The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-12 00:00:00

HORRIBLE MURDER. AT PARIS.

A woman named Bizet. forty-nee prate of age. Is to be Weil on
the 18th instant. at the Court of Assize it Perin, fee the mustier of
a mun named Vigor, sped eixty.two, with whom she lived in a
state of concubinnge. '1 It • following are the principal poin'ts of the
set of aecuaetion. Virr, in kin early years,had formed an
illicit connexion with Catherine Gateau (the maiden nanieol the I
prisogier Meet), and th eh she monied in 11!1•2 a hruishtnaker.
named Bizet, yet she continued her intercourse with Vigo, who '
had also got married, and a child was the auk of this double
attar'''. In the beginning of the year 11124, Viger quitted
his wile, and the prisoner Bizet her bienband, and they went
to live together in a little clink room on the fourth story
of en immense beim In the Rue Faubourg St. Denis, in which
there ate uplands of fifteen Vomited !erne. living. After re-
maining together fifteen month+ Viger exprenoed, in the presence of
his mistress. a great desire to return to his wife, and in the month
of August he made en attempt to bring about a reconciliation
between the latter and himself. On the 30th September, at half-
pant nine o'clock in the mating the prisoner Bizet went to the
Commissary of Police. and told him '• that Vier was dead ; nits
lie ens swimming in his blood ; that he bad no doubt committed
• for she had often head him say. that he WAS tired of life
• wished to die." The Commisoary of Felice returned with
the prisoner to Viger's room ; the progonee took the key limn
her rocket, anti opetird the door, soyieg. " go in, yen will
ace." (,n entering. the Commissary saw the unfortueste ;
covered only with bin shirr, otretched on the finest, wit:h
hit throat cot, and SatCSIJIV:OI by a pool of blood. The
throat seemed to have been sewed, for it was dreetifully
mangled and backed; the right ism) was raked with the
lined toward.; the threat, its the latitude of defending it. Benham
the wound in the throat, a horrible mutilation had Irene completely
effecter' on another part of the body. The beil bore the spiwerincr
of two person., hireling ilept in it ; cry tie bolsters were the melts of
bloody fingern, and between the sheets sat found an open Tana,
-which had but a very faint trace of blood upon it, an, on close ems-
mination, it appeared to have bean careOully wiped. The ellyoi.
clans who exeniined the body, stated. that judging from the will.
news of the limbs, and the coagulation at the blood. Vigor nitro
have been dead about twelve hours ; so that the murder must hare
been committed tortoi.; ten o'clock the preceding niehr, and that
the mutilation must teem beer erected tictore the throat was eat.
The woman 11 let was immediately arreorc 1. and on 'Ririe search:
twente-five !lanes and a silver watch, v. e ich had belonged to tic
deceased, were lotting upon her. On smite ot the wartime in the
house and neighbourhood of the de:caned being examined. it ap-
peared that the prismar hail noosed the greater part of the:/: It
September, the day of are murder, at work in a broth manufactory;
that about nine o'clock et night the power 61 the 'mune ulnae
Vigor lived saw her come in, het did not efgerwardn see her gn
however, a grocer in the neiehbourhood stared. Out almot a
quarter pant nine o'clock she came to his Flom, and said, " I have
tound my good idd man stretched no the floor—give me a candle
and a soya worth of a vulnewity baliai»." Throe she got and
quilted the S:101), as the grocer !mace, apparently much agi-
tated. half an hour afterwards she came back to the grocer's
still more agitated, and said, •• sly grid 01,1 man is de,4,1:
the best of men is dead ; he in bathe! in Iris blood. I
am sure he is derg•l, fcr I have turned him over three or
four times—he died of a coup tle mu,;." amid she added—" I do
.not wish to make known his death to night ; fine if that
require., his wife, should know it, she "amid not der me talne away
my effects which are in his room." She then, e.l two d.fraeitt
liones, slid—•• Lock nt me, and see if there lie any 1:16od shout
me." The grocer vigil see hone, probehly because she wore
on that occasion a red dioered gown. Site left with the grocer a
parch, contaniirg, ce she said. some of lice clothes, but in
which were foond central sflidts belonging to N'nger--a greet
coat, ShCC,S, &c. About half-Past ekveli she went to the
lodging+ of her husband. whom sue had not seen for eight days,
and asked hint to give her tome nupper. ;she anatared very
much troubled ; she took re pace of bread, hut could t set eat it ;
she then draok some Meetly. She spoke frequently during the
night to her husband, w ith whom site sleet, about death. and said
she would wish to die speedily. At lire o'clock site arose arid went
out. At a quarter past six one of Niger's fellow-lodgers saw her
going into his morn with a lighted candle in her hand ; a short
time after she west to the grocer's, and igall to his wife, •• Iles
tour husband told rnu of my misfortune? The tr an t6irli whom
I lived ins dead. I do not know if it be a romp tic sere„ or
if he has hems anam-inicted ; i think it in the latter, fit Inc is sur-
rounded with Maori." Sire then gave tier n pared to keen for
her, and returned to Viger'e room, from whence she stem came
back with another parcel. which the grocer's wile reused to take
charge ef. She then touk it to the wire shoo close by, where she
drank two glasses of liquor, er having t been two before at
the grocer's. Elie returned a third time to V igerhg romn, and meet-
ing with one of the lodgers, she said to her, •' Viger has been as-
sassinated!" The lodger advised her to go and acquaint his wile
it ; whim shezervedit-giv did, saying, " 3ly little womsa,
do not be alarmed. I have found your husband batircd in his
blood; but that thould not surprise you., as you know he had
ulways a wish to dreamy him Self." It V:aa scaly then that the psi.
sonar, secompanied by Viget's wife, went to inform the Caron !s-
-lurry of Police of the event. The prisoner denies all knowledge of
the crime.

