The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-26 00:00:00

FURTTIEII PARTICULAAP.

MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING, SIX O'CLOCK.
A reward of fifty pounds has been offered for the apiwehension
of the murderers. Two Scotchrnen, both hawker'', are suspected
—their names are Alexander M'Keao and Michael :11`Kcan :
they are brothers, and are supposed to be making their escape.
The following particulars have been derived from an authentic
source, and may he relied upon •:
On Mr. Blears's return from Manchester by the pazket-boat,
about eight o'clock, he found the two men regaling on bread and
cheese. After their repast, they invited Mr. Bleats to partake of
' some whisky anti water, of which all the three drank freely until
eleven o'clock, by which time Mr. Blears became intozirwient, sad
the Ill'Keans ordered a candle, to go to bed. Elizabeth Bates, 1.:;,)
servant, brought the candle, and showed them up stairs to their
TOM ; on placing the light down, and when about to relent (ion
the apartment,one of the villains laid holder her as if about to give
her a kiss. at the same time he attempted to cut her throat, and he
too fatally accomplished his purpose. The first noise of the Setif.
fie awoke a boy, who idept in the same roam, and he immediasely
leaped out of bed ; they endeavoured to secure him, but be escaped
over the baluster of the stairs, without any injury more thane se.
vere scratch on the face from one of the murdivers endeavouting to
seize him. Mrs. Blears, hearing the noise above stairs, was pre.
:ceding up, when she was met by the villains, who were after eke
boy ; they directly attacked her, and inflicted three wounds GO her
head and face, and she fell with the knife sticking in the fact, jut
below the eye ; and in that state they laicism Thinking the boy
(who escaped) might give the alarm, they durst not stay to fully
accomplish their diabolical purpose. She had just strength left to
crawl to the next neighbour, and give the alarm : the knife was
still tut in her face. The boy, in the flight of the moment, hail
hid himself in a drain.
When the neighbours entered the houses they found the servant
girl quite dead—her head nearly severed from her body.
Mrs. Blears lies without the least hope of recovery t for so for
and so firmly fixed was the knife in her face, that the handle was
broken in endeavouring to extract it.
Alexander M'Kean lived, about twelvemonths ago, at Strand,
on-the-Green, near London, where heuratied as a diaper and mi.
dealer.

SINGU LAR ACCIDENT.—Lately, as NlTeCOleS,(nd Down,
near Wells, was viewing two colt', after they had been turned Dirt
into a field they came up. to him, when he held up his hand to
drive them away, which, it appear', so frightened them, that it
their sudden effort to turn from him, they both fell, and broke a
fore leg each, and such was the nature of the fractures, that they
were both obliged to be killed. Before the ;celled, they *cm
worth 501. each.
Richardson, Goodluck. and Co. be* to call the attention
of their friends and the public to the last loamy that will ever.he
drawn in this kingdom. The scheme 0011111iIIIIX prizes of Wray
thousand pound:, with vitriol= ethos Against. ; the whole,to be
drawn in one day, the.ledh. of July. Richardson, tioodluck. and
Co. recommend an early purchase. as, there will be an advance in
price of at least IL 4.. per ticket on the 29th of May. Tickets and
shares, in satiety of number, are on sale at their Office, 104,
Bank4ndldings, Cornhill, London.