The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-27 00:00:00

POL/CF.

BOW.STREET.
ROBBING SION HOME.
Yestriday another long investigation look place before
Mr. BIRNIE and Mr. CONANT refirTling the rubbery of
Sion Mose, near arentfordi the resideuce of his Grace the
Hoke of Nos ilitinibertaud, of lead sad other property to a
comMterable 01110t1111.
Williams Hume, Jesse: Dermot, and Robert Smith, were
rigout examined. The alio% e arc journeyoien to Mr. Robin-
arm, a plumber, of lirentford, who is tinployed in the
plunibing winks at the above mansion.
As soon as it was discovered by the journeymen plumbers
employed at Slum House, to the number of eleven or twelve,
they all absconded, and hare uut *nice been heard of, so
that there is good ground to suspect that the whole of that
hitherto respectable body of tradesnieu h.ive been disgraced by
the misconduct of those men, in being coucerned in purloin-
ing the properly upon which they gained their living, and we
are sorry to say, that most of the men, to the number of sixty,
employed ppm' the premises, arc supected of improper con-
duct, and although some of hem arc nut charged or sus-
pected of stealing property, yet it has been ascertained
they knew of the peculat and plunder that was going on
at Shea Honer, but -took uo steps to prevent it, nor give
information.
Prentice, who lately married Mrs. Brows, who keeps an
old Iron shop in licensford, at whose house the lead in ques-
tion b ail been taken from, stands' charged in a double capa-
city, on suspicion both of stealing lead from Slon House, and
also fur receiving other lead from the same premises, know-
ing it to have beet stolen.
A man of the name of Taylor, who was in the employ of
MrAtobillson at Bina Noose, and who has been in custody
since Monday, was disitharged.•
Mr. Ilanatga attended fur the journeynsen, and couleur'.
ed that there was tau legal proof against then:, sod prayed
their discharge.
Mr. Paws: attended for Mr. and Mrs. Prentice, and con-
tended, that there was no proof that they had bought the
lead knowing it 19 have been stolen. Mr. Price RIMINI he
was provided with respectable bail for them ; but neither of
the propositions were Derided to by the Magistrates, and
they were all remanded fur another examination.

HORSE STEALING.
Thmitas Fax was brought to the office charged with Mu-
ni tttt sly stealing a mare, the property of some perms or
person. uu►stows.—He Was committed fur further exami-
nation.

DUBLIN, Novrmue 23.

EXECUTION OF JOHN MURRAY.

This most unfortunate convict, utter undergoing
all the awful and appalling preparations for au Igtlo
minions death, on Saturday last, was nu sooner
launched, as it was charitably presumed, into rtes.-
nity, and the curtain drawn over his mortal ells.
truer, when horrible to relate, the rope snapped at
about half a yard from the knot under his ear, and
he fell from gm elevation of about 10 or 11 feet out
his side against the stone steps of the Jail beneath.
An indeacribable horror pervaded the surrounding
crowd : but what must have been the situation of
the wretched sufferer ! He lay apparently
tusrnsi-
ble for a minute or so, when being raised by smite
of the people belonging to the Sheriff, he was con-
ducted to the Execution-room, where, by his earnest
desire, the Rev. Mr. Fitzpatrick again attended,
and administered to him that heavenly consolation
which alone could mitigate his suffering's. lu
about half an hour front the time of his full, he was
again brought out, supported by the executioner,
all covered with blood, from the wounds he hind
received, and again suspended fume the fatal drop.
Ile shed without a straggle.

Nothing of public intrust occurred yesterday in
the Court of Common Mao.

Three men were lined ye:•terday. at the Nlansion
House, tor !lilting 411(11 illegal iitt, in the 'limner.

The improbable story which Ii appeared in se-
veral of the papers. stating, th previous to
Abraham Thornton having sailed for America,
he had confessed the murder of NIAILY AstiFortn,
in a letter addressed to Mr. ilt,acwsrocK, clerk to
the Magistrates of Liverpool, Ihts hero positively
contradicted by Mr. ULACIIS rut IL.
A duel, over
,a di-pute ut play pui
fixed to take place on Wimbledon Cos ttttt ors at day-
break on IVeduesalay morning, but istfrortruti
Inattig been received that l'ohce litficers ere Init.,
•he !hullo withilitw.

IJOEJUD C4l R.

Yesterday morning Mr. Turner, who leaped mit of ir,
chamber window on Tuesday, in %Veils-street, Oxford-stile!,
haVing previously cut his throat, died in Middlesex Hoeft'.
tai. Mr. T. had been very ill for some time, and fur *eyelid
days prior to his committing the horrid art be was cvideliti
deranged in his mind. The razor with which the unforte.
nate man cut Ins throat could nut be found, and a deep rot
which was on the aide of the deceased was suppreird to hat,
been inflicted by 5.,1111C iron railings, lII*III whirl, it is
conjectured the der, a -ett fell when he threw rum the
witslow, nicer. i”noi.•rer, were mistaktii 4:011C111•1101%..1.8
sitter bit death thr rn rl col eeutletneit at the nutlet 11, ou
11115'11.11g the hotly 1.1 ih. at fulititi the calm' which its.
rill 14is throat with lying vet y near hia Leal.
It appears that ancr he i..t his throat, he made a Jeep
wound in his bide, and hay hug up eueii the r.aur, he 116.1,4
it into the aperture, which closed up. When he was bar. u
to the Hospital the w I was aewed up by the'Surirown, nut
siipprAing that any thing was in the inside. Au lutoisilion
will be held ou the body this day.