Costa ACClDENT.—Yestcrilay morning an accident,
which nearly provtil total to five inttividusls, and en:irely owing.
it is said, to the incautious and rapid driving of the coachrium,
'coned on the iledivi:y of Clathani.hill, in Kent. As the Union
Dover coach was Ott i.s Way to !own, from the cau,c :lane stated, it
came in violent contact with the Dover mail on its journey to the
country. The CenCl.l,4%illn was VI tremendous as to upset the for-
mer, and precipitate the five outside messengers to the ground, who
all, however, we are happy to add, escaped with comparative
safety. The injuries received by the coachman were or 140 serious
a nature, that it A'ai found necessary to leave him at a neighbouring
inn, and for the guard to drive the roach to the next stage, where
a subs,itute was procured, who drove it into town. The nail suf-
fered a good deal by the colltsicn—its splinter bar was t.hat•erad
in atoms, but it neverthelcss managed to proceed on its jourt.ey.
We trust the above will serve us a caution to drivers. a:.:1 teach
them more attention for the future.
SUDDEN I)LATII.-oii Monday afternorn, while a
plumber was lockillg at the pipes at Sir H. Halford's,
Curzon-street, he heard some person groaning, and on
proceeding to the place whence the noise issued (the water
clew* he discovered Sir H. Halfcrd's housekeeper, drawn
nearly double in the agonies of death. She was itnrnedi-
ately taken to a warm room, and a medical gentleman sent
for (Sir H. Halford not being at home, but who returned in
less than half an boor) when every means were used to re-
cover her, but to no purpose, as she died a little before
four o'clock. She was in good health at breakfast time.
She was a middle-aged woman.
• •••

At the late Kent Assizes, W. Smallritlge, while waiting
in the hall to take his trial for burglary, stole a piece of
bacon from another prisoner, end had it in his pocket dur-
ing his trial. He was capitally convicted, after which the
bacon was discovered in his packet.
An instance of determined malicotscarcely ever exceeded
occurred in Birmingham on Tuesday night. The counting-
house of Messrs. Phipson and Co. in Paradise-street, was
broken into by some person or persons, who succeeded in
}Omit'? open the iron chest where the books were deposit: d,
which they took out, and after heaping them on the office
floor, set them on fire. The fire was discovered in time
to prevent the flames from communicating with the build-
ing, but not before the hooks had become so consumed
as to render them quite useless and illegible. What
could be the motive of so diabolical an act is not ascer-
, tained,. nor 'are the villains yet apprehended.—Moneheafer
Afereury. _ _ _

