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London, England, 1825-08-22 00:00:00

diately went thither, opyi ester exaMiaing the beige to ditherer the
modein which the borgßes bad succeeded in efeeting their entry,
and ascertaining the potato or the property stalem,cceeded forth-
with to Ueorge-yordoradZFet Tale Voischio 1160ftling, in
a house of bad character, the ;Weems. all of whom
aft notorious thieves. Saun as, of the time of his apprehension,
had his clothes on, land was in bed whit one of the female mi-
l/MOTs, and Richards was also in bed with two others. On ex-
amining the person of Saunders lie found round his neck a hand-
kerchief, which Mr. Ilopkee's groom identified as being his pro-
perty, and in the room two pieces of wax candles, which had been
taken from Mr. Ilopkee's chaise lamp, one of which was burning
at the time of his (Lee's) entry, and the other lying in a dark lan-
tern; there were hesidAt a book, which Mr. Ilopkee's servant
also identified as part of the stolen property. A great variety of
skeleton keys, latch keys, and drop latch keys, a crow bar, two
dark lanterns, a vice, files of every description, punches, centre
bits, a phosphorus box, the bottle of which was without a cork,
and a bundle of matches. On a re-examination of the premises tie
discovered a cork in the stable which exactly fitted the phosphorous
bottle, and which was somewhat burnt by the phosphorous. The
door appeared to have been broken open by a crow-bar, as on com-
paring the marks with the one he found in the prisoners pos-
session, they completely corresponded. Lee requested that the
prisoners should be remanded for further examination, in order to
afford time to procure further evidence, which there was no doubt
he would be able to do, as he co,::d produce a person who had seen
them taking harneks, which was part of the property stolen, into
their lodgings, at an early hour on the Dunning that the robbery
was committed ; the prisoners were accordingly remanded.

ATROCIOUS MURDER.
(From the StoCtrort Advertizer.l
An Inquest was held on %Veilnesday last, at Chestergate, on the
body of Margaret Treavor, whose person was violated, and an atro-
cious murder afterwards committed upon her, on Friday evening
last, about a quarter past nine, in Holly Wood, Edgeley, on her
return from perforinitig, according to the Romish Church, the Sa-
crament of Penance, previous to receiving the communion on the
Sunday following.
In the annals of barbarism this foul deed has never been ex-
ceeded ; she was a little woman, of peaceable and harmless man-
ners, truly religious in her feelings and sincere in her belief, was
fifty years of age, in a delicate state of health, unmarried, and in
her lut situation had so conducted herself fur fourteen years as to
deserve the general esteem of her respected employers and every
person connected with the extensive establishment in which she
was engaged. To account, therefore, fur the sacrifice of so harm-
less a creature is truly nivsterious.
During the awful inquiry several hundred persons were collected
about the house, waiting, with anxious suspense, the decision of
the Jury. whose time was entirely occupied from ten in the fore-
skin in five in the afternoon, nor could the exertions of our po-
lice officers in the least diminish the crowd, or keep them from
manifesting their abhorrence in a variety of ways, of such a fiend-
like act.