chichester
awl Lad Damanio, 1653 ; the neat the body of Audrey,
Canaan of Oblobsser, 1662; tanker the
_body of Lady
Aware, Leigbobrirdsiagimor, 1110; sad de And ,nobody
of Hi Join daimon sea of Lady Chisimmese W has
ant lanai& We spend the sofa of Lady Ashley WO,
awl brand bar perfectly embalmed sad in satin
tin, hi. GNI quite plump as if she were alive, =Rho%
vary bisalifal, he hands inandftly small lei last
wand; de man droned ia tan ban ,Mod all nor with
old pike lasi, awl two rows of lase wen laid last new
her foralisel. NM looked exactly as if she was Inas
asleep, sad swan not more than eisteet or evens=
noes ad ; bra boasty was very great ; eves ler eyelashes
end epeallieWll vows gain perfect, and her ens wen den ;
no part if bee On or 6gun was at WI ban in. Ws
also opand Lek Chichester's sofa, bat with be,
the ilabsiales had apparently failed; no was a ske-
leton, asap\ 1101 was hat AM of aromatic
ham: low Ink latiwww, was as Inn s••if ins lied it
was bag, disk clad is sett and glossy as Ant of • dad,
and of • naiad sabers eaten. I. -trambing as an ads
of whin the altar had been, we howl owebes knobs
coda with aninscription. It aniaind tlle bsdly if a
Dame Mario Brower, daughter 4 we Id As Veil
of Lady Maxis, daughter to Load Minsollsor
This body was eke nito_parbie, and andasheed
pay with • nay well sonisniod end, with mbisb
the soils was astely Mimi, ad it etas had as pettortal a
perfume that it Illsd Ile whole yin. The liwaressi=
do. were quits stem sod Ind la all den
and vsnalan as after swam to the lax=
pion eel of seekcoda, and hod it
its Wag at all donned. Tsang Lady Annoy had ear-
rings isles gen, black entail its. The poems
the of bids and gums and la am the. was so
sinning OW me more all ■ der it, and
newt of de ass issyliond is fdlikag up As wan M
is., Mg et.s4 is manes tbbanseet is, if }rails,to
dines. lobs lbs bobs- was is. The chapel is an UM
ONION of Lied Jabs Sint, who isharitad it from lie
eelpaninallawa de Dashes of Beentask, dapler of
ohs Dube of Mats" lan wbse Grady Neadmis aegis
la
smd oboe psamises Warwickshire IMO by tho saw
risgo of his annilmbar with wdaughter ail lard Dan-
aws, did al Cdobastor.

BLIIDISItLAND AID UM= N 011211130 AMMON
Rau.wAr.—lt is staled, b oullwanob OW 'shame, that
the assalgsasedwa of tie Leas Nathan with the
Yoe and Berwick end Penh IMAM railways is lashed
apes with great distnet in the hip towns in dm seat of
and, ifbrought b. sspedhaeeettlotaWestion.
that it will meet with stssoses 4p as inwentsh in
such amalgamation will prevent aligessgsst of a
Use of railway from these towns to talon aisloopelliZurs-
nufartaring districts. At the pressen mum plestweses
by the Leeds Northern (which *atm& Mu by
the Clarence Railway. to 1
in South Durham) an 17 -tohill. • smell sellhay
travel the somefeelee of
the journey to Bundelaa Newasella. UMW% Destees.
and the towns north of those pima% by sums of tbe York
and Berwick Railway. net he a Modes at
Ferrphill, and every °beta& lam Ht s bus Wow. I.
the way of the Leeds Nevem fiewatilag (lair Ma.
north. Tits opening oat ef Ibis arepstkellee to the ma-
nufact districts is ecaeldstal a melte ef grave con-
sideration Is the shippers in tie Tyne eel Weer • sad with
that view the above line hem Mandorknd
_to ties a jeer
ties with the Leeds Northers, boo bees sieviesd. lad plea
mad seed= papered to go to yediemeet is the easaing
mdse. The peepseed sew use, to Meet Oen Osabee, the
tombs, etas Leeds Morthesa, prams below Clearriagtos-
hiU to Caosop-matt, these* to illborbsna4mnso Colliery,
Pittiggto% Boughtonle-8 a Bainbri
Heim, fte., terminating in P=etr $a l'leilliay dge,
nisi Ss whole distance through ea =Math, 0041 IMIL
Mr. George Hudson, M.P., is eadiresterod to be used tbe
principal promoters of the Ilse ; Mr. T of Leah
engineer; and Messrs. Wright, of 8 utsers.
The railway eau be further extended b Ifieworde Ind
Shields by a high level bridge anus Ma Woe. lone the
northern coal trade ha. been snidest to sempethlea is Se
London market by coal brou4ht tone labod edllsolles
• very great anxiety has been felt to the amtbees IMPIMMIS
to facilitate the shipment of seal he Oil mink A
branch line, oonnectinUnodosiamil Isla the Yeah of
the York and Berwick way at Pwahlr, Y atm* esai•
plated.

THE ENSUING TER6I.-06 Tuesday nest Michael-
mas Term will commence. The !latest arras of the three
emu= law courts only exhibit 47 rides, with the excep-
tion of three matters in the wows paper. la the Court of
Queen's Hes& there are 24 rein ; is the Comma items
sole 6, amd is the Exempts 17. Then are II ameba
mow awl desaurien is tie guess's Dem* 4 mew trial%
esd 4 appals bus musty awls Is the Camels Pleas
1 dessurree, I Waved Mama est i mew hi* what is
the Eaehespar there as i subs le the special pepee, alt
the Is the aew trial paper, be dies
1 finding es