On the night of the 24th ult. as Hugh Hughes was pro-
ceeding home with a bag of meal and meat, he was met by
two men, named Nicholas Jordan and Simon Cowman, who
murdered him in the most savage manner, at Ryland,
within one mile of Newtonbarry. Jordan, who is a mason,
had a new trowel in his band, with which be inflicted a
wound in the neck oT his victim, after which he beat in his
skull with stones; they then rifled his pockets of a few
pounds, threw hie meal bag over the ditch, and left him.
On being discovered he was taken into the house of Mr.
George Warren, of Ryland, where he died the next day,
but not, we understand, without being able distinctly to
charge Jordan and Cowman with the crime. One of them,
Cowman, is already in gaol. 'We have just learned that
two more men have been taken up by Mr. Boyd, on strong
suspicion of being concerned, and bave been recommitted
by him for further examinauon.7—Werford Herald.
EXT RAORDI NARY CIRCONSTANC F..—Friday last, a fine
cow, 'belonging to Mr. R. Pettman, of Canterbury, whilst
prowling in a yard belonging to its owner, near S.
Stephen's, fell down a well, about 25 feet deep and three
and a half fret in diameter. The poor animal bad re-
mained in this situation upwards of three hours ere it was
discovered by some men employed on the rail-road, who
vet about procuring tackle for raising the beast. The ne-
cessary implements having been adjusted, one of the men
descended the well, and fixing a rope round Colley, his
companions handed her up a considerable distance, but from
some unforeseen accident, she was again precipitated to the
bottom, just at the moment when the men imagined their
exertions successful. Another attempt was then made,
which fortunately proved more favourable than the first,
when the-efforts of fourteen or fifteen able fellows soon
brought the ohjoet of their exertions to the verge of the
well, and, what is remarkable, although confined within
so narrow a compass, without he least iejtiry. Some ne-
cessary draughts having been administered, the animal was
driven away front the scene of its misfortune, and imtne-
diately ate extremely well, without the-least symptoms of
any accident having occurred.

DREADFUL. ACCIDENT IN THE PARK.

PUIVPDER PARTICULARS-ANOTHER bin
DROWNED.

tT:het7;trtteobideit6oa:lnetYl.hardy viilneer Park cer
persons continuing their
amusements, even close to the fatal spot, apd the cmsequence 11,4,
did not cps:cane:Jr:l'P tlinenbinStlimebl:l4l6l in
St.
Humane Society nieh, having *rescued sevcrid
length compelled, by using fairer, to prevent June who
enough to sentare their hose from exposing
rain on the fragile eitrface. Notwithetaraling this precaution,
numbers were immersed, and a young noin, after dark, was tatri.
ested in a drowning stole. While the group performed the inn.
lancholy ditty of carrying the dead bodies of the two enforturnos
young men actives the Park to the public.limisea where they toy
lie, ao affecting instance of ayinpathy occurred at S,orey'r.ole.
Two Italie., were standing amid the (awed, and upon the approach
of the asvlul train' and seeing the dud bodies, 01,t 01 Intni tail to
the ground in a feinting-fit, in which state lie was removed toe
neighbntit ing house.
It grieve, on to state, that while a member of persons were per,
forming the humane act of endeavouriag in product a.us-AA:A,,
a band of hearth-es miscreants seined the metwrtue Ivy to rob, eLti
vast number tit those persons who were so humanely emphiyee arr.
• dertivnd of their pocket linncilterchiein, Etc. (The irmil.anao. redo
Ilent his rough great cant to cover one of the bodies, was 11104104
natty, whilst a confederate earned WI the rent, with which he 4.
rAp,ll. A nunider of persons, during the evei:ing of 1 uerdAy,
thekol to the houaes where the bikini• are, to tiiderivaitra
nicazity them, but aid nut aucueed. (f.. 0 tit them (Ite :ado,
had twenty pawnbrokers duplicaas upon him, chisfly for wean y
apparel, pt.dged is the name of "James" at pawnbroker% in IVnit„.
cilapel. The other is supposed to be a marten man, an in
pockets were timnd a cap and frill. '1 he cries of a 1).1
a.,re, heard from the canal near fluckinghitimgste, alter dick ea
Intsilay evening, and a number of persons ran In the 'pot frost
whence the cries proceeded, where soiut inject wan observed mug.
gling in the water. Before any arriestatice could be afforded the oar.
mix of the water became still, the bubbling cry nod ceaavii, ar4
the unfortunate being sunk to rise no more. Ili* body has nor yet
been picked up. Yesterday, in all the Parks, tile ice was thronged
with sicsiter.. We sincerely hope we shalt uut have to acaounce
any ocher accident.